Metal News for August 4, 2003
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8 news articles posted on this day.
Rob Zombie Past, Present And Future
Rob Zombie is to release both a CD and DVD under the title of ‘Past, Present And Future’. The 19-track CD and ten-track DVD will be issued at the end of September. These span his career from 1992 to the present day, and include both solo stuff and White Zombie material.
Seventrain Postpone Album
San Diego, CA based hard rock/metal act Seventrain has decided to postpone the release of their debut full-length album titled Moments of Clarity due to current label negotiations.
Former Cage guitarist Eric Horton explains: "We deeply regret having to hold off on releasing the CD this year. The band has had a few different labels approach them and we just don't want to make any quick decisions we may regret later. Because of this, we now will plan on starting to promote the record on our own between now and the end of the year and focus on releasing the album nationwide in early January 2004." Seventrain will be playing showcases in the San Diego and Los Angeles areas this fall.
Four songs from the bands debut album are currently available for download at www.seventrain.com.
Summary/Misc
Daily Reviews
Metal Reviews has ten new reviews this week:
- Bullethole - Incarceration
- Elwing - Immortal Stories
- Helloween - Pink Bubbles Go Ape
- Iron Maiden - Visions of the Beast
- Manowar - The Dawn of Battle
- Nevermore - Enemies Of Reality
- Rebel Yell - Bound to the Night
- Satellite - A Street Between Sunrise And Sunset
- System of a Down - Toxicity
- Tierra Santa - Indomable
Path Of Betrayal Drummer Quits
Path Of Betrayal drummer, Matt, has decided to quit due to the bands new musical direction. He will carry on with the gigs already planned, meaning Southampton 31st August will be his last gig.
Path Of Betrayal are still carrying on and are holding drummer auditions. If you know anyone who might be interested then email space__munky@hotmail.com.
Upcoming gigs: More...
Montreal Drum Fest Info
The Montreal Drum Fest organizers, Ralph Angelillo and Serge Gamache are pleased to present the 2003 edition of this year’s show. Dates are November 7-8-9, 2003 and the festival is held at the beautiful Pierre-Mercure Hall in downtown Montreal.
This year, you will be treated to a good variety of international drumming and world percussion styles. Of interested to metal fans are a tribute to Led Zeppelin and a Mike Mangini, one time drummer for Extreme, Steve Vai, Annihilator and other bands.
You can find more information at the Montreal Drum Fest site.
Enraged Tour Dates For 'Presence Of Fear'
ENRAGED have released tour dates on their upcoming tour to support their new album, 'Presence Of Fear'. Here are the tour dates: More...
Grade 8 Pulls Out Of Ozzfest
SMNnews.com reports that GRADE 8 will be dropping off OZZFEST 2003. The band is having support pulled from their label Atlantic due to poor sales, and will play one more show before dropping off of OZZFEST 2003's 2nd stage.
Here's the official announcement:
"Grade 8 will be dropping off of Ozzfest. The band has had some conflict and they have requested to be let off the remaining shows. Today's show in Scranton will be their last show on the tour. A replacement may be named shortly."
Newsted Says St. Anger 'Hard To Listen To'
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted called into The Blitz 99.7 FM in Columbus, Ohio Thursday afternoon (July 31) to talk about touring with Voivod and Ozzy Osbourne on this year's Ozzfest and to answer a few Metallica related questions. When asked for his opinion of the new Metallica album, 'St. Anger', Newsted said, "As a fan, it's pretty hard to listen to, tonality-wise. I think it's not very pleasing to the human ear. There's other albums that sound better, production-wise. Songwriting-wise, it's not bad. But I think that it could have been a lot more pleasant to listen to. If the [bonus] DVD would not have been [included] in the album, they would have been screwed. They redeemed themselves by putting in that DVD and showing that Lars [Ulrich] can actually play double-bass drums and stuff like that. Because I know, myself, as a fan, and a lot of other fans have questioned that for awhile — the actual abilities of the band anymore. So I'm really glad, as fan, that they put that DVD in." Listen to the entire interview here (Real Audio).
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