Metal News for December 6, 2004
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24 news articles posted on this day.
Otep To Tour In 2005, Possibly Headlining
OTEP have confirmed via their personal online diary that they will be hitting the road in early 2005, possibly as part of a headlining stint, the posting reads below:
"yes, the rumors are true ... our mgmt called and they have confirmed preparations and negotiations for touring in early 2005 have begun and are underway. no details or specifics are availble as of yet, but the term "headlining" is most popular among the suits and creative types who are involved in the planning stages of this next assault on the flesh and minds of the angry american sub-nation."
RE:Ignition Set to Enter the Studio
SKINLAB and RE:IGNITION mainman Steev Esquivel has offered an update on the bands current schedule:
"Hey there everyone, sorry about the lack of updates lately. We've all been hard at work writting new material and getting ready to hit the studio once again to record some more tunes. This time we're set to record with multi-platinum producer Sylvia Massy (TOOL, SEVENDUST, SYSTEM OF A DOWN) at her killer studio RadioStarStudios in Weed Ca. starting January 6th. We're honored to be able to work with Sylvia, she's been apart of some of our favorite records and have no doubt she'll be bringing out the best of RE:IGNITION. We'll keep you all posted."
The Bay Area group have just one show lined up this December:
December 11 - Concord, CA @ The Time Out
The Acacia Strain and August Burns Red Winter Tour
The Acacia Strain and August Burns Red will be touring together for two weeks this winter. Here are the dates:
12/29 Cambridge MA @ TBA
12/30 Providence RI @ The Living Room
12/31 Vermont @ TBA
1/1 New Paltz NY @ Caboloosa's w/ My Bitter End
1/2 Lakewood OH @ Hi Fi Club
1/3 Port Huron MC @ The North Grotto
1/4 Louisville KY @ TBA
1/5 Memphis TN @ The Complex
1/6 Johnson City TN @ Heather's Hide Away
1/7 Greenville NC @ The Flying Salsa w/ Through The Eyes Of The Dead
1/8 Fredricksburg, VA @ KC's
1/9 New Jersey @ TBA
1/10 Bethlehem, PA @ The Globe Cafe w/ The Nine Orders Of Angels
Remembering Never Vs. Lit
It seems there was a little trouble between rock band Lit and Remembering Never this weekend. Both groups were playing in Tallahassee on Friday night (Remembering Never is on tour with Most Precious Blood, It Dies Today, and Dead To Fall), and according to members of both MPB and IDT, apparently Lit had some disparaging things to say about straight edge, etc. during their show. Consequently, some things were done to Lit's tour bus and they aren't too happy.
Devilinside Drop Off Of Current Tour
Minneapolis' Devilinside have officially dropped off the remainder of their current tour with Diecast, E-Town Concrete, and Twelve Tribes. Official sources cite "personal reasons" as the impetus behind their departure. According to the group's record label, the band still intends to tour with Suffocation in February.
Candiria Introduce New Guitarists
Candiria have posted the following message on their official web site:
"Tomorrow we start our next run of dates with Nonpoint and Dry Kill Logic. We are excited to get back on the road and bring it for ya'll once again. This is a short one only lasting about two weeks, but we are planning some killer shows. And we are capping the month off with performances on this year's Stillborn fest.
"Those of you who will be coming out to these shows will be the first people to see the debut of our two new guitarists. Yes, you heard me right. Candiria has two new guitar players and they rip shit up. One of them is permanent and one is a fill-in for Eric while he gears up for another back surgery.
"Our forum members will be happy to hear that one of our new guys is forum member Darren Carter a.k.a DC11. Our other new bro is Steve Fakelman, formerly of the group Trudge. These guys have done a fantastic job getting the material together in next to no time and we are so excited for their debut.
"So these are going to be some dynamite shows to say the least. I hope to see all of you guys out there when we pass through your towns."
Candiria are currently out on tour in support of their latest release, "What Doesn't Kill You", which was released in July on Type A Records.
Headline News
Novembers Doom Part Ways With Bassist
Chicago doomsters Novembers Doom have parted ways with bass player Mike LeGros. Mike played bass with the band for the past two years, and contributed to the recording of the upcoming CD, "The Pale Haunt Departure". "It was brought to our attention that he was not comfortable in the band due to creative differences, and the dedication to his instrument we required suffered because of this," the group said in a statement. "Very simply, it was time for a change, on both sides. Mike is an amazing person, and we are forever grateful for everything he did for Novembers Doom during his time with us. We wish him nothing but the best with DISINTER, NACHTMYSTIUM, and any other project he aligns himself with!
"We are in the process of filling the vacant bass position, and this will not hinder us from touring, and promoting 'The Pale Haunt Departure' in 2005. Any interested parties should email: info@novembersdoom.com."
"The Pale Haunt Departure" was mixed by Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö (Bloodbath, Edge Of Sanity, Nightingale) and is being mastered by James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament). An early 2005 release through The End Records is expected.
M.O.D.: Texas Tour Dates Announced
M.O.D. have announced the following dates in late December/early January:
Dec. 31 - HeadHunters - Austin TX
Jan. 01 - Zero's - Corpus Christi, TX
As previously reported, M.O.D.'s video for the track "Wigga" has been made available for download at this location.
"Wigga" comes off M.O.D.'s most recent studio album, "The Rebel You Love to Hate", which was released last year through Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed by frontman Billy Milano and Dan Korneff at Watermusic in Hoboken, New Jersey and mastered at Masterdisk in New York with Roger Lian (Slayer, Powerman 5000).
Kittie's New York City Appearance Cancelled
Despite last week's announcement to the contrary, Canadian metal band Kittie will NOT be performing at the Machine party at the Snitch nightclub in New York City on Tuesday, December 7, according to a posting on the group's web site.
Kittie recently completed several months' worth of touring in support of their latest album, "Until the End", which released in July through Artemis Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Oracle" was recorded during the month of March at Longview Farm Studios in Massachusetts and was produced by Steve Thompson (Korn, Anthrax).
To/Die/For Complete Work On New Album
Finnish goth-metallers To/Die/For have set "IV" as the title of their fourth album, due on March 16, 2005 via Spinefarm Records. A single will precede the album on February 17.
The follow-up to 2003's "Jaded" was recorded at Sonicimage studios in Kouvola, Finland and was mixed at Finnvox studios in Helsinki with Mikko Karmila. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "The World is Made for Me", "Lies (for Fools)", "Fragmented", "No Turning Back", "Autumn Forever", "Last Breath" (the outro), "Endlessly", "New Year's Day" (U2 cover), "Chaotic Me", "Little Deaths" and "Live in You" (acoustic).
The current To/Die/For lineup once again features vocalist Jarno "Jape" Perätalo, who allegedly decided to reclaim the T/D/F name for his Tiaga project after being offered a record deal by Spinefarm Records. Joining Perätalo in the new To/Die/For formation are guitarist Juppe "J.P." Sutela, ex-New Dawn Foundation drummer/ex-To/Die/For drum tech Santtu Lonka, guitarist Mika "Alli" Ahtiainen, ex-H.I.M./ New Dawn Foundation keyboardist Juska Salminen, and bassist Jarkko "Josey" Strandmann (ex-New Dawn Foundation).
More News On Taste Of Chaos Tour
The Taste of Chaos tour, which features Killswitch Engage, along with the Used, Senses Fail and My Chemical Romance, begins February 18 in Orlando, FL and runs throughout North America.
Underoath will play the first batch of dates, beginning February 18 to March 16. Saosin will then take over and play the rest of the dates.
Taste of Chaos Tour dates: More...
Grimfist Reveals New Lineup
Grimfist guitarist Ole Walaunet has issued the following update on the Norwegian band's upcoming activities:
"As some of you've noticed, we're confirmed for the Inferno kick-off show in London on the 27th of January.
"With regards to the line-up... In early January, Dustin Pearl is coming over from California to join Grimfist! An awesome drummer and a great fucking guy. If everything works out well, he'll become the permanent skinsman for Grimfist. We are extremely excited and can't wait to start bashing our heads together! The mighty Ares from Aeternus is joining us on bass as a session musician. This will be Grimfist's debut-gig, so we wanna see you guys go fucking nuts over there!!
"In a couple of weeks I'm heading up to Skarrabakje and the sunnmørske Trollish mountains for another session of pre-production alongside Frediablo in Godfed Studio. I CAN promise you this: The new album will fucking slay!"
New Anvil Album To Be Called "This Is Thirteen"?
Anvil's next release will be their 13th studio album. They may be calling it "This Is Thirteen," or "TIT" for short. They plan on having 13 songs on the CD and the cover will be a superstitious theme, as in a broken mirror, black cat and the anvil under a ladder.
Nile Album Update From Karl
From the official Nile website, posted by Karl Sanders:
"Thursday, Dec 2
All the New Nile songs for the new record have been 'finished writing/arranging' for well over a week now - except for the very last song - the big lumbering end of the world doom apocalypse type Nile epic- which we finished Sunday nite. From now until we enter the studio, we will be playing the songs over and over, getting them insanely tight and full of Dark Evil Malevolennt Conviction. I can tell folks that so far , The band has really benefitted from all the long hours of rehearsal time we have put in every night with George - the drums are super locked down, which in turn allows Dallas and I and Jon to be cement tight - and I have not heard us sound this good in years.
"Monday, George Dallas and I go down to start tracking drums with Neal Kernon and Bob Moore at the Soundlab. Jon will likely be joining us on weekends and evenings as his work schedule permits for drum tracking. We hope to have all the drum tracks finished by Dec 18th, when we will break for the holidays. The plan is then to reconvene in Columbia Jan 8th to track everything else, and then Mix at Rax Trax in Chicago.
"Sat Dec 5
We just finished the last rehearsal before the record, and everything is sounding really ready. We will rest on sunday, then pack up and head for the Soundlab in Columbia to start tracking drums.
Can't wait."
U.D.O. Begin Recording New Album
U.D.O. started to record the new album. Udo himself is recording in these days the first lead vocals tracks, seems like there will be a lot of good songs.
U.D.O. will play some festivals next year. Confirmed is February 25th in Granada/Spain Vega-Rock.
Hammerfall Announce Album Title And Tracklisting
HammerFall have anounced the title for their forthcoming album, which will be: “Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken.” The album will be released on March, 7th, being produced and mixed by Charlie Bauernfeind (Blind Guardian, Helloween and others), who already worked with the band on their Crimson Thunder” album. The records will feature following tracks:
01. Secrets
02. Blood Bound
03. Fury Of The Wild
04. Hammer Of Justice
05. Never, Ever
06. Born To Rule
07. The Templar Flame
08. Imperial
09. Take The Black
10. Knights Of The 21st Century
"Blood Bound“ will be released as a single first, coming out on January, 31st. The band has recently shoot a video for the track as well, which was done in their hometown of Gothenburg.
All Shall Perish Sign With Nuclear Blast
"Bay Area Melodic Hardcore Death Metal" band All Shall Perish has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. Hailing from Oakland, California, the guys already played with bands like Dying Fetus, Skinless, Six Feet Under and Mortician which bestowed them a lot of fans. Album "Hate.Malice.Revenge," which was only available in the USA and Japan thus far, will get in stores on February 14th 2005 – but All Shall Perish are also already working on brand new material, so stay tuned!
More information about the band: www.allshallperish.com
Entombed: 'Unreal Estate' To Receive US Release
Candlelight Records has set a February 22, 2005 as the US release date for Entombed's "Unreal Estate", a special live recording of the band's now infamous sold-out performance at Stockholm's Royal Opera Hall. The beautifully packaged digipak release features an elaborate picture book that documents from start to finish the performance and its rehearsals. Photographer Mats Backer compiled the photographs day and night, cataloging the band, the dancers and beautiful architecture of the hall.
It is assumed one would ask how a death metal band could come to perform at a famed Opera house alongside classically trained ballerinas. It's a question The members of Entombed still ask themselves when pondering a recording that now stands as a unique and special moment in the band's decade-long history. What started as an off-the-wall idea of choreographers Bogdan Szyber and Carina Reich resulted in one of the most lavish and unique ensembles surely in both Entombed's and Stockholm's Royal Opera Hall. More...
Helstar, Cage To Perform In San Diego
Reunited '80s classic heavy metal legends Helstar, featuring vocalist James Rivera (Destiny's End, Flotsam And Jetsam, Seven Witches, Distant Thunder), will be playing in San Diego, California on Friday, January 14, 2005 at the Brick By Brick club. Also appearing on the bill will be special guests Cage, Broken Foundation (featuring ex-Psychotic Waltz drummer Norm Leggio) and Wither.
Brick by Brick is located at 1130 Buenos Aires Avenue in San Diego, California. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.00.
Gojira Sign With Listenable Records
French extreme metallers Gojira have inked a deal with Listenable Records.
The band, whose sound is said to be an "inhuman blend" of a somewhat insane Meshuggah and a slimy Morbid Angel will re-release their latest album, "The Link", with an additional bonus DVD in the spring. Their full-length DVD, "The Link Alive", will follow before the summer. A new full-length album is scheduled for release in September 2005.
For more information, visit www.gojira-music.com.
New Obituary CD Close To Being Done
Obituary singer John Tardy has posted the following message on the group's official web site:
"Donald [Tardy, drums], Al [West, guitar] and I finished another song the other day. We are real close to having the music done, just a few more songs, and we will be getting into the studio. Hopefully by January.
"I went down last night and hung out with the Cannibal [Corpse] and Napalm [Death] guys. I haven't seen either one of them for a while so it was good to get to see them. Unfortunately Napalm's bus broke down and they didn't make it in time for the show but a least I did get to have a few cool ones with them."
Obituary are expected to enter the studio in early 2005 to begin recording their first collection of new songs since 1997's "Back From the Dead", tentatively due next summer through Roadrunner Records.
Rondinelli Doesn't Consider Sabbath Heavy Metal
Electricbasement.com recently chatted with veteran hard rock drummer BOBBY RONDINELLI (Rainbow, BOC, Sabbath, The Lizards) about his recent work with THE LIZARDS, as well as his thoughts on music. While he was behind the kit for BLACK SABBATH's Cross Purposes album and tour, he doesn't view the band as heavy metal, even if they are indeed 'heavy,' "...I mean they’re heavy, but I always thought of [Judas] Priest as more metal. When I was growing up I used to think certain bands were heavy, but heavy metal to me meant something different, and now it means a lot more than it used to."
His current project, his time time around with The Lizards, finds him promoting the critically acclaimed Cold Blooded Kings album, which alos features ex-RIOT throat MIKE DIMEO.
Read the full article at Electric Basement.
Helloween Start Recording
Acclaimed German producer/engineer Charlie Bauerfeind (Saxon, Hammerfall, Rage, Blind Guardian) has posted the following update at his official web site:
"Finally we started the pre-production phase of the next Helloween record about a week ago. The guys are already in songwriting and rehearsal mode since [last] month and are working very hard to shape up some truly great songs. I joined them for the first time on 24th of November in their rehearsal room and got some great vibes. Sascha (Gerstner, guitar) and Stefan (Schwarzmann, drums) seem to be solidly integrated now into Helloween and everything was sounding really tight. The keyboards also melt very well into the sound-picture. German keyboard veteran Friedl Amon, who used to mastermind hardrock/'metal' shootingstar formation Revolver in the early '80s, adds some great stuff to the lot. He will handle the keyboard arrangements at his studio in Germany throughout the next months.
"I think we're gonna be starting to record the basic tracks at around middle of December and after a short Christmas break, commence our work 'till March 2005."
Primal Fear Names Producer For New Album
Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica, Van Halen, Slipknot) has been confirmed to mix Primal Fear's new album in Vancouver/Canada probably at The Warehouse. Even recording engineer and co-producer Charlie Bauerfeind is excited about the decision. The new album will be released in Europe and USA via Nuclear Blast and in Japan/Asia via JVC/Victor in October 2005.
In addition, Primal Fear has written 2 brand new songs together, a monster groover named "Big Banana" (for now) and a quiet more athmospheric song called "The Innocents."
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