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AMON AMARTH has revealed a trailer for their forthcoming mini documentary. Entitled Forging Mjölnir, the short film will appear as a three-part series with each official segment slated to premiere via the band’s microsite at http://deceiver.amonamarth.com.
The Forging Mjölnir documentary comes in anticipation of AMON AMARTH’s ninth studio offering, Deceiver of the Gods. Recorded at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, UK, and produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (Opeth, Megadeth, Exodus, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage), the follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed 2011 Surtur Rising full-length delivers ten fiery battle hymns made of buzzsaw riffs and epic harmonies all driven by vocalist Johan Hegg’s commanding Viking roar and absorbing accounts of Norse crusades and treachery. Deceiver of the Gods comes adorned with another outstanding Tom Thiel-created cover portraying a mythical battle between the Norse Gods Loki and Thor. As an added bonus,Messiah Marcolin (Candlemass) makes an appearance as guest vocalist on eighth track, “Hel.”
Check out the title track “Deceiver of the Gods”
Deceiver of the Gods will be released in North America via Metal Blade Records June 25th, in Europe June 21st/24th and Japan on June 26th.
Following a run of European festival dates next month, AMON AMARTH will be opening the mainstage of this year’s edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest set to commence June 29 in San Bernardino. See confirmed dates below.
AMON AMARTH Summer 2013 European Festival Tour
6/01/2013 Forta Rock Festival Nijmegen, NL
6/06/2013 Sweden Rock Festival Solvesborg, SE
6/07/2013 Rock Am Ring Nurburgring, DE
6/08/2013 Sonisphere Sonisphere, FR
6/09/2013 Rock Im Park Nurenberg, DE
6/11/2013 MeetFactory Prauge, CZ
6/12/2013 Eter Club Wroclaw, PL
6/14/2013 Copenhell Copenhagen, DK
6/15/2013 Noval Rock Nickelsdorf, AT
6/16/2013 Download Festival Donington, UK
6/21/2013 Nummirock Nummijarvi, FI
AMON AMARTH
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest 2013
6/29/2013 San Manuel Amphitheater San Bernardino, CA
6/30/2013 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA
7/02/2013 Idaho Center Amphitheatre Nampa, ID
7/03/2013 White River Amphitheatre Auburn, WA
7/05/2013 Desert Sky Pavilion Phoenix, AZ
7/06/2013 Isleta Amphitheatre Albuquerque, NM
7/07/2013 Fiddler?s Green Amphitheatre Englewood, CO
7/09/2013 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI w/ Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
7/10/2013 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Toronto, ON
7/12/2013 First Niagara Pavilion Burgettstown, PA
7/13/2013 Toyota Pavilion Scranton, PA
7/14/2013 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Darien Center, NY
7/16/2013 Comcast Center Mansfield, MA
7/17/2013 Bangor Waterfront Bangor, ME
7/19/2013 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
7/20/2013 Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY
7/21/2013 The Comcast Theatre Hartford, CT
7/23/2013 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
7/24/2013 Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA
7/26/2013 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville, IN
7/27/2013 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL
7/28/2013 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI
7/29/2013 Expo Five Louisville, KY w/ Children of Bodom, Behemoth, Emmure, Motionless In White, Born of Osiris, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
7/30/2013 Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA
7/31/2013 Live Nation Amphitheatre Tampa, FL
8/02/2013 Austin 360 Amphitheatre Austin, TX
8/03/2013 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion The Woodlands, TX
8/04/2013 Gexa Energy Pavilion Dallas, TX
8/05/2013 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Kansas City, MO w/ Rob Zombie, Machine Head, Children Of Bodom
8/07/2013 Pop’s Sauget, IL w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/08/2013 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/09/2013 Peabody’s Cleveland, OH w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/11/2013 Heavy MTL Festival Montreal, QC
- May 20th, 2013 ?
Today melodic death metal legion AMON AMARTH reveals a trailer for their forthcoming mini documentary which can be viewed at http://www.metalblade.com/amonamarth . Fittingly titled Forging Mjölnir, the short film will appear as a three-part series with each official segment slated to premiere via the band?s microsite at http://deceiver.amonamarth.com.
The Forging Mjölnir documentary comes in anticipation of AMON AMARTH?s ninth studio offering, Deceiver of the Gods. Recorded at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, UK, and produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (Opeth, Megadeth, Exodus, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage), the follow-up to the band?s critically acclaimed 2011 Surtur Rising full-length delivers ten fiery battle hymns made of buzzsaw riffs and epic harmonies all driven by vocalist Johan Hegg?s commanding Viking roar and absorbing accounts of Norse crusades and treachery. Deceiver of the Gods comes adorned with another outstanding Tom Thiel-created cover portraying a mythical battle between the Norse Gods Loki and Thor. As an added bonus,Messiah Marcolin (Candlemass) makes an appearance as guest vocalist on eighth track, ?Hel.?
View the black and white Forging Mjölnir trailer where the band discusses their earliest musical influences, as well as a stream of opening title track and first single, ?Deceiver of the Gods? and special preorder info at this location: http://www.metalblade.com/amonamarth.
Deceiver of the Gods will be released in North America via Metal Blade Records June 25th, in Europe June 21st/24th and Japan on June 26th.
Following a run of European festival dates next month, AMON AMARTH will be opening the mainstage of this year?s edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest set to commence June 29 in San Bernardino. See confirmed dates below.
AMON AMARTH Summer 2013 European Festival Tour:
6/01/2013 Forta Rock Festival ? Nijmegen, NL
6/06/2013 Sweden Rock Festival ? Solvesborg, SE
6/07/2013 Rock Am Ring ? Nurburgring, DE
6/08/2013 Sonisphere ? Sonisphere, FR
6/09/2013 Rock Im Park ? Nurenberg, DE
6/11/2013 MeetFactory ? Prauge, CZ
6/12/2013 Eter Club ? Wroclaw, PL
6/14/2013 Copenhell ? Copenhagen, DK
6/15/2013 Noval Rock ? Nickelsdorf, AT
6/16/2013 Download Festival ? Donington, UK
6/21/2013 Nummirock ? Nummijarvi, FI
AMON AMARTH
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest 2013
6/29/2013 San Manuel Amphitheater ? San Bernardino, CA
6/30/2013 Shoreline Amphitheatre ? Mountain View, CA
7/02/2013 Idaho Center Amphitheatre ? Nampa, ID
7/03/2013 White River Amphitheatre ? Auburn, WA
7/05/2013 Desert Sky Pavilion ? Phoenix, AZ
7/06/2013 Isleta Amphitheatre ? Albuquerque, NM
7/07/2013 Fiddler?s Green Amphitheatre ? Englewood, CO
7/09/2013 The Intersection ? Grand Rapids, MI w/ Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
7/10/2013 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre ? Toronto, ON
7/12/2013 First Niagara Pavilion ? Burgettstown, PA
7/13/2013 Toyota Pavilion ? Scranton, PA
7/14/2013 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center ? Darien Center, NY
7/16/2013 Comcast Center ? Mansfield, MA
7/17/2013 Bangor Waterfront ? Bangor, ME
7/19/2013 Susquehanna Bank Center ? Camden, NJ
7/20/2013 Saratoga Performing Arts Center ? Saratoga Springs, NY
7/21/2013 The Comcast Theatre ? Hartford, CT
7/23/2013 PNC Bank Arts Center ? Holmdel, NJ
7/24/2013 Jiffy Lube Live ? Bristow, VA
7/26/2013 Klipsch Music Center ? Noblesville, IN
7/27/2013 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre ? Tinley Park, IL
7/28/2013 DTE Energy Music Theatre ? Clarkston, MI
7/29/2013 Expo Five ? Louisville, KY w/ Children of Bodom, Behemoth, Emmure, Motionless In White, Born of Osiris, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
7/30/2013 Lakewood Amphitheatre ? Atlanta, GA
7/31/2013 Live Nation Amphitheatre ? Tampa, FL
8/02/2013 Austin 360 Amphitheatre ? Austin, TX
8/03/2013 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ? The Woodlands, TX
8/04/2013 Gexa Energy Pavilion ? Dallas, TX
8/05/2013 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre ? Kansas City, MO w/ Rob Zombie, Machine Head, Children Of Bodom
8/07/2013 Pop?s ? Sauget, IL w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/08/2013 Marathon Music Works ? Nashville, TN w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/09/2013 Peabody?s ? Cleveland, OH w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/11/2013 Heavy MTL Festival ? Montreal, QC
After supporting Testament in March and doing their own, highly successful UK headlining tour BLEED FROM WITHIN have just been confirmed as direct support for the upcoming Megadeth tour in the UK in June.
BLEED FROM WITHIN supporting Megadeth
03.06.2013 (UK) Newcastle – O2 Academy Newcastle
04.06.2013 (UK) Glasgow – O2 Academy Glasgow
05.06.2013 (UK) Manchester – Manchester Academy
06.06.2013 (UK) London – O2 Academy Brixton
Festivals / shows:
01.06.2013 (UK) Dundee – Upload Festival
14.06.2013 (UK) Interlaken – Greenfield Festival
16.06.2013 (UK) Donington Park – Download Festival
06.07.2013 (D) Münster – Vainstream Rockfest
20.07.2013 (B) Dour – Dour Festival
23.07.2013 (SLO) Tolmin – Metaldays
27.07.2013 (UK) Redhill, Surrey – Robin Cooks Farm, Redfest
10.08.2013 (UK) Oxford – O2 Academy 2
11.08.2013 (UK) Bridgend – Throwfest
24.08.2013 (AT) Kapfenberg – Overdrive Encore Festival
BLEED FROM WITHIN are touring their latest album “Uprising” that was released via Century Media Records in March.
Official video for “Uprising”
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LA-based black metal legion, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH, are emerging for a North American tour this June. They will be supporting Melechesh alongside Vreid and Reign of Lies. The tour begins on June 16th in Los Angeles at The Joint and will wrap up on June 30th in Brooklyn.
Additionally, the band recently released their first ever music video for the title track from their most recent album Baphometic Chaosium.
LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH
w/ Melechesh, Vreid, Reign of Lies
6/16/2013 The Joint – Los Angeles, CA
6/17/2013 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
6/18/2013 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
6/19/2013 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
6/20/2013 TBA – Vancouver, BC
6/21/2013 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB
6/22/2013 The Exchange – Regina, SK
6/23/2013 The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB
6/24/2013 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
6/25/2013 Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL
6/27/2013 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON
6/28/2013 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
6/29/2013 Railroad Tavern – Keene, NH
6/30/2013 Europa – New York, NY w/Valdur
07/01/2013 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
07/03/2013 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
07/05/2013 Joe?s Grotto – Phoenix, AZ
07/06/2013 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
July 2 will mark the return of Autopsy, the U.S. masters of brutality, with the band’s sixth studio opus of horror and all-out madness, The Headless Ritual, on Peaceville Records.
The godfathers of grindcore, Brutal Truth, have announced a run of summer and fall European festival appearances and tour dates. Kicking off July 24th at Metal Camp in Slovenia, the grind veterans will perform a string of 10 dates before heading back in September for another run. A complete listing of dates is included below with more to be announced shortly.
Brutal Truth released their last full-length End Time in 2011 to immense critical acclaim. The band recently remixed a track from End Time featuring numerous high-profile guests which will be released in the near future via Relapse as a split with powerviolence / noise vets Bastard Noise. Details on this split will be announced shortly.
Brutal Truth Tour Dates
July 24 Tolmin, Slovenia Metal Days Festival w/Mayhem, In Flames, Meshuggah
July 25 Bratislava, Slovakia FUGA
July 26 Chemnitz, Germany Rock Im Betonwerk Festival
July 27 Steenwijk, Netherlands Stonehenge Festival
July 28 Maxéville, France T.O.T.E.M
July 29 Paris, France Glazart
July 30 Brussels, Belgium Magasin 4 w/ Eyehategod
July 31 Berlin, Germany Spartacus Potsdam
Aug 01 Prague Czech Rep Modra Vopice
Aug 02 Spital am Semmering Austria Metal Invasion Open Air Festival
Aug 03 Krakau, Poland Off Festival
Sep 19 Groningen, Netherlands Vera
Sep 20 Tilburg, Netherlands Incubate festival
Sep 21 Wermelskirchen Germany NRW Festival
Sep 22 London, UK Electrowerkz
Swedish melodic death metallists DARKANE have posted a lyric video for the title track from their upcoming release, “The Sinister Supremacy,” due out in North America on July 2 through PROSTHETIC RECORDS
“The Sinister Supremacy” marks not only the first new music from DARKANE in over five years, but also the return of vocalist Lawrence Mackrory, who was last heard on the band’s 1999 debut.
- May 20th, 2013 ?
? THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have released a live clip from their Columbus, OH program on November 9th, 2012. Fans can view Trevor Strnad, Brian Eschbach, Ryan Knight, Max Lavelle, and Alan Cassidy perform “Moonlight Equilibrium” on youtube BELOW. There are two more videos from this program that will be published over the next few weeks. Posts will be made on facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial when new videos are launched.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s brand name new cd, Everblack, will be launched in less than a month. Following the extremely favorable reaction to “Into the Everblack,” the band has partnered with Revolver Publication to stream an additional track from Everblack. Fans can listen to “Rape in Hatred by Vines of Thorn,” an ode to one of Trevor Strnad’s preferred horror motion pictures, Evil Dead, now BELOW.
The cover art for Everblack was painted by prominent artist Nick Keller with Weta, whose recent projects include: The Hobbit, Avatar, Chronicles of Narnia, and more. Recording was completed at Audiohammer Studios (lead guitars and vocals), Rustbelt Studios (drums), and Regal Fecal (guitar and bass). Blending was handled by Jason Suecof and Ryan Williams, mastering was completed by Alan Douches at West Westside. Trevor Strnad’s horror-inspired lyrics continue on Everblack, beginning with In Hell is Where She Waits for Me, a reference to the murder from which the band took for their name.
Fans can stream “Into the Everblack” now at metalblade.com/bdm. Also, there are a selection of restricted edition pre-order bundles. Fans can grab Everblack on a double gatefold LP with purple/white marbled vinyl, in addition to “criminal offense scene bundles.” A proof pack, which consists of toe tags, deceased band member images, invested shotgun shells, and more can be seen now.
BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be exploring in support of Everblack all summer long as component of the Van’s Warped Trip. Dates can be seen below, as well as on facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
w / Vans Warped Tour
06/15 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
06/16 Portland, OR Portland Expo Center Parking area
06/19 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
06/20 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
06/21 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
06/22 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
06/23 Ventura, CA Ventura County Fairground At Seaside Park
06/26 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Practice Field
06/27 Mesa, AZ Quail Run Park
06/28 Las Vegas, NV Silverton Gambling enterprise Parking area
06/29 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairpark
06/30 Denver, CO Sports Authority Field at Mile High
07/03 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Songs Center
07/05 Toronto, ON The Flats At Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
07/06 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Doing Arts Center
07/07 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
07/09 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
07/10 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Structure
07/11 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
07/12 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/13 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
07/14 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theater
07/16 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
07/17 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
07/18 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
07/19 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
07/20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07/21 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
07/23 Kansas City, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
07/24 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/25 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
07/26 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
07/27 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
07/28 Orlando, FL Place TBA
07/29 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Songs Center
07/31 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
08/02 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
08/03 San Antonio, TX AT&& T Center
08/04 Houston, TX Reliant Center Parking area
Death metal band Grimus will release their violent full-length debut next month. Notably, the New Jersey band’s members have done time in Iberian black metal outfit Windfaerer and Metal Blade tech/death act Allegaeon, among others.
Titled Omnicide, the effort was tracked by guitarist Marco Bobadilla, mastered by none other than Alan Douches, and will be available on June 25th. In advance of its release, we’re happy to premiere the track “Without Master” for you below. Check it out.
Mesopotamian thrashing black metal pioneers MELECHESH will be returning to North America this June for a headlining tour in support of their fifth studio album The Epigenesis. Support will come from Norway?s Vreid and two bands from Los Angeles: Lightning Swords Of Death & Reign Of Lies.
Confirmed dates for MELECHESH?s headlining tour include:
06/16/13 The Joint ? Los Angeles, CA
06/17/13 DNA Lounge ? San Francisco, CA
06/18/13 Hawthorne ? Portland, OR
06/19/13 Studio Seven ? Seattle, WA
06/20/13 Rickshaw Theater ? Vancouver, B.C. ? CANADA
06/21/13 Pawn Shop ? Edmonton, AB ? CANADA
06/22/13 The Exchange ? Regina, SK – CANADA
06/23/13 The Zoo ? Winnipeg, MB
06/24/13 Station 4 ? St. Paul, MN
06/25/13 Mojoe?s ? Joliet, IL
06/27/13 WreckRoom – Toronto, ON – CANADA
06/28/13 Foufounes Electriques ? Montreal, QC – CANADA
06/29/13 Railroad Tavern ? Keene, NH
06/30/13 Europa ? Brooklyn, NY
Additional dates will be announced soon.
- May 13th, 2013 ?
? Sweden’s ELDKRAFT have actually introduced a new track from their launching cd, Shaman, specifically by means of LastRit. es! The website, which was previously referred to as metalreview.com, is streaming Patterns now BELOW.
Toxin Tongue founder/PRIMORDIAL vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga on his latest signing: “I was turned on to Eldkraft by Mortuus from Marduk and instantaneously acknowledged even in its raw demo type, below was something authentic, and it had the prospective to be an enormous pagan metal cd. Not the animation things however the real offer, immersed in old shamanism and traditions with the spirit of Bathory someplace deep in its bones & hellip; Eldkraft!”
ELDKRAFT is a musical constellation whose primary foundation rests on epic metal while drawing experimental impacts from ancestral musical traditions of the North and spiritual assistance of its hermetic crafts. Shaman, the debut cd, is a psychedelic journey stared upon through modern elements, circumnavigating journeys of understanding, growth and the euphoria of the soul.
2011 was the year when J. Sandin and H. Karlsson decided to start a different path, having reached the end of the line with previous tasks and bands. After hearing demo recordings, Metal Blade saw the potential of ELDKRAFT and revealed instant interest.
With a record offer firmly in place, ELDKRAFT immortalized 10 tunes for their debut cd in their own studio Upsurge, while N. Fjellström recorded the drums in studio Necromorbus. Blending and understanding was completed under the watchful eye of Magnus Devo Andersson of Endarker Studio Sweden.
ELDKRAFT’s debut cd, Shaman, will be launched the 24th / 27th of May, 2013 in Europe and on May 28th in North America via Metal Cutter Records.
Shamantrack profile:
1. Gammal krigare
2. Undrets tid
3. Fate’s door
4. Moder liv till grav
5. Ursprungskällan
6. Patterns
7. Gränslös gräns
8. Grey guy
9. I dödens famn
10. Rimthurs
ELDKRAFT:
J. Sandin ? ? all vocals & & keys H. Carlsson– all guitars & & bass
N. Fjellström– drums
- May 15th, 2013 ?
? TÝR, hailing all the means from the Faroe Islands, are currently taping their new cd with producer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Aborted, Mercenary) at his studios in Denmark. For drum monitoring on this cd, TÝR has employed the services of George Kollias, among metal’s most achieved drummers, mainly understood for his work in Nile, as well as Nightfall. A video featuring drum monitoring highlights, along with a short message from Kollias, is streaming now on youtube RIGHT HERE.
George Kollias talk about the experience: “Hey Týr fans, this is George Kollias and I hope you are ALL ready for a crushing brand-new album from Týr !!! I had the satisfaction to tape-record the drums on the new cd, we had a definitely terrific time in the studio and I gotta inform you, the product is extremely sturdy and catchy, I’m 100 % sure you will all enjoy this brand-new album !! Big thanks to Heri, Terji and Gunnar for the opportunity and to Jacob Hansen for his incredible work with the recordings!”
TÝR remarks: “It was an enjoyment to have George in studio. He’s an impressive drummer and he definitely made an influence on this cd. We’re very excited to launch this cd” ? ? Heri, Terji & & Gunnar A recent announcement on the TÝR facebook page has confirmed that the band has actually parted methods with drummer Kári Streymoy. The band commented on the friendly split:“We are sorry for to inform you that Kári Streymoy and the rest of the band have parted methods. Kári suffered a back injury in 2008, and ever since he has had some problems with his drumming. That is the major reason that the co-operation has been troublesome for time now, and we lastly decided to part methods. We wish to thank Kári for his time in the band. It’s been wonderful to have you with us, we wish you the finest of luck in the future and we hope you recuperate completely some day.”
This cd will be the band’s seventh full length effort. Among the brand-new tracks, “The Lay of Our Love”, will include a duet with TÝR vocalist Heri Joensen and Liv Kristine from Leaves Eyes. In an update on facebook.com/leaveseyesofficial, Kristine announced:
“Dear Viking-Metal Fans & & Friends,
I am extremely pleased to reveal that I will be signing up with Týr for the duet THE LAY OF OUR LOVE on their up-coming album (title still to be exposed), which is set to be launched this Fall. Heri currently joined Leaves’ Eyes at our headliner show in Wacken Open Air 2012. This was an absolute emphasize during our live performance, additionally, I truly like his voice and I am grateful for the invitation. An exceptional track, with inspiring tunes and lyrics, showing the authenticity of Týr.
Love,
Liv”
Even more details will be unveiled in the open months as songs and art are finished. The band has actually been uploading images from the studio throughout the recording process, so make certain to follow them at facebook.com/tyrband for candid pictures and individual updates from the band.
Lord Dying just recently finished deal with new cd “Summon the Faithless,” which is set for launch July 9th by means of Relapse Records.
The cd will be offered in CD, LP and digital formats. The album is readily available for pre-order here, and a teaser trailer can be discovered at this place. The following press launch was likewise released about the band:
“Lord Dying comes from Portland, Oregon: a place over plentiful with purveyors of the heavy riff. A region where the residents are plagued with nerve and joint damage due to absence of sunlight. In a time where everyone is trying to out-sludge or out-doom each other Lord Perishing provides something less than a fuck. They are a metal band with members of Black Elk, Portals, Le Force, and Damn Your Eyes, who in their brief, one year’s time as a band have actually shared the phase with Down, Unsane, Yob, Valient Thorr, Black Cobra and many others.
“After launching a self-titled EP in 7″ type, the men kicked it up a notch, heading out on nationwide trips with Witch Mountain followed by a long trip with label-mates Red Fang and Black Tusk. Rapid forward to 2013 and LORD DYING are poised to be the new heavyweight champions of metal. Smashing the riffs of High On Fire into the groove of Kylesa, Lord Perishing have actually provided among the most impressive metal launchings in a long, long time. A young band that has developed well beyond their years into a totally established titanic heavy metal device, Lord Perishing’s new cd is poised to be among the finest debuts of 2013. Search for a summer season tour to be revealed soon.”
The album’s track listing is as follows:1. In a Frightened State of Gnawed Dismemberment
2. Mobilizing the Faithless
3. Greed is Your Horse
4. Descend Into External
5. Long for Mercy
6. Perverse Osmosis
7. Water Under a Burning Bridge
8. Exactly what is Not … is
Catch the band live:
May 23 Seattle, WA Chop Suey w / Glose, Tacos!
This September 7th and 8th, Spread the Metal Records will host one of its annual “Spread the Metal Festival” in Toronto, ON.
The festival will see 100% of its profits donated to Kiva, a non-profit organization, which helps people around the world to lift themselves out of poverty.
Headlining the festival will be Suffocation, with additional headliners to be announced at a later date. Direct support will be provided by The Agonist, Augury and Skull Fist.
Additional support bands include Beheading of a King, The Catalyst, Edge of Attack, Deathpoint, Crimson Shadows, Nephelium, Hallows Die, Evertrapped, Answer With Metal and Sanktuary.
To complement the festival itself, the label is launching a crowd funding campaign in order to raise additional funds for Kiva.
Among the perks are signed albums and set lists from every band at the festival (including some that aren’t), guitar picks, album downloads, etc. As well, fans will have the chance to attend the sound check, hang out with the headliner of their choice, and even punch a record label exec! Full list of available perks below on the crowd funding page:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/spread-the-metal-festival-2013/x/2699098
British thrashers EVILE will release their new album, Skull, on May 27th in Europe via Earache Records and on June 11th in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records
Check out the track “Head of the Demon”
EVILE live:
Jun. 14 – Wervik, Belgium – SkullFest
Jun. 28 – Lesmahagow, UK – Les Fest
Aug. 24 – Werrington, UK – Scar Fest
Sep. 26 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff University
Sep. 27 – Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory
Sep. 28 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2
Sep. 29 – Glasgow, UK – Audio
Denver thrashers HAVOK today announce their first headlining tour of North America. Dates are set to commence July 22 and will see the band journey through the southern states, travelling up the eastern seaboard before making their debut performance at Montreal?s annual Heavy MTL festival on August 11. The tour will be in support of their forthcoming new album, Unnatural Selection, set for release June 25.
Currently on tour in Europe alongside Suffocation and Cephalic Carnage, HAVOK’s headlining tour follows their recently announced trilogy of release performances. Tickets are on sale now at venue box offices and companion ticket agencies. A copy of Unnatural Selection will be included with ticket purchases to June Colorado shows.
HAVOK:
6/21/2013 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO (release show)
6/22/2013 Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO (release show)
6/23/2013 Aggie Theater – Ft. Collins, CO (release show)
7/22/2013 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
7/24/2013 Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK
7/25/2013 Three Links – Dallas, TX
7/26/2013 Dirty Dog – Austin, TX
7/27/2013 Zero?s – Corpus Christi, TX
7/28/2013 Fitzgerald?s – Houston, TX
7/29/2013 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
8/01/2013 Orpheum Theater – Tampa, FL
8/02/2013 Back Booth – Orlando, FL
8/03/2013 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
8/04/2013 Blue Fox – Winchester, VA
8/05/2013 Empire – Springfield, VA
8/06/2013 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
8/07/2013 Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY
8/08/2013 Church of Boston – Boston, MA
8/09/2013 Backstage at Champs – Trenton, NJ
8/11/2013 Heavy Mtl – Montreal, QC
8/16/2013 Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
8/17/2013 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
Debut Album out July 9th via Easy Killer Records in the United States and New Damage Records in Canada
Below is a glimpse of their song “Viking Pussies Fuck Off”
WILSON will be hitting the road supporting Newsted this May. The band has also confirmed that they will be taking part in this year’s GWAR-B-Q on August 17th in Richmond, VA.
WILSON Tour Dates:
With Newsted
5/15: Battle Creek, MI @ Planet Rock
5/17: Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
5/18: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
5/21: New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
5/22: Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Downstairs
5/23: Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
Festivals
5/25: Howell, MI @ Bled Fest w/Anti-Flag, Andrew WK and more
7/10: Lansing, MI @ Common Ground Music Festival w/ Slash, Monster Truck and more
8/10: Birch Run, MI @ Dirt Fest
8/17: Richmond, VA @ GWAR-B-Q
Rockstar Mayhem 2013
6th Annual Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival Announces VIP Charity Ticket Auctions that will put Fans Onstage with Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon and Amon Amart
Proceeds to Benefit ‘Metal of Honor’ & ‘Unite The United Foundation’
May 16, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA - The 6th Annual Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival,featuring headliners Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon and Amon Amarth, is proud to announce the 2013 VIP Charity Ticket Auction that will put fans onstage with their favorite bands. Proceeds will benefit Metal of Honor and Unite The United Foundation.
Beginning Thursday, May 16, 2013 and running for ten-days, fans can bid on eBay for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to receive two (2) VIP passes to the Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival. In addition, the top bidder and their guest will watch their favorite band perform from the best seats in the house: ONSTAGE! They will also receive: Level 1 premium reserved seats OR General Admission ‘Pit’ tickets, a backstage guided tour to see the “inner workings” of a large scale concert festival (who knows who you’ll meet?), a one-of-a-kind Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival custom artwork drum head autographed by all members of one (1) of their favorite bands on the tour, a Metal of Honor commemorative laminate pass and front-of-the-line access to all band signings.
The all-day outdoor Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival, drawing as many as 11,000 to 17,000+ fans per event, will make stops in 26 North American cities, coast-to-coast, beginning on June 29, 2013 in San Bernardino, California and concluding August 4, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Each festival date features 16 of the biggest names in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, performing on four stages, as well as other attractions, including a concourse midway filled with vendors and activities, and the not-to-be-missed Metal Mulisha Motorcycle Freestyle Jump Show(www.metalmulisha.com), performing on select dates.
Projected to be one of the most successful, audacious and not-to-be-missed concert events of 2013, TheRockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival will feature multi-platinum headliners Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon and Amon Amarth on the Mainstage. The Jägermeister Stage will feature headliner Machine Head supported by Job for a Cowboy, Butcher Babies, Battlecross and Huntress. The Musicians Institute Stage will feature headliner Children of Bodom, supported by Behemoth, Emmure, Born of Osiris, Motionless in White and Thrown into Exile. The Sumerian Records stage will feature headliner City in the Sea, with more bands to be announced. Daily lineups vary by date, so be sure to check the DATES page for show lineups: www.rockstarmayhemfest.com/dates
Fans who have purchased Charity VIP Tickets in the past state, “Best. Concert. Experience. Ever. Thank you for a dream come true event!”, “Even better than last year. Thanks a ton for a killer day!”, and “Awesome Experience! Would do this again!”
The Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival eBay ticket auctions will begin on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. PST, CST and EST, when 26 pairs of tickets with accompanying VIP credentials for all 26 MAYHEM dates will be posted to eBay as TEN-Day Auctions. Fans interested in bidding on these very special MAYHEM Festival VIP tickets and credentials can access the eBay ticket auctions from the Metal of Honor Charity Auction Button on the Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival website home page: www.rockstarmayhemfest.com
About The Charities: Metal of Honor is a charity program started in 2011 that raises financial support and awareness for military non-profits while showing gratitude to our military men and women during the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour.
The Unite The United Foundation is a public 501 (c) (3) non-profit, fundraising organization founded by the producers of the Vans Warped Tour, and Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. It’s mission is to encourage fans, artists and industry leaders from the music, touring and action sports worlds to work toward positive change, by supporting local charities and participating in community volunteerism events across the United States. Unite The United Foundation is committed to raising funds to be donated directly to grass roots organizations that are making a difference in every national community. (http://www.unitetheunited.com)
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL 2013 TOUR DATES:
After Tim Lambesis was detained for allegedly trying to work with an undercover policeman to murder his wife, the fate of the upcoming As I Lay Dying/Killswitch Engage trip was up in the air. As I Lay Dying has now provided the following statement about officially canceling the run:
“In light of recent events, As I Lay Dying will sadly not be taking part in the upcoming tour with Killswitch Engage.
“Offered the scenarios, we feel that it is best for the band to be off the roadway while the current situation gets sorted. We ‘d such as to thank all of our fans for their recurring support at this hard time.
“-Jordan, Nick, Phil, and Josh.”
Lambesis’ bail was set at $ 3 million and he currently stays in custody. Further information on the case and footage from his accusation can be discovered at this location.
Killswitch Engage will however be advancing with the trip, inducing various supporting teams. The band comments:
“Considering that As I Lay Dying has actually revealed they will not be able to join us on this trip … we would like to welcome Darkest Hour, and The Word Alive on the Disarm the Descent 2013 U.S. TRIP! Please welcome both bands with open arms, ROCK!”.
Megadeth Unleash Title Track From Upcoming Cd “Super Collider”
Loudwire Megadeth recently aggravated fans with a preview of ” Don ‘ t Turn Your Back ‘ on MegadethGame.com, where the album art for ” Super Collider ‘ can be opened through a memory puzzle game. The short clip of ” Don ‘ t Turn Your Back’ ‘ is basically exactly what fans had …
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Megadeth plots Gigantour ahead of brand-new cd launch – SoundSpike
Megadeth guitarist Dave Mustaine has unleashed dates for this year” s Gigantour schedule, which will get started a month after the release of the band” s impending new album. Like previous years, Megadeth will heading the celebration trek, with other …
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Erie, Pennsylvania-based EXTINCTION PROTOCOL will release their debut album Aeonic Obliteration via NYC-based D.I.Y. label P2, and while the album was initially slated to see release this week, a manufacturing debacle held things up just a bit, making the new street date May 28th.
Listen to the album opener “The Merging of Titans”
Following its massive European release in late March, We Are Ghosts — the fifth full-length from reigning German metalcore quintet SIX REASONS TO KILL — now hits North American shores via Massacre Records
View the official video for the album?s title track We Are Ghosts
CHIMAIRA have debuted a brand new single called “All That’s Left is Blood”from their upcoming new LP “Crown Of Phantoms”
CHIMAIRA has made headlines in recent weeks for their IndieGoGo campaign, which was launched to fund an alternate CD/DVD version of “Crown Of Phantoms.”
After meeting their goal in less than two weeks, there is still a few weeks left for fans to take advantage of the unique perks the band is offering. Visit the official IndieGoGo campaign site for more info.
The band is wrapping up a highly successful run on the DONT PRAY FOR US TOUR supporting Asking Alexandria and will be back out on the road soon.
