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Seattle-based metal quintet HIMSA have completed the recording process for their highly anticipated Century Media Records debut.
The group tracked the drums, bass and guitars with Steve Carter (who produced the Courting Tragedy and Disaster album), Devin Townsend (Lamb of God, Darkest Hour) handled vocal duties and the renowned Tue Madsen (the Haunted) is currently mixing the disc. The album is currently set for a late August release. Click the link below to view a video of Devin Townsend and Johnny Pettibone tracking vocals, shot by King Of Hearts Productions.
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U.K. thrash metal outfit Evile have completed the recording process for their upcoming album, 'Enter The Grave' and are currently in the mixing stage with Flemming Rasmussen (METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL) behind the decks.
The band issued the following statement: "We're now in the mixing process of the album. All parts are now recorded to the best of our ability (sorry, it's the best we could do). We decided not to include a cowbell, or a triangle. Working with Flemming has been a unique and amazing experience. He's got the perfect vision and ability to make this album sound exactly how we all want it to. We hope all you thrash fans enjoy this mass of noise we've created for you."
EVILE will be joining fellow thrashers, Municipal Waste and SSS for a summer U.K. tour. For a full list of dates, go to Earache.com.
'Enter The Grave' hits UK stores on August 27 and comes to US shores this fall.
Check out the following sites for more info:
http://blog.myspace.com/evileuk
myspace.com/evileuk
evile.co.uk
Hardcore/death metallers DESPISED ICON announce the U.S. tour for their new album, The Ills of Modern Man. This massive North American tour also features The Red Chord, Through The Eyes of The Dead and All Shall Perish.
Alex Erian (vocals) states: "Thanks to everyone that picked up the new disc so far. We'll have plenty of copies with us on tour so be sure to come by the merch booth. Man, playing alongside The Red Chord, Patrick Swayze from Through the Eyes of the Dead and those fruits in All Shall Perish will be amazing, so you know you can't miss it! We'll also be playing a few new tracks so hopefully we will see you all soon."
Despised Icon's tour dates are as follows:
W/The Red Chord, Through the Eyes of the Dead, All Shall Perish, Genghis Tron
06/01 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
06/02 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
06/03 Otto Bar – Baltimore, MD
W/The Red Chord, Through the Eyes of the Dead, All Shall Perish, See You Next Tuesday
06/04 Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
06/05 New Brooklyn Tavern – Columbia, SC
06/07 Thee Imperial – Jacksonville, FL
06/08 Ray's Downtown Blues – West Palm Beach, FL
06/09 State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
06/10 The Back Booth – Orlando, FL
06/11 The High Ground – Metairie, LA
06/12 Meridian – Houston, TX
06/13 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
06/14 Chic's Bar – El Paso, TX
06/15 Clubhouse – Phoenix, AZ
06/16 Showcase Theatre – Corona, CA
06/17 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
06/18 The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
06/20 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
06/21 The Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
06/22 The Picador – Des Moines, IA
06/23 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
06/24 Metro – Chicago, IL
06/25 The Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
06/26 Peabody's – Cleveland, OH
06/27 Reverb – Toronto, ON
06/28 Le Studio – Montreal, QC
06/29 The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
07/01 The Crazy Donkey – Farmingdale, NY
For more info check out www.despisedicon.com
"Cannibal Corpse has been part of the Metal Blade family since 1989, so we are very excited to be headlining a tour that celebrates our label's 25th Anniversary. The lineup for this tour features some of Metal Blade's heaviest bands and we are proud to be a part of it," says bassist Alex Webster.
"We've toured with all of these killer bands at one time or another, and as musicians we are psyched to share the stage again with them, and as fans we can't wait to watch them perform punishing sets night after night. All fans of extreme metal should check this tour out because it's going to be one to remember. Here's to another 25 years of killer metal from Metal Blade Records!"
The tour also includes The Black Dahlia Murder, Aeon and more.
Tour dates are as follows:
September 6 – New Orleans, LA @ The House Of Blues
September 7 - Houston, TX @ The Meridian
September 8 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
September 9 – Ft. Worth, TX @ The Rockyard
September 11 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
September 12 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Venue Of Scottsdale
September 13 – Anaheim, CA @ The House Of Blues
September 14 - Hollywood, CA @ The House of Blues
September 15 – San Diego, CA @ The House Of Blues
September 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
September 17 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
September 18 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
September 19 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
September 26 - Saint Paul, MN @ Station 4
September 28 – Chicago, IL @ The House Of Blues
September 29 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
September 30 – Cleveland, OH @ The House Of Blues
October 2 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
October 3 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
October 4 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
October 5 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
October 6 – Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
October 7 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
October 9 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
October 10 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
October 11 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
Decapitated hit the road this summer for the Summer Slaughter Tour, which kicks off this Friday, June 1 in Clifton Park, NY. Decapitated will be joined by NECROPHAGIST, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATTLE DECAPITATION,
THE FACELESS, AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, ARSIS, ION DISSONANCE and BENEATH THE MASSACRE.
Decapitated will also be headlining a few Summer Slaughter Tour off-dates, as well as a number of Mexican shows in mid-July.
Here is a full listing of dates:
Jun 1 2007 Northern Lights Clifton Park, New York
Jun 2 2007 Infest Asbury Park, New Jersey
Jun 3 2007 Jaxx Springfield, Virginia
Jun 4 2007 Ground Zero Spartanburg, South Carolina
Jun 5 2007 Headliners Louisville, Kentucky
Jun 6 2007 Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 8 2007 Meridian Houston, Texas
Jun 9 2007 White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas
Jun 10 2007 Ridglea Theatre Fort Worth, Texas
Jun 11 2007 Dos Amigos Outdoors Odessa, Texas
Jun 12 2007 Launchpad Albuquerque, New Mexico *
Jun 13 2007 The Rock Tucson, Arizona
Jun 15 2007 Soma San Diego, California
Jun 16 2007 House Of Blues West Hollywood, California
Jun 17 2007 The Boardwalk Orangevale, California
Jun 19 2007 Hawthorne Theater Portland, Oregon
Jun 20 2007 Studio Seven Seattle, Washington
Jun 21 2007 Midtown Ballroom Bend, Oregon
Jun 22 2007 Country Club Theatre Ogden, Utah
Jun 23 2007 Cervantes Denver, Colorado
Jun 24 2007 The Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas
Jun 27 2007 The Pearl Room Mokena,, Illinois
Jun 28 2007 Majestic Theatre Detroit, Michigan
Jun 29 2007 Monkey Bar Huntington, West Virginia *
Jun 30 2007 ROBOT MOSH FEST V @ Skate World Hartland, Wisconsin
Jul 1 2007 Peabody's Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 2 2007 The Opera House Toronto, Ontario
Jul 3 2007 Foufones Montreal, Quebec
Jul 4 2007 Le Studio Montreal, Quebec
Jul 5 2007 L'Anti Quebec City, Quebec
Jul 6 2007 The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts
Jul 7 2007 Starlight Ballroom Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 8 2007 BB King New York, New York
* - tour off dates - Decapitated headlining
MEXICO 2007
July 13th.- TBA
July 14th.- TBA
July 15th.- Mexico City @ Circo Volador
Photographer: Edd Westmacott / Retna UK
High On Fire has recently entered Avast II in Seattle, WA with producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney) to record their follow-up to 2005's Blessed Black Wings.
This still-as-yet-untitled record will be mixed at Soundhouse Studios and is expected to see an early Fall '07 release.
High On Fire has also announced a number of tour dates following the recording session. The band of three will perform a number of shows throughout the Mid-West U.S. during the later part of July. Also included in this run of dates is an appearance at the city of Chicago's annual Wicker Park Summer Fest.
A complete listing of High On Fire tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon.
High On Fire tour dates:
July 20 Teton Village, WY Mangy Moose
July 21 Missoula, MT The Other Side
July 24 Fargo, ND Aquarium
July 25 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club (w/ Don Caballero)
July 26 Milwaukee, WI Mad Planet (w/ Don Caballero)
July 27 DeKalb, IL Otto's Club (w/ Don Caballero)
July 28 Chicago, IL Subterranean (w/ Don Caballero)
July 29 Chicago, IL Wicker Park Summer Festival (w/ Don Caballero, Russian Circles)
July 30 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
July 31 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
Philadelphia: Obituary have confirmed Xecutioner's Return as the title for their forthcoming album. The album's release date has been pushed forward to August 28 from the earlier announced September 11 date.
The band is finalizing US touring plans now that will kick off in early September. Full tour details to be announced shortly.
The band is working with artist Andreas Marshall for the cover art for Xecutioner's Return. Marshall has worked with the band for The End Complete and their most recent record Frozen in Time. Tracking of the record has now been completed with mixing and mastering now on schedule in the coming weeks.
Obituary live performances:
June 5 - Teatro Teleton (Santiago, Chile)
June 6 - The Roxy (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
June 7 - Bar Opiniao (Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil)
June 8 - Hangar 110 (Sao Paulo/SP, Brasil)
June 9 - Lapa Multishow (Belo Horizonte, Brasil)
Sweden's Katatonia will return to headline their first American tour this fall in support of their first live album, Live Consternation. Kicking of September 4, the tour will make nineteen stops around the country and will feature an all European line-up with Sweden's Scar Symmetry joining up with Finland's Insomnium and Swallow the Sun.
The tour, beginning in Springfield, Virginia will be Katatonia's second visit to the US in a year, the band making their stateside touring debut last fall performing alongside Moonspell and North Carolina-based Daylight Dies (Candlelight). The Live Consternation CD/DVD is set for American release on June 5, and features selections from the band's 2006 album The Great Cold Distance along with cuts from their back catalog.
Katatonia's tour dates are as follows:
Sep-04, Jaxx Nite Club (West Springfield VA)
Sep-06, BB King Blues Club (New York NY)
Sep-07, Mark's Showplace (Bedford NH)
Sep-08, Chance Theater (Poughkeepsie NY)
Sep-09, Le Medley (Montreal QU)
Sep-10, Imperial de Quebec (Quebec City QU)
Sep-11, The Funhaus (Toronto ON)
Sep-12, Peabody's (Cleveland OH)
Sep-13, I-Rock (Detroit MI)
Sep-14, The Pearl Room (Mokena IL)
Sep-15, Station 4 (St. Paul MN)
Sep-17, Bluebird Theater (Denver CO)
Sep-19, Whiskey-A-Go-Go (West Hollywood CA)
Sep-20, Showcase Theater (Corona CA)
Sep-21, Brickhouse (Phoenix AZ)
Sep-22, Launchpad (Albuqeruque NM)
Sep-24, White Rabbit (San Antonio TX)
Sep-25, Ridglea Theater (Ft. Worth TX)
Sep-26, Scout Bar (Houston TX)
Progressive Swedish black metaller Bergraven—a.k.a. Pär—turns the traditional blast-and-flay aesthetic of "frostbitten grimness" on its ear with new album, Dodsvisioner.
Bergraven's Dödsvisioner is Hydra Head's second collaborative work with Sweden's Total Holocaust Records.
Tracklisting for Dödsvisioner
Döende (8:46)
Av saknad släcker jag ljuset (1:56)
Ondkall (8:03)
Känsla av livets nästa skede (7:08)
Den svarta angstens essens (6:54)
Det man med själen... (6:27)
Ekot av bikt (6:38)
Döende (en avslutning) (8:52)
www.myspace.com/bergraven
www.hydrahead.com
www.hydraheadlines.blogspot.com
Extreme metallers Behemoth reveal the artwork to their new album, The Apostasy, which is scheduled to be released on July 17th.
The band will also post the new track, "Prometherion," exclusively on www.ozzfest.com next week. This song perfectly demonstrates just how devastating their new album truly is, so stay tuned.
Behemoth will return to the U.S. this summer on Ozzfest 2007 having landed the direct support, non-rotating slot right before second stage headliners Hatebreed. See below for their complete touring itinerary.
BEHEMOTH
Ozzfest – Second Stage
07/12 White River Amphitheatre – Seattle, WA
07/14 The Gorge – George, WA
07/17 Sleep Train Amphitheatre – Sacramento, CA
07/19 Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
07/21 Hyundai Pavilion – San Bernardino, CA
07/24 Cricket Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
07/26 Journal Pavilion – Albuquerque, NM
07/28 Coors Amphitheatre – Denver, CO
07/30 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Kansas City, MO
08/02 Smirnoff Music Center – Dallas, TX
08/04 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – San Antonio, TX
08/06 Verizon Wireless Amptheater – St. Louis, MO
08/08 Germain Amphitheatre – Columbus, OH
08/10 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL
08/12 Alpine Valley Music Theatre – East Troy, WI
08/14 Verizon Wirless Music Theatre – Indianapolis, IN
08/16 PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
08/18 New England Dodge Music Theatre – Hartford, CT
08/20 Tweeter Center – Boston, MA
08/22 Tweeter Center – Philadelphia, PA
08/24 Post Gazette Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
08/26 DTE Energy Music Theatre – Detroit, MI
08/28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC
08/30 Sound Advice Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
Check out www.behemoth.pl for more info.