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Vader's North American 2020 Tour Destroys Arizona

Vader’s 2020 North American tour is so laden with death metal, it (insert your favorite witty metaphor here…)!!! But in all seriousness, Vader’s supporting act entourage consisting of Abysmal Dawn, Hideous Divinity and Vitriol, is everything a true fan of underground death metal lover could wish for in a tour package. The second date of this death metal mini festival made a stop in Mesa, Arizona recently and even though it’s early in the year, I’m pretty sure I’ll remember to include this specific show when the time arrives to write up my personal “Best of 2020” end of the year lists.

After the only local supporting band finished its short set, Vitriol, the self-described extreme metal band from Portland, Oregon, was able to get the crowd at Club Red to take notice of them immediately. The dual vocal stylings, along with the chaos that ensued onstage, showcased Vitriol as a gritty no-bullshit death metal quartet. Vitriol made the most of their half-hour allotment and by the end of their set, it was very noticeable change how much of the crowd had relocated closer to the stage.

Hideous Divinity from Italy followed Vitriols flawless set. Their style of technical death metal was a mind jolt that the crowd craved on this night chock full of complimenting death metal sub genres. Hideous Divinity was tight, full of kinetic energy and their vocalist, Enrico “H.” Di Lorenzo, looked like he wanted to tear the head off anything that would cross him while he was in the moment. I had never heard of Hideous Divinity before tonight, but their version of death metal prowess will result in me listening to their recorded discography for sure.

Next up from Los Angeles, California, was Abysmal Dawn. This veteran band with more of a traditional death metal style, has been around since 2003. By the time they took the stage, the venue was really starting to fill up. Abysmal Dawn took advantage of this and played an intense set comprised of material from their four full-length albums released to date. To the crowd’s delight, the band announced that their Season of Mist label debut would be released in April of this year.

The time had finally arrived for Vader’s return to Arizona. It has only been three years since their last visit, but it felt like an eternity. Vader is in a class by itself when it comes to death metal, and tonight, they laid waste to Club Red. Setting the tone with “Silent Empire,” Vader ripped through a setlist that blanketed their 30 plus year existence. The precision that Vader nails each and every note is rarely matched within the metal cosmos. They are masters at their respected instruments and vocalist/guitarist Piotr Wiwczarek is one of the most underrated front men in all of heavy metal. At one point he mentioned about the storms they had to go through to get to Arizona and that they brought that storm onstage with them. The rabid crowd roared at this. When Vader finished their encore, there were diehards screaming for another round.

Will Vader continue to make more albums and tour into their 40 year of existence? I wouldn’t bet against it. Vader shows no signs of slowing down and judging by the quality of supporting bands they take on tour with them, they will continue to tour well into their golden years… More...

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Mystic Festival Announces Stage Line-up

The full lineup for each of the festival’s three stages is now available. Mystic Festival 2020 performances will be held at the Main Stage, the Park Stage and The Shrine.

Dates are June 10 (Wednesday) and 11 (Thursday), 2020
Krakow, Poland at The Polish Aviation Museum

DAY ONE (JUNE 10, 2020)

MAIN STAGE
Judas Priest
Mercyful Fate
Devin Townsend
Amorphis
Infected Rain

PARK STAGE
Heilung
Killing Joke
Katatonia
Alien Weaponry
TBA

THE SHRINE
Mgla
Obituary “Slowly We Rot”
Baroness
Motanka
Baest

DAY TWO (JUNE 11, 2020)

MAIN STAGE
Nightwish
Gojira
The HU
Beast in Black
Black River

PARK STAGE
Accept
Mastodon
Sepultura
Bombus
Hentai Corporation

THE SHRINE
Vader “De Profundis”
Witchcraft
Oranssi Pazuzu
Truchlo Strzygi
TBA

Detailed schedule of the festival shows will be published later. Tickets are still available.

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The Malice Premiere New Song & Lyric Video

Sweden/Germany based technical death metal band The Malice have teamed up with Metalundergound.com to exclusively premiere their new song and lyric video "Witchery", taken from their impending new album "Legions Of The Dawn", which will be co-released by Satanath Records (Russia) and More Hate Productions (Russia) on March 25th.

Check out now "Witchery" below.

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Telepathy Premiere New Song & Music Video "Pariah"

Sludge/post-metal act Telepathy premiere a new song and music video "Pariah", taken from their upcoming new album "Burn Embrace", which will be out in stores later this year via Svart Records.

Check out now "Pariah" below.

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Sarcator Premiere Pre-Release Full-Demo Stream

Sweden’s death/thrash outfit Sarcator premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new demo compilation "Visions of Purgatory", which will be out in stores February 14 via Redefining Darkness Records.

Check out now "Visions of Purgatory" in its entirety below.

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Crypt Dagger Premiere New Song & Lyric Video

Germany’s Crypt Dagger premiere a new song and lyric video titled "The God Fukk You", taken from their forthcoming new album "From Below", which will be released by Dying Victims Productions on March 27th.

Check out now "The God Fukk You" below.

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Benighted Premiere New Track & Lyric Video

Benighted premiere a new song called “Implore The Negative” featuring a guest turn from Hatebreed/Jasta vocalist Jamey Jasta.

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Moon Destroys (Ex-Torche, Etc.) Premiere New Song

Moon Destroys announce a March 27th release date for their debut EP, “Maiden Voyage“, out in stores through Brutal Panda Records. Featuring Juan Montoya (MonstrO/Killer Be Killed, ex-Torche) and Evan Diprima (Brother Hawk, ex-Royal Thunder), the band have premiered a new single titled “Blue Giant” streaming for you via YouTube below. That track features a guest turn from Mastodon bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders.

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