Category: Music News

Sepultura have parted company with their drummer Igor Cavalera. He cited musical incompatibility as the reason for his depature and said:

“A lot of reasons made me take this important decision in my life and I would like to share it with everybody. I believe my mission in Sepultura has come to an end. I am very proud of all we have done, but nowadays I feel that the band formation no longer lives up to my expectations. Since my last European tour in 2004, I have noticed that my ideas didn’t match with the others.”

You can read the entire release from him here.

Mogwai have released a video for their track Travel Is Dangerous online.

You can check it out by clicking this link.

www.mogwai.co.uk

Hardcore group Poison The Well have confirmed on their myspace that they have left label Atlantic and are currently trying to secure a deal for themselves elsewhere. You can read what the band have to say on the matter by clicking here.

Meanwhile, also on their myspace page, the band have added their cover of Smashing Pumpkins’ Soma for you listening pleasure. Their myspace page can be found by clicking right here.

Chimaira‘s cover of Disposable Heroes by Metallica has been posted on their myspace here.

The group have also been working on new material and say they have 14 songs worth of ideas which came from their writing sessions from earlier this year. The aim is to sign a new label deal soon and then get into the studio to begin recording their new album.

www.chimaira.com

Iowa’s masked heathens Slipknot are to release another DVD, to follow up Disasterpieces which came out in 2002. Whilst that centred around the concert, the new DVD is to be more of a fly on the wall style, with guitarist Mick Thomson saying it would have a more personal touch to it.

In other Knot news, the group are slowly coming together to start penning their next album. Thomson said that the core of writers would be getting together soon, and that he’d spoken to bassist Paul Gray a few times already about it.

www.pulseofthemaggots.com

Underoath have a live video of the track “I Got Ten Friends And A Crowbar That Says You Ain’t Gonna Do Jack” up on the web.

The video can be seen by clicking here.

The band are to bring out their new album, “Define The Great Line“, on June 20th.

www.underoath777.com

Death Metal godfathers Napalm Death have begun recording a new full-length album entitled ‘Smear Campaign’. The follow-up to 2005’s ‘The Code Is Red…Long Live The Code’ is tentatively slated for release in the autumn of this year via Century Media. Vocalist Barney Greenway comments:

“After working our arses off on new stuff for the last couple of months, we kind of slipped into the studio when no one was looking. This thing is already sounding totally immense – even better than “Code…”, from where I’m standing. It’s fast and furious, as you’d expect, but we’re also throwing a few curveballs in, in true NAPALM DEATH tradition. Can’t wait for everyone to hear it. Take it easy peeps.”

Recording sessions are taking place at Foel Studios in Wales with an as yet undisclosed producer.

Bearded rock gods Clutch are set to play a special low key warm-up show for their imminent appearance at the 2006 Download Festival. The gig takes place tomorrow night (June 7th) at Camden’s Underworld, with support from label mates and fellow Download tenants Soil and Blindside.

Both appearances are in support of the recently re-released ‘Robot Hive / Exodus‘ album, currently available in stores via DRT. Catch the band as part of Friday’s Snickers Stage line-up at 6pm sharp.

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Horror-punks The Misfits will be diving back to the UK in September, it has been announced. The group, which will feature Jerry Only on bass and vocals with Robo and Dez on drums and guitars respectively, will play the following dates:

21st – LONDON Camden Electric Ballroom
22nd – SHEFFIELD Plug
23rd – DURHAM University
24th – EDINBURGH Liquid Room
26th – LEEDS Met. University
27th – BOURNEMOUTH Opera House
28th – CARDIFF Coal Exchange
29th – STOURBRIDGE Rock Café
30th – MANCHESTER Academy 2

www.misfits.com

Korn’s Jonathan Davis is taking part in an Xbox Live game at the Download Festival this year. The “Game With Fame” has had a challenge laid down by the singer, getting fans to sign up and do battle on Call Of Duty 2, where they will compete to have a chance of a chat with Davis from his trailer.

The group will complete their set at Download on June 10th before the fans get the chance to play from 8.45pm-9.45pm. Make sure you don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime oppotunity.

To be in with a chance to play Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis, all Xbox Live members need to do is:

1. Sign into Xbox Live
2. Add the following Game With Fame Gamertag to your friends list: KORN X360

After that, just go onto Xbox Live on June 10th between 8.45pm – 9.45pm to check if you’ve been invited to join in a game!

www.korn.com / www.xbox.com