Metal News for October 23, 2008
Last updated on October 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM ET
We post metal news every day, throughout the day, covering thousands of metal bands including underground and unsigned bands. You are currently browsing the news archive, but you can also find news by band.
Hot Topics
- Enthroned To Release New Album In December
- Potato Premiere New Single & Music Video "YUGE PP"
- Kreator To Release New Album In January
- Spite Premiere New Single & Music Video
- Carcosa (AngelMaker) Premiere New Single & Video
- Stellar Circuits Premiere New Single & Music Video
- Agnostic Front Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
- Omnium Gatherum Drops "Walking Ghost Phase" Video
- Tailgunner Signs With Napalm Records
- Messa Shares New Music Video "Reveal"
26 news articles posted on this day.
Profane Omen Announces Album Title
Finnish metal band PROFANE OMEN has set "Inherit The Void" as the title of its sophomore full-length album, due in early March 2009 through Playground Music Scandinavia. The group is once again recording the effort with producer Ville Sorvali of MOONSORROW and Aleksanteri Kuosa. A studio diary documenting the recording sessions for the group's upcoming CD can be found at http://profaneomen.blogspot.com
PROFANE OMEN vocalist Jules Näveri, who is also a member of ENEMY OF THE SUN, recently helped out fellow Finns AMORAL for one gig after their vocalist left the group.
Based in Lahti, Finland, PROFANE OMEN was formed in 1999 and released its debut album, "Beaten into Submission", in 2006. An EP, "Disconnected", followed in 2007.
PROFANE OMEN is:
Jules Näveri (ENEMY OF THE SUN) - Vocals
Antti Kokkonen (Andy J. Bonfire) - Guitar
Williami Kurki - Guitar
Tuomas Saarenketo - Bass
Samuli Mikkonen - Drums
Evocation To Release New Album on Halloween
The follow up to the EVOCATION's highly acclaimed debut-classic "Tales From The Tomb" is entitled "Dead Calm Chaos." The release is scheduled for Halloween 2008. The album will be available from the start on on both CD and LP. Honorable guests featured on this recording were Anders Björler (AT THE GATES, THE HAUNTED) and legendary Dan Swanö (Ex-BLOODBATH, Ex-EDGE OF SANITY).
The album was recorded by the band in their own studio under the supervising eyes of guitar player Vesa who previously has also been working with SUICIDAL WINDS.
Here's the tracklisting of "Dead Calm Chaos":
1. In the Reign of Chaos
2. Silence Sleep
3. Angel of Torment (Featuring Anders Björler of At the Gates/The Haunted)
4. Boundead
5. Dead Calm Chaos
6. Truth Will Come Clear
7. Dust
8. Protected by What Gods
9. Antidote (Featuring Dan Swanö of Bloodbath/Edge of Sanity)
10. Tomorrow has no Sunrise
11. Astray Masquerade
12. Razored to the Bone (Featuring Anders Björler of At the Gates/The Haunted)
Irepress and Battlefields Booking Spring Tour
Irepress and Battlefields are currently lining up a spring 2009 tour. If you can help with any of the dates, send an email to Emulate_Booking@hotmail.com. The tentative routing is as follows:
3/8 Detroit, MI
3/9 Chicago, IL
3/10 WI or IA
3/11 Minneapolis, MN
3/12 Fargo, ND
3/13 Sioux Falls, SD
3/14 Sioux Falls, SD
3/15 Omaha/Lincoln, NE
3/16 Lawrence, KS
3/17 Wichita, KS
3/18 Tulsa/Oklahoma City
3/19 Dallas/Ft. Worth
3/20 Austin, TX Part of SXSW
3/21 Austin, TX Part of SXSW
3/22 Austin, TX Part of SXSW
3/23 El Paso, TX
3/24 Tuscon, AZ
3/25 Mesa, AZ
3/26 San Diego, CA
3/27 Long Beach, CA
3/28 Sacramento/San Francisco
3/29 Sacramento/San Francisco
3/30 Eugene, OR
3/31 Portland, OR
4/1 Seattle, WA
4/2 Boise, ID
4/3 Salt Lake City, UT
4/4 Denver, CO
4/5 Lincoln/Omaha, NE
Watain Show To Be Streamed Live Online
THE ADVERSARY has announced they'll be streaming live video from the WATAIN show this Friday, October 24, 2008 in Houston, TX.
If you're in the Houston area, you can get your advanced tickets through the Walter's on Washington website.
Joe Satriani Posts "Revelation" Music Video Online
Joe Satriani has posted his music video for the song "Revelation" online now for streaming. The video can be viewed below. More...
Ava Inferi Announce Hellhounds Fest Tour
Prior to the release of their upcoming third album "Blood of Bacchus", Portuguese doom metallers AVA INFERI will embark for a European tour with no less than TIAMAT, THE 69 EYES and SCREAM SILENCE on the HELLHOUNDS FEST 2009 tour next February. See the dates below. More...
Mayhem Joins Forces With Guitarist Morfeus
MAYHEM have joined forces with guitarist Morfeus (DIMENSION F3H, LIMBONIC ART) for their upcoming South America Fucking Armageddon tour (see dates below).
Morfeus states: "I'm very happy to head over to South America with MAYHEM. Their music is awesome, and I'm looking forward to kick some ass.Expect a set heavy as fuck!"
Atrox Announces Tour And Dates
Norwegian metallers are about to hit the road for the Vikings, Villains & Vultures Tour 08, together with HELHEIM and VULTURE INDUSTRIES. The tour is in support of the bands and recent work that has not been released to the public on CD. Dates are listed below. More...
Genghis Tron Announce Start Of Tour And Dates
Genghis Tron is about to kick their European Headlining tour together with Behold the Arctopus in support of "Board up the house", released at the beginning of this year.
Additionally Genghis Tron is releasing five 12" remix records on five different record labels. The first of which was recently released via Temporary Residence featuring members of Pinback, Jesu, Zombi and Eluvium. Each volume will be limited to 1000, and will feature a select number of Genghis Tron songs taken from Board Up The House, pressed on coloured vinyl. Board Up The House cover artist, Jon Beasley, will also be providing each remix album with alternative artwork.
Some of the participating artists include BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW, ULVER, DNTEL, TELEFON TEL AVIV, STEVE MOORE, JESU/JUSTIN BROADRICK, DANNY LOHNER, ROB CROW, SUBTLE, ODD NOSDAM, CIRCLE, TIM HECKER, and many more to be announced soon.
Updated Genghis Tron news / tour information will be made available via the Relapse Records website. More...
Dies Irae Release Details About New DVD
As previously announced Metal Mind Productions will release a new title by Dies Irae. "The Art of an Endless Creation" is comprised of a DVD featuring a gig the band played in 2005 at the Metalmania Festival in Katowice, Poland as also of the band's last and, at the same time, most successful album "Sculpture of Stone" from 2004. The DVD also includes: bonus video clips "Lion of Knowledge" and "The Art of an Endless Creation", a bootleg from a gig the band played as part of Empire Invasion Tour 2004 (at which they joined forces with Vitek (RIP): the drummer of another first league death metal act Decapitated), bonus audio (featuring, among others, Dies Irae's complete demo "Fear of God" from 1996), Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and more!
"The Art of an Endless Creation" has to be treated as a tribute release to Krzysztof "DOC" Raczkowski – former member of Vader.
Metal Mind Productions set the European release date of "The Art of an Endless Creation" DVD+CD for 24th November 2008. The US release date, 9th December 2008, hasn't changed. More...
Engine Of Pain Looking For Singer
ENGINE OF PAIN, the Heavy Metal band from the South of the Netherlands, is looking for a singer. ENGINE OF PAIN is signed to a worldwide record deal with Lion Music and endorsees of Jackson Guitars, Dean Guitars, Engl amps and Spector basses are searching for a new singer to implement the release of their upcoming 2nd album and also to promote that album after the release (interviews, gigs etc.). For the future a 3rd album is also planned.
Current Style:
The songs for the 2nd album are 90% finished but without any lyrics and vocal melodies. Think about a mixture of Forbidden, Fates Warning, Annihilator, Iron Maiden and Nevermore with heavy parts in between, lots of space for vocals and above all very melodic soloing.
Singer Requirements:
Applicants needn't have the same voice as the previous singer but the band are NOT looking for a shouter, grunter, screamer, gothic etc. ENGINE OF PAIN are searching for a Heavy Metal singer who can sing melodic in addition to possessing a good range and power. The ability to write your own lyrics is also preferred. ENGINE OF PAIN are not looking for a project singer but a new (enthusiastic) steady band member.
Further Questions / How to submit:
If you are interested or have any further questions, send your email to info@engineofpain.com
Also, send your previous recordings (MP3 or link) as well if you have any, so that the band can get an idea about your vocals.
xDeathstarx To Have Debut Album Reissued
Facedown Records has announced that after being out of print for 3 years, xDeathstarx's debut full length "The Triumph" is being re-released on November 25 through Facedown. The album has been re-mixed and re-mastered and comes with all new artwork. You can check out a song on the label's MySpace profile as well as the pre-order packages available now on their online store.
Tony Danza, A Life Once Lost, Arsonists To Tour
Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza will be touring Canada following some brief North Eastern U.S. dates. Joining Danza on the "Ripped Across Canada" tour will be A Life Once Lost (Ferret) and Arsonists Get All the Girls (Century Media). Here are the tour dates:
11/04 - Manchester, CT @ American Legion
11/05 - Albany, NY @ Valentines
11/06 - St. Catherine, ON @ L3
11/07 - Windsor, ON @ Chubby Pickle
11/08 - London, ON @ The Embassy
11/09 - Toronto, ON @ Reverb
11/10 – Kingston, ON @ Time To Laugh
11/11 – Ottawa, ON @ Bayou
11/13 – Montreal, QC @ Underworld
11/14 – Trois-Rivieres, QC @ Rock Cafe Le Stage
11/15 – Quebec City, QC @ L' Anti
11/16 - Burlington, VT @ Annex
11/17 - Maplewood, NJ @ Garden State Music Factory
11/18 - Reading, PA @ The Silo
Dr. Pepper To Honour Guns N Roses Promise
Kamau High from Billboard.biz is reporting:
GUNS N' ROSES fans thirsting for the upcoming Chinese Democracy will have a sweet, fizzy treat to savor as they listen.
Dr Pepper is making good on a prior promise to provide every person in America a can of the soft drink if the album were to arrive in 2008, and yesterday (October 22) revealed details of the plan.
"We never thought this day would come," says Dr Pepper VP of marketing Tony Jacobs. "But now that it's here all we can say is: The Dr Pepper's on us." More...
Krisiun Posts "Combustion Inferno" Video Online
Brazillian death metallers Krisiun has posted a brand new music video online for the song "Combustion Inferno." You can check it out below. The song comes off the bands latest effort, "Southern Storm" which was released through Century Media Records last August. More...
Funebrarum Sign with Cyclone Empire
U.S. underground death metal band Funebrarum has signed to Cyclone Empire to release their first full length of new material since their hiatus four years ago. The band was formed by guitarist Nick Orlando (EVOKEN) and vocalist Daryl Kahan (Abazagorath) in April of 1999, with the intention of creating dark, nihilistic, crushing, morbid death metal. With fellow Abazagorath and Evoken member Dario Derna filling in on drums, the band recorded their debut demo "Triumphant Ascent" later that same year. Though the sound quality of the rushed recording was extremely crude, the material was well received by the underground metal hordes. The core line-up was solidified with the addition of Abazagorath bassist David Wagner providing the destructive low end. The first complete line-up was finalized with the addition of drummer Brian Jimenez. More...
Oh, Sleeper Drummer Ryan Conley Departs
Ft. Worth, Texas outfit Oh, Sleeper (Solid State Records) will soon be without drummer Ryan Conley, who has announced his departure from the band. Here's a statement from Conley:
"There has been some very big decisions made regarding the future of the band and I wanted to let everyone know the new developments before rumors start circulating. First of all, I have decided to step down from my position in Oh, Sleeper, this has been something that's been in the works for a long-time and I'm very happy to say that my relationship with everyone in the band is just as its always been. I love my brothers in OS and will always cherish my time with them and the band. We have had some wonderful fights, held each other together through tradgedy and heartbreak and I've had my 4 best friends for nearly anything that might have come up in my life. We've worked together as a team and I've got no regrets for the long hours that we've all put in together. Music/touring has been what I've done since I was 12 years old and I'm so happy to have been able to tour with all my favorite bands and be apart of a record that is motivating and inspiring. I've never wanted to do anything that was a waste of time and I can honestly say that I feel we put out a record that helped kids push through problems and gave them strength and perseverence.
"Given that this is probably my last time to be able to impact people in this way so I wanted to leave everyone with a few words: We believe in all of you, I believe you are all capable of great things and have it in you to accomplish what you set out to do. Whether that be college or highschool, getting through a divorce, kicking an addiction or pursuing a dream, we want you to know that OS is on your side and thats why we do what we do, WE believe in you and know that we're in the trenches with you, let's do this together, let's not survive, let's conquer, That's how we were made; to brave the waters and attach ourselves to something greater than what we know. Having that said, I want to be clear that my choice to leave is nothing more than a pressing interest and/or calling that requires 110% of my focus and have no other choice but to remove myself from the band. Our tour with Norma Jean and Haste the Day will be my last tour, please come out and tell me goodbye."
Report
Down Goes Down Under and Rocks Perth's Metropolis
A good turnout for a small city like Perth is unfortunately about the size of a bad turnout somewhere larger, however, the streets of Fremantle were buzzing with anticipation on this particular Tuesday night (October 10th) as black-clad metal fans clogged pub doorways along the main drag. Inside Metropolis, the venue for the last date of Down's Australian tour, the feeling was even more intense despite the ridiculous $10 beers. More...
Bleeding Through Posts New Video Online
Bleeding Through has uploaded a brand new music video for the song, "Death Anxiety" online. You can check it out below. The song comes from the bands latest album, "Declaration." More...
Down Posts "N.O.D." Video Online
New Orleans natives Down has posted a brand new music video online for "N.O.D." which comes from the bands latest album, "Down III:Over The Under" which was re-issued earlier this month via BestBuy and comes with a bonus DVD. You can check out the video below. More...
Ephel Duath Releases New Song "Guardian"
Italian avant-garde metallers EPHEL DUATH have released a brand new song from their upcoming new album, THROUGH MY DOG'S EYES.
The song, titled "Guardian" is available for streaming now at the band's MySpace page.
EPHEL DUATH has never been one to take the traditional approach to creating music and their latest effort takes this outlook even further. THROUGH MY DOG'S EYES is based on a bizarre concept conjured up by guitarist and
founding member DAVIDE TISO, in which the entire album is written from the perspective of a dog. TISO explains: "I wrote a few short stories and it was really fun for me to imagine myself as a dog and to imagine the world from a dog's perspective. The challenge was to translate the words into lyrics."
From opening track 'Gift', which TISO describes as being about "A cat that the dog kills for the owner as a gift, and he asks the owner if he is happy with the present," to the thought-provoking 'Promenade', a song about a walk
in the park which takes a twist when the owner questions why he's not as carefree and happy with life as his dog is, the barking mad brilliance runs throughout the course of the whole album. "Every song is a window into the dog's mind or an event," TISO continues, "The album touches on a lot of things, both deep and sometimes silly."
Deadlock To Support The Haunted, All That Remains
DEADLOCK will support THE HAUNTED and ALL THAT REMAINS on their upcoming mainland Europe dates in Jan/ Feb 2009. Here are the tour dates:
THE HAUNTED, ALL THAT REMAINS, DEADLOCK European tour
26.01.09 DE – Stuttgart @ Roehre
27.01.09 DE – Bochum @ Matrix
29.01.09 DE – Hamburg @ Knust
30.01.09 SE – Gothenburg @ Brewhouse *without The Haunted
31.01.09 SE – Stockholm @ Kaegelbanan *without The Haunted
02.02.09 FI – Helsinki @ Nosturi *without The Haunted
04.02.09 DK – Copenhagen @ Pumpehuset
05.02.09 DE – Berlin @ Magnet
06.02.09 DE – Leipzig @ Conne Island
07.02.09 CZ – Prague @ Abaton
08.02.09 AT – Wien @ Arena
10.02.09 IT – Milan @ Zoe Club
11.02.09 CH – Winterthur @ Salzhaus
12.02.09 DE – Trier @ Exhaus
13.02.09 NL – Amsterdam @ Melkweg
14.02.09 F – Paris @ Nouveau Casino
15.02.09 BE – Brussels @ AB Box
The track "The Brave/ Agony Applause" taken from Deadlock's upcoming album "Manifesto" to be released on November 17th all over Europe and Japan (January 20th in North America) is now to find on the Lifeforce and Deadlock's Myspace profile.
Lifeforce is also offering a preorder deal for the upcoming album fans can find here.
Vougan Signs Online Distribution Deal
Vougan, the progressive power metal band from Brazil, have struck a deal to sell copies of their debut CD, "Mind Exceeding," via online sales through metalmusicpromotions.com.
"Mind Exceeding" was initially released in the latter half of 2007 to a strong response in their home country of Brazil. The band have recently signed a contract with the Japanese label, Soundholic, to distribute the CD throughout Japan.
Metal Music Promotions, LLC (MMP), an independent artist development, music marketing, and band promotion company, have long been advocates of the talents of Vougan. Billed as part of the new model music industry, the company strives to assist unsigned and/or indie artists in career development. Taking the young Brazilian band under their wing, MMP have assumed the role of media contact, and U.S.A. representation for Vougan. CD sales were the next step, logically.
While the web page does make Vougan's debut CD available to many who may have never gotten the chance to purchase it, this is ny no means full scale distribution. MMP is currently researching other options, and looks to distribute "Mind Exceeding" througout The United States, Canada, and Europe in the near future.
Battlelore Posts New Video "Third Immortal" Online
Battlelore has uploaded their brand new music video for the song, "Third Immortal" online. You can check it out below. The song is from the bands most recent album, "The Last Alliance" which entered the Finnish charts at number 26. More...
Satyricon Completes Filming New Video
Legendary Norwegian black metallers Satyricon has completed filming a music video for the song "Black Crow On A Tombstone" which is the first single from their forthcoming new studio album, "The Age Of Nero." The album is scheduled to be released on November 3rd in Europe via Roadrunner Records and will also be made available as a 2 disc edition which features remixes and live tracks.
The tracklisting for "The Age Of Nero" is as follows:
1. Commando
2. The Wolfpack
3. Black Crow On A Tombstone
4. Die By My Hand
5. My Skin Is Cold
6. The Sign Of The Trident
7. Last Man Standing
8. Den Siste
Trap Them Readies New Album
Trap Them is readying their new album, "Seizures In Barren Praise," for a November 11 release. Vinyl will follow shortly thereafter.
Once again engineered by Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios, "Seizures In Barren Praise" shows Trap Them at their most vicious.
"Barren Praise" is a fictional ghost town version of every non-fiction town" says McKenney. "Lyrically, previous Trap Them releases are all stories from people who had lived in "Barren Praise" before deciding to up and leave. This is the story of those who stayed behind to tell the stories of watching everything unfold..." states McKenney.
The band is currently rounding out the final dates for an extensive east coast tour of the U.S. and Canada and has announced a record release show and European tour dates as well. The latest Trap Them tour dates are as follows: More...
Navigate forward or backward through each day of news below: