Metal News for December 2, 2008
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34 news articles posted on this day.
Perverse Dependence Signs w/ SF Collector Records
SoulFlesh Collector Records has announced the signing of Russian death metal band Perverse Dependence. The band recently recorded a promo CD before signing the record deal for their debut full-length album.
Perverse Dependence plays US-style brutal death metal in the vein of Malignancy, Disgorge(US) and Lividity. You can check out some of their material on the band's MySpace page.
Tub Ring Joined By Creature Feature's Curtis RX
TUB RING, who just finished a string of dates with Creature Feature and The Birthday Massacre, are heading to Portland, Maine for dates with MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE with a surprise guest in tow. The band comments:
"Just a quick update to let you know that we're 1/3 of the way through our trip from San Francisco, CA to Portland, ME and we've packed some extra cargo with us.
"Curtis RX from Creature Feature is joining us for the next five shows, and he'll also be handling second guitar duties. This is surely going to make for some special shows, and I guess will double as an early Christmas for the East coast.
"Why's he coming? Because we can't get enough of him."
The remaining Tub Ring tour dates are as follows: More...
Nekrogoblikon Posts Album Update On "Stench"
Nekrogoblikon has issued an update on work on their latest album as well as a tentative tracklisting. Here are the pertinent parts of the band's update:
"Hails, goblin fans. Here's a quick update on what we've been up to: album album album. As many of you know, we've been hauling ass writing songs for almost two years now. Thankfully we can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We have 12 sweet tracks almost done for our sophomore album 'STENCH.' We need to polish off the last 3 and we are going into the studio December 29th with the great Zack Ohren to start tracking drums. We've been playing most of these songs live in and around our home base of Santa Barbara, to fantastic response. You can check out 'No One Survives' and 'A Feast' on our myspace."
"We're also going to be announcing a new (additional) keyboard player, as Nekrogoblikon is far too epic of a band for only two synthmasters... so now we have three. Nicholas Von Doom is going to be reducing his keyboarding role and concentrating more on being a ferocious frontman. You front row fans are gonna be covered with his phlegm at our next show, I promise."
Here is a tentative track list for "Stench": More...
Taste Of Chaos 2009 Lineup and Tour Dates Revealed
The lineup for 2009's edition of the Rockstar Taste Of Chaos tour has been revealed. The tour will consist of Thursday, Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil, Cancer Bats and Four Year Strong. The Taste Of Chaos 2009 tour dates are as follows: More...
Cipher Seeks New Bassist
Long Beach, New York's Cipher is currently in search of a new bass player. Candidates must have experience, professional equipment, transportation, and be willing to tour. Interested parties should contact the band here.
Cipher entered the studio to record their latest album in October. No further information has been revealed about the release, however.
Sepultura Singer Launches New Band Musica Diablo
Derrick Green, best known as the lead vocalist for Sepultura, has launched a new band entitled Musica Diablo. The band also features Nitrominds guitarist Andre NM, Acao Direta/Dead Fish drummer Marcao and bass player Ricardo Brigas. You can check out two demo songs on their official Myspace. as well as a video of the band in the studio below. More...
Divine Heresy To Enter The Studio In February
Divine Heresy, the band featuring former Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares has announced that they will be heading into the studio in February to record their second album. The album will be the bands first with vocalist Travis Neal (formerly of The Bereaved and Pushed), since the band fired their original lead vocalist Tommy "Vext" Cummings who is now singing for the reunited Snot. Divine Heresy will be enlisting the services of production team Dirty Icon (Logan Mader and Lucas Banker) who have previously produced albums for Cavalera Conspiracy, Gojira and Five Finger Death Punch.
Guitarist Dino Cazares has posted the following message online: "With Neal now having a few shows under his belt, his confidence is coming across through the new material. The songwriting process has been great and the ideas are constantly flowing. Collaborating with Tim Yeung [drums], Joe Payne [bass] and Neal, all together hashing out ideas in the practice space, has been very therapeutic and enjoyable. We all have a collective desire to take our performances to the next level with this release to undoubtedly prove that we are one of the most devastating bands in the scene today. Prepare to be annihilated and stay tuned to our MySpace page for studio reports and new video footage."
Kreator Posts New Song, "Warcurse," Online
German thrash metal legends Kreator has uploaded a brand new song online entitled, "Warcurse." The song comes from the bands forthcoming album, "Hordes Of Chaos" which is set to be released in January. You can listen to the song my heading to the bands official Myspace. Kreator will be premiering a video for the title track next week and will be embarking on a headlining North American tour with special guests Exodus next year.
Saliva Confirmed For Rock Gone Wild Festival
Saliva has been confirmed to appear at the Rock Gone Wild festival which will take place on August 20th-23rd in Algona, Iowa. There will be over 50 bands performing at the festival which features two stages and will be held at the Freedom Park festival grounds.
The lineup for the festival so far is as follows:
Dangerous Toys
Great White
Hardcore Superstar
Helix
Junkyard
Kix
Lizzy Borden
Puddle Of Mudd
Rhino Bucket
Saigon Kick
Saliva
Skid Row
Tantric
Tigertailz
God Forbid Posts More Studio Footage Online
New Jersey based metal act God Forbid has uploaded a second video of the band at work in the studio on their new album. You can check it out below. The title of the new album will be "Earthsblood" and it will be released on February 24th via Century Media. More...
Despised Icon Announces Tour Dates
Despised Icon will be headlining the "Montreal Assault Tour" which also includes Beneath The Massacre, Carnifex, Neuraxis and The Plasmarifle.
The tour dates are as follows:
1/29 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Downunder
1/30 Mt. Clemens, MI @ Hayloft Liquor Stand
1/31 Dekalb, IL @ House Café
2/1 TBA
2/2 TBA
2/3 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
2/4 TBA
2/5 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
2/6 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
2/7 Santa Cruz, CA @ Santa Cruz Vets Hall
2/8 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
2/9 Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey A Go Go
2/10 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
2/11 Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound
2/12 TBA
2/13 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
2/14 Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
2/15 Plano, TX @ Plano Center
2/16 TBA
2/17 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
2/18 Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel
2/19 Augusta, GA @ Club Hollywood
2/20 TBA
2/21 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
2/22 Fredericksburg, VA @ KC's Music Alley
2/23 TBA
2/24 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
2/25 New York, NY @ Blender Theatre at Gramercy
2/26 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
2/27 Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheelz
Dillinger Escape Plan To Record New Album In June
Dillinger Escape Plan has posted the following message online via their official Myspace:
"Back to DEP related news and notes to keep you as close to the inner circle as possible. We're writing, we've loosely set aside June and July 2009 for recording with Steve Evetts, and we're looking forward to/getting ready to absolutely rip in the new year. We've got Australia booked for late Feb/early March, and we'll more than likely be doing some stateside stuff as well around that time, maybe some US shows before we go down under, we'll see."
Read the full article at this location.
Black Label Society Announces North American Tour
Black Label Society will head out on a headlining tour of North America next year. Support on the trek will come from Sevendust.
The first tour dates are as follows:
Apr. 04 - Toronto, ONT - The Sound Academy
Apr. 15 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!
May 01 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Edguy Announces U.K. Shows
Eduy has announced two shows in the United Kingdom for next month.
The dates are as follows:
January
9 - Dudley, UK - JBs
10 - London, UK - Carling Academy Islington
Frontman Tobias Sammet is suitably excited: “It’s always a great feeling to tour England. England is not known for its appreciation of ridiculous Eunuch fronted European Metal, but if you don’t take yourself too seriously, have a good sense of humor and scarf-skin on your palate, England is the fucking place to be. Seriously, I love that country, I love castles, IRON MAIDEN, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Robin-Hood and British humor. And I am looking forward to set the clubs on fire and finally prove to the Brits - and even if only a few - that we are maybe the best, definitely the most entertaining band in the world! London and Dudley: Beware, the Krauts are coming!!!“
Suicidal Angels DVD In Production Stages
Greek thrash metal act Suicidal Angels has posted the following message online:
"We're back from our show in Vienna, which was a total fuckin' killer concert! We sincerely thank all the people that attended and reacted so damn well to our music. They thrashed and moshed and gave us such a good time, that we totally enjoyed it and can't wait to return there soon again! We even had to play songs not in the setlist and which we hadn't even rehearsed for a long time, just because they kept asking for more! What can you say but a big thank you to all these maniac thrashers!!!
"We really had a wonderful time in Vienna and many thanks go also to local promoters Gerald and Kristina (www.myspace.com/thrashcommand) for their accommodation and for being ready and willing to solve any problems that occurred whatsoever. We enjoyed our stay and they are to be given credit for it!
"All in all, a very nice experience. Now we go on, preparing for our Athens show in February and working the last details out for the release of our DVD Live Domination, which is now in production stage, and the recording of our second album. Soon there will be some interesting news for that matter, so stay tuned!"
Napalm Death Announces Special Album Release Show
In a recent interview with Quietus, Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway announced that on January 31st the band will play a special, one-off show in their hometown of Birmingham, England at the Asylum. During the show, the band will perform their forthcoming new album, "Time Waits For No Slave" from start to finish. This will be the first and only time the band will do this states the singer.
Read the full article at Quietus.
Just For Fun
KFC Black Metal Commercial Posted Online
MetalInjection.net has posted up a KFC commercial featuring a segment with a black metal band. You can check out the video here.
Zero System Recruits Glass Casket Singer
Zero System has officially parted ways with vocalist Joel Collins as he has chosen to dedicate more time to his other band, Bloodjinn. The group has now added Glass Casket frontman Adam Cody to their line-up on vocals.
Wreak Havoc Signs To Monument Records
Monument Records has announced the signing of hardcore band Wreak Havoc. "The choice was made instantly after the first listen and suddenly it was clear to us that we always have been searching for this band," states the label.
Wreak Havoc rose from the ashes of several bands from the North Eastern Ohio area with the purpose to play fast honest and intense hardcore. Inspired by bands like American Nightmare, Panic, Frostbite, and Modern Life is War Wreak Havoc lays a blend of thrash, punk rock, and hardcore. Recording their debut in the Summer of 2008 the EP features guest vocals by hardcore legend The Human Furnace of Ringworm and Andy Hoffman of Above This Fire.
The band has already started working on a full length with plans to record in winter of 2009 for a spring 2009 release. Wreak Havoc will be hitting the road for a majority of 2009.
In the meantime, you can check out some of the band's material on their MySpace page.
Crystalic To Enter The Studio Soon
Finnish melodic death metal act Crystalic has posted the following message online:
"We are hitting D-Studio on December 19, 2008 for the drum recordings of our second full-length album. Rest of the instruments and vocals are going to be handled by Deaf Ear Music with Matti Auerkallio at the helm.
"There's definitely some surprises coming your way with the new material. For example, the fastest Crystalic song to date (with some blastbeats!) and also the slowest one. Stay tuned for a possible studio diary, photos, videos etc once we get going!"
Sonata Arctica Confirmed For Norway Rock Festival
Finnish metal act Sonata Arctica has been added to the bill for 2009's Norway Rock Festival. The festival also boasts appearances from Satyricon, W.A.S.P. and Doro. More details will be announced once they are revealed.
Fight Posts "Christmas Ride" MP3 Online For Free
Fight, the first band Rob Halford formed after his departure from Judas Priest in the early nineties, has posted an MP3 online entitled, "Christmas Ride" for a free download. You can download the song at this location.
Turbonegro Guitarist Recovers From Cancer
Turbonegro guitarist Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner has announced that he has now fully recovered from cancer. A statement from the guitarist reads as follows:
"As the year 2008 is coming to an end, I'm happy to inform you all that I've undergone successful treatment for lymphoma cancer. Last month I shook hands with the doctors and hugged the nurses and signed off at Radiumhospitalet, hopefully once and for all. When it comes to cancer patients, they're not willing to declare you completely cured until years have passed without further complications. But there are no signs of cancer in my system at least, and the chances of experiencing a fallback are rather small, and life has gone back to normal. I feel good and tell my friends that I'm cured.
"The treatment went fine; I didn't get too sick and was able to do a couple of shows this summer (the awesome 'Apocalypse Dudes' concert at the Øya festival in Oslo stands out). Not to mention that my interest for music, the band and the guitar has gone through the roof! Now I'm really looking forward to make music again and get back in the saddle and play some cool shows for you all. More...
Halford Guitarist Talks About Releasing New Album
Halford/PainMuseum guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak recently did an interview with Live-Metal.net during which he discussed a variety of topics including whether or not fans can expect a new album from Halford. Some excerpts from the interview are available to read below.
Live-Metal.Net: Any idea on when we might some activity on a new release from Halford?
Chlasciak: "Rob's band, the musicians are quite prolific, and probably some of the most professional guys that I have ever been on stage with. There is so much material that has been accumulated over the past few years. It is just a matter of wrapping it all up and cutting out the songs that are not as good as the others, mixing it and then releasing it."
Live-Metal.Net: Well it sounds like we definitely have something to look forward to at least!
Chlasciak: "Yes, certainly. As you can imagine, we have to be very respectful to Rob's commitment to Judas Priest because we all know what that band means to him. We would all like to have one more stab at going out and playing some new music. We all feel, and this is including Rob, that the Halford band was a little more than just a solo artist hiring a bunch of dudes to play cover songs. We really have something to say as a band. It was just a little unfortunate, in my eyes, to release an album like Crucible and not have a fair shot at promoting it. That's all right and it's all cool and we have all been busy but when the day comes that we all get together and play as a unit, it is going to be really fun! Not only for us, but hopefully for the fans as well! It seems like there are a lot of them out there."
Read the full article at Live-Metal.com.
God Dethroned Frontman Posts Studio Update
God Dethroned frontman Henri Sattler has posted the following studio update:
"Rythm guitars, bass and lead guitars are all finished now. We took some time off from the studio to prepare some new things for us like different bass lines, harmonies and other stuff we haven't done like this before.
"Producer Joerg Uken learned some new things when it came down to my unconventional way of composing harmony lines.
One day we would record a melody line and the harmony just on the clicktrack to put it into the song later.
He goes 'this already sounds out of tune like this and we haven't even put it in the music yet.' I go 'just put it in the music Joerg.' It was nice to see this big questionmark above his head when we checked out the result. It sounded just great.
You can check that out yourself when our album comes out somewhere in April next year. More...
Agent Steel Posts Update
American metallers Agent Steel has posted the following message online:
"Just wanted to say thanks to all who showed up last night to the Black Castle in not so great neighborhood, California! You Guys own!!! Los Angeles' thrash metal scene kicks ass! Very intense crowd last night and a good door count considering the state of the economy and BRUJERIA playing the same night! Once again thanks to you all!! You guys make it all worth it. A big thanks to Hatewar Productions, AGONY, DREAMS OF DAMNATION, EXMORTUS, DISMANTLE, SCRAPMETAL, and all the bands, and of course The Black Castle crew and staff. We had a great time!
"Here's the setlist from last night for those who weren't there: 'Unstoppable Force', 'Bleed For The Godz', 'Evil Eye', ' 'Illuminati is Machine', 'Children of the Sun', 'Fashioned From Dust' (from Alienigma), 'Extinct' (from Alienigma), 'Guilty as Charged', '144,000 Gone', 'Know Your Master' (with Loana D.O.D. on back up vocals), 'Agents of Steel', 'Mad Locust Rising.'
"We shall return in 2009!!! In the meantime we will be writing new material so check back for updates."
Megadeth Hoping To Release New Album Next Year
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has posted the following lengthy update:
"I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I know I did. I was able to wrangle someone else to come cook for the family, and Pam got a reprieve, so she was 'thankful' for that.
"And there really was an 'aire' of gratitude this year that has been missing to some degree before. There has always been some deal, or job, or gig, or something that would be interfering with the atmosphere, and this year, it was really the first time that I wasn't 'giving an interview' at the table. My family hates that; and I get uncomfortable talking about myself too. I mean, I do it everyday when I am out doing promo tours and press, and it just gets old hearing the same sh*t everyday for them, so I thank our guests for their tact and manners.
"I have been very busy with Justis' band and trying to get him off in the right direction. His whole world is 'clicking' right now. They have a name they like, got a bassist named Brian that James LoMenzo recommended - completing their lineup (although he is just 16 and been in three accidents already), and now it is just investing the 'time' that it takes to get ready to be released out into the world. I hope he has as much fun as I have, and that he refrains from making the mistakes I did. Although, I still stand by the things that I believe in, some of the stuff I did was the stuff that kids do. And the bad stuff was fun sometimes too. More...
Battlelore Keyboardist Checks In
Battlore keyboardist Maria has posted the following tour blogs online:
Barcelona, Mephisto - Nov. 20th:
"Aaaah, Barcelona and the sunny, warm Spain! After hearing that there were snow storms in Finland, back home, we were really happy to be on tour… As we woke up quite early and went straight to the beach, drank some sauna-beers and had breakfast in the sun. Wow. There were fans waiting by the club early on, so we knew this would be a great night! It was. The Spanish crowd is always amazing. So, to celebrate the great evening, we drank some sauna-beers ;)"
Madrid, Sala Live - Nov. 22nd:
"We return to Madrid! It’s always been so great being in Madrid, and this time was no different! Thanks to our friend Alex, who always takes such good care of us, the girls had some proper vegetarian food and the guys got great meat! The venue was packed, I think we had about 400 people in that small venue, and as it was Saturday night, it meant a huge party for all the bands! The afterparty was also amazing - Finnish Fire-crew showed Spanish people how to party!"
Erfurt, Centrum - Nov. 27th:
"Another of those really nice, old German cities, we’d never heard of before the tour. A beautiful centre with all the Christmas lights and stuff - it’s hard to remember it’ll be Christmas soon with all that’s happening on tour. Maybe we’ll have a soon-to-be-Christmas celebration one of these days on tour… Although there seem to be enough reasons to celebrate even with no Christmas coming, heheh! Anyways - a great show again, and loads of Battlelore fans around. We heard that quite a lot of people had driven to Erfurt to see Battlelore, since we had to cancel the show in Glauchau… Wonderful people, and we were allowed to play for over an hour to give the best songs to the best people! After the great show and nice adrenaline flowing through our veins, we had some sauna-beers and enjoyed the atmosphere."
Rage Frontman Gives Overview Of New EP
RAGE frontman Peter "Peavy" Wagner has issued the following studio update:
"Who has turned the clock..... unbelievable. Twenty-five years have past since I have started doing metal music during AVENGER times long way back. Who ever thought that Rage will capture their place in this shark tank of the music business, developing themselves to an established factor in the global metal world for a quarter-century. Certainly, a big part is because of you, therefore a huge 'thank you' from our side.
"Beside a nice jubilee tour next spring, we're going to offer some 'fresh food' in form of the Never Give Up EP, which will be released on January 16th, 2009, also available as a box-set, including the last Rage album Carved In Stone. On the Never Give Up EP, there will be new songs and some curiosities like the video bonus material of 'Carved In Speed'.
"Here some words to the songs..."
New Guns N Roses Album Reaches Number 2 In U.K.
Billboard has issued the following report from London's Paul Sexton:
In an all-new top three on the UK album chart, THE KILLERS' Day & Age (Vertigo/Universal) took the #1 spot ahead of GUNS N' ROSES' Chinese Democracy (Black Frog/Geffen), while TAKE THAT scored its 11th UK career #1 single with 'Greatest Day' (Polydor/Universal).
The Killers thus complete a perfect trio of studio albums: Hot Fuss was released in June 2004 and spent two weeks at the summit the following January, while Sam's Town spent three weeks at the top in October 2006. Welsh-born 2007 X Factor runner-up RHYDIAN arrived at #3 with a self-titled debut set for Syco Music/Sony BMG.
Nervecell Confirmed For Dubai Desert Rock Festival
Dubai based death/thrash metal band Nervecell has been confirmed for the Dubai Desert Rock Festival next year. The festival will be held on March 6th and also boasts appearances from Motorhead, Opeth, Chimaira, Arch Enemy and August Burns Red. Nervecell has previously performed at the festival in 2005 and 2008.
Sickening Horror Reveals New Album Details
Greek extreme metal act Sickening Horror has posted the following message online:
"After four-and-a-half months of relentlessly hard work in the studio, our new album is ready! We tried to work thoroughly every single detail as the production/mixing/mastering was held solely by ourselves.
"The new album is entitled 'The Dead End Experiment' and contains 10 songs. The recordings took place at Portal studio for guitars, bass, vocals and Baseline studio for drums. Also, it's the first time we have a guest appearance! Ross Dolan [IMMOLATION] contributed some fantastic vocals on the song 'The Universe Within'!
"We will set a release date and upload a couple of songs as soon as we find a new label." More...
Saints Never Surrender, Venia On Sonshine Fest
SAINTS NEVER SURRENDER and VENIA have been confirmed among the first batch of announced bands for the Sonshine Festival 2009. Held during July in Willmar, Minnesota, the festival has always been heralded by fans and bands alike as one of the best events of the year.
Some other decent heavy bands confirmed for the festival include Destroy the Runner, The Showdown, Once Nothing and War Of Ages among many other bands.
For a complete list of announced bands and to buy tickets, visit the Sonshine Festival website.
Bullet For My Valentine Posts Deluxe Album Trailer
Welsh metallers Bullet For My Valentine has posted a 90 second trailer online for the deluxe edition of their latest album, "Scream, Aim, Fire." You can check it out below. The new deluxe edition will be released on December 9th and features four new songs aswell as a bonus DVD which features music videos and episodes of Bullet TV. More...
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