Misfits Finally Name a Drummer For Their Upcoming Reunion Gigs
Back when the Misfits announced the live return of their “original” lineup, the horror punks wouldn’t name the drummer they had in tow. Now, just days ahead of their Sept. 4 Denver Riot Fest gig, the Misfits have revealed the identity of the man teased as Glenn Danzig’s “favorite drummer.”
It’s Dave Lombardo, and he’s a good one. Lombardo is a founding member of Slayer (with whom he’s played as recently as 2013) who has also drummed with bands like Testament and Suicidal Tendencies. Breaking the news to Rolling Stone, all parties shouted out the the interlocking lineages of the Misfits and metal. "The Misfits created the horror punk attitude and had a massive influence on modern rock, punk and metal," Lombardo said. Bassist Jerry Only added, “I think the darker side of punk we created with the Misfits spawned the growth and evolution of punk into thrash, and sired bands like Metallica and Slayer, just as we inspired countless others in the punk revolution.”
So yeah, the historical side check out.
For now, the retooled Misfits (also featuring guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein) have only two dates planned: Sept. 4 in Denver and Sept. 18 at Riot Fest’s Chicago stop. In recent interviews, they’ve left the door open to future projects, though this figures to hinge on how these shows go.
The two planned gigs are Danzig’s first with the Misfits since 1983. He was engaged in frequent legal disputes with Only in the years that followed, though they’ve since buried the hatchet. When they did play together, their onstage chemistry was often... volatile. How they do next month remains to be seen, but with Lombardo behind the kit, we’re essentially assured one quarter of the Misfits will be completely on point.
Dave Lombardo by Jonty Czuchwicki Source: BillBoard
2007-11-20
Testament - Album title revealed!
San Francisco Bay Area Thrash metallers Testament have set "The Formation of Damnation" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in early 2008. The band is currently recording the drum tracks with producer Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Exodus) at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. The drums are overtaken by drumlegend Pual Bostaph (ex-Slayer, Exodus), as former drummer Nick Barker (ex-Dimmu Borgir, Cradle Of Filth) had to step down from the job due to visa problems. Source: NuclearBlast
2007-04-06
Paradise Lost - present new album cover
Paradise Lost present to you the stunning cover artwork for their much anticipated upcoming album “In Requiem”, which will be released on Century Media Records on May 21st, 2007. The artwork was created by Greek artist Seth, whose gloomy designs already graced releases by Heaven Shall Burn, Rotting Christ, and the last Paradise Lost album (www.seth-design.com).
Furthermore, Paradise Lost just shot a video for “The Enemy” on the Crimean peninsula in Yalta with the Ukrainian director Edward 209 (www.edward209.com). Edward 209 already proved his talent with dark and bizarre looking videos for Front 242 and In Strict Confidence, and you can expect something really special. See below for some stills from the video shoot!
“The Enemy”, taken from the upcoming album “In Requiem” (out May 21, 2007), will be released on April 13, 2007 as a three track single including the album track “Beneath Black Skies” and the exclusive single track “Godless” as well as a video trailer of the forthcoming Paradise Lost documentary “Over The Madness”.
Right after the video shoot Paradise Lost co-headlined (with Testament) the Metal Mania Festival in Katowice / Poland where they debuted “The Enemy” live in front of 4.000 Polish fans. In times of digicam mania you can already watch it HERE!
If you can’t stand the crappy bootleg audio quality, you can pre-listen “The Enemy / Beneath Black Skies” on www.myspace.com/paradiselostuk
On April 12, 2007 Paradise Lost will do an exclusive DVD recording show at the Koko in London, UK. Hurry up to get one of the last tickets! Source: CenturyMedia
2003-12-09
Behemoth extend contract with label for two albums
Polish black/death metallers Behemoth have extended their contract with Olympic Recordings. The group have already commenced the songwriting process for their highly anticipated new album and will enter the studio in early spring with hopes for a late 2004 release.
This has been a breakthrough year for Behemoth, who made their U.S. live debut at the New Jersey March Metal Meltdown festival, which served as the kickoff date for an extensive nationwide tour alongside Deicide and Amon Amarth. From there, they appeared on the first three dates of the now-infamous "Metal Gods" tour headlined by Halford and Testament, as well as the inaugural "Blackest of the Black" festivals (also featuring Danzig, Superjoint Ritual, Opeth, Nile and Lacuna Coil). Behemoth capped off the year supporting Six Feet Under on the "Un-Natural Born Killers" tour, and with the release of the limited-edition "Conjuration" EP, featuring one new song, two covers and several live tracks.
Nergal (vocals/guitars) recently checked in with the following update: "At the moment we are taking a short break before we strike again in a few days. After doing 31 dates with Six Feet Under, Sinless and As I Lay Dying we decided to stay a few weeks in LA. to take care of some important stuff. We are proud to announce that we finally signed a new two-album deal with Olympic Recordings for North and South America. It gives us a lot of opportunities for the future and from what we've experienced so far, the label does its best to push the band really hard. Now we are focusing on rehearsing the new set for the three last shows this year with Exhumed and Rise and this time we're gonna play a longer set. There will be two shows in California and one in Mexico, and I'm sure it will be killer! See ya all there!!!"
Upcoming Behemoth tour dates:
Dec. 10 - Allen Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 11 - Showcase Theater - Corona, CA
Dec. 13 - Voodoo House - Tijuana, MEX Source: BlabberMouth
2003-08-11
Charon Re-Name New Album
Finland's Charon have changed the title for their forthcoming fourth full-length album to "The Dying Daylights" from the originally announced "Dead Man Walking". The follow-up to last year's "Downhearted" is due on October 6 through Spinefarm Records. A new single containing the song "Religious/Delicious" and the non-album cut "The King Is Dead" will be released on September 1.
"The Dying Daylights" was recorded at BRR Studios in the group's hometown of Raahe and was mixed at Helsinki's Finnvox Studios. The album includes a guest appearance on backing vocals by Nightwish/ex-Sinergy bassist Marco Hietala and Jenny Heinonen. The latter had performed a similar role on the group's last two albums, "Downhearted" and 2000's "Tearstained".
The complete track listing for "The Dying Daylights" is as follows:
01. Failed
02. Religious/Delicious
03. Death Can Dance
04. In Brief War
05. Guilt On Skin
06. Unbreak, Unchain
07. Drive
08. Every Failure
09. In Trust Of No One
10. If
11. No Saint
12. Built For My Ghosts (digipack only)
13. Re-collected (digipack only)
The cover artwork for the album was completed by artist extraordinaire Travis Smith (Katatonia, Death, Testament, Opeth, etc.). The first single off "The Dying Daylights", "In Trust Of No One", entered the Finnish charts at No. 1 upon its release in May. Source: BlabberMouth
2003-07-23
Immolation Frontman To Appear On All-Star Death Tribute CD
Immolation frontman Ross Dolan is the latest musician added to the list of guest performers set to appear on the forthcoming Death tribute album currently being put together by former Death/Testament guitarist James Murphy (ex-Malevolent Creation/Suffocation) drummer Dave Culross (ex-Malevolent Creation) vocalist Brett Hoffmann and CKY guitarist Deron Miller.
As previously reported, Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson and bassist Paul Gray have both been confirmed as "major contributors" to the forthcoming CD, while former Death/Massacre and current Six Feet Under bassist Terry Butler will contribute "some bass tracks" to the album, which is tentatively scheduled to be recorded beginning in mid-to-late August at SR Studios (Murderdolls) in Des Moines, Iowa.
The exact track listing for the as-yet-untitled tribute CD is currently under wraps. However, the following cuts are definitely set to appear on the effort, according to Murphy:
01. Land Of No Return
02. Forgotten Past
03. Lowlife
04. Lack Of Comprehension
05. Jealousy
Murphy, who is spearheading the project and is the primary beneficiary of the funds raised through the sales of the album, has yet to secure a label deal for the tribute CD, which is expected to surface in early 2004. If the project fails to get picked up by a label soon, it will be financed by the band itself and sold to small distributors and online stores and web sites.
James is currently receiving treatment for a massive brain tumor with which he was diagnosed in August 2001. Source: BlabberMouth
