HALFORD SET TO LAUNCH "THE 2003 METAL GODS NORTH AMERICA TOUR"
NEW YORK: Rob Halford will headline the spring's heaviest U.S. tour, The
2003 Metal Gods Tour. The exclusively Metal tour will be a multi-band package
featuring Rob's blazing quintet Halford, co-headliners Testament, Immortal,
Symphony X, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth, Carnal Forge and more.
The 2003 Metal Gods Tour is set to kick off April 25 in Chicago, and will wrap
up on the west coast by mid-June. This will be Rob's first full-length tour
of North America in nearly three years.
"The tour is quite remarkable," Halford said. "Over the last decade, Hard
Rock and Heavy Metal have fragmented into all these unique sub-genres, so we
felt it would be ideal to put some of the best Metal bands from the various
genres together on the road." Today's Gods of Metal, if you will.
The Metal Gods Tour will feature U.S. Bay Area Thrash Metal kings Testament.
Also, New York-based Progressive Metal act Symphony X. Rob Halford has often
professed his affinity for bands of a darker nature, so the inclusion of Black
and Death Metal bands were an obvious way to round out a lineup.
Norway's Black Metal kings Immortal are sensational, with their current
release sitting solidly as the best in the genre. And it's no coincidence
that three acts from Sweden have been asked to take part in the unique tour, as
Dark Tranquillity, Amon Amarth and Carnal Forge are among the best from this
Scandinavian hotbed of Metal.
"It will be enjoyable to watch Metal fans of all types mix together with their
enormous enthusiasm," said Halford. "Often fans of Death and Black Metal
bands won't go see some of the other acts co-headlining The Metal Gods and
vice versa. We're accomplishing a lot together. I'm certain the bands are
going to enjoy themselves as we roll around the U.S. and Canada, so the fans are
certainly going to experience the best each act has to give. When done, the
tour will be remembered as something rare."
The Metal Gods will take nothing for granted. They'll move briefly around the
Midwest and then into Canada by early May. The Metal Gods will then visit the
Northeast section of the U.S. and head down the coast into Florida and across
Texas, hitting many western U.S. cities before surveying the landscape.
Tour dates, ticket and band information, etc. will be available shortly.
Doors will open approximately 5 p.m. with performances beginning at 6 p.m. All
venue times and band on-stage times will be available online just prior to the
commencement of the tour. PUNISHED EARTH LATEST NEWS+++MAJOR CHANGE IN
THE LINE UP+++
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After years of great collaboration, Axel decided to leave PUNISHED EARTH
due to his lack of right interest in the band. He promised to stay until
we found a decent replacement on guitars. A few weeks later Patrick
asked one of his friends, LUDO, who was busy with some crap bands in the
area, to join a rehearsal to see if he could fit in ... and BINGO he is
the right dude. So we can now officially announce that LUDO joined
PUNISHED EARTH on guitars and AXEL will leave after the set is rightly
played in. Currently we act as a five piece but only for rehearsals.
Moreover, we lost the "FRIDGE" and we had to look for another rehearsal
place. We found one but we can only practice once a week with one week
without PATRICK (due to professional duties). As Ludo does a lot of
practice at home, we think we will be ready to take stages by storm
around the end of June 03.
As well, we want to inform you that our second CD release is out since
October 02 and it can be purchased either at UXICON RECORDS either at
the band contacts (check out the contact page at our digital home
http://come.to/punishedearth/ ). The mini CD is entitled "RUINED EMPIRE"
and contains 7 new tracks of WHATEVER GRINDING AUDIO VIOLENCE with some
weird in and outros.
Currently, aside the fact that we are working in Ludo, we also wrote
five new tracks and some more are "en chantier". Look for some of them
on our next live gigs.
Soon we will also put out a split CD-R together with our dudes of
BOILING REMAINS. The PUNISHED EARTH stuff will be some live recording...
Also, the PUNISHED EARTH website has been totally renewed with a much
better lay out and easier to surf through. We are conscious that some
parts of the site still need to major update, but the fact that the site
 is a totally DIY creation and that only the webmaster is busy with the
creation and update of the stuff, may excuse it.
Check it out and feel free to copy the MP3s on our download section and
spread them around. If you use them for some compilation purpose, please
send us one copy of it (also CD-R). We also have included a brand new
section entitled "ENEMIES OF MANKIND" in which we point out those dicks
who want to give us the very final shot, those who are bringing our
civilization at the eve of a new world war. I fear in the next time we
have to update this section the most (soon North Korean president). WE
DON'T WANT THIS WAR - IT IS NEVER A SOLUTION !!!.
I also changed my email address in skull666@skynet.be Please send all the
E mail at this contact.
Hear from ya ...
Fred
for PUNISHED EARTH Cosmo's Moon is proud to announce that our new bass player is Ex-Dead End Kidz member Kevin Edell !!
Kevin brings a pure Rock n Roll bass playing style and attitude to CM that will solidify our sound and stage show. The reunion of Kevin and vocalist John Erigo(also Ex-Dead End Kidz)just continues their longstanding friendship. Kevin has extensive experience in all aspects of being in a band(playing live, writing, recording)and his rumbling bass will make us sound even heavier!!!
We are now rehearsing and putting Kev through "new band member Hell" as he is feverishly working to learn our songs. So, join us in welcoming Kevin to the Cosmo's Moon family by coming to see us LIVE on Sunday, March 30th at 5PM at
The First Annual "Fallen Heroes Benefit Show"
For the FDNY and NYPD Widows and Children's Fund
March 28, 29, and 30, 2003
Over 28 bands in 3 days!
The Bayview Ale House
365 S. Bayview Ave.
Freeport NY, 11520
516-771-0245
www.bayviewalehouse.com
$15.00 donation at the door
All proceeds go directly to :
New York Police and Fire Widow's and Children's Benefit Fund, Inc.
General Post Office
PO Box 26837
New York, NY 10087-6837
There will be tons of raffle prizes such as guitars, CDs, director's chairs, lithographs, t-shirts autographed by Creed, and 50-50s!!!
Check out our website at http://cosmos_moon_band.tripod.com for more concert and MP3 information!!!
Pandemia en Buenos Aires
SABADO 29 DE MARZO
CONTINUANDO EL "DEMONIAC LATIN TOUR 2003"
SE PRESENTARAN EN
CBGB Bme. Mitre 1552 Capital
BANDAS SOPORTE:
CARNARIUM - AVERNAL - SORCERY - ETERNAL GRAVE - ANGEL MACABRO
Anticipadas desde el 1ero hastá el 21 /03 $ 8.00 despúes $ 10.00
en LOCURAS - LASER - LA CUEVA - RATS RECORDS - LA ESTAKA - GANDALF
ROCK TATTO
Organiza HURLING METAL RECORDS
ENSLAVIOR LIVE:
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Thursday, March 20 at NEW GEORGE's (now known as "GEORGE's")
Marin County's Address for Entertainment
842 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA
21 & over, only $5, show starts 9 p.m.
(415) 457-1515
with POLLO ENFERMO, featuring Prairie Prince of the Tubes/Jefferson
Starship SKINLESS has completed the recording of "From Sacrifice To Survival"!!!!
The release date is June 3rd, 2003 in the US!!! European and Japanes
release dates witll be announced soon!!
SKINLESS will kick off the world tour this Wednesday in Amsterdam of
all places, let the party begin!!! Dates are available at 4SKINLESS.com news from black circle
Unholy hail to you !!!
First of all, I inform you that I have made some changes in my site
http://blackcircle.free.fr.
I have deleted my links page and I have replaced it by a webring /
topsites.
So all people who have made trade links with me must registered their
web site in this webring.
Secondly I have also make the update of my distribution list with some
interesting news. So visit my site for more details, the prices are
very interesting :
*CD : 11 Euros (France) / 13 Euros or US$ (others)
*MCD : 7 Euros (France) / 9 Euros or US$ (others)
*demo CDR : between 4 & 6 Euros (France) / 6 & 8 Euros or US$ (others)
*demo tape : 4 Euros (France) / 5 Euros or US$ (others)
I have also special prices :
*1 CD + 2 tapes for : 15 Euros (France) / 20 Euros or US$ (others)
*3 MCD : 15 Euros (France) / 20 Euros or US$ (others DISENGAGED NEWS
I wanted to let you know that Disengaged will be
featured on The Apple Core on Monday, March
17th, at 8:00 p.m. (EST). The Apple Core is an
independent radio show on
CyberstationUSA(www.cyberstationusa.com)and hosted by
Kevin Curran. Disengaged will be featured on a portion
of the show called, "Our Time."
Disengaged is playing Sunday march 23rd in Kingston with Random Acts
of Violence, Breeding Ground and Mordor. All Ages
They are also playing an all ages show in lowell at the sugar shack
with red*invasion and the sarcastics on thurs april 3rd
then a 21+ show on May 1st with The Network and God:Awful (part of
the Boston's Dead series at O'Briens pub)
The new CD should be out by the may 1st show
http://www.disengaged.cjb.net/ The gothic-dark metal band Let Me Dream is looking for a gig in Benelux, Germany on Saturday April 26, 2003. The band is on tour then and has this open day to fill in.
* KIJU Italian neothrash metal band, are searching for an Austrian/German band with which to book and play a mini-tour in these countries in May 2003. One gig is almost booked, now the band is searching for other 2/3 gigs. Contact Millennium Promo Agency (IT) (info@millenniumagency.net.
* Mantra are looking for gigs all over Europe. The band want to travel to Europe in June 2003 and they are looking for promotors, venues, fests, ... where they can play. The band plays deathmetal and what they ask is a sleeping place for 3 persons and 250 Euro. The band exists since 1989 and now they released their 5th album Creature and want to promote the album with an European tour.