Dynamic U.S. black metallers SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY will be performing with Chicago’s Kommandant on June 10th at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI. Mass Murder Messiah, Subjugation, and Carnal Befoulment are also on the bill. The Rave will be providing a webcast of the show so anyone with Internet access can watch the action as it unfolds. The check out the webcast visit www.theravelive.com/schedule.asp (free registration required).
In other news, SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY is offering a three-song live performance for download at shroudofdespondency.bandcamp.com. Included is a live version of “New Trees,” a new song that is being recorded for an upcoming album. Also available for free download on the site is Forced to Wander into Nothing, the second official SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY album, which was recorded 10 years ago but never released.
Promos of the band’s recently released digital-only album Objective: Isolation – a collection of previously unreleased material SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY recorded in 2009 – is still available for review via Haulix or by contacting ClawhammerPR@gmail.com.
SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY Lives Dates:
June 10th @ The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
(w. Kommandant, Carnal Befoulment, Mass Murder Messiah, Subjagation)
June 11 @ The Maritime – Appleton, WI
(Free show w/ Idiopath, Eternal Silence)
July 14 @ TBA – Marquette, MI
(w/ Sons of Northern Thorns)
August 27 @ Ravari Room – Columbus, OH
(w/ Deceased, Cadavarice, Soulless, Agony Divine, & more)
“Shroud of Despondency is one of those U.S. black metal acts whose very existence justifies the term, while simultaneously defying the pretensions and conventions surrounding the oft-pigeonholed genre. The band proudly incorporates a myriad of non-metal influences into their evocative sound, with the end results sounding proudly unique and full of personality. A band to watch in 2011.” – Metal Army America
“What is presented to the listener here is black metal the way it should be – a balance of all emotions, cold, bleak yet almost heartwarming and uplifting at times.”
– Heavy Metal Tribune
“The material on Objective: Isolation is a nice mixture of modern day Black Metal. The material is great. A worthwhile adventure for your money.”- Apoch’s Metal Review
“An interesting concoction of styles brewed into a cocktail of refreshing black metal.” -Battle Helm
“With the same degree of experiment, of brutality and direct sound without guidelines, “Objective: Isolation” is the best album created so far by these black metallers.”
– Queens of Steel (9/10)
