Metal News for November 3, 2017
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12 news articles posted on this day.
Threshold Added To 70000 Tons Of Metal
British progressive metal veterans Threshold are the latest band to be announced for the original heavy metal cruise, 70000 Tons Of Metal. This addition takes the list of confirmed bands to 41, with 19 more bands still to be announced. The cruise will set sail from Port Lauderdale, Florida on February 1st and head to the Grand Turk and Caicos Islands and back in a trek that will last until February 5th.
The current list of confirmed bands are as follows:
Aborted
Aeternam
Alestorm
Battle Beast
Benediction
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Cannibal Corpse
Dark Tranquility
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Enslaved
Evergrey
Exciter
Freedom Call
Goatwhore
Gyze
In Extremo
Insomnium
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Masterplan
Meshuggah
Metal Church
Naglfar
Necrophobic
Obscura
October Tide
Primal Fear
Rhapsody
Sabaton
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Sinister
Sonata Arctica
Swallow The Sun
Threshold
Voivod
Witchery
Wolfchant
Wolfheart
Throne Of Heresy: Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
Swedish death metal act Throne Of Heresy premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's new album "Decameron", which is out today, November 3rd via The Sign Records.
Check out now "Decameron" in its entirety below.
Mayhem Kicking Off North American Tour Today
Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem will descend upon North America for a month-long live takeover from November 3rd to December 2nd. Support will be provided by Immolation and Black Anvil, the latter of which appeared with the band on their last stateside expedition.
The tour follows the band's recent Purgatorium Europæ - Pars Duorum trek. Additionally, Mayhem will take part in the latest edition of the Decibel Metal And Beer Fest set to take place on March 31st-April 1st, 2018 at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mayhem will perform on April 1st alongside Carcass, Repulsion, Dream Death, and more.
See all confirmed dates below.
Mayhem - Purgatorium Americæ Septentrionalis Pars Duorum w/ Immolation, Black Anvil:
11/03/2017 Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
11/04/2017 Elements - Kitchener, ON
11/05/2017 St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
11/06/2017 Skully's Music Diner - Columbus, OH
11/07/2017 The Majestic - Madison, WI
11/09/2017 The Forge - Joliet, IL
11/10/2017 The Ready Room - St. Louis, MO
11/11/2017 The Granada - Lawrence, KS More...
Withered Bones Premieres New Song "Indoctrinated"
Arizona hardcore band Withered Bones is premiering a song, titled "Indoctrinated,". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "In Search Of Self-Evidence", which is due out Dec. 8 via Blood & Ink Records.
Check it out below.
Polaris Premieres New Song "Lucid" From
Australia's Polaris premieres a new song entitled "Lucid", taken from the upcoming new album "The Mortal Coil", which is now available on LP, CD and digital via Resist Records / Sharptone Records. "The Mortal Coil" was recorded in Polaris' self-made studio in Mollymook, NSW, where they shipped American tandem, Carson Slovak and Grant MacFarland of Atrium Audio to oversee the recording.
Check out now "Lucid" below.
Just For Fun
Go Shopping: With Cannibal Corpse Singer At Target
Metal Injection took George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse to show them one of his favorite pastimes, clearance shopping at Target. Corpsegrinder goes into detail about why he loves Target, how he got started in his love of clearance shopping, some tips for viewers on how to make money at Target, and what he looks for while shopping...
Check it out below:
Metallica: 'Damage, Inc.' 1987 Live Version Posted
Metallica has shared a never-before-heard live version of "Master of Puppets" classic "Damage, Inc.". Recorded during the group's January 25th, 1987 show at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany, it's one of many rarities exclusive to the remastered deluxe box set and 3xCD versions of the upcoming "Master of Puppets" reissue. The re-release will be out November 10th via the band's website and select record stores.
Check out now "Damage, Inc. (Live at Grugahalle, 1987)" below.
Neocaesar Posts "Valhalla Rising"
Dutch death metal band Neocaesar shares the stream of its track called "Valhalla Rising", taken from the album "11:11", which will be out in stores now worldwide on November 27 via Xtreme Music.
Check out now "Valhalla Rising" below.
Iron Monkey Debuts Music Video
A music video for U.K. doom/sludge outfit Iron Monkey‘s track “Toadcrucifier – R.I.P.PER” has seen an official release and can be viewed below. Jack Atherton directed the clip, which is taken from the group's latest release, “9-13“, which is out now in stores.
Commented vocalist/guitarist Jim Rushby : More...
Carnifex & Oceano European/UK Tour Announced
Carnifex, Oceano, Aversions Crown and Disentomb will be touring Europe and the UK starting in February of next year. Check out all dates below:
02/23 Haarlem, NET – Patronaat
02/24 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik
02/25 Hasselt, BEL – Muziekodroom
02/26 London, UK – The Dome
02/27 Birmingham, UK – Mama Roux’s
02/28 Glasgow, UK – G2
03/01 Manchester, UK – Academy3 More...
Marty Friedman Debuts Video For "Self Pollution"
Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth) has released a new video for his track “Self Pollution” off his latest outing, “Wall Of Sound“. Jimmy Cheng directed the clip streaming below.
Says Friedman of the video: More...
Cannibal Corpse Premieres New Song
With its new album “Red Before Black” arriving in stores today, November 03rd, Cannibal Corpse premieres the below stream of the band's new song “Scavenger Consuming Death“.
Today will also see the band kick off this North American headlining tour with Power Trip and Gatecreeper: More...
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