Metal Bulletin Zine #79 March 5, 2016 (no.1 in March) Washington state, U.S. www.metalbulletin.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/MetalBulletinZn www.facebook.com/The-Metal-Bulletin-paper-zine-238441519609213

tribute to Bill Bates (1962 – 2016), metal radio, Houston, Texas, U.S.

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— Metal Bulletin Zine P.O. Box 1339 Lake Stevens WA 98258 USA Metal Bulletin Zine #1-20: (2006-2009): Wisconsin #21-26: (2009-2010): Texas #27(2010)--now; Washington state All album reviews, news, updates below are by MMB, unless stated otherwise. ** Bill Bates Dec. 15, 1962 – Feb. 21, 2016 (by MMB) In the metal music scene in Houston, Texas dj Bill Bates was loved by musicians, metal music supporters and friends in general. Bill played all types of metal music on the Sweet Nightmares radio show on KPFT 90.1 FM, including Texas bands and there are many local Houston metal musicians whose songs Bill played. Bill’s love of metal music and music in general goes back a long time and he was practically a walking library of knowledge. Bill was obsessed with metal and other like-minded people would recognize a kindred spirit in Bill, who affectionately was called “The Master,” which is a joke within the name Bill “The Master” Bates. Bill was also very funny and had lots of hilarious and embarrassing stories about your favorite bands, Texas bands, and himself. There is a reason why people genuinely loved Bill and it’s because he was kind. That is the Bill that many of us knew. The older generation knew Bill through the original metal music show Sweet Nightmares that started in the 1980s and that was hosted by Bill and his friend Wes Weaver. Wes (ex-Imprecation, ex-Infernal Dominion) is the guitarist for the death metal band Blaspherian. For many, the names Bill and

Wes, Wes and Bill, were said together as if they were twins. These two metal personalities have played a big role in turning people on to new metal music, especially extreme metal. Bill had not been well for a long time, and for the recent period dj Herman García has kept the show going. It is important that Herman has stepped up to do the show. Many people have said wonderful things about Bill and it is impossible to put all those comments together in one place. These are some words that friends and musicians and others have said about Bill:

Bill The Master Bates, Houston has lost one of the undergrounds most influential radio personal in music. Not only was Bill Bates a radio personal that played some of the most brutal music to ever get radio time by anyone, he was also an energetic fan of the sounds of the underground. I first had the honor and pleasure of meeting Bill when I was in my early 20's I’ve always been a fan Of what Bill Bates and Wes Weaver had accomplished on 90.1 Kpft Sweet Nightmares. What these guys did inspired me to be the musician that I became by playing the music that I wanted to hear instead of playing commercial music that was not getting my attention. Thanks Bill for being apart of the Houston Metal Scene and never giving up on the music. What you guys did up at KPFT was establish a ground zero for all local metal heads. Rest easy, and be at peace. \m/

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Rivethead Magazine celebrates the life and mourns the passing of our old friend Bill Bates. Early RH staff writer and longtime host of the KPFT "Sweet Nightmares" radio show, Bill was and will always be a legendary icon to the underground Houston scene. Here he writes about Sweet Nightmares from RH Issue #8, June of 1989. Thanks for everything you ever did, brother. Someone should read the last paragraph of this at your funeral. Herman: Last night was kind of tough. We played some of Bill's favorite bands including deadhorse, Helstar and Trouble. We talked about some of memories of Bill Bates and then what blew me away was Bill's mom calling to thank us for doing the show and to say she was still in awe of how important her son was to the community. Important indeed. No one can fit in those shoes. But we will keep going at it and I hope all of you continue to tune in. \m/ \m/ One thing a lot of us agreed. Bill Bates must have sensed this time was coming. He was going to shows, he set up shows and he made it to the radio station. It was almost like he was saying his goodbye as he made his final tour. He touched so many but he was trying real hard to show people no matter what you are suffering, you still need to make time for friends, family and most important do what you can to help your friends in the metal community stay strong. This last week I am seeing so many people stand united in their love for Bill. For that say thank you. He would want you all to know that. So tomorrow one more tough day to say our goodbyes. Then we can continue to share our memories of him. He may have passed, but he will never be forgotten. Wes:

Just got back from the Bill Bates viewing, he looked really good. I had to say a last goodbye since i missed him after his departure from the hospital. Was really sad, but they had him in his sweet nightmares t-shirt, and an astros jacket, kinda fitting with how much he loved the radio show and the astros, well sports in general....Good bye old friend, i'll see you on the other side some time. sitting at home today, with the baby...remembering the old school days and thinking of all the crazy times with Bill Bates I remembered this video, shot by Sean Sitka, from Vinnie Labella's house (EXHORDER), in 1990 in New Orleans....with bills physical problems,i think the exhorder guys thought it a little funny so Vinnie wrote 'side actions blues' some good natured ribbing and Bill makes his appearance at the 5:25 mark unphased and having a great time...always laughing....

Rubén Elizondo: I was deeply saddened to hear the news on Bill's passing. He played a huge part in the Houston Metal Scene. He did so much for many people, including myself. In the late 80s

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he managed Dark Reign. In 1990 Bill got us on the whole Texas Tour with Morbid Angel. By 1991 he got us two dates with Death here in Houston and New Orleans. He supported many bands in Houston by giving them air play, as well as setting up shows. Bill even handled all of the paper work to purchase my house for me and my wife. Thank you for your 30 year friendship Bill, I was honored to get the chance to know you. There will never be another Bill Bates. R.I.P. Andrew Apollyon: I hope I'm able to perform the Bill Bates tribute show with my old band Hideously Defleshed. It would be an honour to pay tribute and support a true Houston legend. Bill Bates was a true gentlemen and class act. He always supported hideously defleshed as you can see from the pic below and played our music on k.p.f.t TheEjacula SweetNightmares often. If we are unable to perform the show due to the fact I'm leaving to the Middle East soon and my job may not allow me to take time off from work at the last moment for the show I will make sure we will donate a nice amount of funds to his benefit. Thank you Mr. Bill Bates we ❤ you... Jerry Warden: Bill Bates was on the air at KPFT in Houston when I hosted The Metal Show on KNON in Dallas from '86-'89 and he continued to host Sweet Nightmares into 2016. I knew him as a fellow promoter of metal at a time when community radio was the only source for metal music. Later, I was a fan as I listened to him in S.Texas penitentiaries. Upon my return home, I reacquainted myself w/ Bill and conveyed my respect for his longevity on the air. He asked my band, WarlockTexas, to open for Satan as the direct support band at Numbers in Houston and asked me more than once to attend his last show featuring Insecticide, a band we both played on the air

and hosted in the '80s. I wish I would've attended your last show, Bill, bc I have the utmost respect for u. U are The fuckin' Master... Joshua James Merritt: Bill Bates, family and friends. I want to apologize for not coming to the service today... I simply cannot do viewings anymore... I want my last visual memory of him to be that happy smile of his sitting on the side of the Fitz stage watching Venom Inc, not of him in a casket... my eyes are watering up just typing this.... and for the record, when I depart, NO VIEWING, please. I will have words for our fallen comrade tonight on my radio show. Bill, we love you and we are all missing you dearly. Dobber Beverly: A preshow shot for Bill Bates tonight. A tie that has been the bind for so many of us since we were kids jamming 90.1. Being able to turn that radio on and jam with pals you know and friends you didn't know yet. I wouldn't know half the people I know now if it wasn't for Bill and he was a hell of a dude. Rest in peace my friend and see you cats tomorrow! Richard Cagle: Voices came out in 1990... It was a collection of Metal Bands from around the region that I put out on Saturn Records... It was well received in Europe and helped promote the Texas/Louisiana metal scene... Joe Claytor (Band Manager/Local Promoter) and Bill Bates (Sweet Nightmares, KPFT Radio DJ), both helped me put this together... without them, I doubt it would have gotten done or been as successful as it was at the time. With the passing of Bill this week, I've been reflecting on how both Joe and Bill helped and influenced the whole Metal scene in the 90s. They will both be missed... I thank them for all that they did.. Rest in Peace my friends....

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John Fossum: Extremely sad to hear of the passing of Bill Bates. A dedicated, passionate music scene pioneer, promoter, fan and friend. When I moved to the Houston area in 1984, Bill was one of the first people I met. I listened religiously to the "Sweet Nightmares" radio show on KPFT that he and Wes Weaver made into a Metal program staple. I'm glad to have known him. It was a true honour. I have no doubt that he is yucking it up with Lemmy right now. Rest in peace, brotherman. TRIBUTE SHOW: March 20th at the Scout Bar. Doors at 1pm. The death of Bill Bates is a blow to the metal community of Houston. So some people have gotten together to show their respects and to show that Bill "The Master" will not be forgotten. A fitting tribute is quickly being assembled and a great way to give back to a person that meant so much to the music of Houston. There will be music, a raffle and some special items to auction. So when you come bring your money. You will want to take some of these items home at the end of the night. www.facebook.com/events/1673424529576074/

Sweet Nightmares (Houston, TX):

Thursday night 11pm-2am (Houston time) KPFT 90.1 fm www.kpft.org ** Omnihility Dominion Of Misery label: Unique Leader release: 26 February 2016 Years ago this publication received the band's first EP simply titled "Omnihility" (2010), which was a very impressive early work showing the high level of commitment to playing technical brutal death metal. As the years have passed the band continues on chosen the path, taking the sound in slightly different directions while staying close to the promise that they made with said EP. Three albums in, I feel like they are really getting more comfortable, more secure in their craft. The music still is blazing fast blasting mania like there's no tomorrow, but the band sounds less afraid, less concerned with the goal of being the fastest, most brutal band that has ever existed. They play metal at warp speed, but earlier in the history of the band you would have been forgiven for thinking that Omnihility wanted to beat up Origin and take their lunch money. Now the band is showing that they write songs that are a bit easier to understand. You don't have to have an advanced degree from the University of Technical Metal to get the songs. It's not easy being Omnihility. You can play fast and do all that tech-metal 24/7, but can you write songs that people can remember? Even though Omnihility has not changed its style, there is--dare I say it?!--a vibe that the songs can be assimilated more easily.

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I would tell you this. I know that the terms "tech-metal" often means bands trying to combine jazz with metal, emo with metal, core with metal and other combinations that some headbangers really hate. This band is not anything like that. It's real metal, intense, skillfully-played blasting metal. The first listen will sound eye-blindingly fast, as usual, but repeated listens will show some segments of catchier riffs, a bit of melody, some moments of breathing room, and other traits that demonstrate that the band means business, that they are aware that the objective is to have good songs. Showmanship is great and all, but I want songs, too. The album sounds professional and clear. I feel like the album sounds like a rather accurate picture of what the band can do, that they can play this material live and pull it off. It's not a messy recording with all types of samples, spoken parts, robotic voices, industrial tomfoolery and other nonsense. Of course, the vocals are low and gruff, and there is not much in the way of variety on that

score. The vocals kind of appear as another form of percussion, not as the centerpiece of the band as it is in more traditional forms of metal. Many people seem to consider Origin the kings of this style, and I am not here to get into arguments about those issues. However, there are other bands that are working hard at making recordings that reflect a serious commitment, a desire to do recordings that can go toe to toe with the top dogs of the genre. Omnihility is a fine, fine example of the some of the best that this genre has to offer to fanatics into the more serious forms of extremity and dexterity in this particular craft. www.facebook.com/omnihility www.uniqueleader.com www.facebook.com/UniqueLeaderRecords ** Megascavenger As Dystopia Beckons Selfmadegod Records release: 1 March 2016 "Calling out the Rogga junkies Are you ready for a new Rogga beat Rogga's here and the time is now For moshing in the street They're moshing in Stockholm Down in Gamleby Up in Gothenburg All we need is Rogga, sick Rogga There'll be moshing everywhere There'll be necks hurting, elbow swinging Moshing in the street" Rogga’s back and it’s time to get nasty, so nasty. Megascavenger is the filthy extreme expression of the death metal riff assembly line factory known by the human name of

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Rogga Johansson—who has been certified by the Swedish Deviants and Street Hustlers Association of Sweden as a “Swedish national treasure of the people of Sweden” for his contribution and dedication to old school death metal—a man responsible for about 53.7777% of metal music from Sweden since 2000: Down Among the Dead Men, Echelon, Johansson & Speckmann, Necrogod, Paganizer, Putrevore, Revolting, Ribspreader, The Grotesquery, ex-Bloodgut, ex-Carve, ex-Dead Sun, ex-Demiurg, ex-Foreboding, ex-Humanity Delete, ex-Severed Limbs, ex-Swarming, ex-Terminal Grip, ex-Those Who Bring the Torture, Eaten (Swe), ex-Banished from Inferno, ex-Fondlecorpse, ex-Graveyard After Graveyard, ex-Sinners Burn, ex-Soulburn, ex-The 11th Hour, ex-Deranged (live), ex-Bone Gnawer, ex-To the Gallows. Oh, is that all now? Really?! Bite me. Here we are again, like clockwork, with another Rogga Johansson album. You know that it’s going to be death metal, old-time riffy, groovy sounds. Or, is it? Well, well, well, what do have here? It’s not the same old song and dance this time! Megascavenger has a few surprises, a few robotic-industrial-futuristic-hellish surprises. The drum programming and robotic/industrial sounds in the background are there to give you that feeling of The Terminator or Robocop or I, Robot, to go along with the overall theme of the album. It’s not a pleasant future that awaits, according to Rogga. Rogga has enlisted a whole troop of vocalists: “Megascavenger are known for having big names guesting on their albums and the latest one is no different. Their new album, 'As Dystopia Beckons', released on Selfmadegod Records, again features a star-studded line up with band members of Hail of Bullets, ex-Massacre, ex-Mantas, ex-Benediction, ex-Bolt Thrower, Echelon, Fleshcrawl, Entrails, Sinister, Crypticus and others playing an important

role in forming the sound of this band.” This album has a nice little range of variety, actually. It’s more than the vocals changing for each song. The music sounds a little bit different, too. “As the Last Day Has Passed,” for instance, shows Megascavenger stepping into 90s “melodic death metal” territory. The guitar work on this song answers what some people have wanted to know about Rogga: Does he do only heavy/brutal guitar work? Can he do other sounds? Here you have your answer. Apparently, if he wanted, he could make the songs very melodic, but homie don’t play that. Not for long. Then there is “The Hell that Is This World” (Don’t you just love those positive-thinking song titles?): this song dives right into industrial territory, with monstrous vocals and robotic sounds. Did you know that Rogga can do that, too? Word. At this point, you might be thinking of calling 911 or your therapist because you are thinking that Rogga has finally gone off the deep end. These songs still sound heavy, thick as a brick, and pretty sick. Most of the songs still sound like heavy/brutal death metal. On the other hand, yes, it’s true, this is a bit more experimental or catchier than expected. I think I was surprised a bit and I think Rogga junkies might be at first, but once you listen to the whole album, it’s not the end of the world, just Rogga changing things up a bit, and getting restless and crazy. You think you know Rogga? Are you ready for this jamming? Well, let’s find out! www.selfmadegod.bandcamp.com/album/as-dystopia-beckons www.facebook.com/megascavenger **

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Holy Grail Times of Pride and Peril Prosthetic Records Release: 12 February 2016 Recently, this band appears to be making some headway in the vicious jungle world of the music business, getting their name out there and some coverage in the press. They kind of stand out, too, don't they?: a younger band from California playing traditional heavy metal, amongst all that fat-angry-bear-growling-screaming metal and all those 80s L.A. has-beens still hanging around because they have run of out money for certain illicit substances. Holy Grail is not glam and they are not extreme metal, they are traditional heavy metal with singing and lots of shredding and hooks. Hey, sounds like a good idea, to me! They have been dedicated to traditional heavy metal for years now. In fact, Metal Archives shows that the first recording is from 2009. Ever since then they have always found people who enjoy their particular style and there are more than a few reviews on the internet that show that they are impressing new people with each new recording. This 2016 album is the third album and follows the 2013 album "Ride the Void," a work that has an average of 90/100 at Metal Archives. That is not a bad score at all, and assuming the reviews are not written by the band themselves under fake names (or by the band's parents or friends), it means that some people are catching on to what this band does.

The new album is a further consolidation of the catchy tunes that they are becoming known for. Time after time when I have listened, I notice that the songs work well, they flow, are ear friendly in the way classic-style heavy metal can be. They have hit-type songs with lots of melody; very easy to remember. Some of the numbers sound thrashier, some more melodic, others like stadium rock anthems, and a few surprises here and there, while the band puts the singing and the guitar playing at the center. As with most traditional metal with singing, it is necessary that you listen for yourself and hear if you like the voice. There are lots of high notes on the album, so high vocal sections are a real part of the songwriting in this case. Overall, the band has done a solid job and you can tell that they want to have songs that people can relate to and sing with the band. Heck, that's not a crime nowadays, is it? They are serious about the band and they want to win you over, so there's nothing wrong with that at all. Here's your chance to hear a new band that some people are noticing for their ability to write good heavy metal songs in the traditional way. How about giving a chance

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to these California musicians doing their best to work for the glory of their art? Listen to the complete album at the link below. www.holygrail.bandcamp.com/album/times-of-pride-and-peril www.facebook.com/holygrailofficial www.twitter.com/holygrailband ** Eleventh Hour (Italy) Memory Of A Lifetime Journey label: Bakerteam Records release: 20 January 2016 When a melodic/prog metal band has a singer like this band does, it is easier for more people to like it because a good singing voice helps people to understand what a band is doing. A strong voice for melodic/power/prog metal can win the listener over because a voice that is pleasant to the ear has the power to convince. Now, if the band happens to have good songs and the chemistry to make good music, then they can really roll with it. This band right here has all those things and they are easy, I tell you, easy to approach and the music is very balanced: the songs are made for the people, not to try to impress snobby musicians. This is music to sing along, friendly enough for radio, pleasant for your non-metal friends, catchy for repeated playing. In other words, this is contemporary adult-oriented metal. Call it parents metal. Call it melodic metal. Rocking songs, mellow songs, power ballads, love songs, happy songs, sad songs, it's all here, and it's good. This the kind of prog metal the average listener can get on board with because it's song-centered, melodic music. The tracks stay with the 4-6 minute range, and there is none of those super long

songs with a bass solo, a keyboard solo, a flute solo, another bass solo, and a tuba solo. There is only type of solo: guitars and guitar/keyboard trade offs.

Quality and professionalism describe this band very well. They have the confidence to do it all and they have thrown caution to the wind. They do many things right and they have a good variety of songs. Moreover, they show great restraint by not writing long, boring songs. The songs have a chorus and they get to the point and they stay on point. That's a very positive trait. I also like the album because the band avoids several problems that other prog metal bands like to do. For instance, this band generally avoids "groove guitar." I really dislike "prog" bands that don't do riffs, and that instead do simple "grooves" that sound "prog," but really there's very little guitar creativity in those grooves. I recently heard a song by a major international act of prog metal and I was so unimpressed with the groove sound. I guess not many people find it annoying, but I do. Where is the riff? If there is no riff, then I am not interested. Well, this band right here generally avoids the groove sound

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and that's a good thing. I have also noticed that many prog bands have gotten into the habit of sounding so emo and post-rock-ish and I guess people are loving it, eh? Eleventh Hour has a real singer and he sounds like an adult singing and it sounds real, not like some silly hipster crooning doing that whole post-punk stuff that sounds so emo. The voice is one of those that works that pleasant midrange for the compact lines and a slightly higher tone for the longer lines and choruses, and it sounds very nice to the ear. The voice has no irritating characteristics. The guitar goes from neoclassical parts to semi-thrashy segments to heavier rhythms to some slower melodic parts. This is all great and all, of course, but it's only in the context of the songs and the album as a whole that it all makes sense, and make sense it does. On a song like "Jerusalem" the guitar has bits where it sounds like it is singing. On the other hand, "Back to You" sounds like a love song because it is one, and the guitar really sings in a bluesy-metal way, and the symphonic background parts seek to transport you to a different state of mind, and the singing really shines. The mood switches around like that, so that "After All We've Been Missing" keeps the tempo up in a rocking way, and probably is a closer representation of the majority of the songs. Alright, that's it. I have to finish this review now. If this band sounds like a style you favor, don't pass them up. I'm glad I did not. OFFICIAL INFORMATION Eleventh Hour was born in 2014 out of guitarist Aldo Turini's need to express some musical ideas that have been kept in a drawer for years. Aldo arranged all the songs and wrote the orchestral parts with Giuseppe Carella, whose background was so distant from Symphonic Metal that the final result was very peculiar and musically challenging. In

November 2014 the band's line-up had finally been confirmed and included Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Revolution Saints, Edge Of Forever) on vocals, who also co-wrote most of the songs with Aldo and Giuseppe, Luca Mazzucconi (N.F.D, Lahannya) on drums, GianMaria "Black Jin" Godani on bass and Alberto Sonzogni (The Black Phoenix, Timesword) on keyboards. Drums, bass and acoustic guitars were recorded in Parma at Real Sound Studios, electric guitars at Michele Quaini's O.U.T. Side Studio and vocals (including soprano Susanna Carboni for 'Sleeping In My Dreams' and 'Here Alone') at Alessandro Del Vecchio's Ivorytears Music Works Studios. Alessandro Del Vecchio, a renowed producer for some iconic international musicians, mixed and mastered the album, perfectly balancing it between the powerful approach of the band as a whole and the melodic and cinematographic orchestral flavor of the compositions. www.facebook.com/Eleventh-Hour-Italy-1024799964210964/ www.twitter.com/elvnthouritaly ** NEWS: Widower The Unholy Oath label: independent release: January 22, 2016 Widower is a black thrash band from Texas, U.S. According to Metal Archives they began in 2011 and they have four releases, including this new EP. At Bandcamp you can hear the complete recording.

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"The Blackened- Thrash Metal quartet WIDOWER has just completed production of their sophomore effort, "The Unholy Oath", following two years of intensive writing and touring. Featuring a healthy dose of high-energy, double-bass-laden rifferama that is as relentless as it is consistent. Breathing new life into Metal with this release, a non-stop lesson in violence and brutality. That, every once in a while, for no reason, punches you in the face, and then throws you against the wall. The album was tracked at Diamond Factory Recording Studio by Travis Bonner, and edited, mixed and mastered by Ryan Butler at Arcane Digital. Cover art by Andrei Bouzikov." www.widoweratx.bandcamp.com/album/the-unholy-oath www.facebook.com/widoweratx **

NEWS: Anger as Art Ad Mortem Festinates label: Old School Metal Records release: 11 March 2016

"Veteran L.A. Thrashers ANGER AS ART will release their new album Ad Mortem Festinamus March 11 on Old School Metal Records. On the highly anticipated follow-up to 2013 barnstormer Hubris, Inc. the quartet has done the improbable by creating a roaring thrash metal beast that doesn’t just raise the bar; it crushes it into dust. Recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Ronald Sandoval at Rev Studios, Chino CA, Ad Mortem Festinamus (Latin translation: We Hurry into Death) is everything you’ve come to expect from ANGER AS ART…and more! Speeding recklessness, lacerating solos, and a shrapnel storm of riffs combine to make what will undoubtedly be considered one of 2016’s fiercest forays into Thrash Metal Armageddon. Ad Mortem Festinamusis venomous, angry thrash/speed/death metal. If you feel that no one hears your voice and you're pissed about it, then this is the album for you…because everyone is angry, and ANGER is beautiful!

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Line-up: Rob Alaniz – Drums, Vocal; Eric Bryan – Vocals, Bass; Steve Gaines – Vocals, Guitar, Keys; Dan Oliverio – Guitar, Vocal; Additional Musicians – Greg Johnson – Organ. You may read a number of bios where bands will extol their virtues of being the next big thing, as important as Led Zeppelin, inventor of the wheel. ANGER AS ART doesn’t do that. They don’t need to. To know what ANGER AS ART is, one can look at what they have been since 2004. A first rate, old school thrash metal band – rooted in the history created by the members of the band. Take one look at their lineage – members of Abattoir, Evil Dead, Bloodlust, Hirax, Reverend, Bitch… and know where they are going. Two World Tours, shows with Destruction, Overkill, Testament, Death Angel, Exodus, Saxon, Agent Steel, ex- Maiden vocalists Bayley and DiAnno, Tankard, Onslaught, Katatonia and many more." www.facebook.com/angerasart www.twitter.com/AngerAsArt1 ** free metal from Brazil: Carbonizer Carbonizer (Brazil) Nuclear Moon release date: January 6th, 2016 label: independent If you want thrash, you've got it. The guitar tone, the riffs, the sound, the feel, it's all thrash all the time. There is no mystery about the objective of this band, it's thrash until the necks are sore and the moshers feel the pain in the morning. In the space of four songs the band manages to show that they have studied the sounds of thrash and have learned from it and are ready to bring their own thrash to the people. There's nothing wrong with thrash, nothing wrong with thrash

at all. The band has made the recording available for free. Thrashers are hereby called to congregate.

1.Nuclear Moon 04:41 2.Walls To Maniacs 04:50 3.Spiritual War 03:25 4.The Light of Judgment 04:39 total time 17:35 www.carbonizerthrash.bandcamp.com/releases www.facebook.com/MetalCarbonizer/ ** NEWS: Necronomicon Advent of The Human God label: Season of Mist release: 25 March 2016 The long-running extreme metal band Necronomicon has a new album, a symphonic blasting death metal work that continues the sound for which the Canadians are known. Expect a professional album with a seriousness of purpose and hard work for supporters of modern extreme/black/death metal. The band has been around for long time and they know how to make a strong album that will compete with other albums in the genre of symphonic extreme metal. Below

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you will find some official information about the band. Go to the band’s Facebook page for the new video to satisfy the curious minds that want to hear for themselves.

"Rising from the 90’s 'The Canadian Occult Legend (BWBK)' have sailed against all storms and wars to conquer all countries they landed under heaven and earth. It is not without difficulties that the pioneers of the dark genre have kept the machine alive, but nevertheless, their faith and strong belief in the band’s message has succeeded to overcome the worst and beyond. Since the beginning of the new millennium, the cult of the Book of the Dead keeps spreading around the world, taking the fans by surprise like a disease. Renowned for its live presence and intensity, the Occultist trinity aims for nothing less than reaching every area of the living world, doing what they do best - rocking the stage. The 'Pharaoh of Gods' album became a classic a few years after its release. Now considered to be too advanced for is time, mixing brutal dark metal with almost “new age” ambiances. As for “Return of the Witch”, which became the first worldwide release, bringing the band to tour the Old continent for the first time.

Previous releases are not to be forgotten, starting with the 'Morbid Ritual' demo, which was nationally acclaimed. 'The Silver Key' EP gained attention from labels in the US and overseas, especially with the title track song. Last but not least, the extremely tribal 'The Sacred Medicines': an American Native concept featuring 'Red Bull' singers from Western Canada’s Cree Nation on the title track. Necronomicon originally comes from the deep northern part of the Canadian province of Quebec, called the 'Fjord of Saguenay'. The band later relocated in the city on Montreal, now well known for the quality of is metal scene, to ensure a more prosperous future for the band… Something that would’ve been impossible in their remote Nordic home region. Since the beginning, the band always blended in mixing ambiances with extreme metal, along with atmospheric passages using narration and angelic female voices, exotic instruments and various orchestrations. Although every album has its own theme, it is also part of the grand concept of the band itself. Their hard work and renowned growth brought them to share the stage and tour with several well established bands such as Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, Morbid Angel, to name a few, as well as invitations to well renowned festivals such as Inferno (Norway), Heavy MTL (Canada), Ragnarok (Germany), the Barge to Hell metal cruise and more. Stopping at nothing, the Eternal trio led by the Dark One, Rob “The Witch”, is now working with the well-established record label Season of Mist ..."

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concert calendar Seattle region concert calendar by Metal Bulletin Zine (Washington state). If you know of other metal concerts in the area, please get in contact with Metal Bulletin Zine. March 6 Helloween at The Showbox March 6 American Wrecking Company at Funhouse - Seattle, WA March 7 Delain, Sonata Arctica, Nightwish at Showbox SoDo March 11 A Flourishing Scourge, Ghostblood at Studio Seven - Seattle, WA March 18 Geoff Tate at The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA March 19 Queensryche at Snoqualmie Casino Showroom - Snoqualmie, WA March 19 Slayer, Testament, Carcass at Paramount Theater - Seattle March 24 Y & T, Zero Down at Studio Seven, Seattle, WA March 25 Lycus at Highline, Seattle, WA March 26 Bell Witch at Highline, Seattle, WA March 27 Lycus at Obsidian - Olympia, WA March 28 Satan, Skelator at Highline, Seattle, WA April 1 Decibel Magazinel Tour ABBATH, High On Fire, Tribulation, Skeletonwitch at El Corazón - Seattle, WA April 11 Absu, Thantifaxath at Highline, Seattle, WA April 11 Iron Maiden at Tacoma Dome April 14 Iron Kingdom, Skelator, Substratum at The Kraken Bar and lounge - Seattle, WA April 18 Malevolent Creation, Pyrexia at Studio Seven - Seattle, WA April 23 D.R.I. at El Corazón, Seattle WA April 25 Sarcalogos at Substation, Seattle, WA April 30 Fear Factory, Soilwork at El Corazón - Seattle, WA

May 1 Napalm Death at The Showbox - Seattle, WA May 08 Primal Fear, Luca Turilli's Rhapsody at El Corazón - Seattle, WA May 14 The Drip at Highline - Seattle, WA May 15 Soulfly, Suffocation, Battlecross, Abnormality at Studio Seven, Seattle, WA May 17 Amon Amarth, Entombed AD, Exmortus at Showbox Market - Seattle, WA June 5 Iron Kingdom at Tony V's Garage in Everett, WA June 14 American Wrecking Company at Studio Seven - Seattle, WA June 17 Perdition Temple, Sempiternal Dusk at Highline, Seattle, WA August 12, 13, 24 MIGRATION FESTIVAL at the Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia, WA AUROCH, THE BODY & KRIEG collaborative performance, CHRISTIAN MISTRESS, DEAD TO A DYING WORLD, FALSE, FÓRN, FULL OF HELL, KHEMMIS, KOWLOON WALLED CITY, KRALLICE, MUTILATION RITES, NIGHTFELL, OBSEQUIAE, PALE CHALICE, THOU, VASTUM, VHOL, and YELLOW EYES. — metal programs (these are Pacific Times) Mosh Pit (Madison, WI): Monday night 9:30pm-12am WORT 89.9 fm www.wortfm.org Sweet Nightmares (Houston, TX): Thursday night 9pm-12am KPFT 90.1 fm www.kpft.org Excuse All the Blood (Olympia, WA): Friday night 11pm-1am www.kaosradio.org Metal Shop (Seattle, WA): Saturday 11pm-3am KISW 99.9fm www.kisw.com — This zine is available at: www.issuu.com/metalbulletinzine