Hemlock To Embark On Jagermeister Warfest Tour

For many years Las Vegas, Nevada metal band Hemlock has been touring regionally and nationally on their own along with bands: Slayer, Hatebreed, Soulfly, Otep, Slipknot, Lamb of God, Disturbed, Chimaira, Drowning Pool, HedPE, Shadows Fall, Snot, Devildriver, Sepultura, Exodus, Sevendust, Arch Enemy and many more. Hemlock has done regional touring in the Southwest headlining shows and also toured across the entire U.S. several times now.

Now signed to Chandlelight Records, Hemlock will be headlining the Jagermeister Warfest Tour along with bands, Total Chaos, Sixstitch and others. Here are the tour dates:

JUN/20/07 - LONG BEACH, CA @ THE VAULT
JUN/21/07 - SAN MARCOS, CA @ JUMPING TURTLE
JUN/22/07 - VICTORVILLE, CA @ TRILOGY THEATRE
JUN/23/07 - HOLLYWOOD, CA @ THE ROXY
JUN/24/07 - FRESNO, CA @ CROSSROAD
JUN/25/07 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ THEE PARKSIDE
JUN/26/07 - RENO, NV @ CLUB UNDERGROUND
JUN/27/07 - MEDFORD, OR @ MUSICHEAD
JUN/28/07 - EUGENE, OR @ WOW HALL
JUN/29/07 - PORTLAND, OR @ SATYRICON
JUN/30/07 - SEATTLE, WA @ STUDIO 7
JUL/01/07 - SPOKANE, WA @ BIG DIPPER
JUL/02/07 - SALT LAKE CITY,UT @ CLUB VEGAS
JUL/04/07 - WINDOW ROCK, AZ @ NAKAI HALL
JUL/05/07 - FLAGSTAFF, AZ @ STUDIO 111
JUL/06/07 - TEMPE, AZ @ MARQUEE
JUL/07/07 - LAS VEGAS, NV @ HOUSE OF BLUES
JUL/08/07 - CORONA, CA @ SHOWCASE THEATRE

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Hemlock Signs To Candlelight Records

The Las Vegas, NV metal band Hemlock has signed a record deal with Cnadlelight Records. Here's what the band have to say about themselves:

"Our band is HEMLOCK. We are based out of Las Vegas, NV. Although our real home is on the road continuing to carve a name for ourselves in the underground. We have toured with Slayer, Hatebreed, Soulfly, Otep, Slipknot, Lamb of God, Disturbed, Chimaira, Drowning Pool, HedPE, Shadows Fall, Snot, Devildriver, Sepultura, Exodus, Sevendust, Arch Enemy and tons more. We have done regional touring in the Southwest headlining shows and also toured across the entire U.S. several times now. We tour about 8 to 9 months out of the year."

You can check out some of the band's material on their MySpace page.

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Willowtip Records Sign Six Bands

Pittsburgh grind band Circle of Dead Children has officially resigned with Willowtip Records. The label will be releasing the band's new MCD, "Zero Comfort Margin"on July 12th. "Zero Comfort Margin" features fifteen new songs and was recorded and produced by Steve Austin at his own Austin Enterprise studio. Sound samples and artwork can be viewed at here.

Hailing from France, death/tech/thrash outfit Gorod has signed to Willowtip. Formerly known as Gorgasm (France), the band has changed their name to Gorod to avoid confusion with the U.S. based Gorgasm. The debut full-length from Gorod, "Neurotripsicks," (previously only available in Europe) will be issued in North America with two new tracks and an all new layout on July 12th. Additionally, expect a new full-length from Gorod to be released sometime in 2006. You can preview material from Gorod at the willowtip Myspace page here.

Meanwhile, Willowtip has licensed the new full-length from New York City's The Dying Light for release in North America. Featuring former members of Cattle Press, Dim Mak, Ripping Corpse, and Hemlock, the sophomore album from TDL, titled "The Killing Plan," will be issued on July 26th. "The Killing Plan" was recorded and produced by Eric Rutan at his Mana Recording Studios in Florida.

Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, instrumental gurus Electro Quarterstaff are also a new addition to the Willowtip roster. The band is currently finishing the writing of their full-length which will be recorded later this year. You can check out their website demo material.

Grind outfit Kill The Client are yet another band to be added to the Willowtip roster. The band is currently working on new material that will be released on their debut full-length for Willowtip, expected to be recorded in June. Kill the Client will also be appearing at this year's Mayland Deathfest, Boston Doom and Grind Fest, and on a number of dates with Internal Bleeding and Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus. For more information and MP3s from the band, check out their website here.

Finally, grindcore band Phobia are another new addition to the Willowtip line-up. With a slew of releases under their belt on many different labels, including Relapse Records, Necropolis Records, Deep Six Records, and more, states Willowip: "Phobia have established themselves as one of the greatest and most respected grindcore bands in the world." The group is currently on a West Coast tour with Rotten Sound and are still writing material for their latest full-length, which will hit streets later this year.

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Extreme Metal Blooms In The Underground

An article on underground death metal bands from Las Vegas has been posted on Las Vegas City Life:

Drainage X. Guttural Secrete. Sutured Esophagus. Soiled Carnage. Angryhead. From the Grave. Avenger of Blood. Draconium. Hemlock. The Weirding Way.

These are the names of the most recent crop of Las Vegas death-metal bands itching to carve their own desolate paths to glory across the international underground. And when I say "death metal," I'm not talking about the hyper-emotional bloodletting that passes for aggressive music these days, particularly in the form of nü-metal acts like Godsmack, or emotional hardcore like the Used, or even the artier metal-flavored punk doled out by more sensitive acts like Vegas' own Curl Up and Die. I'm talkin' 'bout death metal, which is all about killing your mother and raping your father ... before getting into some really sick and twisted shit.

Vegas' community of deranged metalheads seems poised to join the ranks of cities like New York, L.A. and San Francisco. Why? Because our underground is starting to enjoy "success." In addition to the House of Blues bringing extreme-metal shows to the Strip, a new venue has sprouted up on Boulder Highway, the Roadhouse Casino, which booked shows every weekend throughout the fall and plans to offer even more sonic carnage in the spring. Add to that the increased exposure of a local metal radio show/Website MetalReigns.com and the recent indie-label signings of European-style thrash-metal quartet Avenger of Blood and gore-grind duo Guttural Secrete, and suddenly you've got the momentum necessary for the creation of a "scene."

Read the full article at Las Vegas City Life.

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