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February 9, 2010
High on Fire - new album (MP3) & 2010 tour dates w/ Priestess, Black Cobra & Bison B.C
by BBG
DOWNLOAD: High On Fire - "Frost Hammer" (MP3)
High On Fire at Hammerstein (more by Paul Birman)
The number one complaint I heard when High On Fire played Hammerstein over two nights was how early they came on (pics from night one, and two). Problem solved.
High On Fire have announced a headlining tour in support of Snakes Of The Divine kicking off in Minneapolis on March 31st with a killer triple threat of support from Priestess, Black Cobra, and Bison BC. The tour includes an NYC date on 4/9 at Gramercy Theater which go on sale on 2/12 at noon. Full dates are below.
That jawdropper of a tour isn't the only set of dates on the calendar for High On Fire. The Oakland boys are on board to play the Harvest of Hope fest and the Action PR SXSW showcase at The Mohawk in Austin on 3/17. Priestess will be in Austin for SXSW as well, to play the Tee Pee showcase on March 18th at Habana Calle 6 (and a TBA day party on March 20th). Before SXSW Priestess will be in NYC to play MHOW on March 13th. Tickets are still available.
High on Fire's new album Snakes Of The Divine hits store shelves on 2/23 via E1. Download the first track, "Frost Hammer" above. The band is also streaming the title track from their new LP at Spin.com.
April 9th (High On Fire's Gramercy date) is one day before the BV-presents Weedeater / The Gates of Slumber / Black Tusk / Struck By Lightning melee at Studio At Webster Hall. Those tickets are on sale NOW.
Two of High On Fire's recent tourmates are on the road in April.
Full High On Fire and Priestess dates, and some vids are below including the Priestess video for "Ladykiller".
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February 8, 2010
Heart of Winter Fest 2010 (Woe & snow) in words & pics
words by Kim Kelly with intro by BBG, photos by Diana Lee Zadlo
Woe ruling
Those of you who travel in the underground metal circles, and live to tell about it, have probably encountered Kim Kelly. The current Philadelphian, whose credits include Terrorizer, Hails & Horns, Metal Injection, Noisecreep, her own PR company (CatharsisPR) and many other ventures, is probably the girl you see on the verge of whiplash in the front row of Eyehategod, or the smiley one with the invisible orange.
In her latest travels, Kelly took a trip to Richmond to take in the Heart of Winter Fest at Alley Katz in Richmond, VA (Friday, Jan 29- Saturday, Jan 30, 2010). The two-day festival featured appearances from Woe, Bastard Sapling, Battlemaster, Evoken, and many others. The "Winter" fest was also, appropriately enough, hit with a major storm that buried the mid-Atlantic in snow. Rather than get buried south of the Mason-Dixon line amidst 24 inches, she and Diana Lee Zadlo opted to leave before it was over, or as the kids call it, GTFO. Her full story is below...
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Mastodon touring w/ Baroness, others + Converge dates too
by BBG
Converge @ Hammerstein (more by Ryan Muir)
The rumors are true. Converge WILL hit the road with a rotating assortment of unsavory characters like Coalesce, Harvey Milk, Gaza, Black Breath, and Lewd Acts. So far no NYC dates to speak of, but there are rumblings that the NYC date will take place at the start of the tour (late April/early May).
Converge's last US tour was with Mastodon (pics of day 1 and day 2 at Hammerstein), who are also hitting the road in April. Atlanta's finest will hit the road with Baroness, Between The Buried and Me and Valient Thorr for a string of US dates, tagging Starland Ballroom on 4/21 along the way. No tickets for that show yet, but presales are running already for some of the shows (password = OBLIVION). All dates below.
Converge's Nate Newton is scheduled to play NYC on 4/13 and 4/14 with his other project Doomriders. They're at Mercury Lounge on 4/13 (tix) and 4/14 (tix).
Full Mastodon and Converge dates are below, as well as a few vids of each...
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February 6, 2010
The Dillinger Escape Plan - 2010 Tour Dates (Irving Plaza)
by BBG
Weinman fall down go boom (more by Justina Villanueva)
Never been one to go half ass, The Dillinger Escape Plan have announced TWO separate legs of a US tour in support of Option Paralysis. The first leg kicks off a month after the band returns from their current European tour, with a March 11th date at Irving Plaza in NYC with Darkest Hour, Animals As Leaders and iwrestledabearonce. Tickets. are on sale That first leg concludes with a date at Coachella.
Following those headlining dates, the NJ band will hit the road with the Warped Tour including July 17th at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY and July 18th at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. The Warped Tour lineup in full is still on the way, but until then check out the current list of bands on board which include Agent Orange, Angry Samoans, Bouncing Souls, The Casualties, Andrew WK, and many more.
Option Paralysis is the new album by Dillinger Escape Plan due out on their new imprint, Party Smasher Inc. The band is currently streaming the song "Farewell Mona Lisa" at their MySpace.
Some vids, including DEP doing new songs "Farewell Mona Lisa" and "Good Neighbor", and all tour dates are below...
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February 5, 2010
Mayhem cancels entire upcoming North American tour
by BBG
Ludicra @ Santos (more here)
I guess dreams don't come true? Mayhem has cancelled all North American dates with Ludicra and Tombs, including the previously discussed show at Irving with Krallice. A statement from the band is forthcoming.
Ludicra is set to appear at Scion Rock Fest, and their new LP The Tenant will impact Profound Lore in March.
Tombs is scheduled to hit the road in March, tagging SXSW at Relapse's official showcase on 3/17 with Voivod, Howl, Graves of Valor, Kill The Client, Mammoth Grinder, and Brian Posehn. Flyer below...
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February 4, 2010
Short Wave Warfare (02/4/10) (previously Week in Metal)
by BBG
DOWNLOAD: Abscess - "Dawn of Inhumanity" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Vasaeleth - "Wrathful Deities" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Apostle of Solitude - "December Drives Me To Tears" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Apostle of Solitude - "Hunter Sick Rapture" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Agrimonia - "The Decay" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Locrian - "Procession of Ancestral Brutalism" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Hammers of Misfortune - "Freebird" (Zipped MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Buzzov-en - "Mainline" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Cobalt - "Scarred For Life" LIVE (MP3, Filth cover)
DOWNLOAD: Hooded Menace - "As The Creatures Ascend" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Zu - "Tom Araya Is Our Elvis" (MP3)
Locrian at Show No Mercy last Year (more by Justina Villanueva)
Occupying the vast nothing at the crossroads of black metal, noise, ambient, and drone are Chicago duo Locrian. The band released Drenched Lands last year and are already prepping Territories via Small Doses in the US. The new effort features luminaries from the Chi scene performing their "most fully realized form of Locrian's dystopic vision"; look for Blake Judd (Nachtmystium), Mark Solotroff (Bloodyminded, Anatomy of Habit) Bruce Lamont (Yakuza), and Andrew Scherer (Velnias) to appear on the LP. Until that record hits your friendly neighborhood distro later this month, check out the first taste of the LP above, "Procession of Ancestral Brutalism". The band was recently interviewed by Black Rat Method.
By now, you have most likely heard of High On Fire's upcoming Snakes Of The Divine due on E1 Records. The album is currently in the pre-order stages (with vinyl options), and from what I have heard so far, its another massive effort from this Oaktown posse. More to come, and look for them to hit the road supporting the record soon.
Blackened death is Vasaeleth's specialty, and the band fires away on their debut LP Crypt Born & Tethered to Ruin. Featuring Antinom of the mighty Dagon behind the kit, the record is out NOW via Profound Lore and is highly recommended for fans of Blasphemy, early Bolt Thrower, Teitanblood and anything generally putrid and foul. Check out the first track to emerge, "Wrathful Deities", and make sure and pick up the LP!
Abscess, featuring Chris Reifert of Autopsy/Death, will release their new LP Dawn of Inhumanity on March 9th via Peaceville. Recorded in October 2009, the effort features vocals from Darkthrone who will release the LP as their final on the Tyrant Syndicate imprint for Peaceville. Download the title track above. Reifert's other band, Autopsy, will headline MDF 2010.
Cobalt will release a new live LP entitled Sworn To Violence via Phil McSorely's new imprint Hooded In Oil Records. The LP was pulled from a 2003 set and includes a cover of Filth's "Scarred For Life" which is downloadable above.
As previously discussed, Buzzov-en's new EP Violence From The Vault is out NOW via Relapse. The EP comes from the lineup that appeared on Sore, and we have one of my favorite tracks (if not my favorite) from the EP for download above. Dig on "Mainline". No word on that previously discussed Buzzov-en documentary in the works. Former Buzzov-en member Dixie Dave will be back in NYC with his new band Weedeater. Speaking of Weedeater, the band has titled their new LP, Jason... The Dragon. (Get it? Burnout!) The band will hit the studio in April to record the effort.
Is Indianapolis officially a part of the state of Maryland? Profound Lore introduces us to yet another killer doom band from the home of The Gates of Slumber and Coffinworm, Apostle of Solitude. In addition to wall-of-sound old school doom riffage, AoS features fantastic vocals from guitarist Chuck Brown, former drummer for The Gates of Slumber and The Keep (which also featured Simon and McCash of TGoS). The band recently completed their new LP Last Sunrise, due on Profound Lore in middle March, and the record is a must hear for fans of old school doom like TGoS, Iron Man, or any thing that worships at the altar of Iommi/Butler/Ward. Download "December Drives Me To Tears" and "Hunter Sick Rapture" above.
Southern Lord will release a vinyl subscription series featuring exclusive versions ofBlack Cobra's Chronomega, Ascend's Ample Fire Within, Pelican's What We Call Come To Need, Yob's The Great Cessation (one of my faves of last year), Twilight's Monument To Time End (!, more on that in a sec), and a new exclusive one-sided 12" from Trap Them called Filth Rations featuring four unreleased tracks and a second side etched by the great Justin Bartlett. More details on the set is here which contains a mysterious final slab of vinyl. Which brings me to my next point.....
More on the Southern Lord boxset, black metal supergroup Twilight, Nachtmystium, Triptykon, Earthride, the cover of the new Darkthrone, Negura Bunget, and much more as Short Wave Warfare continues....
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February 3, 2010
Red Sparowes (new LP soon) & Doomriders playing 2 NYC shows together & other dates
by BBG
Red Sparowes w/ Brendan Tobin of Made Out of Babies (more here)
Red Sparowes and Doomriders will team up for a pair of NYC dates at Mercury Lounge on April 13th (tix) and 14th (tix). Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday (2/5).
Red Sparowes will be another species of bird entirely, Mockingbirds, when the band support Imaad Wasif at LA's Spaceland on 2/4. Confused? Let the band explain:
For those of you in the Los Angeles area, we are playing a mostly-improvised set of songs this Thursday night, February 4th at Spaceland under the name Mockingbirds. This is not a set of Red Sparowes songs. There will be no visuals. It's just a chance for us to play around with some musical ideas. We'll have a special guest doing vocals on one song.Red Sparowes are prepping to release their new LP The Fear is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer via Sargent House on 4/6. Check out a video trailer for that LP below.
Doomriders have a few dates on their calendar as well, including a few with Skeletonwitch. All Doomriders dates are below. Meanwhile Nate Newton of Doomriders' other band, Converge, was recently mentioned in an interesting tweet/twitpic by Coalesce...
If this is a real tour, please someone kindly remove my jaw from the floor...
As pictured in the Fun Fun Fun fest pic on top, Brendan Tobin of Made Out of Babies occasionally fills in for Bryant Clifford Meyer (Isis) on guitar in Red Sparowes. MOoB will be at Union Pool with Unsane, United Nations, and Dark Vibe on 2/12 (a BV Presents prodiction). Tickets are still available, but get 'em now, this show WILL sell out.
All dates and that video below...
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February 2, 2010
new Landmine Marathon album - 'Sovereign Descent' (MP3)
by BBG
DOWNLOAD: Landmine Marathon - "Exist" (edit) (MP3)
Sovereign Descent
Seeing is believing, and last year I had a revelation. Landmine Marathon laid waste in the basement at Lit Lounge. Booming, vintage Bolt Thrower/Earache style riffs vibrated onlookers, while unhinged vocalist Grace Perry ran circles around the room like a five year-old on a gallon of Red Bull. It was an incredible performance (one of my favorites of the year) and had I attended with Vinny from Jersey Shore, coordinated fist-pumps would have been in order.
Their muscular second LP Rusted Eyes Awake was front and center then, but now the band is happy to introduce their new (maladjusted) baby, Sovereign Descent, due on March 16th. The album is their first LP for Prosthetic, and was produced by guitarist Ryan Butler with mastering by Alan Douches. The nine track LP is a burner, another set of brutal old-school death metal with a modern twist - more punishing riffs with more hooks perfomed with ferocity. Exhibit A is the album opener "Exist", available for download above in edited form. Pre-order the LP at Prosthetic.
Landmine Marathon begins its next live campaign of riffs/beatdowns in Arizona on March 6th, continuing on to an appearance in Columbus, Ohio for Scion Rock Fest, and eventually scooting all the way down to SXSW for a string of dates TBD. Until then, for more information and updates check back here or join the Landmine Blogathon.
Full tour dates and a few videos are below...
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Gospel, Drunkdriver & Tournament played Union Pool - pics
words by BBG, photos by Samantha Marble
Gospel
Very excited to see one of my oldest favorite bands, GOSPEL, reunited tonight at Union Pool. - [TheUnknownGlow]After three years away from the stage, and in front of a beyond sold-out crowd at Union Pool, Gospel made their triumphant return with the always unhinged noise punks Drunkdriver and galloping Tournament.
Though the band has been away from the stage a bit, they recently showed their hand with respect to new material... another show/record/tour? Possibly. More details to come, we'll keep you posted.
Drunkdriver has a ton of interesting shows in their near future as they prep to release their self-titled LP on Load Records. Look for the band at the WFMU/Aquarius Records, Load, and Parts Unknown shows at SXSW 2010. Before that, the band will play with Iron Age at Union Pool on 2/16 and intersect with another SXSW showcasing artist in NYC when they team up with Riot Season's Todd at Cake Shop on March 14th. The band is also scheduled to meet up with everyone's favorite massholes, Mind Eraser, at Death By Audio on June 9th.
All dates and tons of pics are below...
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February 1, 2010
Javelina - a free NYC show & March dates including SXSW
by BBG
Javelina at The Charleston (more by Chloe Rice)
If you aren't a total a-hole nerd like me, eagerly awaiting the new episode of Lost... then a band you should NOT miss is the great Javelina (not to be confused with Javelin), who will barrel their way through Fontana's on Feb 2 (Tuesday) as part of the monthly FREE Tones of Death Party. Along for the ride on the support tip are The Hixon and The Judas Syndrome as part of a CD release party for Charred Walls of The Damned, a new project featuring Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth), Steve DiGiorgio (Death, Autopsy, Sadus, many others), Tim "Ripper" Owens (Judas Priest, Iced Earth), and Jason Suecof.
Javelina released one of my favorite LPs of 2009. Bassist/vocalist Herb Jowett also talked about HIS favorite LPs with us.
Shortly after the band headlines Fontana's, the Phily crew will begin them jawns down south to tag Austin for SXSW. More details on that are on the way, meanwhile dig on full tour dates and some videos below...
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