October 2003 Archive
...STRATOVARIUS have posted a new MP3 clip from their forthcoming album, "Elements Pt. 2" on their website at http://www.stratovarius.com. The CD is due on November 4th...
...Nuclear Blast Records artists are always on tour and you should go see them often. Click here for tour dates for DIMMU BORGIR, FIREBALL MINISTRY and MISERY INDEX...
...PUDDLE OF MUDD have announced their "Fifth Member" contest, the grand prize of which is spending a week with the band on tour. Other prizes include autographed guitars. The winning tickets will be enclosed in eleven random pressings of the band's new CD, "Life On Display," due in stores on November 25th. The band is currently on tour. Click here for tour dates...
...JAMISONPARKER's "Notes & Photographs" EP is now in stores. Here it online first at www.jamisonparker.com/ep. The band is currently on tour. Click here for dates...
...GOLDFINGER's John Feldmann and his wife Amy were featured on a recent episode of "Celebrity Justice." The couple's home was raided by 30 law enforcement officials on October 3rd after they were falsely suspected of vandalism against the home of Jerry Greenwalt, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services. Three hours of searching the Feldmann's home, however, apparently proved fruitless. The Feldmann's have admitted to taking part in a non-violent protest outside of Greenwalt's home and believe that they were mistakenly singled out after a witness wrote down Amy's license plate number as she was peacefully passing out animal rights literature and flyers in the neighborhood, preparing people for the event...
...CRADLE OF FILTH will co-headlining the 'Blood For The Blood Gods' tour with TYPE O NEGATIVE. COF will also release a new DVD, "Mannequin," on December 2nd. Click here for tour dates...
...DAMONE continues to tour with HEY MERCEDES and then ROONEY & THE SOUNDS. Click here for tour dates...
...PULSE8 have several shows scheduled for November. Click here to see 'em or visit the band's website at www.uwillpulse8.com for more info...
...Vincente Corral of Vinny Records has shot down the rumor that 91 SUITE, one of his label's bands, has signed with Universal Records. According to Corral, 91 SUITE has a three-contract deal remaining with Vinny Records...
...In a tribute band? Check out www.tribute-band.com and www.tributebandhosting.com...
...NASHVILLE PUSSY are back with Holland's PETER PAN SPEEDROCK for a number of dates, including Halloween at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. The band will release a DVD on November 25th entitled "Keep on Fucking In Paris" which will include - of all things - a sing-a-long option!...
...WOLVERINE will release "Cold Light of Monday" on November 17th. Check out the track, "New Best Friends" at http://www.elitistrecords.co.uk/wolverine2.mp3 or check out the band's website at www.wolverine-overdose.com...
...Hungary's WITHOUT FACE have announced that Dina and Zsolt have replaced Juliette Kiss and Roomy, respectively. The band is currently working on their next CD...
...THE OFFSPRING have released their new single, "Hit That," to radio. The band's new CD, "Splinter," will be in stores on December 9th...
...AFTERSHOK will join RATT onstage on November 16th at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Milvale, PA. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM...
...ATTACKER have completed their "Soul Taker" CD, due to be released on January 26th. With the studio work behind them, the band has entered the rehearsal stages to perfect their upcoming live show. A live date has already been scheduled at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey for December 13th with October 31st also on the bill. The December 13th event will be filmed for a future live CD and DVD...
...ILL NINO's new single, "How Can I Live" is a big hit on radio and the band's new CD, "Confession," has sold over 50,000 copies in just three weeks...
...PLAIN WHITE Ts are on the road with the likes of ZEBRAHEAD, SUGARCULT, STORY OF THE YEAR and LUCKY BOY CONFUSION. Click here to find out where and when...
...KING DIAMOND has joined forces with ENTOMBED, NOCTURNE and SINGLE BULLET THEORY on tour. Click here for dates...
...JUDAS PRIEST will release the DVD "Electric Eye" on December 9th. Included will be 13 classic music videos, the complete Priest...Live! concert video from 1986 that's been long out of print, and seven rare BBC television appearances....
...UNEARTH has signed with Metal Blade Records. Says label owner Brian Slagel, "We are extremely excited and honored to be able to work with Unearth. They are one of the leading bands of the new generation and we can't wait to get started helping them achieve success."...
...CANNIBAL CORPSE will release "The Wretched Spawn" in February 2004. For more information, check out www.cannibalcorpse.net...
...Trevor Strnad and Dave Lock are back with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Says Trevor, "It is my pleasure to announce the return of Dave and myself to The Black Dahlia Murder fold. This line up is a family, and the band cannot exist any other way. We've been practicing on a more rigorous schedule, and vast improvements have been observed on all fronts. We've started writing for the second release, and things are looking excellent so far. Prepare for a more precise and vicious BDM."...
...GOD FORBID are in the midst of an extensive fall tour, including support dates for MUSHROOMHEAD and the Headbanger's Ball tour. Click here for dates...
...Speaking of MUSHROOMHEAD, the band's new CD, "XIII, opened at #40 on Billboard's Top 200 list...
...HATEBREED will join DMX, PENNYWISE, OBIE THRICE, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, CYPRESS HILL and others on this year's Smokeout Festival. For more information, check out http://www.smokeoutfestival.com...
...BLISSED's CD, "Waking Up the Dead," will finally hit retail stores on February 3, 2004...
...CLUTCH's classic "Impetus," is currently featured on the soundtrack to "Tony Hawks' Underground" (aka T.H.U.G.) Game...
...VENDETTA RED have begun their first headlining tour with S.T.U.N. and Armor For Sleep in the support positions. Click here for tour dates...
....THE SHOCKER with Jennifer Finch will play the Troubadour in Los Angeles on November 20th. On the same bill are ZEKE...
...The final shows of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE will be released on December 9th, 2003. The DVDs will contain the band's final shows of September 12 and 13, 2000...
...An Mp3 of MAGELLAN's new "Impossible Figures" is now available for download at http://www.magellan.too.it...
...FIREBALL MINISTRY will join forces with URIAH HEEP and BLUE OYSTER CULT for a tour of Germany. Click here for dates...
...AMARANTHYNE asks that you check out their website at http://www.amaranthyne.evil.nu...
...TENACIOUS D will sign their upcoming DVD release, "The Complete Masterworks," at the Virgin Megastore on Sunset in Los Angeles on November 4th. The band will perform also perform live outdoors. Wristbands are required - check out www.tenaciousd.com for more information...
...MARCEL COENEN's solo album, "Guitartalk" is now available in a strictly limited 2 CD version, with a press run of only 300. The second CD features a home video of Marcel performing the entire album in his home and more...
...MY DYING BRIDE will release their new studio album on February 4th, 2004. The first video will be directed by Andy Green, who also did the artwork on the "Like Gods of the Sun" album...
...THE GREAT DECEIVER are on tour in Europe in support of THE DARKEST HOUR. The band will release their new studio album in March. Click here for tour dates...
...KATATONIA will release their first-ever DVD in 2004...
...ERIC MARTIN's new studio album, "Destroy All Monsters," will be released on January 19, 2004...
...HOUSE OF LORDS have completed the mixing and recording of their forthcoming CD, "The Power & the Myth." The CD is due in early 2004...
...JACK BLADES is nearly completed with his debut solo album. The CD will be released in early 2004...
...Reports have it that the midwest is getting ready to spew forth a ton of great bands. Check out the following links and decide for yourself:. www.Vshapemind.com; www.Roswellarea51.com; www.Honestpod.com; www.Freaklegion4.com; www.Mindfold.com...
...INTEGRITY's "To Die For" CD is now in stores...
...A LIFE ONCE LOST, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, and THE END will tour the U.S. together. Click here for tour dates...
...EMBRACE TODAY, WITH HONOR, and LOVE IS RED will tour the U.S. together. Click here for tour dates...
...Deathwish Records are taking pre-orders for the upcoming MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD, SOME GIRLS, and A LIFE ONCE LOST CDs. Visit http://www.deathwishinc.com for more information...
...SILENT FORCE has signed with Noise Records. Their first CD, "Line of Attack" will be released next spring...
...The original line-up of LAKE OF TEARS has reunited and plan to releases a new recording for early 2004...
...GAMMA RAY is on tour with IRON MAIDEN. Click here for more information: http://www.gamma-ray.com...
...GRAND FUNK RAILROAD and former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, is doing fine after being shot in the leg and after a bullet grazed his head as he exited the Key Club in Hollywood. Kulick was leaving a Vince Neil performance when gunfire from a neighboring venue (the Rainbow Bar and Grill) struck him. Says Kulick, "I'm very grateful for the immediate response of both the crowd and the doctors, and – obviously – the EMS crews. I'm fine and very thankful to be alive, and I'm back on the road with Grand Funk." Grand Funk Railroad will perform a benefit for Sate Harbor Animal Rescue and Hospital on November 8th...
...PRIMUS will launch a website at http://www.primuslive.com where fans will be able to download soundboard recordings of every performance for their "Tour de Fromage." The downloads will be available in both .mp3 and CD quality FLAC audio formats. The website will even include downloadable artwork for the CD jewel cases. Click here for PRIMUS tour dates...
...Roadrunner Records' "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball" soundtrack opened at #34 on the Billboard 200 Chart, selling over 31,000 copies. The tour in support of the CD continues. Click here for tour dates...
...GOLDFINGER will hit the road with GOOD CHARLOTTE beginning October 23rd. Click here for tour dates...
...KORN will play a live award show, their first time ever, during the "MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2003" on October 23rd. The band's new single, "Right Now" will also premiere during that show...
...GUN'N'ROSES will release three of their popular homevideos on the DVD format for the first time. "Welcome to the Videos" featuring all the videos and "Use Your Illusion World Tour" Volumes I and II will be released on October 28th, 2003...
...FIVE FOOT THICK's new CD "Blood Puddle" is due in stores on November 4th. The CD will contain nine songs, a music video for the track "Unfounded," and more. The band is currently on tour with SLAYER on the Jagermeister tour...
...BOBAFLEX will appear live on the Sirius Satellite Radio network on October 16th at 5:00 PM...
...STEVE VAI will release a two-DVD set entitled "Live at the Astoria in London" on Favored Nations on November 18th. The CD will include live performances, backstage footage, interviews, a commentary track and more...
...AMORPHIS, who have already released their new CD, "Far From the Sun," in most European territories and Japan, plan to set a U.S. release soon...
...VYNDYKATOR is looking for a new drummer. The
requirements are simple:
1. Experience (Recording, Live Performance, Road Savvy)
2. Good Professional Attitude
3. Be able to rehearse with Vyn twice per week.
For more information, e-mail Vyndykator at vynmetal@yahoo.com...
...SKID ROW will play the Hard Rock Café in New York City on Halloween night. For more information, check out http://www.eddietrunk.com...
...FL will play the Roxy on Sunset in Hollywood on October 24th...
...KINGCROW are in the midst of recording their new CD, Insider," due out later this year. A "making of" videoclip is available through the band's website at www.kingcrow.it/main.htm...
...ICED EARTH will release their new CD, "The Glorious Burden," featuring former JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim Owns, on January 13th...
The power of heavy metal at work: At an October 5th rally for Governor of California candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dee Snider and Twisted Sister performed "We're Not Gonna Take It" live on the steps of the Capitol building in Sacramento. Two days later, Schwarzenegger was elected as the new governor of California. Coincidence? We think not...
...AFTERSHOK recently spent time in the studio recording their follow-up to "Unfinished Business"...
...PILLAR will release their "Broken Down" EP on November 18th. Their next full-length album is due late spring 2004...
...You can hear sound samples from WILD HORSES' "Dead Ahead" CD by clicking here: http://www.aordreamzones.com/Soundfiles5.html...
...The soundtrack for the remake of the classic horror film,
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," is loaded with bands you know and love. A track listing follows, or you can see a e-card by clicking here:
http://www.nitrusrecords.com/tcm_2.htm.
1. Pantera, "Immortally Insane" (New Remix Not Available In US)
2. Hatebreed "Below The Bottom"
3. Soil, "Pride" (New Track)
4. Static-X, "Deliver Me" (New Track to Be Used As a Future B-Side)
5. Mushroomhead, "43"
6. Seether, "Pig"
7. Nothingface, "Down In Flames" (Previously Unavailable)
8. 40 Below Summer, "Self Medicate"
9. Motograter, "Suffocate"
10. Shadows Fall, "Destroyer Of Senses"
11. Meshuggah, "Rational Gaze"
12. Fear Factory, "Archetype" (Remixed For This Record)
13. Morbid Angel, "Enshrined By Grace"
14. Index Case, "Listen"
15. Finger Eleven, "Stay In Shadow"
16. Lamb Of God, "Ruin"
17. Sworn Enemy, "As Real As It Gets"
18. Core-Tez, "5 Months"
...You can preview all of the videos from DOPE's new CD,
"Group Therapy" by clicking here:
http://www.reconrecords.com/html/dopevids.html.
The videos are also included on the new CD. The band is on tour in support of the new record.
Click here for tour dates...
...INTEGRITY's "To Die For" is now in stores. The CD was recorded at Spider Studios by engineer Ben Schigel (RINGWORM, CHIMAIRA)...
...Sad to report that SHAWN LANE, musician extraordinaire, has passed away at the age of 40...
...100 DEMONS will enter the studio this November to record their new CD, due to be released early next year by Deathwish Records. The band has announced several tour dates. Click here to find 'em...
..."Murder Machines," the latest video by SINGLE BULLET THEORY, has been accepted for air on MTV 2's "Extreme Rock Show" and Fuse's "Uranium." The band is on tour with King Diamond in support of their latest CD, "Route 666." Click here for tour dates...
...Crash Music has signed Fort Collins, Colorado rockers MANDRAKE. The band, who count among their influences AT THE GATES, ARCH ENEMY, DEATH, IRON MAIDEN, IN FLAMES and CRADLE OF FILTH, will release their debut Crash CD in early 2004...
...TARTHARIA will release their debut CD on October 21, 2003...
...ILLOGICIST has signed with CRASH MUSIC. The band will enter the studio in late October to record their new album, "Dissonant Perspectives."...
...DECONSTRUCT will open for DEF LEPPARD on October 3rd at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Southern California. This is the band's first Los Angeles area appearance. The band has also signed with Jeff Keller Management LLC, whose roster also includes BLACK'N'BLUE, OMEN and NICODEMUS. For more information, check out www.deconstructmusic.com....
...Two more bands have signed up for next year's BANG YOUR HEAD festival - SHOK PARIS and the recently reunited DEATH ANGEL. The show will take place on June 25th and 26th of next year and will also feature: GOTTHARD, PRIMAL FEAR, MAGNUM, LILIAN AXE, ANGEL, BLAZE, OMEN, CAGE, MAJESTY and RUFFIANS. For more information, check out http://www.bang-your-head.de...
...W.A.S.P. is at work on a two album concept album, currently being recorded in frontman Blackie Lawless's Fort Apache Studios in Malibu with legendary producer Bill Metoyer at the console. The first of the two CDs is due in February, the second in May. For more information, check out http://www.waspnation.com...
...HELL ON EARTH, a controversial band if there ever was one, has announced that their October 4th show will feature a live suicide by a terminally ill Euthanasia Society member. That announcement led to the City of St. Petersburg and the Florida Governors Office to cancel the show. However, says bandleader Billy Tourtelot, "This show is far more than a typical Hell On Earth performance. This is about standing up for what you believe in and I am a strong supporter of physician-assisted suicide. This performance will go on in its entirety and it will be in St. Petersburg on October 4th." More as It unfolds, or more on the band's website at www.hellonearth.net...
...PEARL JAM will release a double CD containing rarities along with a DVD entitled "Pearl Jam: Live at the Garden" on November 11, 2003...
...SIX FEET UNDER will head out on the road with SKINLESS, BEHEMOTH and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER for their "Unnatural Born Killers Tour 2003." The band is touring in support of their new release, "Bringer of Blood." Click here for tour dates...
...Are you an artist looking for the right way to market your CDs? Then you'll want to be at the Professional Musicians Local 47 auditorium (817 N. Vine Street in Hollywood) on Saturday, September 27. There, Barbara Markay will be holding a free seminar with a panel of industry professionals including Tom Mazetta, Jack Ashton, Steve Levesque, Jon Guynn, Max Tolkoff, Bob Blackburn, Jeff Timmons and Alan Rommelfanger...
...SUPERJOINT RITUAL's new CD, "A Lethal Dose of American Hatred," has debuted at the #55 slot of Billboard's Top 200. AUTUMN TO ASHES opened at #73, DIMMU BORGIR at #179...
...DIMMU BORGIR has announced a series of tour dates, beginning November 7th. Click here to find 'em...
...MAX CAVALERA has entered the studio, doing some pre-production on the next SOULFLY album...
...TRAVIS will release their next CD, "Memories," on October 14th, followed by a seven-city U.S. Tour. Click here for tour dates...
...MORBID ANGEL have released their latest, "Heretic"...
...AKERCOCKE will tour the U.K. in autumn in support of their upcoming "Choronzon" CD. Click here for tour dates or click here to listen to an advance track: http://www.earacherecords.org/bands/akercocke/mp3/Leviathan.mp3...
...DEATHWITCH will release "Violence Blasphemy Sodomy" on January 19, 2004...
...MUSHROOMHEAD will soon hit the road in support of their forthcoming CD, "XIII." Stay tuned for tour dates...
...BURIAL GROUND has signed a management deal with RockWorks Productions, Inc. The Modesto, California band includes Chris Todd (Lead vocals), Andy Garcia (Lead guitar), Korey Keathley (Bass guitar), and Corey Fuentes (Drums)...
...INTEGRITY's "To Die For" is now in stores...
...WEAPON have released "Set the Stage Alight." The CD, featuring Jeff Summers, Danny Hynes, Bruce Bisland and Barry "Baz" Downes, is available at www.zoomclub.com...
...On November 10th, Melodic Symphony Records will release its first CD, OUTLAND's "Different Worlds." Featured are eleven original tracks and one cover - a cover of Stage Doll's "Love Cries."...
...SCARR invite you to check out their pure metal fury at http://www.scaar.tk/...
...SEX MUSEUM will record their next record live in Caracol (Madrid) Spain on October 10th...
...You can listen to "Trapdoor," a brand new song by RUBIKON, by clicking here: http://xactrecords.com...
...On November 18, 2003, ZEKE will release "Zeke You," a DVD celebrating ten years of the band. Says bandmember Donny Paycheck: "Production quality is pretty low, but this wasn't meant to be MTV-style ... it's real raw, no over dubs, no fake CD tracks put in to make it seem better than it really was at the time. This was all done on Hi8/mini DV cameras and the sound was left intact to show the real live power of Zeke." Also included are four unreleased tracks from the Death Alley sessions that have never before seen the light of day...
...S.T.U.N. will join THE USED, MARILYN MANSON and later CHEVELLE for U.S. tours. Click here for tour dates...
...CASANATRA tour dates can be found by clicking here...
...HIGH ON FIRE are currently opening for ANDREW W.K., after which the band will play a few headline dates on their way back to the east coast where they will shoot a video for their song "Razorhoof." For more information, check out http://www.highonfire.net...
...CEPHALIC CARNAGE are on the road with HATEBREED. Click here for tour dates...
...NILE's "Art of Noise 2" tour begins October 1st. The band are touring in support of their recent "In the Darkened Shrines" CD. Click here for tour dates...
...THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will take part in the "Take Action Tour" with POISON THE WELL, FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER, and others. Click here for tour dates...
...Check out tracks from the upcoming album, "Permission to Land" by THE DARKNESS by clicking here: http://buzztone.atlanticrecords.com/theDarkness/...
...HONEST POD will enter the studio after October 10th to complete writing new material for an upcoming bonus CD to be sold with copies of their "Seven on My Side."...
...On October 7th, Roadrunner Records will release "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball," a double-CD collection of tunes from the resurrected heavy metal show. Included on the CD are GODSMACK, HATEBREED, STAIND, COLD, DEFTONES, MARILYN MANSON, SEVENDUST, ILL NINO, MUDVAYNE, SPINESHANK, STATIC-X, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, STONE SOUR, ANTHRAX, MURDERDOLLS, SHADOW'S FALL, MUSHROOMHEAD, ROB ZOMBIE, LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, IN FLAMES, CHIMAIRA, EIGHTEEN VISIONS, LACUNA COIL, DEVILDRIVER, SWORN ENEMY, 36 CRAZYFISTS, CRADLE OF FILTH, DEMON HUNTER, MASTADON, MOTOGRATER, E TOWN CONCRETE, POISON THE WELL, SOILWORK, UNEARTH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, AS I LAY DYING and MESHUGGAH...
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