From: Phil.Powell@launchpad.unc.edu (Phil Powell) Subject: SOAE 2/11/93 Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1993 05:50:05 GMT ** SOAE ** 2/11/93 "The blood of the innocent on the hands of the guilty" Well, I am halfway done typing up Screams of Abel Magazine on the Mac.. things are cool.. and I hope the guy who stole my hard disk loses all his memory to an irreversible virus... Loving? Forgiving? Sure, but the punishment is due.. Maybe I'm a bit touchy because one of the first bands I liked in Christian heavy metal broke up recently.. I was the first to crack the story on SACRED WARRIOR nearly 6 years ago when they were an unknown band with an obscure demo "The Heavens Are Calling" and also on this tape-trading compilation containing other ancient bands including TEMPEST and RAGE OF ANGELS (note: for you trivia freaks, 2 of the members of ROA went to join Steelheart).. but I digress.. I was working as a staff writer for Rizzen Roxx Magazine and got this hot lead on a new band - Sacred Warrior.. they said, "They sound like Queensryche" - naturally I said, "I got the interview! Anybody else who gets it before me dies!" Since I got it first (i.e., nobody died), I felt an accomplishment: I got Sacred Warrior discovered.. oh well, they're gone now.. the drummer, Tony Velazquez, is rumored to be joining Ohio glam rockers L.O.U.D... Ok, now that I'm through lamenting.. (and watching 90% of Internet hit "n" all at once)... Congrats to THE CRUCIFIED drummer Jim Chaffin on becoming a daddy! He and his wife Stacy had a bouncing baby... something! (Terry, what was it again? Stop laughing).. scary thought that Jim would have a kid.. YEEEK! I hope this is the last time I have to post this: There WILL be a Split 7" after all with Maryland death metallers THE RISEN and Florida grindcore band ROYAL ANGUISH... The Risen will have "Mortal Decay" while Royal Anguish will have "Deny The Corpse".. the split 7" will be on A.R.T. Records.. this is in response to earlier reports that there would be no split EP and then no split 7" was planned... Screams of Abel Magazine will be out shortly (anybody got a laser scanner? heh) with interviews with MORTIFICATION, LIVING SACRIFICE, SEVENTH ANGEL, DISCARNATED, FINAL JUDGEMENT and many more.. an in-depth look at the phenomenon of death metal and of course, plenty of reviews.. for more info: Screams of Abel, P.O. Box 2861, Springfield, VA 22152-2861 USA.. It's official!!! MORTIFICATION will be playing Cornerstone '93 this year!!! They will be joining TOURNIQUET, THE CRUCIFIED, BELIEVER (!!!), REZ and BRIDE.. smaller bands will also be playing the smaller stages including THE RISEN, RECLUSE CHANT, REDEMPTION, DROP DEAD, CONSECRATOR and OVERDRIVE.. a hot rumor is that Dutch death metallers DECISION-D, now on Nuclear Blast, may also play Cornerstone '93 and be joined by British doom metallers SEVENTH ANGEL.. Official CRASHDOG tour Itinerary (you heard it here first folks!) below.. check out the Chicago-based blues/punk band: Feb 13 - Minneapolis MN Feb 20 - Muskegon MI Feb 21 - Battle Creek MI Mar 5 - Anna IL Mar 6 - Toledo OH Mar 7 - Detroit MI (t) (t) - tentative Mar 12 - Dallas TX Mar 13 - Austin TX Mar 14 - Corpus Christi TX Mar 18 - Ft. Lauderdale FL (t) Mar 19 - Merritt Island FL (t) Mar 20 - Tampa FL (t) Mar 21 - Orlando FL (t) Mar 27 - Lafayette IN BRIDE will be in Fredericksburg VA on Friday Feb 26.. more details coming.. Maryland grunge band MARS HILL will be at Max's on Broadway on Monday Feb 15 in Baltimore MD.. JESUS FREAKS will be playing with FINAL JUDGEMENT and THE RELEASED on Fri Feb 19 at the Fire Escape in Ozark AL (for more info call 205-774-1075).. FINAL JUDGEMENT's demo "Drastic Dose of Reality" will be available through Mootown Records Mail Order (for info write to: FJ, 3530 Ashford-Dunwoody Suite 119, Atlanta GA 30319).. ** ONLY 20 MORE DAYS TIL BELIEVER, "DIMENSIONS" ** ** END OF SOAE ** Phil -- The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service. internet: laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80