Metal News for October 2, 2002
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12 news articles posted on this day.
Hopesfall Fall Tour Dates
Hardcore band, Hopesfall, has released their Fall 2002 Tour schedule: More...
Stereomud Finish Second
Stereomud have finished work on their second album. As yet untitled, it’s been produced by Jack Joseph Puig and should be released early next year on the Loud!/Columbia label.
Misery Signals (ex-7a7p) info
Misery Signals is a new band based in Milwaukee, WI featuring former members of 7 Angels 7 Plagues, Hamartia, and Compromise. The outfit has written several songs already and will be entering the studio sometime in November. Their output will appear on a five-song EP for State of the Art, a new label created by Matt Mixon (ex-7a7p) and Jesse Smith (the Killer). The group is also in the process of booking a Winter tour with Undying, the Wage of Sin, and the Judas Cradle that will most likely run from December 20th through January 13th. Anyone looking for more information can email the band here.
Nightwish Begin Work on 2nd DVD
Nightwish and their label, Spinefarm, have begun work on a second DVD. It will not be a full concert DVD. Plans call for somewhere between 12 and 14 tracks of music, including promotional videos and various self-recorded live tracks. The entire content has yet to be completely decided upon. The DVD will also include about an hour's worth of "Behind The Scenes" material. Since the DVD is still in a very early state of preproduction, there is no release date.
Luciferion Name The Apostate
Swedish death metallers Luciferion have set The Apostate as the title of their new album, which is tentatively due to be released in March through Listenable Records.
Carnal Forge complete drum/rhythm guitar tracks
Sweden's Carnal Forge have finished recordings the drums and rhythm guitars for 14 songs at Studio Underground and are presently tracking the vocals at Black Lounge Studio for their fourth full-length album, due early 2003 through Century Media Records. The band plan to return to Studio Underground on October 14th to lay down the bass and lead guitars before commencing the mixing process.
New Nasum in April
Swedish grindcore merchants Nasum have finished writing half of the songs for their projected third album, which they plan on recording at guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk's Soundlab studios in November/December for an April 2003 release through Relapse Records. "We feel that we have a lot of strong songs this time and we'll do our very best to make the best fucking Nasum album ever!" states a message on the band's official web site.
In other news, Nasum have lined up an appearance with Skitsystem on October 25th at The Shrine in Stockholm. They will also perform at Contan in their hometown of Örebro on October 26th alongside Daybreak and Relevant Few.
Centinex to Borrow Carnal Forge Drummer
Centinex drummer Kennet Englund will not be able to accompany the rest of the band on their upcoming European tour with Deicide "due to reasons beyond human control," according to the group's official web site. Carnal Forge skinsman Stefan Westerberg will step in for the tour, which is scheduled to kick off on November 6th in Bradford, UK.
Satyricon Play Surprise Oslo Set
Norway's Satyricon performed a surprise three-song set last night (October 1st) at Oslo venue John Dee's five-year anniversary party. "For us it was an opportunity to test a few songs in front of a crowd before the real shit [the European tour] begins," states a message on the band's official web site. "We played three songs: 'Orgasmatron', 'Fuel For Hatred' and 'Possessed'. It went down well and we feel ready. Pre-sales are strong and it is definitely recommended to buy tickets in advance in the bigger Norwegian cities like Oslo and Bergen."
Voivod Studio Pics and Videos Posted
The first official photo of the new Voivod lineup — consisting of vocalist Snake (a.k.a. Denis Belanger), guitarist Piggy (a.k.a. Denis D'Amour), drummer Away (a.k.a. Michel Langevin), and ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted — has been posted on the web site of Newsted's record label Chophouse Records at this location. Also available on the same site are two 30-second video clips of the band rehearsing at Jason's Chophouse home studio on Sunday, September 29th in preparation for the recording of the group's new studio album, which is expected to surface in March.
To view the video clips in streaming Real Video, follow these links: Video #1, Video #2.
Beseech Cover of ABBA Posted
Swedish "gothic metal" act Beseech have posted their ultra-heavy cover of ABBA's "Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" via their MP3.com web site at this location. Also available for download is the song "Between The Lines", taken from the group's latest CD, Souls Highway.
Nightingale Alive Again
Nightingale, featuring ex-Edge of Sanity frontman Dan Swano, have finally finished recording their fourth studio album, Alive Again, at Sanctuary Studios, formerly Unisound, for The End Records in North America.
"These five months have been pure hell... but yesterday was very rewarding," stated frontman Swano on the group's message board. "The mastering was a success, and when I listened through the album on the train ride home, I felt that special feeling in my guts that I haven't felt since I listened to Moontower the day that one was finished."
"It is by far the most professional sounding record I have ever done and I am actually feeling a bit proud of myself for not giving up when the times were rough and everything felt like it needed to be re-recorded," continued Swano. "My whole personality has changed during this recording (I have actually lost more than 10% of my body weight!), and I have chosen to live my life more healthy and have even got myself a gym card!"
So far, Nightingale have put up a 'teaser MP3,' a medley of songs "Shadowman", "Into the Light", "Eternal", and "Shadowland Serenade". You can download it by clicking here. Those of you who'd like to see the cover art to Alive Again can do so by clicking here.
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