Metal News for August 9, 2017
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15 news articles posted on this day.
Thy Art Is Murder Posts Guitar Playthrough
Thy Art Is Murder will release punishing new album "Dear Desolation" on August 18th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
In the lead up to the release, the Australian band has shared a guitar playthrough video for epic track "The Son of Misery." The clip demonstrates the mastery of guitarist Andy Marsh.
Thy Art Is Murder will further return to the road this summer alongside Decapitated. All dates are listed below.
Crnkshft Gearing Up For Tour
Vancouver, BC's Crnkshft released a self-titled EP this past March, produced by Daren Grahn who has engineered albums for Metallica, Hedley, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi and more. The EP includes award winning single "Systematic," which was voted Best Metal Song at the Academia Awards Academy in Los Angeles.
Now Crnkshft is mbarking on the band's first cross Canada tour this September (dates listed below). The tour will kick off in Kelowna, BC on September 7th and end in Montreal, QC on September 23rd. These heavy hitters are also scheduled to perform prior to the tour at the Hi Society Music Festival in Kamloops, BC on August 18th.
Aug 18 – Hi, Society Music Festival – Kamloops, BC
Sept 7 – Fernando’s – Kelowna, BC
Sept 8 – Status Nightclub – Vernon, BC
Sept 9 – Rendezvous Pub – Edmonton, AB
Sept 10 – Distortion – Calgary, AB
Sept 15 – Vangelis Tavern – Saskatoon, SK
Sept 16 – The Cavern – Winnipeg, MB
Sept 20 – The Asylum – Sudbury, ON
Sept 21 – Deckuf – Ottawa, ON
Sept 22 – Bovine Club – Toronto, ON
Sept 23 – Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC More...
Blk Ops Releasing Split With Cave Bastard
Blk Ops just released a song titled "Hallucinogenic Bomb Vest," which is the opening track from an impending split LP with Cave Bastard due out late this month via Accident Prone.
The Blk Ops / Cave Bastard split LP features more than twenty-five minutes of purely devastating grinding, explosive, and experimental mayhem, with four tracks by Blk Ops on the A-Side and four tracks from Cave Bastard on Side B. Enshrouded with cover art by Varises Otak, the record will see an initial LP run of 300 copies - 200 on black vinyl and 100 on blue/orange vinyl - as well as all digital platforms on August 25th.
Midnite Collective has plotted a nine-city tour through the Southwestern U.S. states from August 24th through September 1st, with Cave Bastard on all dates and Blk Ops joining in on four of the shows.
8/24/2017 Flycatcher - Tucson, AZ *
8/25/2017 Rockhouse Bar & Grill - El Paso, TX *
8/26/2017 Faust Tavern - San Antonio, TX #
8/27/2017 The Lost Well - Austin, TX #
8/28/2017 Reno's Chop Shop - Dallas, TX #
8/29/2017 Backstage - Lubbock, TX #
8/30/2017 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM *
8/31/2017 Masters Chambers - Phoenix, AZ *
9/01/2017 Omniscient Fest Vol. II - Moreno Valley, CA *
* CAVE BASTARD only
# CAVE BASTARD and BLK OPS More...
Rosetta Announces New Album, Tour
Philadelphia avant-metal band Rosetta will embark on a headline North American tour this fall in support of forthcoming 6th studio album, "Utopioid," which is due out on September 1st. The band will be supported by Tucson sludge act North, and Rosetta also had this to say:
“We're thrilled to play shows throughout the Western US and Canada this Fall, in support of our new album Utopioid. And we're especially proud to be joined by our longtime friends in North, who we've had the pleasure to tour with several times over the years.
"Even beyond our brotherly kinship, they bring a level of inspired creativity to the stage night after night. For our part, we're crafting a setlist pulling from the new album as well as many of our past releases, and look forward to connecting with old and new friends along the way. Can't wait to see you out there."
Guitarist / vocalist Eric Jernigan further states: "Composing 'Utopioid,' we were wholly devoted to realizing the concept, disciplining ourselves to let the narrative shape all parts of the album -- not just the lyrics, but everything down to the subtle ways rhythm or effects could alter the mood. We quickly let go of the imperative to write for live performance; although we will play many of these songs live, we felt freedom to explore the furthest reaches of our skills and imaginations." More...
Tales Of Gaia Posts "My Right To Live" Video
Spanish power metal band Tales of Gaia today premieres a lyric video for new track "My Right to Live." The track hails from the band's debut album, "Hypernova," set for international release on September 4th through Fighter Records.
1. Prelude to Salvation
2. Keep the Dream Alive
3. Soldiers of Light
4. Hyperspace
5. City of Dreams
6. My Right to Live
7. Knights of Heidelberg
8. Wings of Fire
9. A Thousand Miles Away
10. Flamma Ardet
11. Black Symphony (bonus)
12. Black Standards (bonus) More...
Exhumed Unveils New Album
Lock the mausoleum doors and chain up the cemetery gates, because the long-standing gore metal maniacs from Exhumed re-emerge with disgusting new album "Death Revenge."
The band's sixth full-length is a concept album: a musical melodrama in thirteen parts based on shocking true events. "Death Revenge" takes place in the late 1820s in Edinburgh, Scotland and tells the macabre tale of a series of brutal murders where the victims' cadavers were sold to anatomists, amid a grisly underground trade of grave-robbery.
Recorded with producer Jarrett Pritchard (Goatwhore, Eternal, Gruesome), "Death Revenge" takes the band's signature gore-drenched, death metal mayhem to theatrical and ghastly new depths. The cover illustration is by Orion Landau with interior illustrations by Lucas Ruggieri.
Frontman Matt Harvey comments: "We're very excited to see this record come out. It's been a long time since we've fucked up your stereos! I think this record has a darker vibe than the last two, with a pretty gnarly tale of grave-robbery, dissection, murder, and all sorts of general skullduggery. We dig it and we hope you filthy animals will too." More...
Dead Horse Trauma Announces Summer Tour
Dead Horse Trauma just announced the "Highway To The Revival" tour 2017. The tour will be accompanied by hard-hitting locals from each area and will meet up with various touring bands along the way.
DHT will be giving away 2 VIP slots per date to people helping send invites, handing out flyers and putting up posters in their city! Message the group's Facebook page here for details and catch Dead Horse Trauma live on these dates:
8/11 | Sioux Falls, SD - Bigs Live
8/12 | Moorhead, MN - Jerry’s Original Music Club
8/13 | Mandan, ND - Rock Point
8/16 | SLC, UT - Liquid Joe’s
8/17 | Idaho Falls, ID - The Gem
8/18 | Seattle, WA - Seattle Hempfest
8/20 | Boise, ID - The Mardi Gras
8/22 | Flagstaff, AZ - The Green Room
8/23 | Phoenix, AZ - Joe’s Grotto
8/25 | Abilene, TX - My Place
8/26 | Houston, TX - BFE Rock Club
8/29 | Wichita, KS - The Elbow Room
8/30 | OKC, OK - Thunder Alley
8/31 | Merriam, KS - Aftershock
9/01 | St Charles, IA - IOWAstock
9/02 | Keokuk, IA - L-Treyn’s
9/07 | Sioux City, IA - The Marquee
9/09 | Yorkville, IL - The Revival More...
Venom Inc. Talks Band History
Black metal originators Venom Inc. will release upcoming full-length album "Avé" on August 11th, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. Today, you can watch the fifth installment of the band's one-on-one video interview series describing behind-the-scenes details on "Avé." This video discusses the band's history and evolution through time - the dark and twisted roots of Venom Inc.
Decrepit Birth Posts Playthrough Video
U.S. technical death metal crew Decrepit Birth has shared a playthrough video for the song "Hieroglyphic," taken from new album "Axis Mundi," out now via Agonia Records (Europe / ROW) and Nuclear Blast Records (North America).
"We’ve gone through an evolution throughout the years" says founding member and primary songwriter Matt Sotelo. "The last couple of albums we had, 'Diminishing Between Worlds' and 'Polarity,' were more progressive death metal. They were different from '…And Time Begins,' which is a different genre of death metal. It’s more brutal.
"I’m the type of guy who likes to experiment. '…And Time Begins' has no solos. It’s all really fast palm-muted riffs. The other albums breathed more with the guitars. I let chords ring out on 'Diminishing Between Worlds' and 'Polarity.' 'Axis Mundi' is combination of all the stuff I’m into. I like it a lot right now. It’s more melodic. The riffs repeat intentionally. I want to have fun with these songs".
NYN Premieres Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Progressive/technical death metal unit NYN premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Entropy: Of Chaos and Salt", which will be officially released this Friday, August 11th through Vmbrella Records.
Check out now "Entropy: Of Chaos and Salt" in its entirety below.
Protosequence Debuts New Song "Shepherd"
Edmonton's technical/progressive death metal outfit Protosequence debuts a new song entitled "Shepherd", taken from the forthcoming EP "Biophagus", which set for release on August 18 via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Shepherd" below.
Comments the band’s vocalist Joseph McKee about the track: More...
All Out War Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
All Out War premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Give Us Extinction", which Organized Crime Records will have in stores this coming Friday, August 11th.
Check out now "Give Us Extinction" in its entirety below.
Mayhem & Immolation Touring US This Fall
Mayhem will bring its "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" tour to the United States this fall with support from legendary US death metal outfit Immolation and Black Anvil.
Check out all dates below: More...
Primitive Man Debuts New Song "My Will"
Primitive Man debuts a new song entitled "My Will", taken from the upcoming new album "Caustic", which will receive an October 06th release date through Relapse. Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Allegaeon) produced the new outing.
Check out now "My Will" below.
Cradle Of Filth Premieres New Song & Lyric Video
Cradle Of Filth premieres a new song and lyric video for "You Will Know The Lion By His Claw", taken from the upcoming new album "Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay", which Nuclear Blast will have out on September 22nd.
Check out now "You Will Know The Lion By His Claw" below.
Says frontman Dani Filth of the track: More...
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