September 2002 Archive
...BLUE OYSTER CULT's live CD, "A Long Day's Night," will be available in stores on Tuesday September 24, 2002...
...MARC FERRARI, formerly of KEEL and COLD SWEAT, has been signed by Z Records...
...CKY's "Infiltrate.Destroy.Rebuild" will be in stores on Tuesday September 24, 2002 and the band is hitting the road – click here for tour dates...
...NIGHT IN GALES and drummer Christian Bass have officially and amicably parted...
...OSI's debut CD will be titled "Office Of Strategic Influence" – OSI is Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING), Kevin Moore (CHROMA KEY), and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER); special guests include Sean Malone (GORDIAN KNOT) and a series of vocalists...
...BYFIST are putting the finishing touches on their latest CD, "Fall Of The Nation." BYFIST have replaced drummer Jesse Vara with Mike Sandoval...
...Lots of new tour dates, including MORTICIAN, SENTENCED, TODAY IS THE DAY, W.A.S.P. and more. Click here to see 'em...
...YATTERING have signed to Candlelight Records...
...STRAPPING YOUNG LAD are in the recording studio – word from the S.Y.L. camp is to expect a punishing record due on Century Media Records in February 2003...
...THEORY OF A DEADMAN's self-titled Roadrunner Records debut is in stores now...
...KRISTY KRASH MAJORS will be touring with Keri Kelli and Kari Kane (ex-PRETTY BOY FLOYD drummer) – click here for tour dates ...
...THE CULT will release a DVD on October 8, 2002 with footage of a concert filmed in Los Angeles on October 4, 2001 at The Grand Olympic Auditorium...
...POWERMAN 5000 are heading back to the studio – apparently all recordings for "Anyone For Doomsday?" have been scrapped...
...MAD AT GRAVITY will be touring with JERRY CANTRELL – click here for tour dates. Also on the road are LIFE IN A BURN CLINIC, KREATOR/DESTRUCTION/CEPHALIC CARNAGE/DECEMBER and SOULFLY/DOWNTHESUN. Tour dates can be found here...
...Grinders extraordinaire THE BERZERKER will tour the United Kingdom in December 2002...
...Re-issues of MORBID ANGEL classics "Altars of Madness" and "Blessed are the Sick" albums will feature remastering and personal liner notes from Trey Azagthoth; rarely seen videos for "Immortal Rites" will be on the "Altars..." re-issue and "Blessed are the Sick" will be on the "Blessed …"...
...CULT OF LUNA have confirmed that the title of their new disc will be "The Beyond" – look for an early 2003 release...
...THE HAUNTED are in the studio beginning September 16, 2002 to record new material – studio footage will be recorded for an upcoming DVD...
...DIMMU BORGIR are currently writing songs for the follow-up to "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia"...
...GORGOROTH have already recorded eight new tracks for their upcoming disc...
...KATAKLYSM will be heading out on a coast-to-coast Canadian tour – we’ll post dates when they become available...
...SINNER have finished recording their latest disc, "There Will Be Execution," – the disc is scheduled to be released in early 2003...
...JAMES MURPHY, making a recovery from a brain tumor, has just recorded two guest guitar solos for MALEVOLENT CREATION's latest album, "The Will To Kill"...
...SIX FEET UNDER recorded concert material this Summer for an upcoming DVD release...
...CANNIBAL CORPSE's limited release EP, "Worm Infested," will only be available on the band’s website, the Metal Blade website, and from the band during the November 2002 tour...
...THE FALLEN's latest disc (and Metal Blade debut) will be released on September 17, 2002...
....Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the return of ex-JOURNEY and ex-VINNIE VINCENT INVASION vocalist Robert Fleischman. Fleichman's new album, "World In Your Eyes," will be released on October 21, 2002; "World In Your Eyes" was produced by Kelly Hansen (HURRICANE)...
...Tons of tour dates, including CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CRYPTOPSY/INTERNAL BLEEDING/INTERNAL SUFFERING/GORGASM, DRI/NEW SOCIETY OF ANARCHISTS, EARTH, THE FALLEN, HATEBREED and more. Click here to see 'em!...
...YOU be the interviewer: Submit your questions by September 18, 2002 to KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan using this form: http://www.noiserecords.com/kamelot/ask.html. Noise Records will post the eight selected questions and Khan’s answers shortly thereafter on its website...
...PORCUPINE TREE's latest CD, "In Absentia," won’t be available until October 2002, but you can watch a video of the band's song "Strip The Soul" online at the band's official website – click here to watch the video http://www.porcupinetree.com - the video for "Strip The Soul" will be included on "In Absentia"...
...It's a little early to be thinking about the 2003 Summer festivals but here's a tasty tidbit – New Jersey true metallers OVERLORDE have secured a spot at the 2003 Headbangers Open Air festival in July 2003...
...FIREBALL MINISTRY have just finished shooting segments for MTV's "You Hear It First" show – we’ll post air dates and times when they become available...
...Dutch metallers NON-DIVINE have updated their homepage – visit the band at http://www.non-divine.com...
...Arise Metal invites you to listen to MP3s of the latest tracks from FRETERNIA and AXENSTAR at http://www.arisemetal.com...
...The classic "Black & Blue" concert film featuring BLACK SABBATH and BLUE OYSTER CULT will be re-released on DVD on October 8, 2002...
...Frontiers Records are pleased to announce that the British melodic hard rock quintet PRAYING MANTIS is hard at work to give the critically acclaimed album "Nowhere To Hide" a top quality follow up; the album, as yet untitled, is currently being recorded in the UK and will see the return of the ex-vocalist Colin Peel in the line-up on lead vocals. The follow-up should be released during Spring 2003...
...MISERY INDEX have signed with Nuclear Blast Records...
...TRIBE OF JUDAH, featuring ex-EXTREME and ex-VAN HALEN vocalist Gary Cherone, will release their debut CD, "Exit Elvis," on Spitifre Records on October 22, 2002...
...STAIND's "MTV Unplugged" DVD will be released on November 12, 2002 and features the band’s July 16, 2001 MTV performance; in other STAIND news the band is close to finishing recording for their fourth CD...
...MESHUGGAH's latest CD, "Nothing," is the first Nuclear Blast CD to be reviewed in Rolling Stone; MESHUGGAH had been previously mentioned twice in the pages of Rolling Stone which was a feat in and of itself...
...THE RAVENOUS have signed with Southern Lord Records...
...JEFF SCOTT SOTO will release an EP entitled "Holding On" on Frontiers Records; the EP is a teaser prior to the release of SOTO's forthcoming full-length album, "Prism," which will be released by Frontiers Records on November 11th, 2002...
...Frontiers Records will be releasing JOURNEY's newest EP, "Red 13," featuring four songs for Europe and Asia – no word at the moment when the EP will be officially released in the United States and other North American countries...
...Rocktrax Records is accepting submissions for a BROTHER CANE tribute CD titled "Still Go No Damn Shame" – interested bands should send their material to Rocktrax Records, P.O. Box 7003, Huntsville, AL 35807...
...SEVENDUST is on the road. Click here for tour dates...
...AUDIOSLAVE appears to the official name of the group featuring ex-SOUNDGARDEN vocalist Chris Cornell and ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE members Brad Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk...
...Members of CANDIRIA are recovering from injuries suffered in an accident involving their van and a tractor-trailer outside of Buffalo, NY – all the injuries are considered non-life threatening, but long recovery times appear likely; the remainder of CANDIRIA's tour with 40 BELOW SUMMER has been cancelled...
...THE UNINVITED are calling it quits; the band will continue to honor concert commitments until November 2002 – click here for tour dates...
...VYNDYKATOR's official website is now up and running at www.vyndykator.net....
...BRAND NEW SIN has been confirmed for the WAAF Locobazooka Show on Sunday, September 22nd in Worcester, MA performing alongside such bands as DISTURBED, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, and HATEBREED...
...The unconventional THE POSTMAN SYNDROME will release their first CD "Terraforming" on September 24, 2002...
...THE BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE have launched a website to coincide with the release of their upcoming full-length, "Light A Match, For I Deserve to Burn" which hits stores on September 24, 2002; visit http://www.themilitiagroup.com/lightamatch to download music from the band and read the band's bio...
...HENRY ROLLINS is putting together a BLACK FLAG tribute album with profits from the album being provided for legal costs of the West Memphis Three; Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT), IGGY POP, Tom Araya (SLAYER), Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE), and ICE-T are some of the artists that have committed to the project; Rough Edge will post more information about the record when it becomes available...
...Kathleen Strelow has released "Head Case," a "rock and roll novel" about a female rock drummer who is fighting to stay sober and to save her marriage while keeping her band at the top of the charts. For more information, check out http://www.kathleenstrelow.net...
...THE GREAT DECEIVER have been added to some dates on the CONVERGE tour...
...THINE's sophomore release, "In Therapy," will be released on September 23, 2002...
...ASGAROTH's latest CD, "Red Shift," will be available on Peaceville Records on October 21, 2002...
...ABSCESS will release their next album, entitled "Through The Cracks Of Death," on Peaceville Records on September 23, 2002...
...CHEVELLE is on the road, sharing some dates with STONE SOUR and SINCH. Click here for tour dates...
...OPETH have announced the titles to their forthcoming CDs: the first disc, entitled "Deliverance," featuring the classic Opeth sound and style, will be released in late October 2002; the second disc will be titled "Damnation," a full CD featuring new material in the vein of Opeth's of mellow material, will be released in March 2003...
...MOTLEY CRUE have announced that their farewell tour will take place next year...
...SPOCK'S BEARD have just released the two-CD epic "Snow” which is the band's first foray into concept album territory and tells the story of an albino teenager who must deal with the significant changes in his life...
...Andy West, the original bassist for DIXIE DREGS, has just released a solo CD titled "RAMA 1"...
...SICK SPEED, featuring former members of STUCK MOJO, will be playing the Annual Weenie Roast on Sunday September 22, 2002 which is hosted by a local radio station in Charlotte, NC – also playing will be NICKELBACK, DEFAULT, and OUR LADY PEACE...
...THE KILLER DWARFS are still writing material for a possible upcoming CD...
...Jim Gillette, ex-vocalist for NITRO, has formed a band called
ORGAN DONOR and has released a CD titled "The Ultra
Violent"...
...SLEEPY HOLLOW's "1989-1992: Rest In Pieces" is a 'best of' CD that is finally available on the Greek label Unisound Records...
...GENIUS, featuring EMPTY TREMOR's Daniele Liverani, will soon release "Rock Opera" and will have guest appearances from Mark Boals (RING OF FIRE), Lana Lane, Daniel Gildenlow (PAIN OF SALVATION), Chris Boltendahl (GRAVE DIGGER), Joe Vana (MECCA), Steve Walsh (KANSAS), John Wetton (ASIA), Oliver Hartmann (AT VANCE), Midnight (ex-CRIMSON GLORY), and Philip Bynoe (RING OF FIRE)...
...Now Or Never Records invites you to listen to all of the twelve tracks found on THE POSTMAN SYNDROME's debut CD, "Terraforming," in streaming audio clicking here http://www.postmansyndrome.com/ecard...
...Eulogy recording artists UNEARTH will soon release an EP titled "Endless"...
...SHADOWS FALL have recorded a video for "Thoughts Without Words" from the forthcoming CD "The Art Of Balance" due on September 17, 2002...
...Chattanooga-based MIGHTY SIDESHOW have secured a few opening gigs on Ted Nugent's current tour – click here for tour dates ...
...Former GREAT WHITE vocalist Jack Russell has just released his more pop-flavored solo debut "For You" on Knight Records...
...Sweden Rock Records, a new upstart, will release LOCOMOTIVE BREATH's "Heavy Machinery," SPEARFISH's "Affected By Time," and the self-titled debut from TWINBALL...
...Lions Gate Films has bought the rights to Rob Zombie's "House Of 1,000 Corpses" horror film. Although no release information is yet in stone, the movie is not expected to be in theaters until early 2003 - stay tuned for more information as we’ll post it when it becomes available...
...ION VEIN have delayed the release of their latest CD while they continue to work on vocal and keyboard ideas to round out the recording sessions...
...On September 1, 2002 BRAVE won their semi-final concert in the JAXX 2002 Battle Of The Bands...
...IN FLAMES, DARK TRANQUILITY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SENTENCED have joined forces for a tour, as have SHADOWS FALL/DEATH THREAT/SWORN ENEMY; HATEBREED/SIX FEET UNDER/DEATH THREAT; UNEARTH/BLEEDING THROUGH. Also out there is MEDIUM. Click here for tour dates...
...TOURNIQUET are scheduled to enter a recording studio in September 2002 to record material with world-renowned producer Bill Metoyer (SACRED REICH) for the follow-up CD to "Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm"...
...KORN, DISTURBED, and TRUST COMPANY will join forces for the Pop Sux Tour which will feature 35 shows over 7 weeks; a limited number of tickets at each show will be available for $10 for those who are 19 years old and under. Click here for tour dates...
...HUNDRED REASONS are the lone British contender in the main international categories of Kerrang! Annual Metal Awards HUNDRED REASONS have been nominated for Best Album with "Ideas Above Our Station" against four U.S. rivals including PUDDLE OF MUDD, SUM 41, NICKELBACK, and SYSTEM OF A DOWN...
...SOLARIZED has filled in their bassists slot with George Pierro; SOLARIZED plan to record their third album this Fall for a future release on Meteorcity Records ...
...RAIN FELL WITHIN have officially split up ...
...Legendary bassist JACK BRUCE will release a DVD entitled "Jack Bruce And Friends" in Fall 2002 ...
...Legendary keyboardist RICK WAKEMAN will release three DVDs throughout the remainder of 2002; each DVD will feature a bonus CD of most, if not all, of the music contained on the DVDs...
...GAMMA RAY will record performances on their Skeletons In The Closet Tour for a live album to be released by the end of 2002...
...THE BERZERKER's latest death-grind extravaganza, "Dissimulate," will be released on Earache Records on August 27, 2002...
...KAMELOT's latest disc will be entitled "Epica" and is scheduled for a mid-January 2003 release...
...Brand new, never-before-seen promo clips from DECEMBER, EPHEL DUATH, and USURPER are now available for viewing at the "video" section of http://www.earache.com...
...KREATOR, last seen touring in the U.S. in 1996, will return to North America for a tour with DESTRUCTION, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, and DECEMBER – click here for tour dates...
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