Chuck
Schuldiner
(DEATH, CONTROL DENIED) has been swamped in medical bills due to expensive
operations in order to cure a specific kind of brain tumor. Chuck is being
helped out by the Metal music community worldwide. An auction on EBay featuring
cool items from Metal Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD) and many more is taking place now.
Metal Mike, who considers Chuck one of Metal's Greats, has donated a Guyatone
Metal Monster distortion pedal that includes a 9V power supply and is signed by
Mike. He also donated a Metal Mike Chlasciak Guitar Pick Pack, a set of few
personal guitar picks including ones used by Mike in Halford and many more.
NIGHT IN GALES's
"Necrodynamic" album will be released in North America through
Skyscraper. The release will exclusively include the "Syphlike" EP.
The sophomore effort from
LOCK
UP,
featuring DIMMU BORGIR drummer Nick Barker, NAPALM DEATH guitarist Jesse Pintado,
Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury, and THE CROWN / ex-AT THE GATES vocalist
Tomas Lindberg, will be called "Hate Breeds Suffering" and is due out
through Nuclear Blast Records early next year.
Despite
earlier rumours, it's now confirmed that CENTINEX
will not tour Europe with EXTREME NOISE TERROR and CADAVER INC. during November
and December. As the bands new album won't be out until January all touring
activities have been postponed to the winter/spring 2002. Meanwhile, check out
the Centinex' updated website at: http://www.centinex.org
NILE are preparing material for their next album.
The band will embark on their second headlining tour of the UK in December.
They will also appear on this December's X-Mass Fests in Europe with CANNIBAL
CORPSE, KREATOR, MARDUK, KRISIUN, DARK FUNERAL and VOMITORY.
SKINLESS have amicably parted ways with drummer
Bob Beaulac. Beaulac has been replaced with ex-MORTICIAN drummer George Torres.
A limited edition picture disc version of the band's "Foreshadowing Our
Demise" release is now available on Morbid Records.
Due to the recent terrorist attacks on America, MALEVOLENT
CREATION has been forced to cancel / postpone their U.S. tour that was
supposed to run through November and December. They are currently writing material
for their eighth album, which most likely will be titled "The Will To Kill",
due to be recorded in January. The band will begin a European tour with VADER
and CATASTROPHIC in February, and will then join the No Mercy Festivals in March
which also feature IMMORTAL, HYPOCRISY, Vader and others.
Mike Wead will not participate on THE HAUNTED U.S.
tour, due to reasons beyond his or the band's control. New replacement for the
tour is THE CROWN guitarist Marcus Sunesson.
Not only have the German thrash gods been confirmed for Wacken 2002, but they
have added the recently reunited HOLY MOSES to
the thrash triple bill tour, featuring
DESTRUCTION, SODOM and KREATOR.
DIM-MAK has been picked up by Olympic Recordings.
Their sophomore effort, "Intercepting Fist", features ex-members of
RIPPING CORPSE and will hit the streets in January.
OLD MAN'S CHILD / DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Galder has posted that the forthcoming
OLD MAN'S CHILD album will be recorded next March
at Gothenburg's Studio Fredman. Nick Barker is confirmed to be playing the drums
on the record. As for the remaining musicians, Galder says that he will cover
any holes.
KULT OV AZAZEL will soon release a live CD that
will include two new studio tracks. The band are also working on material for
their next full-length album, due out in summer 2002. They will perform at the
Sacrifice Of The Nazarene Child festival in San Antonio, TX on December 1st
with THORNSPAWN, KRIEG, BLACK WITCHERY, BLOODSTORM and others.
In October MISTELTEIN is going on the road as support
to GOD DETHRONED and NIGHT IN GALES. Due to other obligations Mishrack will
not be able to go on this tour. A replacement has been found and he is Ahldrathan
from ISHTAR.
code666 have released DIABOLICUM's "The Killing
Spree 1.5." This strictly limited edition digipack, only 666 copies, includes
four unreleased songs, two rare demos from '96 and the full uncensored video
for 'The Defcon'. The disc comes out in a Nuke-Fetish digipack with a booklet.
The label was forced to find another pressing plant to produce this album. Because
of the extreme content of the artwork, the usual factory refused to print it.
DORNENREICH will soon enter the studio to begin
recording their next album, "Hexenwind".
Quebec's SOUL OF DARKNESS will soon release their
debut EP, "Cry Of The Inner Pain".
THYRFING have finished recording their new album,
tentatively titled "The Fourth Outrage". It was recorded and mixed
at Dug-Out Studios in Uppsala with producer Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING
YOUNG LAD, DARKANE, STUCK MOJO). The album includes nine songs, described as,
"the most dark and twisted side of Thyrfing ever".
Black metallers RUDRA have released their second
album, "The Aryan Crusade", through Trishul Records.
EMPEROR's "Prometheus - The Discipline Of
Fire & Demise" album has entered the Norwegian charts at #48.
DARKNESS ETERNAL will release their second album,
"Satanchrist", in mid / late November.
Norway's CELEBRATUM have inked a deal with Arctic
Music. The band is currently preparing to enter Abyss Studios with producer
Tommy Tagtgren in November to record their debut CD for the label. Release dates
for both U.S. and Europe will be in early 2002. To hear Celebratum or for band
contact go to their website: http://celebratum.cjb.net
Lithuania's ANUBI have signed to code666.
OF
TREES AND ORCHIDS have changed their name into
INGURGITATING OBLIVION in order to have a more appropriate and representative
name for what they are musically standing for: dark, brutal and malignant Death
Metal. They will release their third output, the MCD "Unpardonable Forgetfulness",
sometime in November / December 2001 through the German label Necrotican Records.
Around the same time GALLERY OF DARKNESS are going
to release their second CD as well which will contain 4 songs of utterly brutal
sickness.
HATE ETERNAL
will be celebrating this Halloween by headlining an exclusive South American
show in Chile at Teatro Providencia on October 31st.
VOMITORY
will enter Berno Studio in Malmo, Sweden on November 5th to record their fourth
album, "Blood Rapture".
ATHEIST
are currently working on a new record and a live compilation album. Head to
http://www.atheist-music.com
for more info.
SYMBYOSIS'
new song, 'Voyager', is available for download in the sounds section of symbyosis@symbyosis.com
According to their website, KREATOR
"are currently working on a very detailed video show to visualize certain
aspects in their music for the next tour." "Violent Revolution"
hit the #38 position in Germany recently.
HIRAX
have hired Jim Durkin, founding member and lead guitarist of DARK ANGEL. The
bands line-up is completed by guitarist James Joseph Hubler, bassist Mike Brickman,
drummer Dan Belliner and founding frontman Katon W. DePena. They are currently
rehearsing new songs and gearing up for their U.S. tour, set to begin in January
2002. European tour dates will be announced later. The bands new album, "Barrage
Of Noise", is being distributed world wide through www.DeepSixRecords
or www.HIRAX.org.
Century Media are now distributing all Hirax titles in Europe through PlasticHead
Distribution and in Japan through CR Japan.
SODOM's
newie, "M-16", will be released in Germany with limited edition camouflage
packaging with two bonus tracks from their old demos.
CHILDREN OF BODOM
will be heading to South America and Mexico from November 17th-27th hitting
Colombia, Brazil and Chile.
KONKHRA
are scheduled to enter Starstruck Studios soon to begin recording their fifth
album, tentatively titled "Third World War". The band is currently
unsigned.
An MP3 of the new FLESHCRAWL
album, "Soulskiner", is ready for download at: http://www.metalblade.de/newsound.html.
The album will be released the December 3rd, 2001.
DEW-SCENTED have
completed their new album, "Inwards" (I still wonder how many more
album titles with an "i" they will manage to come up with in the future
- Frank), set for release in Europe on January 14th. The tracklisting: 'Bitter
Conflict', 'Unconditional', 'Life Ending Path', 'Inwards', 'Blueprints Of Hate',
'Locked In Motion', 'Degeneration', 'Terminal Mindstrip', 'Feeling Not' and
'Reprisal'. The band have also recorded a cover of SLAYER's 'War Ensemble',
to possibly be used for a bonus track.
The Essential German Thrash tour, featuring KREATOR,
SODOM
and DESTRUCTION,
kicks off on December 26th at Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The dates
conclude on January 25th in Tampere, Finland.
BOLT THROWER's
new album, "Honour - Valour - Pride", is out on November 19th through
Metal Blade. The tracklisting: 'Contact Wait Out', 'Inside The Wire', 'Honour',
'Suspect Hostile', '7th Offensive', 'Valour', 'K-Machine', 'A Hollow Truce'
and 'Pride'.
IN FLAMES'
Peter Iwers has revealed that their scheduled tour with SLIPKNOT has been postponed
until next year due to the U.S.'s current War Against Terrorism.
BRUJERIA
has cut their ties with former label Roadrunner Records, thus releasing their
debut CD, "Mextremist", on their own label, Kool Arrow Records. The
CD is a compilation of the earlier Brujeria 7" material, along with rare
tracks and brand new songs.
The new CANNIBAL CORPSE album
"Gore Obsessed" will be mastered this week (week ending October 19th).
It will be released on Metal Blade Records in February 2002.
The first set of dates for THE
HAUNTED's upcoming U.S. tour,
which also features WITCHERY, CATASTROPHIC and MARTY A.D., have been announced.
The dates kick off on November 2nd at Krome in New Jersey and wrap up on November
24th at Cardi's in Houston, Texas. More dates will be announced soon. Also,
The Haunted are mixing a live recording of their shows in Japan for a live disc
that will be included with the reissue of their "The Haunted Made Me Do
It" album, due shortly.
French thrashers NO RETURN
entered CCR studio in Belgium on October 22nd, to begin recording the follow-up
to "Self Mutilation". The eleven songs scheduled for the yet untitled
release include: 'Biomecanoid', 'Machinery', 'Disillusioned By Human Err', 'Disease'
and 'Synthetic'. In related news, a video for 'Secret Waste', honoring DEATH
founder, Chuck Schuldiner, can be found at the band's website, http://www.noreturn-web.com
ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW will
release their new album worldwide on January 28th, 2002
LUCIFERION
are working on their second album, due out early next year on Listenable. The
band features LOST HORIZON guitarist Wojtek Lisicki on guitar and vocals.
MTV will be using tracks from THE
HAUNTED's latest album, "The
Haunted Made Me Do It", on the 5th Annual MTV Sports and Music Festival,
scheduled to air on MTV on November 18th, at 5pm (EST).
DECAPITATED
have completed the recording of "Nihility". The U.S. release is set
for early 2002.
INSISION
have finished recording their debut album for Earache / Wicked World in Berno
Studios, Sweden. The album will be released in the U.S. this spring.
The release date for CARNAL
FORGE's new album "Please...Die!"
has been set for January 22.
CRYPTOPSY
have started to work on new material and will be back on the road next spring
for the second leg of the "Pain Cometh" Tour.
HOLLENTHON
are working out details to begin touring Europe in early 2002.
Between touring and other responsibilities, VINTERSORG
continue to work on their upcoming DVD, "The Contrast Excursion".
The DVD should run approximately 90 minutes and will include interviews, rehearsals
and other rare footage, as well as live material.
Sweden's SIEBENBURGEN
will release a new album, "Plagued Be Thy Angel", in February 2002.
"As always, the actual recording process has been haunted by the most
fierce fuck-up demons that have ever challenged us. Some of them so vicious
that I can't even talk about them," exclaims Marcus Ehlin. The album
was recorded at Six String Studio, with the exception of one track, which was
recorded at DeadBitchStudio.
MACTATUS
continue work on their forthcoming release, "Suicide". The band will
enter Abyss Studio in January 2002. "It's a concept album about death,
with a focus on suicide and murder," explains Gaut, who also reveals
it may very well turn out to be "some kind of concept album."
The band is also closely working with a violinist and a guest vocalist. However,
whether or not these sessions make it unto the final cut remains to be seen.
MARDUK
have rescheduled their recently canceled North American dates for January.
MISTELTEIN
will hit the road in October in support of GOD DETHRONED and NIGHT IN GALES.
Due to other obligations Mishrack will not be able to go on this tour and will
be replaced by ISHTAR's Ahldrathan.
DARK FUNERAL's
"Diabolis Interium" album will be released in North America through
Necropolis on November 6th. The band are currently working out dates for their
own European tour, scheduled to begin in early 2002. It will be followed by
a tour of the U.S. and South America.
LORD BELAL are
currently at Los Angered Studios recording the follow up to their "Unholy
Crusade" release. It will be called "Angelgrinder", not "Angel
Crusher" as was previously reported at some outlets. The album will be
released in March 2002 on CD and LP through No Fashion.
ROSSOMAHAAR
have inked a deal with Germany's Last Episode for the release of their next
album. The label may also reissue the bands "Imperium Tenebrarum"
album in the future.
Spikefarm just released a split-CD containing THYRANE's
classic demo, "Black Harmony" and four songs from THE DEAD BEGINNERS.
FINNTROLL
will enter Astia Studios in Lappeenranta in May to record their new full length.
During the sessions the band will also record an acoustic mini-album.
KALMAH
will begin recording new material in November, aiming for a March 2002 release.
Spikefarm will release MOONSORROW's
third album, "Voimasta Ja Kunniasta - Of Strength And Honour", in
January.
RAM-ZET
have finished recording their new album, "Escape". They will begin
mixing in November with Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios. Escape will be released
in February, 2002.
SILENTIUM's
drummer, Janne Ojala will be joining GLOOMY GRIM on their European tour. He'll
be sitting behind the battery from October 18th to 28th.
THRONE OF CHAOS
enter Studio Fredman in January to record the follow-up to their debut, "Menace
And Prayer".
THYRANE
will begin touring Europe in November with ANCIENT and STORMLORD.
BORKNAGAR's
"Empiricism" album will be available in a digi-pack and LP formats
from October 22nd through Century Media Germany.
MORTIIS'
new album, "The Smell Of Rain", will be available on double LP from
October 22nd through SPV.
SIGH
will contribute a track to an upcoming John Coltrane tribute on Germany's Mainstream
Records that will be released in the spring of 2002. They hope to record the
track by the end of November. Sigh will also be an upcoming split 7" with
NECROPHAGIA - look for the release in early 2002.
MOTÖRHEAD's
"Bastards" album has been re-released with a bonus track through Steamhammer.
Three classic HOLY MOSES
albums, "Terminal Terror", "Too Drunk To Fuck" and "World
Chaos" have been reissued through Virgin Germany (can somebody please
re-issue "Finished With The Dogs" after all?! - Frank)
Flordia's ATHEIST
have reformed recently to do another record! The album is supposed to be
released later this year. The re-issues of their classic albums "Piece
Of Time", "Unquestionable Presence" and "Elements"
will be out through Seasons Of Mist Records from France next February, March
and April. There's also a brandnew ATHEIST website on
the net now. Go to: http://www.atheist-music.com/
HATEPLOW
are slowly putting material together for their follow
up to last year's "The Only Law Is Survival". Arctic Music will be
issuing a double CD set containing both of the band's releases ("Everybody Dies" and "The Only Law Is Survival")
with live bonus tracks from their US tour with S.O.D. in 2000. The release date
will be in early 2002.
DIABOLICUM's "The Killing Spree 1.5"
album is now available on strictly limited edition digipack CD through code666.
The disc includes four new unreleased songs, two remastered rare demos from
'96 and full uncensored video, 'The Defcon', which was banned from the album
"The Dark Blood Rising" by the big distributors. The CD comes in a
Nuke-Fetish digipack with a booklet. The label was forced to find another pressing
plant to produce this album because of the extreme content of the artwork. The
usual factory refused to print it.
BORKNAGAR's new album, "Empiricism",
the first with their new line-up, has the following tracklisting: 'The Genuine
Pulse', 'Gods Of My World', 'The Black Canvas', 'Matter & Motion', 'Soul
Sphere', 'Inherit The Earth', 'The Stellar Dome', 'Four Element Synchronicity',
'Liberated'and 'The View Of Everlast'.
THE CROWN's
upcoming album, "Crowned In Terror", has been pushed back to March.
11th in Europe and March 12th in North AmericaA reliable source has confirmed
rumors that Maniac will be leaving MAYHEM. Further
details are not available at this time, but word has it that there's a possibility
that Attila (TORMENTOR, ABORYM), who was the vocalist on "De Mysteriis...",
could possibly rejoin the band.
DIMMU BORGIR will return to North America in February.
Nuclear Blast says that "details are pending, but it looks like this
will be an awesome tour package".
KULT OF AZAZEL have found a permanent drummer.
A live CD will be released shortly, which will contain 2 new studio tracks.
New material is being written now for their second full length which will be released in summer 2002. They will also be
playing the "Sacrifice Of The Nazarene Child" Fest in San Antonio,
TX on December 1st with THORNSPAWN, KRIEG, BLACK WITCHERY, BLOODSTORM and others.
Due to the arm injury of the guitar player, Stefan, who has to undergo rehabilitation,
ANOREXIA NERVOSA have canceled their European tour
with ARKHON INFAUSTUS and ENTHRONED.
SATYRICON are currently deep in the recording of
their new album, due out early next year.
Sound Riot Records have released NIGHTSIDE's new
album, "The End Of Christianity". The disc was recorded at Tico-Tico
studios and includes a 16 page booklet. Also new on the label is the new SATAN'S
BLOOD release, "Christians To Ashes, Angels To Dust".
MAYHEM have canceled their upcoming No Mercy Festival
dates with IMMORTAL, HYPOCRISY, VADER and others.
ABORTUS are set to release their new digipack-CD,
"Process Of Elimination", through code666. The band will kick off
their first European tour on December 1st.
Rome's VOID OF SILENCE are currently recording
their first album for code666, "Criteria ov 666". The album will be
released on digipack CD in February 2002. Check out the band's website at www.dauphins.com/void
ENID have inked a deal with code666. The band are
currently in Mirrors Studio in Innsbruck, Austria recording their first album
for the label, "Seelenspiegel", due for release in February 2002.
The band have a website at: www.enid.ht.st
Italy's MALDOROR have signed a four year deal with
code666. Their first album in the new deal will be released in 2002.
Sweden's SATANS PENGUINS have released their new
album, "Birds Of Darkness". The 43 minute album comes packaged in
a 16 page full colour booklet.
Candlelight have confirmed ZYKLON's participation
on MORBID ANGEL's upcoming first U.S. tour, now called Extreme Music For Extreme
People. "Zyklon are very happy to get the opportunity to take part in
the Extreme Music For Extreme People tour," says guitarist Samoth.
"We're excited to meet the reaction from the U.S. metalheads. We'll
be coming with a new line-up and will be stronger than before." The
tour kicks off in Houston on November 20th and ends in Springfield, Virginia
on December 14th.
Cadaveria and Flegias communicate their separation from Opera IX. In April 2001
there have been some artistic and personal incomprehensions inside the band,
that froze the feeling among the members, annihilating every possibility to
continue to create music together. The artistic development of the band was
definitely compromised, ideologies inside the group were narrow-minded. For
these reasons Cadaveria and Flegias decided to say goodbye to the band and to
discharge elsewhere their desire of true music. While the rest of band preferred
to keep the event secret, Cadaveria and Flegias started working on a new musical
project and now, after some months of incubation, they are proud to announce
the world a new band was founded. The band is called CADAVERIA
and features Cadaveria (v), Frank Booth (g), Killer Bob (b), Baron Harkonnen
(k), Marçelo Santos (d). The band is now working on compositions and
is looking for a label. Check it on www.cadaveria.com
ARCH ENEMY are considering
rerecording their debut, "Black Earth".
CENTURIAN's
new 11 track album, "Liber Zar Zax", is out now.
DRAGONLORD
will headline a benefit show for guitarist James Murphy at the Pound in San
Francisco on November 17th. The former TESTAMENT / OBITUARY guitarist has been
diagnosed with an undisclosed type of brain tumor.
THE
CROWN's
forthcoming album,
"Crowned In Terror", will be released in Europe on February 11th.
The album was mixed at Studio Fredman by the band and Fredrik Nordstrom. The
tracklisting: 'Crowned In Terror', 'Under The Whip', 'Drugged Unholy', 'World
Below', 'Out For Blood', 'The Speed Of Darkness', 'I Am Hell', 'Satanist', 'Death
Is The Hunter' and 'Death Metal Holocaust'.
ABORTED
have completed their tour with KATAKLYSM and CATASTROPHIC. The band will see
two new tracks released on a 4-way split CD in late November / early December
through Bones Brigade. Other acts on the disc are: MISERY INDEX, BRODEQUIN and
DROWNING.
DARK
TRANQUILLITY's
Anders Jivarp injured his wrist recently, forcing the band to replace him with
LEFAY's drummer Robin Engstrom for a gig in Istanbul.
NILE
are working on material for the follow-up to "Black Seeds Of Vengeance",
expected to be recorded early next year for a summer release. Tracks to appear
on the release include: 'The Blessed Dead', 'Execration Text', 'Kheftiu Asar
Butchiu', 'Sarcophagus', 'In Their Nighted Shrines' and 'Invocation To Sedetious
Heresy'.
Germany's DEW-SCENTED
have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. Their new album, "Inwards",
will be out through the lable in early 2002.
Norwegian extreme metal act
FORLORN are currently working
on the material for their fourth release. Still on Napalm, a lot has changed
since "Opus III" was released. A new line-up was formed shortly after,
and the band has progressed from the well-known Viking themes to incorporating
a more futuristic, yet brutal approach. Forlorn has entered yet another dimension,
from a studio-only band, now emerging as a live band playing gigs with Mayhem,
Tristania and Gehenna. Forlorn will record the upcoming CD in February 2002,
and will tour Mexico to kick off the CD's release around midyear. E-mail
s.winter@broadpark.no
for more info.
CHILDREN
OF
BODOM
will join the Tattoo The Planet tour for one show, in Milan, Italy, with SLAYER,
CRADLE OF FILTH and MOONSPELL, on October 17th.
Jim Durkin (DARK ANGEL) has joined
HIRAX. The band will be in
the studio in December and are planning for a big year of touring in 2002.
ANCIENT
have cancelled their November 27th show in Tuttlingen. Meanwhile, the band have
booked a show at the Berlin-Razzle Dazzle on December 4th.
AGATHODAIMON's
"Chapter III" album will be released on November 5th. Selected songs
from the release can be heard at: http://www.agathodaimon.de/poll2.htm
AMON
AMARTH's
upcoming tour has been postponed due to difficulties with MARDUK getting through
customs. The tour will now take place in January and February.
THE
BLACK
LEAGUE
are ready to release their second full length album, "Utopia A.D."
The mixing is fininshed and the album art has received it's final touches. 60
second excerpts from the album will be posted at the band's official homepage.
TIDFALL
release their new album, "Instinct Gate", on November '9th. Advanced
listening can be done at: http://www.nuclearblast.de/events/Tidfall_listening.htm
The Swedish (October 2nd at Hovet in Stockholm) and Finnish (October 4th at
Jaahalli in Helsinki) dates of the Tattoo The Planet have shaped up to be incredible
bills with IN FLAMES and AMORPHIS
joining CRADLE OF FILTH and headliners SLAYER.
DESTRUCTION
have signed on to perform at next summer's Wacken festival.
CANNIBAL CORPSE's new album will be called "Gore
Obsessed", and will be released in February.
DECAPITATED
have completed the recording of "Nihility", the much-anticipated follow-up to
their debut, "Winds
Of
Creation". The release is set for early 2002.
New Earache signing INSISION have entered Berno
Studios.
KREATOR's
"Violent Revolution" album is available on a 2 LP vinyl set.
CARNAL
FORGE have undergone a slight
line-up change. Guitarist Johan Magnusson is out of the band, resulting in bassist
Petri Kuusisto switching over to guitars while
Lars Lindén (ex-ROSICRUSIAN, SLAPDASH) fills in on bass duty. The band
have finished recording their new album, "Please
Die!", at Studio Underground.
Song titles include: 'Everything Dies', 'No Resurrection', 'A World All Soaked
In Blood', 'Fuel For Fire', 'Welcome To Your Funeral', 'Please...
Die! (Aren't
You Dead Yet)', 'A Higher Level Of Pain', 'Hand Of Doom', 'Becoming Dust', 'Butchered,
Slaughtered, Strangled, Hanged', 'Totalitarian Torture' and 'Slaves'. The album
will be released early next year and the band will tour Europe with MORTICIAN
in support of its release.
According
to Blabbermouth, VADER have parted ways with Shambo
and are auditioning new bassists to replace him before they begin recording
their new album, due out in May through Metal Blade. The band will enter the
studio in February to work on their follow-up to "Reign Forever
World". If all
goes as planned the recording and mixing will
be finished in April 2002. The new bassist will make his debut with Vader at
the Thrash 'Em All Festival in November.
THE
CROWN have completed pre-production
for their new album, "Crowned In
Terror". The band are currently reviewing the
tracks to see if there are ways to improve some songs or riffs, and will soon
enter the studio to begin recording. The album will feature '0 songs including,
'Drugged Unholy', 'Crowned In Terror', 'Under The Whip'
and '(I Am) Hell'. The
band are aiming for an early 2002 release.
The
Official Chuck Schuldiner Tribute Festival
takes place on October '4th at The Choice in Tilburg, Holland. Acts scheduled
to perform include: GOD DETHRONED, GODDES OF DESIRE, OCCULT, CALLENISH CIRCLE,
SEVERE TORTURE, THANATOS, MANGLED, SHADOWBREED, OUTBURST and FLESH MADE SIN.
More information on this event is available at the following website: http://come.to/chucktribute.
According
to the KRISIUN website, the band will play four
dates in Japan between October 5th and 9th. Support at the shows will come from
various bands including RITUAL CARNAGE, BAKED BOMB, BASSAIUM, NECRONOMICOM and
DEAD BY DAWN. While in the country, Krisiun will also take part in an autograph
session at the Disc Union store in Tokyo. In other Krisiun news, Century Media
has confirmed that the band will support NEVERMORE on their South American tour
dates in Curitiba on October '8th, in Sao Paulo on October '9th and 20th and
in Santiago, Chile on October 2'st.
SEPULTURA
have been added to the bill for the UK /
Irish "Tattoo The Planet"
dates.
DESTRUCTION's
website posted a rather cryptic message recently regarding the fact that they
"...won't play anymore dates on the German Tattoo The Planet tour".
DIMMU
BORGIR and Nuclear Blast
are planning to release a limited edition live shaped CD. The disc will include
five live songs recorded in Stuttgart on the "Puritanical" tour. The recording
was mixed by Peter Tägtgren in Abyss studio. Nothing has been done with
the sound quality so it will sound unpolished and like a kick in the face. The
CD will only be available at mail order from Nuclear Blast and is expected to
be released in December 200'
/
January 2002.
Germany's
MEPHISTOPHELES have completed their new album, "Modern Instinct's
Purity". Some downloads from the album are available at: www.mephistopheles666.com.
DAMNATION
and HELL-BORN (featuring ex-members of BEHEMOTH
and members of Damnation) are set to embark on the "Damned In Hell" European Tour
200'. The dates begin on October '7th at MegaKlub in Katowice, Poland and run
through Otil November 3rd at The Underworld in London, England. MYSTERIUM and
ANCIENT CEREMONY will also appear on the final date in London.
NECROPHAGIA
will release their split 7" with SIGH in early 2002. Killjoy has also revealed
that the ENOCH project's album will be finished in December.
ANCIENT
have cut AD INFERNA and WINDIR from the bill of their upcoming European tour.
STORMLORD and THYRANE will remain on the bill.
The
new DARK FUNERAL album is now delayed due to pressing
problems. More details as they come in.
ARCH
ENEMY's Christopher Amott
and Japan's Caparison Guitars is designing a "Christopher Amott" signature
guitar model. Says Christopher, "I have been playing these guitars since
'997 and developed a great relationship with both the instruments and the people
that make them! This guitar will be a killer instrument if everything works
out - a real SHRED tool, hehe..." The Arch Enemy website, www.archemeny.net,
will be updated with info on how to obtain the guitar once it goes on the
market.
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