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GOATWHORE: Blood for the Master - first single, tracklisting, and studio footage now live
Goatwhore featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine's February 2012 issue- out now!
Agoura Hills, CA – January 9th, 2012 – Blood for the Master: the brand new studio album from New Orleans Louisiana's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death & roll, GOATWHORE, is set for release in North America on February 14th 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Recorded in St. Petersburg, FL at Mana Studios, GOATWHORE once again joined forces with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse, Agnostic Front, The Mountain Goats) to lay down the ten blistering tracks for the band's 5th full-length release, which Decibel Magazine claims "reeks of blasphemy, brimstone, Jägermeister and fire."
The first single off the album, Collapse in Eternal Worth, along with 'In the Studio' video footage is now live at MetalBlade.com/Goatwhore. Fans can stream or download the single as well as check out the lyric video for the track that incorporates the artwork from both the CD and vinyl versions of the release, each which features different artwork.
GOATWHORE – Blood for the Master
1. Collapse in Eternal Worth
2. When Steel and Bone Meet
3. Parasitic Scriptures of the Sacred Word
4. In Deathless Tradition
5. Judgement of the Bleeding Crown
6. Embodiment of this Bitter Chaos
7. Beyond the Spell of Discontent
8. Death to the Architects of Heaven
9. An End to Nothing
10. My Name is Frightful Among the Believers
Blood for the Master will be available on CD, vinyl, and digitally. Fans of vinyl should note that there will be three different versions of the LP; red with black splatter, half red/half black, and standard black. Also available will be a limited amount of special pre-order bundles containing merch items exclusive to these bundles. For details and images please go to MetalBlade.com/Goatwhore.
In other news, GOATWHORE is currently featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine's February 2012 issue, on newsstands now. In the cover story feature guitarist Sammy Duet and vocalist Louis Benjamin Falgoust II discuss the new album, the band's numerous career hurdles, and their recent successes. If you aren't a Decibel Magazine subscriber, you can pick up a copy of the issue HERE.
Upcoming tour dates in support of Blood for the Master:
02/03 New Orleans, LA The Hanger – Scott "Morpheen" Rousell Benefit Show
w/ Lock Up, Strong Intention
02/08 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity
02/09 Albany, NY Bogies
02/10 Revere, MA Club Lido
02/11 Montreal, QC Katacombes
02/12 Toronto, ON Wreck Room
02/13 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club
02/14 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa
02/15 Baltimore, MD Sonar
02/16 Brooklyn, NY Club Europa
End Tour
w/ Hate Eternal, Fallujah, Cerebral Bore
02/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
02/21 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
02/22 Hollywood, CA The Whisky
02/23 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium
02/24 Portland, OR Branx
02/25 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
02/26 Boise, ID The Venue
02/27 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
02/28 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
02/29 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
03/01 St Paul, MN Station 4
03/02 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks
GOATWHORE is:
Louis B. Falgoust II - Vocals
Sammy Duet - Guitars/Vocals
Zack Simmons - Drums
James Harvey - Bass
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DESASTER launch pre-order for "The Arts Of Destruction" and post first new song, reveal front art! New album to be released February 28th!
German Black/Thrash group DESASTER has finished the recordings for their upcoming new album The Arts Of Destruction to be released February, 24th in G/A/S, 27th in the rest of Europe and the UK, and 28th in North America!
Metal Blade has now launched a landing page that includes pre-order links as well as the brand new song Queens Of Sodomy! Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/desaster to check it out!
Comments the band: "'The Arts Of Destruction' … 100% Desaster 100% Metal 100% Hell 100% Non-commercial! We still spit on trends, hail the cult of Metal and send a big FUCK YOU to all who don't believe in metal music! We don't want to say so much about the album…only… pure Metal, full of Darkness and Blasphemy, no compromise, no innovation… In our eyes our best sounding and most brutal album so far! Check it out and create your own view. Bang or be banged!
The Arts Of Destruction track listing:
1. Intro
2. The Arts Of Destruction
3. Lacerate With Hands Of Doom
4. Splendour Of The Idols
5. Phantom Funeral
6. Queens Of Sodomy
7. At Hell's Horizon
8. Troops Of Heathens – Graves Of Saints
8. Possessed And Defiled
9. Beyond Your Grace
10. Outro
There will be a limited first edition available including a bonus-DVD. More details on the bonus-DVD will be revealed shortly!
Twenty three years going and still strong, DESASTER have released six studio albums throughout their career. The Arts Of Destruction is the follow-up to 2007's Satan's Soldiers Syndicate that received critical acclaim and was supported with club shows and festival gigs all over the planet.
DESASTER live battles:
14/01/12 – GR – Athens – AN Club
18/02/12 – ES – Granada – 4 The Metal Festival
11/05/12 – AT – Schärding – Fireflash Festival
08/09/12 – DE – t.b.a. – Death Doomed The Age Festival
13/10/12 – IT – Rome – Closer Club
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PRIMORDIAL to embark on European Paganfest tour in March!
Ireland's PRIMORDIAL will be co-headlining the Paganfest tour 2012, which is kicking off in Oberhausen, Germany the 16th of March 2012!
PRIMORDIAL singer A.A. Nemtheanga comments: "Never say never right? So we announce our participation in next March's Paganfest festival tour across Central Europe. Anyone who has read any of my various ramblings and musings over the last year or two will know my feelings about the current state of club touring and the industry in general. It's an ugly business but we are definitely ugly enough and getting uglier every year so strangely enough the stars aligned and the dates fell into place for us. Anyone who knows anything about Primordial knows how hard it has become for us to commit to lengthy touring as the years go by. The window of opportunity represents possibly the only opportunity we will have to do a longer tour for 'Redemption' across Europe so as they say…needs must and better the devil you know. Never as I say say never.
Regardless of the fact that the general tone of this tour is a little different. It has a more pronounced mix of light and shade. We have our Icelandic brethren Solstafir taking part which I would have thought alongside ourselves should sweeten the deal for those who may feel the pagan/heathen festival tour holds nothing for them, Romanian shamans NeguraBunget also filling out the darker quotient of the tour. Heidevolk stand firm for proud old values and having taken part in Eluveitie's acoustic album personally my feeling on those guys and girls should be apparent! I support them and the cultural significance they represent. I'm not here to sound the rallying cry for a dying venture (i.e touring) or sound the death knell for Primordial club touring we are simply taking part, we have some interesting and new things planned and the tour has some light and shade, which may be difficult for some people to take but this is how it is. Of course some territories are missed and we apologize for this but this is a mixture of market forces and pragmatism and unfortunately nothing to do with us, we hope to fill in the blanks over time. Bottom line, Primordial is touring….this is the most important fact and you know what you are gonna get…blood sweat and fire so see you on the field…"
PAGANFEST 2012
ELUVEITIE
+ PRIMORDIAL
+ NEGURA BUNGET
+ HEIDEVOLK
+ SOLSTAFIR
16/03/12 - DE – Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle *Extended*
17/03/12 – DE – Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn *Extended*
18/03/12 - NL - Tilburg - O13 *Extended*
19/03/12 - DE – Herford - X
20/03/12 – CH – Pratteln - Z7
21/03/12 - IT – Bologna - Estragon
22/03/12 – AT – Graz - PPC
23/03/12 - AT – Wien - Arena *Extended*
24/03/12 - DE – München - Backstage *Extended*
25/03/12 - DE - Leipzig - Hellraiser
26/03/12 – DE – Hamburg - Markthalle
27/03/12 - DE – Berlin - Postbahnhof
28/03/12 - NL – Haarlem - Patronaat
29/03/12 - DE – Saarbrücken - Garage
30/03/12 - DE – Giessen - Hessenhalle *Extended*
31/03/12 - DE – Geiselwind - Music Hall *Extended*
01/04/12 - BE – Antwerpen - Trix
*extended = + EQUILIBRIUM + KORPIKLAANI
PRIMORDIAL's Redemption At The Puritan's Hand was released in April of 2011 and entered the official album charts in Germany (#31), Finland (#23), Sweden (#54) and Switzerland (#90)!
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DARKEST ERA to join Alestorm on UK and Ireland tour!
DARKEST ERA have been added to ALESTORM's Useless Drunken Bastards UK and Ireland tour in February 2012!
Guitarist Ade Mulgrew comments: "We are really looking forward to hitting the road around the UK with Alestorm on what should be a crazy couple of weeks. It's our first proper tour so a really big deal for us. Most of the cities involved are ones we've never been to before so it's going to be cool seeing new places and meeting new people. What we are most looking forward to however, is getting to play live so many nights in a row – we're at our best live and we can't wait to unleash our full heavy metal torrent across the UK at last!"
The tour kicks off in Plymouth and zigzags all over the country before finishing up in Norwich's Waterfront two weeks later. Catch them here:
ALESTORM
+ CLAIM THE THRONE
+ DARKEST ERA
04/02/12 – UK – Plymoth- White Rabbit
05/02/12 – UK – Stoke On Trent- Green Star
06/02/12 – UK - Sheffield - Corporation
07/02/12 – UK – Bristol - The Fleece
08/02/12 – UK – Southampton - Talking Heads
09/02/12 – UK – Manchester – Moho Live
10/02/12 – UK – Glasgow – Garage
11/02/12 – UK – Belfast – Speakeasy
12/02/12 – IE – Dublin – The Pint
13/02/12 – UK – Leicester - Sub 91
14/02/12 – UK – Brighton – The Haunt
15/02/12 – UK – Wrexham – Central Station
16/02/12 – UK – Leeds – The Well
18/02/12 – UK – London - Islington Academy
19/02/12 – UK – Norwich - Waterfront
Check out DARKEST ERA live footage from their recent Siege Of Limerick show HERE.
The Last Caress of Light was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales at the end of August 2010 with producer Chris Fielding. The result are eight tracks of dark, stormy, epic Celtic Metal with which mix the melancholy and atmosphere of Irish Folk with the epic might of heavy metal bands such as Warlord, Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy. The album stands out from all else as a record of intense emotional power and honesty; holding the listener within a dark heavy metal storm and not letting go until the last chords have rung out.
DARKEST ERA is:
Krum - Vocals
Ade Mulgrew - Guitar
Sarah Wieghell - Guitar
David Lindsay - Bass
Lisa Howe - Drums
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Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD about to record new album in March 2012!
Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are fully busy in writing the follow-up album!
The writing process is in its finishing stages even though there is more to be done and more to be polished. The recording will once again be held at the Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque.
Comments the band: "We're glad to get back there in early March and to get some new stuff on tape. This also being the first time recording with Lars on guitar. The material for this coming release is a natural step forward for KING OF ASGARD. It differs quite a lot though the foundation of our musical roots still are very present. A natural progression of the sounds on 'Fi'mbulvintr'! Song titles include 'Gap Of Ginnungs' and 'Plague-ridden Rebirth'!"
In other news KING OF ASGARD are confirmed for the Ragnarök Festival taking place April 13-14 in Lichtenfels, Germany.
KING OF ASGARD is:
Karl Beckman - vocals/guitars
Lars Tängmark - guitars
Jonas Albrektsson - bass
Karsten Larsson - drums
http://www.kingofasgard.com/
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AUTUMN stream "Truth Be Told (Exhale)" on mxdwn.com!
'Cold Comfort' available worldwide now!
Today, online music destination mxdwn.com will be hosting the premiere of Truth Be Told (Exhale) from AUTUMN's new album, Cold Comfort. The song is the 8th track on the record and contains some of the albums most poignant and moving melodies. The track can be heard now HERE.
Terrorizer Magazine describes Cold Comfort as "Haunting, lush gothic metal the Netherlands that drips with melody." This is one that fans of Katatonia, The Gathering, etc. will not want to miss!
The title track, as well as the video for The Scarecrow, can be seen now at www.metalblade.com/autumn.
Cold Comfort is the band's fifth full-length effort and their third for Metal Blade Records. It offers a collection of striking songs blended into a diverse and yet surprisingly compact album, one that AUTUMN considers to be their most personal and meaningful to date.
AUTUMN needed not look far for a man to put at the helm with the right pioneering philosophy for the band to begin taking leaps: Erik-Jan Dodd, AUTUMN's live sound engineer since the My New Time era, envisioned a more vintage approach for Cold Comfort. An experiment the band was all too eager to embrace, explains guitarist Mats van der Valk. "If there's anyone who knows what we're all about and more importantly: what we could potentially be all about, it's E-J."
AUTUMN guitarist Mats van der Valk comments on the band's upcoming shows in Germany: "We're well pleased that we'll be setting foot on German soil again this February, bringing Cold Comfort to Berlin, Köln and Hamburg. We've grown fond of these cities during previous tours, have always been welcomed with heartfelt smiles by awesome audiences. We're very much looking forward to meeting up with fans and friends, old and new, as we hit the stage for the first German shows of the Cold Comfort campaign!"
AUTUMN
European Tour Dates
01/27 Groningen, NL Vera
02/07 Berlin, DE K17
02/08 Koln, DE Luxor
02/09 Hamburg, DE Headcrash
02/10 Tilburg, NL 013
03/03 Aalten, NL Rock of Ages Festival
05/12 Emmen, NL Emmen Metal Festival
06/16 Oss, NL Groene Engel
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GOATWHORE featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine's February 2012 issue!
Goatwhore is preparing to announce the details of their new album, however Decibel Magazine readers will get a sneak preview in the February 2012 issue, on newsstands now. Goatwhore is featured on the cover in a story that discusses the new album, Goatwhore's numerous career hurdles and their recent successes. The article features conversations with both guitarist Sammy Duet and vocalist Louis Benjamin Falgoust II. If you aren't a Decibel Magazine subscriber, you can place your order over at DecibelMagazine.com.
Goatwhore will be supporting Lock Up (feat. members of Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, At the Gates, etc.). Following that tour, Goatwhore will be co-headlining select US dates with label mates Hate Eternal.
GOATWHORE
w/ Lock Up, Strong Intention
02/08 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity
02/09 Albany, NY Bogies
02/10 Revere, MA Club Lido
02/11 Montreal, QC Katacombes
02/12 Toronto, ON Wreck Room
02/13 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club
02/14 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa
02/15 Baltimore, MD Sonar
02/16 Brooklyn, NY Club Europa
GOATWHORE and HATE ETERNAL
Tour w/ Fallujah, Cerebral Bore
02/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live (TICKETS)
02/21 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
02/22 Hollywood, CA The Whisky (TICKETS)
02/23 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium
02/24 Portland, OR Branx (TICKETS)
02/25 Seattle, WA Studio Seven (TICKETS)
02/26 Boise, ID The Venue
02/27 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue (TICKETS)
02/28 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep (TICKETS)
02/29 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club (TICKETS)
03/01 St Paul, MN Station 4 (TICKETS)
03/02 Des Moines, IA House Of Bricks (TICKETS)
Goatwhore will be supporting Lock Up on a short tour at the beginning of February. Lock Up features current and former members of Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy and At the Gates.
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GOATWHORE and HATE ETERNAL announce Feb-March tour
Label mates Goatwhore and Hate Eternal will be hitting the road on February 18th for a several week co-headlining tour. The supporting bands on the tour will be Fallujah and Cerebral Bore. The tour will take the bands from New Orleans to Brooklyn, with stops along the way in Hollywood, the Pacific Northwest and Canada. All tour dates can be seen now on the bands' facebook pages.
Phoenix Amongst the Ashes was released on May 10th and was hailed as "a relentless, intricate, and near-anthemic crowd-pleaser" by Revolver Magazine. Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine declared that Phoenix Amongst the Ashes is "the best death metal record I've heard in FOREVER!" while the folks over at Metal Sucks proclaim that "Phoenix Amongst the Ashes is the moment Erik Rutan's entire career has been leading towards -- it's heavy, it's catchy, and it's innovative. This is the best death metal album of 2011 so far, and other bands are going to have to work pretty hard to top it." Jade Simonetto's performance was complimented by the highly respected DRUM! Magazine: "Phoenix showcases a far more dynamic band. Guitar passages range from weedly to art-y to textured…juxtaposing break-neck verses with near-mid-tempo groove sections…Simonetto takes the gold for endurance." Needless to say, Phoenix Amongst the Ashes could very well be considered the best of the band's long and storied career.
Goatwhore is preparing to announce the details of their new effort. Goatwhore experienced a meteoric rise in 2010. Their song Apocalyptic Havoc appeared on the soundtracks for Splatterhouse and Saints Row: The Third, video game titles released for Xbox 360 and PS3, the video for the same song was used in an episode of Last Call with Carson Daly, they toured as part of Ozzfest 2010, and they also toured with Watain, The Black Dahlia Murder and more. Carving Out the Eyes of God, released at the tail end of 2009, was met with praise from fans and critics alike and hailed as one of the best metal albums of the year.
GOATWHORE and HATE ETERNAL
Tour w/ Fallujah, Cerebral Bore
02/18 New Orleans, LA Southport Music Hall Hate Eternal ONLY
02/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live (TICKETS)
02/21 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
02/22 Hollywood, CA The Whisky (TICKETS)
02/23 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium
02/24 Portland, OR Branx (TICKETS)
02/25 Seattle, WA Studio Seven (TICKETS)
02/26 Boise, ID The Venue
02/27 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue (TICKETS)
02/28 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep (TICKETS)
02/29 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club (TICKETS)
03/01 St Paul, MN Station 4 (TICKETS)
03/02 Des Moines, IA House Of Bricks (TICKETS)
03/03 Chicago, IL Reggie's Rock Club*
03/05 Toronto, ON Hard Luck**
03/06 Ottawa, ON Maverick's**
03/07 Montreal, QC Les Foufounes Electriques** (TICKETS)
03/08 Clifton, NJ Dingbatz**
03/09 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus**
*No Goatwhore
**Hate Eternal and Cerebral Bore ONLY
Goatwhore will be supporting Lock Up on a short tour at the beginning of February. Lock Up features current and former members of Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy and At the Gates.
GOATWHORE
w/ Lock Up, Strong Intention
02/08 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity
02/09 Albany, NY Bogies
02/10 Revere, MA Club Lido
02/11 Montreal, QC Katacombes
02/12 Toronto, ON Wreck Room
02/13 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club
02/14 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa
02/15 Baltimore, MD Sonar
02/16 Brooklyn, NY Club Europa
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