Iron Maiden will return to the USA, Canada & Chile with The Future Past Tour in 2024!
Oct 2024: 4 North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA 5 Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA 8 Kia Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA 12 Aftershock Festival, Sacramento, CA, USA (on sale now) 14 MODA Center, Portland, OR, USA 16 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA, USA 18 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 19 Ball Arena, Denver, CO, USA 22 Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MN, USA 24 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL, USA 26 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON, CANADA 27 Videotron Centre, Quebec, QC, CANADA 30 Centre Bell, Montreal, QC, CANADA
Nov 2024: 1 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA 6 DCU Center, Worcester, MA, USA 8 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 9 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, USA 12 CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore, MD, USA 13 Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC, USA 16 Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX, USA 17 Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX, USA 27 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, CHILE
Tickets on sale: Chile – 2 Nov at 12pm (local) USA & Canada – 3 Nov at 10am (local)
IMFC Presales: Chile – 30 Oct USA & Canada – 31 Oct
Trooper VIP will be available for most shows in the USA & Canada.
Further dates for 2024 will be announced in due course.
After an incredible run earlier this year on the Rise of the Machine Tour, Static-X is back on the road but this time with some new friends. The 2023-2024 Machine Killer Tour now includes not only Static-X and Dope but Sevendust has now been introduced into this already powerful equation. Fans lined up early at Piedmont Hall in Greensboro NC on Oct. 13th to get a taste of the action. There was no better way to spend Friday the 13th.
The show opened with Lines of Loyalty, a three piece band from Wisconsin. The band consists of Glenn Morrison on guitar and vocals, Redo Ianni on bass and Brayden Pike on drums. Morrison has extremely crisp vocals that come from a place of passion. Pike is the definition of never judge a book by its cover. He looks all sweet and innocent but plays the drums like they owe him money. The only time Lanni ever stood still was when he was addressing the crowd. Other than that he owned every inch of his side of the stage with both physical movements and sound. Overall Lines of Loyalty was extremely well received.
Dope was up next with a bit of a last minute line-up change. Early on in the show lead singer, Edsel Dope, informed fans that long time guitarist Andre Karkos, better known as Virus, was hospitalized. At the time the reason for hospitalization was unknown, however, Edsel reassured everyone that he was doing ok. He then introduced Virus replacement, Tommy Shaffer. Shaffer fit in perfectly. He looked the part and he played so well it felt more like he had been touring with them the whole time rather than just filling in.
Edsel has a very calming presence when he speaks. He talked to the crowd with such care and confidence and then turned around and sang with such anger, power and intensity. The rest of the band easily matched his performance. Drummer Chris Warner is always a treat to see. He makes it look so effortless but the sound is so fierce. Bass player, Daniel Fox, was all over the stage making faces and making sure everyone could feel the music.
Dope had the crowd hyped but when Sevendust took the stage the crowd erupted with screams of excitement. Lead singer, Lajon Witherspoon is a powerhouse of a front man. He had command of everyone in the building with just his voice. Witherspoon is proof that even though metalheads may look and sound scary they really are one big family and they look out for each other. During their set, Witherspoon, opened up a walking pit and encouraged everyone to join in a safe space that was similar to a circle pit.
This did not stop him from also encouraging the crowd to open multiple mosh pits. He acted kind of like a mosh pit life guard, singing one moment and in the same breath asking if someone was ok then going right back into the next line. Mid set Witherspoon paused, pointed the microphone at the audience, and stood back to listen as the crowd sang back at him like they were part of the band.
The best way to describe drummer, Morgan Rose, is the human version of Animal the Muppet. He shows no mercy to those drums yet the music still sounds so wonderful.
Pairing his animalistic approach to the drums with the deep soul touching sound of Vinnie Horsnsby’s bass, it was impossible not to feel the music. From the bathroom to the concession line every part of that venue was shaking. Clint Lowery and John Connolly are an underrated guitar duo who even on opposite sides of the stage still play well together.
Finally it was time for Static-X to take the stage. Imagine this, a storm of soapy foam like bubbles cloud the stage, a large smiling pumpkin man enters from the side as music plays. Suddenly the music changes and the pumpkin man’s smile turns into a terrifying devilish grin. Tony Campos, Ken Jay, and Koichi Fukuda take the stage as Xero’s laser red eyes appear atop a podium dressed in a steal Static-X logo. Hollow begins to play. As Xero steps down from the podium and the band transitions into Terminator Oscillator the stage became flooded with smoke bubbles (dry ice). Whoever says bubbles aren’t metal has obviously never seen a cyborg play guitar as they pop around him.
Xero’s vocal style is extremely similar to that of original lead singer, Wayne Static. The concept of replacing a fallen band member has always had some controversy behind it but Xero has been taken in with open arms. It is apparent that he is in no way trying to replace Wayne but instead keeping his legacy alive. Static came out with a new album in 2020 called Project: Regeneration Vol. 1. This year they have dropped a few songs from Vol. 2, which is set to release in 2024. As the band began to play Z0mbie a new but familiar looking monster appeared on stage. He towers over the band, he’s green, his hair reaches to the heavens and he is simply known as FRANKENSTATIC.
Campos and Fukuda do an amazing job at commanding the sides of the stage. Campos stomps along to the beat of his bass with the same power that he puts into playing it. Fukuda hypes the crowd up with a level of shredding that has been consistent over almost 30 years. Even though Jay is hidden behind Xero’s hair it doesn’t stop anyone from hearing the crashing of his symbols or thunder like sounds as he strikes the drumhead. It wouldn’t be a Static-X show without an appearance from everyone’s favorite Shovel Man during I’m With Stupid. A song which no one could resist singing along to. However, nothing could compare to the roar that they met as they ended the show with Push It.
Static- X used the momentum from the Rise of the Machine Tour and doubled that energy with new friends both human and monster. With all four bands there is something for everyone on the Machine Killer Tour. Whether it’s this year or next this is a show no one should miss. Everyone shoud enjoy a little evil disco now and again. – Tanis Enos
Italian death metal quartet SPIRITUALDECEPTION has shared the official lyric video for “Thousand Lives Within,” the first single from the band’s upcoming new album, SemitaeMentis. The song features a guest appearance by NILE guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders.
Semitae Mentis will be out on February 9, 2024. Amputated Vein Records will release the album on physical formats, with Earache Records handling digital distribution.
Check out the video for “Thousand Lives Within” at this location.
Following a series of EPs, Semitae Mentis bears the markings of a band that has reached a higher level of songmanship and technical prowess. The album features guest contributions by Karl Sanders (Nile) and Luc Lemay (Gorguts).
Track Listing:
The I Swells… (Decadence pt.I)
Atavic Future (Decadence pt.II)
The Days of Sleep (Decadence pt.III)
Beyond Perception and Matter
Dirac Sea (feat. Luc Lemay – Gorguts)
The Night opens
On the Edge of the Abyss
Thousand Lives Within (feat. Karl Sanders – Nile)
Individuality Dissolves
…To the Coldest Decline (Decadence pt.IV)
SPIRITUAL DECEPTION is an atmospheric death metal band, with hints of technical and brutal death metal, active since 2016.
The band has a deep connection with philosophy and owes its name to a theory from the Danish philosopher Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, which struck the composers’ minds: different human beings in the act of analyzing a particular circumstance, approach (inevitably) the situation with different points of view. Extending that fact to the ethics field hence that nothing can be defined as objective good or bad, true or false, as the judgment is deeply rooted in everyone’s own perspective. As a result, there is no objective truth, your soul is constantly deceived.
Line-Up: Mirko Frontini – Vocals and Guitar Riccardo Maccarana – Lead Guitar Billy Repalam – Bass Manuel Del Giudice – Drums
Since its birth, the band produced 3 EPs: Spiritual Deception (2018), Etemenanki(2019), and Oxymoron (2021), sharpening its sound towards a modern brand of death metal, with brutal guitar riffing and blasting drums, combined with melodic elements, which go from guitar harmonies to liturgical choirs and strings ensembles. The result of the combination of these elements is a sound that satisfies all kinds of listeners, from the brutal to the more sophisticated ones.
This formula is enriched by the lyrics which are all about philosophy, astronomy, history, and literature. The band wants to spark an interest in all these themes together with the passion for music into the listener and, in order to achieve its goal, wants to deliver a complete product, well-finished from all the points of view: from the music and lyrics to the artwork and media contents.
Tankcrimes is pleased to announce a special twentieth anniversary vinyl repress of Evil Never Dies, the debut full-length from TOXICHOLOCAUST, set for release on December 8th.
TOXIC HOLOCAUST began kicking out the corrosive jams in basements and bedrooms over twenty years ago, building a punishing legacy of mutant thrash and filthy street punk that’s outlasted the heydays of the genres that spawned them. Founder Joel Grind, whose dedication to the one-man-band ethos gives the late Quorthon a run for his money, melts down the greatest punk metal crossover riff collection imaginable into nuclear ooze. With each successive release, Grind repurposes the most visceral strengths of speed, thrash, and punk through his own unique vision, making for new metal anthems that consistently reignite a circle-pitting feeding frenzy in the scene.
Initially released in 2003 via Nuclear War Now Productions and Witches Brew Records, Evil Never Dies was Grind’s first official full-length. Wrote All Music of the release, “…Evil Never Dies may have originally been released in 2003, but it rocks and rages like it was plucked directly out of the metal underground circa 1983. The group’s leader — the appropriately named Joel Grind — managed to pack quite a wallop on this recording, which perfectly laid out the group’s subsequent releases.
In other words, you know exactly what to expect with each new TOXIC HOLOCAUST release — early Metallica/Slayer-styled thrash. Case in point, such eardrum bashers as ‘War Is Hell,’ ‘Enemy Of Jesus,’ ‘666,’ and the album closer, ‘Atomik Destruktor.
Comments Grind on the Tankcrimes reissue, “It’s hard to believe I recorded Evil Never Dies twenty years ago. It simultaneously feels like yesterday and forever ago. At the time, there was minimal info on recording a DIY solo record at home. I just kinda learned as I went through trial and error. After all these years, I’m still happy with the way it turned out. No computers, no fixing…bumps and bruises and all.
“People have been asking for this LP to be available again and I can’t think of anyone better to bring it back to life than Scotty Heath from Tankcrimes. There’s nothing better than getting to work with your friends.”
Tankcrimes will reissue Evil Never Diesas a one-time, vinyl-only pressing limited to 2000 copies in the following color variants: Toxic Radiation Splatter (500) and Yellow w/ Black And White Splatter (1500).
Find preorders at the Tankcrimes webshop at THIS LOCATION.
Hungarian Metal Giants EKTOMORF Return With Their Heaviest & Angriest Album To Date!Vivid Black coming on December 8, 2023 via AFM Records!
December 8, 2023 will see Hungary’s metal frontrunners, EKTOMORF, release their brand new album offering, titled Vivid Black, via powerhouse label AFM Records! Available as CD,Vinyl and Digital formats, the pre-sale has just started at THIS LOCATION!
Vivid Black marks not only the already fourteenth studio album by EKTOMORF, but their most brutal and darkest to date! Even after almost 30 years of an impressive career, with chart-topping album releases and countless, international tours under their belt, the band proves to sound more intense, merciless and honest than ever before.
The Corona pandemic has left its mark on the world. This was also the case with singer and guitarist Zoltàn Farkas. Due to isolation and loss, he had to fight with depression, which he processes on Vivid Black. Written in only three (!) weeks, this hateful piece of art will bang directly into yours ears and in an obscure way, gives comfort to anyone who had similar emotional difficulties during the lockdowns. At the same time, Vivid Black is a personal reckoning with everything and everyone who stirs up hate and forces people to be something they are not and do not want to be. The band’s forthcoming record marks a new, honest and insanely brutal album from EKTOMORF,so better get ready for the destruction that is Vivid Black!
A first single, the fierce album opening track “I’m Your Last Hope (The Rope Around)”, has just been unleashed. The song is now available on all digital services HERE!Watch the new EKTOMORF music video now premiering HERE:
“Vivid Black is the darkest and angriest album I wrote in my entire life,” the EKTOMRF frontman reveals.“There is nothing beautiful or even nice about the songs, this album is about pain, hate, anger, disappointment of ungrateful people I had to know. In this part of my life, and also the dark time facing losing my Mother in long and painful sickness, I truly hate this world, no light left in me.Vivid Black is all I am. And this record will show what I feel, with all the heaviness and anger.”
On Vivid Black, EKTOMORF return to their music roots while bringing entirely new elements to light, including clear vocal passages and a modern metal sound. The iconic band remains a fixture in the European metal scene even after more than three decades, their relentless style and dedication are unmatched. With their forthcoming album and an unwavering passion, they will continue to dominate stages worldwide and get people headbanging around the globe, from small clubs to the biggest festivals. EKTOMORF prove, that music and the passion for what they do never cease.
Vivid Blackwas produced by Zoltàn Farkas and longtime friend and renowned producer Tue Madsen. The cover artwork was created by Bramantya Ardhy Wardhana. Pre-order your copy of this must-have, brutal album banger HERE!
Vivid Black – track listing: 01 – I’m Your Last Hope (The Rope Around Your Neck) 02 – Die 03 – Never Be the Same Again 04 – I Don’t Belong to You 05 – Fade Away 06 – You and Me 07 – Vivid Black 08 – The Best of Me 09 – You Belong There 10 – REM
EKTOMORF: Zoltàn Farkas (Vocals, Guitar) Szebasztián Simon (Guitar) Csaba Zahorán (Bass) Dániel Szabó (Drums)
After two acoustic albums, SONATA ARCTICA have been secretly working on a new full-length. Fans can expect a return to their golden power metal roots on the group’s forthcoming opus. Slated for release in the Spring of 2024 via AtomicFire, today the band is pleased to unveil a first taste of what’s to come with “First In Line.”
Frontman Tony Kakko elaborates, “This is the first power metal song I wrote for the forthcoming album which is laden with them. Its demo title was ‘First In Line’ and I managed to stick with it. The song handles the worry about raising a new generation of people with or rather letting an electronic screen — namely tv, pad, or some such — do a big part of raising this generation of human beings. We think that we buy ourselves time with these gadgets, but are these devices the right ‘nanny’ for our kids or should we maybe slow down a bit, read books, teach that happiness can be and often is something we reach by stopping and letting go of constant stimulation of all our audiovisual senses? In ways, we are flying blindly with these things. Things are advancing too fast in many ways…”
More details on SONATA ARCTICA’s upcoming full-length will be announced in the months to come.
In the meantime, stream/purchase “First In Line” at THIS LOCATION.
In related news, The Nordic Power Metal Titans 2023 European tour, featuring SONATAARCTICA alongside Finnish countrymen Stratovarius and rising international power metallers and labelmates Induction will commence this weekend. The twenty-four-date trek stands among the most anticipated tours of the year! See all confirmed dates below.
SONATA ARCTICA – Nordic Power Metal Titans 2023 w/ Stratovarius, Induction: 10/14/2023 Northern Rockfest @ Energi Arena – Umeå, SE 10/15/2023 Cozmoz Arena – Borlänge, SE 10/16/2023 Vulkan Arena – Oslo, NO 10/17/2023 Trädgår’n – Gothenburg, SE 10/19/2023 Slaktkyrkan – Stockholm, SE 10/20/2023 Gimle – Roskilde, DK 10/21/2023 Kulturpalast – Hamburg, DE 10/22/2023 Hellraiser – Leipzig, DE 10/24/2023 TivoliVredenburg (Ronda) – Utrecht, NL 10/25/2023 Garage – Saarbrücken, DE 10/26/2023 Bataclan – Paris, FR * No Induction 10/27/2023 Konzertfabrik Z7 – Pratteln, CH 10/28/2023 Alcatraz – Milan, IT 10/30/2023 Backstage – Munich, DE 10/31/2023 Szene – Vienna, AT 11/01/2023 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU 11/03/2023 Fuzz Club – Athens, GR 11/04/2023 Principal Club Theater – Thessaloniki, GR 11/06/2023 FORM Space – Cluj-Napoca, RO 11/07/2023 Quantic – Bucharest, RO 11/09/2023 Sono Centrum – Brno, CZ 11/10/2023 Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg, DE 11/11/2023 Hell’s Balls Belgium @ Xpo – Kortrijk, BE 11/12/2023 Matrix – Bochum, DE
7/31-8/03/2024 Wacker Open Air – Wacken, DE Sold Out
Order SONATA ARCTICA‘s two latest albums Acoustic Adventures – Volume One & Two — plus back catalog records as well as merchandise now at: atomicfire-records.com/brand/2323.
Watch SONATA ARCTICA’s videos for “The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me,” “For The Sake Of Revenge,” “I Have A Right,” and “Victoria’s Secret” from Adventures – Volume One & Two at THIS LOCATION.
Band Featured On The Cover Of Decibel Magazine And Confirmed To Headline Austin Death Fest
Following its surprise digital release last month, physical editions of The Enduring Spirit, the fourth LP from Toronto, Ontario death metal outfit TOMB MOLD, are now available through 20 Buck Spin.
After releasing three albums in three years and then spending the next four years in the wilderness, TOMB MOLD has been reborn on their fourth album, The Enduring Spirit, a thoroughly unabashed step into vast new territories. Yet for all its frenetic daring and audacious exploration, The Enduring Spirit is never anything other than unmistakably TOMBMOLD.
What was already inarguably one of the most anxiously awaited metal albums of the year is now one of the most acclaimed and revered, as The Enduring Spirit reigns supreme among critics and fans alike. A band with boundless creative energy, as TOMB MOLD is, was certain to expand the scope of their vision, and on The Enduring Spirit they’ve shaped a record with a cinematic environment that offers unlimited avenues of exploration, both for themselves and the listener.
The Enduring Spirit was recorded at Boxcar Sound Recording by Sean Pearson (Tomb Mold, Dream Unending), and mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk (Tomb Mold, Dream Unending, Kommand, Gravesend, Power Trip). The album’s artwork was handled by Jesse Jacobi who was also responsible for the Planetary Clairvoyance artwork, with additional artwork by Karmazid, layout and design by Chimère Noire, and photography by Colin Medley.
Stream TOMB MOLD’s The Enduring Spirit everywhere including YouTube HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
The Enduring Spirit is now available on CD, MC, and both LP and the label’s first picture disc LP ever – both vinyl versions including a four-panel insert and huge 36×24-inch poster – at the label webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
The November issue of Decibel Magazine is out now, featuring TOMB MOLD on the cover! Pick up the issue HERE.
Following two crushing release shows for the album, TOMB MOLD was just announced as headliners of the inaugural Austin Death Fest in Austin, Texas on April 27th and 28th alongside Mortiferum, Outer Heaven, and Phobophilic, with the full lineup to be announced shortly. Watch for updates to post in the weeks ahead.
TOMB MOLD Live:
4/27-28/2024 Austin Death Fest @ Mohawk – Austin, TX [tickets]
Cult heavy metal legends, CIRITH UNGOL, today announce their official retirement from live performances at the close of 2024.
In a collective statement, the band comments, “After careful deliberation, we have decided that 2024 will be the final year that CIRITH UNGOL will be performing live. Having taken a twenty-five-year-long hiatus, we could never have imagined the tidal wave of love and support that would come from all of you upon our return. From the depths of our soul, we would like to thank every one of you for attending our shows and supporting our music. We are immensely proud of the work we have created in the past few years, and are beyond excited about our latest epic album, Dark Parade.
“Legions, this is your call to arms. If you’ve never had the opportunity to see the band live, or if you want to see us perform once more, 2024 will be your last chance. We will be announcing shows worldwide in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for news. If you’re a promoter interested in booking the band, please contact our booking agents directly:
“The end approaches, but we’re not there yet. We look forward to seeing you all on the road, one final time. With our undying love and eternal gratitude.
“You never lost hope, you never have strayed,
Arise now my children, arise from the grave,
We lead not the weak, they won’t answer the call,
As chaos descends, false metal will fall…- ‘Legions Arise’”
CIRITH UNGOL will release their sixth full-length, Dark Parade on October 20th via Metal Blade Records. Wasting no time to ride the molten wave they started with their 2020-released studio comeback Forever Black, CIRITH UNGOL started writing songs for Dark Parade as soon as Forever Black was released. Then, like everyone else, they were hamstrung by the global pandemic, struggling through illness, seclusion, grief, and depression in their quest to create dark, vibrant art.
But like the greatest warriors, they persevered. With all eight demos finished — which are included on the expanded edition of the album — CIRITH UNGOL started recording Dark Parade in October 2022. The end result is an unrelenting triumph of pessimism and pain; a head-over-heels, Lovecraftian tumble into an abyss of horror and despair and arguably the most vitriolic expedition CIRITH UNGOL has undertaken to date. Despite the fantasy-inspired art on the band’s albums and their Tolkien-derived name – the band stopped exploring sword and sorcery-related themes in the mid-‘80s. Most of the subjects they’ve addressed since then have been far more real and frightening than any ravenous make-believe creatures fighting sword-wielding warriors.
Watch CIRITH UNGOL‘s recently released video for “Looking Glass” HERE and the “Velocity (S.E.P.)” visualizer HERE.
Dark Parade will be available on digipak-CD, digitally, and LP in the following color variants:
Special edition LP (slipcase w/ hot-foil embossing, 2xLP incl. demos of the entire album, 12” booklet, 2 posters, art print, tote bag – ltd. 1000)
180g Black vinyl (EU excl.)
Olive Green Marbled vinyl (EU excl. – ltd. 700)
Charcoal Marbled vinyl (EU excl. – ltd. 500)
Pale Grey w/ Black Smoke vinyl (EU excl. – ltd. 500)
Gold “Black Dust” vinyl (Metal Blade Store EU excl. – ltd. 300)
CIRITH UNGOL will play a special record release show on October 20th at The Roxy in West Hollywood, marking the band’s first Los Angeles live appearance in thirty-five years. The performance will commemorate The Roxy’s 50th anniversary and find the band playing Dark Parade in its entirety followed by a full set of classic material. Additionally, the set will be filmed and recorded for a future live release.
CIRITH UNGOL Live:
10/20/2023 The Roxy – West Hollywood, CA * Record Release Show [Tickets]
CIRITH UNGOL: Tim Baker – vocals Jimmy Barraza – guitar Greg Lindstrom – guitar Rob Garven – drums Jarvis Leatherby – bass
NWOBHM champions SATAN invaded Madison Live! in Covington, Kentucky, on Wednesday October 4th. SATAN has been on my Metal bucket list for decades and the night of seeing them finally arrived and proved to be worth the enormous wait! It’s not any night that one can witness such a truly important band of Metal history and SATAN is such a band.
photo credit: Stone/Metal Odyssey
I made certain to get up close to the stage and absorb every second of this show; for its never guaranteed when a band like SATAN will tour through my area again. The fans at Madison Live! were packed in and ready, with so many donning their SATAN tour shirts and battle vests; making for a scene that could easily transport me back to 1985 and I couldn’t be more at home.
photo credit: Stone/Metal Odyssey
As SATAN took the stage, the scene became all so familiar to me; with that rush of Metal euphoria engulfing my senses of what was to come. The legendary Brian Ross commanded the stage with his presence and vocals; my eyes and ears in awe of his true Metal persona. Brian’s vocals were superb, encompassing the melodic power of the classic era of Metal; an era that defined a generation.
photo credit: Stone/Metal Odyssey
Yes, I banged my head and smiled like a Halloween pumpkin while raising my fist and throwing horns at SATAN. To some it may sound cliche now in 2023, yet this Metal genre started such celebratory concert manners which are forever locked into my now older DNA; being summoned by the likes of SATAN on this special night.
photo credit: Stone/Metal Odyssey
SATAN played brilliantly, both their classics and newer songs. The Speed Metal and NWOBHM sounds, vibes and chills from SATAN were engulfing the concert hall, like a welcomed downpour of rain during a summer drought, while I soaked it all in. I had such a grand time experiencing SATAN that it went by too fast! I wanted 2 more hours and I was in that zone! – stone
Oct. 10, 2023, LOS ANGELES – TOOL, following a weekend that saw the band headline Aftershock and play the historic Power Trip festival, have announced a new round of U.S. dates, a trek that marks the band’s return to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 2001, and includes a doubleheader at Los Angeles’ Cypto.com Arena.
Tickets are on-sale this Friday, Oct. 13 at 10 am local time. In advance of the forthcoming on-sale, TOOL Army has opened additional memberships, with pre-sale tickets available exclusively to members from Oct. 11 at 10 am local time through Oct. 12 at 10 pm local time. A limited number of VIP packages will also be initially available to TOOL Army members, with remaining options, including premium tickets, soundcheck access, exclusive merchandise and more, available to the general public as the on-sale begins on Oct. 13. Visit Toolband.com for ticketing links and additional information. Elder opens on all 2024 dates.
TOOL 2024 tour dates:
January 10 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena January 12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden January 13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden January 18 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood January 19 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood January 21 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center January 23 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena January 24 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena January 26 Birmingham, AL The Legacy Arena at The BJCC January 27 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum January 31 Austin, TX Moody Center February 2 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center February 3 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center February 5 Denver, CO Ball Arena February 9 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center February 12 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center February 14 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena February 15 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena February 17 Ontario, CA Toyota Arena February 18 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
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TOOL is currently on the road, with a show tomorrow night at Salt Lake City’s Delta Center followed by a string of dates that include their first Canadian performances since 2019. Steel Beans opens on all of the remaining 2023 shows.
October 11 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center October 12 Idaho Falls, ID Mountain America Center October 14 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center October 15 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena October 17 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Center October 19 Portland, OR Moda Center October 20 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome October 22 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place Arena October 23 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena October 25 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place October 27 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome October 29 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Center October 31 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center November 1 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum November 3 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boiling Arena November 4 Charleston, WV Charleston Coliseum November 6 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena November 7 Allentown, PA PPL Center November 10 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena November 13 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena November 15 Boston, MA TD Garden November 16 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center November 19 Montreal, QC Bell Center November 20 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena November 21 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
Photo credit: Travis Shinn
Since the 2019 release of the TOOL’s critically-acclaimed album, Fear Inoculum, the band has won a GRAMMY Award® (Best Metal Performance for “7empest”), completed multiple, sold-out tours of both the U.S. and Europe, and headlined Bonnaroo, Power Trip, Aftershock, Welcome to Rockville, Louder Than Life, and the Sonic Temple Arts & Music Festival.
Reviews of TOOL’s recent live outings praised the four-piece, with Loudwire dubbing the performances as “a masterclass of immersion, sound and stage design, musicianship… and levels of ungodly tightness.” The Austin Chronicle described the incomparable live experience as an “unbridled exchange of catharsis between performers and fans” and Revolver said “TOOL delivered a stunning… set featuring classic fan favorites, newer Fear Inoculum standouts and choice deeper cuts … the striking visuals also included a psychedelic laser and projections show bar none.”
Chaos Horrific, the latest full-length from death metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE, slaughtered Billboard charts upon its first week of release, earning the #7 position on the Billboard Album Sales chart, #2 on the Hard Music Albums chart, #3 on the Rock Albums chart, #5 on the Independent Current Albums chart, and more! Additional global chart positions include:
US/Billboard:
#2 Hard Music Albums
#3 Rock Albums
#5 Independent Current Albums
#6 Internet Albums
#7 Billboard Album Sales
#7 Top Current Albums
#11 Vinyl Albums
Canada/Billboard:
#1 Hard Music Albums
#4 Top Current Albums
#4 Vinyl Albums
#5 Digital Albums
Finland:
#3 Physical Albums
#22 Top Albums
Denmark:
#17 Top 40 Vinyl Albums
United Kingdom:
#1 Rock & Metal Albums
#8 Independent Albums
#22 Vinyl Chart
#185 UK Top 200
Germany:
#6 Top 100 Albums
Switzerland:
#10 Top 100 Albums
Sweden:
#5 Vinyl Albums
#6 Physical Albums
#6 Hardrock Albums
Austria:
#13 Top 75 Albums
Netherlands:
#97 Top 100 Albums
Chaos Horrific is available on digipak CD, deluxe box set (Dried Blood Marbled vinyl, 24p 12” booklet, puzzle, pin, poster and art print – limited to 1500 copies), cassette (limited to 500 copies), digitally, and on vinyl in multiple limited color variants.
Watch CANNIBAL CORPSE‘s videos for “Chaos Horrific” HERE, “Blood Blind” HERE, and “Summoned For Sacrifice” HERE.
CANNIBAL CORPSE is midway through their month-long North American co-headlining tour with Mayhem. The trek commenced in Nashville, Tennessee on September 22nd and will run through October 21st in Louisville, Kentucky. Support is being provided by special guests, Gorguts and Blood Incantation! Tickets are on sale now HERE. See all remaining dates below.
CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ Mayhem, Gorguts, Blood Incantation [remaining dates]: 10/06/2023 Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO 10/07/2023 The Complex Salt – Lake City, UT 10/09/2023 Temple Theatre – Tacoma, WA 10/10/2023 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA 10/11/2023 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID 10/13/2023 The Warfield – San Francisco, CA 10/14/2023 SOMA – San Diego, CA 10/17/2023 The Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX 10/18/2023 The Factory – Dallas, TX 10/20/2023 The Eastern – Atlanta, GA 10/21/2023 Paristown Hall – Louisville, KY
Florida deathcore outfit BODYSNATCHER will kick off a month-long North American tour supporting We Came As Romans next week! The Darkbloom II trek begins October 10th in Indianapolis, Indiana and closes on November 19th in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional support will be provided by Emmure and ArchetypesCollide. Tickets are on sale now at THIS LOCATION. See all confirmed dates below.
BODYSNATCHER w/ We Came As Romans, Emmure, Archetypes Collide: 10/10/2023 Deluxe @ Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN 10/11/2023 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI 10/13/2023 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI 10/14/2023 House Of Blues – Cleveland, OH 10/15/2023 The Forge – Joliet, IL 10/17/2023 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY 10/18/2023 Danforth – Toronto, ON 10/20/2023 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ 10/21/2023 The Webster – Hartford, CT 10/22/2023 Fete Music Hall – Providence, RI 10/24/2023 Empire Live – Albany, NY 10/25/2023 HMAC – Harrisburg, PA 10/27/2023 The Norva – Norfolk, VA 10/28/2023 Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC 10/29/2023 The Senate – Columbia, SC 10/31/2023 Revolution – Fort Lauderdale, FL 11/01/2023 Jannus Live – Tampa, FL 11/03/2023 House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA 11/04/2023 House Of Blues – Dallas, TX 11/05/2023 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX 11/06/2023 Encore – Tucson, AZ 11/08/2023 House Of Blues – San Diego, CA 11/10/2023 Fox Theater – Pomona, CA 11/11/2023 Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV 11/12/2023 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT 11/14/2023 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO 11/15/2023 The Admiral – Omaha, NE 11/17/2023 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO 11/18/2023 Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH 11/19/2023 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
BODYSNATCHER will be touring in support of their punishing Bleed-Abidefull-length, released last year on MNRK Heavy. Recorded by the band’s Chris Whited at 1776 Recordings with drums engineered by Neil Westfall and Bud Phillips at The Unicorn Room, and guitars re-amped by Phil Pluskota at Sonic Assault Studio, the record is callously grim, ferocious, and threatening, crackling beneath the weight of its own fury and power. BODYSNATCHER’s Bleed-Abide puts the “core” back in deathcore.
Bleed-Abide is available now on CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats at THIS LOCATION.
Watch BODYSNATCHER’s videos for “Wired For Destruction,” “Absolved Of The Strings And Stone,” “E.D.A.,” and “Behind The Crowd,” as well as their most recent stand-alone video/single, “Dead Rabbit,” at the band’s official YouTube page HERE.
BODYSNATCHER: Kyle Medina – vocals Kyle Carter – guitar Kyle Shope – bass Chris Whited – drums
Lethal Scissor Records is proud to welcome TWEEDLEDEAD to the label’s roster.
TWEEDLEDEAD is a new extreme metal entity from Italy. Intertwining elements from a vast swath of extreme music genres, from death metal, grindcore to black metal, and everything in between, the project masterfully crafts an eclectic sound that breaks down many generic barriers or borders.
TWEEDLEDEAD‘s debut album, “Infernotes”, will be released on November 22nd 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records.
The first single, “Remains“, is now streaming at THIS LOCATION.
With a musical background dating back to the 90’s and with musical experiences in both death and black metal bands (Sepolcral, Misos), TWEEDLEDEAD is a very conceptual project and which exists within its own universe. TWEEDLEADED expresses himself in a multi-faceted manner, but above all close to his lyrical and conceptual ideas. It is a story, a vision with an analytical eye towards the current social drift and the decline of modern civilisation, which has roots in ancient times.
The dynamic sound, a striking as well as glowing amalgam of everything extreme, is explored in very contrasting and distinct ways. The music is both a study of the intricacies of extreme metal as well as an exploration in how far certain typical elements can be stretched and pushed in new directions.
For fans of: Misery Index, Lock Up, Cattle Decapitation, Dyscarnate
“Beyond The Meadows Of Fire” is the heavy and theatrical offering from Canadian epic metal band, ATAVISTIA. A fresh take on the track from their debut album One Within The Sun, this redux version showcases the band’s progression. Become immersed in their captivating sound as they unleash a fury of intricate orchestration, high-speed rhythms, atmospheric synths and fierce vocals. “Beyond The Meadows Of Fire” is out now. You can stream it HERE.
Band founder Mattias Sippola comments:
“I’ve grown so much as a musician/producer over the years and it was time to re-record a track off of the debut. We’ve been playing ‘Beyond The Meadows Of Fire’.live almost every show lately and we shall be playing it in Europe so it only made sense to redux the song to our modern standards. It was an absolute blast to revisit this track and we’re extremely happy with the outcome!”
Following their latest and acclaimed album Cosmic Warfare, ATAVISTIA have revamped one of their early compositions, “Beyond The Meadows Of Fire”. Continually growing as musicians, this new version gives the track another lease of life with enhanced production showcasing the ethereal soundscape in a new light. Prominent percussion and bass manifest a heaviness that grounds the track in the dark depths while orchestration, haunting choirs and melodies combine into a powerful and elevated arrangement.
The band is also trekking across the pond and taking over Europe this October in support of SKÁLMÖLD and METSATÖLL. Full dates are below.
Ýdalir European Tour 2023 w/ SKÁLMÖLD, METSATÖLL, ATAVISTIA:
13/10/23 DK – Copenhagen @ Lille Vega 14/10/23 DE – Hamburg @ Headcrash 15/10/23 DE – Trier @ Mergener Hof 16/10/23 DE – Köln @ Gebäude 9 17/10/23 FR – Paris @ Backstage O’Sullivan 18/10/23 CH – Monthey @ Pont Rouge 19/10/23 CH – Solothurn @ Kofmehl Raumbar 20/10/23 FR – Sélestat @ Rock Your Brain Festival 21/10/23 DE – Mannheim @ MS Connexion 22/10/23 DE – München @ Backstage 23/10/23 AT – Wien @ Szene 24/10/23 AT – Graz @ Explosiv 25/10/23 HU – Budapest @ Analog Music Hall 26/10/23 SVK – Kosice, @ Collosseum 27/10/23 PL – Bielsko-Biala @ Rude Boy 28/10/23 PL – Lublin @ Studio
ATAVISTIA is: Mattias Sippola – Guitars/Vocals Dalton Meaden – Guitars D’wayne Murray – Bass Max Sepulveda – Drums
Cosmic black metal duo LIGHTLORN has posted the official lyric video for “Of Longing Spirit and Infinite Solitude.” The song marks the newest single off their upcoming full-length debut, “At One with the Night Sky.”
Black Lion Records will release “At One with the Night Sky” on October 27. Pre-order or pre-save the album at: snd.click/Lightlorn_ATOWTNS
Brimming with dark, melancholy passages and wistful bridges interspersed with soaring crescendos and uplifting melodies, At One with the Night Sky is a post-black metal tour de force. From the opener “Amongst Stellar Remnants” to the closing track “Earthbound,” the album takes the listener on a sublime journey through the inner depths of the human psyche to the outer reaches of the cosmos.
If you enjoy contrasting song structures and the interplay between light and dark, between stirring and gloomy, and between serene and aggressive, then “At One with the Night Sky” is an album you need to hear.
TrackList: 1) Amongst Stellar Remnants 2) A Tragedy in Starlight 3) Dimensionless Blackness 4) Ghostly Soliloquies 5) Of Longing Spirit and Infinite Solitude 6) Spiral Arms Like Swirling Rivers 7) Earthbound
LIGHTLORN is: Renwar – All instruments and vocals Riaan – Drums and programming
Salt Lake City (UT) – SLC Thrashers DEATHBLOW have partnered with Ghostcult for the exclusive premiere of forthcoming EP, Rotten Trajectory! Stream the EP below!
DEATHBLOW will release Rotten Trajectory on September 29th via Sewer Mouth Records!
On the aptly-named Rotten Trajectory, the band serves up three new ripping thrash metal songs with death metal and punk influences. The EP can be considered an appetizer for the full metal meal coming in the near future!
DEATHBLOW will embark on the ‘Rotten Tour-jectory’ tour in October, which will take them to Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Arizona.
Dates are as follows:
10/13 – Denver, CO (Lost Lake Lounge) 10/14 – Tulsa, OK (The Whittier Bar) 10/15 – Arlington,TX (The Sunshine Bar) 10/16 – Houston,TX (Black Magic) 10/17 – Austin, TX (The Lost Well) 10/18 – San Antonio, TX (Hi-Tones) 10/19 – El Paso, TX (TBA) 10/20 – Tucson, TX (House Show) 10/21 – Tempe (Metalheads MC)
Baltimore, Maryland black metal quintet NIXIL has shared a guitar playthrough for “Collapsing The Poles,” taken from the band’s second full-length, From The Wound Spilled Forth Fire, recently released via Prosthetic Records. The playthrough comes in conjunction with NIXIL’s US tour set to begin tonight, September 29th, in Youngstown, Ohio and run through October 6th in New York City.
Speaking on the guitar playthrough, Shane Gardner comments, “My number one ‘BuZzy’ is a partscaster — a fender body and neck — that I purchased for $200 and added a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail Humbucker and a killswitch, no toggle. For the playthrough I overdubbed my track using an SM57 through a Marshall CODE 50 Practice amp into Adobe Audition.
“I use the inverted triad on a lot of our songs. ‘Collapsing…’ has them throughout the verse sections. I think they add texture to a simple chord structure, and it adds a hypnotic effect with the addition of Alden’s guitar note bend. It’s all in the hands I guess.”
Of their upcoming tour, the band adds, “We leave this Friday, September 29th, for eight dates in the Northeastern US to celebrate the release of From The Wound Spilled Forth Fire. This album — like all of our music — is best experienced live and loud; bring your rage, your aching heart, your unquenchable thirst for catharsis, and join us.”
Watch NIXIL’s guitar playthrough for “Collapsing The Poles” at THIS LOCATION.
Watch NIXIL’s previously released video for “Abyss Unto Abyss” HERE, “In Thrall” HERE, and “Collapsing The Poles” HERE.
From The Wound Spilled Forth Fire is available CD, LP, and digitally. For orders, visit THIS LOCATION.
NIXIL Live: 9/29/2023 Westside Bowl – Youngstown, OH 9/30/2023 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA 10/1/2023 Ralph’s Rock Diner – Worcester, MA 10/2/2023 Cherry Street Station – Wallingford, CT 10/3/2023 Windsor Exchange – Windsor, VT 10/4/2023 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME 10/5/2023 Dusk – Providence, RI 10/6/2023 El Bunker del Diablo – New York, NY
After solidifying their lineup in its current form, with the arrival of guitarist/backing vocalist Alden, NIXIL opted to record From The Wound Spilled Forth Fire live at Magpie Cage Recording Studio with J. Robbins. The resulting six songs seethe with a frenzied despair, whilst more ominous passages breathe with a disquieting existential terror in every percussive and rhythmically meditative trance, exactly as the band intended to capture before handing mastering duties to James Plotkin.
German heavy metal icons U.D.O. will return to North America this Fall on the Touchdown US/Canada Tour! The journey will commence on November 3rd in Frenchtown, New Jersey and makes its way through nearly two dozen cities, closing on December 7th in Manchester, New Hampshire. Tickets, as well as VIP upgrades which include a meet and greet with U.D.O., a photo-op, autographs, and more are available now at: national-acts.com/UDO. See all confirmed dates below.
U.D.O. Touchdown US/Canada Tour: 11/03/2023 Arties Bar and Grill – Frenchtown, NJ 11/04/2023 The Vault Music Hall – New Bedford, MA 11/05/2023 Reverb – Reading, PA 11/08/2023 The Southport Music Hall – Jefferson, LA 11/09/2023 Rise Rooftop – Houston, TX 11/11/2023 Royal Oaks Event Center – San Antonio, TX 11/12/2023 Trees – Dallas, TX 11/15/2023 The 44 – Glendale, AZ 11/16/2023 Whiskey A Go Go – West Hollywood, CA 11/17/2023 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA 11/18/2023 Stages – Santa Ana, CA 11/20/2023 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 11/22/2023 The Rick House – Denver, CO 11/24/2023 The Vixen – McHenry, IL 11/25/2023 The Forge – Joliet, IL 11/26/2023 King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH 11/28/2023 Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON 11/29/2023 Les Foufounes Electroniques – Montreal, QC 11/30/2023 Lees Palace – Toronto, ON 12/01/2023 Token Lounge – Westland, MI 12/03/2023 Blue Note – Harrison, OH 12/04/2023 Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI 12/07/2023 Angel City Music Hall – Manchester, NH
U.D.O. – featuring legendary vocalist UdoDirkschneider, drummer Sven Dirkschneider, guitarists Fabian Dee Dammers and Andrey Smirnov, and bassist Peter Baltes – released their latest studio album, Touchdown, last month via Atomic Fire Records. The record continues to reap critical accolades globally and entered the official German album charts at #4 upon its first week of release marking the highest charting result in their homeland in their long-running career! Other notable chart entries include:
New Haven (CT) – Traditional heavy metal band ENTIERRO have partnered with Invisible Oranges for the lyric video premiere of “The Gates of Hell,” the title track from the forthcoming album! Check it out at the following link:
The Gates of Hell not only marks a return to the studio where they recorded their self-titled full length album, but also introduces a new period for the band, as this incarnation of the unit has grown into a solid force in songwriting and collaboration.
Most bands take time to grow into their own sound. For ENTIERRO, this growth has become more evident on their forthcoming release, The Gates of Hell. Building on the momentum of their previous offering, El Camazotz, the band has refined their sound and continues to create their own musical identity within the world of traditional heavy metal.
While many bands seem to continually rehash the work of those that came before them, on The Gates of Hell, ENTIERRO have put more focus into a version of this artform that is all their own. While still borrowing influence from such luminaries as Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate and Rainbow, the band has expanded their palette to also reflect a more melodic direction than they have in the past. This brings the ENTIERRO twin guitar attack of Victor Arduini and Christopher Begnal into a new light, exploring longer harmony lines and really pushing a new melodic sense to the forefront of their songwriting.
The same can also be said for vocalist Christopher Taylor Beaudette, whose performance is far more varied and explorational than on El Camazotz. Of course, laying down the structural foundation for all of this to happen is drummer Dave Parmelee, who continues to push the band with his driving rhythms. This, in conjunction with their already punishing old-school metal style, brings their collective sound into new sonic territory and further illustrates the development of their own distinctive style as a unit. The Gates of Hell have opened and unleashed a more mature and focused sound for one of the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal’s most exciting new bands.
The Gates of Hell was recorded at Dexter’s Lab Studio in Milford, Connecticut under the watchful eye of engineer Nick Bellmore. Timothy Smith – Additional Vocals and Alejandro Chavez – Additional Vocals.
Photography by Jason Mannello. Cover Artwork created by Metal Cover Art. All songs written & arranged by Entierro. Produced by Entierro. instagram.com/entierrometal
NEURECTOMY, a trio of NYC-based tech-death wizards, are set to unleash their debut album, Overwrought. Featuring the drumming prowess of ORIGIN‘s John Longstreth, Overwroughtdelivers 30 genre-bending minutes of forward-thinking technical death metal.
The band has posted visualizers for two songs off the album, “Crimson Tsunami” and “Dolphin.” Watch the videos at:
NEURECTOMY will release Overwrought on November 17.
Tracklist: 1) Abducted for Research 2) Culinary Cadaveric Art 3) Anencephalic Birth 4) Dolphin 5) Zombified 6) Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progres 7) Overwrought 8) Crimson Tsunami
The term NEURECTOMY is a reference to the surgical removal of a nerve which ties into the band’s interests in medical themes and the human condition. NEURECTOMY focuses on overall musicianship in their songs and aims to write engaging material that has musical depth and complexity. Listeners will often find something new and interesting even on repeated listens of the material.
Line-up:
John Longstreth – Drums Joe – Guitar/Vocals Kris – Guitar/Vocals
Recording and production of the album feature many prominent metal musicians and sound engineers in the industry. Longstreth’s drum tracks were recorded at Silver Chord Studios (owned by Joe Duplantier of Gojira) and were tracked with Johann Meyer (front-of-house engineer for Gojira). The album is mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson from Cryptopsy with assistant engineering from Dominic Grimard.
The band recommends listening to the album front to back as there is a natural order of progression in intensity where each track generally tops the preceding one. Listeners will notice obvious influences from tech-death bands such as Origin, Beneath the Massacre, Dying Fetus, etc. Additionally, the band includes jazz elements and touch style/tapping guitar techniques similar to Psyopus. Lyrical themes on the album are generally tongue-in-cheek and primarily meant to compliment the underlying music with additional aggression, not any deep-rooted message or sentiment.
The album clocks in at around 30 minutes which hits a sweet spot giving the listener the opportunity to enjoy the album front to back in one sitting without being overwhelmed, but maybe overwrought…
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