Metal News for November 2, 2001
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11 news articles posted on this day.
Apocalyptica Is Coming
Apocalytptica's 'Cult' will be released int he US by Spitfire Records next Tuesday. This will be the normal version of Cult, including Path Vol.2 featuring Sandra Nasic of Guano Apes. The video should be onAmerican television soon.
In Germany their latest single from the Cult Album, Hope Vol.2 featuring Mathias Sayer from the band Farmer Boys will be released next Monday. This single also features previous unreleased Apocalyptica tracks from Slayer and Metallica.
The band has also recorded a track with the Turkish artist Sebnem Ferah. This track is called Perdeler and will be released in Turkey later this year.
RIAA Release Platinum Honors
The Recording Industry Association of America recently certified rap-metal powerhouse Linkin Park's debut album, Hybrid Theory, four-times platinum. Disturbed's debut, The Sickness, broke the double-platinum mark for 2 million units shipped. Other artists who received platinum certifications include System of a Down, Slipknot and Nickelback.
In other news, SOAD will mount a full-scale headlining U.S. tour in January.
Agalloch Release 'The Mantle'
Portland, Oregon-based dark metallers Agalloch have officially titled their long-awaited second full-length as The Mantle.
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Gravedigger Enters The charts
GRAVE DIGGER’s brand new release, entitled The Grave Digger, has entered the German Media Control Album charts at position #47.
Internal Bleeding's Tribute To 9/11
INTERNAL BLEEDING upcoming studio release, entitled Hatefuel, will reportedly contain songs dealing with the September 11th terrorist attack that left over 5,000 people dead or missing. Hatefuel is tentatively scheduled to be recorded early next year for a mid-200 release through Olympic Recordings.
Opening Night At 'Merry Mayhem'
There is a great article in Rolling Stone on the opening night of the Merry Mayhem Tour. Merry Mayhem opened on Halloween in Tucson, AZ and starred co-headlining acts, Rob Zombie and Ozzy Osbourne. Click here to read the full article.
Ozzy Tops Sweden
OZZY OSBOURNE’s Down To Earth has become the 53-year-old BLACK SABBATH vocalist’s first-ever album to top the Swedish Pop Album charts. Click here to see the article that appeared in today’s edition of the Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladet.
Headline News
Ringtones Under Fire
"Ring tones are the new Napster" is the title of an article on ZDNet UK about how the RIAA has set its sites on companies selling unlicensed ringtones. Because these companies do big business over in Europe and Asia, I entirely agree with the RIAA on their actions for once. I also noticed a larger percent of the free ringtone sites disappeared in favor or pay for ringtone sites.
If you know of a good FREE ringtone site, let me know, as I'm always looking for cool rings for my Ericsson. I obviously do not disagree with trading of these tunes, but it's wrong to make money by selling alternative versions of an artists' work without their permission and without compensating them.
Read the full article at ZDNet UK.
Locomotive Breath
Swedish hard rockers Locomotive Breath will enter the studio to record a new album, tenatively titled “Heavy Machinery”, is bound for a February 2002 release. The band contains ex Overdrive guitar player Janne Stark, and the new album will be a more powerful and heavy piece of work that on their last album “Train Of Events” released in 1998. A new singer is also in the band, so look out for a piece of melodic, heavy rock in early 2002.
Summary/Misc
Daily Reviews
Metal Judgement has six new reviews and is celebrating its two year anniverdarry:
- Sceptic 'Pathetic Being' (Summary Judgment)
- Finntroll 'Jaktens Tid' (Summary Judgment)
- Soul Embraced 'For the Incomplete' (Summary Judgment)
- Pain 'Rebirth' (Summary Judgment)
- Savatage 'Hall of the Mountain King' (Classic Review)
- Scott Mosher (Demo Review)
Electric Basement interviews Mick Ralphs of Bad Company, Jordan Rudess and Meldrum.
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