Metal News for November 20, 2002
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10 news articles posted on this day.
Saxon Win Court Judgement
The ongoing legal action between the original members of the band Saxon has finally resulted in a Judgement regarding the trademark. Graham Oliver & Steve Dawson, now performing as Oliver/Dawson Saxon, have won the action brought against them by Biff Byford regarding the trademark to the name ‘Saxon’. Byford tried to have the trademark invalidated on the grounds of Passing Off and Bad Faith, however the court ruled against him on both counts. Oliver & Dawson were represented in the case by the manager of Oliver/Dawson Saxon, Rupert Withers, who, despite having no legal qualifications, believed in the situation and acted as a litigant in person on their behalf.
The result of this case means that the trademark ‘Saxon’ is still owned by Graham Oliver & Steve Dawson. It proves that contrary to certain propaganda stories in the press, Oliver/Dawson Saxon have a legitimate claim to use the name. More...
Forlorn's February Hybernation
Forlorn's new album, entitled Hybernation, is set for release on February 4th, 2003. The event will be marked with a release party at Checkpoint Charlie in Stavanger. Goodies will be handed out, the cd will get a good spin, and Forlorn will play live. So they urge all local metalheads to join them; it will be a grand event. The release party will happen in mid January, as Forlorn plan to go on tour on January 30th, 2003. A support act on this tour will be Slovenia's Magus Noctum.
Drakkar Hellfest 2002 Update
Grand Belial's Key, Unpure, Celestia, Watain, Corpus Christii, Lugubre, Nuit Noire, and Perditor are the acts confirmed for Drakkar Hellfest 2002 - The Desecration, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at The Pazzop Club in Bladel, Holland.
Duskfall Post MP3s online
Luleå, Sweden-based Duskfall have posted three MP3 samples from their debut album, entitled Frailty via their official web site at this location.
Frailty, which includes guest appearances by ex-Darkane/current Seethings vocalist Lawrence Mackrory and "guitarist from hell" Magnus Olsson, was recorded at Uppsala's Dug-Out studios.
Frailty is set for release on Nov. 30 through Greece's Black Lotus Records. In other news, Duskfall are still searching for a guitarist following the recent departure of Glenn, who left the group to "focus on his family and work since he feels that he won't be able to give the band 100% of his attention," according to the group's official web site. Interested parties can send an e-mail to micke@theduskfall.com for more information. More...
Disharmonic Orchestra Play Live Gig
Reunited Austrian death metal veterans Disharmonic Orchestra performed their first live dates in eight years in early November to promote their recently-released Ahead CD. Photos of this monumental occasion have been posted online at this location.
Satyr to Produce Darkthrone album
Darkthrone's forthcoming Hate Them album will reportedly be mixed and co-produced by Satyricon frontman Satyr.
Due to be recorded in December, Hate Them is tentatively due in February 2003 through Moonfog Productions. Among the cuts set to appear on the album are "Rust" and "Fucked Up And Ready To Die".
Mercyful Fate/King Diamond Members Team Up
Mercyful Fate guitarist Hank Shermann has teamed up with King Diamond bassist Hal Patino and Mercyful Fate drummer Bjarne T. Holm in a new project.
The group, which is presently unnamed, is due to record a new demo shortly at the Danish studio owned and operated by Konkhra mainman Anders Lundemark (who will also produce the effort). No further information is available at this time.
Slayer Set DVD Release Date
Slayer have set Feb. 11, 2003 as the release date of their upcoming DVD, titled "War At The Warfield."
Recorded at San Francisco's The Warfield on Dec. 7, 2001 during the band's God Hates The World tour, War At The Warfield marks one of the last live appearances with the group of drummer Paul Bostaph, who announced his departure from the band shortly before Christmas 2001 due to a "chronic elbow injury."
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Control Denied to Soldier On
Control Denied, started by late guitarist and death metal pioneer Chuck Schuldiner (also of Death), have apparently soldiered on, and will complete the group's long-awaited second album, tentatively titled When Machine and Man Collide.
Much of Schuldiner's music and vision will remain intact on When Machine and Man Collide, with members Steve DiGiorgio (bass), Tim Aymar (vocals), Shannon Hamm (guitars), and Richard Christy (drums) polishing the material sometime in early 2003.
Information on the album is scarce, but it's believed the drums and guitars have already been recorded while the bass and vocals haven't. Once DiGiorgio and Aymar have finished recording their respective parts, When Machine and Man Collide will then go in for mixing. A reflective DiGiorgio said this about the project: "it's sad beyond belief that [Chuck] never saw [the album] to its completion. We will try our best to finish it in his honor, but will never know if it lives up to his standards. That's the least we can do for someone who gave so much and cared so much about what he did and how it affected those who believed as well." More...
Shadow Season Sign to Sound Riot
Norway's Shadow Season, featuring Trym (Zyklon, ex-Emperor) and guest appearances from Gehenna and Forlorn members, have officially signed on with Portugal's Sound Riot Records.
The group's debut mini-album, The Frozen, was recorded in summer 2002 at Tram Lydstudio and at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio by producer Thorbjorn Akkerhaugen (Emperor, Zyklon). A total of four tracks spanning 24 minutes were laid down and is simply described as "black metal"; The Frozen will however feature viola, the most metal of all instruments.
In similar Shadow Season news, they're currently writing material for their debut as-yet-untitled full-length for 2003. Confirmed guests so far are former Morbid Angel frontman Steve Tucker.
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