Skullshifter
From:
NJ,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Skullshifter News
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Skullshifter Posts "Strain" Video
Skullshifter has posted a music video online for the song "Strain," which is off the band's "Inner Demons" album. You can check out the video clip below.
Skullshifter Announces Upcoming Tour Dates
New Jersey metallers Skullshifter have announced two upcoming summer tour dates. The currently confirmed dates are as follows:
7/24 DINGBATZ • NJ HM Massacre IV Clifton, NJ
8/29 LIPPYS EXTREME SPORTS BAR Marshalls Creek, PA
Skullshifter Begin Work On New CD
New Jersey-based metal band SKULLSHIFTER has begun work their second CD, a full-length entitled Inner Demons.
Guitarist/Engineer CJ Scioscia had the following to say about the upcoming release:
"This past weekend we gathered at my studio, Le Chateau Bow Wow Recording, and started tracking. We've had a lot of fits 'n' starts over the past year, as we were scheduled to start principle recording no less than 5 times. Every time we were foiled at the last minute. I'm glad we never made a posting until we actually started.
Dan (Davie) cut his drums to all 9 songs - no click tracks and he f**kin' nailed 'em!! No cheesing on the double-bass parts, no fixing in ProTools. His tracks are live, and they feel and sound great. We were so prepared for this that he did them all on the 1st or 2nd take. We probably took more time to set-up his kit and get the sounds than it took for him to play the songs. Preparation is a beautiful thing...
Next up are the rhythm guitars. I will get crackin' on those in the next couple of days, and Tom will start his on Monday. I'd like to get them done ASAP, but it'll have to be done between all the sessions I have coming up. However, we will be moving quick on this.
Here are the songs that we put down: 'Breaking Point', 'Day In The Sun', 'Etched In Sand', 'Exploiter', 'Forward Rearview', 'Last Mistake', 'The New Conspiracy', 'Strain', and 'Veil Of Deception'. These will all make the album, although we've not decided on a running order. I believe the CD will be around 45 minutes long - classic 2-sided vinyl album length.
The title will be Inner Demons. That was what Here In Hell was supposed to be called, but once we changed that from a full-length to an EP, we pulled the original title. Now it will finally have its 'Day In the Sun'..."
The band's debut EP, Here In Hell, was released in September of 2005.
Second Annual Brooklyn Metal Fest Announced
Magus Beast announce the following details about the two-day event, Brooklyn Metalfest:
"It is with Great Pleasure that we announce the Second annual BROOKLYN METALFEST to take place at the Hook on Friday June 22nd and Saturday June 23rd. This year’s event will be a TWO-DAY FESTIVAL with the first band hitting the stage at 7pm on Friday and at 12 noon on Saturday. Admission will be $15 dollars for single day tickets and $20 for two day passes. There will also be a FREE BBQ for all paid admissions (FREE FOOD ONLY).
This year’s festival is really shaping up to be a killer event. We have added ROSS THE BOSS - former guitarist of metal legend MANOWAR and the DICTATORS) playing a full Manowar set, SEVEN WITCHES – featuring Jack Frost (Savatage, Speed, Bronx Casket Co) and former Hades/Non-Fiction Lead Singer Alan Tecchio, and BRAND NEW SIN – who will be spending the Spring touring with Type O Negative. Also highlighted on the bill are Queens based Metal Veterans MAGUS BEAST and Long Island’s own, CONSTRICTED. LMP Recording artists and Brooklyn Natives ZANDELLE will be performing in support of their latest release as well as New Jersey Power Metallers OVERLORDE will be playing their first show in 2 years, and their first NYC tri-state area show since the December 2004 release of its critically acclaimed CD titled RETURN OF THE SNOW GIANT. Some of the other bands that have been confirmed include: SKULLSHIFTER, VICTIM OF PAIN, TWILIGHT ODYSSEY, BORGO PASS, DEVILS ISLAND, CASTROFATE, ILLUSION OF FATE, DISBELIEVER, AUDIBLE THOUGHT, CHICAGO TYPEWRITER, AND MANY MORE! More...
Life of Agony Guitarist Guest @ Brooklyn Metalfest
Joey Z, guitarist for Brooklyn's LIFE OF AGONY, will be appearing as a
special guest of Hartke Amps and CONSTRICTED at the 1st Annual Brooklyn Metalfest this Saturday, June 24th, at The Hook, located at 18 Commerce Street, in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Metalfest is an all day metal festival showcasing some of the area's best metal bands.
Admission is only $10. There will be a free BBQ running all day for all paid admissions (free food only), raffles for free Hartke guitar and bass amplifiers, and tons of other great giveaways! Hartke Amps, Samson Audio, Zoom Effect Pedals and Unstoppable Force Web-zine are sponsoring the event. Also on hand will be Ferox films. They will be filming for a yet untitled tri-state area metal documentary. The doors open at 1:30 and the first band starts promptly at 2pm. Come on out and enjoy an awesome day of metal!
Bands confirmed:
MAGUS BEAST
TWILIGHT ODYSSEY
CONSTRICTED
SKULLSHIFTER
FINSTER BABY
BURN ME DOWN
DEVILS ISLAND
EXIT TO ETERNITY
EUPHORIA
SILENT INDUSTRY
SARINS GIFT
SUNS OF FREEDOM
TURRIGENOUS
SANITARIUS
8 WEEKS DEAD
NAME YOUR POISON
For more information, go to www.brooklynmetalfest.com.
Skullshifter Post New Demo Track Online
SKULLSHIFTER, the New Jersey-based band featuring former INSANIAC members CJ Scioscia (guitar) and Tom Nolz (guitar, vocals), are now offering a pre-production demo of a brand-new track, entitled "Strain", to announce the launch of their just-completed MySpace.com web page.
"Strain" is the first tune to be recorded by SKULLSHIFTER since the release of their debut CD, "Here In Hell", last September. This song is exclusively available at www.myspace.com/skullshifter. Unmastered and unpolished, "Strain" "captures the seething raw energy and clenched-fist aggression of a hungry up-and-coming band on the NJ metal scene," according to a press release.
For more info on SKULLSHIFTER, visit their official web site at this location.