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30. 05. 2006
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Gods of Metal
Caliban
sostituiscono i Dimmu Borgir
A causa di un malore improvviso che ha
colto un componente
dei Dimmu Borgir, la band non si esibirà al festival. Al loro posto
suoneranno i CALIBAN, questa è la nuova line up del 1 giugno:
VENOM
OPETH
DOWN
TESTAMENT
NEVERMORE
SATYRICON
SODOM
CALIBAN
AMORPHIS
CAPPANERA
from Live in Italy
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Carnival in Coal
Second and third
albums reissued on single CD
After having re-released the cult debut
effort Vivalavida (with previously unreleased "Sramik" demo
as bonus) from French experimentalists CARNIVAL IN COAL at the end of
2005, Equilibre Music now reissues on one single CD the second and the third
album of the duet.
CinC’s French Cancan (1999)
displays some of the most surprising covers ever recorded, such as the
famous symphonic black metal version of Flashdance’s "Maniac"
hit single, as well as the lounge avatar of Pantera’s "Fucking
Hostile" (warmly greeted by the Abbott brothers themselves – RIP
Dimebag).
2001’s Fear Not Carnival In Coal
shows a more mature band with a more
oppressive approach of their
death/black/grind/groove/whatever-you-want mix of genres.
Both albums being out of stock for months,
this re-release coming in a luxurious digipack will allow anyone to get his
CinC collection now complete before the release of the band’s fifth album
awaited for Spring 2007.
from Equilibre Music
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Dissection
Jon
Nödtveidt comments on upcoming U.S. dates
Swedish metal pioneers
DISSECTION have announced the following live dates outside their final
European appearance on June 24, 2006 at Dissection Midsummer Massacre '06 in
Stockholm, Sweden:
Jun. 17 - Tel-Aviv, ISR @ Comfort 13
Sep. 01 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
Sep. 06 - New York City, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
In a statement about coming to North America for the two shows,
singer/guitarist Jon Nödtveidt said, "We are very proud to finally
announce our first concerts in the U.S. in more than a decade. During all
that happened in the intervening years we were always determined to
return."
There is an update on the European show: The special limited ticket-pack
offer for the Dissection Midsummer Massacre '06 is still available with
ticket for the floor. Order your ticket from Dissection.nu
before May 31, 2006 and you get two posters, a DISSECTION
t-shirt and a DISSECTION Reaper sticker for free!
DISSECTION released their long-awaited new album, "Reinkaos",
earlier in the month on The End Records.
Escapi Music has set a July 28 European release date (August 1 in North
America) for the new DISSECTION DVD, entitled "Rebirth of
Dissection". With Jon Nödtveidt's release from an eight-year prison
sentence on September 6, 2004, he recruited a completely new lineup. First
to join the ranks was ex-DARK FUNERAL drummer Tomas Asklund, followed
shortly by bass player Brice Leclerq (ex-NIGHTRAGE). After auditioning
guitarists in the summer of 2004, ex-ABORYM member Set Teitan finally
entered to complete the lineup. Embarking on a vast European march of
triumph, supported by Swedish black metallers WATAIN, DISSECTION's
"Rebirth of Dissection European Tour 2004" turned out to be a huge
success. This DVD includes lots of extras and bonus material recorded from
this tour, and shows why the band are again at the top of the black metal
genre.
On June 27, 2006, DISSECTION's classic "The Somberlain"
and "Storm of the Light's Bane" albums will be reissued in the
U.S. by The End. The remastered CDs will come with multiple bonus tracks,
previously unreleased material and new layouts. All three DISSECTION albums
will also be released on gatefold vinyl this summer.
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The
Amenta
Working
On Two New Releases
THE AMENTA
are currently in the studio working on two distinct follow-ups to 2004's
acclaimed "Occasus". From the multimedia/propaganda arm of THE
AMENTA comes an exercise in churning electronics, searing distortion and
factory ambience. To be released as an Internet release through
www.theamenta.com as well as an extremely limited DVD pressing complete with
manipulated visuals and binary code. And then the full-length follow up to
"Occasus".
"Occasus" was engineered and mixed by Lachlan Mitchell,
keyboardist for Australian black metal legends NAZXUL. The recording process
spanned five months from January to May 2004 and took place in many
different studios throughout Sydney, finally being mixed at the newly
refurbished BJB studios and mastered at Studios
301.
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27. 05. 2006
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Celtic Frost
CRYPTOPSY,
GOREROTTED to open for CELTIC FROST In London
CRYPTOPSY,
GOREROTTED, SHE SAID DESTORY and SYLOSIS will be
teaming up for a tour of the U.K. and Ireland in August. The London show
— which is scheduled for August 19 — has now been moved to the Mean
Fiddler and will feature the legendary CELTIC FROST in the
headlining slot. It's CELTIC FROST's first time in the U.K. for
years so expect a packed out show. Doors are at 4:30 p.m., with GOREROTTED
hitting the stage at 6:00 p.m.
CRYPTOPSY / GOREROTTED / SHE SAID DESTORY / SYLOSIS
U.K. and Ireland tour:
Aug. 12 - Ghostfest Festival (Cockpit) - Leeds, England
Aug. 13 - Rock City - Nottingham, England
Aug. 14 - Roadkill 350 - Liverpool, England
Aug. 15 - An Cruiscin Lan - Cork, Ireland
Aug. 16 - Temple Bar Music Veneu - Dublin, Ireland
Aug. 17 - Barfly - Glasgow, Scotland
Aug. 18 - Edwards No 8 - Birmingham, England
Aug. 19 - Mean Fiddler - London, England (+ CELTIC FROST)
Aug. 20 - The Waterfront - Norwich, England
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Desolation
Announce dates
with METAL CHURCH, OBITUARY, DEICIDE
Oregon-based death metalers DESOLATION
have been added to the METAL CHURCH show in Vancouver, Washington
May 26 at the Hazel Del Grange Hall. They will also be appearing at the OBITUARY
shows in Portland, Oregon at the Rock N Roll Pizza May 27 and Seattle,
Washington at the Fenix Under Ground May 28 with OBITUARY, DEEDS
OF FLESH and SEVERED SAVIOR.
DESOLATION recently completed a West Coast trek with DEICIDE,
VITAL REMAINS and CREMATORIUM. The band have also been added
to the DEICIDE full U.S. and Canada tour running September 20
through October 31, with JUNGLE ROT and HURTLOCKER.
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/desolation666.
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Lordi
EUROVISION victory
'Party' attended by 80,000 People
Oregon-based death metalers DESOLATION
have been added to the METAL CHURCH show in Vancouver, Washington
May 26 at the Hazel Del Grange Hall. They will also be appearing at the OBITUARY
shows in Portland, Oregon at the Rock N Roll Pizza May 27 and Seattle,
Washington at the Fenix Under Ground May 28 with OBITUARY, DEEDS
OF FLESH and SEVERED SAVIOR.
DESOLATION recently completed a West Coast trek with DEICIDE,
VITAL REMAINS and CREMATORIUM. The band have also been added
to the DEICIDE full U.S. and Canada tour running September 20
through October 31, with JUNGLE ROT and HURTLOCKER.
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/desolation666.
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21. 05. 2006
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Mors Principum Est
New album due in
early 2007
Finnish
melodic death/thrash metallers MORS PRINCIPIUM EST will enter the
studio in June to begin recording their third album, tentatively due in
early 2007 via Listenable Records. The mixing for the follow-up to
2005's "The Unborn" will take place at Astia Studios
in Finland in late August while the mastering will be done in September at
Helsinki's Finnvox.
MORS PRINCIPIUM EST's debut album, "Inhumanity",
was reissued through Listenable, with completely new artwork and
with three bonus songs, in February. The band's most recent CD, "The
Unborn" was recorded at Tico Tico studio (SONATA
ARCTICA, SENTENCED, FOR MY PAIN…, ALTARIA) in
Kemi, Finland. Mastering duties were handled at Finnvox studios.
The album cover was designed by Mattias Norèn.
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20. 05. 2006
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Lordi
Win Eurovision Song Contest
Finnish hard rockers LORDI — who
have been chosen to represent their country Finland - have won the Eurovision
Song Contest with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" in
Athens
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Thyne Eyes Bleed
Added To KITTIE Tour
Canadian technical thrash act THINE
EYES BLEED — who have been on several successful tours this spring,
including jaunts with SIX FEET UNDER and the successful SOULFLY
tour — has been added to the final dates of KITTIE's headlining
tour in the U.S. The details are as follows:
May 23 - Center Stage - Farmington, MO
May 24 - Remington's - Springfield, MO
May 25 - Vinos - Little Rock, AR
May 27 - The Rocker - Grand Rapids, MI
Following those dates, the band will return home to prepare for the upcoming
opening slot on the much-anticipated the Unholy Alliance Tour (SLAYER
with MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD and CHILDREN OF BODOM)
starting June 15, 2006.
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15. 05. 2006
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Node
Tracklist revealed
Italian thrashers Node's press
office has revealed the tracklist of the
upcoming album "As God Kills"
that will be released in Europe through Massacre Records on May 19. The
album is produced by Pelle Saether & NODE,
recorded & mixed im Underground Studio by Pelle Saether and mastered @
The
Mastering Room by Goran Finnberg.
the tracklist is as follows:
1) SHOTGUN BLAST PROPAGANDA
2) AS GOD KILLS
3) HELLYWOOD
4) CANCER
5) REDRUM
6) OLD NICK
7) WATCHER OF A FAILED
GENERATION
8) TROUGH FAIR & FOUL
9) TRUTH IS OUT
10) THE MANHATTAN
PROJECT
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Satyricon
Pull Out Of Slovenia's METALCAMP
Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON
have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Metalcamp
2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia.
Commented the festival organizers: "Asking [the band's tour agency] for
the reasons for the cancellation of the performance, we only got evasive
answers and the certainty [is] that SATYRICON prefer to play at a
festival in Norway and will deeply disappoint their fans from Austria,
Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Germany..."
Replacing SATYRICON on the billing of Metalcamp 2006 will be KREATOR
and JON OLIVA'S PAIN. The festival billing is now shaping up as
follows (in alphabetical order):
Main Stage:
AMON AMARTH
ARCH ENEMY
CALIBAN
CATARACT
DEATHSTARS
DECAPITATED
DIMMU BORGIR
EDGUY
EVERGREY
EXCELSIS
GOREFEST
HEAVEN SHALL BURN
HYPOCRISY
JON OLIVA'S PAIN
KATAKLYSM
KREATOR
MAROON
MY DYING BRIDE
MYSTIC PROPHECY
NEVERMORE
ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET
OPETH
SCAFFOLD
SCAR SYMMETRY
SOILWORK
TESTAMENT
WINTERSUN
Talent Forum Stage:
ALPHAWOLF
ARS MORIENDI
ASTERIUS
BAREHANDED
BLEAK ORIGIN
BLIND PETITION
BROKEN SWORD
CHRONICLE OF TYRANTS
COLD SNAP
DARKFALL
DAWN OF DISEASE
DAWN PATROL
DISGUISE
DREAD
EL[K]MINO
EVENTIDE
EVIL BARDS
GODDAMNED X
GROHM
HATRED
HEAVY HAMSTERS
HOLY SINNER
INMATE
LOGAR'S DIARY
LOW DOWN
LOW-CHI
MIDGARD
MORTIFERA
MORTIFIXION
MOZAK
NITROXYDE
OUTCRY
OVER FAITH
SARDONIC
SEPSIS
SINBOLIC
SKORBUT
STIMULANS
SUBHUMAN
THE PAST ALIVE
TRASHCANNED
TRUE
VEGA
VULVATHRONE
WARTUNE
XENESTHIS
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Mortiis
To perform at Norway's MUSIKKFEST 06
MORTIIS
will be performing at Musikkfest 06 on June 3. This is a free outdoor
festival located in Middelalderparken Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear
are VESEN, SHE SAID DESTROY, MADDER MORTEM and VREID.
The festival starts at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 11:00 p.m. Mortiis will
be on stage between 10:20 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
For more information, visit www.musikkfest.no.
Mortiis recently parted ways with Earache Records and is
currently seeking a new label home.
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Rockwave Festival
TWISTED SISTER
and W.A.S.P. confirmed
TWISTED SISTER
and W.A.S.P. have been confirmed for the the "metal" day of
this year's Rockwave Festival, set to take place on July 12 at
Terravibe in Malakasa, Greece. The lineup is as follows:
TWISTED SISTER
W.A.S.P.
THE CULT
CRIMSON GLORY
CELTIC FROST
MOONSPELL
The ticket price for July 12 is 39 euros.
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14. 05. 2006
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Strapping Young Lad
'The New Black' release date confirmed
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD
will release their new album, "The New Black", in North
America on July 11 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last
year's "Alien" was recorded at the Armoury and Profile
studios in the band's hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia and was mixed
by Mike Fraser, who has previously worked with AC/DC, AEROSMITH
and METALLICA, among others.
"The New Black" tentative track listing (in no particular
order):
01. Decimator
02. You Suck
03. Antiproduct
04. Hope
05. Wrong Side
06. Monument
07. Far Beyond Metal
08. Fucker
09. Almost Again
10. Polyphony
11. The New Black
Bonus Tracks:
12. The Long Pig
13. C:enter:###
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Punish
News from the Studio
Die vier Schweizer Death/Thrash Frickel-Freaks befinden sich aktuell mitten
im Aufnahmeprozess zu ihrem neuen Longplayer "Dawn of the Martyr".
Wie schon bei der letzten EP "four songs in morbid lust", wurde
einmal mehr das Mastersound Studio in Fellbach (DE) mit palettweise Bier und
totem Getier vollgepackt und wird unter der Regie von Produzent Alex Krull
zum Urknall neuer helvetischer Härte mutieren! Die Songauswahl des neuen
Molochs wird zwar einerseits variabler, andererseits aber noch extremer als
bisher ausfallen. Werden doch die typisch vertrackten Songs noch technischer
daherkommen, jedoch das Gesamtprodukt durch eine gesunde Auswahl von harten
Headbanger-Hymnen sowie melodischen Nackenbrechern ?aufgelockert? werden,
stay tuned!
www.myspace.com/swissdeathmetalconnexion
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10. 05. 2006
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It
was a time when man and beast were untamed and the mighty mammoth roamed the
earth. A time when ideas and beliefs were born that forever shaped
mankind. 10,000 B.C. follows a young hunter (Steven Strait) on his quest to
lead an army across a vast desert, battling saber tooth tigers and
prehistoric predators as he unearths a lost civilization and attempts to
rescue the woman he loves (Camilla Belle) from an evil warlord determined to
possess her
A
Centropolis Entertainment production of a Roland Emmerich film, 10,000 B.C. is directed by Roland Emmerich from a screenplay by
Emmerich & Harald Kloser, and is produced by Michael Wimer (Welcome
to America), Roland Emmerich and Mark Gordon (The
Day After Tomorrow). The
executive producers are Tom Karnowski (Everything
is Illuminated), Harald Kloser, Thomas Tull (Superman
Returns) and Bill Fay. The
co-producer is Ossie von Richthofen (Welcome
to America).
The
director of photography is Ueli Steiger (The
Day After Tomorrow), and the production is
designed by Jean Vincent Puzos (Lord
of War). The film is being
edited by Alex Berner (Perfume: The
Story of a Murderer). The
composer is Harald Kloser (The Day
After Tomorrow). Costumes
will be designed by Odile Dicks-Mireaux (The
Constant Gardener).
10,000
B.C. will shoot on location in New Zealand,
South Africa and Namibia and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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09. 05. 2006
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Amon Amarth
'Wrath Of The Norsemen' delayed again
Metal Blade Records
have once again been forced to postpone the release date of the AMON
AMARTH DVD, "Wrath of the Norsemen" — this time to
May 29 (May 26 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland) from the previously
announced May 15 — due to "technical reasons."
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Vader
Working on their fastest album ever
For the last two weeks, Polish death
metallers VADER have been working at Hertz Studio in
Bialystok, Poland, recording their new album, tentatively titled "Impressions
In Blood". The bandmamebers have issued the following comments
regarding the process thus far:
Piotr Wiwczarek (guitar, vocals): "14 day of recordings at Hertz
Studio in Bialystok. We've prepared 11 tracks and a bonus track
which will be featured on the Asian version of the album. All the drum
parts have been already completed and...what can I say? You should
expect about 45 minutes of total carnage! The fastest VADER's
stuff ever, even a little bit faster than 'Litany' album!!!
Currently we are working on guitar sound and kicking off a pretty
arduous, but probably the most interesting part of the process, I mean
arranging our new songs and album as a whole. Impressions are going to
be very bloody!!!"
Daray (drums) summed up his work: "The band entered the
studio on 24th of [April]. First two days we spent on preparing
everything, soundcheck and so on. Then I started recording my drum
tracks which all in all took me 10 days... It's going to be the fastest
album I've ever recorded, you will hear there a lot of blastbeats and
fast double pedal drumming. This time for the recording I used OSCA 5B
drumsticks, TAMA Starclassic drumkit with Ludwig 'Black Beauty' snare
drum, Alchemy Professional cymbals, Aquarian Response II pads on toms
and Hi-Energy on snare, Roland RT-7K triggers, D-DRUM module and
finally, my current favourite thing — AXIS X-Longboards pedals which
helped me to achieve a staggering level of speed."
The recording session will last until May 24, after which VADER
will team up with DESTRUCTION and KATAKLYSM for a tour in
America. Simuntaneously producers Slawek and Wojtek Wieslawscy
will take care of mixes and mastering. The complete new album, featuring
artwork/ design of Greek artist Seth (ROTTING CHRIST, PARADISE
LOST) should be ready in the middle of July. "Impressions In
Blood" will be released through Regain Records on
September 4. On September 17, the band will kick off a huge European
tour which will run through December 20.
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Symphony X
Bassist diagnosed with Crohn's disease; band cancel
European Festival dates
Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X
have been forced to cancel their previously announced European festival
appearances in June (Lorca Rock in Spain and Sweden Rock) due
to "severe illness."
Commented SYMPHONY X bassist Michael LePond: "I have been
diagnosed with Crohn's Disease (an inflammatory bowel disorder). This has
caused an obstruction in my small intestine, making it impossible to digest
solid foods. Currently, I am hospitalized where they can feed me through an
I.V. unit supplemented with a liquid diet.
"But, there is some good news. The doctors tell me that with a surgical
procedure, they will have me back to 100 percent in about six weeks, and
although it is a chronic disease, this procedure will make it much easier to
control its effects in the future.
"I want to thank the band, the crew, the fans and everyone else
involved for your understanding and support during this tough time. You will
all make my healing process much easier and I'll be back on the bass in no
time."
All "get well" wishes for Mike can be sent to getwellmike@symphonyx.com.
The messages will be printed out and sent to him until he's able to access
the mailbox himself.
SYMPHONY X are currently working on the follow-up to 2002's "The
Odyssey", tentatively due this fall. The band expect to return to
the road shortly after the release of the new CD.
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King Diamond
Treviso Cancelled, Athens Rescheduled
KING DIAMOND's
manager, Ole Bang, has posted the following message on the band's
official web site:
"Regretfully, and due to circumstances beyond our control, there will
be a change of date and venue in Athens, Greece, which also caused us to
cancel the show in Treviso, Italy. New date for Athens is: Monday, May 22.
Venue: Gagarin 205. The show in Treviso, New Age club, scheduled for May 24
is cancelled. First KING DIAMOND show in Italy will be in
Firenze-Prato, hereafter Milano and then Reggio Emilia as previously
announced. We apologise for the inconvenience, and to the fans who will not
be able to travel to a show."
For a complete list of remaining KING DIAMOND European tour dates,
click here.
KING DIAMOND started recording their new album in March in Dallas,
Texas and at Los Angered Recording (owned by KING DIAMOND
guitarist Andy La Rocque) in Gothenburg, Sweden. The recording and
mixing of the new album will continue in August. A release date for the new
effort has yet to be announced.
KING DIAMOND
current lineup:
King Diamond
- Vocals
Andy La Rocque - Guitar
Mike Wead - Guitar
Hal Patino - Bass
Matt Thompson - Drums
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The Kovenant
New demo samples posted online
Norway's THE KOVENANT have
uploaded a demo sample from their forthcoming album, "Aria
Galactica", at this
location. The three-minute instrumental recording contains a
few previews from some of the songs combined into one MP3 file.
THE KOVENANT mainman Nagash (a.k.a. Lex Icon; real
name: Stian Arnesen) had previously stated that the follow-up to
2003's "S.E.T.I." (Search For Extraterrestrial
Intelligence) would be "the most exciting, surprising, energetic and
accomplished KOVENANT record so far. Again, this will be a drastic
detour from our ever-so-unpredictable path, and our ideas are set to fill
you with wonder and amazement. Old fans, as well as more recently acquired
listeners will certainly find this to be a very characteristic KOVENANT
record, and we are most pleased to say that with our emerging creation, we
will reclaim our position as a force of innovation and aspiration, not
just for ourselves, but for the entire scene."
"Aria Galactica" is tentatively expected before the end
of the year.
THE KOVENANT are also working on a DVD containing footage spanning
the band's entire career.
THE KOVENANT's current lineup includes RAM-ZET drummer Küth
and APOPTYGMA BERZERK keyboardist Geir Bratland.
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Exciter
Vocalist JACQUES
BELANGER quits EXCITER again
For the third time in 10 years, vocalist
Jacques Belanger has left the Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER.
"Due to 'differences of opinion' on many issues between Jacques
and the rest of the band, he felt he could no longer continue as vocalist
for EXCITER," reads a statement from the group.
"We are currently exploring our options but, we have, regretably, had
to cancel shows in Europe, the USA and Canada that we had scheduled or
been working on for this summer [including the Minneapolis Mayhem 3
festival in August].
"The writing for the new CD is complete and we have 10 new songs to
record, but we'll have to find the voice to sing on these ripping new
tracks first.
"EXCITER would like to thank all the die-hard fans, throughout
the globe, who have supported us for many years."
EXCITER's latest CD is "New Testament - Coven of
Re-Recorded Classics", a collection of reworked early songs which
was released in June 2004 through France's Osmose Productions.
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03. 05. 2006
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The Prophecy
Announce U.K. Tour dates
Yorkshire doomsters THE PROPHECY
have been hit by a series of studio delays, forcing them to postpone the
release of their long-awaited second album. However, in the meantime the
band have decided to go ahead and do a bit of touring. This Friday (May 5)
sees THE PROPHECY hitting home turf at the Market Tavern in
Bradford with Northern Ireland stalwarts HONEY FOR CHRIST. They
will then embark on a four-date Yorkshire tour with London doomsters CENTURIAN'S
GHOST. The details are as follows:
May 18 – Huddersfield, UK - West Riding
May 19 - Wakefield, UK - The Snooty Fox
May 20 - Leeds, UK - Royal Park Cellars
May 21 - Hull, UK - The White Room
With any luck, THE PROPHECY's new album will be released in time
for the Dutch Doom Day festival in Rotterdam, where the band will
be playing in October.
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Crisis
Going on indefinite hiatus
Los Angeles-based band CRISIS have
issued the following statement:
"All of us in CRISIS would like to let our very faithful and
diehard fans know that the band is going on an indefinite hiatus. We are
sorry that our fans will not be hearing any new music from us in the near
future. CRISIS has had a long and fruitful life thus far. Therefore,
we dont feel the need to justify our decision specifically. The band members
will be focusing on their personal lives, as well as pursuing other artistic
interests. In the meantime we strongly urge our fans to support original and
honest artists and their music; a lot of them can be found on The End
Records roster.
"We would especially like to thank our dedicated fans the world over
for sticking so closely with us over a span of 12 years and more. We would
also like to thank Andreas Katsambas and The End Records crew
from the bottom of our hearts for all their support. If CRISIS ever
thinks about releasing another album it would be a pleasure for us to work
with The End again."
CRISIS's latest album, "Like Sheep Led to Slaughter",
was released in May 2004
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Legion of the Damned
Announce new bassist
Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED
(formerly OCCULT) have posted the following message on their official
web site:
"During our last tour, bass player Twan Fleuren left the band
because of family matters. After having spoken with Twan, we all
decided that it was best for him to focus on his family and leave the band.
Within no time we found a new member in Harold Gielen, who
complements the band perfectly. He also plays the guitar in MANGLED
and INHUME. Harold already joined LEGION OF THE DAMNED
on the last day of the tour at the 013 venue in Tilburg and you'll
definitely be seeing more of him in the future. We wish Twan Fleuren
all the best in life and we welcome Harold Gielen to our
line-up."
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Into Eternity
Part ways with guitarist Rob Doherty?
Canadian INTO ETERNITY appear to
have parted ways with guitarist Rob Doherty. The band are currently
opening for GAMMA RAY on two U.S. dates with the help of a
replacement guitarist, who was apparently recruited without Doherty's
knowledge.
In an April 30, 2006 posting on the band's official forum, Rob
wrote, "I have moved from Regina after our last tour 'cause I needed
to work. I had three songs written for the next disc and a bunch of riffs Tim
[Roth, guitar/vocals] and I worked out. I had been waiting for
these shows and for some sort of solid confirmation. This never happened.
I flew home and gave the band the gear from my house and all seemed fine.
The next thing I know the band has a replacement for me...
"I have given all to this band for two years with the promise of
becoming a full-time member business-wise. I guess what I'm sayin' is if I
am to be a hired gun then I need to be paid. I cannot pay my bills on the
hopes that everything will just work out. I cannot rely on 'IF we sell
merch' as a form of payment....
"I did this for two years and proved that I am into it. I play my ass
off every night as hard as I can and love it!!! But the fact is we are on
the road a lot and if we are gonna be out that much, there needs to be a
buisness plan to look after shit back home."
Upon their return to Canada later this week, INTO ETERNITY will
continue pre-production for their fourth album, which they will once again
be recording at Touchwood Studios in their hometown of Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada. Original drummer Jim Austin has signed on to
play on the new record, which will be mixed by acclaimed producer Andy
Sneap (NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS).
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02. 05. 2006
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Angtoria
Angtoria launch new website+Full Line up
With the release of the new album "God Has A Plan
For Us All, a brand new
site design has been done to further enhance the release. The site will
continue to grow over time as more information is gathered, but most of the
information on the old site has been transferred to the new site.
We are also happy to announce that Angtoria now have a complete line up!
John Henriksson from the band My Own Grave, who did an excellent job behind
the drums in the video despite getting only a couple of days notice to
practice and learn the song, has been added to the band, as well as Dave
Pybus who participated both on the album and in the video.
In the "Diaries" section we´ve added a detailed videodiary done
by Sarah.
http://www.angtoria.com/videodiary.html
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01. 05. 2006
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Cryptopsy
Canadian Headlining Tour announced
Quebec-based death metallers CRYPTOPSY
have announced the details of their fall 2006 Canadian headlining tour.
The dates are as follows:
Sep. 29 - St. John, NB @ Nep-Tunes
Sep. 30 - Halifax, NS @ Captain Elis
Oct. 02 - Quebec City, QC @ L'Imperial
Oct. 03 - Montreal, QC @ Medley
Oct. 04 - Ottawa, ON @ Maverick's
Oct. 05 - Hamilton, ON @ Absinthe
Oct. 06 - Rouyn Noranda, QC @ Petit Theatre
Oct. 07 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
Oct. 08 - London, ON @ Embassy
Oct. 09 - Sudbury, ON @ Shriner's Hall
Oct. 11 - Thunder Bay, ON @ Kilroy's
Oct. 12 - Winnipeg. MB @ Royal Albert Arms
Oct. 13 - Regina, SK @ Exchange
Oct. 14 - Edmonton, AL @ The Mead Hall
Oct. 16 - Victoria, BC @ Sugar Nightclub
Oct. 17 - Vancouver, BC @ Columbia
Oct. 19 - Calgary, AB @ The Stetson
CRYPTOPSY were recently forced to cancel their previously
announced East Coast mini-tour due to immigration problems. The trek,
which was scheduled to kick off on April 24 in Philadelphia, was slated
to include an appearance at the New England Metal and Hardcore
Festival on April 29 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The dates have
since been rescheduled for late July. More information is available at Cryptopsy.net.
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Exodus
European Tour dates announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS
have announced the following European tour dates:
Jun. 14 - Bosuil – Weert, NETH
Jun. 15 - Metropool - Hengelo, NETH
Jun. 16 - TBA - France
Jun. 17 - Lorca Rock - Murcia, SPA
Jun. 18 - Abart Club - Zürich, SWI
Jun. 20 - TBA - GER
Jun. 21 - Zeche Carl - Essen, GER
Jun. 22 - Bastart Club - Osnabruck, GER
Jun. 23 - Bang Your Head - Balingen, GER
Jun. 25 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, BEL
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APRIL 2006
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28. 04. 2006
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Candlemass
CANDLEMASS frontman MESSIAH MARCOLIN quits
CANDLEMASS
vocalist Messiah Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET today
(April 28) to reveal that he has left the Swedish doomsters and that it's
100 percent definite that he will not return. "We could not agree on
how to do the new album," he said, but would not further elaborate on
his sudden departure.
Marcolin spent the early months of 2006 recovering from an infection
of the vocal cords and was ordered by his doctor to wait until this summer
before resuming singing.
CANDLEMASS recorded four new songs with producer Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE,
ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD) in late February at the new Polar
studios in Stockholm, Sweden. At the time, the group's bassist/songwriter Leif
Edling said of the material, "The songs are pretty much in the same
vein as the stuff on the [self-titled 2005] reunion album, maybe a bit
darker."
CANDLEMASS won a Swedish "Grammy" award in February
in the "Best Hard Rock" category, beating out the likes of HAMMERFALL,
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, MESHUGGAH and OPETH. The Swedish
doom legends were honored for the "Candlemass" opus, which
is available on Nuclear Blast Records. Five back-catalog items from
the band — "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus", "Ancient
Dreams", "Doomed for Live", "Nightfall",
and "Essential Doom" — were issued in the U.S. via Candlelight
in February.
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Strapping Young Lad
More European tour dates announced
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have confirmed
the final dates for their European summer tour. For the first time in their
career, the band will play such huge festivals as Germany's Rock Im Park/Rock
Am Ring, U.K.'s Download, Italy's Flame Fest, Sweden's Hultsfred
and Finland's Provinssirock. They will also kick off the tour by
playing two shows the same day (June 3). Support on the club shows will come
from MAROON.
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD European tour dates:
Jun. 03 - Nuerburgring, GER @ Rock Am Ring
Jun. 03 - Jarny, FRA @ Du Chateau De Moncel
Jun. 04 - Nuernberg, GER @ Rock Im Park
Jun. 05 - Bologna, ITA @ Flame Fest *
Jun. 06 - Lyon, FRA @ Le Transbordeur *
Jun. 07 - Paris, FRA @ L'elysée Montmartre *
Jun. 08 - Portsmouth, UK @ Wedge
Jun. 09 - Castle Donington, UK @ Download Fest
Jun. 10 - St. Malo, FRA @ Omnibus *
Jun. 11 - Vosselaar, BEL @ Biebob *
Jun. 12 - Amsterdam, NETH @ Melkweg *
Jun. 13 - Tilburg, NETH @ 013 *
Jun. 14 - Copenhagen, DEN @ Lille Vega
Jun. 15 - Hultsfred, SWE @ Festivalen
Jun. 17 - Seinajoki, FIN @ Provinssirock
* with MAROON
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's new studio album, "The New Black",
is scheduled for release on July 18 via Century Media Records (one
day earlier internationally). A reissue of "Heavy As A Really Heavy
Thing", featuring bonus tracks, will be made available on June 12.
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Into Eternity
New album to be mixed by ANDY SNEAP
Canada's technically progressive death
metal band INTO ETERNITY will head out for three upcoming East Coast
dates before recording the follow up to 2004's "Buried In
Oblivion". Commenting on the band's upcoming plans,
guitarist/vocalist Tim Roth said, "Things are starting back up
for us. First up, we will play three shows in the U.S. starting with the New
England Metal And Hardcore Festival Sunday, April 30. May 1 we are in
New York City and May 2 in Springfield, VA, both dates opening for GAMMA
RAY. Hopefully we will get a chance to say hello to you all at these
upcoming dates. As soon as we return to Canada we continue pre-production
for album number four. Once again we will be recording in our hometown
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada at Touchwood Studios. We have original
drummer Jim Austin with us on the new record and he's has been doing
a great job in rehearsals.
"There will be one recording change with this album, for the first time
we are going to send the album out to be mixed. Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE,
ARCH ENEMY) will be handling the record's final mix. We are fans of Andy's
work and know he is the right man. This final step ensures that this will be
our best sounding effort to date."
INTO ETERNITY spent 2005 touring North America supporting the release
on no fewer than six continent-spanning tours. Look for the band to tour
extensively in support of the new album late this year.
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Fuck The Commerce Festival
HATE ETERNAL,
SINISTER confirmed ; ORIGIN cancel
HATE ETERNAL,
ACCION MUTANTE, AMBROSSIA, GADGET, LE SCRAWL, VERMIN,
SUFFERAGE, DIVISION666, GUT and NOXA have been
confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Fuck the Commerce festival, set
to take place May 25-27 at MZA (Mehrzweckhalle) in Luckau, Germany. The
festival billing is shaping up as follows:
ACCION MUTANTE
AMBROSSIA
BENEDICTION
DAWN OF DISEASE
DECAPITATED
DEFLORATION
DEMOLITION
DERANGED
DESECRATION
DIVISION666
DRILLER KILLER
EMBEDDED
EXTERMINATOR
EXTREME NOISE TERROR
FLESHGORE
FUBAR
GADGET
GOREZONE
GRIND INC.
GUT
HATE ETERNAL
INFECDEAD
ISACAARUM
KEITZER
LAY DOWN ROTTEN
LE SCRAWL
MAUSOLEIA
MENTAL HORROR
NOXA
PREJUDICE
PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT
RESURRETURIS
SUFFERAGE
SUN DECENDS
THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE
TOTENMOND
VERMIN
VITAL REMAINS
ORIGIN were forced to cancel their participation in this year's
event. An official statement from the band will be released soon.
For more information, visit www.fuck-the-commerce.com
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Slayer
Confirmed for U.K.'s READING and LEEDS festivals
SLAYER
are among the latest names to be added to the bill for the Carling
Weekend: Reading and Leeds festivals, set to take place
August 25-27 at Reading's Richfield Avenue and Leeds' Bramham Park in the
United Kingdom. Also confirmed for the summer event are AUDIOSLAVE, PEARL
JAM and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, among many others. More information
is available at NME.com.
SLAYER — Tom Araya (bass, vocals), Kerry King
(guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars), and Dave Lombardo (drums)
— have finished recording tracks for their as-yet-untitled new album, due
out this fall, and have commenced the mixing process. This album is the
first new studio album since 1990's "Seasons In The Abyss"
that features the entire original SLAYER lineup (drummer Lombardo
left the band in 1992 and rejoined in 2003). Rick Rubin, who helped
solidify the much-emulated SLAYER sound beginning with their
genre-defining 1986 classic "Reign In Blood", is
executive-producing, and Josh Abraham (KORN, VELVET
REVOLVER, ATREYU) is producing. Working songtitles include "Catalyst",
"Cult", "Catatonic", "Jihad",
"Eyes of the Insane", "Supremist", and "Consfearacy".
The SLAYER-headlined "Unholy Alliance Tour - Preaching to the
Perverted" will kick off on June 6 in San Diego, CA. The seven-week
trek boasts what has got to be the genre's coolest line-up — joining SLAYER
will be LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON and CHILDREN OF BODOM
(who will rotate the second and third slots), and THINE EYES BLEED,
who will open the shows.
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Where The Action Is Tour
THE HELLACOPTERS,
BACKYARD BABIES, MILLENCOLIN
THE HELLACOPTERS, BACKYARD
BABIES and MILLENCOLIN will be teaming up for the "Where
The Action Is" tour of Sweden, set to take place in July/August. THE
SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES and THE HIVES will also play on
selected dates. The details are as follows:
Jul. 27 - Strömstad, SWE @ Gästhamnen*
Jul. 28 - Huskvarna, SWE @ Folkets Park*
Jul. 29 - Linköping, SWE @ Folkets Park*
Jul. 30 - Örebro, SWE @ Brunnsparken*
Aug. 03 - Malmö, SWE @ Folkets Park*
Aug. 05 - Göteborg, SWE @ EM-festen (w/ C.AARMÈ M.M.)
Aug. 08 - Söderbärke, SWE @ Folkets Park**
Aug. 09 - Stockholm, SWE @ Skansen**
* w/ THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES
** w/ THE HIVES
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26. 04. 2006
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Concerto Tool a Bologna
Attenzione !
A causa della eccezionale richiesta di biglietti, lo show dei TOOL del 22.06
a Bologna, previsto alla Land Rover Arena, si svolgerà invece al
Palamalaguti.
I biglietti venduti fino ad ora restano validi anche per il Palamalaguti.
Ecco il riepilogo delle date italiane:
TOOL
19.06 Milano, DatchForum
21.06 Roma, Centrale Del Tennis Foro Italico
22.06 Bologna, Palamalaguti
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Summer Breeze Festival
MORBID
ANGEL, 1349, FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING
MORBID ANGEL,
1349 and FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING have been confirmed for
this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take
place August 17-19, 2006 in Dinkelsbuehl, Germany. The festival billing is
shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):
1349
AMORPHIS
ANGEL BLAKE
APOSTASY
ASP
BLOODFLOWERZ
CARNAL FORGE
CORVUS CORAX
DEATHSTARS
EXILIA
FEAR FACTORY
FEAR MY THOUGHTS
FINNTROLL
FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING
GAMMA RAY
GOJIRA
HEAVEN SHALL BURN
KATATONIA
KREATOR
LACRIMOSA
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
LENG TCH'E
LUMSK
MOONSPELL
MORBID ANGEL
MY DYING BRIDE
NEAERA
NECROPHAGIST
NEGATIVE
ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET
PERZONAL WAR
POTENTIA ANIMI
PSYCHOPUNCH
REBELLION
REGICIDE
SALTATIO MORTIS
SCAR SYMMETRY
SCARVE
THE HAUNTED
THE OCEAN
THE OTHER
THYRFING
TOTENMOND
TRAIL OF TEARS
TURISAS
UNDERTOW
UNLEASHED
VISIONS OF ATLANTIS
VOLBEAT
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Kataklysm
Explain European Tour cancellation
Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM
have issued a statement explaining their decision to pull out of the
remaining dates on the BOLT THROWER European tour. It reads as
follows:
"KATAKLYSM have been forced to cancel the remainder of the
Euro tour with U.K. death metalers BOLT THROWER for reasons beyond
the band's control that have to be dealt with back home. The band would
like to add that they had a great time and the tour was a complete success
and the strongest for KATAKLYSM ever. The band would like to thank CANNIBAL
CORPSE and BOLT THROWER for the great opportunity to tour with
these great bands. All the shows missed after Saarbrücken, Germany will
be rescheduled in September as KATAKLYSM is planning their
headlining tour for the fall in Europe. Also big apologies for the missed
Helsinki show but I'm sure the fans will understand that when you board a
flight that says Flight 666 To HEL (abbreviation for Helsinki) and get
barely get there on time and lose all your guitars and equipement and
luggages (still haven't found Maurizio's a week later!), it's hard
to play the show. We will make it up as soon as we can! We will also post
the ticket stub of that flight 'coz is a classic!!! All Metal Crusaders
dates will not be affected by this in the States."
KATAKLYSM's "Metal Crusaders Tour 2006" with VADER,
DESTRUCTION, GRAVEWORM, SPEED\KILL/HATE and THE
ABSENCE will kick off on May 26 in Montreal, Quebec.
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All That Remains
Teaser spot for new album available
Prosthetic Records
and ALL THAT REMAINS have unveiled a 15-second teaser spot to
highlight the band's forthcoming album, "The Fall of Ideals",
as well as the ALL THAT REMAINS' summer run on Ozzfest. You
can view the spot for the album and tour at YouTube.com.
The follow-up to 2004's "This Darkened Heart", "The
Fall of Ideals" was recorded at Zing Recording Studios in
Westfield, Massachusetts with Adam Dutkiewicz (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE)
and Peter Wichers (ex-SOILWORK) and features artwork
by renowned artist Travis Smith (OPETH, ICED EARTH).
A July 11 release is expected.
Commented vocalist Phil Labonte (ex-SHADOWS FALL):
"People have a certain idea of what this band is and when they hear
the new stuff. It will completely and totally be a new approach to our
same style. The riffs and sound are similar, but you take the song
dynamics, and these layers we're doing, and it's now a completely
different animal. It's almost like a new way to look at an old
friend."
Before heading across the country on Ozzfest 2006, ALL THAT
REMAINS will embark on the European version of the Sounds of the
Underground tour.
"The Fall of Ideals" track listing:
01. This Calling
02. Not Alone
03. It Dwells In Me
04. We Stand
05. Whispers (I Hear Your)
06. The Weak Willed
07. Six
08. Become The Catalyst
09. The Air That I Breathe
10. Empty Inside
11. Indictment
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The Dillinger Escape Plan
To tour with AFI
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE
PLAN have posted the following message on their official web site:
"So yeah that's the skinny. AFI. DEP. The AFI/DEP
tour will be major North American cities. We will be playing headlining
shows on the off dates of that tour in places like Bumblefuck, Nebraska,
and we also have two festival headlining appearances right before the AFI
tour. Every date will be announced soon, we're just getting shit
finalized. This is gonna be fun. We have been friends with the AFI
guys for a while and haven't played with them since Krazyfest 2002
when they played right after us in front of the Ohio river. Anyone
remember that shit? Crazy times. We have been home for five months now, by
then it will be close to seven, and we are fresher than a Coke slurpee in
July and itching to get back to slaughtering in a live setting. After this
we will get back to writing. We also have a couple of other surprises in
store for June that will be announced soon, and who doesn't like
surprises? Not the 'Oops I shit my pants' kind, the good kind. So
yeah...dates soon."
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN are currently writing material for the
group's fourth studio LP, the follow-up to 2004's "Miss
Machine". Two DILLINGER DVDs are also in the works: one
featuring pre-"Miss Machine" material and videos and
another filled with footage captured during the making and touring in
support of "Machine".
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Lamb Of God
New Album Title Announced
LAMB OF GOD
have set "Sacrament" as the title of their highly
anticipated new album, due late summer 2006 via Epic Records. The
follow-up to 2004's "Ashes of the Wake" is being produced
by Machine (CLUTCH, KING CRIMSON) and engineered by Josh
Wilbur.
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New England Metal and Hardcore
Festival
LACUNA
COIL, ARCH ENEMY, GOD FORBID
ESP Guitars,
Krank Amps and Century Media Records join forces at the New
England Metal and Hardcore festival to bring you three of the hottest
signings of the weekend featuring members of LACUNA COIL, ARCH
ENEMY and GOD FORBID. The full signing schedule is as follows:
Friday, April 28:
LACUNA COIL 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 29:
GOD FORBID 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
ARCH ENEMY 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Century Media will be a dominating force at the fest with such
flagship artists as LACUNA COIL, ARCH ENEMY, GOD FORBID,
IMMOLATION, TROUBLE and INTO ETERNITY all performing
on the mainstage. Look below for all of the Century Media artists'
set times:
Friday, April 28:
LACUNA COIL - Headlining Main Stage 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 29:
IMMOLATION 2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
GOD FORBID 6:10 p.m. – 6:40 p.m.
ARCH ENEMY – Headlining Main Stage 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Sunday, April 30:
TROUBLE 6:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.
INTO ETERNITY 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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25. 04. 2006
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Destruction
German thrashers DESTRUCTION
have issued the following statement via their official web site:
"DESTRUCTION is unfortunatly unable to play the remaining
shows of the South America tour due to huge organisational problems and
transportion issues. Therefore the dates in Cordoba and Rosario
(Argentina) and Asuncion (Paraguay) are canceled. DESTRUCTION will
try to play a second show in Sao Paulo [Brazil] on the weekend instead, an
official statement of DESTRUCTION's booking agency and more details
will follow as soon as possible."
DESTRUCTION are continuing to tour in support of their latest CD, "Inventor
of Evil", which is available in Europe on AFM Records and
in North America on Candlelight Records.
DESTRUCTION recorded "Inventor of Evil" with
producer Peter Tätgtren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), V.O.
Pulver (GURD) and their live engineer Franky Winkelmann
at studios in Germany and Switzerland. The mix was done by Tätgtren
at the Abyss Studios in Sweden.
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Angtoria
ANGTORIA, the
new Swedish/British orchestral/metal band formed by female singer Sarah
Jezebel Deva (CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS),
composer Chris Rehn (ABYSSOS) and Tommy Rehn (MOAHNI
MOAHNA), have finished filming a video for the track "God Has
A Plan For Us All" with up-and-coming, award-winning Swedish
director Måns Berthas.
Commented the band: "The video shoot went really well, and the
director Måns Berthas and the extremely talented and devoted crew
he put together did a truly amazing job! The video was filmed in two
locations, a very impressive and beautiful church (Njurunda Kyrka) and an
abandoned deteriorated building, over a three-day period and due to the
lyrical theme of the song it was filmed as a 'short movie.' It contains
footage of as well the band as Chris' 5-year-old daughter Saga
who played the child, Toni Davey (wife of Dani Filth in CRADLE
OF FILTH and covergirl on the album) who played the child as a grown
up to a 35-piece church choir and a priest played by Pierre Ragnehag!
There were three long and very hard days for all of us, but the result was
well worth the effort. Now the task of editing the video starts and
release date will be when it has been finished edited, which will roughly
be by the end of May."
Check out pictures from the video shoot at this
location.
"God Has A Plan For Us All" is the title track of ANGTORIA's
debut album, which is being released in Europe this week via Listenable
Records. The mixing process for the CD began on January 14, with
acclaimed producer Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, SOILWORK,
MESHUGGAH, DEVIN TOWNSEND, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, BEHEMOTH)
stepping in during the initial phase, and Tommy and Chris
completing the mix at Sidelake studios with Micke Öhlén.
The mastering was finished February 14 at the Cutting Room in
Stockholm by Björn Engelmann, who has previously worked with RAMMSTEIN,
IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, DIMMU BORGIR and WITHIN
TEMPTATION, among others. The initial cover
concept/idea was developed by Sarah. The CD will be available in
two versions: a standard jewel case version and a digipack version with a
bonus track.
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24. 04. 2006
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MDHF-Deathfest
The MDHF-Deathfest
will be NEW at the 9th of September at the Kulturwerk 118 NOT at the 23rd of
September. Do to that change, Rottenness had to cancel their appearance at
the Deathfest.
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Gorerotted
Extreme
metal GOREROTTED have been confirmed as main support for both the CRYPTOPSY
and OBITUARY U.K. tours.
Commented vocalist Ben: "Yeah, we're really looking forward to
getting back on the road, our last show was in October 2005 so we're all
fired up and restless! Along with SEPULTURA and ANTHRAX, OBITUARY
are one of the bands that got me into death metal when I was like 12 or
something so it's gonna be an honour to share the stage with those fellas,
and CRYPTOPSY are probably the best death metal band going right now
so who else better could we hope to tour with!? Can't fuckin wait! See you
all soon, motherfuckers gonna be drinkin till we're stinkin innit!"
OBITUARY / GOREROTTED / GOJIRA - UK Tour 2006:
Jun. 11 - Mean Fiddler - London, UK
Jun. 12 - TBC - UK
Jun. 13 - Soundhaus - Glasgow, SCO
CRYPTOPSY / GOREROTTED / SHE SAID DESTROY / SYLOSIS
- UK and Ireland Tour 2006:
Aug. 12 - Ghostfest (Cockpit) - Leeds, UK
Aug. 13 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK
Aug. 14 - Roadkill 350 - Liverpool, UK
Aug. 15 - An Cruiscin Lan - Cork, IRE
Aug. 16 - Temple Bar Music Veneu - Dublin, IRE
Aug. 17 - Barfly - Glasgow, SCO
Aug. 18 - Edwards No 8 - Birmingham, UK
Aug. 19 - Underworld - London, UK
Aug. 20 - Concorde 2 - Brighton, UK
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Kataklysm
According to a posting on the
official web site of the Dutch death metal band GOD DETHRONED, Canadian
extreme metallers KATAKLYSM are leaving the BOLT THROWER European tour and
GOD DETHRONED are stepping in for the remaining dates on the "Those
Still Loyal" trek. The affected shows are as follows:
Apr. 23 - Bremen, GER - Wehrschloss Germany
Apr. 24 - Saarbrücken, GER - Garage Germany
Apr. 25 - Lyon, FRA - Marché Gare France
Apr. 26 - Perpignan, FRA - Le Crockmore France
Apr. 27 - Barcelona, SPA - Spain
Apr. 28 - Durango, SPA - Plateruena Spain
Apr. 29 - Madrid, SPA - Ritmo & Compas Spain
Apr. 30 - Barroselas, POR - SWR Barroselas Metalfest IX Portugal
May 02 - Poitiers, FRA - BSC Café France
May 03 - Gavere, BEL - GOC Racing Belgium
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Belphegor
BELPHEGOR
part ways with Bassist, seek replacement!
Barth has had an
accident in January, resulting in a bad wound on the right
hand. He had an operation, but at this time its uncertain wheter he
can play the bass for BELPHEGOR again.
The band write in a
statement: However, he´ll always be a member of BELPHEGOR, taking
care of the merchandise on the road and similar stuff now. Get well
soon bro!
BELPHEGOR absolved
the recent gigs with a session bass player, named A.X. from Germany,
who´s also gonna do the next shows.
With that being said BELPHEGOR
are currently looking for a bass player, anyone interested can contact the
bands management through e-mail at: belphegor@aon.at
Please seriously
inquires only, we are a full-time touring band so you have to be
able to be on the road, in the studio, or doin rehearsals for
weeks.
The requirements are
as follows:
* u don´t need
to be Austrian ( but able to rehearse in Austria )
* professional
musicians only, preferably with stage-tour experience
* must be at
least 25 years
* main interest
in death/black metal, metal in general
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Summer Breeze Festival
AMORPHIS
and KATATONIA have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer
Breeze festival, set to take place August 17-19, 2006 in Dinkelsbuehl,
Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical
order):
AMORPHIS
ANGEL BLAKE
APOSTASY
ASP
BLOODFLOWERZ
CARNAL FORGE
CORVUS CORAX
DEATHSTARS
EXILIA
FEAR FACTORY
FEAR MY THOUGHTS
FINNTROLL
GAMMA RAY
GOJIRA
HEAVEN SHALL BURN
KATATONIA
KREATOR
LACRIMOSA
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
LENG TCH'E
LUMSK
MOONSPELL
MY DYING BRIDE
NEAERA
NECROPHAGIST
NEGATIVE
ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET
PERZONAL WAR
POTENTIA ANIMI
PSYCHOPUNCH
REBELLION
REGICIDE
SALTATIO MORTIS
SCAR SYMMETRY
SCARVE
THE HAUNTED
THE OCEAN
THE OTHER
THYRFING
TOTENMOND
TRAIL OF TEARS
TURISAS
UNDERTOW
UNLEASHED
VISIONS OF ATLANTIS
VOLBEAT
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Cellador
Nebraska-based melodic
metallers CELLADOR have completed the mastering process for their
debut album, "Enter Deception", for a June 27 release on Metal
Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Mana Studios in Tampa,
Florida with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE
ETERNAL).
"Enter Deception" (view cover artwork here)
final track listing:
01. Leaving All Behind
02. A Sign Far Beyond
03. Never Again
04. Forever Unbound
05. Seen Through Time
06. Wakening
07. Releasing the Shadow
08. No Chances Lost
Bonus Tracks:
09. Forever Unbound (demo version)
10. No Chances Lost (demo version)
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Marshall Law
Due to the recent personnel
changes within the band, long-running Birmingham-based heavy metal band MARSHALL
LAW — who at one time featured former PARADISE LOST drummer Lee
Morris — have will be delaying the release of the eagerly-anticipated
new album, "Axis of Power", until later this year. The band
have yet to formally announce the track listing but have recorded additional
tracks which may end up on the finished product. Artwork for the album is
being reviewed by the band and further details will be revealed as soon as
possible.
Aug. 23 – Soundhaus - Glasgow, UK
Aug. 24 - Piper Club - Hull, UK
Aug. 25 - Star & Garter - Manchester, UK
Aug. 26 - Snooty Fox - Wakefield, UK
Aug. 27 - Old Angel - Nottingham, UK
Aug. 29 – Jailhouse - Coventry, UK
Sep. 15 - Riffs Bar - Swindon, UK
Sep. 29 - Bloodstock 2006 - Assembly Rooms, Derby, UK
As previously reported, MARSHALL LAW recently announced the addition
of SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost to the group's ranks.
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The Haunted
Swedish thrashers THE
HAUNTED have lined up the following gigs during the coming months:
Jun. 23 - Hellfest - Clisson, FRA
Jun. 25 - Pressure Fest - Herne, GER
Jun. 30 - With Full Force - Leipzig, GER
Jul. 4-8 - Peace & Love Festival - Borlänge, SWE
Jul. 15 - Dour Festival - Dour, BEL
Aug. 11 - Tavastia - Helsinki, FIN
Aug. 12 - Pellavarock - Lammi, FIN
Aug. 17-19 - Summer Breeze Festival – Dinkelsbuehl, GER
THE HAUNTED are scheduled to enter Antfarm Studios in Aarhus,
Denmark in May with producer Tue Madsen to begin recording their
new album for a tentative late October release via Century Media
Records. THE HAUNTED's Per Möller Jensen will record
the drums at Puk Studios in Randers, Denmark during the first week
of May. The vocals will probably be recorded at Studio Fredman in
Gothenburg, Sweden. The plan is to have everything mixed and mastered in
June.
THE HAUNTED's fourth album, "rEVOLVEr", entered
the Swedish album chart at position No. 18 upon its release in October
2004. The follow-up to 2003's "One Kill Wonder" was
recorded at Gothenburg's famed Studio Fredman (IN FLAMES, DIMMU
BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) with co-producers Patrik J. Sten and
Fredrik Nordström and mixed at Denmark's Antfarm Studio by Tue
Madsen. The album was released as jewel-case CD and limited edition
digipak (each with a different cover), featuring two special bonus tracks,
"Fire Alive" and "Smut King".
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19. 04. 2006
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Arch Enemy/Astarte
ARCH ENEMY
frontwoman Angela Gossow will be making a guest appearance on the
upcoming album from the Greek female heavy metal trio ASTARTE,
entitled "Demonized". Gossow will join ASTARTE
bassist/singer Tristessa for a duet on one track, according to a
posting on ASTARTE's web site. Other guest musicians slated to
appear on the CD include Martin Walkyier (THE CLAN DESTINED,
ex-SKYCLAD) on "God Among Men" and Henri
Sattler (GOD DETHRONED) on "Queen Of The Damned".
The CD, which will be released before the end of the year via Avantgarde
Records, will be mixed at Tico Tico studios in Finland and
will feature artwork by Timo Wuerz.
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Ensiferum
Finnish folk-influenced
melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM have set a June 14 release date
for the DVD of their 10th anniversary celebration concert, which took
place Dec. 31, 2005 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland. The band are planning
on entering the studio in November to begin recording their third album
for a tentative early February 2007 release.
ENSIFERUM, who feature in their ranks NORTHER frontman Petri
Lindroos, released an EP, entitled "Dragonheads", in
February via Spinefarm Records. The mini-CD was recorded and mixed
in November at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki by Nino Laurenne
(THUNDERSTONE) and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox
Studios. It contains one new track, new studio recordings of several
old demo songs, and a couple of traditional Finnish folk covers.
ENSIFERUM's sophomore album, "Iron", was released
in April 2004 through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Ensiferum"
was recorded in the summer of 2003 at Sweet Silence studios in
Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Flemming Rasmussen (METALLICA,
ARTILLERY, MORBID ANGEL).
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Tankard/Omen
TANKARD
and OMEN are among the newly confirmed bands for the Minneapolis
Mayhem 3 festival, set to take place August 25-26 at the Star Central
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
TANKARD
HIRAX
JAG PANZER
OMEN
STEEL ATTACK
DIVISION
RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER
USURPER
AVENGER OF BLOOD
GAIA EPICUS
NOCTUARY
COLD COLOURS
HEAD ON COLLISION
For more information, visit www.minneapolismayhem.com.
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18. 04. 2006
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Gorgasm
Chicago-based death
metallers GORGASM have issued the following update:
"After adding the missing piece to the lineup, Tomasz Pilasiewicz
(DISINTER, CORPHAGY, UNDERCURRENT) on drums, GORGASM
has been on a 'destruction roll,' crushing stages across many states and
European countries. Last week, the gore-gods have entered Studio One
in Racine, WI to record a demo which will help the band secure a new
recording deal for their future releases. The demo will consist of brand
new tracks 'Destined to Violate' and 'Visceral Discharge',
which are the basic definition of brutality, technicality, catchiness and
unmerciful speed. One of the songs will soon be posted on www.myspace.com/gorgasm2,
so everyone can get a taste of what's coming later this year...
"'Kuntkiller' is the working title for GORGASM's new
album. It will be about 40 minutes long and will include a video for one
of the songs. Some other songtitles for 'Kuntkiller' are 'Erotic
Dislimbing', 'Sadistic Bliss', 'Submissive Repugnancy'
and 'Contemptious Debauchery'. Also, later this year, due to the
huge demand, the band is planning to re-release their first album/EP, 'Stabwound
Intercourse', which has been out of print for at least for the last
four years. As a bonus, GORGASM's first, never-before-released demo
from 1996 will be included on that disc."
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Sickening
Horror
SICKENING HORROR,
the Athens, Greece-based band featuring NILE drummer George
Kollias, have completed work on their debut album, "When
Landscapes Bled Backwards", due later in the year through an
as-yet-undetermined label. The CD was mixed over a three-day period by
renowned metal producer Neil Kernon (QUEENSRŸCHE, NEVERMORE,
CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE) and will contain 13 songs. A
full-length MP3 of the song "Forsake My Bleeding", taken
from the upcoming album, can be downloaded at this
location.
SICKENING HORROR had previously released a three-song promotional
CD in 2003 containing the tracks "The Most Discursive
Expression", "Through Blackness It Crawls" and "Sub
Sound Of Decomposing Images".
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Gaia Epicus
Norwegian power metallers
GAIA EPICUS will enter Top Room Studios in Lunner, Norway
on July 12 to begin recording their third album, entitled "Victory".
The band will have the album finished by the time they go to the USA to
play the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival, which will take place on
August 25-26 at Star Central in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
GAIA EPICUS, who recently parted ways with Sound Riot Records,
have already received offers from several record labels that wish to
release the new album, but nothing has been signed yet. The cover
painting for the CD will be created by J.P. Fournier, who was
also responsible for the band's first album cover, "Satrap",
in 2003.
"Victory" track listing (in no particular order):
01. New Life
02. Iron Curtain
03. The Sign
04. Revenge Is Sweet
05. In Memory
06. Awaken the Monster
07. Rise of the Empire
08. When Darkness Falls
09. Fortress of Solitude
10. Through the Fire
11. Victory
GAIA EPICUS last year announced the addition of drummer Ole A.
Myrholt (ARCHON, DIABOLICAL, BREED, ENSLAVEMENT
OF BEAUTY, I WAS FLESH ONCE, VALE, THE WHIPCORDS)
to the group's ranks. The band's video for the track "Hands of
Fate" has been posted online at this
location (Windows Media). The clip was shot "outdoors in
the forest" in August 2005 and features a guest appearance on drums
by Robert Myrhaug (MEMORIZED DREAMS).
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Thine Eyes
Bleed
Canadian thrash/metalcore
act THINE EYES BLEED — who feature in their ranks former KITTIE
guitarist/technician Jeff Phillips and bassist Johnny Araya
(photo;
brother of SLAYER's Tom Araya) — will re-release their
2005 debut for The End Records, entitled "In the Wake
of Separation", on May 30. The CD will now include the bonus
track "Better off Dead" (previously available only in
Japan) and the video for "Cold Victim".
THINE EYES BLEED will continue to push their name out to the
metal masses as their tour supporting SOULFLY starts April 21
in Anaheim, California. Following that month-long trek, they will then
embark on The Unholy Alliance Tour (featuring headliners SLAYER
along with MASTODON, LAMB
OF GOD and CHILDREN OF BODOM) starting June 6.
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Backyard
Babies
Abacus Recordings
has set a May 6 North American release date for the new BACKYARD
BABIES album, entitled "People Like People Like People Like
Us". Produced by Nicke Andersson (guitarist/vocalist of THE
HELLACOPTERS and former ENTOMBED drummer), the Swedish
band's CD is said to be "a celebration of all that the BABIES
have been known for while giving listeners a few new sonic treats in
the process."
Commented the band in a press release: "It's a more dynamic
album with a more modulated sound where Nicke Andersson
taught us how to 'play together' but at the same time it was his
restlessness that gave the album its honest and simple sound. We
wrote more intense and under a shorter period than ever before. A
challenge that proved to be just positive since you don't have time
to analyze everything to pieces."
You can listen to samples of the entire album and check out a
preview of the first video, "The Mess Age (How Could I Be So
Wrong)", on the brand new BACKYARD BABIES web site: www.backyardbabies.com.
Known as real road dogs, the BACKYARD BABIES will go on tour
right after the album release, first hitting Scandinavia and the
rest of Europe during spring and summer, and then making their way
to the United States, Japan, and Australia in the fall.
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Lordi
Dan Bilefsky
of the International
Herald Tribune recently spoke to LORDI singer and
namesake about the uproar crated in their home country after the
band was chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision, the
European song competition that launched ABBA and CELINE
DION.
First, Finnish religious leaders warned that the Freddie Kruger
look-a-likes could inspire Satanic worship. Then critics called for
President Tarja Halonen to use her constitutional powers to
veto the band and nominate a traditional Finnish folk singer
instead. Rumors even circulated that the five members of LORDI
were KGB agents sent by Vladimir Putin to destabilize
Finland before a Russian coup and that explained why they refused to
take off their freakish masks in public.
The backlash migrated to Greece, winner of last year's Eurovision
and site of the next contest, in Athens in August. An anti-LORDI
movement called Hellenes urged the Finnish government to
"say 'no' to this evil group." One young Finn calling
himself Suomi (Finland in Finnish) wrote to a newspaper blog saying:
"If LORDI wins Eurovision, I am leaving the
country."
The lead singer, Lordi, a former film student who goes by the
name Tomi Putaansuu when not wielding a blood-spurting
electric chainsaw, is philosophical about the uproar.
The affair, he says, has exposed the insecurity of a young country
whose language is spoken by only six million people worldwide and
whose sense of identity has been dented by being part of the Swedish
kingdom and the Russian empire until gaining independence in 1917.
Most Finns, he adds, would rather be known for Santa Claus than
heavily made-up monster mutants.
"In Finland, we have no Eiffel Tower, few real famous artists,
it is freezing cold and we suffer from low self-esteem," said Lordi,
who has horns protruding from his face mask and sports black
fingernails 15 centimeters, or 6 inches, long.
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Tool
TOOL will play
a number of U.S. dates in May, including two concert dates in New
York City, following their April 30 headlining performance at the Coachella
festival in Indio, California. The Coachella performance will
be the band's first live appearance in the U.S. since 2002.
Confirmed dates are as follows:
Apr. 30 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Festival
May 02 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
May 04 - Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
May 05 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
May 06 - Phoenix, AZ @ Gammage Hall
May 08 - Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Auditorium
May 10 - Denver, CO @ Temple Buell Theatre
May 11 - Kansas City, MO @ Memorial Hall
May 12 - Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
May 13 - Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
May 15 - Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
May 16 - Toronto, ONT @ Hummingbird Theatre
May 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
May 19 - New York, NY @ City Center
May 20 - New York, NY @ City Center
May 21 - Boston, MA @ Wang Centre
TOOL's fourth full-length disc, "10,000 Days",
will surface on May 2. The CD is the follow-up to TOOL's 2001
effort, "Lateralus", which debuted at No. 1 on The
Billboard 200 and has sold over 2.3 million copies.
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Bathory
The complete track listing
has been revealed for the three CDs that will be included in the upcoming BATHORY
box set, "In Memory of Quorthon", due on June 3 via Black
Mark Records. As previously reported, the full package will contain
three CDs, one DVD, a book and a poster. Börje "Boss" Forsberg
— owner of Black Mark Records and father of late BATHORY
mainman Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg — had previously
stated that the package would contain "Quorthon's and BATHORY's
complete musical history."
"In Memory of Quorthon" track listing:
CD 1:
01. Song to Hall up High
02. Oden's Ride over Nordland
03. Twilight of the Gods
04. Foreverdark Woods
05. A Fine Day to Die
06. The Woodwoman
07. Quorthon – I've Had It Coming My Way
08. Armageddon
09. Born to Die
10. Quorthon - God Save the Queen
11. The Sword
12. For all Those Who Died
13. Call from the Grave
14. Born for Burning
15. Quorthon - Boy
CD 2:
01. One Rode to Asa Bay
02. The Lake
03. The Land
04. Raise the Dead
05. War Pig
06. Enter the Enternal Fire
07. Blood Fire Death
08. Ring of Gold
09. War Machine
10. War
11. Ace of Spades
12. Death and Resurrection of a Northern Son
13. The Ravens
CD 3:
01. The Wheel of Sun
02. Apocalypse
03. Black Diamond
04. Woman of Dark Desires
05. Destroyer of Worlds
06. Sea Wolf
07. Deuce
08. The Return of Darkness And Evil
09. Day of Wrath
10. Quorthon – I'm Only Sleeping
11. Ode
12. Hammerheart
13. Heimfard
14. Outro
15. Quorthon - You Just Got to Live
16. Jennie Tebler - Silverwing
17. Jennie Tebler - Song to Hall up High
The following description of the box set's contents has been released by Black
Mark:
"A unique work, exhaustively and respectfully assembled in remembrance
of the legendary founder of death metal and viking metal. For an entire year
Boss collected and went through so much material that it took months
until the project truly began to take shape. Boss used as much of Quorthon's
original material as possible — including his layouts, text and notes
taken from the posted and unreleased material he left. The artwork: Painted
by Kristian Wåhlin who closely followed Quorthon's concept
for a new BATHORY album cover — even if the new album itself was
barely outlined at the time. Kristian began working on the new cover
in late spring 2004, only weeks before Quorthon unexpectedly passed
away. The painting Kristian gave us meant so much to Boss that
he decided to use it for the memorial shirts and, of course, as the box sets
cover art. The CDs: Boss personally selected the songs for the three
CDs, which feature four of the finest hours of BATHORY and the great Quorthon.
When choosing the tracks, Boss kept in mind Quorthon's
favourites, so you can be sure it is a compilation first of Quorthon's
favourites, and of Boss — selected from a very strong and diverse
catalogue. In addition, you will hear BATHORY and Quorthon
recordings you probably didnt even know existed. All music was remastered
especially for the box set. The book - 176 pages. Only in the memory box
set. Text written by Quorthon personally appears in italics. Besides
lyrics, the book features BATHORY's history, discography, background
on the first recordings — with titles, years, studios, covers — and even
a couple of photographs. Nearly all of this is from Quorthon's and Boss'
own private archives. By popular demand, the DVD contains the first official
commercial release of the legendary 11-minute video for 'One Rode To Asa
Bay', as well as the MTV interview Quorthon did in London
for the release of 'Hammerheart'. The poster: Quorthon's fire
breathing."
Quorthon was found dead in his
apartment in Stockholm, Sweden on June 7, 2004. The 39-year-old, widely
considered to be one of black metal's founding fathers, reportedly died of
heart failure.
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Mnemic
Danish metallers MNEMIC
have parted ways with their Swedish singer of the past six months, Tony
Jelencovich. "We wish Tony all the best for the future,
and a replacement will be announced soon," the band write on their
web site.
Jelencovich (formerly of TRANSPORT LEAGUE and B-THONG)
joined MNEMIC In September 2005 as the replacement for Michael Bøgballe.
The band's sophomore album, "The Audio Injected Soul",
was released in September 2004 via Nuclear Blast Records. The
follow-up to 2003's "Mechanical Spin Phenomena" was
recorded at AntFarm Studios in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue
Madsen.
Jelencovich is currently the frontman for at least two other bands,
M.A.N and ANGEL BLAKE.
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Destruction
DESTRUCTION
frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has issued another
comment on the band's ill-fated April 15 concert in Ecuador which was
called off after the group announced that they would not play the show due
to insufficient lighting inside Quito's Miami Rock Concert venue.
According to a report published in Monday's (April 17) edition of the
Quito-based daily newspaper El Comercio, about 60 of the 600 fans
in attendance reportedly began destroying the venue after hearing that the
band would not be going ahead with the concert. Concerned about the damage
being caused to the equipment at the Miami Rock Concert hall, the promoter
allegedly offered to pay DESTRUCTION an additional $1,000 above
their previously agreed-upon fee in order for them to reconsider and
proceed with the show. However, according to a source cited by El
Comercio, Schmier refused the offer and the gig did not go
ahead.
In a message sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today, Schmier
said the following:
"Hey, this ain't funny. To avoid more rumours, here are the plain
facts that led to the the cancellation of the show in Quito/Ecuador on
[April 15].
"Ecuador disaster part three — the facts:
"To finish the discussion about the Ecuador show problems, here are
the straight facts that led to the cancellation:
* The promoter didn't provide a proper workin' visa for the band and their
crew. So
playing the show would have been illegal by Ecuadorian law!
* The promoter has agreed on 'so-called' technical riders and signed
contracts but ignored those facts when the band was in the country. Breach
of contract!
* The promoter has tried to blackmail the band to play the gig by
threatening them with enraged fans — an unprofessional and
[unacceptable] behaviour!
* The [lack of security] of the rammed up venue, crowded with far too much
people, (there was hundreds outside that wanted to enter the venue!) was a
big risk for everyone involved.
"Under those circumstances, the tour manger was forced by law to
postpone or to cancel the event. The promoter did NOT react to pull the
show to the next day, or finding solutions. The ONLY logical consequence
was to cancel the gig!"
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13. 04. 2006
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Punish
split up with their singer but the concert of tomorrow in Rapperswil
will regularly take place. Behind the microphone bassist Hardy and
guitarrist Mathieu will provide for vocals too. in this moment Punish don't
look for a new singer.
PUNISH haben
sich aufgrund der üblichen persönlichen Differenzen per sofort von
Ihrem Sänger getrennt.
Der anstehende Gig in der Lido Bar in Rapperswil von Morgen Karfreitag,
dem 14.04.2006 ist jedoch NICHT davon betroffen!
Das Mikro wird sowohl für das anstehende Konzert wie auch die
bevorstehenden Aufnahmen von Bassist Hardy und Gitarrist Mathieu übernommen
werden.
Ein neuer Sänger wird aktuell nicht gesucht, da Wir einmal mehr
erfahren mussten, dass diese Spezies einerseits nicht mit Unserer
kompatibel ist und andererseits viele Köche schlichtweg den Brei
verderben.
the punished squad
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Anata
The release date of the new
ANATA album "The Conductor's Departure" is set to June 12th 2006.
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12. 04. 2006
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Arkhon
Infaustus
ARKHON
INFAUSTUS has finished the pre-recording of the fourth album, recorded
and mixed by Mathrien at Andromeda Studio, containing nine songs. The
band will enter final studio in May, the album will be released on
Osmose Productions before the end of the year. A limited gatefold double
Eps should be released in the meantime including a song of the coming
album and some extra materials exclusive to the Ep.
ARKHON INFAUSTUS is now endorsed by Randall Amplifiers and Samson gears.
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08. 04. 2006
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Rotting
Christ
ROTTING
CHRIST
have confirmed the following Brazilian tour dates during May:
May 12 - Belo Horizonte MG @ Lapa Multishow
May 13 - Osasco SP @ Arena Metal
May 14 - Cuiaba MT @ TBA
May 17 - Porto Alegre RS @ Manara
May 19 - Guaramirim SC @ Curupira Rock Club
May 20 - Sao Luis MA @ Quem Sao Eles (Doca)
May 21 - Belem PA @ Pub
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The
Acacia strain
Springfield,
Massachusetts-based purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN will
release "The Dead Walk" on June 13 through Prosthetic Records.
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Fear
Factory
More
live dates have been confirmed for the upcoming North American tour
featuring headliners FEAR FACTORY alongside SUFFOCATION, HYPOCRISY and
DECAPITATED. The dates are as follows:
Oct. 26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
Oct. 27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
Oct. 28 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
Oct. 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
Oct. 30 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Nov. 01 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse live
Nov. 02 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Nov. 03 - St, Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
Nov. 04 - Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Nov. 06 - Fayetteville, NC @ Jeeters Pub
Nov. 07 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Nov. 08 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club
Nov. 10 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Nov. 11 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
Nov. 12 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
Nov. 13 - Montreal, Que @ Medley
Nov. 14 - Toronto, ONT @ The Opera House
Nov. 17 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Nov. 18 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Nov. 19 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
Nov. 22 - South Bend, IN @ Club Fever
Nov. 24 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
Nov. 25 - Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
Nov. 26 - Saginaw, MI @ Shooters
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Deftones
Deftones
has set September 12 as the release date for its fifth album
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07. 04. 2006
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VADER
VADER
will headline the Metal Crusaders North American tour starting
May 26 in Montreal. KATAKLYSM, DESTRUCTION, SPEED\KILL/HATE,
GRAVEWORM and THE ABSCENCE are also featured on the tour
package
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05. 04. 2006
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Illdisposed
Danish
metallers ILLDISPOSED have posted the cover artwork for their new
album, "Burn Me Wicked", due in Germany on May 26 via Roadrunner
Records. The follow-up to 2004's "1-800 Vindication"
was recorded at Combi Sound Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with
producer Ziggy.
"Burn Me Wicked" (view cover here)
final track listing:
01. Shine Crazy
02. Case Of The Late Pig
03. Back To The Street
04. Our Heroin Recess
05. Throw Your Bolts
06. Burn Me Wicked
07. Fear The Gates
08. Slave
09. Nothing To Fear... Do It
10. The Widow Black
11. Illdispunk'd
As previously reported, ILLDISPOSED will be embarking on a short
European headlining tour in late May/early June. Support on the trek
will come from DEADSOIL (Germany) and 37 STABWOUNDZ
(Netherlands). Immediately following the European mini-tour, ILLDISPOSED
will fly to Auckland, New Zealand, where they will play at the "Metal
In The Beast - 666 - Metal Day Out" festival on June 6. A few
more New Zealand gigs will be booked as well.
ILLDISPOSED recently announced the addition of guitarist Martin
Thim (EXMORTEM) to the group's ranks.
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Satyricon
SATYRICON
will be the featured guests on the Norwegian metal radio show "Tinitus",
airing tonight (April 5) between 20:00 (8:00 p.m.) and 22:00 (10:00
p.m.) on P3. The show is also available on the Internet: www.nrk.no/tinitus.
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Kamelot
American/Norwegian melodic
metallers KAMELOT will be teaming up with the female-fronted Dutch
outfit EPICA for a North American tour beginning in September.
Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
Sep. 15 - Cuture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (no EPICA)
Sep. 16 - State Theater - St. Petersburg, FL (no EPICA)
Sep. 19 - Jaxx Nightclub - Springfield, VA
Sep. 20 - B.B. King's - New York, NY
Sep. 22 - The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY
Sep. 23 - The Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY
Sep. 24 - Le Medley - Montreal, QC
Sep. 25 - Imperial - Quebec, QC
Sep. 27 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
Sep. 28 - Agora Theater - Cleveland, OH
Sep. 29 - Harpo's - Detroit, MI
Sep. 30 - The Pearl Room - Chicago, IL
Oct. 02 - Star Central - Columbia Heights, MN
Oct. 06 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
Oct. 07 - Rock N Roll Pizza - Portland, OR
Oct. 08 - Pound SF - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 10 - Galaxy Theater - Santa Ana, CA
Oct. 11 - Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
KAMELOT are currently working on their first DVD, "One Cold
Winter's Night", tentatively due this fall/winter. The disc,
which was recorded in Oslo, Norway, includes special appearances by Simone
Simons (EPICA), Sascha Paeth and Snowy Shaw, plus
many others.
KAMELOT are tentatively scheduled to enter the studio this summer
to begin recording the follow-up to "The Black Halo",
which came out in March 2005 via SPV Records.
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02. 04. 2006
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Celtic Frost
Audio
samples of three track from CELTIC FROST's forthcoming "Monotheist"
album have been posted online at Anus.com. Check out the tracks "A
Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh", "Domain Of
Decay" and "Synagoga Satanae" at this
location
(scroll down for MP3 samples).
As previously reported, Century Media Records has set a May 30
North American release date for "Monotheist" (one day
earlier internationally).
CELTIC FROST's first album in 13 years, "Monotheist"
(view artwork by Michel Casarramona and Martin Eric Ain at
this
location) features 11 songs all produced by the band with Peter Tägtgren
(HYPOCRISY, PAIN).
"Monotheist" track listing:
01. Progeny
02. Ground
03. A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh
04. Drown In Ashes
05. Os Abysmi Vel Daath
06. Obscured
07. Domain Of Decay
08. Ain Elohim
Triptych:
09. Totengott
10. Synagoga Satanae
11. Winter (Requiem, Chapter Three: Finale
The album will be released simultaneously in all territories in three
different configurations including a limited-edition digipak containing
the bonus track "Temple Of Depression" and a vinyl LP
with another bonus title, "Incantation Against You".
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Cypher
Dutch death/thrash
metallers CYPHER have completed work on their debut album, "Darkday
Carnival", due later in the year. The CD was recorded at Excess
Studios in Rotterdam and was mixed and mastered by Jochem Jacobs
(TEXTURES). The album track "Rape the Willing"
features additional vocals by Robbe K. (ARSEBREED, DISAVOWED).
An e-card containing the song "Fotune My Foe" can be
accessed at www.cyphercore.com.
"Darkday Carnival" track listing:
01. Fortune My Foe
02. Handfull of Darkness
03. Nailed to Redemption
04. Rape the Willing
05. Statues of Flesh
06. Make Thick My Blood
07. Intersection of Constraints
08. Forward Devolution
09. Darkday Carnival I: Feast
10. Darkday Carnival II: Whoring the Land
11. Darkday Carnival III: Maggotnation
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Emperor
Norwegian
black metal legends EMPEROR will be holding a signing session on
Saturday, April 15 between 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Bodymap in Oslo,
Norway. The in-store appearance will take place on day after the band's
performance at the Inferno Festival, which is scheduled to take place
April 13-15 at the Rockefeller Music Hall and John Dee venues in Oslo.
For more information, visit www.infernofestival.net.
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30. 03. 2006
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Tapping The Vein
Tapping The Vein to be featured alongside
Tori Amos, The Cruxshadows, Deine Lakaien & Rasputina on Neil Gaiman
inspired compilation.
The disc will be released on July 18th, 2006 in the US, with European
release tentatively scheduled for July 17th. The disc is titled
"Where's Neil When You Need Him?" which is a reference to an older
Tori Amos song that mentions Neil. Longtime Gaiman collaborator Dave McKean
is handling all of the artwork for the release. Neil is in the process of
writing the liner notes now. Gerard from My Chemical Romance has written a
nice introduction to the CD booklet. more
news about "Where's Neil When You Need Him?" can be found here
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