Metal News for September 22, 2006
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20 news articles posted on this day.
Lacuna Coil To Tour With Danzig
Lacuna Coil and Danzig will be teaming up this November for the 2006 installment of the "Blackest of The Black Tour", dates and venues have yet to be announced.
Killswitch Engage Announce Tracklisting For New CD
Killswitch Engage have set the tentative track listing to their upcoming new album "As Daylight Dies", here is how it is expected to run:
01 - "As Daylight Dies"
02 - "This Is Absolution"
03 - "The Arms Of Sorrow"
04 - "Unbroken"
05 - "My Curse"
06 - "For You"
07 - "Still Beats Your Name"
08 - "Eye Of The Storm"
09 - "Break The Silence"
10 - "Desperate Times"
11 - "Reject Yourself"
The outing will see a November 21st release date through Roadrunner. As previously reported, the track "My Curse" will serve as the first single from the release with a video for it currently in the works.
Becoming The Archetype To Hit Studio
Becoming The Archetype will enter the studio shortly with producer Rob Caggiano (In Flames, Bleeding Through) to begin recording their new album which they hope to release in March 2007 through Solid State. In other news, the band have lined up a UK tour with The Chariot which will run from January 15th through to February 07th. Dates and venues are currently being firmed up.
Mastodon Possibly Supporting Tool ?
Mastodon are currently rumored to support Tool on their previously announced European/UK run which will kick off November 03rd and run through to December 13th. In other news, Tool have announced the following two Australian dates:
January 24th Sydney, AUS - Sydney Ent'ment Centre
January 31st Melbourne, AUS - Sydney Myer Music Bowl
Diecast Post Tour Dates With Nonpoint
Diecast have booked the following shows with Nonpoint:
September 26th Tallahassee, FL - Floyd's Music Store
September 27th Panama City, FL - Spinnakers
September 28th Ft. Meyers, FL - Ricochet Night Club
September 29th Jacksonville, FL - French Quarter
Cradle Of Filth Post New Song Online
Cradle Of Filth's new track "Foetus Of A New Day Kicking" is online and ready for listening here.
Chimaira Reportedly Set New Album Title
According to the latest issue of "Revolver", Chimaira have set "Resurrection" as the title to their new album which they will begin recording on October 02nd with the production team of Jason Suecof (God Forbid, Trivium) and Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Arch Enemy). The band are currently in the midst of finalizing a deal with a new label to release the effort.
Necrodemon Streams Entire Album Online
Open Grave Records' band Necrodemon is currently streaming their upcoming full-length album "Ice Fields of the Hyperion" on opengraverecords.com. Necrodemon's "Ice Fields of the Hyperion" is currently avaible for pre-order on opengraverecords.com and it will be officially released on September 26th, 2006.
US Atrocity Regroup, Sign To Open Grave Records
Reunited Torrington, Connecticut-based thrash/hardcore act ATROCITY (not to be confused with the German band) has teamed up with Open Grave Records to release an EP featuring alternate versions of previously released songs recorded during the "Infected" sessions in 1990. More information on this release will be made available soon.
Formed in early 1985 by Rob Wedda (vocals), Rich Flint (bass), Scott Reynolds (guitar) and Jeff White (drums), ATROCITY had pushed out three demos ("Toxic Death", "Ravaged by Disease", "Mangled") and a self-financed seven-inch EP, entitled "Hatred Birth", by 1989. They soon caught the attention of U.K.- based Metalcore Records, a subsidiary of Plastichead Distribution, to with they ultimately signed with.
ATROCITY's first album, "Infected" (1990), is very raw and featured a very violent death metal/grind sound. The second album, "The Art of Death" (1992), saw a lineup change when Scott left the band and was replaced by Jesse Piechowski on guitar.
ATROCITY disbanded in 1993 but are back to writing new noise with the original lineup.
Deftones' Video Online and More Fall Dates
The world premiere of Deftones' new video for “Hole in the Earth” began today, Friday September 21st and will run throughout the weekend exclusively at MySpace.
The Deftones' fall 2006 tour continues to come together with the next group of dates starting on November 17. The complete list of announced tour dates follows: More...
Ampere and Das Oath East Coast Tour Dates
Ampere and Das Oath will tour together this fall on the East Coast. Here are the tour dates:
10/21 Durham, NH @ UNH w/ Poison Control
10/22 Boston, MA @ TBA
10/23 Amherst, MA @ Mercy House w/ Mind Eraser, Cut Up, Guiltlust
10/24 Albany, NY @ House Show (611 Myrtle Ave)
10/25 Harrisonburg, VA @ Festival Ballroom (JMU Campus) w/ Hot Cross
10/26 Asheville, NC @ Static Age w/ Hot Cross
10/27 Atlanta, GA @ TBA w/ Hot Cross
10/28 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest!
10/29 NC/SC @ TBA w/ Hot Cross
10/30 Washington D.C. @ The Warehouse Next Door w/ Hot Cross
10/31 New York, NY @ Club Exit w/ Some Girls
11/1 Philadelphia PA @ Bright Hall Lounge w/ Some Girls, more
11/2 Newark, DE @ University of Delaware w/ Some Girls
11/3 New Jersey @ House Show
Watch Lacuna Coil Hosting and Interview Footage
Footage of Lacuna Coil taken during Ozzfest in Darien Lakes NY is now available for viewing online at the Underground Video Television website. Cristina & Andrea taped footage with UVTV which served to host an episode of the weekly TV show & podcast. They introduced some videos, spoke about their relationships with other bands such as Opeth & Type O Negative, talked about festivals in Europe compared to those in the U.S., explained how their cover of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy The Silence” came to be a track on their album and music video, and discussed the naming & philosophy of their recent release “Karmacode” & how the internet has influenced the band and music in general.
Jucifer Shooting New Video
Jucifer has begun shooting a video for the track "Pontius of Palia" from their brand new album If Thine Enemy Hunger.
The shooting for the video, the band’s first from If Thine Enemy Hunger, is taking place with producer/director Marc Pilvinsky of Bare Ruined Films in the duo's hometown of Athens, GA. Pilvinsky previously lensed the band's "When She Goes Out" video from the I Name You Destroyer full-length. The "Pontius of Palia" video is scheduled to make its international debut in late-October.
Jucifer are currently on their never-ending tour of North America. The duo meet up with the Relapse Contamination Tour next week for a weeks worth of dates.
Report
Downspell At San Diego's Soma On September 15th
San Diego, California's BROKEN FOUNDATION was the first act I caught upon my arrival. A clearcut hardcore metal band with some death metal element . The crowd immediately went ballistic for these guys and to be perfectly honest, I didn't see it. Not that they weren't full of energy, engaging the crowd and pretty much doing their thing well. It's just that they sounded like everyone else in this genre. Nothing new, nothing gained here. And to be perfectly honest with you all, I'm tired of it.
Next up was the very reason I made the trek from Los Angeles to San Diego in the first place. I have heard and seen pretty much all the hot underground metal acts this year and clearly there is a legend in our midst with hometown giants, DOWNSPELL. The vibe around these guys was like you were about to witness 'Fight Club' on stage. Tons of goatee and tattooed down locals were wearing the band's T-shirt and looking like they wanted to start a ten minute brawl. It only added to the great anticipation building in my stomach for when the mighty Downspell took the stage. And once they did appear with their instruments, like a crack rock explodes to flame, Downspell wasted no time triggering as a lynch to the neck into an absolutely 'let it fly and who cares who gets hurt' brutal death/thrash breakdown called 'Regurgitate'. I have seen the meanest and fiercest acts over the years, and when you get that rare opportunity to see something this pure going off in front of you, I'll be totally candid, you pinch yourself to make sure that you're really there. The crowd literally went insane with applause after the opener and the band wasted no time digging into the 'hate chest' even deeper for the next cut 'Pogrom' off their new self-released LP "Afterbirth". The band interestingly enough is made up of two main vocalists, Wayne Price and Tyson Montrucchio. Price more than effectively holds down the deep, bass-like roaring, while Montrucchio's intermittant high-pitched yells easily brought to mind a man locked in an insane asylum, screaming for someone to come put a bullet through his head. It is readily apparent that he is the star of the band. And I do not take away one thing from the others, Mike Mosier and Jake Phillips on guitar, Eric Raiche on drums and Kenny Moshier on bass. It's just that Montrucchio himself seems to actually be the one dude in the band who is actually living the crazy way of life he sings about. Himself tatt'd down on both arms and even sporting a jailhouse looking 'Downspell' tattoo across his neck! His performance on stage was so hardcore and pissed off that it almost lulls you into a chaotic-like trance where you can't take your eyes off him. The band next steam rolled through other life horrified songs like 'Insulin', 'Malevolence', '50 Calibar Facelift', 'Submission' and closed it out with the 'wreck yer gut' wrencher to end them all, 'Solidify'. This is a band that runs the gamut in the different metal genres it draws its influence from. They sound death at times, yet totally thrashy, with elements of sludge and grind. At the end of it all, I was more than pleased to finally have taken in a show from real metal soldiers charging their way out of the underground heavy music scene to what will hopefully soon lead them all to absolute glory in the music business.
Reverend Teams w/ Joe Trevino for New Album
REVEREND is headed to Blue Cat Studios October 7th, 2006 to begin recording the most anticipated Thrash/Progressive Metal album in decades. REVEREND will be recorded and produced by Grammy Award Winner Joe Trevino, of Blue Cat Recording Studios. The new album, "Resurrected (tentative title)," will introduce ten pure shredding metal songs to the world. The planned recording set list includes; In the End, Epitaph, Prelude, Darkened Horizon, Ships of Illusion, Visions, With This Needle I Thee Wed, Universal Metal, River of Hate(Styx), and Unconscious Suicide.
Napalm Death Frontman Checks In From the Road
Napalm Death frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway has checked in from the road with this update:
"As I'm writing this, we're hitting some serious potholes going down the motorway. Dodgy roads aside though, things are going well for us. As well as the trusty ND diehards, a lot of people have been giving us positive words who wouldn't necessarily come to see us on their own. It seems they are taken aback from the intensity of the ND performance in a good way. People are also very supportive about the new album theme of atheism / free thought in a world being driven by agressive religious mythology. It seems that 30 minutes is going a long, long way for us. Peace to you all."
Napalm Death is currently on tour with Hatebreed, Exodus, Despised Icon, the Black Dahlia Murder and First Blood. Napalm Death will be embarking on a European tour in October to November with Born from Pain and Mendeed.
Moonspell Announce North American Tour Dates
Moonspell have announced tour dates for their upcoming Nocturnal Mourning North American Tour, beginning in October. Supporting Moonspell on tour are Katatonia and Daylight Dies.
Tour dates:
Oct. 20 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft
Oct. 21 Bedford, NH - Mark's Showplace
Oct. 22 New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
Oct. 23 Montreal, QC -Le Medley
Oct. 24 Quebec City, QC -Imperial
Oct. 25 Toronto, ON - Opera House
Oct. 26 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under
Oct. 27 Detroit, MI - I-Rock Nightclub
Oct. 28 Mokena, IL - Pearl Room
Oct. 29 St. Paul, MN - Station 4
Oct. 31 Aurora, CO - Illiff Park Saloon
Nov. 02 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
Nov. 03 Portland, OR - Rock N Roll Pizza
Nov. 04 San Francisco, CA -The Pound SF
Nov. 05 Los Angeles, CA - Whiskey A Go Go
Nov. 06 Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
Nov. 09 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
Nov. 10 Albuquerque, NM - The Launch Pad
Nov. 11 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
Nov. 12 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Nov. 13 Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
Nov. 15 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theater
In other Moonspell news, the band has been nominated for an MTV Award under the category "Best Portuguese Act." A posting on the band's official web site reads: "Tomorrow there will be a press conference where MTV is going announce it. It’s the first time a metal or heavy rock is distinguished as candidate for the prize, which for us is already an honour. Thank you all for your support, specially to Universal Portugal and SPV."
Fear Factory Asks Fans To Select Setlist
Fear Factory have asked fans to select the set list for their headlining tour this fall with Suffocation, Hypocrisy and Decapitated. You can vote for your favorite songs to be played at this location.
Upcoming Fear Factory tour dates:
Oct. 26 San Francisco, CA - The Pound at Pier 96
Oct. 27 San Francisco, CA - The Pound at Pier 96
Oct. 28 Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theater
Oct. 29 Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
Oct. 30 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater
Nov. 01 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Nov. 02 New Orleans, FL - House of Blues
Nov. 03 St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre
Nov. 04 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
Nov. 06 Fayetteville, NC - Jester's Pub
Nov. 07 West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Nov. 08 New York City, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
Nov. 10 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Nov. 11 Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
Nov. 12 Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
Nov. 13 Montreal, QUE - Medly
Nov. 14 Toronto, ONT - The Opera House
Nov. 17 Worchester, MA - The Palladin
Nov. 18 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
Nov. 19 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
Nov. 22 South Bend, IN - Club Fever
Nov. 24 Detroit, MI - Harpo's Concert Theatre
Nov. 25 Chicago, IL - Metro / Smart Bar
Nov. 26 Saginaw, MI - Shooter's
Nov. 27 Sauget, IL - Pop's
Nov. 28 Maplewood, MN - The Rock
Nov. 29 Winnipeg, MB - Ramada Conference Center
Dec. 01 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
Dec. 02 Calgary, AB - Warehouse
Dec. 03 Spokane, WA - Big Easy Conference Center
Dec. 04 Victoria, BC - Sugar
Dec. 05 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
Dec. 06 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
Dec. 08 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theater
Dec. 09 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Dec. 10 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Trivium Excited About Headlining Tour
Trivium guitarist Corey Beaulieu has checked in with the following update:
"Hey Corey here!
"Been a while since I wrote a update! We had some downtime and had some nice R@R that was well needed! we are very excited to start our first North American headlining tour. We have been having a lot of fun rehearsing the new material and cant wait to play it live for the first time! its sounding very killer.
"Keep checking in to the site cause there will be lots of new stuff coming your way and lots of updates so keep up! take care and see ya all on the road!"
Trivium's upcoming album, entitled "The Crusade," will be released on October 10 via Roadrunner Records. Tracklisting for "The Crusade": More...
Dark Tranquillity Checks In From Korea
Dark Tranquillity have posted the following update on their official web site:
"Finally got some time out of the hectic schedule to issue a website update from the luxurious bar of our hotel in Korea. The tour has been a truly phenomenal experience so far, and we want to extend a huge "THANKS!" to the all the awesome people that made the shows in Japan and Australia so successful.
"After traveling for 24 hours straight, via three different flights, we've finally arrived to Seoul and spent some quality seightseeing time visiting the 63 building and the War memorial of Korea before getting some well-needed rest for the first time in two weeks. Hence, tonight's show at the Rolling hall is bound to be a massive energy explosion that will leave no-one unaffected.
"Speaking of Korea, the fine people at Dope entertainment have issued a re-release of 'Character"'to coincide with our gigs here. The new version features the 'Lost to apathy' and 'The new build' video clips.
"Tip of the day: If you're a fan of technical/progressive bands like Atheist and Cynic, check out the excellent Alarum, who supported us on the Sydney and Melbourne dates."
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