Metal News for August 29, 2008
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25 news articles posted on this day.
Ulcerate Signs To Willowtip Records
Willowtip Records has announced the signing of New Zealand’s ULCERATE to their official roster.
Drummer Jamie Saint Merat comments on the signing: "ULCERATE is really looking forward to calling Willowtip home, a label we’ve respected for a long time, and whose reputation for quality bands and quality service is something we really identify with. It’s feels great to have their support and backing!" More...
Saviours Announces US Headlining Tour Dates
Oakland, CA band SAVIOURS have announced North American tour dates in support of their new album Into Abaddon. Saviours will join heavy metal veterans ICED EARTH for a run of dates set to kick off September 21st in Detroit, MI. Saviours will also headline a number of live dates both previous to joining up with Iced Earth, and on off nights during the tour.
Hot off a blistering performance as part of Norway’s ØYA Festival and a recent run across Europe alongside labelmates THE SWORD, Saviours continue to tour relentlessly, bringing their commanding live show to stages across the globe. Known for their refreshing take on the classic metal of decades past, Saviours have rapidly become frontrunners in today's thriving heavy metal underworld, spewing vocal wildfire over an endless arsenal of harmonized guitars and locomotive rhythms. More...
All Shall Perish Comments On JFAC Tour
ALL SHALL PERISH drummer, Matt Kuykendall, recently checked in from their European tour to offer an update and comment on their upcoming run with JOB FOR A COWBOY, HATE ETERNAL, ANIMOSITY and ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY.
"We can't fucking wait to do this tour! This is a full on death metal onslaught not to be missed. We have known JOB FOR A COWBOY, ANIMOSITY, and HATE ETERNAL for a while and so its going to be a reunion as well. This is Job's last tour on this record and our first US tour on ours so everyone be ready to hear some new tracks and get to see JOB FOR A COWBOY one last time on this disc!
"Our current tour with SWORN ENEMY is going nuts! The fest response has been the biggest of our career and the club shows are packed and fucking crazy. We really did not expect this but it just solidifies our love for Europe. We will be heading out on a 10 day Russian/Siberian Tour along with a week and a half of southern Europe headline dates AND two weeks on the hell on earth European tour with WALLS OF JERICHO, RED CHORD, ANIMOSITY, CATARACT and STICK TO YOUR GUNS!”
Here are the upcoming U.S. tour dates: More...
Headline News
From A Second Story Window Breaks Up
As recent rumors have suggested, From A Second Story Window has indeed called it quits. Formed in 2002, the group has put out several releases through Black Market Activies. The following statement has been issued:
"The past several years for us as From A Second Story Window have been quite a roller coaster ride. We have watched trends come and go, looked on as people grew in and out of an ever undulating "scene", and had the chance to watch something we love, our music, grow into an expression we can all truly be proud of. However, the life in a band is much like those very roads we travel down on every tour; hills leading up, followed by valley's dipping downward towards vast, level planes where things begin to feel stagnant and a bit too calm. Then around every corner is a new fad or statement that you can either grow with or simply step aside and let it be what it is, knowing that you are no longer connected at all anymore. For us, with this changing musical market and its inhabitants, it is simply our time to step aside and let the flow continue on without us. It is time for us to venture down new avenues of creativity and to find new things to enrich our lives fully. From A Second Story Window was something that gave us all hope and pride in our small part of the musical world, but with economical woe's pulling us down, and changes in attitude towards the entire movement of "heavy" music, it just seems right to call it quits and move on in our own ways.
"Please accept our deepest thanks to everyone out there who has ever helped us out, made it to our shows, partied with us afterwords (or before, ha ha), and most importantly listened to our music and truly cared about it as much as we did and still do. This is not an end for us as musical people, just an end for us as a group called From A Second Story Window, so be looking for little projects that any of us may do for fun in the future. Again, this entire trip has been a roller coaster ride, and I know that none of us are put out what-so-ever that we bought tickets and got in line! Thanks again to everyone out there, we've had a blast!"
Vreid Gives Update, Announces New Album Title
Vreid has posted an update on their recent and upcoming shows as well as announced the title of their new album. Here it is straight from the band:
"Just want to thank the organizer and the audience at Party San for a fantastic experience. The festival was brilliant, and playing in front of 9000 dedicated persons gave us one hell of a kick. Check out some pictures from the show at our myspace.
"We will return to Germany quite soon. On October the 9th we will play at K17 in Berlin. On this Indie recordings labelnight show we will be joined by our friends in Enslaved, Audrey Horne, Stonegard and Mencea. www.k17.de This show is a part of the Popkomm festival, Europe's main music trade festival www.popkomm.de
"Besides that we are confirmed for the Motstoy festival in Notodden 2 days later. www.motstoy.com We are also considering a couple of other shows for 2008, and unfortunaly we have had to say no to several other shows, as our main focus these days is to finish up the new album. But we can assure you that Vreid will be doing a lot of shows in 2009.
"The recordings of the new album are more or less finished. We will continue the mixing during August/September, and we are currently trying out different mastering studios for the album. Things are going really well, and we can't wait to unleash the album in early 2009. Black, Heavy & Atmospheric are the keywords.
"The title of the album has been ready for a while; so we might as well reveal it. The new album will be entitled 'MILORG.' So those of you that know your WW2 history will understand that we continue to pay tribute to the Norwegian resistance during this period. 'Milorg' is the title of one of the songs on the album, while Alarm & Blücher is among the others.
"Allright, hope to see you at the shows this autumn, and we will be feeding you with samples, artwork, song titles etc during the autumn."
Scars On Broadway Announces More US Tour Dates
Scars On Broadway has announced a few more tour dates on their North American run:
Tues Nov 18 - Los Angeles - Avalon Ballroom
Wed Nov 19 - Anaheim - House of Blues
Fri Nov 21 - San Diego - House of Blues
Tickets to the shows through Denver will go on sale next Saturday, September 6th.
Here's the final tour itinerary according to the band: More...
Classic Rock Hits The Road With "Flashback" Tour
Billboard.com reports: Music by Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Janis Joplin and Deep Purple, among others, will be performed live by the Mystic Orchestra as part of "Flashback -- the Classic Rock Experience." The nearly 50-date U.S. arena tour launches Wednesday (Aug. 27) at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, AL.
Inspired partly by Paul O'Neill's Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), which features a full rock band, a string section, multiple vocalists and a laser/light show, "Flashback" boasts 14 musicians and singers, along with an 11-piece string and horn section. The concert's approximately 30-song set features such classics as Hendrix's "Purple Haze," Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," Pink Floyd's "Money," and the Doors' "Light My Fire."
The first leg of "Flashback" will visit 6,000- to 25,000-seat U.S. arenas through the beginning of November. Tickets cost between $17-$55.
The second leg of "Flashback" will tentatively begin in mid-February 2009, and run through early spring, hitting mostly the central part of the country and the West Coast.
Read the full article at Billboard.com.
Narnia Announces New Vocalist, Germán Pascual
Swedish power metal band, NARNIA, have found a new singer and have issued the following update:
"We are happy to announce that the new Narnia line-up is now complete! The singer who will join us on our way into the second chapter of Narnia is Germán Pascual [photo]."
"Germán truly shares our vision and has shown us that he can handle old Narnia-songs with finesse, but most importantly that he fits perfectly with the material of our coming album."
"Germán grew up in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil, but moved to Sweden in his teens. You may have seen and heard him
with various bands and artists, such as MINDS EYE and MENDEZ, to name a few."
"Welcome Germán, and thanks for joining us!"
Funeral Delays New Album
Norway's Funeral have delayed their upcoming album, "As The Light Does The Shadow," and will be released on Sepember 22nd.
Funeral have announced the guest appearance of Robert Lowe (Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus) on vocals on the track "In the fathoms of wit and reason." More...
Shadowgate Seeks New Vocalist
New York metallers, Shadowgate, have issued the following update regarding their search for a new vocalist:
"Shadowgate is currently seeking a new vocalist to represent the heavy metal group. The band is located in New York (Queens/Long Island area). If interested, please email us with basic information, any music and/or links."
"The band is looking for a dedicated and motivated individual that is willing and able to tour heavily, no hard drug addicts, no ties (school, other bands etc..) Transportation would be a plus, prior touring and stage experience also a plus (although not mandatory). We will be looking to move quick, be prepared if you are considered answering the ad." More...
Mortal Love Writing New Songs
Norwegian goth metal band Mortal Love is reportedly writing new material. Here's the update from the band:
"To all ye faithful and patient souls:
Mortal Love are currently writing songs for a new album. In what shape, form and format it will be released, if it will in fact be released as an album per se, is yet to be decided. A release date and information on how to obtain the album will be communicated in due time. We are aiming for late 2009, but this is a VERY loose estimate."
In the meantime, you can check out some of their older material on their MySpace page.
Cream Of The Crops 2008 Lineups And Set Times
Event organizers have confirmed the following stage times and lineups for the second annual CREAM OF THE CROPS Festival being held this Labor Day Weekend; Sunday, August 31st, 2008. Lumpy's and Stickman's located in Davenport, IA will play host. Chicago based Machine-Metalists MARAZENE will headline the two-stage, 16 band yearly event now in it's sophomore year.
Here are the stage times and lineup:
Main Stage (Lumpys, 1509 Harrison Street):
12:00 - 12:30 Plagued By Saints (Rock Island, IL)
1:20 - 2:00 Wading Through The Tide (Cedar Rapids, IA)
3:00 - 3:40 Autumn Burns (Moline, IL)
4:40 - 5:20 Freaklabel (Cedar Rapis)
6:10 - 6:40 Mob Rules (Rock Island, IL)
7:30 - 8:10 Speedfinger (Rock Island, IL)
9:10 - 9:50 Mindset Evolution (Peoria,IL)
10:50 - 11:30 Marazene (Chicago, IL) More...
Scale The Summit Enters The Studio
Houston’s instrumental quartet SCALE THE SUMMIT hit the studio today to begin tracking the band’s Prosthetic Records debut. Due in early 2009, the record will consist of all-new songs and is the follow-up to the band’s 2007 self-released debut, "Monument," and fans can expect a series of in-studio blog and video updates covering the progress of the recording of SCALE THE SUMMIT’s new music.
"Writing is complete for our next album, and I have to say this is some of the best material we have ever written!” guitarist Chris Letchford says. “We have been working hard on this album for a good six months now and we are really excited to get to work on it in the studio. We are set to enter Nut House Recordings on Aug 29th in New Jersey to start tracking and the title for this nice group of jams will be ‘Carving Desert Canyons.’ Now...you all can be in suspense for studio updates, video, shows, touring, and of course some killer new music!"
SCALE THE SUMMIT has tapped seasoned photographer Tom Kilty to personify the band’s sound through the ‘Carving Desert Canyons’ artwork which promises to be in-depth. Fans can get a sample of past SCALE THE SUMMIT designs here. In the meantime, several songs from "Monument" are available on the band’s MySpace page.
Shadows of Dawn Posts New Track Online
NJ thrashers, Shadows of Dawn, have posted a new track entitled "Body Count 45" on their myspace page. The band has also issued the following update regarding their album and line up changes:
"A lot has happened since the last post. First off, our lineup is now complete. We would like to welcome back Dan Lassen on bass, and our new drummer Joe Maniscalco. Dan had been in the band for quite a few years and left to pursue other projects, but we welcome him back and his presence has been immediately felt in the writing of new material. Joe brings a technical/prog metal style of drumming to the band, which we feel is perfect for our style and his playing will certainly have an impact on the new songs we've been working on. Our forthcoming album 'Of Death and Ruin' is almost finished, we have a little mixing to do and then mastering, and of course, pressing. For the time being, we have uploaded a new track entitled 'Body Count 45' which we hope you guys will enjoy."
Metallica Enters The Billboard Singles Charts
Metallica has hit the Billboard charts with their new single, "The Day That Never Comes" which has reached #25 on the Modern Rock chart, #7 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #31 on the Hot 100 Singles chart.
The bands new album "Death Magnetic" will receive a worldwide release date of friday 12th of September.
Dawn Of Azazel Issues Recording Update
New Zealand metallers Dawn Of Azazel has posted the following message online:
"In Mid September 2008 Dawn of Azazel will enter Mana studios in Tampa, Florida to begin work on album three. We have been extremely busy working on this project for the last few months and are expecting some amazing results before the end of the year. More info to come soon."
The band has also confirmed a headlining European tour with the following dates confirmed: More...
Machine Head Will Not Release An Album Until 2011
In a recent interview with MetalSucks, Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel had the following to say in response to the notion of a new Machine Head album, touring and the success of "The Blackening":
So do you feel any battle fatigue?
Yeah dude. We had a little bit of time off, but I mean this is what we signed up for. We’re probably halfway through our touring cycle now. We’ve got shit lined up at the end of this year with Slipknot and then we’ve just landed something real super cool at the beginning of next year, we got summer festivals next year, and we want to do a proper headlining in America and overseas because we haven’t done that. We’ve just done co-headlining. We’re halfway through man. More...
Read the full article at MetalSucks.net.
Iced Earth Posts New Album Audio Samples Online
Iced Earth has uploaded some new audio samples from their forthcoming new album, "The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked II)" online. You can check them out at this location.
The album will be released in North America on September 9th and in Europe on September 8th.
The album sees the return of vocalist Matt Barlow, marking his return to Iced Earth after he left to pursure a career in Law Enforcement in 2001.
Satyricon Reveals Album Artwork And Tracklisting
Satyricon has posted the album art for their forthcoming new album, "The Age Of Nero" online which you can check out at this location.
They have also revealed the tracklisting which is as follows:
"Commando"
"The Wolfpack"
"Black Crow On A Tombstone"
"Die By My Hand"
"My Skin Is Cold" (album version)
"The Sign Of The Trident"
"Last Man Standing"
"Den Siste"
Shakra Enters the Studio
Shakra’s record label, AFM records, have issued the following update about the band:
"The guys from Shakra will enter the swiss 'Powerride-Studios' in the beginning of September to start with the recordings of their new album. The working title of the new album will be 'Everest.' All bass tracks will be recorded by the new Shakra bass player Dominik Pfister."
The Rotted Announces New Bassist
UK's The Rotted have issued the following update regarding the addition of their new bassist:
"The Rotted are pleased to announce their new bassist as none other than The Reverend Trudgill, former frontman of eccentric British metal loons Screamin' Daemon. The Church Of Daemonology founder has already played 2 festivals with the band and has proven to be perfect for the role, both in terms of commitment and musical direction. He will of course be joining the band this Saturday (30th August) when The Rotted take on the huge task of playing two different festivals in two different countries in one day. They'll hit the Elsrock Open Air in Holland at around 3pm, before travelling to Beligium to play Vlamrock Festivals where they'll be hitting the stage at around 10pm the same day!" More...
Darkall Slaves Signs To Pathologically Explicit
French brutal death metal band Darkall Slaves has signed to Pathologically Explicit Recordings. The band's full-length label debut is expected in early 2009. In the meantime, you can check out some of their material on the band's MySpace page.
Internal Affairs and I Rise To Tour Europe
Internal Affairs and I Rise will team up for a European tour this fall. The tour dates include:
10/24 Lichtenstein, Germany @ JUZ Riot
10/25 Essen, Germany @ Break Down The Walls Festival
10/26 London, UK @ Underworld w/ Runnin Riot Festival
10/27 Nottingham, UK @ TBA
10/28 Stoke On Trent, UK @ The Glebe
10/29 Birmingham, UK @ Ben and Johnsons
10/30 Arnheim, Netherlands @ The Stage
10/31 Traunreut, Germany @ Jugendheim
11/01 Bologna, Italy @ Bardamu
11/02 Vicenza, Italy @ Yourban Club
11/03 Budapest, Hungary @ Filterclub
11/04 Wien, Austria @ Arena
11/05 Warsaw, Poland @ Radio Luksembourg
The Devil's Blood Completes EP, Posts MP3
The Satanic rock n’ roll cult from The Netherlands, THE DEVIL’S BLOOD, has completed work on their EP. Entitled “Come, Reap” and lurking within the 30 minute mark, "this ritual will prepare The Devil’s Blood to make their cursed presence felt even more with their signature brand of horror soul vintage psychedelic ‘70s inspired rock, all in homage to the all mighty adversary," according to the release.
Following their “Graveyard Shuffle” 7” (released by the band’s EU label Van Records), The Devil’s Blood is inspired and reflective through the aesthetics of such classic acts as BLACK WIDOW, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, BLUE CHEER, ROKY ERIKSON, COVEN, and BLACK SABBATH.
The tracklisting for “Come, Reap” goes as follows:
1. Come, Reap
2. River Of Gold
3. The Heavens Cry Out (For The Devil's Blood)
4. White Faces
5. Voodoo Dust
An exclusive MP3 of "The Heavens Cry Out (For The Devil’s Blood)," can be downloaded here. More...
Whitechapel Posts New Song, "Eternal Refuge"
Knoxville Tennessee death metal/deathcore band WHITECHAPEL posted the track "Eternal Refuge" off their Metal Blade Records debt, "This is Exile," on their MySpace page Thursday August 28th in conjunction with the band's upcoming headlining run. WHITECHAPEL's headlining tour will focus on markets that were not hit while the band was out with the Summer Slaughter tour this summer. Decibel Magazine and Atticus Clothing Presents the Bang Your Head 'Til We Raise the Dead Tour features Whitechapel as headliners with support coming from Through the Eyes of the Dead, Impending Doom, and A Different Breed of Killer.
Here are the latest tour dates: More...
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