Metal News for September 3, 2009
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34 news articles posted on this day.
Pelican Announces Fall U.S. Tour Dates
A full American Fall PELICAN tour has been announced. The tour begins just days before the release of the band's upcoming Southern Lord Records debut, "What We All Come To Need," which comes out on October 27th. A variety of bands will be joining PELICAN on the tour including labelmates BLACK COBRA for most of the dates.
PELICAN will also join EARTH, SUNN O))) and EAGLE TWIN for the Southern Lord showcase in the Blackened Music Series at Brooklyn's Masonic Temple later this month.
Here are the latest PELICAN Fall tour dates: More...
Shepherds Posts 3-Song Demo Online
Shepherds, the new band comprised of former members of Anterrabae and Alove for Enemies, recently posted their 3-song demo on their MySpace player for streaming.
The band has one show on the horizon, details as follows:
Sep 7 2009 5:00P - Broadway Bar Amityville, New York
Evile Guitarist to Fill in For Destruction
German thrash metal band Destruction has issued the following update:
"After Mikes broken bones last week in Belgium, the band has chosen a great replacement for the upcoming show in Portugal."
"Our friend Ol Drake from EVILE will step in and shred for DESTRUCTION at the CAOS EMERGENTE FESTIVAL in Portugal. He's the perfect match: young, wild, talented & a DESTRUCTION fan to the bone. The kids will love him! SCHMIER tells us." More...
Heretic Soul Signs To Rotting Corpse Records
Istanbul's nihilistic death metallers, HERETIC SOUL, have inked a deal with Rotting Corpse Records in anticipation of their upcoming album, "Born Into This Plague." Final recording is finished and artwork is near completion, with the release tentatively scheduled for early 2010.
The tracklisting for "Born Into This Plague" is as follows:
1. The Truth Dwells in Your Head
2. Deadliest Enemy
3. Mental Decay
4. Suffering from Existence
5. Faceless
6. Worship Me
7. Beyond Hatred
8. Life Becomes Our Grave
9. 21 Grams More...
Revocation Posts New Recording Video Footage
Revocation has posted another video clip from the "Existence Is Futile" recording sessions online, which can be viewed below. Revocation recorded the follow-up to their debut album, "Empire Of The Obscene" at Damage Studios in Southbridge, MA with engineer Pete Rutcho.
The band also recently posted a third preview track, "Anthem Of The Betrayed", from "Existence Is Futile" online at the band's MySpace page. The new album is set for a September 29th North American release date, October 5th internationally, and is available for pre-order now at this location. More...
Will Of The Ancients Issues Tour Recap
Will of the Ancients has issued the following tour recap from their tour alongside Wolven Ancestry:
"Ahoy!
"Ok so I realize this is a bit late, and I apologize, but in any case, the tour was GREAT! We'd like to thank Cryptik Howling and Wolven Ancestry (and Papa Loup!) for going on tour with us and for all the dumbass antics that took place (Human Errrrr!!!). Also cheers and thanks to the other bands that played on the shows, you guys kicked ass! There are some videos and pics floating around somewhere, I think, so I'll try to find them and post them asap.
"Also wanna thank all the promoters who helped make this tour totally kickass and memorable, and all those people that were gracious enough to allow us to crash at their places! Most importantly, thanks to all the people who came out to the shows and rocked out. It wouldn't have been much of a tour without you guys and girls :) We all had tons of fun, and hope you did too!
"After taking a little post-tour break, we're now gearing up to head into the studio and kill ourselves and each other in agonizingly slow and painful ways as we attempt to make this album sound absolutely stunning and epic! More to come on that soon, and some studio footage also!
"Until next time!"
3 Inches Of Blood Posts Video Shoot Photos Online
3 Inches of Blood has posted a series of photos online from their video shoot for the song "Battles and Brotherhood." The photos can be found at this location.
Aborym Working On New Material
Italian black metallers Aborym have issued the following announcement about working on a new album:
"After the release of 'Generator' in 2006, Aborym started the songwriting for their next album planned for 2010 under Season of Mist Records.
"Aborym currently are: M.Fabban, Hell:I0:Kabbalus, Bard G. 'Faust' Eithun."
Astral Doors Announces New Album Release Date
Astral Doors has issued the following announcement about releasing a new album and replacing their bass player:
"The upcoming Astral Doors album will be called 'Requiem of Time' and it'll be released in Europe January 15th and in North America February 16th through the brand new German bandpool/label METALVILLE, created by some of the best people in the metal business. 'Requiem of Time' is a mixture of classic hard rock, like on the debut, 'Of the Son and the Father' and more modern metal like on the previous disc 'New Revelation.' Call it what you want; it contains the best songs the band has ever written. Release date for Japan will be announced soon.
"Another headline story is that Mika Itaranta has left the band due to personal reasons. We wanna thank Mika for all the fun we've had. Cheers mate and good luck with everything.
"We also wanna introduce you to our new bass maniac, Ulf Lagerström. Ulf is a close friend to the band and was our first choice; a great bass player and a damn good songwriter. He has been in bands like Lunatic Parade(with Patrik) and Barfly.(with Johan and Patrik) So, the circle is closed: Welcome Uffe!"
Echoes Of Eternity Streaming New Song Online
Los Angeles’ female-fronted progressive metallers Echoes of Eternity have debuted a new track entitled "Twilight Fires" on their official MySpace page. The song comes from their upcoming sophomore album, "As Shadows Burn," set for North American release on September 22, 2009.
Guitarist / songwriter Brandon S. Patton issued the following statement about the track:
“When we wrote this song, we asked ourselves, ‘What would it sound like if Francine [Boucher, vocalist] was singing for Morbid Angel or Dissection?’ This is what we came up with. It has a definite black metal/death metal feel to it. I don't think anyone's ever heard this type of female vocal with blast beats and double bass drumming in a context quite like this. It’s dark, seductive and powerful! The way Francine belts it out on this song blows my fucking mind and every one in the band loves the middle section of the song, where there is a slower ‘gallop-picked’ riff that is mean as fuck.”
Ensiferum Announces Australian Tour Dates
Finnish folk metallers Ensiferum have announced the following string of Australian tour dates:
03.01.2010 Australia, Brisbane, Hi Fi
05.01.2010 Australia, Melbourne, Billboard
07.01.2010 Australia, Perth, Capitol
Kataklysm Announces Canadian Tour Dates
Canadian extreme metal outfit Kataklsym will perform a series of shows in the provinces of Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick this Fall with Blackguard and Unfallen. Although Kataklysm plans a Canadian tour next year, which will cover the other provinces as well as the cities that were skipped this year, this will be the only opportunity to see the band live in these territories.
Front man Maurizio Iacono comments:
"The touring campaign for Prevail is slowly winding down and we have a few more things lined up, like a two part Canadian tour! One which will start in October doing secondaries in Quebec and heading out in eastern Canada as well. Next year in the spring we plan on doing a full scale Canadian tour which we haven't gone out west once for Prevail so we don't want to forget any of our fans.
"We also have a headliner stint for KATAKLYSM in Europe for January 2010 planned which will be the final tours for the Prevail album. In the meanwhile we are getting ready to hit the road with our other band called EX DEO, its our EPIC nemesis band based on Ancient Rome. It's been receiving rave reviews around the globe. The impact has been very strong so now were gonna bring the beast out live for the fall. After some rehearsals and video taping this week, I can say that EX DEO will surely turn some heads...or cut them right off! Heeheh"
The currently confirmed dates are as follows:
10/27 Rouyn-Noranda, QC @ Petit Théâtre du Vieux Noranda
10/28 London, ON @ Music Hall Lounge
10/29 Ste-Hyacinthe, QC @ Le Trash
10/30 Drummondville, QC @ Salle Gaston Mandeville
10/31 Rimouski, QC @ La Coudée
11/1 Fredericton, NB @ Musiplex
11/2 Moncton, NB @ Paramount
Kittie Updates U.S. Tour Schedule
Kittie has updated their upcoming tour schedule with the following dates:
9/26 THE CHANCE Poughkeesie, New York
9/27 BB KINGS NEW YORK, New York
9/29 THE NORVA Norfolk, Virginia
9/30 GROUND ZERO Spartanburg, South Carolina
10/1 JESTERS Fayetteville, North Carolina
10/2 HOOLIGANS Jacksonville, North Carolina
10/3 JAXX Springfield, Virginia
10/4 HEADLINERS Columbia, South Carolina
10/5 THE LOCAL Marietta, Georgia
10/5 THE LOCAL Marietta, Georgia
10/7 SCOUT BAR San Antonio, Texas
10/8 TREES Dallas, Texas
10/9 SCOUT BAR Houston, Texas
10/10 FLYTRAP Tulsa, Oklahoma
10/12 MARQUIS THEATER Denver, Colorado
10/13 THE JUGGERNAUT Gallup, New Mexico
10/14 RIALTO Tucson, Arizona
10/15 KEY CLUB Los Angeles, California
10/16 BRICK BY BRICK San Diego, California
10/17 THE CLUBHOUSE Tempe, Arizona
10/18 GATOR’S Farmington, New Mexico
10/19 THE BLACK SHEEP Colorado Springs, Colorado
10/21 THE ROCK Maplewood, Minnesota
10/22 DOUBLE DOOR Chicago, Illinois
10/22 DOUBLE DOOR Chicago, Illinois
10/23 MCGUFFY’S HOUSE OF ROCK Dayton, Ohio
10/24 THE MACHINE SHOP Flint, Michigan
10/25 PEABODYS Cleveland, Ohio
10/26 THE INTERSECTION Grand Rapids, Michigan
10/28 CROCODILE ROCK Allentown, Pennsylvania
10/29 NORTHERN LIGHTS Clifton Park, New York
Leaves' Eyes Posts Music Video "Making Of" Clip
Leaves' Eyes has posted a "making of" video clip online for the "My Destiny" music video. The clip can be viewed below. Leaves' Eyes also issued the following brief statement about the video:
"There’s a cool Making of Video for the 'My Destiny' Clip online at Gothenburg Metal TV! Check it out." More...
Neuraxis Posts New England Deathfest Photos Online
Neuraxis has issued the following statement about posting photos online from their appearance at the New England Deathfest:
"A big thanks goes out to Blue and Josh for putting on the New England Deathfest 2009. The show was killer and you guys took good care of us. Thanks to the fans that stuck around and thrashed in the pit for us. Thank you also to Rev Aaron and Return to the pit for the killer pics. You can view them at this location."
The Agonist Posts New Music Video Online
Canadian metallers The Agonist have debuted a new music video for the song "Thank You Pain" through Peta2, which can also be viewed below. Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz issued the following statement about the video:
"I am very honored to have peta2 premiere our video. Since PETA fights for a lot of the same things I do in my songs, it's great to be able to partner up again. I look forward to working with them on future campaigns as well. They are perceived as a daring organization that pushes the boundaries in order to expose what people normally turn a blind eye to. We have noticed that a lot of our fans are extremely intelligent, interesting people so we think they will be excited about this video debut as well." More...
Thunderstone Posts New Music Video Online
Thunderstone has posted a new music video online for the song "I Almighty," which can be viewed below. The band also issued the following statement about the video:
"Check out the new video 'I Almighty' taken from the upcoming album 'Dirt Metal'!!! Directed by swedish wizard Owe Lingvall (The Rasmus, Amorphis, Nocturnal Rites, Stratovarius etc )" More...
Metal Maniacs Launches As New Webzine
Metal Maniacs Magazine has been relaunched in a new online format after closing the doors to its print operation in February 2009.
Resurrected by the owner of Metalhit.com, with a site developed by Reh3 Design, the new Metal Maniacs features regularly updated content and features from the latest in underground metal.
The site boasts an exhaustive Mp3 store featuring more than 13,000 songs available for preview and purchase as well as a new forum, monthly contests, a weekly "deadly discovery" showcasing up and coming bands and a monthly free digital music compilation.
The debut launch features a 24 song compilation with the following free downloads:
LIFELOVER “Shallow”
VADER “Rise of the Undead”
FETID ZOMBIE “Graced by Gore”
NOCTURNAL “Hellhunt”
AUGURY “Aetheral”
HANDS “Resistance”
ASPHYX “Death, the Brutal Way”
BLACK ANVIL “Ten Talons Deep”
IMPENDING DOOM “The Serpent Servant”
DAATH “The Worthless”
MERRIMACK “In the Halls of White Death”
GOREAPHOBIA “Mortal Repulsion”
HOWL “Oma”
LEAVES’ EYES “My Destiny”
MERAUDER “Built on Blood”
ORTHRUS “Thy Fate in Damnation”
SKELETONWITCH “Crushed Beyond Dust”
SUICIDE SILENCE “Wake Up”
WEAPON “Serpentine Ayat”
BONE GNAWER “Cannibal Cook-out”
WEEKEND NACHOS “Shot in the Head”
ARGHARUS “Pleistas”
CEREBRUM “Scatter-brain”
SEANCE “Prisoner 666”
You can download the entire compilation here.
In this issue: More...
Slipknot To Tour With Deftones
Iowa based nine-piece Slipknot has announced that they will be heading out on the road this Fall for a series of headlining October shows and special appearances. Joining them on the tour from the Portland to San Bernadino shows, will be very special guests, Deftones.
The tour dates are as follows:
October 10 - White River Amphitheater - Auburn, WA
October 11 - Toyota Center - Kennewick, WA
October 13 - Memorial Coliseum - Portland
October 15 - Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver, BC
October 16 - Save On Foods Center - Victoria, BC
October 18 - Shaw Conference Centre - Edmonton, AB
October 20 - Calgary Corral - Calgary, AB
October 21 - Star Theater - Spokane, WA
October 23 - Event Center at San Jose - San Jose, CA
October 24 - San Manuel Amphitheater - San Bernardino, CA
October 29 - The Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
October 31 - Pearl Concert Theater - Las Vegas, NV
3 Discusses New Album, "Revisions"
Woodstock, New York progressive rock band 3 has issued the following update regarding their upcoming album, “Revisions:”
"We've been hard at work making music ever since we got home from our last tour and now we finally have the word on when our next record is coming out. On OCTOBER 27th 'Revisions' will be released to the world!" More...
Enemy Reign Posts Entire EP Online
Denver, Colorado extreme metal band ENEMY REIGN, has posted their entire new EP, "Means To A Dead End," in its entirety at this location. "Means To A Dead End" was recorded by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (Cephalic Carnage and Martriden). The band will record their as yet untitled full-length in early 2010.
Candiria Posts New Song Online
New York experimental metal band, Candiria, has posted a second track off the upcoming rarities and remixes collection, "Toying With the Insanities," on the their official MySpace page. The new track, “Paradigm Shift (Ignite Remix),” was remixed by Benjamin Weinman of the Dillinger Escape Plan, and will be on ‘Volume Two’ of the four-volume set, to be released with ‘Volume One’ on September 9th. The final two volumes will be released early next year. More...
Isis Announces European Tour Dates
Boston metal band Isis has announced the following European tour dates:
10/13 - Dublin, IE - Button Factory
10/21 - London, UK - Koko
10/22 - Cork, IE - Cyprus Avenue
10/24 - Belfast, IE - Black Box
10/25 - Glasgow, UK - Stereo
10/27 - Manchester, UK - Academy
10/28 - Birmingham, UK - Asylum
10/30 - Koln, DE - Essigfabrik
10/31 - Hamburg, DE - Gruenspan
11/01 - Malmo, SE - KB w/ Dälek
11/02 - Gothenburg, SE - Parken w/ Dälek
11/03 - Oslo, NO - Betong - w/ Dälek
11/04 - Stockholm, SE - Strand - w/ Dälek
11/06 - Helsinki - Nosturi - w/ Dälek and mamiffer
11/07 - Tallinn, EE - Rock Café - w/ Dälek and mamiffer
11/08 - Riga, LV - Spirecki - w/ Dälek and mamiffer
11/10 - Warsaw, PL - Proxima - w/ Dälek and mamiffer
11/12 - Prague - Palac Akropolis - w/ Dälek and mamiffer
11/13 - Linz, AT - Posthof - w/ Dälek and Transitional
11/14 - Vienna, AT - Arena - w/ Transitional
11/15 - Budapest, HU - Durer Kert - w/ Transitional
11/16 - Zagreb, HR - Teatar, Ltd - w/ Dälek and Transitional
11/17 - Ljubljana, SI - Kino Siska - w/ Dälek and Transitional
11/24 - Geneva, CH - L'usine - w/ Transitional
11/26 - Barcelona, ES - Sala Apolo - w/ Dälek and Keelhaul
11/27 - Bilbao, ES - Sala Penelope - w/ Circle and Keelhaul
12/01 - Bordeaux, FR - BT59 - w/ Circle and Keelhaul
12/03 - Paris, FR - Trabendo - w/ Circle and Keelhaul
12/04 - Karlsruhe, DE - Substage - w/ Circle and Keelhaul
12/05 - Antwerp, BE - Trix - w/ Circle and Keelhaul
12/06 - Groningen, NL - Vera - w/ Circle and Keelhaul
12/07 - Berlin, DE - Postbahnhof - w/ Circle and Keelhaul
Finntroll Signs To Century Media Records
Finnish metal band Finntroll has announced that they have signed a record deal with Century Media Records for their next three albums.
FINNTROLL comments on the signing, "Yeah, that's right peeps. We're most enthusiastic to announce our signing with Century Media Records. FINNTROLL felt it's time to work directly with CM this time as we have all the trust with them and they have never let us down in the past. Our new album will be released worldwide through CM in early 2010, and with that said we're gonna do some heavy touring, that’s gonna start in February in Europe and after that we're gonna sail across the ocean to North America. See ya on the road!"
Thrash Metal's "Big Four" To Tour?
According to Slayer guitarist Kerry King, a dream tour featuring Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax could well be in the works. Speaking to Britain's Metal Hammer magazine, King stated:
“I’ve heard people referencing Lars. I don’t know Lars that well and I haven’t heard it from Lars but apparently he’s talking to somebody about it. Maybe us, Metallica, Megadeth (and), I think he even threw in Anthrax and I said in this day and age, I know we had that time together but how do you leave out Machine Head? There’s better options than Anthrax and that’s nothing against Anthrax, but they’ve just been in pieces for quite some time and that doesn’t make as much sense to me."
The closest the world has got to having the "Big Four" tour together came in 1991 when Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax were joined on tour by the up and coming Alice In Chains, who stepped in for Bay Area thrashers Death Angel, on the Clash Of The Titans tour. The tour also went to Europe where Megadeth and Slayer performed without Anthrax and Alice In Chains but with Suicidal Tendencies and Testament.
In Flames Announces More Russian Tour Dates
In Flames has announced that they will be playing KIEV and MINSK. The complete Russian tour schedule is as follows:
10/31 - Kiev - CCM NAU UA
11/01 - Minsk - TBC BLR
11/05 - Krasnodar - Premiera Club
11/07 - St. Petersburg - Glav Club
11/08 - Moscow - Gorbunova
Dead Shape Figure Posts New Demo Song Online
Finnish thrash metal band Dead Shape Figure has posted a new demo song on their MySpace page entitled "Face On The Nails." The band comments on the song, "It's pretty much a straight forward rock'n roll song and we have played that song live for a while now. As much as we enjoy to play 270bpm full speed thrash it's sometimes nice to just take your pants off and rock with your smelly little shrimp out, right?"
Hear New Chevelle, Dirge Within, The Used Albums
AOL Music is currently streaming new albums in their entirety, including Chevelle's "Sci-Fi Crimes", The Used's "Artwork", and Dirge Within's "Force Fed Lies."
In other Chevelle news, the band has made their new music video for "Jars" available for fans to remix, customizing everything from adding your own personal message on the infamous gas pedal brick to picking your favorite ending, and the fate of the video’s car-surfing star. Once you finish your remix, you’ll be able to save and share it with everyone you know. You can get started here.
Vanhelga Offering Demo As Free Download
Swedish black metallers Vanhelga have issued the following announcement about offering a demo as a free download:
"Ave,
"I'm honored to say that 'Enslaved By God' is now available through Death To Music Productions as a FREE MP3-release. Just click the banner on the vanhelga myspace-profile and get yourself a copy of this raw and chaotic tape!
"Hell Satan!"
Kreetur Reveals New Demo Details
Canadian metallers Kreetur have issued the following update about releasing a new demo:
"In about 4 month the 1st demo ( KREETUR - DEMO 2009) will be released. 50 copies available for the moment. The price is to be announced. Reserve a copy now please send an email at : kreetur@live.ca
"All The production and sound capture were created and produced by Kreetur. With help of various Program files and recording tools, We were able to produced and release this album. We'd like to mention that it's not of a very good quality and that its a Self production. We'd like to thank You for the Support."
The track listing for the demo will be as follows:
1. Facade(intro)
2. King of Death
3. Funestre Désir
4. Evoking Thy Serpent
5. Morbid Cold(ft. Valentyme)
6. My Darkest Poetry
7. The Count is Free
8. Medieval Journey
9. 9 Octobre
10. Christians Made us Look like Fools
11. Lost Wisdom (Burzum Cover) BONUS TRACK
12. The Death of a King BONUS TRACK
Azarath Announces Upcoming Tour Dates
Polish metallers Azarath have announced the following upcoming tour dates:
9/24 Gwint Bialystok
9/25 Stodola Warszawa
9/26 Graffiti Lublin
9/27 Pod Palma Rzeszów
9/28 Studio Kraków
9/29 Mega Club Katowice
9/30 WZ Wroclaw
10/1 Dekompresja Lódz
10/2 Eskulap Poznan
10/3 Od Nowa Torun
10/4 Parlament Gdansk
Bhelliom Announces Australian Tour Dates
MourningSound Records has issued the following announcement about Bhelliom planning an Australian tour:
"Bhelliom has just officially confirmed dates for their first-ever tour of Australia in September. This is the first time the Singapore-based Death/Thrash metal band is performing outside Asia. The band toured Asia in late 2008 to support the release of their 2nd album, 'The Colossal Tragedy' and landed their musical foot prints in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
"The bands latest album ‘The Colossal Tragedy’ has received outstanding reviews from online and print media in Asia and abroad and will be available during the tour. With a sound that combines elements of European thrash and death metal as well as bands such as Down and Black Sabbath, BHELLIOM will offer to Australian audiences a taste of what the South East Asian metal scene has on offer."
Bhelliom frontman Vivek commented on this upcoming tour:
"It's a milestone for Bhelliom. For a long time we have planned for Bhelliom to tour outside of Asia and now the opportunity has presented itself to participate in Against The Grain V and share the stage with many great Australia metal acts; everyone in Bhelliom is pretty psyched now."
The currently confirmed dates are as follows:
9/17 -Arthouse in Melbourne on
9/18 -Rosies in Brisbane on
9/19- the Against The Grain Metal Festival in Adelaide
Down Posts Live Footage Online
Down has posted a series of videos online from their show at the CW Center Stage in Atlanta, GA on September 1st. The video clips can be viewed below. More...
Catholicon Finishes Recording New Album
Catholicon has issued the following brief statement about finishing their upcoming album "Of Ages Past:"
"The fourth album, Of Ages Past, is going through final graphics prep and will go to press soon!"
The band has also previously issued the following statement about the album:
"Catholicon would like to officially announce that Of Ages Past, our fourth full length album, is likely the last album to bear our name. A concept album on death and change, ironically appropriate; but still packed with plenty of the contemplative irreligious themes that make us what we are. Musically still Catholicon, but more moody, different, and some unexpected things here and there."
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