Metal News for August 26, 2008
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28 news articles posted on this day.
Thunderstone Recording New Album
THUNDERSTONE has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:
"The recordings for Thunderstone's fifth studio album have begun this week at the familiar Sonic Pump Studios, in Helsinki. We are currently laying down drum tracks for the upcoming blast from the new line-up of the band and are anticipating a spring 2009 release. Stay tuned for more information, photos, videos, and a studio diary on our website! This is it! The waiting will be over soon!!!"
Their forthcoming album will be the first one with Rick Altzi (vocals) and Jukka Karinen (keyboards) who replaced Pasi Rantanen and Kari Tornack in 2007.
Grave Digger Signs To Napalm Records
Napalm Records has announced the signing of legendary German metal band GRAVE DIGGER. The band, who has been releasing cult classics since the early eighties, signed a worldwide record deal with the Austrian label.
Currently, the band and frontman Chris Boltendahl are working on their new studio album "Ballads of a Hangman," which will hit the streets on January 9, 2009. A yet untitled MCD will be released as a preview on November 28, 2008. More details cannot be revealed at this point in time, but the band promises that the new recordings will consist of "120% Metal."
Chris Boltendahl comments: "Grave Digger look forward to working together with their new label NAPALM RECORDS. We have observed the excellent work of the label in the past few years."
"Napalm did see the writings on the wall and is one of the leading companies for example in Online Promotion and Marketing. They elevated older bands like Atrocity to new heights and established newcomers like Alestorm. Thus, we are convinced that Napalm will bring out the best in us, and in return we will deliver a masterpiece of German True Metal. A storm is coming, the sea is rough, the coxswains are the veterans, only the ship is new and manned by an excellent crew who know their craft."
Cancer Bats Announces More Tour Dates
Cancer Bats are taking to the Canadian terrain for a fall tour in September with Black Lungs and Johnny Truant. The latest Cancer Bats tour dates can be seen below.
Cancer Bats will also premier “Hail Destroyer” on Aug. 27 as a feature video in the main video and metal sections on MySpace.
Here are the latest Cancer Bats tour dates More...
Inked In Blood Cancels Tour
Inked In Blood has canceled their upcoming tour dates. Here's an explanation from the band:
"We're really sorry to disappoint anyone, it's disappointing enough to us to have to announce. But our vehicle completely died and we are completely broke, so we have no other options but to go home and figure everything out.
"Thank you for your support and make sure you still go out and see My Epic and Take It Back! on this tour. They will still be out there going at it and rocking out for us."
The Crimson Armada Signs To Metal Blade
Metal Blade Records recently inked a worldwide deal with Westerville, OH's The Crimson Armada, a group of five young metalheads who are about metal as much as they are having a good time and spreading a positive message. Formed in early 2007 The Crimson Armada came together to go beyond just playing metal by paying tribute to various forms of the heavy style, combining their diverse influences and their spiritual messages encrypted within the lyrics - something that fans who choose to look into the deeper meaning of the lyrics will find uplifting all whilst experiencing The Crimson Armada's truly heavy style of playing. The Crimson Armada's Metal Blade Records debut, "Guardians," is tentatively scheduled for a spring release.
The Crimson Armada comments:
"We are very excited to be signing to Metal Blade it's as if a dream has come true for all of us. We are VERY fortunate to be on a label with many bands that we have grown up listening to. The only label we never thought we would be on is the label that we are now signed to haha. We want to thank the entire metal blade staff especially Brian Slagel and Mike Faley for their interest in us. It is a HUGE blessing for something of this magnitude to come to us at our age. We can only thank God for his grace upon us. We will be doing some touring here soon and recording November 1st-20th at The Foundation in Connersville, Indiana. Thank you!"
Mike Faley of Metal Blade Records comments:
"The Crimson Armada combines the whirlwind energy of a new young band with powerhouse songs that just scream METAL! We are definitely looking forward to working with these guys and can't wait to unleash the band's Metal Blade debut Guardians on the metal world."
You can check out a video the guys made up announcing their signing below or just check out some of their material on their MySpace page. More...
First Pyramid Rock Festival Bands Revealed
Phillip Island's annual New Years Eve event, the Pyramid Rock Festival, has announced the first group of acts to be confirmed for its fifth year.
Karnivool, Gyroscope, Birds of Tokyo and Mammal join The Black Keys, The Living End, Morcheeba and Cut Copy among the 22 artists that make up the first half of announcements.
Tickets go on sale at 9:00am on Thursday, September 4th from www.thepyramidrockfestival.com online and physical retailers.
The full line-up is as follows: More...
Emmure, Too Pure To Die Tour Dates Cancelled
The September Canadian tour slated to feature Emmure, Too Pure To Die, and Farewell To Freeway has been cancelled for undisclosed reasons.
Too Pure To Die comments: "Sorry to everyone in canada. I know this is the second tour we have been on up there that has gotten cancelled. This one is out of our control. Emmure can no longer do the tour so we are also forced to cancel. We will hopefully be finding another tour to do there soon!"
Cathedral Added To Damnation Festival
British doom metallers Cathedral are the latest act to be confirmed for the Damnation Festival, scheduled for the 22nd of November at the University Of Leeds, England. The bill is headlined by reunited extreme metallers Carcass and also features Napalm Death, Onslaught and Benediction.
Soulbleed Releases New Song Online
Jordanian thrash/death metal band Soulbleed has released their first song, "Road To Jerusalem," from their album "Echoes In Eternity” on YouTube (also embedded below).
More news about the upcoming album will be released soon. More...
Skindred Posts New Video, "Roots Rock Riot" Online
Welsh Ragga metallers Skindred has posted the brand new video for the song "Roots Rock Riot" online. You can check it out below.
The song is the title track of the band's latest album, which came out late last year and has received rave reviews since its release. More...
The Haunted Adds Finland and South American Dates
Swedish metal bands The Haunted and Path Of No Return will play three shows in Finland in October.
Pre-sale starts at Tiketti and www.jelmu.net on Wednesday August 13th. Here are the tour dates:
Wed October 8 2008 Helsinki, Tavastia
Thu October 9 2008 Tampere, Klubi
Fri October 10 2008 Jyväskylä, Lutakko
The Haunted has also announced a batch of Mexican and South American tour dates. These are the confirmed dates so far (more dates to be added soon): More...
Headline News
Led Zeppelin Enters The Studio
Drummer Jason Bonham has confirmed that he is working on new material with original Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, although lead singer Robert Plant has not been working with the band.
Bonham states: "At the moment, all I know is I have the great pleasure to go and jam with the two guys and start work on some material,” he said.
“When I get there [in the studio] I never ask any questions. If I get a phone call to go and play, I enjoy every moment of it.
“Whatever it ends up as, to ever get a chance to jam with two people like that, it is a phenomenal thing for me. It’s my life. It’s what I’ve dreamed about doing.
“Lots of politics [would need to] get ironed out [before an album could be made].”
Extreme Announces More European Dates
Reunited American rockers Extreme has announced additional dates to their upcoming tour of Europe.
The tour schedule is now as follows:
September
13 – Milan, Italy - Rock of Ages Festival
October
29 – Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum
31 – Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
November
1 – Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar
3 – Tilburg, Netherlands - O13
4 – Paris, France - Elysee Montmatre
5 – Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik
8 – Dublin, Ireland - Academy
9 – Belfast, Ireland - Airbrake
11 - Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange
12 - Norwich, UK - Norwich UEA
14 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Academy
15 - Glasgow, UK - Glasgow Carling Academy
17 - Newcastle, UK - Newcastle City Hall
18 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy
20 - Newport, UK - Newport Centre
21 - Southampton, UK - Guildhall
23 - Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Carling Academy
24 - London, UK - Astoria
Sonic Syndicate Posts New Music Video Online
The brand-new video for SONIC SYNDICATE’s "Jack of Diamonds" is available now at their MySpace page. The video, directed by Patric Ullaeus of Sweden’s Revolver Film Company (In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Children of Bodom).
Vocalist Roland Johansson comments on the video: “We decided to team up with Patrick Ullaeus from Revolver Films once again, but this time we left the big white room behind. The video is about living in the 'High Life' that's just not reality – video games, girls, cars, and all the rest of that stereotypical propaganda. You're all 'LIVING IN A HOUSE OF CARDS, WAITING FOR IT ALL TO FALL.'" More...
Enforcer Announces Debut Album Release Date
Swedish metallers, ENFORCER, have announced the street date for their debut full length album, "Into the Night," has been set for November 18th through the label Heavy Artillery.
Listen to samples of ENFORCER at their MySpace page.
Soilwork Announces New Session Guitarist
Swedish melodic death metallers, Soilwork have issued the following update regarding the addition of session gutiarist, Sylvain Coudret:
"As many of you may have noticed, we have a new session guitarist in our ranks- none other than mr. Sylvain Coudret of SCARVE! Sylvain's doing an amazing job so far and it's a blast to have him around. He is with us for our last three fests: Germany's Summer Breeze, Brutal Assault (in rainy Czech Republic from where I'm writing this) and Bloodstock in Derby, UK... so come and enjoy a little round of SOILWORK live annihilation this weekend!" More...
Stream Into Eternity's Entire New Album Online
Into Eternity's entire new album, "The Incurable Tragedy," is available for streaming at Headbanger's Blog.
The tracklisting for "The Incurable Tragedy" is as follows:
1. Prelude To Woe
2. Tides of Blood
3. Spent Years of Regret
4. Symptoms
5. Diagnosis Terminal
6. The Incurable Tragedy I (September 21, 2006)
7. Indignation
8. Time Immemorial
9. The Incurable Tragedy II (November 10, 2006)
10. A Black Light Ending
11. One Funeral Hymn For Three
12. The Incurable Tragedy III (December 15, 2006)
Lordi Announces New Album Release Date
Finnish monster rockers Lordi has announced that they will be releasing their new album, "Deadache" in North America on October 28th with an international release in the same week.
“There are more horror themes on all levels than before,” says the bandleader Mr. Lordi (Tomi Putaansuu). “The lyrics, in particular, are more like horror stories than before.”
Keyboardist Awa states: “The music is guitar-based rock, just the way a rock band should be. The album features sounds from the 80’s: hammond-style organs and a bit of ROB ZOMBIE-style as well. All the experiences we’ve had and people we’ve met touring the world during the last few years have had their influences on the album.”
Cryptopsy Announces European Tour
Canadian metallers Cryptopsy has announced a headlining European tour beginning in November. Joining them on the bill will be Beneath The Massacre, Trigger The Bloodshed and Ignominious Incarceration.
The tour dates are as follows:
November
14 - Schweinfurt, Germany - Alter Stadtbahnhof
15 - Bischofswerda, Germany - Eastclub
17 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
18 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet
19 - Brno, Czech Republic - Faval
20 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Channel Zero
21 - Wien, Austria - Viper Room
22 - Misano Adriatica, Italy - Boulevard Music Club
23 - Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
25 - München, Germany - Feierwerk
26 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff
27 - Utrecht, Holland - Helling
28 - Hasselt, Belgium - Muziek-o-droom
29 - Peterborough, UK - The Park
December
1 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
2 - LondonvUnderworld
3 - GlasgowvIvory Blacks
4 - Newport, UK - TJs
5 - Plymouth, UK - White Rabbit
8 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Mephisto
9 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Caracol
10 - Durango, Spain - Plateruena Kafe Antzoki
12 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Stadtmitte
13 - Essen, Germany - Turock
Harmony Reveals New Album Details
Swedish metallers, HARMONY, have announced that their new album, "Chapter II: Aftermath," will be released in Europe October 31st. Release dates for North America and Japan will be announced within the coming weeks.
The track listing for "Chapter II: Aftermath" is as follows:
1. Prevail
2. Aftermath
3. Rain
4. Don’t turn away
5. Kingdom
6. Silently we fade
7. Inner peace
8. Weak
9. I run
10. Hollow faces
11. End of my road More...
Dragonforce Announces Headlining Tour Dates
Fresh off their massively successful stint on the main stage of this summer's inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest, DragonForce aren't content to take a break. The band will hit the U.S. for a six-week headline tour that hits major markets, supporting their new album, "Ultra Beatdown," which lands on retail shelves today, August 26.
DragonForce is a touring machine, but their last headline tour occured two years ago in September 2006. It was a sold-out spectacle that cemented the band's reputation as a live powerhouse. Turisas will serve as main support for the tour, which kicks off on November 1 and runs through December 19.
Here are the newly announced Dragonforce tour dates: More...
Morifade Completes Work On New Album
Swedish metallers Morifade has posted the following message online:
"At last! We have finished the recording of the new album, we are very satisfied and now it's just some minor editing left and then off to mix and mastering, more info on this later on. We decided to cancel the studio diary because we didn't have time to take photos every week and for some more reasons."
Elis Back in the Studio
Goth metal band ELIS is back in the studio, recording the follow up to their 2006 full length "Griefshire." Their new singer Sandra Schleret will take care of the vocal duties and drummer Max has already recorded some new tracks of the album.
Sandra replaces former lead singer, Sabine Dünser, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7, 2006 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital. The band's last album, "Griefshire" was completed before Dünser's death, which mean the upcoming effort will be the first Elis album featuring Sandra on vocals.
ELIS has one live gig lined up at the moment:
27.09.2008 - Chamäleon in Vaduz (FL)
NC Death Fest Details Revealed
NC Death Fest will take place on December 6th at Volume 11 in Raleigh, NC. Here's the schedule:
11:45pm-12:15am Worse Than Birth
11:00pm-11:30pm Faith In Ashes
10:15pm-10:45pm Atrocious Abnormality
9:30pm-10:00pm Bloodsoaked
8:45pm-9:15pm Human Excoriation
8:00pm-8:30pm Coffin Syrup
7:15pm-7:45pm Skew
6:30pm-7:00pm Morose Vitality
5:45pm-6:15pm The Maryrose Artifact
5:00pm-5:30pm Cesspool of Vermin
4:15pm-4:45pm Pandah
3:30pm-4:00pm Containing The Plague
2:45pm-3:15pm Necroptic Remnants
2:00pm-2:30pm Cloacal Kiss
Ratt Commences Work On New Album
Although no further details have been announced, Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy has confirmed that he and guitarist Warren De Martini are working on new material which will be released in the form of a new album in early 2009.
You can catch Ratt live on the following dates:
August
27 - TX Concert Hall - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
28 - House of Blues - New Orleans, Louisiana
29 - Rock The Bayou - Houston, Texas
31 - Snatch R&R Lounge - Calgary, Alberta
Raven Announces U.K. Dates
British metallers Raven has announced a string of U.K. tour dates starting in September.
The dates are as follows:
September
12 - The Sterling House - Allentown, PA
13 - L’Amours - Staten Island, NY
October
2 - Sawyers - Kettering, UK
3 - Cellar Bar - Blackburn, UK
5 - Queens Hall - Nuneaton, UK
8 - Underworld - London, UK
8 - Trillians - Newcastle, UK
10 - The Asylum - Birmingham, UK
11 - Marlborough Club - Ilfracombem, UK
Metallica Posts New Song, "My Apocalypse," Online
Metallica has posted another song, "My Apocalypse," from their upcoming album, "Death Magnetic," online. Listen to it here.
"Death Magnetic" is scheduled for an international release on September 12. More...
Interview
An Interview with Testament
Thrash metal legends Testament have been a subgenre titan for over 20 years now. With the original lineup mostly reformed and their critically acclaimed new album "The Formation of Damnation" released earlier this year, they have embarked on a massive touring campaign in support of their new album. I had the opportunity to sit down with guitarist Alex Skolnick and drummer Paul Bostaph at the Chicago leg of the Metal Masters Tour (also featuring Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell and Motorhead). More...
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