| April 5th, 2009 |
- STATIC-X Unleash New Album TODAY
CULT OF STATIC on REPRISE RECORDS
“BEST BUY” EXCLUSIVE PACKAGE CONTAINS BONUS MATERIAL &
OFFERS TO FANS
BURBANK, CA– Best Buy partners to bring you, the fans, an exclusive
bonus package of the new Static-X album CULT OF STATIC. The package
contains 2 bonus tracks, and a membership card to the CULT OF STATIC
where you can register to access a 3rd bonus track plus the chance to
win tickets and a meet & greet with the band.
The Industrial Metal Machine called Static-X returns with their heaviest,
most flammable work to date. CULT OF STATIC, on Reprise Records, marries
the band's aggressive driving force with disarming experimentation.
The fiery raw quality of CULT OF STATIC is blatant as the first single
“Stingwray” hits airwaves February 14th. “Stingwray”
was inspired by Wayne Static’s wife Tera Wray Static and the Corvette
Stingray she drives. The song’s powerful beats and heavy guitar
riffs make this song a commanding force on the record.
Keeping the integral tones, Static-X encompasses shredding guitars with
solos that have brought the band to a level of playing to be reckoned
with. The cybernetic stomp of "Hypure" and "You Am I"
bludgeon, bruise and break with precise grooves. Elsewhere, the staccato
riffs on "Terminal" crush through an unmistakable guitar tone.
Guitarist Koichi Fukuda blazes through incendiary solos, while Tony
Campos bolts down demonic bass lines and Nick Oshiro pounds out deadly
rhythms. Front-man Wayne Static riffs pure violence and screams out
his soul. “Over the years my voice has been destroyed from excessive
touring... and I love it,” exclaims Static. “The vocals
on the new record are raw and brutal.”
A song you may already be familiar with is "LUNATIC" as it
was included on the Punisher: War Zone movie soundtrack. Although “LUNATIC”
is relentless and raw, brandishing a ripping groove and an impenetrable
barrier of guitars the album cut was re-recorded to feature a solo by
legendary Megadeth front-man Dave Mustaine. "I've been a huge Megadeth
fan for years,” explains Static. “We've toured with them
twice. Mustaine and I really hit it off on the road. His lead style
is one of the most distinctive styles out there. There's something amazing
about it. When you hear him solo, you know it's him."
Since their breakthrough debut, Wisconsin Death Trip, Static-X has sold
over three million records, and they've completed numerous successful
world tours including three Ozzfests, The Family Values Tour and Gigantour.
CULT OF STATIC is the bastard child of a 10 year journey of metal annihilation,
unleashing the beast to all in their path. “I can hardly believe
it's been a decade since the release of our first cd, "Wisconsin
Death Trip," and we're still going strong thanks to all of our
loyal fans,” explains Static. “The title CULT OF STATIC
is meant to be a big thank-you to everyone who has supported us through
the years. I'm looking forward to seeing you all on the upcoming world
tour.”
Track List:
01. Lunatic
02. Z28
03. Terminal
04. Hypure
05. Tera-Fied
06. Stingwray
07. You Am I
08. Isolaytore
09. Nocturnally
10. Skinned
11. Grind 2 Halt
For More information go to www.myspace.com/staticx
or www.static-x.com
- WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM to headline North American tour
Acclaimed ethereal USBM unit WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have just announced
their upcoming North American tour this May, which they will be headlining.
Joined by a host of other acts such as Krallice, A Storm of Light, Thrones
and more along the way, the band has also been added to this years Maryland
Deathfest which lands in the middle of the tour, appearing alongside
Destroyer 666, Absu, Bolt Thrower, Brutal Truth and more.
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM - headlining North American tour
5/13/2009 Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO w/Krallice
5/14/2009 The Picador - Iowa City, IA w/Krallice
5/15/2009 Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
5/16/2009 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL w/Krallice, A Storm of Light
5/17/2009 Casbah - Hamilton, ON w/A Storm of Light, Krallice
5/18/2009 Wreck Room - Toronto, ON w/Thrones, Krallice, A Storm of Light
5/19/2009 La Sala Rosa - Montreal, QC w/Thrones, Krallice, A Storm of
Light
5/21/2009 Great Scott - Allston, MA w/Krallice, A Storm of Light
5/22/2009 Europa - Brooklyn, NY w/Thrones, A Storm of Light
5/23/2009 Sonar - Baltimore, MD - as part of Maryland Deathfest
5/24/2009 Club Hell - Providence, RI w/A Storm of Light
5/25/2009 Wallingford American Legion - Wallingford, CT w/Krallice,
A Storm of Light
5/26/2009 The Studio at Webster Hall - New York, NY w/Krallice, A Storm
of Light
5/28/2009 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA w/Krallice, A Storm of
Light [6 PM show]
5/28/2009 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA w/Krallice, A Storm of
Light [10 PM show]
5/29/2009 Gallery 5 - Richmond, VA w/Krallice, A Storm of Light, Forensics
5/30/2009 The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN w/Krallice, A Storm of Light
6/01/2009 Caledonia - Athens, GA w/Krallice, A Storm of Light
6/02/2009 The Earl - Atlanta, GA w/Krallice, A Storm of Light
All of this action after the now ongoing tour WITTR is on alongside
Tombs and label mates Pelican. The band are touring in support of their
third full-length Black Cascade, which is reaping massive critical response
from the media!
http://www.wittr.com
http://www.myspace.com/wolvesinthethroneroom
http://www.southernlord.com
http://blog.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings
- MY KINGDOM MUSIC is very proud to announce its newest signings: NOVA
ART with their Progressive Gothic Metal and ROSSOMETILE with a great
and dreaming Progressive Metal album.
Without a doubt NOVA ART is one the most exciting bands in years not
only because of all the different styles but because they mix works
like a charm. Nova Art’s music is the place where Progressive,
Gothic, Heavy Metal, Dark Wave converge to be synthesized in a unique
style. Beautiful melodies and complicated instrumental parts, expressive
vocal and a bit Petrucci-like guitar, various keyboard passages and
unusual backing sounds are the keywords to describe these high-skilled
musicians and their music. Every open minded Metal fan should give it
a chance but it will be for sure a must for you who love Opeth, Amorphis,
A Perfect Circle, Paradise Lost! Their album "Follow Yourself"
will be released on May 4th, 2009 - www.myspace.com/novaartband
With “Terrenica” ROSSOMETILE return after 5 years of silence
but intense work. They represent one of the new leading act of the Progressive
Italian scene and with this new album they reach new levels of emotion.
They present a music that is an intense mixture of Rock tunes and more
aggressive sound that recalls the Prog-metal with the presence of majestic
symphonic elements, oniric atmospheres and amazing female vocals. If
Dream Theater, Rush, PFM but also The Gathering or Klimt 1918 are part
of your world be sure that in their music you will find many more facets
that will carry you in a magic vortex of feelings! Their album "Terrenica"
will be released on May 4th, 2009 - www.myspace.com/rossometile
more info at: www.mykingdommusic.net
* www.myspace.com/mykingdommusic
- New from SELFMADEGOD Records:
MOTHRA - Dyes
If you like blastbeats, sonic beat downs, hoarse vocals, choppy riffs
and something like Unsane on speed, then you've got it here in MOTHRA.
Songs take a left turn and then a right before circling back and threatening
to turn the wheel violently while stepping on the gas, damn the consequences.
Just when you think you're in for a high-octane ride, they throw a slow
burner at you, and yet you're compelled by the power of MOTHRA to stay
on board. And when you've about caught your breath, they throw even
more tricks at you , if only to demonstrate that when you think you
have this band figured out, you probably don't. Fans of Converge, Burnt
By The Sun and older The Dillinger Escape Plan pay head!
http://www.myspace.com/mothra
EGOIST - Ultra-Selfish Revolution
Besides some solos from Patrick Mameli of Pestilence and C-187 fame,
a maniac from Poland named Stanislaw Wolonciej recorded and produced
the album Ultra-Selfish Revolution himself, under the name EGOIST, and
that included writing and performing all of the music himself. And what
does this music sound like? Well, take the off-time tempo, crunch and
clean-tone moments of Meshuggah and add prog metal influences and sound
effects from outer space, and clean and supremely confident vocals over
top, and you have something approximating what EGOIST does on this,
the second release. Fat, downtuned riffs pile up, ready to slap upside
the head anyone who foolishly isn't paying attention. Melodies and harmonies
with large helpings of reverb and texture weave an enveloping cloud
that will give any prog rock enthusiast something to get excited about.
And throughout it all EGOIST keeps moving, not content to ride any one
set of ideas for too long before expanding, growing and tugging you
along for the ride.
http://egoist.metal.pl/
http://www.myspace.com/egoistpoland
http://www.selfmadegod.com
http://www.myspace.com/selfmadegodrecords
- Geïst are setting sail for "Galeere"
The release of German avantgarde black metal band Geïst's third
album, "Galeere" (engl.: "galley"), is set for May
4th, 2009. After two albums highly lauded by the scene base - the obscure,
eccentric, furious, resignative "Patina" (2005) and the warmer,
melancholic, autumnal "Kainsmal" (2006) - Geïst herewith
clearly outshine their previous works.
In many regards, "Galeere" represents a quantum leap for the
six musicians from Bielefeld/Germany: not only does the album contain
the most unfathomable and darkest material in the band's history, but
also their most atmospheric and epic moments. "This album is the
deep sea set to music," the band's bass player and songwriter Alboin
says about the conceptual framework. "It expresses the beautiful
forsakenness and infinite extent of the sea as a sanctuary, but also
its indomitability and diversity, its threat and hostility."
The musical characteristics of Geïst such as the elegiac lead guitars,
the unique arrangement of the pieces, or the expressive and recognizable
vocals of Cypher D. Rex are all firm in place on "Galeere".
The new members of the band, Hedrykk and Larva B. Caneer (guitars) and
Faruk (synthesizer), and elements of dark ambient, doom metal, and rock,
make sure that the soundscapes of the album's five extra-long tracks
are more open and diverse than ever.
Not by any stretch of the imagination could we describe this as an insider's
tip from the underground anymore. With "Galeere", Geïst
have finally taped their full potential and are ready to join the ranks
of Germany's leading black metal bands. A foretaste of "Galeere"
is given by this album trailer: Geist
- Galeere.
- Klimt 1918 "Ghost Of A Tape Listener" (Video and EP)
Together with director Paolo Marchione Klimt 1918 shot a fantastic video
clip to the song "Ghost Of A Tape Listener" from their last
year's album "Just In Case We'll Never Meet Again (Soundtrack For
The Cassette Generation)". The clip can be watched here: Klimt
1918 - Ghost Of A Tape Listener
Additionally a digital EP of "Ghost Of A Tape Listener" will
be released on April 10th, 2009, featuring the unreleased Klimt 1918
track "Blackeberg 1918". In tandem to this, there will also
be a strictly limited Digipak EP (lim. 250), which will only be available
for Prophecy club members and from the ProMedia online store.
Tracklist "Ghost Of A Tape Listener" EP:
1. Ghost Of A Tape Listener ("Just In Case..."-Version)
2. Skygazer ("Just In Case..."-Version)
3.. Blackeberg 1981 (unveröffentlicht)
- SWR barroselas metalfest XII
Greetings from SWR inc. extreme music crew,
The small village of Barroselas gets now ready to welcome those thousands
of metalheads that yearly visit the northern region of portugal so as
to attend to SWR, the leading portuguese extreme music festival. The
12th edition of barroselas metalfest goes on from April 30 to May 2.
SODOM, THE HAUNTED, ABSU, ORIGIN, ESOTERIC and AKERCOCKE shape up the
top of its line up.
The March Issue of the press
release concerning the 12th edition of SWR barroselas metalfest
may be downloaded directly from our online
press room. You may also download the SWR poster,
flyer,
logo
and banner
as well as a lot of photos and other promotional stuff from the media
section of our website.
Thanks for helping us in spreading the severe underground disease!
SWR barroselas metalfest XII
[ 30 april > 02 may 2009 - barroselas, PORTUGAL ]
>>> DAY 1 <<< thursday (april 30th) - doors 19:00
AKERCOCKE [ uk ]
UNMERCIFUL [ usa ]
DORNENREICH [ austria ]
AD HOMINEM [ france ]
ROMPEPROP [ holland ]
INSIDIOUS DECREPANCY [ usa ]
RECTAL SMEGMA [ holland ]
DESPISE [ czech republic ]
ALCOHOLOCAUST [ portugal ] [new!]
+ 1 band tbc
>>> DAY 2 <<< friday (may 1st) - doors 15:00
THE HAUNTED [ sweden ]
ABSU [ usa ]
EVILE [ uk ] [new!]
MACHETAZO [ spain ]
MOURNFUL CONGREGATION [ australia ]
CORPUS CHRISTII [ portugal ]
GREY DATURAS [ australia ]
YEAR OF NO LIGHT [ france ]
BLACKLODGE [ france ]
LEGACY OF BRUTALITY [ spain ] [new!]
MORBID DEATH [ portugal ]
GWYDION [ portugal ] [new!]
DEMON DAGGER [ portugal ] [new!]
IMPUREZA [ france ]
EQUALEFT [ portugal ] [new!]
CRYSTALLINE DARKNESS [ portugal ] [new!]
>>> DAY 3 <<< saturday (may 2nd) - doors 15:00
SODOM [ germany ] [new!]
ORIGIN [ usa ]
URGEHAL [ norway ]
ESOTERIC [ uk ]
ASVA [ usa ]
INGROWING [ czech republic ]
GAMA BOMB [ ireland ]
NEHËMAH [ france ]
THE FIRSTBORN [ portugal ]
TORTURE SQUAD [ brasil ]
SPEARHEAD [ uk ]
IN THA UMBRA [ portugal ] [new!]
THERIOMORPHIC [ portugal ] [new!]
THE RANSACK [ portugal ] [new!]
DEAD MEAT [ portugal ] [new!]
HACKSAW [ portugal ] [new!]
S W R b a r r o s e l a s m e t a l f e s t XII
30 april - 02 may 2009 . Barroselas - Portugal
www.swr-fest.com
- UNHOLY unveils new song, announces new album release date and upcoming
tour with Earth Crisis!
Los Angeles, CA – The Syracuse, N.Y. quintet UNHOLY whose "thrash-tinged
metallic stomp" (Outburn) and "muscular, face-collapsing bursts
of energy" (Metal Maniacs) have earned critical acclaim will release
their Prosthetic Records debut, New Life Behind Closed Eyes, on May
12th. The new track Seeker Immortal off the upcoming album New Life
Behind Closed Eyes (recorded at More Sound Studios[Ed Gein] in Syracuse)
is currently streaming on the group's MySpace page HERE.
Pre-order packages are now available in the Prosthetic webstore HERE.
New Life Behind Closed Eyes -- the follow-up to the group's 2007 debut,
Blood of the Medusa (Lambgoat Records) -- sees new vocalist Billy Price
paint a scathing portrait of mankind's failures and shortcomings. The
album's concept, written by guitarist Jonathan Dennison, revolves around
an end-time narrative of the final days of humanity delivered by its
own hand. Richly detailed artwork furthers the album's unsettling mood,
but ultimately, it's the music within -- a very heavy take on the northeastern
metal sound, with strong riffs, intense vocals and sharp soloing --
that makes UNHOLY impossible to ignore.
“We've poured a lot of blood into this new record and hope this
will be a soundscape to your nightmares. The aggression and energy of
UNHOLY has truly been captured in New Life Behind Closed Eyes. This
record is for people who are looking for something more in heavy music.
Extreme music fans old and new prepare to get your faces shredded off!"
- Guitarist Jonathan Dennison
UNHOLY were recently confirmed as support for Earth Crisis' spring U.S.
tour, which kicks off May 2nd in Fredericksburg, VA @ KC's (ARMAGEDDON
FEST). The group will also support label mates All That Remains in Syracuse
on April 15th and perform at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
on April 18.
"We're more than excited to go on the road with such a genre defining
band as Earth Crisis, beyond great friends they've been a part of our
lives since day one" comments Jonathan Dennison.
Earth Crisis, Walls of Jericho, Reign Supreme, UNHOLY, and Blood Stands
Still
05/02 - Fredericksburg, VA @ KC's - ARMAGEDDON FEST w/ Sworn Enemy
05/03 - Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon w/ Madball
05/04 - Detroit, MI @ The Hayloft
05/06 - Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4
05/09 - Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee
05/10 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada
05/11 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
05/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
05/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
05/14 - Santa Cruz @ The Urgency
05/15 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
05/16 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Clubhouse
05/17 - Albuquerque, NM
05/19 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
05/22 - Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
05/23 - Dallas, TX @ The Max
05/25 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Oasis
05/26 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasant's
05/27 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
05/28 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
05/29 - Montreal, ON @ Underworld
05/31 - Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
New Life Behind Closed Eyes available everywhere May 12th 2009
http://www.myspace.com/unholy
http://www.prostheticrecords.com/
- Metal Blade announces “Young Guns” tour
This spring, fans will have the chance to witness several of Metal Blade's
youngest and brightest bands share the stage at venues across the US.
The tour will include headliners, Psyopus, who are joined by DIY touring
vets, Rose Funeral, critically acclaimed shred heavy newcomers, Woe
of Tyrants, and Las Vegas' latest and brutal offering to the world of
extreme metal, Molotov Solution.
Metal Blade founder and CEO, Brian Slagel comments, “We are very
excited to get our cool new bands all on the road together for a great
price. We hope that everyone comes out to support the bands and check
out the latest in metal.”
Psyopus' latest masterpiece, Odd Senses, hit streets on February 17th
and has blown away fans and critics alike - from the add explosive tracks
like The Burning Halo to the epic nearly classical track, A Murder to
a Child. This band's live performance literally has to been seen to
be believed. Main man Chris Arp is excited to join up with these bands
on the road, “We're psyched to own stages across this country
with these rocking kats. Metal in your face, zinch, zinch, zinch!”
- Chris Arp, Psyopus
“…ODD SENSES, is a mind blowing journey into the psychotic
realm of extreme metal music.” Fangoria.com
Rose Funeral's sophomore release and Metal Blade debut, The Resting
Sonata, offers an impressive slab of death metal that, when delivered
live, causes audiences to erupt into violent mosh pits. Expect gang
vocals and death metal delivered with precision. The band adds, “We
are all stoked to be on tour with some of our Metal Blade family members.
This will definitely be a tour full of surprises for everyone. Don't
miss a show coming to your area or you will miss out on one of the best
highlights of the year.”
“Rose Funeral has potential to actually change the scene, rather
than add to its generic-ness.” Hails & Horns
Woe of Tyrants have wowed critics and guitar aficionados with, Kingdom
of Might. Their ability to meld high flying near Dragonforce-esque guitars
with the groove and aggression of death metal is coupled with a positive
and thought-provoking lyrical message. Vocalist Chris Catanzaro comments,
“Woe of Tyrants are extremely proud and grateful to represent
our label, Metal Blade, on the Young Guns Tour this spring, alongside
some fantastic bands. Getting to share the stage with our boys in Psyopus
once again is an honor, and we're looking forward to going out for the
first time with Rose Funeral and Molotov Solution. Come and check out
some great new talents, see you on the road!”
“Kingdom of Might IS habit forming and shouldn't be taken with
alcohol. For dry spells (when the album doesn't have your complete attention)
of 5 minutes or more, please consult a doctor (you'd have to be dead).”
AbsolutePunk.net
Molotov Solution, one of Metal Blade's newest additions, just finished
recording their Metal Blade debut at Lambesis Studios in San Diego with
the duo of Tim Lambesis and Daniel Castlman mixing. Their social commentary
and intelligent lyrical attacks are sure to continue on this next installment.
Guitarist Robbie Pina adds, “We are extremely excited and honored
to be included in Metal Blades "Young Guns" tour. This will
be our first tour as part of the Metal Blade family and our anticipation
precedes us.”
Metal Blade Young Guns Tour
Psyopus, Rose Funeral, Woe Of Tyrants, Molotov Solution
05/01 Detroit, MI Hayloft no Woe of Tyrants
05/02 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels w/ Cattle Decapitation
05/03 New London, CT El N Gee
05/04 Melrose, MA Melrose VFW
05/05 Manchester, NH Rockos
05/06 Yonkers, NY The Haunt
05/07 Fredricksburg, VA The Refuge
05/08 Danville, VA Plan B
05/09 Raleigh, NC The Brewery
05/11 Charleston, SC The Oasis
05/12 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
05/13 Metairie, LA The High Ground
05/14 Waco, TX Art Ambush
05/15 San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom
05/16 Albuquerque, NM The Compound
05/17 Tempe, AZ The Sets
05/18 Victorville, CA Karma
05/19 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
05/20 Fresno, CA The Exit
05/21 Modesto, CA Modesto Virtual
05/22 Portland, OR Satyricon
05/23 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
05/25 Salt Lake City, UT Studio 600
05/26 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
05/27 Omaha, NE Sokol underground
05/28 Kansas City, KS Riot Room
05/29 Edelstein, IL The Hub
05/30 Sidney, OH 4th Avenue Hall
05/31 Louisville, KY Bulldog Café
06/01 Cleveland, OH Peabodys
06/02 Orland Park, IL Mojoes Coffehouse
www.myspace.com/psyopus
www.myspace.com/rosefuneral
www.myspace.com/wot
www.myspace.com/molotovsolution
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- AGNOSTIC FRONT Announce New Drummer and Tour Plans!
The Godfathers of New York Hardcore, AGNOSTIC FRONT, are proud to announce
the addition of new drummer Pokey Mo (formerly of the legendary hardcore/metal
crossover band LEEWAY). "The band is extremely happy to welcome
Pokey to the fold," exclaimed AGNOSTIC FRONT vocalist Roger Miret.
"He's a pro and we look forward to having him as a part of the
band!"
AGNOSTIC FRONT will conclude the group’s final tour in the US
in support of "Warriors" this April 1st - 12th with support
from RUINER. They will return to Europe this Summer and to South America
for a tour with MADBALL in the Fall.
AGNOSTIC FRONT w/ RUINER:
04/01/09 Valentines Upstairs – Albany, NY
04/02/09 Diesel – Pittsburgh, PA
04/03/09 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
04/04/09 Macs – Lansing, MI
04/05/09 Subterranean – Chicago, IL
04/06/09 Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN
04/07/09 Sokol Underground – Omaha, NE
04/08/09 Bluebird – Saint Louis, MO
04/09/09 Uncle Pleasants – Louisville, KY
04/10/09 The Brickhouse – St. Albans, WV
04/11/09 Otto Bar – Baltimore, MD
04/12/09 Anchors Up – Haverhill, MA
- ELUVEITIE: Post statement about Pagafest USA cancellation + "Evocation
I" FAQ!
Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE have issued a statement regarding their
forced cancellation of their Paganfest USA tour appearance with KORPIKLAANI,
PRIMORDIAL, MOONSORROW, BLACKGUARD and SWASHBUCKLE:
“We are very sorry to announce that we will not be able to make
it to this years edition of Paganfest USA after all. We would like to
make clear that this was in no way the decision of the band and that
we all were looking forward to do this tour a lot. Also we are working
on a replacement tour within 2009 where we'll hopefully also be able
to play a special showcase featuring songs off our upcoming acoustic
release "Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion" (due April 11th).
We will be back for sure 'cause you guys truly rock and we did not forget
the warm welcome we've received on Paganfest I & Death By Decibels!“
Furthermore the band has released a statement regarding the upcoming
release of their folk/acoustic album Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion
which will be out on April 11th in Europe and May 19th in North America.
Mainman Chrigel Glanzmann answers a few frequently asked questions since
there has been quite a bit of confusion among their fans about the musical
direction of the band in the near future:
„Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion“ sounds very different
than every other ELUVEITIE release so far. It doesn’t have much
to do with metal, neither does it sound like pure folk music!”
“Yes, absolutely! It is a purely acoustic album. We had the wish
of once doing an acoustic album for quite a while already - it came
up in our heads already three years ago, actually. It seems perfectly
obvious that the result of a folk metal band producing an acoustic album
will be a folk album. But we wanted to go much further than that. We
wanted to stay 100% true to ourselves and continue the idea of ELUVEITIE’s
music, even on a purely acoustic album: To portray ancient history,
mythology and culture “in our own words” and music and to
transport something ancient and primordial into our modern age. So we
tried to not just display 1000-times-heard traditional folkmusic (much
as we love it though), but to create some thing new: Our own acoustic
music – still rooting in tradition and containing traditional
tunes, but in our own version.”
„So, did you change your style of music now? Will ELUVEITIE be
kind of a folkish acoustic band in future?”
“No, of course not! ELUVEITIE is fuckin metal and will always
be! As mentioned before, we wanted to once do something purely acoustic.
This is something that really challenged us. So, to us “Evocation
I: The Arcane Dominion” is more something like a project. A project
that means a lot to us though, we really love the album. But still we’re
a metal band and our next album after “Evocation I: The Arcane
Dominion” will for sure be a metal album again!”
“The album is entitled “Evocation I”. Does this mean,
that there will also be a part II?”
„Yes. When we began to write the concept of “Evocation”,
the idea came up to really extend it and to do a two-pieced concept
album. Now we’ll release the first part. For the second part we
will again take our time to write and elaborate it. Our next release
will be a metal album again, as mentioned earlier. We are a metal band
and metal is what we love. After a next metal album we will work out
the second part of our acoustic project then.”
www.eluveitie.ch
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| April 4th, 2009 |
- QUO VADIS ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR DATES!!!
One of Canada's most respected and influential metal bands, Quo Vadis
announce their European Tour Dates that will see them return to Europe
since their 2007 tour with Kataklysm. As Quo Vadis cross the Atlantic
for the 4-country, 10 day long tour they return to Europe with new members
drummer Patrice Hamelin (Martyr), vocalist Trevor Birnie (Annex Theory,
Damascus) & Bassist /Keyboardist Roxanne Constantin and new music
from their highly anticipated release still in production, a follow
up to 2004's critically acclaimed Defiant Imagination.
European Tour Dates:
April 3, 2009 - Istanbul, Turkey - Kemanci
April 4, 2009 - Ankara, Turkey - IF Performance Hall
April 5, 2009 - Izmir, Turkey - PUNTA
April 6, 2009 - Bucharest, Romania - Live Metal Club
April 7, 2009 - Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Irish Music & Pub
April 8, 2009 - Split, Croatia - Kocka
April 10, 2009 - Sisak, Croatia - SKWHAT
April 11, 2009 - Golbey, France - L'Artiste -
April 12, 2009 - Chaulnes, France - Chaulnes Metal Fest at L'OMCSL
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- Cattle Decapitation comments on numerous upcoming tours!
On the heels of their fastest selling and most critically acclaimed
album to date, The Harvest Floor, Cattle Decapitation will be criss-crossing
North America with everyone from GWAR, to Marduk & Mayhem, to label
mates Rose Funeral, Woe of Tyrants and will be appearing at the New
England Metal and Hardcore Festival in Worcester, MA.
Vocalist Travis Ryan comments, “We'll be heading out on another
headlining trek and FINALLY we'll be doing a FULL CANADIAN TOUR!!! That's
right! Years in the making, hundreds of requests gone unfulfilled, Cattle
Decapitation will be grinding its way from British Columbia to Quebec!
Along these dates we'll be playing with bands like Psyopus, Rose Funeral,
Woe of Tyrants and even a one off fest with our brothers in gore, Suffocation!
After that, we'll be meeting up once again with the almighty GWAR!!!
That part of the trek will also feature Priestess and it runs right
into the one everyone's been waiting for…The Blackened Fest featuring
Mayhem, Marduk, our long-time friends Cephalic Carnage and Atlanta's
Withered! We're excited to hear that Attila is back in Mayhem (look
ma, no pig heads!) and to jam alongside Marduk & Cephalic again
and look forward to sharing our brand of depravity with their fans!
CATTLE DECAPITATION
03/31/2009 Modesto, CA Modesto Virtual
04/01/2009 Portland, OR Satyricon
04/02/2009 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
04/03/2009 Vancouver, BC The Metro Hall
04/05/2009 Edmonton, AB The Pawn Shop
04/06/2009 Coaldale, AB The Ventura Bar
04/07/2009 Calgary, AB The Den / MacEwan Events Centre
04/08/2009 Saskatoon, SK The Roxy
04/09/2009 Winnipeg, MB The Zoo
tour w/ PSYOPUS & ROSE FUNERAL
04/11/2009 Thunder Bay, ON The Den
04/13/2009 Sudbury, ON The Townehouse Tavern
04/14/2009 Kingston, ON Time To Laugh
04/15/2009 Ottawa, ON The Bronson Center w/ Suffocation & Whitechapel
04/16/2009 Montreal, QC Underworld
04/17/2009 Worcester, MA The Palladium New England Metal and Hardcore
Festival
tour w/ ROSE FUNERAL & WOE OF TYRANTS
04/19/2009 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade
04/20/2009 Wheeling, WV Yesterday's Draught House
04/21/2009 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theatre
04/22/2009 Sauget, IL Pop's
04/24/2009 Amarillo, TX The War Legion Underground
04/25/2009 Dallas, TX The Lounge on Elm Street
04/26/2009 Austin, TX Emo's
04/28/2009 Clarksville, TN The Coup
04/29/2009 Danville, VA Plan B
04/30/2009 Fredericksburg, VA KC's Music Alley
05/01/2009 New York City, NY Studio at Webster Hall
05/02/2009 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels w/ Psyopus
Fights of Spring
w/GWAR & Priestes
05/03/2009 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
05/04/2009 Orono, ME 103 Ultra Lounge
05/05/2009 Boston, MA House of Blues
05/06/2009 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
05/07/2009 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
05/08/2009 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
05/09/2009 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
05/10/2009 Traverse City, MI The Terminal
05/11/2009 DeKalb, IL Otto's Niteclub
05/12/2009 East Peoria, IL East Peoria Event Center
05/14/2009 Springfield, MS Remmington's Downtown
05/15/2009 Nashville, TN The Muse
05/16/2009 Jackson, MS Club Fire
05/17/2009 Knoxville, TN Valarium
05/19/2009 Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
05/20/2009 Jacksonville, NC Hooligans
05/21/2009 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
Blackened Fest
featuring Mayhem, Marduk, Cephalic Carnage & Withered
05/22/2009 Baltimore, MD Sonar Maryland Death Fest
05/23/2009 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
05/24/2009 Orlando, FL Club Firestone
05/26/2009 Houston, TX Numbers
05/27/2009 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
05/29/2009 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
05/30/2009 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
05/31/2009 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
06/02/2009 Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
06/03/2009 San Francisco, CA DNA
06/04/2009 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
06/05/2009 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
06/06/2009 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
06/07/2009 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
06/09/2009 St Paul, MN Station 4
06/11/2009 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
06/12/2009 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
06/13/2009 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre
06/14/2009 Toronto, ON The Opera House
06/15/2009 Montreal, QC Les Foufounes Electriques
Attn: VINYL COLLECTORS: The limited edition PICTURE DISC LP version
of the NEW album The Harvest Floor will be available APRIL 14th via
METAL BLADE RECORDS!!!
Cattle Decapitation drummer David McGraw now endorsed by Paiste Cymbals!
David has this to say about the new endorsement: “I'm very proud
to be a part of the Paiste family! I'm pleased to use cymbals that I
know will deliver the goods night after night and that will cut through
the sonic wall of gore that is Cattle Decapitation!”
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- SKYFIRE’s “Esoteric” Ready for Mixing and a Digital-Only
EP Release Announced
SKYFIRE’s “Esoteric” Ready for Mixing and a Digital-Only
EP Release Announced Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have
wrapped up the recordings for the follow up to 2004’s ‘Spectral,’
entitled ‘Esoteric.’ The album’s music was self-produced
at Powernest Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden, while vocals were produced
by THE FORSAKEN guitarist Patrik Persson. ‘Esoteric’ is
set to be mixed by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, SONIC SYNDICATE,
ZONARIA, THE ABSENCE) at Abyss Studios. The album will be released this
fall via Pivotal Rockordings.
Additionally, SKYFIRE and Pivotal Rockordings have teamed up to release
a digital-only EP this summer featuring tracks that were written and
recorded after the release of Spectral. More details to be announced
shortly.
http://label.pivotalalliance.com/
http://www.myspace.com/pivotalrockordings
- SKYFORGER NEWS
Hello!
Skyforger is back from the studio break and we've got some few gigs
coming up, so check out the list and hope to see You at some of these.
New album recordings are mostly finished and there's already the light
at the end of the tunnel to see. Some of new album tunes are going to
be present on next live shows. Of course, that is not all what's planned
for this year, more news as they happen.
11.03.2009 Vilnius (LT), Forum Palace
14.03.2009 Tallinn (EE), Tapper
03.04.2009 Bratislava (SVK), Randal
04.04.2009 Milotice u Kyjova (CZ), Kulturni Dum
09.04.2009 Leeuwarden (NL), Poppodium Romein
10.04.2009 Roermond (NL), Azijnfabriek
11.04.2009 Dendermonde (BEL), JH Zenith
24.04.2009 Berlin (GER), K17
25.04.2009 Erfurt (GER), From Hell
08.05.2009 Linz (A), Posthof
09.05.2009 Vienna (A), Bach
13.06.2009 Kilkim Zaibu festival (LT), Joniskis
25.07.2009 Zvera festival (LV), Saldus
14.08.2009 Summer Breeze festival (GER), Dinkelsbühl
04.09.2009 Wolfszeit festival (GER), Hollfeld
For more information on gigs visit website: www.skyforger.lv
- GOLLUM To Release The Core
Wilmington, North Carolina metal troupe GOLLUM, who recently signed
with Rotten Records, will release their long anticipated The Core full-length
on April 14th. The record is dedicated to late drummer Hunter Holland,
who died suddenly of heart failure just a short time after he completed
the drum tracks for the new record. "You helped lay the foundation
and blueprint, then you left us with a gift," writes the band on
their official MySpace page. "We will never forget. Thank you dear
friend for the inspiration you have given each of us. Your beat goes
on and forever with us you shall be."
Check out preview tracks here: http://www.myspace.com/gollum
Upcoming GOLLUM Tour Dates
Mar 21 - Headliners - (Tattoo Convention ’09!) - Columbia, SC
Mar 26 - Lucky’s w/ Skeleton Witch & Kylesa - Wilmington,
NC
Apr 11 - Soapbox - (CD RELEASE SHOW!) - Wilmington, NC
April 17 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
April 18 - Plan B - Danville, VA
May 09 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
May 29 - The Dive Bar- Raleigh, NC
June 05 - Outback Lodge - Charlottesville, VA
June 9 - Dark Horse Saloon - Atlanta, GA
September 26 - Old Dorchester Club - Charleston, SC....
GOLLUM Bio
Wilmington, North Carolina metal troupe Gollum — a name derived
from the Yiddish “goylem” which literally translates to
“shapeless mass”— formed in the summer of 1998 by
late drummer Hunter Holland and brothers Frank and Serge Stroehmer (guitar
and bass respectively). “Hunter and I met through a mutual college
friend and always talked about jamming after realizing that we were
each into heavy music,” recalls Frank. “I had played with
Hunter and was very impressed. He will forever be recognized as one
of the most intense drummers the world has ever known. Serge soon entered
the picture after moving to Wilmington from Goldsboro to live with me.
The three of us jammed regularly. The chemistry was undeniable.”
Frank would later incorporate samples and keyboards to further expand
Gollum’s already eclectic palette. Once confident enough in their
delivery, they took to the road opening for the likes of Mastodon, Soilent
Green, Vital Remains, Incantation, God Forbid, Death Angel, Rwake, Alabama
Thunderpussy, Minsk, Skeletonwitch, Crisis, and home-state sludge kings,
Weedeater. They went on to self-produce and release their first full-length
album in 2004 in the form of Lesser Traveled Waters. The disc received
a host of positive reviews and featured a guest appearance by Grammy-nominated
singer D. Randall Blythe of Lamb of God as well as Weedeater’s
Dave “Dixie” Collins.
All the while, Gollum employed a revolving door of vocalists but finally
found a keeper in Shawn Corbett. A multi-instrumentalist and longtime
band friend, Corbett’s talent and natural intensity meshed perfectly
with the band’s music. By 2008, Gollum had garnered a considerable
buzz and caught the attention of Los Angeles-based label Rotten Records.
After a three-month courting process and a successful showcase in Wilmington,
the band signed to the label in June and quickly entered the studio
to craft and perfect what would become The Core. Just before the band
could finish recording the record however, tragedy struck when founding
member Hunter Holland died of heart failure just a few weeks after completing
his drum tracks. The surviving members, devastated by Holland’s
untimely passing and unsure of the band’s future, ultimately put
all Gollum-related dealings on hold. After some deep soul-searching,
the band soldiered on, confident that it’s what Holland would
have wanted.
Gollum eventually recruited gifted drummer Seth Long who had played
with Frank in a side project. Long played his first show with the band
on New Year’s Eve 2008.
Recorded in Wilmington, NC at Umbilical Studios by Frank Stroehmer,
The Core is dedicated to the memory of Hunter Holland. Guest appearances
include the return of D. Randall Blythe and Dave “Dixie”
Collins as well as Scott Angelacos of Hope & Suicide, the angelic
vocal work of Cassie Sipe and Dr. George Zervos, professor of Religion/Philosophy
at UNCW. The Core is scheduled to hit streets, April 14, 2009
- SUSPERIA VOCALIST SUFFERS HEART ATTACK
OSLO, NORWAY -- Athera ( Pal Mathieson) , vocalist with Norwegian band
SUSPERIA, was rushed to Akershus Universitetssykehus Hospital in Lørenskog,
Norway on the morning of March 9th suffering from acute stomach pains
and heavy bleeding. Initial tests revealed that the singer had suffered
a heart attack caused by a damaged blood vessel. Athera is currently
in the intensive care unit under close observation, while further tests
are carried out. He is expected to remain hospitalised for the foreseeable
future. At this moment future plans including touring commitments remain
unchanged, until a full diagnosis of his condition has been confirmed.
Athera recently completed vocals on SUSPERIA's fifh studio album, which
is due for an early summer release through the bands new label Candlelight
Records.The band worked continuously throughout 2008 on the album which
Athera described as "going back to the early days with the melancholic
riffing and dark emotional vocals and coming all the way through to
today, with a perfect blend of everything Susperia has been and become."
Everyone involved with the band wishes Athera a fast and speedy recovery.
www.susperia.net
www.myspace.com/susperiafans
www.candlelightrecordsusa.com
- BLIND GUARDIAN - EIGHT NEW SONGS COMPLETED
Vocalist Hansi Kürsch announces:
"We have already accomplished eight new songs. What can I say about
these songs? They rule, of course. You want a more precise description?
Impossible. All I can say is that each and every song is 100% Blind
Guardian, which naturally means there is a wild bunch of different things
going on from time to time (always?).
According to atmospheres: we have everything from the more Nightfallish
"Curse My Name," to the Scriptish "Wheel Of Time."
In comparison to A Twist In The Myth the lyrical direction will be more
on the fantasy side as you most probably can figure out by these titles.
The song "Sacred" will give you an idea about the quality
and the direction of the songs.
We have mixed modern elements with traditional ones throughout the whole
songs. We may need two or three more tracks before we can call it a
complete album, but being that far in the songwriting process we nevertheless
have made first plans for a production start in September or October
2009.
Apart from songwriting we will be heavily engaged in preproduction activities
and in playing festivals during the next months. As a majority of the
new songs seem to demand a sort of "live" atmosphere, we consider
it to be good idea breathing in some real "live" air before
we will finally get lost in the "Twilight Hall studios" again.
In accordance to these events I can promise you some surprising songs
(though most probably no new ones) and a nice stage set up. In total
we are not going to play more than ten shows, I would think. I am sure
they all will turn out to be a great blast and a unique experience for
everyone joining us."
Blind
Guardian MySpace Page
Blind
Guardian Facebook Page
- EPICA BEGINS RECORDING NEW ALBUM
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal act EPICA entered Gate Studio in
Wolfsburg, Germany on Monday, March 2 with producer Sascha Paeth to
begin recording the follow-up to 2007's The Divine Conspiracy, tentatively
due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records.
According to the band, drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek "is doing
great so far. The beast already nailed five songs; he's been drumming
for about 12 hours [on Tuesday]!"
A short video clip from the recording sessions can be viewed
here.
Vocalist Simone Simons previously stated about EPICA's new material,
"It is so exciting! I love the new songs and can't wait to play
them live."
The Divine Conspiracy was EPICA's first full-length concept album. According
to the band, "This concept deals with the theory that, as a test,
God created all kinds of different religions and released those upon
humanity to see if they would be able to find the true nature of them,
realizing that in all religions it is actually the same. But there's
more to it; it also concludes the 'Embrace That Smothers' concept that
could already be found on [2003's] The Phantom Agony."
Epica MySpace
Page
Epica
Facebook Page
- DIMMU BORGIR DRUMMER DARAY AWARDED 'TOP DRUMMER'
DIMMU BORGIR/ex-VADER drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski took
first place in the "Rock Metal" category in Poland's largest
drum magazine, Top Drummer.
Daray played his final concert with VADER on August 30, 2008 as part
of the band's 25-year anniversary show at Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland.
The gig, which was sold out, also featured performances from GRAVE,
ROTTING CHRIST, DISMEMBER, GOREFEST, MARDUK, NILE, ENTOMBED and SAMAEL.
In a late 2008 interview with Metal-Rules.com, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist
Silenoz was asked how he would you rank Daray against all the other
drummers the Norwegian black metal band has worked with over the years.
"I would say that he is the most steady and consistent drummer
I've ever played with, no matter what," he replied. "He's
extremely reliable, hard-working, determined and he really, really pushes
himself, you know? Even if he plays a really killer show and the rest
of us have nothing to complain about, he still is not happy. It's not
good enough. That's the attitude we need, you know? After all, the drummer
is the engine in the band and you won't get anywhere if you only have
oil and gas…you need the engine to work too…so… he's
awesome."
Dimmu Borgir
MySpace Page
Dimmu
Borgir Facebook Page
- MARKY RAMONE Besieged By Uncontrollable Fans In Mexico
Hollywood, CA - Things got way out of control after last Saturday night’s
show in Mexico. The van shuttling the band back to the hotel was besieged
by fans. While attempting to protect the band, a member of the touring
party was injured. The security at the venue did their best, but was
overwhelmed by the numbers of people and intensity of the situation.
They never had to deal with anything like this before.
When attempting to leave the venue, fans rushed toward Marky Ramone
and band. Surrounded by overzealous fans pounding on the windows of
the band's vehicle, the fans eventually cracked the windshield. One
fan was thrown into on-coming traffic trying to cling to the side of
the moving van. He was not injured. A few moments later he and a friend
were spotted in a taxi that caught up to the van, shouting and waving
at their hero.
If anyone saw the DVD "RAW" when the band was besieged by
fans in Argentina? Picture that, but much worse. It was a life threatening
situation.
Sunday's show was to be in a larger venue, with the same amount of security.
In the interests of everyone's safety and well being, it has been decided
that Sunday's show in Mexico City will not go forward.
Marky apologies to all his fans in Mexico City and says he's really
enjoyed everything about the shows and wants to make sure no one gets
hurt moving forward. He promises to come back with The Blitzkrieg soon
under safer circumstances.
Marky will be coming back to Mexico to play in May, so keep a look out.
For more information go to www.myspace.com/markyramone
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (WEDNESDAY MARCH 11th 2009)
HEAVY ARTILLERY SIGNS VEKTOR
In continuing their commitment to a worldwide metallic onslaught HEAVY
ARTILLERY is proud to announce the signing of Phoenix, AZ based futuristic
thrashers, VEKTOR. Refusing to be pigeon-holed into any metal sub-genre,
VEKTOR employs an array of intricacy, virtuosity and a wholly unique
sound that sets them clearly apart from the growing legions of color-by-numbers
thrash bands. Their debut full length album, Black Future on HEAVY ARTILLERY,
is tentatively slated for release in August 2009.
Conceived in 2004 by front man / guitarist David DiSanto and lead shredder
Erik Nelson, VEKTOR quickly forged a formidable name for themselves
amongst the Phoenix metal contingent for their unique mix of technical,
speed thrash and progressive influences. Going against the grain of
the Phoenix metal scene, VEKTOR created a wave of interest with their
self released CD Demolition (2006) and the ferocious two track demo
Hunger for Violence (2007). After four years of local and regional gigging
opening for such national acts as TESTAMENT, HIRAX, ICED EARTH and MUNICPAL
WASTE, VEKTOR is preparing to hit the road for their first national
tour alongside label mates EXMORTUS in support of Black Future.
Listen to VEKTOR at www.myspace.com/vektor
www.heavyartillery.us
- HEAVEN & HELL INTRODUCES THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Highly Anticipated New Album from Dio, Iommi, Butler, and Appice,
Their First in 17 Years, Features Epic First Single "Bible Black"
Available from Rhino April 28
LOS ANGELES -- After finishing several heralded world tours as Heaven
& Hell last summer, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler,
and Vinny Appice were tighter than ever before, both musically and personally.
Agreeing that it would be a shame to stop making music together at tour's
end, the quartet began writing, first in England at Iommi's home studio
and later in Los Angeles at Dio's studio. "The band had gotten
too good to just walk away," Dio says. "We wanted to show
people that we were still capable of giving them new music that measured
up to what we'd done in the past.."
With that goal in mind, the band once again converged on Rockfield Studios
in Wales last winter, the same place they used 17 years earlier to record
their last album, Dehumanizer. The result is the long awaited new album
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, featuring 10 soon-to-be-classic tracks from the
Dio-fronted version of Black Sabbath. The highly anticipated set arrives
on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98 (physical)
and $9.99 (digital).
It took less than three weeks to finish the album, with most of the
songs only needing a couple of takes. "It was good to play them
live in the studio. It keeps you on edge," Iommi says. "I
mean, somewhere along the line we were gonna have to play them live;
might as well start in the studio." Butler adds: "We've learned
from the past that you can kill a song doing it over and over. The first
Sabbath albums were done in two or three days. Technically they weren't
great, but vibe-wise they were great. If you capture that feeling, that's
all you need."
"Bible Black," the epic first single, begins with Iommi on
acoustic guitar behind Dio's plaintive wail before the rhythm shifts
to a menacing stomp for the rest of this dark tale about a book of sinister
scriptures. One of the first songs written for the album, Dio says it
established a tone for the rest of the album. "When you start off
with a blockbuster like that, it makes the rest of the album so much
easier because it gives you a benchmark to measure the other songs against."
Iommi proves he hasn't lost the ability to inspire six-string envy,
unleashing riffs like a pack of rabid hellhounds on "Atom And Evil,"
"Fear," "Neverwhere," and "Eating The Cannibals,"
a tune about doing more than biting the hand that feeds. Butler and
Appice slow the pace while ramping up the intensity on "Follow
The Tears" and "Double The Pain" and "Breaking Into
Heaven," the latter diverging from its glacial procession for Dio's
majestic chorus about fallen angels planning an attack on paradise.
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Track Listing
1. "Atom And Evil"
2. "Fear"
3. "Bible Black"
4. "Double The Pain"
5. "Rock And Roll Angel"
6. "The Turn Of The Screw"
7. "Eating The Cannibals"
8. "Follow The Tears"
9. "Neverwhere"
10. "Breaking Into Heaven"
- ABORTED kicking off European headlining tour in May 2009! Announce
new video clip!
Death metal masters ABORTED have just confirmed their first European
headlining tour, which will be kicking off in May, the band states:
"We are proud to announce our first European headline run, which
will go from end of May until June 21st, ending at France’s renowned
Hellfest festival. The tour will include several other festivals and
the bands we will be sharing the stage with on this run are: The Acacia
Strain (US, http://www.myspace.com/theacaciastrain)
and Salt The Wound (US, http://www.myspace.com/saltthewound).
The tour has been booked by our new booking agency Avocado Booking and
will also take us through Russia for the first time!
Needless to say we are damn excited about all this and to see everyone
out there on the road once more, make sure you come out and share the
bloodshed with us! A new video for “The Enterrement Of An Idol”
has also been finished, shot live by Steven Henry, and edited by Svencho
and will be premiered soon! So, stay tuned! Rock 'n Roll!"
See below a full list of upcoming ABORTED dates:
Burn The Hexagon mini-tour
ABORTED
With Benighted + guests
09.04.2009 France – Grenoble, Adaep
10.04.2009 France – Rennes, Ubu
11.04.2009 Belgium – Kuurne, St Pieterszaal
12.04.2009 France – Paris, Glazart
13.04.2009 France – Limoges, Fourmi
14.04.2009 France – Lyon, CCO
ABORTED
21.05.2009 Germany – Dessau, Legacy Festival
22.05.2009 Austria - Mining Am Inn, Summer Nights Festival
23.05.2009 Switzerland – Pratteln, Metal Days Festival
ABORTED
The Acacia Strain
Salt The Wound
26.05.2009 Russia - St. Petersburg, Orlandina
28.05.2009 Russia – Moscow, XO
THE ENTOMBMENT OF EUROPE TOUR 2009
ABORTED
The Acacia Strain
Salt The Wound
29.05.2009 Germany – Karlsruhe, Stadtmitte
30.05.2009 Holland – Tilburg, Neurotic Death Fest
31.05.2009 UK – Plymouth, White Rabbit
01.06.2009 UK - Manchester, Music Box
02.06.2009 UK – Glasgow, Ivory Blacks
03.06.2009 UK – Leeds, Rios
04.06.2009 UK – London, Underworld
05.06.2009 UK – Newport, TJs
06.06.2009 UK – Swindon, The Furnace
07.06.2009 Belgium – Antwerp, Trix
08.06.2009 Germany – Köln, Underground
09.06.2009 Switzerland – Zürich, Dynamo
10.06.2009 Italy – Bologna, Sottotetto Club
11.06.2009 Germany – München, Feierwerk
12.06.2009 TBA
13.06.2009 TBA
14.06.2009 TBA
15.06.2009 TBA
16.06.2009 TBA
17.06.2009 Austria – Vienna, Arena
18.06.2009 Germany – Leipzig, Conne Island
19.06.2009 Germany – Essen, Turock
20.06.2009 Germany – Trier, Summer Blast Festival
21.06.2009 France – Clisson, Hellfest (Aborted only)
Booking: http://www.avocado-booking.com
For more info on ABORTED, videos, songs and much more visit:
http://www.myspace.com/abortedmetal
- ASPHYX - currently recording new comeback studio album “Death…The
Brutal Way”; new tourdates confirmed!
The legendary Dutch death metal cult ASPHYX is back! In the line-up
consisting of Martin van Drunen (Vocals), Wannes Gubbels (Bass/Vocals),
Paul Baayens (Guitar) and Bob Bagchus (Drums), these old schoolMetal
icons are currently working on recording a highly anticipated new album
suitably entitled “Death…The Brutal Way” at Sonic
Assault Studio with their longtime engineer Frank Klein Douwel. The
album will be mixed and mastered by the none less legendary Dan Swanö
(Bloodbath, Edge Of Sanity, etc.), who previously successfully worked
on mixing the debut album by Hail Of Bullets debut album, the band featuring
Asphyx vocalist Martin van Drunen and guitarist Paul. “Death…The
Brutal Way” promises to become the heaviest ASPHYX album to date
and is the first ASPHYX album featuring the titanic roar of Martin Van
Drunen since 1992’s classic “The Last One On Earth”!
Here is the band’s comment on the new album’s material:
“Cliché or not: This truly IS the heaviest ASPHYX album
of all. This could easily be THE real follow up for ‘The Last
One On Earth’. The songs are as always catchy, brutal and straight
forward. The slower parts have become even more slow and heavier than
ever before. This is doom/death metal in the real ASPHYX spirit. This
will grind everything to its grave! Just listen to songs as "Asphyx
II (They Died As They Marched)”, “Eisenbahnmörser”
or the epic “Cape Horn”...This is Death Metal as we, ASPHYX,
like it best. Old school to the bone!”
The album will include songs like “Death...The Brutal Way”,
“Cape Horn”, “Riflegun Redeemer”, “Eisenbahnmörser”,
“Scorbutics”, “Asphyx II (They Died As They Marched)”
and is expected to surface around Summer via Century Media Records.
A demo version of the track “Death…The Brutal Way”
(which appeared on last year’s sold-out 7” released via
Iron Pegasus) can be heard at the band’s official MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/officialasphyx
After the stunning success of their reunion shows in 2007 and the 7”
EP release in 2008, in 2009 ASPHYX are back as vicious and powerful
as ever before and remain a prime example for the perseverance and indestructible
impact of real death metal!
See ASPHYX krush it live at the following dates:
04.04.2009 Zürich (CH) – The Dynamo Club
18.04.2009 Paderborn (DE) – Metal Inferno Festival @ Kulturwerkstatt
25.04.2009 Barcelona (ES) – Battlefield Metal Fest
23.05.2009 Baltimore (US) – Maryland Deathfest
06.06.2009 Thessaloniki (GR) – Harley Bar Live Stage
07.06.2009 Athens (GR) – An Club
13.06.2009 Hünxe (DE) – Deathfeast Open Air
03.07.2009 Roitzschjora (DE) – With Full Force Festival
24.07.2009 Ostrava (CZ) – Unholy Fest
15.08.2009 Oulu (FIN) – Jalometalli Festival @ Club Teatria
05.09.2009 Pavia (IT) – Thunder Road Club
19.09.2009 Berlin (DE) – TBA
More dates to be announced soon….
- TURISAS TV feature on Friday, March 13, 2009!
By now there cannot be any doubt that the international reputation and
interest in Finnish battle metal masters TURISAS is rapidly growing,
hence it is no surprise to see them appear in a feature of the renowned
TV magazine “Tracks” on French channel ARTE.
The feature will be broadcasted on Friday, March 13th at 23:10 CET and
deals with metal acts that focus on heroic, fantastic and historical
themes. Other bands appearing in the report besides TURISAS are Waylander,
Folkstone, and Dragonforce.
The feature can also be viewed online! Approximately 40 minutes after
the broadcast the entire show will be online for one week, so just head
over to http://plus7.arte.tv
or use the following direct link http://plus7.arte.tv/de/detailPage/1697660,Grid=4908.html!
From mid-April on TURISAS will be supporting black metal stars Cradle
Of Filth on the Filthfest tour 2009, see below for all upcoming dates:
Filthfest Tour 2009
Cradle of Filth
Moonspell
TURISAS
16.04.09 (D) Hamburg – Markthalle
17.04.09 (CZ) Prague – Follimanka
18.04.09 (PL) Krakow – Wisla Hall
19.04.09 (PL) Warsaw – Studola
20.04.09 (BY) Minsk – Sportshall
22.04.09 (SK) Bratislava – PKO
23.04.09 (RO) Bucharest – Cluj Napaca
24.04.09 (SRB) Belgrade – SKC
25.04.09 (HR) Zagreb – Boogaloo
26.04.09 (SLO) Ljubljana – Media Park
28.04.09 (I) Rome – Tearto Tenda Strisce
29.04.09 (I) Milano – Musicodrome
01.05.09 (CH) Lausanne – Docks
02.05.09 (F) Clemont Ferrand – Cooprérative de Mai
03.05.09 (F) Toulouse – Havana Café
04.05.09 (E) Madrid – Sala Penélope
05.05.09 (E) Barcelona – Apollo
07.05.09 (F) Caen – Cargo
08.05.09 (BE) Durbuy – Durbuy Rock
09.05.09 (NL) Rotterdam – Watt
10.05.09 (NL) Rijssen – Lucky & Co
TURISAS @ Summer Festivals 2009
30.07-01.08.2009 (D) Wacken – Wacken Open Air http://www.wacken.com
06.08.2009 (CZ) Jaromer – Brutal Assault Festival http://brutalassault.cz
14. –16.08.2009 (UK) Derbyshire –- Bloodstock Open Air http://www.bloodstock.uk.com
TURISAS released the much-lauded “A Finnish Summer With Turisas”
DVD, which charted on #1 in the band’s home country, in autumn
2008 on Century Media Records and have already started working on the
highly anticipated follow-up to the masterly “The Varangian Way”
(2007) album. Find out more about the DVD at http://ecard.centurymedia.com/turisas_dvd/
More information on TURISAS can be discovered on the following websites:
http://www.turisas.com
http://www.myspace.com/turisasofficial
http://www.thevarangianway.com
- ORPHANED LAND studio diary online; new album to be mixed by Steven
Wilson!
Israel’s progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND are currently
recording the highly anticipated follow-up to 2004’s “Mabool”,
vocalist Kobi Farhi states:
“Hello there to all the ORphaned warriors of light - we are very
happy that we finally entered the studio to deliver you the long awaited
concept album – “ORwarriOR”!
The album is going to be more than 70 minutes long and as usual many
traditional instruments and languages will be involved in the process.
In my opinion this is the best ORPHANED LAND album ever! We can't wait
for you to put your hands on it and we look forward to tour and meet
you all on the road! Check out our diary from the studio at our Ultimate
Metal forum and see you all soon! Your Orphaned brother - Kobi.”
Click on the following link to read ORPHANED LAND’s regularly
updated studio diary: Click
Here
“ORwarriOr” will be mixed by legendary producer Steven Wilson
(Porcupine Tree, Opeth) and he comments as follows:
“Finally! I am very happy and look forward to mix ORPHANED LAND's
new album, I'm sure this will be one of the greatest and most original
albums in the metal scene!”
The album is expected to surface on Century Media Records in early autumn
2009, stay tuned to the band’s MySpace page for songs, videos
and more updates regarding the new opus: www.myspace.com/orphanedmyspace
Also visit:
www.orphaned-land.com
- HEAVEN SHALL BURN reveal title of first official DVD release!
“Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)”
will be the title of the highly anticipated first official DVD by German
metal outfit HEAVEN SHALL BURN, guitarist Maik Weichert comments:
“We can’t believe that we now have the chance to finally
hold our first DVD in our hands!!! We did not expect that it would be
so much hard work to get it done, but of course it also was loads of
fun to put this together.
Since we could not decide which of the two shows to use on this DVD,
we decided to include both of them! The show at Summer Breeze festival
last year and the one in Vienna were just equally incredible and watching
them still gives us goose bumps!”
Besides stunning live material the DVD will also include a comprehensive
documentary about HSB and loads of additional content, details will
be announced soon. “Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual
Resistance)” will be available in 3 different formats, one of
them being a limited and very special edition 3-Disc Box-Set and surfaces
on Century Media Records towards the end of May.
Furthermore, the brand-new video clip for HEAVEN SHALL BURN’s
fantastic version of Edge Of Sanity’s “Black Tears”
has just been finished and will be premiered in the coming weeks. The
song can be found on the band’s current opus “Iconoclast
(Part One: The Final Resistance)”, which was released last year.
See HEAVEN SHALL BURN live:
02.05.2009 Abtsgmünd (D) - Was soll Death Festival
22.- 23.05.2009 Kreuth (D) / Aurich (D) - Wacken Rocks Festival http://www.wackenrocks.com
30.05.2009 Berlin (D) - Wacken Rocks Festival
12.06.2009 Bergum (NL) - Waldrock Festival
20. – 22.06.2009 Clisson (F) - Hellfest
03.07.2009 Wiesbaden (D) - Vainstream Beastfest
04.07.2009 Münster (D) - Vainstream Rockfest
10.07.2009 Ballenstedt (D) - Rock Harz Festival
12.07.2009 Vizovice (CZ) - Masters Of Rock
22.08.2009 Loreley, St Goarshausen (D) - Rock Area Metal Festival /
http://www.rockarea-festival.com
For further info visit:
http://www.myspace.com/officialheavenshallburn
http://www.heavenshallburn.com
- BELIEVER releases second song off upcoming release Gabriel!
Los Angeles, CA – In honor of the upcoming release Gabriel, Pennsylvania
based thrashers BELIEVER are releasing a second track ‘Stoned'
via the band's MySpace page. The highly anticipated release Gabriel
will be available next week, March 17th, 2009 through Cesspool Recordings
/Metal Blade Records.
"As we were mixing Stoned, the ripping old school death metal riff
and locking into a groove felt great until we added the weird piano
section. After repeated listens to this part during the mix, both Jeff
and Kevin developed throbbing headaches and severe nausea. It must have
been the odd, conflicting timing between the keys, guitars and drums
totally screwing with their inner ears or something. Obviously Kurt
and I felt great (not sure what that says about us), but I guess that's
what one might call ‘feeling the song'. Warning: Listening to
this section over and over again may induce physical illness”
states drummer Joey Daub.
Gabriel track listing:
1. Medwton
2. A Moment In Prime
3. Stoned
4. Redshift
5. History Of Decline
6. The Need For Conflict
7. Focused Lethality
8. Shut Out The Sun
9. The Brave
10. Nonsense Mediated Decay
Formed in the mid eighties, BELIEVER gained worldwide recognition for
their boundary-breaking, artistic form of extreme metal as a part of
Roadrunner Records prog-metal/thrash campaign "The Breed Beyond"
alongside Cynic and Pestilence. After a long hiatus, BELIEVER is back
with an intense fury and the band's new record, Gabriel, once again
sees BELIEVER conquering new musical and artistic territory. With an
upgraded sound and songwriting that has been alluded to as a "sick,
insane cross between Tool, Voivod, NIN, and Destruction", Believer's
4th release Gabriel shows a band simply not focused on regurgitating
and reliving their past. To this end, Bachman and Daub have surrounded
themselves with new creative blood in keyboardist/programmer Jeff King,
guitarist Kevin Leaman and bassist/programmer Elton Nestler. Securing
a new home with legendary Metal Blade Records, BELIEVER is determined
to win over fans of old and new with their brand of 'Believer-esque'
metal.
http://www.myspace.com/believerband
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- BILOCATE Signed a Management Deal with 279 Productions for Greece
and Cyprus
Sudden Death Syndrome is now available in both countries.
BILOCATE proudly announces the collaboration with 279 Productions -
one of the top professional labels in Greece - to be our official Management
and Promotion Company in Greece and Cyprus, and our exclusive distributor
for the same countries.
http://www.279productions.com/
http://www.myspace.com/279prod
Great expectations are put on this agreement, another success in Bilocate's
musical career and we'd like to extend our greetings to the label manager
Sofia Charalampous for the cooperation.
As per The label Manager:
It was truly impossible to resist this band's talent! We didn't even
have to read any of the excellent reviews that 'Sudden Death Syndrome'
received from the media worldwide, to offer them a place on our roster.
We are always proud to offer our services and promote exceptional artists
such as BILOCATE.
for more info:
www.Bilocate.net
www.myspace.com/Bilocate
- SUSPERIA VOCALIST TO UNDERGO OPEN HEART SURGERY
OSLO, NORWAY: SUSPERIA vocalist Athera (Pal Mathieson) remains under
close observation at Akershus Universitetssykehus Hospital in Lørenskog,
Norway following his heart attack last week. The singer has been diagnosed
with a previously undetected genetic disorder that will require the
replacement of three narrowed arteries and three heart valves. He will
undergo a triple heart by-pass operation through open heart surgery
on Monday March 16th 2009. Meanwhile the singer is being kept on heavy
doses of medication to keep his blood thin and his heart rate down.
Though in a serious, but stable condition, a highly spirited and medicated
Athera speaking from his hospital bed sent the following message: "Hey
everyone out there in the metal universe - friends and strangers. Thanks
for all your messages of support. I'm lying here in the hospital reading
them all and it's really nice to see that so many of you have taken
the time to send them. It's overwhelming. I've had a big shock and it's
not something I would want anyone to experience. You know, I always
wanted to hit the headlines - but not in this way! Looks like the SUSPERIA
curse has hit again, a new album and tour on the way and one of us complicates
it all. But damn it, we will never let anything stop us - ever! Even
if death itself comes knocking and believe me it did. I am undergoing
open heart surgery this Monday to replace some broken valves and veins,
and then this metal heart will beat once again. The Doc(tor) says I'll
be back stronger than ever. I will have to spend a long time in the
hospital, but it's not that bad. You should see the nurses taking care
of me. Could be worse. Looking forward to getting back up and on the
road again. Sorry for the shows that I'm not going to be able to do.
I will make it up to you guys. You all make me stronger, I am truly
grateful."
Future plans for SUSPERIA remain mixed. However the band have confirmed
the postponement of Norwegian dates, which were set for April 09. Their
UK tour in May with Breed 77 will go ahead at the insistence of Athera
himself. He has urged the band not to let their UK fans down and to
look at finding a replacement vocalist.
The release of SUSPERIA's next studio album is still set for early summer
as planned, through the band's new label Candlelight Records. Full details
will be announced shortly.
www.susperia.net
www.myspace.com/susperiafans
www.candlelightrecordsusa.com
- GORGOROTH TRADEMARK VERDICT REACHED
Oslo City District Court has delivered a verdict on the main question
in the GORGOROTH trademark case, which took place at the end of January
2009. The court has decided that King Ov Hell's trademark registration
#243365 of the band name GORGOROTH is NOT valid and shall therefore
be deleted. The court states that King ov Hell and Gaahl excluded themselves
from the band GORGOROTH when they tried to fire Infernus in October
2007. The court further states that Infernus cannot be excluded from
GORGOROTH, unless he himself decides to quit. Infernus is very pleased,
but not surprised, by this verdict. The remaining issues concerning
financial matters and such are yet to be decided upon.
Blabbermouth.net has received the following statement from bassist Tom
Cato Visnes and vocalist Kristian Espedal regarding the latest developments
in their legal dispute with guitarist Infernus over the rights to the
GORGOROTH band name: "Regarding the recent court case over the
use of the name GORGOROTH, Kristian Espedal and Tom Cato Visnes confirm
that parts of the verdict have been decided and went in favour of Infernus.
This is only a partial verdict on the case. Because of the complexity
of this case, there will be further court hearings and the final verdict
will be announced within a few weeks.”
"Gaahl and King wish Infernus the best of luck using the banner
of GORGOROTH on his art.”
Infernus is currently available for interviews. Please contact EarsplitPR
with your requests.
http://www.gorgoroth.info
http://www.regainrecords.com
- BEHEMOTH ISSUES STUDIO UPDATE!
Los Angeles, CA – March 16, 2009 – BEHEMOTH is close to
finish tracking down guitars for their next, yet untitled album. This
time Woytek and Slawek Wieslawscy from Studio Hertz are co-producing
guitars.
“Works are in progress, everything is goin' just smooth. We get
along real fine and I believe we found a killer tone for each guitar!”
comments Woytek Wieslawski.
“It's been five days of recordings and we nailed 3 songs already.
We lay down 3 rhythm guitars on each side, sometimes even more.”
Adds Woytek's brother, Slawek.
“We use Mesa Boogie Road King, Sommatone and Diezel Herbert. First
two amps are used by BEHEMOTH live so we are bringing some of this live
vibe to the record too. Diezel is there just to spice up the overall
sound…”
“This is the most relaxing and at the same time most creative
studio session I've ever been a part of. These guys are very effective
and they work incredibly fast! Both are very anal bout details so now
my guitars for the first time ever don't sound sloppy haha. We found
some fresh sounding guitar tones and mixed it up together… I'm
using this new custom amp Sommatone that was built for me in US and
it sounds just amazing! I'm a long time Mesa Boogie fan so I'm using
Road King as a main sound. We mix it with Diezel Herbert. I'm sure there's
some new quality made here!” comments Nergal.
Don't forget to catch BEHEMOTH this summer on the Rockstar Energy Drink
Mayhem Festival
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL
Tour w/ Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, All
That Remains, God Forbid, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Job For A Cowboy,
The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel
07/10 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
07/11 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
07/12 San Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Pavilion
07/14 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheater
07/17 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
07/18 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
07/19 Denver, CO Coors Amphitheater
07/21 Kansas City, KS Sandstone Amphitheater
07/22 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/24 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheater
07/25 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Centre
07/26 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07/28 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheater
07/29 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
07/31 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
08/01 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
08/02 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/04 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Perf. Arts
08/06 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheater
08/07 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
08/08 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
08/09 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
08/11 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
08/12 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheater
08/14 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
08/15 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/16 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
http://www.behemoth.pl
http://www.myspace.com/behemoth
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- Unearth and Lazarus A.D. to support Testament!
Bay Area thrash legends, Testament, are taking the stage once again
for their first US headlining tour in support of the award-winning The
Formation of Damnation. The band's first new studio album in nine years
won “Album of the Year” at the 2008 Metal Hammer Golden
Gods Awards. The tour will feature the classic lineup of vocalist Chuck
Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian,
and drummer Paul Bostaph. Testament will be bringing along metalcore
heroes UNEARTH and neo-thrashers LAZARUS A.D. The tour kicks off May
2.
The password for the Testament ticket pre-sale is “Damnation.”
Links to purchase can be found below along with the individual tour
dates. More details will follow regarding Meet and Greet and VIP ticket
packages.
Singer Chuck Billy commented on the upcoming US headlining tour: “It
was really exciting last summer touring with Judas Priest, Heaven and
Hell, and Motorhead, playing in front of all the old-school as well
as new-school metalheads. Now we look forward to CRUSHING on our first
headline tour on the Damnation Vacation US run. Heavy metal forever!!!”
For over 20 years, Testament has remained committed to the thrash metal
sound that brought them to prominence in the late 1980s. The band has
never compromised its unmatched intensity or musicianship and has only
continued to up the ante with each release.
The Formation of Damnation was named one of MySpace's Top Albums for
2008 and found itself at the top of many year-end lists including #9
Rock Album of the Year on iTunes for 2008, #4 Album of 2008 in Revolver
Magazine, #10 on Metal Edge Top 50 of 2008, #1 on Metal Maniacs Top
20 of 2008, and the #2 Brave Pick in Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles.
The album also dominated metal radio, coming in at #1 on Sirius-XM's
metal channel, #1 on CMJ's Loud Rock charts, and was the most played
album on metal radio according to FMQB.
Combining elements of hardcore, thrash, and extreme metal, while also
never overlooking the importance of thought-provoking lyrical ideas
and concepts, UNEARTH has steadily become one of the leading lights
in heavy metal. Over the years the quintet has played in the US, Canada,
UK, Australia, South America, Mexico, Japan, Europe including the Netherlands
and Russia, and has appeared on such renowned metal fests as Ozzfest
and Download. They have also appeared on International festivals such
as Rock Am Park, Rock Am Ring, Loud Park, Wacken and others. UNEARTH's
latest offering, The March, was released in October of 2008.
“THRASH OR DIE” is the motto LAZARUS A.D. have lived by
since day one and their no holds barred attitude is equaled only by
their will to become a leading force in modern metal. Their supreme
level of creativity, musicianship and professionalism makes them an
electrifying and engaging live act. Powered by only a three-song demo,
they earned a spot opening for Anthrax and were the only unsigned band
included on Earache Records' Thrashing Like A Maniac compilation. After
being signed by Metal Blade in 2008, LAZARUS A.D. released The Onslaught
on March 3, 2009.
Testament US headlining tour
with UNEARTH and LAZARUS A.D.
05/02 Seattle, WA El Corazon
05/03 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
05/04 Vancouver, BC Commodore
05/06 Calgary, AB MacEwan Ballroom
05/07 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Centre
05/09 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick Centre
05/10 Maplewood, MN The Rock
05/12 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
05/13 Sauget, IL Pop's
05/15 Chicago, IL House of Blues
05/16 Detroit, MI Harpos
05/17 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
05/18 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
05/20 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
05/21 Montreal, QC Metropolis
05/22 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
05/23 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
05/24 Worcester, MA The Palladium
05/26 Baltimore, MD Ram's Head Live
05/27 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
05/28 Norfolk, VA Norva
05/29 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
05/30 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
05/31 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
06/02 Houston, TX Scout Bar
06/03 San Antonio Scout Bar
06/04 Ft. Worth, TX Ridglea Theater
06/06 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont
06/07 Denver, CO Cervantes
06/09 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
06/10 San Diego, CA House of Blues
06/11 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
06/12 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
www..myspace.com/unearth
www..myspace.com/lazarus1
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