R.I.P. Brandon Ferrell

From Encyclopaedia Metallum

Brandon Ferrell, known for his work in Municipal Waste, My Bleeding Mind, Obsessor and Sarcoma, died on May 31, 2016. The cause of his death is unknown at this time. Mondo Metal STL expresses sincere condolences to his family, friends and fellow musicians. 

RED FANG Announce UK / European Tour; Complete New Album

Portland’s RED FANG have announced a run of headlining European and UK dates this coming fall! Direct support for the entire tour will come from label-mates Torche, while God Damn will appear on the UK dates. An opener will be announced shortly for the European dates. A complete listing of dates is available below.

RED FANG recently completed recording their third full-length album with famed producer Ross Robinson (At The Drive In, The Cure, Sepultura) at Robinson’s Venice, California studio. The as-yet-untitled album is tentatively scheduled for a fall 2016 release, with more info to be announced shortly.

Additionally, RED FANG just released a new music video in collaboration with students from My Voice Music at MVM Studios in their hometown of Portland, Oregon. Watch the clip for "Crop Circles" HERE.

RED FANG Tour Dates:

***All dates with Torche***

Sept 26 Brighton, UK Concorde 2*
Sept 27 London, UK Koko*
Sept 28 Bristol, UK Bierkeller*
Sept 29 Leeds, UK Leeds Stylus*
Sept 30 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy 2*
Oct 2 Birmingham, UK Institute 2*
Oct 3 Glasgow, UK Garage*
Oct 4 Newcastle, UK Riverside*
Oct 5 Southampton, UK Engine Rooms*
Oct 7 Athens, GR Desert Fest
Oct 9 Paris, FR Trabendo
Oct 10 Munich, DE Strom
Oct 11 Vienna, AT Szene Wien
Oct 12 Berlin, DE Huxleys
Oct 13 Cologne, DE Essingfabrik
Oct 15 Leipzig, DE Conne Island
Oct 16 Hamburg, DE Markethalle
Oct 18 Odense, DK Posten
Oct 19 Oslo, NO John Dee
Oct 20 Stockholm, SE Debaser Medis
Oct 21 Malmo, SE KB
Oct 22 Munster, DE Skater’s Place
Oct 23 Karlsruhe, DE Substage
Oct 24 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg (OZ)

*with God Damn and Torche




Stream 'Whales And Leeches' via Red Fang's Bandcamp HERE

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Indian death and black metal from NOGROD

"The riffs are lethal, sharp and distinctly audible despite the delectable rampaging, and there are traces of death metal as well"


Nogrod (Guwahati, India) - 'Abstruce Dismal' EP

Genre - Death/Black Metal
Release Date - May 13th, 2016


Nogrod hold tremendous promise. A few seconds into the album, past the alarming intro, it's easy to see why. They play a vicious form of black/death metal reminiscent of Behemoth, Belphegor, and Immortal. The intention is clear. They're taking no prisoners. Their grit is laudable and the execution is jaw-dropping. The whole debut heaves with raw energy. A fierce, sharp and crushing power propels this new sensation emerging from the North-east mountainous region of India. Nogrod's 'Abstruce Dismal' EP is but a glimpse into the potential the country's scene holds, following the path laid down by stalwarts like Heathen Beast, Insane Prophecy and Toxoid where this form of scathing black metal is concerned. Naysayers will be forced to eat their words. A new force is here.

Album Line-up:
Bhaskar (Guitarist/Bassist/Vocalist)
Dhiraj (Percussion/Drums/Sessional Music Producer)
Rohan (Sessional Guitarist/Music Producer/Manager)


Track list:
1. Call to all Unholy Beings (intro) 00:42
2. Powered by the Black Sun 03:26
3. Scavenger of Truth 03:06
4. Reign of the Fallen 05:16
5. Celestial Crusade 03:38
6. Ageless Mourning 03:30


Nogrod Official Bandcamp FULL STREAM

Nogrod YouTube FULL STREAM

Nogrod Facebook

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Italian atmospheric doom and black metal from (EchO)

(EchO) (Italy) - 'Head First into Shadows' 

Genre - Atmospheric Doom/Black/Death Metal
Release Date - May 23rd, 2016
Record Label - BadMoodMan Productions (Solitude Productions subsidiary)

Similar to the outstanding The Morningside release on BadMoodMan Music (subsidiary of Solitude Productions), (EchO) from Italy evoke deep emotions yet again with their stylistic take on death, doom and black metal. Merging all these styles and lacing it with graceful melodies, (EchO) are creating something special. 

Imagine a mix of Kauan, Paradise Lost and indeed, The Morningside, their latest full length is a beautiful exploration of music that can reach out and touch your soul. 

Featuring guest appearances of members of Ahab and Callisto, the album is unpredictable from start to finish but as phases in life, they're continuous and segue into one enriching experience - be it depressing or uplifting. 

'Head First Into Shadows' is an album worthy of introspection, as there are so many facets to each song, with so many influences and elements incorporated to form a seamless song, which on paper is near impossible. And yet (EchO) create something marvellous, something that's rich with ideas but not confused with them all. 

Experience this gem of a band and how effortlessly they've created something that defies simple categorization.


Album Line-up: 

Fabio Urietti - Vocals
Mauro Ragnoli - Guitar
Simone Saccheri - Guitar
Simone Mutolo - Piano & Keyboards
Agostino Bellini - Bass
Paolo Copeta - Drums

Track list:
1. Blood And Skin
2. This Place We Used To Call Home
3. Beneath This Lake
4. Gone
5. A New Maze
6. Order Of The Nightshade


(EchO) Official Bandcamp (FULL STREAM)

Official (EchO) YouTube FULL STREAM

Solitude Productions/BadMoodMan Official Site

Solitude Productions/BadMoodMan Facebook

(EchO) Official Facebook

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New releases from PARADOX and THUNDERSTONE on AFM Records

PARADOX release the lyric video for their first single "Ballot Or Bullet" taken from the upcoming album"Pangea" (out on June 3rd in Europe and June 24th in the US). Available as CD or Vinyl.

THUNDERSTONE: "Fire And Ice" video clip released!

Finnish power metal masters THUNDERSTONE follow up on the success of their latest album "Apocalypse Again" (which became their first ever Top 5 in Finland). A new video clip for the song "Fire And Ice" is available now.

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French crust/black metal from NUISIBLE on Deadlight Entertainment

It's not often that you come across music that's sonically hard-hitting and refreshing at the same time. Here's Nuisible from France on the ace label Deadlight Entertainment, and as always, fine site No Clean Singing is the first to write about it HERE.

"There’s a palpable core of violence in the song, surrounded by explosiveness and made even more physically jolting by the music’s dynamic movement."

Nuisible (France) - 'Inter Feces et Urinam Nascimur'

Genre - Crust/Black Metal
Release Date - June 23rd, 2016
Record Label - Deadlight Entertainment (France)


French crust heroes Nuisible put together another vicious onslaught that's a slap in the face of the skeptics. Their style is relentless, thrashy and laced with adrenaline. From start to finish, these maniacs whip up a frenzy, one that's superbly paced, bearing the right spirit and attitude, and remaining on top of things throughout. Described as a cross between the latter works of Darkthrone and crust/punk legends Tragedy, it's every bit as potent as you would imagine, and more. They add their own aggression and edge to the proceedings to make it relevant and sufficiently scathing. Simply put, this is for fans of good, energetic music, and anyone who can appreciate thrash/crossover, crust/grind or hardcore/punk, will lap this band up in no time.

Album Line-up:
Julien : guitars, vocals
Alexandre : drums, keyboards, backing
Damien : bass,backing
Furet : guitar


Deadlight Entertainment Bandcamp

Deadlight Entertainment Official Site

Deadlight Entertainment Facebook

Nuisible Facebook

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Metal Trenches Presents: THE ABC's OF BLACK METAL

The ABC's of Black Metal

Like black metal?  Like history?  Put that together in a digestible format and you've got some extreme metal fun for the whole family.  Seriously though, don't read this to your kids...

Preview it here!

Buy it for just $2.00 HERE.

VISIT METAL TRENCHES!

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Brilliantly stupid grindcore from UK's BEEF CONSPIRACY

BEEF CONSPIRACY, the UK’s finest purveyors of brutal death/grindcore stupidity, have awoken from their collective bewilderment for long enough to record a new full length album.

The long feared follow-up to their 2004 mcd “Hung, Drawn and Quarter-Poundered”, is titled “ A Jigsaw of a Flock of Geese” and is released by Spain’s Pathologically Explicit Recordings.

The album was recorded by Dan Biggin at HVR studios (CRIMINAL, LOCK UP, etc) and mixed by guitarist Tom Bradfield.

The band features prominent members of the UK scene, including members of INFECTED DISARRAY and TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE.

track listing:

01 hot sausage coma
02 dismemberment of a haemophiliac
03 reach for the sword
04 foreplay of the dead
05 jam or butter, not both
06 beneath my skin
07 a jigsaw of a flock of geese
08 spunky beefcake
09 it fell to the pavement from that with doth befoul
10 nothing says i love you like a chainsaw injury to the head
11 entrails for decor
12 beef denied

13 badgers ate my dog
14 nobody knew that the wig was made of spiders
15 steak shaped cake tin
16 you don't start with a fist
17 brown lips
18 my meat, your baps

To coincide with the album, the band have also self-releasing a limited edition 2 disc digipack of bonus material entitled “Leftover Pieces”.

Disc 1 contains 27 audio tracks of leftover material from the album, rehearsal and demo recordings of old tracks and a fully mixed live set that was original planned as a live cd release.

Disc 2 is a DVD compilation of old clips, an interview with Corrosion TV and a muti-camera recording of a live set at the Snooty Fox in Wakefield.

And for those of you that are worried your jigsaw puzzle collection isn’t brutal enough, the band have also produced
a limited edition box set version including both releases along with a Beef Conspiracy jigsaw.

A preview track from the album is streaming here - Dismemberment of a Haemophiliac.mp3  

View a teaser trailer with some clips of the bonus material here - Leftover Pieces Trailer (youtube)

The album, along with shirts and package deals, can now be ordered here beefconspiracy.bigcartel.com

Preview YouTube video Beef Conspiracy - Leftover Pieces trailer

Beef Conspiracy - Leftover Pieces trailer

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Chilean Thrashers NUCLEAR Cover Death's "Evil Dead" in New Video

Chilean Thrashers NUCLEAR have released a new video, covering DEATH's classic "Evil Dead." Originally released 29 years and given NUCLEAR's extreme makeover, the video includes tour footage, as well as shots from the recording sessions of the band's latest release Formula For Anarchy (Candlelight Records 2015). 

Check out the video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoJftcHhWp8&hd=1

NUCLEAR had this to say about the video: "It is just our humble tribute to one of the greatest musicians metal music had the opportunity to listen. Chuck Schuldiner's indelible mark is still influencing tons of new metal acts around the world and Scream Bloody Gore was one hell of a start for all of us"

NUCLEAR is currently working on new material and a new album is expected to be released in 2017 by Candlelight/Spinefarm Records.

Formula for Anarchy, the ferocious new album from NUCLEAR, is out now on Candlelight Records. 

Purchase and/or stream tracks at https://candlelightrecordsuk.bandcamp.com/album/formula-for-anarchy

Formed in 2003, Chilean thrash metal band NUCLEAR burst forth from the underground scene with one of the most aggressive and powerful songwriting approaches the country had ever witnessed. Heavily influenced in 80's thrash, hardcore-punk and old school death metal, NUCLEAR has never compromised or followed any trends during their career. Indeed, the band is deadly serious about their art. Since 2006, NUCLEAR has been releasing albums every two years. Five studio albums, one split vinyl, one live DVD, two live albums and hundreds of live shows around the world including tours in Europe and Latin America, and there is no end in sight!

WWW.NUCLEAR.CL

NUCLEAR.BANDCAMP.COM
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NUCLEARCL
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NUCLEARTHRASH

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Skeleton Wolf Self-Titled Review

Format: Digipack

Label: Independent

Release Date: June 10, 2016

Three men with a very large sound. 

That sound is straightforward and they employ no esoteric tactics;  they choose instead to rely heavily on solid riffing, blackened thrash paces which stand the test of time and very occasionally use vicious embellishment in the form of homespun sample work.    

Noteworthy, too, is Tim Green's vocalizing. He enunciates clearly and his delivery is fierce, but not altogether monstrous. He makes an effective case. The group-led vocals throughout the album are great to shout along to and should provide easy cues for both the listener and the show attendee. 

However, there is a little gimmickry. The only frills to be had, overall, are the many heavy bass drops they've chosen to include. These moments exist in two songs and five of them are countable in one song that's just under five minutes: excessive is the word for that! But, apart from the egregious use of these audio apparatuses, what remains is an exercise in unpretentious and enjoyable extreme metal.

It doesn't feel like coincidence that the band's name is a reversal of the typification of a Dungeons & Dragons creature (a Wolf Skeleton). For now, Skeleton Wolf is a very simple yet effective creature. The music absolutely attacks, and does so simply, until its conclusion. Skeleton Wolf obeys the metal command in a very single-minded way. If they continue to play to their strengths, following their own initiative to develop themselves, they could be a very strong band. Their do-it-yourself work ethic is absolutely to be commended.

Skeleton Wolf have created a debut that seems the result of diligent distillation of their many inspirations and, moreover, sounds like something that should inspire a positive and visceral response.

• Reviewed by Richard Jaspering for Mondo Metal STL on May 27, 2016

Buy Skeleton Wolf's self-titled from the band at www.skeletonwolf.com

Tags: #skeletonwolf, #blackthrash, #extrememetal, #diy

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THE OBSESSED Sign To Relapse; Release Demo Track + Prepare New Album

Stream "Be The Night" HERE

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of legendary hard rock / doom metal band THE OBSESSED! Formed in 1976 by Scott "Wino" Weinrich (Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Shrinebuilder, Probot etc.), the band recently reformed and are on the road now! The band will enter the studio this summer to record the follow up to 1994's seminal classic, The Church Within.

Scott "Wino" Weinrich commented on the signing and reformation of the band:

"The time is now for rebirth of THE OBSESSED. Fueled with the anger, wisdom and energy of all things past, this monumental achievement is the culmination of many years of dogged determination and the belief in the music. This music that we and many others find healing and inspirational. At last it sees the light, uncompromising and laden with passion and intensity that we'll immortalize on our new album. We're happy to officially announce our signing with Relapse Records. They also believe in the music and are very understanding of our integrity, vision and aspirations. On tour right now in the USA, we are celebrating this experience with glorious sound. Join us on this golden road. Thanks to all who believe!"

A demo version of the song "Be The Night" from the forthcoming album, tentatively titled Sacred, can be heard HERE. Additionally, a live version of the song can be seen from the D.C. legends' hometown tour kick-off at The Black Cat on Friday the 13th, 2016 HERE.

THE OBSESSED are currently on tour in the US with Karma to Burn and Sierra. A complete listing of dates is available below. Stay tuned for more info on THE OBSESSED.

(THE OBSESSED Signing to Relapse Records!)

THE OBSESSED Tour Dates:

May
26 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
28 - Denver, CO - 3 Kings
30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
31 - Portland, OR - Dante's

June
2 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
3 - Los Angeles, CA - Complex
4 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
5 - Phoenix, AZ - Club Red
7 - Austin, TX - Dirty Dog
8 - Ft. Worth, TX - Tomcats West
9 - Houston, TX - Walter's
10 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia
11 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn

THE OBSESSED is:
Scott "Wino” Weinrich - Guitar & Vocals
Dave Sherman - Bass & Vocals
Brian Costantino - Drums & Vocals

Watch "Be The Night" Live at The Black Cat HERE

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Indian black metal band INFERNAL DIATRIBE release "Videha Mukti" EP

This one is straight from the Indian underground. Under normal circumstances, it would've simply ended up on YouTube but via this distribution division, it gets a pro-CD release with a full blown 12-page matt finish booklet (with excellent layout and lyrics) and a chance to get covered by you kind folks, around the world. US site No Clean Singing were the first to do a premiere which can be found HERE. Rolling Stone India has promised to do the next one... 

Infernal Diatribe (Kolkata, India) - 'Videha Mukti' EP

Genre - Black Metal 

Release Date - June 20th, 2016

Record Label - Transcending Obscurity Distribution 

Infernal Diatribe, hailing from Kolkata, India, have taken the torch from Heathen Beast in further propagating the sound of black metal from the country. Along with significant albums released by Toxoid and Diabolus Arcanium, they're at the foremost where the black metal scene in India is currently poised. Playing vicious and ambitious occult black metal, this quintet is all set to unleash their underground assault on unsuspecting ears worldwide. The band have worked tremendously hard on making this debut, their dream, a reality and armed with a deal with Transcending Obscurity Distribution, one can expect the band moving out of their home base to play other cities, and hopefully, other countries as well. Nonetheless, there's little to stop their blackened spiritual attack. Superbly composed songs with an underlying dark Indian theme forms the crux of the band's music. The whole affair reeks of spiritual indulgences, the left hand path and its fatal implications this side of the world, as the band tells us about the aghori path of moksha aka spiritual enlightenment.

Album Line-up: 

Vocals - KaraNavigama 

Guitar - Kalavikrama 

Guitar - Narantaka 

Bass - Kalaparzudhara 

Drums - Naztaz

Track list: 

1. Demonic Gasping Mortal Nightmare (Wisdom)

2. Doomed 

3. Morbid Evocation 

4. The Cry

Transcending Obscurity (India/Asia) Bandcamp (Pre-orders are ON!)

Transcending Obscurity Official Site

Transcending Obscurity Facebook

Infernal Diatribe Facebook

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Dissident metal from ThrOes in THIS VIPER WOMB

Some bands, some artists, some albums stand alone. They don’t slip neatly into a genre pigeonhole; they don’t readily display a host of obvious influences and inspirations, they don’t toe the party line or say all the right things to woo fans to their banner. Trent Griggs is such an artist, ThrOes are such a band and This Viper Womb is most definitely such an album.

 This Viper Womb grew at its own pace, coming into being over a number of years. It is the worldview, the philosophy, the truth of Trent Griggs. Every element of this music, every word of these lyrics has been crafted meticulously to convey this truth. With the assistance of notorious Australian metal scene vocalist, James Ludbrook and current Suffocation drummer, Kevin Talley (also ex-Misery Index, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Dying Fetus and a host more) Trent Griggs has brought an incredible extreme metal album to life; wild and unrestrained yet perfectly planned – chaos within structure, structure within chaos.


With the established ‘rules’ of metal having little relevance to ThrOes, Griggs, like other great pioneers, has created his own genre – Dissident Metal...population one.

“I stand by the fact that I feel ThrOes does not sound like anything else in metal” the band mastermind explains. “I feel it is in opposition to 90% of metal on a stylistic and thematic level and I do not care one bit about belonging to a group or limiting my style to a few enforced adjectives by authorities I do not follow.”


Welcome to This Viper Womb. There is knowledge to be found here, there are lessons to be learned. There is thrilling, original music and a sound like no other. This is Dissident Metal. This is ThrOes.

Line-up: 

Trent Griggs – lead vocal, guitar, bass, ebow
James Ludbrook – additional vocals
Kevin Talley - drums

Genre: Dissident metal
For fans of: Bethlehem | Shining | Killing Joke

“…the sheer devilment of the release draws comparisons with extreme metal’s greatest provocateurs…” – ZERO TOLERANCE MAGAZINE


Track List:
1 – Permanent Midnight
2 – Shock To The Guts
3 – Dead Lights
4 – Conscience Makes Cowards
5 – Nothing Left For The Vultures
6 – Nowhere Else
7 – This Viper Womb
8 – Lavish The Anguish
9 – Feed It
10 – D.N.A. Corruption

Further Information: www.throesofficial.com

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NOTHING Premiere Animated Music Video for "A.C.D."

Watch the Official "A.C.D." Video HERE

Philadelphia alt rock/shoegaze phenoms NOTHING have premiered a new animated music video for the track "A.C.D. (Abscessive Compulsive Disorder)" via The Independent and YouTube HERE. The video is a dark homage to Dire Straits' classic "Money For Nothing" clip. Nothing guitarist/vocalist Domenic Palermo elaborates:

"I've been obsessing over some dark web computer animated stuff lately. Much of this is your run of the mill, awful footage that makes you remember how frail our human bodies are, but some are these odd, home-made computer animations doing strange things that give you an uneasy feeling, but also one of pure evil and chaos. I wanted to recreate that mixed with a violent/sad version of Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing" video."

NOTHING recently released their critically acclaimed new album Tired of Tomorrowvia Relapse Records. The album charted on the following Billboard charts: #39 Top Current Albums, #128 Billboard Top 200, #1 Heatseekers Chart, #2 Vinyl Chart, #7 Hard Music Chart, #15 Rock Chart, #8 Independent Chart.

NOTHING have also shared the entire studio documentary about the making of Tired Of Tomorrow. Watch the full clip HERE.

This summer, NOTHING are set to embark on The “Tired of Tourism” tour, which will see the band hitting cities across North America with Relapse labelmates WRONG, California’s Culture Abuse and select dates with Citizen. The trek also includes festival appearances at Lollapalooza, Governor’s Ball, Spillover, Shaky Knees, Levitation, Forecastle, and more including the recently announced Coney Island show with Jane's Addiction and Dinosaur Jr. Scroll down to view a full list of dates.

NOTHING Tour Dates:

Jun 4 New York, NY Governors Ball Music Fest^

Jun 5 Boston, MA Sinclair*

Jun 7 Toronto, ON Lee’s*

Jun 8 Detroit, MI El Club*

Jun 9 Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class*

Jun 10 Chicago, IL Sub T*

Jun 11 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock*

Jun 12 Omaha, NE Slowdown*

Jun 14 Denver, CO Marquis*

Jun 15 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court*

Jun 16 Boise, ID Neurolux*

Jun 17 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern*

Jun 18 Vancouver, BC Levitation Fest^

Jun 19 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios*

Jun 21 San Francisco, CA Slims*

Jun 22 San Diego, CA Soda Bar*

Jun 23 Los Angeles, CA The Echo*

Jun 24 Phoenix, AZ Yucca*

Jun 25 Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar*

Jun 27 McAllen, TX Yerba Cultura*

Jun 28 Austin, TX Sidewinder Out*

Jun 29 Dallas, TX RBC*

Jul 1 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Purgatory*

Jul 2 Tampa, FL Local 662*

Jul 3 Orlando, FL Backbooth*

Jul 5 Chapel Hill, NC Motorco**

Jul 6 Richmond, VA Strange Matter**

Jul 7 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel**

Jul 8 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer**

Jul 9 New York, NY Bowery**

Jul 10 Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel**



July 15 Brooklyn, NY The Amphitheater at Coney Island#

July 16 Louisville, KY Forecastle Festival

Jul 29 - 31 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza Music Festival



Aug 2 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme^

Aug 3 London, ON Rumrunners^

Aug 4 Ottawa, ON Ritual^

Aug 5 Montreal, QC Sala Rosa^

Aug 6 Rochester, NY Bugjar^

Aug 7 Pittsburgh, PA Cattivo^

*= with Wrong and Culture Abuse

**= with Culture Abuse and Citizen

# = with Jane's Addiction and Dinosaur Jr.



^= Nothing only







Tired Of Tomorrow Tracklisting:

1. Fever Queen
2. The Dead Are Dumb
3. Vertigo Flowers
4. ACD (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder)
5. Nineteen Ninety Heaven
6. Curse Of The Sun
7. Eaten By Worms
8. Everyone Is Happy
9. Our Plague
10. Tired Of Tomorrow


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BLACK TUSK Announce First Ever Australian / New Zealand Tour

Savannah, GA's BLACK TUSK have announced their first ever Australia/New Zealand tour this August. The trio will be bringing their sludge-filled show to Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

The band also recently unveiled a music video for the song “God’s On Vacation” off their latest album Pillars Of Ash. Check out the NSFW video, directed by Alixandra Petrovich via YouTube HERE.

Pillars Of Ash is available now via Relapse Records and the album can be streamed in it's entirety via Bandcamp here.

BLACK TUSK TOUR DATES:

Aug 3 Auckland, NZ Kings Arms

Aug 4 Melbourne, AU Reverence Hotel

Aug 5 Melbourne, AU Ding Dong Lounge

Aug 6 Sydney, AU Bald Faced StagAug 7 Brisbane, AU Crowbar




Stream 'Pillars Of Ash' via Bandcamp Here

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FRAMEWORKS PREMIERE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “PURGE”

Song appears on new album Smother, out July 8th from Deathwish

 

"...a melodic but deeply intense piece of work that promises great things to come." - Stereogum

 

Check out the first music video from Frameworks’ forthcoming Smother LP for new song “Purge” as it premiered today on Nerdist.  Smother is the band’s Deathwish Inc. debut album and will be released on CD, LP and digital formats on July 8th, 2016.

 

Smother was recorded earlier this year by Matt McClellan (Being As An Ocean, O’ Brother, etc) at Glow In The Dark Studios and mastered by Brad Boatright (Converge, Self Defense Family, etc) at Audiosiege Mastering. Smother is a massive leap forward for Frameworks; the album pulses with hook-laden melodious riffs and moving emotional crescendos, all of it gushing with a rare creative beauty and maturity that will appeal to listeners from all corners of the underground music world.  This dynamic new album follows the band’s 2014 LP, Loom (Topshelf Records) and the two-song Time Spent EP released earlier this year.  Both were well-received releases that showed the band broadening their approach through the use of darker, more experimental instrumentation leading to their artistic peak that is now Smother.

 

More information and songs will surface soon.  For now, pre-order Frameworks’ Smother LP here.

 

Smother, Track Listing:

1. Fear Of Missing Out 

2. Smother

3. Peculiar

4. Purge

5. Song Of Myself

6. Tinnitus

7. Marathon

8. Interlude

9. Trite

10. Tangled

11. The New Narcissistic American Dream

 

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Canadian Super Group THIRD ION Announce July Release for Sophomore Album 'Biolith'

Canadian Progressive Metal Outfit THIRD ION, featuring former members of THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND, INTO ETERNITY, and ANNIHILATOR, have announced the July 8 release of sophomore album Biolith. The new album will be released on Glasstone Records and is the first to feature ex-ANNIHILATOR vocalist Dave Padden. Check out the Biolith teaser video at this location. Padden's years of experience with ANNIHILATOR, and the many records on which he has appeared, has already proven to be a major asset, and has brought the band to new level of space-time supremacy. THIRD ION once again, tapped artist Harley K at Necrographix to mastermind the artwork for Biolith, and to bring the story of the 10-minute, epic title track to life. In other THIRD ION news, the band has been nominated for the "Metal/Hard Music Artist of the Year" category at the 2016 Western Canadian Music Awards. Biolith Track List: 1. State of Flux 2. Cosmic Delusion 3. Biolith 4. Status Undetermined 5. Illogical 6. Lesson Burned 7. Temporal Divide 8. Corpus Solaris BIO Third Ion is the product of a mutual love of prog, video games, and science. Formed in 2014 and spread across Canada, the band finished their first full length record by the end of the year; 13/8Bit was released worldwide on Glasstone Records, May 25 2015. Peaking at #14 on iTunes Metal Charts, 13/8Bit was fully embraced by press across the globe, receiving 9/10 at metal.de, 8.5/10 in Aardshock Magazine, as well as featured streams at Bravewords.com, and Metal Hammer Norway. Unfortunately, shortly after the release of 13/8Bit, singer Tyler Gilbert decided to leave the band to continue focusing on his own original music and career. The band finished writing the followup record while on the hunt for a replacement through the end of the year. In January of 2016, Third Ion announced that the mighty Dave Padden, had stepped in, and has recorded all the vocals for their sophomore album Biolith, due July 8 2016 on Glasstone Records. THIRD ION is: Justin Bender - Guitar Aaron Edgar - Drums Mike Young - Bass Dave Padden - Vocals www.thirdion.com www.facebook.com/thirdionwww.youtube.com/3rdion www.glasstonerecords.com Back to Mondo Metal STL

Bulgarian Metallers hereAndNow Releasing Debut Album in June

Sofia's (Bulgaria) hereAndNow will release debut album Flipside Story on June 16. Check out the album teaser video at this location. Flipside Story is now available for pre-order: https://hereandnowband.bandcamp.com/releases


A new force on the internal metal scene, hereAndNow rages against the ills of society
through its music. Stylistically, this is melodic, progressive, modern, and groovy metal. The album was mastered by Swedish producer Jens Bogren (Soilwork, Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell, Amon Amarth etc). The album will be available on the band's site and all major online outlets. In addition to the CD, a custom designed flash drive will be available, with maximum quality sound and a subscription to the supporters' area with exclusive making-of material, including pictures, videos, song notations and alternative mixes.

Stream single "rebuildAndDestroy" on Soundcloud.

Track List:

1. areYouWithUs
2. toResist
3. forsakeTheSick
4. becauseWeCan
5. rebuildAndDestroy
6. ruinsOfThePast
7. protestMarch
8. theHydra
9. chooseASide
10. spaceElevators
11. There

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LISTEN TO MUSCLE & MARROW’S ‘LOVE’ LP BEFORE ITS RELEASE THIS FRIDAY

Streaming now on Noisey / On tour in July & August with Marissa Nadler & Wrekmeister Harmonies

 

“The duo’s songs showcase metal’s oft-unheard sweet side as they tackle the major themes of death and love.” - NPR

"...a gorgeous, emotion-filled exploration of the complexities of close relationships, both the beauty of shared, unconditional bonds and the agony of losing someone you love." - She Shreds

"While 'dark' and 'experimental' definitely do apply here, Muscle & Marrow are making accessible music (creepily accessible, but accessible nonetheless)." - Brooklyn Vegan

 

Portland, OR’s Muscle and Marrow will release their sophomore album Love this Friday, May 27th on The Flenser.  Today, the band is thrilled to stream the album in its entirety, along with a new interview with members Kira Clark and Keith McGraw, on Noisey.

 

Formed in 2013, Muscle and Marrow released their debut album The Human Cry the following year. Its songs were arresting and hysterical, but also distinctly feminine. Pitchfork called it “gorgeous,” with Clark’s voice alternating between plaintive wails and guttural moans that soared over waves of pulsing drums and stifling guitars. Muscle and Marrow toured across the United States and in October, 2015, the duo posted up at Machines with Magnets (The Body, Lightning Bolt, Deer Tick) in Providence, RI to record what was to become their sophomore album, Love. The band took their time in the studio and laid down seven tracks that delve further into deep electronic territories, but still incorporate the familiar droning guitars, ethereal vocals and tribal drums throughout.  Along with themes of death and loss, Love touches on feminism and female archetypes, a topic that Kira Clark is very interested in. “It’s cathartic and alluring for me to delve into feminine madness because, of course, that character is inside me somewhere all of the time and to give her permission to surface in my art is powerful,” comments Clark. 

 

Muscle and Marrow will be on tour from July 5 through August 8 supporting Marissa Nadler and Wrekmeister Harmonies - check out the dates below.  

 

MUSCLE & MARROW - ON TOUR w/ Marissa Nadler and Wrekmeister Harmonies

July 5  Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

July 6  Boise, ID @ Neurolux

July 8  Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

July 9  Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge

July 10  Omaha, NE @ Reverb

July 11  Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry

July 12  Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

July 13  Detroit, MI @ El Club

July 14  Toronto, ON @ The Drake

July 15  Montreal, QC @ La Salla Rossa

July 16  Hudson, NY @ Half Moon

July 19  Boston, MA @ Great Scott

July 20  Providence, RI @ Aurora

July 21  New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

July 22  Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas

July 24  Washington, DC @ DC9

July 25  Raleigh, NC @ Cats Cradle Back Room

July 26  Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

July 27  New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa

July 29  Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder

July 30  Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves

August 1  Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

August 2  San Diego, CA @ Casbah

August 3  Los Angeles, CA @ Echo

August 4  San Francisco CA @ The Chapel

August 5  Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Library

August 7  Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt

August 8  Seattle, WA @ Barbosa

 

 

Love - out 5/27/16 - Track Listing:

1.  My Fear

2.  Black Hole

3.  Womb

4.  The Drooling Mouth

5.  Sacs of Teeth

6.  Bereft Body

7.  Light

 

* top photo by Marilia Maschion

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