CENTINEX
have finished the recording, mixing and mastering of their Candlelight
Records debut "Diabolical
Desolation". The
album includes the following tracks: 'Demonic
Warlust', 'Forthcoming Terror', 'Spawned
To Destroy', 'Soulcrusher', 'Diabolical Desolation', 'On Violent Soil', 'Total
Misanthropia', 'The Bloodline', 'A War Symphony' and 'Hellfire Twilight'. The
expected release months are January for Europe and February for America.
CENTINEX will tour in Europe together with EXTREME NOISE TERROR and CADAVER
INC between November 17th and December 3d. Dates and places will be announced
soon. For
all the latest news please check out the website(s): http://www.centinex.org
or http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk
DIMMU
BORGIR,
WITCHERY, NAPALM DEATH
have pulled out of the Metallenium tour. SIX FEET UNDER, LAMB OF GOD, GOD FORBID
and DARKEST HOUR are still on the bill. Dimmu Borgir confirmed at their website
that the tour has been moved to January 2002
SLAYER's God Hate Us All debuted at the #28 position
on Billboard selling 52.000 copies
Along with VADER, CRYTOPSY
and DYING FETUS, KATAKLYSM
completed its European tour in support of Epic: The Poetry Of War. Now back
in Canada, the quartet prepares for the North American assault supporting Marduk
with guests AMON AMARTH and DIABOLIC which begins on October 5th in Aurora,
IL and ends November 4th in Montreal. In related news, watch for a 20 minute
live piece from August 4th in Quebec City that is airing on ARTV (channel 31
in Montreal) on Monday, September 24th 2001 at noon and Wednesday, September
26th 2001 at 11pm.
IN FLAMES will replace STATIC-X on the Tattoo The
Planet tour. They will join the tour on October 2nd in Stockholm and on October
4th in Helsinki DESTRUCTION will replace PANTERA
on all the German Tattoo The Planet dates. Also on the bill are SLAYER, CRADLE
OF FILTH, BIOHAZARD and VISION OF DISORDER. The German dates run from September
22nd to October 6th. In addition, Destruction will play a headlining show on
October 7th at The Big Island in Dortmund, Germany. In other Destruction news,
dates for the band's European tour with SODOM and KREATOR will be announced
soon. The band are also planning dates for the U.S.
DEFACED release their debut album, Domination Commence,
on September 27th in Japan. This edition include the exclusive bonus track 'When
The Levee Breaks', a cover of the LED ZEPPELIN classic.
MISTELTEIN begin their first European tour on October
16th in support of GOD DETHRONED and NIGHT IN GALES. The dates begin on the
16th at Trillians in Newcastle, England and wrap up on November 4th at Indian's
Saloon in Milano, Italy
SALEM have a new download link at http://all.at/salem.
The new section features rare and unreleased material from the band as well
as songs from previous releases. New material will be added regularly
ARCH ENEMY has rescheduled their Japanese tour.
The new dates are as follows: March 9th - Osaka, Japan, 12th - Nagoya, Japan,
13th - Nagano, Japan, 15th/18th - Tokyo, Japan
A message from Metal Blade Records: "Hello! For the European release
of the CANNIBAL CORPSE DVD we need the help of
the fans. We would like to do an extra link that features only photos taken
by the fans. All fans having photos of Cannibal Corpse in good quality should
send their pics with 300dpi. Please e-mail the photos to info@metalblade.de
and write the name of the photographer in the e-mail plus a short description
of the photo."
NASUM will tour Japan for the first time with special
guests CANDIRIA and CRYPTOPSY. Dates include: October 9 - Osaka, Japan at Club
Quattro, October 10 - Nagoya, Japan at Club Quattro, October 11 - Tokyo, Japan
at On Air West
ANCIENT will play some live dates in Europe starting
September 28th at the Mephisto Club in Alessandria, Italy through 'til November
24th at the Metallian Festival in Lille, France. The band will then be on a
full European tour with STORMLORD and THYRANE in November and December. Dates
will follow as they are announced.
HELL-BORN's Damned To Hell European Tour 2001 kicks
off on October 18th in Katowice, Poland and wraps on
November 3rd in London, England. Support comes from DAMNATION.
BATHORY's forthcoming album, Destroyer Of Worlds,
contains the following tracks: 'Lake Of Fire', 'Destroyer Of Worlds', 'Ode',
'Bleeding', 'Pestilence', '109', 'Death From Above', 'Krom', 'Liberty &
Justice', 'Kill Kill Kill', 'Sudden Death', 'White Bones' and 'Day Of Wrath'.
Watch for the record in October.
A
European tour featuring ENTHRONED, ANOREXIA
NERVOSA and ARKHON INFAUSTUS begins on November
13th at Trillians in Newcastle, England. The dates conclude on November 28th
at a to-be-announced venue in Italy.
AMORTIS are looking for a new label to release
their Gift Of Tongues album since their departure from Last Episode Records.
Tracks on the album include: 'Fear F/X - The Pleasure Mechanism', 'Hyperthalamic
Prey' and 'The Human Puzzle'. Anyone interested in the band, contact them at
amortis@hotmail.com or visit http://go.to/amortis
France's AD INFERNA are about to release their
debut, L'empire des Sens. The album was produced in Holland's Excess Studio.
Vicomte Vampyr Arkames is now a fixed member of the band since leaving SETH.
Arkames wrote all the lyrics.
Gemany's DIES ATER are writing new material in
preparation to enter One Stage Studio next March to record a new album, which
will be produced by Andy Claasen. The band plan to release an EP at the same
time as the new album. The EP will include a re-recorded demo track and a new
song, recorded in German. That same track will appear on the full-length in
English.
EISREGEN have finished mixing their new album,
Farbenfinsternis. The album includes 12 tracks, and a special digi-pack version
will include a bonus track, a cover of the DEATH classic 'Born Dead'. The tracklisting:
'Vorboten', 'Angst wird Fleisch', 'Schatten im Verstand', 'Mein Reich komme',
'Farbenfinsternis', 'Meine tote russische Freundin', 'Im Reich der Fleischlichkeit',
'13', 'Deutschland in Flammen', 'Dein Blut' and 'Ein Jahr im Leben des Todes'.
Check out the band's website
at: www.fleischhaus.de
BLACK ABYSS are writing material for a new album
that has the working title, Angels Wear Black. The album will be produced by
Dieter Roth (HAGGARD). The band are looking for a new guitarist and in the meantime
their live shows will feature ex-GRAVEWORM axe Harald Klenk. The new album will
be released next spring, followed by a tour with THE ARMADA.
Russia's ROSSOMAHAAR have recorded their new album,
Quaerite Lux In Tenebris (Exploring The Eternal Worlds). Tracks include: 'The
Misanthropist', 'Sacred War' and 'Transflamed Visions Of Your Mortal End'. The
album was produced at CDM Records-Studio and will be released in late 2001.
BEHEMOTH, KHOLD and
CARPATHIAN FOREST will tour Europe together beginning
on October 14th in Engelsdorf, NL. The dates wrap up on November 3rd in Patronaat,
NL
EMPEROR have just finished shooting a video for
the song 'Empty', off their forthcoming album, Prometheus: The Discipline Of
Fire And Demise.
After their strong
and powerful album "The Heresy Of An Age Of Reason" (released in 2000)
Swedish Black Metallers THY
PRIMORDIAL terminated the
contract with Singapore's Pulverized Records. A new contract with Blackend
Records is already signed by now. Blackend are (hopefully) going to re-release
the previous four albums of THY PRIMORDIAL. In the meantime THY PRIMORDIAL have
recorded their fifth album that will see the light later this year. At the
moment they are waiting for the cover-painting to arrive. Although the
forthcoming album was recorded in The Abyss studio you do not need to be afraid
to get a faceless production again. Judging the rough-mix it does not sound
typically Abyss. Instead the sound will be very powerful, brutal and therefore
fitting to the more technical and pretentious song-structures THY PRIMORDIAL
come up with on their new album. It is quite obvious that they managed to
increase their musical abilities once more. So, be prepared for the next storm
coming.
KREATOR
performed a free show in their hometown of Essen recently in front of 12,000
people. Meanwhile, the band are working on a video clip for the title track of
their new album, Violent Revolution, due out on September 24th. The first
pressing will be a strictly limited edition containing bonus tracks and unique
packaging. Kreator will co-headline Europe this fall with CANNIBAL CORPSE,
DESTRUCTION and SODOM.
SUSPERIA
are currently on 11 new songs, 10 will be completed and recorded for the second
album that will be recorded at Abyss Studios in late November. Peter Tagtgren
and Lars Zsoke are producing the record, due out next May. Some new songtitles
include: 'Cage Of Remembrance', 'The Bounty Hunter' and 'Anguished Scream For
Vengeance'.
DEATH's
CD / double LP / DVD / VHS release, Live In L.A. (Death & Raw) debuts on
October 16th. Included in the disc will be an order form for another live Death
disc recorded in Eindhoven. For each disc sold, $2.50 will go directly to
vocalist Chuck Schuldiner to help in his fight with a life threatening,
extremely rare form of brain cancer. For more information please visit: www.nuclearblast.de/death
GODGORY's
new Studio Fredman recorded album, Way Beyond, will be released on October 2nd
through Nuclear Blast
Pre-recording has already begun on SOILWORK's
next album. Tracks to appear on the album include: 'The Bringer', 'Blackstar
Deceiver', 'As We Speak', 'No More Angels' and 'Follow The Hollow'. Devin
Townsend and Fredrik Nordström will begin mixing in early December and the band
hope to have the finished disc in time for Christmas, aiming for a March release.
THERION
release their new album, Secret Of The Runes, on November 13th through Nuclear
Blast.
ESQARIAL
will release their new album, Discoveries, on October 15th in Poland through
Empire Records. The band will appear at the Thrash 'em All Festival in November
along with KRISIUN, VADER, BEHEMOTH and others.
A video clip for GOD
DETHRONED's 'Villa Vampiria'
is available at: http://www.metalblade.de/gdvvvideo.html
CARNAL FORGE
have scheduled a 25 date European tour in January with headliners MORTICIAN and
two other acts.
DARK TRANQUILLITY
will perform on October 6th at the Concert Hall in Istanbul, Turkey. There will
also be a signing session on October 5th at 1pm in Köstebek Music, located in
the Aznavur Pasaj. The band is currently busy in the rehearsal room writing new
material and have booked Studio Fredman from February 6th to record their 6th,
as yet untitled, full length album.
Hiili Hiilesmaa will again produce the next SENTENCED
album, which will be recorded in January at Tico-Tico Studio and Finnvox
Studios. Songs on the album will include: 'Guilt And Regret', 'As Hard As I Try',
'At Your Grave', 'You Are The One', 'Neverlasting', 'Aika Multaa Muistot (Everything
Is Nothing)', 'Excuse Me While I Kill Myself', 'Losing My Faith', 'Wither', 'Blood
& Tears' and 'Man In The Bottle'.
HOUWITSER
have completed the recording of their new album, Rage Inside The Womb. Tracks
set to appear on the album include: 'Exposed To Poison', 'Vengeance Needs Blood',
'A Bite Of A Deceased Ratt', 'Unleash The Fury' and 'Gutted In The Gutter'. The
album will be released through Osmose in October or November. A full tour will
follow. Also, the band have released a new 7" through Displeased Records.
The green vinyl single includes the POSSESSED cover, 'March To Die' and a track
from the band's '98 demo.
INHUME
have signed a two album deal with Osmose. The band are writing for a new album
that is to be recorded in late 2001/early 2002. A release is expected in April
or May of 2002.
BELFEGOR
release their second album, The Work Of Destruction, on October 15th through
Empire Records in Poland. The album will include a video-clip for 'Loneliness
Amidst My Wrath'.
NECROPHOBIC's
Bloodhymns will be released next February and will feature 10 new compositions.
The album will be recorded at Sunlight Studios with Tomas Skogsberg.
ANTAEUS
have inked a deal with Osmose, and are currently writing their new album, De
Principii Evangelikum, which will likely be released in early 2002.
FINNTROLL
have canceled their European tour with TRISTANIA, ROTTING CHRIST, VINTERSORG and
MADDER MORTEM. The band's mother label, Spinefarm, has issued this official
statement, "Hell-O!!! It is with great sorrow and grief that we announce
the unfortunate fact that Finntroll will not be able to join the planned
European tour with Rotting Christ, Tristania, Madder Mortem and Vintersorg
because Katla has lost his voice. The doctor very clearly stated that Katla is
not allowed to sing at all for two months. It seems that Europe is spared. For
now..."
CHAOS THEORY are
looking for a new singer to replace Dan, who is leaving to pursue his dream of
finishing College. If you are interested in an audition, e-mail the band at: chaosthory@aol.com
or call 609-298-EVIL. Words from the band, "The band are planning on
going in a new direction musically, so candidates should have a wide range of
both clear and rough vocals, a good ear for melody and a kick ass stage presence.
Song and lyric writing is a plus. Heavy touring schedule, industry contacts,
national media attention. Are you ready?" Dan's farewell show is on
October 27th in Trenton, NJ. The venue will be determined soon.
Viccomte Arkames will leave SETH
after the recording of their new album, Divine X. He is now a full time member
of AD INFERNA and MORNING RISE.
Damon Bloodstorm is leaving ABOMINATOR,
citing a permanent break from the hectic schedule of band life. The band is down
to a two piece again and is currently looking for a bass player and possibly a
second guitarist to continue their live assault. They have just completed their
second album, Subversives For Lucifer, and are now writing material for their
third album, which will be called Cascading Carnage.
IMPIETY
will record their new assault at Stage One Studios in Germany with producer Andy
Classen. Recording is scheduled to take place from October 17th to November 2nd.
The album will include two bonus covers of tracks by BLASPHEMY and SEXTRASH, as
well as seven originals.
BEWITCHED
have a second guitarist, Hellfire. He was originally hired for the band's
Mexican tour, but is now a full-time member. The band will soon record a new
album, Rise Of The Antichrist.
SADISTIK EXEKUTION
have begun working on new material.
ANOREXIA NERVOSA's
new album, New Obscurantis Order, is out on October 29th.
DIMMU BORGIR
guitarist Silenoz says that the Metallenium Tour is still a go.
ANCIENT CEREMONY
and MYSTERIUM,
along with local support bands, kick off the Devilish DECADEnce Tour 2001 on
October 31st in Esch-Alzette, LUX. The dates conclude on November 10th in
Leipzig.
After a short run with the band, VITAL
REMAINS bassist Kelly Conlon
(DEATH, MONSTROSITY) has left to pursue other musical interests. Lead guitarist
Ron Greene has taken over on bass for the time being.
THORNSPAWN
has inked a deal with Osmose. Watch for their next album, Wrath of War, soon.
ZYKLON
have enlisted Secthdamon (MYRKSKOG), to handle both vocal and bass duties for
the forthcoming tour with MORBID ANGEL.
IMPALED NAZARENE's
Absence Of War Does Not Mean Peace, will be out through Spinefarm on October 1st
in Finland. Osmose will release in other territories on November 5th.
DISMEMBER are currently rehearsing new material, although they had an
unfortunate set back when they lost their long time rehearsal space. It's
most likely that Fred Estby will again produce the album at Das Boot studios. Early signs indicate more of a return to the old school sound of
the Death Metal album.
IN FLAMES will support SLIPKNOT on their UK tour
starting on November 2nd. The dates care as follows: 11/2/2001 -
International Arena in Cardiff, 11/4/2001 - Centre in Brighton, 11/6/2001 -
SECC Hall 2 in Glasgow, 11/8/2001 - Arena in Manchester, 11/9/2001 - NEC in
Birmingham, 11/10/2001 - Docklands Arena in London
The reformed EXODUS
plan to write new material for an album to be released late in 2002 through
Century Media.
Net sources
say that reuited thrash legends EXODUS, VIO-LENCE and FORBIDDEN are
considering a tour package dubbed the Bay Area Invasion. Blabbermouth says
that the bill is presently being put together by Walter Morgan's Deadly
Embrace Productions (the people behind the Thrash Of The Titans benefit
concert for TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy. According to Morgan, several US
and Japanese dates are being planned during the coming months, with the
possibility that additional European gigs will take place at a later time.
Tracks set to appear on CANNIBAL CORPSE's upcoming studio release
include: 'Hatchet To The Head', 'Pit Of Zombies' and 'Worm Infested'.
SLAYER will participate in an autograph session on September 10th at
midnight at Wherehouse Music at 617 North Main Street in Corona, CA
MONSTROSITY will enter the
studio this fall to record their next album, expected to be released in February.
MASTER have released a new mini-CD, Follow Your
Master, through Last Exit.
HIRAX have a new eight song EP,
Barrage Of Noise, available on CD and 10" red vinyl. For more info go to:
http://www.hirax.org/barrageofnoise.htm
According to Blabbermouth, Nuclear Blast will be releasing another
live CD from DEATH, Live In Eindhoven, on October 29th. The disc will only
be available through Nuclear Blast mail order. The album was recorded at the
group's Dynamo Festival appearance in '98. The CD will sell for $7, and
$2.50 of each CD will go directly to the Chuck Schuldiner Medical Fund.
There will also be a DVD for $12 of the same show. Both the CD and DVD will
only be available in slip-sleeves (no jewel cases).
HYPNOSIA's Cab made the following statement on the band's upcoming
album: "We are working on new material and hope to record the second full-length
album in December of this year. We don't have a title for the album yet, but
some songs on the album are: 'Defaced', 'Less Than Zero', 'Men Behind The
Sun', 'Living Misery', 'Twisted Avocation', 'Embrionic Waste' and 'Rise Of
Severity'.
IMPALED are working on their next album, to be recorded at
Sweden's Sunlight studios later this year for a 2002 release.
IN AETERNUM have parted ways with drummer Jocke Olofsson and guitarist Paul
Johansen.
The split was amicable. Alongside founding member David Larsson (guitar/vocals), they now have Andreas Vaple on bass and Peter Andersson on
drums.
DARK TRANQUILLITY will enter Studio Fredman on February
6th, 2002 to begin recording their next album
World War III has acquired
exclusive rights to distribute the newly formed Mercenary Musik label for
North American Distribution. With this agreement Mercenary Musik, owned by
Jerry Battle, will see it's entire catalog distributed and marketed by World
War III. The first releases from this young label street on September 25th
2001, with titles from: HEADHUNTER, DEATH CULT, NEPHASTH, ABORYM, DIABOLICAL, ENTER MY
SILENCE, CARPATHIAN FOREST, MYSTIC CIRCLE, ASTRAL,
BELPHEGOR and KEEP OF KALESSIN.
IMMOLATION and Metal Blade have parted company
BLACK DAWN's forthcoming album, Blood For Satan, has the following
tracklisting: 'Pitbound (The 4th Trial Of Acolyte)', 'A Hymn To Grand
Darkness - The Creed Of Hoath', 'Of Blackest Witchcraft', 'Enemy Of The
Day', 'Graverape Ritual - The Hoath Manifesto', 'A Horned Moon Rising', 'Blood For Satan', 'To Haunt And To
Feed', 'When The Shadows Become Flesh'
and 'Within Ye Woods, Before Ye Throne'.
MARDUK and AMON AMARTH have added
DIABOLIC as openers on their forthcoming tour that is set to begin on on
October 4th in St. Louis and run through early November.
MISTELTEIN
recorded their new album, Divine. Desecrate. Complete., in studio Berno. The
album will be released on October 8th. The band will then kick off their
tour with GOD DETHRONED and NIGHT IN GALES on October 16th at Trillias in
Newcastle, England. The dates wrap up on November 4th at Indian¹s Saloon in
Milano, Italy.
NOKTURNAL MORTUM have been dropped by The End Records.
EXMORTEM will play about nine shows in Austria, Holland and Germany in
October. All shows will be with labelmates MANGLED and two or three shows
will be in support for GOD DETHRONED. A Scandinavian tour in November with
BLOOD RED THRONE and THRONEAEON is currently being planned. It will cover Norway, Sweden and
Denmark.
AETURNUS have a new website address: www.aeternus.ch. Go there for a sample of the forthcoming
album, Ascention
of Terror. V'gandr (HELHEIM) is now the session bassist but he will remain
with his current band full-time. The tracklisting for Ascention of Terror: 'Possessed By The Serpents
Vengeance', 'Slaying The Lambs', 'Ascension Of
Terror', 'The Essence Of The Elder', 'Warlust', 'Wrath Of The WarLord', 'Burning The
Shroud', 'Denial Of Salvation' and 'The Lair Of Anubis'.
The
release of BLOOD RED THRONE's Monument Of Death album has been postponed due
to problems with the extremely brutal artwork. The CD will now come inside a
specially designed slipcase. Everything, including the poster design, is
being re-tooled after having been rejected by several outlets overseas. A
Scandanavian tour for the fall is being discussed that would include
label-mates EXMORTEM and THRONEAEON.
THANATOS drummer Aad has left the
band. He couldn't commit to the band because of his work with SINISTER and
HOUWITSER. He will be replaced by Yuri Rinkel (also in LIAR OF GOLGOTHA).
The band will start writing new material for their upcoming fourth album
which they plan to record around the end of 2001.
The UK's THE MEADS OF
ASPHODEL release their new album, The Excommunication Of Christ, on October
1st through Supernal Music. The band are described as Black Metal with
Mediaeval and Middle Eastern influences. Guests on the album include A.C.
Wild (BULLDOZER), Huw Lloyd Langton (ex-HAWKWIND), Kobold (OLD FOREST) and
HISTORY OF GUNS. The tracklisting: 'The Excommunication Of Christ',
'Angelwhore', 'The Watchers Of Catal Huyuk', 'Agrat Bat Malab', 'Weeping
Tears Of Angel Light', 'Bene Ha Elohim', 'Assault And Battery', 'Jezebel And
The Philistines', 'Pale Bread Hunger', 'Rise In Godless Hell', 'Disembodied
Voices Of Melchizedek' and 'Falling With Lightning Rays Beamed Through The
Blazing Firmament Towards The Untended Burial Ground Of Bharsag'. The first
edition of 1000 units includes the bonus track 'Calling All Monsters'.
DARKMOON's new album, .308 Antichrist, is out on September 3rd in limited
release. Artwork comes from Travis Smith (NEVERMORE, OPETH).
NECROPHOBIC
will enter the Sunlight Studios with producer Tomas Skogsberg in September
to record their 4th CD, Bloodhymns.
Century Media Germany
will reissue GRAVE's first album, Into The Grave, on September 17th. The
album will include the following bonus tracks: 'Tremendous Pain',
'Putrefaction Remains', 'Haunted', 'Day Of Mourning', 'Eroded', 'Inhuman',
'Obscure Infinity' and 'Soulless' (video enhancement).
Century Media
Germany will reissue UNLEASHED's first album, Where No Life Dwells, on
September 17th. Bonus tracks on the release will include: 'The Dark One',
'If They Had Eyes', 'Dead Forever', 'Unleashed', 'Where Life Ends', 'The
Dark Utter Revenge', 'Violent Ecstasy', 'Before The Creation Of Time' (video
enhancement) and 'The One Insane' (video enhancement).
IN THE WOODS
previously out of print demo, A Return To The Isle Of Men, is available
again with brand new artwork through Hammerheart. The re-issue includes
several bonus tracks.
CRUACHAN's debut, Tuatha Na Gael, will be re-issued
in September thourgh Hammerheart Holland and made available as an import
through Hammerheart America. This CD has been re-mastered and includes three
bonus tracks from their O97 promotional CD.
EXUMER have re-released their '86 album, Possessed
By Fire. The remastered disc includes three rare bonus tracks and a new 16
page booklet with liner notes and rare photos.
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