Metal News for August 7, 2006
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29 news articles posted on this day.
I Complete Debut Album
I, the new band featuring former IMMORTAL frontman Abbath (real name: Olve Eikemo), original IMMORTAL drummer Armagedda, ENSLAVED guitarist Arve Isdal and GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell, has completed work on its debut album, "Between Two Worlds", due this fall through Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Bergen's Lydriket Studio with Geir Luedy, and was mixed by PAIN/HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren. "Between Two Worlds" — which will feature lyrics written primarily by former IMMORTAL guitarist Demonaz (real name: Harald Nævdal) — is scheduled to be mastered in early August.
I will make its live debut at Bergen's Hole In The Sky festival on August 26.
As previously reported, IMMORTAL will reunite for several exclusive shows next year, including the Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany.
Tales of Dark Release Debut Album
Serbia's Tales of Dark recently released their debut album "Fragile Monuments," which is now available through Solitude Prod. "Fragile Monuments" is emotional music in which heavy doom/death metal and beautiful melodies are combined with growling and clear female vocals.
The tracklist follows:
1. Via Descendens
2. Mephistorium
3. ...Of Grandiose Fevers and Passion Arcane
4. Luciferian Elegy
5. Towering Grief Behemoth
6. Serpent Wisdom
"Fragile Monuments" also includes the professionally done video for '...Of Grandiose Fevers and Passion Arcane'.
These Arms Are Snakes To Tour w/ Thrice
Thrice has announced a limited number of dates in October as they continue to work on their double double album. The band continues to support 2005's Vheissu and frontman/current solo artist Dustin Kensrue is also working on his full length debut.
Joining the band on the dates will be These Arms Are Snakes who will soon release Easter, and Planes Mistaken for Stars who are gearing up for the release of their Abacus debut, Mercy.
Here are the tour dates:
October 8, 2006 San Francisco, CA Slim's
October 9, 2006 San Francisco, CA Slim's
October 12, 2006 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
October 13, 2006 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
October 14, 2006 San Diego, CA SOMA
Wacken Open Air Photos Posted Online
A number of high-quality photos of reunited ATHEIST and CARNIVORE, along with ABORTED, ARCH ENEMY, CELTIC FROST, CHILDREN OF BODOM, DANKO JONES, FEAR FACTORY, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, MINISTRY, MORBID ANGEL, MOTÖRHEAD, NEVERMORE, SIX FEET UNDER, SOILWORK, SOULFLY, WHITESNAKE and WINTERSUN, taken at this year's Wacken Open Air festival — which took place on August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany — have been posted online at www.metal-experience.com.
Terrorizer Frontman Comments On Napalm Death Split
TERRORIZER guitarist Jesse Pintado recently spoke to Rockdetector.com's Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the group's recent reformation, the recording of their upcoming album "Darker Days Ahead", the uncertain future of side-project LOCKUP and the circumstances surrounding Pintado's departure from NAPALM DEATH after 15 years of service. Several excerpts from the interview follow:
Rockdetector: What were your motives in resurrecting TERRORIZER?
Jesse Pintado: "Basically, we've always spoken about it, and jammed even. We went to Florida and rehearsed some music. Enough material had been compiled for a full-length record, and we enjoyed playing the songs. So we decided 'Why not? Let's do a record.'"
Rockdetector: How would you compare the new songs to the old songs from years back?
Jesse Pintado: "I think they're in the same vein. If anything, they're more brutal though — I think it's way faster, the guitars are downtuned, it's heavier and it's got a different feel."
Rockdetector: Why was "Dead Shall Rise" re-recorded?
Jesse Pintado: "When we were rehearsing I brought out my demo tapes just to listen to. The original version had a 32-bar blast in the chorus line, but when we listened to the album version, it had a skank beat. This was slower, like 'da na da na da na,' yet the demo take had blast, like 'daaa naa da naa (aggressive).' We started rehearsing the track, so I thought 'Hey we should do it.' That's really the original way."
Rockdetector: Could you talk me through your final days in NAPALM DEATH?
Jesse Pintado: "The departure was basically due to a variety of reasons. We shared a house together, we toured together, we were always together, but people move on. Along the way there was a little rough bumps, though I don't know. In my situation it got to the point where I needed a little fresh start. I'm still good friends with the guys; there's no animosity there, we're all cool, and they're happy with what I'm doing."
Rockdetector: Did the media twist the situation in some ways? The media reported that the band stated you had personal problems and alcohol issues, so did they manipulate the facts?
Jesse Pintado: "Yeah, of course. The other day I was browsing the Internet, and they stated I was dead! I thought 'Oh shit, I'm dead!' I really don't pay much attention to that."
Rockdetector: Did you do any soul searching after you left NAPALM DEATH, because you'd been in the group for well over a decade?
Jesse Pintado: "Hmm no, basically I lived in England for such a long time. In a crazy way I moved to Holland, and from there I was working on TERRORIZER. I wanted to visit California so I could spend time with my family, because my parents are quite old. Also, I heard some bad news about my grandma, so..."
Rockdetector: In a few years to come and if the timing was right, would you consider rejoining NAPALM DEATH if asked?
Jesse Pintado: "I don't know. If the timing was right, maybe, but I don't think that'll come. I can't foretell the future though, but we'll see."
Rockdetector: Do you regret the way things turned out with your former bandmates?
Jesse Pintado: "No, not at all. Like I said, we're still mates and we keep in touch. I don't regret one bit."
Read the full interview at Rockdetector.com.
Deicide Announce 2007 Tour
DEICIDE will team up with VISCERAL BLEEDING and PSYCROPTIC for European tour beginning January 5, 2007. Exact cities and dates for the trek, which is expected to run through January 28, will be announced soon.
DEICIDE's new album, "The Stench of Redemption", is scheduled for release on August 22 via Earache Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Scars of the Crucifix" was recorded at Morrisound in Tampa, Florida and marks the first recording with the new DEICIDE lineup following the departure of the Hoffman brothers. Joining frontman Glen Benton and drummer Steve Asheim in the new formation are guitarists Jack Owen (ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) and Ralph Santolla (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH).
Lacuna Coil Frontwoman Interview Online
TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 86 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This first in a series of Ozzfest specials features a 10-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostrosky (a.k.a John Ostronomy) conducted with LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia. Interview topics include LACUNA COIL's cover of DEPECHE MODE's "Enjoy the Silence", cooking and soccer. The episode also includes an interview Strigl conducted with New York radio personalities Cane and Cabbie. Interview topics include Cabbie's recent release from prison and Howard Stern. Additional podcast topics include DRAGONFORCE and Music123.com. Photos as well as the 30-minute podcast can be downloaded at this location.
Gorefest Replaces Ill Nino At Festival
Reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST have replaced ILL NINO on the billing of this year's Lowlands festival, set to take place August 18-20 in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands.
"So... what one thinks would be within reach and with some effort possible won't happen and what one didn't expect to happen in a million years falls more or less in one's lap!" reads a posting on GOREFEST's web site.
"Lowlands 2006 asked us to fill in for ILL NINO who cannot appear due to a skateboard accident. So hereby we proudly announce that on Friday the 18th of August, between 20:00 and 21:00, a silent dream comes true for us on India stage. We are honoured and hope to see a lot of you there.
"This brings back some sweet memories..."
GOREFEST's latest album, "La Muerte", was released last October via Nuclear Blast Records.
Disturbed Tap Stone Sour For Music As A Weapon III
Launch Radio Networks reports: DISTURBED has tapped STONE SOUR to appear on its third Music As A Weapon tour. More acts will be announced soon, as well as dates, cities and venues for the trek, which will begin sometime in November. Ironically, DISTURBED is currently co-headlining Ozzfest while STONE SOUR is a featured main stage act on the competing Family Values tour.
DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren recently told Launch that Music As A Weapon III is likely to run into February of 2007.
Previous Music As A Weapon tours have featured bands like CHEVELLE, TAPROOT and DROWNING POOL in addition to the headliners.
Fans Injured At Tool Show
The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that at least 15 people were injured when thousands of fans surged forward during TOOL's Street Scene 2006 performance in the parking lot of San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. The report is as follows:
More than a dozen concertgoers were sent to area hospitals last night after a crowd disturbance at Street Scene 2006, a large music festival held in the parking lot of Qualcomm Stadium.
The melee happened during the headlining performance by Los Angeles rock band Tool.
There were few details on the incident, but witnesses reported seeing a stream of fans being carried out on stretchers.
“We've had quite a few injuries,” said San Diego fire Battalion Chief Chris Brainard, shortly before midnight. “We have probably 15 patients transferred to area hospitals and we're still making determinations on (the condition of) others.”
Brainard attributed the injuries to the thousands of fans packed near the front of Street Scene's Zaranda Stage, where Tool began its performance at 10:36 last night.
The crush of fans grew so great that midway through the band's second song, lead singer Maynard James Keenan stopped singing and said: “Step back so you don't get trampled. It's just rock.”
Keenan repeatedly implored the crowd to step back, even before a uniformed city official conferred with him on stage.
“If you all take a few steps back we can keep playing,” Keenan told the audience at 10:52. The crowd moved back.
A few minutes later, Keenan said: “Look out for your brothers and sisters. No one has to die in rock 'n' roll.”
He and his band then played on, concluding their performance at midnight.
Last night was not the first time that excited Street Scene fans have been hurt. In 2004, a Friday night show featuring the band AFI drew such a large crowd that a metal barrier near the front of the stage collapsed.
Throwdown Record A Pair Of Cover Songs
Throwdown recently recorded two cover songs with producer Mudrock (Godsmack, Avenged Sevenfold), one of which will appear on the upcoming Trustkill Records compilation release, due out later this year. On working with Mudrock, Throwdown guitarist Matt Mentley states, "I've known Mudrock for awhile, we met through a mutual friend, and I have always wanted to work with him. The whole experience was amazing, because he had such great ideas, and was able to make the songs sound like Throwdown even though they were covers." The first of the two songs is a cover of the Misfits song "London Dungon," and the second is a cover of Crowbar's "Planets Collide." Commenting on the song choices, Mentley says, "The whole band is a huge fan of Crowbar, and this song especially is a slower with a melody, different from what we normally do, which is what we were aiming for. The Misfits cover was just for fun, an obvious choice and again a band favorite."
Fireball Ministry Frontman To "Marry" Bam Margera
Today's Philadelphia Inquirer reports that when skateboard star and MTV personality Bam Margera marries his fiancee Missy Rothstein this winter, the ceremony will be conducted by FIREBALL MINISTRY front man James A. Rota. An ordained minister, Rota is a longtime friend of Margera; his band was hand-picked by Margera to appear on his "Viva La Bands" compilation last year, as well as a corresponding tour. On Margera's Sirius Satellite Radio program, Radio Bam, last week, Rothstein said that the wedding will take place on a Du Pont estate in Delaware before at least 500 guests.
FIREBALL MINISTRY -- who in recent months have toured alongside such heavyweights of rock and metal as Disturbed, H.I.M., Opeth, Nevermore, Clutch and CKY -- will return to the road this weekend in support of Alice Cooper.
More Dark Funeral, Enslaved Dates
Another date has been released for the Candlelight II: Phoenix Rising tour featuring DARK FUNERAL, ENSLAVED, and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS:
January 9 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
January 13 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
January 15 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
January 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
January 22 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
Neuraxis Confirmed For Domination Tour
Montreal-based technical death metal act NEURAXIS has been officially confirmed for the European Domination Tour 2007. Their fourth studio album "Trilateral Progression" was released in Europe on December 5th through Earache Records and got a very positive feedback. The tour kicks off on February 15th and runs through first days of March. NEURAXIS will be teaming up with MALEVOLENT CREATION, INCANTATION, CARPATHIAN FOREST and ROTTING CHRIST. More info will follow soon.
Dillinger Escape Plan Explain Missed Shows
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have posted the following update:
"Because there have been numerous people wondering what the fuck is going on, and because we haven't said anything yet, I feel as though we need to address what people who have been to the last two shows already know. Ben Weinman had to fly home the morning of August 4th to deal with some personal issues, and could not play the final four shows of this tour. Ben has played through injuries too numerous to count, and severe enough that most people wouldn't have even gotten out of bed, let alone play intense and physically demanding shows. He has played through sickness and ignored family emergencies to never ever miss a show, so when he tells me that he has to go home I know that he has to go home. So just a heads up, tonight and tomorrow night, he will not be there, but in the word's of Chris Farley in Billy Madison, "you can imagine what it would be like if he were." Except Farley was talking about banging Billy Madison's hot teacher and we're talking about a dude running around onstage like a pissed off rabid chimpanzee."
Midwest Fest 2006 Announced
MIDWEST FEST 2006 has been announced. The two day festival will be taking place at The Static Bar in Topeka Kansas, tickets are $25 for each day or $40 for both. The lineup is as follows:
OCTOBER 7 (Metal day)
Nodes of Ranvier
Destroyer Destroyer
Vena Amori
A River Forth
The Cast Pattern
Shot Dead Funeral
Gary Gonzalez
Tear at the Walls
Indira
The Lufthansa Heist
+National Headliners TBA soon
OCTOBER 8 (Rock/Indie day)
Conner
Davan
This is Everyone
Kennedy Luck Club
Roanoke
Hang Glider Empire
Lawrence Letterday
A Day in Attica
Josephine
Unleash on Friday
Dead Girls Ruin Everything
+National Headliners TBA soon
…for more info see http://www.myspace.com/midwestfest
Mastodon's Blood Mountain Tracklisting Revealed
The tentative final track listing for Mastodon's new album "Blood Mountain" has been revealed and is as follows:
01 - "The Wolf Is Loose"
02 - "Crystal Skull" (Feat. Scott Kelly of Neurosis)
03 - "The Sleeping Giant"
04 - "Capillarian Crest"
05 - "Circle Of The Cysquatch"
06 - "Bladecatcher"
07 - "The Colony Of Birchmen" (Feat. Joshua Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age)
08 - "Hunters Of The Sky"
09 - "Hand Of Stone"
10 - "This Mortal Soil"
11 - "The Siberian Divide" (Feat. Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta)
12 - "Pendulous Skin"
The album will see a September 12th release date through Warner.
Slayer Benches Removed, Signings, and AOL Station
All 17 of the bus benches sporting the cover art for Slayer's "Christ Illusion" album scattered through the city of Fullerton, CA have been eliminated. Word is that the City was getting so much attention through the press and online exposure, so they simply removed them. However, the benches are still scattered around Orange County, CA areas surrounding Fullerton. The locations of those benches are below.
Brea and Rolling Hills
Brookhurst and Commonwealth
Chapman and Ladera Vista
Commonwealth and Magnolia
Commonwealth and State College
Euclid and Commonwealth
Euclid and Fern
Commonwealth and Euclid
Imperial and Harbor
Imperial and Palm
Harbor and Bastanchury
Malvern and Adlena
Magnolia and Commonwealth
Orangethorpe and Euclid
Orangethorpe and Brookhurst
Placentia and Kimberly
State College and Orangethorpe
Slayer's KERRY KING and JEFF HANNEMAN will be visiting a few of Southern California Hot Topics stores to drop in and meet fans one-on-one and sign autographs.You can hang with Kerry and Jeff at the following locations tomorrow, August 8 for the release of Slayer's "Christ Illusion": More...
Stream Full Slayer, Unearth Albums on AOL Music
AOL Music is streaming some of this week's releases in full including Slayer's "Christ Illusion" and Unearth's "III: In The Eyes Of Fire":
Leatherwolf Announce U.S. Tour Dates
California metallers LEATHERWOLF have lined up the following dates during September:
Sep. 01 - FBI Rock Club - Houston, TX
Sep. 02 - Sam's Burger Joint - San Antonio, TX
Sep. 14 - ProgPower VII (Preparty) - Atlanta, GA
Sep. 22 - The Firehouse - St. George, Utah
Sep. 23 - Tailspin - Las Vegas, NV
The Las Vegas date will feature openers KATAGORY V (Nightmare Records) from Salt Lake City. More...
DragonForce Announce More Headlining Tour Dates
More dates have been released for DRAGONFORCE's headlining North American tour with ALL THAT REMAINS and HORSE THE BAND:
September 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
September 9 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
September 11 - Portalnd, OR @ Roseland Theatre
September 12 - Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre
September 13 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
September 15 - Boise, ID @ Big Easy
September 16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon
September 17 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
September 20 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
September 22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
September 23 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
September 24 - Toronto, ON @ Docks Nightclub
September 25 - Montreal, QC @ The Medley
September 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
September 28 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
September 29 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
September 30 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
October 3 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
October 5 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
October 6 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Hirax Release More East Coast Tour Dates
More dates have been released for HIRAX's upcoming east coast tour:
November 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ North Six w/ Anal Cunt
November 12 - Boston, MA @ Middle East
November 15 - Cleveland, OH @ @ Jigsaw Saloon
November 16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Lawrenceville Moose
November 19 - Wallingford, CT @ Legion Hall
Samael Complete Pre-Production On New Album
SAMAEL have posted the following brief message at their website:
"Samael finished the pre-production of their new album. They spent a week checking new songs with Europe's most wanted producer Waldemar Sorychta. They are currently in studio recording bass and guitars; sessions started in July and will go on throughout August."
More details as they surface.
Mourning Sun Return To The Studio
After finishing the final date of their 2006 tour, MOURNING SUN will now return to the studio to begin recording the follow up to their 2006 releases Omnium Finis Imminet and The End Is Imminent, both released as seperate albums on the same date, but considered a double disc set.
Says Chuck Zuber, "We hope to complete recording by Christmas, and start our 2007 tour in january by expanding our ear pounding old school metal approach to the rest of the world!"
More on the band at http://www.myspace.com/mourningsundetroit or http://www.MourningSun.net.
Dark Moor Enter Studio In September
Spanish metallers DARK MOOR will enter New Sin Studios in Venice, Italy in September with producer Luigi Stefanini to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2007 via an as-yet-undisclosed label. Prior to tracking at New Sin, DARK MOOR will record the choir parts for the upcoming CD at a Madrid studio beginning mid-August. For the occasion, DARK MOOR will utilize a professional choir composed for two tenors, two sopranos, two altos and two bassos. The as-yet-untitled album will also include a guest appearance by the Dutch singer Manda Ophuis of the band NEMESEA.
DARK MOOR's latest album, "Beyond the Sea", was issued in early 2005 via Arise Records. The band has since split with the label.
Blind Guardian Host Listening Party in NYC
BLIND GUARDIAN members Hansi Kürsch and André Olbrich will host a listening party for their new album, A Twist In The Myth, at Lit Lounge (93 Second Avenue - between 5th & 6th Streets) in New York City on Monday, August 21st. Scheduled for North American release on September 5th, A Twist In The Myth will be played in its entirety on the Main Floor between 9 and 11 p.m. A 21 & over event, admission is FREE and 33" x 23" posters will be distributed to all fans in attendance.
To celebrate BLIND GUARDIAN's first studio album in four years plus their upcoming, second-ever North American tour (set to launch on November 8th with Leaves Eyes), Nuclear Blast Records has teamed up with Gibson Guitars to give away a black Les Paul autographed by the band members. Enter the contest by clicking here Deadline for entries is November 30th, 2006. More...
Sun Descends Split with Drummer
NYC'S SUN DESCENDS have severed ties with their drummer Chris Torre. The band is looking for a replacement at the moment and encourages anyone who is interested to contact the band at: mem@sundescends.com
Mem V. Stein: "It's unfortunate that the drummer position in this band seems to be a revolving door but the good news is that we have completed 9 songs for the new album and are ready to record them as soon as we have found the right man for the job."
Inhale Exhale Announces New Singer
Inhale Exhale has announced the addition of new vocalist Ryland Raus, who joined the band last week. According to the group, "He can sing and scream his butt off. He's been a long time friend of the band and it just made sense for him to naturally slide in to the open slot."
Meanwhile, the band will spend the remainder of this month finishing up their Solid State Records debut, which is expected to drop this fall.
Carpathian, Atreyu, 36 Crazyfists, 3, IKTPQ Tour
Carpathian have announced the dates for their national tour here. Joining them at selected venues across the country are Atreyu, 36 Crazyfists (as previously reported), 3, and I Killed The Prom Queen.
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