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Detroit Michigan's melodic Death Metal outfit THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER recently wrapped up their first headline run of 2012. Joining THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER were NILE, SKELETONWITCH, and HOUR OF PENANCE. During the tours recent tour stop at Irving Plaza in New York City, we captured these killer images!
Today Ohio Metal goliaths SKELETONWITCH are streaming a NEW song called "Tragedy of Days" at Prosthetic Records’ official bandcamp page. Never formally released on record in the States, the tune was recorded during the 'Forever Abomination' sessions with producer Matt Hyde and appeared on the Decibel Magazine Flexi-Disc series (Oct. 2011 issue) as well as the Japanese edition of 'Forever Abomination'.
Comments guitarist Scott Hedrick of the track: “’Tragedy of Days’ was an epic instrumental by [guitarist] Nate [Garnette]'s former band Serkesoron. They disbanded after the untimely passing of Serkesoron's frontman, Thom Wright. Shortly after the band called it quits, SKELETONWITCH was born. We re-recorded the track and Chance [Garnette] added vocals as a tribute to Thom, immortalizing him in song."
In related news, the new vinyl reissues of the SKELETONWITCH's breakthrough releases 'Breathing The Fire' and 'Beyond The Permafrost' are now shipping from the Prosthetic Store. Both are available in three variants -- splatter, half-and-half and 180-gram black wax -- and feature gatefold Stoughton "tip-on" record jackets. The black vinyl versions of both albums will be available in select retail stores on April 10.
Additionally, the band recently unveiled a NEW video for the song “The Infernal Resurrection,” which comes off their The studio offering, 'Forever Abomination'.
SKELETONWITCH return to the last week with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile
and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at
the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group's
first North American tour action of 2012. The band will take a brief
break before heading overseas for a stretch of Euro dates. Confirmed
dates thus far are included below:
- 04/02: Seattle, WA at El Corazon
- 04/03: Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theater
- 04/04: San Francisco, CA at Slims
- 04/05: Los Angeles, CA at House of Blues
- 04/06: Phoenix, AZ at Nile Theater
- 04/07: Albuquerque, NM at Sunshine Theater
- 04/09: Dallas, TX at Prophet Bar
- 04/10: San Antonio, TX at White Rabbit
- 04/11: Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
- 04/13: Atlanta, GA at Masquerade
- 04/14: Cincinnati, OH at Bogarts (Death on the Vine w/ Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed)
- 04/15: Toledo, OH at Jamboree Festival (BDM Only)
- 04/17: Baltimore, MD at Rams Head Live
- 04/18: Philadelphia, PA at Theater of the Living Arts
- 04/19: New York, NY at Irving Plaza
- 04/20: Worcester, MA at New England Metal Fest @ The Palladium
Today Ohio Metal titans SKELETONWITCH unveil their brand NEW video for “The Infernal Resurrection” via Metal Injection.net. The song comes off latest album, 'Forever Abomination' which cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel's Top 40 of 2011 and finds the band doing what they do best: slaying ears in the live arena.
Like Satan himself set loose in the hallowed halls of Heavy Metal, these Athens-based headbangers careen wildly through the music’s history, gleefully destroying and setting flame to every genre along the way, only stopping at the forefront of today’s Metal scene to look back and watch that fucker burn -- and then piss on the flames. No other band has tapped into the fire, fury, and frost of all things Metal like SKELETONWITCH. Released last October through Prosthetic Records, 'Forever Abomination' continues to raise eyebrows with its relentless, fuck-all attack. In an 8/10 rating of the record, Decibel Magazine named SKELETONWITCH, “one of the most likeable bands in Metal,” Terrorizer dubbed Forever Abomination a “masterclass in modern Metal,” Revolver noted its “bad-ass Thrash attack,” while Pitchfork championed the offering calling it “exciting, skilled, fist-pumping, true-to-life stuff…”
SKELETONWITCH return to the road today beginning with a warm-up show in Cleveland before joining forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group's first North American tour action of 2012. The band will take a brief break before heading overseas for a stretch of Euro dates. Confirmed dates thus far are included below:
- 03/23: Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
- 03/24: Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection
- 03/25: Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Club
- 03/26: Minneapolis, MN at Station 4
- 03/27: Chicago, IL at Bottom Lounge
- 03/28: Omaha, NE at The Waiting Room
- 03/29: Denver, CO at Marquis Theatre
- 03/30: Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
- 03/31: Las Vegas, NV at Extreme Thing (BDM only)
- 04/02: Seattle, WA at El Corazon
- 04/03: Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theater
- 04/04: San Francisco, CA at Slims
- 04/05: Los Angeles, CA at House of Blues
- 04/06: Phoenix, AZ at Nile Theater
- 04/07: Albuquerque, NM at Sunshine Theater
- 04/09: Dallas, TX at Prophet Bar
- 04/10: San Antonio, TX at White Rabbit
- 04/11: Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
- 04/13: Atlanta, GA at Masquerade
- 04/14: Cincinnati, OH at Bogarts (Death on the Vine w/ Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed)
- 04/15: Toledo, OH at Jamboree Festival (BDM Only)
- 04/17: Baltimore, MD at Rams Head Live
- 04/18: Philadelphia, PA at Theater of the Living Arts
- 04/19: New York, NY at Irving Plaza
- 04/20: Worcester, MA at New England Metal Fest @ The Palladium
Ohio headbangers SKELETONWITCH -- whose latest album, 'Forever Abomination', cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel's Top 40 of 2011 -- will return to the road this week. After a warm-up show in Cleveland on Friday, the band will join forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group's first North American touring action of 2012.
In other SKELETONWITCH news, the final color variant of the forthcoming Breathing The Fire vinyl reissue -- which, unlike the sold-out initial pressings of the album, comes in a gatefold Stoughton "tip-on" jacket -- has arrived at Prosthetic's warehouse. Check out a picture of the two-color, half-and-half LP, which is limited to 125 copies below.
180-gram black and standard-weight "fire splatter" wax are also available. The former will arrive in select retail stores on April 10; the latter and the half-and-half LP can both be pre-ordered at the PROSTHETIC STORE. LP reissues of the band's 2007 breakthrough, 'Beyond The Permafrost' -- which will also be available in three color variants ("Permafrost splatter," half-and-half and 180-gram black vinyl) -- are still in production, but can also be pre-ordered now at the Prosthetic Store.
Over the last five years, SKELETONWITCH has toured alongside a who's who of Heavy Metal, from icons like Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford, to international titans Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir, to American powerhouses High On Fire, GWAR and Devildriver. 'Forever Abomination', the group's third Prosthetic release, was produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Children of Bodom).
End Tour with Nile, The Black Dahlia Murder, Hour of Penance tour dates:
- 03/23: Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
- 03/24: Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection
- 03/25: Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Club
- 03/26: Minneapolis, MN at Station 4
- 03/27: Chicago, IL at Bottom Lounge
- 03/28: Omaha, NE at The Waiting Room
- 03/29: Denver, CO at Marquis Theatre
- 03/30: Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
- 03/31: Las Vegas, NV at Extreme Thing (BDM only)
- 04/02: Seattle, WA at El Corazon
- 04/03: Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theater
- 04/04: San Francisco, CA at Slims
- 04/05: Los Angeles, CA at House of Blues
- 04/06: Phoenix, AZ at Nile Theater
- 04/07: Albuquerque, NM at Sunshine Theater
- 04/09: Dallas, TX at Prophet Bar
- 04/10: San Antonio, TX at White Rabbit
- 04/11: Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
- 04/13: Atlanta, GA at Masquerade
- 04/14: Cincinnati, OH at Bogarts (Death on the Vine w/ Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed)
- 04/15: Toledo, OH at Jamboree Festival (BDM Only)
- 04/17: Baltimore, MD at Rams Head Live
- 04/18: Philadelphia, PA at Theater of the Living Arts
- 04/19: New York, NY at Irving Plaza
- 04/20: Worcester, MA at New England Metal Fest @ The Palladium
End Tour with Nile, Skeletonwitch, Hour of Penance tour dates:
- 03/23: Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop
- 03/24: Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection
- 03/25: Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Club
- 03/26: Minneapolis, MN at Station 4
- 03/27: Chicago, IL at Bottom Lounge
- 03/28: Omaha, NE at The Waiting Room
- 03/29: Denver, CO at Marquis Theatre
- 03/30: Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
- 03/31: Las Vegas, NV at Extreme Thing (BDM only)
- 04/02: Seattle, WA at El Corazon
- 04/03: Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theater
- 04/04: San Francisco, CA at Slims
- 04/05: Los Angeles, CA at House of Blues
- 04/06: Phoenix, AZ at Nile Theater
- 04/07: Albuquerque, NM at Sunshine Theater
- 04/09: Dallas, TX at Prophet Bar
- 04/10: San Antonio, TX at White Rabbit
- 04/11: Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
- 04/13: Atlanta, GA at Masquerade
- 04/14: Cincinnati, OH at Bogarts (Death on the Vine w/ Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed)
- 04/15: Toledo, OH at Jamboree Festival (BDM Only)
- 04/17: Baltimore, MD at Rams Head Live
- 04/18: Philadelphia, PA at Theater of the Living Arts
- 04/19: New York, NY at Irving Plaza
- 04/20: Worcester, MA at New England Metal Fest @ The Palladium
The Black Dahlia Murder's long-awaited video for "Moonlight Equilibrium" is now available for your viewing pleasure! The video is a David Brodsky-directed nod to old-school horror films with a much more graphic approach. The video's content aptly fits the lycanthropic lyric concept set against a bawdy Victorian back drop. The result: a chilling and entertaining slice of mini-horror that Metal fans and horror-enthusiasts will enjoy. Watch Moonlight Equilibrium right now.
The Black Dahlia Murder is currently in Japan for a string of shows before heading down under for the Soundwave Festival. Once they're back stateside, a full US tour kicks off on March 24th with Death Metal legends Nile, along with Skeletonwitch and Hour of Penance as support. The tour finishes as part of the annual New England Metal and Hardcore fest in Worcester, MA on April 20th.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Australia/Southeast Asia tour dates:
- 02/20: Osaka, JP at Akaso
- 02/21: Nagoya, JP at Club Quattro
- 02/22: Tokyo, JP at Club Quattro
- 02/25: Brisbane, AU at Soundwave Festival
- 02/26: Sydney, AU at Soundwave Festival
- 02/28: Brisbane, AU at Eaton Hill Hotel w/ Lamb of God, In Flames
- 03/01: Canberra, AU at University Hall w/ Lamb of God, In Flames
- 03/02: Melbourne, AU at Soundwave Festival
- 03/03: Adelaide, AU at Soundwave Festival
- 03/05: Perth, AU at Soundwave Festival
- 03/07: Auckland, NZ at The Studio w/Lamb of God, Unearth
- 03/08: Wellington, NZ at Bodega
End Tour with Nile, Skeletonwitch, Hour of Penance tour dates:
- 03/24: Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection
- 03/25: Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Club
- 03/26: Minneapolis, MN at Station 4
- 03/27: Chicago, IL at Bottom Lounge
- 03/29: Denver, CO at Marquis Theatre
- 03/30: Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
- 03/31: Las Vegas, NV at Extreme Thing (BDM only)
- 04/02: Seattle, WA at El Corazon
- 04/03: Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theater
- 04/04: San Francisco, CA at Slims
- 04/05: Los Angeles, CA at House of Blues
- 04/06: Phoenix, AZ at Nile Theater
- 04/07: Albuquerque, NM at Sunshine Theater
- 04/09: Dallas, TX at Prophet Bar
- 04/10: San Antonio, TX at White Rabbit
- 04/11: Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
- 04/13: Atlanta, GA at Masquerade
- 04/14: Cincinnati, OH at Bogarts (Death on the Vine w/ Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed)
- 04/15: Toledo, OH at Jamboree Festival (BDM Only)
- 04/17: Baltimore, MD at Rams Head Live
- 04/18: Philadelphia, PA at Theater of the Living Arts
- 04/19: New York, NY at Irving Plaza
- 04/20: Worcester, MA at New England Metal Fest @ The Palladium
The Black Dahlia Murder's video for their song "Moonlight Equilibrium" has been finished and will launched on-line next week (the song is taken from their latest album 'Ritual). Until then, fans can whet their appetites for the Dave Brodsky directed video with the teaser below.
The Black Dahlia Murder continues their tour of the globe as part of the Soundwave Festival in Australia at the end of February through the beginning of March. Before Soundwave, the band will be playing Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan, with dates in New Zealand to follow Soundwave.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Australia/Southeast Asia tour dates:
02/16 Bangkok, TH Aua
02/17 Jakarta, ID Hall Basket Senayan
02/18 Manila, PH World Trade Centre Metro w/ Lamb of God
02/20 Osaka, JP Akaso
02/21 Nagoya, JP Club Quattro
02/22 Tokyo, JP Club Quattro
02/25 Brisbane, AU Soundwave Festival
02/26 Sydney, AU Soundwave Festival
02/28 Brisbane, AU Eaton Hill Hotel w/ Lamb of God, In Flames
03/01 Canberra, AU University Hall w/ Lamb of God, In Flames
03/02 Melbourne, AU Soundwave Festival
03/03 Adelaide, AU Soundwave Festival
03/05 Perth, AU Soundwave Festival
03/07 Auckland, NZ The Studio w/Lamb of God, Unearth
03/08 Wellington, NZ Bodega
Today, MassConcerts, who are the organizers of the annual music festival dubbed as "The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival", announced that DRAGONFORCE will be performing on the second day of the 14th edition of this annual music fest. The festival is scheduled to take place on the weekend of April 20-22, 2012.
"The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival", is the largest and longest running Metal and Hardcore festival in the United States. Since its inception in 1999, the festival has gathered some of the most established musical acts in Heavy Music, as well as upcoming artists within the Heavy Metal and Hardcore genres.
The following artists will perform at the 2012 edition of the "New England Metal and Hardcore Festival":
- Friday, April 20:
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
THE ACACIA STRAIN
OCEANO
ALL SHALL PERISH
NILE
SKELETONWITCH
LIONHEART
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE
FIRST BLOOD
MOLOTOV SOLUTION
THE CONTORTIONIST
REIGN SUPREME
CONDUCTING FROM THE GRAVE
FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
INCENDIARY
PALEHORSE
HOUR OF PENANCE
LEGION
RELENTLESS
- Saturday, April 21
ALL THAT REMAINS
DRAGONFORCE
OVERKILL
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE
PROTEST THE HERO
PERIPHERY
BANE
SHIPWRECK
CRUEL HAND
ABORTED
BLACKGUARD
THE MONGOLOIDS
BELGARDOR
SYSTEM DIVIDE
NAYSAYER
THE GREENERY
DIAMOND PLATE
ROTTING OUT
EXPIRE
ELITIST
TRUMPET THE HARLOT
MANNERS
MALEFICE
- Sunday, April 22
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
EVERY TIME I DIE
VANNA
FOR TODAY
CHELSEA GRIN
SLEEPING GIANT
STICK TO YOUR GUNS
ATTILA
ON BROKEN WINGS
MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE
FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS
TEXAS IN JULY
UPON A BURNING BODY
VOLUMES
LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES
HUNDREDTH
NO BRAGGING RIGHTS
COUNTERPARTS
GIDEON
Tickets for the festival will go on sale this Friday (December 16) at 10 a.m. Ticket prices are: $40 (Friday), $45 (Saturday), and $40 (Sunday) or $115 (three-day pass).
Detroit Michigan's melodic Death Metal outfit THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be hitting the road this March marking the band's first headline run of 2012. Joining THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be Nile, Skeletonwitch, and Hour of Penance. The tour kicks off on March 24 in Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection and wraps up on April 20 in Worcester Mass at the New England Metal & Hardcore festival.
Tickets for the upcoming tour will go on sale starting this Saturday, January 21.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER with Nile, Skeletonwitch, & Hour of Penance:
- 03/24: Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection
- 03/25: Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Club
- 03/26: Minneapolis, MN at Station 4
- 03/27: Chicago, IL at Bottom Lounge
- 03/29: Denver, CO at Marquis Theatre
- 03/30: Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
- 03/31: Las Vegas, NV at ** Extreme Thing **
- 04/02: Seattle, WA at El Corazon
- 04/03: Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theater
- 04/04: San Francisco, CA at Slims
- 04/05: Los Angeles, CA at House of Blues
- 04/06: Phoenix, AZ at Nile Theater
- 04/07: Albuquerque, NM at Sunshine Theater
- 04/09: Dallas, TX at Prophet Bar
- 04/10: San Antonio, TX at White Rabbit
- 04/11: Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
- 04/13: Atlanta, GA at Masquerade
- 04/14: TBA TBA
- 04/15: Toledo, OH at ** Jamboree Festival **
- 04/17: Baltimore, MD at Rams Head Live
- 04/18: Philadelphia, PA at Theater of the Living Arts
- 04/19: New York, NY at Irving Plaza
- 04/20: Worcester, MA at New England Metal & Hardcore Fest @ The Palladium
**BDM only
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's latest album 'Ritual', is a collection of 12 tracks that see the band staying true to their sound and style while progressing in both writing and musicianship. Guitarist Ryan Knight has delivered truly searing leads that will without a doubt daze and lay waste the ears of both loyal Black Dahlia diehards and burgeoning fans alike. Music for 'Ritual' was recorded in early 2011 in Detroit, MI with Mark Lewis (Deicide, All That Remains, Whitechapel) and the band producing with vocals and mixing taking place at Orlando, Florida based studio, Audio Hammer with Jason Suecof (BDM, Beneath the Massacre, Job for a Cowboy, All That Remains).
In its first week of release Ritual landed at the #29 spot on the Billboard Top 200, #6 on the Billboard Top Independent Album, #4 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums and #9 on the Billboard Rock Albums Chart. The record entered the UK's Rock & Metal Chart at #20 and #38 in the Indie Chart making Ritual the band's strongest first week release in the UK. In Germany, 'Ritual' entered the German Media Control "Newcomer" charts at #15 and is in the official Media Market charts at #93. In addition, Ritual came in at #32 on Canada's Top 200 Chart, #5 on the Independent Charts and #4 on the Hard Charts.
Fans in New York City can hear the brand new Charred Walls of the Damned album entitled "Cold Winds on Timeless Days" in its entirety this Tuesday, October 11th at the Knitting Factory where The Black Dahilia Murder will be headlining with support coming from All Shall Perish and Cannabis Corpse. Not only will Richard Christy and TBDM will be hanging out and doing signings at the venue from 5-7pm, but there will also be giveaways (vinyl, t-shirts and cds) courtesy of Metal Blade Records Metal Wreckage.
New albums from TBDM and CWOTD will be available for purchase at the Knitting Factory or bring your copies and get them signed!
Location:
THE KNITTING FACTORY
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
When:
Tues OCTOBER 11th, 2011
Time:
5pm to 7pm
If you can't make it to the Knitting Factory in time, Richard Christy will also be hitting Idle Hands Bar for a CD release party the same night. Come down, grab a drink, meet Richard, and get your album signed.
Location:
Idle Hands Bar
25 Ave B (between 2nd & 3rd Streets) NYC
One week ago the tri-state area Headbangers joined forces at New York City's legendary venue Irving Plaza (formerly The Fillmore) for the 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour. While we could sit here and write to you how awesome the show was and why every band slayed, we prefer to invite you to check out our Official Recap featuring members of The Black Dahilia Murder, Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, Dying Fetus and Powerglove. So sit back, relax and get ready to get slaughtered!!!
MORE IMAGES COMING VERY SOON!
Remaining Tour-Dates:
08/19 Houston, TX – House Of Blues
08/20 San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live
08/21 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
Special thanks to Steve Lars, Paul Sosa, Metal Blade Records, EONE Music, Relapse Records, all the bands, all the fans, the Irving Plaza staff, and of course the Summer Slaughter Tour Staff for organizing this killer event year after year.
The Black Dahilia Murder, who are currently headlining the Summer Slaughter Tour, are coming to your city this fall to crush all your senses with their brand new studio album titled "Ritual" (produced by Mark Lewis), which was released on June 17, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. Their fifth studio has charted very well, here are some of the stats on "Ritual":
- In its first week of release Ritual landed at the #29 spot on the Billboard Top 200, #6 on the Billboard Top Independent Album, #4 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums and #9 on the Billboard Rock Albums Chart.
- The record entered the UK's Rock & Metal Chart at #20 and #38 in the Indie Chart making "Ritual" the band's strongest first week release in the UK.
- In Germany, "Ritual" entered the German Media Control "Newcomer" charts at #15 and is in the official Media Market charts at #93.
- In addition, "Ritual" came in at #32 on Canada's Top 200 Chart, #5 on the Independent Charts and #4 on the Hard Charts.
The Black Dahilia Murder will embark on a US tour headline run this fall. The tour will begin on October 6th at The Bluestone in Columbus, Ohio, and will come to a conclusion on October 30th at The Loft in Lansing, Michigan. Support on the fall tour comes from Oakland, California's All Shall Perish-currently on The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival - and Richmond, Virginia's Cannabis Corpse.
RITUAL 2011 North American Tour featuring THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER w/ All Shall Perish & Cannabis Corpse:
- 10/06: Columbus, OH at The Bluestone (scaled)
- 10/07: Pittsburgh, PA at Mr. Smalls
- 10/08: Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club
- 10/09: Syracuse, NY at Lost Horizon
- 10/10: Providence, RI at The Met
- 10/11: Brooklyn, NY at Knitting Factory
- 10/13: Richmond, VA at Canal Club
- 10/14: Wilmington, NC at The Soapbox
- 10/17: Corpus Christi, TX at House of Rock
- 10/18: Austin, TX at Red 7
- 10/19: Lubbock, TX at Jakes
- 10/20: El Paso, TX at Club 101
- 10/21: Flagstaff, AZ at Orpheum Theatre
- 10/22: Tucson, AZ at The Rock
- 10/23: Farmington, NM at Top Deck
- 10/25: Oklahoma City, OK at Conservatory
- 10/26: Lawrence, KS at Granada Theatre
- 10/27: Des Moines, IA at The Wheelhouse
- 10/28: Omaha, NE at Waiting Room
- 10/30: Lansing, MI at The Loft
So far 2011 has been a great year for Heavy Music thanks to some pretty headbanging bad-ass new releases. By no means are this the best records of 2011, since there are obviously a lot more new releases coming your way! But all this records are an instant addiction for your ears.
In no particular order, all this records are worth a spin!
1) Amon Amarth "Surtur Rising": The monarchs of Swedish Death Metal Amon Amarth released their new album titled "Surtur Rising" on March 20th via Metal Blade Records. Their eighth studio album is a head crushing very well written album, which lead them to hit the top of the charts. The band is currently gearing up for the second trek of the "An Evening with Amon Amarth" North American tour (Click here for tour-dates).
"Surtur Rising" is the follow-up to their punishing 2008 release, "Twilight Of The Thunder God". An album that Revolver Magazine listed as number 7 on their Top 20 albums of 2008. Metal Sucks defined this album as: "a bottomless gauntlet of riffs that the band endlessly takes gargantuan swigs from, sounding both lush and emotive as well as skull crushingly heavy… every goddamn one is a chest-beating anthem." The famous Time Out New York noted that "Amon Amarth plays some of the most unabashedly epic metal you’re likely to find these days."
2) Cavalera Conspiracy "Blunt Force Trauma": Whenever you put the Cavalera brothers (Max and Iggor) inside a jam room, nobody is safe! As we all know, the Cavalera brothers formed the legendary Brazilian Heavy Metal band Sepultura in 1984, and single handily changed the phase of Heavy Music forever. Cavalera Conspiracy's second album is titled "Blunt Force Trauma" and it was released on March 29th via Roadrunner Records.
The only missing element that Cavalera Conspiracy were lacking on "Inflikted", was the redefining of their musical craft that can only be done once a band tours endlessly and learns about each others musical strengths and weaknesses. This is exactly what they proved on their new album "Blunt Force Trauma". Currently the band is returning home after a very successful European Tour.
3) The Black Dahilia Murder "Ritual": Their fifth studio album was released on June 17th via Metal Blade Records, and is a sense crushing experience in which they proved that the band is sounding heavier and tighter than ever ever before. After a few weeks since its release, this album is on the way to becoming their most successful release to date. The album was once again produced by Mark Lewis (Trivium, Bury Your Dead, Deicide), who also worked on 2009's "Deflorate".
The band will be headlining the 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour (Click here for tour-dates), which promises to be one of the heaviest tours of the year. The event will also feature Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Powerglove.
4) Unearth "Darkness In The Light": Ever since the mighty Unearth surfaced in the Heavy Music scene in 1998, they have kept delivering their global audience passionate music full of crushing riffs, and with highly energetic elements of chaos. With their fifth studio album titled "Darkness In the Light", released in North America on July 5th via Metal Blade Records, Unearth has proven once again that they sonically have it what it takes to keep flying the Heavy Music flag up high with pride and plenty of adrenaline.
Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz from Killswitch Engage and Times of Grace, who has produced their previous three records, and co-produced by guitarist Ken Susi. "Darkness In the Light" possesses Unearth's signature sound and at first glimpse what stands out the most are the vocals that Trevor Phipps laid down on tape. The band is currently on the road as part of the 2011 Rockstar Mayhem Festival (Click for tour-dates)
5) A Pale Horse Named Death "And Hell Will Follow Me": Sal Abruscato is synonymous to what the New York City Heavy Music scene represents: hard uncompromised work, original song writing, and not holding back or limiting yourself when creating music. On the new album by A Pale Horse Named Death titled "And Hell Will Follow Me" released in the USA on June 16th via SPV/Steamhammer, the groove factor is in full effect and at first glance it brings back the memory of when we first listened to "Dirt", the classic album by the legendary band Alice In Chains. However, the more we listened to it, the darker it got. Even darker than Alice In Chains? Absolutely!
Smartly enough, Sal consciously stayed away from writing anything similar to the awesome music of Life Of Agony or Type O Negative, since he knew the music will carry a similar vibe. As we all know, the vibe of the Brooklyn based bands has always been a raw energetic roller coaster that can be dangerous at times. In times when there is a need for a fresh band to rise up from the streets of New York City, we truly believe that A Pale Horse Named Death is that band! The band will be touring various parts of Europe this August (Click here for tour-dates)
We highly recommend that you purchase all this albums, simple because your music collection will look weak without this bad-ass releases! Stay tuned for our "5 Heavy Music Albums worth a Spin in 2011 - Unsigned Bands" \m/
The Black Dahilia Murder are ready to crush all your senses with their brand new studio album titled "Ritual", which is out today! Their fifth studio album will most likely top all their previous releases, because the band is sounding heavier and tighter than ever ever before. The album was once again produced by Mark Lewis (Trivium, Bury Your Dead, Deicide), who also worked on 2009's "Deflorate".
"Ritual" track listing:
01. A Shrine To Madness 02. Moonlight Equilibrium 03. On Stirring Seas Of Salted Blood 04. Conspiring With The Damned 05. The Window 06. Carbonized In Cruciform 07. Den Of The Picquerist 08. Malenchanments Of The Necrosphere 09. The Grave Robber's Work 10. The Raven 11. Great Burning Nullifier 12. Blood In The Ink
The Black Dahilia Murder are ready to crush all your senses with their brand new studio album titled "Ritual" (Due in Europe on June 17 and in North America on June 21 via Metal Blade Records)! Their fifth studio album will most likely top all their previous releases, because the band is sounding heavier and tighter than ever ever before. The album was once again produced by Mark Lewis (Trivium, Bury Your Dead, Deicide), who also worked on 2009's "Deflorate".
"Ritual" track listing:
01. A Shrine To Madness 02. Moonlight Equilibrium 03. On Stirring Seas Of Salted Blood 04. Conspiring With The Damned 05. The Window 06. Carbonized In Cruciform 07. Den Of The Picquerist 08. Malenchanments Of The Necrosphere 09. The Grave Robber's Work 10. The Raven 11. Great Burning Nullifier 12. Blood In The Ink
Here is the OFFICIAL press release:
"The Black Dahlia Murder has invited MSN.com to take part in revealing their new album, Ritual, to the world. The global exclusive premiere of Ritual will take place on Tuesday, June 14th at music.msn.com. The full album, alongside previously released tracks Moonlight Equilibrium, Conspiring With the Damned, and Malenchanments of the Necrosphere, will be available for streaming for an entire week. The stream ends on Tuesday, June 21st, which is the day the album will be released to the masses in North America. The Black Dahlia Murder adds: "Finally, we get to reveal our labor of satanic love, Ritual! Turn out the lights, turn up the tunes, and let the night entrance you!"
Ritual is a collection of 12 tracks that see the band staying true to their sound and style while progressing in both writing and musicianship. Guitarist Ryan Knight has delivered truly searing leads that will without a doubt daze and lay waste the ears of both loyal Black Dahlia diehards and burgeoning fans alike. Music for Ritual was recorded in early 2011 in Detroit, MI with Mark Lewis (Deicide, Unearth) and the band producing with vocals and mixing taking place at Orlando, Florida based studio, Audio Hammer with Jason Suecof (BDM, Beneath the Massacre, Job for a Cowboy, All That Remains). The first single off Ritual, Moonlight Equilibrium, is now live at the following location along with several pre-order options: MetalBlade.com/BDM
The Black Dahlia Murder will return to Europe on June 18th and will appear at various festivals including Hellfest, Graspop, With Full Force, Sonisphere and more. North American fans will be able to catch TBDM live when the band headlines one of the summer's heaviest tours, the Summer Slaughter Tour, with label-mates Whitechapel and Six Feet Under in addition to Darkest Hour, Dying Fetus, and more. To see entire schedule of dates and to order your copy of Ritual, head to MetalBlade.com/BDM.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER:
06/18 Gothenburg, SE Metal Town Festival 06/19 Clisson, FR Hellfest 06/21 Bulle, CH Ebullition 06/22 Augsburg, DE Kantine 06/23 Karlsruhe, DE Stadtmitte 06/24 Dessel, BE Graspop Fest 06/25 Montabaur, DE Mach1 Festival 06/27 Brno, CR S Club 06/28 Graz, AUT Explosiv w/ Protest The Hero 06/29 Budapest, HU Dürer Kert w/Protest The Hero 06/30 Zagreb, HR Mocvara 07/01 Lustenau, AT Culture Factory 07/02 Roitzschjora, DE With Full Force 07/03 Badalona, ES Estraperlo Club 07/04 Madrid, ES Sala Live 07/05 Lisbon, PT Cine Teatro De Corroios 07/06 Gijon, ES Sala Acapulco 07/08 Knebworth, UK Sonisphere
Summer Slaughter Tour w/ The Black Dahilia Murder, Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Powerglove:
07/22 Los Angeles, CA House Of Blues 07/23 Anaheim, CA The Grove 07/25 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre 07/26 Seattle, WA King Cat Theatre 07/28 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades 07/29 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore 07/30 San Diego, CA House Of Blues 07/31 Scottsdale, AZ The Venue Scottsdale 08/02 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall 08/04 Louisville, KY Expo Five 08/05 Detroit, MI St. Andrews 08/06 Milwaukee, WI The Rave 08/07 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues 08/08 Chicago, IL House Of Blues 08/09 Toronto, ON Sound Academy 08/10 Montreal, QC Olympia 08/11 New York, NY Irving Plaza 08/12 Worcester, MA The Palladium 08/13 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts 08/14 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom 08/16 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade 08/17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution 08/19 Houston, TX House Of Blues 08/20 San Antonio, TX Backstage Live 08/21 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
Metal Blade Records has always represented Heavy Music worldwide by bringing to the masses some badass music! One thing that sets them apart is the fact that Brian Slagel (founder and CEO) treats the bands like family and works non-stop to make sure that all bands succeed. In case you didn't know this if it wasn't for Slagel, Metallica and Slayer would have probably never had their big "break".
Since Metal Blade Records recognizes the importance of the Heavy Music market in Latin America, this fall three of the most badass bands of the Metal Blade roster are taking over Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico! The tour will begin on December 3rd in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will wrap up on December 13th in Mexico City, Mexico. Here is the OFFICIAL press release:
"South American fans are notoriously some of the most diehard Metal heads in the world and the bands are excited for this tour to get started. Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher comments on the tour: "In every interview, I am asked where the sickest and best Death Metal fans are and it is hands down South America. I've seen kids in the front row bleeding and losing their minds, they are all crazy in the best way possible. It's hands down my favorite place to play and I can't wait to come back!" The Black Dahlia Murder vocalist Trevor Strnad adds, "We are very excited to be a part of this monstrous South American tour. It is always a pleasure to play alongside the almighty Cannibal Corpse... but in South America?! The shows are going to be absolutely insane, without a doubt. To the South American fans: prepare for an unearthly ritual!" Guitarist Brian Eschbach comments further, "We are extremely excited for another chance to support the almighty Cannibal Corpse!!! It has always been great touring with them. We especially look forward to seeing them DESTROY South America and Mexico City. iViva la Smash!"
Cannibal Corpse's latest release, the Global Evisceration DVD is available now, and includes hours of behind the scenes footage of the band as they tour Europe and contains two full live shows from the US.
CANNIBAL CORPSE Latin American Tour 2011 THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and SUICIDE SILENCE 12/03 Sao Paulo, Brazil 12/04 Curitiba, Brazil 12/06 Buenos Aires, Argentina 12/07 Santiago, Chile 12/08 Quito, Ecuador 12/10 Bogota, Colombia 12/11 Caracas, Venezuela 12/13 Mexico City, Mexico
