News
30-08-10
Death Feast Ultimate
This year we went to Death Feast Open Air for the first time, and it was a blast!!
Of course this means that we can’t skip the indoor fest that Death Feast offers us: Death Feast Ultimate.
It takes place on the 2nd and 3rd of october in the Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen.
Bands like
Napalm Death
The Crown
Pestilence
Severe Torture
Cliteater
The Rotten
and a lot more!!
All Death Metal fans, but everybody else too ofcourse.. make sure you’ll be there and SLAM!!
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30-08-10
Beukfeest 8
After being to the 7th edition of Beukfeest, metal-exposure found this fest too amazing not to miss the 8th edition.
The theme of Beukfeest 8 is HEAVY THRASHIN’ and will be dedicated to Thrash Metal.
So all you Thrash fans (and everybody else ofcourse), come to Beukfeest 8 on the 25th of September to have an amazing party with us!!
See you there
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30-08-10
KAMELOT Record Release Party Confirmed At NYC Date Of Headlining Tour
KAMELOT will embark on its first North American tour in two years,
headlining the Pandemonium Over North America Tour, which kicks off September 8th
in support of the band’s upcoming ninth studio album Poetry for the
Poisoned. Support on the trek will come from Leaves’ Eyes and Blackguard.
As part of the tour, the New York City date at premiere concert and events
venue NOKIA Theatre Times Square had been dubbed as the official release
party for the album. To celebrate the release, the band and venue will
present fans with special first time previews of the new album, a commemorative
Poetry for the Poisoned shot glass, and more special events to mark the
occasion of their amazing new album.
KAMELOT North American Fall 2010 Tour:
9/08/2010 House Of Blues – Lake Buena Vista, FL
9/10/2010 Progpower USA Festival – Atlanta, GA
9/11/2010 Jaxx Nightclub – Springfield, VA
9/14/2010 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
9/15/2010 Nokia Theatre – New York, NY – RECORD RELEASE SHOW
9/17/2010 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
9/18/2010 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
9/19/2010 The Opera House – Toronto, ON
9/21/2010 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
9/22/2010 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
9/24/2010 Logan Square Auditorium – Chicago, IL
9/25/2010 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
9/27/2010 Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO
9/29/2010 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
10/01/2010 House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA
10/02/2010 House of Blues – San Diego, CA
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27-08-10
Watain: Swedish Black Metal squadron to wage war on North America
Swedish black metal overlords WATAIN, who unleashed their Lawless Darkness full-length earlier this summer, will shower their blasphemy upon North American soil later this fall. Presented by Decibel Magazine and sponsored in
part by Fangoria, Metal Injection and Killer Tours, the unholy trek will commence on November 6 at Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh and bludgeon its way through over two dozen cities before coming to close on December 4 at the Opera House in Toronto. Support will come from Goatwhore and Black Anvil.
Lawless Darkness was released via Season Of Mist on June 7. Recorded at Necromorbus Studio (Deathspell Omega, Funeral Mist, Ondskapt et al) in Alvik, Sweden with cover art by Zbigniew M. Bielak, the record continues to reap
critical accolades from press nationwide and abroad. In addition to scoring cover spots in some of metal’s most esteemed publications including Decibel, Terrorizer, and Subterranea (Metal Hammer’s extreme metal supplement), “Reaping Death,” the latest single off Lawless Darkness, was certified gold
in Sweden for sales in excess of 10,000 copies.
There Is No Escape; They Are Coming.
WATAIN: Lawless Darkness North American Tour 2010
w/ Goatwhore, Black Anvil
11/06/2010 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
11/07/2010 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
11/08/2010 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
11/10/2010 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
11/11/2010 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT
11/12/2010 Branx (Loveland) – Portland, OR
11/13/2010 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
11/16/2010 Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
11/17/2010 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
11/18/2010 The Ruby Room – San Diego, CA
11/19/2010 The Whiskey – Hollywood, CA
11/20/2010 Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
11/21/2010 Club 101 – El Paso, TX
11/22/2010 The Loft – Dallas, TX
11/23/2010 Emo’s – Austin, TX
11/24/2010 Numbers – Houston, TX
11/27/2010 Back Booth – Orlando, FL
11/29/2010 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/30/2010 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
12/01/2010 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
12/02/2010 Santo’s New York, NY [No Goatwhore]
12/03/2010 Le Fou Founes – Montreal, QC [No Goatwhore]
12/04/2010 Opera House – Toronto, ON [No Goatwhore]
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27-08-10
Message from Volbeat: Download the Volbeat Medley from the new cd now!
To celebrate the upcoming release of “Beyond Hell / Above Heaven”, we are bringing back a popular format which we all have very fond memories of: The good old medley! Whether it was the Stars On 45 or a Megamix – the idea was always the same: A big number of hits on very little space. The VOLBEAT-Medley is exclusive to newsletter subscribers and Rebels & Angels and blends some of the biggest highlights of the upcoming album making a short mix of epic proportions. And to give you a further taste of what’s to come, “Fallen” is now also available as a single & download.
The new single “Fallen” is available here!
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27-08-10: Anathema Tourdates in Europe.
Read below where check out Anathema near you in september and october!
08.09.2010 (GR) Salonica, PRINCIPAL CLUB
09.09.2010 (GR) Athens, GAZI TECHNOPOLIS
11.09.2010 (PL) Inowroclaw, INO ROCK
24.09.2010 (FI) Seinäjoki, Rytmikorjaamo
25.09.2010 (FI) Oulu, Club Teatria
26.09.2010 (FI) Tampere, Klubi
27.09.2010 (FI) Helsinki, Tavastia
02.10.2010 (DE) Berlin, Columbia Club
06.10.2010 (DE) Leipzig, Anker
07.10.2010 (DE) Würzburg, Posthalle
08.10.2010 (DE) Erfurt, Centrum
09.10.2010 (DE) Bochum, Matrix
10.10.2010 (FR) Paris, Elysee Montmartre
11.10.2010 (DE) Saarbrücken, Garage
12.10.2010 (DE) Osnabrück, Lagerhalle
13.10.2010 (NL) Zoetermeer, Boerderij
14.10.2010 (NL) Eindhoven, Effenaar
15.10.2010 (BE) Antwerp, Trix Hall
16.10.2010 (DE) Karlsruhe, Substage
17.10.2010 (DE) München, Backstage Hall
Source Anathema
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27-08-10 – Religious community against Devilstone in Lithuania
Lithuanian metal music festival Devilstone Open Air 2010, which has taken
place in a little town of Anyksciai on July 16-18, has gained a serious
criticism from the religious community. The Prosecution Service is
pre-investigating, if the festival has not provoked religious disunion.
The festival has been highly acclaimed by its target fans and wider
society, except for the part of religious community of the town. Recently
a group of local Catholics and the Dean of the local church publicly
expressed their opponent attitude towards the festival. They initiated a
pre-trial investigation accusing the festival and / or the festival’s band
MAYHEM of provoking religious disunion.
Local Catholics and the Dean declare their religious feelings have been
insulted as they witnessed the photos of the band’s performance where the
front-man wore something similar to cassock, had an inverted cross, bloody
mask and a gallows loop.
The Dean applied to the Ministry of Justice which in turn forwarded the
case back to the local Prosecution Service of Anyksciai. The pre-trial
investigation is in the process and the organizers of the festival are
scheduled to express their statement next week.
In the meanwhile such unprecedented case has been highlighted by
Lithuanian media and is being hastily discussed by the society. The
majority express their negative reaction to the initiators of the case,
comparing the present situation with the middle ages. On the contrary, a
part defends the Dean and the religious community, stating that the
festival and its content are harmful for peoples’ moral.
The organizer of the festival, ALT events, justify the festival, the band
and the festival’s nature, as the aim of it is not to provoke disunity
among religious, national, racial, ethnic or any other groups of people.
The organizer stands for the viewpoint that even the most extreme and
radical shows on stage should be considered as art of performance; the
freedom of artistic expression should not be restrained, was it black
metal music or a piece of contemporary art.
It is expected that such unwanted confrontation between the festival and
religious institution would not determine the end of festival’s existence.
The relation with local authorities of the church has been complicated
since the debut of the festival in 2009, when the Dean aimed to ban the
festival for its title “Devilstone”.
Source: Devilstone
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10-08-10
Frontman Nergal from Behemoth is seriously ill, all upcoming shows have been cancelled.
Behemoth cancelled all their upcoming shows and tours for the coming months. News from Nergal himself:
“Dear All,
I’d like to announce that Behemoth won’t be able to tour for the forseeable future. I don’t wanna bore you with details here, but I’m sick and am receiving some serious medical treatment. It’s gonna take another few weeks or more for full recovery, and so we have been forced to cancel all the Behemoth shows in August, planned dates in Russia and Baltic States for September and October and our American tour in November. I know how much it sucks but health comes first. I can assure all of you that when we return, I’ll be stronger than death, and we’ll reschedule every tour as soon as logistics allow.
I feel good and strong, my mind is focused, I’ve got my loving woman by my side, my band mates, friends (never thought there are so many, haha), management, agents and label people are giving me massive support. I can’t ask for more but a little patience now.
The fact that we won’t be touring for the next few months doesn’t mean we’ll hibernate. Behemoth will be active on several other levels. In upcoming days you can expect the premiere of our newest video, “Alas, Lord Is Upon Me” which is by far the sickest fuckin’ thing we’ve ever done! “Evangelia Heretika” DVD is coming out as scheduled in November this year. Also, check out our Webstore that opens for international markets in upcoming weeks. This is it for now. Stay tuned!” Nergal / BEHEMOTH
You can read the full statement on Nuclear Blast
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05-08-10
Ensiferum confermed for 7000 tons of metal!
The Finnish band Ensiferum has been confirmed for 7000 tons of metal. The World’s Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival.
70000 tons of metal will sail Monday, January 24, 2011 aboard the Royal Caribbean“Majesty of the Seas” from Miami FL to Cozumel, Mexico and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 28, 2011.
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Watain confirms tour in North America!
Watain has announced the dates for their Lawless Darkness tour in North America!
Watain will team up with Behemoth and bring darkness over the continent, starting in November.
See dates below!
11/3/2010 Imperial – Quebec City [NO WATAIN OR BLACK ANVIL ON THIS DATE]
11/4/2010 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
11/5/2010 Opera House – Toronto, ON
11/6/2010 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
11/7/2010 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
11/8/2010 Station Four – Minneapolis, MN
11/9/2010 Granada Theatre – Lawrence, KS
11/10/2010 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
11/12/2010 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
11/13/2010 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11/14/2010 Rickshaw – Vancouver, BC
11/16/2010 Boardwalk – Sacramento, CA
11/17/2010 Slims – San Francisco, CA
11/18/2010 House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
11/19/2010 Ramona Main Stage – San Diego, CA
11/20/2010 Marquee Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
11/21/2010 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
11/22/2010 Palladium Showroom – Dallas, TX
11/23/2010 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
11/24/2010 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
11/26/2010 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/27/2010 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11/28/2010 Club @ Firestone – Orlando, FL
11/30/2010 Jaxx – West Springfield, VA
12/1/2010 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
12/2/2010 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
12/3/2010 Trocadero Theatre – Philadelphia, PA
12/4/2010 Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT
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Nachtmystium shoots video for “Every Last Drop”
Nachtmystium shot a video for their track ‘Every Last Drop’.
The band also announces a headlining tour in North America with Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth and Dark Castle.
The tourdates:
9/09/2010 Otto’s Nightclub – Dekalb, IL
9/10/2010 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
9/11/2010 Lee’s Place – Toronto, ON
9/12/2010 La Sala Rose – Montreal, QC
9/13/2010 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON
9/15/2010 The Studio at Webster Hall – New York, NY
9/16/2010 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT
9/17/2010 Club Hell – Providence, RI
9/18/2010 Great Scott – Boston, MA
9/19/2010 Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY
9/21/2010 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
9/22/2010 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
9/23/2010 Hat Factory – Richmond, VA
9/25/2010 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
9/26/2010 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
9/27/2010 Hi Tone Café – Memphis, TN
9/28/2010 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
9/29/2010 The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
10/1/2010 Mickey’s Finn Pub – Toledo, OH
10/2/2010 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
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