Metal News for August 20, 2004
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19 news articles posted on this day.
Download Silent Force's Online Single
Silent Force is releasing their Noise debut "Worlds Apart" on the 20th of Septermber. You can now download the mp3 of the song "No One Lives Forever", which is being released as an "online single". You can also download an exclusive cover, tray card and Inlay for this new "Online Single".
Revengia Begin Work On New Album
REVENGIA, the Swedish metal band featuring ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson, have "been talking about rehersing new songs for a new record," according to a posting on the group's web site. "This will be started within the next weeks. We have far more songs than needed for one album and who knows, maybe we can jam out something together during rehearsals?!! We do not have a lable for the record yet, but we will start to look for that soon too."
REVENGIA's most recent album, "A Decade In The Dark", was released in June. The CD was produced and mixed by Matti Almsenius at ZerOonE in Varberg during 2001–2004 and was mastered by Fredrik Larnemo at Recordia in March 2004.
650 Fans Attend Metallica's 'So What' Book Signing
Six hundred and fifty die-hard fans attended an exclusive book signing with METALLICA at the legendary live music club First Avenue in Minneapolis on Monday night (August 16). METALLICA autographed every fan's copy of "So What! The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly" from midnight to 3 a.m. following their sold-out show earlier that evening at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Lucky fans won giveaway prizes including METALLICA fan club memberships and t-shirts while the club blasted METALLICA music and ran live concert and interview footage from previous shows on the big screen.
Published by Broadway Books and edited by Steffan Chirazi, full-time chronicler of the band and editor of "So What!" magazine, a quarterly that is mailed to the 22,000 members of the METALLICA fan club, "So What! The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly" includes original interviews, handwritten notes from the band, intimate journal entries and more than 1000 exclusive photos. With the intimate involvement of band members, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo and compiled with the hard and humorous attitude that has earned METALLICA their place in the rock-god stratosphere, "So What! The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly" provides an all-access pass to the backstage.
118 Grams Of Marijuana Recovered At WI Ozzfest
GazetteExtra.com is reporting that Elkhorn-Walworth County Drug Unit officers recovered 118 grams of marijuana at Saturday's (August 14) Ozzfest at East Troy, Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theater.
Only one person was arrested by the Drug Unit on felony state charges for possession of marijuana and obstruction, according to a press release.
The unit arrested 40 persons for possession of the drug and two people were charged for disorderly conduct, according to the release.
Walworth County Sheriff's Department deputies issued 82 citations — 48 of which were for underage alcohol possession or consumption. Six persons were arrested for possession of marijuana and five for disorderly conduct. Twenty-one speeding tickets were issued.
There were three people arrested for felony state charges — two for disorderly conduct and one for bail jumping.
The department confined two persons for incapacitation from alcohol.
Read the full article at GazetteExtra.com.
Zeke Tour Schedule
Zeke will be touring the US for several weeks in support of their new Relapse Records album. The band will be supporting Motorhead from September 10th through October 8th. Additional dates are being scheduled, but here's what we know: More...
Download The Used's 'In Love And Death' MP3
A full version of The Used's new single 'Take it Away' from their album 'In Love And Death', has been posted online. The album drops September 28th. You can check it out here.
Strapping Young Lad Begin Recording
A review of the Devin Townsend Band show at the Showroom in Vancouver last Saturday has been posted here. You can also check pics from the show here.
Strapping Young Lad is back in studio on August 17th, more info to come about the new recording on hevydevy and on the SYL site.
To finish, the Strapping Young Lad "For Those Aboot To Rock" (DVD) will be released in Europe on November 2nd, 2004 (same release date for the US). We will keep you updated, we will probably have some of the DVD available on the site.
U.D.O. To Co-Headline Summer Breeze Festival
According to a posting on U.D.O.'s official website, the band will co-headline the main stage of the Summer Breeze 2004 Festival in Abtsgemünd Germany this coming weekend on August 21 at 8:50 PM CET, together with Danzig. The organizers are expecting an estimated 15,000 fans to show up for the festival.
Kamelot Take A Break, New Studio Photos Online
Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood has posted this update on the band's official website:
OK, we are taking a week break while the band Epica is working on guitars and vocals. We need a break! Khan will be back in Germany soon from the choir sessions. After that, we will record the strings for the album. We have assembled the best players for this "Kamelot Orchestra." The drums are now finished, I will see if Casey can post some more tidbits on the final sessions.
Check out some more studio photos from the recording process here and click on "Studio Journal 2004."
New Illdisposed Song "Dark" Available For Download
A brand new Illdisposed song, entitled "Dark," from the band's forthcoming release "1-800 Vindication," is available for download here.
"1-800 Vindication" is scheduled to be released in Europe on October 4th through Roadrunner Records. Check out the album cover here.
Hammerfall To Release New Album March 2005
Hammerfall guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted this message on the band's official website:
Here is, as promised, a report on the next HammerFall studio album. First off, the release is scheduled to March 7th, 2005. There will be a single and video out about a month earlier, as usual. For studio facilities this time, we have chosen the wonderful Lundgaard Studios in Denmark. We will do the entire production here, probably including mix. The date is soon upon us, as we will begin laying the drum tracks on September 4th. The album will contain nine or ten songs, with titles like: "The Templar Flame," "Hammer Of Justice" and "Fury Of The Wild." A complete listing of the titles will come in the future, as well as some thoughts on the musical direction. It is way, WAY too early to talk about that yet, I never know until the songs have had a while to grow on me and I get a feel for the overall material.
All right, have fun with the new site, I will return next week with another update. Until then, friends, hail!
/Oscar
Check out the new official Hammerfall website here.
Projekt Revolution Photos of Korn And Linkin Park
Linkin Park and Korn performed at the Projekt Revolution tour stop at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday (August 17). You can check out pictures from LFI:
Stratovarius Bassist Ties The Knot
Stratovarius bassist Jari Kainulainen recently married his girlfriend Heidi. Photos from the wedding and reception, which took place in the Finnish countryside, can be seen here.
Bloodstock Changes Set Times
Bloodstock has shuffled their set times, so take note if you are planning to attend. This means bands will start earlier in the day on both days. Nearly all stage 2 bands will be playing during changeovers of stage 1 so you should all get to see all the bands on the bill if you want to. The festival takes place 2 weeks from today in The UK.
Here are the new set times: More...
Ghost Machinery To Release Debut Album
The project from Burning Point singer, Ghost Machinery, have ready their debut album called "Haunting Remains" that will be released at 11/08/2004 through Sound Riot Records.
To hear some samples of this new album go here.
Dimmu Borgir Kicked Off The Air On Radio Show
Norwegian black metallers Dimmu Borgir were promptly escorted from the premises after using profanity during a live radio interview Wednesday afternoon for the rock radio station WMMS-FM (100.7) in Cleveland, Ohio. The band was in town to promote their appearance on the main stage of Ozzfest at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland on Thursday, August 19.
According to a press release, the incident in question occurred shortly after the start of the interview with WMMS midday host, Maxwell. While responding to a question from the DJ regarding Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford's sexuality, Dimmu Borgir vocalist Shagrath and guitarist Silenoz stated that the controversy surrounding Halford's homosexuality is "fucking bullshit" and that it was an honor to play on the same stage as Judas Priest. Maxwell then declared the interview over at that moment and cut to a commercial. During the commercial break, Maxwell and station management ordered the band to leave WMMS studios. After coming back from commercial, the DJ insulted Dimmu Borgir on the air, urging Ozzfest attendees to throw rocks and other items at the stage during their set on the main stage Thursday.
The band claims that the boundaries of what they could say on the radio were not explained to them by station management before the interview, and that they had no idea what was considered unsuitable language for American radio. At this time, there is no indication that any action will be taken by WMMS's corporate parent, Clear Channel Communications.
More Cannibal Corpse US Tour Dates Announced
Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death will be teaming up for a North American tour this coming fall. They will also be joined by Kataklysm, Vader and Goatwhore. Here are the tour dates:
Oct. 29 - Engine - Room Houston, TX
Oct. 30 - The Back Room - Austin, TX
Oct. 31 - Trees - Dallas, TX
Nov. 02 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
Nov. 03 - House of Blues - Los Angeles West Hollywood, CA
Nov. 04 - Canes Bar and Grill - San Diego, CA
Nov. 05 - House of Blues - Anaheim Anaheim, CA
Nov. 08 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
Nov. 09 - Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS
Nov. 10 - The Quest - Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 11 - The Rave Bar - Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 12 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
Nov. 13 - House of Blues - Chicago Chicago, IL
Nov. 14 - Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
Nov. 16 - The World - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 17 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 18 -The Downtown - Farmingdale, NY
Nov. 19 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Nov. 20 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
Nov. 22 - Masquerade - Atlanta Atlanta, GA
Nov. 23 - Masquerade - Tampa - Tampa, FL
Nov. 24 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Just For Fun
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics
Ruthless Reviews scribe Mike From Hobart has compiled a list of the "Top Ten Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics Of All Time," which includes such bands as Immortal, Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Old Man's Child and Satyricon.
Check out the list and pics here.
Dio Bassist Posts Tour Diary, Album Pushed Back
Dio bassist Rudy Sarzo has posted a tour diary (including photos) online here. Sarzo says the next stop will be South America, so stay tuned!
The release date for DIO's new album, "Master Of The Moon," has been pushed back to September , according to Sanctuary Records. The album will be released in Canada on September 14.
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