Abiotic Announces New Tour Dates With The Faceless

Florida’s Abiotic recently finished a journey to New England Metal and Hardcore Celebration, but won’t be staying at home for long. The technical death metal newbies will be doing select dates in May and June.

In May, fans in the southeast can catch Abiotic with tag friends Goatwhore, in addition to 3 Inches of Blood and Withered. In June, headlining shows beginning June 8th will lead the band up to four programs with The Faceless. These dates will run June 12th – 19th. Many more tour dates for 2013 are current being compiled and will be revealed as they are verified.

w / Goatwhore, 3 Inches of Blood, Withered
05/10 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
05/11 Miami, FL Churchill’s
05/12 Jacksonville, FL Roc Bar
End tour

06/08 Columbus, GA Summertime Side Show Celebration
06/09 Johnson City, TN Mecca
06/12 Steger, IL An additional Opening In The Wall

w / The Faceless, Within the Ruins, Rings of Saturn
06/13 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
06/16 Oklahoma City, OK The Chameleon
06/17 Odessa, TX Far West Occasion Center
06/19 Tucson, AZ The Rock

BLOOD EVENT launching “Lord Summerisle” on Pitchfork.com

- May 7th, 2013 ?

? North American trip with Kylesa starts this Friday

Blood Event will launch their 3rd full length cd, The Eldritch Dark, on May 28th. In celebration of the upcoming launch, the band has actually joined Pitchfork.com to stream “Lord Summerisle”. The track is a stark contrast to the formerly released track, “Bye-bye Gemini,” and highlights the band’s folk leanings. Followers can stream “Lord Summerisle” now at pitchfork.com.

About The Eldritch Dark:
In late 2012/early 2013, Blood Event confined themselves within a dank, tomb-like chamber to begin preparations for their 3rd cd. After a mind-numbing spell in the analog womb of Toronto’s ProGold Studios, the band is now ready to reveal their latest, and a lot of accomplished, musical offering: The Eldritch Dark. The debut single, “Farewell Gemini”, can be heard now at metalblade.com/bloodceremony.

Recorded and mixed by producer Ian Blurton (Cauldron, Cursed) and mastered by Canadian recording legend Nick Blagona (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Crazy World of Arthur Brown), The Eldritch Dark is a full-length paean to the darker edges of folklore and legend. Including 8 tracks of black magic rock ?? n’ roll, the cd crackles with the enjoyment of a nocturnal ritual.

Tales of witch-cult events in woody glens, pacts made in torch-lit abbeys and Victorian magic are accompanied by vintage-style tough rock riffs, snaking bass lines and stirring flute melodies. The Eldritch Dark likewise sees the band exploring a folksier side of their sound; most obvious in the hymn-like “Lord Summerisle” and the murderous folk-rock epic, “Ballad of the Weird Sisters”. Nineteenth century sorcerer, Oliver Haddo, makes a return appearance in the riff-hypnotic album better, “The Magician”.

The Eldritch Dark will be launched via Metal Blade Records/Rise Above Records in North America on May 28th, 2013. BLOOD EVENT will be joining Kylesa on trip in North America throughout May and June.

“A GOD DAMN TRUE ROCK WORK OF ART!” OccultRock.com

“Just at a Blood Ceremony show are devil horns the correct response to a triumphantly raised flute.” NOW PUBLICATION

Considering that the release of their sophomore album, Living With The Ancients, Blood Event has actually worked doggedly to solidify their reputation as a worthy live act. Starting with a well-received display at the prestigious Roadburn Celebration, the band capped-off a series of 2011 European dates with Sweden’s GHOST, playing a sold-out, heading program in London, UK. In the fall of 2011, they completed their first headlining tour of Europe, which saw the band received enthusiastically by followers in Scandinavia and Central Europe. This trip culminated in an efficiency at the Hammer of Doom VI Celebration in Wurzburg, Germany. In 2012 they were direct support for GHOST on the extremely successful “13 Dates of Doom” North American trip. Later in 2012, Blood Ceremony carried out at Calgary’s popular NOCTIS V Metal Celebration.

Alia O’Brien ? ? Vocals, Flute, Body organ Sean Kennedy ? ?
Guitars Lucas Gadke ? ? Bass Michael Carrillo ? ? Drums

BLOOD CEREMONY
w / Kylesa, White Hills, Lazer/Wulf
05/10 Gainesville, FL High Dive
05/11 Orlando, FL Backbooth
05/12 Miami, FL Churchhill’s
05/13 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
05/14 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack’s
05/16 Houston, TX Walters
05/17 Dallas, TX Trees
05/18 Austin, TX Mohawk
05/20 Albuquerque, NM Blackwater
05/21 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
05/22 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
05/24 Santa clam Cruz, CA Catalyst
05/25 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
05/27 Portland, OR Star Theater
05/28 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
05/29 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl
05/31 Calgary, AB Dickens
06/01 Regina, SK The Exchange
06/02 Winnipeg, MB The Pyramid
06/03 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
06/04 Iowa City, IA Gabe’s Oasis
06/05 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
06/06 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme
06/07 St. Louis, MO The Firebird
06/08 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
06/09 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlies
06/11 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
06/12 Ottawa, ON Maverick’s
06/13 Montreal, QC Il Motore
06/14 Brooklyn NY Northside Fest (Music Hall of Williamsburg)
06/15 Albany, NY Bogie’s
06/16 Boston, MA Middle East Downstairs
06/18 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
06/19 Washington, DC Rock & & Roll Hotel
06/20 Asheville, NC Asheville Songs Hall
06/21 Atlanta, GA The Earl
06/22 Savannah, GA The Jinx

CEPHALIC CARNAGE: Set To Kick Off European Tour

Cephalic Carnage have also begun writing new material for their highly anticipated 7th full-length album.  More details on this process will be announced shortly.  The entire Cephalic Carnage discography is currently available for streaming via Bandcamp

 ***All dates May 09- June 08 with Suffocation, Havok and Fallujah***
May 09         Geneva, SWI         L?Usine
May 10         Essen, GER         Turock
May 11         Brussels, BEL         Magasin 4
May 12         Drachten, NET         Poppodium Iduna
May 13         London, UK         O2 Academy Islington
May 14         Brighton, UK         Audio
May 15         Manchester, UK     NQ Live
May 16         Dublin, IRE         The Pint
May 17         Glasgow, UK         Classic Grand
May 18         Plymouth, UK         White Rabbit
May 19         Nantes, FRA         Ferrailleur
May 20         Paris, FRA         Glazart
May 21         Rotterdam, NET     Baroeg
May 22         Copenhagen, DEN     Pumpehuset
May 23        Gothenburg, SWE    Truckstop Alaska
May 26         Helsinki, FIN         Nosturi
May 28        Hamburg, GER        Logo
May 29         Berlin, GER         Lido
May 30         Krakow, POL         Kwadrat
May 31        Wroclaw, POL        Liverpool Club
June 01     Leipzig, GER         Conne Island
June 02        Darmstadt, GER    Steinbruch Theater
June 03     Wien, AUT         Viper Room
June 04     Ljubljana, SLO         Gala Hala
June 05     Bologna, ITA         Blogos
June 06     Rome, ITA         Traffic Live Club
June 07     Aarau, SWI         Kiff
June 08     Munchen, GER         Backstage

KALMAH: Finnish Death Metal Merchants Post New Video

Directed by Jukka Vidgren, The tune comes by way of the band?s upcoming new studio offering of the same name.Recorded at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland, the follow-up to 2010?s critically acclaimed 12 Gauge release, Seventh Swamphony was mixed and mastered at Sweden?s Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Soilwork, Paradise Lost, et al) and  showcases the Oulu outfit?s signature brand of frantic, yet melodic death metal tempered here by a new-found epic mournfulness.

DARKANE: NEW ALBUM TO RECEIVE NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE THIS SUMMER

‘The Sinister Supremacy’ due July 2 via Prosthetic Records

The Swedish quintet DARKANE — who for 15 years have combined melodic death metal with technical thrash to stirring effect — have joined forces with PROSTHETIC RECORDS to release their upcoming album “The Sinister Supremacy.” The album, which marks the band’s first new music in five years, is scheduled for release on July 2 in North America and will feature the return of vocalist Lawrence Mackrory, back in the Darkane fold for the first time since the group’s 1999 debut “Rusted Angel.”

Drummer Brent Smedley Splits With Iced Earth

Iced Earth announced that drummer Brent Smedley has divided with the band due to individual household reasons. His replacement will be Raphael Saini (Chaoswave/Ex-Emergency Gate), who will start with the band on its trip dates this summer.

Smedley clarified: “I have household members that are elderly and frail and need my aid here in Jacksonville. It’s been among the hardest choices of my life but I simply can not commit to the kind of schedule the band should have and needs so I decided to ask permission to step down from my post.”

The band commented: “Brent has actually been a valued member of the group for a long time. We thank him for his contributions, friendship and energy and want him all the very best for the future. We wish to welcome Raphael with open arms and are anticipating for our fans to provide him the welcome he deserves.”

In addition to live dates, the band’s summertime will likewise be invested recording and mixing the brand-new studio album entitled “Plagues of Babylon.” A headline trip for the new album will begin in January 2014.

Ex-Killswitch Engage singer reveals previous coma

Ex-Killswitch Engage singer reveals previous coma
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Killswitch Engage Video Interview Available
Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and vocalist Jesse Leach were interviewed by KaaosTV before the band’s show at The Circus in Helsinki, Finland on April 16th, 2013. Check out the video clip below.
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Daily Reload: Killswitch Engage, Stone Sour + More – Loudwire
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PENTAGRAM announce new guitarist; European performances scheduled for this week!

- April 24th, 2013 ?

After months of searching and reviewing literally hundreds of applicants from around the world, Pentagram is excited to announce Matt Goldborough as their new guitarist. Matt is a Philadelphia based musician, composer and riff aficionado. Versed in many genres of music, Matt?s experience outside of the heavy metal world brings a fresh yet classic approach to this genre-defining band. His style hearkens back to the very origins of ?heavy metal? itself when heavy blues and psychedelic rock guitarists pioneered the genre in an attempt to harden rock and roll. This of course is exactly what Bobby Liebling and the original Pentagram line up did back in 1971.

Having played in a bevy of bands on the East coast, Goldsborough is most recently known as part of the acclaimed Philadelphia rock band, THE GREAT UNKNOWN.

His debut with the Ram Family, rounded out by Bobby Liebling on vocals, Greg Turley on bass guitar and Sean Saley on drums, was on April 16th, 2013  at the sold out show at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, NY. If that gig wasn?t special enough, the band performed songs not heard live in over 40 years! Inspired by a demand from the fans, Liebling and company pulled out rare gems, including ?Be Forewarned?. This track and more can be viewed now at metalinjection.net.

Welcome Matt Goldsborough and Pentagram throughout the summer at the following appearances:

PENTAGRAM
04/25 Berlin, DE Astra Desertfest 2013
04/26 Barroselas, PT Barrosela Metalfest XVI
04/28 London, UK Electric Ballroom Desertfest 2013
05/26 Baltimore, MD Former Sonar Compound ? Maryland Deathfest 2013
07/25-28 TBA, Montana Farmageddon Records Music Festival

Marilyn Manson Adds Summer Tour Dates

Marilyn Manson has announced dates for a summer tour, dates are:

July 3rd in Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
July 4th in Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
July 6th in Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
July 8th in Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere?s
July 9th in Nashville, TN @ War Memorial Auditorium
July 11th in Richmond, VA @ The National
July 12th in Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
July 14th in Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
July 15th in Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
July 17th in Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
July 18th in Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
July 20th in St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
July 21st in Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore

Corrupt Moral Altar Streaming New 7″ Release “Whiskey Sierra”

Corrupt Moral Altar is streaming the brand-new vinyl launch “Whiskey Sierra” online. Check out the tracks in the gamer below, or pre-order the launch via Dead Chemists Records. The following press launch was also issued about the band:

“CMA are a grind/sludge band from Liverpool (UK) formed in 2012 from members of virtually every UK band ever before (Ex-Malevolent Creation, Ex-The Atrocity Exhibit, Iron Witch, Magpyes, Horse Bastard and so on.)

“They launched their trial last year which was followed by the ‘Luciferian Deathcult’ EP on Baitin’ The Trap records, restricted to 150 copies and offered out prior to the launch date after many favorable reviews and championing from the similarity Napalm Death. The new 7 Inch has 2 new tracks, and 2 remastered tracks from the ‘Needle Drugs’ trial.

“Mix grind and sludge, soak it in whiskey and bile and you’ll be getting somewhere near Liverpool’s Corrupt Moral Altar Sounding component Iron Monkey, part Mistress and part pounding hangover, it’s disturbing in the best possible means. They follow up last year’s ‘Needle Drugs’ trial and the Baitin’ The Trap EP, ‘Luciferian Deathcult’ with the brand-new 7 inch ‘Whiskey Sierra.’ 2 new tracks, 2 remastered tracks from the demo and it quickly selects up where the last EP completed. Substantial riffs and grooves, blasting drums and tortured screams, it’s the ideal soundtrack to drinking yourself with misery, right into unconsciousness. ”

The track listing is:1. Whiskey Sierra
2. Lord
3. Politics Is A Bargain In between Beggars (Remastered)
4. You Don’t Need to go To Clown College (remastered)

Whiskey Sierra by Corrupt Moral Altar.

REPTILIAN DEATH REVEAL ALBUM NAME, COVER ART AND TRACKLIST

Mysterious death metal band Reptilian Death, side project of Demonstealer (Demonic Resurrection) have revealed the artwork and tracklist of their new album, titled ’The Dawn Of Consummation And Emergence’. The artwork has been done by Michal ‘Xaay”  Loranc who has previously worked with bands like Behemoth, Demonic Resurrection, Nile, Vader etc.  The album features 12 tracks of pure old-school death metal.  The band is also now fronted by Vinay Venkatesh who also fronts one of India’s most popular metal band, Bhayanak Maut.

Tracklist:
1. PrimEvil
2. Inchoate
3. Stimulate. Hike. Impel. Tear
4. Soaked With The Imperfections Of Puerile Blood
5. Emerge, Hatred, Emerge
6. Distorted By Bondage, Blood & Bestiality
7. Unnervingly Perverted At The Altar
8. Patchwork And The Art Of Skinning
9. O
10. Now You Graze Upon Me
11. Marvelous Gods – The Apple Of My Eye
12. Emergence – The World, Your Playground

The album is releasing in India on 25^th May 2013 via Universal Music India. Dates for the worldwide release are yet to be announced.

Said Devraj Sanyal, MD Universal Music group, South Asia ?Metal is a burgeoning scene in South Asia & often ignored. At UMG we believe that this scene must be supported fully and Reptilian Death‘s new album “The Dawn of Consummation & Emergence” is a fierce statement to every metal fan. Brilliantly produced & madly brutal Reptilian Death is UMG’s foray into the Metal publishing domain & this will lead the path for many indie bands to follow.”

Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats Premiere New Song On NPR

- April 24th, 2013 ?

?” A simple pick for one of the year’s best and most anticipated albums” ? ? The Obelisk

Uncle Acid & & the Deadbeats, among the most spoken about rock bands currently around, and an enigma in the worldwide underground scene, are preparing to launch their third full length cd. Mind Control is set for release on May 14th through Metal Blade Records/Rise Above Records in North America. Within its blood soaked grooves you will hear surprising tales of bizarre desert events, religious brainwashing and drug influenced mass slaughter! Fans can get the cd and pay attention to Toxin Apple now at metalblade.com/uncleacid.

Today, the band has teamed up with NPR for an unique premiere of a brand-new track from Mind Control. Inspect out the stream of “Valley of the Dolls” HERE.

Imagine the original Alice Cooper band jamming in a cell with very early Black Sabbath and the Stooges, whilst sitting on murder costs and you could get a peek into their fuzzed up world of exploding tube amps and cymbal smashing mayhem. Nevertheless, this attracting act of musical manipulation is merely the icing upon a relatively ill cake.

Mind Control is a concept cd with a style that makes the acts and objectives of the similarity Charles Manson and Jim Jones appear like petty criminal offenses. Exactly what makes Mind Control scarier than many cds is that it does not appear as scary on the surface as it actually is deep down, within the core of its black acid-drenched world of discomfort and torture.

Recorded at the legendary Chapel Studios over an autumnal complete moon utilizing the finest western electrical technology, engineer Jim Spencer (Bert Jansch, Robert Wyatt) has actually captured completely the bands live noise of filled fuzz, psychedelic riffs and 60?? s singing consistencies.

The Cult Joins Sturgis Buffalo Chip Summertime Songs Festival

Sturgis, South Dakota (PRWEB) April 23, 2013

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip announces one of the most prominent and well highly regarded British rock bands to break onto the American Graphes, The Cult, will rock the Chips Sturgis summertime songs celebration Saturday August 3. The Cult is expected to bring trailblazing hard rock hits from the 80s and 90s as well as the no fuss tough rock from their recent 2012 album to the Sturgis motorcycle rally. See BuffaloChip.Com for summertime songs celebration details and camping site admission passes.

. The Cult, with platinum cds and devoted followers around the world, has a following that runs deep throughout the songs sector. Initially from the UK, The Cult came to New york city in the early 80s and offered millions of albums for many years with pop musics like Sweet Soul Sister, Fire Female, She Sells Haven, Love Removal Machine, Rain, and numerous others from albums Love and Sonic Temple to Born Into This and Choice of Weapon. Prepared to make an effect 2nd to none, these edgy rockers prepare to evoke a crowd and rock the home during the 2013 summer season music celebration at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip.

. The Cult has been recognized as an indisputable force of pure rock throughout the years, states Rod Woodruff, Head of state of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. Rock being the major staple for fans at the Chip, we are truly honored to state The Cult is going to rock the Chip throughout this years rally.

. The 32nd annual Sturgis Buffalo Chip motorbike and songs celebration takes place August 2-11, 2013 throughout the yearly Sturgis motorbike rally. The summertime music celebration schedule currently includes Rob Zombie, Children Rock, Toby Keith, ZZ Top, Halestorm, Mastodon, Device Head, Brantley Gilbert, Queensr che and Sublime with Rome. More bands will be revealed soon. All summertime music celebration and motorcycle rally information is available at buffalochip.com

. About The Sturgis Buffalo Chip . Sturgis Buffalo Chip 2013 will happen August 2nd August 11th. The Largest Music Celebration in Motorcycling and the Sturgis rallys foundation event will commemorate its 32nd consecutive annual concert series at their famous outdoor camping resort. Since 1981, the Sturgis Buffalo Chip has provided remarkable live music experiences and amazing tasks for fans from around the globe. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip attracts the songs market’s best stars and emerging talent and hosts a varied choice of food and drink vendors and interactive exhibits. Set on 580 acres, 3 miles east of Sturgis, the Buffalo Chip is a celebration experience like no various other.

Pest Records Streaming New Volume 14 Compilation

Pest Records is Streaming its brand brand-new Volume 14 collection of ambient black metal over at this place, or you could pay attention to it below in the audio player. The fifteen tracks are from bands hailing from such locations as Egypt, Malta, Peru, Spain and a couple of other countries – with links offered to each group’s social networks pages at that website.01.

Algide – La Marche Funebre
02. Antiquus Infestus – Moorfields
03. Monster – Black Death
04. Conquerror – Snakes of Light
05. Exodia – Battle my Cock and your Palate
06. Frostagrath – Into A Dimensional Timeless Void
07. Lebenswinter – Weltenbrand
08. L’endevi – Red Ivy
09. Markradonn – Internal Hate Unbounded
10. Nostalgia – Estás muerta
11. Plutonium – No Swarm
12. Prayer Of The Dying with Daniel Bezzina – God’s Failed Creation
13. Ravenfrost – To Envy The Nameless Dead
14. Sarkrista – Rage Version
15. Winterblood – Raserei des Meeres

Marilyn Manson to Play War Memorial Auditorium July 9

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Marilyn Manson, specifically at the height of his late ” 90s fame, was understood for his astonishing onstage antics, however during a program in Detroit in 2001 there was one unwary participant in his performance that wasn” t thrilled with his inclusion. The …
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ENSIFERUM sign worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records

- April 24th, 2013 ?

? ** Picture Credit: Stephanie Cabral

Finland’s ENSIFERUM have invested the past 18 years honing the steel of their folk-infused struggle metal auditory attack. Their cds are additional boosted by a live show that has become one of the most entertaining in all of metal. Evidence of ENSIFERUM’s status as one of the most important bands in modern-day metal was made evident with their headlining slot on this year’s Paganfest UNITED STATE trip. To further spread the band’s songs to a worldwide audience, ENSIFERUM has created a take care of Metal Blade Records! The band tattooed the handle Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel during the Paganfest USA tour, and all parties are passionate about brand-new music and new possibilities.

Bassist/backing vocalist Sami Hinkka comments: “We are truly expecting our co-operation with such a terrific and fabulous tag as Metal Blade. The following full length album must be out in early 2015. We have currently started dealing with the brand-new songs and it’s apparent that the following cd will be another step ahead for Ensiferum. And now that we have actually joined forces with mighty Metal Cutter absolutely nothing can stop us! The next album is visiting be something that will shake the extremely foundations of people metal genre.

We also would like to thank Spinefarm Records for all these 13 years, it’s been as blast but now it is time for us to proceed and head bravely to new difficulties.

The future looks bright for Sword Bearers!”

ENSIFERUM will be touring throughout Europe and South America this summer as they continue their live project in support of their most recent album, Unsung Heroes. Verified dates can be seen below, along with on ensiferum.com and facebook.com/Ensiferum. ENSIFERUM merch is readily available now at http://shop.ensiferum.com.

European Festivals
04/26 Oulu, FI Teatria
04/27 Helsinki, FI Virgin Oil
04/28 Losheim Am See, DE Hexentanz Celebration
05/05 Istanbul, TR Headbangers Weekend Istanbul
05/18 Gelsenkirchen, DE Rock Hard Celebration
05/20 Leipzig, DE Wave Gothic Treffen
06/07 Espoo, FI Kivenlahti Rock
06/20-22 Nummijärvi, FI Nummirock
06/26-30 Tokaj-Rakamaz, HU Hegyalka Festival
07/11-13 Ballenstedt, DE Rockharz Open Air
07/22-26 Tolmin, SL Metaldays
08/07-10 Jaromer, CZ Brutal Assault
08/09-10 Villena, ES Leyendas del Rock Festival
08/15-17 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summertime Breeze
08/15-17 Falun, SE Rockstad Falun

South American Trip
05/28 Bogota, CO Teatro Las Vegas Nevada
05/30 Santiago, CL Blondie Club
05/31 Buenos Aires, AR Teatro Vorterix
06/01 Sao Paulo, BR Carioca Club
06/02 Rio De Janeiro, BR Teatro Odisséia

ENSIFERUM is:
Petri Lindroos ? ? vocals/guitar Markus Toivonen ? ? guitar/backing vocals
Sami Hinkka ? ? bass/backing vocals
Janne Parviainen ? ? drums Emmi Silvennoinen ? ? keys/backing vocals

SUFFOCATION: Legendary Debut ‘Human Waste’ To See Vinyl Reissue

Relapse Records is proud to announce the long awaited reissue of New York death metal legends Suffocation’s debut release Human Waste on vinyl for the first time in over ten years!  The EP, originally released in 1991 as the first CD ever released on Relapse Records, is now available once again on wax.  This edition marks the first time the band’s much sought after Involuntary Slaughter and Reincremation demos are available on vinyl.  Human Waste, a seminal release in the death metal pantheon, proved to be the catalyst that launched the career for one of death metal’s most influential bands in addition to solidifying Relapse as one of the most important labels in extreme music.

Suffocation recently released their 7th full-length Pinnacle of Bedlam and will be touring Europe May 9 – June 8 with Cephalic Carnage, Havok and Fallujah.  A complete list of dates is included below.

May 09         Geneva, SWI         L’Usine
May 10         Essen, GER         Turock
May 11         Brussels, BEL         Magasin 4
May 12         Drachten, NET         Poppodium Iduna
May 13         London, UK         O2 Academy Islington
May 14         Brighton, UK         Audio
May 15         Manchester, UK     NQ Live
May 16         Dublin, IRE         The Pint
May 17         Glasgow, UK         Classic Grand
May 18         Plymouth, UK         White Rabbit
May 19         Nantes, FRA         Ferrailleur
May 20         Paris, FRA         Glazart
May 21         Rotterdam, NET     Baroeg
May 22         Copenhagen, DEN     Pumpehuset
May 23        Gothenburg, SWE    Truckstop Alaska
May 26         Helsinki, FIN         Nosturi
May 28        Hamburg, GER        Logo
May 29         Berlin, GER         Lido
May 30         Krakow, POL         Kwadrat
May 31        Wroclaw, POL        Liverpool Club
June 01     Leipzig, GER         Conne Island
June 02        Darmstadt, GER    Steinbruch Theater
June 03     Wien, AUT         Viper Room
June 04     Ljubljana, SLO         Gala Hala
June 05     Bologna, ITA         Blogos
June 06     Rome, ITA         Traffic Live Club
June 07     Aarau, SWI         Kiff
June 08     Munchen, GER         Backstage

HAMMERCULT to Release Anthems of the Damned

July 16^th on SPV/Sonic Attack Records

HAMMERCULT, Israel’s explosive Neo-Thrash Export and Wacken’s Metal Battle Winner in 2011, will appear for a second tour in Europe this Spring with SEPULTURA.

05.05. Tilburg – Neurotic Death Fest (Netherlands)
07.05. Poitiers – Confort Moderne (France)
08.05. Le Harve – Magic Mirror (France) with Sepultura
09.05. Utrecht – Tivoli (Netherlands) with Sepultura
10.05. Den Haag – Paard (Netherlands) with Sepultura
11.05. Essen – Turock (Germany) with Sepultura
12.05. Berlin – SO36 (Germany) with Sepultura
14.05. Nürnberg – Rockfabrik (Germany) with Sepultura
15.05. Mühltal/Darmstadt – Steinbruch Theater (Germany) with Sepultura
16.05. Lindau – Club Vaudeville (Germany) with Sepultura
17.05. Aarau – Kiff (Switzerland) – with Sepultura
18.05. Eichstätt – Open Air am Berg (Germany) with Sepultura
14.08. Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze Festival (Germany)

ALL SHALL PERISH Announce N. American Headlining Tour w/ OCEANO!

ALL SHALL PERISH, OCEANO, WITHIN THE RUINS, OBEY THE BRAVE (Aug 3 – 10), REFLECTIONS, BETRAYAL
7/30  Tucson, AZ -The Rock
8/01  Austin, TX -Dirty Dog
8/03  St. Louis, MO -Fubar (w/ OBEY THE BRAVE)
8/04  Chicago, IL -Reggie?s (w/ OBEY THE BRAVE)
8/05  Toledo, OH -Rocket Bar (w/ OBEY THE BRAVE)
8/06  Pittsburgh, PA -Rex Theatre (w/ OBEY THE BRAVE)
8/07  Springfield, VA -Empire (w/ OBEY THE BRAVE)
8/08  Wilmington, DE- Harmony Grange (w/ OBEY THE BRAVE)
8/09  Worcester, MA -The Palladium (w/ OBEY THE BRAVE)
8/10  Montreal, QC -Heavy MTL (w/ OBEY THE BRAVE)
8/11  New York City, NY -Studio @ Webster Hall
8/12  Buffalo, NY -Waiting Room
8/13  Cleveland, OH -Peabodys  
8/14  Columbus, OH -Skully’s  
8/16  Lawrence, KS -Granada Theatre
8/17  Colorado Springs, CO -Black Sheep

Killswitch Engage

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Killswitch Engage. This critically acclaimed metal band has actually appeared on MTV2” s Headbangers Ball. Formed in 1998 after the disbanding of Overcast and Aftershock, the band emerged from the Boston metal scene to open for such serve as Slayer and Anthrax, …
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Killswitch Engage + Bring Me the Horizon Score High Debuts on Billboard 200 …
Killswitch Engage earned a Top 10 launching, putting ” Disarm the Descent’ ‘ at No. 7 on today” s graph. The disc offered 48,000 copies, which helped land the album at No. 7 on the tally. The cd matches the high water mark for Killswitch Engage, who also …
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Five Finger Death Punch Planning Double Album

5 Finger Death punch will release their fourth studio album in two installments this year. The first, ?? Vol. 1 ?, will be released on July 23rd with ?? Vol.

2 ? due in the fall.”Raise Me Up”, the first single, will be launched to radio on May 13th and to digital merchants on May 14th.

The band will co-headline the Rockstar Mayhem Celebration with Rob Zombie this summertime.

THE OCEAN: Pelagial Drops In North America Tomorrow!

- April 29th, 2013 ?

? Pelagial, the long-awaited brand-new maritime-themed studio undertaking from sound revolutionists THE OCEAN, is set to drop in North America tomorrow! Their deepest and most profound composition to date, Pelagial is a modern musical trip written, taped, mixed and to-be-performed-live as one single 53-minute piece of music. Immeasurably heavy both sonically and thematically, Pelagial submerges listeners, rather actually, with all five pelagic depth zones: epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathyalpelagic, abyssopelagic, and hadopelagic. Said Decibel Publication in a recent testimonial of the offering: “Where the band was as soon as steeped in sludgy noise/metalcore with orchestral interludes, they’ve become more extravagant, experimental and textural. Pelagial& hellip; additional continues that shift, dealing with multi-tiered levels and drawing from DEP-inspired mayhem, Opeth-like moods and In between The Buried And Me genre fiddling. It’s a cd that strives to be all things at once without crossing into a ?? look-at-me’ mess.”

The aquatic audio adventure starts at the area of the ocean and plunges in synch with diminishing light and enhancing stress as one dives or sinks deeper into the ocean. Pelagial begins rather light and gradually gets heavier and slows as the band reaches the unfathomable depths of the hadopelagic area, identified by full darkness and a thousandfold increased pressure as compared with emerge level. (more…)

Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Passes Away

Slayer has uploaded the following message online by means of Facebook about guitar player Jeff Hanneman passing away earlier today:

“Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, died at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California house.

“Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and are be sorely missed.

“Our Brother Jeff Hanneman, May He Rest In Peace (1964 – 2013).”.

Aus rock legend DarylBraithwaite: “I thought DaftPunk were heavy metal”

Aus rock legend DarylBraithwaite: “I thought DaftPunk weighed metal“
Aussie rock legend Daryl Braithwaite has actually opened up about his upcoming “look” on the brand-new Daft Punk record. As previously stated, a sample of ” We Ride Tonight ‘ by Braithwaite ‘ s ‘ 80s rock band The Sherbs (likewise referred to as Sherbet) will feature on …
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Rock It: Might begins summer season songs period
If you have ever before felt the Grammy Awards inadequately granted musicians according to radio-popularity criteria, choosing sort-of rock bands while overlooking the real rockers, there is an additional awards reveal that honors a bona fide assortment of metal …
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CLUTCH – Second Leg of “Earth Rocker” North American Tour Kicks off Tonight!

In support of their critically acclaimed new album Earth Rocker Maryland rockers CLUTCH are set to kick off the second leg of the “Earth Rocker” North American Tour tonight in Richmond, VA

Following the North American dates, CLUTCH will head over to Europe for a headlining run and festival appearances.  A complete list of all dates can be found below.

NORTH AMERICAN DATES

5/1: Richmond, VA @ The National
5/2: New York, NY @ Terminal 5
5/3: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
5/4: Portland, ME @ State Theater
5/5: Boston, MA @ House of Blues
5/7: Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
5/9: Tampa, FL @ State Theater
5/10: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
5/11: Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
5/12: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
5/14: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
5/15: Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/17: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
5/18: Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range*
5/19: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
5/21: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hill Ballroom
5/22: Fargo, ND @ The Venue
5/23: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
5/24: Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma*
5/25: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
*Denotes Festival Date*

EUROPEAN DATES

6/7: Zeppenlinfeld, Germany @ Rock im Park*
6/8: Nurburgring, Germany @ Rock Am Ring*
6/13: Madrid, Spain @ Gloos Club
6/14: Barcelona, Spain @ Music Hall Barcelona
6/15: Bilbao, Spain @ Sala Santana*
6/17: Bordeaux, France @ Le Krakatoa
6/18: Lyon, France @ Transbo Club (at Le Transbordeur)
6/19: Milan, Italy @ Flame Festival*
6/20: Zurich, Switzerland @ Earshakerdays @ Volkhaus*
6/23: Clisson, France @ Hellfest*
6/26: Thessaloniki, Greece @ Principal Club Theater
6/27: Athens, Greece @ VOX IERA Odos
6/30: Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting*
7/4: Hisingen, Sweden @ Metaltown*
7/13: Stavern, Norway @ Stavern Festival*
*Denotes Festival Date*