Metal News for August 27, 2008
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29 news articles posted on this day.
Middian Breaks Up, YOB Reforms
Oregon's Middian (i.e. Age Eternal) has officially called it quits. As you may recall, the group was embroiled in a lawsuit with a Wisconsin band called Midian regarding the use of their name. Said legal action has apparently taken its toll as the band has issued the following statement:
"Our lawsuit is finally coming to a close. It has been a hard year, and we could not have done it without the support of the metal community world wide and the time and money people donated to our cause. We are eternally in your debt. Sadly, the lawsuit came with a high cost to us personally and interpersonally. Scott Headrick is quitting the band and moving. Mike S felt he needed to back off from touring due to family and work/lack of work issues, cutting his touring commitment from 60-70 shows a year to a handful of shows, mostly local to the West Coast, for an indefinite amount of time, maybe permanently. This extreme change in direction, coupled with the immense stress of our lawsuit and inner conflicts in the band resulted in Scott's decision to move on with his life. Scott Headrick is the highest caliber of person. We mourn his loss, and support his need to take care of himself. We are very sad to share this news about Age Eternal, but are confident that it must and will open the doors for new music creation and growth. Will Lindsay and Mike S will continue to write music with the goal of recording and doing some shows, under another name, as a new band and not Age Eternal. And with Will’s now full-time commitment playing guitar with the immaculate Wolves In The Throneroom, people should be expecting to see him in their hometown in the USA and abroad very soon. Once again, we cannot thank the metal community and people who donated their money and time enough. We feel extremely fortunate to be a part of such a quality group of people, and we will pay your kindness and generosity forward."
With Middian now done, Mike Scheidt has reformed his old band, YOB, which broke up several years ago. Here's the official word:
"YOB is reforming to record a new album and do a limited number of shows. We have a number of new songs we are working on and our goal is to record in the Spring for a Summer 2009 release. We are very excited about this new material.
"YOB will be doing a very small amount of shows to support our new recording. We hope to do 2-3 shows on the west coast, 2-3 on the east coast, and maybe get over to the UK/Europe for a couple of shows if promoters over there feel it would be worth their $$ to bring YOB over for a very short run. We will not add any other shows to these except in rare instances.
"Any booking inquiries can be sent to Nathan Carson at Nanotear Booking: nanotear@hotmail.com."
Apocalyptica Replaces Slipknot On Festival
Apocalyptica has issued the following update:
"Unfortunately our mighty friends from Slipknot had to cancel their performance at the Two Days A Week Festival. Of course we are happy to help them out and can announce that we will replace them on Friday this week in Wiesen, Austria."
Dance Club Massacre Sets Release Date, Plans Tour
Dance Club Massacre has solidified November 11 as the release date for its upcoming release, "Circle of Death." The band is also in the process of booking a fall tour to support the new album and needs your help in doing so. The tentative tour dates and locations are shown below. If you are interested in booking the band, contact guitarist Mitch Hein via e-mail at danceclubmassacre@hotmail.com. More...
Saros Signs With Profound Lore Records
Bay Area extreme metal band Saros has sign signed to Profound Lore Records. The band finds themselves within the tight circle of artistic Bay Area fervor alongside such acts as HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE, LUDICRA, AMBER ASYLUM, ASUNDER, GRAYCEON etc.
Featuring members of Amber Asylum, WEAKLING, and THE BASTARD NOISE amongst its ranks, Saros’ musical vision is one that consists of melding several extreme metal influences together to create epic calculated hymns which combine influences from progressive and traditional metal, black metal, and chamber music respectively.
Following their “Five Pointed Tongue” debut, Saros gets more focused and ambitious with their latest release. Entitled “Acrid Plains,” the new album (produced and engineered by Billy Anderson) shows a growth and maturity that will make Saros one of the more prominent metal acts within the Bay Area alongside their aforementioned peers.
You can hear some samples of the band's material off the upcoming album at the band’s MySpace page.
Look for “Acrid Plains” to be one of Profound Lore’s first releases in 2009.
Suffocation Signs To Nuclear Blast Records
New York death metal legends Suffocation has signed a new deal with Nuclear Blast records to release their new album, which is tentatively titled, "Blood Oath." The album is expected to be released sometime in early 2009.
Suffocation recently completed a successful European tour with Napalm Death.
SOiL Begins Writing New Material
SOiL has posted the following message on their official Myspace:
"Hey there you crazy people! We haven't given you an update in a few months, so here ya go! The Mayhem show we did in Chicago (which was amazing btw, thanks again to the fans for going nuts) will be our last till probably next year. We are hard at work on the new album and will be entering the studio by fall. The songs we have so far are coming together great and we are just enjoying the writing process more than ever.
"We'll keep you posted on the progress, as well as, get you in studio video footage and all that good stuff. Things have been quiet for now since we are in writing/recording mode, but thanks to you guys for sending all the e-mails and pics to the myspace page. We definitely try and get to all that we can. Be safe, live life to the fullest, and play your music as loud as possible."
Edguy Announces Winter European Tour Dates
German power metal band, Edguy, have announced the following European tour dates:
01/10 - London - Carling Academy Islington
01/12 - Paris – Elysee Montmatre
01/13 - Bordeaux - Theatre Barbey
01/15 - Granada - La Copera
01/16 - Madrid - La Riviera
01/17 - Bilbao - Rock Star Live
01/18 - Barcelona - Razzmatazz
01/20 - Lyon - Transbordeur
01/21 - Milano - Rolling Stone
01/23 - Filderstadt - Filharmonie
01/24 - Kaufbeuren - All Kart Halle
01/25 - Pratteln - Z7
01/27 - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle
01/28 - Cologne - Live Music Hall
01/30 - Bamberg - JaKo Arena
01/31 - Osnabrueck - Halle Gartlage
02/01 - Hamburg - Docks
02/02 - Gothenborg - Lisberghallen
02/04 - Stockholm - Arenan
02/05 - Malmoe - KB
02/07 - Fulda - Wartenberg Oval
Live Footage Of New Sepultura Song Posted Online
Sepultura recently opened their show in Sao Paulo with a song from the bands forthcoming new album, "A-Lex." The song is entitled "Ludwig Van" and features the bands own rendition of the famous Beethoven symphony which was used in the movie "A Clockwork Orange" which is the theme behind Sepultura's new album. You can check out the video below. More...
Malakian, Dolmayan Talk SOAD Hiatus and Scars
Timesonline writer Robert Collins recently sat down with Scars on Broadway members Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan to discuss System of a Down's hiatus and whether the band will reunite in the near future.
"We took a break before we broke up," admits Dolmayan. "After 12 years, it's not so much that you get tired of the people you're with, it's more that you don’t have an identity. I think System will co-exist with Scars. They will probably leapfrog each other."
"I don't know Jack White," adds Malakian, the guitarist and songwriter, "but I like what he does in the White Stripes. I've only heard a couple of songs from the Raconteurs, but I liked that, too. As artists, we don't want our music to be a brand like Coca-Cola. You want to scratch those creative itches: things that you couldn’t do in certain situations. There are things in Scars that aren't in System. I love metal, but I was taking a new direction. I wanted to express the side of me that likes Roxy Music, the Beatles and the Grateful Dead."
Now that having a second band almost makes sense, musicians are leaping on the opportunity to explore new avenues with new, and old, friends. But it’s an aside from Malakian that perhaps sheds the most light on this relatively new phenomenon. With record companies under more pressure than ever before, if profitable musicians want to release music under different names, labels are in no position to dissuade them.
"Columbia wanted the record, but they let us go out and shop it anyway," Malakian explains. "And once we shopped it, we said, 'Man, we don't want to be on Columbia any more.' Columbia don’t want to burn that bridge for when System returns, so they let us do what we want."
Rumors are circulating that the band will be reuniting to represent Armenia in next year's Eurovision song contest to be hosted in Russia, but this rumor has not yet been officially confirmed by the band.
Read the full article at Times Online.
Man Arrested For Streaming "Chinese Democracy"
Federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger, 27-year-old Kevin Cogill, suspected of streaming songs from Guns N' Roses yet-to-be released album, "Chinese Democracy," on his Web site, Antiquiet.com, in June. The songs were later removed but had spread across the Internet.
According to an arrest affidavit, Cogill admitted to agents that he posted the songs on his web site.
Read the full article at Billboard.com.
Inhale Exhale Announces US Tour Dates
Ohio metallers, INHALE EXHALE, have announced a US tour with Oceana, Dead & Divine, and My Hero Is Me. The tour dates are as follows:
September 5th - Romeo, Michigan @ Static Age
September 6th - Howell, Michigan @ Hartland Performing Arts Center
September 7th - Anderson, Indiana @ Fall Creek House
September 8th - Mokena, Illinois @ The Soundlab
September 9th - Springfield, Illinois @ The Blacksheep Cafe
September 10th - Terre Haute, Indiana @ THMV The Venue
September 11th - Clarksville, Tennesse @ The Coup
September 12th - Marietta, Georgia @ Swayze's
September 13th - Alabaster, Alabama @ Shenaniganz
September 14th - Pensacola, Florida @ The Red Door
September 15th - Lakeland, Florida @ The Mad Hatter
September 16th - Tampa, Florida @ The Orpheum
September 17th - Orlando, Florida @ Island Oasis
September 18th - Jacksonville, Florida @ Fuel Coffeehouse
September 19th - Savannah, Georgia @ Sweet Melissa's
September 20th - Jacksonville, NC @ Jax USO
September 21st - Danville, Virginia @ Plan B
September 22nd - Fredricksburg, Virginia @ The Refuge
September 23rd - Maplewood, New Jersey @ Garden State Music Factory
September 26th - Manchester, New Hampshire @ Rockos
September 27th - Poughkeepsie, New York @ The Loft
September 28th - Allentown, Pennsylvania @ The Masquerade in Crocodile Rock
Submission Reveals New Singer, Lasser Sivertsen
Denmark's Submission have issued the following update regarding the addition of new singer Lasser Sivertsen:
"Lasser Sivertsen is the new frontman of Submission, Lasse has taken the job on very very well, and we welcome him to Submission."
"Our new record, 'Code of Conspiracy' is done and recorded, and on sale approx start of Nov. 2008. More info will follow soon." More...
Nevermore's Warrel Dane Posts Music Video Online
Nevermore frontman, Warrel Dane, has debuted his first music video for the song "Brother," which comes off his solo album, "Praises To The War Machine." The video was directed by Max Gutierrez. The video can be seen here
Warrel Dane comments on the video:
"I'm very happy with the end result, working with Max Guiterrez was a great experience, he really translated the lyrics into a beautiful piece of cinematic art, the day of the shoot I was confronting issues I had been holding inside for years, you can see this in my face, all the home movie footage is authentic, raw and very real, this is a glimpse into my life that I never though I would share." More...
3 Announces More North American Tour Dates
Progressive rockers, 3, have announced the following tour dates:
08/29 - Eppard Brothers @ Mariner’s Harbor - Kingston, New York
09/07 - Joey Solo w/ ORLEANS @ Bearsville Theater - Bearsville, New York
09/19 - Bearsville Theater w/ Frankie and His Fingers - Woodstock, New York
09/20 - Cafe 939 @ Berklee w/ Kid:Nap:Kin, The Distraction - Boston, Massachusetts
09/21 - The Barbary w/ KISS KISS - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09/25 - Valentines w/ KISS KISS - Albany, New York
09/26 - Le Casbah - Quebec City, Quebec
09/27 - il Motore - Montreal, Quebec
09/28 - The Mod Club w/ Tub Ring - Toronto, Ontario
09/29 - The Embassy w/ Tub Ring - London, Ontario
10/01 - Reggie’s Live w/ Tub Ring - Chicago, Illinois
10/02 - 7th Street Entry w/ Tub Ring - Minneapolis, Minnesota
10/03 - Ozzy’s w/ Tub Ring - Winnipeg, Manitoba
10/05 - The Starlite - Edmonton, Alberta
10/06 - The Warehouse - Calgary, Alberta
10/08 - Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, British Columbia
10/09 - King Cobra w/ Middle Class Rut, Bison b.c. - Seattle, Washington
10/10 - The Boulevard w/ Middle Class Rut - Spokane, Washington
10/11 - Hawthorne Theater w/ Middle Class Rut - Portland, Oregon
10/14 - Troubadour w/ Middle Class Rut - West Hollywood, California
10/15 - Club Karma w/ Middle Class Rut, Bison b.c. - Victorville, California
Deicide Announces Japan and Austrailia Tour Dates
Florida death metal band, Deicide, have announced additional tour dates of Japan and Austrailia. The tour schedule so far is as follows:
09/13 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
09/18 - Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
09/19 - Bologna, Italy - Kinder Garten
09/20 - Bari, Italy - Demode Club
09/21 - Turin, Italy - Fabrick
11/28 - Yokohama, Japan - Fad
11/30 - Hatsudai, Japan - Doors
12/04 - Koenji, Japan - High
12/05 - Osaka, Japan - Sun Hall
12/06 - Osaka, Japan - Sun Hall
12/08 - Perth, Australia - Club Capitol
12/09 - Adelaide, Australia - Fowlers Live
12/10 - Melbourne, Australia - Hi Fi Bar
12/11 - Sydney, Australia - The Metro
12/12 - Brisbane, Australia - The Arena
Dawn Of Desolation Posts New Song Online
Maryland death metallers, Dawn Of Desolation, have posted a new song, "Greed is my only God," to their MySpace page from their upcoming EP.
Chaoswave Signs To Nightmare Records
Italian/Danish power-thrash metal band, CHAOSWAVE, has inked a deal with the American label Nightmare Records. The group's new album, "Dead Eye Dreaming", will be released in North America on November 25. The European release date will be announced soon.
"Dead Eye Dreaming" was mixed by Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) and features a special guest appearance by Steve Smyth, former guitarist of NEVERMORE and TESTAMENT. More...
DC4 Reveals Cover Art For "Explode"
Chavis Records have unveiled the cover artwork for the new DC4 release, "EXPLODE." "EXPLODE" is set to be released in October and features 10 tracks. DC4 features current and former members of Dio, Armored Saint and Odin with Jeff Duncan on vocals/guitar, Rowan Robertson on guitar, Shawn Duncan on drums, and Matt Duncan on bass.
Two tracks from "EXPLODE," "Candy Caine" and "God Complex," can be heard here and Videos of the band, can be found here.
Nailed Set Release Date For New Album
UK death metallers NAILED have set a November 3rd release date for their long-overdue second album "Hatred, Failure & The Extinction of Mankind." The album is their debut for Anticulture Records and sees worldwide distribution through Plastic Head.
The band had this to say:
"We're finally going to get this thing out on shelves! There have been people asking about the delays so here's the full story." More...
Cronian Signs to Indie Recordings
Indie Recordings has announced the signing of avant-garde metal act, CRONIAN.
The label has issued the following welcoming message:
"CRONIAN is a project by Borknagar's main songwriter/guitarist Øystein G. Brun and Vintersorg and as fans of both musicians and their respective bands it's an honour for us at Indie Recordings to get to work on this amazing band. They made a serious impact on the scene with their 2006 debut "Terra" and their second album is now settled and ready for take off." More...
Lynyrd Skynyrd Collaborates with John 5
Classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd hit the studio with Marilyn Manson guitarist John 5 for a collaboration that is sure to puzzle many fans.
Skynyrd is planning to release their first album since 2003's "Vicious Cycle" and John 5 is at the controls.
Guitarist Rickey Medlocke is keen to answer devotees who fear Manson's man is too heavy for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
He says, "Everybody thought, 'My god, you are going to write with this guy? How is that ever going to work?' But this guy came in and is really multi-talented in all genres."
Metallica Announces More U.S. Dates
Metallica has added some additional dates to their previously announced U.S. tour. Here are the new dates:
December 18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
January 27 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
February 1 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
The 69 Eyes Announces Box Set Release
The 69 Eyes will release a box set called Goth'N'Roll in Finland for Halloween 2008. The box set will contain three CDs and one DVD.
Goth'N'Roll documents The 69 Eyes' period from 1998 to 2003 when the band broke into the mainstream success in Finland.
Blessed Be and Paris Kills are considered the band's classic gothic rock albums by fans and both albums are here remastered with bonus tracks. The DVD is the same period's Helsinki Vampires also remastered including live show at Tavastia, Helsinki from 2002, all the videos, extras and also a never-before-released documentary Bat Habit from the same period. More...
Black Stone Cherry Tops The U.K. Charts
BLACK STONE CHERRY has posted the following update:
"We're very pleased to announce that our brand new album, Folklore And Superstition, is # 1 this week on the UK's Top 40 Rock Albums Chart! Also, it made it to # 23 on the UK's Official Albums Chart (including all genres)! We're very excited about this and owe it all to our fans who have supported BSC immensley in the UK! So thank you all!
"We're excited about returning in December for another UK headlining tour with SEVENDUST and THE ANSWER supporting!
Dates are below... make sure and get your tickets now!"
The U.K. tour dates are as follows: More...
Napalm Death Reveals New Album Title
Legendary U.K. grindcore pioneers Napalm Death has announced that their new album will be entitled, "Time Waits For No Slave." The band has already finished recording the drum tracks at a studio in Kettering and will now be heading down to Wales to record the guitars, bass and vocals. The group will once again be working with producer Russ Russell and the album is scheduled to be released in early 2009.
Cradle Of Filth Posts New Song Online For Download
U.K. based black metallers Cradle Of Filth has posted a brand new song online for download at this location. The song is named "Tragic Kingdom" and comes off the bands forthcoming new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder" which is set to be released October 28th.
The tracklisting for the album is as follows:
"In Grandeur And Frankincense Devilment Stirs"
"Shat Out Of Hell"
"The Death Of Love"
"The 13th Caesar"
"Tiffauges"
"Tragic Kingdom"
"Sweetest Maleficia"
"Honey And Sulphur"
"Midnight Shadows Crawl To Darken Counsel With Life"
"Darkness Incarnate"
"Ten Leagues Beneath Contempt"
"Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder"
"Corpseflower"
Warbringer Hits The Road, Shoots New Video
After returning home from Germany's Wacken Open Air festival and touring throughout Europe alongside labelmates Sworn Enemy and All Shall Perish, L.A. thrash warriors WARBRINGER now set their sights back on North America as they prepare to embark on back to back tours. The first trek, which kicked off on Aug. 22nd, sees the group as direct support to the Finnish sensation Finntroll and the second run, which kicks off on Oct. 1st, as direct support to legendary thrash titans Overkill.
John Laux (guitars) states: "Thanks to everyone who saw us on the Metal Hammer stage at Wacken Open Air. There is nothing compared to hearing thousands of thrashers screaming 'Total War' louder than your own stage monitors. We loved the energy and can't wait for the next opportunity to slay the masses. We can't wait to get back on the road throughout North America with Finntroll and then Overkill, which means we are hitting a lot of places so be sure to check out the MySpace page because we are most likely coming your way. Thrash til death."
WARBRINGER just completed a new video for the vicious track, "At The Crack of Doom," with up-and-coming director Joe Hendrick. The clip is a savage, performance based video that unleashes a fury of aggression and all out thrash madness.
Hendrick states: "The aesthetic style and vibe of this video is drastically different from their previous video. We have numerous smooth, wide, crane and dolly shots that show off the location, resembling the look of the metal videos from the 80's."
Laux (guitars) further comments: "A brand new WARBRINGER video should be showing up online sometime in the middle of next month. Originally we wanted to shoot at a castle, but we ended up performing 'At the Crack of Doom' at a very old, evil and torn up building in the Mojave desert. This video is a performance piece like 'Combat Shock,' but we also had extras running around in hooded robes carrying torches as part of a post apocalyptic cult or something. Needless to say, after working on the project we are very excited for its release."
Here are the latest Warbringer tour dates: More...
Skindred Posts Eastpak Antidote Promo Video
A promo video for Skindred's upcoming run on the "Eastpak Antidote Tour" has surfaced online and can be seen on YouTube and below.
Skindred's new single, "Trouble" impacts radio on September 23rd and is already getting early support from KISW-Seatle, WJBX-Ft. Myers, WPBZ-West Palm and KXTE-Las Vegas. More...
Once Nothing, Means, The World We Knew Tour
Once Nothing, Means, and The World We Knew will hit the road together in late-September. Here are the tour dates:
9/26 Allentown, PA @ The Masquerade in Crocodile Rock
9/27 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Arts Center
9/28 Wocester, MA @ QVCC
9/29 Vermont @ TBA
9/30 Manchester, NH @ Rocko's
10/1 Milford, CT @ PBCH
10/2 Maplewood, NJ @ Garden State Music Factory
10/3 Crofton, MD @ The Macc
10/4 Fredericksburg, VA @ The Refuge
10/5 Greensboro, NC @ Club Remix
10/6 Dougalsville, GA @ The 7 Venue
10/7 Valdosta, GA @ Vitos Rock N' Roll Pizzeria
10/8 Alabaster, AL @ Shenaniganz
10/9 Huntsville, AL @ The Grid
10/10 Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
10/11 Louisville, KY @ Bulldog Cafe
10/12 Anderson, IN @ Fall Creek House
10/13 Howell, MI @ Howell Opera House
10/14 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls
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