Following their wildly successful Verminous Remnant Spring headlining tour, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER today announces a final bout of shows before returning to the studio to complete their next studio album. The short journey, which begins on September 8th at Blue Ridge Rock Fest in Alton, Virginia and closes on September 16th at the New England Metal Fest in Worcester, Massachusetts, includes a performance alongside Lamb Of God in Pikeville, Kentucky. Support will be provided by Chelsea Grin, Gates To Hell, and labelmates, 200 Stab Wounds, on select shows. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 16th at 10:00am local time. See all confirmed dates below.
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER w/ Chelsea Grin, 200 Stab Wounds, Gates To Hell: 9/08/2023 Blue Ridge Rock Fest – Alton, VA * 9/09/2023 The Concourse – Knoxville, TN 9/10/2023 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY 9/11/2023 Appalachian Wireless Arena – Pikeville, KY w/Lamb Of God, After The Burial, Alpha Wolf * 9/12/2023 The King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH 9/14/2023 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ 9/15/2023 Reverb – Reading, PA 9/16/2023 New England Metal Fest – Worcester, MA
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER only
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s most recent full-length, Verminous, was released in 2020 via Metal Blade Records. Without compromising a scrap of heaviness, the record stands among the band’s most dynamic, rousing, and emotional releases to date. Louder Sound crowned Verminous, “absolutely excellent,” while Blabbermouth wrote, “This is a deeper and smarter realization of the Michigan crew’s tried and tested formula, and one blessed with several of the finest songs they have ever written… File next to Nocturnal and Ritual as an unquestionable career peak.” To preview and purchase the record, visit metalblade.com/tbdm.
The new sonic chapter for MUTUAL HOSTILITY continues, with the US death metallers today unveiling the brutal new single “Lie In Wait”. Stream it HERE.
MUTUAL HOSTILITY will be releasing their new album, “Inhuman Anguish”, on June 28th 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records, making it the band’s debut to the label. Toilet Ov Hell premiered the first single “Faces in the Walls” at THIS LOCATION.
Following the good feedback received for the “Sacred Propaganda” EP, MUTUAL HOSTILITY waste no time continuing their attack and return with their first full-length. The band have thankfully made no great changes to their juggernaut sound. Dynamic, utterly crushing, immediately memorable, the band’s death metal stick to its guns without de-escalating the branded frenetic motion and interminable aggression.
Drawing inspiration from bands such as Suffocation, Deicide and Gorguts, MUTUAL HOSTILITY create a sound distinctly modern but with an appreciation for the old school death metal legends, all executed with near surgical meticulousness.
Line-up: Dan Gates – Guitars, Bass Adam Rogers – Vocals Eric Frabotta – drums
MUTUAL HOSTILITY is a death metal band formed in January of 2020 in Northeast Ohio, USA. Merging many metal genres into the fold, Adam Rogers (vocals), Dan Gates (guitars & bass) and Eric Frabotta (drums) offer a blend of hostility and intensity. Most of 2020 was spent writing and recording at each others home during the pandemic shutdown. Soon after the band released a lyric video for the song “Pyramid of Hate” which gained some momentum and eventually led up to the EP titled “Sacred Propaganda” being released in November 2020 on the Cult of Parthenope record label. In 2022 nine new tracks were written and recorded for the first full-length album.
More US and Canadian Dates w/ Gorgatron, Massacre + Loud As Hell Festival w/ Jungle Rot, Incite, Necronomicon, The Convalescence
Narcotic Wasteland is excited to announce that they will be hitting the road this June for their “Don’t Meth With Texas Tour”, which will see the death thrashers performing four show dates starting on June 22nd in Denton, and rolling through Houston, Fort Worth and wrapping up on June 25th in Corpus Christi, TX.
Following the Texas tour, the band will be beginning their West Coast leg of summer touring with Gorgatron and pushing north to Canada for a performance at Loud As Hell Fest in Drumheller, AB with Jungle Rot, Incite, Necronomicon, The Convalescence and more. They will then continue across the Canadian lands for the month of August that will wrap up with three special dates with Flordia death metal legends Massacre in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. All dates are listed below, with more to be announced.
2023 is going to be an exciting year for Narcotic Wasteland, not only is the band hitting the road they are will also in the works of releasing their third yet-to-be-titled album via Mega Force Records. So far they have unleashed three singles “Morality and the Wasp”, “The Best Times Have Passed” and “Victims of the Algorithm” to give fans a taste of their forthcoming mosh pit of terror. For their third full-length, the band worked once again with engineer and producer Erik Schultek who produced the band’s self-titled debut album. The band’s 2023 album will be the follow-up to their sophomore full-length 2017’s “Delirium Tremens”.
Sex, Lies & DNA Tour. Special guests – Gorgatron and Tegmentum **only selected dates: July 28 – Long Beach, CA – Supply & Demand ** July 30 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge ** July 31 – Portland, OR – Twilight Aug 01 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon Aug 04 – Columbia Falls, MT – The Silver Bullet Bar Aug 05 – Drumheller, AB – Loud As Hell Fest Aug 09 – Winnipeg, MB – Bulldog Event Center Aug 10 – Thunder Bay, ON – Black Pirates Pub Aug 11 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar Aug 12 – Menomonie, WI – Zymurgy Brewing
Veteran harbingers of technical death metal CRYPTOPSY have officially signed with Nuclear Blast Records! The world’s heaviest label welcomes one of Canada’s most ferocious bands with plans to release their first album in over a decade later this year.
Commenting on the the signing, vocalist Matt McGachy states: “We are truly excited to have joined Nuclear Blast’s roster. Many of the bands we love and a bunch of our friends have released killer albums via Nuclear Blast. Back in 2012, we became an independent band. Now in 2023, we have decided to team up with one of the most influential metal labels. We are eager to be showcased alongside the world’s best metal acts and can’t wait to unveil the next era of Cryptopsy as a Nuclear Blast artist.”
Details of the CRYPTOPSY’s long-awaited 8th album and return to the forefront of death metal will be revealed in the coming months. Follow the band for additional updates.
Originally hailing from Montreal, CRYPTOPSY officially formed in 1992 and has since been anchored by long-time drummer extraordinaire Flo Mounier. Over the last 3 decades the band has become a revered and influential pinion in North America’s underground metal scene.
Groundbreaking albums like Blashphemy Made Flesh (1994), None So Vile (1996) and Once Was Not (2005), helped define the genre of technical death metal, while the band’s intense, earthshaking live shows garnered them a rapid following around the world. Now signed with Nuclear Blast, the band begins the next chapter of their legendary career, ready once again the break necks and pierce the eardrums of metal fans everywhere.
Due to originally announced headliners OCEANO along with VCTMS and INCITE unable to perform at this year’s 2023 TOLEDO DEATH FEST, the festival is proud to announce their replacements will be SIGNS OF THE SWARM as the new headliner along with CASKET ROBBERY and SUMMONER’S CIRCLE.
The festival organizer Keith Wampler issued the following statement:
“We have good news and we have bad news. The bad news is that Oceano and VCTMS are no longer able to perform at TOLEDO DEATHFEST 2023, This was very unexpected and is something that is out of our control. We ask that you please respect the Bands, Organizers, and Venue and understand that we are all still working to bring you a great day of heavy music. That being said, We do have some good news… We were able to get two amazing artists to replace Oceano and VCTMS at this year’s event! They are Signs of the Swarm and Casket Robbery. We really appreciate these bands jumping in on such short notice and are looking forward to seeing them perform! Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and we will see you all June 3rd!”
Along with a statement from OCEANO:
“We deeply regret to inform you that we will be unable to perform at Toledo Deathfest. The band is currently undergoing personal and internal changes that have unfortunately hindered our ability to proceed with our plans. However, we are pleased to announce that the festival organizers have secured another exceptional band to take our place. We encourage you to continue supporting your local music scene and show your enthusiasm for all the talented bands performing. The lineup promises to be outstanding! We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding. We hope to connect with you again in the near future!”
SIGNS OF THE SWARM
TOLEDO DEATH FEST will be stirring up the most extreme mosh pit to ever tornado Ohio and its surrounding states. This year’s event is being hosted on June 3rd in Toledo at Mainstreet Bar and will feature headliners, Signs of the Swarm alongside The Convalescence, Casket Robbery, Summoner’s Circle, and many more (full lineup below).
CASKET ROBBERY
Since its inception in 2009 by Keith Wampler, the frontman of The Convalescence and owner of The Legend Agency, the festival has showcased the talents of some of the American Midwest’s best up-and-coming metal bands. Past editions have seen past support from well-known artists such as Jungle Rot, Malevolent Creation, and The Breathing Process among many more. The festival has been an extreme metal pilgrimage for fans living in the surrounding states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
THE CONVALESCENCE
“I am very happy to be able to bring Toledo Deathfest back in 2023 with one of the most insane lineups we’ve ever had. This festival has come from being local bands at small venues to a two-stage festival featuring bands from around the country thanks to the incredible support of everyone who attends each year. Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and I look forward to seeing everyone again on June 3rd!” adds Keith Wampler.
Highlights of the confirmed bands include headliners Signs of the Swarm with their slamming brutal chugs, to black metal-tinged frenzies and groove-driven downtempo bursts of aggression, the band cohesively captures a vile sound spreading across the genre’s various styles. The Convalescence is one of the USA’s unstoppable tour de force, touring Europe in 2022 with Chelsea Grin, and Carnifex plus an upcoming tour in Japan in 2023 with Exhumed and Defiled along with their latest single “No Survivors” ft. Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex, that has fans demanding more and more.
Emerging from the darkest and most desolate areas of the Midwest, Casket Robbery creates its own signature style of death metal by infusing horror and occult themes. Their trademark huge riffs and unstoppable grooves create the unrelenting, brutally catchy, and eerie sound that only Casket Robbery is known for. Summoner’sCircle, hailing from Dandridge, TN, is a six-piece theatrical metal band that blends elements of doom, death, black and progressive metal into what they refer to as simply Epic Metal.
Toledo Death Fest 2023 Full Lineup: Signs of the Swarm (Pittsburgh, PA) The Convalescence (Toledo, OH) Casket Robbery (Madison, WI) Summoner’s Circle (Dandridge, TN) Hive (Chicago, IL) Carrion Vael (Richmond, IN) WoR (Raleigh, NC) Within Chaos (Fort Worth, TX) The D.O.O.D (Sarasota, FL) Squidhammer (Watertown, WI) Filth Spewer (South Bend, IN) Ignominious (Norwalk, OH) Cephlic (Toledo, OH) Death Hex (Toledo, OH) Pharohound (Fort Wayne, IN) Extinction Agenda (Ohio)
Polish death metal legends VADER – fresh from their successful “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour – have announced three more dates to the “An Act Of Darkness In Asia: 40th Years Anniversary Tour”, supported by HATE and THY DISEASE!
The added shows are in Kathmandu (Nepal) and Bengaluru & Mumbai in India close the list! This monster of a tour will start to roll in about two weeks!
Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek shared: “VADERMANIAX !!! We are so happy to announce more shows on the upcoming “An Act Of Darkness” tour in Far East – organized in cooperation with Creative Music and Massive Music. We will visit Nepal and India at the end ot the trip.”
Catch polish death metal commando wreaking havoc at: 20.05 🇦🇪 DUBAI / EL Barrio 30.05 🇵🇭 Manila / Ynares Sports Arena Pasig 02.06 🇹🇭 Bangkok / MrFOX Live House 03.06 🇸🇬 Singapore / GR.iD 04.06 🇮🇩 Bekasi / NOXA Fest 09.06 🇯🇵 Tokyo / Shibuya WWW 10.06 🇯🇵 Nagoya / Holiday Next 11.06 🇯🇵 Osaka / Zeela 14.06 🇳🇵 Kathmandu / Purple Haze Rock 17.06 🇮🇳 Bengaluru / Fandom 18.06 🇮🇳 Mumbai / Anti-Social
In between the tour in Asia, VADER will hit Australia and New Zealand, adding even more diversity and dark, sinister atmosphere to these very special events.
OSDM beast THE GLORIOUS DEAD is set to release its second full-length, Cemetery Paths. The follow-up to 2020’s Into Lifeless Shrines sees THE GLORIOUS DEAD continue to dole out lethal amounts of unapologetically brutal, yet compositionally-minded death metal.
Bindrune Recordings will release Cemetery Paths on July 28.
Track-list: 1) Semita Cineris 2) Horizons of Ash 3) Gag on Viscera 4) Purulent Forms 5) Daylight Graves 6) Cadaver Within 7) Malefic Sepsis 8) Dragging the Dead 9) Living Rot 10) Corpse of the King 11) Cemetery Path 12) Semita Pulveris
THE GLORIOUS DEAD is a Northern Michigan band that consists of members of other such notable acts as Pan, Feast Eternal, and Reasonable Deception. The members have gathered to revel in the cathartic release of creating death metal in the old spirit and after the positive acclaim surrounding their Into Lifeless Shrines debut full-length on Bindrune Recordings, the band spent the entirety of the pandemic creating another album worth of material with the intention of moving forward creatively, without losing sight of their core sound.
With their second full-length, Cemetery Paths, time, evolution and dedication to their old death metal influences have found the band building upon the foundation set by their debut, with more speed, doom, and melodic elements that feel like a progression while never losing sight of memorable riffs and songwriting. A lot of thought and care have gone into these songs and the band is thrilled to share their brand of filthy Northern Death Metal with those who heed the mortal yearning for the grave.
Cemetery Paths was recorded in 2022 at AV Studios in Traverse City, Michigan by Andy Vanguilder, mixed by Spenser Morris, and Mastered by Andrew DeCagna (Ironflame/Nechochwen) at Sacred Sound Studios.
THE GLORIOUS DEAD: TJ Humlinski – Vocals/Lead Guitar Chris Boris – Bass/Vocals Chris Fulton – Drums Marty Rytkonen – Guitar
Lexington (KY) – The war machine known as Tombstalker stirs once again and lumbers forth to ravage the planet with new darkened hymns of chaos and bloodshed! New EP Age Of Darkness will be released on 12-inch vinyl, and cassette formats May 29 via Boris Records. The CD version will be released by Morbid AggressorProductions. Age of Darkness was recorded at Sneak Attack Studios.
Opening track “Astral Combat” is available now at the following locations:
Age Of Darkness showcases Tombstalker‘s maturity and evolved songwriting. Hark! On the eve of the band’s 15 year anniversary a new age of darkness dawns…
Now featuring a brand new lineup, including additional lead guitar, as well as a new drummer, Tombstalker is more vicious than ever and poised to show the world the meaning of hammer-crushing death once again.
Tombstalker will launch the ’15 Years of Carnage and Chaos Tour’ in June (scroll to the bottom for tour poster). Dates are as follows:
June 5 – Lexington, KY June 7 – Indianapolis, IN June 8 – Cincinnati, OH June 9 – Louisville, KY June 10 – Atlanta, GA
BIO: Tombstalker’s story began in 2008 in Lexington, KY when several of the founding members were still teenagers. Throughout their early days as a band they released several demos, EPs, and eventually a debut full-length in 2015. During this time they scoured the American underground circuit setting out on multiple nationwide tours as well as festival appearances cementing themselves as true warriors.
Stylistically, they forged a distinctive sound heavily steeped in Scandinavian style black death as well as d-beat crust punk; not a common combination found on American soil thus setting them apart from their peers in many respects.
Around 2017, Tombstalker entered an extended hiatus with zero activity due to lineup complications. Much doubt would be cast in the coming years as to whether they would return. That doubt has been exstinguished with Age ofDarkness.
New Claymation Video For “No Survivors” ft. CARNIFEX’s Scott Ian Lewis
Blending black metal/horror theatrics with intense death metal style blast beats and shredding guitar along with brutal slamming breakdowns and catchy melodies, Toledo, OH symphonic deathcore band The Convalescence announces they will be hitting the road this June for the “One of The Dead Tour” with support from Knoxville, TN’s Summoner’s Circle and Raleigh, NC’s WoR. The tour will kick off with a hometown headlining show for The Convalescence at the Toledo Death Fest on June 3rd and see the tour wrap up on June 24th in Battle Creek, MI. (all dates listed below).
In additional news, The Convalescencehave unleashed their latest single “No Survivors” featuring Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex with a Claymation music video, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/YQVSCu57aSs
Vocalist Keith Wampler details the single and the band’s plans for an upcoming album:
“The single is one of the hardest-hitting songs we’ve ever released. The lyrics and video were inspired by the Alien films, and having Scott doing some nasty guest vocals really helped give it the brutality we were looking for. We played it live throughout our recent European Tour and absolutely loved the energy it brings to the stage. We’re looking forward to this one being a part of our live show for many tours to come. This new album is basically like one big horror movie, song by song each one tells a story. Each one is brutal in its own way.”
The Convalescence expects the album will be received well by the fans, as they do their very best to step things up on each record. They worked with producer Jason Suecof on this one at Audiohammer Studios in Florida who has worked with most of their favorite bands (The Black Dahlia Murder, Carnifex, Deicide, Job For A Cowboy) and they were beyond stoked he was down to do the recording with them. In their opinion, they’ve created the heaviest The Convalescence album so far. The full-length was mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy) and is expected for release summer of 2023.
Filthy, brutal, and symphonic, The Convalescence is recommended for fans of Carnifex, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Chelsea Grin.
The Convalescence – “One of The Dead Tour” w/ Summoner’s Circle, WoR 6/03 – Toledo, OH @ Toledo Deathfest w/ Oceano 6/04 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place 6/05 – Providence, RI @ Alchemy 6/06 – Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall 6/07 – Mechanicsburg, PA @ Lovedraft’s Brewing Co. 6/08 – Richmond, VA @ Another Round Bar & Grill 6/09 – Greenville, NC @ State Theatre 6/10 – Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero 6/12 – Sanford, FL @ West End Trading Co. 6/13 – Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug 6/14 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 6/15 – Fort Walton Beach, FL @ Downtown Music Hall 6/16 – Houston, TX @ Acadia Bar & Grill 6/17 – San Antonio, TX @ Deco Ballroom 6/18 – Fort Worth, TX @ The Rail Club DFW 6/19 – Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live 6/20 – Tulsa, OK @ The Rabbit Hole 6/21 – Park Hills, MO @ Park Hills Underground 6/22 – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle Brewing 6/23 – Dayton, OH @ Oddbody’s Music Room 6/24 – Battle Creek, MI @ The Music Factory
Following their recent announcement of joining Nuclear Blast Records, Southern Californian melodic death mongers EXMORTUS have revealed plans to release their massively anticipated 6th studio album, Necrophony, on August 25th. Available for pre-order now, the record 4 years in the making finds the shredders at a new creative peak, re-born in the isolation of the pandemic and wielding a master craft of metallic savagery.
Commenting on the impending record, guitarist/vocalist Conan says: “‘Necrophony’ was an album title idea for as long as I can remember. This Symphony of the Dead couldn’t be realized for a collection of songs until now. Finally, we have our darkest and most Classically inspired work yet, with artwork by the great Toha Mashudi to match perfectly. We returned to Sharkbite Studios to have the mighty wizard that is Zack Ohren aid us again in forging our metal, and resulted in the finest steel we’re all proud to wield on the battlefield.“
Conan says of the song: “‘Mind of Metal’ is a great compliment to our previous single ‘Oathbreaker,’ in that it has contrasting rhythms and structure, but shares lyrical inspiration by Tolkien. It’s a tribute to the wizard Saruman and other like characters in the legendarium, for their will to power and domination by crafty and industrial means. This song features groove, fast licks, and some of our favorite riffs ever written. Can’t wait to perform it live!“
Over the last several years I have sold many CDs that I no longer listen to and were just taking up space. It’s all about managing the physical space that I have. No regrets and the money I made was useful.
However, once a collector always a collector! Since January of this year, I have steadily purchased new CDs to add to my collection. Here are a handful of the CDs I’ve purchased this far in 2023. Please feel free to comment on mine and your CD buys.
SINISTERAggressive Measures – (1998) – Legendary Death Metal from the NetherlandsJERRY ONLY – ANTI-HERO(2022)SLAYER – LIVE UNDEAD (1984)
I LOVE DEATH METAL!! With that said, SINISTER was a must purchase. I never owned SLAYERLIVE UNDEAD on CD, crazy as that sounds. I did own it on cassette and had it for decades. Anything MISFITS and take my money! The first ever JERRY ONLY solo album really, really ROCKS!! Holy shit, it ROCKS!!
I haven’t kept up with buying all of the Yngwie Malmsteen releases over the decades. There are so many too. So I decided to buy the Yngwie Malmsteen CD box set to re-energize my loyalty to his mind bending guitar virtuosity. Man, back in the 1980’s Yngwie was my ultimate Metal hero. Metal Be Thy Name – Stone
Originally formed in 1984, Old school Florida Death Metal Legends HELLWITCH are back with their unique brand of highly energetic, incisive, Thrashing Death Metal. The band has always sounded insanely catchy, always balancing technicality to a great measure, HELLWITCH have drafted some genuine classic songs over the years and their new album is a culmination of all such works and experience.
Band leader Pat Ranieri comments about the artwork for ‘Annihilational Intercention’: ” The cover of “Annihilational Intercention” is what is coming in the future of mankind on this wretched planet. The Judge is in the final stages of administering punishment to our race, eradicating every last being. Having biologically and supernaturally evolved to possess otherworldly powers, his psychic assault is manifested in spears of burning energy and levitational force. His apocalyptic “Horsemen” look on with hatred, aiding the cause. The poisoned, decimated world that surrounds tells the tale of man left to his own devices.”
HELLWITCH’s new album ‘Annihilational Intercention’ will be released digitally on the 2nd of June , and physically on the 30th of June 2023. The band will also release a new video for the song ‘Delegated Disruption’ on April 19. More details shortly.
HELLWITCH line up: Pat Ranieri:Guitars, Vocals J.P. Brown:Guitars Brian Wilson:Drums
HELLWITCH tour dates (to be updated) Monday, June 5 The Milestone Club, Charlotte NC Tuesday, June 6 Powers BMX Shop, Richmond VA Wednesday, June 7 The Kennel at West York Inn, York PA Thursday, June 8 The Fire, Philadelphia PA Friday, June 9 Pie Shop, Washington DC Saturday, June 10 Lurking Class Skate Shop, Salisbury MD Sunday, June 11 Saint Vitus Bar, Brooklyn NY November 3/4/5 Mass Destruction fest ,the Loft, Atlanta
Don’t miss a chance to see the invasion of Polish extreme metal legion!
Polish death metal legends VADER– currently on their “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour (see the tour trek below) – have confirmed their “An Act Of Darkness In Asia – tour 2023” shows + announced a special 40th Anniversary Tour in Poland!
Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek shared: VADERMANIAX !!! We proudly announce NEW dates confirmed on the upcoming “An Act Of Darkness In Asia – tour 2023” \m/ Besides shows in New Zealand, Australia and Japan, which we announced already a while ago – here we added dates in Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia! More coming soon…. ARE YOU READY?
VADER w/ Hate + Thy Disease + guests: 30.05.23 🇵🇭 Manila / ”Ynares Sports Arena Pasig” 02.06.23 🇹🇭 Bangkok / ”MrFOX Live House” 03.06.23 🇸🇬 Singapore / ”GR.iD” 04.06.23 🇮🇩 Bekasi / ”Gladiator Arena” 09.06.23 🇯🇵 Tokyo / ”Shibuya WWW” 10.06.23 🇯🇵 Nagoya / ”Holiday Next” 11.06.23 🇯🇵 Osaka / ”Zeela” More shows to be announced soon!
Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek on Polish “Carnal” 40th Anniversary Tour: “VADERMANIAX!!! “Brothers & Sisters” !!! Together with Massive Music we are preparing a nice birthday feast in the form of a series of concerts in Poland. We begin August 25 in the Olsztyn Amphitheater, where Vader was born and made his first stage cuts. Then we will visit eight more cities, ending in Poznań. There will be surprises… We will share the scenes with our colleagues from Frontside and Dopelord. See you there \m/ \m/”
Special 40th Anniversary shows are: Aug 25.2023 – Olsztyn / Open Air Amphitheater Aug 26.2023 – Rzeszów / Rock Night OA Aug 27.2023 – Warsaw / Summer Stage OA Aug 29.2023 – Gdansk / B90 Aug 08.2023 – Szczecin / OA Castle Aug 31.2023 – Wrocław / A2 Sep 01.2023 – Katowice / P23 Sep 02.2023 – Cracow / Kamienna Sep 03.2023 – Poznań / Tama
VADER are currently on their “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour. The 29-date trek kicks off in Arizona on March 18th. Joining the tour are Brazil’s death metal heroes KRISIUN and brutal-tech death merchants and labelmates DECREPIT BIRTH.
Confirmed dates for VADER’s “Revelation Of The Wicked – North American 2023” tour with KRISIUN and DECREPIT BIRTH are: 3/18/2023 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 3/19/2023 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM 3/20/2023 Amplified Live – Dallas, TX 3/21/2023 Come and Take it Live – Austin, TX 3/22/2023 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX 3/24/2023 Gramps – Miami, FL 3/25/2023 The Conduit – Orlando, FL 3/26/2023 The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA 3/27/2023 Canal Club – Richmond, VA 3/27/2023 Warehouse on Watts – Philadelphia, PA 3/29/2023 Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY 3/30/2923 Middle-East Downstairs – Boston, MA 3/31/2023 Studio TD – Montreal, QC 4/01/2023 La Source de la Martinière – Quebec City, QC 4/02/2023 Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON 4/03/2023 Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON 4/04/2023 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI 4/05/2023 Reggies – Chicago, IL 4/06/2023 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN 4/07/2023 BLVD Nights – Kansas City, MO 4/08/2023 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater 4/09/2023 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT 4/11/2023 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 4/12/2023 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC 4/13/2023 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR 4/14/2023 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA 4/15/2023 Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV 4/16/2023 1720 – Los Angeles, CA 4/17/2023 Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA
The tour in Australia, New Zealand, adding even more diversity and dark, sinister atmosphere to these very special events.
TOLEDO DEATH FEST is ready to stir up the most extreme mosh pit to ever tornado Ohio and its surrounding states. This year’s event is being hosted on June 3rd in Toledo, OH at Mainstreet Bar and will feature headliners, OCEANO alongside The Convalescence, VCTMS, Incite, and many more (full lineup below).
Since its inception in 2009 by Keith Wampler, the frontman of The Convalescence and owner of The Legend Agency, the festival has showcased the talents of some of the American Midwest’s best up-and-coming metal bands. Past editions have seen past support from well-known artists such as Jungle Rot, Malevolent Creation, The Breathing Process, and Casket Robbery among many more. The festival has been an extreme metal pilgrimage for fans living in the surrounding states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
“I am very happy to be able to bring Toledo Deathfest back in 2023 with one of the most insane lineups we’ve ever had. This festival has come from being local bands at small venues to a two-stage festival featuring bands from around the country thanks to the incredible support of everyone who attends each year. Thank you to everyone who has supported Toledo Deathfest and I look forward to seeing everyone again on June 3rd!” adds festival organizer Keith Wampler.
Highlights of the confirmed bands include headliners Oceano with their blast beats, sonic double bass, slow heavy breakdowns, low death metal growls, and shrieking metalcore vocals ready to annihilate the pit with their discography since 2009.
THE CONVALESCENCE
The Convalescence is one of the USA’s unstoppable tour de force, touring Europe in 2022 with Chelsea Grin, and Carnifex plus an upcoming tour in Japan in 2023 with Exhumed and Defiled along with their latest single “No Survivors” ft. Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex, that has fans demanding more and more.
VCTMS
A versatile metalcore group based out of Illinois, VCTMS employs an ambitious blend of punishing breakdowns, catchy melodies, and crushing riffs that draw from post-hardcore, hip-hop, industrial and alternative metal. They have released three full-length albums to date. Their third album Vol. III Halfway Happy was released on August 31, 2018, and reached #25 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart during its first week of release.
INCITE
Phoenix, AZ’s INCITE, now close to 20 years into a career where everything was earned and nothing was taken for granted, the band bridges the gap between multiple crowds across various metal sub-genres. As renegade disciples of trailblazing architects like Pantera, Slayer, Sepultura, and Machine Head, INCITE raise the torch for trend-killing and hipster-smashing metal. Incite is as much a part of the fabric of the style championed by Lamb Of God as the surge of newer bands like Power Trip. The band’s fifth album, Built to Destroy released in 2019 (Minus Head Records), is a visceral, urgent, voracious distillation of modern metal, with reverence for the past, produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence) and mastered by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed).
Toledo Death Fest 2023 Full Lineup: Oceano (Chicago, IL) The Convalescence (Toledo, OH) VCTMS (Streamwood, IL) Incite (Phoenix, AZ) Hive (Chicago, IL) Carrion Vael (Richmond, IN) WoR (Raleigh, NC) Within Chaos (Fort Worth, TX) The D.O.O.D (Sarasota, FL) Squidhammer (Watertown, WI) Filth Spewer (South Bend, IN) Ignominious (Norwalk, OH) Cephlic (Toledo, OH) Death Hex (Toledo, OH) Pharohound (Fort Wayne, IN) Extinction Agenda (Ohio)
Sponsors: Fultztron Entertainment, Bloodlust Media, Dedfish Productions, Inverted Realm Designs, and Lost In The Dark Podcast
Vendors Onsite: Peril Hot Sauce, Creature Feature Spoo-Tique, and Hostile Creations
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If you are a death metal fan, GRACELESS shouldn’t need an introduction. Three full lengths and two split EPs have granted the Dutch ensemble a respectable reputation across the globe. Closer to home, the four piece has played countless live shows since their 2016 inception. The rock solid line up -unchanged since day one- has delivered ferocious, high energy live performances at Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Into the Grave, Party San Metal Open Air, Ruhrpott Metal Meeting, Stonehenge, SDF2021 and many more festivals and clubs.
Joining forces with LISTENABLE RECORDS in 2023 is the next thundering milestone for GRACELESS. Tirelessly working on their fourth full-length, the next chapter for GRACELESS will be another step deeper into the abyss that started with Shadowlands (2018), via Where Vultures Know Your Name (2020), to Chants from Purgatory (2022).
The band comments: «The forthcoming album will add yet another layer to what some reviewers have called ‘the Graceless sound’: guiding the listener through ever darker catacombs of doomed melancholia while proudly striking a blunt death metal hammer. We are ready to descend further down. Are you coming with us?”
Listenable records will also reissue the band’s first three albums in all formats!
GRACELESS line up : Remco Kreft: Guitar, Vocals Marc Verhaar: Drums Jasper Aptroot: Bass Björn Brusse: Lead Guitar
Bay Area death metallers NECROT will return to stages this May on a Western US headlining tour! The journey begins May 12th in Los Angeles, California and runs through May 20th in Oakland, California. Support will be provided by Mortiferum and labelmates Deathgrave. On May 26th, the band will make an appearance at this year’s Northwest Terror Fest.
Comments NECROT bassist/vocalist Luca Indrio, “We are excited to be hitting the road again with a bunch of friends like Mortiferum and Deathgrave. I know people have been waiting to hear us play the songs from Mortal live and it’s time for that wait to be over. We have been working on a new album that is being recorded very soon so it feels good to be back both in the studio and back on stage playing live shows. We hope to see lots of people attending. We are going to to do our best to make every night of this tour a night to remember. So make sure you don’t miss it and to come prepared for one of the deadliest, heaviest nights of your miserable existence. See you there!”
See all confirmed dates below.
NECROT w/ Mortiferum, Deathgrave: 5/12/2023 Teregram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA 5/13/2023 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 5/14/2023 Nile Underground – Mesa, AZ 5/15/2023 Sister – Albuquerque, NM 5/16/2023 Hi Dive – Denver, CO 5/17/2023 Ace’s High Saloon – Salt Lake City, UT 5/19/2023 Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA 5/20/2023 Eli’s Mile High Club – Oakland, CA 5/26/2023 Northwest Terror Fest @ Neumos – Seattle, WA. * NECROT only
NECROT released their Mortal full-length in 2020 via Tankcrimes. The crushing output earned the #2 spot on Billboard’s Top New Artist chart, #30 on the Top Current Albums chart, #4 on the Current Hard Music, and #10 on the Heatseeker Albums chart upon its first week of release.
Mortal was recorded by Grammy-award-winning engineer Greg Wilkinson (High On Fire, Autopsy) and mastered by Alan Douches (Cannibal Corpse, Cattle Decapitation, Mastodon) at West West Side. The record features cover art by Marald Van Haasteren (Baroness, Mortuous) and is available on CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats.
For physical orders, visit the Tankcrimes Merch Table at THIS LOCATION. Visit the NECROT Bandcamp page HERE for digital orders and more.
Vancouver (BC) – Dissonant Death Metal duo CROWN OF MADNESS are set to release their sophomore EP, Elemental Binding, on February 23, 2023.
The EP’s first single and opening track, “Immortal Eyes” (featuring a guest guitar solo from Matthew Pancoust of Truent) is available now at the following links:
With their second EP, CROWN OF MADNESS brings you a penetrating mix of the technical and the dissonant, as well as devastating lyrical themes that will leave you sorrowful. Elemental Binding is the second and final EP on the road to the duo’s full-length debut album. The EP serves as a representative sample of the direction CROWN OF MADNESS will take on their future full-length release. Their debut EP The Void released on March 25, 2022.
2022 proved to be another stellar year for Metal album releases. I’ve paired down my list to the 10 Metal albums that bestowed upon my Metal soul the best of Metal euphoria. What are your favorite Metal albums of 2022?
It’s never a perfect science in making a “best of” list and my deliberations are genuinely thought out over and over. I thank each band below for their incredible Metal creations. Feel free to comment! Happy Holidays and… Metal Be Thy Name! -Stone
1. DARKTHRONE – Astral Fortress2. QUEENSRYCHE – Digital Noise Alliance3. STRYPER – The Final Battle4. CORPSEGRINDER – S/T5. VENOM INC. – There’s Only Black6. INCITE – Wake Up Dead7. GOATWHORE – Angels Hung From the Arches ofHeaven8. HAMMERFALL – Hammer Of Dawn9. IRON KINGDOM – The Blood Of Creation10. DEMIRICOUS – III: Chaotic Lethal
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