Metal News: 08-07-2003

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Iron In The Soul
Apr 1, 2002
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DARKSEED: Singer leaves the band

Stefans statement why he left the band.

"Hi all!

Many people have demanded a clear statement explaining why I left the band
Darkseed, the band I formed 11 years ago. The band originally comes from
Munich, but I moved 300 km away because I found a good job in the computer
gaming industry. I would still have been able to record more Darkseed CDs,
but the rest of the band wanted to play live, a thing I cannot do because it
simply requires too much time to rehearse the songs and play concerts. So I
proposed that they should look for a new vocalist after "Astral Adventures"
is released so that concerts can be played again and Darkseed will get more
publicity than they have in recent years.

I will concentrate on my solo project Shiva in Exile now
(www.shiva-in-exile.com), an experimental mixture between ethnic and gothic
music, maybe work on a new Betray my Secrets album with Christian of
Megaherz, and also work on computer game music. But the first thing I will
do (in fact I have already started to do) is to write a real metal album. It
will be the album I would have written for Darkseed after "Astral
Adventures". So don´t imagine that I will start a life without music!

OK, that´s about all of it. No dramatic words, no room for rumours :)

Thank you to all Darkseed fans, the old ones from 1992 as well as the new
ones who bought Diving into Darkness and Astral Adventures, and good luck
for the new Darkseed line-up. Also many thanks to Alex Koenig alias Darksoul
for maintaining the Darkseed website for such a long time (and for free!).

Enjoy Darkseed live, after 4 years of silence!


Stefan Hertrich"

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SEVERE TORTURE adds second guitarist

"Severe Torture has recruited an extra guitarplayer! His name is Marvin and he also plays in Blo.Torch. We met him during the Cannibal Corpse tour last year were he played (guest)guitar for Dew-Scented. Currently we are writing stuff for the upcoming album based on 2 guitars and it's sounds killer!! Maybe he will appear at some of the shows of the upcoming tour but more about that later."

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RHAPSODY to begin production of New album

Rhapsody is proud to announce that on August 2, 2003 they will be riding triumphantly into the studio to begin the production of the new album. Alex Holzwarth is ready to kick the mighty skins as strong and powerful as possible. So you may expect the most majestic and powerful drums you have ever heard!
For the first time these recording sessions will be filmed to bring you the most interesting moments with the band in the studio
Rhapsody is also very proud to announce that their infinite passion and true love for their music and fans will bring about a production that will surpass all previous by adding a full orchestra and choir, to let the epic Rhapsody Hollywood metal be more beautiful and brilliant than ever. Further news and more exciting details are coming soon.

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VADER New bassist !

"After latest gig in Israel VADER parted ways with Simon (bass), due to some personal differences. Novy (well known for his participation in bands like BEHEMOTH and DEVILYN) has joined the band as his replacement. VADER will play first show in the new line up on 19th of July in Czech Republic and then 20th of July in Poland (Gliwice)."

VADER will take part in this fall's "Art of Noise II" tour, featuring headliners NILE with additional support from KREATOR, AMON AMARTH and GOATWHORE.

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HELLOWEEN annouce World Tour 2003

"We are proud to announce the dates for the upcoming HELLOWEEN Worldtour for their excellent "Rabbit Don't Come Easy" album. The album received a fantastic response and entered charts in Sweden (12), Finland (23), Germany (26), Hungary (31), Spain (34), Czech Republic (35) and Switzerland (93). The support slots are not confirmed yet, except for the USA, where Jag Panzer will be on the billing. This will be the first tour presenting the new members Sascha Gerstner (Guitar) and Stefan Schwarzmann (Drums), expect the strongest Helloween line-up ever!"



HELLOWEEN WORLD TOUR 2003


South America

Sep. 11 - Bar Opiniao - Porto Allegre, BRA
Sep. 12 - Moinho Sao Roque – Curitiba, BRA
Sep. 13 - Via Funchal - Sao Paulo, BRA
Sep. 14 - TBA - Belo Horizonte, BRA
Sep. 16 - Canecao - Rio De Janeiro, BRA
Sep. 18 – Estadio – Santiago, CHL
Sep. 19 - El Teatro - Buenos Aires, ARG
Sep. 21 - Teatro Al Aire Libre - La Paz, BOL
Sep. 23 - Teatro Lia Burmudez – Maracaibo, GUA
Sep. 25 - Teatro de la Universidad – Medellin, COL
Sep. 26 - Palacio de los Deportes – Bogota, COL
Sep. 27 - Circo Volador – Mexico City, MEX
Sep. 28 – TBA – Monterrey, MEX

USA (w/ JAG PANZER)

Oct. 01 - Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
Oct. 03 - Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
Oct. 04 - Key Club – Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 06 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
Oct. 08 - Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
Oct. 10 - Opera House – Toronto, ONT
Oct. 11 - Medley – Montreal, QUE
Oct. 12 - B.B. Kings – New York, NY

Europe

Oct. 17 - DS Luzkriki – Moscow, RUS
Oct. 21 - Markthalle – Hamburg, GER
Oct. 22 - Longhorn - Stuttgart, GER
Oct. 24 - Halford - Berlin, GER
Oct. 25 - Spodok – Katowice, POL
Oct. 27 - Rockefella – Oslo, NOR
Oct. 28 - Amajor Bio – Copenhagen, DEN
Oct. 29 - Arena – Stockholm, SWE
Oct. 31 - Lisebergshallen – Gothenburg, SWE
Nov. 2 - Live Music Hall - Cologne, GER
Nov. 3 - New Backstage - Munich, GER
Nov. 5 - T Mobile Arena – Prague, CZR
Nov. 6 - Petri Hall – Budapest, HUN
Nov. 7 - Sports Hall – Zvolen, HUN
Nov. 8 - Planet Music – Vienna, AUT
Nov. 10 - Rohstofflager – Zurich, SWI
Nov. 11 - Alcatraz – Milan, ITA
Nov. 13 - Republica – Valencia, SPA
Nov. 14 - Razzmatazz – Barcelona, SPA
Nov. 15 - Anoeta - San Sebastian, SPA
Nov. 17 - Garage – Lisbon, POR
Nov. 18 - Ind Copera – Granada, SPA
Nov. 19 - La Riviera – Madrid, SPA
Nov. 21 - La Laterie – Strasbourg, FRA
Nov. 22 - Elysee Montmartre – Paris, FRA
Nov. 23 - Hof Ter Low – Antwerp, BEL
Nov. 24 - TBC Amsterdam (NETH) or London (UK)
Nov. 25 - TBC Amsterdam (NETH) or London (UK)
Nov. 26 - TBC Amsterdam (NETH) or London (UK)
Nov. 27 - Stadthalle - Lichtenfels, GER
Nov. 28 - Hyde Park - Osnabrück, GER

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SODOM - Live DVD on the way ?

The upcoming weekend (June 27th and 28th) SODOM are to play Bang Your Head Festival in Baling.
SODOM will hit the stage on Friday afternoon ninth band to the bill (sandwiched in between Dokken and Hammerfall). For the show
Tom, Bernemann and Bobby digged deep in the vaults to add some rarities to the Setlist which haven't been played for ages.
The show is planned to be filmed professionally (as well as the gig at the 20 years of Rock Hard Magazine two weeks ago)
and is supposed to be released on a future DVD. So put on your best suits!

Until then you can put your teeth into Sodom new double live album called "One Night In Bangkok" to be released on July 28th in Europe and on August 12th in USA.

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PRIMAL FEAR - DVD Update

PRIMAL FEAR will be debuting the new song, ‘Sea Of Flames’, on their forthcoming shows which includes the following:

July 4 in Novo Mesto, Slovakia at Rock Otocec
July 12 in Villarrobledo, Albacete, Spain at Metal Mania Festival
August 1 in Wacken, Germany at Wacken Open Air
August 22 in Abtsgemünd, Germany at Summer Breeze Open Air

The band also added that their forthcoming DVD, The History Of Fear, “is nearly finished and we decided to add an Live Audio CD to the package. Not only that the DVD will be around 160 minutes - now the fans will get the first Primal Fear LIVE album with an additional 45 minutes with the package - be prepared!”

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KAMELOT Signs with SPV

The Tampa based melodic power metallers are newly signed to SPV, a deal that includes videos and increased commitment to promotion. Can a long overdue North American tour be far behind?

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KING DIAMOND: 'The Puppet Master'

"Just got off the phone with King and he gave me the song titles for the forthcoming King Diamond CD "The Puppet Master" !!!! King told me that 10 of 12 songs are mixed now and that the other two songs will be mixed soon. The last two songs will be co-mixed by King and a guy called J.T. who was also responsible for engineering the drum sound and co-producing the vocals.

And here are the song titles for "The Puppet Master"

Midnight
The Puppet Master
Magic
Emerencia
Blue Eyes
The Ritual
No More Me
Blood To Walk
Darkness
So Sad
Christmas
Living Dead

And as always as soon as we have more news we'll let you know ..."

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DESTRUCTION set release date for 'Metal Discharge'

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have set a September 22 European release date through Nuclear Blast Records for their new album, entitled "Metal Discharge".

The Limited Edition will include a bonus - CD with Demo material, covertunes and a unreleased version of the all time classic "Bestial Invasion"!!!

Here is the final running order:

01. The Ravenous Beast
02. Metal Discharge
03. Rippin' The Flesh Apart
04. Fear Of The Moment
05. Mortal Remains
06. Desecrators Of The New Age
07. Historical Force Feed
08. Savage Symphony Of Terror
09. Made To Be Broken
10. Vendetta

"Metal Discharge" will mark the recording debut with the group of new drummer Marc Reign, who replaced Sven Vormann in 2001.

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KREATOR Update

German thrash metal pioneers KREATOR have posted a trailer for their upcoming "Live Kreation - Revisioned Glory" DVD at their official web site. Check it out: Hi-Speed: http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de/site/rammaker.php?file=27
Low-Speed: http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de/site/rammaker.php?file=28


"Live Kreation - Revisioned Glory", due in North America on July 22 through SPV (June 23 in the rest of the world), features 17 live tracks mixed in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound as well as a complete 55-minute year-by-year video history of KREATOR, including all of the band's video clips & new documentary-style interviews with frontman Mille, additional live footage, behind-the-scenes footage and many other bonus features. Mille comments on this colossal endeavor, "Putting together the material for the DVD was hard work, a little tricky, but in the end a lot of fun! One thing was clear to me from the beginning: no compromise on ANYTHING to make this output the ultimate in quality!! I did not know many music DVDs before I started working on ours, so I checked other bands' releases. I was very disappointed by the fact that some artists just put out shitty hand-camera footage and sell it to their audiences as live videos. Luckily, our record company was aware of that problem, and so we hired two professional camera teams to film our shows in Korea and Brazil. Other than that, I personally started shooting all kinds of behind-the-scenes material on tour. To make it all complete, we put together a history documentary, going way back in time, including all official KREATOR video clips shot so far, plus previously unreleased interview footage, TV appearances and other rare stuff. So now, after almost half a year in several cutting rooms, mixing studios, in my living room looking through old video tapes, I can promise you, you will definitely enjoy this fucker!"

The massive DVD track listing includes:

Live Performances: Video History Extras:

01. The Patriarch
02. Violent Revolution
03. Reconquering The Throne
04. Extreme Aggression
05. People Of The Lie
06. All Of The Same Blood
07. Phobia
08. Pleasure To Kill
09. Renewal
10. Servant In Heaven - King In Hell
11. Black Sunrise
12. Terrible Certainty
13. Riot Of Violence
14. Terrorzone
15. Betrayer
16. Lost
17. Coma Of Souls

Video History Extras:

18. Toxic Trace (video clip)
19. Betrayer (video clip)
20. People Of The Lie (video clip)
21. Renewal (video clip)
22. Lost (video clip)
23. Isolation (video clip)
24. Leave This World Behind (video clip)
25. Endorama (video clip)
26. Chosen Few (video clip)
27. Violent Revolution (video clip)

Bonus Videos (live at With Full Force festival)

28. Flag Of Hate
29. Tormentor

In addition to the DVD, KREATOR will be unleashing their first-ever live album, "Live Kreation", featuring 24 tracks of the group's inimitable, blue-collared "extreme aggression," recorded around the world and produced by renowned knob-smith Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, FOZZY, SKINLAB). Says Mille, "Over the years, a lot of our fans kept asking us for a live record. We loved the idea and started working on it in the beginning of our 'World Revolution' tour. Modern technology allowed us to record 22 shows in total, so at the end of the day, we had tons of stuff to choose from. Capturing good performances from shows in Brazil, Korea, France, Germany and Greece, we've spent a long time picking the right atmosphere of each individual track, kept them all raw and direct, to make this first live album in the history of KREATOR a special experience for us and our fans. Andy Sneap did a killer job mixing this 24-track monster, including songs from every album we've recorded."

The historic 2-CD, 100+ minute full-contact extravaganza includes the following tracks:

CD 1:

01. The Patriarch
02. Violent Revolution
03. Reconquering The Throne
04. Extreme Aggression
05. People Of The Lie
06. All Of The Same Blood
07. Phobia
08. Pleasure To Kill
09. Renewal
10. Servant In Heaven - King In Hell
11. Black Sunrise
12. Terrible Certainty
13. Riot Of Violence

CD 2:

01. Lost
02. Coma Of Souls
03. Second Awakening
04. Terrorzone
05. Betrayer
06. Leave This World Behind
07. Under The Guillotine
08. Awakening The Gods
09. Golden Age
10. Flag Of Hate
11. Tormentor

KREATOR are planning to commemorate the releases by returning to North America and lay waste to the clubs once again with what will surely be yet another round of memorable performances. Joining KREATOR on "The Art of Noise 2" tour will be NILE, VADER, AMON AMARTH, and GOATWHORE.

Dates include:

Oct. 01 – Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX
Oct. 02 - Villa Real Center - Mc. Allen, TX
Oct. 03 - The Backroom - Austin, TX
Oct. 04 - Trees - Dallas, TX
Oct. 05 - Club 101 - El Paso, TX
Oct. 06 - Bash on Ash - Phoenix, AZ
Oct. 07 - The Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 08 - Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
Oct. 10 - The pound - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 11 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
Oct. 12 - Graceland - Seattle, WA
Oct. 14 - Ogden Theater - Denver, CO
Oct. 17 – Pop's - Sauget, IL
Oct. 18 - Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
Oct. 20 - Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH
Oct. 21 - BB Kings Blues Club - New York City, NY
Oct. 24 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Oct. 25 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Oct. 30 - The Masquerade - Tampa, GA
Oct. 31 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

More dates will be announced soon.