Mythological occult metal tormenters ABSU will dominate American audiences with several confirmed performances in the coming weeks, including a live assault in Baltimore this Thursday night as part of the opening night to the Maryland Deathfest 2012 mayhem. ABSU will be joined on stage that night by a plethora of other extreme acts including Rorschach, Dying Fetus, Eyehategod, Agalloch and headliners for the evening, Autopsy.
When Candlelight Red recently toured with Sevendust, they automatically struck up a friendship with drummer Morgan Rose. Realizing that they saw completely eye-to-eye musically, it made perfect sense for Rose to produce Candlelight Red – which will soon become a reality, as both factions will work together on an EP.
Listenable Records has signd ZONARIA to their roster.After releasing several eps, 2 full length albums and having toured Europe with the likes of SATYRICON, PAIN, MARDUK,NILE, and VADER among others, Swedish death commanders ZONARIA have recorded an eleven-track monster entitled Arrival of the Red Sun with Jonas Kjellgren at Abyss Studios.
French black metal extremists SVART CROWN will storm a North American stage for the first time ever tonight in Philadelphia as their tour with ULCERATE and TOMBS gets underway at Kung Fu Necktie. The band will spend the next week raging across the U.S. and Canada as part of one of the most sonically intense tour packages of the year.
Canadian metal quartet Kittie shook up the Grammercy Theater last night on the NYC stop of their North American tour. The recent departure of long time bassist Ivy received a bittersweet reaction, allowing fans to welcome past bassist Trish Doan back to the band. The girls are currently on a nonstop tour in support of their 2011 release “I’ve Failed You”. The album has brought mixed reviews from critics, a fact the band seemed to be well aware of. The majority of their set consisted of tracks from their debut and sophomore albums, including hits ‘Brackish’ and ‘Mouthful of Poison’. The thrashing guitars and raw screams sent a chill through my spine; it wasn’t difficult...
The Mascot Label Group has set a July 31 U.S. street date for the 2DVD / Blu-ray release of GOJIRA – THE FLESH ALIVE. The live set includes a bonus CD and poster in the deluxe packaging The title presents the French progressive metallers complete performances from Garorock and Bordeaux, plus bonus material from a Les Vielles Charrues show, a documentary and a live CD.
Queens, New York Hard Rock band Eve to Adam have just announced that their next single will be a cover of the legendary Alice Cooper’s 1972 hit “Schools Out.” The band recently recorded the track and filmed a teaser video at Vudu studios in Long Island, during a two day break from their national tour with Creed.
Portland, OR metallers STONECREEP are proud to announce the Storm of the Deathmarch U.S. Tour 2012 in support of the 2011 Old-School Metal Records re-release of their album, The Deathmarch Crushes On… The tour is set to get underway on June 16th at Ash St. Saloon in Portland. The band has the following tour dates booked thus far with more to be announced.
