Wu Tang member Masta Killa is back with a new album, Made In Brooklyn to follow up his solo debut No Said Date.
The album will feature, as always, other Wu members, with the likes of Method Man, U-God, RZA on board with Raekwon and Ghostface teaming up on the track Its What It Is. MF Doom also features on the album which boasts some Pete Rock production.
Check out his myspace by clicking here.
Hardcore hardheads Terror have released the track listing for their new album, Always The Hard Way. The album will feature hip hoppers Mr Dibbs and Murs on track 12 and promises to be as interesting as it sounds. The album is due out in July and the tracklisting is:
01 – “All For Revenge”
02 – “Strike You Down”
03 – “Survival Comes Crashing In”
04 – “Always The Hard Way”
05 – “Lost”
06 – “Last of The Diehards”
07 – “Close To Defeat”
08 – “Test My Convictions”
09 – “Hell To Pay”
10 – “One Step Behind”
11 – “You Can’t Break Me”
12 – “Dibbs And Murs Check In”
13 – “Hardship Belongs To Me”
14 – “Smash Through You”
For more information on the group, check out www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/artists/terror
Converge have posted on their website with news about the recording of their new album and have stated that a number of guest appearances have occurred during the sessions.
Members of Doomriders and The Hope Conspiracy are among those who have appeared so far.
Check out www.convergecult.com for all the info.
Massachusetts metal merchants Unearth are to release their new album ‘In Th e Eyes Of Fire‘ on August 14th through Metal Blade Records.
The follow-up to 2004’s critically acclaimed ‘The Oncoming Storm’ was produced by legendary producer Terry Date (Deftones, Pantera, White Zombie, Soundgarden) and will consist of 11 tracks of the finest and hardest hitting hardcore metal around.
A special limited edition version of the disc will come complete with a bonus DVD featuring handful of live performance clips, as well as a “making of” styled documentary on the album recording sessions.
Unearth will shortly head out on the US roads as one of the headline acts of this year’s Ozzfest Second Stage alongside the likes of Black Label Society and Atreyu. UK touring plans are tentatively scheduled for the year’s end.
For more head-caving information see www.metalblade.de
Speed metal gods and serial boozehounds Dragonforce head out for an extensive UK tour this winter.
The London-based band, who slayed all-comers with their Main Stage performance at the weekend’s Download Festival, are set to play the following shows in support of their ‘Inhuman Rampage’ album. Arguably their finest work to date and their first for Roadrunner Records, the gem has shifted over 40K units in the UK so far.
Dates are as follows:
Wed 29th Nov – Folkstone Leas Cliff Hall
Thu 30th Nov – Southampton Guildhall
Fri 1st Dec – Leeds University
Sat 2nd Dec – Nottingham Rock City
Mon 4th Dec – Cardiff University
Tue 5th Dec – Birmingham Academy
Thu 7th Dec – Sheffield Octagon
Fri 8th Dec – Manchester Academy
Sat 9th Dec – Glasgow Barrowlands
Mon 11th Dec – Norwich UEA
Tue 12th Dec – Bristol Academy
Wed 13th Dec – London Astoria
Tickets are priced £12.50 regionally and £14 in London and are on sale now.
For more fret-wanking info see www.dragonforce.com or www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk
Is your shoe fetish satisfied? Do you know what to wear to the next video premiere?
Maybe these new kicks can help – Z-Boys Skate Shoes have run a limited number and are available in the UK through Out of Step Distribution.
For more info or orders, visit: www.myspace.com/zboyshoes or email info@outofstep.ltd.uk
Support Skater Owned Skateshops! It’s an order!
If you’re in the Chester vicinity, here’s the address of a brand new SOS that has just opened:
NO COMPLY SKATE SHOP
Shop A7
Chester Indoor Market
6 Princess Street
Chester
CH1 2HH
E-mail them at: nocomskate@aol.com
The second round of the annual Globe Bowlbash got underway in Hamburg over the weekend of June 3rd and 4th. Apparently the turnout was hampered due to the German’s love for beer on a long weekend, but that didn’t mean they weren’t killing it on their boards. The bowl featured extensions and a mad over-vert corner pocket with coping.
Naturally, this obstacle took a few out, but not Daniel Beck who hung upside down and set the coping on fire with his tricks. Despite a great show, it was Anders Tellen who took first place with some ridiculous stalefish grabs over the hip and massive backside airs.
The next round will take place in Burnley, England, over the July 15th-16th weekend. Expect some serious carnage!
The boys at Flip are on the road this Summer and they’ll be hitting Europe up very shortly! Before they reach the motherland, Geoff Rowley and Co. have been busy throwing down demos like this one for Zumiez [see picture] and a week long trek through Canada for the Feast Canada Tour.
Get yourself over to Prissick Plaza, Middlesbrough on July 2nd if you want to catch a glimpse of Rowley, Arto Saari, Ali Boulala, Danny Gonzales, Rune Glifberg, Mark Appleyard, Rodrigo Texiera, Lance Mountain or Eric Fletcher. Phew!
Oh! And don’t forget, Geoff Rowley will have an exclusive interview with Crossfire very soon!
There’s nothing like a local contest to support the scene in the summer. If you live in the area, or feel like making the trek, the skaters at Perdy will be holding a comp for over and under 16’s with loads of prizes (kindly supplied by A Third Foot, Death Skateboards, Spine Skateboarding and Gnargore) and malarkey on July 9th from 11am onwards. All the money raised will go towards renovating the already existing park. Good stuff!