Metal News for July 17, 2010
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21 news articles posted on this day.
Complete Failure's "Heal No Evil" CD Reissued
COMPLETE FAILURE’s limited self-released full-length, "Heal No Evil," will be re-released on CD and digitally via Relapse Records. "Heal No Evil" was originally released on a 100 hand-numbered CD copies and sold during the band’s 2009 tour. The album was recorded and engineered by the band. "Heal No Evil" is set for an August 31st release date.
COMPLETE FAILURE has one show on the horizon:
July 22 Pittsburg, PA 31st St Pub (w/ IRON TONGUE)
Korpblod To Self-Release New Album
Sweden's Korpblod has checked in with the following update about self-releasing a new album:
"After some thought and discussion with Wolfs Hook Records we have decided to release 'Norrön Megi' on our own. There is no bad blood between us and the label, in fact, 'Norrön Megi' will be made available to purchase through Wolfs Hook Records distro once the CD has been released.
"The self-release will be limited to 100 hand-numbered copies and will be released in August of 2010. If labels are interested in trades, then feel free to contact us. Also, there will be a website created alongside with the release of 'Norrön Megi' if things go as planned. Keep looking back for updates."
Arise Horror Streaming New Song
Montreal's Arise Horror is currently streaming a demo version of the new song "Crown of the Dead" online. The track is available to be heard via the Arise Horror MySpace page. You can also check out the band's music video for the song "No Living Heart" below.
Psyopus Guitarist Releases How-To Book
Christopher Arp, guitarist for the New York based avant-garde act Psyopus, has released a brand new book titled "Exploding Fingers." The book details how to play in the style of Psyopus, documenting complex finger tapping and scale methods. More details can be found here.
TSotSC Posts Studio Video Footage Online
The Sign Of The Southern Cross has been working on new material over the last 6 months. the band has enlisted audio engineer Evan Bradford (based in Asheville, NC). Watch two studio footage videos of drum recording below:
The Man-Eating Tree Streaming New Song
Atmospheric Finnish metallers The Man-Eating Tree are streaming a brand new song titled "This Longtitude Of Sleep" via the band's myspace page. The song comes off of the band's debut album "Vine" which is scheduled to be released in the fall through Century Media/Cobra Records.
You can listen to "This Longtitude Of Sleep" here.
"Vine" official tracklisting:
1. Lathing A New Man
2. The White Plateau
3. This Longitude Of Sleep
4. King Of July
5. Of Birth For Passing
6. Out Of The Wind
7. Nights In White Satin
8. Tide Shift
9. Instead Of Sand And Stone
10. Amended
Into Thee Abyss Announces New Guitarist
Into Thee Abyss has issued the following update:
"We finaly got a second guitarist, his name is Nick and he fits this band pretty well. We also got some songs almost done but they still need work."
Carnifex Uploads "Sorrowspell" Video
California's Carnifex has uploaded a music video for the song "Sorrowspell," which is off the band's latest album "Hell Chose Me." The video clip can be viewed below.
End of Level Boss Issues New Album Update
End of Level Boss has issued the following update regarding their upcoming new and third album:
"We're getting a lot of people asking where the hell this 3rd album is, so I figure it's time for an update!"
"Right now, we have around one and a half hours worth of new noises that we're still perfecting. It's all at the rehearsal room stage, and every damn time we run through it all, we add another new dimension to this shit! It's twisting into what will be a very weird album, but we're also all agreed that the twisting ain't finished yet. We aim to wrangle every last drop of madness from these ideas before delivering them to the universes. We have hours -even days- worth of rehearsal recordings with massively varying versions of the "songs". Deciding which ones are the right ones is a challenge in itself!"
"This time around we are writing as a band, in a complete 'jam room' style. Ideas are flowing from all 4 of us and we're all going mad with anticipation! The finish line is in sight, and we plan to start demoing material at the end of the summer. Discussions will then start with the beautiful people at Exile On Mainstream Records as to when we can record and release this monstrous collection of oddities. I'm guessing a release date will happen in early 2011, but we'll be previewing some stuff well before that, including a whole bunch of live test-runs of the new ideas before the end of this year."
Unsane Announces Tour Dates With Keelhaul
New York noise act Unsane have announced a series of concerts set to take place throughout the summer with Cleveland, Ohio's Keelhaul. The mini-tour, which includes one performance in Toronto, kicks off on August 5th, 2010 in New York City and runs until August 26th. Support on the trek will come from Nashville, Tennessee's Today Is the Day.
Unsane/Keelhaul tour dates:
August 5 – New York, NY – Santos Party House w/ Unsane
August 7 – Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar w/ Unsane
August 22 – Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s w/ Unsane and Today is the Day
August 23 – Akron, OH – Backstage Concert Club w/ Unsane and Today is the Day
August 24 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle w/ Unsane and Today is the Day
August 26 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon w/ Unsane and Today is the Day
August 21 – Ithaca, NY – The Haunt - Keelhaul, Today Is The Day, Lux Carentes (no Unsane)
Avenged Sevenfold Posts Edited Version Of Video
Avenged Sevenfold has now posted an edited version of the "Nightmare" music video online, with an unedited version of the video expected to be available in the coming days. You can check out the clip below.
DevilDriver Issues New Tour Report
DevilDriver guitarist Michael Spreitzer has checked in with the following update about the end of the band's European tour:
"Hey hey hey, the tour is coming to an end. Only 2 more shows. The last show in Finland should be exciting. We've never been there before and I get to see Faith No More and Dj Shadow. How weird is it that DJ Shadow is going on after us?? (for those of you that don't know who DJ Shadow is, I tell you he's not your typical DJ) This has been an interesting Euro festival tour. We've played alongside a lot of bands that do not fit into the metal genre.
"Yesterday, one of my favorite bands, Woven Hand played the Dour Festival with us. But of course they played the exact same time as us on another stage. So, to this day I remain a virgin to a Woven Hand set. I'm actually more of a fan of the singer's old band 16 Horsepower. You will be learning more about that band early next year (hint?).
"Next up is Ozzfest for the 4th time. I'm really looking forward to seeing Motley Crue. Another band I have yet to see. In other news, the new record has been passed along to Andy Sneep to start mixing. We haven't heard any mixes from him yet but they should be here soon. I hope all of you have been enjoying the goodies we've been releasing on YouTube. If you don't know what I'm talking about follow the link at this location."
Anew Revolution Announces US Tour Dates
Texan metal band Anew Revolution has announced the following tour dates and radio appearances:
7/14 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep KILO RADIO SHOW
7/16 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory KHTQ SHOW w/Evans Blue
7/20 Sioux Falls, SD @ Rookies - KRRO Radio show
7/21 Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
7/22 Rockford, IL @ Bar 3
7/23 Cedar Falls, IA @ Spicoli's
7/24 Battle Creek, MI @ Planet Rock
7/29 Muskegon, MI @ The Blue Note
7/30 Garrett/Fort Wayne, IN @ Traxside
7/31 Saginaw, MI @ WKQZ SHOW ON HAMILTON ST. w/ Soil
8/1 Baldwin/Grand Rapids, MI @ Carnival of Chaos
8/14 Madison, WI @ Band Camp (w/ Godsmack, Sevendust)
8/22 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater w/ Volbeat
8/23 Salt Lake City, UT w/ Volbeat
8/24 Boise, ID @ The Knitting Factory w/ Volbeat
8/26 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Volbeat
8/27 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues w/ Volbeat
Alcest Parts Ways With Bassist Fursy Teyssie
French metal band Alcest has issued the following update regarding changes to their lineup:
"After having crossed Europe and North America with Alcest unfortunately Fursy will not be able to keep on playing bass live due to a lack of time. I guess we will play again together when he will start making concerts with Les Discrets, I can't wait for that."
"A new bass player already joined us, Indria (from Lonesoul, Brutal Rebirth, ex-Peste Noire).
He will be a part of the Alcest live line-up from the next shows we will do, in Finland."
"Otherwise I am already working on the next album, which will be recorded in january-february 2011."
Power Quest Issues Album Update
Power Quest keyboardist Steve Williams has checked in with the following update about the band's upcoming album "Blood Alliance:"
"Here's the latest BA news for you all. We are heading to Foel studios in Wales in early September to record the new album, called Blood Alliance. 10 songs have been written, 9 of which will feature on the album proper with one song to be used as a bonus track.
"We are currently in the latter stages of pre-production. 'Sacrifice.' 'Rising Anew' and 'Time to Burn' were fully demoed back in March and the remaining 7 songs are close to finalizing in terms of arrangements etc
"The photo shoot for the album will be taking place in Derby at the end of July, whilst my good friend Felipe Machado (who did the art for the MOI album) is currently developing ideas for the new artwork. We are aiming for a release in late January/early February 2011 through Napalm Records."
Black Majesty Announces Album Launch Party
Australian power metallers Black Majesty have announced an album launch show for their "In Your Honour" album. The show, which will include special guests Darker Half and Hellbringer, will take place in Sydney on September 17th at the The Bald Faced Stag. You can also check out sample Black Majesty tracks through the band's official MySpace page.
Chris Broderick Launches Guitar Video Column
Megadeth guitarist Chris Broderick has launched a new video column through Guitar World entitled "Chaos Theory." The first video clip in the column can be viewed below.
Denial Machine Offering Free MP3 Download
Chicago's Denial Machine is currently offering a free MP3 download, as well as free ring tones and phone wall papers. The MP3 download of the "Idée Fixe" song, which is off the band's self-titled album, can be found at this location. You can also catch Denial Machine live on the following dates:
7/23 2010 Spurgeons Bay Dixon, IL
8/7 2010 BADA BREW CRESTHILL, IL
Hecate Enthroned Postpones Leeds Show
U.K. based metal act Hecate Enthroned has checked in with the following brief announcement about postponing the band's Leeds show, which was previously scheduled for July 24th:
"Leeds gig - the Leeds Rio's gig for the end of this month has now been put back to a later date. Mainly down to a venue change and to make it more of a success with bigger promo. An announcement will be made here when a new date has been arranged."
Hecate Enthroned still has the following upcoming show taking place as scheduled:
7/27 2010 Central Station Wrexham Wrexham, Wales, GB
In This Moment Adds Headlining Shows
California's In This Moment is currently embarked on the Mayhem festival tour. The band has also now announced a string of additional headlining shows in August. You can catch In This Moment live on the following dates:
7/17 2010 Journal Pavilion - Mayhem Fest Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
7/18 2010 Comfort Dental Amphitheatre - Mayhem Fest Denver, Colorado, US
7/20 2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Mayhem Fest St. Louis, Missouri, US
7/21 2010 Riverbend Music Center - Mayhem Fest Cincinnati, Ohio, US
7/23 2010 Susquehanna Bank Center - Mayhem Fest Camden, New Jersey, US
7/24 2010 The Comcast Theatre - Mayhem Fest Hartford, Connecticut, US
7/25 2010 Parc Jean Drapeau -Heavy MTL 2010 Montreal, Quebec, CA
7/26 2010 The Lost Horizon- w/Norma Jean Syracuse, NY
7/27 2010 Comcast Center - Mayhem Fest Mansfield, Massachuse, US
7/28 2010 P.N.C. Bank Arts Center - Mayhem Fest Holmdel, New Jersey, US
7/30 2010 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Mayhem Fest Tinley Park, Illinois, US
7/31 2010 Verizon Wireless Music Center - Mayhem Fest Noblesville, Indiana, US
8/1 2010 Lakewood Amphitheatre - Mayhem Fest Atlanta, Georgia, US
8/2 2010 Amo's South End- w/Chimaira/Norma Jean Charlotte, NC
8/3 2010 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh, North Carolina, US
8/4 2010 Virginia Beach Amphitheater - Mayhem Fest Virginia Beach, Virginia, US
8/6 2010 DTE Energy Music Theatre - Mayhem Fest Clarkston, Michigan, US
8/7 2010 Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake - Mayhem Fest Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
8/8 2010 Jiffy Lube Live - Mayhem Fest Bristow, Virginia, US
8/9 2010 New Brookland Tavern- w/Norma Jean Columbia, SC
8/10 2010 Ford Amphitheatre - Mayhem Fest Tampa, Florida, US
8/11 2010 Cruzan Amphitheater - Mayhem Fest West Palm Beach, Florida, US
8/13 2010 Superpages.com Center - Mayhem Fest Dallas, Texas, US
8/14 2010 Zoo Amphitheatre - Mayhem Fest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
8/15 2010 The Scout bar San Antonio, TX
8/17 2010 Juggernaut Gallup, NM
8/18 2010 Gator's Farmington, NM
8/19 2010 The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ
8/20 2010 The Whisky A Go Go West Hollywood, CA
8/21 2010 The Crown Las Vegas, NV
Mael Mordha Updates Tour Schedule
Ireland's Mael Mordha has checked in with the following update about a headlining show in Dublin:
"Mael Mordha will play a special headline show in Dublin on September 25th to celebrate the release of Manannán. Very special guests on the night will be Darkest Era and Sirocco. Tickets can be purchased on-line from Tickets.ie or from The Sound Cellar and City Discs, Dublin and Cork Tickets in Cork."
The upcoming Mael Mordha tour dates are as follows:
9/25 2010 The Academy 2 Dublin, IRELAND
10/30 2010 Madrid is the Dark MADRID, SPAIN
10/31 2010 Bracara Extreme Fest Braga, PORTUGAL
11/6 2010 Doom Over Vienna 5 Vienna, AUSTRIA
12/17 2010 Eindhoven Metal Meeting Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS
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