Metal News for November 28, 2005
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21 news articles posted on this day.
xBishopx, Let It Die, xReign Of Terrorx Tour Dates
Dates for the upcoming xBishopx, Let It Die, xReign Of Terrorx, and The Red Baron tour have been confirmed. Here's the schedule:
12/26 West Palm Beach, FL @ Ray's Downtown Music
12/27 Clearwater, FL @ 688 Skatepark
12/28 Ocala, FL @ The Warehouse
12/29 Birmingham, AL @ Dragon CD's and DVD's
12/30 Clarksville, IN @ The Warehouse
12/31 Dayton, OH @ TBA
1/1 Northville, MI @ VFW Hall
1/2 Columbus, OH @ Bernie's
1/3 Wilkinsburg, PA @ Mr Roboto Project
1/4 Albany, NY @ New Age Cabaret
1/5 Virginia Beach, VA @ Sweet Caroline's
1/6 Myrtle Beach, SC @ The Social
1/7 Melbourne, FL @ Carver Park Community Center
1/8 Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
Himsa and The Acacia Strain Plan US Tour In 2006
HIMSA and THE ACACIA STRAIN will be teaming out to tear through the United States this February and March. The Prosthetic label-mates will help round out the melting pot of sounds along a string of North American dates that also features Dead To Fall, A Life Once Lost, and headliners Darkest Hour. Running the gamut from hardcore-infused metal to melodic death metal and back, Seattle’s HIMSA will offer direct support on the bill, while THE ACACIA STRAIN will supply crowds with the chest-crushing heaviness they have all but trademarked.
HIMSA will be on the road supporting their latest melodic-thrash tour de force, Hail Horror, which will see a Feb. 7 release through Prosthetic. No strangers to the road, HIMSA was most recently a part of Danzig’s Blackest of the Black 2005 tour, and is currently gearing up for a December run through Europe alongside 3 Inches of Blood, showcasing tunes from the band’s new album.
Meanwhile, Massachusetts’ THE ACACIA STRAIN will be touring in support of Victims, the band’s new full-length, set for a March 2006 release. The band has been playing regional gigs throughout New England in recent weeks, in preparation to entering the studio Dec. 1 to record new songs with Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage, All That Remains), who was previously responsible for the bludgeoning sound of 3750, the band’s last record.
Darkest Hour, Himsa, The Acacia Strain, A Life Once Lost, Dead To Fall tour dates are as follows: More...
Abysmal Dawn Finish Album, Seek Label
Abysmal Dawn, an extreme metal band from Los Angeles featuring former Rise and Inhuman Visions members, has just put the finishing touches on their debut release entitled "From Ashes." The group is currently looking for a record company to release the album. The following update was recently given on their site:
"Our gig with Exodus at the Galaxy went great! Thanks to all the crazy fans in the pit area who were fucking things up and even the ones banging their heads towards the back. You made it a killer experience as always! Also, a very special thanks is in order for Jacob from Gatekeeper and Elizabeth Schall for all their extra help at this show. Things wouldn't have run as smoothly as they did without you.
We have just finished recording and mixing our debut release entitled "From Ashes." The album was engineered, mixed and mastered by John Haddad (Eyes of Fire, Phobia, Intronaut) at Shiva Industries in Santa Ana, CA. We have to say it came out heavy as hell and we're positive it will rip your face right fucking off! If you don't believe us check out four new songs from the album, as well as the cover art, at the following location myspace.com/abysmaldawn. Here's the final track listing: More...
Strong Intention Part With Drummer
After eighteen months together, Marlyand's Strong Intention recently parted ways with drummer John as a result of musical and personal differences. According to the band, "no real bad feelings exist, but it truly was not working out." The group is currently trying out replacements. Contact them at agnosticzac@comcast.net for more information. The band will not play any shows during the remainder of 2005 but will tour consistently next year. Meanwhile, Strong Intention will release a new full-length in 2006. With a working title of "Freedom Is Slavery," the album will consist of 15-18 songs, including "Swing In The Wind," "Razor Blade Express," "Bloodocracy," and "Lose The Enablers." The band will record the album in March and the effort should hit stores in early-June via Goodfellow Records.
Watch Static-X's Video For "Dirthouse" Online
You can now check out the premiere of Static-X's brand new video for "Dirthouse" online at Yahoo.
Static-X is currently on tour with Ill Nino and Opiate For the Masses. You can get the latest tour dates in the tour section of Static-X's site.
Misery Index Members To Team Up For Christmas Show
ALL WILL FALL, featuring current MISERY INDEX drummer Adam Jarvis, and CAST THE STONE, who feature in their ranks MISERY INDEX guitarist Mark Kloeppel, will be teaming up for a special homecoming Christmas show at the Creepy Crawl in St. Louis, MO on December 23.
ALL WILL FALL are currently working on their debut album, tentatively due in early 2006.
Vindex Signs With Chavis Records
Power/Progressive Metal band VINDEX has signed with Chavis Records for the release of their full-length debut 'Power Forge.' Hailing from Slovakia, VINDEX delivers their brand of pure power metal laced with progressive elements driven by twin neo classical guitars. What makes VINDEX unique is the voice of vocalist Ludek Struhar who could be a dead ringer for Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider. 'Power Forge' contains 11 tracks of brain crushing metal sure to please fans of Grave Digger, Accept, UDO, Edguy, and Stratovarious.
Throwdown Preparing For Arch Enemy Tour
THROWDOWN have just wrapped up their national tour with SOULFLY. However not before THROWDOWN vocalist Dave Peters joined SOULFLY on stage in L.A., Tucson and Anaheim to perform some of his favorite SEPULTURA songs — "Refuse/Resist" and "Territory". Max Cavalera, who helms SOULFLY, was previously in SEPULTURA, which was a huge influence on countless metal and hardcore bands for their uncompromising brutality and outspokenness. THROWDOWN, who are also known for their hard-hitting brand of hardcore with metal elements, have been covering SEPULTURA's song "Roots Bloody Roots" for years.
Commented Peters: "We were sending a song out to Max every night, he invited me up to his bus to hang out and we talked about how THROWDOWN had been covering 'Roots Bloody Roots' for years and how people brought it up in interviews he had done. He thought it was strange but cool that a hardcore band was covering his songs. He joked about us playing the song and him singing it and it eventually turned into me doing one of my favorite SEPULTURA songs with them."
THROWDOWN, who hail from Orange County, CA, were in their home element when Peters joined SOULFLY on stage. "I felt like a child that got picked for the Make A Wish foundation. I came in too early the first night cause I was so nervous, which I felt dumb about considering I have known that song for thirteen years. It was pretty sweet watching Max play that song at the first Ozzfest in 1996 from 300 yards back to helping him play it a few feet away."
THROWDOWN tour dates w/ ARCH ENEMY and STRAPPING YOUNG LAD:
Dec. 12 - Cardiff, UK - Coal Exchange
Dec. 13 - Manchester, UK - MDH
Dec. 14 - Glasgow, UK - QMU
Dec. 15 - London, UK - The Forum
Dec. 16 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wolfun Hall
Dec. 18 - York, UK - Fibbers
Dec. 19 - Oxford, UK - Zodiac
Dec. 20 - London, UK - Barfly
Helloween Expanded Edition Reissues Details
HELLOWEEN's entire pre-Nuclear Blast catalog will be reissued via Sanctuary during 2006. The albums will apparently be remastered and will contain bonus tracks, including b-sides and other rarities. The first four albums to be reissued — "Walls of Jericho" (1985) (double CD), "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I" (1987) (single CD), "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II" (1988) (double CD) and "Pink Bubbles Go Ape" (1991) (single CD) — will feature the following track listing:
Demiricous To Release Album In January
Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS have set "One (Hellbound)" as the title of their Metal Blade Records debut, due on January 24, 2006. The album was recorded in June 2005 at Planet Z studios with producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL).
The band had previously stated about the upcoming CD: "We are just trying to write a solid thrash album and we hope to add something different to today's metal scene. I don't know what direction we are going in but not a whole lot of bands are going this direction. We are just playing the music that we want to hear. Plain and simple."
Added guitarist Scott Wilson, "I'm an old-school motherfucker and I miss the rage… and the hooks, and the solos."
"One (Hellbound)" track listing:
01. Repentagram
02. Withdrawal Divine
03. Vagrant Idol
04. Beyond Obscene
05. Perfection And The Infection
06. Heathen Up (Out for Blood)
07. Cheat The Leader
08. Matador
09. To Serve Is To Destroy
10. Ironsides
11. I Am Weapon
12. Hellraisers
Kissworld Stock To Be Auctioned Next Month
The people behind the aborted official KISS store KissWorld — a gleaming, 10,000-square-foot building in Melbourne, Australia which was originally envisioned as a place where fans could sit in a mini-theater and watch concert footage of the band belting out arena hits like "Rock 'n' Roll All Nite" and also buy KISS merchandise — have issued the following press release:
"Following our press release of the 20th of June, the KissWorld closure is continuing but it is a long and painful process. It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that under instructions from our bankers, the KissWorld stock is to be auctioned on the 15th of December 2005. The Charles Leski auction house in Melbourne Australia will be staging the auction, which will be accessable to all KISS fans, collectors and investors around the world.
"The auction will include some very rare pieces such as the one-of-a-kind Dave Ashman airbrushed KISS surfboard, (The Purple Rose), Gene's [Simmons] leather jacket signed by all four members, Bruce Kulick's signature guitar, the KissWorld building's eight huge external murals, 'Rock the Nations' signed lithographs and many other rare pieces. This is it so grab your piece of Kisstory before it disappears for good, because good or bad, KissWorld is a part of the KISS journey.
"To view the items being auctioned, obtain the price range and a bidding form; please visit either of the following websites: www.kissworld.net, www.leski.com.au.
"We would also like to take this opportunity to thank those members of staff, the artists and the fans who helped us to get KissWorld off the ground and who stuck by us during the difficult times.
"You wanted the best, you almost had the best, KissWorld!"
Iron Maidens Death on The Road DVD Release Date
IRON MAIDEN have now confirmed the release date of their much anticipated DVD release DEATH ON THE ROAD for 6th February 2006 through EMI Records. This will initially be available as a limited edition special digipack.
Black Sabbath To Finally Get Hall of Fame Nod
Heavy metal godfathers, BLACK SABBATH will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (after being nominated eight times) during the institution's 21st annual ceremony on March 13th in New York City. Other bands being inducted during the ceremony include the SEX PISTOLS and LYNYRD SKYNYRD.
In 1999, SABBATH frontman OZZY OSBOURNE sent the Hall a letter which sums up the Hall's importance:
"Just take our name off the list. Save the ink. Forget about us. The nomination is meaningless, because it's not voted on by the fans. It's voted on by the supposed elite for the industry and the media, who've never bought an album or concert ticket in their lives, so their vote is irrelevant to me. Let's face it, BLACK SABBATH has never been media darlings. We're a people's band and that suits us just fine."
Headline News
Guitar Pioneer Link Wray Dies at 76
Reuters reports that musician Link Wray, best-known for his 1958 instrumental single "Rumble," died of unspecified causes November 5 in Copenhagen. He was 76. In a career that spanned six decades, Wray made his mark with a piercing guitar sound that paved the way for punk and heavy metal. He is credited with inventing the power chord and pioneering distortion by deliberately punching holes in his amplifier.
His music has appeared in such movies as "Pulp Fiction," "Independence Day" and "Desperado." Wray is said to have inspired Pete Townshend, Bruce Springsteen, "Little" Steven Van Zandt and other well-known artists. In 2002, Wray was named one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time by Guitar World magazine. He gave his last performance in Los Angeles in July. He is survived by his wife and son.
Read the full article at Reuters.
Metal Music, Devil Worship Blamed In Teen's Murder
Imran Ali of the Trinidad & Tobago Express is reporting that heavy metal music is being blamed for sucking a young man into a world of devil worship and drug use and is being mounted as a defense in his trial for murdering his teenaged cousin.
Though two men, 21-year-old Osei Lazare and 28-year-old Marcus Daniel, are charged with the death of 16-year-old Suzette Gibson, the focus of the first day of the trial immediately shifted to Daniel yesterday (Wednesday, Nov. 23) when the claim was made by his lawyer, Pamela Elder SC.
Several witnesses admitted to her that her client — who was Gibson's cousin — regularly listened to heavy metal music, that his bedroom was decorated with skeletons and that he drank heavily.
Daniel's music collection and tattoos came under scrutiny.
One witness said Daniel listened to artists such as shock rockers MARILYN MANSON, OZZY OSBOURNE, ALICE COOPER and other metal bands such as SLIPKNOT and ANTHRAX.
He also had the tattoo of an upside down cross on one arm — which Elder called the symbol of the Antichrist.
Daniel's friend, Riaz Ali told the jury: "I recall the lyrics of one song. It went 'Devil man, devil man, you got in my head, devil man, devil man... right in my heart.'"
Read the full article at TrinidadExpress.com.
Sleep Terror Ready Debut Full-Length Album
Technical death metal/jazz/progressive band Sleep Terror are readying their debut full length on Feeling Faint, which will be the band's first fully packaged and nationally distributed album. Sleep Terror has previously unleashed three self-released EP's: "Sleep Terror", "Ascetic Meditation", and "Paraphile" as well as a small number of rare singles. Officially titled "Probing Tranquility", the record will consist of 15 tracks including material off of each EP, as well as brand new unreleased tracks, and the above mentioned "rare singeles". The elaborate artwork and design decorating the record will be completed buy Kevin Lewellyn (Puddnhead, best known for his work on Grade's "Headfirst Straight Into Hell") and the album will see the light early 2006.
In the meantime, you can listen to some of Sleep Terror's current material on their Myspace page.
Celtic Frost Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2006
Celtic Frost have been confirmed for Wacken Open Air 2006. The band will play a "best of" show with new songs on the Blackstage on August 4th. Other bands set to play the festival include The confirmed bands for Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Children of Bodom, Emperor, In Extremo, Soilwork and Subway to Sally.
Necrophobic Enter The Studio
Necrophobic have posted this message on their official website:
"Today, we started the recording of the new, fifth full length album. We will try to run a regular update regarding the progress of the recording process right here on the website. No titles of either the album or any songs will be released at this moment, but as soon as it's time for it, you will get the information here.
There are a lot of new things happening right now. The studio we're using for this album is a total unknown studio. It's called Dark Voodoo Studio and we will work with new persons as well. The engineering parts will be done by Anders Bentell and Fredrik Folkare (the later known for being guitarist and producer of Unleashed).
Apart from that, we will also have a new record label for this new album. We recently ended the deal of any forthcoming new albums with Karmageddon Media (ex Hammerheart Records). More revelaling stuff regarding this matter later on, as well as a possible release schedule/release date."
Kalmah Begin Mixing New Album
Kalmah have posted the following album update on their website:
"Jovain!
"Recordings are coming to the end and the mixing has started. Hopefully everything goes well.
"We had great time doing group shouts as you can see from the pics (photo #1, photo #2, photo #3, photo #4, photo #5). Yesterday Marco recorded rest of the keyboards and I added couple of solos. Now there will be couple of days rest and then I enter the studio to finalize the mixing with Ahti.
"Planned release date is 22.2.2006. You can always check out Spinefarm (www.spinefarm.fi) website in case there will be any changes.
"So, I hope you guys don`t get bored waiting the release. All I can say to ease your pain is that this one is worth waiting for!"
Dark Funeral Confirmed For Metalbaten 2006
Dark Funeral has been confirmed to play Metalbåten 2006, which is set to take place on March 23-24th on Silja Line. Other bands confirmed for the festival: Rage, Freedom Call, Dismember and Hellfueled.
Dimmu Borgir Chart Positions Revealed
Dimmu Borgir's "Stormblåst" has entered the charts at the following positions:
#18 Netherlands (Indiecharts)
#24 Norway
#45 UK (Indiecharts)
#87 Germany
Dimmu Borgir's re-recorded version "Stormblåst" North American release will be on February 7, 2006.
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