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THE OCEAN reveal track listing and details on "Anthropocentric"
European tour dates with The Dillinger Escape Plan, Cancer Bats
The Ocean are currently in the process of mixing their upcoming album Anthropocentric at Studio Mecanique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the same place where Heliocentric was recorded and mixed. The album will be mastered on August 25th by Svante Forsbäck in Helsinki.
Musically, the album feels somehow heavier than Heliocentric. "The sound is more dense and maybe a tad more raw, which suits the songs perfectly", comments guitar player Jonathan Nido. The album covers a similar sonic and dynamic range as Heliocentric, also including a number of calm, acoustic moments – but these are for the most part orchestrated with guitars, and not so much with piano and string section. The focus is on the heavy songs: "The album is a pretty big production, and still has a very earthy, organic feel to it", comments Staps. "We have spent a great deal of time on the basic sound this time around, drums, bass, guitars and vocals… and at this stage I am pretty confident that this will pay off in the end!"
As far as the concepts behind Anthropocentric are concerned, the focus is on man and his place in the universe: at the center, as many fundamental Christians still claim today, or more likely a dust particle in its periphery? All lyrics are circling around this question. "Anthropocentric will continue the critique of christianity, inspired by the questions that Dostoyevsky asked and some of the answers that Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Dawkins gave", comments Staps.
At the base of the album are three songs with the titles "The Grand Inquisitor I, II and III". These songs have been inspired by the chapter of the same title in Fjodor Dostoyevsky's novel The Brothers Karamasov: a conversation between the brothers Ivan, an atheist, and Alyoscha, a monk. Ivan tells Alyoscha the story of a Second Coming of Christ in 16th century Sevilla. According to this parable, Jesus is arrested by the Catholic inquisition. The grand inquisitor who interrogates Jesus casts a new light on the legend of the temptation of Christ: he reproaches Jesus with having betrayed humanity and having deprived man of salvation by giving him freedom. The conversation between Ivan and Alyoscha mirrors, to some degree, the conversation between the grand inquisitor and Christ and raises more questions than it answers. "This long dialogue, which for the most part is rather a monologue of Ivan, is so complex and recondite that one could easily find inspiration for 10 concept albums about Christianity in it", comments Staps.
Only 6 guest musicians are appearing on the album, all classical musicians, most of whom are guesting on the final track of the album. Anthropocentric is an album by The Ocean's consolidated nucleus. "It is the first album where all members have actively partaken in the songwriting", comments Staps.
The track listing for Anthropocentric is as follows:
1. Anthropocentric
2. The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov baseness
3. She Was The Universe
4. For He That Wavereth…
5. The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts
6. The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith
7. Sewers Of The Soul
8. Wille Zum Untergang
9. Heaven TV
10. The Almightiness Contradiction
11. The Grand Inquisitor IV: Exclusion From Redemption
The last track is a bonus track which will only appear on the vinyl and the limited European deluxe digipak version.
THE OCEAN to tour with Dillinger Escape Plan and Cancer Bats through Europe!
THE OCEAN will join Dillinger Escape Plan for their upcoming full European tour, which kicks off in Paris on October 1st, 2010, and is ending with an appearance at the DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2010 at Leeds University on November 6, 2010.
THE OCEAN guitarist Robin Staps comments: "We are very excited about this tour and honoured to support one of the most exciting and daring bands in heavy music on their upcoming full European tour!"
THE OCEAN
Tour w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan and Cancer Bats
01/10/10 – FR – Paris – Le Trabendo
02/10/10 – NL – Amsterdam – Melkweg Max
03/10/10 – BE – Brussels – VK
04/10/10 – DE – Frankfurt – Batschkapp
05/10/10 – DE – Leipzig – Conne Island
06/10/10 – DE – Hamburg – Markthalle
07/10/10 – DE – Bochum – Matrix
08/10/10 – DE – Berlin – Columbia Club
09/10/10 – PL – Warsaw – Progresja
10/10/10 – CZ – Prague – Abaton
12/10/10 – AT – Wien – Szene
13/10/10 – HU – Budapest – Dürer-Kert
14/10/10 – SK – Bratislava – Randal
15/10/10 – IT – Roncade – New Age
16/10/10 – IT – Cesena – Vidia Club
17/10/10 – FR – Marseille – Escape Julien
19/10/10 – ES – Bilbao – Kafé Antzokia
20/10/10 – ES – Madrid – Sala Heineken
21/10/10 – ES – Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2
22/10/10 – FR – Bordeaux – Rock School Barby
23/10/10 – FR – Nantes – L'Olympic
24/10/10 – FR – Poitiers – Confort Moderne
26/10/10 – FR – Lille – Aeronef
27/10/10 – UK – Southampton – Uni Garden Court
28/10/10 – UK – Birmingham – Academy 2
29/10/10 – UK – Glasgow – Garage
30/10/10 – UK – Manchester – Club Academy
01/11/10 – UK – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
02/11/10 – UK – Bristol – Academy
03/11/10 – UK – Norwich – Waterfront
04/11/10 – UK – Brighton – Concorde 2
05/11/10 – UK – London – Electric Ballroom
06/11/10 – UK – Leeds – Damnation Festival
End Tour
Tour w/ Humanfly
07/11/10 – UK – Newport - Le Pub
08/11/10 – UK – Leicester - Firebug
09/11/10 – UK – Stoke - Sugarmill
10/11/10 – UK – Dundee - Fat Sam's
THE OCEAN will release their new album Anthropocentric in November of 2010! It's the second part of a concept spread over two albums. The first one named Heliocentric has been released in April of this year.
http://www.theoceancollective.com
http://www.myspace.com/theoceancollective
Alternative Press premiers RETURN TO EARTH music video for 'Automata'!
In conjunction with the new release Automata from the alternative metal act RETURN TO EARTH, Alternative Press Magazine is premiering the group's music video for the title track 'Automata' on their website HERE. The video for 'Automata' was created by the same team that brought fans the two trailers for the album, Damien Serban and Yann Bertrand from Absinthe Studio in France (www.absinthestudio.com). Head over to AltPress.com today to check out the video and be sure to leave your comments.
Metal Blade Records has launched a landing page where fans can go to check out music, watch the two teaser videos made by Damien Serban and Yann Bertrand, an in-the-studio-video and video footage of Chris Pennie (ex-Dillinger/current Coheed drummer) at the 2010 Modern Drummer Festival, and purchase the album.
"Mixing a love of Mike Patton, Trent Reznor and latter-day Dillinger with the catchy hooks of Coheed, RTE's second release is an unapologetically slick attempt to smuggle leftfield influences into a mainstream rock sound." Kerrang! Magazine
"Influenced by textural and experimental bands such as System of a Down, Faith No More, Tool and Muse, Return to Earth play a striking combination of math metal, alt-rock, classic rock and even industrial." Noisecreep.com
"The musicianship on display is faultless, they've really got a knack for writing a good tune, it's good to see also that they're not ashamed to employ melody and write a catchy song, so many heavy rock bands would shy away from this." Altsounds.com
About the band:
RETURN TO EARTH is the amalgamation of the musical talents of Ron Scalzo, Brett Aveni, and Chris Pennie; three veteran and visionary musicians whose material can't be pigeonholed to one genre or easily classified. You'll hear bits and pieces of their influences and other projects and those bits and pieces come together to form the unique whole that is RETURN TO EARTH.
All three members of RTE sport impressive musical resumes - Pennie, in particular, hones his craft as one of the most heralded drummers working today. His groundbreaking drum style provides the backbone for RTE's aggressive brand of rock. Pennie also wrote a lot of the material & contributed in the form of synth & loop programming. "Brett & I have been itching to work with Chris for years," admits Scalzo. "He's one of those prodigies that make the rest of wonder why we even bother trying to make music."
Brooklyn native Scalzo is no slouch in the music-making department, having achieved moderate success as electro-rock singer/songwriter Q*Ball. With three self-released critically-acclaimed albums under his belt, Scalzo has purveyed that moderate success – and a lot of long hours – into an underground DIY label, Bald Freak Music. The upstart's growing roster includes Guns N' Roses guitarist Bumblefoot, who releases his impressive solo work on the label, and buzz-worthy pirate metal band Swashbuckle.
"You blink your eyes these days & the industry has already shifted another 30 degrees to the left," says Scalzo. "I was tired of playing 'the game' – trying to fashion an image, a look, a musical style that would impress all the wrong people. I wanted to make music that I wanted to make, and the only way I was going to do that on my own terms was to release it myself."
RETURN TO EARTH is:
Ron Scalzo - Vocals
Brett Aveni - Guitars
Chris Pennie - Drums
Follow the band at the following sites:
http://www.metalblade.com/returntoearth/
http://www.returntoearthmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/returntoearththeband
http://www.facebook.com/returntoearth
http://www.baldfreak.com
http://www.youtube.com/baldfreakmusic
HAIL OF BULLETS reveal album art, track listing and concept behind new album 'On Divine Winds'!
Dutch Death Metal Masters HAIL OF BULLETS have announced On Divine Winds as the title of the band’s upcoming full-length studio album to be released October 12th via Metal Blade Records!
HAIL OF BULLETS' debut album '…Of Frost and War' was a concept album about the Eastern front war of Germany. 'On Divine Winds' is another concept album, this time covering the Pacific battles between Japan and the USA.
Vocalist Martin van Drunen comments: "This time Hail of Bullets takes on the Pacific War. The expansion of the Empire of Japan throughout Asia, introducing a full scale war using all forces combined. The massive strike back of the Americans, whose marines bravely fought many tough and bloody battles on now forgotten insulate islands spread throughout the whole Pacific. This led to desperate Japanese defense tactics such as Kamikaze, human bullets and suicidal Banzai charges. Until finally, incendiary bombings brought the empire to its knees."
The album title On Divine Winds refers to the translation for the Japanese word Kamikaze, as kami stands for "God" and kaze means "wind".
On Divine Winds track listing:
1. The Eve Of Battle
2. Operation Z
3. The Mukden Incident
4. Strategy of Attrition
5. Full Scale War
6. Guadalcanal
7. On Coral Shores
8. Unsung Heroes
9. Tokyo Napalm Holocaust
10. Kamikaze
11. To Bear the Unbearable
On Divine Winds was produced by Ed Warby and like before the monstrous mix was in the capable hands of Mr. Dan Swanö.
Drummer Ed Warby adds: "I don't think I've ever worked this hard on anything in my entire life, but it sure has paid off! Although …Of Frost And War is a tough act to follow, my ringing ears tell me we've succeeded in besting it on every level: songs, playing, production… at the moment Dan Swanö is putting the final touches on a mix that could squash a tank, and then it's off to the pressing plant! All the main ingredients of our blood 'n' guts style death metal have remained intact and I honestly can't imagine anyone that liked our previous work is going to be the least bit disappointed… on the contrary!"
On Divine Winds will be released out October 12th in North America!
http://www.hailofbullets.com
http://www.myspace.com/hailoffuckenbullets
KING OF ASGARD premiere video for 'Einhärjar'!
Swedish Viking Folk death metallers KING OF ASGARD have uploaded a professionally filmed video clip for the album opener 'Einhärjar' on the Metal Blade landing page!
Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/kingofasgard/ to check out the video clip and the order deals for the band's debut album 'Fi'mbulvintr'!
KING OF ASGARD comments on the video:
"The "Einhärjar" music video was recorded in July 2010, directed by Richard Moneus, the driving force behind the production company 1897. It was shot in an old dirty barn at a location just outside where we live. Spending what felt like ages in the old dusty room was well worth the sweat and blood. After the barn battleground, Richard took care of the hard work to cut, edit and piece it all together in a functioning symbiosis. Now, viewing the final result we are extremely proud of how good this video turned out. Hell yeah, Richard!"
'Fi'mbulvintr' is available now!
Head over to the band's MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/kingofasgardsweden) to stream two songs from 'Fi'mbulvintr'!
'Fi'mbulvintr' was recorded in March and April of 2010 in Varberg, Sweden at Andy LaRoqcue's (King Diamond) Sonic Train Studios. Andy also engineered and co-produced the album.
'Fi'mbulvintr' track listing:
1 - Intro
2 - Einhärjar
3 - Vämods Tale
4 - The Last Journey
5 - Never Will You Know of Flesh Again
6 - Wrath of the Gods
7 - Snake Tongue
8 - Brethren of the North
9 - Day of Sorrow
10 - Lingering a Sacred Ground
11 - Heroes' Brigade
12 - Strike of the Hammer
13 - Fi'mbulvintr (outro)
KING OF ASGARD took form in 2008 by founder Karl Beckman (ex-Mithotyn) after dissolving his latest musical projects. Teaming up with long time absent fellow worker, Karsten Larsson (Falconer, ex-Mithotyn). As a result, after years apart, the decision was made to go back to their roots both musically as well as heading for their Norse heritage in lyrical approach. In late 2009 J. Albrektsson joined the ranks on bass to strengthen the line-up further.
KING OF ASGARD is:
Karl Beckman – guitar, vocals
Jonas Albrektsson – bass
Karsten Larsson – drums
'Fi'mbulvintr' can be ordered for $10.99 at THIS location!
http://www.kingofasgard.com/
http://www.myspace.com/kingofasgardsweden
Slovenian Thrash Kings NEGLIGENCE reveals track listing and artwork for 'Coordinates Of Confusion'!
Slovenian Kings of Thrash NEGLIGENCE have revealed the artwork and track listing for their new album Coordinates Of Confusion!
Coordinates Of Confusion has been mixed by Ruzz (drums) in their own Negligence studio in late spring of 2010 and was mastered at West West Side Music in New York by Alan Douches.
The band comments, "We're stunned by the result of the mixing and mastering and can't wait for you metal heads to hear it!"
Coordinates Of Confusion track listing
1. Mind Decay
2. Screaming Fear
3. Addicted To Aggression
4. Disharmony
5. The Way To…
6. Insane Asylum
7. The Q Box
8. Sickened
9. Shark Attack
10. Coordinates Of Confusion
Coordinates Of Confusion will be released October 12th, 2010 in North America.
NEGLIGENCE was formed in 2000 by Dyz and Jey, two excellent Slovenian guitarists who shared the same passion for music and decided to start working together. They soon found a proper and stable line-up and played lots of shows in their homeland Slovenia including a gig at the infamous Metal Camp festival. Between 2003 and 2005 they also released three untitled demos.
2005 marks a turning point in the history of NEGLIGENCE when they parted ways with their old singer and presented the 15-year old Alex as their new frontman. The band gathered a bigger fan base and in 2007 NEGLIGENCE independently released their debut album Options Of A Trapped Mind. The album opened many new doors for the group and got a good reception amongst metal fans and received great reviews worldwide. Following the release, the band went on to promote their album supporting some of the biggest acts in metal, such as Exodus, Forbidden, Heathen, Sadus and Death Angel among others.
At the end of 2009, long-time member Dyz parted ways with the band but was still part of the production for the second album. NEGLIGENCE have recently found a second guitar player – his name is Aljo - who will help increasing the sheer power the band is able to deliver on stage!
NEGLIGENCE:
Alex - vocals
Jey - guitars
Aljo - guitars
Lipnik - bass
Ruzz - drums
http://www.myspace.com/negligence
AS I LAY DYING announce Fall tours; nationally televised performance on FOX
GRAMMY-NOMINATED GROUP ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN FALL TOUR
SECOND NATIONALLY TELEVISED PERFORMANCE OF 2010 AIRS SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 ON FOX (3PM EST/2PM CST)
BAND RECEIVES SAN DIEGO MUSIC AWARD NOMINATION FOR "BEST HARD ROCK ALBUM" -CEREMONY TO TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 12
Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING has recently announced their fall U.S. tour for North America and Europe. The group will kick off the tour September 14 in El Paso, TX in support of their latest release THE POWERLESS RISE (Metal Blade) which debuted this spring on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #10. The tour—with support acts All That Remains, Unearth, and Carnifex--will take AS I LAY DYING down south and throughout the northeast, before making its way west through Canada and wrapping up October 11 in Chico, CA. AS I LAY DYING will then end 2010 with shows throughout Europe (see below for full tour dates).
"This is one of the best tour line-ups we've ever been a part of as a headliner," explains lead vocalist TIM LAMBESIS. "I'm proud of the mark that all of our bands have made on the modern metal scene and we're finally touring together in one package. I especially can't wait to spend time with our good friends in Unearth since they are long time friends, label mates, and great personalities that never leave a dull moment!"
AS I LAY DYING--NICK HIPA (guitar), TIM LAMBESIS (vocals), JORDAN MANCINO (drums), PHIL SGROSSO (guitar) and JOSH GILBERT (bass)--just completed the "Cool Tour" with Underoath, Between the Buried and Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages on August 1. In a live review from the 7/31 Los Angeles date, Louie Bones of BigWheelMagazine.com said, "As I Lay Dying hit the stage to an intro song that reminded me of an epic war scene from a movie, it set the tone for what was to come. The 4000 maximum capacity crowd howled in excitement as the 5 members of As I Lay Dying broke into the set opener '94 Hours.' The bone shattering bass drum was felt by all across the floor and up into the Palladium's balconies. It was similar to an earthquake set to musical rhythm and growled along to…Fans had waited all day for this and they were not let down by any means as As I Lay Dying tore through the Palladium relentlessly late into the night."
AS I LAY DYING recently performed live for rabid fans as part of the Maloof Money Cup presented by Vans. Catch the AS I LAY DYING's second national TV performance this year set to air on Saturday, August 28 on the FOX at 2:00pm CST/3:00pm EST. The Maloof Money Cup--the world's premiere showcase for amateur and professional skateboarding--awards nearly $450,000 in cash and prizes in four professional U.S. championship competitions: the VOLCOM Street Pro, Women's Pro Street, Carl's Jr. Pro Vert Championships and the World Industries Amateur Championships. AS I LAY DYING's performance joins Lil' Jon, Ludacris, YelaWolf and many others. For more information go to www.maloofmoneycup.com
In other exciting news, AS I LAY DYING has been nominated for a San Diego Music Award for "Best Hard Rock Album" with THE POWERLESS RISE. Other the San Diego-based bands nominated in this category are: A City Serene, All Leather, Bitter Frost, Burning the Masses, Canobliss, Carnifex and Mower. The ceremony will take place on Sunday September 12 at the outdoor concert setting Humphrey's By The Bay. For more information log onto: http://www.sandiegomusicawards.com
Catch AS I LAY DYING on the road in the following cities:
Tickets available for all shows at http://www.thepowerlessrise.com/tour.php.
DATE / CITY / VENUE
09/13 Yuma, AZ Club Blackout w/Carnifex, Beg For Life, Demise Of Hollywood
Tour w/ All That Remains, Unearth, and Carnifex (Note dates w/o ATR)
09/14 El Paso, TX Club 101
09/15 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos
09/16 Abilene, TX Midnight Rodeo
09/17 Little Rock, AR The Village^
09/18 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
09/19 Knoxville, TN Valarium
09/20 Cincinnati, OH The Madison Theater
09/21 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
09/22 Cleveland, OH Peabody's^
09/23 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
09/24 Albany, NY Northern Lights
09/25 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre^
09/26 Quebec City, QC Imperial
09/27 Montreal, QC Metropolis
09/28 Ottawa, ON Capital Music Hall
09/29 London, ON Cowboys
10/01 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Center
10/03 Saskatoon, SK Odeon
10/04 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
10/05 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Center
10/07 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
10/08 Seattle, WA El Corazon
10/10 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
10/11 Chico, CA Senator Theatre^
^ without All That Remains
European Headline Tour w/Heaven Shall Burn and Suicide Silence
11/04 Switzerland Volkhaus*
11/05 Viale Tritone, Italy Rock Planet
11/06 Vienna, Austria Gassometer*
11/07 Nuremburg, Germany Lowensaal*
11/08 Strasbourgh, France Le Iaiterie
11/09 Paris, France La Trabendo
11/10 Luxembourg Kulturfabrik*
11/11 Munich, Germany Tonhalle*
11/12 Cologne, Germany Ewerk Koln*
11/13 Stuttgart, Germany Longhorn LKA*
11/14 Munster, Germany Skaters Place*
11/15 Berlin, Germany Columbia Club*
11/16 Gotenburg, Sweden Brewhouse
11/17 Stockholmd, Sweden Klubben
11/19 Helsinki, Finland Nosturi
11/21 Malmo, Sweden KB
11/22 Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freheit*
11/23 Leipzig, Germany Werk II*
11/24 Antwerp, Belgium Trix
11/25 Norwich, UK Waterfront Hall#
11/26 London, UK Koko#
11/27 Wolverhampton, UK Wolfrun North St#
11/28 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy#
11/29 Glasgow, UK Garage#
11/30 Sheffield, UK Corporation#
* Indicates co-headlining shows with Heaven Shall Burn
# Indicates Suicide Silence as main support
www.ThePowerlessRise.com
www.AsILayDying.com
www.myspace.com/asilaydying
www.metalblade.tv
www.metalblade.com
WHITECHAPEL announces headline run; hitting the road this October with Impending Doom, Miss May I, Oceano, I Declare War
Whitechapel set to takeover SMNnews.com for a day! Plus, enter to win a pair of tickets and a Meet & Greet with the band at one of the upcoming dates
Free Whitechapel iPod App now available!
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - August 16, 2010 - Knoxville, TN’s WHITECHAPEL, who just finished devastating audiences across North America as a part of the Vans Warped Tour Twenty Ten, are pleased to announce their upcoming headlining tour that kicks off in Macon, GA on October 1st. Joining WHITECHAPEL on the road are Impending Doom, Miss May I, Oceano, and I Declare War. Before the tour kicks off, some of the WHITECHAPEL guys will be taking over the metal website SMNnews.com for a day on Wednesday, September 29.The guys will make their own posts letting fans know their thoughts on current releases, news, videos, and more. In conjunction with the upcoming tour and the site takeover, there will be a giveaway at SMNnews.com where one lucky winner and their guest will get concert tickets to one of the upcoming October tour dates and get a Meet & Greet session with the band. Contest details will be announced shortly. The website created for WHITECHAPEL’s latest release, ANewEraOfCorruption.com, will be kept up-to-date with the most current tour dates and all info relating to the tour.
In other news, Metal Blade Records has just released an official WHITECHAPEL iPod App that includes the band’s latest music, videos, photos, news, and tour dates…and it’s FREE! Get your free WHITECHAPEL App HERE.
WHITECHAPEL
Tour w/ Impending Doom, Miss May I, Oceano, I Declare War
10/01 Macon, GA The 567
10/02 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
10/03 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
10/04 Jacksonville, FL Rain (Plush Complex)
10/05 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
10/06 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
10/07 Raleigh, NC Volume 11 Tavern
10/08 Norfolk, VA Norva
10/09 Jermyn, PA Eleanor Rigby's
10/10 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
10/12 Boston, MA Harper's Ferry
10/13 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance Theatre
10/14 Syracuse, NY Lost Horizon
10/15 Toledo, OH Headliner's
10/16 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
10/17 Elgin, IL Mad Maggies
10/19 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
10/20 Sauget, IL Pop's
10/21 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
10/22 Birmingham, AL Zydeco
10/23 Nashville, TN Rocketown
MONSTER MOSH II
w/ The Devil Wears Prada, Enter Shikari, Black Veil Brides
10/31 Frisco, TX Dr. Pepper Arena
Don’t forget to check out the brand-new official website WhitechapelBand.com where fans can check out WHITECHAPEL’s tour dates, music videos, live videos, video interviews and updates from the road, news, photo galleries and more. Fans can also select the “Community” tab to enter the fan club THE DISEASED, where members can access the band’s blog, fan forum, sign up for contests, or select the campaign tab to become a part of the WHITECHAPEL street team or enter contests that require users to submit content.
THE DISEASED fan club packages breakdown:
Level One - The Possessed Package: 8.99
-1 year interactive membership
-Dog tags
Level Two - The Exiled Package: 22.99
-1 year interactive membership
- Dog tag
- THE DISEASED laminate
- Picks (3)
- T-shirt
Level Three - The Ultimate Corruption Package: 44.99
-1 year interactive membership
- Dog tag
- THE DISEASED laminate
- Picks (3)
- T-shirt
- A New Era of Corruption on vinyl
WHITECHAPEL’s latest release, A New Era of Corruption, entered Billboard Magazine's Top 200 Chart at #43 in its first week of release. A New Era of Corruption also debuted at #2 on the Hard Music Core Stores Chart, #3 on the Independent Albums Chart, and #5 on the Hard Music Albums Chart. In addition to breaking the charts in the states, A New Era of Corruption also charted in Canada coming in at #70 on the Current Albums chart, #9 on the Indie chart, and #8 on the Hard chart. A New Era of Corruption marks the band's 3rd full-length album and 2nd for Metal Blade Records. Check out what press has had to say about the band's latest, and to date greatest, release A New Era of Corruption, which the group co-produced with infamous metal producer Jason Suecof at Jason's Orlando, FL based Audiohammer Studios:
"while there's a familiar sense of disgust spewed all over this third album, there's been some evolving back at the deathlab. It's easy enough to play fast and hard in death metal – easier still to make that all you do, but as Devolver's ceremonious opener builds intensities, leveling the blows with a calculated malice for maximum damage, the band sound deadlier than ever." 8/10 Decibel Magazine
"Say what you like about the way death metal has evolved, but to deny that Whitechapel are both insanely heavy and technically dazzling would be churlish petulance. They hinted at this level of bone-powdering brutality on their first two albums, but have slipped into a higher gear for their third, more than justifying their status as one of the few bands snapping at the heels of Job for A Cowboy… overall this is the sound of Whitechapel maturing and realizing their own considerable potential, with much precision, power, and simplicity." 8/10 Terrorizer Magazine
"The band presents a truly mixed palette with progressive asides, tempered harmonies and arrangements that take surprising yet complimentary avenues… Whitechapel now appear unconcerned with all-out heaviness, in its place they have sampled the breadth of their genre creating a metal record both balanced and deep." Rock Sound Magazine
"Sharp guitar melodies and serrated hooks augment the brawn without diluting it, and this new side of the band adds a superb twist to their already well-established fury." 3/4 Kerrang! Magazine
"a sound so thick you could bite into it… Whitechapel are leading the next generation of extreme." Metal Hammer Magazine
"Every band has their signature album. Slayer has Reign in Blood, Cannibal Corpse has Vile, Pantera had Cowboys from Hell. A New Era of Corruption is Whitechapel's masterpiece." 5/5, TheNewReview.net
"A New Era Of Corruption is more complete and more focused… Whitechapel has become the Behemoth of deathcore." MetalReview.com
"a deadly, lumbering and ultimately trend-free beast" Noisecreep.com
"What Whitechapel will put out this year is nothing short of some of the grimiest metal sludge to ever breach the Billboard chart, a three-guitar wall of sound bolstered by vocalist Phil Bozeman's rasp." Albuquerque Journal
"Corruption, venom and hatred. Tons of blastbeats. Stomach-churning guitar riffs. It’s kind of shocking that the new Whitechapel is better than their last, namely because This Is Exile was amazing." The Hartford Advocate
"there is no getting away from the fact that, as far as modern death metal goes, there are no better exponents of this breakdown laden mayhem than this triple-guitar monster." Planet-Loud.com
"The band's new album, A New Era Of Corruption, is eleven songs of being pummeled in the face with an iron pipe." CraveOnline.com
Whitechapel is:
Phil Bozeman - Vocals
Ben Savage - Guitar/Leads
Alex Wade - Guitar
Zach Householder - Guitar
Gabe Crisp - Bass
Kevin Lane - Drums
http://www.thediseased.com/
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Flashback Fridays on Metal Blade TV – Amon Amarth "The Pursuit Of Vikings"!
On Fridays, Metal Blade Records will be releasing a classic production video from the vaults on MetalBlade.tv. The next video on Metal Blade TV's Flashback Fridays is Amon Amarth's video for "The Pursuit Of Vikings" off the album Fate Of Norns, which was released September 7th, 2004. Seeing as the label has been around for almost 30 years now, we have quite a bit of videos to go through and digitize for the rabid metal world to view. Be sure to keep an eye on MetalBlade.tv, or simply follow us on Twitter or Facebook to find out what classic Metal Blade video has been pulled from the vaults. Have a favorite Metal Blade video you want us to add? Leave us a comment on Facebook and get your friends to 'Like' it. Video requests will be tallied every other month and videos with the most votes will be pulled from the vaults and added to MetalBlade.tv as soon as we get our grubby metal hands on it.
Watch "The Pursuit Of Vikings" now on MetalBlade.tv!
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MALEFICE to tour the UK with Arch Enemy in November
MALEFICE have been added to the monstrous Arch Enemy UK tour which kicks off in Manchester on November 23, 2010. It is Arch Enemy's only UK shows this year and as well as Malefice the bill also features Grand Magus and Chthonic.
Vocalist DALE BUTLER comments:
"We've spent a lot of this year in mainland Europe so as soon as we were asked to go out with Arch Enemy we snapped it up. We were reminded at Sonisphere why British crowds are renowned all over the world for being the best, so we can wait to get out in front of you lot again!"
Malefice's Metal Blade debut album, Dawn Of Reprisal can be purchased on MetalBlade.com HERE, on iTunes HERE, and on Amazon HERE.
Arch Enemy + Grand Magus + MALEFICE + Chthonic
November 2010
23rd MANCHESTER – Academy 2
24th GLASGOW – Garage
25th WOLVERHAMPTON – Wulfrun Hall
27th LONDON – HMV Forum
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