Chuck Bean
September 2nd, 2022
Did you miss this week’s Midnight Metal? Hear something and wonder “who was that? That was AWESOME! ” Here’s what you heard on this week’s edition of Midnight Metal:
Lamb of God – Omens
Testament – Practice What You Preach
Enslaved – Kingdom
Megadeth – We’ll Be Back
Oceano – District of Misery
Shadows Fall – Idle Hands
The One Divided – The Storm
Anthrax – Madhouse
Sigh – Shoujahitsumetsu
Avatar – Cruel and Unusual
Sodom – Nuclear Winter
Rammstein – Amerika
Details on Pantera’s first reunion shows, Avenged Sevenfold step into the digital world, a new documentary from Mastodon and Avatar discuss their new album this week in Midnight Metal News!
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We finally know where Pantera will be starting the big reunion tour. Locations include Knot Fest in Columbia, Chile, and Brazil will feature the band, along with Slipknot, Judas Priest and Bring Me the Horizon, in December and the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest happening in Mexico on December 2 will be their first official show together.
We also learned last week, via his Instagram, that Grady Champion, who was Dimebag Darryl’s guitar tech for years, will be a part of the tour. “Dime’s widow, Rita Haney has allowed me access to some of Dime’s gear and I’m bringing it for Zakk,” said Champion. “I’m not his tech, he has a bad ass, long-time one. The plan for now is for me to run effects and help bring Dime’s tone to the party.”
While putting the finishing touches on their upcoming eighth album, Avenged Sevenfold have partnered up with Nabiya Creative’s The Sandbox to host a new digital world, named after their 2005 record City of Evil.
“We expect to be firing on all cylinders once the new album is ready to be released, and this ‘social hub’ will play a major role in gathering information and socializing with other fans,” said M. Shadows in a Twitter announcement, while also stating that accessing the City of Evil will not require any NFT’s or cryptocurrency that currently play a large part in The Sandbox environment.
Mastodon has released The Making of Hushed and Grim, a 90-minute documentary highlighting the creative process of making the 2021 album over on their YouTube page.
The film features skits, highlighting the band’s sense of humor and was largely influenced by the untimely death of the their longtime friend and manager, Nick John. Look for them to open for Ghost at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw on September 19th.
Front-man Johannes Eckerström recently discussed the next Avatar record with Total Rock, ahead of an early 2023 release, saying, “you’ve heard every band say it’s their best album yet. This is our best album yet.”
He also compared the new record to Judas Priest’s British Steel and said that Avatar is laser-focused on what they believe the heavy metal genre needs today.
Here’s Midnight Metal News, as heard on this week’s show!
