Metal News for July 8, 2003
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Borknagar Cancel Touring Plans
Norwegian black metallers Borknagar have cancelled plans to play European festivals this Summer because the band are busy working on their new, as yet untitled album.
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Lux Occulta To Disband?
Lux Occulta, one of the most successful extreme metal acts ever to emerge from the Polish soil stated that they are stopping activities for good. Whether this means the end of the band or not, we cannot assure. All we know is that the band is stopping doing interviews, rehearsals and live shows for the moment.
Malevolence Begins Preproduction
Malevolence has completed works upon the first part of their pre-production material for their long awaited 3rd full-length effort. Titles such as: Devoured Unlimited, The Strength Of The Dead Men, Slithering Angels, Mechanisms Of Destruction and Disobedience are all ready and prepared for recording on the beginning of 2004. The band is currently in direct contact with Pierre Remillard (Kataklysm, Krisiun, Malevolent Creation, Gorguts, Obliveon) and according to the band there’s a mammoth prospect Pierre will work with them both as sound engineer and producer upon the recording procedures for their new album. Works on the 2 nd half part of the pre-production will start soon.
Malevolence has also amicably parted ways with guitarist Frederico. Frederico was a member of Malevolence since 1998 and recorded with the band the most successful work of their career so far under the title Martyrialized. Carlos Cariano stated recently:
“Fred is that kind of person no matter where he is, he makes mammoth friends all over the place! The same happened with us and we are all blood brothers since day one. But as life is an ever-changing highway, we have come to a time when we all think going separate ways, is the best to pursuit our individual chances on the music industry! Respect to him and the best of luck with all his upcoming endeavors!”
Frederico will make the upcoming scheduled shows with the band and will furthermore contribute with ideas to the upcoming record as stated by the band.
Malevolence is currently making auditions for the substitution of Frederico and all the interested ones can send an application directly to the band at malevolence@maquiavelmusic.com.
Premonitions of War Tour Dates
Premonitions of War and Between The Buried and Me have annouce their latest round of tour dates: More...
Life Of Agony Sells Out
LIFE OF AGNONY's show in New Jersey at Birch Hill sold out in a mere 15 mins according to the club. This is the bands 3rd reunion show, the first 2 being in NYC.
System Of A Down Ready To Record
Guitarist Daron Malakian has more than two dozen songs written for System Of A Down's next album, according to a statement from the band. The eclectic rock act will begin rehearsals later this summer. The set will be co-produced by Malakian and Rick Rubin, who has been involved in that capacity on the band's three previous releases for his Columbia-distributed American Recordings imprint.
The as-yet-unnamed set will be the band's first since last year's "Steal This Album!," a collection of outtakes from seven years of recording sessions. Released in November, the set debuted at No. 15 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 835,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The band's last studio album, 2001's "Toxicity," debuted at No. 1 on the album chart. It has sold 3.1 million copies in the U.S.
Prior to recording, System Of A Down will make its only performance appearances of the year at the U.K.'s Reading and Leeds festivals. As previously reported, those events will be headlined by Metallica, Blur and Linkin Park, and feature an array of electronic and rock acts.
StrommoussHeld Unveil New Video
After the succesful start of their album "Behind the Curtain" now StrommoussHeld launch a brand new video. It's called "D.E.C.E.P.T.I.O.N." and it's available for downloading from band's official website: www.sh.art.pl
This professional shooting was done by producer Slawomir Pstrong and director of photography Pawel Dyllus.
As the members of the band declare, it's remarkable by its great system, independent units, industrial scenery, weird costumes and specific atmosphere... This video will be released on "In Goth We Trust" DVD compilation (Metal Mind Productions) soon.
After the Transcendental Route 2003 - StrommoussHeld's first European tour (incl. Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany) the band will start shooting the movie "Behind the Curtain" and "D.E.C.E.P.T.I.O.N." video will be a part of it!
God Dethroned Summer Dates
God Dethroned have lined up the following summer dates: August 8 - Party-San Open Air Festival - Bad Berka, Germany (www.party-san.de),
23 - Summer Breeze Open Air - Abtsgmünd, Germany (www.summer-breeze.de),
24 - Vienna Metal Fest - Vienna, Austria (www.rockthenation.at),
25 - E-Klub - Budapest, Hungary (with FINNTROLL) and
September 9 - The Temple - Dublin, Ireland.
Morifade Finalize Tracklisting for Domi<>nation
Sweden's Morifade have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Domi<>nation", due on September 1 through Hammerheart Records.
The follow-up to last year's "Imaginarium" was recorded at Los Angered studios in Gothenburg and Monogram studios in Stockholm. The complete track listing for "Domi<>nation" (download cover here) is as follows: More...
Pyrexia Announce New Drummer
Reunited Long Island, New York-based death metallers Pyrexia, who recently signed an exclusive distribution deal with Crash Music, have added drummer Justin Dipinto to the group's lineup. "Justin is best known for his recent work behind the kit on Malevolent Creation's 'The Will To Kill' [album] and is a welcome addition to the group, solidifying the line-up and adding to the intensity and anticipation of the next Pyrexia release," reads a statement on the band's official web site. The group's next release will be an album titled "Deliverance", containing eight of the band's favorite songs from their back catalog plus three brand-new cuts to tide the fans over until the next full-length studio album is issued. Look for "Deliverance" in late October via a partnership between Rex Records (Pyrexia's label) and Deepsend Records. More...
Tenebre Partwith Keyboardist, Announce Replacement
Sweden's Tenebre have parted ways with keyboardist Julius after he "lost two fingers in a shark-related accident while on holiday," according to the group's official web site. In his place, the band have enlisted Ivana.
Ivana will make her live debut with the group at the Party.San Festival in Bad Berka, Germany on August 7. Tenebre's last album, "Electric Hellfire Kiss" was released in 2002 through Regain Records.
God Forbid Enters the Studio This Week
God Forbid will enter Trax East Studios this week with producer Eric Rachel (Atreyu, Nora) to record their eagerly anticipated new full-length album. Look for an EP, entitled "Gone Forever", to surface in late August that will feature some new studio tracks. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Determination" is due to be mixed by Colin Richardson (Sepultura, Carcass) and is slated for an early 2004 release.
God Forbid will be on tour in the U.S. all summer alongside Atreyu, Darkest Hour and Underoath starting August 1.
Darkane to Play Israel in September
Sweden's Darkane will perform a show in Tel-Aviv, Israel on September 25. The gig has been arranged to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Israeli label-distribution-booking agency Raven Music. More information will be made available soon.
Darkane guitarist Christofer Malmström and drummer Peter Wildoer have finished writing almost a half album's worth of new material, and are planning on entering the studio in September to begin recording their fourth CD, tentatively due in early 2004 through Nuclear Blast Records.
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