Metal News for February 19, 2002
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8 news articles posted on this day.
More Cave In Demos
Cave In are planning to record some more demos with Rage Against The Machine collaborator Rich Costey at the end of the month. This is in addition to US touring plans with Old Man Gloom and Scissorfight. The band are also hinting that some of the recordings from this session might surface on a new Sacrifice Poles CD, being a Cave In offshoot, whose 2000 CD has become something of a cult item.
Blood Red Throne Affiliates with the Suffering
Norwegian death metallers Blood Red Throne have completed tracks for their upcoming mini-album, Affiliated with the Suffering for Hammerheart Records.
Affiliated with the Suffering features three unreleased songs from the Deathmix 2000 promo, one unreleased track from the Nordic Metal II compilation, a Monument of Death track and finally a cover of Massacre's "Cryptic Realms." Affiliated with the Suffering should see the light of day sometime this summer and the band's full-length is expected to drop in autumn 2002. Both releases will be on Hammerheart Records.
Read the full article at Digitalmetal.
Primordial discovers what sleeps within
Irish pagan metallers Primordial have finished work on their forthcoming Hammerheart Records full-length What Sleeps Within.
Recorded at Academy Studios with producer Mags, where Primordial recorded 1998's A Journey's End, What Sleeps Within is said to be more "epic and mighty than ever." Mixing for the album is expected to start shortly.
What Sleeps Within is expected to drop sometime in June on Hammerheart Records.
Read the full article at Digitalmetal.
To/Die/For Take Time Off
Finnish gothic rockers To/Die/For reportedly decided to take a haitus for an undetermined amount of time for the band to regroup and re-think their goals.
Lead guitarist Joonas Koto said on the band's official message board that To/Die/For will negotiate "all deals" before working on the follow-up to 2001's Epilogue effort. From the post, it's evident To/Die/For are fed up with the music business and aren't sure if they'll continue on as a band.
Read the full article at Digitalmetal.
Headline News
Maharahj Bows Out
Canadian metalcore outfit Maharahj are strongly rumored to have called it a day after two full-length records on New Jersey's Now Or Never Records
"Yes, it is true. After almost four years of playing together as Maharahj, we have decided to call it quits," drummer Dave Johnston said. "Everyone is still the closest of friends but we just thought that now would be a good time due to the way the band was progressing."
Apparently, Maharahj thought it best not to continue on when vocalist Garren Ustel left the band sometime after the release of their second full-length, Repetition
Read the full article at Digitalmetal.
Sirius Mix the Lineup
Portugal's Sirius have gone through massive music and line-up changes since the band's last full-length Spectral Transition - Dimension Sirius as well as inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records.
According to Sirius mainman [Nexion].Draconiis, the band's new musical direction "be a great leap into the future" and may or may not include influences from Static-X, Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory, Machine Head or Slipknot and Rob Zombie. In any event, Sirius' new members include Ca-2 (ex-Red Harvest) as new drummer, Konstrukt (ex-Myrkskog) on bass and vocals, LRZ (also in Red Harvest) on sampling and electronics, D-Void as new lead guitarist and [Nexion].Draconiis on guitars. For the time being, it appears Sirius will reside in Norway where the main bulk of the band is from.
Read the full article at Digitalmetal.
Impious work on Follow Up
Swedish death metallers Impious have nearly finished work on the follow-up to last year's Terror Succeeds album for new label Hammerheart Records.
According to the band, all songs are written for their as-yet-untitled third full-length, but the songs need touch-up work as well as lyrics. The new material is in Impious' own words "the best we've ever done." Impious will enter Studio Mega (The Crown) with producer Chris Silver to record their new album on March 23.
Interested parties can listen to demo versions of four new songs by clicking here here.
Read the full article at Digitalmetal.
The Haunted Complete New Songs
Sweden's The Haunted have completed seven new songs for their upcoming, as-yet-untitled full-length.
The Haunted are aiming for 12 songs total for the follow-up to 2000's excellent The Haunted Made Me Do It effort and hope to enter the studio to record the album sometime in late spring.
"Judging by the sound of the new material, you can all expect a mixture between the first and the second CD," said bassist and songwriter Jonas Björler.
In related news, The Haunted are still searching for a suitable axeman to fill guitarist Anders Björler's shoes. The guitarist left The Haunted last September to pursue school and not live the touring life. The band will also head down to Mexico for two dates in Mexico City (February 23) and Guadalajara (February 24). It's unclear at this point if touring guitarist Marcus Sunesson (The Crown) will perform with The Haunted on these dates.
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