Metal News for November 11, 2007
Last updated on October 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM ET
We post metal news every day, throughout the day, covering thousands of metal bands including underground and unsigned bands. You are currently browsing the news archive, but you can also find news by band.
Hot Topics
- Kreator To Release New Album In January
- Enthroned To Release New Album In December
- Agnostic Front Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
- Potato Premiere New Single & Music Video "YUGE PP"
- Omnium Gatherum Drops "Walking Ghost Phase" Video
- Spite Premiere New Single & Music Video
- Carcosa (AngelMaker) Premiere New Single & Video
- Stellar Circuits Premiere New Single & Music Video
- Tailgunner Signs With Napalm Records
- Messa Shares New Music Video "Reveal"
33 news articles posted on this day.
Darksun Post New Video Online
FC Metal recording artist DARKSUN have recorded a video for the track 'Prisoners Of Fate' from their The Dark Side album. Click here to view.
'Prisoners Of Fate' features guest vocals from Peavy Wagner of RAGE (DARKSUN previously collaborated with Rage on their Speak Of The Dead album, creating a Spanish version of the song 'Full Moon' entitled 'La Luna Reine', which appeared as a bonus track).
The Dark Side was mixed by Dennis Ward (ANGRA, SILENT FORCE, ADAGIO, SYMPHORCE), with vocals produced by Lars Ratz (METALIUM).
The Dark Side, is currently being featured on Melodicrock.com in their CD Showcase here. More...
Believer Drummer Issue Update
Drummer Joey Daub (BELIEVER, FOUNTAIN OF TEARS) has issued the following update:
"As most of you know by now, the official Believer MySpace page is up and running."
"Kurt (Bachman) and I are currently in the rehearsal mode for the official recording due to start mid November. Since Metal Mind Productions is re-releasing all three Believer records (read the press release here), we thought it would be cool to make a limited edition t-shirt for each one. All three t-shirts are available now." More...
Dave Mustaine Checks In From Australia
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update from the road in Australia:
"I wanted to tell you about my experience in Perth, Australia and the concert."
"I loved the fans, I liked the show, and I hated the security."
"But if you take away the fact that the security let guys up on stage (one of which is in the infamous 'Dave grabs fan' video at YouTube; thanks for that), that the security guard that was assigned to 'shadow' me was quite visible, and that the guys in the pit were seemingly fanboys and stood facing me, instead of keeping the fans from landing on their backs in the pit, then we had a great show." More...
Bring Me The Horizon Frontman Talks To Metal Forge
Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with BRING ME THE HORIZON vocalist Oliver "Oli" Sykes. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:
On how the group's album, "Count Your Blessings", is doing in America:
"The album's been doing awesome here in the U.S. The reactions have been really positive from the press, so we're pleased with the way things have been going so far on that side of things. As for the tour itself, it's been really cool. Actually, it's been doing amazing. The reactions have been crazy. It's really weird for us in a way, because we didn't quite know what to expect. We read a lot of the messages that some U.S. fans had left us on our MySpace page, and they were always telling us we should get over there to tour. But we really didn't know just how many fans we had over there, or what sort of reaction we would get from people over there. I guess we didn't really expect that we would be as big as what we are now, or get as many kids coming out to see us. We've been playing every night, and we've had people up the front singing the words back to us. It's a really weird situation for us. It's such a positive reaction every night. So everything so far has been really mental.” More...
Kingdom Come Announce Russian Dates
Veteran German hard rockers KINGDOM COME have confirmed the following dates in Russia:
Nov. 26 - Khabarovsk, Russia - Muzcomedy Theater
Nov. 27 - Vladivostok, Russia - Fesko Hall
Nov. 29 - Petropavlosk, Russia - Kamchatsky / Dom Officierov
Dec. 01 - Moscow, Russia - Apelsin
Dec. 02 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Lensoveta
KINGDOM COME recently parted ways with rhythm guitarist Yenz Leonhardt. According to a posting on the band's web site, "Yenz took on too many jobs which require his time and are in constant conflict with KINGDOM COME's schedule. Therefore, KINGDOM COME decided to part from Yenz, but wishes him all the best in the future. During the [recent] European tour [with DOKKEN], [frontman/leader] Lenny [Wolf] [was] playing the guitar himself."
Royal Hunt Put Finishing Touches On New Album
Danish hard rock band ROYAL HUNT is putting the finishing touches on its new album at NorthPoint Productions for an early 2008 release. The as-yet-untitled CD, which will be conceptual follow-up to the 1997 release "Paradox", will be mixed later this month at EMI/Medley Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Guest singers on the album include Doogie White (RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Ian Parry (ELEGY, CONSORTIUM PROJECT), Kenny Lubcke (NARITA) and Henrik Brockmann (ex-ROYAL HUNT, EVIL MASQUERADE).
ROYAL HUNT earlier in the year launched a vocalist search following the departure of John West.
West joined ROYAL HUNT in 1999 during the recording of the "Fear" album and he worked with the band up until its latest release — the "Royal Hunt 2006" live CD/DVD.
Lacuna Coil Singer Speaks On Latest Album And More
Michael O'Brien of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL singer Andrea Ferro. A few excerpts from the chat follow:
On whether they feel proud of the fact that they are Italy's greatest heavy rock export:
'Yeah, we do (feel proud) but sometimes it's the other bands that they don't feel the same. They get jealous or make stupid comments. Some of them, not all of them of course, some bands feel like we don't deserve this but they don't recognize that even if you don't like our music the most important thing is we are opening some doors for heavy music in general from Italy and that's the most important thing. It's not the fact that you like or don't like our music. You have to recognize what we are doing for everyone, just because we are doing it, not because of what we are."
On the perception from some longtime fans that the band has abandoned its roots:
"Every time you try to step a bit in a different direction you always have the old-school fans that don't approve and you have new people coming to you. I think its normal for every band. We are the kind of band which try to change a little bit on every album, improve and move in to a different direction, so it's normal for us to receive these kinds of comments. It's just a natural thing, it's a spontaneous thing. For every band there is an evolution. If you play the same style album after album it can be more rewarding in a way for the old-school fans but it's just not the way we are. We've never been like that. It's a natural course for us to change album after album. . . It's not honest if we just keep doing the same album because we know a certain amount of people are going to buy it. It's just not honest for us because we're not the same people we were in 2001 when we wrote the previous album. It's normal that in 3-4 years you change, you experience different things. It's not like we are going to do a techno or hip-hop album, it's still going to be a rock/metal album but of course there's going some little different directions we are going to take because it's just the way we experience our life and we can't just live forever with the same sound or the same riffs. We try to evolve the music.'
On the criticms that LACUNA COIL's latest album, "Karmacode", has a much more straight-edged rock sound to it:
"I think the evolution is not only on the sound of the band, it's also on your taste. On what you listen to or what inspired you in general in your life. It's altogether a personal change and also a musical reflection of the personal change. Otherwise it would be fake just to do a rock album because you think that it's cooler or because it's easier to do better in the charts. You have to do it because you feel it's the right time for you to do it. We aren't kids anymore and we've been doing rock music for a while now. We are just following our personal growth and our personal experience and the music is reflecting this."
On whether having six members in the band makes it harder to make decisions or split various duties:
"We try to work as much as we can all together. Of course it's not always possible so we try to split the different roles in the band in between the members, like somebody is taking care of the internet, some are taking care of the promotion, some others do management, contact or economical situations. We try to give everybody a role so that everybody works in the same way. We share all the income in six so there is no discussion about who wrote this or who wrote that. We just write the best music for the band and that's it. We don't write music just because we get 40% of the royalties or something like that. We try to keep it as a good business for everybody and try to keep it active for everybody so everybody feels involved in the band and not left apart from everything. It gets hard when you have somebody who isn't happy anymore. This is a friendship, not only a band. We started the band as friends in the pub so it's not like we were planning to become professional musicians. Everything that happens we have tried to manage as a bunch of friends instead of just some musicians put together to do the band."
On having vocalist Cristina Scabbia as the focal point of the band in the eyes of the media:
"It's something that we have learned to deal with. It's not something that you feel inside the band, it's something that you receive from the outside. I think it's the same for every band that has a nice female in it. I think we have learnt how to manage it. If it can bring some different attention to the band it's fine. The most important thing is that when people come to the show, they come and see a show and not beauty on the stage and that's it. Cristina can use her image but she is also a very good singer and a very good entertainer live. So the most important thing for us is that she isn't just an image. She also can also play with her image and sometimes with the help of some media that is a bit too much exposure. Some people who are more superficial maybe just get that from the band. It's just the way it is. We can't do much about it (and) it's not a big problem for us. We are like a little family, we are all friends (and) we don't really care. We take it more as being a funny thing. People think, 'how can you stay behind such a beautiful girl?' and they don't imagine that for me she's like a sister. She's just like one of the guys in the band. And it's the same for her. It's a completely different situation from inside (the band) than from outside."
Adagio Singer Producing Skyrion Debut
ADAGIO frontman Gus Monsanto has issued the following update:
"After a great summer with many shows with ADAGIO that came to a great ending with the KAMELOT tour, I am back home in Brazil."
"There's some really cool stuff lined up. I will be reuniting my old hard rock band Angel Heart on November 17 in Petropolis (Rio de Janeiro). We will have some very special guests, such as Renato Tribuzy (TRIBUZY) and Bruno Sutter (MASSACRATION). I will also be teaming up with Kiko Loureiro, ANGRA's guitar player, for a workshop on November 20, also in Petropolis."
"Right now, I am finishing the production of a new heavy metal band's debut CD, SKYRION 'Beyond Creation', which is probably coming out in 2008." More...
Lordi Announce Hometown Concert
Finnish metal monsters LORDI have announced a hometown gig on December 14 at Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi. This will mark the band's first Finnish gig — indeed, the first European concert — since touring the U.S. with first Ozzfest, then TYPE O NEGATIVE.
Nevermore Frontman Taps Musicians For Solo Album
NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane has tapped James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) and Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE) to play guest solos on his upcoming solo album, which is tentatively due in early 2008. Dane has written about eight tracks with former SOILWORK guitarist-turned-producer Peter Wichers and has also collaborated with ex-HIMSA guitarist Matt Wicklund on a few songs. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "August", "Obey" (described by Dane as "one of my favorite songs that Peter has penned — very heavy and Dirk's [SOILWORK's Dirk Verbeuren] drumming is amazing on this track") and "Messenger". Also included will be a "very metalized cover" of an old SISTERS OF MERCY song.
In a September 2006 interview with Metal-Rules.com, Dane stated about the upcoming solo CD, "I've been working on it for like the last year off and on, just writing songs with Peter Wichers, and at some point we'll finish them then go in the studio . . . It doesn't sound like NEVERMORE, and I think, you know, if it did, there wouldn't be much point in doing a side project. If it sounded like NEVERMORE I think it would be a little redundant . . . Of course it's metal! Kind of like metal-infused hard rock, I think. It's different and it's a chance for me to explore myself — explore myself in other ways! [laughs] Well, for me, and for Peter from SOILWORK as well, it was kind of a chance for us both to 'step outside the box,' because people expect a certain thing from both those bands and with this we don't have to fulfill any expectations. We can do whatever we want." More...
Usurper Reissue To Contain Bonus Tracks
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the "Threshold of the Usurper" CD, Chicago's now-defunct band USURPER has teamed up with Finnish label Primitive Reaction to reissue this classic effort.
"Threshold..." was originally released in 1997 on Necropolis Records and quickly became one of the band's most legendary releases. This was the album that put USURPER on the map with the metal media and was the first CD that was promoted by both U.S. and European tours.
"Threshold of the Usurper" was originally a mini-CD, but for the reissue the band has included three bonus tracks to make this version a full-length release.
The track listing is as follows:
01. Necrocult Pt 1 (The Metal War)
02. Slavehammer
03. Black Funeral (MERCYFUL FATE cover)
04. The Dead Of Winter
05. Threshold Of The Usurper
06. Anno Satanas (demo version)
07. Stormtroopin' (TED NUGENT cover; previously unreleased)
08. The 13th Son (previously unreleased)
The reissue will be available as both CD and gatefold vinyl and will include extensive liner notes, an extensive interview with Rick Scythe and General Diabolical Slaughter, never-before-seen photos and new artwork by Juha Vuorma ("Skeletal Season" artist).
USURPER will sell a limited-edition CD and vinyl version through MySpace autographed by Rick Scythe and General Diabolical Slaughter.
Previous releases of "Threshold of the Usurper" by year, label and format:
1997: Necropolis Records (USA) CD
1998: Merciless Records (GER) picture disc vinyl
1999: Mystic Records (POLAND) split cassette with WAR ("Total War")
2001: Blackend/Plastic Head (UK) split CD with USURPER's "Skeletal Season" album
2007: Primitive Reaction (FINLAND) CD/gatefold vinyl
Agent Steel Cover Judas Priest: Video Available
Video of California-based power metallers AGENT STEEL performing their cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic 'The Ripper' at the Rock Al Parque Festival on November 3rd in Bogota, Colombia can be viewed below. More...
Motorhead Mainman Talks About Press
The following story is courtesy of Nathan Bevan from Icwales.icnetwork.co.uk:
“The trick about interviewing Lemmy,” a friend warned me, “is to get him after he’s recovered from last night’s hangover and just before he starts working on tomorrow’s.”
Apparently, the notoriously hard-boozing MOTÖRHEAD singer hates interviews.
Just ask the traumatised French TV reporter in the mid-1980s clip, currently doing the rounds on YouTube, who made the mistake of asking him: “Why eez your music so violent?”
“Violent? What do you mean violent!?” barked the warty-faced metal god, before promptly smashing up his hotel room, stopping only to wink at the cameras while holding a knife to the quaking journo’s throat.
So it’s not without a hint of trepidation that I make the late night trans-Atlantic phone call to the self-confessed ‘heaviest drinking, most oversexed speedfreak in the music business’ at his two-room Hollywood pad.
“I don’t know who started the rumour I hated the Press, I’ve done more interviews than you’ve had f**king hot dinners,” croaks 61-year-old Lemmy who, despite naming his band after their colossal capacity for necking amphetamines, sounds absolutely knackered.
“Besides, nobody in the world could possibly be as mean as I look, could they?”
Read more here.
Iron Maiden Set To Break Nordic Record
The following report is courtesy of Pollstar:
Live Nation international chairman Thomas Johansson believes IRON MAIDEN's summer tour will break Nordic records by playing to 250,000 people across six shows.
Apart from beating BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND, which played to just short of that figure in 2003, it will be the first time any act has played both of Sweden's major outdoors - Stockholm Stadium and Gothenburg Ullevi Stadium - during the same Scandinavian run.
Johansson and his Nordic colleagues in Denmark, Finland and Norway expect the shows to sell out, although he's not prepared to estimate how long it will take.
"We're going into Trondheim Lerkendalstadium in Norway and Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen in Denmark, which are both something of an unknown for us with Iron Maiden. In that respect we're taking something of a risk but Iron Maiden is the sort of act that gives promoters the confidence to take risks," Johansson explained.
The band's Scandinavian career shows nearly three decades of steady growth since it started out supporting KISS in 1979. The July 16-27 run is part of the act's Somewhere Back In Time World Tour.
Bands Confirmed For Heavy Christmas Meeting
DORO, SAXON,W.A.S.P., U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR, IRON FIRE and HIGH´N DRY are confirmed for the Heavy Christmas Meeting which will be taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany at Philipshalle on December 12th.
Def Leppard Drummer Talks Raven Drum Foundation
The following story is courtesy of Alicia Doyle from Venturacountystar.com:
DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen will never forget the support he received after losing his arm in a car crash in 1984.
"Everyone was there for me; I got letters from all over the place, places I couldn't even pronounce," said Allen, 44, who continued drumming with the British rock band after the amputation of his left arm.
His loss and famous subsequent recovery led to the Raven Drum Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower those in crisis through healing arts programs, drumming events and partnerships that support global healing.
"The Raven Drum Foundation is really a way for me to give back," said Allen, a Malibu resident whose accident occurred near Sheffield, England. "If I can give back where I live, somehow it will come back to me."
Hoping to empower individuals using the power of the drum, Allen will facilitate a Raven drum circle starting at 3 PM PST today (November 11th) at the Topanga Community House in Topanga.
Gigan Announce New Drummer
GIGAN, the Florida-based band formed by guitarist Eric Hersemann (ex-DIABOLIC, HATE ETERNAL), has issued the following update:
"GIGAN is pleased as punch to announce that WE HAVE A NEW DRUMMER!!! Danny Ryan is his name and we couldn't be happier!!! Grover did a great job helping us out when he did and we wish him the BEST!!! We are all still friends, but Grover was just unable to commit to the necessary time it takes to be GIGAN's drummer."
"Danny's first performance with us was at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL; and as those of you fortunate enough to have witnessed the gig already know...HE WAS KILLER!!! Danny also completed his trax for the new record with MINIMAL editing and in a mere three days!!! SO!!! WELCOME TO THE GIGAN UNIVERSE, DANNY!!!" More...
Monster Magnet's New Album Lands On Swedish Charts
MONSTER MAGNET's new album, "4-Way Diablo", has entered the Swedish chart at position No. 51. The CD was produced by Matt Hyde and features a cover version of THE ROLLING STONES' "2,000 Light Years from Home".
Check out audio samples on the band's MySpace page.
W.A.S.P. Cancel Tonight's Bergen, Norway Show
W.A.S.P. have issued the following update:
"Due to inclement weather and difficult road conditions we are forced to postpone the show scheduled to be played at the USF in Bergen, Norway on November 11th. We are trying to reschedule this show for sometime the following week. Please check back with us as we will announce the new date for the Bergen show as soon as it is official."
W.A.S.P.'s tour schedule is now as follows:
November
13 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
14 - Stavanger, Norway - Folken
16 - Ostersund, Sweden - Eventhuset
17 - Karlstadt, Sweden - Nöjesfabriken
18 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgarn
24 - Riga, Latvia - Sapnu Fabrika
25 - Tallin, Estonia - Rock Café
30 - Chemnitz, Germany - Hellraiser E.V.
December
1 - Zlin, Czech Rep. - Hala Novesta
2 - Budapest, Hungary - Wigwam
5 - Santiago, Spain - Capitol
6 - Bergara, Spain - Sala Jam
7 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
8 - Murcia, Spain - Sala Gamma
9 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
12 - Treviso, Italy - New Age
13 - Milan, Italy - Rainbow
14 - Charleroi, Belgium - Le Coliseum
15 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Philipshalle
16 - Augsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik
17 - Trier, Germany - Europahalle
18 - Berlin, Germany - TBA
19 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
20 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin
21 - Speyer, Germany - Halle 101
22 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
February
15 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
16 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Look What I Did Post New Demo Track Online
Nashville-based post-hardcore act LOOK WHAT I DID has posted a new demo track, "Quit It!", on its MySapce page. The song is expected to appear on the group's next album, tentatively due sometime next year.
LOOK WHAT I DID's last CD, "Minuteman for the Moment", was released in 2005 via Combat/Koch Records. The album was produced by Brian Virtue (JANE'S ADDICTION, THE START).
LOOK WHAT I DID is:
Barry Donegan - Vocals
Ty Coughlin - Bass
Chris Bradley - Guitar
Aaron Childress - Guitar
Jake Omen - Drums
Hatesphere Issue Update
Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have issued the following update:
"After some quiet but not lazy months we are finally ready to go back out on the road. Already next weekend we are playing two shows here in Denmark, amongst others the show at the Danish Metal Awards, where we are nominated in five categories - so no need to say that we are really looking forward to finally playing live again. We will be back with more news early next week regarding the DMeA-show, new video and a live chat which we will take part in… and something with a new singer as well."
Hatesphere live dates:
November
16 - Forbrændingen - Albertslund, Denmark
17 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Metal Awards)
December
7 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany (Fuck Christmas Festival)
22 - Rakvere Sports Hall - Tallinn, Estonia (Green Christmas Festival)
Paroxysm Part Ways With Drummer
Québec's Prodisk have issued the following update:
"Franck Camus and PAROXYSM just announced that due to personal differences, drummer Franck Camus will not be beating the skins for the band anymore. Franck has had a major role in the rise of Paroxysm as one of the promising and dominant acts on the Québec metal scene. If anything else, the release of the utterly brutal Scars Of The Art is proof of that. The album was recently commended by the critics and sales are rapidly increasing. The band is currently looking for a replacement and an official announcement will be made soon regarding auditions. For additional information, contact our media relations person at promo@prodiskmusic.com."
Paroxysm's new album, Scars Of The Art, was issued on October 23rd via Prodisk.
Lizzy Borden Bassist Checks In
Bassist Marten Andersson (LIZZY BORDEN, STARWOOD) has issued the following update:
"The new Lizzy Borden CD, Appointment With Death, is in stores/iTunes in North America (with a very special last minute digital re-mastering by Tom Baker (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON, JUDAS PRIEST). The video we shoot for the new song ('Tomorrow Never Comes') should be coming out shortly so look for it. Thanks to the hardcore Lizzy fans who came out for our CD release parties on the east coast. It was a a lot of fun. I hope you loved the new stuff live as well. I hope to see you all on the full tour next year."
Crematory Post New Song Online
German gothic metallers CREMATORY will release their new album, "Pray", on February 1 via Massacre Records. The CD was produced by the band itself at the Kohlekeller Studios with additional assistance from longtime collaborator Christian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner. The track listing for the effort is as follows:
01. When Darkness Falls
02. Left the Ground
03. Alone
04. Pray
05. Sleeping Solution
06. Just Words
07. Burning Bridges
08. Have you Ever
09. Remember
10. Say Goddbye
To stream the album's title track, visit Crematory.de
A German tour under the banner "Pray Over Germany" will kick off in May 2008 and will be followed by festival appearance all across Europe.
CREMATORY has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany.
Decrepit Birth Reveal New Album Tracklisting
Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH will release their second album, "Diminishing between Worlds", on January 28, 2008 via Unique Leader Records. The CD was recorded at Castle Ultimate studios with engineer/producer Zack Ohren.
"Diminishing between Worlds" track listing:
01. The Living Doorway
02. Reflection of Emotions
03. Diminishing Between Worlds
04. Dimensions Intertwine
05. The Enigmatic Form
06. A Gathering of Imaginations
07. Await The Unending
08. Through Alchemy Bound Eternal
09. ...And Time Begins
10. Essence of Creation
11. The Morpheus Oracle
Guitarist/vocalist Matt Sotelo previously said about the upcoming CD, "This album will be a step in more of a melodic and progressive direction yet still have a heavy dose of technical brutality. Very reminiscent of bands such as later DEATH, CYNIC and QUO VADIS mixed with the brutality that DECREPIT BIRTH is known for. We are really trying to do something new with album, and we feel that we have grown as musicians and that 'Diminishing between Worlds' will be a reflection of that."
DECREPIT BIRTH earlier in the year announced the return of bassist Risha Eryavec to the group's ranks.
The band's debut album, "...And Time Begins", was released in October 2003 via Unique Leader Records.
DECREPIT BIRTH in the studio recording "Diminishing between Worlds": More...
Nikki Sixx Denies Sixx: AM Tour
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following statement via MySpace regarding recent reports of an upcoming SIXX: AM tour:
"There has been a lot of rumors that we might tour. I wanted you to hear from us directly that there are no tour plans at this point. This is a very magical project to us and we do plan on making other albums and the dream would be to tour some day, but that day is not as close as radio and press is announcing."
Thanks,
Nikki
Guitar Hero III Boosts Roadrunner Sales
Roadrunner Records has issued the following update:
"Following the October 28th release of Activision's Guitar Hero III many of the artists with tracks featured in the game saw impressive spikes in both album and single sales. British metallers DRAGONFORCE have claimed the #1 spot for digital single sales amongst other tracks included in Guitar Hero III for 'Through The Fire And Flames', a track from their Roadrunner Records debut, Inhuman Rampage. The single saw an impressive 183% increase over the prior weeks single sales, beating out THE KILLERS, THE ROLLING STONES, METALLICA and GUNS N' ROSES among others. DragonForce also ranked #3 in album sales among other bands with tracks featured in the game. Labelmates KILLSWITCH ENGAGE emerged with #1 album sales when compared to artists included in the game, ranking ahead of DISTURBED and Metallica. Guitar Hero III features the track 'My Curse' from their current Roadrunner offering As Daylight Dies.
Activision's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the third installment in the Guitar Hero gaming series and is currently available at North American retailers. Activision Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea."
New Kalmah Album To Be Mixed In January
KALMAH guitarist Antti Kokko has issued the following studio update:
"Rhythm guitars recorded, melodies recorded and some of the solos recorded. I`m very satisified with the result so far. Sound kicks ass even though it is pure sound and the songs, of course, sound good. Yesterday I recorded all the melodies and some of the solos. Now we have a month break and we continue with bass, keyboard, vocals and rest of the solos in December. Mixing will take place in January. During the pause we will concentrate on the shows here in Finland at the beginning of December. As for now this would be all. Diary continues the story in the middle of December."
- A.Kalma
Kalmah's live schedule is as follows:
December
6 - Nightlife Rock - Helsinki, Finland (with AVULSED, DEMIGOD, KATAPLEXIA)
7 - Hellä - Tampere, Finland (with Avulsed, Demigod, ELENIUM)
8 - Dante's Corner - Turku, Finland (with Avulsed, Demigod, Elenium)
Vader Issue Update
Polish death metal veterans VADER have issued the following update:
"In 2008 VADER will celebrate XXV anniversary. Previously announced tournee of the band starts on April and will last till the end of May. XXV Anniversary Tour will cover all the nooks of Europe and VADER will prepare a very special set for this tour. The band will be teaming up with already announced SEPTICFLESH from Greece (back from the dead, they are working on a new studio album, out on Season Of Mist in 2008) and Swedish DEVIAN. The band founded by ex-members of MARDUK will promote its latest release 'Ninewinged Serpent', released in October, through Century Media. More details concerning the tour will follow soon."
VADER released its new DVD, "And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw", in Europe on October 15 via Metal Mind Productions. The group's third DVD, which will be made available in North America on November 20 via MVD, features footage from the band's February 12, 2007 concert at Stodola Club in Warsaw, documenting the final stop of the group's tour in support of their latest album, "Impressions in Blood". The show was filmed with seven cameras and includes a guest appearance by Orion, a member of two other great Polish metal acts: VESANIA and BEHEMOTH. The DVD also includes: a fully animated menu, band bio, discography, interview with frontman Peter, the brand new video clip "Sword of the Witcher" (taken from the forthcoming RPG game "The Witcher"), desktop images, photo gallery, weblinks, and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. "…And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw" DVD is also available in a special DVD+CD limited swing case edition! The artwork and layout of the DVD was created by the Brazilian artist Marcelo HVC, who has previously worked with GORGOROTH, LORD BELIAL and NECROPHAGIA.
A preview of the "And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw" DVD in the form of the track "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)" is available below. More...
Thunderstone Check In
Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have updated their "tour diary" with another entry from their current European trek with NOCTURNAL RITES. Bassist Titus Hjelm's latest posting reads as follows:
"Another ’reunion' waited for us in Vienna. It was the first time there for us in four years. The venue was tiny compared to the previous ones, but the great crowd made us forget it right away.
Last night's bus party and the taste of Czech beer was still in our mouths, but even a hangover couldn't stop the party on stage. From Vienna we headed towards Nurnberg and Hirsch which is a familiar venue for us from the AXEL RUDI PELL tour in 2004. The Monday crowd was a bit sleepy but we still had a very good time, doing some 'ripaska' on stage and telling the usual quality THUNDERSTONE jokes.
"Next day was very strange since the town of the show was changed at the last minute. Instead of Losheim we were playing in Merzig. On top of that the venue was changed last minute too. However, despite the shortcomings, quite a nice crowd showed up. Our friends Alex and Vivian made sure that we were stocked with (terrible-tasting, might I add...) booze, and another party was on its way..."
THUNDERSTONE's European tour with NOCTURNAL RITES wraps up tonight (November 11) in Hamburg, Germany.
STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson was unable to join THUNDERSTONE on their current European tour as a replacement for the recently departed Kari Tornack. According to the band, Johansson was forced to bow out of the tour "for personal reasons."
Amaseffer Complete New CD
Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of the "holy project" AMASEFFER has issued the following update:
"It is a great pleasure to finally write the words 'the CD is done!'
"We have just came back from Germany and we thought to share some words with you that will wrap up our Holy voyage so far to the point of having a finished CD in our hands.
"What we did basically was uploading Mats Levén (KRUX, ex-THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) vocal lines, doing some final mix adjustments and finally we wrapped up the whole thing by doing the mastering process.
"Now as we seat and finally have been listening to the totally finished result we can truly say that we could not ask for more then that! The final result is truly astonishing and we can't wait to share it with you, our Holy friends all around the world.
"Surely Mats Levén vocal lines will not be overlooked by us here and we must say that the hard and detailed work he had put into it really took the CD one step to a level of perfection as we hear it! Mats brought a whole new dimension to our music!
"Artwork: We have just received all the finished art work for the CD and it came out truly AMAZING! We will unveil the CD cover, title and song list as soon as we start the promotion for the upcoming release.
"As for a deal with a record label: We hope to bring you some good news regarding that as soon as possible. As we see it, we can look for a release in the next few months in God's will."
AMASEFFER's trilogy of albums is being recorded in several separate sessions. ORPHANED LAND singer Kobi Farhi will narrate the albums, which will also feature an appearance by ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow.
Rammstein Guitarist Talks Pyro
VampireFreaks.com recently caught up with RAMMSTEIN guitarist Paul Landers. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Q: Since you guys are known for putting on crazy shows, what is the craziest thing thats happened at one of our shows?
Landers: "Once we had a show in Sweden and Till (Lindemann/vocals) actually set the entire backdrop on fire. Everyone in the audience of course thought it was planned and it was great, but it wasn't at all part of the plan. We sort of have a sense of healthy fear because of that incident with GREAT WHITE with that big fire in that club. So we're sort of afraid the fire thing will be completely forbidden. Another crazy story is that a long time ago Till had a firecracker rocket that he would fire off, it was like a huge rocket, a real big fireworks rocket that goes realy high. At one concert we were playing at a club where you could open the ceiling. We didn't tell anyone, there was no warning and he had to actually hit the hole in the ceiling. If he wouldn't have hit it, it would have blown up right in the club!"
Q: The album Rosenrot is known to be the "sister album" to Reise Reise. Will there be any other "sister albums" in the future?
Landers: "Basically we had a bunch of songs extra from reise reise and we had a contract for five albums with universal, Rosenrot was the last of the five albums to fulfill the contract. so we took a bunch of the songs that for theatrical reasons didn’t fit into reise reise or would have been b-sides and we also wrote 4 or 5 new songs. there were several reasons for that - 1) we wanted to take a break for a year, 2) we wanted to finish the contract, and 3) there were good songs there so we may as well wanted to get them out.
Q: What happened with the contract then?
Landers: "We've got no contract right now and we're free to look around. we got all the cards in our hand so everything's open right now."
Behold... The Arctopus Update Tour Schedule
Brooklyn's experimental metal trio, BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS, have announced additional dates with BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME on their current North American trek.
The updated tour itinerary is now as follows:
November
10 - Death By Audio - Brooklyn, NY
24 - The Downtown Quarterback - Endicott, NY
25 - The Khyber - Philadelphia, PA
26 - Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
29 - Music Farm - Charleston, SC
30 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
December
1 - State Theatre - St. Petersburg - FL
2 - The Social - Orlando, FL
4 - Red 7 - Austin, TX
5 - The Door - Dallas, TX
7 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ
8 - Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA
9 - The Exit - Fresno, CA
10 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
12 - The Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO
13 - Grand Theatre - Lawerence, KS
14 - Pop's - Sauget, Illinois
15 - The Attic Club - Dayton, OH
16 - The Orange Peel - Ashville, NC
18 - Black Lodge - Memphis, Tennessee
May
24 - Maryland Death Fest - Baltimore, MD
Navigate forward or backward through each day of news below: