Chthonic
Formed: 1995
From:
Taipei,
Taiwan
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Chthonic News
Below is our complete Chthonic 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.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Chthonic Postpones U.K. Tour
Taiwanese black metallers Chthonic have announced their previously scheduled U.K. tour will be postponed until November due to the volcanic activity disrupting flight travel. The new tour dates are as follows:
11/23 - Manchester @ Academy 2
11/24 - Glasgow @ Garage
11/25 - Wolverhampton @ Wulfrun Hall
11/27 - London @ The Forum
Chthonic To Support Arch Enemy In The U.K.
Taiwanese black metallers Chthonic have confirmed they will be supporting Arch Enemy, Enslaved, and Sabbat on a string of U.K. tour dates. The currently announced dates are as follows:
04/27 Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfren Hall
04/28 Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
04/29 Manchester, UK @ Academy
04/30 London, UK @ HMV Forum
Chthonic Announces Chinese Shows
Taiwanese black metallers Chthonic have announced they will be performing two Chinese tour dates in July. Chtonic's upcoming shows are as follows:
2/28 2010 JUSTICE FOR ALL concert. Pingtung, Taiwan Pingtung
3/13 2010 MEGA PORT FESTIVAL, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung
7/2 2010 LMA. Macao, China Macao
7/3 2010 HIDDEN AGENDA. Hong Kong, China Hong Kong
Chthonic Frontman Comments on Plane Nightmares
Chthonic frontman, Freddy Lim, has checked in with the following blog:
"Our flight just went thru a horrifying turbulent flow that shook the whole plane. In the cabin it's full of the cracking sound . I opened the curtain, looked out the window and all I saw is the wing flipping like the bird's. I closed the curtain right away because I know it doesn't help to see this kind of thing. Dani was worried that the wing is gonna be broken and so are the equipments on the plane, and probably a lot of passengers share his concern. I found out that none of on-seat screens on my row was working as the left side of the screen was shaking and the middle part only had noise. Some screens to my right worked but the headphone jack did not. The head pillow on my seat lost a screw so didn't work either. Nobody expected this plane to survive this turbulent flow. Jesse was writing spell on his palm and I was saying goodbye to my family and friends in my mind already... 10+ minutes later, turbulent flow was finally over and our plane was still in one piece and flying us from London to New York lol. Why didn't we just fly back to Taipei directly? Itinerary constantly changes as the tour schedule got more and more complicated. I really wished I could've flown form Scotland to Taipei directly.
So our flight ended up like this: Glasgow -> London -> New York -> stay overnight -> Tokyo -> Taipei
* I fell asleep afterward on that flight and woke up - twice! - from nightmares about crash landing..."
Imperial Vengeance Posts Live Footage Online
UK extreme metal band IMPERIAL VENGEANCE has posted the following message
"Well, Hellfire awaits and all is prepared at IVHQ. As some of you may know, we did a bit of a warm up by opening for Chthonic on Halloween at the Relentless Garage in London, which was a scorcher of an evening in many senses of the word. Big thanks to all the smashing folks who pitched up and waved fists and axes, sung the songs and generally enjoyed our set- we hope to see you all at Hellfire! A bit of very rough crowd-shot footage for you."
The footage can be seen below. More...
Chthonic Comments On Passport Issues
Vocalist Freddy Lim of Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic has issued the following statement about experiencing passport problems while attempting to enter the UK:
‘Sir, where is your VISA?’ asked the puzzled ticket clerk at JFK. With very little patience left, I told her: ‘I am a Taiwanese, NOT a Chinese and Taiwanese don't need visa to travel to UK’ She was still confused at my ‘Republic of China’ passport. ‘This is our government's fault. Sorry to see you getting confused by this but I don't like this either. Anyway, my country is Taiwan, NOT China and I should be able to travel to UK without a VISA.’ (#1)
"This is actually not uncommon to happen. I am getting used to it even though I am still pissed off, especially after a long day in New York. Today in NYC we were stuck in traffic for 4+ hours and checked by cops twice. Unfortunately I don't have the international driver's license with me and I look like a long-hair freak driving a big trailer. We felt like I was gonna be busted by ‘John McClane’ in NYC and miss the London concert. Fortunately ‘John McClane’ let me go and we made it to the airport in time. After the ticket clerk realized we are Taiwanese not Chinese, we finally boarded the flight to the UK. More...
Chthonic Posts U.K. Tour Promo Video
Chthonic has posted a new promo video online for their upcoming U.K. tour dates. The video clip can be viewed below. Chthonic's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
10/27 Club Soda Montreal, Quebec
10/31 The Relentless Garage London, London and South East
11/1 Academy 2 OXFORD
11/2 SUGAR MILL STOKE
11/3 CORPERATION SHEFFIELD
11/4 ROCK CITY NOTTINGHAM
11/6 KING TUTS GLASGOW More...
Chthonic Video Interview Available
A new video interview has been posted online with Chthonic bassist Doris Yeh, which was conducted by Dark Lord Bunnykins on October 21st. The video clip of the interview can be viewed below. More...
Chthonic Announces Headlining U.K. Show
Taiwanese black metallers Chthonic have announced their first ever headline show in the U.K. has been confirmed as a three-band bill, with the addition of both Abgott plus London-based extreme-metallers Imperial Vengeance. The gig is set to take place at the Relentless Garage in North London on October 31st, following on from the release of Chthonic’s latest studio album, "Mirror Of Retribution."
Abgott recently performed at the Bloodstock Festival and are now confirmed to appear at Hellfire Fest II in November. Says vocalist/guitarist Agamoth “Bring your pumpkins and we will provide the trick or treat!”
Imperial Vengeance, who feature Charles Edward-Alexander in their ranks (previously of Cradle Of Filth), are also confirmed to appear at Hellfire Fest II in November. Says Charles: “It’s great to be playing with Chthonic, and the pairing should work out very well as both bands carry a big national identity. The quality of what they do is enriched by the culture it is infused with, and the same is true with us.”
Crucifist Announces Show With Chthonic
New York metallers Crucifist have announced they will be playing a show with black metal act Chthonic at the Penny Arcade in Rochester. Crucifist's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
Oct 22 The penny arcade rochester, New York
Oct 24 Duffy’s Tavern Toronto, Ontario
Abgott to Support Chthonic Live This Halloween
It has recently been announced that Abgott will be "trick or treating" live with Chthonic live this Halloween at the Relentless Garage, Highbury and Islington.
Chthonic Announces U.K. Tour
Taiwanese black metal outfit Chthonic has announced a series of headlining show in the United Kingdom which will kick off at the end of October. This is in support of their latest studio album, "Mirror Of Retribution."
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Chthonic Comments On Music Video Shoot
Chthonic recently posted a new music video online for the track "49 Theurgy Chains," which can be viewed below. Doris Yeh of Chthonic issued the following statement about the video shoot:
"The concept we wanted to portray is the philosophy of Oriental Hell. Hundreds of levels of different hell have different sentences. ’Mirror of Retribution’ is the first thing you will meet when you fall into the Hell. Through the mirror, you see all the bad things you've done in your lifetime. Each spirit has to face the ‘Mirror of Retribution’ then the ghost king will send everyone to the specific level of hell that they deserved.
"But it's not good enough to only describe the Hell, so, we found the crossover between Taiwan and Hell, that's ‘228 Massacre’ in our history. We created a main character in our story named ‘Tsing-guan’, who is the medium (psychic) in the temple. The year was 1947, and the biggest massacre launched by the Chinese Army in Taiwan’s history had occurred. The main character tried to use his ability to go to Hell, stealing the Book of Life and Death, and killing the tyrant of the Chinese Army.
"ChthoniC decided to use ‘49 Theurgy Chains’ to be our video because the song can describe the struggle when the main character faced suicide himself, like the fate that he can’t refuse. He knows that he may fail, but he still needs to do try. Just like the fate that was met by all of the Taiwanese in 1947.
"We chose a famous sea side of Taiwan to shoot this video. The landscape is both beach and rocky coast in the same place. We shot the video all day from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. The wind was so strong, so the shooting effect was very good, but the wind also blew away our tents, everybody was getting sunburned and covered in bruises for over 12 hours staying under such strong sunlight and powerful winds. More...
Chthonic Announces U.S. Headlining Off-Dates
Chthonic has announced five off-dates on the upcoming U.S. tour with Satyicon. Headlining dates are as follows:
Sept. 23 West Springfield, VA - JAXX
Sept. 27 Pleasants Louisville, KY - Uncle
Oct. 04 Tulsa, OK - Marquee
Oct. 10 Wichita, KS - OZ CAFE
Oct. 22 Rochester, NY - Penny Arcade
A list of tour dates with Satyricon can be found at this location.
Satyricon Announces North American Tour Dates
Norwegian black metal legends Satyricon will be heading out on a headlining tour of North America later this year. Supporting the band on the trek will be Bleeding Through, Toxic Holocaust and Chthonic.
The tour dates are as follows:
September 25 – Baltimore , MD – Sonar
September 26 – Norfolk , VA- Norva
September 28 – Atlanta , GA – The Masquerade
September 2September 09 – Orlando, FL – The Club
October 1 – Houston , TX – Warehouse Live
October 2 – Dallas, TX – The Door
October 3 – San Antonio , TX – White Rabbit
October 5 – Albuquerque , NM – Sunshine Theater
October 6 – Tempe , AZ – Marquee Theater
October 7 – Pomona , CA – Glasshouse
October 8 – West Hollywood , CA – Key Club
October 9 – San Francisco , CA – Slim’s
October 12 – Portland , OR – Hawthorne Theater
October 13 – Seattle , WA – El Corazon
October 14 – Vancouver , British Columbia – Rickshaw Theater
October 16 – Salt Lake City , UT- Club Sound
October 17 – Englewood , CO – Gothic Theater
October 19 – Mokena , IL – The Pearl Room
October 20 – Cleveland , OH – Peabody ’s
October 21 – Toronto , Ontario – Opera House
October 23 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
October 24 – Philadelphia , PA – Trocadero
October 25 – New York , NY – The Fillmore @ Irving
October 27 – Montreal , Quebec – Club Soda
Chthonic Posts "49 Theurgy Chains" Video Online
Taiwanese black metal outfit Chthonic has posted their new music video online for the song, "49 Theurgy Chains." You can check it out below. The song comes from the bands forthcoming new studio album, "Mirror Of Retribution" which will be released on September 1st through Spinefarm Records. More...
Chthonic To Post New Music Video Online July 27th
Taiwanese black metallers Chthonic have announced that they will be posting a new music video online for the track "49 Theurgy Chains" on July 27th. The video, which is from their upcoming album "Mirror Of Retribution," will be available on their MySpace page. "Mirror Of Retribution" is currently set for an August 10th release date.
Chthonic Singer on Free Tibet and New Album
Speed Beaver Music recently conducted an interview with Freddy Lim, vocalist of Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic, on the Free Tibet concert and the band's new album. Here are a few excerpts from the interview:
Q. Freddy: The Free Tibet concert was amazing, thousands of people, in a Taipei square shouting “Free Tibet!”. Can you explain what it is about Tibet that is so important to Taiwanese? What is the connection to Tibet, which is so far away?
A. Taiwan is in the front line facing China, as a part of the free, democratic world, so it’s very important in this human rights issue, Taiwan should not be quiet, especially as this is the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Mao and the Communists. In the world, there are lots of activities about the Free Tibet campaign. In Taiwan though, there were fewer than 200 people who would march on the street in support of the protest.
Q. OK, tell us about the new album, what is it called and what the idea of the album is, what’s the concept?
A. The album is called “Mirror of Retribution”. A mirror of retribution is the first thing you will meet when you are in hell, the Taiwanese, Oriental hell. Through the mirror, you see all the bad things you and your relatives have done in your lifetime. Each spirit has to face the mirror of retribution then the ghost king will send him to the specific level of hell that he deserves. In the Oriental hell, there are ten ghost kings in ten courts and there are 18 levels of hell and hundreds of small levels. So it takes millions of years for you to serve your sentence. So the original idea is to show this philosophy of hell. All the Asians, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Vietnam, share the same philosophy.
Read the full article at Speed Beaver Music.
Chthonic Streaming New Song Online
Taiwanese black metallers Chthonic are currently streaming the new song "Rise of the Shadows" on their MySpace page. The track is off the band's upcoming album "Mirror Of Retribution," which is currently set for an August 10th release via Spinefarm Records.
Chthonic Announces New Album Release Date
Taiwanese black metal outfit Chthonic has announced that they will be releasing their new studio album, "Mirror Of Retribution" in North America on August 18th and on August 10th in Europe. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.