Metal News for January 27, 2006
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18 news articles posted on this day.
Wasteform Split With Label
New York metal act Wasteform have recently parted ways with their label, Xtreem Music (Spain). The split was amicable says vocalist and co-founder Greg Kennedy. "We're currently looking for a label to support us 100% on our future endeavors which include extensive touring throughout the U.S and Europe and a brand new album." With newly acquired guitarist Justin Knipper (Mucopus), Wasteform plan to re-release their debut full-length album "Crushing The Reviled" with a one-album deal on Nice To Eat You Records (Czech Republic) which will include a remastered album with new artwork and 4-5 bonus tracks consisting of previously unreleased demos, live tracks and newly recorded cover songs (Neglect's "L.S.S" and Brutal Truth's "Dementia"). In the meantime, Wasteform are looking for a permanent label to call home and already have U.S and European Dates lined up for the next several months.
5/31 Vernon, NY @ Nothing Fancy Cafe w/ Vader, Kataklysm, more
7/14 Trutnov, Czech Republic @ Obscene Extreme 2006
7/15 Kaltenbach, Austria @ Kaltenbach Open-Air
7/22 Gosmar, Germany @ Hell Over Gosmar Festival
8/11 Crimea, Ukraine @ Metal Head's Misson VII
8/18 Muotathal, Switzerland @ Mountains of Death Open-Air VI
9/01 Malchen, Germany @ Arsch Cholio Open-Air VI
9/15 Wermelskirchen, Germany @ NRW Deathfest
Trent Reznor Narrates Graphic PETA Video
NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has narrated PETA's latest "undercover video" — an "exposé that reveals the abuse of cats and dogs in China's barbaric fur trade," according to a press release. He also autographed an iPod — with the video downloaded on it — which peta2 will award to the person who sends Reznor’s video to the most people.
"Every year, millions of cats and dogs are killed for their fur," says Reznor. "[The animals'] weakened bodies are bludgeoned, hanged, bled, or strangled with wire nooses to kill them."
"Cat and dog fur can only be identified with expensive DNA tests, so there's no way of knowing what — or whom — you are buying," says peta2 Manager Dan Shannon. "Buying anything with fur — even if it's 'just a little trim' — supports one of the most gruesome industries on the planet."
You can watch the video at this location [WARNING: This video is graphic].
Folly US Tour Schedule
Folly will be on the road in February in support of their new album. The tour will include stints with The Blackout Pact and Anterrabae. Here are the dates:
2/1 Staten Island NY @ Dock Street
dates w/ The Blackout Pact
2/2 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Club Cranell
2/3 Darien, CT @ Darien Depot
2/5 Providence, RI @ The Living Room
2/8 Amityville, NY @ Village Pub South
2/9 Franklinville, NJ @ Franklinville Skating Rink
2/10 Wilmington, DE @ Harmony Grange
2/11 Lynchburg, VA @ TBA
2/12 Greenville, NC @ The Spazzatorium
2/13 Gainesville, FL @ TBA
2/14 Melbourne, FL @ Carver Park Community Center
2/15 Orlando FL @ The Social
2/16 Clearwater, FL @ 608 Skatepark
2/17 Vero Beach FL @ Vero Beach Jaycees
2/18 Pembroke Pines FL @ TBA
dates w/ Anterrabae
2/19 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
2/20 Cincinnati, OH @ The Poison Room
2/21 Ft. Wayne, IN @ 3rd ST. Cafe
2/22 Detroit, MI @ Alvin's
2/23 Akron, OH @ The Orange Street
2/24 Johnstown, PA @ Geistown Firehall
2/25 Buffalo, NY @ Extreme Wheels
2/26 Kingston, PA @ Backstage Enterprises
Hatebreed Post New Song Online
A HATEBREED track, entitled "Bound to Violence", has been posted online at www.myspace.com/hatebreed. The song will be included on the band's upcoming follow-up to 2003's "The Rise of Brutality", tentatively due later in the year via Stillborn Records. Other tracks set to appear on the CD include "Spitting Venom" and "Defeatist". A DVD is also in the works.
"Bound to Violence" was previously included on the soundtrack to the movie "Punisher", which came out in March 2004 through Wind-Up Records.
HATEBREED will be embarking on a tour of Australia with headliners KORN beginning in late April. Also appearing on the bill will be DISTURBED and 10 YEARS.
Avenged Sevenfold To Do Military Signing In DC
Avenged Sevenfold will be stopping by Bolling BX Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, where they'll be doing a signing for U.S. military personnel. The band's latest album, City of Evil, features a song supporting the nation's troops titled "M.I.A."
As previously reported, Avenged Sevenfold have been offered a slot on Ozzfest 2006. However, the band has not yet confirmed whether they will accept the invitation.
Grand Belial's Key European Tour Dates
Grand Belial's Key (USA) have announce a European Tour for February 2006. Here are the tour dates:
The tour dates are as follows:
THU FEB 09 - FINLAND- HELSINKI - Nightlife Rock - + SLUGATHOR (Fin) *
FRI FEB 10 - FINLAND- KOUVOLA - Rytmi-Katti (+1) *
SAT FEB 11 - FINLAND- TURKU - Klubi (+1) *
THU FEB 23 - UK-London-Elektrowerkz- + DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT + SPEARHEAD + SALUTE *
FRI FEB 24 - IRELAND-DUBLIN-The Lower Deck- + PRIMAL DAWN + SPEARHEAD
SAT FEB 25 - DENMARK - Svendborg - Harder's/Harmonien - + VICTIMIZER(Den)
Vader Banned In Malaysia
VADER is on the list of 228 metal bands banned in Islamic Malaysia. The National Fatwa Council issued the religious decree against the "black metal cult", citing practices in which members stamp on the holy Koran, drink alcohol and freely engage in sex. Council chair Shukor Husin said the cult's practices, based on US rock band Metallica which has used symbols including an inverted cross, went against the teachings of Islam and could propel a Muslim out of the religion. However he said, merely listening to heavy metal songs was not a crime.
Headline News
Disturbed Confirms Ozzfest 2006 Appearance
Disturbed frontman, David Draiman confirmed his band will tour the Ozzfest circuit this summer.
Draiman revealed his forthcoming tour schedule to a Seattle Radio on January 7. The pierced singer stated, ""It looks like at this point that we are confirmed for Ozzfest this summer, so that should be a good thing. It's looking like that's gonna happen, so…"
Disturbed last played Ozzfest in 2003 on the main stage with Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, and Chevelle.
As previously reported, Black Label Society has also been confirmed for the Ozzfest 2006. Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold have been offered spots on the tour, but not publically committed either way.
Sworn Enemy Listening Party on AOL.com
AOL Music is hosting an online listening party for Sworn Enemy's new album 'The Beginning of the End', released Tuesday (January 24). You can listen to the album online here.
Sworn Enemy is currently on tour with Anthrax and God Forbid.
Type O Negative's 'Symphony For The Devil' Trailer
A trailer for the upcoming TYPE O NEGATIVE DVD, entitled "Symphony for the Devil (The World of Type O Negative)", has been posted online at this location. The DVD is due in Europe on March 20 via SPV. The track listing for the disc is as follows:
DVD: Live At The Bizarre Festival, Germany, 1999 (Dolby Digital 5.1/stereo):
01. In The Flesh
02. Cinnamon Girl
03. Waste Of Life intro
04. Too Late: Frozen
05. In Praise Of Bacchus
06. Kill All The White People
07. Cornucopia
08. Wolf Moon (including Zoanthropic Paranoia)
09. Everything Dies
10. My Girlfriend's Girlfriend
11. Are You Afraid?
12. Gravity
13. Black Sabbath intro
14. Christian Women
15. Love You To Death
16. Black #1
CD single:
SANTANA medley, approx. 6:00 minutes, featuring
01. Evil Ways
02. Oye Como Va
03. Black Magic Woman
DVD extras:
* 33 minutes "Behind the Scenes" material
* a previously unreleased interview (interviewer: Fuse TV's Juliya), 30 minutes
* gallery, containing 40 (personal) pictures
* commentary track
* bandmembers' biographies
* four animated menus
Approximate running time: 2:15 hours
Asmodeus Added To Dark Funeral's Euro Tour
Austrian black metallers ASMODEUS have been added to a dozen dates on the upcoming DARK FUNERAL European headlining tour. The details are as follows:
DARK FUNERAL + NAGLFAR + AMORAL + ASMODEUS:
Mar. 21 - Innsbruck, AUT - Hafen
Mar. 22 - Budapest, HUN - Ship A38
Mar. 23 - Warsaw, POL - Proxima
Mar. 24 - Katowice, POL - Mega Club
Mar. 25 - Leipzig/Engelsdorf, GER - Hellraiser
Mar. 26 - Berlin, GER - K17
DARK FUNERAL + NAGLFAR + ENDSTILLE + AMORAL + ASMODEUS:
Mar. 27 - Hamburg, GER- Fabrik
DARK FUNERAL + NAGLFAR + AMORAL + ASMODEUS:
Mar. 28 - Copenhagen, DEN - Loppen
Mar. 29 - Karlskrona, SWE - Kino
Mar. 30 - Helsingborg, SWE - Tivoli
Mar. 31 - Västerås, SWE - www.prismamusik.se
Apr. 01 - Östersund, SWE – Huset
In other news, ASMODEUS recently parted ways with guitarist Arngrim. "He said that he has not enough time for ASMODEUS since the band becomes more and more a full-timejob for everyone," the group write on their web site. "He wants to concentrate more on his own band and put his time into this in future." A replacement for Arngrim has yet to be announced.
ASMODEUS are scheduled to release their sophomore album, "Imperium Damnatum", on March 17 via Twilight-Vertrieb. "The production is true the most brutal and dark one we have ever had," the band write. "The sound fits prefectly to the songs and unleashes the inner darkness of these eternal chorals. The cover artwork is also done so far. It was again created by Juanjo Castellano from Spain, who also did the cover for [2003's] 'Phalanx Inferna'."
Bled Across Miles Seeking Drummer and Guitarist
Bled Across Miles is seeking a drummer and guitarist.
"We have tours set up for April and plan to record a full-length this summer. If your're interested in trying out for our drummer or guitarist position, here's the scoop..."
"We are based out of Baltimore, MD. We practice twice a week. You've got to be dedicated, we're going to be on tour more often so that means you'll have to be able to do it. 18-23 age range would be cool but it's not written in stone. To be honest the few things that really matter are that you feel confident you can play our material. 4 songs are on myspace and we still play them live. There are about 5 other songs we havn't recorded yet that run in the same vein as 'rebel in full.....' rocky parts, tech parts, and off time breakdowns. Anyone can try out but before we set up something all we ask is that you try to learn 'rebel in full feather' as best you can before hand so we have a place to start with. We're all really easy going guys and are in this for our love of heavy music and the fun it brings. No rockstar fantasies or ego maniacs. The place to contact is www.myspace.com/bam or Gonepostal21220@yahoo.com."
Ex-Dream Theater Keyboardist To Release New Album
Former Dream Theater keyboardist, Derek Sherinian, is in the studio producing yet another masterpiece.
The new, untitled work is currently underway in Sherinian's own Beachwood Manor Studios in Burbank, CA. This new album is slated to be released June 2006 worldwide on InsideOut Music in the US & Europe, and Marquee/Avalon in Japan.
After a nine-month world tour with Billy Idol, Sherinian went immediately into the studio. With the immense reception to last year's album "Mythology," he decided to bring back several of the available players that made it happen. "This is the 4th solo record of mine that Zakk has played on," explains Sherinian. "Zakk is the real deal and I am very fortunate to be able to work with him."
The 2006 all-star line-up is comprised of Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society/Ozzy), John Petrucci (ex-Dream Theater), Steve Lukather (Toto), Simon Phillips (Toto, The Who, Judas Priest), Tony Franklin (The Firm/Blue Murder), and Brian Tichy (Billy Idol, Ozzy) and other surprise special guests.
Nevermore Confirmed For Gods Of Metal Festival
Nevermore have announced that they will be playing this year's installment of the Gods of Metal festival, which is set to take place in Italy on June 3-4. The festival also features Stratovarius, Dimmu Borgir, Sonata Arctica, Testament, and more.
Nevermore have also been confirmed for the Live N Louder festivals in Mexico City, Mexico on October 7th, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 12th and Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 14th.
Bullet for My Valentine Drop Off Bodom Tour
U.K. metalcore act Bullet for My Valentine have cancelled their participation in the upcoming Children of Bodom North American tour in order to join the Rob Zombie/Lacuna Coil touring package, which is scheduled to kick off mid-March. A replacement for Bullet for My Valentine on the Children of Bodom trek has not yet been announced.
Bullet for My Valentine's full-length debut album, "The Poison", will be released in the U.S. on February 14 via Trustkill Records.
As I Lay Dying To Re-release First Recordings
As I Lay Dying are re-releasing their first two recordings, previously out on Pluto Records. "Beneath the Encasing of Ashes," which was recorded two months after the band started, and the split EP songs, which were recorded a year later, will both be re-released on one CD. Additionally, the album will likely include a new version of the song "Reinvention," which the band intends to record in February. Look for the effort to hit stores in May via Metal Blade Records.
Lacuna Coil Frontwoman Comments On Rob Zombie Tour
Lacuna Coil will embark on a six-week U.S. tour this march as direct support for Rob Zombie. This trek, which kicks off in mid-March and runs through early May, will be the group's first stateside run in support of their new album, Karmacode, which is set for an April 4th release. It will also be the first time the band has played in the U.S. since Ozzfest 2004.
Vocalist Cristina Scabbia comments: "Well, I can't even count the times I said wow. We're so excited about this upcoming tour! I mean we all know how much Rob influneced the scence and how great his live shows are. We definitely can't wait to share the stage with him and his band. I'm sure it'll be a great experience. It'll be the perfect occasion for us to present the new songs from Karmacode to the fans. This new album is killer and you won't believe your ears. You guys never let us down and we can't wait to see you all. It's been a long time and Lacuna Coil is more than ready to come back!"
Tour dates: More...
Rammstein To Release "Mann Gegen Mann" Single
Rammstein will be releasing their third single "Mann Gegen Mann" of their latest album, "Rosenrot." The single will be released in a limited digi-pack version and contains the original version, plus a live video track of "Ich Will," which was recorded at the "Reise, Reise Tour" in 2005, and remixes by Vince Clarke (Depech Mode, Erasure) and Sven Helbig (Dresdner Sinfoniker).The video for the single will be directed by Jonas Akerlund (Prodigy). The video for the single will be directed by Jonas Akerlund (Prodigy). The single hits stores sometime in March. Exact released date TBA.
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