Subliminal Crusher are currently in the recording studio to begin working on their yet unnamed first full length record, tentatively due on late spring. The track list counts 11 tracks, and some of the track names are "Unfertile Suggestions", "A Poetry", "Slavery", "Fuck-simile". A cover version of a Testamet classic will also be recorded, to be included as a bonus track at the end of the album.

- On 3th February, at 6:30pm Subliminal will held a radio interview on Kristall Radio Milano ( http://www.kristallradio.it ) during the "Non Solo Metal" show, hosted by Simone Anaclerio.

- Next live performs:

19 March 2005 :: DISCIPLES OF THRASH :: Hyades + Subliminal Crusher + Death Mechanism + Eyeconoclast :: "Ossario", Martinengo (BG, ITALY)

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Subliminal Crusher

26-01-2005 - After Forever will record a new album!

At the end of February the recordings of the fourth album of After Forever will start! After Forever will record the drums, bass guitar and the guitars in the Excess Studio in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) again. The vocals, classical stuff and the mix will be done in the Gate Studio of Sascha Peath and Miro in Wolfsburg, Germany.

The writing proces has just finished and we are very happy about the results again! The songs are more compact, fresh, catchy and again; typically After Forever. In melodic aspect, the album will be more simular to Decipher.For more specific updates about the music: check our forum!!!!!!

It will not become a concept album just like Invisible Circles. The songs have several subjects, some about your imagined life when you dream, some about the reality of this world. The title will be REMAGINE.

Remagine means you can reflect on life and you imagine in. Both ingredients are there in the lyrics and in the music. The word is a combination between Reflection and Imagination.

The album will be released in September 2005!!! We would love to see you on some of the summer festivals we are now planning to do to introduce some of the new songs there!!!

Keep checking www.afterforever.com about the progress of the recordings. After Forever will write a studio report every week when the recordings have started!!!

www.afterforever.com

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After Forever

Tony is making great progress with his new album which, as we reported previously, features Glenn Hughes (www.glennhughes.com) on vocals and Kenny Aronoff (www.kennyaronoff.com) on drums. They've cut 13 tracks, all produced by Bob Marlette, who worked on Tony's first solo album in 2000 and the Black Sabbath 'Reunion' album in 1998, and whose recent productions with Seether and Shinedown are currently in the US Billboard charts.
The album is now at the mixing stage and discussions are taking place regarding the release date which will be later this year. Tony is also hoping to be able to take this album out live.
We'll keep you posted as things progress!

http://www.iommi.com

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Black Sabbath

"Consign to Oblivion" will be the title of the upcoming Epica album which will be released in March/April of this year.

Philip and Sascha have just worked out the last details on the mix and the result is really amazing!!! The cd is now waiting to be mastered which will happen next Monday by Peter van '/t Riet at Soundfactory. More info will follow soon so stay tuned!

Source:	epica.nl
Band profile:	Epica

Sonata Arctica is one of the nomineés at the emma-gaala (Finnish Grammys)
in the category, best hardrock / metal - album. The band will also perform one song live at the event on the 26th of February.

Source:	sonataarctica.info
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You can download a new song of the upcoming album 'At The Dawn Of War' at the Downloads/Music section. Enjoy!

Directly after the release of our new album 'At The Dawn Of War' and DVD 'Upon The Fields Of Battle' we will go on tour through Europe. Check the concertdates to see if we visit your country or even your town!

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Source:	slechtvalk.com
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* Mission Statement:

ProgAID was set-up in the wake of the terrible earthquake and Tsunami disaster that tragically struck on the 26th December 2004. The sheer destruction and loss of human life was of a scale that shook the world. It was therefore decided, that maybe the Progressive Rock Community could do something, even in a small way, to help alleviate some of the suffering endured and help towards the rebuilding of lives and communities.

ProgAID at this point, is focused on this one particular cause, but now that it is up and running, our intention is to stay together and help where ever and whenever countries, communities and people need the support of people who care and want to help.

ALL monies paid to us go direct to the people we are aiming to help and your support is needed and appreciated. We thank you for visiting us and for being aware of situations that we can't control but can aid to put right.

* Who's Who

Impressive line-up has gathered:
Steve Babb - Glass Hammer
Fiona Ford - Fula
Stu Nicholson - Galahad
Doogie White - ex Rainbow / Yngwie Malmsteen
Mike Baker - Shadow Gallery
Steve Gee - Landmarq
Clive Nolan - Arena / Pendragon
Steve Balsamo - Alan Parsons Project
Daniel Gildenlow - Pain Of Salvation
Martin Orford - IQ
Nick Barrett - Pendragon
Rob Gould - Fula
Mick Pointer - Arena
Gary Chandler - Jadis
Tracy Hitchings - Landmarq
Liz Prendagast - Bluehorses
Alain Chiarazzo - Eclat
Bryan Josh - Mostly Autumn
Alan Reed - Pallas
Chris Dale - Sack Trick / Bruce Dickinson
John Jowitt - IQ
Bruce Soord - Pineapple Thief
Danny Chang - Briar Bank Studios
Paul Davies - ex Karnataka / Panic Room
Arjen Lucassen - Ayreon
Roine Stolt - The Flower Kings
Nick Gielkins - Mostly Pink
Troy Donockley - Iona
Magenta
Steve Taylor - Strangefish
Martin Hudson - Classic Rock Society
Andy Edwards - Ezra
John Mitchell - Arena / The Urbane
Oliver Wakeman - Oliver Wakeman Band
Danny Mayo & Jem - Hairless Heart Herald
Colin Edwards - Ezra
Neal Morse
Nic Waulker - Bluehorses
Nick Shilton - Classic Rock Magazine
Jonathan Edwards - ex Karnataka / Panic Room
Pete Nicholls - IQ
Gary Wehrkamp - Shadow Gallery
Chris Walkden - Photographer

* The Single

"All Around The World" - The Official ProgAID single to be released mid February 2005. More details soon.

http://www.progaid.com/

Acording to a update posted in his website Bobby Jarzombek was working on the new Demons & Wizards as well with Roc Rock, here are his words:

"Hey all,
We're already two weeks into the New Year - high time to fill you in on what's been cooking and what's in store for the immediate future.

Last month I flew out to Tampa, Florida to record my drum tracks for the new Demons & Wizards CD. This was my first time recording at the famous Morrisound Studios and it was great working with Jim Morris. He's an excellent engineer/producer and gets some KILLER drum tones. Jon (Schaffer) and Hansi (Kuersch) wrote some real cool songs for this one. No release date as of yet though. Another album I recorded drums for a while back, Rob Rock's AFM debut "Holy Hell", should be out in April. My Halford band mate Roy Z co-wrote the tunes, produced and plays guitar on it so you know it's gonna rock!

Speaking of recordings, I recently did an interview with the 'Brazil Under Ice' Iced Earth fansite where I commented on several of my favorite CDs that I played on. Here's the link: http://www.icedearth.com.br/novidades05.php

For those of you that don't know, I released my drum video "Performance & Technique" on VHS a year and a half ago. Well, after a year of shooting new footage, editing, authoring, contract negotiations, etc. - it's finally done: My instructional drum DVD "Performance & Technique" has just been released by Warner Bros. Publications and will be making its debut appearance at the NAMM show this week in Anaheim, California from (Thur.) Jan. 20th - (Sun.) 23rd. "P&T" will be getting heavy rotation on the TVs in the Warner Bros. Publications booth (#3500) - so stop by and check it out.

The DVD version of "Performance & Technique" contains footage not included in the original VHS version including 4 bonus segments and PDF transcriptions for DVD-ROM. I will update my website in a couple of weeks with complete descriptions of the new segments and a link to order the "Performance & Technique" DVD.

Last but not least, I will also be making a couple of personal appearances at the NAMM show. I'll be at the Vic Firth Sticks booth (along with a few other drummers) at 3:00pm on Saturday doing a signing session and I'm also performing a drum solo at the Pearl Drums booth at 10:00 on Sunday morning. See you there!

Later,

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Demons & Wizards

The Irish doom/death band have posted in their website the cover art from the new album "A Mourderous Circus" here , also they posted sound samples here and some updates from the sutdio here .

http://www.mourningbeloveth.com

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Mourning Beloveth

The album will be call "Darkness In Stereo", here is the comments of the band:

"New album of the band, the 4th full-lenght, will be titled simply "DARKNESS IN STEREO". Even if it could sound expected, you'll understand why the band decided to call the new album this way when you'll finally have the chance to listen to the new material... No other title could describe in a better way the feeling of this new opus. If you thought "Love's Burial Ground" was the absolute climax of Negativity and despair, you'll be astonished listening to "Darkness In Stereo". You can start trash all the supposedly "Depressive Black Metal" releases you bought in the past 5 years now..."

http://www.forgottentomb.com/

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Forgotten Tomb

In a chat last Tuesday Skyclad's singer Kevin "Armchair Enthusiast" Ridley revealed the following news:

- Skyclad are currently booking gigs for a tour in Europe in March/April
- To promote the tour and the last two albums Demolition Records will release a 6-Track-EP soon (with 2 tracks from "A Semblance Of Normality", 2 from "No Daylights Nor Heeltaps" and 2 unreleased songs)
- Kevin is working on a solo album that includes guest appearances of all Skyclad members

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Source:	p095.ezboard.com
Band profile:	Skyclad

As it was reported in the John Petrucci website, the album is ready and the release date will be post there, the album is expect to be release soon, here is the tracklist:

01. Jaws of Life
02. Glasgow Kiss
03. Tunnel Vision
04. Wishful Thinking
05. Damage Control
06. Curve
07. Lost Without You
08. Animate-Inanimate

and Here you can see the cover art.

http://www.johnpetrucci.com

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Dream Theater

According to the Troll(where lex play) website he have formed a new band:

Lex has teamed up with Shagrath, and a few more musicians to form "CHROME DIVISION". A new rock/metal project. Similar in style to bands like Monster Magnet, Spiritual Beggars etc. They will release a MCD this spring along with a video.

Lex - Drums
Shagrath - Guitar (from "Dimmu Borgir")
Luna - Bassguitar (from "Ashes to Ashes")
Jarle - Vocals (from "Span")

http://www.trollmusic.tk/

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Chrome Division

Italian Black-Thrash Metal kings will deliver a Best of Album titled '20 Years Of Noise (1985 - 2005) celebrating 20 years of carrer! The CD, released also in a digipack limited version, will feature as bonus material a BLACK SABBATH cover and the legendary demo 'The Shining Pentagram', a real cult-tape in the 80's underground, a must for maniac tape traders around the world! All the songs will be re-mastered, including the songs featured into 'The Shining Pentagram'. '20 Years Of Noise' will be released in late March 2005. The band is also working on new material for the next studio album! The cult is still alive and will be bloody as hell!

http://www.scarletrecords.it/

"First of all from the bottum of our hearts we wish you lots of love, health and joy in 2005! Furthermore we want to thank you so much for your faith, your support and your believe in us, which made it possible, that Lacrimosa is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year!! Sincere gratitude!!

As mentioned earlier, we are at the studio right now, recording our anniversary-album... and already now we can promise, that it's gonna be an exceptional album! Addinional we will play a large-scaled tour and some more surprises are to come this year...!

Into this senses we look upon the future with great expectations!
Tilo Wolff
Anne Nurmi"

www.lacrimosa.com

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Lacrimosa