>From: Phil.Powell@launchpad.unc.edu (Phil Powell) Subject: Soae 8/5/93 Date: 5 Aug 1993 04:55:02 GMT ** Soae ** 8/5/93 "The blood of the innocent on the hands of the guilty" To the person who decided to add "Checking our your .newsrc hang on a second"... DIE! (ok maybe not that harsh but you annoy me, whoever you are) Ok now that I have recovered (and I am STILL looking for that Cornerstone Review, dudes, it's EXTREMELY important insofar as it's holding up the publication of Screams of Abel #2 since it goes IN it!!! PLEASE!!!!!!! Send it to me IMMEDIATELY! I have no idea where it went!!)... ** The News ** Thought I'd start things off with a bang... Mike Lee is now officially in STRYPER!! He is their new lead singer who, by reports, has changed his style of singing from a Bruce Dickinson style to more of a David Coverdale style voice.. They also have a bassist who is unknown to me at this time.. Stryper is now a full band!!! CORPSE recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, the first Christian band to do so.. they will be releasing an independent release with the material recorded at Morrisound as well as their material recorded in Nashville.. also look for a future project on ART with Corpse.. write to them at: Corpse, c/o Jeff Hoskins, 5012 Neubolt Road, Owensboro KY 42303... British band ANATHEMA have released a 7" on a Swiss label that is distributed in the US by ART Records.. Speaking of more ART news - CELESTIAL SEASON is a new Dutch progressive doom band with a 7" to be distributed by ART as well... Texas band CONSECRATOR broke up... sadly, they will not be in our next issue of Screams of Abel Mag (#2) since they never bothered to write me back at all... And if you're planning to go to Puerto Rico to see NONPOINT FACTOR, give it up! They've moved to Florida.. Nonpoint Factor, c/o Robert Rivera, 7641 42nd Pl #146, Sunrise, FL 33351.. also look for future Nonpoint Factor material on ART Records... EPITAPH is a new death/grind band from Australia with a demo out.. write to them at: Epitaph, c/o Paul Clifford, 74 Connell Avenue, Martin, WA 6110 AUSTRALIA.. Ohio metal band WEEPING PROPHET is currently working on their follow-up to "On the Verge of Tears" to be released by year's end... THE TERMINAL GENERATION is a 4-piece funk-to-thrash-to-grind band featuring Sickman Freud, formerly of MARTYR.. their 4-song demo, "Die", is available and you can contact this unusual band at: P.O. Box 1906, Monrovia, CA 91017.. and check out their most politically incorrect interviews! CIRCLE OF DUST has a permanent lineup and will be touring their native New York State and the Mid-Atlantic area until the end of 1993 and then, according to their drummer, work on new material in early 1994.. Scott Albert, singer/guitarist/drummer (figure that out!), hinted at the new sound when he suggested that there needs to be "More death! More industrial! More of both mixed together!!" -* Classified *- Guitarist and Vocalist needed to complete hard rock lineup. Committed Christians with professional ability only. Original material in the style of BARREN CROSS/Skid Row with a very heavy guitar sound. Qualified Christians send tape, bio, photo, or write for more info: Band, 809 Ravine Road, Downington, PA 19335.. Various individuals seeking metal or thrash band positions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (CATALYST seeks lead guitarist) and Connecticut.. email me at cephas@dali.math.swt.edu for more info.. serious inquiries only! Courageous Thrash Musicians Wanted to confront satanic crowds. Must be committed to sharing God's Word to the lost. Image and super sonic speed a must! Need guitarist, bassist, double-bass drummer and vocalist who can growl. Write: Neal Christmas, Rt 3, 139 Tamanda Lane, Oyster Creek, TX 75241.. Brazilian headbanger seeks pen pals.. write to: Jose Carlos Teineira, Rua Lirio do Vale, 268, Tardi M Acropole, Cajurie, Curitiba, Parana 80500 BRAZIL.. 18-year old John Boer seeks friends into Christian metal.. write to: John Boer, Lammerhof 9, 7232 Ar Warnsveld THE NETHERLANDS.. Christian metalhead/musician seeks correspondence.. write to: Joao Paulo Santos Gaudencio, R. Central #33, Caceira De Baixo - Tavarede, 3080 Figueira Da Foz, PORTUGAL... -* End of Classified *- Finally, MARS HILL will be touring throughout Maryland in the month of August including a gig at Sardelli's in Gaithersburg on Sat. Aug 7.. they will be playing originals plus their covers of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Stone Temple Pilots... One last thing... only 35 more shopping days til BELIEVER! ** 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