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# -' I'm leaving Earache Records' says Will Palmer...

Hello all, Today will be my last day working for Earache. It’s been a great year being part of their team and I would like to thank them for having me From Tuesday May 2nd 2006 both ANDY TURNER and myself will be opening the London office for: FERRET MUSIC EUROPE and METAL BLADE RECORDS UK Our work with Metal Blade will be solely as their UK base - handling press & marketing for this territory alone. For Ferret Music we will be directly handling promo in the UK and certain European territories as well as co-ordinating marketing operations throughout here and most of the continent. Of course, I will continue in my role at Rise Above Records and am glad to say that my business partner Lee Dorrian will be joining us in our new premises and working alongside me. Earache will make an announcement soon as to who will replace both Andy and myself. In the meantime please direct any questions to: press@earache.com I look forward to speaking to you all soon.
Regards,
Will
New contact Details (from Tuesday May 2nd 2006):
METAL BLADE RECORDS UK
RISE ABOVE RECORDS LTD
Unit X, Clarendon Buildings
25 Horsell Road, Highbury, London, N5 1XL
Will Palmer
Phone: 020 7609 4537 / +44 20 7609 4537
Email: will@ferretstyle.com / will@metalblade.com / will@riseaboverecords.com
Andy Turner
Phone: 020 7609 4543 / +44 20 7609 4543
Email: andy@ferretstyle.com / andyturner@metalblade.com
Lee Dorrian
Phone: 020 7609 4888 / +44 20 7609 4888
Email: lee@riseaboverecords.com

Check Out Will's ::SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND EUROPE :: CHIMAIRA - MADBALL - UNEARTH - TERROR - ALL THAT REMAINS - MANNTIS
May 2006
10th Manchester ACADEMY / 11th Glasgow QMU / 12thLondon FORUM / 13th Tilburg 013 / 14th Brussles AB CLUB / 15th Dusseldof STAHLWERK / 16th Hamburg MARKTHALLE / 18th Stuttgart LONGHORN / 19th Wiesbaden SCHLACHTHOF / 20th Munchen NEW BACKSTAGE / 21st Vienna ARENA / 22nd Milan ROLLING STONE / 23rd Zurich ROHSTOFFLAGER / 24th Fribourg FRI-SON

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# -THE WOLF SKY FREE DOWNLOAD, Wendy Rule :: 11 04 2006
My new album is currently being pressed and should be back any day now. Even though it won't be officially launched until August, I'll make sure that it is available very soon from my website. ( I'll let you know as soon as that's all happening).

As a little gift from me, and to give you a taste of what the new album is like, I've uploaded the title track on my "myspace" site http://www.myspace.com/wendyrule . Oh, and you'll get an idea of the front cover too! http://www.wendyrule.com

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# MUNICIPAL WASTE - UNCENSORED VERSION OF Œ UNLEASH THE BASTARDS¹ NOW ONLINE 13 04 2006
Held back out of respect for the dead, we can now finally reveal the thrashtastic video for ‘Unleash The Bastards’ from the thrash titans Municipal Waste as it was originally intended in all its g(l)ory. Heads will roll, limbs will fly and blood will flow as the Waste tear their through this live favourite in front of a packed house of flesh eating zombies intent on devouring each other before dawn!

The Waste are currently ripping fans a new asshole as they continue a punishing tour schedule across the US and whilst Earache can in no way sanction bringing severed limbs along to the shows what you do once you are in the pit is entirely up to you!
Witness the horror right here:
http://www.earache.com/bands/municipal_waste/unleash-gore/player.html

Will Palmer
Earache Records London
Unit T
Clarendon Buildings
25 Horsell Road
Highbury
London N5 1XL

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# - UK Songwriters Win International Songwriting Competition 04 04 2006

I'm emailing to let you know that the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its 2005 winners. We are very pleased to tell you that out of almost 15,000 entries, UK songwriters did extremely well in this year's competition, winning First Place in the Jazz category and also earning eight other wins and Honorable Mentions.

ISC prizes include more than $150,000 (USD) in cash and merchandise and are shared by 50 winners in 16 categories.

We sincerely hope that you will lend these talented songwriters your support and encouragement and help to spread the word about their accomplishments.

I have included a press release and a complete list of UK winners. If you need additional information about the ISC winners and the competition, or if you would like a photo or interview with any of our entrants, please contact:

Candace Avery, Founder/Director
615.251.4441
cavery@songwritingcompetition.com

Best Regards,
Jennifer Cooper
International Songwriting Competition

UK Songwriters Win International Songwriting Competition

For Immediate Release - April 4, 2006 - The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce the winners for its 2005 annual competition. ISC received almost 15,000 entries from 82 countries in its fourth year, and has been called "the songwriting competition to take note of" by the New York Times. ISC prizes include more than $150,000 (USD) in cash and merchandise shared by 50 winners in 16 categories.

"Monk," written by Abram Wilson, is awarded First Place in the Jazz category. Wilson is known not only as an accomplished trumpeter and vocalist, but also as a composer, arranger, producer, and educator. The winning song is taken from Abram's debut album, Jazz Warrior, which was released by leading UK independent label Dune Records and earned him critical and public acclaim as well as nominations for a MOBO Award and a BBC Jazz Award. The Guardian praised the album, calling it "a truly astonishing debut." Abram was recently commissioned by Birmingham Jazz and Cheltenham International Jazz Festival to create a piece combining Delta Blues, Jazz and Hip Hop. The new work, "RIDE! Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta," is to be premiered at the Cheltenham International Jazz Festival.

In addition to Wilson, eight other UK songs garnered placement in the top 1.4% of the competition.

A complete list of UK Winners Includes:

First Place Winner
"Monk" - Abram Wilson (Harrow, Middlesex, England) -- Jazz

Second Place Winner
"Time Will Always Tell" - Neil Cascarino, Colin Preston (DJ Mikaso) (Kettering, England / Cadiz, Spain) -- Dance/Electronica

Third Place Winners
"Stronger"- Dobs Vye, James Reynolds (Public Symphony) (London, England) -- AAA/Roots/Americana
"Only One Me"- Eli-Rose Sanford (London, England) -- Lyrics Only
"Dialling Tone"- Will Kevans (Junk TV) (London, England) -- Pop/Top 40

Honorable Mentions
"Blackjack" -- Papa George (London, England) -- Blues
"Shinkansen" -- Preston Reed (Girvan, Scotland) -- Instrumental
"Fall Back" -- Emmanuel Afilaka, Andrew Bayon, Marlon Peters (Choong Family) (London, England) -- R&B/Hip-Hop
"Tomayziyi" -- Jacob Chaudeurge, Andrew Wood, Jerry Boweh, Robin Miller, Alasdair MacDonald, Anna Macdonald, Lesley Wood-Brooks, Gavin Murray, Rosemary Amoani (Zuba) (Glasgow, Scotland) -- World Music

For a complete list of winners, please go to:
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners.htm

Judges for the 2005 competition include: Tom Waits; Loretta Lynn;
Sonny Rollins; John Scofield; Steve Vai; Macy Gray; Joss Stone;
MercyMe; Amy Ray (Indigo Girls); Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); LeAnn
Rimes; Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse); Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan); BeBe
Winans; Peter Hook (New Order); Benji Madden (Good Charlotte);
Charlie Musselwhite; The Donnas; Monte Lipman (President, Universal
Records); Keith Wozencroft (President, Capitol Music UK); Glen Barros
(CEO/President, Concord Records); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President,
Alligator Records); Cameron Strang (President, New West Records); Dan
Storper (President, Putumayo World Music); Michael McDonald
(President, ATO Records); Alexandra Patsavas (Owner, The Chop Shop
Music Supervision - credits include The OC, Grey's Anatomy, Without A
Trace, Carnivale, Rescue Me ); Darrale Jones (VP A&R Urban, Atlantic
Records); Chris Parr (VP Music Programming & Talent Relations, CMT);
Barbara Sedun (VP Creative, EMI Music Publishing Canada); Tara Griggs-
Magee (Executive VP of Gospel/Urban Music, Sony Records); Leib Ostrow
(CEO, Music For Little People), Thomas Brooman (Co-Founder/Artistic
Director, WOMAD); Cory Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins
Entertainment); Emily Wittmann (Vice-President, Nick Records);
Patrick Moxey (President, Ultra Records/You Records/Sequence Records/
Escondida Music/Empire Mgmt.) and Danny Epstein (Music Supervisor,
Sesame Street/Sesame Workshop).

2005 Sponsors include: Epiphone, ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, L.R. Baggs, Disc Makers, Alphabet Arm Design, FYE, Cakewalk, Fishman Transducers, ADK Microphones, Moog Music, Sam Ash Music Stores, Sibelius, Planetary Group, Hear Technologies, Music Registry, Mediaguide, ArtistMonitor, Onlinegigs.com, Musician's Atlas, Sonicbids and Performer.com.

International Songwriting Competition
211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite LL-20
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615.251.4441
Fax: 615.251.4442
songwritingcompetition.com

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# [PR] 2005 ISC Finalists Announced 03 February 2006 03:50

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2005 finalists. These finalists were selected out of almost 15,000 entries from 80 countries and represent the top 1.4% of all entries submitted.

I hope that Nightnews will lend its support to these talented songwriters and help publicize the information from the following press release (please see below) about their accomplishment. A complete list of the 2005 finalists can be found at the end of this email for your reference and use.

The finalists' songs are currently in the judges' hands, and winners will be announced in March, 2006 when the ISC judges have made their decision. ISC's judges include the presidents of ten record labels and esteemed artists such as Loretta Lynn, Sonny Rollins, Tom Waits, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Steve Vai, Darryl McDaniels (RUN DMC) and many more.

The 2005 ISC finalists' songs are also listed online for the 2005 People's Voice - an online voting contest that allows the public to listen to and vote for their favorite ISC finalist. The winner of the People's Voice is selected solely by public vote and is in addition to, and completely separate from, the regular winners who will be selected by the prestigious ISC judging panel.

If you would like to contact any of the finalists for interviews or need additional information about the ISC, please feel free to let me know. Your support for the finalists and the ISC is much appreciated.

Best Regards,
Jennifer Cooper

International Songwriting Competition
211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite LL-20
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615.251.4441
Fax: 615.251.4442
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com

2005 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION FINALISTS ANNOUNCED -
LISTEN AND VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE SONG

For Immediate Release, February 2, 2006...The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2005 finalists. These finalists were selected out of almost 15,000 entries from 80 countries and represent the top 1.4% of all entries submitted. For a complete list of 2005 ISC finalists, please visit: http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/finalists2005.htm.

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# Red Sekta - News
- 12 January 2006
- www.redsekta.co.uk/
- Neurogenik Transmissions - Label.

Red Sekta announces a new official website and launch it with the website anthem chant "Push - Dominator Mix", plus as a further website exclusive "Push - Minimal Mix". Darrel Hughes will commence recording in the spring, the forthcoming Red Sekta - Supercharged CD album will feature very dark songs/chants with a deep forceful vocal embraced by hardbeat body music, that is abrasive, rapid, intense, stripped down or hyper complex but always heart pounding frenetic energy driven to fuel the mind that moves the body.
Listen: www.redsekta.co.uk/.

Red Sekta: Darrel W. Hughes - Instigator.
Neurogenik Transmissions: - Label Director.
Website: www.redsekta.co.uk/.
Email: info@redsekta.co.uk.
Postal: Red Sekta - P.O. Box 8463 - NG31 8WT - England.

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# CONQUER RECORDS

# 04 January 2006 21:09
Dear friends and media
Here is CONQUER RECORDS from UK.
We have a lot of great news for you and please spread our news to all your contacts and add on your www ect....
1- HYPOCRISY + ABGOTT - Live !!!
2- OUR NEW Contacts !!!
3- ABGOTT in studio and recording new album!!!
4- COLD MEET INDUSTRY Festival 2006
5- RIP OFF ALERT !!!
6- Releases !!!
7- Promos

1 - HYPOCRISY + ABGOTT - Live in UK at LONDON, Camden EalectricBallroom on 10th January 2006 at 6PM.

2 - Please note that is ONLY one company with full name of CONQUER RECORDS and the company is from United Kingdom and we are the one!!! Please know that company with similar name like us but on the end is Conquer Rec. S.P. ZOO is not our office!!! is not our representation at all!!! They are RIP OFF one!!!

Our full new contacts are;
CONQUER RECORDS UK PO BOX 33904, London NW9 7 ZU, Great Britain WWW.CONQUERREC.COM + www.CONQUERRECORDS.co.uk E-mail; news@conquerrec.com podol@conquerrec.com

3 - ABGOTT is currently recording the album @ the Alpha and Omega Studios in Como (Italy) with producer Alex Azzali (Ancient - Symphony X - Mortuary Drape - Blaze Baley). The album title will be 'Artefact Of Madness'. The album will see as special guest Aphazel (Ancient) on vocals and synth. Agamoth decided to have a new change of line up, firing Daemoon and hiring Nyarlatothep as new bass player. The Album Artwork will be taken by Chas Fenoughty @ In Locos Deus Graphic Art and Design and the photography by Elizabeth "Lucifera" Stanton @BeautyinDarkenss.com. The release date for the album is scheduled for the early 2006. In the main time the band is also line up a gig in London - UK - HYPOCRISY + ABGOTT at Camden EalectricBallroom on 10th January, Croydon - UK @ the Cartoon the 20th of January, more news to come.

4 - Conquer Records proudly present first time in UK the biggest dark Industrial and Ambient festival with the bands from COLD MEET INDUSTRY records.

Festival will take place at LONDON KOKO club (formerly know as The Camden Palace) at 1a Camden High Street, London NW1.

COLD MEET INDUSTRY FESTIVAL UK - Full Line-Up;
Ordo Rosarious Equilibrio
Raison d'etre
The Protagonist
Brighter Death Now
In Slaughter Natives
Deutsch Nepal
Doors at 3PM
Tickets ? 18.00 adv. available from STARGREEN 0207 734 8932
/www.STARGREEN.com
TICKETWEB 0870 0 600 100 /www.TICKETWEB.co.uk

5 - RIP OFF ALERT
POLISH label Conquer Records S.P. ZOO - RIP US OFF for more then 1200 CD'
S!!!
DO NOT WORK WITH THEM !!!!!
CONQUER RECORDS S.P.ZOO
C/O Jacek Brauer
C/O Marta Najda or Brauer

6 - For full our released and distribution catalogue please send an e-mailto news@conquerrec.com or visit our official web site at
www.CONQUERREC.com

7 - If you are magazine, zine, radio, web magazines or other media and would like to review our releases and interview our bands please get in touch with us at news@conquerrec.com

Best regards and all the best for upcoming New Year 2006 from team of Conquer Records UK WWW.CONQUERREC.COM + www.CONQUERRECORDS.co.uk
E-mail; podol@conquerrec.com
PO BOX 33904, London NW9 7 ZU, Great Britain

# 08 January 2006 15:03
- Dear labels, bands, magazines and friends,

We CONQUER RECORDS from UK looking for a bands for our up-coming new CD-compilation.
CONQUER WINTER COMPILATION Vol. 2 will be release as a FREE CD which will be distribute free as well in UK, Europe and USA.

If you are interesting to put your band on our free CD-compilation please contact with our stuff members at news@conquerrec.com

best regards
Team of Conquer Records
WWW.CONQUERREC.COM
PO BOX 33904
LONDON NW9 8BL
Great Britain

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# Latest From Will @ Earache

# 15 February 2006 16:57
- Satan's favourite band Deicide have declared 6.6.06 the release date for their upcoming album on Earache records. The album, titled OThe Stench Of Redemption¹, is tentatively set for release on the date that coincides with the mark of the beast.

The album is currently in the preliminary stages as the band are gearing up to enter the studios with Jim Morris of Morris Sound. The band have demoed 10 songs which Glen Benton is locked away preparing his signature twisted lyrics to coincide with the brutally heavy tracks.

This album marks the bands first recorded album with an all-new line-up who has been igniting audiences so far. The two-guitar attack of Deicide now comprises of Jack Owen of Cannibal Corpse fame and Ralph Santolla of Iced Earth and Death fame.

The band are very excited to release this album, as Glen Benton has reported that this is one of the best death metal albums in years. Initially, Benton reported that demos of the album had Earache head Digby Pearson banging his head and jumping up and down like a young metalhead.

The band are currently preparing for a South American stint that will send the band through 6 countries at a light-speed rate. Deicide is excited to reach their South American fans who have always gone crazy for the bands performances in the past. Speaking of that South American tour, some slight adjustments to the tour dates have been made which can be seen on the Earache tour dates page.

Following the release of OThe Stench Of Redemption¹ a full European tour is planned, continue to check Earache.com for details as they become available. Check out the band's all new Myspace site for their new upcoming album at - http://myspace.com/thestenchofredemption

# 14 February 2006 17:23
Taking time out from writing and demoing for the planned 2006 follow-up to "The Grudge", MORTIIS spent Valentine¹s Day; February 14th lovingly re-mastering the three early albums he calls ERA 1.

MORTIIS flew to Nottingham, England and upgraded the following three classic early period releases at Rubber Biscuit Studios: OFODT TIL A HERSKE¹ OCRYPT OF THE WIZARD¹ OTHE STARGATE¹

All three releases are due for an April 2006 Re-issue campaign and come packaged in lavish collectors slipcases with extensive expanded liner notes including in depth interviews with MORTIIS by Tommy Udo (Metal Hammer) about the making of each meisterwerk OSOUL IN A HOLE¹, the first ever DVD release from MORTIIS is packed full of exclusive interviews, videos and a full live set filmed during Mortiis' mammoth seven-week European tour in support of 'The Grudge' album.

Includes Mortiis' unparalleled videography to date with clips shot as far a field as Death Valley, New York and London plus never seen before interview footage including Mortiis speaking candidly about the recording process, live shows and the reason for the mask!! Available in all good stores plus at the Earache webstore: http://www.earacheshop.com/store/product1295.html

# 14 February 2006 15:06
- Swedish hardcore/grind mob Crowpath, release their second full length album, OSON OF SULPHUR¹ in Europe as part of the Earache / Willowtip union on March 6th 2006. The follow up to ORed On Chrome¹ was recorded at Berno Studios in Malmo (The Haunted, Insision) and mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer) and is rumoured to be a concept album based around the story of an arsonist and his destructive impulses.

It features the following tracks:
01. Candles and Kerosene 02. The Will to Burn 03. Chased, Caught and Charged 04. Pigeonsmasher 05. Children of Boredom 06. Self Destructive Pessimist 07. Seed of Arson 08. Picked Clean 09. The Lycanthrope 10. Scab Coated Attraction 11. Lights Out, Left for Dead 12. End in Water

An advance track from OSON OF SULPHUR¹: ³The Will To Burn² can be heard exclusively at Earache Records NEW myspace page, along with brand new tracks streamed by CULT OF LUNA, URKRAFT and DECAPITATED:

# 10 February 2006 13:45
- Norway's MORTIIS has begun writing for a planned 2006 follow-up to "The Grudge". The legendary eccentric artist has been collaborating with well-known producer Rhys Fulber (FEAR FACTORY, DELERIUM, FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY, PARADISE LOST) and is currently demoing material.

"On the new songs, we are focusing more on what I think got a bit lost last time, which is songwriting and continuity," said Mortiis. "Last time I was trying to make a really angry and abusive record, and I wanted to do everything at the same time because I wanted all this noisy stuff to happen.

The distorted noise, electronics, and samples are still there, but these songs are more focused and have a more coherent interaction between the programmed and the organic. They are definitely a lot more organic, and I am putting a lot of weight on guitars this time."

Some of the working song titles include: "The Ugly Truth", "Doppelganger", "Hard to Believe", "Zeitgeist", "Scolding the Burnt" and "Great Deceiver".

In other news, guitarist Åge Troite has replaced Åsmund Sveinunggard for live duties with MORTIIS. European and North American dates are being worked on at this time. MORTIIS recently released his first DVD, entitled "Soul in a Hole". The disc was filmed in 2004 in London during the two-month "The Unlimited Grudge Tour" with SUSPERIA. The DVD contains bonus videos, photo galleries, interviews, and other extras, in addition to live footage. http://www.earache.com/bands/mortiis/grudge_video/player.html

# 03 February 2006 18:13
- Polish Death Metal trailblazers Decapitated will make their UK fans very happy on the release of their new album "Organic Hallucinosis' on Feb 13th, as fans who purchase the CD or Dual Disc through UK Independent retail stores can claim a FREE copy of an exclusive rare Live CD taken from the Earache Xmas Party December 20th 2004, a show featuring former singer Sauron.

The CD - designed to look like a CDR burn- is available while stocks last (limited to 1000 copies) so we encourage fans to purchase the album early from your local Indie outlet.

Certain online retailers are also offering the FREE live CD www.bol.com www.cdon.se DECAPITATED LIVE Nottingham, UK- Rescue Rooms 20 December 2004

Full tracklisting is as follows: 1) The Fury 2) Three Dimensional Defect 3) Lying and Weak 4) Winds Of Creation 5) Nihility 6) The Negation 7) Perfect Dehumanisation 8) Sensual Sickness 9) Spheres Of Madness 10) Mother War Organic Hallucinosis hits stores in UK MONDAY FEB 13TH

# 03 February 2006 12:39
- Apocalyptic Swedish outfit Cult of Luna have completed work on their latest album entitled 'Somewhere Along The Highway'

Slated for an April 24th release date via Earache Records, the initial tracking took place over 7 days in a wooden octagon barn surrounded by "Blair Witch" scenery close to the bands hometown of Umeå in Northern Sweden. According to Magnus Lindberg the remote location coupled with the spotting of "Wicca witch women dancing in the woods" and the actual acoustics of the barn itself all contributed towards creating the perfect ambiance to lay down the basic tracks which were done primarily live, as a unit - a departure from previous Cult of Luna recording protocol.

Further recording and mixing happened in Tonteknik studios where both the bands 2004 album 'Salvation' and it's predecessor 'The Beyond' (2003) were recorded. And the result promises to more raw and unpolished then the bands previous releases.

Somewhere Along The Highway contains 7 tracks, namely: Marching To The Heartbeats Finland Back To Chapel Town And With Her Came The Birds Thirtyfour Dim Dark City, Dead Man

# 19 January 2006 15:15
- London metal titans BIOMECHANICAL have announced further shows in March. The band will headline five shows in the UK before flying to Italy for 4 more dates

BIOMECHANICAL 10.03.2006 UK BIRMINGHAM Edwards No. 8 11.03.2006 UK LEEDS Josephs Well 12.03.2006 UK NEWCASTLE Trillians 13.03.2006 UK MANCHESTER The Music Box 14.03.2006 UK LONDON The Underworld 16.03.2006 IT GIOVINAZZO (BARI) Nord Wind 17.03.2006 IT ROMA Traffic 18.03.2006 IT TORINO Sound Factory 19.03.2006 IT NAPOLI Duel Beat

Stay tuned for more European dates to be announced soon leading up to Biomechanical taking their unique blend of brutal power metal and technical prowess to their rabid state-side fans. Biomechanical will also be participating at POWERFEST 2006, scheduled to take place over 2 days from April 7th to April 8th at Mr. Kelley's Music Box in Chicago.

Already announced for Powerfest 2006 along with Biomechanical are: Morgana Lefay, Agent Steel, Eldritch, Ion Vein, Twelfth Gate, Gracepoint, Mirrorblack, Withering Soul and still one more headliner to be confirmed. For more info go to: www.chicagopowerfest.com OThe Empires Of The Worlds¹ is available on Earache

# 31 January 2006 11:07
- THE BERZERKER will re-appear for rare UK-only dates, which will form their first shows ever unmasked. The touring Berzerker line up promises to be the greatest so far with 3 previous touring members -

Luke 'The Berzerker' Kenny - Vocals Matt Wilcox (now in Akercocke) - Guitar Sam Bean - Bass & Vocals Ed Lacey - recording guitarist from both "The Bezerker" and "World of Lies" albums.

And behind the kit... We are pleased to announce Blast Vader himself - Dave Gray from Akercocke on what could well be the toughest drumming assignment in extreme metal today. Early reports indicate that these will be heaviest, fastest and most insane Berzerker shows yet. The band would like to advise that attending these performances carries with it a risk of injury. This is not a musical event. This will be grind obliteration as never experienced before.

THE BERZERKER MARCH 2006 UK Fri 17
NOTTINGHAM - JUNKTION 7 6 Ilkeston Road, Nottingham Age Restrictions: 18+ ADM: £10.00 Adv / £12.00 Door Doors: 9pm - 1am Sat 18
WIGAN - CLUB NIRVANA Clarence Yard, Wigan WN1 1JU ENGLAND Age Restrictions: 18+ ADM: £10.00 / Door Price TBA Sun 19
BOURNEMOUTH - OPERA HOUSE 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth Age Restrictions: TBA ADM:TBA Mon 20
EXETER - THE CAVERN Queen Street, Exeter, Devon Age Restrictions: TBA ADM: TBA Tue 21 LEEDS - THE COCKPIT Swinegate, Leeds Age Restrictions: All Ages Show Weds 22 TBA Thurs 23
GLASGOW - THE BARFLY 260 Clyde Street, GLASGOW. G1 4JH Age Restrictions: 14+ ADM: £10.00 Adv DOORS: 7:30pm Fri 24 TBA Sat 25
NEWPORT - TJs 16-18 CLARENCE PLACE, NEWPORT, GWENT. NP9 Age Restrictions: 16+ ADM: £9.00 (no advance tickets - door sales only) Sun 26
BIRMINGHAM - EDWARDS No.8 Lower Severn Street, Birmingham. B1 1BL Age Restrictions: All Ages ADM: £10.00 Mon 27
LONDON - THE UNDERWORLD 174 Camden High Street, Camden, London, NW1 0NE Age Restrictions: All Ages ADM: TBA

# 19 January 2006 14:39
- Following the untimely demise of Manchester's Beecher, Birmingham hooligrind outfit Mistress have confirmed that they will take their place on the the UK leg of the forthcoming "Elegies, Mutations & Propaganda" tour alongside everyone's favourite thrashcore exponents Municipal Waste & Italian antagonists Linea 77.

Municipal Waste Mistress Linea 77 "Elegies, Mutations & Propaganda" Tour
February 2006 Thurs 23
MANCHESTER Phoenix - 0161 272 5921 Sat 25
NORWICH Ferryboat - 01603 613553 Sun 26
LANCASTER Yorkshire House - 01524 64679 Mon 27
LEEDS Josephs Well - 0113 203 1861 Tue 28
LONDON Electric Ballroom (With Sick of it All) - 0207 4859006

# 12 January 2006 15:14
- After almost five years of existence, Beecher have announced that they are to play their final ever show on February 1st 2006 in their hometown of Manchester.

On the decision to wind up the band, vocalist Ed Godby comments: "The reason for the break-up is a combination of personal reasons that no one outside of our band needs to know, but rest assured now is the time.

We have made some great friends and fans along the way and to those people we give our sincere thanks. We hope our band will live on in your memories, as it¹s sure to in ours. We¹ve had some fucking good times". Beecher will no longer be appearing on the Elegies, Mutations and Propaganda European tour with Earache label mates Municipal Waste and Linea 77 and would like to extend their apologies to anyone who was hoping to see the band on those dates. All at Earache would like to wish Ed, Mark, Danny, Daniel & David the best of luck in the future and would like to thank them for some of the most energetic, electrifying and innovative music we have heard over the last few years.

BEECHER Plus Narcosis & D-Rail 01.02.2006
The Star and Garter, 18-20 Fairfield Street, Manchester M1 2QF 0161 273 6726 Admission: £2.00

# 06 January 2006 18:11
- Akercocke were recently invited to the BBC¹s Maida Vale Studios to record a live session for the Radio 1 Rock Show. The session, will be broadcast between 1am (GMT) and 3am on the night of Tuesday 10th January 2006. Those not in the UK can listen to both the live show and an archived - on demand version at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/rockshow/

# 19 December 2005 12:02
- Polish death metal titans Decapitated have parted company with long standing bass player Martin although no reasons have so far been given for the split.

However, contrary to rumours currently circulating on the internet, new vocalist Covan has not followed Martin's lead and left the band. Rather, Covan will be joining Decapitated in January for their 2nd US tour in as many months, this time supporting Nile, and is fully committed to the bands plans to promote their forthcoming album 'Organic Halucinosis' - released on Earache on February 13th 2006.

So far a replacement bass player has not been named

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Will Palmer Earache Records London Unit T Clarendon Buildings 25 Horsell Road Highbury London N5 1XL Direct Line: 0207 700 1727 Mobile: 07787 128 149 email: will@earache.com MSN Messenger: sloth_of_doom@hotmail.com http://www.myspace.com/earacherecords

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# - CROWPATH ŒSon of Sulphur - set for European release in February

Swedish hardcore/grind mob Crowpath, release their second full length album,
OSON OF SULPHUR¹ in Europe as part of the Earache / Willowtip union on
February 13th 2006

The follow up to ORed On Chrome¹ was recorded at Berno Studios in Malmo (The
Haunted, Insision) and mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer) and is
rumoured to be a concept album based around the story of an arsonist and his
destructive impulses

Words of praise in the USA for OSon of Sulphur¹:

Ultimate Metal:
OThe flurry of chaotic instrumentation greets the listener, like always, in
a tornado-meets-a-hurricane-meets-a-tsunami type way, and these twelve songs
extricate the group¹s collective chops in order to proudly display them
alongside peculiar artwork. The technicality reigns supreme here it¹s
nearly an insurmountable task to try and distinguish between individual
parts and members, because there¹s so much going on.¹

Metal Review:
Crowpath¹s second effort shows that not only are the band more than capable
of replicating the addictive technical insanity of their fist album, but
also continuing to expand their sound without sacrificing a shred of what
makes this band such a promising monstrosity of extreme metal. For the
second year in a row, Crowpath has released one of the best albums you¹ll
hear all year.¹

Tracklisting:

01. Candles and Kerosene
02. The Will to Burn
03. Chased, Caught and Charged
04. Pigeonsmasher
05. Children of Boredom
06. Self Destructive Pessimist
07. Seed of Arson
08. Picked Clean
09. The Lycanthrope
10. Scab Coated Attraction
11. Lights Out, Left for Dead
12. End in Water

Will Palmer <will@earache.com>

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# - THE BERZERKER SHOOT NEW CLIP FOR 'ALL ABOUT YOU'

Without doubt one of the most extreme bands on the planet, The Berzerker
have once again upped the level of brain melting brutality on their
devastating new album OWorld Of Lies¹. In support of the new album the band
have just completed work on a video for OAll About You¹, the first video
they have filmed since the band unmasked. Fans of The Berzerker can look
forward to yet another incarnation of the band¹s trademark dragon logo as it
is put through state of the art 3d animation and weaves throughout a
shredding performance from one of the most uncompromising bands in extreme
metal.

OWorld of Lies¹ will be released in the US on 13th December and in Europe on
30th January. The European release will be available as a limited edition
dualdisc; CD on one side and DVD on the other. The DVD side will feature an
exclusive interview with The Berzerker and a tour scrapbook from the band¹s
own archives.

Will Palmer <will@earache.com>

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# - Witchcraft to tour with Monster Magnet

Following the success of their second album 'Firewood', Swedish doom rock
titans Witchcraft are to support Monster Magnet on their upcoming European
tour in early 2006.

The UK dates are as follows:

4 March WOLVERHAMPTON WOLFRUN HALL
5 March NOTTINGHAM ROCK CITY
6 March MANCHESTER ACADEMY 2
8 March GLASGOW QMU
9 March LEEDS COCKPIT / UNI
10 March SHEFFIELD CORPERATION
12 March LONDON ASTORIA

Will Palmer <will@earache.com>

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# - INDIE911.COM'S INDEPENDENT ARTISTS THRIVE WITHOUT RECORD LABELS

Nightnews

I wanted to share the below press release as we would love to see it covered in Nightnews.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Very best regards,
Carly Bearfield , Publicity Director

Contact: Carly Bearfield FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel: (310) 943-7164
Fax: 1 (310) 919 3091
Email: CarlyPR@Indie911.com
WEB: www.indie911.com

INDIE911.COM’S INDEPENDENT ARTISTS THRIVE WITHOUT RECORD LABELS

HOLLYWOOD, CA – November 29, 2005 - These are uncertain times for the U.S. music industry. Substantially slowing CD sales, fledgling digital sales, massive piracy and controlled radio playlists have led to cutbacks across the industry, which has limited the number of new artists signed and developed by record labels. So how then did an unsigned band from rural Vermont manage to go on tour this summer with superstars like Dave Matthews, Taj Mahal and Trey Anastasio while managing to sell over $6,000 worth of music per month and top it off with a sold out tour grossing over $35,000 in a single week?

22 year old Grace Potter fronts a Hammond B3 organ fueled roots-rock quartet from Vermont known as Grace Potter & The Nocturnals; their stirring blend of talent and hard work has earned them a loyal audience that has been able to grow exponentially in part because of some heavy promotional help from a new online music company called indie911.com. Through digital downloads, a streaming music video they produced, and indie911’s Caffeinated Distribution service (a competitor to Starbucks’ Hear Music platform) indie911 has successfully marketed Grace Potter & The Nocturnals’ independent releases throughout the country. Indie911 was founded in March of 2004 by former Sony A&R executive Justin Goldberg as an alternative support system for artists between labels as well as those deliberately avoiding signing to major labels. Indie911.com now boasts over 3,000 artist members and handles various sales and promotional functions for musicians and labels including music sales, ringtones, online marketing and film & TV licensing.

Indie911 is unique in that it combines an extensive online social network with its emerging artist network. This enables its artists to interact directly with their audiences, who in turn help promote and digitally distribute the music and video they listen to most often as it becomes publicly playable on their own personalized pages.

Other artists, such as the UK based independent act The Cranes, have had success through indie911’s licensing platform, having earned a high five figure licensing fee for a song used in a worldwide American Express commercial featuring actress Kate Winslet. Free iTunes podcasts and daily free digital downloads are accessible to the public on http://www.indie911.com/

Carly at Indie911 - CarlyPR@indie911.com

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# - Blood Red Throne hit the UK

Spawned from frozen north, Norway, where the stark red of splattered blood on the snow can be a slightly more extreme and shocking sight when you are kneeling in it praying for your life, comes Blood Red Throne.

Following the release of their acclaimed Altered Genesis album in February, the band will bring their sick death metal to the UK as special guests to Mortician on:

3rd November 2005 The Underworld London (www.theunderworldlondon.co.uk)

Norway isn’t exactly known for death metal, especially not the bludgeoning American type. The deep guttural growls, the gurgling tuned down guitars, frantic vicious drumming and all the visceral chaos you’d expect from Florida - but this isn’t Florida is it? In fact, Norway is about as far removed from Florida that you can get - until now....

Will Palmer will@earache.com

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# - Darkarts UK

Launching shortly at http://www.darkarts.org.uk
A completely free service for alternative models, performers, extras, photographers, stylists, and artists who are seeking work
asha@darkarts.org.uk

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# - CANDIRIA CONFIRM MAIN SUPPORT SLOT FOR BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE UK DATES

Avant Garde New Yorkers CANDIRIA have landed the main support on what is sure to be the hottest ticket of the Autumn as they join fast rising Welsh Metal Crew BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE for a few shows this October. These will be the first live shows in the UK in support of the Earache released OWhat Doesn¹t Kill You... Only Makes You Stronger¹ which is still garnering great press across Europe.

You can catch CANDIRIA supporting BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE on the following
dates

CANDIRIA
18.10.05 CARDIFF Coal Exchange 029 20 494917 www.coalexchange.co.uk
19.10.05 WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfren Hall 01902 552121
20.10.05 LONDON Astoria 020 7434 9592 www.meanfiddler.com
22.10.05 GLASGOW Garage 0141 332 1120 www.cplweb.com
24.10.05 MANCHESTER Academy 2 0161 275 2930 www.manchesteracademy.net
25.10.05 NOTTINGHAM Rock City 0115 9588484 www.rock-city.co.uk/

Will Palmer <will@earache.com>

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# - Season's End - 'The Failing Light' - Out Now

Released Monday 19th September 2005
MP3s / Video / Info: www.seasons-end.com

Deeply moving and heavy on grandiose atmosphere, soaring vocals and crushing riffs, Season's End's debut album The Failing Light elegantly demonstrates that you need not travel to Scandinavia to find perfectly crafted melodic, symphonic, female-fronted metal.

As of Monday 19th September, 'The Failing Light' is officially released in the UK. The album should be available from many stores across the country - if you have any troubles finding it then please order it in at the counter (If you need them. barcode cumber: 50601 097 90122 and catalogue number: SEASEND1). All copies available at the moment are the limited edition enhanced CD digipacks - these's are stricly limited so buy yours soon! These are also available online from Play.com, Amazon.co.uk and HMV.co.uk etc.

More details can be found on the website, http://www.seasons-end.com

The band have had many great reviews in the press for the album recently. Check out some of them on the web from Metal Monk (8 out of 10), Room Thirteen (12 out of 13), Musical Discoveries (4 out of 5), Metalism (9 out of 10), Live4Metal, Ultimate Metal (7.5 out of 10) and Rock 3 Radio (5 out of 5). There's also reviews in the latest issue of Fireworks and the coming issue of Kerrang (hopefully).

Season's End recently received a fantastic review in Kerrang, even out-rating the headliners on the main stage:

"Day two and with scores of hangover victims getting right back on their horses and medicating themselves with hair of the dog, it's not exactly the ideal setting for Hampshire goth metallers Season's End to be stealing the show with a jaw-dropping display of beautiful, elegant dark hymns. But that's just what they do, and by God do they do it well..."

Thanks for reading,

Season's End <info@seasons-end.com>
http://www.seasons-end.com
http://www.myspace.com/seasonsend

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# - Bubblegum Awards

For immediate release
September 19, 2005

The Gummy Awards celebrate the silly, double entendre-laden music made by studio bands in the late sixties and marketed to pre-adolescents. Presented by the editors of the book "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth," this year's ceremony honors Archies singer Ron Dante ("Sugar Sugar"), Joey Levine of the Ohio Express ("Yummy Yummy Yummy"), Steve Barri (Lancelot Link & the Evolution Revolution) and beloved novelty DJ Dr. Demento. There will be free Bazooka bubblegum for all guests, the west coast premier of a new bubblegum music documentary, live performances from Canned Hamm, The Bubblegum Queen, Abram the Safety Ape and Ron Dante, and an exclusive marionette spectacular by legendary puppeteer Bob Baker.

Bubblegum artists Jason Kronenwald and Ben Harben are available for
interviews, as are the honorees, performers and event organizers. For more info on the Bubblegum Awards, visit http://www.bubblegum-music.com
For photo or interview requests, contact Kim Cooper, amscray@gmail.com,
323-223-2767

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# - Deicide UK Tour

Long standing Florida Death Metal gods Deicide will destroy the following UK
venues this October:

22 LEEDS Josephs Well
23 DUBLIN Temple Bar Music Centre
24 WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun Hall
25 LONDON Electric Ballrooom
26 MILTON KEYNES Pitz
27 BRIGHTON Concorde 2

Known the world over as one of the founding fathers of Death Metal, Deicide stand strong to this day as one of the most influential and controversial metal bands ever. With a relentlessly brutal sound and uncompromisingly blasphemous lyrics, Deicide helped set the standards for Death Metal well over a decade ago and have maintained those standards ever since.

Will Palmer <will@earache.com>

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## The Last Dance - free download!

The Last Dance have just released "Once Beautiful" as a download, taken from the forthcoming album of the same name. Get it here http://www.myspace.com/thelastdance (if it keeps throwing you to an error page, its becase it's getting lot of hits, you can still listen to it...)

The album is due out on September 20th and you can hear a snippet of another track called Wish Me Closer here... http://reflectionsofrage.com/myspace/WMCTeaser.mp3 - This track also features the amazing vocal talents of Tina from Switchblade Symphony.

We're just finalising the last few details of the UK dates so hopefully we'll be announcing them shortly, it's not too late to book them though, anyone interested should contact me for info.

Enjoy!
martin oldgoth
www.insanitorium.co.uk
Next Night - August 18th - The Last Dance Album launch bash!

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## The TMF Rock Festival - Lineup and ticket details

TMF returns on Saturday 6 August, and it's shaping up to be our biggest yet.

This years event features over 100 of the freshest bands and DJs the UK has to offer, performing over 7 stages, for 12 hours. We'd love you to join us. Headlining at this years event are:

The Others / Raging Speedhorn / The Duke Spirit / Sikth / Art Brut / Johnny Truant / New Rhodes / Electric Eel Shock / Chikinki / Queen Adreena / Martin Grech / Norris Da Boss Windross / Engerica and many, many more.

Grab your tickets for a stupidly low L10.00 + booking fee in advance, L16.00 on the day, available online or at various HMV/Virgin and independent stores.

Come down and join us on Saturday 6 August and discover your new favourite band - some links:

Full information: http://www.tmfonline.co.uk
Ticket stockists: http://www.tmfonline.co.uk/tickets
Ticketweb (secure online tickets): http://tinyurl.com/ccclr
Full lineup: http://www.tmfonline.co.uk/lineup
Contact: pr@tmfonline.co.uk

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## EMERGENZA FESTIVAL CONTACT DETAILS

Janis Wilson
Event Manager (UK North)
Emergenza (r) (UK) Ltd.
NORTH OFFICE
JAR House
2/1
251 High Street
Glasgow
G4 0QR

Email: janis@emergenza.net
Tel: 0141 552 1839
Fax: 0141 552 1839

Emergenza (r) (UK) Ltd. Unsigned Festival. In Collaboration with:
SOUND CONTROL MUSIC STORES, KORG, MAPEX, CRATE, AMPEG, MUSICMAN, ERNIE BALL, REMO, REGAL TIP.

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## ISC PRESS RELEASE

I'm emailing to inform you that the 2005 International Songwriting
Competition (ISC) is now accepting submissions. I hope that Nightnews will
circulate, post or publicize information about our 2005 competition from
the following press release (see below).

ISC is committed to its mission of helping songwriters and artists gain
exposure by offering a unique platform whereby they can compete for $100,
000 in cash and prizes, have their songs heard by a distinguished panel of
judges, and get the recognition they deserve for their talents.

2005 ISC judges include: Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Tom
Waits; Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.); Amy Ray (Indigo Girls); Benji Madden
(Good Charlotte); Joss Stone; Macy Gray; Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan); Peter
Hook (New Order); The Donnas; Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music
Records); Michael McDonald (President, ATO Records); Tara Griggs-Magee
(Executive VP, Gospel/Urban Music Sony Records); Chris Parr (VP Music
Programming & Talent Relations, CMT); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President,
Alligator Records); Cameron Strang (President, New West Records); Alexandra
Patsavas (Music Supervisor, The OC/Carnivale/Grey's Anatomy); Barbara Sedun
(VP Creative, EMI Music Publishing Canada); Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music for
Little People); and more to be announced...

We appreciate your help in getting the word out about the competition to
musicians and artists in your reach, and thank you in advance.

Please feel free to contact me should you need additional information or
have any questions about the competition.

To download ISC images, including banners, logos, judges' and winners'
photos, please visit:
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com

Best Regards,
June Koh

International Songwriting Competition
211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite LL-20
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615.251.4441
Fax: 615.251.4442
songwritingcompetition.com

ENTER THE 2005 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION NOW

For Immediate Release, June 15, 2005...The International Songwriting
Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries for 2005. One of the largest
songwriting competitions in the world, ISC offers entrants a chance to
compete for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including an Overall Grand
Prize package of $10,000 (US) in cash and $20,000 in merchandise. Winners
benefit from extensive press and publicity, giving exposure and recognition
to an international music market of industry professionals and fans.

Internationally renowned for its high-caliber judges, ISC offers entrants a
unique opportunity to have their songs heard by some of the most
influential decision-makers in the industry.

ISC is pleased to announce its new panel of judges for 2005:

Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Tom Waits; Darryl McDaniels
(Run D.M.C.); Amy Ray (Indigo Girls); Benji Madden (Good Charlotte); Joss
Stone; Macy Gray; Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan); Peter Hook (New Order); The
Donnas; Dan Storper (President, Putumayo World Music Records); Michael
McDonald (President, ATO Records); Cameron Strang (President, New West
Records); Tara Griggs-Magee (Executive VP, Gospel/Urban Music Sony
Records); Chris Parr (VP Music Programming & Talent Relations, CMT); Bruce
Iglauer (Founder/President, Alligator Records); Alexandra Patsavas (Music
Supervisor, The OC/Carnivale/Grey's Anatomy); Barbara Sedun (VP Creative,
EMI Music Publishing Canada); Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music for Little People);
and more to be announced.

2005 categories: Pop/Top 40, Rock, Gospel/Christian, Country, R&B/Hip-Hop,
Performance, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, AAA/Roots/Americana, Jazz,
Dance/Electronica, Blues, Children's Music, Teen (18 yrs. old and younger),
Instrumental, World Music, and Lyrics Only.

Early bird deadline for submission is July 15, 2005.
Final deadline for submission is October 15, 2005 not September as originally stated.

Entries are accepted online or through regular mail. For more information
and to enter, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com

International Songwriting Competition
211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite LL-20
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615.251.4441
Fax: 615.251.4442
songwritingcompetition.com

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## KRUSAFIX - News
June 2005 - www.krusafix.co.uk

Free Download Release: Krusafix - Lifeform - Ignition Mix - 9:02 Listen to Lifeform - Ignition Mix - 9:02 playable via the Audio Section: www.krusafix.co.uk/audio. Lifeform - Ignition Mix - 9:02 - online for free download with an MP3 spec of: 44.100kHz - 320kbps - 20.7MB via the Audio Downloads Section: www.krusafix.co.uk/audiodownloads.
The Official Krusafix News Letter - Konfessions will begin soon, subscribe via: subscribe@krusafix.co.uk -
www.krusafix.co.uk/newsletter. Krusafix: Darrel W. Hughes - Instigator.
Website: www.krusafix.co.uk. Email: info@krusafix.co.uk.
Postal: KRUSAFIX - P.O. Box 8463 - NG31 8WT - England.

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##HATE ETERNAL EUROPEAN SHOWS ANNOUNCED - BLOOD RED THRONE ALSO ON BILL

Hate Eternal have announced a series of high profile European dates for September in support of the forthcoming 'I, Monarch' record. Joining a heavyweight bill that also includes the likes of Nile and Unleashed, the tour will be complimented by a set of Hate Eternal headline shows, details of which will be revealed soon.

Also appearing on this Death Metal extravaganza will be Earache's recent signings Blood Red Throne, who will be airing material from the recent crusher, 'Altered Genesis'.

NILE - UNLEASHED- HATE ETERNAL -BEHEMOTH - INCANTATION - BLOOD RED THRONE

more from www.earache.com

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## MORTIIS: ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL SHOW & SUPPORTS FOR UK TOUR

Mortiis has announced the support slots on his UK tour in April 2005.

The legendary Norwegian goth-rockers Mortiis will supported by the UK’s premier Digital Harcore Industrial band Panic DHH and then followed by NFD, featuring members of Goth legends Fields Of The Nephilim.

The tour will coincide with the release of the second single “Decadent & Desperate” from Mortiis’ critically acclaimed album ‘The Grudge’.

This is going to be one of the most talked about tours of the year so get your ticket early!