January
2005 Archive
...DISSECTION has returned with a lineup including vocalist Jon Nödtveidt, guitarist Set Teitan, (Aborym, Bloodline), bassist Brice Leclercq (Nightrage) and percussionist Thomas Asklund (Dark Funeral, Infernal, Dawn). The band’s new CD is entitled “Maha Kali.”...
...TRAMP’S WHITE LION have confirmed several dates for their new tour. Click here for tour dates...
...ATREYU have announced their "Thick As Thieves" Tour. The tour begins on February 8th with two sold out shows at the House of Blues in Anaheim. Joining Atreyu will be UNEARTH, NORMA JEAN and SCARS OF TOMORROW...
..."Ringers," A new feature-length documentary about the cultural phenomenon created by “The Lord of the Rings” will feature music and photos of the fantasy-rock band HOBBIT. In other HOBBIT news, the band has finally released a new CD. For more information, check out http://www.hobbitcd.com/AllForTheOne.htm...
...HYPNOTIC FACE has released the first video from their CD, “The End Of Sanity.” The video, “From Hell,” is at www.hypnoticface.com...
...THREINODY’s show at AMC College in Bangalore on October 1st, 2004 has been called one of the band’s best and now the band is releasing a live CD of that show. Featuring 18 songs and running 75 minutes “Threinody Live at AMC College” is now at the band’s website: www.threinody.com...
...SPOCK’S BEARD will release their new CD, “Octane,” on InsideOut Music America on February 1, 2005. The first half of the CD is dominated by a seven-part epic titled "A Flash Before My Eyes," the story of a man who gets hit by truck on a busy street. Just before the impact, his life flashes before his eyes -- childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The song is ultimately uplifting because the man realizes his life was beautiful and meaningful. The CD is also available in a special edition which includes the bonus tracks "When She's Gone,” “Follow Me To Sleep,” “Game Face,” “Broken Promiseland,” “Listening To The Sky” and Behind-the-scenes happenings featured on a 35-minute CD-ROM video...
...LOUD 'n' NASTY, the Swedish Glam Sleaze Kings, have returned with a new CD, due on January 31st. "Too much Ain't Enough,” originally released in 2002 on Hellbound Recordings, will also feature bonus tracks recorded back in 1999 and never released before on CD...
...SUSPERIA have received a nomination for best album in the 'Metal' category of the respected Norwegian Alarm Awards, which will take place in Oslo, Norway on Saturday 5th February 2005...
...METALLICA’s “Some Kind of Monster” DVD is now in stores. The two-DVD set includes seven hours of bonus footage including 40 additional scenes, exclusive intimate interviews with Metallica about the film, highlights from festivals and premieres, two audio commentaries by the band and the film’s directors, two trailers and a music video...
...Australia’s JOHN BUTLER TRIO will release their full-length debut on Lava Records on March 15th. The new CD is entitled “Surprise Over Sea.”...
...You can download the new SYSTEM OF A DOWN track, “Cigaro,” by visiting http://www.srcswccbi36.com/...
...ADEMA have completed recording of their new CD, “Planet,” which will be released in April. The CD marks the debut of the band’s new singer Luke Caraccioli...
...David Vincent has re-joined with MORBID ANGEL and the band will tour the U.S. in February with SOULFLY...
...STRATROVARIUS has re-united with their classic lineup...
...HIGH ON FIRE will hit the road in February in support of their forthcoming CD, “Blessed Black Wings.” The CD is also due in February. Click here for tour dates...
...Frontiers Records has signed FINAL FRONTIER. The Canadian rockers will release their third CD on March 21st 2004...
...ROYAL HUNT have added guitarist Marcus Jidell to the band...
...Tee Pee Records has released the BRIAN
JONESTOWN MASSACRE’s “Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A
Retrospective.” The 2-CD set includes 36 songs (5 of which are previously
unreleased recordings and another 3 previously unreleased live tracks), a 24
page booklet containing unpublished photos, liner notes and a track by track
commentary from previous band current members. For more information, check out http://www.teepeerecords.com/brianjonestownmassacre/...
...Deen Castranovo has stepped down as the drummer for SOUL SIRKUS due to the workload between Soul Sirkus and JOURNEY leaving him little time for anything else, including his family. Virgil Donati has taken over the drumkit for Soul Sirkus. Says Deen of Donati: "Oh my God, Virgil Donati SERIOUSLY kicks my butt!!! He is the most unreal drummer I have ever seen...this guy is a studied musician and does things on a kit I had never witnessed...with "this guy" in Soul Sirkus they are going to make some real noise in the music business. They couldn't have chosen a better guy - they just don't come any better than Donati"...
...FULLY LOADED (formerly FL) have added more live dates. Click here to see ‘em...
...OTEP will headline the “Alliance of Defiance” tour beginning on January 25th in Reno, NV, just after their January 22nd performance at the 2005 NAMM Show at the Convention Center in Anaheim, California...
...PULSE8 has announced several live performances. Click here for the dates or visit http://www.uwillpulse8.com for more info...
...Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the latest in their 'Classic Album Series' DVDs, “Electric Ladyland” by THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, on February 22. The DVD features archive film footage and interviews with many of those who were there for the ride including producer Eddie Kramer, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Steve Winwood and Chas Chandler...
...New York rockers MAN ON EARTH will release their debut CD, “Disposable Sounds for the Fickle Mind,” on March 29th. The new CD is described as “Diverse, introspective and at times experimental.” Says lead vocalist Steve Nathan: “We put a lot of time and effort into the making of this CD, which I just don’t think most bands do anymore. We wanted to make something we could be proud of, that explores new ground, has something to say and something to add. Success for this record is completing it. Everything else is just musical appreciation.” For more information, check out http://www.myspace.com/manonearth"www.myspace.com/manonearth...
...NARCOLEPTIC YOUTH have released a new CD on Finger Records. The CD is a collection of the band’s work spanning their nearly ten year life span and contains singles, B-sides and rarities that are either near impossible to find or have been out of print for years plus a hidden live track...
...After 14 years, SNAPCASE
is calling it quits and will play their final show on Saturday, January 22nd.
Founder, lyricist and vocalist Daryl Taberski said:
"Fourteen years of Snapcase has been an amazing and unexpected journey for
us. It has been an incredibly fun and interesting part of our lives where
tangible rewards came as a result of hard work. We have had an amazing
run as a band with the support of our friends, families and of course, great
fans. Putting an end to something that has been so meaningful to us has been a
difficult decision to make, but we feel it's the right one. Our final show is
going to be a celebration of our time as a band and the music that has been
created by us over that period. We will go out on a positive note and show that
it's okay to celebrate death.” The show is scheduled for The Sphere in Buffalo
in New York...
...OVERKILL will release their 14th studio album, “ReliXIV,” on March 22nd. Says the band’s Bobby Ellsworth: “We’re the real deal, and always have been. We feel that we have a common ground with our fans and we understand where they are coming from and in turn they understand us.” “ReliXIV” is entirely self-produced by the band. Explains Ellsworth: “We’ve been putting out records for a while now and we’ve been paying attention. By now, we know how to do it ourselves.”...
...LOST CITY ANGELS out of Boston will release their new CD, “Broken World,” on April 4. Says the band’s Ron Ragona: "’Broken World’ is the culmination of hard work and self-sacrifice. Each of us have gone through considerable growth and change since first getting together and this album really shows where we've been mentally and musically... and also where were going as a band." For more information, check out www.lostcityangels.com...
...OUTLAND’s “Long Way Home” will be released on February 21, 2005...
...DARK MOOR will release their new CD, “Beyond the Sea,” on March 4th. The band is also working on the re-release of their debut album, “Shadowland” with new cover artwork and a second CD with demos, unreleased stuff and different versions of “Shadowlan” tracks...
...SALEM has released another video, "Ha'ayara Bo'eret," off their second release "Kaddish.” The video is available as a free download at the band’s website: www.salemband.com...
...SKINDRED will open for PAPA ROACH beginning February 17th in Seattle, WA. Click here for tour dates...
...DEVILDRIVER will release “The Fury of Our Maker’s Hand,” their new CD, on Roadrunner Records this spring. Says lad vocalist Dez Fafara: "We all stepped it up for this album. It is way heavier and much faster. Expect brutality."...
...NAGLFA have signed with Century Media Records. The band will release their new CD, “Pariah,” later this spring...
...NORMA JEAN will release their new CD, “O God The Aftermath,” on March 1st...
...UNEARTH, ATREYU, NORMA JEAN and SCARS OF TOMORROW will team up on tour starting February 8, 2005. Click here for tour dates...
...THE FIGHT’s new video for “Revlution Calling” can be seen at http://www.blender.com/video. The band’s new CD, “Nothing New Since Rock’n’Roll” is now available and the band is on tour. Click here for tour dates...
...CIRCLE OF NERO will play the Swedish Gods Tour on April 29, 2005 at JAXX in Springfield, VA. For more information, check out www.circleofnero.com...
...LIBERTY N'JUSTICE have announced their new website at http://www.libertynjustice.net. There, you can find sound clips from their new CD, "Soundtrack of a Soul" and more...
...BIOMECHANICAL have completed recording of their forthcoming CD, "The Empires of the Worlds," due to be released in April 2005...
...The release of LAW & ORDER's "The Glass House" has been delayed until January 27th...
...MUDVAYNE will preview songs from their forthcoming CD, "Lost and Found," when they begin their tour in Sacramento, CA on January 29th. Says vocalist Chad Gray:" As a band, it's important to remain focused on your roots and remember the people who supported you during the early struggles. With that in mind, we're going to show our core of diehard fans and friends our appreciation by returning to the venues where we started and giving them a preview of some new songs from our upcoming album." Click here for tour dates...
...DOG FASHION DISCO are looking for a new bassist. According to the band: "We are looking for someone that is willing to give up the securities of normal everyday life to tour extensively in a dirty RV across the country. But if you always wanted to do this type of thing now is your chance. Interested parties need to e-mail Derek@dogfashiondisco.com for further instructions. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Obviously we are looking for someone with strong bass playing skills, willing to relocate within 5 hours of Baltimore, MD and doesn't look like an idiot on stage...drug use and alcoholism is a plus."...
..."Enemy Within," the new CD by GLOBAL WARNING and a new CD by RIVERA/BOMMA, "I am God," will both be released in February...
...KEVIN DUBROW and FRANKIE BANALI of QUIET RIOT will appear on Rockline with Bob Coburn on January 26, 2005 at 8:30 PM - PST. For more information, please visit http://www.rockline.com...
...HELLWITCH is back together and scheduled to be in the studio in a few months to record new material. The band's current line-up includes original member Pat Ranieri (guitar, vocals), longtime bassist Craig Shattuck, recently returned JP Brown on rhythm guitar and Joe Schnessel (drums; who started playing in the band in 1989 and recorded their "Syzgial Miscreancy" LP and "Terraasymmetry" EP)...
...One of our favorite bands, FL,
have decided to undergo a name change. This is a wise decision considering an
Internet search for FL only gives about 76,400,000 results. The band's new name
(and the answer to the question posed in the title of their first CD, "What
Does That Stand For") is FULLY LOADED. The
band has several shows scheduled and will be premiering new music from their
forthcoming CD. If you're in the area, we highly suggest you attend. There's not
much more fun than a live FL ... or FULLY LOADED ... show.
FULLY LOADED
JAN 30 in the 909 (Colton CA) @ Hall of Fame 18+
FEB 5 in Mtn High. @ The Bull Wheel Lodge FREE, ALL-AGES SHOW
FEB 12 8:00PM in the Valley @ St. Ciryl School
For more information, check out the band's website at www.fltheband.com....
...Final voting for the YELLOWCARD
video, "Breathe," as made by the band's fans is taking place now.
Check out the nominees on ifilm.com ... and see who you think who should win the
$5,000 prize ... at http://www.ifilm.com/promo/yellowcard/submissions.jsp...
...I.D.M. will join 2CENTS and AWAKE at Jawz, the new rock club in Ventura, CA, on Saturday, January 8th starting at about 9PM...
...THE HOSTAGE HEART are on the road in support of their EP. Click here for tour dates....
...STEVIE D., drummer for CHARLES LAW AND JAGGED, will take a short sabbatical from the band to tour with CROSBY & NASH. The band (CHARLES LAW & JAGGED, that is) will play a send-off show on Friday, January 7th at 9:30PM at the San Souci (one of our favorite bars) at Chestnut & Main in Ventura...
...SKILLET have received their first Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album (how many freaking categories are there in the Grammys again?). Vocalist John Cooper said, “First off we were really surprised since this was our first Grammy nomination. I think it is super cool and an honor to be in such great company with the other nominees.”...
...HEADRUSH will release their first CD on March 21st on Frontiers Records. The band consists of guitarist Alex De Rosso (DOKKEN), LABYRINTH singer Roberto Tiranti, Dave Fini and Mauro Catellani...
...LANA LANE will celebrate her 10th Anniversary by releasing a new studio album in April 2005. The new CD will be a symphonic rock album based on Shakesepare’s “Macbeth”...
...INTENTIONAL RAGE will join GUILT BY ASSOCIATION at the Press Box in Anaheim on Saturday January 15, 2005. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased from the Intentional Rage website at http://www.IntentionalRage.com...
...SOUL SIRKUS, featuring guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo of Journey, former Yngwie Malmsteen and Talisman singer Jeff Scott Soto, have been forced to postpone their West Coast dates due to Castronovo’s extreme dehydration and exhaustion. The postponed dates are tentatively being re-scheduled for April...
...FIRST SHOVE invite you to check out their website at http://firstshove.com...
...SADUS, featuring current TESTAMENT/SEBASTIAN BACH bassist Steve DiGiorgio, have been confirmed for this year's Minneapolis Mayhem 2 festival, set to take place on May 7. For more information, check out www.minneapolismayhem.com...
...DISTURBED will headline a DIMEBAG DARRELL MEMORIAL FUND BENEFIT CONCERT on February 23rd. Also on the bill will be ANTHRAX, DROWNING POOL and SOIL. For more information, check out www.disturbed1.com...
..MOTLEY CRUE’s reunion tour looks to be a hit with the band adding an additional 25 dates to the tour. For more information, visit www.motleycrue.com...
...DREAM OR NIGHTMARE have released their CD, “Light Burning Bright Till the Dawn.” Check out band’s website (currently under construction) at www.dreamornightmare.com or download a song from the new CD at http://download.com/dreamornightmare...
...UNHOLY GHOST will join COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN and THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE for the "Reigning Florida Tour.” Click here for tour dates...
...EMBRYO PICNIC have found a new bass player and will soon record a new EP...
...German Thrash legends SODOM will play next year’s Minneapolis Mayhem 2 Metalfest on May 7, 2005. For more information, check out http://www.minneapolismayhem.com...
...WINGED SERPENT MASTER have posted three new songs from their second CD, “Serpent Sigil,” www.purevolume.com/wingedserpentmaster...
...ZIPPY JOSH will perform on January 14th at The Loft in Ventura with THE REGAL LINE, JACKASS, and KAMIKAZE COLLECTIVE. For more information, check out http://www.zippyjosh.net...
...PULSOLATENTE from Columbia, South America invite you to visit their website at www.pulsolatente.at.tt and download their .mp3 there. The band, formed in 2000, “consider it better to scream our courage, encouraging the fans to not feel repressed or victims, rather to participate in the solution, supporting always and strengthening the faith and hope, leaving grudges aside, being aware of the situation we live in, giving moral support to like minded Colombians changing the negative attitude and looking to the world and to ourselves for the positives.”...
...PANDEMIA have completed the recording of their third full-length. “Riven” will be released in January...
...Bay Area Hardcore Death Metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have signed with Nuclear Blast. The band’s “Hate Malice Revenge.” The band is currently working on new material...
...DEW-SCENTED will begin recording their new CD in January 2005...
...Guitarist Jan-Dirk Loffler has left DISBELIEF. Former Disbelief guitarist Tommy Fritsch will join the band for tour duties and the band’s new CD, “66 Sick” will hit stores in March 2005...
...HAMMERFALL’s new CD will be entitled “Chatper V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken.” The new CD will be released on March 7th, 2005...
...PRIMAL FEAR have hired Mike Fraser to mix their upcoming CD which should be will begin recording in April of 2005 with a release date set for October...
...FL are heading back into the studio with producer MIKE CLINK at the first of the year, to continue recording of their new CD. For more information, check out www.FLtheBand.com...
...ALL THAT REMAINS will join up with DANZIG for a December 29th show at the Key Club...
...SLIPKNOT will take their Subliminal Verses Tour on the road beginning March 4th. Also on the bill are LAMB OF GOD and SHADOWS FALL. Click here for tour dates...
...JOURNEY will be honored for their monstrous career, including the sales of seventy million records, when they are inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 21, 2005....
...SALEM invites you to download two free videos (“A Moment of Silence” and “Creating Our Sins” by visiting their website at www.salemband.com...
...DARKTHRONE have rejected their Norwegian Alarm Award nomination in the best metal category and have been removed from the list of nominees. According tot he band’s drummer Fenriz: “We play real and honest black metal and we have no interest in being part of the glitter and showbiz side of the music industry.”...
...THE CONCRETES have released their Christmas EP, “Warm Night,” which contains four songs. For more information, check out www.theconcretes.com...
...SOLACE drummer Kenny Lund was diagnosed with cancer this past spring. The good news is that Kenny is recovering nicely but there are still a considerable amount of medical bills to be paid. So, Kenny’s band has gathered some friends to play a couple of shows, sponsored by StonerRock.com, to serve as benefits ... or “Kennefits” ... for Kenny. For more information, check out http://www.arzgarth.com/Kennefit.html...
...SOUL SIRKUS, the side project of Neal Schon, drummer Dean Castronovo, Jeff Scott Soto and Marco Mendoza, have released their new CD, “World Play” and will play a number of dates next month in support of the CD. Click here for tour dates or visit www.soulsirkus.com for more information...
...CLASS OF ZERO will play a free show at The Key Club in Hollywood on January 7th at 10PM. For more information, check out www.classofzero.com...
...ATHANATOR has signed with Dirrty Records and will release their new CD, “Earth of Blood,” in Spring of 2005...
...QUEEN will re-form (sort of) and tour the world next year. Taking the place of legendary FREDDIE MERCURY will be the nearly-as-legendary PAUL RODGERS...
...CRIMSON MASSACRE, a death metal band based in Houston, TX, is looking for a new bassist. The band’s influences include DEMILICH, IMMOLATION, OLDER SUFFOCATION, BACH, VIVALDI, WAGNER, ATHEIST, and GORGUTS. The band also suggests you that you “apply only if you aren't a scumfuck.”. For more information, e-mail crimsonmassacre@hotmail.com...
...QUIET RIOT will tour England in 2005, where the group hasn’t performed in twenty years. Click here for tour dates...
...In other QUIET RIOT news, three mp3 files have been made available online at http://www.wtv-zone.com/DRUMA/live_and_rare_mp3.html. All three are taken from the band’s new release, “Live & Rare, Volume 1.”...
...CHEMICAL BURN are at work on the vocal tracks for the upcoming CD. The band’s new release will be released in early 2005. For more information, check out http://www.chemicalburnmusic.com...
...Frontiers Records will release “HMS Live,” the new CD and DVD from HONEYMOON SUITE, on February 21, 2005...
...BRAZEN ABBOT have completed recording all of their new CD except for the guitar leads which are now being recorded. The CD is to be mixed in January and will hit stores in late spring 2005...
...DARK MOOR will release their new CD, “Beyond the Sea,” in March of next year. The first 5,000 copies of the CD will contain an exclusive bonus track...
...As you might expect, the new TRANSIBERIAN ORCHESTRA CD, “The Lost Christmas Eve,” has gone gold in just six weeks...
...Visit http://www.purevolume.com/bayside and check out the new song by BAYSIDE called "Existing in a Crisis (Evelyn)"...
...KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance, will release a special edition of their “The End of Heartache” CD on March 1st. Says the band’s Howard Jones about the Grammy nomination: "This is unexpected, completely unexpected but very exciting. It's nice to be noticed once in a while, especially by the Grammys.” ...
...LABYRINTH have signed with Arise Records. The band’s new CD, “Freeman,” will be released in March 2005...
...DISORDER BY DESIGN will play the 4th Annual Leather and Lace X-mas Ball at Club Fuel in Lowell, MA. Also on the bill are DOGFIGHT, BIONIC, FEAR OF FLYING, PLANK 63...
...OVERLORDE will release their new CD, “Return of the Snow Giant” on December 17th. For more information, check out www.overlorde.com...
...DITCHWATER have announced guitarist Mike Freise as the band’s second guitarist...
...STRYPER have created a special collector’s package in the merchandise section of their website (at www.stryper.com), 100% of the net proceeds will go to help the families and churches of Mexico City...
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