Metal News for August 5, 2006
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31 news articles posted on this day.
August Burns Red Bassist Departs
Lancaster, Pennsylvania's August Burns Red has announced the departure of bassist Jordan Tuscan. States the band: "He's been with us since day one so it's a shame to see him go, but he's simply sick of touring and ready to pursue other endeavors."
As such, the group is looking for a replacement. Potential candidates should be over 18 and willing to play in a band full-time. Intersted parties should send an email to abrbass@hotmail.com for additional information.
With Passion Prepares New Album
California's With Passion are currently working on pre-production for their new album. The band will enter the studio in November to record the effort, which will hit stores in early-2007 through Earache Records. According to Earache, "the album will reflect their musical growth and is set to feature guest vocalists to add to the intensity of their booming stream of metal."
Dark New Day Add Fall Tour Dates
Dark new Day have started booking dates for their fall tour in support of their new EP 'Black Porch'. Current dates are:
September 7th in Orlando, FL @ The Social
September 9th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
The EP will be released digitally on September 5th. No word on when it will be available in stores.
Faktion Post Final B-Side Online
Faktion have uploaded their final b-side to their MySpace player. The track "Goodbye Brother" was written and performed by guitarist Marshal Dutton after the loss of his brother. Faktion has some upcoming tour dates in Texas:
August 7th in Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos w/ 10 Years
August 8th in Amarillo, TX @ Midnight Rodeo w/ Hinder
August 23rd in Lubbock, TX @ South Beach w/ Hinder
September 1st in Denton, TX @ R-Bar w/ Miser
September 4th in Abilene, TX @ KeyJ Acoustic Campfire
September 9th in San Antonio, TX @ Incarnate World University
September 10th in Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
September 15th in Dallas, TX @ Curtain Club
Pelican Completing DVD Release
Pelican have posted some details on their "brand new pimped-out DVD" due out in November. The band also mentioned recently that they have already written five songs for their follow-up to The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw:
"We're putting the finishing touches on a DVD that should be out this Fall. The centerpiece of the release will be a show we played at the London Scala back in December, but it will also contain some interviews and various songs culled from live sets of the past. In digging through our video archive we realized that we have very little footage from our tour with Mono which, hands down, were consistantly our favorite performances. If anyone out there has video from the recent tour - especially the Chicago show - please get in touch."
"Now that I'm thinking of other really good shows if anyone has video of our show in Groningen, Netherlands from our tour with Cave In get in touch about that."
The band will be heading out on tour with Daughters in September.
10 Years Post Live Videos Online
10 Years, who are currently on tour with the Family Values tour, have released several live videos. The videos were shot in May 2006 by a friend of the band, Chad Calek, at the Whiskey a Go Go in LA. They are also available on their website and Myspace pages, but here are some direct links:
Streaming:
- Video: The Autumn Effect (Windows Media)
- Video: The Autumn Effect (Quicktime)
- Video: Through The Iris (Windows Media)
- Video: Through The Iris (Quicktime)
- Video: Through The Iris/The Autumn Effect (Windows Media)
- Video: Through The Iris/The Autumn Effect (Quicktime)
Downloadable:
Antigama Working Hard On New Album
Poland's ANTIGAMA has recently begun work on their Relapse debut album.
"We have already written 14 songs and certainly it's going be the most diverse, brutal and twisted material of Antigama. We can't wait untill the recording session!" says ANTIGAMA guitarist Sebastian Rokicki (the band is rounded out by Lukasz Myszkowski (Vocals), Michal Pietrasik (Bass) and Krzysztof Bentkowski (Drums)).
Additionally, the Warsaw-based, progressive grindcore quartet is working on two new songs for an upcoming split 3” CD with DRUGS OF FAITH. The split will be released on Selfmadegod Records, who recently reissued the band’s debut album Intellect Made Us Blind.
Heavy Metal Concert Closed By City Officials
The Associated Press reports that the organizer behind a seven-band heavy metal concert said he was forced to cancel the event after city officials made a last-minute change to his contract.
The concert was to have taken place Aug. 16 at the city's 450-person-capacity Community Theatre in Whittier, California. But after the city produced the new contract Wednesday, its cost tripled, Dave Valles said.
Valles said city officials created unreasonable barriers to block his event because they don't like heavy metal. Officials portrayed the teenage members of local bands set to play at the concert as "bloodthirsty animals," said Valles.
Assistant City Manager Nancy Mendez denied the city was biased against heavy metal.
She said officials took a "closer look" at the contract after reading disturbing messages about the event on networking Web site MySpace.com.
"There were some references to blood and violence," she said. "Even though that was just talk, and probably no fault of the promoter, it did stiffen some of our requirements."
Symphony X Set Title For New Album
Progressive metal act SYMPHONY X has set "Paradise Lost" as the title of the follow-up to 2002's "The Odyssey", tentatively due before the end of the year. The band expects to return to the road shortly after the release of the new album.
SYMPHONY X was recently forced to cancel a couple of European festival appearances after bassist Michael LePond was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease (an inflammatory bowel disorder). He has since underegone surgery and has been released from the hospital.
SYMPHONY X was one of the second-stage bands at last summer's Gigantour, a six-week festival trek co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER. "Rarities and Demos", the first fan club CD from the SYMPHONY X fan club, Church of the Machine, was shipped out in July 2005 to fan club members. The CD included demo material, rare unreleased material, and guitarist Michael James Romeo's interpretation of the "Star Wars" theme, done with over 15 guitar tracks.
See Video From Last Night's Alice In Chains Gig
CheechAndChong.com has uploaded several video clips of ALICE IN CHAINS' headlining performance at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey Friday night (August 4). Check out the clips — including an intro by comedian Jim Breuer — at this location.
As previously reported, "The Essential Alice in Chains" (Sony/Legacy) — a two-CD ALICE IN CHAINS compilation that originally was slated to be released more than two years ago — has had its release date pushed back once again — this time to September 5 from the previously announced July 25.
ALICE IN CHAINS — Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William DuVall (who is handling lead vocals for the group) — kicked off a new run of U.S. tour dates on July 29 at Columbia Meadows in Portland, Oregon.
Slipknots' Clown Checks In With DVD Update
SLIPKNOT percussionist Clown has checked in with the following update on the band's forthcoming DVD:
"It's coming along. It's very time consuming. As usual, we have tons of great footage to choose from. The DVD could probably be 10 hours long if we wanted it to be at this point.
I personally am enjoying the process because it's a great feeling to reflect on our past achievements (and disasters). So, in short, I've been enjoying the entire Subliminal concept - from writing, to practicing, to recording, to playing live - all in my head at once visually and audibly. We can't wait to share it with all of you.
Get ready."
Stay (sic),
Clown
Hear Tracks From Gojira's New Album
Gojira's new album, From Mars To Sirius is now available for exclusive pre-order! Available for the first time in North America, the album leads to Kerrang! calling the band "fiendishly original and disgustingly heavy, Gojira are everything that a metal band should be." Check out the tunes on the Prosthetic Records MySpace page.
Ill Nino Cancel European Tour
ILL NIÑO have posted the following update at their official website:
"It is with sincere regret that we must announce that Ill Niño will not be able to perform its upcoming European tour. Danny Couto, Ill Niño's percussionist, and also semi-pro skateboarder, was in a skateboarding accident late Wednesday (August 2nd) night. Danny landed on his wrist and tore a ligament and is unable to use his right wrist and arm. This accident makes it impossible for Danny to perform in the upcoming European tour. Ill Niño works and lives like a family and each member is integral to every show. Ill Niño feel that performing without Danny not only takes away from the live show, but is unfair to the fans who expect nothing less than an amazing show. We promise to make up the shows as soon as possible. Thanks for supporting Ill Niño!"
Most Precious Blood To Head Back To Studio
Following months of consistent touring in support of their last album, Most Precious Blood will be taking a break from the road and begin writing material for their next album. No studio time has been booked at this point, but the effort is tentatively titled "Do Not Resuscitate" and will likely see the light of day in late-2007 via Trustkill Records. According to the band, "We have an abundance of ideas for a new record and we're anxious to immortalise them on a new disc."
Nevermore's Early Albums To See Re-issue
Century Media report that available September 5th will be reissues of NEVERMORE's first three releases: the self-titled first album (1995), sophomore release The Politics Of Ecstasy (1996), and the In Memory EP (1995).
All the reissues have been remastered, include additional liner notes by vocalist Warrel Dane and BW&BK's honored metal scribe Martin Popoff, and revised layout and artwork.
The Nevermore album includes 5 bonus tracks, and a video enhancement for 'What Tomorrow Knows'. The Politics Of Ecstasy features a bonus track and a video enhancement for 'Next In Line'. The In Memory EP includes 5 bonus tracks, now 10 songs total.
Fans and newcomers will be enthralled by the colorful commentary and the new tracks prior to this unheard.
Nevermore continue to tour, currently performing in Europe at several of the major summer festivals, the band isn't neglecting their U.S. fans. Pacific Coast residents will have two recently announced opportunities this summer to catch the band live. The first is August 25th at Seattle's Studio Seven. Nevermore will be filming the show and including the footage in the band?s 2007 DVD.
Hollywood's Knitting Factory will be the site of the band's August 27th headlining performance at the one-day PowerProgWest Festival.
Get A Sneak Peak Of Blind Guardian's New Album
The first of September will be a truly special day for all fans of Symphonic Progressive Metal with a fantasy touch: The masters themselves, BLIND GUARDIAN, will release their sophomore masterpiece "A Twist In The Myth" on Nuclear Blast! Of course we have a soft spot for all those of you who can´t stand weeks of waiting. Just click here and join our exclusive pre-listening! You can check out various tracks - more tracks will be added the closer the releasedate gets, so make sure you return soon!
Chrome Division Does Well On International Charts
Doomsday Rock`N´Roll on the way to the top! Norwegian Kickass-rockers CHROME DIVISION centered around guitarist Shagrath (DIMMU BORGIR) can celebrate massive chart success with their debut album "Doomsday Rock`n`Roll". They have entered the international album charts on position 31, and the Norwegian album charts on position 11.
Update From Megadeth Drummer
Megadeth drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
"It has been a bit since my last post here, but as I am sure most of you are aware, things have been quite busy with us â?? the latest being our quick trip over to Spain for a few festival shows.
"For me personally, I quite enjoy playing festivals overseas (or anywhere, for that matter) as it gives me a chance to perhaps re-acquaint myself with other bandmembers, meeting new bandmembers and hopefully (if time permits) catching some of these bands during their set. Some of these bands who are quite popular overseas may not play in my neck of the woods as much (at least in recent times). One such band at both festivals was Helloween, which oddly enough, I had never seen in their now 20-year-or-so career. Happily, I did watch them at both Spain festivals and I thought they were just great!! I had a few brief talks with their bass player (Markus Grosskopf) who was very friendly, so cheers to them.
"Of course, I did manage to see a few other bands as well, which all sounded great to me. Talked for a few with both Eric and Chuck from Testament â?? great dudes, great band, crushing set â?? end of story. All in all, it was a fun, quick trip for me.
"So now you know about Gigantour 2006 â?? what bands, what cities (for the most part) etc. I am really looking forward to all of this â?? I hope you are as well.
"And, of course, the new Megadeth record!!!! I will speak nothing about the content (I'm old-school that way), [but] I will say that I am very, very proud of this record and to be a part of it."
In other news, in an article from the LA TIMES, Megadeth frontman, Dave Mustaine bemoans the possible loss of Tower Records after 3 major music companies have stopped shipping CD's to them.
"Led Zeppelin changed my life, AC/DC changed my guitar playing, and Black Sabbath changed my approach to songwriting â?? and I found all of them because of Tower Records," Dave said. "What could they possibly put in the place of that Sunset store? Another Starbucks?"
Megadeth's Roadrunner debut, United Abominations comes out later this year. You can catch Megadeth this fall on Gigantour.
Trivium Invites Fans To Be In 2 New Videos
From Trivium :
ATTENTION all Southern California Trivium, Roadrunner, and all-around METAL fans!!!
Trivium will shoot TWO videos in LA next week â?? one on 8/10 and one on 8/11. Both videos are sure to be bad ass... and we need all the people we can get to come down and make sure they are the best Trivium videos EVER!
Details on location and time will be sent out Monday or Tuesday, but keep those dates open for now if you want to be a part of this! Don't miss out on your chance to be featured in the first two videos for Trivium's new album, The Crusade!!!
Stone Sour's New Album Poised To Land At #4
Stone Sour's sophomore album, Come What(ever) May, looks poised to sell between 75,000 and 80,000 copies during its first week of release, and may land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart!
Currently on the road with Korn and Deftones as part of the Family Values Tour, the band led by Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor will debut their new single, "Through Glass", live on national television Thursday, August 8, on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
If you haven't already, pick up Come What(ever) May this weekend and help welcome the guys back with a bang.
Lacuna Coil's New Video Posted Online
Continuing to create waves worldwide Italy’s No.1 rock export LACUNA COIL, have more good news for the band’s dedicated fans. The video for “Enjoy The Silence,” the second single taken off the band’s stunning new album Karmacode, currently in rotation in numerous countries (incl. US, Italy, UK, Benelux, Finland, Germany), is now available for streaming at the Century Media website, here! Directed by Fort Awesome (Bleeding Through, The New Cars) and produced by Chris Noviello the video is a lush presentation of the bands commanding visual presence. After completing their Ozzfest performances, LACUNA COIL will be returning to Europe for an eight-week European tour. Kicking off in September, the tour will see labelmates Poisonblack supporting. Look for LACUNA COIL to return to North America in November 2006.
Poisonblack E-Card With New Song Rush
The POISONBLACK Ecard with the song “Rush” and its amazing videoclip, an acoustic performance of “Pain Becomes Me” from singer Ville Laihiala (ex-Sentenced), and the chance to win cool goodies and subscribe to updates about the band can be found by cutting and pasting the following link into a new window: http://ecard.centurymedia.com/poisonblack/ . Set to be released August 22, POISONBLACK’s Lust Stained Despair is a voracious hard rock assault laden with mesmerizing gothic overtones. European audiences will have the opportunity to see the band live supporting Italy’s LACUNA COIL this fall. More information on the band can be found here.
No Gods Of Metal Festival This Year?
announced that the promoters of The Gods Of Metal have reported that, due to financial constraints placed upon their company, the festival may not take place in 2007.
As a result, they will not honor their original agreement made with Magic Circle Management for what would be MANOWAR's 4th headlining appearance, bringing with them RHAPSODY OF FIRE as special guests and the Italian debut of HOLYHELL. As a side note,
MANOWAR holds the record of headlining the Gods Of Metal Festival more times than any other band. MANOWAR and Magic Circle Music would like to clarify that they are in no way responsible for the cancellation of next years MANOWAR's performance.
MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio says, "We wanted to inform fans as soon as possible so that they would not purchase tickets expecting to see MANOWAR perform at the festival. The promoters have, in the past, been known as men of honor and our trust in them went so far as to allow them exclusively to announce our appearance for 2007. We as a band understand that our Italian fans will surely be disappointed, but make no mistake about it. This was not our decision. We too are disappointed. We have been preparing a very special show just for our Italian fans and we will now seek every opportunity to bring this massive show to Italy. We will never let our fans down."
More News On Upcomming Arsis Album
Celebration Of Guilt," and 2005s epic "A Diamond For Disease," ARSIS have returned with their brand new full length, "United In Regret" (formerly titled "Lust Before The Maggots Conquest"). With "United In Regret," ARSIS have once again raised the bar and breathe new life into the overpopulated and poser-infested world known as Melodic Death Metal. Recorded at Max Tax Studios (SKINLESS, STIGMATA) in Albany, NY and Hairy Breakfast Productions (MISERY INDEX) in Atlanta, GA, "United In Regret" will feature the best production job on an ARSIS record yet. The nine tracks contained on "United In Regret" showcase ARSIS strongest and most well-written material to date. "United In Regret" will be released October 24, 2006. The album is being produced by Eyal Levi (DAATH) and artwork will be handled once again by Mark Riddick (www.riddickbros.com).
Deicide Announce Desolation As Support
DEICIDE's rescheduled fall tour will now take place with DESOLATION, with the first date to be released being as follows:
October 15 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Carnivore Add More Stops On Re-unoin Tour
Brooklyn's CARNIVORE (featuring Peter Steele of TYPE O NEGATIVE fame) have announced the following reunion tour dates:
September 1 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
September 2 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
September 3 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
September 6 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
September 8 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
September 9 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
Ministry's Austailian Tour Dates
Ministry have booked some Australian dates for October. Here are the tour dates:
October 08th Brisbane, AUS - The Arena Ent. Complex
October 09th Sydney, AUS - The Big Top at Luna Park
October 10th Melbourne, AUS - The Palace Complex
October 12th Perth, AUS - Metropolis Fremantle
The Human Abstract Post Title Track Online
The Human Abstract have posted the title track from their new album "Nocturne" online here. The album itself will see an August 22nd release date through Hopeless.
Dry Kill Logic, Fear Factory & Devildriver Stops
Dry Kill Logic have been added to the following three dates of Fear Factory and Devildriver's September Australian run:
September 15th Brisbane, AUS - The Tivoli
September 16th Sydney, AUS - Big Top Luna Park
September 17th Melbourne, AUS - The Palace
Following that, Dry Kill Logic will also be touring throughout Europe and the UK, those dates include:
October 28th Koln, GER - Underground
October 29th Monchengladbach, GER - Project 42
October 30th Frankfurt, GER - 025
October 31st Bremen, GER - Tower
November 01st Saarbrucken, GER - Stoneage
November 02nd Zurich, SWI - Werk 21
November 03rd Torino, ITA - Soundfactory
November 04th Cesena, ITA - Vidia Club
November 07th Southampton, UK - Joiners
November 09th Plymouth, UK - The Hub
November 16th Birmingham, UK - Carling Academy 2
November 17th Newcastle, UK - Carling Academy 2
November 18th London, UK - London Underworld
The bands new effort "Of Vengeance And Violence" is on schedule for a September 19th release date through Repossession.
New Norma Jean Track Posted Online
Norma Jean's new track "The End Of All Things Will Be Televised" can now be heard online in streaming audio format here. The band will release their new album "Redeemer" through Solid State on September 12th.
The Berzerker To Air New Songs
The Berzerker's Luke Kenny is going to host a one-hour show on August 7th through Melbourne's Triple R FM radio station (102.7 FM). The show will be aired from 9-10pm, with Luke giving some of his favourite tunes air-time, as well as being interviewed. Listeners will also be treated to some material from The Berzerker's up-coming album. There is a possibility that Jay, guitarist from previous Berzerker albums, will join Luke in the studio, adding further exclusivity to the show.
You can tune in to Musically Incorrect via Triple R FM, which is broadcast on the internet here. You will need to have Real Player to view. The show is to be broadcast at the following times;
Melbourne, Australia: 8 PM - 10 PM
New York, USA: 4 AM - 6 AM
Los Angeles, USA: 1 AM - 3 AM
London, UK: 9 AM 11 AM
Berlin, Germany: 10 AM - 12 PM
Helsinki, Finland: 11 AM - 1 PM
Tokyo, Japan: 6 PM 8 PM
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