Archive News Mar 06, 2001 - update 2

Here is a list of the upcoming COLD in-store performances:

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March 18th at 3pm at:

Tower WOW Long Beach

6310 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. Long Beach, CA 90803 (562)598-5001

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March 27th at 4pm at:

Homer's

11th and Howard St.

Omaha, NE (402)346-0264

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March 28th at 5pm at:

Down In The Valley

8024 Olson Memorial Hwy Golden Valley, MN

763-544-0033

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April 11th at 6pm at:

Harmony House

7093 Dix Hwy Clarkston, MI

248-625-0360

Drummer Tony Costanza (ex-MACHINE HEAD pre-Chris Kontos) has left Los Angeles-based CRISIS and joined New Orleans CROWBAR, with whom he recently completed a handful of East Coast live dates. In the meantime, CRISIS are looking for a replacement drummer and are continuing to write new material (described as the 'heaviest' the band has written in the past two years),with a view toward recording a new demo and shopping around for a fresh record deal (following the group's split with Metal Blade Records).

ANTHRAX have been enlisted by famed movie director John Carpenter to write the score for his upcoming Ghosts Of Mars picture, due out on August 24th. The movie stars Ice Cube and Natasha Henstridge.

Finland's self-proclaimed 'gothic metal' band ANCIENT DRIVE are currently working on a remix of their sole full-length CD to date, Black Orgies, for a re-release around April/May. The remix wil be accompanied by a music video, to be produced by Golden Cee.

&nbspUNION / ex-KISS guitarist BRICE KULICK's limited edition solo EP, Audio Dog, is now officially 'sold out', according to the guitarist's web site. Those who missed out on a copy of the EP, as well as those who did get a copy and now can't wait for the full-length album, should find consolation in the fact that the Audio Dog album release is scheduled for the beginning of April.

ANGRA press release:

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SÃO PAULO, Brazil - Vocalist Edu Falaschi, drummer Aquiles Priester, and bassist Felipe Andreoli have joined founding members, guitarists and main songwriters Kiko Loureiro and Rafael Bittencourt to complete the new line-up of ANGRA.

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The band is currently going through a very fruitful songwriting period. There are several new tracks already completed, plus many others being finalized. The five-piece has just recorded a new four-track demo tape, and all of its songs will also appear on the forthcoming studio album, set to be released in the second half of 2001.

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The essence of the musical style that made the band successful worldwide is still intact. Listeners will notice even more powerful guitars, with catchy riffs and memorable solos, vocals with huge feeling, and the thundering rhythm section, that gather the strength of heavy metal with classical influences and typical Brazilian sounds.

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Kiko Loureiro and Rafael Bittencourt, both renowned musicians, have been in the ranks of ANGRA since its inception back in 1991. Each of the three new musicians were chosen because of his experience, technical abilities, and perfect matching with the rest of the group, both artistically and personally, since the first rehearsals.

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Handling vocal duties is 28-year-old Edu Falaschi. Because of his experience, impressive stage presence, and long-time friendship with the other members of ANGRA, Falaschi was somewhat of a natural choice. Edu has been a professional singer since 1992, when he recorded his first album with the band MITRIUM. In 1994 he participated in a contest to choose the singer to replace Bruce Dickinson in IRON MAIDEN and was one of the finalists from around the world. He recorded two CDs with the band SYMBOLS, Symbols (1998) and Call to the End (2000),aside from recordings with other side projects. Falaschi's influences are '80s heavy metal bands like IRON MAIDEN, THE SCORPIONS, and DIO. Through the years, he has developed his own way of singing - a melodious but powerful voice. Today he is one of Brazil's most respected metal singers.

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Aquiles Priester, ANGRA's new drummer, was born in South Africa on June 25, 1971. Living in Brazil since age five, Priester fell in love with music in 1985, courtesy of the first edition of the world famous Rock In Rio festival, which had big impact on the Brazilian scene back then. Hugely influenced by heavy metal, he took part of many bands in the town of Porto Alegre, where he lived. He started getting noticed as a musician when he joined local band HANGAR, an opening act for ANGRA at a Porto Alegre gig in 1998. In the following year, Priester was invited to record Nomad, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's solo album, recorded in Brazil solely with Brazilian musicians. He also played on the extensive tour that followed Nomad's release. Such experience, plus his great talent, made him the perfect drummer to join ANGRA.

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New bassist Felipe Andreoli was born in São Paulo on March 7, 1980. He started playing the acoustic guitar when he was 12. A year later, influenced by the likes of METALLICA and MEGADETH, he turned his attention to the bass guitar. From 1993 to 1997 he joined many bands, playing cover versions and original material alike. He gained some experience with such semi-professional acts. With local band METRIS, he had his first recording experience in 1997. By the end of 1999, he was invited to join the band KARMA and recorded with the group its first CD, Inside The Eyes. He also played in the band DI'ANNO, having recorded the Nomad CD and taken part of the tour that followed the release of the album. Among the many bassists he admires are big names like Billy Sheehan and Jaco Pastorius.

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