Metal News for August 26, 2009
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37 news articles posted on this day.
Korn To Release Exclusive Digital EPs
Korn will be releasing a free exclusive digital EP four times a year to the Premium Members of Korn.com. The first EP, to be released in early September, will feature a rough instrumental demo from the band's upcoming studio album, amongst other previously unreleased tracks. Stay tuned for more information.
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Ravage Reschedules Chicago Tour Date
Boston heavy metal band Ravage has issued the following update regarding how their recent cancellations has effected their tour schedule:
"The Chicago area show at Doug's Rockhouse in Aurora IL has been rescheduled due to the cancellation of the Canadian tour - it will now take place on October 27th"
Brainstorm Reveals New Album Details
Brainstorm has announced the tracklisting for their new album, "Memorial Roots" [cover], which is as follows:
01. Forsake What I Believed
02. Shiver
03. The Conjunction Of 7 Planets
04. Cross The Line
05. Nailed Down Dreams
06. Blood Still Stains
07. Ahimsa
08. The Final Stages Of Decay
09. Victim
10. When No One Cares
11. Would You More...
Through the Eyes of the Dead Issues Studio Update
South Carolina death metal band Through the Eyes of the Dead has issued the following update from Gellar Cellar Studios:
"We are currently at Gellar Cellar studios completing the guitar tracking and everything is coming out great! We are really excited for everyone to hear this new record.As previously announced, Erik Rutan will not be mixing the album due to scheduling conflicts. I will be staying with our engineer, Eliot, to collaborate on the mix once tracking is done and then we are heading out on tour with Despised Icon. Paul Romano is handling the artwork and the cover should be revealed hopefully really soon! Check out our myspace for all the tour dates coming up and come out if you are in the area. More dates will be added very soon so keep checking!
Onsetcold Streaming Two New Demo Songs Online
U.K. black metallers Onsetcold are currently streaming two new demo tracks online. The songs "Horus" and "Mendes" can be heard at the band's MySpace page.
Jaded Heart Reveals New Album Release Date
Germany's Jaded Heart has issued the following update about the release of their new album:
"Today the release date for the brand new Jaded Heart Album 'Perfect Insanity' was revealed!! It's Oct. 16th!! (In stores everywhere)"
Malpractice Writing New Material
Finland's Malpractice has issued the following update about writing new material:
"Here's the latest newsflash from the Malpractice camp. We are currently writing material for our fourth studio-album. We have already four full songs written which means about 30 minutes worth of new kick-ass material! The next album is planned for the beginning of 2010.
"Meanwhile, since the 'Triangular Tour' is over, check out the 'Triangular Tour' diary from our forum. The diary is in English and Finnish. You can also observe how the songwriting process is progressing from the brand new Studio Diary 2009 section which is being updated along the way."
Of The Archaengel Reveals New Album Details
Brazilian metallers Of The Archaengel are currently finishing the final touches of their first album entitled "The Extraphysicallia," which was recently mastered in The Cutting Room (Amon Amarth, Opeth, Gorgoroth, Pain, Paradise Lost, Chrome Division, etc) studios in Sweden.
The album will feature the following track list:
1. Black Raven
2. Water Flows Through The Slimy Walls
3. Ascending Coils To Lead
4. Platino
5. Sun Shaped ..Archangel..
6. With the Dragon..s Hand
7. The Silence of the Dead Things
8. Consent to the Devilish Fantasies
9. Leaving the Inebriant Well.
The band issued the following statement about the album:
"The Extraphysicallia -- which is a conceptual album -- sounds like a movie soundtrack, where you can the story evolution in each track, and new details are in each hearing. Besides of these nine tracks, Of The Archaengel also recorded a cover version for Judas Priest's song 'Beyond the Realms of Death,' which shall be released in a forthcoming edition of this album. The new release date of 'The Extraphysicallia' was not announced yet."
Privateer Finishes Recording New Album
Privateer has issued the following announcement about finishing recording a new album and streaming two new songs online:
"The band, just finishes works over second Lp. Meanwhile on the Privateer's myspace profile, you can listen two new songs from upcoming Lp. We are working on 'Origami' video too. The video will be made as animation form."
Thunderstone Streaming New Album Sample
Thunderstone has issued the following update about streaming an unnamed sample from their upcoming album "Dirt Metal:"
"Please check out the new MP3 teaser from the new Thunderstone album, entitled 'Dirt Metal'!!! Hit the player and enjoy!"
Gwar Enters The Billboard Charts
Gore loving heavy metal group Gwar has entered the Billboard Top 200 album charts at number 96 with their latest studio offering, "Lust In Space." This is the highest charting album of the bands career.
Lead singer Oderus Urungus had the following to say about GWAR’s record setting chart debut, “We are appalled, shocked, outraged, and completely ecstatic over GWAR's latest master-work, Lust In Space debuting at #96 in the Billboard Charts...in keeping with my finally confirmed uber-rock star status, I have already vomited on Lindsay Lohan's puss, visited the the Obama girls, and sodomized Carrot-Top. And there was much rejoicing.”
Still sporting nachos in his beard, Oderus continued to rant “But 96? That's just not going to do it...GWAR and Metal Blade Records plan to keep on with this relentless assault until we go all the way to # 95!"
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Interview with Winds of Plague
Hailing from the City of Angels, Winds of Plague have been spreading their deadly brand of death metal for the last six years; killing the crowds with extreme brutality. The Bubonic Plague has nothing on this new disease! I caught up with mo-hawked vocalist Johnny Plague and drummer Art Cruz while the Decimation of the Nation Tour stopped in Lafayette, Louisiana to infect the heart of Cajun Country. The video of the interview is below, followed by the full transcript. More...
36 Crazyfists To Release Career Spanning DVD
Alaskan metal group 36 Crazyfists has announced that they will be releasing a new DVD entitled, "Underneath A Northern Sky" on October 27th.
"Anchorage, Alaska has a small music scene," explains vocalist Brock Lindow. "Pretty much everyone knows each other. Growing up in here, shaped us to be aware of the beauty of isolation and creating your own self. We had MTV just like everyone else, but as people, we adapted to dark winters and summers where the sun never went down. That in itself created so many amazing rituals and memories of the season.”
The DVD will include footage of the very first 36 Crazyfists show as well as countless other rare scenes of globetrotting by a band from Alaska who has defied the odds of coming from a place of obscurity to touring and playing major festivals around the world. Along with the live show, ridiculous backstage antics and band member interviews, all the bands videos are also present on the DVD.
"There are interviews from band members sharing their thoughts on our career and all the wonderful things we have been able to experience because of this band." continues Lindow "Our fans have been waiting for something like this to surface for sometime and for that I'm very grateful to Todd Bell, AKSOUL and Ferret for giving us the opportunity to finally put out our very first DVD. This is for the ears and eyes of the interested, for the fans who have been there through thick and thin!"
Arckanum and Blood of Kingu Re-issues Postponed
Debemur Morti Productions has announced that their ARCKANUM and BLOOD OF KINGU reissues have been delayed due to the pressing plant. The label has pushed back the release dates to September 11th and is not currently accepting pre-orders.
Katatonia Issues New Album Recording Update
Katatonia is currently set to release their upcoming album "Night is the New Day" on November 2nd in Europe and November 10th in the U.S. through Peaceville Records. Katatonia has also issued the following recording update:
"Vocals... what about them? Well, yeah... they have to be there. Even though I had done much of the vocal parts/ideas already on the demos, I couldn't imagine the extent of what was about to come. Starting out, I was feeling better than I thought, since I had problems with my throat earlier during the recording. It wasn't a cold as I first expected, I have no idea what it was/is, but it has affected me in some ways.
"I keep singing, it's what I do, apparently. I think it sounds good, but it feels weird at times (age?). More tracks nailed and listening back, I realize that I've never sung this MUCH on an album before. Not that I'm singing ALL THE TIME (don't worry), but the vocals are much more demanding. I hope it is because the singing is better, and not because my throat is worse. Anyway, I'm kinda confident.
"After a few breaks in the recording to play some festival gigs (Portugal, Germany and the UK) I went back down the rathole to nail the last few songs. My voice was already tired from the studio session, and even more tired from the gigs and I was really worried, but behind the microphone everything fell into place for that one last session. I've done my part... soon it is your part, folks! Because the mixdown is already well under way, we've currently nailed 5 songs out of 12 and we're continuing to nail 1 song per day, so on September 1st, the album is going to be completed. No more rathole, we're free to go. It's hard to believe it's true. It looks like the mini-site is gonna open on September 7th or 11th with the final tracklist, audio snippets and more."
Operatika Seeking New Bass Player
Operatika has issued the following update about seeking a new bassist:
"OPERATIKA is looking for a NEW FULL TIME BASSIST. If anyone is interested in trying out or if you know someone who would be interested please send us a message some requirements:
- must have transportation
- must be able to practice once or twice a week we are from Nothern New Jersey and New York
- must have good gear, want to play lots of shows(local & out-of-state)
"This is a walkin situation Please contact us through the myspace or info@operatika.com to arrange a tryout."
Saturnus Cancels Romanian Tour Date
Saturnus had previously announced their first ever tour date in Romania at the Heart Rock Festival on September 26th. The band has now issued the following announcement about canceling that date:
"We are sad to announce that the Romanian show is canceled, we have been looking so much forward to do this show, but we promise that we do our best to work on a Romanian show in the near future."
To/Die/For Issues Recording Update
Finnish gothic metallers To/Die/For have issued the following brief update about recording new material:
"To/Die/For continues recordings of their sixth album in Helsinki next week. (@first week of September)
"And what will happen?: -recording keyboards -Programmings ...Maybe more.Things will happen spontaneously anyway."
Municipal Waste Posts New Music Video Online
Crossover thrash metal group Municipal Waste has posted their new music video online for the song, "Wrong Answer." You can check it out below. The song comes from the bands new studio album, "Massive Aggressive" which was released this week through Earache Records. More...
Vallon Announes Band Changes
Boston metallers Vallon are making "big" changes in their band and made the following announcement
"As you all may have noticed, VALLON has been going through some big changes musically. We are striving to bring you a new kind of music that we all enjoy playing and is much different from our old material, our new sound will be extremely technical, more advanced melodically, much more detail oriented, and very heavy. Our three newest songs Foundation, Guardians, and Ghost Choir mark our musical transition well but are not the pinnacle of our future material.
"We are taking a progressive approach to our new sound and writing style that will make each one of our songs a continuos stream instead of taking our listeners in monotonous circles. However, it would be impossible to have such big changes musically if we didn't make some changes within our band..."
You can read the rest of their announcement here.
Cerebral Bore Announces New Vocalist
Cerebral Bore announced their new vocalist on Monday.
"New vocalist announced. We are really happy to announce that we have a new vocalist for Cerebral bore.
His name is Rapid cheeks David Culbert McGinty, or David Culbert for short.
"Davie was gonna be standing in for us on our UK tour coming up in September but has now asked to do it full time, which we happily accepted! You may have seen him doing vocals for our mates Visceral deity on the Putrid Pile UK tour this year."
Dave Mustaine Slams Lars Ulrich... Again
In the September 2009 issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine (see cover below), Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine explains the reasons behind his decision to turn down Metallica's invitation to attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Mustaine, who was a member of Metallica for less than two years, from 1981 to 1983, before being dismissed and replaced by Kirk Hammett, tells the magazine, "Lars [Ulrich, Metallica drummer] said, 'If you were on the record, you got inducted; if you weren't on the record, you didn't,' and would I come along and hang out and watch them get inducted? I was like, 'Dude, that's so typical!' It makes for the same kind of mentality as a guy watching some other guy fuck his girlfriend. I just said, 'I'm flattered and I'm proud of you guys and I wish you well. I'll be there if I'm being inducted, but if I'm gonna watch, then I've got better things to do.'"
Mustaine adds, "To say that I'm not on the record, well, I'd say that there are 40 million fans with Megadeth and Metallica records in their collections that would say that Dave is on the Metallica records because my name's on there [in the songwriting credits], but I guess Lars never really looked past the word 'Ulrich.' He just stopped there and read it again, over and over and over!
"Bottom line is, I'm going to get into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame one way or another and he can't keep me out! When I do, I'm going to ask him to induct us and I'm gonna give eggs to everyone in the front row! [Laughs]" More...
Down Bassist To Miss The Rest Of The Tour
According to a posting at the Down message board from the band's webmaster, bassist Rex Brown will now be sitting out the remainder of the band's North American tour. He previously missed out on the first leg of the bands tour due to personal problems. He was replaced by Danny Theriot, who used to play in a band called Victorian Blitz along with Down/Crowbar guitarist Kirk Windstein.
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Heaven & Hell Fulfills their Destiny in Chicago
There is something fitting that the day of Heaven and Hell’s show in Chicago the sky darkened with brooding clouds in the middle of the afternoon. It finally opened as an avalanche of rain on the innocent countryside toward sundown time. The onslaught ended, however, about a quarter hour before the show began, as if the Metal Gods had convinced Zeus himself to end the torrent. More...
Candlemass To Perform Special Set At Roadburn
Swedish doom metal veterans Candlemass has announced that they will be performing their debut album, "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus" in full at the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland next year with original lead vocalist Johan Längqvist. The festival takes place from April 15-17th.
Heaven & Hell Considering Playing Ozzy Material
In a recent interview with the Boston Herald, Heaven & Hell/Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi spoke on a number of subjects from riffs and volumes, to the success of Heaven & Hell. He revealed in the interview that the band may well change the set list up a little next year by adding some material from the Ozzy Osbourne era of Black Sabbath.
“We love ‘War Pigs’ and ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Paranoid’ but we’ve played those for 40 years so it’s been a nice change," he stated, "Maybe next year we’ll do some of the old stuff."
Amon Amarth Announces Austrailian Shows
Swedish viking metal group Amon Amarth has announced that they will be heading Down Under to perform four shows in Australia this November. No word has been given yet on who will be supporting the band.
The tour dates are as follows:
November 24 - Perth, Australia - Capitol
November 26 - Brisbane, Australia - HiFi
November 27 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard
November 28 - Sydney, Australia - Metro
Marduk Announces North American Tour
Swedish black metal outfit Marduk will be embarking on a headlining tour of North America which will kick off in November. Support on the trek will come from Nachtmystium, Mantic Ritual, Merrimack and Black Anvil. The tour is in support of Marduk's forthcoming new studio album, "Wormwood" which is set to be released in North America on October 13th.
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Alice In Chains Posts Tour Video Online
Grunge legends Alice In Chains has posted a new video online showing the band on tour in Europe. You can check it out below. The bands first studio album in thirteen years, "Black Gives Way To Blue" will be released on September 29th through Virgin Records. More...
Every Time I Die Posts New Video Online
Buffalo, New York based metal outfit Every Time I Die has posted their new music video online for the song, "Wanderlust." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's forthcoming new studio album, "New Junk Aesthetic" which will hit the shelves on September 15th through Epitaph Records.
Belphegor Posts New Song Online
Austrian blackened death metal group Belphegor has posted a new song online entitled, "Walpurgis Rites." You can check it out by heading over to the bands official Myspace page. The song will appear on the bands forthcoming new studio album, "Walpurgis Rites – Hexenwahn" which will be released on October 9th through Nuclear Blast Records.
Sonic Syndicate Announces New Vocalist
Swedish metal outfit Sonic Syndicate has announced that young British vocalist Nathan James Biggs has been given the job as the bands new frontman.
Commented the band: “The search is over and the band is complete once again! Nathan is probably the best thing that ever happened to SONIC SYNDICATE since the discovery of distorted guitars and the work we’ve done together is by far the best we’ve achieved to date! He’s like the long-lost brother we never had and has also fused the rest of us together more closely than before. The rebellion has begun!”
Nathan added: “Something incredible and totally unpredictable has happened here! Not only have I managed to land myself in one the most promising bands in the world, I’ve gained a new family too. The energy between SONIC and I is electric and it’s producing some breathtaking results. We’re taking it to the next level. Don’t blink or you’ll be running to catch up with us!”
Black Label Society Drops Off Tour
Black Label Society has announced that they will not be performing on any more Pedal To The Metal tour dates due to lead vocalist/guitarist Zakk Wylde being taken to hospital when it was discovered he is suffering from blood clots. The tour will continue with the rest of the scheduled bands performing.
Zakk Wylde himself has issued the following message: "To all our Black Label Family Worldwide, thanks for all the Get Wells. Every 48 hours in the ER to check my blood, had a CT scan today and have blood clots in each of my lungs as well as my leg. Can't sing because pushing can cause an embollism."
Hatebreed Posts New Song Online
Hardcore metal outfit Hatebreed has posted a brand new song online entitled, "In Ashes They Shall Reap." You can check it out by heading to the bands official Myspace page. The song comes from the bands forthcoming new self-titled studio album, which is scheduled to be released on September 29th through Roadrunner Records.
IWrestledABearOnce Posts New Remix Online
Electro-metal-trip-hop-dance-jazz pioneers IWRESTLEDABEARONCE are happy to announce the release of a new and exclusive remix of a yet unreleased song from their upcoming album “It’s All Happening”. The record will hit European streets on August 31st.
This remix will also be available on the European version of “It’s All Happening” which comes with another exclusive remix for the song “Pazuzu For The Win” (remix done by A7IE) as bonus material and is topped off with the band’s brilliant new clip for “You Ain’t No Family” as video enhancement. Furthermore you should make sure to check out Itsallhappening.org – a special website that offers all sorts of exclusive content and features around the upcoming record “It’s All Happening”!
Keep Tabs On "It's All Happening" by IWRESTLEDABEARONCE Here
Dark Tranquility Announces Release Date Of New DVD
Dark Tranquility will be releasing a DVD titled, "Where Death Is Most Alive" in commemoration of their 20th Anniversary which will take you from the band's raw beginnings to their current position as one of the most diverse and influential metal acts.
The band comments: “After a lot of work, we're proud to announce that the "Where Death Is Most Alive" DVD will see the light of day on October 26th, 2009 in Europe and November 17th, 2009 in North America via Century Media Records. This little baby took quite some time to deliver, but when you'll see the scope and quality of the material, you'll understand why it wasn't done over a fortnight.
Our first official DVD, "Live damage" (2002), was OK for its time, but hardly spectacular, so this time we wanted to make sure that we could offer people something more substantial that would live up to the high expectations. For the main feature, we had our headline show in Milano last October professionally documented by Finnish production company Vasara Films. As expected, they did a stellar job with both the filming and editing and really managed to capture the vibe of the evening. Italy is home to some of the most devoted and enthusiastic D.T. fans on earth, something which is very obvious from the footage. The show is the longest one in D.T. history (and one of the very last concerts held at the legendary Rolling Stone club), and features a guest performance by Nell Sigland on "The Mundane and the Magic" and "Insanity's crescendo". For the mixing, we once again let Tue Madsen work his magic at his Antfarm Studios in Denmark, and the result is simply amazing.
In addition to that, Village Road films have put together "Out Of Nothing", a true stroll-down-memory-lane documentary about the band. All current members as well as Michael Nicklasson (ex-bass) and Fredrik Johansson (ex-guitar) are interviewed, and a host of people from the early Gothenburg scene share their anecdotes and memories. Among others, Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates, Grotesque etc), Anders Iwers (Tiamat, Ceremonial Oath) and Fredrik Nordström (Studio Fredman) appear in the film, which spans for approx. 47 minutes.
The DVD will also mark the premiere of the "Misery's Crown" promo video, shot earlier this year by Roger Johansson and Vasara Films. All our other promo clips from recent years are featured as well.
Furthermore, we undertook some extensive detective research, raiding our old homes to dig up long forgotten VHS tapes from the archives. A surprisingly large amount of footage was found, most of which never even got spread through the tape trading network at the time. In total, the "Live Archive" portion of the DVD features 21 tracks with a strong emphasis on old ("Skydancer" and earlier) material including some real rarities. Most of these songs were only performed live a handful of times, as shows weren't that frequent back then. Two of them ("Soulbreed" and "The Dying Fragment Of An Elderly Dream") are actually the only D.T. songs that were 100% completed but never recorded properly in studio. Both were written in the autumn of 1991.
To conclude - we're damn proud of this release, and more than sure that it will satisfy the high expectations of both old and new fans alike. Here's to the next 20 years!“
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