Metal News for December 19, 2002
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Hot Topics
- Trivium Parts Company With Drummer
- Kreator To Release New Album In January
- Enthroned To Release New Album In December
- Spite Premiere New Single & Music Video
- Carcosa (AngelMaker) Premiere New Single & Video
- Agnostic Front Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
- Potato Premiere New Single & Music Video "YUGE PP"
- Omnium Gatherum Drops "Walking Ghost Phase" Video
- Tailgunner Signs With Napalm Records
- Messa Shares New Music Video "Reveal"
7 news articles posted on this day.
Summary/Misc
Daily Reviews
New reviews over at Metal Judgement:
- Audioslave 'Audioslave'
- Malevolent Creation 'The Will to Kill'
- Immolation w/ Vader, Origin, The Berzerker (Concert Review)
- Kotipelto 'Waiting for the Dawn'
- Phobia 'Serenity Through Pain'
- Blood Feast 'Remnants: The Last Remains'
- Nebula 'Dos EPs'
- Raunchy 'Velvet Noise'
- Blood Red 'Hostage'
- Chain Link Faith 'Chain Link Faith'
- Boetz four song sampler
- Metalshop at the Viper Room
- Crowbar 'Crowbar' (Classic Review)
- Dipnoi (Demo Review)
- The Driven (Demo Review)
Malevolent Creation Tour Dates
Malevolent Creation has announced US tour dates in support of their new album, The Will To Kill: More...
Newsted Challenges Metallica
Jason Newsted has issued a challenge to his former band Metallica to play a show with his current outfit Voivod.
Headline News
End of the Triads
Revenge Of The Triads, the band featuring Snake River Conspiracy’s Jason Slater, A Perfect Circle’s Troy Van Leeuwen and Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails, have split up. This is apparently due to problems with their record company, LMC.
Halford Guitarist Chooses Dielsel Machine
Halford guitarist Patrick Lachman has left the band to concentrate on his other project, Diesel Machine. Halford are currently auditioning potential replacements, but will use their producer Roy Z in the short term for live work.
Roadrunner Takes Deathride
Californian band Deathride, who include Coal Chamber’s Dez Fafara in their line-up, have signed to Roadrunner. Their debut album is to be produced by Ross Hogarth, who in the past has worked with…Coal Chamber. Titled ‘Swinging The Dead’, the album should be out in July.
Within Temptation Sign With G.U.N.
Dutch band Within Temptation have signed a new deal with G.U.N. Records. The band will have their 2001 album, ‘Mother Earth’, re-issued on January 27, with four bonus cuts and a new cover.
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