Metal News for July 19, 2007
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Ne Obliviscaris Seek Lead Guitarist
Melbourne based progressive/extreme/melodic metal band, NE OBLIVISCARIS, is seeking a new lead guitarist.
Criteria for all interested applicants includes:
- Must be an accomplished player
- Must be available to tour regularly across Australia, and worldwide in the near future
- Must be an aspiring (or established) professional musician. NeO is not a part time hobby, but a potential full time career, so a high level of commitment is essential
- Must be available to rehearse a minimum of once a week
- Must be professional in attitude, reliable and hard working
With their debut release, 'The Aurora Veil', hailed by fans and critics worldwide, this is a fantastic opportunity for a guitarist to join a band hailed by metalarchives.com as the heirs to "the pacific metal throne" and predicted by many to make a massive impact on the worldwide metal scene in the near future.
NeO has already received an offer from a European record label and will be continuing contract negotiations with a number of record labels worldwide over the next couple months with plans to record their debut full length album in late 2007/early 2008.
For more information about auditioning for Ne Obliviscaris please contact: welkin.entertainment@gmail.com
You can hear some of the band's material on their MySpace page.
Sunn O))) Wraps Up Touring, To Write New Album
Sunn O))) has wrapped up their summer touring and posted the following message:
"It has been an insane summer for sunn0))), many shows and a new release. Thanks to all who have supported our efforts thus far….we could not have done it without you! sunn 0))) will now go into hibernation in preparation for its next album recording. We shall emerge from our caves in October to work on this next release and possibly play some shows. Until then check out the latest release: “Oracle” and read a current in-depth interview in Rock-a-Rolla magazine."
"p.s. : The Seattle Weekly did a great feature on our brother, colleauge, sound man etc..
There is a good deal of footage from 7/7/07 on YouTube:
Manson Says He's More Comfortable With Himself Now
Launch Radio Networks reports: Marilyn Manson says he endured one of the darkest periods of his life while recording his latest album, "Eat Me, Drink Me". The shock-rocker went through a painful separation with wife Dita Von Teese late last year and even questioned whether he would continue making music. But now Manson told Launch he is more comfortable with his persona on and off stage and with the company he keeps. "I feel like I've gotten to that point where I don't have to feel awkward or guilty about one or the other, which has always been a problem in my life," he said. "It's either been about who I am offstage or who I am onstage that I've had problems in friendships and romance. I can do whatever I want now and not feel any regrets for it."
The 38-year-old Manson is currently dating 19-year-old actress Evan Rachel Wood. The teen star told the British edition of Elle that they didn't get involved romantically until Manson had separated from Von Teese.
Wood and Manson performed some explicit love scenes in the video for "Heart Shaped Glasses", the first single from "Eat Me, Drink Me".
Von Teese, meanwhile, told the U.K.'s Observer that she and Manson were "so terribly in love...I never took him for someone who would exploit our divorce for the sake of records. I don't think people realize he used our marriage bed in that music video to have sex with that girl (Wood)."
Manson begins a co-headlining tour with SLAYER on July 25 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Ninjafest 2007 Line-up Revealed
This years Ninjafest, to be held on October 20 and 21 at The Underworld in London, is reportedly the last in the series and promises to be an amazing weekend. The line up has been revealed as follows:
Black Friday 29 (D)
By My Hands (UK)
Colin Of Arabia (USA)
Cold World (USA)
Dead Reprise (Swe)
Deal With It (UK)
Deathskulls (UK)
Down And Outs (UK)
Harsh Truth (USA)
Hellbent Diehard (UK)
Knuckledust (UK)
Loud And Clear (Be)
New Morality (Nl)
No Redeeming Social Value (USA)
No Turning Back (Nl)
Palehorse (USA)
Prowler (UK)
Real Heroes Die (Nor)
Rhythm To The Madness (Be)
Strength For A Reason (USA)
Settle The Score (D)
Shattered Realm (USA)
Six Ft Ditch (UK)
Stout (USA)
True Colors (Be)
Wisdom In Chains (USA)
Kylesa Offers Update, Plan on Writing New Material
Savannah sludge-rockers KYLESA have offered an update on the band from home:
“We're happy to announce that our video for ‘Hollow Severer’ will be airing on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball very soon,” guitarist/singer Laura Pleasants says. “You can view it now on YouTube. When viewed on Headbanger's Ball in the context of other heavy music videos, I think that our video will offer something a little different than the average live footage video. The depiction of the narration is abstracted and literal with the use of simple claymation and an overall raw energy is captured by David and Allie of My Good Eye (Goatwhore, The Acacia Strain). They were great and easy to work with and we hope to work with them again in the future.
“In general news, we've toured pretty heavily the past few months supporting our latest release, ‘Time Will Fuse its Worth,’ and everything went rather well. We've got a few shows starting today with awesome bands (Torche, Made Out Of Babies and Mouth Of The Architect), but we plan on taking some time off to write new material as we have a few projects coming up. Fun, creative projects, so stay in touch and we'll keep you updated.”
Having already toured alongside Genghis Tron, The Hidden Hand, Lacuna Coil, Modern Life Is War and Converge as well as appearing at Los Angeles Murderfest 3.0 and South By Southwest, KYLESA continues to support 'Time Will Fuse Its Worth.' Recorded by KYLESA guitarist/vocalist Philip Cope, the record saw a late October release through Prosthetic Records.
Here are the remaining upcoming KYLESA shows:
7/19 Orlando, FL - The Social (with Torche, Made Out of Babies, Mouth of the Architect)
7/20 Tampa, FL - Transitions Art Gallery @ Skatepark of Tampa (with Torche, Made Out of Babies, Mouth of the Architect)
7/21 Savannah, GA – Jinx (with Torche, Made out of Babies) More...
Dying Fetus Announce New Drummer
Death metal juggernaut DYING FETUS check in with the following band lineup news:
"We would like to announce the addition of new drummer Trey Williams, from Baltimore, MD.
"We regret it has become necessary to part ways with Duane Timlin, however we thank Duane for his contributions to the band and we wish him the best in his future endeavors.
"This lineup change will not have any effect on our tour plans, which will go ahead as scheduled. Trey gave us a fantastic audition, we have seen first hand that he has the professionalism and dedication we would expect. We look forward to our next tour plans with great confidence - we feel the fans will agree that this change will be good for the band and our live performances."
Obituary's "Evil Ways" To Premiere On iTunes 7/31
Candlelight Records in cooperation with ITunes announced the exclusive premiere of "Evil Ways" the first song available for fans beginning July 31. ITunes subscribers can return on August 28 to complete their purchase of the full album. Sirius Satellite Radio will additionally begin airing "Evil Ways" as an exclusive on-air pre-release promotion starting July 30.
Obituary will be Metal Maniacs Magazine's cover feature for their issue hitting newstands on August 21. Visit www.myspace.com/metalmaniacs for an exclusive online contest that will allow you to win a copy of Xecutioner's Return.
Himsa Post New Track Online, Embark On EU Tour
Century Media has given us a little update on rookie metalheads Himsa. The band's new metal assault, Summon In Thunder, is now set for a Sept. 18th release. Himsa will also head overseas this September for a month-long European tour alongside As I Lay Dying, Darkest Hour and Maroon. A U.S. fall tour announcement will also be made in the coming weeks.
Johnny Pettibone states; "Summon in Thunder - History has repeated itself in nature's vicious circle, giving a warning to the deterioration and collapse of humanity around us all. The heaviness of inspiration and failure, the strive to succeed and the pain of defeat. A call of cleansing for man's evils throughout the ages be it political, environmental, religious, or individual mental being. We all are guilty in the journey of survival."
Summon In Thunder will also include such exclusive extras as a video for the track "Unleash Carnage," a 15-minute making-of-the-album documentary, photo gallery and a bonus disc featuring tracks from an array of Century Media's most promising new artists. The scathing new track, "Big Timber," can now be streamed on the band's official MySpace page.
The disc's eye-popping cover art was handled by the renowned Paul Romano (Mastodon, The Red Chord).
Behemoth Hailed 2007 Ozzfest Breakthrough Artist
According to a Century Records press release:
After only a handful of Ozzfest performances Polish extreme metal titans Behemoth are already being hailed as this year’s breakthrough artist due primarily to their unrelenting energy, savage brutality and uncompromising vision. The group go onstage at 4:15PM everyday in the direct support, non-rotating slot right before second stage headliners Hatebreed, so fans can expect a lengthy set backed with their biggest stage production yet. Their much anticipated and critically acclaimed new album, The Apostasy, is now available in stores.
Nergal (vocals, guitars) states: “Ozzfest just started and I can tell you it feels great! We got a lot of new equipment and a new road crew that I’m really happy with, so it’s all working fine. The first few shows were better than I expected though it’s always a struggle to go on in the sun wearing all this gear, armor and masks. I wanted to thank all the people out there who came down and spent the whole day in the heat. You seriously rock. This is the ultimate metal tour and we couldn’t be happier about being a part of it.”
Behemoth also shot a new video for the track, “Prometherion,” with acclaimed director Soren (All That Remains, Unearth) yesterday in Los Angeles. Look for it everywhere early next month. Soren states: “Somewhere between the ideal of heaven and reality of hell falls the new Behemoth video. An expression of the fallenness of man and the will to crawl through our own painful condition towards hope. This is a painful video to make and watch.”
To celebrate the fact that Ozzfest is free this year, Behemoth wants to keep things free with their very own giveaway to the Ultimate Behemoth fan. One lucky winner will take home the entire Behemoth merchandise line (look below for all that you can win). Not to mention, they can wear all that gear while listening to the entire Behemoth music catalog as they play the tunes on their very own autographed ESP Guitar. That's right, ONE winner will take home the entire summer Behemoth merch line in addition Behemoth’s music catalog as well as an autographed ESP EX 50 guitar (with case). So as to not ignore the other fans who gave it a shot, the band would like to give 5 additional people an autographed "Lies" poster and autographed copy of their latest release The Apostasy. Check out Ozzfest.com for more info.
Behemoth- Ozzfest - Second Stage
OFFDATES w/Lamb of God, Hatebreed and 3 Inches of Blood
07/19 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
07/20 Stramier Park (Outdoor) - Bakersfield, CA (OFFDATE)
07/21 Hyundai Pavilion - San Bernardino, CA
07/22 Soma - San Diego, CA (OFFDATE)
07/23 House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV (OFFDATE)
07/24 Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
07/26 Journal Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
07/27 Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO (OFFDATE)
07/28 Coors Amphitheatre - Denver, CO
07/29 The Cotillion - Wichita, KS (OFFDATE)
07/30 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Kansas City, MO
08/01 Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX (OFFDATE)
08/02 Smirnoff Music Center - Dallas, TX
08/03 Lonestar Amphitheater - Lubbock, TX ( SOLO OFFDATE)
08/04 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - San Antonio, TX
08/05 Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center - Little Rock, AR (OFFDATE)
08/06 Verizon Wireless Amptheater - St. Louis, MO
08/08 Germain Amphitheatre - Columbus, OH
08/10 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL
08/11 Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Louisville, KY (SOLO OFFDATE)
08/12 Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI
08/14 Verizon Wirless Music Theatre - Indianapolis, IN
08/16 PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
08/17 The Dome Theatre - Niagara Falls, NY (OFFDATE)
08/18 New England Dodge Music Theatre - Hartford, CT
08/19 Magic City Music Hall - Johnson City, NY (OFFDATE)
08/20 Tweeter Center - Boston, MA
08/22 Tweeter Center - Philadelphia, PA
08/23 Rams Head Live! - Baltimore, MD (OFFDATE)
08/24 Post Gazette Pavilion - Pittsburgh, PA
08/25 Kool Haus - Toronto, ON (OFFDATE)
08/26 DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI
08/28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC
08/29 The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA (OFFDATE)
08/30 Sound Advice Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL
System of a Down Is Alive And Well, Says Bassist
Launch Radio Networks reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN has been on hiatus since last year, with its members working on various side projects. This has naturally led to rumors that the band was breaking up permanently. But bassist Shavo Odadjian told Launch that SYSTEM OF A DOWN is far from over. "SYSTEM is alive and well," he said. "We're just not working together right now. We kind of like split up at first, but you know, we're brothers, man, we'll take bullets for each other. So it's like, you kind of miss each other after a while and you, one guy makes the first move, then another starts making phone calls....this is a juggernaut, man. SYSTEM OF A DOWN is my lifeline. It'll never go away. We could not make a record for 10 years — that's not gonna happen, but I'm just saying we could — and we'll come back strong."
Odadjian is launching a new online initiative called urSession.com (pronounced "your session"), a web-based music community that also doubles as a record company. The site is scheduled to go live within a few weeks.
The bassist is continuing his career as a video director and working on a side project with the WU-TANG CLAN's RZA that's called ACHOZEN.
SYSTEM OF A DOWN vocalist Serj Tankian will tentatively release his first solo CD, titled "Elect the Dead", on October 23.
Guitarist Daron Malakian has formed a new band called SCARS ON BROADWAY with SYSTEM drummer John Dolmayan, who is also launching an online comic book retailer at Torpedocomics.com.
Viva La Bands 2007 Tour Dates Announced
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK and action sports / film star Bam Margera have joined forces to launch the "ROCKSTAR Viva La Bands™ 2007 Tour" featuring high energy live rock music and a traveling video show.
The ROCKSTAR Viva La Bands Tour hits 30 cities in the US and Canada September 24th through November 3rd 2007. Featured acts include Grammy Award™ nominated British metal act Cradle of Filth, hard rockers CKY (featuring Bam's brother, Jesse Margera) and hot Swedish band Vains of Jenna, who Bam recently signed to his Filthy Note records. Another very special guest act will be announced later this summer. Bam and some of his well-known friends will also be hosting a number of the live shows.
The tour comes on the heels of the release of "Viva La Bands: Volume 2", a compilation CD/DVD that will appear in stores nationwide on September 4, 2007 through a joint venture between Filthy Note and Ferret Music. The double disc CD/DVD includes twenty bands from around the globe, rare Bam DVD footage, and seven exclusive tracks recorded just for the project (brand new selections from Clutch, Bloodhound Gang, Children Of Bodom, In Flames, CKY, and more).
"The 'Viva La Bands' project lets me bring music I love to my fans that might not even know some of this rock exists," said Margera. "The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK guys totally get what I wanted Viva La Bands to be all about. They are great supporters of rock music and understand that this is supposed to be more than just another concert experience. It's a new age vaudeville show."
In addition to the four musical acts on the tour, Viva La Bands will be projecting over sixty minutes of exclusive video content including deleted scenes from Bam's wildly successful MTV series "Viva La Bam™".
"My MTV shows sometimes don't air the really funny or risky scenes so I raided their vault and decided to put the best never-before-seen clips on tour," said Margera. "I'll also preview some behind the scenes footage from my new film currently in production, 'Minghags'".
Here are the VIVA LA BANDS 2007 TOUR DATES: More...
Firewind Cancel Cheltenham, UK Show
Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND have issued the following update:
"The promoter of the venue Night Owl in Cheltenham, UK has cancelled the Firewind show that was scheduled for August 17th. The reasons are not clear to us at this moment. We're sorry to the fans that were planning on catching that show, but it wasn"t our fault. We hope to see you all at JB"s Dudley the very next day (August 18) which is not very far from Cheltenham."
Upcoming Firewind live dates include:
July
22 - Thessaloniki, Greece at Metal Healing Festival
August
11 - Rades, Tunisia at Rock A Rades Festival (with Adagio, After Forever, etc.)
16 - Derby, England at Bloodstock Open Air
18 - Dudley, England at JB’s (with Man Of The Hour)
September (North American Tour)
19 - Minneapolis, MN at Station 4 (with Epica)
20 - Mokena, IL at The Pearl Room Mokena
21 - Cleveland, OH at Peabodys (with Edguy)
22 - Toronto, ON at The Funhaus
23 - Detroit, MI at I-Rock
24 - Reading, PA at The Silo
26 - Quebec City, QC at Salle Albert Rousseau (with Sonata Arctica)
27 - Montreal, QC at Medley (with Sonata Arctica)
28 - Poughkeepsie, NY at Chance Theater (with Sonata Arctica)
29 - Bedford, NH at Marks Showplace
30 - New York City, NY at B.B. Kings Blues Club (with Sonata Arctica)
October (North American Tour)
2 - Philadelphia, PA at The Trocadero (with Sonata Arctica)
3 - Springfield, VA at Jaxx (with Sonata Arctica)
4 - Covington, KY at The Mad Hatter
5 - Fayetteville, NC at Jesters Pub
6 - Atlanta, GA at Prog Power USA (SOLD OUT)
October (Japan Tour with KAMELOT)
10 - Tokyo, Japan at Shibuya O-East
11 - Osaka, Japan at Club Quattro
12 - Nagoya, Japan at Bottom Line
14 - Yokohama, Japan at Blitz
November
10 - Copenhagen, Denmark at Prog Power Scandinavia
Evergreen Terrace Post New Song Online
You can check out a new song from EVERGREEN TERRACE entitled “Chaney Can’t Quite Riff Like Helmet’s Page Hamilton” online over at their official MySpace page. The track comes off their upcoming new album, Wolfbiker, which is due out on July 24th through Metal Blade Records.
Black Stone Cherry Announce European Tour Dates
BLACK STONE CHERRY has announced the following European tour dates:
Oct. 13 - Sheffield, UK - Corperation
Oct. 14 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Oct. 15 - Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
Oct. 16 - Northhampton, UK - Soundhouse
Oct. 17 - Bristol, UK - Fleece & Firkin
Oct. 19 - Brussels, BEL - VK Club
Oct. 20 - Strasbourg, FRA - La Laiterie
Oct. 22 - Paris, FRA - Trabendo
Oct. 23 - Cologne, GER - Underground
Oct. 24 - Hamburg, GER - Molotow
Oct. 25 - Berlin, GER - Magnet
Oct. 26 - Amsterdam, NETH - Melkweg
Oct. 28 - Glasgow, UK - Cathouse
Oct. 29 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3
Oct. 30 - Birmingham, UK - Barfly
Oct. 31 - London, UK - Mean Fiddler
BLACK STONE CHERRY's eponymous debut album landed at No. 90 on The Billboard 200 album chart in July 2006, selling more than 10,000 copies in its first week of release.
Balfor Releases Promo and Video For Free Download
BALFOR, the Ukrainian band that defines its music as “Barbaric Black Metal” has joined the ever-increasing number of bands who are releasing their work for free download on the Internet. Rather than host the 4 track promo exclusively on their own website, the band have chosen to release their “Pure Barbaric” Promo through a net label, Nailed Skull.
Commented Thorgeir, BALFOR’s founder and front man: “It’s not something we would choose to do for the release of a full-length, but rather than self-releasing as some bands do, we decided to go the route of releasing our promo for free download. We were impressed with what Nailed Skull were doing. They aren’t just putting up the music and saying “Here it is, take it”, but they are presenting everything in a professional manner, with cover artwork as well, something that fans often miss out on when downloading for free, and they promote the bands they are working with. It seemed like the perfect way to bring the band to the attention of a wider audience, whilst at the same time enabling us to produce “hard copies” of the promo to send out for review and to labels. We’re very happy with the results, at the moment we’re averaging around 100 downloads a day, so we’re obviously reaching many more people than we would, had we self-released.”
Thorgeir (vocals/guitar) formed BALFOR in 1997 and the current line-up, which includes Berowar on bass and Erland on drums, continues to play fast, melodious Black Metal in which the influences of both Death Metal, and their country’s warrior past can be heard. “The reaction from fans to the new material has been amazing” says Thorgeir. “We’re getting reviews in the 8-9/10 region. We seem to be drawing interest not just from the Black Metal fans, but also Death Metal, and after we supported SuidAkrA, from amongst the pagan/Viking elements, which is very satisfying to us because we look on our music as a tribute to the Ukraine’s ancient past”.
The band is currently working on new material, and looking for a label to release the first full-length album. “Pure Barbaric” together with a live video filmed during the band’s recent tour with SuidAkrA can be downloaded for free from Nailed Skull and The Balfor website.
Divine Heresy Adds Ex-Nile Bassist
DIVINE HERESY, the Los Angeles, CA-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares, drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL REMAINS, HATE ETERNAL) and Tommy Cummings (VEXT) on vocals, have enlisted bassist Joe Payne (ex-NILE, DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY, LUST OF DECAY).
The band will release their debut album, Bleed The Fifth, in North America on August 28 via Century Media. The album will be released via Roadrunner throughout the rest of the world.
Lecherous Nocturne Sign to Unique Leader Records
Lecherous Nocturne have issued the following update on their myspace page:
" We are proud to announce our new home with Unique Leader. We would like to thank our fans and supporters, Graham Landers with Deepsend Records and Erik Lindmark at Unique Leader for giving Lecherous Nocturne this great opportunity. Lecherous Nocturne will also be touring the U.S. this fall starting September 11th in Raleigh at Volume 11 Tavern."
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