Metal News for December 3, 2003
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26 news articles posted on this day.
Tenebre to Begin Recording New Album
Sweden's Tenebre will enter Cherryfields Studio later this month with producer Mikael Körner to begin recording their fifth album, tentatively due in early 2004 through Regain Records. Among the songtitles set to appear on the CD are "Shine", "Black Void Nirvana", "Silverflame" and "Blue". According to a post on the band's web site, Mikael "will not only record the album, but [will] also play 12-string goth-o-rama guitars on the tracks."
Tenebre, who recently replaced keyboardist Julius with Ivana, released their last album, "Electric Hellfire Kiss", in 2002.
Council of the Fallen Sign with Seasons of Mist
Council Of The Fallen, featuring Hate Eternal drummer Tim Yung, inked a deal with Seasons Of Mist. Their debut album, titled "Deciphering The Soul" is scheduled for an end of February 2004 release through the label.
Panzer X To Record New Tracks
Panzer X, featuring Peter from Vader, posted the following update: "In December at Olsztyn, Poland's Studio X, Peter's side project, Panzer X, will record three original tracks and a cover of a classic from a popular European band for their upcoming demo CD, entitled Steel First. Recording of the vocals, as well as mixing and mastering, will be complete in January. The material will be engineered by Szymon Czech and produced by Peter himself. Artwork and layout for the disc will be supplied by Wojtek Blasiak (Moonspell)."
Necrophagia Working on EP
Necrophagia are working on a new EP. the The CD will be titled "Goblins Be Thine" and it is scheduled for a February 2004 release through End Records. The EP will feature a song inspired by "The Ring" movie and the first 1000 will feature a full size signed poster.
Lake of Tears Commence Work on New Album
Lake Of Tears are working on their new studio album and they have posted the following update: "Hello friends! Here is what we know at this moment... Recordings of the next album will probably start in February or March next year. It will be titled Black Brick Road. So, we're currently 'hard' at work with 'finding' some new songs. We will play some festivals during next summer. Not much is official yet so I can't give you any more info on this (but if you against all odds really believe that LoT is worth seeing live you should be in Germany this summer). And again I'd like to thank you all... take care. Daniel"
Susperia have new album and new label
Susperia, the Oslo based extreme metal band featuring vocalist Athera, bass guitarist Memnock, drummer Tjodalv (Dimmu Borgir) along with guitarists Elvorn and Cyrus are currently in the final stages of recording their forthcoming album "Unlimited" - the band's first for their new label Tabu Recordings (A Div of Tuba Records, Norway).
Most of the album is being recorded at Subsonic Society Studios in Oslo while the drums were tracked at Studio Fredman (At The Gates, Soilwork) in Gothenburg Sweden, where the final mix and mastering will also take place.
Commenting on the songs, vocalist Athera said "The songwriting has taken an enormous turn, not only innovative but harder, heavier, faster, and even more powerful. This new material has to be heard to be believed." Susperia have also chosen an interesting song to cover, which will be featured on a special edition of the "Unlimited" album. Whilst exact details are being kept under wraps at the moment, they have revealed that an internationally renowned Norwegian band originally recorded it. Though it will come as a surprise to many it will definitely be done the Susperia way.
"Unlimited" is set to hit the streets worldwide in March 2004.
Morrah Complete Work on New EP
Russian death metallers Morrah have completed work on their debut EP, "Experiment In Blood". The five-song effort (including the intro) was recorded at Fantom Pain Studio in St. Petersburg, Russia with producer Igor Anokhin and was mixed at Astia Studio in Lapenranta, Finland by Anssi Kippo.
Morrah will present their new material for the first time at the anniversary celebration performance at the Red club in St. Petersburg on December 14th. Also set to appear are Stalwart (progressive thrash), Wolfsangel (very heavy folk metal), and Horned Necrocannibals (death metal).
The complete track listing for "Experiment In Blood" is as follows: More...
Sauron Ink Deal with Neurotic Records
Dutch black metallers Sauron have signed with Neurotic Records for the release of their yet-untitled sophomore full-length album, tentatively due in late 2004. The band have written around seven new tracks so far for the follow-up to their debut, "Universe Of Filth", which was released through Dark Horizon Records. According to the band, the new album will be "more mature, more diverse and most of all more angry" than its predecessor.
Thanatos Complete Work on Undead.Unholy.Divine
Thanatos have completed work on their fourth full-length album, "Undead. Unholy. Divine", which will be released in late February through Black Lotus Records. The follow-up to 2000's "Angelic Encounters", which contains a guest appearance on backing vocals by Ashmedi (Melechesh) and Ed Warby (Star One, Ayreon, ex-Gorefest), was recorded at Excess studios in Rotterdam, Holland and was mastered by Attie Bauw (Judas Priest). Among the songtitles set to appear on the CD are "Lambs To The Slaughter", "The Sign Of Sadako", and "Born To Suffer".
1349 To Enter the Studio This Month
1349 will enter the studio this month to record their new album, Beyond The Apocalypse.
1349 rose from the ashes of Alvheim in 1997, with Ravn (vocals, drums), Tjalve (guitars) Seidemann (bass) and Balfori (guitars). They recorded, but never released a demo in early '98. Balfori quit shortly after due to musical differences. In '99 they recorded the never released promo Chaos Prefferred.
1349 needed another guitarist, and found Archaon whose speed and technique took their music to a new level of intensity and brutality. Come spring 2000, 1349 wanted to record a new promo showcasing their new material, and Ravn asked Frost to do the drumsto get the speed required. Frost was later so impressed by the material written for the next release, that he wanted to become a permanent member of 1349.
Holycaust Records offered them a deal and released the new promo as an eponymous mini-CD. Early 2001 they felt they had enough killer songs for a full-lenght album, Liberation. Recorded and mixed in Gordon Studios, and mastered at Strype Audio, Liberation mixed seamlessly Old School with modern warp-speed hysteria. More...
Fleshcrawl Complete Made of Flesh Recordings
Fleshcrawl just finished the recordings of their new album, Made Of Flesh, at Studio Underground in Sweden.
Scheduled for a February 23rd release through Metal Blade, Made Of Flesh features the following tracklisting: More...
The Kovenant Recording New Demos
The Kovenant have been working on their follow up to their S.E.T.I. album. The release will be recorded and released in 2004.
This month The Kovenant will record demos of some of the tracks expected to be featured on the album. More details to be released soon.
Napalm Death Side Projects Update
Napalm Death’s websitehas posted the following comments from bassist Shane Embury regarding ND side projects.
In regards to his grindcore project with Lee Dorian (Cathedral, ex-Napalm Death), Shane comments, “Yeah, me and Lee have been talking about doing something for ages but I think hopefully next year we will get something together... hopefully Roy Mayorga, who was playing drums in Soulfly will drum and Mid who is responsible for a lot of the Napalm Death artwork will play guitar as he now plays in a band called Bait and used to be the guitar player for Deviated Instinct who of course go way back to the early Napalm days! Fingers crossed!”
Regarding his other project that also features vocalist Kevin Sharpe (Brutal Truth) and guitarist Buzz Osborne (Melvins, Fantomas), Shane states, “The one with Kevin and Buzz will be out early next year as we are just searching for a label to put it out, but it's done and ready to go, gonna be recording some songs for some split records early next year as well.”
In related news, as previously reported, upcoming Napalm Death tour dates include: More...
Centinex Set March Release Date
Centinex have revealed through their official website that their new album, Decadence - Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos, will now be released on March 8th in Europe and March 23rd in the US through Candlelight.
As previously reported, a limited edition (500 copies) vinyl version will be out in May through Hells Headbangers.
The album features the following tracklisting: More...
Disfear Album To See Vinyl Release
Disfear, the Swedish crust rock outfit featuring former At The Gates/The Crown vocalist Tomas Lindberg, will have their "Misanthropic Generation" album released in LP format on Yannik of Tragedy's Feral Ward label. The "Misanthropic Generation" LP will feature as an exclusive bonus track a cover of "Hycklarfolket" by cult Swedish crust band No Security. Disfear have also just released a 7" for the "Misanthropic Generation" track "Powerload" via Spain's Throne Records. The 7" contains the exclusive b-sides "The Age of Conflict", and a cover of "Med En Halsning Fran Helvete" by classic Swedish crust band Bombanfall. More...
Carnal Forge to Record Shows for DVD
Swedish thrashers Carnal Forge will record their first live DVD at the end of January. In addition to live performance footage, the DVD will contain lots of bonus material.
Carnal Forge will enter Studio Underground on February 5 to begin recording their fifth full-length release, tentatively due next summer through Century Media Records. 12-13 songs will be recorded for the follow-up to this year's "The More You Suffer", and will feature a musical direction described by guitarist Jari Kuusisto as "[picking] up from where the last album stopped. The new songs are a little bit more aggressive, but all of you that liked our previous albums won't get disappointed."
For My Pain Guitarist to Tour with Charon
For My Pain guitarist Lauri Tuohimaa will join fellow Finns Charon on their upcoming Russian tour, which is set to take place between December 4 and 12. Tuohimaa will be filling the slot left vacant by the departure of Jasse Von Hast, who left the latter group in order to focus on his family life. Lauri will also be performing with Charon at their upcoming Finnish dates, which are scheduled to happen in December and January.
Charon tour dates featuturing For My Pain's Lauri Tuohimaa: More...
Zyklon Mexican Tour Cancelled
Norway's Zyklon, the band featuring Zamoth (a.k.a. Samoth) and Trym of Emperor, have cancelled their previously announced Mexican tour.
The following is Samoth's official statement on the matter:
"We were supposed to leave for Mexico today for a 3-show headline tour. The UK agent who dealt with this particular tour called us up at rehearsal on Monday saying it's not gonna happen, because the Mexican promoter Carlo Hernandez have failed to buy the plane tickets in time, and now refuses to buy any because they apparently are too expensive all of a sudden. I must say we are very disappointed and surprised in the lack of professionalism. It's not only unfortunate for us as we have turned down other interesting offers to do this tour, but most of all for all the die-hard Mexican fans who wanted to see us. All we can say is that this situation is totally beyond our control. We don't really wanna put any blame on anybody, but it just sucks that we have to deal with such incompetence. We hope we get another opportunity to come back to Mexico. A mighty hail to all the Mexican Metal brothers for supporting us!"
Incantation Cancel Chilean Tour
Incantation have been forced to cancel their previously announced Chilean tour dates due to the alleged incompetence of their Chilean tour promoter.
The following is the band's official statement on the matter:
"Incantation and Tumba Records would like to apologize to the Chilean metal fans because Incantation are unable to play on their 'Rotting With Your Christ' South American tour due to the Chilean promoter (Art Productions) has been missing for some time now and has not been in touch with the band or Tumba Records (Incantation's South American booking agent). Incantation and Tumba Records gave Art Production every chance possible to make the shows happen all the way up to the day before the shows. All Incantation and Tumba Records got were false promises. It is unfortunate for Incantation, the fans, the Chilean bands playing the shows, and all other people involved. Incantation is looking forward to working with someone else in the future in Chile to spread their blasphemous death metal. Incantation wants to send out a death metal hail to all of our true Chilean metal brothers for their understanding in this unfortunate dilemma and for sure they will return! More...
Dark Funeral Sign with Regain
Swedish black metallers Dark Funeral have signed with Regain Records following their split with MNW/No Fashion Records earlier in the year. The group's first release for Regain will be their as-yet-untitled live album recorded on their recent South American tour, due on March 29.
The complete track listing for the album is as follows: More...
Dimmu Borgir Songs Featured in Hellboy Film
Norwegian black metallers Dimmu Borgir will have two songs featured in the trailer for the upcoming and much anticipated "Hellboy" movie. “Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse” and “Eradication Instincts Defined”, the featured tracks, are off the latest Dimmu Borgir album, Death Cult Armageddon, which entered the Billboard charts at #169 on it's September 9th, 2003 release date.
The supernatural action adventure film, which was written and directed by Guillermo Del Toro ("Blade 2") and based on the enormously popular Dark Horse Comics series of the same name, will be released nationally on April 2, 2004.
The Hellboy trailer, which is around 2 minutes long, will be attached to Tom Cruise's 'The Last Saumrai', hitting theaters on December 5th.
Click here to see more information about the movie: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hellboy/hellsite/
Mastodon Video to Play on Headbangers Ball
Mastodon's new video to be Shown on 'Headbangers Ball' Relapse Records recording artists Mastodon will see their new video -- for the song "March of the Fire Ants" -- premier on this weekend's edition of MTV2's 'Headbangers Ball'. 'Headbangers Ball' airs Saturdays from 10-12 PM EST on MTV2.
Taken from Mastodon's Remission, and also appearing on the recently released "Headbangers Ball" 2xCD compilation, "March of the Fire Ants" was filmed in the band's hometown of Atlanta with director Chad Rullman (Neurosis / Supercollider Films). The video, a 'surreal narrative', incorporates principal photography and Mastodon performance footage shot on location.
Additionally, the "March of the Fire Ants" clip has garnered 'Bang of the Week' honors on the official MTV.com Headbangers Ball site (www.mtv.com/onair/mtv2/headbangers_ball/) and will appear beginning Friday, November 28th.
Summary/Misc
Daily Reviews
Metal Reviews has 11 new reviews this week:
- Edge of Sanity - Crimson II
- Eforce - Evil Forces
- Judas Priest - Electric Eye - DVD
- Last Tribe - The Uncrowned
- Motley Crue - Greatest Video Hits DVD
- Neil Turbin - Threatcon Delta
- Nemesis - Goddess of Revenge
- Seven Ten - Love and War
- Soilwork - Steelbath Suicide
- The Storyteller - Tales of a Holy Quest
- While Heaven Wept - Of Empires Forlorn
Marten Andersson Gets Lynched
Lizzy Borden/Legacy Bass player MARTEN ANDERSSON has joined Dokken/Lynch Mob Guitarplayer George Lynch for the upcoming US tour. "Marten feels very honored and privileged to get this opportunity to join George on his tour, it will be a great time!"
Here are the confirmed dates: More...
Sancuatary Weds Brides Of Destruction
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, the new quartet featuring bassist NIKKI SIXX, guitarist TRACII GUNS, drummer SCOT COOGAN and vocalist LONDON LEGRAND, has signed with Sanctuary Records. Here Come the Brides, the band's debut album, is scheduled for North American release on March 9, 2004.
Brides of Destruction signed a three-album deal with Sanctuary through Sixx's company 12-11 Productions. The nine songs on Here Come the Brides include: "Shut the F**k Up," "I Don't Care," "I Got a Gun," "2 X Dead," "Brace Yourself," "Natural Born Killers," "Life," "Revolution" and "Only Get So Far."
Here Come the Brides was produced by Steve Bruno and mixed by Steve Thompson, known for his production work with Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Korn. Drummer Kris Kohls, a member of Adema, plays on half of Here Come the Brides. "Shut the F**k Up" has been used in a skateboard video shot by Drew Stone of Stone Films.
Lion Music Signs Sweden's Shakira
Lion Music has announced the signing of Sweden's legendary melodic hard rock band House of Shakira. The band is currently working on their new studio album which is to be released during the second half of 2004. This new album will be the band's 4th studio album since their debut album "Lint" which was released in 1997.
According to bass player Per Schelander, the band is very happy that they´ve found a company that shows a genuine interest in releasing the new material. "As the communication has been very good between the band and Lion Music, we are very shure that this parnership can take us one step furher in our career". The theme for this fourth
album of House of Shakira is different kind of journeys. A lot of the lyrics have been written during journeys in the world, and others are about the travelling you do in your own inner archipelago.
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