Metal News for December 21, 2007
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31 news articles posted on this day.
Recordings Of Death Tribute Show Online
Canadian band Symbolic - "the ultimate Death tribute" - have updated their MySpace page to stream tracks recorded on December 12th at Quebec City's Theatre Imperial during the benefit gig in honor of fallen metal hero Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied). You can check out the recordings at this location.
For the above mentioned "tribute show," Symbolic shared the stage with Bobby Koelble (Symbolic album), Shannon Hamm, Scott Clendenin (The Sound Of Perseverance album), Daniel Mongrain (Martyr), Marc-André Gingras (Quo Vadis), Jonathan Lee (The Autumn Offering, ex-Acheron), and Nick Barker (ex-Dimmu Borgir/Cradle Of Filth drummer).
All the profits from the show, which was recorded for an upcoming DVD release, will be divided between Schuldiner's foundation for cancer research and a local foundation.
You can also check out the photos from the show at Capitale du Metal.
The setlist was as follows: More...
Watch Dokken's "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" Vid
Dokken are out with the animated video to their holiday single "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," from the compilation album "Monster Ballads Xmas," also featuring Twisted Sister, Winger, Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer, Queensryche and Skid Row. "Monster Ballads Xmas" is out now on Razor & Tie Records. More...
Lamb Of God Talks About Not Being Political
Thrashpit caught up with Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe, where he was asked about how their 2006 release 'Sacrament' seems much more personally confrontational than the group's prior records. "We had two highly political records we wrote with 'As the Palaces Burn' and 'Ashes of the Wake'," Blythe explained. "With 'Palaces' we'd been having a hard time over in the Middle East and with the Bush Administration of course. With this one, Mark and I were like 'well, we might want to step back from politics on this one.' I'm a political science major and I'm a punk rock kid, and punk rock and politics generally go hand-in-hand, so we were worried after 'Palaces' we'd get branded as a political band. After 'Palaces' we wanted to write something not as political but the climates at the time were still pissing us off enough that we again wrote it politically. We generally write about issues that anger, sadden, or depress us. Again, when 'Sacrament' came around, we wanted to move away from the political thing. We aren't a political party and we conscientiously wanted to try something a little more personal and a little more accessible. We wanted fans to be able to take a song and give it their own meaning, maybe put their own personal experiences to it. That's just how our music goes though - we just don't want to write the same album again and again!" Read more.
Read the full article at RockNWorld.com.
Alpha & Omega Sign To 6131 Records
Los Angeles hardcore band Alpha & Omega has officially signed with 6131 Records. According to the label, the group plays "metal infused hardcore with influences ranging from the Cro Mags, Leeway, Biohazard, Crowbar, and more." Their debut 7" will hit streets in early-2008. In the meantime you can listen to material from their demo here.
El Chupa Cobras Signs To Acerbic Noise Development
Acerbic Noise Development has recently signed three new bands to their roster. The most metal-relevant is Montgomery, AL-based El Chupa Cobras. Their ADD-riddled, freak-n-roll release is set to street on 1-29-08. You can check out their material on their MySpace page.
Other signings include prog-post-punk Hattiesburg, MS band, Malamute, and Cambridge, Ontario's Tugnut.
Terror Prepares New Album
Terror has announced plans to enter the studio in February to record a new full-length. The effort will once again be produced by Zeuss. According to the band, "We're extremely excited, the shit that we have demoed already is without a doubt the hardest and best Terror shit ever."
Prior to recording the album, the group will travel to Japan for an extensive tour. Here are the tour dates:
01/05 Seoul, Korea @ Skunk Hell
01/06 Seoul, Korea @ DGBD
01/09 Tokyo Shibuya @ Cyclone
01/10 Chiba Shinmatsudo @ Firebird
01/11 Tochigi Ashikaga @ South BBC
01/12 Niigata @ Junkbox Mini
01/13 Fukushima Koriyama @ Freeway Jam
01/14 Yokohama @ Club Lizard
01/15 Shizuoka Hamamatsu @ G-Side
01/16 Osaka @ Sunhall
01/17 Mie Yokkaichi @ Club Chaos
01/18 Nagoya @ Zion
01/19 Tokyo Shinjuku @ ACB
Superbowl of Hardcore 2008 Announced
The annual Superbowl of Hardcore show will take place in New York City on April 8th. Bands confirmed for the show thus far include Agnostic Front, Madball, Terror, and Fahrenheit 451. Additional bands and details will be forthcoming.
Hideous Divinity Releases Demo Tracks Online
A newborn deathmetal act from Norway called HIDEOUS DIVINITY (featuring members and ex-members of Hour Of Penance and Eyeconoclast) has just released their new 2-track demo entitled "Sinful Star Necrolatry." You can listen to the demo on the band's MySpace page.
Icepick's Danny Diablo To Tour With Necro
Icepick's Danny Diablo has been confirmed for Necro's upcoming North American headlining tour. The tour, which will also feature Psycho Realm and The R.O.C, will kick off in across Canada on January 8th, 2008 and hit select markets in the US.
"I am really happy that I will be touring with Necro, Pyscho Realm and Riviera Regime. I consider these hardcore rap groups to be family and it is an honor to bless the stage with them," says Diablo. "I'm gonna bring it N.Y.H.C. style to these shows. I can't wait to play the Canadian shows cause I have been getting mad love from my Canadian fans over the years. So get ready for Danny Diablo and his Thugcoremusic to bring down the house."
Danny Diablo is currently supporting his Suburban Noize debut, "Thugcore 4 Life." The album is a combination of New York style hardcore and hip-hop mixed together to create something truly unique. The album features guest appearances by some of music's biggest names Daddy X(Kottonmouth Kings), the Sub Hoodz Stress and Harley Havok, DJ Lethal(House of Pain), Slain, Danny Boy and La Coka Nostra's Big Left and Ceekay. Danny Diablo's video for the track "Mechanix" featuring Necro and the Transplants' Skinhead Rob can be viewed online on YouTube.
Danny Diablo rose through the ranks of the New York hardcore sceneduring the mid-90s as the frontman of the legendary Skarhead. Aftertouring the world several times over, appearing on the Warped Tour andinfluencing a slew of new age hardcore bands, Diablo joined forceswith Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta in Icepick. The duo's side-project, which took hardcore back to its roots, released their debut album "Violent Epiphany" in 2006 via Jasta's own Stillborn Records. Currently Diablo is working with producer Tim Armstrong (Rancid) recording his upcoming album, International Hardcore Superstar, for release in 2008.
"It's the same thing," Diablo says commenting on what brought this hardcore veteran to hip-hop. "I'm from the same neighborhood. I'm from Jackson Heights, Queens. Growing up, I was in an area of Queens that always had rappers walking around like Kool G Rap (and) Eric B. I grew up in rap. I listened to rap before I listened to metal. Then I got to metal and then I got to hardcore. But it's the same thing, hardcore and rap. In the '80s, they were talking about the same thing strugglesand stuff like that."
Here are the latest tourdates with Necro: More...
Korpiklaani To Release New Single In February
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI will release a new single, "Keep On Galloping", on February 14, 2008 in both CD and 7" picture vinyl formats. It will also include the track "Paljon On Koskessa Kiviä". Check out the cover artwork at this location.
"Keep On Galloping" is the first single from the group's forthcoming album, "Korven Kuningas", due in the spring via Nuclear Blast Records.
KORPIKLAANI entered the Finnish and German album charts at positions No. 36 and No. 52, respectively, with their latest effort, "Tervaskanto" (Napalm Records).
"Tervaskanto" was recorded at Fantom Studios in Tampere, Finland with producer Samu Oittinen. 11 songs were laid down for the follow-up to "Tales along this Road".
Manifest Post Footage From The Studio Online
Norway's MANIFEST have issued the following update:
"Yeah... check out some high quality footage from the weeks spent in Spiren Studio, Rognes City recording Hedonism with some friends hangin` around and making life in the studio worth living!!!!"
"Thanks to Ragnar Berge for editing, you rule!!!! And everyone: go out and buy the album........twice!!!!!"
Life of Agony Singer Sign Deal w/ Suburban Records
LIFE OF AGONY vocalist Keith Caputo has inked a deal with Suburban Records for the European release of his new solo album, "Fondness for Hometown Scars". "We are super excited to get this record where it deserves to be!" Caputo says in a statement. "We are pleased and delighted to find a label that finally shows common sense and great taste for originality in music. A label unafraid to take risks with an unconventional sound and band thats not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed!"
Audio samples of all 12 tracks that are set to appear on "Fondness for Hometown Scars" are available at this location. More...
The Blackout Argument Announce New Singer
THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT issue the following press release:
"Some of you might have already noticed a new face in the ranks of THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT. Since July 2007 we're headed by Raphael Schmid, our new frontman. He has taken over the microphone-position from Sinan Akilli, who decided to part ways with the band due to private motives. We are extremely happy with the new line-up and the fact that we managed to handle this critical challange. Raphael is one hell of a singer and has been closely connected to the band since day one. His dedication and buzz go hand in hand with a comprehension of how THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT functions. We are looking forward to everything to come."
THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT released their critically acclaimed Lifeforce Records debut "Decisions" in September 2007.
Check the bands Myspace profile for tracks und Youtube for the video clip to "Remain In Silence" taken from "Decisions". More...
Eyes of Eden Post Free Download Of Unreleased Song
EYES OF EDEN, the gothic rock band led by legendary producer/guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (LACUNA COIL, GRIP INC., ENEMY OF THE SUN), is giving away an unreleased song that was not included on their debut Faith as a special gift for their fans.
“We have a holiday gift for all our friends out there: an unreleased song called 'Mother’s Revenge' from the Faith sessions – for free!”
Go here and listen to the new track or go here to download it until New Year’s! More...
Marduk Issue Tour Update
Swedish black metallers MARDUK have issued the following update:
"Marduk have returned from their 30 date European crudase and would like to send a big hail to all loyal supporters out there."
"Live photos from the tour will be brought forth very soon."
"The finalized dates for the January part of the Vanitas 2007/2008 has been made official. Go to the Tour section to check it out."
"Marduk look forward to march across new territiories in the Eastern and Central Europe."
Vader Prepare For "XXV Anniversary Tour 2008"
Veteran Polish death metallers VADER have issued the following update:
"In 2008 VADER will celebrate their XXV anniversary. To add more splendor to it, the main Polish death metal force will appear on their headlining 'XXV Anniversary Tour 2008'."
"It's going to be a very special tour! Exclusively for that occasion the band will prepare a very special live set featuring many surprises and songs which were never presented live!"
"Special guests of the tour will be SEPTIC FLESH from Greece, Swedish DEVIAN and INACTIVE MESSIAH, also from Greece." More...
Sodom Post 'City Of God' Video Online
"City of God", the latest video from veteran German thrashers SODOM, is available for download at this location (MPG file; 69 MB).
SODOM will make several festival appearances next year and is planning on releasing the second part of its "Lords of Depravity" DVD. Also in the works are reissues of some of the band's earlier recordings.
SODOM's new album, "The Final Sign of Evil", will be released as a double vinyl package on February 1, 2008 via SPV Records. The LP features re-recordings of the material from the German thrashers' classic first EP, "In the Sign of Evil", plus no less than seven bonus tracks, all of which were originally written during the "In the Sign of Evil" era or earlier but were never officially released. As a special bonus, the album will feature return appearances by the group's original drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter) and guitarist Josef "Peppi" Dominic (a.k.a. Grave Violator), both of whom were featured on the original 1984 EP. More...
Incantation Mainman Comments On Japanese Tour
Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION have returned from there first Japanese tour with ANATOMIA and FUNERUS. The group's mainman John McEntee has issued the following update:
"We have recently returned from our Death In Hell Japanese tour. This was our first time playing Japan. We have been trying to play Japan for many years with no luck, so it was a great honour to get this opportunity. All the shows were great, the people were all really metal and respectful. We got the opportunity to play with our long time friends in DEFILED and BUTCHER ABC along with some other killer bands like COFFINS, INTESTINE BAALISM, SABBAT, SSORE, and many more. Also on the tour was my other band FUNERUS along with the Japanese band ANATOMIA. ANATOMIA were great touring mates, they are a kick-ass, old-school-style death metal band and heavy as fuck. They were a perfect opener for the tour! It was also great for FUNERUS; we got a great response every night." More...
Paradox Post "Infected" Video Online
"Infected", the new video from the long-running German metallers PARADOX, can be viewed here. The track — which is available for free download on the band's MySpace page — comes off the group's fourth album, "Electrify", which is scheduled for release on January 18 via AFM Records. 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.
On January 12, PARADOX will headline the Deutsche Assault Festival in Athens, Greece alongside ZED YAGO and WIZARD. More...
Nightrage Post New Music Online
Swedish metallers, Nightrage, issue the following update on their Myspace page
"Hey metal maniacs"
"We have post 3 more NR songs in our player:
A condemned club, Poems, and Macabre Apparition, along with the already Scathing, Being nothing, and Hero, all songs are downloadable and along with lyrics, enjoy."
"Its a christmas gift for all our beloved fans worldwide."
"Metal on brothers"
"Marios Iliopoulos and the Nightrage crew."
Just For Fun
'N Sync Return As Death Metal Band, Post Video
The Daily Rock has posted a new video of the latest incarnation of ‘N Sync, who have reunited with all the original members and have announced a new musical direction. Ok, not really, but check out the video here or below. More...
Sepultura Post European Tour Footage Online
Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have uploaded a four-minute video clip featuring footage from the band's most recent European tour. Watch the clip below.
SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser is putting the finishing touches on his solo debut, entitled "Hubris I & II". A two-disc set, it is tentatively scheduled for release in April 2008 via Holland's Mascot Records. The CD was recorded in part at A Voz do Brasil studio in São Paulo, Brazil.
In a recent interview with Romania's Metalhead TV, Kisser stated about SEPULTURA's current touring/recording plans, "Our intention, really, is to play as much as we can to prepare this band to start writing new material. So we're gonna start writing a new album at the end of the year, hopefully to release next year, sometime in the second [half of 2008]."
Back in March, SEPULTURA filmed the second video from their "Dante XXI" album, for the song "Ostia". The clip was shot at a studio in São Paulo prior to the band's departure for their European tour. During the following week, the video crew and the main actor shot the outdoor scenes in downtown São Paulo. The script, which adapts the story from the book "The Divine Comedy" to the modern days, was directed by Geraldo Moraes. More...
W.A.S.P. Cancel Bremen Show
W.A.S.P. has issued the following statement:
"Unfortunately [the concert in Bremen, Germany originally scheduled for Thursday, December 20] was canceled due to Danial Stanton (tour manager) being taken for a emergency operation. The band didn't see itself in the position to come to Bremen. Those who bought tickets, please go to the VVK places return at which they were bought. Unfortunately a rebooking is not possible for the band at this time. Tonight's show [in Speyer, Germany] is OK and going ahead."
W.A.S.P. kicked off its "The Crimson Idol Tour" on October 26 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The band is performing the 1992 album in its entirety while never-before-seen video footage is being shown throughout the show. After a short break the group returns for another a 30-minute set of W.A.S.P. classics.
W.A.S.P.'s latest album, "Dominator", was released in digipack and LP format on October 1 via Demolition Records. The digipack features a special 3D cover.
Dark Fortress To Release New Album In February
German black metal outfit DARK FORTRESS will release its fifth full-length album, "Eidolon", via Century Media Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: February 22
UK, France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest Of Europe: February 25
Spain, Portugal: February 26
Finland, Sweden, Hungary: February 29
According to a press release, "Eidolon" is the band's first effort with new vocalist Morean, who is also responsible for the intricate lyrical concept.
In its nine chapters the album describes the initiation, dehumanization and unearthly rebirth of a transcending soul by mirror magic and astral projection.
An "Eidolon" is a Greek concept of an astral double of a living being or a "mirror." The concept describes a magic mirror ritual as while a person is in a trance, the surface of the mirror is used as a gate to enter a new dimension. Three songs each form the album's three chapters:
"Eidolon" track listing (50:17):
The first three songs describe the calling of beings from the other dimension, seen from three different angles:
01. The Silver Gate (6:50)
02. Cohorror (5:37)
03. Baphomet (6:24) *
The second part is the initiation, when the astral soul is dehumanized and torn away from his earthly ties.
04. The Unflesh (5:08)
05. Analepsy (6:01)
06. Edge of Night (3:57)
The third part is the rebirth „on the other side of the mirror“.
07. No Longer Human (5:36)
08. Catacrusis (4:34)
09. Antiversum (7:22)
* Featuring guest vocals by Tom Gabriel Fischer (CELTIC FROST)
DARK FORTRESS will embark on a European tour with HELHEIM and VULTURE INDUSTRIES in 2008.
Down Reveal More Tour Dates
More dates have been released for DOWN’s U.S. tour next year:
January 18 - Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen
January 19 - Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre
January 20 - Lafayette, LA @ Grant St. Dance Hall
January 22 - Little Rock, AR @ The Village
January 23 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
January 25 - Springfield, MO @ Reminton’s
January 26 - Champaign, IL @ Canopy Club
January 27 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room
January 29 - Flint, MI @ Machine Shop
January 30 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre
February 2 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
February 4 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
February 5 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
February 7 - Wantagh, NY @ Mulcahy’s
February 8 - Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
February 9 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
February 11 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
February 12 - New Haven, CT @ Toad’s
February 14 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
February 16 - Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
February 18 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
February 19 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
February 21 - New Orleans, LA @ Southport Music Hall
Taste Of Chaos 2008 Tour Dates Revealed
The following dates have been released for next year’s “Taste of Chaos” tour, which will feature ATREYU, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, and BLESSTHEFALL:
February 29 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
March 1 - Kansas City, MO @ Memorial Hall
March 2 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
March 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
March 5 - St. Louis, MO @ Family Arena
March 7 - Dayton, OH @ Hara Arena
March 8 - Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena
March 10 - Rochester, NY @ The Armory
March 11 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
March 13 - Norfolk, VA @ Constant Convocation Center
March 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tweeter Center
March 15 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Center
March 17 - Washington, DC @ Patriot Center
March 18 - Portland, ME @ Cumberland County Civic Center
March 20 - Nassau, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
March 21 - Boston, MA @ Tsongas Arena
March 22 - Albany, NY @ The Armory
March 24 - Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Center
March 25 - Tampa, FL @ USF Sundome
March 26 - Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park
March 28 - Orlando, FL @ USC Arena
March 29 - Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
March 30 - Houston, TX @ The Woodlands
April 1 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theatre
April 3 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Fairgrounds Arena
April 4 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheatre
April 5 - San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
April 6 - El Paso, TX @ County Coliseum
April 9 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
April 10 - Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena
April 12 - San Jose, CA @ Event Center
April 13 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
April 15 - Seattle, WA @ WaMu Center
The tour will also include Japanese rock bands (JRock) MUCC, D’ESPAIRSRAY, and THE UNDERNEATH. Bellingham, Washington group IDIOT PILOT will play two special sets every night in each venue concourse.
Ensiferum Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2008
The following bands have been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, which is set to take place from July 31st to August 2nd in Wacken, Germany:
AS I LAY DYING
AT THE GATES
AUTUMN
AVANTASIA
AXEL RUDI PELL
AXXIS
BEFORE THE DAWN
CARCASS
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CORVUS CORAX
CREMATORY
DESTRUCTOR
DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER
ENEMY OF THE SUN
ENSIFERUM
EVOCATION
EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS
GIRUGÄMESH
GOREROTTED
GORGOROTH
HATEBREED
HEADHUNTER
IRON MAIDEN
KAMELOT
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
KREATOR
KRYPTERIA
LORD BELIAL
LORDI
NIFELHEIM
NIGHTWISH
OBITUARY
POWERWOLF
PRIMORDIAL
SABATON
SALTATIO MORTIS
SONATA ARCTICA
THE BONES
VAN CANTO
WARBRINGER
Sebastian Bach Is Finally "Canadian"
The following report is courtesy of ChartAttack.com:
Canadian metalheads have always laid claim to SEBASTIAN BACH, but the Canadian government has never accepted the singer as one of our own until now. For the first time in his 20-year career, Bach is Cancon-approved. Music from his new Angel Down album officially qualifies as Canadian content, according to the Canadian Radio-television And Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
The former SKID ROW frontman is ecstatic about the development, even if he's a wee bit confused on Canadian bureaucracy, personifying a regulation ("Cancon") and not the CRTC as the official body recognizing his album as Canadian content.
"For 20 years I've been waiting for this," he says soon after hearing the news. "I'm from Peterborough and for Cancon to finally make me a Canadian artist is very heavy to me and it's incredible."
According to the CRTC website, a musical selection is judged on its Canadian content in four ways: music, artist, production and lyrics. If two of those areas are wholly Canadian, then the music can qualify as Cancon.
Bach has been trying to figure out these regulations for quite a while, sometimes with amusing results.
"It did frustrate me for years," he admits. "And I can remember one day, in the last five years, I was in Canada and I was Googling what it takes to become a Cancon artist.
"And I found this thing, I think it was on Cbc.com, The History Of Cancon. So I'm watching these video clips and the very last clip is an interview with the head of Cancon [Bach is likely referring to someone from the CRTC] in Ottawa, sitting at her desk and on the wall behind her is a painting by my dad [visual artist David Bierk]. Oh my God! One of my dad's paintings is behind her and she's explaining what is Cancon. I almost fell down when I realized that the big painting on the wall is done by Sebastian Bach's father.
"I was like, 'You people need to figure this out. There's no way the stain on my daddy's pants can't be Canadian when his painting's on the wall of the Cancon offices.'"
Read the full article at this location.
Alestorm To Support Turisas In U.K.
Scotland's ALESTORM have been confirmed to support TURISAS on the band's upcoming UK tour. Confirmed dates are as follows:
March
1 - Northampton, UK at Soundhouse
2 - Sheffield, UK at Corporation
3 - Aberdeen, UK at Moshulu
4 - Edinburgh, UK at Studio 24
5 - Liverpool, UK at Academy 2
6 - Norwich, UK at Waterfront
7 - Peterborough, UK at Park
8 - Leeds, UK at Cockpit
10 - Exeter, UK at Cavern
11 - Cardiff Clwb, UK at Ifor Bach
12 - Southampton, UK at The Brook
13 - London, UK at Electric Ballroom
14 - Brighton, UK at Concorde 2
The tracklist of Alestorm's debut, Captain Morgan's Revenge, is as follows: 'Over The Seas', 'Captain Morgan's Revenge', 'The Huntmaster', 'Nancy The Tavern Wench', 'Death Before The Mast', 'Terror On The High Seas', 'Set Sail And Conquer', 'Of Treasure', 'Wenches & Mead', 'Flower Of Scotland'.
The following release dates have been confirmed:
January
23 - Finland
25 - Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Sweden
28 - rest of Europe
29 - USA / Canada
Aerosmith Fights Maui Fans
The following report is courtesy of Kitv.com:
AEROSMITH said Hawaii fans are not entitled to any damages due to a canceled concert scheduled for Maui. Fans are suing to get back money they spent on travel for a concert that did not happen. The lawsuit should be dismissed, Aerosmith lawyers said. They pointed out that other performers, like Pavarotti, have never been required to compensate for fan's wasted travel expenses.
The attorneys said the concert was canceled because there was no way to get the band's equipment to Maui in time after a concert in Chicago was rescheduled two days before Maui.
The group said it was always honest with its fans and should not be punished for alleged misrepresentation.
Under the state's consumer law, plaintiffs could be eligible for triple their losses in damages and up to $5,000 if over the age of 62.
The case will be argued on Maui next month.
While the band did not go forward with a concert for Maui, it did perform at a concert for a private gathering of Toyota dealers at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus that weekend.
Report
Amon Amarth Conquers Vancouver
It was a cold and dreary winter night on December 14th, 2007 in rain-soaked Vancouver. Viking ships disguised as tour buses pulled up in front of the Croatian Cultural Centre, carrying a crew of Norsemen prepared to pillage the venue and to unleash Swedish death metal upon the crowd of angst-ridden teenagers and drunken metalheads. After a pat-down by the anal retentive security guards at the CCC, we made our way into the main hall that already smelled of a mixture of various kinds of smoke and kids who hadn’t yet realized that deodorant use comes with puberty. More...
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