Metal News for February 4, 2002
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Hot Topics
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9 news articles posted on this day.
Summary/Misc
Daily Interviews
Metal Rules! has a few new interviews:
- Stormlord - Interview with bassist Francesco Bucci
- The Haunted - Interview with vocalist Marco Aro
- Solitude Aeturnus - Interview with guitarist John Perez
- Minotaur - Old School German THRASH!
Linkin Park Live
Contrary to recent Internet reports that the band were killed in a road accident, Linkin Park are not dead. The band are alive and well and touring the US on the Projekt: Revolution tour.
Civilian Rage Against Tool
Civilian, the band featuring former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and three ex-members of Rage Against The Machine are working on their debut album with producer Rick Rubin. And they’ve turned down the chance to support Tool on the latter’s US arena tour in order to concentrate on the record, due out shortly.
Pessimistic About Pessimist Release
The new Pessimist release has been delayed yet again for "a couple more weeks".
The track listing (and tour dates) for "Slaughtering the Faithful" is as follows: More...
Noctuary Tour East Coast
CA's Noctuary will be trecking to the East Coast for 2 dates only, making appearances on the Destruction Fests in NJ and NY. The dates are as follows:
2/23 - Clifton, NJ
2/24 - Brooklyn, NY
Both shows with Destroyer 666, Engorge, Abazagorath, Nunslaughter, Sadistic Intent, BloodStorm, Krieg, Perverseraph, Spore, Algol.
The promoter has placed Noctuary as one of (if not the) first bands on both dates, so make sure you arrive early in order to see them. Noctuary also had a nice little write up in...OUI Magazine, the men's porn mag. (Ed. - I just got the news from teh source, not the mag!)
Enter Self
Enter Self are currently writing new songs for their sophomore release. The CD is tentivley titled "Beyond The Flesh". Songs that are complete so far are "Hate Burns Cold", "...Of Your Sin", "Methodical Termination" and "One Shadow". This new cd promises to be a bit of a departure from "Awaken In Agony". "Beyond The Flesh" will be a much more intense opus. Furious, focused, complex and still yet groove laden. Although the grooves on the newer songs have more of a southern touch than the NY style. It will also be a bit less ambient than "Awaken...". With not as much doom orientation. "Beyond The Flesh" will be a lesson in intensity, brutality and insanity!
Summary/Misc
Daily Reviews
Metal Reviews has the usual seven new ones this week:
- Chinchilla - The Last Millenium
- Double Action - Sokaris
- King Diamond - Abigail II
- My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours
- Ring Of Fire - The Orcale
- Rough Silk - Symphony Of Life
- Satariel - Phobos And Deimos
Headline News
Kirk Hammett Wins Guitar World Award
Recognizing what Guitar World magazine editor Brad Tolinski calls 'a significant contribution to modern music', readers recently voted Kirk as the innaugural recipient of their special 'Hall Of Fame' award. Kirk is on the magazine's March cover (on newstands now) featuring in a full-scale, in-depth interview.
Apocolyptica in Nascar Commercial?
I could have sworn that I heard Apocalyptica's rendition of "Mountain King" in the Nascar commercials during the Superbowl tonight... Can anyone confirm this?
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