Winds of Plague Seeks New Keyboardist

Los Angeles metal band Winds Of Plague (Century Media Records) are currently looking for a full-time keyboard player. The group comments:

"[We are] looking for a key player, male or female; it doesn't really matter. We are looking for a full-time commitment, someone creative that can really contribute to writing new material. Vocal abilities are a huge plus. No douches."

Contact the group here for additional information.

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Atreyu and Still Remains UK Tour Dates

Atreyu and Still Remains are teaming up to play some UK tour dates this fall:

November 14 - Glasgow QMU
November 15 - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
November 16 - Sheffield Corporation
November 17 - Manchester Academy II
November 19 - London Astoria

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Led Zeppelin's "Mothership" Release Date Set

Available November 13, Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment will honor Rock & Rock Hall of Famers Led Zeppelin with the release of "Mothership," a 24-track, two-CD comprehensive collection that spans their illustrious career. All eight of the band's classic studio albums are represented here, with the tracks being personally selected by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones. Mothership includes landmark songs such as "Whole Lotta Love," "Immigrant Song," "Kashmir," "Rock And Roll," "Dazed And Confused," and "Stairway To Heaven." The set will also include new liner notes by famed rock writer David Fricke.

Originally released in 1976, "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack album of the concert film features songs from the band's three-night stint at Madison Square Garden in July 1973. On November 20, "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack gets the deluxe reissue treatment, with the band members overseeing the remixing and remastering of the original release. The new version of the soundtrack includes six songs that were not on the original release -- "Black Dog," "Over The Hills And Far Away," "Misty Mountain Hop," "Since I've Been Loving You," "The Ocean," and "Heartbreaker," plus new liner notes by Academy Award-winning director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous).

Slated for a simultaneous release, Warner Home Video debuts brand-new DVD editions of "The Song Remains The Same," now for the first time with all 14 songs from the original concert. The DVD features newly remixed and remastered sound, 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound, and boasts more than 40 minutes of added bonus material*, including never-before-released performance footage of "Over The Hills And Far Away" and "Celebration Day"; plus performances of "Misty Mountain Hop" and "The Ocean"; a rare 1976 BBC interview with Robert Plant and Peter Grant; vintage TV footage from the Drake Hotel robbery during the New York concert stand; and a Cameron Crowe radio show.

One of the most eagerly awaited concerts of the decade will celebrate the life and work of Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records and much missed mentor to some of the greatest names in music. Profits from this amazing show will go to the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund which provides students with annual scholarships to universities in the UK, USA and Turkey. In addition, a music scholarship open to all will be established at Ravensbourne College in the UK.

Led Zeppelin will headline the tribute to the man who founded Atlantic Records in 1947. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones will be joined by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham.

Tracklistings for both upcoming releases follow: More...

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Microwaves Writing New Album

Microwaves are currently writing material for a new full length to follow up 2006's blistering no-wave thrash attack Contagion Heuristic. So far, the band has about 9 new songs completed. In the meantime, Microwaves are playing a handful of shows in the Pittsburgh region in September and October, the dates for which you can check out on our TOURS page. Microwaves are also looking for a show somewhere east of Pittsburgh for Saturday, October 20th...if yer interesting in having them play your town, hit up John Roman from Microwaves at roman.jm@gmail.com.

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From The Shallows, Once Nothing, Tour Dates

From The Shallows, Once Nothing, and The Ghost Inside will tour together this winter. Here are the tour dates:

11/23 Ansonia, CT @ Falcons Nest
11/24 Manchester, NH @ American Legion Post 79
11/25 Utica, NY @ Skate-a-Rama
11/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ The BCA School
11/28 Erie, PA @ TBA
11/29 Trenton, OH @ Trenton Fishermens Club
11/30 Mt. Clemens, MI @ The Hayloft
12/1 Lansing, MI @ Marc's Bar
12/2 Chicago, IL @ JT's Music
12/3 Mayfield, KY @ TBA
12/4 Shawnee, OK @ Fusion Effect
12/5 Arlington, TX @ Dreamworld Music Complex
12/6 San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
12/7 San Antonio, TX @ Bonds 007
12/8 Corpus Christi, TX @ The Compound
12/9 Mobile, AL @ TBA
12/10 Orlando, FL @ Island Oasis
12/11 South Carolina @ TBA
12/12 Arden, NC @ The Graffiti Music Hall
12/13 Richmond, VA @ TBA
12/14 Thomasville, NC @ The Soundvent

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E-Force Post New Song Online For Download

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, has made a new song, entitled "Deviation", available for download at this location. The track comes off the group's sophomore album, "Modified Poison", due this fall via France's Thundering Records.

E-FORCE's new CD, which was recorded at a studio in Toulouse, France with producer Patrick Freidrich, includes collaborations with Alex Colin-Tocquaine of AGRESSOR as well as Tim and Kevin Guttierez of PROJECT: FAILING FLESH. Moreover, Eric has decided to re-record/cover a song from the unreleased VOIVOD 2001 demo as a tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. More...

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Possessed Announce More US Tour Dates

San Francisco Bay Area death metal legends POSSESSED, featuring original vocalist Jeff Becerra alongside members of SADISTIC INTENT, have announced the following U.S. tour dates:

Nov. 24 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Nov. 25 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club
Feb. 29 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Mar. 02 - Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

Tickets for the Seattle and Hollywood shows are available exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until October 18 at which point they will be sold through normal ticketing outlets.

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Aeternus Part Ways With Drummer

Norwegian "dark metallers" AETERNUS have parted ways with drummer S. Winter (FORLORN, A WINTER WITHIN, GEHENNA) due to the fact that "he lives too far away from [the rest of the group] and it became a too big burden to have that type of slow flow in the band," according to a posting on the AETERNUS MySpace page. "It was a shitty decision to make, but also an important one. He's a great drummer and and truly among very few are so dedicated as he is and it made it hard to take this step. Nevertheless, it was done."

AETERNUS is currently auditioning a new drummer in Bergen.

AETERNUS' latest album, "HeXaeon", was released last year via Karisma Records. The follow-up to 2003's "A Darker Monument" was recorded at Grieghallen Studios in Norway and was once produced by Eirik "Pytten" Hundvin, who has previously worked with ENSLAVED and MÖRK GRYNING, among others.

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Imagika Complete Work On New Album

San Francisco power/thrash metallers IMAGIKA have issued the following update:

"IMAGIKA album number 6 is done! The band just got back from Sweden and Sonic Train Studio where we mixed the CD with Andy '180' La Rocque [KING DIAMOND guitarist] (the bastard said he'd only bowled three times in his life!). The CD started a month ago in L.A. at Blue Turtle where we did all the basic tracking. The schedule was tight but we got it completed with one day off before heading to Gothenburg. Of course, since everything went well in L.A. we all got sick, including Andy. Constant shitting, puking, hacking snot and drinking were daily activities so it made for a pleasant stay! Good part is the CD came out sounding great! Is it our heaviest? Our best? That's for those who hear it to decide which should be in spring '08." More...

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Danzig Announce More Tour Dates

More dates have been announced for DANZIG's upcoming mini-tour. Support at all shows will come from MISFITS/KRYST THE CONQUEROR guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein's new band GORGEOUS FRANKENSTEIN. Additional support on the East Coast will come from Boston's DOOMRIDERS. The details are as follows:

Oct. 23 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
Oct. 24 - Philadephia, PA - Electric Factory
Oct. 25 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Oct. 27 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
Oct. 30 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
Oct. 31 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
Nov. 01 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
Nov. 02 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre

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The Old Dead Tree Announce Tour Dates

Parisian goth metallers THE OLD DEAD TREE have scheduled the following dates:

Oct. 20 - Paris (France), Le Nouveau Casino
Oct. 27 - Montereau (France), Scream For Me Festival
Nov. 01 - Leuven (Belgium), Metalloween Festival
Nov. 02 - Porto (Portugal), Blà Blà
Nov. 03 - Lisbon (Portugal), Music Box
Nov. 24 - Lyon (France), CCO Villeurbanne
Nov. 28 - Utrecht (The Netherlands), Tivoli De Helling
Nov. 29 - Tilburg (The Netherlands), O13 (w/ AUTUMN)
Dec. 02 - Vosselaar (Belgium), Biebob (w/ AUTUMN)
Dec. 03 - Reichenbach (Germany), Bergkeller (w/ DEADSOUL TRIBE)
Dec. 04 - Hamburg (Germany), MarX (w/ DEADSOUL TRIBE)
Dec. 05 - Koeln (Germany), Underground (w/ DEADSOUL TRIBE)
Dec. 06 - Aschaffenburg (Germany), Colos-Saal (w/ DEADSOUL TRIBE)
Dec. 07 - Karlsruhe (Germany), Substage (w/ DEADSOUL TRIBE)
Dec. 08 - Weert (The Netherlands), De Bosuil (w/ DEADSOUL TRIBE)
Dec. 09 - Pratteln (Switzerland), Z7 (w/ DEADSOUL TRIBE)
Dec. 12 - Strasbourg (France), La Laiterie
Dec. 14 - Marseille (France), Le Poste à Galène
Dec. 21 - Begles/Bordeaux (France), BT 59
Dec. 22 - Limoges (France), X-Mas Festival/Festival de Noël

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Vader And Septic Flesh To Tour Europe

Polish death metal veterans VADER have issued the following update:

"VADER is going to celebrate the 25th anniversary not only with a brand new DVD, '...And Blood Was Shed on Warsaw' and a compilation of re-recorded classic songs, 'XXV' (to be unleashed next year), but also with a regular European tour, [consisting of] around 25 gigs. The first confirmed special guest of the tour is a legendary Greek band SEPTIC FLESH! As you might know, the guys reunited some time ago and signed to Season Of Mist. At the moment they are hard at work on the follow-up to 2003's 'Sumerian Daemons' album. More details concerning the tour will be announced soon."

Commented the band: "The story of The Witcher is set to realm of best-selling fantasy saga by the same title, conjured to life by Andrzej Sapkowski — one of the most acclaimed Polish contemporary writers. It is into his unique world of pervasive magic, bitter conflict and occasional dark humor, that you might be immersed... The game is going to be great, based on BioWare engine, produced in famous motion capture technology, [and] will definitely offer a very special interactive entertainment for all role playing game lovers. Worldwide premiere of The Witcher is set for October 26th, 2007!"

VADER's third DVD, "And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw", will be released in October via Metal Mind Productions and will feature footage from the band's February 12, 2007 concert at Stodola Club in Waraw, documenting the final stop of the group's tour in support of their latest album, "Impressions in Blood". The show was filmed with seven cameras and includes a guest appearance by Orion, a member of two other great Polish metal acts: VESANIA and BEHEMOTH.

The DVD is scheduled for release on October 15 in Europe and November 5 in USA (via MVD). It will also include: a fully animated menu, band bio, discography, interview with frontman Peter, the brand new video clip "Sword of the Witcher", desktop images, photo gallery, weblinks, and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. "…And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw" DVD will be also available in a special DVD+CD limited swing case edition! The artwork and layout of the DVD was created by the Brazilian artist Marcelo HVC, who has previously worked with GORGOROTH, LORD BELIAL and NECROPHAGIA.

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Dethklok To Open For ...AYWKUBTTOD

DETHKLOK — the stars of the animated Cartoon Network "Adult Swim" program "Metalocalypse" — will open for ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD on their U.S. tour in the fall. This Adult Swim-backed trek will include free shows at 12 U.S. colleges (open to the public) beginning on October 29, although the tour schedule for has not been announced.

On September 25, Adult Swim will unleash the brand-new CD from DETHKLOK on an unsuspecting public. "Dethalbum" features several full-length songs from Adult Swim's most metal animated series "Metalocalypse" plus all-new tracks.

To coincide with the premiere of the second season of "Metalocalypse" on Adult Swim and release of "Metalocalypse Season 1" on DVD, a regular and a deluxe CD edition of "Dethalbum" will be released. The deluxe edition will include a second disc featuring seven even more brutal tracks, the animated video for the utterly brutal single "Bloodrocuted", and the premiere episode from Season 2 of "Metalocalypse".

"Dethalbum" track listing:

Disc 1 (Regular and Deluxe Editions):

01. Murmaider
02. Go Into the Water
03. Awaken
04. Bloodrocuted
05. Go Forth and Die
06. Fansong
07. Better Metal Snake
08. The Lost Vikings
09. Thunderhorse
10. Briefcase Full of Guts
11. Birthday Dethday
12. Hatredcopter
13. Castratikron
14. Face Fisted
15. Dethharmonic
16. Deththeme

Disc 2 (Deluxe Edition ONLY):

01. Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle
02. Blood Ocean
03. Murdertrain A Comin'
04. Pickles Intro
05. Kill You
06. Hatredy
07. Dethklok Gets in Tune
* Video for "Bloodrocuted"
* Episode from Season 2

Created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, "Metalocalypse" follows the on- and off-stage adventures of DETHKLOK, an incredibly talented and insanely popular Norwegian heavy metal band. DETHKLOK boasts the lineup of vocalist Nathan Explosion (lyrical visionary), Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Toki Wartooth (two of the fastest guitarists alive), bassist William Murderface and drummer Pickles — the soul of the band. Not really.

"Dethalbum" features a guest appearance by legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT). He previously stated about the CD, "What a killer metal record! I can't wait for everyone else to hear it, and since it has now been slated for a September 25th release, that is now gonna be sooner than later, especially with leakage. And yes, it appears that we are going on tour with it as well! The logistics are being worked on as we speak, but it looks like it's gonna be a real killer, multi-media show. I'm looking real forward to that, I've even suspended the booking of a ton of clinics to clear my schedule to be available."

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Sabbat Announce U.S. Dates

Reactivated British thrashers SABBAT have scheduled the following U.S. dates:

Apr. 13 - BB King Blues Club & Grill – New York, NY
Apr. 15 - Pearl Room - Mokena, IL

Tickets are available exclusively via EnterTheVault.com until October 24 at which point they will be sold through all normal ticketing outlets.

SABBAT recently parted ways with bassist Fraser Craske and replaced him with Gizz Butt (PRODIGY, ENGLISH DOGS, MORE I SEE).

Sanctuary Records recently reissued two classic SABBAT albums: "History of a Time to Come" (1988) and "Dreamweaver" (1989). The remastered CDs contain audio recordings from the band's 1990 concert in East Berlin, which was previously released as the official "The End of the Beginning" video.

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Cradle Of Filth Bassist Checks In

CRADLE OF FILTH bassist Dave Pybus has checked in with this message:

"Hail fiends...

So, here we are, on the eve of the second U.S. tour for 'Thornography'! Just back from Sunday morning rehearsals (no church for us) with a slight headache due to last nights drinking session with keyboardist Rosie. This time it's a little bit different to a straight ahead CRADLE OF FILTH headlining tour. Viva La Bands is obviously Bam Margera's crazy idea, but we like Bam, so we expect only the best in chaos to come. Good mix of bands as well. The addition of VIKING SKULL made me smile as I met them a few years back. It will be fun to meet them again, this time for some serious drinking sessions.

Just wanted to mention something about the tour set list. Got a pretty cool mix of old and new tracks. Like two songs off every Cradle album. The set won't be as long as we'd like it (like two hours, yeah) so we've decided to alternate sets to keep us on our toes. Added the new song 'Foetus...' which is the track we chose for the second video from 'Thornography'. You should be able to see that soon. 'Temptation' has been dropped from the set this time. Added 'Twisted Nail Of Faith', 'Principle Of Evil Made Flesh', 'Tortured Soul Asylum', among others. Going for some pretty cool songs that we've played in the past. It's a hard decision sometimes to get a fair mix but we feel happy with what we went with.

OK, I'd better get on with packing. NFL season started and I'm looking forward to seeing a lot more games on TV than is possible in the UK. Find me in a local bar near the venue on Sundays, crying into my beer as my team (the Redskins) get their asses kicked."

Here are the confirmed dates for the tour:

Sept. 19 - Quebec City, QC - Capitole Theatre
Sept. 20 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
Sept. 21 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
Sept. 22 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Sept. 24 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
Sept. 25 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Sept. 26 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
Sept. 28 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
Sept. 29 - Atlanta, Georgia - Roxy Theatre
Sept. 30 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
Oct. 1 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
Oct. 2 - St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
Oct. 4 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
Oct. 5 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless
Oct. 6 - San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
Oct. 8 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee
Oct. 9 - Las Vegas, NV - Joint
Oct. 11 - San Diego, CA - Soma
Oct. 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern
Oct. 13 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
Oct. 15 - Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Air
Oct. 16 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
Oct. 18 - Tulsa, OK - Cains
Oct. 19 - St Louis, MO - Pops
Oct. 20 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont
Oct. 21 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
Oct. 23 - Chicago, IL - Congress
Oct. 24 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
Oct. 26 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
Oct. 27 – Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
Oct. 28 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
Oct. 30 - Toronto, ON - The Docks
Oct. 31 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Nov. 2 - New York, NY - Roseland
Nov. 3 - Worcester, MA - Palladium

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Fjord, The_Network Booking US Tour

Fjord, The_Network, and The Fire The Flood will be heading out together this October/November on the "Too Loud For Crowds Tour." If you can help with a show, send an email to mike@thealphaagency.net. The tentative routing is as follows:

10/22 Albany, NY
10/23 Buffalo, NY
10/24 Pittsburgh, PA
10/25 Columbus, OH
10/26 Cleveland, OH
10/27 Detroit, MI
10/28 Chicago, IL
10/29 Indianapolis, IN
10/30 St. Louis, MO
11/1 Joplin, MO
11/2 Tulsa, OK
11/3 Oklahoma City, OK
11/4 Dallas, TX
11/5 Shreveport, LA
11/6 New Orleans, LA
11/7 Pensacola, FL
11/8 Tallahassee, FL
11/9 Ocala, FL
11/10 Orlando, FL
11/11 Jacksonville, FL
11/12 Savannah, GA
11/13 Augusta, GA
11/14 Charlotte, NC

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Sepultura Guitarist Talks About New Album Process

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update:

"I've been very busy since we came back from the European tour. I jammed with many Brazilian artisits including, ORQUESTRA IMPERIAL (RJ), Blues with Vasco Fae in the Northeast, Marina De La Riva, Irmandade do Blues, recording with different styles of musicians and I will finish my solo album, Hubris by the end of the year.

Next month after Jean's kid is born, we will start a new album which will be released worldwide trough SPV Records. We will start practice in Belo Horizonte at Jean's studio.

Since Beneath The Remains we (haven't written) songs in BH. It will be another great deal of motivation to do that after so long. I'll keep you posted about the evolution of our work!"

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Ynis Vitrin Finish Recording Debut Album

YNIS VITRIN recently finished the recordings of their first album, entitled "The Sad Art of Smiling," which is now in the mixing process. "The Sad Art of Smiling" will be released in November.

Ynis Vitrin is a Brazilian progressive metal band which released in 2005 a demo called A Dark Land, receiving great response from press around the world including maximum score in reviews made by Rock Something, All the Bangers and Whiplash.net, besides of being chosen as "Band of the Month", "Demo of the Year", "Best Keyboardist of the Year" by other magazines. In 2006 they won the contest made by the North American magazine Revolver and SickIdiots.com, which had names like Lemmy (Motörhead), Katon (Hirax), Don Dokken (Dokken), Snake Sabo (Skid Row), and others as judges.

Meanwhile the band posted in their website a wallpaper based in one of the new songs, "Limbo", and on their MySpace is available a pre-mix of the song "Last Words."

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Chthonic Vocalist Speaks At U.N. Press Conference

This is the speech made by Freddy, Chthonic's vocalist in New York City and Washington, DC on the 12th and 13th September's press conferences.

Freddy Lim, Vocalist of ChthoniC
2007/09/12

"As a musician, I am here to make noise for my fans. As a Taiwanese citizen, I am here to make noise for my countrymen. I have sung across America for more than 2 months for my fans, and now I will take the opportunity here to speak for my fellow Taiwanese.

Taiwan's sparkling talents range from sculptor Ming Chu, to the internationally-acclaimed director Ang Lee, to the internationally renowned Cloud Gate dance troup, to the Sahara-crossing ultra-marathon runner Kevin Lin, to Major League Baseball players such as New York Yankees star Chien-ming Wang. Taiwan's creative gifts and energy can not be contained within borders or forced to abide by the restrictions of political deal-making. The 23 million people of Taiwan are living diligently and sensibly, with the wish to freely thrive in this world as equal partners on our shared planet. Like the people mentioned above, we are not politicians, and all we can do is to fight our best in our own career, to use the cultural power to fight against Chinese strong military threats, and -- through the artistic language -- to spread ideals that our countrymen believe about how the international society puts limitations on Taiwan.

During our two-month American tour, most fans and media have supported the message that we carry during this tour. At our concerts, the fans show their anger toward those politicians in United Nations by shouting and even cursing; back home, these fans even put their efforts of supporting Taiwan into their daily life, like a report I've just received from a fan who wrote about Taiwan for her Social Justice Action class project to spread the message to her classmates and friends. For these young people, it's very logical and natural to support Taiwan to join the international society and for Taiwanese to share the same international rights that they have, but the politicians in United Nations seem to think it's more logical and natural to sacrifice Taiwan in their political games."

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