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JUDAS PRIEST BLAZE ONTO BILLBOARD'S TOP 200 AT NO. 13 BAND RETURNS SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE WITH NEW ALBUM ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION HIGHEST CHART DEBUT IN BAND'S THIRTY-PLUS-YEAR-CAREER Fifteen years after the release of their last studio album (Painkiller), a reunited Judas Priest has returned with skyscraping ambition and thunderous sound to match. Fueled by blistering lead single "Revolution," new release ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION rocketed onto Billboard's Top 200 this week at # 13, the highest debut in the band's illustrious 30-plus-year-career. Co-produced by Roy Z and Priest, ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION follows the 2004 release of the band's acclaimed career-spanning boxed set Metalogy and their headline-grabbing stint on last summer's Ozzfest tour. The album is available in two configurations: the first is a DualDisc set featuring the full album and an action-packed DVD. The 30-minute disc amplifies the album with behind-the-scenes documentary footage and classic live tracks filmed last summer during two speaker-shattering shows in Spain. ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION was also released as a limited edition double-disc set featuring the new tracks and a long-form DVD bundled in special hardcover packaging. The total running time of the DVD is 1 hour, 12 minutes, highlighting the seven live cuts and 40 minutes of documentary footage. The legendary Priest -- vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis --is currently tearing up stages across Europe and gearing up for a US tour.

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are stunned deeply saddened by the brutal stabbings of three people at the Tampa show last night [June 23]. We don't have much information at this time. Unofficially we have heard that one victim didn't make it. In twenty-plus years of gigging we've never seen anything like this. It's sad that people can't come together for a good time listening to music without something tragic happening. MORE: http://www.metalmaniacs.com/content.cfm?ID=986

MORBID ANGEL GUITARIST MISSING MORBID ANGEL bassist/vocalist David Vincent and GENITORTURERS frontwoman Gen have issued the following plea for help in the case of missing MORBID ANGEL guitarist Tony Norman (ex-MONSTROSITY): "MORBID ANGEL are scheduled to fly to Portugal this Wednesday for a huge festival. As of today, no one has seen or heard from Tony Norman, MORBID ANGEL's rhythm guitarist, who also used to play in the band MONSTROSITY. "He was last seen by us at our friends wedding when him and his girlfriend were seated at our table. This was well over a month ago and no one has had contact with him since that we can determine. "We have contacted many of his friends, parents etc... no one has heard from him. We think that he has recently moved within Tampa to a new place... No one seems to know where and none of his phone numbers are working.... so no one at this point is able to reach him. "At this point David and the rest of the MORBID ANGEL crew are really worried about him as it is not like him to be out of touch. A missing person's report has been filed. "If you know him or anyone that has contact with him& please help us contact anyone you know who might also know him or his girlfriend." [Source: Blabbermouth.net]

January 12, 2005; Savatage Yesterday Savatage lost one of its family, Criss Oliva's wife, Dawn Marae Oliva. All of our prayers and thoughts are with her family.

MORBID ANGEL: DAVID VINCENT REJOINS, WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCED Morbid Angel have reformed with original Vocalist and bassist David Vincent and are undertakinga series of Tours, including a USA trip throughout february with Soulfly and a European jaunt in March.See dates here: www.earache.com/tours/tour_info.html#morbid