BASTARD PRIEST: Under The Hammer Of Destruction Out Now On Pulverised

September 2nd, 2010

BASTARD PRIEST spew a finely honed, stomach-churning and downright offensive fusion of hardcore, punk and death metal. The band’s Under The Hammer Of Destruction debut features 11 soul-soiling tracks including a cover of “En Hälsning Från Helvetet” from Swedish crust punk legends Bombanfall.

Disturbingly obscene, hateful and hellish; this is BASTARD PRIEST. There is no compromise.

Under The Hammer Of Destruction Track Listing:

1. Blasphemy From Hell
2. Visions Of Doom
3. Evil Pain
4. Total Mutilation
5. Power Of Death
6. Chock
7. Under The Hammer Of Destruction
8. From Beyond
9. Merciless Insane Death
10. Graveyard Sacrifice
11. En Hälsning från Helvetet

http://www.myspace.com/bastardpriestsweden
http://www.pulverised.net
http://www.myspace.com/pulverisedrecords

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U.S. CHRISTMAS: Album Of The Day At Roadburn.com

September 2nd, 2010

Check it out here: http://www.roadburn.com/2010/09/album-of-the-day-u-s-christmas-run-thick-in-the-night/

Run Thick In The Night will be released via Neurot Recordings on September 20, 2010.

U.S. CHRISTMAS:
Nate Hall – Guitars, Words, Vocals
Matt Johnson – Synthesizers, Guitars, Sounds
Chris Thomas – Guitars, Bass
BJ Graves – Drums
Justin Whitlow – Drums, Experimental Sounds
Josh Holt – Bass, Drones
Meghan Mulhearn – Violin

http://www.myspace.com/uschristmas
http://www.neurotrecordings.com

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES/INFECTIOUS GROOVES: Podcast with Dean Pleasants Posted

September 2nd, 2010


TUNE IN:

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/purerockradio/purerockradio.org/audio/RadioactiveMetal_130.mp3

http://suicidaltendencies.com/

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WATAIN Tour, Coverage + Merch Update

September 2nd, 2010


In a message from Swedish black metallers WATAIN:

“WATAIN have just returned from a mad and fiery celebration of Satan at Hole in the Sky, Norway. This show marked the end of the Summer Holocaust festival tour. The band would hereby like to salute those who have made it worthwhile; Rock the Nation, The Devil’s Blood, Repugnant, Triptykon, Autopsy, the S.O.M crew and of course all ye wolfhearts and WATAINiacs who attended the ceremonies and showed your support. To all you infidels who dared to stand in our way, we laugh triumphantly at you know, worms. Victory is again ours!

As the darkness of the harvest season sets in, Watain are to embark on three tours;

03 Sep – 11 Sep: Scandinavia
24 Oct – 31 Oct: Europe
07 Nov – 04 Dec: USA

More is to be announced in due time.

The new USA dates for November are now confirmed:


It is with great pride that we can show the cover of the final issue of legendary Slayer Magazine, the undisputed king of all metal magazines, where WATAIN has been chosen to adorn the front.


WATAIN raise their bloodfilled cups to Metalion for his great support of WATAIN and admirable devotion to the true ideals of black metal. Your work has been of great inspiration to each and every wildhearted metal warrior!

This final issue of Slayer Mag “Blood Fire Death” will be out in a month.

Finally, the last copies of the much sought-after Bathory tribute shirts from the Sweden Rock concert earlier this year have now been made available from the merch store, along with other new items. Visit http://www.watainmerch.com to get a copy.”

http://www.myspace.com/watainofficial
http://www.season-of-mist.com

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DESULTORY: Counting Our Scars Final Track Listing Revealed

September 1st, 2010

Reactivated legendary Swedish death metallers DESULTORY recently completed work on their long-anticipated upcoming new album, Counting Our Scars. The full-length — their first since 1996’s Swallow The Snake — was recorded, mixed and mastered by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio (Watain, Unanimated, Deströyer 666 etc) in Alvik, Sweden.

Counting Our Scars Final Track Listing:
1. In A Cage
2. Counting Our Scars
3. Ready To Bleed
4. This Broken Halo
5. The Moment Is Gone
6. Uneven Numbers
7. Dead Ends
8. Leeching Life
9. A Crippling Heritage

Counting Our Scars will be released via Pulverised Records later this year. Official street date TBA.

DESULTORY:
Klas Morberg – Vocals, Guitars
Håkan Morberg – Guitars
Johan Bolin – Bass
Thomas Johnson – Drums

http://www.myspace.com/desultoryofficial
http://www.pulverised.net

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VALDUR: New Track From Blackened Death Horde Available Now Via Stereogum

September 1st, 2010


California blackened death horde VALDUR unleashed their long-awaited new full-length Raven God Amongst Us upon unsuspecting masses earlier this summer. Featuring nine tracks of sonic decay, the self-financed long player was recorded at Trench Studios and released via drummer Sxuperion’s own BloodyMountain Records.

Check out “Berserrker,” taken from Raven God Amongst Us, at Stereogum here:

http://stereogum.com/492621/valdur-berserrker-stereogum-premiere/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/

“Berserrker” is also available in wax form via the “Demon Wisdom”/”Berserrker” 7″ on Satan’s Might/Cult Of The Horns and the three-way split with Killgasm and Shitestrom, Burning Your Churches To Ash, Fucking Your God Up Her Ass on ChristHammer.

Words from the converted:

“Speedy and heavy and vicious is the Raven God Amongst Us. Crisp production but deliberate black metal dirtiness. Ugly to the soul and beautiful like Lucifer, Valdur’s album is a full frontal attack of spirit crushing BM killingness. ” -- Corazine

“…the best black metal band in the United States that you’ve probably never heard of. ” – About.com

“…a shimmering brand of black metal which pierces hearts rather than suffocates lungs.” -- Thrash Pit

“The music is brutal, fast and harsh black metal, with a lot of blastbeats and violence. But there’s more to Valdur’s music then just mindless violence…If you are looking for some harsh yet majestic black metal, this might be for you.” – Minacious

http://www.myspace.com/valdurkult

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A FOREST OF STARS: “Sorrow’s Impetus” Streaming Now On Stereogum

August 31st, 2010

After having received much praise from critics and fans worldwide and following several live appearances on their native soil, the UK psychedelic black metal ensemble A FOREST OF STARS gathered around a few cups of tea to lay down the foundations of what would be their second full-length album. Several séances in Rob Hobson’s Silent City Studio during winter of 2009 led to the recording of the fittingly titled Opportunistic Thieves of Spring, a work of magic and alchemy in the tradition of their Victorian contemporaries.

Released via Transcendental Creations earlier this summer, the now quintuplet — having added drummer John Bishop to the fold — took the elements brought fourth on their dramatic The Corpse Of Rebirth offering, to a whole new level, adding new sound textures with oriental percussion and peculiar string arrangements. Opportunistic Thieves of Spring will carry the listener through a vast musical landscape; an unearthly journey from the rise of mankind to the Golden Age to its decline in the Kali Yuga.

Check out “Sorrow’s Impetus,” the opening track from Opportunistic Thieves of Spring at Stereogum here:
http://stereogum.com/481802/a-forest-of-stars-sorrows-impetus/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/

“…it’s still black metal as art, not as blasphemous brutality, and there aren’t many acts out there that can manipulate those dark forces as well as A Forest Of Stars.” – The Big Takeover

“A Forest Of Stars is its own entity, one that is easily recognizable among the crop of bands in the genre. When you hear a song from A Forest of Stars, you are hearing something distinct and fresh; a twist on an ancient formula.” — Metal Underground

“A Forest Of Stars’ music is filled with distinctive individual elements, but it’s the overall tone and feel of their songs that really sets the band apart. Each track on Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring offers a plethora of varying musical ideas that somehow come together into a singular whole…” — Metal Review

“…they’ve managed to create a sound that’s unsettling in not only its tonality, but its instrumentation as well, with micro-tonal keyboard sweeps and violin slides that blow away traditional Western approaches to melody and harmony, and leave the listener awash in a wave of paranoia and claustrophobia.” — Stonerrock.com

A FOREST OF STARS will be available for a limited number of phone interviews next week (exact dates and times TBA). Beckon us with your requests ASAP.

http://www.aforestofstars.co.uk
http://www.transcendentalcreations.com
http://www.myspace.com/transcendentalcreations

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HELLBASTARD Embark On Headlining U.S. Tour This Week; Free L.A. Show Announced

August 31st, 2010


The legendary U.K thrash/crust/metal warriors HELLBASTARD will play their first show of their massive, headlining U.S. tour in Seattle, Washington this week, and will continue through over 40 gigs, ending on October 22 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The string of dates includes one show in Mexico as well.

In addition, the band will record their set at a free gig in the Los Angeles area for the recording of a live album, this September 13th [show filming takes place at 7580 Garden Grove Blvd. Westminster, CA 92683].

The influential group will be supporting their latest releases, The Need To Kill album and the Eco-War EP, both released in 2009 via Poland’s brutal Selfmadegod Records.

HELLBASTARD Headlining US Tour:
9/02/2010 The Funhouse – Seattle, WA
9/03/2010 The Morgue – Seattle, WA
9/04/2010 Satyricon – Portland, OR
9/05/2010 Wandering Goat Cafe – Eugene, OR w/ Reality Lost
9/06/2010 DIY show – Chico, CA
9/07/2010 Chinatown Youth Center – Fresno, CA W/ Eat The Living, Maggot Colony
9/10/2010 924 Gilman – Berkeley, CA w/ Acephalix, Fix My Head, Psychosomatic, Short Attention Span
9/11/2010 Infest Warehouse – Los Angeles, CA
9/12/2010 Infest Warehouse – Los Angeles, CA
9/13/2010 Bomb Shelter [free entrance] – Westminster, CA – LIVE ALBUM RECORDING
9/14/2010 The Ruby Room – San Diego, CA
9/15/2010 Divan De Alicia – Tijuana, Mexico w/ Coaccion, Bumbklaatt, Bio Crisis, Anomalia, Omission
9/16/2010 Sound Control – Scottsdale, AZ w/ Landmine Marathon
9/17/2010 DIY show – Flagstaff/Phoenix, AZ
9/18/2010 Andre’s Underground – Albuquerque, NM
9/19/2010 Blast-O-Mat – Denver, CO
9/21/2010 The Mouth – Lawrence, KS
9/22/2010 *TBA – Norman, OK
9/23/2010 Rubber Gloves – Denton, TX
9/24/2010 Broken Neck Warehouse – Austin, TX
9/25/2010 The Vanguard – Houston, TX
9/26/2010 The Saint – New Orleans, LA
9/29/2010 Wayward Council – Gainesville, FL
9/30/2010 PS Warehouse – Atlanta, GA
10/01/2010 Skuds Manor – Augusta, GA
10/02/2010 Wonderland – Richmond, VA
10/03/2010 Manny’s Place (house show) – Lynchburg, VA
10/05/2010 Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
10/07/2010 JR’s Bar – Philadelphia, PA
10/08/2010 Europa – Brooklyn, NY
10/09/2010 AS220 – Providence, RI w/ Panzer Bastard, I Destroyer (ex-DropDead), Defeatist
10/10/2010 Great Scott – Boston, MA w/ Panzer Bastard, I Destroyer (ex-DropDead), Defeatist
10/11/2010 *TBA – Buffalo, NY
10/12/2010 *TBA – Pittsburgh, PA
10/14/2010 Corktown Tavern – Detroit, MI
10/15/2010 Mac’s Bar – Lansing, MI w/ Jucifer
10/16/2010 Shaman Records – Chicago, IL
10/17/2010 *TBA – Milwaukee, WI
10/19/2010 *TBA – Madison, WI
10/20/2010 Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN w/ War/Plague, Misery
10/22/2010 Roman’s Bar – Rapid City, SD


Contact Earsplit right away for all live coverage requests on this crushing tour!

http://www.myspace.com/rippercrust
http://www.selfmadegod.com
http://myspace.com/selfmadegodrecords

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YAOTL MICTLAN Release Party To Feature Aztec Dancers, Chicano Artist Showcase

August 31st, 2010


Extreme metal band YAOTL MICTLAN will perform on Saturday, September 4 at Bar Deluxe (666 S. State Street, Salt Lake City ) to celebrate the recent release of their latest album, Dentro Del Manto Gris de Chaac. The event will include a special showcase from Chicano artist Veronica Perez and feature traditional Aztec dancers.

YAOTL MICTLAN was recently honored by the Boston Phoenix as one of the Best New Bands From America. The highly regarded weekly newspaper said, “with an aesthetic that merges brutal death metal, Mayan imagery, and an over-the-top stage show, they have concocted an angry brew of metallic cultural warfare. In a conservative place like Salt Lake City it makes the band’s heads-on-sticks live savagery all the more righteous and dangerous.” Metal Maniacs adds, “Yaotl Mictlan are ferocious… a seriously fresh and sophisticated take on a solid sound.”

Founded by brothers in 1998, Salt Lake City-based YAOTL MICTLAN (meaning “warriors from the land of the dead”) unite metal and their native Mayan heritage. The band made its critical first impression on the ears of Brujeria vocalist Juan Brujo. So impressed Brujo later produced the band’s first demo, A Batalla Vamos. The new full-length Dentro del Mantro Gris de Chaac is the band’s first with new label Candlelight Records. It follows their 2006 debut, Guerreros de la Tierra de los Muertos (American Line Productions).


http://www.myspace.com/yaotlmictlan
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com
http://www.myspace.com/candlelightrecordsusa

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ADORNED BROOD: Another New Song Posted

August 31st, 2010


Check out a preview of new song “Pagan Knights” from German folk metallers ADORNED BROOD. The song comes off the band’s forthcoming album Hammerfeste and is posted on their official MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/adornedbroodde
http://www.myspace.com/blackbardslabel

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