NEWS - June 2001
June 21st , 2001
June 20th , 2001
ORIGINAL ANGEL DUST DRUMMER HAS RETURNED TO THE BAND
Bassist Frank Banx has confirmed the return of Dirk Assmuth to the lineup of the band. Assmuth had left the band last October alleging incompatibility of his work as musician with his full time employment. He will be recording the new album "Of Human Bondage". They say that it will be ther heaviest album since their debut "Into the Dark past".
June 19th , 2001
ROTTING CHRIST IS PREPARING A NEW CD - SAKIS LAUNCHES A PARALLEL PROJECT
Rotting Christ is coming back with a new album. Guitarist Sakis, confirmed that they have finished the preproduction of the successor of "Khronos". "The new album will have a lot of elements of those that made ‘Thy Mighty Contract’ but adapted to modern black metal", he said. He also anounced the creation of a parallel project, that it still doesn´t have a name.
June 17th , 2001
Moonfog Productions
The new Darkthrone CD will be released on September 3 2001, it is entitled "Plaguewielder". Cat: FOG 028
June 16th , 2001
KRISIUN IS CONFIRMED AS HEADLINER ON POLAND TOUR
KRISIUN
will do nine concerts in Poland between November 5th and 13th. They also play in the Wacken Open Air (Germany) in August. Between 9-27 August they will do a vast tour in the USA with Immolation, they will also play Milwaukee Metal Fest.Their agenda also includes two presentations in Europa. The first one with Kreator and Cannibal Corpse (through England, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal and Greece). And the second one with. Cannibal Corpse, Kreator , Nile, Marduk, Dark Funeral and Vomitory, in Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and Austria .
June 15th, 2001
AD INFERNA
will briefly enter the studio to record their debut "L'Empire des Sens". The band got prominent addition by SETH frontman Arkames who at once compose all lyrics for the album. The rough draft will be in different languages (frensh, italian, english, german and latin) and strenghten the existing highbrow musical level. They try to combine symphonic and classical instruments to clothe it in a bombastic garment. Acoustic passages and numerous changes in tempo do round the futuristic sound of the French off and guarantee an important album.June 14th , 2001
FUNEBRIS
have finished work on their debut "The Triumph of The Everlasting Fire" as well. The outcome is brute and full of pressure, straight and uncompromising Black Metal album..
June 11th , 2001
The new album of the austrian symphonic Black Metal band AMORTIS contains 7 songs with an overall length of 51min. The album has the working title: "Gift of Tongues".
June 10th, 2001
KRISIUN: NEW TOUR IN THE USA WITH IMMOLATION
Krisiun is going back to the USA in August for a tour with Immolation. After the three tours that they did last year, the band will have a chance to be seen again in North America. This tour is coincident with the release of "Apocalyptic Revelation" and "Black Force Domain" (both with bonus tracks) in America..
June 9th, 2001
BERND AUFERMANN IS OFFICIALLY OUT OF ANGEL DUST
El guitarrista Bernd Aufermann no hace más parte de Angel Dust. La noticia fue confirmada oficialmente en el último día 05 de junio en website oficial del grupo alemán
(http://www.angel-dust.de). Bernd ya no estaba con la banda desde hace algunos meses, pero su salída definitiva no habia sido confirmada . Según los demás miembros de Angel Dust, diferencias musicales entre el músico y los ex-compañeros determinaron el cambio. Ritchie Wilkinson, que ya habia tocado en el tour de Demons & Wizards y en la reciente gira de Angel Dust en los Estados Unidos y Canadá, fue definitivamente incluído en el line-up de la banda. Aufermann sigue con su proyecto solo, cuyo título es "Shining" y está pronto para ser lanzado. Wilkinson entra en el estúdio Woodhouse en el próximo día 21 para grabar "Of Human Bondage", su primer álbum con Angel Dust.
June 8th, 2001
EMPEROR CONFIRM FULL TRACK LISTING
PROMETHEUS NEARLY COMPLETE
Oslo, Norway: Today members of EMPEROR confirm the full track listing for
their upcoming album, Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise. The
record is now near completion and is confirmed for worldwide release in
October.
The selections for the new album, already being called their best album by
journalists from Metal Maniacs, Terrorizer and Kerrang! is as follows: (1)
The Eruption, (2) Depraved, (3) Empty, (4) The Prophet, (5) The Toungue of
Fire, (6) In the Wordless Chamber, (7) Grey, (8) He Who Sought the Fire, (9)
Thorns on my Grave.
In related news, Candlelight Records proudly releases for the American
territories Amor Fati, the sophomore release from PECCATUM. The album is
already receiving high accolates from media. Review copies are available
upon request.
ZYKLON have confirmed as one of the performers at the upcoming Milwaukee
Metal Festival, being held August 10/11 at the Milwaukee Auditorium. This
will be the band's first American performance.
June 6th, 2001
CONFIRMED BANDS FOR THE WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL