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YES, WE HAVE A NEW BULLETIN BOARD!

Believe it or not, there were as many people who thought we were April Fooling about the launch of our new Bulletin Board as did the Avril Lavigne gag! Yeah, yeah, we know a RR BB upgrade was long overdue, but what do y'all take us for? Never mind, don't answer, just get on over there and sign up already, will ya? You may also have noticed we have an outrageous number of incredible contests (free iPod, free PSP, free V-Cast cellphone, etc.) going on in our Free Shit section, so if you feel lucky (well do ya...punk?) sign up now!

ROADRUNNER ON MYSPACE

We have a new page for you to bookmark alongside our main hub here at RoadRunnerRecords.com... Our newly revamped and relaunched official home on MySpace - come take a look at www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecords. Once there, you can join our network of friends, make new ones to talk music and whatever else you please with, and enjoy everything from pictures, to banners, to videos and jukeboxes, to special promotions and prize giveways for all your favorite Roadrunner artists. We're looking forward to seeing you there and welcome your feedback to help us make Roadrunner's MySpace page the best that it can be.

ROADRUNNER UNITED LIVE: THE PHOTOS

This past Thursday (12/15), will go down as one of the greatest shows in Roadrunner's history. Many great artists got together and performed some classic Roadrunner tunes with once in a lifetime dream pairings. If you missed it, our friends in METAL Injection got you covered. They captured the night in over 200 photos, including photos of members of SLIPKNOT (unmasked), KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DEICIDE, BIOHAZARD, HATEBREED, HIM and many more. The photos are available for viewing by CLICKING HERE. Roadrunner United:The All-Star Sessions is in stores now

WIN A ROADRUNNER LOADED iPOD

Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label's 25th Anniversary. Roadrunner United The All-Star Sessions is IN STORES NOW and it Â is a master-class in hard rock/metal. 'Captains' Joey Jordison ( Slipknot ), Dino Cazares (ex- Fear Factory/Brujeria ), Robert Flynn ( Machine Head ) and Matthew Heafy ( Trivium ) play on the songs they have written and have also assembled a unique team of artists to appear on each track. I n cluding contributions from such metal luminaries as Corey Taylor, Paul Gray and Jim Root of Slipknot, Howard Jones and Mike D. from Killswitch Engage, Peter Steele and Josh Silver from Type O Negative, Dez Fafara of DevilDriver/Coal Chamber fame, Mark Hunter of Chimaira, King Diamond and members of Opeth, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Trivium, Sepultura, Soulfly, Deicide, Life of Agony and many, MANY more - this is an album in which the whole is even greater than the sum of it's parts. If you are a fan of METAL - be it black, death, thrash, trad, 'core or whatever the hell you want to call it - pick this album up because it is truly a testament to 25 years of the best metal has to offer all on one CD. Also includes an hour long bonus DVD on the making of the album. Click here to preview music from the album, in stores now. YOU COULD WIN A ROADRUNNER LOADED APPLE IPOD How well do you know your Roadrunner history? In celebration of this landmark release, we are holding a Roadrunner Trivia Contest, and the top 4 winners of the contest will recieve brand-new Apple iPods with engraved signatures of all 4 captains, as well as the entire Roadrunner discography loaded onto it! So, what are you waiting for, start playing today.

KATRINA BENEFIT CONCERT

message from Sinch: Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert We will be playing a Hurricane Katrina benefit concert on Sunday, October 2nd. This is an ALL AGES show at Grape Street in Philadelphia, PA. Please come out and show your support. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross. As I'm sure anyone who's not in a coma knows by now, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf coast and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless and with nowhere to go. It's going to take *years* to rebuild and in the meantime all of those people are going to need help. We may not raise a million dollars -- actually I'm fairly certain that we won't even come close to that -- but every dollar counts. I'm sure many of you have already donated, some of you multiple times. Even so, come out, put down your $10 and enjoy the show knowing that it's gonna help some people out of a horrible situation. Again, this is an ALL AGES show so there's really no excuse not to come. And in case all you alcoholics are wondering -- yes, they will still be serving alcohol if you are of age. Just bring your ID and you'll be all set to do some Sunday afternoon drinking. And by the way, I'm sure there's an Eagles game on or something, but screw that. This is obviously way more important (and awesome). We hope to see you all there. Here are the details: Sunday October 2, 2005 Grape Street 4100 Main Street Manayunk, PA with: 13Even, Liquid Cloud 9, Automatic Bl! ack, Northstar ! Infinite and Undercast cost: $10.00 showtime: 2-9pm THIS IS AN ALL AGES SHOW (21+ to drink) http://www.sinch.net/live

IT'S HERE

We've been talking about it all week, and now it's here, the first track from the upcoming Roadrunner United The All Star Sessions release (coming October 11). The song "The Dagger" (unmastered) is now available for download in our MUSIC section. Go ahead and download, and rather than us tell you about the track and more on the release, read the words below from the writer of "The Dagger" (and Captain of the team that recorded the song), Machine Head's Robert Flynn: "Hey Fuckers! "Greetings from Derka Derkastan! And as we say there, "Fuck...derk, derk, allah...sherpa, sherpa...Muhamed jihad" (Yes, I've been watching WAY too much "Team America"). Just got back from doing a bit of press for the Roadrunner United album. RR flew me down to LA for a couple of days, and then to London, England to do some international press. As I'm sure most of you have read or heard by now, Roadrunner have decided to take on the seemingly ridiculous challenge of gathering, organizing and managing 60 musicians for a giant collaborative metal all-star effort. "Brainchild of Senior VP of A&R (and longtime Machine Head champion) Monte Conner, these all-star sessions would follow a few basic "rules". Roadrunner would choose four "Captains", each Captain would write 4 songs, then assemble a "band" for each song comprised of other RR artists, past and/or present, currently on or off the label. Each Captain would record the 4 songs they had written with their chosen group, and then choose four different singers, one for each song. "When Monte originally left me a voicemail about this, I thought to myself, "Oooo-kaay...Monte's back on the crack again". I figured if I simply didn't return the call, it would all just disappear into the ridiculously complex crack-pipe haze that it had emerged from. But lo and behold, that guy managed to pester and prompt nearly 60 of us self-absorbed fuckers to be a part of this, and god damn if he didn't make shit happen. Hails and salutations to Monte Conner! "Team Flynn was comprised of 5 main musicians: Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira) on drums, Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) on bass, Jordan Wheland (Still Remains) aka "The Pick Slide King" on rhythm guitar, Jeff Waters (Annihilator) on face-peeling shredder solos, and myself on rhythm guitar, keyboard and vocals. I wrote the music for 2 songs myself, "The Dagger" and "Rich Man", Dave McClain co-wrote the song "Army Of The Sun" with me, and Phil Demmel contributed a riff for "Independent". I produced and arranged all of the tracks at the same location used for the recording of Through The Ashes Of Empires (Sharkbite Studios) along with the honorable Sir Markus O'Keatonus on Lead Pro Tools. We rehearsed and recorded the songs in a week and a half, and I want to give a special shout-out to Andols for being the burger worshipping, drum-part-writing-out, saving the day super-slayer! He WROTE all of his drum parts out in drum-ese (drum-erican, drum-ish, drum-adian) and ate burgers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, every day for 3 days...FUCK YEAH!! "When it came to the songs, I began writing them based around who I would like to sing them and then catering it to the singer. There was no guarantee that I would get the singers I wanted, as they could obviously go with any of the other Captains for whatever reason. But, being the humble fella that I am, I figured I'd go for the biggest and best singers on the label... why not huh? All that they could do was say no. I started envisioning Max from Soulfly/Sepultura on an old school Chaos A.D.-style thrash track, I imagined Corey from Slipknot on a long, slow, eerie, Sabbath-heavy track, I imagined Howard from Killswitch on a More Things Change-style track, and I imagined Tim Williams of VOD/Bloodsimple fame (and one of my favorite singers of all time) on a melodic but heavy, Muse-style track. Well, lo and behold, I got all four singers I wanted, and I haven't the slightest fuckin' clue how I managed to pull that off. "Max, Corey and Tim recorded their parts near their hometowns of Phoenix, Des Moines, and New York respectively, while Howard asked me to produce his vocals here in Oakland. Mr. Jones flew out to Sharkbite for a couple of days, and we bounced ideas around while grubbing on bomb-ass vegetarian-chicken fried rice from Golden Lotus and ass-kickin' pollo adobado burritos from Cancun Taqueria. I had written a vocal melody and some lyrics for a melodic part that he loved, and as we were banging ideas back and forth, he asked if I'd sing on the track with him. At first I was like, "Nah, this is all you dude!", and he was like, "No man, I really want you to sing on this with me", but I was still like, "I don't know man", then he was like, "Dude, I really want you to sing on this with me", and ya know...Howard is a very large man, who just happens to be built like a brick fucking shithouse...so, I enthusiastically said "OK!" and we rocked the fuck out. I ended up singing some of his lyrics on the pre-chorus, we both sang the melodic hook, did some screech trade-offs, and basically kicked that fucker's ass! So much so, that at one point, we joked that this duet was the frickin' "Ebony and Ivory" of Metal. For me, it was probably the toughest song to part with musically, since it could have easily been a Machine Head song, but Mr. Jones fucking KILLED IT, so if it had to go, at least it went in supreme style. Amazing singer, really good dude, killer vibe. "I gotta say, all of their contributions were phenomenal. Max's voice sounds hard as fuck, Tim's vocals are incredible and so damned original, and Corey Taylor just sounds fucking PISSED - very politically charged, and his voice has that mesmerizing quality that takes me back to something like "Bother" from Stone Sour, before kicking into that satanic vocal heaviness, like something off of the first Slipknot album. I LOVE this song! "The coolest thing about this is that, as amazing as everything had turned out going into the music stage of it all, I think it's the singers who really brought the final touch to the table and made these songs come alive. I feel like I gave them some good songs, and these guys made them great songs. Even though it felt like I was cheating on my band the whole time, I'm really stoked with the results, and want to thank my guys for patiently allowing me to take part in this very unique project. Having heard many of the other tracks from the other Captains, this record is going to be fuckin' awesome for a metal fan." Cheers, Fuckers! -Flynn

MUSIC TIME IS CLOSER

We are but two days away from hearing the first music off the upcoming Roadrunner United The All Star Sessions release. This first track titled "The Dagger" comes from captain Robert Flynn, and will be mastered tomorrow. As for the team Robert assembled for this track? On vocals is Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage). On bass is Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory). Rhythm guitar duties were handled by captain Flynn and Jordan Whelan (Still Remains, currently on tour - check TOUR section for details). Drums are being handled by none other than Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira), and on the lead guitar, Jeff Waters (Annihilator). More to come...music online this Friday... Roadrunner United The All Star Sessions in store October 11th

THE DAGGER

Come the end of this week, you will be hearing the first sounds from the upcoming Roadrunner United The All Star Sessions release (CLICK HERE for details on this release). The first song you will be hearing is titled "The Dagger," and it is one of the four tracks on the release coming from captain Robert Flynn. More details to come as the week progresses...with the song going online this Friday (9/2).

57 ARTISTS, 47 BANDS, 19 TRACKS, 1 RELEASE

ROADRUNNER UNITED ? THE ALL-STAR SESSIONS, 57 ARTISTS, 45 BANDS, 19 TRACKS, 4 TEAM CAPTAINS? 1 GROUNDBREAKING ALBUM New York, NY - Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label's 25th Anniversary. The group is called Roadrunner United and the album titled The All-Star Sessions. This full length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a 'master-class' in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's past and present bands, the album will contain original tracks that are collaborations between numerous Roadrunner stars. Four central musicians were originally chosen to produce and write the songs. Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory/Brujeria), Robert Flynn (Machine Head) and Matthew Heafy (Trivium). These four musicians play on the songs they have written and have also assembled a unique team of artists to appear on each track. In order to cover as wide a spectrum as possible, no musician has played for more than one writer/producer and each song features a different vocalist. In addition to these stellar teams of musicians, there will also be special additional tracks from ex-Roadrunner artist, Josh Silver - Type O Negative's longtime producer / keyboardist. In the spirit of the project, Silver has included Roadrunner artists on his tracks as well? Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt appears on the Silver-written ?Roads.? Track names from the Jordison team include ?Constitution Down? (with vocals by Kyle Thomas of Floodgate), ?Tired 'N Lonely? (with vocals from Keith Caputo of Life of Agony) and ?Annihilation By The Hand Of God? (with vocals from Glen Benton of Deicide) among others. Flynn's camp has completed songs like ?The Dagger? (with vocals from Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage) and ?The Rich Man? (with vocals from Corey Taylor of Slipknot) among others. ?The End? (with vocals from Matt Heafy of Trivium) and ?The Enemy? (with vocals from Mark Hunter of Chimaira) are some of the team-Cazares product. And tracks from Heafy's sessions include ?The Dawn of a Golden Age? (with vocals from Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth), ?Superheroes? (with vocals from Michale Graves of The Misfits) and ?Blood and Flames? (with vocals from Jesse Leach ? ex-Killswitch Engage singer). PARTICIPANTS: Michael Å£kerfeldt Rob Barrett Matt Baumbach Corey Beaulieu Glen Benton Keith Caputo Max Cavalera Dino Cazares Dave Chavarri Tyler Connolly Mike D'Antonio Steve DiGiorgio Matt DeVries Marcelo Dias Dez Fafara Dani Filth Robert Flynn Rhys Fulber Michale Graves Paul Gray Justin Hagberg Matthew K. Heafy Andols Herrick Tom Holkenberg Steve Holt Mark Hunter Howard Jones Joey Jordison Johnny Kelly King Diamond Andreas Kisser Andy LaRocque Jesse David Leach Cristian Machado Logan Mader) Sean Malone Roy Mayorga Dave McClain James Murphy Tommy Niemeyer Daryl Palumbo Nadja Peulen Dave Pybus Josh Rand Jim Root Souren ?Mike? Sarkisyan Josh Silver Acey Slade Mike Smith Peter Steele Corey Taylor Kyle Thomas Jeff Waters Jordan Whelan Christian Olde Wolbers Tim Williams BANDS REPRESENTED: 3 Inches Of Blood 36 Crazyfists Annihilator Brujeria Carnivore Chimaira Coal Chamber Cradle Of Filth Cynic Deicide DevilDriver Disincarnate Exhorder Fear Factory Floodgate Front Line Assembly Glassjaw Gruntruck Ill Nino Junkie XL Keith Caputo (solo artist) Killswitch Engage King Diamond Life Of Agony Machine Head Malevolent Creation Mercyful Fate Misfits Murderdolls Nailbomb Obituary Opeth Sadus Sepultura Slipknot Soulfly Spineshank Still Remains Stone Sour Suffocation Theory Of A Deadman Thorn Trivium Type O Negative Vision Of Disorder much more to come...

NAME THAT RELEASE
To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, later this year we will be releasing a CD that up until now we have been referring to only as the Roadrunner All Stars. For this historic release, Robert Flynn (Machine Head), Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dino Cazares (Fear Factory), and Matt Heafy (Trivium) have each written four songs and have assembled their own group of musicians - past and present - that have appeared on RR throughout the years to record 'em. No musician appears on any song more than once (ceptin' for the four team captians), and over 50 musicians will be recording among the 12 songs. (click HERE for more detail) SO, WHAT DO WE TITLE THIS RELEASE? We are asking YOU for the answer. Come the end of July, we will be picking a name from your entries. The person coming up with the chosen name will receive a credit in the CD package liner notes, plus all the RR 25th Anniversary related releases: Sepultura Roots Fear Factory Demanufacture Mercyful Fate Melissa King Diamond Abigail Coal Chamber Coal Chamber Soulfly Soulfly Machine Head Burn My Eyes Killswitch Engage Alive Or Just Breathing + 2 more to be named later enter your choice at www.roadrunnerrecords.com/freeshit Good Luck, God Bless Us All...

LET THERE BE (BLACK) METAL
Much of the upcoming RR All Stars release has been recording, and steadily everything is falling into place (CLICK HERE for past news on this release). While we are planning some upcoming contests where we play you the music and have you guess who is playing what on each song, consider this a head start (thank team captain Matt Heafy of Trivium for the info below). Matt's 4 songs for this release (which will end up featuring around 50 different musicians in total) shape up as follows: Southern Rock-ish Stoner Metal Song Jesse Leach (Seemless, ex-Killswitch Engage) - Vocals Mike D (KsE) - Bass Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative) - Drums Josh Rand (Stone Sour) - Guitar Matt Heafy - Guitar Punk Song Michael Graves (ex-Misfits) - Vox Sean (Cynic)- Bass Dave (Ill Nino) - Drums Matt Heafy - Guitar Black Metal Song Mike (Suffocation)- Drums Sean (Cynic) - Bass Per Wiberg (Opeth) - Keys Justin Hagberg (3 Inches of Blood) - Guitar Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth) - Vox Matt Heafy - Guitar Metal Song King Diamond - Vocals Matt Heafy / Corey Beaulieu (Trivium) - Guitars Mike D. (KsE) - Bass Dave (Ill Nino) - Drums 25th Anniversary All Stars release coming later this year

MORE ALL STARS ANNOUNCED
In celebration of Roadrunner's 25 Anniversary, we are releasing an 'All Stars' album...and more confirmations on this release are in. Press release on the news as follows: ROADRUNNER ?ALL- STARS? ALBUM, PROGRESS INCLUDES A NEW CAPTAIN AND NEW TEAM MEMBERS! New York, NY - Roadrunner Records has advanced in the process of putting together the groundbreaking ?Roadrunner All-Stars? record to mark the label's 25th Anniversary. The full-length release will contain original musical collaborations between past and present Roadrunner artists. Approximately 50 musicians are expected to participate in this record, making it a most elaborate collaboration project. Four central musicians have been chosen to produce and write all the songs. Previously announced were Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory/Brujeria) and Robert Flynn (Machine Head). The fourth writer/producer has recently been selected - 19 year-old metal prodigy Matt Heafy will take the lead of the fourth team. His band, Trivium, has been called ??the valedictorian(s) of the 2005 metal class? by HIT PARADER Magazine. ?It blew my mind to be asked to participate on this album and write a few tracks,? says Heafy ?It's an amazing honor to be able to record with artists that I used to emulate and listen to growing up.? These four musicians will not only play on the songs they have written but also assemble a unique team of Roadrunner artists to appear on each track. Notable progress has been made in Jordison's, Cazares' and Flynn's teams. Music has been laid down, but vocals have yet to be added. The vocalists for the tracks have not been confirmed as of yet. The artists that have contributed to the tracks recorded thus far are: Rob Barrett (Malevolent Creation) Matt Baumbach (Vision Of Disorder) Dino Cazares (Fear Factory/Brujeria) Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus) Matt DeVries (Chimaira) Marcelo Dias (Soulfly) Robert Flynn (Machine Head) Rhys Fulber (Fear Factory/Front Line Assembly) Paul Gray (Slipknot) Andols Herrick (Chimaira) Steve Holt (36 Crazyfists) Joey Jordison (Slipknot) Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) Logan Mader (Machine Head) Roy Mayorga (Soulfly) Dave McClain (Machine Head) James Murphy (Obituary/Disincarnate) Tommy Niemeyer (Gruntruck) Nadja Peulen (Coal Chamber) Dave Pybus (Cradle Of Filth) Souren ?Mike? Sarkisyan (Spineshank) Acey Slade (Murderdolls) Jeff Waters (Annihilator) Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) Futher contributions to the album are also expected from: Corey Beaulieu (Trivium) Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage) Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative) Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) Tom Holkenberg (Junkie XL) Josh Silver (Type O Negative) Though no vocals have been recorded as yet, vocalists scheduled to appear on the album are: Glen Benton (Deicide) Keith Caputo (Life Of Agony) Max Cavalera (Soulfly) King Diamond (Mercyful Fate/King Diamond) Dez Fafara (DevilDriver/Coal Chamber) Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth) Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) Mark Hunter (Chimaira) Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) Brock Lindow (36 Crazyfists) Jesse Leach (ex-Killswitch Engage) Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw) Peter Steele (Type O Negative) John Tardy (Obituary) Kyle Thomas (Exhorder/Floodgate) The project is being overseen by longtime Roadrunner A&R man Monte Conner. ?I feel like Dr. Frankenstein, combining various musicians to form all these different monsters,? says Conner. ?It's an incredible amount of work but I am having the time of my life doing it. In the end, it will sound like a cohesive record. So far, Joey, Robert and Dino have all really worked their asses off, taking this project as seriously as they would their own bands. I am quite indebted to them. They've all done an unbelievable job.? Mixing duties will be handled by legendary hard rock producer, Colin Richardson. The album is tentatively scheduled for release in the Fall of 2005.

NEW CD MARCH 22
The latest update from Sinch: !!!Our new album "Clearing the Channel" will be released on Tuesday, 3/22!!! [ -------- ] [01] "Clearing the Channel" hits stores on Tuesday 3/22 [02] CD Release shows [03] Exposed/94.1FM appearance on Sunday [ -------- ] [01] So yeah, it's been a really long time since we started talking about doing another album. Some of you probably thought it was never gonna happen. There were times where we didn't even know if it was gonna happen. But this Tuesday (3/22) the album finally comes out. If you pre-ordered your copy by March 14, your copy is on its way. If you haven't pre-ordered it, you now have something to do on Tuesday. Call out of work and buy the record. Make a whole day of it. You owe it to yourself. If you think about it, you can't afford NOT to! Anyway, we appreciate everyone sticking with us while we put this whole thing together. And thanks to everyone who pre-ordered the CD or plans on buying it when it comes out. Your support is what keeps us going. links: Order the CD now from our online store http://www.sinch.net/store [02] TO celebrate the release of the CD, we have 2 events planned for next week: Friday March 25 Trac Records 464 N Main St Doylestown, PA 18901 In-store acoustic performance and autograph signing 7:00PM || ALL AGES! || FREE ADMISSION! || FREE FOOD! || Giveaways! Saturday March 26 North Star Bar 27th & Poplar St Philadelphia, PA headlining show w/ Shaft, Alston and Carfax Abbey 21+ w/ID to enter || 9:00PM || $8.00 links: http://www.alstonmusic.com/ http://www.carfaxabbey.com/ (shaft doesn't seem to have a website, but they're an awesome band from MD. You're missing out if you don't come to this show) [03] For anyone in the Philadelphia area, tune in to 94.1 WYSP this Sunday night at 9:00PM to hear an all-SINCH episode of "Exposed". We'll be playing new tracks, both from the CD and in the studio. Also, we'll be talking to Spike about the new record and the future of the band. links: http://www.94wysp.com/exposed Sinch on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/sinch - join our Friend's List! Sinch on PureVolume http://www.purevolume.com/sinch Sinch on Downloads.com http://www.downloads.com/sinch - check out the front page (www.downloads.com) under "What's new in music". We're famous!! Sinch on iFilm http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2666680 - Watch the new video for "All That's Left Behind" Sinch on StereoKiller http://www.stereokiller.com/bands/sinch coming Soon Is a place for siNch videos, ecards, and other interaCtive content. tHe iDea is tO creaTe a Totally different experience that you'Ve never seen before. look closer. Dan . Jamie . Tony . Mike . Jay

NEW MUSIC
a message from the latest Sinch newsletter: Another song from our new album has been posted online. It's called "All That's Left Behind" and it's availble now on Pure Volume. http://www.purevolume.com/sinch This is the song that we recently shot a video for. The video is currently in the editing stage, but it should be completed shortly. Look for it. PS - Please pass this on to all of your friends, neighbors, and relatives. Everyone wants to hear this song.

BEST OF 2004
Surely amongst your web travels you are finding everybody and anybody's Top 10 of 2004 releases. From Shoutweb.com's aggregate Top 10 Artist picks (where Killswitch Engage had the honor of making it for the 2nd time, making them the 1st artist to accomplish such a feat at Shoutweb) to even a website such as the Tucson Weekly, where they polled their music geeks (their word, not ours) on the best of 2004. It's all around ya...and 2004 had a lot to offer. In fact, you can now check out Roadrunner staff top picks of the year HERE. Happy New Year.

HOLIDAY GIFTING
The perfect solution to your holiday gifting (or for how to spend that $20 spot you get from uncle each year) is here: An online store dedicated fully to Roadrunner Records CDs. Having trouble finding that Annihilator CD? Malevolent Creation? Or perhaps you are just too lazy to go outside and pick up the latest from Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, and Slipknot...whatever the case check out the online CD store HERE

NEW CD RELEASE DATE
"WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE," exclaims the latest update sent out to Sinch's mailing list. And the rest of it goes like this: Yes, it's the news you've all been waiting (and waiting and waiting) for. it's been the subject of almost every email we've gotten for the past year and a half, so I know everyone has one thing on their minds... The new album will be released in the US on March 22, 2005 through Rock Ridge Music. This week we signed a deal with Rock Ridge Music to release our new album "Clearing the Channel" (produced by Sinch and Drew Mazurek) on March 22, 2005. We do not have immediate plans for a proper international release (that will hopefully come later) but you will most certainly be able to order the album online and have it shipped to you wherever you are in the world. We're currently working out all the details of the release and imminent touring schedule so check back soon. There is much more to come... Let me also just say that we appreciate all the support that we've been getting over the past year or two. Things haven't exactly gone according to plan, but the album is finally coming out. Thanks to everyone for sticking with us and being patient. Dan . Jamie . Tony . Mike . Jay

NEW SINCH
The latest on where to see Sinch is as follows: Sunday, March 7th 2004 "EXPOSED" on 94.1 WYSP (Philadelphia, PA) on the air @ 9:00pm This is a radio show. We will be doing an interview and most likely playing a new song that you won't be able to hear at any of the upcoming shows. So make sure you tune in (if you can). Saturday, March 13th 2004 Club 218 218 South street Philadelphia, PA. W/ anthrophobia / imprint / 1 TBA 21 and over $8.00 8:30 doors Friday, March 19th 2004 Chameleon Club 223 N. Water street Lancaster, PA. W/ system failure / counteract / 1 TBA All ages / 21 to drink $8 in advance / $10 door 6:30 door Friday, April 2 2004 Soundwaves 115 Little Rock Rd. Reading, PA W/ anthrophobia (cd release), dead leaves and 1 TBA All ages $10.00 6:30 doors Friday, April 9th 2004 North Star 2639 poplar street Philadelphia, PA W/ 2 TBA 21 and over $8.00 9:00 doors Friday, April 16th 2004 Rex's 344 W. Gay street West Chester, PA. W/ 2 TBA 21 and over $7.00 9:00 doors Saturday, April 24th 2004 Grape Street Pub 4100 Main Street Philadelphia, PA W/ imprint / system failure + 1 TBA 21 and over $6.00 8:00 doors Thursday, April 29th 2004 Crocodile Rock 520 w. Hamilton Street Allentown, PA. W/ system failure + 2 TBA All ages / 21 to drink $10 Doors at 7pm Saturday, May 1st 2004 The Saint 601 Main Street Asbury Park, NJ 07712 W/ 3 local openers 21 and over $10.00 doors 8pm Saturday, May 29th 2004 Ground Floor 60 N. College Ave Newark, DE. 19711 W/ 4 local openers TBA All ages / 21 to drink $7.00 doors at 7pm

SINCH SYSTEMS A-GO
Sinch is currently writing material for a new album...in fact, word from the band is that they are close to completion and will start recording fairly soon. As the band is currently focusing on a new album, there are no plans for shows any time in the near future, at least not until recording of the new album is complete. HOWEVER, in the meantime, they are looking for your help in regards to a DVD to accompany the new album. Details from the band are as follows: BE A PART OF OUR UPCOMING DVD PROJECT -------------------------------------- We need some help. For our next album, we are putting together a DVD that will be included as a bonus disc. Details on what will be included on the DVD will be announced at a later date, but one of the things we'd like to include is some video content submitted by fans. You can submit pretty much anything you want, but we have a few guidelines and suggestions (see below) that you might want to take a look at. Basically, we're trying to leave it pretty much wide open so you can be creative and hopefully come up with some interesting stuff. Obviously, we're asking for video content, but if you don't have access to a video camera you can do something else: artwork, photos, animation, audio recording, etc. Keep in mind that we will require that you sign a release form (which you can find down below) to allow us to use whatever you send in. If you're not comfortable with that, we can understand, but unfortunately we won't be able to include your submission on the DVD. So here are some guidelines and suggestions: - First of all, submissions must be all original content. Meaning that you can't record something off of the TV or from another DVD and you can't include any music, words or images that you do not own the copyright to. - We will accept submissions in the following formats: MiniDV (preferred), VHS, VHS-C, Hi-8/8mm, DVD, CD-ROM. We prefer MiniDV or one of the other tape formats, but we'll try to accept pretty much anything you have. Obviously, for stuff other than video, we can accept it in whatever format you have. If it is scanned photos or artwork, the higher the resolution the better. - Answer the following question: "What is the Ocular Noise Machine?" - Answer the following question: "What is Sinch?" - Explain how you discovered the band, an experience you had at a show, an experience you had listening to our music, or anything that is somehow related to the band. - Explain something that is completely random and unrelated to this band. Show us your collection of questionable medical devices. Take us on a tour of your local UFO landing site. Interview your local gas station attendant about the possibility of a fourth dimension. Whatever. All submissions should be sent to: Sinch P.O. Box 1624 Doylestown, PA 18901 All submissions MUST INCLUDE the following, signed release form: http://www.sinch.net/news/SinchDVD_ReleaseForm.doc We don't have a specific deadline just yet, but try to have your submission to us by the end of August. We will probably have a more specific date as we get closer to completing the album. Also, we will not be returning any submissions, so be sure to make copies before you send anything in. And once again, if your submission does not include a signed release form, we will not be able to use it. Feel free to email us if you have any questions. info@sinch.net

UPDATES FROM THE STUDIO
some current notes of interest from the studio this week: 36 Crazyfists - up in Portland writing and laying some tunes down to tape. Currently sussing out the producer situation, the boys from Alaska could be entering the studio as early as May. Deathride - Dez's new clan is all out in L.A. shacked up in a hotel, readying to record their debut piece of the metal. Drum tracking will start this weekend. Ross Hogarth - who did the latest Coal Chamber album - will be producing and mixing the LP. Dirty Americans - pure rock n' roll, it is...and their debut recording should be finished come next week... goneblind - Randy Staub will start mixing their first full length effort come Thursday (03/07). Scene of the crime, Vancouver. Ill Nino - the band has been laying down tracks for demos. Should be starting pre-production with producer Bob Marlette next week. Recording of their sophomore effort will take place in illustrious northern New Jersey, home of the Meadowlands (the New York football Giants and Jets). Killswitch Engage - writing right now. Should have a new record come summer, around the time they head out on this year's Ozzfest. This will be their first album with vocalist the Howard Jones. Oh, and their live video for "Fixation On The Darkness" - also with the Howard Jones on vocals - is close to completion. Nickelback - recording as we speak...hitting the studio (Greenhouse in Vancouver) here and there to lay down this and that...should have a new Nickelback album complete come first thing in June. Sinch - they are writing...and will be laying down a few new tracks to tape come the end of March. This will happen in Philly...we do hear it is lovely there this time of year. THIS, is The Production Gospel According to Dave...Phase II is upon us...you have been warned...resistance is futile...