Metal News for August 3, 2005
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26 news articles posted on this day.
Kamelot Reveals Tentative Tour Dates
Kamelot has revealed some tentative show dates for their upcoming Black Halo Tour:
Nov 20 Quebec, QUE - International Metal Fest
Dec 03 São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchal (w/ Epica)
Dec 04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Circo Voador (w/ Epica)
Dec 06 Santiago, Chile - TBA
The band is planning to tour Europe in February 2006. More tour dates will be announced soon.
SoaD To Premiere New Video, Add More Tour Dates
System Of A Down's newest video, "Question!," will exclusively premiere simultaneously on both systemofadown.com and MTV.com on August 5 at 10am EDT/7am PDT.
System of a Down has added a few more dates to the second leg of their upcoming tour:
Aug 31 Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi
Sept 3 Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
Sept 9 Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
Sept 11 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
Sept 28 Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
Oct 5 Seattle, WA - Key Arena
Other upcoming System of a Down tour dates: More...
Hearse Sign To Cold Records
Swedish "death 'n' roll" band HEARSE, featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva, have inked a deal with Cold Records. The group recently issued their third album, "The Last Ordeal", through Holland's Karmageddon Media.
Formed by longtime friends Max Thornell (drums) and Liiva, HEARSE recorded a demo before signing with Hammerheart Records. The band released a limited-edition 7-inch single, entitled "Torch", prior to issuing their debut album, "Dominion Reptillian", in 2003. A follow-up effort, "Armageddon Mon Amour", came out in 2004.
Between The Buried And Me Post Video Online
Between The Buried And Me's new track "Selkies: The Endless Obsession" is now available online, check it out here. The groups new offering "Alaska" is due out through Victory on September 06th.
Soulfly Live Video with Deftones Frontman Online
A video clip of SOULFLY peforming the song "Pain" — featuring special guests Chino Moreno of the DEFTONES and Ritchie Cavalera (SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera's stepson) — at the Fields of Rock Festival on June 18, 2005 in Nijmegen, Netherlands, has been posted online at BandsVideos.com.
SOULFLY's new album, "Dark Ages", is scheduled for release on October 4 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Prophecy" was produced by SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera and was mixed by Terry Date, who has previously worked with PANTERA and DEFTONES, among others.
Cold Video For "Happens All The Time" Online
COLD's video for their new single, "Happens All the Time", has been posted online at RollingStone.com.
"Happens All the Time" is the first single off the Florida-based band's upcoming fourth album, "A Different Kind Of Pain", which is due out on August 30.
COLD frontman Scooter Ward recently told Launch Radio Networks that he went through all kinds of pain before making the disc: his fiancée left him, he entered rehab, two guitarists departed COLD, and the band split with their label. Worst of all, Ward's sister was given two months to live in a battle with cancer (Ward says that his sister's illness is now in remission).
COLD revamped their lineup and signed a new deal with Lava/Atlantic Records last year.
Roadrunner All-Stars To Appear In October
Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label’s 25th Anniversary. The group is called ROADRUNNER UNITED and the album titled "The All-Star Sessions". This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's past and present bands, the album will contain original tracks that are collaborations between numerous Roadrunner stars.
Four central musicians were originally chosen to produce and write the songs. Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT), Dino Cazares (ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA), Robert Flynn (MACHINE HEAD) and Matthew Heafy (TRIVIUM). These four musicians play on the songs they have written and have also assembled a unique team of artists to appear on each track. In order to cover as wide a spectrum as possible, no musician has played for more than one writer/producer and each song features a different vocalist.
In addition to these stellar teams of musicians, there will also be special additional tracks from ex-Roadrunner artist, Josh Silver — TYPE O NEGATIVE's longtime producer/keyboardist. In the spirit of the project, Silver has included Roadrunner artists on his tracks as well… OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt appears on the Silver-written "Roads".
Track names from the Jordison team include "Constitution Down" (with vocals by Kyle Thomas of FLOODGATE/EXHORDER), "Tired ‘N Lonely" (with vocals from Keith Caputo of LIFE OF AGONY) and "Annihilation by the Hand of God" (with vocals from Glen Benton of DEICIDE), among others. Flynn's camp has completed songs like "The Dagger" (with vocals from Howard Jones of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) and "The Rich Man" (with vocals from Corey Taylor of SLIPKNOT), among others. "The End" (with vocals from Matt Heafy of TRIVIUM) and "The Enemy" (with vocals from Mark Hunter of CHIMAIRA) are some of the team-Cazares product. And tracks from Heafy's sessions include "The Dawn of a Golden Age" (with vocals from Dani Filth of CRADLE OF FILTH), "Superheroes" (with vocals from Michale Graves of the MISFITS) and "Blood and Flames" (with vocals from Jesse Leach — ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer). More...
Anterrabae Get New Vocalist
Anterrabae have now found a replacement for singer Neal Carter, who left the group in early-May. Joining the band on vocals is Erik Boccio, formerly of Kid Gorgeous. Boccio has been working with the band for several weeks and according to the group, "everything is falling into place very nicely. The old songs are sounding amazing and the new songs are coming along even better than the old ones, so needless to say we are extremely excited to have Erik with us." Here's a statement from Boccio himself:
"I couldn't be more ecstatic about having this opportunity to take the helm along side the most excellent doods of Anterrabae. These guys have an incredible new sound and I'm honored to be part of it. If you were into the Kid G, you won't be disappointed in this. I'm looking forward to getting back on the road and seeing a lot of old friends as well as the many new ones to come. See you all soon enough."
Boccio will make his live debut with the group at the Skate Park in Hackettstown, NJ on August 13th.
Dave Mustaine Gives Gigantour Update
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the forum section of the band's official web site: "Well, the first stage of this tour is behind us and thank God for that. As with all tours I have ever been on over the past 20 years, all tours have bugs in the beginning. Fortunately we have top notch professional people out here from every band and we are now in smooth waters."
"My dream for Gigantour is alive and all of the bands are having a great time. But I don't know who is having a better time — you, the fans, or us, band guys. The backstage environment is one of the best I have ever been in, and I will tell you that we are all, and I mean every band, playing better every night. The DVD is going to be awesome!!!
"Thank you for supporting this dream, thank you for staying metal!
"Tomorrow night [August 2] in Dallas I am supposed to play a song with Dream Theater on behalf of Darryl [sic]. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I have fun since I have never jammed with another band like this. Wish me luck!"
Moody Talks To MTV About Evanescence Split
MTV News recently spoke to former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody about his departure from the group and his upcoming solo album. Asked how he felt about the split with time away to gain perspective, Moody responded, "I have a lot more peace about it, even more than the day I left. ... I still feel it was the right decision because Evanescence has carried on, and they've had great success since me. So I know for a fact I made the right choice. If I stayed, I think Amy and I would have destroyed it because we just weren't heading in the same direction; we were pulling it in two different directions. It was bad." You can read more and watch a video clip here.
With Passion Lose Two Members, Gain One
Sacramento's With Passion have announced the departure of keyboardist Brandon Guadagnolo and guitarist Andy Burt. According to the group, they "have both left the band to pursue other musical interests and we wish them nothing but good luck as they are both excellent musicians." As such, the group has cancelled all shows until the completion of their debut full-length, which will be released via Earache Records in early-2006. In related news, original drummer Jacob Peete has rejoined the band.
Deicide To Play South Korea
Deicide have made plans to play a suprise show in Seoul, South Korea on August 8th at Rolling Hall. This will be the band's first Sout Korean show and they will be supported by Doxology and Sahon.
Sonata Arctica to Tour with Into Eternity
Sonata Arctica and Into Eternity have announced dates for a tour starting early next year, they are as follows:
January 14 - Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
January 15 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
January 17 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
January 18 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
January 20 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
January 21 - Montreal, QC @ Le Medley
January 22 - Quebec City, QC @ Theatre Capitole
January 24 - Rouyn-Noranda, QC @ Petit Theatre
January 25 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
January 26 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
January 28 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
January 29 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under
January 31 - Saint Paul, MN @ Station 4
February 6 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richards
February 7 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
February 10 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
February 11 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
February 13 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
February 15 - Fort Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
February 16 - San Antonio, TX @ The Sanctuary
Misfits Fall Tour Dates
The Misfits have announced dates for a fall tour, they are as follows:
August 12 - New York, NY @ CBGB
August 19 - Trenton, NJ @ Sovereign Bank Arena
August 22 - Beaumont, TX @ Fair Park
September 23 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
September 30 - Houston, TX @ Engine Room
October 3 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
October 4 - Casper, WY @ Eagles Lodge
October 6 - Boise, ID @ The Core
October 7 - Seattle, WA @ Fenix Underground
October 13 - San Diego, CA @ Canes
October 14 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre
October 15 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
October 16 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
October 23 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under
October 27 - Farmingdale, NY @ The Downtown
October 29 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
October 30 - Englewood, NJ @ Bergen Performing Arts Center
October 31 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
November 4 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
November 5 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
November 13 - Bedford, NH @ Mark's Showplace
November 19 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Decapitated to Join Art of Noise 3 Tour
Decapitated will be joining Nile and With Passion in January on the Art of Noise 3 tour. Soilent Green may also join the bill. The first four dates are as follows:
January 13 - Houston, TX @ Engine Room
January 14 - Fort Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
January 15 - San Antonio, TX @ The Sanctuary
January 17 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Black Dahlia Murder Guitarist Arrested
The Black Dhalia Murder guitarist Brian Eschbach was arrested for indecent exposure while filming footage for FUSE TV’s Uranium on July 23rd at Ozzfest in Pittsburgh, PA. Brian was given Uranium host Juliya’s camcorder and was walking around the second stage area interviewing random bands and fans when someone pulled his towel off, which happened to be the only thing he was wearing. The police immediately seized Brian and escorted him away to a holding cell on site where he was detained for about 30 minutes before being let go with a citation. Luckily FUSE’s Uranium was onsite and caught everything on camera which will be aired not only on Uranium and Metal Asylum, but also on a FUSE special on Ozzfest. MTV News was also at Ozzfest and you can catch both The Black Dhalia Murder and As I Lay Dying in their coverage of the festival ten to the hour every hour or watch it on MTV Overdrive right now by going to MTVNews.com, and at the bottom of the page click overdrive. Here’s what Brian had to say about his brush with the law in Pittsburgh, “I’d like to start off by saying that it feels good to be free. Of coarse its weird saying that when this incident just draws so much light on how much injustice there is in America and how much general lack of freedom we really have. But it feels good to be back on tour rocking with my band mates… and word up to all my boys in cell A and I hope to see you all again soon.”
*FUSE Ozzfest special airs this Friday 8/5 @ 6:00pm PST/9:00pm EST
*Metal Asylum on Monday 8/8 @ 8:00pm PST/11:00pm EST
*Uranium Ozzfest special airs Friday 8/19 @ 6:00pm PST/9:00pm EST
In other news The Black Dahlia Murder have been making huge waves with their latest release "Miasma" which entered the top 200 Billboard charts for their first week of sales at 119 selling just under 10,000 copies. They also landed the number 1 position in the Billboard Heat Seekers chart, the number 5 position on the Billboard Independent chart, and the number 14 position on the Billboard Top Hard Music chart. Fans and critics alike have been hailing "Miasma" as one of 2005’s best metal albums.
Exmortem Acquire Session Bass Player
Exmortem have announced their new bass player will be Rune Koldby who is also part of Spectral Mortuary. Exmortem's current line-up is as follows:
Martin Sigtyr Thim - guitar
Andreas Schubert - guitar
Rune Koldby - bass
Simon Petersen - vocals
Morten Siersbaek - drums
Korn Frontman in Criss Angel Stunt
In a recent press release from Criss Angel, magician and star of A&E's series Mindfreak, he expresses his concerns about the network possibly not wanting to air an episode of this show in which Korn's Jonathan Davis took part. Here is why:
"I did something that is a famous effect that 12 magicians have tried to do and died" to catch a bullet in your teeth. I wanted to devise a way to really try to do it. I had a ballistics expert fabricate a metal cup for my mouth designed to absorb the .223 bullet. And I had a sharpshooter, a guy who is an incredible shot - Jon Davis from the band Korn. And we were successful in doing it. We did it and I didn't kill myself! I want to show people."
He says A&E is worried about copycats trying it. In a statement, the network said it hasn't made a decision on the bullet-catch stunt: "With the enormous success of Criss Angel: Mindfreak with the younger audience, we are carefully reviewing each episode."
Angel is currently working on a book and has a tour planned for fall. "The goal is to become a household name."
King's X Change Album Name
King's X are to call their new album 'Ogre Tones', and not 'Landscape' as originally expected. The record will be released by InsideOut Music in late September.
Ozzy: Wank For Peace
The following message has been posted on the official Ozzy Osbourne web site:
Rock celebrities have thrown their weight behind a new charity campaigning for world peace. For the past two years, Charlotte di Vita, a Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Goodwill Ambassador, has been asking household names -including politicians, royalty, entertainment heavyweights and sports stars - for their personal goodwill messages. These mottos of hope have then been sold on a range of wristbands, T-shirts and mugs, with 100 per cent of the profits going to worthwhile causes.
Ozzy Osbourne is among many names from the rock world that closet rocker di Vita has added to a long list that includes the King of Spain, Linford Christie, and Scott Ian of Anthrax.
Ozzy keeps things nice and simple with his message: 'Wank for peace', while Scott Ian insists: 'Fucking is so much more fun than war'. Check out and purchase Ozzy's wristband at whateverittakes.org.
Arch Enemy's Doomsday Machine Debuts At 87
According to Nielsen Soundscan, Arch Enemys new album Doomsday Machine pushed 12,000 copies on its opening week. Good enough to debut at #87 on the billboard top 200.
Disturbed Push Back Sacremento Show
DISTURBED have postponed their upcoming August 8th date with ILL NINO and 10 YEARS back until January 2006. The tentative new date is below:
January 14 - Sacramento, CA @ Convention Hall
Sepultura Begin Work On New Album
Sepultura look to have now reconvened in the studio to begin recording their new album "Dante 05". The group have been working on the effort with producer Andre Moraes and are expecting a release early next year through SPV. The outing is said to take its conceptual theme from the classic work, "The Divine Comedy".
Overkill and Prong Team Up For US Tour
OVERKILL and PRONG will be teaming up for a U.S. tour early next year. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
Feb. 16 - Jacksonville, NC @ Planet Rock
Feb. 17 - Fayetteville, NC @ Jesters Pub
Feb. 18 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Feb. 19 - Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
Feb. 20 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club
Feb. 21 - Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
Feb. 22 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Feb. 23 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under
Feb. 24 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
Feb. 25 - Battle Creek, MI @ Planet Rock
Feb. 26 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
OVERKILL are continuing to tour in support of their "ReliXIV" album, available now on Eagle Rock/Spitfire Records.
Mastodon To Miss Detroit Ozzfest
Due to a family emergency, MASTODON will not be performing at the Detroit Ozzfest this Thursday, August 4. The band will return for the Ozzfest shows this weekend.
As previously reported, MASTODON, A DOZEN FURIES and IT DIES TODAY will be the featured guests on the special "Ozzfest Second Stage" edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, August 8. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625).
OTEP Frontwoman To Appear On Def Poetry Jam
OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya will appear on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" this Friday, August 5. To view the teaser trailer for this episode, click here.
Best described as a performance poetry event, "Def Poetry Jam" features poets who blend hip-hop — poetry's musical cousin — with the written and spoken word.
OTEP's sophomore album, "House of Secrets" (2004), was produced by Greg Wells, who has previously worked with a diverse range of artists, including the DEFTONES, MICHELLE BRANCH, and ELTON JOHN. The follow-up to 2002's "Sevas Tra" was recorded at Los Angeles' Rocket Carousel Studios and features guest drumming on six tracks by SLIPKNOT basher Joey Jordison.
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