Metal News for August 12, 2002
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Daily Reviews
Metal Reviews has 13 new ones this week:
- Arachnes - Apocalypse
- Artension - Sacred Pathways
- Avantasia - The Metal Opera (Part II)
- Brand New Sin - Brand New Sin
- Dio - Angry Machines
- Enthroned - Carnage In Worlds Beyond
- Hatesphere - Bloodred Hatred
- HIM - Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights
- Iron Maiden - Maiden England
- Loudness - Lightning Strikes
- Pink Cream 69 - Games People Play
- Sonata Arctica - Orientation
- Soulfly - 3
Fear Factory To Continue?
According to various online reports, Fear Factory might well record one final album, but without guitarist Dino Cazares. The remaining members - vocalist Burton C. Bell, drummer Raymond Herrera and bassist Christian Olde Wolbers - are said to be considering this move, but so far no official comment has come from the trio.
Avulsed Writing New Material
Avulsed are completing the songwriting process for the songs that will be included in their new studio album. The working title of the album is Yearning For The Grotesque and the guys will soon be entering the studio to record it. If everything goes according to plan it should see the light of day in late November
Dead Meadow Ink Deal with Matador Records
Washington DC's Dead Meadow have officially joined the ranks of indie label world power Matador Records. The group, made up of Jason Simon (Guitar/Vocals) Steven Kille (Bass) and Stephen McCarty (Drums), have had a freight train-sized momentum since their inception a short time ago. With a flair for analog atmosphere over studio gloss, Dead Meadow create heavy distorted psychedelia and electric sludge blues that don't shy away from expansive instrumental sections. With two buzz-building albums for the Tolotta label (run by Joe Lally of Fugazi), the band swathed a clear path through the rawk revival hobbyists and clunky new wave schlocksters of current "alternative" music establishing themselves as a solid live band. More...
A Perfect Murder Sign to Goodfellow
Goodfellow Records has signed a deal with A Perfect Murder. APM is a six-piece (three guitars) straight-edge band out of Quebec, Canada. According to Goodfellow, "they play some of the heaviest music we have heard since Crowbar." They have previously released an EP,Blood Covered Words, on Cyclop Media. Look for their Goodfellow debut in early 2003.
Avenged Sevenfold Dates
Avenged Sevenfold has a handful of dates scheduled for this month, all with God Forbid in the Midwest and East. Here are the dates: More...
Devourment Reforms
Vocalist Ruben Rosas has been set free after almost three years in jail, and he and guitarist Kevin Clark have reformed Devourment again. Other former members were not interested in rejoining Devourment. Ruben and Kevin quickly named Robert Moore (ex Sect Of Execration) as second guitarist and after while Jeremy (The Lemon) Peterson joined the band as drummer. They will be playing in Michigan Xtreme Benefest, but are still looking for new bassist.
Dark Funeral Lose Guitarist, Cancel Dates
Swedish black metallers Dark Funeral have parted ways with guitarist Dominion, who left the group "to pursue other musical avenues," a band representative has told Blabbermouth.net. "They are looking at other people right now but nothing is set yet [in terms of a permanent replacement]."
In other news, Dark Funeral's prematurely-announced Australian tour is now unlikely to happen, "as the promoter wants the band to go in on the flight tickets which they will not do," said the representative.
Deicide's Music Featured in Film
Deicide's music will be featured in a new movie from Blood Cinema called Bloody Bloody Bible Camp. To view a banner from the movie, click here.
Headline News
Chinese Democracy in November?
Guns n' Roses will release their long-awaited new album, Chinese Democracy, in November, according to promoter Tommy Pratama, who is in negotiation to bring GNR to Indonesia early next year.
Pratama told Australia's Undercover that he was initially talking about touring the band next month but they have decided to move dates to January/February 2003 to promote the new album. Tommy will not be handling the Australian leg of the tour but he will be in charge for the Indonesian concert following the Australian dates.
Guns n' Roses have shows scheduled in Hong Kong and Japan next week and England and Belgium later this month.
Headline News
Halford Wants to Do Black Metal
Former Judas Priest and current halford frontman Rob Halford has sensationally revealed to Revolver magazine that he has aspirations to collaborate on an album with ex-Emperor singer Ihsahn.
"I'd like to make a black metal record with Ihsahn from Emperor," Halford responded when asked to name a musical project he'd like to do that he hasn't yet done. "I don't know when or how it's going to happen, but I'd really like to do that at some point. It'd be something different."
Savatage, Sodom Confirmed for Bang Your Head
Savatage, Annihilator, Axxis, Brainstorm, Sodom, Angel Witch are the first bands confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place on June 27-28, 2003 in Balingen, Germany. More acts will be announced in the months to come
Sean Malone Comments on OSI
Gordian Knot/ex-Cynic bassist Sean Malone has commented on his recently-completed contributions to the debut album from OSI (Orchestra of Strategic Influence), also featuring Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos, and Chroma Key/ex-Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore.
Says Malone: "It's always hard to explain the style of any kind of music, especially one that is multifaceted. Each of the tracks had a MIDI bass part that served as a guideline. In most cases, I tried to keep things simple and supportive, not being sure of everything that would be put on top. So on this disc I didn't venture out that much, but in each case tried to put my own take on things from the bottom-up. I included some Stick here and there, sometimes doubling the bass, other times playing some melodies. Some of the music is very spare and texture-heavy in these cases I did a lot of double-tracking the bass parts to create a natural kind of chorusing that I prefer to any digital effects. In fact, I rarely ever use effects on bass, so I do this once in a while to create a textural shimmer panned hard left and right. I had Mick Karn on my mind for a few tracks, bending some harmonics and playing, as he called it, 'pulse bass'. In the end though I'll have to wait and see what Jim and the crew decide for how they want to hear the parts in the final mix." More...
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