Metal News for June 27, 2002
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13 news articles posted on this day.
Malevolent Creation Will To Kill
Florida Death Metal veterans Malevolent Creation are set to record their 8th full length album July 10th with producer Jean Francois Dagenais (better known as guitarist/producer for Kataklysm) at Greenhouse FX Studios in Tampa Florida.The new album titled "The Will To Kill" will be the first to feature new vocalist Kyle Symons (Hate Plow) and new drummer Justin DiPinto (ex-Divine Rapture). Seventeen songs will be recorded during these sessions: 14 new tracks, 2 re-recorded songs from their 3rd album "Stillborn" (Dominated Resurgency and Carnivorous Misgivings) and a cover of "Metal Melitia" from Metallica (for a tribute cd on Nuclear Blast Records).
The band has also signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records who will release "The Will To Kill" throughout Europe later this year. "The Will To Kill" will be released in the US and Canada through Arctic Music. Look for Malevolent Creation on tour later this year.
Vision Of A Side Project
Vision Of Disorder vocalist Tim Williams and guitarist Mike Kennedy are currently putting together a side project, and they’re looking for a rhythm section. If you’re interested, then send some info on yourself and a small sound clip to: drummerandbassist@hotmail.com.
Equitant Leaves Absu
Absu guitarist Equitant has left the band. Here's the official statement: "On behalf of Absu and myself, we are unfortunate to announce the departure of co-founder guitarist/bassist/songwriter Equitant Ifernain from the band. Due to several confounding circumstances, Equitant has decided to pursue other musical enterprises, as well as continue his ongoing solo projects. Equitant salutes all his supporters and devotees of mythological occult metal over the past decade. He assures you that he is not retiring, yet merely exploring vaster abysses. We are seeking a permanent bassist/vocalist replacement as soon as possible. Appearance, as well as intellect power, is a MUST and drug fiends are welcome. If you don't know us, then we surely don't know you. If interested, please contact absumanager@hotmail.com or send demonstration efforts to P.O. Box 743307, Dallas, Texas 75374-3307, USA."
Psypheria Album Delayed Yet Again
Once again the date of release of the Psypheria album, Embrace the Mutation, was delayed. This time to July 2002, due to some problems with the duplication factory
Lividity To Tour Europe in September
Grind/gore death metalheads Lividity are coming to Europe this September for a three week headline tour to promote their new album ...Til Only The Sick Remain.
Their 3rd album was recorded in Mercenary Digital Studio with Scott (Broken Hope, Num Skull) as a producer and mastered at Mega Wimo Studio in Berlin. Its release date is set for July 29th on Morbid Records.
Aborted have Not Aborted
Aborted has clarified that the rumors about their split is... well, just rumor.
They are doing alright and will be recording new album The Saw And The Carnage Done in November. On this new piece of brutality, that will be unleashed upon mankind in February next year, there will be 8 or 9 new grind/gore oral treatments.
The guys have also recorded one of their shows with Immortal and Hypocrisy last month in Lille (France). You will find 3 songs from this show on an upcoming 10" split with Exhumed coming out soon on Listenable Records.
Soilwork Video On MTV2
Soilwork's video for ‘As We Speak’ has been accepted by MTV for inclusion on Extreme Rock that airs every weekday night at 1:30AM EST on sister station MTV2. This coincides with other notable stations that have added the video into rotation including Much Music Canada's Much Loud show and Much Music U.S.A.'s Uranium show (Monday - Thursday at 7:00PM and again at 1:00AM EST). The band is currently at home in Sweden gearing up for a short tour of Japan in late July. Plans for their return to the U.S. this fall are underway but nothing is confirmed.
Callenish Circle Announce New Bassist
Well, that was quick… Just one day following the announcement of a split with bassist Roland Schuschke, Dutch melodic death metallers Callenish Circle have officially added former Chemical Breath guitarist Rene Rokx to the group's ranks as their new bass player. According to a message posted via the band's web site, "Chemical Breath was one of the influences of Callenish Circle in the very early days. After that he also played in bands like Stormrider and Form."
Rene will make his live debut with Callenish Circle at the Stonehenge festival in Steenwijk, Holland on July 27th.
Headline News
Ulrich Possibly Under Fire For Basquiat Painting
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich may soon find himself in some hot water over the $5.5 million he received for the Basquiat paintings that were auctioned off at Sotheby's in May, if the following report in the New York Post (as it appears in today's edition of the paper) is to be believed: More...
More Slayer / In Flames Dates Announced
A couple of additional dates—including a Los Angeles-area concert on August 6th—have been announced for the forthcoming Slayer/Soul Fly/ In Flames North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early August. So far the following shows have been confirmed: More...
Got CRANK?
C.R.A.N.K. is the name of a brand new Stockholm "supergroup" consisting of Candlemass guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman, Lions Share members Johan Koleberg (drums) and Pontus Egberg (bass), as well as singer Alex Swerdh and guitarist Ulf Larsson (of the Kiss cover band Kyss). Described as a cross between Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, and Pain, the quintet have finished recording a five-song demo at Platform Studios and Egberg's home recording facility and are planning on tracking more material after the summer.
Tad Morose Writing New Material
Swedish power metallers Tad Morose are currently working on new material for the follow-up to this year's Matters Of The Dark opus, which received rave reviews from the press. More...
Meshuggah Up to Nothing
Swedish metallers Meshuggah have officially completed work on their first recorded work since 1998's Chaosphere. Titled, Nothing, the album marks Meshuggah's return to the metal world, and will possibly open new doors for the band.
"The multimedia too is done, all the stuff started go through the mastering process at 12:00 today, and will be sent by express mail to production, this all to make it available in your store in August (as previously stated)," said the Meshuggah webmaster on the band's official site. "Now the band will go on tour at Ozzfest in the USA for two months, however whether any of the new material actually will be played there is still uncertain. [Drummer] Tomas wishes so, and I believe the entire band does too, there's just not been enough time to rehearse the new songs, and unless they can rent a place over there and rehearse them together, we will probably not hear the new album stuff out just yet." More...
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