Rurik Complete Three Songs

Electro-rock band RURIK is pleased to announce that they have completed 3 songs with Producer Tim Harkins (Korn, RATM, Jerry Cantrell). The songs were recorded at Henson Studios (formerly A&M Studios) and mixed at Elementree Studios. Mastering Engineer Dave Collins has finalized the project.

RURIK has been packing fans in at larger Hollywood nightclubs. Upcoming gigs include Dec 12th 9:00pm at The El Rey Theatre.

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From The Garage To The Radio Reality Show

With the popularity of “reality” TV at an all-time high, Garage Radio plans to raise the bar with a new concept in streaming entertainment by launching a series called “From the Garage to the Radio.”

The series will follow the construction of a heavy Rock band from the audition and hire of four Dallas area musicians, through and beyond their first live gig. The series will be presented in half hour weekly shows and streamed from Garage Radio in both audio and video.

“From the Garage to the Radio” will air completely uncensored and feature personal interviews with the band members throughout the entire series, creating a “live” biography of a real band in the making. The series will also take listeners/viewers into the band’s practice sessions, the song-writing process, and business decisions after which the band hopes to cut a demo and market themselves to labels throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Garage Radio is scheduled to begin auditions on January 2, 2004. Garage Radio Founder, Mike Foxworthy, will both produce the show and participate as the band’s drummer. “We’ve wanted to raise the bar for independent artists in order to achieve global acceptance," he says. "This is a new project that will not only bring attention to GR, but also to the artists that have made it so great. The show will also be a great opportunity to show off our capabilities.”

The auditions will be open all musicians, male and female, in the Dallas, Texas area possessing Heavy Metal and hard Rock influences both new and old. Garage Radio will be judging musicians based on ability, creativity, image, attitude, and dedication.

Inquiries about participating in “From the Garage to the Radio” on any level may be emailed to John Foxworthy at Roadrash@garageradio.com.

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Summary/Misc

Daily Reviews

Hellride Music has a bunch of new metal reviews:

• Bullseye-Powerrock: Attitude?
  
• Eternal Elysium/Of the Spacistor split CD
  
• Ethos: New Kind
  
• Flamethrower: S/T
  
• Forsaken: Iconoclast
  
• Hanoi Rocks: Twelve Shots on the Rocks
  
• High Tone Son of a Bitch: Better You Than Me
  
• House of Aquarius: The World...
  
• Khanate: Things Viral
  
• Life of Agony: River Runs Again: Live 2003
  
• Ogre: Dawn of the Proto-Man
  
• Omen: Eternal Black Dawn
  
• Orquestra del Desierto: Dos
  
• Pelican: Australasia
  
• Pennsylvania Connection: The Heavy Days
  
• Phased: Music For Gentlemen
  
• Rebreather: Half Speed Ahead
  
• Sparzanza: Into the Sewers
  
• The Crown: Possessed 13
  
• The Sabians: Shiver
  
• U.D.O.: Nailed to Metal - The Missing Tracks
  
• YOB: Catharsis

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Daily Interviews

Hellride Music has half a dozen new metal interviews:

• NEBULA: Chris La Tray (from Montana rawkers The Lazerwolfs) interviews consummate heavy psych road warrior/Nebula guitarist and vocalist Eddie Glass.
  
• HELVIS: Hellride goes toe to toe with Brit sludge/doom/punk stalwarts, Helvis.
  
• MISTRESS: We talk with vocalist Dave C*nt about the filth n’ rollers devastating new album. A doom/grind addicts wet dream.
  
• PENNSYLVANIA CONNECTION: Chris “Griff” Griffith gives us the low down on one of 2003’s best newcomers to the heavy underground scene. Dirt doom done in true scumbag style.
  
• CARRAIG: Take one part “Louder Than Love”-era Soundgarden, one part “Blues For the Red Sun” Kyuss and two parts kick arse Irish Thin Lizzy heritage, and you got Carraig. We interview bassist/co-founder Alan Colohan.
  
• EL BUZZARD: Minimalist, rhythmically driving aggro rawk from Nor Cal!

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Headline News

CNet Acquires Certain MP3.com Assets

CNET Networks, Inc announced that it has acquired certain assets of MP3.com, Inc. On Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 PM PST the MP3.com website will no longer be accessible in its current form. CNET Networks, Inc. plans to introduce a new MP3 music service in the near future. If you would like to receive email updates on this service, including an invitation to a special members-only preview, sign up here. MP3.com is not transferring personal information to CNET Networks, Inc. or any other third party.

This has a HUGE effect on the metal and underground communities, as MP3.com has been host to thousands of metal band's music samples for a long time. Hopefully what this means is that aspriring artists will still have a place to post their music for download, but we will keep you up to date on this situation as we find out more.

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