ITP V.011: NOTES FROM THE EXTREME METAL UNDERGROUND PART 3

We're back with NOTES FROM THE EXTREME METAL UNDERGROUND V.011 PART 3 (Death, grind, thrash, power metal news). Sorry for the delay. Keep in mind, some of these tours are TIP's (TOURS IN PROGRESS).

SOURCE OF NEWS: MYSPACE BAND ACCOUNTS, FACEBOOK BAND ACCOUNTS, BLABBERMOUTH.NET., SMNNEWS. COM., BWBK.COM, IBEX MOON, NEUROTIC RECORDS, RELAPSE RECORDS, WILLOWTIP RECORDS, NUCLEAR BLAST, EARACHE RECORDS, CENTURY MEDIA, CANDLELIGHT RECORDS, UNITED GUTTURAL, UNIQUE LEADER, NEUROTIC RECORDS, SEASON OF MIST, PROFOUND LORE, MASSACRE RECORDS ECT.

PICS AND VIDEOS BELOW: OPETH CD COVER FOR "HERITAGE", AMORPHIS "You Need I" video,
VADER ISRAEL 2011 TOUR FLYER, SAMAEL EUROPEAN FALL 2011 TOUR POSTER, MORBID ANGEL LIVE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR 2011 VIDEO , SKELETONWITCH CD COVER FOR, "Forever Abomination", WARBRINGER CD COVER "Worlds Torn Asunder, SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR 2011 POSTER, BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2011 TRAILER,























*Canadian technical metal core warriors BENEATH THE MASSACRE are currently in the studio recording a new release. FROM BENEATH THE MASSACRE: STUDIO: back to doing guitars today, 3 songs done... Shred till you drop! Picture/video Updates soon!                                                                                  ** U.S. metal core warriors THE FACELESS vocalist has left the band as the group has entered the studio to record a new release.                                                                                                                                      *** Kalmar, Sweden based technical death metal warriors SPAWN OF POSSESSION have inked a deal with RELAPSE RECORDS and are recording a new release.                                                                                       **** New Orleans, Louisiana sludge/grinders SOILENT GREEN are in the studio recording a new release. ***** San Diego death grinder PATHOLOGY are in the studio as the band is due to tour North American in the fall.                                                                                                                                                          ****** Tech death metal legends ATHEIST have announced announced a new guitarist Jason Holloway following the departure of guitarist Jonathan Thompson.                                                                                    ******* MUNICIPAL WASTE have inked a deal with RELAPSE RECORDS.                                         ******** Finnish melodic death metal warriors INSOMNIUM have announced the title and release dates of the bands anticipated new release entitled "One For Sorrow" due to be unleashed October 12 in Finland, October 17 in the rest of Europe and October 18 in North America via Century Media Records. ********** Finnish melodic death metal warriors OMNIUM GATHERUM have announced a new guitarist Joonas "Jope" Koto brining back a twin guitar tandem.                                                                      *********** New Jersey metal core warriors GOD FORBID inked a deal with VICTORY RECORDS. ************ METAL INJECTION reports that Adam D. of the BEASTIE BOYS, George "corpsegrinder" Fisher (vocalist) of Cannibal Corpse and BLACK DAHLIA MURDER drummer Shannon Lucas are starting a death metal project. With Adam D. of BEASTIE BOYS, you heard that right. *************** SAMAEL will embark on a SEPTEMBER 2011 EUROPEAN tour with KEEP OF KALESSIN and MELECHESH.                                                                                                       ***************** California extreme metal warriors DEVILDRIVER will be performing on the bands South American tour without guitarist Mike Sprietzer. Sprietzer had a recent seizure that landed him in the hospital. FROM Mike Sprietzer DEVILDRIVER guitarist: “Hey everybody. Thank you all so much for your concern. It means so much to me. I'm doing okay and I'm back home. I'm not sure why, but I had a seizure in a Rite Aid while I was picking up a few last-minute items for our South American tour. I collapsed and hit my head fairly hard. But the good news is all the test results and CAT scan came back negative. So I've been ordered to rest and stay home. I'll be up and running for the next tour with ARCH ENEMY. I'm so upset that I can't go to South America. I was so excited. Thanks again for your concern and I love you all." ***************** Dark Descent Records is proud to unleash Apocalyptic Necromancy, the long-anticipated new full length from legendary Philadelphia death metal kings, GOREAPHOBIA. Apocalyptic Necromancy was recorded, mixed and mastered by drummer Jim Roe, features new guitarist VJS (Kult ov Azazel, Crimson Moon, Demoncy, etc.) and has been earning accolades from fans and critics alike. ******************** NUCLEAR BLAST have sent this message as MELECHESH have employed a new bassist: Sumerian black/thrash metal kings MELECHESH will present their new bass player at the upcoming festivals. Founder, mainman, vocalist and guitarist Ashmedi explains: ”The relationship is in a strict tryout phase which will allow the bass player to find his way into the band and to see if he fits in well. Additionally – as often before – Moloch won’t be able to be part of the live line-up on our European tour as well as on two festivals due to his PHD finalisation and other commitments, which he had to reschedule because of our previous US and European tours. But as always we’ll have a trusted backup guitarist who toured with us in the past. See you on the road! Get ready for Sumerian Sonic Magick!” *************************** U.S. technical death metal legends ATHEIST have dropped off the 2011 SUMMER BREZZE FESTIVAL set to take place 8/18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. VICIOUS RUMORS will take the place of ATHEIST.                                    ******************************** UNIQUE LEADER has unleashed a new slab of brutal death metal from IMMERSED entitled "The Ire Of Creation" unleashed 8/2/2011. FROM UNIQUE LEADER: Fusing elements from death metal and black metal, Immersed are determined to spread their brand of brutal,blackened death metal worldwide. In 2011 new members Aaron Homma (guitar)and Matt Milford (Bass) joined the fold, thus introducing Immersed fastest, most technical line up to date! In The Ire Of Creation will be available worldwide August 2nd.                                                      *********************************** UNIQUE LEADER shall unleash fall 2011 new releases from CONDEMNED, FALLUJAH and DEIVOS: CONDEMNED - " Realms of the Ungodly " November 9th Condemned has returned and the street date is set for the release of their 2nd album entitled "Realms of the Ungodly" due out on Unique Leader Records. This barbaric creation has taken huge steps ahead of their debut with more devastating brutality fused with dark visions of ancient evil, bestial figures and barren worlds of tormented spirits. Condemned ravages through scores of enfeebled souls to bring to you the heaviest death metal release of the year. The release was recorded by engineer Samur Khouja of Seahorse Sound Studios and mastered by Scott Hull of Visceral Sound Mastering giving the final product a massive & high quality sound. Phenomenal art concept created by the famous Jon Zig. "Realms of the Ungodly" will be available worldwide November 9th. FALLUJAH - " The Harvest Wombs " November 22nd November 22nd is the apex of nearly two years of musical and ideological progression the band has hoped to achieve. Hailing from the musically and aesthetically vibrant San Francisco Bay Area, the band is finally prepared to make this release the quintessence of their sound.Recorded by Sam Pura at Panda Studios and mixed/mastered by Logan Bennet, "The Harvest Wombs" is the largest leap forward for a band quickly developing and refining the sound of atmospheric Death Metal. Expect something fresh, complex, and thought provoking. 2011 will be an exciting year not only for the band, but also for all the fans who have been anticipating this release for so long, be excited for "The Harvest Wombs" available worldwide November 22nd on Unique Leader Records. DEIVOS - " Demiurge of The void " September 27th Following the success of the 2010 release "Gospel of Maggots" the mighty Polish extreme metalers Deivos signs 3 album deal with Unique Leader Records. The band is currently recording "Demiurge of the Void" with famed Hertz studios in Poland and is planned for a summer 2011 street date which will be announced soon. Expect top notch production for this relentless, punishing release that only Deivos can bring. *************************************************** Denial Fiend Set To Release Horror Holocaust On August 2nd Via Ibex Moon Records: Recorded at Mana Studios, the long awaited follow-up release to 2007's They Rise, Horror Holocaust, is scheduled for a US release date of August 2nd, 2011 on Ibex Moon Records. The current line-up of the band features drummer Rob Rampy (DRI, The Spears), vocalist Blaine Cook (the Accused, The Fartz), bassist Terry Butler (Death, Six Feet Under, Massacre, Obituary) & guitarist Sam Williams (Down By Law, The Spears). Horror Holocaust also features guest appearances from Steve Swanson (Six Feet Under), Ralph Santolla (Deicide, Obituary) and James Murphy (Obituary, Testament). Denial Fiend has posted a video preview featuring a clip of the first song on Horror Holocaust called "Corrupted Flesh." Visit this location or their Facebook page to check out the video. Additionally, the band is currently streaming several tracks from the album on their ReverbNation page, located at www.reverbnation.com/denialfiend. Bassist Terry Butler comments on the album. "Horror Holocaust is quite simply one of the best records I've played on. It's an perfect mix of thrash, punk and death metal. The songs are aggressive, tight and heavy. I'm very proud of this one." To celebrate the release of Horror Holocaust, Denial Fiend has teamed up with HorrorMerch.com, Plan 916 Guitars, Ibex Moon Records and the makers of Afterparty Massacre to give away a Sam Williams custom guitar featuring artwork from the album. Also available in the giveaway is an autographed copy of the Afterparty Massacre movie, CD soundtrack, 7 inch and also a weapon prop of your choice from the movie! Plus 10 runners up will be getting a copy of the new Denial Fiend - Horror Holocaust CD (In Stores Aug 2) and a pack of CDs from Ibex Moon Records! Head over to www.HorrorMerch.com for details. **************************************************************** Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR tapped CRYPTOPSY drummer Flo Mournier for summer 2011 shows. ******************************************************************* EPICA singer Simone Simons wil perform with KAMELOT on the bands fall 2011 North American tour. Simone — the longtime girlfriend of KAMELOT keyboardist Oliver Palotai — previously appeared on the song "The Haunting", which was included on KAMELOT's 2005 album "The Black Halo", and on the band's newest ballad, "House On A Hill", as well the title track of KAMELOT's latest album, 2010's "Poetry For The Poisoned". She has also made a number of live appearances with the group, including on KAMELOT's recent South American and European tours. ************************************************************************ Icelandic metal warriors SOLSTAFIR inked a deal with SEASON OF MIST. **************************************************************************** Czeck Republic metal warriors SEVEN have inked a deal with NUCLEAR BLAST. ********************************************************************************** Athens, Ohio thrashers SKELETONWITCH have released the art work and tracklisting for the bands anticipated new release entitled "Forever Abomination", due to be unleashed October via Prosthetic Records. ************************************************************************************* Swedish atmospheric metal warriors KATATONIA will perform the bands entire classic and critically acclaimed release "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" on the bands fall North American tour with OPETH. Also KATATONIA have announced that the band are cancelling out of the TURKEY's UNIROCK FESTIVAL. FROM KATATONIA: It is with great regret that Katatonia are forced to cancel their September 9th appearance at the Unirock Festival in Istanbul, Turkey. Due to a conflict with the festival’s promoter who were not able to fulfil their contractual obligations, our agent and management decided to pull out as we can’t afford to risk financial loss. We hereby apologize to any fans who were expecting us to appear and we’ll do our absolute best to schedule a new tour date for Turkey in the near future. ********************** San Diego, California slam/death warriors PATHOLOGY have announced the title, art work and street date of thier anticipated new release entitled "Awaken To The Suffering". FROM PATHOLOGY: San Diego-based brutal death metal/slam band PATHOLOGY is completing the mixes for their new album. The effort, produced by Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague, Impending Doom) at Lambesis Studios, is entitled Awaken To The Suffering , and will be released Sept. 13th, 2011. Once again the band has utilized the talents of Par Olofsson (Immolation, Malevolent Creation) to handle the artwork. “The recording came out great. This is by far the best thing we have ever done. Everything is extremely heavy and very tight,” explains drummer Dave Astor. “It's great working with Par again on this cover. He did an amazing job. We decided to do a pencil sketch cover this time around. We also brought back the evil doctor to continue the zombie havoc.” The quintet will head on tour Aug. 26th beginning with some headlining dates in Texas before joining Sweden’s Grave and Norway’s Blood Red Throne on Aug. 30th for a N. American tour (Gigan opens). ********************** U.S. technical death metal warriors GIGAN released a new CD entitled "Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes" on WILLOWTIP RECORDS 7/5/2011. FROM WILLOWTIP RECORDS: The brainchild of left handed lead guitarist and founding member Eric Hersemann, GIGAN has been challenging the mortal laws of extreme music and creativity since early 2006. Forged around the simple notion that the imagination should be art's only limit, GIGAN's style of creative delivery has simultaneously invoked reactions of amazement, disbelief, shock, awe and ultimately- respect. Featuring the same boundary-pushing extremity but also some new elements, instruments and approaches to delivery, "Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes" will surprise and delight both new and original GIGAN devotees...and the legacy continues...                               ************************************************ U.S. thrashers WARBRINGER shall unleash a new CD entiled "Worlds Torn Asunder" as the band has unveiled alblum art work and tracklisting. FROM WARBRINGER: From years of relentless touring, WARBRINGER have become known as one of the hardest working bands in metal, as well as a ferocious live act—and they bring all of that raw aggression into the creation of their third album, "Worlds Torn Asunder" scheduled for a September 27th release date. .... "Worlds Torn Asunder" was produced and mixed by the renowned Steve Evetts (SUICIDE SILENCE, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X), and features artwork by the talented Dan Seagrave, who designed WARBRINGER's previous album cover (in addition to art for bands such as ENTOMBED, SUFFOCATION and MORBID ANGEL). In regards to their upcoming release, WARBRINGER vocalist John Kevill has this to say about the artwork -.... "The concept behind 'Worlds Torn Asunder' was the decline of our existing world at the hands of the human race. The artwork depicts the world literally being torn and we wanted to include the setting in the cosmos along with a darker "higher" force lurking behind the shadows. We had worked with Dan Seagrave before on 'Waking Into Nightmares' and were very comfortable with the way he expressed himself. He's been the artist for many bands we love and are inspired by.".... .. .. The album's first single, "Living Weapon", will be released in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, fans can check out WARBRINGER's official youtube page for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Worlds Torn Asunder"! .... http://www.youtube.com/user/WarbringerOfficial?blend=7&ob=5.... The track-list and artwork for "Worlds Torn Asunder" are below. Stay tuned for more WARBRINGER news coming soon!.... 1. Living Weapon.... 2. Shattered Like Glass.... 3. Wake Up…Destroy.... 4. Future Ages Gone.... 5. Savagery.... 6. Treacherous Tongue.... 7. Echoes From The Void.... 8. Enemies of the State.... 9. Behind the Veils of Night (instrumental).... 10. Demonic Ecstasy.... _____________________________________________________________________________________ -l- ONE FOOT ON THE MONITOR: FALL 2011 NORTH AMERICAN EXTREME METAL TOURS: * SLAYER FALL 2011 U.S. TOUR DATES: 09.14.11 NEW YORK, NY BIG 4 YANKEE STADIUM (WITH: METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX) 11.04.11 - 11.06.11 AUSTIN, TX AUDITORIUM SHORES (FUN, FUN, FUN FEST) ** THE SUMMER SLAUGHTER 2011 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH: BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DYING FETUS, SIX FEET UNDER, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, DARKEST HOUR, POWER GLOVE and more. (*TOUR IN PROGRESS) Aug 13 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA Aug 14 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ Aug 15 930 Club Washington, DC Aug 16 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA Aug 17 Revolution Live Fort Lauderdale, FL Aug 19 House of Blues Houston Houston, TX Aug 20 Backstage Live San Antonio, TX Aug 21 House of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX *** OPETH and KATATONIA FALL 2011 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: 19th - The Palladium, Worcester, MA - USA 20th - Webster Theater, Hartford, CT - USA 21st - Webster Hall, New York, NY - USA 22nd - Webster Hall, New York, NY - USA 23rd - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA - USA 26th - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH - USA 27th - Expo Five, Louisville, KY - USA 28th - Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, TN - USA 29th - Amos' Southend, Charlotte, NC - USA 30th - Center Stage, Atlanta, GA - USA 1st - House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL - USA 3rd - Warehouse Live, Houston, TX - USA 4th - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater, Austin, TX - USA 5th - Granada Theater, Dallas, TX - USA 6th - The Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO - USA 7th - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - USA 8th - Burton Cummings, Winnipeg, MB - CANADA 10th - Edmonton Events Centre, Edmonton, AB - CANADA 11th - MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Calgary, AB - CANADA 13th - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC - CANADA *SOLD OUT* 14th - Knitting Factory Concert House, Spokane, WA - USA 15th - Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA - USA 16th - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR - USA 18th - The Warfield, San Francisco, CA - USA 19th - Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - USA 20th - House of Blues, San Diego, CA - USA 21st - The Fox Theater, Pomona, CA - USA 22nd - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ - USA 24th - The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT - USA 25th - Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO - USA 27th - The Rave, Milwaukee, WI - USA 28th - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL - USA 29th - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI - USA 30th - Guelph Concert Theater, Guelph, ON - CANADA 31st - Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale, PA - USA NOVEMBER 2011 1st - Rams Head Live!, Baltimore, MD - USA **** KAMELOT FALL 2011 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: Aug 26 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA Aug 27 Jaxx Nightclub Springfield, VA Aug 28 Trocadero Philadelphia, PA Aug 30 Gramercy Theatre New York, NY Aug 31 Palladium Worcester, MA Sep 02 Club Soda Montreal, Canada Sep 03 Impérial Quebec City, Canada Sep 04 Mod Club Toronto, Canada Sep 06 Peabody's Cleveland, OH Sep 07 Blondie's Detroit, MI Sep 08 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL Sep 09 Station 4 St Paul, MN Sep 12 El Corazon Seattle, WA Sep 13 Peter's Room at Roseland Portland, OR Sep 14 Slim's San Francisco, CA Sep 15 House of Blues Sunset Strip West Hollywood, CA Sep 16 The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ Sep 17 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT Sep 18 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO Sep 20 Trees Dallas, TX Sep 21 Scout Bar Houston, TX Sep 23 Firestone Live Orlando, FL ***** ARCH ENEMY FALL 2011 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: Rams Head Live! Thursday, September 8 at 8:00pm Best Buy Theater Friday, September 9 at 8:00pm The Palladium (MA) Saturday, September 10 at 8:00pm Imperial Theater Monday, September 12 at 8:00pm Metropolis Tuesday, September 13 at 8:00pm Phoenix Concert Theatre Wednesday, September 14 at 8:00pm The Garrick Centre Saturday, September 17 at 8:00pm Macewan Hall Monday, September 19 at 8:00pm Edmonton Event Center Tuesday, September 20 at 8:00pm Commodore Ballroom Thursday, September 22 at 8:00pm Showbox SoDo Friday, September 23 at 8:00pm Knitting Factory Concert House Saturday, September 24 at 8:00pm Regency Center Monday, September 26 at 8:00pm Club Nokia Tuesday, September 27 at 8:00pm Marquee Theatre Thursday, September 29 at 8:00pm Sunshine Theater Friday, September 30 at 8:00pm October Gothic Theater Saturday, October 1 at 8:00pm First Avenue Monday, October 3 at 8:00pm House Of Blues Tuesday, October 4 at 8:00pm                                                                                           ************* MORBID ANGEL FALL 2011 U.S. DATE: 9/23/2011 Los Angeles, California House of Blues show WITH Sadistic Intent, Abigail Williams and Dreaming Dead.                                    *************** NAPALM DEATH FALL 2011 CANADIAN TOUR DATES: Oct 03 Time to Laugh Kingston, Canada Oct 04 Red Dog Peterborough, Canada Oct 05 Blind Dog Windsor, Canada Oct 06 Music Hall London, Canada Oct 07 Wreck Room Toronto, Canada Oct 08 Serbian Centre Sudbury, Canada Oct 09 MAVERICKS Ottawa, Canada Oct 10 Place Nikitoutagan Saguenay, Canada Oct 11 The Manhattan Moncton, Canada Oct 12 The Seahorse Halifax, Canada Oct 13 Cactus Rimouski, Canada Oct 14 Trois Rivieres Meal Fest Trois Rivières, Canada Oct 16 Crocks Thunder Bay, Canada Oct 17 The Zoo Winnipeg, Canada Oct 18 The North Hill Inn Brandon, Canada Oct 19 The Exchange Regina, Canada Oct 20 Olys Pub Medicine Hat, Canada Oct 21 The Distillery Calgary, Canada Oct 22 PAWNSHOP Edmonton, Canada Oct 23 The Generator Prince George, Canada Oct 25 Club 919 Victoria, Canada Oct 26 Rutland Centennial Hall Kelowna, Canada Oct 27 The Rickshaw Vancouver, Canada ********************* AMON AMARTH SUMMER 2011 HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES (*TOUR IN PROGRESS): Aug 13 Métropolis Montreal, Canada Aug 14 Imperial De Quebeq Quebec City, Canada Aug 16 Mr. Small's Theatre Pittsburgh, PA Aug 17 St. Andrew's Hall Detroit, MI Aug 19 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD Aug 20 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ Aug 21 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY Aug 23 Expo Five Louisville, KY Aug 24 The Rave Milwaukee, WI Aug 26 House of Blues Houston, TX Aug 27 House of Blues Dallas, TX Aug 29 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM Aug 31 House of Blues Anaheim, CA Sep 01 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV Sep 02 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT Sep 03 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID ******************** WARBRINGER WITH: LAZARUS AD, LANMINE MARATHON and DIAMOND PLATE FALL 2011 U.S. TOUR DATES: Aug 20 Thrashecre Show @ The Gate Bakersfield, CA Aug 26 Electric Ladyland San Diego, CA Oct 03 Key Club Los Angeles, CA Oct 04 Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA Oct 05 Cheyenne Saloon Las Vegas, NV Oct 06 Clubhouse Tempe, AZ Oct 07 The Juggernaut Club Gallup, NM Oct 08 Pour House Oklahoma City, OK Oct 09 Emo's Austin, TX Tickets Oct 10 The Hangar New Orleans, LA Oct 11 Brass Mug Tampa, FL Oct 12 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA Oct 13 The Casbah Charlotte, NC Oct 14 Sonar Baltimore, MD Oct 15 Krugs Place Frederick, MD Oct 16 Darkside Records instore Poughkeepsie, NY Oct 16 The Basement Kingston, NY Oct 17 Championship Bar and Grill Trenton, NJ Oct 18 The Gramercy Theater New York, NY Oct 19 Bogie's Albany, NY Tickets Oct 20 Webster Underground Hartford, CT Oct 21 Montage Music Hall Rochester, NY Oct 22 Broadway Joe's Buffalo, NY Oct 23 Wreck Room Toronto, Canada Oct 24 Peabody's Cleveland, OH Oct 25 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA Oct 26 Station 4 St Paul, MN Oct 27 Reggie's Rock Club w/Mayhem Chicago, IL Oct 28 Blondie's Detroit, MI Oct 29 Firebird St Louis, MO Oct 30 Beaumont Theatre Kansas City, MO Oct 31 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO Nov 01 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT Nov 02 THE ALLEY Reno, NV Nov 04 Funky Winker Beans Vancouver, Canada Nov 05 El Corazon Seattle, WA Nov 06 Hawthorne Theatre w/Mayhem Portland, OR Nov 07 Thee Parkside San Francisco, CA                                                                                                                            **************** PATHOLOGY LATE SUMMER 2011 U.S. TOUR DATES: 8/26/2011 - Arlington, TX @ Pitcher's 8/27/2011 - San Antonio, TX @ Nightrocker (w/ Disfigured) 8/28/2011 - Houston, TX @ Walter's (w/ Disfigured)                                                                                                               *************** GRAVE, PATHOLOGY, BLOOD RED THRONE and GIGAN FALL 2011 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: 08/30/2011 - Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug 08/31/2011 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 09/01/2011 - Charlotte, NC @ The Casbah 09/02/2011 - Trenton, NJ @ Championship Bar and Grill 09/03/2011 - New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theatre 09/04/2011 - Montreal, QUE @ Petit Campus 09/05/2011 - Toronto, ONT @ Mod Club 09/06/2011 - Buffalo, NY @Broadway Joe's 09/07/2011 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's 09/08/2011 - Detroit, MI @ Blondie's 09/09/2011 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie Rock Club 09/10/2011 - St Paul, MN @ Station 4 09/11/2011 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Osbourne Village Inn 09/12/2011 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange 09/13/2011 - Edmonton, AL @ Pawn Shop 09/14/2011 - Calgary, AL @ Dickens 09/15/2011 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore 09/16/2011 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 09/17/2011 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre 09/18/2011 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's 09/19/2011 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club 09/20/2011 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction 09/21/2011 - Las Vegas, NV @ Area 702 Skatepark 09/22/2011 - Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse 9/23/2011 - San Diego, CA @ Ruby Room _____________________________________________________________________________________ -l- ONE FOOT ON THE MONITOR: LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2011 EUROPEAN EXTREME METAL TOUR DATES: * TESTAMENT LATE SUMMER 2011 SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: (*TOUR IN PROGRESS) Aug 13 Teatro Metropol Columbia, AL Aug 14 Gilman Fest Caracas, Venezuela Aug 16 Teatro Teleton Santiago, Chile Aug 17 Teatro Flores Buenos Aires, Argentina Aug 18 Teatro Flores Buenos Aires, Argentina Aug 20 Carioca Club São Paulo, Brazil ** OPETH FALL 2011 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: 2nd - Two Days A Week, Wiesen - AUSTRIA 10th - Unirock Open Air, Istanbul - TURKEY 11th - Global East Rock Festival, Kyiv - UKRAINE *** KATATONIA FALL 2011 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: Aug 27 BARCO ROCK FEST Guimaraes, Portugal Sep 03 Roman Amphitheatre Lebanon, CT **** CEPHALIC CARNAGE FALL 2011 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: Sat, Oct 8 7:00 pm Stadthalle Lichtenfels Sun, Oct 9 7:00 pm Bastard Club OsnabrüCk Mon, Oct 10 7:00 pm Comet Berlin Tue, Oct 11 7:00 pm Hafenklang Hamburg Wed, Oct 12 7:00 pm The Rock Copenhagen Thu, Oct 13 7:00 pm Magasin 4 Brussels Fri, Oct 14 7:00 pm 013 Tilburg Sat, Oct 15 7:00 pm Feierwerk Sun, Oct 16 7:00 pm Exit Chmelnice Prague Mon, Oct 17 7:00 pm Arena Vienna Tue, Oct 18 7:00 pm Gala Hala Ljubljana Wed, Oct 19 7:00 pm Club Rome Thu, Oct 20 7:00 pm ROCK AND ROLL ARENA Romagnano Sesia Sat, Oct 22 7:00 pm Zwischenfall Bochum Wed, Oct 26 7:00 pm The Juggernaut (no Goatwhore) Gallup ******** ARCH ENEMY LATE SUMMER 2011 EUROPEAN DATE: Summer Breeze Open Air Thursday, August 18 at 9:00pm ********* AMORPHIS FALL 2011 FINNISH TOUR DATES: Aug 31 Tavastia Helsinki, Finland Sep 01 Lutakko Jyväskylä, Finland Sep 02 Bar 'N' Night Vaakuna Mikkeli, Finland Sep 03 Kerubi Joensuu, Finland Sep 08 Bar Kino Pori, Finland Sep 09 Klubi Turku, Finland Sep 10 Osmantupa Eura, Finland Sep 16 Verkatehdas Hämeenlinna, Finland Sep 17 Puikkari Kuopio, Finland Sep 24 Finlandia-klubi Lahti, Finland Sep 30 Club Teatria Oulu, Finland Oct 01 Rytmikorjaamo Seinajoki, Finland Oct 07 Nosturi Helsinki, Finland Oct 08 Drunk’n Monkey Salo, Finland Oct 14 Pakkahuone Tampere, Finland Oct 15 Royal Vaasa Vaasa, Finland ************ MORBID ANGEL FALL 2011 UK DATE and LATIN AMERICAN TOUR: AUG 15 Catton Park Barton-under-Needwood, UNITED KINGDOM - 02 Sept 11 - Mexico City @ Circo Volador 03 Sept 11 -San Jose, Costa Rica @ Peppers Club 06 Sept 11- Lima, Peru @ Teatro Rajatabla 08 Sept 11- Santiago, Chilie @ Teatro Teleton 09 Sept 11- Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Teatro las Flores 11 Sept 11.- Brasil , Sao Paulo @ Carioca Club **************** NAPALM DEATH FALL 2011 MIDDLE EASTERN/RUSSIAN TOUR DATES: Aug 14 Bloodstock Open Air Derby, United Kingdom Sep 09 Metal Pyramids @ Sakkara Nest Club Giza, Egypt Sep 13 t.b.a. Istanbul, Turkey Sep 14 t.b.a. Bucharest, Romania Sep 15 t.b.a. Iasi, Romania Sep 16 Grivitza Open Air Pleven, Bulgaria Sep 18 Arena Vladivostok, Russian Federation Sep 19 Velicano Khabarovsk, Russian Federation Sep 21 Stratosphere Irkutsk, Russian Federation Sep 23 Havana Club Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation Sep 24 Fakel Tomsk, Russian Federation Sep 25 Rock Coty Novosibirsk, Russian Federation Sep 27 Nirvana Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation Sep 28 Tochka Moscow, Russian Federation Sep 29 Aurora Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation ************* SAMAEL, + MELECHESH + KEEP OF KALESSIN + Guests FALL 2011 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: 02.09.2011 (POL)Lódz / Dekompresja 03.09.2011 (POL)Zabrze / Wiatrak 04.09.2011 (POL)Krakow / Kwadrat 05.09.2011 (A)Vienna / Szene 06.09.2011 (CZ)Prague / Exit Chmelnice 08.09.2011 (HUN)Budapest / 202 09.09.2011 (ROM)Cluj Napoca / Euphoria Music Hall (new!) 10.09.2011 (BUL)Sofia / Jubileina Hall 11.09.2011 (GRE)Thessaloniki / Block33 13.09.2011 (A)Klagenfurt / Volxhaus 14.09.2011 (SLO)Ljubljana / Menza Pri Koritu 15.09.2011 (ITA)Romagnano Sesia / RnR Arena 16.09.2011 (ITA)Rome / Blackout 17.09.2011 (ITA)Prato / Sidharta 18.09.2011 (CH)tbc 20.09.2011 (GER)Munich / Backstage 21.09.2011 (GER)Darmstadt / Steinbrucht Theater 22.09.2011 (GER)Bochum / Matrix 23.09.2011 (HOL)Dordrecht / Bibelot 24.09.2011 (BEL)Charleroi / Le Coliseum 25.09.2011 (HOL)Nijmegen / Doornroosje 27.09.2011 (FR) Macon / Cavazik (new!) 28.09.2011 (FR)Colmar / Grillen (new!) 29.09.2011 (GER )Cottbus / Gladhaus 30.09.2011 (HOL)Groningen / Vera 01.10.2011 (FR)Rennes / Antipode 02.10.2011 (FR)Paris / La Machine 03.10.2011 (FR)Toulouse / Ramier (new!) 05.10.2011 (POR)Porto / Hard Club 06.10.2011 (POR)Lisbon / Cineteatro de Corroios 07.10.2011 (SP)Madrid / Caracol 08.10.2011 (SP)Valencia / Durango 09.10.2011 (SP)Barcelona / Salamandra 1 ********************* VADER LATE SUMMER 2011 ISRAELI DATE: VADER - LIVE IN ISRAEL - August 26th 2011. Polish Death Metal Commando VADER will play a show in Tel Aviv in August 26th 2011 in Sublime Club. VADER will be supported by local Death Metallers Eternal Gray (who's new album coming in October through Season Of Mist), Spawn Of Evil, and Phantom Pain. *********************** VADER LATE SUMMER 2011 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: Date Venue Location Aug 13 Brutal Assault Trutnov, Czech Republic Aug 14 GDK Gryfino, Poland Aug 17 Mephisto Barcelona, Spain Aug 17 Summer Breeze Dinkelsbühl, Germany Aug 18 ComeIn Opole, Poland Aug 19 RudeBoy Bielsko Biala, Poland Aug 20 Theater from Poland Czestochowa, Poland ************************** _____________________________________________________________________________________ -l- ONE FOOT ON THE MONITOR: LATE SUMMER/EARLY FALL 2011 EUROPEAN FESTIVALS: * SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR-8/18-20, 2011-DINKELSBUHL, GERMANY (SOLD OUT!!!): SUMMER BREEZE Open Air is about to go into its 14th round. For the sixth time, the metallic breeze will blow in beautiful Dinkelsbuehl, Germany from August 18th to 20st, 2011. As usual, this year’s SUMMER BREEZE will take place over three days on two open air stages on the airfield of the Aeroclub Dinkelsbuehl between Sinbronn and Illenschwang. On two open air stages with no simultaneous performances and already from Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 in the Party Tent and on our fourth stage, the Camel Stage, there will be a merciless display of hard music. The weekend ticket is available for 72.- Euros (excl. pre-sale fee, incl. parking/camping and bus shuttle between the festival site and the town of Dinkelsbühl)! SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR RUNNING ORDER: ABORTED, ADEPT, AMORPHIS, ARCH ENEMY, AS I LAY DYING, BENIGHTED, BOLT THROWER, BURDEN OF GRIEF, CALIBAN, COMEBACK KID, CORVUS CORAX, CRIMINAL, CRIPPER, DEADLOCK, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, DECAPITATED, DEMONICAL, DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT, DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL, EINHERJER, EMIL BULLS, ENGEL, ENSLAVED, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, FACEBREAKER, FARMER BOYS, GOD DETHRONED, GRAND MAGUS, HAIL OF BULLETS, HAMMERFALL, HATEBREED, THE HAUNTED, HELRUNAR, IMPERIUM DEKADENZ, INTERMENT, KALMAH, KATAKLYSM, KVELERTAK, MARDUK, MOONSORROW, MOTORJESUS, NEAERA, NERVECELL, 9MM ASSI ROCK'N'ROLL, OBSCURA, THE OCEAN, A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, POSTMORTEM, POWERWOLF, PRIMORDIAL, REV 16:8, REVAMP, ROTTING CHRIST, SALTATIO MORTIS, SECRETS OF THE MOON, SEVENTH VOID, SKELETONWITCH, SODOM, SONIC SYNDICATE, SWASHBUCKLE, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, THE SORROW, TARJA TURUNEN, TOTAL CHAOS, TURISAS, TÝR, VOMITORY, VREID, WITCHERY, WOLF, YOUR DEMISE. Organizers have confirmed the lineup that will appear on the Camel Stage, which will perform 20-minute sets during changeover on the tent stage. Acts on the Camel stage include: DEZPERADOZ, AC/DX, WEISSGLUT, VOLKSMETAL, RANZ BÖLLNER AND THE HEAVY METAL WARRIORS, GUNS OF MOROPOLIS, VOGELFREY. ** BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 8/12-14, 2011: Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom: BLOODSTOCK 2011 OPEN AIR LINEUP: OFFICIAL RUNNING ORDER/STAGE TIMES THURSDAY 11th AUGUST SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE 17.20 - 17.40 ACHREN 18.00 - 18.40 XERATH 19.00 - 19.40 REVOKER 20.00 - 21.00 BEHOLDER 21.00 - 22.00 COMEDY with JASON ROUSE & STEVEN HUGHES 22.00 - 23.00 METAL KARAOKE 23.00 - 02.00 4 DJ'S OF THE APOCALYPSE .. .. Friday 12th August RONNIE JAMES DIO Stage 11.00 - 11.40 THE DEFILED 12.00 - 12.40 WOLF 13.05 - 13.45 FORBIDDEN 14.10 - 14.55 POISON BLACK 15.25 - 16.10 TRIPTYKON 16.40 - 17.25 CORONER 18.00 - 19.00 KREATOR 19.35 - 20.35 DEVIN TOWNSEND 21.15 - 22.45 WASP SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE 12.40 - 13.00 MORTAD 13.20 - 14.00 IMICUS 14.20 - 15.00 CEREBRAL BORE 15.20 - 16.00 ROMEO MUST DIE 16.20 - 17.00 ARTHEMIS 17.20 - 18.00 BYFROST 18.50 - 19.30 OCTOBER FILE 20.00 - 21.00 LAWNMOWER DETH 21.00 - 22.00 HAMMER FANCY DRESS 22.00 - 23.00 METAL KARAOKE 23.00 - 02.00 4 DJ'S OF THE APOCALYPSE NEW BLOOD STAGE 10.30 - 11.00 UNKNOWN FEAR 11.15 - 11.45 SHREDERTRON 12.00 - 12.30 INNER FIRE 12.45 - 13.15 ENTRO-P 13.30 - 14.00 PRIMITAI 14.15 - 14.45 RANNOCH 15.00 - 15.30 SATURNIAN 15.45 - 16.15 THE FURIOUS HORDE 16.30 - 17.00 DECIMATION 17.15 - 17.45 CRYOSTORM 18.00 - 18.30 TRAINING ICARUS 18.45 - 19.15 BREZNO JAGERMEISTER STAGE 13.40 - 14.10 FOUL BODY AUTOPSY 14.50 - 15.20 SPIRES 16.00 - 16.30 RANNOCH 17.20 - 17.50 ALTERNATIVE CARPARK 19.00 - 19.30 PRIMITAI SATURDAY 13th AUGUST RONNIE JAMES DIO STAGE 11.00 - 11.40 SKELETON WITCH 12.00 - 12.40 GRAVEDIGGER 13.05 - 13.45 TAROT 14.10 - 14.55 FINNTROLL 15.20 - 16.05 IHSAHN 16.35 - 17.20 WINTERSUN 17.55 - 18.55 THERION 19.30 - 20.30 RHAPSODY OF FIRE 21.15 - 22.45 IMMORTAL SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE 13.20 - 14.00 DRIPBACK 14.20 - 15.00 BLAKE 15.20 - 16.00 DEF CON ONE 16.20 - 17.00 HAMMER OF THE GODS 17.20 - 18.00 DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE 18.50 - 19.30 THE ROTTED 20.00 - 21.00 ANGELWITCH 21.00 - 22.00 COMEDY with KEITH PLATT & STEVE HILL 22.00 - 23.00 METAL KARAOKE 23.00 - 02.00 4 DJ'S OF THE APOCALYPSE NEW BLOOD STAGE 10.30 - 11.00 BLUD VERA 11.15 - 11.45 ZOMBIE MILITIA 12.00 - 12.30 SOUL SPHERE 12.45 - 13.15 BURY THE CONSCIOUS 13.30 - 14.00 UBUREN 14.15 - 14.45 IMPALED EXISTENCE 15.00 - 15.30 FOUL BODY AUTOPSY 15.45 - 16.15 FURYBORN 16.30 - 17.00 HOSTILE RISING 17.15 - 17.45 PURE NEGATIVE 18.00 - 18.30 HAERKEN 18.45 - 19.15 INTENSIVE SQUARE JAGERMEISTER STAGE 13.40 - 14.10 AVENGE THEE & NAIME 14.50 - 15.20 FANTASIST 16.00 - 16.30 GUARDIANS OF ANDROMEDA 17.20 - 17.50 OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE 19.00 - 19.30 NORTHERN OAK SUNDAY 14th AUGUST RONNIE JAMES DIO STAGE 11.00 - 11.40 HELL 12.00 - 12.40 1349 13.00 - 13.40 PRIMORDIAL 14.05 - 14.50 NAPALM DEATH 15.15 - 16.00 HAMMERFALL 16.30 - 17.15 EXODUS 17.50 - 18.50 AT THE GATES 19.25 - 20.25 MORBID ANGEL 21.15 - 22.45 MOTORHEAD SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE 12.40 - 13.00 GRAND ULTRA 13.20 - 14.00 EVIL SCARECROW 14.20 - 15.00 NEMHAIN 15.20 - 16.00 HELLISH OUTCAST 16.20 - 17.00 SURVIVORS ZERO 17.20 - 18.00 POWERQUEST 18.50 - 19.30 AMARANTHE 20.00 - 21.00 CRIMINAL 21.00 - 22.00 COMEDY with STEVE HUGHES & JASON ROUSE 22.00 - 23.00 METAL KARAOKE 23.00 - 02.00 4 DJ'S OF THE APOCALYPSE NEW BLOOD STAGE 10.30 - 11.00 CANDID INIQUITY 11.15 - 11.45 WOLFCRUSHER 12.00 - 12.30 VISITOR 12.45 - 13.15 SPIRES 13.30 - 14.00 AKARUSA YAMI 14.15 - 14.45 SACRED ILLUSION 15.00 - 15.30 TWILIGHTS EMBRACE 15.45 - 16.15 SANGUINE 16.30 - 17.00 NORTHERN OAK 17.15 - 17.45 TALANAS 18.00 - 18.30 ACHILLA 18.45 - 19.15 LIFER JAGERMEISTER STAGE 13.40 - 14.10 AMARANTHE 14.50 - 15.20 OPERATION ERROR 16.00 - 16.30 INFERNO 17.20 - 17.50 PIG IRON 19.00 - 19.30 LAST IN LINE _____________________________________________________________________________________ -l- ONE FOOT ON THE MONITOR: FALL 2011 NORTH AMERICAN EXTREME METAL FESTIVALS: * GOREGROWLERS BALL 2011: NOVEMBER 18-20, 2011-@ THE KOROVA, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

The Goregrowler’s Ball Metal Festival was created by Aaron Mendiola, the owner/operator of Goregrowler Entertainment back in 2007. The first festival was held in November of 2007, and in all actuality, it wasn’t even supposed to be a yearly thing at all. In this year, Aaron turned 30 years old, and wanted to create a show for my birthday, and for those who know him, know he does things BIG! So a gathering of 30 bands, which most included friends of Aaron that he has known in the music scene. The fest had a lot of people in attendance to see which was mostly local bands from the area, and a few out of town or state bands.

At the end of the event, it was asked to the crowd if another fest would be a good idea, and it was welcomed with open arms. So The once birthday show, has now become one of the biggest metal gatherings in South Texas. With the rise of the Metal Fest throughout the world, and with most of them keeping their titles simple like “XYZ FEST”, “XXX DEATHFEST”, etc… The birthday show name of The Goregrowler’s Ball stuck. It is a bit different of a name, but that’s the way we all like it. Even though there has been the occasional “What’s a Goregrowler?” We find that quite funny.

In December of 2010, After GGB 4, Aaron decided the next years event needed to even bigger, possibly being able to rival larger festivals around the country. But he would need help. Ex-Catatonia Metal Shop owner Timothy Pittides stepped up to the plate and together they would vow to put San Antonio on the map of quality metal festivals with bigger names and bigger goals.

Here we are now in 2011,The Goregrowlers Ball 2011, the fifth anniversary is booked and is exactly what the promoters wanted but most importantly, what the fans wanted. And there is no end in sight for the future of GGB!
GORE GROWLERS BALL 2011 LINEUP:

Friday Nov 18th, 2011 (12 bands)

Band:
EXHUMED
GOATWHORE
IMPIETY
NOISEAR
NOKTURNEL
PUTRID PILE
GRAVEHILL
THE EVIL AMIDST
SARGON
VORE
UNCLEANSED
VAGINAL BEAR TRAP
EMPERIAL MASSACRE
Saturday Nov 19th, 2011

Band:
ABORTED
MALIGNANCY
HIRAX
DECEASED
FUNERUS
SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER
DREAMING DEAD
ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY
HOD
CARDIAC ARREST
LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR
DERKETA
MAAX
ENABLER
LOCUSTA
SEVERANCE
BARING TEETH
GUTSAW
EXTREMELY ROTTEN
BLOWTORCH SODOMY
INFERNAL DAMNATION
FUNERAL RITES
VEX
Sunday Nov 20th, 2011

Band:
SUFFOCATION
INTERNAL BLEEDING
LECHEROUS NOCTURNE
HELLWITCH
VIRAL LOAD
BLOODSOAKED
MEATHOOK
ROTTENNESS
DROGHEDA
ENGAGED IN MUTILATING
FACE OF RUIN
INVIDIOSUS
DISFIGURED
THE MEATFUCKERS
GROTESQUE FORMATION
VOMIT GOD
GOREMATORY
PILLCRUSHER
PROLICIDE
EVISCERATED
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More news, and tour dates later..
Thaanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-