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Pure Rock Newswire 01/22/03 By Sefany Jones, Contributing Editor Wednesday, January 22, 2003 @ 0:22 AM
03/07/03 Hamburg, GER Schalchthof 03/08/03 Berlin, GER Columbia Fritz 03/10/03 Amsterdam, HOL Paradiso 03/11/03 Cologne, GER Gloria 03/13/03 London, UK Royal Albert Hall Lamb Of God are wrapping up their latest studio effort, As The Palace Burns, which is being produced by Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad). The album includes appearances from Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth) and Steve Austin (Today is the Day), as well as Townshend. Blaze is scheduled to release As Live As It Gets on March 24th, 2003. The live album will feature 18 tracks, which will cover Blaze, Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane tunes. Hatebreed will video their next single, “Perseverance” the first week of February, and should begin airing in mid-Spring. In the meantime, Hatebreed have the following gigs lined up with Agnostic Front and Murphy’s Law: 03/19/03 Syracuse, NY TBA 03/20/03 Detroit, MI State Theater 03/21/03 Chicago, IL The Vic 03/22/03 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 03/23/03 Washington, DC Nation The Deftones are slated to release their forthcoming as-yet-untitled album through Maverick in May 2003. Kataklysm have split with longtime drummer Max Duhamel. A replacement/fill-in has yet to be announced. TRUSTcompany and Chevelle have a handful of shows lined up together: 02/05/03 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade (No Chevelle) 02/06/03 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club 02/07/03 Chattanooga, TN The Bay 02/08/03 Columbia, SC Senate Park 02/09/03 Winston Salem, NC Ziggy's
02/01/03 Cohoes, NY Saratoga Winners 02/15/03 New London, CT El N Gee 02/16/03 Springfield, MA Fat Cat's w/ The Takeover 02/23/03 Osaka, Japan Club Quattro 02/24/03 Nagoya, Japan Club Quattro 02/26/03 Tokyo, Japan Club Quattro John Arch, former front man of the ever-popular progressive rock band Fates Warning, has just signed a solo deal with Metal Blade Records. The solo EP will be approximately 20 minutes in length and John Arch will have the help of some amazing musicians backing him up like Jim Matheos (Fates Warning) on guitar, Joey Vera (Fates Warning) on bass and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) on drums. The tentative title will be John Arch -- A Twist of Fate. More information soon to follow. A box set containing the chronicles of Ronnie James Dio's career through Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio is scheduled to be released through Rhino Records. More info as that’s available. Pete Townshend (The Who) was recently arrested in London on suspicion of pedophiliac activities. Although Townsend admitted to visiting child pornography web sites, he says it was for the sake of research. Although he has not formally been charged with the crime, an investigation is still pending. Soulfly have confirmed a handful of gigs in the UK: 03/19/03 London, UK Astoria 03/20/03 Wolverhampton, UK Wulfrun 03/22/03 Glasgow, UK Garage 03/23/03 Manchester, UK Academy 2 Upon the recent disbandment of Primer 55, drummer Preston Nash has already moved on, and will replace Dan Hill in The Color Red. Molly Hatchet’s live double-disc album, Locked and Loaded, is set for release on February 24th through SPV Records. Helloween will release their as-yet-untitled album in Europe on May 5th, 2003, through Nuclear Blast. A US release date is still pending. The album will feature a guest appearance by drummer Mikkey Dee (Motorhead). Drummer Mick Finn of the famous glam band T. Rex has passed away on January 11th, 2003. The cause of death has yet to be determined. More info is available at T-Rex.co.uk. Clutch have announced a handful of east coast dates, as follows: 02/14/03 Brooklyn, NY L'Amour's 02/15/03 Manchester, NH- Chantilly's 02/16/03 Boston, MA Axis 02/17/03 Ithaca, NY The Haunt 02/19/03 State College, PA Crow Bar 02/20/03 Charlestown, WV Sound Factory 02/21/03 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 02/22/03 Pittsburgh, PA Club Laga 02/23/03 Cleveland, OH Agora Brand New Sin, who were confirmed to tour with Kittie and Biohazard, will join the tour a bit later than scheduled. BNS will instead first hit the road with Saliva immediately, and join Kittie on February 4th in McCallen, TX. Sworn Enemy will fill in the opening slot until then. The dates with Saliva are as follows: 01/17/03 Winston-Salem, NC. Ziggy's 01/18/03 Charlotte, NC. Tremont Music Hall 01/19/03 Knoxville, TN. Blue Cats 01/21/03 Louisville, KY. Jillian's 01/22/03 Ft. Wayne, IN. Piere's 01/23/03 Grand Rapids, MI. Orbit Room 01/24/03 South Bend, IN. Heartland 01/25/03 Flint, MI. Machine Shop 01/27/03 State College, PA. Crowbar 01/28/03 Rochester, NY. Water Street Music Hall 01/30/03 Hartford, CT. Webster Theater 01/31/03 Portland, ME. State Theater 02/01/03 Clifton Park, NY. Northern Lights Skid Row announce several forthcoming gigs: 03/27/03 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade 03/28/03 Morristown, NJ Double D's 03/29/03 West Springfield, VA Jaxx 03/30/03 Virginia Beach, VA Hoopla's 04/04/03 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance 04/05/03 Wantagh, NY Mulcahy's Bassist Nikki Sixx is co-writing with Meatloaf on the latter’s forthcoming effort, I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself. (hed)p.e. is getting ready to shoot the video for the title track from their forthcoming album, Blackout, which is due March 18th on Jive Records. Lead singer/songwriter Jahred assures (hed)p.e. fans that it'll be unlike anything they've seen before. He explains, "I don't want to give anything away, but I can tell you that this is gonna be the dopest video our fans have ever seen! I'm pumped just thinking about it and I can't wait to get on the set already. All I can say is this: Beware of the Shadows." Guitarist Sonny Mayo (formerly with Amen and Snot) will make his first on-screen appearance with the band in the video. Tour plans for (hed)p.e. kicking off in March are currently being confirmed and will be announced within the next few weeks. As previously reported, Halford announced their west coast make-up dates, and now a handful of gigs in Japan: 02/01/03 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues 02/02/03 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues 02/07/03 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues 02/11/03 Tokyo, JPN Shibuya Kokaido 02/13/03 Fukuoka, JPN Zepp 02/14/03 Osaka, JPN Koseinenkin Hall 02/15/03 Tokyo, JPN Shibuya Kokaido 02/17/03 Nagoya, JPN Ozon 02/19/03 Sapporo, JPN Zepp 02/28/03 Brooklyn, NY L'Amour Deep Purple is in the songwriting/recording process with producer Michael Bradford (Kid Rock), and anticipate an August 1st release date. Iced Earth have officially signed over to SPV/Steamhammer Records for the world after seven full-length albums on Century Media Records. Meanwhile, Iced Earth are working on their upcoming studio album, Glorious Burden. Morbid Angel are presently in the songwriting stage for their next effort, expected to release by September through Earache Records. The new line-up will be announced soon, since the departure of bassist/vocalist Jared Anderson and guitarist Erik Rutan. Cradle of Filth will release their latest effort, Damnation and a Day, through Sony on March 10th throughout Europe. A US release date has yet to be confirmed. Anthrax has scheduled another chunk of European dates in March: 03/05/03 Dublin, IRE Ambassador Theater 03/07/03 Glasgow, UK The Garage 03/08/03 Bradford, UK Rio’s 03/09/03 Bristol, UK Bierkeller 03/11/03 Wolverhampton, UK Wulfrun 03/13/03 Manchester, UK MDH 03/14/03 London, UK Astoria 03/16/03 Hardenberg, NET Podium 03/18/03 Berlin, GER So 36 03/19/03 Hamburg, GER Markthalle 03/20/03 Bochum, GER Matrix 03/22/03 Köln, GER Live Music Hall 03/23/03 Ludwigsburg, GER Rockfabrik 03/24/03 Pratteln, SWI Z7 Guano Apes have set Walking On A Thin Line as the title for their forthcoming third full-length album, due next month through Supersonic/G.U.N. Records. The NAMM Convention is being held in Anaheim, CA on January 17th –19th, 2003. Featured performers include Jeff Berlin (YES), John Novello (Niacin), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Andy West (Rama–1, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse), Mike Keneally (Beer For Dolphins, Frank Zappa), Michael Manring (Attention Deficit), Billy Sheehan (Niacin), Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple), The Skol Trio, and Simon Phillips (Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend). Some of the KNAC.COM staff will be on hand to give you the full report. Metallica sure keep their attorneys in business! This time around, Metallica is suing ‘Metallica,’ a small punk Canadian band of the same name. The band has been ordered to cease and desist using the name by the close of today. Apparently vocalist/guitarist Kip Winger has been recruited to perform a couple of gigs with the Alan Parsons Project… Linkin Park’s forthcoming release, Meteora, is due to release on March 25th, 2003. Six Feet Under vocalist Chris Barnes checks in with the following information: “We have just confirmed 2 major festivals in Europe for summer 2003 --Graspop in Belgium, and With Full Force in Germany. More European dates surrounding the festival dates will be added soon. We will also be filming the With Full Force show for an upcoming live DVD, due to the killer response we’ve had with Double Dead! More on that later. SFU is currently beginning to write our next CD. We’ve got some great ideas for this next release and are really gonna concentrate on making this the best CD we’ve put out -- for real! Other than that I don’t wanna give too much away -- youll have to wait for the final product!! Recording is slated for March 2003. Metal Blade is looking at a summer release date for the CD. We'll let you know more as we get things movin'...That’s it for now, take care and remember....burn on ...not out!!" The Used, Rancid, Dropkick Murphy’s, Finch and Glassjaw have been tapped to perform on this year’s Warped Tour. Headlining the event is Poison the Well. Lollapalooza, the annual festival spearheaded by vocalist Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction), has been on hiatus for the last 5 years. This year, the festival organizers are looking towards corporate sponsorship in order to afford high-end artists to possibly perform this year. More info as that’s available. For the previous Newswire, please click here.
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