| September 22nd, 2009 |
- GODHATE TOURING THE US AGAIN
The new album will be released during fall 2009 and will be, as earlier
stated, followed by a US tour that will take place in October/ November.
We have been negotiating with the same label for a couple of month's
back and we are almost agreed on everything. We are now pretty much
delayed by the summer holidays, but a record deal should be signed by
the end of august.
The album will, no matter what, be released during fall 2009. And we
promise that the release will not be delayed anymore.
Concerning the following tour, that will go under the name "In
the eyes of death tour", we can reveal that for the moment we are
planning for 21 dates around the US.
- CANCER BATS, KATATONIA AND MORE ADDED TO THE HELLFIRE II LINE-UP
Cancer Bats, Katatonia, Electric Eel Shock and Ted Maul have all been
added to the line-up for the next Hellfire Festival.
Cancer Bats have promised to come and destroy the main stage at Hellfire
on Friday 6th November! Fueled by a burning desire to rage harder, play
louder and have more fun than any other band, Cancer Bats mix hardcore,
southern metal, and punk rock into a lethal rock and roll explosion.
The bands latest release ‘Hail Destroyer’ sees the Cancer
Bats taking their musicianship to a whole new level. Lead singer Liam
Cormier’s heated vocals and heavily personal lyrics keep the energy
high throughout the album, while axe-wielding Scott Middleton’s
electrifying solos and shredding riffs make you want to rock out like
never before. Throw in Mike Peter’s rhythmic ferocity and you
have an album that will leave you salivating for more.
Joining the Bats on the Friday’s main stage, Electric Eel Shock.
This band are a glorious celebration of Classic Rock, Punk and Metal.
A true power trio from the time before rock became fractured into a
diverse multitude of sub-genres and we were all still one big happy
Rock & Roll family. Electric Eel Shock are a band who’ve worked
hard to get where they are - and they’re damn well going to enjoy
themselves at Hellfire Festival. Fans old and new are invited to join
the party!
Katatonia are the third band confirmed for the main stage at Hellfire
on Sunday 8th November and will be joining headliners Fields of the
Nephilim and My Dying Bride to create a tri-party alliance of spectacular
atmospheric darkness! The Sunday mainstage is certainly the place to
be if you want to get lost in a swirling musical journey through the
legendary bleak yet utterly compelling soundscapes which have become
the trademark of these three awesome bands seen sharing a stage for
the first time.
Born from the underground, London’s Ted Maul create their own
interpretation of music from the darkside mixing Blastbeats with Hardstep
and they promise to infiltrate the inside of your intestine Hellfire!
Hellfire’s Rob Ferguson said – “Its great to see all
of the stages starting to take shape now and I’m really pleased
that we are able to achieve our objective of offering something for
everyone in the mix of bands. I am particularly excited to see a strong
representation from the wealth of talent in the British underground
and breaking scene which I personally work very hard to champion”
Check the latest additions to the line-up out on MySpace…
Cancer Bats - www.myspace.com/cancerbats
Electric Eel Shock - www.myspace.com/beatme
Katatonia - www.myspace.com/katatonia
Ted Maul - www.myspace.com/tedmaul666
Hellfire II will take place at the NEC Birmingham from 6-8 November.
Tickets for Hellfire II are on sale NOW!
Check out http://www.hellfirefestival.com/?page=tickets
for more details.
DANCE WITH THE DEVIL AGAIN!
- God Dethroned announce “War Propaganda World Tour 2009”;
new video completed
God Dethroned will be assaulting North America for the first time since
2007 on the headlining War Propaganda World Tour 2009 in support of
their newest album, Passiondale. Henri Sattler and co. will embark on
the coast to coast campaign starting on September 30th. Joining the
march will be Abigail Williams, Augury and label mates, Woe Of Tyrants!
The tour is being sponsored by MetalSucks.net,
SMNnews.com and
MetalInjection.net.
MetalSucks and SMNnews will be giving away some tickets to shows and
MetalInjection will be posting video updates from God Dethroned as they
tour across the US. Stay tuned for details as they become available.
Henri Sattler comments on the tour: “Our "Storming the Balkans"
tour which we did about a month ago was a test. A test to see if our
new band members, Susan and Mike, would be the right people to have
in the band for the long tour we have ahead of us. A new world tour
starting on September 3rd in Brazil leading us through Peru, Ecuador
and Colombia up to Mexico for the first leg of our "War Propaganda
World Tour 2009". I'm happy to say that they passed the audition
well. On the South American shows, we will be accompanied by Elexorien
from Holland and in Colombia also Belphegor will make their appearance.
The Mexican shows will be with Entombed, Vital Remains, Master and Lividity
o.a.
The second leg of the tour starts on September 30th in Tucson, Arizona
with Abigail Williams, Augury and label mates Woe of Tyrants and leads
us through the States up to Canada. We are really excited to tour the
U.S. again and to promote our latest album "Passiondale",
which was released last April. Our last show in the U.S. was in 2007
so we can't wait to see many of our fans again soon!
On October 21st, we head back to Europe for the third leg of our tour
with Endstille and Hollenthon.
As some of you may have noticed already, Roel Sanders does not play
drums in God Dethroned anymore. The amount of shows we're playing is
much more than we expected and unfortunately Roel could not combine
this with his private life and other activities anymore. It was hard
to say goodbye to him, but we remain good friends as always. We have
welcomed Michiel "Mike" van der Plicht as his replacement
on the drum throne and we've already done a number of very successful
shows with him. Now we look towards the future with confidence again.
See you somewhere on tour.
Cheers,”
Henri
God Dethroned
God Dethroned has also finished work on a new video for the track Poison
Fog, one of the most lyrically intense songs from Passiondale. Keep
an eye out for the video to debut sometime this September!
Passiondale is available everywhere now!
“…nears Emperor levels of soaring blackened metal majesty.”
Revolver Magazine
"Passiondale is as all out aggressive, confrontational, and downright
mean as anything they have ever put out…this is a straight-up
kick to the head that leaves a lot of bruises." Outburn Magazine
“Passiondale is a compact, precise, and immensely rewarding listen,
essentially a barbed collection of riffs that you’ll most likely
find yourself humming afterward.” MetalSucks.net
“After 18 years and eight albums, Dutch death metallers God Dethroned
have managed to piece together their masterwork.” Bravewords.com
GOD DETHRONED
Tour w/ Abigail Williams, Augury, Woe Of Tyrants
09/30 Tucson, AZ The Rock
10/01 Phoenix, AZ U.B.’s
10/02 Las Vegas, NV Cheyenne Saloon
10/03 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre
10/04 W. Hollywood, CA Key Club
10/05 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside
10/06 Portland, OR Satyricon
10/07 Vancouver, BC Bourbon no Woe Of Tyrants
10/08 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
10/10 St Paul, MN Station 4
10/11 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
10/12 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s
10/13 Toronto, ON Wreck Room no Woe Of Tyrants
10/14 Montreal, QC Foufounes no Woe Of Tyrants
10/15 Hartford, CT Webster Underground
10/16 New York, NY Blender Theater
10/17 Worcester, MA The Palladium
10/18 W. Springfield, VA Jaxx
10/19 Baltimore, MD Sonar
10/20 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade
http://www.myspace.com/villavampiria
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- MNEMIC AUCTIONING MECHANICAL SPIN PHENOMENA JAZZ BASS
Denmark’s MNEMIC is auctioning a 5-string Fender Jazz bass. States
the band:
"This bass is an integral part of MNEMIC's history. It was used
in the very first Antfarm Studio with Tue Madsen to record the bass
lines for the second MNEMIC demo and our 2003 debut album, Mechanical
Spin Phenomena. It's a great-playing instrument that sounds just awesome
and heavy as fuck! Here is the chance to buy the bass that was used
by Mikkel Larsen (the band’s first bass player) during the many
recording sessions."
The Fender Jazz Bass has 5 strings and is a 1996 Sunburst model with
a Mørch hand-wired pickup system.
Starting bid for Europe: 4,500 DKR. Starting bid for the U.S.: $900
USD. To place a big or request more information, write to the following
e-mail: skafte1@gmail.com
Visit MNEMIC online at www.myspace.com/MNEMIC
& www.MNEMIC.com.
- DARK FUNERAL Studio Update
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL are currently holed up in Abyss
Studio with producer Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain) recording
their as-yet-untitled new full-length, schedule for release in November
via Regain Records.
Said guitarist Lord Ahriman in a recent statement issued via the band's
official MySpace page: "It's been a really tough and hectic schedule
for us during the past couple of weeks, but I shall not complain. It
actually feels amazingly good to be super-busy again with the band,
and especially spending time in the studio recording a new album. On
the weekends, we have played festivals around Europe. It's been a blast
indeed! And on the weekdays we have, and are still, located at the Abyss
Studio, recording what surely will become yet another masterpiece, no
doubt! I must admit that while I/we have been writing for this album
my personal impression has been that the material is somewhat slower,
not as technical etc., compared to our previous albums. And I actually
thought it would become like a 50/50 split with fast and non blastbeat
songs. I couldn't have been more wrong.
BPM-wise, we have, in all honestly, toned it down a bit compared to
it precursor, but now, when all the music is recorded, my impressions
have changed drastically. This is for sure our most intense and technical
album to date. It is also our most varied album. And each song surly
offers its own unique and personal touch.
Dominator, our new drummer, offers the most amazing drum work ever on
a DARK FUNERAL record. And whether you like our kind of music or not,
I'm absolutely sure that you will be totally stunned when you hear what
this beast can, and do behind the kit.
E.M Caligula is [currently] working on the vocals. Unfortunately I can't
tell much about that just yet, but for what I know he will put on his
best and most varied vocal performance ever. And I'm as curious as all
of you to hear the final result. I'm however totally confident that
he'll blow us all away!"
Today the band will be shooting a video for one of the new tracks (TBA).
In the meantime, check out DARK FUNERAL's live performance at Part.San
Open Air Festival earlier this month:
CLICK
HERE
Stay tuned for studio updates, song titles and more!
http://www.darkfuneral.se
http://www.myspace.com/darkfuneral
http://www.regainrecords.com/
- MANTIC RITUAL TO OPEN FOR 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AND NYC’S CHILDREN
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania’s MANTIC RITUAL will be opening the following
confirmed headlining shows for 3 Inches Of Blood with New York City’s
Children as direct support:
10/07 Volume 11 Tavern – Raleigh, NC
10/08 The Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
10/09 The Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY
10/10 Canal Club Downstairs Lounge – Richmond, VA
10/11 Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY
10/12 Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA
States MANTIC RITUAL drummer Adam Haritan:
"We're pumped to join 3 Inches Of Blood on their headline dates
in October. Back in March, we met the band in Vancouver while on tour
with Destruction, so it'll be great to play and hang out with those
guys again. All we need now is to work on our epic beards..."
Executioner, MANTIC RITUAL’s debut album, was named “the
best debut album by a band of any musical genre since Metallica’s
Kill ‘Em All was released way back in 1983” by Metal Sucks.net.
Read the “ultra-enthusiastic 5/5 horns” review in its entirety
here.
MANTIC RITUAL’s video for “One By One” is available
on YouTube.
Visit the band online at www.myspace.com/MANTICRITUAL.
- InnerWish Breaking News -- Upcoming Album !!!!
Hi to all of you !!!
Finally the recording sessions ended and the result is truly amazing!
We have in our hands twelve diamonds of pure melodic Metal that we believe
will blow your mind. Now we are in the mix process and we officially
announce that will be done by FREDMAN
studios and be sure that the result will be fantastic. We are very
proud for this album and believe me, I am sure you will feel the same
when you get it.
STAY METAL
www.myspace.com/innerwish
www.facebook.com/pages/InnerWish
http://www.innerwish.gr
- KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Album Update and Youtube Channel Launched!
Epic Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN are currently working
on the follow up to their 2008 release Kolossus. After several successful
tours in N. America with such bands as DIMMU BORGIR, BEHEMOTH, KATAKLYSM
and DYING FETUS, the members are eager to write an album which according
to them is “stronger, heavier, more brutal and yet more beautiful
at the same time.” During the pre-production and recording stages
of their yet to be titled release, the band will upload footage from
the sessions on their official YouTube channel www.youtube.com/kalessintv.
Visit their page now to view the first installation of several studio
reports to come! Guitarist Obsidian C. offered the following update:
“Right now we're in the pre-production stage of the new album
and we're finally home long enough to only focus on getting all the
material to the level it should be. We'll work in our studio in Trondheim
with test-recording and making new songs all until October, when we
head to Sweden and Dug Out Studio with Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES,
BEHEMOTH, MESHUGGAH) to record the drums. Then we'll head back to our
own studio, where we recorded both Armada and Kolossus, to record all
the other instruments and vocals before we ship it over to Daniel again
for the mix.”
For more information visit: www.myspace.com/KeepOfKalessin
& www.youtube.com/KalessinTV
- Gunfire 76 unveil "Why Not?" Facebook page; give fans control
over how to share Gunfire 76's songs
Gunfire 76 have unveiled the "Why Not" Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burbank-CA/why-not/119739454068
From Gunfire 76:
This page is not just for Gunfire 76. It's a page where, from time to
time, we will be giving away music by artists we like.
We decided to kick it off with Gunfire 76.
Here's how it will work. We are going to pick 3-5 people this weekend
to get a Gunfire 76 track by email. We then leave it up to you. Do what
you want with it - email it to your friends, post it on YouTube, make
a video, remix the song. Whatever you want. You will be one of the few
people in the worlds who have the track - before radio, magazines, anyone!
We want you to be part of breaking this band.
The people who get the track will have their Facebook page posted on
the WHY NOT page. This way other fans of the band can reach out to them
and ask them to post the track, email them track - you can get to meet
other fans of the band.
We are putting the track in the hands of the fans. HAVE FUN WITH IT!
Gunfire 76's debut album, "Casualties & Tragedies," is
set for an Oct. 6 release date. A US/European run of dates launch Nov.
6 in Orange County, Calif. Dates are as follows:
Nov 6 2009 8:00P The Galaxy w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming
Santa Ana, California
Nov 7 2009 8:00P The Sets w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming Tempe,
Arizona
Nov 11 2009 8:00P Red 7 w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming Austin,
Texas
Nov 13 2009 8:00P Marquee w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming Tulsa,
Oklahoma
Nov 14 2009 8:00P FuBar w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming St.
Louis, Missouri
Nov 15 2009 8:00P Viele’s Planet w/ Bullets and Octane & The
Becoming Springfield, Illinois
Nov 16 2009 8:00P Triple Rock Social Club w/ Bullets and Octane &
The Becoming Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 17 2009 8:00P The Garage w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming
Kearney, Nebraska
Nov 18 2009 8:00P Cervantes Masterpiece w/ Bullets and Octane &
The Becoming Denver, Colorado
Nov 20 2009 8:00P El Corazon w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming
Seattle, Washington
Nov 21 2009 8:00P Satyricon w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming
Portland, Oregon
Nov 22 2009 8:00P The Pizza Factory w/ Bullets and Octane & The
Becoming Modesto, California
Nov 24 2009 8:00P The Whisky w/ Bullets and Octane & The Becoming
Hollywood, California
Dec 1 2009 8:00P Concorde 2 w/ Bullets and Octane Brighton
Dec 2 2009 8:00P Waterfront w/ Bullets and Octane Norwich
Dec 3 2009 8:00P Academy 2 w/ Bullets and Octane Bristol
Dec 4 2009 8:00P Vice w/ Bullets and Octane Swansea
Dec 5 2009 8:00P Rescue Rooms w/ Bullets and Octane Nottingham
Dec 6 2009 8:00P Academy 2 w/ Bullets and Octane Birmingham
Dec 7 2009 8:00P Cathouse w/ Bullets and Octane Glasgow
Dec 8 2009 8:00P Academy 2 w/ Bullets and Octane Newcastle
Dec 9 2009 8:00P Academy 3 w/ Bullets and Octane Manchester
Dec 10 2009 8:00P Garage w/ Bullets and Octane London
Dec 11 2009 8:00P Academy 2 w/ Bullets and Octane Oxford
Dec 12 2009 8:00P Cockpit w/ Bullets and Octane Leeds
- OBITUARY Tour Update
Death metal titans OBITUARY are readying to embark on a North American
headlining tour in support of latest long player Darkest Day, released
via Candlelight Records this past June. The tour will kick off on September
3rd at The Rock in Tucson, AZ and pillage its way through a month's
worth of shows before coming to a close on October 4th at Headliner’s
Music Hall in Louisville, KY. The band will be joined by Goatwhore,
Krisiun, The Berzerker and Warbringer.
OBITUARY
9/3/2009 The Rock - Tucson, AZ
9/4/2009 U.B.’s Bar - Mesa, AZ
9/5/2009 Gator’s - Farmington, NM
9/6/2009 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
9/8/2009 Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
9/9/2009 Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
9/10/2009 Slim’s - San Francisco, CA
9/11/2009 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
9/12/2009 El Corazon - Seattle, WA
9/14/2009 Sugar - Victoria, BC
9/15/2009 Plazza Club - Vancover, BC
9/17/2009 Warehouse - Calgary, AB
9/18/2009 Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
9/19/2009 The Riddell at University of Regina - Regina, SK
9/20/2009 Royal Albert Arms - Winnipeg, MB
9/22/2009 Rave - Milwaukee, WI
9/23/2009 The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
9/25/2009 Opera House - Toronto, ON
9/26/2009 Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC
9/27/2009 FouFounes - Montreal, QC
9/28/2009 The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
9/29/2009 The Blender Theatre at Gramercy - New York, NY
9/30/2009 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
10/2/2009 Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
10/3/2009 Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
10/4/2009 Headliner’s Music Hall - Louisville, KY
Check out fan filmed footage of the band's performance at this year's
Ilosaarirock Festival in Finland here
RECENT TESTIMONIALS:
"Outside of Cannibal Corpse, no Floridian death metal band has
been as consistent and relevant. There’s lots of gas left in this
tank… Darkest Day most certainly has more variety and staying
power than 2005’s Frozen In Time and 2007’s Xecutioner’s
Return. Keep it coming, OBITUARY. -- Blistering
"Darkest Days then? For the opposition and the much vaunted 'new
breed' of death metal, maybe, but for the triumphant OBITUARY, the only
dark days I can see ahead of them are when they come to try and write
an album that’s anywhere near as flawless as this. Face-gurning,
shit-eating-grin-inducing, fist-banging death metal, the way that granny
used to make it. Take a big slice, kids, and eat it while it’s
still hot. -- Live4Metal
"Even though it would seem impossible, OBITUARY have released the
best CD of their career with Darkest Day. -- Metal Life
"OBITUARY continue to cement their place in death metal royalty
and add to their mostly excellent legacy a full twenty years after their
debut." -- Teeth Of The Divine
http://www.obituary.cc/
http://www.myspace.com/obituary
- SONIC SYNDICATE - Announce New Singer!
Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have tapped 23-year-old British singer
Nathan James Biggs (formerly of THE HOLLOW EARTH THEORY) as the replacement
for Roland Johansson.
"People from all over the world sent in demos when we announced
that we were looking for a new vocalist and we narrowed them down to
about 20 that we found particularly interesting," guitarist Roger
Sjunnesson told Hallands Nyheter. "We then auditioned more than
a dozen candidates in Falkenberg [Sweden] and we went out and partied
together."
He added, "Personal chemistry was absolutely the most important
factor in our decision. You have to be able to spend time with one another."
Commented the band: "The search is over and the band is complete
once again! Nathan is probably the best thing that ever happened to
SONIC SYNDICATE since the discovery of distorted guitars and the work
we've done together is by far the best we've achieved to date! He's
like the long-lost brother we never had and has also fused the rest
of us together more closely than before. The rebellion has begun!"
Nathan added: "Something incredible and totally unpredictable has
happened here! Not only have I managed to land myself in one the most
promising bands in the world, I've gained a new family too. The energy
between SONIC and I is electric and it's producing some breathtaking
results. We're taking it to the next level. Don't blink or you'll be
running to catch up with us!"
The new SONIC SYNDICATE lineup recently entered Abyss studios in Pärlby,
outside Ludvika, Sweden to record two new songs — "Burn This
City" and "Rebellion In Nightmare Land". "Burn This
City" is said to be the more commercial track of the two that is
suitable for the radio, while "Rebellion" has been described
by Roger as a more uptempo song that the group's longtime fans can instantly
identify with. Both tracks will appear on a new EP, "Rebellion",
which will be released on November 6 as part of an all-in-one-package
with the group's latest album, "Love And Other Disasters".
The cover artwork for "Rebellion" will be created by Gustavo
Savez of Abstrata Art.
A new SONIC SYNDICATE album is tentatively due in April/May 2010.
SONIC SYNDICATE, whose sound has thus far revolved around the dual vocals
of Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson, announced in March that
Roland (who was responsible for the "clean"/melodic singing
in the group) had decided to leave the band "due to personal reasons
beyond our control."
Roland will play his final show with SONIC SYNDICATE on August 29 at
the Geuzenpop festival in Enschede, Holland.
"Love And Other Disasters" landed at position No. 15 on the
Swedish and No. 36 on the German chart back in September 2008.
For more info please visit www.sonicsyndicate.com
& www.myspace.com/sonicsyndicate
- Evergreen Terrace announces track listing for new album, “Almost
Home”
Almost Home out September 29th on Metal Blade; On tour with Emmure starting
9/2
Jacksonville, FL’s Evergreen Terrace have announced the track
listing for their upcoming full length, Almost Home, due out September
29th on Metal Blade Records. "We've always had a lot of pop culture
references in our song titles and this record is no exception. Before
we even started writing new songs we already have a list of titles from
books, movies, and comedians. Half of the song titles on this record
are pulled from the lyrics. The others are pop culture references that
relate to the lyrical content." Guitarist Josh James said.
Almost Home track listing:
1. Enemy Sex
2. Almost Home (III)
3. God Rocky is This Your Face?
4. We're Always Losing Blood
5. Sending Signals
6. Mario Speedwagon
7. Failure to Operate
8. Hopelessly Hopeless
9. The Letdown
10. I'm a Bulletproof Tiger
11. Not Good Enough
Splitting the recording process of the album in half, they tracked all
the music at Martell Studios and all of the vocals were recorded by
Audio Hammer Studios (August Burns Red, Bury Your Dead, Trivium).
Continuing their blistering combination of melodic hardcore and metal,
Evergreen Terrace has gone back to their roots for Almost Home. “I
think this record will surprise the new listeners as well as have the
old ones stoked. I'd say its best described as a good mixture of Burned
Alive by Time and Wolfbiker.” comments James.
With a new record coming out, Evergreen Terrace has taken their album
title into consideration and hit the road again. The band will be out
on the road with Emmure as part of the Hard Knock Life tour for the
entire month of September, with dates running from September 2nd through
September 29th. Also on the tour are Stick to Your Guns, For Today,
and Oceano.
"My brother Caleb, who plays with me in Casey Jones, will be filling
in on drums on this tour while Kyle is recovering from his bike accident.
We're excited about playing cities that we've never played, as well
as heading back out west to play some places we haven't been to since
Warped Tour 2008. We're really pumped to push the new record and play
some new songs." James commented.
The band will end the tour Oct 3rd with a headlining CD release show
in Jacksonville with an all star line up including The Chariot, Burden
of a Day, Casey Jones, Thick As Blood and Hello Danger.
EVERGREEN TERRACE
09/01 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory
Tour w/ Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, For Today, Oceano
09/02 Farmington, NM Gators
09/03 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
09/04 Tulsa, OK The Marquee
09/05 Springfield, MO Remington’s
Tour w/ Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, For Today
09/06 St. Louis, MO Pop's w/ Monsters
09/08 Iowa City, IA Picador w/ Oceano
09/09 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theatre w/ Monsters
09/10 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection w/ Monsters
09/11 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels w/ Oceano
09/12 Syracuse, NY Westcott Theatre
09/13 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
Tour w/ Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, For Today, From The Pawn
09/16 Reading, PA The Silo
09/17 Vineland, NJ Hangar 84
Tour w/ Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, For Today, Oceano
09/18 W. Springfield, VA Jaxx
09/19 Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
09/20 Jacksonville, NC Hooligans
09/22 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
09/23 Charleston, SC Music Farm
09/24 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
09/25 Orlando, FL Club Firestone
09/26 Pensacola, FL American Legion
09/27 Montgomery, AL Off The Wagon
09/28 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
09/29 Nashville, TN Rocket Town
Tour w/ The Chariot, Burden Of A Day, Casey Jones, Thick As Blood, Hello
Danger
10/03 Jacksonville, FL Free Bird Cafe
http://www.myspace.com/evergreenterrace
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- THREAT SIGNAL: 'Through My Eyes' Video Released!
"Through My Eyes", the new video from Canadian metallers THREAT
SIGNAL, can be viewed
here. The track comes from their new record “Vigilance”
, which is due out on September 8th (North America) and 11th (Europe)
via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD features the following track listing:
01. Afterlife
02. Through My Eyes
03. The Beginning Of The End
04. United We Stand
05. Beyond Recognition
06. Another Source Of Light
07. Hate Machine
08. Severed
09. Lost
10. Revision
11. In Repair
12. Escape From Reality
13. To Remember
THREAT SIGNAL recently completed a headlining tour with THE AGONIST,
FLATLINE and THY WILL BE DONE. Dubbed the "Road to Revision",
the run will be followed later this month by another headlining trek
with THE AUTUMN OFFERING, THE AGONIST and SYBREED. During this tour,
THREAT SIGNAL debuted material from their new album "Vigilance".
- VADER VIDEO TRAILER FOR “NEVER SAY MY NAME” NOW AVAILABLE
Inspired by Patrick
Graham's bestselling book L’Évangile
Selon Satan [translation: The Gospel According to Satan], VADER’s
video for “Never Say My Name” tells an alternate story of
the death of a messiah who curses humanity before his death on the cross
and chooses life in Hell instead of Heaven. Perhaps because of its “controversial”
title and content, this book is not
available in the U.S. in English, but a French version can be ordered
from Canada.
Guitarist and lead singer Piotr “Peter” W. checks in from
his home in Poland with insightful news on the video shoot:
“We started the video shoot on August 15, at about noon. That
day we were in the Last Supper and the slaughter of the Messiah's followers
scenes, while during the night we were to take some bluebox and Janus
shots. The same day in Wroclaw, the masses came to see a light-and-water
show taking place just 200 meters from the place of our shooting the
'Bible scenes.' Lots of people were wondering ‘What's being shot
here? A new TV series? The Bible stories? Or maybe a Discovery program?’
Despite 12 hours of hard work and constant stage make-up changes, we
managed to finish before 1 a.m. We went through it without a bloodshed
- well, despite the Last Supper scene... but the blood was a fake.
“The next day we took the martyr shots and the Romans' armament
ones, which were crucial for 'Necropolis.' Sunday: the unbearable heat
and another couple of hours in the nearby gravel pit. It wasn't so easy
that day. The owner of the place, who at first was eager to rent it
to the Inbornmedia crew, had enough when it came to the crucifixion,
burning, and the transformation of the Messiah into Janus. My roars
and the burning crucifix brought about an immediate response of the
security guards. They called the police and we were supposed to leave
the gravel pit at once. Fortunately, we managed to 'steal' one more
hour before the cops arrived. There only remained ashes. And we, together
with the Romans, came back to the hotel at about. 2 a.m. And there were
still the final scenes left. These we're going to finish on tomorrow...
but in a different place.
“The trailer is just a ‘taste’ of what’s gonna
to happen. Janus is Jesus after he cursed humanity. After Jesus [played
by Peter W.] died on the cross, he changed name to Janus [also played
by Peter W.] and went down to Hell to rule in the Pits, where he stayed
forever. This means Jesus was never resurrected and this is the strongest
point made in the story.”
View the “Never Say My Name” video trailer here.
Recorded at Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland with the Wieslawski Bros.,
mixed by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studios in Denmark, and featuring cover
artwork by Jacek Wisniewski, VADER’s new album, Necropolis, will
be released in the U.S. & Canada on September 22nd. Fans are encouraged
to drop by the Nuclear
Blast web store to reserve a pre-order bundle.
Tickets for the North American “Decibel Presents: Monsters Of
Death Tour” with California’s Decrepit Birth, L.A.’s
Warbringer, The Amenta from Australia, S.W.W.A.A.T.S. from Florida,
and Montreal, Canada’s Augury are available online at EnterTheVault.com.
Visit VADER online at www.VADER.pl,
www.myspace.com/VADER,
and www.twitter.com/VADERBAND.
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| September 16th, 2009 |
- SHRINEBUILDER Performances & Album
Details Announced
The first SHRINEBUILDER performances have been announced! The group
have announced several US shows taking place this November. The confirmed
shows as of now include a double set (early and late performances) at
Chicago's Empty Bottle on November 14th. Following that very next day
will be the newly announced show at Le Poisson Rouge in Manhattan.
11/14/2009 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL (8 PM and 11 PM performances)
11/15/2009 Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
The much-anticipated upcoming debut album from the unit will be released
on Neurot Recordings this October. Featuring Dale Crover (Melvins),
Scott "Wino" Weinrich (Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan),
Scott Kelly (Neurosis) and Al Cisneros (Om, Sleep), the album is a powerful
culmination of it's members' distinct styles that coalesce into an entity
of it's own. Comprised of five epic passages showcasing this group's
grandiose merging of soulful doom dirges, spiritual mantras, monstrous
buildups and chest-collapsing grooves, the self-titled debut is truly
a must-hear album of 2009. The record's stunning cover art from Josh
Graham (A Storm of Light, Neurosis' visual media artist) can be viewed
now at the Neurot Recordings and Earsplit PR websites.
Shrinebuilder tracklisting:
1. Solar Benediction
2. Pyramid Of The Moon
3. Blind For All To See
4. The Architect
5. Science Of Anger
http://www.myspace.com/shrinebuildergroup
http://www.neurotrecordings.com
http://www.myspace.com/neurotrecordings
- IWRESTLEDABEARONCE new remix online;
album out soon!
Electro-metal-trip-hop-dance-jazz pioneers IWRESTLEDABEARONCE are happy
to announce the release of a new and exclusive remix of a yet unreleased
song from their upcoming album “It’s All Happening”.
The record will hit European streets on August 31st. Be the first to
check out this brand new remix of “White Water In The Morning”
by German DJ Rampue HERE!
Many thanks to Rampue for this masterpiece, courtesy of Lars/Audiolith
Records.
This remix will also be available on the European version of “It’s
All Happening” which comes with another exclusive remix for the
song “Pazuzu For The Win” (remix done by A7IE / http://www.myspace.com/a7ie)
as bonus material and is topped off with the band’s brilliant
new clip for “You Ain’t No Family” as video enhancement.
Furthermore you should make sure to check out www.itsallhappening.org
– a special website that offers all sorts of exclusive content
and features around the upcoming record “It’s All Happening”!
Additionally, the band is getting ready to destroy European stages with
the highly anticipated Imperial Never Say Die! Club Tour 2009 bulldozer
feat. labelmates Despised Icon and Architects as well as Horse The Band,
As Blood Runs Black, Oceano and The Ghost Inside, see below for the
exact dates!
I WRESTLED A BEAR ONCE @ Never Say Die Club Tour 2009
Sponsored by Imperial-Clothing, Jägermeister (UK only)
Presented by Metal Hammer (D), MySpace (D), Fuze, Peta 2, Metal.de,
Slam, Allschools.de
DESPISED ICON (mainland European headliner)
ARCHITETCS (UK headliner)
HORSE THE BAND
AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK
OCEANO
I WRESTLED A BEAR ONCE
THE GHOST INSIDE
30.10.2009 (UK) Brighton - Concorde 2
31.10.2009 (UK) Birmingham - Academy 2
01.11.2009 (UK) Sheffield - Corporation
02.11.2009 (UK) Glasgow - Cathouse
03.11.2009 (UK) Manchester - Academy 2
04.11.2009 (UK) London - The Electric Ballroom
05.11.2009 (D) Muenster - Sputnikhalle
06.11.2009 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle
07.11.2009 (D) Cologne - Essigfabrik
08.11.2009 (NL) Eindhoven - Effenaar
09.11.2009 (LUX) Esch-Alzette - Kulturfabrik
10.11.2009 (CH) Solothurn - Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
11.11.2009 (D) Munich - Backstage Werk
12.11.2009 (A) Vienna - Arena
13.11.2009 (SLO) Ljubljana - Kino Siska
14.11.2009 (I) Cesena - Vidia Club
15.11.2009 (I) Roncade - New Age Club
16.11.2009 (D) Schweinfurt - Alter Stattbahnhof
17.11.2009 (CZ) Prague - Abaton
18.11.2009 (D) Berlin - SO36
19.11.2009 (D) Karlsruhe - Substage
20.11.2009 (D) Leipzig - Conne Island
21.11.2009 (B) Hasselt – Muziek-O-Droom
http://www.neversaydietour.com
http://www.avocado-booking.com
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE online:
http://www.myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce
Also visit:
http://www.centurymedia.com
http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope
http://www.youtube.com/centurymedia
- WARBRINGER rejoined by original bass player
Andy Laux
Returning from a 5-week European tour earlier this month the guys in
WARBRINGER are enjoying their first break in schedule in quite some
time due to a relentless touring and recording schedule that has seen
the band release two albums and criss-cross the US, Canada and Europe
9 times in 18 months.
With three weeks of respite the band has decided to replace bassist
Ben Bennett with original bass player Andy Laux. Andy recorded the group’s
debut, “War Without End”, but was unable to join his band
mates for any of the touring due to him still being in high school.
Now with his studies complete Andy has been focusing on sound engineering
and even built his own home garage studio but will rejoin the guys for
future touring and recording.
Andy comments:
"After parting ways with WARBRINGER a year-and-a-half ago I never
would have seen this coming but circumstances have left the band in
need of someone to handle bass duties. When I was asked to fill the
position how could I refuse? The members of WARBRINGER are my good friends
and (literally) my family so the choice was obvious, I look forward
to catching up with the fans, seeing some familiar faces, but most of
all thrashing every venue this side of the solar system!"
Guitarist, and older brother, John Laux added:
“I’m happy to have my brother back in the band and to share
some of the experiences I’ve been able to witness firsthand. The
band has decided to part with bassist Ben Bennett due to a few serious
personal and offstage issues we’ve encountered on the road. We
thank him for all his contributions to the band, the album and the touring
and we all wish him the best of luck with any future endeavors.”
WARBRINGER will be playing a couple shows in Mexico August 28 and 29,
before embarking on the Obituary, Goatwhore, Krisiun, The Berzerker
tour starting September 3rd.
For tour dates and more information visit http://www.myspace.com/warbringer
Also visit:
http://www.centurymedia.com
http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope
http://www.youtube.com/centurymedia
- CALIBAN new album “Say Hello To Tragedy“
OUT NOW!
German modern metal act CALIBAN has returned with its highly anticipated
studio album “Say Hello To Tragedy”! The album has been
released today in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux and
Australia and will be available all across Europe, the US and Canada
on the following dates:
NORTH AMERICA / UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE:
Monday, August 24, 2009.
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, August 25, 2009.
FINLAND / SWEDEN / HUNGARY: Wednesday, August 26, 2009.
To properly celebrate the release the band will play an exclusive show
in their hometown Essen in Germany today:
CALIBAN Special Show on Release Date:
21.08.09 Essen (D) - Turock (KickOff HomeParty) * http://www.turock.de
* click on http://www.turock.de/termine.html#274
to check out a special pre-order package!
The album was produced by Benny Richter, co-produced by guitarist Marc
Goertz and mixed by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D. The European
edition will be available in the following formats:
- Ltd. Digipak with alternative Dyecut cover + 2 bonustracks (Forsaken
Horizon, Between The Worlds live at With Full Force 2008) + CD Enhancement
(24 Years live-clip, interview, photo-gallery)
- LP+CD (the entire ltd. edition CD)
- CD
- Digital download
Media reactions on “Say Hello To Tragedy” are highly favourable
and praise the album’s increased heaviness and overall darker
atmosphere:
“Most of all the album bears witness that CALIBAN have grown up
to be a band that demonstrates with ease that they master their songwriting
like only very few of their competitors.”
Rock Hard (D), 10x Dynamite
“Vocalist Andreas Doerner and his crew shift between metal- and
emocore as well as modern thrash pleasantly dynamically and deliver
a modern metal cocktail blessed with hit potential.”
Metal Hammer (D), 6/7
“Life writes tragedies, CALIBAN provide the proper soundtrack!”
Visions (D)
“The band has not sounded this pissed off in ages!” Fuze
(D)
The massive worldwide touring campaign for “Say Hello To Tragedy”
will kick off in early September and takes CALIBAN to the US, back to
Europe and the UK, so stay tuned to www.myspace.com/caliban
for constant updates and further information on CALIBAN.
CALIBAN on tour with
All Shall Perish
Born Of Osiris
After The Burial
Suffokate + opener
09/04-Stockton, CA @ Empire Theatre
09/05-Irvine, CA @ LiskFest w/ AS I LAY DYING
09/06-Las Vegas, NV @ The Farm
09/07-Farmington, NM @ Gator's
09/08-Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
09/09-Wichita, KS@ The Oz
09/10-Oklahoma City, OK @ Bricktown Live
09/11-St. Louis, MO @ Pop's
09/12-Nashville, TN @ The Muse
09/13-Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue
09/14-St. Petersburg (Tampa), FL @ State Theatre
09/15-Jacksonville, FL @ Edge
09/16-Pensacola, FL @ The Legion
09/17-New Orleans, LA @ The High Ground
09/18-Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
09/19-San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
09/20-Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater
09/21-Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre
09/22-Dayton, OH @ The Attic
09/23-Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
09/24-Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
09/25-Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
09/26-Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
09/27-Wilmington, DE@ Harmony Grange
09/28-Manchester, NH @ Rocko's
09/29-Montreal, QC @ Le Tulipe
09/30-Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
10/01-Detroit, MI
10/02-West Dundee (Chicago), IL @ Clearwater Theatre
10/03-Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
- Beastfest European tour 2009 -
CALIBAN
Maroon
Suicide Silence
Emmure
After The Burial
Presented by Metal Hammer (D), MySpace (D), Imperial Clothing &
Kingstar Music
27.10.09 Utrecht (NL) - Helling
28.10.09 Hamburg (D) - Markthalle
29.10.09 Berlin (D) - Columbia Club
30.10.09 Dresden (D) - Reithalle
31.10.09 Muenster (D) - Skaters Palace
01.11.09 Cologne (D) - Essigfabrik
02.11.09 Aschaffenburg (D) - Colossaal
03.11.09 Karlsruhe (D) - Substage
04.11.09 Vienna (AT) - Arena
05.11.09 Roncade (I) - New Age
06.11.09 Zuerich (CH) - Dynamo
07.11.09 Hasselt (B) - Muziek-O-Drom
08.11.09 Munich (D) - Theaterfabrik
Pre-order tickets (Germany): http://www.eventim.de
More information can be obtained at http://www.beastfesttour.com
CALIBAN
On tour with Emmure, After The Burial + tba.
10.11.09 Wrexham (UK) - Central Station
11.11.09 Glasgow (SCO) - Cathouse
12.11.09 Sheffield (UK) - Corporation
14.11.09 Leeds (UK) - Rios
15.11.09 Birmingham (UK) - Academy 2
17.11.09 Newcastle (UK) - Academy 2
18.11.09 Newport (UK) - TJ's
19.11.09 London (UK) - Relentless Garage
20.11.2009 Paris (F) - Batofar (just Caliban)
Also visit:
http://www.centurymedia.com
http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope
http://www.youtube.com/centurymedia
http://twitter.com/centurymediaeu
- DARK TRANQUILLITY announce release
date of “Where Death Is Most Alive" DVD!
The peaceful suburbs of Gothenburg, Sweden, 1989: Five teenagers form
a band named Septic Broiler. Skip forward to the year 2009: four of
them are still playing in the band which nowadays is known worldwide
as the mighty DARK TRANQUILLITY. Renowned for being part of the holy
trinity of Melodic Death Metal (D.T., At The Gates, In Flames), which
spawned the unmistakeably "Gothenburg Sound" in the early
90’s, it is now time to celebrate the band’s 20th anniversary
with a career spanning DVD that takes you from DARK TRANQUILLITY’s
raw beginnings to their current position as one of the most diverse
and influential metal acts. The band states:
“After a lot of work, we're proud to announce that the "Where
Death Is Most Alive" DVD will see the light of day on October 26th,
2009 in Europe and November 17th, 2009 in North America via Century
Media Records. This little baby took quite some time to deliver, but
when you'll see the scope and quality of the material, you'll understand
why it wasn't done over a fortnight.
Our first official DVD, "Live damage" (2002), was OK for its
time, but hardly spectacular, so this time we wanted to make sure that
we could offer people something more substantial that would live up
to the high expectations. For the main feature, we had our headline
show in Milano last October professionally documented by Finnish production
company Vasara Films. As expected, they did a stellar job with both
the filming and editing and really managed to capture the vibe of the
evening. Italy is home to some of the most devoted and enthusiastic
D.T. fans on earth, something which is very obvious from the footage.
The show is the longest one in D.T. history (and one of the very last
concerts held at the legendary Rolling Stone club), and features a guest
performance by Nell Sigland on "The Mundane and the Magic"
and "Insanity's crescendo". For the mixing, we once again
let Tue Madsen work his magic at his Antfarm Studios in Denmark, and
the result is simply amazing.
In addition to that, Village Road films have put together "Out
Of Nothing", a true stroll-down-memory-lane documentary about the
band. All current members as well as Michael Nicklasson (ex-bass) and
Fredrik Johansson (ex-guitar) are interviewed, and a host of people
from the early Gothenburg scene share their anecdotes and memories.
Among others, Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates, Grotesque etc), Anders Iwers
(Tiamat, Ceremonial Oath) and Fredrik Nordström (Studio Fredman)
appear in the film, which spans for approx. 47 minutes.
The DVD will also mark the premiere of the "Misery's Crown"
promo video, shot earlier this year by Roger Johansson and Vasara Films.
All our other promo clips from recent years are featured as well.
Furthermore, we undertook some extensive detective research, raiding
our old homes to dig up long forgotten VHS tapes from the archives.
A surprisingly large amount of footage was found, most of which never
even got spread through the tape trading network at the time. In total,
the "Live Archive" portion of the DVD features 21 tracks with
a strong emphasis on old ("Skydancer" and earlier) material
including some real rarities. Most of these songs were only performed
live a handful of times, as shows weren't that frequent back then. Two
of them ("Soulbreed" and "The Dying Fragment Of An Elderly
Dream") are actually the only D.T. songs that were 100% completed
but never recorded properly in studio. Both were written in the autumn
of 1991.
To conclude - we're damn proud of this release, and more than sure that
it will satisfy the high expectations of both old and new fans alike.
Here's to the next 20 years!“
More news regarding the “Where Death Is Most Alive” will
be posted in the coming weeks…
DARK TRANQUILLITY live
Sep 5 - Hellflame Festival - Osnabrück, Germany
Oct 24 - Hellflame Festival (The south side of Hell) - Lichtenfels,
Germany
DARK TRANQUILLITY online
http://www.darktranquillity.com
http://www.myspace.com/dtofficial
Also visit:
http://www.centurymedia.com
http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope
http://www.youtube.com/centurymedia
- DESPISED ICON new song; new video; new MySpace site; back in Europe
soon!
Montreal’s masters of brutality, DESPISED ICON, report in with
a batch of news while playing the final leg of the US Thrash and Burn
tour:
“Thanks to everyone that checked out our new song “MVP”
on our myspace. Your support and encouragement means a lot to us. We
recently shot a video for the record’s title track “Day
Of Mourning” with famed Montreal hip hop video producers Kartel
Films. Expect to see cemetaries, fancy cars, 40 ozs, hot bitches and
a double dose of brutality. Trust us, the video rules! We’ll post
the new song along with pics and a “making of” the video
soon!
Our new myspace layout is finally online. It has plenty of cool new
features. We hope you like it. We’re also working on a new killer
website and for all you extreme drummers out there, we’re getting
ready to launch www.alexgrind.com in a couple of weeks. The site will
be packed with drum clips, pics and news from the beast known as Alex
Pelletier.”
So head over to www.myspace.com/despisedicon
to check out the new design!
In addition to that, you can now listen to a brand-new song from the
band’s upcoming new album “Day Of Mourning” exclusively
at the website of German Metal Hammer magazine.
Enjoy the album’s title-track at the following link:
http://www.metal-hammer.de/Despised_Icon_Song_Premiere_Day_Of_Mourning.html
“Day Of Mourning” will be released on September 21st in
Europe and September 22nd in the US.
Furthermore, the band will hit European stages on the highly anticipated
Imperial Never Say Die! Club Tour 2009 with labelmates Architects and
Iwrestledabearonce as well as Horse The Band, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano
and The Ghost Inside, see below for the exact dates!
DESPISED ICON live @ Never Say Die Club Tour 2009
Sponsored by Imperial-Clothing, Jägermeister (UK only)
Presented by Metal Hammer (D), MySpace (D), Fuze, Peta 2, Metal.de,
Slam, Allschools.de
DESPISED ICON (mainland European headliner)
ARCHITETCS (UK headliner)
Horse The Band
As Blood Runs Black
Oceano
I Wrestled A Bear Once
The Ghost Inside
30.10.2009 (UK) Brighton - Concorde 2
31.10.2009 (UK) Birmingham - Academy 2
01.11.2009 (UK) Sheffield - Corporation
02.11.2009 (UK) Glasgow - Cathouse
03.11.2009 (UK) Manchester - Academy 2
04.11.2009 (UK) London - The Electric Ballroom
05.11.2009 (D) Muenster - Sputnikhalle
06.11.2009 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle
07.11.2009 (D) Cologne - Essigfabrik
08.11.2009 (NL) Eindhoven - Effenaar
09.11.2009 (LUX) Esch-Alzette - Kulturfabrik
10.11.2009 (CH) Solothurn - Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
11.11.2009 (D) Munich - Backstage Werk
12.11.2009 (A) Vienna - Arena
13.11.2009 (SLO) Ljubljana - Kino Siska
14.11.2009 (I) Cesena - Vidia Club
15.11.2009 (I) Roncade - New Age Club
16.11.2009 (D) Schweinfurt - Alter Stattbahnhof
17.11.2009 (CZ) Prague - Abaton
18.11.2009 (D) Berlin - SO36
19.11.2009 (D) Karlsruhe - Substage
20.11.2009 (D) Leipzig - Conne Island
21.11.2009 (B) Hasselt – Muziek-O-Droom
www.neversaydietour.com
www.avocado-booking.com
DESPISED ICON online:
www.myspace.com/despisedicon
- Loits News
I have some news, I'll be joining Metsatöll on their Europe tour.
So this is good opportunety to meet up and talk about Loits, Flak 'n'
Roll Records and Metsatöll. Fans, magazines, labels, distros and
so on should get in touch and we can organize a meeting. Tour timetable
is as follows:
ENSIFERUM European Tour 2009
Special guests: Metsatöll (EST) & Tracedawn (FIN)
24.09.2009 20:00 FINLAND, Helsinki, Nosturi
25.09.2009 20:00 FINLAND, Seinäjoki, Rytmikorjaamo
26.09.2009 20:00 FINLAND, Oulu, Teatria
27.09.2009 18:00 ESTONIA Tallinn, Rock Cafe
01.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY, Hamburg, Markthalle
02.10.2009 20:00 NETHERLANDS, Leeuwarden , Romein
03.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY, Hamm , Devils Revenge Festival
04.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY, Köln, Essigfabrik
06.10.2009 20:00 UK ,London, Scala
07.10.2009 20:00 UK, Nottingham , Rescue Rooms
08.10.2009 20:00 UK, Glasgow, Cathouse
09.10.2009 20:00 UK , Dudley, JB's
10.10.2009 20:00 BELGIUM , Vosselar , Biebob
11.10.2009 20:00 FRANCE Metz, Tattoo The Mind Festival
12.10.2009 20:00 FRANCE, Paris, Nouveau Casino
13.10.2009 20:00 FRANCE, Lyon, Marché Gare
14.10.2009 20:00 FRANCE, Bordeaux , CAT
15.10.2009 20:00 SPAIN, Bilbao, Santana 27
16.10.2009 20:00 SPAIN, Madrid , Heineken
17.10.2009 19:00 SPAIN, Alicante, Nave 8
18.10.2009 20:00 SPAIN, Barcelona , Salamandra 1
20.10.2009 20:00 ITALY, Bologna, Sottotetto
21.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY, München, Backstage
22.10.2009 20:00 AUSTRIA, Wien, Arena
23.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY, Jena , F- Haus
24.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY , Lichtenfels, Hellflame Festival
26.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY , Aschaffenburg , Colos Saal
27.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY , Losheim / Saar, Eisenbahnhalle
28.10.2009 20:00 SWITZERLAND , Pratteln , Z7
29.10.2009 20:00 GERMANY , Karlsruhe , Substage
30.10.2009 20:00 NETHERLANDS, Amersfoort, De Kelder
31.10.2009 20:00 GER, Osnabrück, N8
Loits: http://www.myspace.com/loits
Flak 'n' Roll Records: http://www.flaknroll.ee
Metsatöll: http://www.metsatoll.ee
Club Puhas Kuld: http://www.puhaskuld.ee
- SKYFIRE to Support FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE in the UK
Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE will support Italy's neo-classical
tech-death masterminds FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE on the first leg of their
UK tour. Confirmed dates are as follows with more to be announced:
11/19: Margate, The Westcoast Bar
11/20: Brighton, The Freebutt
11/21: London, The Underworld
11/22: Bristol, The Croft
Bassist and songwriter Martin Hanner comments:
"We are absolutely thrilled to be back on the road after all these
years, especially with a band as cool as FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE. We might
not be the most brutal band on this tour, but I think our music has
translated well in the past to fans with more extreme tastes. Those
who followed us from the beginning knew our first ever tour was with
BLOOD RED THRONE and THYRFING. We hope that FLESHGOD fans check us out
and SKYFIRE fans check them out as well! Rest assured, for this tour
we will be playing the heaviest songs in our catalog! For those of you
who do not live in the UK and cannot make it out to these shows, we
will try to make it out to other parts of Europe in the not-too-distant
future, so don't despair!"
"Esoteric," the long-awaited follow-up to 2004's "Spectral"
is set to be released October 13 in North America (Koch/Listenable Records
distribution), September 14 in the U.K. and September 18 in the rest
of Europe via Pivotal Rockordings.
SKYFIRE recently released a four-song, digital-only EP entitled "Fractal"
in July via Pivotal Rockordings, which is made up of songs that were
written between 2004's "Spectral" and the "Esoteric"
album. The EP is currently available through all major digital retailers.
Pivotal Rockordings
Visit: label.pivotalalliance.com
- STIGMA Announces European Tour Dates and New Album Recording Sessions
Italian deathcore specialists STIGMA will head into the studio this
November to record the band's follow-up to 2008's "When Midnight
Strikes!" with former BLEEDING THROUGH and current BRING ME THE
HORIZON guitarist Jona Weinhofen handling production duties. Vocalist
Vlad makes a statement on the band's collaboration with Weinhofen
"We'll be hitting the studio in November and we're beyond stoked
to say that we'll work with the almighty Jona Weinhofen, to make sure
we'll reduce "WMS!" to dust and come out with a beast of an
album! Keep yourself updated, cause we've other big surprises coming
up!" Zonaria
Infamy and the Breed
Additionally, STIGMA will embark on a European tour with SHADOW LAW
(August 23rd - August 27th) and CRIMSON FALLS (August 28th - September
6th). The tour will make stops at the legendary Ieperfest and the TEXTURES-headlined
Chap'hell Festival. Vlad adds:
"We're happy to say that we'll finally hit Europe this summer,
after succesful trips to the UK, Austria, Belgium and Holland, we're
really looking forward to play songs out of our debut "When Midnight
Strikes!" as well as a brand new song that will be featured in
our second record."
Dates are as follows:
August 22nd - Peter Pan, Bellinzona, Switzerland
August 23rd - Escape, Wien, Austria
August 24th - Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia (w/ Trigger The
Bloodshed, Annotations of Autopsy and more)
August 25th - Rockhouse, Salzburg, Austria
August 26th - De Rots, Antwerp, Belgium
August 27th - Le Select, Lille, France
August 28th - Ieperfest, Leper, Belgium (w/ Darkest Hour and more)
August 29th - Chap'Hell Fest, Chapelle, Belgium (w/ Textures and more)
August 30th - Musik Bunker, Aachen, Germany
August 31st - Lyon's Hall, Lyon, France
September 1st - Club Heaven, Santander, Spain
September 2nd - Baracudas, Madrid, Spain
September 3rd - Bar Darkness, Valencia, Spain
September 4th - United Club, Torino, Italy
September 5th - Deathcrusade Festival, San Quirino, Italy
"When Midnight Strikes!" was released on March 24 in the UK,
March 25 in the USA, and March 28 in the rest of Europe through Florida's
Pivotal Rockordings. The album was recorded at Db Studios with producer
Ettore Rigotti (DISARMONIA MUNDI) and was mixed and mastered by Alessandro
Vanara (DISARMONIA MUNDI, SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE) and features guest
appearances from Tim Zlinsky (THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE), Alberto Zannier
(SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE), Ivan Odorico (SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE), and Mike
Lunacy (DARK LUNACY).
Pivotal Rockordings
Visit: label.pivotalalliance.com
- THE POODLES – Clash Of The Elements Tour of Europe 2009
THE POODLES are happy to announce the Clash Of The Elements Tour of
Europe 2009. In support of the release of their brand new album the
band will set off on a three week journey through Europe starting October
31st. The band is eagerly awaiting the tour and is very much looking
forward to meeting their fans in mainland Europe once again.
Confirmed dates are:
31.10.09 Metropolis Music Hall, München, Germany
02.11.09 Capitol, Mannheim, Germany
03.11.09 Circus Maximus, Koblenz, Germany
04.11.09 Rockfabrik, Ludwigsburg, Germany
06.11.09 Sala Totem, Navvara/Bilbao, Spain
07.11.09 Salamandra 1, Barcelona, Spain
08.11.09 Caracol, Madrid, Spain
11.11.09 Fabrik, Bruchsal, Germany
12.11.09 Sounds, Essen, Germany
13.11.09 November Rock’s Festival, Offenburg, Germany
14.11.09 Soundtrack Arcene, Bergamo, Italy
15.11.09 Sottotetto, Bolonga, Italy
19.11.09 Tibis Downstairs Club, Bern, Switzerland
20.11.09 The Rock Temple, Kerkrade, Netherlands
“Clash of the Elements” will be released in Europe on August
28 by BLISTERING RECORDS.
BAND LINKS:
www.poodles.se
www.myspace.com/thepoodles
BLISTERING RECORDS
www.blisteringrecords.se
- MARDUK Update: Wormwood Trailer Revealed
MARDUK's eleventh studio album, Wormwood, will be unleashed to the masses
on October 13, 2009 in the US (September 24th in Europe). Check out
the album trailer here and cover art here
Wormwood Track Listing
1. "Nowhere, No-One, Nothing"
2. "Funeral Dawn"
3. "This Fleshly Void"
4. "Unclosing The Curse"
5. "Into Utter Madness"
6. "Phosphorous Redeemer"
7. "To Redirect Perdition"
8. "Whorecrown"
9. "Chorus Of Cracking Necks"
10. "As A Garment"
You have been warned....
http://www.marduk.nu
http://www.myspace.com/truemarduk
http://www.regainrecords.com
http://www.blooddawn.net
- Unexpect News : Mix starts soon...Video Shoot !
All the instruments have now been recorded a while ago and the mixing
process should start in the next few days at JEF FORTIN's Badass Studio.
Listening to what we've done, a word jumps out of the whole picture
: Epic !
I won't tell too much yet though...let's keep it in the dark for now
but let's say that we can't wait for you guys to hear what we've conceived
this time.
We'll also start shooting a video for one of the new songs next week
with an extremely motivated team. More news about that to come soon
!
A website for the Progressive Nation Tour 2009 with all kind of infos
about the tour and bands has been released recently ! A forum is also
available for people to talk about the bands, post reviews/setlists,
arrange meetings, plan pumpkins carving sessions...you know...the usual
stuff you usually use a forum for. Here's the address :
http://europe.progressivenation2009.com/
For the whole routing of cities to be invaded just check out our tour
section.
...and Chaoth is now endorsed by Ampeg and SIT Strings...finally a company
who's 9 stringers friendly...
Official Website : www.unexpect.com
- (Hed)pe Shoots “Here And Now” Video With Dale Resteghini
of Raging Nation Films (Mudvayne, Trivium)
Original 3 Variant Covers of “New World Orphans”
Become Limited Edition Collector’s Items
(Hed)pe have announced they will shoot a video for their new single
“Here And Now” with director Dale Resteghini of Raging Nation
Films (Mudvayne, Trivium). The video is expected to surface in the coming
weeks, while “Here And Now” is now available through iTunes
and other digital retailers. The track will also appear on a re-released
version of (Hed)pe’s “New World Orphans” along with
brand new cover artwork.
"I am very excited for this new 'Here and Now' video. The director
came with a really cool idea. We are going to film it in New York City
and have me playing an 'End of The World' homeless type of guy preaching
on a soapbox," commented Jared from (Hed)pe. "That gives me
a chance to get in some imagery of what I actually believe we are in
the middle of. I hope we can convey that message, that this is not the
end of the world but actually the beginning of the Golden Age. I know
our people will enjoy this video and we can't wait to share it with
our fans."
For years (Hed)pe has pushed the boundaries of free speech and socially
acceptable content, but with their seventh studio album, “New
World Orphans”, the band has finally found its purpose. The group's
new album exposes the corruption and the web of lies that are being
force fed to the American youth and finds (Hed)pe leading the charge
as the leaders of The Truth Movement.
"New World Orphans" was initially released with 3 different
covers, with each version containing exclusive bonus tracks. New pressings
will now be replaced by the re-released version of the album which features
one standard cover and the bonus track “Here And Now”.
“We originally released our new album with three different covers,
but we’ve now decided to make those collector’s editions
for the hardcore fans that bought our album first and helped us spread
the Truth Movement to the masses,” added Jared. “We’ve
now stopped production on those three covers and replaced all new pressings
with one cover and added the song ‘Here And Now’ to the
record. If anyone wants the bonus tracks contained on those earlier
three versions you better find copies now before they become extinct!”
(Hed)pe is currently co-headlining the “Hed to Head” Tour
with Cleveland's pioneering masked madmen Mushroomhead, Straight Line
Stitch and Supe. Dates are as follow.
SEE THEM LIVE: (Go to KillerTours.com for additional dates and all show
details)
Aug 19 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
Aug 21 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
Aug 22 - Providence, RI @ Rhode Island Convention Center
Aug 23 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Aug 25 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
Aug 26 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
Aug 27 - Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa
Aug 28 – Eat Sparta, OH @ Creekfest 2009
Aug 29 – Detroit, MI @ Harpos
Aug 31 – Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
Sept 01 – Fargo, ND @ The Venue
Sept 03 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
Sept 04 – Dallas, TX @ The Door
Sept 05 - Houston, TC @ Meridan
Sept 12 – Fayetteville, NC @ Jesters Pub
Sept 13 – Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
Sept 16 – Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
Sept 17 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Sept 18 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
Sept 19 – Fort Myers, FL @ The Spot
Sept 20 - Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd's Music Store
www.NewWorldOrphans.com
www.myspace.com/Hedpe
- BEHEMOTH’s “Evangelion” debuts in the Billboard
Charts!
Los Angeles, CA – Metal Blade Records is proud to announce that
leaders of blackened death metal, BEHEMOTH, have landed on Billboard’s
Top 200 Chart at #56 with just under 8,500 copies of Evangelion being
sold in its first week. Evangelion, BEHEMOTH’s ninth full-length
studio album, also took the #5 position on the Billboard Hard Music
Albums Chart and #6 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart. BEHEMOTH
also landed on the Canadian charts with the release of Evangelion coming
in at #61 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart, #6 on the Independent
Chart, and #10 on the Hard Music Chart. The success of Evangelion doesn’t
stop here though. BEHEMOTH has been devastating charts worldwide in
its first week in addition to landing some of metals most coveted Magazine
covers, including Decibel
Magazine (out now), Metal
Hammer Magazine (out now), Zero
Tolerance (out now), and Metalized
(out now).
Evangelion’s first week worldwide chart numbers:
Poland: #2
Finland: #17
Austria: #45
Germany: #59
Switzerland: #88
Netherlands: #5 (Indie Charts)
USA:
#56 Billboard Top 200
#5 Billboard Hard Music Albums
#6 Billboard Independent Albums
Canada:
#61 Top 200 Current Albums
#6 Independent Chart
#10 Hard Music Chart
Commented guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski: "Well…we
have never been in this band for awards or charts. It's always been
about the most honest music we can deliver. But I can't ignore the fact
that people DO appreciate our new album. Thank you so much for buying
the record and supporting us! It's sooo much motivating! We owe you!
See you all on European tour very soon. You will not be disappointed!"
http://www.behemoth.pl
http://www.myspace.com/behemoth
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