Metal News for October 19, 2003
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6 news articles posted on this day.
Jailhouse Rock 3 Dates & Hatebreed News
The first confirmed dates for the Jailhouse Rock 3 tour featuring Hatebreed, Agnostic Front, The Unseen and Ringworm are in. The tour will begin November 30th and end on December 14th. Here are the first batch of dates:
November 30- Tuba City, AZ @ Tuba City Community Center
December 01- Albuquerqe, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
December 06- Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
More dates TBA
The new Hatebreed album The Rise of Brutality, which hits stores on October 28th, will be anywhere from $9.99 to $14.99 list price. This should mean that pretty much every store will have the CD for somewhere around $11.99 or $12.99 or even as low as $9.99.
In other news, Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta has checked in from the road, here's what he had to say... More...
Veil To Records 5-Song Demo
After two good shows, VEIL have decided to record a 5 song demo. They will record at DOPPIOPUNTO STUDIOS (www.doppiopuntostudio.com) with the producer Edge and Pigo himself. The demo for intereseted labels will be ready in 3 weeks and will be named PSYCHOTIC.
The band has two more upcoming gigs as well:
11/9 Sitting Bull(+Qeta)
1/9 Bloom (+Overflow)
Bloodstock On The Road Tour Dates
Bloodstock is reaching out with a Bloodstock On The Road Tour featuring BIOMECHANICAL, FOURWAYKILL and INFOBIA. Here are the dates:
22nd October 2003 Bierkeller Manchester
23rd October 2003 Abracaddabra’s Burton On Trent
24th October 2003 Edwards No 8 Birmingham
25th October 2003 Junktion 7 Nottingham
27th October 2003 Fleece and Firkin Bristol
30th October 2003 Camden Underworld London
8th November 2003 Whiplash - Bar Hannah Liverpool
Rob Zombie's New Comic Book
The first issue of Rob Zombie's long-awaited comic book, "Spookshow International", is set to hit the stands on October 29. The cover can now be previewed at this location.
Described by Rob as "an anthology comic," "Spookshow International" will have "three stories in every issue that continue on throughout the course of the book," Zombie explained to DigitalWebbing.com. Each story will be written by Rob with art by such talents as Mike Manley, Will Conrad, Pat Boutin and comic-book legend Gene Colan.
"The first [story in the first issue] is called 'El Superbeasto', which is sort of a superhero-masked-mexican-wrestler guy who lives in this world that sort of a monster world," Rob said. "But it's funny, y'know? It's sort of like Austin Powers. It's a take on '60s spy movies, and has that vibe. Sort of 'Rat Pack' meets 'The Munsters' … secret agent … superhero … monster … guy!
"The second story in there is sort of a 'House Of 1000 Corpses' story — sort of different adventures of some of the characters. The third story is one that Gene Colan, who was always one of my favorite artists in the '70s, did for me many years ago but like I never printed. It's like 'The Origin of Zombie' story! It's kind of this fictitious thing, as if it's a character that kind of keeps coming back. It's kind of a 'House of Frankenstein' almost … with Professor Lampini traveling circus … and this character kind of looks like Boris Karloff in that movie. It's pretty cool."
Megadeth Guitarist Forms Music Production Company
Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman and multi-platinum producer/engineer Allen Isaacs have formed a music production team in Japan. They will be based out of Tokyo and Los Angeles and will be putting their musical stamp on artists focusing on introducing their American influences into the massive Japanese pop market as well as bringing their vast knowledge of the current Japanese modern music scene into the American market.
Allen Isaacs is known in Japan for producing Mayo Okamoto's multi-platinum debut single "Tomorrow" as well as engineering and producing heavy metal band Sex Machine Guns' latest three albums that have all sold in the millions.
Isaacs and Friedman are seeking fresh new talent to record. Along with talent contest events that are being held in Tokyo in December and January, they will be accepting audition packages from musicians who come to Friedman's official web site (martyfriedman.com). Although singers (male and female) are the focus of the auditions, they are also considering songwriters, guitarists and other musicians of any instrument who have their own unique style.
All interested parties should send their bio and demo to:
Audition
160-0023
Tokyo-to, Shinjuku-ku
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-7-23-1202
Japan
Tour Dates For Chimaira, Soilwork, And Others.
A host of tour dates for the upcoming Chimaira / Soilwork / Bleeding Through / As I Lay Dying / Cannae tour have been released. Check 'em out below:
11.17.2003 - Columbus, OH - Al Rosa Villa
11.18.2003 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
11.19.2003 - Montreal, QC - Rainbow
11.21.2003 - Boston, MA - Axis
11.22.2003 - Irvington, NJ - Cricket Club
11.23.2003 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
11.24.2003 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's
11.26.2003 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Cafe
11.28.2003 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
11.29.2003 - Lake Park, FL - The Kelsey Club
12.01.2003 - Houston, TX - Engine Room
12.02.2003 - Austin, TX - The Back Room
12.03.2003 - Dallas, TX - Trees
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