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METAL: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE' BOOK DUE IN APRIL

BBM reports that Garry Sharpe-Young's next book, a 608-page, 600,000-word treatise simply titled "Metal: The Definitive Guide", will be published in the U.S. on April 28 by Backbeat Books.

Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST provided the foreword. He wrote, in part, "From its beginnings out of Birmingham, England in the late '60s, the great journey of heavy metal continues! Garry Sharpe-Young's book takes you on that journey — here you will experience all the bands that have taken part and played significant roles in the growth and endurance of metal."

Commented Garry: "When Backbeat Books sent me some samples of their books, the quality and attention to detail totally convinced me they were the right people to take on this title. They loved the idea of a book that went into extreme detail yet did not follow the fashions of the day.

"This book is called 'Metal' because that's exactly what it is — no BON JOVI or LINKIN PARK! I believe there is an important line to be drawn between rock and metal. Rather than give valuable page space to NIRVANA I devote those pages to METAL CHURCH, VOIVOD, VENOM, DARKTHRONE, ANGEL WITCH and MONSTROSITY. It traces the history of metal in the most obsessive of detail right through from when Tony Iommi first cranked out previously unimaginable riffs back in the late '60s right up to date. Basically I'm using riff quality and metal intent as a gauge for metal-ness throughout as each chapter covers the titans, such as JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, OZZY, IRON MAIDEN, to NWOBHM, Thrash, death, black, progressive, doom, gothic and the avant-garde. There are also chapters devoted to territories such as Finland, Germany, South America and Japan to highlight important acts around the globe. All of this is punctuated by quotes from the musicians themselves."

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SEPULTURA CONFIRMED FOR GERMAN EARTHSHAKER FEST

SEPULTURA, MELECHESH, KEEP OF KALESSIN, J.B.O and BEATALLICA have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 19-21 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):

BEATALLICA
DEW-SCENTED
ELUVEITIE
FEAR MY THOUGHTS
FREEDOM CALL
GAMMA RAY
HATESPHERE
J.B.O
KEEP OF KALESSIN
KORPIKLAANI
KREATOR
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
MELECHESH
MOTÖRHEAD
MYSTIC PROPHECY
NORTHER
SEPULTURA
THRESHOLD
U.D.O.
UNLEASHED

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BLIND GUARDIAN EARLY ALBUM GOT REISSUED

Eight of BLIND GUARDIAN's albums will be re-released in June to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. The LPs due to be reissued are as follows:

* Battalions of Fear (1988)
* Follow the Blind (1989)
* Tales from the Twilight World (1990)
* Somewhere Far Beyond (1992)
* Tokyo Tales (1993)
* Imaginations from the Other Side (1995)
* The Forgotten Tales (1996)
* Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)

All albums will be digitally remastered and will feature new liner notes and pictures.

In another news, BLIND GUARDIAN has been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place Saturday, July 7 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Also scheduled to appear are TESTAMENT, KORPIKLAANI, MENDEED and RISE TO ADDICTION.

First-week sales (approximately 3,000 copies) of BLIND GUARDIAN's "A Twist in the Myth" in the U.S. landed Germany's favorite sons at No. 21 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart and No. 288 on the Billboard Album chart. The CD debuted at position No. 4 in Germany and No. 3 in Greece.

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