NACHTMYSTITOUR!

The next stage of Nachtmystium's seemingly worldwide takeover supporting their newest output - Assassins: Black Meddle Part I - the Chicagoan stormtroopers have just been added to Norway's annual Hole In The Sky Festival this weekend! Frontman Blake Judd speaks: 'This will be our first Scandinavian performance and we're very excited to be there!" Confirmed to play on the main stage Saturday night, joining the amazing weekend lineup including Dismember, At The Gates, Brutal Truth, Municipal Waste, Meshuggah, Inquisition and more, this will be a monumental appearance for the band.

Also just announced, Nachtmystium will be playing alongside Sweden's almighty kings of Satanic black-thrash Nifelhiem, on a one-time American appearance at Chicago's Double Door on September 7th. Judd adds: "Having been Nifelheim fans for over ten years, this is quite the honor for us."

Check out the flyer here: http://www.professorblack.com/flyers/nifelheimred.jpg.

As previously announced, Nachtmystium's run with Opeth and High on Fire through North America goes from mid-September into the first week of October. Soon after that a smaller US tour with friends Wolves In The Throne Room is coming together with several dates confirmed and more in the works.

The band have also been confirmed to join Cathedral, Electric Wizard, Grand Magus, Rwake, Witchcraft and tons of the doom and stoner world's elite this November at Norway's Gunfest.

It's shaping up to be a busy autumn" Judd adds. "We hope to see all of our supporters on the road!"

Nachtmystium w/Nifelheim, The Chasm, Superchrist

09/07/2008 Double Door - Chicago, IL

Nachtmystium with Opeth, High on Fire
09/16/2008 The Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
09/17/2008 Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
09/18/2008 Nokia Theatre - New York, NY
09/19/2008 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
09/20/2008 Theatre Imperial - Quebec City, QC
09/21/2008 Centennial Hall - London, ON
09/23/2008 House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
09/24/2008 House of Blues - Chicago, IL
09/25/2008 The Orbit Room - Grand Rapids, MI
09/26/2008 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
09/27/2008 Myth - St. Paul, MN
09/29/2008 The Garrick Center - Winnipeg, MB
09/30/2008 Odeon Events Centre - Saskatoon, SK
10/01/2008 Edmonton Events Centre - Edmonton, AB
10/03/2008 Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
10/04/2008 Showbox @ The Market - Seattle, WA

10/07/2008 The Echo - Los Angeles, CA (Scion Metal Show)

Nachtmystium w/Wolves In The Throne Room

10/10/2008 Berbati's Pan - Portland, OR

10/11/2008 Stillwater - Ashland, CA

10/12/2008 Metro - Oakland, CA

10/14/2008 The Phix - Phoenix AZ

10/17/2008 Red 7 - Austin, TX
10/18/2008 Rubbergloves Rehearsal - Denton, TX
10/19/2008 The Marquee - Tulsa, OK
10/20/2008 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
10/21/2008 The Picador - Iowa City, IA

10/23/2008 Uncle Pleasant's - Louisville, KY

10/24/2008 Mac's Bar - Lansing, MI

10/25/2008 Reggie's - Chicago, IL

11/29/2008 Gunfest - Oslo, Norway

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NACHTMYSTIUM NEWS

"The impact the Chicagoans have left on the face of extreme music

since 2004's Eulogy IV EP is undeniable." - Metal Maniacs

"...the year's most bleakly anthemic metal songs." - Decibel

Chicago’s ever-evolving NACHTMYSTIUM will join their similarly sonically expansive brethren in Boris and Torche for a week-long run through parts of Canada and the U.S. The tour will see the band play from Montreal to Milwaukee in mid-July, when they can then pull from both the Worldfall EP and their June 8th full-length Century Media debut, Assassins: Black Meddle Part I. Two tracks from the album are posted on Nachtmystium's MySpace page now.

Made available exclusively through CM Distro and iTunes, the recently released Worldfall EP features two new tracks, a re-recorded track from Demise and two cover songs. Worldfall is a prelude to the Sanford Parker (Rwake, Minsk, Pelican, etc.) produced Assassins... The phrase “expect the unexpected” is often used but it could not be more applicable to NACHTMYSTIUM’s first venture with their new label. Co-founder / guitarist Blake Judd recently described the album to Decibel: “If you stripped all the leads and E-bow stuff off of Instinct, it’s just a raging black metal record. Do the same thing to this one, and it’s still a psych-y, borderline rock album.”

From the addition of studio drummer Tony Laureano (ex-Nile, Dimmu Borgir, 1349) to the insanely heavy Parker production, Assassins is still firmly rooted in heavy metal but the 70s rock influences are unmistakable and the album-closing trilogy, "Seasick," only hints at one-dimension of the band’s new direction. You can hear and see it for yourself at any one of the following dates:

Also note, the Assassins... record release show previously announced as happening May 30th has been pushed back until June 21st (same venue/same lineup), following their appearance at Dudefest the previous day.

06/20/2008 The Emerson Theater - Indianapolis, IN

Dudefest - Nacht play Friday night w/Coliseum, Torche, The Red Chord, etc.

06/21/2008 Reggie's - Chicago, IL

Assassins... record release show w/Minsk, Yakuza, Lone Wolf And Cub

Nachtmystium w/Boris, Torche
07/12/2008 La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC
07/13/2008 Babylon – Ottawa, ON
07/14/2008 Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
07/15/2008 Tralf – Buffalo, NY
07/16/2008 Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH
07/17/2008 Diesel – Pittsburgh, PA
07/18/2008 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
07/19/2008 Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI

http://www.myspace.com/nachtmystium

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ARCH ENEMY TOURS IT UP.

Fan favorites ARCH ENEMY are coming back to America for a tour – and we couldn't be more excited about it! The death metallers are teaming up with label mates DARK TRANQUILLITY, DIVINE HERESY and FIREWIND for a handful of May dates that you don't want to miss out on.

Vocalist Angela Gossow will be keeping a tour journal on Guitar World's MetalKult website (http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/) that will feature updates and candid pictures that you won't find anywhere else. The 'Tyranny & Bloodshred Tour' will be the best guitar-shredder package of the year … your face will be melted, be forewarned!

Tyranny and Bloodshred Tour w/Dark Tranquillity, Divine Heresy & Firewind
05/09 The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA

05/10 Recher Theater – Towson, MD

05/11 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

05/13 Le Medley – Montreal, QC

05/14 L'Imperial – Quebec City, QC

05/16 The Opera House – Toronto, ON

05/17 The Majestic Theater – Detroit, MI

05/19 House of Blues – Chicago, IL

05/20 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN

05/21 The Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB

05/23 MacEwan Ballroom – Calgary, AB

05/24 Starlite – Edmonton, AB

05/27 The Showbox – Seattle, WA

05/29 Slim's – San Francisco, CA
05/30 House of Blues – W. Hollywood, CA

Click here for links to purchase tickets!

NACHTMYSTIUM SET TO FIRE AGAIN.

The US release date for Nachtmystium's Worldfall EP is approaching, hitting stores on April 22nd, but available now via CM Distro and iTunes. CM Distro is offering the EP at a super low cost with a coupon towards the highly anticipated full-length Assassins: Black Meddle Part I, to be officially released in North America on June 10th.

North American journalists interested in interviewing Nacthmystium in advance of Assassins' release date contact Dave/Earsplit or George/Century Media.

In Europe contact Candlelight Records.

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GET 'EM WHILE THE GETTING'S GOOD!

With the release of "Demon Entrails" on February 18th in Europe and February 26th in the U.S., the days of numerous sub-standard bootlegs of the classic Hellhammer demos - "Death Fiend", "Triumph of Death" and "Satanic Rites" - are finally over. "Demon Entrails" is available as an opulent oversized double CD set with deluxe media-book packaging and as a gatefold triple vinyl album. Both versions feature a lavish booklet and a poster. A bare-bones lower-price CD version is also available.

The official "Demon Entrails" microsite is located at www.demonentrails.com, where fans can order all three versions at a special price for a limited time only. The site also features album cover art and complete track listings.

"Demon Entrails" has been specially re-mastered from copies of the original master tapes under the supervision of founder Tom Gabriel Fischer, and the demos now represent Hellhammer exactly as the band sounded when recording these songs in June and December of 1983. Drawing from a wealth of previously unknown historical liner-notes, material and artwork, as well as plenty of unreleased Hellhammer photos from 1982 to 1984, "Demon Entrails" features all lyrics and essays detailing the individual demo recording sessions.

Hellhammer – "Demon Entrails" 2-CD Tracklisting:

CD 1: "Satanic Rites" Demo, December 2/3/4/7, 1983 (45:57)

1. Intro (0:58)
2. Messiah (4:18)
3. The Third Of The Storms (Evoked Damnation) (3:02)
4. Buried And Forgotten (6:01)
5. Maniac [re-recorded version] (3:46)
6. Eurynomos (3:10)
7. Triumph Of Death [re-recorded version] (6:58)
8. Revelations Of Doom (3:03)
9. Reaper [re-recorded version] (2:28)
10. Satanic Rites (7:18)
11. Crucifixion [re-recorded version] (2:45)
12. Outro (2:01)

CD 2: "Death Fiend & Triumph Of Death" Demos, June 10/11, 1983 (56:18)

1. Crucifixion (3:04)
2. Maniac (4:01)
3. (Execution) When Hell's Near (2:38)
4. Decapitator (2:07)
5. Blood Insanity (4:22)
6. Power Of Satan (4:11)
7. Reaper (2:06)
8. Death Fiend (2:35)
9. Triumph Of Death (5:15)
10. Metallic Storm (2:19)
11. Ready For Slaughter (3:36)
12. Dark Warriors (3:03)
13. Hammerhead (2:48)
14. Angel Of Destruction (2:58)
15. Bloody Pussies (4:59)
16. Chainsaw (3:58)
17. Sweet Torment (2:09)

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