Metal News for May 24, 2018
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15 news articles posted on this day.
Motograter Deny Reports Of Mass Exodus Of Members
Motograter have issued a statement denying the recent report that five members of the group had left the band. Yesterday, this report emerged via Numetal.net, which alleged that the band were down to guitarist/vocalist Matt “Nuke” Nunes, having shared a screen cap of a text conversation with guitarist Jesse Stamper that mentioned a mass exodus of band members. Motograter have since denied those reports, issuing the below statement:
“Everything is fine, we just completed our headline tour. Something small got blown out of proportion in the media due to a disgruntled ex-member falsely reporting that we broke up and spreading the news to other websites. That couldn’t be further from the truth. We are the strongest we’ve ever been! We have festivals coming up and then the Terror Universal co-headlining tour coming up after that. We are ready to rock!”
It is unsure if the ‘disgruntled ex-member’ refers to Stamper or the Motograter's former drummer Noah “Shark” Robertson, who has ties to numetal.net. Robertson feuded with Nunes via social media making allegations of drug abuse and violent behavior after being let go.
Witch Mountain Debut Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Oregon doom metal institution Witch Mountain unleash their self-titled album, out May 25 on Svart Records, streaming below.
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Svalbard Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
UK metallic hardcore army Svalbard unleash "It's Hard To Have Hope", their blistering, forward-thinking, and socially vibrant new album, in full. The new effort will see a Friday, May 25th release and is available for pre-order now via Translation Loss Records, Holy Roar, Through Love Records, and Tokyo Jupiter Records.
Check out now "It's Hard To Have Hope" in its entirety below.
Bookakee Debut New Song "Bréhaigne"
Often referred to as Montreal's answer to GWAR, progressive/technical Death Metal whirlwind BOOKAKEE will release sophomore album Ignominies June 29 on Transcending Records. A promo video for first single "Bréhaigne," the album's only song sung in French and featuring guest vocalist Julien Truchan (BENIGHTED), is now available for streaming below:
Blood Of Christ New Full-Album Streaming
Canadian brutal death metal legends Blood Of Christ premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new album "Unrelenting Declivity Of Anguish", out in stores now via CDN Records.
Check out now "Unrelenting Declivity Of Anguish" in its entirety below.
Witchsorrow Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
British doom outfit Witchsorrow premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new effort "Hexenhammer", which will be out in stores May 25th through Candlelight/Spinefarm Records.
Check out now "Hexenhammer" in its entirety below.
Limb Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
English sludge rockers Limb premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Saboteurs of the Sun", which will be out in stores later today via through New Heavy Sounds.
Check out now "Saboteurs of the Sun" in its entirety below.
Sixes Premiere New Video "Fogbreather"
Los Angeles sludge and blackened doom quartet Sixes premiere a new video for "Fogbreather", taken from their latest album "Methistopheles", out in stores now via Black Bow Records.
Check out now "Fogbreather" below.
The Summer Slaughter 2018 Tour Announced
This year’s edition of the The Summer Slaughter Tour has now officially been announced. The tour will feature the below bands and will run as follows:
Between The Buried And Me
Born Of Osiris
Veil Of Maya
ERRA
The Agony Scene
Allegaeon
Terror Universal
Soreption
Entheos
07/13 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz Raleigh
07/14 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
07/15 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
07/17 Lynchburg, VA – Phase 2
07/18 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage
07/19 New York City, NY – Irving Plaza
07/20 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
07/21 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
07/22 Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts
07/24 Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
07/26 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
07/30 Columbus, OH – Express Live
08/02 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
08/03 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater
08/05 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
08/09 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
08/10 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theater
08/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
08/12 Anaheim, CA – Grove of Anaheim
08/14 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
08/17 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
08/18 Houston, TX – House of Blues
08/19 Austin, TX – Empire Garage
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Black Tusk Premiere New Track “Agali”
Black Tusk‘s new effort “T.C.B.T.” will be out on August 17 via Season Of Mist. Today the band debut a new track from the album, entitled “Agali“, which you can stream below.
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Great American Ghost & Downswing Tour Announced
Great American Ghost and Downswing will be out touring together this summer with Madtown and Degrader appearing on select dates. See below for what they have booked:
With Madtown:
07/12 Jacksonville, FL – Rain Dogs
07/13 Sanford, FL – West End Trading Co.
07/14 Brandon, FL – The Noise Box
07/15 Melbourne, FL – Carver Community Center
With Degrader:
07/16 Atlanta, GA – Swayze’s
07/17 Fayetteville, NC – Drunk Horse Pub
07/18 Lemoyne, PA – The Champ
07/19 Trenton, NJ – Champs
07/20 Syracuse, NY – Sparks
07/21 Brooklyn, NY – Kingsland
07/22 Manchester, NH – Bungalow (feat. Bury Your Dead)
Downswing & Great American Ghost:
07/26 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (‘Vans Warped Tour‘)
07/27 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center (‘Vans Warped Tour‘)
Beartooth European/UK Tour Announced
Beartooth will be out touring Europe and the UK this summer. See below for where the trek will hit.
08/14 Feldkirch, AUT – Poolbar Festival
08/16 St. Polten, AUT – Frequency Festival
08/17 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze Festival
08/18 Hamburg, GER – Elb-Riot Festival
08/20 Oberhausen, GER – Kulttempel
08/21 Paris, FRA – Petit Bain
08/22 Tilburg, NET – 013
08/24 Sulingen, GER – Reload Festival
08/25 Reading, UK – Reading Festival
08/26 Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
Amorphis Premiere New Song “Honeyflow”
A new Amorphis track titled “Honeyflow” has debuted online below as part of Decibel Magazine‘s monthly flexi disc series.
In other news, Relapse Records are planning vinyl reissues of Amorphis' “Tales From The Thousand Lakes” and “The Karelian Isthmus“. Both will be released on July 20th in a variety of colored vinyl pressings.
Avatar Premiere New Music Video
Avatar debut a new music video for their song “The King Welcomes You To Avatar Country“. It’s the third single to be launched from the group’s latest effort, “Avatar Country” and you can stream it below:
Motionless In White Premiere New Music Video
Motionless In White debut a new music video for “Voices” taken from their latest album, “Graveyard Shift“. The video arrives ahead of the goup’s forthcoming run on this year’s edition of ‘Vans Warped Tour‘.
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