Richmond, Virginia neo-crossover kings Municipal Waste have recently joined the worldwide Nuclear Blast Records roster.
“It took a real long time to decide what we were going to do for our next record,” says frontman Tony Foresta. “We wanted to work with a label that were not only fans of the band and our music, but were willing to get behind any ridiculous idea that we could think of. Once we realized this, Nuclear Blast was the obvious choice. The Blast has been friends with the band long before doing a record was even a possibility. I feel like we’re starting off with a clean slate and decade of experience to start back up on the right track. Expect some great things in the near future from the Waste. This is only the beginning!”
“Nuclear Blast has shown their love for the Waste for years,” added drummer Dave Witte. “And when it came time for a new deal, it was a no-brainer in my eyes. Nuclear Blast all the way. We are thrilled to be included among a roster of great bands and hard-working people that love them. I can’t wait to get into that studio!”
Nuclear Blast Records USA manager Gerardo Martínez comments with the following statement: “We’ve known the Waste guys for some time and when the moment was right to bring them on board, we did not hesitate one second. They are the best and most relevant band at what they do, and a pleasure to be around… not to mention they are some of the funniest and down-to-earth people we’ve met. The excitement level for a new Municipal Waste record is at its highest and we are ready to deliver this to the masses!”
The band will be entering the studio this summer to record its fifth full-length album for a 2012 release.
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Long-running Italian death-thrash band Necrodeath have announced their definitive retrospective CD, The Age of Fear, which is due out in North America on June 14 via Scarlet Records. The 15-track anthology features tracks spanning every album in the band’s discography, starting with 1987′s debut album, Into The Macabre, through their latest release, Old Skull.
In addition, a previously unreleased “onyric” version of the song “Queen Of Desire,” which features guest appearances by Giorgia Gueglio (Mastercastle) on vocals and Botys Beezard (Godyva) on piano, a cover version of Slayer’s classic “Black Magic” and a live version of “The Theory” will also be included in The Age of Fear.
The Age of Fear track listing:
1. Mater Tenebrarum (from the album Old Skull, 2010)
2. Awakening Of Dawn (from the album Phylogenesis, 2009)
3. I.N.R.I. (from the album Phylogenesis, 2009)
4. Smell Of Blood (from the album ‘Draculea’, 2007)
5. Master Of Morphine (from the album 100% Hell, 2006)
6. Forever Slaves (from the album 100% Hell, 2006)
7. Queen Of Desire (from the album Ton(e)s Of Hate, 2003)
8. Burn And Deny (from the album Black As Pitch, 2001)
9. Hate And Scorn (from the album Mater Of All Evil, 1999)
10. Flame Of Malignance (from the album Mater Of All Evil, 1999)
11. Eucharistical Sacrifice (from the album Fragments Of Insanity, 1989)
12. At The Mountains Of Madness (from the album Into The Macabre, 1987)
13. The Theory (live, 2010)
14. Queen Of Desire (onyric version, 2011)
15. Black Magic (Slayer cover, from the album Old Skull, 2010)
Norwegian blackened thrash metal masters Aura Noir have announced its first-ever North American tour titled “Black Thrash Over North America.” The 11-city trek will kick off on May 27th at the coveted Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore and will conclude in Mexico City on June 11th. Check below for complete list of dates.
Aura Noir formed in 1993 by Apollyon (Immortal, Cadaver, Lamented Souls) and Aggressor (Virus, Dødheimsgard, Infernö), with Blasphemer (Mayhem, Ava Inferi) joining in 1996. In 2005, Aggressor fell from the fourth floor of a building, though he is slowly making progress. Obliteration’s Kristian Valbo will fill in the drum position on this tour.
5/27 – Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, Maryland
5/29 – Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, Quebec*
5/30 – Wreck Room – Toronto, Ontario*
5/31 – Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL*
6/1 – I Rock – Detroit, MI*
6/2 – Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH*
6/3 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY*
6/4 – Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
6/6 – Key Club – West Hollywood, CA
6/10 – Espacio 1900 – Puebla, MX
6/11 – Foro Alicia – Mexico City, MX
* with Marduk
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In honor of the hugely anticipated Big 4 Festival in Indio, California, on April 23, Revolver has put out The Big Four special collector’s issue, chronicling the history of thrash metal’s most legendary bands. The magazine is on newsstands now, as well as available online here. While making the issue, we talked to some of the Big Four’s most heralded musicians about their favorite songs from the other bands. Today, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante (second from right) tells us about his favorite Megadeth song.“I’m going to say ‘The Conjuring’ . Megadeth’s drummer at the time was Gar Samuelson, and I always thought Gar threw in this jazz fusion-y kind of style to Megadeth. I always loved it. I never became close with him because he was quiet but I always enjoyed his playing. He played for the songs. And when I hear that song, ‘The Conjuring,’ it’s just so great, so well-crafted. And I think it’s one of their best songs. And I know Dave doesn’t do it anymore because he’s Christian now, but I wish he would just play it once in a while.”
Photo by Andy Buchanan
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Revolver Presents: The Big Four is available on newsstands and online everywhere today. It contains features all-new, exclusive interviews with members from each group talking about how they’ve crossed paths in the past, the idea behind the Big Four tour, and what lies in the future. For more on the issue, click here. Check out an excerpt below.
REVOLVER Lars, how much attention did you pay Megadeth early on?
LARS ULRICH I don’t remember getting that into the first record, but when Peace Sells came out in ’86, it just blew me away. That was right up my alley. That literally became my favorite record for a long time. Dave would come up and play San Francisco a lot. And I would always go find him, and we would drink and do lots of drugs and sit around. For those years, ’84, ’85…me and him got over our issues really quickly at that time.
I remember at the …And Justice for All tour, we played down in Irvine Meadows , and Dave came down and hung out at the last couple shows at the Justice tour. This may have been ’89, and we just hang out. I remember actually when we finished the …And Justice for All album in L.A., in the summer of ’88, I went to some apartment and played it for him at 5 in the morning. We were sitting there, playing “Blackened” and a bunch of other stuff while we were busy keeping ourselves awake. Me and Dave had kind of a friendship and a cool thing going at that time, up through most of the ’80s.
It wasn’t until both bands started getting bigger that this whole kind of thing started happening in the press, which was really kind of different than what we had going between us. There was almost like two relationships there. The press loved the whole Megadeth-Metallica [futureusgalleryrivalry]. And I sort of think it got a life of its own. And in some way, you could argue that the thing that the press was doing about setting our bands up, eventually started kind of transcending itself into our personal relationship and probably became a big part of the fact that over the ’90s it got a little frosty at times. You know what I mean?
Lars solo photo by Anton Corbijn. Lars and Dave by Ross Halfin.
Former Slayer and Testament drummer Jon Dette will fill in for drummer Darren Minter of cult Bay Area thrash band Heathen during the group’s upcoming North American tour with legendary German thrashers Destruction and Texas-based thrash act Warbeast.
Commented Heathen: “Darren is unable to join us on the North American tour due to previous work commitments during that time. We will miss him on the tour, but we are happy to have found Jon to fill in. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone on the road!”
In addition, returning bassist Jason VieBrooks will fill in for regular Heathen bassist Jon Torres, who is currently “focusing on his health.” VieBrooks played his first show with Heathen on February 4th at Madhouse in San Francisco, California and joined them on the recently completed European tour with long-running thrash band Overkill and Destruction.
]]>In celebration of the upcoming Big Four shows—featuring Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax—Revolver has created a new, special collector’s issue all about the giants of thrash metal. It hits newsstands today and is also available for purchase online here.
The issue features all-new, exclusive interviews with members from each group talking about how they’ve crossed paths in the past, the idea behind the Big Four tour, and what lies in the future. Also included are an in-depth history of U.S. thrash metal, a look back at the 1990 Clash of the Titans tour—when the Big Three of thrash, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, first joined forces—and stories on the making of each band’s masterpiece: Metallica’s Master of Puppets, Slayer’s Reign in Blood, Megadeth’s Peace Sells…but Who’s Buying?, and Anthrax’s Among the Living.
Revolver Presents: The Big Four features original “Four Horsemen” cover art by Baroness frontman John Dyer Baizley. The magazine is also jam-packed with rare and never-before-seen photos from the bands’ archives.
Get your copy now before the issue sells out!!! At your local newsstand or online here.
