Metal News for January 19, 2006
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28 news articles posted on this day.
Disiplin Announce New Drummer
Norwegian extreme metal act DISIPLIN have announced the addition of Italian drummer Massimo Altomare (BLACK FLAME, MORTUARY DRAPE, DAEMUSINEM) to the group's ranks.
DISIPLIN released their sophomore album, "Anti-Life", in early 2005 via Moonfog Productions. The follow-up to the group's 2003 self-titled debut was recorded at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio and features a guest appearance by CARPATHIAN FOREST's Nattefrost.
DISIPLIN are led by guitarist/vocalist General K (aka Haakon Forwald, ex-MYRKSKOG, DISSECTION).
German Metalcore Band Jane Re-form
German metalcore band Jane have reformed. According to their label, Burning Season Records, "after a year full of experiences with their chaos project J'N, the band decided to go back to their metal roots and come back with the original evil metal sound of Jane." The group will release a new full-length later this year.
Lecherous Nocturne Signs With Deepsend Records
Deepsend Records has announced the signing of Greenville, SC, based extreme-metallers Lecherous Nocturne to the Deepsend Records roster.
The band is currently playing live shows throughout the east coast and finishing the recording process for their debut full-length album, "Adoration of the Blade," due in 2006 on Deepsend Records which will feature Nile guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade on drums and bassist Mike Poggione of Monstrosity.
Keep an eye out for a late spring/early summer release. For the time being, the band has uploaded unmastered versions of "Kompagne" and "Release in Flame" from Adoration of the Blade on their Myspace page.
Look for Lecherous Nocturne to be on the road supporting Adoration of the Blade sometime after the official release.
Battlelore To Release New Album Before Year's End
Guitarist Jyri Vahvanen of the Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE has posted the following message at the band's web site:
"We are currently working with the new material and you are allowed to expect longer and more majestic songs than ever before. There's a lot of material where to choose the most efficient tracks for the next album. If everything goes well, our fourth album should be out in the end of this year."
BATTLELORE's third CD, "Third Age of the Sun", entered the Finnish album chart at position No. 38 back in Augus 2005. The follow-up to 2003's "Sword's Song" was recorded at SoundSuite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes (TRISTANIA, MORGUL, TURISAS). Mastering duties were handled at Finnvox studios in Helsinki.
Mastodon Complete Video For "Seabeast"
Mastodon have completed work on the third music video from their award-winning album, Leviathan. The video, for the song "Seabeast", was shot on location at the historic Madison Theater in the band's hometown of Atlanta, GA. "Seabeast" was produced and directed by Jonathan Rej (Man Or Astroman, Further Seems Forever, Stretch Armstrong) and Tom Bingham for Authority Films who also shot the band's video for "Blood and Thunder." The video for "Seabeast" dictates the great battle between Ahab, Mr. Queequeg, pride and creatures of the sea.
Mastodon's "Seabeast" video was shot with a hand cranked 35 mm camera employing many of the film making techniques of the 20's and 30's. Director Rej comments: "The Madison Theater was the perfect location to shoot such a video as it was open in 1927 as a silent movie theater and was the first theater in Atlanta to show "talkies." This is the first time the theater has been used in almost 30 years." Photos taken by Ryan Russell during the shoot are available at this location. "Seabeast" is expected to make its world network premiere(s) imminently, stayed tuned to your favorite music video provider.
Gamma Ray Guitarist Injured In Accidental Fall
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have posted the following message on theie official web site:
"Last Sunday [Jan. 15] on the ferry boat from Stockholm to Helsinki, Henjo [Richter, guitar/keyboards] was badly injured falling down a stairway. He suffered strong bruises which made it unimpossible for him to play the upcoming shows. He was directly delivered to a hospital in Helsinki where he was examined and treated with strong painkillers. Henjo is [currently] at home in Hamburg for recovery but he hopes to be able to jump on the actual tour again soon. The band hopes that he's back already for the Gothenburg show but can't promise it. Latest for the show in Moscow Henjo will be back on stage. In the meantime he's replaced by Kasperi Heikkinen from the Finnish GAMMA RAY tribute band GUARDIANS OF MANKIND. Kasperi is the second member of GUARDIANS OF MANKIND beside keyboarder Eero Kaukomies who joins the GAMMA RAY lineup on the Majestic tour.
"We all wish Henjo a good and fast recovery!"
GAMMA RAY's latest album, "Majestic", was recorded and mixed at Hansen Studios in Hamburg, Germany. Mastering duties were handled at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland by Mikko Karmila and Kai Hansen. The follow-up to 2001's "No World Order" includes 10 tracks which represent "all of the characteristic strengths of the band's musical career to date," the group write on their web site.
Live Behemoth Videos, Photos on PyroMusic.net
PyroMusic.net has posted 2 video files (including the full version of 'Pure Evil And Hate' in Sydney), and hundreds of Photos from Behemoth's Australian tour including Perth. The photos are available in an online galleries as well as a convenient ZIP packs, the videos can be downloaded from the same page as the gig photos.
Get the video of 'Pure Evil And Hate' (Full version) plus 196 Photos of Behemoth's Sydney show (which also featured Psycroptic, The Amenta, The Furor, Hobbs Angel Of Death, Ebolie, Flesh Mechanic, Beyond Terror Beyond Grace) here: http://pyromusic.net/index.php?p=gigs_review&id=28
88 Photos of Behemoth's Perth show, along with a 2:14 VIDEO splice of footage from the same event are available at: http://pyromusic.net/index.php?p=gigs_review&id=29
Just prior to the Australian tour, an interview was conducted with Vocalist/Guitarist Nergal which can be read here.
Since The Flood Writing New Album
Since The Flood are currently writing a new full-length. The group has written five songs thus far and hope to enter the studio in early-spring, with a release planned for June.
As previously reported, Since the Flood will be one of many bands featured on "Uranium: Bands Who Deserve Press," which will be premiering at 9pm EST on Friday, January 20th.
Starkweather Sign To Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records have announced the worldwide signing of East Coast-based Starkweather. The band's new album, titled Croatoan, was produced by Pierre Remillard (Cryptopsy), Features artwork by renowned artist Paul Romano (Mastodon, Earth, Godflesh), and is scheduled for a May 2 American release date.
Long regarded as one of the first bands to blend metal and hardcore, Starkweather are still an untapped band for the masses. They have been cited as influence to many of today's top selling bands and remain one of the most passionate and intense bands on stage. Metal Maniacs says on an early listen to Croatoan, "rare is a band who personify, quite accurately, agony and despair through tranquil yet devouring movements. One of underground metal's soon-to-be classics, hail Starkweather!"
Formed in 1990, Starkweather have several out-of-print recordings to their credit including a limited self-titled seven-inch (Inner Rage Records, 1993), Crossbearer (Too Damn Hype, 1994), Into the Wire (Edison Recordings, 1995), the 1996 split seven-inch with Season to Risk (Supermodel Records), and participation on numerous compiliation albums. Croatoan, released in late 2005 on vinyl only (featuring exclusive artwork also from Paul Romano) via Hypertension Records, is the band's first new recording in over five years.
Starkweather toured Europe for the first time in mid-2005, visiting the Netherlands, Germany, England, France and other countries. The band plans to visit again during the year. American dates are expected; details to be announced separately.
Bleeding Through Charts Well With "The Truth"
Bleeding Through has attained good positions on several charts with "The Truth" in its first week of sales. Here are their positions:
#48 on Billboard "Top 200" chart
#1 Independent Release!
#1 Charting New Release!
#153 on "Top 200" Chart in the UK!
#6 on "Rock" Chart in the UK!
#83 on Billboard "Top 200" Chart in Canada!
#10 on "Hard Music" Chart in Canada!
You can see the band interviewed on air, give away an autographed guitar, and premiere their brand new video on Headbangers Ball (M2) this Saturday (Jan. 21) at 10:00 PM EST. You can also watch the video for "Kill To Believe" on Trustkill's site.
Headline News
Blitzkrieg Guitarist Leaves Band to be Father
New Wave of British Heavy Metal band, Blitzkrieg, post an update on their myspace page regarding a line up change:
"BLITZKRIEG wishes to announce that Paul Nesbitt has decided to leave the band. Paul has recently became a father for the very first time and he feels that his time with the Krieg has come to an end.
On behalf of Brian, Phil, Ken and Paul Brewis we would just like to say that having Paul in the band has been an absolute honour and a privelige and the times we have all shared will remain with us for a very long time.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish Paul all the best for the future and would also like to thank him for the immense creative element he brought to the band.
BLITZKRIEG would like to welcome to the band our new guitarist Guy Laverick, Guy comes with a wealth of playing and writing experience having learnt his trade at the guitar institute of technology in Los Angeles, Guy has played with the likes of Paul Gilbert and Michael Angelo as well as a host of bands during his time in L.A., a full profile of our newest family member will be up soon."
Fear Factory Guitarist To Attend NAMM
Fear Factory guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers will be attending the 2006 Winter NAMM Convention (National Association Of Merchants), which runs between January 19 and January 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Christian will be signing autographs and promoting equipment for Tone Pros, ISP Subs, Native Instruments, EMG, and Krank Amplifiers on the following days:
Friday, January 20:
11:30 a.m. - the Tone Pros booth 1526 in Hall E
1:00 p.m. - the ISP Subs booth 1749 in Hall E
4:00 p.m. - the Native Instruments booth 6920 in Hall E
Saturday, January 21:
1:00 p.m. - the EMG pickups booth 4758 in Hall C
3:00 p.m. - the Krank Amplifiers booth 1265 in Hall E
Megadeth Frontman Schedule NAMM Signing Sessions
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine will be at NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), which is set to take place from January 19 to January 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Dave Mustaine will signing at the ESP booth from 12:30 - 1:30 PM and at the Seymour Duncan booth from 2:30 - 3:30 PM on Saturday, January 21. Visit the NAMM website for more information.
In other news, Megadeth has commissioned deviantART.com to hold a contest to design a new Vic Rattlehead. Dave Mustaine will choose the winners and three ESP guitars will be given away as prizes. Contest is open now and runs till Feb 14. For more information, visit deviantART.com.
In Extremo To Release "Liam" Single
German folk/medieval metallers In Extremo will be releasing "Liam" as the third single off of their latest album, "Mein Rasend Herz," on February 3rd. In Extremo have also announced that a live-CD and DVD will be released on February 10th. More details will follow soon.
As previously announced, In Extremo will be performing at the following festivals this summer:
Mar. 11 Artarfe Vega Rock Festival, ESP
May 29 Festung Königstein, D
Jun. 24 Feuertanz Festival, D
Aug. 04 - 05 Wacken Festival, D
Aug. 13 Mera Luna Festival, D
DevilDriver Posts "End Of The Line" Video Online
Devildriver has posted a new live video for "End of the Line" on their official website. Check the video out at this location. "End of the Line" comes off of the band's latest effort, "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand."
DevilDriver will be embarking on a North American tour with In Flames starting February 25th, before heading out on tour with Opeth in March.
Amoral Confirmed For Dark Funeral Tour
Amoral have been confirmed as support on Dark Funeral's upcoming European tour with Naglfar. Tour dates are as follows:
Feb. 21 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
Feb. 22 Jyvaskyla, Finland - Lutakko
Feb. 24 Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben *
Feb. 25 Malmo, Sweden - KB *
Feb. 26 Gothenburg, Sweden - Karen *
Feb. 27 Oslo, Norway - John Dee *
Feb. 28 Arhus, Denmark - TBA *
Mar. 01 Hanover, Germany - Music Center *
Mar. 02 Essen, Germany - Turok *
Mar. 03 Deventer, Netherlands - Burgerweeshuis *
Mar. 04 Georgsmarienhutte, Germany - Gate 3 *
Mar. 05 Tilburg, Netherlands - 013 *
Mar. 06 Munich, Germany - Metropolis *
Mar. 07 Vienna, Austria - Planet Music *
Mar. 08 Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse *
Mar. 09 Treviso, Italy - New Age *
Mar. 10 Florence, Italy - Zero Circus *
Mar. 11 Milan, Italy - Rainbow *
Mar. 12 Marseille, France - TBA *
Mar. 13 Toulouse, France - TBA *
Mar. 14 Barcelona, Italy - Mephisto *
Mar. 15 Madrid, Spain - Arena *
Mar. 16 Bordeaux, France - TBA *
Mar. 17 Paris, France - La Locomotive *
Mar. 18 Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7 *
Mar. 19 Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob *
Mar. 20 Nuremberg, Germany - Deer *
Mar. 21 Innsbruck, Austria - Hafen
Mar. 22 Budapest, Hungary - Ship A38
Mar. 23 Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
Mar. 24 Katowice, Poland - Mega Club
Mar. 25 Leipzig/Engelsdorf, Germany - Hellraiser
Mar. 26 Berlin, Germany - K17
Mar. 27 Hamburg, DE - Fabrik *
Mar. 28 Copenhagen, DK - Loppe
Mar. 30 Helsingborg, SE - Tivoli
Mar. 31 Västerås, SE - www.prismamusik.se
Apr. 01 Östersund, SE - Huset
*with Endstille
Cryptopsy Nominated For Independent Music Award
Cryptopsy has been nominated for Favorite Independent Canadian Metal Artist as part of Canadian Music Week. Cast your vote here by Feb.12. You don’t have to be Canadian to vote, but you can only vote once per email address. The Indies, The 6th Annual Independent Music Awards, will be hosted by the Trailer Park Boys, and the awards will be presented at Toronto’s The Docks on March 1st at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster or www.CMW.net.
Decimating 2006’s NAMM, located inside the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, drummer Flo Mounier will be performing live at the Pearl Drum booth at 11:00 AM Sunday, January 22. Although not open to the public, those attending will have a chance to watch him demonstrate techniques from the band’s new album Once Was Not. Pearl will host Flo’s autograph session immediately following the performance, for more information click here.
Headlining “The Domination Tour 2006,” Cryptopsy will lead the five-week massacre across Europe, which will include Grave, Dew-Scented, Aborted and more. Tour dates are as follows: More...
"Uranium: Bands Who Deserve Press" Premiere Friday
On Friday, January 20th, "Uranium: Bands Who Deserve Press" will premiering at 9pm EST. The show will feature legendary bands like Cannibal Corpse and Obituary, plus newer bands like Since the Flood and A Life Once Lost and looks into why metal is shunned by the media masses. For more information on upcoming Uranium shows & for exclusive interviews and performances, log on to www.fuse.tv.
Soilwork Rehearsing With Possible New Guitarist
Soilwork frontman, Bjorn "Speed" Strid, has posted the following update on the band's official website:
"Hi there!
"We're rehearsing right now, started off yesterday with a possible replacement for Peter. He's doing a great job and we'll see how it goes on the festivals in Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic in march, i'm sure it'll work out great... Hopefully after those festivals we can announce the new guitarist..
"Other than that, merch section is on it's way (i'm not lying this time hehe..). We'll take photos this week and post them, there's gonna be some very limited designs since it's mostly leftovers from tours, so keep your eyes open..
"Last but not least i gotta say that i'm so fucking impressed by the Soilwork tattoo section, holy shit!! There's 27 pieces in there, i don't think i've ever seen so many logo/symbol tattoos on fans of a band of Soilwork's size...
The Sledgehammer messiah army is rising!!!
As our webmistress just posted, keep the tats coming, i know there's more out there... It would be really cool to include all the tattoo pics on the next album or dvd..
"Talk to ya soon..
"Speed"
DTB Drummer Updates On New Album
Devin Townsend Band drummer, Ryan van Poederooyen, has posted the following update on the new DTB album and his solo project on his official website:
"The DTB will bereleasing our new album 'Synchestra' at the end of January. This album has recieved nothing but incredible reviews from some great magazines and websites worldwide. I still won't back down from saying that this is the best work Devin has EVER done with his solo material or maybe anything he's done ! I'm sure all of you have heard that we are opening up for Opeth in February in the Eastern States and Canada. The full bill is Opeth / Dark Tranquility / DTB. Here are some confirmed dates :
Feb 15 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
Feb 16 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
Feb 17 - Recher Theatre - Towson, MD
Feb 18 - Mr. Small's Theatre - Millvale, PA
Feb 19 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Feb 20 - Headliner's Music Hall - Louisville, KY
Feb 21 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus,OH
Feb 24 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
Feb 25 - Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI
Feb 26 - Imperial - Quebec City, QC
Feb 28 - The Drink Nightclub - London, ON
DTB (opening shows without Opeth)
Feb 23 - Jaxx - Springfield
VA (with Dark Tranquility)
Feb 27 - Lee's Palace -
Toronto, ON (Headlining Show)
"There also might be another show or two added to our leg of the Opeth tour. Lastly, we will be shooting a video for 'Vampira' this week, which is the first single off of 'Synchestra.' Stay posted at the HDR website for more news on the video and touring stuff !"
"My solo project is still on !!! I've had lot's of fans asking me about this album and all I can say is sorry it's taking this long ! I was soooooo busy in 2005. I had session work coming out of my ass and also recorded the new DTB record. Needless to say, some of my guest's (for the album) were extremely busy as well. Alex Skolnick was very busy with Testament and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, while Trevor Dunn was doing his Jazz trio along with the Fantomas.
"Devin was solidly booked like he always is and Byron Stroud was crazy busy touring with both SYL and Fear Factory and the list goes on....I'm getting closer to finishing the writing for the album and am planning to record the album in early Summer 2006. My Brother, Jay Van Poederooyen (Headly, Hinder), will be Co-Producing, Mixing and Engineering the album for me, so expect it to sound HUGE ! Jay is an amazing talent and will make this album sound crushing. This record WILL get done this year !"
In Flames Featured On Swedish Radio & TV
In Flames frontman, Anders Fridén, will be interviewed on the Swedish national radio channel P3 (P3 Rock) on Thursday (January 19) evening sometime after 22.10 CET. Click here for more information.
In Flames will perform on the "P3 Guld" gala in Gothenburg on Saturday (January 21). The Swedish radio channel P3 will broadcast direct from the gala between 20.03 and 22.00 CET. Also, Swedish national TV (SVT 2) will broadcast as well, between 21.15 and 23.15 CET. More information about "P3 Guld" can be found at this location.
In Flames have just announced two in-store autograph signings:
Jan. 31 @ 5pm
Scrape Records
Vancouver, BC
Feb. 04 @ 3pm
Independent Records
Denver, CO
*You can get $2 off "Come Clarity" if you bring your ticket stub from the Denver show to the store on February 7th.
Moonspell Announce Tour Dates
Portugal's Moonspell have announced the following tour dates:
Mar. 02 Budapest, HUN - Petofi Hall - Metalmania (w/ Therion, Anathema, Nevermore, Soilwork and more)
Mar. 04 Katowice, POL - Spodek 4 - Metalmania (w/ Therion, Anathema, Nevermore, Soilwork and more)
Mar. 10 St. Petersburg, RUS - Port Club
Mar. 11 Moscow, RUS - Tochka Club
Jun. 03 Casablanca, MOR - COC Stadium
Jun. 23 Dessel, BEL - Graspop Metal Meeting
Aug. 17-19 Abtsgmünd, GER - Summer Breeze Festival (w/ Finntroll, Kreator, Unleashed and more)
Kerry King Talks About New Slayer Album
Slayer guitarist Kerry King has recently been talking about the follow-up to 2001's "God Hates Us All," due by the end of the year.
"[It doesn't have a name yet] because every time you give one of those out, it always changes anyway.
"I think the idea is to get eleven [songs] on there. We have the music for ten and I have lyrics for four of those, so we're in the home stretch.
The upcoming CD will be the group's first studio recording since drummer Dave Lombardo rejoined the band back in December 2001.
King has previously said he wants Dave Sardy to produce Slayer's next album, but now there is rumour that the band may collaborate with "Reign in Blood" producer Rick Rubin. "I don't know if he's heard what we've been doing lately, so we'll probably have to go do a demo in Dave's garage again, like the old days, get it to Rubin and see what he thinks."
Corey Taylor Gearing Up For Next Stone Sour Album
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor recently spoke to MTV.com about the second album from Stone Sour, his side project with Slipknot guitarist Jim Root. Here are several excerpts from the article:
"[Corey will] be flying out to Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl's Los Angeles studio on January 22 to begin recording the as-yet-untitled follow-up to the band's self-titled 2002 debut, which has sold more than 500,000 copies. (Slipknot's hanging up its vomit-coated masks for 2006, after two years of nonstop touring.)
"Taylor and his fellow Sours wrote more than 30 songs for the effort — some during the recording of Slipknot's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" — and they'll put 18 of those tracks (none of which have working titles) to tape with help from producer Nick Rasculinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver).
"'This is the first time that [guitarist] Josh [Rand] and [drummer] Joel [Ekman] and [bassist] Sean [Economaki] get to go through the whole experience,' Taylor said; Stone Sour's first album was Taylor and Root's handiwork and caused some contention in the band and among its fans. 'The first time around, there weren't any expectations. We were going to do our thing, put our art out there and just see what happened. And people really dug it, and there's a lot of anticipation for this, so we're stepping it up. We've got so many different styles going on right now that it's really cool. We were just like, "What can we do to top the first album? What can we do to take it to the next level?" And I think we have. The material on this [album] is so much stronger than the first album, it's almost a pity.'
"Taylor said Stone Sour's fans can expect some 'very atmospheric stuff,' along with the "the hard rock and the heavy stuff" that'll saturate the outing. 'It's a lot more melodic this time around, a lot more from the spirit of what the band started with in 1992,' he continued. 'It represents so much more of what we do. There's a really beautiful piano tune. There's a song that's borderline funk that's really cool — I'm really digging the hell out of it. It's like a cross between the theme song from 'Shaft' and I don't know what. It's melodic as f---.'
"Taylor promises a more "contemplative" album, and said he wrote one track for his wife. 'It's a real love song about how she helped me get through being an alcoholic for so long. She really saved my life.'
"The album, which the band hopes to have out sometime this summer, will be preceded by tons of touring and chased with a full U.S. trek. But before heading to the studio, Taylor will perform one more time: not with Slipknot, but former Slipknot member Josh Brainard. The duo is called Audacious P, and yes, they're a Tenacious D tribute band. They'll be performing covers — including an acoustic rendition of Iron Maiden's 'Wasted Years' — during a benefit for to aid victims of muscular dystrophy on January 21 at the House of Bricks in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa."
Read the full article at MTV.com.
Former NIN Drummer To Release Concept Album
JEROME DILLON, best known for his work over the past six years as drummer and occasional guitarist with Nine Inch Nails, will release "reminder," the first album from his band nearLY [sic] on April 11, 2006 (KUFALA Recordings/La Cosa Nostra). nearLY : reminder was recorded in Los Angeles and features Dillon as the primary writer, producer, performer and arranger, accompanied by former 12 Rounds vocalist Claudia Sarne, Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers' Greg Dulli, former NIN programmer Keith Hillebrandt, violinist Petra Haden, and engineer/co-producer Brett Pierce.
With one media outlet describing the album's sound as being "reminiscent of artists such as Pink Floyd, The Cure, and Dead Can Dance," nearLY: reminder is an intoxicating and hypnotic collection of 12 songs that merge baroque strings and acoustic instrumentation with aggressive, bombastic drums and bass. nearLY : reminder is also a concept album that attempts to musically document a recurring dream Dillon had over a six-year period. "I kept getting a bit further along the path every time I had the dream, so I thought that it must be trying to tell me something," he explains. "And for about the last year of it, the dream ended with me accepting an invitation to drown myself in a very serene and calm body of water. Without sounding too bleak or depressing, the name 'nearLY' just seemed to represent where we're ALL heading: to the end of our time here."
nearLY: reminder began in 1999 while Dillon was on a break from NIN's "Fragility" tour. He had cut demos on a digital four-track in various hotel rooms throughout Europe on that tour, and the project then evolved over the next two years as Dillon and Pierce experimented in the studio with different musical textures and tones. More...
If Hope Dies confirms Opening Spot w/ COB
If Hope Dies are currently on tour with A Love for Enemies and The Burning Season spreading the word about their debut effort Life in Ruin which is due out March 7th via Ironclad Recordings/Metal Blade Records.
The band was recently interviewed by Mtv.com and you can read the interview here.
If Hope Dies also just confirmed a rotating spot on Children of Bodom’s Spring US Tour. Main support will be split between God Forbid and Chimaira; also on the bill are Bullet for My Valentine.
Here are the tour dates so far: More...
Falconer Begin Work On New Record
Falconer have issued the following update:
"The first rehearsal with the complete line up took place some weeks ago, and I can tell you that it sounded awesome to finally hear the result. Mathias brought that extra spice to the songs as usual."
"All songs for the upcoming album is written into every detail, it feels quite good to for once be this well-prepared and hopefully that can result in some spare time in the end instead of cutting out ideas."
"The new material is more folkish but still feels fresh, like a natural progression from the 2 first albums."
"We will enter the studio in February to record all instruments, then carry on with the vocals and mix in the summer. On one hand it feels hard to wait that long to finalize it, on the other hand it might be good to sit back and clear your head and then return with charged batteries again."
"The first edition of the album will contain about 4 bonus tracks, traditional Folk songs!! I would estimate the release date to be in Sep/Oct ‘06."
Angel Blake Completes Self-Titled Debut
Former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen has finished recording the self-titled debut album of his new solo project ANGEL BLAKE. “Angel Blake” will be released by Metal Blade Records on April 4th, 2006.
Marko: “THE ALBUM IS DONE!!!!!! Oh yeah!! And I must say I’m very happy with it! Expect the unexpected boyz and girls.”
Here’s the tracklisting of “Angel Blake”:
1. The Force
2. Retaliate
3. Lycanthrope
4. Self – Terminate
5. Solitude My Friend
6. Autumnal
7. The Forsaken
8. Thousand Storms
9. Paint It Black
10. Till The End More...
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