4arm
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Latest 4arm News
Below is our complete 4arm 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.
4ARM Recruits New Guitarist
Australian thrash act 4ARM has checked in with the following announcement about recruiting a new guitar player:
"We are excited to announce Markus Johansson as the new lead guitarist of one of the most exciting and most talked about new thrash bands in the world, 4ARM!
"Due to serious family issues John Paul Glovasa was forced to make the difficult decision to step down from his position as lead guitarist in the band! Quoted saying, 'It was by far one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make.' though Danny, Mick and Andy wish Johnny and his family all the best! A hole needed filling.
"With a bunch of European festival dates coming up the band began the search for the man that would become the new lead guitarist of 4ARM. After hours of youtube clips and file sharing the guys narrowed in on Chicago based guitarist Markus Johansson!"
"We were able to kinda speak the same language right from the first time we met" Says front man Danny Tomb. "He just ticked all the right boxes for us, I really felt that I was already talking to "the new guy."
Johansson, who is a self taught lead guitarist from Chicago, has kept busy through the years working on solo projects with members from Anthrax, Testament, Dethklok, Dream Theater and more. After being told he got the job Johansson had this to say: "I am beyond excited, proud, and ready to shred it up with Australia's 4ARM!"
The band is also very pleased to announce that Markus will be joining 4ARM for the European dates scheduled in June, July and August.
28/06/13 - 29/06/13 Hard Rock Laager Festival, Vana-Vigala, Estonia
21/07/13 Metal Days Festival, Tolmin, Slovenia
25/07/13 Rock Im Bentonwerk, Mittelbach, Germany
01/08/13 Metal Heads Mission Festival,Simferopol, Ukraine
08/08/13 - 10/08/13 Getaway Rock Festival, Gavle, Sweden More...
4ARM Confirmed As Opening Act On Testament Tour
Australia's 4ARM has been confirmed as the opening act for "The Dark Roots Of Thrash" tour with Testament, Overkill, and Flotsam And Jetsam, which kicks off tonight at the House Of Blues in Anaheim.
The first four dates will not feature Flotsam And Jetsam on the bill, since the band is busy with the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise. 4ARM is touring in support of its recent album, "Submission for Liberty," which spawned an official video for the title track. Watch that video after the tour dates.
01/31 Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues (no Flotsam And Jetsam)
02/01 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee (no Flotsam And Jetsam)
02/02 Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues (no Flotsam And Jetsam)
02/04 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater (no Flotsam And Jetsam)
02/05 Austin, TX – Emo’s
02/06 Houston, TX – House Of Blues
02/07 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
02/09 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
02/10 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
02/12 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
02/13 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
02/14 New York, NY – Best Buy Theatre
02/15 Huntington, NY – The Paramount
02/16 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
02/17 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
02/18 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
02/20 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
02/21 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
02/22 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
02/23 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
02/25 Denver, CO – The Summit Music Hall
02/26 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
02/27 Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
02/28 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades More...
Killing Joke Added To Hammerfest 4
Hammerfest 2013 has just announced that along with St. Vitus, the festival line-up has just added legendary band Killing Joke. Angel Witch and a veritable who's who of metal will also be appearing at the Hammerfest 4 festival, which will take place on March 14th-16th at Haven Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales. Below is the current full line-up of bands appearing, with more information available over at the Hammerfest 4 website.
Killing Joke
Hatebreed
Saint Vitus
Candlemass
Sodom
Destruction
Enslaved
Napalm Death
Angel Witch
Senser
Iron Saviour
Huntress
Sister Sin
Evil Scarecrow
M-Pire of Evil
Heidevolk
Hark
Viza
Arthemis
Attica Rage
Texas Hippie Coalition
Def Con One
Chimp Spanner
Abadden
4Arm
Winterfylleth
RSJ
Commander In Chief
Empress
Sacred Mother Tongue
Triaxis
Shear
Undersmile
Serpent Venom
Oaf
Jaguar
Vicsous Nature
Last Witness
Iron Knights
Line of Fire
Flayed Disciple
Bloodshot Dawn
Dyscarnate
Monument
Bull Riff Stampede
Making Monsters
Driven
Black Acid Souls
Sansara
Deadman Sugar
Fire in the Empire
Goddamn Electric
More Bands Announced For Hammerfest 5
The organizers of the Hammerfest 5 festival have issued the following announcement about confirming bands for the upcoming 2013 edition:
"Hammerfest 5 (In Fear of the Dragon) are proud to announce that the Kings of Swedish Doom Metal Candlemass will grace the event now in its new location at Haven in Phwelli in North Wales. For those of you that need a reminder of Doom at its most glorious click here for Candlemass"s classic video for Bewitched.
"Hammerfest are also extremely happy to welcome back Birminghams finest grindcore/extreme metal band, the legends that are Napalm Death. Anyone that witnessed their set the last time they played would understand, why we had to have them back.
"Lining up alongside the above are none other than Norway's Enslaved fronted by Bjørnson and Kjellson who add their fine blend of progressive Black Metal to the proceedings. To watch the brilliant video to Path to Vanir click here.
"Empress will be making their Hammerfest debut, bringing their impressive blend of prog-metal, plus we have Trad Metallers and firm Hammer favorites StukaSquadron, Manchesters trad black Metallers Winterfylleth, and Welsh Metallers Triaxis. More...
4ARM To Play Hammerfest 2013
After dropping off the "Zombie Apocalypse" tour in July, Australia's 4ARM has been invited back to the UK for Hammerfest V 2013.
The band will be performing on the second stage on Saturday, March 16th and joining a line-up of bands such as Napalm Death, Candlemass, and Enslaved with loads more to be announced. The festival as always will run three stages and have over 50 bands performing.
Drummer Michael Vafiotis had this to say: “We're excited to play Hammerfest for the first time and get back to the UK once again. With the new album doing great over there it will be awesome to give our fans another chance to see us live.”
Hammerfest V takes place in Phwelli, Wales from March 14th - 17th, 2013. Tickets and information for the festival are available at this location. 4ARM's latest album “Submission For Liberty” is now out worldwide through Rising Records and Riot Entertainment.
Nemesis Records Comments On 4ARM Leaving Tour
Australian act 4ARM recently announced the band was dropping off its first ever U.S. run, dubbed the "Zombie Apocalypse" tour, due to problems with Nemesis Records and having to play subpar venues. Nemesis Records has now issued the following statement about the issue and the venue in question:
"It is unfortunate that we had to drop 4ARM from the Zombie Apocalypse Tour. It became clear to us that the band’s refusal to play The Workshop, and their choice to leave the venue instead of supporting their tour mates would negatively affect the morale of the entire tour. We strive to promote a culture of solidarity between the bands and with the club promoters we work with. We did not feel it was in anyone’s best interest for the bands, promoters, managers, and most importantly, the fans to be finding out if 4ARM was playing each date as we rolled into the venue.
"With regards to the venues along the tour route, The Workshop has seen great metal acts including: Six Feet Under, All Shall Perish, and Dying Fetus. Also, there are a number of bigger name venues on the route including: The Dirty Dog Bar in Austin, TX, El Corazon in Seattle, WA, and The Oakland Metro in Oakland, CA(where the tour is set to end at the Bay Area Metal Festival).
"In addition, each band was provided proper directions, dates, times, and the contact numbers for both of the tour managers.
"We wish 4ARM the best, and there are no hard feelings from our end. We would also like to thank CVDM(Central Valley Death Metal) for their hospitality at the Workshop, we are looking forward to the rest of tour with the remaining bands, and we appreciate everyone’s hard work toward making The Zombie Apocalypse Tour a success."
4ARM Drops Off "Zombie Apocalypse" Tour
Australia's 4ARM has been out on the band's first ever U.S. tour, dubbed the "Zombie Apocalypse" tour, alongside Casket For Cassandra, Prey For Sleep, and Deprivation. The group has now dropped off the trek, issuing the following statement:
"4ARM have been forced to walk off The Zombie Apocalypse Tour owing to sub-standard arrangements and communications on behalf of the tour promoters, Nemesis Records.
"As an example, the accompanying photo is of an actual venue at which the band was expected to perform. Needless to say, this was the final straw triggering 4ARM's exit from a poorly organised and misinformed operation. 4ARM warn all bands to exercise caution in dealings with Nemesis Records.
"4ARM apologizes to fans who were planning on attending any of the US dates, but would like to assure them of a return to the US under better circumstances." More...
4Arm Announces First U.S. Tour
4Arm is pleased to announce the band's first ever tour of the USA as part of The Zombie Apocalypse Tour this summer. The bands included in the tour are Casket For Cassandra, Prey For Sleep, and Deprivation. Short Fuse will also be part of the tour on selected dates.
Presented by Nemesis Records and Metalluminati, The Zombie Apocalypse Tour 2012 will make its way through three weeks worth of back to back shows, commencing July 6th and coming to a close with a performance at The Bay Area Metal Festival on the 28th of July.
In addition to the Zombie Apocalypse Tour, 4Arm has scheduled two further shows on either end of the tour. The final show will be at The Whiskey A Go Go in Hollywood on August 4th. More...
4Arm To Play Bay Area Metal Fest
Australia’s own 4Arm, which recently posted a music video online for the song "Raise A Fist," will join the Bay Area Metal Festival in Oakland, California on Saturday July 28th. The following press release was issued:
"This will be the band's first tour outside their home country and what better way to give the US audience their first taste of the band's recently released album 'Submission For Liberty' then to be a part of a festival in the place where 'thrash metal' began!!
"During the 1980s and early 1990s, the Bay Area was home to one of the largest and most influential thrash metal scenes in the world, containing acts like Metallica, Exodus, Death Angel, Vio-lence, Forbidden, Testament and Machine Head. More US shows to be announced by the band in the next few weeks." More...
4Arm Releases "Raise A Fist" Video
4Arm has unveiled yet another video from the band's recently released album "Submission For Liberty."
The clip for "Raise A Fist" was once again produced and edited by Steve Ravic and Vesna Trokter and the crew of Majestic Films. It was filmed at the prestigious Palace Theatre in Melbourne, Australia of March this year and can be viewed below.
Commenting on the clip is drummer Michael Vafiotis. "There is just a real energy and vibe playing this song live and definitely a favorite of mine. The idea came up to visually capture this song live and show some of the intensity we produce at each show and I know it will do just that for all out there watching.”
4Arm Streaming Entire New Album
Australian act 4ARM's third full-length release, "Submission For Liberty," was released through Rising Records on February 6th, 2012. The entire album is now available for streaming through SD Metal. Check out the tracks from the "Submission For Liberty" album here.
The band also recently posted a music video online for the title track, which can be viewed at this location.
4Arm Posts "Submission For Liberty" Video
Australian metal outfit 4ARM has posted a new music video online for the title track off the band's third album “Submission For Liberty," which can be viewed in the player below. 4Arm also commented on the clip:
"The video was shot 5 hours out of Melbourne over two days in blistering heat amongst wheat fields and salt lakes capturing concepts of both the song itself and the album artwork. Once again the video was filmed and edited by Steve Ravic of Majestic Films, who was responsible for the bands previous clip 'Carnal.'"
4Arm Posts "Submission For Liberty" Trailer
Australian 4 piece thrash band 4Arm has released an official web trailer for the band's upocming new album scheduled for a February 6th, 2012 release through Rising Records. Now you have the opportunity to hear a little of what to expect on “Submission For Liberty" via the video clip below.
4ARM - Submission For Liberty (Album Trailer) from RSI Digital Media on Vimeo.
4Arm Signs With Rising Records
Australian 4 piece thrash band 4Arm has signed a record deal with Rising Records. The band’s label debut, which will be the third studio album overall, is scheduled for a February 6th, 2012 release. The title of the album is “Submission For Liberty” and will include 10 tracks. Vocalist, guitarist, and co-writer of the band Danny Tomb shared his thoughts on the new signing:
“We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with Rising Records. I feel this will give the band the exposure it needs to be a real force in the metal scene not only nationally but internationally. After working hard for over 7 years now, we now have a real sense of achievement and a hunger to push things even further.”
Here's a brief statement made by label representative Mark Daghorn: "Rising Records is delighted to welcome 4ARM to their roster and are proud to be releasing the band's excellent, Matt Hyde produced album Submission For Liberty on February 6th 2012."
More details on 4Arm are available through the band's Facebook profile here.
4arm to Launch New Album
Melbourne’s 4arm will be bringing their brand of groove metal to the Noise Bar next month to launch their (quite awesome) new full length "The Empires of Death." Death Audio, Plague Black and Decrepit Sun will be joining them on the night, at Brunswick’s Noise Bar.
The band also recently released a video clip for the track “Carnal” which you can view below.
Check out more of their music on the band's MySpace player.
