Metal News for July 17, 2003
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9 news articles posted on this day.
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Daily Interviews
Tartarean Desire has new interviews with:
- Bloodthorn (black metal from Norway)
- Dark Funeral (black metal from Sweden)
- In Flames (melodic death metal from Sweden)
- Suffocation (death metal from the US)
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Daily Reviews
Tartarean Desire has new reivews this week:
- Beyond Dawn - Frysh (psychedelic / electronic, 2003)
- Blodsrit - Ocularis Infernum (black metal, 2003)
- Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger (black metal, 1994)
- Dust To Dust - Sick (heavy rock, 2003)
- Forgotten Tomb - Springtime Depression (black / doom metal, 2003)
- Hedfirst - Hedfirst (melodic metalcore, 2003)
- The Hollow - Natio (rock, 2003)
- How Like A Winter - ...Beyond My Grey Wake (gothic metal, 2003)
- Isengard - Vinterskugge (epic black metal, 1994)
- Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows (heavy metal, 1993)
- Mitch Malloy - Shine (AOR, 2001)
- Morbid Angel - Covenant (death metal, 1993)
- Napalm Death - Scum (grindcore, 1987)
- Napalm Death - Enemy Of The Music Business (grindcore, 2000)
- Neuraxis - Truth Beyond (death metal, 2002)
- Recueil Morbide - Hurt By Human Race (death metal, 2002)
- Sacred Steel - Wargods Of Metal (heavy / power metal, 1998)
- Svartsyn - Destruction Of Man (black metal, 2003)
Place Of Skulls Get Bassist
After a number of false starts, Place Of Skulls have finally settled on a new bassist. It’s Dennis Cornelius, who joins the band featuring former Obsessed/Saint Vitus frontman Wino and ex-Pentagram guitarist Victor Griffin. They release new album, ‘With Vision’, in September.
Disturbed Label To Be Named 'Intoxication'
Disturbed frontman David Drainman and guitarist Danny Donegan are to call their label Intoxication. Distributed by Warner Bros., the first release is expected to be a live album from the recent ‘Music As Weapon’ tour.
Salem Film Show For Future DVD
Salem's successful show at the Barbie 9.7.03, in front of 850 cheering fans was filmed for a future DVD release.
Glasseater MP3 For Download
Glasseater have posted a new track online, you can check it out on their mp3.com page. The song is the title track from their upcoming new album "Everything Is Beautiful When You Don't Look Down", which will see a release on August 26th through Victory.
A Perfect Circle Set First Single
A PERFECT CIRCLE have set "Weak And Powerless" as the first single from their upcoming new album, Thirteenth Step, due out on September 16 through Virgin Records. The single will hit radio on August 4th.
Mixing the SOiL
SOiL are currently holed up at The Warehouse in Vancouver with Randy Staub (Metallica, Saliva, Hatebreed) mixing their upcoming album 'REDEFiNE' which is due out this Fall .
Gadget Sign To Relapse Records
Shortly after BURST signed to Relapse Records, Swedish grindcore maniacs GADGET have followed suit. GADGET have signed a worldwide record deal with Relapse and plan to start recording their new, untitled album at Gothenburg, Sweden's Phlat Planet Studios with Fredrik Reinedahl (BURST, DIMENSION ZERO, IN FLAMES). Their debut album should be out in early 2004.
Gadget previously released a split 7" with EXHUMED with Relapse in late 2001 and has made appearances on Relapse's Swedish Assault compilation.
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