Metal News for January 12, 2007
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32 news articles posted on this day.
Kamelot, Leaves' Eyes Add More N.A. Tour Dates
Kamelot and Leaves' Eyes have added more dates to their summer North American tour. So far, confirmed dates and venues are as follows: More...
Vreid Confirmed For Slovenia's Metalcamp Festival
VREID, the Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass), Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar), has been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2007 festival, set to take place July 16-21, 2007 in Tolmin, Slovenia. More than 80 bands will perform on two stages over the course of five days of live music. VREID will play on the main stage on July 18. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: More...
Finntroll To Release New Album In March
Spinefarm Records has set a March 28 Finnish release date for the fifth album from FINNTROLL, entitled "Ur Jordens Djup" ("From the Depths of the Earth"). The CD, which was recorded by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, will be the group's first release with new vocalist Mathias Lillmåns (a.k.a. Vreth; Twilight Moon) following the departure of Tapio Wilska (Sethian, ex-Wizzard) last spring. Lillmåns is reportedly 24 years old, and like FINNTROLL's original vocalist, Katla Mathias, is Fenno-Swedish, with Swedish as his mother tongue.
"Ur Jordens Djup" track listing: More...
Swallow The Sun Added To Wacken Open Air Bill
Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): More...
Leng Tch'e Post Two New Tracks Online
LENG TCH'E have posted two new tracks on their MySpace page. The songs called 'Lucid Denial' and 'Tightrope Propaganda' will be on the upcoming album Marasmus, due out March 6th on Relapse Records.
The CD was recorded in September 2006 at CCR studios in Belgium and mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström. Mastering was done by Alan Douches at West-West Side Music in New York.
Taken from the Relapse website: "Belgian grinders Leng Tch'e drop the hammer with their new full-length Marasmus. A heavier and more measured bludgeoning than previous records, Marasmus sees the band incorporating more pronounced death metal riffage to their pummeling grind assault. Marasmus finds Leng Tch'e maximizing their already lethal damage per square riff ratio with a more deliberate sense of pace. An absolute blinder of a full-length, Marasmus puts Leng Tch'e squarely at the forefront of the modern extreme scene."
Heaven and Hell, Motorhead, Down To Tour
A HEAVEN AND HELL / MOTÖRHEAD / DOWN tour will kick off in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 3 and play at least seven shows across Canada, including Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City. An exclusive New York City date is also planned. Unconfirmed tour dates so far are as follows:
Mar. 03 - [To Be Announced] - Vancouver, BC
Mar. 22 - Air Canada Center - Toronto, ONT
Mar. 25 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QUE
Mar. 26 - Colisee - Quebec City, QUE
HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — will then likely play South America, Japan, Korea, Australia and Europe before returning to North America for a U.S. tour in August or September.
HEAVEN AND HELL confirmed European festival appearances so far:
Jun 6-9 - Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock
Jun. 09 - Tampere, FIN @ Sauna Open Air
Jun. 22-23 – Balingen, GER @ Bang Your Head!!!
The upcoming Dio-era BLACK SABBATH anthology, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years", will feature three new songs ("Shadow of the Wind", "Devil Cries" and "Ear in the Wall"), and is tentatively due this spring.
Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese Divorce
TMZ.com has obtained divorce papers filed by Marilyn Manson's wife, burlesque dancer Dita by Von Teese (real name Heather Sweet) in Los Angeles Superior Court. In the documents, Von Teese cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for ending her marriage to Manson (real name Brian Warner). According to Sweet, the couple called it quits on Christmas Eve. You can check out the documents at this location (PDF file) if you wish.
While the papers were filed on December 29, a source close to the couple tells the New York Post's Page Six that Manson has been in the dark on the split, because Von Teese can't get in touch with the guy. "She tried to tell him she was divorcing him, but she can't even get him on the phone." Page Six also claims that Manson's alcohol use may have oiled up the breakup.
The Sun reports Dita Von Teese ended her brief marriage to Marilyn Manson because of the rocker's drug use and non-stop partying with Lindsay Lohan. "Dita just had enough of his wild partying. Lindsay Lohan was always ringing up the house wanting to come round and party with him," a source revealed. "The phone would go all through the night, with people turning up at the house to hang out. And he became paranoid as a result of the drugs he was taking. At one stage he thought the cleaner was trying to kill him."
Now Manson is romantically involved with 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood, sources close to the situation tell People magazine. A source told the mag, "Dita is heartbroken, she didn't see this coming. His partying contributed to the split as well."
Manson and Von Teese had a star-studded wedding ceremony in Ireland in December of 2005. Keanu Reeves, Lisa Maria Presley and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne were among the guests.
Velvet Revolver Post Video Updates
A VELVET REVOLVER video blog, featuring footage of the band writing and rehearsing in the studio for their upcoming sophomore album, has been posted online at this location (Part 1 - photo shoot), (Part 2 - In the studio).
VELVET REVOLVER is currently recording its sophomore album, tentatively entitled "Libertad", with producer Brendan O'Brien (INCUBUS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) for a spring 2007 release.
VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland recently told MTV.com that the new album "is completely colorful in a new way, but it is definitely not a concept album." The band wrote more than 18 tracks for the disc, including "Pills, Demons, Etc.", "Just 16", "Get Out The Door", and "Queen For A Day", and started tracking December 4.
Job For A Cowboy Announce New Drummer
Job For A Cowboy has announced the latest addition to the line-up, Jon "The Charn" Rice! Jon has been playing drums for about 7 years. After completing a year at Capital's Conservatory of Music, majoring in Music Business with a focus on Percussion, Jon left to pursue a career in music.
JFAC guitarist, Ravi Bhadriraju had this to say about his new band mate:
"Jon's Badass. His demo was awesome and we felt that after meeting and talking to other drummers that his personality fit best with ours. In addition to an awesome drummer, we needed someone who wants what we want and that is to tour as much as possible and he is down with that. We have no plans to stop and I'm glad we get to do that with the comfort of knowing we brought the right dude with us and that he feels the same."
New drummer, Jon agrees:
"For me it's a dream come true. It's one of those things where you take a chance and send a demo over and then your life is changed. I'm really looking forward to living on the road. I've lived in Pittsburgh forever and starting in a few weeks I will be living the dream and seeing the world."
Job For A Cowboy just recently completed work on their Metal Blade Records debut which will be out in the Spring/Summer of 2007. The band is now gearing up for a month long trek with The Acacia Strain, See You Next Tuesday, Daath and label mates PSYOPUS. The tour starts January 12th in Menomonee Falls, WI.
JOB FOR A COWBOY Tour w/ PSYOPUS, The Acacia Strain, Daath, and See You Next Tuesday: More...
Abigail Williams, Enslaved and Dark Funeral Tour
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS are playing the following dates in Canada and the US with Enslaved & Dark Funeral:
January 10 - (USA) New York (NY), B.B. KINGS
January 11 - (CDN) Montreal (QC), Le Medley
January 12 - (CDN) Quebec City (QC), L'Imperial
January 13 - (CDN) Toronto (ON), Opera House
January 14 - (USA) Cleveland (OH), Peabody's
January 15 - (USA) Mokena (IL), The Pearl Room
January 16 - (USA) St Paul (MN), Station 4
January 19 - (USA) Orangevale (CA), The Boardwalk
January 20 - (USA) San Francisco (CA), TBA
January 21 - (USA) West Hollywood (CA), Key Club
January 22 - (USA) Santa Ana (CA), Galaxy Theatre
January 23 - (USA) Tempe (AZ), The Clubhouse
January 25 - (USA) Denver (CO), Bluebird Theatre
January 26 - (USA) Albuquerque (NM), Launchpad
January 27 - (USA) El Paso (TX), Texas Avenue Live
January 28 - (USA) San Antoni (TX), The Sanctuary
January 29 - (USA) Ft. Worth (TX), Ridgelea Theatre
January 30 - (USA) Houston (TX), Warehouse Live
February 01 - (USA) St. Petersburg (FL), State Theatre
February 02 - (USA) Fayetteville (NC), Jester's Pub
February 03 - (USA) Poughkeepsie (NY), Chance
February 04 - (USA) Hartford (CT), Webster Theatre
February 05 - (USA) Bedford (NH), Mark's Place
February 07 - (CDN) Royun Nonanda (QC), Petit Theatre Du Vieux Noranda
Dark Funeral's Brand of Black Metal Still Brutal
"This song is about a very beautiful day," said Emperor Magus Caligula, lead growler for the Swedish black-metal band Dark Funeral. "It's about the arrival of Satan's empire!" he barked, the sentence ending in a screeching yowl that sent the Tuesday night crowd at Jaxx into an arm-waving frenzy of devil-horn affirmation.
Black metal is primarily a Nordic phenomenon, the genre's artists embracing their Viking and pagan pasts thematically and reverting to an almost primal state musically.
The evening's co-headliner, Norway's Enslaved, features the influences of Pink Floyd and Alice in Chains in its progressive black metal, with sung sections offsetting the Cookie Monster vocals and tempo changes breaking up the jackhammered double-bass drums.
But Dark Funeral is among the most extreme examples of black metal, and the group's hour-long set was uniformly brutal. The band's buzz-saw music is unrelentingly fast, and drummer Matte Modin incessantly battered his double-bass drums as Chaq Mol and bandleader Lord Ahriman hammered their guitars to create a dense wall of sludge, not flashy solos.
Read the full article at The Washington Post.
Machine Head's Dave McClain Checks In
Dave McClain checked in from the band's website.
Hey Ya'll!!
Happy New Year to everybody!! Looking forward to getting back on the road and unleashing the new album on everyone! Everything is finally coming together. Artwork and CD booklet getting finalized, mastering is complete and preparations for the Lamb Of God tour are underway!!
I started practicing today by myself and getting in "show shape". I practice a lot on my own but today I started playing like I would if we were doing a show, just basically hitting a lot harder and running through a lot of songs back to back. A good day of practicing, I already feel like I'm in "mid tour" form. So, about three songs into playing, I feel some blisters start to form. I was going to put some tape around them just to keep them from popping and ripping open but I kept playing on and two songs later I actually got to see two chunks fly off my hand!!! Yes!! I hardly ever get to see them fly off. My lucky day I guess!
Anyway, back to the tour.
I've never seen Gojira before but heard some of the their stuff and heard that they're a killer live band.
Of course we already know the Trivium guys really well and have crossed paths a few times. Hmmmm, I see booze in our future!!
I can safely say that Lamb Of God are one of my favorite metal bands. Killer riffs, great musicians and after doing some shows with them and coming out to a few on our own and hanging out with them, I can also say that they're cool people as well. Really looking forward to watching Chris play every night. I see more booze in our future!
That's about it. See ya on the road!!
Dave
Peter Dolving Reflects on Near She-Male Encounter
"The last couple of weeks I was obsessing madly over sex. I get into periods of it. Naturally, being me it's not the 'Gee, that girl has a fine rack' kind of obsessing. It's more, me walking past a utility store, I look through the window at the power tools and kitchen utensils and my brain goes: 'Potential Gear For Sexual Application.' I walk through the grocery store passing the vegetables: 'Hmmm, I could use that, that and that for SEX!' I sit on the bus going downtown looking at the girl a couple of seats over, my brain kinda rumbles: 'fffffuuuuuuuuggghhhh' and like an animal I sit staring at her, drool and foam forming at the corners of my mouth. While the conscious part me of is reeling. 'Whoa boy!' Cracking the whip, and holding the leash in an iron grip. 'Down you devil, down!!'
"Yeah it's taken on that extra dimension.
"It used to be, 'Yeah, I'm young, I got sex on my mind. If you don't, you're the one who's fucked up!' Not anymore. My mind will curl up into a ball of self-containment, shutting off, keeping its focus on dick, pussy, and ass unrelentlessly for days. It's been like this since I was a kid. Analysis, anyone? I get this much — my mind is running away. Sex kickstarts endorphines and other dopamines, so what's the deal? Is my brain protecting me from myself? Am I so full of fear that my mind will implode into a animate black hole of lubed up expanded assholes, pussy and pulsating cocks until infinity to keep me from... from what? Is this something I can get rid of? Do I want to rid myself of it?
"Or is it just like this for everyone? I don't know.
Read the full article at Peter Dolving's myspace.
Deicide Guitarist Updates From the Road
DEICIDE has vowed to play the previously announced Spanish dates despite the decision by the local promoter, Matarile, to withdraw its involvement in the shows.
Matarile, the agency in charge of promoting the gigs on the Spanish leg of the current DEICIDE European tour, released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today (Thursday, January 11) announcing that it was "cancelling" the three shows due to the absence from the tour of the group's bassist/vocalist Glen Benton. "Matarile regrets to report the decision of cancelling these shows to avoid that part of the Spanish fans could feel disappointed and deceived," the company said in the statement.
Within a couple of hours of Matarile's original statement being published on the pages of this site, DEICIDE guitarist Ralph Santolla contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to say that the band will attempt to play all dates as scheduled, despite any reports to the contrary.
"DEICIDE is NOT cancelling Spain or anywhere else on this tour," Santolla told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "Matarile is not our booking agent, just a local promoter with no ties to DEICIDE. We are moving the venues in Spain and the new ones will be announced tomorrow [Friday, January 12]. We've had very large turnouts and great gigs so far, and we will play the full tour. We expect Glen to join us as soon as his situation allows."
Kam Lee to Do Vocals on New Hateplow Album
Former DEATH/MASSACRE frontman Kam Lee has issued the following update:
"The rumors are true...
"Some of you have written me asking about the rumors of 'other' bands that I may be involved in this upcoming year. Other then DENIAL FIEND...
"Yes, the rumors are true! Not only will DENIAL FIEND record and release our debut album, 'They Rise', for Ibex Moon Records, but hopefully later will see the release of the SHADOWS WITH KNIVES EP, as well on Ibex Moon. SHADOWS WITH KNIVES is old-school style heavy metal mixed with death metal-style vokills. Like listening to those old metal bands like TROUBLE, TANK, WITCHFINDER GENERAL, MERCYFUL FATE, IRON MAIDEN, and BLACK SABBATH, only with the death grunt of me as well as the grindcore growls of Mark Odechuck of PAINEATER!
"Also... Yes, I am working with Matt Olivo of REPULSION on a new project now tentatively called: MONSTERSHOCK! This is currently in the now, and the band will be old-school death metal/grindcore in the same vein as early DEATH and REPULSION!
"And yes, too... I've been asked to lend my vokill talents for the new HATEPLOW album! I've been speaking with Phil [Fasciana] of MALEVOLENT CREATION, and he is gearing up to do the most hate-filled HATEPLOW album ever, and he has asked me to join in on the foul dark hatred!!
"So yes, I am planning on the year of 2007 to be a busy-ass year! But I'm willing to give 100% into bringing you the 'fans' the most insane, cult, sick-ass vokills you'll ever hear!!!"
Gojira's 'FMTS' Ranks High in Top Albums of 2006
Upon conclusion of the band's first trek across North America, France's GOJIRA has netted press coverage across the board, including grabbing a nod from The Los Angeles Times and year-end list appearances in Revolver and Decibel.
REVOLVER MAGAZINE (USA) Top 20 albums of the year 2006
4. Gojira - From Mars To Sirius
DECIBEL MAGAZINE (USA) The top 40 albums of 2006
10.Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
Dragonforce Win more Reader's Polls
Dragonforce posted the following on their official site:
More Readers' Poll results are popping up. In this month's extreme music magazine Terrorizer, DragonForce won categories 'Best Band/Artist', 'Best Live Act' with guitarist Herman Li winning 'Best Musician'. Thanks to all the fans for their support!
Check out the latest issue (#153 January 2007) for more info!
Terrorizer: http://www.terrorizer.co.uk
Slipknot's Clown to be Interviewed on Rock U
Music Choice will be debuting their new show, Rock U, next Monday, January 15th, and it will include an exclusive interview with Slipknot's Shawn 'Clown' Crahan.
Rock U can only be found on Music Choice On Demand, so look for Music Choice on your 'on demand' menu or for more info or go to www.musicchoice.com/rocku
Crahan and the remaining 8 members of Slipknot are currently chilling in Iowa, enjoying the recent release of the 2-disc Voliminal: Inside the Nine DVD, and recharging their batteries before starting to work on new songs.
Machine Head Reveal 'The Blackening' Album Cover
Roadrunner Records posted the following concerning Machine Head's new album:
Machine Head will be releasing their new album, The Blackening, through Roadrunner this Spring, and among the various finishing touches being made, we can now reveal the final cover artwork for you HERE.
Is that METAL or what?
Now that the album's music is also 'in the can,' Machine Head will embark on a TOUR with Trivium, Lamb of God and Gojira, starting February 16th - get your tickets today.
Visit www.machinehead1.com to view clips of the band's studio sessions for The Blackening.
Infernaeon Signs with Prosthetic Records
Florida-based blackened death metal band INFERNAEON has inked a deal with Los Angeles-based Prosthetic Records. Boasting former members of Monstrosity, INFERNAEON's debut record, A Symphony of Suffering, will see a March release and features guest vocal appearances from Ben Falgoust (Soilent Green, Goatwhore) and Keith DeVito (Obituary, Suffocation, Catastrophic). Mastering duties were handled by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, ex-Morbid Angel). Tracks were initially laid down for A Symphony of Suffering in late 2006 at Home Land Studios in Highland Beach, Fla. with producer Zach Brown.
Having already shared the stage with Malevolent Creation, Deeds of Flesh and Vile among others, INFERNAEON has already been making a name for themselves in Florida and throughout the States with a brash, memorable stage show mixing theatrical murder and make up effects provided by Universal Studios. Three tracks from INFERNAEON's forthcoming record are available on the band's MySpace page, including "Oracle of Armageddon," the first song in an album-ending trilogy focusing on an oracle who amasses prophetic powers from the dying.
Artwork, tracklisting and a release date for A Symphony of Suffering will be available shortly.
Kyuss Singer Names Solo Project Garcia Vs. Garcia
Vocalist John Garcia (KYUSS, UNIDA, HERMANO) has set GARCIA VS. GARCIA as the name of his upcoming solo project. The singer is currently in the studio writing and recording material for GARCIA VS. GARCIA's debut album, which is tentatively due on September 4, 2008.
One of the songs that are set to appear on the upcoming CD is "5000 Miles", which was written by Canadian musician Danko Jones with Garcia in mind.
"'5000 Miles' was inspired by something I read in an interview with John where he was talking about his reluctance to tour because he misses being with his family," Danko recently told Toronto's Now magazine. "I e-mailed him the lyrics along with a note that said if he hated it, no problem — I'd write 50 more until I came up with one he thought was good enough. He called me up the next day to say, 'Stop writing, this one's great!'"
The mutual admiration that resulted in Garcia singing on DANKO JONES' "Sleep Is The Enemy" album track "Invisible" was supposed to be a one-off recording collaboration, but everything came together so smoothly, they decided to follow it up with a few concert dates together in Norway in November and a one-off show in Toronto in December.
"This whole thing with John Garcia happened really naturally," Danko told Now. "When he agreed to do some shows with us in Norway, it didn't seem right for him to be flying all that way just to sing 'Invisible', so we kicked around a few ideas for other songs we could perform together — something by [his groups] KYUSS, UNIDA and HERMANO along with a few other things."
As for Garcia, he couldn't be happier with the way his ongoing collaboration with DANKO JONES has developed.
"We connected even before we met eye to eye," said Garcia. "My manager in Holland is a fan of DANKO JONES, and he's the one who initially suggested that I check out the band. So I got their CDs and sat out on the deck one night and listened to their entire catalog, and I liked what I heard — I liked their sound and their attitude. Danko's not just a good songwriter, he's a great songwriter."
Herratik Plan Headlining Tour of Australia
HERRATIK, formerly known as ABORTUS, is happy to announce that they will be starting their 2007 Australian headliner tour in support of their world wide released & highly acclaimed CD, "Wrath-Divine."
The tour, which is yet to be named, has been dubbed to begin in March 2007 in Newcastle NSW.
It has been a long time coming. The new CD was released in July 2006 through Copro Records (UK) and was then made available in Australia in August 2006 through Modern Invasion Music. to even further postpone the Australian tour, HERRATIK had to go through a few drummers until the right drummer could play the songs as good as NECRODEMON (Mystic Circle - Germany) played on the new CD.
Kampfar Announce European Tour w/ Elite
Kampfar has announced some festival appearances as well as the The black metal institution Tour with fellow Nerwegians Elite. Here are the planned tour dates:
KAMPFAR and ELITE - The black metal institution Tour 2007
2.2.07 – DE - München - Backstage
3.2.07 - SK - Bratislava – Randal Club
4.2.07 – ITA -Padova- Country Club
6.2.07 – SLO – Maribor – MC-Pekarna
7.2.07 – AUT – Wien - Monastery
8.2.07 – PL – Katowice – Mega Club
9.2.07 – D – Berlin – K17 Club
10.2.07 – NL – Leuuwarden Romein black metal desecration 2007
KAMPFAR Festival appearances
31.3.07 – D – Lichtenfels – Ragnarök Metal Fest
29.6.07 – D – Leipzig – With Full Force
13.7.07 – AUT – Semmering – Kaltenbach Open Air
2.8.07 – D – Wacken Open Air
Bullet For My Valentine Perform In Birmingham
Bullet For My Valentine performed in concert at the Carling Academy in Birmingham, England on Friday (January 5). You can watch fan filmed highlight clips from YouTube or check out pictures from WireImage.
The Esoteric Announce Line-up Changes
The Esoteric has officially announced the departure of guitarist Corey White, who left the group for "personal reasons" late last year. Meanwhile, the band has also parted ways with drummer Marshall Kilpatric, who relocated to Los Angeles last fall "To further pursue his personal musical journey." Commenting further, the group states: "Our partings are mutual and amicable and we wish our friends nothing but the best of luck in their future endeavors."
Kilpatric has been replaced by former bandmate Adam Mitchell. According to The Esoteric, "Adam is both a prodigious musician and collaborator as well as an accomplished performer who helped the band forge a unique place in underground music during his time with The Esoteric on his contributions to the benchmark A Reason To Breathe album as well as a vast majority of the band's pioneering back catalog.
A Life Once Lost Finishing Writing New Album
A Life Once Lost have returned from their US tour with Napalm Death and been hard at work finishing their latest full length. Long time friend Randy Blythe will again step in to lend a hand with vocal production on the effort. The band's update is as follows:
well kids we are just finishing up writing the new album as we speak. At this point we are just focusing on weeding(haha yea) out unneeded parts, but new songs just keep flowing out every day!! Expect alot more variation on this album, some raging fast songs, some seriously brutal shit, as well as some sick rockers!! RANDY from LAMB OF GOD is making his way up to PHILLY next week to give MEADOWS a hand(job) with the vocals, much like he did on the"HUNTER" full length. We are demoing the whole cd at our friend Josh's CANNON ROAD STUDIOS, then come february 8th we are making our way up to TRAX EAST studios. We have serious love for this studio, as this is where we recorded our "A GREAT ARTIST" full length. Anyway that all for now. Say high motherfuckers and prepare for a trendkiller of an album!!! one more thing!subscribe to our youtube page! youtube.com/user/ALOLOfficial
Hagar Hopes Van Halen Takes High Road At Rock Hall
Billboard.com reports: Van Halen's appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 12 "could go a lot of different ways," according to Sammy Hagar. That said, Hagar -- the group's second frontman, from 1985-96 -- tells Billboard.com he has high hopes that the famously combative group will take the high road on that particular night.
"My hope is that everyone lets everything go and we go there in complete respect of each other and in a loving way, with the attitude that 'I couldn't have done it without you' towards everybody," says Hagar, who received the official word of Van Halen's selection at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico, where he and Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony have spent the past week jamming with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith in a newly developing side project called Chickenfoot.
But he also notes that, "The biggest fear for me is there'll be animosity and 'I won't talk to that guy' and maybe some harsh words towards each other or some sly remarks in speeches ... and it's not out of the question that that could happen. But in the end, no matter what happens, when you hear the music you're gonna go, 'That's one of the greatest rock'n'roll bands in the world, ever, and well-deserved the inauguration into the Hall of Fame."
Hagar says he hadn't spoken to anyone other than Anthony about the induction but planned to put in a congratulatory call to drummer Alex Van Halen. He expects that manager Irving Azoff "is gonna try to spin everyone together somehow" and says he'll "go with the flow" with induction ceremony plans, which Hagar expects will include a live Van Halen performance.
Read the full article at Billboard.com.
Amora Savant Post New Live MP3 On MySpace
Amora Savant have posted a live track off of their upcoming full-length album for limited time download from their MySpace page. You can check it out here.
Tenacious D Plan West Coast Tour Dates
LiveDaily.com reports: Comic-rock duo Tenacious D, consisting of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, will head out on a short West Coast jaunt in February after finishing up a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
The duo will kick off their brief outing Feb. 13 in Santa Barbara, CA, followed by three shows in the Pacific Northwest as they continue to back "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny," the soundtrack album companion to the pair's movie debut from last November.
Produced by the Dust Brothers and mixed by Ken Andrews (A Perfect Circle), the album features a guest appearance from longtime Tenacious D cohort and drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), as well as bassist John Spiker and guitarist John Konesky.
"The Pick of Destiny" soundtrack follows Tenacious D's 2001 self-titled debut, which the Dust Brothers also helmed, and on which Grohl also appeared.
Tenacious D was introduced to a national audience via its late '90s appearances on HBO.
Here are the curent Tenacious D tour dates: More...
Watch Nebelhexe's "UnderWorld" Video Online
NEBELHEXE's video to the song "Underworld" taken from the album "Essensual" can now be viewed on MySpace. You can check it out here.
Andrea in her own words about her video to "Underworld":
"Underworld reflects stains and scars… those on the inside. The outside is the fassade and no one knows what is hiding inside of a person… in my video concept, I am the fassade and the observer walking in ugly cold and big old factory rooms… I pass by the chained and beaten up men… who represent the stains and scars and chains that hold us in our everyday life. The song is also about the image of vampires, kind of about my inner nature, my inner wolf that I have to hide away a lot of times, when I am out doing everyday tasks. Sometimes I am forced to be amongst social events and just smile and talk about everyday things… when really I just want to scream out "fucking hell I want to get out of here…"
"To me the musical art and the visual art go hand in hand. Every visual picture, colour, symbol or image I put out has a connection to the music, the lyrics, the emotion and atmosphere, thus creating a whole. To me art and magic, or spirituality, are connected. Art is a reflection of the artist’s constant thirst for discovery, knowledge and live experience… I try to awake deep emotions and visions that I hope will move something in the individual. What I hope to inspire people mostly with is that they think for themselves and value their individual freedom."
Onslaught Release New Track Online
A full-length version of the new ONSLAUGHT track "Shock & Awe" is available for streaming via the band's newly re-launched web site. You can check it out at this location. The song comes off the reformed lineup of the classic U.K. thrash outfit's upcoming album, "Killing Peace", due on March 5 via Candlelight Records.
"Killing Peace" was recorded at Backstage studio in Derbyshire, England with producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE). The complete track listing is as follows:
01. Burn
02. Killing Peace
03. Destroyer of Worlds
04. Pain
05. A Prayer for the Dead
06. Tested to Destruction
07. Twisted Jesus
08. Planting Seeds of Hate
09. Shock & Awe
The band has also re-recorded its classic first-album title track, "Power from Hell". The song was reborn on the 6/6/06 and mixed by Andy Henderson.
ONSLAUGHT's current lineup includes Sy Keeler (vocals), Nige Rockett (guitars), Steve Grice (drums), James Hinder (bass) and the group's latest addition, guitarist Alan Jordan (ex-MIRROR MIRROR, FRANKENSTEIN).
Commented Keeler: "We've had positive response from all who've heard our 'masterpiece' and we're so looking forward to the release on March 5th. The artwork (by Jeff Williams) for the album excites us as much as the music; each lyric page has great artwork linked to the song."
ONSLAUGHT is currently putting together gigs for 2007. Already confirmed are dates in Greece with NAPALM DEATH and Warsaw, Poland on February 12, which will be shot for a DVD release. A video for the album's title track, "Killing Peace", will be shot this month.
January 27 - (GR) Thessaloniki, Hydrogios
January 28 - (GR) Athens, An Club
February 12 - (PL) Warsaw, Stodola Club
Clutch Set Release Date For New Album
Clutch are back in full force in 2007 with their third album on DRT Entertainment, "From Beale Street To Oblivion." Produced, recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi (Kyuss, Tool, Melvins, Queens Of The Stone Age) at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, FROM BEALE STREET TO OBLIVION is due out March 20th with a digital release on March 13th.
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