this is from a email from http://www.metalupdate.com

CRISIS
the band has established a self-operated record label called Children Of
Rage - the first venture will be a re-mastered version of Crisis' debut '8
Convulsions' released in cooperation with Martyr Music - the album
originally came out in 1994 and has been out of print

GORGOROTH
Gaahl is going to to court on October 20 to face charges of "unordinary
vile use of violence" - the vocalist faces a jail sentence of up to six
years if he is convicted

LORD BELIAL
original drummer Micke Backelin has replaced Daniel Moilanen

THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
the band has broken up due to differences of opinion regarding musical
direction - guitarist Nick Kyte is concentrating on Kayo Dot and drummer
Colin Conway is involved with Frozen

VYNDYKATOR
drummer Chris Scorsese has left the band to concentrate solely on Alchemy
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THE DREAM IS DEAD
bassist Jason McCash has left the band in order focus more on his family -
his replacement is former Ice Nine guitarist Dave Lawson

EARTHBOUND SMOKE GHOST
the band has ceased to be, but will be reborn as Namanista

ISIS
Robotic Empire will be releasing a series of limited 12"s containing
tracks from the band's 'Oceanic' record remixed by the following: J. K.
Broadrick, 27, Dalek, Christian Fennesz, Thomas Koner, kid606, Buzz
Osborne, DJ Speedranch, Mike Patton, James Plotkin, Venetian Snares, Tim
Hecker and perhaps one or two more

SAXON
a recent settlement of the case that pitted Byford's Saxon against
Oliver/Dawson's Saxon enables Biff Byford's band and that band alone to
use the Saxon name by itself, together with the traditional Saxon logo and
Saxon eagle

CANNIBAL CORPSE
the band recently reached the one million mark for combined sales of all
their gore soaked albums

OZZY OSBOURNE
Ozzy has postponed his planned European tour because of the effects of
medication he's taking to treat tremors - one of the side effects of the
medication is dry mouth, which greatly impairs the voice - Ozzy stated: "I
feel like I keep letting you all down which breaks my heart, but you have
my word that I will be over in the New Year to complete my European tour"

KISS
former guitarist Bruce Kulick (current guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad)
was shot at random after leaving the Key Club in Hollywood on Wednesday
night - according to Kulick: "I'm fine and very thankful to be alive, and
I'm back on the road with Grand Funk"

HEADBANGER'S BALL
the MTV2 Headbanger's Ball soundtrack debuted at #34 on the Billboard Top
200 chart selling over 31,000 copies in its first week

NEW SIGNINGS
Nuclear Blast: Imperanon
Abacus Recordings: Burnthe8track
Skyscraper Music: Hanker

Kayo Dot rules