Metal News for December 5, 2002
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15 news articles posted on this day.
Trouble To Record Live Album
Classic doom band Trouble – now back together – are planning to record a show at the House Of Blues in their home town of Chicago on January 21. This is for a planned live album.
Queens Cancel Remaining Euro Dates
The Queens Of The Stone Age were forced to cancel the last three shows of their European tour, because bassist Nick Oliveri was suffering from a ‘mystery ailment’. The dates were in France and Holland.
Maynard James Keenan Is A Bikini Bandit
Maynard James Keenan will be making satanic debut in "The Bikini Bandits Experience" when its played on MTV2 UK on Christmas Day at 11:00pm.
Headline News
Billboard Award Nominations (Rock)
Here are the nominations in the rock categories for the Billboard Magazine awards (some of these bands are borderline metal or metal-influenced, which is why I'm posting this):
Rock Artist Of The Year:
Creed, Nickelback, Puddle Of Mudd, Staind
Rock Track Of The Year:
‘Wasting My Time’ – Default
‘I Stand Alone’ – Godsmack
‘Blurry’ – Puddle Of Mudd
‘For You’ – Staind
Modern Rock Artists Of The Year:
Hoobastank, Incubus, Puddle Of Mudd, System Of A Down
Modern Rock Track Of The Year
‘The Middle’ – Jimmy Eat World
‘In The End’ – Linkin Park
‘Blurry’ – Puddle Of Mudd
‘By The Way’ – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The awards will also feature a special tribute to Run DMC, who recently split up after the murder of Jam Master Jay. Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry will be among those taking part.
Helloween Tap Motorhead Guitarist
Helloween are using the services of Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee in the studio, because Mark Cross – who only recently joined the band – has been struck down by the viral infection mononucleosis, which could keep him out of action until next Spring. However, everyone is at pains to point out that Cross remains a vital part of Helloween’s plans.
FOR American Head Slipknot
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray is working with American Head Charge pair Martin Cock (vocals) and Chad Hanks (guitar) in a new band called F.O.R. The trio have already demoed material.
De La Rocha Readies Solo
Former Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha is planning to release his first solo album next year. The singer has been working with a number of producers, including Nine Inch Nails leader Trent Reznor, Dan ‘The Automator’ Nakamura, Roni Size, DJ Shadow and DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill).
Dahmer Grind It
DAHMER, the Canadian Hardcore/Grind legend will issue their Studio Session Discography CD via GRIND IT! records, a GWN America sister label. To be released in January, the upcoming release will feature a brutal slab of 63 songs for over an hour of pure sickness.
Misery Signals Complete Debut
Misery Signals, featuring former members of 7 Angels 7 Plagues, have finished recording their debut for State of the Art Recordings. The effort has been mixed, and artwork has completed by Guerrilla Digital. Mastering will take place within the next week or two. The album will be a five-song MCD, and here's the track listing:
- The Year Summer Ended in June
- Lie Captive
- Like Yesterday
- Dream Atlantic
- Echoes i. Mark the path, ii. blessing or curse
For now, click here to listen to an unmastered version of track 01
Atrox Preparing New Album
Norwegian "SchizoProgsters" Atrox are still working in the reharsal room to compose their new album, and they hope to enter studio this winter. You'll also hear an unreleased Atrox song on the Code666 compilation, plus a track from their last album on Season Of Mist in the near future.
Bloodshed On Tour Soon
Swedish act Bloodshed will soon start a tour to promote Inhabitants of Dis. In the meantime the album took an incredible 9/10 on Terrorizer Magazine, besides tons of very positive reviews all around the world, a Japanese and US license will be secured soon.
Enid Search for a Studio
Germans metal heads Enid are preparing their new, yet to be titled opus, which will be recorded next year. During the process to find the right studio, they have recorded a track for the upcoming Code666 compilation disc, Exemption
Negura Bunget Finish Recording
Romanians Negura Bunget have finished recording their newest album in Magic Sound Studio (Bucharest). The title for the disc is N'Crangul Brabului.
The CD will be hopefully released on 27th January 2003 in a very special, never-seen-before hand-made CD-Box, with a state-of-the-art multimedia track. Negura Bunget performs Grotesque & Primitive Transilvanyan Metal at his best. N'Crangul Brabului opens and closes a complete and expressive cycle, a unitary vision melting mythological ambient, psychedelic and Transilvanian feeling into a complex layered musical and ideological structure. Focused on the complete local solidarity between man and his surrounding natural and spiritual landscape, Negura Bunget’s music filters everything through the ideological censure of the Black Metal.
Sinner Confirmed for Wacken
Veteran German metallers Sinner are the latest act to have been officially confirmed for next year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival.
The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists, among others: More...
Soulgrind's Tanja to Guest on Silentium Album
Former Lullarcy and current Soulgrind frontwoman Tanja Kemppainen will sing the part of "Prudence" on the forthcoming album from Finnish atmospheric doom metallers Silentium, according to the group's official web site.
Kemppainen will sing the vocal lines originally written for previous singer Tiina Lehvonen, who left the group last month due to "personal" reasons.
Silentium will enter Sundicoop Studio in Savonlinna, Finland on Jan. 13, 2003 to record their third full-length CD, Harmátia de Prudence, with producer and Nightwish mainman Tuomas Holopainen for a late spring/early summer release through Spikefarm Records.
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