Metal News for August 30, 2005
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Seether To Tour With Audioslave, Certified Gold
Seether's latest album, "Karma and Effect," was just certified Gold by the RIAA. In other news, the band will be heading out on the road supporting Audioslave starting on September 24th in California. Finally, the new video for the next single "Truth" is coming soon on Seether.com.
The first round of confirmed tour dates with Audioslave are as follows:
9/24 - Rabobank Arena - Bakersfield, CA
9/25 - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
9/27 - Theater of the Clouds - Portland, OR
9/28 - Everett Events Center - Everett, WA
9/29 - General Motors Place - Vancouver, BC
10/1 - Rexall Place - Edmonton, AB
10/2 - Pengrowth Saddledome - Calgary, AB
10/4 - MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB
10/7 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
10/8 - CEPSUM/Univ. of Montreal - Montreal, QC
10/12 - Veteran's Memorial Auditorium - Columbus, OH
10/14 - Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City, OK
10/17 - USF Sundome - Tampa, FL
10/19 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
10/25 - The Arena @ Gwinnett Center - Duluth, GA
10/28 - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront - Camden, NJ
10/31 - Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA
More tour dates to be announced.
Aborted Updates On Upcoming US Tour, Lineup
Belgium’s Aborted are preparing for their first full North American invasion. Their new album, The Archaic Abattoir, “an epic in its own right” won the band considerable praise. Founder and vocalist Sven De Caluwe commented on the upcoming tour and line-up changes: “Things are really starting to move fast for us, and we're fully preparing ourselves for the upcoming U.S. tour with Cryptopsy, Suffocation and Despised Icon. Needless to say, we're all extremely psyched about this tour and can't wait to spread our own little brand of death-fucking-metal to all our fans. To the people who have been waiting to see us over there; the wait is over, and we'll make sure none of you will have any regrets. Some news on the band, we're also very happy with the way the new line-up is working out. Guitarist Stephane Souteyrand has been in the band since June and has been more than great. He's not only a great musician but also a very cool guy to work with, and we can't wait to start writing the next album with him by our side. See you guys in a month!”
The video for “Dead Wreckoning” will premier on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball Saturday night September 3rd. Produced by Darren Doane (Shadows Fall, Nile) and filmed in Downtown L.A. “in the basement of an old meat factory, De Caluwe said, “Scary fact is that there was blood everywhere, fresh blood, which neither Darren nor the band put there. Weird part is the factory has been out of business for quite some time…”
Aborted tour dates with Suffocation, CRYPTOPSY, DESPISED ICON: More...
Tons of Hoods European and US Tour Dates
Hoods just kicked off a month-long European tour with Awoken. Here are the tour dates:
8/29 Juha West Stuttgart, Germany
8/30 Free+Easy Fest München, Germany
8/31 Arena vienna(wien), Austria
9/1 kuck kucks nest berchtesgarden, Germany
9/2 JZ Riot Lichtenstein, Germany
9/3 Kaos Keller Langenau Ulm, Germany
9/4 Le Caravan Serail Toulouse/St Alban, France
9/5 Recinte de Barraques Vidreres, Spain
9/6 Ritmo & Compas Madrid, Spain
9/7 Sala D'Manu Santander, Spain
9/8 Edaska Club Bilbao, Spain
9/10 Peniche Alternat Paris, France
9/11 JZ Nord Herten, Germany
9/12 TJ's Newport, UK
9/13 Ferry Boat Norwich, UK
9/15 Upstairs @ Barfly Glasgow, UK
9/16 Star and Garter Manchester, UK
9/17 Hoods Up Fest Hull, UK
9/18 Phoenix Plymoth, UK
9/19 Underworld London, UK
9/20 Innocent Hengelo, Holland
9/21 Stortebeker Arnhem, Holland
9/23 Dead Fest Linköping, Sweden
9/25 UJZ Korn Hannover, Germany
9/26 Zanzibar Chorzow, Poland
9/27 Alter Stattbahnhof Schweinfurt, Germany
9/28 Garage Saarbrücken, Germany
Initial dates for this fall's Donnybrook, Shattered Realm, Hoods, and Black My Heart tour have also been disclosed. Here they are: More...
Cellador Signs To Metal Blade Records
CELLADOR is a melodic speed/power metal band from Omaha, Nebraska. Originally formed in Summer 2004 by guitarist Chris Petersen, CELLADOR was founded with the purpose of introducing aggressive European influenced melodic speed/power metal to the Midwest USA, where the style is completely nonexistent and virtually unknown. CELLADOR spent the fall and winter months of 2004 writing and rehearsing, and began playing live by March 2005. In May, CELLADOR came out with the demo, Leaving All Behind, which The Black Dahlia Murder guys passed on to Brain Slagel, after the band opened for them in Omaha. Impressed by their skill and musicianship, Brian Slagel offered the band a contract making them one of Metal Blade Records latest singings.
“I am truly excited about our latest signing, CELLADOR. They are a young band with incredible musicianship and songs. We have been looking just for this type of band who mix the old school metal with a fresh attitude.” Brian Slagel Owner/CEO Metal Blade Records Inc.
"We are very proud and excited to be welcomed to the METAL BLADE family. With its current roster and unprecedented history of dedication and integrity, it is with great honor and gratitude that we have been chosen and given the opportunity to represent true American melodic speed metal on one of the biggest labels in the world of metal. Their past success and dedication is only a greater source of inspiration now for us to press forth with pushing true metal to its extreme. Look out for us!!" Chris Petersen- Guitarist CELLADOR
Cellador is currently writing and rehearsing, and plan on recording this December with their debut Metal Blade release to be out sometime in the spring of 2006. To check out some of the bands triumphant songs head over to their MySpace page HERE.
In other news CELLADOR is currently auditioning for the position of lead guitar and keyboard player. The individual must excel in playing both lead and rhythm at slow to often very energetic speeds, and must also have and maintain a committed, motivated, and cooperative personality that benefits the band as a whole. The band would prefer a young and energetic individual between the ages of 18-24 who is able and willing to travel, and with a large background in metal. If interested, send an email with your name and past band experience to contact@cellador.com for more information.
CELLADOR dates:
9/03 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks (early show 5pm)
9/16 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground (7pm)
9/24 Bellevue, NE OFFUTT Air Force Base (6pm)
Voivod To Complete Album As A Tribute To Piggy
VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has told Montreal's La Presse that the group are planning on releasing an album of new material written prior to the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. "Denis asked us to utilize the tracks he had recorded [during the pre-production process for the new CD]," Langevin said. "He wanted us to complete the album as a tribute to him."
Only two months ago, D'Amour was in the studio working on VOIVOD's 14th album. More than two dozen tracks are believed to have been demoed for the CD, for which the group recently inked a deal with The End Records. However, the band were forced to put studio work on hold while bassist Jason Newsted (ex-METALLICA) was treated for tendonitis.
In a recent interview with Billboard.com, Newsted spoke about the material slated to appear on the group's next CD. "It's the most complete demos I've ever been involved in," he said. "[VOIVOD singer] Snake has already chosen his effects — exact timing of milliseconds for delay. We've had a long time to develop the demos, so there's about 23 or 25 songs that are absolutely listenable right now."
VOIVOD will be issuing their first DVD in October covering the band's original lineup period (1983-1991). Scheduled for release on October 25 via Music Video Distributors, "DVOD-1" features all the '80s videos, plus rare live and studio performances of classic VOIVOD songs. The band are also tentatively planning on releasing two more DVDs during the coming months. "DVOD-2" will contain footage shot during the Eric Forrest era of the band, while "DVOD-3" will cover the band's most recent lineup, including Newsted (a.k.a. Jasonic).
This past spring, D'Amour laid down guitar tracks for a reunion CD from the legendary AUT'CHOSE, a '70s band from Montreal. That album, "Chansons D'épouvante", was released in May via Disques Artic.
Heathen Post Entire New Demo For Download
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have made their entire new demo available for free download at this location. The tracks featured on the demo are "Empty Nothingness", "Dying Season" and "Arrows of Agony".
Despite the fact that HEATHEN guitarist Lee Altus was recently named an official member of EXODUS (replacing Rick Hunolt), there are no plans for HEATHEN to disband. "I didn't quit and HEATHEN is NOT breaking up!" Altus wrote in a recent online posting. "In fact, we just finished the three song pre-production demo that we'll be sending to record companies."
HEATHEN released their latest CD, "Recovered", independently in the spring of 2004. The effort featured covers of songs from QUEEN, THIN LIZZY, TYGERS OF PAN TANG and SWEET SAVAGE, as well as an original track, "In Memory of…" (written and dedicated to former band member Randy Laird and singer David White's brother Jeffrey).
Dillinger Escape Plan Cancels Gigantour Shows
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have been forced to pull out of their remaining Gigantour live dates because of an injury to guitarist Ben Weinman. Weinman severely re-injured his arm Sunday night (having originally injured it several months ago) during the tour's stop in Atlantic City, NJ and was told by a specialist yesterday that he will be unable to perform until further notice.
Weinman commented, "We were enjoying playing every night as part of Gigantour, and to not be able to finish the tour is an enormous disappointment to us."
Gigantour is the traveling hard rock festival founded by MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine. Mustaine — who suffered a nearly career-ending arm injury several years ago — said, "We really respect and enjoyed THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN — and will miss them. Meanwhile, I personally hope that Ben has a successful and speedy recovery."
Sharon Osbourne Talks About Egging Iron Maiden
Sharon Osbourne spoke exclusively to Kerrang! magazine last week regading IRON MAIDEN's final performance on this year's Ozzfest tour, during which she cut MAIDEN's power and arranged to have the band pelted with eggs and debris from the crowd. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow:
Kerrang!: Reading between the lines of [IRON MAIDEN manager] Rod Smallwood's statement, the unspoken suggestion is that you orchestrated this whole thing...
Sharon Osbourne: "Of course I did. I had the PA turned on and off. And look it's not hard for someone to walk into a diehard Ozzfest crowd and say, 'Who wants to throw an egg at a rock star?' Who wouldn't wanna do that? I went out and bought 50 eggs and me and my daughter had a fucking blast. C'mon, it's rock 'n' roll. No-one died. They'll be waiting a long fucking time for an apology from me."
Kerrang!: The most astonishing thing about all this is that the metal world has always had such camaraderie, such a "one for all, all for one" attitude...
Sharon Osbourne: "It has, right? But for some reason Bruce Dickinson [IRON MAIDEN singer] seemed to view it as a battle of the bands. He'd stand up on that stage and say that this wasn't the Ozzfest anymore, it was MAIDEN-fest. How fucking disrespectful is that? He's got such an '80s mentality. He's up there saying, 'Fuck MTV and fuck radio and you wouldn't catch IRON MAIDEN doing a reality show' and it's like, 'Hang on, you're a shareholder in Sanctuary, which is one of the biggest corporations in the music business.' He's never said a word about SABBATH either, only Ozzy, so it's personal. We've had 220 bands play this tour over the last 10 years and I've never felt the need to egg anyone."
Kerrang!: Up to this point you’re being painted as the "Wicked Witch" here, Sharon...
Sharon Osbourne: "I'm as nice as can be to people until they fuck with me and my family. I've always said that. I'm surprised that after everything that's been reported about how protective I am of my husband that anyone would even be shocked by this."
Kerrang!: Saying things like this could make this run and run...
Sharon Osbourne: "Not for me. We have Ozzfest shows to do so I'm not thinking about this anymore. Bruce Dickhead doesn't exist to me anymore."
Sharon Osbourne's entire interview with Kerrang! can be found in the magazine's latest issue, out on the stands tomorrow (August 31).
Carpathian Forest Set Release Dates For New Album
Carpathian Forest have posted the following message on their official website:
"Season of Mist have announced a release date for the upcoming Carpathian Forest album; 16th of January (Europe) and 17th of January (USA) 2006. The band is almost finished with all recordings, only a few details left, and will decide where to mix the album within a short period of time."
New Demons & Wizards Video Available
Demons & Wizards have made the new video for their song "Terror Train" available here. The video was shot in Gothenburg, Sweden with director Roger Johansson.
The song comes off the band's latest album, "Touched By The Crimson King", which was released via SPV on June 27th in Europe and June 28th in North America.
Voivod Drummer On Piggy's Passing
VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour:
"Last week has been very tough on me, as I spent it at the hospital with Denis. We had been musical partners since 1979 in high school, and it will be a hard task for me to cope with his departure.
"I would like to thank: All the Voivodians who sent kind words via email; Julie (the angel) for taking care of Denis the past few months; the D'Amour family, for their strength; Jason and Snake, always the ones to bring a smile on Piggy's face; Gilles Gravel, Denis' oldest friend, for the contructive thoughts and positive presence in the hospital room; my friends from AUT'CHOSE, for respecting my inner suffering at Saturday's show in Quebec City; The End, for believing in us. Thanks also to Trish, Annie, James and Yuri for the eternal support. My apologies to the ones I'm forgetting right now.
"Staring at Mars after the show, I couldn't stop thinking that Piggy is now achieving an old dream of ours: touring the Universe!
"Adieu Denis, mon ami..."
Lullacry Post Song Samples From 'Vol. 4' Online
Lullacry has launched samples from their upcoming new album Vol. 4. You can listen to the samples and read Sami's comments about every song here.
VOL. 4 Street dates are as follows:
07.09.2005 Spinefarm Records
19.09.2005 Century Media Europe
TBA 2005 Century Media USA
4.10.2005 Woodbell (Japan)
God Among Insects Finish Recording New Album
GOD AMONG INSECTS, the Swedish "old-school" death metal band featuring vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula (DARK FUNERAL), guitarist Lord K (a.k.a. Kenth Philipson) (THE PROJECT HATE), bassist Tomas Elofsson (SANCTIFICATION) and drummer Tobias Gustafsson (VOMITORY), have posted the following message on their official web site:
"The new album is completed. . . We will reveal track listing and whatnot as soon as possible. What we can reveal for now though is that we managed to put 10 insane death metal tracks down. You want brutality? You sure got it. You want crust? You got it. You want blasts? Well, you got it."
GOD AMONG INSECTS' sophomore album was recorded at Abyss Studios with producer Tommy Tägtgren. The group's debut CD, "World Wide Death", is available now on Threeman Recordings via Plastic Head Distribution. An MP3 of the album cut "A Gush of Blood" can be downloaded at this location.
Watch Staind Perform Rolling Stones Songs
Staind performed a four song set for Rolling Stone originals. You can watch performances of 'It's Been Awhile', 'Take This', 'Nutshell', and 'Devil' here.
Tool Post News On New Album
Tool look to have begun recording their long-awaited new album and have been visited by many a guest while in the studio, including Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age, King Buzzo of Melvins and Aaron Turner of Isis. While it is not likely any of the aforementioned artists will be contributing to the album, photos of the sessions can be found online in the blogs located here.
Ill Nino Pick First Single From New Album
Ill Nino have chosen the track "What You Deserve" as the first single from their new album "One Nation Underground". A video for the track was recently filmed with director Dale "Rage" Resteghini (Shadows Fall, Unearth) and should begin airing shortly, while the song is set to show up at radio this week. "One Nation Underground" will see a September 27th release date via Roadrunner.
News On Roadrunner United Release
Dino Cazares (Brujeria/ex-Fear Factory), Logan Mader (ex-Soulfly/Machine Head), Rhys Fulber (Fear Factory/Front Line Assembly), Matt Heafy (Trivium), Nadja Peulen (ex-Coal Chamber) and Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly) recently got together in Los Angeles, CA to film a video for their contribution to the upcoming Roadrunner United release. Their track is entitled "The End" and will appear on the aforementioned Roadrunner roster collaborative album "The All Star Sessions", which will see an October 11th release as a CD/DVD set through Roadrunner.
Watch New A Perfect Murder Video
A Perfect Murder's video for their track "Body & Blood" is online and ready for viewing here.
New Himsa Release Bumped Back
Himsa's upcoming new album "Hail Horror" has been bumped back to a February release through Prosthetic
Crowpath Announce Tentative Album Tracklisting
Swedish grind metal act Crowpath has posted the following message on their official web site:
At last!! Our recording session for our second album, Son of Sulphur, is now completed. 10 days of sweat, broken microphones, headache and broken eardrums is over. The recording session was done with producer Andy Andersson in Berno studios (where bands like the The Haunted, Amon Amarth, and Insision, among others, have recorded their albums) in our hometown Malmö in the south of Sweden.
The new recording is more dynamic, both production-wise and song-wise, than previous recordings. And we are sure that people will raise an eyebrow or two, 'cuz some stuff that you'll hear on Son of Sulphur is quite different from earlier material. The album is something like 33 minutes and 12 songs long. The artwork is done by Juha Vourma, the guy who done stuff for USURPER, AUTOPSY and lots of other metal bands. Mastering duties will be done by Scott Hull at Visceral Sounds. Release date for our little baby is November 22 in the U.S. through Willowtip Records. European boys and girls have to wait until early 2006 on the Earache release.
Son of Sulphur tentative track listing (in no particular order):
01. The Will to Burn
02. Children of Boredom
03. Scab Coated Attraction
04. The Lycanthrope
05. Seed of Arson
06. Self Destructive Pessimist
07. Candles and Kerosene
08. End in Water
09. Pigeonsmasher
10. Chased, Caught and Charged
11. Picked Clean
12. Lights Out, Left for Dead
Nevermore To Guest On Fuse's "Metal Asylum"
Nevermore will be featured on tomorrow's (August 30) on Fuse's "Metal Asylum" (rerun on September 3). The interview was recorded on the band's recent stop in New York City.
Nevermore's latest CD, "This Godless Endeavor", sounscanned over 11,000 units in four weeks. Following their remaining Gigantour dates, the band will be headlining a European tour with Mercenary and Dew-Scented.
Vomitory, Desecration To Tour UK & Ireland
Vomitory and Desecration will be embarking on a UK and Ireland tour in November. The scheduled dates are:
Nov 3 Birmingham - Edwards No8
Nov 4 Ireland - TBA
Nov 5 Dublin - Voodoo Lounge
Nov 6 Belfast - The Limelight
Nov 7 Glasgow - 13th Note
Nov 8 Manchester - Jillys Rock World
Nov 9 London - Underworld
Vader's "This Is The War" Video Posted Online
A brand new video clip of Vader's "This Is The War" (war mix) is available online. The video promotes Vader's upcoming MCD, "The Art Of War", out on November 14th through Regain Records. The video has been created by Arkadiusz Jurcan and edited at Selani Studio. Both "war" and "studio" versions of the clip will be available on "The Art Of War" in best resolution as extra bonus tracks. Check the video out at the official Vader website.
Six Feet Under To Release Box Set
On November 28th, Metal Blade Europe will release the Six Feet Under box set “A Decade In The Grave.” This will be the ultimate SFU box set, including four CDs and one DVD. The box set will be released in a DVD-sized hardbox, including a 32-page, DVD-sized-booklet, photo cards, a sticker, and a poster.
"A Decade in the Grave" track listing: More...
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