Metal News for October 19, 2007
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Arsis Complete Work On New Album
Virginia's ARSIS has completed work on its new album, "We Are The Nightmare". Produced by Zeuss (AGNOSTIC FRONT, HATEBREED, MUNICIPAL WASTE) at Planet Z Studios in Massachussetts and mastered by Alan Douches (KATAKLYSM, UNEARTH, SHADOWS FALL), the CD will feature the following track listing:
01. We Are The Nightmare
02. Shattering The Spell
03. Sightless Wisdom
04. Servants To The Night
05. Failing Winds Of Hopeless Greed
06. Overthrown
07. Progressive Entrapment
08. A Feast For The Liar's Tongue
09. My Oath To Madness
10. Failure's Conquest
An early 2008 release via Nuclear Blast Records is expected.
Commented ARSIS guitarist/vocalist Jim Malone: "I can honestly say that this was the best recording experience that I have had in my years with ARSIS. Not only was Zeuss great to work with, but Ryan [Knight, guitarist], Darren [Cesca, drummer], and Noah [Martin, bassist] all did an outstanding job. We all worked together to create what I feel is the most accomplished ARSIS album to date. It's been a few weeks since we finished recording and I can still listen to the songs; that's a good sign."
Impending Doom Post New Video Online
Corona, California-based Christian death metal band IMPENDING DOOM has released its video for the track "Silence the Oppressors". The clip was directed by Andy Reale and can be viewed here.
"Silence the Oppressors" comes off IMPENDING DOOM's debut album, "Nailed. Dead. Risen.", available now on Facedown Records.
According to a press release, "This is a band comprised of musicians who manipulate the genre of grindcore like a butcher wields his cleaver. Bending vocal sounds to his whim, Brook Reeves takes the listener on a downward spiral into the depths of the band's convictions where one may be surprised to find a shining light of unbelievable brilliance. The juxtaposition of guttural bellowing and slaughterhouse wailing isn't the only thing that catapults IMPENDING DOOM above the rest of the death metal bands. The fact that IMPENDING DOOM refuse to toe the line with their spiritual convictions in a genre long known for its demonic inclinations is paramount to the band's impending notability…and your impending doom."
For more information, visit their Myspace page. More...
Iron Maiden Plan U.S. Tour Dates In February
IRON MAIDEN is strongly rumored to be planning a visit to the U.S. in February. More details are expected to be announced soon.
IRON MAIDEN's Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008 will take place in three sections, starting in February and March 2008 with the first leg encompassing major concerts in 20 selected cities on five continents in seven weeks including India, Japan, North America, Central and South America, and Australia, opening in Perth on February 4 and continuing through Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The tour then continues with more concerts in North America in late May and June before finishing with a third leg in July and August encompassing major stadiums and festivals all over Europe. During the tour the band is expected to play to well over one and a half million fans and travel close to 100,000 miles.
In a historic first, IRON MAIDEN, their 60-strong crew and support staff and over 12 tons of equipment will be traveling around the world en masse for the first leg of the tour in a specially commissioned and converted Astraeus Boeing 757 decorated with MAIDEN and Eddie designs! Vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who is a qualified airline captain flying for Astraeus Airlines, will pilot the plane on its epic mission, flying over 50,000 miles.
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was interviewed late last month by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Download the 15-minute interview in MP3 format at this location (6 MB).
Thy Will Be Done Post New Song Online
Rhode Island-based band THY WILL BE DONE has posted a new song, "Earth's Final Embrace", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's full-length debut, "Was And Is To Come", which will be released on October 23 on Stillborn Records. The CD will be distributed nationally through Caroline Records/EMI.
THY WILL BE DONE will hold a listening party for "Was And Is To Come" on Monday, October 22 at Club Hell in Providence, Rhode Island. Footage of the event will be aired on HeavyMetalSource.com.
Completed in early 2007, "Was And Is To Come" features a guest vocal appearance by Jesse David Leach of SEEMLESS. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Zeuss (HATEBREED, BEHEMOTH, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD) with Jamey Jasta as executive producer. More...
Cage Post Preview For Live In Switzerland DVD
California metallers CAGE have posted a preview clip for their forthcoming DVD release, Live In Switzerland.
A clip from the DVD, of the band performing the track 'Final Solution', can be viewed here More details to follow soon.
Cage have posted their original KING DIAMOND tribute song (called 'King Diamond') on their official band MySpace page.
The song is an homage to all things King Diamond/MERCYFUL FATE and is a bonus track on the - Hell Destroyer CD versions released in Europe (MTM Music); Mexico (Asenath Records) and Central America / South America (Dynamo Records). More...
Despised Icon Post New Video Trailer Online
Montreal-based quintet DESPISED ICON recently completed a fourth tour of North America in support of its highly acclaimed new album "The Ills of Modern Man". The band will cap off an extremely successful year as part of the "Crashing Through the Holidays" tour alongside THE ACACIA STRAIN, FULL BLOWN CHAOS and the TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA, which kicks off on November 24. This will be preceded by an extensive Canadian run on the Canadian tour with THE LOCUST.
For more information, visit their Myspace page.
The group recently completed a new video for the track "Furtive Monologue" with director Jonathan Desbiens. Check out a trailer for the clip here and look for the full-length version to make its online debut early next month. More...
Watch Droid's 'Fueled By Hate' Video Online
DROID's video for the song "Fueled by Hate" can be viewed here (courtesy of Headbanger's Blog). (NOTE: Video stream is not available to non-U.S. residents.)
DROID vocalist James "Buddy" Eason spoke to Ruin magazine earlier in the year about the Long Beach, California band's debut album on Emotional Syphon Recordings, James "Munky" Shaffer of KORN's new record label.
"I always heard Chino Moreno's scream from '7 Words' in our song 'Vengeance Is Mine'," Eason exclaimed about his band's collaboration with the iconic DEFTONES frontman. "I couldn't believe it when he was there. It was game time, man. Just get in there, wrap the mic chord around your hand and rock this shit together. The second it happened I was like, 'Oh shit, it's happening.' I couldn't even believe it. It was like, 'Wow, I just did a song with Chino.' I love and respect his vocals so much. Dude, even if I didn't know who he was, I knew I wanted that guy to sing with me one time in my life. I pictured it. I would talk shit to him, and he'd talk shit back to me, and the whole song he delivered that scream. The contrast between the both of us is just sick. I love it!" More...
Mourning Caress Ink Deal with Restrain Records
Münster (Germany) based melodic death metal/rock act MOURNING CARESS has inked a deal with Restrain Records.
The new album, entitled Inner Exile, recorded and mixed at Soundlodge Studio, Germany and mastered at DMS also in Germany, will be released February 2008.
Tracklisting, cover art and the exact release dates will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Check out the two brand new songs, 'Nothing Is Lost' and 'Corroded By Fear' at this location.
A release show is confirmed for March 1st at the Triptychon club, located in the band's hometown Münster. Support acts will be announced soon.
Devian Post New Track Online
Swedish extreme metal act DEVIAN, featuring ex-MARDUK members Legion (vocals) and Emil Dragutinovic (drums) have posted 'Dressed In Blood', the blistering opener of the band’s debut album Ninewinged Serpen”, which will hit stores the following dates: October 19th (Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Benelux/Italy), October 22nd (UK/France/Greece/Denmark/Norway/Rest of Europe), October 23rd (Spain/Portugal), October 24th (Sweden/Finland/Hungary).
Listen to the track now at this location.
Ninewinged Serpent will be available as CD and limited edition CD incl. o-card with alternate cover artwork as well as two bonus tracks. More...
The Dillinger Escape Plan Release More Tour Dates
More dates have been released for THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN’s rescheduled U.S. tour, that now appears to feature A LIFE ONCE LOST, GENGHIS TRON, and STOLEN BABIES:
December 4 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
December 5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre
December 6 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s
December 7 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
December 13 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
December 16 - New York, NY @ Blender Theater at Gramercy
December 18 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
December 19 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
December 20 - Portland, ME @ The Station
Orchidectomy Post New Songs Online
You can check out some new songs from Canadian brutal death metallers ORCHIDECTOMY online over at the band’s official MySpace page.
Fu Manchu Post 'Hung Out To Dry' Video Online
Californian rockers FU MANCHU have posted their new video for the song "Hung out to Dry" on YouTube. The clip was filmed in Los Angeles with director Lucas Heyne (MASTER P, TSAR, SWITCHFOOT) and can be viewed below.
FU MANCHU's latest album, "We Must Obey", was released in February via Century Media/Liquor and Poker. The CD was recorded at Hollywood's Grandmaster Recorders studio (TOOL, NINE INCH NAILS, BLACK CROWES). Finishing touches were added by Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering (VELVET REVOLVER, PENNYWISE, REV. HORTON HEAT).
In addition to the songs "Hung Out To Dry" and "Between The Lines" — both also available on the limited-edition "Hung Out To Dry" EP — the album includes a cover of THE CARS classic "Moving In Stereo". More...
Macbeth Post 'Without You' Video Online
MACBETH's video for the song "Without You" can be viewed here. The clip was filmed in Italy with director Mirco Andreis.
"Without You" comes off the Italian band's new album, "Superangelic Hate Bringers" (cover artwork), due on November 16 via Dragonheart Records. The CD was recorded in two different studios, including a private studio in Reykjavik, Iceland and New Sin studios in Italy, where the band also mixed and mastered the album.
According to a press release, "Superangelic Hate Bringers" is "the brilliant new and ambitious album by MACBETH that features ten pieces which go well beyond the confines of pure gothic metal." The album's first single, "Without You", and "To My Falling Star" are said to "offer a new interpretation of gothic metal" while tracks like "Watch Us Die" and "H.A.T.E." are "evidence of how much more aggressive the new sound is." The digipack version of "Superangelic Hate Bringers" will also include the "Without You" video. More...
Skindred New Album Pushed Back A Week In The U.K.
The UK release Skindred's new album "Roots Rock Riot" has been pushed back one week. The album will now hit stores in the UK on October 29th.
Tool Frontman Working With RATM Members
The Pulse of Radio reports: TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan says that he recently worked on a new song with drummer Brad Wilk and bassist Tim Commerford of AUDIOSLAVE and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. Although Wilk and Commerford were rumored to have played on Keenan's upcoming PUSCIFER album, the singer told The Pulse of Radio that the collaboration took a somewhat different shape. "They found themselves not working with (singer Chris) Cornell after the last AUDIOSLAVE record and they wanted to know if I was interested in starting a band. And I said 'No, I've got this other thing going on and two other bands to boot.' But what I suggested to them was that they should start their own band and have me sing a song, and have some other singers sing a song. I think on some level they agreed, and so that's what we kind of did. I went in and we wrote a song together and right now they're currently trying to record that song, and I'll go sing on it."
A different version of the same song, which is called "Mono Stead", also appears on the debut PUSCIFER record, "V Is For Vagina", which comes out on October 30.
There's no further details on the album project that the RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE musicians are working on or if guitarist Tom Morello is involved.
PUSCIFER is the umbrella for a loose collective of musicians, comedians and other artists that Keenan has been working with since the early '90s.
TOOL begins a new North American tour on November 14 in Austin, Texas.
Kiss To Play Australian Grand Prix 2008
KISSNews.de is reporting that in a new interview, vocalist/guitarist PAUL STANLEY has revealed that KISS will play the Melbourne Grand Prix 2008, and that they will be touring in Australia and New Zealand in March, 2008.
Stay tuned for further updates on this situation.
As previously reported, Paul has the following Atlanta Wentworth Gallery appearances scheduled this weekend:
Friday October 19, 2007 6-9 PM
Wentworth Gallery -- Phipps Plaza
3500 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
RSVP: 404-233-0903
Saturday October 20, 2007 6-9 PM
Wentworth Gallery -- Perimeter Mall
4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd
Atlanta, GA 30346
RSVP: 770-913-0641
More Bands Confirmed For Rock Hard Festival
NAPALM DEATH, HELSTAR and JORN have been confirmed for next year's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
IMMORTAL
CELTIC FROST
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
ENSLAVED
VOLBEAT
MOONSORROW
15 more bands will be announced over the coming months.
Freedom Call Issue Post Tour Update
Germany's FREEDOM CALL have checked in with the following update vocalist/guitarist Chris Bay:
Hey Callers,
The time was running away so fast on tour with PINK CREAM 69 and the guys of MAD MAX, so we already arrived at Nuremberg after the last show in Plzen/CZ.
We had an awesome time with Pink Cream 69 on the tour bus and also a good time with Vossie & Juergen of Mad Max so we're a little bit sad that the shows are gone...
A big Cheerz to the exellent crew with basi (sound), michael (lights), danny (guitars) and chris (drums)... they did an great job and helped in every situation!
Also cheerz to Maikel, who recorded a couple of shows with his camera...
But, the biggest CHEERZ to YOU, for visiting our concerts and the fantasic support you gave us!!
The next show for us will be in Belgium on November 10th and further in France... we're looking forward unpatiently :)
Best wishes and see you soon."
Trivium Drummer Issues Blog
"Hello boyz and girls! So here I am wrighting my first blog. I am sitting in a hotel in Tokyo, Japan and its 5 AM.
We flew in to Tokyo yesterday afternoon at about 3 PM and dude let me tell ya, it was such a looooong flight. Boy are my arms tired! hahaha! I think we were in a airplane for about 15 - 16 hours straight!! I was sitting in my seat not being able to sleep - because for some reason I cant sleep on planes - when I decided to look on the map to see how much further we had to go before we got there and it said we had 6 hours left - I thought I was going to loose my mind.
I was so stoked to get off that fuckin' plane and get into Tokyo to get my legs stretched and find some grub - so right when we got to the hotel all of us guys went out and ate some badass Japaneese food and had a few beers... fuck, a nice cold beer always makes me feel a shit load better!!
Anyways here we are in Japan once again and awake at a retarded time with a stomach that needs some food and a liver that is begging me for a frosty beer.
Cheers everyone and we will see ya all soon!!"
Tristania Announce New Singer
Norwegian symphonic metal band TRISTANIA has announced the addition of Italian singer Mariangela "Mary' Demurtas to the group's ranks.
Commented TRISTANIA in a statement: "[Demurtas possesses] a voice and talent that will not only complement the bands music, but give it an entirely new dimension. She is sure to usher in a new age of TRISTANIA.
"Mariangela Demurtas, aged 25, from the island of Sardinia, Italy, is the singer TRISTANIA was looking, but did not dare hope, for. More...
Terror Syndrome To Release Debut In March/April
THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, B.C.-based band TERROR SYNDROME:
"I've personally made a decision to get this album out to you all independently by March/April 2008, if we don't agree to terms with the different options we have going on right now. The industry is really tough right now and everyone wants to take a huge chunk of the pie due to low CD sales (in every genre of music) and the increase in downloading songs and albums. It makes it hard for a band to make a career out of music when things are so tight in the industry. More details will be released about how it'll be distributed and such if i end up going the independent route."
"The bottom line is that we have some amazing fans in all of you and you guys have been waiting too long for this sucker to be released. Trevor Dunn (MR. BUNGLE, FANTOMAS) even emailed me this morning asking what was up!! His contribution to the track he played on is fucking amazing and it along with the rest of the album needs to be heard!!!! So, I'm saying it's time to give you terror heads something to look forward to. I'm going to start work on the CD art and everything and get the final mixing and mastering done very soon. I'll release it independently by March/April 2008 as a worst-case scenario." More...
House Of Shakira Announce New Tour Dates
House Of Shakira post the following tour dates online:
10/11/2007 : Lucille Rock Club, Verona, Italy
14/12/2007 : Sala Gamma, Murcia, Spain
15/12/2007 : Ritmo y Compás, Madrid, Spain
More dates in 2008 to be confirmed soon.
Power Quest Sign To Napalm Records
Napalm Records issue the following statement:
Napalm Records has signed POWERQUEST from the UK. The band, formed in 2001 plays, just as the name suggests, Power Metal, and will surely appeal to fans of DRAGONFORCE or Rhapsody. By the end of October, POWERQUEST will begin recording and should complete the new album by December. The album's release is scheduled for Spring 2008.
To/Die/For's Future Questionable
TO/DIE/FOR has issued a following update regarding their future on their official Myspace page:
"Today we will travel to Russia Moscow by train.we are on same train with Charon so...it´s gonna be blast and we do not know are we still alive after that trip :)"
"Anyway,this is our last confirmed show and we really do not know what will happen for us then? We still do not have a new label, we haven´t recorded new demos yet etc. So our future is wide open...maybe we will release sixth album someday maybe we don´t who knows?"
"Now there is gonna be other projects going on...Joonas is recording next Malpractice album and there will be other "side-projects"coming too..."
"If we will get a new label which would be ready to do real work for us then we will continue. Otherwise we do NOT."
"So let´s put our future this way "ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN"
"JAPE TDF"
Primordial Post More New Music Online
Metal Blade Records has launched a special PRIMORDIAL MySpace page featuring streaming versions of two tracks — "Empire Falls" and "Heathen Tribes" — from the Irish dark metal masters' sixth album, "To The Nameless Dead", which will be released in Europe on November 19.
According to a press release, the group's second CD for Metal Blade "is a timeless statement and an ode to their forefathers which lives and breathes the ancient spirit mixed with anger, pain and despair. . . 'To The Nameless Dead' is defiantly at odds with a modern metal scene that often seems to place banality, mediocrity and safety above passion, honesty and truth."
Harsher and faster than its predecessor, "To The Nameless Dead" wasn't recorded digitally — just analog to keep the sound old school and powerful. More...
Urn Sign With Dynamic Arts Records
Finnish black metallers URN have inked a deal with Dynamic Arts Records. The band will enter Fantom Studio in November to record its third full-length opus. A February 2008 release is expected.
Formed in 1994, URN released its first full-length CD, "666 Megatons", in 2001, which was followed by "Dawn Of The Devastation" in 2006. The band promoted the releases by taking part in European tours alongside CARPATHIAN FOREST, SABBAT, NIFELHEIM and DESTRÖYER 666.
URN's next performance is scheduled for October 20 in Bladel, The Netherlands. In November URN will tour in Finland as the support act for ADORIOR from UK.
For more information, visit their website.
Within Temptation Post "All I Need" Video Online
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION has released the video for its latest single, "All I Need". Watch it here.
The "All I Need" singe (cover artwork) will be released in Europe on November 5. The track listing for the different formats is as follows:
Five-track digipack:
01. All I Need (single version)
02. All I Need (album version)
03. The Last Time (demo version) (new song)
04. Frozen (demo version)
05. Our Solemn Hour (demo version)
Two-track single:
01. All I Need (single version)
02. All I Need (album version) More...
After Forever Post Video Report From Tour Online
AFTER FOREVER have issued a video report from their current North American tour. Click here to check it out.
The band's tour schedule is now as follows:
October
19 - Bedford, NH - Marks Place
20 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
21 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (with Overkill)
27 - Ridderkerk, Holland - Goothstock Festival
November
19 - Helsinki, Finland at Nosturi **
20 - Tampere, Finland at Klubi **
** with BATTLELORE
Leng Tch'e Announce UK Tour
Death metal / grindcore stalwarts LENG TCH'E will embark on their first foray into the UK in November in support of their latest album Marasmus. Joining Leng Tch'e on this tour will be Glasgow's MAN MUST DIE and London's TED MAUL. The following shows have been confirmed:
November
16 – Koksijde, Belgium –De Pit (Leng Tch'e only)
17 – Brighton, UK - Engine Room
18 – London, UK – Borderline
19 - tba
20 – Manchester, UK - Music Box
21 – Liverpool, UK - Roadkill
22 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
23 – Dundee, UK - Westport Bar
24 - tba
Leng Tch'e's latest CD on Relapse Records, Marasmus, was recorded in September 2006 at CCR studios in Belgium and was mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström. Mastering was done by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New
York.
Man Must Die's latest album The Human Condition was released on Relapse Records this summer. The group recorded The Human Condition with producer Jean Francois Dagenais at Studio Victor and JFD Studios in Canada.
Ted Maul have just released their debut album White Label on Raise The Game Records. The album was recorded and mixed by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Korn Guitarist "Knocked Out" By Droid Member?
Long Beach, California band DROID has reportedly left the KORN-headlined "Bi#%h! We Have A Problem" tour after one of its members got into a fight with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. However, contrary to published reports, Munky required no stitches for the injuries sustained in the altercation and he is taking "total responsibility for the fight," which was described as "a dumb, drunken stupid moment" by a source close to KORN.
DROID's self-titled debut album was released through Emotional Syphon Recordings, Munky's new record label.
In an early September 2007 message posted on his record company's MySpace page, Munky stated, "DROID is one of the reasons that I started this label. Me and Jamie from DROID have been friends for a long time. Back when KORN was living in Long Beach before we got signed, I met Jamie. He was just a kid back then, but we instantly clicked. I started giving him guitar lessons, and we became really tight. Back then we'd cruise around Long Beach, hit up local spots and just kick it. I helped him learn guitar early on, and he's become such an awesome player. He's also been with me and KORN since the beginning. He was there as a friend and supporter from before we were signed up until now. So it's awesome to be touring with him like this.
"Once Jamie played me the DROID demos for this new record, I was floored. He helped inspire me to move forward with Emotional Syphon. The day I got the paperwork to start this label, I saw DROID at the Whisky in L.A., and right after we all hit the Rainbow, and I told the band that I wanted to sign them. They were so good live, and I knew that I had to do this. I helped executive produce the album at the KORN studio in Hollywood, and we got our homey Chino from DEFTONES to sing on 'Vengeance is Mine'. The album came out fucking killer! It's one of the most honest, real and brutal metal albums that I've heard in a long time. They've stepped up with a record that I think heavy music needs right now.
Fans Sue Aerosmith
According to TheHawaiiChannel.com, angry rock fans are suing the band AEROSMITH for canceling its concert on Maui last month.
The lawsuit said the band's late cancellation was unnecessary and caused many fans to lose money they spent on plane tickets, car rentals and hotels.
The lawsuit is on behalf of all ticket holders.
Under the state's consumer law, plaintiffs could be eligible for triple their losses in damages and up to $5,000 if over the age of 62.
In order to contact the law firm for more information, class members can go to SueAerosmith.com or AerosmithClassAction.com.
According to StarBulletin.com, AEROSMITH canceled its only public concert in Hawaii — September 26 in Maui — for logistical reasons, although a private concert on Oahu three days went ahead as scheduled.
Because a tour date in Chicago was rescheduled, "it is not logistically possible for the band's equipment to make it to Hawaii in time for the scheduled Maui show," AEROSMITH's management said in a statement explaining the cancellation. "The band would like to apologize for this inconvenience to their fans."
Co-promoter Tom Moffatt said he learned of the rescheduled Chicago concert just as the Maui concert was selling out. It had broken all previous box office records for a Maui concert.
AEROSMITH performed at Les Murakami Stadium at the University of Hawaii-Manoa on September 29 as part of a Toyota corporate gathering of dealers from all across the country.
H.I.M. Singer To Record New James Bond Song?
According to the Daily Star, James Bond producers have tapped HIM frontman Ville Valo to record the theme for 2008's "Casino Royale" follow-up flick.
Ville, 30, was approached by the Bond team at the BMI Awards dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel, where he scooped a gong for his hit "Wings of a Butterfly".
A Daily Star source stated: "[Longtime 007 soundtrack writers David Arnold, 45, and Don Black, 69] were in deep conversation with Ville on the night.
"They love the song that won him an award. They think he has just the right ear to write a classic Bond hit with them." After their discussion, Ville even pulled a few suave 007 poses at his dinner table, aiming an imaginary finger gun at pals.
Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell was the first man since Paul McCartney to sing a James Bond theme song when he recorded his throaty, epic ode to 007, "You Know My Name", for Daniel Craig's debut turn as Bond in "Casino Royale".
"They wanted a voice that fit well with his persona," Cornell said last year. "They were looking for a singer who was unapologetically male, someone with introspection in his voice but not afraid to be masculine."
Cornell cited two of his predecessors as inspirations: McCartney, who wrote and performed the theme to "Live and Let Die" (1973), and Tom Jones, who sang the theme to "Thunderball" (1965).
"I decided that I was going to sing it like Tom Jones, in that crooning style. I wanted people to hear my voice," Cornell said. "And 'Live and Let Die' is a fantastic song. Paul McCartney wouldn't have written it if not for that movie. I [also] wanted to write a song in its own universe. I knew I'd never have it again — a big orchestra — so I wanted to have fun with it."
Annihilator To Release New Album In US In January
According to the official ANNIHILATOR website the band's latest album, Metal, will finally be released in North America on January 15th, 2008. More details regarding the release will be issued soon.
As previously reported, Annihilator are currently on the road in Europe supporting ICED EARTH. remaining dates on the tour are as follows:
October
19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
21 - Malmö, Sweden - Kulturbolaget
22 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
23 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
25 - Stockholm, Sweden - Tirol
26 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpenhuset
28 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
30 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn
November
1 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Club 013
2 - Antwerpen, Belgiium - Hof Ter Lo
Van Halen Postpone St. Louis Show
According to Sltoday.com, a concert by VAN HALEN, originally scheduled to perform on Sunday, October 28, at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict. An announcement regarding a new date for the concert is expected soon. All tickets for the postponed date will be honored at the rescheduled performance, Scottrade Center said on its website. Refunds are also available at the original point of purchase.
Abominable Putridity Post More New Songs Online
Russian brutal death metallers ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY have posted a number of new songs, off their upcoming new album In The End of Human Existence, over at their official MySpace page. The album is set to be released next month through Lacerated Enemy Records.
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