Update re DEATH Tribute Project per James Murphy 2/11/04

[Testament Legions]

DIRECTLY FROM JAMES:

UPDATE from JAMES MURPHY dated 2/10/04

Tonight Richard Christy (Death, Control Denied, Iced Earth, Burning Inside) confirmed his appearance on the Within The Mind project. Richard will play on a total of 4 tracks which originate on the Human and Individual Thought Patterns albums. he will spend the next week or so refreshing his memory and sharpening his chops on those songs and then i will join him at his Orlando warehouse the following weekend for some intense rehearsals after which we will enter a local Orlando studio (ARS is the most likely choice) and lay down his tracks. we're very excited and honored to have Richard on board and his tracks will be the first to be recorded for the project!

Soon after i will begin rehearsals with Dave Culross and he will record the majority of the remaining drum tracks.

Also noteworthy: at last night's Opeth concert in Tampa drummer Martin Lopez expressed his interest in playing at least one track on the Within The Mind project. schedules permitting, i will try hard to make certain that he does!

More news as it develops....

 

[Testament Legions]

From BLABBERMOUTH:

OPETH Drummer To Guest On DEATH Tribute CD? - Feb. 11, 2004

OPETH drummer Martin Lopez is the latest high-profile metal musician linked with the upcoming DEATH tribute project, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner", tentatively due in June through Holland's Mascot Records.

"At [Monday] night's OPETH concert in Tampa, drummer Martin Lopez expressed his interest in playing at least one track on the 'Within The Mind' project," said James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY), one of the musicians spearheading the release. "Schedules permitting, I will try hard to make certain that he does!"

The project, which was conceived by CKY guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller as a means to help guitarist James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) raise money for his medical bills (Murphy is currently receiving treatment for a massive brain tumor with which he was diagnosed in August 2001), is expected to feature a number of special guest appearances, including those by Miller, Murphy, Dave Culross (MALEVOLENT CREATION, ex-SUFFOCATION), Mikael Thomson (SLIPKNOT), Paul Gray (SLIPKNOT), Brett Hoffmann (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION), Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, ex-DEATH, CONTROL DENIED), Ross Dolan (IMMOLATION), Mike Chlasciak (PAINMUSEUM, ex-HALFORD), and Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, ex-DEATH, MASSACRE).

Regarding Christy's involvement, Murphy said, "Richard will play on a total of four tracks which originate on the 'Human' and 'Individual Thought Patterns' albums. he will spend the next week or so refreshing his memory and sharpening his chops on those songs and then I will join him at his Orlando warehouse the following weekend for some intense rehearsals after which we will enter a local Orlando studio (ARS is the most likely choice) and lay down his tracks. we're very excited and honored to have Richard on board and his tracks will be the first to be recorded for the project!

"Soon after I will begin rehearsals with Dave Culross and he will record the majority of the remaining drum tracks."

As previously reported, other musicians that are interested in participating (if their touring and/or recording schedules allow) include Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT), Eric Peterson (TESTAMENT, DRAGONLORD), Luc Lemay (GORGUTS), Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND), Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, ex-DEATH, CONTROL DENIED), Rya and Chad of MUDVAYNE, Patrick Mameli (ex-PESTILENCE), and Jean-Francois Degenais (KATAKLYSM).

According to Murphy, "The track selection will span DEATH's career from 'Scream Bloody Gore' to 'Symbolic', the thought being that the 'Sound of Perseverance' songs are too recent to consider for a tribute CD."

 

[Testament Legions]

From BLABBERMOUTH:

ICED EARTH Drummer RICHARD CHRISTY Issues Latest Update - Feb. 10, 2004

Drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, ex-DEATH, CONTROL DENIED) has issued the following update on his current activities:

"My band BURNING INSIDE is confirmed to play the Sun N' Steel Metal Fest in Tampa, Florida the weekend of March 6 and 7. BURNING INSIDE is also playing the Sunshine Plaza Performing Arts Center, 2400 S. Ridgewood Ave., in South Daytona Beach, Florida this Friday the 13th of February.

"I am also playing four songs on James Murphy's DEATH tribute album [dubbed 'Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner']. I'll be playing songs off of the 'Human' and 'Individual Thought Patterns' albums. Those are two albums that influenced me hugely and it is an honor to play on an album that pays tribute to my dear friend Chuck, and I am very happy to have the chance to help out my friend James with his ongoing medical bills.

"There are now two new BURNING INSIDE demo songs available on my website RichardChristy.com in the BURNING INSIDE section of the site. The songs are titled 'Humanity Forsaken' and 'Overcast Of My Inner Self'. BURNING INSIDE is still looking for a record label to release our third full-length album."

 

[Testament Legions]

I bet MindInsane will be interested !

 

[MindInsane]

Sweet TL!! Thanks for that! Christy and Lopez are two of my faves! I'm definitely even MORE interested in this now!! I'm glad Richard mentioned "Burning Inside" I had forgotten the name of his band and I've been wanting to pick up one of their cds. That guy is being completely wasted in Iced Earth...he's way too talented for that band!!!!!

 

[Testament Legions]

Sweet TL!! Thanks for that! Christy and Lopez are two of my faves! I'm definitely even MORE interested in this now!! I'm glad Richard mentioned "Burning Inside" I had forgotten the name of his band and I've been wanting to pick up one of their cds. That guy is being completely wasted in Iced Earth...he's way too talented for that band!!!!!

I knew you'd appreciate this !

 

[Steiner]

Scared me...I saw "James Murphy's Death..." and assumed the worse.

 

[Testament Legions]

Yeah, that does look scary if you aren't aware of the actual tribute. I'll change it out of respect.

 

[Super Mahrio]

right on!! its sounding better and better!

 

[Steiner]

Looks better now TL

 

[Testament Legions]

THANK YOU, for pointing that out!

 

[Testament Legions]

Another update 2/12/04:

Another new, confirmed guest for the Within The Mind tribute: Luc Lemay of Gorguts!!

That brings the total new additions to 4 in as many days. Luc joins other recent additions Richard Christy (Iced Earth, Ex-Death, Control Denied), Patrick Mameli (Ex-Pestilence) and Jean-Francois Dagenais (Kataklysm).

James M.

 

[Testament Legions]

The Official Death Tribute website will be at this URL:

http://www.deathtribute.com/

It's under construction.

 

[HemiGTX]

I know someone interviewing Martin Lopez tomorrow. He hopes to get a good scoop on the tribute involvement. I'll pick his brain later on.


It's under construction..........

Nice graphics so far. I'm looking forward to spending some time on that site when it's done.

 

[Testament Legions]

I know someone interviewing Martin Lopez tomorrow. He hopes to get a good scoop on the tribute involvement. I'll pick his brain later on.


It's under construction..........

Nice graphics so far. I'm looking forward to spending some time on that site when it's done.

Cool. His bio will be included, as well as the other guys'. You're prolly one of the very first to look at it !

 

[Testament Legions]

The latest DEATH TRIBUTE news from James Murphy, 2/24/04:

This past Saturday I traveled to Orlando to Richard Christy's warehouse where he and I practiced the songs which he will be playing on for the Within The Mind project. On the first passes through the songs we nailed them... it sounded more like we had been playing together for months rather than minutes. Richard is a very disciplined and talented musician and clearly those traits, along with his love for the music of Death and Chuck Schuldiner, have pushed him to put a good amount of his free time into practicing for the upcoming session. the results will be awesome, I'm more than certain.

It's also looking like a few more guests have been added, Matt Thompson of King Diamond is tentatively scheduled to play drums on one or two tracks, his touring and recording schedule allowing, as is Pissing Razors/Single Bullet Theory vocalist/guitarist Matt DiFabio. barring Opeth drummer Martin Lopez's availability, the remainder of the drum tracks are scheduled to be recorded with Dave Culross of Malevolent Creation and Suffocation fame.

Immediately following the recordings with Richard Christy I will begin traveling to gather the rest of the performances. currently planned destinations include California, Pennsylvania, Iowa, NY and Canada. more US locations and several European locations will also be visited before the project's end.

James Murphy

http://www.deathtribute.com/

 

[Testament Legions]

From BLABBERMOUTH:

JAMES MURPHY: DEATH Tribute CD To Include 'Sound Of Perseverance' Material - Feb. 25, 2004

Despite previous reports to the contrary "at least one" song from DEATH's "Sound of Perseverance" CD will be included on the upcoming DEATH tribute album, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner" (web site), guitarist James Murphy (ex-DEATH, TESTAMENT, OBITUARY) has told BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

As previously reported, the project, which was conceived by CKY guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller as a means to help Murphy raise money for his medical bills (Murphy is currently receiving treatment for a massive brain tumor with which he was diagnosed in August 2001), is expected to feature a number of special guest appearances, including those by Miller, Murphy, Dave Culross (MALEVOLENT CREATION, ex-SUFFOCATION), Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, ex-DEATH, CONTROL DENIED), Matt Thompson (KING DIAMOND), Luc Lemay (GORGUTS), Patrick Mameli (ex-PESTILENCE), Jean-Francois Dagenais (KATAKLYSM), Mikael Thomson (SLIPKNOT), Paul Gray (SLIPKNOT), Brett Hoffmann (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION), Ross Dolan (IMMOLATION), Mike Chlasciak (PAINMUSEUM, ex-HALFORD), Matt DiFabio (PISSING RAZORS, SINGLE BULLET THEORY) and Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, ex-DEATH, MASSACRE). Other musicians that are interested in participating (if their touring and/or recording schedules allow) include Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT), Eric Peterson (TESTAMENT, DRAGONLORD), Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND), and Ryan and Chad of MUDVAYNE. A June release through Holland's Mascot Records is expected.