Metal News for August 2, 2006
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Korn Ask Witnesses To Come Forward After Death
Korn offered their condolences Wednesday (August 2) to the family of Andy Richardson, who was beaten during a stop on their Family Values Tour on Sunday night and died on Tuesday from the injuries.
"All the bands on the Family Values Tour offer their sincerest condolences and prayers to the family of 30-year-old Andy Richardson," read Korn's statement.
Richardson was beaten by two men at the concert and fell, seriously injuring his head. He was then taken to a local hospital and declared brain-dead by doctors following the incident at Atlanta's HiFi Buys Amphitheatre on the second stop of this year's Family Values Tour.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Richardson was pronounced dead at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, though his body was being kept alive to find recipients for his organs. Eddie Arellano, a friend of Richardson's who attended the show with him, said Richardson had been confronted earlier in the evening by a rowdy group of men who were "just way too drunk. They had too many fights." One of the men tumbled down a hill and crashed into Richardson's group of friends, which WSB-TV reported included a pregnant woman and a mentally impaired child.
Another friend told the paper that a brief scuffle ensued and the men returned later and took Richardson's baseball hat. "When they took his hat he stood up and said, 'We've already had a fight. I don't want to have any problems,' " Arellano said. "The guy threw the hat back at him. And when he [Richardson] caught it, the guy hit him in the face and he [Richardson] hit the ground and hit the concrete with the back of his head. He just collapsed." Arellano said the person who threw the punch then ran off with his friend.
According to Korn's statement, the incident occurred during the Deftones set, "before tour headliners Korn took the stage. Korn are appalled at the actions of these men and are imploring anyone who witnessed this senseless act or has any information about the attack to please immediately come forward by contacting local authorities."
Read the full article at MTV.com.
Just For Fun
Make Your Own Concert Ticket Stubs Online
There's a cool little website that allows you to create your own digital concert ticket stubs. It looks cooler than it sounds, so check it out here and make your own stubs to print or post online. The "tickebastard" watermark in the background is classic too. More...
Gwar E-Card of 'Beyond Hell' Available
GWAR has been pretty busy this summer, most notably destroying town after town on the Sounds of the Underground tour. The band is set to release their most crushing release yet, "Beyond Hell", on August 29th via DRT Entertainment. An e-card has been made available streaming four tracks off the upcoming album at this location. There will also be a deluxe limited edition released of the album, which includes expanded artwork and behind-the-scenes footage, as seen on the SlavePit TV weekly summer web series at this location. The DVD was produced by the New York-based video staff of "Metal Injection", and includes, for the first time, behind-the-scenes footage of the creation of the new costumes, as well as hilarious footage of GWAR in the studio recording with producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD)
The band recently shot a video for the lead single off the record, a cover of ALICE COOPER's "School's Out". The video should be available shortly, but in the meantime, director David Brodsky of My Good Eye has made photos/screen caps from the video available here.
LoG Crash Kid's Birthday Bash For 'Redneck' Video
MTV caught up with Lamb of God to talk about their latest video for "Redneck" off their upcoming album "Sacrament." In the video, Lamb of God crashes a kid's birthday party.
"There are only so many videos you can make with you standing around a warehouse looking tough," guitarist Mark Morton explained. "We've done a couple of those, and we've done some live videos, too. But for this one, we wanted to do something different, so we just did a take on the old, classic '80s videos that were kind of spoof-ish. It has a little bit of a Twisted Sister vibe to it."
The video for the first single from Lamb of God's forthcoming LP Sacrament was directed by Bill Fishman (Eagles of Death Metal, the Ramones). It begins inside a picture-perfect suburban living room, where a father is playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on his acoustic guitar for his young daughter's birthday. The child's mother flips through the phone book, looking for a band to perform during the girl's birthday party. She finds an ad for Lamb of God, and calls to book them.
The band rolls up in their tour bus, which is packed with scantily clad strippers, and disrupts all the balloon-animal and piñata merriment. By the end of the video, Lamb of God are laying an offensive, hard-as-nails set on the partygoers, sending all of the frightened tots running with hands cupped over their ears.
The reception to the video, Morton said, has been positive — the reaction from the fans has been overwhelming. He hopes the same will be true for Sacrament, which hits stores August 22. The guitarist added that, when it comes to album sales, it's really out of his band's hands — so he's not about to lose any sleep over it.
"It's not really our job to sell records — that's the label's job," he said. In 2004, the band's major-label debut, Ashes of the Wake, opened at #27 with more than 35,000 sales; the LP has gone on to sell 256,000 copies. "Internally, all five of us, we rally around the fact that this record is exactly what we wanted it to be, and we feel like it's tougher and tougher to get better in this band. Each time we make a record and we feel we've improved it's a big success for the five of us. From there, how many units it sells, what the fan response is — those are all secondary elements. Do I expect it to be a top 10 record? I don't know. If it is, that would be great. I won't lie and say it wouldn't be exciting to have a commercially successful metal record. But at the same time, that's never part of the agenda."
Read the full article at MTV.com.
Poison Perform In West Bend, WI; Video Available
Poison were videotaped performing 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' and 'Ride The Wind' at the Washington County Fair Park in West Bend, Wisconsin on Friday (July 28). You can watch the clips at YouTube ('Every Rose' / 'Ride The Wind'). More...
Lord Belial Begin Recording New Album
Sweden's LORD BELIAL has entered Los Angered studio (owned by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque) outside Gothenburg to begin recording its seventh full-length album, entitled "Revelation". A late 2006 release via Regain Records is expected.
LORD BELIAL's sixth full-length album, "Nocturnal Beast", was released last November via Regain . The follow-up to 2004's "The Seal of Belial" was recorded at Los Angered.
"The Seal of Belial" received its long-overdue U.S. release on September 20, 2005 via Candlelight Records USA.
Agathodaimon Announce New Bassist
German black metallers AGATHODAIMON have announced the addition of bassist Till Ottinger (ex-MISANTHROPIC) to the group's ranks.
AGATHODAIMON is currently working on the follow-up to 2004's "Serpent's Embrace", tentatively due on November 24 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Bloodbath Parts Ways With Dan Swano
Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH has issued the following update:
"Dan Swanö is no longer part of BLOODBATH. The reason being restrictions on his behalf to devote more time and effort to the future of this project that it would require by taking things to the next level i.e. touring and playing live. Moreover, his future vision for BLOODBATH's concept proved to head in the almost opposite direction as his desire for death metal was to be of a less brutal kind, something the remaining members regard as musical differences not interesting to pursue, so at these crossroads, we'd like to wish Dan Swanö good luck with his future endavours and with the music that's closer to his heart. The audition for BLOODBATH is closed. We thank everyone who tried out, but it's with dashing hopes we have to announce there's no suitable replacement that matched our expectations. It was surprising, how so many applications could barely be listened to because of the extreme low quality in talent. We found it shocking to say the least, that same applicants would send us emails claiming they 'killed' both of our previous singers, but all they could achieve at the end of the day was our laughs or sighs. Well, one day we can maybe throw together a little compilation of those efforts and put up an exclusive mp3 right here and you'll be the judge, or have a good laugh or sigh, like us! But this doesn't mean all the applications were bad, actually a couple of them were damn fucking good, but criterias on other levels failed. Life goes on and so does death!" More...
Corey Taylor In Depth On Bush, Music and More
MSO PR has issued the following question-and-answer session with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor:
Q: Let's start with "Through Glass", the first single from "Come What(ever) May". What inspired that one? Where were you when you wrote it, if you can remember?
Corey: I remember exactly where I was. It was 2004 and I was on tour with SLIPKNOT. I was sitting in a European hotel room watching a music video channel, seeing act after act after act of this inane, innocuous, plastic music. They were plastic, bubbly, gossamer-thin groups where it was really more about the clothes they wore and the length of their cheekbones than it was about the content of the song they were singing.
It really made me mad. I was like, "Is this it? Have we just gone full circle? Did the singer/songwriter revolution never happen?" Is it just the same drivel from the same replicant over and over again? "Through Glass" is really a very angry song. It's me basically calling "bullshit" on pretty much everyone involved with the "American Idol"-type shows. It has its place, but when you're basically cornering the market and making it very hard for anyone who actually writes their own music to get ahead, then it's wrong and that's really why I wrote this song.
Q: The video for "Through Glass" takes place in the most plastic of scenarios: the cliché, vacant, Hollywoodesque party… More...
New Dimebag Darrell Razorback Guitar
Dean Guitars redefines the attitude of the V with its USA-made Razorback V (photo), designed by the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. With its barbed body points, painted beveled edges, and an overall look of a deadly weapon, this V doesn't just fly, it rips through space leaving damage in its wake.
The Razorback V features set neck construction, Grover tuners, Dimebag traction knobs, Dimebuckerbridge pickup, DiMarzio neck pickup, Floyd Rose tremolo and a pearl razor inlay at the 12th fret.
Available in four, two-tone edge colors: silver, green, yellow and red, the Razorback V lists for $5,335 and includes a hard shell case.
Photo Of Slayer's Offensive Bus Benches Online
BLABBERMOUTH.NET has obtained a photo of one of the offending SLAYER bus benches scattered throughout the city of Fullerton, California which have caused city officials to demand their removal. The 17 bus benches, which "went up" this past weekend, are promoting SLAYER's new album, "Christ Illusion". This past Monday (July 31), the city officials called the company that the group's record label (American) hired to put the ads in place, demanding that they remove the SLAYER ad/artwork, reportedly because they did not like the name of the band, which they feel refers to a murderer. They are also apparently offended by the antichrist and skull logo on the bench artwork.
Check out a photo of one of the SLAYER bus benches at this location.
Rare Nothingface Tracks Find Their Way Online
Starting today, for the first time ever, the first two NOTHINGFACE albums — "Pacifier" (1997) and "An Audio Guide To Everyday Atrocity" (1998) — will be available online via the iTunes Music Store and other online retailers. These classic albums will also feature "rare" bonus tracks.
For original and classic NOTHINGFACE merchandise, check out the DCide Merch store at this location.
The current NOTHINGFACE lineup includes Matt Holt (vocals), Tom Maxwell (guitar), Jerry Montano (DANZIG, ex-THE DEADLIGHTS) and Tommy Sickles (drums)
NOTHINGFACE's fourth album, "Skeletons", was released in 2003 via TVT Records. The band has since split with the label.
Primal Fear And Sinner Announce Show
PRIMAL FEAR and SINNER will join forces and appear for the first time on the same stage on the same night at H20 in Reichenbach (near Stuttgart), Germany.
The gig is scheduled for October 7th.
This "German Mega Event" will include a convention and a party with the bands, promoters and fans from Europe and around the world.
Strike Anywhere To Tour With Bane And More
Some initial dates have been released for the upcoming tour featuring STRIKE ANYWHERE, BANE, A GLOBAL THREAT, and THIS IS HELL:
October 7 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable St. Cafe
October 8 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
October 13 - Phoenix, AZ @ Brickhouse Theatre
October 20 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
October 28 - Lemoyne, PA @ Champion Ship
CBGB Announce Initial Farwell Shows
At the end of September, legendary New York City club CBGB will be closing its doors for good. In celebration of its legacy, a number of farewell shows will be held at the club throughout August and September. The following are a couple of the more notable shows already announced:
8/18 - DROPKICK MURPHY'S, A GLOBAL THREAT
8/19 - H20
8/20 - NO REDEEMING SOCIAL VALUE, AWKWARD THOUGHT, DISTRICT 9, STARKWEATHER, DISASSOCIATE, TEARS OF FRUSTRATION, BOTTOM LINE
9/3 - GORILLA BISCUITS
9/4 - STRIKE ANYWHERE, IGNITE, A GLOBAL THREAT, MODERN LIFE IS WAR
9/8 - ANGRY SAMOANS, DIRTY TACTICS, THE KRAYS
Alarum Currenty Looking For New Drummers
Melbourne's distinct ALARUM are currently auditioning drummers. Having recently returned from their successful US tour (with NECROPHAGIST, ARSIS, NEURAXIS, CATTLE DECAPITATION) ALARUM are preparing for the next album.
Racca is leaving the band to pursue other interests and Youngie, Palf & Evans want thank him for all years of great times and wish him all the best. Interested drummers should contact ALARUM via email at: info@alarum.com.au or via the myspace page at: www.myspace.com/alarummusic
Ex Life Of Agony To Spawn New Group
Alan Robert of Life Of Agony fame has launched a new project dubbed Spoiler NYC. The group, who will independently release their debut CD entitled "Grease Fire In Hell's Kitchen" in September.
Inhale Exhale Drop Off Tour
Inhale Exhale have dropped off of the "The Purevolume Silver Bullet Tour" and been replaced by fellow Solid State labelmates Destroy The Runner. No word on why the switch occured.
New MeWithoutYou Track Posted Online
mewithoutYou have made their new track "Nice And Blue Pt. 2" available online here. It is taken from their new album "Brother, Sister", which will hit stores on September 26th through Tooth & Nail.
Upcomming Blood Brothers, AYWKUBTTOTD Tour
Dates have been revealed for the The Blood Brothers' upcoming run with ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. Here are the tour dates:
October 27th Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
October 28th Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
October 29th St. Louis, MO - Washington University
October 31st Chicago, IL - House of Blues
November 01st Minneapolis, MN - The Quest
November 02nd Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
November 03rd Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
November 04th Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
November 05th Toronto, ON - Phoenix
November 06th Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
November 08th Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
November 09th Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
November 10th Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
November 11th New York, NY - Irving Plaza
November 12th New York, NY - Irving Plaza
November 14th Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
November 15th Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
November 16th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
November 17th Orlando, FL - The Firestone
November 18th St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
November 20th New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
November 21st Houston, TX - Wharehouse
November 22nd Austin, TX - Emo's
November 23rd Austin, TX - Emo's
November 24th Dallas, TX - Granada
November 25th Lubbock, TX - Jake's Backroom
November 27th Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
November 28th Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
November 29th San Diego, CA - House of Blues
November 30th Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
December 01st Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
December 02nd Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
December 05th San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
December 06th Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
December 07th Seattle, WA - Showbox
December 08th Bellingham, WA - Night Light (No Blood Brothers)
December 09th Victoria, BC - Sugar
December 10th Vancouver, BC - Croatian Cultural Theater
December 11th Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom
December 12th Edmonton, AB - Reds
December 14th Salt Lake City, Utah - In the Venue
Both bands are readying new albums for release this fall with The Blood Brothers set to release "Young Machetes" through V2 on October 10th; while ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are aiming for an October 03rd release date through Interscope for their as-yet untitled new offering.
Mastodon Puts First Single and Bonus Track Online
Mastodon have tapped the track "The Wolf Is Loose" to serve as the first single from their upcoming new album "Blood Mountain". The band will be filming a video for the song within the next week and expect to have it available for viewing online in early September. "Blood Mountain" is due in stores on September 12th through Warner, while two tracks from it are available online here.
Slayer To Record Video For New Single
Slayer will soon be filming a war themed video for their track "Eyes Of The Insane" with director Tony Petrossian (Killswitch Engage, Slipknot). The track is taken from the bands new album "Christ Illusion", which is on course for an August 08th release date through American/Warner.
The Sword Announce Future Plans
The Sword recently filmed a video for their track "Freya" in Hollywood, CA with director Barnaby Roper. It will be made avaialble for viewing shortly. In other news, the band have also revealed that they will be one of the acts supporting Trivium on the latter bands fall headlining North American run - a trek for which dates have yet to be announced.
Edge of Sanity "Best of" 2-CD Tracklisting
EDGE OF SANITY, the acclaimed Swedish band led by producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Swanö, has finalized the track listing for its upcoming double CD collection, "The Best of Edge of Sanity". According to Dan, "one disc will feature the highlights of the more 'normal' studio albums and the mini-album 'Until Eternity Ends' [1994]," while "the second disc will be packed with 'Crimson' [1996] and 'Crimson II' [2003] in slightly edited versions. All songs will be remastered."
"The Best of Edge of Sanity" track listing:
Disc A:
01. Tales…
02. Human Aberration
03. Enigma
04. In The Veins/Darker Than Black
05. Lost
06. The Masque
07. Until Eternity Ends
08. Eternal Eclipse
09. Twilight
10. Black Tears
11. 15:36
12. Hell Is Where The Heart Is
13. Hellwritten
14. Bleed You Dry
Disc B:
Crimson (full album)
Crimson II (full album)
EDGE OF SANITY's last studio album, "Crimson II", was essentially a Dan Swanö solo release with help from various friends.
Criss Angel's 'MF2' Video Featuring Sully & Nuno
Criss Angel is out with the video to his new single 'MF2', featuring Sully from Godsmack and Nuno Bettencourt of DramaGods. You can watch it at Yahoo! Music.
Watch Flyleaf's MTV Performance Online
Flyleaf dropped by MTV studios to perform a set for MTV.com Live. You can watch performances of 'I'm So Sick', 'Fully Alive', and 'Sorrow' here.
Flyleaf are currently on tour with the Family Values Tour with 10 Years, Deftones, Korn, and Stone Sour.
New Megadeth Album Artwork Posted Online
The artwork for the upcoming MEGADETH album, "United Abominations", has been unveiled as part of the Gigantour e-card. Check it out at the MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ. The e-card appears to use one of the Vic Rattlehead (MEGADETH mascot) redesigns from the DeviantART contest that was held back in January/February. This entry appeared in the Top 11 but did not win the contest. The Vic that appears to feature on the cover of "United Abominations" can be found here.
"United Abominations" was recorded under the watchful eye of mainman Dave Mustaine and co-producer Jeff Balding. The initial studio sessions — held at Sarm Studios, outside of London — were filmed by director Michael Sarna (ANTHRAX, OBITUARY) and are available at Megadeth.com to fan-club members. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "United Abominations", "Washington Is Next" and "Gears of War". An October 31 release via Roadrunner Records is expected.
MEGADETH's last CD, "The System Has Failed", has sold more than 180,000 copies since its September 2004 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The group, who were most recently signed to Sanctuary Records, were joined by bassist James Lomenzo (ex-BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) in February following the departure of James MacDonough (ex-ICED EARTH).
Manowar To Release New Single In October
MANOWAR will release a new single, "The Sons of Odin", in October 2006, followed by a full-length DVD containing the historic Earthshaker Fest 2005 performance in November. Fans can soon expect more details about the release date of the new studio album, entitled "Gods of War".
MANOWAR were forced to reschedule some of their previously announced European dates earlier in the year due to an unfortunate accident involving MANOWAR guitarist Karl Logan. "Our first concern was to be sure that Karl was in good condition," MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio said at the time. "As soon as we were certain Karl would be able to play again in the near future, we wanted to give our fans as much information as possible to keep them abreast of plans for the tour."
MANOWAR has sold over eight million records worldwide. The group's last studio album, "Warriors of the World", was a critically acclaimed chart-topper in Europe, reaching gold status in Germany.
The upcoming MANOWAR album will be released on the band's own label, Magic Circle Music.
Trivium Finalize Tracklisting For New Album
Trivium have announced the track listing to their upcoming new effort "The Crusade", it runs as follows:
01 - "Ignition"
02 - "Detonation"
03 - "Entrance Of The Conflagration"
04 - "Anthem (We Are The Fire)"
05 - "Unrepentant"
06 - "And Sadness Will Sear"
07 - "Becoming The Dragon"
08 - "To The Rats"
09 - "This World Can't Tear Us Apart"
10 - "Tread The Floods"
11 - "Contempt Breeds Contamination"
12 - "The Rising"
13 - "The Crusade"
The album will see an October 10th release through Roadrunner. As previously reported, a track from it entitled "Detonation" can be found online here.
Apothys Upload New Song to Myspace Page
Virginia based thrash metal band, Apothys, upload a new song entitled "Deviatory" to their myspace page.
Nightwish Bassist Answers Fan Questions
NIGHTWISH bassist Marco Hietala recently answered a number of fan questions via the band's official web site. Read his responses at this location.
NIGHTWISH has completed work on a pre-production recording of the tracks that are set to appear on the band's upcoming sixth album, tentatively due mid-2007. According to the latest entry on the group's official video-blog page that gives the fans a behind-the-scenes look at its songwriting sessions, NIGHTWISH will reconvene in September to make final changes to the songs before commencing the recording process for the new album.
NIGHTWISH is currently seeking a replacement for departed singer Tarja Turunen before entering the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Once".
NOFX Comments On Underoath's Departure
Since Underoath announced last week that they'd be leaving the Warped Tour to focus on the bandmembers' friendships, there has been a load of speculation regarding the move. The most popular explanation making the rounds blames NOFX frontman Fat Mike for their departure. Fat chance, Mike said in a statement Monday night. "As much as I do like controversy, there really isn't any to report on this subject," he wrote. "Underoath have left the Warped Tour, and as much as people want to give me credit for that, the truth is they just really needed a break apparently. Some people have suggested that they bailed because I made too much fun of them [for their religious beliefs]. Problem with that theory is that I have made fun of plenty of bands on this tour. I have also taken plenty of jabs at Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Muslims. I feel I am an equal opportunist when it comes to getting laughs from an easy target."
GNR Wrap Up Tour, Sebastian Bach Steps In
Guns N' Roses' 32-date European trek concluded over the weekend, and now frontman Axl Rose plans to return to the U.S. for a road trip this fall. "We have had an amazing tour and it has been fantastic for the band and I to experience this," Rose said in a press release. "I approached this last show with equal parts determination, obligation, responsibility and insanity. It was an amazing night. I want to thank everyone in Europe and the U.K. for inspiring us and for giving us the opportunity to play for them. We are now looking forward to the U.S. in September." No U.S. tour dates have been revealed. The final stop on the GN'R European tour, Sunday night's gig at London's Wembley Arena, nearly didn't go off. Rose was diagnosed with low blood pressure and low blood sugar on Sunday morning, and became ill after performing two concerts the night before. A physician advised that the frontman skip the stage that night and be admitted to a hospital instead. Rose responded with a "F--- that — I have a show to do and I am not missing it," the release said. He did make it through much of the band's two-hour set before collapsing. Sebastian Bach took over for Axl to perform the show's encore, "Paradise City."
You can watch a video of Sebastian Bach's performance on YouTube. More...
More Details In Korn Concert Beating
Andy Richardson, who was badly beaten in a fight at a Family Values concert, has since passed. More details about the events that lead to the fight and his death have been revealed. Here are some excerpts from an AZCentral article adding to what had already been reported here:
"We just went out there to have a good night," said one friend, Eddie Arellano. "It was starting off fun. And then this whole thing turned into a nightmare."
According to Arellano and others at the concert, there was a group of rowdy men at the show.
"These guys were just way too drunk. They had too many fights," Arellano said.
Earlier in the evening, some of the rowdies tumbled down a hill, crashing into Richardson and his friends. There was a brief scuffle, according to Bernice Averil, who was in Richardson's group. A little later, the rowdies returned and one of them snatched Richardson's cap.
"When they took his hat he stood up and said 'We've already had a fight. I don't want to have any problems,' " Arellano said, describing the moments just before the punch. "The guy threw the hat back at him. And when he (Richardson) caught it, the guy hit him in the face and he hit the ground and hit the concrete with the back of his head. He just collapsed.
"His face was bloody. It was bad. It was horrible," said Arellano, who was Richardson's roommate.
The person who threw the punch and that person's friend ran off, Arellano said.
Atlanta police spokesman Officer Steve Coleman said homicide detectives "have people of interest" but no arrests had been made. Police have a "vague description" of the person who threw the punch, according to Sgt. Kevin Iosty.
Jack Gannon, a spokesman for House of Blues, a California-based company that has a sponsorship deal with what's now called HiFi Buys Amphitheater, said the incident was "unfortunate and tragic" and that the company is "cooperating fully with the Atlanta Police Department investigation."
Read the full article at AZ Central.
Gorgoroth To Headline Hellflame Festival in 2007
Gorgoroth will will headline next years Hellflame Festival which is scheduled to take place September 8, 2007 in Germany. For more info on the fest, visit hellflame.de.
In other news, the new and highly acclaimed Gorgoroth album "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" was released in the US through Candlelight Records USA last week and have so far been very well received, according to the band.
Century Media Posts Fourth Podcast
Century Media Records announces the fourth installment of its monthly Podcast is available for download today from iTunes or Century Media's website. The new Podcast features over 60 minutes of music, news, tour updates, and a contest.
Fans can download the free Podcast (available through iTunes) for their exclusive first chance to hear global premiers from international sensations NAPALM DEATH, DIECAST and ARCH ENEMY. The program also features new music from HEAVEN SHALL BURN, CELTIC FROST, TERRORIZER, MERCENARY, POISONBLACK and KRISIUN. In addition to the wealth of music from The Century Media library, the Podcast taps into co-conspiring labels from the Century Family with Nuclear Blast America lending a new ALL SHALL PERISH track, Liquor & Poker Music offer up a CRUCIFIED BARBARA song, and Abacus Recordings presents a tune from CLIFTON. The Century Media Podcast series, furthermore, highlights a title exclusive to CM Distro in each installment. This month, Galy Records recording artist SHAOLIN is featured.
To coincide with the fifteenth anniversary of Century Media's U.S. operations, the Podcast will showcase music from the label's rich history. This episode boasts remastered tracks from the NEVERMORE and STUCK MOJO reissues. There is a contest tied-in with the Podcast that will test everyone's knowledge of the Century Media catalogue. One, grand prize winner will receive a multitude of autographed materials from Shadows Fall, Arch Enemy and many more. Details and submission info is contained within the episode.
New Sikth Video Streaming
The video for "Bland Street Bloom", taken from Sikth's new album, "Death Of A Dead Day", is now available for streaming here. It can be seen using either Quicktime or Windows Media Player.
As previously reported, Sikth will be issuing a limited edition EP for their track "Flogging The Horses" overseas on October 2nd. It will feature the title track along with an animated video for the track "Bland Street Bloom", plus three previously unreleased songs.
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