SKELETONWITCH ANNOUNCE "CURSE OF THE DEAD" FALL TOUR

Noisey sponsored U.S. tour to feature support from Iron Reagan, Oathbreaker, Gatecreeper and Homewrecker

SKELETONWITCH are excited to bring new material from their forthcoming August 19 release "The Apothic Gloom" to fans across the U.S. this fall suceeding a headlining Canadian trek  as they have just announced  dates for the "Curse of the Dead 2016" tour sponsored by Noisey. Featuring direct support from Iron Reagan, Oathbreaker, Gatecreeper (9/29-10/18) and Homewrecker (10/19-10/30), the tour will span just over four weeks starting in Asheville, NC and ending in Richmond, VA. A complete listing of dates can be found below.  Guitarist Scott Hedrick chimed in stating, "Stoked to finally announce this! We've got new tunes to play and a killer group of bands to shred with. Love this lineup from top to bottom. See you all soon."

SKELETONWITCH recently revealed their lengthiest single to date, the seven-minute epic "Red Death, White Light", which Exclaim! depicts as "a mix of wickedly picked, NWOBHM-style guitar harmonies, revved-up metal beats and more". Take a listen to the song streaming below or get it instantly (along with the debut single "Well of Despair") when you pre-order a digital copy of "The Apothic Gloom" from any of the below digital retailers.  Bandcamp - http://skeletonwitch.bandcamp.com/ iTunes -  https://itun.es/i6h98ZD Amazon MP3 - https://amzn.com/B01G84TFCU Physical pre-orders are now available at store.prostheticrecords.com/bands/skeletonwitch.  Options include: - 180-gram black vinyl (1000 copies) - White/yellow marble vinyl (800 copies) - Clear vinyl (100 copies) - SOLD OUT  - Light Grey Cassette Tape (125 copies) - Metallic Gold Cassette Tape (125 copies) - Digipak CD

"NO SLEEP 'TIL VANCOUVER" TOUR DATES 8/2 Boston, MA - Once Ballroom  8/3 Burlington, VT - Nectar’s 8/4 Quebec City, QC - L’Anti Bar (Official Heavy Montreal Pre-Party) 8/5 Ottawa, ON - Ritual (Official Heavy Montreal Pre-Party) 8/6 Montreal, QC - Katacombes (Official Heavy Montreal After Party) 8/8 London, ON - Rum Runners  8/9 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace 8/11 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks  8/13 Winnipeg, MB - Windsor Hotel  8/15 Saskatoon, SK - Amigos Cantina 8/16 Edmonton, AB - Mercury Room  8/17 Calgary, AB - Dickens Pub 8/19 Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theater 8/20 Victoria, BC - Logan’s Pub 8/22 Spokane, WA - The Pin  8/25 Madison, WI - The Frequency  8/26 St. Louis, MO - Firebird 8/27 Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups "CURSE OF THE DEAD" TOUR DATES 9/28 Asheville, NC - Mothlight # 9/29 Atlanta, GA - The Earl ^ 9/30 Savannah, GA - The Jinx ^ 10/1 Tampa, FL - Crowbar ^ 10/2 Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic ^ 10/4 New Orleans, LA - Siberia ^ 10/5 Houston, TX - White Oak ^ 10/6 Dallas, TX - RBC ^  10/7 Austin, TX - Barracuda ^  10/9 Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge ^  10/10 San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick ^  10/11 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy ^  10/12 San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge ^  10/14 Portland, OR - Panic Room ^  10/15 Seattle, WA - Highline ^  10/17 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Bar ^   10/18 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater ^  10/19 Kansas City, MO - Riot Room & 10/20 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews &  10/21 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock &  10/22 Chicago, IL - Subterranean &  10/23 Indianapolis, IN - 5th Quarter &  10/25 Pittsburgh, PA - Cattivo &  10/26 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts &  10/28 Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus &  10/26 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery &  10/30 Richmond, VA - Hardywood Brewery &  # with Iron Reagan & Oathbreaker & All Hell ^ with Iron Reagan & Oathbreaker & Gatecreeper & with Iron Reagan & Oathbreaker & Homewrecker For tickets and further information, please visti: skeletonwitch.com facebook.com/skeletonwitch twitter.com/skeletonwitch instagram.com/skeletonwitch Back to Mondo Metal STL

GATECREEPER Sign To Relapse; Prepare New Album

Photo credit: Haley Rippy

Relapse Records is excited to announce the signing of Arizona's death metal newcomers GATECREEPER. Formed in mid-2013 based on their mutual love for bands like Dismember, Entombed, Bolt Thrower and Obituary, GATECREEPER play monstrous, low-end, old-school death metal for a new generation.

The band recently completed their debut full-length entitled Sonoran Depravation, which will see its release via Relapse this fall. The album was recorded at Homewrecker Studios in Tucson, Arizona by Ryan Bram and mixed by Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios.

GATECREEPER commented on the signing and their new album:

"We are very excited to be working with Relapse, a label that we have all been following for many years. It is a dream come true to release our first full-length on such a legendary and trustworthy label."

GATECREEPER have previously released a self-titled EP (2014) and a split with Take Over and Destroy (2015) in addition to a split with Young and In The Way and a four way split with Homewrecker, Outer Heaven and Scorched earlier this year. All of their titles are available for streaming via Bandcamp HERE. Watch their previously released music videos for "Poisoned Mind" HERE & "Force Fed" HERE.

Stay tuned for more info on Gatecreeper and check out a list of upcoming tour dates below.

Gatecreeper Live:

July 17 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress w/ Dragged Into Sunlight, Primitive Man and Cult Leader

July 19 - Phoenix, AZ - Masters Chambers w/ Undergang, Spectral Voice, and Freedom

Oct 29 - Mesa, AZ - Within These Walls Fest w/ American Nightmare, Judge, Tony Molina, etc.


GATECREEPER was formed in September of 2013 with members originating from both Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. Bonded together over a mutual love of old-school death metal, GATECREEPER set out to write classic yet memorable songs for a new generation. The band recorded and released a self-titled 4 song EP digitally in April of 2014 which quickly garnered the attention of Pitchfork, CVLT Nation, and other notable music blogs. A music video for the song “Force Fed” was premiered on Invisible Oranges and the EP was soon released on 12” vinyl by King Of The Monsters and Protagonist Music in October of 2014. This short but satisfying release gained the band a large following of fans from both the hardcore and metal communities.

2015 saw GATECREEPER embark on their first tour of the West Coast, soon followed by the release of a split 7” with fellow Arizonans Take Over And Destroy. The song “Poisoned Mind” continued to propel GATECREEPER, who Noisey called the “one of the genre’s fresher, younger voices,” further into the spotlight. The band spent the second half of 2015 touring the East Coast, cultivating their rapidly growing local and national following, and recording more new material to be released on several different split releases throughout early 2016.

After returning from another West Coast tour, this time with Colorado’s Of Feather and Bone, GATECREEPER returned to Homewrecker Studios to record their debut full-length album with Ryan Bram in Tucson, Arizona. Sonoran Depravation was mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails, Black Breath) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Obituary, Sleep, Magrudergrind), both of whom are known for their unparalleled work in the extreme metal world. The resulting record, a 9-song offering of monstrous death metal, is without a doubt GATECREEPER’s finest work yet.

Gatecreeper are:
Sean Mears - Bass
Metal Matt - Drums
Eric Wagner - Guitars
Chase H. Mason - Vocals



Stream Gatecreeper's '4-Way Split' via Bandcamp HERE

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