Metal News for October 22, 2006
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18 news articles posted on this day.
Trivium Frontman Rejects 'Metalcore' Tag
Lucas Aykroyd of Straight.com reports:
According to naysayers, TRIVIUM is to METALLICA what GOOD CHARLOTTE is to the SEX PISTOLS. The Orlando-based thrash-metal quartet has faced its share of criticism since forming in 2000, despite high-profile gigs at Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground, and Britain's Download Festival. Perhaps there's some envy due to its youth: the senior member, at age 24, is drummer Travis Smith.
"If we were acting like a bunch of 16-year-olds, I could understand it," says vocalist-guitarist Matt Heafy, reached aboard his tour bus in snowy Buffalo. "But we've got our shit together live and as people. Age is such a trivial thing."
The outspoken 20-year-old frontman also claims TRIVIUM should never have been accused of pandering to metalcore teenyboppers: "Metalcore is a combination of metal and hardcore, and we've never been into hardcore. We don't draw any influence from that scene. Even our second record, 'Ascendancy', was a metal record. Sure, it had screaming and heavy/soft parts. But only a small number of people would consider it metalcore."
Read the full article at Straight.com.
Interview
Interview With Level-Zero's Jesse Bilson
Los Angeles, California's LEVEL-ZERO is one of those unique metal bands in the underground that truly thrives off being in the underground, where political moves at big corporate labels can't mess with them. From my vantage point, they are clearly one of the most respected and talked about acts in the country, even up against bands that have record deals and big money to back them. That is a true testimony to the hard work that the band and its loyal fans put in on a continual basis to keep these guys rocking hard.
I got some Q&A in with their drummer, Jesse Bilson. And it's one that I'm sure you'll enjoy. More...
Dark Funeral Postpone Latvia And Lithuania Shows
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have issued the following update:
"[It's] now [been] over a week since all of our gear (guitars, bass, wireless systems, cymbals etc) was confiscated by the police in Peru. And we still have not received any news if or when it will be returned to us. At this point of time one can only speculate, but things doesn't look good though.
"[It's] not easy for us to say this, believe me, but due to the current situation we are unfortunately forced to 'postpone' our upcoming shows in Latvia and Lithuania. We can, as anyone might understand, not afford to buy a whole new backline just like that, and/or in time for these two shows, which are scheduled this coming weekend already.
"We understand this will leave a lot of you people disappointed, including the local promoters, but we sure hope to have this literally fucked up situation sorted out real soon, and new dates scheduled and announced to you shortly."
DARK FUNERAL performed an all-instrumental set in Lima, Peru on October 8 after the group's vocalist/bassist Emperor Magus Caligula was taken ill. A near-riot followed the concert, with several irate fans destroying property around the concert venue as a way of registering their dissatisfaction over what they felt was a less than adequate performance.
Cold Frontman's Solo Project Changes Name
COLD frontman Scooter Ward has changed the name of his solo project to WHEN NOVEMBER FALLS from the previously announced THE WITCH. The singer/songwriter will enter the studio on Novemebr 1 to begin recording the project's debut album, tentatively titled "The Series of Emotion". A tentative March 2007 release is expected. In the meantime, you can check out demo versions of the songs "Symphony for a Mad World" and "Let the Rain Begin" at the WHEN NOVEMBER FALLS MySpace page.
COLD's fourth album, "A Different Kind of Pain", was released in August 2005 via Atlantic Records. The band has since parted ways with the label.
Detente Reissue To Arrive In December
DETENTE's clasic album "Recognize No Authority" will soon be reissued in the USA and Germany by Cognitive Records. The CD will be distributed in the USA and in Germany by Hellion Records. Additional distributors will be announced shortly. The expected release is early December.
"Recognize No Authority" was a critically acclaimed recording that maintains a cult following to this day. It was also the launching ground for nu-metal metal producer Ross Robinson (KORN, SLIPKNOT, FEAR FACTORY, SOULFLY) who plays guitar on the album. The CD also marked the first full-length release by FEAR OF GOD's Dawn Crosby, who sadly passed away on December 15, 1996.
Axamenta Issue Update
Belgian progressive dark metal combo AXAMENTA recently issued the following update:
"Great news everybody: Our "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture" album is licensed in Japan. The release date is set for Novermber 22nd through Soundholic Co Ltd."
AXAMENTA’s latest album, "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture", was released through Shiver Records in May, 2006 and features guest vocals by PAIN OF SALVATION’s Daniel Gildenlöw on ‘Threnody For An Endling’. The album was recorded at Hansen Studio in Hvding, Denmark by Jacob Hansen, mixed at Studio Fredman in Göteborg, Sweden by Fredrik Nordström and Patrick Jerksten and mastered at The Mastering Room in Göteborg, Sweden by Göran Finnberg in June/July/August, 2005.
All Time Highs To Release Split CD
ALL TIME HIGHS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda alongside members of LICA-STO, TRES PISTOLAS, THE SICK and THE OOZIES, is currently working on a split disc with fellow ass-kickers IRON HEAD which will be released in early 2007 via Colorado indie Antidote Records.
ALL TIME HIGHS will enter the studio this weekend to record some new songs with Brian Hood (STRICTNINE, EVERYTHING MUST GO!) and Noah Landis (NEUROSIS, EVERYTHING MUST GO!).
You can check out some of their material at their MySpace page.
Antidote Records is currently riding high on the success of its newest release, THE UNSATISFIED's "The Way to the Crumbs", which was the 9th most added record at rock radio for the week of October 17, according to trade magazine Friday Morning Quarterback.
Black Trinity Part Ways With Vocalist Lord Balaam
Cleveland, Ohio black metal band BLACK TRINITY has parted ways with ex-JORMENGUND frontman Lord Balaam and is currently seeking a replacement. The band is still planning on doing the October 26 show at Peabody's Down Under in Cleveland, Ohio with MOONSPELL, KATATONIA and DAYLIGHT DIES.
Interested parties can contact the group at www.blacktrinity.com.
BLACK TRINITY's debut album, "Demonic Pleasures", was released last year via Apocalyptic Records.
Natron Part Ways With Singer and Bassist
Italian death metallers NATRON have issued the following update:
"We sadly have to foward the decision of Mike Tarantino to leave the band after nine years of road stories and three albums!!!!! We feel really upset about this but we respect Mike's will to quit the music scene for good. Anyway he will continue to work for NATRON as webmaster and graphic designer. We take this chance to thank him for all his efforts, laughs and good time spent together during all these years: 'THANK YOU!!!\m/
"So, we have a new singer in the person of Raffaele Fanelli, coming from local death band MOTHERLY SIN, who is going to replace Mike behind the microphone stand already for this upcoming tour! We're happy that Raffaele is get on well together with the band day by day. More...
Blessed Death Post Previously Unreleased Songs
Two previously unreleased songs from long-defunct New Jersey thrashers BLESSED DEATH have been posted online at blesseddeath.com. According to guitarist Nick Fiorentino, "these songs are from a studio recording that was originally supposed to be released as BLESSED DEATH's third album back in 1991. I believe there may also be demo versions of these songs out there from a demo that was released prior to the doing the actual studio recording."
BLESSED DEATH released two albums in the mid-'80s — 1986's "Kill or Be Killed" (Megaforce) and 1988's "Destined for Extinction" (Roadrunner) — featuring a complex speed/thrash style that received some critical acclaim but ultimately failed to make a commercial dent. They were also cited by the BNR Metal Pages as the only band, metal or otherwise, that featured identical twins as a rhythm section.
Turmoil Comments On Label Departure
As previously reported, Turmoil has left Abacus Recordings. The group has now released the following statement regarding the matter:
"After 11 long years with Century Media Records and Abacus Recordings, we are free. And here, all we had to do was ask....weird. So after 2 LP's, 2 EP's, a couple of cover songs, and a 2-CD discography, we can finally throw what was probably one of the worst recording contracts ever to be signed by humans into the garbage. But hey, when you're 22 years old and a couple of dudes fly from Essen, Germany to Colebrook,Pa. (??????) to sign you, give you money, and send you to Europe, who has time for reading contracts, right? Right.
So, we've been working on new material most of the summer and were starting to question whether we wanted to put our time, effort, money, lives, sanity, etc., into writing a new full-length for a label that we weren't 100% comfortable with. The answer to that question being: NO. After consulting with our lawyers (where were they in 1995? maybe high school...), we found out that the only option we really had was to ask to be released. So we draw straws, Pushnik loses, and he makes the call to Ray Harkins at Abacus. Apparently, Ray has been expecting said phone call, he talks to the owner, and within a week, we are free to explore our options. Un-fucking- believable. If you've never seen a bunch of 30-year-old men jump around like some schoolyard broads, well, you missed your chance. This was nothing personal; we've had a chance to work with a lot of great people over the last decade and we'd like to say thank you to Robert, Bori, Ula, Tom B., and Ray Harkins, just to name a few, but after 11 years, it's time for a change.
We've had a couple offers come in already, but our ears are open. So whoever is interested in working with us, you can contact us through our website, our Myspace page, or through our manager, Keith Isola [at kisola918@aol.com]."
This Is Hell Announce UK Tour Dates
This Is Hell will be doing a week-long UK tour this winter. Here are the tour dates:
11/28 Portsmouth, UK @ Guildhall w/ Lost Prophets
11/29 Hull, UK @ Ioe Arena w/ Lost Prophets
11/30 Manchester, UK @ The Star and Garter
12/1 Middlesborough, UK @ Town Hall w/ Lost Prophets
12/2 Blackburn, UK @ King George's w/ Lost Prophets
12/3 London, UK @ Underworld
12/4 Cardiff, UK @ The Barfly
12/5 Birmingham, UK @ Barfly
Soldiers, featuring former members of This is Hell recently signed with Eulogy Recordings.
Volbeat Announces New Album Title
Danish metallers VOLBEAT have set "Rock The Rebel / Metal The Devil" as the title of their sophomore album, due in late February/early March via Mascot Records. The follow-up to last year's "The Strength, The Sound, The Songs" is being recorded at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark. Songtitles set to appear on the CD are as follows (in no paticular order):
01. The Human Instrument
02. Mr & Ms Ness
03. You or Them
04. Sad Man's Tongue
05. Boa
06. A Moment Forever
07. Soulweeper #2
08. The Gardens Tale
09. River Queen
10. Radio Girl
11. Devil or the Blue Cat's Song More...
Immortal Rites Completes Work On New Album
German melodic death metal band IMMORTAL RITES has finished recording its second full-length album, "Source Code @ Converter's Day", at Audiospezialist Studios in Germany with producer Martin Schmidt (ex-ATROCITY/LEAVES' EYES drummer). The mastering took place at Unisound Studios in Sweden by EDGE OF SANITY mastermind Dan Swanö.
Commented the band: "Expect the new material to be more modern, various but still to-the-bone in the realms of the melodic death metal genre."
After parting ways with Morbid Records, IMMORTAL RITES is currently seeking a label home for the new album release. Check out a full-length MP3 of the album's title cut at www.immortalrites.de. More...
Severus Post Live Video Online
Severus have posted a live video of their song "Spread The Remains Of Your Fallen Foe" on their Myspace page. It can also been seen on Youtube More...
Statetrooper Post Live Video Online
A video clip of STATETROOPER — the British hard rock outfit fronted by former MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) singer Gary Barden — performing the song "The Calling" at the Rock and Blues Custom Show on July 28, 2006 in Derbyshire, England has been posted online at YouTube.com.
STATETROOPER recently mixed its live album, recorded at last year's Sweden Rock festival. The band is also said to be in the process of writing material for its third full-length studio CD, which is expected to be released next year.
Angra's 'The Course Of Nature' Video Available
ANGRA's video for its new single, "The Course of Nature", ahs been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip was filmed in early September in São Paulo under the guidance of director Carina Zaratin.
"The Course of Nature" comes off the band's forthcoming album, "Aurora Consurgens", due on October 24 (one day earlier internationally). More...
Anonymus Sign With Galy Records
Galy Records has announced the signing of ANONYMUS. The group's new album, "Chapter Chaos Begins", was produced by Jean-François Dagenais (KATAKLYSM, MISERY INDEX) and mastered by Peter In de Betou (MESHUGGAH, DIMMU BORGIR). The CD, which reportedly contains "ten songs of pure and ferocious thrash metal," is scheduled for release in Canada on October 24, distributed by F.A.B. Distribution. A U.S. release date will be announced later.
According to a press release, ANONYMUS is "a well-respected institution among the Quebec metal scene," having "always delivered a live performance full of intensity and infectious energy. They are without a doubt a driving force in the Canadian metal scene."
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/anonymusmetal.
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