Metal News for July 15, 2009
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38 news articles posted on this day.
Laethora Reveals New Album Details
Swedish death metal band, Laethora, which features Dark Tranquillity guitarist, Niklas Sundin, has issued the following update regarding their upcoming sophomore album:
"just popped in to say that we are currently waiting to confirm a release date for 'The light in which we all burn' and this is one release you really shouldn't miss out on. The album is incredibly strong and having had some time off since the recordings, we can clearly state in retrospect that it is indeed a splendid collection of songs." More...
Ravage Posts First Single Online
Boston heavy metal band, Ravage, has posted the first single from their upcoming album, "The End Of Tomorrow," on their MySpace page. The album will be released on August 18th via Metal Blade Records. The single, "Grapes Of Wrath," first appeared on the band's last EP. The posted version is taken from the final master of the song featured on the album version. Ravage will be releasing a music video for this song as well.
Aeturnus Dominion Issues Update on Band Lineup
Australian metal band, Aeturnus Dominion has issued the following update regarding their vocalist situation:
"AD has been extremely quiet the last few months due to injuries and other unforeseen circumstances, which forced them to withdraw from gigs and take time off from rehearsals. The band are once again back in at it and about to prepare for the Samhain Hollows gig in late October at the Sando. The band have also opted for a more traditional style vocalist and do have a new front man lined up. He was due to audition prior to the forced hiatus and will now get the chance to cement his spot in the band. While traditional vocals will be the prime basis both death and black metal vocals will also be present with Ted and Tait adding their aggressive edge to the onslaught."
"Ted will still be in a below the knee cast for another month, but at least the band can get back on track now."
Avenged Sevenfold Prepares To Write New Album
Avenged Sevenfold has issued the following update about preparing to write a new album:
"Hello everyone -
"I realize that with the last record we stayed away from personally updating you guys with loads of information about how we were doing and about how the tours were going. We stayed away from doing too many interviews, radio and T.V. spots, trying not to overexpose ourselves. Not seeing ourselves everywhere and hearing about stupid shit we've said has generally made us happier people, much unlike the ‘City of Evil’ record cycle. But I feel in doing so we have stopped communicating with the people that truly care about this band, the fans. So I'm gonna try to make these updates a little more frequently.
"First I wanna say we had a great time touring this record. From the first tour in clubs, to headlining ‘Taste of Chaos’, to going out with Iron Maiden in Europe, to finishing it up with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Burn Halo, Shinedown, Saving Abel and Rev Theory. We've made some great new friends and just had a great time playing to you guys every night. Rock on the Range and opening for Metallica in Mexico City were just added bonuses. We are gonna start rehearsing here in a couple days to get ready for Sonisphere over in the U.K and Ireland. We are looking forward to that. More...
Ensiferum Announces August Festival Dates
Finnish folk metallers Ensiferum have announced the following festival appearances in August:
1/08 Finland, Vantaa, Korso, Ankkarock
2/08 Ukraine, Kiev, Global East Rock Festival (Open Air)
7/08 Turkey, Istanbul, Let's Open Air Fest
8/08 Finland, Mikkeli, Jurassic Rock
Unearth's McGrath Subs for Mark Morton On LOG Tour
Due to the upcoming birth of his first child, Mark Morton will be leaving the end of Lamb of God's European tour to return to Richmond. Subbing for Morton on the last six shows will be Unearth guitarist Buz McGrath.
Power Quest Cancels Prog Power USA Appearance
Power Quest has announced that due to a visa application rejection they will be unable to attend the Prog Power USA festival. The band issued the following statement about the cancellation:
"Hey guys
"From a Power Quest perspective we are absolutely gutted that we won't be able to come over for PPUSA. We've been looking forward to this for the best part of a year and it was going to be the highlight of 2009 for us. Having spoken at great length with Glenn, there was absolutely nothing that could be done once we heard the decision that had been made.
"I'm so sorry for the fans who had contacted us saying how much they were looking forward to finally seeing us on US soil.....and then this happens!!! Hopefully we can come over in the future and be a bit more fortunate when it comes to whoever reviews our visa applications. We had booked flights as well so the band will take a loss of around £1500 on that alone......
"Glenn has done a great job in sorting out the roster at such short notice.......I'm sure you will all have a fantastic time as always at PPUSA. I'm just sorry that we won't be able to be there and share it with you."
Sybreed Announces Tour Delays
Swiss metallers Sybreed have issued the following announcement about having to delay their upcoming tour dates due to visa issues:
"Dear all, This one won’t be a good one.
"Unfortunately, even if being on the starting block for the tour in the US, it seems that we are now facing problems with the issuance of the necessary P-1 visa that would allow us to perform on the American soil, and won’t be able to start the tour on the 16th of July. Even if we applied for our visa as soon as we knew we would be part of the Threat Signal’s tour, our requests still need some additional administrative processing. In consequence, we can but wait to have our passport back with the precious document and thus be able to join the tour in the shortest delays.
"So, let’s all light a candle & and prey whatever divinity you believe in (The Old Guy Upstairs, The One Living in the Basement, Oprah …) to help us joining the tour as fast as possible."
Hod Announces Upcoming U.S. Tour Dates
Guitarist Lord Necron of Texas metal band Hod has issued the following brief statement about their current U.S. tour:
"The tour is going well. It's great playing to new crowds and spreading the metal. West coast be warned, you're next!"
The rest of Hod's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
7/15 @ The Cheyenne Saloon, Las Vegas, Nevada
7/16 @ Fredo’s Club Los Angeles, California
7/17 @ The Jumping Turtle San Marcos, California
7/18 @ Ub’s Bar Mesa, Arizona
7/20 @ The War Legion Underground Amarillo, Texas
7/21 @ The Gypsy Fayetteville, Arkansas
7/22 @ The Muse Nashville, Tennessee
7/23 @ The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia
7/24 @ The Oasis Charleston, South Carolina
7/25 @ Bourbon Street New Port Richey, Florida
DevilDriver Posts Track-By-Track Album Breakdown
DevilDriver has posted a new video clip with a track-by-track breakdown of their most recent album "Pray For Villains." The video can be viewed below. More...
Behemoth Posts Behind The Scenes Footage Online
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Behemoth's "Ov Fire And The Void" video can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Wroclaw with director Dariusz Szermanowicz and Grupa 13. The band said, "It was a natural choice for us to work with Grupa 13 again. They did amazing work for us in the past and we knew we could do something even more spectacular this time. I came up with the idea for the video which was developed by Darek and his people. The script is beyond insane! I already can’t wait for the final result."
"Evangelion," the new album from Behemoth, will be released in Europe on August 7th via Nuclear Blast and in US on August 11th via Metal Blade. More...
Destroyer 666 Announces First Mexican Tour Date
Destroyer 666 has issued the following announcement about scheduling their first show in Mexico:
"Into the pigs flue ridden mouth we ride ,forever defiant. After many years of requests from our wolf pack in Mexico we can finally announce our first show in that strange land. September 25th, 2009. We know the infamy of the Mexican death thrashing hordes and we promise to give as hard as we get.
"Date: September 25th, 2009, Venue: Circo Volador, Calzada de la viga No. 146 Col Jamaica Del. Venustiano Carranza México D.F., Doors: 7:00pm
"This show forms part of the Defiance World Tour ,the 2nd leg will begin in Brazil Friday Sept 18.Dates announced soon.
"Forever Defiant"
Death Angel Announces U.S. Release For Live DVD
Death Angel has issued the following update about the U.S. release date for their upcoming live releases:
"Entitled Sonic German Beatdown: Live In Germany, the package - which came out on April 17, 2009 (Europe) and will be released on July 28, 2009 (North America) - includes footage from the 2007 edition of the Rock Hard Festival and a 2008 performance in Adelsheim!
"This is the first live DVD ever in the history of DEATH ANGEL and it will be released as a Live CD (North America), Live DVD (North America), and a Live DVD+CD / CD+DVD / 2LP (Europe)."
The track listings are as follows: More...
For Ruin Issues Band Update
Irish metal band For Ruin has issued the following band update:
"www.forruin.com is about to undergo a face lift and will be offline for a while; it and this MySpace page will get a makeover prior to Last Light's release (Date and details TBC) so more details on that in time.
"FR play Fibbers in Dublin this Friday, July 17th - the show will be recorded and some songs will be broadcast on local radio in Dublin following the gig - more details on that when they're available. Five out of ten tracks from Last Light will get their Dublin premiere on Friday so come check it out!"
The Kovenant To Reissue Three Albums
Metal Mind Productions has issued the follow announcement about re-releasing three studio albums by The Kovenant on September 8th in the U.S. and July 27th in Europe:
"The Kovenant is certainly one of the most intriguing bands ever to emerge on the Scandinavian metal scene. Throughout their career they went through name, line-up and style changes, constantly developing their musical formula in every possible way. Metal Mind Productions presents the exclusive re-releases of Kovenant’s three amazing albums – ‘Nexus Polaris’, ‘Animatronic’ and ‘S.E.T.I.’ – showcasing a group that is not afraid to experiment with different genres, taking their music far beyond black and industrial metal boundaries… More...
Slipknot To Re-Release Self-Titled Album
Slipknot has posted a video message online about re-releasing a special edition of their self-titled album on September 9th. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
Nile Announces U.S. Tour Dates
Death-metal masters Nile are announcing their first USA tour dates in support of their new album scheduled for this fall on Nuclear Blast world wide.
The tour commences on January 15, 2010 and will unite Nile with their long time friends Immolation and Krisiun as well as Abigail Williams and Dreaming Dead. This promises to be a great heavy package for those cold winter nights.
Tickets go on-sale through www.enterthevault.com on July 15, 2009 and will be exclusively on-sale through there till Aug 13, 2009 when they go on-sale everywhere else.
Tour dates are as follows: More...
Video Interview With Snowy Shaw Posted Online
Germany's StreetClip.tv conducted an interview with Snowy Shaw (Therion, Dream Evil, King Diamond, Mercyful Fate) at this year's Sweden Rock festival in Solvesborg. The video can be viewed below. More...
C.T.T.T.O.A.F.F. Updates U.S. Tour Dates
Colorado based metallers Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire have announced the following upcoming tour dates:
7/23 tba Albuquerque, New Mexico
7/24 10th st. deli W/ ADAI Amarillo, Texas
7/25 tba W/ ADAI San Antonio, Texas
7/26 Bottoms Up San Antonio, Texas
7/27 @ Dragons Den W/ 54R New Orleans, Louisiana
7/28 The Atlantic W/Bloody Panda Gainesville, Florida
7/29 The Pit w/ Regain the Heart Condemned Jacksonville, Florida
7/30 Doozer’s W/ TBA Jacksonville, Florida
7/31 1318 little hamilton Nashville, Tennessee
8/1 The Drunken Unicorn W/ WITHERED, DARK CASTLE, BLOODY PANDA, THE FUNERAL PYRE!!! Atlanta, Georgia
8/2 The triple W/ SEA OF BONES, Leviathan’s Mandible Richmond, Virginia
8/3 @ LIT W/ SEA OF BONES, THREE FACES OF EVE New York, New York
8/4 tba W/ SEA OF BONES tba, Connecticut
8/5 tba W/ SEA OF BONES tba, New Jersey
8/6 tba W/ MENORRHAGIA philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8/7 tba W/ MENORRHAGIA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
8/8 @Mona Lisa Cafe W/ MENORRHAGIA, Shall be the Conqueror Chillicothe, Ohio
8/9 the beanery w/ FLUX CAPACITOR mishawaka, Indiana
8/10 Floyd’s Lincoln Park, Michigan
8/11 with Sick/Tired at their space Dekalb, Illinois
8/12 Washington St. Art Center Vermillion, South Dakota
Withered Announces Atlanta Tour Date
Georgia metallers Withered have announced an upcoming show at the Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta on August 1st. Playing alongside Withered will be Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire, Dark Castle, The Funeral Pyre, and Bloody Panda. Withered issued the following announcement about the show:
"August 1st will prove to be yet another AMAZING show and will likely be underappreciated as so many are! For the few of you that will make it out, we have real treat for you from the very first band. Our friends, Clinging to the trees of a forest fire, are starting things off. They're from Denver, Co and one of the best grind bands in the country. So, get there early, goddamnit!!!!
"Also, this will likely be WITHERED'S last Atlanta performance for the rest of 2009. So, make it out to here a new song or two and to get completely wasted with us."
"Satanic" Rotting Christ Has Show Cancelled
Not long after the Dutch metal act GOD DETHRONED had one of their concerts in Romania canceled, the same has happened to the Greek band ROTTING CHRIST. They were supposed to play in Verona, Italy on July 12, as part of the Iron Sunday Festival, alongside KREPUSKUL (ROM), but the local authorities canceled the band's performance due to the “satanic” nature of their music.
Fortunately, the organizers of the event found a way to keep the schedule and moved the concert to a venue outside the city.
Dead Flesh Fashion Signs w/ Glasstone Records
Dead Flesh Fashion formed in 2006, writing raw and intense music, taking influence from most noticably Coalesce, Botch, and Cursed. After only a couple of previous split releases with War From A Harlot's Mouth and Coming Up For Air, their debut digi-pack album, "Anchors" will be released on Glasstone Records. The album, produced and mixed by Roland Wiegner and Henner Henzler, and recorded at Die Tonmeisterei in Oldenburg, Germany, features 11 of their best tracks to date.
So far Dead Flesh Fashion has toured with such acts as Coming up for air, Actress, Grace.Will.Fall, The Secret, The Ocean, Torche, Kylesa, Trainwreck, Genghis Tron, Ghostlimb, Graf Orlock, The Chariot, Young Widows, Architects & War From a Harlot's Mouth.
You can check them out on their MySpace page.
Ignitor Posts New Track, "Evil Calling," Online
Austin, Texas based metal band, Ignitor, has posted the new track, "Evil Calling," from their new album, "The Spider Queen," at the band's MySpace page. "The Spider Queen" will be released on 9/14 by Cruz del Sur Music (Europe, worldwide) and on 9/22 by Heavy Artillery Records (US/CAN.)
Spoiler NYC Posts New Music Online
NY punk-trio, Spoiler NYC has recorded the follow-up to their debut "Grease Fire in Hell's Kitchen" (SOS Records/I Scream Records). New songs, "Damaged Goods" and the title track for the record, "Banned in 38 States," are now posted on the band's MySpace page.
The album was recorded and mixed by Grammy-Award winning producer, Ken Lewis, to be released worldwide in 2010, through a label to be announced shortly. More...
Dragonwind Announces New Lineup
Buffalo, NY metal band, Dragonwind, has issued the following update regarding their new lineup:
"Dragonwind finally welcomes its newest members to the world: Steve Gmyrek on Vocals, and Mike Sztuk on Bass guitar. After playing with Steve and Mike for two weeks we could only come to the conclusion that they are exactly what we were looking for. Steve surprised us all with his abilities to cover a wide range of extreme vocals, from the gothenburg sound, to black metal and brutal death metal. Mike has the right attitude, and although he has not played in a band before, is willing to work hard for his place in the band. Steve will sing on the new record; we feel everyone will be astonished with what he can do on the mic. Let it be known that we are back with a fresh outlook on things; we will be playing shows again with the release of the new CD, and hopefully soon we will have a new myspace layout. No more BS, this is Dragonwind..."
Living Sacrifice To Guest On 2 Demon Hunter Shows
Living Sacrifice will be playing two of the three Demon Hunter shows the band has planned for 2009. Living Sacrifice will be special guests on both of the Pomona dates, Friday August 14 and Saturday August 15 at the Glasshouse.
The first night features Demon Hunter, Throwdown, Living Sacrifice, The Crucified, The Great Commission, Hands and 7 Horns 7 Eyes.
The second night is Demon Hunter, Living Sacrifice, Focused (reunion!), The Great Commission, Hands, 7 Horns 7 Eyes and Faith Snakes.
Smorzando Streaming Five Preview Tracks Online
Swiss black metal band Smorzando has posted five sample tracks online. The songs can be heard at the band's MySpace page.
Guns N Roses Uploader Kevin Cogill Sentenced
As was previously reported, Los Angeles resident Kevin Cogill was arrested and pled guilty for uploading pre-release tracks from the Guns N Roses album "Chinese Democracy." GNR Daily has issued the following report about Cogill's sentencing:
A Los Angeles man who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of uploading pre-release Guns N’ Roses tracks was handed one year probation and two months’ home confinement Tuesday after agreeing to cooperate with the Recording Industry Association of America to produce an anti-piracy message.
Kevin Cogill was arrested last summer at gunpoint and charged with uploading nine tracks of the Chinese Democracy album to his music site — antiquiet.com. The album, which cost millions and took 17 years to complete, was released in November and reached No. 3 in the charts.
Cogill faced a maximum of a year in prison. The authorities, however, originally were demanding six months, claiming the amount of infringement equaled $371,000. The higher the number, the longer the potential prison term.
According to court documents, after Cogill agreed to help produce an anti-piracy public service address with the RIAA, the government withdrew the $371,000 figure and agreed not to fine him. Los Angeles federal authorities in March said the figure was a “reasonable estimate” that gave the defendant the “benefit of the doubt.” The calculations, the government said, were based on each downloaded Guns N’ Roses track being worth 99 cents on iTunes.
As part of the 28-year-old Cogill’s guilty plea in December, he informed the authorities that he received the music online and unsolicited — a confession prosecutors said might pave the way for more “targets” to be prosecuted.
Read the full article at GNR Daily.
Queensryche Seeking Military Fan's Family Photos
Queensrÿche has issued the following statement about seeking family photos from fans in the military for an upcoming music video:
"Submit your photo to be included in a Queensrÿche video and you will be entered to win an ESP LTD Michael Wilton signature series guitar signed by Queensrÿche. Queensrÿche's touching ballad ‘Home Again’ from their latest album American Soldier has really struck a chord with the military community and now the band wants your help making a video. Queensrÿche is asking members of the military to submit pictures of themselves with their families to be featured in the upcoming music video for the song ‘Home Again.’
"Photos can be uploaded from 7/14/09 - 7/26/09. One grand prize winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries. No purchase necessary. To read the official rules, click here. More...
Spun In Darkness Reveals New Split Album Details
Nevada metallers Spun In Darkness have issued the following announcement about releasing a new split album with Chronic Infect:
"Spun In Darkness and Chronic Infect have agreed on a title for their upcoming split cd. The title is ‘Sickness, Misery and Evoked Doom’. We will be recording four new tracks at The Tone Factory recording studios in early September. We will also be adding a bonus track ‘Autopsy Alive’, the song left over from the Coffins split session. The new track titles are ‘Black Castle’ ‘Aftermath’ ‘Feast Of The Undead’ and Untitled."
Misery Index Announces Finnish Mini-Tour
Misery Index has issued the following statement about upcoming tour dates in Finland:
"OK, here is the deal for our Finnish fans, bring a hockey puck and a bottle of vodka, cause we are not playing games, we love Suomi, and we are gonna show it with force over 5 shows in late August with some of our favorite Finnish bands including festivals and shows with Sotajumala, Torture Killer, Rotten Sound and Worth the Pain, so no niin PERKELE, lets make it a blast, we are even printing special tour shirts...all the info is below...KIIPPIIISSS!!!!"
The currently confirmed tour dates are as follows:
8/22 - Lutakko - Jyväskylä
8/23 - Liisan Pub, Lievestuore
8/27 - Vastavirta - Tampere
8/28 - Dante’s Highlight - Helsinki
8/29 - Klubi - Turku
Threat Signal Posts New Album "Making Of" Video
Canadian thrashers Threat Signal are currently set to release their upcoming album "Vigilance" on September 11th through Nuclear Blast Records. The band has posted a new album "making of" video online, which can be viewed below. More...
Generation Kill Streaming New Song Online
Generation Kill, which features Exodus vocalist Rob Dukes, is currently streaming a new preview track online. The song "Feast For The Wolfs" can be heard on the band's MySpace page.
Righteous Fool Announces Two North Carolina Dates
Righteous Fool, the new band featuring Corrosion of Conformity founding members Mike Dean and Reed Mullin, have announced the following upcoming tour dates:
7/17 DIVEbar Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina
7/29 The Rocket Club Asheville, North Carolina
The band is also streaming the two preview tracks "Asteroid" and "Heavy is the Head" on their MySpace page.
Infernal Parts Ways With Drummer Tomas Asklund
Sweden's Infernal, which features former Necrophobic / Dark Funeral guitarist David Parland, has issued the following announcement about parting ways with their drummer:
"We hereby inform you all that Tomas Asklund is no longer involved in INFERNAL, and will not be involved later either. This was mutually agreed today, and there is not much more to say about it.
"We hereby seek a new drummer with very good drumming skills, who can blast very fast and play double bass drums for a long time. We seek someone that already has recording experience and has played in bands before. Preferably we seek someone who is Swedish or at least Scandinavian, but other people from Europe can apply as well.
"Naturally, this will delay the demo and album and all recent plans, but we hope this will be for the best for all of us. I (David) will from now on start working even harder with this band.
"At last, we wish Tomas the best of luck with his other projects, but things have to move on."
Alchemist Writing New Album
Australian progressive metal band Alchemist has issued the following update about recording a new album:
"Alchemist are well underway writing what will be there 7th studio Album that we will hopefully record at the end of the year to be ready for shows in Australia, Europe and hopefully New Zealand and Japan.
"The new material is different again, it's earthy, dark, hypnotic & heavy with some exploration with different instrumentation and rhythms."
Deathead Finishes Recording New Album
Utah based metallers Deathead have issued the following announcement about finishing the recording of their new album "An Offering To The Gods:"
"Greetings fiends,
"Just wanted to let ya all know real quickly that the cd is done, its out and we can now take orders online. We are all set up so you can order securely with Paypal. We will be getting some new shirts up soon as well and ya will be able to order them online as well.
"In the meantime get all yer friends to get their orders in ASAP. The online order will be available here as well as at www.deatheadbangers.com.
"In other news frontman/guitarist Chris Jester is recovering at home after his hand surgery on July 9th. He will be out for eight weeks to recover at which point the band will go back into rehearsals and then out playing live."
Mortiis Selling Original Emperor Bass Guitar
Mortiis has issued the following announcement about selling the bass guitar he used during his time with Norwegian black metal band Emperor:
"And for those who might care, we´ve still got that original Emperor bass guitar I used back in ´92. We ended up not selling it the first time around, to be brutally frank, it didn't reach a very great price, and we pulled it out. Click here to check it out.
"If anyone has any questions about the guitar, you can email us at info@mortiis.com and we´ll get back to you asap."
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