Metal News for July 31, 2006
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Tool Announce New Single
Tool are said to be eyeing the track "The Pot" as the next single from their latest effort "10,000 Days".
More Info On Dark Funeral, Enslaved Tour
Candlelight Records recently announced its second North American label tour package. Set to kick off January 9 Candlelight II: Phoenix Rising will feature the long-awaited stateside return of Dark Funeral (Sweden), Enslaved (Norway) and introduce newcomers Abigail Williams (USA). The tour will visit 20-plus cities before concluding on February 4.
Dark Funeral guitarist/founding member Lord Ahriman says, "since we announced the first European tour dates for our latest album Attera Totus Sanctus earlier this year, there has been a constant and completely overwhelming flow of mails from the US and Canada asking when the hell we will tour North America. Well finally dates are being booked! Last time we toured the US supporting Cannibal Corpse in 2002 we had a blast. Everyone we met during that tour was really cool. The crowd was totally awesome. It'll be killer to finally return overseas! I have the feeling that this is going to be one hell of a tour and we hope see you in January!"
Enslaved guitarist Ivar Bjornson adds, "I have awaited this moment since I don’t know when and now it is official: an extensive Enslaved tour in North America is becoming reality. We have been working every possible angle of getting over to present our music for years. We are looking forward to seeing each and every one of you at the shows. You won’t be disappointed; neither will we."
The tour continues Candlelight's growing commitment to the live forum. Recent Candlelight artists to visit the US include Vader (Poland),Destruction (Germany), and Emperor (Norway). This fall Candlelight will present tours from Dismember (Sweden), Epica (Netherlands), 1349 (Norway), Sahg (Norway), Daylight Dies (USA) and Witchcraft (Sweden), with additional festivals and tour announcements to soon follow.
Dates and ticket on sale information for Candlelight II: Phoenix Rising will be announced shortly. The first date to be revealed is as follows:
January 9 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Blacklisted May Continue On
According to Deathwish Inc., Blacklisted might be sticking around for a bit after all. As you may recall, Blacklisted announced their impending break-up in early-July. Here's the latest from Deathwish:
"Blacklisted played what was meant to be one of their last shows at Sound and Fury Festival this past weekend. With the massive success of this show, it turns out that the band is contemplating continuing on, here's the lastest from the band, I'm sure we'll have more news later this week:
'Besides Sound and Fury, we will be playing Tuesday August 1st in Denver Colorado with Down To Nothing, Wednesday August 2nd in Omaha Nebraska with Down To Nothing, Friday August 4th in Chicago Illinois at the Heist Fest, and This Is Hardcore Fest. I thought we were breaking up, who really knows, see you soon.'"
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Boy Sets Fire Calling It Quits
Boy Sets Fire will be breaking up this fall. Formed in 1994, the Delaware band has previously released material with Initial Records, Victory Records, Wind-Up Records, and Equal Vision Records, among others. Here's a statement from the band:
"Dear friends, it is not with a heavy heart that we write these words but with a head held high. We wanted to collectively inform you that Boysetsfire has decided to retire. Thank you all for your support and belief in us over the last 12 years... please know it meant the world to us. Boysetsfire for us was always a vehicle for changing the world and we believe that change comes about by starting with yourself, so instead of awaiting certain things to come our way, as always we decided to take our destiny in our own hands. We're not sure which path each of us will take from here on out, but we plan to continue following our dreams... we will play all the shows of our upcoming European tour and possibly one or two last shows on the East Coast sometime this fall (we will keep you posted on this). Good-night."
Slit Ready Second Album For Release
Malta's "premier masters of technical aggression" SLIT will release their second album, "Ode to Silence", on September 18 through Anticulture Records. The band, whose current lineup includes guitarist Omar Grech from BEHEADED, will support SUSPERIA, RED HARVEST and GRIMFIST on their "The Eternal Anger" U.K. tour in October.
Novembers Doom To Tour Europe
Chicago’s NOVEMBERS DOOM have scheduled dates for their first headlining European tour this November. Support will be from label mates AGALLOCH and THURISAZ from Belgium. Denmark's own SATURNUS also joins the tour for select dates. The dates are as follows:
with guests AGALLOCH & THURISAZ
11/17/06 Fri @ Plato - Helmond, Netherlands (With Agalloch and Thurisaz)
11/18/06 Sat @ Biebob - Vosselaar, Belgium (Special guests Saturnus, Agalloch & Thurisaz)
11/19/06 Sun @ Netherlands (tba)
11/20/06 Mon @ Copenhagen, Denmark (Special guests Saturnus, Agalloch & Thurisaz)
11/21/06 Tue @ K17 - Berlin, Germany (With Agalloch and Thurisaz)
11/22/06 Wed @ Steinbuc Theater - Darmstadt, Germany (With Agalloch and Thurisaz)
11/23/06 Thu @ Aalen, Germany (TBA)
11/24/06 Fri @ Backstage - Munich, Germany (With Thurisaz and TBA)
11/25/06 Sat @ Prato, Italy (With Thurisaz and TBA)
11/26/06 Sun @ tba - London, England (With Thurisaz and TBA)
11/27/06 Mon @ Satans Hollow - Manchester, England (With Thurisaz and TBA)
Womb Raiders Announce New Guitarist, Demo
Womb Raiders has announced that Edmund Yazzi has joined the band as a guitarist and will appear on the upcoming album "Cut Up And Fucked" that is due out in 2007.
Womb Raiders have just released the "Cure us Dr.Phil" demo on Death Rape Records. The demo has 4 tracks of some of the most vile and brutal death metal there is. Copies are limited. Contact manager@wombraiders.us for more info.
You can check out some of the band's material on their official MySpace page.
Bled Across Miles Loses Singer
Baltimore's Bled Across Miles has announced the departure of vocalist Nick Binder. Reasons behind the move are unclear (despite an issued statement, which really explains nothing). No word yet on a replacement.
Across Five Aprils, Crash Romeo Fall Tour Dates
Crash Romeo, Across Five Aprils, Ten Falls Forth, and Alesana will tour together this fall. Here are the tour dates:
9/14 Wichita, KS @ Eagles Lodge
9/16 Gainesville, TX @ The State Theater
9/17 San Antonio, TX @ Sanctuary
9/20 Metairie, LA @ The High Ground
9/22 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
9/23 Gainesville, FL @ 1982 Bar
9/24 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
9/25 Clearwater, FL @ 688 Skatepark
9/26 Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy's
9/27 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
9/28 Dalton, GA @ The Zone Music Center
9/30 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
10/1 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
10/3 Pottstown, PA @ North End Firehall
10/5 Amityville, NY @ Village Pub South
10/6 New York, NY @ Don Hill's
10/7 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Bristow, VA Ozzfest $10 Lawn Ticket Promo Today
I just went to get my lawn tickets for Sunday's Ozzfest in Bristow, VA and was told that they were $10 each due to a promotion. (I guess there are some advantages to listening to the radio - where it was apparently promoted, which is why I was oblivious to the deal). So if you're in the Maryland, Virginia, or DC area and haven't gotten your Ozzfest tickets, get them today (Monday, July 31) for $10 plus the usual fees at your nearest Ticketmaster outlet.
37 StabwoundZ Post New Song Online
Dutch hardcore/metal band 37 STABWOUNDZ has uploaded a new track, entitled "A Death, Once Victory", at this location. The song comes off the group's sophomore CD, "A Heart Gone Black", due in September via GSR Music.
"A Heart Gone Black" was recorded at Tristone Studio in Maastricht, Holland and was mastered at the FineTune facility in Soest, Holland.
37 STABWOUNDZ recently announced the addition of bassist Remko Tielemans (ex-ISLE OF MAN) to the group's ranks. The band's full-length debut, "Embrace Solitude", was issued in April 2004 via Garden of Exile Records.
John Tempesta To Fill On Testament's Tour
Drummer John Tempesta (ex-WHITE ZOMBIE, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, HELMET) will rejoin his former TESTAMENT bandmates on August 25 when the band play the Kaliakra Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. He will be filling in for Louie Clemente, who has been absent from the recent dates due to medical reasons.
Commented John: "It should be a lot of fun to play some thrash again!"
Filling in for Louie during July/early August is Paul Bostaph (ex-SLAYER) — a former member of TESTAMENT for a brief period starting around February 2004, who had also previously played several live dates with the group in 1992 and appeared on the band's 1993 live EP, "Return to the Apocalyptic City".
Mustaine On Gigantour 2
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the "Forums" section of the Gigantour web site:
"Welcome to Gigantour 2006! I doubt I will get to meet many of you, but just know that I look forward to those of you that I do meet.
"I am very proud of the bands that I have chosen this year. And although some of us are similar, most of us aren't. One thing is that the guitarists are what makes me the proudest!
"To stand among the next generation of lead guitar heroes is thrilling, and while some may doubt the validity of what I am going to say, I look forward to seeing if I can learn anything from these excellent musicians. Old dogs can learn new tricks.
"I also want to keep an eye on all of the vocalists, especially the dude from THE SMASHUP, he has to sing in at least four or five different charachters when he sings — hella kewl!!! Knowing me, it's prolly all of the band taking turns and I'm just completely fooled.
"So, that's it for now. Come back soon, come back often, come out and see us on Gigantour 2006 North America, unless you are in Australia, then stay there and we'll come to you for Gigantour 2006 Australia, fondly called G.2006.OZ.
"Thank you for being part of my dream, part of this tour, part of our scene, and I will be watching you!"
The second edition of MEGADETH's Gigantour festival trek, which bowed last summer, will begin on September 7 in San Diego, California and feature LAMB OF GOD, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKILL, THE SMASHUP, INTO ETERNITY and SANCTITY in addition to the headliner.
MEGADETH will release a new studio album, called "United Abominations", on October 31 via Roadrunner Records.
A CD of the first Gigantour will be out on August 22, while a DVD arrives on September 5.
New Alice In Chains Audio Interview
ALICE IN CHAINS played their first large-scale show in the Pacific Northwest in over a decade when they headlined KUFO's "Rockfest 11" at Columbia Meadows nears St. Helens, Oregon on July 29, 2006. KUFO's "Cort and Fatboy Show" interviewed the whole band (including new singer William DuVall) about being joined onstage by Sabastian Bach in Japan last week and about which musicians are allowed to make a cameo appearance on an AIC stage. In the interview, bassist Mike Inez also talks about his lady's love of BON JOVI, guitarist Jerry Cantrell addresses the question of future AIC material, William DuVall discusses his role as "new guy," drummer Sean Kinney cracks jokes about nearly everything and the whole band discusses gearing up for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Band manager Susan Silver also makes a brief appearance in the interview. Audio of the interview can be found at www.cortandfatboy.com.
New Blind Guardian Video Posted Online
BLIND GUARDIAN's video for the track "Another Stranger Me" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip is the group's first to feature drummer Frederik Ehmke, who replaced Thomen Stauch in 2005.
As previously reported, BLIND GUARDIAN have confirmed "A Twist in the Myth" as the title of their new album, due on September 4 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 1 in Germany).
"A Twist in the Myth" track listing:
01. This Will Never End (5:07)
02. Otherland (5:14)
03. Turn the Page (4:16)
04. Fly (5:43)
05. Carry the Blessed Home (4:03)
06. Another Stranger Me (4:36)
07. Straight through the Mirror (5:48)
08. Lionheart (4:15)
09. Skalds and Shadows (3:13)
10. The Edge (4:27)
11. The New Order (4:49)
Bury Your Dead Comments On Albums Success, New Vid
Fresh off of a stint on the Strhess Tour, alongside Shadows Fall, Poison the Well and more, BURY YOUR DEAD’s July 11th release, “Beauty and the Breakdown” (Victory) charted #129 on the Billboard 200, selling 7,039 copies in its first week. This record is the brutal follow up to the very successful Victory Records release, “Cover Your Tracks” which has sold 90,000 copies to date.
Regarding the release and charting of the album, guitarist Slim states, “If you had asked me when I started this band 5 years ago if anything we have accomplished by now would have happened I would have said Fuck off you're out of your mind. This is just another one of those things. I just like to think, what would M otley Crue do ?"
On top of the new record being released, the band are busy regarding their first music video from the new album, for the track “House of Straw”. Slim comments, “We shot a video this past Sunday (July 23) in DC with Joseph Pattersal (Darkest Hour) for the first single on our new record, “House of Straw.” Things are looking awesome and will be getting wrapped within the next few days. It’s along the same lines as our layout and looks cool as hell. We feel this video is the equivalent of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” but with way less fog. Holla”
To date, Bury Your Dead’s “Beauty and the Breakdown” has sold a respectable 10,745 copies in the 2 weeks since its release.
Drummer Mark Castillo compliments with, “Thank you to everyone who went out and actually bought the new record. We appreciate it and without all of your support we wouldn't be 129th best seller in the country an on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. Thank you. “
More News On Possibility Of New Ozzy Albums
Former BLACK SABBATH frontman OZZY OSBOURNE is working on two new albums and the first one could be ready by February.
"I don't want to release an album if it's not a great album," the 1970s heavy metal pioneer said in an interview in New York on Friday, declining to give many details about the album.
"I primarily write an album for myself, and if the world likes it, great," he said. "I'm just hoping that I can get a good couple of albums out."
Osbourne was cautious about when the album would be ready, but his wife, Sharon, who is also his manager, said "hopefully" it would released in February.
The self-proclaimed "Prince of Darkness" said he was working on the two albums with guitarist ZAKK WYLDE, whose band BLACK LABEL SOCIETY is one of the main acts in Osbourne's annual hard-rock traveling festival, Ozzfest.
"I can't say anything about the songs," Osbourne said at an event in New York to launch a Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt to raise money for his wife's cancer charity.
Osbourne, a recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, said he was enjoying playing on the smaller second stage at Ozzfest this year because it allowed him to get closer to the audience.
"I look at the audience sometimes and I go 'Do they ever grow up and get older?"' he said, expressing some surprise at his enduring popularity with a whole new generation of fans.
"They come, they like it, and they bring their friends. It's weird," he said, adding: "I'm not complaining."
Stream Stone Sour's Entire New Album
Stone Sour's latest album, Come What(ever) May hits stores tomorrow, but AOL.COM is bringing you a preview of the entire album today.
From the frantic opener, "30/30-150" to the mellow closer, "Zzyzx Rd," every song, top to bottom is being streamed for free right HERE
Lamb Of God's "Walk With Me In Hell" Online
You can hear another new LAMB OF GOD song entitled "Walk With Me In Hell" from their upcoming album "Sacrament" here (you'll have to scroll around the upper right hand corner to activate it).
Opeth Announce Decemeber Europe Dates
OPETH have announced the following European dates for December:
December 2 - Berlin, GER @ Columbia Club
December 3 - Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall
December 5 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre
December 6 - Lyon, FRA @ Transbordeur
December 7 - Barcelona, SPA @ Sala Apolo
December 8 - Madrid, SPA @ Heineken hall
December 9 - Lisbon, POR @ Paradise Garage
December 10 - Porto, POR @ Hard Club
December 12 - Bilbao, SPA @ Sala Santana
December 13 - Montpellier, FRA @ Le Rockstore
December 14 - Strasbourg, FRA @ La Laiterie
Hatesphere To Tour The Uk
HATESPHERE and GOJIRA will be teaming up for a co-headlining UK tour in October. Dates are as follows:
October 3 - Birmingham @ Barfly
October 4 - London @ Underworld
October 5 - Stoke @ SUGAR Mill
Octobet 6 - Glasgow @ King Tuts
October 7 - Manchester @ Club Academy
October 9 - Newport @ TJ'S
October 10 - Oxford @ Zodiac
October 11 - Liverpool @ Uni Academy 2
October 13 - Newcastle @ Academy 2
Misery Index To Tour Canada
MISERY INDEX has lined up the following Canadian tour dates for September:
September 11 - Montreal, QC @ Café L’Inconditionnel
September 12 - Ottawa, ON @ Maverick's w/ Neuraxis
September 13 - Quebec City, QC @ L'Arlequin w/ Beneath The Massacre
September 14 - Trois-Rivieres, QC @ Le Maquisart w/ Neuraxis
September 16 - Halifax, NS @ Pavillion w/ Neuraxis (early show)
September 16 - Halifax, NS @ Duffy's Speakeasy w/ Neuraxis
September 17 - Moncton, NB @ Manhatten Lounge w/ Neuraxis
September 25 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Zoo w/ Neuraxis
September 29 - Calgary, AB @ The Underground w/ Neuraxis
Hear Black Market Hero's New Song Online
Black Market Hero (ex-40 Below Summer) have posted their two new tracks "Walking The Plank" and "3D" online here.
Down Bassist Announce More To Come
Ex-Pantera bassist Rex Brown recently made the following post regarding Down's upcoming plans:
"Look for Down to tour the Pacific Rim, then South America while writing two records at one time. We got tons of acoustic stuff... So we're gonna do that, re-release the first album with me on bass, re-master Down II, and we still got the Down film to go... so lots of cool stuff about to happen."
New Glassjaw Interview
Glassjaw guitarist Justin Beck recently did a rather candid interview with Nate Newton of Converge/Doomriders which you can read here.
Trivium Makes New MP3 of "Detonator" Available
An MP3 of the song "Detonator" from TRIVIUM'S forthcoming album "The Crusade" is now available (by filling out your information) until the album's August 21 release.
As previously reported, Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu had the honor of spending some time with guitar legend Kirk Hammett of Metallica and asking a few questions. The results appear in the current issue of Guitar World magazine, available on the newsstands now.
Trivium are currently touring as part of the Sounds of the Underground 2006 tour.
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