Metal News for August 21, 2006
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Gigantour 2006 Schedule Gets Tweaked
With the start of the second annual Gigantour looming on the horizon, organizers have tinkered with the schedule a bit, to include adding several new stops to the run.
Originally due to launch Sept. 7 in San Diego, the outing will now get underway Sept. 6 in Boise, ID, and won't hit San Diego until Sept. 9; the move knocks off the schedule a previously announced Sept. 9 show in San Luis Obispo, CA. Meanwhile, new stops have been added in Oklahoma City, OK; Boston; and Atlantic City, NJ.
The main-stage roster for the majority of the tour features headliners Megadeth, as well as Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill, Into Eternity, Sanctity, and The Smashup. The Phoenix, Oklahoma City and Boston stops, however, won't include Into Eternity, Sanctity and The Smashup, and those three bands, as well as Overkill, won't be on board for the tour's Las Vegas engagement, which is now confirmed to take place at the House of Blues.
Tickets for most shows are on sale now, while those for stops in Chicago and Atlantic City will hit the box office Saturday (8/26). Details are shown in the itinerary below.
Gigantour is the brainchild of Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, who last year mounted an inaugural run that also included Dream Theater, Fear Factory, Dillinger Escape Plan and Nevermore. That trek is documented on the forthcoming "Gigantour 2005," a live set that comprises a two-disc audio version that hits stores tomorrow (8/22), and a two-DVD video version that surfaces Sept. 5.
Earlier this year, Megadeth signed a new record deal with Roadrunner Records.
"It is exciting to be some place you are respected, understood and appreciated," Mustaine said a statement. "The truth is there's a lot of people I've known there over the years. I'm stoked we're all coming back together again to work on this project."
Roadrunner plans to release "United Abominations," Megadeth's follow-up to 2004's "The System Has Failed," later this year, according to the label.
Here are the latest Gigantour 2006 tour dates: More...
Symphony X Reveal Paradise Lost Artwork
The album art has been revealed for the forthcoming new SYMPHONY X album, entitled Paradise Lost. You can view it here
No further details on the album's release date or tracklisting are currently available, but are expected to surface soon. Expect the followup to 2002's Odyssey later this year via InsideOut.
Pantera Publicist Puts E! Reporter In Her Place
"E! was seeking video of Dimebag Darryl to use in an upcoming 25 Most Chilling Hollywood Murders special, and went to publicist Janie Hoffman. Her response?
Hi Beau. I’m leaving John’s comments in cause he’s a nice guy and I know this was difficult for him to send on through. I’m also blind copying a whole list of folks who will most likely copy a whole other list of folks until maybe this spreads like a good email should and end up on 100,000 websites to show the world what a collective bunch of tasteless morons you all are.
Dime’s birthday is this coming Sunday and your timing couldn’t be worse. Not that there is a good time. In fact, in honor of his birthday, I think I’ll send this around to a few of our favorite music websites who will most likely print the whole damn thing word for word, including your phone number and email. For good measure, I’m going to throw in the top 50 major daily music and some of the top TV writers in the country and why not, the weeklies as well.
I realize there is nothing anyone can do to stop E! from producing garbage like this below, as you’ve built your audience on the backs of other people’s private lives, creating some type of warped reality out of your garbage, which is merely excuses for programming on the cheap and at the expense of others.
I would like to request that you please read this out out loud to all the creative geniuses in the programming department that came up with this idea.
We have received your request to license footage on Dimebag Darrell Abbott for your upcoming production of, “25 Most Chilling Hollywood Murders.”
While we realize the average E! audience most likely has the IQ of an umbrella, they collectively are a smarter bunch than the lot of you. Your programming creativity falls somewhere to the bottom of the middle at best, and that’s saying a lot.
I ask that you all please take a moment from your busy days and close your eyes. Live out the fantasy of playing your favorite instrument onstage. Your closest friends in the world surround you, either in the band or in your crew. From one side of the stage, a man approaches. Thinking he’s a security guy or a drunk fan who’s just a bit out a line, you continue to perform. Two seconds later, he lifts his arms, aims a rifle at your brother, your best friend, your buddy and blows his brains out, not three feet from where you are. In the nanosecond it takes you to comprehend the magnitude of what just happened, he does it again…and again…and again…and again…and again…and again before taking aim and murdering additional members of your extended family as well as fans that have come to see you play. Two of your crew are shot but survive, but of course, will never be the same again.
Now imagine it’s a few years later and you turn on the TV set. Just in case you may be having at least a five minute respite from that scene that plays over and over in your head, just in case…..you flip through the channels and there it is. Again. Only with some two bit actor who thinks this is his big Hollywood break.
And please, if you don’t like that scenario, make believe it’s your child who got his brains splattered all over a stage in Ohio. And then you turn on E! Oh, the magic of television!
In case none of this appears clear enough and you need a definitive answer to your request…no. The answer if no, and on behalf of everyone that was there that night and everyone that misses him every day, you can take that no and shove it up your collective asses.
And, for your second request, yes, you can quote me on that.
Sincerely,
Jane Hoffman"
Drowning Pool Plan Second USO Tour
Drowning Pool will take part in their second USO tour with performances for troops stationed in the Persian Gulf and Germany. The band also played for troops in Kuwait in October 2005.
Drowning Pool have been in the studio demoing new material for its' upcoming album to be released on a to be determined label.
AOL Music Streaming Walls of Jericho's Latest
In addition to the previously announced full CD stream of Lamb of God's "Sacrament," AOL Music is also streaming Walls Of Jericho's "With The Devils Amongst Us All."
Architect Finishes New Album, Seeks Drummer
Architect, formerly Found Dead Hanging, has completed work on their upcoming album, "Cabal." The eight-song effort was recorded at Moresound Studios in Syracuse, NY with Jason "Jocko" Randall (Ed Gein) at the helm. Meanwhile, the group is also looking for a new drummer. According to the band, "this position may become permanent if the chemistry is right, our current drummer is going to space camp for a while." Interested candidates should message the band via their MySpace page.
At Daggers Drawn Completes New Album
At Daggers Drawn has finished recording their debut album, "The First Eulogy." Produced by Joey Sturgis (Harlots), the album is slated for a November 21st release via Challenger Recordings. You can check out a song from the effort here.
Angelcorpse Working On New Material
ANGELCORPSE is currently working on two albums' worth of new material with its new drummer Gina Ambrosio. "We will be re-signing with Osmose Productions," guitarist Gene Palubicki said in a statement. "We have not decided on what date we will enter the recording studio but it will be sometime before the end of the year. The new material is as brutal as ever, and so is our new drummer. I named her the corpse-skin death-drummer. MP3s will be available prior to the full-length album release for 2007."
ANGELCORPSE 2006 is:
Gene Palubicki - Guitar
Pete Helmkamp - Bass, Vocals
Gina Ambrosio - Drums
Palubicki will be recruiting a new second guitarist, to be announced at a later time.
ANGELCORPSE's last studio album, "The Inexorable", was released in 1999 through Osmose. A CD collection, "Iron Blood and Blasphemy", featuring a number of singles, EP tracks, covers, live recordings, and the "Goats to Azazael" demo, came out in 2001.
Watch Iron Maiden Make An Album
MTV2 is scheduled to air IRON MAIDEN Makes An Album on Saturday, August 26th at 11:30 PM (EST). The program will take a look inside the "making of" Iron Maiden's new album, A Matter Of Life And Death.
In related news, as previously reported, Connect-Europe.com have posted audio samples of all 10 tracks from A Matter Of Life And Death, online. Go to this location to check them out (Click here to open link)
IRON MAIDEN's official website has been updated with video footage on the making of the band's forthcoming album A Matter Of Life And Death. Available in various formats, the footage can be found here
Connect-Europe.com have posted audio samples of all 10 tracks from A Matter Of Life And Death, online. Go to this location to check them out (Click here to open link)
A Matter Of Life And Death is due out on August 28th worldwide, except North America, which will see the album released on September 5th.
Daughters, Lords, Russian Circles Tour Dates
Details have been finalized for Daughters' upcoming run with Lords and Russian Cirlces. Here are the tour dates:
9/1 Fredericksburg VA @ K.C.s
9/2 Charlotte NC @ Casbah at Tremont Music Hall
9/3 Wilmington NC @ The Soapbox Laundrolounge
9/4 Columbia SC @ New Brookland Tavern
9/6 Atlanta GA @ Drunken Unicorn
9/7 Covington KY @ Madhatter Club w/ Since By Man
9/8 DeKalb IL @ The House
9/9 Milwaukee WI @ The Cactus Club w/ Since By Man
9/10 St. Louis MO @ Creepy Crawl w/ Since By Man
9/11 Indianapolis IN @ The Underground w/ Since By Man
9/12 Nashville TN @ The Muse
Roadrunner Release Artwork For "Best Of" Albums
You can now view the artwork for each of RoadRunner Records' upcoming "Best Of"s that were previously announced. Follow the links below to see the artwork for each album
THE BEST OF FEAR FACTORY
1. Martyr
2. Scapegoat
3. Scumgrief
4. Demanufacture
5. Self-Bias Resistor
6. Zero Signal
7. Replica
8. Shock
9. Edgecrusher
10. Resurrection
11. Cars
12. Linchpin
THE BEST OF Ill NINO
1. What Comes Around
2. Unreal
3. God Save Us
4. If You Still Hate Me
5. Liar
6. This Time's For Real
6. How Can I Live
8. Cleansing
9. Te Amo. I Hate You
10. What You Deserve
11. This Is War
12. Turns To Gray
13. Corazon of Mine
THE BEST OF SEPULTURA
1. Troops Of Doom
2. Beneath The Remains
3. Inner Self
4. Arise
5. Dead Embryonic Cells
6. Desperate Cry
7. Refuse/Resist
8. Territory
9. Slave New World
10. Biotech Is Godzilla
11. Roots Bloody Roots
12. Attitude
13. Ratamahatta
THE BEST OF TYPE O NEGATIVE
1. Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty Of Infidelity
2. Christian Woman
3. Black No. 1
4. Too Late: Frozen
5. Love You To Death
6. My Girlfriend's Girlfriend
7. Cinnamon Girl
8. Everyone I Love Is Dead
9. Everything Dies
10. Highway Star
11. I Don't Wanna Be Me
12. Life Is Killing Me
All four titles will be in stores in the US and available for download on September 12th.
Century Media Launches Its Own YouTube Page
Century Media has launched its own YouTube page. Click on the link below to check it out.
New Fondlecorpse Track Posted Online
FONDLECORPSE have uploaded a rough instrumental mix of a new song entitled "Twice the Hate, Twice the Carnage" over at their official MySpace page. The track comes off the band's upcoming split with FRIGHTMARE and features drumming by Paul Beltman of SINISTER.
The bands sound is described as Raw GoreFest-like Metal.
Koldborn Feat Ex Hatesphere Members Ink Label Deal
Newest LISTENABLE RECORDS signee, KOLDBORN, was formed by drummer Rasmus and axeman Heinz (current guitar player in HATESPHERE) in 1997 with the intention of playing catchy brutal music with an emphasis on groove.
After signing with the Danish label Diehard Music, they soon released their debut album "First Enslavement" in 2001. The 2004 EP "The Devil Of All Deals" was faster, more aggressive and introduced the new vocalist Lars.
This is the year 2006 and KOLDBORN are once again ready to blast their way to the top of European metal with their new CD "The Uncanny Valley".
Due to be released on October 16th, 2006 in Europe on LISTENABLE RECORDS, it is said to be, “an astonishing album that takes musical aggression to a new level and grooves straight to the fuckin' core of all that is heavy and extreme! Watch out!”
New tracks from the upcoming album "The Uncanny Valley" are available on their MySpace site The album cover depicted is not the definite one. New art will be announced shortly.
News On Entombed And Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records today has added "Carnage" from ENTOMBED's EP “When In Sodom” set for US release November 14 to the label's official Myspace page.
Unleashed and Krisiun To Tour The US
Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED will be teaming up with KRISIUN for a US tour early next year. More details are expected to be announced shortly.
Byzantine Release News On New DVD
Byzantine have issued the following update regarind their upcoming new full-length DVD "Salvation":
"Well, we are halfway done with shooting our footage for our long awaited full length DVD, entitled "Salvation".
Today we shot a section that will be a guitar tutorial with Tony. It covers some of his choice licks and how to play them as well as his soloing style.
Next weekend we will be shooting a "long form" video which will actually consist of a full set list of our material tied into one long video. This will be the main section for the DVD. Sections to be included on the DVD will be:
Behind the scenes during the recording of "...Serpents"
A guitar tutorial with Tony
A bass tutorial with Skip
Individual band member interviews
Jeremiad video
Bootleg section of 5-6 songs
Long Form video of 8 song set list
Hope you guys will enjoy this DVD as much as we have enjoyed delaying it! Look for "Salvation" to be hitting stores late this fall!"
From Autumn To Ashes, The Bled Announce Dates
From Autumn To Ashes and The Bled have made plans to tour Australia together later this year. Here are the tour dates:
November 22nd Brisbane City, AUS - The Basement
November 23rd Brisbane City, AUS - The Basement
November 24th Surry Hills, AUS - Gaelic
November 25th Bruce, AUS - UCU Bar @ Kirinari
November 26th Melbourne, AUS - HIFI (2 shows)
November 29th Adelaide, AUS - Fowlers
December 01st Perth, AUS - Amplifier Bar (2 shows)
Watch Video Performance of Demiricous Online
There is another new live performance video of Demiricous available for viewing at the Underground Video Television website. The footage was taken in Syracuse NY and is for their track "Beyond Obscene." This joins other live Demiricous material UVTV shot for "Repentagram" and "Vagrant Idol," which are also available at the same URL.
Every Time I Die Part Ways With Bassist
Every Time I Die have parted ways with their bassist Chris Byrnes, an official statement is expected shortly.
Hear The New Lamb Of God Album In Its Entirety
Lamb Of God's entire new album "Sacrament" is now available online in streaming audio here. The album itself will arrive in stores tomorrow, Tuesday August 22nd through Epic.
Interview
Interview With Life In Shadow's Josh Abbott
Bolingbrook, Illinois has a serious death metal act on its hands with LIFE IN SHADOW. This is a band that refuses to just go all out with the blast beat and takes extra careful consideration on their songwriting. They have been making some solid noise on their local club scene and seem to be gaining a pretty strong momentum right now. They have hands down one of the most talented young metal drummers out of the underground in young Josh Abbott, and so I am real happy to have a chance to interview this hard-hitter. More...
Dream Evil Announce New Album Title
Swedish metallers DREAM EVIL have set "United" as the title of their new album, due in October via Century Media Records. The exact release dates by territory are as follows:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux: October 13, 2006.
U.K., France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, rest of Europe: October 16, 2006.
Finland, Sweden, Hungary: October 18, 2006.
Italy: Friday, October 20, 2006
USA: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
As previously reported, DREAM EVIL have lined up the following dates:
Nov. 04 - Perth, SCO @ Ragnarok UK Metalfest
Nov. 05 - London, UK @ Camden Underworld More...
Buckethead Covers 'Game Of Death' Audio Available
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead's cover of "Game of Death", the theme song from Bruce Lee's classic movie, has been made available for download at this location.
Buckethead last year issued the album "Enter the Chicken" — including the song "We Are One", featuring a guest appearance by the album's producer, SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian — via Tankian's Serjical Strike label.
For a complete listing of Buckethead's upcoming appearances, click here.
Trivium Post New Song Available For Streaming
A brand new TRIVIUM track, entitled "Anthem (We are the Fire)", has been made available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the Florida-based metallers' upcoming third album, "The Crusade", due on October 10 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Ascendancy" was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, FL, just outside of Orlando. Once again produced by TRIVIUM and Jason Suecof, the CD is "a dazzling explosion of tight, intricate and instantly memorable songs that feature awe-inspiring musicianship from all four members of the band," according to a press release.
"The Crusade" will contain 13 songs, including "Detonation", which is available for download at this location, "And Sadness Will Sear", the initial focus track "Entrance of the Conflagration", and the nine-minute instrumental epic "The Crusade".
Warmaster Announces New Guitarist
WARMASTER, the Dutch old-school death metal band featuring André van der Ree (DARK REMAINS, ex-ETERNAL SOLSTICE, MOURNING) and Rik van Gageldonk (VUIST, DARK REMAINS), has announced the addition of guitarist Merijn Schenkels (MENTATION) to the goup's lineup. He will be replacing Rudi de Pont, who left WARMASTER due to "lack of time."
WARMASTER will return to the studio soon to add guitar solos to some of the songs that will be included on the band's upcoming debut CD.
Merijn's first show with WARMASTER will take place on August 25 at Baroeg in Rotterdam.
For more information, click here.
Video Available of Kirk Hammett's Jam With Tool
A low-quality video clip of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett performing with TOOL during their headlining appearance at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday (August 18) has been posted online at YouTube.com.
According to one TOOL fan's eyewitness account posted at the ToolNavy.com web site, TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan introduced Hammett by saying, "We have a special guest tonight. He's not [unintelligible], and he's not Elvis. Well, maybe he's their bastard son, Mr. Kirk Hammett." "[Kirk] then proceeded to come out and play guitar on 'Sober'. I've never been partial to METALLICA, and for those of you who are, I'm sorry to report that Kirk damn near butchered the song. His drunken so-called 'solo' was particularly sloppy and completely extraneous. Only the band coming back through to thrash the rest of the song out extremely hard saved it. Then he totally tripped out and flustered Adam [Jones, TOOL guitarist] by grabbing him for his 'hug' and kissing him on the mouth! Only to return at the end of the show to the stage to perform the 'we're not worthy!' bow on his knees before the guys. At least he realizes." More...
Deicide Video 'Banned' By U.K. TV Station
ccording to an Earache Records press release, U.K. music TV channel Scuzz TV has "banned" DEICIDE's video for the song "Homage for Satan", condemning it for being offensive and derogatory.
In a statement, a Scuzz representative allegedly declared that "the lyrical content is religiously offensive, derogatory, and can be read as improper exploitation of any susceptibilities of the audience."
They further commented, "With regards the imagery itself, the inclusion of a priest or religious figure in any belief system is always a very touchy subject, but the possession of one such person, and the disparaging respect for the Christian Bible is in direct conflict with Ofcom regulations."
Earache Records commented in a statement, "The video, featuring blood-splattered zombies on a rampaging mission to capture a priest forcibly underlies DEICIDE's explicit stance against religion, yet is a representation of death metal at its best. The banning of the video coincides with the eagerly anticipated release of DEICIDE's highly acclaimed album, 'The Stench of Redemption', and effectively removes the chance for extreme music to be represented to a mass audience [in the U.K.] The outright banning of the video marks a worrying trend, as the station declares that they 'generally don't play death/black metal on Scuzz anymore' yet boldly label themselves as a 'rock hard' channel."
To make your own mind up about the video, you can check it out on YouTube at this location.
BLS's Live Performance Of "In This River" Online
Black Label Society's live performance of "In This River" in Paris, France in 2005 has been posted online here. The clip will feature on BLS's new live DVD, "The European Invasion Doom Troopin'" which is due out through Eagle Vision on the 22nd of August. An e-card for the release can be obtained here. It contains a sample clip and further information.
The announced track listing for "The European Invasion Doom Troopin'" is as follows:
Disc One:
Paris:
01. Stoned and Drunk
02. Destruction Overdrive
03. Been A Long Time
04. Funeral Bell
05. Suffering Overdue
06. In This River
07. Suicide Messiah
08. Demise Of Sanity
09. Spread Your Wings
10. Solo Acoustic Jam
11. Spoke In The Wheel
12. Fire It Up
13. Stillborn
14. Genocide Junkies
London:
01. Been a Long Time
02. Suicide Messiah
03. Stillborn
04. Genocide Junkies
Disc Two (Special Features):
Additional Release Material:
Documentary - Backstage Pass
Making Of - The making of the "Suicide Messiah" promo video
Music Videos - Promo vids
Black Label Society are also preparing to release their new album, "Shot To Hell", due September 12th through Roadrunner. Two songs from the up-coming offering, "Concrete Jungle" and "Black Mass Reverends" are available for streaming here. The cover artwork for "Shot To Hell" is viewable at this location.
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