SAINT VITUS BAR (BROOKLYN, NYC, NY): "Of course there are women at hardcore and metal shows. There always have been. And, it may surprise MTV to know, a lot of these women even play in hardcore and metal bands."

SAINT VITUS BAR (BROOKLYN, NYC, NY) commented on a MTV (sic) piece ("METAL GIRLFRIEND")  posted two days ago, as the article reinforced out dated, sexist and oppressive stereotypes of women in metal as only submissive ornaments to men, using examples of the worst and most generic bands, and not good examples of women in metal whom are in bands, managers, promoters, club owners, Journalists and PR.

Instead of MTV featuring women of all different colours, sexual orientation in metal, punk and hardcore bands, and the various women whom are managers of bands, PR (Extreme Management, Adrenaline PR, Patricia Thomas, GRIM KIM and more) and women holding there own in mosh pits. The MTV article caters to the lowest common denominator with desperate musicians whom only expect groupies.
Many in the metal, extreme metal, punk and hardcore scene vehemently disagree.

 BTW, the author of ITP V.014 is female, non white and could kick your ass in a pit with over 20 years in multi media music and metal promotion.

http://www.metalinjection.net/editorials/psa-women-go-to-metal-shows-get-over-it
http://www.metalinsider.net/updates/author-saint-vitus-bar-respond-to-women-at-metal-shows-article
http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/01/31/mtvs-guy-code-blog-advises-readers-go-metal-shows-pick-women/
http://guycodeblog.mtv.com/2014/01/29/metal-girlfriend/


FROM WAR ON WOMEN:
This is awful. This dude is talking to all you straight guys like you're idiots, not to mention the otherization of women who are into heavy music. It's pretty tiring to feel like an animal at the zoo when you walk into a club (or on stage).

FROM SAINT VITUS BAR: (BROOKLYN, NYC, NY)
By now, many of you have seen the pants-on-head-stupid article that was posted over at MTV about girls at metal and hardcore shows.

This article is problematic in many, many ways, first and foremost for its blatant sexism.

Of course there are women at hardcore and metal shows. There always have been. And, it may surprise MTV to know, a lot of these women even play in hardcore and metal bands.

Do people try to get laid at our bar? That's really none of our business, but it's a bar where people convene based on a common love of music. If these people hook up? Great! If they find each other attractive? Even better! We work hard to keep Saint Vitus a safe space for anyone who comes. The world is still full of assholes, and we can't keep out everyone, but we try hard to be welcoming environment for everyone.

Sure, we're mad about how grossly misrepresented the bar is. We hope anyone who's been here is too. But more importantly, this article is a stark reminder of how pervasive sexism still is in media, and how people exploit women's sexuality in the name of getting clicks and generating page views.

So in summary, fuck this article, and we hope that at the very least, this article generates discussions among the music community that are apparently still sorely needed.

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

GORGOROTH: ANNOUNCE SPRING 2014 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH VITAL REMAINS

Norwegian black metal legends GORGOROTH have announced spring 2014 EUROPEAN tour DATES with Rhode Island, USA death metal warriors VITAL REMAINS.








GORGOROTH unleashed "Under The Sign Of Hell (2011-re-recording)  12/5/2011 and "Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt" 10/21/2009 both via REGAIN RECORDS.

VITAL REMAINS unleashed "Icons Of Evil" 4/24/2007 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.

FROM MASSIVE BOOKING:
GORGOROTH + VITAL REMAINS + 2 support acts on tour!
1st update. 1st dates. More dates follow soon...

21.03.2014 (GER) Erfurt / From Hell
29.03.2014 (ITA) Bologna / Circo Colony
30.03.2014 (ITA) Milano / The Factory Club
02.04.2014 (UK) Cardiff / The Globe
03.04.2014 (UK) Manchester / Sound Control
04.04.2014 (IRE) Dublin / Voodoo Lounge
05.04.2014 (UK) Glasgow / Audio
06.04.2014 (UK) London / The Garage
08.04.2014 (HOL) Rotterdam / Baroeg
10.04.2014 (HOL) Alkmaar Podium Victorie
11.04.2014 (GER) Oberhausen / Helvete

Massive Music Team \m/


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

JEFF HANNEMAN (SLAYER): WOULD HAVE BEEN 50 TODAY

Late SLAYER guitarist JEFF HANNEMAN would have celebrated his 50th birthday today, as 5/2/2013 HANNEMAN passed away due to "LIVER FAILURE "(Cirrhosis of The Liver") as EXODUS guitarist GARY HOLT was filling in for him.

Raise your metal horns to JEFF HANNEMAN today, as he composed some of the most important extreme metal anthems of all time.
HAILS TO HANNEMAN.





SLAYER unleashed "World Painted Blood" 11/3//2009 on AMERICAN RECORDINGS/COLUMBIA.

ITP V.09 REVIEW: SLAYER: "WORLD PAINTED BLOOD":
http://spak-individualthoughtpatterns.blogspot.com/2009/11/itp-review-slayer-world-painted-blood.html



FROM SLAYER:
Today would have been Jeff Hanneman’s 50th birthday, presenting us with another reminder of how much we all miss him since he passed last May 2. The entire Slayer family appreciates the fans' tributes and recognition of the trails Jeff blazed in thrash metal and the songs he wrote that defined a genre. We - the fans, the press, the Slayer family - know what Jeff’s accomplishments were, we know the long-lasting effect his talent will continue to have on young musicians just starting their careers. Jeff Hammenan belongs to US, the rebels, the misfits, the mavericks, the ones who go left when everyone else goes right, the ones who push against the grain and introduce real change into the world - just like Jeff did.
Happy Birthday Jeff!

FROM ANTHRAX:
Happy 50TH birthday to the late and very great, Jeff Hanneman!

FROM NAPALM RECORDS: 
Very useful!

RIP Jeff (who would've turned 50 today)

FROM DIMEBAG DARRELL (FACEBOOK): 
Happy 50th Birthday Jeff Hanneman! RIP Jeff & Dime.

FROM METAL RULES: 
Jeff would of been 50 today. Still can't believe this legend is no longer with us but his music is immortal!

THE METAL FEED: 
Today should be Jeff Hanneman day. 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- SHRED IN PEACE 

LAS VEGAS DEATH FEST 2014 6/12-14, 2014 ANNOUNCE NEW VENUE: LVCS 225 FREMONT ST.

Promoters for the 2014 LAS VEGAS DEATH FEST, set to place  6/12-14, 2014  have confirmed a new venue, as the fest is set to take place  LVCS 225 FREMONT ST., LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.





 Promoters for the 2014 LAS VEGAS DEATH FEST have confirmed UNMERCIFUL, GORGASM, MORTAL DECAY, WACO JESUS  and more death metal and gore grind bands.

FROM LAS VEGAS DEATH FEST 2014 PROMOTERS:
And Here is the BIG News EVERYONE Has Been Waiting For! This Year will be the Biggest LVDF We Have Thrown!! Downtown Las Vegas!!!!! Exclusive Hotels and Dining Options! Drink Specials and an Exclusive Lounge! Get ready for Tickets to Drop THIS WEEK!!! - Filthy

HOLY SHIT!!! WACO JESUS just confirmed for LVDF 6!!!! God Damn this yr is going to be INSANE!!!!!!
Alright everyone here you go!! This a list of confirmed bands so far & they are in no particular order,there will be a few more bands added (54 bands all total) shortly!!!

Corpsefucking Art (Italy)
Slamentation (International)
Cranial Impalement
Inferia (Finland)
Unmerciful
Troglodyte
Coathanger Abortion
GORGASM(official)
Vomit God
Intravenous Contamination (Germany)
ROTT
Gortuary
Embodied Torment
Crepitation (UK)
Mortal Decay
Prophecy
Elbow Deep
Exhumer (Italy)
Condemned
Interment
Damage Overdose
Omnihility
Orphalis (Germany)
Gorematory
Composted
Torn The Fuck Apart
Autolysis
Fetal Disgorge
United by Hate
Apoplexy
Amputated Genitals ( Columbia)
Rutah
Kataplexy
Cancer Whore
Logistic Slaughter
Euphegenia (Guttural Secrete/Cerebral Incubation)
Cerebral Incubation
Annihilated
Visceral Leishmaniasis (Brasil)
Sadistic Butchering
Derogation (Germany)
Desecrate The Faith
Extinctionist (Germany)
Sick Hymns ( Heinous Killings)
Solidification
Immortal Suffering
Regurgitate Life (UK)
Meshiha
Pessimist (Reunion show)
Delusional Parasitosis

Well there you go so far!!! Complete line up & set times coming soon!!! LINE UP IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!!!
TICKETS ON SALE VERY SOON!!!
See everyone in June

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

Культура Курения: UNLEASH "Het" (DER GOLEM COVER) VIA CHEERFUL DEPRESSION, HOVERT and PSYCHONAUT 4 SPLIT

Russian DSBM/depressive post black metal warriors Культура Курения have unleashed "Het" (DER GOLEM COVER), a track
from the bands 4 way split EP with CHEERFUL DEPRESSION, HOVERT and PSYCHONAUT 4 due to be unleashed soon.








Культура Курения self released  "Некрофилия", unleashed 5/29/2013.


FROM TALHEIM RECORDS:
Another awesome song of the upcoming split.

Check it out!

FROM CHEERFUL DEPRESSION: 
Here is a cover and track-list of upcoming Psychonaut 4/Cheerful Depression/Культура Курения/Hovert 4 way split :
Psychonaut 4:
1.თბილისო(The City That Loves You)
2.Bad Morning!
Cheerful Depression(Lithuania):
3.Lone Wanderer in Desolation Forest
4.Night of the Evil Dead
5.Merge into Earth
Культура Курения(Russia):
6.Нет(Der Golem cover)
Hovert(Russia):
7.Без Слов
8.Одиночество
Split will be released by Talheim Records.Release date:TBA

VIDEO BELOW: FROM Культура Курения: "Het" (DER GOLEM COVER) (COURTESY OF TALHEIM RECORDS):


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

MALIGNANCY: ANNOUNCE SPRING 2014 EUROPEAN TOUR WITH DEHUMANIZED, BENEATH and ABNORMALITY

New York death metal warriors MALIGNANCY have announced a
 SPRING 2014 EUROPEAN TOUR WITH DEHUMANIZED, BENEATH and ABNORMALITY.


TOUR DATES ON FLYER ABOVE, TO BE POSTED HERE ON ITP V.014 SOON.


MALIGNANCY unleashed "Eugenics" 10/9/2012 via WILLOWTIP RECORDS.
DEHUMANIZED unleashed "Controlled Elite" 11/27/2012 via COMATOSE MUSIC.
BENEATH unleashed "Enslaved By Fear" 7/7/2012 via UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS.
ABNORMALITY unleashed "Contaminating The Hive Mind" 5/24/2012 SEVARED  RECORDS.


FROM DOOMSTAR BOOKING:
Doomstar Bookings is proud to announce the Less Than Human Tour, featuring the New York death metal heavyweights of Dehumanized together with fellow American tech death metal monsters Malignancy to crush stages in Europe this spring. 
Supported by Iceland’s death metal masters Beneath and the young and promising death metal champs Abnormality. This gruesome foursome is bound to deliver the goods for all fans of brutal and extreme metal all over Europe This is what thebands have to say about this amazing run:


Dehumanized
www.facebook.com/dehumanized.ny
" All of us in DEHUMANIZED are excited to embark on our first Headlining European tour with such great bands , Malignancy, Abnormality and Beneath. The path of destruction we are sure to carve thru Europe will be spoken about for years to come "

Malignancy
http://www.malignancy.com/
“Sharing the stage with these great bands is going to crush! Europe will be THRASHED!!!”

Beneath
http://www.beneath.is/
"We're truly stoked to get the chance to do the Less Than Human tour with these really brutal & awesome bands. Those who come out to these shows are sure to get their dose of some seriously crushing deathmetal!"

Abnormality
http://www.reverbnation.com/abnormality
"We are very excited to support our friends and death metal veterans Dehumanized and Malignancy on tour. We're looking forward to playing on European soil for the first time for all you sickos!"


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

NEUROSIS: ANNOUNCE 5/4/2014 LEEDS, UK SHOW

Bay Area, California, USA experimental metal warriors NEUROSIS have announced a 5/4/2014 LEEDS, UK SHOW @ LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY.

                                                                                                                                                         





NEUROSIS also announced a 5/3/2014 appearance @ TEMPLES FESTIVAL, Bristol, UK.

NEUROSIS unleashed "Honor Found In Decay" 10/30/2012 on NEUROT RECORDS and Germany October 26th, throughout the rest of Europe October 29th.

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

THE PALLADIUM WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS: ANNOUNCE CROWDFUNDING RESTORATION PROJECT

Historic music venue THE PALLADIUM WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS have announced a restoration project set to be crowd funded on INDIEGOGO.





FROM THE PALLADIUM (WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS):
We are so excited to announce the Palladium Restoration Project! 

The Palladium Restoration project is our effort to both restore and reinvent our theater. From rebuilding the classic architecture to rebranding with up-to-date technological advances, we want to fuse together the historical elements that make this building great with the modern technology that make your concert-going experience one to remember, but with such a large and timeworn building, the changes we hope to make add up fast, which is why we are turning to YOU to help us make this huge undertaking a reality. We are starting out with a small goal of $25,000 but throughout 2014, we hope to raise at least $1 million, every single penny of which will go directly toward Palladium improvement projects.

We are incredibly excited about the Palladium Restoration Project and hope that you are too! Please help us to make the changes to both the inside and outside of our building and keep the Palladium running at the level that our patrons deserve.

Donate today for your chance to take home SOLD OUT concert tickets, exclusive t-shirts and more!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/worcester-palladium-restoration-project/x/5297100

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

TYR: UNLEASH "THE LAY OF OUR LOVE" VIDEO VIA REVOLVER

Faroe Island progressive folk metal warriors TYR have unleashed a video for  "THE LAY OF OUR LOVE" VIDEO (featuring LIV KRISTINE) VIA REVOLVER.

TYR's "THE LAY OF OUR LOVE" is a track from the bands latest release "Valkyrja", unleashed 9/13/2013 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.




TYR are set for a WINTER 2014 NORTH AMERICAN tour with CHILDREN OF BODOM and DEATH ANGEL.

FROM REVOLVER:
RevolverMag.com writes:

"Týr have unveiled their latest music video, “The Lay of Our Love,” from their most recent album, “Valkyrja.” The song features a vocal duet with Leaves’ Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine, who joins frontman Heri Joensen and the rest of Týr in this new video. The clip was produced by Stanimir Lukic, directed by Ivan Colic, and can be seen now exclusively below.

“We’ve wanted to make a CGI video for a long time, and this is our first one, so we’re obviously excited for the release and reception of the video,” the band comments. “On top of that, the presence of Liv in the video makes it even more special. All in all we’re very pleased with the result.”

Týr will be joining Children of Bodom on their “Halo of Blood over North America” tour in early 2014. The tour will embark on February 14 in Quebec City and wraps up on March 28 and 29 with back-to-back shows at Irving Plaza in New York, NY. Additional supporting acts are TBA with announcements coming soon. Tickets and premium packages are available now exclusively at SHOWstubs.com. General tickets will go on sale on Friday, November 8 at 10 a.m. local time."


CHILDREN OF BODOM, TYR and DEATH ANGEL: WINTER 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:                                                                                                                                                        02/14 Quebec City, QC – Imperial
02/15 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
02/16 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
02/18 Thunder Bay, ON – Crocks
02/20 Winnipeg, MB – Garrick Centre
02/21 Saskatoon, SK – Louis Pub
02/22 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
02/23 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Ballroom
02/25 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
02/26 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
02/28 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
03/01 Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
03/02 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
03/03 Tempe, AZ – Club Red
03/05 Murray, UT - Murray Theater
03/06 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
03/07 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
03/08 El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
03/10 San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live
03/11 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
03/12 Houston, TX – House Of Blues
03/14 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
03/15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
03/16 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
03/18 Asheville, FL – Orange Peel
03/19 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
03/21 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
03/22 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
03/23 Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
03/24 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
03/25 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
03/27 Boston, MA – Paradise
03/28 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
03/29 New York, NY – Irving Plaza


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

KARMEGEDDON FESTIVAL 2014 5/1-3, 2014 @ BYSCENEN JIMMY LEGS, HAUGESUND, NORWAY CONFIRM: KREATOR, AMORPHIS, INSOMNIUM, DESTRUCTION, KATATONIA, IN SOLITUDE, KAMPFAR, ENFORCER, IN VAIN,VREID/WINDIR and more extreme metal bands

Promoters for KARMEGEDDON FESTIVAL 2014, set to take place 5/1-3, 2014 @ BYSCENEN JIMMY LEGS, HAUGESUND, NORWAY
have confirmed KREATOR, AMORPHIS, INSOMNIUM, DESTRUCTION, KATATONIA, IN SOLITUDE, KAMPFAR, ENFORCER, IN VAIN, VREID/WINDIR and more extreme metal bands.











FROM KARMEGEDDON FESTIVAL 2014 PROMOTERS:

For our foreign guests who want to buy tickets to next year's Festival Karmøygeddon on www.scanticket.no, enter 8 digits where they want phone number! For example, 11 11 11 11!

TORSDAG 1 MAI

23:00 - VREID / WINDIR / ULCUS.
21:45 - Morgana Lefay
20:40 - Kampfar
19:35 - In Solitude
18:30 - In Vain

FREDAG 2 MAI

23:10 - KREATOR
21:40 - Katatonia
20:15 - Insomnium
19:05 - Enforcer
17:45 - Solstafir
16:20 - 77
15:20 - Faanefjell

LØRDAG 3 MAI

23:55 - AMORPHIS
22:25 - Destruction
21:10 - Wolf
20:05 - Equilibrium
19:00 - Sirenia
18:00 - Omnium Gatherum
16:25 - Backstreet Girls
15:25 - Procession
14:30 - Reism

VIDEO BELOW: KARMEGEDDON FESTIVAL 2014 VIDEO TRAILER TEASER (COURTESY OF KARMEGEDDON FESTIVAL 2014 PROMOTERS):


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

ESOTERIC: ANNOUNCE 3/7/2014 SHOW IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND @ IVORY BLACKS WITH Wodensthrone and Enneract

UK funeral doom legends ESOTERIC have announced a 3/7/2014 SHOW IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND @ IVORY BLACKS with Wodensthrone and Enneract.                                                             ESOTERIC have also announced a spring 2014 EUROPEAN tour with  PROCESSION, ISOLE and INDESINENCE.








ESOTERIC unleashed "Paragon Of Dissonance" 11/11/2011 via SEASON OF MIST.
PROCESSION unleashed "To Reap Heavens Apart" 5/3/2013 via HIGH ROLLER RECORDS.
ISOLE unleashed "Born From Shadows" 10/28/2011 via NAPALM RECORDS.
INDESINENCE unleashed "Vessels Of Light and Decay" 10/16/2012 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS.

FROM ESOTERIC: 

Black Reach Promotions present an evening of quality UK black and doom metal ESOTERIC (Season of Mist) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Esoteric/224227908107 WODENSTHRONE (Candlelight Records) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wodensthrone-Official/171070939643664 Local support from Glasgwegian experimental black metallers ENNERACT https://www.facebook.com/enneractblackmetal as well the very talented bunch of lads from Edinburgh / New Zealand BARSHASKETH https://www.facebook.com/Barshasketh FRIDAY 7 MARCH 2014 Ivory Blacks, Glasgow 18+ £10 7pm doors Tickets will be available soon from Tickets Scotland instore and online over atwww.tickets-scotland.com and our big cartel page at www.blackreachpromotions.bigcartel.com very soon. www.facebook.com/ivoryblacksglasgow www.facebook.com/blackreachpromotions This is not one to be missed!!

FROM ESOTERIC:
Esoteric, Wodensthrone and Enneract will be playing in Glasgow on March 7th!


FROM DOOMED EVENTS: 

So, here you have ESOTERIC + PROCESSION tour in more detail. ISOLE ( from April 11 to April 21) and INDESINENCE ( from April 22 to April 26) will be special guests

Still some dates tbc, (check below) promoters interested mail info@doomedevents.com


w/ISOLE

11/04 SWITZERLAND - ZURICH/WERK 21 * ESOTERIC + ISOLE
12/04 GERMANY – LEIPZIG/UT CONNEWITZ * JUST ESOTERIC
13/04 GERMANY – DARMSTADT/STEINBRUCH THEATER
14/04 GERMANY/POLAND/CZECH REP/AUSTRIA
15/04 GERMANY/POLAND/CZECH REP/AUSTRIA
16/04 POLAND
17/04 LITHUANIA –VILNIUS/KABLYS
18/04 LATVIA – RIGA/MELNA PIEKTDIENA
19/04 ESTONIA – TALLIN/TAPPER CLUB
20/04 FINLAND – HELSINKI/BAR LOOSE
21/04 SWEDEN – UPPSALA/CURSED UPPSALA

w/INDESINENCE

22/04 DENMARK – COPENHAGUE/KB18
23/04 GERMANY – HAMBURG/HAFENKLANG
24/04 HOLLAND – TBC
25/04 GERMANY – OBERHAUSEN/HELVETE
26/04 BELGIUM – BRUSSELS/MAGASIN 4
 —


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

ITP V.014 UPDATE: BBL WITH MORE METAL NEWS

Image by Cool Text: Free Logos and Buttons -                                                                                    
ITP V.014 UPDATE:
We'll have some warrants out for TALEEMA PLATTS and a few others soon.

NO ITP V.014 REVIEW this weekend as perhaps, depending on time and circumstances MAYBE ITP V.014 REVIEWS IN FEBRUARY or/and SPRING 2014.   The comeback of  ITP V.014 NOTES FROM THE EXTREME METAL UNDERGROUND PART ONE ((DEATH METAL, GRIND and THRASH METAL NEWS)  MIGHT be posted by early  FEBRUARY 2014, perhaps SPRING 2014.

BTW: As of 1/30/2014, ITP V.014 has 171 posts in JANUARY 2014, as that should be a career high regarding  mosts posts (highest post count) for a month, and the beat goes on.                                       HEY INTERNET: PROTEST TPP 1/31/2014 and 2/11/2014 (more info on this later):

Barack Obama used his State of the Union address last night to call on Congress for a “fast track” for trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The pressure's on Congress, and that means it's never been more urgent that we stop the secrecy surrounding this undemocratic agreement.

What's so dangerous about “fast track”? If Congress passes the bill (HR3830/S.1900), it severely limits its own ability to review or amend agreements. That means Hollywood won’t have to worry about our elected representatives standing in the way of TPP and its extreme copyright provisions. That's why we need to stop the Fast Track bill—to defeat TPP.

If you're a US voter, visit StopFastTrack.com now to call and message your elected representatives. Once you get to the site, you can enter your ZIP code and you'll be connected to your Congressperson.

Privacy Info: This telephone calling service is powered by Twilio and will connect you to your representative. Information about your call, including your phone number and the time and length of your call, will be collected by Twilio and subject to Twilio's privacy policy.

You can also use EFF's action tool to contact your representatives about opposing this bill.

Protests Across North America

This Friday, January 31, hundreds of groups and thousands of individuals across the US and around the world are planning protests against TPP and the Fast Track bill. Check out this map to see if there's a protest organized near you. Then show up and tell others about why you're against TPP.

We want to generate thousands of calls and messages this week leading to Friday's protests. Once you've taken action, please remember to share this on Twitter, Facebook,Google+, and other social networking sites to ask your friends to join you. It’s as easy as posting this message:

Congress is dangerously close to giving #TPP the “fast track.” Speak out now:https://eff.org/r.e6st

We need all the help we can get to defeat secret copyright agreements.

Defending your rights in the digital world,

Maira Sutton
International Team
Electronic Frontier Foundation                                                                                                                                                             

DAMNED IN BLACK METAL  (BLACK METAL NEWS), HUMANITY IS DOOMED (DOOM METAL NEWS) will be posted in early FEBRUARY or SPRING 2014 depending on time and circumstances  and will include WINTER (early spring)  2014 INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES. Also, ITP V.014 will feature the COMEBACK of ITP UNCOVERED, as something to look forward to (re-vamped version) in the new year of 2014.

A couple of points of reference as we enter into 2014 and ITP V.014.
ITP V.014 GOOGLE + now has a NEW CUSTOM URL: https://plus.google.com/+Spak-individualthoughtpatternsBlogspot/posts
ITP V.014's author is STILL working on ( a "work in progress" to be re-named ITP V.014) a NEW MYSPACE PROFILE, so re-add me (ITP V.014) after the old to new MYSPACE (as I forgot to convert until now) apocalypse:
https://myspace.com/tgeteles

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       






 To kick off 2014, ITP V.014 is sporting a  brand new logo (thanks to Cool Text: Free Logos and Buttons) as I'm also re-sizing the logos. Feel FREE to take, steal and POST the NEW ITP V.014 LOGO and leak it all up in your social networks, website ect.

ITP V.014 NEW LOGO HTML CODES will be available from yours truly on ITP's author's FACEBOOK tonight.

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Also, ITP V.014  NEWS FEATURES NOTES FROM THE EXTREME METAL UNDERGROUND (death, thrash  and grind metal news and WINTER 2014 tour dates), DAMNED IN BLACK (black metal  news and  WINTER 2014 rituals) and HUMANITY IS DOOMED  (Traditional, stoner, death, funeral doom and experimental metal news and WINTER 2014 tour dates) will be posted by LATE JANUARY 2014.


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OBSCENE EXTREME 2014 AUSTRALIA March 7-9, 2014 MELBOURNE - The Reverence Hotel + The Corner Hotel AUSTRALIA CONFIRM: HEADLESS DEATH, FILTH, SICK PEOPLE, NEW BLOOD,SHACKLΣS, WRETCH, DIPLOID, SEWERCIDE, BURST, CAPTAIN CLEANOFF, SUPER FUN HAPPY SLIDE, RORT, PREGNANCY, IRONHAWK, ETHER RAG, DOUBLED OVER, HACKED TO CHUNKS

Promoters for OBSCENE EXTREME 2014 AUSTRALIA, set to take place March 7-9, 2014 MELBOURNE - The Reverence Hotel + The Corner Hotel AUSTRALIA have confirmed HEADLESS DEATH,  FILTH, SICK PEOPLE, NEW BLOOD, SHACKLΣS, WRETCH,  DIPLOID, SEWERCIDE,  BURST, CAPTAIN CLEANOFF, SUPER FUN HAPPY SLIDE, RORT, PREGNANCY,  IRONHAWK,  ETHER RAG, DOUBLED OVER,  HACKED TO CHUNKS,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            OBSCENE EXTREME 2014 AUSTRALIA will announce more grind, crust, and metal bands TBA.








Promoters for OBSCENE EXTREME 2014 AUSTRALIA have also confirmed NOW YOURE FUCKED, KROMOSOM, DOOM, CRIPPLE BASTARDS, JIG-AI, FESTERING DRIPPAGE,  DISINTEGRATOR and THE KILL.

Promoters for OBSCENE EXTREME 2014, have announced the SECOND annual WORLD TOUR of the death/grind festival  taking place in JAPAN (2-28-3/1, 2/2014-SOLD OUT!!!), AUSTRALIA (3/7-9, 2014),  CZECH REPUBLIC ( 7/16-19, 2014) and the U.S.A (L.A.,  CALIFORNIA 8/29-31, 2014).

FROM OBSCENE EXTREME ASIA 2014 PROMOTERS:
Tickets for Saturday's and Sunday's shows are SOLD OUT!!!

Thanx a lot for your support!!!

Tickets for Friday still available, come to grind!!!

More extreme metal bands TBA regarding OBSCENE EXTREME 2014 WORLD TOUR.


FROM OBSCENE EXTREME AUSTRALIA 2014 PROMOTERS:
REPULSIVE, WEIRD AND OLD SCHOOL GRINDCORE!!! HEADLESS DEATH!!!

HEADLESS DEATH take old style grindcore, death metal, inept attempts at powerviolence and whiffs of hardcore then twist them all into a resentful storm of bitter, unrequited hatred in sonic form.

Weird, maladjusted, misguided grindcore for the genetic underclass and the pignoramus in all of us. Join them under the mushroom and witness the wheezing disgrace and self-righteous idiocy at Obscene Extreme Festival's Sunday scrubdown!!!


ONE OF THE RARE SHOWS - FILTH!!!

Formed in 1995 and Inspired by 80s Classic grindcore, 70s rock, and a hatred of the stupid Black Metal of the time - Melbourne's FILTH played only one live show at that time but went on to release numerous recordings, these include split-releases with Regurgitate, General Surgery, Cock and Ball Torture, and CSSO.

FILTH will bring their patented brand of white trash wankin' grind rock to the Obscene Extreme stage for second time in 18 years!!! Goofball grindcore with pulsatingly sexy rockin' grooves. Music to make perverted love to!!!

CRO-MAGNON NIHILISTIC HARDCORE BASTERDS FROM BRISBANE!!! SICK PEOPLE!!!

Australian Hardcore Punk from the Pig City. Every hype write up has been written before and needs not to be repeated. This is music for mayhem, self destruction, outward hatred of the world and SLAM dancing.

Touring the country twice over two years in a row on their own backs and taking others on the road with them, multiple interstate jaunts and plenty of releases up their sleeve you'll just have to witness it for yourself at Obscene Extreme…

BRUTALLY TECHNICAL DEATH METAL!!! NEW BLOOD!!!

New Blood aim for the totally extreme while playing within the brutal technical death metal realm. Since 2005 they have been fermenting into a tight as fuck unit Inspired by the obscure and bound with a deep darkness and intellect!

After destroying stages while supporting the likes of Cattle Decapitation, Nile and Faceless and their last album Subsistence being a totally pummeling effort we see New Blood as captivating and worthy additions to Obscene Extreme 2014!!!

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2838:new-blood&catid=194:bands-2014&Itemid=524&lang=au

VIOLENCE AND FEROCITY THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ENJOY!!! SHACKLΣS!!!

Hailing from isolated Northern New South Wales comes... SHACKLΣS!!!

Combining elements of the late 80’s Californian power violence scene along with early 90’s Death Metal and Grindcore, SHACKLΣS have managed to create a unique blend of Violence and ferocity that we are totally looking forward to seeing at Obscene Extreme 2014!!!

HEAD SNAPPING DEATH GRIND AT ITS BEST!!! WRETCH!!!

After releasing a full length album "Because You're Worthless" and supporting the likes of Cattle Decapitation we are proud to announce that the Ugly fucking Canberran Grindcore band WRETCH have now joined the OEF family!

We cant wait to see them grind the stage here in Melbourne! Head snapping death grind at its best!!!

MISANTHROPIC FUSION OF BLACK METAL, GRINDCORE, AND OLD SCHOOL SCREAMO!!! DIPLOID!!!

A bitter, misanthropic fusion of Black Metal, Grindcore, and old school screamo will be joining us at this years Obscene Extreme in the form of DIPLOID. The band has produced a handful of releases, the most current being a 7” titled “Human” that totally blew us away.

We are looking forward to seeing these guys take their black grind and pummelling heads with it on the stage.

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2828:diploid&catid=194&Itemid=524&lang=au

AGGRESSIVE FUCKIN' THRASH ATTACK!!! SEWERCIDE!!!

Bulldozing brain fucking thrash attack from Melbourne, SEWERCIDE are on a mission to bring back thrash, not trendy thrash, the uglier more aggressive side of thrash. Not so much about flouro, not so much about retro- more about doing it right and doing it tight.

SEWERCIDE are getting stronger with every release and we are proud to have them as part of Obscene extreme 2014!!!

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2814:sewercide&catid=194:bands-2014&Itemid=524&lang=au

TROPICAL GRIND FROM NEW CALEDONIA!!! BURST!!!

A four piece made up of French speaking fucks from Noumea, New-Caledonia, BURST are coming to Obscene Extreme to show how you how they grind in the tropics!!!

Taking influence from their collective pasts in bands playing styles like black metal and death metal and mixing with current influences like Nasum and Rotten Sound to create their own brand of tropical grind. We look forward to experiencing BURST in a live capacity.

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2809:burst&catid=194:bands-2014&Itemid=524&lang=au

REAL FUCKIN' GRINDCORE!!! CAPTAIN CLEANOFF!!!

Australian Tri-state grindcore, CAPTAIN CLEANOFF are about to launch their brand new long player!!!

CLEANOFF have become both pioneers and the Saviour's of grind upping the intensity with every release has kept them on the forefront of modern grindcore with one foot firmly in the past! CLEANOFF are still tearing posers new a asshole!!!

BRUTAL AND FRANTIC THRASHING GRINDCORE!!! SUPER FUN HAPPY SLIDE!!!

Here comes another fantastical dose of Brutal and frantic thrashing grindcore! In their first appearance since OEF AUS 2013! The A-team of seasoned veteran grinders from Warsore, Vaginal Carnage & Holy Boner are still pedeling old school riffage with ball tearing solos, a drummer possessed by the ancient Mick Harris spirit, flesh-ripping bass lines and a completely psychotic, ranting vocalist ready to pop a vein on his forehead any minute!

SUPER FUN HAPPY SLIDE will again brain-fuck you until your whole life flashes before your eyes! Be front and center for This rare species of Australian grind!!!

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2782:super-fun-happy-slide-2&catid=194:bands-2014&Itemid=524&lang=au

VIOLENT HARDCORE/DEATH METAL/GRIND MIX!!! RORT!!!

RORT have been mixing hardcore, death metal and grind since 2008 and with a debut LP coming out this year, they are ready to unleash their hatred for anything that isn’t fast and heavy on Obscene Extreme 2014.

Their live shows are infamous for their calculated delivery of crushing guitars, neck-breaking blast beats, menacing vocals and unrelenting hardcore violence. Get ready to be punished by the Melbourne bulldozing onslaught that is RORT.

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2786:rort&catid=194:bands-2014&Itemid=524&lang=au

SICK GRINDING GORE!!! PREGNANCY!!!

PREGNANCY was shat out of the birth canal of Meth Mouth, a previous incarnation of this Ballarat spawned goregrind project in late 2012.

Taking on new members an uglier form took shape, with the band now cross-breeding a broad spectrum of goregrind's genetic material recallalling the pre-saturation heyday of early 2000s Gore grind while keeping reverential ears fixed on the old school originators.

Whether you want it or not, PREGNANCY will inflict a monster pummeling to leave you a puddle of gizzards, vomit and placental dreck. Get the fuck into it at Obscene Extreme 2014!!!

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2779:pregnancy&catid=194:bands-2014&Itemid=524&lang=au

BLACKENED MOTÖRPUNK FROM TASMANIA!!! IRONHAWK!!!

Rising from the dark corners of Tasmania during 2013, IRONHAWK play raw blackened motörpunk, drawing influence from the likes of Sacrilege, Axegrinder, Midnight, to name a few.

IRONHAWK's pisscharged venomous thrashing guitars over powerhouse drums and apocalyptic curses, has summoned a following of punks and thrashers throughout the desolate island over the last year!!!

DEVASTATING & FAST GRINDCORE FROM SYDNEY!!! ETHER RAG!!!

Total fast as fuck Grindcore from Sydney, ETHER RAG have a reputation that proceeds them, and after playing over a hundred shows without actually doing much touring ETHER RAG will make their way from Sydney to devastate the crowd at this years Obscene Extreme.

We totally look forward to the energy that this band bring to live performances and you should too. Total fucking head crushing devastation.

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2757:ether-rag&catid=194:bands-2014&Itemid=524&lang=au

FAST AS FUCK OLD SCHOOL GRINDCORE SAVAGERY!!! DOUBLED OVER!!!

DOUBLED OVER is a stinking, lumbering caveman version grindcore.

Preposterously heavy, unfathomably brutal, ugly, unsophisticated and sick. A gruesome meshing of fast as fuck old school grindcore savagery and diseased old fashioned sludgecore the way Pessimiser and Bovine Records used to peddle it in the good old days.

A must see blast of grindcore we are proud to have appearing at Obscene extreme this year.

TOTAL CRUST GRIND!!! HACKED TO CHUNKS!!!

Hailing from the Newcastle/Sydney area of NSW, HACKED TO CHUNKS will bring their very own brand of crusty grind to Obscene Extreme.

HACKED TO CHUNKS take influence from the likes of Warsore and Repulsion and turn the style into something all their own. Total Crust grind that we are proud to have included on this years OEF!!!

http://www.obsceneextreme.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2747:hacked-to-chunks&catid=194:bands-2014&Itemid=524&lang=au

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-