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July 2006 News: Part 2
To quickly find what you're looking for use the box below. New DISILLUSION album out on October 20th/23rd, 2006!
During this time, the band had to defend the evolution of its very own sound through heated controversies, getting rid of stylistic boundaries and taboos left and right. The end result is eleven unusual songs full of self-confidence. Heavy, grooving, cheerful, martial, demanding and danceable, all at the same time. Despite the morbid cynicism resulting from the clearly modern sound of the new tracks, the euphoric and human components of DISILLUSION are still omnipresent. So album number 2 won't be a gutless safety copy of the successful predecessor "Back To Times Of Splendor" - although there are some strong parallels: The new album promises an equally orgiastic listening experience and has got the potential to cause quite a stir within the metal scene and beyond. The recording of the album should be finished in July, and the record will be mastered in August by one of the big names in the business. Titles of the songs and the album are still open - "there's too much that is still undescribable for ourselves" (Schmidt). The album will be released on October 20th/23rd, 2006 via Metal Blade Records. Line
up: Now available for viewing, the label has uploaded the band's new
video for album track "Mortal Share" - bring your browser to
"This is by far the best Insomnium album", says vocalist/bassist Niilo Sevänen.
"It is the first time we feel we really succeeded in the studio. We have nine
great tracks on the album. As a band we are very happy with the end result." Formed in 1997, the band recorded two demos before signing with Candlelight Records. Metal Hammer says, "Insomnium are captivating from start to finish." Kerrang add, "Insomnium have grown into something truly remarkable."
The confirmed track listing for Above The Weeping World is:
Imagine Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge & Neurosis all rolled into a ball of melody and calm, and you're probably half way to understanding what Comity are about. Chaotic and technical structures collide with atmospheric and oppressive feelings of frustration creating the basis of the band's music and artistic approach. This is their own unique vision of music. Already having aroused curiosity from the international press and public, Comity have continued to push the limits, to an extent where its music has become an unorthodox but innovative downward spiral of self inflicting emotional chaos.
"French metalcore can be fierce. But this is a whole new ball game." Terrorizer CROWBAR - Long deleted Sludgecore classic receives timely re-issue on Candlelight! Crowbar's 1996 album finally sees re-issue on Candlelight. With an album line-up featuring Jimmy Bower (Down, EyeHateGod etc) and Sammy Pierre Duet (Acid Bath, Goatwhore) it has been described as one of their defining releases. *** FURZE - Candlelight Records sign Norwegian Black Metal band Furze!! Norwegian Black Metal band Furze is The Reaper's expression in the Music World. This music produced its physical debut EP in 2000 and the debut album Trident Autocrat in October the same year. That album and the Necromanzee Cogent (2003) album, which is the start of this band, will both be re-released on Candlelight at the same time, finally making it available via real distribution channels, in 2006. "As well as being the main instrumentalist in Furze, Woe J Reaper, is also in charge of the lyrics. On the new album UTD he has company in the form of: Mr. De-C on session drums for 'Goatbreath' (the album's oldest lyrics, from Oct '97) and drums by the mighty Frost on two of the other album tracks. Ada has written (but not arranged) and recorded a guitar intro for one of the tracks. Furze experienced severe line up problems in the old days but The Reaper has been more than able to work efficiently and productively with these recent drummers to maintain the unmistakable Furze style. An enormous lust for the result Furze achieves and the will to keep working and not only talking (and then quitting) is the only way Furze have let others other than The Reaper convey his 'Furzement' through the years. Certain personal limitations for what's envisioned for certain
parts in certain songs make us search for external musicians we need in order to
reach the highest and only goal: The Song-Vision to be completed. I could NOT
have recorded the drums on the 3 mentioned tracks from UTD as a whole, but I did
write a lot of what they performed there, and this was then followed up by the
artists themselves. UTD is without doubt the strongest Furze album so far!" *** To-Mera release debut album on
Candlelight! Featuring vocalist/lyricist Julie Kiss (ex-Without Face) and bassist Lee Barrett (ex-Extreme Noise Terror/Disgust), the band with over 25,000 enlistees in less than a year to their official My Space page, have a rising profile and genuine interest from curious music fans world-over. The recording of Transcendental in May of this year found the band splitting studio time between the two countries that serve as the various members home base. With up-and-coming French producer Brett Caldas-Lima (Kalisia, Fairlight) the album is eagerly anticipated by those who came across the band's riveting 2004 demo (later receiving "Demo of the Month" honors from England's Zero Tolerance Magazine). Transcendental is an ambitious, epic, and
forward-thinking metal gem that will appeal to a wide array of music lovers. *** New Starkweather recording in over five years! For many Philadelphia's Starkweather are still an untapped band for the masses yet they have been cited as influence to many of today's top selling metal/hardcore bands. Metal Maniacs says on an early listen to Croatoan, their long awaited new album, "rare is a band who personify, quite accurately, agony and despair through tranquil yet devouring movements. One of underground metal's soon-to-be classica, all hail Starkweather!" Produced by Pierre Remillard (Cryptopsy), and featuring artwork by renowned artist Paul Romano (Mastodon, Earth, Godflesh), Croatoan is the result of years of meticulous work. Perfectionists in every regard, Starkweather have nurtured the album (as they have their entire career) in their own way. And through it all, the band as always deliver a quality recording, a memorable performance and a charisma that is all their own. *** ANSUR Axiom is an addictive mixture of mathematical patterns with the brilliantly subtle implementation of acoustic guitars that strongly add to clarity in sound and the sense of threat and disaster. Ansur combine fast parts with slower parts but complex and eerie ones that are especially stirring when things get twitchy. A wonderful song like "Interloper" is like a battlefield where those musical stabs-of-pain are divided among harmony and dissonance. Axiom is an intense and intriguing record. If Ansur try and maintain this newfound course without falling into the pitfall of bombast, their future certainly won't look as grim as the world of Axiom. Having noticed this, it's almost unbelievable that the members from Ansur are all still aged below 20 when hearing what they're capable of. It difficult to place in one particular genre, since their music shows inspirations from a whole bunch of genres and bands. The overall sound is very cold and almost industrial, and the riff-work draws my minds to both newer Satyricon and Thorns, as well as newer Dødheimsgard or Emperor in general. However, the rhythm section tends to drift off into far stranger areas, and some parts almost fall into the technical and progressive metal-category. *** 3 announce UK dates 3, the Woodstock, NY-based five piece have been confirmed to join ATREYU and 36 CRAZYFISTS for their four UK shows in September 2006. Signed by Metal Blade in 2005 they released their latest album ‘Wake Pig’ to critical acclaim earlier this year Atreyu + 36Crazyfists + Chiodos + 3 September 2006 *** Inspomnium album details revealed – video premieres at Myspace London : Candlelight Records today confirms September 18th as the European release date for Above the Weeping World, the new album from Finland's Insominium. Now available for viewing, the label has uploaded the band's new
video for album track "Mortal Share;" bring your browser to Recording at renowned Fantom and Finnvox Studios, Above the Weeping World contains Insomnium’s skilled melodic death metal, stunningly heavier with even further dynamic and melodic variety than that of their previous efforts. “This is by far the best Insomnium album”, says vocalist/bassist Niilo Sevänen. “It is the first time we feel we really succeeded in studio. We have nine great tracks on the album. As a band we are very happy with the end result.” For the past three years, Finland’s Insomnium have quietly founded a strong sales history and supportive fanbase. Their two recordings, In the Halls of Awaiting and Since the Day All Came Down, represent mere glimpses into the potential of this still very young band. Formed in 1997, the band recorded two demos before signing with England’s Candlelight Records (home to Opeth’s original trilogy of records). Metal Hammer says, “Insomnium are captivating from start to finish." Kerrang add, “Insomnium have grown into something truly remarkable." Confirmed track listing for “Above the Weeping World”
is INSOMNIUM - Above the Weeping World out 18/09/06 *** Swedish progressive, melodic metallers Wolverine release their third studio album on Candlelight! Wolverine are back and, strengthened by the new partnership with Candlelight Records, have released what the band see as their finest piece of work to date. Recorded at Spacelab Studio, Germany, during the summer of 2005, 'Still' is the eagerly awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed “Cold Light Of Monday”. Although it is heavier than previous albums, it still retains the band’s knack for heartfelt and emotional song writing, combined with perfect performances. Don’t let the fact that these Swedes have death metal origins put
you off investigating this album: Dark it most certainly is, but this is
powerful, melodic and emotional music that puts the band right up with the best
in the progressive metal genre! "Brace yourselves! One of the finest metal albums of 2006 just dropped" Alexander Millas “ Still out now on Candlelight Records” See Wolverine on tour with Anathema 12th Sept Glasgow Cathouse , 13th Sept Manchester Academy 3 , 14th Sept Scala London *** THRESHOLD - Welcome to Nuclear Blast! We're very glad to
announce that THRESHOLD – THE Progressive Metal institution – has signed a deal
with Nuclear Blast. Quote from Karl Groom and Richard West: The label has a fantastic roster of bands and it's exciting to be
part of the family. Watch out for great things ahead!" *** ECHOES OF ETERNITY - Just signed! Los Angeles-based quintet ECHOES OF ETERNITY recently
signed to Nuclear Blast. The band – consisting out of singer Francine Boucher,
guitarists Brandon Patton and James Urias, bass player Duane Cowan and drummer
Kirk Clarrison – "Echoes Of Eternity is thrilled to partner with Nuclear Blast
Records, home to some of the best metal bands ever", states an euphoric band.
"We look forward to a long and mutually prosperous future with the finest metal
label on the planet." Burning With Life - Expressions Of Flesh - Voices In A Dream - Circles In Stone - Lost Beneath A Silent Sky - Gardens Of The Gods - Towers of Silence - The Kingdom Within - The Forgotten Goddess – Adrift. *** SONIC SYNDICATE - Bandcontest winner announced!
The winner of the Nuclear Blast Bandcontest is finally found! In six months bands from all over the world should send in their music, evaluated by a Jury consisting of NUCLEAR BLAST and the following presentators: METAL HAMMER GERMANY, METAL HAMMER SPAIN, METAL HAMMER ITALY, ROCK HARD FRANCE, INFERO FINLAND, SCREAM NORWAY and CLOSE UP SWEDEN The result: More than 1.500 candidacies arrived in Donzdorf! Months of listening to demos in front of the stereo and endless discussions followed. Now, half a year later - the winners are chosen! We are proud to present you SONIC SYNDICATE from Falkenberg/Sweden!
The six musicians (on average 20 years young!) come out on top of the
competitors. "SONIC SYNDICATE on NUCLEAR BLAST, what a fu*king dream! Who knew back in 2005 that one day we would be getting a call from one of the biggest and best metal labels in the world?
For more information, check out the website
www.sonicsyndicate.com *** BLIND GUARDIAN - Exclusive song in musicshop!
Fat news for all fans of Heavy Metal icons BLIND GUARDIAN. So grab it straightaway as long as the chunk is fresh! *** NIGHTWISH – Charts The live DVD slips perfectly into gear as expected. Only one week after the release, the DVD already reached gold status in Germany and left superstars like Pink, Ronan Keating and Scooter behind. Even Madonna who also released a Live DVD two weeks after Nightwish had no chance! NIGHTWISH entered the german album charts at #3 and was several weeks at #1 of the DVD charts at the same time. In Austria
the DVD was also a long time on #2. The live DVD of Pink, which was released the
same week, only entered at #32. For comparison only: Madonna entered the german album charts at #8. No chart entry for Madonna in Austria by the way. Scooter also released their new live DVD the same day. They had to live with #29. The new
album of Ronan Keating only achieved #7. The NIGHTWISH chart pathway up to now:
#2, #17, #22, #25 Also from Switzerland, we only have good news: #18, #31, #41, #30. This means that NIGHTWISH even climbed up again last week! *** Napalm Death report in from the studio UK’s godfathers of Grindcore have finished recording “Smear Campaign”, the highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s “The Code Is Red…Long Live The Code”. A preview on the album straight from the
studio has just been posted online and can now be streamed at: website Whilst we were not trying to compete with "Code..." or make the
same album again it has to be said that "Smear Campaign" sounds twice as
immense. We didn’t fu*k around getting the songs together but somehow "Smear
Campaign" seems to come across as a more in depth experience. Anneke?s style is clearly very different to that of for example
Jello Biafra but what she does totally enhances the experience. It sounds pretty
spooky. Some definite song titles we can already reveal are: 'Rabid Wolves (For Christ)', 'In Deference', 'Atheist Runt', 'When All Is Said and Done', 'Sink Fast, Let Go', 'Shattered Existence', 'Fatalist', 'Call That An Option?'. NAPALM DEATH’s newest work is set for release via Century Media Records on September 18th, 2006. Now, after completing the new
album, NAPALM DEATH will be hitting some of this summer’s festivals to deliver a
dose of utter violent grindcore intensity onstage! ***
Poisonblack – Release new album on the 28th of August When they were looking for a replacement for original singer J.P. Leppdluoto (Charon), the band figured that only one person could really do the job: Ville Laihiala himself. “We recorded a good amount of the album a while ago,” Laihiala revealed, “but after it was mixed and mastered, the end result was not really what we were after in terms of sound and attitude. So we decided to wait, live and die a little and attack the songs again with the right state of mind.” POISONBLACK took the time needed to finally sound like a tight
unit on the album, as well as live. “It’s what the songs required from each
individual in order to make us sound as poisonous as we do at the moment.” “All three words in the title, ‘Lust Stained Despair,’ are
individually giving a picture, a feeling about the music and lyrics.”
The band will play Qstock Festival in Oulu July 29th, 2006. Fan 'Meet and GreetT' for Jon Oliva's Pain The new EP "Strait-Jacket Memoirs" is out and the build up to the new album has begun. The 'Voice Of The Mountain King' is on his way to the UK. JON AND DRUMMER CHRIS KINDER ARE HERE FOR INTERVIEWS AUGUST 3RD/4TH, SO PLEASE GET THOSE REQUESTS IN FAST! MEET JON AND CHRIS AT THE MEET +
GREET; 7PM, THE CROBAR, 17 MANETTE STREET, SOHO, LONDON, W1D 4AS Tel: 020 7439
0831. THURSDAY AUGUST 3RD *** Destruction - UK dates- London Date Added! Fresh from their outstanding US tour with Vader, German thrashers Destruction had now added a fifth date to those already announced for the UK in September. The venue is still to be confirmed, but the band will now appear
in London on the 5th. The dates now read as follows *** CIRCLE II CIRCLE - New album title and concept revealed. American Power
Metal heroes Circle II Circle have announced the title, track listing and
release date for their new album, their third for AFM, due on the 16th October!
Entitled "Burden Of Truth", the album deals with the concept first created by
the books "Holy Blood Holy Grail" and "The Da Vinci Codes" and explores the
theory of a Holy Bloodline extending up to our modern day. ***
3 join Atreyu and 36 Crazyfists on UK dates in September! CRYPTOPSY / GOREROTTED / SHE
SAID DESTORY / SYLOSIS *** Deicide receive silver disc for “Scars of the Crucifix” Independent Music industry trade body Impala have awarded Deicide’s last album “Scars of the Crucifix” a silver disc in recognition of European sales. Glen Benton and Steve Asheim collected the disc on a recent visit
to London and vowed to make sure new album ‘The Stench Of Redemption’ receives
Gold. *** Following the release of ‘The
Conductor’s Departure’, their second album for Wicked World, Swedish razor-sharp
death metallers ANATA will be tearing through the UK next week, catch them at
the following venues The mixture of aggressive Slayer tempos and melodic flourishes was relatively new, and the band found that they had to spread the new gospel by undertaking a series of lengthy tours on both sides of the Atlantic . By the time they were done, the seeds had be sown and the album was about to go down in history as one of the most important and groundbreaking efforts of all time. Issued here as a special Dual Disc edition, the album is
updated with 'The Making of Slaughter of the Soul', a 35 minute documentary
which focuses on the method behind the madness that led to the construction of a
truly important Metal record.
Filmed by acclaimed director Patric Ullaeus (Dimmu Borgir, Lacuna Coil) and
interviewed by top Swedish journalist Patrik Wiren, the documentary reveals the
story behind the legend, with discussions about the recording process, the
theory behind the record and the creative tension that drove the band forward. The CD also contains and exclusive peek into the Earache racing madness and includes a PC demo of the "Earache Extreme Metal Racing" game featuring AKERCOCKE and BIOMECHANICAL racing teams! To round out
the heavy stimulation, "Chop your Own Head Off" also includes a DVD disc packed
with ultra-exclusive videos from Earache's current and past catalog, including
previously unreleased material from death metal legends MORBID ANGEL.
*** GOTTHARD's new, Spanish sung single "Tu Pasión", has entered the Spanish single charts on position 19! Congratulations! ***
*** Swedish Viking death metal warriors AMON AMARTH have announced a special intimate on-off show in London on August 11th. UK fans can expect to be some of the first to hear new tracks from the bands forthcoming “WITH ODIN ON OUR SIDE” album, recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Frebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren and due for release on Metal Blade on September 25th 2006.
AMON AMARTH + GOREROTTEDFriday August 11th LONDON Underworld Tickets £8.50
advance Stargreen 020 7734 8932 *** IMMORTAL are back! The trio which disbanded in 2003 will return in the classic lineup Abbath / Horgh / Demonaz. The band had the following to say about these more than excellent news: "IMMORTAL are proud to announce that we will
headline Wacken in 2007. This will be part of a few selected exclusive shows
next year, and Wacken will be the only show in Germany. Abbath, Horgh, Demonaz." |
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