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Napalm Death at Gramercy (more by Justina Villanueva)

Mark "Barney" Greenway and his co-conspirators in Napalm Death are back with Utilitarian, their new Century Media-released LP due on Feb 27th in the EU and Feb 28th in the US. We recently dropped a new track from the grindcore pioneers and now have cornered their long-time frontman for a short interrogation on the new record, their plans for the immediate and longer-term future, and what it means to be punk in the 21st century. The results of said discussion are below.

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Extreme metal legends Napalm Death are 15 LPs (including their Leaders not Followers covers record) and 30 years deep with Utilitarian, the band's latest offering with Century Media (with whom they recently re-signed).

The grindcore pioneers' latest features 50 minutes of their trademarked blast-y grind venom, but with odd twists and turns and even some saxophone. Its another in a series of great efforts from the great Napalm Death, and BrooklynVegan is proud to present the premiere of one track, "Leper Colony". Stream it below and check out the album art down there too. Look for the LP on Feb 27th in the EU and Feb 28th in the US.

In the meantime, Napalm Death will release another track, "Analysis Paralysis", via 7" with an exclusive B-Side. Pick up a copy of that via Century Media distro. Napalm Death recently released another non-LP track "Legacy was Yesterday" for Decibel's Flexi Series (stream it here).

Reminder: Shane Embury will be on tour with Lock Up this February, hitting Europa on February 16th. Tickets are still available. Napalm Death and another Shane project, Brujeria, will play Maryland Deathfest 2012.

Song stream, art, and some video, below...

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Rorschach at The Charleston (more by Ryan Muir)

While we wait for the Maryland Deathfest lineup to expand, one of those bands have slipped past the goalie! Rorschach will play Maryland Deathfest and will presumably be announced with their final batch of artists in the coming weeks. Final bands announced! and they are: AGALLOCH, ARCHGOAT (Finland), BRUJERIA (Mexico), YOB, BLACK WITCHERY, DYING FETUS, UNANIMATED (Sweden), MORGION, RORSCHACH, NEEDFUL THINGS (Czech Republic), DIE PIGEON DIE (Australia), and EXTERMINATION ANGEL.

Show No Mercy returns with an interview and a new song from Leviathan. The interview is short and Whitehead doesn't exactly delve deep, but it and the song are both definitely worth a listen.

Cannabis Corpse will support The Black Dahlia Murder and All Shall Perish at Knitting Factory on 10/11 as part of a larger tour together. Tickets are on sale, and their full tour schedule is below.

Vanishing Leper is Justin Detore (Mind Eraser/Rival Mob/Righteous Jams etc) and Jordan Darby (Dry-Rot), and the band is currently streaming a new EP and are preparing it for a limited release on Cold Vomit. Listen below.

The always fun Skeletonwitch are on the road with Arch Enemy, Devildriver, and Cthonic for a show at Best Buy Theater on 9/9. Tickets are still available

Kvelertak is coming.

Absu added more dates since we first posted. Original post updated.

Rise And Fall have a new 7" on the way entitled "Deceiver", alongside a reissue of Hellmouth. Look for both on Deathwish.

Portal are currently tracking their new LP.

Mastodon's Remission has been repressed on 2xLP.

We recently debuted new songs by Falloch, Rosetta, Battlefields, Bosse-de-Nage, and The Atlas Moth.

Have a fun weekend. More NYC shows listed below. What did I miss?

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Brujeria is an extreme metal band formed in Mexico City, Mexico in 1989.. [and was] a side-project of founding member and former Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares [featuring] ...artists such as Billy Gould, Nicholas Barker, Raymond Herrera, Jeff Walker and Shane Embury. They perform under pseudonyms and portray themselves as a Latino band consisting of drug lords, concealing their identities due to being wanted by the FBI. Their lineup has changed over time and could be different at any point in time.

The band is currently streaming a newish song on their myspace, and according to Terrorizer, have their first album in 10 years on the way in 2010. Also according to their myspace, Dino Cazares has exited the band which leaves Brujeria 2010 looking like this:
Juan Brujo - Vocals
Fantasma (Pat Hoed) - Vocals, Bass
Hongo (Shane Embury of Napalm Death, Venomous Concept) - Guitar
Pinche Peach - Vocals & Samples
Podrido (Adrian Erlandsson of Paradise Lost, Skitsystem, The Haunted) - Drums
El Cynico (Jeffrey Walker of Carcass) - Bass
Pititis (Gaby Cominguez) - Backing vocals

Show flyer (it's their only date currently listed) and some videos are below...

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DOWNLOAD: Cynic - "Integral Birth" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Darkthrone - "Hiking Metal Punks" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Architect - Death & Taxes (Rough Mix) (MP3)

Cynic

We kick things off with the reunited prog-death of Cynic and their new record, Traced In Air, due on Season of Mist on Oct 28th. Traced In Air is Cynic's first album in 15 years, since the release of the now cult classic Focus. Comprised of founders Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert, both members of the legendary Human-era Death members, "Integral Birth" (downloadable above) is the first song to emerge from Traced In Air. Metalkult has posted a pretty extensive interview with Paul of Cynic.

Darkthrone have posted a new song from their upcoming album Dark Thrones and Black Flags, due Oct 20th on Peaceville. The record will be released on three formats: a regular edition in jewel case, a vinyl edition, and a special edition in a slipcased jewel case package with exclusive new video footage. Check out "Hiking Metal Punks" available for download above and head on over to their mini-site to stream two others!

Keelhaul have announced a handful of midwest & southern dates, though no NYC dates so far. The band is currently working on new material for a new record, the follow up to 2006's massive Subject To Change Without Notice, "and quite possibly a dvd". No word as to the details of when that record would emerge but when pressed, the band offered that they "are old & slow".

YOB, who recently reformed, have signed to Profound Lore and added a new bass player Aaron Reiseberg.

Doomriders

Doomriders & Disfear will team up for a split seven-inch available via Deathwish Records. A "Tour Edition" of the split will be available from the bands during their upcoming European tour with SSS, but the rest of us will have to wait for the preorder. Doomriders have a new album due next year.

As we discussed before, Neurosis is curating the "Beyond The Pale" event at Roadburn 2009, and last week they announced four of those bands... The Young Gods, Guapo, Akimbo, and US Christmas.

The Roadburn Flyer, Brutal Truth, The Gates Of Slumber, Gojira, YOB, and more as The Week In Metal continues....

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