Metal News for July 10, 2006
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24 news articles posted on this day.
Psychotron Part With Drummer, Seek Replacement
German power/thrash band PSYCHOTRON have parted ways with drummer and founding member Gert Kopf due to "personal reasons," according to a press release. "The band want to thank him for his work in the past 11 years and wish him all the best for his future. PSYCHOTRON is looking for a new drummer who can fill the vacant slot. Interested people can contact the band at matzebraun@psychotron.de."
PSYCHOTRON's third album, "Pray for Salvation", was recently released through Greece's Sleaszy Rider Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Open the Gate" was recorded at Decode studios and was mixed and mastered by R.D. Liapakis (MYSTIC PROPHECY). Audio samples of the tracks "At the Graves" and "Traitor" are available at the group's official web site.
Faktion Post B-Side and New Track Online
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas band Faktion have added a new b-side entitled "September" as well as another track from their self-titled debut, "Who I Am", to their MySpace player.
TheRoadrunner Records-signed Faktion recenlty wrapped up a tour with Seether and Mercy Fall.
Ra Shopping Live Album, Plan to Tour and Record
Ra is close to inking a deal to release a new live album which will also include 2 or 3 new tracks in addition to 10 live tracks recorded at The Machine Shop in Flint, MI in March 2006. The disc will likely be sold together with a live DVD that the band plans to release in October. The band plans to begin touring in September which will be followed by the recording of their new album, tentatively titled 'Black Sun', which will be released in early 2007.
Anam Cara Breaking Up
On the heels of the announcement that their summer tour has been cancelled, Anam Cara has announced that they're breaking up. The Floridian hardcore/metal outfit released an album with Strike First Records in April. Here's a statement from the band:
"Anyone that has been following this band or any of our friends will know that we've been through a lot with Anam Cara. Since the EP was released we've struggled with member changes, shaky tours, and this year the accident was the biggest obstacle for us to get over. We've always come through things but after the accident we've had mounting debts and unsuccessfull tours that have taken a large toll on us. After a lot of thought and discussion, we've decided to call it quits for Anam Cara. There is no hard feelings between any of the members. This is just the best decision for us.
This band has been 4 years running and we're so happy for the friends we've made and the opportunities that have been given to us, but it's time for us to move on to other things. *Keep an eye out for new projects we will be working on.*
We will still be playing the show in Xlearwater at the 688 on the 16th and it will be one of our last shows at home. We'll be announcing a small regional tour through florida and our last show as soon as they're booked."
More "Bloodletting North America V" Tour Dates
More dates have been announced for this summer's "Bloodletting North America V" tour featuring DEEDS OF FLESH, VILE, DECREPIT BIRTH and ODIOUS MORTEM. The tour dates are as follows:
Jul. 14 - Corona, CA @ Showcase Theatre
Jul. 15 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumpin Turtle
Jul. 16 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory
Jul. 17 - Glendale, AZ @ Bull Dogs
Jul. 18 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound
Jul. 19 - Lubbock, TX @ The Slaughterhouse
Jul. 20 - Tulsa, OK @ The Pink Eye
Jul. 21 - St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
Jul. 22 - Toledo, OH @ Vamps
Jul. 23 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Jul. 24 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Peppermint Beach Club
Jul. 25 - New York, NY @ Downtime
Jul. 26 - Montclair, NJ @ Bloomfield Ave Cafe
Jul. 27 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Backstreet Billiards
Jul. 28 - Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
Jul. 29 - Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
Jul. 30 - Ottawa, ONT @ Mavericks
Jul. 31 - Madison, WI @ The Loft
Aug. 01 - Arlington Heights, IL @ Knights of Columbus Hall
Aug. 02 - Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4
Aug. 04 - Denver, CO @ The Grimm Reaper
Aug. 06 - Vancouver, BC @ The Lamplighter
Aug. 07 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
Aug. 08 - Portland, OR @ Rock N Roll Pizza
Aug. 09 - Eureka, CA @ The Eureka Vets Hall
Aug. 10 - Fresno, CA @ The Belmont
Aug. 11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
Anathema To Play Jordan
Anathema are going to Jordan. They'll play their first ever show in the Middle Eastern country on August 25, at the Al-Ahlyyiah Amman University Arena in Amman.
At last report, ANATHEMA were unsigned as a result of having been dropped by BMG/Zomba after their previous label, Music For Nations, was folded into parent company Zomba Records Group (the world's largest independent music group).
Maiden Bassist Decides Against Mastering New Album
Producer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER) has posted the following message on his official web site:
Spoke to 'Arry [IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris] on Friday, who has decided against mastering the IRON MAIDEN album, and I'm quite pleased about that, although I did like the mastering job we did in [New York City]. It means that you will get to hear the new album exactly as it sounded in the studio, no added EQ, compression, analog widening, etc., and I must say, I am pretty happy with the end result. I think some tracks could use a smidge more top end, and others a bump of bottom — but I know 'Arry well enough now to know how wary of outsiders he is, and I fully expected he may have done that, so I made sure I was happy with the results when I printed the mixes in the studio. So, that'll fire you guys on the BB's right up, no doubt! :)
"He's off taking a break before all hell breaks loose and the Beast is back on the road, and I, for one, plan to see the shows when they hit the States in the fall. Just a word of advice, make sure you've listened to the album a number of times before you come to a show — it'll make the concert experience unforgetable!"
As previously reported, the cover artwork for IRON MAIDEN's upcoming album, "A Matter of Life and Death", has been posted online.
"A Matter of Life and Death" is scheduled for release in early September via EMI. The album's first single, "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", will precede the album on August 14.
"A Matter of Life and Death" was recorded at Sarm West Studios in London with producer Kevin Shirley, who also worked on the last two MAIDEN albums, 2000's "Brave New World" and 2003's "Dance of Death".
The complete track listing for both the single and the album is as follows: More...
xDeathstarx, Blood Stands Still Tour Cancelled
The summer tour featuring xDeathstarx, Blood Stands Still, and Anam Cara has officially been scrapped. The trek was to begin yesterday. No word on reasons behind the cancellation, though it should be noted that official sources claim that the tour will be rescheduled and re-routed.
Marshall Law Announce UK Tour Dates
Classic UK heavy metal band Marshall Law return for a 6 date tour this August with a new line up. Joining them will be Irelands finest heavy metal band Steel Tormentor, who will make their UK debut before both bands will appear at the highly acclaimed Bloodstock festival on September 29th which will be headlined by German power metallers Primal Fear and UK doom merchants My Dying Bride.
You can see the two bands plus local support at the following venues:
August 23rd – Glasgow Soundhaus
August 24th – Hull Piper Club
August 25th – Manchester Star & Garter
August 26th – Wakefield Snooty Fox
August 27th – Nottingham Old Angel
August 29th – Coventry Jailhouse
Blackmass Post New Song Available For Download
Brazilian black metallers BLACKMASS have posted a "raw, unmixed" version of a new song, entitled "Bleeding Heaven's Angels", at their MySpace profile. The track is set to appear on the band's upcoming full-length album, tentatively due in 2007.
BLACKMASS released their full-length debut, entitled "Gloria Diaboli", worldwide through the Canadian label Sinister Sounds (except in Brazil where it came out through Blasphemy Productions). The band was recently chosen as the "Band of the Month" by "Panzer Division", an extreme metal show which airs on Solarfall Radio.
Minsk Ink Deal With Relapse Records
Relapse Records has announced the signing of Chicago/Peoria, IL quartet MINSK. Bassist/vocalist Sanford Parker (the band is rounded out by drummer Anthony Couri, guitarist/vocalist Chris Bennett and vocalist/synth player Tim Mead) comments on the signing; “Relapse’s long standing commitment to signing great progressive and creative bands make it a perfect place for us to be, and we're very happy to be a part of [the label]." Minsk's yet to be titled Relapse debut is scheduled for an early 2007 release and will be recorded by Parker and the band at his Volume Recording studio (PELICAN, UNEARTHLY TRANCE). Minsk has previously released two recordings; 2005's full-length Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive as well as the band's 2003 release Burning. Minsk will see the vinyl edition of Out of a Center… later this year. The band will also be contributing to the upcoming EYEHATEGOD tribute, For The Sick, with their rendition of 'Ruptured Heart Theory'. For more information on Minsk visit the band’s official website and MySpage page.
Lake of Tears Announce New Album Title
Sweden's LAKE OF TEARS have set "Moons and Mushrooms" as the title of their seventh full-length album, due on August 28 via Dockyard 1, the new company formed by Dirk Putzke, Christine Stephan (both ex-Sanctuary/Noise Records) and Piet Sielck (IRON SAVIOR).
LAKE OF TEARS' most recent album, "Black Brick Road", was released in August 2004 through Noise Records. The follow-up to 2002's "The Neonai" featured cover artwork by Kristian Wåhlin, who has painted all of the previous LAKE OF TEARS covers except "Forever Autumn" (1999). More...
Interview
Interview With Scott Mills Of Life In Shadow
Bolingbrook, Illinois' death metal act, Life In Shadow, has a purely unique sound in a genre, much like black metal, that seems to have pretty much run its course at this point. The band consists of Scott Mills on lead guitar/backup vocals, Mark Ebbers on lead vocals, S810 on rhythm guitar, Mark Jenkins on bass/backup vocals and Josh Abbott on drums. They have been steadily creating quite a commotion this year on the true metal underground scene. They are being embraced by hundreds upon thousands of fans, be it on the road or on the web at their MySpace music profile and seem to be putting themselves in a very strong position now moving forward to climb to the top of their genre as one of death metal's hottest indepenent acts. I spent some time recently doing Q&A with their lead guitar player, Scott Mills.
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Brand New Sin Join Artimus Pyledriver for Tour
Brand New Sin will be teaming up with Artimus Pyledriver for a three week east coast/midwest tour this August. The first date to be released is as follows:
August 17 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Sigh Announce Album Tracklisting
Japanese metal band Sigh have released the tracklisting for their upcoming debut album for The End Records. Sigh's upcoming album is entitled "Hangman's Hym." The tracklisting is as follows:
Act1
1 Introitus/Kyrie
2 Inked in Blood
3 Me-Devil
Act2
4 Dies Irae/The Master Malice
5 The Memories as a Sinner
6 Death with Dishonor
7 In Devil's Arms
Act3
8 Overture/Rex Tremendae/I saw the World's End
9 Salvation in Flame/Confutatis
10 Finale: Hangman's Hymn/In Paradisum/Das Ende
Suffocation Announce Album Release Date
Suffocation have announced the release date for their upcoming self titled album. Also, Suffocation have released the tracklisting for the album. Suffocation's self titled album is due September 19th, the tracklisting is as follows:
1. Oblivion
2. Abomination Reborn
3. Redemption
4. Bind Torture Kill
5. Inis Concieved
6. Translucent Patterns of Delirium
7. Creed of the Infidel
8. Regret
9. Entrails of You
10. The End of Ends
11. Prelude to Repulsion* (remake)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Announce Reissue Release
SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM has set September 5th as the release date for the upcoming reissue of the band’s 2001 album Grand Opening And Closing! on The End Records. The reissue, released in digipak format, has also been expanded with two unreleased songs and a live bonus song recorded by the band’s new line-up.
The band – easily one of the most bizarre and truly unique shows you will ever witness in a live environment -- just finished up a successful string of shows on the West Coast. The band is currently writing songs for their debut album for The End, to surface sometime in early 2007.
Grand Opening And Closing! reissue tracklisting: 'Sleep Is Wrong' (MP3), 'Ambugaton', 'Ablutions', '1997 (Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's...)' 'The Miniature', 'Powerless', 'The Stain', 'Sleepytime', 'Sunflower', 'More Time' (bonus), 'Flinch' (bonus), 'Powerless' (live) (bonus).
Check out the band’s video reel at this location.
Distorted Mind Post Full Song Online
New Jersey progressive death metal band, Distorted Mind, post the full version of the song 'Frozen Reflections' on their myspace page.
'Frozen Reflections' comes off the bands debut EP entitled "Thin Air Empty Shadows."
Burn In Silence Launch New E-card
With the Massachussets-based sextet set to release its debut full-length record, Angel Maker, on July 25, BURN IN SILENCE has launched an e-card to highlight both the band's present tour and the new record's release. The e-card can be found online here, and it features all of the band's current tour dates as well as a full version of "Lines From An Epitaph," Angel Maker's lead single, for which a video will be shot later in July. Currently on tour with The Autumn Offering, BURN IN SILENCE will tour throughout the United States into early August with more dates just on the horizon. More...
New All That Remains, Full Blown Chaos Streaming
AOL Music is streaming full CDs of a few of this week's metal releases including:
Resurrected Finish Mixing New Album
Long-running German death metallers RESURRECTED have finished mixing their fifth album, "Endless Sea of Loss", at Soundlodge Studio in Germany for a September release via Morbid Records. "Now it's up for the mastering process, which will be done by Peter 'Pluto' Neuber at Megawimp Mastering Studio in Berlin," the band write on their web site. "As the record sounds fuckin' killer in its current state already, we cannot wait to hear the final product. It'll be a total armageddon!!!"
The follow-up to 2003's "Blood Spilled", "Endless Sea of Loss" will include the following tracks, among others: "An Obseding End", "Hidden by Disguise", "Bloodmarked", "…and She Loves it a…" and "Until You Kill Yourself". The artwork will be created by Juan Jose Castellano.
Suffocate Faster and The Final Burden Tour Dates
Suffocate Faster, The Final Burden, and xTo This Dayx will be hooking up for a month-long tour. Here are the latest tour dates:
7/10 Indianapolis, IN @ The Basement w/ Off Balance
7/11 TBA
7/12 Denver, CO @ Sox Place
7/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Wild Mushroom Pizza w/ Cherem
7/14 Reno, NV @ 14TH Ward
7/15 Las Vegas, NV @ Leathernecks
7/16 Newport Beach, CA @ Hogue Barmichaels w/ Death Sentence
7/17 Lancaster, CA @ Cedar Center w/ Death Sentence
7/18 Phoenix, AZ @ TBA
7/20 Lubbock, TX @ TBA
7/21 San Antonio, TX @ The Underground
7/22 Metairie, LA @ The Highground
7/23 Hinesville, GA @ Little Rickys
7/24 Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
7/25 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundrolounge w/ Deathblow
7/26 TBA
7/27 Fredericksburg, VA @ TBA
7/28 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Warehouse
7/29 Philadelphia, PA @ The Boiler Room
7/30 Worcester, MA @ QVCC w/ Shoot Ya Wounded, Neon Hookers, more
7/31 Lynn, MA @ Masonic Melrose Temple
8/1 Utica, NY @ Club Discharge w/ xOur Revengex
8/2 Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joe's
8/3 Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA
8/4 Akron, OH @ TBA
8/5 Romeo, MI @ Static Age
8/6 Sterling, IL @ Latin American Social Center
8/7 Evansville, IN @ 1123 Club w/ Taken Under
8/9 Cincinnati, OH @ Top Cat's (Scribble Jam HC/Metal Showcase)
Tom Araya: Slayer's Lyrics Are "Just Words"
Jenny Feniak of the Edmonton Sun recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the interview follow:
On being "the most evil band in the world":
"It's all about the cool factor - that's the main point. If something we find is really cool and gory and graphic, we'll go with it."
On being still at the top of its game 25 years after the band's inception:
"Our vision of how we see the band has been the same; that's never altered. We've never shied away from what we initially started this band as, but we have grown in all aspects of that."
On the band's early days:
"It sounded amazing, so I was in. It was easy as that. They [Kerry, Jeff and Dave] were into it; we knew the songs, you know. It's kind of hard to find a group of guys that serious about that.
"We didn't want to look like all the hair bands that were coming out at the time.
"We didn't want to look like girls; we wanted to look like a bunch of guys putting on makeup like guys. That was a must.
"So we did everything completely opposite of that, which included the dark image, you know, that whole Satan vibe. And our first album being Side 6 Side 66, people were really freaking out over that."
On possible issues between his Catholic faith and the band's subject matter:
"Kerry's written some really far-out shit. If it's a good song, I'm not one that's going to go, 'This sucks because it's contrary to my beliefs.' To me it's more like, 'This is really good stuff. You're going to piss people off with this.'
"People have these heavy issues and ask, 'Isn't this a problem for you?' and no. I'm well-rounded, I have a really strong belief system and these are just words and they'll never interfere with what I believe and how I feel.
"People are not in good shape to where they have to question their own belief system because of a book or a story somebody wrote, or a SLAYER song."
On the current metal scene:
"(Metal's) like a serpent that comes up out of the water and you see all his ripples and his humps, and then he goes back down into the water to brood for a while and then he comes back up.
"I think right now it's at its momentum. It's above water and it's cruising for awhile.
"Give it a couple years and it'll go back down again and then it will become an underground thing, and then all the kids in the new generation will discover the bands that started it all, and then there'll be reunions...."
Read the full article at Jam! Music.
Rare Nightwish Songs Available For Download
Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has posted eight rare NIGHTWISH songs at her official MySpace profile. Download the tracks "Sleepwalker", "The Forever Moments", "The Wayfarer", "Nightquest", "Nightwish", "Once Upon A Troubadour", "A Return to the Sea", and "Lagoon" at this location. The tracks will only be available for download for the next seven days (until July 16).
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