WATAIN Update From The Road

Band Announces NYC Meet And Greet;

Lawless Darkness Earns The #2 Spot On Decibel Magazine's Top 40 Albums of 2010!

Swedish black metal titans WATAIN have been setting North America ablaze with a sound and stage show that is a true assault to the senses. Touring in support of their Lawless Darkness full-length released via Season Of Mist earlier this year, the wild ride commenced in Pittsburgh on November 6 and has been sweeping its way across the country with relentless fury. Support bands, Goatwhore and Black Anvil, have helped make the tour package one of the most pummeling (and talked about) of the year.

Said WATAIN in a collective statement: "The Lawless Darkness Tour marches on relentlessly across the States. Greetings to the legions of hungry fiends that have come out so far, and to all of you who have brought us gifts and artifacts for the stage, you will not be forgotten! It has been a wild ride, yet it is far from over... Denial of the flesh; Denial of the cunt; we are the cold seed of Satanas!"

Check out footage from the band's Seattle performance HERE OR BELOW.

WATAIN's final U.S. performance of the tour will happen this Thursday at Santos Party House in New York City. Following the show is a scheduled meet and greet at Duff's in Brooklyn. Check out the flyer HERE:

Duff's Brooklyn
168 Marcy Avenue (between S. 5th & Broadway)
Williamsburg, New York

Lawless Darkness was released via Season Of Mist on June 7. Recorded at Necromorbus Studio (Deathspell Omega, Funeral Mist, Ondskapt, etc.) in Alvik, Sweden with cover art by Zbigniew M. Bielak, the record continues to reap critical accolades from press nationwide and abroad. The band scored cover spots in some of metal’s most esteemed publications including Decibel, Terrorizer, and Subterranea (Metal Hammer’s extreme metal supplement) and the "Reaping Death," single was certified gold in Sweden for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. In addition, Lawless Darkness recently earned the #2 position in Decibel Magazine's Top 40 Albums Of 2010 [January 2011 issue]. View the feature HERE.

WATAIN: Lawless Darkness North American Tour 2010 [remaining dates]

w/ Goatwhore, Black Anvil

11/30/2010 Sonar - Baltimore, MD

12/01/2010 Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH

12/02/2010 Santo’s Party House - New York, NY

12/03/2010 Le Fou Founes - Montreal, QC

12/04/2010 Opera House - Toronto, ON

"...From the opening strains of 'Malfeitor,' WATAIN held the Rickshaw rapt with Satanic attention. Their reputation preceding them, the band completely revel in malevolence and black theatrics, from coating themselves in pig’s blood to utilizing flame as the major light source onstage. Frontman Erik Danielsson’s grim ringmastery commands attention and respect, while the band scorches their way through the soundtrack to damnation." -- Hellbound

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Unleash the Baboon

Albuquerque, NM, US

Death Metal/Grindcore/Deathcore

Unleash the Baboon (UtB) is a seed recently planted in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Currently consisting of two members, Ernest Gurule (Guitar/Vocals) and Andrew Gee (Drums), UtB began with the desire to play awesome music and have fun doing it without placing musical restrictions on possibilities; which was experienced with previous bands. UtB is on a mission to find other dedicated members anxious to relinquish the inner beast and put forth music that they can be proud of. So be prepared to open the gates, unlock the chains, and Unleash the Baboon!

Ernest Gurule(Guitars/Vocals)

Andrew Gee (Drums)

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DARKBLACK West Coast Tour Kicks Off This Week

Portland punishers DARKBLACK are preparing for their eight-show West Coast tour Which kicks off this Wednesday, in celebration of their new Midnight Wraith EP, to be released the same day. Several shows have been altered since previous announcements; see the newest dates below.

Early reviews of Midnight Wraith are flowing in now from domestic and foreign media outlets, brimming with praise of the band's primal, slick approach to traditional heavy metal on the newest material from the band. Composed of five unrelenting heavy metal anthems realized in the murky gloom of the band's hometown of Portland, Oregon and recorded at Revolver Studios by Nalin Silva,Midnight Wraith tells tales of death, betrayal, unholy spirits and fantastic battles. Midnight Wraith will be released via San Jose, California-based Stormspell Records, who also handled the band'sSellsword album in 2009.

Check out Midnight Wraith's opening track "Doom Herald" at DARKBLACK's Myspace page now!

DARKBLACK Midnight Wraith Tour:

12/1/2010 The Black Lodge - Seattle, WA w/ Skelator, Emeralds, Elk’s Blood

12/2/2010 *house show - Seattle, WA w/ Throne of Bone

12/3/2010 Kelly's Olympian - Portland, OR [CD release show] w/ Spellcaster, Dead By Dawn

12/4/2010 Bender's - San Francisco, CA w/ Huntress, Walken

12/5/2010 The Hazmat (Your Hause) - Oakland, CA w/ Dodsfalla, Bruxers, Infernal Graves, Drunken Hardcore

12/6/2010 Cinespace - Los Angeles, CA w/ Huntress, Gypsyhawk

12/8/2010 The Gup - Eugene, OR w/ Excruciator

12/9/2010 The Know - Portland, OR w/ Nux Vomica

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"...crank this or spank it folks, there’s some serious boogie in these riffs! Holy shit this thing stomps!" - Hellride Music

"...Midnight Wraith definitely harkens back to around 1978 sonically, with a Thin Lizzy-meets-Iron Maiden feel, and the band definitely has the chops to back it up." - Metal Underground

"If you are a fan of old school Heavy Metal this is a must." - Minacious

"As with their Traditional Metal peers, the likes of Enforcer, Ravage and White Wizzard, (to name a few), DarkBlack takes me down Metal memory lane to a time when bootleg and demo cassette trading was the norm." - Metal Odyssey

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Planet Metal to Release Quicksand Dream Album on December 7th

A true gem from the heavy metal underground! QUICKSAND DREAM was a treasured obscurity even during its original active period in Sweden during the early 1990s. In 1996, the core duo of Göran Jacobson and Patrick Backlund reconvened to record the ambitious and imaginative Aelin concept album. Upon its completion in 1999, the album was only circulated among friends and has remained largely unheard and unknown until now. With sophisticated and unique narrative-style songwriting and an elegant 16-page booklet to illustrate the album's epic tale, Aelin: A Story About Destiny is a mandatory release for any fan of Epic Heavy Metal. Fans of Manilla Road, Fates Warning, Cirith Ungol, While Heaven Wept, Candlemass, and epic-era Bathory take notice!

Aelin: A Story About Destiny

1. Prologue
2. A Child Was Born
3. House of Wisdom
4. Caress of the Breeze
5. Road Goes Ever On
6. The Lighthouse Dream
7. Aelin's Oath

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THE GARDNERZ Sign To Abyss Records

THE GARDNERZ Sign To Abyss Records

Abyss Records is pleased to announce that Swedish doom/death metal act THE GARDNERZ has joined the label's ever-growing roster. Plans are in place to release the band's debut, The System Of Nature, in early 2011. For more on THE GARDNERZ visit the following locations:

www.thegardnerz.com

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The Art Of Suffering

Lady In The Grave

Your Final Solution

Born To Consume

Incident

Shift In Thought

Flaw In The Axiom

More Or Less

Confusion

Maybe It's Time

Bloody Vengeance (Vulcano Cover)

Servants Of The Warsmen (Winter Cover)

A doomy death metal band from the south of Sweden, THE GARDNERZ was formed in the middle of 2008 by Wilhelm. In late 2008 Francisco joined the band and our debut album started to take shape. A long time friend of Francisco, Juan Pablo, was recruited to do the drums and after a long time of searching for a vocalist Niclas stepped in to the picture. After about two years of slowly putting the pieces together we can finally present the finished product

- The System of Nature.

Blending slow and heavy riffs with melodies distorted and clean, we try to create our own slice of metal. Taking influences from all over the musical spectra, but keeping a solid metal foundation.
Mixing technicality with simplicity to get such a varied album as possible.

The lyrics deal with philosophical ideas and random rants about the strange ways of man, covering topics such as: the fallacies of religion, the rat-race of our over-consuming life style, the hypocrisy found in the writing of history, how a seemingly insignificant event shapes a man's entire life . With song titles like: Flaw in the Axiom, Shift in Thought, Your Final Solution, Born to Consume, The Art of Suffering .

Featuring guest solos by Thomas Ahlgren (Deranged, Pandemonium) on Born to Consume and Incident. And backing vocals by Joel Sundin on Lady in the Grave.

Line up for The System of Nature:

Vocals - Niclas Ankarbranth (Vandöd, d.josef band)
Guitar - Wilhelm Lindh (Ex-Tristitia)
Bass - Francisco Martín (Inner Sanctvm, Sacramento)
Drums -Juan Pablo Donoso (Sadism, Thornafire)

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ARGUS Signs To Cruz Del Sur Music

CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC have reached an agreement with Pennsylvania's ARGUS for the release of their new album entitled Boldly Strides The Doomed.

ARGUS was formed in 2007 and features Bruce Balich of Penance fame on vocals. They released their self-titled debut album on Shadow Kingdom records in 2009, which was greeted warmly by the metal press immediately, Decibel Magazine describing them as "...a chest-thumping display of epic heavy metal as performed by a bunch of staunch doom metal fans. Indeed, ARGUS are all about big riffs, galloping anthems, dark melodies and tube amps."

The recordings of Boldly Stride The Doomed will take place at Soundscape Studios in Pittsburgh. The initial tracking sessions are set to begin this week and will continue throughout December and January. The master of heavy metal wizardry Dave Watson (Icarus Witch, Mantic Ritual, Crown The Lost) will be at the engineering and production helm once again. The album is set to contain approximately eight or nine songs, including track titles such as "A Curse On The World," "The Ladder," "42-7-29" and "Durendal." As Metalreview.com said, "...strangers to the band who prefer their metal melodic, galloping and built on a classic doom foundation, consider ARGUS your call to arms..."

ARGUS will perform on the 16th of April 2011 at the Hammer Of Doom V Festival, the annual doom and epic metal appointment in Würzburg, Germany, where they'll have the chance to perform with a cast of incredible bands such as Pentagram, While Heaven Wept, Atlantean Kodex, Solstice and many more.

Boldly Strides The Doomed will be released by CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC simultaneously on CD, vinyl and digital form on the 3rd of May 2011.

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EYEHATEGOD: Winter Tour To Commence Today

Legendary NOLA sludge collective EYEHATEGOD will kick off another stretch of tour dates in support of absolutely nothing today in Birmingham, Alabama at the Bottletree. From there the band will pillage their way through 13 more cities before heading back home in time for holiday hedonism. Supporting the band in the pandemonium will be Phobia, as well as Crowbar, Goatwhore and Zoroaster on select dates [see listing below].

Commented vocalist Mike Williams: "EYEHATEGOD are excited to head out on this next USA trek and ready to do damage. EHG tours are one of a kind; each unique with its own abusive, miserable, broken features. Miss them now and maybe miss them forever..."

Added drummer Joey LaCaze: "The band is probably the tightest its ever been and different, more obscure songs have been added to the traditional set of all-time favorites. Get in the right frame of mind and vent all of your holiday frustrations."

EYEHATEGOD Winter Tour 2010:

** New Date Added

11/30/2010 Bottletree - Birmingham, AL w/ Phobia

12/01/2010 Hideaway - Johnson City, TN w/ Phobia

12/02/2010 Tremont - Charlotte, NC w/ Crowbar, Phobia

12/03/2010 The Oasis - Charleston, SC w/ Phobia

12/04/2010 The Earl - Atlanta, GA w/ Phobia, Sons Of Tonatiuh

12/05/2010 Hi Tone - Memphis, TN w/ Phobia

12/06/2010 Birdy’s - Indianapolis, IN w/ Goatwhore, Phobia

12/07/2010 Downtown - Little Rock, AR w/ Goatwhore, Phobia

12/08/2010 Drifter’s - Fayetteville, AR w/ Phobia, Zoroaster

12/09/2010 The Marquee - Tulsa, OK w/ Phobia, Zoroaster

12/10/2010 Korova - San Antonio,TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster

12/11/2010 Reno’s - Dallas, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster

12/12/2010 Red Seven - Austin, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster

12/13/2010 The Rail Club - Fort Worth, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster **

Feedback from previous EYEHATEGOD rituals:

"The slow riffs of Bower, Brian Patton and relatively new bassist Gary Mader sounded as though they were literally being strummed beneath the surface of a murky Louisiana swamp, such was their slow and powerful delivery. At times an energized ’80s hardcore stomp sped things up and broke up what would have otherwise been an exercise in monotony. It was a thunderous, distinctly southern kind of blues ’n doom poured through a punk-rock filter." -- Hellbound

"Featuring founding members Mike Williams on vocals, Joey LaCaze on Drums, prominent long time guitarists Brian Patton and Jimmy ‘fucking’ Bower, and bassist Gary Mader, EHG simply rained down blow after blow upon us... For the record and in my humble opinion EYEHATEGOD are now the heaviest band on the face of the planet right behind the Melvins, and that was proven without a shadow of any doubt on this particular night...." -- LPM Voice

"Wallowing in hatred and heeding one’s most destructive tendencies usually doesn’t bode well for longevity. For some reason it’s worked out — professionally at least — for EYEHATEGOD over the last twenty two years." -- Time Out Chicago

"One of the heaviest nights of my life." -- Crustcake

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MANOWAR-mania on Facebook

MANOWAR fans from all over the world were given a special holiday hour of power when all four members of their favorite band were online for an impromptu chat with their fans on Facebook.

"It was a spontaneous idea. The response to 'Battle Hymns 2011' has been massive! We received it almost in real time via Facebook, literally moments after the fans downloaded the album at its first day of release from The Kingdom Of Steel. So we wanted to thank them immediately", said MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio.

From touring requests to discussions about beer, bikes, girls and guitars to comments on the new album 'Battle Hymns 2011'; the topics were diverse and both fans and band had a great time.

"We had a blast!" said vocalist Eric Adams after the session ended. "Nothing can compare to meeting the fans face to face - but the direct interaction on the internet comes as close as it gets. We'll definitely do this again!"

'Battle Hymns 2011', featuring 'Lord Of The Rings'-Star Sir Christopher Lee as special guest, is available right now as instant digital download and as CD and Limited Edition Picture Vinyl pre-order at http://www.thekingdomofsteel.com/. The store exclusively also offers a limited quantity of autographed CDs and Vinyls as special Christmas treats.

'Battle Hymns 2011', will be released across Europe starting December 3rd 2010 and in the USA and Canada on February 1st 2011.

The album is available as DRM-free digital download, CD and Limited Edition Picture Vinyl.

Track List:

Death Tone

Metal Daze

Fast Taker

Shell Shock

Manowar

Dark Avenger

William's Tale

Battle Hymn

Bonus Tracks:

Fast Taker - Recorded Live at Abilene Taylor City Expo Center Arena, Texas – July 31st 1982

Death Tone - Recorded Live at Dallas Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas – August 1st 1982

If you want to find out when the next Facebook chat with the members of Manowar will happen, just go towww.facebook.com/manowar and click "Like". Chat announcements will be posted as status updates.

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Fan Quotes from www.facebook.com/manowar :

Sebastian S.: "I'm listening now to Dark Avenger. Christopher Lee is doing an awesome job. Hope that he has some work to do for Hammer Of The Gods.

Can't stop listening the new Battle Hymns. This new power in these old songs is just shattering my mind."

Tamás H.: "No doubt! The album sure kicks ass! HAIL!"

Steven J.: "Ordered my copy a yesterday. Got the digital download. What an album, Hail and Kill from New Zealand."

Deane P.: "I'm amazed about how good it is :P i thought it was amazing before so didn't think the original album could be topped :D"

Lyrian S.: "Thank you for improving a masterpiece beyond anyone's expectations!! Hail From Denmark & Greece"

Matt F.: "You've taken one of the greatest metal albums of all time and made it even better. Exceptional."

Giovanna F.: "I still cannot tell which one I like better!!!! But Dark Avenger made me cry! Amazing! Best purchase of the year! Thank you, guys! Just can't wait for the cd! :D HAIL!"

Danny G.: "Damn guys.... you really outdid yourselves on this one........ great job now I anxiously await Hammer Of The Gods...... great to hear Donnie tearing it up with you guys again..... 180 of my friends fists up in the air and counting.... hail my brothers and goodnight..... ManOwaR kills!"

Giovanna F.: "Thank you guys, for what I've been listening to the last 12 hours! Thank you Joey, for William's Tale! And thank all of you, who made everything just perfect!! Metal heals! HAIL!"

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