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SOILENT GREEN’s video for Antioxidant to premier on MySpace Metal!
 Catch the premier of Soilent Green’s new video for the track Antioxidant on MySpace’s Metal page starting today Wednesday, April 9th! Antioxidant is off Soilent Green’s upcoming Metal Blade Records debut Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction, available everywhere April 15th! Check out MySpace’s Metal page here: http://www.myspace.com/metal
Head over to the band’s MySpace page to check out the track Antioxidant and get a taste of the new album. http://www.myspace.com/soilentgreen
“Catchy without being commercially friendly and still steeped deep in a world of blasts, breaks, manic pace alterations and that infections, anthem-esque Southern swagger for which Bayou state bands are so synonymous, the effort is at once dense, brutal and sonically punishing without a moment of filler or the evidence of a rehashed riff.” - Metal Maniacs
“A longtime New Orleans delicacy, the latest plateful of Soilent Green’s sludgy grind is just as toxic to the taste buds as anything the band’s released over a decade of ups and downs, coming together to cook up another batch of crusty comfort food on Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction… Soilent write songs like demolition derby crashes, with 11 tracks of Inevitable rarely sitting still for more than 30 seconds before skidding violently into the next riff or rhythm.” - Decibel
SOILENT GREEN special pre-order for Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction
The official Metal Blade online store has a special pre-order deal that will go up is for SOILENT GREEN’s upcoming release Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction, available everywhere April 15th. Fans can pick up just the CD or a CD/t-shirt package deal for a super low price. The pre-order started March 19th and will be available until the release date (4/15). Details and photos are up at the Metal Blade store HERE.
Metal Blade Records will also be offering Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction as a gatefold LP on green colored vinyl. This will be a limited edition, hand numbered run of only 2,000 copies and will come with a fold out 8x32 poster and a loose CD of the album. Keep checking back at Metal Blade’s online store for more details, pictures of the LP, and release date.
http://www.myspace.com/soilentgreen
SHAI HULUD posts title track off upcoming album Misanthropy Pure!
 Shai Hulud has just made the title track off their upcoming album Misanthropy Pure available for fans to check out on their MySpace page HERE. The title track Misanthropy Pure will also be the band’s first video off their Metal Blade Records debut and will be shot by David Brodsky (All That Remains, Hate Eternal, The Black Dahlia Murder).
Here’s what Matt Fox had to say:
“Hello ladies and people,
Your friendly neighborhood Shai Hulud here, cold lampin’, cold chillin’... or... something cold anyway. Actually, it’s rather nice out - not too cold at all. And none of us have ever "lamped," nor are we even sure what it means to "lamp," though we own a few. We’re even friends with one on MySpace. But none of that probably counts for much. Someone fill us in.
Rumors are abound! How exciting... Allow us to address the biggest rumor, which is not as much rumor as it is cold hard lampin’ truth... Our new album, entitled Misanthropy Pure, will be released on May 27th (yeah... this year, jerko) through Metal Blade Records. Yes, yes, we finished said album a few months ago but didn’t bother making an announcement because we knew none of you would believe us. What skeptics. We have trained you well.
For those concerned with such details, Ms. Pure features the ideas, performances, and overall efforts of these guys, alphabetically - sing with me, ABCDEFG and so forth and so on:
Matt Fletcher - Bass
Matt Fox - Guitars
Andrew Gormley - Drums
Matt Mazzali - Vocals
Greg Thomas - Engineer / Co-producer
You can catch the three Matts (dare we say, Mattrick?) on tour supporting Ms. Pure this year. Our long time friend and once-upon-a-time-before-he-was-a-family-man touring drummer Andrew Gormley was specially brought in just for the arranging and recording of the album. Greg, owner of Silver Bullet Media where Ms. Pure was recorded, who has also been seen playing second guitar with us on tour the past few months, is hard at work preparing the release of Colossus, the debut album of his band, The Risk Taken. Be sure to check that out when it, as some might say, drops.
So... What does old Ms. Pure sound like? We won’t bother you with rhetoric when you can just listen to the title track right here on our handy-dandy MySpace page. Thanks Tom!
Misanthropy Pure is one of 11 very different sounding songs on the album, so the good news is if you think Misanthropy Pure is the worst song you have ever heard in your inconsequential life, there are 10 more that may just tickle your grody little fancy.
We’ll be shooting a video for Misanthropy Pure sometime this month. Let the song soak in and read the lyrics (which are posted below) so you can come out, sing along and get rowdy with us on camera. Once we have the details about the video shoot we’ll let you know. In the meantime, neglect your chores and homework; get familiar with the song and get your finger-pointing fingers ready. We’ll be piling on top of each other and singing along soon. Again, we’ll post the details of the video shoot as soon as we have them. Keep the rest of this month open.”
Go HERE to finish reading the blog which includes the lyrics to the track Misanthropy Pure and a little Q&A with the band.
Make sure to catch Shai Hulud’s blistering live set when they hit the road with Mad Ball, M.O.D., and Bitter End. The band will also be hitting the infamous New England Metal & Hardcore Fest in Worcester, Mass on Sunday April 27th!
SHAI HULUD
04/27 Worcester, MA The Palladium New England Metal Fest
Tour w/ Madball, M.O.D., Bitter End
05/07 Covington, KY The Mad Hatter
05/08 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s
05/09 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
05/10 Fort Wayne, IN Miss Q’s w/ Saints Never Surrender
05/11 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Live
05/12 St. Paul, MN Station 4
05/14 Joplin, MO Foundry Music Theatre w/ This Above All
05/15 Sauget, IL Pop’s no Bitter End
http://www.myspace.com/profoundhatred
AS I LAY DYING and EVERGREEN TERRACE to tour on this summers Vans Warped Tour!
 San Diego, CA Grammy nominated metallers AS I LAY DYING will be heading out the road on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour in support of their latest metal-juggernaut release, An Ocean Between Us. Fans will be able to catch AS I LAY DYING’s blistering live show on the June 20th through July 18th stops of the tour.
Also appearing on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour is Jacksonville, Florida’s EVERGREEN TERRACE. A band known for bringing nothing less than sheer ferocity to the stage, EVERGREEN TERRACE will be heading out across the US on the entire run of the 2008 Vans Warped Tour; proving their might and converting any who doubt the band’s live and musical prowess.
Here’s what people have been saying about AS I LAY DYING’s and EVERGREEN TERRACE’s latest releases:
 - Evergreen Terrace -
“…a riveting back-and-forth between lead screamer Andrew Carey and the guitar shrieks of axemen Craig Chaney and Joshua James, proof that some vocalists and bands are meant for each other… melody, intensity, positive attitude…” - Decibel
“Wolfbiker the album is indeed badass metalcore, and as a band, Evergreen Terrace takes a step forward.” - Outburn
“Wolfbiker, the first release from the quintet’s new home, Metal Blade, is the epitome of everything the band stands for: being yourself, doing what you want, and, of course, finding happiness.” – Alternative Press
- As I Lay Dying -
“…one of the best pure-metal bands America has to offer” Alternative Press
“The whole album is the result of a band pushing themselves to their absolute limits, and in doing so, they’ve delivered an exciting, adrenaline fueled and potential future classic.” – Outburn
“By far the most aggressive, in your face statement they’ve ever made.” Kerrang!
“Onstage, As I Lay Dying’s music is all about impact: double bass drums pummeling at tachycardia-like rhythms… each tempo change, and there were plenty, had the visceral effect of a sudden gear shift.” The New York Times
“…to these battered ears (this album) is a revelation” Decibel Magazine
“…there is something here for every fan of tight, fast, smart metal.” Abort Magazine
The folks over at the Vans Warped Tour have also announced a special presale on tickets for this summer’s tour, which kicked off on Friday March 14th. A pre-sale on tickets is now available for each stop of the tour and can be purchased HERE. By purchasing a pre-sale ticket you will not only receive a discounted rate but you will also be qualified for exclusive prizes like “jump-the-line passes and even a trip to the show of your choice complete with VIP passes!”
Tickets purchased via the pre-sale will include a Warped Tour 2008 Compilation CD, a 25 cent donation to the Vans Warped Tour charity Camp Hollywood Heart, and all service fees.
Just so you know there are a limited number of pre-sale tickets per market and they will go fast.
2008 Tour Schedule
06/20 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairgrounds
06/21 San Francisco, CA Pier 30/32
06/22 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
06/25 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
06/26 Las Cruces, NM N.M.S.U. Practice Field
06/28 Salt Lake City, UT TBA
06/29 Denver, CO Invesco Field
07/01 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/02 Kansas City, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/03 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
07/05 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/06 Houston, TX Sam Houston Race Park
07/09 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheater
07/10 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
07/11 Tampa, FL Vinoy Park
07/12 Miami, FL Bicentennial Park
07/13 Jacksonville, FL St. Johns County Fairgrounds
07/14 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/15 Virginia Beach, VA TBA
07/16 Washington DC Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/17 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
07/18 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
07/19 Toronto, ON TBA
07/20 Montreal, QC TBA
07/23 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
07/24 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
07/25 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/26 Uniondale, NY TBA
07/27 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
07/28 Englishtown, NJ Raceway Park
07/29 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
07/30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
07/31 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
08/01 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
08/02 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
08/03 Minneapolis, MN TBA
08/05 Saskatoon, SK TBA
08/06 Calgary, AB TBA
08/08 Boise, ID TBA
08/09 Seattle, WA TBA
08/10 Portland, OR TBA
08/13 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
08/14 San Diego, CA TBA
08/15 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/16 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot
08/17 Los Angeles, CA Home Depot Center
*Check out tracks ‘Nothing Left’ and ‘The Sound of Truth’ from As I Lay Dying HERE
*Check out tracks ‘Wolfbiker’, ‘Chaney Can’t Quite Riff Like Helmet’s Page Hamilton’, and ‘Where There is Fire We Will Carry Gasoline’ from Evergreen Terrace HERE
Music videos for both AS I LAY DYING and EVERGREEN TERRACE are available on Metal Blade’s YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/metalbladerecords
http://www.warpedtour.com | http://www.asilaydying.com/
http://www.myspace.com/asilaydying | http://www.myspace.com/evergreenterrace
UNEARTH: Alive from the Apocalypse DVD hits charts, upcoming tour, and new album in 2008!
 Unearth’s first ever DVD Alive from the Apocalypse debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top Music Video Chart and #15 on Canada’s Top Video/DVD SoundScan Chart! Alive from the Apocalypse is also officially gold in Canada just after its first week of release! Canada is the first territory to commemorate certified gold status of Alive from the Apocalypse and will not be the last market Unearth’s first DVD hits record breaking numbers.
Unearth is currently on the road in support of their double disc DVD, which Revolver Magazine calls “far more entertaining than most band DVD’s” and which Decibel Magazine gives an 8 out of 10 rating. Supporting Unearth on their current run of dates is Bury Your Dead, As Blood Runs Black, My Children My Bride, and The Destro. Unearth will also be playing at WSOU’s 60th Anniversary Celebration alongside Shadow’s Fall, A Life Once Lost, and Bloodsimple. Once the band returns home they will commence work on their third full length Metal Blade release, which will be out in the fall of 2008. More information and studio updates will be made available shortly via the band’s and Metal Blade’s websites.
UNEARTH - ALIVE FROM THE APOCALYPSE TOUR
Tour w/ Bury Your Dead, As Blood Runs Black, My Children My Bride, The Destro
04/10 Richmond, VA The National
04/11 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theatre
End Tour
WSOU's 60th Anniversary Celebration
Show w/ Shadows Fall, Otep, A Life Once Lost, Five Finger Death Punch, Bloodsimple
04/18 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
http://www.unearth.tv/
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: dates with A Life Once Lost/Arsis announced - upcoming dates in Alaska
 THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER has just announced an upcoming string of dates with A Life Once Lost and Arsis as well as two dates in Anchorage, Alaska. In other touring news THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER has just been announced as the headliner for this year’s Summer Slaughter Tour. The tour kicks off June 20th in Detroit, MI and the band will be playing alongside metal heavy-weights such as Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, Despised Icon, Aborted, Psycroptic, label mates WHITECHAPEL, and more.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER frontman Trevor Strnad had this to say:
"We’re very excited to be part of this year’s Summer Slaughter line up. It is a complete honor for us to be playing alongside so many powerhouses of extreme music. Come out to the shows and show your support!”
Advance tickets are only $20 across the nation. Quotes from all the bands and more information on the tour can be found at the official Summer Slaughter Tour myspace page: www.myspace.com/summerslaughtertour
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Tour w/ A Life Once Lost, Arsis
05/02 Huntington, WV Paradox Rift no A Life Once Lost
05/03 Augusta, GA Sector 7G no A Life Once Lost
05/04 Birmingham, AL Cave 9
05/05 Metairie, LA The High Ground
05/07 Columbia, MO Blue Note
05/08 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Ballroom
05/09 Wichita, KS Eagles Lodge
05/10 Des Moines, IA House Of Bricks
End Tour
05/15 Anchorage, AK Chilkoot Charlie’s
05/16 Anchorage, AK Club Millennium
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, Whitechapel, and more!!!
06/20 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
06/21 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
06/22 Louisville, KY Headliner's
06/24 Albany, NY Northern Lights
06/25 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
06/26 New York, NY Irving Plaza
06/27 Worcester, MA The Palladium
06/28 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
06/29 Richmond, VA The National
06/30 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
07/01 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
07/02 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
07/04 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
07/05 Houston, TX Meridian
07/06 Dallas, TX House of Blues
07/08 El Paso, TX Club 101
07/09 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
07/10 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
07/11 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
07/12 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
07/13 San Diego, CA Soma
07/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
07/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
07/19 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/20 Boise, ID The Big Easy
07/21 Logan, UT Club NVO
07/23 Denver, CO Cervantes Ballroom
07/24 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/27 St. Louis, MO Pop's
07/28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
http://www.myspace.com/blackdahliamurder
JOB FOR A COWBOY to play at Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2008! THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, AS I LAY DYING and Metal Blade all nominated for awards!
 Metal Hammer have just announced their nominations for their Golden Gods 2008 Awards extravaganza along with some of the bands who will be appearing.
This year’s bash takes place at The 02 Arena in London on June 16th.
After romping home with an award for BEST UNDERGROUND BAND (as voted for by fans) Arizona five piece JOB FOR A COWBOY will be joining Bring Me The Horizon for intimate appearances on board the boat Dixie Queen, as it sails up the Thames to the 02 rammed with metal maniacs.
Vote for Metal Blade bands for Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award
The Black Dahlia Murder, As I Lay Dying and Metal Blade have all been nominated for awards at Metal Hammer’s GOLDEN GODS.
AS I LAY DYING have their amazing futuristic video NOTHING LEFT nominated for BEST VIDEO.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER are nominated in the BEST UNDERGROUND BAND section.
METAL BLADE RECORDS are nominated in the BEST METAL LABEL category.
GO VOTE for these bands and you could win tickets to the Golden Gods 2008.
http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/gods/
WHITECHAPEL gives update on new album
 “As you may know we’ve currently been in the studio working hard recording our Metal Blade Records debut album. While we’re doing this we figured we could fill you all in on some information about the record.
The title of the record will be THIS IS EXILE. This title may be familiar to some of you as we had been playing the title track live on our last tour giving you a taste of the material to come. The effort is being tracked by Jonny Fay (ex-guitarist of The Red Chord) of Backyard Studios in New Hampshire and will be mixed by Zuess (who has produced Ion Dissonance, Emmure, Blood Has Been Shed, Shadows Fall, Hatebreed). With this combination of producers and the new material we have written, we are sure to deliver you one of the heaviest records of 2008.
The artwork is being handled by Colin Marks (who has worked with Aborted, The End, Strapping Young Lad, The Red Death). He is doing a phenomenal job and we are extremely pleased with the outcome of his work. He has done a wonderful job of portraying the concept of the record through his artwork.
The CD will be released EVERYWHERE this summer, so keep your eyes peeled for a release date. The track listing, album artwork, and a brand new track for you all to enjoy will be released this spring.
We love each and every one of you and thank you so much for your continuing support; without all of you we couldn’t be living this dream. Keep it up and let’s make this CD huge!!”
Make sure to catch Whitechapel on the road all summer long!
WHITECHAPEL
Tour w/ The Devil Wears Prada, Once Nothing
04/11 Joplin, MO The Foundry Music Theatre
04/12 Wichita, KS Eagles Lodge
Tour w/ The Devil Wears Prada, Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, Once Nothing
04/14 Logan, UT Club NVO
04/15 Reno, NV Club Underground
04/16 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
04/17 Palmdale, CA Palmdale Vets Hall
Tour w/ Paris Is Burning, Conducting From The Grave, We Came Armed, Dry Creek Manor
04/18 Morgan Hill, CA Dance Unlimited
Tour w/ The Devil Wears Prada, Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, Once Nothing
04/19 Bakersfield, CA Jerry's
04/20 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
04/22 Tucson, AZ The Rock
04/23 El Paso, TX Chic's Bar and Billiards
04/24 Lewisville, TX Fat Daddy's Sound Shack
Tour w/ The Devil Wears Prada, Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, Gwen Stacy
04/25 Tulsa, OK Otherside
04/26 Little Rock, AR Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom
04/27 Cordova, TN Skatepark of Memphis
04/28 Douglasville, GA The 7 Venue
04/29 Augusta, GA Club Hollywood
04/30 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox Laundrolounge
05/01 Richmond, VA The Canal Club Downstairs
05/02 Wilmington, DE Harmony Grange
05/05 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
05/06 Providence, RI Living Room
05/07 Troy, NY Revolution Hall
05/09 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
05/10 Erie, PA Perry Hi-Way Hose Co
05/11 Toledo, OH Headliners
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, and more!!!
06/20 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
06/21 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
06/22 Louisville, KY Headliner's
06/24 Albany, NY Northern Lights
06/25 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
06/26 New York, NY Irving Plaza
06/27 Worcester, MA The Palladium
06/28 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
06/29 Richmond, VA The National
06/30 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
07/01 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
07/02 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
07/04 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
07/05 Houston, TX Meridian
07/06 Dallas, TX House of Blues
07/08 El Paso, TX Club 101
07/09 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
07/10 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
07/11 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
07/12 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
07/13 San Diego, CA Soma
07/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
07/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
07/19 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/20 Boise, ID The Big Easy
07/21 Logan, UT Club NVO
07/23 Denver, CO Cervantes Ballroom
07/24 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/27 St. Louis, MO Pop's
07/28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
http://www.myspace.com/whitechapelmetal
AMON AMARTH continue working on new songs
 Swedish Viking heroes AMON AMARTH have issued the following update:
"Back from a two-week vacation we've continued working on new songs for our upcoming release. We have a handful of great songs already, soon-to-be AMON AMARTH classics, and we still have plenty of great song ideas. On March 27th we’re taking a break from the songwriting, heading out to sea, raiding and pillaging (the bars) at the Sweden Rock Cruise."
AMON AMARTH is scheduled to enter Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden in May with producer Jens Bogren to begin recording its new album for a late 2008 release via Metal Blade Records.
http://www.amonamarth.com | http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth
Metal Blade Records THE OCEAN to tour North America for the first time in 7+ year career!
 Ambitious, powerful, stirring, epic, stunning, astounding; these are just some of the words used to describe Berlin Germany’s THE OCEAN and their latest, highly praised, release Precambrian. The band that is known for pushing the boundaries of extreme music is finally coming to North America for the first time in their 7-plus year career, starting things off with dates in Canada in mid May. THE OCEAN will then head to the US for a full tour with support coming from Lair of the Minotaur, and Kylesa (co-headliner), Intronaut, Withered, and The Destro on select dates.
Make sure to visit the Legions of the Winged Octopi Tour MySpace page for details on how to win free tickets, merch, and CD's from The Ocean! http://www.myspace.com/legionsofwingedoctopitour
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THE OCEAN’s first Metal Blade release Aeolian, which came out in spring 2006, made a colossal dent in the metal scene and proved this was a band not to be ignored internationally. The reactions to the album – for the first time on a worldwide scale – were indeed amazing. The disc was ‘Album of the Month’ in the Swedish Close Up magazine, while Kerrang! called it “complex” and “mercilessly tight”, rewarding it with 4 Ks. Revolver gave Aeolian a 5 out of 5 ranking and stated: “THE OCEAN make the guitar / bass / drums axis seem monstrously huge, bringing a symphonic richness to the music without sacrificing its ear-bludgeoning quality”.
At the end of 2006, the band commenced work on Precambrian, a double album which was released November 27th 2007. Its concept and album artwork evolve around the early days of our planet, when mother earth was a hostile and uninhabitable place devoid of life and reigned by fire, sulfur and streams of red-glowing lava. The two disk CD is composed of a mini-CD with 22 minutes playing time entitled ‘Hadean/Archaean’, and a full-length CD with 61 minutes playing time, entitled ‘Proterozoic’, both referring to successive geological eras. Guests on the album include Caleb Scofield (CAVE IN, ZOZOBRA, OLD MAN GLOOM), Nate Newton (CONVERGE, DOOMRIDERS), Dwid Hellion (INTEGRITY), Tomas Hallbom (BREACH), Eric Kalsbeek (TEXTURES) and musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
“The Ocean has delivered a record that is ambitious, stirring, and musically stunning. Prepare to be swept away.” Outburn
“Ambitious and epic, dense and orchestral… the extreme-metal equivalent of Pink Floyd’s The Wall.” Alternative Press
“Full of cinematic breadth and orchestral majesty, it’s easy to get lost in the album’s 80 minutes of rhythmic sea changes and powerful riffing.” Revolver
“…The Ocean do for earth science class what Mastodon did for Melville: make learning brutal.” Decibel
“One can never accuse The Ocean of doing anything with less than 147 percent intensity… The Berlin-based progressive and experimental all-encompassing extreme music collective are known for rewriting the rules when it comes to how a metal band is supposed to operate.” Metal Maniacs
“…smoky, Badalamenti-inspired passages and heaps of classical instrumentation (‘Orosirian, ‘Calymmian’) finding a healthy home during the ascents and descents through crooned dark rock, Mr. Bungle playfulness, Neur-Isis dirges and DEP/NIN electronica. Astounding work.” Terrorizer
“This is by and large The Ocean’s finest hour… one of the best albums of 2007.” Metalreview.com
“Our jaws dropped to the floor from literally the first song of the bone-crushing first disc and remained there throughout the genre-defying, progged-out second disc… a true, bona fide ALBUM as opposed to a collection of songs.” MetalSucks.net
“If you hadn’t yet heard of The Ocean, get ready to hear a lot about them. Precambrian is amazing.” Blistering.com
Guitarist and founding member Robin Staps had this to say about touring North America for the first time:
“It's not easy for European metal bands to tour in North America and we've been wanting to get over there for a long time, so we're very happy that the extremely positive feedback that 'Precambrian' has received in Canada and the US finally makes it possible now. I am particularly looking forward to playing in Canada, a country that has spawned many bands that were very inspirational to us, bands as different as Rush, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, and Arcade Fire..."
THE OCEAN
05/21 Toronto, ON Wreck Room w/ Catamenia
05/22 St Catharines, ON L3 Nightclub
05/23 Montreal, QC Lambi
Tour w/ Kylesa, Lair Of The Minotaur, Withered
05/24 Boston, MA Church Of Boston
05/25 Wallingford, CT Cherry Street Station
05/26 New York, NY Knitting Factory
05/27 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
05/28 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club
05/29 Covington, KY Mad Hatter
05/30 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
05/31 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Tour w/ Kylesa, Lair Of The Minotaur
06/01 Orlando, FL Back Booth
06/02 Tampa, FL Brass Mug
06/03 Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar
Tour w/ Lair Of The Minotaur
06/04 Metarie, LA The High Ground
Tour w/ The Destro, Lair Of The Minotaur
06/05 Houston, TX The Meridian
06/06 Austin, TX Red 7
06/07 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves
06/08 San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom
06/10 El Paso, TX Chic's
06/11 Farmington, NM Gator's
Tour w/ Lair Of The Minotaur, Intronaut
06/12 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
06/13 Fresno, CA Audie's Olympic
06/14 San Francisco, CA Annie's Social Club
06/15 San Marcos, CA Jumping Turtle
06/16 San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown Brew
06/17 Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory
http://www.myspace.com/theoceancollective
http://www.theoceancollective.com
FOREVER IN TERROR’s video to premier on Headbangers Ball!
 Forever In Terror’s video for the track Chosen One will be premiered on HeadbangersBlog.com on April 3rd and Headbangers Ball on April 5th. The video was filmed in New York City with director Frankie Nasso. Be sure to catch the band when they come to a city near you with Vital Remains and Monstrosity. Shortly after Forever in Terror finished up their run with Vital Remains they will head out with Left to Vanish for a string of dates.
FOREVER IN TERROR
Tour w/ Vital Remains and Monstrosity
04/11 Denver, CO Majestic
04/12 Ogden, UT Kamikazes
04/13 Portland, OR Rock N Roll Pizza
04/14 Seattle, WA Studio 7
04/15 Oakland, CA Metro Opera House
04/16 Sparks, NV Island Oasis
04/17 Modesto, CA Fat Cats
04/18 Fresno, CA Exit
04/19 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory Murderfest
04/20 Farmington, NM Gators
04/21 Albuquerque, NM The Compound
04/22 El Paso, TX Chics
04/23 Austin, TX Red 7
04/24 Carbondale, IL Mugsys no Vital Remains
04/25 Rochester, NY Montage Music Hall
04/27 Yonkers, NY The Haunt
Tour w/ Left To Vanish
05/01 Salina, KS The Blue Goat
05/03 Tulsa, OK The Monolith
05/04 Muskogee, OK The VFW Lounge w/ Aesthetic
05/09 San Antonio, TX The Underground
05/10 Mission, TX Smoking Ace's
05/11 McAllen, TX Nikke Rowe VFW Hall
05/17 Orlando, FL The Dungeon
05/18 Jacksonville, FL The Fuel Coffee Café
05/19 Augusta, GA Sector 7G
http://www.myspace.com/fitmetal
EPICUREAN’s A Consequence of Design receiving rave reviews!
 Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Epicurean recently released their Metal Blade debut A Consequence of Design on March 4th and has been receiving praise from fans and press alike!
Here’s what people are saying about Epicurean’s A Consequence of Design:
“Epicurean have put a healthy progressive flavor into a stale metal-core genre here, in what should be a much talked about release in 2008… You can't help but get pulled in by the dual Thin Lizzy/Iron Maiden styled tasty leads on "The Burden of Eternity", or the intense & intricate guitar/drum/keyboard arrangements of "Illumination"-clearly, this is a band that is not content to just deliver generic modern metal.” - seaoftranquility.org
“Most importantly what Epicurean have done is brought the keyboards, melodies, and a fantastic understanding of metal back to life in a genre that has been belittled to breakdowns and growls.” - somethingpunk.com
“Power metal in structure and death metal in drum beats, A Consequence of Design is a colossal record that gallops without letup as if the devil were hot on Epicurean’s heels.” - Metal Maniacs Magazine
“With this amount of power, beauty, skill, and intensity wrapped up into a single, tuneful package, A Consequence of Design makes an impressive introduction.” - Outburn
“Coupled with the dramatic touches the blend of guitars and keyboards lend, the words are adorned with a maturity usually reserved for veteran acts.' - Ultimate-Guitar.com
“A Consequence of Design is surprisingly refreshing, relying on shredding solos and undeniably catchy melodies… (A Consequence of Design) mixes keyboards, guitar shred, death metal vocals and clean, epic choruses all in under six minutes and does it in a way most modern bands can only hope to manage.” - deadtide.com
“The songs are aggressive, but very catchy. The dual guitars weave intricate riffs and solos while the keyboards add the atmosphere and symphonic elements... A Consequence of Design is an interesting debut, as Epicurean shows originality and songwriting skill.” - about.com
“Epicurean do what they do in a seriously cut-above-the-rest way. The sound they have is honed to a perfect sphere, encompassing the ideas they try to get across to the listener. Imagine mid-eighties era thrash metal but completely updated for this age and having keyboards that don’t fuck the album up. In fact the keyboards here feel interwoven with the music so they help push the song along instead of trying to create some overdeveloped sense of mood or importance like so many other bands do.” - Iann Robinson, nonelouder.com
EPICUREAN
Tour w/ Arise And Ruin
04/18 Guelph, ON Club Vinyl
04/19 Quebec City, QC Bar Le Velvet
04/20 Charlottetown, PE Irish Sociaty Hall
04/22 Fredricton, NB The Kinsman Center
04/24 Halifax, NS The Pavillion
04/25 Halifax, NS Hell's Kitchen
04/26 Moncton, NB The Manhatten
04/27 Coldbrook, NS Lions Hall
04/28 Montreal, QC Café I'inco
04/29 Ottowa, ON Maverick's
04/30 Toronto, ON The Kathedral
Tour w/ Iced Earth, A Life Once Lost
05/02 Chicago, IL The Pearl Room
Tour w/ Psyopus, Dance Club Massacre, The Crinn
05/03 Lorraine, OH Ghoulardi's
05/04 Flushing, MI Flushing Masonic Temple
05/05 Detroit, MI Von's
05/06 Romeo, MI The Static Age
05/07 Grand Rapids, MI Skelletones
Tour w/ Psyopus, Sons Of Azrael
05/08 Cincinnati, OH Poison Room w/ The Crinn
05/09 Sandusky, OH The Underground
05/10 Buffalo, NY Michalina's Bistro
http://www.myspace.com/epicurean
PSYOPUS wraps up tour with Today is the Day, set to write next album!
 Psyopus is back from their tour dates with Today is the Day, Mouth of the Architect, Complete Failure and The Network.
“We all had a blast and we would like to thank all of the fans that came out and showed their support.”
For the month of April, Psyopus will be at home writing for their next album. Studio time is scheduled for July and August. In the meantime, the band has put up their instrumental track, Imogen's Puzzle pt 2, up on myspace for your listening pleasure. Check it out and whore it on your profile.
PSYOPUS looking for upstate New York film students interested in shooting a live music video
Psyopus is looking to try and pull off a "live" music video for our next album.
“We will be in the studio 7/20 to 8/16 and then we will be playing a live show in Rochester, NY 8/20. We will be working with little to no budget on this video but, if you are an upstate New York film student, AND you will actually be in the area August 20th , AND would like to be a part of a fun project you might be able to use in for your portfolio…this could be an opportunity.”
If you are interested, contact the band via myspace or psyopus@hotmail.com and leave your name and number.
PSYOPUS
Tour w/ Dance Club Massacre, The Crinn, Epicurean
05/02 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade no Epicurean
05/03 Lorraine, OH Ghoulardi's
05/04 Flushing, MI Flushing Masonic Temple
05/05 Detroit, MI Von's
05/06 Romeo, MI The Static Age
05/07 Grand Rapids, MI Skelletones
Tour w/ Sons Of Azrael, Epicurean
05/08 Cincinnati, OH Poison Room w/ The Crinn
05/09 Sandusky, OH The Underground
05/10 Buffalo, NY Michalina's Bistro
HAIL OF BULLETS to release …Of Frost And War!
 Dutch Death Metal sensation, HAIL OF BULLETS, have finished recording their debut album “…Of Frost And War”. The album was recorded in February/March of 2008 at Excess Studios in Rotterdam, Holland and mixed and mastered in Sweden by Dan Swanö of Edge Of Sanity fame.
Comments drummer Ed Warby: “The soundtrack to all-out, total war is here! If you've ever wondered what it feels like to be run over by a 50 ton Tiger tank, now's your chance... “
Tracklisting:
1. Before the Storm (Barbarossa) / Intro
2. Ordered Eastward
3. The Lake Ladoga Massacre
4. General Winter
5. Advancing Once More
* Red Wolves of Stalin
* Nachthexen
* The Crucial Offensive (19-11-1942, 7.30 AM)
* Stalingrad
* Insanity Commands / bonus track
* Inferno at the Carpathian Mountains
* Berlin
In other news HAIL OF BULLETS have upgraded their European deal with Metal Blade Records to a worldwide deal! Says Ed: “We are proud to announce we'll be signing to Metal Blade Records for Worldwide domination! This is great news for us since we're already part of Metal Blade's European roster, and we're stoked as hell to go global with the mighty Blade!”
HAIL OF BULLETS simply rule!
Dutch Death Metal Masters, Hail of Bullets, have caused quite an impact on the German and Dutch press at the listening session held in Rotterdam recently. All journalists were more than excited about what they got to hear at Excess Studios. As Patrick Schmidt of German Rock Hard magazine stated “Probably the best traditional Death Metal release that will see the light of day in 2008! HAIL OF BULLETS smashes the competitors to dust!”
Dimmu Borgir’s very own Silenoz got to hear the album as well and is more than impressed: "When you think there's no hope left for brutal music, where every band sounds the same, HAIL OF BULLETS comes along and just level everything with the ground. Pretenders - move over!"
Be prepared for a death metal overdose! ”…Of Frost And War” will be released on May 13th!
http://www.hailofbullets.com
http://www.myspace.com/hailoffuckenbullets
Preview of FATES WARNING Perfect Symmetry DVD now available!
Go HERE to check out a 6 minute preview of the DVD which will accompany the Special Edition release of Fates Warning’s classic album Perfect Symmetry, available everywhere 6/10/08.
The Special Edition package of Perfect Symmetry will include:
-Re-mastered Audio
-A bonus disc of Perfect Symmetry demos
-DVD with over 90 minutes of live footage
http://www.fateswarning.com/ | http://www.myspace.com/fateswarning
Into the Moat finishing work on new album!
"The new album is coming along very well. The songs are just about finished up and we are going to try to get some shows going before we hit the studio (nothing as of yet though). Sadly, our recording date has been pushed back to June 14th, but all this extra time to add finishing touches will make for an amazing record. In other news we are in the process of re-mixing/mastering the EP. That’s right boys and girls, 'Means by Which the End is Justified' is being re-released on Metal Blade Records. We have not come up with a release date yet but we plan to have it out before the full-length. As soon as it sounds brutal, it will be released. Hope this tides you all over until we grace you with our digital presence again."
- Into the Moat
http://www.myspace.com/intothemoat
THIS ENDING announces sophomore record!
We are proud to announce the title of the second This Ending album:
"Dead Harvest". We have returned once again to Offbeat Studio with our very own Linus Nirbrant at the controls. The drums have been recorded and we’ll be showing you some footage of Fredrik hammering away soon, as well as the other parts of recording later.
The album will contain ten tracks and is slated for release in late 2008.
Some song titles that will appear on the album are:
"DEAD HARVEST", "PARASITES", "TOOLS OF DEMISE" & "DEATHTRADE"
http://www.thisending.com
http://www.myspace.com/thisending
ANTERIOR in search of new drummer!
British up and coming ANTERIOR are searching for a new drummer.
“Ross has decided to pursue a new career and wishes to leave the band as soon as we have a replacement. So, we need a new drummer as soon as possible. We are preferably looking for someone between 18-25 based in the South Wales area and must be 1,000,000% committed with their own gear and transport. However, if you are interested and think you can do the job but live elsewhere, then get in touch.
Anyone interested, please send your details and previous experience to: anterior@hotmail.co.uk
Cheers and Beers,
Anterior”
http://www.myspace.com/anterior
CATARACT hit the Top 100 Charts in Switzerland!
Swiss thrash force Cataract have hit the official album charts in their home country of Switzerland at #79! Congrats to the boys and thanks to everyone for picking up the album in it’s week of release!
Check out the video of Cataract’s crowd surf contest at their insanely successful cd release show in Zurich on youtube.com!
http://cataract.cc | http://www.myspace.com/cataract
METAL BLADE ARTISTS ON MTV2’S HEADBANGERS BALL!
This Saturday April 12th, check out the premiere of Soilent Green's video “Antioxidant” on MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Also premiering this weekend will be Animosity's "Toothgrinder." New episodes of Headbangers Ball air Saturdays at 11pm EST.
http://www.mtv2.com
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BLACK MARKET ACTIVITIES News Update:
ANIMOSITY’S Teeth Grinder video to premier on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball and Headbangers Blog
 Reppin’ the Bay in full force, Animosity unleashes the video for the song Teeth Grinder for world premiere April 11 on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Blog. Following its blogisphere release, the video will make its television debut April 12 on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball.
Under the direction of skate video extraordinaire Richie Valdez (Job For A Cowboy, Every Time I Die), Animosity randomly explores San Francisco in typical Animosity fashion with its goofy antics and running-a-muck silliness.
Vocalist Leo Miller didn’t use his parent’s, contemporary-art-lined house for Teeth Grinder’s filming like he did for The Black Page. The band instead took its shenanigans to the gritty streets, hilariously ravaging several cultural attributes that epitomize San Francisco.
Animosity first hit the scene in 2000, when most of the members were only 15 years old, with a blistering brand of death metal/hardcore that sought to defy stereotypes and spit in the face of the mainstream. Almost two years after their Black Market Activities debut, Animosity is back and poised to showcase their tremendous talent and growth with Animal.
Animosity w/ First Blood and For the Fallen Dreams
4/10/08 – Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA
4/11/08 – The Exit – Fresno, CA
4/12/08 – Palmdale Vets Hall – Palmdale, CA
4/13/08 – Soma – San Diego, CA
4/15/08 – Chic’s Bar and Billiards – El Paso, TX
4/16/08 – Dos Amigos – Odessa, TX
4/17/08 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
4/18/08 – Java Jazz – Houston, TX
4/19/08 – Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack – Lewisville, TX
w/ Through the Eyes of the Dead, First Blood and For the Fallen Dreams
4/20/08 – The High Ground – Metairie, LA
4/21/08 – The Imperial – Jacksonville, FL
4/22/08 – Lucky’s Pub – Wilmington, NC
4/23/08 – KC’s Music Alley – Fredericksburg, VA
4/24/08 – Knitting Factory – New York, NY
4/25/08 – Champion Ship – Lemoyne, PA
4/26/08 – The Palladium (New England Metal and Hardcore Festival) – Worcester, MA
4/27/08 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
w/ First Blood and For the Fallen Dreams
4/29/08 – Reverb – Toronto, ON
4/30/08 – Club Lambi – Montreal, QC
5/2/08 – The Ritz – Warren, MI
5/4/08 – Savage Events Center – Elgin, IL
5/6/08 – 2 Cents Plain – St. Louis, MO
5/7/08 – The Foundry – Joplin, MO
5/8/08 – Eagles Lodge – Wichita, KS
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Metal Blade Videos on the metal section of yahoo videos!
Head to yahoo videos to check out videos from Unearth, 3, King Diamond, Six Feet Under, Autumn, Vehemence, Beyond the Embrace & Starwood!
Go HERE to check them out
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CONTESTS:
Enter to win one-of-a-kind JOB FOR A COWBOY jacket!
 In support of JOB FOR A COWBOY’s run on Gigantour, starting April 12th in Denver. CO, Metal Blade Records is holding a contest where one lucky winner will get a one-of-a-kind JFAC jacket, a copy of the band’s limited edition/hand numbered Genesis two-sided picture disc, and copies of both Genesis and Doom on CD. Go HERE to enter, check out pictures of the prizes, and for contest details. There is even a shareable widget for the contest that can be posted to both Myspace and FaceBook.
One Grand Prize Winner:
-Exclusive, one-of-a-kind JFAC jacket (winner will choose size)
-A copy of the limited edition Genesis two-sided picture disc
-copies of Genesis and Doom
http://www.metalblade.com/jfac/contest.html
JOB FOR A COWBOY
Gigantour w/ Megadeth, In Flames, Children Of Bodom, High On Fire
04/12 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
04/13 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
04/15 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre
04/16 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
04/17 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
04/18 Little Rock, AR The Village w/ In Flames- not part of tour
04/19 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens
04/20 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
04/22 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
04/24 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock not part of tour
04/25 Worcester, MA Palladium
04/26 Columbia, MD Merriweather
04/28 Quebec City, QC Pavilion De La Jeunesse
04/29 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
04/30 Mississauga, ON Arrow Hall
05/01 London, ON John Labatt Centre
05/02 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall w/ In Flames- not part of tour
05/03 Clarkston, MI DTE Music Center
05/04 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable
05/06 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
05/07 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
05/08 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground w/ In Flames- not part of tour
05/09 St. Paul, MN Myth
05/10 Winnipeg, MB Convention Center
05/11 Saskatoon, SK Prairieland Exhibition Hall
05/12 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Center
05/14 Calgary, AB Calgary Corral
05/15 Prince George, BC Sound Entertainment not part of tour
05/16 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
05/17 Salem, OR Salem Armory
05/19 San Jose, CA Event Center @ San Jose State
05/20 San Diego, CA Cox Arena
05/21 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
05/22 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
http://www.myspace.com/jobforacowboy | http://jfacmetal.com/
AS I LAY DYING CONTEST
The countdown starts...only 1 month before As I Lay Dying start their national Canadian tour! This will be As I Lay Dying’s first headline tour in support of their 07’ summer release ‘An Ocean Between Us’. If you wait too long to buy tickets, you might find yourself S.O.L and missing out on all the fun as dates are already starting to sell out, like Edmonton, AB and Ottawa, ON!
However maybe you’re lucky and may find yourself winning the following...
AS I LAY DYING, VESTAL WATCHES & VANS have partnered up together to give some lucky fans the coolest prize packs out there! If you live in Canada or live close enough to go to one of the shows in Canada, you can now enter to win the following:
Tickets to an As I Lay Dying show
Autographed As I Lay Dying posters
Meet N Greet with the band
Sound Check Party
Vestal Watch
Vans swag
To win, you can enter at the following websites:
Exclaim Magazine - http://exclaim.ca/contests/ContestEntry.aspx?fid2=359
Bang Bang Magazine (sorry, QC residence only) - http://www.bangbangtemort.com
As well, don’t miss As I Lay Dying’s first ever in store appearance in Canada. It will be in Edmonton, AB @ HMV West Edmonton Mall on May 02, 2008!
http://www.asilaydying.com | http://www.myspace.com/asilaydying
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LATEST INTERVIEWS & REVIEWS:
Aletheian Dying Vine review on reviewbusters.net
The Arcane Order In the Wake of Collisions review on reviewbusters.net
The Arcane Order In the Wake of Collisions review on seaoftranquility.org
As I Lay Dying An Ocean Between Us review on metal-rules.com
As I Lay Dying interview on chartattack.com
Brainstorm Downburst review on metalasylum.net
Desaster 666: Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate review on hardcoresounds.net
Desaster 666: Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate review on abortmag.com
Epicurean interview & show review on metalreview.com
Epicurean interview on metalsucks.net
Epicurean A Consequence of Design review on metal-mayhem.co.uk
Evergreen Terrace Wolfbiker review on somethingpunk.com
Forever In Terror interview on angryny.com
Fueled By Fire interview on puregrainaudio.com
Hate Eternal Fury and Flames review on apeshit.org
Hate Eternal Fury and Flames review on cosmosgaming.com
Hate Eternal Fury and Flames review on peacedogman.com
King Diamond featured podcast on therighttorock.com
Primordial To the Nameless Dead review on live-metal.net
Primordial To the Nameless Dead review on musicstreetjournal.com
Primordial interview on metal-rules.com
Primordial interview on apeshit.org
The Red Chord Prey for Eyes review on somethingpunk.com
The Red Chord live photos on themetalunion.com
Soilent Green Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction review on metalreview.com
Soilent Green Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction review on hardcoresounds.net
Soilent Green Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction review on nonelouder.com
Unearth Alive from the Apocalypse review on buzzgrinder.com
Unearth Alive from the Apocalypse review on mediasearch.com.au
Unearth’s Ken Susi interviewed on headbangersblog.mtv.com
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza interview on brutalbackhand.com
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METAL BLADE PODCASTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
March 2008- Fate / Epicurean Podcast
February 2008- Hate Eternal Podcast
January 2008- Lizzy Borden / Brain Drill Podcast
November 2007 - Evergreen Terrace Podcast
October 2007 - Demiricous Podcast
September 2007 - The Black Dahlia Murder Podcast
August 2007 - As I Lay Dying Podcast
July 2007 - The Red Chord Podcast
June 2007 - King Diamond Podcast
May 2007 - Job For A Cowboy / Autumn Special Podcast
April 2007 - Six Feet Under Podcast
http://www.metalblade.com/english/podcasts.php
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NEW MP3’s CURRENTLY AVAILABLE (more songs available HERE)
Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure - Misanthropy Pure
Hail Of Bullets - ...Of Frost And War - Ordered Eastward
Hatchet- Awaiting Evil - Morlock's Tomb
Aletheian - IDying Vine - Out From The Shadows
From A Second Story Window - Conversations - Self Admitted
Soilent Green - Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction - Antioxidant
Cataract - Cataract - The Separation Of Life And Time
Fate - Vultures - Your Creed Is Greed
Hate Eternal - Fury And Flames - Bringer Of Storms
Epicurean - A Consequence Of Design - Lithograph
The Arcane Order - In The Wake Of Collisions - The Serpent Tower
Brainstorm - Downburst - Fire Walk With Me
Brain Drill - Apocalyptic Feasting - Apocalyptic Feasting
The Ocean - Precambrian - Eoarchaean
Primordial - To The Nameless Dead - Failures Burden
Desaster - 666-Satan's Soldiers Syndicate - Angel Extermination
Neaera - Armamentarium - Armamentarium
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RELEASE SCHEDULE: Updates in BOLD
February 5 – Brain Drill – Apocalyptic Feasting – CD
February 5 – The Arcane Order – In the Wake of Collisions – Digital release
February 19 – Hate Eternal – Fury and Flames – CD
February 19 – November 5th, 1955 – Bear of the Sea – CD Ironclad Recordings
February 19 – 3 – The End is Begun Special Edition Digipak – CD/DVD
March 04 – Epicurean – A Consequence of Design – CD
March 04 – Neaera – Armamentarium – CD
March 18 – Unearth – Alive from the Apocalypse – 2DVD
April 01 – Cataract – Cataract – CD
April 15 – Soilent Green – Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction – CD
April 15 – Job for a Cowboy – Genesis - Picture Disc LP
April 29 – Fate – Vultures – CD
April 29 – Desaster – 666-Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate - CD
May 13 – Aletheian – Dying Vine – CD Ironclad Recordings
May 27 – Shai Hulud – Misanthropy Pure – CD
May 27 – From A Second Story Window – Conversations - CD Blackmarket Activities
May 27 – Hatchet – Awaiting Evil – CD
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RADIO NEWS:
EPICUREAN - A Consequence Of Design
CMJ Loud Rock: #21
FMQB's Metal Detector: #10 (up 5 spots, peak #)
HATE ETERNAL - Fury And Flames
CMJ Loud Rock: #7
FMQB's Metal Detector: #13
CATARACT - Cataract
CMJ Loud Rock: #28 Debut
FMQB's Metal Detector: #30 (up 28 spots, peak #)
NEAERA - Armamentarium
FMQB's Metal Detector: #24
UPCOMING RADIO ADD DATES
04/15 - SOILENT GREEN - The Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction
04/22 - FATE - Vultures
04/29 - DESASTER - 666 Satan's Soldiers Syndicate
05/06 - ALETHIAN - Dying Vine (Ironclad)
05/13 - HAIL OF BULLETS - Of Frost and War
05/20 - HATCHET - Awaiting Evil
05/20 - FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW - Conversations (BMA)
05/27 - SHAI HULUD - Misanthropy Pure
 Music Choice's Last Rites:
Metal Maniacs presents Last Rites delivers 60 minutes of extreme metal every Monday and Thursday at 11pm ET on Music Choice Metal. Dedicated exclusively to death, thrash, and black metal, Last Rites will rend the flesh of non-believers with the true fury of metal and will return week after week with an uncensored, commercial-free killing spree. Tune in every Monday to hear the latest underground metal tracks alongside a battery of forgotten treasures and your favorite classics. Only on Music Choice Metal. For more information to http://www.musicchoice.com/lr
Music Choice on Demand:
Don’t want to wait to see videos by your favorite Metal Blade artist? Then check them out now on Music Choice On Demand! Now available on Music Choice On Demand are videos by bands like As I Lay Dying, The Black Dahlia Murder, Unearth, The Red Chord, Goatwhore, Six Feet Under, and many more! Music Choice On Demand also features exclusive interviews, studio performances, and concerts. Music Choice On Demand is available through most digital cable providers. For more information go HERE.
New video adds!
The Black Dahlia Murder - What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse
The Red Chord - Dread Prevailed
Metal Blade Videos on FUSE on Demand!
Running throughout the month of April, check out these Metal Blade videos on Fuse on Demand!
Three "All That Remains"
As I Lay Dying "The Sound of Truth"
Lizzy Borden "Tomorrow Never Comes"
Fuse On Demand can be found on Comcast, Cox, Cablevision and Time Warner On Demand or Free On Demand channel under Entertainment or Music depending on your cable carrier.
http://www.fuse.tv
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Click here, and on the right hand side click on "request a song". Fill out the pop-up form with your favorite song by your favorite Metal Blade artist, click submit and you are done!
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Want to hear your favorite Metal Blade artists on the radio? Click HERE and you will be directed to our radio request grid. The radio stations are broken down by state and city, so find your local stations and call in!
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TOUR UPDATE:
AS I LAY DYING
Tour w/ August Burns Red, Misery Signals, Evergreen Terrace
04/22 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst Club
04/24 Sacramento, CA Empire
04/25 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
04/26 Seattle, WA Showbox
04/27 Boise, ID The Big Easy
04/28 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
04/29 Vancouver, BC Croation Cultural Center
04/30 Kelowna, BC The Habitat
05/01 Calgary, AB MacEwan Ballroom
05/03 Edmonton, AB Starlite
05/04 Regina, SK Distrikt
05/05 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick
05/06 Fargo, ND Playmakers
05/07 Green Bay, WI Riverside Theatre
05/08 Des Moines, IA People's Court
05/09 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
05/10 Grand Rapids, MI The Orbit Room
05/12 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
05/13 London, ON The Embassy
05/14 Toronto, ON The Phoenix Theatre
05/15 Ottawa, ON Babylon
05/16 Montreal, QC Le National
05/17 Quebec City, QC Anti Sk8 Park
05/18 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
05/20 Lancaster, PA The Chameleon
05/21 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
05/22 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
05/23 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
End Tour
06/13 Wilmore, KY Ichthus Festival
Warped Tour
06/20 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
06/21 San Francisco, CA Pier 30/32
06/22 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
06/25 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
06/26 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Practice Field
06/28 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fair Park
06/29 Denver, CO Invesco Field at Mile High
07/01 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/02 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/03 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
07/05 Marietta, IL Cornerstone Festival not part of Warped Tour
07/06 Houston, TX Sam Houston Race Park
07/09 Atlanta, GA Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre
07/10 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
07/11 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
07/12 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
07/13 Jacksonville, FL St. Johns County Fairgrounds
07/14 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/16 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/17 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheater
07/18 Detroit, MI Comerica Park and Street
End Tour
07/19 Willmar, MN Sonshine Festival
08/29 Sioux Falls, SD LifeLight Festival
08/30 Frenchtown, NJ Revelation Generation 2008
UNEARTH
ALIVE FROM THE APOCALYPSE TOUR
Tour w/ Bury Your Dead, As Blood Runs Black, My Children My Bride, The Destro
04/11 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theatre
WSOU's 60th Anniversary Celebration
Show w/ Shadows Fall, Otep, A Life Once Lost, Five Finger Death Punch, Bloodsimple
04/18 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Tour w/ A Life Once Lost, Arsis
05/02 Huntington, WV Paradox Rift no A Life Once Lost
05/03 Augusta, GA Sector 7G no A Life Once Lost
05/04 Birmingham, AL Cave 9
05/05 Metairie, LA The High Ground
05/07 Columbia, MO Blue Note
05/08 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Ballroom
05/09 Wichita, KS Eagles Lodge
05/10 Des Moines, IA House Of Bricks
End Tour
05/15 Anchorage, AK Chilkoot Charlie’s
05/16 Anchorage, AK Club Millennium
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, Whitechapel, and more!!!
06/20 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
06/21 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
06/22 Louisville, KY Headliner's
06/24 Albany, NY Northern Lights
06/25 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
06/26 New York, NY Irving Plaza
06/27 Worcester, MA The Palladium
06/28 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
06/29 Richmond, VA The National
06/30 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
07/01 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
07/02 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
07/04 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
07/05 Houston, TX Meridian
07/06 Dallas, TX House of Blues
07/08 El Paso, TX Club 101
07/09 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
07/10 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
07/11 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
07/12 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
07/13 San Diego, CA Soma
07/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
07/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
07/19 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/20 Boise, ID The Big Easy
07/21 Logan, UT Club NVO
07/23 Denv |
