The Greatest Rock News Report: 02.20.08
Posted by Daniel Wilcox on 02.20.2008
U2 set to record new album, potential Zeppelin shows, album updates from 3 Doors Down and Papa Roach, plus tour dates from Arch Enemy, Paramore, Yakuza and much more, inside!
I'm running late, my head is killing me and I need to go back to bed. Let's get this over with.
News From Around The Globe
U2 go back to the studio
U2 has hit the studio in Dublin to continue work on its next studio album with longtime collaborators Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. "We're going to try and break new sonic ground and deliver a masterpiece," Lanois tells Billboard.com. "The sleeves are rolled up. Bono is all charged up with a lyrical angle."
There's no date yet for the project, which will be the follow-up to 2004's "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb."
Bury Your Dead discuss attack on guitarist
Bury Your Dead has issued a statement regarding the attack on guitarist Eric Ellis that took place this past weekend. Here you go:
"On Saturday night, February 16th, Bury Your Dead guitarist Eric Ellis was a victim of a random attack by six individuals following the band's set at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI. Eric was held at gunpoint while the men hit him multiple times with a baseball bat and hammer. Previous reports of a robbery are false, as the Milwaukee police department has classified it as a "gang initiation." Despite suffering what others would consider serious injuries, Eric and the rest of Bury Your Dead will move forward and continue with their tour alongside Hellyeah and take that into their headlining run with Emmure, The Warriors, and With Blood Comes Cleansing. It will take more than this to stop Bury Your Dead, we'll see you soon."
Zepellin to play Millennium Stadium?
According to James McCarthy from Wales On Sunday, Millennium Stadium bosses are making an audacious bid to bring rock gods Led Zeppelin to Wales.
They are in talks with promoter Harvey Goldsmith amid rumours that the supergroup are planning a world tour in October.
WRU spokesman John Williams said: "They are represented by Harvey Goldsmith, who is bringing Bruce Springsteen to the stadium.
"We are talking to Harvey about what else he could possibly bring and Led Zeppelin has come up in conversation. There is no deal but we are asking and he is listening. We are at an early stage."
3 Doors Down talk new album
3 Doors Down will issue their new, self-titled album on May 6. The first single, "It's Not My Time," is already starting to spin on radio stations across the country. 3DD frontman Brad Arnold posted a brief update on the band's MySpace page that explains, "We've been in the studio for the last 11 months working on our fourth record...and now...at long last, it's done! We'll be on tour around the world this summer."
Papa Roach get ready for fifth album
Papa Roach has hired producer Jay Baumgardner to work on their upcoming fifth album. He previously worked with the group on its debut disc, Infest, and recently helmed P.O.D's seventh effort, When Angels & Serpents Dance. Work on Papa Roach's new set will begin in the spring. A few weeks ago, singer Jacoby Shaddix wrote on the band's MySpace page, "I'm really excited to start writing again. We are going back to the Paramour [Mansion in Silver Lake, California] to write for a month. It's gonna be sick."
MCR plan spring tour
My Chemical Romance have announced a North American tour for this spring, their last touring behind 2006's album The Black Parade. The new dates begin in Tempe, AZ on March 28 and wind up in Memphis on May 2. A live CD/DVD set, The Black Parade Is Dead!, will be out later this year. After the tour, MCR will start work on their next record.
Fall Out Boy to star in their own comic
Fall Out Boy will be the stars of their own comic book, set for release late in 2008. According to comics news site Newsarama, two extra-sized comics collections will feature the band and be released by the Dabel Brothers, a publisher primarily known for adaptations of fantasy literature. FOB drummer Andy Hurley is a die-hard comics fan.
Testament reveal new album tracklisting
Testament has revealed the track listing of their forthcoming album, "The Formation of Damnation", due in North America on April 29 via Nuclear Blast Records.
"The Formation of Damnation" track listing:
01. For The Glory Of ?02. More Than Meets The Eye ?03. The Evil Has Landed ?04. Formation Of Damnation ?05. Dangers of The Faithless ?06. The Persecuted Won't Forget ?07. Henchman ?08. Killing Season ?09. Afterlife ?10. F.E.A.R. ?11. Leave Me Forever
Tour Dates
Demon Hunter will launch their "Stronger Than Hell Tour" this summer in support of the band's brand new album for Solid State Records, Storm The Gates Of Hell.
5.26.08 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
5.27.08 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
5.29.08 Sacramento, CA @ Club Retro
5.30.08 Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
5.31.08 Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
6.02.08 Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
6.04.08 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
6.05.08 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
6.07.08 Snyder, TX @ Red Letter Festival
6.08.08 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
6.09.08 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
6.10.08 Dallas, TX @ The Door
6.11.08 Little Rock, AR @ The Village
6.12.08 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
6.13.08 Joplin, MO @ The Foundry
6.14.08 Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
6.17.08 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
6.18.08 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
6.19.08 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
6.20.08 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
6.21.08 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
6.22.08 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
6.23.08 Towson, MD @ Recher Theater
6.24.08 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
6.26.08 Nashville, TN @ Rockettown
6.27.08 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
6.28.08 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
7.01.08 North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
7.05.08 Bushnell, IL @ Cornerstone Festival
Still Remains, Gwen Stacy, and Secret and Whisper will tour together for three weeks this spring. Here are the tour dates:
3/26 St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
3/27 Joplin, MO @ The Foundry
3/28 Dekalb, IL @ House Caf
3/30 Madison, WI @ The Loft
3/31 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
4/1 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
4/2 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
4/3 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon
4/4 Logan, UT @ NVO
4/5 Boise, ID @ The Venue
4/6 Spokane, WA @ The BLVD
4/7 Seattle, WA @ El Crazon
4/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Brickhouse
4/13 Flagstaff, AZ @ Studio 111
4/15 Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Event Center
4/17 Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
4/18 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom
Clutch has lined up a spring tour with Kamchatka following their dates with Murder By Death and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. Here are the latest tour dates with Kamchatka:
4/9 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
4/10 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
4/12 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room
4/14 Madison, WI @ The Majestic Theatre
4/15 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
4/17 Little Rock, AR @ The Village
4/18 Beaumont, TX @ Antone's
4/19 Houston, TX @ Meridian
4/20 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas
4/22 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
4/23 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
4/24 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
4/25 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
4/26 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
4/28 Charleston, WV @ The Sound Factory
4/29 Nashville, TN @ City Hall
4/30 Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
5/1 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
5/2 Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
5/3 Fayetteville, NC @ Jester's Pub
The annual Chicago Powerfest will take place at May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at the Pearl Room in Mokena, IL. Two-day passes are $50 while three-day passes are $70. Here's the line-up:
Thursday, May 1st
Ensiferum
Turisas
Tyr
Eluveitie
Friday, May 2nd
Iced Earth
A Life Once Lost
Epicurean
Ion Vein
Arise and Ruin
Saturday, May 3rd
Testament
Darkane
Suidakra
The Autumn Offering
Twelfth Gate
Chaoswave
Richmond, VA's Muncipal Waste have announced U.S. tour dates that will cover the Southeast region.
Tour dates:
March:
7 Volume 11 Raleigh, North Carolina
8 The Hideway Johnson City, Tennessee
10 Meridian Red Room Houston, Texas
11 Red 7 Austin, Texas
12 Red Blood Club Dallas, Texas
13 Emo's Annex - SXSW Austin, Texas
14 SXSW Austin, Texas
15 SXSW Austin, Texas
16 The Crossing San Antonio, Texas
18 Sluggo's Pensecola, Florida
19 State Theater St Petersburg, Florida
20 Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida
21 The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia
Arch Enemy and Shadows Fall will team up for a March tour of Northeast Asia. Here are the dates:
03/07 Kawasaki, Japan @ Club Citta
03/08 Tokyo, Japan @ Studio Coast
03/10 Nagoya, Japan @ Club Diamond Hall
03/11 Osaka, Japan @ Namba Hatch
03/13 Taipei, Taiwan @ National Army Auditorium
03/15 Seoul, Korea @ SFA Hall
Yakuza has lined up a March tour. Here are the dates:
3/9 St. Louis, MO @ APOP Records
3/9 St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
3/10 Memphis, TN @ Black Lodge Video
3/11 Fayetteville, AR @ Old Post Office w/ Deadbird
3/13 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa (SXSW)
3/16 San Antonio, TX @ the Crossing
3/17 El Paso, TX @ Mulligans Shot Bar w/ The Sixth
3/19 Glendale, CA @ The Scene Bar
3/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Key Club
3/21 San Diego, CA @ Chasers
3/22 Long Beach, CA @ Skate Bar w/ Intronaut
3/24 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
3/25 Portland, OR @ Rotture
3/26 Tacoma, WA @ Hells Kitchen
3/27 Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
3/29 Calgary, AB @ The Underground
4/2 Winnipeg, MB @ The Royal
Jimmy Eat World and Paramore have unveiled the itinerary for their 2008 co-headlining tour, which was announced earlier this year. Jimmy Eat World singer Jim Adkins said in a statement, "We're very excited for the upcoming tour with Paramore. We got to know them last December while playing festivals together. They put on a great show and we think it's going to be an awesome bill." Added Hayley Williams of Paramore, "If it all ends tomorrow, we will be happy knowing that we got a tour with the band that gave us a reason to play music."
Jimmy Eat World/Paramore tour dates:
April 1 San Antonio, TX
April 2 Lubbock, TX
April 3 El Paso, TX
April 5 Irvine, CA (Bamboozle West)
April 6 Bakersfield, CA
April 8 San Jose, CA
April 9 Sacramento, CA
April 10 Salem, OR
April 12 Pocatello, ID
April 14 Orem, UT
April 16 Council Bluffs, IA
April 17 Springfield, MO
April 18 Des Moines, IA
April 19 DeKalb, IL
April 21 Grand Rapids, MI
April 22 Dayton, OH
April 25 Rochester, NY
April 26 Washington, DC
April 28 Albany, NY
April 30 Lowell, MA
May 2 Atlantic City, NJ
One Night Only have announced details of a UK tour which will begin in Glasgow on May 8th.
One Night Only's tour dates are:
Glasgow, Garage - May 8
Northumbria, University - 9
Sheffield, Leadmill - 12
Manchester, Academy 2 - 13
Norwich, Waterfront - 14
Exeter, Lemon Grove - 18
Southampton, University - 19
London, ULU - 20
Coventry, Kasbah – 23
The Charlatans have announced details of a new UK tour, set to begin in Leicester on May 10.
The Charlatans will play:
Leicester Leicester University (May 10)
Liverpool Carling Academy (11)
Oxford Carling Academy (12)
Bristol Carling Academy (13)
London Forum (15)
Southampton Guildhall (16)
Lincoln Engine Shed (17)
Aberdeen Music Hall (19)
Glasgow Carling Academy (20)
Newcastle Carling Academy (22)
Sheffield Carling Academy (23)
Manchester Academy (24)
I'm done for another week. Apologies for the lack of detail and effort today. Be sure to check out the Top 5 next Tuesday and be back here for the news, same time next week.
