Metal News for September 23, 2009
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18 news articles posted on this day.
Nervecell NOT Forced To Cancel Tour Dates
Due to a death in the family of Nervecell's drummer, the band has been forced to cancel the following shows:
29.09.09 DE – Berlin @ K17 Club
02.10.09 DE – Lichtenfels @ WAY OF DARKNESS Festival 2009
03.10.09 BE – Namur @ MASS DEATHRUCTION Festival 2009
UPDATE (9/24): Nervecell guitarist Rami Mustafa has written in to refute the claims that the tour dates have been cancelled and states that the band is seeking a fill-in drummer so that they can play these shows.
Elysian Blaze's New Album To Be Released Soon
According to label Asphyxiate Recordings, the release of Australian black metal band Elysian Blaze's new album is imminent. The album is entitled "Blood Geometry," and it should be out before the end of the year.
Muspellheim Signs To Disconcert Music
Disconcert Music has announced the signing of Vancouver's MUSPELLHEIM. Muspellheim's upcoming album, entitled "Violent by Design," features the performance of drummer Igor Cheifot along with a Carcass-style vocal attack by vocalist Alex Melkinov. The album presents 30 minutes of intense dark death metal. The package is brought as a whole by the mastering of ALAN DOUCHES (ABORTED, NEURAXIS, SUFFOCATION).
"Violent by Design" will be available October 6, 2009. You can listen to a track off the new album on Disconcert Records' MySpace player.
Death Mask's "Exhumation" Remastered, Re-issued
Maryland's 80's underground doom metal band Death-Mask has had their album, "Exhumation," remastered and reissued by Shadow King Records. "Exhumation" was previously only available as a 6 track demo known as “The Beginning.”
The tracklisting for "Exhumation" is as follows:
1. Mercenary
2. The Insane
3. Sudden Death
4. Dead Planet
5. Instrumental
6. Bloodfeast
7. Acid Rain
8. Death Mask
9. Motorhole (Live)
10. Sudden Death (Live)
11. Acid Rain (Live)
12. Death Mask (Live)
13. Wicked World (Live)
You can order the remastered CD here and check out some of the band's music on their MySpace player.
Za Piratz Posts New Music Online
French pirate metal band Za Piratz, who signed with Another Sphere Records this summer, has some new music online. You can check out a song from their upcoming album on Another Sphere Records' MySpace player as well as three more songs on the band's MySpace page.
Celestiial Posts New Album Trailer
The mastering and design of Celestiial's upcoming album, "Where Life Springs Eternal," is nearly complete and the album is coming soon via Bindrune Recordings. The band has posted a teaser trailer for the album, which can be seen below.
Redemption Readies New Album
Progressive metal band REDEMPTION is readying their much anticipated fourth full-length release, "Snowfall On Judgment Day," which is set for a September 28th European release date (October 6th in North America) via Inside Out Music.
Formed in Los Angeles, California in 2000 by guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk, the band features legendary progressive metal vocalist Ray Alder of Fates Warning, as well as guitarist Bernie Versailles (Agent Steel), the rhythm section of Chris Quirarte (drums) and Sean Andrews (bass) and the keyboard talents of Greg Hosharian.
Nicolas van Dyk further comments: "We're very excited for the release of our fourth CD. We've continued to push the envelope of our unique combination of aggression and melody and the result is our heaviest and also our most melodic CD to date. There's a healthy variety in the songwriting, ranging from very heavy tracks to more ‘proggy’ songs, all of which share the melodic focus and emotional urgency that make our signature sound. We've had the opportunity to play a lot more together prior to the recording of Snowfall and I think the band is both organic sounding and tighter than ever. It's a record we're really proud of and we're glad to get it in the hands of our fans."
Throughout spring 2009 the band finalized Snowfall On Judgment Day, which was mixed by well-known producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Jorn Lande, Circus Maximus). The album also features James Labrie (Dream Theater) performing a duet guest vocal spot on the song “Another Day Dies.”
Redemption recently posted a new song, "Black and White World" on their MySpace player.
Alice In Chains Announces More U.K. Shows
Due to overwhelming demand, Alice In Chains will be returning to the U.K. at the end of their European tour to play Brixton Academy in London on 12/7 and Nottingham Rock City on 12/6. Tickets for these newly added shows go on sale on tomorrow, September 24th at 9am, and are available from www.kililive.com and www.seetickets.com.
In related Alice In Chains news, you can catch a half hour block of videos from Alice in Chains this week on Fuse’s Loaded on Monday 9/28 at 6pm EST.
Mountains Among Us New Album Being Mixed
Mountains Among Us (formerly From Oceans To Autumn) upcoming album, "True North," is currently being mixed at The Lodge Studio's in North Carolina. Their new album will hit stores this November.
In the meantime, you can check them out on their MySpace page.
Neverborne Signs with Glasstone Records
London, UK's Neverborne has signed with Glasstone Records and is planning on releasing a debut EP on November 23rd. The band comments:
"We are proud to announce that we have inked a deal with diverse Indie label, Glasstone Records with worldwide distribution via Century Media and Plastic Head.
"The label has been home to awesome bands such as Evita, Sharp End First, Random Conflict, All Hail The Ruin and many more and we're very excited to be working with Greg and his team.
"Our debut EP, 'In Absence Of Fear,' will be officially released on Glasstone Records on the 23rd November 2009, followed by the release of our full length album later in 2010.
"Finally, a massive thanks to all of you for continuing to support us!"
Mnemic Enters the Studio to Record Fourth Album
Mnemic has entered the studio to being recording their fourth studio album, entitled “Sons of the System,” for a January 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The band states:
"After a minor 2 year break from touring, we have returned to the studio, to record 15 brand new tracks. Our batteries are re-charged and we are extremely excited to let you all hear the new stuff. The material it self is a mixture of grind, rock, polyrhythmics, electronics and represents the sound of a more mature Mnemic, at least in our humble opinion. Compared to the last album, the recordings will be kept completely on Danish soil. This time we are more within our own comfort zone, and will be working with the same dude that made us 2 great sounding albums in the past, which is none other than Tue Madsen, who is a really good friend and a great producer. The drums will be tracked at the Antfarm Studio, while guitars, bass and vocals will be immortalized at the bands own studio, under Tue’s supervision. At the end of the recording process, electronics, mix and mastering will then again be handled at the Antfarm Studios. During the recording process we will try to keep you all updated on the progress via sonsofthesystem.com.”
"Watch out for the 'Sons Of The System' in the making right here at this site! There will be tons of updates, pictures, videos and information directly from the band – Stay in-tune!"
Meshuggah Announces Two New Zealand Tour Dates
Meshuggah will be returning to New Zealand for two shows in March 2010:
Mar. 03 Wellington, New Zealand - SFBH
Mar. 04 Auckland, New Zealand - Transmission Room
Here are the other confirmed Meshuggah tour dates in 2010:
Jan. 16 Copenhagen, Denmark - Danish Metal Awards
Feb. 20 Brisbane, Australia - RNA Showgrounds
Feb. 21 Sydney, Australia - Eastern Creek Raceway
Feb. 26 Melbourne, Australia - Showgrounds
Feb. 27 Adelaide, Australia - Bonython Park
Mar. 01 Perth, Australia - Steel Blue Oval
Insomnium Cancels Scooprock Show
Insomnium's gig in Scooprock, originally scheduled for this Saturday, has been cancelled due to "problems on behalf of the organizers. All foreign bands will still perform in Mikkeli but in different venue."
Here are the upcoming Insomnium tour dates: More...
Lazarus A.D. Announces Milwaukee Gig with Gojira
Lazarus A.D. has announced the following show in Milwaukee, WI with Gojira, Burst and Zoroaster:
"We have a warm up show at the Rave on October 7th. We are direct support for Gojira, and if you haven't heard they are touring with Metallica right now. We will be selling tickets for $12, which is cheaper than the door! Message us for tickets and info, and let's make this a kickass show! We will be unveiling some new material for you before we head off to Japan for Loud Park!"
Lazarus A.D. just premiered the new video for "Revolution," off the latest album, "The Onslaught.." Check out the video at www.ultimate-guitar.tv
Krypteria Cancels German Tour
German goth-metal band Krypteria has checked in with the following message:
"Dear Krypterians, dear friends,
"it is with great disappointment that we announce today the cancellation of our upcoming German tour dates.
"Last weekend Chris [Siemons, guitars] aggravated a herniated disc in his neck, an injury he originally suffered last winter while skiing. Part of the vertebral body is impacting the spinal cord, thus causing severe pain and palsy. Despite Chris immediately undergoing medical treatment in order to get back to 100% as quickly as possible, him being able to go on tour in October unfortunately is out of the question.
"We were so looking forward to performing for you and meeting you guys after the show; thanks to your numerous mails we know you were as pumped about this tour as the four of us. As you can probably imagine this was a huge blow to us, one that'll take some time to recover from.
All we can do right now is to sincerely apologize to you, the fans.
"That said, our team is working feverishly to get us back 'on the road' as soon as possible, hopefully as early as December so we'll get to perform for you live after all !!!
"We hope to see you there,
Ji-In, Chris, Frank & Kusch"
Autumn Is Forever To Record New Material
Charlotte, North Carolina metal experimentalists Autumn Is Forever will enter the studio next week to begin recording their first new material in 3 years. They plan to record three to four new songs for thier upcoming EP, "Seems Distant After All," and a split with Mountains Among Us. Expect the EP to hit stores in December.
In the meantime, you can check out one of their songs on the band's MySpace page.
Listen To Trustkill Free Music Sampler
NoiseCreep has posted the new Trustkill free music sampler hosted by Justin Brannan of Most Precious Blood. Check it out and listen to 5 brand new songs including an unreleased Most Precious Blood song due out next year on Trustkill. The sampler includes the following songs:
1. It Dies Today "Reckless Abandon"
2. Memphis May Fire "North Atlantic Vs North Carolina"
3. Awaken Demons "Coming To An End"
4. Adversary "Singularity"
5. Most Precious Blood "Enthusiastic Eugenicist"
Sri Lankan Heavy Metal Documentary Trailer Online
CMB Pictures and DKM Studios proudly present "ARISE"; the first ever Sri Lankan anthological metal music documentary showcases the music, the lives and the reasons behind some of the best raw underground talents from the Sri Lankan metal music scene.
The film which revolves around several underground metal bands from the local music scene takes on an investigative journey in to their art as well as their ideologies and life ambitions.
"ARISE" is currently passing its production stage and the directors are hastily putting up the material which suggest that the film will be ready for release before the middle of this year. The documentary features in depths interviews with bands such as Funeral In Heaven, Fallen Grace and Cannabis.
"ARISE: The Music. The Life. The Reason" DVD is set to be distributed through Hela Distributions (Sri Lanka), later this year.
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