Metal News for October 23, 2005
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15 news articles posted on this day.
Black Label Society Launches Myspace Page
The official Black Label Society Myspace page is has been launched. Check it out at www.myspace.com/officialbls.
New As I Lay Dying Video To Debut On MTV2
As I Lay Dying's new video for "Through Struggle" will debut this Saturday, October 29th at 10pm on MTV2 Headbangers Ball.
Into The Moat To Work On New Material
Into the Moat vocalist, Earl Ruwell IV, has posted this message on their website:
"This tour is unfortunatley almost over only 4 more shows with these amazing bands. After this tour we will be coming home for the winter to work on some new material. I will open up the merch area again for those of you that could not make it to a show to get a shirt. Keep checking back for updates =D
Earl"
Ghost of Maine Sign To Callous Records
Indiana post-hardcore/metal outfit GHOST OF MAINE have officially signed with Callous Records (www.callousrecords.com). The group are currently writing material for their Callous debut, which should be available in the spring 2006. In the meantime, you can check out some of their material at their MySpace page.
Rammstein Post New Audio Clips Online
Rammstein have posted the following six new audio clips from the new album, "Rosenrot," online. Check them at this location.
"Rosenrot" will be released in Germany on October 28th. Tracklisting for the album:
01. Benzin
02. Mann Gegen Mann
03. Rosenrot
04. Spring
05. Wo Bist Du
06. Stirb Nicht Vor Mir
07. Zerstören
08. Hilf Mir
09. Te Quiero Puta
10. Feuer & Wasser
11. Ein Lied
A special limited edition version of the album will include a DVD featuring the following:
01. Reise, Reise (Live From Arenes De Nimes, Nimes/France July 2005)
02. Mein Teil (Live From Club Citta, Kangawa/Japan June 2005)
03. Sonne (Live From Brixton Academy, London/UK February 2005)
International release dates for "Rosenrot" can be found here.
Khold Post New Video Online
Candlelight Records USA has recently relaunched their new website at candlelightrecordsusa.com. With it, they have also posted the new KHOLD video for the track, 'Blog Og Blek', online at the following locations:
Glassjaw Releases 3 B-Sides Online Only
Three Glassjaw tracks that were never released in the US have been available on digital music stores such as iTunes. They've dug in the vaults and pulled out Glassjaw's "El Mark", "The Number No Good Things Come Of"and the never before released "Oxycodone" and made them available. You can get them from iTunes here.
Nugent: "Sharon Osbourne Should Be Slapped Silly"
ContactMusic.com is reporting that outspoken rocker Ted Nugent is defending controversial comments he made about reality TV family the Osbournes, insisting Sharon Osbourne should be held accountable for celebrating domestic chaos.
Nugent touched a nerve when he slammed the Osbournes for presenting the worst of family life on TV.
But, despite criticism and comeback from Osbourne herself, Nugent is refusing to back down.
He says, "I was condemning the celebration of chaos, the celebration of anti-parenting.
"I think it's absolutely an indictment to the soullessness of our society when we can find humour or something entertaining about a family that has no discipline, that celebrates crime and smoking dope and getting drunk. I think it's absolutely putrid."
And he repeats his belief that Osbourne is a terrible mum and wife: "I don't think she's on top of squat except the bank account for her husband, that she takes advantage of. I think she oughta be slapped silly... She should be put in her place."
Whitecross Re-Recorded Debut To Contain Bonus
Reactivated Christian metallers WHITECROSS have re-recorded their original self-titled debut, featuring the songs from the original album as well as two bonus tracks, "Love on the Line" from the "Love on the Line" EP (never before released on CD), as well as a new guitar solo/song, "Re:Animate" by Rex Carroll. Both bonus cuts are new recordings and were never before released on CD. The first 2,000 copies will include four additional tracks of outtakes from the studio recordings, which will be a nice surprise for fans. The CD contains an 8-panel 4/1 fold-out with photos, "thank yous," and insight into the CD. The complete track listing is as follows:
01. Who Will You Follow
02. Enough is Enough
03. He is the Rock
04. Lookin' for a Reason
05. No Way I'm Going Down
06. Seein' is Believin'
07. All I Need
08. Nagasake
09. Signs of the End
10. Love on the Line
11. Re:Animate
+ Outtakes (four tracks) on first 2,000 copies
Defiance Recording New Demo EP
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers DEFIANCE — featuring SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel — have commenced work on a new pre-production demo. "We are very stoked about the new songs that we have written and put onto disc!" the band write on their web site. "DEFIANCE is now hard at work to complete the four-song EP that we have been envisioning for the last six months."
DEFIANCE, who recently announced the addition of drummer Flatline (VENGINCE) to the group's ranks, recorded the new EP at Trident Studios in Pacheco, CA and will be shopping the CD around to interested labels. If picked up by a record company, the band will work towards completing a full-length album for release next year.
DEFIANCE released three albums through the Roadrunner label — 1989's "Product of Society", 1990's "Void Terra Firma", and 1992's "Beyond Recognition" — before undergoing major lineup changes and changing their name. The group eventually split up, with various bandmembers going on to join other bands.
Crowpath Release New Track Online
Sweden's CROWPATH have uploaded a new track, entitled 'Chased, Caught, and Charged', for download. 'Chased, Caught, and Charged' comes off the band's forthcoming album, "Son Of Sulphur", due out November 22nd through Willowtip Records.
Crowpath's "Son Of Sulphur" tracklisting is as follows:
1. Candles And Kerosene
2. The Will To Burn
3. Chased, Caught, and Charged
4. Pigeonsmasher
5. Children Of Boredom
6. Self-Destructive Pessimist
7. Seed Of Arson
8. Picked Clean
9. The Lychanthrope
10. Scabcoated Attraction
11. Lights Out, Left For Dead
12. End In Water
Ex-Rigor Mortis Frontman Diagnosed w/ Brain Tumor
Former RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Doyle Bright (photo) (1989's "Freaks" EP and 1991's "Rigor Mortis vs. The Earth") sent Blabbermouth the following message:
"I have been diagnosed with a brain tumor the size of a golf ball. The medication used to try and shrink it has driven my testosterone level to over 1000+... normal is around 500 (anybody wanna form a 'Fight Club'?).
"The rumor mill is churning since the RIGOR MORTIS reunion tour has started, so I wanted to let you guys know the story.
"It is treatable, and 99% chance benign! The tumor was discovered after an MRI in prep for repairing my so-many-times broken nose. Those damn rowdy fans!
"The doctors are trying to shrink it with meds, but it may have to be removed after December 3rd if this round produces no results. They mentioned a miter saw & ice pick combo... or maybe even sending a tiny atom bomb in there to explode it. The specialists have determined that only I could take such a thing ;)
"I've been invited by my bros in RIGOR MORTIS to sing a few songs (about warm cuddly stuffed animals, and teddy bears) with them in Atlanta on November 8th. And I will be doing so.
"After I kick the brain tumor's ass, my band 2PRONGEDCROWN will be active in 2006.
"People can reach me at: db@2prongedcrown.com, or find me on MySpace.com.
"Extremely high testosterone level + Xanax + violent music... I am the perfect storm... and I will return!"
Deftones' Unreleased Duran Duran Song Online
DEFTONES' cover of DURAN DURAN's "Nightboat", which was originally meant to be included on the band's recently released "B-Sides and Rarities" album, but was eventually omitted from the CD's final track listing, has been posted online at the DEFTONES fan site DeftonesWorld.com.
DEFTONES' "B-Sides & Rarities", a collection of import-only B-sides, intriguing covers, unreleased mixes, and other choice rarities, sold nearly 27,000 copies in its first week of release (according to Nielsen SoundScan) to debut at position No. 42 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Compiled by the DEFTONES, the 14-song collection of remastered obscurities illuminates a hidden history behind the DEFTONES with more than an hour of unreleased music from bassist Chi Cheng; guitarist Stephen Carpenter; vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno; drummer Abe Cunningham; and turntablist/keyboardist Frank Delgado. The liner notes for "B-Sides & Rarities" include a track-by-track commentary written by all five band members.
Green Carnation Promise To Tour More In 2006
Norway's GREEN CARNATION have decided to dedicate 2006 to promoting their new albums by playing more live gigs, which is good news for the fans.
"We haven't been the most active live-band of all times, and we see the need for ourselves to hit the road on a more regular basis," said singer Kjetil Nordhus. "Thinking back, it's a shame that we haven't had a full European tour to promote 'The Quiet Offspring' after the fantastic reception the record has had in the press and by our fans, and we are looking to do this in 2006."
GREEN CARNATION will spend much of next year promoting their new album, "The Accoustic Verses", which is scheduled for release in Europe in mid-January.
"I think the band is made for playing live, and we'd like to catch up with what we should have done in the past," Nordhus added. "And after releasing both 'The Acoustic Verses' and the EP, 'The Burden is Mine...Alone', we certainly have enough new or almost new material to present to the audience."
Kjetil Nordhus does not rule out a possible acoustic tour, but sees the combination of acoustic and non-acoustic parts within one live set as a more likely scenario.
Narnia Name New Album
Swedish neo-classical metallers NARNIA have set "Enter the Gate" as the title of their fifth full-length CD, tentatively due in February/March 2006 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2003's "The Great Fall" will feature backing vocals by Mats Leven (THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, AT VANCE).
NARNIA's fourth full-length album, "The Great Fall", was released in April 2003 through Nuclear Blast. The CD, which was produced at The Dream Factory in Jönköping, Sweden by Carl-Johan Grimmark, featured guest appearances from former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/current HAMMERFALL drummer Anders Johansson and SAVIOUR MACHINE singer Eric Clayton
NARNIA recently parted ways with keyboardist Linus Kåse. Replacing him on some the band's recent dates was Andreas Lindahl.
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