I, Apollo Posts "Surface" Lyric Video

I, Apollo just released the lyric video for the track "Surface," taken off of the "Stranded" EP. "Surface" was inspired by The Governor, a character from "The Walking Dead."

Featuring the album artwork by Dan Mumford (A Day to Remember, Miss May I), Corbin Thomas of wellcan media brings this lyric video to life. I, Apollo comments:

"The sense of hopelessness, helplessness, loneliness and pain created by The Governor’s evil deeds are illustrated through the song’s deep, dark lyrics. Intense flashing lyrics harken to lightening on a dark, stormy night as a girl stands alone atop a cliff looking over a city off in the distance, out of reach. Tentacles, a metaphor for The Governor’s evil, reach from the depths of hell to claim one more victim. Facing the choice between evil and an unknown fate, our heroine leaps from the cliff into a deep pit of uncertainty. The video ends with the girl once again standing atop a cliff, facing the future with hope."

You can also catch these upcoming I, Apollo tour dates:

08/15 @ The Ottbar - Baltimore, MD
08/16 @ The Rabbit Hole - Charlotte, NC
08/17 @ 1904 Music Hall - Jacksonville, FL
08/18 @ O'Mally's - Margate, FL
08/20 @ Epic Problem - Tampa, FL
08/21 @ New Haven - Orlando, FL
08/22 @ The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
08/23 @ Club 11 - Jefferson City, TN
08/25 @ The Summit Columbus, Ohio More...

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Hryre Reveals "From Mortality To Infinity" Details

Hryre's "From Mortality To Infinity" is slated to drop on September 23rd, 2016 via Code666 Records. The label also issued this press release:

"This is stellar atmospheric black metal from West Yorkshire, England. Hryre's debut album blends elements from the harshest black metal tradition with folk and progressive influences with excellent results.

"The lyrics are rooted in political and cultural history of England, but the band also draws inspiration from the nature and the English countryside. One of the most impressive debut album of the year, 'From Mortality to Infinity' will please fans of Emperor, Fen and Winterfyllet."

1. Inauguration
2. Devastation of Empires
3. Plagues on Ancient Graves
4. Alive Beneath the Surface
5. Cast into Shade Part One (Farewell)
6. Cast into Shade Part Two (Black Sun)
7. Lamenting the Coming Dread
8. Regressed States of Malice
9. Return to the Earth More...

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The Drip Announces U.S. Shows

Washington grindcore up-and-comers The Drip just announced a new run of headlining U.S. tour dates this coming fall in support of a forthcoming debut album (due out early 2017 via Relapse).

This tour will see the band crushing cities across the West Coast and Southwest, including an appearance at Southwest Terror Fest in AZ alongside Relapse labelmates Pig Destroyer and Agoraphobic Nosebleed.

Wvrm and Waft will support on all dates. Check out a full itinerary below and stay tuned for more details on The Drip's new album TBA soon.

Oct 01 Spokane, WA Mootsy's
Oct 12 Boise, ID The Shredder (with Ringworm)
Oct 13 Twin Falls, ID Ink or Dye
Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT Beehive Social Club
Oct 15 Denver, CO Bar Bar
Oct 16 Colorado Springs, CO Flux Capacitor
Oct 17 Albuquerque, NM The Doghouse
Oct 19 Las Cruces, NM The Warehouse Bar
Oct 20 El Paso, TX The Sandbox
Oct 22 Tucson, AZ Southwest Terror Fest
Oct 23 Lake Forrest, CA OC DIY Collective
Oct 24 Long Beach, CA Fern's Cocktails
Oct 25 Santa Cruz, CA Blue Lagoon
Oct 26 Oakland, CA TBA
Oct 27 Sacramento, CA, Starlite
Oct 28 Yreka, CA Chromaphobic Recordings
Oct 29 Bend, OR Third Street Pub
Oct 30 Portland, OR The Panic Room
Oct 31 Seattle, WA FBK House More...

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Black Tusk Announces Tour Dates

Savannah swamp metal trio Black Tusk has announced a new run of headlining EU tour dates kicking off this coming October.

The tour will begin in Dresden and will see the band laying waste to audiences across Europe and the UK for a full month, including an appearance at Damnation Festival 2016 in Leeds. Red Apollo, Hark, and Herder will support on select dates. Check out a full itinerary below.

Oct 26 Dresden, DEU Groovestation*
Oct 27 Berlin, DEU Cassiopeia*
Oct 28 Hamburg, DEU Headcrash*
Oct 29 Osnabruck, DEU Bastard Club*
Oct 30 Cologne, DEU MTC*
Oct 31 Frankfurt, DEU Nachtleben*
Nov 1 Nijmegen, NLD Merelyn*
Nov 3 London, UK Boston Music Room^
Nov 4 Norwich, UK The Owl Sanctuary^
Nov 5 Leeds, UK Damnation Festival 2016
Nov 6 Glasgow, UK Audio^
Nov 7 Bristol, UK Exchange^
Nov 8 Antwerp, BEL Het Bos~
Nov 9 Paris, FRA La Mecanique Ondulatoire~
Nov 10 Bordeaux, FRA Void~
Nov 11 San Sebastian, ESP Dabadaba~
Nov 12 Madrid, ESP Taboo~
Nov 13 Barcelona, ESP Rocksound~
Nov 15 Zurich, CHE Dynamo Werk 21~
Nov 16 Milan, ITA Lo-Fi Club~
Nov 17 Rome, ITA Init Club~
Nov 18 Bologna, ITA Freak Out Club~
Nov 19 Arbizzano (VR), ITA Officina Degli Angeli~
Nov 20 Stuggart, DEU Universum~
Nov 21 Munich, DEU Backstage Club~
Nov 22 Ljubljana, SVN Orto Bar~
Nov 23 Budapest, HUN Durer-Kert~
Nov 24 Bratislava, SVK Fuga~
Nov 25 Prague, CZE Klub 007~

* with Red Apollo
^ with Hark
~ with Herder More...

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Architects Guitarist Passes Away

British metalcore band Architects has announced that, after a three year battle with cancer, guitarist and keyboard player Tom Searle has passed away at the age of 28. His brother Dan, the band's drummer, has posted a message online via the group's Facebook page:

"It is with unbelievable pain and sadness that I have to announce that at around twelve minutes past midnight on August 20th my amazing brother, Tom, passed away after over 3 years living with cancer.

"He was an incredible songwriter and guitarist. He was my closest and oldest friend. He was a funny, intelligent and sweet man and he leaves an enormous void in all of our lives.

"Many of you will be aware that Tom has been absent from various shows over the past 15 months and I can now let you know that this was due to various surgeries that he had to have to treat the cancer. When we left for our European Festival tour on June 2nd Tom was very unwell. He had been advised to stay in hospital to receive care but ultimately there was nothing that they could do for him and he signed himself out of the ward two days before we departed for Germany. Some of you might view this as reckless but this is the way Tom wanted to do things throughout his last year because he never wanted the cancer to get in the way of what he loved. He got on stage and performed his last two shows at Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park, which took him an incredible amount of strength but those are two shows that we will never forget. More...

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Sunday Old School: Pissing Razors

Believe it or not, oh young headbangers, groove metal doesn't begin and end with Pantera. Exhorder are of course cited as one of the great progenitors of the style, as are King's X, while other popular bands such as Sepultura and Prong also took on the design. Though perhaps not the most famous of metal's many sub-genres, groove metal nonetheless produced it's own legends and cult favourites, one of which began life in El Paso, Texas and went by the suitably brutal name of Pissing Razors.

The band was formed in 1994 by brothers Danny and Eddy Garcia, originally using the moniker Back Door Cyclops and were joined in their endeavour by vocalist Loco McNutt, who is credited with coming up with coming up with the change of the name, after he allegedly caught the clap after visiting a Mexican brothel, describing the condition as "pissing razors." His time with the band, much like that of Danny Garcia, was short lived and both decided to quit around 1996, at which point Eddy Garcia switched from guitar to drums and brought on board singer Joe Rodriguez and bassist Rick Valles, while bassist Matt Lynch moved to guitar. More...

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The End Premieres New Song "Inhale the Plague"

Florida's old school death metal outfit The End premieres a new song entitled "Inhale the Plague", taken from the upcoming new EP "Age of Apocalypse", which will be out in stores September 23 via FDA Rekotz.

The lineup consists of guitarist Rick Rozz (ex-Death, Massacre), drummer Mike Mazzonetto (Massacre) and Michael Grim (Death Before Dying) on bass and vocals.

Check out now "Inhale the Plague" below.

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