Metal News for November 29, 2005
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17 news articles posted on this day.
Krokus Part With Drummer
This message has been posted on KROKUS' official website:
"As the year ends, our friend and drummer since 2002 (Patrick Aeby) is leaving the band to follow other plans. The departure was amicable and the whole KROKUS family sincerely wishes him the best of luck for the future.
Thanks for everything Pat."
Vader Announced "The Art of War" US Release
In a posting on their offial website, Poland's VADER have revealed that their brand new MCD, "The Art Of War", will be released in North America on January 24, 2006 through Candlelight Records USA.
Here is the complete track listing:
01. Para Bellum
02. This Is the War
03. Lead Us!!!
04. Banners On The Wind
05. What Colour Is Your Blood?
06. Death In Silence
07. This Is The War (Video)
As reported before, "The Art Of War" was recorded at Hertz Studio in Poland and produced by brothers Slawek and Wojtek Wieslawscy. You can download the track "This Is The War" here.
Scars Of Tomorrow, The Final Burden US Tour
Scars Of Tomorrow and The Final Burden will be touring the western U.S. together in January. Here are the tour dates:
1/2 San Francisco, CA @ the Pound
1/3 Salinas, CA @ Moose Lodge
1/4 Sacramento, CA @ Boardwalk
1/5 Reno, NV @ VFW Hall
1/6 Fresno, CA @ the Belmont
1/7 Bakersfield, CA @ Montgomery World Plaza
1/8 North Hollywood, CA @ Studio S
1/9 TBA
1/10 Newport Beach, CA @ Hogue Barmichals
1/11 TBA
1/12 Victorville, CA @ Trilogy Theatre
1/13 Tucson, AZ @ Skrappys
1/14 Tempe, AZ @ Neckbeards
1/16 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
1/17 Corpus Christi, TX @ Equal Eyes
1/18 Houston, TX @ Walters
1/19 Dallas, TX @ Red Blood Club
1/20 Wichita Fallas, TX @ Brick House
1/21 Midland, TX @ Red Stone City
1/22 TBA
1/23 TBA
1/24 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
1/25 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
1/26 Albuquerque, NM @ the Compound
Funeral For A Friend Cancel US Tour
Due to unforeseen circumstance Funeral For A Friend are forced to cancel their upcoming US tour. Their drummer, Ryan has a stomach infection and doctors have informed him that he needs to rest and cannot travel. It is unfortunately too last minute for the band to get a replacement drummer for December so they are cancelling the US run. Funeral will return to the states as part of the Taste of Chaos Tour in February 2006.
Funeral will not be playing the shows but some may be kept open for A Static Lullaby and Hopesfall. Check locally for info. Otherwise refunds available from point of purchase.
Message from the band:
"Unfortunately Ryan has been ill and needs treatment here in the UK to remedy his illness, this means that we will be unable to play the shows we had in place along the east coast of the USA and Canada this November/December, we are very, very sorry about this but we want Ryan to get better. We were all looking forward to this tour and meeting up with the friends we have made so far on our trips to the USA but when it comes to situations like this we made a conscious decision that Ryan should be allowed to recover. We truly hope that everyone will understand this, we appreciate all of our fans and all of their commitment to us and we promise to come back even stronger in the new year for the Taste of Chaos USA tour."
Latest Rotten Sound European Tour Dates
Finnish grindcore troupe ROTTEN SOUND will kick off 2006 with a European wide tour; dubbed the "Grind Your Face Off Tour 2006".
The tour is in support of the recently reissued grind masterpiece Murderworks (produced by the late Mieszko Talarcyzk) and begins January 4th in the bands native Finland. The "Grind Your Face Off Tour" extends for four weeks across the bulk of the European mainland. Joining ROTTEN SOUND on the tour will be SAYYADINA (featuring Jon Lindqvuist from NASUM).
ROTTEN SOUND TOUR DATES: More...
Into Eternity Are Home Writing New Material
Tim of Into Eternity has issued the following update:
"It's really nice to take it easy at home. All the guys have been recovering after a year of hard touring. It was an amazing year for our band. There are so many people that we would like to thank for that. Without the fans coming and supporting us, there would be no shows. For that we are very proud of our new fan base. We hope to see you all next year on the road."
"All of December we plan on taking off. In the meantime we will be writing our music for the next Into Eternity album, which we plan on recording in early Spring. It will be good to recharge our batteries and live a "normal" life for awhile. The main focus now will be our new record. I know we have the talent now to come up with some great songs. After doing 140 shows, I think the guys are all comfortable with every aspect of the band. The new songs should prove it all we hope."
Avenged Sevenfold, CKY And 18 Visions Tour In 2006
AVENGED SEVENFOLD will be hitting the road early next year for a headlining tour with CKY and EIGHTEEN VISISIONS. Confirmed dates as of now are as follows:
January 20 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
January 22 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater
January 27 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
January 31 - Portland, ME @ State Theater
February 3 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
February 4 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
February 6 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
February 8 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room
Phil Anselmo: "I Would've Taken A Bullet For Dime"
Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has spoken exclusively to Revolver magazine (web site) about the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Anselmo's much-rumored substance-abuse problems and the role the heavy metal media has played in PANTERA's eventual demise, among many other topics. Several excerpts from the article (published in the magazine's February 2006 issue, due to hit newsstands on December 6) follow:
Revolver: Tell me about the past year.
Anselmo: "Man, this has been the worst year of my life — it's been the worst year of many people's lives. Ever since… Ever since my guitar player was taken from me, basically."
Revolver: How much do you miss Dime?
Anselmo: "I miss him more than I can even begin to say. I think of him every single waking day — every 30 minutes, if not every five minutes.
"And… [he pauses] Trying not to get choked up here. I'm trying to compose myself. I speak with Rex [Brown, PANTERA's bass player] often. We both are dealing with it… I'm in therapy. I never had to see a psychiatrist before. I see one regularly now. They tried to put me on antidepressants, but I won't take them because I don't trust drugs at all anymore. I don't trust a fucking pill, not unless it's a vitamin.More...
Champion, Betrayed Australian Tour Dates
Champion, Betrayed, Internal Affairs, and Miles Away will be touring Australia together in December. Here are the tour dates scheduled so far:
12/07 Perth@ Rosemount
12/08 Perth @ HQ
12/09 Adelaide @ Enigma
12/10 Melbourne @ Arthouse
12/11 Melbourne @ Stonecutters
12/13 Canberra @ The Green Room
12/14 Newcastle @ Cambridge
12/15 Brisbane @ Lions Den
12/16 Brisbane @ Basement
12/17 Sydney @ Manning Bar
All Shall Perish Announce New Vocalist and Song
Oakland based Death Metal band ALL SHALL PERISH have released a new demo song titled "Eradication" with a new vocalist, Eddie Hermida (ex-Gunmetal Grey). Along with their new lead guitarist Chris Storey, they are nearing the end of the writing process for their yet to be titled sophomore album which will be released on Nuclear Blast Records. This year saw the band touring with acts such as Agnostic Front, Death Before Dishonor, Hate Eternal, and Krisun; while playing shows with everyone from Comeback Kid to Kreator in support of their first full length re-release on Nuclear Blast.
"After touring with some of the best in hardcore and death metal, we really got inspired to take this band full on in both directions and I'm sure everyone will hear the influence. All I can say is thank you so much to people like Erik Rutan, Derek Roddy, Roger Merit and Vinnie Stigma....thanks for being true inspirations. We have parted ways with our vocalist Craig Betit and he remains a friend for life to all of us and is livin' it up on the east coast makin' bank; we all wish him the best of luck. Our new material will have something for every heavy music fan! We have all matured musically (some of us were only 18 at the time of the last album), you can expect a lot of variation amongst the songs....we are again ready to rock, bitches!"
You can check out some of their material at their MySpace page.
Chris Cornell Sues Ex-Wife
Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell is suing his ex-wife, Susan Silver, alleging she conspired to divert money that belonged to Cornell to other Soundgarden band members. The lawsuit also claims that Silver held his library of music, lyrics and two Grammys hostage. You can read more and check out the court documents from TMZ.com.
Novembers Doom Commence Writing New Album
Chicago dark metal act Novembers Doom have commenced writing the follow-up album to the well-received "The Pale Haunt Departure" released earlier this year in March on The End Records.
Says lead singer Paul Kuhr about the forthcoming release:
“We are currently in the writing process of the new CD, and early plans are to begin recording in April 2006. The new material is a huge step forward in song writing, not only separating our sound from our peers, but digging deep into our roots of early Chicago death metal. Faster, heavier, and relentless. It will be quite difficult to label us in the ‘doom’ category after this release.”
Rotting Christ Re-issues To Be Released In January
The End Records has revealed January 24th, 2006 to be the release date for the re-issues of Rotting Christ's "Passage to Arcturo" and "Non Serviam." Both re-releases will feature bonus tracks and will be released via the new The End Records subdivision, Unrule Sounds.
"Passage to Arcturo" tracklisting: More...
Nightrage Guitarist Schedule In-store
Nightrage guitarist Gus G. will be holding an in-store signing session at Artmusic in Athens, Greece on December 2nd at 6pm. The first 50 fans to attend will win an autographed Gus G. poster.
Vader To Play Benefit Show In Memory Of "Doc"
Vader has teamed up with bands like Ceti, Hate, Dead Infection, Lost Soul, Corruption, Azarath, Chainsaw and Virgin Snatch for a benefit show at the Proxima Club, Warsaw on December 11th in memory of their former drummer, Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski. The bands will play there for free, to raise money to help Doc's wife and daughter.
Dark Funeral Announce Myspace Profile
Dark Funeral have now an official MySpace profile up. Check it out at www.myspace.com/darkfuneral666.
Into The Moat Seeking Bass Player
Into the Moat are currently seeking a bassist. Anyone interested in filling the position must learn to play "Dead Before I Stray" and "Beyond Treachery" and live in or relocate to southern Florida. For more information and the bass tablature for the songs, visit the official Into the Moat website at www.intothemoat.com.
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