Admiral Browning Working On New Material

Admiral Browning has issued an update on progress on their new material and more:

"Hey guys, just a quick FYI. Noone ever remembers to update the blog!

"We are nearing completion of the Magic Elixir EP. We have nearly 40 minutes of new jams, twists and turns that we can't wait to drop in your earhole. This is without a doubt the strongest Admiral disc yet. We just recorded the basic guitar for the final track with Steve Kerchner at his studio in Fairfax, and we have to get some overdubs together, but this one is gonna be hard to keep totally to ourselves ;-) So stay tuned to our myspace and you may catch a new tune very shortly!"

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Bloodstream Paradise Signs With Dark Star Records

Dark Star Records has announced the signing of Chicago’s hardcore/thrash metal bands Bloodstream Parade. The band has a long history of involvement in the Chicago metal scene with members coming from a number of well known acts such as Down Lo, Concussion, Withdrawal, Deacon and Inspiteofyou. With this powerful lineup “Bloodstream Parade” has secured opening slots for national acts such as Sworn Enemy, A Life Once Lost, Full Blown Chaos, Otep, Anthrax and others.

Bloodstream Parade is: Tony Greinke (Vocals), Ryan Buck (Guitar), Tim Dumpier (Guitar), Shawn Johnson (Drums), Wolf (Bass). Look for Bloodstream Parade’s first studio release on Dark Star Records early 2009.

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All Shall Perish 1st US Metal Band To Play Siberia

ALL SHALL PERISH recently embarked on an unprecedented 10 day tour of the greater Russia area, which included four shows in Siberia. ALL SHALL PERISH made history by becoming the very first American metal band to ever play shows in Siberia, which included Irkutsch, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, and Omsk. The only other metal groups to ever travel to this part of the world have been SOULFLY (Brazil) and SOILWORK (Sweden). The tour is a follow up ALL SHALL PERISH’s two extremely successful shows in St. Petersburg and Moscow in October of ‘07. ALL SHALL PERISH has been touring extensively in Eastern Europe and recently played one of the biggest shows of their career headlining the Metal Music Mission fest in Simervopol, Ukraine.

Drummer Matt Kuykendall was reached for comments:

“Eastern Europe, Russia and Siberia have shown us love that is unrivaled almost anywhere in the world. It is insane to go to places like Siberia and the Ukraine and hear people chanting your name so passionately and seeing every person in the crowd as hungry for a metal live show as I was at 18 years old.”

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Chiraw Guitarist Featured in "Rock Nation"

Just a couple of weeks after signing to Rusty Cage Records, Chiraw guitarist Gep will be featured in "Rock Nation," a series on Dutch national television.

Twenty talented Dutch rock musicians were selected via MySpace to form the ultimate Dutch Rock Band. Check out the first episode of this competition to see how Gep is doing. All future episodes will be broadcasted on RTL5 every Sunday at 21:30.

"Don't expect music like Chiraw played in this competition," their label warns.

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Abigail Williams To Tour With The Faceless

Abigail Williams will appear as direct support to The Faceless begining October 17. The tour will precede the October 28 release date of "In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns," the band's eagerly anticipated full-length debut album.

Produced by James Murphy and featuring contributions from Trym Torson (Emperor/Zyklon), "In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns" features nine new songs from the band currently featuring keyboardist Ellyllon, bassist Plaguehammer, guitarists Mike Wilson and Bjornthor, drummer Samus with band founder/vocalist Sorceron.

"We couldn't be happier with the results," says vocalist Sorceron in review of the record. "The addition of Trym's legendary drumming and the experience on the production/mixing end that James brought to us has been priceless. This album wholly eclipses everything we've recorded in the past and we can't wait to begin playing the new material live."

Here are the confirmed tour dates so far: More...

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Lamb Of God Announces 24/7 Drum Studio Cam

Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler will be heading into a NYC studio today to begin recording for the band’s upcoming album, slated for a February 2009 release on Epic Records. There will be 2 live streaming web cams in the studio documenting every moment of the process on Lamb of God’s Kyte channel at www.lamb-of-god.com.

One camera will be in the live room, filming everything drums, and the other camera will be in the mix room, where producer Josh Wilbur will be dialing in the signature LAMB OF GOD sound.

“I'm showing up to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum,” said Adler.

The as-yet-untitled album will see a February 2009 North American release on Epic Records with Roadrunner Records handling all NON North American releases. Following production, LAMB OF GOD will head out on an extensive world tour commencing with their support slot in December with Metallica.

Check out www.lamb-of-god.com all day, every day during the drum recording process and watch the foundation of the new LAMB OF GOD album being built.

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Skinless Reveals New Album And Touring Plans

Death metallers Skinless has posted the following update online:

“Hey everyone, we’ve been laying low in 2008 after some pretty intense touring for the Trample The Weak…” album. We’re finally ready to start working on material for a new SKINLESS release in 2009. We’re heading to Europe very soon for a short tour and we expect to be back there next spring for a more extensive invasion. Also in the battle plans for 2009 are North America/South America and beyond”

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Anthrax Bassist Frankie Bello Has Bass Stolen

Anthrax bassist Frankie Bello has reported that his bass guitar has been stolen. A statement reads as follows:

"Frank Bello plays a signature series Frank Bello "Angry Man" bass by Fender (pictured here).

"Frank has played this model bass for several years in both Anthrax and Helmet.

"This bass is ONLY OFFERED FOR SALE IN BLACK FINISH ON AN ALDER BODY. More...

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Original Sodom Drummer Passes Away

German thrash legends Sodom has announced that their original drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter) passed away yesterday. No further details are available at this time.

Dudek made a special appearance on Sodom's latest album, "The Final Sign Of Evil" which is a collection of re-recordings of older Sodom material.

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White Lion Announces U.S. Tour Dates

White Lion has announced some shows in the U.S. which will begin next month. The band are also finishing work on a new DVD which features their performance from the Bang Your Head festival aswell as interviews and more.

The tour dates are as follows:

October
10 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues (with LITTLE CAESAR)
14 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues (with PRETTY BOY FLOYD)
15 - Calgary, AB - Snatch Rockbar
21 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven

May 2009
8 - Halifax, NS - Cabin Fever Rockfest

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Onslaught Checks In From Holland

Reactivated British thrashers Onslaught has checked in with the following update:

"Just returned from another fantastic venture into Holland at Baroeg Open Air Festival....= and yet again our Guardian made sure the weather was dry for us... Its quite a bizarre fact that we have (luckily) never played an outdoor show in the rain.

"A really cool festival with a 4,000 + crowd in the middle of Rotterdam, made for a fucking great day of thrash metal, beer drinking and catching up with lots of friends. We played a 50 minute set and believe me the pit did not stop from the beginning of the show thru to the end. The Dutch really do know how to party hard... So we kicked ass even more... hahaha.

"Sadly this was our last appearance in Holland until 2009, but we have so many great memories to keep us burning until next time."

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Avenged Sevenfold Cancels Baltimore Show

Avenged Sevenfold has announced that their show in Baltimore, Maryland has been cancelled due to "artist illness." The band had previously cancelled all their U.K. shows including their slot at the famous Reading/Leeds Festival.

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Misfits Pull Out Of Motorhead Tour

Just days after Aussie rockers Airbourne dropped off the forthcoming "Volcom Tour", The Misfits have announced that they too will not be taking part in the tour.

A statement from band leader Jerry Only reads:

"For the sake of our loyalty and dedication to all our fiends, the Misfits have chosen to withdraw from the lineup of Volcom’s 2008 tour. The Misfits have always held an incredibly high standard of performance and quality in everything we do. Our fans expect this and deserve it. I will not compromise their expectations for any amount of money, prestige or fame. I apologize for the inconvenience and will reschedule performances wherever possible throughout our upcoming tour this Oct.

- Jerry Only"

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Archer Embarks On Midwest Tour w/ Guitar Clinics

Santa Cruz, California metal band Archer is on the road and ready to rock the mid-west with the kind of guitar-driven, retro-new metal. Along the way, Archer frontman and lead guitarist Dylan, will also hold guitar clinics in selected tour destinations and will be "spreadin' the shreddin'" to Archer and Epiphone fans everywhere performing with the new Epiphone Prophecy guitars.

In support of the clinics and performances, participating retailers and venues will raffle off a new Epiphone "Prophecy EM-2 Custom" electric guitar with a hard case at all the live performances and clinics in Nashville, Knoxville, Bloomington, Indianapolis, South Bend, Cleveland, Louisville and Ft. Wayne.

Archer recently returned from Sweden Rock Fest opening for Judas Priest, Poison, RATT, Def Leppard, Triumph, Saxon and Whitesnake. Indianapolis Metalfest on September 27th is the next U.S. metal festival where Archer will slay the stage in support of their "Doom$day Profit$" CD.

Here are Archer's "Prophecy Tour" 2008 dates: More...

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Vader Announces Plans For New EP And LP

Polish death metal legends Vader has posted the following message online:

"We would like to thank to all the participants of our anniversary gig: bands, fans and staff. Thanx to you all we were able to celebrate the 25 anniversary of Vader in so special way. Big thanx to fans for such a numerous presence, bands for fantastic shows they all played in Warsaw, guests for their appearance on this show and our crew for nearly 24 hours of hard work! It was a very important show for us, the more so because it took place in such a difficult circumstances. We were forced to give up an idea of recording DVD due to some technical issues. For technical reasons we were also unable to build a special stage scenery prepared exclusively for this show. Sorry for very long queues for food and drink and the high price of our energy drink - these things were beyond our control. The show ended up turning out well and despite these shortcomings we believe it was a success. Once again- thank you all! All the blood, sweat and tears poured into Vader have been worth it!

"At this point we would like to refer to the changes that have occurred in Vader. As you all probably already know, Mauser and Daray are no longer in the band and this anniversary gig was their last show with Vader. We would say that mentally, they both were out of the band from a long time. They played with us more like a session guys, without any real commitment and dedication. We were thinking about making some changes since a year or something, now we are glad to have this opportunity to build a new band. At the moment we are looking for some new musicians. Probably next week we are going to present you our new lineup. In October the band will appear on tour in Scandinavia with GRAVE and ZONARIA. In January 2009 Vader will hit the road again, sharing the stage with DEICIDE and SAMAEL. Just before this tour, in December we are going to start a pre-production process of our new full length album Necropolis. The recording session is scheduled for March. The album will be mixed by one of the best producers in a music industry! In May 2009 the band will release a new EP. The new album will be out in September. In meantime we are going to appear on many summer festivals. Don't be affraid, Vader don't lose the power and quality. On the contrary we feel it will be much stronger than ever before. Stay Vader'ized, be prepared for a new line up and the upcoming killing album Necropolis!"

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MagnaCult to Support Kittie On Tour In Europe

MagnaCult will join Canadian girl metal band KITTIE during their upcoming European "Sweet Revenge" tour. MagnaCult supported Devildriver and Ill Nino earlier this year in Europe.

Here are the Kittie tour dates with Magnacult:

Sat 18-10-2008 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
Tue 28-10-2008 Hamburg Germany Logo
Wed 29-10-2008 Berlin Germany Kato
Thu 30-10-2008 Aschaffenburg Germany Colos-saal
Tue 04-11-2008 Munich Germany 59-1
Wed 05-11-2008 Winterthur Switzerland Salzhaus
Thu 06-11-2008 Fulda Germany Kreuz
Fri 07-11-2008 Saarbrucken Germany Garage
Sat 08-11-2008 Cologne Germany Underground

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Michale Graves Talks Misfits Reunion, Projects

Jason Price of Live-Metal.Net recently sat down with Michale Graves where he discusses his upcoming release of Illusions Live/Viretta Park, making the jump to the silver screen with his role in Perkins 14, the possibilites of Misfit's reunion, and much more.

MICHALE GRAVES ON DOYLE'S RECENT COMMENTS AND A MISFITS REUNION:

Live-Metal.net: How did your departure from the Misfits come about?

Michale Graves: My departure came about from a series of events that took about a year or two. The first sign, if you go back into the Misfits history, the first sign of trouble was when I left when the band went to South America. I left mostly because I was championing the causes of Dr. Chud and Doyle (Wolfgang von Frankenstein). My problem with the situation was that I wasn't being given the respect that I felt that I deserved, nor the ability to have the input on decisions involving art or direction. I was always told, just as all of us were, that "If you don't like the way things were, you can go home and we will find somebody better." My answer was always, "You can't." The planets aligned when we all came together and I was a major part of why the Misfits resurrected from where they were. It went from this underground thing, to this then relevant, powerful musical force. I wrote the majority of those songs that are one those records. I wrote the songs that you most associate with those records. "Dig Up Her Bones," "Crying On A Saturday Night," "Scream!," "American Psycho," and "Shining," those came out of me.

I was always vocal. Jerry and I, the same problems exist today as they did back then. Jerry knows that if Chud and Doyle would pull there heads out of their asses, we could get the Misfits back together. It's not on me and it is certainly not Jerry. It has always been mostly Doyle and then Chud. I left because there was just so much disfunction, so much unhappiness, and so much stupid shit.

Live-Metal.net: I think the main thing that many of your fans are interested in is whether or not the door is closed for good on a Misfits reunion.

Michale Graves: Jerry and I do not have a dysfunctional working relationship. Him and I both know and I know he knows that I am on board. It is a phone call away. I won't step back into what I walked away from, but the problem isn't with Jerry and I. The problem is with Doyle and with Chud. I just read an interview with Doyle where he is bashing Jerry about some type of Misfits reunion with Danzig, basically saying how Jerry threw a monkey wrench into it. (Read the interview at this location: http://clevescene.com/stories/15/70/your-weekly-concert-previews)

Live-Metal.net: I saw that.

Michale Graves: Well, what fans don't know is how close a Misfits reunion came because he was having talks about that. After the first situation fell through, the next round of talks that was happening was "Hey, let's get Jerry, Michale, Doyle..." Jerry didn't want Chud, but I was fighting for Chud. The plan was to get us four back together. Like I said before, I was on board. The sticking point on why that fell apart was that Doyle wanted to bring his wife out on tour and wouldn't bend from it because Gorgeous George or Gorgeous Frankenstein or whatever she is called had to be a part of the Misfits. Jerry didn't even want Chud in the band. Chud is a waste of human life, BUT, he certainly deserved to be a part of situation that was being put together. I was the one that was sticking up for him even though he really doesn't deserved to be stuck up for. Doyle says, "So let all the Misfits fans put that in their pipe and smoke it." Well, you guys have to tell the whole story. They only give you half-truths and they don't want to talk about me. You're not allowed to bring up my name in front of them because they can't hash their stories because they are on the fuckin' losing end of it.

Live-Metal.Net: Looking back on that period, is there anything you would do again differently if you had the chance?

Michale Graves: I wouldn't have championed Chud and Doyle's causes if I knew then what I know now. I wouldn't have stuck up for them the way that I did, always more so than helping myself. But that is the way that I am and that is the way I treat people and the way that I conduct business. Those guys are different or at least they have changed a lot.

MICHALE GRAVES ON HIS ROLE IN PERKINS 14:

Live-Metal.Net: You also have another exciting project in the works right now. What can you tell us about Perkins 14 and how that came about?

Michale Graves: It's a great story! There are no coincidences in life and karma is real! The Misfits and I, when I first got into the band back in 1995, somehow got hooked up with Craig Singer. Craig Singer wrote and directed a movie that is being re-released on DVD very soon that is called Animal Room. It has Matthew Lillard in it and I wanna call him "Doogie Howser." [laughs] That's terrible!

Live-Metal.Net: Neil Patrick Harris.

Michale Graves: Yeah! Neil Patrick Harris and Amanda Peete. The Misfits were in a scene in that movie. Craig and I hit it off and we had fun. He is a really cool guy. Shoot to 2007, last Fall I guess it was, and I was doing the Chiller Theater convention in Secaucus, New Jersey. Craig Singer rolls up to the booth. He is like "Hey, do you remember me?" and I was like "Of course I remember you, you're Craig fucking Singer!" So, I started telling him about how I remembered the scene and how I remembered the line like it was yesterday. It blew his mind! So, we talked about that for a little while. I gave him a copy of some stuff that I was working on and a copy of "The Blackness and The Forest". I told him that I was still very interested in doing some acting work. I never really had an opportunity to do any of that, although I have always wanted to and spent lots of time preparing for it. It just never worked out. I told him to keep me in mind and that if he heard of anything that might be good for me, to give me a call. Months go by and J.V. (Bastard) and I are out on the road, somewhere in the middle of nowhere, probably in crisis and something was probably breaking! [laughs] Craig Singer calls me up and says to get in touch with the people who were doing casting for Perkins 14. There was a part that he thought I would be pretty good at and that he could see me doing. So I auditioned for the part via video and they gave it to me. The next thing that I know, I am in Bucharest, Romania shooting a movie called Perkins 14! In the film, I play a character called Eric Ross.

Live-Metal.Net: You did some demos there that ended up being on your upcoming release Illusions Live / Viretta Park.

Michale Graves: Yeah. In the first scene that I am introduced in, I am playing "Blackbird" on an acoustic guitar. Having the guitar in my hands, being on set, playing for everybody, and the whole experience that I was having in Europe really triggered this whole chain of events that lead to a huge creative outburst. Being in that country, where their revolution took place in 1989 was an amazing experience. Actually, the guy who owned the studio was the only person in Romania who had film footage of the leader that was overthrown, Ceau?escu. He was the only person with footage of his trial and execution. He sold the footage to the media and got millions of dollars and then bought the film studio. The whole experience over there was very inspirational.

ON HIS UPCOMING RELEASE ILLUSIONS LIVE/VIRETTA PARK:

Live-Metal.Net: Let's talk about Illusions Live / Viretta Park, which you will be releasing in October. It is a great recording and it really captures the essence of your live show.

Michale Graves: Thank you. The sound was taken directly from the board. When I listen to it, it is like I am sitting in the audience as well. It was a very cool and special night. It was the same night that I got the new "stitches" tattoo that I got down in Port Richie. The last time I got the stitches on my left arm, it was 2000 in Atlanta at the Dragon*Con Festival, which was a turning point for a lot of us in the Misfits. It stirred up a lot of memories and feelings. It definitely came out on stage that night.

Live-Metal.Net: I was most curious about the second part of the title "Viretta Park." I would assume that is a reference to Kurt Cobain?

Michale Graves: Yes.

Live-Metal.Net: How did that song come about?

Michale Graves: I was a huge Nirvana fan. A HUGE Kurt Cobain fan. One of my dreams was to be able to collaborate with him. I always wanted to jam with him. Along the way, J.V. and I started to talk about tragic heroes and talking about whether or not or why Kurt Cobain would have killed himself or he didn't kill himself. Regardless of the fact, he is dead. We talked about how tragic that was and the effect that it had on us. When we were on the West Coast, we sought out Viretta Park, when we made it to Seattle. It became this big, huge adventure. [laughs] I was in high school when Nirvana came out, so when I listen to those songs, I am seventeen again. So being there in Viretta Park, there was so much nostalgia, sadness, and happiness that it had a huge effect on both of us. That day in Viretta Park, the weather was so typically Seattle! It was rainy, misty, and miserable. We were sitting there and for a minute it was like the whole world just kinda paused in my life. It felt very much like nothing would ever really be the same again after this. It was almost the feeling of when you are almost at the top of a roller coaster. It was very calm, but very anxious and it had a huge effect on us. Especially me.

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