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Autopsy
US death metal legends to commence work on ‘The Headless Ritual’
Gutwrenching greetings, gore hungry earthlings!
Autopsy is set to defile the recording studio beginning April 1st, 2013 to lay down the tracks for their upcoming album "The Headless Ritual" for Peaceville Records. The band has their instruments set on kill and their newest batch of songs ready to come to unlife in order to crawl inside your skulls, lay their foul eggs and corrupt your very souls. Fantasy Studios is the place, Adam Munoz is the conduit and your ears and brains are the destination. Cover art has been painted by none other than the legendary Joe Petagno and it's safe to say he has outdone himself with this gruesome slice of horror.
Expect nothing less than the monstrous brutality that Autopsy has been known to offer. Laurels will not be rested upon, trends will not be followed and mercy will not be shown.
Mark your calendars for June and pick out a coffin to lie down and die in. Darkness and death await.....
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My Dying Bride
'The Manuscript' coming May 13th
The UK’s own doomlords, My Dying Bride, have been imposing their legacy for over two decades, since their debut album ‘As the Flower Withers’ surfaced in 1992, & now the Yorkshire titans return with their latest work, ‘The Manuscript’, set for release on Peaceville Records on May 13th on CD & vinyl.
‘The Manuscript’ contains 4 new & exclusive songs; a dark voyage spanning over 27 minutes of supreme doom in the unmistakable My Dying Bride style of heaviness mixed with dark tales of foreboding. It was recorded & mixed at Futureworks Studios in Manchester, UK with the band’s long-time producer, Mags.
As the band comments:
"The Manuscript features four monstrous tracks of brilliantly crafted metal that only My Dying Bride can do, with swathes of doom laden melancholy, harmonic beauty and thundering death metal all combined in their trademark sound. Four tales of tragedy, loss and bitter vengeance greet the listener with an added assault on the emotions too, leaving the soul grey and limp. There is beauty here, but it's carrying a dark blade.
Posted in My Dying Bride
Mortuary Drape
Classic titles on Peaceville, remastered with bonus tracks
Italy’s Mortuary Drape are set to reissue 2 of their classic albums on CD & vinyl through Peaceville Records in 2013, starting with ‘Tolling 13 Knell’ on May 27th, plus ‘Buried in Time’ to follow June/July. Each release has been fully remastered, with work overseen by the band, including bonus tracks on each release, plus updated layout. Pre-orders are now being taken HERE.
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Neptune Towers
Vinyl titles coming April/May
Neptune Towers' 2 classic albums of dark alien ambience from Darkthrone's Fenriz will be released shortly on 180gm black vinyl, starting with the debut 'Caravans to Empire Algol' on April 29th, followed by 'Transmissions from Empire Algol' on May 13, which also includes bonus material from the unreleased third album 'Space Lab'. Click here.
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Katatonia
New video 'Lethean' launches
Katatonia, Sweden's dark rock masters, have completed work on their latest video for the track 'Lethean', lifted from last year's acclaimed 'Dead End Kings' opus. The video was shot by Lasse Hoile, notable for his previous work with the Katatonia as well as Opeth & Porcupine Tree.
View the video HERE
In related news, it has also been announced that Katatonia are shortlisted for a Swedish Grammy award in the 'Best Metal Album' category for 'Dead End Kings'.
This year also sees the band embark upon an Australian tour with countrymen Opeth in March, as well as an extensive North American tour in April & May.
Released in August 2012, ‘Dead End Kings’ is a rich, adventurous and endlessly evocative masterwork that exhibits all the Swedish quintet’s established traits while absorbing countless fresh ideas into that monumental sonic brew, this is plainly the strongest and most beguiling album in the Katatonia catalogue to date. It also proves that sadness comes in many shades and that no one is safe from its cold allure.
“Dead End Kings represents progression and taking things to the next level,” says Jonas Renkse. ”The writing was a little more intense and spontaneous for this one. I think that’s the biggest difference. But it was made with the same mindset as the last few albums. It just had a little more fire involved.”
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Band Catagories
PeacevilleAbscessAnathemaAura NoirAutopsyBarren EarthCarpathian ForestCradle Of FilthDarkthroneDødheimsgardEnslavedGehennaIsengardKatatoniaKholdMortuary DrapeMy Dying BrideMysticumNeptune TowersParadise LostPentagramShiningThornsUnholyLive Dates
May 2013
- 25/05, Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA, US
Opeth - 25/05, The Glass House - Pomona, CA, US
Autopsy - 25/05, Garrick Centre - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Napalm Death - 25/05, Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA, US
Katatonia - 25/05, Unknown venue - Hyvinkaa, Finland
Mayhem - 25/05, Extremefest Germany - Hünxe, Germany
Behemoth - 26/05, Mill City Nights - Minneapolis, MN, US
Napalm Death - 26/05, The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA, US
Katatonia - 26/05, Oakland Metro Operahouse - Oakland, CA, US
Autopsy - 26/05, The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA, US
Opeth - 27/05, Wooly's - Des Moines, IA, US
Napalm Death - 27/05, The Roxy Theatre - West Hollywood, CA, US
Katatonia - 28/05, Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL, US
Napalm Death - 28/05, Miramar Theatre - Milwaukee, WI, US
Vital Remains - 29/05, Harpos Concert Theater - Detroit, MI, US
Napalm Death - 29/05, Regent Street Retreat - Madison, WI, US
Vital Remains - 30/05, Siberia - New Orleans, LA, US
Gehenna - 30/05, Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY, US
Napalm Death - 31/05, Garrick Centre - Toronto, ON, Canada
Napalm Death - 31/05, Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON, Canada
Napalm Death
June 2013
- 01/06, Club Soda - Montreal, QC, Canada
Napalm Death - 01/06, Goffertpark - Nijmegen, Netherlands
Enslaved - 01/06, Goffertpark - Nijmegen, Netherlands
Opeth - 01/06, The Korova - San Antonio, TX, US
Gehenna - 02/06, Royale - Boston, MA, US
Napalm Death - 03/06, Club Metronome - Burlington, VT, US
Napalm Death - 04/06, Impactfest - Warsaw, Poland
Behemoth - 04/06, Toad's Place - New Haven, CT, US
Napalm Death - 04/06, Lotnisko Bemowo - Warsaw, Poland
Behemoth - 05/06, Sweden Rock - Sölvesborg, Sweden
Paradise Lost - 05/06, Sweden Rock - Sölvesborg, Sweden
Candlemass - 05/06, Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY, US
Napalm Death - 05/06, Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY, US
Napalm Death - 06/06, Aladdin Jr. II - Pomona, CA, US
Gehenna - 06/06, Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA, US
Napalm Death - 07/06, Bar Casa Da Cultura - Beja, Portugal
Doom - 07/06, Peabody's - Cleveland, OH, US
Napalm Death - 08/06, Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway
Enslaved - 08/06, Snowhall Parc - Amneville, France
Behemoth - 08/06, Unknown venue - Tampere, Finland
Opeth - 08/06, Sonisphere - Amneville, France
Behemoth - 08/06, Sauna Open Air Festival Grounds - Tampere, Finland
Opeth - 08/06, Bogart's Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH, US
Napalm Death - 09/06, Pop's Concert Venue - Sauget, IL, US
Napalm Death - 10/06, New Daisy Theatre - Memphis, TN, US
Napalm Death - 11/06, The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA, US
Napalm Death - 12/06, Beacham Theatre - Orlando, FL, US
Napalm Death - 13/06, Rosemount Hotel - Perth, WA, Australia
Enslaved - 14/06, Pannonia Fields II - Nickelsdorf, Austria
Cradle Of Filth - 14/06, Donington Park - Castle Donington, UK
Katatonia - 14/06, The Hi-Fi - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Enslaved - 15/06, Bergenfest - Bergen, Norway
Behemoth - 15/06, Manning Bar - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Enslaved - 16/06, The Hi-Fi - Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Enslaved - 20/06, Unknown venue - Loreley, Germany
Paradise Lost - 21/06, Unknown venue - Clisson, France
Evoken - 21/06, Unknown venue - Clisson, France
Aura Noir - 21/06, Unknown venue - Clisson, France
Cradle Of Filth - 21/06, Unknown venue - Clisson, France
Carpathian Forest - 21/06, Unknown venue - Graz, Austria
Behemoth - 21/06, Dokk'em Open Air - Dokkum, Netherlands
Keep of Kalessin - 21/06, Unknown venue - Clisson, France
Candlemass - 28/06, Boeretang - Dessel, Belgium
Aura Noir - 28/06, Boeretang - Dessel, Belgium
Mayhem - 29/06, Steinkjerfestivalen - Steinkjer, Norway
Shining - 29/06, Life Park Sarıyer - Istanbul, Turkey
Cradle Of Filth - 29/06, Life Park Sarıyer - Istanbul, Turkey
Cradle Of Filth - 29/06, San Manuel Amphitheater - Devore, CA, US
Behemoth - 30/06, Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA, US
Behemoth
July 2013
- 01/07, Hafenklang - Hamburg, Germany
Evoken - 02/07, Idaho Center - Nampa, ID, US
Behemoth - 03/07, Unknown venue - Trutnov, Czech Republic
Napalm Death - 03/07, White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA, US
Behemoth - 03/07, Kulturfabrik - Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
Napalm Death - 05/07, Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ, US
Behemoth - 06/07, Obscene Extreme - Trutnov, Czech Republic
Napalm Death - 06/07, Obscene Extreme - Trutnov, Czech Republic
Evoken - 06/07, Isleta Amphitheater - Albuquerque, NM, US
Behemoth - 07/07, TerraVibe Park - Athens, Greece
At the Gates - 07/07, Comfort Dental Amphitheatre - Greenwood Village, CO, US
Behemoth - 10/07, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON, Canada
Behemoth - 10/07, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON, Canada
Behemoth - 11/07, Cultuurpodium Boerderij Dommelsch Zaal - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Anathema - 12/07, Unknown venue - Antwerp, Belgium
Napalm Death - 12/07, Kulturzentrum Schlachthof e.V. - Wiesbaden, Germany
Napalm Death - 12/07, First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA, US
Behemoth - 13/07, Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain - Scranton, PA, US
Behemoth - 14/07, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, NY, US
Behemoth - 16/07, Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA, US
Behemoth - 17/07, Darlings Waterfront Pavilion (formerly Bangor Waterfront Park) - Bangor, ME, US
Behemoth - 19/07, Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ, US
Behemoth - 19/07, Unknown venue - Lieto, Finland
Candlemass - 20/07, Bukta Tromso Open Air Festival - Tromsø, Norway
Shining - 20/07, Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY, US
Behemoth - 21/07, Comcast Theatre - Hartford, CT, US
Behemoth - 23/07, Unknown venue - Tolmin, Slovenia
Candlemass - 23/07, Unknown venue - Tolmin, Slovenia
Mayhem - 23/07, PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ, US
Behemoth - 24/07, Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA, US
Behemoth - 24/07, Metaldays - Tolmin, Slovenia
Pentagram - 24/07, Unknown venue - Tolmin, Slovenia
Mayhem - 25/07, Unknown venue - Obersinn, Germany
Napalm Death - 25/07, The Garage - London, UK
Anathema - 26/07, Zwarte Cross Festival Grounds - Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
At the Gates - 26/07, QStock - Oulu, Finland
Shining - 26/07, Kuusisaari - Oulu, Finland
Shining - 26/07, Tolmin, Slovenia - Metaldays
My Dying Bride - 27/07, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL, US
Behemoth - 27/07, Zwarte Cross Festival Grounds - Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
At the Gates - 27/07, Månefestivalen - Fredrikstad, Norway
Shining - 27/07, QStock - Oulu, Finland
Shining - 27/07, Romexpo - Bucharest, Romania
Enslaved - 28/07, Hummerlo - Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
At the Gates - 28/07, DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI, US
Behemoth - 28/07, Zwarte Cross Festival Grounds - Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
At the Gates - 29/07, Expo Five - Louisville, KY, US
Behemoth - 30/07, Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood - Atlanta, GA, US
Behemoth
August 2013
- 01/08, Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
Candlemass - 02/08, Kaltenbach Open Air - Spital Am Semmering, Austria
Napalm Death - 02/08, Austin360amphitheater - Austin, TX, US
Behemoth - 03/08, Knorrfest 2013 - Trollhättan, Sweden
Shining - 03/08, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - The Woodlands, TX, US
Behemoth - 04/08, Gexa Energy Pavilion - Dallas, TX, US
Behemoth - 04/08, Gexa Energy Pavilion - Dallas, TX, US
Behemoth - 07/08, Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC, Canada
At the Gates - 08/08, Varangerfestivalen - Vadsø, Norway
Shining - 08/08, Vojenská pevnost Josefov - Jaroměř, Czech Republic
Behemoth - 08/08, Vojenská pevnost Josefov - Jaroměř, Czech Republic
Opeth - 08/08, Vojenská pevnost Josefov - Jaroměř, Czech Republic
Carpathian Forest - 08/08, Unknown venue - Gävle, Sweden
Katatonia - 09/08, Flugplatz Obermehler - Schlotheim, Germany
Carpathian Forest - 09/08, Sildajazz - Haugesund, Norway
Shining - 10/08, Unknown venue - Ieper, Belgium
Napalm Death - 10/08, Into the Grave - Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Paradise Lost - 10/08, Unknown venue - Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Paradise Lost - 15/08, Unknown venue - Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium
Opeth - 15/08, Flugplatz - Dinkelsbuhl, Germany
Enslaved - 22/08, Unknown venue - Oslo, Norway
Aura Noir - 30/08, Unknown venue - Braşov, Romania
Napalm Death
