Metal News for October 23, 2002
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17 news articles posted on this day.
In Their Darkened Shrines Tour
The In Their Darkened Shrines European tour features Nile, Sinister, Scarve, No Return, and Myrkskog. The dates are as follows: More...
World War III Signs Enforsaken
Enforsaken has signed an exclusive recording deal with World War III. WW3 will first release a collection of their previous works including the “Embraced by Misery” CD and their demos on one release entitled “Into The Everblack.” James Murphy from Disincarnate/Death/Obituary fame will then be producing the followup CD.
Fog To Self-Produce
The US Black Metal Leaders FOG have entered the studio to record the follow-up to their 2001 breakthrough debut. The album entitled “Disturbing The Balance of the Spheres” is expected in 2003. Fog has once again chosen to forgo any outsiders and will self-produce the album. Some of the titles include “Avatar of Grief”, “From Within the Darkness Beyond Eternity”, “The Writ Of Keogh”, & “Rein of the Iron Emperor”.
Primer 55 Replace Bassist
Primer 55 have parted with bassist Kobie Jackson, for personal reasons. The band have brought in Toomey, from 12V Negative Earth to take his place.
Ripper Gets The Sickness
While Judas Priest take a break, vocalist Ripper Owens is spending time touring with covers band The Sickness. Owens is expected to play selected dates with the band who cover tunes by Godsmack, Linkin Park, Creed, Limp Bizkit and Disturbed among others.
Hate Forest / Drudkh Updates
Hate Forest's third album, Purity, was recorded and mixed earlier this year, and it will be released through Supernal Music in 2003, to allow time for their second album, The Gates, to be sold.
In other news, Drudkh from Ukraine, featuring members of Hate Forest, have inked a deal with Supernal Music. A full-length album has already been recorded, and it will be released after Hate Forest's Purity. The style is not like the latter band, but sounds rather like Burzum circa Hvis Lyset Tar Oss, minus the keyboards.
Meads of Asphodel Line Up Changes
Line up changes for Meads Of Asphodel. Here's the official announcement: "Metatron [vocalist] and Urakbarameel [Drums] have parted company with Jaldaboath [guitars/ synth] who has been replaced with new members Azrael and Deorth. The second album Exhuming the Grave of Yeshua will be recorded in February and will feature the following guests: Mirai [Sigh], Vincent Crowley [Acheron], Huw Lloyd Langton [Hawkwind], Paul C. [Thus Defiled] and various other musicians".
Dismember Update
An update from the Dismember front: “At the moment we are working on our new album titled Where Ironcrosses Grow. Writing is kinda slow and we don't have a release date yet, but hopefully it will be out this year. There is also plans of releasing a DVD covering the band from the start up to present day, no release date confirmed. We have started to do shows/tours again after period of inactivity, so maybe we will see all you freaks some place near you.”
Simon Brody's Scheme
Former Drowningman vocalist Simon Brody has finally publicly acknowledged his new project, which will be called The Scheme. The group will also feature Drowningman alumni Denny Donovan and Todd Tomlinson in addition to Peter Martin (Lifetime) and Ian Miller (Redemption 87). Brody states that "fans of all our old bands will like it. I personally guarantee this." As for his departure from Drowningman, Brody says the following: More...
Between the Buried and Me Find Drummer
After a somewhat lengthy search for a new drummer, following the departure of Will Goodyear, Between The Buried And Me has found a replacement. The new guy is Michael Howard Reig and according to the band, "he plays one mean set o' drums." The band should resume playing shows in about a month. Here's what BTBAM me says: "We should be playing out again real soon. We want to thank all the dudes who auditioned for us. We met some very talented drummers and we hope to seem them down the road playing beats in some sweet other bands. So there it is folks...the official word...we got us a drummer."
Manegarm in Studio
Norwegians Månegarm are currently in the Underground Studio where they are recording their new album with a working title of Dödsfärd. On this album there will be 10 new songs, of which one is accustic, as usual. The album should be out in late 2002 or early 2003. The cover art will be once again done by Kris "legend" Verwimp.
Pain Pictures Posted
Sweden's Pain, featuring Hypocrisy mainman Peter Tägtgren, have had a bunch of photos from their October 14 gig in Paris, France posted online at this location.
Nightwish To Play Sweden for First Time
Finland's Nightwish will perform their first-ever show in Sweden on Saturday, November 16 at the 700-capacity Klubben in Stockholm. If the concert is sold out, an additional show will likely take place the following night, November 17. Ticket price is 210 SEK and advance sales are being handled by www.ticnet.se.
Nightwish have shifted nearly 300,000 copies worldwide of their most recent studio album, Century Child, since its May 2002 release.
Lullacry FInish Vocals on New Album
Finland's Lullacry have finished recording the vocals for their as-yet-untitled third album and are currently laying down lead guitar parts and keyboards, which will be completed over the course of the next month.
Mixings sessions for the album's projected first single, Don't Touch The Flame, will begin on November 13 at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki. The single, which will precede the album by several weeks, will also include a cover version of Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like A Hole". "It's A VERY heavy version and totally different compared to the original one," stated main songwriter Sami Vauhkonen. "I absolutely love it!!" More...
Entombed Cover Art Available
The cover artwork for Entombed's double-CD collection of previously-recorded cover versions, Sons Of Satan Praise The Lord, has been posted online at this location.
Arch Enemy European Dates
Arch Enemy have announced the first confirmed dates for their upcoming European tour. They are as follows:
Nov. 29 – Eindhoven, NETH @ Effenaar
Nov. 30 – Sneek, NETH @ Bolwerk
Dec. 01 - Vosselaar, BEL @ Biebob
Dec. 07 – Newport, UK @ TJ's
Dec. 08 – London, UK @ Underworld
Dec. 09 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
Dec. 10 – Manchester, UK @ Hop and Grape
Headline News
Booking Agent Slams Voivod
The booking agent in charge of the forthcoming Nile tour of North America has slammed Voivod over the group's decision to cancel their participation in the upcoming month-long trek.
Voivod were originally set to perform on the five-band bill alongside Nile, Napalm Death, Strapping Young Lad and The Berzerker. However, in an official statement released last week, Voivod officially withdrew from the tour, citing a desire to focus on the recording process for their forthcoming album, The Multiverse, as the main reason for their decision to pull out of the trek.
Not so, according to John Finberg of First Row Talent, who claims that the actual reasons for the group's decision to back out of the tour were at least partly money-motivated.
"The official reason Voivod bailed on the upcoming tour, contrary to reports from 'within the camp' is that the member — whatever he is named this time [presumably referring to Jason Newsted—ed.] had an enormous star attitude and demanded everything from more money to a catering list that could feed an army, along with the 'my own bus' request," Finberg said in a written statement submitted to Blabbermouth.net. More...
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