Metal News for November 18, 2004
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Lamb of God, Fear Factory Report From Wash, DC
Sunday, November 14, I attended the Lamb of God and Fear Factory concert (with Children of Bodom and Throwdown) at the 9:30 club in Washington, DC. I attempted to take some photos of the show with little success, as they did not have photo passes which allowed me to get behind there barrier that night. The few decent photos I did get that night have been posted in the Photo Gallery. More...
Karl Willetts Back In Bolt Thrower
Bolt Thrower's original vocalist Karl Willetts has rejoined the legendary British grinders after the short tenure of former Benediction growler Dave Ingram.
Karl was happy to be back in the fold:
It's fantastic to be a part of the mighty Bolt Thrower again. It feels great to be back with the guys, I can't wait to get my teeth into the new songs and get back on the road again. I've got some unfinished business to attend to...!
The now complete line-up of Bolt Thrower - Karl Willetts, Gavin Ward, Barry Thomson, Jo Bench & Martin Kearns will spend the next few weeks finishing off the new material and plan to go into the studio in the new year.
A Perfect Circle To Do Exclusive TV Event
Tune into Fuse on Tuesday, November 23rd at 10am for an exclusive premier event of an "eMOTIVe" discussion featuring Maynard, Billy, and Matt Pinfield. This is a never before seen broadcast of the exclusive interview with A Perfect Circle, talking about "eMOTIVe," politics, and the music.
Early 2005 Tour For Eighteen Visions
Eighteen Visions are lining up a January/February headlining run with Emery, Remembering Never and Misery Signals as support. The trek is expected to last for seven weeks with dates and venues to be announced shortly.
Nightwish Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2005
Finland's multi-gilded Nightwish have been confirmed for the German Wacken Open Air 2005, scheduled to take place from August 4th to 6th! Tarja, Tuomas & Co shall headline the "Night To Remember" on Thursday, August 4th.
Nightwish will start touring through South America next week, afterwards the Finns play two additional shows in Germany (at the "On A Dark Winter's Night" festivals) and go on touring the UK in February 2005. Check out the tourdates section for more information!
Walls Of Jericho To Hit The Road
Walls Of Jericho will be hitting the road for a January/February US headlining tour with Bury Your Dead, Premonitions Of War and Full Blown Chaos in tow. Dates and venues are currently being mapped out.
High On Fire Announce Fall Tour Dates
HIGH ON FIRE have announced Fall, 2004 U.S. tour dates. The critically acclaimed power trio kick off six weeks worth of performances beginning November 18th in Salt Lake City, UT, and concluding on New Year's Eve at Philadelphia's Trocadero Theater. HIGH ON FIRE (drummer Des Kensel, guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike and new bassist Joe Preston [ex-MELVINS]) who just completed work on their highly anticipated new album, 'Blessed Black Wings' with engineer Steve Albini (NIRVANA, NEUROSIS, JESUS LIZARD), will hit the road for a number of headlining dates before joining CLUTCH and FU MANCHU for a three-week span. Immediately following, HIGH ON FIRE will headline two weeks worth of dates to round out the year.
HIGH ON FIRE's "Blessed Black Wings" is expected to see a February 1st, 2005 release date via Relapse Records.
The planned tour dates are as follows: More...
Dysrhythmia Announce New Bassist
Philadelphia-based instrumental trio Dysrhythmia have announced the addition of bassist Colin Marston (also currently of Behold... The Arctopus), replacing Clayton Ingerson. Marston joins Dysrhythmia members Jeff Eber (drums) and Kevin Hufnagel (guitar).
Dysrhythmia will be teaming up with Isis and These Arms Are Snakes for a string of dates beginning December 3 at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA.
On the topic of the addition of Marston as well as the forthcoming live dates, Hufnagel stated, "We are psyched to be able to perform again so soon since the line-up change. Colin has been doing an amazing job learning the old material, and his contributions to the new Dysrhythmia songs have already been quite substantial."
Dysrhythmia tour dates:
Nov. 27 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory (w/ Early Man)
Dec. 02 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine
Dec. 03 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East (w/ Isis, These Arms Are Snakes, Tim Hecker)
Dec. 04 - Binghamton, NY - Black Azul Studios (w/ Dance-A-Tron, If Man Is Five)
Dec. 05 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star (w/ Isis, These Arms Are Snakes)
Dec. 06 - Washington, DC - Black Cat (w/ Isis, These Arms Are Snakes)
Dec. 07 - Wilmington, NC - Soapbox Laundrolounge (w/ Gollum)
Dec. 08 - Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle (w/ Isis, These Arms Are Snakes)
Dec. 09 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn (w/ Isis, These Arms Are Snakes)
Dec. 10 - Richmond, VA - MacCormack's Irish Pub (w/ Black Heart Valentine)
Dysrhythmia's as-yet-untitled follow up to 2003's "Pretest" is expected to see a 2005 release date via Relapse.
Dissection Joined By Mayhem Singer At Budapest Gig
Reactivated Swedish death metallers Dissection were joined by newly reappointed Mayhem singer Attila Csihar (ex-Tormentor, Abygor) for renditions of two old-school black metal hymns, "Elizabeth Bathory" (Tormentor) and "Freezing Moon" (Mayhem), during the band's appearance at Kultiplex in Budapest, Hungary Wednesday night (Nov. 17). According to one eyewitness, "the packed house went absolutely crazy."
Dissection have just released their much-anticipated comeback single/EP, "Maha Kali", via Escapi Music/Screaming Ferret Wreckords. Armed with a fresh lineup, consisting of mainman Jon Nödtveidt (vocals and guitar), Set Teitan (guitar, Aborym, Bloodline), Brice Leclercq (bass guitar, Nightrage) and Thomas Asklund (drums, Dark Funeral, Infernal, Dawn), Dissection describe the new CD as "a hymn to the wrathful black Hindu goddess of Mahapralaya, the great dissolution of cosmos, Jai Maha Kali!" An audio sample of the title track is available at this location.
Nödtveidt recently told Finland's Sonera Plaza that the group's next full-length effort will surface in the fall of 2005. "We will continue touring all around the world (probably South America and so on) during the winter/spring 2005 and we will also be playing summer festivals all around Europe and so on. We have about 11 new songs that we are going to record in the spring so the next album [will likely come] out in the autumn."
Dissection filmed their headlining performance in Stockholm on Oct. 30, 2004 for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due next year. The as-yet-untitled disc will also feature a band documentary.
Cannibal Corpse Singer Down With Viral Infection
Cannibal Corpse singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fischer is suffering from viral lung infection and is said to be is in a lot of pain, according to the band's spokesperson. Sadly, he was unable to play Tuesday night's show in Pittsburg, so the group did an instrumental set.
Although George is said to be "alright" and "not lying sick or anything," he cannot be around smoke until he gets better. There will be "No Smoking" signs at the clubs where they will be playing next, and all fans approaching him after shows are being asked to refrain from smoking while in his presence.
"The band will do their very best like always to finish off the remaining seven dates of the tour," the spokesperson continued. "George will give it his all to finish them, but if he cannot, then it would be understandable.
"There will be announcements at each club the day before the show regarding his condition, and if he will be able to do the show or not. And, depending on if you wish to see the band with or without George, fans will have the option of attending the show, or going back home."
Angra's European/Japanese Tour Dates Announced
Brazilian melodic metallers Angra have lined up the following dates in support of their new album, "Temple of Shadows":
Feb. 05 - Rainbow – Milan, ITA
Feb. 06 – Z7 – Pratteln, SWI
Feb. 07 - Transbordeur – Lyon, FRA
Feb. 08 - La Laiterie – Strasbourg, FRA
Feb. 10 - Arena – Madrid, SPA
Feb. 11 - Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona, SPA
Feb. 12 - Azkena - Vitoria, SPA
Feb. 13 - Havana Café – Toulouse, FRA
Feb. 15 - Rockstore – Montpellier, FRA
Feb. 16 - Elysée Montmartre – Paris, FRA
Feb. 17 - L'Antipode – Rennes, FRA
Feb. 18 - Ten Weyngaert – Brussels, BEL
Feb. 19 - La Pleiade – Tours, FRA
w/ NIGHTWISH:
Mar. 12 - Nanba Hatch – Osaka, JPN
Mar. 13 - Zepp Fukuoka - Fukuoka, JPN
Mar. 16 - Zepp Nagoya - Nagoya, JPN
Mar. 17 - Shibuya-AX - Tokyo, JPN
Mar. 18 - Shibuya-AX – Tokyo, JPN
The follow-up to 2001's "Rebirth", "Temple of Shadows" was recorded almost entirely in the group's home country of Brazil, with only some of the vocals and the keyboards having been recorded in Germany, where the mixing sessions also took place. Several world-renowned musicians make guest appearances on the album, including Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray), Sabine Edelsbacher (Edenbridge), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) and Milton Nascimento (a very famous singer in Brazil).
Velvet Revolver Add Another UK Show
Velvet Revolver have added yet another show (their fifth) in London to their growing list. This will be at the Hammersmith Apollo on January 10.
Jesu Ready Release For Januarty
Jesu, who feature former Godflesh/Napalm Death man Justin Broadrick, will release their first album on the Hydra Head label at the end of January. As yet untitled, this will have eight tracks, including 'Your Path To Divinity', 'Walk On Water', 'Sun Day' and 'Guardian Angel'.
Cannibal Corpse Singer Rushed To Hospital
Cannibal Corpse lead singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fischer was rushed to a hospital on Tuesday (Nov. 16) causing him to miss the group's scheduled performance at The World in Pittsburgh last night. The band, who are currently touring North America with Napalm Death, Macabre, Kataklysm and Goatwhore, did not give specifics as to what Fischer's illness was, but a member of the Cannibal Corpse road crew announced to the crowd that Fischer was "extremely sick and has spent the day in the hospital." The band proceeded to play an instrumental set and were eventually joined by Kataklysm frontman Maurizo Iacono, who valiantly handled many Cannibal Corpse classics with the aid of the crowd.
Exhumed Announce New Drummer
Exhumed is excited to announce a new member to the band's dysfunctional family. Joining the band as the new permanent drummer is Canadian native Matt Connell (ex-Fuck the Facts and Experiment in Terror). Exhumed would like to extend a “fuck yeah!” to Connell, who replaces founding member Col Jones (who left the band in 2003, shortly after the recording of "Anatomy is Destiny"). Connell agreed, adding “I'm totally stoked! It's awesome to be part of a band I have always held in such high regard. I look forward to helping the guys unleash some good ol' Gore Fuckin' Metal upon the masses.” The other Matt in the band, sole-remaining original member Matt Harvey, welcomed Connell aboard. “Mike (Beams, guitar and vocals) and I are both excited to be finally solidifying a permanent line-up, and the other Matt is going to be a killer addition to the band. While the Canadian jokes will undoubtedly fly fast and furious in the tour van, no one will be joking when they hear some seriously intense one-foot blasts from this guy! I personally guarantee that it will be a total autopsy holocaust doss of maddening mega-grinding!”
Connell will make his recording debut with Exhumed this December when the band will be recording an album of covers to be titled "Regurgitated Requiems: Garbage Daze Re-Regurgitated." The album is slated to feature covers from Siege, Master, Metallica, Hexx, Epidemic, Unseen Terror, Amebix, Sadus, Samhain, G.B.H., The Cure, and others to be announced soon.
Since the departure of Col Jones, who provided percussion for the band from 1991-2003, Exhumed has enlisted the services of Danny Walker (of Uphill Battle and Cinema Strange) and Death Metal hired gun John Longstreth (currently touring with Dying Fetus) on various tours throughout the US, Europe, Japan, Australia, and Iceland.
First Kreator, Vader Tour Dates Announced
Band's participation in the X-Mass Festivals 2004 will close this year touring season. Vader will hit the road along with bands like Marduk, Napalm Death and others. The tour starts on the 5th of December in Paris and ends on the 19th of December in Antwerp (Belgium). After the aformentioned trip the band will take well-deserved rest until March, to charge their batteries before pretty intense touring plans scheduled for the rest of 2005. Some of those plans have been recently confirmed and for instance in March the band will play a tour through Great Britain. US tour along with bands like Kreator and Death Angel starts on the 1st of April. Probably on May/ June band's postponed tour through Japan and Indonesia will finally come into effect and maybe there will be also a chance to set up some RPA dates. In the second half of 2005 Vader will play a pretty short tour through Poland and later on September/October the guys are going to raze some other European countries to the ground. Right after the European tour the band will headline another US tour so as you can see, Panzer Division Vader will be extremely busy until December. There are also some plans to fix up a few additional dates in Scandinavia, The Balkans and some of the Eastern European countries. In the end of 2005 the band is going to write some new songs for a successor of "The Beast", scheduled for release in early 2006.
First confirmed dates for the Kreator/Vader/Death Angel U.S. tour are: More...
Iron Maiden Tribute CD Lineup Revealed
Legendary rock producer and musician Bob Kulick (Kiss, Meatloaf) has finished producing an all-star tribute to Iron Maiden in honor of their 25th anniversary. Culling from his extensive contacts in the musician world, Kulick has assembled major hard rock and metal players to come together and put this tribute album together.
All of the tracks have been completed except for two key signature vocalists to come in and finish the job. Kulick has been using the rest of the finished material to shop around for a label to license the masters and put out the hottest Iron Maiden tribute of all time.
The album will feature the following track listing/musicians: More...
Hammerfall Listening Session Update
Oscar from Hammerfall has issued an update on the band's official website www.hammerfall.net:
The last weekend of October saw us host a listening session for the journalists in Studio Lundgård. Close to 40 people from all over the world were present to listen to the material we have spent the past two months recording. It’s hard to tell what they really felt after hearing the ten songs, but everyone seemed to be satisfied with the production and the direction we have taken this time. It is the heaviest HammerFall album so far, and I got the impression people definitely concurred. At the time of writing, however, I am lodged up in Mi Sueno Studios on Tenerife once again, and the mixing process is in full swing. We have another week to go, laying the finishing touches to our new album.
Also, Week VII of the studio diary is now up, and in the coming weeks I will complete the recording experience with a report on the aforementioned listening session and a conclusion from Tenerife. Until we meet again!
More Sonata Arctica Tour Dates Added
Finnish power metal outfit Sonata Arctica have added more dates to their touring schedule. Check out the dates here.
Several fan photos from recent gigs have also been posted online: Vosselaar, Belgium; Bochum, Germany; Budapest, Hungary; and Barcelona, Spain.
Megadeth To Do Edmonton & Vancouver In-Stores
Megadeth will be making two Canadian in-store appearances (Edmonton and Vancouver) to meet fans and sign autographs. Dates and times are as follows:
Tuesday, November 23 @ 4 P.M.
HMV - Edmonton Eaton Centre (101st St. & 102nd Ave.)
For more information call 780-428-4521
Friday, November 26 @ 4 P.M.
A&B Sound Vancouver (556 Seymour St.)
For more information call 604-687-5837
Isis Bring Their Panopticon To Canada
ChartAttack.com has posted the following article on Boston-based band Isis:
Isis always seem to have the coolest sonic goodies to dish out to their growing legion of fans. In the past year, the Boston metal quintet have released a whole whack of limited edition material that has been eagerly snapped up by music lovers across the globe. To date, they've put out a live CD entitled "Live 1" and the first three volumes of their "Oceanic" Remix 12-inches that feature artists such as Mike Patton, Tim Hecker and Dalek offering up their interpretations of all of the tracks from 2002's highly acclaimed "Oceanic" album. The fourth and final volume in the series should be available shortly.
2005 will see Isis heading to Japan in February with Converge and Mastodon. Shortly afterwards they'll embark on their first tour of Australia. Upon their return to the U.S., they're planning on playing a few domestic dates including a performance at SXSW before leaving for a six-week European tour. It's probably safe to assume that the guys will have a new selection of eBay-worthy items by the time these shows roll around.
Isis Canadian Tour Dates:
November 28 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
November 29 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
November 30 Montreal, QC @ El Salon
Read the full article at Chart Attack.
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