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Obituary - Ralph Santolla To Help On New Album
OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the group's official web site:
"There is so much going on! The most important thing is the recording/mixing of the new CD and that is going amazing! These new songs are so heavy and we are happy and lucky to announce that Ralph Santolla (ex-Iced Earth, Deicide, Death) is helping us with some of the guitar work. To have someone like Ralph working with us is totally new to OBITUARY and I can't tell you how excited we are. This new album, 'Xecutioner's Return', is just coming to life!
"I know there has been a lot of speculation about what we were going to do for another guitarist now that Allen West is unavailable. It is kind of strange how things work out. We have known Ralph for a long time and it is no suprise how good of a guitar player he is, but what was really nice is how good we work with each other and how good we get along. Not only is Ralph recording with us, but he will also be going with us to Europe in July and on our U.S. tour in September.
"We leave for South America tomorrow for the next set of shows and they should be some good ones. We have been to Argentina (a long time ago), but we have never been to Chile or Brazil, so we are looking forward to these shows. When we get home we will finish up the mixing of the new CD and we are on schedule for a late August release!"
Check out pictures from the recording studio at Obituary.cc.
Obituary's "Xecutioner's Return" is scheduled for release on August 28 via Candlelight Records. The band is working with artist Andreas Marshall for the cover art for "Xecutioner's Return". Marshall has worked with the band for "The End Complete" and their most recent record "Frozen in Time".
"There is so much going on! The most important thing is the recording/mixing of the new CD and that is going amazing! These new songs are so heavy and we are happy and lucky to announce that Ralph Santolla (ex-Iced Earth, Deicide, Death) is helping us with some of the guitar work. To have someone like Ralph working with us is totally new to OBITUARY and I can't tell you how excited we are. This new album, 'Xecutioner's Return', is just coming to life!
"I know there has been a lot of speculation about what we were going to do for another guitarist now that Allen West is unavailable. It is kind of strange how things work out. We have known Ralph for a long time and it is no suprise how good of a guitar player he is, but what was really nice is how good we work with each other and how good we get along. Not only is Ralph recording with us, but he will also be going with us to Europe in July and on our U.S. tour in September.
"We leave for South America tomorrow for the next set of shows and they should be some good ones. We have been to Argentina (a long time ago), but we have never been to Chile or Brazil, so we are looking forward to these shows. When we get home we will finish up the mixing of the new CD and we are on schedule for a late August release!"
Check out pictures from the recording studio at Obituary.cc.
Obituary's "Xecutioner's Return" is scheduled for release on August 28 via Candlelight Records. The band is working with artist Andreas Marshall for the cover art for "Xecutioner's Return". Marshall has worked with the band for "The End Complete" and their most recent record "Frozen in Time".
| Source: | obituary.cc |
| Band profile: | Obituary |
Australian Bands Tribute To "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
The Art of Shredding - A Tribute to Dime is a tribute to Pantera's late great guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell, featuring Australian artists paying their respects the only way it should be done: LOUD! The Art of Shredding will contain 14 songs, 13 classic Pantera tunes and an original Dime tribute song by Sydney thrash band MurderWorld.
The complete line-up will be:
Daysend - I'm Broken
Switchblade - Domination
LORD - Shattered
Imminent Psychosis - The Art of Shredding
Malignant Monster - Fucking Hostile
Enforce - By Demons Be Driven
Plague - Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)
McDougall Brothers - War Nerve
Aeturnus Dominion - Mouth For War
Black Steel - Heavy Metal Rules
The Deadthings - Proud to be Loud
Synthetic Breed - Becoming
Transcending Mortality - Hollow
MurderWorld - Soul Inside Me
DarkStar Records projected release date for the album was August 20, 2006 to celebrate what would have been Dime's 40th birthday but delays with it have resaulted it the date pushed back and is undeclared. A percentage of the profits from the sale of this CD will be donated to the Dimebag Memorial Trust to help the families of those who are still suffering after the events of December 8, 2004.
Finished tracks can be found at their myspace site: http://myspace.com/theartofshreddingtributealbum
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The complete line-up will be:
Daysend - I'm Broken
Switchblade - Domination
LORD - Shattered
Imminent Psychosis - The Art of Shredding
Malignant Monster - Fucking Hostile
Enforce - By Demons Be Driven
Plague - Living Through Me (Hell's Wrath)
McDougall Brothers - War Nerve
Aeturnus Dominion - Mouth For War
Black Steel - Heavy Metal Rules
The Deadthings - Proud to be Loud
Synthetic Breed - Becoming
Transcending Mortality - Hollow
MurderWorld - Soul Inside Me
DarkStar Records projected release date for the album was August 20, 2006 to celebrate what would have been Dime's 40th birthday but delays with it have resaulted it the date pushed back and is undeclared. A percentage of the profits from the sale of this CD will be donated to the Dimebag Memorial Trust to help the families of those who are still suffering after the events of December 8, 2004.
Finished tracks can be found at their myspace site: http://myspace.com/theartofshreddingtributealbum
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Pantera |
Cannibal Corpse - Australian Tour Sparks Outrage
The West Australian newspaper reported in its July 8 edition that Cannibal Corpse's October concert in Perth, Australia has sparked calls for the band to be banned over its alleged glorification of "child rape, suicide, murder and necrophilia" in its lyrics. Community groups have joined shadow police minister Rob Johnson in calling for Cannibal Corpse to be stopped from appearing at Club Capitol on October 10.
Cannibal Corpse, who played in Perth in 1995, has songs such as "Dismembered and Molested", and "Necropedophile", which details "the pleasure gained from killing, then raping, children." In the past 16 years, the group has released 14 albums, many of which are available at music stores throughout Perth.
Mr. Johnson said he was disgusted by the band's highly explicit songs. "They should be banned from appearing here," he said. "There is enough violence and youth suicide in West Australia already without any encouragement from awful groups like this. I feel sick at the thought of those lyrics being sung to the youth of WA." Australian Family Association vice-president Gillian Gonzalez said Cannibal Corpse have the most offensive lyrics she had ever seen. "They are absolutely vile and should not be allowed into the country" she said.
Attorney-Gerneral Jim McGinty did not comment on whether the group should be banned from playing and said outfits like Cannibal Corpse thrived off negative publicity.
Cannibal Corpse tour of Australia/New Zealand:
Oct. 03 - The Hifi Bar - Melbourne, AUS
Oct. 04 - The Gaelic Club - Sydney, AUS
Oct. 05 - The Arena - Brisbane, AUS
Oct. 06 - 420 - Auckland, NZ
Oct. 07 - Indigo Bar - Wellington, NZ
Oct. 09 - Fowlers Live - Adelaide, AUS
Oct. 10 - Club Capitol - Perth, AUS
The company planning the tour have made it official that Tasmanian Death Metal band Psycroptic and Western Australian Metallers Plague will be supporting Cannibal Corpse when they come to Australia. Ulcerate will be with them for the two New Zealand shows. Psycroptic have supported such acts as Cryptopsy in the past.
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Cannibal Corpse, who played in Perth in 1995, has songs such as "Dismembered and Molested", and "Necropedophile", which details "the pleasure gained from killing, then raping, children." In the past 16 years, the group has released 14 albums, many of which are available at music stores throughout Perth.
Mr. Johnson said he was disgusted by the band's highly explicit songs. "They should be banned from appearing here," he said. "There is enough violence and youth suicide in West Australia already without any encouragement from awful groups like this. I feel sick at the thought of those lyrics being sung to the youth of WA." Australian Family Association vice-president Gillian Gonzalez said Cannibal Corpse have the most offensive lyrics she had ever seen. "They are absolutely vile and should not be allowed into the country" she said.
Attorney-Gerneral Jim McGinty did not comment on whether the group should be banned from playing and said outfits like Cannibal Corpse thrived off negative publicity.
Cannibal Corpse tour of Australia/New Zealand:
Oct. 03 - The Hifi Bar - Melbourne, AUS
Oct. 04 - The Gaelic Club - Sydney, AUS
Oct. 05 - The Arena - Brisbane, AUS
Oct. 06 - 420 - Auckland, NZ
Oct. 07 - Indigo Bar - Wellington, NZ
Oct. 09 - Fowlers Live - Adelaide, AUS
Oct. 10 - Club Capitol - Perth, AUS
The company planning the tour have made it official that Tasmanian Death Metal band Psycroptic and Western Australian Metallers Plague will be supporting Cannibal Corpse when they come to Australia. Ulcerate will be with them for the two New Zealand shows. Psycroptic have supported such acts as Cryptopsy in the past.
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Cannibal Corpse |