Faced with the same adversity and mediocrity that serve as antagonists in every metal kid’s personalized tale of scrounging for success in an over-saturated scene, Abacinate is one band you won’t catch high-fiving one another at the bottom rung of the ladder. From the band’s formation in early 2005, Abacinate has always strived to be more than just a big fish in their small, central Jersey pond.
FAIR TO MIDLAND has announced a month long headlining tour this spring. Dates will span coast to coast starting in early March reaching through the middle of April. PERIPHERY and SCALE THE SUMMIT will offer supporting duties. “We are extremely excited to try out our new songs live in front of all of our friends. It has been too long since we have headlined a tour.
Swedish melodic death metal master, Arch Enemy, has announced the title of the band’s long awaited successor to 2007’s acclaimed, Rise Of The Tyrant. Prior to entering the studio this winter, the band caught up with the UK’s, Bonkers Entertainment, at a headlining show at the HMV Forum in London to discuss Arch Enemy’s plans for 2011. During the interview, the band revealed the name of the forthcoming full-length as Khaos Legions.
After a brief return home to their hulking Antarctic stronghold, intergalactic murder-machines GWAR are returning to the U.S. for one final spurt of touring before doing whatever the hell they are up to after that. The Lords and Masters of this world apparently tired of abusing penguins and are ready to return to the surface world and begin the homestretch towards the conclusion of their seemingly endless 25th Anniversary “Slay-a-Bration”, which has now grown to encompass their 26th year of rebirth on Earth from the icy prison that for centuries had been their fate.