The album has been recorded, mixed and mastered. The album covers are also ready.
Everything looks and sounds really good!!!

At this point the release date may be at april, 2005. But nothing is for sure, at least not yet.

We have a new keyboard player called JOONA KUKKOLA.
He joined our team just before we went to studio, so you can hear his skills on the new album.

www.morsprincipiumest.com

Happy New Year everyone,
First of all, we want to apologize to all the God Forbid fans who were looking forward to seeing us in Pittsburgh as part of the Stillborn Fest. Our transportation broke down and we couldn't make it. We promise to do a make up show in March-April.
2004 has been the best year we have had as a band with a trek on Ozzfest as well as first time tours in mainland Europe and Japan. We'd like to thank Century Media worldwide, Tim and Face the Music Touring, Paul Ryan at the Agency Group, everyone at the Syndicate, and all of the bands we've played with this year. Most of all we have to thank all of the fans who have shown such amazing support. With out the people who attend the concerts, buy the records, and appreciate the music, we wouldn't be doing this.
We'll start work on "IV:Constitution of Treason" at the start of the new year, and I have to say that we are extremely excited. We have never been this comfortable or had this much material already writtten going into writing sessions, so it should be a quick and painless process. There are plans for a headline US and UK tour coming up. We'll see everyone on tour in early 2005! Peace.
Doc

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Wintersun has found a 2nd guitarist for the band. His name is Teemu Mäntysaari, a very young dude, but an extremely skilful and motivated player! Maybe even better than me I might say, heh! We welcome him to the band! I wanna thank everyone who applied as a guitarist, you were all great! Thanks for the interest! Finding a good synthplayer has been more difficult task. I think we might have to use backup tapes for the shows at first. We´re still looking for synthplayers, but mainly finnish players and talented ones of course. I´ve been working on new material, but so far just riffs, melodies and ideas. Quite a lot great stuff actually, but It will take time to start putting them together as songs and to make the lyrics as well, so hopefully you will stay patient. We´re trying to organize the liveshit together at the moment. It´s a bit hard situation, ´cause we don´t have a rehearsal place and there´s other shit that needs to be organized too, but hopefully the year 2005 will bring us/you great liveshows! Thanks to everyone who´s bought the album or supported us in some way, it will help us to get forward, means a lot!

-Jari

http://www.kolumbus.fi/jarimetal/wintersun/wintersun_news.htm

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Wintersun

Mike Patton is all done with Mr. Bungle, in a recent Rolling Stone interview the singer confirms the demise of the project. Patton will continue to concentrate on Tomahawk, Fantomas, and Peeping Tom in addition to his label, Ipecac Recordings.

www.absolutmetal.com

Hate Eternal guitarist Erik Rutan as been speaking abut the final stages of the recording process of the band's new album, to be called 'I, Monarch', due for release in April 2005.

The band have released one special advance version of the title track for use on an upcoming Earache CD given away free with the January 19 issue of the UK's Metal Hammer magazine, and Rutan is thrilled to be nearing the time when the band can unleash the rest of the record.

Comments the guitarist/vocalist;
"Just wanted to let all the fans know our third Hate Eternal record 'I, Monarch' is being mixed as we speak and shall be finished on January 4th, 2005 for a spring 2005 release. I just want to say that never have I been so prepared for an album and never have I spent so much time crafting an album. Therefore I feel like we really captured something special. It sounds amazing. At my studio I bought the analog 2 inch machine from Morrisound that we recorded the whole album to which was very special. Jim Morris sold it to me. In the past I recorded both 'Domination' and part of the 'Gateways...' album with it, and it's been used on great albums by numerous other bands like Deicide, Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse and Death so it is a very classic machine and I am very honored to have it be a part of my studio now."
"The tones on this album are amazing, such depth and clarity yet so pummeling.The material is very diverse I feel without compromising what Hate Eternal represents, which is an extreme Metal outfit. I got some killer solos on here and the drumming on the record is groundbreaking I feel, so I am very psyched to get this thing out and tour our asses off next year. I
think everyone will be very pleased. We look forward to getting back on the road and supporting 'I, Monarch' with a few surprises for sure . Hope all is Well for all our fans out there and be prepared!"

http://www.earache.com/

Greetings Dear Begheads,

It's been very quiet here lately?this is mostly due to all members of Spiritual Beggars working with their other bands and commitments (Arch Enemy, Grand Magus, Opeth, Firebird?).

But here are some Spiritual Beggars news and facts?

We have signed a new licensing agreement with Toy's Factory for the Japanese market and they have set a release date for the new studio album - 23rd of February 2005. This date might still change though.

The title of the new studio album is "DEMONS".

We have put together a bonus disc of live material from Tokyo, Japan 2003 that will come with the first pressing in Japan. Hopefully we can make the bonus CD happen in Europe and US too. We don't know yet.

We have still not decided on who'll be releasing the album in Europe and the US and other territories outside of Japan.

We have been working with a guy called Paul Smith in London, UK on the editing of a Spiritual Beggars DVD, and I must say that the rough cut looks fucking awesome! The 5.1 surround mixes (and the regular stereo mix) by Andy Sneap, sound really, really killer too! This DVD is going to ROCK your TV! Finally, fans of the Beggars will be able pick up a quality DVD release?it's exciting. Also, our friend Mikael Eriksson compiled our DV cam footage from the road in 2003 and made a neat 25 minute film/montage feature that shows us jamming in the BBC studio in London, Ludwig getting tattooed in Osaka, Japan?ogling the babes on the set of the video shoot of "Killing Time" ?and plenty of other stupid stuff in between! Also, interviews with JB and myself will be on there - cryptic ramblings of possibly quite mad men! The title of the DVD is "LIVE FIRE!" - No release date as of yet?we'll keep you posted!

We'll be back soon with more details on the new studio album and DVD?

Spiritual Beggars wish you all a happy and successful New Year!

http://www.spiritualbeggars.com/

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Rob Halford/Judas Priest fan site www.robhalford.de has posted the radio version of "Revolution" for download at this location: http://www.robhalford.de/Revolution.zip
Revolution is the 1st single off the forthcoming Judas Priest album "Angel of Retribution"
Release dates for the album are as follows:
28TH FEBRUARY 2005 - UK & EUROPE
1ST MARCH 2005 USA

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Judas Priest

Edenbridge have split from Andreas Eibler on friendly terms. The decision was only musicwise from both sides. Apart from this Andreas wants to orientate himself differently for his future. All the best for you future plans, Andi !

Martin Mayr will play the second guitar on the upcoming tour.

Frank Bindig is the new bass player of Edenbridge and had his debut on the last show in Zurich on October 1, 2004.
Welcome aboard, Frank!


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Edenbridge

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We now announce the guest singers who will appear on the semi-acoustic bonus disc that will go with The Final Experiment re-issue. Audioclips, reports and more information coming soon!

The singers:
* Astrid van der Veen - Dreamtime
* Ruud Houweling - Eyes of Time
* Rodney Blaze - The Accusation
* Esther Boer-Ladiges - Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy
* John JayCee Cuijpers - Sail Away to Avalon
* Peter Daltrey- Nature's Dance
* Marcela Bovio - Waracle
* Irene Jansen - Merlin's Will
* Valentine - Charm of the Seer

The instrumentalists:
* Arjen Lucassen - guitars, drums and percussion
* Lori Linstruth ? electric guitar solos
* Davy Mickers ? drums
* Marieke van der Heyden ? cello
* Ewa Albering ? Flute
* Jeroen Goossens ? Wind instruments
* Valentine ? piano
* Peter Vink ? acoustic bass guitar
* Dewi Kerstens ? cello

www.ayreon.com

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Ayreon

Mieszko and his girlfriend went to Thailand to spend the holidays. They left a few days before Christmas and were scheduled to return right after New Years Eve. They were staying in a bungalow at Phi Phi Island and when the big wave came and swept the bungalow away the two were seperated. Mieszko's girlfriend is being reported hospitalized "badly injured", and he himself is still missing.

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Nasum

Finally we have finished the recordings of REVENGE. We almost felt like Def Leppard by now...

The songs are the following for the European version:

IMPALER
ASSASSINS
TRAITOR
MASTER OF THE SEAS
REVENGE
SYMPHONY OF PAIN
BEYOND THE VEIL
BATTLE RAGES ON
ART OF WAR
EMPIRE OF THE LOST
THE GODS MADE HEAVY METAL (bonus track - Manowar coverversion)

There will be an edit of the 10min. epic MASTERS OF THE SEAS as bonus on the Japanese pressing as well.

Jan / PARAGON

http://www.paragon-legions.com/

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Paragon

Due to irreconcilable differences, Siebenbürgen has decided to part with guitarist Fredrik Folkare. Replacing him on guitar will be Marcus Ehlin.

This means a minor delay in the recording of the new album. It will however not affect the release date.

The band.

Finally, after a long search, we found a suitable replacement for Brockert on the bass.

Niklas Sandin has the right talent and spirit for Siebenbürgen, he is also totally fucked up in the head which makes him fit in more than perfectly with the rest of us lunatics.

http://siebenburgen.net

Here's a little present from Gaia to all of you out there that might be intrested. This is a preview of the new album, but remember that the sound files are at low quality and that the songs havent been to a mastering studio yet. So the sound on the cd will be alot better than the sound you can here on the samples.

go to http://www.gaia-epicus.com/news.html and click on the RED link that says: Happy Xmas

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Gaia Epicus

Guitarist Rob Johnson of the U.S. prog-metal/power metal band MAGNITUDE 9 is now preparing his next guitar instructional DVD and CD-ROM video release, tentatively due in early 2005. Guitar players into shredding and wanting to add to their own soloing and lead chops will enjoy Johnson's first video, titled "Shred Guitar Tactics". Copies of the video can be ordered here.

MAGNITUDE 9 are currently writing and demoing their fourth CD, tentatively due in late 2005 via InsideOut Music.

blabbermouth.net

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Magnitude 9

At Vance is just about to finish the new album! The drums will be done by Franco Zuccaroli. The Drummerslot for the tour is still open. No decicion yet!

http://www.at-vance.com

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At Vance