Metal News for January 17, 2007
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18 news articles posted on this day.
Kylesa Join The Hidden Hand For N.A. Tour
In advance of the February 20the release of their third full-length release, The Resurrection Of Whiskey Foote (Southern Lord Records), Maryland's THE HIDDEN HAND will be assaulting masses across the US, showcasing some of the new material.
Joining the doomsters on the road will be KYLESA, making the shows even more worth seeing if you're in driving, subway or hitchhiking distance from any of the spots on the tour.
A full bio on The Hidden Hand along with updated pics and info on the band and album can be found here. Also, check out the track 'Someday Soon' at this location.
The Hidden Hand/Kylesa tour dates include: More...
Officium Triste New Album Details
Dutch atmospheric doomsters OFFICIUM TRISTE have issued the following update:
"Here we are with some more news for you about our upcoming album, which will be entitled 'Giving Yourself Away'. We have been in the Excess studio [in Rotterdam, Holland] from January 1st till 4th where we recorded the drums, synths, bass, rhythm guitars, vocals and some guitar melodies.More...
Black Label Society Release Initial Tour Dates
Some initial dates have been released for BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's upcoming tour:
March 10 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
March 13 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
March 21 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Interview
Interview with Matt 'The Lord' Zane of Society 1
Los Angeles, California's SOCIETY 1 band is one that needs no introduction at this point. An industrial metal unit for the ages fronted "Mr. Hooks in His Back", Matt 'The Lord' Zane, a true talent that has pretty much seen and done it all in the heavy music world to this point and he's still not anywhere near thirty years old. Let's be more to the point that people either love this band and Zane or they positively despise them. They have undergone a label change and a lineup facelift in over the past year and I can guarantee that those people that hate this band are really going to be pissed at the fact that Zane, unlike many rockers of his stature, has not decided to slow up on his continued assualt versus the mainstream way of thinking in the music business. The band is currently at work on putting out a brand new album and so I ventured into his dark realm recently to get some Q&A in and think you'll all enjoy the brief trip into The Lord's world. More...
Dark Tranquillity, The Haunted Book Canadian Show
The first date has been released for a possible upcoming North American tour featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY and THE HAUNTED:
March 29 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Estradasphere Release More Tour Dates
Santa Cruz based experimental/avant garde act ESTRADASPHERE have announced the following upcoming shows with STOLEN BABIES:
February 3 - Hollywood, CA @ The Knitting Factory
February 5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Elbo Room
February 7 - Olympia, WA @ The Clipper
February 8 - Tacoma, WA @ Hell's Kitchen
February 9 - Portland, OR @ Someday Lounge
February 10 - Sacramento, CA @ The Speakeasy
February 12 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Attic
Dominion Post Full-Length Song Online
DOMINION, the Swedish death metal band featuring Victor Brandt (guitar, bass; TOTALT JÄVLA MÖRKER) and Jocke Olafsson (drums; ex-IN ATERNUM), has posted a full-length version of the song "A Demonstration of Domination" on the group's newly launched MySpace page. They are also featured on the CD accompanying the latest issue of SOD magazine with the track "Legion Dominion". Both cuts come off DOMINION's full-length album "Born God and Aware", available now on Unique Leader Records.
Amorphis To Webcast Helsinki Gig
The December 30, 2006 AMORPHIS gig at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland will be shown several times on Welho Dina cable TV (available in Southern Finland) as well as via webstream from the Dina homepage. You will find two streaming links for Windows Media Player in the top right corner of that page (click the "Katso Dinaa" TV icon, 400/800 kbps). Currently confirmed webcast dates are:
Monday, January 22, 10 p.m.
Tuesday, January 23, 10 p.m.
Thursday, January 25, 10 p.m.
Saturday, January 27, 10 p.m.
All times are Finnish local time (GMT/UTC + 2h). More...
Fear My Thoughts Post 'Blankness' Video Online
German modern melodic death hopefuls FEAR MY THOUGHTS have updated their MySpace page with their brand new video clip, "Blankness", off their Century Media Records debut, "Vulcanus".
"Vulcanus" was released in Europe on January 15. Helmed by acclaimed Danish producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, COMMUNIC, MAROON, HATESPHERE, MERCENARY), the CD contains 12 new tracks covering a wide variety of styles, incorporating influences from death and thrash metal to Seventies hard and progressive rock. A personal highlight for the band was the guest appearance on "Accelerate Or Die" by DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer and guitarist Mike Sifringer. More...
Moonlight Agony Post New Album Sample Online
A two-minute clip of the new MOONLIGHT AGONY song "Through The Desert Storm" is available for download at this location. The track comes off the Swedish power metal act's second album, "Silent Waters", due in February via Dockyard Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Echoes of a Nightmare" (Massacre Records) was recorded at Division One Studios with engineer Arnold Lindberg (EVERGREY).
"Silent Waters" track listing:
01. Leaving Solitude
02. You Betrayed Me
03. Soulless
04. Through the Desert Storm
05. The Dark Era
06. I'm Alive
07. Room 101
08. Different Stories
09. Bloodred Sails
10. Solemn Waters
11. [Japanese bonus track]
Schizo Sign To Scarlet Records
Long-running Italian metallers SCHIZO have inked a deal with Scarlet Records. The group's new album, "Cicatriz Black", is scheduled for release in March. Production duties were handled by SCHIZO themselves, while the mastering was taken care of by Peter In De Betou (MARDUK, MESHUGGAH). Cover artwork was created by Italian artist Lorenzo Mariani (MAYHEM, DARKTHRONE, MARDUK, 1349, ABORYM). Guest appearances on the CD include Steve Sylvester (DEATH SS), AC Wild (BULLDOZER) and Flegias (NECRODEATH).
Commented SCHIZO mastermind Alberto Penzin: "Thrash metal is attitude, not just a pose. And we incarnate thrash's most extreme and psychotic spirit. With guitarist S.B. Reder back in action 15 years after, the magic is still there. SCHIZO are back. And this time they're here to stay. But don't expect the usual copy/paste from the old years… We're able to look at the future with a different mentality, keeping in mind that sonic violence is still SCHIZO's real trademark. This album is for those who never stopped to believe. Ourselves first. Psycho thrash is back!"
In Slumber Sign With Massacre Records
Austrian death metallers IN SLUMBER, who feature in their ranks vocalist Wolfgang Rothbauer (THIRDMOON, EISBLUT), have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The group's sophomore album, "Scars: Incomplete", is scheduled for release on March 23.
Formed in 2002, IN SLUMBER recorded its debut CD "Stillborn Rebirth" the following year. The band's new album sees the band adopting "a slower but heavier edge with more groove and more variety of vocal and guitar arrangements," according to a press release.
IN SLUMBER is:
Wolfgang Rothbauer - Vocals
Manuel Bauer - Bass
Robert Bogner - Guitar
Simon Öller - Guitar
Markus Pointner - Drums
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/inslumber.
Hour of Penance Post Promotional CD Online
Italian brutal death metal band HOUR OF PENANCE have posted their three-song promotional CD on the band's MySpace page. The effort was recorded during December at 16th Cellar Studios in Rome. The group previously used 16th Cellar Studios to record its two albums, "Disturbance" and "Pageantry for Martyrs" (both available on Xtreem Music). The track listing for the new promotional CD is as follows:
01. Misconception
02. Slavery in a Deaf Decay
03. Hierarchy of the Fools
Currently unsigned, HOUR OF PENANCE will use the new recording to procure a new record deal.
For more information, visit www.hourofpenance.net.
Emperor Return To America
After triumphantly headlining the annual Wacken Open Air festival in Germany and four capacity performances in America last summer, Norwegian black metal pioneers EMPEROR have announced their return to the United States for three encore appearances this spring.
"We have made a decision to return to the U.S. for a few additional shows," notes guitarist Samoth. "This time Chicago is also put on the map.
"The shows last summer were very successful and we had an amazing turnout and support from all the fans. It was also a bit stressful because of the embassy hassle that we unfortunately had to endure. So we feel a few more shows are due and this time, all visas are in order and the band will appear in its full command."
Confirmed dates are as follows:
May 30 - The Metro - Chicago, IL
Jun. 01 - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill - New York, NY
Jun. 03 - Key Club - West Hollywood, CA
Ticket on-sale information will be announced shortly.
In Flames Video Tops UVTV 10 Best Live Videos '06
Underground Video Television (UVTV) announced The Top 10 Live Videos of 2006. All live videos released during the calendar year 2006 by UVTV were eligible. The countdown was compiled by the UVTV staff using several factors including website plays, monthly Top 5 voting, the quality of the audio & video, and the energy & excitement of the performance. In Flames performing “Pinball Map” filmed in Rochester NY took the top spot.
Check out more info here.
Trivium Tagged As Revivalists and Plagiarists
LESSON ONE for all aspiring bands out there: if you think you’re good, make sure you tell as many people as possible. Just ask Florida metallers Trivium.
When the quartet signed with Roadrunner in 2004, they supported the release of their second album Ascendancy with interviews in which they confidently voiced their desire to be one of the biggest bands in the world. Think Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer, they suggested, and one day you will also think Trivium.
Not surprisingly, the notoriously suspicious metal world reared back, took one look at the young upstarts - frontman Matt Heafy was all of 19 when he made the claim - and laughed. Until, that is, they heard Ascendancy and its classic thrash metal stylings, the likes of which turned them into genuine stars in the UK, where they recently performed in front of 80,000 people at the Download festival and supported Iron Maiden.
“All the other bands that were around and that were getting pretty stale were pretty shocked [by what we said],” Heafy says triumphantly. “But now they see we’re still around and hammering away, and all the disbelievers, they’re not really saying anything any more. We haven’t really seen anything negative since [just-released third album] The Crusade came out.”
Heafy’s first taste of metal came in 1998 when a friend gave the-then impressionable 12-year-old a copy of Metallica’s Black album. Amazed at its technicality, aggression and catchiness, he delved into the band’s back catalogue, devouring both it and any albums released by the band’s late-80s/early-90s thrash peers. Not surprisingly, when he started playing guitar and formed Trivium, what came out was a noise that owed a debt more to the bands of yesteryear than it did Korn, Deftones and Limp Bizkit.
Read the full article at Time Off.
Headline News
Man Killed Outside Hardcore Show In New Jersey
A man was killed following a fight outside Club Deep on Sunday evening in Asbury Park, NJ. The victim was 25 year-old James Morrison, an Iraq veteran. Morrison was reportedly at the club to attend a show featuring Ramallah, COA, and Wisdom In Chains. The altercation apparently began inside the club then continued outside on the street, where police found Morrison on the ground at around 6 pm. After being taken to the hospital, Morrison was pronounced dead at roughly 6:30 pm. Asbury Park Press has an article on the incident here.
For their part, Ramallah has issued the following statement:
"None of Ramallah was involved, nor did we see anything that happened. We also did not know the kid that was killed. We have been blamed, lumped in with whoever was involved, and received tons of negative emails about what happened. None of this is our fault, we were supposed to play a show and didn't. Most of the people voicing their opinions were also not at the show and know even less about what happened than we do."
Angel Corpse Give Studio Update
Bassist/vocalist Pete Helmkamp from US black metallers ANGEL CORPSE has issued the following update:
"Everything is going great for the Of Lucifer And Lightning recording. John Longstreth has created some hammering drums for us to work with, and Gene (Palubicki) and I are hard at work tracking guitars, bass and vocals for the album. We promise that Of Lucifer And Lightning will be the most extreme Angel Corpse album to date. Of course this sounds cliche and what every band might say after 're-forming' after several years, but we say fuck off to all of that: Angel Corpse has never been like those other bands and this album will certainly show that to be true. Beware: Antichrist Vanguards advance!"
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