Towering British doom metal act Cathedral will have their 1993 album, “The Ethereal Mirror”, re-released via Earache Records with the bands “Statik Majik” EP as a bonus disc, and 40-minute bonus DVD. Here’s the track list:
01. Violet Vortex (Intro) 02. Ride 03. Enter the Worms 04. Midnight Mountain 05. Fountain of Innocence 06. Grim Luxuria 07. Jaded Entity 08. Ashes You Leave 09. Phantasmagoria 10. Imprisoned in Flesh
“Statik Majik“ donus disc:
01. Hypnos 164 02. Cosmic Funeral 03. The Voyage of the Homeless Sapien
Bonus DVD:
01. Musical Progression 02. A Major Deal 03. Manor Studio 04. The Artwork 05. Tension Rising 06. Fashion Sense 07. Disco Doom 08. Exit Adam 09. Where Are You Now? 10. Reflections
Finnish folk metal act Ensiferum have updated their status on the Summer Slaughter tour - they’ll be joining on the 2nd half starting on June 6th in Anaheim, California at The Grove
The “Metal” show on Grand Rapids, Michigan’s 107.3 WKLQ Radio Show has uploaded video footage of British extreme epic power metal band DRAGONFORCE performing on May 2, 2009 at The Intersection in Grand Rapids.
DRAGONFORCE was recently forced to postpone its debut tour of Latin America due the swine flu pandemic.
“A#1 Roller Rager” is the new music video from Pennsylvania’s CKY. The video was directed by drummer Jess Margera’s brother, MTV personality Bam Margera. The song comes off the band’s fourth album, “Carver City”, which was released on May 19 via Roadrunner Records. Once again produced by the band’s guitarist Chad I Ginsburg, the CD was recorded at Studio CIG in the band’s home state of Pennsylvania and was mixed by Ginsburg and Phil Nicolo at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
Rock legend Jimi Hendrix was murdered by his manager as part of an insurance scam, a new book by one of his former aides claims.
Hendrix choked to death on his own vomit when he was 27 – but the exact circumstances of his death have always been a mystery.
Now James ‘Tappy’ Wright, one of the rock star’s roadies, claims that Hendrix’s manager, Michael Jeffery, confessed to killing him. Jeffery is said to have made a drunken confession a year after the star’s death in September 1970.
Rock and roll: Jimi Hendrix's death was murder, claims former roadie
An ambulance crew found Hendrix’s body in the Samarkand Hotel in West London, in the room of Monika Dannemann, a girl he had known for just a few days.
Wright claims Jeffery was worried that Hendrix was preparing to find a new manager when their deal was due to end in December 1970. According to Wright, Jeffery said he went to the hotel room and stuffed Hendrix full of pills and wine.
The book, called Rock Roadie, out next month, recalls Wright’s life with various rock stars during the Sixties, including Tina Turner and Elvis Presley.
In it, Wright claims Jeffery, who was married to actress Gillian French, made the confession at his apartment in 1971, two years before he died in a plane crash.
He writes: ‘I can still hear that conversation, see the man I’d known for so much of my life, his face pale, hand clutching at his glass in sudden rage.’
He says Jeffery told him: ‘I had to do it, Tappy. You understand, don’t you? I had to do it. You know damn well what I’m talking about.’
Suspect: Michael Jeffrey, pictured here at his wedding to actress Gillian French, is accused of murder
He quotes Jeffery as saying: ‘I was in London the night of Jimi’s death and together with some old friends ...we went round to Monika’s hotel room, got a handful of pills and stuffed them into his mouth ...then poured a few bottles of red wine deep into his windpipe.
‘I had to do it. Jimi was worth much more to me dead than alive. That son of a bitch was going to leave me. If I lost him, I’d lose everything.’
Wright claims that Jeffery told him he had taken out a life insurance policy on Hendrix worth $2million (£1.2million) with Jeffery as beneficiary.
The official cause of death was ‘barbiturate intoxication and inhalation of vomit’, and the coroner recorded an open verdict.
This was vital for Jeffery.
Had the cause of death been suicide it would have given the insurers an escape clause.
The ambulancemen who found the body said he was discovered alone in the hotel room, lying in his clothes on his back, with a gas fire burning and the door wide open.
There is no record of who called 999.
John Bannister, the surgeon who tried to revive Hendrix at hospital, said he was convinced he had drowned in red wine. Yet Hendrix had very little alcohol in his bloodstream.
In 1992 he wrote: ‘I recall vividly the very large amounts of red wine that oozed from his stomach and his lungs, and in my opinion there was no question that Jimi Hendrix had drowned, if not at home then on the way to the hospital.
‘At the time I felt that he had either been on sedative tablets, to sleep or otherwise, and that he had imbibed copious amounts of red wine prior to going to sleep. I would suspect that he regurgitated the red wine and drowned.’
A Band of Orcs has announced an all ages show on June 13th at Santa Cruz Vet's Center in Santa Cruz, California. Supporting acts will include Ex Mortus, Savage Machine, Blasphemous Creation, and Fiends at Feast.
In a shocking revelation, SPV Records has reportedly filed for the USA equivalent to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A statement from Annihilator mainman Jeff Waters reads as follows:
"SPV Records has reportedly submitted an application to commence insolvency proceedings on May 25th. I wish them all the best and they have given us metal fans some great releases for a long time.
"The good news is that I signed a deal with SPV, only a few weeks ago, releasing Annihilator from their contractual commitments to SPV, in return for a Live DVD that we shot last summer in the Czech Republic.
"SPV will be releasing the DVD soon (and it rocks; co-headlining in front of 30,000 metal maniacs!) but Annihilator are now free from the label and negotiating with others to release the new and finished 13th studio release. Updates coming at annihilatormetal.com."
Managing partner Manfred Schütz filed for the application on May 25th. He has assured everyone however that business will carry on as usual. The plan is to try and help secure as many jobs as possible and to continue to be a safe home for metal acts.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting EMI could be looking at more tough times, as owner Terra Firma Capital has invested an additional $45 million in the label group, the second time it has had to re-invest in the last six months.
This additional capital will keep EMI within the terms of its debt agreements. Despite EMI’s insistence on having a plan to turn around this year, news has not been great as CFO Chris Kennedy left his position and another round of merger rumors with Warner Music Group has started.
UPDATE: An anonymous source from EMI tells Metal Insider that an internal company memo was sent today easing employees’ concerns. Allegedly the message says that EMI’s debt does not have the traditional loan covenant model, and the re-investments from Terra Firma were planned and all within forecasted amounts.
BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne is suing the band’s guitarist Tony Iommi over royalty payments.
The 60-year-old has accused Iommi of falsely claiming to have sole rights to the band’s name which has cost him royalties from merchandise sales.
Osbourne is seeking unspecified damages, lost profits and a declaration he is a half-owner of the trademark.
Iommi claims Osbourne legally relinquished rights to the band’s name in the 1980s. The guitarist registered the BLACK SABBATH trademark in the US in 2000.
Osbourne issued a statement on Friday asking Iommi to “do the right thing”.
“Tony, I am so sorry it’s had to get to this point by me having to take this action against you,” he said.
“We’ve all worked too hard and long in our careers to allow you to sell merchandise that features all our faces, old Black Sabbath album covers and band logos, and then you tell us that you own the copyright.”
Osbourne said he believed all four original members of the band should share Black Sabbath’s name equally adding: “I hope that by me taking this first step that it will ultimately end up that way.”
The star’s lawyer has disputed he gave up rights to the band’s name, saying that even if the singer did make such an agreement, he took a major role in the band’s direction and success after rejoining it in 1997.
BLACK SABBATH, who were formed in Birmingham in 1968, have sold more then 100 million albums.
The reunited German band GUANO APES played the second show of its comeback tour last night (Saturday, May 30) at Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The group's setlist was as follows:
01. You Can't Stop Me 02. Money & Milk 03. Quietly 04. Do It Again (SANDRA NASIC solo track) 05. Open Your Eyes 06. Pretty in Scarlet 07. Stay 08. Candy Love 09. Diokhan 10. Dick 11. Underwear 12. Break the Line 13. Allies 14. Hives Song (new song) 15. Scratch the Pitch 16. Sorry (SANDRA NASIC solo track) 17. Sing That Song 18. Big in Japan (ALPHAVILLE cover)
Encore:
19. Sugar Skin 20. All I Wanna Do 21. Lords of the Boards
GUANO APES was one of Germany's most successful bands both domestically and abroad for more than a decade. In 2000, the band won the MTV Award for "Best German Act" and went on to win countless other awards, including the Echo, the Viva Comet, the 1LIVE Krone and the IFPI award for over one million sales of the APES' debut, "Proud Like a God". All three of the band's studio albums attained gold status, while their singles landed regularly in the Top 10 of the German charts.
LACUNA COIL will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in July. Support will come from KILL HANNAH, SEVENTH VOID (the band featuring TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly), and DOMMIN.
The dates are as follows:
Jul. 04 - El Paso, TX - [street festival] (THE CULT headlines) Jul. 06 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom Jul. 07 - Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club Jul. 08 - Waterloo, IA @ Electric Park Ballroom Jul. 10 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection Jul. 12 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 Jul. 14 - Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater Jul. 15 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Jul. 17 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Jul. 18 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Jul. 19 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s Jul. 21 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Last Day Saloon Jul. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues Jul. 24 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Jul. 25 - Sparks, NV @ The New Oasis Jul. 26 - Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre Jul. 27 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Wednesday May 20, 2009 The Prodigy The Warfield~ San Francisco, California
Thursday May 21, 2009 Gojira Slims~ San Francisco, California
May 22, 2009 Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction Shoreline Amphitheatre~Mountain View, California
May 23, 2009 Journey Raley Field~ West Sacramento, California
Saturday May 23, 2009 Forbidden, Psychosomatic The Kennel Club~ Sacramento, California
Wednesday May 27, 2009 ArnoCorps / THOR Slims~San Francisco, California
Friday May 29, 2009 Pennywise, Pepper Warfield, San Francisco, California
Thursday, June 4, 2009 Blackened Fest Mayhem, Marduk, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation, Withered DNA Lounge, San Francisco, California
Saturday June 6th, 2009 Live 105's BFD The Offspring, Alkaline Trio, 311, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Taking Back Sunday, Metric Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
Friday June 12, 2009 Testament, Unearth, Lazarus AD The Fillmore~San Francisco, California
Saturday June 13, 2009 Bat For Lashes Slims~San Francisco, California
Friday June 26th, 2009 KYLD Bomb Concert Sean Paul, Ice Cube, Soulja Boy, Rick Ross Shoreline Amphitheater~ Mountain View, California
July 10, 2009 Rockstar Mayhem Festival Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Bullet For My Valentine, Jägermeister Stage Trivium, All That Remains, God Forbid, Hot Topic Stage Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Job For A Cowboy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel Sleep Train Amphitheatre~ Marysville, Caifornia
July 14, 2009 Coldplay, Amadou, Kitty Daisy, Lewis Sleep Train Amphitheatre~ Marysville, Caifornia
Sunday July 19, 2009 Rancid, Rise Against, Billy Talent Oracle Arena~ Oakland, California
Tuesday July 21st, 2009 The Wiggles Arco Arena ~ Sacramento, California
Friday July 24th, 2009 No Doubt, Paramore, The Sounds Sleep Train Amphitheatre~ Marysville, California
July 30th, 2009 Cruefest 2 Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory Of A Deadman, Drowning Pool, Charm City Devils Shoreline Amphitheatre~Mountain View, California July 31, 2009 The Fray, Jack's Mannequin Sleep Train Amphitheatre~ Marysville, Caifornia
Saturday August 1st, 2009 Judas Priest, Whitesnake Sleep Train Amphitheatre~ Marysville, California
August 7th-8th, 2009 Lollapaloza Depeche Mode, Tool, The Killers, Janes Addiction, Beastie Boys, Kings Of Leon, Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg & more Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois Sunday August 9th, 2009 Iron Butterfly Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel~Jackson, California
Monday August 10th, 2009 Heaven & Hell San Jose State Event Center~San Jose, California
Saturday August 15th, 2009 Hatebreed, Chimaira, Winds Of Plague, Dying Fetus, Toxic Holocaust Senator Theater~ Chico, California
Wednesday August 19th, 2009 Aerosmith, ZZ Top Sleep Train Pavillion~ Concord, California
Monday August 24th, 2009 Green Day Arco Arena_Sacramento, California
August 31st, 2009 Nickelback, Hinder, Papa Roach, Saving Abel Sleep Train Amphitheatre~ Marysville, California
Capital Chaos, founded & created by Zoran Theodorovic was originally created as music video television show to be aired on public access in Sacramento, California. Our first show aired May of 1998 and still runs weekly to this day. In the middle of 2005 Mr Theodorovic invited Clint A. & William P. to participate in the show and a Youtube channel and a website were created. At some point in 2006 Clint went on his way leaving William & Zoran to soldier on, which they did together until January 2012 where William was let go due to irreconcilable differences. Capital Chaos currently enjoys the company of Amb Pirate and Kevin Champ. A new Youtube Channel was created & the website switched to Facebook(because let's face it everybody is on Facebook all the time now and who wants to go to some silly website and miss out on very important Facebook stuff. LOL!!!) and Capital Chaos continues on.
