Metal News for December 19, 2003
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6 news articles posted on this day.
Dying Fetus Confirms Date In Toronto
Dying Fetus has scheduled another pre-christmas date in Toronto, Canada for December 22nd at Club Rockit. Here are the band's upcoming tour dates before they hit Europe in January with Hate Eternal, Deeds Of Flesh and Prejudice:
December 20, 2003 - Brooklyn, NY @ L'amour (with Obliteration)
December 22, 2003 - Toronto, ONT @ Club Rockit
Visceral Bleeding Enter Studio To Record Album
Swedish death metallers Visceral Bleeding have entered Flatpig studios (web site) in Malmö with producer Robert Ahrling (Originblood, Spawn Of Possession) to record their sophomore album, tentatively due next spring through Retribute Records.
The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2002's "Remnants of Deprivation" will be "faster, more brutal and even more violent than its predecessor," according to guitarist Peter Persson. Among the tracks set to appear on the CD are "Fed to the Dogs", "Merely Parts Remain", "Fire Took His Face" and "Clenched Fist Obedience".
For more information, visit Visceral Bleeding's official web site at this location.
American Head Charge Update
American Head Charge has checked in with the following update:
"Hello there...been a long time, no? Just got the final piece (monitor) to the online puzzle, so here I am...
Been in L.A. since September 15th or so...back and forth with the label...back and forth, back and forth...and I have to say, for the record, that we as a band work pretty fast when we want to...I'm saying this because alot of people on this board are non-stop with the "What's taking them so long?" vibe, which is absolutely understandable...so, I will give you one example More...
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Site Watch
- Iron Maiden performed live in Birmingham on Tuesday (December 16). Check out pictures from StarFile.
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Daily Reviews
Bushmado has some new reviews this week:
- Milligram - This is Class War
- Lamont - Thunder Boogie
- Gilla Bruja - 6 Fingered Jesus
- The Pollen - S/T
- No Retreat - Pray for Peace
- Built Upon Frustration - Resurrected
- MEATJACK - Days of Fire
- Estrogenocide - I like to cuddle
After Xmas Roadrunner Deals At BestBuy.com
Plan your after-Christmas shopping now. Bestbuy.com will be running a "2 CDs for $20" promotion on Roadrunner material, including all of the Two From The Vault and Best Of... titles as well as the debuts from DevilDriver & To My Surprise, along with Chimaira ('The Impossibility Of Reason'), Killswitch Engage ('Alive Or Just Breathing'), and Ill Nino ('Confession'). The promotion runs on bestbuy.com starting 12/26/03 and goes through 1/17/04.
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