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January 22nd, 2012	MESHUGGAH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM TITLE Sweden's extreme, technical metal band MESHUGGAH have chosen KOLOSS as the title to their eighth studio album, set for North American release on March 27th and European release on March 23rd. Drummer Tomas Haake has issued the following warning: "As always, we try to take our music in a slightly different direction with each album and with KOLOSS we feel that we really nailed what we were going for. Organic brutality, viscera and groove all crammed into a 54-minute metalicious treat, best avoided by the faint of heart!!" Sign up here to receive the latest information on MESHUGGAH's KOLOSS. 2008's obZen has sold over 82,000 copies in the U.S. and debuted at #59 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, clinched the #14 spot on the iTunes Top Rock Albums chart, was the #1 Most Added metal album on the CMJ Loud Rock and FMQB radio charts Alive, the first DVD in MESHUGGAH's career released in 2010, debuted at #8 on the Nielsen SoundScan Top Music DVD Video chart. Visit MESHUGGAH online at www.MESHUGGAH.net, www.facebook.com/MESHUGGAH, www.myspace.com/MESHUGGAH and on Twitter.com/MESHUGGAHBAND. CANNIBAL CORPSE: Reigning Kings Of Death Metal Set To Release Twelfth Studio Album Artwork, Track Listing And First Single Unveiled America's reigning kings of brutality, CANNIBAL CORPSE, will unleash their twelfth studio offering this March via Metal Blade Records. Aptly titled Torture, the follow-up to 2009's Evisceration Plague offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. Torture was again produced by Hate Eternal's Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, and features the maniacal cover art by longtime CANNIBAL CORPSE artist, Vincent Locke. While Torture marks the latest progression in the band's sound, it also witnesses a return to what drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz accurately terms "the frenzied attack of Butchered At Birth (1991) or Tomb Of The Mutilated (1992)," infusing the band's advanced musicianship with the raw savagery that haunted their earlier releases, and in the process conceiving the definitive CANNIBAL CORPSE record. Adds bassist Alex Webster on the outcome of the record: "We're extremely happy with how Torture turned out. Erik Rutan did an amazing job with the production, and the songwriting and performances may be our strongest yet. We can't wait until our fans get to hear the whole thing!" Witness the gutting sounds of "Demented Aggression," the band's first single, as well as studio footage, at the official CANNIBAL CORPSE landing page. Torture Track Listing: 01. Demented Aggression 02. Sarcophagic Frenzy 03. Scourge of Iron 04. Encased in Concrete 05. As Deep As the Knife Will Go 06. Intestinal Crank 07. Followed Home Then Killed 08. The Strangulation Chair 09. Caged...Contorted 10. Crucifier Avenged 11. Rabid 12. Torn Through As a precursor to the release, CANNIBAL CORPSE will perform a special one-off show at the Culture Room in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 22nd then head to the seas to take part in this year's edition of the 70,000 Tons Of Metal Cruise. The band will get a short break before a near month-long march through Europe on the Full Of Hate 2012 tour with labelmates Behemoth. Torture will be released in North America on March 13, 2012. CANNIBAL CORPSE: Alex Webster - Bass Paul Mazurkiewicz - Drums Rob Barrett - Guitar Patrick O'Brien - Guitar George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher - Vocals http://www.metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse https://www.facebook.com/cannibalcorpse http://www.metalblade.com IMPALED EXISTENCE RELEASE LIVE VIDEO FROM BLOODSTOCK 2011 Impaled Existence - Through Stinging Eyes - Live At Bloodstock 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ulcy5rozo UK based metallers IMPALED EXISTENCE have released a live track from BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL 2011. The track 'Through Stinging Eyes' comes off their critically acclaimed debut EP 'These Lifeless Plains' which has seen great support from: Kerrang Radio, Planet Rock, Blabbermouth, Powerplay Magazine and more. Watch IMPALED EXISTENCE perform 'Through Stinging Eyes' live at BLOODSTOCK 2011 here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ulcy5rozo Having shared the stage with the likes of: EXODUS, SUICIDE SILENCE, EVILE, DECAPITATED, BORN OF OSIRIS, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and more IMPALED EXISTENCE have made a huge impact in the past 12 months recently playing shows with XERATH, ANCIENT ASCENDANT and gaining praise from fans and critics alike. 2012 is going to see IMPALED EXISTENCE hit the road extensively in support of 'These Lifeless Plains' whilst beginning to work on material for their debut album. IMPALED EXISTENCE ONLINE: www.facebook.com/impaledexistence www.twitter.com/imexofficial www.youtube.com/imexofficial The Way Of Purity - USA/CANADA Tour We are proud to announce that The Way Of Purity will support trascendental black metal masters Negura Bunget during the North American Leg of their worldwide Transilvanian Legacy Tour. Other supports come from Wolven Ancestry, Din Brad and Eclipse Eternal. 20.04.'12 - Brooklyn, NY (USA) / Cameo Gallery 21.04.'12 - Montreal, QC (CAN) / The Katacombs 22.04.'12 - Quebec, QC (CAN) / L'Agitee 23.04.'12 - Halifax, NS (CAN) / Busstop Theatre 24.04.'12 - Montcon, NB (CAN) / The Manhattan 26.04.'12 - Ottawa, ON (CAN) / Maveriks 27.04.'12 - Toronto, ON (CAN) / Hard Luck Bar 28.04.'12 - Detroit, MI (USA) / The Token Lounge 29.04.'12 - Chicago, IL (USA) / Reggie's Rock Club 30.04.'12 - St. Paul, MN (USA) / Station 4 02.05.'12 - Calgary, AB (CAN) / The Distillery 03.05.'12 - Edmonton, AB (CAN) / The Pawn Shop 04.05.'12 - Kamloops, BC (CAN) / Pogue Mahones Pub 05.05.'12 - Vancouver, BC (CAN) / Rickshaw Theatre 06.05.'12 - Seattle, WA (USA) / El Corazon 07.05.'12 - Portland, OR (USA) / Hawthorne Theatre 08.05.'12 - San Francisco, CA (USA) / Thee Parkside 12.05.'12 - San Diego, CA (USA) / The Ruby Room 16.05.'12 - Albuquerque, NM (USA) / Launchpad Rocks 18.05.'12 - Arlington, TX (USA) / The Ranch 19.05.'12 - San Antonio, TX (USA) / Bonds 007 Rock Bar 20.05.'12 - Houston, TX (USA) / The White Swan 21.05.'12 - New Orleans, LA (USA) / Siberia 22.05.12 - Tampa, FL (USA) / The Brass Mug 24.05.'12 - Charlotte, NC (USA) / Tremont Music Hall 25.05.'12 - Baltimore, MD (USA) / Maryland Deathfest 26.05.'12 - Poughkeepsie, NY (USA) / The Loft 27.05.'12 - Worcester, MA (USA) / Ralphs Diner 13/05/2012 - Mesa, AZ (USA) -TBA 09/05/2012 - Anaheim, CA (USA)-TBA 10/05/2012 - Las Vegas (USA)-TBA 11/05/2012 - Los Angeles (USA)-TBA 17/05/2012 - Tempe, AZ (USA) -TBA 23/05/2012 - Atlanta, GA (USA)-TBA 29/05/2012 - Pittsburgh, PA (USA)-TBA 30/05/2012 - Columbus, OH (USA)-TBA http://www.thewayofpurity.com http://www.wormholedeath.com WITCHAVEN releases "Terrorstorm" CD through Metalhit.com "The way thrash should be played!" 10/10 – MetalManiacs.com Don't miss out on this underground gem of blackened thrash metal mania! Already published on cassette by Thailand's Witchhammer Productions and on vinyl by Sweden's Blood Harvest Records, Metalhit.com have taken the reins on this album by finally pressing and distributing an appropriate CD edition of "Terrorstorm" in a limited digipak format. The album is set for release on February 14, 2012 and is available for pre-order here: http://metalmaniacs.bigcartel.com/product/witchaven-terrorstorm WITCHAVEN formed in 2006 being advocates of black, thrash, punk and crust. The band has toured the USA three times and is headquartered in Los Angeles, Califorinia. This edition of "Terrorstorm" differs from the band's original self-published version, showcasing instead cover artwork by Sickness666, as featured on the vinyl version. The album will be available exclusively in the USA, Canada and the UK via online retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, FYE, HMV, Barnes & Noble, Hells Headbangers, et al, and in select indie stores that sell metal! Thrash or die! www.metalhit.com http://www.facebook.com/WitchavenOfficial Akphaezya (Avant-garde Metal) just put its new video clip : "NEMESIS" online !!! It's a 2D animation (A cartoon) movie describing the whole theater play told in the lyrics of the new album : "Anthology IV : The tragedy of Nerak" (March 2012) youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDKaSJd3rMs VISE MASSACRE: Free MetalUnderground Album Stream For Friday The 13th As Brooklyn trio VISE MASSACRE prepare to hammer humankind with their self-released debut LP next week, the metallians at Metal Underground have deemed this Friday The 13th VISE MASSACRE Day by streaming the band's entire Expendable Humans album. Make your coworkers hate you even more and fire this 14-track noise/metal-ridden psychotic hardcore assault at earspliting levels right here. Expendable Humans represents the most scathing, organically grown inner-city VISE MASSACRE output to date, taking the band's meaty NYHC-styled riffage into more sociopathic and mangled noise-ridden directions and grating your head off with intensity. The 31-minute beast was captured on tape at Studio 65 and The Warehouse Recording Studio in Hicksville, New York, mixed by bassist Chris Vezza, self-produced by the band, and mastered at Bonati Mastering in Brooklyn (ZU, AIDS Wolf, Julie Christmas, Racebannon). VISE MASSACRE is preparing to unleash Expendable Humans via their own Gorilla The Horse Records imprint. The digital download of the album will be available this Tuesday, January 17th, and the 12" vinyl slab will be available by the end of the month via NYC's Generation Records (store and international mailorder), via Earsplit PR, and of course direct from the VISE MASSACRE militia. "This 31-minute barrage grabs the listener by the throat and maintains its grip for the majority of its duration... For a DIY type album, the production here is excellent... 9/10" - Metal Assault "As debut albums go Vise Massacre have come up with something pretty special - a Hardcore album that really challenges other bands in this genre to move away from the old clichés. 4/5" - Sea Of Tranquility "...high-energy, noisy hardcore played with full conviction. No fucking around. 4/5" - OneMetal "...riff upon riff of unforgiving hatred." - Alternative Matter VISE MASSACRE lineup: guitar/vocals: Rich Muller (ex-The Last Crime) bass: Chris Vezza (ex-Awkward Thought) drums: Jerry Carbone (ex-Science Diet, ex-Dawn of Bathos) http://twitter.com/visemassacre http://www.facebook.com/ViseMassacre http://www.reverbnation.com/visemassacre http://myspace.com/visemassacre http://www.youtube.com/user/ViseMassacre EXODUS & FORBIDDEN MEMBERS COMMENT ON UPCOMING TRIBUTE TO PAUL BALOFF EXODUS and FORBIDDEN are just two of the bands from the now infamous Bay Area thrash metal scene who will be performing at the special show marking the 10-year anniversary of former EXODUS singer Paul "Pavel" Baloff's passing. "Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance" will take place Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse. States guitarist Gary Holt of EXODUS: "With February 2nd being the 10 year anniversary of Paul's passing, the band knew it was high time we do something special to remember the legend of Paul Baloff, so we decided to put together a show the Bay Area will not soon forget. We've pulled some of the Bay's finest for this, bands who knew and shared many a stage and drink with Pavel. There are some nice surprises in store as well! It will be ten years and two days since the thrash world lost one of its greatest frontmen ever, and we will always make sure his memory lives on and is never forgotten. Long live The Destroyer!" FORBIDDEN guitarist & founding member Craig Locicero adds: "Everyone in FORBIDDEN is honored to have been asked by Gary and EXODUS to play this show marking the 10th anniversary of Paul Baloff's crazy fucking life! I witnessed his insanity first-hand at the Mabouhay Gardens and Ruthie's Inn. As EXODUS got bigger, Paul got crazier - in a good way. It was genius at work. He was the mold that all thrash frontmen cut themselves from, but he was also a pretty damn sweet guy. Always kind to those he liked, he'd be in the front row at FORBIDDEN gigs screaming things like 'Why does it have to be so heavy?' and my favorite, 'Heavier than time!' I'm laughing just typing this! "At his memorial, I saw people I hadn't seen in years. So much love, so many laughs. It made me happy in some strange way just to see that kind of respect displayed for Paul. We all really loved him. Luckily his legend has returned with a vengeance… and hey, Paul, you did it: You've become heavier than time!" The Main Stage line-up for "Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance" includes: EXODUS, POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN, and MAD AT SAM. Playing the Second Stage are: ANGERHEAD, MUDFACE, THE VENTING MACHINE, HELLFIRE, and HYSTERIA.Advanced tickets can be purchased at this location. Visit EXODUS online at www.facebook.com/EXODUSATTACK, www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.YouTube.com/exodus, and www.twitter.com/_exodus. Visit FORBIDDEN online at www.facebook.com/FORBIDDENOFFICIAL, twitter.com/ForbiddenMetal, and www.myspace.com/FORBIDDENOFFICIAL. FORBIDDEN'S STEVE SMYTH: NAMM SIGNING SCHEDULE & SIGNATURE GUITAR GOLD AWARD FORBIDDEN lead guitarist Steve Smyth will be participating in the following Artist Signing Sessions and Meet-and-Greet appearances at this year's Winter National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show, taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center from January 19th – 22nd: · Friday, January 20th @ 3 p.m. - EVH Amplification, 3rd Floor Ballroom E, Room 300 · Friday, January 20th @ 5 p.m. - EMG Pickups, Hall C, Booth #4778 · Saturday, January 21st @ 3 p.m. - BC Rich Guitars Hall C, Booth #4878 In related news, Guitar World magazine recently reviewed the Steve Smyth Signature 6 B.C. Rich Bich Guitar in the February 2012 issue (out now!) and has awarded it the Gold Award in Performance. Regarding his guitar's prestigious review, Smyth states: "I AM STOKED BEYOND BELIEF!!!" Watch Guitar World's video review here! Three years in the making, both the 6-string and 7-string versions of Steve's signature guitar are currently available now at retailers and will be on display at the NAMM show. Specs for the 6-string Bich: • Neck Through Construction • Mahogany Body • Maple Neck • Grover® Rotomatic Tuners • Ebony Fretboard • 24 Jumbo Frets • 25 1/2" Scale • B.C. Rich Quad bridge • EMG® 81 bridge and 85 neck Pickups • 2 Volume, 1 Tone, and 1 Three-way Toggle Controls Specs for the 7-string Bich: • Neck Through Construction • Mahogany Body • Maple Neck • Grover® Rotomatic Tuners • Ebony Fretboard • 24 Jumbo Frets • 25 1/2" Scale • Floyd Rose® Original 7 Bridge • EMG® 81-7 bridge and 707 active Pickups • 2 Volume, 1 Tone, and 1 Three-way Toggle Controls FORBIDDEN's 2010 reunion album, Omega Wave, debuted at #27 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #83 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart, and #92 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart the week following its release. Visit STEVE SMYTH online at www.stevesmyth.com, www.myspace.com/stevesmyth, www.facebook.com/stevesmyth01, www.twitter.com/stevesmyth01 & www.youtube.com/stevesmyth01. Visit FORBIDDEN online at www.facebook.com/FORBIDDENOFFICIAL, twitter.com/ForbiddenMetal, and www.myspace.com/FORBIDDENOFFICIAL. THE BODY & BRAVEYOUNG Confirm February East Coast Tour Following a myriad of regional touring together, as well as their recently released fully collaborative full-length Nothing Passes, apocalyptic doom duo THE BODY and orchestral/drone rock outfit BRAVEYOUNG have just confirmed another stint of shows together. The new BRAVEYOUNG & THE BODY tour will tangle with eight East Coast cities in early February, which will see both acts performing individual sets, in addition to an additional collaborative set with both bands simultaneously performing material from their Nothing Passes album on several of the dates. BRAVEYOUNG are on their way to Providence to record new material during this special tour, which immediately follows the current West Coast tour THE BODY are embarked on with Thou -- including the band's first-ever shows in Mexico this week. THE BODY West Coast Tour w/ Thou [remaining dates]: 1/12/2012 Capital Theatre Backstage - Olympia, WA w/ Christian Mistress 1/13/2012 Burial Grounds - Salem, OR 1/14/2012 924 Gilman Street - Berkeley, CA w/ Brainoil 1/15/2012 Submission - San Francisco, CA w/ Brainoil 1/16/2012 Pioneer - Santa Cruz CA 1/17/2012 The Smell - Los Angeles, CA 1/18/2012 Bica - Tijuana, Mexico 1/19/2012 house show - Rosarito, Mexico 1/20/2012 Che Cafe - San Diego, CA 1/21/2012 The Trunkspace - Phoenix, AZ 1/22/2012 The Train Yard - Las Cruces, NM 1/23/2012 Sons of Hermann Hall - Dallas, TX 1/24/2012 Zeitgeist - New Orleans, LA *NEW - THE BODY & BRAVEYOUNG Collaborative East Coast Tour: 2/04/2012 Bull City Metal Fest - Durham, NC 2/05/2012 The Courthouse Downtown - Rock Hill, NC 2/06/2012 Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA 2/07/2012 The Milestone - Charlotte, NC 2/08/2012 Floristree - Baltimore, MD 2/09/2012 Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY 2/10/2012 Dad City - Amherst, MA 2/13/2012 AS220 - Providence, RI Stay tuned for constant updates on THE BODY & BRAVEYOUNG throughout all of 2012. Worldwide, contact Earsplit PR with any press requests for At A Loss Recordings. http://www.myspace.com/thevisionshallcometopass http://www.facebook.com/pages/the-body/334047229514 http://www.braveyoung.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Braveyoung/130891160221 http://www.atalossrecordings.com https://www.facebook.com/atalossrecordings ZEBULON PIKE Full Album Stream Available At The Obelisk Minneapolis-based instrumental prog/doom goliaths ZEBULON PIKE unleashed their Space Is The Corpse Of Time full-length in 2011. Inspired in equal parts by heavy sounds of the '70s (Mountain, Pentagram, Captain Beyond, early Judas Priest), progressive rock (King Crimson, Rush), and 20th century classical (Bela Bartok, Arvo Part, and many others), the self-released, five-track offering is the band's fourth and most ambitious work to date. Dubbed "an epic feast of might and majesty" by Aquarius Records, ZEBULON PIKE churn an intriguing mixture of melodic melancholy, old-school guitar-isms, and Wagnerian dynamics that marks a mighty presence in the world of heavy music. As a treat for those who've yet to witness the band's unsung sonic sanctity, the fine folks at The Obelisk are currently streaming Space Is The Corpse Of Time in its entirety. Words from the converted: "...if you like your post rock to be heavy and sludgy, and you like your sludgy heavy rock to be instrumental, and you like your sludgy heavy instrumental post rock to be both super melodic and sonically adventurous, almost scientifically advanced, well heck then you sound like our sort of customer and we highly recommend thisZEBULON PIKE album to you! It's an epic feast of might and majesty and MUSIC." -- Aquarius Records "...its mix of down-tuned guitars, pummeling drums — and a sensibility straddling both modern classical and classic rock — has enough snap and personality that the listener feels compelled to trudge, slog, climb and even run as the band scales its densely packed 12-minute pieces like so many gigantic mountains of ice." -- NPR "The key component of ZEBULON's augmented doom metal is masterful use of dynamics. Transitions between loud and mellow, between clean tones and fuzzy noise, between violently fast and achingly slow happen unexpectedly—yet feel so precise. " -- Reviler "Raw, powerful, full of good ideas and – most important – elaborate. That's how it's done." -- American Aftermath "Space Is The Corpse Of Time can especially be recommended to people who enjoy suspenseful music with a good build-up. 99% of the bands that play progressive metal can learn a lesson or two from these guys." -- Lords Of Metal "You will drift off, you will awaken. You will remember feelings long gone again. These men have sent me on a journey I won't soon forget." -- Metal Machine https://www.facebook.com/zebulonpike http://www.zebulonpike.com HELSINKI METAL MEETING – FINNISH METAL EXPO 2012 17.-18.2.2012, CABLE FACTORY, HELSINKI, FINLAND - GHOUL PATROL, ODDLAND and ARTIFICIAL HEART to complete the line up - Schedule now online at www.fme.fi - FINNISH METAL AWARDS – vote now Helsinki Metal Meeting / Finnish Metal Expo taking place at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland during February 17-18. has completed the 2012 roster. Last pieces of the puzzle are all Finnish new comers: death 'n' roll group GHOUL PATROL, ODDLAND who are about to release their debut album via Century Media, and metalcore outfit ARTIFICIAL who were recently signed to Spinefarm Records. Complete FME 2012 line up: FRI 17.2.2012 EDGUY, PARADISE LOST, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, ICS VORTEX, SOEN, SWALLOW THE SUN, OLDSCHOOL, AXEGRESSOR, CARNALATION, ARTIFICIAL HEART SAT 18.2.2012 STAM1NA, TURISAS, EVERGREY, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ENGEL, AMORAL, FOR THE IMPERIUM, ORANSSI PAZUZU, GHOUL PATROL, PRESSURE POINTS, SINISTHRA, ODDLAND FINNISH METAL AWARDS Finnish Metal Awards voting will award the best Finnish metal of 2011. FMA gala will take place at the Cable Factory Main Stage on Saturday Feb 18. You can now vote for your favorite Finnish Metal Artists at www.imperiumi.net/index.php?act=fma. TICKETS Tickets for the Finnish Metal Expo are now on sale at www.lippupalvelu.fi and www.tiketti.fi. We sell one day tickets and two-day tickets. One-Day tickets cost 35 euros in advance and 40 euros at the door (if not sold out). Two-day ticket costs 57 euros. Advance only. Possible ticket agency fees will be added to the advance ticket price. FME is an all-ages event with bars to those over 18 and feeling the urge for such services. www.fme.fi www.finnishmetalevents.fi HOD Set To Release New Material Vocalist Beer Reebs of Texas death metal maniacs HOD have issued the following update on the band's highly anticipated second full-length entitled Book Of Worms, the imminent release of an unholy trio of tunes and forthcoming live action; "Due to numerous lineup changes (4 total) in the past 1 1/2 - 2yrs and lack of finances, our sophmore album Book of the Worm was inevitably pushed back, and pushed back. During this time I spoke with Big Bald Brian from Ossuary Industries, who has been a long time friend and supporter to HOD. I told him we couldn't commit to a full length album due to our obligations/loyalty to Ibex Moon Records but we could commit to a split of some sorts. He mentioned the upcoming Limbsplitter 2 compilation he was putting together. Needing to release SOMETHING to appease the masses we agreed to jump on that. He even let us pick another group of our choosing to join in on the chaos. We chose our comrades in the black/death group Locusta to accompany us alongside Demonaical Genuflection, Ingurgitate, & Iniquitous respectively. I forget who's doing the mastering but the artwork was done by the very twistedly sick Jon Zig. We recorded our three tracks with Dennis Munoz of Solstice fame. Our three slabs of hate are titled: 1. Awakening Blasphemous Abominations 2. And the Smoke Will Rise 3. To Call Forth the Deep Ones. These tracks were recorded as a 4 piece and are the last recorded tracks w/founding member Dennis Sanders on drums. The disc will hopefully be available at the Gathering of the Bestial Legion V fest being held in L.A. Sat Jan 14th where we (HOD) share the stage w/Death Metal titans Autopsy, Incantation, Acheron, Divine Eve and more. When we get back home we'll play a "local" show the 21st with some fellow TX Black and Death Metal bands while awaiting our March 26th show opening for the mighty Onslaught and M:pire of Evil.Recording of our 2nd album will be getting finished during this time as well. Till then, get your limbs split by Ossuary Industries w/the Limbsplitter 2 disc. Fuckin' Metal!" The band has posted a stream of the track "To Call Forth The Deep Ones" at this location. Book Of Worms will be out on Ibex Moon Records later this year, while HOD's critically acclaimed full-length debut, Serpent, is currently available through the Ibex Moon Records Webstore. For more on Hod visit the band's official Myspace page or join them on Facebook. www.ibexmoonrecords.com 3 INCHES OF BLOOD TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL" ON MARCH 27 Traditionalist metal gods 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will release their highly anticipated 5th studio album, Long Live Heavy Metal, on March 27th via Century Media Records. Keeping true to their core and bringing their forthcoming album title to life, fans can expect a blast of pure metal assured to leave no face unmelted. "LONG LIVE HEAVY METAL is the fifth chapter in the book of 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, and we couldn't be more pleased and proud of our new onslaught of Honest Heavy Metal," says guitarist Justin Hagberg. For Long Live Heavy Metal, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD reunited with producer and engineer Terry "Sho" Murray (City of Fire, Exhibitionists), who worked with the band on their 7", Anthems for the Victorious. "When a band is releasing a new record, they often speak about it being their most important work or best album to date. Regardless of how clichéd either statement may sound, I think we would say both apply to this album," explains vocalist Cam Pipes. "All of us have a special feeling about this one. We're more committed than ever to the cause of real, honest, no bullshit heavy metal. No trends, no fucking around!" Beginning March 16th, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will head out on the "Metal Alliance Tour 2012" alongside DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, DYING FETUS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, IMPENDING DOOM and WRETCHED. Canadian tour dates are listed below. "Metal Alliance Tour 2012" - CANADIAN DATES 3/23/2012 - Montreal, QC @ Le National 3/24/2012 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House 3/28/2012 - Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre 3/29/2012 - Regina, SK @ Riddell Centre 3/30/2012 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre 3/31/2012 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre For more information on 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, please visit: www.facebook.com/threeinchesofblood www.twitter.com/3iob www.centurymedia.com VEKTOR ANNOUNCE STRING OF WEST COAST DATES Having burrowed their way into the skulls of metal fans worldwide with their 2009 debut album Black Future, the tetrastructural ensemble known as VEKTOR returned in December to deliver an interstellar 1-2 punch in the form of their genre-transcending sophomore album Outer Isolation. Arriving just in time to seal its rightful position atop many a top-ten album list for 2011, Outer Isolation did what few thought was possible when it met and exceeded the high expectations set by its predecessor. Those yet initiated can stream the entire album for free at: http://heavyartillery.bandcamp.com/album/outer-isolation Bolstered by the overwhelming response to their latest offering, VEKTOR now prepare to hit the road for a string of dates down the West Coast. Dates are as follows: 2/8 Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad w/ Torture Victim 2/9 Denver, CO @ Blastomat (all ages) w/ Speedwolf 2/10 Grand Junction, CO @ Tenacious Brothers w/ Existance, Exussum 2/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge w/ Dethblo, Castle Axe 2/12 Boise, ID @ The Shredder w/ Latimer, Krystos 2/13 Portland, OR @ East End w/ Wizard Rifle, Order of the Gash, DJ Nate C 2/14 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse w/ Breag, Naofa, Theories, Addura 2/15 Portland, OR @ Backspace (all ages) w/ Spellcaster, Transient, Theories, Night Nurse 2/16 Eugene, OR @ The Lazarus Pit (house show - all ages) w/ Elohim, Arkhum 2/17 Arcata, CA @ Alibi 2/18 San Francisco, CA @ Rockit Room w/ Absu, Battlemaster, Brainoil, Infernal Stronghold 2/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo (all ages - 5pm) w/ Exmortus, Witchaven, The futuristic force known as VEKTOR sent shockwaves throughout the metal world with their 2009 debut album Black Future, establishing themselves as pioneers in a genre thought by many to be exhausted of new ideas. What started as a quiet buzz quickly grew to a deafening roar; rave reviews from the press and scores of comments from fans in hundreds of blogs, news sites and message boards around the world tell the story of a band who had seemingly come out of nowhere to challenge the self-imposed limitations of the metal genre. Conceived in 2004 by front man / guitarist David DiSanto and lead shredder Erik Nelson, VEKTOR quickly forged a formidable name for themselves amongst the Arizona metal contingent for their unique mix of technical, speed, thrash and progressive influences. Having set such a high standard for themselves with Black Future, VEKTOR pulled up their sleeves to meet the challenge and begin recording their sophomore album Outer Isolation in June 2011. The album hit store shelves in the US on December 6th to much fanfare. With their sights set at galactic conquest, VEKTOR employs an arsenal with an array of intricacy, virtuosity and a wholly unique sound which few of their peers can claim. www.heavyartillery.us BENEATH THE MASSACRE Debut Lyric Video For "Left Hand" PROSTHETIC Launches Pre-Order BENEATH THE MASSACRE, have launched a lyric video for the track, "Left Hand." The song comes from their upcoming album, "Incongruous," which, as announced yesterday, will be released in the US on February 14th, in the UK on February 20th, in mainland Europe on February 24th and in Canada on February 28th. Check out the video at Prosthetic Records' web-store, where the CD can be pre-ordered, along with exclusive T-shirts, sweatshirts and long-sleeves. "Left Hand" had its world premiere yesterday, along with the track, "Symptoms," on Metal Hammer's site and Terrorizer's site, respectively. "Incongruous" was produced and mixed by Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy) and mastered by Alan Douches (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Converge). "Incongruous" Track Listing: 1. Symptoms 2. Hunted 3. Left Hand 4. Hopes 5. It 6. Light 7. Incongruous 8. Pedestal 9. Grief 10. Damages 11. Unheard BENEATH THE MASSACRE will partake in Europe's "Bonecrusher Fest" tour in February and March along with Carnifex, Within The Ruins, Molotov Solution, Betraying the Martyrs. The dates are: 2/10 Karlsruhe, GER - Stadtmitte 2/11 Bochum, GER - Matrix 2/12 London, UK - Underworld 2/13 Nottingham, UK - Rock City 2/14 Reading, UK - Sub89 2/15 Manchester, UK - Moho Live 2/16 Aarschot, BEL - De Klinker Club 2/17 Paris, FRA - Divan du Monde 2/18 Aarau, SWI - Kiff 2/19 Rome, Italy- Blackout Club 2/20 Lindau, GER - Club Vauderville 2/21 Munchen, GER - Feierwerk 2/22 Budapest, HUN - Durer Kert 2/23 Wien, AUT - Szene 2/24 Leipzig, GER - Conne Island 2/25 Prague, CZE - Klub Matrix 2/26 Warsaw, POL - Progresja 2/27 Berlin, GER - Magnet 2/28 Hamburg, GER - Logo 3/1 Copenhagen, DEN - The Rock 3/2 Munster, GER - Sputnikhalle 3/3 Tilburg, NET - Neurotic Death Fest The band last released the EP, "Marée Noire" in mid-2010. Their previous full length was the critically acclaimed, "Dystopia," which hit the unsuspecting masses in 2008. Since then, the band has toured extensively throughout North America (including Summer Slaughter Canada 2008 and Sumer Slaughter 2009) and Europe. BENEATH THE MASSACRE were nominated in 2009 for Metal Hammer's Golden God Award for "Best Underground Band." prostheticrecords.com lostshepherdrecordings.net EDGUY and SAPIENCY confirmed for 70000TONS OF METAL News from Germany! While 70000TONS OF METAL, The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival is steaming at full speed course West through the Mediterranean Sea, they received news from their European Scouting Party. After passing through Frankfurt am Main, where they made friends with some new hopefuls that go by the name of SAPIENCY, they continued further East to the city of Fulda to meet the EDGUY! Having a feeling that there is still more in store for them, the Scouting Party continues moving East... Make no mistake, 70000TONS OF METAL is not your grandma's cruise. It's also not one of the cruises that share the ship with normal cruise guests. This is an all heavy metal cruise! Can you imagine that? A whole luxury cruise ship full of metalheads? And since there is no backstage area you will have the opportunity to mingle side-by-side with the artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It's like everyone has a backstage pass! So far 37 out of a total of 40 bands on board are known: ALESTORM AMORPHIS ANNIHILATOR ATHEIST CANNIBAL CORPSE CHANNEL ZERO CHILDREN OF BODOM CORONER CROWBAR DARK FUNERAL EDGUY ELUVEITIE EXCITER GOD DETHRONED GRAVE DIGGER HAMMERFALL IN EXTREMO KAMELOT KATAKLYSM MOONSORROW MY DYING BRIDE NIGHTWISH ORPHANED LAND OVERKILL PESTILENCE PRETTY MAIDS RIOT SAMAEL SAPIENCY STRATOVARIUS SUFFOCATION TANKARD THERION TRISTANIA VENOM VIRGIN STEELE WHIPLASH 70000TONS OF METAL will sail Monday, January 23, 2012 aboard the Royal Caribbean "Majesty of the Seas" from Miami FL to George Town, Cayman Islands and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 27, 2012. Ticket prices start at US$666 plus US$289 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24 room service! What are you waiting for? You might even need a vacation from this vacation when all is said and done! Check out http://www.70000tons.com/ for more information and book your cabin NOW!

January 19th, 2012	MESOPOTAMIA Signs To Abyss Records; Band Set To Make Live Debut Norwegian experimental black metal band, MESOPOTAMIA has recently signed to Abyss Records. The band is currently at work on their debut, which is set to be released later this year. In the meantime, MESOPOTAMIA has posted the track "The Cult of Ninurta". In other MESOPOTAMIA news, the band is scheduled to make their live debut this weekend when at the Flytten Pub in Haugesund, Norway as direct support for SUSPERIA. ENCHANTING DARKNESS is also slated to perform. For more info visit the show's event page. www.facebook.com/mesopotamiaofficial www.myspace.com/mesopotamiaofficial www.reverbnation.com/mesopotamia Meanwhile, in the realm of Abyss Records, the label is currently offering 10% off all Abyss Records related releases and merchandise. For more details, check the links below. While you're clicking, head over to MetalManiacs.com for an interview with label owner Dan Fergeson, conducted by GRAVEHILL frontman Mike Abominator. ABYSS RECORDS Official Label & Online Music Store: www.officialabyssrecords.com ABYSS RECORDS Official My Space: www.myspace.com/abyssrecordsofficial ABYSS RECORDS Official FaceBook: www.facebook.com/pages/Abyss-Records/164573050232055 ABYSS RECORDS Official ReverbNation: www.reverbnation.com/label/abyssrecords ABYSS RECORDS Official Last FM: www.last.fm/label/AbyssRecords ABYSS RECORDS Official You Tube: www.youtube.com/user/MinionfortheAbyss EARTH: Spin Magazine Premieres New Track From Contemporary Legends Following the release of EARTH's praised Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I -- released by Southern Lord in February 2011 -- the public's first chance to hear a number from the 2nd installment of the series has arrived. While conceived in the same sessions as the first installment, recorded by Stuart Hallerman at Avast and mastered by Mell Detmer, Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II invokes even more improvisational and unrestrained energy than its predecessor. Traces of this progression are evident in the track "His Teeth Did Brightly Shine" -- the second song from the upcoming album -- as premiered worldwide today by Spin Magazine. Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light will be released by Southern Lord in North America on February 14th via CD, 2xLP and digital download. http://www.thronesanddominions.com http://www.facebook.com/thronesanddominions?ref=ts http://www.southernlord.com http://twitter.com/twatterlord http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin JIM FLORENTINE and DON JAMIESON set to tour with Andrew Dice Clay! Metal Blade recording artists and That Metal Show hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson will be hitting the road at the end of February. They'll be performing their comedy routines on a short string of dates as the openers for the legendary Andrew Dice Clay. The tour begins February 26th at Comedy Zone in Charlotte, NC. The list of dates is below, along with links to each club's website for more info and to order tickets. Don Jamieson comments on the tour: "Me, Jim Florentine and Dice - The Sideburns, the Voice & the Living Legend. It's the ultimate rock 'n roll comedy show!". Jim Florentine adds: "It's an honor to be working with 2 of my friends on this short run of dates. Knowing the jokes we all do, the tour should be called '3 Slobs!'" Jim Florentine released his latest standup CD/DVD, Cringe 'n' Purge, on October 25th, 2011 and debuted at #5 on the Billboard Comedy charts and #3 on the iTunes comedy charts! Florentine appeared on Jimmy Kimme Live! in 2011 to promote his part in the film A Little Help, starring The Office's Jenna Fischer. Florentine is best known for his work on Comedy Central's show Crank Yankers where he performed the voice of Special Ed, a mentally challenged teenager, and Bobby Fletcher, a despicable, alcoholic slob who is the older cousin of Ed. Don Jamieson first ever live standup CD, Live & Hilarious, was released on April 26th, 2011. Jamieson started his career as one of the young and talented comedy minds at MTV helping to launch the careers of comics like Jon Stewart, Kevin James, Pauly Shore (sorry) and Tom Green. Amongst his many accomplishments, Jamieson won an Emmy for his work on HBO's Inside the NFL. Andrew Dice Clay, known as "The Undisputed Heavyweight Comedy King", has been touring in the comedy circuit for over 30 years and is the only comedian ever to sell out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row. Most recently, he appeared as himself in a recurring role on the final season of HBO's Entourage. JIM FLORENTINE and DON JAMIESON Tour w/ Andrew Dice Clay 02/26 Charlotte, NC Comedy Zone 02/27 Atlanta, GA The Punchline 02/28 Birmingham, AL Stardome 02/29 Nashville, TN Zanie's Comedy Club 03/01 Louisville, KY Louisville Improv http://www.jimflorentine.com http://www.donjamieson.com http://andrewdiceclay.com NAILS & SKIN LIKE IRON: Split EP Streaming Via Decibel Magazine The split 7" EP between NAILS and SKIN LIKE IRON being collaboratively released by both bands at the end of January, is now streaming in its entirety via Decibel Magazine's website. Running the show on side A, San Francisco's SKIN LIKE IRON have already become a well-known entity in modern hardcore with nearly ten releases on such admirable dissident hardcore labels as Six Feet Under and React Records. The split leads off with two tracks of their melodic, yet abrasive hardcore, boasting an ambitious and emotive energy that many similar contemporary acts lack in severely. The B-side of this crushing joint venture is owned by NAILS, hailing from Oxnard, California (the same town as the legendary Dr. Know), and undoubtedly one of the most devastating acts within the present expanses of hardcore. As on their Southern Lord debut LP Unsilent Death NAILS get in, kill, and get out, just as fans expect on these two tracks, which are in fact a preview of what is to be expected of their upcoming full-length, now being constructed for release via Southern Lord in sometime in 2012. The limited one-time pressing of this raging hardcore EP has been manufactured to supply the public with 900 copies on black wax and 100 copies on blue. The artwork was handled by SKIN LIKE IRON's Alex Capasso who has handled the art duties for previous releases for the band. Preorders for the EP can be found here. Both NAILS and SKIN LIKE IRON have several upcoming shows this month, including two California record release shows with both bands performing in celebration of the EP's unveiling; one on January 21st in Pomona and January 28th in San Francisco. NAILS & SKIN LIKE IRON Upcoming Shows: 1/18/2012 Center For The Arts - Los Angeles, CA w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Dangers [no SLI] 1/19/2012 Rec Center - Oakland, CA [no Nails] 1/21/2012 Aladdin Jr. - Pomona, CA w/ The Funeral Pyre, Hordes 1/28/2012 Submission Gallery - San Francisco, CA w/ Creatures, Rievers, Corruption Scheme 1/29/2012 5 Star Bar - Los Angeles, CA w/ Walls, True Radical Miracle [*no SLI] "... a ten minute pillage of your every unshielded orifice." - Decibel "Skin Like Iron and Nails are both bands that should be on the radar of hardcore and metal fans alike, and this release shows exactly why. 8/10" - Lambgoat "Just like their previous work, this short, concise and high-intensity release does not disappoint... 10/10" - Metal Assault "...a total rager from two bands that are different enough to make this split totally enjoyable." - Blistering http://www.facebook.com/skinlikeironsf http://www.blacksummer.com/sli http://www.unsilentdeath.com http://www.nailsmerch.com CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Premiere Two New Tracks From Forthcoming Album Candlelight Records, together with partners Decibel Magazine and Pitchfork Media, today premiere songs from the forthcoming new album from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. Produced by John Custer, the self-titled album is the first new recording from the North Carolina-based band in six years and is the first to feature material written by the esteemed Animosity trio in over a decade. Available now for listening, Decibel Magazine is streaming "The Doom" while Pitchfork Media is streaming the album's closer "Time Of Trials." Each song showcases the band's unique sound and continued commitment to diversity. Guitarist Woody Weatherman says, "…too much pork for just one fork," when discussing the unusual two-song launch. "I like the idea of having two tunes premiering at the same time," he continues. Vocalist/bassist Mike Dean notes, "I slipped in a rough form of 'The Doom' on Full Metal Jackie's radio program back in early November. This is now the official premiere in its finished form. And with Pitchfork playing 'Time Of Trials,' we are excited and await fan reactions." England's Metal Hammer, in celebration of today's premieres, launched a special CORROSION OF CONFORMITY video via their online television channel that includes both songs and a pictorial of the band with information about the forthcoming album. The 11-song self-titled album is the result of a year of non-stop work by the band which includes their most recent East Coast run of dates with friends Clutch and filming of a new video this past weekend. Weatherman confirms, "The video is for the song 'The Money Changers' and all I can say is bankers, cops, and even Jesus himself makes an appearance." Filmmakers Bradley Scott and Charles Cardello (Bifocal Pictures) were, "very taken with the location, in particular the hallways at our rehearsal space which have accumulated about 25 years of graffiti making everything look like a dark crack den," recalls Dean. "As coincidence would have it, the repainting of the interior was scheduled for the very days we scheduled to shoot," Dean says. "That was cool, as the 'urban' look of aerosol art is a bit overplayed at this point." CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has already launched exclusive, pre-order bundles that include limited band-direct items plus the deluxe digipak version of the record (featuring extended packaging and two additional songs) and the American vinyl pressing. To celebrate today's premieres, Candlelight has launched via the official label webstore each of the four planned formats for the record plus a webstore exclusive. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will perform next at The Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina before heading out on their recently announced headline tour beginning March 1. The band plans a set that will include many of the new album's choice cuts as well selections from their earlier albums. "'Your Tomorrow,' 'Rat City,' and 'The Doom' all got great response while we were out with Clutch for a brief wintery outing," says Dean. "The new songs are noggin' nodders and seemed to fit in very well with our older classics," adds Weatherman. "Folks were having a good time which is what it is all about," he confirms. Corrosion Of Conformity will be released via Candlelight Records on February 14 in North America; a day earlier for Europe. Confirmed dates on the band's upcoming North American tour with Torche, Valient Thorr, A Storm Of Light are below. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY w/ Torche, Valient Thorr, A Storm Of Light 03/01/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY 03/02/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD 03/03/2012 Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC 03/05/2012 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH 03/06/2012 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI 03/07/2012 Double Door – Chicago, IL 03/08/2012 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN 03/09/2012 Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO 03/10/2012 Downtown Music Hall – Little Rock, AR 03/11/2012 Hi-Tone Café – Memphis, TN 03/12/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX 03/14/2012 SXSW – Austin, TX ! # 03/15/2012 SXSW – Austin, TX ! # 03/17/2012 One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA # 03/18/2012 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL # ! = No Torche # = No Valient Thorr http://www.coc.com http://www.facebook.com/corrosionofconformity http://candlelightrecordsusa.com BENEATH THE MASSACRE Announce New Album Details and Debut New Tracks Montreal's monsters of tech-death mayhem, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, have announced their newest album, entitled, "Incongruous," will be released in the US on February 14th, in the UK on February 20th, in mainland Europe on February 24th and in Canada on February 28th. "Incongruous" was produced and mixed by Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy) and mastered by Alan Douches (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Converge). Today, two new tracks have debuted: the first, "Symptoms," which you can stream at Terrorizer's site, and the second, "Left Hand," which can be heard courtesy of Metal Hammer. "Incongruous" Track Listing: 1. Symptoms 2. Hunted 3. Left Hand 4. Hopes 5. It 6. Light 7. Incongruous 8. Pedestal 9. Grief 10. Damages 11. Unheard BENEATH THE MASSACRE will partake in Europe's "Bonecrusher Fest" tour in February and March along with Carnifex, Within The Ruins, Molotov Solution, Betraying the Martyrs. The dates are: 2/10 Karlsruhe, GER - Stadtmitte 2/11 Bochum, GER - Matrix 2/12 London, UK - Underworld 2/13 Nottingham, UK - Rock City 2/14 Reading, UK - Sub89 2/15 Manchester, UK - Moho Live 2/16 Aarschot, BEL - De Klinker Club 2/17 Paris, FRA - Divan du Monde 2/18 Aarau, SWI - Kiff 2/19 Rome, Italy- Blackout Club 2/20 Lindau, GER - Club Vauderville 2/21 Munchen, GER - Feierwerk 2/22 Budapest, HUN - Durer Kert 2/23 Wien, AUT - Szene 2/24 Leipzig, GER - Conne Island 2/25 Prague, CZE - Klub Matrix 2/26 Warsaw, POL - Progresja 2/27 Berlin, GER - Magnet 2/28 Hamburg, GER - Logo 3/1 Copenhagen, DEN - The Rock 3/2 Munster, GER - Sputnikhalle 3/3 Tilburg, NET - Neurotic Death Fest The band last released the EP, "Marée Noire" in mid-2010. Their previous full length was the critically acclaimed, "Dystopia," which hit the unsuspecting masses in 2008. Since then, the band has toured extensively throughout North America (including Summer Slaughter Canada 2008 and Sumer Slaughter 2009) and Europe. BENEATH THE MASSACRE were nominated in 2009 for Metal Hammer's Golden God Award for "Best Underground Band." prostheticrecords.com lostshepherdrecordings.net NATE HALL: USX Mainman To Release Solo Record This Spring Via Neurot Recordings USX guitarist/vocalist/wordsmith Nate Hall will release his first solo record this Spring via Neurot Recordings. Titled, A Great River, the ten-track opus offers up a lush landscape of sonic richness. Recorded in March 2011 by Travis Kammeyer at Fahrenheit Studio in Johnson City, Tennessee. Commented Hall on his latest musical journey: "This record was something I needed to do. I didn't really plan on it, but it helped me to get rid of a lot of bad dreams. Feelings that pulled me down. Things that I would not carry around with me anymore. It helped me to put the past behind me. Now I can look to the future." A Great River is as pure and honest as music gets. The songs are regretful of the bad times, hopeful of times to come, and respectful of the great power that causes all thing to be. It is a reflection of a lifetime spent with the echoes of Dylan, Young, Petty, Springsteen, and Van Zandt. It draws from the rich musical history of America, the melancholy of Appalachia, and harnesses the electric vacuum roar of guitar slingers past and present. A Great River Track Listing: 01. The Earth In One Cell 02. Dark Star 03. Kathleen 04. Night Theme 05. Chains 06. To Wake And Dream 07. Raw Chords 08. Electric Night Theme 09. When The Stars Begin To Fall 10. A Great River A Great River will be released in the UK on May 7, 2012 and the US on May 8, 2012 via Neurot Recordings. http://neurotrecordings.com/artists/natehall/natehall.php https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/USX.APPALACHIA Stéphan Forté - The Shadows Compendium Out 2/28 in North America Renowned shredder Stéphan Forté (Adagio) has set February 28th, 2012 as the North American release date for his highly anticipated instrumental solo debut, The Shadows Compendium. Proving that shred is far from dead, Forté demonstrates otherworldly skill and technique on this neo-classical metallic masterpiece. The album will be distributed in the United States by E1 Distribution. The Shadows Compendium features several guests such as Jeff Loomis, Mattias Eklundh, Glen Drover, Daniele Gottardo and Derek Taylor. Stéphan Forté will be appearing at this year's NAMM convention in Los Angeles, CA. 1. The Shadows Compendium (Guest: Jeff Loomis / Nevermore) 2. De Praestigiis Daemonum (Guest Mattias IA Eklundh / Freak Kitchen) 3. Spiritual Bliss 4. Duat (Guest: Glen Drover /Megadeth) 5. Sorrowful Centruroïde (Guest: Derek Taylor /Solo artist) 6. Prophecies Of Loki XXI 7. I think there's someone in the kitchen (Guest: Daniele Gottardo/Solo Artist) 8. Improvisation on Sonata no. 14, c # minor - Op. 27 no 2 www.facebook.com/stephanforte www.stephanforte.org www.listenable.net shop.listenable.net/ www.myspace.com/listenable twitter.com/listenable facebook.com/listenablerecs FROM THE DEPTH to tour with RHAPSODY OF FIRE From the Depth are proud to announce that they will be the opening act of legendary power metal band Rhapsody of Fire for their shows in Spain and France as part of the European leg of their 2012 World Tour. Here are the tour dates confirmed so far: 01.04. Pamplona - Sala Totem 02.04. Madrid - Sala Cats 03.04. Barcelona - Salamandra 04.04. Bordeaux - Theatre Barbey The tour dates follow the band's new studio album "BACK TO LIFE" published by Rising Records, released on November 21, 2011, and available in stores and from the best online retailers. For information about the new release, tour dates and news, please contact the band on their official web pages: FROM THE DEPTH Official Fb Page: www.facebook.com/fromthedepthband FROM THE DEPTH on Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/fromthedepth FROM THE DEPTH Official Web site: http://www.fromthedepth.it/ FROM THE DEPTH Official Myspace Page: www.myspace.com/fromthedepthband THE DEVIL'S BLOOD: New Track Streaming Via Decibel Magazine With just one week away from its North American release, Decibel Magazine is currently streaming "Die The Death" from The Thousandfold Epicentre, the forthcoming new full-length from occult rock conjurers, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD. "Die The Death" is the third track off a record Decibel calls "a rollicking adventure somewhere between early '80s heavy metal and '70s Canterbury scene." Noted founder/band leader SL of the offering: "The Thousandfold Epicentre has become a beautiful and horrible child, a child that is about to be offered up unto the Bull headed God. Within the flames of its creation we have heated our irons for the branding of the world. Within its words and music lies the entrance to the path towards the crossroads, towards the unending singularity and beyond. Our children for Moloch! Hail Satan!" The Thousandfold Epicentre is scheduled for North American release on January 17, 2012 via Metal Blade Records. THE DEVIL'S BLOOD are currently available for interviews. To secure a date and time, please contact EarsplitPR. "...an 11-track opus of maximum cosmic significance." -- Decibel Magazine "THE DEVIL'S BLOOD set the underground alight with an occult-rock conflagration that manages to invoke the misty gallop of Heart and Fleetwood Mac, the bizarre prophetism of Roky Erickson and the jangly doom boogie of Pentagram." -- Terrorizer Magazine "On their sophomore album, Dutch act THE DEVIL'S BLOOD deliver NWOBHM-kissed riffs and melodic female vocals like its 1980 all over again." – Noisecreep "THE DEVIL'S BLOOD are entity onto themselves, and could very well be considered metal's most valid Satanic band." – Blistering "The Thousandfold Epicentre is capable of alluring visions, a veritable siren's song of majesty and grace." -- Bloody Good Horror "Fronted by a sultry female vixen who spouts about riding on the wings of demons and ghastly horrors, the band is like some LSD-fueled trip through '70s rock. It's hard to resist, and packs almost 75 minutes of content into its frame." -- About.com http://www.thedevilsblood.com http://www.facebook.com/thedevilsblood http://www.metalblade.com/thedevilsblood LOINCLOTH: Pitchfork Streaming Entire Debut Album Now Just one week before being released into the general population via Southern Lord, today Pitchfork is streaming LOINCLOTH's debut LP, Iron Balls Of Steel, in its entirety. Compressing nearly forty minutes of mathematical mayhem onto the album, Iron Balls Of Steel -- LOINCLOTH's first output since 2003 -- will hit the streets on January 17th via Southern Lord, on CD, LP and digital download formats. A power trio comprised of guitarists Cary Rowells (Confessor) and Tannon Penland (Koszonom), and drummer Steve Shelton (Confessor), LOINCLOTH steer clear of cliché formulas, and choosing instead to carve its name out sheer force of will. Coalescing endless, technical riffing and a thoroughly devastating rhythm section with seamless precision, never once incorporating acoustic parts, pointless leads, repetition or vocals, the album fully energetic and driving, mashing out riffs at their fullest and remaining innovative the whole time, without attempting to be a "progressive" act. "Take a listen to the 38-minute collection from opener 'Underwear Bomb' through closer 'Closthfroth' to see what it sounds like when three talented players distill an idea to its complex core." - Pitchfork "For Loincloth, the only formula is that there can be no formulas. They don't need 'em. The riff is all. Music is all. Iron Balls of Steel? Yep! And they're fucking massive! 4.5/5" - Sea of Tranquility "This band's instrumental metal will have your brain cells exhaling huge clouds of riffage." - Cvlt Nation "...instrumental music for those who can't stand the over-the-top musicianship of a Liquid Tension Experiment or Yngwie Malmsteen. There isn't any monotonous shredding on this debut; just hard-nosed riffs with a punishing rhythm duo." - About.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Loincloth/266521466700945 http://www.myspace.com/fuckfalsemetal http://www.southernlord.com http://blog.southernlord.com http://twitter.com/twatterlord http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin EL CACO Release New Single Indie Recordings' EL CACO have premiered the first track from their upcoming release, "Hatred, Love and Diagrams," which is out January 27th 2012 in Europe and January 31st in N. America. Check out the first single, "Hatred," now, strealing on their Facebook page. It's also available for purchase from iTunes US now. The band commented: "'Hatred' is our first single from the upcoming album 'Hatred, Love & Diagrams.' It has a pretty rigid beat around 125 bpm and that is not very usual in the El Caco camp. So, you can say 'Hatred' is a bit different but at the same time El Caco made." EL CACO has been an institution and a well kept secret in the Norwegian music scene for the past decade, but look for that to change with "Hatred, Love and Diagrams." The band's music is a culmination of three very talented individuals, each with a very eclectic taste in music. Inspired by the best, but never stripping themselves of their own unique identity, they have the rare ability to grasp the finer elements of their influences and mould them into their own diverse sound. On their new album, EL CACO push the envelope even further than they have done before. Having explored the melodic aspects of rock and metal for more than a decade, this album shows us yet another side of this multi layered band. With an organic and natural sound the trio displays true musicianship and great song-writing skills on this 10-track album which is their definitive peak, their Opus Magna. It sounds more like a band than most other bands. A true organic unit moving fluently with the songs, expressing the underlying emotions through their instruments in a way we know from the greater bands of history. www.indierecordings.us QUEENSRYCHE'S GEOFF TATE SURPRISES AMERICAN IDOL'S JAMES DURBIN AND WIFE HEIDI AT THEIR WEDDING RECEPTION ON NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH PERFORMANCE OF "TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAME" GEOFF TATE "AND FRIENDS" TO PERFORM SELECT, ALL-ACOUSTIC DATES ON THE WEST COAST BEGINNING ON JANUARY 27TH Shortly after Queensryche's Geoff Tate heard that American Idol's James Durbin was going to sing the band's song, "Take Hold of the Flame" to his new bride, Heidi Lowe, at their wedding reception on New Year's Eve, he started making arrangements to join the festivities. A great way to end 2011 and bring in the new year! Known to representatives, but unbeknownst to James and Heidi, Geoff and his wife, Susan, flew from Seattle to Northern California for the big surprise. The Durbins walked into the reception where Geoff quickly introduced himself. A dream come true for James, both he and Geoff hit the stage and sang "Take Hold of the Flame' together with Heidi just a few feet away. A truly memorable evening, indeed, for the newlyweds who had publicly stated that the song was one of their favorites. See the People magazine coverage for more details - http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20557815,00.html / http://www.queensryche.com/2012/01/09/an-idol-rocker-wedding/ This was just the beginning of what promises to be another exciting year for Geoff Tate. After touring extensively in 2011 with his band, Queensryche, Geoff recently announced that he will be doing a handful of acoustic solo dates billed as "Geoff Tate and Friends" beginning on Friday, January 27 at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. What can fans expect on the brief run of dates? According to Tate, he'll be "playing acoustic versions of all my favorite Queensryche songs as well as some songs from my solo album." And that certainly gives him a lot to choose from... Not one to remain idle, Tate is anxious to hit the road again next year despite an incredibly busy 2011 that found the band performing over 75 dates along their 30th Anniversary tour primarily in support of their 12th studio album, Dedicated to Chaos (Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud), that was released in the summer. Towards the end of the tour, Geoff and the band pulled out "all the stops" by performing Rage for Order in its entirety for the first time ever (New York City on Halloween) and Operation: Mindcrime from beginning to end on this year's ShipRocked Cruise (with In This Moment's Maria Brink handling vocal chores as "Sister Mary") for the first time in three years. Both shows were a pure treat for fans! "Mindcrime" (1988) is universally respected as a classic concept release about rock, revenge and redemption and, ultimately, regarded as one of the most important and essential hard rock records in the genre's expansive canon. 1990's follow-up, Empire, yielded a number one single, the Grammy-nominated ballad "Silent Lucidity," which Queensryche performed at the 1992 Grammy Awards accompanied by a supporting orchestra. In 2006, the band released Operation: Mindcrime II, a scorching sequel to their original. The band then hit the road performing both albums Operation: Mindcrime and Operation: Mindcrime II back-to-back in their entirety in an incredible theatrical presentation throughout the year. The final performance was recorded at The Moore Theatre in Seattle that October and the Mindcrime at the Moore double CD/DVD release debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Music DVD Chart and eventually reached gold status. It's hard to believe it's been 30 years and more than 20 million albums sold worldwide later... For 2012, Queensryche has plenty up its sleeve. For more information, please view the official Queensryche website at www.queensryche.com. TOUR DATES FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 - THE CANYON CLUB IN AGOURA HILLS, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 - ANTHOLOGY IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 - THE COACH HOUSE IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 - CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 - EL REY IN CHICO, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 - UPTOWN IN NAPA, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 - FINAGHTY'S IN SNOQUALMIE, WASHINGTON BEAK DEBUT, EYRIE, SET FOR APR. 3 RELEASE Jan. 10, 2012, Chicago -- Beak, the post-metal quartet formed by local Chicago luminaries Chris Eichenseer and Jason Goldberg previously of The Timeout Drawer, release Eyrie, the band's debut album on Apr. 3 via Someoddpilot Records. Recorded and mixed in late-2011 at Engine Studios by Neil Strauch (Sage Francis, Bonnie Prince Billy), the five-track release highlights the band's adept combination of blistering heaviness and melodic prog-rock. "Metal for the sake of it just doesn't interest us. We need more than heavy riffage and the trappings of the genre," expained Eichenseer. "I wish we could call it something else, because to me it's more. We're not afraid to carry influence from our roots in post to punk rock. We're very aware of storytelling and depth. We're not interested in skulls." Vocalist Jon Slusher discussed the conceptual aspect of the debut album: "Eyrie is the nest of a bird of prey built in a high, inaccessible place. The album is conceptual. It's the path of ruin, the crumbling of empires and the marching of time. " Beak is Andy Bosnak (Guitar), Chris Eichenseer (Drums), Jason Goldberg (Bass, Vocals) and Jon Slusher (Guitar, Lead Vocals). Eyrie track listing: 1. Angry Mother of Bones 2. Hands Collide 3. Men at Arms 4. Billions of Eyes 5. The Weight & Time The band's next performance is Feb. 23 at Reggie's (Chicago) with Anvil. An April tour will be announced shortly. www.facebook.com/pages/Beak/183159646995 www.beakmusic.com/ OVERTURES: ON TOUR WITH MILAN POLAK AS LEAD GUITARIST Extreme Agency (www.extremeagency.org), Insano Booking (www.insanobooking.com.br) & Sleaszy Rider Records (www.sleaszyrider.com) are proud to announce that OVERTURES (www.overtures.it) – the Italian heavy/power metallers lead by frontman Michele Guaitoli, after the amazing reviews received for the latest album Rebirth – released on May 2010 by the Greek label SSR Records – will be touring the main cities of the central Europe from February 2nd to 12th. Due to serious personal reasons two important changes will affect Overtures' line up for this tour: on the bass guitar Marco Rosa (Azrath XI, Black Raven) will replace former member Luka Klanjscek; on the lead, substituting Marco Falanga, will be nothing less than MILAN POLAK (www.milanpolak.com). Polak, voted one of the world's 50 fastest guitarists by "Guitar World Magazine" in 2008, throughout his career has already played with Falco, members of Guns n' Roses, Billy Sheehan, Marty Friedman, Dimebag Darrell and many others. The whole tour will be supported by the Brazilians "Terra Prima" (www.terraprima.net), heavy-power metallers who boast of having supported Iron Maiden in its South-American leg of the Final Frontier Tour. Following the entire tour-routing: February 02nd, @ Italy, Rome – Init Club February 03rd, @ Italy, Pordenone – Deposito Giordani February 04th, @ Uster, Switzerland – Rock City Club February 05th, @ Austria, Vienna – Local Club February 06th, @ Germany T.B.A. February 07th, @ Chemintz, Germany – Subway to Peter February 08th, @ Prague, Czech Republic – Exit Chmelnice February 09th, @ Germany T.B.A. February 10th, @ Amsterdam, Netherlands – The Cave Club February 11th, @ Eernegen, Belgium – B52 Klub February 12th, @ Bruxelles, Belgium – Shamrock Club TOUR POSTER: http://www.overtures.it/tour_poster_small.jpg website: www.sleaszyrider.com www.myspace.com/sleaszyrider BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS: Full Album Streaming Via Revolver Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free , the longtime anticipated debut from BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS -- the country/metal alter-ego debut from Ministry's infamous founder, Al Jourgensen -- finally nears official stateside CD release via AFM Records in conjunction with DisManic via E1 Distrobution this Tuesday, January 17th. In celebration of the album's release, the fine heathens at Revolver Magazine have hosted an in-house hellbent hoedown this week and are currently streaming the entire album. Witness the auditory debauchery at this location. In addition to his worldwide notoriety as the Godfather of industrial metal, the public has long been aware of Al Jourgensen's doppelganger, Buck Satan, an idea birthed in homage to his longtime country music hero Buck Owens. Owens, just prior to his death, "blessed" Jourgensen's country side-project BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS, and now finally fully realized years later, this anticipated, apocalyptic bit of filthy modern Americana is complete, the collection of hymns dubbed Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free. Jourgensen recruited additional henchmen for the debut recordings from BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS, including Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Tony Campos (Static-X) and Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), in addition to a plethora of guest musicians bearing fiddles, cellos, pedal steel guitars, mandolins, banjos, and more to construct the album. Weighing in with over fifty minutes of high-octane "country core" depravity, Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free should no doubt be a highly anticipated release for diehard Ministry/Jourgensen fans as well as anybody with a penchant for outlaw country music or raging American rock in general. http://www.facebook.com/Bucksatan666 http://www.afm-records.de http://www.myspace.com/afmrecordsgermany https://www.facebook.com/afmrecords PELICAN Announce New EP Instrumental Quartet Unveils First New Material In Two Years Thunderous post-instrumental outfit PELICAN have announced the long awaited follow-up to their sprawling 2009 full length What We All Come To Need, a new four song EP Ataraxia/Taraxis to be released via Southern Lord on April 10. With members now residing in separate cities, the EP represents a new chapter in the band's evolution with a reenergized focus on composition and the utilization of the recording studio as a creative tool in the songwriting process, yielding one of the most diverse efforts in the band's prolific discography. The four new songs highlight the manifold sonic strengths of the band by delving into moments of triumphant melodic rock, smokey doom, ambient soundscape, acoustic desert-folk, and minimalist electronics. In contrast to the EP's origin as the product of four different recording studios, including stints with engineers Sanford Parker (Twilight, Circle of Animals, Nachtmystium) and Aaron Harris (ISIS), the carefully crafted track listing boasts a cohesive narrative flow, lending the release an epic feel worthy of a full album. Ataraxia/Taraxis Track Listing: 1. Ataraxia 2. Lathe Biosas 3. Parasite Colony 4. Taraxis PELICAN is supporting the release with a two-week run of dates in Europe and the UK, including coveted spots at Roadburn and Dunk! Festivals. PELICAN Upcoming Tour Dates: 4/06/2012 Dunk! Festival - Zottegem, BE 4/07/2012 The Garage - London, UK w/ Chelsea Wolfe 4/08/2012 Vudu Club - Birmingham, UK w/ Chelsea Wolfe 4/09/2012 Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, UK 4/10/2012 Stereo - Glasgow, UK 4/11/2012 The Ruby Lounge - Manchester, UK 4/12/2012 The Haunt - Brighton, UK 4/13/2012 The Cooler - Bristol, UK 4/14/2012 Roadburn Festival - Tilburg, Netherlands 4/15/2012 La Maronquinerie - Paris, France 4/16/2012 Jubez - Karlsruhe, Germany w/ Tombs 4/17/2012 Bad Bonn - Dudingen, Switzerland 4/18/2012 Magnolia - Milan, Italy 4/19/2012 Feierwerk - Munich, Germany w/ Tombs 4/20/2012 Cassiopeia - Berlin, Germany w/ Tombs 4/21/2012 Nosturi - Helsinki, Finland http://www.facebook/pelicansong http://www.southernlord.com http://blog.southernlord.com http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin http://twitter.com/twatterlord

January 18th, 2012	Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD about to record new album in March 2012! Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are fully busy in writing the follow-up album! The writing process is in its finishing stages even though there is more to be done and more to be polished. The recording will once again be held at the Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque. Comments the band: "We're glad to get back there in early March and to get some new stuff on tape. This also being the first time recording with Lars on guitar. The material for this coming release is a natural step forward for KING OF ASGARD. It differs quite a lot though the foundation of our musical roots still are very present. A natural progression of the sounds on 'Fi'mbulvintr'! Song titles include 'Gap Of Ginnungs' and 'Plague-ridden Rebirth'!" In other news KING OF ASGARD are confirmed for the Ragnarök Festival taking place April 13-14 in Lichtenfels, Germany. KING OF ASGARD is: Karl Beckman - vocals/guitars Lars Tängmark - guitars Jonas Albrektsson - bass Karsten Larsson - drums http://www.kingofasgard.com/ http://www.facebook.com/kingofasgard http://www.myspace.com/kingofasgardsweden http://www.youtube.com/user/kingofasgardsweden BRUTAL TRUTH Premiere "Lottery" Video Via Metal Injection.... Everybody Wins! The devout militia in-house at Metal Injection today premieres the brand new video from New York grindcore mercenaries BRUTAL TRUTH. The epilepsy-inducing new visual assault was filmed for the track "Lottery," the tenth track from the crew's latest LP, End Time. "Lottery" is the first video from End Time to hit the streets since the album was released in September, and was directed by David Hall of Handshake Inc. Stated Hall of the creation of the video and working with BRUTAL TRUTH on it: "I think Kevin Sharp is a seriously underrated lyricist and therefore wanted to make the actual words of the song a part of the video. If you play the video at half speed you'll be able to read the words and a get a sense of what is going on thematically. Visually, I wanted to recreate a visual memory of what it's like to watch a Brutal Truth show…'still not loud enough, still not fast enough' – a blur of sounds and visions ground through your face, four unique and seriously talented players that form a grind-Voltron; a big noisy beast that spits super-acid in your face and defeats complacency and boredom." BRUTAL TRUTH also filmed two additional new videos to coincide with End Time -- videos crafted for the tracks "Fuck Cancer" and "Malice" -- once again with Tyson Montrucchio, who previously directed the band's videos for "Sugar Daddy" and "Get A Therapist... Spare the World." Stay tuned for more info as these new waves of band propaganda are disbursed in the coming weeks. http://www.brutaltruth.com http://www.facebook.com/brutaltruth http://www.myspace.com/brutalfuckingtruth http://twitter.com/brutaltruthny http://www.relapse.com http://www.facebook.com/RelapseRecords DARKEST ERA to join Alestorm on UK and Ireland tour! DARKEST ERA have been added to ALESTORM's Useless Drunken Bastards UK and Ireland tour in February 2012! Guitarist Ade Mulgrew comments: "We are really looking forward to hitting the road around the UK with Alestorm on what should be a crazy couple of weeks. It's our first proper tour so a really big deal for us. Most of the cities involved are ones we've never been to before so it's going to be cool seeing new places and meeting new people. What we are most looking forward to however, is getting to play live so many nights in a row - we're at our best live and we can't wait to unleash our full heavy metal torrent across the UK at last!" The tour kicks off in Plymouth and zigzags all over the country before finishing up in Norwich's Waterfront two weeks later. Catch them here: ALESTORM + CLAIM THE THRONE + DARKEST ERA 04/02/12 - UK - Plymoth- White Rabbit 05/02/12 - UK - Stoke On Trent- Green Star 06/02/12 - UK - Sheffield - Corporation 07/02/12 - UK - Bristol - The Fleece 08/02/12 - UK - Southampton - Talking Heads 09/02/12 - UK - Manchester - Moho Live 10/02/12 - UK - Glasgow - Garage 11/02/12 - UK - Belfast - Speakeasy 12/02/12 - IE - Dublin - The Pint 13/02/12 - UK - Leicester - Sub 91 14/02/12 - UK - Brighton - The Haunt 15/02/12 - UK - Wrexham - Central Station 16/02/12 - UK - Leeds - The Well 18/02/12 - UK - London - Islington Academy 19/02/12 - UK - Norwich - Waterfront The Last Caress of Light was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales at the end of August 2010 with producer Chris Fielding. The result are eight tracks of dark, stormy, epic Celtic Metal with which mix the melancholy and atmosphere of Irish Folk with the epic might of heavy metal bands such as Warlord, Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy. The album stands out from all else as a record of intense emotional power and honesty; holding the listener within a dark heavy metal storm and not letting go until the last chords have rung out. DARKEST ERA is: Krum - Vocals Ade Mulgrew - Guitar Sarah Wieghell - Guitar David Lindsay - Bass Lisa Howe - Drums http://www.myspace.com/darkestera http://www.facebook.com/darkestera http://twitter.com/DarkestEra http://www.youtube.com/darkesteraofficial CANNABIS CORPSE: METAL INJECTION Premieres "Where the Kind Lives" Animated Video Weed-obsessed death metallers CANNABIS CORPSE have just unleashed a mind-melting animated video for "Where the Kind Lives" via metal video gurus Metal Injection. The track is taken off 2011's Tankcrimes release, Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise, and provides a perfect backdrop for some evil, circle-pitting extraterrestrial weed beasts' abduction of one very unlucky stoner. Watch it here: http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/8238/cannabis-corpse-where-the-kind-lives-video Read an interview with the video's creator, JoeFen of The Gift Media, here: http://thegiftmedia.com/?p=119 Stills from the video can be seen here: http://catharsispr.tumblr.com/ This past weekend at the Cory Smoot Memorial Benefit, CANNABIS CORPSE were joined onstage by LAMB OF GOD vocalist Randy Blythe for a special one-off set of dank death metal brutality. Following the recent departures of Andy "Weedgrinder" Horn and Nick "Nikropolis" Poulos, CANNABIS CORPSE are searching for a new vocalist to fill Horn's boots, and will be announcing their new axe-slinger soon. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the band at Landphilbass@hotmail.com. PRIMORDIAL to embark on European Paganfest tour in March! Ireland's PRIMORDIAL will be co-headlining the Paganfest tour 2012, which is kicking off in Oberhausen, Germany the 16th of March 2012! PRIMORDIAL singer A.A. Nemtheanga comments: "Never say never right? So we announce our participation in next March's Paganfest festival tour across Central Europe. Anyone who has read any of my various ramblings and musings over the last year or two will know my feelings about the current state of club touring and the industry in general. It's an ugly business but we are definitely ugly enough and getting uglier every year so strangely enough the stars aligned and the dates fell into place for us. Anyone who knows anything about Primordial knows how hard it has become for us to commit to lengthy touring as the years go by. The window of opportunity represents possibly the only opportunity we will have to do a longer tour for 'Redemption' across Europe so as they say…needs must and better the devil you know. Never as I say say never. Regardless of the fact that the general tone of this tour is a little different. It has a more pronounced mix of light and shade. We have our Icelandic brethren Solstafir taking part which I would have thought alongside ourselves should sweeten the deal for those who may feel the pagan/heathen festival tour holds nothing for them, Romanian shamans NeguraBunget also filling out the darker quotient of the tour. Heidevolk stand firm for proud old values and having taken part in Eluveitie's acoustic album personally my feeling on those guys and girls should be apparent! I support them and the cultural significance they represent. I'm not here to sound the rallying cry for a dying venture (i.e touring) or sound the death knell for Primordial club touring we are simply taking part, we have some interesting and new things planned and the tour has some light and shade, which may be difficult for some people to take but this is how it is. Of course some territories are missed and we apologize for this but this is a mixture of market forces and pragmatism and unfortunately nothing to do with us, we hope to fill in the blanks over time. Bottom line, Primordial is touring…this is the most important fact and you know what you are gonna get…blood sweat and fire so see you on the field…" PAGANFEST 2012 ELUVEITIE + PRIMORDIAL + NEGURA BUNGET + HEIDEVOLK + SOLSTAFIR 16/03/12 - DE - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle Extended 17/03/12 - DE - Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn Extended 18/03/12 - NL - Tilburg - O13 Extended 19/03/12 - DE - Herford - X 20/03/12 - CH - Pratteln - Z7 21/03/12 - IT - Bologna - Estragon 22/03/12 - AT - Graz - PPC 23/03/12 - AT - Wien - Arena Extended 24/03/12 - DE - München - Backstage Extended 25/03/12 - DE - Leipzig - Hellraiser 26/03/12 - DE - Hamburg - Markthalle 27/03/12 - DE - Berlin - Postbahnhof 28/03/12 - NL - Haarlem - Patronaat 29/03/12 - DE - Saarbrücken - Garage 30/03/12 - DE - Giessen - Hessenhalle Extended 31/03/12 - DE - Geiselwind - Music Hall Extended 01/04/12 - BE - Antwerpen - Trix extended = + EQUILIBRIUM + KORPIKLAANI PRIMORDIAL's Redemption At The Puritan's Hand was released in April of 2011 and entered the official album charts in Germany (#31), Finland (#23), Sweden (#54) and Switzerland (#90)! http://www.facebook.com/primordialofficial http://www.primordialweb.com http://www.myspace.com/primordialofficial http://www.metalblade.com/primordial DESASTER launch pre-order for "The Arts Of Destruction" and post first new song, reveal front art! New album to be released February 28th! German Black/Thrash group DESASTER has finished the recordings for their upcoming new album The Arts Of Destruction to be released February, 24th in G/A/S, 27th in the rest of Europe and the UK, and 28th in North America! Metal Blade has now launched a landing page that includes pre-order links as well as the brand new song Queens Of Sodomy! Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/desaster to check it out! Comments the band: "'The Arts Of Destruction' ... 100% Desaster 100% Metal 100% Hell 100% Non-commercial! We still spit on trends, hail the cult of Metal and send a big FUCK YOU to all who don't believe in metal music! We don't want to say so much about the album...only... pure Metal, full of Darkness and Blasphemy, no compromise, no innovation... In our eyes our best sounding and most brutal album so far! Check it out and create your own view. Bang or be banged! The Arts Of Destruction track listing: 1. Intro 2. The Arts Of Destruction 3. Lacerate With Hands Of Doom 4. Splendour Of The Idols 5. Phantom Funeral 6. Queens Of Sodomy 7. At Hell's Horizon 8. Troops Of Heathens - Graves Of Saints 8. Possessed And Defiled 9. Beyond Your Grace 10. Outro There will be a limited first edition available including a bonus-DVD. More details on the bonus-DVD will be revealed shortly! Twenty three years going and still strong, DESASTER have released six studio albums throughout their career. The Arts Of Destruction is the follow-up to 2007's Satan's Soldiers Syndicate that received critical acclaim and was supported with club shows and festival gigs all over the planet. DESASTER live battles: 14/01/12 - GR - Athens - AN Club 18/02/12 - ES - Granada - 4 The Metal Festival 11/05/12 - AT - Schärding - Fireflash Festival 08/09/12 - DE - t.b.a. - Death Doomed The Age Festival 13/10/12 - IT - Rome - Closer Club http://www.total-desaster.com http://www.facebook.com/666Desaster666 http://www.myspace.com/desaster GOATWHORE: Blood for the Master - first single, tracklisting, and studio footage now live Goatwhore featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine's February 2012 issue- out now! Agoura Hills, CA - January 9th, 2012 - Blood for the Master: the brand new studio album from New Orleans Louisiana's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death & roll, GOATWHORE, is set for release in North America on February 14th 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Recorded in St. Petersburg, FL at Mana Studios, GOATWHORE once again joined forces with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse, Agnostic Front, The Mountain Goats) to lay down the ten blistering tracks for the band's 5th full-length release, which Decibel Magazine claims "reeks of blasphemy, brimstone, Jägermeister and fire." The first single off the album, Collapse in Eternal Worth, along with 'In the Studio' video footage is now live at MetalBlade.com/Goatwhore. Fans can stream or download the single as well as check out the lyric video for the track that incorporates the artwork from both the CD and vinyl versions of the release, each which features different artwork. GOATWHORE - Blood for the Master 1. Collapse in Eternal Worth 2. When Steel and Bone Meet 3. Parasitic Scriptures of the Sacred Word 4. In Deathless Tradition 5. Judgement of the Bleeding Crown 6. Embodiment of this Bitter Chaos 7. Beyond the Spell of Discontent 8. Death to the Architects of Heaven 9. An End to Nothing 10. My Name is Frightful Among the Believers Blood for the Master will be available on CD, vinyl, and digitally. Fans of vinyl should note that there will be three different versions of the LP; red with black splatter, half red/half black, and standard black. Also available will be a limited amount of special pre-order bundles containing merch items exclusive to these bundles. For details and images please go to MetalBlade.com/Goatwhore. In other news, GOATWHORE is currently featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine's February 2012 issue, on newsstands now. In the cover story feature guitarist Sammy Duet and vocalist Louis Benjamin Falgoust II discuss the new album, the band's numerous career hurdles, and their recent successes. If you aren't a Decibel Magazine subscriber, you can pick up a copy of the issue HERE. Upcoming tour dates in support of Blood for the Master: 02/03 New Orleans, LA The Hanger - Scott "Morpheen" Rousell Benefit Show w/ Lock Up, Strong Intention 02/08 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity 02/09 Albany, NY Bogies 02/10 Revere, MA Club Lido 02/11 Montreal, QC Katacombes 02/12 Toronto, ON Wreck Room 02/13 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club 02/14 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa 02/15 Baltimore, MD Sonar 02/16 Brooklyn, NY Club Europa End Tour w/ Hate Eternal, Fallujah, Cerebral Bore 02/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live 02/21 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse 02/22 Hollywood, CA The Whisky 02/23 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium 02/24 Portland, OR Branx 02/25 Seattle, WA Studio Seven 02/26 Boise, ID The Venue 02/27 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue 02/28 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep 02/29 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club 03/01 St Paul, MN Station 4 03/02 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks GOATWHORE is: Louis B. Falgoust II - Vocals Sammy Duet - Guitars/Vocals Zack Simmons - Drums James Harvey - Bass facebook.com/thegoat666 twitter.com/GoatwhoreNOLA Goatwhore.net myspace.com/Goatwhore PUSCIFER ADD TWO WEST COAST SHOWS TO UPCOMING CONDITIONS OF MY PAROLE TOUR Jerome, Ariz., Jan. 9, 2012 -- Puscifer, the eclectic music-meets-comedy troupe helmed by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), have added two dates to their upcoming Conditions of My Parole tour: Mar. 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and Mar. 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif. Tickets for the Mar. 18 Escondido and aforementioned San Francisco date are on sale Friday, Jan. 13 via venue box offices, as well as Ticketmaster and Live Nation websites. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and VIP experiences will be available simultaneously via http://puscifer.frontgatetickets.com. On-sale information for the Mar. 17 show in Riverside will be available shortly. The band's live performances are not to be missed. Keenan brings the unconventional atmosphere of the Verde Valley to life with a musically driven evening that merges technology, quirky characters and comedy, The Boston Globe referred to the shows as "musical theater" and the Philadelphia Weekly described the set as an "engaging performance with hilarious pre-recorded between-song skits featuring MJK alter-egos Major Douche and white-trash hero Billy D." The band celebrated the release of their sophomore album with an in-character Halloween performance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Puscifer's touring band members are Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl. February 23 Austin, TX Long Center for the Performing Arts 25 Baton Rouge, LA River Center Theatre 26 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre 28 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall 29 Louisville, KY Brown Theatre March 1 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theatre 3 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre 4 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre 6 Kansas City, KS Kansas City Music Hall 7 Omaha, NE Omaha Civic Auditorium 10 Edmonton, AB North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 11 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 13 Vancouver, BC The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts 14 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 16 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts 17 Riverside, CA Fox Performing Arts Center 18 Escondido, CA California Center for the Arts Puscifer's sophomore album, Conditions of My Parole, was released on Oct. 18 via Puscifer Entertainment. www.puscifer.com www.facebook.com/puscifermusic Sabaton First dates of the Swedish Empire Tour We can now present the first dates of the Swedish Empire Tour, and of course we start with presenting Sweden. The tour will be extended over time to other countries, so stay updated through our website and Facebook site. This is the biggest tour we have done in Sweden so far. 2012.10.21 – Stockholm Arenan 2012.11.27 – Malmö KB 2012.11.28 – Kalmar Palace 2012.11.29 – Karlskrona Idrottshallen 2012.11.30 – Huskvarna Folkets Park 2012.12.01 – Norrköping Flygeln 2012.12.04 – Uppsala Konserthuset 2012.12.05 – Sundsvall Stadshuset 2012.12.07 – Piteå Norrmalmia 2012.12.12 – Linköping Garden 2012.12.13 – Lund Mejeriet 2012.12.14 – Ekebo Nöjeskällan 2012.12.15 – Örebro Conventum Arena Tickets will be released on the 11th of January. Stream the New NEKROMANTHEON Album Now Stream "Rise, Vulcan Spectre," the new album from Norwegian thrashers, NEKROMANTHEON, courtesy of Terrorizer, now. "Rise, Vulcan Spectre" is the band's second album, and their Indie Recordings' debut, and will be released on January 13th in Europe and January 17th in North America. Pre-order the album, now. NEKROMANTHEON will tour Norway in February with AURA NOIR and SKELETONWITCH on the "Fire Walk With Me, Vol. 2" tour. 2/3 Drammen, Norway- Union Scene # 2/4 Trondheim- Blaest # 2/8 Sankt Hanshaugen, Norway - John Dee 2/9 Bergen, Norway- Hulen 2/10 Sandes, Norway- Tribute 2/11 Byscenen, Norway- Haugesund # No Skeletonwitch "Rise, Vulcan Spectre" Tracklist: 1. Cast Down to the Void 2. Blood Wisdom 3. Embrace the Oracle 4. Coven of the Minotaur 5. The Usurper Command 6. Rise, Vulcan Spectre 7. Twelve Depths of Hades 8. Raised by Dogs Having previously released one album and a EP, this powerful trio has regressed far back into the glorious days of real metal, breaking the chains to all that is plastic. Their second and forthcoming full-length is even faster, filthier, and more evil than ever! With "Rise, Vulcan Spectre," Nekromantheon have truly summoned the ancient Greek gods of havoc, and will let nothing stand in the way of this unholy blood offering. Worship the beast! Stay updated on facebook/nekromantheonofficial and indierecordings.no THE NEOLOGIST release video/artwork for SOILWORK cover album American melodic metal two-piece, THE NEOLOGIST, have just released a new video for their cover of SOILWORK's "Shadowchild" featuring Samus (Decrepit Birth, ex-Abigail Williams, ex-Mutiny Within) on drums. The band will be releasing an entire album of SOILWORK cover songs titled Working the Soil. The artwork for the album is a collage featuring pieces from each SOILWORK album. In addition to the release of Working the Soil, THE NEOLOGIST is also currently recording their sophomore album titled The Promise of Eternal Separation which is due to be released in the spring of 2012. As with all of THE NEOLOGIST's music, fans can download the new track for free via the bands Bandcamp website. Guest drummer Samus has also been busy working on his own musical projects as he just released a hilarious cover of LMFAO's "I'm Sexy and I Know It" as well as his own original thrash track titled "Untitled Shred Madness". www.theNeologist.net www.youtube.com/theNeologistOfficial www.theNeologist.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Neologist/157218564291856 FDA Rekotz to Release Massive Assault's Death Strike FDA Rekotz is set to release Death Strike, the new full-length album from Dutch killer-squad MASSIVE ASSAULT in the Spring of 2012. The album's artwork and tracklist are featured below. Stay tuned for more details. 01. Driven Towards Death 02. Cycle Of Violence 03. Operation Anthropoid 04. Finished Sympathy 05. Turning Tides 06. Pride 07. Dismal Life 08. Aggressive Depression 09. Chained 10. Plead Not Guilty Formed in 2003, Massive Assault is a perfect mix of early 90's Death Metal & D-beat/Crust with Hardcore Punk energy. The group is well known for their crushing guitar sound, energetic live performances and musical & composing skills. Massive Assault's musical style will truly ravish those who like Entombed's Left Hand Path, Dismember's Like an Ever Flowing Stream, Obituary's Slowly We Rot and Bolt Thrower's War Master, but will also appeal to those who are into crustpunk and hardcore. Carl Christ - Vocals Jozze - Bass & Backing Vocals Gideon - Drum Fredde Kaddeth - Guitars www.facebook.com/massiveassault www.fda-rekotz.com www.reverbnation.com/fdarekotz www.myspace.com/fda-rekotz TRUTH CORRODED ANNOUNCE EUROPE TOUR JAN / FEB 2012 WITH KRISIUN, MALEVOLENT CREATION AND VITAL REMAINS South Australian extreme thrashers TRUTH CORRODED will kick off the New Year with the bands first ever tour of Europe. The band will be main support on 'THE SOUNDS OF EXTREME TOUR 2012' featuring KRISIUN (Brazil) MALEVOLENT CREATION (U.S) and VITAL REMAINS (U.S) touring across Europe and the U.K from January 27 to February 18. Tour dates as follows: 27.01.2012 (POL) Bielsko-Biala / Rudeboy 28.01.2012 (SK) Kosice / Collosseum 29.01.2012 (CZ) Uherske Hradiste / Klub Mir 30.01.2012 (GER) Jena / Rosenkeller 03.02.2012 (CH) Le Locle / Scarkrows 04.02.2012 (CH) Dietikon / Sounddock14 05.02.2012 (GER) Trier / Exhaus 07.02.2012 (GER) Munich / Backstage 08.02.2012 (GER) Darmstadt / Steinbrucht Theater 09.02.2012 (HOL) Alkmaar / Victorie 10.02.2012 (HOL) Groningen / Vera 11.02.2012 (HOL) Rotterdam / Baroeg 12.02.2012 (BEL) Vosselaar / Biebob 13.02.2012 (UK) Manchester / Moho 14.02.2012 (IRE) Dublin / The Pint 15.02.2012 (UK) London / Underworld 16.02.2012 (FR) Paris / Glazart 17.02.2012 (GER) Bad Oeynhausen / Druckerei 18.02.2012 (GER) Essen / Turock The tour will follow on from the TRUTH CORRODED tour of Australia, Japan and South East Asia in early 2011. TRUTH CORRODED will be promoting the bands latest album 'WORSHIP THE BLED' which was released through 'ULTIMHATE RECORDS' in Europe and Japan in September. WORSHIP THE BLED features Kevin Talley (DAATH, SIX FEET UNDER, MISERY INDEX, CHIMAIRA) on drums and was mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) The album is available through ULTIMHATE RECORDS in Europe and Japan and through TRUTH INC RECORDS in Australia. LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe Singing For Death Metallers CANNABIS CORPSE At This Saturday's Cory Smoot/GWAR Memorial Benefit Tragedy brings people together, for better or for worse. This weekend, a host of bands (including weedgrinders CANNABIS CORPSE), metal fans, friends and family will come together to celebrate the life and memory of GWAR's Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus), whose untimely passing has shaken the metal world to its core. On Saturday, January 7th, the Canal Club in Richmond, VA will be hosting a benefit show and CD release for the Cory Smoot Experiment (Smoot's recently recorded solo project) featuring raffles and performances by: MENSREA CANNABIS CORPSE ANTIETAM 1862 DAVE BROCKIE EXPERIENCE THRONE FROM ROYALTY MAKE LIKE MURDER For more information, go to this location. Fellow Richmond death metallers CANNABIS CORPSE will be joined by LAMB OF GOD vocalist Randy Blythe for a special one-off set of dank death metal brutality. Following the recent departures of Andy "Weedgrinder" Horn and Nick "Nikropolis" Poulos and unwilling to cancel their performance, CANNABIS CORPSE decided to join forces with their old friend Blythe to ensure that this gig is a truly special experience for everyone involved. In an earlier press release from his PR rep, Blythe commented: "Cory was the guitarist in GWAR who passed away recently and was a friend of mine who recorded my guest vocals on the JASTA CD. He leaves a pregnant wife behind (their first child) and a mortgage. Cory didn't have life insurance and his wife is going to need every penny she can get with a kid on the way and bills to pay. Although GWAR is a relatively large band and are doing all they can for Mrs. Smoot, the fact of the matter nobody is rich and times will be hard. My friends in CANNABIS CORPSE were scheduled to play the benefit show, but suddenly are having lineup difficulties (lost the singer). So what the fuck and why not? On January 7, CANNABIS CORPSE WILL play — but I will be singing! Come check out some brutal death metal for a good cause! I'll be working on my death metal voice 'till then, pretending to smoke weed and getting deeper than fuck. " CANNABIS CORPSE are currently seeking replacements for Horn and Poulos. Interested parties can contact the band at Landphilbass@hotmail.com. Several videos have surfaced of the band and Blythe practicing for the big event - check out some rehearsal footage here: "Blunted at Birth" - http://www.twitvid.com/IMUVK "Staring Through My Eyes That Are Red" - http://www.twitvid.com/IYPSM In addition, CANNABIS CORPSE are gearing up to premiere a wicked sick animated music video for "Where The Kind Live" off 2011's critically acclaimed Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise (Tankcrimes). Check out a few production stills HERE, and stay tuned for more ganj-induced carnage! TRUTH CORRODED ANNOUNCE EUROPE TOUR JAN / FEB 2012 WITH KRISIUN, MALEVOLENT CREATION AND VITAL REMAINS South Australian extreme thrashers TRUTH CORRODED will kick off the New Year with the bands first ever tour of Europe. The band will be main support on 'THE SOUNDS OF EXTREME TOUR 2012' featuring KRISIUN (Brazil) MALEVOLENT CREATION (U.S) and VITAL REMAINS (U.S) touring across Europe and the U.K from January 27 to February 18. Tour dates as follows: 27.01.2012 (POL) Bielsko-Biala / Rudeboy 28.01.2012 (SK) Kosice / Collosseum 29.01.2012 (CZ) Uherske Hradiste / Klub Mir 30.01.2012 (GER) Jena / Rosenkeller 03.02.2012 (CH) Le Locle / Scarkrows 04.02.2012 (CH) Dietikon / Sounddock14 05.02.2012 (GER) Trier / Exhaus 07.02.2012 (GER) Munich / Backstage 08.02.2012 (GER) Darmstadt / Steinbrucht Theater 09.02.2012 (HOL) Alkmaar / Victorie 10.02.2012 (HOL) Groningen / Vera 11.02.2012 (HOL) Rotterdam / Baroeg 12.02.2012 (BEL) Vosselaar / Biebob 13.02.2012 (UK) Manchester / Moho 14.02.2012 (IRE) Dublin / The Pint 15.02.2012 (UK) London / Underworld 16.02.2012 (FR) Paris / Glazart 17.02.2012 (GER) Bad Oeynhausen / Druckerei 18.02.2012 (GER) Essen / Turock The tour will follow on from the TRUTH CORRODED tour of Australia, Japan and South East Asia in early 2011. TRUTH CORRODED will be promoting the bands latest album 'WORSHIP THE BLED' which was released through 'ULTIMHATE RECORDS' in Europe and Japan in September. WORSHIP THE BLED features Kevin Talley (DAATH, SIX FEET UNDER, MISERY INDEX, CHIMAIRA) on drums and was mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) The album is available through ULTIMHATE RECORDS in Europe and Japan and through TRUTH INC RECORDS in Australia. BLACK BREATH: Seattle Savages Go On The Attack With Second LP Seattle's barbaric wrecking crew BLACK BREATH have completed their second LP and are preparing to fire it point blank into the public's face this March. The forthcoming new platter, dubbed Sentenced to Life, is the highly-anticipated follow-up to the band's raging 2010 debut album, Heavy Breathing, which blew away fans of both hardcore-fueled rock and roll and crushing Swedish death metal internationally. Now in 2012, BLACK BREATH's neck-snapping Sentenced To Life projects an even more vile, metallic sonic attack than its predecessor, bearing is a bit less rock and roll swagger and a showcasing more full-on crushing rage. The album is a product of furious creativity jammed into a short span of time, written in the seemingly endless Winter after returning from their November 2010 European tour. Bearing 10 thunderous tracks in under 33 minutes, Sentenced To Life features such smashing BLACK BREATH hits as "Feast of the Damned," "Doomed," "Forced Into Possession," "Home of the Grave" and of course the title anthem "Sentenced to Life." The band once again recorded at God City Studios with Kurt Ballou, and had the finished product mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side. Easily the band's most thunderous recording to date, BLACK BREATH sentence every listener to a life of headbanging after spinning this motherfucker! Sentenced To Life will burst into stores and distros for public armament in March 2012. A final release date, full track listing, cover art and preview of the new album will be announced in the weeks ahead. http://blackbreath.com http://www.facebook.com/BLACKBREATH.MUSIC http://www.myspace.com/blackbreath http://www.southernlord.com http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin http://twitter.com/twatterlord EXHUMED Announce Grind Over Europe Tour 2012 Following their first ever trek through Brazil with Aborted, California goregrind ministers EXHUMED will spray their blood overseas next month on the Grind Over Europe Tour 2012. Set to kick off on February 24 in Barcelona, Spain, the band will mercilessly tear through 16 cities. Speakers will blow, ears will bleed, villages will crumble. You have been warned. The band will be joined by label-mates Rotten Sound and Magrudergrind. Comments vocalist/guitarist Matt Harvey: "We're fully chuffed to have an opportunity to Grind Over Europe with a couple of our favorite bands: Rotten Sound and Magrudergrind! If you don't like blastbeats, manic energy, beer, stage-diving, rhino charges, swinging thumbjumps or Scott Carlson bass grinds, do yourself a favor and stay the fuck home! This tour, in addition to being a screaming whirlwind holocaust, will single handedly bring the phrase 'play fast or die!' back en vogue. We're psyched to get to hit a few countries for the first time on this tour, as well as dust off some old and particularly short, fast, and loud numbers for the set. Our very first tour in '97 was the Grind Over Europe II tour with Hemdale and Nyctophobic, so whoever said 'you can't go home again' is obviously full of shit! Bring your studded vests, dreadlocks, Agathocles split EPs, and worn out old Napalm Death shirts on down to the show and let's tear some shit apart! Cheers!" EXHUMED w/ Aborted 02/16/2012 Beco - Porto Alegre, RS 2/17/2012 Music Hall - Belo Horizonte, MG 2/18/2012 Hangar 110 - São Paulo, SP 2/19/2012 Hangar Bar - Curitiba, PR 2/20/2012 Armazém do Café - Catanduva/SP EXHUMED Grind Over Europe Tour 2012 w/ Rotten Sound, Magrudergrind 02/24/2012 Estraperlo Club - Barcelona, Spain 02/25/2012 TBA Spain 02/26/2012 Sala Jala Jala - Almería, Spain 02/27/2012 Revolver Bar - Lisbon, Portugal 02/28/2012 Hard Club - Porto, Portugal 02/29/2012 Sala Heaven - Santander, Spain 03/01/2012 Salle Des Fêtes De Labège - Toulouse, France 03/02/2012 Kulturwerk 118 - Sursee, Switzerland 03/03/2012 Les Caves Du Manoir - Martigny, Switzerland 03/04/2012 Lo Fi Club - Milano, Italy 03/05/2012 Mochvara - Zagreb, Croatia 03/06/2012 Dürer Kert - Budapest, Hungary 03/07/2012 Euphoria Music Hall - Cluj-Napoca, Romania 03/08/2012 Nova Pekaren - Nitra, Slovakia 03/09/2012 Black Pes - Prague, Czech Rep 03/10/2012 Barrak Music Club - Ostrava, Czech Rep EXHUMED will be touring in support of All Guts, No Glory, issued earlier this year via Relapse Records. The band's first new record in almost eight years offers up 11 slaughter-filled tracts of soul-raping, grind-infused death metal that toppled an array of Year End lists including Decibel, Pitchfork, NPR.org, MetalSucks and Skulls N Bones. To stream All Guts, No Glory in full visit: http://www.exhumed.bandcamp.com. "Everything seems more fluid and powerful, though as vicious as it all is, the focus remains on the composition and how it smacks the listener between the eyes." — Decibel "EXHUMED are back, hungry, vicious, and unrelenting," — Metal Underground "… fans of dripping blood, gaping autopsies, and ravenous zombies will absolutely adore this record." — Revolver "EXHUMED has aged like corpse putrefaction: that is indeed the highest compliment you can pay to one of 2011's best records." — Brave Words "My only real bitch about All Guts, No Glory is that it blew the speakers in my truck. Worth it." — Blabbermouth " Each track flies right out of the gate, grabs you by the throat and does not even think about mercy." — Stereokiller "EXHUMED has not only strongly persisted over the last 20 years, but has also managed to simultaneously keep their musical integrity and brutal, gore-filled lyrics fully intact." — Abort "EXHUMED has written killer material that follows their established formula but throws enough changes into the mix to avoid feeling like a retread." — Cosmos Gaming "All Guts, No Glory is not only EXHUMED's finest moment, but probably the best metal record of the year. If something better comes along, it will be from another planet." — Music Emissions http://www.facebook.com/ExhumedOfficial http://www.myspace.com/exhumed http://www.gorefuckingmetal.blgospot.com http://www.relapse.com Rise To Remain Changes Line Up North American Release Of Debut Album "City Of Vultures" Now Scheduled for June 5th 2012 via Century Media Upcoming North American Tour Dates Cancelled It is with regret that Rise To Remain announces that they have parted company with their bass player Joe Copcutt and drummer Pat Lundy on the eve of their first North American tour. As a result, they will no longer be able to take part in the shows as planned supporting Machine Head. The band apologizes to all their North American fans but would like to assure them that they will be playing shows there very soon. The North American release of their critically acclaimed debut album City Of Vultures via Century Media Records now moves to June 5th, when Rise To Remain will be heading to North American shores for an extensive soon-to-be-announced tour. The North American album release will also feature exclusive new material recorded in the coming months. Rise To Remain will head back out on the road in the UK and Europe as previously announced in March on their headlining tour with German metallers Heaven Shall Burn as support. New members will be announced in due course. In the meantime, Rise To Remain would like to thank Joe and Pat for their contribution to the band's success and wish them well with all their plans for the future. For more information on RISE TO REMAIN, please visit: www.facebook.com/risetoremain www.myspace.com/risetoremain www.centurymedia.com RIBOZYME Unveils Cover Art and Track Listing A continuous effort to evolve and congeal true identity has led RIBOZYME to be compared to numerous giants of their genre; from Tool to Filter, from Nine Inch Nails to Sigur Rôs, although the distance to the above has never been greater. RIBOZYME is truly a nation of its own, as evident by their fifth album: "Presenting the Problem." RIBOZYME is releasing their new album the 10th of February in Europe and the 14th of February in North America. The band has revealed the cover, pictured above and the track listing, below. 1. Presenting the Problem 2. Lending a Fever 3. Leverage 4. Over The Galvanized 5. Caskets 6. Downside Advantage 7. Scale of Values 8. Rewatched 9. Paid in Graves 10. The Bricks Went Flying "Presenting the Problem" is a modern rock/metal crossover featuring top of the line songwriting, all in a massive sonic experience, featuring guest appearances by world-renowned artists like Jørgen Munkeby of Shining and Fredrik Saroea of Datarock, in a 40 minute long standard-defining example of explosive intensity and musical macro vision with surgical precision. Stay updated at www.indierecordings.no and myspace.com/ribozymenorway MYSTIC-FORCE To Play Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air Warriors Of Metal Fest Open Air is honored to announce that the Baltimore based Progressive Power Metal band MYSTIC-FORCE will be participating in our 5th anniversary show on June 29th & 30th, 2012 at the Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Road in Pataskala, Ohio in 2012. Mystic-Force will come out of dormancy to travel to Europe for the first time to play at the Keep It True XV Metal Festival in Germany in April of 2012 before storming our stage in Late June! Lead by none other than Keith Menser, the organizer of the legendary US Powermad Metal Festival (1997-2001), he will be re-releasing the entire Mystic-Force discography plus a new record and a Best Of Compilation for the band through his Siegen Records in 2012. We are very excited to have added this remarkable band to our equally remarkable line-up for Warriors of Metal Fest V Open Air this year. Just as we welcome back Twisted Tower Dire as a WOM Fest veteran band from our 2009 show, we're very excited to welcome back our 2nd WOM Fest veteran band and outstanding Kansas City, Missouri Progressive Power Metal band, ANCIENT CREATION to Warriors Of Metal Fest Open Air for this year's special 5th year anniversary show on June 29th & 30th, 2012. Ancient Creation was the very first band booked from outside Ohio to play at WOM Fest II Open Air in 2009 and we're pleased to have them back amongst our Metal family once more. Ancient Creation is signed to North Carolina's Heaven & Hell Records which released the band's 3rd full length album Moonlight Monument to rave reviews in the Spring of 2011. The Chicago based Progressive Power Metal band, FIERCE ATMOSPHERES has confirmed their participation in Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air on Friday, June 29th, 2012. Ex-Nasty Savage guitarist Eric Gosselin reached out to us & actually attended WOM Fest III Open Air (2010) in Chillicothe, OH to give me their press packet in person which was very impressive to say the least. we knew then that we had a Fest supporter in this prospective band so we've been waiting for the proper opportunity to showcase this talented band and our 5th year anniversary show seemed like as good a time as any. Hailing from North Carolina, DARK DESIGN is a Progressive Power Metal outfit with shredding guiars courtesy of Mike Joyner and Ray Lewis, bass and backing vocals by Matt Mercer, drums by Robbie Mercer and they are fronted by the absoloutely relentless Andrew Bertrand whose incredible onstage performance puts the Energizer Bunny to shame. This band generously hosted the WOM Fest IV touring Brazilian Thrash Metal band MACHINAGE last year and they were a sight to behold during their incredible performance opening for Nuclear Blast's While Heaven Wept, Twisted Tower Dire (WOM Fest II & V), Widow (WOM Fest III & IV) and Hellrazor (WOM Fest II) at a benefit show we attended in Raleigh, NC's Volume 11 in May of 2011. They are currently recording their debut album and we hope it will be out by Fest time. We are very excited to host this awesome young band at our festival this year. The Michigan based Heavy Metal band, BORROWED TIME, has openned for such Metal legends as Accept, Saxon, and Diamond Head in Detroit and now they will also honor our humble True Metal festival by getting us started on the right note on Friday, June 29th, 2012! We're sure a lot of our Fest fans will recognize the 2 year veteran of the Fest, a steadfast supporter of our efforts and 2011 ASKA fan sponsor, Dennis Schwan on stage playing bass with Borrowed Time just like he sang with ASKA's Keith Knight on their final song perfomance of WOM Fest IV Open Air along with the other ASKA fan sponsors last year! We welcome Borrowed Time to our 5th year anniversary show and look forward to a great set from them. From Burlington, Vermont, the Heavy Metal band, AMADIS have officially confirmed their participation in Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air. Amadis has had an introductory 3 song demo called Hell Devil! (with a killer cover art) and they are working on their debut album to be released this year. Band manager and guitarist, Chaim Rochester describes the Amadis musical style as: "Modern Classic Metal! We're like Heavy Metal the movie, but as the band. We sound like a freight train full of sharks shot out of a laser cannon!" With something like 90 minutes worth of original materials it seems like a shame to limit this band to just 40 minutes but with their energetic Live show and the amount of headbanging they'll induce, it'll be good to keep our audience wanting more! We're very excited to host Amadis for our special 5th year anniversary show this year, just to see what kind of East Coast Metal we're missing out on! Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air will be heald on June 29th & 30th, 2012 at the Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Road in Pataskala, Ohio which is just a 20 minute drive East of Columbus, Ohio. Tickets for the enent will be available in late January 2012. For more information please visit www.warriorsofmetalfest.com and for the most up-to-date goings on about the festival visit www.facebook.com/warriorsofmetal.

January 16th, 2012	YOUR TOMORROW ALONE "Ordinary Lives" teaser. Debut album ready to be released! With YOUR TOMORROW ALONE My Kingdom Music releases a jewel of melancholic and gloomy music into the best Gothic Doom of English school (Anathema, My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost). Find here a teaser for the presentation of the album "Ordinary Lives" which release date is scheduled for January 16th, 2012 and an album prelistening via Soundcloud TEASER - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlXJntdLTOg Album Preview - http://soundcloud.com/mykingdommusic/your-tomorrow-alone-ordinary "Ordinary Lives" signs a new step in the great tradition of the Italian Gothic Doom scene with great acts like Novembre, The Sun Of Weakness, En Declin, Klimt 1918. Just don't be afraid to be enchanted by the pathos of these 9 gems. Here is the definitive tracklist: 1. Renaissence - 2. Praise For Nothing - 3. The Essence Of Gloom - 4. Guilty - 5. Bursting Hope - 6. Far From The Sight - 7. One Last Breath - 8. Agony (praeludium) - 9. In Silence more info on www.mykingdommusic.net * www.facebook.com/yourtomorrowalone * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlXJntdLTOg DISGUISE "Second Coming" teaser. New album out soon! Italian "Black Death Metal" band DISGUISE come back after 4 years with their new album "Second Coming", giving life, after 13 years of career, to their most mature, complete and personal creature. Find here a teaser for the presentation of the album which release date is scheduled for January 16th, 2012 and an album prelistening via Soundcloud TEASER - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52HW0SXAMcU Album Preview - http://soundcloud.com/mykingdommusic/disguise-second-coming-album "Second Coming" reaches the highest levels of aggressivity revealing the most hateful and insane feelings of the human sickness. Perverse vocals and sorrowful atmospheres in the old Mayhem style, are the frame for a violent Black Metal with shades of modern Metal, enriched by the assault of the Death as only Satyricon, Dark Funeral and Marduk have been able to performing during the last years. It's a devastating work and will hit you like a merciless storm! Here is the definitive tracklist: 1. Fragile Certain Death - 2. I Am Alone - 3. The Origin Of The Unknown - 4. Eclipse - 5. Repressed Rage - 6. To Dominate - 7. Claustrophobic Fate - 8. Second Coming more info on: http://www.mykingdommusic.net * http://www.myspace.com/disguisesite * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52HW0SXAMcU "RESURGENCE OF ROCK," BLANCAWHITE'S DEBUT ALBUM, INSPIRES A GLOBAL RESURGENCE OF HARD ROCK It's high time for a resurgence of classic hard rock! With that rallying cry, BlancaWhite has released its debut, full-length album, "Resurgence of Rock," to significant fanfare and acclaim. Sung by legendary vocalists from the 70s and 80s hard rock era, Resurgence of Rock is original, in-your-face, party-hardy hard rock at its finest! An extraordinary international project two years in the making, Resurgence of Rock taps the exceptional talents of 80s vocalists Paul Shortino (QUIET RIOT, ROUGH CUTT and KING KOBRA), Terry Ilous (XYZ and GREAT WHITE), Lorraine Lewis (FEMME FATALE and L.A. NOOKIE), and Jeff Paris (CINDERELLA, VIXEN, SLASH and KEB MO), who deliver stunning performances with all the skill and spirit of hard rock's greatest era. Billed as a "hard rock grass roots revolution," Resurgence of Rock is the brainchild of international lawyer Ken Savage and brothers Austin and Rick Schell, who spared no effort or expense to bring their hard rock dreams to fruition. "We're just ordinary rock fans who want the world to return to the glory days of hard rock, and we cared enough to do something about it," says Savage, a fifth-generation Texan based in Paris, France. "This is hard rock made by fans for fans, pure and simple. It was a thrill and an honor to make this album, and we hope every h ard rock fan from the 70s and 80s will enjoy it." Resurgence of Rock is unique in the manner it mixes hard rock sounds of the 70s and 80s with a modern-day perspective. "The driving rock sounds on this album are straight out of the classic hard rock era. But the subject matter and lyrics are from the perspective of today," notes Savage. "The songs ought to appeal to anyone who grew up in the late 70s or 80s. The songs either look back on that era with fondness, or they address issues that someone who grew up in that period, now with a few more years under his or her belt, faces today." In short, "Resurgence of Rock is a unique mix of the vintage, classic sounds of bands like AC/DC or Van Halen, with the perspective of today," explains Savage. BlancaWhite adopted the models of the Alan Parsons Project and early Queens of the Stone Age and scoured the world to locate the best vocalists for each of their songs. "This project was an extraordinary odyssey that took us to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Austin, Nashville, and Paris. The logistics and challenges were horrific," says Savage. "We wanted the very best in terms of singers, as well as mixing and mastering, and we did whatever was required to make that happen. It was challenging and exhilarating at the same time!" BlancaWhite is named after the world-famous bar in Matamoros, Mexico, just across from the Texas border where Savage and the Schells grew up. The international influences on the album are unmistakable. BlancaWhite's founders are particularly proud of the fact that one of their key hard rockers, "Your Boyfriend Is Lame," contains lines in Spanish and French, and that they were able to locate Terry Ilous, perhaps the only natively tri-lingual hard rock vocalist of the 80s, to sing that song. Little surprise that SAMMY HAGAR, VAN HALEN, and AC/DC were major influences on the album. "We were most strongly influenced by Sammy, Eddie, Malcolm, and Angus, with some combination of DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST as well," says Savage. "There are strong Mexico and partying themes to this album, and even a reference to Van Halen's Cabo Wabo in our title song. Sammy ought to be proud of what he's inspired!" BlancaWhite is already working on its next album. BlancaWhite intends to keep making "hard rock music with a modern twist" as well as matching exceptional singers to particular songs. "We hope everyone gets a real kick out of Resurgence of Rock. It's time for rock music to become fun again, without any higher calling. And hold on to your hats – there is much more to come!," says Savage. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT www.ResurgenceOfRock.com www.BlancaWhite.com ALL THAT REMAINS TO HEADLINE NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 21 WORCESTER, Mass. - Massachusetts' own All That Remains has been announced as a very special guest headliner on Saturday evening, April 21, at the 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. As one of metal's preeminent breakthrough success stories of recent years, All That Remains is one of many acts to get its start at the festival. From cracking the Billboard Top 10, to joining the elite active rock radio fraternity, to being one of just a handful of acts to take part in the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, Ozzfest and Vans Warped Tour trifecta, the group has shattered previously held expectations about just how far a band with roots in independent heavy metal can go. The quintet also returned to the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival's stage for a headlining slot in 2009. The band just wrapped their final tour this past December in support of their latest studio release, 2010's "For We Are Many" (Razor & Tie/Prosthetic). All That Remains have sold over 900,000 albums and 1,100,000 tracks to date. The band has had four consecutive hit singles at Active Rock radio with three in the top 10 andtheir latest single "The Waiting One" continues to do well at Active Rock Radio. All That Remains are currently writing material for their sixth album and this will be one of ATR's first performances of 2012. The 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is a three-day affair, beginning Friday, April 20. The Black Dahlia Murder will headline Friday night, with All That Remains on Saturday and Killswitch Engage will close out the weekend on Sunday night. The complete lineup for Friday includes The Black Dahlia Murder, The Acacia Strain, Oceano, All Shall Perish, Nile, Skeletonwitch, Lionheart, Fleshgod Apocalypse, First Blood, Molotov Solution, The Contortionist, Reign Supreme, Conducting From The Grave, Fit For An Autopsy, Incendiary, Palehorse, Hour Of Penance, Legion, and Relentless. In addition to All That Remains, Saturday's bands include Overkill, iwrestledabearonce, Protest the Hero, Periphery, Bane, Shipwreck, Cruel Hand, Aborted, The Mongoloids, Belphegor, System Divide, Naysayer, The Greenery, Diamond Plate, Rotting Out, Expire, Elitist, Trump The Harlot, Manners, and Malefice. Sunday's lineup is Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Vanna, For Today, Chelsea Grin, Sleeping Giant, Stick To Your Guns, Attila, On Broken Wings, Mychildren Mybride, For The Fallen Dreams, Texas In July, Upon A Burning Body, Volumes, Like Moths To Flames, Hundredth, No Bragging Rights, Counterparts, and Gideon. Tickets are on sale now. Ticket prices are: $40 (Friday), $45 (Saturday), and $40 (Sunday) or $115 (three-day pass). Sponsors this year include All In Merch, Monster, Tama, Ibanez, Zildjian, Metal Blade Records, Break Thru Music, Shook Clothing, Planet Wave, d'addario, Pro Mark, and Evans. Performers are subject to change. www.allthatremainsonline.com www.thepalladium.net www.metalandhardcorefestival.com TRIGGER MADE SOLUTION Launches A New HOTSITE & free EP download still available ! To celebrate the extreme success of the bands debut EP ' Bound At Birth ' released on the 1st December 2011, who reached over 8000 downloads in only 7 days and provoked an amazing buzz worldwide, Azorean metallers TRIGGER MADE SOLUTION now launch a brand new HOTSITE located at http://www.triggermadesolution.co.pt/ and developed by Brazilian designer Jobert Mello from Sledgehammer Graphix (SABATON, PRIMAL FEAR, among others). There you can read the latest band news, download photos as well as the complete promotional digital pack which includes: Press-Release, Band Photo, Exclusive Band Postcard, 'Bound At Birth' HQ Mp4 Video, and full EP with 3 HQ Mp3s with TMS songs. TRIGGER MADE SOLUTION is engaged on promoting their new EP by spreading it all around the globe, but the band is also creating new material for a full length release while still looking for a label contract. In the meantime, be sure to access the new Hotsite and make the free download of the promotional digital pack (http://www.box.com/shared/static/uqiyp677kckxlby3cioz.rar), watch the bands official video to the song " BOUND AT BIRTH " and access all other available channels: Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/triggermadesolution Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TriggerMadeSolution Twitter: http://twitter.com/TriggeMSolution Bandcamp: http://triggermadesolution.bandcamp.com/ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/triggermadesolution PRIMITIVE WEAPONS Sign to PROSTHETIC RECORDS PROSTHETIC RECORDS has signed New York City based PRIMITIVE WEAPONS. The spacey, doom infused band's debut album, which was recorded at Wild Arctic Studios with Dean Baltolunis, whose previous credits include American Nightmare, Goes Cube, and The Hold Steady, will see a release this spring. The band previously released a 7" on Shinebox Recordings, produced by Alex Newport. Look for the band touring around, and appearing at, South By Southwest in March. For more info, check out the band's facebook page. Facebook.com/PrimitiveWeapons prostheticrecords.com lostshepherdrecordings.net WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM: Live Video Premiere Via Metal Injection Final Stateside Celestial Lineage Tour Update Internet video linchpin Metal Injection are hosting an exclusive new live video from Cascadian black metal clan WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM today. The clip is a live performance of the hymn "Ahrimanic Trance" from 2009's Black Cascade LP, filmed at a remote outdoor performance in Northfield, Vermont back in September. WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM's final North American tour in support of their praised fourth LP, Celestial Lineage, is set to embark in less than two weeks. The band will have a special cassette version of Celestial Lineage as well as their 2009 EP Malevolent Grain on tour with them for the tour, limited to 500 copies. Following massive touring from late Summer straight through to the beginning of Winter, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM will embark on the final stateside live actions in support of Celestial Lineage with the anticipated upcoming two-week North American West Coast tour over the latter half of January. This special run of performances will see the WITTR clan performing with a diverse array of incredible acts including Master Musicians of Bukkake, Mount Eerie, Ash Borer, Worm Oroboros, Chelsea Wolfe and more, with crust/punk icons Tragedy recently being added to the Portland stop of the tour. Check out the newly updated routing for the tour below, including newly announced performances and venue changes. WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Winter West Coast Tour: 1/15/2012 The Venue - Vancouver, BC w/ Druden 1/16/2012 Shakedown - Bellingham, WA w/ Mount Eerie, Druden 1/17/2012 The Crocodile - Seattle, WA w/ Master Musicians of Bukkake 1/19/2012 Capitol Theatre - Olympia, WA w/ Master Musicians of Bukkake, Broken Water [*new venue] 1/21/2012 Nocturnum - Eureka, CA w/ Ash Borer 1/23/2012 Slim's - San Francisco, CA w/ Worm Oroboros, Ash Borer 1/24/2012 Catalyst Atrium - Santa Cruz, CA 1/26/2012 Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA w/ Chelsea Wolfe 1/27/2012 Che Cafe - San Diego, CA 1/28/2012 Cafe Coda - Chico, CA 1/30/2012 Branx - Portland, OR w/ Druden, Tragedy Celestial Lineage, released via Southern Lord in September, showcases the Weaver brothers' most magisterial black metal to date, elevating WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM to the highest ranks of contemporary extreme music acts and beyond. In 2011 the band was featured as main cover subjects for Terrorizer, Zero Tolerance and more, as well as being prominently featured in The New Yorker, NPR, Pitchfork (#6 metal album of 2011), Invisible Oranges (#1 album of 2011) hundreds of regional papers and countless blogs and webzines. Undeniably one of the most well received metal albums of 2011, Celestial Lineage is the final installment in a triad of albums – beginning with 2007's organic opus Two Hunters, segued by 2009's more aggressive Black Cascade. http://www.wittr.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wolves-In-The-Throne-Room/48294546133?sk http://www.southernlord.com http://blog.southernlord.com http://twitter.com/twatterlord PSYCROPTIC: Second The Inherited Repression Trailer Released! Tasmanian technical death metal outfit PSYCROPTIC will return this February of 2012 with their upcoming fifth studio album, The Inherited Repression! You can now check out the second "making-of" video for the highly anticipate follow-up to their 2008 release, Ob(Servant), here http://bit.ly/psytrailer2 Head over to the official PSYCROPTIC Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/psycroptic to hear the brand new track, "Carriers of the Plague." The Inherited Repression will be released in Europe on February 7th in North America and on February 10th in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-orders are now available for The Inherited Repression! Order the album with or without an exclusive t-shirt design for a low price from the following location http://bit.ly/psycnbusa. Commented PSYCROPTIC guitarist, Joe Haley, "The Inherited Repression is far and away my favorite PSYCROPTIC album thus far - all of us in the band think this. It's the age-old cliché from bands when they talk about their current album as being the best of their career, blah, blah, but I have to say it because it's true. We wouldn't think there is a point of going on if we couldn't outdo each album prior. We are certainly not playing music for anything else than the love of creating it and performing it. "The Inherited Repression is quite different from anything we have done in terms of song writing and structure, and we spent a lot longer writing and demoing the songs before we recorded it, which you can tell. It's a very dynamic album - the fast elements faster, the slow elements slower, and a lot of light and dark binding it together. It's a very catchy album as well - you can tap your foot, bang your head or anything else you want. Basically it has a lot of groove on it from start to finish." The Inherited Repression was produced, engineered and mixed by Joe Haley, while Alan Douches (NILE, MASTODON, DEATH, HATE ETERNAL, etc.) handled mastering duties. The Inherited Repression track list: 1. Carriers of the Plague 2. Forward to Submission 3. Euphorinasia 4. The Throne of Kings 5. Unmasking the Traitors 6. Become the Cult 7. From Scribe to Ashes 8. Deprivation 9. The Sleepers Have Awoken PSYCROPTIC is: Jason Peppiatt - Vocals Cameron Grant - Bass Joe Haley - Guitars Dave Haley - Drums For more info visit: www.psycroptic.com \| www.facebook.com/psycroptic \| www.twitter.com/psycroptic \| www.youtube.com/user/psycroptic \| www.myspace.com/psycroptic

January 8th, 2012	New Sabaton album and release party We can now confirm the rumors, the new Sabaton album will be called CAROLUS REX and in a few days we will start recording it. At the moment we cannot reveal any information about it, other than that it will be available at the end of May this year. We felt it was time for America to get something of a special show and this time the releaseparty will be in Los Angeles, California. This show will be the only US West Coast show and it will be the world premiere of new songs. -Happy new year friends. HORRENDOUS - The Chills Out Now; Full Album Streaming At BrooklynVegan.com The Chills, the highly-anticipated full-length debut from East Coast beasts HORRENDOUS, is now available through Dark Descent Records. The Chills defines the kind of mucked up, motoring, and morbid Swedish/American death metal that HORRENDOUS has been delivering with malice since 2009. For ordering info, visit the Dark Descent Records Webstore. To commemorate the release of one of 2012's first, and arguably heaviest albums, Dark Descent Records and BrooklynVegan.com have posted a full-album stream of The Chills at this location. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Horrendous guitarist/vocalist Damian Herring (Father Befouled, Undead Creep, Corpsessed, etc) at Subterranean Watchtower Studios and featuring cover art from Raul Gonzalez Gonzalez (Deceased, Morbus Chron, Ataraxy, etc.), The Chills brings Dark Descent Records one step closer to complete immersion of the globe in a boiling sea of sweet death. 1. The Womb 2. Ripped to Shreds 3. Altars 4. The Somber (Desolate Winds) 5. The Chills 6. Fleshrot 7. The Ritual 8. Fatal Dreams 9. Sleep Sickness 10. The Eye of Madness "The Chills is a lingering invoking essence of blistering dark menace and pit sourced intent that devours and punctures the senses with venom and malice. Most of all it is a rampaging thrill of commanding riffs, insurgent blistering grooves and spiteful intensity to engage and excite any black heart" - Ringmaster Reviews "Horrendous is hands down amazing..." - From the Dust Returned "Yeah, Horrendous are treading the ground laid down by Swedish giants of yesteryear, but Horrendous inject some quirky melody, snarled vocals sort of out of Martin van Drunen's playbook, and add a few decidedly American sounds into their assault, namely guitar solos. The result is a damn good blend of the American, Swedish, and Continental styles of death metal with excellent, varied songwriting and musicianship." - HeavyMetal.About.com Damian Herring: Guitar, Vocals, Bass Matt Knox: Guitar, Vocals, Bass Jamie Knox: Drums, Backing Vocals www.myspace.com/horrendousdeathmetal www.facebook.com/HorrendousDeathMetal www.darkdescent.net HATE SQUAD: Sixth Album Set For North American Release Having won over audiences across Europe via major metal/hardcore tours and massive festival appearances since their 1993 inception, German metalcore heavyweights HATE SQUAD will drop their newest full-length, Katharsis, onto North American audiences via Massacre Records this January 17th. The Hannover-based quartet will kick off the new year with their sixth LP to date, surging with nearly an hour of the band's pummeling blend of death metal and hardcore. Recorded and mixed by Ralf Müller at Rape of Harmonies Studios, produced by Müller and HATE SQUAD, and mastered by Olman Viper at Hertzwerk (Hamburg), the album clearly makes the listener aware that they are a force to be reckoned with in the new year, and once again prove why HATE SQUAD remain one of Germany's leading metalcore exports. Katharsis Track Listing: 1. Deep Scars 2. Katharsis 3. Your Rotten Life 4. The One 5. Hatebomb 6. A.P.A.B. 7. Misanthropic Soul 8. Vicious Assault 9. Old Times...Good Times! 10. Kill 11. R3volut1on15t 12. Face Your Demon 13. Live And Learn HATE SQUAD lineup: Burkhard Schmitt – vocals Mark Künnemann – guitars Bauke De Groot – bass Helge Dolgener – drums http://www.hatesquad.com http://www.myspace.com/hatesquad http://www.last.fm/music/Hate+Squad http://www.massacre-records.com http://www.facebook.com/massacrerecordseurope http://www.myspace.com/massacrerecordseurope SPAWN OF POSSESSION: Album Details And Artwork Unveiled Swedish tech-titans SPAWN OF POSSESSION have announced the final details for their upcoming third full-length, Incurso -- the band's first album for Relapse Records -- which is already one of the most anticipated death metal releases of 2012. Now confirmed to infest North American audiences on March 13th, Incurso was recorded with engineer Magnus Sedenberg at Pama Studios in Kristianopel, Sweden, and offers up nearly an hour's worth of the band's layered death metal urgency. Utilizing devastating riffs, jaw-dropping time-signatures and improbably complex songwriting, the members of SPAWN OF POSSESSION have vowed to their diehard fans that their already internationally renowned technical wrath will be displayed at its finest and most demoralizing to date on this opus. Check out Incuro's track listing and striking cover art by graphic artist Par Olofsson (Immortal, Immolation, Dying Fetus, etc.) at this location. Incurso Track Listing: 1. Abodement 2. Where Angels Go Demons Follow 3. Bodiless Sleeper 4. The Evangelist 5. Servitude of Souls 6. Deus Avertat 7. Spiritual Deception 8. No Light Spared 9. Apparition http://spawnofpossession.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/SpawnofPossession http://www.myspace.com/spawnofpossession http://www.relapse.com http://relapserecords.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/RelapseRecords Lords of the Trident Releases "Face of the Enemy" Video / Writing for New Album Madison, WI's traditional heavy metal warriors LORDS OF THE TRIDENT have a video for "Face of the Enemy," a song taken from 2011's Chains of Fire. The video was proudly produced by the band in 100 percent DIY fashion. You can check it out at this location. In other news, LORDS OF THE TRIDENT are currently busy writing songs for their upcoming third album. The 10 tracks for the as-yet-untitled effort are all at least partially written. The band is currently in talks with potential distributors. Last but certainly not least, the title track from Chains of Fire will be included on the free CD that comes with the January issue of Fireworks Magazine (UK). Fang VonW. was born when a volcano containing metal and steel erupted at the beginning of time. His one and only mission: create the most metal band in the world. He searched across the land for many centuries, until during his travels in Greece, he heard the sound of sweep picking emanating from a cave. After fighting off the man-eating bats with his bare hands, he came upon the one known only as the Socrates of Shred. Socrates imparted his sage advice upon Fang, and the next stop was the top of the tallest mountain in Japan: Mt. Yuufretokuwiku. Quickly ascending the treacherous mountain by riding on a cloud of pure shredding guitar, they met the fierce guitar warrior known as Asian Metal. After a three day battle that left most of the surrounding mountainside in ruins (and most of its inhabitants deaf), Asian Metal decided to join the warriors on their quest. On the voyage across the Pacific Ocean, their ship was attacked by the fierce and proud Captain Bluddbeard, whose proficiency with the bass was so well known that the waves themselves would run in fear from the swelling sounds emanating from his pirate ship. During the battle, all four of the warriors happened to strike the same chord at the same time, causing a giant tsunami which flung the two ships across the sky, eventually crash landing in Southern Wisconsin. Striking a truce, the band was now almost complete. Suddenly, from a rip in the fabric of space and time itself stepped the cyborg DANALOG. Hailing from the equatorial submersible cities of the future, DANALOG explained to the warriors that the convergence of their explosive sound without a uniting beat could threaten to destroy the very fabric of the universe. However, during one of the Lords' most epic battles, one of DANALOG's arm servos became jammed. A tremendous buildup of pressure caused the cyborg to explode, creating a massive crater that reached to the depths of Hell itself. Seizing his chance, the demon king Korgoth escaped from Hell through the crust and emerged from the crater, hungry for souls. Socrates, in his wisdom, immediately challenged the demon king to a guitar duel - a challenge Korgoth could not deny under demon law. As the battle raged, the surrounding landscape was reduced to rubble from the tremendous force of the sonic waves. Socrates stunned the demon with his flawless sweep arpeggios, then shattered his guitar with a pinch harmonic. The demon king, now enslaved, became the new demonic drummer for the Lords. Soon after, the LORDS manifested what mankind now knows as the most metal album ever conceived: "Death, or Sandwich". Following numerous highly publicized incidents of spontaneous combustion and/or face melting due to listening to the CD's contents, a shadowy multinational group known only as "SPIDR" amassed an army of the most battle-hardened special ops soldiers they could find. Their mission: find and imprison the LORDS in order to use their unimaginable power as a weapon. Their first target was the Socrates of Shred. Although Socrates managed to destroy a large number of the soldiers, the group's leader (codename: Red Widow) knocked him out from behind. Imprisoned, the Socrates of Shred decided to take his own life rather than be turned into a weapon. The resulting implosion wiped the prison (and a large section of the countryside) off of the map. Weakened, but not yet defeated, the LORDS began their search for a new guitarist, all the while keeping a watchful eye for the agents of SPIDR. Traveling to Rome, the LORDS decided to attend the games at the Colosseum. There they encountered the famed Killius Maximus, an undefeated gladiator whose only weapon was shred guitar. Admiring his skill, Asian Metal lept into the area and challenged him to a duel. Their furious playing eventually led to a massive earthquake, destroying much of the city and leaving many sections of the Colosseum in ruins. After this impressive display, the LORDS were in agreement: Killius Maximus would be the new guitarist. But this would not be the end of strife for the LORDS... During a short break from touring, Captain Bluddbeard and his crew decided to set sail in search of a legendary treasure in the middle of the treacherous sea graveyard known only as La Boca Del Diablo. Using his immeasurable skill to navigate the deadly rock formations, the Captain was near his prize. Suddenly, and without warning, a gigantic mechanical shark leapt out from the black sea, devouring the ship and all of its inhabitants. Broken, bleeding, and grasping at life, Captain Bluddbeard continued to pound away furiously at his bass, trying to escape the clutches of Davey Jones' Locker. From the abyss, Death appeared. The Captain pounded his bass against even Death himself, but was no match. With his last breath, he begged Death to assist the LORDS in finding a replacement. Death agreed. Shortly thereafter, Death appeared to the LORDS and informed them of the Captain's demise. The LORDS were in shock - was this another attempt by SPIDR? Or perhaps someone (or something) else? But the issue remained - the LORDS needed a new bass player. Death thought the matter over. As Death himself was the only spirit able to match Bluddbeard on the bass, the only worthy replacement for Bluddbeard would be a bassist infused with the power of Death...and one who would be taught by Death himself. For this task, Death journeyed to the decaying towers of the afterworld to seek out his High Priest - Pontifex Mortis. As the most revered leader of the Priests of Death, he would be the most worthy candidate for this task. Death explained the situation to Pontifex, and told him he would teach Pontifex the secrets of his deadly bass skill - if he survived the training. Over the course of months, Death's arcane bass secrets were imparted to Pontifex, and through his careful study he harnessed a bass power equally as deadly as the power of Death himself. Summoned before the LORDS, and at the request of Death, Pontifex swore a blood oath to aid the LORDS in their metal quest. After months of hard work, blood sacrifices, and countless microphones melted, the LORDS finally unveiled their latest masterpiece - the full-length album Chains on Fire. Rumored to contain an unthinkable amount of pure concentrated steel, the album took the world by storm. Literally. Anytime the album was played, large clouds would form, and the unworthy would be swept away by a tornado of the purest metal imaginable. Entire cities were decimated within seconds of the album reaching their area. But all was not well with the LORDS, for the agents of SPIDR were ever watchful. Eight months after the release of the album, the LORDS' gold-plated RV touring caravan was attacked on the road...from the air! A battalion of helicopters with the all-too-familiar eight legged logo suddenly appeared over the horizon. Destroying the highway ahead and behind the caravan with their tomahawk missiles, the LORDS were caught at a standstill, and exited the vehicles to fight. The helicopters fired a savage barrage, sending nearly all their available missiles rocketing towards the group. Pontifex used his deadly bass powers to create a sonic shell to shield the LORDS from the explosion. The shell could only withstand so much, however, and a stray piece of shrapnel passed through the dome and struck Fang's necklace, which contained a piece of Korgoth's horn, shattering it to pieces. The Demon king, now free of his enslavement, immediately summoned a giant wall of hellfire from the missile craters, which destroyed the battalion in one fell swoop. Gathering the souls of the recently-departed pilots (and highway bystanders), the ground opened and swallowed a very satisfied Korgoth, and he was never seen again. The LORDS were shaken by this attack, but they resolved to find a new drummer and continue the fight against SPIDR. The search led them to the hidden Castle Killrock in Europe, home of the eternal brotherhood of the executioners. Successfully navigating the many deadly traps and mazes of the castle, they found themselves face-to-face with the head of the order, Sledge Garrotte. The most prolific executioner the brotherhood had ever seen, Sledge made up for his small stature with an axe swing so fast and so heavy, the ground would shake for miles every time he took a life. Sledge's spies had told him of the coming of the LORDS, and he already had his answer ready - yes. Sledge had grown weary of the confines of the castle, and had heard stories of the great battles of the LORDS. Besides, what better way to hone his power as an executioner than by crafting the ability to kill by sound alone? And so, Sledge joined the LORDS as their new drummer, and METAL once again REIGNED SUPREME! www.lordsofthetrident.com www.facebook.com/lordsofthetrident www.MySpace.com/LordsOfTheTrident ONSLAUGHT: First Ever North American Tour Confirmed Wake up North America... after three decades of waiting, British thrash masters ONSLAUGHT will cross the Atlantic for their first ever tour of the continent in March and April! The 20-date trek gets underway in Seattle on March 19th and tramples its way across the continent ending in Brooklyn on April 7th. The band's exclusive set for the tour spans their full back catalog, including Power from Hell, The Force, In Search of Sanity, Killing Peace and their lauded 2011 release Sounds of Violence. ONSLAUGHT will have direct support from all ex-Venom supergroup M-pire Of Evil for the entire tour, as well as Evil Dead on a slew of the West Coast dates. Stated founding ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett on the upcoming invasion: "Good Morning America... Here we are at very long last! ONSLAUGHT are super fucking stoked to announce our début tour of the mighty USofA and Canada. It's been one hell of a long time coming, but we are now finally bringing the Scream For Violence tour to North America for 20 shows in March and April 2012.Just as we did in Europe, the UK and South America, we'll be thrashing it up with a brutal 90-minute set featuring tracks off all five ONSLAUGHT studio albums. We can't fucking wait..." ONSLAUGHT Scream For Violence North American Tour 2012: 3/19/2012 Studio 7 - Seattle, WA 3/20/2012 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR 3/21/2012 The Pound - Oakland, CA 3/22/2012 Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA 3/23/2012 Jumping Turtle - San Diego, CA 3/24/2012 910 Live - Tempe, AZ 3/26/2012 The Korova - San Antonio, TX 3/27/2012 TBA - Laredo, TX 3/29/2012 Fubar - St. Louis, MO 3/30/2012 Reggie's - Chicago, IL 3/31/2012 House of Rock - Dayton, OH 4/01/2012 Blondies - Detroit, MI 4/03/2012 Wreck Room - Toronto, ON 4/04/2012 The Katacombs - Montreal, QC 4/06/2012 Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY 4/07/2012 Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY ONSLAUGHT's critically-acclaimed fifth studio album Sounds Of Violence was released in North America in February 2011 via AFM Records. Recorded and produced in the renowned Hansen-Studios (Destruction, Heathen, Mercenary), the blazing record boasts ten brand new original tracks, as well as a cover of Motörhead's classic "Bomber," featuring guest appearances by Phil Campbell (Motörhead) and Tom Angelripper (Sodom). "...this is as good as metal gets... 10/10" - Ultimate Guitar "...a no-brainer recommendation for fans of no-bullshit thrash." - Blabbermouth "...Onslaught's finest effort. Everything comes together here... 5/5" - Dangerdog "...the darkest, meanest sounding and heaviest album in their career. 4/5" - Metal Rules "...a massive dose of skull-crushing metal with first-rate guitar work..." - About.com http://www.facebook.com/onslaughtuk http://www.myspace.com/onslaughtuk http://www.afm-records.de http://de-de.facebook.com/afmrecords CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Announce U.S. Headlining Tour Following a short batch of dates with Clutch in December, Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY are pleased to announce a U.S. headlining tour this March. Set to commence on March 1 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City, the trek will hit 15 cities including two performances at this year's SXSW Music Conference in Austin. The band will be joined by Torche, Valient Thorr and A Storm Of Light. Commented vocalist/bassist Mike Dean of the upcoming shows: "We think the lineup of music on this tour is really compatible without every band doing the same thing. We're really proud to be on this bill and touring on a new album." As a precursor to the tour, the band will play one-off show with Hail!Hornet at the Orange Peel in Asheville, North Carolina on January 22. The special performance will coincide with a screening of Slow Southern Steel, the long-anticipated southern metal documentary produced by Rwake vocalist, CT. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY w/ Hail!Hornet 1/22/2012 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC CORROSION OF CONFORMITY w/ Torche, Valient Thorr, A Storm Of Light 03/01/2012 Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY 03/02/2012 Sonar - Baltimore, MD 03/03/2012 Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC 03/05/2012 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH 03/06/2012 Pyramid Scheme - Grand Rapids, MI 03/07/2012 Double Door - Chicago, IL 03/08/2012 Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN 03/09/2012 Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO 03/10/2012 Downtown Music Hall - Little Rock, AR 03/11/2012 Hi-Tone Café - Memphis, TN 03/12/2012 Trees - Dallas, TX 03/14/2012 SXSW - Austin, TX ! # 03/15/2012 SXSW - Austin, TX ! # 03/17/2012 One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA # 03/18/2012 Zydeco - Birmingham, AL # ! = No Torche # = No Valient Thorr The U.S. run of dates will coincide with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's self-titled full-length, set for North American release on February 28, 2012 via Candlelight Records. Recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Los Angeles, the 11-track offering was produced by the band in cooperation with long-time collaborator John Custer, mixed by John Lousteau (Foo Fighters) and sports artwork by Seldon Hunt (Melvins, High On Fire). Featuring the esteemed Animosity line-up of vocalist/bassist Mike Dean, guitarist Woody Weatherman, and drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin, the album's release closes a six year recording gap and completes over a year of concentrated writing and recording for the band. "C.O.C. weren't following any trends. They just incorporated all the things they liked about thrash, punk and '70s metal originators Black Sabbath into their constantly evolving sound. It secured them artistic and commercial credibility." -- Allmusic.com http://www.coc.com http://www.facebook.com/corrosionofconformity http://candlelightrecordsusa.com GOATWHORE and HATE ETERNAL announce Feb-March tour Label mates Goatwhore and Hate Eternal will be hitting the road on February 18th for a several week co-headlining tour. The supporting bands on the tour will be Fallujah and Cerebral Bore. The tour will take the bands from New Orleans to Brooklyn, with stops along the way in Hollywood, the Pacific Northwest and Canada. All tour dates can be seen now on the bands' facebook pages. Phoenix Amongst the Ashes was released on May 10th and was hailed as "a relentless, intricate, and near-anthemic crowd-pleaser" by Revolver Magazine. Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine declared that Phoenix Amongst the Ashes is "the best death metal record I've heard in FOREVER!" while the folks over at Metal Sucks proclaim that "Phoenix Amongst the Ashes is the moment Erik Rutan's entire career has been leading towards -- it's heavy, it's catchy, and it's innovative. This is the best death metal album of 2011 so far, and other bands are going to have to work pretty hard to top it." Jade Simonetto's performance was complimented by the highly respected DRUM! Magazine: "Phoenix showcases a far more dynamic band. Guitar passages range from weedly to art-y to textured…juxtaposing break-neck verses with near-mid-tempo groove sections…Simonetto takes the gold for endurance." Needless to say, Phoenix Amongst the Ashes could very well be considered the best of the band's long and storied career. Goatwhore is preparing to announce the details of their new effort. Goatwhore experienced a meteoric rise in 2010. Their song Apocalyptic Havoc appeared on the soundtracks for Splatterhouse and Saints Row: The Third, video game titles released for Xbox 360 and PS3, the video for the same song was used in an episode of Last Call with Carson Daly, they toured as part of Ozzfest 2010, and they also toured with Watain, The Black Dahlia Murder and more. Carving Out the Eyes of God, released at the tail end of 2009, was met with praise from fans and critics alike and hailed as one of the best metal albums of the year. GOATWHORE and HATE ETERNAL Tour w/ Fallujah, Cerebral Bore 02/18 New Orleans, LA Southport Music Hall Hate Eternal ONLY 02/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live (TICKETS) 02/21 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse 02/22 Hollywood, CA The Whisky (TICKETS) 02/23 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium 02/24 Portland, OR Branx (TICKETS) 02/25 Seattle, WA Studio Seven (TICKETS) 02/26 Boise, ID The Venue 02/27 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue (TICKETS) 02/28 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep (TICKETS) 02/29 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club (TICKETS) 03/01 St Paul, MN Station 4 (TICKETS) 03/02 Des Moines, IA House Of Bricks (TICKETS) 03/03 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club 03/05 Toronto, ON Hard Luck 03/06 Ottawa, ON Maverick's 03/07 Montreal, QC Les Foufounes Electriques (TICKETS) 03/08 Clifton, NJ Dingbatz 03/09 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus** No Goatwhore Hate Eternal and Cerebral Bore ONLY Goatwhore will be supporting Lock Up on a short tour at the beginning of February. Lock Up features current and former members of Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy and At the Gates. GOATWHORE w/ Lock Up, Strong Intention 02/08 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity 02/09 Albany, NY Bogies 02/10 Revere, MA Club Lido 02/11 Montreal, QC Katacombes 02/12 Toronto, ON Wreck Room 02/13 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club 02/14 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa 02/15 Baltimore, MD Sonar 02/16 Brooklyn, NY Club Europa http://www.facebook.com/Hate.Eternal http://www.facebook.com/thegoat666 KATAKLYSM Added to 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise! Montreal based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have been added to the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23, 2012 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will perform on the cruise. Commented the band: "Due to KATAKLYSM last minute addition to the 70,000 Tons of Metal, drummer Max Duhamel will not be performing since he had prior family engagements organized. NEURAXIS drummer Olli Beaudoin will be replacing Max for this cruise show. The band is excited to be able to do it and looks forward to kicking ass with Olli from Miami to the Cayman islands! See you on board!" Ticket prices start at $666 plus $289 taxes and fees per person and include all onboard entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24-hour room service. For more information, visit www.70000tons.com. Watch the video clip for the song "At the Edge of the World" at the following location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD1BBE-XYxQ . The footage was taken from the bands hometown show at Club Soda in Montreal, which was part of their recent "Spread the Venom" headlining world tour. "At the Edge of the World" comes from the bands latest acclaimed album Heaven's Venom. The video clip was filmed by director Tommy Jones (DEATH ANGEL, SOILWORK), who is also helming the bands upcoming Documentary/DVD "THE IRON WILL: 20 YEARS DETERMINED". KATAKLYSM were recently made the first band to feature Rock Band's new double bass drum pedal application! This feature is now on Rock Band versions 2 and 3. The following songs are now available for purchase and game play: "At the Edge of the World" http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5004705 "At the Edge of the World" (double bass version) http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5005216 "Determined (Vows of Vengeance)" http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5003766 "Determined (Vows of Vengeance)" (double bass version) http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5004779 "Numb & Intoxicated" http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5004489 "Numb & Intoxicated" (double bass version) http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5004966 KATAKLYSM's new album Heaven's Venom was released on August 24th 2010 in North America and sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart and #196 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, making it the bands highest charting album and their biggest first week sales to date. Heatseekers lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. Heaven's Venom was recorded by KATAKLYSM guitarist J-F Dagenais (MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, DARK TRANQUILLITY). KATAKLYSM shot a video clip for the song "Push The Venom" with director Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED, DEATHSTARS, EX DEO) in Belgrade, Serbia. The clip can be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlUNc8vA1Tg. For more information visit: www.spreadthevenom.com \| www.myspace.com/kataklysm \| www.facebook.com/kataklysm PSYCROPTIC: "The Inherited Repression" Pre-Order Now Online! Pre-orders are now available for Tasmanian technical death metal outfit PSYCROPTIC's upcoming fifth studio album, The Inherited Repression! Order the album with or without an exclusive t-shirt design for a low price from the following location http://bit.ly/psycnbusa. You can now check out their first "making-of" video for the highly anticipate follow-up to their 2008 release, Ob(Servant), here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtxGv_83bTw. Head over to the official PSYCROPTIC Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/psycroptic to hear the brand new track, "Carriers of the Plague." The Inherited Repression will be released in Europe on February 7th in North America and on February 10th in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records. Commented PSYCROPTIC guitarist, Joe Haley, "The Inherited Repression is far and away my favorite PSYCROPTIC album thus far - all of us in the band think this. It's the age-old cliché from bands when they talk about their current album as being the best of their career, blah, blah, but I have to say it because it's true. We wouldn't think there is a point of going on if we couldn't outdo each album prior. We are certainly not playing music for anything else than the love of creating it and performing it. "The Inherited Repression is quite different from anything we have done in terms of song writing and structure, and we spent a lot longer writing and demoing the songs before we recorded it, which you can tell. It's a very dynamic album - the fast elements faster, the slow elements slower, and a lot of light and dark binding it together. It's a very catchy album as well - you can tap your foot, bang your head or anything else you want. Basically it has a lot of groove on it from start to finish." The Inherited Repression was produced, engineered and mixed by Joe Haley, while Alan Douches (NILE, MASTODON, DEATH, HATE ETERNAL, etc.) handled mastering duties. The Inherited Repression track list: 1. Carriers of the Plague 2. Forward to Submission 3. Euphorinasia 4. The Throne of Kings 5. Unmasking the Traitors 6. Become the Cult 7. From Scribe to Ashes 8. Deprivation 9. The Sleepers Have Awoken PSYCROPTIC is: Jason Peppiatt - Vocals Cameron Grant - Bass Joe Haley - Guitars Dave Haley - Drums For more info visit: www.psycroptic.com \| www.facebook.com/psycroptic \| www.twitter.com/psycroptic \| www.youtube.com/user/psycroptic \| www.myspace.com/psycroptic REBIRTH Launch Kickstarter Campaign To Complete New Album Desert thrashers REBIRTH have launched a campaign on Kickstarter.com, a funding platform for creative project, to raise funds for the completion of their forthcoming album, From The Ashes, Arise. Vocalist/lyricist Marshal "Fucking" Beck (REIGN OF VENGEANCE) issued the following statement regarding the campaign, "I've decided that if the extreme metal community does not step up in getting this REBIRTH album completed that we are going to re-write what we've already recorded and make it sound like an even more commercialized version of 5 Finger Death Punch, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park. I will then make sure to advertise it to the world as being an extreme metal album. Our past releases have had over 2 million downloads with only 200 of them paid for. Do your part and we'll do ours. Watch the video at the link below." http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/574391068/rebirths-upcoming-album-from-the-ashes-arise REBIRTH From The Ashes, Arise METAL Titan line up: Drums-Kevin Talley (Six Feet Under, Daath, Ex-Chimiara, Ex-Dying Fetus) Bass- Bryan Bellar (Dethklok) Guitar- Tommy Gibbons (Reign of Vengeance) Vocals/Lyrics- Marshall "fucking" Beck (Reign of Vengeance) www.facebook.com/Rebirthmetal GUITAR GREAT ERIC JOHNSON ANNOUNCES JANUARY "EVENING WITH" U.S. TOUR Few rock guitarists can take an audience on an unforgettable journey like Eric Johnson can – who has been delivering stellar recordings and unforgettable live performances for decades by this point. And come January, Johnson will give fans more stand-out concert memories to cherish, as it has been announced that he will be touring the U.S., in support of his latest album, 'Up Close.' The string of dates run from January 4-29 and will be a rare treat as most shows will be an evening with Eric Johnson as Eric and his band (bassist Chris Maresh and drummer Wayne Salzmann) will be the only performers – except for six dates, which will feature talented acoustic guitarist Andy McKee (1/6 NYC, 1/7 Phoenixville, 1/12 Chicago, 1/14 Chicago, 1/18 Anaheim, and 1/19 Los Angeles), while Peppino wil open 1/21 in Visalia. Johnson will be performing on a variety of stellar equipment that he fully endorses, including a newly released "Signature Series" speaker by Eminence and" "Fuzz Face" by Dunlop (distortion pedal) retro'd back to Hendrix model. Exactly a year ago, the aforementioned 'Up Close' was released – Johnson's sixth studio release over, which featured such special guests as Sonny Landreth, Steve Miller, Jimmie Vaughan, and Jonny Lang, and was later reissued as a beautiful 180-gram vinyl edition. Soon, guitar aficionados will get a chance to ring in the New Year by experiencing guitar great Eric Johnson's music the best way imaginable - on a nearby concert stage. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.ericjohnson.com ERIC JOHNSON TOUR DATES (2012 'Up Close Tour,' with Chris Maresh And Wayne Salzmann): Jan-04 Wed Foxborough, MA Showcase Live Jan-05 Thu Bay Shore, NY Boulton Center Jan-06 Fri New York, NY BB King's Jan-07 Sat Phoenixville, PA Colonial Theatre Jan-08 Sun Alexandria, VA Birchmere Jan-10 Tue Baltimore, MD Soundstage Jan-11 Wed Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag Jan-12 Thu Chicago, IL House Of Blues Jan-13 Fri ST Louis, MO Old Rock House Jan-14 Sat Columbia, MO The Blue Note Jan-18 Wed Anaheim, CA House Of Blues Jan-19 Thu W. Hollywood, CA House Of Blues Jan-21 Sat Visalia, CA Fox Theatre Jan-22 Sun San Diego, CA House Of Blues Jan-25 Wed San Francisco, CA Slim's Jan-26 Thu Napa, CA Opera House Jan-27 Fri Modesto, CA State Theatre Jan-28 Sat Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues Jan-29 Sun Phoenix, AZ Compound Grill SYVEN: Debut From Shamanistic Ambient Duo Set For Release Via Vendlus Records Vendlus Records has confirmed the worldwide release of the debut album from SYVEN -- an incredible ambient musical entity born of a collaboration between Aslak Tolonen (Nest) and Andy Koski-Semmens (Ereipia) -- on February 7th, 2012. After joining forces in 2007, these two Finland-based musicians undertook a massive journey to create their first opus, fusing their insight into heavy folk-based themes, driven by shamanistic chanting and choirs, primordial rhythms in their atmospheric compositions. SYVEN's tracks bring to life the comprehensive themes of nature and the struggles of reality and the brutality of survival, as well as the wonderment and the solemn fulfillment that lies therein. These elements have coalesced into Aikaintaite, showcasing SYVEN's brilliant songwriting skills via five massive movements encompassing over an hour, the driving force of the album being the traditional Finnish string instrument, the kantele. Handmade instruments form the cornerstones of SYVEN's sound, A.T. having built the 15-string acoustic kanteles, 12-string electric kanteles, Lapland drums and synthetic soundscapes himself. The production, recording, mixing, digital manipulation and hand-drawn artwork of Aikaintaite, was all handled by the duo themselves, wholly expressing the album in the full proper experience. Check out two tracks from the forthcoming album -- including the 7-minute album opener "Syvyys" and the nearly 20-minute long "Jäljet" -- at the band's official website. Aikaintaite Track Listing: 1. Syvyys 2. Jäljet 3. Ne Jotka Selviävät Talvestamme 4. Jäänkätkemä 5. Tuulenvire SYVEN: A.T. - Instrumentation A.K-S. - Vocalization http://syven.atolonen.cjb.net http://www.last.fm/music/Syven https://www.facebook.com/pages/Syven/179171838780488 http://vendlus.com New Orleans Music Hall of Fame members, Lillian Axe to release their eleventh album XI: The Days before Tomorrow via CME Records on February 14th, 2012 "This is the best record I have ever written for Lillian Axe," says lead guitarist Steve Blaze. That's a bold statement considering the amount of music Lillian Axe has produced during its eventful career. XI:The Days before Tomorrow is the eleventh release from Louisiana Music Hall of Fame members, Lillian Axe and marks the debut of new lead vocalist Brian Jones of Jackson, Mississippi. Lillian Axe has recorded an impressive amount of songs, earned the loyalty of a devout fan base worldwide and amassed an extensive amount of effusive critical acclaim from their peers. Brian Jones brings an amazing new voice and incredible vocal range to Lillian Axe. His vocal style compliments Steve Blaze's songwriting and in turn has inspired Steve to write some of his most passionate, deep and soulful new songs to date. The songs on XI:The Days before Tomorrow reflect Steve Blaze's passionate beliefs in the power of music. Steve's compositions are as emotional as they are infectious. They are in your face songs of truth, war, neglect, Mother Nature, the innocent victim, the state of the world, current issues and spirituality. Personally charged rock 'n' roll is what makes Steve's songwriting so melodic and drenched with deep lyrical insight. The album, recorded in Covington, LA at Sound Landing Studios with longtime cohorts, Rob Hovey and David Heintz demonstrates why Lillian Axe is at the top of their game. Produced by Steve Blaze and mixed by platinum producer, Sylvia Massy (Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sevendust, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and Prince), XI:The Days before Tomorrow, deals with heavy issues of the outcasts, the innocent, the hopeless and the true believers. With the creative momentum in the studio, Lillian Axe took seven months to write and record the new album. Steve Blaze recounts, "I had so many ideas and we experimented with a lot of sounds, we took our time to make the album we wanted to for ourselves and the fans. We took no shortcuts recording this album." Platinum producer Sylvia Massy had this to say about the songs on XI:The Days before Tomorrow, "Damn! These guys know how to write! I love the new songs!" Sylvia is no stranger to Lillian Axe. In 2010, Sylvia mixed the song, "47 Ways to Die" off of their Deep Red Shadows album which was the featured song in the opening credits of the 2011 Cuba Gooding Jr. movie, The Hit List. Although Lillian Axe has been through some tough times and taken the long road; they still create new music that is both relevant and exciting and continue to tour while others have forsaken the live performances. Lillian Axe respects its past but looks forward to the future by reinventing themselves with the current times. Steve Blaze reflects, "I continue to learn about writing songs, recording, performing and growing as a complete human being. My life experiences are those that make its way into the songs I write for Lillian Axe." The fire and passion still burns in Lillian Axe and maybe even brighter today as their eleventh album, XI: The Days before Tomorrow makes its way out to the world. Brian Jones states, "I'm just getting started and I look forward to the days ahead and the adventures that are coming our way." The Days before Tomorrow: Take the Bullet / the Great Divide / Caged In / Lava on My Tongue / Babylon / Bow Your Head / Soul Disease / Gather up The Snow / Death Comes Tomorrow / My Apologies Label: CME Records / Sony Music (RED) Catalog #: CME01 UPC#: 820360155727 FOR MORE INFO, VISIT: WWW.CMERECORDSANDFILM.COM WWW.LILLIANAXE.COM SABATON ADDS NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE PARTY TO UPCOMING TOUR The members of Swedish heavy metal band SABATON are proud to announce the North American release party for their upcoming sixth studio album, Carolus Rex. Their "Swedish Empire" Tour launches on April 10th in Tampa, Florida; their new album will be out in May; and the official album release party will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd in Hollywood, California at the famous Key Club. "It feels great to do something special and unique in America for once," states SABATON bassist & founding member Pär Sundström. "In the past we have had all our release parties in Europe, but this time we're happy to say that we will be celebrating this new chapter in SABATON's history with all you American fans." Supporting 2010's fifth studio album Coat Of Arms, SABATON introduced themselves to North American audiences via special performances at South By Southwest, Atlanta's annual ProgPower Festival, and the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise. Coat Of Arms debuted at #124 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #87 on the Top Hard Music chart and was achieved Gold status in Poland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Worldwide first-week chart entries for Coat Of Arms included: Sweden #4; Poland #9; Finland #17; Germany #19; Switzerland #33 and Austria #71. The band's first live album, World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea, was released in September, 2011. Last year, SABATON toured as main support for Accept in North America and also performed with Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, & Scorpions in Europe. They continue to play at almost every major European festival. Since 2007, they've operated their own 3-day open air festival in Falun, Sweden and sell-out their annual ocean cruise with over 2,000 SABATON fans on board. Their 2011 World War Live tour took them to over 30 countries to play 200 concerts at mainly sold out venues. In Summer 2012, SABATON will headline Masters of Rock (a 25,000+ capacity festival) and the famous Metalcamp festival in Slovenia. The band has won many awards including a Golden Gods Award from Metal Hammer U.K., various Swedish Metal awards including a Swedish Radio P4 Award, Radio Bandit Award, and two Swedish Grammy nominations. Dates for SABATON's upcoming North American "Swedish Empire" tour are: 04/10/12 Brass Mug - Tampa, FL 04/12/12 Scout Bar - Houston, TX 04/13/12 Trees - Dallas, TX 04/15/12 Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX 04/17/12 Wreckers - Lubbock, TX 04/18/12 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO 04/19/12 The Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO 04/20/12 Spicoli´s Grill and the Reverb Rock Garden - Waterloo, IA 04/22/12 The Firebird - St Louis , MO 04/23/12 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI 04/25/12 The Casbah - Charlotte, NC 04/27/12 Bogie´s - Albany, NY 04/28/12 Broadway Joe´s - Buffalo, NY 04/29/12 Peabody´s - Cleveland, OH 04/30/12 Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA 05/02/12 The Loft - Poughkeepsie, NY 05/03/12 The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA 05/04/12 The Gramercy Theatre – New York City, NY 05/05/12 The Palladium - Worcester, MA 05/07/12 Petit Campus - Montreal, QC – CANADA 05/08/12 Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC - CANADA 05/10/12 Wreck Room - Toronto, ON - CANADA 05/11/12 Music Hall - London, ON - CANADA 05/12/12 Alrosa's Villa - Columbus, OH 05/13/12 Blondie´s - Detroit, MI 05/15/12 Station 4 - St Paul, MN 05/16/12 Reggie Rock Club - Chicago, IL 05/18/12 Vernon Club - Louisville, KY 05/19/12 Kingdom - Richmond, VA 05/20/12 Soundstage - Baltimore, MD 05/21/12 Jaxx - West Springfield, VA 05/23/12 Key Club – Hollywood, CA OFFICIAL RELEASE PARTY* 05/25/12 Circo Volador - Mexico City, D.F. - MÉXICO Fans are encouraged to vote for SABATON in the "Best Group/Artist" & "Best Live Act" categories in Sweden's Bandit Rock Awards poll here. Voting ends January 25th, 2012. Visit SABATON online at www.SABATON.net, www.facebook.com/SABATON, www.myspace.com/SABATON, and twitter.com/SABATON. Visit the band's official YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/SABATON. ELUVEITIE: Second Song Off Helvetios Released! Swiss new wave of folk metal sensations ELUVEITIE have released the second song off the bands upcoming album Helvetios, due on February 10 (Europe) and February 28 (North America) 2012 via Nuclear Blast. Go to www.facebook.com/eluveitie to check out "A Rose For Epona" featuring hurdy gurdy player Anna Murphy on vocals. The first single, "Meet The Enemy" can also be streamed there. Helvetios is a concept album about the gaulish war (58-50 B.C.), the story of the war being told in a chronological timeline. Commented mainman Chrigel Glanzmann: "The song 'A Rose For Epona' appears about in the middle of the storyline - so, it tells about the time when the gaulish war broke out already. The Helvetians decided to leave their homeland and migrate to the west coast of Gallia, to start a new life there. In the time the song tells about, many Helvetians had to face pretty much shattered hopes. And so does the protagonist, from whose viewpoint the song is written: A young gaulish woman. She was part of the helvetic migration, but after the battle of Bibracte, all hopes that she and her people would ever reach their new home were torn to pieces. Furthermore you can imagine: She probably had lost her husband on the battlefields of Bibracte and she had to face fact that she can be glad if their common newborn child would not be killed and she herself would be sold into roman slavery. To sum it up: Her situation was desperate. In this situation 'our' young gaulish woman despairs, can't accept her fate and turns to her goddess Epona... and accuses her for having forsaken her people. This is what the song expresses. On a historical note: "Epona was a gaulish goddess which was, among other things, in charge of taking care of horsemen and the cavalry. All over Gallia there were Epona temples where people traditionally offered up freshly cut roses or rose petals to their goddess." Check out Chrigel explaining the concept behind Helvetios here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wau6MEbCvo In other news, ELUVEITIE just shot a video for "A Rose For Epona" which will be released very soon – keep your eyes peeled! ELUVEITIE will unleash its fourth studio album in the midst of the North American portion of the band's Helvetios World Tour. ELUVEITIE will take the stage in the US and Canada this winter as direct support to the mighty CHILDREN OF BODOM on their 15th Anniversary tour. Jan. 21 – Circo Volador – Mexico City, MX – MEXICO (W/ MOONSORROW + MY DYING BRIDE) Jan. 27 – Plaza Live – Orlando, FL (ELUVEITIE HEADLINING) CHIDLREN OF BODOM, ELUVEITIE, REVOCATION, THREAT SIGNAL Jan. 28 – Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC Jan. 29 – Reverb – Reading, PA Jan. 30 – Waterstreet Music Hall – Rochester, NY Jan. 31 – Harpo's – Detroit, MI Feb. 01 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI Feb. 02 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL (NO CHILDREN OF BODOM) Feb. 03 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI Feb. 04 – Pop's – Sauget, IL Feb. 06 – Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS Feb. 07 – Gothic Theater – Englewood, CO Feb. 09 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV Feb. 10 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT Feb. 11 – The Knitting Factory – Boise, ID Feb. 13 – Yost Theatre – Santa Ana, CA Feb. 14 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA Feb. 15 – The Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ Feb. 16 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM Feb. 18 – Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX Feb. 19 – The Pavilion – Lubbock, TX Feb. 21 – Emo's – Austin, TX Feb. 22 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX Feb. 24 – Expo Five – Louisville, KY Feb. 25 – Peabody's – Cleveland, OH Feb. 26 – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON – CANADA Feb. 27 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC – CANADA Feb. 28 – Maverick's – Ottawa, ON – CANADA (ELUVEITIE HEADLINING w/ LOCALS) Feb. 29 – Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC – CANADA Mar. 01 – Webster Theatre – Hartford, CT Mar. 02 – Paramount Theater – Huntington, NY Mar. 03 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ Mar. 04 – Ram's Head Live – Baltimore, MD For more info visit: www.eluveitie.ch \| www.facebook.com/eluveitie \| www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie RISING: New Track Streaming Via Pitchfork As Album Nears Release RISING's debut full-length, To Solemn Ash, is nearing North American release via Exile On Mainstream Records on January 17th, the Danish trio's thunderous melding of sludge/stoner rock and straight-up classic metal captured on the LP with amazing production. Having already pillaged the Danish press as well as dozens of major metal/rock mags and zines across Europe, To Solemn Ash is starting to heavily root itself in the North American scene as the stateside release of the album nears. Today Pitchfork is hosting a stream of the opening track to the album, "Mausoleum." Check out the worldwide public premiere of the newly unleashed anthem RIGHT HERE. To Solemn Ash boasts nearly fifty minutes of RISING's solid doom-and-groove heavy metal thunder over ten tracks, produced by Jakob Reichert Nielsen, mastered by Alan Douches (Converge, Mastodon, High On Fire, etc.) and bearing artwork of Jakob Printzlau aka Plastic Kid (Lack, Volbeat, BMTH, Kashmir, etc). To Solemn Ash will be available in a 4-panel digifile CD, gatefold 180-gram LP and digital download. "...Rising have a knack for huge, blustery sludge anthems..." - Pitchfork "...tracks that sound like they're going to implode in a mess of smoldering tar, cracked horse hooves, bong glass shards, transmission pieces from a 1971 Corvette Stingray and flaming lumberjack axes... 8/10" - Decibel "The band tempers the heft and brutality of sludge and doom with enough trad-metal finesse to render an exceptionally listenable record that still hits hard." - MetalReview "The band knows how to put rocking, heavy-ass tunes together, tunes that flow like a river of molten lead." - Doommantia "...these guys expertly blend vintage metal with sludge to create both the typical down-in-the-muck feel and headbanging grooves." - Popdose "Moving from menacing to melodic in the space of minutes, the band are clearly competent at their sound..." - Metal Reviews http://www.risingmetal.com http://www.listn.to/RISINGband http://www.mainstreamrecords.de http://www.myspace.com/exileonmainstream THE DEVIL'S BLOOD: "Everlasting Saturnalia" Teaser Video Posted Next up in THE DEVIL'S BLOOD's The Thousandfold Epicentre teaser series is "Everlasting Saturnalia," track nine from the Dutch collective's forthcoming new long player. The Thousandfold Epicentre continues to reap critical accolades from critics nationally and abroad for its hauntingly infectious odes of psychedelic unholiness. L.A. Weekly notes: "...THE DEVIL'S BLOOD bring to mind what Jefferson Airplane's sound would have been if they abandoned their love of psychedelic drugs for good old-fashioned Satanism." Adds Noisecreep: "On their sophomore album, Dutch act THE DEVIL'S BLOOD deliver NWOBHM-kissed riffs and melodic female vocals like it's 1980 all over again," Terrorizer calls The Thousandfold Epicentre "dynamic and luminous," while Blistering boasts in an 8.5/10 rating: "THE DEVIL'S BLOOD are entity onto themselves, and could very well be considered metal's most valid Satanic band." Metal Assault crowns the effort "one of the most captivating releases of the year 2012. A superlative effort," in a 9/10 review and Bloody Good Horror opines: "The Thousandfold Epicentre is capable of alluring visions, a veritable siren's song of majesty and grace." The Thousandfold Epicentre is scheduled for North American release on January 17, 2012 via Metal Blade Records. http://www.thedevilsblood.com http://www.facebook.com/thedevilsblood http://www.metalblade.com/thedevilsblood GOATWHORE featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine's February 2012 issue! Goatwhore is preparing to announce the details of their new album, however Decibel Magazine readers will get a sneak preview in the February 2012 issue, on newsstands now. Goatwhore is featured on the cover in a story that discusses the new album, Goatwhore's numerous career hurdles and their recent successes. The article features conversations with both guitarist Sammy Duet and vocalist Louis Benjamin Falgoust II. If you aren't a Decibel Magazine subscriber, you can place your order over at DecibelMagazine.com. Goatwhore will be supporting Lock Up (feat. members of Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, At the Gates, etc.). Following that tour, Goatwhore will be co-headlining select US dates with label mates Hate Eternal. GOATWHORE w/ Lock Up, Strong Intention 02/08 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity 02/09 Albany, NY Bogies 02/10 Revere, MA Club Lido 02/11 Montreal, QC Katacombes 02/12 Toronto, ON Wreck Room 02/13 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club 02/14 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa 02/15 Baltimore, MD Sonar 02/16 Brooklyn, NY Club Europa GOATWHORE and HATE ETERNAL Tour w/ Fallujah, Cerebral Bore 02/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live (TICKETS) 02/21 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse 02/22 Hollywood, CA The Whisky (TICKETS) 02/23 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium 02/24 Portland, OR Branx (TICKETS) 02/25 Seattle, WA Studio Seven (TICKETS) 02/26 Boise, ID The Venue 02/27 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue (TICKETS) 02/28 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep (TICKETS) 02/29 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club (TICKETS) 03/01 St Paul, MN Station 4 (TICKETS) 03/02 Des Moines, IA House Of Bricks (TICKETS) Goatwhore will be supporting Lock Up on a short tour at the beginning of February. Lock Up features current and former members of Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy and At the Gates. http://www.facebook.com/thegoat666 http://twitter.com/goatwhorenola AUTUMN stream "Truth Be Told (Exhale)" on mxdwn.com! 'Cold Comfort' available worldwide now! Today, online music destination mxdwn.com will be hosting the premiere of Truth Be Told (Exhale) from AUTUMN's new album, Cold Comfort. The song is the 8th track on the record and contains some of the albums most poignant and moving melodies. Terrorizer Magazine describes Cold Comfort as "Haunting, lush gothic metal the Netherlands that drips with melody." This is one that fans of Katatonia, The Gathering, etc. will not want to miss! The title track, as well as the video for The Scarecrow, can be seen now at www.metalblade.com/autumn. Cold Comfort is the band's fifth full-length effort and their third for Metal Blade Records. It offers a collection of striking songs blended into a diverse and yet surprisingly compact album, one that AUTUMN considers to be their most personal and meaningful to date. AUTUMN needed not look far for a man to put at the helm with the right pioneering philosophy for the band to begin taking leaps: Erik-Jan Dodd, AUTUMN's live sound engineer since the My New Time era, envisioned a more vintage approach for Cold Comfort. An experiment the band was all too eager to embrace, explains guitarist Mats van der Valk. "If there's anyone who knows what we're all about and more importantly: what we could potentially be all about, it's E-J." AUTUMN guitarist Mats van der Valk comments on the band's upcoming shows in Germany: "We're well pleased that we'll be setting foot on German soil again this February, bringing Cold Comfort to Berlin, Köln and Hamburg. We've grown fond of these cities during previous tours, have always been welcomed with heartfelt smiles by awesome audiences. We're very much looking forward to meeting up with fans and friends, old and new, as we hit the stage for the first German shows of the Cold Comfort campaign!" AUTUMN European Tour Dates 01/27 Groningen, NL Vera 02/07 Berlin, DE K17 02/08 Koln, DE Luxor 02/09 Hamburg, DE Headcrash 02/10 Tilburg, NL 013 03/03 Aalten, NL Rock of Ages Festival 05/12 Emmen, NL Emmen Metal Festival 06/16 Oss, NL Groene Engel http://www.autumn-band.com http://www.myspace.com/autumnband http://www.facebook.com/AutumnBand STRIKEMASTER to issue USA edition of "Vicious Nightmare" album through Metalhit.com Mexican thrashers, STRIKEMASTER, will release their second and most recent, previously hard-to-find, full-length album on CD through Metalhit.com. Recorded in 2009, the album, "Vicious Nightmare," reeks of blazing thrash assaults coupled with an aggressive speed metal persuasion. Under license from the band, Metalhit will produce a limited edition Digipak CD of the album featuring new artwork by famed underground illustrator, Mark Riddick. The album is set for release on February 14, 2012 and is available for pre-order here: http://metalmaniacs.bigcartel.com/product/strikemaster-vicious-nightmare Strikemaster formed in 2005 and has been producing quality, true-to-form, thrash metal ever since! The band has performed live with numerous headliners touring throughout Mexico and has been featured on various compilations, including Katon D. Pena's (HIRAX), "Thrash Metal Warriors" CD. This special edition of "Vicious Nightmare" will be available exclusively in the USA, Canada and the UK via online retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, FYE, HMV, Barnes & Noble, Hells Headbangers, et al, and in select indie stores that sell metal! www.metalhit.com www.metalmaniacs.com www.myspace.com/strikemaster666 LEGACY RECORDINGS CELEBRATES SCORPIONS WITH STATESIDE RELEASE OF TWO ESSENTIAL NEW TITLES: COMEBLACK, THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM OF COVERS & CLASSICS FROM GERMANY'S SEMINAL METAL BAND, AND GET YOUR STING AND BLACKOUT - LIVE IN 3D, A MIND-BLOWING STATE-OF-THE-ART BLU-RAY DISC CAPTURING THE GROUP'S ON-GOING GOODBYE TOUR Both Releases Available Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the domestic release of two essential new titles from the seminal metal band Scorpions: Comeblack, a new album of classic rock covers and fresh performances of signature repertoire recorded earlier this year, and Get Your Sting and Blackout - Live in 3D, available on Blu-ray disc, an 11-camera 3-D concert film recorded in Saarbrucken, Germany on April 15, 2011 during Scorpions current farewell tour. Launched by guitarist Rudolf Schenker in 1965, Scorpions forged metal, rock and pop into a sound that's come to signify an entire genre through hard rock anthems like "Rock You Like A Hurricane" and hits like "Send Me An Angel," "Wind of Change" and "Still Loving You," selling more than 100 million records in the process. Last year, Scorpions announced that the group's Get Your Sting and Blackout tour, an epic ongoing worldwide rock 'n' roll odyssey in support of 2010's Sting in the Tail, would be the group's last before retirement. The tour is slated to run through 2012 with a string of historic farewell blowouts and festival performances scheduled Europe culminating with shows at the Wacken Open Air festival (August 4, 2012) and Munich's Olympiahalle (October 13, 2012). Wanting to create a truly memorable concert film to do justice to power of the live show and the high energy emotional impact of the final tour, Scorpions chronicled the sold-out concert on April 15, 2011 in Saarbrucken, Germany with a state-of-the-art 3D production. Helmed by director Gerd F. Schultze (who's worked on 3D films with Michael Jackson, Bryan Adams, Joe Cocker, Carlos Santana and German superstar Peter Maffay), Get Your Sting and Blackout - Live in 3D puts the viewer into the VIP box at the ultimate Scorpions concert. In addition to 100 minutes of pure Scorpions music, Get Your Sting and Blackout - Live in 3D includes more than half-an-hour of behind-the-scenes bonus material. "The preview audience was absolutely euphoric and stunned by the intensity and the never-before-witnessed power and intimacy in which they were able to experience the Scorpions' fantastic concert," said Gerd Schultze following a theatrical screening of the film. "The people left the screening with a completely new and never-before-seen concert experience and wanted to watch it all over straight away. Part of the reason is, that we have managed to create an unbelievable 3D depth with a specially developed method, which is very pleasant to watch. Using the new camera technology, we managed to translate 3D in the cut and montage technique in a style that will meet the expectations of a first class product even in ten years time. It makes you feel like you're sitting in the VIP lounge amidst the audience through this 11 camera 3D concert staging and its monstrous 5.1 surround and stereo sound. At the same time, The Scorpions perform their unbelievably powerful and visually un ique show with all their hits live in your living room. This is pure dynamite ... fasten seat belts and take off ... into the third dimension." "Saarbrucken was a very good choice," wrote the band in a press statement, "our fans were simply sensational and gave us the chance to thank them for their many years of support." Get Your Sting and Blackout - Live in 3D - Blu-ray The Set List: Intro Sting In The Tail Make It Real Bad Boys Running Wild The Zoo Coast To Coast Loving You Sunday Morning The Best Is Yet To Come Send Me An Angel Holiday Raised On Rock Tease Me, Please Me Dynamite Kottak Attack Blackout Six String Sting Big City Nights Still Loving You Wind Of Change Rock You Like A Hurricane When The Smoke Is Going Down At some point during the Get Your Sting and Blackout tour ("We can't remember the day, the month or the hour"), Scorpions, enjoying the success of Sting in the Tail and the emotional rejuvenation of the farewell tour ("Screaming fans everywhere we went!") decided to record one last classic album. "The idea to go back to the studio was born out of pure excitement," said the band who cut an album mixing covers of rock 'n' roll standards that informed and inspired the Scorpions alongside new productions and performances of the songs in the band's core catalog that have proved the most meaningful to the members. The result, Comeblack, is, according to the band, "an encore for our die-hard fans, to thank them for all the support for so many years. At the same time, this is a tribute to legendary bands from the sixties, like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, who have inspired us to follow our dreams. We hope you like it as much as we do... Rock on and ... Comeblack." Scorpions - Comeblack - tracklisting Rhythm of Love No One Like You The Zoo Rock You Like A Hurricane Blackout Wind of Change Tainted Love (Gloria Jones/Marc Almond) Children of the Revolution (T. Rex) Across the Universe (The Beatles) Tin Soldier (Small Faces) All Day and All of the Night (The Kinks) Ruby Tuesday (The Rolling Stones) www.the-scorpions.com www.legacyrecordings.com

January 1st, 2012	THE DEVIL'S BLOOD: New Teaser Video Posted The next video clip from THE DEVIL'S BLOOD's The Thousandfold Epicentre teaser series has been posted. "On the Wings of Gloria" is the second track from the Dutch occult collective's upcoming new full-length, scheduled for North American release on January 17, 2012 via Metal Blade Records. The Thousandfold Epicentre has already reaped critical acclaim earning a 9/10 rating from Decibel Magazine who dubbed the offering "…an 11-track opus of maximum cosmic significance…" L.A. Weekly noted: "...THE DEVIL'S BLOOD bring to mind what Jefferson Airplane's sound would have been if they abandoned their love of psychedelic drugs for good old-fashioned Satanism," while Noisecreep added, ""On their sophomore album, Dutch act THE DEVIL'S BLOOD deliver NWOBHM-kissed riffs and melodic female vocals like its 1980 all over again." To view "On the Wings of Gloria," visit THIS LOCATION: http://www.metalblade.com/thedevilsblood http://www.thedevilsblood.com http://www.facebook.com/thedevilsblood http://www.metalblade.com/thedevilsblood STORY OF JADE announces NL TOUR Good Guys Go To Heaven... ...Dead Guys Go To Holland!! ACT II Jan 12 - The Cave - Amsterdam, Netherlands Jan 13 - Mukkes - Leeuwarden, Netherlands Jan 14 - Pleuropsonic - Groningen, Netherlands New SOJ Album "The Damned Next Door(Know Your Neighbors!!)" OUT NOW!!!! "The Damned Next Door (Know Your Neighbors!!)" is finally OUT!! Enjoy the official video on our brand new website of the opener "Self-Inflicted Masterpiece" taken from our debut album on Wormholedeath/Aural Music. BRUTALISM(NL) - 4/5 \| ZWAREMETALEN(NL) - 71/100 POWERMETAL(DE) - 8.5/10 \| ROCKHARD(ITA) - 7/10 METAL(DE) - 7/10 \| PAVILLON666(FR) - 7.5/10 ENTRATE PARALLELE(ITA) - 8/10 \| ALONEMUSIC(ITA) - 9/10 HEAVY-METAL(ITA) - 4/5 \| METAL(ITA) - 7/10 The album is available via Aural Webstore www.auralwebstore.com and Digital Download http://itunes.apple.com/it/album/id433733059?affId=1773221&ign-mpt=uo%3D5 http://www.storyofjade.net http://www.wormholedeath.com ION VEIN's IV v1.0 Now Available At StereoKiller.com IV v1.0, the three-song digital release from ION VEIN is now available at StereoKiller.com. The band's first offering of new material since 2003's Reigning Memories, IV v1.0 is the first of a series of digital releases (DRs) leading into a full-length release. IV v.10 is available for streaming or free download at www.stereokiller.com/ionvein, by scanning the QR code below with your smart phone or going here. In a statement released from the band: "It's been a long, hard road, but the time has finally come for us to be able to release new ION VEIN music to the world, and we couldn't be more excited! We're making our first DR (digital release) IV v1.0 available to you for FREE for a limited time as a token of our appreciation for your continued patience and support. We've been through quite a lot since the release of Reigning Memories in 2003, and the only thing that kept us going was the belief in the strength of the new material, so we hope you enjoy it... and remember to crank it loud! \m/ IV v1.0 track listing: 1) Enough (3:55) 2) Love/Hate (4:00) 3) Anger Inside (4:59) The songs were produced/engineered and mixed by Neil Kernon (NILE, NEVERMORE, QUEENSRYCHE, REDEMPTION), and mastered by Alan Douches. The DR concept was developed by Mortal Music as taking a snap shot of an album of music and releasing it into the market a "chapter" at a time, so to speak, to allow it to work its way into the marketplace faster and to help alleviate the musical overload fans and press alike are experiencing these days with so many options available. The full length album will then be available on CD at the end of the cycle for those that still collect physical product. Added ION VEIN founder/guitarist, Chris Lotesto; "We really like what the guys at Mortal have going on and think their approach to the new musical marketplace is exciting and innovative! We're really glad that we can be a part of helping to shape the way music can be presented to fans these days in the ever changing world of music!" "Guitarist and founder Chris Lotesto writes metal with hair on the chest and the new singer Scott Featherstone has lungs like a grizzly which is perfect for this type of macho metal. This is definitely for metal heads that dig bands like TT Quick, Myofist, Sword and Picture." - Melodic.net "All three combining the intense energy and flowing melodic play in a forceful and engaging encounter." - RingMaster Review "Vocals are executed on par with the drums and guitars yielding layers of complexity and depth for the listeners. The closer, Anger Inside, carries to the end what was started in terms of pace and talent. There is real commitment by all members on this and all tracks on 1.0. It is truly a treat for listeners to hear this kind of power and emotion from the artists. It lets us know that they truly value their craft and have something to say."- Alternative Matter "It may have been a lengthy journey, but Ion Vein have come through this rebirth a stronger, leaner and more aggressive beast and while they have always been a force to be reckoned with, the three track taster gives the hope that album number three could be very impressive indeed!" - Sea of Tranquility www.facebook.com/IonVein www.facebook.com/MortalMusicInc NEVERDREAM: The new album "The Circle" The Italian Progsters NEVERDREAM announce the release of new album "The Circle" for next autumn 2012, for which have just completed work on songs writing that will be part of the tracklist. The new album is a concentrate of technique and the dark atmosphere that has always characterized the band and once again, as in the previous and successful "SAID", it will be a concept. The album, completely written by the band, will rotate around a captivating flavor "noir", covering topics like the human psyche and the horrors of religious fanaticism. For more info about the new release, mp3, live dates e everything concerning the band you can contact directly the band by their Official web spaces: NEVERDREAM Official Website www.facebook.com/neverdreamprog NEVERDREAM OFFICIAL Fb page www.facebook.com/neverdreamprog NEVERDREAM Official Reverbnation http://www.reverbnation.com/neverdreamprog SO MUCH FOR NOTHING "Livsgnist" teaser. New upcoming album featuring Niklas Kvarforth (SHINING)! My Kingdom Music is absolutely delighted to announce the upcoming album by SO MUCH FOR NOTHING who will be for sure the biggest surprise for the beginning of 2012. Erik Unsgaard from SARKOM and Uruz from URGEHAL realised a pure masterpiece of avantgardish Suicidal Dark Black music with Dark Rock and New Wave nuances. The album titled "Livsgnist" (Spark Of Life in english) presents very special guests (Niklas Kvarforth from SHINING, Peter Huss from Shining, Ingvild Sareeta Kaare ex Ram-Zet, Trondr Nefas from Urgehal, Seidemann from 1349, Aethyris McKay ex-Absu) and will be released on CD and LP format (with different tracklist, cover and with poster) on January 16th, 2012. Find here a teaser for the presentation of the album "Livsgnist" and an album prelistening via Soundcloud. TEASER - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKEZqybwxg8 Album Preview - http://soundcloud.com/mykingdommusic/so-much-for-nothing-livsgnist Inspired by general decadence over the years, So Much For Nothing serves you the finest tunes of dark and arcane Black Metal-Pop/Rock. This is definitively an album for fans of Joyless, Shining, Den Saakaldte, Lifelover and My Dying Bride! Expect a masterpiece that will change your attitude towards this kind of sounds. More info on www.mykingdommusic.net * www.facebook.com/somuchfornothing * www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKEZqybwxg8