Abigail Williams have officially started the recording process for their new album. The band commented:
“Recording has begun on our 7th full-length album. Drums are done, once again handled by Mike Heller, and the rest of the work is now underway at Ken’s home studio. We began before our European tour, which was a great success, and after a couple of weeks to recover, the work has resumed in earnest. Thanks to Fortress Fest UK and Zappenduster for having us, and to our support bands in Ireland and Shagor across mainland Europe. No shortcuts are being taken; the goal is to match the intensity of our last two albums, and push it further. Another update will follow once recording is complete and we move into mixing. Release is set for early next year.”
Alien Ant Farm will celebrate the 25th anniversary of “ANThology” with a U.S. tour this fall. Scarhaven will serve as support.
Tour Dates:
09/19 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life (no Scarhaven)
09/21 Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
09/22 Harrison, OH – The Blue Note
09/24 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
09/25 Belvidere, IL – The Apollo Theatre AC
09/26 Brainerd, MN – The Armory
09/27 Joliet, IL – The Forge
09/29 Wyandotte, MI – District 142
10/01 Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Music Hall
10/02 New York, NY – Silver Lining Lounge
10/03 Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s
10/04 Portland, ME – Oxbow Brewing Company
10/06 Worcester, MA – Off The Rails
10/07 Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
10/09 Northampton, PA – The Gin Mill
10/10 Newark, DE – Halftime Sports And Music
10/11 Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
10/14 Little Rock, AR – The Hall
10/15 Kansas City, MO – Knuckleheads
10/16 Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live
10/17 Lamar, CO – The Lamar Theater
Agnostic Front and Angel Du$t have announced a co-headlining East Coast tour. Step 2 This will open.
Tour Dates:
09/27 Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
09/29 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Auditorium (feat. Turnstile & Yves Tumor) (no Step 2 This)
09/30 Asheville, NC – Eulogy
10/01 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
10/02 Jacksonville, FL – Albatross
10/03 Miami, FL – Lincoln’s Beard
10/04 Bradenton, FL – Obscura
10/05 Orlando, FL – Conduit
10/07 Lexington, SC – American Legion Post #7
10/08 Norfolk, VA – The Annex
10/09 Reading, PA – Reverb Outdoor
Agnostic Front vocalist Roger Miret commented:
“We are excited to hit the road with our friends Angel Du$t this fall for a short East Coast blitz! A highlight moment for sure will be our date with Turnstile where we can all celebrate the phenomenal evolution of Hardcore then and now! It’s going to be a blast!”
Devil Master have announced a new album titled “Bloody Dreams.” The effort will be released on September 4 and it will include guest contributions from former drummer Chris Ulsh (Power Trip), Sigh frontman Mirai Kawashia, and Arkha Sva vocalist Ur Èmdr Œrvn. A video for the first single, “You Worms’ Vain Delusions,” can be found below:
“Bloody Dreams” Track Listing:
01. “You Worms’ Vain Delusions“
02. “Trembling At Dusk“
03. “Sex With Succubus“
04. “Death Anthem“
05. “Bloody Dreams“
06. “Farewell Waltz To Unfortune’s Palace“
Guitarist Darkest Prince commented:
“The etymology of the word ‘gothic’ is from the Gothic tribes. They were called barbaric. Eventually, that word settled into cathedrals, which people thought looked horrific. Literature took its name from the architecture [of the day]. So, our psychedelic blend of black metal and punk is defiant. Literally the marriage and definition of the whole history of the etymology of the word ‘gothic,’ of the barbarian punk side up to the spiritual, dark, supernatural, gothic evil.
The only thing I’m inspired by is Greek and Andean folk music, as well as Cumbia. Folk is eternal. I think that resonates with people. It’s been cultivated forever. It’s archetypal, primal. It taps into something across cultures. W. B. Yeats, the Irish poetic/occultist, is my favorite poet, and he described folk music as proud and lonely. That’s always resonated with me. OK, I still listen to a lot of G.I.S.M., Bathory, and Vlad Tepes—bands I’ve liked for a very long time—but that’s about as metal as I get. So, there’s folk music and punk in us, and there’s also a lot of psychedelic influence, too.”
In other news, Devil Master also have the following European dates booked for this fall:
09/03 Aleksandrow Lodzki POL – Summer Dying Loud Festival
09/04 Kracow, POL – Zascianek
09/05 Ostrava, CZE – Metal!!!! Barrak Music Hrad
09/06 Budapest, HUN – Robot (feat. Sigh)
09/07 Munich, GER – Hansa 39
09/08 Leipzig, GER – Moritzbasei
09/09 Berlin, GER – Badehaus
09/10 Copenhagen, DEN – Beta
09/11 Hamburg, GER – Betty
09/12 Cologne, GER – Garagen (feat. Sigh)
09/13 Leeuwarden, NET – Neushoorn
09/14 Utrecht, NET – DB’s
09/15 Paris, FRA – Backstage By The Mill
The Rasmus have announced a fall North American tour. Saint Agnes and Death Valley Dreams will open.
Tour Dates:
09/06 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
09/08 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
09/09 Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD
09/10 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
09/11 Quebec City, QC – Salle Montaigne
09/13 New York, NY – Racket
09/14 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
09/16 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
09/17 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
09/19 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
09/20 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
09/22 Hidalgo, TX – Payne Arena
09/23 Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Bomb Factory
09/24 Houston, TX – Bad Astronaut
09/25 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
09/27 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
09/28 Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand at The Complex
09/29 Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
10/01 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
10/02 Boise, ID – The Shrine Social Club
10/03 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
10/04 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
10/06 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
10/07 Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall
10/08 San Francisco, CA – August Hall
10/11 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
10/12 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
Frontman Lauri Ylönen commented:
“It feels surreal that after all these years, we finally get to play our first ever headline tour in the U.S. We have super devoted fans who some have been waiting over 20 years to see us live. These shows will be loaded with emotion and fierce energy.”
Ho99o9 and N8NOFACE have announced a co-headlining North American tour. The trek will take place this fall with Slay Squad set to open.
Tour Dates:
10/22 San Diego, CA – Soma Sidestage
10/23 Garden Grove, CA – Garden Grove Amp
10/24 Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman
10/25 Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
10/27 Seattle, WA – Substation Seattle
10/28 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
10/29 Boise, ID – The Shredder
10/31 Denver, CO – The Oriental
11/01 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
11/03 Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade
11/04 Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
11/05 Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s
11/06 Detroit, MI – The Magic Stick
11/08 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
11/09 Montréal, QC – Les Foufounes Électriques
11/10 Cambridge, MA – Middle East (Downstairs)
11/12 New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground
11/13 TBA – TBA
11/14 Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
11/15 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
11/17 Washington, DC – Black Cat
11/18 Asheville, NC – Revival
11/20 Miami, FL – Churchill’s Pub
11/21 Winter Park, FL – Conduit
11/22 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory)
11/24 Dallas, TX – Trees
11/25 Austin, TX – Come & Take It Live
11/27 El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
11/28 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
11/29 Tuscan, AZ – 191 Toole
Chat Pile have premiered a new video for their new song “PEN I S SMALL.” This track is from the band’s new album, “Who Loves The Sun,” which will be released on September 4.
Bassist Stin commented:
“[It’s] the heaviest Chat Pile song to date. The song and title refer to a stretch of time when Raygun was working as a maintenance man at one of the local shopping malls here in OKC. He screamed himself into a pretty brutal headache tracking this one if I remember correctly”
Vocalist Ray B. added:
“If survival wasn’t so brutal in the United States, a maintenance job at a local mall could in theory be a fun gig… Of course, the awful beast known as Capitalism is extremely rickety with not enough to truly go around in fair share as those in the lower and even middle positions know all to well.”
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