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TorrentFreak reports that Ukrainian-based BitTorrent tracker Demonoid is facing some huge hardware problems that will certainly result in some downtime for its users. Demonoid admins have admitted to having serious problems with a lot of components ranging from system memory, hard-drives and power circuits.

It seems that a little problem has escalated into a serious damage since just days before, the tracker was working just fine. After an unresolved initial hardware problem, the damage extended to some other components inside its data center.

“We are experiencing power outages that have caused some ram and hard drive issues. We might have to shut down everything to fix and prevent further damage,” said a Demonoid statement, “days maybe, until we can change the power circuit.”

This comes as the tracker is struggling to stay alive after some serious legal disputes in recent years that forced Demonoid owners to move camp up to three times until now.

Initially, the tracker started out in Holland, but after the BREIN anti-piracy group launched several legal attacks, Demonoid quickly moved to a calmer environment in Canada. That didn’t last any longer after the local CRIA anti-piracy group forced Demonoid to shut down its operations there too.

The site made a triumphant return in 2008, after six months of blackout, relocating in the Ukraine, a safer environment for piracy prone activities. Recently, to obey local laws that forbids any piracy activity for Ukrainian (and Russian) citizens, Demonoid has blocked all those users coming from these countries and operates in legal peace from its new location.

Demonoid is still under scrutiny from major recording and entertainment companies around the Globe for its lite policy against copyrighted material, a scrutiny that it has managed to fend off until now with greater success than other rivals like Mininova, Pirate Bay or IsoHunt.

Hi guys… reporting back with a lame arm and no voice and with feet that feel like a truck ran over them.. but otherwise pretty healthy. XD

So for those of you not in the know; I went to Sonisphere in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, yesterday June 20th, 2009.

Expected were
The Sword (Cancelled due to extreme fatigue from their tour)
Mastodon (Cancelled last-minute due to logistical reasons. I.e. wouldn’t arrive in time.)
Pendulum (12:20 – 13:00)
Kamelot (13:25 – 14:15)
Lamb of God (14:45 – 15:35)
Down (16:00 – 17:00)
KoRn (17:30 – 18:30)
Slipknot (19:00 – 20:15)
MetallicA (20:45 – 22:45)

Pendulum surprised me as I had never heard of them before. Their mix of Electronic and Metal reminded me a bit of Linkin Park but without the Emo and with more “oomph” behind it. I’m going to see about getting one of their albums once I figure out which has the songs I like best. (Downloading is justified when using it to scout for music you might want to buy. Not when doing it just to get free music from artists who haven’t given their music away for free. I will hold this up in court if necessary.)

I’m not much of a fan of Kamelot, Lamb of God and Down, and mostly walked around wearing my cameo-style full-body zentai suit underneath my MetallicA shirt and black jeans.I’m hoping to attend Sonisphere again next year. ^-^

Oh, P.S. If anyone who made a picture of someone wearing a full-body covering suit at this event is reading this.. could you contact me please? I’d love a copy… ^-^; Forgot to make a photograph of myself…