Metal News for December 10, 2007
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Battlelore Explains Tour Cancellation
Tomi Mykkänen, Battlelore's male vocalist, issued the following explaining the reasons for canceling the December tour with Korpiklaani:
"As many of the venues already listed us as the support for the small upcoming tour with Korpiklaani, it's appropriate to tell you guys here that our part on that tour got canceled. We are VERY sorry about that. It would have been excellent and fucken brilliant to finally tour at least a bit in UK. Not to dismiss Germany or Netherlands in any way, it would have been great to meet all the old friends and possible new ones there too! Also having "a few" beers with KL-guys during the tour would probably have been very pleasant, though hurtful afterwards, experience. Well, what can you do? Maybe next time…
"And to add, the band is not responsible for the cancellation."
Late in November Korpiklaani announced on their myspace page that Battlelore can not accompany them on their December tour.
Here are the dates for Korpiklaani's European tour during December as stated on their myspace page:
14.12.2007 Alte Brauerei, Annaberg Germany
15.12.2007 Illipse, Illingen Germany
16.12.2007 Matrix, Bochum Germany
17.12.2007 maybe in France or other cool country, venue TBA
18.12.2007 Rio's, Leeds United Kingdom '
19.12.2007 Thatched House, Manchester United Kingdom
20.12.2007 Cathouse, Glasgow Scotland
21.12.2007 Bierkeller, Bristol United Kingdom
22.12.2007 Baroeg, Rotterdam Netherlands
Advent Signs To Solid State Records
Though the deal occurred many weeks ago, Solid State Records has now officially acknowledged the signing of Kernersville, North Carolina band Advent. The hardcore/metal outfit features three members of defunct group Beloved. Their Solid State debut, titled "Remove The Earth," will hit stores on February 12th. You can hear a song from the effort on the band's PureVolume page.
Nuclear Blast Extends Century Family Contract
Founded in Donzdorf, Germany in 1987, ranked #11 in the "Top 20 Rock/Metal Labels" and #41 in the "Top 50 Labels" charts by Hit Quarters in 2007, Nuclear Blast Records has extended its production and distribution deal with The Century Family, Inc. for the United States.
From his office in Germany, Nuclear Blast label owner and President Markus Staiger had this to say about the continued two-year contract renewal:
"We are very thrilled to continue our work with the Century Family. It is great that 2 metal companies can work together so close without any problems and fun to have such professional and nice people in the U.S. working for us! Be sure to expect a great year in 2008 for NUCLEAR BLAST and Century Media. NUCLEAR BLAST will release new titles from MESHUGGAH, DIMMU BORGIR, KATAKLYSM, KORPIKLAANI, THREAT SIGNAL, ALL SHALL PERSIH, DEATH ANGEL, HYPOCRISY, IMMORTAL, and EXODUS, as well as a stunning new album from TESTAMENT and AVANTASIA's third album The Scarecrow (featuring members of KISS, SCORPIONS, MAGNUM, Jorn Lande, and more), along with some IN FLAMES re-releases, too. Also, keep an eye out for our new U.S. signings - they are all young, fresh and brutal new acts with tremendous new albums. Among these is SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY who play brutal Florida Grind-Death Metal! Big thanks goes to the NB U.S.A. Team, Century Media, and our distributor Caroline/EMI. Special THANKS to our great metal fans!"
Since 2000, Nuclear Blast has maintained U.S. staff and operations in Los Angeles via a successful and long-running production and distribution deal with The Century Family, Inc., parent of Century Media Records. Century Media currently maintains a distribution deal with Caroline/EMI which it manages for Nuclear Blast under the arrangement.
States Century Media CEO Oliver Withoeft:
"Nuclear Blast and Century Media are looking forward to an even closer cooperation in 2008. The new year will prove to be a decisive year for the music industry, and we will continue to be at the forefront of setting trends in Metal. Our customers will be pleased to learn that we will expand our offers beyond the traditional ways of selling music."
2007 has been a year of distinction for Nuclear Blast in both Europe and North America. In addition to hosting a celebratory 20 year anniversary festival in Stuttgart this past October in the presence of over 6,000 metal fans, various 2007 releases made extremely noteworthy entries onto the Billboard charts.
Blaze Leader Issues Message To Swiss Fans
Former IRON MAIDEN vocalist/BLAZE frontman Blaze Bayley has issued the following message:
"You hardcore, mother fuckin, headbanging crazy bastards!!!!"
"You were awesome in Pratteln, Switzerland.... cheers!! A truely memorable, crazy moshing, surfing, headbanging night..."
"Also thank you to the Swiss police for their help in controlling you crazy metalheads at the hotel. MAINPAIN you were great as always, cheers guys."
"We will see you all again on December 6th, 2008 at Z7 again for the Big Bash 2008."
"Cheers Norbet and Andy of Z7 and everyone else who knows they are important to us." More...
Agnostic Front Preparing For Stillbord Fest
AGNOSTIC FRONT is about to embark on their recently announced direct support slot to HATEBREED on Stillborn Records annual Stillborn Fest 2007. The 10-day tour will kick off on December 20 at Jaxx in Springfield, VA and will also include GOD FORBID, NECRO, AT ALL COST and Stillborn's newest signing, THY WILL BE DONE. These bands will play the main stage on all tour dates. Additional bands will play the main stage on select dates and will be announced shortly. Some Stillborn Fest shows will also feature a second stage.
AGNOSTIC FRONT lead singer Roger Miret commented: “This is a huge tour for us and we can’t wait to get out there with our good friends in HATEBREED. As everybody knows by now, no matter what size show we play we always put out hearts into it and give 110%. We will always love playing the smaller shows, that’s where our roots are; screaming in peoples faces when they are three inches away from us. Now, there’s a lot more space between us and a lot more faces so I intend on screaming much louder! Prepare for hardcore fury!”
Pre-sale tickets for Stillborn Fest are available at low-service fee for this event at this location.
Here are the Stillborn Fest tour dates: More...
Blodsrit Prepares Release of "Hinterland"
Swedish black metallers BLODSRIT will release their fifth album, "Hinterland", soon through Unexploded Records. The CD will include a 224-page booklet designed by Lorenzo Mariani (1349, DARKTHRONE, MARDUK, MAYHEM, THYRFING).
"Hinterland" track listing:
01. Intro - Illusion
02. Hinterland
03. Revolutionary Warfare
04. Sverige
05. Serving The Harlot
06. Rasa
07. The Last Moans Of Hope
08. Skymningsdyster
09. Jordisk Dvala Och Andlig Död
10. Outro - Disillusion More...
Beseech Forced To Discard Defective DVDs
The following update has been posted at the BESEECH website:
"This weekend we had to throw all the DVDs that were made, as we noticed some errors in the video encoding, "fields error" as they call it technically."
"As we want to give you all the best as we can, new ones are on the way already so we'll keep the promise to send out the autographed DVDs this week (Friday to be more precise)."
"There are a few autographed left to buy so don't hesitate to get your copy!" More...
Council of the Fallen Post New Track Online
Florida-based death/black metallers COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN have updated their MySpace page to stream the new track 'Seeking The Prophets'. Check out the track at this location.
The band, whose Deciphering The Soul 2004 album came out on Season Of Mist, recently announced the addition of guitarist Santiago Dobles from progressive metal band AGHORA.
Commented the group: "The permanent lineup is now 100% solidified. One listens to the solo at the end of 'As If A Rose I Wither' and it is crystal clear that Santiago is a perfect fit to finalize the Council Of The Fallen camp. We are honored to have him aboard!"
Symphony X Update Tour Itinerary
SYMPHONY X have updated their tour itinerary with new dates added in Europe and North America.
Symphony X's tour schedule is now as follows:
February
13 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
14 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall
15 - Hellendoorn, Netherlands - Lantaarn
16 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij
17 - Stuttgart, Germany - Die Röhre
19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
21 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
22 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
23 - München, Germany - Backstage Werk
25 - Florence, Italy - Viper Club
26 - Piacenza, Italy - Fillmore
28 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Heineken
29 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
March
1 - Bergara, Spain - Sala Jam
2 - Bordeaux, France - Krakatoa
4 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
5 - Paris, France - Bataclan
6 - London, England - Astoria
8 - Grenada, Spain - ATARFE VEGA ROCK FESTIVAL
April (with EPICA and INTO ETERNITY)
3 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
4 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
5 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater Times Square
6 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
8 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial de Quebec
9 - Montreal, QC - Medley
11 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
12 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
13 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
16 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
17 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
18 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
19 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
20 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
22 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre
23 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
25 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
26 - Houston, TX - Meridian
27 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
30 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre
May
1 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
2 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
3 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Within Y Reveal New Album Title and Track Listing
Swedish melodic death metal band WITHIN Y has set "The Cult" as the title of its third album, due in early 2008 via via the Gothenburg-based label Gain. The track listing for the effort is as follows:
01. Deathtrip
02. 21
03. The Cult
04. Bittersweet Suicide
05. The Predictable End
06. My Fall
07. King Of Flies
08. Self Refinement
09. Strive
10. Facing Reality
A demo version of the song "Facing Reality" can be streamed on the band's MySpace page.
Totem To Release Second Album In February
Metal Mind Productions has set a January 21, 2008 European release date (March 18, 2008 in the U.S. via MVD) for the second album from Polish death/thrash metallers TOTEM, entitled "Day Before The End".
According to a press release, the band "was formed in a small city near Krakow in Poland and their goal was to play melodic thrash/death metal inspired by such legendary bands as SEPULTURA, SLAYER, ARCH ENEMY or IN FLAMES. TOTEM's second full-length album 'Day Before The End' presents an ambitious mixture of death and thrash metal influences which are sure to be appreciated by many metalheads!"
"Day Before The End" track listing:
01. Day Before The End
02. The Race (P.O.C.B.F.E.O.O.M.)
03. Merry-Go-Round
04. Taste Of Life
05. Lost Dimension
06. Thrash The South
07. For
Dokken Post New Song Online For Streaming
A rough-mix version of a brand new DOKKEN track, entitled "Oasis", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Lightning Strikes Again", due in March/April 2008 via Rhino Records in the U.S. and Frontiers Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2004's "Hell to Pay" will feature the lineup of Don Dokken (vocals), Jon Levin (guitar, ex-WARLOCK), Barry Sparks (bass, TED NUGENT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MSG) and Mick Brown (drums).
"It will be a very heavy progressive record," Dokken told Deb Rao of KNAC.COM earlier in the year. "Just some cool songs, some dark songs, and some medium tempo. Some of the best work that I have done in years. I am not looking for any kind of sound. I am just writing whatever spiritual inspiration comes to me. You could say the sound is very heavy, like 'Kiss of Death'."
Quiet Riot Singer Died Of Cocaine Overdose
The Associated Press reports that the death last month of Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band QUIET RIOT, has been ruled an accidental cocaine overdose.
Clark County coroner spokeswoman Samantha Charles confirmed the cause Monday (December 10) after toxicology results were received.
Dubrow was found dead Nov. 25 at his Las Vegas home. He was 52.
QUIET RIOT was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize". The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" — which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
DuBrow recorded a solo album in 2004, "In for the Kill", and the band's last studio CD, "Rehab", came out in October 2006.
Linea 77 Announce New Album Release Date
"Horror Vacui", the brand new album of Italian rockers LINEA 77, will arrive in stores on February 8 and will mark the band's first release for Universal after their split with Earache. A video for the first single, "Il Mostro", will be shot during the coming days.
"Horror Vacui" was recorded at Skip Saylor Studios in Los Angeles with producer Toby Wright (KORN, ALICE IN CHAINS, SLAYER). Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "La Nuova Musica Italiana", "Mi Vida", "Overload" and "Grotesque".
To view photos from the new album recording sessions, click here. More...
Every Time I Die Release Take Action! Tour Dates
The following dates have been released for next year’s Take Action! Tour which will feature EVERY TIME I DIE, FROM FIRST TO LAST, THE BLED, AUGUST BURNS RED, and THE HUMAN ABSTRACT:
February 14 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
February 15 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
February 16 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
February 17 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
February 19 - Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
February 20 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
February 21 - Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
February 22 - Boise, ID @ The Big Easy Concert House
February 23 - Spokane, WA @ The Big Easy Concert House
February 24 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
February 25 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
February 27 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
February 28 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
February 29 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
March 1 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
March 2 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
March 3 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
March 5 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
March 6 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
March 7 - McAllen, TX @ Cine El Rey Theatre
March 8 - San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
March 12 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
March 14 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
March 15 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
March 16 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
March 19 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 21 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
March 22 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at the TLA
March 24 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
Marilyn Manson Release North American Tour Dates
MARILYN MANSON has lined up the following upcoming North American tour dates for early next year:
January 19 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
January 20 - Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore At Jackie Gleason Theater
January 22 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
January 24 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
January 26 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
January 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
January 29 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
January 30 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
February 1 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
February 2 - Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
February 4 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
February 5 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
February 7 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
February 8 - Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
February 10 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
February 11 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
February 13 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
February 14 - Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair
February 16 - Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
February 18 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
February 20 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
February 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
February 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
February 25 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Cryptopsy To Enter The Studio This Month
The “genre-defying extreme metal titans,” CRYPTOPSY, have retuned with a “vicious” new line-up featuring the additions of vocalist Matt Mcgachy and keyboards/samplist Maggie Durand. You can click here to view a photo of the new lineup. The band will enter the studio mid-December to begin recording their much anticipated sixth full-length album.
CRYPTOPSY will also be touring Mexico, Central and South America for the very first time throughout February and will possibly return to Mexico again in April.
Reinventing and redefining metal’s boundaries, CRYPTOPSY, recognized worldwide for infusing extreme music with awe-inspiring precision, rabidly dynamic rhythms and mouth-foaming viciousness, have earned music fans respect inside and outside the metal community. The band’s viperous recordings and punishing live performance have confirmed their place in music’s elite.
In 2008, CRYPTOPSY returns to redefine the boundaries of technical extreme metal with an album that is sure to catch the attention of the entire scene.
The Ottoman Empire Post New Song Online
The Ottoman Empire issue the following update on their myspace page:
"After returning from our trip to New York, we decided to publically release another new song from our Cleveland sessions with Don Debiase (Studio D) and Brandon Youngs (Track Six). This one is called 'Affliction,' and is a band favorite! Have a listen and stay tuned for more concerning new material and recordings!"
Poisonblack Begin Recording New Album
POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring former SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala, has entered Soundmix Studio in the group's hometown of Oulu with producer Kari Vähäkuopus to begin recording its third album, entitled "A Dead Heavy Day".
Commented drummer Tarmo Kanerva: "On the one hand, there is going to be some really melodic songs, and on the other hand, the heavy stuff is heavier than anything we have ever done before. Still, you won't need to be afraid of dramatic changes. It'll be the typical POISONBLACK sound."
POISONBLACK last year entered the Finnish national album chart with its sophomore CD, "Lust Stained Despair", at position No. 2. The group's video the song "Rush" can be viewed here. Also available at YouTube.com is a video clip of POISONBLACK mainman Ville Laihiala performing the band's song "Pain Becomes Me" acoustically. Check it out at this location. More...
Onslaught Forced To Cancel German Shows
The following message has been posted on Onslaught's official Myspace page:
"Onslaught have regrettably been forced to cancel the final 5 shows of their current German tour with 'Ektomorf' due to continuing breaches of contract by ROCKFALLS PROMOTIONS (Stefan Freund).
"Sy Keeler says 'the organisation behind the tour has again been nothing short of shambolic from day 1. The problems started with transportation and equipment and ended with non payment of our fees and expenses. The Night liner company has not been paid and the tour is being kept afloat at this time by the Tour Managers' own personal finances. We had persevered with the difficulties for the first 9 shows but felt it was impossible for us to continue in the circumstances and have been forced to make this very difficult and sad decision...
"We deeply apologise to our fans in Germany for any disappointment and inconvenience they may encounter because of Mr Freund's disgraceful behaviour. We will return to your great country in February for 3 shows with our good friends 'Sabbat' which will be organised and promoted in a totally professional manner..
This matter is now in the hands of our legal team...
"See you all soon…..'
Danke Schoen
ONSLAUGHT"
"PS - We would like to say a massive 'Thank You' to Frank & Steffen from the great band 'Days of Grace' who took time out to drive us back to the U.K... Your friendship and your thoughtfulness was awesome guys .. Danke. We owe you..!!! "
1349 Continue Work On New Material
Norwegian black metallers 1349 have issued the following update:
“As many of you might already know, Frost recently had an accident where he fell and broke his leg. He is currently in hospital. In the meantime, the rest of the band will continue to work on the things that don’t require Frost to be present, and wish him a quick recovery.”
Illdisposed Finish Mixing New Album
Denmark’s ILLDISPOSED have posted the following update:
“Summer and I just returned from Studio Fredman in Sweden where we mixed the album with Fredrik Nordström and his assistant Henke Rövkuk. Fredrik is truly a magician behind the mixing desk and the result is amazing. I remember – through a fog of beer, vodka and snus – that we agreed that this is the best ILLDISPOSED album for ten years. Big words maybe – but that’s for you to judge on March 28th when our bastard son number ten hits the streets.
In the meanwhile we’ll party in Copenhagen on Saturday – and remember you can hear the show live at Radio4Sound. I’ll be back soon with an album title, song titles and cover artwork!”
Abdullah Post New Songs Online
You can check out a number of new tracks from Cleveland’s ABDULLAH online over at their official MySpace page.
Kingston Falls Reveal New Album Title
KINGSTON FALLS just finished up a winter tour and are now recording for their Facedown Records debut titled “Armada On Mercury.” They are recording at Foundation Studios with Joey Sturgis (Devil Wears Prada) and the album will be released on March 18th, 2008. You can check out a brand new blog from the band about everything going on at their MySpace. While you are there, you can check out a couple of pre-production songs that will be re-recorded for the new album.
Gruesome Stuff Relish Post New Music Online
Razorback Records issue the following press release:
"Check out a brand NEW song from the upcoming 2nd GRUESOME STUFF RELISH album!"
"The song is called "Psychoslasher" and is from the band's upcoming, long-awaited album "Horror Rises From The Tomb" due out in early 2008 on Razorback Records!"
"Check the song out on the Razorback and GSR myspace pages!"
Original Onesidezero Guitarist Rejoins The Band
Onesidezero have announced the addition of original guitarist, Brett Kane, to the group for select tour cycles. Kane has re-joined the band, along with guitarist Colin Crow, who will be filling in on the West Coast tour dates currently underway.
The band recently parted ways with guitarist Levon Sultanian "due to creative and personal differences."
"It's great to be jamming with Brett again. He's a huge part of our sound and is a great performer," says drummer Rob Basile. "I've missed his random noises and trippy affects. He also never fails to give the worst "stink eye" if someone trainwrecks at a show! As for Colin, he's an old friend and former member of the band Allergic. It's been a pleasure having him jam with us, and it feels like old Onesidezero again! Come check it out!"
"It's been great having Brett back in the band. It's like he never left. One forgets how important his parts are and then realizes how much more depth the song has when he is playing," added bassist Cristian Hernandez. "Colin is a great guitarist. Having Colin in the band is like a breath of fresh air, he's been able to cover all the parts and has even added his own style to them, so it's almost like hearing the song for the first time again."
Onesidezero recently released their Ulrich Wild (Static-X, Stabbing Westward, Taproot) produced sophomore album was released through Corporate Punishment Records. The group’s new album can be streamed in its entirety online here.
The band has announced a short tour of the West Coast to round out the year, before embarking on a European tour alongside ADEMA and RE:IGNITION in early 2008.
Here are the latest Onesidezero tour dates (more TBA): More...
Watch Baroness Free Show Footage Online
For those of you that didn’t make it to their Midnight Show at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on Dec 1st, BARONESS (Relapse Records) will be streaming a special encore of the show that they played on WoozyFly.com. WoozyFly.com will host a Special “48 Hour BARONESS Woozy-thon” beginning Dec 10th on the band’s WoozyFly page. There's also an interview with the entire band on the album’s imminent success, the concept behind the album and touring in the New Year on that same page.
The Miracle Calls It Quits
Italian hardcore outfit The Miracle is breaking up. Formed in 2004, the band released a full-length with Still Life Records in 2006. The Miracle will play their final show in Milano on January 4th.
Textures Start Recording New Album
TEXTURES are nearly done writing all the songs for their upcoming record, which they entered the studio to record on December 4. Just like with "Drawing Circles," they've have chosen to record at Split Second Sound with production being handled by the guitar player Jochem Jacobs.
The band announces:
"We expect to wrap the recording up, mixing and mastering by the end of January. While in the studio we will keep you updated by doing four video web-episodes which will be shot by our bass player Remko Tielemans. They will be exclusively posted on our myspace page, myspace.com/textures in mid December."
"As if that isn't enough, we have already confirmed our first 'warm-up show' for next year, which will be on the 5th of April in Leuven, Belgium, where we will be co-headlining the Sandstorm festival with Impious."
"We will have more news on the upcoming album and shows in the near future."
3 Black Sabbath Songs For Guitart Hero, Rock Band
Black-Sabbath.com is reporting 3 Black Sabbath new songs can be downloaded for your Guitart Hero or Rock Band for Xbox. All tracks of "N.I.B.", "Sweet Leaf", and "War Pigs" are covers due to licensing expenses. You can get more information on the specifics of the downloads here.
Daylight Dies Reveal New Album Title
North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES check in with the following update:
"We began recording our third full length album on Saturday at Volume 11 studio in Raleigh, North Carolina. The title of the third album will be Lost To The Living with some song titles being 'The Morning Light', 'Cathedral' and 'Last Alone'. Thankfully we've escaped any major technical dilemmas and Jesse has already completed tracking drums to five songs. We anticipate the drums to be finished on Tuesday and then moving the operation to TMC Laboratories to begin recording the massive layers of guitars sometime next week. We've posted a few photos from the past two days, as well as a short video (click here) which includes Jesse tracking drums to scratch guitars. We will be announcing more song titles, a release date for the album and address the tour rumours shortly.. stay tuned." More...
Gotthard Explain Italian Concert Cancellation
Swiss hard rock band GOTTHARD has cancelled its previously announced four-date Italian mini-tour after singer Steve Lee was taken ill. "We had hoped that Steve [would be] back on track [by now], but unfortunately that is not the case right now," the group writes in a statement. "We hope to [be able to announce] new dates for the cancelled shows as soon as possible."
The affected dates are as follows:
Dec. 10 – Florence, ITA - Viper
Dec. 11 - Rome, ITA - Circolo Degli Artisti
Dec. 13 - Treviso, ITA - New Age
Dec. 15 - Milan, ITA - Transylvania
Estradasphere Post New Song Online
ESTRADASPHERE have added another new track off their forthcoming The Pegasus Vault EP entitled “The Return (unplugged)” online over at their official MySpace page for your listening pleasure.
Dead Infection Post New Song Online
Polish goregrinders DEAD INFECTION have posted a new song from their upcoming split album with MORTICIAN on the band’s official MySpace page. The split will be released early next year via Haunted Hotel Records.
As I Lay Dying Interviewed On Buzznet
Buzznet recently interviewed As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis and drummer Jordan Mancino. The rockers give The Reaper their thoughts on metal, Christianity, and the band. More...
RATM Plans Australian, Japanese Tour Dates
LiveDaily.com reports: Rage Against the Machine's reunion--which the group originally couched as a short-term affair that would only yield a handful of performances--continues chugging along, with the politically active rockers set to mount a full-blown tour of Australia, followed by a few dates in Japan.
The group will launch the Aussie run in mid-January and is scheduled to play eight shows in that country through the beginning of February. A trio of Japanese dates follow in early Febuary.
The announcement of the Australian and Japanese tours coincides with RATM's unveiling of a newly revamped official website, the arrival of which is sure to only fuel speculation that the group's reformation is more permanent than originally thought.
No word yet on when, if at all, the group plans to mount a full-scale US tour, or if plans are in the works for any new material.
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