Metal News for August 11, 2006
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25 news articles posted on this day.
Nora To Record New Album This Fall
Nora has written roughly eight songs for their next Trustkill Records release. The band plans to enter the studio to begin tracking the effort in late-September or early-October. According to bassist Mike Olender, "Expect a different kind of Nora record this time around. There's definitely a strong and distinct mix of our influences on this one. We don't have any names for the songs yet (due to a lack of lyrics at this point) but our insider names for them are animals - wolf, eagle, bear, etc. Kinda strange, I have to say... but amusing nonetheless."
Meanwhile, Nora will tour Japan in October.
Kingston Falls Loses Vocalist, Seek Replacement
Metal/hardcore band Kingston Falls (Strike First Records) has announced the departure of singer John Busenbark, who recently left the band for undisclosed reasons. Consequently, the Indiana group is now looking for a replacement. Interested parties must be able to tour full-time and "have a relationship with Jesus Christ." Contact the band via their Myspace page for additional information. You can also hear some of their material there as well.
Circle Of Dead Children Seeks New Drummer
Circle Of Dead Children is now actively seeking a replacement for drummer Mike Bartek, who split with the group in June. Candidates interested in trying out for the band should send an email to salo120@circleofdeadchildren.net.
One Dead Three Wounded, The Divining Mini-Tour
One Dead Three Wounded and The Divining will be hooking up for a brief tour in late-August. Here are the tour dates:
8/22 Virginia Beach, VA @ Peppermint Beach Club
8/23 Reading, PA @ The Silo
8/24 Saratoga Springs, NY @ The SSCC w/ Swarm of the Lotus
8/25 Brockton, MA @ Romans
8/26 Rochester, NY @ The Penny Arcade
The Haunted Set Release Date For "The Dead Eye"
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have set an October 31 North American release date through Century Media Records for their new album, "The Dead Eye" (one day earlier internationally). The highly anticipated follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed "rEVOLVEr" album was recorded in Denmark at Antfarm Studios with renowned producer Tue Madsen (HIMSA, KATAKLYSM) and is said to be the band's "most accomplished work to date." The group spent months working on the new material pushing themselves to create something unique that combines certain elements of their previous efforts, while ultimately forging ahead in new, unexplored directions.
Commented THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving: "I think we've managed to find an immense sound: the drums are clearer, heavier and less processed, and we've even got acoustic guitars, congas, strings and loads of weird noise manipulations going on.
"As far as the vocals go, I honestly didn't know I could even sing some of the stuff. I was nervous as fuck when I got down to Tue's studio, and felt like a complete rookie: 'Shit, how the hell am I going to live up to this.' Turns out all I had to do was keep running my miles and warm up like when we're on tour.
"You can look forward to an album we're proud as fuck of, and we're looking forward to seeing you all again as soon as we head out for tour. It'll be ugly as ever, I'm sure."
THE HAUNTED's fourth album, "rEVOLVEr", entered the Swedish album chart at position No. 18 upon its release in October 2004. The follow-up to 2003's "One Kill Wonder" was recorded at Gothenburg's famed Studio Fredman (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) with co-producers Patrik J. Sten and Fredrik Nordström and mixed at Antfarm by Tue Madsen. The album was released as jewel-case CD and limited edition digipak (each with a different cover), featuring two special bonus tracks, 'Fire Alive' and 'Smut King'.
Flee The Seen, Sullivan, Chasing Victory Tour
Flee The Seen, Sullivan, and Chasing Victory will be touring together in September. Here are the tour dates:
9/1 Nashville, TN @ Rocket Town
9/3 St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
9/4 Wichita, KS @ JC's House Of Rock
9/5 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
9/11 Roseville, CA @ The Underground
9/12 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew
9/13 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's Pizza
9/14 Victorville, CA @ Trilogy Theatre
9/15 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Sinai Beach
9/19 Albuquerque, NM @ Univ. Of New Mexico Sub Ballroom
9/20 Lubbock, TX @ Winchester Pavilion
9/21 Lewisville, TX @ Fat Daddy's Sound Shack
9/23 Tuscaloosa, AL @ Fish Music Hall
9/25 West Palm Beach, FL @ Ray's Downtown Blues (no Sullivan)
9/26 Jacksonville, FL @ Murray Hill Theatre (no Sullivan)
9/27 Spartanburg, SC @ BCM (no Sullivan)
9/29 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre (no Sullivan)
9/30 Grand Rapids, MI @ Skelletones (no Sullivan)
Ruiner Prepares New Album
Baltimore's Ruiner has returned home after two months of touring and will head back out on the road on October 19th for a tour of Europe. Prior to doing so, the group is finalizing plans to record their next full-length. The band will track the effort at The Outpost (Give Up The Ghost) in Stoughton, MA, most likely in January. The new album should be available in late-spring 2007 via 1917 Records.
Napalm Death Support PETA2
Look for ads this month rolling out with NAPALM DEATH supporting PETA2.com’s “Save #99” campaign, to view click here. The anti-vivisection ad quotes NAPALM DEATH vocalist/activist Barney Greenway as saying, “Vivisection is one of the ultimate acts of disrespect, and conclusions from it are questionable. Time to consign it to the history books.” The full-page ad centers around a primate “#99” who “lived in a cage in a laboratory in Vienna, VA. Everyday, workers forced tubes up his nose and down his throat to pump in and test a mysterious experimental substance. It made him sick and weak, and his hair fell out.” The ad continues asking readers to, “Join Barney in speaking out against cruel vivisection experiments on primates. #99 couldn’t stop the abuse - but you can.” The first chance North American readers will have to see the ad is in this month’s issue of Decibel Magazine.
AM Conspiracy Post New Tracks Online
A.M. CONSPIRACY, featuring former DROWNING POOL frontman Jason "Gong" Jones, has released new music to the net. You can check out two new tunes online at the band's MySpace account.
More Atreyu Tour Dates Announced
A few more dates have been arranged for Atreyu, From First To Last, Every Time I Die and Chiodos's tour together, the latest include:
October 06th San Diego, CA - SOMA
October 15th Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
November 14th Seattle, WA - Fenix
November 20th W. Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
The Esoteric and Mouth Of The Architect Tour
The Esoteric and Mouth Of The Architect will hit the road together later this month for a three week tour. Here are the tour dates:
8/22 Arlington Heights, IL @ Knights of Columbus
8/23 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
8/24 Moorhead, MN @ All Star Bowl
8/26 Rapid City, SD @ Venue Eight
8/27 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater
8/28 Ogden, UT @ Club Boom Va
8/29 Reno, NV @ The Fourteenth Ward
8/31 Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factor Alterknit Lounge
9/1 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry’s Pizza
9/2 Eureka, CA @ The Eureka Vets Hall
9/3 El Cajon, CA @ The Masonic Lodge
9/4 Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
9/5 El Paso, TX @ Chic’s
9/7 San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
9/8 Houston, TX @ Walter’s On Washington
9/9 Dallas, TX @ Andy’s On The Square
9/10 Tulsa, OK @ The Pink Eye
9/11 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
9/12 St. Louis, MO @ Hi-Pointe
Enthrallment Post New Video Online
Bulgarian brutal death metallers ENTHRALLMENT have uploaded their video for the song "Total Zombie Domination" here (top video clip on the page). The song comes off the group's latest CD, "Smashed Brain Collection", which was released in July via Grindethic Records and Grotesque Productions.
ENTHRALLMENT recently announced the addition of guitarist Vasil Furnigov (ex-NECROPHILIA) and bassist Martin Nay (bass) to the group's ranks. The new formation will made its live debut on June 18 at the Black Box club in Sofia, Bulgaria as the opening act for OBITUARY.
ENTHRALLMENT's next live appearance will take place on August 26 at the Thrash Til Death festival in Kavarna, Bulgaria. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are NAPALM DEATH, DESTRUCTION and MYSTIC CIRCLE.
Watch All Shall Perish's "Eradication" Video
All Shall Perish are out with the video to their latest single 'Eradication', from the album 'The Price of Existence'. You can watch the full video and play the tracks on the ecard on nuclearblastusa.com.
Interview
Interview With Nyroh From Al-Ce-Mi
Whittier, California's Al-Ce-MI are an unsigned punk/metal act that are going to have their debut EP recorded by pretty much the best in the business in Ryan Green (Bad Religion, NOFX, Nerf Herder, The Dickies) and I can't wait to hear the results they come up with. I got some Q&A in recently with their bassist, Nyroh. More...
Trivium Announce Headlining North American Tour
Trivium have announced their first ever North American headline tour set to kick off on October 1st. The trek will be in support of their new album, "The Crusade," which is set for release in the US & Canada on October 10.
The Sword and Protest The Hero will be support for the whole tour, while Seemless and Sanctity along with Cellador will split time as the tour openers (* see below for details).
The tour will run from October 1st through November 5th.
TOUR DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DATE CITY VENUE
10/01/06 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
10/02/06 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
10/03/06 Norfolk, VA The Norva
10/04/06 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
10/06/06 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
10/07/06 Worcester, MA The Palladium
10/08/06 Montreal, QC Le Medley
10/09/06 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/10/06 Rochester, NY Waterstreet Music Hall
10/11/06 New York, NY Avalon
10/13/06 Cleveland, OH Peabody's Down Under
10/14/06 Detroit, MI Harpo's
10/15/06 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/16/06 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
10/17/06 Chicago, IL Metro
10/18/06 St. Paul, MN Station 4
10/20/06 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/21/06 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater
10/23/06 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
10/24/06 Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Centre
10/25/06 Seattle, WA El Corazon
10/27/06 San Francisco, CA Slim's
10/28/06 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon
10/29/06 San Diego, CA Soma
10/30/06 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
11/01/06 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
11/03/06 Houston, TX The Meridian
11/04/06 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
11/05/06 Dallas, TX Ridglea Theatre
* Cellador: October 1 - October 9
* Sanctity: October 10 - October 18
* Seemless: October 20 - November 5
More Dark Funeral, Enslaved Dates
Another date has been released for the Candlelight II: Phoenix Rising tour featuring DARK FUNERAL, ENSLAVED, and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS:
January 9 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
January 13 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
January 15 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
January 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
January 22 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
January 25 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Poisonblack Talk About New Album
POISONBLACK's Ville Laihiala says the band's forthcoming second album Lust Stained Despair sounded "like sh--" the first time he heard it. The band recorded the LP more than two years ago, but it didn't quite live up to the ex-SENTENCED frontman's standards. "That's the reason why we postponed it," he explained. "And also, I opened a bottle, and it stayed open for six months, so that was also a reason."
But this spring, the Finnish gothic metallers headed back into Tonebox Studio, in the band's hometown of Oulu, Finland, to record several new tracks and revisit others. "We recorded three new songs and some additional keyboards here and there, and then I flew to Denmark to mix it, so it would sound the way it sounds right now," Laihiala explained. "I am happy with it now. Everything feels great. We know we have a pretty strong album that we really feel honest about, and we've been rehearsing like apes."
The album, which is due in stores August 22, features 11 mind-melting tracks, including "Hollow Be My Name," "Soul in Flames" and "Pain Becomes Me." The singer said he tried to make the lyrical content "clever, and talk about getting rid of stuff through sex and whatever, because when I was 12, the only two things I had in life were music and masturbation. I know what I was thinking when I wrote those things, and the lyrics should have their own meaning to people."
But the follow-up to 2003's Escapexstacy is a different sound for POISONBLACK, according to Laihiala. "We were really trying to find a sound of a band playing live," he said. "Obviously, we wanted to do effects with keyboards. But there's only two rhythm guitarists, and we don't sound like eight guitarists live." So the album needed to sound more simplified than the band's debut offering.
Last month, POISONBLACK shot a clip for the track "Rush," even though Laihiala didn't want to. "I've always hated doing them, because I think they're a waste of money. Obviously, I care about how it looks — that it's not us eating diapers or whatever. But still, it doesn't play a big role in this [band]. It's not the reason why people do music."
This fall, POISONBLACK will tour Europe in support of LACUNA COIL — the trek begins September 22 and runs through November 8. Laihiala said he'd eventually like to tour the U.S. but added that "in the past, we've had a lot of issues with alcohol, and I kind of have this weird feeling of self-confidence to go back out on tour, but not too much immediately — I need to adjust my head again to the bus and that lifestyle."
Laihiala says he has managed to get his drinking under control, and gone are the days when he'd be drunk for three weeks straight, eating nothing but potato chips. But that doesn't mean he doesn't still like to imbibe.
"Some of us, including myself, drank booze for the wrong reasons," he said. "We dealt with those reasons, and the level of alcohol use is pretty much the same as it used to be — but for the right reasons."
The Human Abstract Put Another New Song Online
The Human Abstract have made a live video for their track "Vela, We Await The Storm" avaialble for viewing here. The groups new album "Nocturne" is due out on August 22nd release date through Hopeless
Mastodon, Seemless & Others To Be On Saints Row
Mastodon, Seemless, The Fall Of Troy, Jane's Addiction and Codeseven are among the many artists who will be featured on the in-game soundtrack to the new Xbox 360 video game "Saints Row". You can find a full listing here. The game itself is slated for an August 29th release date
Hatebreed To Miss Final Ozzfest Date
Hatebreed has issued the following update: "As most of you know, we had to cancel our shows in Cleveland and Raleigh due to a family emergency. Chris Beattie's [bass] grandfather George had become ill and subsequently passed away yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers are with Chris, his family and those who were close to George. May he rest in peace. Our tour will resume tomorrow [Friday, August 11] in St. Pete, Florida @ The State Theater (one of our favorite places to play) but we will not be able to play the last date of Ozzfest [August 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida] since we will be attending funeral services. Please understand our circumstances. Thanks."
Cannibal Corpse Announce More Tour Dates
Another date has been released for CANNIBAL CORPSE's headlining North American tour with DYING FETUS, NECROPHAGIST, and UNMERCIFUL:
November 10 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
November 14 - Montreal, QC @ Le Medley
November 21 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Intronaut Album Streaming On MP3.com
Los Angeles technical metal quartet INTRONAUT's new album, Void, can be heard now in it's entirety on MP3.com . The album is out on August 22nd on Hamilton, Ontario’s Goodfellow Records.
The band are currently on the road, wrapping up a long stream of dates with MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT and CENTURY, with BLACK COBRA on several dates.
Upcoming dates:
August
11 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge (with Black Cobra)
12 - Denver, CO - 15th St. Tavern (with Black Cobra)
13 - Albuquerque, NM - Peace And Justice Center (with Black Cobra)
14 - Glendale, AZ - Bulldogz (with Black Cobra)
15 - Las Vegas, NV - Cooler Lounge
Entombed Postpone UK Tour
ENTOMBED's label, Threeman Recordings, report:
"We are sorry to inform that Entombed where forced to postpone their upcoming UK tour in September, due to various reasons.
We will reschedule the tour to get GOOD time for promotion and get the right, meaningful support, when the record is out. We hope you are with us!
We are very sorry for the inconvenience."
Entombed's When In Sodom EP is out now through Threeman Recordings. The mini album contains the following five new Entombed songs: 'When In Sodom', 'Carnage', 'Thou Shalt Kill', 'Heresy' and 'Amen'.
The band's upcoming full-length, Serpent Saints, is due out on September 18th via Threeman.
Gloria Morti Schedule Studio Time
Finnish black metallers GLORIA MORTI have posted the following message at their official website:
"After long and painful writing process, Gloria Morti have finally set the dates for the recording of their second album. The recording is scheduled to begin at the early October and the album should be ready for release in the spring of 2007. Further info regarding the tracklist, album title and publisher will be posted shortly here at www.gloriamorti.com."
GLORIA MORTI's debut album, "Lifestream Corrosion", was released in 2004 through Firebox Records in Scandinavia and World Chaos Productions in Japan. The CD was mixed at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki and was mastered at Finnvox Studios.
Apiary Parts With Singer
Apiary has announced the recent departure of vocalist Jason Ingram. Commenting on the development, the band says: "There is no need for any details as we are all still close friends." Guitarist Peter Layman has subsequently moved into the vocal slot, while Chris Brock has now joined the band as Layman's replacement on guitar. In related news, Apiary is currently booking a September tour with The Abominable Iron Sloth.
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