Metal News for August 28, 2002
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15 news articles posted on this day.
Papa Roach Promotes Pepsi
Just weeks after Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix peed in a Gatorade bottle and gave it to a fan to drink onstage at a Boston show, the Pepsi-Cola company has announced it is teaming with the band and Columbia upstarts Sev to promote its new Pepsi Blue soft drink to teens. Guess if they can get someone to drink their piss, they can get em to drink Pepsi without a problem...
Read the full article at CDNOW.
Reveille Begin Work on Third
Florida’s Reveille are to record their third album shortly. They’ll be working with producer Howard Benson, of P.O.D and Crazy Town renown. I just recently picked up both of their previous two albums of Rage Against The Machine-like mayhem and enjoy them thoroughly.
Akercocke Close to Completion on Choronzon
Akercocke are working on their new studio album. The album, Choronzon, will see the light of day early 2003. Here's an update from the band: "All is well with the brethren. We are close to the completion of our third album which is expected to have an early 2003 release. It contains some of the following songs: ‘Praise The Name Of Satan!’, ‘Becoming The Adversary’, ‘Leviathan’, ‘Bathykolpian Avatar’, ‘Scapegoat’, ‘Enraptured By Evil’, ‘The Valley Of The Crucified’ plus a couple of others. What can you expect? You can expect a raging holocaust of supreme evil. It’s faster, heavier, more disturbing and much fucking nastier. Keep an eye on www.akercocke.com where we will soon be releasing some unmixed samples from Choronzon."
Nuclear Blast in Need of Dissection Bootlegs
Nuclear Blast is still looking for video bootlegs to compile a DVD featuring different live recordings of Dissection. The band, meanwhile, had a look at all contributions, but they still have a lack of material which was filmed during 1993-94! If you've got videos from that era, please get in touch at dissection@nuclearblast.de
Snapcase Tour Schedule Set
The schedule has been set for Snapcase's upcoming U.S. tour, also featuring Boy Sets Fire and Atreyu. Here are the dates: More...
Keelhaul Gearing Up for Massive US Tour
Cleveland's Keelhaul have returned home their first-ever European tour and are currently resting up for an extensive tour of the United States in September and October. Here's the tentative schedule: More...
Discordance Axis DVD Update
As some of you know, the now defunct band Discordance Axis has been planning to release a DVD for over a year now. The DVD (which will include live footage, music, artwork, photos, etc.) has actually been finished for about five months and was more-or-less set for release through Europe's Wicked Witch Records. However, WW is now having trouble securing distribution in the United States, so the project will be delayed even longer. Fortunately, if the situation doesn't get resolved, Hydra Head Records has committed to releasing the DVD in the U.S. in the Winter of 2002, so it should be out no later than December. In related news, Hydra Head has acquired the rights to the two original Discordance Axis CD's and will be releasing them during Summer of 2003, complete with new packaging and lyric inserts.
Insision Added To Deicide European Tour
Crazy Swedish metalheads Insision have announced that they will be included on Deicide European tour with Antaeus, Centinex and Mystic Circle. This tour will run from 6th til 28th of November and some dates will be with Behemoth, Destroyer 666 and Diabolic. Be there!
Evergrey to Enter Studio
On Sept 11, Evergrey will head into the studio to start work on their fourth album Recreation Day, which will contain the following songs: 'Blinded', 'As I Lie Here Bleeding' and 'Unforgivable Sin'.
Headline News
Rain Fell Within Dries Up
According to a recent online posting, “Rain Fell Within has officially broken up and will not be getting back together.” Says Dawn, “I fought very hard to keep the band in tact, but unfortunately the differing goals in the band tore it apart. I will miss the music terribly, and wish this didn't have to happen. I will be continuing on with my solo music, Dawn Desiree. I will miss Rain Fell Within. We will keep the website up and running and post any future projects of members of the band on the site.”
Dark Tranquillity / SInergy to Tour
Dark Tranquillity, Sinergy and two as-yet-undisclosed opening acts will team up for a month-long European tour during November/December. Confirmed dates are as follows: More...
Skyclad Working on New Material
Skyclad are continuing to write material for their forthcoming CD, tentatively scheduled for a March 2003 release. According to the web site of Demolition Records, Skyclad have completed work on over 18 rough song ideas with 12-14 tracks set to appear on the finished CD.
As previously announced, the band will be appearing at the Velo-Rock Festival in Ostend, Belgium on September 7th
Among the song titles set to appear on the as-yet-untitled album are the following: More...
The Haunted Confirm Greek Dates
Swedish high-energy thrashers The Haunted have now officially confirmed their participation in a two-date Greek mini-tour alongside veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Exodus and Germany's Tankard. The dates are as follows:
Dec. 14 – Thessaloniki, GRE @ Hydrogios
Dec. 15 – Athens, GRE @ Gagarin
According to the group's official web site, The Hanuted "will play their most bone-crushing songs off their two previous albums, but also songs from their upcoming third studio album."
Dark Angel Announce SF Headlining Gig
The reformed Dark Angel — featuring guitarists Jim Durkin and Eric Meyer, vocalist Ron Rinehart, and drummer Gene Hoglan — are due to perform a headlining show at the Pound in San Francisco, California on Saturday, December 7th, according to the club's official web site. A headlining date at The Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, California on December 6th is also said to be in the works. Additional west coast gigs are expected to take place around the same time.
As previously reported, Dark Angel are strongly rumored to be planning a surprise appearance (likely for only one or two songs) at the September 30th show by Kreator/Destruction at The Galaxy Theater, where Durkin's new band Dreams of Damnation are scheduled to perform as one of the support acts.
SYL Offshoot Gets Signed
Tenet, the new Vancouver-based project featuring Strapping Young Lad guitarist Jed Simon, Strapping Young Lad/ex-Death drummer Gene Hoglan, ex-Grip Inc. bassist Stuart Carruthers, and former Sacrifice/current Interzone frontman Rob Urbinati, have inked a deal with Hamburg, Germany's Virusworx Records and will record their debut album in February 2003 with producer/SYL mainman Devin Townsend. A May release is expected.
According to Simon, the 11-track album will be a huge thrash metal monster. More...
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