Monday, January 12, 2009

ASSAULTER AND BATTERY (OLD NEWS BUT TOO KICKASS AN ALBUM TO NEGLECT!)


The first album by Assaulter, 'Salvation Like Destruction' is out now on heavy black fuckin' vinyl through High Roller Records and Iron Bonehead.

http://www.hho-records.de/high_roller/releases/assaulter.html

The CD will be unleashed by Pulverised Records in mid October.

The opener, 'Talon and Teeth' is now online!

Metal to the bone..........................
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VIKING ROCK!

British rockers and sometime troublemakers Viking Skull returned to England earlier this week after a successful post-Christmas showcase tour alongside Clutch. The sold out performances put the band on US soil for their first major shows with seasonably happy audiences taking to the band’s gritty, hard rocking, drinking tunes. Their 30-minute set included material from their recently released third album Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey.
"What a fantastic opportunity it was to play with Clutch on their home turf," says bassist Waldie. "The crowds were very cool and welcoming. We made a lot of new friends. Our new material went down great and there were even people singing along to the old stuff which was nice! There were a lot of parties but don’t worry - no hairy babies!"
Viking Skull concluded the US trek with two headline shows just after New Year’s celebrations. The Note in West Chester, Pennsylvania served as the final stop and the location for the band’s video shoot for album track "Hair of the Dog." The footage is currently being edited by Jackass creator/mastermind Bam Margera and is expected to be completed early February.
Released November 25, Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey is the band’s first album with proper US distribution and promotion. The album is set to impact college and commercial specialty radio on January 19. Over 300 stations across the country are planned to receive the disc that Kerrang! recently called "a genuinely fantastic rock 'n roll album." Getting an early jump on the impact, weekly radio tip sheet FMQB interviewed the band in late December. During the interview drummer Jess Margera said, "this record is the epitome of every good rock band smashed into one."
As the lone American in the band, Margera remembers his initial introduction to the ‘Skull. "I think five years ago was the first time I heard Viking Skull get played on the jukebox at the Crobar in London. The whole place went insane. It was kind of like when I was a kid hearing Back in Black for the first time. I bought everyone there a shot of Makers mark and a beer."
With limited support and resources, Viking Skull have single-handedly created their own early opportunities. Independently recording their first release for a whopping $500, their 2003 mini-album titled Chapter One remains the only album to score 11 out of 10 in England’s Metal Hammer. The band’s full length debut, Born in Hell, was released in 2005. While finding limited stateside exposure in Europe the band continued to build on a growing fanbase and profile. Tours with Clutch and cKy would see them through the year setting up the recording of their second album. Chapter Two would be released in early 2007 and featured guest appearances from members of Fireball Ministry. It would also feature the first contributions from Margera (also a member of cKy and stoner super-group The Company Band).
Already looking forward to their return to the states in the near future, vocalist Roddy Stone shares, "Ice cold beer actually exists when you tour the US unlike the lukewarm beer you get off promoters in the UK. So bring it on..."
Viking Skull is vocalist/founder Roddy Stone, bassist Waldie, guitarist Dom and drummer Jess Margera. Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey is available in stores now via Powerage/Candlelight Records.
For more information contact Dave Brenner (earsplitpr@aol.com) or Paula Hogan (paula@candlelightrecordsusa.com).
European media contact Darren Toms (d.toms@plastichead.com)

YOU GO TO HELEL!

The title, artwork and full tracklisting of HELEL's debut mini-album are finally revealed. The four tracks of "A Sigil Burnt Deep Into The Flesh" present a concerted and resolute assault on mundane and shallow perceptions of reality, revealing the dark and treacherous path towards the Absolute.

Tracklisting is as follows:

1. Mass Destruction / Mass Alienation
2. A Sigil Burnt Deep Into The Flesh
3. This Is Hel(e)l
4. Cosmos Is Out Of Order



A track is available on the band's
Myspace.
To be released on January 30th via Debemur Morti Productions.

Small cover : http://www.debemur-morti.com/img/dmp0046-07_1.jpg
Big cover : http://www.debemur-morti.com/img/dmp0046-07_4.jpg
Track : http://www.myspace.com/masslucifercorporation

MEN AMONG THE RUINS

The title, artwork and full tracklisting of RUINS's forthcoming second album are finally disclosed. Incubated in the bleak Tasmanian winter, the seven songs of “Cauldron” personify the savage yet romantic landscapes of that remote island; enshrouded in shadow and drama, yet incisive as a razor to the eyeball.

Tracklisting is as follows:
1. Where Time Is Left Behind (Echoes Of Ghosts)
2. Threshold Forms
3. Cauldron
4. Hanged After Being Blinded
5. Genesis
6. Upon These Skeletons (Bury The Dead)
7. Suicidal Pulse


Two tracks are available on the band's
Myspace.
To be released on January 30th via Debemur Morti Productions.

Small cover : http://www.debemur-morti.com/img/dmp0047-07_1.jpg
Big cover : http://www.debemur-morti.com/img/dmp0047-07_4.jpg
Tracks : http://www.myspace.com/ruinsblackmetal

WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM?

In February Southern Lord will proudly release the vinyl only version of the new Wolves In The Throne Room EP entitled Malevolent Grain, featuring two brand new tracks from the Pacific Northwest organic black metallers. Conspiracy Records will offer a limited edition picture disc of the 12" for Europe, while Southern Lord will release a black 180-gram version worldwide. Additionally the band will press a limited CD version for tour purposes only. The EP features the band's newly designed logo crafted by renowned artist Christophe Szpajdel, designer of black metal band logos for Kult Ov Azazel, Emperor, Moonspell and other international acts.

The third WITTR full-length Black Cascade will follow, to be released on March 31st on Southern Lord Records. More info will follow soon on this wholly organic black-drone masterwork. Both the EP and the full-length were recorded to 2-inch tape by Randall Dunn and Mell Dettmer in Seattle this Winter. The new recordings are the first to feature their new guitar player Will Lindsay (Middian) who had previously served as the band's touring bass player, in addition to longtime members, brothers Nathan and Aaron Weaver.

The band will tour Europe beginning in late January, along with three select US dates. More extensive touring through 2009 is also imminent. In addition to the new EP, other new merch for this tour includes a Live At Roadburn 2008 12" record, which also includes a DVD and is being released by Burning World Records.
1/16/2009 The Underground Events Center (benefit for victims of the Green Scare) - Seattle, WA
1/17/2009 The Big Room - Olympia, WA w/Mt. Eerie
1/22/2009 Vera Groningen (Net)
1/23/2009 Jaz Rostock (Ger)
1/24/2009 Loppen Copenhagen (Den)
1/25/2009 Cassiopeia Berlin (Ger)
1/27/2009 Dna Brussels (Bel)
1/28/2009 Underworld London (Uk)
1/29/2009 The Croft Bristol (Uk)
1/30/2009 Busk Birmingham (Uk)
2/02/2009 Engine Rooms Brighton (Uk)
2/03/2009 Boule Noir Paris (Fra)
2/04/2009 Heretic Club Bordeaux (Fra)
2/05/2009 El Balcon De La Lola Bilbao (Spa)
2/06/2009 Sala Whippoorwill Oviedo (Spa)
2/07/2009 Porto-rio Porto (Por)
2/08/2009 Ritmo Y Compas Madrid (Spa)
2/11/2009 Magnolia Milan (Ita)
2/12/2009 Circolo Degli Artisti Rome (Ita)
2/13/2009 Cage Club Livorno (Ita)
2/15/2009 Kunstverein Nurnberg (Ger)
2/16/2009 Klub 007 Prague (Cze)
2/17/2009 Arena Vienna (Aus)
2/18/2009 Beatpol Dresden (Ger)
2/19/2009 Scheldapen Antwerp (Bel)
2/20/2009 W2 Den Bosch (Net)
2/21/2009 Festung Bitterfeld (Ger)
2/28/2009 Masquerade @ Atlanta Metal Festival - Atlanta, GA

http://www.wittr.com
http://www.myspace.com/wolvesinthethroneroom
http://www.southernlord.com
http://blog.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings

Sunday, January 11, 2009

THE END IS NIGH!

The Omega Mailorder at The End Records is having a 20% off sale on albums from Vendlus Records, Scarlet Records, Dragonheart, Think Tank Media, Northern Silence Productions, Old School Metal Records, Brutal Planet Distribution and Leviathan Records for a limited time. Check outwww.theendrecords.com and www.theomegaorder.com for more details. Groovy!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

SELFMADE IN THE SHADE

Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the signing of one-man alternative metal band Egoist from Bielsko-Biala, Poland.

Egoist was founded and lead by the very young and enormously talented musician Stanislaw Wolonciej (guitars, bass, drums, vocals, synthesizers, production, artwork). The artist was born in 1986 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. In his 20s, Stanislaw’s father was a bass player in the band Fatum. Music has always been present in Stan’s home. Everything began when he was eight, though. His parents wanted him to take piano lessons, which he did for about four years.

One of the really cool things that he could have done, but never did, was take part in the makings of the debut album from C-187, together with Patrick Mameli (ex-Pestilence), who is his old-time hero. Patrick wanted him to appear on the album, but in the end Sean Reinert (Cynic, Death) performed the drums.

In the summer of 2008 Stan decided to make a new piece of art. After months of changing equipment, customizing his guitar and drums, and recording ideas on pocket PCs he started the sessions for Ultra-Selfish Revolution. It took about a month and a half. In the late phase of the recordings, Patrick Mameli recorded solos for , “These Strange Things” and “/Not/ The End” at Stan’s request.

The music is a little more aggressive, much more alternative, and less progressive than what Stan worked on before. A Polish label from Biala Podlaska called Selfmadegod contacted Stan, and told him that they are interested in releasing the material.

Stan is constantly musically active. And there will be much more collaborations and new projects with really fresh music in the future. Stay tuned, and explore his musical point of view.

Ultra-Selfish Revolution will be released in the Spring of 2009.

Audio samples from the forthcoming album can be heard now via the band’s MySpace: www.myspace.com/egoistpoland

Discography:

DeAD eGG CD (Magikart 2005)

Ultra-Selfish Revolution CD (Selfmadegod Records 2009)

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Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the signing of mathcore/metal band Mothra from Opole, Poland.

Mothra has been destroying stages since 2000 with Piotr Koryzma (vocals), Daniel Szwed (drums), Andrzej Burzynski (bass) and Pawel Stefan Rosiak (guitar) on board. After first few months of existence, band recorded their first promo single, entitled "Sugar ‘01." After that, the musicians focused on touring and writing new songs, which appeared on 2004's demo CD - a six-track EP, recorded by the band. It wasn’t awesome-sounding material with killing production work, but even still, listeners found energy rarely presented in the same way, joined with mathematicly combined yet still melodic playing. The following years were filled with a lot of gigs and meeting a lot of interesting and inspiring people, which helped the band to realize some of their ideas. It was Mothra's breakout period, as they composed material for their full-length debut album. Planet Decibelian was released by the young polish label Red Swallow in May of 2006. It contained 11 brutal-sounding, math-combined songs and got enthusiastic reviews.

The band is touring nationwide constantly with recognized and appreciated bands like Modern Life is War, Maroon, Born From Pain, Omission, First Blood, Napalm Death, Suffocation, Sunrise, and Nyia to name few.

In September 2008 the band recorded seven tracks with renowned producer Szymon Czech (Antigama, Blindead, Third Degree, Nyia, Unsun) for their second full-length Dyes to be released in the Spring of 2009 via Selfmadegod Records. The music of Mothra will definitely appeal for fans of Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge and Burnt By The Sun.

Audio samples from the forthcoming album can be heard now via the band’s MySpace: www.myspace.com/mothra

Discography:

Demo CD (2004)

Planet Decibelian CD (Red Swallow 2006)

Dyes CD (Selfmadegod Records 2009)

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www.selfmadegod-USA.com
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