Metal News for November 30, 2004
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22 news articles posted on this day.
Mastodon's 'Leviathan' Named Album of the Year
MASTODON's latest release, 'Leviathan' has been named Revolver Magazine's 2004 "Album of the Year." The year-end Revolver list was determined via a poll of the magazine's editors and contributing writers. 'Leviathan' was released on August 31st, 2004 to exceptional fan and critical acclaim. The follow up to the band's heralded 'Remission' album, 'Leviathan' entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #139 and continues to see strong sales. The band is currently on the road alongside SLAYER and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE as part of the 2004 Jagermeister Music Tour. The full list of Revolver's 2004 "Albums of the Year" can be found in the magazine's February, 2005 issue - on stands December 7th.
Napalm Death Salute North American Audiences
Returning home after bludgeoning North American audiences with their punishing live performances, NAPALM DEATH’s vocalist Barney Greenway sent fans this message: “We would like to send out a hearty thanks to everyone who came out to support us on the U.S. tour. It was a really funny old time being there for the elections and seeing the sadly inevitable result, which I think gave us more of an incentive to try and rock like bastards. It wouldn't be an understatement to say that we had a truly fantastic time, and for us it bodes well for coming back on another tour sometime in the first half of next year. Peace, tolerance and respect.”
Supporting their October Century Media debut Leaders Not Followers: Part 2, the band performed 28 American dates with Cannibal Corpse, Kataklysm and Goatwhore, and 8 headlining dates with Misery Index. In early 2005, NAPALM DEATH will release their new full-length studio album The Code Is Red… Long Live The Code. Guest vocalists include Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedy’s) and MTV2’s Headbangers Ball host Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed).
Entombed, Crowbar, Pro-Pain 2005 Tour Dates
Initial dates have been confirmed for the upcoming Entombed, Crowbar, Pro-Pain, and The Mighty Nimbus tour. Look for additional dates to be added soon, but here are the latest tour dates:
2/7 New York NY @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
2/8 Springfield VA @ Jaxx Nite Club
2/9 Philadelphia PA @ Trocadero Theater
2/11 Clifton Park NY @ Northern Lights
2/12 Poughkeepsie NY @ The Chance
2/14 Cleveland OH @ House of Blues
2/15 Chicago IL @ Joe's
2/16 Minneapolis MN @ Ascot Room
2/17 Omaha NE @ Ranch Bowl
2/18 Englewood CO @ Gothic Theater
2/19 Salt Lake City UT @ Lo Fi Cafe
2/21 Spokane WA @ Fat Tuesday's
2/22 Seattle WA @ Graceland
2/23 Portland OR @ Sabala's
2/26 Los Angeles CA @ House of Blues
Gunmetal Grey Signs To Indianola Records
San Francisco metal band Gunmetal Grey has officially signed with Indianola Records. Featuring former members of Hoods and S.E.E.D., the band will release a seven-song MCD entitled "Solitude" on February 15th. In the interim, check out a song from the release.
The Other Side Of The Sky Sign To Retribute
Daytona Beach, FL outfit The Other Side Of The Sky have now signed with Retribute Records. According to the label, the group delivers "a unique brand of ambient sludge that is closely related to bands like Isis, Neurosis, and Cavity, with hints of Mogwai." The band is currently writing material for a new full-length which will be available in June 2005.
Deadsoil To Shoot Video, Updated Tour Dates
Germany's Deadsoil is shooting their first video-clip for the song “History Retold” together with Marc Drywa (Destiny, Heaven Shall Burn) by the end of this month with more info to be announced.
As previously reported, Deadsoil are heading out on a West Coast/Midwest US Tour in February 2004 with Reflux, Calico System and The Warriors. The latest tour dates are as follows: More...
After 10 Years, Korn Hasn't Gone Stale
Bob Gendron of the Chicago Tribune reviewed Korn's concert on Friday (November 26) at the Aragon Ballroom. Gendron writes, "Angst has always pervaded popular music, but few groups have tapped it more successfully than Korn, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary and touring behind its first greatest-hits record. Such a release typically implies that the end is near. But unlike many of its contemporaries, Korn hasn't lost its appeal - Friday's concert sold out weeks in advance, and the quintet's energy suggested anything but that of an artist resting on its laurels."
Read the full article at Chicago Tribune.
Shadows Gallery Signs With InsideOut
This the statement that appears in both Shadows Gallery and InsideOut Websites:
InsideOutMusic is happy and proud to announce the latest addition to the ever growing InsideOut family of artists: Shadow Gallery.Shadow Gallery - one of the pioneers of the Progressive Power Metal Genre - are currently recording the anticipated follow up to their last studio album "Legacy". The new album, going under the working title of "Room Five" is the fifth album from this well respected American six piece. All of their albums are considered to be classics amongst fans of this type of music and their new concept album, which will be a continuation of the "Tyranny" story, will no doubt be heralded as the welcome return of Shadow Gallery.
This is what guitarist Gary Wehrkamp says about signing to InsideOut and the upcoming album: "As we begin to approach the later stages of recording, we are finding ourselves excited about our upcoming release. We remained quite busy after our last record, but took some time to team up with InsideOut, noting how much respect they had for their bands and visa-versa. I believe they are a good vehicle for our upcoming disc and look forward to working with them. We are ready to put some new music back in the hands of progressive rock fans this spring."
"We are glad, to finally have the chance to work with these guys. I bought their first album when it came out and have been a fan of the band ever since!" says InsideOut managing director Thomas Waber.
New Iron Maiden Album To Be Completed Soon
Iron Maiden fansite Maidenfans.com has posted an interview with drummer Nicko McBrain. In the interview Nicko reveals that the band's forthcoming studio album will be done in November, 2005 with another tour to follow in 2006 which will include festival dates. Remarking about the current DVD, "The History Of Iron Maiden - Part 1: The Early Days," the drummer says that there could be four-six more DVDs in the series.
Romanian Webzine Interview w/ Trivium Posted
Last week, at some point after Trivium played four dates with Fear Factory, but prior to their post-Thanksgiving show with Killswitch Engage, guitarist Corey Beaulieu answered a few questions for the Romanian webzine Protest Urban Online. Just what would a Romanian-based webzine ask? And just how would Corey answer? All this and more can be answered by reading the interview here.
Trivium "Ascendancy" coming early 2005
Delirious Confirmed For Dong Open Air Fest
German thrash metal act Delirious is the first band confirmed for the 2005 edition of Dong Open Air festival, set to take place July 15-16 in Neukirchen-Vluyn, near Krefeld, Germany.
Delirious were booked as one of the co-headliners of this year's Dong Open Air but had to withdraw from the event due to a thunderstorm hitting the festival area on the Dong hill. Photos from Dong Open Air 2004 can be viewed at this location.
The Dong crew is still looking for high quality "underground" metal, rock and folk bands from Germany and neighboring countries (France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, etc.) to play next year's festival. Information on how to apply is available here.
Marduk Guitarist Explains Lineup Changes
Marduk guitarist Morgan Håkansson recently spoke to the Chronicles of Chaos extreme music webzine about the group's new album, "Plague Angel", the band's recent lineup changes, and black metal as a whole, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow:
Chronicles of Chaos: Leading into the recording of "Plague Angel", Marduk went through some lineup changes. First of all, you brought in Mortuus to replace Legion on vocals, and then you had your bassist, B. War, leave the band as well. What sort of effect did this have on the eventual outcome of the new record?
Morgan Håkansson: "Well, the effect was really positive, I think. First of all, we brought the vocalist in to replace Legion, and he brings a new dimension to the music, because he uses his voice as more of an instrument and a vehicle than most vocalists, and that helps us do more mad and more morbid stuff. He also shows more devotion and more passion for the lyrical concept than Legion did, so we work together better as a unit. He wrote two songs worth of lyrics for the new album, and then I wrote the rest and he rearranged them, which is really fine with me, you know?! It works well. And when it comes to our bass player, getting Devo [Andersson] back — he used to be our guitar player between '92 and '94."
Chronicles of Chaos: Legion's departure obviously left you guys in a bit of a quandary at first, and you ended up having to cancel some of your appearances on the Blackest of the Black tour. What's the story behind his decision to quit the band?
Morgan Håkansson: "It's the same thing for both him and B. War: people change. He was in the band for over eight and a half years and B. War was in the band for twelve, and they have family and kids and just couldn't be 100 percent loyal to the band and maintain the level of focus and dedication that the band requires. So they had to step down, because it doesn't work that way with this band. You have to be with us 100 percent, because it takes a lot of time and energy. There are no bad feelings between any of us or any shit like that — we're still friends, or whatever you want to call it. We talk once in a while, but we don't really hang out. But it was just a natural thing to happen to this band."
Read the full article at Chronicles of Chaos.
Paradise Lost Announce Album Release Date
England's Paradise Lost have posted the following:
It has been announced today that the Album "Paradise Lost", will be released on 21/02/2005. The single has also been confirmed today and will be the song "Grey" - to be released on 07/02/2005.
Cherry Red have released a DVD version of "Live Death" - a gig filmed in 1989, shortly before the release of their debut album, "Lost Paradise".The DVD contains the following tracks:
01 - Deadly Inner Sense
02 - Frozen Illusion
03 - Breeding Fear
04 - Paradise Lost
05 - Our Saviour
06 - Rotting Misery
07 - Internal Torment.You can order this DVD here.
Kult Ov Azazel Update
Florida- based black metallers Kult Ov Azazel have issued the following update:
We stormed the US West Coast with vengeful fury full of sacrilegious hate which was in the end very gratifying. We'd like to thank all those that manifested at the California, Oregon and Washington rituals and worshipped with us, we salute you all for the support! We also would like to hail all the bands with us for helping out and their dedication to the tour. However, due to circumstances and reasons that will be left unknown, Kult ov Azazel will now go back to representing and doing things ourselves. From this moment on no one speaks or makes decisions regarding our horde except for us, this meaning that any ties to previous management have been severed.
We'd also like to apologize to all the Canadian maniacs that had to miss the tour due to complications at the Canadian border. All bands were denied entrance and very disappointed about this. Next time around Kult ov Azazel will go about this differently and we will storm Canada with extreme hate and blasphemy!!
Some photos from the tour have been posted in the live section at the official website.
The 69 Eyes Drummer Hospitalized, Gigs Postponed
Finnish Gothic rockers THE 69 EYES have posted the following message:
"Only after the first show of the Devils tour The 69 Eyes drummer Jussi 69 was rushed to the hospital in Porvoo and later taken by ambulance to Helsinki: his appendix perforated and was later removed.
Mr.69 is now recovering but will be on the sick leave for a couple of weeks. The 69 Eyes has postponed this weekend's and Stockholm shows but will continue the tour from Savonlinna on Friday, December 3rd.
Please notice also the very first 69 Eyes show in 2005: 1.1.2005 at Tavastia, Helsinki! “
Headline News
Former Tiamat Keyboardist Killed In Car Accident
Former TIAMAT touring keyboardist P.A. Danielsson was killed in a car accident in Italy on Friday, November 26th. He was 35 years old. As well as touring with Tiamat, Danielsson also collaborated on early LION'S SHARE material such as 'Scarecrow' and 'Sins Of A Father', having played on the band's 1993 demos.
Both the Tiamat and Lion's Share camps have expressed the shock and sadness at this news.
Megadeth UK Tour Changes
Megadeth have made some slight changes to their upcoming UK/Ireland tour. The up-to-date list of confirmed shows is: Dublin Ambassador February 1, Belfast Ulster Hall 2, Glasgow Academy 3, Birmingham Academy 4, Nottingham Rock City 5, Manchester Academy 7, London Astoria 8.
Gutworm To Unveil New Bassist
Gutworm will play their first show with new bassist Liam Durrant at the Camden Underworld in London on December 2, supporting God Forbid and Caliban.
Wurzel Rejoins Motorhead For A Moment
Motorhead were joined onstage by former guitarist Wurzel at the end of their London show on Saturday. This happened at the Hammersmith Apollo, when Wurzel did 'Overkill' with the band he quit in 1995. Since then, relations between Wurzel and Lemmy have been strained, to say the least.
Norwegian Court Upholds Fines For Sex Stunt
The couple who had sex on stage during a Norwegian concert this summer were ordered to pay their fines by a court in Kristiansand Tuesday (Nov. 16), according to Nettavisen. They had claimed their sex stunt was a political statement, and said they will appeal.
The court has sentenced Tommy Hol Ellingsen, 28, and Petra Leona Johansson, 22, to pay the fine of NOK 10,000 (approximately $1,570) each for having intercourse on stage during the Quart music festival this summer, reported the Norwegian television channel NRK. The couple's performance lasted for only ten minutes during the CUMSHOTS concert, but was enough to shock the world. They claim they wanted generate attention for the rain forest.
Kristopher Schau, front figure of the CUMSHOTS, and one other band member have paid their fines of NOK 10,000 (USD 1,570) each. The remaining band members pleaded not guilty, but the court has sentenced them to pay the same amount for allowing the stunt.
"I can't honestly understand why you refuse guilt," said Ingrid Thorsen, public prosecutor and police prosecutor when the case opened Tuesday of last week. "Did you not see that a fuck could overshadow your cause?
New Twisted Tower Dire CD In 2005
Twisted Tower Dire is currently in the studio recording our 4th album “Netherworlds” for Germany’s Remedy Records. The track listing includes:
1. Starshine
2. Netherworlds
3. Fortress
4. Casualty of Cruel Times
5. Tales of Submission
6. The Killing Kind
7. Dire Wolf
8. No One Left to Blame
9. Firebird
The style of the new songs is a mixture of Saxon and Mercyful Fate with TTD’s classic Maiden-esque sound. The production will be a rawer and punkier vibe along the lines of Maiden “Killers” or Dio-era Sabbath. The bonus tracks will be TTD’s covers of "Crionics" (Slayer) for the digipack version and "Stand Up and Shout" (Dio) for the Japanese version (on Spiritual Beast Records).
There are also plans for a "Starshine" 12" vinyl EP to be released either before or in conjunction with the album. The track listing is: More...
Interview
Interview With Oderus From Gwar
When Gwar was in Vancouver for a show on November 24, my friend Jen and I interviewed their singer Oderus (real name: Dave Brockie). It was really a ton of fun doing the interview with him and he just kept us laughing non-stop, even more so when he mocked Eddie Vedder. More...
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