The 7th annual Summer Slaughter Tour, presented by Indie Merch Store, ESP and Guitar World, is officially slated to run from July 19 through August 24. It features such heavyweights as The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals As Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Cattle Decapitation, The Ocean, Revocation, Aeon and two bands TBA. Stay tuned over the coming weeks for official tour dates to be announced.
One of the remaining open slots will be chosen by you, the fans, so be sure to click on the link below to get in your vote now. The voting ends March 31. Head here to vote.
Ash Avildsen, founder of Summer Slaughter on this year’s edition of the tour: “It’s year seven and I think 2013′s line-up is the most exciting and diverse yet. Slaughter has never been a one dimensional experience for fans. This year is a true testament to that as we have an amazing mix of extreme music’s influential icons and leaders of the new school. Let the underground unite!”
Greg Puciato (DEP vocalist) states: “We can’t wait to get back on the road! We’re launching a US tour in the spring, hitting Europe for some festivals and club shows, and then hitting several more cities with Summer Slaughter all summer long. We are absolutely amped. After being holed up in the studio for such a long time giving birth to One of Us is the Killer, we are all pent up and ready to share material new and old with our supporters doing what we love to do the most. Can’t wait to see and either kiss or rip off each and every one of your faces on the road with Summer Slaughter and year round, everywhere.”
Visit facebook.com/summerslaughtertour for up-to-date news and ticketing information.
Leading up to the end of the year, Revolver has asked some of our favorite artists to pick their Top Albums of 2012 and tell us why each record rules. Here, Alex Webster (pictured left), bassist of death-metal vets Cannibal Corpse, selects his faves.
5. Spawn of Possession, Incurso
“This is one of the most technical death-metal albums you’ll ever hear. The bass performance alone makes it a worthy purchase for any tech-death fan.”
4. Meshuggah, Koloss
“Each song on this album has its own character. Lots of variety–fast thrash parts, interesting mid-paced grooves, sludgy slow riffs–but it’s all tied together by the album’s overall dark vibe.”
3. Gojira, L’Enfant Sauvage
“More great, innovative metal from Gojira. Definitely not a run-of-the-mill extreme-metal album. Nobody sounds quite like these guys.”
2. Aeon, Aeons Black
“Pure death-metal hell from one of my favorite bands. Brutal, memorable songs with killer musicianship.”
1. Overkill, The Electric Age
“These guys are at the top of their game right now, and that’s no small feat for a band with such a history. This album is heavy as fuck, catchy, and precisely executed.”
Every Tuesday–the day that new music comes out–we will be listing the hard-rock and metal releases that hit stores, and every Wednesday we will be offering you, the fans, the chance to pick the Album of the Week. Below, check out the albums, EPs, singles, and DVDs that came out this week; pick your favorite, and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, November 26, at noon, when the results will be announced.
UPDATE: The poll has closed. Thanks for your vote. To view the results, click here.
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It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Aeon, Bad Brains, Kylesa, and more out in stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- AC/DC – Live At The River Plate
- Aeon – Aeons Black
- Bad Brains – Into The Future
- Code Orange Kids – Love Is Love // Return To Dust
- Crown The Empire – The Fallout
Cryptopsy – Cryptopsy- Cryptopsy – The Best Of Us Bleed
- Deafheaven/Bosse-de-Nage – Split
- Death – Spiritual Healing reissue
- Grand Supreme Blood Court – Bow Down Before The Blood Court
- H2O – Thicker Than Water reissue
- Incite – All Out War
- Kylesa – From The Vaults, Vol. 1
- Like Moths To Flames – When We Don’t Exist deluxe edition
Poison The Well – The Opposite Of December/Tear From The Red reissue- Regents – Antietam After Party
- Sacred Reich – Live At Wacken CD/DVD
- Troubled Horse – Step Inside
- Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – Blood Lust
- Woe, Is Me – Genesi[futureusgallerys]
Check out “Aeons Black” off Aeons Black below: