Xerath
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Latest Xerath News
Below is our complete Xerath 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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Gama Bomb Added To Bloodstock Lineup
There’s yet more thrash for Bloodstock with Northern Irish upstarts Gama Bomb landing an opening slot on the Ronnie James Dio mainstage. The band is looking forward to churning up the Catton Park turf, commenting:
“Bloodstock: it’s just like Woodstock, but for heavy metal types, and replacing the love and peace with chips and Carling! And Slayer! Our UK fans have been asking for this for years, and now the dream is real. So pack your tent, back up your arse with bananas and send the word – The G-Bomb are comin’ to Bloodstock!"
The band’s fourth album, "The Terror Tapes," will be released next Monday 22nd April on AFM Records. Check out the new video for "Terrorscope" right here.
British heavy metal standard bearers Beholder also step in to an early mainstage slot on Saturday. Frontman Simon Hall says “For Beholder to actually be asked to do this, without me dropping to my knees and pleading like a bitch is a true acknowledgment of where the band is right now. To be on the best Bloodstock line-up ever is something we’re not going to approach lightly, and on Saturday 10th August, let’s show the rest of the world how true British Metal fans rule all!!”
The currently announced lineup is: More...
Ten More Bands Confirmed For Bloodstock 2013
The organisers of Britain's, Bloodstock Open Air festival have announced a further ten bands for this year's edition of the event, including Bay Area thrash metal legends Exodus and Death Angel, as well as 3 Inches Of Blood, Scar Symmetry, Dying Fetus, Xerath, Bloodbound, Vanderbuyst, Scarab and The Prophecy. The event will take place at Catton Park from August 8 - 11th and will be headlined by Slayer, King Diamond and Lamb of God.
King Diamond (Headliner)
Lamb Of God (Headliner)
Slayer (Headliner)
3 Inches Of Blood
Amorphis
Accept
Anthrax
Avantasia
Bloodbound
Dark Funeral
Death Angel
Devildriver
Dying Fetus
Ex Deo
Exodus
Firewind
Fozzy
Hell
Kataklysm
Municipal Waste
Negligence
The Prophecy
Scar Symmetry
Scarab
Vanderbuyst
Whitechapel
Xerath
Xerath Premieres New Music Video
U.K. progressive act Xerath premiered its new video for the song "Machine Insurgency" over on Metal Hammer's YouTube Channel (also shown below). The song appears on the band's latest album "II," which was released through Candlelight Records in April 2011 (See Metal Underground.com's review over at this location.
Check out "Machine Insurgency" here:
Xerath Posts Guitar Playthrough
Xerath has posted a guitar playthrough clip for "Machine Insurgency," which can be viewed below. The band also commented:
"May we present the Machine Insurgency Guitar Playthrough video (and tab). We know you guitarists love them. If you have enough p's you can use 1080 of them to look at it! This is the first in a series of play along video's we will release over the next few weeks so stay tuned!
"Gear-wise it's a Jackson Soloist Archtop 3, 7 string into a Boss NS-2 and into a Peavey JSX into a Marshall 1960a mic'd with an SM58 (hence the boxy mids) with minimal EQ in Cubase."
Xerath Seeking 10 Sexy Ladies For Video Shoot
Basingstoke, U.K. based act Xerath has issued the following announcement about seeking fans to appear in a new music video:
"Xerath are looking for 10 sexy ladies to be extras in a new video being planned. It will be great fun and has a great production team behind it with a very strong concept.
"There would be some partial nudity, with emphasis on the word partial, with complete anonymity. Please drop us a super quick line for more information!"
You can also check out Xerath's music video for "Reform Part 3" by heading over to this location.
Betraeus Announces New Tour Dates
Fast rising death metallers Betraeus have announced they will join Xerath as support for metal titans Scar Symmetry on the U.K. leg of their tour. This continues the band’s busy tour schedule following a headliner of Ireland and a recent slot supporting death metal masters Decapitated.
Betraeus frontman Chris Sykes comments:
"We're absolutely ecstatic to be touring alongside Scar Symmetry and Xerath, We're fans of both bands and you can safely say the shows will be a real mixed night of modern metal. Make sure you get down to one of the dates!"
The upcoming Betraeus tour dates are as follows:
18 March – Purple Turtle, Camden, London
Molten Magazine sponsored headliner in Ireland, with support from Spires
22 March - The Blind Pig - Limerick
23 March - The Pint - Dublin
24 March - The Limelight - Belfast
Supporting Xerath and Scar Symmetry
09 May - Academy 2 - Islington
10 May - Moho - Manchester
11 May - Academy 2 - Bristol
Sylosis Posts "Slings And Arrows" Tour Trailer
Sylosis will be embarking on the "Slings and Arrows" U.K. tour with Xerath this coming April (details available in the tour poster below). The band has now posted a teaser trailer for the run of shows online, which can be viewed below.
Sylosis Announces U.K. Tour
Sylosis has issued the following announcement about upcoming U.K. tour dates:
"I’m pleased to announce we’ll be heading back out into the UK this April on a club tour around some of the secondary cities in England. We rarely get an opportunity to play the smaller towns and this seemed like the best chance we’d get in support of the digital release of ‘Slings and Arrows’. We originally released the single exclusively through Pledge, but after talking with the fans who bought it initially they seemed very keen on the idea of it being released generally…so here we are.
"We’re taking out 3 great UK bands, 2 of which we have never toured with before. This looks like the last time we’re going to be able to take out a full UK band package so we wanted to make it as diverse and interesting as possible. We decided ‘Hang the Bastard’ would be a great choice as they’ve really turned away from the conventional/bland metal music scene and that’s something we completely agree with. ‘Xerath’ - one of my favourite UK bands at the moment, very tight live and I look forward to watching them each night. Finally we’re taking out ‘Chapters’ again, they’re not only great friends with the band but they’re quickly gaining profile. This tour will be their first chance to get out of the key city shows.
"We hope to see you out there and we hope you enjoy ‘Slings and Arrows’ when its released on the 2nd Feb!" More...
Xerath Posts "Reform Part 3" Video
Xerath has teamed up with Metal Hammer to post a music video online for the song "Reform Part 3." You can check out the video clip below. "Reform Part 3" is taken off Xerath's "II" album (reviewed here).
Xerath Posts Behind-The-Scenes Music Video Clip
Xerath has teamed up with Metal Hammer to post behind-the-scenes footage online from the band's "Reform" music video. You can check out the clip below. Xerath also released the new album "II" (reviewed here) earlier this year.
Metal Hammer - Xerath - Reform (Behind The Scenes video) on MUZU.TV
Evile Confirmed For Damnation Festival 2011
The organizers of Great Britain's Damnation Festival, which will take place on November 5th at Leeds University Union in Leeds, England, have announced four more additions for this year's edition of the event. British thrasher Evile will be performing at the festival, as will new confirmations Turisas, Xerath and A Man Called Catten.
You can check out a poster featuring the updated lineup below. More...
Primordial And Xerath Added To Bloodstock 2011
The organisers of Britain's Bloodstock Open Air festival has announced that Irish black metal outfit Primordial and British extreme metal band Xerath have been added to this year's edition of the event. The festival will take place from August 12th-14th in Catton Hall, Derbyshire and will feature this lineup:
Friday:
W.A.S.P. (Headliners)
Devin Townsend Project
Kreator
Coroner
Triptykon
Poisonblack
Wolf
Lawnmower Deth
October File
Byfrost
Arthemis
Saturday:
Immortal (Headliners)
Rhapsody Of Fire
Therion
Grave Digger
Angel Witch
The Rotted
Deadly Circus Fire
Def Con One
Sunday:
Motorhead (Headliners)
Morbid Angel
Amorphis
Nevermore
Hammerfall
Exodus
Tarot
Napalm Death
Primordial
1349
Criminal
Primevil
Power Quest
Survivors Zero
Nemhain
Xerath Drum Cam Footage Available
New Xerath drum cam footage has been posted online featuring Mike Pitman peforming the band's track "The Call To Arms." You can view the footage in the player below.
Xerath Streaming Entire New Album
Terrorizer Magazine is currently streaming Xerath's upcoming "II" full-length in its entirety. Set for release in North America via Candlelight Records on May 3rd, 2011, "II" is the second full-length from the UK-based experimental progressive metal outfit. You can check out the album by heading to this location. A track-by-track walkthrough of the album is also available here.
"II" was produced by Jacob Hansen (Destruction, Heaven Shall Burn, Volbeat) and features artwork from Colin Marks (Strapping Young Lad). The album also includes a guest performance from Emil Werstler (Daath).
A clip of Xerath covering the Michael Jackson song "Speed Demon" is also available at this location.
Xerath Streaming New Song Online
Today the fine folks at Gun Shy Assassin play host to an exclusive premiere of "Nuclear Self Eradication" from U.K. based metal outfit Xearth. "Nuclear Self Eradication" is the eighth track off the band's upcoming new studio offering "II," set for release in North America via Candlelight Records on May 3rd, 2011. Head over here to listen to the song.
Said bassist Chris Clark of the song: "'Nuclear Self Eradication' is one of the most brutal and aggressive offerings from II. As heavy as it is technical, it offers a definitive guide to the key elements and ideology of Xerath. The track also features a guest solo from Daath guitarist, Emil Werstler."
You can also check out Xerath's cover of the Michael Jackson song "Speed Demon" by heading to this location.
Xerath Posts Michael Jackson Cover Song
Xerath has posted a cover of the Michael Jackson song "Speed Demon" online, which can be heard in the clip below. Xerath's new album "II" is set for release on April 25th through Candlelight Records.
Xerath Posts Studio Report
Xerath has posted a video report online of the band's time in the studio recording the sophomore effort "Xerath II." You can check out the video clip below.
Xerath Releases Video For "False History"
U.K. progressive metallers Xerath have posted their new music video for the track "False History" online. The song is included on the band's debut album, "Xerath I," which was released on May 25th, 2009 via Candlelight Records.
The video can be viewed below:
Xerath Confirms Festival Appearance
U.K. progressive metallers Xerath have been confirmed to be taking part in the upcoming Mammothfest taking place on Spetember 18th, 2010 at Hove Town Hall in Brighton, England. Xerath join the likes of headliners Mnemic and Entombed as well as a long list of local acts from the U.K. are Europe.
Mammothfest line-up:
ENTOMBED
ORANGE GOBLIN
BREED 77
SYLOSIS
MALEFICE
MNEMIC
SCAMP
SYBREED
TED MAUL
CILICE
DIVINE CHAOS
ABGOTT
XERATH
TERRATHORN
GODSIZED
BEHOLDER
FURYON
STONE CIRCLE
LITHURGY
MASSAI
INFESTATION
HERE THERE BE MONSTERS
THIS MEANS WAR
REIGN OF FEAR
FUNERAL HAG
PURESIST
Xerath Announces New Bassist Chris Clarke
UK metal band XERATH has announced their new bassist as Chris Clarke (ex-Hollow Earth Theory). The band comments, "2010 is going to be an important year for Xerath, with awesome shows being planned and a new album to make later on in the year, were going to need a full butt kicking lineup to help us along the way."
"Chris made his Xerath debut supporting Vader in london and recently played Hammerfest in wales to a huge metal hungry crowd."
