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French black metal innovators SETH are streaming the second new track from their forthcoming album, The Howling Spirit. The album is slated for a North American release date on June 11. The song, titled One Ear to the Earth, One Eye on Heaven is streaming here. The full track listing and the artwork can be found below:

Tracklist:

  1. In Aching Agony
  2. Killing My Eyes
  3. One Ear to the Earth, One Eye on Heaven
  4. Howling Prayers (Act I)
  5. He Whose Heart Is Heavy with Sin
  6. Ten Barrels (A Scourge for the World, a Plague for His Soul)
  7. Scars Born from Bleeding Stars
  8. Howling Prayers (Act II)
  9. Mort-luisant
  10. Dicing with Death

SETH previously released a lyric video for the song Scars Born from Bleeding Stars here. The long-defunct band became reactivated following the 2012 re-release of their critically acclaimed 1998 debut Les Blessures de I’Ame. The reissue is re-mastered and includes two bonus tracks and brand new artwork and is currently available via Season of Mist on CD and hand-numbered, double gatefold LP limited to 500 copies.

Regarding the new incarnation of the band, band leader Heimoth issued the following statement:

“This is some exceptional moment for us as weare now officially back on the very same label that released our first album in ’98 and I guess this truly makes our recent comeback even more worthwhile. Both parts have taken different directions for more than 10 years but we are thrilled to unveil The Howling Spirit together. I personally feel this is a significant step forward born from the special relationship the band and SOM have had through the years.”

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IMPENDING DOOM Enter Studio, Announce Tour Dates

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Southern California juggernauts IMPENDING DOOM entered The Machine Shop (SUICIDE SILENCE, LAMB OF GOD) in  Belleville, NJ this week to start working on their next LP with producer Will Putney.

Bassist David Sittig weighs in on where the band stands in the process:

“The material is our best and heaviest work without a doubt. The chemistry between the five of us this time has been different and very unique. Our original guitarist Manny Contreras re-joined the band and we all could not be happier with what he has brought to the table. This is the Impending Doom album you have been waiting for!”

This untitled new effort will be the band’s followup to Baptized in Filth released in 2012. The band toured extensively for that record including last year’s Metal Alliance Tour. Their singles Murderer and Deceiver became highly successful music videos, which can be seen below.

6/7/13 Bakersfield, CA - Rockin’ Roots
*headline date

6/21/13 Tempe, AZ - Rocky Point Cantina

6/22/13 Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theater

6/23/13 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad

6/24/13 Abilene, TX – The Backroom

6/25/13 Oklahoma City, OK - Chameleon Room

6/26/13 Newport, KY - Thompson House

6/27/13 Pittsburgh, PA - Smiling Moose

6/28/13 Mt. Union, PA - Creation Fest East

6/29/13 Allentown, PA - Pennsylvania Deathbed Fest

7/17/13 Willmar, MN - Sonshine Fest

8/10/13 Enumclaw, WA - Enumclaw Expo Center

VITAL LINKS:
IMPENDING DOOM are Brook Reeves on vocals, Manny Contreras on guitar, David Sittig on bass and Brandon “B-Town” Trahan on drums.
Deceiver (Official Video)

Murderer (Official Video)

SODOM First Week Chart Numbers Revealed

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Epitome Of Torture was released in Germany on April 26, in Europe on April 29 and in the US/Canada on May 7 as limited digi-pak (incl. 2 bonus tracks +poster), double gatefold LP, standard version and download.

SODOM – First Week Chart Entries for Epitome Of Torture Revealed

Germany: 32 (highest chart entry in the band`s career)

Finland: 86

Switzerland: 87

German Media Markt / Saturn Charts: 19

US Billboard Top New Artist: 25

US Billboard Heatseekers: 25

SODOM released their first video Stigmatized from their new studio album Epitome Of Torture.

http://youtu.be/8ifyH9UVxXk

SODOM live 2013

18.05. MEX-Guadalajara – Hell&Heaven Metalfest

19.05. MEX-Mexico City - Circo Volador

24.05. FI-Hyvinkaeae - Steelfest Open Air

30.05. D-Geiselwind - Beastival Festival

15.06. D-Ahnsbeck – Break The Ground Festival

22.06. PL-Jaworzno - Metalfest

29.06. D-Roitzschjora – With Full Force Festival

06.07. IND-Bangalore – Bangalore Open Air Festival

11.07. D-Neukirchen/Vluyn – Dong Open Air

26.07. D-Wohrtal/Langendorf - Ragnarock Open Air

27.07. D-Chemnitz/Mittelbach - Rock im Betonwerk

06.09. D-Nauen – Rock For Roots Festival

14.09. I-Milano – Rock Hard Festival Italy

15.-16.11. D-Weissenhäuser Strand – Metal Hammer Paradise

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SPREAD THE METAL FESTIVAL Line-Up Announced

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amr_logo_smal_570This September 7 and 8, Spread the Metal Records will host the annual Spread the Metal Festival in Toronto, ON.

The festival will see 100% of its profits donated to Kiva, a non-profit organization, which helps people around the world to lift themselves out of poverty.

Headlining the festival will be Suffocation, with additional headliners to be announced at a later date. Direct support will be provided by The Agonist, Augury and Skull Fist.

Additional support bands include Beheading of a King, The Catalyst, Edge of Attack, Deathpoint, Crimson Shadows, Nephelium, Hallows Die, Evertrapped, Answer With Metal and Sanktuary.
To complement the festival itself, the label is launching a crowd funding campaign in order to raise additional funds for Kiva.

Among the perks are signed albums and set lists from every band at the festival (including some that aren’t), guitar picks, album downloads, etc. As well, fans will have the chance to attend the sound check, hang out with the headliner of their choice, and even punch a record label exec!

Full list of available perks below on the crowd funding page:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/spread-the-metal-festival-2013/x/2699098

BANDS, VENUE, and other DETAILS to be announced soon!!!

For more info, please visit these links:

2 Day Festival Pass Available here: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/279311 (Individual day passes on sale June 1st)

Festibal Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/SpreadTheMetalFestival

Toronto Edition - https://www.facebook.com/events/142645535907013/

Halifax Edition - https://www.facebook.com/events/393736497391434/

Kiva - www.kiva.org

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Critically-acclaimed Southern hard-rock quintet KYLESA are streaming their forthcoming Season of Mist record, Ultraviolet via Pitchfork.

Kylesa recently begun the Ultraviolet Summer 2013 Tour with support from BLOOD CEREMONY, WHITE HILLS, and LAZER/WULF. The summer tour started May 10 in Gainesville, FL, and will end June 22 in Savannah, GA. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

Ultraviolet pre-orders are available now via the Season of Mist’s E-Shop. Jewel case CD, Digipack CD, and different limited edition LPs (both single and double LP versions are available).

One of the most anticipated hard rock releases of 2013, and the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed album Spiral Shadow, KYLESA is set to release Ultraviolet on May 28. The Savannah-based quintet recorded at The Jam Room in Columbia, SC with the band’s guitar player/songwriter, and sought-after producer, Phillip Cope (BARONESS, BLACK TUSK) once again overseeing production.

Updated KYLESA news and tour information  available through the Season of Mist website, the KYLESA website, and Facebook page.

KYLESA TOUR DATES:

May 16 Houston, TX @ Walters
May 17 Dallas, TX @ Trees
May 18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
May 20 Albuquerque, NM @ Blackwater
May 21 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
May 22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
May 24 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
May 25 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
May 27 Portland, OR @ Star Theater
May 28 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
May 29 Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
May 31 Calgary, AB @ Dickens

June 1 Regina, SK @ The Exchange
June 2 Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid
June 3 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
June 4 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s Oasis
June 5 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
June 6 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
June 7 St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird
June 8 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
June 9 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies
June 11 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
June 12 Ottawa, ON @ Maverick’s
June 13 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
June 14 Brooklyn NY @ Northside Fest (Music Hall of Williamsburg)
June 15 Albany, NY @ Bogie’s
June 16 Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
June 18 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
June 19 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
June 20 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Hall
June 21 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
June 22 Savannah, GA @ The Jinx

 “The perfect spin for a doomed trip to the desert” – Decibel

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, one of the most talked about rock bands currently in existence, and an enigma in the international underground scene, released their third full length album. Mind Control on May 14 via Metal Blade Records in North America. Within its blood soaked grooves you will hear shocking tales of bizarre desert ceremonies, religious brainwashing and drug inspired mass slaughter! Fans can order the album and listen to Poison Apple now at metalblade.com/uncleacid.
Mind Control is a concept album with a theme that makes the acts and intentions of the likes of Charles Manson and Jim Jones seem like petty crimes. What makes Mind Control scarier than most albums is that it doesn’t seem as sinister on the surface as it really is deep down, within the core of its black acid-drenched world of pain and torture.

Imagine the original Alice Cooper band jamming in a cell with early Black Sabbath and the Stooges, whilst sitting on murder charges and you may get a glimpse into their fuzzed up world of exploding tube amps and cymbal smashing mayhem. However, this enticing act of musical manipulation is merely the icing upon a very sick cake.

Recorded at the legendary Chapel Studios over an autumnal full moon using the finest western electrical technology, engineer Jim Spencer (Bert Jansch, Robert Wyatt) has captured perfectly the bands live sound of saturated fuzz, mind-bending riffs and 60′s vocal harmonies.

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May 13, 2013

OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE: the DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN

We’ve been very busy, from the Revolver Golden Gods Awards performance, the new video for When I Lost My Bet, the new lyric video for Prancer, the stream of Nothing’s Funny…

AND OF COURSE WE ARE ON TOUR ALL YEAR! 
Check below for dates and visit DillingerEscapePlan.org for details.

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
THE FACELESS
ROYAL THUNDER 
5/10/2013 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
5/11/2013 St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
5/12/2013 Lawrence, KS – The Granada
5/14/2013 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
5/16/2013 Boise, ID – The Venue
5/18/2013 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
5/19/2013 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
5/20/2013 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction – SOLD OUT
5/22/2013 Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
5/23/2013 El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
5/24/2013 Austin, TX – Mohawk
5/25/2013 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
5/26/2013 Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
5/28/2013 Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
5/29/2013 Charlotte, NC – Amos’ South End
5/30/2013 Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle
5/31/2013 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
6/1/2013 Richmond, VA – Kingdom

6/9/2013 Detroit, MI – Metallica’s Orion Festival
EUROPE: 
6/20/2013 Jawaorno, PL – Metalfest Poland
6/21/2013 Graz, AT – See Rock Festival
6/22/2013 Pinarella Di Cervia, IT – Rock Planet
6/23/2013 Monthey, CH – Pont Rouge
6/24/2013 Dudingen, CH – Bad Bonn
6/25/2013 Dornbirn, AT – Conrad Sohm
6/26/2013 Dortmund, DE – Fzw Club
6/28/2013 Helsinki, FI – Tuska Open Air
6/29/2013 Montabaur, DE – Mair 1 Festival
6/30/2013 Dessel, Belgium – Graspop
7/02/2013 Esch-Sur Alzette, LU – Kulturfabrik
7/03/2013 Hannover, DE – Musikzentrum
7/04/2013 Groningen, NL – Vera
7/5/2013 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
7/6/2013 Gothenburg, Sweden – Metaltown Festival

SUMMER SLAUGHTER 2013: 
7/19-San Francisco, CA @ The Regency
7/20-Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
7/21-Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
7/24-Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
7/25-Austin, TX @ The Scoot Inn
7/26-Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
7/27-Houston, TX @ House of Blues
7/29-Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
7/30-Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
7/31-Knoxville, TN @ Old City Courtyard
8/01-Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
8/02-Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
8/03-Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
8/04-Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
8/07-New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
8/08-Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy
8/09-Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL
8/10-Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
8/12-Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
8/13-Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/14-Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4
8/16-Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
8/17-Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
8/19-Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
8/20-Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom
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X-COPS Sheriff Tubb Tucker, Live on The Welding Room!

The Welding Room welcomes X-Cops‘ sheriff Tubb Tucker to the program on Tuesday, May 14th at 5:00pm ET. Plus, a special guest interview segment with bassist, Casey Orr!

X-Cops will be reuniting for their first live performance since 1996 at the annual GWAR-B-Q on Saturday, August 17th in Richmond, Virginia.

X-Cops: Sheriff Tubb Tucker (pictured in brown w/ arms crossed)

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Swedish black metal band SVARTSYN unveiled the second track off the upcoming full-length album entitled Black Testament. Listen to Revelation In The Waters, courtesy of Sweden Rock Magazine: http://www.swedenrock.com/index.cfm?pg=55&cobView=263.

The album, recorded at Mortsella Studio, Sweden, drops on May 28 in Europe and June 11 in North America on Agonia Records. Tracks from Black Testament currently featured on The Welding Room radio program.

Band founder and mastermind, Ornias, describes Black Testament as a “sinister mix between Destruction Of Man (2003) and Timeless Reign (2007) releases.”

He adds,

“it’s a journey through my spiritual darkness and death.”

A short series of video clips* documenting the recording process (vocals, guitars and drums) can be viewed at the links below:

(*videos listed in chronological order)

Drums: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTQBzPQbwA

Guitars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7hifxMFep8

Vocals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_VTUqmc1k

Black Testament consists of 7 original tracks + intro; it will be available on CD, LP and digital. First 100 LP copies available on a coloured vinyl.

Tracklist:

1. Revelation in the Waters

2. Venom of the Underworld

3. Demoness with Seven Names

4. Carving a Temple

5. Eyes of the Earth

6. Rising Beast

7. Black Testament

Click here to listen to the previously unveiled track, Demoness With Seven Names.

Black Testament click here

SVARTSYN, official BookFace page

For more info and shopping with Agonia Records visit: www.agoniarecords.com

For general info and order inquires contact: info@agoniarecords.com

Agonia Records myspace: www.myspace.com/agoniarecords

Agonia Records facebook: www.facebook.com/agoniarecords

*NEW: Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/AgoniaRec

**NEW: Twitter: https://twitter.com/agoniarecords

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The June issue of Decibel Magazine features an EXCLUSIVE live Cannibal Corpse flexi disc, featuring a live version of Make Them Suffer. Subscribers have already received their copy in the mail, but if you’re not a subscriber, limited quantities of the issue can be purchased atstore.decibelmagazine.com. Additionally, fans can stream Make Them Suffer via soundcloud.com HERE.


After a bloody successful maiden voyage in 2012, Decibel is doubling down on veteran star power for their second annual national tour. This spring, the plague spreads as Decibel brings you three living legends of death metal and grindcore: the preeminent gore institution Cannibal Corpse; rabble-rousing U.K. grind icons Napalm Death, and NYDM stalwarts Immolation.

Cannibal Corpse released a box set to commemorate their 25th anniversary: Dead Human Collection: 25 Years of Death Metal. The box contains: all 12 full length studio albums in a 12 CD foldout case with new artwork, Torturing and Eviscerating LIVE on CD and LP Picture Disc recorded in Tampa, FL 2010/Milwaukee, WI 2012, PLUS: NEW EXCLUSIVE images by VINCE LOCKE, 12″ X 12″ graphic prints of all 13 original album covers, and a 2013 Cannibal Corpse Calendar. Limited quantities of the box set are still available at indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords.

“We’re psyched to be headlining this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour along with Immolation and Napalm Death,” says Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster.

“This is a lineup of bands that have been a consistent part of the death/grind scene for decades, and we’re proud to be a part of it. It will be a legendary night for extreme music.”

“Do you remember the Blue Grape Merchandise catalog?” asks Decibel Editor in Chief Albert Mudrian.

“How about the Hard N’ Heavy Grindcore Video Special? Or purchasing CDs in longboxes? Then this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour was aseembled for you. See you on the campaign trail for musical destruction.”

Tickets for the tour are available now at http://www.decibelmagazinetickets.com

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