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Gloryhammer announce first UK tour

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 14th June 2013 by Nico Davidson

Gloryhammer, the new power metal project featured Alestorm’s Christopher Bowes, have announced their first headlining tour of the UK for September and October. The tour which is in support of the band’s debut album Tales from the Kingdom of Fife, will start off in the historic kingdom of Fife before the band make their way gradually down south. Tour dates are as follow:

Sept. 25th DUNDEE – Reading Rooms
Sept. 26th GLASGOW – Classic Grand
Sept. 27th SHEFFIELD – Academy
Sept. 28th MANCHESTER – Sound Control
Sept. 29th BRISTOL – The Fleece
Sept. 30th LEICESTER – 02 Academy
Oct. 1st LONDON – The Garage
Oct. 2nd BILSTON – The Robin 2

Gloryhammer will also be appearing at this year’s MetalDays Festival in Slovenia, alongside acts such as Benediction, Arkona, Nya, Bloodshot Dawn, Alestorm, Powerwolf, Ensiferum and many more. Kingdoms from the Tale of Fife was release on 29th March 2013 via Napalm Records and is available from all the usual retail outlets.

Gloryhammer online:


http://www.gloryhammer.com


https://www.facebook.com/gloryhammer

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Finnish rockers HIM announce UK tour dates

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , on 14th June 2013 by Nico Davidson

Finalnd’s top goth rockers HIM have announced their UK tour. HIM also announced that fans can get a CD/DVD deluxe edition of Tears On Tape when they purchase a ticket.

Tickets are available from this location and tour dates are as follow:

22nd Oct. – Newcastle – O2 Academy
24th Oct. – Manchester – Manchester Academy
27th Oct. – Cardiff – Cardiff Student Union
28th Oct. – Southampton – Guildhall
29th Oct. – Norwich – UEA
31st Oct. – London – Koko

HIM’s latest album Tears On Tape is now available and was released 26th April through DoubleCross/Cooking Vinyl.

HIM online:


http://heartagram.com


http://facebook.com/theheartagram

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Dying Fetus resign to Relapse Records; European tour dates announced

Posted in News with tags , , , , , on 13th June 2013 by Nico Davidson

Death metal powerhouse Dying Fetus have announced their re-signing to Relapse Records. Following the release of their latest, critically acclaimed album Reign Supreme in last year on Relapse Records, Dying Fetus have re-signed to the label and commented:

We have an addiction and have relapsed with Relapse Records. Relapse Records will remain your one stop shop for all things Dying Fetus . Re-signing with Relapse Records seemed like the right thing to do for the band as both Dying Fetus and Relapse Records have grown over the years. So our fans can look forward to more brutality from both parties.

The band will return to tour Europe this summer, starting on July 24th and will be performing at Bloodstock Festival at Catton Hall, Derby on 11th August before heading to London to play an intimate show at The Barfly in London the following day. A complete list of European tour dates can be found below.

Tickets for the London show are available HERE and HERE. Reign Supreme is streaming in its entirety on the Dying Fetus Bandcamp page, which can be found here.

DYING FETUS European Tour

7/24: Slovenia Tolmin @ Metaldays Fest
7/25: Italy Point @ Neumarkt
7/27: Holland Steenwijk @ Stonehenge Fest
7/30: Russia Moscow @ Plan B
8/1: Ukraine Evpatoriya @ Metal Heads Mission Fest
8/3: France Albi Carmaux @ Xtreme Fest
8/5: Germany München @ Free & Easy Fest
8/6: Austria Dornbirn @ Schlachthof
8/7: Austria Wien @ Viper Room
8/8: Czech Rep Jaromer @ Brutal Assault Fest
8/9: Germany Schlotheim @ Party San Fest
8/10: Switzerland Hüttikon @ Meh Suff! Metal-Fest
8/11: UK Catton Hall @ Bloodstock
8/12: UK London @ Barfly
8/13: France Paris @ Nouveau Casino
8/14: Germany Trier @ Exhaus
8/15: Germany Dinkelsbühl @ Summer Breeze Fest
8/16: Germany Oberhausen @ Helvete
8/17: Belgium Méan @ Metal Méan Fest
8/18: France Saint Nolff @ Motocultor Fest

Dyign Fetus online:


http://www.dyingfetus.com/


http://www.facebook.com/dyingfetus


http://www.myspace.com/dyingfetus


http://www.twitter.com/DyingFetusBand

 

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Savage Messiah confirm UK tour with Wintersun and Bloodshot Dawn

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , on 11th June 2013 by Nico Davidson

Savage Messiah have confirmed a UK tour with Finnish metallers Wintersun and fellow UK metal band Bloodshot Dawn.

Savage Messiah will be taking a break from recording their as-yet untitled new album to take part in the five-date trek, which kicks off on 16th July at the Garage in London.  The band will then be heading out around the UK again in October on a mini headlining tour.

Savage Messiah’s lead guitarist Joff Bailey comments:

Me and the boys will be taking a break from recording our new album in July to tear up the road again around the UK with Wintersun!  The band is in fighting form at the moment and we’re set to raise absolute hell around the UK on this tour and our headline shows in October!  We’ll also be previewing some brand new songs taken from the new record throughout all of these dates, making it the heaviest Savage Messiah set list to date!  It really is gonna kick ya fuckin’ skulls in.  Mark our words… WE MEAN FUCKIN’ BUSINESS!!  We really can’t wait to rip the throat out of these shows and catch up with all the Savages around the country!  See you in the pit – then at the bar, mutha fukkas!  BRING IT!

See Savage Messiah live at the following shows:

Jun. 14 – London, UK – The Garage (w/ Nekrogoblikon)
Jul. 16 – London, UK – The Garage (w/ Wintersun, Bloodshot Dawn)
Jul. 17 – Manchester, UK – Club Academy (w/ Wintersun, Bloodshot Dawn)
Jul. 18 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms (w/ Wintersun, Bloodshot Dawn)
Jul. 19 – Newcastle, UK – O2 Academy 2 (w/ Wintersun, Bloodshot Dawn)
Jul. 22 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy 2 (w/ Wintersun, Bloodshot Dawn)
Oct. 29 – Manchester, UK – Sound Control
Oct. 30 – York, UK – Fibbers
Oct. 31 – Birmingham, UK – The Temple
Nov. 01 – London, UK – Borderline

Savage Messiah online:


http://facebook.com/SavageMessiahMetal


http://twitter.com/savagemessiah

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Finnish rockers Reckless Love announce headline UK tour

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on 5th June 2013 by Nico Davidson

The flamboyant rockers from Finland, Reckless Love have announced a headlining UK tour in October, later this year. The tour follows on from the Finnish quartet’s month long UK tour in autumn last year.

Tour dates are as follow:

1st October – Manchester – Academy 3
2nd October – Newcastle – Academy 2
3rd October – Glasgow – Cathouse
4th October – Leeds – Cockpit
5th October – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
6th October – Wolverhampton – Slade Rooms
8th October – Norwich – Waterfront Studio
9th October – Bristol – The Fleece
10th October – London – Islington O2 Academy

Reckless Love’s single Night On Fire is out now via Spinefarm Records. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming album, which is currently untitled. The video for Night On Fire can be viewed below.

Reckless Love online:


http://www.recklesslove.com


https://www.facebook.com/RecklessLove

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Guitar extraordinaire Orianthi announces UK headline show in London

Posted in News with tags , , , , , on 4th June 2013 by Nico Davidson

Platinum-selling solo artist and iconic guitarist Orianthi has announced a one-off headline show at London’s 100 Club on 7th August 2013. Tickets are available at this location.

Orianthi’s new album, Heaven In This Hell, produced by Dave Stewart, is available now via Spinefarm Records and Robo Records.

Furthermore, Orianthi will continue as a key member of Alice Cooper’s band for what is expected to be Mr Cooper’s sole UK appearance of 2013 – a headline outing at Cropredy Festival in Oxfordshire. Cropredy is an annual event launched by UK folk legends Fairport Convention back in 1980; this year it runs from 8th – 10th August, with Alice Cooper topping the bill on the 8th.

Having been a part of Alice Cooper’s live set-up since August 2011, completing two world tours in this role, Orianthi is used to trading musical blows with this true master of horror!

Orianthi online:


https://www.facebook.com/Orianthi


http://twitter.com/Orianthi

 

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The Black Dahlia Murder post full album preview of Everblack plus song descriptions

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on 4th June 2013 by Nico Davidson

The Black Dahlia Murder have already released three songs from Everblack; each time to an overwhelmingly positive response from fans. Beginning today, fans can preview a clip from each track on the album at DecibelMagazine.com! Along with audio previews, fans can read descriptions of each song from one of metal’s finest storytellers, Trevor Strnad. To listen and read Strnad‘s thoughts, visit this location.

The Black Dahlia Murder‘s sixth full-length album, Everblack,will be released on 10th June in the UK. The cover art for Everblack was painted by renowned artist Nick Keller with Weta, whose recent projects include: The Hobbit, Avatar, Chronicles of Narnia, and more. Recording was completed at Audiohammer Studios (lead guitars and vocals), Rustbelt Studios (drums), and Regal Fecal (guitar and bass). Mixing was handled by Jason Suecof and Ryan Williams, mastering was completed by Alan Douches at West Westside. Trevor Strnad‘s horror-inspired lyrics persist on Everblack, beginning with In Hell is Where She Waits for Me, a reference to the murder from which the band took for their moniker.

Fans can stream Into the Everblack now at this location. Also, there are a variety of limited edition pre-order bundles. Fans can grab Everblack on a double gatefold LP with purple/white marbled vinyl, along with “crime scene bundles.” An evidence pack, which includes toe tags, deceased band member photos, spent shotgun shells, and more can be viewed now.

The Black Dahlia Murder will be touring in support of Everblack all summer long as part of the Van’s Warped Tour.

Catch them in the UK later this year

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

September 2013

20th         LONDON – Islington Academy
21st         MANCHESTER – NQ Live
22nd         GLASGOW – Cathouse

The Black Dahlia Murder online:


http://www.facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial


http://www.youtube.com/blackdahliamurdertv


http://twitter.com/bdmmetal

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Aonia recruit keyboardist after extensive search

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , on 30th May 2013 by Nico Davidson

After a long search for a new keyboardist, the UK’s goth-opera metal band Aonia have recruited Tim “The Machine” Hall to take on keyboard duties. Tim will be making his début with Aonia tomorrow night at The Hall Cross in Doncaster. Aonia vocalist and founding member Melissa comments on the recent recruitment of Tim:

He’s a really nice and talented guy with spades of experience and is immeasurably professional – he’s going to add a whole new dimension to the music while still keeping it Aonia – and it’s going to be epic! With Slick‘s talent and creativity and Jo‘s angelic voice, the three new members we’ve added in 2013 are going to take us to a whole new level of awesome.

Aonia’s full show schedule for this year is as follows:

31st May – DONCASTER – Hall Cross Pub
29th June – HULL – Metieval Festival
12th July – SHEFFIELD – The Dove and Rainbow
13th July – BRIDLINGTON – Shades Nightclub
27th August – NOTTINGHAM – The Maze
29th August – REDCAR – The Apsire
7th September – BRIDLINGTON – Valk-Fest Fundraiser
2nd November – WHITBY – Whitby Goth Weekend
30th November – BRIDLINGTON – Valkyrian Festival 2013

Aonia online:


http://aonia.co.uk


http://facebook.com/aoniauk

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Cult of Luna, SSS and Voices added to Damnation 2013, The Sontaran Experiment no longer playing Damnation

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on 29th May 2013 by Nico Davidson

Sweden’s masters of post-metal Cult of Luna have promised what they can only describe as a crushing wall of sound and light after being confirmed to headline a stage at Damnation Festival 2013.

They will be joined at the ninth instalment of the UK’s finest day of metal, hosted at Leeds University Union, on Saturday, November 2nd, by Liverpool’s crossover thrashers SSS and London’s black metal quartet Voices.

The trio bolster an eclectic bill which already includes the legendary Carcass, Crippled Black Phoenix and Moss as well as exclusive UK shows by Negura Bunget and Vallenfyre. Cult of Luna said:

Cult of Luna return to the UK after a sell out show at London’s Garage in January. The band will fly in for a standalone performance as they continue promoting the Fritz Lang Metropolis inspired Vertikal, their first album in over 5 years. Expect a heavy, crushing and richly textured wall of sound and light to bring Damnation to a close in spectacular fashion.

SSS front man Foxy is looking forward to taking the Jagermeister Stage for a full thrash assault. He said:

It’s a great honour to be asked back to Damnation Festival. We have a block of new noise to from our forthcoming LP to let loose on the unsuspecting. Take a deep breath… once we start we don’t stop!

And Sam Loynes of Voices added:

We shall be bringing our exhibition of obsession to this year’s Damnation Festival, alongside some truly exceptional bands. We plan to deliver only the most vividly extreme of music for this opportunity we have been offered. It’s an honour to play the UK’s leading extreme music festival.

After announcing their spilt, The Sontaran Experiment will no longer play the festival.

Tickets for Damnation Festival 2013 are on sale now, priced £34, available from: Leeds Tickets , the official Damnation Festival website at this location or the official Damnation Facebook page.

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Evile confirmed to support Suicidal Tendencies at London show

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , on 23rd May 2013 by Nico Davidson

Yorkshire’s young guns of thrash, Evile have confirmed a show in London with legendary crossover thrashers Suicidal Tendencies.

Evile will be supporting Suicidal Tendencies at the Electric Ballroom in the UK’s capital on Sunday, 7th July.  Evile‘s new album, Skull, is due to be released on Monday, 27th May in Europe via Earache Records, and on June 11th in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records. Evile’s bassist Joel Graham comments:

A show with Suicidal Tendencies?  Yes please!  Really looking forward to this one.  We have played a couple of festivals with ST, and watched on as they tear stages apart.  Such a great, influential and groundbreaking band.  We jumped at the chance to play with them at this only UK show.

Tickets for the show are available now from Alt Tickets at this location.

Evile‘s new album, Skull, was recorded with producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir) at Parlour Studios in Kettering, England.  The artwork for the album was painted by artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Sodom, Hatebreed).

Skull is available to pre-order now in a huge selection of formats and bundles from the Earache Webstore in Europe at this location and in North America at this location.

Skull is also available on iTunes, including an instant-grat track which you receive as soon as you pre-order the album.  Pre-order Skull now on iTunes here.

See Evile live at the following shows:

Jun. 14 – Wervik, Belgium – SkullFest
Jun. 28 – Lesmahagow, UK – Les Fest
Jul. 07 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom (w/ SUICIDAL TENDENCIES)
Aug. 24 – Werrington, UK – Scar Fest
Sep. 26 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff University
Sep. 27 – Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory
Sep. 28 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2
Sep. 29 – Glasgow, UK – Audio

Evile online:


http://www.evile.co.uk


http://www.facebook.com/evileuk


http://www.myspace.com/evileuk


http://twitter.com/evileuk


http://evile.tumblr.com

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Turbogeist release video for new single, Mermaid’s Revenge

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on 25th April 2013 by Nico Davidson

London-based rockers, Turbogeist, have released the video for current single, Mermaid’s Revenge – a number from their 5-track EP, Ancient Secrets, available now via Spinefarm Records. Having already received airplay from Radio One’s Dan P. Carter and Zane Lowe, as well as XFM DJ Ian Camfield, Turbogeist are causing a well-deserved stir within the underground. The video can be viewed below.

Turbogeist guitarist and vocalist, Luis Felber comments:

Being a youth in the ’90s, with Brit Pop, Grunge, Hip Hop and great rock bands emerging on the radio and music television, we were spoilt for choice. Nowadays, everything seems too polished. However, if you look beyond the void of Mercury Awards and Coldplay B-sides, there are great underground scenes/bands emerging…

The video for Mermaid’s Revenge, filmed in London, was directed by Michael McCool and animated by Nicos Livesey and Nick Dunn of the This Is It collective.  Nick Dunn worked his wizardry on the previous Turbogiest video, Alien Girl. Luis also stated:

In this new video, we had a lot more fun. We got super-involved in the whole development process… It’s really more like a mini-movie. I mean, it’s no Scorsese’s ‘Bad’, but Michael McCool is seriously on his way to being one of the greats… The ’90s and the noughties brought us Britney in school uniform and Backstreet Boys in space. The art of the video needs to be taken back to the ’80s, to raw creativity and fun.

On the live front, Turbogeist will be appearing at this year’s Takedown Festival alongside acts such as Don Broco, While She Sleeps and The Blackout; the festival takes place at Southampton University on May 1st. They have also been confirmed to play London’s Camden Rocks Festival on June 1st, which will see over 100 bands playing across 12 venues in the capital’s home of rock ‘n’ roll.

Tickets are available at the following locations:

Takedown Festival

Camden Rocks

The ‘Ancient Secrets’ EP features 4 brand new Turbogeist tracks, as well as a cover of ‘Up Front’ by influential US punk band, The Wipers.  Sleeve art was provided by British artist Nicholas Rea and depicts a man in ‘supernatural woods’, originally hand-painted on ceramic tiles. The debut Turbogeist album is already in the can, and will follow later in 2013, once again through Spinefarm.


http://turbogeist.com/


http://facebook.com/turbogeist


http://turbogeist.tumblr.com/

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The CockRockets release video for My Beloved War

Posted in News with tags , , on 19th April 2013 by Nico Davidson

London hardcore punk act The CockRockets have released the official video for their latest single, My Beloved War. The video can be viewed below.

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Keep Of Kalessin confirmed to tour Europe with Finntroll

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on 16th April 2013 by Nico Davidson

Keep Of Kalessin are confirmed to head out on tour around Europe in May with Finntroll! Tour dates are as follows:

08.05.2013 DE – Berlin @ K17
09.05.2013 BE – Vosselaar @ Biebob
10.05.2013 NL – Dordrecht @ Bibelot
11.05.2013 DE – Cologne @ Live Music Hall
12.05.2013 FR – Paris @ La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
13.05.2013 UK – London @ Undeworld
Keep Of Kalessin released the new video Introspection at the Indie Recordings Label Night at the Inferno Festival this Easter, where Obsidian C announced that he will take over as vocalist.

Introspection shows the band from a more serious and mature side than before. The band also brings more of their 80′s inspiration into this track with Obsidian C. showing a lot more of his impressive solo skills.

 

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Doom legends Cathedral release last ever video

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , on 28th March 2013 by Nico Davidson

British doom lords Cathedral have released the music video for the song Tower Of Silence.

Inspired by classic cult British Film Institutions such as Amicus and Hammer House of Horror, Tower of Silence was  shot on location during the British Winter of 2012 at Gunnersbury Park Tower, London. It features a guest appearance from Purson‘s Rosalie Cunningham, who places a symbolic black orchid on the tombstone of each member in the clips closing scenes.

Directed by UK based Paraffin City Productions, Tower of Silence will be the last full production promo video ever made by this British Doom Metal institution and is taken from their final album, The Last Spire, out April 29th on Rise Above Records. You can watch the video below:

 

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Five new additions for Damnation Festival

Posted in Featured, News with tags , , , , , , , , on 27th March 2013 by Nico Davidson

The UK’s darkest festival, Damnation, will proudly host two rare live outings this year, as extreme metal ‘supergroup’ Vallenfyre and experimental rock ensemble Crippled Black Phoenix perform at the event.

They will be joined in Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 2nd, by Romanian progressive black metallers Negura Bunget, English doom trio Moss and the sonic assault of Paul Catten’s The Sontaran Experiment (Anyone else seeing the Doctor Who reference?).

Vallenfyre – featuring members of Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and At The Gates – will play their only UK show of 2013 at Damnation Festival, which will also be their first appearance outside London. Founding member and vocalist Greg Mackintosh said: “Since our first UK show last year at Boltfest, we have been looking to follow it up with a northern show. Being asked to play Damnation Festival provides us with the perfect opportunity. We are looking forward to spreading some filth and meeting up with some old compadres.“

Negura Bunget will also be playing the festival as an exclusive date. Drummer Negru said: “Damnation is going to be our one and only UK concert in 2013 so we will definitely make it count! Be prepared for a very special Negura Bunget performance, with one of a kind exclusive previews.” And doom laden Moss also promised to make a lasting impression, as the band said: “It’s been over 10 years since we last played in the north, in a squat in Manchester in front of eight people. So we look forward to finally bringing our doom and gloom back to the northern wastes at Damnation. You are in for a fucking horrible night.“

Tickets for Damnation Festival 2013 are on sale now and will be held at last year’s price of £32 until this Sunday, March 31st. The full Damnation line-up is as follows: Carcass – Vallenfyre – Crippled Black Phoenix – Negura Bunget – Moss – The Sontaran Experiment.

To buy tickets, visit Leeds Tickets , the official Damnation Festival website at this location or the official Damnation Facebook.

 

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