Three New Therapy? Songs Online

Three songs from the upcoming THERAPY? album, "Never Apologise Never Explain", have been posted online at PeopleSound.com. The Pete Barlett-produced follow-up to 2003's "High Anxiety" was recorded at Park Gate studios and is scheduled for release this fall through Spitfire Records. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Rise Up
02. Die Like A Motherfucker
03. Perish The Thought
04. Here Be Monsters
05. So Called Life
06. Panic!
07. Polar Bear
08. Rock You Monkeys
09. Dead
10. Long Distance
11. This Ship Is Sinking
12. Save The Sermon
13. Last One To Heaven's A Loser

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Interview

Interview With Lullacry

Last Friday ( Aug 20th) I had the pleasure of interviewing the lovely people from Lullacry after their gig with Nightwish. We talked about the band, their music and ... drinking (every time I talk to Scandinavian people I'm having so much fun).

My questions were answered by Heavy ( bass) and Tanja (vocals). Many, many thanks to Toni from King Foo Entertainment for arranging everything. More...

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Vicious Art Complete Debut Recordings

Swedish death thrashers VICIOUS ART have completed their debut and Threeman Recordings will release the as-yet-untitled opus on October 25th in Scandinavia (November 1st across Europe). Vicious Art's lineup includes former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Makela (guitar) and Robert Lundin (drums), Jorgen Sandstrom (bass - THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, ex-GRAVE), Jocke Widfeldt (vocals - ex-Dominion Caligula) and Tobbe Sillman (guitar - ex-GUIDANCE OF SIN).

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Symphony In Peril Announce New Album Title

Symphony In Peril, the the esoteric hardcore outfit formed by former Zao singer Shawn Jonas, have slated "The Whore's Trophy" as the title of their upcoming album to be released in Spring 2005. This title is based off of Revelation Chapter 17. "The Whore's Trophy" will be recorded in October / November at Trax East Studio with Eric Rachel (Skid Row, Misfits, Dillinger Escape Plan, Scarlet) in October and the artwork and design will be handled by Asterik Design.

To read more about what Shawn Jonas has to say about the album, title and message, head on over to the Facedown site.

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Dream Theater's CD/DVD Update

Dream Theater's "Live at Budokan" will be released on Tuesday, October 5th, 2004. It will be available as a 2-DVD set, a 3-CD set, as well as a bundle that contains both the 2-DVD and 3-CD.

The 2-DVD set features Dream Theater's concert recorded on April 26th, 2004, at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Disc 1 has the complete live concert. Disc 2 is packed with special features including a Japanese tour documentary, guitar / keyboard / drum solos, the tour opening video and a multiangle version of "Instrumedley".

The setlist of the concert is as follows: More...

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The Gathering's 15th Anniversary Celebration

In October, the Gathering will exist for 15 years! The band has prepared many things to celebrate this anniversary with their public.

First, the band will do a Dutch tour in October. During this tour two special jubilee shows will be held on October 15th and October 16th at Dutch venues Mezz Concert & Dance in Breda and Groene Engel in Oss. With several songs the band will be supported on stage by enormous video projections of clips made by national and international multimedia artists. A promising Dutch VJ will mix these clips with his own video art and live images of the band on stage. Dutch talented people can still join the project. If you’re interested, please visit the website of Parnassus on Stage [deadline October 1st]. At the gig in Oss, the winning videoclip will be announced and as a gift the band will release the best video clips on a future live DVD, that should be released next year. More...

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Old Ayreon Albums To Be Re-issued

For Ayreon fans the first news is the re-issues of the old Ayreon albums by InsideOut. One re-issue is already available in stores. The Universal Migrator Part 1 & Part 2 are no longer sold seperately, but as a special double CD edition for a single CD price. Check your stores now! Next re-issue will be "Into the Electric Castle" with a bonus multi-media file and improved artwork.

As a sidenote: a third single is to be released early fall, 2004.

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Iron Maiden Drummer Interviewed, Audio Available

MaidenFans.com reports that Iron Maiden drummer Nick McBrain phoned in to the "Friday Night Rocks" show on New York's Q104.3 FM this past Friday, August 27, where he was interviewed by radio personality Eddie Trunk. During the interview, when asked about what is going on with the band at the moment, McBrain had this to say:

We're gonna take the rest of the year off. We're planning on starting working late April or the end of April...first week of May. We're gonna prepare a tour much like we did last year, which was the "Give Me Ed" tour, which is gonna be like going out and playing the summer festivals. So we'll do a mini-tour... Hopefully in America we'll be able to come over here and play, like, maybe three or four weeks of festivals - who knows, it may be even longer, 'cause in the summertime there's lots going on - and then do some over in Europe. Then we'll take a little bit of time off at the end of the summer, and the general plan is - I'm not sure, time frame-wise - but towards the end of next year, we'll write and record a new album. Then, I guess that will place us in 2006. And then we'll do the whole thing again - summer festivals and then...like we did on the last "Give Me Ed" tour and then "Dance Of Death." And I think that's the general plan. There may be slight changes in there, but you never know.

The audio file of the entire 25-minute interview is currently available for download here (mp3 - 17.8 MB).

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Dimmu Borgir Singer Speaks To Metal Exiles

Dimmu Borgir singer Shagrath spoke with Metal-Exiles.com about the band's Ozzfest appearance, the infamous radio "incident", and more. Here are a few excerpts from the interview:

Metal-Exiles.com: "You guys are currently on Ozzfest, how is that going for you?"

Shagrath: "I think that is going well, it is a great production and we are playing with the big boys now. Great arrangements, stage, catering, showers, back stage rooms, just very professional. Also we only play for thirty minutes so we do not sweat. (laughter) At the same time we are a black metal band so it is very different for us, we are not like the other bands on the bill. We are playing for an audience that is not used to our music so it is strange we see the people in front of the stage sitting down listening to us wondering what the fuck is this."

Metal-Exiles.com: "You guys recently had an incident with a radio station. Can you elaborate on what happened?"

Shagrath: "Well, we went to this radio station and this guy basically kept on talking, asking us questions and answering them for us."

Metal-Exiles.com: "Like how?"

Shagrath: "He was kind of negative from the start, he asked a few questions and we barely had time to answer them before he moved on to the next question. Then he started talking about homosexuality and American politics. Then I was asked something else and I said stupid with some other words so he said we couldn't do this so we were told to leave. As we were walking out he was telling his audience to throw rocks at us while we are onstage playing."

Metal-Exiles.com: "What is next after Ozzfest?"

Shagrath: "We are going home for a long long time. We are going to take time off for a few months, be with family and maybe we will start writing some new material. Nothing will happen for a while, it will be about two years time before we do anymore shows. We feel kind of burned out right now and feel like taking a break."

Read the full article at The Metal Exiles.

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More Fear Factory, LOG, COB Tour Dates Announced

The first batch of dates for the upcoming Fear Factory/Lamb of God/Children of Bodom U.S. tour have been announced:

Oct. 07 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Oct. 09 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
Oct. 10 - The Odeon - Cleveland, OH
Oct. 11 - Norva Theatre - Norfolk, VA
Oct. 13 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Oct. 15 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Oct. 19 - House Of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Oct. 21 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Oct. 23 - Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS
Oct. 24 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
Oct. 27 - Showbox - Seattle, WA
Oct. 28 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
Nov. 06 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
Nov. 08 - Pop's - Sauget, IL
Nov. 09 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Nov. 10 - The Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 11 - Al Rosa Villa - Columbus, OH

More dates will be announced soon.

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Ex-Skyclad & Immortal Members Launch New Project

The Clan Destined, the new project featuring vocalist Martin Walkyier (ex-Skyclad, Sabbath) and bassist Iscariah (ex-Immortal), have announced the details of the group's lineup. Joining Walkyier and Iscariah in the new formation are Lee Cassidy (guitar), Kara Sutra (vocals), Emily Dolan Davies (drums), and Tony Wildwood (guitar). The band are currently working very hard to complete the debut, self-financed demo recordings, which "will eventually become the culmination of several years painstaking lyric-writing and musical composition," according to a press release. "The Clan Destined has at this moment neither management or record-company backing — preferring to rely entirely on the support of our many loyal fans and friends until an efficient and trustworthy manager and label present themselves."

Regarding the group's musical direction, the press release states: "The Clan Destined is intended to be something completely fresh and unique from the very outset. In a world obsessed with faiths and colours, trends and genres; We each desire this TCD project to become a united collective which both transcends the current boundaries and sets a whole new bench-mark within the extreme music scene. In our considered opinions there is no real purpose whatsoever in trying to copy that which has already been done before. The current objective being to create something entirely new & ground-breaking at all costs. Exactly how long this takes to achieve will depend solely upon how much help we receive from you good people out there. We simply cannot do this without your involvement. So if you want to become part of something truly special, then the time has now come to climb aboard."

For more information, visit www.theclandestined.com.

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Complete Deftones Tour Details

DEFTONES have announced the complete details of their upcoming club tour, which starts on September 26 at Grand in San Francisco. The dates are as follows:

Sep. 26 - San Francisco, CA - Grand
Sep. 28 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
Sep. 29 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
Sep. 30 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
Oct. 01 - San Diego, CA - Soma
Oct. 03 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Oct. 04 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
Oct. 06 - El Paso, TX - Xscape
Oct. 07 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
Oct. 08 - San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
Oct. 09 - Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ
Oct. 11 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Oct. 13 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
Oct. 14 - Tampa, FL - Jannus Landing
Oct. 15 - Atlanta, GA - TBA
Oct. 16 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
Oct. 18 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Oct. 20 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Oct. 21 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Oct. 22 - Detroit, MI - Clutch Cargos
Oct. 23 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
Oct. 25 - Minneapolis, MN - Quest
Oct. 26 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Oct. 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
Oct. 29 - Sayreville, NJ - The Starland Ballroom
Oct. 30 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre More...

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Heathen Guitarist Comments On Switching Bassists

HEATHEN guitarist Lee Altus has commented on the recent addition of bassist Jon Torres to the group's ranks. Torres is no stranger to the Bay Area metal scene, having participated in such bands as THUNDERHEAD, WARNING SF, ULYSSES SIREN, LAAZ ROCKIT and ANGEL WITCH.

"We've known Jon for a long time and thrilled to have him join HEATHEN," said Altus. "Each of us has played with Jon throughout the years — in ANGEL WITCH, WARNING SF and other bands — so we're already familiar with his style, which will make this a seamless transition.

"We're sorry to see [previous bassist Mike 'Yaz' Jastremski] go and wish him all the best," Lee added. "He is a good friend and I'm glad that we parted ways without any animosity and can still remain best of friends. But at the same time we're very excited to have Jon step in and provide the stability we've been looking for. He brings a lot of experience with him and we're looking forward to working on the new album together."

HEATHEN's played live tonight at the Metro in Oakland with EXODUS and MAD AT SAM.

"It's been a while since we did any shows with [EXODUS], so I'm really looking forward to it," said Altus. "I heard that this place is kind of small so it looks like it's going to be a sweat box, just like in the old days!"

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