Metal News for July 22, 2005
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Ken Orth of Wycked Synn On Electric Eye
Ken Orth guitar virtuoso of Wycked Synn will be on Electric Eye Radio w/ Ed Glass Wed July 27, 2005 at 1pm EST. You can tune in and check it out at electriceyeradio.com.
Blind Guardian Replace Drummer
German power metalers Blind Guardian have a new drummer - unknown Frederik Ehmke replaces Thomas Stauch. The band will shortly start recording their first album for Nuclear Blast, with producer Charlie Bauerfiend.
Sepultura Guitarist Recording Solo Project
Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser is currently in a Brazilian recording studio working on his as yet untitled, debut solo album. This is to be released next year by Mascot.
Devin Townsend Band To Enter Studio In August
DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND, the Vancouver-based band led by STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend, will enter the studio on August 10 to begin recording their new album, "Synchestra", tentatively due in early 2006. The follow-up to 2003's "Accelerated Evolution" will feature the same lineup as its predecessor: Dave Young on keyboards, Mike Young on bass, Ryan van Poederooyen on drums, and Brian Waddell on guitar.
"Synchestra" tentative track listing:
01. Let it Roll
02. Hyper Geek
03. Triumph
04. The Baby Song
05. Vampira
06. Nail Broth
07. Pixelate
08. Judgment
09. A Simple Lullaby
10. Chix
11. Sunshine & Happiness
12. Notes From Africa
"Synchestra" will be released with the DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND DVD as a bonus disc.
In related news, Devin recently provided lead vocals for a single by the Vancouver artist REMOVAL. The single was released on seven-inch vinyl only and is available from the Scratch Records web site.
CKY Gets Ex-All That Remains Bassist For Tour
Former ALL THAT REMAINS basist Matt Deis has been named the official touring bassist for CKY. Deis made his live debut with the group on Monday, July 18 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. CKY reportedly performed a surprise/rehearsal show at the venue under the band name HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL (drummer Jess Margera's father Phil Margera's birthday was on July 13).
CKY's first major North American tour in two years will kick off August 8 at Soma in San Diego. The Adio Footwear-sponsored Rock Adio Tour will also feature FIREBALL MINISTRY and THE KNIVES. In addition, CKY will headline the 8th annual Skate Fest, which takes place September 9 in Worcester, MA.
CKY are touring in support of their fourth album, "An Answer Can Be Found", which sold 41,000 copies in the United States in its first two weeks of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Opeth and Extol To Tour UK
Opeth will be supported by Extol on their upcoming UK tour. The tour dates are as follows:
September 6 - Birmingham Academy
September 7 - Manchester Academy
September 8 - London Mean Fiddler
Adema Joins Days of Reckoning Festival Line-up
Adema has been confirmed to do a one-off show as part of the Days of Reckoning Festival. The Days of Reckoning festival is a two day festival, which takes place at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ. Each day will start at 1PM and tickets are $12 per day.
Check out their myspace page for more information.
The other bands playing are:
Beyond the Flesh
Black Harvest
Death By Names
Distorted Mind
Divinity Destroyed
Green Evening Requiem
Last Breath Taken
Portraits of Murder
Semper Tyrannis
Severance
Sinter
SoniMinoS
Utopia Banished
With Immortality
Celtic Frost Prepares New Album
CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog:
"Yes, I know, we're only making an album. It's not an earth-shattering event, and we never claimed it was (although, yes, this blog is quite pretentious at times). Nor will most people on this planet care. It's not even a mainstream album. Good. Nonetheless, every song on this album has a story. This is not about the lyrics, which are by themselves much more personal than anything we have written for CELTIC FROST in the past. But we have spent an unpredictably extended and emotionally and physically intense period of our lives writing, rehearsing, recording and producing this album. That's significant to us. And, judging, by the flood of reactions I am receiving on my e-mail account through this blog, it is significant to many others too, one way or another. It's our own microcosm of meaning.
"Every song is connected to events, personal or professional, that we will hardly ever forget. And there will surely be more in the coming weeks, as we are temporarily relocating to Hanover, Germany, at the end of July to conduct the final recording and mixing sessions at Horus Sound Studio. This is the studio — albeit now in a much more modern incarnation — where we produced the 'Into the Pandemonium' album in 1987. We expect to finally be finished the first week of September.
"There will be some friends who will come to see us, and — apart from a few closed sessions — the studio is also open for anybody who wants to say hello, as always.
"I was interviewed yesterday for a five-part documentary on Swiss rock history, produced for Swiss national TV. Mixed feelings. Questions were good and the people very nice, but how much do they actually know about their topic? Typical signals of a generalization and cursory approach. A surprise? No. Also seems they were a bit astonished at what I had to say. :-) But they'll include the footage of CELTIC FROST's very first public appearance, 'Into the Crypts of Rays' on Swiss TV, shot in 1985."
CELTIC FROST have selected HYPOCRISY/PAIN mainman Peter Tägtgren to co-produce their long-awaited comeback effort, tentatively titled "Dark Matter Manifest". The band willl enter Horus Sound Studio in Hannover, Germany on August 1 to begin recording their first collection of new material since 1990's "Vanity/Nemesis". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Obscured", "Incantation against You", "Ain Elohim" and "Temple of Depression".
CELTIC FROST, who have been mixing new demo material at Oakland Recording in Winterthur, Switzerland, have yet to secure a record deal for their upcoming CD.
Powerman 5000 Album Update
POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's as-yet-untitled fifth album, which they're hoping to release in early 2006.
Spider said the LP, which the band is self-producing, will have an "under-produced," stripped-down sound. "We're leaving in the mistakes," he said. "Kids aren't hearing those kinds of records any more — like the SEX PISTOLS — where things are out of tune, there are mistakes. Nowadays, everything's lined up to a grid on ProTools, and everyone's vocal is tuned to the perfect pitch. That's not what rock music should be."
"Every rock band comes out and makes that statement, you know, that this is going to be our heaviest album ever. I hate that. For me, I want to make the best record we can make — whether it's heavier or not, doesn't matter. Some of it will be supper-aggressive, some of it won't be."
Songtitles set to appear on the follow-up to 2003's "Transform" include "Heroes and Villains", "The Last Night on Earth" and "Treat Me Like a Stranger".
"We came out during the nü-metal explosion, and now, people talk about us in the same sentence as LIMP BIZKIT and sh--," Spider said. "We sort of got trapped in a world that we didn't belong in. We were put in a category with bands that I never really felt comfortable being compared to. But sometimes you find you get on this path and it takes you somewhere you didn't necessarily ever expect to be. So for me, this new record is going to be a statement. It's probably the record I should have made 10 years ago, the one that says, 'This is who I am, musically, and this is where my head is at.' "
Nocturnal Rites New Album And Tracklisting
Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have set "Grand Illusion" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on September 19 via Century Media Records.
The follow-up to 2004's "New World Messiah" was recorded and mixed at Toontrack Studioin Umeå, Sweden and features guest appearances by Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL), Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS), Henrik Danhage (EVERGREY), Kristoffer W. Olivius (NAGLFAR) and Swedish cross-country skiing world champion, Per Elofsson.
"Grand Illusion" will include a bonus DVD featuring three videos from "New World Messiah", the brand-new "Fools Never Die" video, a "Making of Grand Illusion" segment and extra footage from the "Demons of the Opera" show.
"Grand Illusion" track listing:
01. Fools Never Die (3:54)
02. Never Trust (4:43)
03. Still Alive (4:02)
04. Something Undefined (4:08)
05. Our Wasted Days ((5:17)
06. Cuts Like A Knife (5:10)
07. End of Our Rope (5:26)
08. Never Ending (4:29)
09. One by One (4:23)
10. Deliverance (5:00)
NOCTURNAL RITES will support NIGHTWISH on their Swedish tour in September. The dates are as follows:
Sep. 08 – Stockholm, SWE @ Arenan
Sep. 09 - Göteborg, SWE @ Lisebergshallen
Sep. 11 - Umeå, SWE @ SkyArena
Watch Municipal Waste's New Video Online
Richmond¹s MUNICIPAL WASTE have released their new video 'Unleash The Bastards' and have posted it online as well. MUNICIPAL WASTE¹s first album for Earache 'Hazardous Mutation' is due for release August 29th in Europe and September 20th in the US.
S.O.D. To Finally Release DVD
Megaforce Records will release a new DVD from metal/hardcore pioneers S.O.D. (STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH) entitled, "20 Years of Dysfunction", on July 26, 2005. The DVD will include the classic "Pussywhipped" as a bonus CD and extensive liner notes celebrating 20 years of the band.
S.O.D. began in the mid-1980s during a break in the recording of ANTHRAX's "Spreading the Disease". What started out as a quick, satirical release for Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Dan Lilker, and the infamous Billy Milano, S.O.D. has turned into a seminal band influencing countless hardcore, metalcore, and post-hardcore bands. Their first album, "Speak English Or Die", has sold over 400,000 copies worldwide and remains an underground classic.
"The great thing about this DVD is that it’s mostly shot from the angle and perspective of S.O.D. fans," Milano said in a statement. "No bullshit, just in-your-face performances the way they should be shot, with camcorders and handhelds."
Mushroomhead Push DVD Release Back Again
MUSHROOMHEAD have pushed their self-produced and filmed DVD back to an August 9th release date. A statement from 'St1tch' reads as follows:
"Hello everyone. I'm sorry to bring the news about the DVD being pushed until August 9th. I know you all have been waiting patiently for it to be released, we just had no idea orders were going to be such a success. Lumberjack (the distribution company) has decided to hold off to complete all orders around America. However, we are still receiving 1,000 copies and still plan on selling it at the show on the 25th to make sure we don't piss off fans that were going in hopes of getting the DVD that night. So, there is still a signing and you will be able to buy "Volume 1" this coming Monday at Peabody's. The DVD will be in stores August 9th. Sorry for the inconvenience... hope everyone is one the same page now."
Exodus, 3 Inches Of Blood And Crisis Tour Dates
More dates have been released for the upcoming "World AbomiNations" tour featuring EXODUS, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, and CRISIS:
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Photos From The Vancouver Warped Tour Posted
Photos of Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold and Underoath from the Warped Tour in Vancouver, BC have been posted in the photo gallery. There are also a few pictures of Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, Dropkick Murphys, Rufio and the Offspring there too.
Strapping Young Lad/Devin Townsend Band Updates
This lengthy update on Devin Townsend's bands Strapping Young Lad and the Devin Townsend band was posted on the HevyDevy Records website:
[Strapping Young Lad] has been busy on the road these last two months and some festivals gratified us with some very good moments. Gods Of Metal festival in Italy is definitively a carreer highlight for [frontman] Devin [Townsend] as SYL shared the stage with Iron Maiden and Slayer, and played in front ten of thousands of fans.
Thanks to Marlon that provided us a link to download a SYL recording at the Waldrock festival. You will be able to download the whole show HERE
The Sound Of The Underground Tour started on June 25 and Devin is thrilled about the shows SYL played so far :
"Our position on the bill gives us an opportunity to bring some metal to the more hard-core oriented fans at the festival who may not have heard us before. I really look forward to playing with and hooking up with some of the other bands again"
Check the tour section for an udpated list of the SYL shows. Most are SOTU shows but some are headlining and other appearances supporting Opeth. Again, dates are subject to change and cancellation and it’s not the band’s fault if they don’t play your town.
As Byron plays shows with Fear Factory after July 14, the band had to find a susbsitute Bass player for the rest of the tour. Jon Miller from Devil Driver will rehearse with the band on the road to learn the SYL material in a short amount of time. For this reason the two dates below will be probably cancelled as it will be very difficult for the band to prepare full headlining sets with a new Bass PlayerMore...
Tool Drummer To Play Several Californian Gigs
Tool drummer Danny Carey will be sitting in on a couple of songs with keyboardist extraordinaire Scott Kinsey (of Tribal Tech) and Steve Tavaglione (sax and EWI) on Wednesday, July 27th at the La Ve Lee jazz club in Studio City (12514 Ventura Blvd. 818-980-8158).
Danny is also planning on doing a show with the Pigmy Love Circus on August 6th. Then, on August 18th, Volto! (Danny Carey, Kirk Covington, Lance Morrison and John Ziegler will be performing at the La Ve Lee. Volto! will also be playing The Baked Potato (3787 Caguenga Blvd, West, Studio City – 818-980-1615) on August 25th.
Subway To Sally's "Sieben" Video Posted Online
You can now check out Subway to Sally's single "Sieben" (="Seven") and watch the video at the pre-listening section on the Nuclear Blast website.
Subway to Sally's new album, "Nord Nord Ost" (="North North East") is due out August 29.
Disbelief, Falconer To Co-headline Night Of Power
German Deathcore band Disbelief will headline the Night Of Power Festival in the I-Park Hall Klingholz in Giebelstadt, Germany (near Würzburg) on October 15. Power metallers Falconer have been confirmed as co-headliners. All in all, 12 bands will rock the festival, the complete line up is as follows:
Barritus
Circle of Tyrants
Disbelief
End of Green
Falconer
Final Breath
Firereign
Goddess of Desire
Karkadan
Majesty
Random Eyes
Saint (Josh Kramer)
The Night Of Power Festival started in 2004 to celebrate the five-year anniversary of Germany's online magazine PowerMetal.de. Because of the great success of last year's event, PowerMetal.de have decided to stage the festival again this year.
For more information, visit www.night-of-power.de.
Gorefest Start Tracking Bass
Dutch death metal band Gorefest has posted this on their official website:
After two weeks of being in the studio working on lyrics and listening to the progress of the rest of the boys my time has come.
Yesterday morning (Wednesday) we started tracking my bass parts!
We already made the sound last Friday but we (That is me and Hans, one of the studio engineers) had no idea how it would keep up with the 4 tracks of rhythm guitars.
And it blows them away!!
If fact it provides a perfect low end grind that made Frank feel sick in his stomach when we played it on high level. (Which is what you do in a studio..)
I recorded 4 songs yesterday and when we played them to Ed this morning he had a rather stupid grin on his face that does not seem to disappear..
I've just been called in the studio to start working on my second song for today, so I've got to go.
Cheers
Roadrage DVD Tracklisting Revealed
Roadrunner Records has announced this year's Roadrage DVD tracklisting:
1. Slipknot – Before I Forget
2. Slipknot – Vermilion
3. Killswitch Engage – The End Of Heartache (Band Version)
4. Machine Head – Days Turn Blue To Gray
5. Trivium – Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr
6. 36 Crazyfists – Bloodwork
7. Chimaira – 'Cleansation (Live)'
8. Fear Factory – Archetype
9. Fear Factory – Bite The Hand That Bleeds
10. Cradle Of Filth – Nymphetamine
11. Wednesday 13 – I Walked With A Zombie
12. Devildriver – Hold Back The Day
13. Devildriver – Nothing's Wrong
14. Soulfly – Roots Bloody Roots (Live)
15. Hatebreed – Live For This
16. Caliban – The Beloved & The Hatred
17. Still Remains – The Worst Is Yet To Come
18. The Agony Scene – Prey
19. 3 Inches Of Blood – Deadly Sinners
20. Obituary – Insane
21. Betzefer – Down Low
22. Illdisposed – Still Sane
23. Blood Has Been Shed – She Speaks To Me
24. Zao – The Rising End
25. A Life Once Lost – Vulture
26.Terror – Overcome
27. Open Hand – Tough Girl
28. Walls Of Jericho – There's No I in F**k You
29. Hopesfall – Icarus
30. Throwdown – Burn
31. Madball – Heavenhell
The DVD will be available in September.
H.I.M. Frontman Ville Valo Engaged
Kerrang! reports: "It's a sad week for any ladies who lust after HIM frontman Ville Valo as the devilishly charming rocker has just got engaged to his long-time girlfriend Jonna Nygren. Ville proposed at the Finnish rock festival Ruisrock but instead of giving each other the customary engagement rings, the couple got their ring fingers tattooed with the letters 'DILLIGAF', which apparently stands for 'do I look like I give a fuck?'. How romantic. Congrats to the happy couple! Bet ville-stalker Bam Margera is gutted..."
All Ends Debut Show Photos Available Online
All Ends, the new Swedish band featuring Emma Gelotte (sister of In Flames guitarist Björn Gelotte) and Tinna Karlsdotter on vocals, Michael Håkansson (Evergrey) on bass, Fredrik Johansson (In Flames' "The Jester Race" album) on guitar and Josef Skanås on drums, made their live debut on July 19 at Bryggeriet in Motala, Sweden. Photos from the gig is availabe at here.
All Ends is unsigned but the band's debut demo was recorded at Studio Fredman/Queenstreet Recording in Gothenburg, Sweden by Fredrik Nordström and Patrick J. Sten.
The music is written by Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad of In Flames, lyrics written by Tinna Karlsdotter, Emma Gelotte and Björn Gelotte.
For more information, visit www.allends.com.
Sharon Den Adel To Perform With After Forever
On Friday, July 22, After Forever will play with Within Temptation on the Java Eiland in Amsterdam. Within Temptation singer, Sharon Den Adel, will sing on After Forever's "Beyond Me" together with AF vocalist, Floor Jansen.
Nightwish Announce "The Siren" Single Details
Nightwish's new single, "The Siren", will be released by Nuclear Blast on July 25th. Spinefarm Records will release it on July 27th in Finland.
Tracklisting:
Spinefarm Records:
1. The Siren (edit)
2. The Siren (album version)
3. The Siren (live)
4. Kuolema tekee taiteilijan (live)
Nuclear Blast:
1. The Siren (edit)
2. The Siren (album version)
3. The Siren (live)
4. Symphony Of Destruction (live)
5. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan (live)
Devilinside Back From Otep Tour, Work On New Album
Devilinside has posted this message on their official website:
7/21: Hello friends! It's been a while since the last update. We appoligze to anyone who might be anticapating some current news. But as you all know, since the last update we were on the road for a while helping support Otep's "Mouth of Madness" tour, and man it was amazing! Give a big shout out to all of our new friends in Manntis, Suicide City, Days End, Gizmachi and of course Otep. Some of the best bands in the world, and we miss all of you very much! Show them some love! To all the new fans: words can't explain how awesome of an experience you made the tour for us. We love you and thank you very much. We are writing some new shit with the new lineup and it is killer! (Very heavy!) We will be busy writing for the next record, so we will keep you updated as much as possible. Until then, be on the look out for a possible NAME CHANGE! And some midwest shows! We have one on August 27th in Rockford, Illinois. More details very soon. Until next time, hit us up on myspace.com or keep checking back. Take care and don't forget about us!
Ballistic Bassist To Undergo Surgery
BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site:
"The blinding speed, complex runs, and most importantly the flawless-clean execution of Tim's [O'Connor, BALLISTIC bassist] bass parts are the foundation of the band's music. He sets the absolute highest standards for himself, and that necessitates that he is in 100% top playing condition to be able to play his parts to his satisfaction. To that end, Tim will be going in for an operation in August on his right hand (he is recovering from a similar operation to his left hand) to repair damage that years of constant playing has done. This will relieve him of a great deal of physical pain. We all wish Tim a speedy recovery and a quick return to the stage."
BALLISTIC, who recently announced the addition of singer Tony Taylor (TWISTED TOWER DIRE, ISEN TORR, OCTOBER 31) to the group's ranks, are working on the material for their second album, tentatively due in late 2005/early 2006.
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