 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
||
 |
|||
 |
The following information is updated fairly often. The information below has been generated by MetalWarrants.com through various sources on the Internet. These are just some highlights of the many happenings in the world of metal.
|
 |
|
 |
|||
 |
|||
 |
|||
|
|
July/August 2008
INDIANAPOLIS METAL FEST RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER
Candlelight
Records have set September 16 as the American release date of Left to Die,
the new EP from Obituary. The EP follows the worldwide success of 2007's Xecutioner's
Return and as previously announced includes two brand new songs from the
legendary death metal band plus a re-recording of the band's classic
"Slowly We Rot," and remake of the Celtic Frost classic "Dethroned
Emperor." The EP additionally contains the band's popular "Evil Ways"
video.
Obituary's
core of brothers John Tardy (vocals) and Donald Tardy (drums) with
guitarist Trevor Peres came together in 1984 forming one of death metal's
most successful and respected bands. Releasing six full-length
albums with Roadrunner Records, the band announced their cooperation with
England's Candlelight Records in early spring of 2007. Xecutioner's
Return was released August 28 to extensive acclaim and supported
with full American and European tours. "Xecutioner's Return totally
smokes everything they've done since 1992's The End Complete," said
Decibel Magazine. "A tour de force of old school death metal," adds
Blabbermouth.
Now
finishing up a series of European festival dates, including Germany's
famed Wacken and Party.San Open Air festivals, the band kick off their
second American tour in Atlanta, Georgia and wrap nearly 30 days later in
Charleston, South Carolina. Confirmed tour dates are noted below.
09/16/2008 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA 09/17/2008 House of Blues - New Orleans, LA 09/18/2008 Ridglea Theater - Ft. Worth, TX 09/19/2008 Scout Bar - Houston, TX 09/20/2008 Scout Bar - San Antonio, TX 09/22/2008 The Metro - Mexicali, Mexico 09/24/2008 House of Blues - W. Hollywood, CA 09/25/2008 Slim's - San Francisco, CA 09/26/2008 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA 09/27/2008 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR 09/28/2008 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA 09/30/2008 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO 10/01/2008 Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO 10/02/2008 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN 10/03/2008 The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL 10/04/2008 Peabody's Down Under - Cleveland, OH 10/05/2008 BB King Blues Club - New York, NY 10/07/2008 Trocadero Theater - Philadephia, PA 10/08/2008 Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA 10/10/2008 Palladium - Worcester, MA 10/11/2008 Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD 10/12/2008 Uncle Pleasant's - Louisville, KY 10/13/2008 Amos Soutend - Charlotte, NC 10/14/2008 Music Farm - Charleston, SC
http://www.myspace.com/obituary Candlelight Records today confirms the signing of North Carolina-based sludge/doom metal band Sourvein. The popular five-piece on tour now through August 11 have recorded a special/limited edition EP titled Imperial Bastard which will see domestic release on September 30. It will be followed by the band's Billy Anderson-produced full-length label debut currently planned for release in early 2009.
Formed in 1993, Sourvein relocated to Cape Fear, North Carolina after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their long-time home base. Blacktide Music says, "ominous riffs, which launch into despair-ridden breakdowns the likes of which would make Eyehategod tremble with fear." Currently featuring vocalist T-Roy Medlin, former Buzzov-en drummer Ramzi, bassist Bonne Doom with guitarists Cool Clyde and Sleepy Doom, the band have released two full length albums - their self-titled (often referred to as Salvation) debut released in 2000/Game Two Records and Will to Mangle released in 2002/Southern Lord. Numerous EPs and split recordings have kept the band in the eyes of their growing fanbase as well their commitment to consistent touring both in the US and overseas.
Sourvein on tour now
Sourvein are the latest to join London-based Candlelight's growing US roster, a strong concentration of artist development for the rising label. Home to all catalog from Emperor, Ihsahn, Zyklon, 1349, Insomnium plus early recordings from Opeth and Burzum, Candlelight's American roster includes Obituary, Crowbar, Daylight Dies, Abigail Williams, Absu, Averse Sefira and Sothis. The label is distributed exclusively in the United States via Caroline/EMI, PHD Canada for the northern country and Plastichead Music for Europe.
"Crushing... Their unrelenting dedication to megaton doom/sludge is unwavering." - HellrideMusic.com
"They are THE hot doom ticket and deliver on every level another absolute doom masterpiece from cape fears best." - MetalReview.com
"You don't go to a gun shop for groceries and you don't go to see Sourvein to hear someone fuck around." - Metal Maniacs
Always A Six, Never A Nine is the second album and the follow up to the
2006 self-titled debut from Portland, OR aggro wreckers Black Elk, whose
psychotic brand of crushing, noise-rock influenced heaviosity is a return
to the unhinged underground rock force of bands like Jesus Lizard,
Melvins, Black Flag and Hammerhead. This new album features ten songs of
seething weirdness, with the dissonant, crushing riffage, lunging
rhythmic push and awesome freaked out, Yow-esque vocals of singer Tom
Glose that made their debut a fave among anyone who remembered the days
when Amphetamine Reptile ruled the underground rock scene, but with some
interesting new elements (bleak guitar ambience, piano, etc.) that add
new shadows to Black Elk's ferocious sound.
Always A Six, Never A Nine will be coming out through Crucial Blast on
October 21st and will be available as both a CD in deluxe gatefold
packaging and digital download, with touring to coincide with the
release.
Black Elk will stampede down the West Coast beginning this week, bringing
their Pacific Northwest style of wickedly mangled headfuck-rock to some
lucky towns:
07/11/2008 Oak
Street Speakeasy - Eugene, OR
07/16/2008 The
Alibi - Arcata, CA w/Helms Alee
07/17/2008
Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA w/The Divine Feud, Pristines, Loving
Thunder, Hooray for Schwule
07/18/2008 Alex’s
Bar - Long Beach, CA w/400 Blows, Horns, Telomere Repair
07/19/2008 The
Scene Bar - Glendale, CA w/400 Blows
07/26/2008 Capitol
Hill Block Party - Seattle, WA w/Akimbo
Philly's sludge-metal badasses hit the road this week on
another East Coast tirade, bringing their down-tuned dropkick of
depraved doom alongside some hellish other acts, including
Sourvein, Monstrosity, Alleged Satanic Ritual Abuse and more. The
reviews on this face-fisting debut are spraying through the media
like bloodied teeth fragments.
"Philadelphia's Javelina are all about the ugly... like Crowbar
arm wrestling High on Fire for possession of your soul..." -
Outburn
"Things go from ugly to uglier in a hurry and you find yourself
wondering how the fuck Iron Maiden, Motörhead, early C.O.C. and
Celtic Frost... could ever be assembled into something so
seamless and crushing." - Decibel
"...Javelina's self-titled Translation Loss debut is a
motherfucker..." - Pitchfork
07/10/2008 Nara Sushi - Richmond, VA w/Sourvein 07/11/2008 Talking Head - Baltimore, MD w/Sourvein 07/12/2008 M Room - Philadelphia, PA w/Sourvein, Gunna Vahm 07/14/2008 The Knitting Factory - New York, NY w/Demiricous, Monstrosity
07/27/2008 Mill Creek Tavern - Philadelphia, PA w/Skeletonwitch
08/16/2008 The Khyber - Philadelphia, PA w/Gridlink, Hayaino Daisuki, ASRA, The Claw
http://www.myspace.com/javelinaphiladelphia
http://www.translationloss.com http://www.myspace.com/translationlossrecords
Lair of the Minotaur’s
killing spree continues… Their crushing third full-length War Metal
Battle Master continues to reap ravenous praise from all levels of the
press and the bloodthirsty public. With several tours already under their
belt this year, the band attacks the asphalt again this month with a week
and a half of dates with Torche and label mates Boris, a string of shows
with acts including Sourvein, Black Cobra and Weedeater, building up to a
mini-East Coast tour with legendary hardcore hellions M.O.D. The band is
featured on the cover of the August issue of Metal Maniacs which will
street the same day Lair join the Boris tour on July 22nd.
The video for War Metal Battle Master’s title track has reaped massive response online for the band and is now attacking the world via MTV2s Headbangers Ball this week! Directed by Gary Smithson (High on Fire, Goatwhore, Exodus, Tomahawk) the video is one of the goriest, violent and most METAL videos ever. On the making of the video, LOTM frontman Steve Rathbone comments: "Gary approached us at the Murderfest in LA in March ’07, wanting to direct a video for us. I told him I didn’t want to make a normal video - I hate most videos. But I already had an idea for the track War Metal Battle Master."
Filmed outside of Lancaster, CA - about half a mile from the church in Kill Bill where Uma gets shot up -LOTM let the blood flow... "The bloody ladies are Keres; demons that were attracted to blood from battles" Rathbone continues. “They would grab the newly fallen, rip them apart with their teeth, drink their blood and drag the corpses to Hades. We wanted to make something for hardcore horror and metal fans. People have been freaking out about it - I lost count of the people who came up and told me they waited their whole lives to see a metal video like that.”
This world debut of this version of the video hits Headbangers Ball this Saturday! Tune in from Midnight - 1 AM for the assault. More info at:
http://www.headbangersblog.com
LOTM will unleash their first DVD through Southern Lord in the near future, including both the uncensored version and the PG-13 cut of the video, a behind the scenes feature, a shitload of live footage from the bands archives spanning tours from all three albums, interviews and tons more.
2 versions of the video are already online: Headbangers Ball PG-13 version: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=252758 Uncensored balls-out original version: http://www.lairwarmetalvideo.com
"...imagine a world overrun with bestial biker gangs." - Decibel
"More blood, more guts, more decapitations and one big fucking axe; it never ends and Chicago's Lair Of The Minotaur is here to make damn sure of it." - Metal Maniacs
"...a crushing blend of doom metal throb songwriting and high-intensity thrash metal buzzsaw tempos." - Metal Edge
"...when their hammer blows connect, prepare to lose your skull." - Daily Herald (Chicago)
LOTM w/Boris, Torche
07/22/2008
The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
08/04/2008 Modified Arts - Tempe, AZ 08/07/2008 Red 7 - Austin, TX w/Devildriver, Sourvein
08/08/2008
Hi Ho Lounge - New Orleans, LA w/The Devil And The Sea
08/09/2008
Sluggo's - Pensacola, FL - w/Torche
08/10/2008
Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA w/Withered
08/12/2008
Sonar - Baltimore, MD w/Weedeater, Black Cobra, Misery Index
LOTM w/M.O.D.,
Fueled By Fire
08/13/2008
Knitting Factory - New York, NY
08/14/2008
The M Room - Philadelphia, PA
08/15/2008
Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ
08/16/2008
Peabody's - Cleveland, OH (Free Show!)
08/17/2008
The Buzzbomb - Chicago, IL
http://www.lairoftheminotaur.com http://www.myspace.com/lairoftheminotaur http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings.com
Just an update on the latest GARY SCHUTT (Jeff Scott Soto band) release. 
The Man From The Moon - Rocket Attack
The Man From The Moon has come up with a creative and exciting symphonic
rock album. He takes us on an inspirational musical journey and adventure
through many different moods. In focus as always is of course some amazing
guitar work. With many philosophical messages and insights the songs deal
with the way TMFTM sees the world and his own life. Turn it on, turn it up
and enjoy!
Check out a sample track from Rocket Attack here:
http://www.myspace.com/themanfromthemoon
---------------------------------
Jennie Tebler's Out of Oblivion -
Till Death Do Us Part
Jennie Tebler is an enchanting and
magical Swedish vocalist. She has the ability to reach your heart and
soul with her lyrics. During 2005 and 2006 she released several emotional
singles in Europe which garnished praise from melodic rock and metal
fanbases. During that time she hooked up with three new members that now
form Jennie Tebler's Out of Oblivion on this, the band's debut
full-length release for the world. Till Death Tear Us Part is an
intriguing and addictive journey through all of metal's spectrums.
Brilliant and unparalleled, you have never heard this before.
Check out a sample track from Till
Death Do Us Part here:
http://www.blackmark.net/img/4Pack/Jennie-Tebler-Out-Of-Oblivion.mp3
North American press requests/inquiries
should be directed to the Earsplit Compound.
For more info:
The almighty Boris are currently on tour in the Americas, supporting
their most breakout record in the band's monstrous, dynamic catalog,
Smile. The praise of this release just does not stop flowing in...
fans and critics of all realms of heavy/experimental/open-minded rock can't
get enough, as the band digs in on their most comprehensive North American
tour to date.
This Saturday, June 28th, Boris' video for the track 'Statement' - the
single for the Smile album - will premier on MTV's Headbanger's
Ball, as hosted by Lamb of God! The show runs from 11 PM-1 AM on MTV2. Get
ripped, tune in and rock out with our Southern Lord brethren amongst
today's major metal acts. More info at:
Recently, Guitar World's Metalkult.com posted live footage of the one-off
NYC performance of this post-doom rock beast. four live tracks that show
some of what can be expected from this tour:
"More hooks (and cowbell) make Smile
the band's most accessible album, but Boris haven't softened: Even when
things get quiet, the rumble isn't far off." - Spin
"Smile is a sugary, bright
orange combination of all of their recent mood swings: comforting dreampop,
summery melodies and corrosive stoner metal..." - Decibel
"...Smile reveals the band’s
subconscious is hungry for screaming guitar solos, amp-bursting fits of
thrash and tangents that’ll have both psych and prog obsessives declaring
the second coming." - Exclaim!
Boris w/Torche, Clouds
06/24/2008 Casbah - San Diego, CA 06/25/2008 The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ 06/27/2008 Rubber Gloves - Denton, TX 06/28/2008 The Mohawk - Austin, TX
06/29/2008 In-Store at Amoeba Records - San Francisco, CA
06/29/2008 White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX 07/01/2008 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA 07/02/2008 Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL 07/03/2008 The Social - Orlando, FL 07/05/2008 The Earl - Atlanta, GA 07/06/2008 Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC 07/08/2008 Black Cat - Washington, DC 07/09/2008 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA 07/10/2008 Webster Hall - New York, NY 07/11/2008 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA Boris w/Torche, Nachtmystium 07/12/2008 La Sala Rosa - Montreal, QC 07/13/2008 Barrymore - Ottawa, ON 07/14/2008 Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON 07/15/2008 Tralf - Buffalo, NY 07/16/2008 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH 07/17/2008 Diesel - Pittsburgh, PA 07/18/2008 St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI 07/19/2008 Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI 07/20/2008 Pitchfork Music Festival / Union Park - Chicago, IL Boris w/Torche, Lair of the Minotaur 07/22/2008 The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE 07/23/2008 Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS 07/25/2008 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO 07/26/2008 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT 07/29/2008 Neumo's - Seattle, WA 07/30/2008 Vancouver, BC, Canada 07/31/2008 Thu Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre 08/02/2008 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall 08/03/2008 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex www.inoxia-rec.com/boris | www.myspace.com/borisdronevil www.southernlord.com | www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings www.flowerbooking.com | www.myspace.com/flowerbooking  FUNEREAL MOON - Satan's Beauty Obscenity Autopsy Kitchen Records proudly announces our new signing/collaboration with Mexico's ambient/occult/black metal project Funereal Moon! Funereal Moon have been creating Satanic audio blasphemies in this world since 1993 with the debut release of their Prayers Of The Crystal Tablet Of Beli demo cassette. They have had a unique approach to the dark arts from their very inception and it has only grown phenomenally over the decade since. We first became familiar with Funereal Moon's mysterious presence with their 1997 vinyl only release Grim...Evil.... Soon after that release the band all but disappeared from this planet with only 2 very limited "commemorative/best of" CDs containing a scattering of new tracks being released in a span of almost a decade!
Funereal Moon eventually returned from absolute obscurity however and
began recording full time once again much to our own pleasure. We decided
to approach the band about doing a re-release of Grim...Evil on
CD format and in the end we got much more than we bargained
for...Funereal Moon have made Autopsy Kitchen their new home for all
obsessive intents and Satanic purpose in life...The first collaboration
is fully recorded and will consist of a re-release of the tracks from the
previously mentioned Grim...Evil LP as well as the first new
Funereal Moon recordings in years: Satan's Beauty Obscenity.
Following this release, the aptly titled brand new full length recording
Bringer Of Evil will also materialize to assist in your pain and
pleasure as Funereal Moon have done for us all these years.
---------------------------------------------
THOU - Peasant
Every now and again the rare occasion arises that you come across a record clearly created by fanatics that simply can't help but stand apart from the crowd. Fanatics that have deep roots in nothing else but bashing out the most grim yet beautiful sounding doom... doom isn't the genre here, doom is the atmosphere. Eyes peer beyond shadows and blood flows beneath footprints. The world is not as vast as the mind. Reality suffers the consequence and we are it's slaves. Peasant is Thou's 2nd full length after their debut LP Tyrant and both LPs were summoned in their hometown of Baton Rouge, LA which many here in the states consider the home state of that true soulful doom vibe somewhat akin to Motown via Detroit. Unlike many bands of the ilk, Thou doesn't just simply plow over you with riff after unbearably crushing riff over the duration of the album but choose to riff over your soul track by track with more venom per ounce than is likely healthy by any standard. Needless pain and suffering are all around you, Thou are not the answer... they are the alternative. No true pleasure can ever be experienced without a healthy dose of pain. Look no further. Presented in a deluxe 16-page booklet and each copy will come wrapped in a specially designed vellum strip. Hear THOU on our online mp3 player now.
See THOU on tour now!
Thou are currently touring the United States until July 19th and you'd be a
fool to miss a chance to see them live if they come anywhere near you!
06/19/2008 The Tomb - Madison, WS w/Black
September, SFN
06/20/2008 Hot Jams Records - Chicago, IL w/Against Empire, Riotous, La Armada, Black September 06/21/2008 The Borg Ward - Milwaukee, WI w/Black September, People Again 06/22/2008 The Haunted Kitchen - Lawrence, KS w/Samothrace, Stull 06/23/2008 Panther Country - Denver, CO w/Catheter 06/24/2008 The Myrtle Morgue - Boise, ID 06/24/2008 The Boquet - Boise, ID w/Maladie, Teenage Kicks 06/25/2008 The Blvd. - Spokane, WA w/Doom Lit Sky, Behold, Merrick Diaries
Thou w/Leech
06/26/2008 Dog City, the Artist Formerly Known as Camp Nowhere - Seattle, WA w/This Time Tomorrow, Marrow 06/27/2008 some place in the woods - Seattle, WA w/Drakul and Irony [Directions: http://noladiy.org/thoutour.html] 06/28/2008 519 Puget St. - Olympia, WA w/Die Young, The Separation, This Time Tomorrow, Ancient Head 06/29/2008 Pauls to Wall's House - Portland, OR w/Book of Belial, Kudzu, Ealdath 06/30/2008 The Burial Grounds - Salem, OR w/Wildboar 07/01/2008 Will - Eugene, OR - Will w/Skaarp 07/02/2008 The Yellow House - Arcata, CA 07/03/2008 The Scorge House - Oakland, CA w/Fell Voices, Anchient Forrest 07/04/2008 Gilman - Berkeley, CA w/Black Cobra, Times of Desperation, Lid Toker 07/05/2008 Thrillhouse Records - San Francisco, CA w/Drowning With Our Anchors 07/06/2008 Santa Cruz, CA w/Fell Voices 07/07/2008 On top a Cliff (in the mountains) - San Luis Obispo, CA [Directions: http://noladiy.org/thoutour.html] 07/08/2008 Biko Co-Op - Isla Vista, CA w/Die Young, Lie & Wait 07/09/2008 The Smell - Los Angeles, CA w/Dangers, Lake of Blood 07/10/2008 The Relax Bar - Los Angeles, CA w/Funeral Pyre, Lake of Blood 07/11/2008 AWS Outdoors Arena - Rowland Heights, CA w/Aghast, Giuda 07/12/2008 The Che Cafe - La Jolla, CA w/Fell Voices, Destroy All of Them 07/13/2008 The Tribe - Pumpkinville, AZ w/Altar of Earth, Do Tremble, Fall Silent 07/14/2008 Albuquerque - w/Adobe Houses, Ronoso 07/15/2008 The OKC Infoshop - Oklahoma City, OK w/Stasis Death 07/16/2008 The White Swan - Houston, TX w/Dissent, PLF 07/18/2008 The Big Top - New Orleans, LA w/Haarp 07/19/2008 in the Spillway - Baton Rouge, LA w/Fiya, Barghest 08/01/2008 Cave 9 - Birmingham, AL w/This Time Tomorrow, The Helm, Peter Young
Summon the Earsplit Compound for all press requests on AKR titles.
Earsplit PR
//
www.earsplitcompound.com
TAPROOT RETURNS SEPTEMBER 16 WITH HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM OUR LONG ROAD HOME
Los Angeles, CA (June 19) – Ann Arbor, MI-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT has announced a September 16th release date for highly anticipated new album OUR LONG ROAD HOME. The album—Taproot’s first since 2005’s Blue-Sky Research—will be released through Velvet Hammer, the label founded by the management company of the same name (System Of A Down, Deftones, Alice In Chains).
Working with producer Tim Patalan (Sponge, Lovedrug), the band penned more than fifty songs for the album, twelve of which were recorded in a converted barn just a few minutes down the road from vocalist/guitarist Stephen Richards’ home.
“We made each of our previous albums in expensive studios and always had to keep one eye on the clock to finish on budget,” says Richards. “This time we got to record an album the way we did our early demos—relaxed, at our own pace, and allowed to indulge in our own guilty pleasures. It proved that you can actually go home again.”
OUR LONG ROAD HOME reveals a revitalized band with a broadened range and deepened perspective. The album combines the feral ("Take It”) with the grandiose ("Footprints”) while exploring themes of loss ("Be The One"), liberation ("Run To") and the emotional carnage in-between. On tracks such as “Hand That Holds True” and smoldering lead single “Wherever I Stand,” Taproot blends iron-fisted backbeats, honeyed melodies and speaker-shattering guitars to thrilling effect.
After recording three albums for a major label, OUR LONG ROAD HOME will be Taproot’s first as an indie band, and as Richards tells it, that suits them just fine. “Budget cuts and political shifts cost us our support system at the old place,” he says. “When our A&R guy lost his job, we knew it was time for a change. A few years ago, that might’ve been a scary thing, but it’s a brand-new world out there now for bands like us. We no longer have to rely on a big record company to make things happen and that’s exciting. We made this record without the pressure of having to write four smash hit singles hanging over our heads and that was liberating. “Of course,” he laughs, “there are a few songs on the album that could do really well on radio.”
“The album title is based on the idea that everything you ever wanted is right inside of you, you just have to dig and find it,” adds guitarist Mike DeWolf. “It’s been a long road for us, but it was all right here all along. We just had to come home to find it.”
Taproot arrived on the scene in 2000 with Gift, an album that shot to No. 6 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, with follow-up records Welcome (2002) and Blue Sky Research (2005) each charting within the first 35 on Billboard’s Top 200. Along the way they garnered critical praise from the likes of Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, shared stages with bands ranging from Linkin Park to Queens of the Stone Age and saw songs like “Poem,” “Mine” and “Calling” blanket rock radio.
With OUR LONG ROAD HOME Taproot is staying true to their roots, while keeping their grooves current and hearts open. “There’s a sense of energy and excitement about us that we haven’t felt since we released our first album,” says Richards. “We’re ready to hit the ground running.”
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Metal world,
INFERNOPHONIC
PREPARES TO ‘SPARK IT UP’
Melody meets musicianship in classic hard rock
merger on debut CD
#2 Most Added at CMJ; #5 Most Added at FMQB
“A breathing, live sound that will remind you of
when music was played by bands.” – Guitar Player
CLIFTON, NJ –
Heavy without the metal and meticulous in its musicianship,
INFERNOPHONIC returns the swaggering spirit and soulful splendor
to hard rock in a funked-up, female-fronted fury on its debut CD,
Spark It Up.
Hailed by
Guitar Player for “a breathing, live sound that will remind you of when
music was played by bands” and praised by Guitar World for
exploring “rich melodic and lyrical topics,” Spark It Up
already is charting at FMQB and CMJ, debuting,
respectively, at #5 Most Added and #2 Most Added on hard rock radio.
INFERNOPHONICis
a real musician’s band,
pummeling
rock’s current conventions with a wallop reserved for the hard-hitting giants
of the past four decades. Stacking contemporary influences such as
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Audioslave on a firm foundation of forefathers Led
Zeppelin and Deep Purple, the
ferocious foursome is headed by
ringmaster
Kevin Bolembach (Non-Fiction) on bass and head-turning
newcomer Elaine Tuttle on lead vocals, a “red hot singer” (Guitar
World) who “conjures comparisons to Grace Slick, Ann Wilson and other
ballsy banshees” (Music Connection). Fortifying the attack are the
lightning licks of guitarist Pat Piegari (Lourds) and the
deep, dirty backbeat of drummer Ross Kantor.
After two
years of burning up the Northeast with their incendiary live shows,
INFERNOPHONIC was asked to record Spark It Up
by Alan Evans of Soulive. Evans brought the band into world-famous Applehead
Studios in Woodstock, NY (Coheed & Cambria, King Crimson, Medeski Martin &
Wood) to plug into its coveted vintage gear, clandestine recording
techniques, and cutting edge mixing technologies. Those studio qualities held
special meaning for Bolembach, a self-professed gear head who is also founder
and president of Godlyke, Inc., an equipment company obsessed with tonal
quality. It should come as no surprise that Spark It Up is a
sonic smorgasbord that will leave every musician wondering: “How did they get
that tone?”
Able to melt
and meld a diverse audio arsenal to create a new sonic experience,
INFERNOPHONIC is a breed apart. Spark It Up is sure to
ignite the molten core within any hard rock fan, regardless of age, by a band
that is glorious in all its heavenly rage.
www.myspace.com/infernophonic
________________________________ At A Loss Recordings June 2008 Update
- Baroness / Unpersons LP Available June 10th - Black Cobra June Dates In Europe / Fether and Stone LP
- Deadbird June/July Dates, Twilight Ritual
CD
Yes it is true; the Baroness/Unpersons A Grey
Sigh In A Flower Husk split will finally be available on LP format on June
10th. Expect gatefold covers, inner-sleeve design and joined by a free
digital download of the album.
--------------- Black Cobra's Feather and Stone will be available on LP on May 27th. Check them out in the midst of their ongoing dates with Saviours.
06/08/2008 Heretic Club - Bordeaux, France
06/11/2008 Utkanten - Malmö, Sweden 06/12/2008 Garage - Oslo, Norway 06/13/2008 Underjorden - Gothenburg, Sweden 06/14/2008 The Rock - Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.myspace.com/blackcobra
--------------- Deadbird's first tour supporting the Twilight Ritual release (available June 24th) includes killer dates with Only Living Witness, Harvey Milk, Growing, and Black Tusk.
06/14/2008 The Buccaneer - Memphis, TN w/Seahag 06/05/2008 Springwater - Nashville, TN 06/16/2008 The Note - Chicago, IL 06/17/2008 Melody Inn - Indianapolis, IN 06/18/2008 Club Khameleon - Kent, OH 06/19/2008 31st St Pub - Pittsburgh, PA w/Serious Grind 06/20/2008 Knitting Factory - New York, NY w/Harvey Milk, Growing, Bloody Panda 06/21/2008 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA w/Only Living Witness 06/22/2008 Millcreek Tavern - Philadelphia, PA 06/23/2008 Talking Head Club - Baltimore, MD w/Wooly Mammoth 06/24/2008 Wonderland - Richmond, VA w/Hail!Hornet 06/25/2008 Reggie's - Wilmington, NC w/Black Tusk, Sourvein 06/26/2008 Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA w/Black Tusk & Zoroaster 06/27/2008 The Haven - Orlando, FL w/Black Tusk 06/28/2008 Transitions Art Gallery (Skate Park of Tampa) - Tampa, FL w/Black Tusk, Dark Castle 06/29/2008 Sluggo’s - Pensacola, FL 06/30/2008 *TBA - New Orleans, LA 07/01/2008 Rudyard's British Pub - Houston, TX 07/02/2008 Rock Bottom - San Antonio, TX 07/03/2008 Red 7 - Austin, TX w/Mala Suerte 07/04/2008 Red Blood Club - Dallas, TX w/Mala Suerte 07/05/2008 Downtown Music - Little Rock, AR w/Mala Suerte
Following intense and very constructive discussions, Steamhammer/SPV have announced their future collaboration with Swedish dark melodic metal act, Evergrey. The deal includes not only the group's brand-new studio album, Torn, which will arrive in September, but also Evergrey's complete back-catalog. SPV Head of Labels, Ulrike Rudolph says: "We are all happy to welcome Evergrey to the SPV/Steamhammer Family, and are looking forward to a great future together." Evergrey mastermind Tom S. Englund is also looking forward to a productive cooperation with Steamhammer, explaining: "After long and intense negotiations, we feel that we have arrived at optimum conditions for everybody involved. We are confident that Evergrey will continue to grow artistically under the terms of this contract, that SPV will enjoy our cooperation and - this is definitely the most important aspect - that our fans will thoroughly benefit from the new deal."
The first stage of this ambitious target will see the release of Evergrey's new studio album, Torn, at the beginning of September, featuring eleven compositions, described by Englund as a "modern mix of In Search Of Truth and Recreation Day". "The tracks are all guitar-oriented and very atmospheric. They have exactly the sound that our fans expect from us." According to Englund, the slightly more experimental direction of Evergrey's previous release, Monday Morning Apocalypse, has given way again to old strengths and virtues. "Two years ago we needed an album with a slightly different approach and an expensive producer, just to find out how that sort of thing works. It was the right album at the time, but now we have returned to our typical trademarks." This is one of the reasons why the tracks on Torn were self-produced by Englund together with drummer Jonas Ekdahl. In addition, the band has a new bassist, Fredrik Larsson having been replaced by former Stratovarius musician Jari Kainulainen.
Since the band arrived on the scene in 1998, Evergrey have brought out six studio albums and one live cut. All of them made the top 20 in their native Sweden and the last two made the top 10 (no. 6 and 3, respectively). On top of that, their DVD was number 1 for four weeks and nominated for a Grammy in Sweden. The band has toured around the globe several times, together with In Flames, Nevermore, Throwdown, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom and Iced Earth, among others. Along with Torn, their new contract with Steamhammer/SPV includes the band's complete back-catalog, so top-quality reissues featuring a selection of bonus tracks are likely in future. "There is so much additional material for each album that we could theoretically re-release it on an extra DVD. Whatever we manage to do – premium reissues are certainly a possibility."
http://www.evergrey.net
Sensory Records is proud to announce the signing of New Jersey's
up-and-coming prog metal all-stars Suspyre.
Formed in 2001,
these talented, young musicians have discovered an energetic and
gifted way of combining progressive rock and symphonic metal with
classical and jazz fusion. The bands' new album When
Time Fades... will be released September 30, 2008.
"We are all very excited about signing to Sensory Records" says Gregg
Rossetti, guitarist and founder/composer of Suspyre. "The
high-caliber musicians on this label have inspired our band to become
what it is and we are now proud to be a part of their family."
October 2005 marked the release of the band's first full-length album, The Silvery Image. Response to the album was so positive that the band was signed to Nightmare Records and followed up with the release of their next album, A Great Divide, in March 2007. The album hit the top 2007 prog metal album charts on websites such as USA Progressive Music, ProgPalaceRadio.com, and Beyond Ear Candy.
To further their goal to develop and perfect their fusion of varied musical inspirations and influences, Suspyre has recorded a third album, When Time Fades… This album is a groovier piece of art with a bit more metallic crunch, and even more variety in the song styles, including an acoustic piece. No one can accuse this band of being formulaic in their composing. When Time Fades… has set the bar even higher than the band's previous albums, not only in music creation but also in the artwork done by Gustavo Sazes (Firewind, Dark Empire, Mystic Prophecy) , and featured guest artists that include drummer Charlie Zeleny (Behold the Arctopus, Blotted Science, Jordan Rudess), and female vocalist Trisha O'Keefe (Amaran's Plight).
Suspyre is also currently trying out musicians for two new positions, seeking a drummer and a keyboardist to fill the line-up of their band for live performances (see below for full audition info).
--------------------- INFORMATION ABOUT AUDITIONS Applicants MUST possess the following: Drummer must be able to play double bass pedal at the speed of 170 to 180. Applicants should contact Suspyre's Manager, Jill Hughes at jill@suspyre.com for more information about the audition process. Auditions will be held until positions are filled.
PRESS RELEASE - WORSHIP To Release Doom EP Trilogy
May 19, 2008.
Web links to a downloadable version of the
debut Temujin album "1000 Tears" were recently fowarded to you for
possible review. A link to the current digital presskit was also
included.
With the CD now available in retail stores
throughout the USA, Canada and Mexico (Renaissance Records via Koch
distribution), an online media campaign is being prepared. To help
with this we are gathering information on current and upcoming media
coverage of "1000 Tears". If you have recently published a review, or
are currently planning a review, it would assist us greatly if you
could forward the data and web-link to the review (for current
reviews), or the expected publishing date (for planned reviews) to
temujin@iinet.net.au
The links to the downloadable files are :
To access these files -
_____ SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY, Tampa's own misanthropic monolith, penned a deal with Nuclear Blast Records in January of 2008 after extensive touring for their debut EP, "Subhuman Empire", available via Debello Recordings. Guitarist Ian Sturgill speaks on what is to be expected of their first full-length LP titled "The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry", produced by James Murphy (Testament, Obituary, Disincarnate):
"We have taken great care to make this album as completely pissed-off as humanly possible. This music has become more than what we could have ever hoped it could be. Our EP was recorded roughly 3 weeks after the band's formation; this recording, with more jams under our belt and James at the helm, is to be experienced by the listener as we had always intended. We're here to make Metal fucking scary again. That being said, onto the lyrical content:
It is our firm belief that the currently accepted beliefs and their subsequent courses of action are instrumental in the tumultuous times in which we are living. The slow hypnosis and systematic retrograde of the general population is coming to a very ugly head. It is only through a radical overhaul in the current human paradigm that we may be able to avoid what very well could result in our self destruction; or at very best, our total enslavement. It is now more important than ever that we observe our history and endeavor to avoid our prior mistakes.
There is a human tendency to point fingers in times like these. When the human animal observes that which it does not understand or is at odds with, the common reaction is to become the polar opposite of that which it despises; in this Left/Right/Black/White thought and response process, a million possibilities are overlooked and drastic measures find themselves in the place of rational actions. The human animal then seeks to assimilate its enemy. This is a very robotic response, and is unlike the standard fight or flee instincts that are prevalent throughout the animal kingdom.
To conquer an enemy, it is often wise to divide them among their own ranks... and divide ourselves we do; by border, race, faction, genre, culture, rank, blood and class. But who then indeed, is our enemy?
The powers of thought, speech and action are grossly underestimated due to the debasement of mankind.
'The Grand Partition...' is a dire reminder than we are the clearest and most direct danger to ourselves."
Pre-production has been completed for "The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry". Drum tracking will begin in June at Hollow Studios in Rockland County, NY.
Gringindtheapparatus.net
will be taking video documentation of the recording process will begin in
June, and will also be available at youtube.com/SWWAATSTube; fan submitted
live videos of the band can be viewed in the meantime.
DARKEST SEED finishing
recordings of the debut album
- The heavy/hard band DARKEST
SEED recently finished the recordings of drums and guitars of
their new album, which shall be released in the next few months. Right now
the group is going to record vocals and bass, then begin the mix and
mastering process to finish the album, which is being produced by Roger
Fingle (Blood Tears and Seduced by Suicide) at Nitro Sound Solutions
studio.
About the recordings the guitarist
Ricardo Reolon
(ex-Burning In Hell), comments: "The recordings of guitars and drums
were fine and pleased us very much. Since we had lots of rehearsals before
entering in studio, we didn't have any problem when recording. Now we are
going to record bass ans vocals, then begin the mix and mastering. We are
very anxious to see this album ready and to show everyone the power of
Darkest Seed songs".
Recently the band posted online a
promotional EP called "The Seed is Rising", which has two new
songs and a cover for the hit "The Show Must Go On", by
Queen. Download it at www.myspace.com/darkestseed
NEW BRAINCHOKE ALBUM TO BE
RELEASED...
UK grinders BRAINCHOKE have set the release date for their new album, 'Introspective', for July 7th. The album is self released and will be officially distributed by Grindethic Records and Code 7 via Phd. The release is an idiosyncratic blast of old school grindcore mixing the traditional sound of bands like Napalm Death and Nasum with some more unique elements including black metal-tinged sections, banjos, heavy metal solos and some good old fashioned toe-tapping melodies. Production for the album was handled by Danny B, a member of the cult South American thrash band CRIMINAL.
Tracklist:
01. intro 02. 2012 03. Learn The Hard Way 04. Leave This Place 05. IVth Time Lucky 06. Square One 07. Delusional Patriotism 08. Culture Shocked 09. Blue Blood 10. Upward Spiral [mp3 link - http://www.grindethic.co.uk/mp3s/Brainchoke.mp3] 11. Spiritual Medication 12. Crystal Clear 13. Erectile Projectile 14. The Brainless And The Blind 15. 1st World Hypocrisy 16. Past Six Years The cover artwork can be viewed at the following location: http://www.grindethic.co.uk/releases/Brainchoke-cover.jpg 'Introspective' is the band's forth release following the debut album 'Migraine Music' in 2000, the 'Mental Clarity' ep in 2001 and the 'Microchipped and Mindcontrolled' split with Fetus Eaters in 2003 on Grindethic Records.
ARSIS PART WAYS WITH DRUMMER; BEGIN STINT ON “IN THRASH WE TRUST” TOUR
Lead guitarist/vocalist James Malone offers this band update:
“Although we had a great run over the past year and a half with drummer Darren Cesca [whose work is featured on the band’s latest album, We Are The Nightmare], we have decided to stop working with him in ARSIS. The reasoning behind this decision is simply differences in personalities and an overall difference in direction. Darren is an amazing musician and we harbor no ill feelings towards him. We wish him all the best. We are most excited to announce that Alex Tomlin, a long time friend of ours and an outstanding drummer, will be replacing Darren. His first shows with us will be on the ‘In Thrash We Trust’ tour starting this Wednesday. Come out and support ARSIS and the new addition to our line-up!”
Visit www.myspace.com/ARSIS to view “In Thrash We Trust” tour dates.
The animated version of the ARSIS video for “We Are The Nightmare” will soon debut on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball. Stay tuned for air date! EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT TESTAMENT’S NEW VIDEO
Full Metal Jackie of Metal Edge TV was on location in Burbank, California when TESTAMENT hooked up with video director/producer Thomas Mignone (Megadeth, Superjoint Ritual, Slipknot) to shoot the video for “More Than Meets The Eye,” a track from the band’s latest Billboard-charting album, The Formation Of Damnation. View the interview at: www.metaledge.tv/
Photos from the “More Than Meets The Eye” video shoot can be viewed here. Photos from the band’s Hot Topic signing in Lakewood, California can be viewed here. (MySpace account required to view both links.)
TESTAMENT – featuring Chuck Billy on vocals, Eric Peterson & Alex Skolnick on guitars, Greg Christian on bass, and Paul Bostaph on drums - were recently featured on MTV’s 52/52 Artist Of The Week. Watch aired footage here. Exclusive unaired footage can be viewed on the Headbangers Ball Blog.
Currently playing the festival circuit in Europe, TESTAMENT will play eight
shows with Judas Priest in late July before kicking off the Metal Masters
Tour on August 6th in Camden, New Jersey with Judas Priest,
Heaven & Hell, and Motörhead. For tour dates, visit
www.myspace.com/TESTAMENTLEGIONS
"UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR, CHAPTER III"
LAUNCHES ITS FIRST 2008 ASSAULT WITH EUROPEAN DATES Bill Features Slayer, Trivium, and Mastodon
| ||
