Metal News for October 10, 2005
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23 news articles posted on this day.
Machine Head Post Final 'Elegies' DVD Teaser
The fourth and final weekly video teaser for MACHINE HEAD's brand-new DVD, "Elegies", has been posted online at the group's official web site, featuring the full-length video for the song "Seasons Wither". Head over to this location to get your exclusive sneak peek. "Elegies" is available in stores around the world today, October 10 (one day later in the U.S.).
As previously reported, MACHINE HEAD's first-ever DVD release focuses around (and contains the entirety of) the band's performance at London's Brixton Academy, filmed on December 5, 2004. In addition, the disc features three behind-the-scenes vignettes, focusing on the making of the band's newest record, "Through the Ashes of Empires", life on the road with MACHINE HEAD, and an up-close and personal look at the greatest horde of lunatics in the world — MACHINE HEAD fans. Viewers have the choice of watching the vignettes interstitially (injected into the concert footage) or on their own. On top of that, three music videos — "Imperium", "Days Turn Blue to Gray" (both uncensored and uncut) and "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" — are also included, each accompanied by its own behind-the-scenes "Making of" documentary. All of the aforementioned behind-the-scenes and documentary material has been recompiled and re-edited from over 300 hours of footage amassed by the band since writing for "Through the Ashes of Empires" began in 2003, providing a never-before-seen glimpse into the world of heavy metal's most ferocious empire.
Project 86 DVD Documentary Details Revealed
A new feature length DVD documentary was released last week by Taylor Gahm Digital Films in association with Tooth and Nail recording artist Project 86 about the making of their 5th studio album with legendary producer GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Chevelle).
After 14 national tours, four full-length albums, and over 260,000 records sold Project 86 releases their documenatary debut. This DVD was Taylor Gahm's first feature documenatry as well. More...
Sonata Arctica Give Post-Euro Tour Update
SONATA ARCTICA's keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg has issued the following update on the "Sonata Boys":
"We just returned from our first European headlining tour, which exceeded everybody's expectations, and was basically sold out apart from a couple of gigs. Next up, we will be warming up for our peers Nightwish at the last show of the Once World Tour. The concert will be in Helsinki, Finland at the Hartwall Arena (capacity's around 10 000), and it was sold out in one hour! After a short Finnish tour November through December '05, SONATA ARCTICA will return to the States and Canada for 6 weeks of headlining shows starting in mid-January 2006. See y'all there!"
Communic Book Studio Time For Sophomore Album
Guitarist/vocalist Oddleif Stensland reports that studio time for COMMUNIC's sophomore album has already been booked for February 2006 at Hansen Studios, which is where the band recorded their debut album. Their second album will also be produced by Jacob Hansen.
In other news, COMMUNIC has landed an endorsement deal with HOT PICKS USA. Vendor information is available at hotpicksusa.com.
Interview
An Interview with TJ Miller of Still Remains
This interview was conducted on Friday, August 19th 2005, at the HYAMP in Huntington, WV. HYAMP, which stands for Huntington Youth Arts and Music Project, is an all age’s venue run strictly by volunteers, with much of their equipment funded by grant money. The interview took place behind the venue, next to a rail yard. TJ Miller, the lead vocalist of Still Remains, was more than happy to give me the run down of the bands experiences and future thinking. He was fun to talk to, very receptive and whimsical at times, really a unique character. I really enjoyed our conversation and the interview as a whole; I’m looking forward to the opportunity to talk with him again. More...
Virgin Black Working On New Material
Australia's dark-metal-hybrid act Virgin Black are hard at work on new material which will serve as the follow-up to the well-received 2003 offering, "Elegant...and dying". Here is the latest news update from ‘down under’:
“Virgin Black are set to amaze us yet again with the promise of an extraordinary next release. The largest piece of the puzzle to be unearthed thus far is the revelation that they have just finished recording with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, featuring principal violinist Michael Milton and conducted by the A.S.O.'s Bruce Stewart. The sessions were recorded in the lush environment of Adelaide's Grainger Studios with composers Samantha Escarbe and Rowan London said to be overwhelmed by the experience of having ‘notes that were paper-bound, leaping off the page.’ Word is that it should see the light of ! day early next year.”
Novembers Doom On Heathen Crusade Metalfest
Novembers Doom and Keen Of The Crow (featuring former members of MORGION) are the latest acts to be confirmed for the Heathen Crusade Metalfest, set to take place Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Star Central in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. Also scheduled to appear are Finland's Moonsorrow, Ireland's Primordial, Sweden's Thyrfing, The Chasm, Typhus and Todesbonden. Additional acts will be announced soon.
Death Live DVD and Deluxe Edition CD Coming
On November 11, Nuclear Blast records will release the DVD "Death: Live in Cottbus." It will include all the press pictures from the "The Sound of Perseverance" era as well. Also, a new DELUXE edition of "The Sound of Perseverance" will contain "Live in Cottbus" as a bonus DVD. The "Live in Cottbus" tracklist will be the same as "Live in LA". Both releases will be available through the Nuclear Blast online shop.
Vomitory Guitarist Departs
Guitarist Ulf Delagren has left death metalheads Vomitory for undisclosed reasons. The Swedish band will work in the short term with Lord K. Philipsson (The Project Hate/God Among Insects) for upcoming shows the UK, Ireland, Sweden and Holland. The British and irish dates are as follows:
November 3 - Birmingham Edward's No. 8
November 5 - Dublin Voodoo Lounge
November 6 - Belfast Auntie Annie's
November 7 - Glasgow 13th Note
November 8 - Manchester Jilly's Rockworld
November 9 - London Camden Underword
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Now Playing: Deafening's Playlist
Greetings metal heads, here is my first Now Playing column. This should give an outline on what I am either praising or bitching about … More...
Mustaine Decides Megadeth Will Continue
DAVE MUSTAINE made his announcement after a special version of "Coming Home" to the Argentinian crowd at the sold out show in Buenos Aires.
"I told you earlier tonight that I was gonna let all of you know first before the rest of the world what our decision was - whether or not we were gonna continue with MEGADETH or not," MUSTAINE said before playing a special rendition of "Coming Home", with the song's lyrics changed from the original "I'm coming home to Arizona" to "I'm coming home to Argentina." Immediately after the song, MUSTAINE said "The answer is yes." MEGADETH will continue as a band. MEGADETH will record a new album. MEGADETH will continue to play.
Drowningman Welcome Former Members
Drowningman have announced the addition of guitarist Frank Smecker and drummer Dave Joyal (of Silent Drive) to their line-up. Both Smecker and Joyal played with Drowningman at the time their "Still Loves You" EP was released. According to frontman Simon Brody, "When the initial idea formed in 2003 to reform it was Dave, Frank and I who had the idea to get the band back together and take care of unfinished business. Several months later when I returned to the east coast Frank and Dave were involved in other musical projects. Things have finally fallen into place."
Chris Cornell Talks to MuchMusic.com
Audioslave dropped by Live@Much on Thursday (October 6), where singer Chris Cornell talked about walking into a sort of family with his former Rage Against the Machine bandmates and whether it was a big step for the former Soundgarden singer to deal with. "Not really. I mean, I felt like it was an opportunity that could yield something extremely fruitful and maybe it would; maybe it wouldn't," Cornell responded. "In my mind, I thought, 'This makes a lot of sense.' And I'd had a lot of opportunities to work with a lot of people after Soundgarden split up and none of it ever made sense. And I didn't even make a phone call. But with these guys, it made a lot of sense. I thought of these three guys playing a song that I'm singing over is going to be great. What I didn't know was a week into that we were writing songs like 'Like a Stone' and 'Getaway Car' or 'I Am A Highway', which isn't something that any of us, I think, you know, put our fingers, something that we were going to be able to do that quickly, but we did right away. And so that was fantastic, which it happened so quickly, like I said before, we were finished with the record before I even knew who these guys were."
Read the full article at MuchMusic.com.
Callenish Circle Ready New Album, Post Song Online
Callenish Circle are to release new album '[Pitch.Black.Effects]' through Metal Blade on November 14. A track from the record, 'Ignorant', has been posted online at their MySpace page
Savatage Guitarist To Do Solo Album
Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Chris Caffrey is to start recording a new solo album at the end of the year. To be called 'Pins And Needles', it will be be released by Black Lotus Records.
Fireball Ministry Tour Dates
The following are the correct Fireball Ministry U.S. tour dates starting in October going through November. Here they are:
w/ Opeth, Pelican
10/9 Marquee Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
10/10 House Of Blues - Hollywood, CA
10/11 Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
10/12 Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
10/14 Commodore - Vancouver, BC Canada
10/15 El Corazon - Seattle, WA
10/17 Lo-Fi Café - Salt Lake City, UT
10/18 Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
10/20 Trees - Dallas, TX
10/21 Meridian - Houston, TX
10/22 White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
w/Nevermore
10/24 Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
10/25 Pop's - St. Louis, MO
10/26 House Of Blues - Chicago, IL
10/27 Harpo's - Detroit, MI
10/28 Opera House - Toronto, ON, Canada
10/29 Medley - Montreal, QC, Canada
10/30 Palladium - Worcester, MA
w/ CKY, The Knives
11/1 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
11/2 Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
11/4 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
11/5 Freebird Live - Jacksonville, FL
11/6 House Of Blues - Orlando, FL
11/7 Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11/9 Beta Bar - Tallahassee, FL
11/10 Juanita's - Little Rock, AR
11/12 La Zona Rosa - Austin, TX
11/15 Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
11/16 Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
w/ H.I.M., Skindred, Finch
11/19 House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJ
11/21 Norva - Norfolk, VA
11/22 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
11/23 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
11/24 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
Dragonforce Release 'Inhuman Rampage' in Jan
London-based metallers DRAGONFORCE have completed work on their eagerly anticipated third album, entitled "Inhuman Rampage". The follow-up to 2004's "Sonic Firestorm" contains eight brand new songs and will be released on January 9, 2006. The album recording sessions were made at Thin Ice Studios in Virginia Water (Surrey) and guitarist Herman Li's own studio in West London between April and September, while production duties were shared between Li, fellow axeman Sam Totman and keyboard player Vadim Pruzhanov.
Commented Li: "On the new album we have come up with the ultimate formula that has never been done before. Combining intensity, chaos and melody, with all the DRAGONFORCE trademarks plus some more. For us, this is the next evolution in DRAGONFORCE's sound. I have never heard an album sounding like 'Inhuman Rampage'... The title says it all! It's seriously gonna blow some heads off around the world next year."
"Inhuman Rampage" track listing:
01. Through the Fire and Flames
02. Revolution Deathsquad
03. Storming the Burning Fields
04. Operation Ground and Pound
05. Body Breakdown
06. Cry for Eternity
07. The Flame of Youth
08. Trail of Broken Hearts
The album will be released on CD and picture vinyl, with the CD featuring an enhanced section and other surprise goodies.
Keine Lust Voted Best Video In Germany Festival
RAMMSTEIN's "Keine Lust" has been voted "Best Video" at this year's Comet Awards. The winner in each category was determined by an audience vote.
The Comet Awards was broadcast in Germany on October 6 on Pro7 and October 7 on the VIVA channel.
In other news, RAMMSTEIN will sign copies of their new album, "Rosenrot", on October 28 at the Virgin Megastore in Paris, France beginning at 5:00 p.m.
"Rosenrot" is scheduled for release in Germany on October 28 via Universal. A limited-edition version of the album will include a bonus DVD featuring three live video clips recorded earlier in the year.
RAMMSTEIN's video for their new single, "Benzin", can be viewed by clicking here. The clip was was shot in August by Uwe Flade, who has also directed videos for DEPECHE MODE and FRANZ FERDINAND.
Children of Bodom Headlining Tour Dates
Finland's CHIDLREN OF BODOM wil be embarking on a European headlining tour beginning in late December. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Dec. 27 - Köln, GER @ Live Music Hall
Dec. 28 - Tilburg, NETH @ 0 13
Dec. 29 - Antwerp, BEL @ Hof Ter Loo
Dec. 30 - Leipzig, GER @ Haus Auensee
Dec. 31 - Pratteln, SWI @ Z 7
Jan. 02 - Milan, ITA @ Rolling Stone
Jan. 03 - Wörgl, AUT @ Komma
Jan. 04 - Ljubljana, SLO @ VPK Mediapark
Jan. 05 - Zagreb, CRO @ TBA
Jan. 06 - Wien, AUT @ Planet Music
Jan. 07 - Linz, AUT @ Posthof
Jan. 08 - Graz, AUT @ Orpheum
Jan. 09 - Budapest, HUN @ Petöfi Hall
Jan. 11 - Nürnberg, GER @ Löwensaal
Jan. 12 - Berlin, GER @ Columbia Fritz
Jan. 13 - Erfurt, GER @ Centrum
Jan. 14 - Kaufbeuren, GER @ All-Karthalle
Jan. 15 - Strasbourg, FRA @ La Laiterie
Jan. 16 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmatre
Jan. 17 - Lyon, FRA @ Transbordeur
Jan. 19 - Porto, POR @ Hard Club
Jan. 20 - Madrid, SPA @ Aqualung
Jan. 21 - Barcelona, SPA @ Razzmatazz I
Jan. 22 - Bergara, SPA @ Sala Jam
Jan. 24 - Lille, FRA @ Splendid
Jan. 25 - Dudley, UK @ JBS
Jan. 26 - London, UK @ Astoria
Jan. 27 - Amsterdam, NETH @ Melkweg
Jan. 28 - Hardenberg, NETH @ Podium
Jan. 29 - Stuttgart, GER @ LKA
Jan. 31 - Langen, GER @ Stadthalle
Feb. 01 - Bochum, GER @ Zeche
Feb. 02 - Hamburg, GER @ Markthalle
Feb. 03 - Göteborg, SWE @ Trädgarn
Feb. 04 - Oslo, NOR @ Rockefeller
Feb. 05 - Stockholm, SWE @ Arenan
Feb. 07 - Umea, SWE @ Sky Com Arenan
CHILDREN OF BODOM's new album, "Are You Dead Yet?" is scheduled for release in the U.S. on October 25 via Spinefarm Records. The album has been declared to be one of the first priority UMG international releases through Universal's Fontana Distribution system. The U.S. version includes a previously unreleased bonus track that is exclusive to the U.S. release — a cover of the RAMONES classic "Somebody Put Something In My Drink".
CHILDREN OF BODOM's forthcoming fifth album is the follow-up to 2003's "Hate Crew Deathroll", which has sold in excess of 200,000 copies worldwide. The band recently filmed a video for the track "In Your Face" with Katapult Productions, who have previously worked with RAMMSTEIN, among others.
Touring in support of "Are You Dead Yet?" has CHILDREN OF BODOM tied up until the summer of 2006. On this North American trek, CHILDREN OF BODOM will headline over twenty dates spanning the continent and will be sharing the stage with TRIVIUM and AMON AMARTH.
Former COF Guitarist Joins Dragonlord
Former CRADLE OF FILTH guitarist Gian Pyres will be joining DRAGONLORD — the San Francisco-based black metal band featuring Eric Peterson (guitar, vocals; TESTAMENT), Derrick Ramirez (bass), Lyle Livingstone (keys) and Jon Allen (drums; SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT) — for a U.S. tour starting in November this year.
Gian, who was last seen playing guitar for CHRISTAN DEATH back in 2003 when they toured Europe with THEATRES DES VAMPIRES, commented, "I'm esctatic about playing black metal with these top-class musicians. It's gonna be good to be back on tour."
DRAGONLORD's sophomore album, "Black Wings of Destiny", is available now via Escapi Music. The follow-up to 2001's "Rapture" (Spitfire Records) was recorded and mixed by Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden.
DRAGONLORD performed on July 23 at the Earthshaker Fest in Geiselwind, Germany, where they showcased some of the new material and filmed footage for an upcoming DVD.
Gamma Rays First Week Chart Positions
GAMMA RAY's new album, "Majestic", has entered the national album charts in the following countries:
#20: Sweden
#28: Finland
#33: Czech Republic
#39: Germany
#169: France
Due in the U.S. on October 11, "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.
Kittie Reschedules Detroit Date
As a result of the pending visa issues regarding the band, KITTIE has moved their October 15th show in Detroit, Michigan at Harpo's, to the 26th of November.
Origin Loses Two Members
Kansas-based death metallers ORIGIN have parted ways with guitarist/vocalist Clinton Appelhanz and drummer James King due to personal & creative differences, reads a posting on the band's official website.
"I would like to personaly thank these guys for their dedication & hard work to this project & let people know that Echoes of Decimation could not have been done without them.
I am currently looking for replacements in each position respectively for Guitar/Vox & Percussion...serious inquiries only....
Contact me @ origindirect@yahoo.com"
Both Clinton and James are currently in a new project with Jeremy Turner (ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) entitled, UNMERCIFUL.
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