Metal News for October 7, 2003
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18 news articles posted on this day.
Raunchy Post New Cover Art online
Danish metallers Raunchy have posted the cover artwork for their new album, "Confusion Bay", at the following location.
Moonspell Hits 4 on Portuguese Sales Charts
Congrats go out to Moonspell, whose latest album The Antidote came in at #4 on the Portuguese Sales Chart.
The Haunted Release New Promo Shots with Dolving
Head on over to here to see a new picture of The Haunted with vocalist Peter Dolving, who has rejoined The Haunted upon the exit of old vocalist Marco Aro.
Belgium's Aborted to Record New EP
Belgian gory death metallers Aborted will enter Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark in February 2004 with producer Jacob Hansen (Raunchy, Illdisposed, Invocator, Hatesphere, etc) to record a new mini-CD, tentatively titled "Bloodfix". The follow-up to this year's "Goremageddon: The Saw And The Carnage Done" will contain three new songs, a reworked version of "The Sanctification Of Fornication" and an as-yet-undisclosed cover song. In addition, the CD will include the video for "Meticulous Invagination" and live video footage of five more tracks recorded at various festival appearances. An April 2004 release through Listenable Records is expected.
Insomnium's Sophomore Album On the Way
The second album of Insomnium is on the way. Here's an update: “We are finally concluding demanging effort with our sophomore album. The mixing will be finished during this week and the mastering will take place somewhere in the next month. We will update these pages soon and add studio diary and some pictures from the session, but first we have to take few weeks break and just relax. We really need to get our minds away from this long and stressing effort and concentrate for a while to our studies and day jobs. After that we have more energy and strength to keep on going. So all you need is little patience."
Armagedda Debut to Be Released on Agonia
The early works of Armagedda are going to be re-released through Agonia Records. The band will re-record their 1st studio album 'The Final War Approaching' in the first half of 2004. Agonia Records will release it on CD and limited LP. In the breakthrough of December and January they will re-release both demos of Armagedda as limited to 616 copies gatefold vinyl.
The Year of Our Lord Calls it Quits
After more than five years together, Maine's The Year Of Our Lord has broken up for unspecified reasons. The black/death metal group has previously released material with Willowtip Records and Lifeforce Records. Look for past and present members to surface with other projects, as Colin Conway is currently involved with the band Frozen and Nick Kyte is playing with Kayo Dot.
If Hope Dies, Cannae, etc to Tour
If Hope Dies are currently booking a winter tour with On Broken Wings, Cannae, and The Judas Cradle. If you can help with any of the dates, send an email here. The tentative routing is as follows: More...
Lake of Tears Close to New Deal
Lake of Tears' Daniel Brennare has posted the latest news on the bands process of signing a new record deal. “We're currently in the end of the signing contract process. This is with a lot of mixed emotions. These guys seem really good, honest and supportive so we're really looking forward to work with them ... but to put your name on a bunch of papers again, huh, that hurts.
Rehearsals are coming on quite well. We've played through some of the old songs and we're actually beginning to feel that we can play them (almost). So, the time will soon come for trying out new material ...
The plan now is to record the album during the first half of 2004 and then to play some shows later on that year. So, see you then!
Many thanks again for all your support, it means a lot to us.”
Dark Funeral Issue More Info on Live Album
Dark Funeral guitarist Lord Ahriman has posted the following update on the band's official web site:
"It has been quite some time since Dark Funeral has released any official news. We might have been quiet but we sure haven't been inactive! After a successful gig at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany the first weekend of August, we headed down to South America for a tour through Brazil, Chile and Columbia. We have recently returned home and let me tell you, we are still high off the tremendously overwhelming response we got from all you crazy maniacs over there! Before we flew over for the tour, we had been told that the South American metal crowd was very energetic and dedicated, but we couldn't even have dreamed of getting such a massive response as we got. You guys fucking rule! These shows will indeed stay in our memory forever.
"We would like to apologize to the fans in Antofagasta (Chile). We know there were many of you who were expecting us there and we're really sorry that we never made it to you. We were really looking forward to playing there. We never got any explanation to why it was cancelled. We were only told it was cancelled and that there was nothing we could do about it. Dark Funeral would like to thank all of you crazy fuckers who came out to the shows, you were all amazing! A special debt of gratitude goes out to all of the local promoters and last but not least a special HAIL goes out to Carlos Aguilar & Alejandro of Blackshadows Tattoo, who hooked us up with some new ink while playing Chile.
"And now for a surprise — during the tour we had recorded a couple of the shows with plans to release it as a live album! We have been in the studio the past week with our live sound engineer Erik Lidbom, sifting through all the recorded material. There is so much good stuff we might even release two live albums! We are preparing now to start mixing the first one, which will include the following tracks: More...
Incantation to Tour S. America in November
Incantation have announced plans to tour South America in November. The trek will mark the band's first trip to the continent since their highly successful "Blasphemy in Brazil" tour in 2001 and will be their most complete South American tour to date. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.
The band are also said to be hard at work writing new compositions for their as-yet-untitled sixth full length album, tentatively due in late spring/early summer. The group, who recently completed an Australian tour, promise it to be "heavy and aggressive with still keeping the signature Incantation sound."
Urkraft to Enter Studio in January
Danish death thrashers Urkraft have set "Eternal Cosmic Slaughter" as the title for their debut album, tentatively due in the spring through Germany's Voice Of Life Records. The band, whose music has been described as an "uncompromising mix of pure death metal, melodies, harsh vocals and enough power to open the gates of hell," will enter Antfarm Studio (Exmortem, Mnemic, Raunchy) in January 2004 with producer Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Konkhra) to record the album, which will contain nine "aggressive, thrashy death metal tracks."
Entombed, Disfear Set for Close-Up Made Me Do It
Sweden's premiere metal/hard rock publication Close-Up Magazine, in association with Burning Heart Records and The Agency Group Scandinavia, will present the Close-Up Made Us Do It Tour 2003 in December.
The trek, which will kick off on December 3 in Sundsvall, Sweden, will feature the kings of Swedish metal Entombed alongside fellow countrymen Raised Fist and Disfear.
This is the second Close-Up Made Me Do It Tour. The first one hit Scandinavia in March 2001 and featured The Haunted, Nine and Nasum.
The tour ends on December 20 in Stockholm, where legendary Norwegian death punks Turbonegro join the bill for a massive evening at the 3,000-capacity Arenan.
Confirmed dates are as follows: More...
Cancer Announce Additional Show
Reformed U.K. death metallers Cancer have added another date to their upcoming mini-tour.
Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
Nov. 06 - The Millhouse - Telford Town Centre, UK
Nov. 08 - The General Wolfe – Coventry, UK
Nov. 09 – Electrowerkz - London, UK
Dec. 09 - The Little Civic – Wolverhampton, UK
Dec. 21 - The Cathouse – Glasgow, UK
Cancer's current lineup — vocalist/guitarist John Walker, drummer Carl Stokes, bassist Adam Richardson, and guitarist Rob Engvikson — are currently working on a new EP, "Corporation$", which they plan to release in early November to coincide with their upcoming reunion dates.
Killswitch Engage Replace Drummer?
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE drummer Tom Gomes is heavily rumored to have left the band for unknown reasons. The man replacing him is rumored to be Justin Foley of BLOOD HAS BEEN SHED.
Helgor Demo Released And Available As MP3s
Extreme metal (death, thrash, black, grind, doom and powerviolence) band Helgor has released its first demo, and you can download teh entire thing in 192kbs MP3s for free! Go to helgor.com and click on "music".
Stream The Entire DevilDriver Album
The entire DEVILDRIVER album is being streamed at http://www.devildriver.com/album. Username: devildriver , Password: nothings
The link/password is not guaranteed to last.
Headline News
Omen Singer J.D.Kimbell Loses Battle With Cancer
J.D. Kimball, the former lead singer of OMEN, passed away on October 3rd, 2003 after a three-year battle with cancer.
OMEN guitarist, Kenny Powell, wrote the following:
"He was a great writer, one of the true innovators in the early years of power metal. I am extremely proud of the records that we did together, Battle Cry, Warning Of Danger, Nightmares and The Curse. I hope everyone will remember J.D. for all of his truly great contributions to the world of Heavy Metal. My condolences go out to his family and friends. Sincerely, Kenny Powell".
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