CHI CHENG Off Life-Support
| Filed under: News | May 6th, 2009 | By: KK |
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The Deftones bassist has begun to take radical steps forward on his road to recovery.
The following has been posted on the One Love For Chi website:
“Hi all - just wanted to update everyone and let you know that chi was released from ICU over the weekend and is no longer on any sort of life support. his symptoms continue to improve. so keep the prayers coming.. they are obviously helping a great deal!”
“Momma j wanted me to let you all know she sends her thanks and said “gratitude just doesn’t cover it… ONE LOVE ALWAYS! - MOM””
“Thanks everyone for your support and well wishes… it means so much to the Cheng family.”
“One love for chi.”
Cheng had been in a coma since last November after being in a car crash in Santa Clara, CA.
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ORANGE GOBLIN: First New Songtitles Revealed
| Filed under: News | May 6th, 2009 | By: KK |
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British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have issued the following update:
“Songwriting for the next ORANGE GOBLIN album is ongoing but looks very promising with the skeletons of four or five new songs already in place. Two rough working titles for the new songs so far include ‘Red Tide Rising’ and ‘The Bishop’s Wolf’.”
ORANGE GOBLIN previously announced that it had postponed the recording sessions for the band’s new album “due to unforeseen circumstances.” According to the group, “complications beyond the band’s control have meant that we have fallen behind schedule with the writing process and a decision was made to put the recording back to ensure that we deliver the best album possible. [Producer] Sanford Parker [NACHTMYSTIUM, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, PELICAN, RWAKE, UNEARTHLY TRANCE, VENOMOUS CONCEPT, MINSK, BURIED AT SEA] will still be in the producer’s chair when we do hit the studio. We apologize to the fans, but can assure them that it will be worth the wait!”
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STARRING JANET LEIGH: New Song Posted Online
| Filed under: News | May 6th, 2009 | By: KK |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada’s STARRING JANET LEIGH has posted a new song, “Mistress”, on the band’s MySpace page. The track comes off the group’s debut full-length album, “Spectrum”, which is scheduled for release on May 12 via Ironclad Recordings (Trevor Phipps of UNEARTH’s label). The CD was recorded in June and September 2007 with producer/engineer Greg Dawson of BWC Studios, who has previously worked with MARE (Hydrahead), THE END (Relapse), MONEEN (Vagrant) and many others. Mastering of “Spectrum” was handled by Alan Douches at West West Side who has worked with CONVERGE, THE END, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, MASTODON, UNEARTH, and NILE, just to name a few.
“Compared with previous songs written, the cohesion and understandability of our music has allowed us to push the level of intensity and technicality to new levels while still maintaining a very listenable and atmospheric presence,” comments guitarist Matthew Zadkovich. “We hope that listeners will be able to take away something new each and every time they listen to the album, while still knowing and feeling the songs as they did the first time they were heard.”
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QUEENSRŸCHE Plays Unique Shows For ‘American Soldier’ Tour
| Filed under: News | May 6th, 2009 | By: KK |
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Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: QUEENSRŸCHE fans can expect some sort of commercial documentation — a live album or DVD, perhaps — from what’s turned into a special tour in support of the group’s new concept album, “American Soldier”.
“We do that every tour, film and record,” frontman Geoff Tate — whose wife, Susan, manages QUEENSRŸCHE — tells Billboard.com. “You never know when you’re going to need something at some point. Usually when we stop and get home and have some time to reflect on the project and look at footage and see what we have, then we make a decision about what we might do with it.”
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HEAVEN & HELL’s ‘The Devil You Know’ Lands In U.S. Top 10
| Filed under: News | May 6th, 2009 | By: KK |
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“The Devil You Know”, the new album from HEAVEN & HELL, sold 30,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on The Billboard 200 chart.
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OBSCURA Drops Off ‘Relapse Contamination Tour’ due to illness
| Filed under: News | May 6th, 2009 | By: KK |
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Due to illness, death metallers OBSCURA have been forced to cancel the remaining dates of their North American tour. The Relapse Contamination Tour will continue on through May 10, with Relapse labelmates GRAVES OF VALOR and appearances on select dates from BRUTAL TRUTH and HERO DESTROYED.
Commented OBSCURA vocalist/guitarist Steffen Kummerer: “Several nights ago, after struggling with illness throughout this tour, I’ve lost my singing voice entirely and can barely speak. At this juncture, it’s best for me to rest rather than deliver anything less than exceptional performances. For all the cities we’ll miss, we’ll be back in the winter to make up these dates. Thanks to everyone who made our first North American Tour so amazing. We’re looking forward to returning again in the winter.”
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DREAM THEATER: Exclusive Free Download
| Filed under: News | May 6th, 2009 | By: KK |
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Dream Theater fans, it’s time. Black Clouds & Silver Linings is out June 23rd. Get an exclusive FREE download of “A Rite of Passage” from that album right now!
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Between The Buried And Me update
| Filed under: News | May 4th, 2009 | By: KK |
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Between The Buried And Me frontman Tommy Rogers has issued a brief update as the group prepares to enter the studio to record their next album:
“We are almost done writing the new record. We are just ironing out the details within the songs and getting prepared for the studio. We still don’t have a title for the album, but we’ll let you know as soon as it’s decided. We go in May 31st so not much longer! We’ll be taping lots of footage of us recording so be sure and check for updates.”
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HEAVEN & HELL: First North American Live Dates Revealed
| Filed under: News | May 4th, 2009 | By: KK |
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HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) - will bring its world tour to North America for a select number of shows this August. The band will start its summer headlining music festivals across Europe before bringing its macabre stage show of metal classics to North America starting on August 7 in Vancouver. Tickets for most shows go on sale the weekend of May 8. There will also be a pre-sale for all shows, except Baltimore, beginning May 6 at 10 a.m. local time. COHEED AND CAMBRIA will provide support on all shows except the Seattle date on August 8, which will feature NEUROSIS in the supporting slot.
HEAVEN & HELL tour dates with COHEED AND CAMBIRA:
Aug. 07 - Vancouver, BC - Thunderbird Arena
Aug. 08 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater *
Aug. 10 - San Jose, CA - Event Center Arena
Aug. 11 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
Aug. 12 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
Aug. 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
Aug. 15 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks
Aug. 18 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
Aug. 19 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
Aug. 21 - Detroit, MI - Meadow Brook Pavilion
Aug. 22 - Cleveland, OH - Nautica Pavilion
Aug. 23 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 25 - New York, NY - WaMu Theater @ MSG
Aug. 27 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre
Aug. 28 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion
* With NEUROSIS (COHEED AND CAMBRIA will not appear on this date)
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PRONG To Feature Two Singles via Rock Band Music Store
| Filed under: News | May 1st, 2009 | By: KK |
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Prong, who are currently preparing for the release of their remix album “Power of The Damn MiXXXer” on May 12, have two songs being added to the Rock Band Music Store on May 5 for the Xbox 360, and May 7 for the PLAYSTATION 3.
The songs are “The Banishment” from their late 2007 release Power of The Damager as well as the previously unreleased track “Idealistic Types.”
Tommy Victor and co. head out on a European tour on May 29 with the kick off show being the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen (Germany). Full dates as well as three of the new mixes from Power of The Damn MiXXXer can be found on the band’s MySpace page.
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