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Madlife is from the United States. They have a record label with MADLIFE Entertainment. The band members are Phill, Isaiah, Jim and T. Madlife is as harsh as the world we live in. There is no whining in this band’s audio assault. Inside Madlife's music you’ll find powerful vocals, aggressive guitars, and industrial sounding technology. Bands such as Ministry, White Zombie, NIN, KMFDM, and more recently Rammstein and Static X have helped to influence the creations of Madlife. They are currently in the studio recording their third release "Angry Sonnets For The Soul." They will follow up with an international tour. Madlife will continue to captivate people with their powerful live shows. Madlife has been able to play with such bands as Adema, Kottonmouth Kings, and Prong. So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Madlife!!!!!

Two Second Hate is out of Portland, Oregon. They have a record label with Sinner Records. They are two veteran musicians, fucking sick Of trying to cope with egos, attitudes, natural band chaos, and frustrated to no end with trying again and again to no avail or positive results, have stepped up on their own to do what until now has exceeded any band's grasp. In The Method Of Behemoth, Annihilator, Ministry, Fear Factory and the list goes on and on. They approach this project with like minds and less people to blame. They do this the way it was meant to be, for them! Two Second Hate members, Matt Connett & Mark D. must wear many musical masks to achieve the sonic aggression that is concurrently moody as well as brutal. This new genre, coined A.P.G., "American Power Groove" crosses old school & Gothenburg Metal with Punk Brutality (Lyrically Evident), & timeless, chilling, theatrical strings & keys relentlessly crushed together to manifest as TWO SECOND HATE. They trust others will appreciate the effort as well as the music to come. So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Two Second Hate!!!!!

AvoidingX is out of Superior, Wisconsin. They are a unsigned band. The band members are Greely, Carl, Razzy and Twitch. AvoidingX was formed in March of 2006 as a 4 piece ALL ORIGINAL METAL GROUP! With ear pounding beats and soul slicing riffs, nothing but heart behind the music they write, every song has been written from life experiences, these songs everyone can relate to, take what you will from the music, listen and let your soul decide! Dig the songs, heed the message and spread the word, we are coming!!! Here are a couple of songs to be listening for on God's Forsaken Radio by this unsigned band, FSU and Lynching. So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of AvoidingX!!!!!

At a time when Swedish hard rock is undergoing a rebirth of sorts, many bands are staking their claim to a piece of the action. Stockholm's FATAL SMILE have more to offer than most and are only too happy to prove that to anybody prepared to listen. The band was formed in 1995 by guitarist Y and in no time at all, songs were written, shows were being played, a deal with a Swedish label was in place and in 2002 the debut album "Beyond Reality" was in stores. Produced by Jonas Östman (Yngwie Malmsteen) the reaction worldwide was incredibly positive! Off the back of this excellent media attention, the band hit the road again on a mixture of headline shows, support slots and festival appearances topped off by a slot at the coveted New Jersey Metal Meltdown festival in 2003 that was deemed such a sucess that the band were booked back into the States for a three week headlining tour that took them from Florida up to New Jersey, playing 16 shows in 21 days! The band's triumphant returned to Sweden to begin writing songs for album number two. "Neo Natural Freaks" was again produced by Jonas Östman and mixed by Stefan Glaumann, famed for his work with teutonic terrors RAMMSTEIN and Stockholm's own glam punk behemoths BACKYARD BABIES. The band released the first fruits of these labours in December,05 with the single and video for Learn - Love - Hate that went up straight to no 4 in the single charts and stayed on top 20 for 4 weeks. The album "Neo Natural Freaks" saw the light of day in February 2006 and it was followed by massive touring in Europe, Scandinavia and Japan. In 2007 Y found his new band mates Alx on bass, Blade on vocals & Zteff on drums. They recorded their new album "World Domination" produced by Y and the mixing duties was handled by the legendary Michael Wagener (METALLICA, OZZY OSBOURNE, MÖTLEY CRÜE). So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Fatal Smile!!!!!

Further Lo is an American Heavy Metal band from Columbus, Ohio which was formed in 2001. The band is currently signed to Power Play Records out of New Hampton, NY. Further Lo’s musical influences include the bay area style thrash bands of the mid - late 80’s including Slayer, Anthrax, Forbidden, and Megadeth. Further Lo is influenced vocally by bands like Iron Maiden, Nevermore, and Testament. Through the band’s touring history, members of Further Lo have shared the stage with Armored Saint, Nevermore, Iced Earth, Napalm Death, King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Napalm Death, Souls at Zero, and Bruce Dickinson. Further Lo’s Power Play debut album was released in 2004 to world-wide distribution in Europe, and North and South America. The band toured the US in support of the album. The follow-up album, tentatively titled “A New Form of Suicide” is scheduled for a late winter / early spring release date in 2008. Further lo are: Aaron Werner - vocals, Randy Reynolds - guitars, Donnie Davis - guitars, Ron Cardwell - bass, and Turk Elliot - drums. So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Further Lo!!!!!!

Chris Caffery is out of New York City, New York. He has a record label with Locomotive - Lava/Atlantic Records. Chris Caffery plays lead guitar in the bands Savatage and The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He has been with Savatage for a very long time with his first tour to support the CD "Hall of The Mountain King" and the following CD was entitled "Gutter Ballet". The video for this song is played all the time on VH1 Classics. The band has sold millions of cd's and played for hundreds of thousands of fans world-wide. In January of 2004 he began pre-production for his very first solo CD ever. Recording began in February. Here are a couple of songs to be listening for on God's Forsaken Radio by this up and coming solo artist, Pisses Me Off, and Edge Of Darkness. So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Chris Caffery!!!!

Wretch is out of Niles, Ohio. The band is a classic traditional power metal band straight out of Cleveland’s glorious 80's underground, featuring current and former members from Beyond Fear, Seven Witches and Breaker. Wretch has a record label with Auburn Records. Following up last year’s critically-acclaimed “Reborn” album, Wretch returned with a collection of previously unreleased material in support of their feature performance at this year’s 2007 Headbanger’s Open Air Festival in Germany July 12-14. The new album is "Make This Garden Burn." Some of the bands songs are, The Winners, The Challenge, Reborn, Make This Garden Burn, Life, I Will Defy Eyes Of Fate, I Am Storm, Cry For The Young. Lead singer Colin Watson is also one of our Dj's here at God's Forsaken Radio!!!! So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Wretch!!!!!

Real Steel is out of Cleveland - New Philadelphia, Ohio. They have a record label with Retrospect Records. Their influences are Rainbow, U.F.O., Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Kiss, Van Halen, Deep Purple, and Savatage. Real Steel emerged from the incredibly fertile Cleveland Ohio Metal Scene of the eighties. Real Steel was actually put together in rural Tuscarawas County by Dave Hasselbach, Scott Smalley, and Bobby Stocker. After a year of trying different people in the other guitar spot, the final piece of the puzzle was found in the form of Parma High School Sophomore Paul Klaff! These four musicians had an incredible chemistry together from the first note they ever played, and also an incredibly intense work ethic that bordered on obsession! Songs came together quickly, and the classic Real Steel Sound of melodic virtuoso guitars, catchy riffs, leather lunged lead vocals, soaring three part harmonies, and a driving rhythm section, were now in place and ready to be taken to the masses. Real Steel opened two shows for good friends and Cleveland's then number one metal band, Shok Paris and the response was so overwhelming, that in the course of just two shows, Real Steel went from the rehearsal room, to being one of the most popular bands in the city! Real Steel was asked to contribute a song to Auburn Records Heavy Artillery Compilation Album. The song I Rule The Radio, became a popular tune on Metal and on college radio, which then lead them to Beachwood Studios to record a full length album. By this time Real Steel were drawing huge crowds of up to one thousand people to their shows, and opening for almost every national act that came trough town, like Bullet Boys, Bang Tango, Blue Murder, Savatage, Trouble, and Russia's Gorky Park! Also at about the same time, a song from one of the first Beachwood Sessions called Never Mind The Money beat out 675 other bands to become song 1 on the first ever WMMS North Coast Buzzard Tracks, this was a huge accomplishment considering at the time WMMS was voted by Rolling Stone Magazine as the 1 rock radio station in the country. Never Mind The Money would go on to become the most requested song on WMMS for 2 weeks running, beating out the 1 single in the country, Extreme's More Than Words. The future looked very bright when that same year Real Steel won US Rocker Magazine's Best Unsigned Band Contest over thousands of bands across 17 states! With Major label interests at a fever pitch, it seemed that all of the bands hard work and dreams were about to be recognized but with the release of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, it was only a matter of weeks till the whole Melodic Metal Scene would be a thing of the past. If you had big hair and could play no label would touch you. After living together for four years and working, literally seven days a week to make it, this was a bitter pill to swallow. Real Steel soldiered on for a little while, but the reality of their situation sunk in and they finally called it quits. Fast forward 16 years...suddenly there is again interest in the music of Real Steel, and that long ago recorded album is going to finally be released. The four members all still play music for a living. Dave Hasselbach and Paul Anthony in St. Petersburg Florida, Scott Smalley and Bobby Stocker in Tuscarawas County Ohio. There are now plans for a live show, and also some new material! The response has been overwhelming and inspiring! So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Real Steel!!!!!

Conquest is out of St. Louis, Missouri. The band members are Derrick, Mike, Tony and Tim. They have a record label with Dark Star Records. Conquest is Pure Thrash/Power Metal. Their influences are Metallica, Iced Earth, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Primal Fear, Shadows Fall, Motley Crue, Pantera, Testament, Megadeth, Sabbath and Slayer. Conquest has a sound that is truly all their own, with their duel crushing guitar onslaught combined with thunderous bass & drums. Conquest are a true original, in a world where alot of bands sound the same and are trying to find their niche, Conquest has definatly found theirs. Conquest who are on the Jagermister Tour Series have been matched with many bands ranging from Stone Sour to Overkill, Conquest are fast to up and come, they will leave you wanting more!! So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Conquest!!!

Texas Metal Alliance are out of Arlington, Texas. The band has a record label with Housecore Records. TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE features RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Bruce Corbitt, GAMMACIDE guitarists Rick Perry and Scott Shelby, GAMMACIDE/DEVILFIST bassist Alan Bovee and DEMONSEED drummer Joe Gonzalez. TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE was originally formed two years ago for a one-time performance to play a benefit show for HAMMER WITCH's Wayne Abney. Abney had suffered a near-fatal motorcycle accident in August 2006. TMA's performance for the benefit included special guest members from some of Dallas/Ft. Worth's original thrash bands... GAMMACIDE, RIGOR MORTIS, ROTTING CORPSE and HAMMER WITCH. After the benefit, some of the core members that made up TMA decided to make it a real band. Since then the band has done many live shows around Texas and written a lot of original material. TMA’s current live shows consist of a set list of many new TMA songs and a couple of classics from some of their former bands Rigor Mortis and Gammacide. The band recorded a 4 song demo in Dec 2007 and a 5 song demo in Sept 2008. Some of the bands songs are Krush The Enemy, Self Will Run Riot, The Controller, Unleashed. So tune into God's Forsaken Radio to hear more of Texas Metal Alliance!!!!!