Metal News May 2003 at Metal Coven.dk

08	ZAKK WYLDE: No American Should Speak Out Against Our President During A Time Of War OZZY OSBOURNE/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Zakk Wylde says that he feels no sympathy for any celebrities crying the blues about being boycotted after they publicly spoke out against the president and the war in Iraq. "You know what, bro, that's fucked up," Wylde told Pitriff.com in a recent interview. "I mean, you don't talk out against our government. I can't stand these fuckers that complain about our government. I mean, if you don't like it so much, move the fuck out. I know they don't mind taking American money. It's pathetic to me." When asked if he thinks that THE DIXIE CHICKS are getting a raw deal since people won't buy their records now, Zakk said, "Where was I at when they made the rule that said that everyone had to buy your shit even if you sound like a cunt? I missed that declaration. You don't speak out against our president during a time of war. You just don't do that. Whether you agree or not, leave it alone. You're a singer, and your goddamn songs have nothing to do with the state of our government or the country's affairs. I hate people that say that it's their right to speak out, and then complain when people don't like what they say. Say that to me, and you might have to use your freedom of speech to tell the surgeon to put your teeth back in your mouth. (laughing)"
12	MACABRE To Release 'Murder Metal' In September MACABRE are set to release their new full-length album, "Murder Metal", on September 23 through Season Of Mist Records. The album will be issued via a licensing agreement with Decomposed Records, an indie label owned and operated by the band and their management. This release will be a continuation of the group's 1993 classic "Sinister Slaughter" and will contain a collection of bizarre tales about various murderers and killers from around the world in their own unique style. Musically, MACABRE continue to experiment mixing classic folklore with metal, punk, jazz and of course nursery rhymes. Once again MACABRE brought on Grammy award winner Neil Kernon (CANNIBAL CORPSE, QUEENSRŸCHE, JUDAS PRIEST) to record the opus. Chicago's MACABRE have been known as true pioneers, creating their murderous music for over 15 years. MACABRE are and always have been: Corporate Death - guitar and vocals, Dennis the Menace - drums and Nefarious - bass and vocals. Following "Murder Metal" will be the highly anticipated re-release of the long out of print MACABRE classic "Grim Reality", which will include a newly re-mixed version of the entire release and the original 1986 recordings plus other surprises. The debut retail release of "The Macabre Minstrels" will also follow, exposing the world to murder metal unplugged. "The Macabre Minstrels" recordings are a truly innovative and twisted collection of songs. Some of the tracks that will be included on "Murder Metal" will be "Acid Bath Vampire", "Werewolf Of Bedburg", "Jack The Ripper" and a new Fritz Haarman song sung entirely in German. MACABRE are currently looking to put together diverse tour packages for Europe, North America and the world to support their new release.
14	NUCLEAR ASSAULT Set Release Date For Live CD Reunited New York thrashers NUCLEAR ASSAULT have set a July 1 North American release date through Screaming Ferret Wreckords/SPV for their live album, "Alive Again". The upcoming CD, which represents NUCLEAR ASSAULT's first release in over nine years, will contain the following cuts: 01. Rise From The Ashes 02. Brainwashed 03. F# 04. New Song 05. Critical Mass 06. SIN 07. Betrayal 08. Radiation Sickness 09. Game Over 10. Butt Fuck 11. Trail Of Tears 12. Hang the Pope Also included with the CD will be a computer-enhanced portion containing a short interview with bassist Danny Lilker and drummer Glenn Evans and live footage of "Brainwashed" from the 2002 New Jersey Metal Meltdown. NUCLEAR ASSAULT will embark on a short U.S. tour later this month. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: May 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre May 17 - Lansing, MI @ JJ Kelley's May 18 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall Jul. 11 - New York, NY @ Don Hill's Jul. 12 - Clifton, NJ @ Connections Jul. 13 - Buffalo, NY @ The Showplace
16	ROB ZOMBIE Signs Deal To Write And Direct 'House' Sequel Rob Zombie has inked a deal with Lions Gate Films to write and direct a sequel to his directorial debut, the horror feature "House of 1000 Corpses", according to Billboard.com. "House of 1000 Corpses" has earned more than $11 million in box office receipts since its U.S. release last month. Production on the sequel is slated to start in the fall, with an April 2004 release penciled in to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the original. "I am dying to get back behind the camera to deliver a sequel which will blow away the original," said Zombie. In "House of 1000 Corpses", two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a few of the 1000+ horrors that await. Written and directed by Zombie, making his feature film debut, the film stars cult favorites Sid Haig, Bill Mosley, Michael J. Pollard and Karen Black, along with newcomers, Sherri Moon and Chris Hardwick. Produced by Andy Gould, edited by Robert K. Lambert and accompanied by an original soundtrack featuring new music by Zombie. An influential multi-platinum musician and Grammy nominated artist, Zombie is also an MTV video award winner for his self-directed "More Human Than Human" video. His first feature film experience came when he was recruited by Mike Judge to animate the classic hallucinatory sequence of the feature "Beavis & Butt-Head Do America". He has composed songs for several feature films, including "Mission: Impossible II", "End of Days" and "The Crow: City of Angels".
17	TED NUGENT Uses Slurs In Radio Interview, Gets Kicked Off The Air Two Denver disc jockeys stopped a live radio interview with Ted Nugent after he used derogatory racial terms for Asians and blacks, the Washington Post has reported. Rick Lewis and Michael Floorwax, morning talk show hosts on KRFX-FM, said that during an interview Monday (May 5), Nugent said one of the members of a group called the FUNK BROTHERS years ago complimented his guitar playing by using a racist term for blacks. "We've known Ted a long time and he's been on the show many times. So when he went down that road, we stopped him and gave him a chance to bail himself out, but he didn't take it," Floorwax said. Nugent also used derogatory racial terms for Asians on the air. The DJs said they got calls after the show from angry listeners, mostly from people saying they were glad Nugent was off the air. The station didn't receive any calls about it on Tuesday. Nugent is past president of the National Rifle Association and is known for his outspokenness. "Ted likes to shock people. He'll come on the show occasionally and drop a bomb like that and then step back to see the reaction it gets," Lewis said. "He loves that reputation of a shoot-from-the-hip kind of guy." The two DJs said Nugent is on the show about three times a year, but won't be back any time soon.
19	Fans Offered A Chance To Attend The Premiere Of The New LED ZEPPELIN DVD Legendary rock band LED ZEPPELIN is teaming up with Loews Cineplex Entertainment and Premiere Radio Networks to celebrate the May 27 release date of the eagerly awaited, landmark live DVD and CD sets: "Led Zeppelin DVD" and "How The West Was Won". On May 27, Loews will host a special premiere of "Led Zeppelin DVD" at Manhattan's Loews 34th Street Theatre. The red-carpet screening will feature two hours of rare and spectacular LED ZEPPELIN live concert footage — taken from the full five-hour DVD set, digitally restored and remixed in surround sound by Jimmy Page himself. The screening will be followed by an exclusive invitation-only VIP party, with members of LED ZEPPELIN in attendance. Released by Atlantic Records, the 2-DVD and 3-CD sets mark the first-ever official release of these historic and extraordinary LED ZEPPELIN performances, which span the band's entire career. Long-rumored and eagerly anticipated, the sets each contain entirely different material, with no overlap between the two releases. With over 200 million albums sold worldwide, LED ZEPPELIN is the biggest-selling rock group in history. A national contest via Clear Channel radio stations and websites will begin May 1. One winner plus three of his or her friends will get to attend a VIP screening and an exclusive VIP party with members of LED ZEPPELIN. Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel, will broadcast a radio special in more than 125 markets (check local listings for dates and times.) One additional screen at the theatre will be reserved for second-prize winners, who can win tickets by listening to Q104.3. Loews will also present premiere screenings in seven other cities at theatres including the Boston Common Theatre, Universal Theatre in Los Angeles, Metreon Theatre in San Francisco, the Rio in Maryland, Streets of Woodfield in Chicago, Roosevelt Field in Long Island and the Southfield in Detroit. These are tied to the local radio station affiliates in each city. Log onto Enjoytheshow.com or go to participating FYE retailers for more information.
21	Former MEGADETH Guitarist To Tour With Japanese Pop Star Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will embark on a Japanese tour with "the amazing rock goddess" Aikawa Nanase in June and July, according to Friedman's official web site. Nanase has reportedly sold over 12 million CDs in Japan and besides being a fabulous singer, is one of the few singers in Japan who actually write their own lyrics. Her style is full of attitude and charm, great pop hooks, and chock-full of powerful heavy rock guitars — very high-energy, uptempo music. The production of her records is done by none other than Tetsuro Oda, who is known for his futuristic cutting-edge production and unique song sense. According to Marty, "I was a fan of her music already and when I got to meet her we just clicked. She is so fun to talk to, the hours just fly. I really can't wait to start making music." Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jun. 26 – Osaka, JAP @ TBA Jun. 27 – Nagoya, JAP @ TBA Jul. 01 – Tokyo, JAP @ TBA More dates will be announced soon.
22	STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, IMMOLATION, SKINLESS To Appear At Montreal's OBEY THE FLAME Festival STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, IMMOLATION, SKINLESS and E-FORCE (featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest) are among the artists scheduled to appear at the Obey The Flame festival on May 24-25 at Foufounes Electriques in Montreal, Quebec. The complete list of bands currently set to perform at the event is as follows: Saturday, May 24: JADED LYING TRUTH TRIPCHORD CELESTIAL DAWN LAST BREATH AT THE MERCY OF INSPIRATION HORFIXION Sunday, May 25: 3 MILE SCREAM ASHES OF EDEN BEYOND THE EMBRACE BITTER RIND BLOODSHOTEYE CLEANSED BY FIRE CODING SEQUENCE DILUTE THE POISON DUTCH OVEN DYSRHYTHMIA E-FORCE FUCK THE FACTS GOD FORBID IMMOLATION HANDS OF DEATH MISERY INDEX MOONLYGHT NIENTARA PIT BULL GRIN RECKON WITH ONE SHYNA SKINLESS SORDID STRAPPING YOUNG LAD TANTRUMN THE ABANDONED HEARTS CLUB THE END THEORY WASTEFORM WOODS OF YPRES
23	MURDERDOLLS, STONE SOUR To Team Up For U.K. Tour MURDERDOLLS and STONE SOUR are set to terrorize the U.K. this July when they team up for a string of shows. The 'DOLLS were all set to play their own shows, but when they realized STONE SOUR were also in Europe, it seemed a fun idea to invite them along for the ride. Both bands are about to take a break to allow Joey Jordison, Corey Taylor and Jim Root return to the SLIPKNOT fold to work on the new album. MURDERDOLLS guitarist Jordison states, "MURDERDOLLS played with STONE SOUR in Des Moines on New Years Eve and we had a blast. When we started booking our U.K. headline tour, we thought let's give them a call and see if they wanted to join up. We share some fans and have different fans so we thought it could be a great tour for everyone. This will be the last tour this year for MURDERDOLLS and STONE SOUR before we go back to SLIPKNOT, so why not go out on top creating mayhem and destroying clubs together! Don't miss this tour!" STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was equally enthusiastic: "The U.K. is going to fucking burn under the sheer power of both STONE SOUR and MURDERDOLLS. It is an honor and a privilege to wreak havoc over there again." Although the shows are "double-headline", partying rules dictate that MURDERDOLLS will close each show. Tickets are priced at £16, except London, which is £18. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jul. 07 – Cardiff, UK @ Uni (MURDERDOLLS only) Jul. 08 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Jul. 09 – Birmingham, UK @ Academy Jul. 10 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands Jul. 11 – Manchester, UK @ Apollo Jul. 12 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy Both bands will be releasing singles to coincide with the tour. STONE SOUR set the pace with "Inhale" on July 7 and MURDERDOLLS follow it up with their take on the Billy Idol classic "White Wedding", which hits the stores on July 14. SLIPKNOT reconvene in August for work on their third album, the follow-up to the U.K. No.1 album "Iowa", due in early 2004.
25	LULLACRY To Make U.S. Live Debut At MILWAUKEE METALFEST Finnish hard rock sensation LULLACRY have just been added to this year's Milwaukee Metalfest line-up. This will mark the group's first appearance in the U.S. Guitarist Sami Vauhkonen had the following to say regarding the band's live performance: "LULLACRY is about the sweat and action! There must be something to look at on the stage. Also, you have to work hard with the band. You have to know what you want to sound like. It's bullshit if artist say that only amateurs rehearse! I think you must have guts to put your songs out on the stage with the different arrangement if needed. Now we've been touring in Finland. In the summer we'll do festivals basically in Finland, including a one-off festival gig in Milwaukee. In the autumn we've planned to do an European tour. I hope that we can do a tour someday in North America. It would great." LULLACRY will release their new single, "Alright Tonight", on May 23 through Spinefarm Records. "Alright Tonight" will be backed by a re-recorded version of the title track from the group's 1999 debut album, "Sweet Desire", featuring new vocalist Tanja Lainio, who replaced Tanja Kemppainen (currently in SOULGRIND) last summer. "Alright Tonight" comes off the group's third album, "Crucify My Heart", available in North America through Century Media Records.
26	SOULFLY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA 2003 Festival SOULFLY are the latest act confirmed to appear at Finland's Tuska 2003 festival, set to take place July 11-13 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki. The complete list of groups currently scheduled to perform at the event is as follows: TYPE O NEGATIVE MINISTRY CHILDREN OF BODOM STRATOVARIUS SOULFLY TIMO RAUTIAINEN & TRIO NISKALAUKAUS THE 69 EYES OPETH AMORPHIS EDGUY TAROT THE HAUNTED ARCH ENEMY LORDI FINNTROLL LOST HORIZON MOONSORROW BEHEMOTH THUNDERSTONE NORTHER LULLACRY ROTTEN SOUND BARATHRUM MANNHAI IMMORTAL SOULS HORNA MOKOMA SAPATTIVUOSI MAURON MAIDEN REVEREND BIZARRE DIVINE DECAY Over the course of three days, more than 30 bands will be performing on three stages at Tuska 2003. In addition, more than a dozen bands will appear in the evening clubs, thereby ensuring that no shortage of heavy music will be experienced. Official live clubs this year will be Tavastia, Semifinaali and Stella Star Club. Tickets are currently on sale through Tiketti and Lippupalvelu as well as selected record stores. A ticket for the entire weekend (3 days) costs €62 and single-day tickets cost €28.
27	AFTER ALL To Support ANTHRAX In Europe After their successful European tour with ANTHRAX in March, Belgium's AFTER ALL were invited to be the opening band on the second leg of ANTHRAX's tour of Europe in June. ANTHRAX will be paying a visit to Europe for the summer festivals, but in between festival dates the band will play a series of club shows in Germany, Switzerland and Holland, with AFTER ALL opening. On the German dates, PRONG have been added to the bill as special guests. AFTER ALL are also scheduled to play a couple of shows with NWOBHM legends ANGEL WITCH in June. Upcoming AFTER ALL tour dates: May 18 – Kasterlee, BEL @ Kastival (w/ SPERMBIRDS) Jun. 17 – Karlsruhe, GER @ Substage (w/ ANTHRAX, PRONG) Jun. 18 – München, GER @ Backstage (w/ ANTHRAX, PRONG) Jun. 19 – Zürich, SWI @ Abart Music Club (w/ ANTHRAX) Jun. 22 – Rotterdam, NETH @ Nighttown Jun. 24 – Bielefeld, GER @ Forum (w/ ANTHRAX, PRONG) Jun. 25 – Frankfurt, GER @ Batschkapp (w/ ANTHRAX, PRONG) Jun. 26 – Nürnberg, GER @ Serenadenhof (w/ ANTHRAX, PRONG) Jun. 21 – Zottegem, BEL @ Mundo (w/ ANGEL WITCH) Jun. 29 – Liège, BEL @ Phoenix Club (w/ ANGEL WITCH) AFTER ALL's latest album, "Mercury Rising", was produced by Harris Johns, renowned for his work with VOIVOD and KREATOR, and was recorded at the Spiderhouse Studios in Berlin, Germany. Available through Mausoleum Records, the CD reportedly features "a much heavier and more thrash metal-oriented" sound than that on the group's last effort, 2000's "Dead Loss" (Rokarola Records).
28	CKY, SYSTEMATIC To Open For METALLICA In San Francisco Philadelphia punk/metal outfit CKY have landed the support slot for METALLICA at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California on Sunday, May 18. San Francisco Bay Area's own SYSTEMATIC, who were previously signed to METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's now-defunct record label imprint The Music Company (distributed through Elektra), will open the show at the same venue on Monday, May 19. SYSTEMATIC guitarist Adam Ruppell posted the following message to the band's official web site shortly receiving the news that the band were selected to open for METALLICA at the Fillmore: "So I was up the other night when I received a phone call," Ruppel wrote. "It was a little Danish drummer that plays in a band called METALLICA. He just called to ask if SYSTEMATIC would want to open a show for them back home. So here all you systemaddicts go... "May 19th SYSTEMATIC will be opening for this little band out of San Francisco called METALLICA for the one of the free shows they're doing for their fan club! After years of knowing the MET family we finally get to share a stage with them. I have to say that the band is stoked and can't wait for the day to get here. "I also have to state that I have been very lucky to hear the new METALLICA album. I must say it's the heaviest shit I've heard from METALLICA in ages and trust me they still got it. We all need to root for METALLICA to go back on top and get rid of alot of the crap that is out there. The album will blow your mind. So make sure you get your copy." In related news, FloridaToday.com filed an interesting report on the current and future state of the record industry, particularly as it relates to online music piracy. Among the artists interviewed for the story was METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, who offered the following comment on the subject of illegal music downloading: "The record companies are history. They won't be around much longer unless they get with it and morph into something new that's going to help get music directly to the masses. The Internet is about as direct as it gets. Putting a CD in a store is like putting a rotary dial phone in front of a kid: 'What's that? There's no antenna.' Downloading is a sobering change." METALLICA's forthcoming "St. Anger" CD, which hits retail on June 10, will include such incentives as a companion DVD of rehearsals, a CD-ROM peek into the band's upcoming video game and an elaborate booklet. "The idea was to throw out a bone that you won't get in a download," Hetfield said. He's relieved that security measures so far have thwarted leaks. "Recording was like working in a bank. The hard drives were in a safe. Nothing left the studio. But then you hand it off to the record company to mass-produce it, and you have to let it go." "It's not the METALLICAs and MADONNAs and LINKIN PARKs and BRUCE SPRINGSTEENs that take the hardest hit, it's the 10 developing bands each label has on its roster every month," METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich added. "That gets trimmed to three. Instead of getting a million dollars to make videos and tour, you go home if nothing happens in the first five minutes of that project. Young artists won't have a chance." Hetfield chimed in, "What about the band that's on the cusp of make it or break it? It's so ironic that a band won't be successful because the people who really like their stuff are stealing it."
29	STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Singer Officially Joins Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Band! STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has confirmed that he will be the singer for the band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums). According to Weiland, the secretive group, which has been working under the name "THE PROJECT", will be called RELOADED. "Yeah, I'm in the band," Weiland told Rolling Stone during MARILYN MANSON's show at Los Angeles' Key Club on Monday night. "We signed the contract." Sorum, who attended the MANSON show with Weiland, was more guarded about the singer's involvement. "I need to ask my whole band before we can say anything," he said. "We left the studio tonight to come down here to see MANSON." The band formerly known as "THE PROJECT" had been searching for a frontman for several months. In addition to Weiland, vocalists known to have tried out for the singer position in the group include Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW), Kelly Shaefer (ex-NEUROTICA, ATHEIST), Travis Meeks (DAYS OF THE NEW), Mike Matijevic (STEELHEART), Pat Briggs (PSYCHOTICA), A. Jay Popoff (LIT), and Joshua Todd (ex-BUCKCHERRY). The five-piece band also includes ex-LOADED/WASTED YOUTH guitarist Dave Kushner. As previously reported, RELOADED recently contributed an original song titled "Set Me Free" to "The Hulk" soundtrack to go with the already announced cover of PINK FLOYD's "Money" for the soundtrack to director F. Gary Gray's upcoming remake of the 1969 British crime comedy "The Italian Job". "The Hulk" premieres June 20, three weeks after "The Italian Job". Weiland, who was reported to have re-entered a treatment facility last month after an apparent drug relapse, was previously said to be finishing up work on his second solo album with producer Josh Abraham (STAIND, ORGY, CRAZY TOWN).
30	PHILIP ANSELMO: Done With PANTERA, Sticking With SUPERJOINT RITUAL Vocalist Phil Anselmo says that he is done with PANTERA and he intends to focus all his time and energy on SUPERJOINT RITUAL. "There was a lot of business with Warner Bros. and this and that DOWN and PANTERA and this and that, and etc. etc." Anselmo was quoted as saying by MetalIndex.com. "Whatever. Pretty much what I'm doing here is I'm sticking with SUPERJOINT, and I'm not doing fuckin' anything else. This is where I'm most comfortable and this it the type of music that I wanna do, you know?" Anselmo says that he is proud of what PANTERA achieved and is also proud that they pulled the plug rather than faded away. "If you think about it, PANTERA never went away until we personally said, 'Fuck it'." Asked if he sees patching up differences and rejoining DOWN or PANTERA, Anselmo said, "Never say never... [but] not right now." SUPERJOINT RITUAL's sophomore album, "A Lethal Dose Of American Hatred", is due on July 22 through Sanctuary Records.
30	DIMMU BORGIR Set Release Date For 'Death Cult Armageddon' DIMMU BORGIR have set a tentative September 8 European release date through Nuclear Blast Records for their new album, titled "Death Cult Armageddon". The CD, which is currently being mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden, will contain the following tracks (in no particular order): 01. Allegiance 02. Blood Hunger Doctrine 03. For The World To Dictate Our Death 04. Vredesbyrd 05. Cataclysm Children 06. Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse 07. Unorthodox Manifesto 08. Eradication Instincts Defined 09. Allehelgens Død I Helveds Rike 10. Heavenly Perverse 11. Lepers Among Us In addition to the 11 album cuts, the band have recorded a cover version of BATHORY's "Satan My Master". "It was time to do a full on old school black metal track," said DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz. "The time and feeling was right." In other news, DIMMU BORGIR are reportedly in talks with CHILDREN OF BODOM, NEVERMORE and HYPOCRISY about teaming up for a North American tour between November 8 and December 16. More information will be made available soon. Upcoming DIMMU BORGIR tour dates: Sep. 10 – Tromsø, NOR @ Driv Sep. 11 - Bodø, NOR @ Sinus Sep. 13 - Trondheim, NOR @ Samfundet Sep. 14 - Hamar, NOR @ Hydranten Sep. 16 - Kristiansand, NOR @ Bingen Sep. 17 - Stavanger, NOR @ Folken Sep. 18 - Bergen, NOR @ USF Sep. 20 – Athens, GRE @ Rodon Club Sep. 21 - Athens, GRE @ Rodon Club Sep. 30 – Hamburg, GER @ Markthalle Oct. 01 - Halle, GER @ Schorre Oct. 02 – Amsterdam, NETH @ Paradiso Oct. 03 - Tilburg, NETH @ 013 Oct. 04 - Antwerpen, NETH @ Hof Ter Loo Oct. 05 – London, UK @ LA 1 Oct. 06 – Paris, FRA @ Elysee Monmatre Oct. 08 – Lisboa, POR @ Paradiso Oct. 09 – Porto, POR @ Hard Club Oct. 10 – Bergara, SPA @ Sala Jam Oct. 11 – Valencia, SPA @ Republicca Oct. 12 – Barcelona, SPA @ Razzmatazz II Oct. 14 – Milan, ITA @ Alcatraz Oct. 15 – Pratteln, SWI @ Z7 Oct. 17 – Budapest, HUN @ Petöfi Hall Oct. 18 – Wien, AUT @ Planet Music Oct. 19 - Stuttgart, GER @ LKA Longhorn Oct. 20 - Nürnberg, GER @ Löwensaal Oct. 21 - Köln, GER @ Live Music Hall Oct. 24 – Tampere, FIN @ Pukkahuone Oct. 25 - Helsinki, FIN @ Nosturi Oct. 27 – Stockholm, SWE @ Klubben Oct. 28 – Malmö, SWE @ KB Oct. 29 – Oslo, NOR @ Rockefeller Nov. 01 – Moscow, RUS @ Gorbunova Culture Club
30	DEFTONES Joined By TAPROOT Singer At Detroit Gig DEFTONES brought a special guest — TAPROOT frontman Steve Richards — onstage Thursday (May 8) at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit. Richards joined the group for the song, "Teething", DEFTONES' contribution to the 1996 soundtrack for "The Crow: City Of Angels". DEFTONES singer Chino Moreno noted that TAPROOT — who hail from nearby Ann Arbor — occasionally covered "Teething" in their shows. When Richards didn't immediately appear, Moreno said, "Get up here or I'll tell everyone your band sucks." DEFTONES are in the middle of their unofficial guerrilla tour, which is set to conclude at the end of the month. The band will then head to Europe for some additional shows. DEFTONES will return to North American for the METALLICA-headlined Summer Sanitarium tour that kicks off July 4 in Pontiac, Michigan. The group's new album, "Deftones", comes out May 20 through Maverick Records.