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Latest Spitfire News
Below is our complete Spitfire news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
Sunndrug (Ex-Norma Jean) Premieres New Song
Sunndrug (Ex-Norma Jean/Spitfire) premieres a new song titled "Halo", taken from the upcoming debut album "Exit Wounds", which will be out in stores October 30th through Mind Over Matter Records.
Check out now "Halo" below.
Norma Jean Welcomes Spitfire Drummer
Norma Jean has officially added Spitfire drummer Chris Raines to their line-up. Raines replaces Daniel Davison, who left the group in November. Here's a statement from the band:
"As you guys know, we have been in the process of finding a new drummer. So the past couple of months or so we have been playing shows, and writing songs with one of our good, long-time friends playing drums. It's been a great experience and we are so happy to officially welcome Chris Raines into the family. He's an awesome dude, and you have heard him play if you listen to the band Spitfire. And if you haven't heard them, you should check em out. They got some new songs up.
"By the way, we have been working on new a new record. and it's been going so well. We couldn't be happier with how it's coming along. We are really stoked on it and can't wait to get it out to you guys. Thanks for all your support. We love you!"
Spitfire Set To Record New Album
Spitfire will enter the studio on July 9th to begin recording a new album for Goodfellow Records. Tracking will take place at Trax East. in South River, New Jersey and the effort has been titled "Cult Fiction."
7 Angels 7 Plagues Reunion Show Details
Details have been finalized for next weekends 7 Angels 7 Plagues reunion show. The event will take place at KC's in Fredericksburg, VA. Additional information and tickets can be found here. Here's the line-up:
7 Angels 7 Plagues
Fear Before the March of Flames
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Suicide Silence
Too Pure to Die
Ed Gein
All Shall Perish
HeavyHeavyLowLow
Nights Like These
Spitfire
Light This City
The Jonbenet
This Time It's War
Shroud of Turin
Left to Vanish
Forever in Despair
Another Born Without
Adonis Decay
Face the Facts
Immure
Screwtape
The Bastille
In Alcatraz 1962
We Were Gentlemen
Amicus
Kill the Silent
7 Angels 7 Plagues Reunion Show Details
7 Angels 7 Plagues will be playing another reunion show on August 5th at KC's in Fredericksburg, VA. You can get more info on advanced tickets and the show here. Also scheduled to perform are the following bands:
Fear Before the March of Flames
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Suicide Silence
Too Pure to Die
Ed Gein
All Shall Perish
Spitfire
Nights Like These
Light This City
HeavyHeavyLowLow
The Jonbenet
Shroud of Turin
This Time It's War
Left to Vanish
Another Born Without
Forever in Despair
Immure
Complete Lineup Confirmed For NEMHF 2006
The full lineup for the 8th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, which is sponsored this year by ESP Guitars and Krank Amps, has been confirmed.
The three-day festival at The Palladium in Worcester, MA, will feature headliners Lacuna Coil, Black Dahlia Murder, and Between the Buried and Me on Friday, April 28. Arch Enemy, Chimaira, and Exodus will headline Saturday, April 29. Headliners for Sunday, April 30 are Gamma Ray and DragonForce.
UK-based DragonForce will be making its first-ever American appearance at the festival. Italy's Lacuna Coil and Sweden's Arch Enemy will be making return appearances at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, after stellar performances at the 2003 and 2002 editions of the festival.
"It's fantastic to be a part of what is quite possibly the best U.S. metal fest around!" said Arch Enemy guitarist Mike Amott. "This is our third time playing the New England Metal and Hardcore fest and it's always a pleasure. It's held in a great venue with great fans."
"It is an honor for us to be one of this year's headliners at the New England Metal and Hardcore festival," said vocalist Andrea Ferro. "We are more than ready for it. We can't wait."
Bands confirmed for Friday (listed alphabetically) are: A Life Once Lost, A Perfect Murder, Alarum, Arsis, Between The Buried And Me, Black Dahlia Murder, Cephalic Carnage, Dead To Fall, Demiricous, Ed Gein, From A Second Story Window, Haste The Day, If Hope Dies, Lacuna Coil, Ligeia, Necrophagist, Neuraxis, Nodes Of Ranvier, Ringworm, Scarlet, Still Remains, Suicide Silence, The Absence, Thine Eyes Bleed and Through The Eyes Of The Dead.
Saturday's bands include 100 Demons, Arch Enemy, At All Cost, Caliban, Chimaira, Colin Of Arabia, Cryptopsy, Damnation AD, Death Threat, Embrace The End, Exodus, First Blood, Full Blown Chaos, God Forbid, Hate Eternal, Immolation, Into The Moat, Ion Dissonance, Overcast, Ramallah, Remembering Never, Righteous Jams, Scars Of Tomorrow, Shoot To Kill, Since The Flood, Skinless, Spitfire, Suffocation, Sworn Enemy, Terror, The Acacia Strain, The Classic Struggle, The JonBenet, and Turmoil.
Sunday's lineup is: A Love End Suicide, Bloodlined Calligraphy, Born Victim, Bronx Casket Company, Burn In Silence, Byzantine, Cannae, Cellador, Doom Raider, DragonForce, Folly, Gamma Ray, Goat Horn, Hypersolid, Inked In Blood, Into Eternity, Light This City, Losa, Mercury Switch, On Broken Wings, Phoenix Morning, Protest The Hero, Sanctity, The Miles Between, Torn Asunder, Trouble, Twelve Tribes, Who Killed The Prom Queen, Wolf, xdeathstarx, and xlooking forwardx.
Talent is subject to change.
The 8th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is also sponsored by Prosthetic Records, 2nd Stage sponsor; Revolver Magazine, exclusive magazine partner and creator of the official event program; Facedown Records, sponsor of street marketing efforts; FUSE TV; Mazur PR; The Syndicate; and many others.
Vendors this year include Century Media/Nuclear Blast, Deepsend Records, ESP Guitars/Krank Amps, Eulogy Recordings/Hand Of Hope Records, Facedown Records, Fuse TV/Uranium, Lifeforce Records, Metal Blade Records, Oak Knoll Productions, Prosthetic Records, Red Rocket Records, Relapse Records, Revolver Magazine, Stillborn Records/Hatewear Inc., Trustkill Records, Victory Records, and others.
Friday tickets are $35.00; Saturday and Sunday individual day tickets are $40.00. Three-day passes are $109.50. Tickets are available now at all Strawberries Record Stores, online at tickets.com, or by calling tickets.com at (800) 477-6849. There is re-entry at this all-day event until 6 p.m. each day.
The Palladium is located at 261 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Visit the festival website at metalandhardcorefestival.com or myspace.com/metalandhardcorefestival.
Underoath Set Album Date Add Tour Plans
Underoath are now planning a tentative June 20th release date for their new album. In the meantime, the band have announced their dates with Poison The Well, As Cities Burn, Since By Man and Spitfire, here's the stops:
May 03rd Columbia, SC - Headliners Mainstage
May 04th Richmond, VA - Alley Katz
May 05th Richmond, VA - Alley Katz
May 06th Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
May 09th Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
May 10th Greensboro, NC - Greene Street
May 11th Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's
May 16th Jackson, MS - The Capri Theatre
May 18th Fayetteville, AR - The Music Hall
May 20th Springfield, MO - The Oasis
May 22nd Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
May 23rd Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
May 25th Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection Lounge
May 27th Kettering, OH - The Attic
May 28th Lexington, KY - Oleika Shriner's Temple
May 29th Nashville, TN - Rocketown
May 30th Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
Spitfire Re-sign With Goodfellow Records
Goodfellow Records has announced the signing of Virginia metalcore quintet SPITFIRE to a new two album deal. The band, who recorded a CDEP for Goodfellow in 2001, is currently working on a new upcoming full-length album. It will be their first new release in four years.
“We couldn’t be happier to have Spitfire as an addition to our lovely family of bands,” says Goodfellow label owner Chris Logan. “2006 couldn’t come soon enough, so the world can hear the new chapter in this bands career.”
The band is spending the month of September recording at Red Planet studios in Virginia with producer Andreas Magnusson (Black Dahlia Murder, Scarlet). The album, tentatively entitled Self-Help, will be released in early 2006.
The band recently reformed, adding guitarist Scottie Henry from the metal outfit Norma Jean and Dan Tulloh from the shock rocking Scarlet. Musically, SPITFIRE plays a hybrid of metal and hardcore that is comparable to bands such as Every Time I Die, The Melvins, and even Deadguy as well as the speedy punk rock of Hot Snakes. You can check out some of their past material on MySpace.
Hellfest 2005 Schedule Released
The entire schedule for Hellfest has finally been released. HELLFEST 2K5 takes place on August 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Tickets are available at hellfest.com or you can purchase tickets at the Sovereign Bank Arena box office or charge by phone at 1-888-SBA-TIXX or online at sovereignbankarena.com.
The complete schedule follows, including stages, times and bands playing: More...
Spitfire Prepare To Make Their Return
Spitfire are set to play their "comeback" show on February 28th at Club Live in Virginia Beach, VA. Also performing will be The Chariot, As Cities Burn, and Everything Falls Together. The group's current lineup includes original members Chris Raines, Matt Beck, and Jon Spencer (Scarlet), in addition to Dan Tulloh (Scarlet) and Scottie Henry (Norma Jean). Meanwhile, they hope to record some new material in the near future.
Reformed Spitfire To Record New Album And Split CD
Virginia's Spitfire have reportely reformed after originally breaking up in late-2001. Prior to disbanding, the group had released material with Solid State Records and Goodfellow Records. The latest lineup will consist of Matt Beck, Chris Raines, Jon Spencre, and Jimmy Reeves. The band will be recording fourteen tracks with engineer Andreas Magnusson for an upcoming full-length and split.