June 07, 2001
SATHANAS are releasing their new CD "Thy Dark Heavens" on Blackmetal.com www.blackmetal.com
SATHANAS are releasing their new CD "Thy Dark Heavens" on Blackmetal.com www.blackmetal.com
The musical mastermind behind Control Denied and Death, Chuck Schuldiner, is home again after receiving the first of several treatments with a fairly new and still relatively experimental drug called Vincristine (VCR). Vincristine belongs to a class of naturally occurring chemotherapy agents, which are extracted from the periwinkle plant and, unlike many chemotherapy drugs, bears practically no toxic side effects. Schuldiner was initially turned away at the door when the administrator of Cedar Sinai Comprehensive Care Center informed Chuck and his sister that he would not be brought in until they produced enough money, up front. Many more treatments will be necessary to restore Schuldiner’s health and will most likely be in conjunction with other types of cancer treatments, which possibly include another surgery. The auction being sponsored by Hammerheart Records is now online and in need of contributions. For more information on how YOU can help make a difference in someone’s fight for life, check the details at the end of this news block and act today! He is one of our own and we will NOT leave him behind. Schuldiner, 33, was diagnosed on his 31st birthday after experiencing headaches and unusual symptoms while in the studio working on an album for his current full-time band, Control Denied. With the generous help of family, friends, and organizations such as MusiCares, Schuldiner was able to moderately control the cancer with various treatments and previous operations. In recent weeks, Schuldiner’s condition has worsened. Both live and necrotic cancer tissue has built up in his brain and has started to infiltrate the cerebellum, causing Schuldiner’s health to decline rapidly. Schuldiner is rightfully considered the forefather of the Death Metal genre and a major innovator within Heavy Metal overall. Death formed in 1983 when Schuldiner was a teenager and has released seven albums worldwide. The band’s early albums, including "Scream Bloody Gore" and "Leprosy," are cited by many as being the most influential albums in Death Metal. Schuldiner’s later work took on a more technical approach, cementing Death’s status not only as one of the most brutal, but also as one of the most technically proficient bands in Metal history. After retiring Death in 1999, Schuldiner began concentrating 100 percent of his creativity on Control Denied, which he feels strongly is an extension, or natural maturation, of what Death has been for over a decade. He had, in fact, been working on the new Control Denied album, "When Machine And Man Collide," when he was taken aback by this illness once again. In addition to the benefit auction, upon hearing about Schuldiner’s situation from bassist Steve DiGiorgio (whose resume includes Death, Control Denied and Testament), Testament vocalist Chuck Billy, who has also recently been diagnosed with cancer, volunteered to share the proceeds of a planned mid-August benefit concert in his honor with Schuldiner. "Obviously, this act of selfless consideration has touched us immensely," said Schuldiner’s mother, Jane. "Words really can’t express the gratitude we feel toward Chuck Billy and his family for doing such an amazing thing for someone else in need when he, himself, is going through such a hard time, as well. He must be an amazing young man." The online auction features an assortment of rare music memorabilia kindly donated by the music and Metal communities, and also includes one of Schuldiner’s own guitars and a bass autographed by Steve DiGiorgio, as well as rare items from rock ‘n’ roll’s more mainstream artists such as Godsmack, Staind, Disturbed, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The auction, hosted through eBay and allbeat.com, may be accessed through Hammerheart America’s website (www.hammerheartamerica.com) by following links to the Charles Schuldiner Medical Fund Benefit. Donations to the fund are also accepted and may be wired, transmitted via PayPal, or mailed in care of Hammerheart Records. All funds will go to the Charles Schuldiner Medical Fund, and donations are tax deductible. Information to transfer donations directly into the bank is as follows: Washington Mutual Bank, 500 East Alta Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701, USA, Bank routing number: 321180748, Account number: 3513564696, Account name: Charles Schuldiner Medical Fund. Checks and money orders should be payable to Charles Schuldiner Medical Fund and mailed c/o Hammerheart America, P.O. Box 42323, Pittsburgh PA 15203.
Hammerheart Records is about to re-issue a bunch of releases within the next couple of weeks. On June 18 PRIMORDIAL’s "Imrama" and "A Journey’s End", followed by the legendary Hellspawn Records compilation VARIOUS ARTISTS – TRIBUTE TO BATHORY and on July 3rd REBAELLIUN’s "Bringer Of War" / "Burn The Promised Land" (both releases on one disk – reissue for North America only).
Brandnew albums will be available from DIABOLIC ("Subterraneal Magnitude") on July 23rd, THRONEAEON ("Neither Of Gods") on August 6th and REBAELLIUN "Annihilation" (on August 7th in the USA and Canada and August 20th in Europe).
SATARIEL have recorded their new album "Phobos & Deimos" with Daniel Bergstrand (a.o. Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, Darkane) at the board. The album will feature a special guest-appearance by legendary Candlemass singer, Messiah Marcolin.
THYRFING will most likely record their new album with Daniel Bergstrand by the end of the year.
DIMENSION F3H have signed with Hammerheart Records recently. DIMENSION F3H is actually Morfeus of Limbonic Art and could be roughly described as a more primal version of Limbonic Art with very futuristic and technology-laden overtones.
Sweden’s DEMONS OF DIRT have also been picked up by Hammerheart. The band is supposed to appeal to fans of At the Gates and The Haunted.
The final tracklisting for SLAYER‘s forthcoming "God Hates Us All" album is as follows: ‘Darkness Of Christ’, ‘Disciple’, ‘God Send Death’, ‘New Faith’, ‘Bloodline’, ‘Threshold’, ‘Exile’, ‘Seven Faces’, ‘Cast Down’, ‘Warzone’, ‘Here Comes The Pain’ and ‘Payback’. Two additional tracks, ‘Addict’ and ‘Deviance’, were also recorded and may be considered as B-sides for future singles or overseas releases.
TERROR 2000, the side project of DARKANE guitarist Klas Ideberg, have started writing new material and have begun rehearsals with a Stockholm-based drummer by the name of Erik. The band hope to record the follow-up to "Slaughterhouse Supremacy" later in the year for a 2002 release.
NAPALM DEATH are going to do a co-headlining tour with DIMMU BORGIR and two other TBA bands in the fall. It will be much like the CANNIBAL CORPSE tour, but Dimmu will be last on this time. Nick Barker wanted LOCK UP to be the third band on the bill but they decided against it because it would be too strenuous. As for the new LOCK UP album, it features 16 songs, clocking in at 30 minutes. It will come out on Nuclear Blast.
ILLDISPOSED‘s new album, "Cocanium", is due out on August 27th through Diehard.
HOUWITSER‘s cover version of POSSESSED’s ‘March To Die’ will be issued on a 7" single through Displeased Records backed with a demo version of ‘Shredded to Pieces’.
According to www.andysneap.co.uk, the new KREATOR album, "Violent Revolution", is now finished. Producer Andy Sneap and the band tracked the drums and bass in Celle, Germany and then did the rest over at Backstage Studios in the UK. Sneap added that he just finished mixing the new BENEDICTION album which will be released through Nuclear Blast in early autumn. It was tracked by Paul Johnson over at Rhythm Studios in Stratford On Avon and again mixed at Backstage.
SHADOW, Japan’s answer to IN FLAMES (and signed to Century Media for worldwide release), will be opening for DIMMU BORGIR on their tour through Japan. The band opened for NAPALM DEATH during their Japanese tour in March.
According to their website, CRADLE OF FILTH have signed a deal with Epic/Sony for the release of their next full-length, due out in 2002. It will be released under the imprint of the band’s AbraCadaver. Meanwhile, their brand new album, "Bitter Suites To Succubi", is due out through PHD in Canada and Spitfire in the US on July 3rd.
ANCIENT‘s new album, "Proxima Centauri", will be released at the beginning of October. The album was recorded at Andy Laroque’s Los Angered Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. It will be mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City in the first week of June. After the release a U.S., European, South American and possibly Asian tour will take place.
Norwegian satanic black metallers RAGNAROK will enter The Abyss Studios on August 1st to record their new album entitled "In Nomine Satanas". In the meantime you can check out a sample of a new song recorded in the bands home town of Sarpsborg on the band’s website at angelfire.com/id/RAGNAROK/.
GURKKHAS are booked to play Germany’s Morbid festival in September. Also in September the band will tour France with KRABATHOR. The band’s new album, "A Life Of Suffering", will be out soon.
IMMORTAL are in intensive rehearsals for the recording of their upcoming studio album, which is scheduled to be tracked during October / November.
Sweden’s SIEBENBÜRGEN will be in the studio during June and July recording their upcoming CD, "Plagued Be Thy Angel", which is due for release at the end of the year.
Moonfog’s website has posted news that GEHENNA have fired their drummer Blod from the band. They are currently looking for a replacement.
NECROPHAGIA have just been confirmed to have a video clip to appear on the DVD version of "The Last House One Dead End Street".
The Hellspawn Records releases HELL 001 – 006 are out of print and officially deleted now. However, Hammerheart Records are / will be re-releasing a few of them. This goes for the following releases: DARK FUNERAL "In The Sign…" CD, INFERNAL MCD, VON "Satanic Blood" CD and V/A – "In Conspiracy With Satan" BATHORY tribute CD. All of them are / will be repackaged and coming in new cool designs. (Hammerheart have also released the DARK FUNERAL "In the Sign…" and the INFERNAL on 12" Vinyl limited editions. Glossy covers and lyrics etc.). A very small amount of the originals are left and can be ordered directly from Hellspawn Records. They will never be reprinted though, so this is the only chance to get them. Check out the order section of the new website www.hellspawnrecords.com in the coming weeks.
After some struggles with previous members INFERNAL is finally back again. The band nowadays consists of Blackmoon, handling the lead vocals and guitars, no other than ex-DARK FUNERAL demon Alzazmon on drums and new warbrother Equinox on bass. A second guitarist is being checked out at the moment. New material is being written and recorded right now, two covers and three brand new tracks featuring the new line-up. One of the covers is ‘Chapel Of Ghouls’ for a new MORBID ANGEL tribute, entitled "Abominations Of Satan" which will be issued after this summer as a co-operation between Hellspawn and Necropolis Records Other contributions come from a.o. ZYKLON, KRISIUN, ANGELCORPSE, BEHEMOTH, SOULREAPER and several more wellknown acts. The other cover tune is ‘… Of Doom’ for Vol.II of the BATHORY tribute to be released later this year. The INFERNAL full-length will not be recorded until very late this year. However, some of the new tracks will be available for download in the near future from www.hellspawnrecords.com.
WAR is now officially defunct as there’s been too many problems over the years in the bands existence. But the band has now changed into TOTAL WAR, and will follow the old WAR concept. Musically, there will be a difference since TOTAL WAR will be a totally serious band heading a little bit more into the Death Metal direction. Still there will be strong traces of the old style and traces of SLAYER and old MORBID ANGEL. More information coming soon.
INSISION have been signed by Wicked World / Earache to a worldwide deal. The band, hailing from the Scandinavian Death Metal hotbed of Stockholm, Sweden, have steadily been making their presence felt with shows across their homeland with the likes of Hypocrisy, The Haunted, Amon Amarth, Dark Funeral and countless others. Insision offer up putrid, rotting, sickoid Death Metal that relies heavily on a backbone of blastbeats and twisted, rhythmic riffing, leading a burgeoning underground grind scene brought up on a diet of classic Cannibal Corpse and Malevolent Creation. With one release already under their belts in the form of 1999’s ‘The Dead Live On’ MCD, and a split release with Inveracity on the way (including a cover of Death’s ‘Zombie Ritual’), Insision will record their debut album for Wicked World in October, for release in early 2002. In the meantime the band have a number of Swedish dates lined up for the summer which the 5-piece will use to nail down material for the debut album.
SLAUGHTER‘s classic 1986 debut "Strappado" will be re-released through Nuclear Blast Records with four additional studio tracks out of the legendary recordings, a complete live show plus a rehearsal as bonus. Furthermore their never released second album "Paranormal" (recorded in the original three piece-line up Sadler / Sumners / Hewson) will also be released, including the "Not Dead Yet" album as a bonus. "Not Dead Yet" was originally released after a few line up-changes under the name STRAPPADO as a cassette only release. This re-release will also feature some additional live stuff. Both CD’s will be digitally remastered by Alexander Krull (ATROCITY), and re-released in a fine digipak version, including liner notes from the band and lots of rare pictures. For more info check out the SLAUGHTER homepage http://interactive-1.rogers.com:80/terrysadler/TERRYSWORLD/
Denmark’s THORIUM will play at this years Nuclear Storm Open Air Festival (Cz) http://nuclear.dynamix.cz and have finished 9 tracks and a cover of CANCER’s ‘Cancer Fucking Cancer’ for their second album, which is gonna be entitled "Unleashing The Demons". Their website www.thorium666.dk was also updated and now features downloads, games, reviews and merchandise. Bassplayer Jakob Hansen was kicked out of the band, cause of his recent sentence. He’s now serving 4 years in jail for rape and drunken boxing.
THORIUM are currently working with the bassplayer who stood in for Jakob on their recent tour. VADER’s Peter has already agreed to produce the next album which might be recorded at Red Studio (POL), where VADER’s "Litany" was recorded.
DESTRUCTION are currently working on their new record, tentatively titled "Total Destruction", at Abyss Studios with producer Peter Tagtgren. The band will embark on another trek through Europe in May with DIMMU BORGIR and new Nuclear Blast signing SUSPERIA. The tour will not be in conjunction with the new album, as it is tentatively scheduled for a late August release in Europe and September in North America.
BURIAL are planning a coast to coast tour in July. They will be teamed up on some dates with acts such as DISGORGE, GORGASM, LIVIDITY and VEHEMENCE.
MORBID ANGEL‘s Erik Rutan will be recording and producing the next album from PESSIMIST. The album will will be titled Slaughtering The Faithful and is slated for a September release.
Candlelight Records have inked a deal with Sweden’s CENTINEX, who were previously signed to Repulse. The band will enter the studio on July 6th to record their first album for the label, Diabolical Desolation, to be released in the fall. Tracks to appear include: ‘Total Misanthropia’, ‘Forthcoming Terror’, ‘The Bloodline’, ‘Diabolical Desolation’, ‘Spawned To Destroy’, ‘Firestorm (Towards Devastation Pt. II)’ and ‘Soulcrusher’. For info on the band, their extensive recording history and upcoming live performances, visit their official site at www.centinex.com
FEAR FACTORY are set to release a DVD in November through Roadrunner. It is rumored that live and behind the scenes footage along with music videos will be included. In the meantime, the band’s The Evolution Of Revolution Tour kicked off on May 18th at the Canyon Club in Dallas, TX. The tour wraps up on August 5th in San Diego, CA.
CRYPTOPSY have been confirmed to perform at this year’s Wacken Open Air. They’ll also be headlining the Fuck The Commerce IV and embarking on a European tour that will take them through nine countries.
After a long struggle with Black Mark Production, Sweden’s NECROPHOBIC have now been signed by Hammerheart Records. The band will enter Studio Sunlight in September to record the follow up to "The Third Antichrist". The release is scheduled for early 2002, followed by a full European tour, which is supposed to include no less than ten dates in Germany as well.
IMMORTAL will play this years Summer Breeze Festival (August 23 – 25 in Abtsgmünd, Germany).
"Prometheus – The Disciplines Of Fire And Demise", the fourth album by Norways EMPEROR will be released on October 8.
Hellspawn Records is about to release a WAR compilation CD tomorrow (Necropolis Records will take care of the US release). The disk is entitled "We Are… Total War" and includes the band’s "Total War" MCD as well as the best songs from the "We Are War" album. Since both original releases are out of print for quite some time now, and the "We Are War" album never got released properly, the label decided to go for this re-issue. In a press statement they say: "We give you the chance to hear these albums how they should have sounded from the beginning… in the way the band themselves wanted them." The whole album was remastered and is coming with liner notes from the band and new photos. The WAR line-up consisted of such wellknown names as Peter Tägtgren, Blackmoon, It, All, Mikael Hedlund, Lars Szöke and David Larsson.
Italian extreme Metal leaders NECRODEATH just finished to record their 4th album that follows the highly acclaimed "Mater Of All Evil". The new album, recorded again at the Underground Studios / Sweden with the producer Pelle Saether (Carnal Forge, Ebony Tears, Terror 2000) is entitled "Black As Pitch" and features among others the following songs: ‘Burn And Deny’, ‘Mortal Consequence’, ‘Anagaton’, ‘Killing Time’, ‘Saviours Of Hate’. The band statement is: "The result is just amazing! We never expected such a killer-album! But we’ve done it! This is the most violent album we’ve done since the beginning of our career. It follows the same vein of the come-back album ‘Mater Of All Evil’, it’s NECRODEATH style 100%, but the new songs are and even more direct and the riffs will cut your throat like never before! A real blood-shower!" Expect the release in October 2001.
Sweden’s DIVINE SOULS joined forces with Scarlet Records. Their debut album "Embodiment" will be released in July with a brilliant cover artwork done by Soilwork’s keyboard-player / artwork maker Carlos Del Olmo. According to the label, DIVINE SOULS are "…for all the metallers into the ‘nu-Swedish death metal’ ala In Flames… Great riffs, pure aggression with a melodic touch!"
After the momentary break caused by the departure of the ex-DEATH SS guitarist Steve Minelli who left the band after the release of the debut album "Technical Crime" NODE is now ready to record the second album with a new line up consisting of the original members Daniel, Gary and Klaus and a new drummer. "Sweatshops" will be recorded in August at Underground Studios, Sweden (Necrodeath, Carnal Forge, Terror 2000) and features cover artwork by Soilwork’s Carlos Del Olmo. Some titles of the new songs are ‘Bloody Hills’, ‘Last Doctor’, ‘Thantophobia’ and ‘Sacristan’ Scorn Toward Water’. Expect a mix of Death, Carcass, In Flames and At The Gates.
THE DEFACED just finished the recordings of their debut album "Domination Commence". The band features Soilwork drummer Henry Ranta and Darkane guitarist Klas Ideberg (who are both also involved in the Terror 2000 debut album "Slaughterhouse Supremacy"). They combine influences from early-Machine Head, Meshuggah and Testament. The European release is scheduled for October, the Japanese release in September and will feature the Led Zeppelin cover ‘When The Levee Breaks’ as a bonus track.
THE PROVENANCE from Sweden is mixing soundscapes from My Dying Bride, Anathema, The Gathering, Arcturus, Änglagård and 70’s progressive heroes like Jethro Tull. They combine complex but not over-worked arrangements with sensitive melodies and vocal experimentation on their debut album "25th Hour; Bleeding", that will be released in October 2001.
CRADLE OF FILTH will be throwing a party for the "birth" of their new label imprint AbraCadaver at ROCKFABRIK-Ludwigsburg on Sunday, June 17, 2001. The club will be open at 8:00p.m. The entire band will be there to present their new album, "Bitter Suites To Succubi", along with the European premiere showing of their full-length film "CRADLE OF FEAR"… At Midnight the new album will be for sale and the band will also be doing an autograph session with the fans.
Rumors say that VOIVOD have parted ways with singer Eric Forrest. The band may reform later this year or they may call it quits.
The upcoming Tattoo The Planet European Tour featuring PANTERA, SLAYER, CRADLE OF FILTH and SEPULTURA is set to run from September 14th through October 6th. Announced dates include: September 14th in Birmingham (National Indoor Arena), September 15th in London (Wembley Arena) and September 16th in Glasgow (S.E.C.C.).
KREATOR guitarist Tommy Vetterli has been replaced by Sami Yli-Sirniö (WALTARI).
LOWBROW have resigned to Crook’d Records and will enter Morrisound Studios on May 29th to begin production on their next album titled "Sex.Violence.Death". Once again Lowbrow will have Donald Tardy producing with Mark Prator engineering. Some song titles out of the ten include: ‘The Hatred You Create’, ‘Destroy Yourself’, ‘Addiction’ and ‘Trophy’. Lowbrow will debut the new songs on June 22 at the Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida.
DIMMU BORGIR are currently on tour in Europe through May 26th. Upon completion, the band will take a much needed break from the road in order to gather themselves for round two of their U.S. Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia tour. While no plans or dates are firm as of yet, expect to see the band invade our shores by October.
DEICIDE will release their new album, "In Torment In Hell", through Roadrunner on August 7th.
ANATHEMA‘s Resonance: Volume One retrospective, due out through Peaceville in October, will have the following track listing: ‘Scars Of The Old Stream’, ‘Everwake’, ‘J’fait Une Promesse’, ‘Alone’, ‘Far Away’ (acoustic), ‘Eternity (part 2)’, ‘Eternity (part 3)’ (acoustic), ‘Better Off Dead’, ‘One Of The Few’, ‘Inner Silence’, ‘Goodbye Cruel World’, ‘Destiny’, ‘The Silent Enigma’ (orchestral), ‘Angelica’ (live Budapest 1997), ‘Horses’, ‘Hope’ (video-enhanced track).
Watch for a 2-CD, 34-track compilation album set for release in September on Godreah Records celebrating British occult / Black Metal. It will include previously-released tracks from such artists as BLACK SABBATH, CRADLE OF FILTH, VENOM and WITCHFYNDE, along with one new ANGEL WITCH studio track.
CANNIBAL CORPSE‘s "Vile" has been reissued on digipak.
Watch for picture discs from BROKEN HOPE (Grotesque Blessings), DUNKELGRAFEN (Baphomets Aeon) and MYSTIC CIRCLE (Infernal Satanic Verses).
PROFANITY have a new t-shirt available. Check out their homepage www.profanity.de for the exact design. The price is 15,- DM / 7$ plus 3,- DM / 4$ postage. At the moment the band is working very hard on new material for their next CD "HateRed Hell Within". For the end of this year another split 7" is planned, which shall feature a coverversion and new brutal and technical stuff.
As reported, TESTAMENT‘s Chuck Billy has been diagnosed with cancer – doctors say that the type of cancer is treatable – as Chuck undergoes treatment, his long-time friend Walter Morgan is attempting to put together the greatest old school thrash concert in metal history as a benefit for Chuck – the show will be called Thrash Of The Titans and take place in the S.F. Bay Area this summer – the following bands are expected to participate: LEGACY, HEATHEN, FORBIDDEN EVIL, VIO-LENCE, EXODUS, LÄÄZ ROCKIT and more – invitations will also be extended to SLAYER and DEATH ANGEL.
DEEDS OF FLESH will be recording their new album, Mark Of The Legion, in the last week of May. The album will contain nine tracks and will be the longest Deeds Of Flesh album yet. Pre-orders are available now at www.uniqueleader.com, the bands label.
Abyss Records will be presenting "A Night Of Metal" on July 14th at the Emerson Theatre in Indianapolis, IN. Bands on the bill include: LIVIDITY, FLESHTIZED, EVIL INCARNATE, HARAKIRI and GRAVESIGHT. For more info call Abyss Records at: (317) 353-2460.
KREATOR have launched their official web site at: www.kreator-terrorzone.de
MORTAL DECAY are finishing up their new album, "Forensic", and expect to release the album in the fall.
DISGORGE have been working on songs for their upcoming album, "Consuming The Forsaken". They will enter the studio in September and are aiming for a winter release.
The "Bloodletting North America Pt. 2 Tour" kicks off on July 13th at The Pound in San Francisco, CA and wraps up on August 14th in Oklahoma City, OK. Acts on the bill include: MONSTROSITY, DEEDS OF FLESH, PYAEMIA, ODIOUS SANCTION and SABBATIC FEAST.
GURKKHAS have signed a three-album deal with Morbid Records. The group’s new CD, A Life Of Suffering, is currently being recorded by Stephane Buriez at LB Studios, and it is set for a fall release.
HYPNOS are currently tracking new material in the German studio of veteran metal producer Harris Johns (SODOM, KREATOR).
World Management have announced that NILE are set to head back out on the road with their new bassist. The band are confirmed for the main support slot on the upcoming CRADLE OF FILTH U.S. tour that kicks off on July 8th in Seattle, Washington. The band will also head to England for a series of dates in early December.
VADER will return to the U.S. to headline the Summertime Slaughter Tour beginning June 28th and running through July 29th. SKINLESS, BAL SAGOTH and DECAPITATED round out the bill.
THE CROWN are currently writing the follow up to Deathrace King. The band have nine songs written, five of which have lyrics written by new vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES). Expect a 2002 release.
GOD DETHRONED have announced that their new drummer is Arien van Weesenbeek.
CATASTROPHIC will embark on their first ever extensive U.S. tour starting July 7th in Sayre, PA.
The following ANCIENT news comes directly from the band’s camp. The band’s new album, Proxima Centauri, will be released in early October. The band have finished the recording at Andy Larocque’s Los Angered Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. The album is currently being mixed and mastering will take place at Sterling Sound in New York City in the first week of June. The band are firming up plans to tour in the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia.
DARK FUNERAL will perform several ‘warm-up’ shows before they head out on their world-wide tour in support of their new album, Diablis Interium. The dates are: June 8 – Roxy Club, Guadalajara, Mexico, 9 – Lopez Mateo Arena, Mexico City, Mexico and 10 – Rock Wailler Club, Queretaro, Mexico. HYPOCRISY’s Mikael will join the band on tour as a ‘session’ bassist.
ZYKLON will be performing live at the Quart Festival, Norway’s biggest summer music festival, on July 5th in Kristiansand.
SIGH will release their new album, Imaginary Sonicscape, in Europe on July 23rd, in the U.S. on July 24th and in Japan on July 25th.
DEICIDE will release their new album, In Torment In Hell, through Roadrunner on August 7th.
CARCASS‘ forthcoming DVD, Wake Up And Smell The Carcass, is due out on May 28th. The set contains two live shows, one from 1989 at Nottingham’s Rock City, the other from 1992’s London Astoria Gods Of Grind gig.
ENTOMBED‘s Monkey Puss – Live From London DVD is out on May 28th. The set is culled from the legendary Gods Of Grind London Astoria show in 1992. Also included are all the band’s video clips, from the stripped down horror of ‘Stranger Aeons ‘ to the comic book fixated mega-budget ‘Wolverine Blues’.