NEWS:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CANNIBAL CORPSE tour announced!
"We are pleased to confirm the first US tour for The Wretched Spawn,
starting on February 14 2004 until March 13 2004. Other acts will be
Hypocrisy and Vile. Dates and venues will be announced shortly once they get
confirmed. See you all out there!"

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net/




UNEARTH update:
The band is currently concentrating on writing songs for their upcoming
album due out in Spring 2004 on Metal Blade Records. The band has decided to
hold off on shows so they can focus all their time and energy on the new
album. However they guys will be playing one last show in late January to
film for a DVD, which will be the only show for the entire winter. As far as
recording goes the band has started pre-production at Ken's home studio
using pro tools which as Trevor puts it makes it a lot clearer and easier to
write then the days of recording on a boom box. So far they have finished 6
tracks for the rough mix before they enter the studio In February with Adam
D of Killswitch Engage. More info on the new album soon to come.

http://www.unearth.tv/



CATTLE DECAP update from the band/new video debut on Headbangers this
weekend!
What's up all you depraved heaps!
Cattle Decapitation is back from tour and would like to thank all those who
helped in any way. It was a full 2 months so there are too many to list
here.... THANK YOU!!! Now for some news!:

**The video for TO SERVE MAN airs on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball this Saturday,
Dec 13 @ 10:00 PM (eastern time), or 7:00 PM if you live on the west coast
like we do...

We have new merch coming to the site, so if you weren't able to get a shirt
when we were out, you can now online through our site or direct to
http://www.accidentprone.com/!

We enter the studio early next month to record our next album Humanure on
Metal Blade Records! At the helm will be the almighty Bill Metoyer (Slayer,
WASP)! Be ready to have your ass handed to you with this release.

Till next time,
stay gore.

-Cattle D.

http://www.cattledecapitation.com/



AS I LAY DYING update from the band/video to air on Headbangers next
Thursday
We've updated some dates on the tour page for our current tour with
Chimaira, Soliwork, and Bleeding Through. We'd also like to announce some
headlining dates on the West Coast in January. Here they are below, so
please try to make it out for these.

HEADLINING DATES supported by On Broken Wings, Cannae, Three Inches of Blood
& If Hope Dies
1/07 Hollywood, CA - The Whisky
1/08 San Francisco, CA - The Pound
1/09 Salinas, CA - Jim Dandy's
1/10 Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction

Also, with the demise of mp3.com, we've updated our mp3 links on the
downloads page. Download or listen to 94 Hours and Forever now.

**Be sure to watch Headbangers Ball on Thursday, December 18th as the new
video for 94 Hours will kick off the episode.

http://www.asilaydying.com/



THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER revamp site...
Make sure to check out The Black Dahlia Murder's newly designed site for all
the latest tour dates, news, merch, pics, and much more! The guys are
currently out on the road with Himsa, Freya, and 3 Inches of Blood.

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, Himsa, and 3 Inches of Blood
12/11 Amityville, NY Molly Bloom's
12/12 Poughkeepsie, NY Club Crannel
12/13 Lackawanna, NY The Cruise In
12/14 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
12/15 New York, NY Club Rare
12/16 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Roboto Project
12/17 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
12/18 Grand Rapids, MI Skelletones
12/20 Chicago, IL Fireside Bowl

http://www.theblackdahliamurder.com/



ARMORED SAINT update by Joey Vera:
One last bit of newz before the end of the year!

The Saint have finished their new DVD entitled "Armored Saint Magazine:
Lessons Not Well Learned" and is scheduled for a late spring release.

Directed by Joey Vera, the DVD will include a one-hour feature, which
contains 12 live bootleg videos ranging from the Symbol of Salvation tours
(1991) through the Nod to the Old School tours (2002). Done in a fictional
eMagazine style, the feature takes you through several chapters of music
mixed with off and onstage silly antics. All brought to you by a host simply
named "Gahnzo". No surprise who that is though.

Also completed and included in ASM: LNWL, is a music video for the song
"Symbol of Salvation" which includes several different live performances of
the band from 1991-2002 as well as never seen before footage from the
recording studio during the 1990-91 "Symbol" sessions.

There will be several other bonus features, which we will release in
January. Until then, here is the track listing for ASM: LNWL

1. Pay Dirt
2. Warzone
3. The Truth Always Hurts
4. After Me, The Flood
5. Take a Turn
6. Symbol of Salvation
7. Tainted Past
8. Creepy Feelings
9. Another Day
10. For the Sake
11. Tension
12. Tribal Dance

If you haven't checked it out yet, there's a new Forum post spot for The
Saint at Ultimate Metal. Go to ultimatemetal.com and click on community,
scroll down to Armored Saint and you're in. If that doesn't work you can try
this link:http://ultimatemetal.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=284

Until next year, have a very Metal Holiday!

http://www.armoredsaint.com/



METAL BLADE RECORDS opens up eBay Store!
Check out the new Metal Blade Records eBay store for all the latest and hard
to find Metal Blade releases since the company's beginnings!!! The store is
constantly being updated with CD's, LP's, cassettes, and more!

http://www.stores.ebay.com/metalbladerecordsstore




NEW MP3's CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON www.metalblade.com
As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse - Forever
The Black Dahlia Murder - Unhallowed - Funeral Thirst
Six Feet Under - Bringer of Blood - Amerika The Brutal
The Crown - Possessed 13 - Face of destruction/Deep hit of death
King Diamond - The Puppet Master - Blood To Walk
Falconer - The Sceptre of Deception - The Trail of Flames
Vader - Blood - We Wait



TOUR UPDATE:
AS I LAY DYING Pure Hatred Tour with Chimaira, Soilwork, and Bleeding
Through
12/11 Boise, ID The Venue
12/12 Salt Lake City, UT Bricks
12/13 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
12/14 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
12/15 Sauget, IL Pop's
12/16 Minneapolis, MN The Quest
12/17 Chicago, IL The Metro
12/18 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
12/19 Indianapolis, IN Rehearsal Studio
12/20 Detroit, MI Harpo's
12/21 Cleveland, OH The Odeon
*Tour with The Judas Cradle, Cannae, On Broken Wings and If Hope Dies*
01/07 Hollywood, CA The Whiskey
01/08 San Francisco, CA The Pound
01/09 Salinas, CA Jim Dandy's
01/10 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
*Tour with Sworn Enemy, Himsa, and With Honor*
1/17 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
1/20 Nashville, TN Rocket Town
1/21 Savannah, GA Toasers Café
1/22 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
1/23 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit's
1/25 Orlando, FL The Social
1/26 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
1/28 Houston, TX The Engine Room
1/29 Austin, TX The Back Room
2/01 Tucson, AZ The Rock
2/02 Phoenix, AZ The Mason Jar
2/03 Los Angeles, CA The Whisky A Go Go
2/04 Corona, CA Showcase Theatre
2/08 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
2/12 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
2/19 West Springfield, VA Jaxx

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Tour with Himsa, and 3 Inches of Blood
12/11 Amityville, NY Molly Bloom's
12/12 Poughkeepsie, NY Club Crannel
12/13 Lackawanna, NY The Cruise In
12/14 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
12/15 New York, NY Club Rare
12/16 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Roboto Project
12/17 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
12/18 Grand Rapids, MI Skelletones
12/20 Chicago, IL Fireside Bowl

GWAR
12/31 Richmond, VA Alley Katz
1/03 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

BEYOND THE EMBRACE
12/19 New Bedford, MA New Wave Café "Heavy Metal X-Mas"

THE HEAVILS
12/31 Rockford, IL First Night Rockford

European Tour Dates
AMON AMARTH
*X-MASS FESTIVAL w/ Deicide, Destruction, Nile, Graveworm, Dew Scented,
Disbelief, and Misery Index*
12/11 Berlin, Germany Columbia Halle Fritz
12/12 Engelsdorf, Germany Hellraiser
12/13 Wels, Austria Schlachthof
12/14 Vienna, Austria Arena
12/15 Milano, Italy Alcatraz
12/16 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
12/17 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik
12/18 Prague, Czech Republic Roxy
12/19 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
12/20 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo (with Finntroll, Sadus, Nasty Savage
and more)
12/21 Tilburg, Netherlands 013 (with Finntroll, Sadus, Nasty Savage and
more)
2/28 Granada, Spain Pinos Puente Piorno Rock Festival
10/02 Ankara, Turkey Hippodrom Rock Station Festival

RED AIM
12/20 Grafenhausen, Germany Heavy X-Mas Party

CALLENISH CIRCLE
1/24 Zwolle, The Netherlands Hedon
1/25 Venlo, The Netherlands Perron 55
1/30 Arnhem, The Netherlands Willmeen
2/21 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo Haunted Ball Festival
2/28 Granada, Spain Pinos Puente Piorno Rock Festival

FALCONER *Tour with Doomsword and Axenstar*
1/06 Bergamo, Italy Motion
1/07 Graz, Austria Orpheum
1/09 Ljubljana, Slovenia Orto Bar
1/10 Innsburk, Austria Hafen
1/11 Munich, Germany Garage
1/12 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
1/13 Bielefeld, Germany Live Arena
1/14 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
1/15 Heidelburg, Germany Schwimmbad
1/16 Berlin, Germany Halford
1/17 Aalen, Germany Rock-It
1/18 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7

SYMPHORCE *Tour with Grave Digger and Wizard*
1/06 Osnabruck, Germany Hyde Park
1/07 Andernach, Germany JuZ
1/08 Pratteln, Czech Republic Z7
1/09 Lichtenfels, Germany Stadthalle Lichtenfels
1/10 Wien, Austria Planet Music
1/11 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrik
1/12 Bochum, Germany Zeche
1/13 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
1/14 Berlin, Germany Columbia Fritz
1/15 Hannover, Germany MusikZentrum Hannonver
1/16 Langen, Germany Stadthalle Langen
1/17 Glauchau, Germany Alte Spinnerei
1/18 Munich, Germany Backstage

ANCIENT
1/17 Bellinzona, Switzerland Palabasket

FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING
1/31 Weinheim, Germany Café Central CD RELEASE PARY

CANNIBAL CORPSE *No Mercy Festival tour with VOMITORY, Kataklysm, Hypocrisy,
Exhumed and more*
3/30 Osnabruck, Germany Hyde Park
3/31 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
4/01 Berlin, Germany Halford
4/02 Praha, Czech Republic Abaton Club
4/03 wien, Austria Planet Music
4/04 Wels, Austria Schlachthof
4/05 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
4/06 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
4/07 Ludwigsburg, Germany Rockfabrick
4/08 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
4/09 Erfurt, Germany Arena
4/10 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo
4/11 Paris, France La Locomotive
4/12 Tilburg, The Netherlands 013
*Tour with Kataklysm and Aborted*
4/13 London, Great Britain Underworld
4/14 Dublin, Ireland Whelans
4/15 Bradford, Great Britain Rio
4/16 Rennes, France Antipode
4/17 Woippy, France Salle Saint Exupery

BRAINSTORM *Tour with Primal Fear and Rob Rock*
3/03 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
3/04 Hardenberg. Netherlands Podium
3/05 London, Great Britain Scala
3/06 Wolverhampton, Great Britain Wulfrun Hall
3/08 Bochm, Germany Zeche
3/09 Paris, France La Locomotiv
3/11 Madrid, Spain Aqualung
3/12 Murcia, Spain Gamma
3/13 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz II
3/14 Bergara, Spain Sala Jam
3/16 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
3/17 Milan, Italy Transilvania
3/20 Lublijana, Slovenia Prinskov
3/21 Nuernburg, Germany Hirsch
3/23 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
3/24 Stuttgart, Germany Longhorn
3/25 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
3/26 Antwerpen, Belgium Ho Ter Loo
3/27 Kaufbeuren, Germany Zeppelinhalle

WACKEN OPEN AIR 2004
Amon Amarth, Brainstorm, Cannibal Corpse

BANG YOUR HEAD!!! OPEN AIR 2004
Ballistic

PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR 2004
Vomitory

Release Schedule:
1/27 Gorerotted - Only Tools and Corpses CD
1/27 Shining Fury - Last Sunrise CD
1/27 Symphorce - Twice Second CD
2/10 Fragments of Unbecoming Skyward -A Sylphe's Ascension CD
2/10 Fleshcrawl Made of Flesh CD
2/24 Cannibal Corpse - The Wretched Spawn CD/DVD
3/23 Vehemence - Helping the World to See CD
4/6 Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor CD