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Metal News for September 22, 2001

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6 news articles posted on this day.

Nasum Does Japan

Sep 22, 2001 at 11:15 PM by deathbringer (Source: Relapse Records).

NASUM will tour Japan for the first time with special guests Candiria and Cryptopsy. Tour dates are as follows:

October 9 Osaka, Japan Club Quattro
October 10 Nagoya, Japan Club Quattro
October 11 Tokyo, Japan On Air West

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Alchemist Finds Chemistry With Relapse

Sep 22, 2001 at 11:07 PM by deathbringer (Source: Relapse Records).

Australia’s cult avant-garde metal outfit Alchemist has signed a worldwide recording deal with Relapse Records.
Relapse will issue the band’s latest record, Organasm, in North America on October 16th. Organasm is the band’s
fifth release but first to be available outside of Australia and domestically in North America. More...

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High On Fire

Sep 22, 2001 at 10:53 PM by deathbringer (Source: Relapse Records).

San Francisco's critically-acclaimed power trio High On Fire have signed to Relapse Records. The group, consisting of guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike (ex-SLEEP), drummer Des Kensel and bassist George Rice, was named as "one of five metal bands to watch for" by Spin Magazine, who went on to call HIGH ON FIRE "The (Stoner / Doom) genre's 'Platonic ideal'. High On Fire will enter the studio in January with long time producer Billy Anderson to begin recording their as-yet-untitled new record.

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Vicious Mary

Sep 22, 2001 at 7:11 PM by deathbringer (Source: Electric Basement).

Frontiers Records and Now & Then Productions report that Vicious Mary and has been signed to a multi album worldwide deal.

Vicious Mary is a new band formed by Eldritch members Terence Holler (vocals) and Sean Henderson (keyboards). About one year ago the guys decided to create an entity parallel to their main band with the precise task to come back to the sound they really loved, firmly rooted in bands like Dokken, Whitesnake, Europe and Bon Jovi.

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Rising Faith

Sep 22, 2001 at 7:06 PM by deathbringer (Source: Electric Basement).

Swedish metalband Rising Faith are done with the mastering of their first full length album, The Inner Truth, and information about which label will release the album will be revealed soon. The final tracklist is as follows:

  • Final day
  • Aeons of silence
  • Imagination
  • The Inner truth
  • Cryptic wisdom
  • Road to eternity
  • A different view
  • Ancient memories
  • Sacred oath
  • Marching on
  • The Scenery

Soundclips can be found at their official website at http://www.risingfaith.com.

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Summary/Misc

Daily Reviews

Sep 22, 2001 at 11:46 AM by deathbringer (Source: Electric Basement).

Electric Basement has one new review:

  • KISS "The Vintage" DVD

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