Metal News for December 13, 2007
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31 news articles posted on this day.
Bleeding Through Announce New Album Title
California hardcore band BLEEDING THROUGH have announced their new album title 'Declaration' as the follow up to 2006's The Truth. The band expects to release the album in the summer of 2008.
Bleeding Through recently toured as part of this summer's free Ozzfest as well as the following Slayer and Marilyn Manson co-headlining tour.
Feeling Faint Set To Release Get Young EP
After a lengthy period of inactivity, Feeling Faint Productions has announced the signing of Minneapolis sextet Get Young. The group's new EP, "Literature," will be available through standard online retailers on December 18th. Material from the debut can be previewed here.
Lamb Of God Play In The Dark In Kansas City
A Blabbermouth.net user reported the following from the Memorial Hall in Kansas City on Friday, December 7:
"I went to see the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE/LAMB OF GOD show at Memorial Hall in Kansas City last night [Friday, December 7] and LAMB's set was kinda different. First, they reported that on their way to KC, their bus had been hit by a semi-truck. I don't think anyone was hurt, but they did mention it. Second, about a third of the way through their set, all the lights quit working. After a few minutes of playing in pitch black, they stopped and were told that the lights weren't going to come back on. Randy [Blythe, LAMB OF GOD singer] said, 'We'll play this motherfucker in the dark, I don't care,' told everyone to be careful and watch out for each other, and launched back into it. They finished the show with nothing but a few small house lights on. Pretty cool, different situation and they said it was the most memorable show of the tour, one time even saying, 'You know, back in the day, when Abe Lincoln went to metal shows, he had to do it by candlelight.' The lights were fixed between sets and KILLSWITCH was able to use them."
Total Fucking Destruction European Tour Dates
Total Fucking Destruction will tour Europe in January. Here are the tour dates:
01/10 Paris, France @ L'espace B
01/11 Bordeaux, France @ Heretic Club
01/12 Irun, Spain @ TUNK!
01/13 Barcelona, Spain @ KGB
01/14 Marseille, France @ Le Black Hand Inn
01/15 Strasbourg, France @ Le Molodoi
01/16 Offenburg, Germany @ Kessel
01/17 Prague, Czech @ Club 007
01/18 Dresden, Germany @ AZ Conni
01/19 Wermelskirchen, Germany @ Bahndamn
01/20 Tilburg, Netherlands @ Club 013/Batcave
Bane Announce US, Japanese Tour Dates
Bane will play a handful of shows in January, including dates on the West Coast and in Japan. Here's the schedule:
1/10 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ With Honor, Have Heart, Outbreak
1/11 Albany, NY @ Valentines w/ Have Heart, Outbreak
1/12 Worcester, MA @ Palladium w/ Silent Drive, With Honor
1/13 Haverhill, MA @ Welfare Records w/ With Honor
1/16 Anahiem, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Outbreak, Trash Talk
1/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse w/ Outbreak, Trash Talk
1/18 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe w/ Outbreak, Trash Talk
1/19 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe w/ Silent Drive, Outbreak, Trash Talk
1/20 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk w/ Silent Drive, Outbreak, Trash Talk
1/21 California @ TBA w/ Silent Drive, Outbreak, Trash Talk
1/22 Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory w/ Silent Drive
1/26 Tokyo, Japan @ Kawasaki Club Citta w/ Silent Drive
1/27 Osaka, Japan @ Osaka Sunhall w/ Silent Drive
Can YouTube Evict Led Zeppelin?
This is the question that PC World poses. An excerpt from the article follows:
The company recently implemented digital fingerprinting technology to identify videos that the company has been asked by the copyright owner not to post on the site.The technology compares posted clips with reference videos supplied to YouTube for analysis.
It relies on identifying consistent qualities in a video, said Struan Robertson, senior associate with Pinsent Masons and editor of the legal Web site Out-law.com.
But the technology doesn't work as well with batches of different clips with different characteristics, even if the clips are all from the same event.
"That's more difficult when you are dealing with a live performance because the sound quality is poor and the image quality is similarly poor and probably very varied according to who was filming and where they were in the crowd," Robertson said.
Video clips of legendary rock band Led Zeppelin's reunion show in London on Monday are reappearing hourly on YouTube despite efforts to remove the material due to alleged copyright infringement. YouTube warns users in its "help center" that they may not own the rights to upload concert footage to its site.
Some links to videos of the band's performance lead to a red warning that says the video has been removed "due to a copyright claim by Warner Music Group."
According to a reliable southern Ontario-based BW&BK news source, the band's management "has requested the removal of any clips of the event", even though the Warner Music Group has a licensing agreement with YouTube that would technically allow fans to upload material, because Led Zeppelin own the rights to the footage.
Note that despite some of these links being shut down the day of the posting, they are ALL working now.
Read the full article at PC World.
Axel Rudi Pell Confirmed for Wacken Open Air
The latest band confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2008 is the power-metalers Axel Rudi Pell. The festival, which takes place from July 31 to Augest 2, 2008 will include the following bands confirmed so far (with more to come):
As I Lay Dying
At the Gates
Autumn
Avantasia
Axel Rudi Pell
Axxis
Carcass
Children Of Bodom
Corvus Corax
Crematory
Dream of an Opium Eater
Enemy of the Sun
Excrementory Grindfuckers
Gorerotted
Hatebreed
Iron Maiden
Killswitch Engage
Kreator
Krypteria
Lord Belial
Lordi
Nightwish
Obituary
Powerwolf
Primordial
Sabaton
Saltatio Mortis
Sonata Arctica
The Bones
The Force Gorgoroth
Warbringer
Royal Hunt Introduce New Singer
Dutch metallers ROYAL HUNT check in with the following update:
"Our new album is done…"
"In a few days it will be on it's way to our record companies around the world (we’ll keep you posted regarding release dates) and now we’d like to introduce our new singer to all of you who’s been waiting for this moment so (im)patiently: Mark Boals (RING OF FIRE/ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN)." More...
Gorgoroth Reveal New Album Title
Regain Records has issued the following press release:
"Regain Records has finally decided how to go further with the GORGOROTH matter. Regain Records will continue the co-operation with the band's original member Infernus with a new line-up. This new line-up will be announced by Infernus through the new official website. Regain Records recognizes Infernus as the rightful owner of the band's name, logo and trademark, and is prepared to take any legal steps necessary to prevent any third part from exploiting it, artistically and commercially. A long time commitment between Infernus and Regain Records has been signed and Gorgoroth's next album entitled "Quantos Possund Ad Satanitatem Trahunt" - as well as the follow-up - will be released on Regain Records."
Made of Hate To Release Debut In February
Polish metallers MADE OF HATE will release their debut album, "Bullet In Your Head", on February 22, 2008 through AFM Records. According to a press release, "the sound of this newcomer band is fresh and unique, like a perfect mixture between CHILDREN OF BODOM and IN FLAMES. The record combines expressive and intense melodies with really aggressive and heavy sounding guitar riffs."
For more information, visit their Myspace page.
Machinemade God Part Ways With Bassist
German metal act MACHINEMADE GOD has issued the following update:
"For those who were wondering why we were playing with a stand-in bass player the last months: After his marriage, Sven figured that he had to focus more on his job and family life and that he couldn't spend enough time with and for the band.
"Within the last months our stand-in David Dattler did an outstanding job. He also turned out to fit perfectly in the band and became a really good friend for all of us. When Sven told us his decision, we knew that there could be only one person to join the band full-time. More...
Neurosis and Converge Team Up For Seattle Shows
NEUROSIS and CONVERGE will team up for the following shows:
February 16 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon (21+)
February 17 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon (All Ages)
Transparent Post New Music Online
TRANSPARENT, the Danish band featuring vocalist Rene Pedersen (MERCENARY), lead guitarist Signar Petersen (ex-MERCENARY), drummer Morten Lowe Soerensen (SUBMISSION, THE ARCANE ORDER), and bassist Mads Stagis and rhythm guitarist Danny Hove Jensen, has made two new songs available for streaming on its MySpace page. The tracks come off the group's new EP, "My Criterion 666", which was produced and mixed by Casper Skafte (SMAXONE) and mastered by Ziggy (ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY). According to a press release, the follow-up to 2005's "Mutual Assured Destruction" EP is "a fictional concept album based on John's Revelation from the New Testament. It is a story about a person raised by a satanic cult, 'The Black Legion', whose purpose is to fulfill the prophecy of John — the person has to become the antichrist and has to lead the ultimate war against god and all of Christianity. But is he really the antichrist, the one to face god in the final battle between good and evil or is he just a normal person brainwashed by a cult of religious fanatics whose purpose is to bring Armageddon upon this world?"
TRANSPARENT's music is said to be "a combination between classic metal bands like TESTAMENT and MEGADETH with a touch of new cutting edge metal from the likes of ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD and FEAR FACTORY. The music is aggressive with classic songwriting and melodic solos."
killwhitneydead Post New Song Online
You can check out a new Christmas song from KILLWHITNEYDEAD entitled “Jingle Hell” online over at their official MySpace page.
Gehenna Sign With Indie Recordings
Norway's Indie Recordings has announced the signing of black metal legends GEHENNA.
GEHENNA was formed in 1993 and is said to be "one of the original founders of true Norwegian black metal." With six albums and two EPs on their soul-scarred conscience, they have made an profound impact on today's black metal scene.
GEHENNA has explored the boundaries of the genre but always stayed true, which has undoubtedly contributed to their cult-like status. More...
Possessed Add Mokena Show
POSSESSED, featuring sole original member Jeff Becerra (vocals) backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT, has scheduled the following dates:
Feb. 29 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Mar. 02 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
Apr. 11 - Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room
Tickets for the Mokena show can be purchased through EnterTheVault.com exclusively until December 28, at which point they will become available via all usual ticketing outlets.
Wrench In The Works Sign To Facedown Records
Facedown Records announces the signing of Wrench In The Works with the following message:
"With great excitement and anticipation we welcome Wrench In The Works to the Facedown Family. After hearing their songs, meeting them and seeing them live, we knew that we had to work with this band and we are excited to spread the word about them through Facedown. These guys have been booking their own shows all over the East Coast and nationwide for the past few years and their work ethic is very strong and the music is undeniably heavy and creative. Make sure to head over to their myspace page to check out some songs, and send them a message. They are playing the upcoming Stillborn Fest on Dec. 23 in New Haven, CT w/ Hatebreed, God Forbid, Agnostic Front and many more. They are currently finishing the writing for their Facedown debut that will be engineered and produced this spring by Mike Schleibaum of Darkest Hour for a summer 2008 release. After the album is recorded the band will be hitting the road continuously with stops planned at Facedown Fest in Pomona, CA (March 28-29) and then on to the summer festivals."
"Check them out at Myspace here."
New Anthrax Singer Talks About Landing The Job
Anthrax recently announced new singer, Dan Nelson. Nelson is a virtual unknown, having fronted several local bands in the Long Island/ New York area in the past. Says drummer Charlie Benante, “Rob [Caggiano] called me and said, ‘I have a singer, you should check him out.’ We gave him a shot, and he floored us.”
After a successful reunion tour with former singer Joey Belladonna in 2006, there were rumors of recording a new album with that lineup. However, talks fell through and the band was left, once again, without a singer. Enter Dan Nelson.
“I was actually looking for a band,” commented Nelson. “ Long Island , NY is a pretty dead scene. I was in Unbroken, and through that I met Rob a couple years ago. I had gone through some stuff on a personal side where I took time off from the music. When I got back to the scene, I couldn’t find a band, so I contacted Rob through MySpace and offered my services. We sent music back and forth, got together, and jammed for 10 hours straight. After 10 hours, he said, ‘I think you’d be right for Anthrax.”
“There’s no place else I’d rather be right now,” Nelson said. “It’s a great vibe. I feel great, and I’m ready to go. It’s lit that much more of a fire under me. I’m getting to live the dream, and it feels amazing. I can’t wait for all these people who think Anthrax is done to be proven wrong. The naysayers are gonna be shut down, and the true blue fans are gonna be pleased.”
Guitarist Scott Ian commented on the new singer saying, “It feels great working with Dan. The first time we jammed, we ran through a bunch of old songs, songs from the John Bush/ Joey Belladonna eras. Right from the first second Dan started “Room For One More” we knew. We said, ‘Now that we’ve got that, let’s work his ass off.”
Anthrax, featuring Nelson on vocals, guitarists Ian and Rob Caggiano, bassist Frankie Bello, and drummer Benante, is currently working on all-new material. “We wrote these songs and they fucking kicked ass,” says Benante. “It was cathartic. We also want to take our time. This record will be under the microscope, more so than the others. We want to make sure it’s 100% perfect.”
In related news, two classic Anthrax records - “Sound of White Noise” and “Stomp 442” - are going to be available on iTunes on December 18. They will be expanded editions with bonus tracks, and it’s the first time the records will be released digitally. The online versions of the albums will also include commentary tracks from the band members themselves.
Anthrax has not yet announced a release date for an upcoming album, but the band is in the middle of the writing process, so stay tuned for more updates.
2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announced its inductees for 2008. The inductees will be honored at a ceremony on March 10, 2008, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
"The 2008 inductees are trailblazers - all unique and influential in their genres," said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President and CEO Joel Peresman. "From poetry to pop, these five acts demonstrate the rich diversity of rock and roll itself. We are proud to honor these artists and celebrate their contribution to rock and roll's place in our culture."
The performer inductees are:
Leonard Cohen
The Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denny Payton and Mike Smith)
Madonna
John Mellencamp
The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson)
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also announced the induction of Little Walter in its sideman category, and the newly named "Ahmet Ertegun Award" (formerly the non-performer category) will be presented to legendary producers, Gamble &Huff.
Devildriver Announce Headlining Tour Dates
Metal road warriors DevilDriver will hit the road in Winter 2008, headlining the “Bound By The Road” tour in support of their acclaimed masterwork, "The Last Kind Words." This tour marks the band’s first headline run for this album. Also on the bill are death metal legends Napalm Death, and up-and-comers Walls Of Jericho, 36 Crazyfists and InVitro. The tour begins on February 27 and runs through April 19.
Pre-sale tickets will be available exclusively for members of the band’s newly launched fan club, dubbed “The Wretched,” on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at https://tixx1.artistarena.com/devildriver/. Tickets will be available for the general public the following day. Additionally, those diehard fans who purchase 4 or more tickets at once will gain early entry into the venue, and participate in a 30-minute pre-show meet and greet with the entire band where they will be able to take photographs and have two items autographed.
“The Wretched” is an exclusive, official fan community where DevilDriver fans reap loads of benefits for the low annual cost of $19.99. Members of “The Wretched” will receive a t-shirt and patch upon signing up, automatic entry into contests, monthly giveaways, as well as more intimate access to the band through web chats and blogs.
Of the fan club and the tour, frontman Dez Fafara said, “We have just started our first fan club, and we have put together a diverse package. We have one of the greatest legends in metal playing right before us and we have a punk rock band opening for us. We’re going to do an hour to an hour-and-a-half on stage every night, and we’re going to throw in a lot of songs we have never played live before. There will be more of a production on stage, too. With lights and all. We will be playing a lot of stuff from our new record. And there will be some surprises, too, so come out and see the show!”
Below are the latest "Bound By The Road" tour dates, with more to be announced shortly. More...
Vanmakt Post Promo Teaser Online
Vanmakt have sent the following note:
"Since we have recieved alot of requests regarding to hear the new promo we decided to upload a 60 Sec teaser of "Brethren Of Lucifer" to www.myspace.com/Vanmakt. More will come soon, so stay tuned! Enjoy our raging hell!"
Iron Maiden Confirm Live Date In Poland
British metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced they will be performing at the Gwardia Stadium in Warsaw, Poland on Thursday, August 7th as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008.
Guitarist Steve Harris says, "This will be a very special show for us for many reasons as the Powerslave Tour was the first time we visited Poland all the way back in 1985 which was a really big deal back then owing to the country being under Soviet rule at that time. Despite what many people told us to expect of life 'Behind the Iron Curtain' we found only the most friendly of welcomes from the fans in Poland some of whom would save up nearly a months wages just to get hold of one our records at that time. So ever since then we've always tried to make sure we got to Poland on every tour as the fans there always remind us of that amazing time."
Tickets go on sale Friday, December 14th via www.ticketpro.pl . More...
Paradox Push "Electrify" Release Back A Week
Long-running German metallers PARADOX have pushed back the German release date of their fourth album, "Electrify", to January 18 from the previously announced January 11. The CD was produced by guitarist/vocalist Charly Steinhauer and was mixed and mastered at the Hansen Studios in Denmark by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, DESTRUCTION, HATESPHERE). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Monument", "Second Over Third By Force", "Infected", "Portrait in Grey", "Hyperspeed Hallucinations", "Bridge to Silence", "Disconnected", "Cyberspace Romance", "Electrify", as well as a cover of BLACKFOOT's "Good Morning". Joining Steinhauer and guitarist Kai Pasemann in the group's current touring lineup are drummer Roland Jahoda (formerly of SOUL DEMISE) and bassist Roland Keller.
Check out audio samples on the band's MySpace page.
On January 12, PARADOX will headline the Deutsche Assault Festival in Athens, Greece alongside ZED YAGO and WIZARD.
Furious Styles Announce US Tour Dates
Furious Styles will kick off a month-long tour late this month. Here are the tour dates:
12/30 Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo w/ Wu-Tang Clan
12/31 Seattle, WA @ West Seattle Legion Hall w/ First Blood
dates with A Crow's Glory
1/1 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
1/3 Bend, OR @ Domino Room
1/4 Orangevale, CA @ VFW Hall
1/5 San Jose, CA @ Club Macla
1/6 Fresno, CA @ Knights of Columbus Hall
1/11 Baja CA @ Voodoo House
1/13 Yuma, AZ @ Prison Hill Park w/ xAFBx, Wintch Mob
1/16 San Antonio, TX @ The Underground
1/17 McAllen, TX @ Nikki Rowe VFW
1/18 Houston, TX @ The Junction
1/19 Dallas, TX @ Red Blood Club
1/20 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom w/ xAFBx, Wintch Mob
1/21 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
1/22 Memphis, TN @ The Dreg
1/24 Springfield, IL @ The Blacksheep Cafe
1/25 Arlington Heights, IL @ Knights of Columbus Hall
1/26 Romeo, MI @ The Static Age
1/27 Erie, PA @ The Roth Rock
As I Lay Dying Frontman Producing War Of Ages
As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis will be producing War Of Ages' upcoming album, which the band is currently writing. According to the group, "We've been hard at work with Tim these last few months constructing our new album. Our new material is the best we've written to date and you won't be disappointed." Facedown Records is expected to release the effort next spring.
Attacker Recording New Song
New Jersey metallers ATTACKER are recording a brand new song, "Condemned", that will be featured in a free CD to be published by Poland's Hard Rocker magazine. The track will later be released by the band as a commemorative CD single for fans attending the Keep It True X festival. Only 100 copies will be made available and each copy will be autographed by the members of ATTACKER.
Commented ATTACKER vocalist Bob Mitchell: "Bart Gabriel [from Hard Rocker magazine] and I share a long term friendship and when he asked us to contribute a song for the magazine's free CD, we counter-offered a brand new song to him and for our fans throughout Europe. I will also confirm that we will later release this new song as a CD single. 'Condemned' will give fans an opportunity to check out what's yet to come from us. It's also our way of giving back and saying thanks to those that have remained loyal and supported us." More...
My Ruin Post Another New Song Online
Los Angeles-based hard rock band MY RUIN has posted a new song, "Through The Wound", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off MY RUIN's upcoming album, "Throat Full of Heart", which is set to be released in January 2008 on the band's own imprint label Rovena Recordings in association with Cargo Records UK. The CD was recorded at The Hobby Shop in Los Angeles and co-produced by MY RUIN guitarist Mick Murphy and producer/engineer Duane Burda.
According to vocalist Tairrie B, "Through The Wound" is a very personal song which was recorded only a few weeks after her car accident in late 2006. "I was still living in the moment in many ways, on heavy painkillers and not able to fully straighten my arm which was filled with staples from my surgery and skin graft at the time," she says. "I would be tracking vocals and my fingers would swell up and hand would go numb. It was all so surreal." More...
Iron Maiden Confirm Romania Show
IRON MAIDEN have announced they will be performing at the Cotroceni Football Stadium in Bucharest, Romania on Monday, August 4th as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008.
Steve Harris says "We've mentioned before in previous announcements how exciting it is to be playing new places and although we have visited Bucharest only once before, way back in October 1995, this will be the first time our fans there will get to see Bruce (Dickinson) performing the classic songs. So this will basically like playing here for the first time for us and I'm sure the fans will be as fired for it as we are!"
Tickets go on sale today at 1pm local time - www.myticket.ro More...
Rosetta Announce Tour With Nights Like These
Rosetta will be doing a select amount of dates w/ Nights Like These in January.
The dates are as follows:
Jan 4 2008 @ The Talking Head Club Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 5 2008 @ The Ritz Theater Muncy, Pennsylvania
Jan 11 2008 @ Mainstage Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Jan 12 2008 @ KC's Music Alley Fredericksburg, Virginia
Jan 13 2008 @ Jaxx Springfield, Virginia
Check the band's Myspace page for more info.
W.A.S.P Announce Australian Tour Dates
The legendary band W.A.S.P will be coming to Australia for the first time ever in April next year in celebration of the 15th Anniversary since the release of the landmark 'The Crimson Idol' album. On the Crimson Idol World Tour, W.A.S.P will be performing two sets; the first being the entire Crimson Idol album, and the second set consisting of old classics and new material, including tracks from the bands' latest album 'Dominator'. Australian hard rock legends The Poor will be hitting the road for the first time in ten years to join W.A.S.P as very special guests.
The tour, tickets for which go on sale Monday January 14th 2008 from ticketek or venuetix, comprises of only four shows, as follows:
Tuesday, April 08 Sydney Metro Theatre
Thursday, April 10 Brisbane The Tivoli
Sunday, April 13 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
Tuesday, April 15 Melbourne Forum Theatre
Chiodos Pull Out Of Soundwave For Linkin Park
Chiodos, following the lead of Coheed And Cambria, Social Distortion, and Ace Enders, have become the fourth band to pull out of this years' Soundwave Festival in Australia. Though no news has yet been released on a replacement for Chiodos, replacing the other three on the line-up is Infectious Groves, City And Colour, and Alexisonfire. Coheed And Cambria decided not to come down under after being confirmed for the Soundwave fest when Linkin Park offered them a support spot on their US tour. Chiodos have now reported the exact same situation, and neither band has given any real reason for the late switch. A Soundwave fest organiser made this statement on the festival's message board:
"For the record, they were getting paid more from [Soundwave] than they are from Linkin Park. I suspect they are doing this stadium tour because their label and publisher demanded it and if the band did not do this they would have found their new album fall off the priority list. In any case, as is our policy at SW, we will always strive to replace any drop-out with a band of bigger or simillar stature. Sometimes, of course, it is impossible to get a carbon copy, but in terms of quality, we will always strive to match or exceed."
Coheed And Cambria issued the following statement:
"Linkin Park has personally invited us to support them in the US during this time and after a lot of thought, we have accepted. While this is good news for us and our fans in the US, we realize it is a blow to you down under and in mainland Europe, and we apologize for any inconvenience this will cause."
The band has assured us that they "will instead come to [Australian] shores at the end of March to play our own theater shows", but have not yet assured us of exact dates or locations. Chiodos' statement on their MySpace page said essentially the same thing:
"Dear the country/continent of Australia,We regret to inform you that we have to cancel our dates on the “soundwave festival.” BUT WAIT, things will get sexier. We got an offer for a tour in the states that we couldn’t turn down with the position that were in. I know this sounds like were totally bailing on a bunch of totally wicked sweet dudes and dudettes, but were not. It was a really tough decision, all of us dudes were really really excited to hang out and head bang with you aussies, but it comes down to this opportunity that we can’t pass up. Hopefully you don’t hate on us and fly over to kill brad’s dog, steal derrick’s tobacco bong, give jason a shower, steal pat’s shoes, hot-wire craig’s car, and lastly pop my butt cherry. All of us know that violence is not the answer, BECAUSE we’ll be coming to australia soon, no worries. I have a scheduled fight with a kangaroo anyway, and that thing has been talking way too much shit, SO when that happens everyone is invited to watch me kick the shit out of this kangaroo, i’ve been training.
to sexy accents,
Matt CHIODOS"
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