LACUNA COIL: North American “Spellbound” Tour Dates

July 2, 2009 – 11:36 am

As previously mentioned, LACUNA COIL will be blazing the trails with a summer tour of North America with KILL HANNAH, SEVENTH VOID, and DOMMIN. Tour dates are as follows:

07/04 Street Festival – El Paso, TX (w/ THE CULT)
07/06 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
07/07 Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
07/08 Electric Park Ballroom – Waterloo, IA
07/10 Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
07/11 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
07/12 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
07/14 Wilma Theater – Missoula, MT
07/15 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
07/17 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
07/18 Roseland – Portland, OR
07/19 Neumo’s – Seattle, WA
07/21 Last Day Saloon – Santa Rosa, CA
07/22 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
07/24 House of Blues – Las Vegas. NV
07/25 The New Oasis – Sparks, NV
07/26 The Senator Theater – Chico, CA
07/27 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

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KEELHAUL Return to Obscurity with a New Album

July 1, 2009 – 9:09 pm

Cleveland’s KEELHAUL are coming out of a six-year hiatus with a new album called Keelhaul’s Triumphant Return to Obscurity. The album, which picks up where the band left off with heavy and precise instrumentation, is set for an August 18th release through Hydra Head Records.

Here’s the album track list:
1. “Pass the Lampshade”
2. “Glorious Car Activities”
3. “Everything’s a Napkin”
4. “High Seas Viking Eulogy”
5. “THC for One”
6. “The Subtle Sound of an Empty Milkshake”
7. “El Matador”
8. “Kirby Wurm”
9. “Bandolero de Perros De Maiz”
10. “Waiting for the Moon to Speak”
11. “Brady’s Lament”
12. “KFB”

Download the opening track, “Pass the Lampshade” over at BrooklynVegan.com.

Also, KEELHAUL will be making a few live appearances this fall:
Aug. 2, 2009 – Public Assembly Brooklyn, NY part of the Show No Mercy series w/ MINSK, STATS, + Special Guests
Aug. 3, 2009 – Great Scott Boston, Massachusetts w/ DOOMRIDERS
Sep. 12, 2009 – Melody Inn, Indianapolis, Indiana

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DOWN: North American Tour Dates Announced

June 29, 2009 – 10:57 am

DOWN, who are spending the first half of their summer performing at European music festivals, will be bringing their act back to North America in August. Here are the dates:

Sat Aug 1, 2009 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
Mon Aug 3, 2009 Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO
Tue Aug 4, 2009 The Venue at Playmakers Fargo, ND
Wed Aug 5, 2009 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Fri Aug 7, 2009 Edmonton Events Centre Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sat Aug 8, 2009 Macewan Hall Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mon Aug 10, 2009 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tue Aug 11, 2009 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
Wed Aug 12, 2009 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Fri Aug 14, 2009 The Grand Ballroom San Francisco, CA
Sat Aug 15, 2009 Wiltern Theater Los Angeles, CA
Sun Aug 16, 2009 House of Blues – San Diego San Diego, CA
Tue Aug 18, 2009 House of Blues – Anaheim Anaheim, CA
Wed Aug 19, 2009 House of Blues – Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Fri Aug 21, 2009 In The Venue Salt Lake City, Utah
Sat Aug 22, 2009 Gothic Theatre Denver, CO
Tue Sep 1, 2009 CW Center Stage Atlanta, GA
Wed Sep 2, 2009 House of Blues – Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL
Fri Sep 4, 2009 House of Blues – North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, SC
Sat Sep 5, 2009 The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Sun Sep 6, 2009 The Valarium Knoxville, TN
Tue Sep 8, 2009 Sonar Baltimore Baltimore, MD
Wed Sep 9, 2009 Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY
Fri Sep 11, 2009 Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
Sat Sep 12, 2009 The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Sun Sep 13, 2009 House of Blues – Boston Boston, MA
Tue Sep 15, 2009 The Webster Theater Hartford, CT
Wed Sep 16, 2009 Main Street Armory Rochester, NY
Fri Sep 18, 2009 Koolhaus Toronto, ONT
Sat Sep 19, 2009 Emerald Theatre Detroit, MI
Mon Sep 21, 2009 The Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
Tue Sep 22, 2009 House of Blues – Cleveland Cleveland, OH
Thu Sep 24, 2009 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, NE
Fri Sep 25, 2009 Pop’s Sauget, IL
Sat Sep 26, 2009 The Pearl Room Mokena, IL

The band, featuring members of PANTERA, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, CROWBAR, and EYEHATEGOD, will be touring in support of their most recent album, Down III: Over the Under. Read our review here: http://www.apeshit.org/reviews/down-over-the-under/

Visit www.down-nola.com and www.myspace.com/downnola for all the latest band info and tour dates.

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IMMOLATION Signs Worldwide Deal with Nuclear Blast Records

June 26, 2009 – 6:44 pm

New York death metal veterans, IMMOLATION, have inked a worldwide, multi-album contract with Nuclear Blast Records. Their first release for the label, the band’s eighth, will drop early 2010.

The band commented: “We are looking forward to working with Nuclear Blast, a classic label that has become one of the largest driving forces in metal today. We intend to have a new album out for early next year. Expect the new one to have some of the most dark and intense music we’ve ever put together!”

Jaap Wagemaker, A&R of Nuclear Blast Germany, stated: “Nuclear Blast is very proud to announce the signing of IMMOLATION! Few other bands have the ability to embody torment and suffering into their music in the way that IMMOLATION does. By fabricating the essence of agony within their sound, IMMOLATION immerses you into the depths of eternal damnation where you can actually hear them burning within the unquenchable flames. They are the type of band that really put the death back into death metal. We are so stoked to welcome IMMOLATION to the Nuclear family and look forward raising the fires of hell for you once again.”

Gerardo Martinez, Label Manager and A&R representative for Nuclear Blast USA, followed up: “Without sounding nostalgic, 1991’s Dawn Of Possession was definitely the soundtrack of my high school years. Very few bands from that era still make great records and are relevant, and that’s why IMMOLATION fit right in with our roster. We are very proud to have them on board!”

Visit www.myspace.com/immolationny and www.everlastingfire.com for more IMMOLATION.

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SUNN O))) to Follow Midwest Tour with West Coast Dates

June 25, 2009 – 7:55 pm

SUNN O))), who recently announced a handful of Midwest shows, just revealed dates for a West Coast tour. The tour kicks off in Seattle where SUNN O))) will headline two Southern Lord label showcase events. The first night will be as a duo performing the the Shoshin/GrimmRobe Demos in its entirety. They will be joined by labelmates THE ACCÜSED. An encore Seattle performance follows the next night alongside Southern Lord brethren EARTH, PELICAN and EAGLE TWIN. Support along the rest of the tour will come from EAGLE TWIN and THE ACCÜSED.

Dates are as follows:
8/05/2009 Neumo’s – Seattle, WA w/ THE ACCÜSED (record release show), TRAP THEM, BLACK BREATH
8/06/2009 Neumo’s – Seattle, WA w/ EARTH, PELICAN, EAGLE TWIN
8/08/2009 Independent – San Francisco, CA w/ THE ACCÜSED, EAGLE TWIN
8/09/2009 Historic Brookdale Lodge – Brookdale, CA w/ THE ACCÜSED, EAGLE TWIN
8/11/2009 Center for Arts, Eagle Rock – Los Angeles, CA w/ THE ACCÜSED, EAGLE TWIN
8/13/2009 Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO w/ THE ACCÜSED, EAGLE TWIN
8/14/2009 Avalon Theatre – Salt Lake City, UT w/ THE ACCÜSED, EAGLE TWIN

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VADER: North American Tour; Support from DECREPIT BIRTH, WARBRINGER, More

June 24, 2009 – 10:19 pm

Poland’s VADER have announced a North American tour in support of their forthcoming new album, Necropolis (out September 22nd in the U.S. and Canada). The 38-show Decibel Presents: Monsters Of Death Tour begins November 4th in Baltimore, Maryland, and also features DECREPIT BIRTH, WARBRINGER, THE AMENTA, S.W.W.A.A.T.S., and AUGURY.

VADER guitarist/vocalist, Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek, offered some words on the tour:
“Metal always was and still needs to be a brotherhood. All we were doing [in the past] to support the music and the scene was cooperating with other bands. Natural selection decides if a band is really dedicated or if it’s just an episode. Not much has changed today, actually. Even if the so-called ‘metal music business’ changed some rules, there will still be those who play with passion and those who want success. It is not us who wanna be ‘a judge,’ so we always try to tour with bands we have a good relationship with. A good time and a friendly atmosphere is important for all of us. I only hope that everybody will enjoy the tour and will come away with good lessons from it… like we in VADER always do. Deciding on a set list is always a problem. With every new album, the problem grows bigger and bigger. I decide the set list and I’m always confused. Usually, I try to mix some of old VADER hits with new stuff. The set might be different and depends on the conditions. For the upcoming tour through the USA and Canada, we’re gonna make the set slightly different from our shows in Poland and Western Europe. I also asked our fans about their favorite VADER songs. It may help me make a choice. I wish we could play all of our new songs, but it is not possible. I think we’ll do five pieces from Necropolis and mix them in with some old VADER. The veterans and also the new ‘in-VADERs’ will find something interesting for sure! After the maniacs learn the new album better, we can always add more songs.”

The Monsters of Death Tour will also mark the North American debut of VADER’s live line-up: Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek (guitars/vocals), DECAPITATED’s Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka (guitars), Reyash (bass), and SOUL SNATCHER’s Pawel Jaroszewicz (drums).

Pre-sale tickets for the Monsters Of Death Tour are available online at www.EnterTheVault.com through July 17th. On July 18th, tickets go on sale through all normal ticketing outlets.

11/04/09 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
11/05/09 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
11/06/09 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT
11/07/09 The Blender Theater @ Gramercy – New York, NY
11/08/09 Fou Founes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
11/09/09 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC – CANADA
11/10/09 Mod Club – Toronto, ON – CANADA
11/11/09 Penny Arcade – Rochester, NY
11/12/09 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
11/13/09 The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL
11/14/09 Rave – Milwaukee, WI
11/15/09 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
11/16/09 Royal Albert Arms – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA
11/17/09 The Exchange – Regina, SK – CANADA
11/18/09 The Underground – Calgary, AB – CANADA
11/19/09 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
11/20/09 Roll-A-Dome – Prince George, BC – CANADA
11/21/09 Bourbon – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
11/22/09 Sugar – Victoria, BC – CANADA
11/23/09 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11/24/09 Satyricon – Portland, OR
11/25/09 Regency Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
11/27/09 Jumping Turtle – San Marcos, CA
11/28/09 Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA
11/29/09 The Key Club – Hollywood, CA
11/30/09 U.B’s – Mesa, AZ
12/01/09 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
12/02/09 Gator’s – Farmington, NM
12/03/09 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT
12/04/09 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
12/05/09 Marquee – Tulsa, OK
12/06/09 Scout Bar – San Antonio, TX
12/07/09 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
12/09/09 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
12/10/09 Peppermint Beach Club – Virginia Beach, VA
12/11/09 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
12/12/09 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
12/13/09 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

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BEHEMOTH Posts First Single Off Evangelion

June 24, 2009 – 9:51 am

BEHEMOTH, who have set Evangelion as the title of the band’s ninth hell-breaking opus, have just posted a brand new track and the first single off the band’s August release on their official MySpace page. Head over to www.myspace.com/behemoth now to listen to the track “Ov Fire and the Void” off Evangelion and while you’re there be sure to check out video footage of the band during the recording process as well as upcoming tour dates.

Evangelion was recorded in the band’s hometown at Radio Gdansk studio with longtime sound engineer Malta, the Wieslawscy Brothers, and Daniel Bergstrand (drum engineering) in the producers’ chairs. Evangelion was mixed in Miloco Studios by Colin Richardson and will be unleashed in the US on August 11th via Metal Blade Records and in Europe on August 9th via Nuclear Blast.

In support of the band’s 9th full-length studio album Evangelion, BEHEMOTH will be touring on what is sure to be this summer’s largest and most bone crushing metal festival; The Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival with mighty SLAYER and MARILYN MANSON as co-headliners. BEHEMOTH will be conquering the Hot Topic stage alongside label mates CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DHALIA MURDER, JOB FOR A COWBOY and WHITECHAPEL, on over 25 dates this summer so make sure to catch the masters of blackened death metal live when they come to a city near you.

http://www.behemoth.pl
http://www.myspace.com/behemoth

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ARCH ENEMY to Release The Root of All Evil on October 6th

June 23, 2009 – 10:54 am

Sweden’s ARCH ENEMY will be unleashing their new album, The Root of All Evil, on October 6th (September 28th in Europe) through Century Media Records.  The Root of All Evil is a special release featuring a selection of re-recorded songs from the band’s first three albums, Black Earth, Stigmata, and Burning Bridges.

Guitarist Michael Amott comments: “This one took some time to get done, despite the fact that the actual songs were already written a good few years ago! The album was recorded at a few different locations locally here in Sweden – produced by ARCH ENEMY, with Daniel Erlandsson (Drums) handling a lot of the engineering. It was then sent to Andy Sneap in England for the mixing/mastering and I simply can’t stop listening to this since I got the final mixes!”

Regarding further details of the process, Amott adds: “We basically headed down to our rehearsal studio, got reacquainted with the tunes, picked out our favorites and proceeded to give a breath of new life to those early songs, with the idea to have the possibility to re-add them to the live set and follow up with some touring activity! I’m loving hearing these songs with a fresh new sound and performance, everyone in the band did a killer job on it – especially Angela’s vocal performance is astoundingly intense and brutal and it was also cool to hear Sharlee lay down some great bass tracks on the early songs! The production and mix is crushing and heavy as hell – it really makes these old songs shine – it sounds like a brand new thing!”.

In the meantime, the band have a full summer of festival touring ahead throughout Europe, Asia, and then a headlining tour of Australia with support from SUFFOCATION and WINDS OF PLAGUE.

“Summer Tyranny 2009”:
29-June-2009 @ Rockwave Festival (Greece)
09-July-2009 @ Norway Rock Festival (Norway)
10-July-2009 @ Rockweekend Kilafors (Sweden)
11-July-2009 @ Rock Harz Open Air (Germany)
12-July-2009 @ Masters Of Rock (Czech Republic)
17-July-2009 @ Uni Rock Festival, Istanbul (Turkey)
18-July-2009 @ ProRock Festival – Kiev (Ukraine)
24-July-2009 @ Zwarte Cross Festival (The Netherlands)
25-July-2009 @ Lorca Rock Festival (Spain)
14-August-2009 @ Bloodstock Open Air (England)

Mexican Tour – August 2009:
20-August-2009 Mexico City, Mexico @ Circo Volador
22-August-2009 Monterrey, Mexico @ Café Iguana

Asian Tour – October 2009:
17-October-2009 @ Loud Park 09, Tokyo (Japan)
18-October-2009 @ Liberty Square – Taipei (Taiwan)
20-October-2009 @ World Trade Center – Manila (Philippines)
21-October-2009 @ Hitec Auditorium – Kowloon (Hong Kong)
23-October-2009 @ The Star Live House – Beijing (China)
25-October-2009 @ Venue TBA – Seoul (Republic Of Korea)
28-October-2009 @ Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium – Jakarta (Indonesia)

Australian Tour – November 2009:
01-November-2009 @ Capitol, Perth*
03-November-2009 @ Fowlers Live, Adelaide*
05-November-2009 @ The Forum, Melbourne**
06-November-2009 @ The Roundhouse, Sydney**
07-November-2009 @ The Hifi, Brisbane**
* with SUFFOCATION / ** with SUFFOCATION & WINDS OF PLAGUE

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MARDUK Announce U.S. Tour Dates; Full Makeup Tour to Follow

June 21, 2009 – 4:08 pm

Sweden’s MARDUK have announced a few U.S. shows following their last minute withdrawal from the Blackenedfest with MAYHEM due to visa issues.  These makeup dates will feature support from WITHERED and BLACK ANVIL.

MARDUK guitarist Morgan Håkansson commented: “We are excited to finally be over in the states and do these shows after all the problems with the visas. The three shows in August are just the start. We are preparing for a full tour in the winter that will cover all the areas we missed on Blackenedfest. Please join us as we raise the Banner Of The Wolf!”

Confirmed dates thus far are below.  Expect more dates to be announced soon.
8/12/2009 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
8/13/2009 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
8/15/2009 Gramercy Threatre – New York, NY also w/ TOMBS

Visit the band’s official website for all the latest tour info and where to buy tickets: http://www.marduk.nu

Last month, MARDUK began recording their eleventh album. The album is expected to be released by years’ end via Regain Records.

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MEGADETH: New Album, Endgame, Out in September

June 18, 2009 – 11:54 pm

MEGADETH have announced Endgame as the title of their twelfth studio album. The album is tentatively scheduled for a September release through Roadrunner Records.

Endgame was recorded at the band’s brand new, self-built studio, Vic’s Garage, located near San Diego and named after their iconic Vic Rattlehead character (seen on the band’s album covers). Production duties were shared between Andy Sneap, who produced the band’s 2007 United Abominations album, and frontmand Dave Mustaine. Some track titles include “Headcrusher,” “1,320” “How the Story Ends” and “This Day We Fight!”

Mustaine commented: “Thematically, I’ve never been known to be a silent bystander in a world that needs our participation. As more is revealed about our former President’s legacy, a little-known yet staggeringly frightening document which was signed into law, named Endgame, has been uncovered. The album Endgame is the most energetic music offering I have penned in over a decade and is far more believable than knowing someone signed Endgame -the document- into law. The album is also the perfect ‘ass-kicking’ music to listen to once you are done reading the aforementioned document!

“This new album is my proudest moment since the famous (or infamous) Rust in Peace album. With this album, I am also very excited to be introducing my new lead guitarist Chris Broderick to the world. I have always felt lucky to have had top shredders in that position, but after touring with Chris in support of my last album, I couldn’t wait to get into the studio and see what he could do.”

A six-minute video, via the official MEGADETH fan club, features Andy Sneap describing the process of mixing “Headcrusher.” Watch the video:

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SUSPERIA Vocalist Set to Make Return at Steinkjer Festival in Norway

June 16, 2009 – 10:09 pm

SUSPERIA vocalist, Athera (Pål Mathiesen), is set to make his return to the stage at this year’s Steinkjer Festival in Norway following his heart attack recovery.  Athera suffered a heart attack back in March and underwent successful open heart surgery.

Athera recently gave his first interview since the heart attack to Belgium’s Metal Nose. Talking about his new perspective on life he said, “I haven’t seen the light or anything but things are certainly different. I would never ever dare to touch any kind of drugs anymore and I don’t understand now how people can pull smoke into their lungs and stuff like that, even though I used to love it. I guess you must go through something like this to realize the dangers and insanity of some of the bad things in life.” Check out the full interview here: http://www.metal-nose.org/news.php?item.575.16.

The Steinkjer Festival takes place Friday, June 26.  More info here: http://www.steinkjerfestivalen.no/

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SOILENT GREEN Record Theme Song for Adult Swim’s Squidbillies

June 16, 2009 – 11:30 am

New Orleans grinders, SOILENT GREEN, have recorded the opening theme song for the fourth season of Adult Swim’s Squidbillies animated series. Here’s what vocalist Ben Falgoust had to say:

“Squidbillies is the best cartoon…excuse me…show on TV/Internet/Cable around! I felt that way before we did the theme tracks and I feel even stronger about it since I’ve seen the new episodes, despite our involvement with the program, of course.

“It was an awesome and strange experience to track these theme songs for the Squidbillies. It was pretty shocking when were contacted by them to be involved with this project. I give credit to the rest of the guys in the band for pulling it off from a strange but fun perspective in incorporating SOILENT GREEN’s style into the theme song for the show.”

Season four of Squidbillies kicks off May 17th and new episodes will air Sunday nights at midnight (ET, PT).

SOILENT GREEN previously toured with Adult Swim’s animated death metal band, DETHKLOK (of Metalocalypse).

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