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GRAVEYARD, RADIO MOSCOW, THE SHRINE @ Bootleg Theater (1/28/12)

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GRAVEYARD‘s sold out show with RADIO MOSCOW, and THE SHRINE at Bootleg Bar in Los Angeles this past Saturday was no doubt the hottest ticket in town. The buzz was huge and rightfully so–their latest album, Hisingen Blues, is an honest-to-goodness, quality serving of 70s rock ‘n roll that has garnered much acclaim.

So while word rippled through the internet that the show had sold out, the venue subsequently moved the show into the larger (and better sounding) theater room in the back of Bootleg Bar. A limited number of tickets were then released with an additional unguaranteed chance for tickets at the door. Upon arrival, the line for fans waiting to purchase tickets was at least 40 people deep with THE SHRINE already loudly blasting away inside. It turns out that everyone who showed up without pre-sale tickets was fortunately able to get in. Continue reading →

BORIS @ The El Rey, Los Angeles (11/12/11)

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Touring in support of their two recent new albums, Heavy Rocks, Attention Please, and forthcoming new album, New Album (our review), Japan’s BORIS made their return to the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, on November 12th, having played there their last time in L.A. just over a year ago.

While known for their unpredictable and sometimes unconventional style of music output (doom, noise, drone, psych rock, pop, shoegaze), BORIS are relatively straightforward within a live setting. That is not to say, however, that their material isn’t (and wasn’t) varied.

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“13 Dates of Doom”: GHOST Announce U.S. Shows

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Sweden’s GHOST have announced a set of U.S. shows following their unfortunate drop-off from the recent ENSLAVED tour. Dubbed “13 Dates of Doom“, the tour marks the first shows since their appearance at Maryland Death Fest and The Studio at Webster Hall in NYC earlier this year.

“It is with an evil haunting chuckle that we are announcing that we are finally coming to North America,” states The Ghoul with No Name. “In the name of Satan, we will conduct thirteen rituals in thirteen different cities throughout the United States and Canada and now we are summoning all of our devotees to partake in these blasphemous eves of black magic.”

GHOST‘s debut full-length has received much fanfare and praise, and rightfully so, as Opus Eponymous is one of our favorite albums of the year.

Supporting GHOST on all dates will be BLOOD CEREMONY and ANCIENT VVISDOM
Wed/Jan-18 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Thu/Jan-19 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
Fri/Jan-20 Boston, MA Middle East Downstairs
Sat/Jan-21 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
Sun/Jan-22 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
Tue/Jan-24 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
Wed/Jan-25 Minneapolis, MN Station Four
Fri/Jan-27 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Sat/Jan-28 Salt Lake City, UT The Vertigo
Mon/Jan-30 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Tue/Jan-31 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
Wed/Feb-01 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
Thu/Feb-02 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy

Peep & Destroy Halloween Edition: DREAMING DEAD, PANTERADACTYL, DARWEN’S THEORY @ Cheetahs Hollywood, 10/30

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Come to Peep & Destroy on Sunday, October 30th to celebrate Halloween and experience the heavy sounds of DREAMING DEAD, PANTERADACTYL, and DARWEN’S THEORY. This edition’s lineup is no less destructive than edition’s past.

DREAMING DEAD features screamer/shredder frontwoman Elizabeth Schall. The band is making time between the recording of their follow up to 2009’s Within One album to showcase their talents at Peep & Destroy.

PANTERADACTYL, as their name might suggest, is a band that performs PANTERA songs while dressed up as dinosaurs. Yep. They will be the first cover band to perform at Peep & Destroy.

Lastly, DARWEN’S THEORY, who’s current incarnation are injected with renewed energy, are equipped with a ferocious new vocalist and freshly recruited drummer.

So come bang heads with APESHIT, Shred Savage, and totallylikeduh at Peep & Destroy on October 30th at Cheetahs in Hollywood. Hot Cheetahs strippers, a corpsepaint booth, a headbanging contest (prizes from Blood is the New Black), and drink specials complete the fun that is Peep & Destroy.

It’s gonna be a fun Halloween rager! Come party with us!

Oct. 30th 2011
21+ $10 at the door
9pm @ Cheetahs in Hollywood
4600 Hollywood BLVD
Los Angeles, CA 90027

RSVP to our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106357002807742

UPDATE: Guest DJ, NC Steele, will be spinning metal between bands!

Preview MASTODON’s The Hunter Album in its Entirety; Official Release Party at On The Rox

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All 50-plus minutes of MASTODON‘s forthcoming The Hunter album are now available for listening via the Hunter Visualizer on YouTube. The album drops September 27th via Warner Bros/Reprise.

A special (and free) album release party presented by Metal-Army.com will be taking place a day before the release at The Roxy in West Hollywood, CA. The event will include a live performance from IT’S CASUAL and special guest DJ, WARBRINGER, on the eve of the release of their Worlds Torn Asunder album. Schedule is as follows:

8PM – Doors
8:15PM – The Hunter is played in its entirety
9:15PM – IT’S CASUAL live performance
10PM – WARBRINGER guest DJ
11:15PM – The Hunter is played in its entirety once again

Come to Peep & Destroy w/ THE DEVASTATED, RAPEWHISTLE, GIMME UM at Cheetahs on September 25, 2011

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This month’s Peep & Destroy features live performances from recently signed-to Century Media Records artist, THE DEVASTATED, L.A. grinders, RAPEWHISTLE, and debut show by glam thrashers, GIMME UM (featuring Sacha Dunable of INTRONAUT/BEREFT). DJing well be HOLY GRAIL vocalist, James-Paul Luna.

So come hang with Shred Savage, totallylikeduh, and APESHIT at Cheetahs in Hollywood on September 25th because we know you like metal AND strippers!

As always, there will be a headbanging contest with prizes from Blood is the New Black, a corpsepaint face paint booth, drink specials, and hot babes!

Sept. 25th 2011
21+ $10 at the door
9pm @ Cheetahs in Hollywood
4600 Hollywood BLVD
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Visit our friends at Vacation Vinyl in Silver Lake to pick up a flyer for a discounted entry and/or RSVP through our Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279094175436106

Members of INTRONAUT, ABYSMAL DAWN, THE FACELESS Surface BEREFT Project; Listen to New Song

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BEREFT, a Los Angeles based doom band featuring Sacha Dunable of INTRONAUT/GRAVITON (guitars, backing vocals), Derek Donley of NATIONAL SUNDAY LAW/GRAVITON (drums, backing vocals), Charles Elliot of ABYSMAL DAWN (vocals, guitars), and Derek Rydquist formerly of THE FACELESS (bass, backing vocals), have posted a new song, “Withered Efflorescence“, on their Facebook page.

“This will give everyone a taste of what this band is about; dark, depressing, doom,” commented Charles Elliott. “Definitely different from what we do in our usual bands. It’s heavy as hell and we’re all really proud how the record and collaboration came out, and we hope people feel the same way.

“On this particular track Sacha and Derek D. worked together on the music while Derek R. and I worked on the lyrics. I’ve always envisioned vocal tradeoffs with Sacha on this one, ever since the demo he sent me years ago, so that’s what you hear on the chorus.

“This project has been on the back burner since 2008, so we hope people enjoy finally listening to it as much as we do.”

The debut album from BEREFT was recorded and mixed by drummer Derek Donley. Mastering has handled by Brian Elliott (EXHUMED, DYING FETUS) at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, FL.

The band will be playing their first show on September 30th at The Handbag Factory in Downtown, Los Angeles.

Peep & Destroy: BLACKLEG, BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH, CRICKET STOMPER @ Cheetahs, This Sunday 8/28/11

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This Sunday, August 28th, is the next installment of APESHIT‘s monthly Peep & Destroy metal party! Performing will be Peep & Destroy alumni BLACKLEG, newcomers BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH, and special guest CRICKET STOMPER.

The show goes down at Cheetahs where hot babes will be dancing up a storm alongside the volume and distortion the band’s will be bringing. A corpsepaint face paint booth will be in full effect for you to get into the grim spirit, as well as a headbanging contest with prizes from Blood is the New Black.

Some come party with APESHIT, Shred Savage, totallylikeduh, Vacation Vinyl, and the rest of the Peep & Destroy crew.

21+ $10 at the door
9pm @ Cheetahs in Hollywood
4600 Hollywood BLVD
Los Angeles, CA 90027

RSVP over on Facebook for a discounted entry: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=235655663143598

See you Sunday!!

UPDATE: Our friend Pete from HARASSOR will be DJing metal between bands!

“Peep & Destroy” is Sunday: CROWNED BY FIRE, DRACONIS, TEMPLE OF DAGON @ Cheetahs, Hollywood

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Sunday marks the return of Peep & Destroy… APESHIT‘s monthly party with live metal bands and hot babes!

This edition will feature Peep & Destroy vets, CROWNED BY FIRE, who will be celebrating the release of their new album, Prone to Destroy. Also performing will be DRACONIS and TEMPLE OF DAGON. Our special guest DJ will be adult film star Kimberly Kane, who will be spinning metal between bands.

As always, we will have a corpsepaint face paint booth, a headbanging contest with prizes from Blood is the New Black, lens shredding by photographer totallylikeduh, drink specials, and hot Cheetahs dancers!

Last but not least, it will be my muthafuckin birthday celebration! So come hang, bang heads, and have a killer time, okay??

July 24th 2011
21+ $10 at the door
9pm @ Cheetahs in Hollywood
4600 Hollywood BLVD
Los Angeles, CA 90027

UPDATE: Get on the discount list by RSVP’ing on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188149507907988&ref=ts

EYEHATEGOD, BLACK COBRA, BAPTISTS, More Added to Power of the Riff 2011

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It has been announced that EYEHATEGOD will be co-headline the upcoming Power of the Riff festival in Los Angeles. In addition, BLACK COBRA, SKIN LIKE IRON, BAPTISTS, SEVEN SISTERS OF SLEEP, EARLY GRAVES, and SLAVE have all been added to the bill that already includes PENTAGRAM, WINTER, PELICAN, TRAP THEM, MASAKARI, ALPINST, ACEPHALIX, and ALL PIGS MUST DIE.

The Los Angeles edition of the Power of the Riff fest goes down August 13, 2011 at The Echo and Echoplex in Echo Park. Tickets are available here.

This year, Power of the Riff has expanded out  of Los Angeles. The fest will make its way San Francisco and Seattle as well. For more details on those shows, visit the official Power of the Riff website: http://thepoweroftheriff.com/