Metal News for May 9, 2018
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5 news articles posted on this day.
夢遊病者 (Sleepwalker) Premiere New Song
夢遊病者 (Sleepwalker) premiere a new song entitled "No Premature Celebrations", taken from their upcoming new album "一期一会 (Ichi-go ichi-e)", which will be released by Sentient Ruin on May 25th (co-released in the EU by Annapurna).
Check out now "No Premature Celebrations" below.
Obscura Premiere New Music Video "Diluvium"
Obscura premiered a new music video for the title track to their new effort “Diluvium“, which will hit stores on July 13th via Relapse Records.
Vocalist/guitarist Steffen Kummerer commented of the Mirko Witzki (Caliban, Kreator) directed clip: More...
Earthless European/UK Tour Announced
Earthless will be out on the road again this summer for the below run of European/UK dates with Ruby The Hatchet, Pallbearer and more. Here’s where the trek will hit:
07/29 Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds Kings Heath (feat. Ruby The Hatchet)
07/30 Glasgow, UK – The Classic Grand (feat. Ruby The Hatchet)
07/31 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club (feat. Ruby The Hatchet)
08/01 Brighton, UK – The Haunt Brighton (feat. Ruby The Hatchet)
08/02 Amsterdam, NET – Paradiso Amsterdam (feat. Ruby The Hatchet)
08/03 Beelen, GER – Krach am Bach Festival
08/04 Waldhausen im Strudengau, AUT – Lake on Fire Festival
08/06 Primošten CRO – SuperUho Festival
08/08 Budapest, HUN – A38 Hajó (feat. Pallbearer)
08/11 Moledo, POR – SonicBlast Moledo
08/14 Bagnes, SWI – PALP festival Rocklette
08/15 Winterthur, SWI – Gaswerk (feat. Pallbearer & Ruby The Hatchet)
Earthless relased their latest album “Black Heaven” this past March.
Slayer, Lamb Of God, Anthrax & Obituary Tour Leaks
Initial dates have leaked out for the European leg of Slayer‘s global farewell tour, which will see Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Obituary as support. Thus far the following dates got posted:
11/14 Dortmund, GER
11/15 Zwolle, NET – IJsselhallen
11/24 Freiburg, GER
11/26 Hamburg, GER
11/29 München, GER
11/30 Erfurt, GER
12/02 Berlin, GER
A proper announcement is expected soon.
Napalm Death Premiere New Music Video
Napalm Death debut a new music video for their track “Standardization” from their recently released rarities compilation, “Coded Smears And More Uncommon Truths“. Comments frontman Mark “Barney” Greenway:
“Videos I find one of the trickiest mediums to make vibrant and impactful. Costin, the producer though, had a lot of stuff from our Roadburn Festival presentation which seemed to fit the music quite nicely and reflect the song’s subject matter about the utter despair of a colourless life and desire of a more conservative forces for a homogenous world according to gender, sexuality, human habits and, well, generally everything. No thanks!”
Napalm Death will join up with Slayer, Lamb Of God, Anthrax and Testament on this summer tour: More...
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