Metal News for November 29, 2006
Last updated on October 4, 2025 at 3:07 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
- Potato Premiere New Single & Music Video "YUGE PP"
- Omnium Gatherum Drops "Walking Ghost Phase" Video
- Messa Shares New Music Video "Reveal"
- Spite Premiere New Single & Music Video
- Carcosa (AngelMaker) Premiere New Single & Video
- Stellar Circuits Premiere New Single & Music Video
- Agnostic Front Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
- Tailgunner Signs With Napalm Records
30 news articles posted on this day.
Imperial Booking Winter Tour
Imperial are currently booking a tour for early 2007 and need help with a series of dates. If you can help with any of the tour dates posted below, contact their booking agent at tim@bsaa.biz.
2/1 East TX
2/3 Central TX
2/6 NM/AZ
2/7 AZ
2/8 South NV
2/10 South CA
2/13 North NV
2/14 OR
2/15 WA
2/18 CO
2/19 KS
2/20 KS
2/21 MO
2/22 IA
2/23 MN
2/24 WI
2/25 IL
2/26 TN/KY
Delight Post New Song Online
Polish female-fronted metal/alternative band DELIGHT — the first Polish act to land a record deal with Roadrunner Records — has posted the song "Divided" on its MySpace page. The track, which is said to be a new version of the band's cut "Anew", is set to appear on DELIGHT's upcoming album, "Breaking Ground", due in Germany on January 19.
Commented the band: "'Breaking Ground' is very varied, so you'll be getting some ballads and some heavier stuff, and a lot of good tunes overall." More...
Ex-Decrepit Birth Guitarist Pleads Not Guilty
Former ex-Decrepit Birth guitarist has pleaded not guilty to sex crimes charges.
The District Attorney's office has filed 14 charges involving five girls and one woman against Michael Jay Turner, 27, who entered his plea to Judge Samuel Stevens on Wednesday.
Turner is accused of molesting three girls and videotaping them along with two others in sexual positions between 2002 and 2006. He was also charged with sexually battering an unconscious adult woman.
Prosecutors have not released specific descriptions of the charges, nor have they released the exact ages of the victims, saying only that four of the girls were "prepubescent" and a fifth was under 14.
Ross Taylor of the District Attorney's office said that still more charges could be coming.
"The investigation is just not complete," he said. "We've got a lot of leads and the sheriff's office is chasing them down."
A native of Arkansas, Turner played for about two years in Decrepit Birth, a local band that described itself as "modern style death metal." Band members said Turner was kicked out when after he was charged with the crimes.
Periphery Post New Song Online and Recruit Drummer
Maryland based metal band Periphery have posted a new song on their Myspace page entitled "Icarus Lives."
Additionally Periphery have recruited drummer Travis Orbin to the line up. He is currently learning the songs and will be playing live shows shortly.
Tales of Blood MCD Released, MP3 Online
The new TALES OF BLOOD (Fr) "Horrors Of The Flesh" MCD is now available from Painkiller Records. An mp3 of the track "Carved In The Bath" is available on the website in the multimedia section.
Adonis Decay Sign With DanceFace Records
Woodbridge, VA-based death metallers ADONIS DECAY have inked a deal with DanceFace Records. The band has just finished recording its debut EP, "Messenger", at Charm City Studios in Pasadena, MD with producer Matt Parsons. A late February 2007 release is expected. An unmastered track from the upcoming CD, "Leviathon", is available for listening on the band's MySpace page.
Upcoming ADONIS DECAY shows:
Dec. 01 - Balls Bluff Tavern - Leesburg, VA
Dec. 17 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD (w/ NAPALM DEATH, A LIFE ONCE LOST, etc.) More...
The Accursed Announce New Live Dates
New Bedford, Massachusetts melodic thrash metallers THE ACCURSED have lined up the following dates:
Dec. 26 - The Skybar - Somerville, MA
Jan. 27 - Rocks - Richmond, VA (TBC)
Feb. 02 - Rox's Rock House - Oxford, MA
Feb. 23 - The Skybar - Somerville, MA
THE ACCURSED released its full-length debut, "Seasons of the Scythe", on Halloween via Screaming Ferret Wreckords.
THE ACCURSED is comprised of Jonathan Helme on vocals, Helme's brother Chris on drums, guitarists Tim Giblin and Loki, and bassist George Pacheco. And although "Scythe" is the group's first full-length, THE ACCURSED have already shared the stage with some of metal's most renowned names — BEHEMOTH, NILE, BEYOND THE EMBRACE, BODY COUNT, NUCLEAR ASSAULT and M.O.D.
In Aeternum Splits With Agonia Records
Swedish death/black metallers IN AETERNUM have parted ways with Agonia Records. The band's official statement on the matter reads as follows:
"IN AETERNUM would hereby like to declare that we have decided to leave the record label Agonia Records for good. We had to make this decision to take a step forward, as the label has lied and treated the band extremely bad during the last couple of years. Especially since the release of the latest album, 'Dawn Of A New Aeon'. Mr. Filip Jesion of Agonia Records has been sending us selling statements more than once, but he hasn't been sending us any cash at all. He just keep informing us that he will do it next week, then it's the week after and then the week after that etc. All this has so far taken 18 months and we are still counting. The label managed to send us a box with 50 'Dawn Of A New Aeon' CDs, though, but they were all more or less scratched and damaged, so they were useless to us anyway in the end. We don't accept this kind of behaviour from anyone that we do business with, it's just basic fact. We could easily reveal more details regarding all this, but we are not interested to act like fools. Anyone can understand that Agonia Records has not fullfilled the signed agreement between the band and the label, so it's also obvious for IN AETERNUM to leave the label before a certain bloodshed would happen."
Listenable Records Launches YouTube Channel
France's Listenable Records has launched its exclusive YouTube channel at this location. Currently available for viewing on the channel are videos by such artists as IMMOLATION, THE AMENTA, GOJIRA, ABORTED and TEXTURES.
Satyricon Post New Live Video
A video clip of Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON performing live in Stockholm, Sweden during the group's recent European tour has been posted online at the Roadrunner Records U.K. web site.
As previously reported, SATYRICON will take part in an in-store signing session at the new Utopia store in Sydney, Australia on Monday, December 4 beginning at 4:30 p.m.
SATYRICON has posted its video for the song "The Pentagram Burns" at this location (Quicktime required). Photos from the shoot can be seen here.
The "The Pentagram Burns" clip was filmed in August with director Håvard Arnstad in Oslo, Norway. "Visually the video is strongly linked with the look and the style from the album cover, hence we find ourselves covered with minor burns all over bodies and it feels nothing but good," the group writes on its web site.
Battlelore Reveal 'Evernight' Track Listing
Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE has revealed the track listing for its fourth album, "Evernight", due in February 2007 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Third Age of the Sun" was recorded at MusicBros Studio and was produced by Miitri Aaltonen, who previously worked with the group on their first two CDs, "...Where The Shadows Lie" (2002) and "Sword's Song" (2003). The mastering duties were handled at Finnvox Studios.
"Evernight" track listing:
01. House of Heroes
02. Ocean's Elysium
03. Summon the Wolves
04. We Are the Legions
05. Into the New World
06. Longing Horizon
07. Mask of Flies
08. The Cloak and the Dagger
09. Beneath the Waves More...
With Passion Reveal New Album Artwork
The cover artwork for WITH PASSION's upcoming album, "What We See When We Shut Our Eyes", has been posted online at this location. The artwork was created by renowned artist and musician Dave Quiggle, who is best known for of his in-house work at Facedown Records and past collaboration with such bands as ATREYU, A LIFE ONCE LOST, SCARS OF TOMMOROW — all of which has landed on shirts sold through Hot Topic.
"What We See When We Shut Our Eyes", which features a guest appearance by THE RED CHORD vocalist Guy Kozowyk, was recorded at Mana Studios in Florida with Brian Elliott. A February 2007 release via Earache Records is expected.
Searing Meadow Seeks New Label Home
Finnish melodic death metal band SEARING MEADOW will enter Noisecamp Studios in February 2007 to record 2-3 new songs which will be used to procure a new record deal. "Ville [Pekkala; guitar] and Mika [Ikonen; vocals] have written some 8-9 new songs," guitarist Sasu Haapanen writes. "I've heard three of them and have to say that although pretty recognizible SEARING MEADOW stuff — much heavier and gloomier. Ville's been listening to lot of bands like OLD MAN'S CHILD recently and you can hear their influences pushing through. I guess you won't hear songs like 'These Evening Tears' on the next album."
SEARING MEADOW's debut album, "Corroding from Inside", was released in 2005 via Crash Music Inc. The CD, was recorded and produced by Kari Nieminen at Musamuusa Studios.
Macabre Announce Live Dates
"Murder metallers" MACABRE have lined up the following dates in December:
Friday, December 29:
Holiday Of Horror North
West Dundee, IL @ Clearwater Theater
MACABRE
JUNGLE ROT
HEWHOCORRUPTS
MORGUE SUPPLIER
Saturday, December 30:
Holiday Of Horror South
Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room
MACABRE
JUNGLE ROT
YAKUZA
DESTROY EVERYTHING
Dark Embrace Sign With Armageddon Music
Spanish gothic/doom metallers DARK EMBRACE have inked a new deal with Armageddon Music. "The band is proud to be part of the Armageddon family and to share home with such bands as HOLY MOSES, SUIDAKRA or MSG," DARK EMBRACE writes in a statement.
DARK EMBRACE's new album, "The Rebirth of Darkness", was recorded at Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany with producer Andy Classen (CALLENISH CIRCLE, DEW-SCENTED, TANKARD, OCCULT). The drum tracks on the CD were laid down by Moritz Neuner, who is currently a member of ATROCITY and LEAVES' EYES. The cover artwork was created by Jarno Lahti. More...
Mourning Beloveth Part Ways With Bassist
Irish doom titans MOURNING BELOVETH have parted ways with bassist Adrian Butler. Adrian's official statement on the matter reads as follows:
"I am no longer part of the doom troupe that are MOURNING BELOVETH. I was talking to Darren [Moore, vocals] last weekend and the band are going to continue with current session bassist Brendan Roche and make him a permanent member of MB. I moved to Spain in Oct '05 and the fact of not being able to be present for weekly practice has been very tough and impossible for us to keep up the long distance relationship so to speak. I've been leaving since last year in a way but making this final decision is tough but better off for both parties. I can say though that it's been a fabulous 10 years with MB. We've toured America, Europe a few times and recorded three great albums. We also played our first open air festivals this year so I am more than happy with what I was involved in and pleased to have been able to play a part in advancing the bands career since 1996 when I recorded their first demo with Alan from PRIMORDIAL. I will be helping out the band in the future in another capacity too so I won't be going away. My friends in MB will always remain so and we'll continue to insult each other, get drunk, fall down and have a laugh whenever its possible to get together. More...
Trail Of Tears Call It Quits
Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has split up. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows:
"It is with great regret that we announce that Jonathan [Perez; drums], Kjell [Hagen; bass], Runar [Hansen; guitar] and Kjetil [Nordhus; vocals] yesterday (November 28th, 2006) left TRAIL OF TEARS. The decision was taken with immediate effect, and thus the band does not longer excist. TRAIL OF TEARS will therefore have to cancel all forthcoming shows, including the X-mas [Festivals] tour dates in December, and we sincerely appologize for any inconvenience this might lead to. We would like to thank everybody that has supported the band from the start 10 years ago and of course especially our loyal fans all over the world. There was no longer the neccessary desire and energy left in the band to continue. And everything has an end." More...
Report
Cannibal Corpse Kill the Stone Pony in Asbury Park
Cannibal Corpse filled the Stone Pony of Asbury Park, NJ full of death metal destruction on Monday, November 13, 2006. Opening for the legendary Cannibal Corpse were Unmerciful, Necrophagist, and Dying Fetus. The Stone Pony is a fairly small venue and when the show started it wasn't very full, but as the night went on it filled to a decent size, but thankfully not to the point of suffocation. More...
Bloodbath Reissue "Breeding Death"
Bloodbath' s "Breeding Death", the sold out classic mini CD from 1999 has now been re-released and comes with a revamped layout, previously unreleased lyrics to all songs, plus two demo recordings of the tracks 'Breeding Death' and 'Omnious Bloodvomit'.
Bloodbath lineup on "Breeding Death":
Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) - Vocals
Anders Nyström (Katatonia) - Guitars/Backing Vocals
Dan Swanö (ex-Edge Of Sanity, Nightingale) - Guitars
Jonas Renkse (Katatonia) - Bass/Backing Vocals
For more information, click here.
Cradle Of Filth Announce N. A. Tour Dates
Cradle Of Filth are set to team up with Finland's The 69 Eyes for a North American tour in January/February.
Confirmed tour dates so far are as follows: More...
Clawfinger Working On New Material
Swedish crossover pioneers CLAWFINGER are back in the studio, working on new songs for the follow-up album of "Hate Yourself With Style" (released on November 18th 2005). "So Bård is in town since Sunday evening and we've started another round of writing and recording", says singer Zak Tell about the proceeding. Read his full statement here.
On related news, CLAWFINGER have recently been confirmed to play the German Jägermeister Rock:Liga. More...
Gates Of Metalbaten Cruise Details Revealed
Gates of Metal Festival and Metalbåten will create a new cruise which will be called Gates of Metalbåten (The Gates of Metal Boat). The cruise is between Sweden and Finland at the Silja Festival ferry on the 26-27 of April next year.
Seven bands will perform at the ferry and so far Evergrey, Dark Funeral, Nocturnal Rites, Sonic Syndicate and Manticora are confirmed. The Gates of Metal Boat will be a kick-off for the Gates of Metal festival which will be held for the fifth time in Hultsfred on the 3-4 of August.
Lee's Sexist Remarks Fuel Supernova Theorists
Conspiracy theorists who think 'Rock Star Supernova' had a winner selected before the show even began can point to Tommy Lee's comments in the December issue of Blender magazine. The Motley Crue and Supernova drummer initially commented on winner Lukas Rossi how he hoped the Canadian singer "adapts - some don't and they get this dreaded disease called LSD: Lead Singer Disease. They turn into fu**ing jerk-offs." Lee then raised eyebrows contemplating a band led by the show's runner-up, Dilana Robichaux. "Could you imagine a lead singer with the dreaded lead-singer disease and a girl who's on the rag," Lee asked. "Can you imagine?! I wonder which one's worse. That would be good, an egotistical female singer who's having a that-time-of-the-month-thing -- hah, that would be some fireworks. A reality show you could film only once a month."
Updated Nachtmystium and Zoroaster Tour Dates
Battle Kommand labelmates Nachtmystium and Zoroaster will be joining forces for a brief tour of the East Coast and Midwest. Here are the tour dates:
12/08 Baltimore, MD @ The Talking Head Club
12/12 Providence, RI @ Redrum
12/13 Wallingford, CT @ Wallingford American Legion w/ Sea of Bones
12/15 Brooklyn, NY @ North Six w/ Prurient, Gravewurm
12/16 Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber w/ Otesanek, March Into The Sea
12/17 Cleveland, OH @ Hi-Fi Club w/ Decrepit, Midnight
12/19 Dayton, OH @ Coyotes w/ Heathen Hammer, Darkness Undying.
12/20 DeKalb, IL @ Otto's w/ March Into The Sea
12/21 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle w/ March Into The Sea
12/22 Nashville, TN @ Spring Water w/ Loss
Blacklisted, Sinking Ships, Shipwreck Tour Dates
Blacklisted, Sinking Ships, and Shipwreck will tour together briefly in January. Here are the tour dates:
1/7 Dallas, TX @ Red Blood Club
1/8 San Antonio, TX @ Midtown
1/9 Midland, TX @ Eschaton Records
1/10 Phoenix, AZ @ The Sets w/Hour Of The Wolf
1/11 Las Vegas, NV @ Leathernecks w/Hour Of The Wolf
1/12 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/Guns Up!
1/13 Ventura, CA @ The Alpine w/Guns Up!
1/14 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe
1/15 San Francisco, CA @ TBA
1/16 Sacramento, CA @ VFW Hall w/Killing The Dream
1/17 Portland, OR @ TBA w/Life And Limb
1/18 Seattle, WA @ West Seattle Legion Hall
Guns N Roses Cancel Milwaukee Show
Guns N' Roses have cancelled their Milwaukee show tonight because Axl is reportedly suffering from an ear infection and strep throat. The tour is scheduled to continue on Friday night Dec. 1st in Ames, Iowa.
As previously reported, Axl kicked The Eagles of Death Metal off their current tour after one show, calling them "The Pigeons of Shit Metal."
Headline News
Glassjaw Return, To Tour With Deftones
The rumors are true - Glassjaw is back and will be touring with Deftones in December. The confirmed tour dates are as follows:
December 14th in Nashville, TN
December 16th in Ft. Worth, TX
December 17th in Tulsa, OK
December 18th in Kansas City, MO
December 19th in Minneapolis, MN
December 31st in New Haven, CT
Venues will be announced shortly.
Glassjaw has been on a break since late 2004 as frontman Daryl Palumbo has been dealing with his ongoing Crohn's Disease problems, touring only on occasion.
Deranged Announce New Guitarist
Swedish brutal death metallers DERANGED have issued the following update:
"Deranged are proud to announce that Tomas Ahlgren (ARSONIST, PANDEMONIUM) has been added to the lineup as the new 5 string shredder. The band has been jamming a while with an incomplete lineup, but it?s now complete with Tomas Ahlgren."
Deranged lineup now includes: Rikard Wermen (drums), Johan Axlesson (guitar), Tomas Ahlgren (bass) and Martin Shonherr (vocals).
As previously reported, Deranged have been working on the follow-up to their sixth full length, Obscenities In B Flat, which was released earlier this year. The band changed the album's working title, 213, to The Red Light Murder Case.
Recording will take place sometime in 2007.
Illogicist Sign To Willowtip, Seeking Drummer
Italy's ILLOGICIST have posted the following update:
"Illogicist are proud to announce the signing of a new two album deal with the US based label Willowtip Inc., becoming labelmates of bands like NECROPHAGIST, NEURAXIS, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MISERY INDEX, ALARUM, CROWPATH, ION DISSONANCE, CAPHARNAUM, ROTTEN SOUND, etc.
The drummer for the recordings, that will be done in January 2007, will be the legend of extreme drumming Marco Minnemann.
We are still looking for a drummer for the future shows in 2007 and for an European and American tour for the promotion of the upcoming album. If interested write as at drums@illogicist.com."
You can check out some of Illogicist's material on their MySpace page.
Watch Bleeding Through Perform "Kill To Believe"
Another live video of Bleeding Through is now online at the Underground Video Television (UVTV) website, completing the material that was filmed during an Ozzfest offdate last summer in Syracuse NY at The Country Club. The footage is for their track “Kill To Believe” from their Trustkill release “The Truth”. The band continues their winter tour with Saosin and Senses Fail tonight in Rochester NY at Water Street Music Hall.
Navigate forward or backward through each day of news below: