Metal News for December 23, 2005
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18 news articles posted on this day.
Heed Part Ways With Drummer and Bassist
HEED, the new Swedish band featuring former LOST HORIZON members Daniel Heiman (vocals) and Fredrik Olsson (guitar), have parted ways with drummer Mats Karlsson (stand-in drummer for LOST HORIZON's Spanish tour) and bassist Jörgen Olsson (ex-SEVENTH ONE). Their replacements have already been chosen and the new members took part in the video shoot for the song "Last Drop of Blood", which began on Saturday, December 17.
Commented Daniel and Fredrik: "This band has never been hotter. Finally we seem to have found the right essence for a perfect band!"
"Last Drop of Blood" comes off HEED's debut album, "The Call", which was released in Japan on October 21. More...
Morgana Lefay Update On Guitarist's Condition
Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have issued the following update on the condition of guitarist Peter Grehn, who was rushed to the hospital on December 16 with major stomach pains:
"[Peter] suffered an inflamed appendix and had to get it removed [as soon as possible]. The surgery went fine and he's at home now recovering nicely. The video shoot next week will go ahead as planned.
"Peter and the rest of us want's to thank everybody for their concern about him and we wish you all some very happy holidays!"
MORGANA LEFAY were to play their first ever UK show at the BLOODSTOCK Xmas Party at DUDLEY JB's in Dudley, West Midlands on Sunday 18th December 2005. The show was cancelled since they were teh headliners and the condition of their guiraist was unknown at the time. Other bands on the bill had not yet been announced.
MORGANA LEFAY will team up with Owe Lingwall (NOCTURNAL RITES drummer) as producer/director for a second video off their "Grand Materia" album, to be filmed next week. The chosen track is "I Roam" and the resultant clip is expected to be finished in January.
Motley Crue Ready To Hit The Studio In May
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx tells Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM that the band will commence the songwriting and demoing process for their new studio album on May 1, 2006. You can download and listen to the 13-minute interview here.
Iron Clad / Lion's Pride Split-CD Planned
The Iron Clad / Lion's Pride Split-CD Will Be Out within a few weeks. Both bands featuring Gunther Theys from ANCIENT RITES. Iron Clad's 'For Folk and Land', the first 8 tracks on this split bring us great melodic medieval oriented 80'ies heavy metal.
Lion's Pride's 'Fortress Europe' can be described as straight forward Metallic Oi!-Streetpunk including 5 tracks with a Motörhead-cover. The limited disc features a total running time of over 53 minutes, 12 pages booklet including all lyrics and band pictures.
You can check out some mp3s files on nepherex.com and order online via info@nepherex.com.
Revelation Records signs Sinking Ships
Seattle hardcore band Sinking Ships have officially signed with Revelation Records. Earlier this year the band released an album with Run For Cover Records. The group will enter the studio in early-2006 and their Revelation debut is expected to hit streets next summer. In the meantime, you can check out some of their material here.
Brainstorm Schedule First Live Appearances Of 2006
German power metallers BRAINSTORM have scheduled several dates in 2006 following a brief break to allow frontman Andy B. Franck to receive treatment for neuritis.
Commented Franck: "After some weeks of recovery, I'm feeling much better now. Everything developed in a very positive way so finally I'm feeling even better than ever! I received tons of e-mails for my recovery and this of course helped a lot. Big *hugs* for all your best wishes! You're fuckin' amazing and I fuckin' love you! We'll be back on the road to unleash the monster again, I am very looking forward to the upcoming shows — the monster is back on track!"
During the two-month break, Torsten Ihlenfeld (guitar), Milan Loncaric (guitar) and Dieter Bernert (drums) commenced the songwriting process for BRAINSTORM's next album. According to a posting on the band's web site, the new ideas "sound really incredible so far. Andi [Mailänder, bass] joined us on the rehearsals last week and was really [impressed by] the new stuff."
Upcoming BRAINSTORM shows:
Mar. 10 - Atarfe Vega Rock Festival - SPA
May 19 - Sägfestival – Greding, GER
Jun. 2-4 - Rock Hard Festival – Gelsenkirchen, GER
BRAINSTORM's latest album, "Liquid Monster", was released last spring via Metal Blade Records. The CD was mixed at House Of Music Studios in Winterbach, Germany with producer Achim Köhler.
The Haunted To Play Japan And Australia
The Haunted will be heading off to Japan & Australia February/March 2006 as the last segment of their world tour for rEVOLVEr. Here are the dates:
Extreme the Dojo Vol.15 with Nile and Exodus:
Feb. 28 Osaka, JAP - Big Cat
Mar. 01 Nagoya, JAP - Club Quattro
Mar. 02 Tokyo, JAP - O-East
Headlining Australian tour:
Mar. 05 Perth, AUS - Heat
Mar. 06 Melbourne, AUS - Hifi Bar
Mar. 07 Sydney, AUS - The Forum
Mar. 08 Brisbane, AUS - The Arena
Infernal Majesty Recording New Album
Infernal Majesty entered the Studio on December 9th through December 20th in Vancouver, BC to begin recording their latest album "Systematical Extermination." Recording will continue in the New Year. "Systematical Extermination" will mark the debut of new vocalist Brian Langley.
"Systematical Extermination" tracklisting:
01. Against All Gods
02. Return
03. Heathenism
04 .Burnt Beyond Recognition
05. Systematical Extermination
06. From Paradise To Hell
07. Crusade
08. Nation of Assassins
Evergrey DVD Nominated For Swedish Grammy
Swedish metallers Evergrey have been nominated for a Swedish "Grammy" in the "Best Music DVD" category for their "A Night to Remember" set, which came out earlier in the year. Other nominees in the "Best Music DVD" category are ABBA, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Marit Bergman and Timbuktu.
Cryptopsy Showcasing Canadian Music Week Festival
Cryptopsy are showcasing Canadian Music Week Festival (CMW) on Saturday, March 4 2006, in Toronto, Ontario. The band has been nominated for CMW's "The Indies" Music Awards in the Best Metal/Hardcore catagory. For more information, visit www.cmw.net/cmw2006/awards_indies.asp.
Cryptopsy will be touring with Grave, Dew-Scented, Aborted, Vesania & Hurtlocker in 2006 as part of the Domination Tour. Tour dates are as follows: More...
Arch Enemy To Record New Album In 2006?
Arch Enemy have posted the following message on their official website:
"Seasonal Greetings, fellow Arch Enemies!
"We are finally back home from a monster tour that has taken ARCH ENEMY around the world in 80 days!
"Europe/Japan/Australia/USA/Europe/U.K…. Yes, the traveling was strenuous at times – and sometimes we hardly knew where we were playing! But the fact that we were headlining in front of our crazy fans and playing long challenging sets made it fun and worthwhile…
"To end the 2005 touring cycle with the sold-out U.K dates was very, very cool!!! 2,000 metal heads in London (the rest of the U.K dates were between 900-1,100 capacity)...so…METAL IS BACK!!!??
"Really killer having Strapping Young Lad along for the U.K tour – their music sounds like the musical equivalent to being raped in hell – a complete assault!
"Of course - a HUGE thanks to all the cool U.K fans! You rock!
"2005 was an extremely busy year for us and 2006 is looking like it’ll be more of the same - with more touring and also writing new music. We have already written a ton of riffs and melodies, we’ve actually been very professional and recorded all our ideas while on tour. Who knows when we might record a new album?
"To end this, Arch Enemy wishes the Arch Enemy fans worldwide a Very Metal Christmas and Super Heavy New Year!
"Thank you everybody who supported us in 2005! See you in 2006!
"/Michael, Daniel, Sharlee, Fredrik (NKOTB) and Angela…Arch Enemy."
Opeth Announce Initial U.S. Tour Dates
Opeth have announced US tour dates, which starts mid-February 2006. Tour dates confirmed so far are as follows:
Feb. 15 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
Feb. 16 Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Feb. 17 Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
Feb. 18 Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
Feb. 19 Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Feb. 21 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
More dates TBA.
Marduk Posts 2006 Update Online
The following update has been posted on the official Marduk website:
"Here is a brief update regarding upcoming activities for 2006. A brand new dvd is currently being put together and will for sure be at least a 2 disc version maybe 3. More news regarding the dvd will be posted in the begining of the next year. During March Marduk will do a shorter European tour, focusing on parts that were left out on the Deathmarch 2004-2005 tour. The tour dates will be posted during the first week of 2006. As you all might be aware of Marduk have had enourmous trouble obtaining their work permits for touring the US. The process of applying for visas have started again and hopefully the band will be able to tour over there the later part of next year. We will keep you updated! 2006 will also see the band working on fullenght album nr 10! More news to follow..."
In Flames & Sepultura To Tour Europe
In Flames have announced tour dates for their European headlining tour 2006, which is set to kick off in Oslo, Norway on March 12. Main support on the tour will be Sepultura. All confirmed dates are as follows:
Mar. 12 Oslo - Rockefeller
Mar. 14 Tampere - Pakkahoune
Mar. 15 Helsinki - House of culture
Mar. 17 Stockholm - Arenan
Mar. 18 Gothenburg - Lisebergshallen
Mar. 19 Berlin - Columbiahalle
Mar. 20 Cologne - E-werk
Mar. 21 Eindoven - Effenar
Mar. 22 London - Forum
Mar. 23 Manchester - Academy
Mar. 24 Glasgow - Brrowlands
Mar. 25 Sheffield - Corperstion
Mar. 26 Birmingham - Academy
Mar. 28 Dublin - Ambassador
Mar. 29 Liverpool - Academy
Mar. 30 Cardiff - Coal Exchange
Mar. 31 Portsmouth - Pyramis Centre
Apr. 01 Antwerp - Hof-ter-lo
Apr. 02 Paris - Elysee-Montmartre
Apr. 03 Lyon - TBC
Apr. 04 Barcelona - Razzmatazz
Apr. 05 Madrid - La Riviera
Apr. 06 Bergara - Sala Jam
Apr. 08 Milan - TBC
Apr. 09 Bologna - Estragon
Apr. 10 Vienna - Arena
Apr. 11 Linz - Posthof
Apr. 12 Munich - Georg-Elser-Halle
Apr. 13 Stuttgart - Filharmonie
Apr. 15 Lljubljana - TBC
Apr. 16 Budapest - Petoefi
Apr. 17 Prauge - TBC
Apr. 18 Warszawa - Proxima
Apr. 19 Dresden - Alter Schlachthof
Apr. 20 Hamburg - Grosse Freiheit
The Architect Recruit Ex-Shai Hulud Singer
Groningen (Netherlands) metal outfit The Architect have recently joined forces with Geert van der Velde (Shai Hulud) who relocated (back) to the Netherlands 2 years ago to pursue his studies after stepping out of full-time vocal duties for Shai Hulud. The Architect was formed out of the ashes of Dutch hardcore/metal veterans Revolt earlier this year (2005) and had quietly been rehearsing and playing local shows with 'fill-in' frontman Rene Smit frontman of Dutch hardcore/metal renowned band Instil. The Architect joined up with Geert in September and recently played their first show together with Life in Your Way in Groningen. They have been actively playing out since and are currently working on new material for a full length album - tentatively to be recorded in 2006. A live MP3 of The Architect with Geert on vocals (2nd show) can be found here.
Watch Scum's 'Protest Life' Video Online
Scum's latest video to their new single 'Protest Life' from their debut album, 'Gospels For The Sick' is now on Yahoo! Music. You can watch the video here.
Scum, the black metal band featuring Amen's Casey Chaos, plus Samoth and Faust (ex-Emperor), have signed a deal with Tabu. Their debut album, 'Gospels For The Sick', was released in November in the US this year.
Machinemade God Reveals Tracklisting For New Album
First of all the cover artwork of their highly anticipated Metal Blade debut "The Infinity Complex" shows up as a blast of minimalist, but impressing visual art. This album, which was produced by Mr. Hatesphere Jacob Bredahl, will contain not less than 13 tracks.
The tracklisting for "The Infinity Complex" is as follows:
1. Teeth Vs. Curb
2. Losses to Lessons
3. Bleeding >From Within
4. Downpour of Emptiness
5. Friendster Is Sooo 2 Months Ago
6. Kiss Me Now Kill Me Later
7. Butterfly Coma
8. Your Own Fault featuring Jacob Bredahl (Hatesphere)
9. Forever Gone
10. Injected Smiles
11. Angel Wings
12. Fuck Your Dead Heart
13. Snow White
The final version of the song “Bleeding from Within” has been unleashed these days. You may check this metallic piece of hate at our presences at:
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Teos Announce New Vocalist and Tracks Online
New Jersey metallic rockers TEOS today announce their new line up featuring vocalist Danny Knight. Danny brings a powerful melodic dimension to the TEOS sound, as well as the longest hair. The band is currently writing material and recording demos for a forthcoming release. New tracks can be heard on their Myspace and Purevolume pages, and photos are on the official website. Tour dates for January and February will be announced shortly.
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