Stream Oxbow's "Fuckfest" Re-issue Album

Experimental metal band Oxbow has released six albums, starting with 1989's "Fuckfest" and building to 2007's The "Narcotic Story," and is now celebrating 20 years as a band. Originally released on CFY/Pathological, the aptly titled "Fuckfest" has been reissued by Hydrahead Records and can now be streamed in full here.

Here's the "Fuckfest" tracklist:

1. Curse (5:52)
2. 30 Miles (5:48)
3. The Valley (5:50)
4. Bull's Eye (4:03)
5. Yoke (6:13)
6. Hunger (9:19)

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It was the Night of the Living Shred in Metairie!

It was a dark and spooky night at the High Ground in Metairie. All the kids had come out in abundance and pack the small club to the rafters. All of a sudden, guitars started wailing, drums were pounding, the walls rattled with bass and a man screamed loud enough to pop ear drums. It was Night of the Living Shred! More...

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Cormorant Streaming Entire New Album Online

California's Cormorant has issued the following brief update about streaming their entire new album "Metazoa" online through Metalsucks.net:

"Listen to our ENTIRE album for FREE right here. Thanks to Vince and Axl at Metalsucks for the opportunity."

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Elexorien Issues Post Tour Recap

Epic battle metal band Elexorien has issued the following post tour recap from their South American performances:

"Time flies, when you’re having fun. Last night’s show in Bogota, Colombia, was the last one of our South American tour with God Dethroned. 4 countries, 13 shows, tons of fun, a whole lot of new friends and new additions to the Legion of the Warblade, and last but not least an immense experience for all of us.

"We hereby would like to express our endless gratitude to everyone involved, especially to the following people: Tiago and his entire crew of fantastic people, Jose, Helmut @ Soho Pub Guayaquil, Paul, Nelson and his team, all the bands that supported us on this tour, Belphegor for the fun and good times in Colombia, and of course our dear friends and most esteemed colleagues of mighty GOD DETHRONED for all the things we went through together! Endless beers and cheers for your support, advice, great fun, and all the awesome shows we played together.

"And of course, to YOU out there - the ever-growing Legion of friends, followers, and faithful fans. Thank you so much for coming to the shows and setting ablaze the night skies while howling your battlecries to the silver moon. Eternal hails and ales to Santo Andre, Curitiba, Bauru, Campinas, Arequipa, Lima, Trujillo, Loja, Guayaquil, Quito, Medellin and Bogota! We hope to be back soon!

"As always, with utmost honour, we salute you."

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Five Finger Death Punch Recovers Missing Guitarist

As was previously reported, Five Finger Death Punch had announced that they were unable to locate their guitarist Zoltan Bathory. The band has now issued the following brief statement about getting in contact with him:

"Hey everybody—we found Zoltan!! We just talked to him and although he sounded somewhat incoherent he says he’ll be fine and the tour will start as planned tomorrow!! Sorry if he worried anyone!"

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Megadeth Announces "Endgame" Chart Positions

Megadeth drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following statement about the chart positions for their new album "Endgame:"

"We are starting to receive some chart positions for Endgame. These are the 1st to arrive....

"Germany - #21, U.K. - #24, Australia - #11

"For Canada, we are receiving word that Endgame will be a top 20 record, which of course please me greatly ( I am hoping for a single digit chart position, just as UA was - we'll see) We have to thank all of YOU who support the cause, and get out there to purchase the record (what a concept, eh??) without your support, these chart positions simply cannot happen, so we are grateful, believe me. By weeks end, we should receive a lot more information on other chart positions throughout planet earth, so as always, keep checking in here with us to get the latest scoop, etc.

"With all this said, keep at it, people. Your help here is proof positive that spreading the word is making a difference. So many of you here on the boards are stepping up and making a big difference - When the other chart numbers come in, you will see it for yourselves. Again, a big THANK YOU!!!"

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Samael Drops Off Moonspell Tour

Switzerland’s Samael will no longer be appearing alongside Moonspell on their North American tour this October/November. Taking their place will be Divine Heresy.

Samael has issued the following statement:

“Unfortunately SAMAEL will not be able come to North America this fall along with MOONSPELL. We’ve checked into every possibility with our booking agent and partners at Nuclear Blast but the financial costs are too deep into the red to make things work. We’d like to apologize to all our fans who were looking forward to seeing SAMAEL live but rest assured that we are looking into coming over again in early 2010. We also want to express our deepest regret to our friends in MOONSPELL.”

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Soul In Sadness Recruits New Guitarist

German gothic metallers Soul In Sadness have announced that they have recruited Michael Cirak of Shattershell as their new replacement guitarist.

The upcoming Soul In Sadness tour dates are as follows:

10/17 Boiler Room Regensburg, Bayern
3/6 2010 G6 - N.E.I.N.3 Festival Neumarkt / Opf., Bayern

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Suicide Silence Announces Web Radio Appearance

Suicide Silence has issued the following brief announcement about appearing on the Full Metal Jackie radio show this upcoming weekend:

"Check out our interview this weekend (9/25-9/27) on Full Metal Jackie! This is a nationally syndicated radio show so to find a station near you that will be airing it, click here!"

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Syrach Issues European Tour Report

Norwegian doom metallers Syrach have issued the following tour recap from their European tour:

"Now we have returned home from the first part of our european tour. I have to say it was a very interesting and exhausting experience. for starters, we didn't have a complete line-up before the week before departure. this was a bit stressful, but thanx to a certain mister Cato Eikeland from the band MELLOMGASS, we had a complete touring line up, and rehearsals could begin. with Andrea ‘Berg’ coming all the way from italy to join the band right before the tour, rehearsals got quite intense...

"so it was with some skepticism we sat sails for europe, and as we came to Leipzig some of the members had been drinking heavily for the last few hours.... but when we hit the stage, I think all sceptism was blown away. we did a quite decent show, especially when thinking that we only had 4 rehearsals together.

"after Leipzig we had an overnight drive (13hrs) to Olsztyn in poland. here one of our guitar heads broke down, but luckily the guys from the awsome band MESSA, let us borrow one of theirs. THANX! In poland we even got a few guest apperances from the audience, during our encore. we had one extra guitarist and one extra bass player on stage, pretending to play on our back-up gear. also the organizer did the vocal parts, as ripper stood in the audience taking pictures of this rather unexpected event. hopefully some pictures of this will be posted later... :-)

"in Uster, switzerland, we had the honour to meet the guys from EXCRUCIATION. they opened the show for us, with a really great performance! but due to the local football team taking on real madrid in the champions league, the attendance was quite poor. but the shows were great and we had a really great time (again)! More...

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Marduk Streaming New Song Online

Sweden's Marduk has issued the following announcement about streaming a new song online and upcoming tour plans:

"Marduk have just returned home from the highly succesfull Blitzkrieg crusade consisiting of 15 shows in Poland! The band sends a big Hail to all fans and promoters and everybody involved in the triumphant crusade. The release of Wormwood draws near and the band is currently preparing in for the coming European tour which starts Thursday the 24th of September is the release date of Wormwood and same day that the European Crusade to be known as Funeral Nation 2009 will start. One more song from the upcoming album is now available on the myspace music player. The track is entitled "To Redirect Perdition". We are constantly receiving inquires and pleas for Marduk to play various locations. 2009 is right now more or less fully booked. Plans are being made for 2010. Early next year the band will be marching across Russia, the Balkans and the Easten European Countries as well as the UK and a full Scandinavian tour. Also an extensive South/Central American tour will take place. More news to be unveiled later on... Check out the Marduk cover story in the latest issue of Zero Tolerance. More news to follow..."

Marduk's upcoming tour dates are as follows: More...

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Hostile Cell Issues Studio Update

Swedish metal band Hostile Cell has issued the following recording update:

"I just want to let you know that everything is going great in the studio. A bit slow but the results are just supercool.
This album will have it all, I'm serious. It'll be miles apart from our debut album. More of everything. Imagine the combination of Iron Maidens twin leads, Disturbeds rythmic riffing, Papa Roach rock choruses and Alice in Chains groove. What the fuck, is this guy serious, you might say?"

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Blasphemous Creation Reveals Debut Album Cover Art

Reno, Nevada blackened thrash metallers Blasphemous Creation will be releasing their debut album, entitled "Diabolical Kingdom," on Apocrypha Records. The album drops on December 4th. The cover art was done by Dimitar Nikolov.

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TTEOTD Unveils Album Title, Tracklisting and Cover

South Carolina death metal act, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD has announced the title of their forthcoming release, on Prosthetic Records. The album, their third full length, will be titled, "SKEPSIS." The band has been recording at New York's Gellar Cellar Studios. Alan Douches has been tapped to master the effort. The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Parasite Throne
2. Dementia
3. No Haven
4. Perpetual Defilement
5. Inherit Obscurity
6. The Manifest
7. Defaced Reality
8. Siphonaptera From Within
9. Insomnium
10. Skepsis

Justin Longshore, the band's guitarist had this to say: "The recording process for 'SKEPSIS' has been going really well. We really focused on writing a record that will satisfy fans of our previous two records along with pushing new boundaries. Danny is currently finishing up vocal tracking and we couldn't be any more satisfied with the way things are sounding. I'm really stoked for everyone to hear these new songs. "

The cover of the album, was done by artist Paul Romano, who has also done covers for THE ACACIA STRAIN, MASTODON, and THE RED CHORD, among many others.

Longshore commented, "We had Paul Romano do the artwork once again and it is easily one of my favorite pieces he has done. It really captures the concept and music that is behind the album. We wanted the art to really project and not look like every other metal album that you see at your local record shop. We'll be leaving for tour with Despised Icon in a week so make sure you come out and see an awesome tour!"

The band leaves for tour, supporting DESPISED ICON, later this week. The dates are: More...

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Unearthing the Metal Underground In Montana 2

Each week with Unearthing the Metal Underground we provide a new batch of bands that aren’t signed to a major label and are making a name for themselves in the underground. This week I’ll be digging into three Montana bands influenced in one way or another by black metal. More...

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To-Mera Cancels Eindhoven Show

To-Mera has issued the following statement about canceling their upcoming show in Eindhoven on October 16th:

"It is with regret that we have had to cancel our headline show at the Rambler in Eindhoven owing to an unforeseen gig clash. Please contact the venue for refunds. Those of you hoping to see us that night can still catch us supporting Stream of Passion in Maastricht, or even at MFVF in Belgium (we're on at 10.30am, so get up early!!!). It's only a short drive ;)

"Now for more exciting news. The new EP is on the verge of completion and a sample of the new music will be making an appearance on this Myspace very, very soon. We're very excited! :)"

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Scarpoint Issues New Studio Recording Update

Sweden's Scarpoint has issued the following studio recording update:

"Hey fuckerzzzzz!!

"Today, Monday, was really a fun day. We started at 10 in the morning and listen to some songs that we ended last week with. They, with a fresh pair of ears, sound awesome. Henke is doing a really f*cking killer job, taking his voice to a completely new level.

"Me & Chris was just chilling today and trying to come up with creative ideas, in between our battle in "The lord of the ring" flippergame. Zoran have a couple of days of since he was 1½ week, almost every day and night, in the studio.

"Things are taking shape and you can start hearing how the record will come out. Jocke has come up with some cool samples and pads that we are using to put a fatness to the whole song. Tomorrow will continue with the vocals. Only 4 songs left. It..s gonna be reeeeally fun!!!"

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Gorgoroth Offering New Album Samples

Gorgoroth has issued the following update about offering samples of the songs "Aneuthanasia" and "Prayer" from their upcoming album as free downloads:

"The official Gorgoroth website has now been completely redesigned and updated, and to mark this occasion a second sample from the forthcoming album 'Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt' has been made available for download in the Discography section."

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Hoods Posts New Music Video Online

California hardcore act Hoods has posted a new music video online for the song "Grizzly," which is off their latest album "Pit Beast." The video clip can be viewed below.

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Delain Confirmed For ProgPower USA XI

Dutch female fronted band Delain has issued the following announcement about appearing at the ProgPower USA XI festival:

"We are happy to announce Delain is going to play in the US for the first time. On September 11, 2010 Delain will be playing the ProgPower USA XI. ProgPower USA began in 2001. The first festival was held in Lansing, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, at J.J. Kelley's. The subsequent events have been held in Atlanta, Georgia, at Earthlink Live (formerly and again Center Stage Atlanta)."

The lineup for next year's event is currently as follows:

Friday, September 10:
Nocturnal Rites
Tyr
Seventh Wonder
Stormwarrior
Illusion Suite

Saturday, September 11:
Hammerfall
Tarot
Delain
DGM
Oceans of Sadness
Paradox

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Leverage Posts New In-Studio Footage

Finnish metallers Leverage has posted a new studio video diary online, which can be viewed below. The band also issued the following statement about the clip:

"Enjoy our final studio-diary video clip! It includes material from mixing-sessions and from photo shoot. More detailed news about the upcoming album will be available in the near future...

"ps. In this particular videoclip you will hear the first official sample from the upcoming album!"

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Manticora Offering Mini-CD As Free Download

Manticora has issued the following statement about offering an earl mini-CD titled "Dead End Solution" as a free download:

"A looooong time ago we decided to record a mini cd to promote ourselves and to shop the result to a record label....You've probably heard this story before, since this is the traditional way to be heard by other people than your friends and family. We've always been hiding this release since the outcome could have been better, and the fact is that it simply sold out after a lot of concerts - and there was no need for us to re-print it, since we eventually landed the record deal.

"Dead End Solution was recorded and mixed over a weekend due to the fact that we didn't have much money........anyway, you can judge the result yourselves. The story continues today and we've now released 6½ albums including this mini cd.

"Since our fans can't find Dead End Solution anywhere (other than split up as bonus tracks for our re-releases of the first 3 albums) and have been asking for it for years now, we've decided to put it on our website for FREE download. Consider this as a token of gratitude. We really appreciate the huge interest in this mini cd - an interest that has been increasing every year. THANK YOU!"

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Power Quest Changes Entire Line-Up

Steve Williams of U.K. based power metallers Power Quest has issued the following announcement about completely changing the line-up of the band:

"Following on from the departures of long standing members Steve Scott (bass) and Alessio Garavello (vocals) earlier in 2009, it is with great sadness that we bring you the news that Andrea Martongelli (guitars) and Francesco Tresca (drums) have also decided to call time on their tenure in Power Quest. Andrea has recently taken on a lot more teaching work in Italy and has also got a lot of work to do with his band Arthemis and, as a result, felt he wouldn't be able to dedicate enough of his time to PQ as he would have liked and has done in the past. Francesco came to the conclusion that it would not make sense to have a drummer based in Italy when he realised that the new guys were more than likely going to be UK based. He is now teaching drums regularly in Italy as well as working with his band Hypnotheticall.

"Well, it's certainly been an eventful year! That's probably the understatement of the year as well! It was a wrench to see Steve and Alessio leaving earlier in the year but to hear from 'Doc' and 'Checco' that they were stepping down as well, it felt like being hit by a sledgehammer! However, I must point out that after working with these guys for so many years now the split is perfectly amicable. Friendships have been formed that will last a lifetime and I wish the guys all the very best for the future and I look forward to hanging out with them again in Italy very soon!

"As you can imagine, this left me behind the 8 ball somewhat. Should I carry on with PQ? Or should I lay it to rest now? Having thought the whole thing through and discussed it with friends, family, management and other business contacts I came to the conclusion that I have invested 10 years of my life into Power Quest and have been the driving force behind the band as well as the primary writer, why should I stop now? More...

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Reverend Kill Finishes Recording New Album

Canada's Reverend Kill has issued the following update about finishing the recording of a new album:

"So we have completed recording the newest Rev Kill disc, War and Conflict, and it is sounding pretty good. Hopefully you all dig the His Blood disc and give us a chance with this one because it Screams Fucking Metal. Good old strait ahead smash everything in your path Metal. We have also decided to re-record the first Reverend Kill disc with this lineup while we are writing the next disc and trying to stay out of the freezing winter weather. Then if all goes according to plan we will be Heading over to Europe for a couple weeks in the spring to introduce ourselves to you all. Then a States plan after that. Hopefully this will open the door for us to have a chance to get out there and be a real band and give us a chance to make the stage show we plan on making'. We want you to remember us and we wanna make it undeniably Metal. No Fucking Around. We wanna play every little shithole in this world and spread the the word of Metal.

"I will throw up a couple trax when it is mixed and mastered to let you have a taste of the things to come from Rev Kill. Till Then SATAN"

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Thunderstone's New Album Reaches Finnish Top 40

Thunderstone has issued the following update about their new album "Dirt Metal" reaching the Finnish Top 40 charts (currently ranked at number 19):

"Dirt Metal entered the official Finnish charts with really tough competition. Thank you! Follow this link to find out how the albums is currently ranked. If you don't have the album yet, now it's a great time to go to your local record store and get one!"

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Visions Of Atlantis Prepares To Hit The Studio

Austrian metallers Visions of Atlantis have issued the following statement about recording a new album:

"Hey Guys and Girls!

"After 2 months without any message from the Band here are some News wich may interest you

"FIRST the most important thing: Our bassist Mike and his Girlfriend will become parents very soon and we all want to wish them the best with their little rocker. But that leads directly to some bad news: Mike will leave the band and will take a baby-break from music so that he can focus on his new role as father a 100%. We all understand his decison completely and so we had a last big party last weekend where we played a little gig with a handful of invited close friends to release Mike in his Baby-Break. If and when he will return to the band is completely unsure at the moment which is also clear and we (the whole Voa-Family) hope that you out there will understand Mike and also wish him the best!!!

"This will have NO AFFECT on the recording process for our forthcoming album, which leads me to the next hot news: Maxi Nil does a great job in singing in the stuff for pre-production and except some very little stuff and some last guitar details finally everything is recorded now and in November we..ll enter the studio to record our fourth album finally. Very soon we will announce the studio for our new recording and we also got a name for our fourth album, but this is still secret and just no secret within the band ;-)

"As soon as there are news and details about Studio in November and all other things concering the band and what..s going on with VoA we..ll be back with a new blog... So stay tuned, because when we..re in studio we..ll keep you informed by every possible ways (video, studio-diary, pics, etc.) directly from the band ;-) Best wishes, and as promised...2010 will be THE year for VoA as everything seems to turn out good finally!!!!!"

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The Haunted Updates Drummer's Condition

The Haunted has checked in with the following message:

"Per [Möller Jensen, drums] had a speedy recovery from illness that caused last week's cancellation @ Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg. He is now well.

"We will do the forthcoming shows as planned:

"Sept-24 - Sundbyberg, Sverige
Sept-26 - Mikkeli, Finland
Sept-27 - Turku, Finland"

The Haunted has postponed the Sticky Fingers show until November 13th.

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Line-Up Announced For Kolony Metal Fest

The first annual Kolony Metal Fest will take place on November 28th, 2009 in Lonato del Garda, Italy. The currently confirmed line-up is as follows:

The Cold Existence
Ahab
In Mourning
Grinning Shadows
Sunpocrisy
Dominance

For information on ticket reservations, send an email to: festival@kolonyrecords.com.

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Decrepitaph Announces New Album Title

Texas death metallers Decrepitaph have issued the following update about releasing a new album:

"We would like to officially announce that the name of the second Decrepitaph full length album is 'BEYOND THE CURSED TOMBS'. As of today, we have completed work on all the drums and all the rhythm guitars. The bass, vocals, and leads/solos will be completed on September 27th, and then the album will be COMPLETE.

"You can go to our picture section to see some pictures from the first day of recording. More pictures will be posted next Sunday during the bass/vocals session. Also, here is a quick update on the artwork situation: We have PLENTY of art lined up for the album now, so thanks to everyone that contributed!"

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Dark Funeral To Premier New Video October 4th

Dark Funeral will premier its new video, "My Funeral," through the band's official YouTube channel and MySpace.

“My Funeral” is one of the three heavier, non-blast-beat songs, which was recorded for Dark Funeral's new full-length album “Angelus Exuro pro Eternus,” due out November 18th via Regain Records. The video was shot in and outside an old and closed mental hospital by Standard Film Team.

Photos taken during the video shoot is available at this location.

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Flyleaf Announces New Album and Tour Dates

Flyleaf has announced that they will embark on a "thank you to our fans" tour in support of their latest album, Memento Mori. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theatre on October 29th and sees the band traveling across the country through the end of November. They will share material from the new record, treating fans to intimate performances at smaller venues as a celebration of the release.

FLYLEAF will release "Memento Mori" worldwide on November 10, however the CD will be available for pre-order via iTunes on September 29 and a special VIP package will be available (any additional profits from the VIP package will go towards the Flyleaf Foundation which supports charitable causes).

The band will also perform on late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s outside stage on October 28th.

The first single from "Memento Mori," "Again," has just gone to radio and has reached the number 22 spot (with bullet) on the Active Rock charts, and number 28 (with bullet) spot at Modern Rock.

"Memento Mori" is the follow-up to the Texas five-piece's 2005 self-titled debut. On this newest offering, the band once again worked with producer Howard Benson, who is known for his previous work with My Chemical Romance and The All-American Rejects.

The upcoming Flyleaf tour dates are as follows:

October 29 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
November 1 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
November 3 Seattle, WA Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
November 4 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
November 6 Salt Lake City, UT Murray Theatre
November 7 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
November 9 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
November 10 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
November 11 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
November 17 Boston, MA Middle East Downstairs
November 18 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
November 20 Baltimore, MD Sonar
November 21 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
November 23 Atlanta, GA The Loft at Center Stage

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Nadja Touring North America

Nadja is playing some dates in North America over the course of the coming weeks. Here are the latest tour dates:

9/26 Brantford, Ontario @ The Ford Plant w/ Picastro
9/07 Victoria, British Columbia @ Open Space
10/08 Seattle, WA @ The Josephine w/ Hemingway & Tecumseh
10/09 Portland, OR @ Ella St. Social Club w/ Hemingway & Tecumseh
10/11 San Francisco, CA @ The Hemlock w/ Portraits & Date Palms
10/13 Los Angeles, CA 8 PM @ Synchronicity Space
10/15 Oakland, CA @ The Terminal
10/22 Halifax, Nova Scotia @ Halifax Pop Explosion

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Pathology Announces New Vocalist, Pacual Romero

Pathology has issued the following update welcoming their new vocalist, Pascual Romero:

"After a short hiatus, we are back with the announcement of our new vocalist, Pascual Romero (Strangled by Strangulation, In This Moment). We have begun rehearsing, writing and recording new music which will be followed by touring and preparation for our next album. Pascual is best known for being the vocalist of underground death metal band Strangled by Strangulation as well as his tenure as the bass player for Century Media band In This Moment. He brings years of writing, recording, and touring experience to the plate and we are very enthusiastic for what the future holds for us. Keep an eye on our page for more updates and tour info soon." More...

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