Metal News for November 10, 2004
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27 news articles posted on this day.
Aeternus Announce Album Title And Tracklisting
Ares, founder and guitarist of the long running Norwegian death/black metal band Aeternus, announced the album title and track listing for their sixth album, entitled "Hexaeon," at the band's website:
The Darkest of Minds
GodHead Charlatan
The 9th Revolution
In The 3 rd Dwells Oblivion
Hexaeon
Punished
Ageless Void
Christbait
What I Crave
Ares made the following comments regarding the forthcoming album:
There it is people, the title for the new Aeternus album. As I've said before, some things haven't been recorded yet so we have more work to do in the studio besides from mixing it all of course. There's no date for the release, but as far as we know from Noctural Art Productions, the plan is to release the album in the beginning of next year. The reason for this is a priority thing, common and simple. NAP can't release albums with every band at the same time so for those who wait in agony: Patience!
National Napalm Syndicate Songs For Download
Reunited Finnish speed/thrash metal pioneers National Napalm Syndicate have posted four new demo tracks here. The songs are taken from the recent recording sessions with the group's new singer, Ilkka Järvenpää (ex-Solution 13), who joined the group in early August. The songs available for free download are as follows:
1. Nothing But Fear
2. The Cure
3. Hell To Pay
4. Corrosion Of Humanity
National Napalm Syndicate will play their first gig in 14 years in December In Helsinki. The group's current lineup includes the original guitar duo — Jukka Kyrö and Markku Jokikokko — who were responsible for composing all of the group's early material, plus Järvenpää, Dorotha bassist Tero Nevala and Burning Point drummer Jari Kaiponen.
Fatal Smile To Play Exclusive Showcase Gig
Sweden's Fatal Smile will have an exlusive showcase gig at the legendary Kool Kat Club (Stacy, Regeringsgatan 61, Stockholm) on December the 3rd. They are looking for a new label for the release of their second ass kicking album "Neo Natural Freaks" produced by Jonas Östman (Yngwie Malmsteen) and mixed by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein, Backyard Babies etc...). The band also welcomes TG on drums.
For more information, visit: www.fatalsmile.nu or www.koolkat.se.
Infernal Majesty Added To Satyricon Tour
Kenny from Infernal Majesty checked in with the following update:
Infernal Greetings.
Infernal Majesty are pleased to announce that they have been added to the Satyricon USA Tour. Also on the tour will be Vancouver's 3Inches of Blood. All confirmed Cities/Venues can be found on our web site.
Infernal Majesty will be playing their last show in Vancouver on November 27th, 2004 at the Brickyard, also on the bill - Divinity, Omega Crom, Widowmaker.
Infernal Majesty have also confirmed their European Tour. Tour will begin February, 2005, Hirax will be co-headling with Infernal Majesty.
Lots of new tour photos and reviews are now posted. Check it all out at www.infernalmajesty.com.
Until next time.
Mnemic Fans Wanted For Music Video
Danish Modern Thrash metallers Mnemic are going to shoot their new clip for track "Door 2.12" – taken from the current smash album "The Audio Injected Soul" – in East Berlin on this Thursday, November 11th. On this occasion, the band needs a lot of fans, supporters and metal heads to perform as crowd in front of them. The shooting will start at 18:00 CET at Stadtbad Prenzlauer Berg, Oderberger Straße 57-59, 10435 Berlin.
Cradle Of Filth Photo Slideshow And Live Review
The MTV2 Headbangers Ball tour headlined by Cradle Of Filth is in full swing, and if it hasn't already, it should be coming to a town near you soon. What to expect? Check out a photo slideshow and review of the show's opening night here.
Trivium Album Update From Derbyshire
Matt and Travis of Trivium have touched ground in the UK, where they are now currently mixing their debut release on Roadrunner with Andy Sneap. In fact, we have words to share from the band. Frontman Matt Heafy relays this following:
Well we're here. My phone doesn't work. I thought it was going to. Everything's coming along - guitars, solos are reamped...right now Andy's doing drums - I got internet working.
The plane ride was insane - the plane was very small and friggon uncomfortable... ha ha - and it was a crazy time change, Travis and I are all fucked up on the time. 5 hours behind, and then they just had daylight savings time - so its even weirder.
I must say the recording sounds massive now! Sneap knows his shizzo - its rockin. I got wah on the solos in "Gunshot..." and "Rain..." (they're perfect now).
Alright guys - heading back to the studio.
Trivium "Ascendancy" coming early 2005.
Gwar To Live On Forever
Chart Attack has posted the following article on Gwar:
Gwar lead singer Oderous Urungus is pissed. Well, it’s actually the man behind the mask — Dave Brockie — who’s steaming. The grizzly crooner has been dealing with naysayers for far too long. After nearly two decades of slugging it out in a big rubber suit as a "giant mutant marauder from outer space" playing heavy metal to worthless humans, he’s sick of his theatrical rock band’s blood, sweat and tears getting relegated to the status of mere "gimmick."
"Gwar is funny but it’s a gimmick that gets old? Fuck off," he grunts. "Every band has a gimmick whether you’re pretending you’re outer space mutants or you’re dudes with long hair and bullet belts. Our shtick is way more versatile because while the dudes with bullet belts and long hair are going bald and getting fat, I’m climbing into my air conditioned Oderous Urungus murder suit. And quite honestly, the fatter I get, the more the fans like it! We have as much to do with Cats [the musical] as we do with Black Sabbath. It’s a theatrical production — way-off Broadway theatre brought to you in a punk rock/metal venue."
Strangely enough, only now does Brockie see a true future for Gwar. He never expected that what started out as a gag would see him doused in blood and singing about dead babies nightly for the rest of his life, but thanks to the vitality of War Party, he has even more grandiose plans.
"We will hand Gwar down. I’m dead fuckin’ serious… either to other performers or people that we breed ourselves in great vats underneath the Slave Pit. Gwar will be a band that lasts forever thanks to this Second Coming, if you will. The biggest days of Gwar are in front of us and we have no intention of stopping our assault until we’ve brought the human race to its knees."
Read the full article at Chart Attack.
Lamb Of God: The Real Metal Deal
Canadian music magazine Chart Attack has posted an interview with Lamb of God vocalist, Randy Blythe:
If you haven't heard "Ashes Of The Wake," the new album from Virginia metal band Lamb Of God, then you are weak. Undeniably brutal, "Ashes Of The Wake" is the band's first album on a major label. In a scene that prides itself on being, it's up to the metalheads to decide if this newfound attention is a good thing or the not. Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe spoke with ChartAttack recently to say that he doesn't really give a shit what the metal community thinks. To him, music's just music, man. Regardless of what label it's on, if you haven't heard "Ashes Of The Wake" yet, do so because it will kick you in the privates.
Read the full article at Chart Attack.
The Haunted Enjoy Themselves, Get Back On Track
It took a few years, but metal giants The Haunted are finally getting their act together. Releasing their fourth album "rEVOLVEr" this month, the raucous quintet (singer Peter Dolving, guitarists Anders Bjorler and Jensen, bassist Jonas Bjorler and drummer Per Moller Jensen) feel good about their music for a change. Working through a mountain of problems that would have killed lesser bands, these randy Swedes have turned the negative into a positive.
"We’re enjoying ourselves a lot more now than ever before," says Dolving. "The overall feeling in the band is more positive. We have a new label, we have a new singer — me — who isn’t completely fuckin’ suicidal and on drugs, we have a new album and we have fun when we play. Very few people have all of that, so in our eyes things are finally great. And that means we’ve actually made an album that we can be proud of."
Managing to strike that ever-elusive balance between enjoying your craft and actually building something meaningful, The Haunted couldn’t be prouder of "rEVOLVEr." Sonically closer to the band’s earlier output than their more recent swing to metalcore, Dolving says that "rEVOLVEr" might be a bit of a misnomer. They’re almost regressing musically. But in this case, the slip is "back on track."
"There were a few years where The Haunted fell off the rails in some ways," he says. "We weren’t putting out bad music, but sometimes it was too influenced by external sources. With 'rEVOLVEr,' we’re stepping back more towards the first album. That has to do with being purists. I don’t know what the fuck that means, but it’s what we are. We’ve stripped it clean with this album: a basic five-piece band just playing. That’s closer to what we achieve live. I think 'rEVOLVEr' is real Haunted."
And what, pray tell, is "real Haunted?" Dolving thinks that it’s a conscious shift away from throwing tracks together and worrying about how they sound on the record and focusing on actually writing them in the first place, a problem that has plagued them for years now.
"Somehow the sound became more important than the actual songs. This time, we started focusing on the songwriting more now than ever and that showed us the biggest problem we were having: the energy was lacking. With some of us not living in the same city, it took a toll on what we were trying to do. There was a lot of jamming without a singer and sent tapes back and forth. That has an impact on the finished product because you don’t have the interaction you need between members. Now that we’re all in the same physical space and headspace, we can make sure that every element stands up for itself. At the end of the day, we’re still pretty basic metal."
Embrace Today Have Equipment Stolen
Earlier this week, while on tour, Embrace Today's van and trailer were broken into. A good portion of the group's gear was taken, including all of their guitars and cables. The band will carry on though and finish out the tour.
The Red Chord Continue Drummer Search
The Red Chord continue to seek a new drummer to replace John Longstreth, with whom they parted ways in September. The group has opted to find a permanent replacement before recording their new album, which they are currently writing, rather than using a session drummer. According to vocalist Guy Kozowyk, "We all decided that it would be a better idea if the band searched a bit more for the drummer that will be a part of The Red Chord. We don't want to be held back from touring after or even before the record comes out. We want to be able to tour as soon as possible right after the record is recorded."
Goatwhore Planning Studio Time
Goatwhore tentatively plan to enter the studio in March 2005 to begin recording their Metal Blade Records debut. The as-of-yet untitled record should hit stores in August/September 2005.
'The Heroin Diaries' Inspires Nikki Sixx
Motley Crue and Brides of Destruction bassist Nikki Sixx posted an update on the Diary section of Crue's official web site. Sixx writes, "I've been locked in my home studio writing music for 'The Heroin Diaries'. I've also been hard at work buttoning up the book [autobiography] (of the same name). All this stuff will come out next year. Very exciting project for me. I've turned my back on Pro Tools and have dived head-on into logic pro 7. A must tool for songwriting. The new Crue songs turned out fu**in killer. Not sure where they will turn up, but like any good splinter, I'm sure they will work themselves out and break through to the surface sometime. Who knows, not me. Mick [Mars] is doing great and sends his love."
System Of A Down's 'Hypnotize/Mesmerize' Details
System of A Down's new release to be titled "Hypnotize/Mesmerize" will be a two album set with six months between in-store dates.
Heralded by Entertainment Weekly as the Number One (of 25) "Most Anticipated Albums," System of a Down announces that their new album will be titled "Hypnotize/Mesmerize," and will be a two album set with the CDs slated for release some six months apart. Disc 1 of the set ("Hypnotize") will be in stores late first quarter 2005, while Disc 2 ("Mesmerize") is expected to see a late Summer/early Fall 2005 release date on the American Recordings/Columbia Records label. The band is currently in a Los Angeles studio doing vocals. More...
New American Head Charge Song Posted Online
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE have posted streams for "Loyalty," the first single off the upcoming album "The Feeding", due on Feb. 15th, 2005.
Click below to hear the song:
New Damageplan Video Posted Online
The new DAMAGEPLAN video "Explode" has been posted online at this location.
Skindred To Perform On Conan O'Brian In December
Welsh Ragga-Metallers SKINDRED will be taking over, and performing live on the Late Night show with Conan O'Brian on December 14th
Morbid Angel And Soulfly To Co-Headline US Tour
MORBID ANGEL's manager, Gunter Ford of World Management, Inc. has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that MORBID ANGEL and SOULFLY will be embarking on a U.S. co-headlining tour in February. "[It will be] just a two-band bill to give both bands a great chance to play a good-quality set and show for the fans," Ford said. "And yes, because of the success and great time everyone had in South America with South American fans and those shows, David [Vincent, bass/vocals] is doing these shows [with MORBID ANGEL]. We did this years ago with SEPULTURA in Europe and had a great time together. Max [Cavalera, SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman] and Gloria [Max's wife/manager] are longtime friends."
So far, these are the only three confirmed dates for the trek:
Feb. 22 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Feb. 27 – New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
Feb. 28 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
Wes Borland Makes New BDF Track Available Online
LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland has uploaded a "new" BIG DUMB FACE track, entitled "Darkness Becomes", at his official web site. Download it at this location.
BIG DUMB FACE, which consists of Wes, his brother, and a group of pre-LIMP BIZKIT friends, released their debut album, "Duke Lion Fights The Terror", in March 2001.
At the time of the album's release, Borland acknowledged that recording the strange and self-proclaimed "stupid" songs of BIG DUMB FACE actually helped him in his bread-and-butter band.
"I think it really helps me in LIMP BIZKIT as well because it keeps me fresh and keeps me writing," he told Launch. "In LIMP BIZKIT, it helps me to write stuff that isn't what I would have written, I guess, if I was just thinking, 'What should the next LIMP BIZKIT song be that I write?' instead of, 'What would be a great song that we can make into a LIMP BIZKIT song?' It just keeps me fresh."
Prev. Dead To Fall Members Starting New Band
Former DEAD TO FALL drummer Dan Craig is in the process of forming a new band in Tampa, FL and is seeking a bassist and vocalist to compete the group's lineup. All applicants must be dedicated, have professinal gear, and be willing to travel.
The as-yet-unnamed band, which formed earler this month, also featuresShawn Brandon (guitars) and Dan Pocengal (guitars). Interested parties should contact Shawn at Heavyriffing@hotmail.com or Dan at xdcraigx@msn.com.
Zombie Ritual Finishes New Album, Release MP3s
ZOMBIE RITUAL has finished their upcoming album "Night of the Zombie Party". The album contains "12 incredible songs of devastating, zombie-thrashing death metal." Look for a November or early December release from Razorback Records. You can download 2 brand new mp3's form the album here.
Slipknot, Hatebreed Added To The Big Day Out Fest
Slipknot, The Hives, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Hatebreed are the latest bands to be confirmed for the Big Day Out Festival tour of Australia and New Zealand, which will happen in January/February. They join a bill that already includes System Of A Down, The Donnas and Powderfinger among others.
Velvet Revolver To Reissue 'Contraband' w/ Covers
Velvet Revolver are to release a new version of their hugely successful debut album, 'Contraband', in America. This will happen later in November. The new version is to include the band's covers of 'No More No More' (Aerosmith), 'Surrender' (Cheap Trick) and 'Negative Creep' (Nirvana).
System Of A Down Delays 'Hypnotize' Til March
System Of A Down have delayed the release of new album, 'Hypnotize'. Originally due out in January, it's now expected to hit the shops in March. The record is being produced by Rick Rubin.
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Interview With Bleeding Through
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