Metalupdate news 12/18/04[views:113190][posts:4]______________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 1:23pm - the_reverend ""] sign up and then talk about it here. --------- 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 15,400 subscribers. -- EDITOR'S NOTE -- The Metal Update and Metal Judgment staff will be taking next week off to observe the Christmas holiday. Never fear, we will return the following week. - Laura German, Editor -- NEWS -- PAUL DIANNO During his performance on Friday, December 10, in Tel Aviv, Israel, former Iron Maiden singer Paul Dianno was attacked by a crazed fan. Security put a stop to the attack and a shaken Dianno finished the show. DARKTHRONE After being nominated for the Norwegian Alarm Awards, drummer Fenriz commented in a Norwegian newspaper, " . . . we have no interest in being part of the glitter and showbiz side of the music industry." Darkthrone was subsequently removed from the list of nominees. STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Strapping Young Lad will premiere music from their upcoming release 'Alien' at the Century Family's Christmas BallS on Monday, December 20. The album is currently set for release on March 22, 2005. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA The newest Trans-Siberian Orchestra album, 'The Lost Christmas Eve,' released on October 12th, has been certified gold after six weeks. TSO's two previous holiday albums, 'Christmas Eve & Other Stories' and 'The Christmas Attic,' have been certified double platinum and platinum respectively. SNAPCASE The band has called it quits, citing "...an impasse where our core fan-base had been dwindling due to disenfranchisement with our newer material..." in addition to other reasons for their decision. Snapcase will play their farewell show in their hometown, Buffalo, NY, on January 22nd. PSYCHOTOGEN Founding bassist Tony Pernia has amicably parted ways with Psychotogen. The band is currently in search of a replacement. NEW SIGNINGS Black Lotus Records: Midnight (Crimson Glory singer) Code666:Scald Comatose Music: Leukorrhea Deathwish: Doomriders, Modern Life is War, Killing the Dream, So Be It, Draw Blood Dirrty Records: Athanator Metal Blade: The Red Death Retribute Records: Sons of Slaughter Rise Above Records: Debris INC. Season of Mist: Morgul Tribunal Records: The Cardinal Effect Victory Records: Aiden, The Audition FOR MORE NEWS GO TO: http://www.metalupdate.com -- HELP WANTED -- BASSIST & GUITARIST wanted - Psychotogen is in search of a bassist as well as a second guitarist. Any musicians in the Baltimore or surrounding area that have the chops, gear and drive to succeed can contact chris@psychotogen.com BASSIST wanted - Fierce Atmospheres has currently signed on Curt Beeson of Nasty Savage as new drummer and are seeking a bassist. Must be able to travel as rehearsals are in Tampa,FL, Champaign,IL and Austin,TX. Pros only should contact austinotf@aol.com BASSIST wanted - Crimson Massacre, death metal based out of Houston, TX seeks bassist. A few influences are: Demilich, Immolation, older Suffocation, Bach, Vivaldi, Wagner, Atheist, and Gorguts. Apply only if you aren't a scumfuck. Contact crimsonmassacre@hotmail.com DRUMMER wanted - SOS, an established Queens heavy melodic band, seeks a committed, creative full-time drummer. We want a 4th member with some experience, not a hired gun, a novice, or a flake in 12 other bands. Be stable (in work and in mind) and willing to JOIN an already established, serious outfit that works hard and has fun. Contact mikesos1@aol.com -- READERS' POLL 2004 -- Send your top choice in each of the following categories to poll@metalupdate.com BEST ALBUM OF 2004 BEST BAND WEBSITE BEST LABEL WEBSITE BEST PRINT MAGAZINE WEBSITE BEST METAL WEBSITE We ask that you do not vote for Metal Update or Metal Judgment. -- FEATURES -- HYPOCRISY http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewhypocrisy2.html Hypocrisy frontman Peter Tägtgren should be a familiar name to many a metal household. From fronting Hypocrisy to producing many great metal albums via his own Abyss Studios, there's no doubt that his metal achievements are at levels that most of us can only dream of. Instead of dissecting the music itself, Metal Update had an in depth discussion about the mindset behind the lyrics, the controversial CD burning epidemic and the love of good ol' country music. Recent Features: CARCASS http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewcarcass.html KILLSWITCH ENGAGE http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewkillswitch.html SATYRICON http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewsatyricon.html -- REVIEWS -- - METAL JUDGMENT - http://www.metaljudgment.com Krisiun 'Bloodshed' (Abyss, Death, Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/krisiunb_frames.html Jon Oliva's Pain 'Tage Mahal' (Abyss, Death, Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/albums/jopain_frames.html Trans-Siberian Orchestra 'The Lost Christmas Eve' (Hel) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/tsotlce_frames.html Illdisposed '1-800-Vindication' (Sabbath) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/illdisposed_frames.html Raunchy 'Confusion Bay' (Redwolff) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/raunchyc_frames.html Black Label Society 'Hangover Music, Vol. VI' (Requiem) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/blsh_frames.html Machine Head 'Through the Ashes of Empires' (Death) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/machineheadt_frames.html Narcissus 'Crave and Collapse' (Jotun) http://www.metaljudgment.com/summary/narcissus_frames.html Zao 'Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest' - Classic (Equinox) http://www.metaljudgment.com/classics/zao_frames.html Drugs of Faith - Demo (Kefka X) http://www.metaljudgment.com/demos/drugsoffaith_frames.html -- NEW RELEASES -- 12/03 - Desecration - Murder in Mind 12/13 - Daylight Dies - Live from the Contamination Festival 12/13 - Death Reality - Bloodprints 12/13 - Destruktor - Nuclear Storm 12/13 - Nunslaughter - The Bog People 12/13 - Spawn - Human Toxin 12/17 - Atomizer - Songs of Sacrifice . . . Songs of Slaughter 12/25 - Nunslaughter / Soulless - Scorn on the 4th of July 12/25 - Nunslaughter - Christmassacre 1/04 - With Honor / The Distance - Split CD 1/08 - Cowboy Prostitutes - Cowboy Prostitutes 1/10 - A Perfect Murder - Rehearsal 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 1/11 - Mad Margritt - Straight Through the Heart 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 - Dark Tranquillity - Character 1/24 - Firewind - Forged by Fire 1/24 - Morgoth - 1987-1997: The Best of Morgoth 1/24 - Nevea Tears - Do I Have to Tell You Why I Love You 1/24 - Puritys Failure - Extensions EP 1/24 - The Secret - Luce 1/24 - The Smackdown - Calling the Spots 1/24 - Until the End - The Blind Leading the Lost 1/24 - The Warriors - War is Hell 1/25 - Akercocke - Rape of the Bastard Nazarene 1/25 - Agnostic Front - Another Voice 1/25 - Behemoth - Demigod 1/25 - Dark Tranquillity - Character 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 -- BATTLE FOR OZZFEST The December 20 episode of MTV's "Battle for OZZfest" will feature Bleeding Through and Throwdown. In this week's storyline, the competitors perform with Ozzfest bands. -- ON THE NET -- LIVE 4 METAL http://www.live4metal.com New features: Jag Panzer, Grave, Alabama Thunderpussy, Cradle of Filth, Musicians Pick Top 5 Albums of All Time METAL BABIES http://www.metalbabies.com The only all heavy metal baby clothing company has signed Exodus, Testament and Death Angel for exclusive baby gear. MIDWEST METAL http://www.midwestmetalmagazine.com The website has been newly re-launched. New features: Lamb of God, Malevolent Creation, Mastodon, Exodus, Lair of the Minotaur PIVOTAL RAGE http://www.pivotalrage.com New features: Exodus, Fear Factory, King Diamond, Murder Squad, Totimoshi, Wintersun, Children of Bodom, Incantation, Cattle Decapitation, Goatwhore, Impaled Nazarene, Leash Law -- 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 KING DIAMOND w/ NILE, BEHEMOTH & BLACK DAHILA MURDER 4/14 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 4/15 Lake Buena Vista, FL 4/16 Atlanta, GA 4/18 Philadelphia, PA 4/19 New York, NY 4/20 New York, NY 4/22 Springfield, VA 4/23 Poughkeepsie, NY 4/24 Worcester, MA 4/26 Cleveland, OH 4/27 Chicago, IL 4/28 Royal Oak, MI 4/29 Sauget, IL 4/30 Minneapolis, MN 5/02 Denver, CO 5/05 Seattle, WA 5/06 Portland, OR 5/08 Los Angeles, CA 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) FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF TOUR DATES GO TO: http://www.metalupdate.com/tour.html -- LINKS -- PAUL DIANNO http://www.pauldianno.com DARKTHRONE http://www.darkthrone.no STRAPPING YOUNG LAD http://www.strappingyounglad.com TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA http://www.trans-siberian.com SNAPCASE http://www.snapcase.com PSYCHOTOGEN http://www.psychotogen.com ===== 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 19,2004 5:58pm - retzam ""] DARKTHRONE After being nominated for the Norwegian Alarm Awards, drummer Fenriz commented in a Norwegian newspaper, " . . . we have no interest in being part of the glitter and showbiz side of the music industry." Darkthrone was subsequently removed from the list of nominees. Wow, they're s00 kvlt tr00 b1ak me:satancross:al |
_______________________________ [Dec 19,2004 6:11pm - dan. ""] fuckin right king diamond |
________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 6:18pm - retzam ""] dan. said:fuckin right king diamond Yeah dude, that tour lineup is so great, it's too bad the Worcester stop is the metalfest (on the day I won't be attending of course). |
____________________________________________ [Dec 19,2004 7:53pm - Todd(bombshelter) ""] 1/24 - Morgoth - 1987-1997: The Best of Morgoth Awesome can't wait |