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Cauldron to Support Wolf on their October UK Tour

Canadian heavy metal heroes CAULDRON are set to support Swedish heavy metal act WOLF on a UK tour later this year.

Catch CAULDRON and WOLF at the following shows:

October 9 – London, UK @ The Underworld
October 10  – Leeds, UK @ Rio’s
October 11 – Glasgow, UK @ Ivory Blacks
October 13 – Newcastle, UK @ Trillians
October 14  – Manchester, UK @ Moho
October 15 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
October 16 – Dudley, UK @ JB’s

Check out the tour flyer below:

“Satanic” God Dethroned Gig Axed in Oradea, Romania

According to MetalMonster.ro local authorities in Oradea, Romania have decided to cancel GOD DETHRONED’s gig, which was supposed to take place on July 5 at the Blue Moday Club, citing the band to be satanic in nature which they cannot accept in their town.

Dan Octavian, member of a politic party in Romania and also the head of the Local Council in Oradea, said he canceled the event from his orthodox citizen position and that the Local Council had nothing to do with the decision.

Dan Octavian also quipped, “The last two week have been very tumultuous, after some posters appeared in Oradea, stating “Satan Black Rock” and such.  People came to me complaining and telling me that God Dethroned is a band which promotes Satanism and that they are affiliated with a satanic organization.”

Evergreen Terrace Drummer Kyle Mims Seriously Injured in Bike Accident

Following on from a regular band practice, EVERGREEN TERRACE drummer Kyle Mims was seriously injured in a horrific bike accident which resulted in Mims breaking his collar bone and requiring everal stitches.

“Unfortunately he will have to have surgery and physical therapy for the next 4-8 weeks. So for obvious reasons he will not be with us on our upcoming headlining shows or the Summer Slob tour with The Acacia Strain. Please wish Kyle a quick recovery. He’s pretty bummed out.

Caleb James, our long time roadie and drummer for Casey Jones, will be taking over drum duties for now. Check out all dates on our myspace.

“Yesterday, July 2nd, Kyle went back to the doctors and they told him that if he wants to continue to play drums he will have to have surgery. The surgery will cost him $10,000. They require $5,000 up front and the other $5,000 once the surgery is complete. His emergency room bills, tests, ambulance ride, etc. is estimated to be an additional $10,000. He was very close to receiving health insurance thru his work, but unfortunately this happened before it did.”

Kyle’s parents have set up a donation site if you are interested. If not, then please keep him in your thoughts.


Queensryche Support Acts for Australian Dates Revealed

Opening acts for when QUEENSRYCHE graces Oz for only their second time have been announced.

  • DARKER HALF
  • EYEFEAR
  • VOYAGER
  • ARCANE

QUEENSRYCHE are conducting a world tour on the back of their latest blockbusting release, American Soldier.

Dates, in Australian formatting, are as follows:

Perth – 27th August – Capitol (over 18)
Brisbane – 29 th August – HI FI Bar ( over 18)
Melbourne – 30 th August – Billboard The venue (over 18)
Sydney – 31st August – Metro Theatre (All Ages)

Mercyful Fate to Make ‘Guitar Hero: Metallica’ Tracks Available on iTunes

As many of you already know, MERCYFUL FATE’s “Evil” is featured as a playable track on Guitar Hero: Metallica. MERCYFUL FATE re-recorded these two tracks specifically for the game because the original masters no longer exist. Now, the band is making both available to fans to purchase on iTunes. These versions were recorded at Earplug Studio in Copenhagen and Nomad Recording Studio in Dallas, Texas. They were both mastered by Andy LaRocque at his Sonic Train Studio in Sweden.

King Diamond comments:

“It was a lot of fun to get a chance to re-record “Evil” and “Curse of the Pharaohs” from our 1983 “Melissa” album. It was cool to go into the studio and try to figure out all the various harmony vocals and see if I could still do them. The other guys had a lot of fun with this project too, and the whole thing turned out much better than we could have hoped for. Everyone nailed their performances and Hank’s solos were even slightly improved. Everything is right where it should be and with a much better sound! The “feel” was there and all of the guys – Hank, Denner, Timi and Bjarne are all naturals. The versions that will be up on iTunes were mastered by Andy LaRocque and even with a 2009 sound, there’s no doubt that these songs were recorded by Mercyful Fate!”

Evil and Curse Of The Pharaohs will be available for fans to purchase digitally on July 14.

Sludge Metallers Armed For Apocalypse Sign to Ironclad Recordings

Ironclad Recordings, founded by UNEARTH vocalist Trevor Phipps, is pleased to announce the signing of Chico California’s ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE; a band featuring the talents of former members of Will Haven, The Abominable Iron Sloth, and Ghostride.

Ironclad Recordings is set to release ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE’s debut full-length studio album Defeat in the US and Canada on September 15 with SOAR releasing this behemoth of an album in Europe. Defeat was recorded during two different sessions in late 2008 at the Pus Cavern in Sacramento, CA and Heirloom Studios in Chico, CA, with Matt Pedri engineering.

Mixing and mastering for Defeat was handled by Eric Stenman (Saves The Day, Will Haven, Senses Fail, Far, Forever The Sickest Kids, Dashboard Confessional, Thrice) with cover art being tackled by renowned artist Matt Loomis, who has done cover art for Abominable Iron Sloth and the Makai in addition to merch designs for Mastodon and The Red Chord.

They even have a MySpace.

Job For A Cowboy Streaming “Ruination” in Full

With JOB FOR A COWBOY (JFAC) having completed work on its hotly-anticipated sophomore album, entitled Ruination, out July 7 via Metal Blade Records, music fans can check out Ruination for themselves in advance of the record’s release as the album is available for online streaming its entirety today at this location.

Additionally, Ruination’s cover art and full color booklet have also been made available for viewing at this location.  The striking, quasi-conceptual motif was designed by Brent Elliott White and takes its inspiration from JOB FOR A COWBOY front man Jonny Davy’s album lyrics and concepts.  Topics addressed by the album’s schema revolve around modern day worldwide dilemmas and controversial issues including “Propaganda in the main stream media and television, humanitarian rights of Northern Korea, the modern genocidal government of Nubia, the use of torture in American military tactics, overruling by world governments and Police states / Martial law”.

Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Begins Pre-Pro for Next Effort

Ghetto-tech metallers TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA have begun pre-production for their next album. An album title and a prospective release date are yet to be determined. That is all.

U2 Says “Get Your Boots On”..Nngghh

In honor of our magnificent April Fools Day page, we bring you U2’s live version of their newest single “Get Your Boots On”:

Goatwhore Crack Billboard Top 200, Come in at #190

New Orleans, LA’s sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, have just broke the Billboard Top 200 chart with their latest release Carving Out the Eyes of God, coming in at #190. In addition to hitting the Top 200 Chart, Carving Out the Eyes of God also debuted on the Billboard Hard Music chart at #33, the Billboard Top New Artist (Heatseekers) Albums chart at #16, and the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart at #34. GOATWHORE also carved out a spot for themselves on Canada’s charts coming in at #48 on Independent chart and #79 on Hard chart.

  • Billboard Top 200 Debut @ #190
  • Billboard Hard Music Debut @ #33
  • Billboard Top New Artist (Heatseekers) Albums Debut @ #16
  • Billboard Top Independent Albums Debut @ #34

Andrew W.K. is Amazing <3

Andrew W.K. won our hearts in 2002 with ‘Party Hard’ and his altogether awesome attitude towards life. So, it put a big smile on our faces when we saw he has his own Cartoon Network show — though it’s not a cartoon — titled ‘Destroy Build Destroy,’ where he guides teams of teens as they, you guessed it, destroy stuff and then build something with the wreckage.

Check out his little interview with PopEater below:

Dance Club Massacre Post Up 2005 Demos on MySpace

Black Market Activities act DANCE CLUB MASSACRE are kicking it old school. The band has just gone about posting songs from its 2005 demo on their MySpace music player. Listen at will.

BUCKCHERRY TO PERFORM THEIR NEW SINGLE “TALK TO ME” AND “HIGHWAY STAR” ON TNT

Big ol’ BUCKCHERRY are to perform their new single “Talk”, and the official NASCAR tune “Highway Star”, on TNT this July 4. Full live streaming, plus two bonus songs, can be found over at www.nascar.com/racebuddy.

Keeping it in the Family: Read About Metal and Burgers

Metal Insider is giving away a nifty compliation book which compiles 25 of the stories behind metal’s most popular songs. Titled Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces, you can enter here to win.

If that isn’t your bag, read forth about SHADOW FALL’s mighty burger conquest.

Suicide City Poised to Release Debut Full Length, “Frenzy”

Brooklyn’s SUICIDE CITY are poised to release their debut full-length, Frenzy, on August 4. In anticipation of the album’s release, the band, in conjunction with ShockHound.com, has offered up a taste of ‘Frenzy’ for the price of free. Fans can visit ShockHound.com to download an MP3 of the song “The Best Way,” the fifth cut off Frenzy.

The band has a few dates scheduled leading up to the release of ‘Frenzy,’ and more dates are expected to be announced soon

2009 Summer Dates:

July 17 – Genos Rock Club – Portland, Maine
July 18 – The Moose Lodge – Claremont, NH
July 24 – Crocodile Rock – Allentown, PA
July 25 – The Trocadero Theatre – Philadelphia, PA
July 31 – DJ Riders – Oceanside, NY
August 5 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY (record release show)
September 6 – Fallout Fest – Natick, MA

Frenzy tracklisting:

1. First Cut
2. Cutter
3. Sex And Dying
4. The Only Track Not About Sex And Dying
5. The Best Way [MP3]
6. Painted Horse
7. Chemical Fight
8. Burn
9. Undone
10. Spanish Fly
11. She Waits
12. She Waits In A European Nightclub
13. Start The Show
14. Not My Year
15. lost Years

KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley to Release Solo Album Dubbed “Anomaly” on September 15

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s new solo album, Anomaly is due out on September 15. The album was produced and recorded in Westchester County, NY during Ace’s downtime between 2007 and 2007 and 2009. Ace brough in Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Def Leppard) to help mix the album and put it all together.

Anomaly official tracklisting

1. Foxy & Free
2. Outer Space
3. Pain In The Neck
4. Fox On The Run
5. Genghis Khan
6. Too Many Faces
7. Change The World
8. Space Bear
9. A Little Below The Angels
10. Sister
11. It’s A Great Life
12. Fractured Quantum
13. The Return of Space Bear (Dedicated to Tom Snyder)

A little promo vid is also up and running:

Augury Comment on Vader Tour, US Tours

Montreal’s juggernauts AUGURY will release their album, Fragmentary Evidence, on August 11 in North America.  The band will launch their maiden tour of the US in support of GOD DETRHONED on September 30 and will return to the States again with label mates VADER in November’s Monsters Of Death Tour.

Dominic Forest, AUGURY bassist, checks in from Montreal and shares the following about the upcoming VADER trek:

“We are really proud and thrilled to tour with a cult band such as VADER and are really eager to join our friends Decrepit Birth on the road.  We will do video blogs while touring, so keep in touch with us on our MySpace page!!!”

“Faith Puppeteers,” a track off AUGURY’s forthcoming album, is available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page.

Fragmentary Evidence was produced by Hugues Deslauriers (Clearwater Deathblow), Yannick St-Amand (Despised Icon), and AUGURY.  Mixing duties were handled by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais (Malevolent Creation, Misery Index, Despised Icon).  James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Disincarnate) provided the mastering.  Album artwork is courtesy of Sven de Caluwé (Aborted).

Confirmed dates for AUGURY’s tour with Vader, Decrepit Birth, Warbringer, The Amenta, and S.W.W.A.A.T.S. are as follows.

Monsters of Death Tour Dates:

November 4 – Sonar – Baltimore, MD
November 5 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
November 6 – Webster Underground – Hartford, CT
November 7 – The Blender Theater @ Gramercy – New York, NY
November 8 – Fou Founes Electriques – Montreal, QC
November 9 – Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC
November 10 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON
November 11 – Penny Arcade – Rochester, NY
November 12 – Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
November 13 – The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL
November 14 – Rave – Milwaukee, WI
November 15 – Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
November 16 – Royal Albert Arms – Winnipeg, MB
November 17 – The Exchange – Regina, SK
November 18 – The Underground – Calgary, AB
November 19 – Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
November 20 – Roll-A-Dome – Prince George, BC
November 21 – Bourbon – Vancouver, BC
November 22 – Sugar – Victoria, BC
November 23 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
November 24 – Satyricon – Portland, OR
November 25 – Regency Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
November 27 – Jumping Turtle – San Marcos, CA
November 28 – Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA
November 29 – The Key Club – Hollywood, CA
November 30 – U.B’s – Mesa, AZ
December 1 – The Rock – Tucson, AZ
December 2 – Gator’s – Farmington, NM
December 3 – Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT
December 4 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
December 5 – Marquee – Tulsa, OK
December 6 – Scout Bar – San Antonio, TX
December 7 – Scout Bar – Houston, TX
December 9 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
December 10 – Peppermint Beach Club – Virginia Beach, VA
December 11 – Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
December 12 – Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
December 13 – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

Caspian Give it a Third Go with “Tertia”

CASPIAN’s third attempt at sonic hegemony is Tertia , a ten track post-rock attempt, has been signed up for an August 11 release through Myleene Sheath Records. Art and tracklisting below, MySpace here.

1. Mie
2. La Cerva
3. Ghost of the Garden City
4. Malacoda
5. Epochs in DMaj
6. Of Foam and Wave
7. Concrescence
8. The Raven
9. Vienna
10. Sycamore

Insane Clown Posse Return With Bang! Pow! Boom!

INSANE CLOWN POSSE, the Detroit duo comprised of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, are readying their tenth full-length release Bang! Pow! Boom! Already multiple times platinum with albums The Great Milenko and The Amazing Jeckel Brothers now the underground duo is back and poised to strike again. The group’s dark visions and Barnum minds have spawned a carnival of music and mayhem often scorned by mainstream media, but embraced by an entire sub-culture of like minded-individuals.

Whether a long time fan or new to the ride, check out the with short video below for a look at one of the most successful underground bands in the world. And, for a taste of Bang! Pow! Boom!, which hits stores September 1, check out the freshly unveiled audio album sampler.

“Best Summertime Metal Songs” List Posted

Noisecreep.com has posted their list for “Best Summertime Metal Songs” along with audio for each pick. Check it out here.

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Candiria to Return to the Scene with “Toying With the Insanities”

Brooklyn’s jazzed-infused-metal experimentalists, CANDIRIA, are back and once again ready to cross the lines of convention as they release a four volume set of rarities and remixes, Toying With the Insanities.  Volumes One and Two of Toying With the Insanities will be released on September 9  on Rising Pulse Records, while the final two volumes are slated for an early 2010 release.  All four volumes will be released digitally, while 1,000 limited CDs of Volume One, and 300 limited LPs of Volume Two will be pressed.

Toying With the Insanities marks the band’s first release since March 2009’s Kiss the Lie which was delayed two years due to constraints with the band’s previous label. After numerous speed bumps, “Kiss the Lie” was released on a small scale, without the assistance of a major label.

The remixed tracks on Toying With the Insanities were taken from CANDIRIA’s first three albums, and will feature contributions from underground, eclectic acts such as: Dalek, Dub Trio, Ghosts of the Canal, Kayo Dot and members of Dillinger Escape Plan, Fishbone, Peeping Tom and more.

“This is something that [frontman] Carley Coma and I have discussed for a few years and since I now have my own label and Candiria officially owns the rights to the first three releases we decided to put the series out,” comments guitarist John Lamacchia.

CMJ Magazine recently discussed the release of the upcoming collection, which can be viewed here.

The track list for Toying With the Insanities Volume One is…

  1. Divided (Remixed by Dub Trio with Joel Hamilton)
  2. Faction (Remix by Edgey)
  3. Pages (Revisitation by Kayodot)
  4. Tribes (Remix by Budzy)
  5. Conjuring Spirits (Performed by Ghosts of the Canal)
  6. Mental Crossover (Remix by Pole)
  7. Three Times Again (Remixed by HighKoo and Mr.Delaroid)
  8. Spectator (Performed by Ken Schalk)

Emmure Finish Recording “Felony”, Prep for Warped Tour

EMMURE has just finished recording their upcoming album, Felony, and are ready to hit the road and play some new songs. The band will be joining up with the Vans Warped Tour for a week of shows, starting tomorrow, July 2 in San Antonio, Texas.

OTEP Push Title Track from “Smash The Control Machine” to Net, Update Fans

The title track and first single from OTEP’s revolutionary upcoming album, Smash The Control Machine, is now available on iTunes, click here to get your copy. The band has been sending out studio updates in real time via Smashthecontrolmachine.com; below is a recap from OTEP about what they’ve been sharing with their audience.

Here’s what you missed…

  • Otep Shamaya screaming so loud she broke a blood vessel(s) in her nose.
  • Evil J discussing the proper alchemy for bass players.
  • Rob giving a PSA: Don’t do drugs -- “The More you Know”
  • Otep Shamaya philosophizing’ on Politics and Religion and answering fan questions.
  • Moke drumming
  • Otep Shamaya singing a note higher than C6
  • Rob and Jay tracking their instruments.
  • Otep Shamaya losing her mind (but finding her way) while recording vocals.

Winds of Plague to Return with “The Great Stone War”, Music and Teasers Available

On August 11, WINDS OF PLAGUE return with their much anticipated new full-length release, The Great Stone War. The new track, “Soldiers of Doomsday”, can now be heard on the band’s MySpace page. An album teaser has also been added below:

Daath Recount Shooting That Took Place at Florida Show

In his exclusive blog series on MetalSucks, DAATH guitarist Eyal Levi recounted a shooting that took place outside the band’s show in St. Petersburg, FL last Friday, June 26th with GOATWHORE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, ABYSMAL DAWN and SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY. An excerpt follows:

“Why does there tend to be extreme violence at our shows in Florida? Granted, fucked up things don’t happen every single time we play there but they happen enough to where it’s on my mind.
“So here’s the most recent event. This past Friday we played in St. Pete. The show was pretty much a gigantic clusterfuck of disorganization and unprofessionalism to the point where it wasn’t even clear if we were getting paid or not. The promoter wanted to pay us with checks. Everyone who tours knows that you collect cash. So myself and some other people from the tour were having a discussion with the promoter’s representative about this outside the club when what looked like a ten-on-one fight started rolling our way. Apparently some white power asshole pissed off the wrong people and got the shit kicked out of him. Now when I say he got the shit kicked out of him I mean these people fucked him the hell up. It was brutal. They were clocking him in the face repeatedly, slamming his head into walls, kicking him all over, throwing him around, and basically ruining his night.
“So anyways, our conversation about money gets disrupted by this mob going to town on the guy and they end up right next to us. People were screaming, there was blood everywhere, and then suddenly BANG! There was a moment of confusion and then it dawned on everyone that the sound was a gunshot. Some dude who happened to be standing outside when the rolling mob came by was shot. I don’t know by whom and I don’t know where he was shot but I decided not to hang out there anymore. I went inside and called the cops. Before I knew it there were about twenty squad cars surrounding the area. I just hung out in the back and waited for things to calm down.”
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