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NUTS, BOLTS & METAL SHAVINGS
by Diane DeMeter
DEATH IN THE MIDWEST
Indianapolis death metal band, Demiricous has been signed to Metal Blade Records and are set to record a full-length CD, this month.
Summer staple, OZZFEST, will be in Chicago, at the Tweeter Center, July 30th and in Indianapolis, July 31st at the Verizon Wireless Music Center.
The second stage will be corrupted by none other than – King Diamond, As I Lay Dying, Mastadon, Rob Zombie, Killswitch Engage, It Dies Today and many more.
Speaking of As I Lay Dying, the new CD, Shadows Are Security, is out June 14th.
Sounds Of The Underground Tour, should make you sit up and take notice, affordable show with an incredible line-up: Clutch, Poison The Well, Opeth, From Autumn To Ashes, Unearth, Norma Jean, Every Time I Die, Chimaira, Throwdown, Strapping Young Lad, High On Fire, Madball, Terror, A Life Once Lost, All That Remains, Devil Driver, FBTMOF, (Midwest dates only – Fear Before and March Of Flames). Special Guest is GWAR! Hell Yeah! FYI: My Gwar interview is available for your reading pleasure at, www.heavycore.net.
You can catch this tour July 8th at Tinley Park, IL, at the Tweeter Center (outdoors), $29.50, or July 9th in Sauget, IL, at Pop’s (outdoors) $29.00.
Independent labels Trust Kill, Metal Blade, Ferret Music and Prosthetic provided the initial funding for the colossal summer touring event.
Bolt Thrower is recording a new album, as yet untitled, due out around, October/November 2005. Now they have an official website, www.boltthrower.com
Remember Mark Tervoner? He’s the former axe man and main songwriter from The Crown. He has a new band, Angel Blake and has teamed up with former vocalist, Tony Jelencovich of Transport League and is already recording their forthcoming CD.
Tervoner says, “For a Crown fan I would describe the sound as somewhere along the lines of Dead Man’s Song, Bow To None, In Memoriam, World Below, Death By My Side and Vengeance…Heavy melancholic songs. There’s no blast beats here.”
Gorerotted has completed their third full-length CD, A New Dawn For The Dead, hitting stores, June 28. Fates Warning’s Awaken The Guardian, out June 28th. August 9th you can pick up the new Six Feet Under – 13 + Graveyard Expanded Edition Classics 2 – 2 CD set.
Just because… The Who is not Metal, but they never conformed, so they deserve this mention. Can you believe it’s the 30th anniversary of The Who’s, “Tommy”, the motion picture version?
Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Museum is hosting, “Tommy: The Amazing Journey”, now on exhibit until March 2006.
DEMETER’S TEASERS
KAMELOT / The Black Halo – SPV USA
This band from Tampa, FL has been around for 15 years and is well known to fans around the world, as being melodic and majestic power metal. This is their 8th studio album filled with intricate instrumentation, mind-numbing arrangements and vocals to die for. This is an excellent representation of symphonic mastery at it’s very best!!
RUSSELL ALLEN’S ATOMIC SOUL / Self-titled Inside Out Music/SPV
Solo debut from front man from Symphony X. Allen is going for a pure rock album/straightforward, ‘70’s influenced (Dio, Rainbow and Badlands) and he definitely hit the mark. Allen does the composition and arrangements of the entire album and he also played most of the keyboards, guitar and bass himself, with some help from some friends. If your looking for something not hitting you upside the head that lends itself to a little blues and stoner rock, this is totally it. This is a freaking’ great CD! Can’t wait to hear more of what he has to offer!
MESHUGGAH / Catch Thirty Three - Nuclear Blast America
This is the 10th release from this Swedish band. The speed limit has slowed down, drum programming in progress and as usual the guitars are the star, on one song that becomes 13 cuts. This CD is very deliberate and an interesting approach. They experiment just enough to keep it fresh, but not trendy and without compromising their style. Meshuggah is always on top of their game; they can do no wrong!
FORCE OF EVIL / Black Empire – Escapi Music
Old school classic metal at the utmost finest!!!! This is the second CD from the 2-guitar assault of Mercyful Fate, Michael Denner and Hank Shermann. Also on board Hal Patino, Bjarne T. Holm and Martin Steene (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Ironfire).
That should tell you all you need to know… “Kick Ass” is a major understatement and “Shreds” doesn’t even seem to cover it. All I know is Black Empire should make the Top Ten Metal CD’s for 2005. Guitar solos so good it makes you ache. Everything is just about perfect! Twelve cuts just aren’t enough. Hit Play/Repeat, Play/Repeat…. This one is staying in my car stereo, until something better comes along, but I doubt it!!
Till Next Time…ONE NATION UNDERGROUND! |
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