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Deathstroke
05-16-2005, 10:21 PM
This update is top heavy with interviews!

Here's an interview with former Megadeth (http://www.megadeth.com) bassist Dave Ellefson. (http://www.blasting-zone.com/DavidEllefson1.htm). He talks about patching things up with Dave Mustaine someday.

Mastodon (http://www.mastodonrocks.com) guitarist Bill Kelliher talks about being on Ozzfest (http://www.ozzfest.com) and the band's decision to sign with Warner Bros. Records. Interview link! (http://www.schwegweb.com/featurs/feat_mastodon.html)

Geezer Butler (http://www.geezerbutler.com) (the bassist for Black Sabbath (http://www.black-sabbath.com)) talks about his new solo CD Ohmwork, The Osbournes TV show, and more in this interview. (http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/Interviews05/geezerbutler.htm)

Blind Guardian (http://www.blind-guardian.com) vocalist Hansi Kursch talks about working with Iced Earth (http://www.icedearth.com) guitarist Jon Schaffer on their new Demons and Wizards CD Touched By The Crimson King. Here's what he had to say. (http://www.metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=160)

Soulfly abruptly cancelled their two concert dates in Russia recently. Here's the story with details on exactly why this happened! (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=36743)

Here's an MP3 link to hear the new Heathen (http://www.heathenmetal.com) song "Dying Season." (http://www.heathenmeetal.com/sample/DyingSeason.mp3)

The sole studio album CD release from the group Dr. Butcher will be reissued in the US on June 9th via End Records. It came out May 9th in Europe. The reissue will contain the original album on one disc and then have a bonus disc with four songs from "The Demos" CD along with a new song called "Inspector Highway." The main players in the band were Jon Oliva (http://www.jonoliva.net) and Chris Caffery, (http://www.chriscaffery.com) both from SAVATAGE. (http://www.savatage.com)

Here's a review of the new System of a Down (http://www.systemofadown.com) CD Mezmerize. (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=301)

Dope will tentatively release their new album American Apathy on July 26th. You can hear a clip of their new single "No Way Out" here. (http://www.dopearmy.com/index2.html)

Here's a rather candid interview with Jason Slater. (http://www.breakdownroom.net/articles1.html) He's the frontman for Snake River Conspiracy and will be producing the new Queensryche (http://www.queensryche.com) CD Operation:mindcrime II.

King's X (http://www.kingsxonline.com) singer Doug Pinnick's 3rd solo album Emotional Animal will hit the shelves on July 19th from Magna Carta Records. (http://www.magnacarta.net)
Here's an MP3 sample from the new CD. (http://www.magnacarta.net/audiofiles/sampler/DPcrashing.mp3)

The Blackmore's Night (http://www.blackmoresnight.com) DVD Castles and Dreams is due to be released in Europe on May 31st. It will drop in the US, Canada, Japan and Brazil at the end of September.
Here's the cover art:
http://www.blackmoresnight.com/images/castles_and_dreams_dvd.jpg