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-July/August 2005-
This Issue Includes:
-13 New Hard Talk Interviews-
-14 New HardVision DVD Reviews-
- 2 New Women In Rock Interviews-
- 3 New Voice Of The Underground Interviews-
- 3 New Hard Features-
- 6 Banger Picks
- Plus Hard 20 & EarDamage Reviews & more! *Appropriate Links Below*
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Featuring Hard Talk
Interviews / Profiles with:
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VANLLLA FUDGE / KOTTONMOUTH KINGS / PAIN MUSEUM / EYEHATEGOD / MADBALL /
CHIMAIRA / THE GOODWILL / SWALLOW THE SUN / TSUNAMI BOMB / SPIDERS &
SNAKES / BEHEMOTH / CROSSFADE
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-VANILLA FUDGE
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/07-2005/vanilla_fudge.html
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-KOTTONMOUTH KINGS
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/06-2005/kottonmouth_kings.html
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-PAINMUSEUM
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/05-2005/painmuseum.html
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-EYEHATEGOD
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/05-2005/eyehategod.html
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MADBALL
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/06-2005/madball.html
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-CHIMAIRA
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/05-2005/chimaira.html
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-THE GOODWILL
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/05-2005/the_goodwill.html
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-SWALLOW THE SUN
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/05-2005/swallow_the_sun.html
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-TSUNAMI BOMB
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/05-2005/tsunami_bomb.html
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-SPIDERS & SNAKES
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/06-2005/spiders_&_snakes.html
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-BEHEMOTH
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/06-2005/behemoth.html
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-CROSSFADE
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_talk/06-2005/crossfade.html
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IN MEMORIUM Interview to be posted soon!
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GIVEAWAYS:
CDs up for Grabs!
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-CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
"In The Arms of God"
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-HEDp.e. "Only In Amreica"
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Recent Blackfield, Cactus, Vixen, Ball 1 Contest Winners!
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Hard Announcements:
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Industry Scoop Low-down (July 05)
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_announcements/industry_lowdown/07-2005.html
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plus Audio streams from Jacknife, Ra & more.. including Video from
Megadeth, Gwar & others
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Product View's & News:
-PowerFX Releases Muititrack Drum Packs!
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_announcements/03-2005/product_views.html
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HardVision- VHS / DVD Reviews:
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GG ALLIN / TESTAMENT / AMP MAGAZINE / LEATHERFACE / SBB / MONSTER DOG /
PAIN OF SALVATION / ARMIA / COLLAGE / SPIDERS & SNAKES / KETTLE CADAVER
/ CINDERELLA / TURBONEGRO / ENCHANT
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-GG ALLIN
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/gg_allin.html
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-LEATHERFACE
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/leatherface.html
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-TESTAMENT
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/testament.html
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-AMP MAGAZINE
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/amp_magazine.html
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-SBB
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/sbb.html
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-MONSTER DOG
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/monster_dog.html
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-PAIN OF SALVATION
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/pain_of_salvation.html
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-ARMIA
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/armia.html
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-COLLAGE
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/collage.html
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-SPIDERS & SNAKES
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/spiders_&_snakes.html
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-ENCHANT
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/enchant.html
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-KETTLE CADAVER
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/kettle_cadaver.html
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-CINDERELLA
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/cinderella.html
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-TURBONEGRO
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_vision/07-2005/turbonegro.html
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BallBuster HARD 20 (July/Aug 05)
CD Reviews:
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY / OZZY OZBOURNE / GZR / DON MANCUSO /
THUNDERBREW / JAMES LA BRIE / SPIDERS & SNAKES / THE LIMIT / LUDICRA /
SHY / BRUCE DICKINSON / FINAL BREATH / FREEDOM CALL / KINRICK / GIZMACHI
/ IVORY KNIGHT / TAZ TAYLOR / NEW MEXICAN ERECTION / BLEED FOR ME /
ULYSSES SIREN:
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_20/07-2005/index.html
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EarDamage: (Hard Reviews) July/Aug 05
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WHITE LION / IN CRUST / CARBOMB / SHRINE OF SCARS / GREENLAWN ABBEY /
ASTARTE / CHERRY ST / HARKONEN / OPERA IX / PROJECT FAILING FLESH /
GHASTLY / WORLD OF LIES / MASAMI AKITA & RUSSELL / THE GLASSPACK / ABYSS
/ DARK MASS / SLUMBER / SOTOSOUNDZ / KRYOBURN / SLITER / MI AMORE /
NEGATOR / HERMANDO / NEW MEXICAN ERECTION / EVERGREY / INFIDEL/CASTROL /
DOG FACED GODS / JOE PERRY / MILKWEED / FIGURE H8 / F.I.M.C. COMP /
TOTALLY F_CKING GAY / ANGELFIRE / MONARCH / AXEL RUDI PELL / NIHILIST /
ON THE OUTSIDE / DIVINITY DESTROYED / THE FIRST BORN / JAMES D. GILMORE
/ SLUGNUT / DISGORGE / ALLHELLUJA / MOONSHINE / XASHTHUR / BEYOND THE
FLESH
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_reviews/07-2005/index.html
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Banger Picks (Hard Suggestions)
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-Slik Helvetika / Metalium / Highbinder / Demons & Wizards / Blair *****
Project / Accursed Dawn
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-SLIK HELVETIKA
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/images/banger_picks/slik_helvetika.jpg
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-METALIUM
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/images/banger_picks/metalium.jpg
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-HIGHBINDER
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/images/banger_picks/highbinder.jpg
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-DEMONS & WIZARDS
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/banger_picks/06-2005/demons_&_wizards.html
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-BLAIR ***** PROJECT
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/banger_picks/06-2005/blair_bitch_project.html
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-ACCURSED DAWN
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/banger_picks/06-2005/accursed_dawn.html
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-Recent Posting-
Hard Read! (Book & Zine Reviews)
-USING YOUR ART (book review)
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_read/03-2005/using_your_art.html
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Hard Expressions
(Visions into the Metal Art World)
Featuring the works of METAL Artists, Photographers & Illustrator's:
JIMMY BRYANT / SCOTT STEARNS / RAINER KALWITZ / JOE PETAGNO / IGOR
MUGERZA / DAVE ROBERT / MIKE BOHATCH / MARCEL DE JONG
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http://www.ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_expressions/index.html
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AxeBanger-Guitarist Profiles:
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-TRAVIS SMITH
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/axe_banger/06-2005/travis_smith.html
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Voice Of The Underground
(Unsigned Artist Speak Out)
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Teasing Lulu / Fly By Wire / Beatallica
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-TEASING LULU
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/votu/06-2005/teasing_lulu.html
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-FLY BY WIRE
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/votu/05-2005/fly_by_wire.html
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-BEATALLICA
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/votu/05-2005/beatallica.html
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Hard Features:
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-SIX PACK WEEKEND
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_features/07-2005/six_pack_weekend_festival.html
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-CROSSFADE Gig Report
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_features/05-2005/crossfade.html
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-TEASING LULU Gig Report
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/hard_features/04-2005/teasing_lulu.html
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Introducing The Official Spring/Summer 2005 BallBuster Babe: MARIA
GADOLA
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/babes/maria_gadola.html
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More BABES? Go Here:
http://www.ballbusterhardmusic.com/babes/index.html
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Woman In Rock:
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-Juliette Lewis / Iron Maidens
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-JULIETTE LEWIS
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/women_in_rock/05-2005/juliette_lewis.html
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-IRON MAIDENS
http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/women_in_rock/06-2005/iron_maidens.html
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(recent posting)
Guitarist to Guitarist Interview
with Gus G & David T
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/guit2guit/11-2004/gus_to_david.html
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HAUNTED HAPPENINGS:
Bernie Torme (Ozzy Osbourne, Dee Snider, Gillan) Bruce Kulick (Grand
Funk Railroad, Kiss, Union) DC Cooper & more...
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http://www.ballbusterhardmusic.com/haunted_happenings/index.html
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LocoMotion Madness (Your Home Turf Assualt): Vancouver, Michigan,
Illinois, Seattle, New York Pennsyvania & Louisville Reports
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-Spotlight Prods Louisville Concerts
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/locomotion_madness/louisville/07-2005/spotlight_productions.html
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- (PA) JOLENE Interview
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/locomotion_madness/pennsylvania/06-2005/jolene.html
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-(PA) TRAVIS SMITH
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/locomotion_madness/pennsylvania/06-2005/travis_smith.html
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http://ballbusterhardmusic.com/left_field/07-2005.html
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE TO RELEASE UNLEASH THE FURY IN NORTH
AMERICA
ON JULY 26, 2005, THROUGH SPITFIRE RECORDS
The long wait is over for fans of neo-classical rock guitar genius
Yngwie Malmsteen. The new Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force album Unleash
The Fury will be released in North America on July 26, 2005,
through Eagle Rock Entertainment's Spitfire Records.
Unleash The Fury has already received rave reviews since hitting the
streets overseas. Malmsteen played all guitar and bass guitar parts on
the album and "Cherokee Warrior" features his lead vocals as well. His
Rising Force band includes vocalist Doogie White, keyboardist Joakim
Svalberg and drummer Patrick Johansson.
The new album bursts with 18 songs, including four instrumentals:
"Locked And Loaded," "Revolution," "Crackin" "The Whip," "Winds Of War
(Invasion)," "Crown Of Thorns," "BogeyMan," "Beauty And A Beast,"
"Fuguetta (Instrumental)," "Cherokee Warrior," "Guardian Angel
(Instrumental)," "Let The Good Times Roll," "Revelation (Drinking With
The Devil)," "Magic And Mayhem (Instrumental)," "Exile," "The Hunt,"
"Russian Roulette," "Unleash The Fury" and "Paraphrase (Instrumental)".
Both "Fuguetta" and "Paraphrase" are variations of themes composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach, one of Malmsteen's favorite composers.
Unleash The Fury also features CD-ROM bonus clips of Malmsteen
demonstrating his signature guitar technique.
With 24 albums to his credit, Malmsteen has been a highly respected
musical visionary around the world for more than two decades for
his groundbreaking neo-classical style. But the Stockholm,
Sweden native is proud of the early praise Unleash The Fury has earned.
He realized early on that he nailed it with this album.
"In the last several years I've done a lot of experimental things in
this vein or that vein. Some were very song-oriented or classically
oriented or focused on a dark production. They were done deliberately.
On the last album, Attack!!, I went with whatever came out. It was very
spontaneous," Malmsteen says.
"With Unleash The Fury I was very, very meticulous and very, very
particular about what I wanted. I was really involved with everything,
including drums – even when to use crash or ride cymbals. It was a bit
like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. I knew exactly what I wanted to
do with this album."
Malmsteen spends a great deal of time writing his songs, and that
includes everything: overall instrumental and vocal melodies, solos and
lyrics. He enjoys writing lyrics as much as writing guitar and bass
guitar parts, and works on them carefully.
"I express myself with my lyrics just as much as I do with my guitar. To
me, the whole thing is one expression. Lyrics are poetry in time with a
melody," Malmsteen says. "When the music comes, it's easy. It's all
improvisation. If I'm not inspired, I don't bother. But writing lyrics
is a difficult process; when it's done, I find it was an enjoyable
experience."
He is also incredibly prolific, and one of the rewarding challenges he
embraces is choosing material.
"I have two recording studios at home, and one of them is a live setup.
Me and the drummer, Patrick Johansson, recorded about 43 demos for this
album," says Malmsteen.
Having his own recording studios allows Malmsteen the luxury of creative
freedom without any restraints. Unexpected benefits happen too. The main
reason he sings lead vocals on "Cherokee Warrior" is that he and the
engineer were simply doing a soundcheck with a new microphone and it
sounded so good they decided to keep it.
Malmsteen, White, Johansson, Svalberg and touring bass guitarist Mick
Cervino have already begun a world tour, which will arrive in North
America later this year.
Unleash The Fury is one of the finest albums of Malmsteen's career, and
its creation is rooted in one simple, yet profound belief: "I have a
philosophy: More is more, less is less. The idea that less is more is
illogical."
Malmsteen's Concerto DVD, featuring his performance with the New Japan
Philharmonic orchestra, is also due from Eagle Rock on September 20,
2005. For more information, including all the latest news and tour
dates, visit www.yngwie.org.
Eagle Rock Entertainment develops, acquires and produces music
programming for a wide range of notable and high profile artists, which
the company distributes on a worldwide basis. Eagle Rock Entertainment,
Eagle Vision and Eagle Eye Media are wholly owned divisions of Eagle
Rock Group, LTD. The company's North American headquarters are in New
York City. Its corporate headquarters are in London, with offices in
Paris and Hamburg.
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Fear Factory has announced the final track listing for their upcoming
release Transgression due out August 23 on Calvin Records, an imprint of
Liquid 8 Records. The band has just finished up in the studio with
producer Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Korn, Metallica) and are
preparing for the Gigantour for which they were selected by Dave
Mustaine.
"It's really cool to be writing a new record. We are all feeling
very positive and it's moving quickly since we have overcome some
major obstacles. Now we can work on a ***** great album. 2005 is the
year of Transgression for FEAR FACTORY!" said Burton Bell. 1.
540,000 Degrees Fahrenheit
2. Transgression
3. Spinal Compression
4. Contagion
5. Empty Vision
6. Echo Of My Scream
7. Supernova
8. New Promise
9. I Will Follow
10. Millennium
11. Moment Of Impact
12. *Empire (bonus track for Best Buy only)
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JAGERMEISTER PRESENTS THE MUSIC FOR FREEDOM TOUR FEATURING DOPE AND
MUSHROOMHEAD
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Jagermeister, Mushroomhead and Dope have teamed up to rock our U.S.
Military troops for free this summer on The Music For Freedom Tour. The
tour will begin on July 25th in Cleveland, OH and run through the middle
of September. Anyone with a valid military ID will gain free admission
to the show. Also performing on the entire tour will be Texas based
Industrial rockers Nocturne, while support acts Crossbreed and Pit bull
Daycare will be appearing in select markets. "This tour is a way for us
all to give something back to the soldiers who put there lives on the
line to protect America's freedom," says Dope's Lead singer Edsel Dope.
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Dope is preparing for the release of their forth album, American Apathy,
through Artemis Records, July 26th, 2005. The album's first single
"Always" was just #1 most added at rock radio its first week out and
is steadily climbing up the charts. The new album contains 17 songs and
in the words of Metal Edge Editor Paul Gargano "American Apathy is Dope
at their hard-hitting, mind-blowing, system-shaking best".
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Mushroomhead's first DVD, Volume 1, is set for release on July 26th
which is also the same day that Dope's new studio album, American
Apathy, hits streets. Mushroomhead's DVD features concert and backstage
footage that the band has put together over the last few years. The
DVD gives fans an intimate look inside the life of the 8 masked maniacs
of Mushroomhead on and off stage. Mushroomhead is currently working on a
new studio album which is set for an early 2006 release.
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You can hear clips of Dope's new album, American Apathy, at
www.Dopearmy.com and you can see a teaser of Mushroomhead's DVD, Volume
1, at www.mushroomhead.com
Both bands are part of Jagermeister's band program which continues to be
a leading supporter of heavy music. Check out Jagermeister's band
program at www.Jagermusic.com
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Music For Freedom Tour feat. Dope and Mushroomhead w/ support from
Nocturne, Crosssbreed and Pitbull Daycare 7/25/05 - Cleveland, OH -
Peabody's
7/26/05 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Piere's
7/27/05 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection 7/28/05 - Mokena, IL - The
Pearl Room
7/29/05 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
7/30/05 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre
8/01/05 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theater 8/02/05 - Clifton Park, NY -
Northern Lights 8/03/05 - Orono, ME - Ushuaia 8/04/05 - Manchester, NH -
Bombshelter
8/05/05 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
8/06/05 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
8/07/05 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
8/08/05 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
8/09/05 - Jacksonville, NC - Planet Rock 8/10/05 - Atlanta, GA - The
Masquerade
8/11/05 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live 8/12/05 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Culture Room 8/13/05 - Tampa, FL - The Masquerade 8/14/05 - Daytona
Beach, FL - Fuel Nightclub 8/17/05 - Houston, TX - Numbers 8/18/05 -
Austin, TX - The Back Room
8/24/05 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
8/30/05 - Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk 8/31/05 - San Francisco, CA -
Pound S.F. 9/04/05 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre 9/08/05 - Rockford, IL
- Forest Hills Lodge 9/09/05 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues 9/10/05 -
Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
9/14/05 - Orono, ME - Ushuaia
9/16/05 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa
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News from Crucial Blast Records:
THE MASS "Perfect Picture Of Wisdom And Boldness" Album Coming In
September
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Crucial Blast will release the 2nd full length album from Oakland,
California's THE MASS on September 13th, 2005, entitled "Perfect Picture
Of Wisdom And Boldness". Crucial Blast will release the album for North
America. The European version will be released through Monotreme Records
in the UK.
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The 2nd album from Oakland California's THE MASS further refines the
band's unique brand of malevolent indie-thrash, oozing a crawling
heaviness not apparent on earlier releases. Crushing, epic, and
melodic...moving beyond the hyperkinetic seizures of the band's 2003
debut full length "City Of Dis" (released in North America by Crucial
Blast in early 2005), here THE MASS whip out blazing, staccato riffs and
multifaceted vocal attacks that knife through complex structures and
sludgy, epic elegies, as wicked saxophone melodies interweave with
angular crunch and creepy nocturnal post-rock. Like a stuttering,
bat-winged Bay Area thrash metal outfit arming itself with
Louisville/Chicago schooled math-thug asymmetry, pounding dirges, and
fierce,evocative mutant jazz flourishes while lobbing some whopping
bonged-out grooves. THE MASS continues to evolve its cryptic
heaviosity. -
"We went for a heavier, more epic vibe this time..." commented drummer
Tyler Cox. "We came up with a dirgy record with more melody, girth and
headbanging appeal. I think we also found a greater songwriting
approach in that we spent more time thinking of the songs as stories
with beginnings, middles, and ends."
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The Mass will tour the United States in September 2005 in support of
"Perfect Picture Of Wisdom And Boldness".
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www.themass.us
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TOTIMOSHI sophomore album Mysterioso to be re-issued in North America,
announce US tour.
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Crucial Blast will re-issue the second full length album from Oakland,
California psych-fuzz sludge rockers Totimoshi on August 9th. Totimoshi
was formed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Tony Aguilar and bassist Meg
Castellanos in November 1997. The band has toured constantly throughout
the United States, and have built a strong, loyal following for their
innovative and heavy
underground rock assault.
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Hailing from Oakland, California, Totimoshi has three releases under
their collective belt: 1999's self-titled, self-released debut CD, their
sophomore full length Mysterioso? (Crucial Blast, 2002), and Monoli'
(This Dark Reign, 2003). They have worked with acclaimed producers Billy
Anderson (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Sleep, Neurosis) and Alex Newport (At
the Drive In, Melvins), respectively. The past few years has found
Totimoshi and their releases on various year's best Top 10 lists, and in
May 2003 was chosen as "Best Rock Band" in California's East Bay
Express. Appearances at Emissions From The Monolith and Stoner Hands of
Doom Festivals have further solidified their place in the contemporary
heavy rock scene, which has culminated in supporting the likes of
Helmet, Melvins, and High On Fire on tour in 2004.
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Crucial Blast will re-issue the band's 2002 full length, Mysterioso, as
a special enhanced CD on August 9th, 2005, and will include an exclusive
video for "Cellophane", directed by Lyn Gaza, a tour video featuring new
music from the band, and all-new artwork and package design.
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ΏMysterioso? intersects earthquake-heavy rock and wicked sludge
riffage with the wiry hooks and dynamics of 80's post-punk / new wave,
Spanish melodies, and an adventurous, occasionally improvisational fuzz
attack. It's like someone gave an old Beggars Banquet band a cocktail of
steroids, huge amps, and battered copies of Melvins' Stoner Witch and
Mainliner's Mellow Out. Heavy, crunchy, catchy,hypnotic - ΏMysterioso?
winds, grinds, and explodes every step of the way. Totimoshi will tour
the United States in August-September 2005 in support of Mysterioso, and
will make their first-ever Canadian appearance in Toronto, Ontario on
August 28th.
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www.totimoshi.com
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SUZUKITON's Service Repair Handbook is out in stores across the country
today
You can also order Service Repair Handbook through Crucial Blast
::HERE::. You'll also find a free MP3 of their total chugfest Meatal at
that link.
Service Repair Handbook is an instrumental crunch juggernaut, featuring
13 tracks of complex, rocking riff bliss acting as RVA's response to THE
***** CHAMPS and PELICAN. The CD is available in stores July 12th.
SUZUKITON will be hitting the road in August for a three week tour in
support of Service Repair Handbook. Dates are posted on the TOURS page.
These guys are devestating...
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Check out some tracks from the upcoming releases:
http://crucialblast.net/upcoming.html
www.crucialblast.net
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GENGHIS TRON SUMMER TOUR
7/12/05 Tallahassee FL Pocket Sandwich Emporium 7/13/05 Metairie LA
Cypress Hall
7/14/05 Hattiesburg MS The Green Room
7/16/05 Austin TX Room 7-10
7/17/05 Odessa TX Earl's II
7/18/05 Lubbock TX Jake's
7/19/05 Phoenix AZ Phix Gallery
7/20/05 San Diego CA Che Cafe
7/22/05 Oakland CA Lobot Gallery
7/23/05 Los Angeles CA Knitting Factory
7/24/05 San Francisco CA Bottom of the Hill 7/25/05 Redding CA The Dip
7/27/05 Portland OR Solid State
7/28/05 Pendleton OR House 801
7/29/05 Boise ID Sbratt's Basement
7/31/05 Denver CO Hi Dive
8/1/05 Lawrence KS Replay Lounge
8/2/05 Omaha NE O'Leavers
8/3/05 Houghton MI TBA
8/4/05 Detroit MI TBA
8/5/05 Lansing MI Mac's Bar
8/6/05 Toledo OH The Underground
8/7/05 Lima OH Stage Right
8/8/05 Cleveland OH Pat's in the Flats
8/9/05 Columbus OH High Five Bar
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SUZUKITRON
08/04/05 Baltimore MD Sidebar Tavern
08/05/05 West Chester PA Rex's
08/06/05 New York NY Knitting Factory
08/08/05 Ypsilanti MI Elbo Room
08/09/05 Lansing MI Mac's
08/10/05 South Bend IN Cheers Lounge
08/11/05 Chicago IL Empty Bottle
08/12/05 St. Paul MN Big V's
08/13/05 Cudahy WI Vnuk's
08/14/05 Dubuque IA Busted Lift
08/15/05 St.Louis MO Way Out Club
08/16/05 Little Rock AR Downtown Music
08/17/05 Oklahoma City OK The Conservatory 08/18/05 Austin TX Room 710
08/20/05 Lafeyette LA Club Sin
08/21/05 Memphis TN Hi-Tone
08/22/05 Johnson City TN Hideaway
08/23/05 Harrisonburg VA Luigi's
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THE MASS
7/02/05 San Francisco, CA @ El Rio w/ IMPALED, FALL OF THE BASTARDS more
tour dates TBA very soon....
TOTIMOSHI
8/12/05 Ft. Collins, CO Surfside 7
8/13/05 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
8/14/05 TBA
8/15/05 Lawrence, KS Replay Lounge
8/16/05 TBA
8/17/05 Lincoln, NE Duffy's Tavern
8/18/05 Des Moines, IA Hairy Mary's
8/19/05 Minneapolis, MN Grumpy's City Club 8/20/05 Madison, WI High Noon
Saloon
8/21/05 Milwaukee, WI Linnemans
8/22/05 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
8/23/05 Louisville, KY TBA
8/24/05 Lexington, KY Southgate House
8/25/05 Indianapolis, IN TBA
8/26/05 Lansing, MI Mac's w/Easy Action
8/27/05 Detroit, MI The Belmont w/Easy Action 8/30/05 Rochester, NY Bug
Jar
8/31/05 Providence, RI AS220
9/01/05 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
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MASTERPLAN US RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED
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Philadelphia: Candlelight Records with AFM Records confirm September
20 as the US release date for Aeronautics, the second album from
German-based metal/hard rock band Masteplan. It is the first record
via the two label's recently announced agreement for the North American
territory.
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Released to critical acclaim throughout Europe earlier this year,
Aeronautics is a true gem. A timeless record that will appeal to fans
of traditional heavy metal (Dio, Whitesnake), progressive rock/metal
(Dream Theater, Symphony X) as well the more adventurous fans of Opeth,
Iced Earth and others, it rocks with the best of them, mastering
emotion with a keen musicianship that is second to none. Germany's Metal
Heart calls Aeronautics, �a masterpiece of maximum perfection
and harmony.� Rock Hard says, "absolutely
essential!�
Formed in 2002, Masterplan immediately hit Europe by storm. Their
self-titled debut received the prestigious European Border Breakers
Award. It received �Album of the Month� honors in Rock
Hard, Heavy Oder Was, Sweden Rock, Aardschock and countless others.
The album hit chart positions in Sweden, Spain, Germany, Japan while
impressing fans at numerous festivals and their extensive tour with
Hammerfall. Masterplan is Jorn Lande (Ark), Roland Grapow
(Helloween), Uli Kusch (Helloween), Jan S. Eckert (Iron Savior) with
Axel Mackenrott.
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Track listing for Aeronautics is Crimson Rider, Back for My Life,
Wounds, I’m Not Afraid, Headbanger’s Ballroom, After
This War, Into the Arena, Dark from the Dying, Falling Sparrow Black in
the Burn.
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www.master-plan.net.
www.candlelightrecordsusa.com
www.afm-records.com
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Hell Within on International Extreme Music Festival Tour HELL WITHIN
will be joining the ranks of GOD DETHRONED, BYZANTINE, NIGHTRAGE, EPOCH
OF UNLIGHT and LILITU for the 2005 edition of the "International Extreme
Music Festival" North American tour. The five-week trek, which is
scheduled to begin in September, will be presented by Metal Edge and
Metal Maniacs magazines in cooperation with BLABBERMOUTH.NET and
Blistering.com. Exact cities and dates — which will include stops in
Mexico and Colombia — will be announced soon. Check out tracks from
Hell Within's debut Lifeforce release "Asylum of the Human Predator"
here:
www.hellwithin.com
www.myspace.com/hellwithin
www.purevolume.com/hellwithin
WWW.LIFEFORCERECORDS.COM
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SPV USA TOUR DATES
METAL CHURCH U.S. TOUR 2005
07/07 MONMOUTH, IL - RIVOLI THEATRE
07/08 CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL - MR. KELLY'S
07/09 ROYAL OAK, MI - ROYAL OAK THEATRE
07/10 CLEVELAND, OH - HOUSE OF BLUES
07/13 BUFFALO, NY - CLUB INFINITY
07/14 HARTFORD, CT - WEBSTER THEATRE
07/15 SAYERVILLE, NJ - STARLAND BALLROOM 07/16 POUGHKEEPSIE, NY -
MID-HUDSON CIVIC CENTRE 07/17 FARMINGTON, NY - BROOKHAVEN AMPITHEATRE
07/20 ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - HOUSE OF BLUES 07/21 ALLENTOWN, PA - CROCODILE
ROCK CAFΙ 07/22 WEST SPRINGFIELD, VA - JAXX NIGHTCLUB 07/23 CLIFTON
PARK, NJ - NORTHERN LIGHTS 07/24 BOSTON, MA - THE ROXY
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MOLLY HATCHET U.S. DATES
07/06 WIHITE MARSH, MD - HOUSE OF ROCK
07/07 MORRISTOWN, NJ - DOUBLE D'S 07/08 WHITE MARSH, MD - HOUSE OF ROCK
07/13 CHURCH STREET STATION - SANDWICH, IL
07/14 MANSFIELD, OH - NORTH CENTRAL STATE 07/15 VERNON HILLS, IL -
SUMMER CELEBRATION FESTIVAL 07/06 STURGIS, KENTUCKY - LITTLE STURGUS FOR
CHARITY 07/17 ROBINSON, IL - ROBINSON CENTER 07/18 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -
WILL ROGERS AMPHITHEATER 08/05 AGOURA HILLS, CA - THE CANYON THEATER
08/15 SAN FELIPE, NM - SAN FELIPE'S CASINO 08/19 OWATONNA, MN - OWATONNA
COUNTY FAIR 09/15 SAN FELIPE, NM - SAN FELEPE'S CASINO 09/16 ABINGDON,
VA - WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR 09/17 BERILN, MD - DELMARVA BIKE WEEK 10/08
LACROSSE, WI - OKTOBERFEST FESTIVAL 11/12 NAPLES, FL - FLORIDA SPORTS
PARK
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NUCLEAR ASSAULT
08/27 POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - THE CHANCE W/ TESTAMENT 08/28 FARMINGDALE, NY -
CRAZY DONKEY W/ TESTAMENT 09/23 PORTLAND, OR - SABALAS 09/24 SEATTLE, WA
- STUDIO SEVEN
09/25 SPOKANE, WA - FAT TUESDAYS
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UFO TOUR DATES W/ THE LIZARDS SUPPORTING 07/07 HAMPTON BEACH, NH -
CASINO
07/08 BALTIMORE, MD - HOUSE OF ROCK
07/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA - THE TROCADERO
07/12 CLEVELAND, OH - HOUSE OF BLUES
07/13 PITTSBURGH, PA - REX THEATER FRI
07/15 CADOTT, WI - CHIPPEWA FESTIVAL SAT 07/16 COMSTOCK, NE - COMSTOCK
ROCK FESTIVAL MON 07/18 CHICAGO, IL - HOUSE OF BLUES 07/19 CHICAGO, IL -
HOUSE OF BLUES 07/21 LAS VEGAS, NV - HOUSE OF BLUES
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SLOUGH FEG U.S. TOUR
07/06/05 Burt's Tiki Lounge Salt Lake City UT 07/07/05 Larimer Lounge
Denver CO
07/08/05 Replay Lounge Lawrence KS w/ROPE 07/09/05 Sokol Underground
Omaha NE
07/10/05 Big V's St. Paul MN
07/11/05 Busted Lift Dubuque IA
07/12/05 Double Door Chicago IL w/Bible Of The Devil 07/13/05 Mac's
Lansing MI w/Bible Of The Devil 07/14/05 Bug Jar Rochester NY w/Bible
Of The Devil 07/15/05 Geno's Portland ME w/Bible Of The Devil
07/16/05 O'Briens Allston MA w/Bible Of The Devil 07/17/05 North Six
Brooklyn NY w/Bible Of The Devil 07/18/05 Sidebar Tavern Baltimore MD
w/Bible Of The Devil 07/19/05 Nanci Raygun Richmond VA 07/20/05 The
Milestone Charlotte NC
07/21/05 The End Nashville TN
07/22/05 Downtown Music Little Rock AR
07/23/05 Wreck Room Ft. Worth TX
07/24/05 Room 710 Austin TX w/The Sword
07/25/05 Burt's Tiki Lounge Albuquerque NM w/Black Maria 07/26/05
Hollywood Alley Mesa AZ
07/27/05 Knitting Factory Los Angeles CA w/Tafkata, Falcon, Mange,
Intronaut
07/30/05 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco CA w/Acid King, Floating Goat
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KEEP UP TO DATE:
WWW.SLOUGH-FEG.COM
WWW.CRUZDELSURMUSIC.COM
WWW.TONEDEAFTOURING.COM
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ORG RECORDS UPDATE -
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STIMULATOR are from LA - they make perfect cutting edge 1978 flavoured
horny new wave pop for 2005.
STIMULATOR's debut UK four track EP came out on ORG RECORDS back in June
- "Pulsating electro new-wave pop melodies, razor sharp licks and
attitude-laden vocals"
STIMULATOR just packed out the Viper rooms and are now out on tour in
the US with DURAN DURAN, indeed an extra date has just been added - "We
are added to another Duran show July 30th in New Jersey. PNC Bank Arena
in Holmdel, NJ (About 45 miles from NYC). We will probably play a
Manhattan show right after that one. Our Viper Room show rocked.
Everything is good"
Seems the UK music industry is just catching up - keep up people, you
know we always have the best new bands first - MEANWHILE if you want to
know what we're doing next - LEISUR:HIVE, THE GOD DAMN WHORES and
TWENTYSIX FEET all have singles on ORG and we're cooking up things with
COLT (who's debut album will be out with our good friends over at
Something To Listen To)
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http://www.organart.com
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TO TOURING..." and via the BallBuster Magazine site (s). First off, I'd
like to say that I'm very impressed with your network of sites. Very
cool and comprehrnsive. I say that as both consumer and as someone
working within the industry.
Brad Hanley, ACCOMPLICE-
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BallBusterHardMusic is one of the most important sites in the USA
Laurent Bocquet / Thundering Records
France-
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