09.24.04 (RockAndMetal.com) "The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus," the legendary special shot back in December of 1968 with THE ROLLING STONES' original line-up of vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, drummer Charlie Watts, guitarist Brian Jones and bassist Bill Wyman is finally coming to a theater near you, for a day at least. This amazing historical document featuring what some would consider THE ROLLING STONES at their finest features the band along with electrifying performances from special guests JOHN LENNON, ERIC CLAPTON, THE WHO, MARIANNE FAITHFULL, TAJ MAHAL, JETHRO TULL, MITCH MITCHELL and more will be shown on the big screen at 50 participating Regal Cinemas theaters around the country for one night only on October 11th, representing a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for fans to see THE ROLLING STONES on the big screen performing six of their classic songs live in this unusual and comedic film, which was literally unseen for years until it was broadcast officially for the very first time on VH1 in the mid-90s. On October 12th, the very next day, ABKCO will release "The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus" on DVD in 5.1 Surround Sound, with unseen footage, newly recorded audio commentary from Jagger, Richards, Wyman, Faithfull, Pete Townshend, Yoko Ono, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg and many others, as well as other extra segments.

09.24.04 (RockAndMetal.com) BATTLELORE vocalist Patrik Mennander will be leaving the band in a little over a month, as he is no longer able to dedicate the necessary time to the Epic Fantasy Metal outfit. The decision has come amicably, and BATTLELORE wishes Mennander and his family all the best. Meanwhile, the singer will perform his last gig with BATTLELORE at the RingCon Festival on October 29th. Since Mennander will also not be performing during the upcoming tours with LEAVES' EYES and ATROCITY, BATTLELORE have found a temporary replacement in Tomi Mykkanen from EVEMASTER. Following the tour, the band will resume their search for a permanent lead vocalist, who will then be making their debut on BATTLELORE's next release, which is tentatively scheduled for mid-2005. Likewise, bassist Miika Kokkola will also not be able to join BATTLELORE on their upcoming tour, so Timo Honkanen of ELDERTHRONES has been enlisted to take his place for those performances. BATTLELORE returned to center stage in 2003, continuing their Tolkien-inspired saga with an impressive double release of the "Sword's Song" CD and "The Journey" DVD, which comprised over 45 minutes of BATTLELORE bliss, including the wonders of the Finnish landscape featured in the band's 'Journey To Undying Lands' video.
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09.24.04 (RockAndMetal.com) TRAVERS & APPICE, consisting of Rock veterans Pat Travers, Carmine Appice and TM Stevens, will commence a new tour of Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic in support of their new SPV Records release, "It Takes A Lot Of Balls," beginning September 30th. Opening for TRAVERS & APPICE will be THE LIZARDS, featuring vocalist Mike DiMeo from RIOT and long-time drummer Bobby Rondinelli, formerly of BLUE OYSTER CULT/BLACK SABBATH/RAINBOW fame. Tour Dates: 9/30 Randers, Denmark [Tante Olga] • 10/1 Copenhagen, Denmark [Pumpehuset] • 10/2 Esbjerg, Denmark [Tobaksfabrikken] • 10/4 Stockholm, Sweden [Fasching] • 10/6 Upsala, Sweden [Katalyn] • 10/7 Borlange, Sweden [S-2] • 10/8 Sala, Sweden [Rockland] • 10/9 Moscow, Russia [Apelsin Club] • 10/10 St. Petersburg, Russia [Manezh] • 10/12 Vilnius, Lithuania [Galaxy] • 10/13 Klaipeda, Lithuania [House Of The Fisherman] • 10/16 Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic [Jazz and Blues Festival] • 10/19 Datteln, Germany Cafe [Machbar] • 10/20 Hannover, Germany Blues [Garage] • 10/21 Hellendoorn, Holland [Lantaarn] • 10/22 Haralbeke, Belgium [Culture Center Het Spoor] • 10/23 Verviers, Belgium [Spirit Of '66] • 10/24 Hoogland, Holland [Cafe De Noot] • 10/26 Amneville, France [Casino] • 10/29 Arles, France [Le Cargo] • 10/30 Paris, France [Le New Morning]

09.24.04 (RockAndMetal.com) After storming the Netherlands Metal underground with two self-financed releases, numerous live performances and two successful mini-tours, Holland's young Thrash sensations FLESH MADE SIN have teamed up with Karmageddon Media for the release of their full-length debut album on November 15th, entitled "Dawn Of The Stillborn." Featuring brutal and honest aggression that goes straight for the kill, FLESH MADE SIN combine a mature and well-balanced ripping Thrash style with an already excellent live reputation to pursue their quest to conquer other parts of the world with the new album. "Dawn Of The Stillborn" was recently recorded, mixed and mastered at Harrow Recording Studios in Losser, The Netherlands, with cover artwork commissioned by Manuel Tinnemans (Necrophagia, Pentacle). The band commented on their recent signing to Karmageddon Media with the following: "Finally we found some lost souls daring to release the first full-length assault from Flesh Made Sin. We really appreciate the offer of Karmageddon Media to let us spit our ripping Thrash Metal to a higher level and a bigger audience. The thrashed up mirror of today's reality, murder and suicide go hand in hand with malignancy and horror. The eyes of God have been closed upon us. Watch the flesh commit the sin."
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09.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) The Grey Area of Mute Recordings will reissue five albums by influential Dublin, Ireland band VIRGIN PRUNES on October 4th - "A New Form Of Beauty," "...If I Die, I Die," "Heresie," "The Moon Looked Down And Laughed" and "Over The Rainbow." The albums, all originally released in the 1980s, have been remastered and repackaged with the involvement of frontman/founder Gavin Friday, and include mixes of material available here for the first time. The reissues represent an overdue opportunity to rediscover the creative power of VIRGIN PRUNES. The band formed in Dublin in the late 70s, coming out of the infamous Lypton Village scene that also spawned U2. The band included Friday and fellow Villagers Guggi, Dave-id Busaras Scott (vocals), Strongman (bass), Dik Evans (brother of U2's The Edge; guitar), Mary D'Nellon (drums) and Pod (drums). "A New Form Of Beauty" sees parts 1 to 4 of a their highly ambitious "A New Form of Beauty" project collated together on CD for the first time. The series saw VIRGIN PRUNES tackle the tricky concept of the beauty that can be found in being different (in this case both physically and musically), an idea that had informed the initial formation of The Lypton Village. Available here as a two-disc package, the first CD features the 7-inch, 10... [full story]
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09.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Polish Power Metal band CHAINSAW haave signed a recording deal with Empire Records for the release of their second full-length album, which will be entitled "The Journey Into The Heart Of Darkness." CHAINSAW are one of the leading band's on Poland's current Metal scene, with Empire planning on releasing "The Journey Into The Heart Of Darkness" in February of 2005. The new album is also slated to come attached to the January 2005 issue of Thrash 'Em All magazine. "The Journey Into The Heart Of Darkness" is scheduled to be recorded at Taklamakan Studios in Opalenica with the guiding hand of Przemyslaw "Perla" Wejmann (Guess Why, ex-Acid Drinkers) behind the board, after which final mastering will take place under the watch of Grzegorz Piwkowski. The album will also contain some special guest appearances by a few other stars from the Polish Metal scene - more details about those guests are to follow soon. Track Listing: Prelude • Episode I: Bitter Thoughts • Episode II: The Beginning • Episode III: Na Skrzydlach Nocy • Episode IV: Destroying The Madness • Episode V: Dying Hope • Episode VI: In Flames • Episode VII: Welcome To Hell • Episode VIII: Masters Of Shattered Dreams • Episode IX: Impatient • Episode X: The Mourning Song/End Of Pleasure • Consolation

09.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Coming off a successful full band Summer tour, INDIGO GIRLS are slated to play a series of October acoustic duo dates in support of their latest album, "All That We Let In." October 1st finds INDIGO GIRLS playing the "Honor The Earth" benefit in Salt Lake City, Utah with writer and environmental activist Winona LaDuke. The "Honor The Earth Pow Wow" works to create awareness and support for Native environmental issues through music and the arts. The Grammy winning folk-rock duo released "All That We Let In" earlier this year, on which they once again set up shop with producer Peter Collins, who produced 2002's "Become You" as well as 1994's "Swamp Ophelia." INDIGO GIRLS are augmented on "All That We Let In" by their longtime backing band of bassist Clare Kenny, keyboardist Carol Isaacs and drummer Brady Blade. Singer Joan Osborne also added her distinct vocals to "All That We Let In" on the tracks 'Heartache For Everyone,' 'Tether,' and 'Rise Up.' Osborne also contributed backing vocals to a number of tracks on 1999's "Come On Now Social." INDIGO GIRLS Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been performing together for over twenty years now. They self-released their debut, "Strange Fire," in 1987. In 1989, the duo released their self-titled album, which contained the hit 'Closer To Fine' and won them a Grammy for "Best Contemporary Folk Recording."
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09.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Italian Avant Garde Technical Dark Metallers EPHEL DUATH have been confirmed as support for DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN on their upcoming UK tour, due to kick off November 25th in Portsmouth at Wedgewood Rooms and wrapping up at the Arts Centre in Colchester on December 11th. Also latched on to the bill in support of the two bands will be POISON THE WELL, after which EPHEL DUATH are expected to enter the studio to record the follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed album, "The Painter's Palette." November 25th Portsmouth, UK [Wedgewood Rooms] • November 26th Oxford, UK [Zodiac] • November 27th Leeds, UK [Cockpit] • November 28th Bristol, UK [Fleece And Firkin] • November 29th Newport, UK [Barfly] • November 30th Wolverhampton, UK [Wulfren Hall] • December 1st Exeter, UK [Lemon Grove] • December 2nd Manchester, UK [Academy 3] • December 3rd Edinburgh, UK [Liquid Rooms] • December 4th Glasgow, UK [Garage] • December 6th Newcastle, UK [NUU Global] • December 7th Nottingham, UK [Rock City] • December 8th Northampton, UK [Roadmenders] • December 9th London, UK [The Forum] • December 10th Brighton, UK [Concorde] • December 11th Colchester, UK [Arts Centre]
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09.22.04 (Reuters) A lawyer for PHIL SPECTOR said today he has been asked to accompany the famed music producer to court this Monday, September 27th, and fears his client has been indicted by a secret grand jury for the murder of Lana Clarkson. "Nobody said to me, 'Your client has been indicted,' but as a former deputy district attorney and a lawyer for 34 years, I can't imagine any other reason to be there Monday morning with Phil," attorney Roger Rosen told Reuters. Defense attorneys had been preparing for a preliminary hearing in which prosecutors would have had to show enough evidence against Spector to bind him over for trial. By taking the unusual step of obtaining an indictment, Rosen said, prosecutors were able to skip that step. He said that was evidence that their case was weak. "Phil is very disappointed," Rosen said. "He believed that at the time of the preliminary hearing we would have the opportunity to challenge the evidence. He felt strongly that there was a very significant possibility that this case would be thrown out at the prelim, so he's very disappointed that he's lost that chance." Prosecutors declined to comment on the case, which stems from the February 3rd, 2003 shooting death of the 40-year-old Clarkson, who was found dead in the foyer of Spector's 33-room faux castle in suburban Los Angeles. PHIL SPECTOR is best known for pioneering the "Wall Of Sound" recording technique, and his later work with THE BEATLES and THE RAMONES.

09.22.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Boston Metalcore kings CONVERGE begin a new tour this Friday in support of their new album, "You Fail Me," along with CAVE IN and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. Tour Dates: 9/24 Montreal, QUE [Rainbow] • 9/25 Danbury, CT [The Empress Ballroom] • 9/26 Baltimore, MD [The Otto Bar] • 9/27 Richmond, VA [Alley Katz] • 9/28 Greensboro. NC [Club 9] • 9/29 Nashville, TN [Blue Sky Court] • 9/30 Atlanta, GA [The Masquerade] • 10/1 West Palm Beach, FL [Spanky's] • 10/2 St. Petersburg, FL [State] • 10/3 Orlando, FL [The Social] • 10/5 Austin, TX [Emo's] • 10/6 San Antonio, TX [Sin 13] • 10/7 Albuquerque, NM [The Launchpad] • 10/8 Phoenix, AZ [The Brickhouse] • 10/9 San Diego, CA [The Epicenter] • 10/10 Pomona, CA [The Glasshouse] • 10/11 Anaheim, CA [Chain Reaction] • 10/12 Los Angeles, CA [The Troubadour] • 10/14 San Francisco, CA [The Pound] • 10/15 Portland, OR [Meow Meow] • 10/16 Seattle, WA [Graceland] • 10/18 Salt Lake City, UT [Lo-Fi] • 10/19 Denver, CO [Cervante's] • 10/20 Omaha, NE [The Ranch Bowl] • 10/21 Minneapolis, MN [The Triple Rock Social Club] • 10/22 Chicago, IL [The Bottom Lounge] • 10/23 Detroit, MI [St. Andrews Hall] • 10/24 Cleveland, [OH Peabody's] • 10/25 Pittsburgh, [PA Nick's Fat City] • 10/26 Syracuse, NY [Club Tundra] • 10/27 Philadelphia, PA [The 1st Unitarian Church] • 10/28 Poughkeepsie, NY [The Chance] • 10/29 NYC, NY [The Knitting Factory] • 10/30 NYC, NY [The Knitting Factory]
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09.22.04 (Reuters) Former Pop/Rock singer/songwriter CAT STEVENS (now known as "Yusuf Islam") has been denied entry into the United States, as his airline flight from London was diverted to Maine after his name turned up on a federal terrorist watch list, a U.S. Transportation Security official said. United Airlines Flight #919 enroute to Washington was diverted to Bangor where Islam was questioned and detained by federal authorities, who put him on a return flight to the UK early today. U.S. Customs and border protection authorities discovered that the name matched a federal watch list by checking passenger information transmitted by the airline after the flight departed from London, the official said. The Washington Post, citing sources familiar with the event reported that Islam, whose name is listed as "Usef Islam," is on several government watch lists, including the no-fly list. United Airlines spokesman Jeff Green said the carrier was asked by the Transportation Security Administration to divert the plane to Maine for security reasons. The TSA had the flight diverted to Maine to keep it out of the Northeast corridor airspace, TSA spokesman Nico Melendez said. The flight, with the remaining passengers, departed for Dulles International Airport after about four hours on the ground and landed at Dulles around 9 p.m., Melendez said. CAT STEVENS had a string of hits in the early 1970s, including 'Wild World' and 'Peace Train,' before converting to Islam in late 1977.

09.22.04 (RockAndMetal.com) CRYONIC TEMPLE have nearly the pre-production process for their upcoming third album, "Rapid Fire," which is to be released in mid-2005 via Limb Music Products. The new material is being described by lead guitarist Esa T Ahonen as a progression from where CRYONIC TEMPLE's second album, "Blood, Guts & Glory," left off. "The new songs are even more powerful, rawer (aggressive) with catchier choruses and the lead guitars on fire. There might be a surprise or two but all of you that liked our previous albums won't get disappointed. Don't worry, there won't be any rap/nu metal shit on this album either," Ahonen says. CRYONIC TEMPLE can already look back on an eventful career. The heart of the band is vocalist Johan Johansson, whose voice sounds very similar to that of Steve Grimmet from GRIM REAPER, and guitarist Ahonen, whose traditional way of playing his instrument is marked by the drive of a K.K. Downing and the virtuosity of an Uli Jon Roth. Johansson and Ahonen left their previous combos, an IRON MAIDEN cover band named TROOPERS and LEX CREDO, a Progressive Metal outfit, in 1996, in order to put together something more professional. The name CRYONIC TEMPLE was thought up after watching a documentary about Cryo-Technology, which permits its pro-science followers to have their bodies frozen after death in order to be revived in the far future.
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09.21.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Sanctuary Records will pay homage to LYNYRD SKYNYRD with the coming release of "Under The Influence - A Jam Band Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd, due October 5th. The 11-track album includes songs by bands such as GOV'T MULE ('Simple Man'), BLUES TRAVELER ('Free Bird'), BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS ('Sweet Home Alabama'), LES CLAYPOOL of PRIMUS ('Call Me The Breeze'), NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS ('Whiskey Rock A Roller') and DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS ('Every Mother's Son'). GOV'T MULE frontman/guitarist Warren Hayes says they chose to cover 'Simple Man' because it contains some "of Ronnie's [Van Zandt] most heartfelt lyrics. It's amazing what you can do with three chords, if they're the right three chords." Todd Mohr of BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS commented: "'Sweet Home Alabama' is "one of the great rock songs of all time. It was very challenging to give the song a new interpretation. Lynyrd Skynyrd are one of the great rock bands of all time, particularly in the guitar realm... They had three phenomenal guitar players. Since Big Head Todd And The Monsters are very blues guitar-oriented, there are a lot of similarities. They are our forefathers, so to speak." "Lynyrd Skynyrd bridged 60's psychedelic rock to the gunslingers of the 80's like Van Halen," says Cody Dickinson of NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS. "Long live rock and God Bless America."

09.21.04 (RockAndMetal.com) MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn just updated his tour diary with the following entry on the band's official website: "We are officially finished with the Road Rage Tour. Super stoked to have toured, hung out, drank with the Chimaira boys once again. I love those guys, and I love that band. 'The Impossibility Of Reason' is one of the best modern metal records to come out in the past 5 years, and they are an un-fucking-believable live band. Wow! Those guys have really come into their own. It is awesome to see how much they have improved since we first took those guys out back in 2001. Monday Night Mosh!!!!! Openers/teenagers Trivium rocked the house big time, and went over really well. Seriously good dudes too. The Brown Eyes flowed heavily. In Chicago... Oh my God. In Anaheim...oh - Jesus - God?! The label really stepped up to the plate and did a great job delivering the goods. There were ads up the ass! Nearly all the shows kicked butt. Had a couple o' duds... DC was boring, Detroit was good. Toronto rocked, NYC... f#%kin' A! San Antonio, & Columbus... Holy Cow!!! Orlando... What the f#%k!!! Philly... F#%K YEAH! HOLY SHIT!? People singing along to 'Seasons Wither' and 'Days Turn Blue To Gray' SO loud!!! It's crazy. Good stuff. Best circle pit of the tour hands down goes to Orlando ... unreal man ... you guys got issues..."
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09.21.04 (RockAndMetal.com) ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY begin a tour of Europe for the first time in four years beginning tomorrow in Hamburg, Germany. The band are making the month-long trek in support of their new Relapse Records album "Fulton Hill" and the recently re-issued "Rise Again." Confirmed Dates: 09/22 Hamburg, Germany [Hafenklang] • 09/23 Arnhem, Netherlands [Goudvishal] • 09/24 Bischofswerda, Germany [East Club] • 09/26 Brussels, Belgium [Magasin 4 Festival] • 09/27 Jena, Germany [Rosenkeller] • 09/28 Verviers, Belgium [Spirit Of '66] • 09/29 Tilburg, Netherlands [Little Devil] • 09/30 Trier, Germany [Exhaus] • 10/01 Bern, Switzerland [Reitschule] • 10/02 Luzern, Switzerland [Boa] • 10/03 Ravensburg, Germany [Club Balthes] • 10/04 Innsbruck, Austria [Bogen 19] • 10/07 Vienna, Austria [Arena] • 10/8 Mezaggo, Italy [Bloom] • 10/09 Bassano Del Grappa, Italy [Transilvania Electrica Club] • 10/10 Rome, Italy [Circolo Delgi Artisti] • 10/13 Saint Feliu, Spain [Atzavara Club] • 10/17 Paris, France [Peniche Alternat] • 10/18 Dudley, England [JB's] • 10/19 Nottingham, England [Rock City] • 10/20 Bradford, Scotland [Rio] • 10/21 Kingston, England [The Peel] • 10/22 Milton Keynes, England [Woughton Center] • 10/23 London, England [The Garage] • 10/24 Kontich, Belgium [Lintfabriek]
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09.21.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of Grand Rapids, Michigan Metallers STILL REMAINS. Recently, the band have rapidly established themselves as one of modern heavy music's most promising young bands. Some may have witnessed STILL REMAINS playing live alongside the likes of AS I LAY DYING, ZAO and HASTE THE DAY at some point during 2004. The band's sound consists of heart-crushing howls and heartfelt melodies, delivered amidst a swirl of keyboards, with guitars chugging brutally along -- sometimes harmonizing in unison not unlike IRON MAIDEN on overdrive -- while songs like "I Can Revive Him With My Own Hands" feel like the last hours of a very bad day sped up in time-lapse. The band recently released the EP "If Love Was Born To Die" through Red/Sony Distribution last month. STILL REMAINS were first introduced to Roadrunner Records through A&R man Mike Gitter (Killswitch Engage, Cradle Of Filth). "I've never heard a band that smashes together Swedish metal, American metalcore and Saddle Creek-ish indie-rock all at once," says Gitter. "Then they push it all emotionally and over the edge! Guaranteed, this is the beginning of something great for years to come." Meanwhile, STILL REMAINS are slated to enter the studio this Fall to record their debut full-length for Roadrunner, slated for release sometime in Spring of 2005.
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09.20.04 (AP) Technicians at Swedish Public Television in Stockholm have unearthed an unexpected delight for music lovers - a complete original recording of a JIMI HENDRIX concert in Stockholm from 1969 on a tape long thought to have been destroyed. The unmarked tape was recently found stashed on a shelf deep inside the station's enormous archives during a project to transfer archived material from tape and film to digital, SVT spokeswoman Catarina Wilson said Friday. "They looked through the tape and found it had some Jimi Hendrix," Wilson said. "Then they saw it had a lot of Jimi Hendrix - the entire concert, which is what makes this tape unique." The black-and-white recording from Stockholm's concert hall was ordered destroyed by a producer in 1969, a time when it was too expensive to keep all raw footage, Wilson said. JIMI HENDRIX died in 1970. Wilson said it was likely that one of the state-run network's workers, perhaps a Hendrix fan, stashed it on the shelf, where it sat for 35 years gathering dust. Part of the 56-minute concert was broadcast on SVT in 1969, before THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE disbanded, but it has never been shown in its entirety. SVT is determining if it still has the rights to show the entire broadcast of the concert. "Of course we realize that this is great material that we would love to show," Wilson said.

09.20.04 (RockAndMetal.com) CHIMAIRA will release "The Dehumanizing Process" DVD on October 25th, a 90 minute, behind-the-scenes documentary that follows the band from the writing and recording of their latest album "The Impossibility Of Reason" in 2003, through their stint on the recent Road Rage tour with labelmates MACHINE HEAD and TRIVIUM last month. In addition to the documentary, the DVD includes almost an hour of live CHIMAIRA performance footage. As an added bonus, the package will also include the band's "This Present Darkness" EP, which initially brought them to the attention of Roadrunner Records. "It's been a tremendous ride so far," says CHIMAIRA vocalist Mark Hunter, "and I feel fortunate enough to be able to show our fans what it's like to actually be in this group because we feel they are the 7th member, and we couldn't have done any of this without them." When CHIMAIRA released their sophomore effort "The Impossibility Of Reason" in May of 2003, it marked both the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one. Over the past year and a half, the band has toured with some of the biggest names in modern heavy music, played Ozzfest, shot three videos (one of which ended in a fiery blaze), gone through three drummers, fought illness, English thugs, and one another, with "The Dehumanizing Process" (directed by Todd Bell), capturing much of it on video.
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09.20.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Following their dark and broody first single 'I Am' from the new self-titled album from KILLING HEIDI, the band are set to release a second potential smash in 'Calm Down' on Monday, September 27th. The song has already been getting a big workout on radio (it was the #1 most added track to Australian radio on release to the media), and with a video for the song (shot in Broken Hill) hitting TV last Friday, expect the infectious Pop/Rock track to invade the music media in the next few weeks. "It's about a big ass crush," KILLING HEIDI frontwoman Ella Hooper comments. Musically, the track epitomizes the band's crunchier, more stripped-down approach to simply rocking out, while still managing to pulsate with immediate pop melody. 'The Calm Down' single package will also be released with 2 non-album B-side tracks in 'Never Know Me' And 'See What's Inside,' just to entice fans a little bit more. KILLING HEIDI also began their national "Calm Down" Australian tour in support of the new single last week, with the band heading into Rockhampton, Sydney, and more this week before making their way into Victoria come October. With the release of their latest album, the band has never been more comfortable in their own skin. "We're not often completely happy with anything we do", says Hooper, "but we are so proud of this album, and for the first time in a long time, we feel it truly reflects who we really are."
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09.20.04 (RockAndMetal.com) SHADOWS FALL's new album, "The War Within," was released in Europe today via Century Media, with a limited first edition of the release available in a Digipak with a bonus DVD containing live footage and an enhanced CD including IM buddy icons, screensavers and wallpapers. The album is also set to be released in North America tomorrow. A new video clip for 'The Power Of I And I' is already being aired since last week in Europe on VivaPlus, which made it into the Top-5 list of the genre-voting already. Also, MTV2's new "Headbangers Ball" double-CD release features a new SHADOWS FALL song in 'What Drives The Weak,' alongside respected artists like SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, A PERFECT CIRCLE and KORN. SHADOWS FALL vocalist Brian Fair is completely amazed by the massive amount of positive events happening for the band right now, and comments: "We have had the most incredible time all year. We have been lucky enough to share the stage with some of our heroes and play all over the world. We couldn't ask for anything more!" SHADOWS FALL have also managed to become the first Century Media act ever to surpass the 100,000 units sold mark with their last album, "The Art Of Balance." SHADOWS FALL are currently touring North America with CANDIRIA, ALL THAT REMAINS and FULL BLOWN CHAOS, after which they will tour Europe with the mighty DAMAGEPLAN and THE HAUNTED.
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