Metal News for July 7, 2003
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Salem's 'The Fading' Video Online
Salaem's video of "The Fading" from the album Kaddish was uploaded on the band's website and is available for download. The video was broadcasted on MTV's Headbanger's Ball and was the first Israeli video to appear at the program.
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Metal Reviews has nine new ones and a new editorial. Here are the reviews:
- Alchemist - Forged In Chaos
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Century Media Wins Children of Bodom
Following a fierce label bidding war, Finnish melodic thrash titans CHILDREN OF BODOM have officially signed a U.S. deal for their upcoming album Hatecrew Deathroll with Century Media Records, the latter also having secured North American licensing rights for the Century Child album by Finnish neo-classical operatic goth sensations NIGHTWISH. Both albums are scheduled for a September 23rd release. More...
Witchery Preparing To Record
Witchery, the cult extreme metal band featuring members of The Haunted and Arch Enemy, are planning to record a new album very shortly. Fans can expect a release early next year.
Abacus Recordings Signs Glass Casket
Hailing from North Carolina, this young quintet already have their dial set to detonate. Having just finished recording their forthcoming Abacus Recordings debut, We Are Gathered Here Today…, with producer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, Beloved) Glass Casket – originally under the moniker of Gadrel – will master their CD this month at West West Side with artwork being designed by Jon Chang (Discordance Axis). They are playing a string of east coast shows starting July 18th through July 31 with Aria, Saved By Grace and Rifles and Recess: More...
Vader to Let Blood Flow in November
Polish Deathgods Vader are going to release a new Mini-CD entitled “Blood” through Metal Blade Records on the 20th of October (European release date)!
It´s a nice tradition - like on the previously released Mini-CD´s "Sothis", "Kingdom" and "Reign Forever World" – that Vader will release some bonus tracks from their latest studio session. This new MCD will include a few cuts from the "Revelations" recordings: "As The Fallen Rise" (taken from Japanese version of "Revelations"), "Angel Of Death" (Japanese version of the album and EP - released in Poland exclusively),"When Darkness Calls" (Polish EP version), "Son Of Fire" (European Digipack version) and "Traveler" (Polish Digipack version).
The Mini-CD will also contain the two new songs "We wait" and "Shape-shifting" - Vader are going to record these songs mid-July at Red Studio with Piotr Lukaszewski as engineer ("Reign Forever World", "Revelations").
VII Arcano Line Up Changes
There have been some line-up changes for the Italian deathrashers VII Arcano. After the split with drummer Gilles Schembri, who recorded all their latest works including the forthcoming CD "Nothingod", the band is rehearsing with a new drummer Francesco Struglia, as well as with bass-player Carlo Paolucci. Things seem to go on well and all the 5 guys are preparing the songs for the next live shows after the release of "Nothingod" in the fall 2003 (see track list below).
Dawn of Azazel Ink Deal with Agonia Records
New Zealand's Dawn Of Azazel have signed with Agonia Records upon release of their debut album 'The Law of Strong' on CD and limited LP. A European tour is planned for mid 2004.
Helltrain Sign Deal with Nuclear Blast
Swedish Deathrockers Helltrain have signed with Nuclear Blast Records! The band was founded in 2002 by Pierre Törnkvist (vocals & guitars). The other members of the Helltrain crew are: Oskar Karlsson - drums, guitars, Patrik Törnkvist - guitars, organ, piano, bass. The band members previous musical experiences should speak for themselves as they have been actively involved in the following bands: Scheitan, The Everdawn, Gates Of Ishtar, Defleshed, Battlelust, The Moaning, Raised Fist. The band is recording their debut right now at the Dugout Studio, produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Darkane and others), which is supposed to be released in the middle of November.
Lock-Up Issue Update
Lock Up have issued the following update: “Hi there, been a long, long time since there was anything to report just thought we would mention that the live album from Japan is finally underway and should be finished later this year, this is gonna come out hopefully on the napalm death label Feto Records so more details on that as soon as possible. Plans to record a limited edition ep soon as well with covers of possessed and dark angel so more news on that soon as well.”
Headline News
Incantation Involved in Crash
On Friday June 28th 2003, members and crew of Incantation and Funerus were involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident on their way to the Bloodlust pre-show in Sydney, Australia. According to a report posted at their website (www.incantation.com), “everyone’s injuries were minor for the most part, considering the severity of the crash. Due to the accident, Incantation and Funerus were unable to play the pre-Bloodlust show in Sydney Australia, and things were not looking good for either band to play Saturdays Bloodlust festival III also in Sydney, due to Kyle’s (drummer) chest injuries. Last minute arrangements were made when Dave Haley, drummer for Psycroptic, offered his services to Incantation so they could still headline the festival and not let down any supporters that came to see them play.”
As previously reported, Incantation returns to North America with Disgorge and Funerus on July 30th for the ongoing Rotting With Your Christ world tour. The confirmed dates so far are: More...
Morbid Angel Complete H2K3
According to a posting by co-producer/engineer Juan "Punchy” Gonzalez on Earache’s website the forthcoming Morbid Angel album, H2K3, is “done. We are in the mix mode right now. We have working mixes and are tightening up the record. We will go into mastering in the next few days.” The band are wrapping the record at D.O.W. (Diet Of Worms) Studios in Seffner, Florida. Earache will release the album in September. Watch for a full studio report in the next issue of BW&BK!
Dark Funeral Confirm South American Dates
Dark Funeral have confirmed dates for their upcoming South American tour. Support on the dates comes from Averse Sifera, Valhalla and Avec Tristesse. Dates include: More...
Satyricon's "Volcano" Available on Vinyl
Satyricon's latest album, "Volcano", winner of each and every prize it was nominated for in their native country — Osloprisen, two Alarm Awards and a Norwegian Grammy — is now available on see-through vinyl. The gatefold-sleeved double album includes two exclusive bonus tracks from the original recording sessions, "Live Through Me" and "Existential Fear-questions", the latter featuring a guest appearance by Turbonegro's "Euroboy". The first 15 people to reserve a copy through www.moonfog.no will receive a poster.
Akerfeldt Clarifies Opeth's Festival Cancelations
pethH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued a statement clarifying the group's reasons for canceling their previously announced appearances at Finland's Tuska and Illosaarirock festivals, scheduled to take place July 11 and July 12, respectively.
The statement reads as follows:
"Dear friends,
"We are extremely sorry that we had to cancel the two festivals in Finland. Reason is that we have to rehearse for the upcoming U.S. tour. Might seem to be a lame reason, I know, but we have been so busy touring this year that we only have say 4-5 days off in between tours. As you know, the U.S. tour is not more important because it's in the U.S., it is because it will be a whole new live gig for us. We'll have acoustic guitars, a keyboard player (a new member, in a way) and all the songs we're gonna play we've never played live before. It is very hard for us to keep up with the demand for gigs especially since we did two albums in a row. More...
Skolnick Stands By His Metallica Remarks
Former Testament/Savatage guitarist Alex Skolnick has contacted Blabbermouth to clarify his previous comments regarding Metallica's latest effort, "St. Anger", and to defend himself against the outpouring of negative reactions leveled at him by Metallica supporters in the days after his original remarks were published.
The following is Skolnick's statement on the matter:
"The other day, e-mails started rolling in to my mailbox at an alarming rate. Apparently my comments on Metallica's new album 'St. Anger' had made headline news on Blabbermouth.net. The result was an uproar on the site, as well as the story quickly making its way to other web sites around the world. Although it's slowed down a bit, questions keep coming in and don't seem to be dying any time soon." More...
Einherjer In Recording Mode
Norway's Einherjer have finished recording the drum tracks and are currently laying down rhythm guitars for their as-yet-untitled new album, due on September 8 through Tabu Recordings. According to the band's official web site, "This will definitely be the longest Einherjer album to date, featuring 12 songs plus an intro. A total of over one hour of viking metal music." Among the tracks set to appear on the follow-up to 2000's "Norwegian Native Art" are "Ware Her Venom", "Dead Knight's Rite", and "The Eternally Damned".
Malevolent Creation Postpone Brazilian Tour
Floridian death metallers Malevolent Creation were forced to postpone their previously announced Brazilian tour due to their inability to process the required work visas in time for the gigs.
The following is an official statement on the matter from vocalist Kyle Symons:
"Greetings to our fans in Brazil,
"It is unfortunate but necessary that I have to write this letter. We, meaning the whole band are very disappointed that the tour of Brazil was cancelled. However, I wanted to write this letter to clear up some rumors that have circulated there that are untrue. It is true that Tony Laureno was thought to play this tour until last month when he found out he had to do shows with Nile. We went on a search all over the US to find a drummer who could do the tour and have the skills to play the songs with intensity and speed.... the way they should be heard. We then asked Gus Rios who had toured with Malevolent in Europe in 2002 but he had prior commitments. We told him how sick these shows were going to be and 2 1/2 weeks ago he was able to change his work schedule and said he could do the tour. As soon as we were home and situated from the Hate Plow tour in Europe, we rehearsed over 20 songs with him the first night of practice. So the rumors of not having a drummer for this tour were and are untrue. More...
The Haunted Webcast Set for Thursday, 7/10
A live performance by The Haunted, recorded in Växjö, Sweden this past February, will be aired on the Swedish national radio station P3 on Thursday, July 10 at 9:03 p.m. CET. To listen to the broadcast, click on this link, and choose "web radio". Then you will be prompted to choose the channel, which is P3.
Upcoming The Haunted tour dates: More...
Occult to Release Album to September
Dutch thrashers Occult have set "Elegy For The Weak" as the title for their fifth studio album, due in September through Painkiller Records.
The songs "Nuclear Torment" and "Slaughtering The Pigs" have been made available for download in MP3 format at this location.
The follow-up to 2001's "Rage To Revenge" was produced by Andy Classen at Stage One studios in Bühne, Germany and contains the following track listing: More...
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