Metalupdate news - IT'S BACK![views:84884][posts:2]_______________________________________ [Dec 11,2004 12:15am - the_reverend ""] editor@metalupdate.com to subscribe! --------- METAL UPDATE --------- -- http://www.metalupdate.com -- The Metal Update will deliver a weekly report to your email inbox. To sign up, go to MetalUpdate.com and click the SUBSCRIBE! link. The Metal Update is free. This week's Metal Update went out to over 15,300 subscribers. -- EDITOR'S NOTE -- FAREWELL DIMEBAG The metal nation mourns this week following the tragic murder of legendary guitarist Dimebag Darrell. Dime was an unparalleled talent and influenced many, particularly with his work in Pantera. Our thoughts are with his family and with the families of the other victims during this difficult time. THE METAL UPDATE RETURNS After a nearly two month hiatus, the Metal Update is back on track and will resume hitting your mailboxes every week. Thanks to everyone for your patience and support while we made our transition. Please note the Metal Update now has a new mailing address that can be found at the bottom of this newsletter. - Laura German, Editor -- NEWS -- DAMAGEPLAN Guitarist Dimebag Darrell was murdered on Wednesday night, minutes after Damageplan began their headlining set in a Columbus, Ohio club. Four others were killed, including the gunman, and two were wounded. MOTLEY CRUE After more than six years, all four original members of Motley Crue have reunited. Their "Red, White & Crue Tour 2005 . . . Better Live Than Dead" worldwide trek will begin in February. GRAMMY AWARDS Nominations for this year's Grammy Awards have been announced. Best Metal Performance: Cradle of Filth, Hatebreed, Killswitch Engage, Motorhead, Slipknot Best Hard Rock Performance: Incubus, Metallica, Nickelback, Slipknot, Velvet Revolver MURDER WEAPON Murder Weapon have confirmed that the band has called it quits. Their final performance is scheduled for December 26th in Richhmond, VA. NEW SIGNINGS Artemis Records: Black Label Society Nuclear Blast: Samael, Bleed the Sky, All Shall Perish Prosthetic Records: Kylesa Listenable Records: /Speed/Kill\Hate/ The Death Scene Recording Company: Ambry Napalm Records: Naio Ssaion Vicious Recordings: Puissance Equilibre Music: Zuul FX FOR MORE NEWS GO TO: http://www.metalupdate.com -- HELP WANTED -- VOCALIST & BASSIST wanted - Former DEAD TO FALL drummer Dan Craig has formed a new band named Vale in Tampa, FL and is seeking a bassist and vocalist to compete the group's lineup. All applicants must be dedicated, have professional gear, transportation, and be willing to travel. Interested parties should contact Heavyriffing@hotmail.com -- FEATURES -- CARCASS http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewcarcass.html Carcass will surely go down in history as one of death metal's greatest acts, not to mention one of the innovators of the genre. Six studio albums showcased an immense progression from unadulterated noise into a more rock-driven terrain. Their demise brought about such rock-fueled acts like Firebird and Blackstar. Nevertheless, the band inspired and can be held responsible for numerous offshoots such as Exhumed, Impaled and countless others. Metal Update got the chance to talk to drummer Ken Owen about his tragic brain hemorrhage from 5 years back, as well as afterthoughts on the band's career and their new greatest hits release, 'Choice Cuts.' Recent Features: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewkillswitch.html SATYRICON http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewsatyricon.html THE GATHERING http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewgathering.html -- REVIEWS -- - METAL JUDGMENT - http://www.metaljudgment.com Darkthrone 'Sardonic Wrath' (Abyss, Death, Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/darkthrones_frames.html Angra 'Temple of Shadows' (Abyss, Death, Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/angra_frames.html Damageplan, Shadows Fall, The Haunted - Concert (Death, Redwolff) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/dpsfth_frames.html Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death - Concert (Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/ndcc_frames.html Bury Your Dead 'Cover Your Tracks' (Jotun) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/buryyourdeadc_frames.html Amps II Eleven 'Amps II Eleven' (Martyr) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/amps211_frames.html The Amenta 'Occasus' (Redwolff) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/amenta_frames.html Japanische Kampfhorspiele 'Hardcore Aus der Ersten Weit' (Requiem) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/japanischek_frames.html Phantom Limb 'Veins of Unholy Capacity' (Slither) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/phantomlimb_frames.html Carnivore 'Retaliation' - Classic (Kefka X) http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/carnivore_frames.html Diatribe - Demo (Jotun) http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/diatribe_frames.html -- NEW RELEASES -- 12/13 - Daylight Dies - Live from the Contamination Festival 1/04 - With Honor / The Distance - Split CD 1/11 - Alabama Thunderpussy - Constellation 1/11 - Alabama Thunderpussy - Rise Again 1/11 - Ayreon - Actual Fantasy Revisited 1/11 - Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus / Despised Icon - Split CD 1/15 - Last Crack - Burning Funkhouse Live 1/18 - Chris Caffery - Faces 1/18 - Darkthrone - Sardonic Wrath 1/18 - Yyrkoon - Occult Medicine 1/24 - Blessing the Hogs - The Twelve Gauge Solution 1/24 - Cursed - Two 1/24 - Puritys Failure - Extensions EP 1/24 - The Secret - Luce 1/24 - The Smackdown - Calling the Spots 1/25 - Akercocke - Rape of the Bastard Nazarene 1/25 - Agnostic Front - Another Voice 1/25 - God Dethroned - Lair of the White Word 1/25 - Nightwish - From Wishes to Eternity (Live) - DVD 1/25 - Seemless - Seemless 1/25 - Society 1 - Fearing the Exit - DVD 1/25 - V/A - Alone in the Dark - Soundtrack -- ON TV -- HEADBANGERS BALL On Saturday, December 11, MTV2's Headbangers Ball will air a special episode focusing on the life and music of Dimebag Darrell. Megadeth's Dave Mustaine will be the special guest host for the episode. URANIUM On Saturday, December 11, Fuse TV's Uranium will air a special tribute episode devoted to the music, career and fans of Dimebag Darrell. The episode will be followed by a broadcast of last month's performance by Damageplan in Dallas. BATTLE FOR OZZFEST The December 13 episode of MTV's "Battle for OZZfest" will feature "a full day of controversy and mayhem" with Dimmu Borgir. Their song "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" serves as the theme music at the beginning of every episode of the show. -- IN PRINT -- METAL MANIACS http://www.metalmaniacs.com The January 2005 issue is out now featuring: Amon Amarth, Amorphis. Bang. Caliban, Danzig, Dio, Disillusion, Ensoph, Every Time I Die, Falcon, Gadget, Hatework, Incantation, Insision, Internal Bleeding, Isis, Lust, Meliah Rage, Motorhead, Nachtmystium, Nightwish, Ravager, Soulfly, Transmission0 -- ON THE NET -- HELLRIDE MUSIC http://www.hellridemusic.com New features: Ritual Steel, Throttlerod, Minnesota Pete Campbell, Mala Suerte BALLBUSTERHARDMUSIC.COM http://www.ballbusterhardmusic.com New features: Crisis, Uli Jon Roth, Lamb of God, Tiger Army, John 5, Incubus, Blink 182 -- TOUR DATES -- (Dates are subject to change - check local listings) CRYPTOPSY w/ CATTLE DECAPITATION 2/23 Farmingdale, NY 2/24 West Springfield, VA 2/25 Fayetteville, NC 2/26 Nashville, TN 2/27 Atlanta, GA 2/28 Jacksonville, FL 3/01 Tampa, FL 3/02 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 3/04 Houston, TX 3/05 Oklahoma City, OK 3/06 Dallas, TX 3/07 San Antonio, TX 3/08 Albuquerque, NM 3/09 Tucson, AZ 3/10 Phoenix, AZ 3/16 Seattle, WA 3/18 Denver, CO 3/19 Ft Collins, CO 3/21 Cleveland, OH 3/22 Chicago, IL 3/23 St Paul, MN 3/24 Sauget, IL 3/25 Detroit, MI 3/26 Philadelphia, PA 3/27 New York, NY 3/29 Pittsburgh, PA 4/01 Poughkeepsie, NY 4/02 Cohoes, NY DISSECTION w/ WATAIN 12/10 Rotterdam, NETH 12/11 St. Lievenshoutem, NETH 12/14 London, UK 12/15 Nottingham, UK 12/16 Dublin, IRE 12/17 Belfast, IRE 12/18 Glasgow, UK 12/19 Bradford, UK MOTLEY CRUE 2/17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2/18 Tampa, FL 2/20 Greenville, SC 2/22 Cleveland, OH 2/23Toronto, ON 2/25 Detroit, MI 2/27 Ottawa, ON 2/28 Hartford, CT 3/03 New York, NY 3/04 Philadelphia, PA 3/05 Boston, MA 3/06 Washington D.C. 3/08 Columbus, OH 3/10 Chicago, IL 3/12 Milwaukee, WI 3/14 Minneapolis, MN 3/15 Kansas City, MO 3/17 Dallas, TX 3/19 Phoenix, AZ 3/20 Las Vegas, NV 3/22 San Diego, CA 3/23 Los Angeles, CA 3/25 Reno, NV 3/26 Oakland, CA 6/07 Helsinki, FIN 6/08 Turku, FIN 6/10 Oslo, NOR 6/11 Solvesborg, SWE 6/12 Bologna, ITA 6/14 Glasgow, SCO (w/ Killing Joke) 6/15 Manchester, UK (w/ Killing Joke) 6/17 Birmingham, UK (w/ Killing Joke) 6/18 Cardiff, UK (w/ Killing Joke) 6/19 London, UK (w/ Killing Joke) SLAYER w/ KILLSWITCH ENGAGE & MASTODON 12/10 Seattle, WA 12/11 Spokane, WA 12/12 Portland, OR 12/14 San Francisco, CA 12/15 Las Vegas, NV 12/16 San Diego, CA 12/17 Universal City, CA FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO: http://www.metalupdate.com/tour.html -- LINKS -- DAMAGEPLAN http://www.damageplan.com MOTLEY CRUE http://www.motleycrue.com GRAMMY AWARDS http://www.grammy.com MURDER WEAPON http://www.murderweapon.net _ _ | |_ _| | | | | | |_ |_______|_) ===== If you, your band, your label, your wwwsite or your 'zine have information that you believe would be of interest to Metal Update readers, please contact the Metal Update at editor@metalupdate.com (c) Copyright 2004 by http://www.metalupdate.com - All Rights Reserved Metal Update PO Box 979 Santa Monica, CA 90406 USA |
_____________________________________ [Dec 11,2004 12:47am - BornSoVile ""] wow, check out this cool Phantom Limb review! ************************************** 4 outta 5 skulls!!! Reviewed by Slither (12/10/04): When I read that a band hails from Boston, MA it usually sets of alarm bells in my head. Impact with shitty hardcore band screaming about something I don't care about! Collision unavoidable! Phantom Limb buck the trend with a pleasant surprise: an interesting death metal release combining several elements that tickle my fancy. Not common but certainly welcome,Veins of Unholy Capacity represents the first offering from this duo-now-trio thanks to the recent arrival of a new body to hang a bass guitar on. Even without this new four-stringer the boys have managed to craft an album that offers a playful and stylish amalgam of some of my favorite approaches to the metal of death. Bizarre Fact Intermission From their record label's website: "Phantom Limb is now known as Progeny of Ruin, and is seeking a drummer who has his own equipment and is willing to travel. Contact McCracken (infuscation@yahoo.com) for more information." Anywho, the band is now a different band sans drummer and I imagine they have visions of a grand comeback tour or perhaps a super bowl halftime show featuring an inspiring genre defying crossover performance with other pop stars. More curious than this band's dissolution immediately following their first signed release is that their label's website, which is smothered in SS lightning bolts while the band features a black guy and a latino; go figure. Fin You know how Kevin Tally formerly of Dying Fetus fame has that style of drumming where he is all over the place and it feels like it could fall apart at any moment, but while he has you hanging on it can be pretty enthralling? Take that and replace most of the blasting with some much more creative choices and you understand what this album is standing on. I feel comfortable using the title "Proscriptor's Understudy" to describe this young man. The drums also have that endearing quality that can only be found when the engineer goes overboard on the reverb, the kit sounds cavernous but the rest of the band is standing two feet away in a cramped room. Barring one or two breakdowns (thanks Boston) the riffing found emblazoned via laser on this disc reminds me in a roundabout way of Arghoslent in the same roundabout way that Arghoslent reminds me of Blue Oyster Cult. There is definitely a brief aftertaste of NWOBHM here. These hints of melody round out an aggressive American style perfected by Brutality, and topping it all off is the kind of raw vocal attack that confirms for you this guy does not plan on having vocal chords in his adult life. The drummer's interesting approach combined with the flair for non-Swedish un-gay melody really made this album a winner. If they reform beware of the new drummer, but in the meantime Veins of Unholy Capacity carries the calorie density to satiate your hunger. |
_____________________________________ [Dec 11,2004 1:02am - AUTOPSY_666 ""] BornSoVile said: More curious than this band's dissolution immediately following their first signed release is that their label's website, which is smothered in SS lightning bolts while the band features a black guy and a latino; go figure. Those are N's, not S's! |