Metal News for October 22, 2003
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11 news articles posted on this day.
Zaraza Accepting Preorders for Forthcoming Album
The new Zaraza album is currently in the pressing plant and scheduled to be released in 2 weeks. It contains 8 tracks of crushing brutal experimental industrial doom death metal, totalling nearly 50 minutes of aural ugliness.
Pre-orders are accepted from the Zaraza store.
The first 50 people to order from our site also get a limited edition free CDR EP 'Montrealska Akropola', containing previously unreleased 4 Laibach covers: 'Leben Tod', 'Krvava Gruda Plodna Zemlja', 'Nova Akropola' and 'Nova Akropola (live '95)'. The CD is $7 + S&H.
Thorns of the Carrion to Reunite for One Album
Thorns of the Carrion is slated to reform strictly for the recording and release of the band's 3rd full-length album 'The Waking Dirge'. The plan is for rehearsals in November, then the recording to start in December.
This will mark the last Thorns venture by founding member Allen Scott, but the return of original vocalist Matt Chapman (growls on the demo tapes and 'The Scarlet Tapestry' album) and drummer/vocalist Ash Thomas, with other guest musicians as well. 'The Waking Dirge' will be the only track on the album, a 45 minute song of slow, mournful doom/death metal. Gone is the avant-garde classical stylings of 'The Scarlet Tapestry' and the gothic metal extremes and speed of 'Eve Songs'. The album will be mainly instrumental, an exercise in pure funeral doom metal. Best described as 'Memories Forever Unadorned' meets 'The Willow Weeps for Me' meets 'Eve of the Emerald Sun' and 'The Lover's Melancholy'.
More news will be posted shortly, as well as a completely revamped homepage and the posting of more unreleased mp3's. A live Cd will be released in Japan on Deserted Factory Records, and will be made available in the states. More info to come...
Warmachine Checks in with an Update
Warmachine who will be making their FIRST EVER USA Festival performance at this year's Dwell in Darkness have checked in with info on their upcoming album.
Check out this unbelievably promising band at warmachineonline.com! Their festival appearance takes place November 8th in Tempe, Arizona.
"Warheads!
Long time no speak! Hehehe, I know, my fault. Well, since the last installment I've been recording vocals. All has been going well. I have finished 3 songs so far. And before I tell you what 3 songs I have completed I think it's about time I revealed the track listing for the album. So here it is: More...
Opeth Name DVD
Opeth have named their new DVD ‘Lamentations – Live At Shepherds Bush Empire’. It will be released on November 24th through Music For Nations.
Count Raven Joining Doom Shall Rise
The reunited Count Raven has decided to go back into live action. They have been confirmed for the Doom Shall Rise II Festival. They'll be appearing with bands such as Penance, Drecksau, While Heaven Wept, Mourning Beloveth, Northwinds, Orodruin, Pantheist, Shepherd, Spancer, Spiritus Mortis, Thee Plague Of Gentlemen, The Doomsday Cult and Wall Of Sleep .
Premonitions of War, A Perfect Murder to Tour
Premonitions Of War, A Perfect Murder, and Backstabbers Inc. will be hooking up for a tour of the Northeast in November. Here's the tentative routing: More...
New Ancient Songs Nearly Ready for the Studio
Ancient have nearly completed the songs for their new album. Recordings will take place in January, and mixing/mastering in early February. The album will contain 10 new tracks, three written by Jesus Christ, and the remaining seven by Aphazel/Dhilorz & Grom. A video to promote the album will be shot in London in February.
The new album (title will soon be announced) will show a somewhat new musical direction for the band, although with a good amount of the typical Ancient sound as always. The band has been focusing more on dynamics and power this time, in order to make it an album very catchy and interesting.
As usual the songs are all rather diverse, resulting in an album to not be bored of easily.
Ancient also wish to send out a big thanks and hail to all the fans who attended the gig in Tel Aviv, Israel, last weekend, as well as the organizers who did a great job. Photos will be up on the site soon.
Centinex Announces New Drummer
Centinex have announced that Ronnie Bergerståhl (Julie Laughs Nomore, Amaran) has joined the band as their new full time drummer.
Bassist Martin Schulman comments, "We are very proud to have him on board. He is an excellent skinsman and devoted to the scene so we are ready to strike, deadlier than ever.”
Symphony X Plan North American Tour
(Press Release) New Jersey’s premiere symphonic metal act SYMPHONY X has made major waves around the world since the release of their grandiose magnum opus The Odyssey. Upon its release, the band performed a solid sold-out North American tour opening for Germany’s Blind Guardian, have performed a modicum of additional shows (with Halford and others), and most recently achieved a spotlight appearance at this year’s sold-out Prog Power IV Festival in Atlanta. On November 12th, SYMPHONY X embarks on their first-ever full North American headline tour, with Canada’s DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND in tow.
The Odyssey, an 8-track masterwork of intelligent, classically-influenced heavy metal music unlike anything America has ever produced, quickly became the best-selling SoundScanned release in the history of InsideOut Music. Sweeping melodies and technical prowess define SYMPHONY X’s grandiose approach, while the dexterous & emotive vocals of (Sir) Russell Allen complement each composition immaculately. While previous efforts progressively became more complex & flamboyant, The Odyssey sees the band refocusing their efforts towards lush songwriting and vivid expression. The Odyssey also features an adventurous 24-minute, seven-part epic that shares the album’s namesake, a dynamic piece based on Homer’s heroic poem depicting man’s undying will despite all tribulations – an ideal paralleling SYMPHONY X’s own history. Fans will be pleased to note that on this tour, SYMPHONY X plans to perform the track in its entirety each night! Following the tour, SYMPHONY X will head back to the studio to craft their next sonic sculpture for the New Year.
Opening the tour is The Devin Townsend Band, named for its brilliant/eccentric frontman, the musical madman Devin Townsend, and are also first-timers for the North American tour circuit. Throughout the years, Devin has concocted scores of mind-twisting albums, both solo and with his alter ego Strapping Young Lad. The new album, Accelerated Evolution, also released through InsideOut Music America (consequently the first Devin Townsend ‘solo’ release made available in the US), continues Devin’s masterful prowess as a songwriting technician, as well as a proficient producer. Accelerated Evolution is packed with sweeping choruses, intense rhythmic mechanics, and enough tempo shifts & progressive craftiness to make your head spin – all unified in clockwork harmony and retaining Devin’s own cardinal rule – HEAVY! Devin is an extraordinary frontman in the live setting, and frequently instigates physical mania in his fans. This is definitely a tour not to miss!
Tour dates include: More...
Changes Continue in the Bonded By Metal Tour
Angel Steel are out of the second part of the The Bonded By Metal Over Europe, and there is not yet a replacement announced to fill their spot. Recently, Callenish Circle, Occult, and Prospect have been dropped from the tour as well. This curently line up is as follows: More...
The Black League to Release Single
The Black League is planning to release a single from the band's upcoming Man's Ruin Revisited disc, which is currently being recorded at Seawolf Studios in Suomenlinna. The title of the single and more information will be available soon. The band has also booked a gig in Oulu on December 3rd at Club 45 Special.
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