CRADLE OF FILTH, NACHTMYSTIUM w/ Turisas, Daniel Lioneye KICK OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

The Creatures From The Black Abyss Tour at w/ Cradle Of Filth, Turisas, Daniel Lioneye and NACHTMYSTIUM kicked off last night.
FROM EARSPLIT PR: North American Tour With Cradle Of Filth Begins This Week The anticipated Creatures From The Black Abyss Tour -- featuring Chicago's black meddlers NACHTMYSTIUM as direct support for Cradle of Filth -- embarks this Tuesday, February 1st! The massive expedition will invade 30 North American cities, engulfing the continent in a clockwise vortex over the next six-and-a-half weeks. As NACHTMYSTIUM's first major tour of 2011, and first tour since their massive North American headlining tour with Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth and Dark Castle last fall, these dates will showcase the unit unveiling much of the material on last year's incredible Addicts: Black Meddle Part II album which the band have not previously performed live. Check out the full tour schedule below. Addicts: Black Meddle Part II was released by Century Media in North America in June 2010, and has since infected the planet with it's blackened but genre-defying experimentation, holding top spots on year-end lists worldwide and continually garnishing major press coverage. NACHTMYSTIUM were recently also featured on the main cover of the massive Chicago-area music newspaper The Illinois Entertainer, showing their local scene embracing the act more than ever as they continue to infiltrate the rest of the planet. Creatures From The Black Abyss Tour with Cradle Of Filth, Nachtmystium, Turisas, Daniel Lioneye:
Feb. 1 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Feb. 2 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
Feb. 4 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Feb. 5 - Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
Feb. 6 - Las Vegas, NV@ House of Blues
Feb. 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia Live
Feb. 9 - San Francisco, CA@ Regency Ballroom
Feb. 11 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre
Feb. 12 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Feb. 13 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Feb. 15 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Center
Feb. 16 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
Feb. 18 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Feb. 20 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Feb. 21 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Feb. 22 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Feb. 23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo
Feb. 25 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
Feb. 26 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
Feb. 27 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Feb. 28 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial de Quebec
Mar. 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Mar. 3 - New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
Mar. 4 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Mar. 5 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Mar. 6 - Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street Ballroom
Mar. 8 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva Theatre
Mar. 9 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Mar. 11 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Mar. 12 - Orlando, FL @ Firestone
Mar. 13 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade


Cradle Of Filth is…
Dani Filth (vocals)
Paul Allender (guitar)
James McIlroy (guitar)
David Pybus (bass)
Martin Skaroupka (drums)
Caroline Campbell (keys)


Cradle Of Filth online…
www.cradleoffilth.com
www.myspace.com/cradleoffilth
www.facebook.com/pages/Cradle-of-Filth/6514209076
www.nuclearblastusa.com
www.myspace.com/nuclearblastusa
www.fearnet.com
www.decibelmagazine.com
GA Much more news on NACHTMYSTIUM will be announced over the coming weeks and months as the band continue to tour, as well as focus on concocting their follow-up to the Addicts... opus. http://www.myspace.com/nachtmystium http://www.centurymedia.com/
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

WIDRIR and ANDRAS ADDED TO BLACK TROLL FESTIVAL 6/2, 3, and 4th, 2011 Schweinsburg Bornstedt, GERMANY

WIDRIR and ANDRAS have been added to the summer 2011 BLACK TROLL FESTIVAL set to take place 6/2, 3rd and 4th, 2011 Schweinsburg Bornstedt, GERMANY.
FROM BLACK TROLL FESTIVAL PROMOTERS: WIDRIR will impress the audience at Black Troll Festival with their pagan metal which is lyrically inspired by nordic germanic mythology. The young and highly motivated band already supported some shows at the Black Trolls over Europe Tour last year and this year. Today we present another delicacy of the German pagan metal scene: ANDRAS will play at our summer festival and impress the audience with their energetic live show. Of course they'll bring along their freshly released album "Warlord" which received great reviews worldwide.
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

CENOTAPH ADD WINTER 2011 DATES

Turkish death metal warriors CENOTAPH have added winter 2011 TURKISH dates.
FROM CENOTAPH:
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Feb 12
Nedjima Rock Bar

Ankara, Turkey, -, TURKEY
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Feb 27
DoRock Bar

İstanbul, İstanbul , TR

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

NEURAXIS New song "Savior and Destroyer" now streaming on Bravewords

Canadian death/grinders NEURAXIS are now streaming on new song "Savior and Destroyer" on BravewordsBloodyknuckles.com (BWBK.COM) as the tune is from the anticipated NEURAXIS release ASYLON due to be unleashed Feb 15 2011 on PROSTHETIC RECORDS.
FROM NEURAXIS:
New song "Savior and Destroyer" now streaming on http://www.bravewords.com/home

ASYLON hits stores Feb 15 2011!!!
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

NADER SADEK JOINS SEASON OF MIST

World renowned artist/ musician NADER SADEK has joined SEASON OF MIST roster.
FROM SEASON OF MIST:
Season of Mist is proud
to welcome innovative Egyptian-born artist Nader Sadek to the roster!
Known as the designer responsible for the stage imagery on MAYHEM’s 2009
US tour, Nader decided to delve deeper into the Metal
world by forming his own project. He thus teamed up with guitarist Rune
Eriksen (AVA INFERI, AURA NOIR, ex MAYHEM), bassist Steve Tucker (ex
MORBID ANGEL) and drummer Flo Mounier (CRYPTOPSY) to create a Death
Metal project under his own name.

NADER SADEK’s debut is
entitled “In the Flesh” and features compositions and performances by
all four artists and has been set to a May 16th (one day later in the
US) release.


Says
Sadek: “My general association with Death Metal, deals with the notion
of false perceptions, and how great individuality can be smothered by
the weight of an overwhelming environment. This idea is ever-present
throughout all my work. Each of the players in this album played key
roles in their respective bands, facing difficult challenges, and yet
taking their bands to higher levels. Their talent as well as their
tenacity has always intrigued me. As such, they fit perfectly in this
project.”

“I’ve been looking forward to doing this
recording for months”, Steve Tucker comments. “Nader does some very
interesting art and I enjoy helping him achieve his twisted vision. It’s
rare to get to play alongside a drummer with the abilities that Flo
possesses. It’s a bonus that I get the opportunity to jam with
professionals such as Rune and Flo. It’ll be brutal.”

Flo
Mounier adds: “It’s amazing that artists with different backgrounds can
come together to create something so extreme and so dark but yet have so
much fun doing so! It has been a pleasure working with Nader and Steve
in the past and I’m looking forward to experimenting with Rune’s unique
style, I can’t wait to start laying down the extreme with my boys.”

Rune
Eriksen: “When first being approached by Nader to collaborate with him,
Steve and Flo, I was immediately caught up by the idea of it. Not only
is Nader’s concept and reasons for doing this of an inspirational
character in itself, but also the very thought of collaborating with
musicians such as Steve and Flo seemed like an opportunity not to miss.”
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

SEPTICFLESH studio story part I

Greek death metal warriors SEPTIC FLESH have issued this studio report.
FROM SEPTIC FLESH: The time has come to let
you get a grasp at the full writing and recording process of the
upcoming SEPTICFLESH masterpiece, “The Great Mass”, scheduled for an
April 18th (one day later in the US) release. This six-part studio story
will be spread over the next weeks. All aspects of the new album will
be detailed, from the first ideas back in 2009 to the final mastering
stage. Thanks to Hard Rock Mag editor Sven Letourneur, who conducted
this interview on last November 15th.

PART I - Guitarist / vocalist Sotiris on first ideas and genesis.

What was the starting point of the new album?
I
was the first who started composing songs, about a year ago from the
actual recordings of the new album. It was something that happened
instinctively, without pushing myself. I was just on the proper
emotional state to create music. Actually, the most intense musical
ideas always come to me when I least expect it.

Who started thinking about the main orientation, did you talk a lot about what you wanted to create right from the beginning?
At
the beginning, there was not a specific direction in my mind for the
overall material of the album. I tend to avoid to do that on the first
stage of songwriting, as I don’t want to limit the output of
inspiration. After a potent period of time, when the most soulful ideas
begin to stand out from the rest and when all members of the band reach
the same songwriting stage, then we start discussing the general
direction of an album. Our mutual agreement on the direction then
influences our decision making about what idea or song prevails to the
next phase and gains a position in the album. We decided the new album
would be a step to new dark musical places and evolve towards an almost
cinematic musical approach. Seth suggested that we should focus on our
most “sick” and avant-garde elements and we all agreed.

Did everybody start with their own ideas then, before submitting them to the others?
Actually,
all the members of Septicflesh are songwriters and work on their own
ideas at first. When we feel ready, we present the material to one
another. Then, in many cases, additional ideas for a song pop up from
the other members, pushing it even further. A good example is the song
“Vampire of Nazareth”, which was initially based on some ideas that I
had. It was then transformed into something even more challenging and
powerful, after a great orchestral inspiration which struck Chris when
he listened to the ideas and with the additional rhythmical aid of
Fotis.

Did the good feedbacks from “Communion” add any pressure during this process?
The
success of “Communion” indeed brought us some pressure at first.
However, with the help of inspiration and after a lot of hard work, we
gradually were relieved from the pressure, as we were very pleased from
the evolution of the songs. At the end, we entered the studio with
confidence and ready to kill.

Once the first ideas
were created, did you each record your own demos to present full songs
to the others so that they could see what was left to do? How many songs
were submitted in total before you ended with the final 10 songs?
I
was composing as a madman for this album so I ended up having to
present to the others more than 10 songs! Also, as the other members
begun presenting their songs and ideas, we had a vast pool of material
to choose from. You can guess that it was a painful task to leave stuff
behind and we were very strict judges to our decisions. When we took the
decision about the general direction of the album, things became
clearer. What you finally listen to is a very refined result, a product
of a collective hard work. All members of the band know how to utilize
modern recording software and have the proper home equipment. So we are
able to mould our ideas into demos for the band’s use and then alter
them into different versions until we felt completely satisfied. Before
we entered the studio for the actual recordings, we had a clear enough
"picture" of the songs. However, we also had some great last minute
inspirations during the recordings, adding “color” and emotional
intensity to the result.
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

SEASON OF MIST SIGNS ELITIST

Extreme metal label SEASON OF MIST have signed ELITIST.
FROM SEASON OF MIST:
Season of Mist just inked a deal with US Grind / Death Metal act
ELITIST from Portland, OR. The band’s debut album should hit the stores
in June 2011, on Season of Mist’s Underground Activists division.

“We’re
all fucking stoked to be a part of the Season of Mist crew”, guitarist
Taylor comments. “As for Elitist’s future… Everything heavier then
everything else!”


Check out www.myspace.com/dieselnoise!

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