Metal News for July 30, 2005
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Ektomorf To Support Korn In Slovenia
Hungarian moshcore band Ektomorf is confirmed as support for Korn at Ljubljana, Slovenia on Sept 6.
New Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Video Posted Online
German weirdo metallers Die Apokalyptischen Reiter have shot a clip for the song "Die Sonne scheint," taken from their album "Samurai" (2004).
You can check it out at this location.
The band also announced that there will be a new record – in 400 days.
Clawfinger Sign To Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is proud to announce the signing of a band that has started a whole genre: crossover pioneers Clawfinger.
As Frontman Zak Tell commented:
Dear Clawheads, Hangarounds and other Lowlifes!
We are very happy that the No. 1 Metal label Nuclear Blast had the good taste to sign the reigning champs of 'OldSchoolCrossoverNuMetal' Clawfinger!
We know that this is the start of a longlasting and successful companionship that will bring us 'Money Power Glory'… We are keeping our clawfingers crossed!
Peace, Zak
Clawfinger have been among the first bands that continuously mixed Metal with rap and grooves. Their debut "Deaf, Dumb, Blind" (1993) is legendary and set a new tone for heavy music. Since then, Clawfinger never really stopped and put out a total of five studio albums, the last being "Zeroes And Heroes" (2003).
A new album by these hard rockin' and hard groovin' Swedes is scheduled for a November.
Necrophobic To Do Signing Session At Party San
Necrophobic will be doing a signing session at the Party San Festival on August 12. It will be held at the Rock Hard Magazine stand and will begin at 19.30. Signing cards of the band will be available for free, but you will also be able to buy shirts, some old remastered cds and possibly the "Bloodhymns" album on vinyl.
Gorefest Announces New Album Title
Gorefest has announced on their official website that their upcoming album will be titled "La Muerte."
Some song titles:
Man To Fall
You Could Make Me Kill
The New Gods
When The Dead Walk The Earth
Malicious Intent
Of Death And Chaos (A Grand Finale)
'Till Fingers Bleed
The Fifth Crusade
Motorhead's Lemmy To Receive 'Living Legend' Award
Lemmy Kilmister, the notorious bass player and vocalist of U.K. rock 'n' roll titans Motörhead, will be honored with the very first "Living Legend" award at this year's inaugural Classic Rock Roll of Honor, organized by Classic Rock magazine. Taking place on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at London's Café De Paris, the Classic Rock Roll of Honor will celebrate the big names as well as the unsung heroes from the diverse world of rock 'n' roll and promises to take a fresh approach to the tired award ceremony format.
To coincide with the 30th Anniversary of Motörhead, the U.K.'s most revered rock 'n' roll outfit as well as, unbelievably, Lemmy's 60th birthday celebrations, the Classic Rock Roll of Honor will place a special emphasis on the often diluted "Lifetime Achievement" award category.
Rather than simply giving Lemmy the "Living Legend" award on the night, the Classic Rock Roll of Honor will dedicate an entire section of the evening's proceedings to pay homage to the remarkable achievements of one of the U.K.'s best-loved rock 'n' roll stars. The team behind Classic Rock magazine and the Classic Rock Roll of Honor have assembled a moving tribute package that comprises of testimonials and greetings to Lemmy from a raft of peers and young bands and musicians inspired by the star, as well as messages from fans of all ages. It is hoped that Lemmy and the rest of Motörhead will complete the evening with a brief acoustic set. This however, has not been confirmed by the band at this stage.
In addition to Lemmy's "Living Legend" award, there will be a further eight awards on the night, which will be announced soon. Classic Rock also has announced the categories and nominations for the very first Readers' Awards, which are voted for by the readers via text message ballot: More...
Soilwork Frontman Issues Ozzfest Update
Soilwork frontman, Björn "Speed" Strid, has posted an Ozzfest update on the band's official website:
Hi there!
I will excuse myself once again for not updating very frequently at the moment, the reason is that it's very hard to get a wireless connection here at Ozzfest. Finally today at Chicago Tweeter center i've got a connection in the corridors by the main stage. Actually as we speak, Mr.Bruce Dickinson is taping up "Happy Birthday" tape on the walls, above me and my wife's head as we're sitting down and checking our e-mails on the floor in the corridor... Talked to him for a while, he is a really cool guy!!
I really wanna thank all the people for coming out to the shows, we've had a blast so far and we eally don't mind getting up that early in the mornings. Every morning you're there rocking out, you guys are the best!!!
We'll see ya soon!!
Cheers, Speed
Children Of Bodom Shoots Video For New Single
Children of Bodom shot a new video for their upcoming single "In Your Face" a few days ago. The single will be released on August 17 and will include a Britney Spears cover of "Oops I Did It Again, which features singer Jonna Kosonen (ex-Nylon Beat).
Six years after her lyrics for "Silent Night, Bodom Night," Kimberly Goss (Sinergy) wrote lyrics for another song called "Bastards of Bodom," which deals with the Lake Bodom murders.
Ten official release parties for Children of Bodom's upcoming album "Are You Dead Yet?" have been scheduled in Germany in September. "Are You Dead Yet?" will be released in Finland on September 14 and internationally on September 19
Dave Mustaine: Don't Compare Gigantour To Ozzfest
Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine, with his Gigantour up and running, says he doesn't want the festival to be compared with established tours such as Ozzfest and the Warped Tour.
Dave Mustaine told Launch Radio Networks he knows comparisons are inevitable, but he isn't encouraging them. "There are some other festivals that are out in similar nature," he said. "You know, Ozzfest has some bands from our genre and some of the subcultures and subgenres and stuff, but you know, my intention was never to be disrespectful to Ozzy or to Sharon (Osbourne) or to try to say 'Hey, Gigantour's better,' because, you know frankly, they're my friends. I would like to keep it that way."
In addition to Megadeth, Gigantour's line-up includes Dream Theater, Fear Factory, Life Of Agony, Nevermore, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Symphony X and Bobaflex.
Marduk Announces First South American Tour Dates
Marduk has confirmed the first dates of their South American tour:
Nov. 04 Tijuana, Mexico - Voodoo House
Nov. 05 Guatemala City, Guatemala - TBA
Nov. 06 San Salvador, El Salvadore - TBA
Nov. 07 TBA
Nov. 08 TBA
Nov. 09 TBA
Nov. 10 Porto Alegre, Brasil - Bar Opiniao
Nov. 11 Sao Paulo, Brasil - Hangar 110
Nov. 12 TBA
Nov. 13 Buenos Aires, Argentina - TBA
More South American tour dates to be announced.
More upcoming Marduk tour dates: More...
Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" Live Video Posted
A live video of Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" has been posted online.
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This video will be available in it's full glory on the forthcoming "The Trooper" single. More details on the single: More...
Minsk Ready Album, Plan Fall Tour
Having signed to At A Loss Recordings, Minsk's first full length "Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive" is due out on September 27, 2005. You can download an MP3 or check out their MySpace page.
Minsk Tour Dates:
Thurs. Aug 11 Chicago, IL@ Beat Kitchen w/ Indian
Sat Sept 3 Chicago, IL @ The Double Door
Minsk is doing a short tour in Sept / Oct. Tentative dates are the following:
Wed.Sept. 28th Cleveland @ TBA
Thurs. Sept. 29th Pittsburgh / Philadelphia PA @ TBA
Fri. Sept. 30th Baltimore, MD / Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
Sat. Oct. 1st Washington, DC @ Warehouse Next Door
Sun. Oct. 2nd Brookln, NY @ North Six w/ Unearthly Trance
Mon. Oct. 3rd Harrisonburg, VA @ TBA
Tues. Oct. 4th Wilmington / Hickory, NC @ TBA
Weds Oct. 5th Asheville, NC @ TBA
Thurs. Oct 6th Nashville, TN @ TBA
Fri. Oct. 7th Louisville, KY @ TBA
Sat. Oct. 8th . Dayton, OH / Indianapolis, IN @ TBA
Anywhere there is a "TBA" and you can help out please get in touch with Greg at booktonedeaf@yahoo.com.
Israel's Arallu Sign With Epidemie Records
Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU have inked a deal with the Czech label Epidemie Records. The group's recently completed third album, "The Demon from the Ancient World", is scheduled for release in September. The upcoming CD will feature guest appearances in the track "Kill Kill Kill" by the vocalists by fellow Israeli acts SALEM (Zeev Tananboim), MOONSKIN (Yishai Swearts), BARTHOLOMEUS NIGHT (Refahim) and SHWORCHTSECHAYE (Yehi Zaken).
Here is "The Demon from the Ancient World" track listing:
01. Dingir Xul
02. War Spirit
03. The Devil's Massacre
04. Sierra Nevada
05. Battle Ground
06. The Dead Will Rise Again
07. Sumerian Words
08. Kill Kill Kill
09. The 7 Chosen Genii
10. Tzvaot Arallu
Chevelle: Firing Bassist Was Hardest Decision
CHEVELLE drummer Sam Loeffler and singer/guitarist Pete Loeffler recently spoke to RollingStone.com about the departure of brother Joe Loeffler (bass) after a recent blowout in Kansas City.
"I love Joe — I'll always love my brother — and I'll do anything I can for him. But he hated to tour," Sam told RollingStone.com. "He was an unhappy guy on the road . . . We wanted him to take some time off to figure out what he wanted to do, but he wasn't willing to do that. He said, 'The only way I'm staying home is if you fire me.' It was the hardest decision we ever had to make.
"The way the band worked was, basically, I wrote all the music — I always have, I always will," said Pete. "Aside from being the drummer, Sam's place in the band is the business side of it. He's always talking to management and the label. Joe was always the one who just kind of played bass. He did that very well — he's a very talented bass player — but I don't think he ever really felt a passion. He was a third member. The chemistry worked as long as it could, but the fighting just got too old."
Pete and Sam haven't spoken with Joe since, and, according to the drummer, the rest of the Loeffler family is staying out of it. "He basically said he doesn't want to talk to us right now, and we want to be respectful of that," Sam said. "But we don't know what's going to happen when it comes to Thanksgiving."
Read the full article at Rolling Stone.
3 Inches of Blood Replaces Drummer
Just days away from their U.S. tour with Chimaira et al, 3 Inches Of Blood have announced the departure of drummer Matt Wood. According to the band, "Matt informed us last month that he would be leaving the band once we got home at the end of June. The reasons given were both musical and personal, but there's no animosity between us. We respect Matt's decision, but are moving forward and still playing." For now, the group has enlisted the services of drummer Alexei Rodriguez (ex-Walls Of Jericho, Catharsis).
Ion Dissonance, TTEOTD, The Red Death Fall US Tour
Ion Dissonance, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, The Red Death, and Summer's End will be touring the US together this fall. Here's the initial routing:
9/10 Milwaukee, WI
9/11 Chicago, IL
9/12 Indianapolis, IN
9/13 St. Louis, MO
9/14 Kansas City, MO
9/15 Denver, CO
9/16 Salt Lake City, UT
9/17 Boise, ID @ The Venue
9/18 Reno, NV
9/19 San Francisco, CA
9/20 Ventura, CA
9/21 Hollywood, CA
9/22 Corona, CA @ Showcase Theatre
9/23 South Gate, CA @ The Allen Theatre
9/24 Las Vegas, NV
9/25 Phoenix, AZ @ The Phix Gallery
9/26 Albuquerque, NM
9/27 Lubbock, TX
9/28 Oklahoma City, OK
9/29 Memphis, TN
9/30 Nashville, TN
10/1 Charlotte, NC
10/2 Fredericskburg, VA @ KCs
10/3 New York, NY
10/4 Poughkeepsie, NY
10/5 Bucksport, ME @ The Kave
Bullet For My Valentine Release Video, MP3
The debut CD from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE comes out August 23rd and they've just launched a new video and MP3. You can check out the MP3 for the song "Hand Of Blood" (currently on the Trustkill Takeover CD), the live video for the song "4 Words To Choke Upon", and pre-order the CD and get yourself some free goodies.
These guys are touring overseas in the UK and they are going to hit HELLFEST in a few weeks. Additional tour dates surrounding the festival are also expected. The band will also be back shortly afterwards for a full US tour.
Beatallica To Tour Europe
BEATALLICA, the Milwaukee-based parody group known for METALLICA-infused covers of BEATLES songs, will be touring Europe in October. "The band will be playing mainly in Germany and Austria with our brothers-in-armbands THE PUNKLES, and possibly other countries as well," BEATALLICA write on their web site. The tour dates are as follows:
Oct. 04 - Aschaffenburg, GER @ Aloha Bar
Oct. 05 - Ludwigsburg, GER @ Rockfabrik
Oct. 06 - Munich (München), GER @ Backstage
Oct. 07 - Pirmasens, GER @ Quasimodo
Oct. 08 - TBA
Oct. 09 - Ingolstadt, GER @ Paradox
Oct. 10 - Vienna (Wien), AUT @ Planet Music
Oct. 12 - Frankenthal, GER @ Krone Music Club
Oct. 13 - Bochum, GER @ Zeche
Oct. 14 - Berlin, GER @ Frannz Club
Oct. 15 - Hannover, GER @ Cafe Glocksee
Oct. 16 - Hamburg, GER @ Markthalle
Ozzy Will Return For Chicago Ozzfest
Launch Radio Networks reports: Ozzy Osbourne should be ready for BLACK SABBATH's headlining set at Ozzfest tomorrow (July 30) at Tweeter Center in Tinley Park, Illinois. Osbourne was sick earlier this week and BLACK SABBATH cancelled their Ozzfest appearance in Holmdel, New Jersey, on Wednesday (July 27), which meant IRON MAIDEN got to do an extra-long set. A spokesperson told Launch that Osbourne is expected to play tomorrow at the Tweeter Center. The nature of Osbourne's illness hasn't been announced.
Osbourne told Launch that touring is a lot harder on him today than it used to be. "As we get older, we get more work," he said. "In the old days, you'd do, like, a three-week tour, and take six months off, you know? It was a luxury. Now, it's like a job."
The 10th annual edition of Ozzfest runs through September 4 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Slayer's New Album To Be Released Via Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Records has announced that American Recordings — headed by legendary hip-hop and rock producer Rick Rubin — has joined the Warner Bros. family of labels.
The partnership entails that American Recordings will sign and provide creative services for artists, while Warner Bros. will handle promotion, publicity, sales, marketing, and distribution. Current American Recordings artists who will make the transition include Swedish political punk rock band INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY, singer-songwriter DAN WILSON, and extreme metal pioneers SLAYER. American will be based out of Warner Bros.' Burbank, California, headquarters where Rubin will maintain an office.
In 2007, Warner Bros. will also acquire the rights to the extensive American Recordings catalog, which includes JOHNNY CASH, THE BLACK CROWES, the JAYHAWKS, SLAYER, and DANZIG. Warner Bros. was American's home from 1992 through 1997.
Now Rubin is excited to be back with Warner Bros., citing the stewardship of CEO Tom Whalley as his primary reason for returning. "Tom Whalley grew up in the record business in the same way that I did," Rubin says. "He understands the grass roots development of artists and the importance of growing real careers in a time when most executives are looking for short-term success, which ultimately yields short-sighted goals. Tom understands that if artists are developed and nurtured the right way from the beginning, they'll stick around for a long time.
"Of all the labels," Rubin adds, "Warner Bros. is the rock label. All the biggest acts on it are rock artists. The company has a better understanding of rock and eclectic music than any other in the industry. It's a perfect fit."
Whalley is equally excited about the deal with Rubin. "Rick has been a driving creative force in popular music for two decades, discovering new artists, nurturing established ones, and bringing about their success time and again," he says. "We are thrilled to have him back in the fold."
Rubin has produced such landmark hip-hop albums as RUN DMC's "Raisin' Hell", BEASTIE BOYS' "Licensed to Ill", and LL COOL J's "Radio", as well as best-selling music by such diverse artists as RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, JAY-Z, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, TOM PETTY, WEEZER, AUDIOSLAVE, DIXIE CHICKS, and JOHNNY CASH. The co-founder of classic hip-hop label, Def Jam, with Russell Simmons, Rubin struck out on his own in 1988 and formed American Recordings. The label built its reputation with chart-topping hits by such artists as SYSTEM OF A DOWN, BLACK CROWES, and SIR MIX-A-LOT.
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