Tuesday, April 28, 2015

ITP V.015 UPDATE: TAKING A BREAK FROM BLOGGING:

ITP V.015 UPDATE: TAKING A BREAK FROM BLOGGING:
Due to a personal crisis, and a transitional situation, ITP V.015's author is taking perhaps 2 -4 weeks off from blogging.
NO, ITP V.015 is NOT DEAD, this extreme metal blog will continue at a later date. Perhaps some sporadic posts (at best) until MID MAY/EARLY JUNE 2015.




I'm ok, in transition, looking to rent a new place and resolve some issues. I'll (hopefully) be back to posting ITP V.015 after a two week to one month break to mid MAY or early June 2015. Hold me to this promise (motivation), I and ITP V.015 WILL be back no later than JUNE 2015.



BTW: Please e-mail ITP V.015 (GOOGLE, MYSPACE OR/AND FACEBOOK PM) news, tour dates, OFFICIAL videos (and hymns of personal support), as (ambitious) I'm working on NOTES FROM THE EXTREME METAL UNDERGROUND (death, thrash, grind, power metal and hard rock news). BLACK METAL NEWS (I'll figure some demonic name for that extreme metal feature soon), HUMANITY IS DOOMED (DOOM METAL/avant garde, funeral doom, drone, death/doom, stoner NEWS), tentatively set for a SUMMER (between JUNE OR JULY 2015) comeback and due to be unleashed quarterly . Yeah, It's been a while, ITP V.015 journal entries, news and stuff are already being saved for the EXTREME METAL NEWS FEATURES.



Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 
GO NY RANGERS !!!!!!! 

GWAR: Announces “30 Years of Total World Domination Tour”

Richmond, Virginia metal legends GWAR have announced a fall 2015 U.S. tour entitled  “30 Years of Total World Domination Tour” with BATTLECROSS and BUTCHER BABIES.
  GWAR have also announced B-Q 2015,  set for THREE DAYS  August 14-16, 2015 @ Hadad’s Lake (7900 Osborne Turnpike) in Richmond, Virginia.
GWAR B-Q 2015 will feature DOWN, GOATWHORE, THE DICKIES, THE DESCENDENTS and more punk, and extreme metal bands..And GWAR too.   






 Richmond, Virginia based metal legends GWAR have re-issued "America Must Be Destroyed", 4/18/2015 on RECORD STORE DAY as the band will appeared (on that date) at ASYLUM RECORDS, MESA ARIZONA 12-3PM.









 

GWAR main man DAVE BROCKIE's (AKA ODERUS URUNGUS) was investigated by Richmond, Virginia police as drug related. DAVE BROCKIE (AKA: ODERUS URUNGUS) vocalist of  GWAR was found DEAD Sunday 3/23/2014 at 50 of an accidental heroin overdose..

                                                                                                                                  










GWAR guitarist CORY SMOOT (FLATTUS MAXIMUS) passed away on the band's tour bus in 2011.







 GWAR have been an active band since the late 80's, as the band concept was started by Virginia University college art students.

GWAR unleashed "BATTLE MAXIMUS"  9/17/2013 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
















FROM GWAR:
    30 years have passed since GWAR awoke from the prison of their Antarctic slumber in 1985. Since that time, the band has used broadswords and guitars to shape the music and culture of mankind. 30 years later, the world sucks more than it ever has, and humans have GWAR to thank! Three decades of bloodlust, throttling the life from humanity, and perverting the human imagination have left no doubt that GWAR rules supreme!
    What better way to celebrate this momentous occasion than with a spectacular victory lap bringing death and depravity to cities across America? GWAR’s “30 Years of Total Domination Tour” is a celebration of unimaginable torment. Expect more blood and bodily fluids than ever before as your Lords and Masters take on the newest threat to their very existence—the Internet! That’s right, GWAR is going to kick the Internet’s ass; if they can ever stop jerking off to porn long enough to find it. Pustulus is none too pleased about the situation, having this to say while "taking 5" from his weekly schedule of drawing dicks on bible pages...
    "I’ve survived prisons, gulags, religious protests, surfing a crucial wave on D-Day, and even an ISIS spaghetti dinner, so this is nothing. Bring it on! GWAR is coming!, Where is Baltimore?"
    Support on the tour will come from Butcher Babies and Battlecross. The tour kicks off August 25th in Millvale, PA and wraps up September 18th in Rochester, NY. Tickets go on sale this Friday May 1st for all shows!
    GWAR w/Butcher Babies and Battlecross
    8/25: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater
    8/27: Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
    8/28: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
    8/30: Lawrence, KS @ Granada
    8/31: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
    9/1: San Antonio, TX @ Kapones
    9/2: Baton Rouge, LA @ Varsity Theater
    9/3: Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen
    9/4: Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
    9/5: New Albany, IN @ Rustic Frog - Befuddled Fest
    9/6: Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggys
    9/8: Wilmington, NC @ Ziggys By the Sea
    9/9: Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
    9/10: Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
    9/11: Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
    9/14: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
    9/15: So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
    9/16: Reading, PA @ Reverb
    9/17: Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
    9/18: Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall

    For more info visit:
    http://www.gwar.net/
    http://www.facebook.com/gwar
    https://twitter.com/gwarofficial
    http://www.youtube.com/gwar
    http://www.gwarbq.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/gwarbq
    https://twitter.com/gwarbq
    https://instagram.com/gwarbq/
    http://www.gwarjapan.net/


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

ITP V.015 UPDATE: TAKING A BREAK FROM BLOGGING:

ITP V.015 UPDATE: TAKING A BREAK FROM BLOGGING:
Due to a personal crisis, and a transitional situation, ITP V.015's author is taking perhaps 3 -4 weeks off from blogging.
NO, ITP V.015 is NOT DEAD, this extreme metal blog will continue at a later date. Perhaps some sporadic posts (at best) until MID MAY/EARLY JUNE 2015.




I'm ok, in transition, looking to rent a new place and resolve some issues. I'll (hopefully) be back to posting ITP V.015 after a two week to one month break to mid MAY or early June 2015. Hold me to this promise (motivation), I and ITP V.015 WILL be back no later than JUNE 2015.

REGARDING THE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND RIOTS:  


FROM MARYLAND DEATH FEST 2015 PROMOTERS:
MDF XIII will happen according to plan. Don't believe any rumors.
Just let the ongoing events simmer down over the next week and we'll see you on May 21st.

ITP V.015 EDITORS NOTE: MDF 2015 is a frivolous footnote to what is really going down in Baltimore, Maryland with lives and local and regional business ruined. MDF 2015, even before the riots, really has no substantial site ( However, always an awesome lineup) as part of the fest is on a concrete parking lot. 
Anyway, R.I.P. to FREDDIE GRAY, condolences to his friends and family, may his family, and the great city of Baltimore, Maryland find PEACE.       
FROM GEORGE TAKEI: 
 
My heart aches for the City of Baltimore, which saw riots following the funeral of 25-year old Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody due to severe spinal cord injuries.
As a Buddhist and a follower of the teachings of Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I both understand, but cannot condone, the violence that has erupted. I have no easy answers for either those enraged by the continued racial injustice, or those appalled by the violent rioting and looting the whole world is seeing.
Many say there can be no peace without justice, but so, too, can there be no true justice without peace. The riots must end before any progress can be made; progress must be made so that riots have their end.
What none of us should do is remain silent or indifferent. Tonight and in the coming days, hold your children, your families, your loved ones. Talk to them, and your friends and co-workers, about your feelings and theirs, and understand the passions that underlay them. All of us in our own way care deeply about both the symptoms and the manifestations of this disease that plagues our nation and indeed the world. To recognize this shared desire for both justice and peace is the first step towards both.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/27/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-funeral/index.html

FROM CBS NEWS:
 Something you may not have noticed: In the midst of the violent Baltimore riots, some police officers were helping citizens and some citizens were protecting police officers: http://cbsn.ws/1AcRihT

FROM PUSTULUS MAXIMUS (GWAR): 
 
I heard the word "thug" multiple times in this video report. Everyone knows the word you people are substituting it for. It's still racist!
Now I must go to Baltimore for my vacation and watch the violence unfold.
http://wtvr.com/…/baltimore-officers-injured-after-protest…/

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-BBL-\m/ -l- 
GO NY RANGERS and NY METS!!!!

OPETH: ANNOUNCE TWO SPECIAL 25th ANNIVERSARY U.S. SHOWS

Swedish progressive death metal legends OPETH have announced TWO SPECIAL 25th ANNIVERSARY U.S. SHOWS (L.A., CALIFORNIA, and NYC, NEW YORK) set for 10/22 and 24, 2015. OPETH are also planning a "homecoming" show, to coincide with the bands previously announced FALL 2015 25th ANNIVERSARY EUROPEAN SHOWS.
Confirmations and homecoming details to be announced. 









OPETH released "PALE COMMUNION", unleashed 8/26/2014 via ROADRUNNER RECORDS.















FROM OPETH:
We're pleased to announce two special 25th Anniversary shows in North America!
October 22nd @ Beacon Theater, NYC
October 24th @ Orpheum Theater, LA

VIP Packages and pre-sale tickets Wednesday April 29th
General Public on-sale Friday May 1st


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

ITP V.015 UPDATE: TAKING A BREAK FROM BLOGGING:

ITP V.015 UPDATE: TAKING A BREAK FROM BLOGGING:
Due to a personal crisis, and a transitional situation, ITP V.015's author is taking perhaps 3 -4 weeks off from blogging.
NO, ITP V.015 is NOT DEAD, this extreme metal blog will continue at a later date. Perhaps some sporadic posts (at best) until MID MAY/EARLY JUNE 2015.




I'm ok, in transition, looking to rent a new place and resolve some issues. I'll (hopefully) be back to posting ITP V.015 after a two week to one month break to mid MAY or early June 2015. Hold me to this promise (motivation), I and ITP V.015 WILL be back no later than JUNE 2015.

REGARDING THE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND RIOTS:  


FROM MARYLAND DEATH FEST 2015 PROMOTERS:
MDF XIII will happen according to plan. Don't believe any rumors.
Just let the ongoing events simmer down over the next week and we'll see you on May 21st.

ITP V.015 EDITORS NOTE: MDF 2015 is a frivolous footnote to what is really going down in Baltimore, Maryland with lives and local and regional business ruined. MDF 2015, even before the riots, really has no substantial site ( However, always an awesome lineup) as part of the fest is on a concrete parking lot. 
Anyway, R.I.P. to FREDDIE GRAY, condolences to his friends and family, may his family, and the great city of Baltimore, Maryland find PEACE.       
FROM GEORGE TAKEI: 
 
My heart aches for the City of Baltimore, which saw riots following the funeral of 25-year old Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody due to severe spinal cord injuries.
As a Buddhist and a follower of the teachings of Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I both understand, but cannot condone, the violence that has erupted. I have no easy answers for either those enraged by the continued racial injustice, or those appalled by the violent rioting and looting the whole world is seeing.
Many say there can be no peace without justice, but so, too, can there be no true justice without peace. The riots must end before any progress can be made; progress must be made so that riots have their end.
What none of us should do is remain silent or indifferent. Tonight and in the coming days, hold your children, your families, your loved ones. Talk to them, and your friends and co-workers, about your feelings and theirs, and understand the passions that underlay them. All of us in our own way care deeply about both the symptoms and the manifestations of this disease that plagues our nation and indeed the world. To recognize this shared desire for both justice and peace is the first step towards both.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/27/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-funeral/index.html
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-BBL-\m/ -l- 
GO NY RANGERS and NY METS!!!!

GWAR B-Q 2015 8/14-16/2015 @ HADADS LAKE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA CONFIRM: DOWN, GOATWHORE and more bands

Richmond, Virginia metal legends GWAR have announced  GWAR B-Q 2015,  set for THREE DAYS  August 14-16, 2015 @ Hadad’s Lake (7900 Osborne Turnpike) in Richmond, Virginia.
GWAR B-Q 2015 will feature DOWN, GOATWHORE, THE DICKIES, THE DESCENDENTS and more punk, and extreme metal bands..And GWAR too.   






 Richmond, Virginia based metal legends GWAR have re-issued "America Must Be Destroyed", 4/18/2015 on RECORD STORE DAY as the band will appeared (on that date) at ASYLUM RECORDS, MESA ARIZONA 12-3PM.









 

GWAR main man DAVE BROCKIE's (AKA ODERUS URUNGUS) was investigated by Richmond, Virginia police as drug related. DAVE BROCKIE (AKA: ODERUS URUNGUS) vocalist of  GWAR was found DEAD Sunday 3/23/2014 at 50 of an accidental heroin overdose..

                                                                                                                                  










GWAR guitarist CORY SMOOT (FLATTUS MAXIMUS) passed away on the band's tour bus in 2011.







 GWAR have been an active band since the late 80's, as the band concept was started by Virginia University college art students.

GWAR unleashed "BATTLE MAXIMUS"  9/17/2013 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.







FROM GWAR:
    GWAR Extends Their 6th Annual GWAR-B-Q 30th Year Party to a Three Day Weekend of Events Throughout RVA, Aug 14-16
    As the craziest event of the summer draws closer, more details are emerging about the GWAR-B-Q including the first round of bands confirmed to play the event! This year is an amazing milestone in GWAR’s torrid history - 30 fucking years of death, destruction and rock and fucking roll! Such an occasion demands more than just a one-day party. The Scumdogs have set forth a slew of satellite events to be held across Richmond over the three-day weekend of August 14th through 16th. GWAR fans will be busier and more fulfilled than during any time in their miserable existence! And before you even ask...Hold your horses Bohabs, ticket prices and on-sale dates will be announced soon!
    In 2015 the GWAR-B-Q will be nothing short of outrageous, a wet-n-wild orgy of hard music, super cool art, and delicious food. This year’s three day birthday bash will be held, horns high, Saturday, August 15th at Hadad’s Lake (7900 Osborne Turnpike Richmond, VA 23231) in beautiful and historic Richmond, Virginia, the only city crazy enough to have produced the slaves of GWAR.
    Legions of fanatical fans are expected to descend on Richmond to share in the celebration of 30 YEARS of GWAR! The event’s expansion to a full three day weekend includes the annual kick-off party, the B4BQ, swelling to two RVA venues, The National and The Broadberry, on Friday, August 14th. A new closing party, The Brutal Brunch, will be launched on Sunday, August 16th, giving destination fans an opportunity to check out the new GWARbar!
    GWAR’s punk, rock, and metal obsessed followers will celebrate the outrageous antics and memories of the band’s 30 year history, and enjoy a musical lineup like no other, complete with a rare and highly anticipated performance from the Descendents, Down and The Dickies on THREE stages of devastation alongside breakthrough artists like Goatwhore, MC Chris and Dead Earth Politics, as well as hometown favorites, RPG to name a few, plus MANY MORE exciting artists to be announced soon.
    Bohabs can receive discounts on weekend lodging through GWAR’s partner hotels in Richmond. Information can be found at www.gwarbq.com.
    As always, part of the proceeds of the GWAR-B-Q go to RING DOG RESCUE, a non-profit organization dedicated to the safety and preservation of the “Pit Bull type dogs.”
    This is a birthday party Bohabs cannot miss… GWAR COMMANDS IT!

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

Monday, April 27, 2015

DAWN OF AZAZEL: UNLEASH "The Tides Of Domacles" via BANDCAMP and I-TUNES

New Zealand based death metal warriors DAWN OF AZAZEL via BANDCAMP, and I TUNES,  have posted the bands anticipated  new release "The Tides Of Domacles", unleashed 4/27/2015 via UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS.









DAWN OF AZAZEL released "Relentless" 10/13/2009 via UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS.













FROM DAWN OF AZAZEL:

RELEASE DAY! The Tides of Damocles is now out!. Available via our bandcamp, spotify, itunes, google play and deezer via the links below.
Thanks so much to everyone who has participated in the preorder, your support has truly blown us away and made doing this by our own hand a viable option moving forward. We are chomping at the bit to get out and share this material with you live. More tour dates will be announced shortly.
Bandcamp
https://dawnofazazel.bandcamp.com/
Itunes
https://itunes.apple.com/…/the-tides-of-damocles/id978886628
Spotify
https://play.spotify.com/album/4YacdarZ7kXGUMFG8our1s…
Google Play
https://play.google.com/…/Dawn_of_Azazel_The_Tides_of_Damoc…
Deezer-
http://www.deezer.com/album/9943560




DAWN OF AZAZEL: "VASSALPLASTY" (VIA BANDCAMP COURTESY OF
DAWN OF AZAZEL and UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS):
 

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





CRADLE OF FILTH: REVEAL COVER ART and RELEASE DATE FOR "HAMMER OF THE WITCHES"

Cradle of Filth's photo.

UK Gothic/blackened extreme metal warriors CRADLE OF FILTH  have revealed the cover art and have announced a 7/10/2015 release date for the bands anticipated new release "HAMMER OF THE WITCHES" via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. 



CRADLE OF FILTH inked a world wide record deal with NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.








CRADLE OF FILTH guitarist PAUL ALLENDER left the band this year.



CRADLE OF FILTH unleashed  "The Manticore and Other Horrors" 10/30/2012 (NORTH AMERICA-ON NUCLEAR BLAST) and 10/29/2012 (EUROPE on PEACEVILLE RECORDS).



FROM CRADLE OF FILTH:
The eleventh studio album from the UK's most visionary and hellish outfit! ‪#‎HammerofTheWitches‬, out July 10, 2015 (worldwide) via Nuclear Blast Records!


Cradle Of Filth are now on the final few days of the mix of their latest opus nocturne 'Hammer Of The Witches', and working under the shadowy premise that it needs to be delivered to Nuclear Blast this coming Monday, three days before the band jet off to play PULP SUMMER SLAM 15 in The Philippines. Dani Filth, who is overseeing the mix by Scott Atkins at Grindstone studios, Suffolk, England, had this to chitter of the proceedings...
'The album, bug-bear of four months straight working here under the assistant therionship of Mr. Atkins is enough to drive any sane man to mental ruin.... Sorry, digressed.
The album is sounding absolutely brutal. Proper old Skool atmospheric Cradle necking a sleeker improved nightmare form. This is going to blow a fair few precocious detractors away for f**king sure! Yesterday we had a visit here from Metal Hammer Germany who were suitably face-melted by the tracks we played them as part of their studio report.
Anyhoo, now back to our fifteen hour long slogs before the hammer comes smashing down on us finishing the final mix at all...
Bring on The Philippines, the chiller in Manila!'




    Cradle of Filth the UK’s most visionary and hellish outfit have unveiled the serene and alluring, yet harrowing cover artwork for their upcoming 11th studio album and opus nocturne entitled "Hammer Of The Witches".
    CRADLE OF FILTH have been ensconced in creative purgatory for the last few weeks in Britain's darkest rural Suffolk, busy finishing the recording of their album at the reputedly haunted Grindstone Studios. It has been three years since the release of their previous album – the longest gap in the band's history. And the wait is almost over.
    »Hammer Of The Witches« the fruit of their diabolical endeavors is due for global release this July via Nuclear Blast.
    Fiendish main man and vocalist Dani Filth explained the provocative artwork;
    “The artwork for »Hammer Of The Witches« was created by Latvian Artist Arthur Berzinsh and is a lavish walk-through of the lyricism, drawing on rich Renaissance themes and displaying them in beautiful yet unsettling scenarios. Half of the detailed pieces are totally original for the release, others are Berzinsh classics cunningly tailored to the themes of the album, which are themes rife with heady witchcraft, be it persecution, retribution or unfettered spiritual liberation. The female form is rampant throughout the artwork, unashamedly displayed in its classical rendition of beauty... and horror.”
    Arthur Berzinsh is best known for his defiant neo-symbolism raster graphics and oil paintings, postmodern interpretations of classic myths and refined hooliganism in the playground of contemporary art. He has been proclaimed as a “sacred monster of Latvian postmodernism”. And rightly so, his visually expressive and mannerly works tend to trigger emotions which can make thoughts fidget and wriggle, unable to find a comfortable position among the impressions gathered. His creative work is characterized by a varied range of voluptuous erotica, intensified imagery, dream-like scenes and decorativeness weighed down by visual metaphors and contrasts teetering on the edge of symbolism.
    Arthur Berzinsh explains his artwork and concepts;
    “In terms of mood, I was looking for the inspiration of this set in the spirit of Faustian romanticism, the ambivalent art of Renaissance that reanimated motives of pagan mythology after the Middle Ages, and of course, the darkly beautiful and charming spirit of Goetia traditions that is filled with the atmosphere of hermetical rituals. My personal conceptual leitmotif that inspires me, is a conflict between the free-thinking and totalitarianism, where the raw power always gains the upper hand over individualism. The act of art is a theurgical act that creates existence in the Platonic reality - reality of ideas. So, at least in this Platonic dimension let’s give the suppressed ones a chance to get their revenge. For me the Goat of Mendes on the cover symbolizes the scapegoat, who's tired of his humiliating role and wants a payback. This character is an archetypical symbol of libido and other primordial forces and instinctive aspects of a human being. And these forces always have been a menace for those who want to reign over the others, like it's schematically represented in George Orwell's "1984"."



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

SHINING: ANNOUNCE FALL 2015 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

Swedish depressive black metal legends SHINING have announced FALL 2015 FRENCH tour dates to coincide with a fall 2015 EUROPEAN tour. MORE TOUR DATES T.B.A.








SHINING released "IX EVERYONE, EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE ENDS" unleashed  4/20/2015 via SEASON OF MIST.








SHINING  unleashed  “8 ½ – Feberdrömmar I Vaket TillstÃ¥nd”, 9/23/2013 via DARK ESSENCE RECORDS.






FROM PATRCIA THOMAS MANAGEMENT: http://patriciathomasmanagement.com/2015/04/24/niklas-kvarforths-shining-announces-benelux-dates/
 http://patriciathomasmanagement.com/2015/04/20/niklas-kvarforths-shining-announces-german-tour-dates-and-explains-the-bands-future-touring-plans/
We also had news about Shining who announced dates in the Netherlands and Belgium to add to the already announced German dates, as well as explaining the band's touring policy.




  • APR
    30

    SHINING AT BARROSELAS METAL FEST, PORTUGAL
    SWR barroselas metalfest in Capareiros, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal




  • MAY
    09
    SHINING AT INCINERATION FESTIVAL, LONDON, ENGLAND
    Electric Ballroom in London, United Kingdom




  • JUN
    19
    SHINING AT DOKK'EM OPEN AIR, DOKKUM, NETHERLANDS
    Dokkum in Dokkum


  • JUL
    03
    SHINING AT HARD ROCK LAAGER, VANA-VIGALA, ESTONIA
    Vana-Vigala in Vana-Vigala




  • AUG
    01
    SHINING AT WACKEN OPEN AIR, GERMANY
    Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein




  • SEP
    25
    SHINING AT MÖRKASTE SMÅLAND, HULTSFRED, SWEDEN
    Hultsfred in Hultsfred




  • OCT
    16
    SHINING IN VENLO, NL
    Poppodium Grenswerk in Venlo




  • OCT
    17
    SHINING IN HASSELT, BELGIUM
    Muziekodroom in Hasselt


  • NOV
    12
    SHINING IN MUNICH, GERMANY
    Backstage München in Munich, Germany




  • NOV
    13
    SHINING IN STUTTGART, GERMANY




  • NOV
    14

    SHINING IN ESSEN, GERMANY
    turock - disco, live-club and lounge in Essen




  • NOV
    15
    SHINING IN COLOGNE, GERMANY
    Underground Cologne in Cologne, Germany


  • NOV
    17
    SHINING IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY
    Schlachthof Wiesbaden in Wiesbaden, Germany


  • NOV
    18
    SHINING IN BERLIN, GERMANY
    Magnet Club in Berlin, Germany



  • NOV
    19

    SHINING IN HAMBURG, GERMANY
    Logo Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany



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

HYPOTHERMIA: ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2015 MEXICAN TOUR, POST NEW TRACK "EFTERGLOD"

Swedish DSBM, ambient, black metal warriors HYPOTHERMIA, via YOU TUBE  have posted  "EFTERGLOD", a new track from the bands anticipated new release "Svartkonst", due to be unleashed 5/15/2015 (EUROPE) and 5/19/2015 (NORTH AMERICA) via AGONIA RECORDS.
HYPOTHERMIA have announced a SUMMER (JUNE) 2015 MEXICAN tour, re-scheduled from APRIL 2015, dates and venues T.B.A. .










HYPOTHERMIA unleashed "Självdestruktivitet född av monotona tankegÃ¥ngar III"  (digital EP) and "Självdestruktivitet Född Av Monotona TankegÃ¥ngar IV: Warakumbla", a one track EP VIA BANDCAMP MARCH 2014.

HYPOTHERMIA unleashed "TANKE and MINNE"  a SPLIT EP with SVARTI LOGHIN 9/7/2013 via TOXIC HOLOCAUST RECORDS.



FROM HYPOTHERMIA:
For our followers in Mexico we are pleased to announce that we got flights booked and confirmed for 4 special rituals at the end of June when we are there between the 17-22nd. We will bring along some special and exclusive merchandise along with our new album that will be out by then! More updates will follow...



VIDEO BELOW:  HYPOTHERMIA:"EFTERGLOD" (COURTESY OF AGONIA RECORDS):



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

ITP V.015 UPDATE: TAKING A BREAK FROM BLOGGING

ITP V.015 UPDATE: TAKING A BREAK FROM BLOGGING:
Due to a crisis, and a transitional situation, ITP V.015's author is taking perhaps 3 -4 weeks off from blogging.
NO, ITP V.015 is NOT DEAD, this extreme metal blog will continue at a later date. I have some journal entries waiting to be posted.




I'm ok, in transition, looking to rent a new place and resolve some issues. I'll (hopefully) be back to posting in ITP V.015 (briefly) later tonight with a two week to one month break to mid MAY or early June 2015. Hold me to this promise (motivation), I and ITP V.015 WILL be back no later than JUNE 2015.

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

Saturday, April 18, 2015

ITP V.015 UPDATE: EMERGENCY SITUATION

I've been trying to move out of my home for subsidized housing.  My landlord Charlie Plunkett LLC is holding $700.00 of my security deposit as I'm holding unpaid rent to get the hell out of dodge. Charlie Plunkett LLC has not given me my security and has not proven to me where it is as I've never gotten any interest on it (security is supposed to be held in escrow and the landlord has to prove what bank it's in and give tenants the interest at least annually) . I told the Superintendent (I don't know the landlords address nor phone number)  I'm trying to move by spring 2015, he has not given me my security back.
My landlord ( I'm month to month for 4 years since 5/2011) gave me a three day notice to pay or quit 9 days ago.
Now he gives me a petition for eviction with a court date in 6 days.



Of course in New York and American eviction courts (even month to month) I'm entitled to 30 DAYS NOTICE (after 4 years of living here) as I've never gotten nor been served that paper work, as he's skipping a part of the process.
Last week, I filed complaints with the city building inspector whom inspected my apartment (4/6/2015) and was due to inspect the entire property last TUESDAY 4/14/2015.


I'll probably defend myself (with an attorney) with "improper service",  and "retaliatory", "lack of 30 days notice", disability, as we had no heat for three days during the winter of 2015, (once during the winter JANUARY of 2014) once during a potential buyer coming on the property (January 2015) as this house is on the market and the roof was leaking.
The superintendent had a non nonchalant attitude about the heating issues, he wasn't at home the weekend of late FEBRUARY 2015 ( 2/20/2015 and my rent was paid), the whole house was freezing as the heating system heats the entire building, radiators in common areas, including an elderly neighbor's across the hall were OFF (I checked) as the lack of heat rendered the whole BUILDING uninhabitable.
DATES OF HEATING OUTAGES 1/14/2015 2/20 and 2/24/2015.PAUL E. CARLSON (helping out the landlord) was on the property coming out of the basement with a can of paint.
The landlord has barely told the tenets the house is on the market in writing and never gave us any written nor verbal notice of any potential buyers looking to scope our units. The superintended makes no repairs unless there is consequences, as the whole drama started when he started blaming his own tenets for his annual building inspection, bullying and booking it on my birthday..
The landlord refused to exterminate until I told him too, and building inspector steps in. 
However, the real estate for sale sign was on our front porch fall 2014, now removed.

Noisey neighbors as I'm entitled to quite , peacefully enjoyment of my apartment has also been an issue. 
Also stolen mail, only returned after the event expired, and small fridge  manipulated from me via the superintendent.

I'm entitled to 30 days notice, and he (the landlord) has my security.
http://www.landlordguidance.com/eviction-notice-forms/new-york-eviction/
http://www.lawny.org/index.php/housing-self-help-141/housing-and-eviction-self-help-142/48-general-eviction-information
 http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/evictions-renters-tenants-rights-29824.html
http://www.ohiolegalservices.org/public/legal_problem/housing/landlord-tenant-issues/eviction/eviction-second-cause-franklin-county/eviction-second-claim-fc-rev4-07.pdf
BBL-
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

Friday, April 17, 2015

BILL WARD (EX BLACK SABBATH DRUMMER): RESPONDS TO OZZY OSBOURNES ACCUSATIONS

Former (and original) BLACK SABBATH drummer BILL WARD has responded to OZZY OSBOURNE's comments on his in-ability to record and perform with BLACK SABBATH during the bands recent re-union.
This week, OZZY OSBOURNE stated  "What the fuck are you on about? I cannot apologize for comments or opinions I may have made about you in the press during Sabbath’s “13” album and tour-- physically, you knew you were fucked. Tony, Geezer and myself didn’t think you could have done a two hour set with a drum solo every night, so we made the decision to move on. "




BILL WARD did NOT participate in BLACK SABBATH's 2012/2013 reunion, nor did he record on BLACK SABBATH's comeback release "13" due to contract issues .          
BLACK SABBATH  recorded the bands latest release with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE drummer BRAD WILK.


BLACK SABBATH are currently in the studio recording one more final release to be followed by a final world tour.

BLACK SABBATH  released "13", unleashed 6/11/2013 via VERTIGO/REPUBLIC.



FROM BILL WARD:
Bill addresses Ozzy's Facebook post.

1. You never wanted to discuss in a public forum. BUT, you did by making all these public comments during your interviews for the 13 album and tour. I was only responding in kind. Don’t forget why I spoke out. If you had talked to me and shared your opinions privately, we wouldn’t be here today.

2. I was ready and in shape to record. I knew I would need to get in better shape for the gigs –same as I have needed to do and have done in the past. I was beginning my workout regime to get “tour ready.” I knew what I needed to do to play the gigs, and I was confident I would be ready. I would not commit to an extensive tour without believing I could go all the way with it. I wouldn’t do that to our fans.

3. Shoulder Surgery. This was not a surgery that was an immediate necessity, or an emergency, or something that was prohibitive in terms of playing drums in Sabbath. It wasn’t anything like that. I would have elected to do the surgery after we finished touring, but since that didn’t come to pass, I scheduled it for the fall of 2013. My other surgery, yes was unexpected, but who among us knows what curve balls might be coming our way. Having had to recently cancel your own gigs, I think you could understand that and not hold someone to “what ifs”.

4. The “unsignable” contract isn’t a smokescreen – it’s the truth. I have been honest with our fans on where I stand. Your opinions of me are completely immaterial – they have nothing to do with my reason for not participating - the “unsignable” contract – that’s it. I wonder if I had signed it if any of this would have come up? I imagine we would have made an album and done a tour with the original line up in place.

Hey Oz,

It’s not going to work.

I can see you,

And, I read your statement.

Boy oh boy.

Well, I know I didn’t expect you to respond to my request of an apology. By the way, it’s pretty easy to go back and really look at what was truth and what was not.

I notice you’re including Tony and Geezer in being in full agreement, that with my health condition I couldn’t have played a two hour set with a drum solo. First time I’ve ever heard about a two hour show with a drum solo. But I’m asking you, not them. Why did you stay in the studio working with me? Why did we go to England for band rehearsals in August 2011? Why did we continue rehearsing in the Fall? Why did we make the announcement of 11/11/11? Why did you call me in late January 2012 asking me to come over to England to continue rehearsals? Why, if you thought I was so unhealthy, did you continue with me at all? You know why, Oz, because I was fine. I was playing. I was good to go.

I ran into no, zero, health problems until October 22nd 2013. Oz, I could have played my ass off in 2012, all the way through to October 22nd 2013. The shoulder operation was optional. It was quiet and I needed a wear and tear adjustment. I was fine. I could have gone without surgery. But listen to you, hitting back and hard, too.

I don’t believe a word of it. I am not an enemy. Eternity will show and serve as proof.

None of it, Oz.

I’m not going to own a fucking thing, other than I came into the studio initially overweight to tour, but not overweight to record. I was good to record. All of you know how much I put in, especially when I prepare to tour.

Your own anticipatory fear has got you by the balls. What fucking smokescreen, about an unsignable contract.

Yes, let’s get honest. I did.

It came out in my statement Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

I’m not playing (your quote). I never did. I don’t fuck with sincerity and honesty, period. I’ve done nothing but bring my truth to the fans. Man, you spin it real well. Sorry I can’t love you back, Oz. I put my love for you somewhere safe inside my heart in 2012 when your stories started showing up. It’s hard to love someone who thinks he’s telling the truth by making false claims, elitist comments and just plain rude statements.

It’ll show up, Oz, in your dreams, in your daily days. I’m clean and have nothing to feel doubtful about. All my actions have been of loyalty, honesty, and open-mindedness.

Stay safe old friend.

Sad we couldn’t roll it out for the fans one more time.

I read your speculation, and your what ifs, your doubts. I’m about as far away from being a victim as I am from Hell itself.


Following up on yesterday’s statement, there is a new interview with Bill on the Rolling Stone website. In this interview Bill answers a lot of questions about various issues regarding Black Sabbath, and clarifies in more detail some of the remarks from the statement. You can read the full interview over at the Rolling Stone website.
http://www.rollingstone.com/…/black-sabbaths-bill-ward-i-do…


4/15/2015: 


Dear Friends,
I hope you’re well and in good spirits. I have not made any public statements regarding my relationship with Black Sabbath since February 2012. Today, I want to address that relationship in this formal statement. Thank you.
I have neither severed nor discontinued my relationship with Black Sabbath, however, since 2012, the often inaccurate statements about me as a person and as a musician have caused me to be guarded and be especially detached emotionally and spiritually from Ozzy. His rhetoric above all has brought me the most discord. The continuing misguided information about me has established a necessity on my part to confront these issues. And now, with the imminent release of a new Bill Ward Band album, and the flurry of rumors about new Sabbath projects, I feel it appropriate to speak in a truthful and an un-cynical way.
There is always speculation about a true, original Sabbath lineup for the next tour or record. With a sad heart, I have to say I will not participate in any musical undertakings until a righting of the wrongs spoken against me has been achieved. I must admit, I have little to no expectations of this happening, but in the order of first things first, I’m looking for an honest accountability of all of Ozzy’s statements that I felt were untrue. I would want Ozzy to amend his opinions and exaggerations. I would want him to be forthcoming about his unrealistic viewpoints. And because I was chastised publicly, I would want him to amend publicly in his words, and not through an Ozzy representative, the nature of the wrongs. I would not want to continue on with him without this seemingly impassible dilemma being addressed. I don’t think previously strong relationships can remain strong after dispute by just sweeping the offensive stuff under the carpet, or by saying a puny sorry, or “oh, that’s all over now.” It doesn’t work like that for me. Righting of wrong works, and that’s what I want if I’m ever going to be his friend again.
Still undone and faraway is a “signable” contract. I would require a “signable” contract before moving one step toward a pathway that could lead to us all playing together again. I want a contract I can approve. That’s my truth. That’s my stand. I’ve listened to nothing but insults and false remarks, and if as a band or as individuals they wish to continue along the same lines, then any notion of an original Black Sabbath lineup will continue to fade away.
Put simply, it’s up to them. I have dearly missed playing with them and as people, I have been heartbroken over the loss of who I thought we were. And now you know where I stand.
Very soon my band, BWB will release a new album ironically called “Accountable Beasts.” I re- kick-started it in May 2012, and in an off and on journey to record, we have reached our final destination – a good mix, and a well mastered record. At this time we are putting the final touches on the digital booklet.
There are other multiple projects in different stages of progress, and I hope to bring more definitive news about them as things unfold this year. I have been very happy writing new songs, playing drums and working with other musicians. I have been blessed with musical visions and the ability to harness them. I’m moving into the future with an optimistic outlook.
For our many Sabbath fans, I love you all dearly. You are extremely special people. You fucking rock. I have been in deep regret since January 2012 that a true union was denied. I’ve remained faithful to you and honest with myself. Had I not been honest throughout I would have perished long ago. My hand is within yours, and I am encouraged to know you better. Stay safe and stay strong.
Now it is time to meet the circumstances of my statement and attend to what else is ongoing and before me.
Love,
Bill Ward


FROM OZZY OSBOURNE (4/16/2015):
I never wanted to discuss this in a public forum but Bill's statements left me no option to but to respond honestly.
Wow Bill,
What the fuck are you on about? I cannot apologize for comments or opinions I may have made about you in the press during Sabbath’s “13” album and tour-- physically, you knew you were fucked. Tony, Geezer and myself didn’t think you could have done a two hour set with a drum solo every night, so we made the decision to move on. With Tony’s condition we felt that time was not on our side.
Bill, stop this smokescreen about an “unsignable contract” and let’s be honest. Deep down inside you knew you weren’t capable of doing the album and a 16 month tour. Unfortunately for you, our instincts were correct as you were in hospital several times during 2013. Your last hospitalization was for a shoulder surgery that you now say you’ve only just recovered from. This would have meant that our world tour would have been canceled. So how is all of this my fault? Stop playing the victim and be honest with yourself and our fans.
Bill, we go back a long way, let’s stop this now before it gets out of hand.
God bless you.
Love.
Ozzy


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