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December 2006 News Part 1
NIGHTWISH - Search for a new singer continues!
As there are still numerous requests from young female singers: yes, the search
for the new NIGHTWISH singer is still going on. And like all the approx. 1100
demos that have been sent in so far, all applications that will be sent before
the 16th January 2007 will be heard by the band and take part in their decision.
NOTE: ultimate deadline for sending in demos will be 15th of January 2007!
Please DO NOT send MP3-samples via e-mail! All demos have to be sent on CD along
with contact information of the female singer. Read more here!
TAROT - Album-pre-listening online!
The godfathers of Finnish Heavy Metal with NIGHTWISH bass player Marko Hietala,
TAROT, will release their new album "Crows Fly Black" on 19th January 2007.
Exclusively in advance, HERE you have the chance to listen to some of the songs.
The guys will come over to Germany for some live shows in February and will come
back for a full European tour in late April. For NIGHTWISH-fans this will
probably be the only chance to see the bass player in an intimate club
atmosphere. Check all dates here!
SONATA ARCTICA - Studio diary!
SONATA ARCTICA have just started recording their new album. Here you can find
the first part of a studio diary with some information about the recordings,
posted by Henkka:
"I'll tell you a little bit about where we are with the album for those of you
being curious. I went to Kemi last week (29.11.) to check out what was happening
and to pick up the basic tracks for my overdubs.
At that point Tommy had already played all the drums, Jani had laid down
demo-guitars, and some of the bass-tracks have also been ready. In addition to
this there was a whole bunch of singing and keys on there by Tony, so I got a
pretty good idea about how things seem to shape up. I've been hanging around the
Tico-Tico Studio for a couple of days, listening to the songs and Marko playing
bass.
Anyway, yesterday Tony came down to Kokkola and we headed out to my friend's
studio (Studio 57, which is basically in the woods) with a wild bunch of string
players, just to jam around a bit. At the end of the day we had two tracks
ready, we'll see if they make it to the album. It was, however, very nice to
listen to professionals playing some of our songs, adding their own flavour to
the mix. As I write this, Jani is in Helsinki at Sonic Pump studios, tracking
all the rhythm guitars (he'll be done by the end of the week), on Thursday
(7.12.) I'll go back to Studio 57 to play some Hammond parts and next week I'm
supposed to play the Grand Piano for a couple of songs.
It's quite interesting with the Hammond & piano, since we tune down a half
step and you can't tune those instruments, so it might be a little bit tricky.
Those of you who don't know what I'm talking about...never mind...and all you
crazy keyboard players out there, you'll know what I mean - boring technical
details!
So, the album is well on its way....and all the recording should be done by the
end of the month. This time we have about 20 songs.
We'll see how many will actually end up on the album. Musically, this album
will be a lot more progressive than the last one and I think it will end up
heavier as well.
That's all for now,
Henkka
Furthermore, the band has been confirmed to play a headliner show at ProgPower
USA VIII on December 5th, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia / USA.
RIDE THE SKY - Sign with Nuclear Blast!
RIDE THE SKY, the new band of ex-HELLOWEEN drummer and MASTERPLAN founder Uli
Kusch and ex-TEARS OF ANGER / BEYOND TWILIGHT singer Bjørn Jansson plus Benny
Jansson on guitar, have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast!
"We're very happy that RIDE THE SKY has inked a deal with the label that has
brought up so many great bands in the past years", states Uli. "We're looking
forward to a creative cooperation with Nuclear Blast!"
"We are extremely proud about being part of the Nuclear Blast roster and
together with Uli Kusch, our song writing will take us to a whole new
dimension", adds singer Bjørn Jansson. At the moment, the band is still writing
songs for the upcoming debut album.
The recording will take place in the band's own studio (Monsterclan Studios
N&S) soon; RIDE THE SKY will produce the record by themselves together with a
co-producer and are currently in negotiations with various contacts concerning
the mix.
RIDE THE SKY's debut album will be released around August / September 2007.
DESPISED ICON CONFIRMED AS SUPPORT TO UNEARTH IN MARCH 07
Century Media are pleased to announce that Despised Icon have been confirmed on
the bill on Unearth's UK tour in March 2007.
The band is currently working on their, as yet untitled, follow up album to the
critically acclaimed ‘The Healing Process'. The mixing duties are being handled
by the legendary Andy Sneap and is tentatively scheduled for release in May 07.
DESPISED ICON support to Unearth + Job For A Cowboy+ Daath
Mar. 20 - Exeter - Lemon Grove
Mar. 21 - Nottingham - Rock City
Mar. 22 - Manchester - Academy 2
Mar. 23 - Wolverhampton - Wolfrun Hall
Mar. 24 - London - Mean Fiddler
Mar. 26 - Oxford - Zodiac
Mar. 27 - Glasgow - Garage
Mar. 28 - Stoke - Sugarmill
Mar. 29 - Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms
Mar. 30 - Newport - TJ's
MASTERPLAN - First details of the new album, line up photos and Press Trip
for main man, Roland Grapow
German metal heads Masterplan have been working hard on the build up to the
release of their new record (working title "MK II") which is due for release
through AFM on the 26th of February 2007.
Despite the loss of two personnel over the Summer (drummer Uli Kusch and
singer Jorn Lande), Grapow and fellow band members Jan Eckert, and Axel
Mackenrott have recruited carefully with singer Mike DiMeo (The Lizards / Riot)
and ex Rage and live Axel Rudi Pell drummer Mike Terrana being welcomed into the
family. Band photos inc.
AFM can also release details of a new EP entitled "Lost & Gone" which will be
available from the end of January and announce that Roland himself will be
coming over to the UK to speak to everyone about the new record and their
forthcoming tour with legendary rockers Saxon on January 19th 2007.
Full Track Listing -
Intro
Warriors Cry
Lost & Gone
Keeps Me Burning
Take Me Over
I'm Gonna Win
Watching The World
Call The Gypsy
Masterplan
Enemy
Trust In You
Out Of Darkness
Forthcoming Live Dates for AFM artists
Masterplan - (with Saxon);
Feb. 28 - UK Glasgow Garage
Mar. 02 - UK Belfast Spring & Airbrake
Mar. 03 - IRL Dublin Temple Bar Music Centre
Mar. 04 - UK Manchester Academy 2
Mar. 06 - UK Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Mar. 07 - UK Nottingham Rock City
Mar. 08 - UK Cardiff Coal Exchange
Mar. 09 - UK London Astoria
Jon Oliva's Pain
30th March 2007 Prog Power Festival, Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham.
For details of tickets etc. contact the relevant venue.
For booking interviews, photos, etc. please contact me at the address below.
TRIBUTE TO DEAD CAN DANCE
Those who heard about the now hard to find tribute to Dead Can Dance " The
Lotus Eaters ", successfully released on Black Lotus Records in 2004, but never
had the opportunity to get it, can now rejoice.
This 2 disc compilation will by re-released by Season of Mist, probably next
March.
Now you have no excuse to miss this really classy tribute album, packed with
an impressive bunch of renowned artists such as THE GATHERING, DANNY CAVANAGH
(ANATHEMA), ANTIMATTER, FAITH AND THE MUSE, PERSEPHONE, and many others.
GHOST BRIGADE TO HAUNT THE STUDIO
Finnish band GHOST BRIGADE, one of the new Season of Mist new signings, will
enter the studio on January 6th with their "house-engineer" Mikko Poikolainen to
record their first album.
Keep visiting the band's website for studio diaries, news and more.
The 4-song demo that we recorded earlier this year, is still available for
free download at:
http://www.ghostbrigade.net/ghostbrigade.rar
UPCOMING LIVE DATES
MACABRE (+ Jungle Rot + ...)
29 Dec 06 Dundee, IL (USA) Clearwater Theatre
30 Dec 06 Mokena, IL (USA) Pearl Room
GHOST BRIGADE
05 Jan 07 Lahti (FI) Torvi (+ Testicals + Boner)
14 Feb 07 Helsinki (FI) Noise Klubi, Nightlife Rock (+ Total Devastation +
Satura Lanx)
15 Feb 07 Tampere (FI) Vastavirta (+ Total Devastation + Satura Lanx)
16 Feb 07 Jyvskyl (FI) Lutakko (+ Total Devastation + Satura Lanx)
DAGOBA
13 Jan 07 La Louvire (BE) LL Metal Fest
03 Feb 07 Livin (62) (FR) Arc-en-Ciel
ROTTING CHRIST
26 Jan 07 Istanbul (TR) Studio Live
27 Jan 07 Eskisehir (TR) 222 Park
28 Jan 07 Ankara (TR) Saklikent
ANCIENT RITES
09 Feb 07 Dordrecht (NL) Bibelot
17 Feb 07 Oostende (BE) Memento Mori Metal Fest
AGRESSOR
09 Feb 07 Marseille, 13 (FR) Poste Galne
10 Feb 07 Carvin, 62 (FR) Salle des Fetes
ROTTING CHRIST + CARPATHIAN FOREST (+ Malevolent Creation + Incantation +
Neuraxis + Harm)
14 Feb 07 Berlin (DE) Kato
15 Feb 07 Leipzig (DE) Hellriser
16 Feb 07 Wien (AU) Szene
17 Feb 07 Salzburg (AU) Rockhaus
18 Feb 07 Innsbruck (AU) Hafen
19 Feb 07 Pratteln (CH) Z7
20 Feb 07 Strasbourg (FR) Laiterie
21 Feb 07 Paris (FR) Locomotive
22 Feb 07 Eindhoven (NL) Effenaar
23 Feb 07 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob
24 Feb 07 Adelsheim (DE) Live Factory
25 Feb 07 Brno (CZ) Fledo
26 Feb 07 Bratislava (CZ) Randal
27 Feb 07 Este (PD) Sottosopra (IT) Rock Club
28 Feb 07 Mnchen (DE) Metropolis
01 Mar 07 Osnabrck (DE) N8
02 Mar 07 Groningen (NL) Vera
03 Mar 07 Essen (DE) Turock
04 Mar 07 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg
FURIA
10 Mar 07 Nevers (FR) Caf Charbon (+ Cadavera + Lambda Slave)
11 Mar 07 Paris (FR) La scne Bastille (+ Horresco Referens + Sweet Silence)
RED HARVEST
09-11 Aug 07 Bad Berka (DE) Party San Festival (+ Vader, Belphegor, Melechesh...)
Update Diskreet on tour with Necrophagist and Misery Index Feb/March 07
Diskreet are pure adrenalised brutality personified. Unorthodox structures
blended with pummelling groove combined with a savage attack of buzz saw guitars
and some of the most ultra-violent blast ridden drumming in the genre, creating
a sound that will satisfy the most dedicated Death Metal head, as well as
worshippers of the modern Tech/Grind movement.
Since forming in late 2003, Diskreet have developed a huge following in their
native Kansas, ripping up the stage with a hugely diverse range of ground
breaking acts that reflect their refusal to be pigeonholed into one genre. These
bands include Deicide, The Acacia Strain, Napalm Death, Despised Icon, Through
The Eyes Of The Dead, From A Second Story Window, Origin, Into The Moat, Psyopus,
Ed Gein, All Else Failed, Pissing Razors, Anal Blast, Cannae, Incantation and
many, many more.
See the band on tour with Necrophagist and Misery Index Feb/March 2007
Carving Europe's Epitaph Vol. II
European Tour 2007
presented by: Terrorizer, Metal Hammer, Legacy, Rocktribune,
Scream, Hard 'n Heavy, Rock Hard, Metal Circus, Kronic
NECROPHAGIST
MISERY INDEX
ORIGIN
BURNING SKIES *
DISKREET **
08.02.2007 Germany Trier Exhaus *
09.02.2007 Holland Rotterdam Baroeg *
10.02.2007 Germany Essen Turock, Essen Death Fest *
11.02.2007 Germany Flensburg Roxy *
12.02.2007 Denmark Aarhus Studenterhuset *
13.02.2007 Norway Oslo Garage *
14.02.2007 Sweden TBA *
15.02.2007 Sweden TBA *
16.02.2007 Germany Berlin K17 *
17.02.2007 Germany Leipzig Conne Island *
18.02.2007 Czech Rep Prague Black Pes Club *
19.02.2007 Slovakia Ruzomberok Apollo *
20.02.2007 Austria Wien Arena *
21.02.2007 Germany München Feierwerk *
22.02.2007 Italy Roncade (Treviso) New Age *
23.02.2007 Switzerland Oberentfelden Böröm Pöm Pöm *
24.02.2007 France Marseille/Luynes Korrigan *
25.02.2007 Spain Barcelona Mephisto *
26.02.2007 Spain Madrid Ritmo y Compas *
27.02.2007 Spain Durango Plateruena *
28.02.2007 France Niort Camji **
01.03.2007 France Paris Scene Bastille **
02.03.2007 UK London Carling Academy **
03.03.2007 UK Leeds Josephs Well **
04.03.2007 UK Manchester Music Box **
05.03.2007 Ireland Dublin Voodoo Lounge **
06.03.2007 UK Glasgow Cathouse **
07.03.2007 UK Nottingham Rock City **
08.03.2007 UK TBA **
09.03.2007 UK Brighton The Engine Room **
10.03.2007 Holland Sneek Het Bolwerk **
11.03.2007 Belgium Kontich Lintfabriek **
12.03.2007 Holland Den Bosch W2 **
13.03.2007 Germany Giessen MUK **
14.03.2007 Germany Karlsruhe Substage **
Debut Cd by Diskreet out 5/02/07 on Siege Of Amida Records /PHD
Also coming soon on Siege Of Amida Records new albums by Rose Funeral , Dead
Beyond Buried, Chaos Blood, and Viatrophy
www.myspace.com/diskreet
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Jingle pod, jingle pod-
Check out the Christmassy fourth edition of Nuclear Blast's one and only
podblast, featuring X-mas and New Year's Eve greetings from SIRENIA, SUBWAY TO
SALLY, RAGE, THREAT SIGNAL, ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, SONIC
SYNDICATE, SCAR SYMMETRY, COMMUNIC and CLAWFINGER!
And, of course, the podblast also features some nice songs for your ears and
bangig necks, among them brand new tracks from the upcoming albums of SONIC
SYNDICATE, RAGE and ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET.
Heavy Christmas!
SIRENIA - Brand new clip online!
Be sure to visit our video section or the Nuclear Blast youtube account and
check out the brand new video clip of SIRENIA for the hit single 'My Mind's
Eye', realized by the renowned production company I-Code (DEATHSTARS, HAMMERFALL,
BLIND GUARDIAN, SCAR SYMMETRY)!
Please notice: There're TWO versions of the clip available - one for the album
version and one for the radio edit!
THE DESTINY PROGRAM - Sign with Nuclear Blast!
THE DESTINY PROGRAM, formerly DESTINY, have signed a contract with Nuclear
Blast. 'We are very happy and look forward to a good cooperation between us and
the label', the group has posted. The guys will hit the studio beginning of
January together with Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES) and Daniel Bergstrand.
For mixing Jörg Umbreit from Principal Studios will be responsible. 'We have
to thank everyone for patience and support. We can hardly wait to start with
recording', the band has further said. Hugo Sundkvist from Hitsville Graphix
will take care for the artwork. The album ´s release is planned for early summer
2007.
IN FLAMES - US tour successfully finished!
The US Tour with LACUNA COIL has finally finished. IN FLAMES bass player Peter
Iwers has posted the following statement regarding this:
"Hey all! Thanx a lot for a great tour. It was so much fun being on the road
with LACUNA COIL, THE SWORD and THE SEEMLESSES, great people and great bands.
Right now I'm on the plane over to Sweden, where I'm looking forward to spending
a nice holiday with my family. I bought my daughter a cute little Hello Kitty
snow globe that she would absolutely love, but unfortunately security rules on
airports prevents you from bringing snow globes onboard.
I mean, come on, they wouldn't even provide a way for me to have it sent or
anything like that. I appreciate all these security rules because they are there
for a reason, but sometimes you just gotta relax.
I mean, what kind of harm am I supposed to do with that? I had the receipt
and the full details from the box of the thing but still my daughter won't be
getting that for Christmas, cause they took it...bast*rds! Anyway, it's been a
great productive year and I thank you all for that, now you have a great time on
your holidays and we'll see you all next year."
RAGE - Tons of work for Smolski!
RAGE-guitarist Victor Smolski is currently working on a compilation CD for the
20th anniversary of Nuclear Blast. Though having a lot of work, he found some
time to post news from the studio:
"Hi friends, Victor here! It's a great honor for me, working at the compilation
CD for the 20th anniversary of Nuclear Blast. It will be an album containing ten
songs of various Metal bands out of the Nuclear Blast history, including a new
RAGE song for which I composed, produced and recorded all guitars, keyboards and
bass.
I've received support by Andre Hilgers (drums) and Peavy Wagner (lyrics).
Except for some vocal parts, all songs were recorded at VPS studio in Hamm,
where Charly Czajkovski again did a great job.
During composing, I tried to make all songs in typical style and concerning
the pitch of the voice, much comfortable for the singer. I didn't expect that,
besides hearing out the different styles of the bands, the composing and
arranging, I would have so much stress with "office work such as mailing and
phoning.
Thanks a lot to all singers for the good co-operation. Special thanks to Andy
Siry, Jaap Wagemaker and Achim Köhler, as well, for their support!'
Here's some song examples for you:
'Bloodsucker' sung by Schmier, DESTRUCTION:Really thrashy number with 200
double bass. The song deals with the current crisis in Irac war and their causes
(failed US politics)
'A Perfect Day' sung by Andi Deris, HELLOWEEN:Straight Helloween-style Metal
song with a catchy chorus. The song deals with the incalculability of life and
the associated fact that our end can overtake us any time.
'Ruling The World' sung by Tony Kakko, SONATA ARCTICA: Straight Metal-tune
with several voices and keyboard arrangements. The song is about the arrogant
power politics of the western Great Powers.
CHIMAIRA - Track list and cover artwork revealed!
CHIMAIRA's new album will be released on the 2nd of March 2007 via Nuclear Blast
Records in Europe, and on March 6th via Ferret Music in the US! Check the cover
on the left and the track listing below!
01. Resurrection
02. Pleasure In Pain
03. Worthless
04. Six
05. No Reason To Live
06. Killing The Beast
07. The Flame
08. End It All
09. Black Heart
10. Needle
11. Empire
MNEMIC - Playing only the UK dates -
Following Statement was released on the MNEMIC homepage recently:
"Due to personal scheduling conflicts, MNEMIC will not be able to do the
entire Deftones European Tour as announced. The band will only be doing the UK
Deftones dates."
Commented the band: "Any fans on Mainland Europe looking forward to finally
seeing us there live -don't worry- we'll be back in May/June 2007 for a full
blown headliner tour! Wishing all a pleasant Holiday Season and a Happy New
Years!"
BELPHEGOR - On the hunt for drummer
Austria's most extreme Black / Death Metal outfit BELPHEGOR are still looking
for a talented replacement for drummer Nefastus. Everybody who is interested and
fits the requirements may contact the band's management:
belphegor@aon.at |
www.belphegor.at |
www.myspace.com/belphegor
Things are getting quite urgent now - BELPHEGOR will embark on their U.S.
tour with UNLEASHED and KRISIUN on February 7th 2007. Killer Drummers, contact
Helmuth and Co. NOW! Check all confirmed dates HERE!
ECHOES OF ETERNITY - New song posted online
Our Los Angeles-based Melodic Progressive Metal band ECHOES OF ETERNITY has
uploaded a new song, entitled "Voices In a Dream", on its MySpace page.
The track comes off the group's forthcoming debut album, "The Forgotten
Goddess", due in Europe on February 2, 2007 in Europe. If you want to get a
better impression of the album, HERE´s a stream of every song!
TAROT - Win a signed guitar
This is your chance: Go to THIS location and win a high quality Career guitar,
signed by TAROT, the Heavy Metal sidekick of NIGHTWISH's Marco Hietala! While
visiting the link, don't forget to check out the cool TAROT media player plus
the TAROT screen saver.
AFTER FOREVER - New album title revealed
After four full-length albums and one mini album, AFTER FOREVER decided to make
their upcoming album a self-titled album. Sander Gommans: "This album does not
only show new elements of AFTER FOREVER, but it's also a reflection of the past.
We wrote this album, while negotiating with new labels, and felt a lot of
energy.
The previous albums all had their own style and identity. This time we
carried these different elements to the extremes. AFTER FOREVER is a metal band
with classical influences, on our upcoming CD the "chemistry" between these two
worlds worked out better than ever! Whatever we did in the past and planed for
the future: you'll find it on 'After Forever'!"
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