Metal News for September 7, 2005
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31 news articles posted on this day.
Ex-Damageplan Singer With New Project & Website
Check out Pat Lachman (formerly of Damageplan) of The Mercy Clinic onstage with the guys at Ozzfest in Dallas! Everybody make sure and get over to www.themercyclinic.com and support Pat and the band!
Trivium Checks In With Post Ozzfest Update
TRIVIUM have posted the following message on their official website:
"Hello Everyone!
First we would like to extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to all the souls negatively affected by Hurricane Katrina, we have friends, family and fans along the gulf coast and our thoughts are with everyone impacted. If you are able please find time to donate what you can to help the victims of this terrible tragedy.
We had a great ending to yesterdays final Ozzfest Show in West Palm Beach, we got to see alot of family, friends & fans - it was a good day - we enjoyed our time on the tour, especially playing and meeting new friends and fans, all -in- all it was quite an expericence and we are thankful for the opportunity.
We will be taking it easy for the next 3 days then its back to the road - we leave Thursday (9.8.2005) for our first ever headlining run in the UK. Joining us for the ASCENDANCY TOUR will be ALL THAT REMAINS and IT DIES TODAY. We will be playing songs off of Ember To Infeno as well as Ascedancy with a few suprises thrown in here and there, this will be a fun tour and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again.
Emails, comments and requests - we have a ton of emails and comments that we didn't have time to answer while on tour and we aren't sure if we will be able to get to them all before we leave, but we will catch up on our reading them over the next few days, we did check out the fan art link and there is some great work being submitted, very creative.
We do appreciate those of you who take time to write or comment and show your support in so many ways - it is so cool and we appreciate it very much. We did get to meet alot of members from our message boards and myspace this summer and we got some pictures with you - which was cool and thanks to everyone who sent pictures through-out the tour to our webmaster to be posted on the sites, thats awesome. Thanks to Nick Goodjohn for sharing his pictures with us from the KERRANG! Awards Most Wanted gig in London, much appreciated.
We hope you are all safe and doing well, we will talk to you soon!!
All the best"
Red Chord, Darkest Hour, Converge Tour Dates
The first dates have been announced for the forthcoming tour featuring CONVERGE, THE RED CHORD and DARKEST HOUR. RINGWORM will be opening some dates while MUNICIPAL WASTE will be opening others. Dates are as follows: More...
Mnemic To Replace Lead Singer
It's rumored that MNEMIC are set to part ways with frontman Michael Bøgballe. With Bøgballe's supposed imminent departure, former TRANSPORT LEAGUE singer Tony Jelencovich looks to be the one set to step into the circle to take over vocal duties for the Danes. It's presently unclear how this will effect MNEMIC's Fall tour with MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID and THE HAUNTED.
Iron Maiden Ringtones Now Available
EMI Records U.K. is currently offering a number of official IRON MAIDEN ringtones at this location. According to a posting at MAIDEN's official web site, "Quality is always of prime concern to the band, which is why there were no official mono or polytones approved. However, the picture has changed recently with the advent of realtones, which are now approved by the band and available to download [at EMIRecords.co.uk]."
As previously reported, IRON MAIDEN's double live album, "Death on the Road", entered the U.K. album chart at position No. 22. The album also landed at No. 6 in Finland and No. 27 in Ireland.
"Death on the Road" is a live album recorded in Dortmund, Germany during IRON MAIDEN's 2003 "Dance Of Death" world tour.
Cathedral Album Release Date Pushed Back
Nuclear Blast Records has pushed back the projected North American release date of the new Cathedral album, "The Garden of Unearthly Delights," to January 2006.
The Japanese edition will be released on October 26 and will contain an as-yet-undisclosed bonus track, which will not be included on the European or USA versions. More details on the Japanese version of the CD can be found at HMV.co.jp. Audio samples of the entire album can be found at this location.
Produced by Warren Ryker (Down, Crowbar), "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" is said to be the band's "most varied effort so far." While a song like "North Berwick Witch Trials" will bring back memories of such immortal riffs 'n' groove as in "Hopkins" or "Ride", "Tree of Life And Death" simply tears everything to pieces with its ultra-heavy guitar sound and fierce vocals courtesy of Lee Dorrian. The centerpiece of it all certainly is the 27-minute-long mammoth epos "The Garden" that almost bursts with such a wealth of ideas and changes in atmosphere that other bands probably couldn't come up with on a whole album. Using every stylistic device from female vocals up to violins and embedding it all in that typical Cathedral brand of doom, "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" is a treat for every fan of the band, old and new alike.
The follow-up to 2002's The VIIth Coming, "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" will once again feature the epic artwork of long-standing Cathedral sleeve artist Dave Patchett.
"The Garden of Unearthly Delights" track listing: More...
Rammstein Post Audio Clip Of New Song Online
An audio clip of the new RAMMSTEIN single, "Benzin", has been posted online at Motor.de.
RAMMSTEIN have set "Rosenrot" as the title of their follow-up to to last year's "Reise Reise", tentatively due this fall. The group recently shot a video for "Benzin", which was aired live for the first time this past June.
As previously reported, the band recorded several songs during the sessions for "Reise, Reise" which were omitted from the CD's final track listing. During a recent session at a Berlin studio, RAMMSTEIN recorded several more tracks and recently mixed the combined collection of new material for the "Rosenrot" album.
Recorded primarily in Spain (El Cortijo Studio, Malaga), "Reise Reise" (translated as "Voyage, Voyage" or "Journey, Journey") is the follow-up to "Mutter", which entered The Billboard 200 chart at No. 77 back in April 2001.
KoRn To Release New Album In November
KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has told MTV Italy that the group have set a November 22 release date for their new album, the group's first since the departure of guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and the band's split with Epic Records. Download a video file containing the nine-minute interview, which was conducted last Sunday prior to the band's appearance at MTV Italy's Coca-Cola Live event, at the KORN fan site EmaKorn.it.
KORN's as-yet-untitled new effort was mixed by Terry Date, who has previously worked with such artists as DEFTONES, PANTERA and SOULFLY, among others. Matrix (AVRIL LAVIGNE, THE MOONEY SUZUKI) and Atticus Ross (BAD RELIGION, PINK) were responsible for the production duties on the follow-up to 2003's "Take a Look in the Mirror", with no songs from the band's sessions with Dallas Austin slated to appear on the effort. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Liar", "Politix", "Last Legal Drug", "Le Petit Mort", "It's Me Again", "Coming Undone", "I've Seen It All" and "Souvenir of Sadness".
KORN's last release, "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" (Immortal/Epic), featuring highlights from the first 10 years of the band's recording career, has sold around 970,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
KORN are believed to be close to inking a new record deal with EMI/Virgin. The proposed deal is said to be for two albums and a one-third interest in the band's publishing, merchandising and ticket sales as part of a new contractual model, a la Robbie Williams
Slipknot Drummer Looking Ahead To S.American Tour
Launch Radio Networks reports: SLIPKNOT begins its first-ever South American tour on September 18 in Bogota, Colombia, and drummer Joey Jordison told Launch that the band can't wait to finally visit the continent. "I've heard some pretty crazy stories about being down there, and the fans, and how rabid they are," he said. "We've been trying to get down there for a while. This is our third record, so since '99, people have been trying to pull us down there. And only now have we had the chance to be able to go down there, so we're really looking forward to that, so that should be pretty intense."
SLIPKNOT's South American trip will also take the group to Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina.
The Iowa-based group will kick off a North American tour on October 14 in Cincinnati, Ohio. This will be the band's final run in support of its 2004 release, "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)".
The band recorded its recent shows in Singapore, Las Vegas, and the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka for a live CD/DVD package that's due out on November 1.
Second Bochum Hell On Earth Gig Added
After the first show of the Hell on Earth Tour (which features As I Lay Dying, Heaven Shall Burn, Evergreen Terrace, Agents of Man, Neaera, End of Days) in Bochum, D is already sold out, there will be an additional show on October 10th in Bochum at the Matrix. Due to the great demand on tickets, this additional show will give everyone who cannot attend the first show the chance to see this great package. The show in Paris on the same day is unfortunately cancelled.
Here are the updated dates: More...
Lamb of God Shows A Softer Side
LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell and drummer Chris Adler recently sat down with peta2 for an exclusive video interview in which the two vegetarians share their hardcore opinions on all things animal rights. Chris discusses why he decided to give up eating all animals: "We were on tour and saw a chicken truck go by with these chickens that were just bleeding … it was disgusting." John hopes that KFC CEO David Novak's money makes him comfortable in hell, and says, "Some of the most disgusting things you'll see is when corporations feed people, because they're bottom-line-minded." Both urge viewers to "think for yourself, think about what you eat, and try a little compassion." Watch the interview at Peta2.com.
God Forbid E-card Available, Announce In-Stores
Click here to download a new Ecard for the upcoming album IV:Constitution of Treason.
God Forbid will be signing copies of their new album on street date, Tue, Sept. 20th at 7PM at Vintage Vinyl in Fords. Also, God Forbid will be performing live and signing copies of their new album on Wed, Sept. 21st at 7PM at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, NY.
Judas Priest Announce More Tour Dates
Judas Priest has announced more dates for their upcoming Retribution 2005 Tour:
Nov. 24 Kiev, Ukraine - Palace of Sports
Nov. 27 Moscow, Russia - Luznhiki Arena
Nov. 29 St Petersburg, Russia - New Ice Arena
Dec. 01 Tallin, Estonia - Saku Arena
Dec. 02 Riga, Latvia - Kipsala Hall
Dec. 03 Vilnius, Lithuania - Ice Hall
Other upcoming Judas Priest tour dates: More...
COC Postpone European Tour Due To Hurricane
Corrosion of Conformity have been forced to postpone all U.K. shows and to pull out of supporting Motorhead in Europe.
C.O.C. guitarist and New Orleans resident Pepper Keenan is currently displaced and looking after family members as they await word on when or if they will be able to return to the city.
The band plans to be back on the road in November supporting Disturbed in the U.S.
Plans are underway to reschedule shows in Europe.
Soilwork, SYL To Tour With Fear Factory
Soilwork singer, Bjorn "Speed" Strid, has posted the following tour update on the band's official website:
"Just wanna update and confirm what's going on with the upcoming tours:
"Today we have confirmed Hatesphere and Construcdead as supporting acts for the european headlinertour starting on the 5th of october in Helsinki. Both bands are very promising and both have great albums coming out very soon. Both bands has also a reputation of being great live bands, this bill won't make you disappointed!! Check out the tourschedule and don't you miss the show...
"We have also confirmed the novembertour with Fear Factory in Northamerica. We will be direct support to Fear Factory and there will be two more killer bands on the bill: Strapping Young Lad and Darkane! How about it folks!? Unfortunately we'll jump on the tour a week later from where the tour starts, i'll keep you posted on exactly what date..
"Stay tune folks and have a good one..
"Speed"
Children Of Bodom Announce Two Helsinki Shows
Children of Bodom has announced that the band will be performing two shows in their hometown of Helsinki, Finland at Nosturi on October 28 and 29. Tickets are available in Tiketti and Lippupalvelu)
Children of Bodom will be embarking on a headlining North American tour with Trivium and Amon Amarth starting in November. Confirmed dates: More...
New Opeth Album Enters Charts Around The World
Opeth's latest album, "Ghost Reveries," which was released last week, has entered album charts in the following countries:
Australia - #35
Denmark - # 84
Finland - # 11
France - #72
Germany - #39
Netherlands - #38 ('Scherpe Rand van Platenland' charts - #1)
Norway - # 21
Sweden - #4
United Kingdom - #62
U S A - #64
Iron Maiden Thanks Their Fans
Iron Maiden's manager, Ron Smallwood, has posted this message on the official Iron Maiden website:
"To the fans -
"Last Fridays final show at Hammersmith Apollo was a memorable night. With the help of many of you we raised at least £110,000 for the Clive Burr MS Trust and we will post the final number when the accounts are finalized. The band were on top form as was Clive who joined them on stage at the end of Iron Maiden. And you the audience were of course magnificent so thanks to you all! Some reviews are being posted to the Tours/Reviews section of this website.
"We would also like to thank our Killer Krew, the suppliers who helped keep costs down, Hammersmith Apollo venue and box office and especially Stuart Galbraith and Andy Copping and all the Clear Channel gang in the UK who not only promoted the gig for nothing but also gave us quite a party afterwards!! Plus our merchandisers Bravado and our Agent John Jackson at K2 who also provided their services for free.
"As we were playing songs only from the first four albums on this tour it was particularly appropriate to finish at Hammersmith where we played many times during the tours for these albums and in fact we played there 21 times in the eighties!!! It brought back a lot of great memories to the band and of course Clive.
"We all really enjoyed this Summer's Tour so thanks for turning out and making so many of the gigs so memorable. The band are taking a bit of time off before regrouping in January to start writing then recording a new studio album so hopefully we may see many of you again on tour in late 2006/early 2007.
"Until then take care of yourselves and ..... YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
"Best Wishes
"Rod Smallwood"
Dark Tranquillity Confirmed For Motala Metal Fest
Dark Tranquillity are confirmed for the Motala Metal Festival in Sweden on the 19th of November, preliminary in the headlining position.
In other news, guitarist Martin Henriksson is now endorsed by J.Nunis guitars and his custom guitar is in the making. Check out their new homepage at www.jnunisguitars.com.
iTunes Offers Disturbed Pre-order Bundle
Starting Wednesday September 7th, iTunes will offer a pre-order of Disturbed's new album "Ten Thousand Fists." Bundled with the album is a copy of the video for "Stricken," a bonus track ("Monster") and the album artwork, plus an exclusive sketch from Todd McFarlane. This offer is not restricted to US customers. As this is a pre-order, customers will not receive the digital download until the actual release date of the album - September 20th, 2005. Watch the iTunes homepage on 9/7/05 for purchasing information.
In other Disturbed news, the band has scheduled some in-store signings. Dates are as follows: More...
Interview
Interview with Five Bolt Main
This interview was conducted on Friday, August 12th of 2005. The interview took place in the VIP room of the Monkey Bar in Huntington, West Virginia. All of the band members were present, though Cris fronted most of the questions with Ivan and Chandler playing back up. I really enjoyed talking with these guys, their all down to earth and take their music very seriously. Talking with them simply made me want to see them play live even more. More...
New Dissection Album Nearly Done, Download 2 Songs
Dissection have posted this message on their official website:
"Dissection have since the 2nd of February been busy recording their third studio album, the first one in ten years since 1995's classic album "Storm of the Light's Bane"! The recording is taking place at Black Syndicate Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, with Emil Nödtveidt (aka Nightmare Industries) and Skinny Kangur behind the wheels. Eleven songs are being recorded for the album which by the band is regarded as a work of Sonic Black Magic. The recordings will be finished by the end of September."
Two new "rough mix" tracks are available for download:
F5 Announce North American Release Date
F5, the band featuring former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, have set September 13th as the North American release date for their debut album, "A Drug For All Seasons", which will be released via Cleopatra Records.
The album was released in Europe on August 15th by Mascot Records.
In addition to the full length audio version of the album the North American release will also feature bonus video material of the band in the studio filmed during the recording sessions for the album.
Additionally, the special “pay now, play now” version of the album is available at F5theband.com which allows the listener to purchase, and digitally download, the entire audio record into their computer and still receive the full length copy in the mail, all at one special low price.
Carpathian Forest To Take Break From Live Shows
Norway's Carpathian Forest have posted this message at their official website:
"Carpathian Forest have decided to take a break from all live shows for the rest of 2005 and focus on completing the new album. CF will come back strong next year with the new album and another world tour!! Carpathian Forest is scheduled to play a 2 month long European tour in March/April, and a possible first-time-ever appearance in North America and a re-visit to South America and central America."
As previously reported, the release dates for the new album are January 16th in Europe and January 17th in the USA.
New Cold Cd Debuts On Billboard Chart At #31
COLD's fourth album, "A Differant Kind of Pain", released through Lava Records/Atlantic has debuted at #31 on the Billboard charts selling 28,249 albums - just half of what COLD sold within the first week of their last release "Year of the Spider".
New Sevendust Audio Interview Posted Online
An audio interview with SEVENDUST, conducted by KISW 99.9 FM at the Hooky Day concert on August 19 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington, can be downloaded in MP3 format at this location.
SEVENDUST are gearing up for the October 11 release of their fifth studio album, "Next", on WineDark Records (distributed by Fontana Distribution, a division of Universal Music and Video Distribution). A video for the album's first single, "Ugly", was shot in Los Angeles, CA on August 28 and 29 with P.R. Brown (BILLY CORGAN, MÖTLEY CRÜE) behind the lens. It's expected to invade TV airwaves by mid-September.
Not one to turn down an invitation to help support troops fighting overseas, SEVENDUST recently participated in an extra special event hosted by WAAF-FM in Boston. On August 26, the station broadcasted live from a brand new home built by Homes For Our Troops (www.homesforourtroops.org) for an Iraqi war veteran who recently returned home and is now confined to a wheelchair. The band leant a hand to the construction of the house throughout the day and entertained the 300-plus volunteers with songs old and new at a party later that evening.
SEVENDUST are currently making plans to launch a U.S. tour starting in January. Stay tuned for details.
Hatebreed To Do Florida's Hellraisers Ball
HATEBREED are the latest confirmed act for the first annual Hellraisers' Ball, set to take place Saturday, October 1 at the Town Square Plaza Park/England Bros. Pavillion in Pinellas Park, Florida. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
MOTÖRHEAD
HATEBREED
MESHUGGAH
DEVIL DRIVER
GOD FORBID
OTEP
THE HAUNTED
MNEMIC
CEMETERY
END OF THE ROPE
TRIGGER POINT
REFLUX
Tickets ($25 in advance, $35 day of show) for the all-ages concert are available online or at any Ticketmaster location. Gates open at 11:00 a.m.
New Cold Audio Interview Posted Online
An audio interview with COLD, conducted by KISW 99.9 FM at the Hooky Day concert on August 19 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington, can be downloaded in MP3 format at this location.
COLD released their fourth album, "A Different Kind of Pain", last week. "A Different Kind of Pain" follows up the band's third album, 2003's "Year of the Spider". The new album's first single is called "Happens All the Time".
COLD will begin touring in support of the album on September 9 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. SMILE EMPTY SOUL joins them as openers beginning on September 20 in Springfield, Illinois.
The DEP To Guest On Stevens Rock Show
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will appear as special guests on the Fuse network's acclaimed program "Steven's Untitled Rock Show". The much-publicized quintet will be guests on the program's Wednesday, September 7 edition at 10:00 p.m. EST. The program will air again on Thursday, September 8 at 4:00 p.m.
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN are breaking new ground with the release of their latest music video, "Unretrofied". The hyper-advanced clip is taken from the band's forward-thinking release, "Miss Machine". The DILLINGER video was written and directed by Josh Graham (ENON, NO DOUBT, JURASSIC 5) and features the band "assembled as retro 'Westworld'-style robots."
Staind Cancels European Show
Staind have been forced to cancel their previously planned European run which was set to kick of later this month. A statement from the band regarding the cancellation can be found over at www.staind.com
Norma Jean Post New Video Online
Norma Jean's video for their track "Absentimental" has made its way online in format and can be seen in Quicktime here.
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