Winds Of Plague
Formed: 2002
From:
Upland,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Winds Of Plague News
Below is our complete Winds Of Plague news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Seven Hours After Violet Premiere Single & Video
Seven Hours After Violet have just released a new music video for their track “Float.” The band—featuring members of System Of A Down, Winds Of Plague, Left To Suffer, and more—shared the clip in advance of Mental Health Awareness Month this May.
Speaking on the track, the group’s Shavo Odadjian offered: More...
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Seven Hours After Violet Premiere Debut Single
Seven Hours After Violet have unveiled their debut single, "Paradise." The group, led by System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, also features Taylor Barber (Left To Suffer) on vocals, Michael “Morgothbeatz” Montoya (Winds Of Plague, etc.) on guitar/production, 'American Idol' runner-up Alejandro Aranda (aka Scarypoolparty) on guitars/vocals, and Josh Johnson (Winds Of Plague, etc.) on drums.
The music video for "Paradise" was directed by Adam Mason, with creative direction from Odadjian.
Speaking about the song, Odadjian commented: More...
Immortal Disfigurement (Ex-Lorna Shore) Debut Song
Former Lorna Shore frontman CJ McCreery's new band Immortal Disfigurement premiere their debut single "Dragged Through The Inferno" alongside a music video directed by Joey Durango. Immortal Disfigurement feature A Wake In Providence guitarist Josh Freeman and bassist Shane Slade of Winds Of Plague.
WOP Premiere Re-Recorded “Decimate The Weak“
In honor of the tenth anniversary of their 2008 debut full-length “Decimate The Weak“, Winds Of Plague premiere a recently re-recorded version of the effort’s title track.
Comments vocalist Johnny Plague: More...
Winds Of Plague, Entheos, Etc. Announce Tour
Winds Of Plague announce their ‘10 Years Of Decimation Tour‘ with Entheos and The Mirage Theory joining them as support acts. Spite and The Zenith Passage will also perform on select dates of the run. Below's where that trek will hit:
12/14 Las Vegas, NV – American Legion Post 8 (feat. The Zenith Passage)
12/15 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue (feat. The Zenith Passage)
12/16 Jerome, ID – Diamondz Event Center (feat. The Zenith Passage)
12/18 Seattle, WA – El Corazon (feat. The Zenith Passage)
12/19 Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom (feat. The Zenith Passage)
12/20 Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver (feat. Spite)
12/22 Pomona, CA – The Glass House (feat. Spite & The Zenith Passage)
Winds Of Plague Debut New Music Video
Winds Of Plague premiere the below music video for their track “Blood Of My Enemy“. The clip features live footage captured during their December 16th, 2017 set at The Glass House in Pomona, CA.
Spite’s Trailer Broken Into On Tour
Spite report that their trailer was broken into and thieves stole some of their equipment while on tour in Portland, OR. The band commented via social media:
“Last night in Portland our trailer was broken into. our clothes, personal belongings, and some of our equipment was stolen. we aren’t ones to ask for handouts. if you come to a show and buy some merch, just know it’s greatly appreciated. we will also be updating our online store with new stuff soon.
we are forever grateful for the support of our amazing fan base. thank you.”
The band are out finishing up this tour with Carnifex, Oceano, Winds Of Plague and more: More...
Carnifex, Oceano & Archspire U.S. Tour Announced
Carnifex will headline the "Chaos And Carnage Tour" this April and May, in what is being billed as their only U.S. tour of the year. Oceano, Spite and Buried Above Ground will support them for the duration of the entire tour. Winds Of Plague, Archspire, Shadow Of Intent and Widowmaker will also appear on select dates. Check out the itinerary below for more details:
04/11 Mesa, AZ – Club Red
With Shadow Of Intent:
04/13 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
04/14 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live (‘Texas Independence Fest‘)
04/15 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
04/16 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
With Archspire & Shadow Of Intent:
04/17 Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
With Winds Of Plague, Archspire & Shadow Of Intent:
04/18 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
04/19 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
04/20 Worcester, MA – The Palladium (‘New England Metal and Hardcore Fest‘)
04/21 Reading, PA – Reverb
04/22 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
04/24 Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot
With Winds Of Plague, Archspire & Widowmaker:
04/25 Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theater
04/26 Joliet, IL – The Forge
04/27 St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam
04/28 Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar
04/29 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
05/01 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
05/02 Portland, OR – Hawthrone Theater
05/04 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
05/05 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
Winds Of Plague Premiere New Music Video
Winds Of Plague‘s “Nameless Walker” music video has officially debuted online below. The song comes from the band’s latest release, “Blood Of My Enemy“.
Winds Of Plague Tease New Music Video
Monday, December 04th, will see the debut of Winds Of Plague‘s “Nameless Walker” official music video. Take in a sneak peek at the video via the below teaser:
'NAMELESS WALKER' OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO DROPS MONDAY. pic.twitter.com/NaFbkOkAmv
— Winds of Plague (@windsofplague) December 8, 2017
Winds Of Plague Issues New Single
Winds of Plague has released another new single today called "From Failure, Comes Clarity." All three singles that have been released from the new LP are available as iTunes instant gratification tracks. Fans who pre-order the LP on iTunes will get "From Failure, Comes Clarity," "Kings of Carnage" and "Never Alone" as instant downloads. All three tracks are also live on all streaming services now.
Winds of Plague will release "Blood Of My Enemy" via Entertainment One Music/Good Fight Music on October 27, 2018. The all new effort will be the follow up to the widely celebrated "Resistance" LP released in 2013. Johnny continues, "Over a year ago I started making weekly trips up to a small apartment in North Hollywood on my days off to work on music for WOP with Noah Sebastian from Bad Omens. It was strange at first since past WOP records were worked on in larger recording studio's or rehearsal spaces and now here I am sitting on the floor of this bedroom working on record number six."
The track listing for the album is:
1. A New Day
2. Nameless Walker
3. Kings Of Carnage (see video clip)
4. Soul Eater
5. From Failure, Comes Clarity
6. Blood Of My Enemy
7. Snakeskin
8. Never Alone (video clip available here)
9. 5150
10. Either Way You Lose
11. A Walk Among The Dead
12. Dark Waters
Check out "From Failure, Comes Clarity" here: More...
Winds of Plague Releases "Kings Of Carnage" Video
Los Angeles metal act Winds Of Plague released a music video for the brand new track "Kings of Carnage." Check it out in the player below. The song is featured on the upcoming LP "Blood of My Enemy," which is set to drop on October 27th via eOne.
The track listing for the album is:
1. A New Day
2. Nameless Walker
3. Kings Of Carnage
4. Soul Eater
5. From Failure, Comes Clarity
6. Blood Of My Enemy
7. Snakeskin
8. Never Alone (video clip available here)
9. 5150
10. Either Way You Lose
11. A Walk Among The Dead
12. Dark Waters
Check out "Kings Of Carnage" here: More...
Winds Of Plague Releases Music Video For New Song
Los Angeles metal act Winds Of Plague has debuted an all new music video today for the brand new track "Never Alone." Check it out in the player below.
The clip, directed by Orie McGinness, is the first bit of music we're hearing from the band from the upcoming LP "Blood of My Enemy," which is set to drop on October 27th via eOne. "Never Alone was actually one of the first songs written for this record and immediately became the balance point for the remaining songs that were to be written," says vocalist Johnny Plague. "It's not the heaviest song of the record and it isn't the most melodic song of the record. I wanted this to be the first taste of the new album because I feel it best represents the new music showcasing both the dark symphonic arrangements and the vast range of vocal styles used on the record."
"I have always used WOP music videos as an opportunity to create cinematic shorts. Never Alone is no different. We partnered with Enlighten Creative Studio's to tell the story of a misunderstood woman who has harnessed her inner demons to her advantage. I design and produce haunted attractions for my career so it's always fun when I can bring my two worlds together to create these videos."
The all new effort will be the follow up to the widely celebrated "Resistance" LP released in 2013. Johnny continues, "Over a year ago I started making weekly trips up to a small apartment in North Hollywood on my days off to work on music for WOP with Noah Sebastian from Bad Omens. It was strange at first since past WOP records were worked on in larger recording studio's or rehearsal spaces and now here I am sitting on the floor of this bedroom working on record number six."
Johnny continues, "Although it was different and humbling it proved to be the unedited creative environment we needed for this record. We had no time limits, no 'suits' giving their input. It was just a few friends sitting in a room together, having a good time creating music. Something I haven't been able to experience in a very long time. Sometimes to move forward you have to take a few steps back. I can confidently say this is the most satisfied I have been with a WOP record. I feel producer's Noah Sebastian and Joakim Karlsson have helped us to further develop our unique approach to symphonic deathcore with distinct epic orchestral backed chorus's walking the fine line of brutal and melodic."
Additionally, the band teamed up with artist Pär Olofsson to create the stunning cover art seen below. "'Blood Of My Enemy' takes us back to the iconic samurai theme. The imagery is inspired by a lyric from the title track 'I will give my life on the battlefield, drowning in the blood of my enemy' Which represents to me a 'I will fight to the end' state of mind. Pär Olofsson brilliantly portrays the aftermath of an epic war showing an almost celestial spark of life amongst the carnage."
The track listing for the album is: More...
Suicide Silence Announces "The Cleansing" Tour
One of the most prolific albums in the history of the deathcore genre is easily Suicide Silence's debut offering, "The Cleansing," originally released on September 18th, 2007 and debuting at #94 on the Billboard Top 200 charts.
Suicide Silence will officially commemorate the album's special 10 year anniversary release by embarking on a lengthy North America tour performing the album is its entirety every night. This touring package will feature Upon A Burning Body, Winds of Plague (on select dates), Slaughter To Prevail, and Prison. It kicks off November 7th in Oakland and wraps up December 17th in Hollywood, CA.
Mark Heylmun (guitars) states: "10 fucking years!! 'The Cleansing' was a record we wrote when most of us were in our early 20’s. I was in my teens still! My has the time flown by. All we knew back then was we wanted to offend ppl and piss in the face of the mainstream (Dying Fetus pun intended). We've wanted to do a commemorative tour for this record for years now and the time has come. 'The Cleansing' broke us into the metal world and the record came from a very special place, a fresh place, a place that words fail when I try to describe it, and without it...well we wouldn't be here attempting to describe it.
"Mitch had a vision for this record, he wanted to set a standard for our scene and in my eyes he created much much more. Since his passing, Eddie has payed homage to Mitch's vox on this record every night. It’s something very close to our hearts to have Eddie singing these songs with us. Mitch and Eddie inspired each other, exchanged vocal tips, and both have the passion for the most brutal sounds you can humanly make and it's going to be an amazing show for us and for you. Emotions will be high, maybe we will be high too, you don't want to miss this. Let's fucking party! Come celebrate with us cuz this will only happen once!" More...
DevilDriver Kicking Off North American Tour
DevilDriver today kicks off the "Bound By The Road" North American tour, featuring support from Death Angel, Winds Of Plague, The Agonist and Azreal. Dates and venues for the trek are as follows:
2/8 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
2/9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
2/10 - San Jose, CA @ The Ritz - San Jose
2/12 - Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
2/14 - Chicago, IL @ Portage Theater
2/15 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
2/16 - Montreal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
2/17 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
2/18 - Reading, PA @ Reverb - w/ Hed PE, Death Angel, Motograter & The Agonist
2/19 - Patchogue, NY @ The Emporium
2/20 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
2/21 - Dayton, OH @ Oddbody's
2/23 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live
2/24 - Mcallen, TX @ Sofie's Saloon
2/25 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
2/26 - Austin, TX @ Grizzly Hall
2/28 - El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
3/1 - Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
3/3 - San Francisco. CA @ The Regency Ballroom - no Winds of Plague
3/4 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre - no Winds of Plague
3/5 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven - no Winds of Plague More...
Devildriver Announces North American Tour
SoCal groove metal outfit Devildriver will headline a 19+ date North American tour, dubbed the "Bound By The Road" tour, beginning February 8th, 2017 in Santa Ana, CA. The tour will feature support from special guests Death Angel, Winds Of Plague, The Agonist, and Azreal.
Tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 16 at 10:00am local time. Check your local venues for ticketing information.
Devildriver frontman Dez Fafara states, "Devildriver is heading out on our first headline run in over three years with a killer set list and full production, AND we are bringing some heavy bad ass bands along with us! Get your tickets early and come out with some friends, 'cause this tour is going to be a monster banger!" More...
Enterprise Earth Premieres New Music Video
Enterprise Earth premieres a new music video for "Amid Vultures", taken from the band's latest album "Patient Ø", out in stores via Attila frontman Chris Fronzak's Stay Sick Recordings.
Check out now "Amid Vultures" below.
The band will be out on the "Time To Reap Tour" next month with Winds Of Plague and Rings Of Saturn. Check out all dates below: More...
Winds Of Plague Signs With eOne Music
The Southern California metal titans from Winds Of Plague today signed a record deal with Entertainment One Music (eOne) / Good Fight Music. The band is also announcing a first headlining tour in two and a half years, with Rings Of Saturn as direct support.
Vocalist Johnny Cooke comments: "Over two years ago Winds Of Plague played a show at Chain reaction in Anaheim with Bleeding Through on their farewell tour. While I was walking off that stage I was certain that would have been the final show for us as well. We had an amazing 10 year run, played some wild shows, met a lot of great people and now it was time to focus on ourselves as individuals and let the band fade into the background.
"However, I was wrong. Now, in 2016 we find ourselves grounded and in a place to return to the stage. After playing a handful of SoCal shows, the fire and passion is raging harder than ever and we are very excited to announce our first run of headlining shows in years. The run of shows takes us to Texas and back accompanied by hard hitters Rings Of Saturn and Enterprise Earth. More...
Winds Of Plague Drops Off Tour
Winds Of Plague has issued the following announcement about cancelling upcoming tour dates:
"Due to unforeseen circumstances involving the health of one of our members we are unable to make this upcoming tour. We will make it up to you in the near future.
"We were really looking forward to coming and playing to old and new fans. Please go to the shows and support our friends in Unearth and Texas In July." More...
OpEd
From Dicks To Chicks
When a very attractive, scantily clad young woman claims she loves metal, get a second opinion.
Yeah, I said that.
And I’m not claiming you’re all fakes, female metal fans. I know you’re out there. Most of us can personally attest to that. I’m talking about the posturing selfie types.
You know the ones. They lurk online, Facebooking, Tweeting, posing in metal-looking gear with an Impaled Nazarene logo prominently displayed, skin showing, pouty siren’s call etched across the face.
Sometimes they actually go to the lengths of posting music videos, and when they go there, they go big. “ROOOOTS, BLOODY ROOOOTS <3 METALCHICK FOR LIFE <3 DEATH TO ALL BUT METAL” and so on. Methinks the ladies doth protest too much.
With a few exceptions, these girls do this for one primary reason: they know how to attract men via the path of least resistance. Make that ZERO resistance. Metal is an overwhelmingly male-dominated genre, fostering a “homoerotic relationship between bands and their fans,” as former Sepultura merchbabe Marta Svetek puts it.
So when such a photo goes up, the hungry dogs swarm for their scraps, as it were. You don’t even need to read the Tolstoy-length comment thread to guess its simple pig-swooning gist. How could some girls resist?
A female musician I spoke with, who wishes to remain anonymous (more on that later), recalled of playing with her former metal band:
“Crowds of girls would come into the club between sets and prey on all the guys, then go outside for nearly the band’s entire set, probably blasting Miley or One Direction in their earbuds. I actually remember talking to some girl about a band whose T-shirt she was wearing. She said, ‘Oh, this band? I just thought the shirt was cute.’”
This tactic has suckered many a metalhead, and many enterprising folks have seized on it. Why else would countless popular metal sites and blogs hire “spokesmodels” to push their merchandise? Why else would niche custom fashion lines like Toxic Vision gain such a mammoth following? Why else would 70,000 Tons Of Metal hire “pool girls?”
Why, in other words, does metal culture virtually have to IMPORT hot women like Julius Caesar providing for the appetites of his legions?
Simple: because metalheads (i.e., dudes) like to stare at girls’ tits and asses, and some girls, spurred on by the “hot groupie fantasy,” (in Svetek’s words) like to provide such sights. Capitalism, baby.
I’m not saying I’m above all this, and I’m not exactly judging the arrangement. I believe in the free market. However, I don’t have to embrace everything the market produces, and one very dubious aspect of this Budweiser-ad approach in metal is when it manifests in the music itself. More...