Metal News for October 18, 2007
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Hour of Penance Confirm Release Date For New Album
Unique Leader Records has set February 23rd, 2008 as the release date for The Vile Conception, the new album from Italy's HOURS OF PENANCE.
The new release "contains 10 new songs of insanely fast and twisted death metal".
Listen to the track 'Misconception' at this location.
Yakuza's 'The Blinding' Remix Streaming Online
Pitchfork Media are currently streaming Justin Broadrick's remix of YAKUZA's track 'The Blinding'. Check it out at this location.
Upcoming Yakuza live dates include:
October
18 - Rock Star Club - Brooklyn, NY (8 PM)
18 - The Saint - Asbury Park, NJ (11:45 PM)
October (with JESU)
28 - The Picador - Iowa City, IA (with TORCHE, FOG)
29 - Pop's - Sauget, IL (with Torche, Fog)
30 - Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS (with Torche, Fog)
31 - Marquis Theatre - New York, NY
November
2 - House Cafe - Dekalb, IL
Deeds of Flesh To Enter The Studio In November
DEEDS OF FLESH will begin recording sessions for Of What’s To Come on November 2nd. Artwork will once again be done by Raymond Swanland. The street date will be set for late spring and released by Unique Leader Records. According to a posting on the label’s site, “expect many added new elements of musicianship along with the classic sound that is DEEDS!”
Essence of Sorrow Post New Demo Song Online
ESSENCE OF SORROW, the Finnish band led by DIVINEFIRE guitarist Jani Stefanovic, has posted a demo version of a new song, "Blind Man", on its MySpace page.
ESSENCE OF SORROW released its debut album, "Reflections of the Obscure", in December 2006 in Japan through King Records and in January 2007 in Europe via Rivel Records. The band, initially a solo project, began to take shape during the spring of 2005 in Gothenburg, Sweden when Stefanovic started composing intricate music that expressed various feelings through strong melancholic melodies. As time passed, Jani began to expand his vision by transforming his solo project into a full-fledged band. More...
Ashes of Your Enemy Post 'Surrender' Video Online
New Jersey metal act ASHES OF YOUR ENEMY has released the video for its song "Surrender", directed by Frankie Nasso (MUDVAYNE, HATEBREED, ALL THAT REMAINS, BURY YOUR DEAD). Watch it below. The track comes off the group's new album, "The Undying", due on ASHES OF YOUR ENEMY October 23 via Crash Music Inc.
According to a press release, "The Undying" features "ten tracks of pure metal, produced by Max Illidge (40 BELOW SUMMER, BLACK MARKET HERO) and mastered by Alan Silverman (SOULFLY, 40 BELOW SUMMER, SOUL ASYLUM) and draws from a wide range of influences such as KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SHADOWS FALL, to earlier heavyweights like PANTERA and MACHINE HEAD, to Bay Area thrash metal dating back to the Eighties."
Check out audio samples at their Myspace page. More...
Straight Line Stitch Start Work On New Album
Knoxville, Tennesseee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH has issued the following update:
"Starting tomorrow we enter pre-production on our debut record due out early 2008 on Koch Records. Our producer Rob Caggiano [ANTHRAX, CRADLE OF FILTH] of Scrap 60 Productions will be arriving around 10 in the AM here in Knoxville, TN. Rob will be spending the week with us here in Knoxville working out all the kinks and getting ourselves in gear to record. Shortly thereafter we will be heading to Sacramento, California for 3-4 weeks to track all the guitars, bass, and drums. This is where we will be getting down to the nitty-gritty...gonna be a blast! After all the music is recorded we are off to Los Angeles, California where Alexis [Brown] will begin working on the vocals for about a week or so.
"We are extremely excited and eager to work with Rob... he definitely has a massive resume to prove he knows what the hell he is doing." More...
Stream ALTER BRIDGE's Philly Performance Online
ALTER BRIDGE will stream its performance at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday, October 21. 93.3 WMMR will broadcast the entire show live as it happens at WMMR.com.
ALTER BRIDGE's sophomore effort, "Blackbird", sold 47,000 copies to debut at No. 13 on The Billboard 200 chart.
ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti said that while the chart numbers are significant, the band tries not to obsess about them. "Yeah, I mean, first-week sales are an important thing 'cause it is a business and you have to sell CDs to kind of stay out there, and we just want to be able to tour as long as we want — as long as we can," he said. "So the more people that are buying CDs, the longer we can do this. But we don't sit and constantly look at charts. I think people around us usually kind of, we overhear them talking about it."
ALTER BRIDGE is currently on the road with ANOTHER ANIMAL and plays Friday (October 19) in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.
EkoTren Announce US Tour Dates With Diecast
EkoTren will be hitting the road alongside Diecast this winter for a national tour, ending 2007 in a monumental way. Established in Cape Coral, FL in 2000 by vocalist John Sheldon, guitarist Keith Finnell, and keyboardist Steve Chin, EkoTren has carved their name deep into the scene. After seven years of dedication, the band signed with Blind Prophecy Records in September 2007 and immediately hit the studio with acclaimed producer Paul Trust (Diecast, Endo) to craft their first full-length album, ‘Light the Fire’, available worldwide in early 2008. Steered by melody and driven by metal, the 11-track effort breathes new life into fan favorites like "The Tables Have Turned" and displays brand new tracks in EkoTren’s signature style. After the international release of the album, EkoTren aims bring their unique breed of metal to the masses with an extensive tour. More...
Firewind Guitarist Reflects On Japanese Shows
FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. has posted this message on the band's official website:
"Hello metalheads! The third part of our 'World Allegiance' tour came to an end with four very successful shows in Japan! It felt so good going back there exactly one year after our performance at Loud Park festival. This has been our longest Japan tour so far, visiting four major cities - Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama. All venues were good and packed with loud Japanese metalheads - exactly the way we like it!
We have some great memories of this tour both onstage and offstage. We were treated excellent by the people of Avex and Creative man (promoters), our Japanese crew was top notch and everything was on time and perfectly in place. That's the way the Japanese people work. Even though I've been there eight times so far, I'm still amazed by their professionalism.
On our off day we had the chance to do lots of promotion for various radios, TV interviews and of course the prestigious magazines Burrn! and Young Guitar whom I also shot two instructional DVDs for.
Domo Arigato to Avex company, Kaz & King Records, Nozue, Yuka, A2 and the whole crew, KAMELOT and their crew for being super cool to us - it was a pleasure sharing the stage with you guys!
Also, we'd like to thank the German Metal God, Henning Basse (METALIUM) for taking care of the vocal duties the past months and giving everything on stage with us each night. You're a friend for life and we already miss you!
Last but not least, thanks to all our fans in the Land of the Rising Sun for their never ending support and love! We'll be back soon!"
Seregon Post Tour Report Online
Seregon have posted their own account of their recent "Southern Crusade" tour with Irony Of Christ on their website.
"And here we are with a huge arse update! Below you can read up what we got upto on tour, a video will also be availiable in the coming weeks! Thanks to Alex for writing this up!
"After what seems like an eternity, The Southern Crusade Tour (sponsored by Zero Tolerance) has alas come to an end. The Ten day ‘SC’ tour with Irony of Christ has been without a doubt a success and an awesomely enjoyable one at that! Having laughed more in the past Ten days than I probably ever have, I can look back on a seemingly merged together couple of days and many a sleepless night with the thought that there is nothing better than getting up on stage every night and playing some fuckin’ Metal whilst in the company of, and playing to, some great people and in some cool venues.Firstly, thanks to every single person who, watched us, liked us, talked to us, praised us (or even disliked us), brought a CD, brought a T-shirt, called James a Cunt, brought us a drink, put us up, put up with us, and everything else in between.
Friday 28/09/07 : Yate is the first date of the tour, and a chance to play some new material to the many fans who every time come back to see us, which we really appreciate, just keep coming back! As always an energetic crowd and as far as I can tell the new stuff is well received. I always find with playing Yate that I never get a chance to enjoy the night to much before playing because we’re always running around sorting stuff out (seeing as James and Ben are promoting the gig), which is a shame as there are always so many people I wish I could spend more time chatting to. Cheers to Matt Howes for all his time and help and a special thanks goes to Sam Conway for some awesome pictures of all the bands that evening!
Saturday 29/09/07 : Swindon is next, ‘Demons of Metal 2006’ Yes I said 2006, but wait, we’re in 2007 aren’t we? Indeed we are, but according to our band pass lanyards its Demons of Metal 2006, someone’s mixed up there Terminator and Back to the Future time rules here. It’s the second time we’ve played the Riffs Bar and a cool little venue it is too, just for the fact that they have a part of a wall painted like the Pink Floyd album ‘The Wall’. Thanks to Simon for putting on the show.
Sunday 30/09/07 : And the Junction in Bristol is the destination, meaning we all get to be totally lazy all day because it takes like half hour to get there. Got a chance to finally check out local bands Merihim and Final who we’re both pretty cool. I think anyone who has any ties with the Bristol Metal scene is glad to see Serena up on stage! Another decent turn out, and it’s always nice to see some old faces that you haven’t seen for a while. Having spent the first three days of the tour travelling the minimal distance between venues and home to our own beds,
Monday 01/10/07 : The tour truly gets into gear, with Plymouth being the destination and a Tour Bus being our means of transport. Luckily Dave, Sacha and I sat together, leaving Andy to struggle between the big boys in the back. A stop at a Services reveals that Wimpy is still actually alive….and does Chicken now apparently. Yes I said Wimpy is still alive! Only Ben and James are brave enough to eat there. Anyone else remember Benders in a Bun? What the fuck. Plymouth’s White Rabbit is another cool venue, with a raised drum area and space to move around while playing; I do enjoy actually being able to walk around a bit on stage, if only to get as far away from James and his onstage water showers if possible. Met a few guys from the local Uni and had a fun night hunting down Scotch Eggs at 3 am. Dave and I slept in the van in a busy bus station while the rest of the guys slept in the venue. Cheers to the venue for putting us up the night.
Tuesday 02/10/07 : And we’re off to the Finns in Weymouth, which seems to have a good reputation about it and it didn’t disappoint, Best. Jukebox. Ever. The gig goes really well and for a Tuesday night the place is pretty packed and everyone seems to know everyone else, it’s got a cool feeling in the air and possibly one of the best Metal Communities around. Sound Guy is one of the best we’ve had the whole tour. And getting to walk on the beach on you’re Birthday isn’t a normal occurrence, unless you live near the sea of course. James and Ben try to win me a Nintendo toy with one of those grabby things. Has anyone actually won anything with one of those things? Ever?
Wednesday 03/10/07: Sees The Southern Crusade stopping at Rockers Live in Taunton, a nostalgic venue with all its memorabilia. We shall say the turn out is, well, pretty much non-existent, you can send posters and flyers to the venue/promoters/local bands and it's always obvious if they have promoted at all or given at any flyers! This this date has been reduced to a band practice in front of other bands. The campsite proves the best thing about Taunton if only for the Swan that sounded like it was shouting ‘Ben!’ all the time and Sacha’s seemingly endless supply of Family Guy boxers. If anyone asks, this date of the tour never happened. I’ve never even been to Taunton.
Thursday 04/10/07 : We move on to Winchester and us headlining the night, once again another pretty sweet venue, which like most of the tour is all down to Sacha. Surprisingly our necks are holding up pretty well, despite the wind milling every night. I did well to keep playing mid-way through our set when Dave from IOC full on got his cock out in front of me during Terrestrial Worms, getting slight revenge for James shouting ‘Don’t fuck up’ to Sacha on an acoustic part in one of their songs, ultimately making him totally fuck up the section. Love him or hate him, James is a cunt. An awesome turn out and a fun night. We head towards the last 3 days.
Friday 05/10/07 : We are in Henley on Thames, sounds posh, and it pretty much is, this was base camp between High Wycombe and Reading. Though it is a nice place, a place to take the girlfriends in the summer and probably not for the likes of smelly Metallers. We find a pub to watch the Rugby and watch as England stick it to the Aussies. Sacha and Pete of IOC pretend they wanted England to win all along, despite being Zimbabwean and Welsh. Steak is the meal of the day as eating Pringles gets boring after a few days.
After the match we head to High Wycombe to the venue, The White Horse is actually a strip bar in the day, my eyesight stays on the bar after I’m informed that you have to pay to watch, not that I could see anything without my glasses anyway. Another cool gig and once again both IOC and ourselves get a great reception. Thanks to Laura for taking pictures!By the time Reading roles around, IOC’s Bassist [Cockney Accent] Jamie ‘Smarmy Cunt’ Sweeney [/Cockney Accent] has us all talking in London accents. ‘You crushed my biscuits!’ ‘Say sayonara to my Sushi’ is talk of the last few days. You might notice that Ben and Jamie look pretty similar, hair, beard, stocky, absolute prick….ok maybe not the beard….
Saturday 06/10/07 : In Reading is probably the most enjoyable night of the tour, both pre and post gig. Some awesome music accompanies our lock in as well as some of the funniest shit of the tour, all of which you’ll see on the tour video being put together for the near future. After another late night, we head back to the venue in the morning to be greeted by free shots of Jager as thanks from the manager for the night before. Sold loads of merch and really can’t wait to play the Turks again. Thanks to Thor of Cephelpod for putting some of us guys up for the night.By Sunday everyone was feeling pretty ruff, thanks to Ben everyone had a cold and a sore throat and probably wanted to go home, until you get up on stage that is and you feel great once again. It’s the first time we’ve played London and definitely not the last.
Sunday 07/10/07 : And we are in London, The final venue didn’t disappoint and neither did the crowd, finishing off what turned out to be a tour that had everything from Beer to Balls and everything in between. It all ran smoothly and both bands hopefully made an impression on anyone who saw us. Like we’ll all tell you, if we could we’d do it all over again tomorrow. Thanks to Sacha, Dave, Jamie and Pete and a big thanks to John Beeson and Alan Alpin for driving, as well as all the venues and staff, Zero Tolerance for supporting and sponsoring the tour and especially to the woman who phoned the police on the motorway because we we’re showing porn out the windows, the woman who was offended but not quiet offended enough to garner a warning for any of us and of course everyone for coming along and supporting Seregon and Irony of Christ. And of course I thank Nintendo, for without them this tour would be nothing….I fucking love Nintendo alright! See you again soon!Here’s to next year and hopefully the Northern Escapade Tour as opposed to the Southern Crusade….get it? Thrash til’ Death."
The Agony Scene Reveal New Video Details
Tulsa quintet THE AGONY SCENE will film a video for the song "Barnburner" on October 26 in the band's hometown. The group has issued an open call for the video shoot. "We'd love for everyone to come out and hang out and be a part of this with us," THE AGONY SCENE writes.
The details are as follows:
Time: 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 26
Place: Admiral Twin Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Address: 7355 E. Easton St., Tulsa, OK 74115
Says the band: "Make sure to wear dark clothes. The look of the video is more rockabilly/greaser look. No logos exposed please."
THE AGONY SCENE will team up with SUICIDE SILENCE, A LIFE ONCE LOST and WALLS OF JERICHO for another U.S. trek beginning at the end of October.
Regarding the group's new CD, singer Mike Williams previously said, "From a writing standpoint we really tried to get back to the way we wrote our self-titled record. We did not hold back creatively and really strived to push the boundaries of what people expected of us. It's definitely the most pissed off we've ever been."
Opeth Confirmed For "Melloboat"
Swedish prog-metal legends OPETH have issued the following update:
"Opeth have confirmed that they'll appear on the so called Melloboat, a organized ferry trip between Stockholm and Helsinki. The spectacle, christened 'The 21st anniversary schizoid boat' is being organized by the Mellotronen record label and will feature a nothing less but stunning line-up of bands. Among them Opeth, KATATONIA, COMUS (re-uniting for their first gig since 1972), LEAFHOUND, TRETTIOÅRIGA KRIGET, ANEKDOTEN and many more. Some exclusive secret gigs will also take place that is not to be missed!! It's a 24 hour cruise that leaves Stockholm on March 8th of 2008. Tickets goes on sale on October 26.
As previously reported, Opeth are poised to release The Roundhouse Tapes on October 22nd via Peaceville UK. The North American release date has been confirmed for November 20th. According to a band update, "the double album features songs from throughout Opeth's entire career, capturing the band at the peak of the Ghost Reveries world tour. Mixed by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Jens Bogren with artwork by Travis Smith. The first edition will be housed in a exclusive box set."
The Roundhouse Tapes contains a captivating Opeth performance from the Camden Roundhouse, London, UK, on November 9th, 2006 (a gig which also featured PARADISE LOST). The Roundhouse Tapes tracklisting:
CD1: 'When', 'Ghost Of Perdition', 'Under The Weeping Moon', 'Bleak', 'Face Of Melinda', 'Night And The Stillwater'.
CD2: 'Windowpane', 'Blackwater Park', 'Demon of the Fall'.
Brown Brigade Add Guitarist
BROWN BRIGADE, the new metal band featuring former SUM 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh, has announced the addition of guitarist Chuck Coles (ex-CAUTERIZE, MURDER CULTURE).
In other news, BROWN BRIGADE has released its video for the song "Aggravation Plantation". The song comes off the group's full-length debut, "Record Into the Mouth of Badd(d)ness", which came out on September 18. Watch the clip below.
Speaking to Dose.ca of time he decided to leave SUM 41, Baksh said, "Honestly, I really did get really thankless and I still feel like and asshole for it. Because you're up there — and no matter what, no matter who you're dealing with, no matter what country you're in — somebody wants to take something from you. If you really let that get to you and not realize that's what your fucking job is, then it is going to get under your skin and reach down into your soul. But I kind of realized after the period I've had off and just at the end of the time that I had with SUM 41 that you can't really just sit there and feel sorry for yourself...You have to make the best time on this Earth that you can."
He added, "It's weird. I've not only wanted to play metal my entire life — I've been playing metal all of my life. Whenever I was practicing off stage [with SUM 41], it would be to heavy metal." More...
Nightwish Announce Quebec Show
Another date has been released for NIGHTWISH's upcoming spring 2008 North American tour: May 9, 2008 at Centre de Foires in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. This show is now on sale through EnterTheVault.com.
To help accomodate the demand for tickets for NIGHTWISH's sold-out concert at the Metropolis this Sunday, October 21, tickets for May 9, 2008 show in Quebec City will be on sale at the Metropolis starting Sunday afternoon and will be available for purchase throughout the day and night. This will be the only other way to purchase tickets other than EnterTheVault.com until early December.
There will be a limited number of VIP tickets for this gig which will include early entry to the venue on the night of the concert and a customized autographed poster.
As previously reported, other dates for NIGHTWISH's upcoming spring 2008 North American tour include May 15 at The Drink in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; May 6 at the Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut; May 22 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California; and May 24 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Regina and Quebec City gigs will be part of an extensive Canadian run in the middle of the tour, which will be officially announced on November 7.
NIGHTWISH kicked off its current U.S. tour Monday night (October 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. Fan-filmed video footage of the band performing the song "Bye Bye Beautiful" (opening track of the group's set) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 16, 2007 can be viewed below.
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen told a Finnish TV station that the band has just finished shooting the third video from its latest CD, "Dark Passion Play". The clip for an as-yet-undisclosed song was shot in Rovaniemi, Finland with director Tuomas "Stobe" Harju. Ilkka Immonen of Lapland Studio Oy produced the video.
Darkane Announce New Singer
Following the departure of lead singer Andreas Sydow this past August, DARKANE guitarist and founding member Christopher Malmström took some time to write in from Helsingborg, Sweden to announce the band’s new frontman:
“Darkane would like to welcome Jens Broman as our new vocalist!
He’s recently been seen in the vocal spot in CONSTRUCDEAD and THE DEFACED (and will continue to sing in both bands).
Jens grew up in Glumslöv, south of Helsingborg (a good friend of Björn Strid from SOILWORK), but now lives in Stockholm. His live debut with us will take place in three weeks at the ProgPower Scandinavia festival in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 10th.
We’ve been rehearsing hard lately and are very excited to work together with Jens. He has a huge vocal diversity and we are pretty sure that Darkane fans won´t be disappointed.
We had our interests set on Jens at a very early stage and would like to thank all the people who showed their interest in joining Darkane as our vocalist. We wish you all the success in the future, and we’d also like to congratulate Peter [Wildoer, drummer] and [his longtime girlfriend] Erika for getting engaged a few weeks back.”
Last month, Peter Wildoer revealed that Darkane has “about nine songs ready to record” for their upcoming fifth studio album, despite the fact that the band’s Not Quite Studio suffered an extensive amount of damage due to flooding two months ago.
Visit Darkane online at www.myspace.com/darkaneband and www.darkane.com .
Rotten Sound Reveal New Album Details
The next ROTTEN SOUND full-length, “Cycles,” is ready for releasing. The album was recorded and mixed with Janne Saksa in Kantola Studios and Sound Supreme studios. Mastering was done by Pelle Henricsson at Tonteknik Studios. The release date is set for January 9th, 2008 and the album will be released by Spinefarm Records. The track listing is as follows:
01. The Effects
02. Prai$€ the £ord
03. Blind
04. Units
05. Corponation
06. Colonies
07. Poor
08. Days to Kill
09. Deceit
10. Caste System
11. Alternews
12. Simplicity
13. Enigma
14. Decimate
15. Victims
16. Sold Out
17. Feet First
18. Trust
Sworn Enemy Post New Song Online
Queens, New York-based hardcore/metal act SWORN ENEMY has a posted a new song called "Time To Rage" on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Maniacal", due in North America in February 2008 via Century Media Records (November 12, 2007 in Europe). The CD was produced by Tim Lambesis (AS I LAY DYING) and Joey Z (LIFE OF AGONY), who took a very hands-on approach to this album.
"Maniacal" takes SWORN ENEMY's sound to new heights with a thrashier edge pummelling the listener with a furiously blasting impact and unrivalled heaviness that is reminiscent of thrash titans like EXODUS, TESTAMENT as well as early MEGADETH and ANTHRAX.
Adding to the all-star cast in support of this release, Jordan Mancino of AS I LAY DYING recorded all drum tracks for the album. As a fan and friend of the band, Jordan was excited to be a part of this project and did an amazing job laying down a brutal rhythmical fundament for "Maniacal". Drums were recorded at Big Fish Studios, all guitars were nailed down at Method Of Groove Studio, and vocals at Studio Lambesis, whereas mixing duties were handled by the up-and-coming producer Daniel Castleman (DESTROY THE RUNNER, WINDS OF PLAGUE). More...
Amaseffer Complete Vocal Recordings
Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of the "holy project" AMASEFFER has issued the following update:
"We are happy to announce that the work on the vocal lines for the album is done. It is performed and recorded by Mats Levén (KRUX, ex-THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) at his studio in Sweden.
"Since the departure of our previous singer (Andy Kuntz) we started a rapid work on the lyrics for the CD, since it was his (Andy) job writing it. But now it was a whole new ballgame for we got replacement but we got no lyrics for him!
"It was decided that if we want to move forward as fast as we can in order to record the vocal lines, we need to do it ourselves and write our own lyrics. The long and detailed research we did on the Bible story of the Exodus was at hand when we most needed it and it was a real guide to our work. It was great privilege and honor to use the help of the super talented Yotam 'Defiler' Avni and together with Yuval Kramer they wrote the lyrics for three songs on the album. Other three songs lyrics was written by Erez Yohanan and one was written by Yuval and Erez. All lyrics was done in two weeks including vocal guides for it! More...
Octavia Sperati Announce U.K. Shows
Norwegian metal band OCTAVIA SPERATI has announced the following UK dates in November/December:
Nov. 22 - Submarine - Cleethorpes, UK
Nov. 23 - Leopard - Doncaster, UK
Nov. 24 - Legends - Newcastle, UK
Nov. 25 - West Riding - Huddersfield, UK
Nov. 26 - Pressure Point - Brighton, UK
Nov. 28 - 12 Bar - Swindon, UK
Nov. 29 - Sawyers - Kettering, UK
Dec. 01 - Borderline - London, UK *
Dec. 02 - Club Academy - Manchester, UK
* Candlelight Records Xmas 2007 Party with DAM, OCTOBER FILE and ONSLAUGHT
"Grace Submerged" was released on May 10 in Norway and May 21 in the rest of Europe via Candlelight Records.
OCTAVIA SPERATI recorded the new CD with producers Herbrand Larsen (ENSLAVED, ex-AUDREY HORNE) and Arve Isdal (I, ENSLAVED and AUDREY HORNE), who previously worked with the group on their "Winter Enclosure" debut.
Formed in 2000, OCTAVIA SPERATI's current lineup includes singer Silje Wergeland, bassist Trine C. Johansen, guitarists Gyri S. Losnegaard and Bodil Myklebust, keyboardist Tone Midtgaard and drummer Ivar Alver.
Threat Signal Drummer Departs
Canadian extremists THREAT SIGNAL check in with the following band lineup news:
"Congratulations George!
(Drummer) George (Parfitt) and Amanda married September 22nd, 2007 and are expecting early next year. With that said, George has left the band to focus 100% on his family. We all wish him the best of luck in the future!
We are really pleased to announce Norm Killeen as our new skin beater."
High On Fire Announce Winter Tour Dates
HIGH ON FIRE has announced the second US leg of their Death Is This Communion World Tour.
This five-week winter tour will begin in mid-January and include support from A LIFE ONCE LOST and SAVIOURS. Also joining the tour on various dates will be guests RWAKE, INTRONAUT, ARCHONS, and more. A listing of these dates follows with more details being announced shortly.
High On Fire are currently out on their first North American run in support of Death Is This Communion. Immediately following, the band will team up with PELICAN for a co-headlining European tour beginning November 14th. A complete listing of High On Fire tour dates can be found below.
Tour dates:
All Dates From October 18th thru October 29th with MONO, PANTHERS, COLISEUM
October
18 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
19 Chicago, IL Double Door
20 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
21 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
24 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards
25 Seattle, WA Crocodile Café
26 Portland, OR Dante’s
28 San Francisco, CA Independent
29 San Francisco, CA Independent
All Dates From November 14th thru December 18th with PELICAN
November
14 Groningen, NL Vera
15 Hamburg, DE Hafenklang
16 Copenhagen, DK Loppen
17 Gothenburg, SE Sticky Fingers
18 Oslo, NO Garage
19 Stockholm, SE Debaser
21 Berlin, DE Maria Am Ufer
22 Leipzig, DE UT Connewitz
23 Wroclaw, PL Firlej
24 Prague, CZ Rock Café
25 Vienna, AT Arena
26 Innsbruck, AT Pmk
27 Milan, IT Music Drome
28 Geneva, CH L’Usine
29 Toulouse, FR Les Vents Du Sud
30 Barcelona, ES Sala Be Cool
December
1 Madrid, ES Moby Dick
2 Angouleme, FR La Nef
3 Nantes, FR Olympic
5 Paris, FR La Locomotive (with Mono)
7 Athens, GR AN Club
8 Brussels, BE VK (w/ PRIESTBIRD)
10 Belfast, IRE Limelight
11 Dublin, IRE Whelans
12 Sunderland, UK Independent (with Priestbird)
13 Glasgow, SCOT Oran Mor (with Priestbird)
14 Bristol, UK Cooler (with Priestbird)
15 Birmingham, UK Barfly (with Priestbird)
16 Sheffield, UK Corporation (with Priestbird)
17 London, UK ULU (with Priestbird)
18 Den Bosch, NL W2 (with Priestbird)
All Dates From January 17th thru February 23rd with A LIFE ONCE LOST, SAVIOURS
January
17 Santa Cruz, CA Veterans Hall (with Archons)
18 San Jose, CA Blank Club (with Archons)
19 Pomona, CA The Glass House (with Archons)
20 Tucson, AZ Plush (with Archons)
22 Lubbock, TX Jake’s Backroom (with Rwake)
23 Corpus Christi The Compound (with Rwake)
24 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves (with Rwake)
25 Little Rock, AR Revolution Music Room (with Rwake)
26 Memphis, TN Hi Tone (with Rwake)
27 Nashville, TN Exit / In (with Rwake)
29 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree
30 Atlanta, GA E.A.R.L
31 Orlando, FL Back Booth
February
1 Miami, FL Churchhill’s
2 Tampa, FL Springs Theatre
3 Gainesville, FL Common Grounds
5 Charlotte, NC The Milestone
6 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle
7 Virginia Beach, VA Steppin Out
8 Wilmington, DE Mojo 13
9 Reading, PA The Silo
10 South Hackensack, NJ School of Rock
11 Milford, CT Daniel Street
13 Worcester, MA Palladium Upstairs
14 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
15 Columbus, OH Ravari Room
16 Louisville, KY Uncle Peasants (with Intronaut)
17 St. Louis, MO 2 Cents Plain (with Intronaut)
18 Iowa City, IA The Picador (with Intronaut)
19 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck (with Intronaut)
20 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater (with Intronaut)
22 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp (with Intronaut)
23 Oakland, CA Uptown Nightclub (with Intronaut)
Headline News
At The Gates Announce Reunion Shows
AT THE GATES will reunite for some shows next summer, 2008.The following festivals are confirmed so far:
July
4 - 6 - Ruis Rock - Finland
31 - August 2 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
August
15 - 17 - Bloodstock, Derby, UK
More shows to be added soon.
Guitarist Anders Bjorler (THE HAUNTED) comments on the reunion: "Well, it felt like the timing was right for once. We have been talking about a possible reunion for years now, but this was the first time everything fell into place. For me personally, it feels like getting closure. The break-up over ten years ago was abrupt and left a bad vibe between us that took years to get over. We have a better relationship today and a more relaxed approach to who we are and what we do. The time is right to get together and play some shows.
Try to catch us live in the summer 2008. It could be your last chance."
Hellyeah Announce DVD Release Date
The following message has been posted via Hellyeah's offical Myspace:
"HELLYEAH
"BELOW THE BELT"
FIRST LIVE DVD BY METAL SUPERGROUP TO BE
RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 13TH
BAND'S 2ND SINGLE, "ALCOHAULIN' ASS" SOARS INTO TOP 5
AT ACTIVE ROCK RADIO
SALES ARE OVER 300K UNITS WORLDWIDE
New York, NY – On November 13th Epic Records releases BELOW THE BELT, the highly anticipated live DVD from hard rock supergroup HELLYEAH. Capturing footage from the day the band formed, BELOW THE BELT includes performance footage from the very making of the album, first studio sessions, coverage of their world tour, personal interviews, as well as a few surprises.
This unique DVD, produced by HELLYEAH and Ryan Ziemba and filmed by close friends offers fans a special two-hour long view into the band's life on the road. BELOW THE BELT features footage from multiple live performances, music videos, as well as personal interviews with all band members as they chat about life both before and after the formation of HELLYEAH. Other highlights include snippets of the band's very first recording sessions at Dimebag's legendary Chasin' Jason studio in Dallas, TX, coverage from HELLYEAH'S April 10, 2006 album release party held in Dallas, TX as well as backstage footage from the band's world tour.
In other news, HELLYEAH's headline tour BALLS VOLUME AND STRENGTH officially kicks off October 30th in the motor city with support bands OTEP and bloodsimple; the day both Otep (Koch Records) and bloodsimple (Warner Brothers) release their fourth and second respective studio albums. HELLYEAH recently partnered with myYearbook to host the opening band competition. For a complete list of dates and promotions, please go to http://www.hellyeahband.com.
HELLYEAH's self-titled CD has been called "One of the best metal discs of 2007" and has received rave reviews from around the world. In addition to selling over 300k units worldwide, the band's latest and second single, "Alcohaulin' Ass" is 5 at Active Rock while "You Wouldn't Know," the band's first Top-5 single (and accompanying video) from HELLYEAH's self-titled CD is also included on MADDEN NFL 08."
Linkin Park Singer Talks About Broken Arm
Video footage of LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington talking about his broken arm which he sustained just four songs into the band's concert in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday night (October 14) can be viewed below.
Fans attending the show reported at the group's official message board that Bennington injured himself in a fall, although he did manage to complete the set. Co-vocalist Mike Shinoda confirmed the injury in a brief post and said that Bennington did not plan to miss any shows or meet-and-greets with fans.
The band will head to China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and South Korea after finishing its Australian trek next week.
LINKIN PARK is expected to return for another U.S. tour in February of 2008.
The California-based group is supporting its third full-length album, "Minutes to Midnight", which was released last May. More...
Evergrey Documenting Recording
Swedish metallers EVERGREY are documenting the recording process for their follow-up to 2006's "Monday Morning Apocalypse" for a forthcoming DVD, to be released sometime next year. According to the band, the final result will be "an in-depth look on how the whole recording went, with all the fuck-ups , conversations etc. It's not going to be [EVERGREY's version of the METALLICA documentary] 'Some Kind of Monster' since we dont have the fundings, but nevertheless."
EVERGREY recently announced the addition of former STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen to the group's ranks. Jari made his live debut with the band at Fosen Rock festival in Fosen, Norway on August 25.
EVERGREY is currently seeking a new label home after splitting with Inside Out Music following the release of "Monday Morning Apocalypse".
A video interview with EVERGREY vocalist/guitarist Tom Englund and keyboardist Rikard Zander, filmed in Romaniain April 2007, is available for viewing online at Metalhead.ro.
EVERGREY's last CD, "Monday Morning Apocalypse" was recorded at Division One Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden by the experienced production team of Sanken Sandquist and Stefan Glaumann, who have previously worked with such artists as RAMMSTEIN, BON JOVI, BRITNEY SPEARS and DEF LEPPARD.
Wednesday 13 Project To Be Released In February
Horror High, LLC has set a February 5, 2008 U.S. release date for Wednesday 13's (ex-MURDERDOLLS) video project "Weirdo-A-Go-Go". This will be Horror High, LLC's first release to be distributed by Caroline/EMI.
Horror High, LLC is still looking for the right company to partner with for distribution overseas.
"Weirdo-A-Go-Go" features the campy and morbid sense of humor that any fans of Wednesday 13 can expect. In the first two episodes, Wednesday 13 hosts clips and trailers of cheap horror flicks, along with performing schlocky but witty skits with his strange and wacky sidekicks. The program promises to resurrect the tradition of Saturday morning TV shows that Wednesday 13 grew up on — the random creations of Sid and Marty Krofft and Pee Wee's Playhouse mixed with the comedic approach of horror hosts Commander USA, Elvira, and Zacherely. The project was shot by Rafa of Core Entertainment, Inc. Rafa is most noted for the video and web site projects he has done for AVENGED SEVENFOLD, EVANESCENCE, ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED, STATIC-X and the Dimebag tribute bracelet.
WEDNESDAY 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) will release his already completed new album, "Skeletons", in March/April 2008. "We have been meeting with various record labels and want to make sure we find the right home," reads a posting on Wednesday's MySpace page. "We want to give the new record label as much time as needed to really set up the CD. This CD is very personal to W13 and he wants to make sure it gets the proper attention." Tentative songtitles set to appear on the album include "From Here to the Hearse", "Dead Carolina", "All American Massacre" and "Not Another Teenage Anthem".
Tygers Of Pan Tang Check In
NWOBHM act TYGERS OF PAN TANG check in with the following:
"We finally have a release date of October 29th for the brand new 5 track EP called Back & Beyond.
For those not aware the EP has two brand new songs, 'Live For Today' and 'Bury The Hatchet' as well as three reworked classics, 'Hellbound', 'Take It' and 'Rock And Roll Man'.
The EP was mixed by Ben Matthews of THUNDER and released through Thunder's record label. We think you will be pleasantly surprised with the new material as the reaction from playing the songs live has been fantastic.
The EP wil be priced £5.50 + P&P and will be available from www.tygersofpantang.com and www.thunderonline.com.
For any other information or paypal orders please contact the band management on simon.morton4@btopenworld.com
Thank you for your continued support."
Children Of Bodom Check In From The Studio
CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith has checked in with the following studio update:
"So now we are ready to start recording guitars. We've been looking for sounds with different kinds of thingies...And rhythm guitar sound is now good to go. Like you can see on Alexi's face probably. Also Roope's guitar clinic was held this time in the breakfast room."
Henkka
As previously reported, Children Of Bodom will see their forthcoming new album available in Europe on April 7th via Spinefarm. Prior to the album's release, a new single will be available as of March 3rd.
Children Of Bodom are scheduled to play London, England's Astoria venue on March 8th. Fellow Finns MOONSORROW and KIUAS have been confirmed as the support acts.
Advance tickets are currently available here and via a 24 hour credit card line at 0870 400 0688.
Estradasphere Book West Coast Dates
Santa Cruz’s unclassifiable and eclectic act ESTRADASPHERE, who just released their new live DVD Palace of Mirrors Live (on The End Records) this week, have added a few West Coast dates next week performing with Amanda Palmer of the DRESDEN DOLLS. The dates are as follows:
October 24 - Seattle, WA @ 608 Club
October 25 - Seattle, WA @ 608 Club
October 27 - Seattle, WA @ 608 Club
October 28 - Portland, OR @ Berbati’s
In Battle To Tour With Marduk
Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE will support MARDUK on their Balkan tour in 2008, with stops in such countries as Austria, Greece and Turkey. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.
IN BATTLE recently posted a new song, entitled "The Dead Shall See", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Kingdom of Fear", which was released on September 3 via Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Welcome to the Battlefield" was recorded at Epidemic studios in Sundsvall and was mixed by UNLEASHED's Fredrik Folkare at Chrome studios in Stockholm. The CD contains "11 songs of raw trashy death metal," according to a press release. Two video clips for the album have been filmed: "Kingdom of Fear" and "The Dead Shall See".
IN BATTLE's new album honors the memory of the group's former drummer, Otto Wiklund, who passed away in August 2006. Wiklund appeared on IN BATTLE's first two albums — "Lost in the Shadows Gray" (1997) and "The Rage of the Northmen" (1998) — and was also the session drummer for SETHERIAL, with whom he recorded the "Lords of the Nightrealm" album (1997).
Chaosfear To Support Cannibal Corpse In Brazil
Brazilian thrashers CHAOSFEAR will support CANNIBAL CORPSE on Friday, October 19 at Hangar 110 in Sao Paulo.
CHAOSFEAR was recently rejoined by original guitarist Edu Boccomino.
After quitting SCARS, Boccomino was interested in joining up with his brother Fernando once again. "Everything happened so naturally because we have been friends for such a long time," CHAOSFEAR previously said in a statement. "We just had a quick talk and started playing again. The band is very excited to have the original lineup back together."
CHAOSFEAR has started writing material for the follow-up to "One Step Behind Anger", tentatively due in 2008 via OSM Records.
Wolf Announce New Bassist
Swedish metallers WOLF have announced the addition of bassist Anders "Tornado" Modd to the group's ranks.
Commented Johannes Axeman Losbäck: "Anders was the first and only choice for WOLF, since he's such a professional and talented bassplayer, and we're happy that he wanted to be a part of the metal madness that is WOLF."
WOLF was recently forced to cancel its appearance at the UK's Hard Rock Hell festival due to "reasons beyond our control." The band added, "We really tried to get everything to work but it just didn't go our way. We hope we can return to the UK soon and give our best show yet and make some new friends as well as thrashing with the ones we know."
Omnium Gatherum Begin Work On New Material
Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have issued the following update:
"We have started to breed new OMNIUM GATHERUM material in the home studios and in the new rehearsal place and so far there's about 5+ song skeletons ready and willing! ...And yeah, of course it's the best material we've ever... blaah blaah...That's for sure! The fourth album is being planned for recording in late spring '08 or somewhere near there and it'll be released via Candlelight Records."
OMNIUM GATHERUM recently parted ways with bassist Janne Markkanen and replaced him with Eerik Purdon (CRYSTAL BLAZE, AMORAL).
The band's latest album, "Stuck Here on Snakes Way", entered the Finnish chart at position No. 31. The CD, which was released on April 2 via Candlelight Records (one day later in North America), was recorded during November-December 2006 at Southeast Studios in Karhula, Finland with producer Teemu Aalto. An eight-minute video clip documenting the recording sessions for the album has been posted online at this location. Check out audio samples on the band's MySpace page.
Zombi Announce Japanese Tour With Jesu
Pittsburgh's sci-fi instrumental rock duo ZOMBI will team up with JESU for a three-date Japanese tour in late November.
Commented ZOMBI drummer A.E. Paterra: "We are eagerly anticipating our trip to Japan, as it will be a first for both of us. We haven't played together since April, and are excited to play in front of a new audience, as well as to share the stage with Jesu."
ZOMBI is nearing completion of the writing process for the follow-up album to "Surface to Air". Paterra hints of the band's work so far, "The album signifies a new direction for the band, at times familiar, but also very different."
ZOMBI's as-yet-untitled new CD will be recorded before the end of the year for a spring 2008 release.
ZOMBI with JESU:
Nov. 25 - Tokyo, Japan - Club Quattro
Nov. 27 - Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
Nov. 28 - Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro More...
Exodus Cancel Mexican Tour Dates
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have released the following statement:
"EXODUS will not perform the announced Mexico shows October 25th – 27th [with support from AGENT STEEL] on their upcoming South American tour. The band was booked under false pretense by a promoter who failed to fulfill even basic requirements, logistically and financially. It later surfaced that promoter in question was involved in other show related controversies earlier this year when a world-known trash metal band from Europe had to cancel a planned Mexico appearance last minute and advance tickets sold in Mexico were not refunded to the fans.
"EXODUS is sorry to let down their Mexican fans but after failing to meet several deadlines for deposits, airfares and supplying production information, the promoter made it impossible to realize those shows. As of today, six days to originally planned departure from the U.S., the band did not receive any information regarding equipment, lodging and internal transport; neither airfares nor guarantees were paid."
EXODUS' new album, "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A", is available for streaming in its entirety until October 19 on the band's MySpace page.
October File To Support Prong On European Tour
UK hardcore act OCTOBER FILE has been confirmed as the support act for PRONG on their upcoming European tour in January.
For a complete list of currently confirmed dates, visit PRONG's official MySpace page.
The Gathering Drummer Post Update
THE GATHERING drummer Hans Rutten has issued the following update:
"First of all, thanks so much for all the response we received concerning our upcoming DVD release 'A Noise Severe'. So many people ordered the package on our webshop, really unbelievable! On behalf of all of us: thanks!"
"Not so good news; we had some mastering problems which we hope are solved now, and will be on time to send out all orders end of October/beginning of November [people who ordered will receive a notification when products are shipped]. We think the whole recordings, both audio and image, is beyond our expectation. A beautiful ending of a GATHERING chapter which we are proud of."
"If you can't wait and want to see a glimpse; there will be held some GATHERING 'A Noise Severe' DVD release parties in Berlin (November 3rd), Santiago (somewhere end of November) and Mexico city (November 17th). I am sure you will find more info on our own message board." More...
Thunderstone Announce New Touring Keyboardist
Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson will be unable to join Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE on their European tour as a replacement for the recently departed Kari Tornack. According to the band, Johansson has been forced to bow out of the tour "for personal reasons." Keyboard duties on the trek will now be handled by Jukka Karinen from the Finnish prog-metal outfit STATUS MINOR.
THUNDERSTONE's video for the song "Face in the Mirror" can be viewed here. The track comes off the group's fourth studio album, "Evolution 4.0", which was released this past March. According to the band, the CD is "a milestone, bringing in more of the heavier stuff that 'Tools of Destruction' already hinted at, but still retaining the landmark melodies of THUNDERSTONE. That's why we thought the title 'Evolution 4.0' best represents where we now stand." More...
In Flames To Play Russia In January
Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have scheduled two dates in Russia in January 2008. The details are as follows:
Jan. 26 - St. Petersburg, RUS - PORT Club
Jan. 27 - Moscow, RUS - B1Maximum
Commented the band: "This is the first time for IN FLAMES in Russia and we are really looking forward to the shows. We have heard from friends in other bands who have recently played there, that is was great so we wanted to try it out and see for ourselves."
IN FLAMES is currently at the band's own IF Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden working on the follow-up to last year's "Come Clarity". All drums have been recorded and most of the bass is done. Rhythm guitars are nearing completion and the group is about to start laying down the solos. This week the vocal-recording sessions will begin and IN FLAMES is receiving assistance from producer Daniel Bergstrand, who previously produced the vocals on "Reroute To Remain", "Soundtrack To Your Escape" and "Come Clarity". More...
Om Announce New Tour Dates
OM, the duo formed by Al Cisneros (bass, vocals) and Chris Hakius (drums), both founding members of legendary doom pioneers SLEEP,
Nov. 13 - Rock N Roll Hotel - Washington, DC
Nov. 14 - Europa - Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 15 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 16 - Knitting Factory - New York, NY
Nov. 17 - The Loft - Brattleboro, VT
Nov. 18 - Middle East (upstairs) - Boston, MA
Dec. 05 - Uganda Club - Jerusalem, Israel
Dec. 06 - Levontin Club - Tel Aviv, Israel
Dec. 08 - ATP Festival - Minehead, UK More...
Kalmah Guitarist Checks In From The Studio
Kalmah guitarist Antti Kokko has checked in with the following studio update on the band's official web site:
Upa-upa!
After searching the good base sound for drums and right places for mics [Janne] Kuisma started beating the drums on Saturday. We continued on Sunday and everything was recorded by the end of the day. Right now we have drums and demo guitars on track. Demo guitars will be removed as soon as the real shread takes place.
Check out the images HERE!
Recordings continue at the end of this week. I and Pekka [Kokko] start to record rhytmn guitars. After that the plan is to record guitar melodies and solos.
- A.Kalma
Kalmah entered the studio on October 13 to begin recording its fifth full-length album. An early 2008 release is expected.
Kalmah's latest CD, "The Black Waltz", entered the Finnish national album chart in March 2006 at position No. 38. The follow-up to 2003's "Swampsong" marked the group's recording debut with keyboardist Marco Sneck (Poisonblack).
Within Temptation Announce European Tour Dates
Dutch symphonic metallers Within Temptation have announced European tour dates. "In January we'll be visiting a lot of countries we have never been before. For example: Slovenia, Croatia and Poland. Check out (the dates below) to see if we're coming to your neighbourhood!"
Confirmed dates:
Jan. 10 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
Jan. 11 Milan, Italy - Live Club
Jan. 12 Karlsruhe, Germany - Europahalle
Jan. 13 Graz, Austria - Orpheum
Jan. 14 Zagreb, Croatia - Tvornica Kulture
Jan. 16 Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
Jan. 17 Praha, Czech Republic - Roxy
Jan. 18 Budapest, Hungary - Petofi Csarnok
Jan. 19 Ljubljana, Slovenia - VPK
Feb. 07 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy
Within Temptations' "The Heart of Everything" sold 7,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 106 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's first U.S. release for Roadrunner Records, "The Heart of Everything" also topped the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
Behemoth Embarks On The Radio Rebellion Tour
After emerging as Ozzfest 2007’s most talked about act, Polish extreme metal titans Behemoth made their triumphant return to North America this week to strike fear into the hearts of the masses with their largest and most elaborate stage production yet. This month-long trek, dubbed the Radio Rebellion Tour, will see them co-headlining alongside Job For A Cowboy with Gojira and Beneath The Massacre in the support slots. Visit www.myspace.com/radiorebellion for complete tour dates.
Nergal (vocals, guitars) further comments: More...
Metallica To Be Featured On Live Earth DVD
On July 7, 2007, 150 musical acts performed at a series of worldwide concerts called Live Earth to raise awareness for the climate crisis and deliver a solutions-based message to a global audience. On November 20th, Warner Bros. Records will release LIVE EARTH - THE CONCERTS FOR A CLIMATE IN CRISIS - a CD and 2-DVD package that brings together the most popular artists, best performances, and the solutions-based messaging showcased at this truly global musical event staged in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Hamburg, with special events broadcast from Antarctica, Kyoto, and Washington, DC.
Metallica comments:
Yes, we will be a part of the Live Earth CD and 2 DVD package that hits your local music store on November 20 in North America, November 19 in the rest of the world. Recorded and mixed by our very own Mike Gillies, the man who brings you all the shows on www.LiveMetallica.com, "Sad But True" will be included on one of the DVD's. Speaking of which, if you would like to download the entire Live Earth performance, it is available on LiveMetallica.com.
To refresh your memory, the Live Earth concerts took place on July 7 around the world and we were honored to be a part of the show at Wembley Stadium in London. Net proceeds from the sale of the CD/DVD's will benefit the Alliance for Climate Protection, whose mission is to educate the public about the climate crisis and work to find solutions. The Foo Fighters, Chris Cornell, Lenny Kravitz, Linkin Park, Madonna, and the Police are among the many artists included on the album.
The album will also be available on iTunes or wherever else you get your digital fix.
Read the full article at Metallica.com.
Mike Portnoy Auction Boxing Robe For Charity
Dream Theater have launched a charity auction series in conjunction with Camp Good Days and Special Times. Camp Good Days and Special Times is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, adults and families whose lives have been touched by cancer and other life threatening challenges. Camp Good Days facilitates residential camping experiences at their recreational facility in Branchport, New York and year-round support activities. All proceeds collected from these auctions will be donated to the charity and will be used to support the many programs and services offered. The band will continually donate a variety of memorabilia to the charity until June 2008 and the items will be available for auction via eBay.
The next item to enter the auction is drummer Mike Portnoy's "Iron Mike" boxing robe. Portnoy has famously worn this black Everlast boxing robe for his curtain call during the band's last three world tours and can be seen wearing it on "Live at the Budokan," "Score" and "In Constant Motion" DVDs.
This item will be up for auction from October 16 through October 26, 2007 with a starting bid of $200. 100% of proceeds collected from this auction will be donated to Camp Good Days. For bidding and more information, please visit the Dream Theater Charity Auction Site.
For more information on Camp Good Days and Special Times, visit: http://www.campgooddays.org.
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