We’re stoked to finally announce our EU/UK tour this fall!
We kick things off in September across Europe for the first six shows with our friends in Fit for an Autopsy, Decapitated & Employed to Serve for the first six shows.
Then in October we head to the UK/ Ireland for nine shows with Hatebreed, Fit for an Autopsy & Decapitated.
Finally, we’re back in Europe with Fit for an Autopsy, Decapitated & Employed to Serve hitting up 10 cities for a killer finale! See you in the pit🤘
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Detroit Metal squad, BATTLECROSS, just launched three new live bootlegs! POV Recordings recently shot and edited live videos of “Flesh & Bone,” “Never Coming Back” and “Kaleb” from the band’s show at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina. The videos can be seen on the Metal Blade Records, BATTLECROSS, and POV Recordings YouTube channels. Click the links below to watch them now!
BATTLECROSS recently kicked off a North American tour with Killswitch Engage and Trivium, which was preceded by a headlining show on April 30th at Dingbatz in New Jersey. The trek will wrap up at the end of May, before the band ventures to Europe in June for a series of festival appearances, as well as club shows with Huntress.
BATTLECROSS will be touring in support of latest album, War Of Will, which debuted at #134 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #118 on the Top Current Albums chart, #2 on the Heatseeker chart, #15 on the Current Hard Music chart, #16 on the Hard Music Overall chart, and #32 on the Independent Albums chart! This marks the band’s first ever Billboard chart debut. Additionally, War Of Will also peaked at #3 on the US iTunes metal chart on the day of release.
BATTLECROSS w/ Killswitch Engage
5/12/2014 – Capones – Johnson City, TN w/ Trivium (No Killswitch Engage)
5/13/2014 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA w/ Trivium (No Killswitch Engage)
5/15/2014 – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD w/ Trivium, Nothing More
5/16/2014 – The Machine Shop – Flint, MI w/ Trivium, Devil You Know (No Killswitch Engage)
5/17/2014 – London Music Hall – London, ON w/ Trivium
5/18/2014 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY w/ Nothing More
5/20/2014 – Iron City – Birmingham, AL w/ Trivium, Nothing More
5/21/2014 – The Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA w/ Trivium (No Killswitch Engage)
5/22/2014 – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN w/ Trivium, Nothing More
5/23/2014 – Centerstage Bar & Grill – Kokomo, IN w/ Black Fast
5/24/2014 – Fubar – St. Louis, MO w/ Black Fast
5/25/2014 – Aftershock – Merriam, KSw/ Black Fast
5/26/2014 – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
5/27/2014 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM w/ Nothing More
5/28/2014 – Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO w/ Nothing More
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8/09/2014 – Dirtfest @ Birch Run Expo Center – Birch Run, MI
Killswitch Engage have debuted on the Billboard album charts at #7 with their 6th studio album: Disarm The Descent. Congratulations to Killswitch Engage and… Metal be thy name!
Airbourne‘s forthcoming record Black Dog Barking is now available for pre-order on iTunes! And, if you order the Special Edition, you’ll receive an instant download of “Live It Up’! Black Dog Barking will be released in North America on May 21st, via Roadrunner Records.
The Summer Slaughter Tour will be hitting Los Angeles, CA on 7/20 and New York, NY on 08/07! Tickets go on sale April 19th!
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IRON MAIDEN:
From the facebook page of IRON MAIDEN:
Maiden will be returning to Argentina this summer to make their first-ever appearance at the legendary River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires on 27th September. They will also be making a first-ever visit to Paraguay on 29th September to play the Jockey Club, Asuncion. On Oct 2 they will return to headline the Estadio Nacional, Santiago in Chile, where the Bluray/DVD of “En Vivo” was filmed in 2011. Very special guests at all shows will be Big 4 thrash masters Slayer, with support also from Swedish heavy rock phenomenon, Ghost.
Tickets for Argentina and Chile go onsale 18th April at 10am. Tickets for Paraguay go onsale 2nd May at 10am. Check out IRON MAIDEN here: http://www.ironmaiden.com
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WITCH CROSS:
From the facebook page of WITCH CROSS:
We are getting ready to play songs from the brand new album Axe to Grind. The album is set to be released in July by Hells Headbangers Records.
1st gig this year will be in Hillerød 31st May we hope to have advance copies of Axe to Grind available at the gig. The boxset “All that’s fit for fighting” is now available from: www.witchcross.dk
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES:
Hardcore Punk/Crossover Thrash legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES make the cover of ROCK HARD (France) with lead vocalist Mike Muir at front and center! Visit ROCK HARD (France) here: http://www.rockhard.fr
Do the right thing and get your copy of the NEW CD, 13, from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES! 13 was released back on March 26th and yes, it kicks potent ass.
Killswitch Engage have revealed the cover art to their forthcoming studio album, Disarm the Descent, which will be available everywhere April 2. As with all of their previous releases, the cover was designed by bassist MikeD’Antonio. The track listing for the record, which will be the band’s first with vocalist Jesse Leach since 2002’s Alive or Just Breathing, is as follows:
The Hell In Me
Beyond the Flames
The New Awakening
In Due Time
A Tribute to the Fallen
Turning Point
All We Have
You Don’t Bleed for Me
The Call
No End in Sight
Always
Time Will Not Remain
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And, last but not least, you can listen to a clip of some new music here.
Massachusetts face-melters ACARO have been added to the Killswitch Engage Tenth Anniversary “Alive or JustBreathing” Tour with Shadows Fall.
The band will fill the opening slot for one of 2012’s most anticipated tours that will see a Jesse Leach fronted Killswitch Engage performing their classic Alive or Just Breathing in its entirety. Few bands have what it takes to rise to such an occasion, but Acaro’s aggressive brand of melodic and modern thrash will undoubtedly fire up audiences as the band bulldozes a path across the nation.
ACARO is touring in support of their debut, The Disease of Fear, which was released on October 2nd through Goomba Music. A video for the track “Becoming the Process” can be seen and heard below!
The tour kicks off on November 24 at the California Metal Fest 6 and wraps up on December 29 in Clifton Park, NJ. See below for all of the tour dates:
11/24 San Bernardino, CA – NOS Event Center (California Metalfest VI)
11/25 San Francisco, CA – Slims
11/27 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
11/28 Portland, OR – Hawthorne
11/30 Boulder, CO – Fox Theater
12/01 Kansas City, KS – Beaumont Club
12/02 Dallas, TX – Trees
12/04 Tampa, FL – State Theater
12/05 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
12/07 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
12/08 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
12/10 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
12/11 Columbus, OH – Alrosa Villa
12/12 Toronto, ON – Opera House
12/14 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
12/16 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
12/17 Brooklyn, NY – Willamsburg Music Hall
12/18 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
12/19 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street
12/20 Portland, ME – State Theater
12/27 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
12/28 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
12/29 – Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
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ABOUT ACARO:
They are ACARO and they are metal. They are 5 hard-working individuals, who bring 5 different backgrounds to create 1 unique musical experience. They always give their audience more than they expect, and they will never be satisfied with their abilities.
ACARO’s first show was in October 2008 at Ralph’s Diner in Worcester, MA. They have been honored to play the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in 2009 and 2010, the NEMHCF’s SXSW stage in 2010, and have shared the stage with Unearth, In Flames, Gojira, As I Lay Dying, Lamb of God, Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Winds of Plague, Suffocation, Acacia Strain, and many other national and regional touring bands.
Their goals are simple, to continue writing, recording, and performing at the highest level of their abilities, in as many places around the world as possible. The release of their first album The Disease of Fear, and the completion of the video for, “Becoming the Process”, will help to achieve those goals.
By bringing the old into the 21st Century, and keeping the new grounded to its roots, ACARO achieves the Brutal/Melodic blend that can stir emotions and hit you over the head with a sledge-hammer at the same time. These individuals are brought together by the love of Metal, the drive to create, the desire to succeed, and the need to bring ACARO’s music and energy to as many people, in as many places as possible.
Nothing comes without hard work and no one will work harder. ACARO is not just a band, it is a way of life for all involved and all it touches. They are ACARO and they believe. Soon, so will you.
Killswitch Engage will be headlining the upcoming California Metalfest. It’s a special gig for the Grammy-nominated, Massachusetts Metal band, long considered one of the forebears of the Metal resurgence of the ’00s, as they will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their landmark release, 2002’s genre-defining Alive or JustBreathing. To commemorate the album, KSE will play the album in its entirety, from start to finish, as well as other more recent hits.
The much-anticipated sixth annual California Metalfest will be held at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, November 24th. Ash Avildsen, founder of California Metalfest had this to say:
“Alive or Just Breathing is one of the most important and timeless albums for this era of heavy music. KsE’s special headlining set combined with the rest of the line-up is going to make for an incredible day of metal and memories. Having all these bands in the same place on one day is really exciting both as a fan and as a festival producer.”
Killswitch Engage
WWE Superstar “Mankind” Mick Foley will be hosting the festival along with several other stars TBA who will be doing signings and appearances. There will also be many carnival style prize games where fans can win special, limited edition band merch and memorabilia instead of stuffed animals. California Metalfest VI promises to be much more of an experience than just a day filled with great music.
Special pre-sale ticketing packages will be available exclusively through www.soundcheckhollywood.com starting Sept. 8th with general on-sale ticketing being available starting Sept. 13th. This is easily the most exciting and talent rich line-up to come together in years and it’s going to be a night that will go down in history. You definitely don’t want to miss out on this.
The stellar line-up also features Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Black Veil Brides, Pierce The Veil, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Chiodos w/Craig Owens, For Today, Suicide Silence, Memphis May Fire, Blessthefall, Unearth, Bleeding Through, The Faceless, Born Of Osiris, Winds Of Plague, Shadows Fall, Veil of Maya, Acacia Strain, Attila, Sleeping Giant, Upon A Burning Body among a slew of others. The complete line-up can be located at www.cametalfest.com
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