Metal News for October 8, 2005
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TTEOTD, The Classic Struggle Tour Dates
Through The Eyes Of The Dead, The Classic Struggle, and The Knife Trade will be touring together this winter. Here are the dates:
11/27 Myrtle Beach, SC @ The Social
11/28 Columbia, SC @ New @ Brooklad Tavern
11/29 Augusta, GA @ Sector 7g
11/30 Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial
12/1 Daytona Beach, FL @ Nicely's Tavern
12/2 Seminole, FL @ Boomerz Boiler Room
12/3 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
12/4 Birmingham, AL @ TBA
12/5 Tupelo , MS @ Rockwell Center
12/6 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom
12/7 Houston, TX @ Maryjane's Fat Cat
12/8 Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater
12/9 Wichita Falls, TX @ The Brickhouse
12/10 Fort Smith, AR @ TBA
12/11 Memphis, TN @ TBA
12/12 Murray , KY @ Curris Center
12/13 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
12/14 Atlanta, GA @ Swayze's
12/15 Brunswick, GA @ The Waterfront
12/16 Charlotte, NC @ TBA
Agathocles To Begin Recording New Album
Belgian grindcore act AGATHOCLES will enter the studio in October/November to record their new, as-yet-untitled untitled album. The CD is expected to surface in early 2006 via Displeased Records.
AGATHOCLES' split seven-inch EP with SIVIIL IMURHA, which was originally released in 2003 in a limited edition of 500 copies, was recently reissued as a split CD-single on Jerk Off Records. For more information, contact Jerk Off Records at Jerk Off Records, c/o Marty Dwyer, 205 North K St., Needles, CA 92363, USA or via e-mail at danceswithpants@yahoo.com.
Nasum's 'Grind Finale' Compilation Delayed
NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site:
"I'm unhappy to announce that 'Grind Finale' [the NASUM collection] will be slightly delayed due to printing issues. I don't have the exact details, but apparently the printer sent the wrong templates for the artwork to Relapse, resulting in a complete set of artwork in the wrong size, so the Relapse guys have all worked this over and corrected everything according to the right templates, resulting in a slight delay in the release.
There are a lot of time, love and energy invested in this release already and we are certainly not going to damage all that with a bad printing, so we all just have to face the fact and wait a little longer for the release.
"The new release dates are as follows:
USA: November 15
Europe: November 21
Japan: During November
"I still haven't got the exact date for the Japanese release but right this moment George Seki of Howling Bull is translating the whole 80-page booklet to Japanese (the only bonus they will get)...
"Again I'm sorry for the delay. This is not ours or Relapse's fault, we should all just blame a clumsy printer who also happens to lack a lot of servicemindness, being a lazy-ass bastard! Hehe! So just wait for it a little longer, OK?"
You can download 21 samples from "Grand Finale" at this location. More information about the CD can be found here and here.
Dave Mustaine Posts Update From Chile
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the forum section of the band's official web site: "Well, the Chilean show was fantastic! And except for the 500 people who rioted outside the venue, the 24 that got arrested, the wall that was pulled down and the car that was destroyed, everything went smooth as a baby's bottom."
"We are now in the VIP lounge at the Santiago Airport, getting ready to fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I can not tell you how excited I am to play here one more time. We are going to be filming this show as some of you may know, and visiting a lot of the city's sights and sounds.
"Tonight we are going to by far the best steakhouse in the world. My personal favorite — Happenings! And I have asked Glen [Drover, guitar] if he wants to go for a walk with me tomorrow or the next day to play some songs in the park outside our hotel. So if you see two Gringos with guitars singing heavy songs on acoustic (hehehe) you will know it is us.
"To all the beautiful people of Chile, I am glad I got to see you all once again. You are fabulous and we love you all."
Rammstein Release Single
Rammstein has released the first sigle entitled, "Benzin", off of their new album, "Rosenrot". "Benzin" is being released as a digipak which includes remixes of Ad Rock from the Beastie Boys, Meshuggah, and Apocalyptica.
More Avenged Sevenfold Cities of Evil 2005 Dates
Avenged Sevenfold have announced even more dates for their forthcoming Cities of Evil 2005 Tour. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Fri-10-7-05 San Diego, CA Soma
Sat-10-8-05 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Mon-10-10-05 Lubbock, TX South Beach
Thu-10-13-05 San Antonio, TX Graham Central Station
Fri-10-14-05 Houston, TX Meridian
Sun-10-16-05 Tampa, FL Jannus Landing
Mon-10-17-05 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Wed-10-19-05 Norfolk, VA Norva
Thu-10-20-05 Atlanta, GA Earthlink Live
Sat-10-22-05 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
Sun-10-23-05 Dallas, TX Smirnoff (KDGE Show)
Tue-10-25-05 Worcester, MA Palladium
Thu-10-27-05 New York, NY Webster Hall
Sat-10-29-05 Cleveland, OH Odeon
Mon-10-31-05 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Tue-11-1-05 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Thu-11-3-05 Montreal, QC Spectrum
Fri-11-4-05 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Hall
Sun-11-6-05 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
Mon-11-7-05 St. Louis, MO Pop's
Wed-11-9-05 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Thu-11-10-05 Milwaukee, WI Rave
Sat-11-12-05 Minneapolis, MN Quest
Sun-11-13-05 Kansas City, MO Beaumont
Tue-11-15-05 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Wed-11-16-05 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air
Fri-11-18-05 Seattle, WA Showbox
Sat-11-19-05 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Mon-11-21-05 Edmonton, AB Red's
Tue-11-22-05 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Fri-11-25-05 Portland, OR Roseland Ballroom
Sat-11-26-05 Boise, ID Big Easy
Mon-11-28-05 Reno, NV New Oasis
Tue-11-29-05 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
Thu-12-1-05 Irvine, CA Bren Center
Fri-12-2-05 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Carach Angren Working On Next Demo
Dutch black metal band Carach Angren are working on their next demo, to be released later this year. On the band's website one preview can be found with the title "'The Ghost of Raynham Hall". You can download the track here.
More info about Carach Angren check their website at: carach-angren.tk.
Vision Of Disorder MiniSet During Bloodsimple Show
BLOODSIMPLE's September 24 concert at Club Voltage in Levittown, New York included a short reunion set by VISION OF DISORDER (V.O.D.), the legendary New York hardcore band which featured in its ranks current BLOODSIMPLE singer Tim Williams and guitarist Mike Kennedy. Opening the show was KARNOV, whose lineup includes two other former VISION OF DISORDER members, drummer Brendon Cohen and bassist-turned-guitarist Mike Fleischmann.
In a Billboard.com review of the show, music journalist Greg Prato writes, "Sounding amazingly tight and heavy, despite not having played a show together in four years, V.O.D. cranked out a short-but-sweet three song set, including 'Choke', 'Element', and 'D.T.O.' Unfortunately, unless you were right up front (and good luck attempting that without taking a boot to the head), you couldn't get a good view of the band, thanks to the constant presence of three burly bouncers who stood on the front of the stage throughout. Despite mass chanting of 'V.O.D., V.O.D.,' the band was off the stage in what seemed like a flash."
Writing to BLOODSIMPLE's official MySpace.com page, Williams said about the concert, "For all those unlucky enough to miss this, you fucked up!!! This was the best BLOODSIMPLE show to date in Long Island!! Thanks to all the fans for making it amazing... V.O.D. was just as fun!! Thanks again to all the kids."
Pictures From KoRns Video with Rappers
Wire Image has uploaded a number of photos from the video shoot for KORN's new single, "Twisted Transistor", featuring rappers Lil Jon, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and David Banner. Check them out at this location.
In a brand-new MTV.com interview, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis spoke at length about the video shoot, which took place Wednesday (October 5) at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California.
"It's basically a video with hip-hop stars playing us," Davis said. "And they're doing a really good job. They've done their homework. Such a good job, in fact, that it takes a few seconds before realizing, 'Hey, that's Lil Jon singing, not Jonathan Davis.' 'And that's Snoop Dogg in the dreads and bodysuit, not Munky.' 'And that's Xzibit wearing Fieldy's signature headband and David Banner banging on David Silveria's drums.' "
"He's got the Dickies and the chain on, it's hilarious," Fieldy said of Xzibit. "Just watching Xzibit holding my bass straight up and down and jumping around, he's really into character. They're eating it up, man. It's gonna be the best video ever."
Davis said the concept comes from being frustrated that rock videos don't get as much airtime as they used to. Director Dave Meyers (best known for Missy Elliott's masterpieces) refused to give up too much about what happens in the clip, but he said the rappers took a complete plunge into the rock world, "so it's a really surreal kind of mind-twisting video."
"It's like an alternate world," David Banner added. "It's a day in the life of the actual group, so they took little quirks about everybody's personality and amplified it a whole lot. David the drummer is the pretty boy in the group, so he keeps a mirror around, he has to make sure that he's tight before he goes onstage."
Rotting Corpse Named Artist Of Month
Reunited '80s thrash band ROTTING CORPSE, whose original lineup included current SOLITUDE AETURNUS mainman John Perez and former DEATH touring guitarist/roadie Walter Trachsler, have been named Artist of the Month for October 2005 by Stream of Consciousness.
The Artist of the Month package features an interview with bassist Steve Murphy, a review of the recent ROTTING CORPSE show from September 24, 2005 at the Phoenix Music Complex in Arlington, Texas as well as photos taken the same night.
The interview has Murphy giving insight on what events preceded the initial ROTTING CORPSE practice in July 2004 that led to the reunion, if the reunion could work or happen and how Murphy looks at ROTTING CORPSE as a business and not just a band.
Later in the month, ROTTING CORPSE will be sharing four Texas dates with the recently reformed Texas based RIGOR MORTIS with one of those shows consisting of RIGOR MORTIS, ROTTING CORPSE and GAMMACIDE which features Rick Perry from the industrial metal act PUNCTURE.
ROTTING CORPSE dates for October:
Oct. 21 - Austin, TX @ The Back Room (w/ RIGOR MORTIS)
Oct. 22 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Equal Eyez (Texas Helloween Metal Fest II)
Oct. 28 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds (w/ ETERNITY BLACK)
Oct. 29 - Fort Worth, TX @ Axis (w/ RIGOR MORTIS, GAMMACIDE)
Based in the middle America, Stream of Consciousness is an online music webzine that covers all forms of music, specifically metal, rock and electronic. Not only does Stream of Consciousness cover many major label acts but the site also provide exposure to the lesser-known and unsigned bands that are seeking the coverage and attempting to make a name for themselves.
Sevendust's Entire Album Available For Streaming
SEVENDUST's entire new album, "Next", is currently being streamed at ClearChannelMusic.com. "Next" is scheduled for release in the U.S. on October 11 on WineDark Records (via Fontana Distribution, a division of Universal Music and Video Distribution).
As previously reported, SEVENDUST's video for the first single off "Next", entitled "Ugly", has been posted online at this location(Quicktime required). The clip was shot in Los Angeles, CA on August 28 and 29 with P.R. Brown (BILLY CORGAN, MÖTLEY CRÜE) behind the lens.
SEVENDUST are currently making plans to launch a U.S. tour starting in January. Stay tuned for details.
Distorted Mind Joins Ultimate Metal Community
New Jersey Death/doom metal band, Distorted Mind post an update on their myspace site:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=374
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Hell-Born Extend Deal With Conquer Records
Polish black metallers HELL-BORN, featuring former members of BEHEMOTH and DAMNATION, have posted the following update at their official web site:
"A lot of time passed, we were very busy during these months, so now we have couple of news from HELL-BORN horde… As you already know, or not, in February/March 2005 the band went into Hertz Studio to record their third full-length album, titled 'Cursed Infernal Steel'. HELL-BORN recorded 10 new tracks which create 45 minutes of pure old-school death metal hell!!! Await the heaviest, the most kickin' ass and uncompromising HELL-BORN album ever!!!
"After the studio session, the band started to look for a new contract, because their old contract with Conquer Records was fulfilled. After couple of months and hard negotiations, HELL-BORN decided to prolong the record deal with Conquer Records for next two albums. In the meantime, in September 2005 album 'Legacy of the Nephilim' was released in USA by Ibex Moon Records. The album is available under the catalog number IMR006. Due to that fact and to avoid [flooding the market with new product], [the release date] of the new HELL-BORN album, 'Cursed Infernal Steel', has been postponed to January 2006. However, two new tracks from the upcoming album will appear in our 'Download' section soon. It will be 'Impaled Archangels' and 'Black Flag of Satan', so check out our site regulary!!!"
Soulfly Post Rare 1997 Max Cavaler Performance
www.soulfly.pl has posted an awesome video of SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA) performing with the native Brazilian group NACAO ZUMBI (whose guitarist was SOULFLY's original axeman, Jackson Bandeira), in 1997 on a MTV Brasil television show. This video is extremely rare and can be found by heading over to www.soulfly.pl and scrolling down to the 9/27/2005 news post.
Agent Steel Enter the Studio Later this Month
California-based metallers AGENT STEEL will enter the studio on October 17 with producer Bill Metoyer to begin recording their new album for an early 2006 release. The band debuted five new songs ("Hail to the Chief", "Wash the Planet Clean", "Liberty Lying Bleeding", "Fashioned from Dust" and "Fire Dragon") during their recent shows in San Diego and San Marcos (both in California) to "a very positive" reaction from the audience, according to a posting on the group's web site.
AGENT STEEL will play two shows with HELSTAR in Texas in mid-October. The details are as follows:
Oct. 14 – Houston, TX @ Forgetta 'Bout It Club
Oct. 15 - San Antonio, TX @ Tiffany Billiards
Dead Head Release 'Haatland' Next Week
Veteran Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD will release their long-awaited fourth album, "Haatland", on October 18 via Extremity Records/GMR Music Group. The album will contain 10 songs with a total playing time of 43 minutes.
"Haatland" (view cover at this location) track listing:
01. Faust II
02. Montana
03. Phantom Palace
04. Supreme Forgery
05. Last Server Down
06. Serial Divorce
07. Mesfeken
08. Dog God
09. Desire
10. Nosferatu
Formed in 1989, DEAD HEAD recorded "Haatland" at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR). Check out the songs "Desire" and "Mesfeken" from the upcoming CD at DeadHead.nl. A 10-inch vinyl EP, "Dog God", featuring two songs from "Haatland", the IRON MAIDEN cover "Total Eclipse" and a re-recording of an older track, was released late last year via Fadeless Records.
Dissection Reissue Early Albums
According to a posting on DISSECTION's official web site, the reactivated Swedish death metallers have reacquired the rights to their classic "Storm of the Lights Bane" album from Nuclear Blast. In addition, Black Lodge's licensing rights to the group's 1993 debut, "The Somberlain", will expire in December. Both albums are currently out of print and will be re-issued by the label to which DISSECTION will sign for their next album.
SYL Support Arch Enemy in the U.K.
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have been confirmed as the main support act on ARCH ENEMY's upcoming U.K. tour. The dates are as follows:
Dec. 12 - Cardiff, UK @ Coal Exchange
Dec. 13- Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
Dec. 14 - Glasgow, UK @ QMU
Dec. 15 - London, UK @ Astoria
Dec. 16 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall
Dark Tranquillity Announce U.K. Dates
Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have added several U.K. dates to their European headlining tour in support of their latest effort, "Character" (released in January 2005). After supporting KREATOR on their European tour in spring 2005, a trip to the U.S. and numerous festival appearances, the sextet will be headlining this time, with support from thrash/metalcore hybrid CHIMAIRA, HATESPHERE and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. The schedule is shaping up as follows:
Nov. 28 - Cardiff, UK @ Coal Exchange
Nov. 29 - Exeter, UK @ Lemon Grove
Dec. 01 - London, UK @ ASTORIA
Dec. 02 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
Dec. 03 - Glasgow, UK @ QMU
Dec. 04 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2
Dec. 05 - Sheffield, UK @ Corporation
Dec. 06 - Paris, FRA @ Trabendo
Dec. 08 - Antwerpen, BEL @ Hof Ter Loo
Dec. 09 - Haarlem, NETH @ Patronaat
Dec. 10 - Utrecht, NETH @ Tivoli
Dec. 11 - Bochum, GER @ Zeche
Dec. 12 - Hamburg, GER @ Knust
Dec. 13 - Köln, GER @ Live Music Hall
Dec. 14 - Stuttgart, GER @ Röhre
Dec. 16 - Milan, ITA @ Live Music Club
Dec. 17 - Cesena, ITA @ Viada
Dec. 18 - Trevisto, ITA @ New Age
Dec. 19 - Ljubljana, SLO @ VPK Mediapark
Dec. 20 - Linz, AUT @ Posthof
Dec. 21 - München, GER @ Backstage
IM Tribute Album Samples Available for Download
Several tracks from the upcoming IRON MAIDEN tribute album, "Numbers from the Beast: An All Star Salute to Iron Maiden", have been made available for streaming and download via Rykodisc-Media.com.
On October 11, IRON MAIDEN fans the world over will have something new to get excited about as the newly re-launched Restless Records releases "Numbers from the Beast: An All Star Salute to Iron Maiden", a tribute to the legendary band. The album, which features MAIDEN's own Paul Di'Anno and marks Restless' return to its metal and punk roots, is produced by Grammy award winner and tribute album pioneer Bob Kulick (KISS, METALLICA, AEROSMITH), along with Brett Chassen, and features appearances from current or former members of IRON MAIDEN, KISS, AC/DC, MOTÖRHEAD, ANTHRAX, DIO, JUDAS PRIEST, TESTAMENT, TWISTED SISTER, EXTREME, WHITESNAKE, SLAUGHTER, HELMET, DOKKEN and many others.
"It's a fitting salute to an awesome band and may be the best tribute I've ever produced. I really like what we've done to these amazing songs, and more importantly, the band approves," says Kulick of the album.
"Numbers from the Beast" features 11 classic IRON MAIDEN tunes revamped in honor of the band's 25th anniversary. The final track listing is as follows:
01. Run to the Hills
02. Wasted Years (mp3, streaming)
03. Wrathchild
04. Flight of Icarus
05. Fear of the Dark
06. The Trooper (mp3, streaming)
07. Aces High
08. 2 Minutes to Midnight
09. Can I Play With Madness? (mp3, streaming)
10. The Evil That Men Do
11. The Wickerman
The cover of every official IRON MAIDEN album has featured a zombie called "Eddie." Eddie has been painted by artist Derek Riggs for 20 years. "Numbers from the Beast" cover art was naturally painted by Riggs and is a must-have for any MAIDEN fan.
"Numbers from the Beast" marks the first release on the newly revamped Restless Records. William Hein, current president of Rykodisc and former head of Enigma Records, co-founded Restless in 1985 as a punk and metal sub-label of Enigma. Restless became a stand-alone label after Capitol-EMI acquired Enigma, and was subsequently acquired by Rykodisc in 2003. Now, back with a new sound and logo, Restless returns to its roots with the MAIDEN salute, as well as an upcoming reissue from California punk outfit 45 GRAVE.
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