Metal News for September 13, 2006
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Tool Postpone San Antonio Show
Tool was forced to postpone Tuesday night's (September 12) concert at the AT&T Center in San Antonio after singer Maynard James Keenan was taken ill. The band's guitarist, Adam Jones, called in to 99.5 KISS with an apology and an explanation. "Oh, I'm really sorry," Jones said. "It's horrible, you know. Our singer got sick… Maynard is sick and it's very unfortunate 'cause, you know, when I get sick or Danny [Carey] or Justin [Chamberlain] get sick, we can still go on with the show, but Maynard's got fever, he's coughing up stuff, he's hoarse and he doesn't want everyone to think he sucks by going out and trying anyway. But you know, he needs to just get over it, rest, you know, and hopefully we can continue. So you just need to hold on to your tickets and we'll try to swing back around on this tour or on the next tour… It'll be good for that. We're really sorry about this, but it happens. You know, you're traveling and overnighting to different places and climate changes and different pollens and different infected people that are probably getting him sick and, you know." You can download and listen to the interview here.
Judge Sides w/ Original Supernova On Name Issue
MTV.com reports that according to a Tuesday, September 12 ruling by San Diego Judge John Houston, the producers of CBS' "Rock Star" are going to have to come up with an alternate name for Supernova, the band made up of Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee, Voivod's Jason Newsted and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.
Last month, the original Supernova — an Orange County, California, punk trio — filed for a preliminary injunction in San Diego's U.S. District Court against CBS Broadcasting, Mark Burnett Productions and Lee, Newsted and Clarke, who are starring in the second season of the reality show. The injunction sought to halt the television-contrived act from performing or recording under the name "Supernova" if the band fails to change or add any words to the moniker.
Lee, Newsted and Clarke were dropped as defendants late last month at the request of the original Supernova's lawyers.
Earlier Tuesday, Houston granted the request from the members of the original Supernova — bassist Art Mitchell, drummer Dave Collins and guitarist Jodey Lawrence — for the preliminary injunction. The injunction keeps the producers of "Rock Star: Supernova" — which concludes Wednesday night — from "performing rock and roll music, or recording, or selling rock and roll music recordings under the same [name], pending a trial of this action on its merits, or until otherwise ordered by the court."
Read the full article at MTV.com.
The Human Abstract Posts New Video Online
A new video by producer Darren Doane (Unearth, As I Lay Dying) for the track "Crossing The Rubicon" of The Human Abstract's debut 'Nocturne' has just been posted at the band's MySpace page. In other related news, The Human Abstract are also participating on The Upcoming Radiotakeover Tour featuring If Hope Dies, Versus The Mirror and Oh Sleeper. The dates are as follows:
Sep 27 8:00P @ Jerry's Pizza - bakersfield, CA
Oct 7 7:00P @ Valentine's - Albany, NY
Oct 8 8:00P @ Club Lido - revere, MA
Oct 9 5:00P @ Village Pub South - Amityville, NY
Oct 10 7:30P @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar - New York, NY
Oct 11 7:00P @ Bloomfield Ave Cafe - Montclair, NJ
Oct 12 8:00P @ Middle Earth Gym - Warminster, PA
Oct 13 7:00P @ The Harmony Grange - HallWilmington, DE
Oct 14 7:30P @ Plan B - Danville, VA
Oct 15 7:00P @ The Casbah - Charlotte, NC
Oct 17 7:00P @ Masquerade Atlanta Downstairs - Atlanta, GA
Oct 18 6:30P @ Ray's Downtown - West Palm Beach, FL
Oct 20 6:00P @ End of the Line - Pensacola, FL
Oct 21 6:30P @ The High Ground - Matairie, LA
Oct 22 3:00P @ Walter's On Washington Houston, TX
Oct 23 7:00P @ The Door - Dallas, TX
Oct 25 7:00P @ Skrappy's - Tucson, AZ
Oct 26 7:00P @ Soma Sidestage - San Diego, CA
Oct 27 7:00P @ Brick House - Phoenix, AZ
Oct 28 7:00P @ The Alley - Fullerton, CA
Oct 29 7:00P @ Whisky A Go Go - West Hollywood, CA
Oct 31 7:00P @ The Underground Cafe - Roseville, CA
Nov 2 7:30P @ The Black Sheep Colorado - Springs, CO
Nov 4 6:00P @ Eagle's Lodge North - Wichita, KS
Nov 5 6:00P @ Cicero's - Carmel, IN
Nov 8 5:00P @ Cedar Lake Knights of Columbus Cedar Lake, IN
Nov 9 6:30P @ Carmel Performing Arts - CenterCarmel, IN
Nov 10 7:00P @ Myspace Internet Cafe - Roseville, MI
Nov 11 7:00P @ Orange Street - Akron, OH
Triggersoul and Vindex Sign To Chavis Records
Chavis Records has announced two new signings to their roster.
First is Triggersoul, who deliver "a classic metal sound with today's drive." "If you like Pantera + BLS mixed with a bit of Godsmack + Seether then Restoration is for you" says the label. Triggersoul's upcoming effort, "Restoration," is to be produced by Jeff Westlake and mixed by the legendary Michael Wagener and is scheduled for an October 31 release. You can hear Trriggersoul's title track on Chavis Records' MySpace page.
The other new signing is Vindex, who are readying their new release entitled "No Middle Ground." The label describes Vindex as "pure power with twin neo classical style guitars forged with vocals that will rip through you." "No Middle Ground" is tentatively scheduled for a November 15 release.
In related Chavis Records news, Underclass will distribute "Bombshell" by Hydrogyn in throughout France.
The Abominable Iron Sloth UK Tour Dates
The Abominable Iron Sloth are planning to tour the UK in October after completing their US tour with Apiary. Together with Brighton punks Ghost Of A Thousand, they are to play:
October 10 - Plymouth Hub
October 11 - Southampton Joiners 11
October 12 - Cardiff Barfly 12
October 13 - Reading Face Bar 13
October 14 - London Camden Barfly 14 (Charger are also on the bill)
October 15 - Birmingham Barfly 15
October 16 - Sheffield Corporation 16
October 17 - Glasgow Barfly 17
October 18 - Nottingham Junktion 7 18
October 18 - Bradford Rio's 18
October 20 - Leicester Charlotte 20
October 21 - Kingston Peel 21
October 22 - Harlequin Red Hill (Supporting Skindred - all day event)
Blind Guardian On Billboard's Charts
First week sales of BLIND GUARDIAN's A Twist In The Myth in the U.S. have generated the following activity for Germany's favorite sons: #21 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart and #288 on Billboard's Top Albums chart.
BLIND GUARDIAN are currently on tour in Europe and will be arriving on North American shores in early November for a headlining tour with support from Leaves' Eyes. For North American tour dates, click here
Anaal Nathrakh, Napalm Death Members Start Label
Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, MISTRESS, PROFESSOR FATE, EXPLODER) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, LOCK-UP, BRUJERIA) have set up their own record label, Feto Records, as an outlet to release their own music. The first two releases will be LOCK-UP's long-awaited "Live in Japan" album and Mick's EXPLODER debut. Further releases will include Mick's PROFESSOR FATE debut, featuring vocals from Kristoffer Garm Rygg (ARCTURUS, ULVER) and the next MISTRESS album, entitled "The Glory Bitches of Doghead".
LOCK-UP's "Live in Japan" CD was recorded at Club Quattro in Nagoya, Japan on June 28, 2002 and features the following lineup:
Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH) - Bass
Jesse Pintado (TERRORIZER, ex-NAPALM DEATH) - Guitars
Thomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES, THE CROWN) - Vocals
Nick Barker (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH) - Drums
Flotsam And Jetsam To Release Early Material
Metal Blade Records plans to re-issue one of the classic albums of it's catalogue – 20 years of FLOTSAM AND JETSAMs mighty "Doomsday For The Deceiver". The album will be re-issued as a 3-disc-set - 2 CDs and 1 DVD. It includes the original version, a remastered version, demo tracks and a nice DVD. Furthermore liner notes by original bassist Jason Newsted (of METALLICA fame). This 3-disc package will be released the 3rd of November (G/A/S) / 6th of November (Europe)
Here's the tracklisting: More...
Kill The Client Announce A Few New Shows
KILL THE CLIENT have added a couple of shows to their itinerary:
9/15/2006 Austin TX Room 710 w/ Devourment, Images of Violence
10/14/2006 Houston, TX Meridian w/ Insect Warfare
10/21/2006 Dallas, TX TBA w/ Rwake
Nevermore Explains Bochum Concert Cancellation
NEVERMORE has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of its September 12, 2006 concert at the Zeche club in Bochum, Germany (a show which was scheduled to be filmed for an upcoming DVD).
According to a press release, NEVERMORE vocalist Warrel Dane came down with an infection in the early early hours of Sept. 12. "He felt sickish" and things took a turn for the worse during the course of the day, resulting in Warrel going to see a doctor at a hospital in Dortmund, Germany. "Until the afternoon everyone [was still hopeful that Warrel would be] able to do the show and [take part in the] DVD live recordings as [the concert] was an extremely important one for the band." Not to mention the fact that "there was a camera team of 12 people" and the show was nearly sold out during pre-sale. More...
Zoroaster Begin Doom Celebration
The debut EP from the soon-to-be infamous Atlanta doom trio called Zoroaster is out now on Battle Kommand Records, the first non-black metal release of the label's to date, with distribution via Southern Lord.
The Zoroaster full-length album is lining up for release in the coming months, and massive touring is in the works for the United States and onward.
For now, you can download Zoroaster's "Bullwhip" here (ed - Although the MP3 is labelled "Honeyandsalt").
Kiss Is 'Still The Hottest Band In Any Land'
KISS' official web site has been updated with the following press release:
Where other bands have fan clubs, KISS has a full-fledged Army of the most rabid and loyal true believers in the world. For more than three decades, the KISS Army has wanted and demanded nothing less than the best from their band and across all those years, that's exactly what KISS has always delivered.
The biggest, baddest, most triumphant show band in rock & roll history, KISS has weathered and transcended the fads, follies and delusions of an industry based on the quick buck and the passing fancy.
In the past thirty years, a thousand musical trends and genres have come and gone and come again — sensitive singer-songwriters, glam, metal, punk, alternative, garage, roots, new wave, goth, hardcore, grunge, industrial, techno, retro, hip-hop, teenybop pop, boy bands, girl groups, etc. etc. — and through it all, there has always been KISS.
KISS endures because the band is archetypal, iconic, larger-than-life and louder than thunder. The band, the brand, the blood, the fire and fireworks, the spectacle, the shock and awe and wonder of it all. KISS has always given its Army the best rock in the world and neither side has ever settled for less. And, for all the flash and arena-sized theatricality, the core of KISS is really the music, as potent and powerful and connected to the true heart of rock & roll as any band or artist or performer of the past century.
For the KISS Army, the release this Halloween of "KISSology: Volume One 1974-1977" marks the arrival of nothing less than a Holy Grail: 6 solid hours of vintage KISS going all the way back to the deep early roots of the band's classic line-up — Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss — captured and re-mastered on 2 state-of-the-art DVDs featuring more than 70 live performances and four full concerts bundled along with unreleased tracks and never-before-seen footage. More...
New Audio Interview with Korn Bassist Online
KORN is scheduled to begin work on its new CD on September 24, the group's bassist, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, revealed in an interview conducted last night (Sept. 12) by Scoop of 102.7 WEBN's "Dawn Patrol" in Cincinnati. Audio of the interview has been posted online at this location.
KORN has revealed the details and track listing for the expanded edition of its seventh studio album, "See You on the Other Side", which will be released on September 26. The new version will include a "Chopped And Screwed" remix EP, live tracks, a bonus DVD and some other surprises, as singer Jonathan Davis told Launch: "There's a twist on the artwork. There's a DVD in there of from when we did the AOL sessions, some live songs at different places. We did the album chopped and screwed, so it's all slowed down and the whole chopped and screwed thing. There's a lot of cool stuff on there. You gotta get it because it's gonna be really cool."
The band's AOL Music session, which was its first-ever acoustic performance, is represented by unplugged versions of "Coming Undone" and "Twisted Transistor". The videos for both songs are also included.
Both are also among the songs being remixed for the set, along with "Getting Off". Live versions of "Twisted Transistor", "Coming Undone", "Hypocrites", "Blind", "Throw Me Away", "Liar" and others will also appear.
"See You On The Other Side" was originally issued last December and has sold over one million copies since its release.
Dream Evil Post New Song Online
A brand new DREAM EVIL track, entitled Fire! Battle! In Metal!, has been made available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the Swedish metallers' new album, "United", due in October via Century Media Records. The exact release dates by territory are as follows:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux: October 13, 2006.
U.K., France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, rest of Europe: October 16, 2006.
Finland, Sweden, Hungary: October 18, 2006.
Italy: Friday, October 20, 2006
USA: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
"United" track listing:
01. Fire! Battle! In Metal!
02. United
03. Blind Evil
04. Evilution
05. Let Me Out
06. Higher on Fire
07. Kingdom at War
08. Love is Blind
09. Falling
10. Back from the Dead
11. Doomlord
12. My Number One
Anthrax To Attend Ambassadors Of Rock
ANTHRAX members Scott Ian and Frankie Bello will attend the Ambassadors of Rock event in New York City on Monday, September 18 at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square.
Ambassadors of Rock in New York will be hosted by "heavy metal" comedian Jim Breuer, best known for his revolutionary brand of rock 'n' comedy, and his Sirius Satellite Radio show. The invitation-only event will benefit the Chris Farley Foundation, an organization created by the immediate family of the late comic actor Chris Farley, dedicated to the prevention of substance abuse among kids, teens and young adults. MÖTLEY CRÜE will take the stage at the show, performing legendary hits such as "Dr. Feelgood" and "Shout at the Devil" as part of the Ambassadors of Rock Tour, a worldwide concert series to celebrate 35 years of Hard Rock.
Marduk's "Blood Puke Salvation" DVD Trailer Online
Swedish black metallers MARDUK have uploaded a trailer for their upcoming DVD, entitled "Blood Puke Salvation", at this location (8 MB). Due on September 25, the DVD will contain over 90 minutes of live material filmed in Tilburg, Holland and Antwerpen, Belgium during December 2004. Also included will be promotional videos for "Throne Of Rats", "Steel Inferno" and "The Hangman Of Prague", plus a photo gallery, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and a section entitled "Deathmarch" with exclusive hand-filmed live material from over 20 cities from the "Deathmarch" tour. You can check out the DVD cover artwork at this location.
As previously reported, limited-edition CD/DVD boxsets of MARDUK's classic "La Grande Danse Macabre" and "World Funeral" albums were released by Regain Records in June. More information is available at this location.
Helmet To Headline Musical Evening
In anticipation of the opening of the upcoming horror film "Saw III", which hits theaters October 27, the "Saw" franchise will team up with Warcon Records to begin "pulling out all the stops" with a show on October 19 at Webster Hall in New York City. The show focuses on the musical side of "Saw".
The evening combines appearances by bands featured on the "Saw III" soundtrack, to be released October 24 via Artist Addiction, Warcon Enterprises and Fontana Distribution. The night will be headlined by the infamous HELMET, THE SMASHUP and HYDROVIBE. The show will be hosted by Shawnee Smith (who stars as "Amanda" in all three "Saw" films). Special guests from the "Saw" franchise will also make appearances.
The show will also feature a "Saw" museum that includes: torture devices, headgear, set pieces and even Jigsaw's infamous puppet "Billie," as well as other authentic props from the "Saw" franchise — all on exhibition for the first and only time ever. As an added bonus, true "Saw" devotees will be able to join the "Circle of Blood." Circle of Blood participants will gain early access to the venue for a private meet-and-greet autograph session with Shawnee Smith, the bands, and members of the cast and will take home a commemorative bag of "Saw" merchandise.
For ticket information to participate in this special event, and to find out how to take part in the "Circle of Blood," click here.
Read the full article at Blabbermouth.net.
Guns N' Roses Tennessee Tour Date Announced
GUNS N' ROSES has added a Tennessee date to its North American itinerary. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows:
Sep. 16 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
Sep. 17 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
Sep. 20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Sep. 21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Sep. 23 - Devore, CA @ Inland Invasion 2006
Sep. 27 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
Sep. 29 - Bakersfield, CA @ Rabobank Arena
Sep. 30 - Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center
Oct. 02 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
Oct. 05 - San Diego, CA @ iPayOne Center
Oct. 20 - Jacksonville, FL @ Veterans Memorial Arena
Oct. 22 - Nashville, TN @ Gaylord Entertainment Center
Oct. 24 - Sunrise, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
Oct. 25 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
Oct. 27 - Estero, FL @ Germain Arena
In a recent interview with New York magazine, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose explained what's been holding up the release of the oft-delayed "Chinese Democracy", an album he's spent more than a decade working on. "It's not about being a control freak," he said. "It's about being maybe smart enough to go, 'No, that's a bad idea.' That's all it's about — keeping the ability to at least have a shot as opposed to something that's just an obvious disaster. I want to make a good record. I don't want to throw a brick. This cannot be Shaq at the free-throw line." Rose added that the disc will surface before the end of 2006.
GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" collection, which was originally issued in March of 2004, was certified triple-platinum on April 11, 2006 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of three million copies. The CD sold more than 11,000 copies in the United States last week alone (week ending September 10), bringing the total number of copies sold since its release to 3.16 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Interview With Rob Trevino Of Eternity Black
I am so thrilled and honored to be interviewing my next subject, Rob Trevino, lead guitarist of Houston, Texas' ETERNITY BLACK. A lot of you know him from his days with the legendary HELSTAR, but I have to get on the bullhorn here and tell you metalers that this dude is not playing around, even this late in the game of his highly respected musical career. When most others his age, Dave Mustaine notably, clearly are slowing down and not flashing much of the past great virtuoso chops in newer material any longer, it's a great thing to see Rob truly sticking to his guns, no matter what anyone thinks. And I'm here to say that this is a heavy metal band that could go head to head right now with just about anyone. They are that impressive musically, dropping sonic atomic bombs to wipe thousands around them off the map... and into ETERNITY BLACK. More...
Fear Factory 'Machines At War' E-Card Available
A new FEAR FACTORY e-card containing the details of the band's upcoming "Machines at War" North American tour with SUFFOCATION, HYPOCRISY and DECAPITATED can be accessed at this location.
FEAR FACTORY is continuing to promote its latest album, "Transgression", which was released in August 2005 through Calvin, an imprint of Liquid 8. The record includes 11 songs, all produced by Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN, METALLICA).
RSI Post New Double Dragon Video Clip
Raw Sound Industries have posted Australian metallers Double Dragon's new video clip for "Dead But Still Killing" on their MySpace page, here. As previously reported, pictures from the making of the video can be seen in the blog section of Stillrock Photography's MySpace page. Double Dragon will also be opening for Swedish metallers Dark Tranquility on September 16th at the Adelaide Uni Bar.
IKTPQ Sign Record Deal With Metal Blade
Australian metallers I Killed The Prom Queen have signed a deal with Metal Blade Records for the release of their latest opus, "Music For The Recently Deceased", in the United States of America and Canada. Music For The Recently Deceased will hit the store shelves all over the countries on the 17th of November, coinciding with the band's Fall tour with Silverstein. I Killed The Prom Queen have plans set to tour the US heavily throughout next year.
Hear BLS's Entire "Shot To Hell" CD On AOL Music
AOL Music is hosting a stream of Black Label Society's brand new album "Shot To Hell," which was released Tuesday, September 12.
You can also check out the Shot To Hell E-card here.
More Cattle Decapitation, DFD Tour Dates
Cattle Decapitation's tour with Dog Fashion Disco, Daath and Lair Of The Minotaur will see another show in New York City, as well as one for Aurora. The shows are:
November 28 - New York, NY, at Knitting Factory
December 08 - Aurora, CO, at Hubba's Pub
Annihilator Working On New Album
Jeff Waters has been missing from Annihilator's online forum for some time, an unusual occurence for the guitarist and founder of the band. After many queries about this oddity, the band's webmaster issued the following report:
"I spoke with Jeff last week. He has been absent from this forum (a rare thing for Jeff!) because of literally locking himself away in his studio for months, working furiously on the new Annihilator CD. He says that most of the CD has been recorded. However, he is also taking care of the business end first, ie: new record deal, setting up touring, etc. I am sure that he will return here as soon as he can and we will all be in for some excitement here! Hang in!"The follow-up to 2005's Schizo Deluxe CD will feature drummer Mike Mangini and Dave Padden, who will be the band's first guitarist to play rhythm guitar and sing on a record.
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