"Brainstorm have decided to postpone the release of their upcoming album "Liquid Monster". "We simply want to give the best possible album to our fans and due to some changes in the time-schedule of the recordings we got the chance to take some more time", comments guitar player Torsten Ihlenfeld. "Mark my words, it will be worth the wait!"

The single-CD "All Those Words" will be released the 7th of March, 2005. It will include new songs as well as unreleased tracks and video-clips and is meant as an appetizer for greater things to come. Talking about the full length album, the new Brainstorm longplayer "Liquid Monster" is due for release the 4th of April, 2005!

"This album will fullfill your high expectations", says Torsten. "We are simply overwhelmed by the new songs and the recording process which is running very smooth by now."

Because of the new release dates for single and album, the tour got pushed back a little bit. There's ALL NEW tourdates. Please change this in your files and print these NEW TOURDATES listed below from now on!

The support bands are confirmed by now. AT VANCE (Germany/Sweden) and MERCENARY (Denmark) are two great bands that make this tour a killer package!

ROCK HARD presents:
"Inside The Monster - World Tour 2005 / 2006"
BRAINSTORM
AT VANCE
MERCENARY

19.04.05 Copenhagen (DK) · The Rock
20.04.05 Hamburg (D) · Markthalle
21.04.05 Essen (D) · Zeche Karl
22.04.05 Vosselaar (B) · Biebob
23.04.05 Andernach (D) · JUZ
24.04.05 Helmond (NL) · Plato
26.04.05 Paris (F) · La Locomotive
27.04.05 Ludwigsburg (D) · Rockfabrik
28.04.05 Milano (I) · Transylvania
29.04.05 Ljubljana (SLO) · Metalkova
30.04.05 Budapest (H) · Petöfi Hall (t.b.c.)
01.05.05 Wien (A) · Prater Open Air
03.05.05 München (D) · Backstage
04.05.05 Pratteln (CH) · Z7
05.05.05 Nürnberg (D) · Hirsch
06.05.05 Langen (D) · Stadthalle
booking: ICS / www.metaltix.de

The second leg of the tour is in the booking-status right now. Brainstorm will then conquer other territories in Europe and overseas. Stay tuned!

Cheerz,
Andreas"

http://www.truemetal.org/brainstorm/

Band profile:

Brainstorm

"Belgian gory death metallers ABORTED will enter Antfarm Studios in Denmark on December 8 with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, PANZERCHRIST, MNEMIC, EKTOMORPH, DESTINY) to begin recording their new full-length album, "The Archaic Abattoir", tentatively due in early 2005. Among the 10 songs expected to appear on the album is a re-worked version of "Gestated Rabidity" (off the group's "The Haematobic" EP), as well as "The Inertia", "A Cold Logistic Slaughter", "The Archaic Abattoir", and "Parturient Homicidal Craving"."

"ABORTED NEEDS THE FANS FOR THE ARCHAIC ABATTOIR!
Yup, in order to make a very limited & special edition for the new album 'the archaic abattoir', Aborted is looking for fans to make this one special for the band & themselves! A very limited quantity of the new aborted album will be released as 'The Archaic Files' and will be put in a special edition box set featuring the new album + as bonus an 'Evidence bag' filled with crime scene shots of what happened during all the Archaic Abattoir massacre sessions.

We urge the fans who want to help to send out pieces of hair (5cm length orso) broken off nails and such to:
THE LISTENABLE ABATTOIR, BP 73, 62930 WIMEREUX, FRANCE

Send your hair taped to paper with some adhesive tape, and nails as well. also everything in a plastic bag. People sending in stuff will get on a list, the list giving you following props:

1-you will be able to purchase this special edition, only people on the list will get the possibility to get this special version, other editions of the album will not have this bonus artwork & packaging.

2-your name will be printed in the crime scene report as VICTIM, so please when sending in stuff, also write in yiour letter you give us permission to put your name in the evidence bag as 'victim'. Just a legal matter which has to be taken care off.

This is your time fans, we need you all to make this work! And this is also our 'thank you' to all the people who have supported the band over the years to do something back for you with this very special edition.

Best regards"
Aborted/listenable Records

http://www.olympicrecordings.com
http://www.goremageddon.be/

Band profile:

Aborted

"Olympic Recordings is pleased to announce the upcoming release of doom/deaths greatest new hope, Finlands SWALLOW THE SUN. Their debut album, "The Morning Never Came", has been called one of doom metals finest moments to 5/5 Ks by Kerrang! magazine and has been receiving rave reviews in all over the world. The album will be released in the U.S. on February 22nd with a cover of Candlemass "Solitude as an added bonus track.

Visit www.swallowthesun.net for sound clips."

"A ballet group in New York called Ballet Deviare will be using our song 'Hold This Woe' as one of the songs in their performance. The opening night for the ballet is 18.12.2004, look at their website at http://www.balletdeviare.org/ for details. So if you live in New York and are interested in how to mix ballet with metal, go check it out!

Also, we've added the first confirmed show for next year, and it will also be our first gig ever in Lahti. Check out the events' website, there will be some excellent bands."

http://www.swallowthesun.net
http://www.olympicrecordings.com

Band profile:

Swallow The Sun

This is the content of the DVD:

1) IMPALED NAZARENE - Armageddon death squad
2) MELECHESH - Genies, Sorcerers and Mesopotamian Nights
3) DRILLER KILLER - From Out Of Nowhere
4) PHAZM - Loneliness
5) NOTRE DAME - Spiderella 's XXX
6) ANTAEUS - Blood War III
7) IMPALED NAZARENE - Penis And Circ e s
8) IMMORTAL - Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)
9) DIVINE DECAY - Divine : Decay
10) DARK TRANQUILLITY - Zodijackyl Light
11) ARKHON INFAUSTUS - Whirlwind Journey
12) IMPALED NAZARENE - Hardboiled and Still Hellbound
13) ABSU - Mananän
14) LOUDPIPES - Morphin Trip
15) NOTRE DAME - Booffon Bloody Booffon
16) ABOMINATOR - Renegades of Hells Command
17) IMPALED NAZARENE - Cogito Ergo Sum
18) SETH - Die Weihe
19) DIABOLOS RISING - Satanic Propaganda
20) IMMORTAL - Grim And Frostbitten Kingdom
21) DIVINE DECAY - Silence Of Decades
22) IMPALED NAZARENE - 1999: Karmageddon Warriors
23) GEHENNAH - Decibels Rebel
24) DARK TRANQUILLITY - Hedon
25) LOUDPIPES - Down Hill Blues
26) NOTRE DAME. - Scarecrows
27) IMPALED NAZARENE - When All Golden turned to shit
28) ABSU - Fantasizing to The Third of the Pagan Visions/Quoth The Sky Nevermore/Act II

Bonus Video listing :

- BLASPHEMY (Live - Fuck Christ Tour 93)
- Ritual
- Blasphemy

- SUBLIME CADAVERIC DECOMPOSITION (live)
- XX . 06 . 01
- XX . 04 . 02
- XX . 07 . 01

- IMMORTAL (Live - Fuck Christ Tour 93)
- Unsilent Storms In The North Abyss
- The Call Of The Wintermoon
- A Sign For The Norse Hordes To Ride + Intro The Sun No Longer Rises
- Unholy Forces Of Evil
- Pure Holocaust

- INHUME (live)
- Blood Process To Decelerate
- Orgy At 7th Street

- ANGEL CORPSE (live)
- Black Solstice
- Wartorn
- Christhammer

- NOTRE DAME
- At Home With Snowy Shaw

http://www.osmoseproductions.com/

"Greetings! We've been in writing mode now for sometime and the new material is coming along; at this time we have 9 completed songs (8 of which we will use for sure for the new album). We can reveal a few of the new song titles: "Curse reborn" "Hail to the chief" "Wash this planet clean" (sample mp3 http://agentsteelonline.com/washthisplanet.mp3 ). Plans are to write another 4 songs and then start the recording process. We are scheduled to perform live at the Keep-It-True Festival in Germany on April 2nd 2005 with more live dates TBA. Our live DVD is still in the works; the as-yet-untitled disc will mainly include live footage from our appearance
at Dynamo Open Air 2004 festival in Holland
and also a few songs from the warm up show at the Effenaar in Eindhoven and some bonus material.
Expect the DVD to be released in late March 2005."

http://agentsteelonline.com

"Yes they recorded a masterpece! 'How Would You Like To Be Spat At' is something unique, between Progressive, Dark, Gothic and Metal borders. The most precious and amazing piece of music our Swedish friends put together since their beginning! New songs are fantastic and we can only say THANX to Emma, Tobias, Joakim, Joel and Jonnie for this album! You reached the top! Scarlet is 10000% proud to release 'How Would You Like To Be Spat At'. You Like To Be Spat At'.
Check the new song 'Going Down'!"
http://www.scarletrecords.it/bands/The%20Provenance/The%20Provenance%20-%20Going%20down.mp3

http://www.scarletrecords.it/

Band profile:

The Provenance

"CARPATHIAN FOREST started the recording of their upcoming album, entitled (ahem...) "Fuck You All!" this month. The title - we feel - represents the band's nowadays attitude very well! Expect raw and unpolished, with the patented "CARPATHIAN FOREST attitude", Black Metal!

"Fuck You All" is scheduled for release during May 2005."

www.season-of-mist.com

Band profile:

Carpathian Forest

"Audio horror masters NECROPHAGIA have almost completed the recording of their upcoming monsterpiece "Harvest Ritual Vol.1" to be released in Europe by Season of Mist in the Spring of 2005. Songs include "Cadavera X", "Return to Texas", "Dead Skin Slave", "Unearthed", "Deathtrip 69", "London (13 Demon Street)", "Excommunicated" and "Stitch Her Further" (which was co-written by Joey Jordison / SLIPKNOT, MURDERDOLLS, who also contributed guest vocals and will be in the video for the song as well). NECROPHAGIA will be hitting the road as the new release hits stores this Spring with all new Horrific stage show. Bill Mosely aka Chop Top from Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Rob Zombies' House of 1,000 Corpses has also contributed to the new record and will star in the video for London (13 Demon Street). "Harvest Ritual Vol.1" was recorded in state of the art studios around the world and has been ten months in the making and will be mixed in Tampa Florida by Mark Prator (MORBID ANGEL, DEICIDE, OBITUARY, etc.)."

www.season-of-mist.com

Band profile:

Necrophagia

"A very special new signing... When the twisted seat of awareness, thought, volition and feelings of SOLEFALD mastermind Cornelius Jakhelln interests itself in patented German culture, Jagermeister, and old fashioned German Thrash, the result is a unique album entitled "Meister Mephisto".

Featuring members of SOLEFALD, BORKNAGAR, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, DIABOLIC...

On tour with CARPATHIAN FOREST and E-FORCE during February 2005!

To be released January 24th, 2005. Expect the unexpected!

Official band statement : "Through its crafted brand of Grim Germanic Thrash, STURMGEIST's (aka Cornelius von Jackhelln, founding member of Solefald) first solo album "Meister Mephisto" will take you on a hellride to Goethe's Weimar, through the Black Forest and over the mighty Alps. STURMGEIST blends the ambient aggression of Norwegian Black Metal with the affirmative attitude of the Viking virtues, presenting a lethal soundtrack to any hardcore party.""

http://www.season-of-mist.com

Band profile:

Sturmgeist

"It is hereby official :

Maniac is out of legendary black metal band MAYHEM and back in comes Attila Csihar. He will - with immediate effect - take over Maniac's role as front figure. Although many rumours flourished over the past months, nothing was decided until now. The reason for this change in line-up lies in more private matters, but has also to do with Maniac's inability to tour.

"Maniac was, and will always be a part of our legacy, and it has been an honour to work with him for the last 10 years. Respect!""

http://www.season-of-mist.com

Band profile:

Mayhem

"NYC's doomsters EVOKEN have also completed the recordings of their new album, to come in 2005.

The album is now tentatively titled "The Last of Vitality" (might change !)

We also have an anticipation on the songs titles :

Procession
Mournful Refusal
Antithesis of Light
Dreamsfear
Darkness Visable
The Last of Vitality
Instrumental

We asked the guys to describe the album in words, and here it comes directly from their pen.... :

"This album will show more variety in structure and sound. Yet, will still keep its dark, heavy, and ominous overtone. This definitely has more structure, yet has subtle differences from previous work. Each song has a swelling and sweeping, darkened atmosphere that will be felt from opening track, to final note. 7 songs plus one intro will come together like a life ending story. The clean guitar sounds as if a distant tolling bell warns of an impending dying sun. The rest of the instruments will complete a sound that we will let the listener await. Some surprises will be found on this album that will show Evoken will continue to expand its sound, its song structure, and influences, while still committing to their doom laden foundation.
Nobody has heard a more cold, haunting, and livid Doom metal album until now""

www.avantgardemusic.com

Band profile:

Evoken

The band FOREVER SLAVE has started to film their upcoming video clip: Ophelia´s Eyes. You can find this song in their new cd Resurrection where you will find dark ambients, violins, chorus, a main female voice by the gothic model LADY ANGELLYCA and powerful guitars by Servalath and Oswalth in this cd. Besides Kristian Gundersen (guitar and singer in bands like SIRENIA) collaborates in lyrics.
You can find more info in http://www.foreverslave.com

Band profile:

Forever Slave

Equilibre Music has just signed ZUUL FX, the new band of Steeve Petit (ex No Return) and Blast (ex Rain).
The album By The Cross will see the light in March. You can expect a modern metal where the sense of songwritting and efficacy stand out along with the groove and the massive and powerfull riffs. And the whole thing with style and a tremendous production.

TRACKLISTING :

BEHIND THE LIGHT
PUNISHER
NOTHING IS REAL
GOD BLESS THEM
CABAL
I 8 U
DEVIL STAR
BLESSED
LIVE YOUR LIFE (Shawn06)
GET AWAY
DEPENDANCE
HYPOCHRIST

www.zuulfx.com

At least five people died and two others were wounded after a shooting at a Columbus nightclub on Wednesday night. The shooting took place shortly after 10 p.m. at Alrosa Villa, located at 5055 Sinclair Rd.

Two members of the heavy metal band Damageplan were reportedly shot and killed, including Dimebag Darrell, formerly with the band Pantera, NBC 4's David Wayne reported. The other band member's name was not released. The alleged gunman also died at the scene, Wayne reported.

Shortly after the band began playing its first song, a man reportedly ran onto the stage and began shooting, according to a witness who identified himself as Sean. Some members of the audience reportedly thought the man running onto the stage with a gun was part of the band's act, NBC 4's Erin Tate reported.

Witnesses said that several shots were fired at the band before a bouncer tackled the gunman before he was shot and killed.

Columbus police Sgt. Brent Mull said the shooter appeared to be targeting the band members. After opening fire on the stage, the gunman turned on the crowd. At that point, an officer shot the man dead, Mall added. Police said there could have been many more fatalities had the officer not killed the gunman.

According to the band's Web site, Damageplan was touring nationally. It performed in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday night and had a concert scheduled in Flint, Mich., on Thursday. Damageplan featured former Pantera artists Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul.

Source:	nbc4i.com
Band profile:	Pantera

The European tour starts in the end of march and will include Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Switcherland, Holland, Austria, Poland, Belgium, Hungary, Kroatia... and maybe more.
Also, To/Die/For's 4th album is already licenced in Japan.

http://www.todieforlove.cjb.net/

Band profile:

To/Die/For