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Friday, April 15, 2005
THE RED CHORD Co-Headlining tour w/ Bury Your Dead: also playing A Life Once Lost, and IF HOPE DIES.... 4/01 Lemoyne, PA Champion Ship 4/02 Harrisonburg, PA Godwin Gym MacRock Festival 4/03 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern 4/04 Jacksonville, FL Thee Imperial 4/05 Miami, FL The Alley 4/07 Orlando, FL Backbooth 4/08 Tampa, FL The Orpheum 4/09 Tallahassee, FL Big Daddy's 4/10 Baton Rouge, FL The Darkroom 4/11 Little Rock, AR Vino's 4/12 Memphis, TN The Complex 4/13 Marietta, GA Swayzes 4/14 Augusta, GA Sector 7G 4/15 Winston-Salem, NC Brew Ha-Ha's 4/16 Richmond, VA Alley Katz 4/17 Baltimore, MD The Ottobar 4/18 Johnstown, PA Ace's Lounge 4/19 Farmingdale, NY Downtown 4/20 Wilkes-Barre, PA Café Metropolis 4/21 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft 4/22 Bucksport, ME The Kave 4/24 Syracuse, NY Club Tundra 4/26 La Crosse, WI Warehouse 4/27 Arlington Heights, IL Knights of Columbus Hall 4/28 Milwaukee, WI Mad Planet 4/29 Kansas City, MO El Torreon 4/30 Colorado Springs, CO Navajo Hogan 5/01 Ft. Collins, CO The Starlight 5/03 Boise, ID The Venue 5/04 Portland, OR Loveland 5/06 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk 5/07 Marina, CA Marina Vets Hall 5/08 El Cajon, CA The Ground Zero Building 5/09 Fresno, CA Big Game Studios 5/10 Bakersfield, CA Jerry's Pizza 5/11 Tucson, AZ Skrappy's 5/12 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad 5/13 Lubbock, TX Jakes Sports Café 5/14 Houston, TX Fat Cats 5/16 Wichita Falls, TX Brick House 5/17 Tulsa, OK The Pink Eye 5/18 Iowa City, IA Gabe's Oasis 519 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground 5/20 Rockford, IL Jewish Community Center 5/21 Louisville, KY Headliners 5/22 Grand Rapids, MI Ten Bells 5/23 St. Catherines, ON L3 5/24 London, ON The Embassy SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour w/ Clutch, Poison The Well, Opeth, Unearth, High On Fire, Every Time I Die, Terror, and many more: 6/25 Lowell, MA Paul E. Tsongas Arena 6/28 Pontiac, MI Phoenix Plaza Amphitheatre 6/30 Winston, Salem, NC Dixie Classic Fairgrounds 7/01 Portsmouth, ME Harbor Center Pavilion 7/02 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom 7/03 Montreal, QC Stade Unitrix 7/04 Mississauga, ON Arrow Hall 7/05 Cleveland, OH The Scene Pavilion 7/08 Tinley Park, IL Tweeter Center outdoors 7/09 Sauget, IL Pop's outdoors 7/10 Tulsa, OK Brady Village 7/13 Orlando, FL Tinker Field 7/19 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum OZZFEST - AS I LAY DYING, and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.... 7/15 Boston, MA Tweeter Center 7/17 Hartford, CT Meadows 7/19 Camden, NJ Tweeter Waterfront 7/21 Buffalo, NY Darien Lakes 7/23 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette 7/24 Washington, DC Nissan 7/26 New York, NY PNC 7/30 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center 7/31 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center 8/02 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre 8/04 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 8/06 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley 8/07 Minneapolis, MN Floatrite Park 8/11 Seattle, WA White River 8/13 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 8/14 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train 8/16 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Pavilion 8/18 Phoenix, AZ Cricket 8/20 Los Angeles, CA Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen 8/23 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion 8/25 Dallas, TX Smirnoff 8/27 Houston, TX Cynthia J. Woods Pavilion 8/28 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8/31 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheatre 9/02 Charlotte, NC Verizon 9/04 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice AS I LAY DYING Minions of Mosh Tour w/ Throwdown, and All That Remains.... 3/31 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall Ballroom 4/01 Edmonton, AB The Starlite 4/02 Regina, SK Riddel Center 4/03 Saskatoon, SK The Roxy on Broadway 4/05 Winnipeg, MB Collective Cabaret 4/06 Thunder Bay, ON Warp 9 w/ Throwdown, All That Remains, and WINTER SOLSTICE 4/08 London, ON The Embassy Hall 4/09 Ottawa, ON Babylon 4/10 Montreal, QC El Salon 4/11 Toronto, ON The Opera House 4/12 Latham, NY Saratoga Winners 4/13 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade 4/14 Toledo, OH Headliners 4/15 Louisville, KY Headliners 4/16 Huntington, WV HYAMP 4/17 Richmond, VA Alley Katz 4/18 Baltimore, MD The Ottobar 4/20 Farmingdale, NY Downtown 4/21 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground 4/23 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club 4/24 Erie, PA Forward Hall 4/25 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection 4/27 Kansas City, MO El Torreon 4/28 Oklahoma City, OK Green Door 4/29 Wichita Falls, TX Brick House 4/30 Lubbock, TX The Pavilion 5/01 El Paso, TX T-Lounge 5/13 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds Cornerstone Festival 7/01 Marietta, IL Cornerstone Festival OZZFEST 7/15 Boston, MA Tweeter Center 7/17 Hartford, CT Meadows 7/19 Camden, NJ Tweeter Waterfront 7/21 Buffalo, NY Darien Lakes 7/23 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette 7/24 Washington, DC Nissan 7/26 New York, NY PNC 7/30 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center 7/31 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center 8/02 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre 8/04 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 8/06 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley 8/07 Minneapolis, MN Floatrite Park 8/11 Seattle, WA White River 8/13 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 8/14 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train 8/16 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Pavilion 8/18 Phoenix, AZ Cricket 8/20 Los Angeles, CA Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen 8/23 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion 8/25 Dallas, TX Smirnoff 8/27 Houston, TX Cynthia J. Woods Pavilion 8/28 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8/31 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheatre 9/02 Charlotte, NC Verizon 9/04 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice UNEARTH.... 4/23 Corona, CA Showcase Theatre w/ CATTLE DECAPITATION SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour w/ Clutch, Poison The Well, The Red Chord, Opeth, High On Fire, Every Time I Die, Terror, and many more: 6/25 Lowell, MA Paul E. Tsongas Arena 6/28 Pontiac, MI Phoenix Plaza Amphitheatre 6/30 Winston, Salem, NC Dixie Classic Fairgrounds 7/01 Portsmouth, ME Harbor Center Pavilion 7/02 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom 7/03 Montreal, QC Stade Unitrix 7/04 Mississauga, ON Arrow Hall 7/05 Cleveland, OH The Scene Pavilion 7/08 Tinley Park, IL Tweeter Center outdoors 7/09 Sauget, IL Pop's outdoors 7/10 Tulsa, OK Brady Village 7/13 Orlando, FL Tinker Field 7/19 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Tour w/ KING DIAMOND, Nile, and Behemoth.... 4/14 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room 4/15 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues 4/16 Atlanta, GA Masquerade 4/18 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero 4/19 New York, NY BB King's Blues Club 4/20 New York, NY BB King's Blues Club 4/22 West Springfield, VA Jaxx SOLD OUT 4/23 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance 4/24 Worcester, MA The Palladium New England Hardcore and Metal Fest 4/26 Cleveland, OH House of Blues 4/27 Chicago, IL House of Blues 4/28 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre 4/29 Sauget, IL Pop's 4/30 Minneapolis, MN Quest Club 5/01 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl 5/02 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre 5/03 Salt Lake City, UT Lo-Fi Cafe 5/05 Seattle, WA Fenix Underground 5/06 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre 5/07 San Francisco, CA The Pound 5/08 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues Sunset Strip 5/09 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Anaheim 5/11 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre 5/12 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre 5/13 El Paso, TX Club Xcape 5/14 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station 5/15 McAllen, TX La Villa Real 5/16 Corpus Christi, TX El Palacio Ballroom 5/17 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom 5/18 Houston, TX Engine Room 5/20 New Orleans, LA House of Blues 5/21 Tampa, FL Masquerade OZZFEST 7/15 Boston, MA Tweeter Center 7/17 Hartford, CT Meadows 7/19 Camden, NJ Tweeter Waterfront 7/21 Buffalo, NY Darien Lakes 7/23 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette 7/24 Washington, DC Nissan 7/26 New York, NY PNC 7/30 Chicago, IL Tweeter Center 7/31 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center 8/02 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre 8/04 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 8/06 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley 8/07 Minneapolis, MN Floatrite Park 8/11 Seattle, WA White River 8/13 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 8/14 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train 8/16 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Pavilion 8/18 Phoenix, AZ Cricket 8/20 Los Angeles, CA Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen 8/23 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion 8/25 Dallas, TX Smirnoff 8/27 Houston, TX Cynthia J. Woods Pavilion 8/28 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8/31 Nashville, TN Starwood Amphitheatre 9/02 Charlotte, NC Verizon 9/04 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice INTO THE MOAT Tour w/ PSYOPUS, ANIMOSITY, and Summers End.... 4/15 West Palm Beach, FL Spanky's 4/16 Orlando, FL Backbooth 4/17 Jacksonville, FL Thee Imperial 4/18 Augusta, GA Sector 7G 4/20 Myrtle Beach, SC The Social 4/22 Charlotte, NC Milestone 4/23 Fredericksburg, VA KC's 4/25 Middletown, NY Club NY 4/26 Altoona, PA Homers Gap Civic Association 4/28 Nashville, TN Muse 4/29 Memphis, TN The Complex 4/30 Baton Rouge, LA The Darkroom 5/01 Houston, TX Walters on Washington 5/02 San Antonio, TX Sanctuary 5/03 El Paso, TX Surge's 5/04 Tempe, AZ Neck Beard's 5/05 Corona, CA Showcase Theatre 5/06 Lancaster, CA El Dorado 5/07 South Gate, CA The Allen Theatre 5/08 Yuma, AZ Jaycees Clubhouse 5/09 Hollywood, CA Studio S 5/13 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk 5/14 Reno, NV Club Infinity 5/18 Wichita, KS Eagles Lodge 5/19 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl 5/22 Dayton, OH Elbos Tour w/ Soilent Green and A Perfect Murder 7/15 Baltimore, MD Fletchers 7/16 Hagerstown, MD Lightersberg Grange Hall 7/21 Hartford, CT Underground 7/22 Poughkeepsie, NY Club Crannel 7/23 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade 7/24 Cleveland, OH Peabody's 7/28 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl 7/29 Denver, CO Rock Island 7/30 Colorado Springs, CO Navajo Hogan 8/02 Seattle, WA Studio Seven More dates coming soon! WINTER SOLSTICE w/ Throwdown and All That Remains.... 4/07 Sudbury, ON Alder Theatre Minions of Mosh Tour w/ AS I LAY DYING, Throwdown and All That Remains 4/08 London, ON The Embassy Hall 4/09 Ottawa, ON Babylon 4/10 Montreal, QC El Salon 4/11 Toronto, ON The Opera House 4/12 Latham, NY Saratoga Winners 4/13 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade 4/14 Toledo, OH Headliners 4/15 Louisville, KY Headliners 4/16 Huntington, WV HYAMP 4/17 Richmond, VA Alley Katz 4/18 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 4/20 Farmingdale, NY Downtown 4/21 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground 4/23 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club 4/24 Erie, PA Forward Hall 4/25 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection 4/27 Kansas City, MO El Torreon 4/28 Oklahoma City, OK Green Door 4/29 Wichita Falls, TX Brick House 4/30 Lubbock, TX Jakes Sports Café 5/01 El Paso, TX T-Lounge BEYOND THE EMBRACE.... AMP MAGAZINE Presents: Amorphis, BEYOND THE EMBRACE, and Single Bullet Theory 4/01 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre 4/02 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade end tour 9/10 Toronto, ON Opera House 9/11 Quebec City, QC L'Imperial 9/12 Montreal, QC Medley 9/13 Worcester, MA Palladium 9/14 New York, NY BB King's Blues Club 9/15 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero EXCALION Announce New Guitarist.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION have announced the addition of guitarist Vesa Nupponen to the group's ranks. Nupponen joins the band as the replacement for Kimmo Hänninen, who left the group in December due to musical differences. EXCALION will release their new album, "Primal Exhale", on May 17 via Sound Riot Records. Described as a blend of NIGHTWISH and STRATOVARIUS, "Primal Exhale" was recorded and mixed at Watercastle Studios and was mastered at The Digital Audio in U.K. (ROYAL HUNT, RING OF FIRE, LAST TRIBE). Cover artwork duties were handled by C.A. Interactive (MORIFADE, AXENSTAR, SUPREME MAJESTY). "Primal Exhale" track listing: 01. Temptation Wasteland 02. A Moment in the Spotlight 03. Reality Bends 04. Dire Waters 05. Stage of Lies 06. Heart & Home 07. Megalomania 08. My Legacy 09. Obsession to Prosper -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. DISTURBED To 'Reinvent' Themselves On Upcoming CD.... - Apr. 15, 2005 DISTURBED frontman David Draiman recently spoke to MTV.com about the recording process for their third album, tentatively due early summer. "It's been a process, man," he said. "We don't want this one to sound anything like what we've done, and it's always hard to reinvent yourself and come up with something that doesn't borrow elements from what you've already created. It can be very taxing." Draiman insists DISTURBED's still-untitled new record is their angriest, most unrepentant offering to date. It's equally energized by feelings of betrayal, frustration and alienation. "The lyrics push in many different directions, but they're united in their anger," the singer said. "For example, 'Hell' is about a relationship with someone who keeps coming in and out of your life, and every time they come back they f--- up your whole world. 'Decadence' is about how difficult it is to live a decadent lifestyle, the effect it has on you and what it does to your soul. They're different ... but they're both really pissed off." So far, DISTURBED have finished 13 tracks. They plan to record seven more and select 13 for the final cut. One track that has been confirmed is a cover of GENESIS' '80s pop classic "Land of Confusion". The song seems like a strange choice in contrast to the relentless barrage of the other tracks, and it contradicts a claim Draiman made after DISTURBED covered TEARS FOR FEARS' "Shout" on their debut. "I know I said I would never do another cover, but I guess I lied," the singer said. "Just wait until you hear it. We took the synth beat out and riffed it up and chunked it up so it's heavy as f---. Basically, we took all the pop out, and what's cool is that the lyrics are so appropriate for today's times." Read more at MTV.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. CROWPATH To Enter Studio In August.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Swedish metalcore act CROWPATH will enter Berno Studios (THE HAUNTED, DEFLESHED, GOD DETHRONED, AMON AMARTH, KAAMOS) in Malmö, Sweden on August 12 to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2006. The follow-up to 2004's "Red on Chrome" will feature such cuts as "Pigeonsmasher" and "The Will to Burn", CROWPATH's full-length debut, "Red on Chrome", was issued last spring via the Pittsburgh, Pa.-based metal label Willowtip Records. The 13-track, 30-minute CD was recorded by Fredrik Reinedahl (IN FLAMES, BURST) at Phlat Planet Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. KORN: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Rapper THE GAME.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Producer Dallas Austin (MADONNA, TLC, GWEN STEFANI, PINK, JANET JACKSON, BOYZ II MEN) has told MTV.com that his collaboration with KORN, which should see release either later this year or early next, will hold at least a few surprises for the band's trusty fans — including one of hip-hop's hardest on guest vocals. "We've actually done a song that THE GAME will be rapping on," Austin revealed. THE GAME will join KORN in the studio next month to lay down his rhymes. Five tracks have been recorded so far, Austin said, and the remainder of the album's material has been written, just not recorded. "They looked at everything they have done and said, 'What else can we do now?' " said Austin, who got a personal call from frontman Jonathan Davis to pitch him the production gig. The band wanted to try something different with this record and felt Dallas was the perfect person to help them realize that goal. "In an era where it's really hard to play rock and roll — especially hip-hop rock, which they kind of pioneered, but then everything got oversaturated — Jonathan thought, 'How can we rekindle it?' " Austin said. "The stuff you're going to hear from us, it's just great rock stuff — really heavy," Austin explained. "As a producer, I don't come in and bring my thing. I come and work with what's there. I just try making whatever I work with as vivid as possible for what we're doing. Some of the stuff, it's really dark. You'll hear beats underneath it, but it's still really guitar-heavy. I didn't bring them into my world — I just produced KORN. I think [people will] be surprised to hear what we did." Read more at MTV.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. SLIPKNOT: Go Behind The Scenes On 'Subliminal Verses Tour'.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Fuse's "Uranium", currently sponsoring the monstrous "Subliminal Verses Tour" featuring SLIPKNOT with special guests LAMB OF GOD and SHADOWS FALL, will give fans a look at SLIPKNOT like they’ve never seen before. On Friday, April 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET, "Uranium" host Juliya gets a tour of the whole stage show with percussionist Chris Fehn, a first-person look at the death-defying drum solo of Joey Jordison, a view from above the madness with DJ Sid at his turntables, and an in depth conversation with frontman Corey Taylor as they walk through an empty arena awaiting the madness of the maggots. The show also features interviews with LAMB OF GOD and SHADOWS FALL. Juliya gets a lesson in whipping from Randy Blythe (singer of LAMB OF GOD) and a look into the “glamorous life” on the road, as SHADOWS FALL shows her what it takes to be an opening band on their first arena tour. You'll also see exclusive live performance footage of all three bands that you won’t see anywhere else! In addition to the show premiering Friday, "Uranium" has posted on their web site an additional video package tied to a "watch and win" contest. Four members of SLIPKNOT gave Juliya something personal that "Uranium" wants to give away to some lucky fans. The Grand Prize will be a limited-edition autographed vinyl album from Sid that you can only get from his hands, and a drumstick from Joey. The runner-up prize will be Corey's personal hair scrunchie, and 30 cents from Chris (which teh "Uranium" press release claims "is the actual 30 cents from him, and has not replaced by the staff — HONESTLY!!"). For more information, go to "Uranium"'s web site at www.fuse.tv and watch the teasers posted online. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. STAIND: New Single Due In June.... - Apr. 15, 2005 The first single from the new album by STAIND will tentatively begin showing up at rock radio stations the first week of June, according to Launch Radio Networks. Although the title of the track has yet to be announced, a song called "Right Here" has been rumored as a possible candidate. The new STAIND record, titled "Chapter V", may follow in July. The album's release will reportedly wait until after singer Aaron Lewis's wife gives birth to their new baby, which is due in May. Tour plans are also contingent on the time of the baby's arrival. Guitarist Mike Mushok recently told Launch that "Chapter V" is STAIND's most varied offering yet. "I think the songs are way more diverse than anything we've done," he said. "There's stuff that's a lot heavier than the last record, and there's stuff that's a lot lighter too. I mean, we really kind of tried to get as diverse as possible." -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. MESMERIZE, NECRODEATH, FREEDOM CALL Confirmed For Italy's AGGLUTINATION METAL FESTIVAL.... - Apr. 15, 2005 MESMERIZE, NECRODEATH and FREEDOM CALL are the first bands confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Agglutination Metal Festival, set to take place August 13 in Chiaromonte, Italy. More information will be made available soon. (Thanks: www.all-about-chaos.net) -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. GREEN CARNATION To Headline Toronto's DAY OF THE EQUINOX Festival.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Norway's GREEN CARNATION will be making their North American debut as headliner at the Day Of The Equinox festival on Friday, October 14 at The Opera House in Toronto, Canada. Other groups expected to appear at the festival incude Oregon's moody/atmospheric act AGALLOCH and Montreal's ambitious UNEXPECT. A co-headliner and other special guests will be announced in mid-May. GREEN CARNATION's founder/guitarist Tchort commented: "GREEN CARNATION is overwhelmingly excited about this inter-continental show in Toronto and are preparing a unique live set for such a special occasion. We think it's fair to say that those who attend will see GREEN CARNATION give its most progressive and atmospheric show EVER! Since it's our first show over there, we find it to be vital that we cover the material from all our three latest albums. That means we have three hours of music to choose from. We don't want to reveal the whole live show, but we can tease you a bit and say that we decided to do an extended live set to include a major part of 'Light of Day, Day of Darkness', as well as material from 'Blessing in Disguise' and 'The Quiet Offspring'. This will be a special event from us to you." For more information, visit www.dayoftheequinox.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. VELVET REVOLVER Begin Work On Material For Sophomore Album.... - Apr. 15, 2005 ABC ePrep reports: VELVET REVOLVER recently kicked off their Electric Wonderland Show tour, and their next show is tonight at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California. This tour marks VELVET REVOLVER's first arena tour, and frontman Scott Weiland says that it's a challenge to bring an intimate quality to a large venue. He says that VELVET REVOLVER solves the problem by keeping the stage smaller because, "if you enlarge the stage too much, we found that the band doesn't play as a band any more — you start playing as individuals...So, we sort of keep the stage smaller, just so we perform as a band." Guitarist Slash says that VELVET REVOLVER has started to work on the follow-up to their hit debut album, "Contraband", and as he puts it, "We're making arrangements to take, whenever we have some time off, to go in and start pre-production and do this thing, 'cause everybody's really excited about it." -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. KEEP OF KALESSIN To Release New Album In September.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, will be entering the studio on May 2 to begin recording their new album, "Armada", tentatively due in September via the Norwegian label Tabu Recordings, a division of Tuba Records. Vyl will be playing the drums on the album and a new bass player, Wizziac, will be introduced. MAYHEM singer Attila Chisar will be doing some additional vocals, but he will not be the frontman anymore. The band will try out different vocalists in the studio to find the one who matches the music best. The group's complete lineup will be revealed when the recording sessions are completed. Regarding the musical direction of the new CD, the band write in their web site, "The material is said to take guitar riffing to a new level by playing 4-5 different harmonies on the same guitar at the same time! All this in ultra-speed! The album will be of epic art and is symphonic black metal as it should be with symphonic guitar riffing, not based on synth." Commented Obsidian C.: "I'm not looking forward to recording this album. Don't get me wrong though....I'm looking forward to the day it's finished, but not the actual recording sessions! This is the hardest thing I have ever tried to play on a guitar. I don't even know why I make this stuff, but I guess it's the end result that really drives me. It may sound easy for the listener because it's not 'technical made' just to sound technical. I want to have epic songs with great atmosphere and great flow through a song. And then when you start to really listen to what's going on you discover the details and strange chord work." KEEP OF KALESSIN's most recent mini-album, "Reclaim", was released in December 2003 through FaceFront Records. The group's first release since 1999's "Agnen: A Journey through the Dark" (Avantgarde), "Reclaim" has been described as a new milestone in Norwegian black metal by the Norwegian press. "Reclaim" is available in the U.S. through The End mail-order. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. THRESHOLD To Release New Fan Club CD.... - Apr. 15, 2005 U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD plan to release a new fan club CD in the summer, featuring the band's concert in Switzerland last September. The album is expected to be a double CD featuring the following setlist: 01. Mission Profile 02. Ground Control 03. Freaks 04. Into The Light 05. Echoes Of Life 06. Long Way Home 07. Opium 08. The Art Of Reason 09. Pressure 10. The Ravages Of Time 11. Light And Space 12. Flags And Footprints 13. Fragmentation THRESHOLD will be back on stage next month at the three-day Rock Hard Festival in Germany. The band will perform on May 15 alongside such bands as ACCEPT, MASTERPLAN, OVERKILL and SENTENCED. This month THRESHOLD guitarist Karl Groom starts producing the new album by power metallers DRAGONFORCE featuring BAL-SAGOTH's drummer Dave Mackintosh. THRESHOLD keyboardist Richard West is also in the studio recording solos for a progressive supergroup headed up by guitarist Michael Harris with ENCHANT's Ted Leonard as well as Rob Stankiewicz and Derek Blakely from HAJI'S KITCHEN. He will also be recording a solo for the debut album by BEYOND THE LABYRINTH. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. EXILIA Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Italian female-fronted quartet EXILIA have parted ways with drummer Andrea Ge. "EXILIA thank for his four years of intensive work, his enthusiasm, the great times and loads of fun, and more than 400 gigs throughout Europe, and they wish him all the best for his future," the band write in a statement. Replacing Andrea in the band is Ale. "Ale was born in Livorno, close to the Italian coast," the group write. "Alongside surfing and skating, his primary passion is rock music as favored by bands like MACHINE HEAD, METALLICA and PANTERA. Ale began his drumming career at the tender age of 15, gathering experience in his local area before making the big leap to seek out new challenges in 2000 with a move to Milan, home of Masha & Co.. His work there came to the attention of EXILIA, where he has immediately fit right into the picture with his enormous diversity and endless energy! From now on, Ale is a full member of EXILIA, and fans in Italy have already had the opportunity to enjoy him with the band live!" EXILIA are continuing to tour in support of their debut album, "Unleashed", which was released last May via G.U.N./BMG Records. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. CRISIS To Be Interviewed On Southern California's INDIE 103.1 FM.... - Apr. 15, 2005 CRISIS will be interviewed live by DJ Jackie Wednesday, April 27 at 10:00 p.m. on Indie 103.1 FM KDLD/KDLE on their metal show called "Chaos". Indie 103.1 FM, which is fast becoming one of the most popular commercial radio stations in Southern California, boasts Steve Jones (SEX PISTOLS), Rob Zombie, Henry Rollins and Dickie Barett (MIGHTY BOSSTONES) as some of the DJs that have daily or weekly shows on the station. CRISIS' latest album, "Like Sheep Led To Slaughter", was released last May through The End/Children Of Rage Records. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. PANZERCHRIST Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Danish extreme metallers PANZERCHRIST have parted ways with drummer Reno Kiilerich (DIMMU BORGIR, EXMORTEM, VILE). Replacing Reno behind the kit is Michael Pedersen (ex-EXMORTEM). PANZERCHRIST's fourth album, "Room Service", was released in September 2003 through Mighty Music. The follow-up to 2001's "Soul Collector" was recorded at Antfarm Studio (EXMORTEM, MNEMIC, RAUNCHY) with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, KONKHRA) and features 11 songs, including a "blasting" version of METAL CHURCH's eponymously-titled anthem. (Thanks: Cristobal Lagos) -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. BETZEFER Confirmed For Holland's DYNAMO OPEN AIR WARM-UP PARTY.... - Apr. 15, 2005 Israeli outfit BETZEFER has been confirmed for the Dynamo Open Air Warm-Up Party, set to be held May 6 at De Lantaarn in Hellendoorn, Holland. Headlining the event that night will be EVERGREY, with two more bands yet to be added to the bill. Tickets are 12 euros and are available for sale at Metal Mania Store, Nijverdal. Reservations by phone are possible during store hours; 0031 548 623553 and reservations can be made by e-mail: dynamowarmup@planet.nl BETZEFER recently inked a deal with Roadrunner Records and are scheduled to release their debut album, "Down Low", in June. The group's energetic brand of metal is being described as a mixture of SEPULTURA and PANTERA and is said to be "packed with aggression." Check out the group's video for the song "Down Low" at www.betzefer.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. Germany's DONG OPEN AIR FESTIVAL: Final Running Order Announced.... - Apr. 14, 2005 The final bands and running order for this year's Dong Open Air Festival have been confirmed. The festival is going to take place on July 15-16 in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany. Advance tickets cost 16 euros and tickets from the box office cost 19 euros. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, July 15: 14:35 - 15:20 DRAWLINE 15:40 - 16:25 SYNASTHASIA 16:45 - 17:30 ORKUS 17:50 - 18:35 PERZONAL WAR 18:55 - 19:40 SYCRONOMICA 20:00 - 20:45 MINDCRIME 21:05 - 21:50 HATE FACTOR 22:10 - 23:10 DELIRIOUS 23:30 - 01:00 SKYCLAD Saturday, July 16: 12:10 - 12:55 AARDVARKS 13:15 - 14:00 STORMGARDE 14:20 - 15:05 PRESIDENT EVIL 15:25 - 16:25 SKYCLAD (acoustic gig) 16:45 - 17:30 INTENSE 17:50 - 18:35 DESILENCE 18:55 - 19:40 EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS 20:00 - 20:45 XIV DARK CENTURIES 21:05 - 21:50 BEHIND THE SCENERY 22:10 - 23:10 ELVENKING 23:30 - 01:00 FINNTROLL For more information, visit www.dongopenair.de. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. NAGLFAR To Release 'Pariah' In July.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Swedish black metal titans NAGLFAR's new beast, "Pariah", will be unleashed in the U.S. July 12 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Sheol", "Pariah" is described in a Century Media press release as "a flawless work of iniquitous hell-spawned art filled with raging guitar riffs, bludgeoning drums, demonic vocals, that combine with haunting melodies to capture hell's eternal depravity. Battle axemen guitarists Andreas Nilsson and Marcus Norman return with their triumphantly vicious six-stringed assault, while drummer Mattias Grahn relentlessly drives the band's frenetic attack. Assuming vocal duties is founding member and bassist Kristoffer Olivius replacing Jens Rydén, who left for job-related reasons. Returning to Ballerina Studios in hometown Umeå, Sweden, where their two previous releases, 'Sheol' and 'Diabolical', were recorded, NAGLFAR have again imprisoned a monstrous leviathan. Ralph Manfreda (PUNGENT STENCH, BELPHEGOR) provides impious artwork that turns the aural assault into visual onslaught." Currently touring Europe with FINNTROLL and AMORAL, NAGLFAR will also be appearing this summer at Germany's eminent Wacken Open Air and Finland’s Tuska metal festival. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. The Reasoning Behind It.... - wookubus (9:34 PM PST 04/14/2005) Chimaira recently discussed their upcoming new self-titled album. The band recorded thirteen tracks in total for the effort, though only ten are expected to make the final cut of the album. A tentative July 26th release date through Roadrunner is being planned. -----SOURCE: The PRP. This Will Ruin Us.... - wookubus (9:28 PM PST 04/14/2005) Darkest Hour have set the track listing to their upcoming new album "Undoing Ruin", which will see a June 28th release date through Victory. Here's how the album is expected to shape up: 01 - "With A Thousand Words To Say But One" 02 - "Convalescence" 03 - "This Will Outlive Us" 04 - "Sound The Surrender" 05 - "Pathos" 06 - "Low" 07 - "Ethos" 08 - "District Divided" 09 - "These Fevered Times" 10 - "Paradise" 11 - "Tranquil" Infected Soundtrack.... - wookubus (9:12 PM PST 04/14/2005) Slipknot, Chimaira, Ill Nino, Fear Factory, and Trivium are among those set to have tracks featured in the upcoming new Sony PSP video game "Infected". The shooter styled game, which is being developed by the ever quirky Planet Moon Studios ("Armed & Dangerous", "Giants: Citizen Kabuto"), is currently set for an October 12th release date. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Holy Roman Corruption.... - wookubus (8:59 PM PST 04/14/2005) Holy Roman Empire have signed with Hewwhocorrupts Inc. for the release of their upcoming debut EP which will hit stores in mid-July. The band, who will begin recording the six-song EP in mid-May, feature the following line-up: Vocalist - Emily Schambra (Longdistancerunner) Guitarist - Neeraj Kane (Ex-Suicide File) Guitarist - Jay Jancetic (Ex-Arma Angelus) Bassist - Geoff Reu (Ex-Killing Tree) Drummer - Tony Tintari (Ex-Shai Hulud) For now, demo material for the effort can be heard online here. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Holy Roman Corruption.... - wookubus (8:59 PM PST 04/14/2005) Holy Roman Empire have signed with Hewwhocorrupts Inc. for the release of their upcoming debut EP which will hit stores in mid-July. The band, who will begin recording the six-song EP in mid-May, feature the following line-up: Vocalist - Emily Schambra (Longdistancerunner) Guitarist - Neeraj Kane (Ex-Suicide File) Guitarist - Jay Jancetic (Ex-Arma Angelus) Bassist - Geoff Reu (Ex-Killing Tree) Drummer - Tony Tintari (Ex-Shai Hulud) For now, demo material for the effort can be heard online here. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Holy Roman Corruption.... - wookubus (8:59 PM PST 04/14/2005) Holy Roman Empire have signed with Hewwhocorrupts Inc. for the release of their upcoming debut EP which will hit stores in mid-July. The band, who will begin recording the six-song EP in mid-May, feature the following line-up: Vocalist - Emily Schambra (Longdistancerunner) Guitarist - Neeraj Kane (Ex-Suicide File) Guitarist - Jay Jancetic (Ex-Arma Angelus) Bassist - Geoff Reu (Ex-Killing Tree) Drummer - Tony Tintari (Ex-Shai Hulud) For now, demo material for the effort can be heard online here. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Holy Roman Corruption.... - wookubus (8:59 PM PST 04/14/2005) Holy Roman Empire have signed with Hewwhocorrupts Inc. for the release of their upcoming debut EP which will hit stores in mid-July. The band, who will begin recording the six-song EP in mid-May, feature the following line-up: Vocalist - Emily Schambra (Longdistancerunner) Guitarist - Neeraj Kane (Ex-Suicide File) Guitarist - Jay Jancetic (Ex-Arma Angelus) Bassist - Geoff Reu (Ex-Killing Tree) Drummer - Tony Tintari (Ex-Shai Hulud) For now, demo material for the effort can be heard online here. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Holy Roman Corruption.... - wookubus (8:59 PM PST 04/14/2005) Holy Roman Empire have signed with Hewwhocorrupts Inc. for the release of their upcoming debut EP which will hit stores in mid-July. The band, who will begin recording the six-song EP in mid-May, feature the following line-up: Vocalist - Emily Schambra (Longdistancerunner) Guitarist - Neeraj Kane (Ex-Suicide File) Guitarist - Jay Jancetic (Ex-Arma Angelus) Bassist - Geoff Reu (Ex-Killing Tree) Drummer - Tony Tintari (Ex-Shai Hulud) For now, demo material for the effort can be heard online here. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Breaking The Bonus Tracks.... - wookubus (8:53 PM PST 04/14/2005) Beecher's "Breaking The Fourth Wall" will now see a May 16th re-release through Earache in Europe and the UK. The new version of the outing will feature the following bonus tracks: 13 - "Let Them Drown" (BBC Radio One Rock Show Session 27/08/2003) 14 - "An Important Letter" (BBC Radio One Rock Show Session 27/08/2003) 15 - "Arrow Flies" (BBC Radio One Rock Show Session 27/08/2003) 16 - "Red Diesel" (BBC Radio One Rock Show Session 27/08/2003) 17 - "Dead For Weeks" (Lard Lubber Edit) Queen Of Clubs.... - wookubus (8:47 PM PST 04/14/2005) The Queens Of The Stone Age's "Little Sister" and Marilyn Manson's "Rock Is Dead" are among the tracks featured on the soundtrack to the recently released multi-console videogame "Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition". Injury In The Family.... - wookubus (8:43 PM PST 04/14/2005) Sparta have been forced to cancel the rest of their tour as a result of band guitarist Paul Hinojos suffering from a back injury. An official statement is available over at www.spartamusic.com. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Concrete Hoods.... - wookubus (8:41 PM PST 04/14/2005) E.Town Concrete, HOODS, Since The Flood and Strength In Numbers are set to tour together beginning later this month, here's the schedule: April 29th Freeport, IL - Freeport Convention Ctr. April 30th Grand Rapids, MI - Ten Bells May 01st Detroit, MI - Alvin's May 02nd Cleveland, OH - Pirates Cove May 04th Punxatawney, PA - Punxatawney Comm. Ctr May 05th Farmingdale, NY - The Downtown May 06th Catskills, NY - Club Aftermath May 07th Danbury, CT - Empress Ballroom May 08th Middletown, NY - Club NY May 09th New York City, NY - Knitting Factory Donnybrook will also join the bill beginning May 04th through till May 09th. Meanwhile, on May 10th the tour will then somewhat continue on, albeit this time with the line-up of HOODS, Donnybrook, Since The Flood and Bloody Sunday. Dates for that leg are as follows: May 10th Johnson City, NY - East Coast Terminal May 11th Haverhill, MA - New Direction May 12th Montclair, NJ - Bloomfield Ave. May 13th Harrisonburg, VA - Captain Tees May 14th Fredericksburg, VA - KC's May 15th Augusta, GA - Lokal Loudness May 16th Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial May 17th Orlando, FL - Backbooth May 18th Marietta, GA - Swayze's May 19th Birmingham, AL - Cave 9 May 20th Memphis, TN - The Complex May 21st Conway, AR -The Soundstage May 22nd Tulsa, OK - Pinkeye May 23rd Wichita Falls, TX - TBA May 24th San Antonio, TX - The Sanctuary May 25th Houston, TX - Mary Janes May 26th Dallas, TX - TBA May 27th Odessa, TX - 36 Chambers May 28th Lubbock, TX - Space 1110 May 29th El Paso, TX - House of Rock N Roll May 30th Phoenix, AZ - Big Fish Pub May 31st Los Angeles, CA - Hanging Jury June 01 San Francisco, CA - The Pound June 02 Sacramento, CA - The Boardwalk -----SOURCE: The PRP. A Video Shot To The Head Of Trepidation.... - wookubus (8:25 PM PST 04/14/2005) Trivium are planning to film a video for their track "A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation" in Orlando, FL on April 27th. It is expected to be complete and ready to air by late June. If Only We Could Produce Us Now.... - wookubus (8:20 PM PST 04/14/2005) Thrice are now set to hit the studio next week to begin officially recording their new album for Island with producer Steve Osborne (Placebo, U2). A late summer/early fall release is being planned. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Texan Horse.... - wookubus (8:17 PM PST 04/14/2005) Horse The Band have mapped out a run of primarily Texan dates for this month, here's the schedule: April 18th Tucson, AZ - The Boardwalk Cafe April 19th El Paso, TX - TBA April 20th Lubbock, TX - The Party House April 21st Baton Rouge, LA - The Darkroom April 22nd San Antonio, TX - The Wiggle Room April 23rd Houston, TX - Ink April 24th Corpus Christi, TX - EqualEyez April 25th Austin, TX - Redrum April 26th Dallas, TX - Red Blood Club April 27th Odessa, TX - 36 Chambers Carnage Aborted.... - wookubus (8:12 PM PST 04/14/2005) Cephalic Carnage have announced a wealth of dates for an October tour with Suffocation, Cryptopsy and Aborted, here's how the schedule looks: October 06th Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad October 07th Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse October 11th Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues (Feat. Cattle Decapitation) October 12th Los Angeles, CA - House Of Blues L.A. October 13th Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk (Feat. With Passion) October 14th San Francisco, CA - The Pound October 15th Portland, OR - Meow Meow October 16th Seattle, WA - Studio Seven October 17th Victoria, BC Canada Sugar Night Club (Feat. With Passion) October 20th Calgary, AB Canada The Warehouse (Feat. With Passion) October 21st Edmonton, AB Canada The Starlight (Feat. With Passion) October 22nd Regina, SK Canada Riddel Center (Feat. With Passion) October 23rd Saskatoon, SK Canada The Roxy (Feat. With Passion) October 24th Winnipeg, MB Canada Pyramid Cabaret (Feat. With Passion) October 27th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's October 28th Detroit, MI - Harpo's October 29th Toronto, ON - Opera House (Feat. With Passion) October 30th Ottawa, ON - Capital Music Hall (Feat. With Passion) October 31st Royun-Noranda, QC - Petit Theatre Du Vieux Noranda (Feat. With Passion) November 01st Chicoutimi, QC - Poly Laure Conan (Feat. With Passion) November 02nd Rimouski, QC - Le Coudee (Feat. With Passion) November 03rd Quebec City, QC - L'Imperial (Feat. With Passion) November 04th Montreal, QC - Le Medley (Feat. With Passion) November 06th Springfield, VA - Jaxx (Feat. Vader, Decapitated) November 07th New York, NY - BB King's Blues Club (Feat. Vader, Decapitated) -----SOURCE: The PRP. Myspace Is Operational.... - wookubus (8:07 PM PST 04/14/2005) A Myspace page for At The Drive-In's upcoming retrospective/rarities CD/DVD release "This Station Is Non-Operational" has made its way online and can be found here. The album itself will arrive in stores on May 24th via Fearless. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Myspace Is Operational.... - wookubus (8:07 PM PST 04/14/2005) A Myspace page for At The Drive-In's upcoming retrospective/rarities CD/DVD release "This Station Is Non-Operational" has made its way online and can be found here. The album itself will arrive in stores on May 24th via Fearless. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Myspace Is Operational.... - wookubus (8:07 PM PST 04/14/2005) A Myspace page for At The Drive-In's upcoming retrospective/rarities CD/DVD release "This Station Is Non-Operational" has made its way online and can be found here. The album itself will arrive in stores on May 24th via Fearless. -----SOURCE: The PRP. The Madness Of Touring.... - wookubus (8:04 PM PST 04/14/2005) More dates have been firmed up for "The Mouth Of Madness Tour", which features Otep, Gizmachi and Devilinside, here's how the schedule looks so far: April 21st Denver, CO - Ogden Theater April 22nd Lincoln, NE - Knickerbockers April 23rd Springfield, MO - The Rockwell May 03rd Columbia Heights, MN - Star Central May 12th Pomona, CA - The Glass House May 14th Bakersfield, CA - Montgomery World Plaza May 22nd Colorado Springs, CO - Navajo Hogan June 01st Columbia Heights, MN - Star Central June 03rd Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre More dates will be announced shortly. Scary Tracks.... - wookubus (7:48 PM PST 04/14/2005) Scary Kids Scaring Kids will be posting a new track online from their upcoming Immortal debut "The City Sleeps In Flames" every Tuesday leading up to its June 28th release date. In turn, the title track from the Brian McTernan (Darkest Hour, Thrice) produced effort is now available online here. The Tours I Found.... - wookubus (7:41 PM PST 04/14/2005) Extol have booked a bunch more dates, here are the newest: April 28th Nashua, NH - Club Drifter (Feat. Haste The Day, Embrace Today) April 29th Ashbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall (Bamboozle Fest) April 30th Glen Cove, NY - Glen Cove Polish Hall (Feat. Haste The Day, Cephalic Carnage) May 02nd Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar (Feat. Haste The Day, Embrace Today) May 05th Evansville, IN - Wired Coffee House (Feat. Haste The Day, Embrace Today) May 07th Nashville, TN - Rockettown (Feat. Haste The Day, Embrace Today) May 08th Augusta, GA - Sector 7G (Feat. Haste The Day, Embrace Today) May 10th Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern (Feat. Haste The Day, Twelve Tribes, Embrace Today) May 14th Hollywood, FL - Club M (Feat. The Showdown, Becoming The Archetype, Winter Solstice) May 22nd Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction (Feat. The Showdown, Becoming The Archetype, Winter Solstice) May 11th Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial (Feat. Haste The Day, Dead To Fall, Twelve Tribes) May 12th Tampa, FL - The Orpheum (Feat. Haste The Day, Dead To Fall, Twelve Tribes) May 13th Orlando, FL - Cornerstone Festival -----SOURCE: The PRP. What Doesn't Ache.... - wookubus (7:29 PM PST 04/14/2005) Candiria's "What Doesn't Kill You..." will now see a release in Europe and the UK on May 23rd through Earache. It will come complete with the following bonus live tracks tacked onto the end of the albums original track listing: 11 - "Mathematics" 12 - "Improvisional Jam" New Dead Debut.... - wookubus (7:22 PM PST 04/14/2005) Ex-Amen drummer Blake Plonksy has been busying himself with his new project New Dead Radio as of late. The group will be releasing their debut album "Avalon Bridge Will Burn" on June 28th and more info on them can be found over at www.newdeadradio.com. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Inside The Devil.... - wookubus (7:07 PM PST 04/14/2005) More dates have been revealed for Soilent Green's run with Into The Moat, A Perfect Murder, Devilinside and Watch Them Die, here are the latest: July 31st Salt Lake City, UT - Lo-Fi Cafe August 16th New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf August 20th Augusta, GA - Section 7G August 25th Kansas City, MO - El Torreon August 26th St. Louis, MO - Creepy Crawl August 27th Grand Rapids, MI - 10 Bells August 28th Davenport, IA - Quad City Live August 29th Springfield, MO - Rockwell August 30th La Crosse, WI - Warehouse Nightclub September 01st Dayton, OH - Elbo's Idiot & Me.... - wookubus (6:54 PM PST 04/14/2005) Open Hand have added some more dates to their trek with Idiot Pilot, they are as follows: May 13th Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe (Feat. The Ruby Doe, The Archons) May 14th Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight May 21st Milwaukee, WI - The Rave Bar (Feat. The Kinison) May 26th Albuquerque, NM - The Launch Pad (Feat. The Kinison) May 29th Pomona, CA - The Glass House (Feat. The Kinison) -----SOURCE: The PRP. Former FULL DEVIL JACKET Singer Wins 'Best Rock Album' Prize At GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION Awards.... - Apr. 14, 2005 DAY OF FIRE, the new band fronted by former FULL DEVIL JACKET singer Josh Brown, won the "Best Rock Album of the Year" prize at the 36th annual GMA (Gospel Music Association) Awards, which were held Wednesday (April 13) in Nashville, TN. A radical departure from FULL DEVIL JACKET's hard-hitting metal sound, DAY OF FIRE's self-titled album features a musical style best described as contemporary Christian rock. The CD, which is available on Essential Records, was produced by Scott Humphrey, who has previously worked with ROB ZOMBIE, TOMMY LEE and POWERMAN 5000, among others. For more information on DAY OF FIRE, visit www.dayoffire.com. (Thanks: c0ldwhitelite) -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. SAURON To Team Up With FLUISTERWOUD For Split 7" Single.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Dutch black metallers SAURON will be teaming up with FLUISTERWOUD for an upcoming split seven-inch single, tentatively due later in the year. SAURON will contribute one new track and a live version of "Prey to Destruction", while FLUISTERWOUD will offer two new songs, "Laat Alle Hoop Varen" and "Gitzwart En Wolvenfaam". The split single will be released in a very limited edition of 187 pieces. SAURON's second full-length album, "For A Dead Race", was released late last year via Neurotic Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Universe Of Filth", "For A Dead Race" was recorded at Double Noise Studio and is said to be "more mature, more diverse and most of all more angry" than its predecessor. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. Pitch Black Cave.... - wookubus (12:52 AM PST 04/15/2005) Cave In's new release "Perfect Pitch Black", an 8 song disc comprised of material which the band originally recorded throughout 2003/2004, is now eyeing a tentative August 2005 release date via Hydra Head. The band recently commented on it, saying: "If you haven't already heard, we are pleased to the brim in announcing that Hydra Head Records is going to release a new Cave In album this summer. Tentatively scheduled for an August 2005 release, "Perfect Pitch Black" will be an 8 song disc that features tunes recorded between 2003 and 2004, with some recent embellishments from our sonic spice rack recorded in March 2005. So whatever recorded versions of these tunes you may already be familiar with via the internet, the actual disc that sees the light this summer will be news to your ears. Andrew Schneider is at the helm of both the engineering and the mixing, and further recording and mixing production for the project is set to wrap up by the end of April (at Schneider's fancy new studio in Williamsburg, NY). We'll keep you posted on further developments!" In other news, band frontman Stephen Brodsky will be performing a solo set at New Art Cinemas in Provincetown, MA on April 17th. -----SOURCE: The PRP. Dr. Jealousy And Mr. Hyde.... - wookubus (12:45 AM PST 04/15/2005) The Jealousy, a band comprised of former and current members of The Distance, Outbreak and For All It's Worth, recently recorded some demos with producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed). You can check out some material from them online here. -----SOURCE: The PRP. SEASON OF MIST Inks North American Licensing Deal With SPINEFARM RECORDS.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Season of Mist has announced a North American licensing deal consisting of four releases from Finland's Spinefarm/Spikefarm Records. The CDs to be issued include the latest albums from the bands SHAPE OF DESPAIR ("Illusion's Play"), TO SEPARATE THE FLESH FROM THE BONES ("Utopia Sadistica") and REVEREND BIZARRE ("In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend" and "Harbinger of Metal"). The official North American street date for all four CDs will be August 9, 2005 and all releases will be available via Caroline Distribution as well as direct from Season of Mist (USA). More information is available at Season-of-Mist.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. Thursday, April 14, 2005
Former MISFITS Singer To Release Solo Album In June: Audio Available.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Former MISFITS vocalist Michale Graves will release his solo album, "Punk Rock Is Dead", in June via Horror High Records. The CD was written, recorded and produced in 30 days. Mastering duties were handled by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. "Punk Rock Is Dead" (view cover here) track listing: 01. Beware 02. Teenage Monster 03. Earth Vs. Spider 04. Exit 05. 1119 06. Storybook & Rhyme 07. Godzilla 08. Queen Taste 09. Radio Deadly 10. Punk Rock Is Dead 11. Dawn of the Dead The import version will contain a newly mixed and mastered version of the song "Butchershop". Audio samples of the cuts "Earth Vs. Spider" and "Punk Rock Is Dead" are available at this location. Graves, who was recently given an honorable medical discharge from the military, is currently looking for a bassist and a guitarist for his new band. East Coast musicians are preferred, but all players will be considered. Interested parties should send a photo and video to: Horror High ATTN: Michale Submissions 3120 W. Carefree Hwy. #1-339 Phoenix, AZ 85086 -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. BLIND GUARDIAN Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Nuclear Blast has announced the addition of a new member to the family — BLIND GUARDIAN. One of the most significant and successful international power metal bands who "reinvented classic metal for a younger audience" according to Metal Edge, the trademarked BLIND GUARDIAN experience is described as a "larger-than-life sound which incorporates the harmonies and drama of QUEEN with an aggressive, modern sensibility" by Billboard magazine. Regarding the long-term signing, BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch happily shares, "Our long search for the perfect record company has ended. We finally were lucky to find the ultimate home — Nuclear Blast! Some things you decide with your head, other things you deal with on a gut level. The decision for Nuclear Blast was both! We placed great emphasis on finding a partner that knows the world of heavy metal and does business in an unconventional manner, if necessary. Nuclear Blast can offer both of these key qualities, and proved so time and time again in the past. "But this alone would not be enough, if the chemistry wasn't there, but our first meetings could only be described as: 'We came, ate, and laughed…' Our views on music in general and BLIND GUARDIAN in particular are almost identical! The whole Nuclear Blast team impressed us a lot with their unity and the huge identification with their mission and the expansion of the metal world. Now we have the unique chance to follow our musical vision in the perfect environment. We expect a lot, and so do Nuclear Blast. Let's roll! The GUARDIAN comes home!" Nuclear Blast label manager and A&R head Andy Siry is equally thrilled. "We are all very happy about the amount of trust BLIND GUARDIAN has put in us. The beginning of this cooperation will surely prove to be very productive and fruitful. Our distribution partners and the whole of Nuclear Blast are ready to kick ass!" -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. VADER: New Video Nearing Completion.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Polish death metallers VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "A new videoclip that will promote VADER's upcoming MCD, 'The Art of War', is nearing completion. The video, under a working title 'And This Is The War You've Wanted', has been created by Arek Jurcan, young and talented graphic designer, manipulating mainly with 3D technics. It's going to be something unique and pretty unconventional. What's interesting, the video had been created, before Peter started to write music for it. "'It's going to be an experiment, especially when I have to write music for the completed video sequences,' says Peter. 'Pretty difficult, the more so because this is the first time when I write in this way, but it gives me a lot of satisfaction and everything what can I say now — expect just a killer song!" VADER, who recently inked a deal with Sweden's Regain Records, will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok in early July to record "The Art of War". The CD will be produced by the Wieslawscy brothers and will contain "three extremely intense and fast cuts and one song in the vein of the band's typical style," according to a posting on the group's web site. "The Art of War" will also contain the video clip for the title track. VADER recently parted ways with longtime drummer Doc. Replacing him in the group's lineup is Daray, who appeared on VADER's last effort, "The Beast" (2004) and toured with the band for the past year. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. OBITUARY Finish Mastering New Album.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Reactivated death metal legends OBITUARY have just returned to Florida from Los Angeles, where they performed a one-off show with SLIPKNOT and SHADOWS FALL at the Forum. The group have posted the following update at their official web site: "What a show! First thanks to SLIPKNOT for inviting us out to play this show! We had a blast and the L.A. fans where great! It was a long trip out to California for one show but well worth it. I would also like to say thanks to Big Daddy, Big Shirt and Rich for all their help!" In other news, OBITUARY finished mastering their new studio album on Wednesday (April 13), "so we are all done at our end with the new CD!" the group write. "Working with Tom Morris over at Morrisound was a pleasure and we are really happy with the way it turned out. We are still waiting for Roadrunner to give us a release date. Hopefully it will be the beginning of July at the latest!" OBITUARY's as-yet-untitled new album, which was self-produced by the band, with Mark Prator and Scott Burns engineering, will mark the group's first collection of new songs since 1997's "Back from the Dead". -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. Reunited Bay Area Thrashers DEFIANCE Seek Session Drummer.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers DEFIANCE are currently looking for a drummer to join the group in the studio for some session work this summer. "While we would really like Matt [Vander Ende] to continue to work with us, it is looking more and more like we need to recruit a local talent for the sessions due to Matt's involvement in a nationwide theatrical tour," the band write in a statement. Interested parties can contact the group at defiance1@comcast.net. In other news, the 1993 INNER THRESHOLD demo (which was, essentially, DEFIANCE with Dave White from HEATHEN on vocals) has just been re-mastered and made available for download on DEFIANCE's web site. The recordings were produced and mixed by Rob Beaton (HEATHEN, DEFIANCE). INNER THRESHOLD played together from 1993 through 1995 before changing their name to UNDER. Check out the INNER THRESHOLD demo at this location. DEFIANCE released three albums through the Roadrunner label — 1989's "Product of Society", 1990's "Void Terra Firma", and 1992's "Beyond Recognition" — before undergoing major lineup changes and changing their name. The group eventually split up, with various bandmembers going on to join other bands. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. JOE PERRY To Play Single Show In New York City To Launch Solo Album.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Launch Radio Networks is reporting that AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry is getting ready for a special concert in New York City next month. His self-titled solo album comes out two days earlier, on May 3, and he's going to play the Webster Hall club on May 5 to launch it. As of now, it's the only show he's announced. Perry told Launch that he had some ideas about a short tour, but it just didn't work out, so this New York City event is the next best thing. "I'd thought about doing that at first, but I, I think that it's gonna take up too much time, so I'm gonna give this a real good kick-off party, and with the help of the record company, we're gonna have some fun with that in New York, and then it's gonna be off on its own," he said. AEROSMITH is nearing the end of their year-long break, so Perry will rejoin his mates for a lengthy tour starting in late September or early October. The band will also release a live album at that time. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. TED NUGENT, TESLA To Play CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS.... - Apr. 14, 2005 According to The Billings Gazette, TED NUGENT and TESLA will kick off the 2005 Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming on July 22, the only non-country music artists to perform this year's celebration. It was the final concert slot to be filled. "People want to hear some rock and roll," Cheyenne Frontier Days Contract Acts Chairman John Tabor said. The 2005 Frontier Days lineup: TED NUGENT, TESLA, July 22; TIM MCGRAW, July 23-24; PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS, July 25-26; SARA EVANS and GARY ALLAN, July 27; BIG & RICH, July 28; TOBY KEITH, LEE ANN WOMACK, July 29-30. Tickets for the night shows and afternoon rodeos (July 23-31) are available at (800) 227-6336. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. SHADOWS FALL: European Tour Dates Announced.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Massachusetts-based metal quintet SHADOWS FALL have announced several European tour dates, appearing at select festivals as well as opening for SLIPKNOT. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 02 – Bologna, ITA @ Flippaut Festival Jun. 3-5 - Nürburgring / Nürnberg, GER - Rock Am Ring / Rock Im Park Jun. 06 – Amsterdam, NETH @ Paradiso (w/ SLIPKNOT) Jun. 12 – Nottingham, UK @ Download Festival Jun. 13 – London, UK @ Astoria (The Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2005 w/ ANTHRAX, NIGHTWISH, TRIVIUM) Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, recently reported that SHADOWS FALL are currently in negotiations with two major labels following the fulfillment of their commitment to Century Media Records. The band, who sold nearly 250,000 copies of their latest CD, "The War Within", in the U.S., had previously indicated that they were very happy with Century Media and had no intentions of signing with a bigger label. However, that now appears to have changed, if these latest reports are to be believed. SHADOWS FALL have been confirmed as one of the main-stage performers at this year's Ozzfest beginning on July 15 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. NAPALM DEATH To Make Indonesian Live Debut This Weekend.... - Apr. 14, 2005 NAPALM DEATH will travel to Indonesia this weekend to perform a one-off show in an outdoor venue near Ancol Beach, Jakarta. The long awaited concert will be held on Saturday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. The opening act for this concert is a local major-label grindcore act from Jakarta, TENGKORAK. The concert will mark the second time a foreign extreme music act has ever hit an Indonesian stage after DISGORGE performed in Bandung, West Java in April 2004. The NAPALM DEATH concert in Indonesia is sponsored by the biggest tobacco company in the country, Gudang Garam. NAPALM DEATH's new album, "The Code is Red...Long Live the Code", is scheduled for release in Europe on April 25 via Century Media Records. "The Code Is Red… Long Live The Code" was recorded at Foel Studios with producer Russ Russell and features guest appearances by Jello Biafra (ex-DEAD KENNEDYS), Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED) and Jeff Walker (ex-CARCASS). (Thanks: Wenz Rawk / www.obeems.com) -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. STUCK MOJO: U.S. Tour Dates Announced.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Reunited rap/metal pioneers STUCK MOJO have lined up the following dates in early June: Jun. 03 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA Jun. 04 - Ziggy's - Winston Salem, NC As previously reported, STUCK MOJO have set "The Art of Tension" as the working title of their upcoming "comeback" CD, tentatively due in late 2005 through an as-yet-undisclosed label. Joining guitarist Rich Ward (FOZZY) in the group's current lineup are rapper/frontman Bonz, FOZZY drummer Frank "Bud" Fontsere and FOZZY/DUKE bassist Sean Delson. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. DISTURBED Drummer Says DIMEBAG's Murder Has Cast Shadow Over Live Performing.... - Apr. 14, 2005 DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren, a close friend of late DAMAGEPLAN/PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and his brother, DAMAGEPLAN/PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul, told Launch Radio Networks that the onstage shooting of Abbott has cast a shadow over live performing. "I think one of the most scariest things is, you go up onstage, and there's this energy transfer between the band and the crowd, and you almost feel invincible. You feel very empowered," he said. "Never in a million years would anyone ever think something like that was even possible, and I think it just caught everyone off guard. It's pretty scary." Nathan Gale, the disturbed ex-Marine who shot and killed Abbott and three others at a DAMAGEPLAN concert in Columbus, Ohio on Dec. 8, 2004, was killed by a police officer during the incident at the Alrosa Villa nightclub. A second DAMAGEPLAN album, as well as other previously unreleased material featuring Abbott, may surface sometime in the near future. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. SYSTEM OF A DOWN: New Album Unveiled At NYC Listening Session.... - Apr. 14, 2005 Launch Radio Networks reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN held an exclusive preview of "Mezmerize", the first half of SYSTEM OF A DOWN's new double-CD set, Wednesday night (April 13) in New York City. The listening session for the record were held at a hotel in the city's downtown Soho district. The second half of the "Mezmerize/Hypnotize" project, titled "Hypnotize", is due out sometime this fall. "Mezmerize" features ten songs, plus one short intro, that for the most part echo the manic, eccentric feel of the band's 1998 self-titled debut. With the exception of the closing track, a haunting ballad called "Lost In Hollywood", much of the album pummels the listener with frantic riffs, stop-on-a-dime tempo changes, and staccato vocal trade-offs between singer Serj Tankian and guitarist Daron Malakian. But there are stylistic touches, like keyboards and the band's trademark Eastern influences, that keep the fast-moving album from becoming one-dimensional. Other highlights include first single "B.Y.O.B.", the almost danceable "Revenga", and the New Wave-inspired "Old School Hollywood". "Mezmerize" arrives in stores on May 17. SYSTEM OF A DOWN will stage its annual Souls benefit, in memory of Armenian genocide victims, on April 24 at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. A full North American tour is tentatively slated for August and September. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. DAVE MUSTAINE: METALLICA Documentary Proves LARS ULRICH Is 'Mental'.... - Apr. 14, 2005 MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald about his ongoing "feud" with METALLICA, the nerve injury to his arm that brought his career to a halt, and the band's most recent album, "The System Has Failed". A few excerpts from the interview follow: On METALLICA's "Some Kind of Monster" documentary, in which he makes an appearance: "If you see that METALLICA movie you can't walk away without thinking Lars is mental. I am over [Ulrich]. He's ancient history." "Hey, what about what METALLICA and Lars did to [Internet file-sharing company] Napster and the kids? Took them to court. You see the reaction. "That just shows what kind of people they are, when the kids start deserting them." On the nerve injury to his arm that brought his career, and that of the-then 19-year-old MEGADETH, to a halt: "I'm a fighter. I don't quit. I'm probably going to record when I'm dead 'Live from his coffin'." "I really did fall asleep on [my arm]. I had my arm hanging over the back of a chair and just dozed off. When I went to get up I found the nerve had been pinched off, like a drinking straw being compressed. It was one millimetre at that moment and it had to grow back to four millimetres. I had a specialist tell me that because of the associated electrical problems I would never play guitar again and only regain 80 per cent use of of my arm. "So the band broke up. But I just said to myself, 'I'm going to play again.' When I was better I realised I owed the previous record company a record, so I thought, 'Hmm, I'll dust off MEGADETH.' "If you want to know what Dave Mustaine 'solo' sounds and feels like, just dust off MEGADETH. I mean, I've always been MEGADETH." On reverting to his original approach to music on "The System Has Failed". "I could do 'Rust in Peace' again, but I don't want to. I could have followed that formula but, God, why? I would have to have done so much heroin and cocaine — and I wasn't going to. Not if I'm paying for it!" -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. TED NUGENT To Collaborate With GODSMACK.... - Apr. 14, 2005 ABC ePrep reports: Ted Nugent says he's writing music for a new album, and he's collaborating with country star Toby Keith and the band GODSMACK. Nugent toured with Keith last year and he and GODSMACK were among the acts on the line-up of Rockin' The Corps, a concert at the Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton. GODSMACK performed with Nugent during his set, and Nugent told ABC ePrep that he was very impressed with their performance. Nugent, an avid hunter, says he's not sure when the new album will be out, but he told ABC ePrep, "I'm hoping it'll be out before the hunting season." If you can't wait to own something of Nugent's, you can bid on the memorabilia he'll be auctioning off next month. As previously reported, the auction will feature stage costumes, hunting gear and apparel, a 1994 limited-edition Corvette, and more. The auction begins May 15 and will run through May 22. For more information or to bid, log on to BackstageAuctions.com. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. NIGHTMARE: New Album Update.... - Apr. 14, 2005 French power metallers NIGHTMARE have issued the following update on the recording sessions for their fifth album, "The Dominion Gate", tentatively due in October via Regain Records. "We've just finished all the recordings of the drums and everything is fine so far... We will start guitars and bass next week and this evening, we will do the guitars sound... We have pre-produced 14 songs + one big surprise... Franck [Milleliri, ex-DARK LIGHT guitarist] fits perfectly with the band and he has brought some killer riffs also... We even made for the first time, an epic song of 8 minutes which is the title track of the album, 'The Dominion Gate'... We will reveal some more new songs later as we are still writing lyrics at that time... But... 'A Taste of Armageddon', 'Before & After', 'The Watchtower' are already songs that will make a stir... Stay tuned for more... Jean Pascal Fournier (IMMORTAL, MYSTIC CIRCLE, EDGUY), is in charge of the artwork and has made already a very nice preview of what will be the next cover! He will use the next two months to finalize it... Very promising for now to say the least!" The follow-up to 2003's "Silent Room", "The Dominion Gate" is being recorded at Soundsuite Studio with Norwegian producer Terje Refsnes (TRISTANIA, SIRENIA). The album will include a special guest appearance by ex-PRETTY MAIDS guitarist Ricky Marx, who has previously collaborated with NIGHTMARE vocalist Jo Amore back in the '90s. NIGHTMARE 2005 lineup: Jo Amore - Vocals Alex Hilbert - Guitars Yves Campion - Bass Franck Milleliri - Guitars David Amore – Drums -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. VAN HALEN: Rumored Tour With AEROSMITH Is A No-Go.... - Apr. 14, 2005 MelodicRock.com is reporting that there is no truth to the rumor that VAN HALEN and AEROSMITH will be teaming up for a U.S. tour this summer. Meanwhile, VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar has recorded a new song which will be released shortly as an Internet download. The track, entitled "I'll Take You There", is a cover of a track made famous by the STAPLE SINGERS in the 1970s. Hagar has also added a new solo date to his 2005 tour; TotalRock.com reports the singer will play a one-off U.K. show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on June 15. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. SILVERSTEIN COMPLETE NEW ALBUM, TOUR WITH FALL OUT BOY,... ANNOUNCE TOURING PLANS IN THE U.K., AUSTRALIA AND ON WARPED TOUR The New Album: Silverstein are pleased to announce the completion of their new album and a plethora of great tours for spring and summer. After spending the month of March at Maple Studios in Orange County and Los Angeles’ legendary Capitol studios with Cameron Webb, they finished their new album, “Discovering The Waterfront”. The album is the follow up to their successful Victory debut, “When Broken Is Easily Fixed”, which has sold in excess of 100,000 copies to date. The band chose Cameron Webb to produce in part because of his diverse history, working with bands like Social Distortion, Motorhead, Sum 41 and Ben Folds Five. Paul explained, “Silverstein has such a wide range of influences that we were hoping to find a producer who could appreciate them all instead of focusing on one or two aspects of the band.” The album was named “Discovering The Waterfront” by the band as a way of expressing their sense of how one’s perspective can change over time. Here are some thoughts from the band on its meaning: “The waterfront is a place where everything ends and begins, depending on which way you look at it and how you believe. It’s a place where people can reflect on themselves and their lives. Everyone experiences a dramatic time in their life where everything they know has fallen apart, but looking forward seems like the end of the world. But over time, you realize that the new direction that you were forced to sail down was not the end of the world and what once looked like nothingness ended up appearing as something new.” “Discovering the Waterfront” is due in stores August 9th, 2005. -----SOURCE: Heather West. Fall Out Boy Tour.... Silverstein join Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is and Gym Class Heroes on a tour that starts today in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norva. “Playing with three of our favorite bands is exactly what we need, we can’t wait to get on stage again”, said Paul. The tour hits the Southeast and East Coast, Toronto and Montreal in Canada and Bamboozle Fest, before ending May 1st at the Chance in Poughkeepsie. All dates are listed below. U.K. Tour With The Black Maria and Aiden The United Kingdom tour is next on the list, starting on May 10th and running through May 20th, their fans will have the chance to rock out to Silverstein, as well as their friends and label mates in The Black Maria and Aiden. Previous tours with The Hurt Process were incendiary, expect nothing but more of the same this time! All dates are listed below. Australian Tour Fans down under will get their first chance to see Silverstein – there are five shows in May – ranging from May 25th to May 29th. All dates are listed below. Warped Tour 2005 Because they love the road and playing for their fans, Silverstein will play the first half of Warped Tour on the Maurice Stage, from June 18th through July 17th. Check WarpedTour.com or Silversteinmusic.com for more information. -----SOURCE: Heather West. SILVERSTEIN, FALL OUT BOY, THE ACADEMY IS, GYM CLASS HEROES.... April 12 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva April 13 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall April 14 Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Cafe April 15 Ft. Laurderdale, FL @ The Factory April 16 Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues April 17 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade April 19 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown April 20 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's April 21 Reading, PA @ The Silo April 22 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre April 23 Lewisburg, PA @ Uptown Nightclub April 24 Boston, MA @ Avalon April 26 Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix April 27 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe April 28 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights April 29 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club April 30 Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Center - Bamboozle Fest May 1 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance SILVERSTEIN + guests Exclusive *Free* Outdoor show May 7 Burlington, ON @ Burlington Central Park SILVERSTEIN U.K. Tour w/ The Black Maria, Aiden May 10 Cardiff, UK @ Barfly May 11 Kingston, UK @ Peel May 12 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City May 13 Liverpool, UK @ Academy 3 May 14 Leeds, UK @ Cockpit May 15 Glasgow, UK @ Barfly May 16 Manchester, UK @ Roadhouse May 17 Oxford, UK @ Zodiac May 18 Yeovil, UK @ Flicks May 19 London, UK @ Barfly May 20 Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2 SILVERSTEIN Australia Tour May 25 Brisbane, Australia @ The Rev (18+) May 26 Byron Bay, Australia @ Youth Centre (all ages) May 27 Sydney, Australia @ The Annandale (18+) May 28 Melbourne, Australia @ The Evelyn (afternoon = all ages, night = 18+) May 29 Adelaide, Australia @ Enigma Bar (all ages) SILVERSTEIN on Warped Tour 2005 June 18 Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheatre June 19 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre June 21 St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion June 22 Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot June 24 Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Center Lot June 25 Houston, TX @ Reliant Center June 26 San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot June 28 Las Cruces, NM @ N.M.S.U. Practice Field June 29 Phoenix, AZ @ Peoria Sports Complex June 30 San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre / UCSD Field July 1 Long Beach, CA @ Cal State Long Beach July 2 San Francisco, CA @ Pier 30/32 July 3 Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park July 4 Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center July 6 Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex July 7 Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot July 8 Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheatre Lot July 9 Seattle, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre Lot July 10 Portland, OR @ Columbia Meadows July 12 Vancouver, B.C. @ Thunderbird Stadium July 14 Calgary, AB @ Race City Speedway July 15 Bozeman, MT @ Valley Ice Garden July 16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairgrounds July 17 Denver, CO @ Invesco Field -----SOURCE: Heather West. ANTHRAX, NIGHTWISH, SHADOWS FALL, TRIVIUM Confirmed For U.K.'s GOLDEN GODS.... - Apr. 14, 2005 ANTHRAX's reunited classic lineup of Joey Belladonna (vocals), Dan Spitz (guitar), Frank Bello (bass), Scott Ian (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums) will be headlining the third annual Metal Hammer awards — The Golden Gods. Joining ANTHRAX at the London Astoria on Monday, June 13 will be Finnish metal superstars NIGHTWISH, as well as Masachusets metal mob SHADOWS FALL and Florida's metal-titans-in-the-making TRIVIUM. -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. TWISTED SISTER Frontman Discusses 'Matzo and Metal' VH1 CLASSIC Special.... - Apr. 14, 2005 The New York Post reports that TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider joined three Jewish rockers — MOUNTAIN's Leslie West, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and SISTER bandmate JJ French — for VH1 Classic's "Matzo and Metal: A Very Classic Passover", which airs April 24, the second night of Passover. West leads the service, reading from the Haggadah's ritual text. ("Haggadah? What's Haggadah with you?" jokes Snider.) As a metalhead, Snider particularly enjoyed hearing about the 10 plagues: "I got all excited going through the boils . . . I thought we were gonna start smearing lamb's blood around." Passover celebrates the trials and triumphs of Jews enslaved in ancient Egypt; the musicians discuss their own trials and tribulations as artists. Asked to recall one, Snider says, "Well, I was never a slave. Yes, I was. I was signed to Atlantic Records!" Snider also learned that tattoos are taboo for Jews: "You can't be buried in a Jewish cemetery if you're tattooed." Would his anthem-like "We're Not Gonna Take It" have helped Moses lead the Jews out of Egypt sooner? "The problem with 'We're Not Gonna Take It' is, it comes from me singing in the church choir 'til I was 19," he says. "It bears a remarkable resemblance to 'O Come, All Ye Faithful'." "So I think Moses would have gone, 'Wait a minute. That's a goyish tune. We can't sing that!'" -----SOURCE: Blabbermouth.net. |
