Metal News for August 19, 2009
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37 news articles posted on this day.
The Seven Gates Announces Upcoming Tour Dates
French metallers The Seven Gates have announced the following upcoming tour dates:
8/22 Le Manoir, St Maurice, CH St Maurice
8/28 Le Nautilus, Montargis, FR Montargis
10/10 Besançon, FR
10/17 paris
11/7 La Cave à Musique, Mâcon, FR Mâcon
12/20 lyon cco
2/6 2010 le havre
3/6 2010 nancy
Permanent Scar Posts New Music Video Online
New York's Permanent Scar have posted a music video online for the song "Fly," which can be viewed below. The band also issued the following statement about the video:
"We'll soon be posting a version with credits. We just wanted to get it posted as soon as we could. It's been in the works forever!! Hope you all enjoy it. Huge thanks to everyone who donated their time and effort!! You guys rule!!!" More...
Live Footage Available Of Them Crooked Vultures
Fan filmed footage has been posted online of Them Crooked Vultures, the supergroup that consists of former Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones, Queens Of The Stone Age mainman Josh Homme and Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl. The video was shot during the band's performance today (August 19th) in Amsterdam. The clip can be viewed below. More...
The Law Begins Work on New Material
Swedish thrash metal band The Law has issued the following update:
"Just wanted to let you guys and gals know that we're not dead. Certainly not. Actually, we are rehearsing new material and building a studio in order to demo the new stuff. We have about 7 or 8 new songs that are basically done, 'cept for the vocal parts that we'll focus on during the demo recording process." More...
The Cleansing Posts "Flesh Recycled" Online
Danish death metal band The Cleansing has posted a new song, entitled "Flesh Recycled," on their MySpace page. The track comes off their debut album, "Poisoned Legacy," which was released on June 9th via Deepsend Records. More...
Mustasch Completes New Album, "Mustasch"
Swedish heavy metal band Mustasch has completed their new album, "Mustasch," and has issued the following studio update:
"We are finally done recording our new album 'Mustasch.' It will be released in Finland and Sweden 30th of September and in Denmark and Norway 5th of October. The album will be released in the rest of the world early 2010. We can't wait to do tour dates around Scandinavia this fall and play the new songs for you!"
"Our first single will be 'Mine,' but until then we wanna play you a little preview from the new album, it's one favorite of ours: "Heresy Blasphemy," check it out on our Myspace or website. Heavy Metal In The Night, Mustasch!"
Korn Added to Sunset Strip Music Festival Lineup
The second annual SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL (SSMF)--set for September 10-12, 2009--has announced the addition of KORN to the line-up for their first Los Angeles performance in two years. Fresh off their sold out European tour, the band will join CHRIS CORNELL as co-headliner for the Saturday, September 12 street festival where for the first time The Sunset Strip (between Doheny Drive and San Vicente Blvd.) will be closed to host two concert stages and is expected to draw 10,000 people.
"Although we're all from Bakersfield, the Sunset Strip is really where it all came together for Korn. It's where we had our first breakthrough gigs," states KORN frontman Jonathan Davis. "We are really excited to be the first to headline a Festival right on the Sunset Strip and we intend on making it something fans remember for a long time!"
West Hollywood's Sunset Strip has birthed countless music and entertainment careers, and it continues to blaze its own path as leading destination with a vibrant and entertaining landscape. The Strip's six signature music venues the Cat Club, House of Blues, Key Club, The Roxy Theatre, Viper Room and Whisky A Go-Go will host dozens of various musical acts (exact venue schedules to be announced soon) in addition to the aforementioned Strip street closure on the closing day of the festival. A wide variety of ticket options are on sale via Ticketmaster.
Meanwhile, the new Andaz West Hollywood has signed on to be the host hotel for the SSMF. The state-of-the-art luxury hotel enjoys a rich heritage as the legendary "Rock and Roll Hotel" on the Sunset Strip that has hosted musical talent from around the world for over 50 years. Michel Morauw, Andaz GM states, "At Andaz West Hollywood, we are particularly proud to partner with the Sunset Strip Music Festival. There is no better occasion to celebrate the music history of this hotel and the Sunset Strip."
For more information on the festival, check out sunsetstripmusicfestival.com.
Shadowside Announces US Tour Dates
Brazilian metal band Shadowside has announced another tour through the USA. The tour, named "Wake Up Screaming" will go through the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana in support of their recently released album "Dare to Dream," produced and mixed by Dave Schiffman (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (AEROSMITH, IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA, PANTERA and others). More...
Revocation Posts In-Studio Footage
Revocation has posted the second in a series of videos taped during the recording of their forthcoming album "Existence Is Futile." The video, which highlights the guitar and bass portion of the recording session, can be viewed below. The recording took place at Damage Studios in Southbridge, MA with engineer Pete Rutcho. "Existence Is Futile" is set for a September 29th North American release date and October 5th internationally. More...
Carach Angren Posts Recording Video Online
Dutch black metal band Carach Angren has posted a new video blog online for the recording process of their upcoming album. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
Unexpect Issues Recording Update
Canada's Unexpect has issued the following update about recording new material and recording a music video:
"All the instruments have now been recorded a while ago and the mixing process should start in the next few days at JEF FORTIN's Badass Studio.
"Listening to what we've done, a word jumps out of the whole picture : Epic ! I won't tell too much yet though...let's keep it in the dark for now but let's say that we can't wait for you guys to hear what we've conceived this time.
"We'll also start shooting a video for one of the new songs next week with an extremely motivated team. More news about that to come soon !"
Tombstones Reveals New Album Artwork
Death metal act Tombstones have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming album "Not For The Squeamish," which will be released later this year through Razorback Recordings. The cover artwork can be found here.
Anew Revolution Issues Studio Update
Anew Revolution has posted the following update regarding the progress of their upcoming album:
"We are currently full steam ahead on writing and recording our second album... almost 10 songs done and a few more to go!"
Upcoming Anew Revolution shows are as follows:
Sept. 4 - Janesville, WI @ The Back Bar
Sept. 5 - Madison, WI @ Taste of Madison
Sept. 6 - Muskegon, MI @ The Blue Note...see you there!!
KISS Posts New Song Online
Rock legends KISS has posted a brand new song online entitled, "Modern Day Delilah." You can check out the song by heading to the bands official website. The song will appear on the bands forthcoming new studio record, "Sonic Boom," which is scheduled to be released on October 6th.
Interview
An Interview With Epitaph Of Seikolos
Montana based black metal act Epitaph of Seikolos released their debut demo "Comes The Angel Of Death" in November of 2008. Samples from the demo can be heard on the Epitaph of Seikolos MySpace page. Guitarist and founder Eternal (Ryan Denzer-King) filled me in on the band's history and the existential themes present in their music. More...
Hypnosis Signs To Dark Balance Records
France's Hypnosis has issued the following statement about signing to Dark Balance Records:
"HYPNOSIS is really happy and proud to announce that they have inked a deal with DARK BALANCE RECORDS (NL) for the worldwide release of their last album « The Synthetic Light Of Hope » with a new mastering done at MAILMEN STUDIO in Holland (Dreadlock Pussy, Eluveitie, Slechtvalk, etc.) in October 2009 as follow : Oct 1st : Digital (I-Tunes, Napster, etc.), Oct 5th : UK, BeNeLux, Finland, Italy, USA, Oct 9th: Germany, Switzerland, Austria."
Bullet For My Valentine Posts New Video Interview
A new video interview with Bullet For My Valentine, conducted by Full Metal Jackie, has been posted online. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
Barren Earth Signs To Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records has issued the following statement about signing Finnish metallers Barren Earth:
"Peaceville Records is proud to announce the signing of Finnish prog death metallers, Barren Earth. With a line-up consisting of former members of prog/folk metal legends Amorphis, as well as current members of Swallow the Sun, Moonsorrow & Kreator, the band has been busy recording their debut album at the renowned Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, with the tracks currently being mixed by Dan Swanö (Katatonia/Opeth/Novembre).
An EP is due November 2009, with the album currently scheduled for an early 2010 release.
"The music of BARREN EARTH combines elements of modern and traditional death metal, with 70's prog rock and folk. Among the band's influences are artists such as Paradise Lost, Opeth, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and also some pioneers of Finnish prog."
Barren Earth also issued the following statement about the signing: More...
Chthonic Comments On Music Video Shoot
Chthonic recently posted a new music video online for the track "49 Theurgy Chains," which can be viewed below. Doris Yeh of Chthonic issued the following statement about the video shoot:
"The concept we wanted to portray is the philosophy of Oriental Hell. Hundreds of levels of different hell have different sentences. ’Mirror of Retribution’ is the first thing you will meet when you fall into the Hell. Through the mirror, you see all the bad things you've done in your lifetime. Each spirit has to face the ‘Mirror of Retribution’ then the ghost king will send everyone to the specific level of hell that they deserved.
"But it's not good enough to only describe the Hell, so, we found the crossover between Taiwan and Hell, that's ‘228 Massacre’ in our history. We created a main character in our story named ‘Tsing-guan’, who is the medium (psychic) in the temple. The year was 1947, and the biggest massacre launched by the Chinese Army in Taiwan’s history had occurred. The main character tried to use his ability to go to Hell, stealing the Book of Life and Death, and killing the tyrant of the Chinese Army.
"ChthoniC decided to use ‘49 Theurgy Chains’ to be our video because the song can describe the struggle when the main character faced suicide himself, like the fate that he can’t refuse. He knows that he may fail, but he still needs to do try. Just like the fate that was met by all of the Taiwanese in 1947.
"We chose a famous sea side of Taiwan to shoot this video. The landscape is both beach and rocky coast in the same place. We shot the video all day from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. The wind was so strong, so the shooting effect was very good, but the wind also blew away our tents, everybody was getting sunburned and covered in bruises for over 12 hours staying under such strong sunlight and powerful winds. More...
Graves of Valor Add More Tour Dates
Graves of Valor announced that they are adding more tour dates for their tour with Salt the Wound and Knights of The Abyss.
The tour dates are as follows:
October 9 La Crosse, WI The Warehouse
October 11 Herrin, IL Hitts (w/ AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH)
October 12 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room (w/ AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH)
October 13 Columbus, OH Bernie’s (w/ AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH)
Saviours Posts Live Video Clips Of New Songs
Footage has been posted online of California metallers Saviours appearing on Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit on August 6th. The video clips, which can be viewed below, show Saviours playing the new songs "We Roam" and "Slave To The Hex." The tracks are from the upcoming album "Accelerated Living," which will be released on October 27th. More...
Agathodaimon Comments On Rock City Cancellation
As was previously reported, the Rock City Open Air Festival has been canceled. The festival was scheduled to be held from August 20-23rd in Fetesti, Romania. Agathodaimon has issued the following statement about the cancellation which indicates the festival may be rescheduled:
"Sad news, you might already heard about it- Rock City Festival in Romania/Fetesti which was scheduled to take place next weekend is cancelled- or more precise, postponed. This was due to various reasons, but good news is that it will most probably take place in early October.
"So, we'll inform you once we have exact news from the organizer, who's currently working hard to make it still happen... we can't wait to see our romanian friends again. Keep your fingers crossed!"
DragonForce Posts New "DragonForce TV" Episode
DragonForce has posted a new episode of their "DragonForce TV" series online, which can be viewed below. The band also issued the following statement about the video:
"This episode of DFTV features the insane keyboard skills of DragonForce's one and only Vadim Pruzhanov. Check it out and see what's been happening on the 'Ultra Beatdown World Tour'!" More...
Ex Dementia Reveals New Album Artwork
New Jersey's Ex Dementia has revealed the cover artwork for their new album "The Red Mass." The art can be viewed here. Ex Dementia is also streaming the track "Mud and Blood" from the new album on their MySpace page. "The Red Mass" is currently set for an October release.
Video Interview With Exilia Posted Online
A video interview with Exilia's Masha Mysmane has been posted online, which was conducted by Mad Mag at the Next Generation Festival in Austria on August 14th. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
In Flames Announces Extra Russian Tour Date
In Flames has issued the following update about adding on an extra Russian tour date:
"Ever since the last Russian shows we did early last year, we’ve been wanting to go back, and now we are! We are very excited and hope to see you guys there! Keep your eyes open for more In Flames dates shortly. We are happy to announce that IN FLAMES have added a third date in Russia: Nov 05 Krasnodar Premiera Club RU.
"The dates in Russia now looks like this: Nov 05 Krasnodar Premiera Club RU , 07 ST Petersburg Glav Club RU, 08 Moscow Gorbunova RU."
Outloud Adds Two Extra Release Parties
Outloud has added the following two extra release parties for the launch of their new self-titled album:
04/9 "4 Seasons - Epohes" Hania, Crete island - Greece
11/9 "Rock Cafe" Hamburg, St.Pauli, Grosse Freiheit - Germany
The complete list of current release party dates is as follows:
Shrinebuilder Announces First US Shows
SHRINEBUILDER has announced several US shows in November. The confirmed shows are currently as follows:
11/14 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL (8 PM and 11 PM performances)
11/15 - Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
The upcoming debut album from the band will be released on Neurot Recordings this October. More...
Skyfire To Support Fleshgod Apocalypse on Tour
Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have announced that they will support Italy's neo-classical tech-death masterminds FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE on the first leg of their UK tour. Confirmed dates are as follows with more to be announced:
11/19 - Margate, The Westcoast Bar
11/20 - Brighton, The Freebutt
11/21 - London, The Underworld
11/22 - Bristol, The Croft More...
Behemoth's "Evangelion" Charts At No. 56 In USA
"Evangelion," the ninth full-length studio album from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, sold 8,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 56 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Evangelion" first-week chart positions include:
Poland: #2
Finland: #17
Austria: #45
USA: #56
Germany: #59
Switzerland: #88
Netherlands: #5 (Indie Charts)
Commented guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski: "Well... we have never been in this band for awards or charts. It's always been about the most honest music we can deliver. But I can't ignore the fact that people DO appreciate our new album. Thank you so much for buying the record and voting for us! It's sooo much motivating! We owe you! See you all on European tour very soon. You will not be disappointed!"
Marilyn Manson Threatens To Rape BDM Vocalist
Chart Attack has an interesting piece that tells about an interaction at a Marilyn Manson autograph session.
"Manson was signing autographs at a meet-and-greet event in Florida recently when Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad reportedly came up to him and yelled, 'Welcome to the freak show!' according to a BANG! Showbiz article printed in the New Zealand Herald.
"The article reports Manson retaliated by writing 'I hate those fucks' on the tablecloth in front of a fan before he got up and said he wanted to "rape" Strnad's face and took a swing at him. Security intervened and no one was hurt."
UPDATE: Lambgoat announced that they emailed BDM and were told that this story is bogus, and that a different member of the band actually said something. Good story all the same, though.
Underoath Releases DVD to iTunes
The video portion of Underoath's live CD/DVD "Survive, Kaleidoscope" is now available for a $10 download on iTunes. It features a full live set from the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA including tracks from "Define The Great Line" and “They’re Only Chasing Safety."
Engineer Posts Tour Wrap-Up, New Album News
The guys in Engineer gave a small post-tour update and also announced their plans to record again. They gave the following announcement.
"Our tour with Tides was a blast. I wish it could have been longer. Thanks to everyone who came out to support and everyone involved. Good to see all of our friends on the road again. You can check out some pictures from tour here:
Since we're home now, we'll be wrapping up writing for our newest record. This will be our 2nd full length out on BMA. We expect to enter More Sound Studios here in Syracuse sometime in October to track it. More details with that to follow."
You can check out Engineer's new shirt design here.
Abacinate Seeking New Vocalist
The guys in ABACINATE have announced they're looking for a new vocalist with the following post:
"It is not an easy job... The person we are seeking should meet the following requirements:
· Must be at least 18/older
· Must be able to practice in Keansburg, NJ twice a week
· Must be willing to tour & play out-of-state shows/weekenders
· Must have experience fronting a metal band (including good stage presence, good communication/networking skills)
· Must be willing and able to participate in all behind-the-scenes band activities (ie. song writing sessions, pre production and recording sessions, any type of press related situations like radio interviews, or photo shoots)
· Must have reliable source of transportation (with valid drivers lisence)
· Must have reliable source of income (we have monthly band bills)
o the studio that we rent isn’t free
o the van/trailer that transports us and our gear to and from shows isn’t free
· Must be able to keep up with our music style
"If you are interested in trying out and meet all the above requirements, please contact us with a message, or email: abacinatenj@hotmail.com and we will discuss further details."
Baroness Announces Austrailian Tour
Baroness has announced the dates for their first-ever Australian tour. The band will be touring in support of their brand new album, "Blue Record," as part of the Soundwave Festival.
All tour dates are part of Soundwave Festival w/ Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, AFI, and Meshuggah
February 20 - Brisbane, Queensland
February 21 - Sydney, NSW
February 26 - Melbourne, NSW
February 27 - Adelaide, S. Australia
March 1 - Perth, W. Australia
Marduk Posts "Wormwood" Trailer Online
Swedish black metal outfit Marduk has posted a trailer online for their forthcoming new studio album, "Wormwood." You can check it out below. The album will be released on September 24th through Regain Records. More...
Just For Fun
"Linkin Park" Posts New Video Online
A video posted online by NonRandomNonSense has ensured all the lovers of the classic Linkin Park song structure that the formula is still alive and well. You can check it out below. The video has received much praise from fans and haters alike (as well as the expected criticism from Linkin Park die-hards.) More...
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