Xtreme Benefest to Help James Murphy

I have worked my hardest for five months so far, setting up & organizing a huge benefit fest, called Xtreme Benefest, to help raise medical funds for James Murphy. Xtreme Benefest will be held on Friday & Saturday, November 15 & 16, 2002 (only about 38 days away from now). It will take place at the Royal Oak Theatre, 318 West 4th St., Royal Oak, Michigan. Tickets are on sale now, and available directly through Xtreme Benefest or thru Ticketmaster. 30 bands are scheduled to perform during this two-day event. Many making history, having surprises in store for everyone, etc. There will also be some nightly raffles too. I even have James Murphy taking the stage for the very first time since surgery!

The 30 bands performing at this benefit are: More...

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Black Light District to See Worldwide Release

Holland's The Gathering are planning to release their Black Light District mini-CD in Germany in mid-October. The rest of the world (outside the Benelux and France, where the EP is already available) should see the CD later in the month. More details will be made available soon.

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Satanic Slaughter on Angelgrinder Tour II

Swedish "black/death/thrash" metal act Satanic Slaughter will be touring Europe in March/April as part of Angelgrinder Tour Part II. Other acts for the package will be announced soon.

In other news, Satanic Slaughter have been confirmed to appear at Bands Battle 2003, the "biggest underground festival in Germany". No further information is available at this time.

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Mortiis Updates the World

Norway's Mortiis has posted the following update via his official web site:

"Even though a certain young extra beat me to it by a couple of days, I'd like to tell you that we just completed the shooting for the upcoming video of 'Mental Maelstrom (Implode)'. (Which is a slightly altered version of the original song.)

"The video should be released to coincide with the 'reissue' of The Smell Of Rain (remastered, and includes several remixes). I have no idea who will air this video, but we're hoping for as many as possible.

"On a personal basis, I feel that this video is going to burn the last one to a crisp — it's a lot different and not at all what people would expect us to do (again).

"Oh, and since there appears to be some interest in the amount of bruises and who is actually nursing them at the moment, here's a bit of trivia: More...

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