Metal News for September 30, 2009
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Behemoth Confirmed For Bloodstock Open Air 2010
Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2010. This will be their only UK Festival exclusive date in 2010.
Behemoth, whose latest album, "Evangelion," was released on August 11th in North America via Metal Blade Records and on August 9th in Europe via Nuclear Blast, was also recently confirmed for the Metal Camp Open Air 2010 festival.
Stream Culted's New Album Online
Swedish/Canadian metallers CULTED’s debut album, "Below The Thunders Of The Upper Deep," is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. "Below The Thunders Of The Upper Deep" was released internationally this past July, packaged in a limited edition digi-pak.
Inhale Exhale Posts New Song, "Rooms," Online
Inhale Exhale has posted a new song, "Rooms," on their MySpace page. The song joins "A Dark Place For Your Mind To Be" on their MySpace player off their upcoming album "Bury Me Alive," which is available in stores and online next Tuesday October 6th.
Bring Me The Horizon Posts Making Of Video
UK metallers Bring Me The Horizon provide a glimpse behind the scenes with the part one of the making of their new video for "The Sadness Will Never End," released worldwide through MySpace on October 6th. The video was filmed in August and September 2009 in Slough, UK, by Adam Powell and RSA. It features additional vocals by Sam Carter from Architects and is the first Bring Me The Horizon video to involve a narrative. Stay tuned for the "Sadness" video on October 6th and the second making of video in mid October.
Samael Posts "Black Hole" Music Video
Swiss metallers Samael have posted a music video online for the track "Black Hole," which is off their most recent album "Above." The video clip can be viewed below. Samael also issued the following statement about the clip:
"If your favourite video clip from S A M A E L is Baphomet’s Throne you’re going to love the new Black Hole video. It’s black and white with lots of live footage taken from the latest Swiss shows all mixed up with various designs and animations. It has been filmed and edited by Sergeï Ulyanov who happens to be the bass player of Makro’s death/doom metal band Sludge. We’ve tried to come up with something simple which would fit the intensity and aggressiveness of the song. The video is very dense and hard to digest at once… you’ve been warned!" More...
Win a G&L Rampage Jerry Cantrell Signature Guitar
To celebrate the release of "Black Gives Way To Blue," Alice In Chains and MetalUnderground.com are giving one lucky fan a chance to rock out with a brand new guitar. Enter now for your chance to win a G&L Rampage Jerry Cantrell Signature model signed by the band. Entries must be received by October 17, 2009.
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"Black Gives Way To Blue" was released yesterday and is in stores now.
Bakteria Posts New Music Video Online
Mexican metallers Bakteria have posted a music video for the title track of their upcoming debut album "Defecate! Suffocate! Mutilate! Masturbate!" The video clip can be viewed below. Bakteria also issued the following statement about the video:
"We are sick of all these nice and polished videos with poser-whimps. So we made it in our rehearsal room in Guadalajara. We cover our ugly faces to spare you the urge to puke...that's why! We are NOT ashamed of our lyrics!"
"Defecate! Suffocate! Mutilate! Masturbate!" is set to be released on November 6, 2009 via Anstalt Records. More...
Cycle Of Pain Updates Tour Schedule
New Jersey's Cycle of Pain has updated their tour schedule with the following dates:
10/14 Metroplex w/Shinedown Little Rock, Arkansas
10/19 James Brown Arena w/Shinedown Augusta, Georgia
10/20 House of Blues w/Shinedown Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
10/21 House of Blues w/Shinedown Orlando, Florida
10/23 Municipal Auditorium w/Shinedown Nashville, Tennessee
10/24 Uptown Ampitheatre w/Shinedown Charlotte, North Carolina
10/25 Rodies Tavern Kernersville, North Carolina
10/29 The Stone Pony Asbury Park, New Jersey
Paradox Streaming New Song "Riptide"
German metallers Paradox have posted the new song "Riptide" from their upcoming album "Riot Squad" on their MySpace page. "Riot Squad" is due to be released on October 16th.
Pagan's Mind Added To Triton Power Cruise
Pagan's Mind has replaced Circle II Circle on the billing of the first ever Triton Power Cruise. The cruise will set sail on the Carnival Imagination on Friday, April 30, 2010 and return to Miami on May 3rd.
The currently line up for the Triton Power Cruise is as follows:
Crimson Glory
Evergrey
Jon Oliva's Pain
Pagan's Mind
Seven Witches
Futures End
Eumeria
The Element
Rise And Fall Announces Australian Tour dates
Belgium's Rise And Fall has announced the following Australian tour dates with Perth's Blkout and Newcastle's The Hollow as support:
12/09 - Rosemount, Perth
12/10 - YMCA HQ, Perth AA
12/11 - Enigma Bar, Adelaide AA
12/12 - Ding Dong, Melbourne
12/13 - Castle, Melbourne AA
12/16 - Bald Faced Stag, Sydney Lic / AA
12/17 - YAC, Byron Bay AA
12/18 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane AA
12/19 - Rosies, Brisbane
Lye By Mistake Debuts New Song Online
Lye By Mistake has revealed “Invincible Badass,” a brand new track off their forthcoming second album (and Black Market Activities debut), "Fea Jur," at this location.
Festered Posts New Song Online
FESTERED has posted a new song, which is the title track from their upcoming album, "Flesh Perversion," on their label's MySpace page. The album's cover artwork was drawn by the artist Drew Elliott. Mixing and mastering for the album was provided by Patrick Bruss (Impetigo, Cianide, Acid Witch, etc.).
Formento Reveals New Album Details Online
Italian thrash-core band FOMENTO has named their debut album as "Either Caesars Or Nothing," which is scheduled for release on October 5th via Coroner Records. The album also features a guest appearance of Josh Mosh on vocals for the song "To Kill."
The tracklist for "Either Caesars Or Nothing" is as follows:
01. Hd80606b
02. The Die Is Cast
03. Pandora's Box
04. The 13th Demon
05. Kill Fashioncore
06. Welcome To The Brotherhood
07. Faithless
08. The End Of The Republic
09. Menticide (feat. Josh - To Kill)
10. Cotard's Syndrome
11. The Egyptian March
12. Burial At Sea
A video trailer of the new album can be seen here and below. More...
Helheim Posts Live Video for "Oaken Dragons" Onlin
Norway's HELHEIM has uploaded a live video of their performance of the song "Oaken Dragons." The video was taken in St. Petersburg, Russia on September 11th, 2009. Watch the video below and here. More...
Cave In Announces More Free US Tour Dates
Massachusetts' Cave In has announced the following additional free US tour dates:
11/19 - The Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, NY w/ Narrows & Trap Them
11/20 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA w/ Narrows & Trap Them
11/21 - Club Hell - Providence, RI w/ Narrows & Trap Them
11/22 - The Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA w/ Narrows & Trap Them
Watch Videos Of Alice In Chains On Jimmy Kimmel
In case you missed Alice In Chains' appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, you can catch the videos of their performances of "Would" and a new song, "Check My Brain" off their just-released album, "Black Gives Way To Blue."
Sevendust Issues New Album Update
Sevendust has issued the following announcement about working on a new record:
"We've been writing and recording demos with Corey Lowery engineering, which have been amazingly productive and creative, over the past few months. We wana thank Corey for making a very cool atmosphere for us and helping us achieve the material we needed. We look forward to continuing work with Corey in the future. We've have hired on Johnny K(Disturbed, Staind) to produce the next Sevendust record. We've enjoyed his work over the years and believe he is the guy for the job. This record is VERY important and we have some of the best songs going into this process than we ever have.
"We read your comments on here and we believe you will not be disappointed. We still have a ways to go but we hope to have it out by spring next year. We will be up in the Chicago area for the rest of the year working on it and are ready to peel faces off with this thing. It's a very creative time for the band and being back to the original line up will reinstall the elements that made us what we are. Thank you for your support and cannot wait to put this record out.
"We will be launching new official website, video blogs of progress and pictures as we record this so stay tuned, we want to keep everyone of you in the loop as we go."
Solstafir Issues Tour Recap
Solstafir has issued the following recap of their recent tour dates:
"Köbenhavn: After taking the boat back from Sweden to Denmark it took us a few hours just to get the bus into the street of the venue. Some part of the street had been closed or what not and Christian our loyal German bus driver was having problems with getting the bus to fit in there. But he made it eventually with German efficiency. There has never been much rock’n’roll in Denmark and I didn’t expect a huge crowd. The venue (The Rock) is big and grand, and my expectations proved right, it was more than half empty. We still had a great time there, meeting up with our friends Thomas and his father and old roadcrew, the entire roadcrew Óli Tröllabarn. A roadie that works like 3 men and drinks like 5! We did our best for the ca 30-40 people that actually did show up and did a pretty good show in an awesome sound. Afterwards we had a few beers with the other bands and our roadcrew in front of 7-11, just like true rockstars!
Setlist:
Intro (Náttfari)
78 Days in the Desert
Köld
She Destroys Again
Pale Rider
Ritual of Fire More...
Lightning Swords Of Death Contributes To PSP Game
L.A. black metallers Lightning Swords Of Death, who recently signed to Metal Blade Records, have announced that they have contributed several songs to the PSP game "Undead Knights." More info about "Undead Knights" can be found at this location.
Headline News
Original Candiria Guitarist Passes Away
In the wake of their latest release, "Toying With the Insanities," current members of Candiria have learned the sad news that original Candiria guitarist, Chris Puma, passed away last week, on September 20th. The band has issued the following statement:
“Chris Puma died on September 20th 2009. The cause is not known to us, as his family did not speak of it. He leaves behind two children, 3 year old Aislinn A'marie and a 4 month old Aidan Todd. Chris was a great friend to the founding members of the band, and a respected musician among his friends and peers. He was a kind and gentle person and he will be missed.”
Puma was one of the founding members of the band, playing guitar in Candiria from 1992 to 1997, while helping to create the unique sound that Candiria is known for today. He can be heard on such Candiria records as Deep in the Mental (1995) and Surrealistic Madness (1995).
Antarctica Posts Album For Free Download
California math/grind metal band Antarctica has made their full-length album, "Beheaded By Voltron," available for free download.
You can preview some of their material on their MySpace page and check out some live video footage from their Fresno, California performance below.
Bloodbath Confirmed For Hellfest 2010
Swedish death metal supergroup Bloodbath has issued the following announcement about appearing at the Hellfest in 2010:
"The time has come for Bloodbath to make their return to the stage. Unfortunately, as time doesn’t allow the band to embark on a full tour, we’ve lined up a few selected appearances at the premier metal festivals in the summer of 2010. Despite rumors, there have been no changes to the line-up as the band still feature Mike on vocals, Blakkheim and Sodomizer on guitars, Jonas on bass and of corpze Axe on drums. The first festival that we can confirm to be devoured is Hellfest in France where Bloodbath will be the headliners of the 'extreme tent' circa 11.30pm to 00.45am on June 20th."
Dillinger Escape Plan Posts Recording Footage
The Dillinger Escape Plan has posted a new studio recording video for their upcoming album "Option Paralysis," which can be viewed below. The band also issued the following update:
"We're three weeks deep in the recording of our new album 'Option Paralysis', so like we promised, here's a new video of some guitar tracking and other behind the scenes nonsense.
"ALSO, we will be embarking on an east coast-ish tour with our old friends and fellow spawn of New Jersey, Thursday(the band not the day of the week), and Fake Problems, in December. The dates and places are:
12/04 - Farmingdale NY / The Crazy Donkey
12/05 - Syracuse NY / Lost Horizon
12/06 - Montreal QC / Foufounes Electriques
12/07 - Toronto ON / The Mod Club
12/09 - Poplar Grove IL / Chubby Rain House of Tunes
12/10 - Grand Rapids MI / The Intersection
12/11 - Covington KY / The Mad Hatter
12/12 - Sauget IL / Pop's
12/14 - Millvale PA / Mr. Small's Theatre
12/15 - Baltimore MD / Ottobar
12/16 - Richmond VA / Canal Club Downstairs Lounge
12/17 - Allentown PA / Crocodile Rock
12/18 - Clifton Park NY / Northern Lights
12/19 - Cambridge MA / The Middle East Downstairs
"We've also got a few more special US shows coming up before the year's end that we'll announce soon, as well as a quick run of some Euro/UK cities early in 2010. The Dillinger machine is about to start back up and in 2010 we will leave no shithole on this earth untouched. More studio videos, two more Ire Works limited shirts, a remix EP, much more tour dates, and a release date for Option Paralysis....all coming into view on the horizon. Stay tuned." More...
Vader Posts New Music Video Online
Polish death metallers Vader have posted a music video online for the song "Never Say My Name," which is from their latest album "Necropolis." The video clip can be viewed below.
Vader also issued the following statement about the video: More...
Horse The Band Streaming Full Album Online
Horse the Band are currently streaming their entire new album "Desperate Living" online at this location. The band also posted a promotional video for the new album, which can be viewed below. "Desperate Living" is currently set for an October 6th release date through Vagrant Records. More...
Neun Welten Reveals New Album Details
Three years after their first album "Vergessene Pfade," German folk metallers Neun Welten have announced they will be releasing "Destrunken" on November 20th through Prophecy Productions. The cover artwork for the album can be viewed here.
The track listing for "Destrunken" will be as follows:
1. Frosthauch
2. Destrunken I
3. Destrunken II
4. Jarknez
5. Weites End
6. Ewig Ruh
7. Dämmerung
8. Schein
9. Der stille See
10. Tau
Hatchet Dawn Updates Tour Schedule
Australia's Hatchet Dawn has updated their tour schedule with the following October and November tour dates:
02/10 - The Castle Knight of Metal, Hemmings Park, Princes Highway, Dandenong, Victoria. Australia. ALL AGES
07/10 - Marilyn Manson at Thebarton Theatre, 112 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville, Adelaide. Australia.
08/10- Marilyn Manson at Thebarton Theatre, 112 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville, Adelaide. Australia.
10/10 - Marilyn Manson at Festival Hall, 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, Melbourne. Australia.
11/10 - Marilyn Manson at Festival Hall, 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, Melbourne. Australia.
30/10- The Bald Faced Stag, 345 Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt, New South Wales.
31/10 - Step In, Fortitude Vally, Queensland. Australia.
01/11 - The Sando, Newtown, New South Wales. Australia.
02/11 - The Hi-Fi Bar & Ballroom, 125 Swanston St, Melbourne. Australia.
"Slow Southern Steel" Documentary In The Works
One of the most comprehensive southern metal documentaries ever made is coming in 2010. Appropriately dubbed "Slow Southern Steel," the 80+ minute film is executive produced by Karim Khan (I'm Better Than Everyone Records) and directed by Rwake vocalist CT and David Lipke with the additional and integral assistance of George Hancock, Alix Petrovich and Beer Wolf guitarist Christian Sweeney (who will be releasing a paperback version of the production) among many others.
"Slow Southern Steel" peers into the world of true southern metal/doom through live footage and personal interviews; CT's devout commitment/knowledge/love of the topic at hand bringing the movie to life in a way few first-time directors can. Said CT about the laborious undertaking: "I knew there were things I could get out of these bands that other film makers could not." Added Khan, "There's just something very appealing to me about taking unyielding heavy songs and adding a strong southern element to them."
At press time, the film was still being shot and thus far, featured bands will include (in alphabetical order): A Hanging, ASG, Baron Grod, Beaten Back To Pure, Beer Wolf, Black Skies, Black Tusk, Blackblood Division, Blood Of The Sun, Collapsar, Colossus, Cough, Dark Castle, Deadbird, Dead-I-On, Dixie Witch, Doomsayer, Eyehategod, Flesh Parade, Haarp, Hawg Jaw, HOD, Hope And Suicide, Hostile Apostle, House Of Lightning, In The Lurch, Jucifer, Ketea, Khann, Kylesa, Mala Suerte, Music Hates You, Parasytic, Queen Beast, Royal Thunder, Rwake, Seahag, SeaWitch, Sourvein, Speedealer, Spickle, Suplecs, Subrig Destroyer, The Devil And The Sea, The Dumps, The Roller, The Unbeheld, Vessel Of The Divine, Weedeater, Withered and Zoroaster.
"Slow Southern Steel" will make its debut at the renowned Little Rock Film Festival in May of 2010 (www.littlerockfilmfestival.org) where many of the bands featured will be in attendance. Additional festival previews will follow.
The DVD edition is slated to be released in 2011 via fast-growing, vinyl-only (and now DVD) Chicago imprint, I'm Better Than Everyone Records.
You can check out a two-minute "Slow Southern Steel" trailer below.
Seventh Calling Announces New Bassist
Las Vegas metal band Seventh Calling has issued the following update:
"Seventh Calling would like to announce that Marc Flores will be taking over on the bass guitar duties for the band. Marc will be featured in our new video 'Blood of the Divine' and will also be featured on our 'Epidemic' album which is in writing mode at this point. We would like to thank Marc for helping us out on such short notice, and continuing our heavy metal assault."
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