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BUCKCHERRY Keeps Getting 'Crazy' On Road.... - June 23, 2006 The BUCKCHERRY road machine keeps rolling as the band has added a whole new slew of tour dates to its current schedule. The new round of shows kicks off tonight (Friday, June 23) at a radio festival in Southaven, Massachusetts, and will extend the group's current stint into mid-August. The reformed act is touring in support of its third album, 15, which debuted at a career best Number 48 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. BUCKCHERRY has made two versions of the video for its current single, "Crazy Bitch". There's a clean version for music video outlets and an explicit version, featuring female nudity and uncensored lyrics, at the band's website. The web site also features "behind-the-scenes" footage from the video shoot. The band recently signed a major label deal with Atlantic Records to market 15, which was initially released independently through Eleven Seven Music. Confirmed BUCKCHERRY tour dates: Jun. 23 - Southaven, MS - Snowden Grove Amphitheatre (radio show) Jun. 24 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (radio show) Jun. 26 - Buffalo, NY - La Salle Park (radio show) Jun. 29 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre Jun. 30 - Sarnia, ONT - Made in Canada Weekend Bash Jul. 01 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues Jul. 07 - Maplewood, MN - The Rock Jul. 08 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note Jul. 11 - Calgary, AB - Calgary Stampede Jul. 12 - Flint, MI - Machine Shop Jul. 14 - Rockford, IL - Elixur Jul. 15 - Peoria, IL - Heart of IL Showcase Jul. 18 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Jul. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero Jul. 21 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Jul. 22 - Syracuse, NY - radio festival Aug. 05 - St. Louis, MO - radio festival Aug. 08 - Jackson, MS - Voodoo Lounge Aug. 11 - Sturgis, SD - Fairgrounds Aug. 13 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (Locobazooka) -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. Croatian 'Vegetarian' Death Metallers USUD: New Album Available For Free Download.... - June 23, 2006 Croatian three-piece "vegetarian death metal" band USUD have made their second album, "Creator's Sorcery", available for download under the Creative Commons license, allowing people around the world to legally copy, distribute and share it for non-commercial purposes. The CD, which contains nine tracks, can be downloaded at this location. Also available at the same location is the band's debut, self-titled effort. For more information, visit www.usud.org. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. WARFACE To Release Full-Length Debut In August.... - June 23, 2006 San Diego, CA-based death metal trio WARFACE will release their full-length debut, "Insanity of the Obsessed", on August 15 via Deathquake Records. "Insanity of the Obsessed" is a follow-up to the band's self-titled EP, which was released in 2001. Since the release of their EP, WARFACE has grown and developed its unique style and chemistry, giving fans music that they can really sink their teeth into. When Deathquake Records came knocking, they recognized the brutal metal music this band created and signed the death metal trio immediately. The band were then sent straight to the studio to work with world-class engineer/producer Alan Sanderson (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLAYER, ROLLING STONES, JOHNNY CASH). WARFACE is comprised of Laura Christine (lead guitar), Dave Smith (vocals/bass) and Scott Ellis (drums). -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. BURIED BENEATH: New EP 'Colossus' Out Now.... - June 23, 2006 BURIED BENEATH, a new five-piece melodic death metal band from the heart of the U.K., have released their new EP, entitled "Colossus". Formed in late 2003 by ex-HER DEADLY RIVAL members, guitarists Jordan and Joel Blake, along with vocalist Simon Cleary, BURIED BENEATH's sound "has evolved since the early crushing songs and now technical guitar melody has been added to the music to take the band to the next level," according to the band's official bio. "Influences come from ARCH ENEMY, CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE HAUNTED and SLAYER." For more information, visit www.buriedbeneath.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. Former CARCASS Frontman Talks About Solo Album, Possible Reunion.... - June 23, 2006 Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: "Welcome To Carcass Cuntry" is your first solo album. How did you get the idea of releasing a solo album? And moreover, an album full of country and blues songs? Jeff Walker: "Well, I have never really bumped into musicians again that I could be in a band with, to a certain extent, back in the U.K. So I couldn't see myself getting a band together you know, advertising, trying to hang out with people I don't know. For me being in a band is all about being able to get on with people, having a good time, having fun, having a laugh. I saw this as a project that I could do, and take control of and see through. To be honest, the idea of doing a solo album is a joke, to a certain extent. I am not very artistically, it's more kind of tongue-in-cheek, it's kind of 'Who the fuck do I think I am?,' you know, and that's the irony. I mean, originally the project was going to have a band name, but in the end it's much more funny to say it's a solo album, because I guess, ultimately it is. It's what I wanted to do, I picked the songs and asked people to play on it. I was really into some country stuff and I thought some of it would really lend itself to be done in a kind of, for lack of a better term, metal style, in a kind of TROUBLE, BLACK SABBATH kind of thing. Because I wanted to do a really miserable album, like the first CATHEDRAL record and I really love TROUBLE, so I wanted something really soulful and morose and something with a lot of pathos, and I think a lot of the old classic country songs have a lot of soul to them. I thought it was kind of a neat idea, so that was it really. And then I got a message from Lee from CATHEDRAL saying that Ville Valo from H.I.M. was asking whatever happened to me. There was talk at one point that maybe we would do a band together or so. I remember I made a joke, 'Well if it doesn't sound like country done in the style of TROUBLE or ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA then let's not bother". I mean that was a joke. And the funny thing is, it just sounds like it, it's kind of a hybrid of that kind of stuff. Funny how it turned out." Lords of Metal: How did you pick the songs for the album? Jeff Walker: "Some of them I wanted to do, as in 'You're Still On My Mind' and 'I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You', but originally when I went to Helsinki I thought the recording would just be used as a demo or something, but some of the stuff we were recording we were kind of forging ahead without stopping and I just took songs that I love or my girlfriend loves or other people like. Again, it had nothing to do with thought or trying to be cool, I could have picked the really obscure country songs, to be like really cool. But these songs are quite popular and well known and it was also important whether it would work or not. For example, the songs 'I Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In', the original is kinda very bizarre, off the wall, it's not even country at all. I was in Helsinki wondering how the hell could we do this song, and it just kind of came to me. Yeah, we'll do it CANDLEMASS speed. It was a real organic process, it wasn't that well planned or thought out. Literally, I was here in England on a Saturday and thought 'Fuck it, I am going to go to Helsinki and do it,' I called Gas and he was free, so I was on the plane to Helsinki on Monday, it was as simple as that." Lords of Metal: You have most probably already read a couple of reviews for the album. How are the fans and press reacting on the album? Jeff Walker: "I've only seen two and I've read some of the reactions on Blabbermouth from some 14-year-old kids in the States saying it is gay, [laughs] but that doesn't bother me. At the end of the day I am doing this to please myself and it's not a CARCASS record. It's a record for people my age who still appreciate extreme music, but at the same time like all kind of music. The irony is, I am still involved in heavy shit, I mean I just came back from Mexico playing bass for BRUJERIA and I'm kind of still involved with TO SEPARATE THE FLESH FROM THE BONES. I am still involved with doing heavier shit, you know. But I just can't exist by recycling the same old stuff. I could go back to playing in the style of 'Reek of Putrefaction' and I could back to playing in the style of 'Heartwork'. I am very privileged in that every record that I've ever been on sounds completely different. I think there's a lot of bands out there whose albums all sound the same." Lords of Metal: Ever since CARCASS split up ten years ago there were rumours about you guys reuniting. You have most probably also been offered a lot of money to perform at festivals like Wacken Open Air. I know that some of the reuniting bands that play there receive astronomical amounts of money. Are you waiting for the market value of CARCASS to peak or is there really no chance that you are ever going to come together again as CARCASS? Jeff Walker: "Some people have approached us yeah, and I mean, Wacken have approached us this year, but no money was mentioned. But I remember Barney from NAPALM DEATH, telling me he had heard we had been offered a million dollar to do a show haha. I was also talking to our old agent and another agent someone said we could do an excellent amount of money for a gig and we were kind of, 'What the fuck!?,' you know. But, at the end of the day, Bill is doing FIREBIRD now, he still plays. I mean, I like to think that we could do it again tomorrow, you know. But Bill is not really thrashing at his guitar no more. That doesn't mean he couldn't do it, but he's not been doing it for so long now, he would have to retrain some of the stuff. We'd never do it for the money though. Bill has got to believe in what he's doing, so that's probably one of the reasons why CARCASS won't reform. He doesn't want to do it. And I am not going to spend the rest of my life trying to convince him to do it. And if we wait another five years we'll be too old haha." -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. AEROSMITH In Classic Frame Of Mind On New Album.... - June 23, 2006 Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com is reporting that AEROSMITH is in the thick of work on its new studio album, which should be out in spring 2007 via Columbia. The process had not been hindered by vocalist Steven Tyler's recent throat surgery, according to guitarist Joe Perry. "He's sounding better than ever," Perry tells Billboard.com. "Even just listening to him talk, his voice has this timbre that I haven't heard for years." In addition to considering material from outside songwriters, AEROSMITH is looking to its archives for inspiration. "There's some stuff we left off certain records that we've been scratching our heads over why that happened," Perry says. "There's also bits and pieces of things we haven't got to, and some stuff from [the 2004 blues album] 'Honkin' on Bobo' that never got finished. We want to bring some of the elements of the experimenting we've done on the albums over the last few years and mash that in with that 'Honkin' on Bobo'-kind of energy." -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. ASESINO: 'Regresando Odio' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere.... - June 23, 2006 "Regresando Odio" ("Returning the Hate"), the new video from ASESINO — the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) — will receive its MTV2 debut on this weekend's edition of "Headbanger's Ball", which is scheduled to air Saturday, June 24 beginning at 10:00 p.m. "This will mark the first time in MTV history to broadcast a music video by a Mexican death metal/grindcore group with all lyrics sung in Spanish!" ASESINO claim in a press release. "Past Latin influences have aired previously, like SHAKIRA, PAULINA RUBIO, and RICKY MARTIN.... but never until now ASESINO takes your heart out and shows it to you." The "Regresando Odio" clip was directed by John Buchanan of Demon Video. As previously reported, Cazares will be appearing on this weekend's edition of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" as part of a discussion panel on heavy metal "hot topics," including the Sharon Osbourne vs. IRON MAIDEN fiasco, heavy metal reality shows, the state of metal, and metal blogs. Other musicians slated to appear are Al Jourgensen (MINISTRY), Trevor Phipps (UNEARTH), and Mercedes Lander (KITTIE). Also scheduled to air during the program's second hour at 11:30 p.m. EST is a 30-minute "Stage Fright" special dedicated to MOTÖRHEAD. Culled from the spectacular DVD of the same title (released earlier this year on SPV), the program contains a healthy selection of MOTÖRHEAD favorites along with some backstage interview footage of Lemmy and the band. ASESINO will be teaming up with KAPUDA (featuring BODY BAG's Jimmy Littlefield) and DROWN MARY for four dates in August. Upcoming ASESINO dates now include: Jul. 08 - Palladium Hall - Tijuana, MEX Jul. 15 - El Sapo Cancionero - Mexicali, MEX Jul. 31 - B.B. King Blues Club & Grill - New York, NY Aug. 10 - Rock 'n' Roll Pizza - Portland, OR (all ages) * Aug. 11 - The Boulevard - Spokane, WA (18+) * Aug. 12 - Studio 7 - Seattle, WA (all ages) * Aug. 13 - Hells Kitchen - Tacoma, WA (all ages) * * w/ KAPUDA, DROWN MARY ASESINOhave posted the cover artwork for their new album, "Cristo Satanico" ("Satanic Christ"), on their MySpace profile, www.myspace.com/asesino. The follow-up to 2002's "Coridos De Muerte" was recorded at Undercity Studios in Los Angeles and contains "15 songs of filthy perversion, satanism, molestation, rape, sodomy, murder, death, oh, and of course, love," according to a press release. The first single (which can be heard on the band's MySpace profile) is entitled "Regresando Odio" ("Returning the Hate") and features HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta as El Odio on backing vocals and Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) on lead guitar. A July 18 release via Hawino Records is expected. ASESINO is: Dino Cazares (ex-FEAR FACTORY, BRUJERIA) – Lead/Rhythm Guitar Tony Campos (STATIC-X) – Vocals/Bass Emlio Marquez (SADISTIC INTENT) – Drums -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. VELVET REVOLVER Add Another California Date.... - June 23, 2006 VELVET REVOLVER have added a Highland, California date to their current itinerary. The details are as follows: Jul. 21 - Hard Rock Hotel - Las Vegas, NV Jul. 22 - The Pacific Amphitheatre - Costa Mesa, CA Jul. 27 - San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino - Highland, CA Jul. 29 - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa - Kelseyville, CA Jul. 30 - California Mid State Fair @ Paso Robles Events Center - Paso Robles, CA VELVET REVOLVER are currently in pre-production for their second album, tentatively titled "Libertad", for a late 2006/early 2007 release. With regards to the new album's musical direction, guitarist Slash told MTV.com, "The material is amazing and ... we've grown so much as a band." VELVET REVOLVER recently recorded a new song for the upcoming animated feature, "Monster House". -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. AC/DC: Classic Albums Reach New Sales Heights.... - June 23, 2006 Two classic AC/DC albums have reached new sales heights as of May 25, 2006, according to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The band's 1979 album, "Highway to Hell" — the last studio release to feature late frontman Bon Scott — has been certified septuple platinum for sales in excess of seven million copies in the United States. Meanwhile, 1990's "The Razor's Edge" has passed the five-million mark in the U.S., earning it quintuple-platinum status. AC/DC's "Back in Black" album was certified last year for U.S. shipments of 21 million copies, tying it for fifth place with BILLY JOEL's "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & II" on the Recording Industry Assn. of America's all-time best-sellers list. AC/DC are expected to begin recording their next studio album in the U.K. later in the year. The group's last album, "Stiff Upper Lip" (2000), was recorded at the Warehouse studio (owned by Bryan Adams) in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. TERRORIZER Announce Release Date For New Album 'Darker Days Ahead'.... - June 23, 2006 Reunited grindcore pioneers TERRORIZER will release their highly anticipated second album, "Darker Days Ahead", on August 22 via Century Media Records. With an aggression and ferocity until then unheard the band took the scene by storm with the 1989 release of their highly acclaimed and genre-defining debut album, "World Downfall" (Earache Records). The album installed the band as a cult institution, despite their prompt disbanding, and the musicians went on to concentrate on their future main bands: Pete Sandoval (drums) with MORBID ANGEL and Jesse Pintado (guitars) with NAPALM DEATH. With "World Downfall" TERRORIZER created the "Reign In Blood" of grindcore, inspiring a generation of bands, their popularity never waning through these intervening years. The massive amount of available bootleg recordings and band merchandise, as well as rumors of a follow-up album, kept the TERRORIZER name alive. The eleven new tracks, as well as a new version of the band's classic "Dead Shall Rise" now entitled "Dead Shall Rise V.06", were recorded at Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez' D.O.W. (Diet of Worms) Studios (MORBID ANGEL, CHRISTIAN DEATH), resulting in a more mature, sinister piece of death/grind, fuelled with contempt and a harsh outlook on the status of our present and future world. "Darker Days Ahead" is trademarked by Jesse Pintado's and Tony Norman's (MORBID ANGEL, ex-MONSTROSITY) unmistakably feral sounding guitar tone and Pete Sandoval's skin-flaying blast beats. Joined by vocalist Anthony Rezhawk (RESISTANT CULTURE), who renders an outstanding performance, TERRORIZER unleash a brutal tempest predicting the darkest of days. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. TERRORIZER Announce Release Date For New Album 'Darker Days Ahead'.... - June 23, 2006 Reunited grindcore pioneers TERRORIZER will release their highly anticipated second album, "Darker Days Ahead", on August 22 via Century Media Records. With an aggression and ferocity until then unheard the band took the scene by storm with the 1989 release of their highly acclaimed and genre-defining debut album, "World Downfall" (Earache Records). The album installed the band as a cult institution, despite their prompt disbanding, and the musicians went on to concentrate on their future main bands: Pete Sandoval (drums) with MORBID ANGEL and Jesse Pintado (guitars) with NAPALM DEATH. With "World Downfall" TERRORIZER created the "Reign In Blood" of grindcore, inspiring a generation of bands, their popularity never waning through these intervening years. The massive amount of available bootleg recordings and band merchandise, as well as rumors of a follow-up album, kept the TERRORIZER name alive. The eleven new tracks, as well as a new version of the band's classic "Dead Shall Rise" now entitled "Dead Shall Rise V.06", were recorded at Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez' D.O.W. (Diet of Worms) Studios (MORBID ANGEL, CHRISTIAN DEATH), resulting in a more mature, sinister piece of death/grind, fuelled with contempt and a harsh outlook on the status of our present and future world. "Darker Days Ahead" is trademarked by Jesse Pintado's and Tony Norman's (MORBID ANGEL, ex-MONSTROSITY) unmistakably feral sounding guitar tone and Pete Sandoval's skin-flaying blast beats. Joined by vocalist Anthony Rezhawk (RESISTANT CULTURE), who renders an outstanding performance, TERRORIZER unleash a brutal tempest predicting the darkest of days. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. EARSHOT, LAST HIBERNATION Confirmed For Germany's METALLIC NOISE FESTIVAL.... - June 23, 2006 EARSHOT and LAST HIBERNATION have been confirmed for this year's Metallic Noise Festival, set to take place July 14-15 at Festplatz in Burgstetten-Erbstetten, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, July 14: 15:30-16:00 LAST HIBERNATION 16:15-16:50 IVORIE 17:05-17:40 EARSHOT 17:55-18:35 SCENES 18:50-19:30 COCKROACH 19:45-20:25 CRISIS NEVER ENDS 20:40-21:25 DAVIDIAN 21:40-22:30 DARK FORTRESS 22:45-23:45 DISBELIEF Saturday, July 15: 13:00-13:30 DARK WIRE 13:45-14:15 BRESCHDLENG 14:30-15:00 DOOMSHINE 15:15-15:50 DUST & BONES 16:05-16:40 SUBCONSCIOUS 16:55-17:35 MUCUPURULENT 17:50-18:30 KARKADAN 18:45-19:25 UNDERTOW 19:40-20:25 DESASTER 20:45-21:30 NOCTE OBDUCTA 21:45-22:45 HOLY MOSES 23:00-23:45 EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. BLEED THE SKY Guitarist In 'Critical' Condition At Louisville Hospital.... - June 23, 2006 Orange County's BLEED THE SKY have issued the following statement regarding the condition of their guitarist Wayne Miller, who was recently hospitalized in Louisville while the band was on tour with DOPE: "We all went and saw Wayne at the hospital today in Louisville. According to the doctors he has severe pneumonia caused by some sort of viral infection which they haven't pinpointed yet. The infection has caused lots of complicatons where he's essentially on life support to breathe for him, keep him hydrated and protect against further infection. They thought it was an appendicitis at first, and then a form of strep thoat, but now they're not sure. His condition, they said, is critical but stable. We're going to be here until he gets back on his feet, so any shows as of now, we will not be playing until further notice. Based on what we saw, he doesn't look like he's going to be getting out of that bed any time soon, it's really serious." BLEED THE SKY's debut album, "Paradigm In Entropy", is available now on Nuclear Blast Records. Formed in early 2003, BLEED THE SKY specialize in "mixing groovy metal riffs with distinctive melodies and profound lyrics." The band have previously shared the stage with such acts as AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE, MURDERDOLLS, MY RUIN, SKINLAB and DEICIDE. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. Ex-MANOWAR/THE DICTATORS Guitarist To Appear At BROOKLYN METALFEST.... - June 23, 2006 Ex-MANOWAR/THE DICTATORS guitarist Ross The Boss will be appearing and performing as a special guest of SKULLSHIFTER at the first annual Brooklyn Metalfest this Saturday, June 24 at The Hook, located at 18 Commerce Street, in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Also on hand, as previously announced, will be LIFE OF AGONY's Joey Z, as well as Mark "M.E." Edwards of OVERLORDE. The Brooklyn Metalfest is an all-day metal festival showcasing some of the area's best metal bands. Admission is only $10! There will be a free BBQ running all day for all paid admissions (free food only), raffles for FREE Hartke gitar and bass amplifiers, and tons of other great giveaways! The doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the first band starts promptly at 2:00 p.m. Bands confirmed: MAGUS BEAST TWILIGHT ODYSSEY CONSTRICTED SKULLSHIFTER BURN ME DOWN DEVILS ISLAND EXIT TO ETERNITY EUPHORIA SILENT INDUSTRY SARINS GIFT SUNS OF FREEDOM TURRIGENOUS SANITARIUS 8 WEEKS DEAD NAME YOUR POISON For more information, go to www.brooklynmetalfest.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. GRASPOP METAL MEETING.... - June 23, 2006 Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting — which is taking place June 23-25 in Dessel — Graspop Metal Meeting lineup: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON DIE KRUPPS MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGUY TRIVIUM Y&T THE GATHERING LEAVES' EYES STREAM OF PASSION GOJIRA SOILWORK 36 CRAZYFISTS ANVIL SENGIR DARKANE "Metal Domestage" THE MAPLE ROOM BATTALION ICONOCLASM PANCHRYSIA CALLENISH CIRCLE LENG TCH'E AXAMENTA Saturday, June 24: GUNS N' ROSES SOULFLY ALICE IN CHAINS STONE SOUR OPETH MY DYING BRIDE DEATH ANGEL AVENGED SEVENFOLD JON OLIVA'S PAIN ILL NINO OBITUARY THE NEW YORK DOLLS NILE BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE ANCIENT RITES THE DATSUNS AKERCOCKE BLOODSIMPLE CALIBAN "Tribute To Monsters Of Rock" NUTELLICA PURPLE STRANGERS OZZY OZZ UP THE IRONS ACTION IN DC Sunday, June 25: MOTÖRHEAD SAXON HELLOWEEN IN FLAMES CRADLE OF FILTH ARCH ENEMY AFTER FOREVER EXODUS ARMORED SAINT AGNOSTIC FRONT DEVILDRIVER AS I LAY DYING DRAGONFORCE BEYOND FEAR IGNITE ENTHRONED ENSIFERUM INQUEST MACHINE MEN (Thanks: Brent) -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. The Surgery Is What Keeps Us Here.... - wookubus (8:10 PM PST 06/22/2006) Zao will not be taking part in the upcoming Hawthorne Heights, Story Of The Year Canadian run in July as a result of band frontman Dan Weyandt requiring his wisdom teeth being taken out. Meanwhile, dates have begun to roll out for the groups summer tour with Throwdown, Evergreen Terrace and Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster, they are as follows: August 18th San Diego, CA - SOMA August 19th Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre August 21st San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit August 22nd Houston, TX - Warehouse Live August 25th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade August 27th Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar August 28th Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance August 29th Levittown, NY - Club Ritual August 31st Providence, RI - Living Room September 07th Toledo, OH - Headliners September 08th Chicago, IL - Metro / Smart Bar September 09th Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theater September 13th Denver, CO - Marquis Theater September 15th Boise, ID - The Venue September 17th Seattle, WA - El Corazon September 18th Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre September 20th San Francisco, CA - Slim's Sinai Beach are expected to take Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster's place on the first two dates (August 18th-19th) of the tour. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Remembering To Park.... - wookubus (7:56 PM PST 06/22/2006) In addition to the bands previously announced UK run, the European leg of dates for Shai Hulud's upcoming overseas tour have now been revealed and are as follows: August 25th Giessen, GER - Muk August 26th Granichen, SWI - Open Air Granichen August 27th Leper, BEL - Leper Fest September 4th Trier, GER - Exhaus September 8th Linkoping, SWE - Dead Fest September 10th Berlin, GER - Magnet September 13th Vienna, AUT - Arena September 14th Ravena, ITA - Rock Planet September 15th Milano, ITA - Transilvania Live September 18th Bochum, GER - Matrix Remembering Never and Parkway Drive are expected to support on the aforementioned stops. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Victim Club.... - wookubus (7:50 PM PST 06/22/2006) Eighteen Visions recently shot a video for their track "Victim" in Los Angeles, CA with director Scott Duncan (Inxs). The video was filmed at the same location the basement fight scenes for the movie "Fight Club". The band will release their new self-titled album through Trustkill/Epic on July 18th. Sleep Tracks.... - wookubus (7:41 PM PST 06/22/2006) Ankla (ex-Puya) have finalized the track listing for their new album "Sleep Trails" which is due out on July 25th through Bieler Bros., it is as follows: 01 - "Intro/Sinking" 02 - "Step Ahead" 03 - "Deceit" 04 - "Seasons Never Change" 05 - "Generacrion Mutante" 06 - "Still Alive" 07 - "Suelta El Ankla" 09 - "Your Grace Makes Me Sick" 10 - "Glimpse" 11 - "Flush" 12 - "Scattered Existence" 13 - "Steep Trails" -----SOURCE: The PRP. Liferage.... - wookubus (7:23 PM PST 06/22/2006) Nightrage have inked a deal with Lifeforce and will be heading into Studio Fredman later this year to begin recording their new album for the label. An early 2007 release date is expected, while the group have the following dates with Vader and Bloodthorn booked for later this year: November 11th Kolding, DEN - Godset November 12th Copenhagen, DEN - The Rock November 13th Gothenburg, SWE - Musikens Hus November 14th Oslo, NOR - Garage November 15th Kristiansand, NOR - TBA November 16th Bergen, NOR - Garage November 17th Trondheim, NOR - Blaest November 18th Orebro, SWE - Satin November 19th Stockholm, SWE - Klubben November 20th Gavle, SWE - Monster November 21st Umea, SWE - Midnight November 22nd Oulu, FIN - Teatria November 23rd Jyvaskyla, FIN - TBA November 24th Helsinki, FIN - TBA November 25th Turku, FIN - Klubi -----SOURCE: The PRP. The Hate Within.... - wookubus (7:03 PM PST 06/22/2006) Hatesphere will release their new album "The Sickness Within" on September 12th through SPV. Time To Takeover.... - wookubus (7:08 PM PST 06/22/2006) Previously unreleased tracks from Bullet For My Valentine, Bleeding Through, It Dies Today and more will be featured on the upcoming "Trustkill Takeover Vol. II" compilation which will see an October 03rd release date via Trustkill. Eulogy Get Spotlight.... - wookubus (7:03 PM PST 06/22/2006) The Spotlight have signed a deal with Eulogy. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Tuesday, June 20, 2006
CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement.... - June 20, 2006 Pennsylvania's CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN have issued the following update: "Mike Bartek [drums] is no longer a part of CODC and for the indefinite time being we are forced into hiatus. We apologize to the promoters and bands we have had shows booked with as well as the fans, as we were about 3/4 of the way through the next full-length release. There was absolutely no way around this. "Mike had a list of 'qualities' that would have had him tossed from most bands, but friendship was what mostly kept him with us. This time he crossed way over the line and defecated on any concepts of friendship and respect possible and stooped lower than we thought even he would ever go. So he is gone and an ugly part of the CIRCLE's past and, for anyone who has followed CODC through the years, we are once again in the situation of finding a new member. Joe, Jason and Drew have decided to continue on and feel that ultimately, Mike's departure will be a huge blessing in disguise for CODC. After three drummers, three bass players and three guitarists, the machine will hopefully continue on. Plenty of skulls still need crushed. "We will begin tryouts for a new drummer asap. If interested, please contact CODC at salo120@circleofdeadchildren.net We are located in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area." CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN's last release, "Zero Comfort Margin", came out in July 2005 via Willowtip Records. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. NOVEMBERS DOOM Announce New Album Title.... - June 20, 2006 Chicago's NOVEMBERS DOOM have posted the following message on their official web site: "The recording has begun for the upcoming CD, and now we can reveal details on the work. A title has been selected, and the final disc will contain eight songs. Once again as we've already announced, we're recording with Chris Djuricic, mixing with Dan Swanö [EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH], and mastering with James Murphy [TESTAMENT, DEATH]. The first three days are complete, and the drums have been tracked. "The Novella Reservoir" projected track listing: 01. Rain 02. The Novella Reservoir 03. They Were Left to Die 04. Our Twilight Innocence 05. Drown the Inland Mere 06. The Voice of Failure 07. Dominate the Human Strain 08. Leaving This The follow-up to 2005's "The Pale Haunt Departure" is scheduled for release later in the year via The End Records. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. BLOODSHED Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement.... - June 20, 2006 Swedish death/black metallers BLOODSHED have parted ways with drummer Martin Karlsson and are currently seeking a replacement. If you are interested, e-mail the band at tommy@bloodshed.info. "Preferably include a short presentation of yourself and some sort of sample of your playing (links to mp3s or mail a CD)," the group write in a statement. "Since the rest of us live in Stockholm and rehearse on a regular basis, it might be a good thing if you live in the Stockholm area (others are of course welcome to apply too, if you're willing to make the trip a couple of times a week)." BLOODSHED recently completed work on their full-length album, entitled "Stale Cold Cell Recital", due later in the year. The follow-up to the "Blade Eleventh" mini-CD, which was released last year via Cursed Division, was recorded at Necromorbus studio with producer Vidar Widgren. "Stale Cold Cell Recital" projected track listing: 01. General Exodus 02. Cell 03. Hæreticus 04. Into... 05. Pieces 06. Headless Idol 07. Death Indulgence 08. Cravings 09. High End Return 10. Prophecies of Man Check out audio samples at www.myspace.com/bloodshedswe. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. BUCKCHERRY To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Tomorrow Night.... - June 20, 2006 BUCKCHERRY will be performing on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show this Wednesday, night, June 21 on ABC-TV. To obtain tickets for the taping, which will take place Wednesday evening in Hollywood, California, visit www.1iota.com. BUCKCHERRY's third album, titled "Fifteen", debuted at a career best No. 48 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. BUCKCHERRY is touring the U.S. now and plays tonight (Tuesday, June 20) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The band recently signed a major label deal with Atlantic Records to market "Fifteen", which was initially released independently through Eleven Seven Music. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. CIRCUS OF POWER: Footage From Upcoming 'Road To Ruin' Available Online.... - June 20, 2006 The CIRCUS OF POWER "Dead Flowers" segment from the upcoming "Road To Ruin" film directed by Drew Stone can be viewed at www.circusofpower.net. CIRCUS OF POWER members Ricky Beck Mahler (guitar), Alex Mitchell (vocals), Ryan Maher (drums) and Marc Frappier (bass) reunited for a "20th Anniversary Show" June 3 at The Elysium in Austin, Texas. They performed their classic 1988 self-titled debut in its entirety as well as the songs "Dreams Tonight" and "Vices". The controversial new film by Drew Stone (MTV's "True Life" – "I Live To Ride" episode; "Urban Street - Bike Warriors" trilogy; AGNOSTIC FRONT's "Gotta Go") deals with the confusion, anguish and joy of being addicted to rock and roll 20 years down the line. A celebration of the survival of the "rock 'n' roll spirit" past 2010, the new movie is also expected to include footage from the STIGMATA reunion show, which featured SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner. "Road to Ruin" is scheduled for an April 2007 release. Says Stone regarding the CIRCUS OF POWER reunion show: "It was a real thrill to see this great band back together on stage playing all the songs from their influential first record. The footage came out great but most of all seeing old friends put the past behind them and play music we all love was the real payoff for me. That’s the spirit of the 'Road To Ruin' film. I'm not going to even get into any crap about 'rock's coming back.' I've got some news for you… ROCK'S BACK…. and this is coming from a guy who's made a career doing rap videos." For more information on Drew Stone and the "Road To Ruin" film, visit www.stonefilmsnyc.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. ILL NINO Frontman Explains Concert Cancellation.... - June 20, 2006 ILL NINO frontman Cristian Machado has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First and foremost: To the thousands of ILL NINO fans that we will not get to see due to our cancellation, I sincerely apologize for the inability to perform this show and promise a prompt and rescheduled return. If you read on you'll begin to understand the reasons why the cancelations were necessary. "After experiencing incredible amounts of extreme travel situations over the past 3 days, which included everything from flight delays, taking 6 flights in 54 hours, and still performing 3 intense and full length shows on only 4 hours of sleep in 78 hours, I will not be able to vocally perform. The details are long and extensive, and include everything from lost luggage, problems with ground transportation, and stolen gear. The sad thing is that's not even the whole story. Honestly, the experience was something ILL NINO can write a book about. "Anyone who has ever seen an ILL NINO concert knows that we are no fucking chumps and 'kill it' every single night we get onstage. After 6 years of extensive and rigorous touring I have never cancelled a single show and we will always continue to bring a consistent and killer live performance at every venue we play. But, after having endured the hardest touring complications ILL NINO has ever been faced with, and the unexpected travel situations, my vocal cords have taken a beating and I am forced to cancel tonight's performance. Not to mention my body is literally 'shutting the fuck down.' Realizing that my instrument is internal, and to prevent further damage to my vocal chords, I have been consulted by doctors to cancel the remainder of the tour. However, I am not one to go down without a fight so I will do whatever is necessary in order to complete the remainder of the shows. I just want to add that the shows in Portugal, Spain, and Germany were incredibly insane and your energy was energizing. Once again, I personally apologize for the cancellation. There is nothing that I can do except seclude myself in a hotel room for the next 24 hours and hope I get better. "I really want to thank the thousands of ILL NINO fans that came to the Portugal, Spain, and German shows. It is needless to say that all of the shows were intense and we still performed our hearts out every night. I will take the day off, receive a cortisone shot and give my all to continue the tour. I would really like to thank my band members and crew guys for not only enduring this extraneous and exhausting experience but also for being understanding about my vocal condition. "Much respect to Kenny from the local SHIVER in Fulda, Germany for coming up on stage to help me sing 4 of the 15 songs. And yes, we performed our full set even though I had to push my voice to its limits. If anyone is going to post this anywhere else @ least have the courtesy to add the first two paragraphs which addresses our fans. They mean the world to us and we would never want to let them down." ILL NINO's latest album, "One Nation Underground", was released last September via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Confessions" was produced by Scrap 60 (ANTHRAX, ILL NINO, CRADLE OF FILTH, BLEEDING THROUGH). -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. MOURNING BELOVETH Begin Writing New Material.... - June 20, 2006 Irish doom metal act MOURNING BELOVETH have posted the following message on their official web site: "Back from tour with PRIMORDIAL, MOONSORROW and our labelmates GARDENS OF GEHENNAH and it was probably the best tour yet, well organised, well attended and some great reactions. We even got to play Hungary, Vienna and Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig where we hadn't been before and each night we were shouted back for more, even some slow handclapping some nights. Sold out shows in Arnheim and Biebob told the story of the tour really. People appreciating bands who play from the heart and not the usual merry-go-round of touring bands. Last weekend saw us appear with PRIMORDIAL again in London, another triumph for Irish metal as the attendance was close to the 300 mark. A great crowd response and some dodgy singing in the Intrepid fox later made sure we would be remembered. "As you know we are confirmed for Party.San [Open Air festival] in Germany on August 12th, we play at 3pm…should be a nice sunny day for some miserable music and just confirmed this week we will be playing on August 10th at Brutal Assault festival in Czechoslovakia very late in the evening …all this coming on the back of the annual trek to Wacken and it should lead to a few lost livers and braincells. "July should see the re-release, through Grau, of our first two albums, namely 'Dust' and 'The Sullen Sulcus' with no new material added however the artwork of 'Dust' will be slightly changed in line with our new paymasters…haha. "The new album is coming along slowly, being broken up every few weeks with another gig but we are now going to concentrate on writing for the next few months. One song written already and a lot of ideas floating around but too early to tell anything yet." -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: 10 Songs Ready For New CD.... - June 20, 2006 VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has posted the following message on his official blog: "Have been hard at work on the new VELVET REVOLVER stuff. We have been working five days a week for the last month. And have about 10 songs worked up. Going to work in my studio for another couple of weeks. Then start rehearsing for our mini-tour of the West Coast. Then back in the studio to complete the album." VELVET REVOLVER recently recorded a new song for the upcoming animated feature, "Monster House". The band's 2004 debut, "Contraband", was certified double-platinum for sales in excess of two million copies in the United States. Confirmed VELVET REVOLVER tour dates: Jul. 21 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel Jul. 22 - Costa Mesa, CA - The Pacific Amphitheatre Jul. 29 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa Jul. 30 - Paso Robles, CA - Paso Robles Events Center -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. EXODUS Guitarist Sets Record Straight Regarding Zurich Cancellation.... - June 20, 2006 EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Okay people, I have finally made it to Zurich. Let me set the record straight. "After playing Lorca Rock festival (awesome show, big thanks to everybody involved) we had to drive four hours to Valencia airport instead of Alacante, which is one hour away. Our tickets were so fucked up, they had us flying to Zurich via London. This should have been a two-hour flight with a one-hour drive to the airport. Instead it was about a total of nine hours. But the big problem was we were given an unreasonable amount of time to change flights to Zurich. We were not transfering on the same airline, we had to walk 20 minutes, go through passport control, and get our bags, and head to the ticketing counter to check in for our flight. In thirty minutes. Do the math. We ended up stuck in London for about five hours until we could catch the only flight we could afford (and find) that would get us off the isle. Which put us in Nice all night, sleeping on benches like hobos. This whole nightmare began at 4 in the morning on the 18th, and about thirty something hours later we made it to Zurich to pick up our remaining crew and backline. "This has sucked more than you could ever imagine, and if you do not believe me you can walk a mile in my shoes. Now, don't get me wrong. I love where my shoes take me, for better or worse. "This has been a disaster of epic proportions. But the three shows we have done have ruled. Believe me when I say heads will roll over this. "As for someone's comment about bathing in the sea? "I hate the water." EXODUS are continuing to tour in support of their latest CD, "Shovel Headed Kill Machine", which was released in October 2005 via Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded at Trident studios in Pacheco, California and mixed by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY), the follow-up to 2004's "Tempo of the Damned" is the band's first to feature new members Lee Altus (guitar; HEATHEN), Paul Bostaph (drums; ex-SLAYER, TESTAMENT, FORBIDDEN) and Rob Dukes (vocals). -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. ALICE IN CHAINS: 'Essential' Collection To Finally See Light Of Day.... - June 20, 2006 "The Essential Alice in Chains", a two-CD compilation that originally was slated to be released more than two years ago, finally will see the light of day July 25 via Sony/Legacy. The complete track listing for the collection is as follows: CD 1: 01. We Die Young 02. Man In The Box 03. Sea Of Sorrow 04. Love, Hate, Love 05. Am I Inside 06. Brother 07. Got Me Wrong 08. Right Turn 09. Rain When I Die 10. Them Bones 11. Angry Chair 12. Dam That River 13. Dirt 14. God Smack 15. Hate To Feel 16. Rooster CD 2: 01. No Excuses 02. I Stay Away 03. What The Hell Have I (Remix) 04. A Little Bitter (Remix) 05. Grind 06. Heaven Beside You 07. Again 08. Over Now (Unplugged) 09. Nutshell (Unplugged) 10. Get Born Again 11. Died 12. Would? ALICE IN CHAINS — Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William DuVall (who will handle lead vocals for the group) — completed a short U.S. tour in May and are currently on the road in Europe playing a series of club dates and festival appearances. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. HEAVEN SHALL BURN: 'Deaf To Our Prayers' To Arrive In August.... - June 20, 2006 August 28 will see the release of "Deaf to Our Prayers", the long-awaited follow-up for HEAVEN SHALL BURN's highly acclaimed album "Antigone". "Finally, we are holding the masters for our new CD, 'Deaf To Our Prayers', in our hands and we are pretty certain that we've recorded an album that'll be a more than worthy successor for 'Antigone',", says guitarist Maik Weichert. The recording of "Deaf To Our Prayers" was once again done at Rape Of Harmonies Studios in beautiful Thüringen. "Patrick W. Engel and Ralf Müller have added their share another time and we cannot picture working on an album without them," the band said. For the first time, HEAVEN SHALL BURN used Jacob Hansen and his Hansen Studios in Denmark for the mix. "We had a great time in Ribe, the oldest city in Denmark, and worked extremely hard on getting the maximum out of the new songs. Right from the beginning of the writing process we had the vision to record a raw and direct album. I think 'Deaf To Our Prayers' is a lot more brutal than 'Antigone' while still having some mid-tempo passages. Simply 100% HSB!" As on their previous albums, HEAVEN SHALL BURN don't just have intense music to offer, but also food for thought. "The title 'Deaf To Our Prayers' is influenced by a line from a poem by Heinrich Heine that dealt with the situation of industrial workers from Silesia in the 19th century," the band said. "Other songs like 'Of No Avail' or 'The Final March' were influenced by Gerhard Hauptmann's drama 'The Weavers'. Especially the situation of the workers in the 19th century, the so-called Industrial Revolution, shows oppressive parallels to current developments in our society that's highly affected by globalisation." However, "Deaf To Our Prayers" is also dealing with other historic aspects. "'Armia', for example, is about the hopeless, 64-day fight that Polish partisans fought against the occupying power in the battle of Warsaw in August 1944," the band said. "Again, we stayed away from topics such as heartache, problems with parents and 'I'll kill every single one of you.' We know that there are people out there who want to use their heads for banging AND thinking — that's what we are about." -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. MUNICIPAL WASTE UNVEIL U.S. AND SELECTED INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES.... Earache's own reigning thrash masters, MUNICIPAL WASTE have announced several US summer tour dates, as well as a string of UK and Australian dates. MUNICIPAL WASTE embody the spirit of a good 'ol time and are eager to bring the waste to the masses! MUNICIPAL WASTE are touring in support of their first Earache release, "Hazardous Mutation" and are sure to embrace the summer spirit of beer, boogie boards, and musical thrashiness. MUNICIPAL WASTE will be playing alongside a variety of bands, including MURPHY'S LAW, DEADFALL, CAUSTIC CHRIST, ANNIHILATION TIME and many more. For updated tour details check out: www.myspace.com/municipalwaste 2006 U.S. SUMMER TOUR DATES: 6/ 25 - 6:00 PM @ Peppermint Club - Virginia Beach, VA 7/ 8 - 7:00 PM @ Oakland Cafe - Pittsburgh , PA 7/9 - 8:00PM @ Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY 7/10 - 8:00PM @ Wescott Community Center - Syracuse, NY 7/11 - 8:00PM @ Elks Lodge - Boston, MA 7/12 - 8:00 PM @ T.B.A - Providence, RI 7/13 - 8:00PM @ Wallingford American Legion - Wallingford, CT 7/14 - 8:00PM @ North Six - Brooklyn, NY 7/15 - 8:00PM @ First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA 7/16 - 3:00PM @ Asbury Lanes - Asbury Park, NJ 7/17 - 1:00PM @ Sounds of the Underground Tour *- Columbia , MD 7/22 - 7:00PM @ Town Hall (Vera) - Seattle, WA 7/23 - 8:00PM @ Sabala's - Portland , OR 7/24 - 7:00PM @ FOODHOLE - Portland, OR 7/25 - 7:00PM @ Burnt Ramen! - Richmond, CA 7/26 - 6:00PM @ Info Shop - Fresno, CA 7/27 - 7:00PM @ Zen Sushi - West Hollywood, CA 7/28 - 8:00PM @ TBA - Anaheim, CA 7/29 - 8:00PM @ Static Lounge 18 - San Deigo, CA 7/30 - 6:00PM @ Que Sera - Long Beach, CA * Guest slot on Sounds of the Underground Tour, for more info check out: http://www.soundsoftheundergroundtour.com/ 2006 SUMMER AUSTRALIAN DATES: 8/4 - 8:00PM @ The Basement - Brisbane, Australia 8/5 - 8:00PM @ Annadale - Sydney, Australia 8/6 - 8:00PM @ Cambridge - New Castle, Australia 8/9 - 8:00PM @ Rosemount - Perth, Australia 8/11 - 8:00PM @ Enigma - Adelaide, Australia 8/12 - 8:00PM @ Arthouse - Melbourne, Australia 2006 SUMMER U.K. DATES: 8/25 - 1:00PM @ Reading Festival - Reading, UK 8/26 - 8:00PM @ Leeds Festival - Leeds, UK -----SOURCE: Earache Records. . FEAR FACTORY, MORBID ANGEL, NAPALM DEATH Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival.... - June 20, 2006 FEAR FACTORY, MORBID ANGEL, NAPALM DEATH and DESTRUCTION have been confirmed for the Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 10 - ?12 at Svojsice U Prelouce (100 km east of Prague) in the Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ADOR DORATH AMORPHIS ARSEBREED BIRDFLESH BORN FROM PAIN CARNIVAL IN COAL CENOTAPH CEREBRAL TURBULENCY COLP CRASHPOINT DEADBORN DEPRESY DESTRUCTION DIMMU BORGIR DISAVOWED EPHEL DUATH FEAR FACTORY FLESHGORE GALADRIEL GOJIRA GOREFEST ILLIDIANCE MAYHEM MNEMIC MORBID ANGEL MORTIFILIA MOURNING BELOVETH NAPALM DEATH NEGLECTED FIELDS NEGLIGENT COLLATERAL COLLAPSE OBSCURA OCEAN, THE ONSLAUGHT OPHIOLATRY ORPHANED LAND RASTA RITES OF UNDEATH ROOT ROTTEN SOUND SACRAMENTAL BLOOD SANATORIUM SEVERE TORTURE SICK OF IT ALL SKINLESS SKYFORGER SOLFERNUS SPAWN OF POSSESSION TEXTURES TISÍC LET OD RÁJE TROLLECH -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. JUNGLE ROT To Film 'Victims Of Violence' Video This Week.... - June 20, 2006 Wisconsin-based death metallers JUNGLE ROT will start filming a video for the track "Victims of Violence" this week with director Dave Paul (DISTURBED, FIREBALL MINISTRY, SKANK) of DP Filmworks. The clip will be filmed at a military vehicle graveyard in Wisconsin. "Victims Of Violence" comes off the band's upcoming album, "War Zone", due on June 27 via Crash Music. Commented the band: "We're looking forward to working with Dave and hope to see our joint vision realized on film soon!" In other news, JUNGLE ROT will be holding a record-release party for "War Zone" this Sunday at Exit in Chicago. Exit is located at 1315 W. North Ave. There is absolutely NO cover! There will be giveaways including the new album and shirts, drink specials all night, and bassist James Genenz will guest DJ for the evening. The party is for guests 21 and older. Upcoming JUNGLE ROT shows: Jul. 21 - Woodys - Cedar Rapids, IA Jul. 22 - Central Illinois Metalfest - Urbana, IL Jul. 28 - Knights Of Columbus Hall - Arlington Heights, IL Jul. 29 - Hattrix - Kenosha, WI Aug. 25 - Nite Cap - Chicago, IL (w/ORIGIN) Aug. 26 - Hattrix - Kenosha, WI -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. One With The Dates.... - wookubus (5:44 PM PST 06/19/2006) The complete schedule has been released for Soilwork's fall North American run with Mnemic, Threat Signal and Darkest Hour (on select dates), here's how it looks: October 05th Springfield, VA - Jaxx October 06th Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance October 07th Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre / Underground October 08th Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall October 09th Toronto, ON - Opera House October 10th Quebec City, QC - Imperial October 11th Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques October 12th Latham, NY - Saratoga Winners October 13th Worcester, MA - The Palladium October 14th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under October 15th Mokena, IL - Pearl Room October 16th Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground October 17th Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre October 19th San Francisco, CA - The Pound SF October 20th West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues October 21st Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues October 22nd Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse October 23rd Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad October 24th San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit October 25th Houston, TX - Warehouse Live October 27th Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room October 28th Saint Petersburg, FL - State Theatre October 29th Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar October 30th Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues October 31st Fayetteville, NC - Jesters Pub November 01st Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade November 02nd Jacksonville, NC - Planet Rock November 03rd Norfolk, VA - The NorVa November 04th Baltimore, MD - Sonar November 05th New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club November 06th Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock Cafe November 07th Philadelphia, PA - Starlight November 08th Johnson City, NY Magic City Music Hall November 09th Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre November 10th Rochester, NY Penny Arcade November 11th Detroit, MI Harpo's -----SOURCE: The PRP. Undoing Canada.... - wookubus (5:33 PM PST 06/19/2006) Darkest Hour have lined up a number of new dates, here's the schedule: August 07th Halifax, NS - Pavillion August 08th Halifax, NS - The Attic August 09th Quebec City, QC - Anti Hall August 12th Ottawa, ON - Babylon August 13th Guelph, ON - Club Denim August 14th London, ON - Embassy August 15th Timmins, ON - Victory Tavern August 16th Thunder Bay, ON - Community Auditorium August 17th Winnipeg, MB - Albert August 18th Regina, SK - The Exchange August 21st Calgary, AB - Underground August 23rd Vancouver, BC - Richards On Richards August 24th Victoria, BC - Sugar Night Club No word yet on who else will be playing the aforementioned Canadian dates with them. Following that, the band have the following shows scheduled with Misery Signals, From A Second Story Window and Versus The Mirror: August 25th Seattle, WA - El Corazon August 29th Spokane, WA - Big Dipper August 30th Billings, MT - Venture Theater August 31st Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep September 01st Wichita, KS - Headway Skatepark September 02nd Omaha, NE - Sokol Hall September 04th Detroit, MI - Alvin's September 05th Erie, PA - Forward Hall September 06th Syracuse, NY - The Furnace September 07th Worcester, MA - Palladium September 08th Baltimore, MD - Ottobar -----SOURCE: The PRP. The Cult Expands.... - wookubus (5:16 PM PST 06/19/2006) Converge have offered an update from the studio regarding the ongoing recording of their new album, including listing off a number of guest appearances for the sessions, such as members of Doomriders, The Hope Conspiracy and more. You can read it all over at www.convergecult.com. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Tracked The Hard Way.... - wookubus (5:12 PM PST 06/19/2006) The track listing for Terror's upcoming new album "Always The Hard Way" has taken shape, it is as follows: 01 - "All For Revenge" 02 - "Strike You Down" 03 - "Survival Comes Crashing In" 04 - "Always The Hard Way" 05 - "Lost" 06 - "Last of The Diehards" 07 - "Close To Defeat" 08 - "Test My Convictions" 09 - "Hell To Pay" 10 - "One Step Behind" 11 - "You Can't Break Me" 12 - "Dibbs And Murs Check In" 13 - "Hardship Belongs To Me" 14 - "Smash Through You" "Always The Hard Way" will land in stores on July 25th. -----SOURCE: The PRP. 2x Gigantour.... - wookubus (5:04 PM PST 06/19/2006) Last years "Gigantour" will be coming to stores in two formats in the next few months. A deluxe 2-CD live set will see an August 22nd release date while a 2-DVD set will see a September 05th release date, both through Image Entertainment. track listings are as follows: CD 1: 01 - Dream Theater - "Panic Attack" 02 - Dream Theater - "Glass Prison" 03 - Anthrax - "Caught In A Mosh" 04 - Anthrax - "I Am The Law" 05 - Life Of Agony - "The Day He Died" 06 - Life Of Agony - "Love To Let You Down" 07 - Dry Kill Logic - "Lost" 08 - Dry Kill Logic - "Paper Tiger" 09 - Bobaflex - "Better Than Me" 10 - Bobaflex - "Medicine" CD 2: 01 - Megadeth - "She Wolf" 02 - Megadeth - "A Tout Le Monde" 03 - Megadeth - "Kick The Chair" 04 - Fear Factory - "Transgression" 05 - Fear Factory - "Archetype" 06 - Nevermore - "Born" 07 - Nevermore - "Enemies Of Reality" 08 - Symphony X - "Inferno" 09 - Symphony X - "Of Sins And Shadows" DVD 1: 01 - Dream Theater - "Panic Attack" 02 - Dream Theater - "Glass Prison" 03 - Life Of Agony - "The Day He Died" 04 - Life Of Agony - "Love To Let You Down" 05 - Dry Kill Logic - "Lost" 06 - Dry Kill Logic - "Paper Tiger" 07 - Bobaflex - "Better Than Me" DVD 2: 01 - Megadeth - "She Wolf" 02 - Megadeth - "A Tout Le Monde" 03 - Megadeth - "Kick The Chair" 04 - Fear Factory - "Transgression" 05 - Fear Factory - "Archetype" 06 - Nevermore - "Born" 07 - Nevermore - "Enemies Of Reality" 08 - Symphony X - "Inferno" 09 - Symphony X - "Of Sins And Shadows" -----SOURCE: The PRP. List Of Revelations.... - wookubus (4:45 PM PST 06/19/2006) Audioslave have finalized the track listing for their new album "Revelations", which is due out on September 05th through Epic, here's how it shapes up: 01 - "Revelations" 02 - "One And The Same" 03 - "Sound Of A Gun" 04 - "Until We Fall" 05 - "Original Fire" 06 - "Broken City" 07 - "Somedays" 08 - "Shape Of Things To Come" 09 - "Jewel Of The Summertime" 10 - "Wide Awake" 11 - "Nothing Left To Say But Goodbye" 12 - "Moth" As previously reported, the track "Original Fire" will serve as the first single from the release and will arrive at radio on July 18th. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Misery's Mirrors.... - wookubus (4:29 PM PST 06/19/2006) Misery Signals are plotting a tentative September 05th release date through Ferret for their new album "Mirrors". -----SOURCE: The PRP. In The List Of Fire.... - wookubus (4:04 PM PST 06/19/2006) The track listing has been revealed for Unearth's upcoming new album "III: In The Eyes Of Fire", here's how it will shape up: 01 - "This Glorious Nightmare" 02 - "Giles" 03 - "March Of The Mutes" 04 - "Sanctity Of Brothers" 05 - "The Devil Has Risen" 06 - "This Time Was Mine" 07 - "Unstoppable" 08 - "So It Goes" 09 - "Impostors Kingdom" 10 - "Bled Dry" 11 - "Big Bear And The Hour Of Chaos" A limited edition version of the album will also see a release and will feature a bonus DVD that contains a making of the album along with live videos for the following tracks: 01 - "The Great Dividers" 02 - "This Lying World" 03 - "Only The People" 04 - "Black Hearts Now Reign" "III: In The Eyes Of Fire" will see an August 08th release date through Metal Blade. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Olde Production.... - wookubus (4:00 PM PST 06/19/2006) Fear Factory guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers has been doing some production work lately, having recently produced Threat Signal's upcoming new album "Under Reprisal". Now Wolbers is currently in the studio producing Mnemic's upcoming new album and will also produce Bleed The Sky's new album later this year. Furthermore, the finalized schedule for Fear Factory's upcoming "Machines At War Tour" with Suffocation, Hypocrisy and Decapitated has been released and looks as follows: October 26th San Francisco, CA - The Pound October 27th San Francisco, CA - The Pound October 28th Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre October 29th Los Angeles, CA - Key Club October 30th Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre November 01st Houston, TX - Warehouse live November 02nd New Orleans, LA - House of Blues November 03rd St, Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre November 04th Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room November 06th Fayetteville, NC - Jeeters Pub November 07th West Springfield, VA - Jaxx November 08th New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club November 10th Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom November 11th Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues November 12th Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre November 13th Montreal, QC - Medley November 14th Toronto, ON - The Opera House November 16th Cohoes, NY - Saratoga Winners November 17th Worcester, MA - The Palladium November 18th Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance November 19th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's November 22nd South Bend, IN - Club Fever November 24th Detroit, MI - Harpo's November 25th Chicago, IL - Metro/Smart Bar November 26th Saginaw, MI - Shooters November 27th Sauget, IL - Pop's November 28th Columbia Hts, MN - Star Central November 29th Winnipeg, MB - Ramada Conf. Center December 01st Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room December 02nd Calgary, AB - Warehouse December 05th Seattle, WA - Studio Seven December 06th Portland, OR - Roseland Theater December 08th Englewood, CO - Gothic Theater December 09th Albuquerque, MN - Sunshine Theater -----SOURCE: The PRP. Taking Back Chaos.... - wookubus (1:52 AM PST 06/19/2006) The "Taste Of Chaos Tour" will once again be heading overseas with an Australian leg announced for this fall. Bands onboard for this edition of the trek include Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, Anti-Flag, Underoath, Senses Fail, Saosin, Parkway Drive and Cold By Winter. Dates are as follows: October 08th Auckland, NZ - St James Theatre October 10th Perth, AUS - Burswood Dome October 12th Adelaide, AUS - Adelaide Entertainment Centre October 13th Melbourne, AUS - Vodafone Arena October 14th Sydney, AUS - Sydney Entertainment Centre October 15th Brisbane, AUS - Brisbane Entertainment Centre -----SOURCE: The PRP. Why We're Filmed.... - wookubus (1:52 AM PST 06/19/2006) The Jonbenet recently shot a video for their track "Why We're Dead" with director DJ Joost, it should make its way online shortly. The song is the first single from the groups upcoming new album "Ugly/Heartless", which will see a release through Pluto in the coming months. -----SOURCE: The PRP. 7 Angels 7 Reunions.... - wookubus (1:47 AM PST 06/19/2006) 7 Angels 7 Plagues will be playing a reunion show at KC's in Fredericksburg, VA on August 05th. Numerous other artists will perform at the show, including Fear Before The March Of Flames, The #12 Looks Like You, Spitfire and others. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Saturday, June 17, 2006
SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Talks About Departure Of IGOR CAVALERA.... - June 17, 2006 On Thursday, June 15, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET about the recent departure of drummer and founding member Igor Cavalera and the group's future plans. A transcript of the chat follows: Q: Igor told me a couple of days ago that it was as far back as December 2004 — during his last European tour with SEPULTURA — that he started having these strong feelings of not enjoying himself on stage and not really wanting to be on the road with the band anymore. Were you aware back then that there were problems? I mean, was it something that you had discussed even during that time? Andreas: "Yeah, definitely. He wasn't really enjoying that much being away from Brazil. Especially because he was recently separated from his wife, with more than 16 years together and three kids, and he just got a new wife and new kid. I mean, for any man — it doesn't matter what kind of profession you are — it's a crazy deal, it's very disturbing. It's like you have to really review your whole life pretty much. And, of course, SEPULTURA… we were working on the MOTÖRHEAD tour and then working on the new album and stuff. But, you know, we talked a lot, actually. We did pretty much this together. I mean, he was aware of our intention to continue, especially because we had the new album and everything — to do the tours and find Roy [Mayorga, SEPULTURA's fill-in drummer during the European tour with IN FLAMES], etc. I mean, we respect his decision. I cannot [force] someone to be on stage who doesn't feel it. And especially for SEPULTURA — we always gave 100 percent of our everything to be on stage and… I have my family myself and kids, and for me it's hard also to leave, and to be away, but my situation is much more stable. I'm together with my wife for 16 years etc. So it's pretty understandable that he was confused in the head and all — he was not really enjoying being on the road. We had a break — I don't know… around 3-4 months. He said he wanted to treat himself and talk to some people and find some professional help — really put his head in place — but he never really got that feeling back, to be on the road and to promote the new album etc." Q: Is this the break earlier this year that you are talking about or is this some other break you are referring to? Andreas: "No, that was last year. It was before we started working on 'Dante XXI'. Well, we were working on 'Dante' since August 2004, but before we went actually into the studio to record and everything, we had this break and all. And we did the album and stuff, and everything was cool, but he was never really giving any signs of being excited to be on the road." Q: Did it affect the songwriting process as well, in your opinion? Andreas: "I don't know. Everything affects the songwriting — for good or bad. I mean, it doesn't matter… It could be a good situation or a bad situation. I guess everything [was] positive, because he was really into the album — he brought a lot of ideas. The guy who did the album cover — all the paintings — it was his choice; André Moraes, the co-producer [of the 'Dante' album], he really wanted to work with him and [experiment with] drum loops, and stuff like that. So you know, it was really cool — the studio was fine — but we were concerned to see what would be the next step after the studio; we wanted to have him on the road with us to at least finish the cycle of the album. And then we could stop and think about the future. My intention here now is really to… We found this new drummer from Belo Horizonte [Jean Dolabella, ex-UDORA], also, coincidentally. [Igor and his brother Max formed SEPULTURA in Belo Horizonte before moving to Sao Paulo — Ed.] Our intention is really to finish all the dates that we have ahead of us and try to play as much as we can — to finish the cycle, to honor the contract with SPV etc." Q: Igor said in the interview I did with him a couple of days ago that there was a point before you guys went to Europe [for the tour with IN FLAMES] when you all apparently agreed to take a break as a band and regroup at some point down the line. But then he said that after you came back from Europe, it seemed like you had changed your mind and you wanted to continue touring, with or without him. Is that how you remember the course of events as well? Andreas: "Around the whole process, we all changed a lot — not only the band itself, but individually [as well] about what we should do. I mean, before we left for Europe, I went to talk to him and stuff and he wanted to be involved but without being on the road. I thought that was very difficult, you know, because… I mean, he's the best at what he does on stage — playing drums. And I always made it clear that we wanted to finish what we started — to finish with our heads up and not really… like we did with Max on the 'Roots' tour; we had to stop and really review everything. We didn't finish that part of our career. Our intention, really, was to finish this, because we had so much great support from SPV, a lot of excitement, we did the video clip [for 'Convicted in Life'], we just finished the live DVD and all, and the album [received] a lot of really good response overall by fans and critics, and on stage with Roy, it was really awesome — it was amazing to have Roy there [playing] with a lot of passion and putting 100 percent into it. It was really cool that he also brought some suggestions from old songs, to do something different. That was really exciting and stuff. And you know, he knew that our intention was really to finish the cycle and to play as much as we could. And it was very difficult to have him in the band but without him playing on the road. He's great on the merchandising stuff — all the stuff that he did for the band — and the idea was for him to stay doing stuff like that, like making decisions; you know, like continue to work like more as an office guy instead of being on the road. But I guess he decided to announce [his departure] now, because maybe he has some different projects that he wants to move on [with], and he wanted to decide this first. I mean, what can I say? We respect the timing and all, but… It's a sad situation. I wish we could be together still, at least to finish this. I also have my solo album too and I have many other different projects and stuff, but I have a commitment with SEPULTURA, especially with this album and stuff, and I wanna finish this before I start something new." Q: But I'm not sure if it's completely clear what exactly transpired between January 2006 and June 2006 to cause him to change his mind with regards to his status in the band. From your point of view, was there anything that happened that triggered this announcement — like a disagreement or something of that sort? Andreas: "I don't know. I think he expected us to stop and… I don't know… finish everything and not continue with SEPULTURA. I don't know. We wanted him to wait, at least to finish this cycle and stuff, and then sit down and decide our future. I have no intentions to record another SEPULTURA album with somebody different. My intention really here is to finish the cycle. Especially because we had a great experience with Roy in Europe. I really believe this new guy is gonna bring a lot of new feelings, a new challenge for us. Our profession is moved by challenge, especially music, as we try so much different stuff and travel so many different places. As long as it's exciting… it's gonna be a whole learning experience. But I don't know… Like I said, he decided to announce [his departure] now, maybe because he has something else going on. Fine. But if I had the choice, I'd rather wait a little more and decide this later, but he decided to do this now, like I said, and we respect his decision." Q: You said that you have no intentions of recording another SEPULTURA album without Igor. But the first statement that was posted on your web site after Igor made his announcement sort of implied that you would carry on, because I think it said something like, "SEPULTURA will continue." Andreas: "Yeah, that's kind of decision that we don't have to [make] now. There are so many different elements that could change a lot. Like I said, our intention… We have this guy now, Jean, with us on the drums, we did some tests and stuff, we did some practicing, we were all very impressed by his playing and stuff. Our intention is to play. I don't know if it could go until the end of this year, or the end of next year. Hopefully we can do some festivals in Europe and really represent this album, work this album, and then we [can] decide if we're gonna continue or not. I mean, the message [posted on the web site] is that we're gonna continue with the 'Dante' cycle and see what's next. But what I can tell you now is that I don't feel like doing another SEPULTURA album right now, especially without Igor. It's something that we're not even thinking about. Our attitude is really immediate — really to finish this stuff and really clear this from our life, and finish this and feel good about it, and then make the decision together and talk about it." Q: Igor also implied in his interview that there were some problems between you guys in the way you communicated and interacted with each other, and that it's something that became worse and worse over time. Do you feel that there were communication problems between Igor and the rest of the band that might have contributed to his decision to leave? Andreas: "Yeah. I mean, besides Igor being married to Monika [Igor's first wife] for so long, Monika worked with the band also. So after the separation, Igor was finding it very difficult with the day-do-day business of SEPULTURA, especially because Monika was involved. It's really hard to change all the structure, especially because Monika was together [working] with us for so long, so quickly like that. So I guess in that respect the communication between all of us got a little bit weird. Everything around his personal life, or around personal lives, has a very strong influence on what we do together as a band, and he changed a lot. It's very understandable — he changed his wife and family and stuff. I just think he saw an opportunity, really, to make a bigger change in his life — not only in his personal life, but also professionally. I mean, you know Igor well, like I do, and stuff, and it's his style — he's very quiet, whatever, and it's hard for him to express what he really feels and etc. and it's something that is personal, something that is [part of] his character, something that… it's natural, whatever. I think it feels that it was his style to start something new. I mean, after 22 years together, being away from his brother for so long, it's very heavy situation. I think it's a ridiculous situation — especially between [Igor and Max], brothers by blood and stuff like that. I don't know… I think he feels that he can do something new and at the same time look back and try to resolve his stuff, his problems." Q: You mentioned earlier that you have no intention of recording another SEPULTURA album without Igor, but you are not completely ruling it out. I mean, you basically will make that decision when the time is right. Andreas: "Exactly. Like I said, I cannot really make any decisions now. I'm just telling you what I feel today. But it doesn't mean that [it's the way it's going to be]. I mean, Paulo and Derrick can feel a little different about the same topic, but that’s something that we're still gonna talk about and we're gonna live through the day we really have to decide something about that. And it's cool because we're clear with SPV, the contracts — we had two albums and everything — so I think we can make this decision a lot… it's easier; we don't have the obligation to do another album." Q: So you're not signed to SPV right now? Andreas: "We were dealing with some stuff for the next album when Igor was in the band and everything, but it depends a lot on what's gonna happen — now on the road, and with the drummer. There's a lot of elements that could decide to go either way. But let's wait." Q: So were you surprised when Igor told you that he was going to make this announcement? Andreas: "No, not really. Not surprised. I just thought it was kind of premature to announce it now. But we talked about this already." Q: You mentioned that you had other projects lined up, and I saw on the Internet that you're still doing these other gigs in Brazil in the meantime. How much of a focus will be on SEPULTURA, as far as touring for the next few months, compared to the solo stuff that you're doing? 'Cause I think you're still working on your solo album, right? Andreas: "Yeah. I've been working on my solo album for the last three years, or four years, and I'm doing it very slowly. I wanna enjoy [the process] and invite a lot of people to play [on it] and etc. But you know, SEPULTURA, of course, is my priority, especially because we have a new guy and we have the album and stuff, and let's see where can we go, and how many we can play. The intention, really, is to be on the road as much as we can — to go back to Europe and hopefully to play in the States — we haven't played in the United States in more than three years. The intention's really to be on the road." Q: Is the U.S. tour now confirmed or is that still up in the air? Andreas: "It's still up in the air — [it's] ninety-whatever percent. [Laughs]" Q: I think you mentioned in another interview that you are supposed to be going out with HATEBREED. Andreas: "Yeah, we're talking to HATEBREED and Jamey [Jasta] about doing something together in August/September. Let's see if it happens. It would be great." Q: I've seen some videos of Roy playing with SEPULTURA and I agree with you that he did a great job. But I think that the attitude of the fans might be a little bit different this time around now that it has been announced that Igor is actually out of the band. How do you respond to those fans who say that SEPULTURA shouldn't continue without Igor — touring or otherwise? Andreas: "Well, I heard that before — 10 years ago. I mean, it was not possible to have SEPULTURA without Max. And we did what we did, and we're still here talking about it. Let's see what happens. Anything is possible. I cannot really rule out any option. We could be surprised by what could happen; it could be something big or it could be a disaster. You never know. With Roy also, it was something that we didn't know what to expect, you know. But when you have musicians on stage that play the music honestly and enjoy what they're doing, I mean…. You know, there's no wrong. I mean, besides all the politics — who should be there, who shouldn't be there — we should respect the music and the history of SEPULTURA. And that's why I'm still on stage — because I really love what I do. It's amazing the respect and the love that the fans have for SEPULTURA. Even those that still don't like Derrick or they like Max and all the changes and all, they're still around — even talking good or shit. They're still part of the SEPULTURA life and the SEPULTURA family. And like I said, we're very excited about this new drummer — he's something really new for us, really fresh, he's playing so great and stuff, and let's see what happens. I mean, we still respect the spirit and the story of SEPULTURA, especially because we have this album, 'Dante', and we're gonna do our best and we're gonna enjoy what we do and let's see what happens." Q: I asked Igor this question as well… Looking back on the whole split with Max and how that entire thing was handled, especially now that you see that not much progress has been made in rebuilding the relationship between you and Max in the last 10 years, do you wish that you could have handled that whole situation differently? Andreas: "Yeah, I think Max leaving the band was just the tip of the iceberg. The whole relationship we had with Gloria [SEPULTURA's former manager and Max's wife]… I mean, the only regret I have was really to trust so much the manager, whatever the manager did. After Max left the band, we had to learn a lot about the business, to learn how to take care a little more about our own stuff and not to trust so much somebody. And, you know, he left the band and he pretty much had… it felt like he had the whole plan already going. I mean, he wanted with SEPULTURA what he's doing with SOULFLY — like have total control and stuff. I mean, you could say the first SOULFLY album, the only thing different there is the drummer, the bass player and the guitar player — everything else is the same as 'Roots'. That kind of relationship between the band and a manager that was really fucked up, because she came to be our manager first and then she got involved with Max and etc. Him leaving the band was just… the snowball was the biggest, so we couldn’t really handle the stuff. And of course, Max leaving and putting the letter in the magazines and all that stuff without us knowing, that was really fucked up and then only talking through lawyers and all that crap. It's something that's not going on right now. I mean, Igor and us still have a really good relationship besides all our disagreements regarding the stuff. We did all this together. The only thing I [questioned] was just the timing of the announcement, and stuff like that, but I like I said, we respect his decision, and we hope for the best. I mean, there's no reason, really, to talk shit about anybody. The way it happened 10 years ago, I think we're just a lot more prepared to handle this situation." Q: Do you think that what happened now with Igor increases the chance of the "classic" SEPULTURA lineup ever coming back together or do you think that in some ways it makes it even less likely because Igor has kind of moved on? Andreas: "I really don't know, man. It could go either way. I know there's a lot of people who want to make this happen — this reunion stuff — but I don't know…" Q: In your opinion, what would it take for a reunion to happen? Andreas: "I don't know. A relationship, you know. I think SEPULTURA was built on a relationship between us — growing up together, even though I joined the band a little later, but we grew up together as a band from then on. Everything we did together, and we talked to each other, and we discussed different opinions and ideas… I mean, it's not gonna happen through only lawyers and different buses and different dressing rooms and just meeting on stage and play the whole classic lineup, all the songs. I think we're capable of doing something really special, if we could do something together again, and maximize… I think to have the chance to do this again, it would be great, but it would have to be right. Because otherwise our fans will feel that and that would be a fucking disaster." Q: So if somebody was to come to you and say, "We'll offer you this much money." Under those circumstances, you don't think that could happen. It would have to start with you having a relationship with Max, first of all. Andreas: "Yeah, I think so. I mean, to practice and to at least respect each other's opinions and decisions. We don't have to agree with each other, but work for the best of the band. It's not because we're physically there on stage that the shit's gonna work. I mean, we just did the music we did because had an interaction together, we had a life together, we had agreements and disagreements, whatever — it was very healthy for the music of SEPULTURA. And I think that's essential. Besides all the money and all the structure and all the people involved, it would have to start from the inside to outside and not the opposite — I don't see it working that way. And it could be a disaster also — nothing really is certain that we could be together again and do great again. There's not a recipe to do it right again. I mean, if we had that going, I believe that would take time and stuff and a lot of conversation and a lot of talking and a lot of brainstorming, really, to make this happen. But any other kind of thing would be fake and it would be totally disrespectful to all our old fans and to the fans of the new phase and to Derrick and to Todd [manager] and to everybody involved in SEPULTURA. Here we have really to think in a calm [way] and respect SEPULTURA overall — respect everything we built together and to continue something special." Q: You recently went to see SOULFLY in New York with Derrick. You didn't make any attempt to even try to talk to Max and most people don't understand why that is the case. Why can't you just go and talk to Max? Why didn't you try to talk to Max, just as a longtime friend, somebody you played with so many years? Andreas: "I don't know. It's very difficult. It's been 10 years without talking to each other and, you know, he has a really strong army around him protecting his bunker, so to go there and try to talk to him… I've seen the roadies and seen a lot of people that I didn't see for a long time…" Q: So they knew you were there? Andreas: "Yeah, definitely. But we arrived like halfway through the set and we saw the end and stuff and… We did that once [before] in L.A. [back in 1998]. We were just in town and I don't see why not. It was great. The fans there were really happy to see us there and stuff, and there was no animosity in the air — it was really cool. We were just there to see this new lineup and to see Max on stage at least. I mean, to go there and try to talk to him, I think it would be kind of… That's not the way, I think, for it to happen. It could happen, but like I said, he's so much well protected and even the SOULFLY fans, it's very hard for them to get in touch with him." -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. REVEREND To Embark On 'Resurrection Tour' In August.... - June 17, 2006 REVEREND have announced plans to embark on the "Resurrection Tour" beginning in late August. The trek will kick off in Fort Worth, Texas, with REVEREND headlining the "Rockers Against Hunger" food drive on August 26. The tour will return REVEREND to late REVEREND/METAL CHURCH frontman David Wayne's hometown of Zillah, WA to headline the Evergreen MusicFest on Saturday, September 9. Upcoming REVEREND dates now include: Aug. 26 - Fort Worth, TX @ The Engine Room Sep. 02 - Austin, TX @ (venue to be announced) Sep. 08 - Casper, WY @ (venue to be announced) Sep. 09 - Zillah, WA @ Evergreen MusicFest Sep. 11 - Anaheim, CA @ (venue to be announced) Sep. 13 - Phoenix, AZ @ (venue to be announced) Sep. 15 - Denver, CO @ (venue to be announced) As previously reported, REVEREND have announced the addition of singer Michael Lance to the group's ranks. Wayne died on May 10, 2005 due to complications from injuries he sustained in a head-on automobile accident several months earlier. He was 47 years old. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. SUTURE Sign With UNMATCHED BRUTALITY.... - June 17, 2006 Louisiana's "sickest" death metal act SUTURE have signed with underground label Unmatched Brutality to release their second full-length CD, "Skeletal Vortex". They are looking to enter the studio later this year. SUTURE hail from the swamplands of Louisiana and have been brutalizing the southern reaches of the U.S. since 1998. The band released three demos — "Bloodsoaked", "In Cryptic Bliss", and "Deconstructing Anatomy" — followed by their 2002 debut CD, "Carnivorous Urge to Kill", which came out on U.S. label Deepsend Records. For more information, visit www.suturedeathmetal.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. |
