Monday, December 3, 2012

IN FLAMES: THE BLOODY DISGUSTING [Interview] In Flames’ Niclas Engelin Talks Touring, Randy Blythe Incident, His First Guitar, And More

Swedish melodic death metal warriors IN FLAMES (Niclas Engelin) spoke to BLOODY DISGUSTING about touring, his first guitar and the RANDY BLYTHE (LAMB OF GOD vocalist) incident.
IN FLAMES unleashed "Sounds Of A Playground Fading" 6/15/2011
on CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
IN FLAMES are currently on a U.S. tour with LAMB OF GOD and HATEBREED.


VIDEO BELOW: FROM BLOODY DISGUSTING: IN FLAMES (Niclas Engelin) INTERVIEW:


IN FLAMES 2012 U.S. TOUR DATES:
Dec 03Orbit RoomGrand Rapids, MITickets
Dec 04Val Air BallroomWest Des Moines, IATickets
Dec 06Bayou Music CenterHouston, TXTickets
Dec 07The Palladium BallroomDallas, TXTickets
Dec 08Uptown TheaterKansas City, MOTickets
Dec 10Fillmore AuditoriumDenver, COTickets
Dec 11McGee ParkFarmington, NMTickets
Dec 13The WarfieldSan Francisco, CATickets
Dec 14Medford ArmoryMedford, ORTickets
Dec 15Knitting Factory Concert HouseSpokane, WATickets
Dec 16Showbox SODOSeattle, WATickets
Jan 2870000 Tons Of MetalMiami, FLTickets
Jan 2970000 Tons Of MetalMiami, FLTickets
Jan 3070000 Tons Of MetalMiami, FLTickets
Jan 3170000 Tons Of MetalMiami, FLTickets
Feb 0170000 Tons Of MetalMiami, FLTickets


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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Sunday, December 2, 2012

UNDER THE BLACK SUN FESTIVAL 2013, 7/4-6, 2013 BORNICKE, BRANDERBERG, GERMANY CONFIRM: SIGH, KOLDBRANN and MELECHESH



Promoters for the 2013 edition of UNDER THE BLACK SUN FESTIVAL (Black metal festival), set to take place 7/4-6, 2013 BORNICKE, BRANDERBERG, GERMANY (near Berlin) have confirmed SIGH, KOLDBRANN and also ARKONA, MORRIGAN and many other black metal acts TBA.

UPDATE: 12/9/2012: Promoters for the 2013 edition of UNDER THE BLACK SUN FESTIVAL have also confirmed MELECHESH. 
FROM UNDER THE BLACK SUN FESTIVAL PROMOTERS 2013:
as short as possible: MELECHESH (IL) confirmed for Under The Black Sun Festival 2013!

Website: www.melechesh.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/melechesh

Get your UTBS 2013 EARLY BIRD TICKETS:
www.folter666shop.de (sale ends on 31st December 2012!)



FROM UNDER THE BLACK SUN 2013 PROMOTERS:


SIGH
Exhausting, crazy and brilliant: SIGH from Japan have always been an exception and ride the damn fine line between extreme metal, which is without a care experimental, progressive and bold and too cranky to pleasing spinning in confusion. On the UTBS 2013 SIGH will look back in the long band history and performing songs from the rough early days!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/SIGH-official-page/227550909275
Myspace: www.myspace.com/sighjapan
KOLDBRANN
KOLDBRANN have been spearheading the Norwegian underground Black Metal scene since their founding in 2001 by vocalist Mannevond.Since the band was so far not present at the UTBS Festival, it was time to invite the band.

Website: www.koldbrann.net
Facebook:www.facebook.com/koldbrannofficial

 ALSO CONFIRMED FOR UNDER THE BLACK SUN FESTIVAL 2013: 

ARKONA (PL)
BORGNE (CH)
CHAOS INVOCATION (DE)
GRAIL (DE)
KOLDBRANN (NO)
MORRIGAN (DE)
SIGH (JP)
STREAMS OF BLOOD (DE)


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 
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HEAVY DAYS IN DOOMTOWN 5/2-5, 2013-Ungdomshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark CONFIRM: CONAN, SAMOTHRACE and PAGAN ALTAR

 Promoters for HEAVY DAYS IN DOOMTOWN, set to take place 5/2-5, 2013 Ungdomshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark have confirmed CONAN and SAMOTHRACE for the doom festival. 
FROM HEAVY DAYS IN DOOMTOWN PROMOTERS:                                                                                                                                                                     Sorry for the delay, but it might have been a bad idea to start announcing the first band on a Saturday... Well from today on and everyday throughout December we will be announcing a new band. The bands will be announced in no particular order.

We are very excited to start of presenting the first band to be announced for HDDT 2013; UK heavyweights CONAN! Conan hail from the grim North West of England. Three men bear the wretched burden of this abyssal, droning, charging heaviness. Through yawning chasms and bleak devastated battlefields they deliver riffs and tone so grim and so thick that the Gods turn away, to avoid suffocating under the band’s unearthly delivery.

“This festival is one we have wanted to play for quite a while. We played Denmark on our last European tour and enjoyed the city and the atmosphere, when we were asked to play this year we had a very easy decision to make - we'll see you all in May. ONWARDS NORTHMEN” – Conan


Check them out and give them a listen here:
http://conan-conan.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/conandoom?sk=wall
http://www.hailconan.com/

More info: www.heavydaysindoomtown.com

Stay tuned for another annoucement tommorrow!






Conan (uk). Photo by Matt Thomas.
Towards the end of 2011 Conan descended upon a capacity crowd at Damnation Festival beckoning a huge tide of sludge to tsunami-like stature before crushing all present. Finally in December they headed to t
he remote wilderness of Foel Studio, Wales and into the capable hands of producer Chris Fielding for their new album Monnos set for released on the influential label Burning World Records in April 2012.
The vinyl version of Monnos was presented at the prestigious Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland in front of a packed out room where Conan performed as part of their European tour which also included a slot with stoner rock gods Sleep, in Oslo.
The band end this year by performing at Hard Rock Hell Festival alongside Testament, but return in early 2013 when Burning World Records release Conan’s ‘Live at Roadburn’ album, which will act as testament to the sheer power and force that people witnessed at the festival. This will be followed by a European tour in February while in April the band will hit the road with U.S doom legends Bonggripper and England’s very own Humanfly with an appearance at London’s Desert Fest along the way. Expect the highly anticipated follow-up to Monnos later in the year.

 Discography:
Monnos (2013)
Split with Slomatics (2012)
Horseback Battle Hammer (2009)

 Links:
http://conan-conan.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/conandoom?sk=wall
http://www.hailconan.com/


Second band announced for HDDT II; SAMOTHRACE (us)!
We are proud to bring you the first of a series of “first time in Europe ever bands”. Today we are very excited to announce the first performance of Seattle based SAMOTHRACE on European soil ever!

 Samothrace is a pacific north western atmospheric doom band with members and ex members of Bell Witch, Lethe, Book of Black Earth, Splatterhouse, Sentient and Septinomicon among others. Samothrace initially came together out of friendship made through involvement in DIY Punk/Hardcore/Metal community. Although currently based in Seattle, WA, their hometowns span from New Mexico, Kansas, New York City and Oklahoma. Their lyrics, albeit poetic, are rooted in the ideals of social change, political incoherence, and a bleak but positive outlook on life… intended for those who’ve taken back their breath and risen on their own and those who wish to do so. The band is named after a Greek island that is the hom
e of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, a site of important Hellenic and pre-Hellenic religious ceremonies. The most famous artifact from this site is a large, half-crumbled statue of Nike, the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology. Samothrace is an evolving beast. Keep it heavy… keep it underground. Heavy music for heavy times.

 "Its about fucking time we got ourselves over to Europe, and at a badass diy festival like Heavy Days none the less" -Samothrace

 Links:
www.facebook.com/pages/Samothrace/67987779185
http://www.myspace.com/samothraceproject
20buckspin.com
It didn´t work out last year, due to unfortunate circumstances, but we are happy to announce that legendary masters of classic doom, PAGAN ALTAR will make their much anticipated appearance at HDDT II!!!

“After the unfortunate cancellation of our planned performance of HDDT 2012 we are very pleased to have been asked again to play at HDDT 2013. With our new album ‘Never Quite Dead’ due to be completed next year, We hope to perform a set covering all the classic favourite tracks along with coverage of our brand new material. See you there….” -Pagan Altar.

To those of you who aren´t familiar with Pagan Altar; They were formed in 1976 by Alan and Terry Jones and are one of the few NWOBHM bands to play doom metal. The band’s concerts are characterised by moody, epic and heavy music, blended with stage effects which accentuate their interest in occult themes. Prepare to be doomed!

Check them out and give them a listen here:
www.paganaltar.com
www.myspace.com/paganaltar
www.facebook.com/pages/Pagan-Altar/301743109887693

Stay tuned for another announcement tomorrow!
"Heavy Days In Doomtown -a DIY celebration of all things slow and heavy" will be a 4 day event from 2nd to 5th of May in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- A warm up show on Thursday (Location will be announced later on)
-3 days of music, art, events and madness at the DIY activist driven social centre Ungdomshuset, Dortheavej 61

The festival is organized by the association "Undergrundsmusikens Fremme" (translated: Undergroundmusic promotion) based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The association has for the past three years been organizing the successful DIY Death Metal Festival "Kill-Town Death Fest" (www.killtowndeathfest.dk) and has now spread its ventures to the doomspectre.

The whole event is organized by the DIY principles, which means that neither the organizers, the bands or the people who work at the fest are making any profit, and our main purpose besides having an amazing fest full of heavy music, is to promote the DIY principles to the genres who doesn’t usually organize this way.

Besides music, were inviting a bunch of great artists to come and make installations, visuals and more before and during the festival to make the expeirence of the fest visual as well as musical.

We hope to see all of you in Copenhagen in May for Europes heaviest underground event of 2013!

All the best//
HeavyDaysInDoomtown Crew

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 
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ITP V.012: UPDATE: WORKING ON REVIEWS

ITP V.012 REVIEWS will posted later. It seems the whole house is being kept up by an intoxicated neighbor next door to me.           Anyway, did you enjoy your BLACK FRIDAY (total hatred for that day)? IMPROV EVERYWHERE got in on a BLACK FRIDAY prank, hil-arious. People waited in line at BLACK FRIDAY sales in a dollar store, I just ROTFLMAO,
I never laughed so hard.



Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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Saturday, December 1, 2012

BARGE TO HELL (METAL CRUISE) 12/3-7, 2012 MIAMI, FLORIDA-NASSAU BAHAMAS CONFIRM: NECRONOMICON, ABIOTIC, ZANTHROPYA EX, DARK SERMON and BRUJERIA. HYPOCRISY and SIX FEET UNDER CANCEL OUT

Promoters for the 2012 edition of BARGE TO HELL (METAL CRUISE) set to take place 12/3-7, 2012 MIAMI, FLORIDA-NASSAU BAHAMAS have confirmed NECRONOMICON, ABIOTIC, ZANTHROPYA EX, DARK SERMON and BRUJERIA . 
However, HYPOCRISY and SIX FEET UNDER have CANCELED OUT of BARGE TO HELL.

 FROM MAYHEM: 
The Mayhems packing for the Barge To Hell Cruise, from Miami to Bahamas, will for sure turn to stone with the first sight of sunlight! Arghhh!

 FROM NECRONOMICON (CANADA):
Its with great sadness that we have to go on Barge to Hell without our Bass player Armaros. Due to some personal issues he have to remain in Montreal. A session bass player will take his place for the Barge to Hell event only.

 FROM BARGE TO HELL 2013 PROMOTERS:
We just received very bad news from Sweden. Due to a family emergency of one of the band members, HYPOCRISY will unfortunately not be able to join us on board BARGE TO HELL. As sad as we are, we extend our best wishes to the family members effected and hope everything will turn out well.
The last day of November, NOVEMBERS DOOM! Now it's time to reveal the VITAL REMAINS of BARGE TO HELL, The World's Most Extreme Metal Cruise! But first, we have to clear up some confusion. We all know that NECRONOMICON are on board. But which one? Both! The Germans and the Canadians!

Traditionally, we also want to give some young hopefuls a stage. Please welcome: ABIOTIC, ZANTHROPYA EX, and DARK SERMON!

However, we also have some bad news. Due to an unlucky scheduling conflict with their studio and needing to have their new album delivered in time, SIX FEET UNDER will unfortunately not be joining us on board.

But that can't be all, can it? Of course not! There must be one last treat. A treat of evil witchcraft: Please welcome BRUJERIA!

There is not much time left, book NOW at:http://bargetohell.com/ or you will miss the boat!







  • ABIOTIC
  • ARTILLERY
  • AT THE GATES
  • BEHEMOTH
  • BONDED BY BLOOD
  • BRUJERIA
  • CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
  • DARK SERMON
  • ENSLAVED
  • EXODUS
  • GRAVE
  • HACKNEYED
  • HAVOK
  • HEADCRUSHER
  • HOLY MOSES
  • KAMPFAR
  • KRISIUN
  • LOCK UP
  • LOUDBLAST
  • MAYHEM
  • MONSTROSITY
  • MOONSPELL
  • MORGOTH
  • MUNICIPAL WASTE
  • NACHTMYSTIUM
  • NAPALM DEATH
  • NECRONOMICON (CAN)
  • NECRONOMICON (GER)
  • NOVEMBERS DOOM
  • PARADISE LOST
  • POSSESSED
  • ROTTING CHRIST
  • SACRED REICH
  • SANCTUARY
  • SEITA
  • SEPULTURA
  • SODOM
  • SOILWORK
  • SOLSTAFIR
  • VITAL REMAINS
  • ZANTHROPYA EX
  • For more information check out: www.bargetohell.com

     Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 
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    SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR 2013 8/15-17, 2013, DINKELSBUHL, GERMANY CONFIRM: AMORPHIS, HATEBREED, DYING FETUS, ORDEN OGAN, FIDDLER'S GREEN and WALL OF JERICHO.

    Promoters for SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR 2013, set to take place 8/15-17, 2013, DINKELSBUHL, GERMANY have confirmed Finnish death/doom legends AMORPHIS,  Connecticut Hardcore heroes HATEBREED, Baltimore, U.S.A death/grind warriors DYING FETUS, ORDEN OGAN, FIDDLER'S GREEN and WALL OF JERICHO.  
    Also confirmed for 2013 SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR, SABATON, ALESTORM, IN FLAMES, AGNOSTIC FRONT, ENSIFERUM and more.







    FROM SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR 2013 PROMOTERS:
    AMORPHIS are a true phenomenon: After a period of slight musical disorientation, the Finns got back on track with 2006's 'Eclipse' and have been at their strongest ever since! Many fans link this to the addition of new singer Tomi Joutsen, and yes, the dreadlocked monster's brutal growls and soulful clear vocals have had a great part in AMOPRHIS' new found charm. However, hits like 'Silver Bride', 'Leaves Scar' and 'Mermaid' would be unimaginable without Esa Holopainen's incredible melodies. So follow the guys to the land of the thousand lakes. And until the new – as-yet-untitled – album is released, the live at SUMMER BREEZE DVD 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes' will serve as a nice appetizer for their show in Dinkelsbühl...

     HATEBREED is every metalcore fan's wet dream come true, as the band led by likeable frontman and total pro Jamey Jasta embodies American metalcore like no other. So it's a pleasure to welcome Jamey and his boys at SUMMER BREEZE once again, where they will underline their exceptional status in the scene. Under their belts, the tough guys will bring material from their new album, which will see the light of day in January 2013. First earwitnesses announce a few true classics. So there's only one question: Are you reaaady to ruuummmmbleeee?!

     ORDEN OGAN are bringing the finest melodic heavy metal from North Rhine-Westphalia to the picturesque town of Dinkelsbühl. Having just entered the German charts and toured with Hollywood metallers Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, the guys are now looking forward to deliver their exciting songs under the Bavarian sun. After leaving their folk influences behing, the band are now ready to conquer the rocky throne of German melodic metal, and you can witness this crusade. Who knows, maybe ORDEN OGAN have a few show effects in store as well, so their upcoming show at SUMMER BREEZE is already a mandatory appointment for any quality-conscious metalhead.

     US death metal commando DYING FETUS are best proof that perseverance pays off. Initially revered by only a handful of diehards, constant touring and consistently great albums have turned them into one of the best live bands in death metal , able to make any venue go completely insane. With their new album 'Reign Supreme' DYING FETUS have delivered yet another brutal work of hate, which qualifies them for an appearance at SUMMER BREEZE 2013. You better warm up your neck muslces, because DYING FETUS will make your heads rotate!

     Without a doubt, FIDDLER'S GREEN are the most successful German folk band. The recipe for their success? Take the well-known Irish folk influences and add a few pinches of metal, ska and punk. Not only does this make their music much more appealing to a wider audience, it also makes the music even more danceable then Irish folk already is in itself. Success – their twelfth (!) and last studio album since their formation in 1990 entered the German charts at position 24 – proves them right! For this reason we are happy to welcome FIDDLER'S GREEN at SUMMER BREEZE again, so we can celebrate an overdimensional dancing and drinking feast. Slánte!

     Hyperactivity warning at SUMMER BREEZE 2013! Every time WALLS OF JERICHO play, they demonstrate again how to combine high-energy aerobics with powerful hardcore into gripping live shows. Although most hardcore bands don't exactly stand still on stage, WALLS OF JERICHO frontlady Candace Kucsulain's extremely energetic stage acting is really a sight to behold. Combined with the Detroit natives' brutal hardcore, the result is effective live entertainment at its best. And in Dinkelsbühl 2013 Candace will set out to prove that becoming a mother hasn't affected her stage presence and energy in the least...

     Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 
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    SULTANS OF DEATH FESTIVAL 3/23/2013 Ludwigshafen, Germany @ SamStag CONFIRM: OBSCURA, AEON, OVER YOUR THRESHOLD and MORE

    Promoters for SULTANS OF DEATH FESTIVAL, set to take place 3/23/2013 Ludwigshafen, Germany @ SamStag  
    have confirmed OBSCURA, AEON, OVER YOUR THRESHOLD, DEFEATED SANITY, DEAD BORN, RETALIATION, FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING and many MORE extreme metal acts.


    FROM SULTANS OF DEATH PROMOTERS:


    Since Christmas is soon, we thought we'd put something extra this time and invite two more bands:
    AEON from Sweden and OVER YOUR THRESHOLD from Germany, make the line-up for the upcoming Sultans Of Death Fest 2013 now complete!

    You will be able to pre-order your hardcover ticket and the Sultans of Death shirt 2013 from now on under: sultans-of-death[at]gmx.de. For the shirt design by "brutal art master" Mike Majewski you have you wait a few more days. The shirts will be limited to 100 pieces.
    The pre-order price for shirt and ticket is 35 Euros (including shipping). The price for just the ticket is 22 Euros + shipping.

    We hope you enjoy this news just as much as we do!! Merry Christmas y'all!

    Because Christmas is so soon, we thought, we put another one this time and invite two more bands: Aeon from Sweden and Over your Threshold from Germany, making line-up for the upcoming Sultan the Festival of death 2013 now complete! (english version below) There will be hardcover tickets, which her along with the Sultan's shirt 2013, is now available under: Sultan of-death [at] gmx.de can pre-order. For the shirt design by "brutal kind master" Mike Majewski must her you a few days wait. The shirts will be limited to 100 pieces. The priority package with ticket and shirt gets her for 35 euros including. The map in advance for 22 Euro + shipping. We hope we make an as much mess as you! Merry Christmas! ----------------------- ENGLISH VERSION Since Christmas is soon, we thought we'd put something extra this time and invite two more bands: AEON from Sweden and OVER YOUR THRESHOLD from Germany, make the line-up for the upcoming Sultan of death fest 2013 now complete! You will be able to pre-order your hardcover ticket and the Sultan of death shirt 2013 from now on under: Sultan of-death [at] gmx.de. T-shirt design by "brutal kind master" Mike Majewski you have you wait a few more days. The shirts will be limited to 100 pieces. The pre-order price for shirt and ticket is 35 euros (including shipping). The price for just the ticket is 22 euros + shipping. We hope you enjoy this news just as much as we do! Merry Christmas-y'all!

     Das SULTANS OF DEATH FEST geht in die dritte Runde...

    ... mit folgenden Killer Bands:

    Obscura - https://www.facebook.com/RealmOfObscura
    Defeated Sanity - https://www.facebook.com/DefeatedSanity
    Aeon - https://www.facebook.com/aeon666
    Deadborn - https://www.facebook.com/deadborn666
    Tombthroat - https://www.facebook.com/tombthroatgermany
    Fragments of Unbecoming - https://www.facebook.com/fragmentsofunbecoming
    Suffocate Bastard - https://www.facebook.com/SuffocateBastard
    Retaliation - https://www.facebook.com/retaliationofficial
    Orphalis - https://www.facebook.com/Orphalisband
    Chordotomy - https://www.facebook.com/Chordotomy
    Over Your Threshold - https://www.facebook.com/overyourthreshold

    GERMAN DEATH METAL AT ITS BEST!!!! \m/

    Wo: Haus Ludwigshafen, Bahnhofstr. 30, 67059 Ludwigshafen
    Einlass: 13 Uhr
    Beginn: 14 Uhr
    Eintritt: 20 Euro


    Checkt auch die offizielle Facebook-Seite von Sultans Of Death:
    https://www.facebook.com/SultansOfDeath

    www.sultansofdeath.de
    Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 


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