Metal News for October 2, 2008
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For Selena And Sin Begin Recording Second Album
For Selena And Sin begins recording their second ful-length album on the 6th of October. This time the band goes to Västerås in Sweden. The album is going to be recorded in Studio Underground and the man behind the levers and buttons will be Pelle Saether. Bass player Teemu Turkia comments on next album:
"With this new record we took a big step towards a new sound. We also thought a long time about the location of studio and we ended up in Sweded because of many reasons. Compared to our debut album, this new material will be more versatile and a little bit faster"
The album has yet to be named, but more albums details will be revealed as the recording process progresses.
Since their debut album "Overdosed on You", the band has been touring continuously, and are glad to be taking a break from the road to record some new material. They announce their new album with full intentions of returning to the road as soon as the album is completed.
Metallica Fans Petition For Remix Of New Album
According to Mark Fleischmann from HomeTheaterMag.com, thousands of METALLICA fans have signed a petition begging the band to remix its new album Death Magnetic, citing poor sound quality. So far the petition has gained over 13,000 signatures.
The petition states: "Death Magnetic is a fantastic effort from Metallica, however many of us are disappointed by the poor audio quality present on the album. Please sign this petition so that we can hopefully either get it remastered, or re-mixed, depending on where the problems occurred at some point, or to ensure that the next Metallica album does not suffer from the same issues, or get caught up in the loudness war that is ruining modern music."
Metalocalypse Season 2 DVD Due In December
The world’s biggest, most brutal, murderous and, well, incompetent heavy metal band will once again step into the spotlight in the upcoming Adult Swim DVD release, Metalocalypse: Season Two. From Adult Swim and Warner Home Video, this DVD will be available while the band is at the top of its game – in both the real and animated worlds. Not only does the band’s mega-stardom rank them as the world’s 12th largest economy – but the animated band, Dethklok, has also achieved unparalleled success in the real world. The level of brutality is raised to a whole new level as the band tries its hand at electrocutions, weddings and the glamorous world of publicity in the Metalocalypse: Season Two DVD, which includes all 18 second season episodes and a slew of hidden special features that fans will have to find. That’s right. Anything worthwhile demands some work. So buried within the DVD’s two discs will be a host of bonus features for fans to track down and blog about. Available on December 2nd for the suggested retail price of $29.98, the Metalocalypse: Season Two DVD’s preorder date is October 28th.
Created by Brendon Small (Home Movies) and Tommy Blacha (Da Ali G Show), Metalocalypse follows the on and off-stage adventures of the fictional Dethklok, the insanely popular animated Norwegian heavy metal band. In addition to being the world’s most brutal band members, Nathan Explosion, William “Murderface,” Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Toki Wartooth and Pickles are also stupid…dangerously stupid. From sold out concerts to late-night snack-attacks, the animated heavy metal band creates a wave of mayhem, death and destruction wherever they go, but thanks to their “really good lawyer” they manage to walk away legally unscathed on every occasion. Since debuting on Adult Swim in 2006, the series has become one of the highest-rated original series on the network and the second season was watched by more than five million 18-34 year-old viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Moreover, the band’s debut CD – Dethklok: The Dethalbum – has become the fastest selling death metal album of all time since debuting at #21 on Billboard’s Top 100 list, and a real-live version of the animated band led by Brendon Small recently completed a sold-out 28-city tour.
Adult Swim will support the Metalocalypse: Season Two DVD release with a comprehensive marketing campaign including 30-second on-air spots on Adult Swim and online ads on various comic, entertainment, and underground sites.
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Zimmer's Hole Plays The Underground in Calgary, AB
Zimmer’s Hole descended into The Underground in Calgary, AB. on Sept. 29 for a high-octane onslaught of comedic thrash. Those who arrived early enough were in for a treat when local act Kilyakai got things started around 9:30. More...
Karma To Burn Re-releases Self-titled Debut Album
Metal Mind Productions announced the re-release of the self-titled debut album by the instrumental desert rock/psychedelic rock band - "Karma To Burn." This album was released in 1997 by Roadrunner Records. Some early reports on "Karma To Burn" stated that the band had "vocalist problems". The band had experimented with vocalists before (ex-Kyuss frontman John Garcia briefly worked with them), but a vocalist (Jason Jarosz) was recruited for their debut only to satisfy their record label. The vocalist departed soon afterward, and the band reverted to its preferred status as an instrumental trio, as well as to their convention of naming every song simply as a number, which they did on their last two albums.
The re-issue of "Karma To Burn" includes 5 live tracks as a bonus. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc. New digipak edition limited to 2000 copies. The release date is set up for 10th November 2008 in Europe and 20th January 2009 in USA (via MVD). More...
Opprobrium Signs Wtih Metal Mind Productions
Metal Mind Productions have recently signed a record deal with Opprobrium. This death/thrash band has been influencing the metal scene for more than 20 years now, at first using the name Incubus and then changing it to Opprobrium in 1997. During their career, the band has released four albums, each showcasing pure death metal.
As part of the deal, Metal Mind Productions will re-release the band's earlier albums, "Beyond the Unknown" (1990) and "Serpent Temptation" (1998), both remastered and in a new digipak edition, each limited to 2000 copies, along with Opprobrium's brand new record "Mandatory Evac" (2008) which was available only via internet. Opprobrium's album from 2000 - "Discerning Forces" – was re-released by Metal Mind Productions in late June 2008.
The release date of above titles is scheduled for: 3rd November (Poland), 10th November (Europe) and 20th January 2009 (USA).
Amon Amarth's Video To Premeire on HBB
Amon Amarth's first video off their new album "Twilight Of The Thunder God" will receive its TV premier this Saturday on MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Make sure to tune into Headbangers Ball this Saturday 11pm-12am EST to see the video for "Twilight Of The Thunder God" and catch the band live as they tour the states on their headlining run.
"Twilight Of The Thunder God" is available everywhere.
Nine Inch Nails To Receive Their Own iPhone Game
Nine Inch Nails are reported to be planning their own version of the iPhone music game TapTap Revenge. The bands version will feature sixteen songs from the bands recent albums, "The Slip" and "Ghosts I-IV." Some of the tracks have been re-mixed or edited for the game and it is said to be given it's own look and feel to relate to the band. The game will be out at the end of the month and will cost five dollars.
Sepultura Guitarist Posts New Solo Song Online
Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser has uploaded a new song from his forthcoming solo album, "Hubris I & II." The song is entitled "Eu Humano" and can be listened to by heading to his official Myspace page.
"Hubris I & II" is scheduled for an October 6th release and contains the following tracklisting:
I - "Protest!," "Euphoria"/Desperation," "Eu Humani," "The Forum," "Virgulândia," "God's Laugh," "R.H.E.T.," "Em Busca Do Ouro," "Lava Sky," "A Million Judas Iscariotes."
II - "Sad Soil," "Worlds Apart," "Breast Feeding," "Page," "Domenicana," "Vivaldi," "0120," "Armonia," "Hubris," "Mythos," "O Mais Querido"
Arch Enemy Guitarist Talks About New DVD
Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott has said the following about the bands forthcoming new DVD, "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun: Live In Japan":
“People are always asking us about Japan and the fans there… It is well known that Arch Enemy has been the most successful extreme metal band in the Japanese market for 10+ years, so we thought it’d be cool to show the Arch Enemy fans worldwide what it’s like when we tour there, this is your backstage pass to Arch Enemy, Nippon style! A lot of people felt that we raised the bar significantly with the quality of the ‘Live Apocalypse’ DVD – and I agree that was a great DVD, but I believe this monumental experience, that we are calling ‘Tyrants Of The Rising Sun” filmed totally in High Definition, - will leave you floored! With the metal world’s #1 producer Andy Sneap mixing the audio and the brilliant Paul Smith editing and directing the visuals, the results are impressive! And Niklas Sundin of Cabin Fever Media bringing in some of the best artwork I’ve ever seen from him - we have a new DVD that we are very proud to present to our fans!”
The content for the DVD is as follows: More...
Amoral Begins Working On New Material
Finnish metallers Amoral has posted the following message online:
"Hey all!
"Just a quick update on what's going on in the AMORAL world... we're hard at work on the material for the fourth album, with a few songs ready and a bunch more in the works. So far so good! The songs are coming to us pretty easily and we're very happy with them, hopefully you guys will be too.
"As for the singer situation, we've received tons of applications from singers all over the world. We've listened to each and every one of you, and now have a couple of strong candidates. Hopefully we'll be able to make the important announcement in the near future. Thanks for everyone who applied for the job, it was nice to see so many interested in joining this band!
"We have uploaded a bunch of pics from our last gig with Niko at Tammela's 'Thrashiä Läpi Yön' festival to our MySpace gallery, so check out what this historic event looked like.
Cheers."
The Haunted Announces More Tour Dates
Swedish metallers The Haunted has updated their tour schedule.
The tour dates are now as follows:
Scandinavian/European Tour
October
2 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Brewhouse
3 - Oslo, Norway - Garage
4 - Orebro, Sweden - Kulturhuset
6 - Stockholm, Sweden - Nalen
8 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
9 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi
10 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Lutakko
17 - Tallinn, Estonia - Rock Cafe – Rocktober Festival
November
1 - Boden, Sweden - Nordic Rage Festival
Asia/Australia Tour
November
8 - Brisbane, Australia - The Arena
9 - Sydney, Australia - Manning Bar
11 - Melbourne, Australia - The HiFi Melbourne
13 - Perth, Australia - The Capitol
15 - Taipei, Taiwan - VU Live House
17 - Tokyo, Japan - O-East (Shibuya)
Mexico/South America Tour
November
20 - Monterrey, Mexico - Cafe Iguana
21 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
28 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Novedades
29 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - The End
30 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Hangar 110
Irish Tour (with TRIVIUM)
December
4 - Derry, Ireland - Nerve Centre
5 - Belfast, Ireland - Mandella Hall
6 - Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador
7 - Cork, Ireland - Savoy Theatre
Morello's Spokesperson Denies RATM Rumors
Earlier this week, a rumor quickly made its way across the blogosphere that the reunited Rage Against The Machine were beginning work on an album of new material.
Apparently, a "source," possibly from within the band's label, Sony, said that the band was readying new songs to be released in 2009."We're hopeful," the source explained, "but a new album is far from definite."
MusicRadar spoke with a spokesperson for guitarist Tom Morello, who said the story was "officially and unequivocally without merit. I can categorically deny this rumor. The band has no plans on recording new material."
That would appear to be that then. Since Rage Against The Machine reunited as a live act in 2007, they have been beseiged by questions as to when they enter the studio again (their last album was 2000's Renegades, which was comprised mostly of cover tunes).
During an interview last year, Morello addressed the subject of a new album: "There are no plans to do that." he said. "That's a whole other ball of wax right there. Writing and recording albums is a whole different thing than getting back on the bike (laughs), you know, and playing these songs. But I think that the one thing about the Rage catalog is that to me none of it feels dated. You know, it doesn't feel at all like a nostalgia show. It feels like these are songs that were born and bred to be played now."
Band members concentrating on separate projects. This past August, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, singer Zach de la Rocha has this to say: "We're going to keep playing shows - we have a couple of big ones happening in front of both conventions. As far as us recording music in the future, I don't know where we all fit with that. We've all embraced each other's projects and support them, and that's great."
Those side projects include Morello's just-released second album as The Nightwatchman, The Fabled City, and de la Rocha's new band called One Day As A Lion.
Currently, there are no additional Rage Against The Machine shows scheduled for this year, but the band hasn't ruled out future live work. Just don't go looking for a new album. As Morello's spokesperson put it, "We don't know where these rumors come from, but that's all this is: a rumor."
In related - but not really metal - news, Tom Morello has released a video for his latest single, "Whatever It Takes," which you can watch below: More...
AC/DC Announces U.K. Listening Parties
Rock legends AC/DC will be holding listening parties for their brand new album, "Black Ice" on October 16th in all four Hard Rock Cafe's in Britain. They will take place between seven and nine at night and will be held in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester.
In order to go, fans must enter into a prize draw at http://www.acdccomp.co.uk/hardrock/">
"Black Ice" will be released on October 20th.
Silentium Announces Album Release Date
Finnish metallers SILENTIUM have issued the following brief update:
"There has been a slight error in advertising our forthcoming album. The correct release date is November 26th, NOT October 26th as it was mistakingly printed."
The band's new album will be released via Dynamic Arts Records. Further details as they surface.
IWrestledABearOnce Announcees Lineup Changes
Louisiana based experimental metallers IWrestledABearOnce has announced that band members Ryan Pearson (drums), Brian Dozier (bass) and John Ganey (guitars/programming) have all parted ways with the band.
A message from the band reads as follows: "Wellll we didn't think it was too big of a deal, buttt for those asking about the new members thing...
"Being on tour and signing to a label and being poor and living in a van for all of eternity and blah blah isn't for everyone. you've probably noticed that most full-time touring bands go through member changes and.. well.. shit happens.. we still love john/brian/ryan, but life goes on and iWaBo will continue until we all fall apart or die in an epic van/plane crash!
Drowning Pool Announces Special VIP Packages
Hard rocking Texans Drowning Pool has announced a special VIP ticket package for their upcoming tour with Saliva which kicks off on October 17th. The package will include meet-and-greets along with photo opportunities. In addition fans will receive early entry passes, special merchandise, autographed collectibles and more.
The tour dates for the Drowning Pool/Saliva trek are as follows:
OCTOBER
17 Saint Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
18 Dayton Beach, FL Destination Daytona
20 Columbia, SC Headliners
21 Goose Creek, SC The Dive
22 Jacksonville, NC Hooligans
24 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center
26 Lorrain, OH Black River Landing
28 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
29 Flint, MI The Machine Shop
30 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fairgrounds
NOVEMBER
1 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
2 Traverse City, MI Streeters
5 San Antonio, TX Scout Bar
6 Pharr, TX Graham Central Station
7 Beaumont, TX Scout Bar
8 Houston, TX Scout Bar
9 Corpus Christi, TX The Pavilion at Concrete Street
11 Lubbock, TX Wild West
22 Galamis Beach, CA Galamis Beach
Dark Tranquility Announces First Show Of 2009
Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have issued the following update:
"The main focus for next year will be the songwriting for the new album, but we can now announce the first show for 2009. On February 21, we'll headline the Winterfire festival in Geissen, Germany."
Metallica Still Taking European Charts By Storm
Metallica's latest studio album, "Death Magnetic" has remained in the number one spot in Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway this week, aswell as debuting at number one in Greece. The album has taken a sharp drop in the U.K. charts however, going from first place to seventh. It has also dropped in the Republic Of Ireland to fifth place aswell as sinking slightly to second place in Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal and the Belgian region of Flanders and lowering to third place in Denmark and Finland.
Lacuna Coil Reveals New DVD Content
Italian metallers Lacuna Coil will be releasing their first DVD in November entitled, "Visual Karma (Mind, Body and Soul)" via Century Media.
“In the past we’ve been asked a million times about when we were gonna put out a band DVD. Truthfully, we never felt like it was a priority, and we didn’t want to release something just because the market was asking for it.” Says band co-vocalist Andrea Ferro.
“The Karmacode tour brought us to many different places around the world for the first time and we managed to record some of those great, outstanding shows, where the interaction with the people was just magic. This DVD is a beautiful reminder of where we have been in the past 3 years with all our body, mind and soul.”
The DVD content is as follows: More...
Alice Cooper Posts New Music Video Online
Earlier this week, Alice Cooper played “Vengeance Is Mine” from "Along Came A Spider" on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on the CBS Network in the U.S. and he wasn’t allowed to do it the way he wanted to. He wanted to re-enact a piece of his new video by picking a female victim from the audience to choke with a silk scarf, but the TV Station wouldn’t allow it.
However, in an effort to show the TV station what they missed out on, the premiere of the uncut, uncensored video has been moved up and the video released online. Clocking in at 9+ minutes long, it features three songs from the "Along Came A Spider" album.
You can watch the video and a documentary on it below: More...
Blood Red Throne Cancels Remaining Shows
Norwegian death metallers Blood Red Throne has announced that they will be cancelling all their scheduled shows to focus on recording their fifth studio album. The band plans to record the effort in the first few weeks of 2009 and to follow that up with an extensive world tour to coincide with the bands tenth anniversary.
Autumn Begins Recording New Album
Dutch rockers Autumn has entered the studio and are currently recording their new studio album.
A post from the band reads as follows:
“Last weekend we recorded the drums for our upcoming fourth studio album. Production of the new album will be, like with the My New Time album, supervised by Arno Krabman, Jochem Jacobs and Bouke Visser of the Graveland Studio and the SplitSecondSound studio, respectively. We are already very excited about the drum recordings and can't wait to record the (bass) guitars, synths and vocals. More news about the recordings, the contents of the new album and the release of the album will follow soon!”
Brutal Truth To Enter The Studio Next Week
Reunited grindcore legends Brutal Truth will be hitting the studio on October 6th to record a brand new studio album which is expected to be released in early 2009. The band has so far written around twenty four songs for the album and some of the song titles include, "Evolution Through Revolution," "Detached" and "Grind Fidelity."
Varliiba Announces EP Launch Show
Grunge-flavoured Melbourne prog act Varliiba has announced a launch gig for their EP "NumbAntic" for Friday, October 3rd at the Ding Dong Lounge.
Joining them for the special night will be locals Tread and Fading Hour, and The Third Cycle all the way from Sydney.
The band had the following to say when announcing the show:
"We'd really love to have everyone there to share this big night with us. We'll be playing songs off the EP along with a couple of brand newies too. We've also got a really impressive line-up of support acts on the bill to get you all warmed up.
"It's gonna be a ripper of a night so make sure you come down for a few frothies. Doors are at 8pm and tix are only $10 (on the door). We'll also be giving away EP's and t-shirts to a few lucky punters."
Warrant Drummer Checks In From The Road
WARRANT drummer Steven Sweet has posted the following road report:
"Well, well, well. Here it is... Finally. The much awaited, long anticipated, highly overrated... no wait a minute, scratch that last proclamation - brutally agonizing - yeah, that's better.... road report by,... well, me Steven Sweet (if that really IS my name?). It all started one day last September; 5 boys from different parts of the United States decided to join forces and conquer the world, or at least Maplewood, MN (which by the way might sound a hair more impressive were I to say Minneapolis/St. Paul - but I like to stick to the cold hard facts, as those of you who've read my last road report know all too well). The night was tepid, or humid or insert some random adjective describing a warm summer night (technically it's early fall but who's really fact checking??!) and we had all convened at the Myth which indeed actually does exist, despite the misleading nature of its name. Coming off a 216 hour layover (9 days) in Los Angeles after our last show in Tucson on the 9th. (no one told me it was okay to go home in between flights so I managed to rent a "Smarte Carte" (stupid spelling I know) and create a makeshift airport home in the corner of the Southwest terminal, just between Starbuck's and Cinnabon...mmmm, the smells were absolutely intoxicating, I actually didn't want to go home). Okay that last part about staying at the airport for a 216 hour layover was total Bullshit. In reality (what's that?) we had a few days off, 2 days of which were spent in rehearsal working on delivering the goods... which I think paid off. Rewinding, we actually had a great first show in Tucson, AZ with Robert front and center "pulling his own" as if he'd been there since day one (when I say "pulling his own" I am referring to the saying which means he was able to "handle his parts in a confident, commanding manner" that doesn't sound much better does it - WEIGHT, I mean pulling his own WEIGHT - sheese forget it). Anyhow the show kicked ass and THIS night was even better because we had our pal Joey back to fill out the mix with his unique blend of attitude and skills that only he can deliver. More...
Figure of Fate Posts New Song Online
Jordanian hardcore/metal band FIGURE OF FATE has released their very first track "Doors With No Doorknobs" on their MySpace page. The song was recorded, produced and engineered by Zeid Zakharia at SAE Amman.
Dimmu Borgir Posts New Video Online
Norwegian black metallers Dimmu Borgir has posted a brand new music video online for the song, "The Chosen Legacy." You can check it out below.
The video is the third from the bands current album, "In Sorte Diaboli." It will also be included on their forthcoming new DVD, "The Invaluable Darkness" which is set to hit shelves on October 10th in Europe and October 14th in North America. More...
Unearth Posts Another New Song Online
Unearth has posted a third new song online entitled, "Hail The Shrine." The song is the third song to be uploaded that comes from the bands forthcoming new album, "The March" which will receive a North American release date of October 14th via Metal Blade Records. You can listen to "Hail The Shrine" by heading to the bands official Myspace page
Halford Delays Rock In Rio Digipaks
Metal God Entertainment has issued the following update:
"Hello Everyone:
HALFORD Resurrection World Tour - Live At Rock In Rio III digipaks are delayed one (1) week due to a manufacturing delay. We offer our apologies for the delay. Please note our revised release schedule:
U.K. and Ireland - October 13, 2008
U.S. and Canada - October 14, 2008
E.U.- October 17th or 24th (TBC)
Product shots will be available later this week."
Best Regards,
Metal God Entertainment
The Limited Autograph Edition DigiPak includes
-- original Rob Halford autograph
-- DVD documentary and stereo / 5.1 concert with bonus rare on-stage 2.0 mix
-- CD - Resurrection remastered, 16 tracks, includes 2 new songs
-- bonus CD - radio promo, 7 tracks
-- booklet - 28 color pages, liner notes, photos and lyrics
Megadeth Drummer Speaks On Upcoming Priest Tour
Megadeth drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message online:
"Let me be the first here to say I am very excited about these shows with Priest and Testament for the obvious reason that it is a great lineup, but as well this same lineup was one of my all-time favorite concerts I have seen from back in 1990 (Painkiller tour) where Glen (brother) and myself witnessed this show in Toronto and to this day, I still remember a good chunk of it (I was sober at that show). So for me, to be a part of this same line-up all these years later is a very cool thing for me!!! I hope those of you who attend these shows will enjoy it as well."
AC/DC Wal-Mart Deal Finished?
The following report is courtesy of Paul Cashmere Undercover.com.au:
The AC/DC Wal-Mart exclusive is about to be thunderstruck as US stores prepare to bring in stock of Black Ice from outside the USA.
One independent chain told Undercover News that, “we have been able to order Black Ice in from Argentina for $8.25 per unit and will be able to sell it for less than the Wal-Mart price.” More...
Read the full article at Undercover.com.au.
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