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Mike Scheidt solo at Empty Bottle in Chicago (more by Carmelo Espanola)

Mike Scheidt (of YOB) just may surprise you with "In Your Light" from his previously discussed solo debut Stay Awake due on May 15th via Thrill Jockey. Look for the Yob frontman to celebrate the tunes in NYC when he joins Richmond doomers Cough as support for his own band at The Bell House on May 23rd. Tickets are still available.

Yob, who just played Roadburn 2012, is also scheduled to hit Maryland Deathfest this year.

Cough will embark on a string of dates with Dragged into Sunlight following their appearance at Maryland Deathfest 2012. After those dates come to a close, look for DiS to hook up with Wolvhammer for a string of shows including Saint Vitus on 6/14 with The Year is One (tickets).

All tour dates and that stream is below.

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Wolvhammer

Wolvhammer and Dragged into Sunlight will team up for a string of dates that will include an NYC stop for a BV-BBG presented event at Saint Vitus on June 14th. Tickets are on sale. The show is the final stop on DiS's tour that kicks off at Maryland Deathfest and extends across the Eastern US including a stop at Chaos in Tejas. All dates are listed below.

Wolvhammer, who we first interviewed almost two years ago, released their recent LP The Obsidian Plains last year.

Dragged into Sunlight's new LP, Widowmaker, is due later this year via Prosthetic Records. The band's last work, Hatred for Minkind, was re-released on US soil in 2011.

All Dragged into Sunlight tour dates, most of which are with Cough, with some video and the latest Chaos in Tejas lineup update, below...

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Andy Nelson with Paint it Black at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG)

Mamiffer, Tombs, Locrian, Thou, Fuck The Facts, The Atlas Moth and many more contribute to the second part of our continuing series where we asked some of our favorite artists about their 2011 highlights. Part One HERE. Part Two below...

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DOWNLOAD: Dragged Into Sunlight - "Boiled Angel" (MP3)

I was a bit shocked when the news that the UK's Dragged Into Sunlight had signed to Prosthetic Records. Not that the label toils in bands that I despise - just the opposite, but that anyone outside of the true underground realm would sign such a foul and loathsome band.

Trust me, I mean that as a complement. Dragged Into Sunlight is ambient doom blackened through and through. You can hear their demonic touch on their Prosthetic reissued LP Hatred For Mankind due on January 18th, 2011 for the first time on US soil. Produced by the great Billy Anderson and featuring atwork from Justin Bartlett, Hatred For Mankind features seven tracks of pure vitriol like "Boiled Angel", which is available for download above and streaming below.

Dragged Into Sunlight have announced April European dates with Rwake, but are currently plotting a North American invasion. Stay tuned. Announced dates, the song stream and some video is below.

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