Mushroomhead have announced a summer European/UK tour. Here’s the dates:
07/30 Essen, GER – Don’t Panic
07/31 Wroclaw, POL – Lacznik
08/01 Ostrava, CZE – Ostrava v Plamenech
08/02 Salzburg, AUT – Rockhouse
08/05 Barcelona, SPA – Apolo 2
08/06 Villena, SPA – Leyendas del Rock
08/08 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz
08/09 Derbyshire, UK – Bloodstock Open Air
08/10 London, UK – O2 Academy Islington
08/11 Southampton, UK – The 1865
08/12 Rotterdam, NET – Baroeg
08/13 Dinkelsbühl, GER – Summer Breeze Open Air
08/14 Regensburg, GER – Eventhall Airport
08/15 Cudrefin, SWI – Rock The Lakes
Combichrist have announced a new album titled “The Venom In The Mouth Of God.” The effort will be released on July 24 and it can be pre-ordered HERE.
“The Venom In The Mouth Of God” Track Listing:
01. “ODR“
02. “Desolation“
03. “The Future Is A Memory“
04. “Born Deströyer“
05. “Feraline“
06. “RISE“
07. “Venom“
08. “S.T.F.U.“
09. “Each Scar A Vision“
10. “Only Here For A Good Time“
11. “The Way We Want To Be Seen“
12. “Demons Wanna Be Summoned” (feat. King 810)
13. “Second Ending (We Have Been Here Before)“
Burnt By The Sun‘s “Soundtrack To The Personal Revolution,“ “The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good,” and “Heart Of Darkness” will be receiving vinyl reissues on June 5. A limited edition box set featuring those albums along with the band’s self-titled debut EP and their split release tracks will be available as well. Pre-orders can be found HERE.
“We’ve accomplished more than we have ever imagined in our wildest dreams. We played with fantastic bands, played super-cool festivals, and released four albums and two EPs of which we are extremely proud. We were blessed with great and loyal fans and managed to stay a consistent lineup throughout our whole career.
But after grinding for more than a decade and dedicating so much time and energy to this band, we feel like it’s time to move on to other projects. We wanted to end this band like we started – as very good friends. We started with an EP and we end it with an EP. It just feels right to do this now, while we still have the power to deliver a great farewell performance as well in the studio as on stage.”
A video for the first single, “Enemies Of Peace,” can be found below. They added the following about that:
“This is a straight banger with some hardcore and crust vibes. This song grooves like hell and has a very raw and kinda punk attitude. Not only the anti-fascist lyrics, but also musically. It’s very powerful by any means with a strong and bold message.”
A number of shows have also been booked:
07/10 Konigsee, GER – M.U.R. Open Air
07/11 Laberweinting, GER – P ure Fucking Metal FestEvil
07/24 Osterholz-Scharmbeck, GER – Burning Q
With Milking The Goatmachine:
11/06 Erfurt, GER – Club From Hell
11/07 Weiher, GER – Live Music Hall
11/13 Oberhausen, GER – Helvetic
11/14 Berlin, GER – Ubran Spree
11/27 Cham, GER – La Cham
11/28 Munchen, GER – Backstage
Disfiguring The Goddess have announced a new album titled “Bloom.” The effort will be released on July 31 via Seek And Strike. A video for the first single, “Low Slam Low,” can be found below:
“Bloom” Track Listing:
01. “Samba Of The Faceless”
02. “Echoes Fade, I Remain”
03. “Deathcore Song”
04. “AWOL”
05. “Mask Off” (feat. J Figure)
06. “Sweet Dreams” (feat. Four Stroke Baron)
07. “Low Slam Low”
08. “Goddess Box” (feat. Bodybox)
09. “Deep Sway”
10. “Permission To Be Claimed”
11. “Kiss The Dice”
12. “Black Widow Spider”
13. “Dapper” (feat. Four Stroke Baron)
14. “Pleasure Island”
15. “Old Man’s Bones
16. “Lose The Head”
17. “Penance”
Cameron “Big Chocolate” Argon commented:
“Partnering with Seek and Strike marks a natural and timely evolution for Disfiguring The Goddess. As the working title became official, ‘Bloom‘ took on a deeper symbolic weight; it represents DTG awakening from a long slumber to become what it was always intended to be. I see myself as the fire-keeper for that vision, and Seek and Strike arrived at the perfect moment to add the energy and momentum needed for this next stage.”
“The album’s first single, ‘Low Slam Low,’ is one of the most brutal and relentless songs on the album. It was written with a very intentional slam-focused mindset, shifting between blast beats and crushing slams that gradually morph into slower, heavier forms of themselves. A huge part of the song’s character comes from the guitar tone.
I tracked it with my Gretsch Baritone tuned extremely low, and I love how much body and texture that instrument carries. On parts of this song, the guitar stops feeling like a traditional riff instrument and starts becoming more like a wall of physical texture, with the notes nearly disappearing under the weight of the tone. When the bridge hits, that is where the actual voice of the guitar comes through more clearly. The whole track is also surrounded by creepy sound design that keeps shadowing the brutality and pushing the atmosphere further.
Lyrically, it is one of my favorite songs on the record because of how strange and personal it feels. There is a moment in it where I am talking about being completely alone with my thoughts, while at the same time the opening of ‘My Girl‘ by The Temptations is looping in my head. That contrast captures something I really love about the song. To me, it feels like a unique contribution not only to this album, but to the more brutal and slam-oriented side of heavy music right now.”
“‘Bloom‘ is an album about accumulation, cultivation, and execution. There are a lot of themes running through it, both personal and sonic, but when I step back and look at the bigger picture, it symbolizes nurturing the seed of DTG until it finally blossoms. It is the beginning of a new chapter and the closing of an old one.”
Sparta have premiered a new video for their new song “Everything You Say.” This track is from the band’s new album, “Cut A Silhouette,” which will be released on May 29.
Jim Ward commented:
“The music for this was brought in by Matt [Miller] to the earliest writing sessions at my house in El Paso, tweaked in a hotel room in Oklahoma City and played at a soundcheck that night. It is one of those songs that takes shape early and no matter how you adjust, it just keeps ending up back where it started. I love it. This is a dreamy song about longing and love. A big scream declaring desire.”
In other news, the band also have the following dates booked for this year:
05/03 El Paso, TX – Sol Summit Festival at San Jacinto Plaza
06/03 Santa Fe, NM – The Marigold Room
06/04 Colorado Springs, CO – What’s Left Records
With The Toadies:
06/05 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
06/06 Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand Theatre
06/07 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
06/09 Seattle, WA – Showbox
06/10 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
06/12 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
06/13 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
06/14 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
06/16 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
06/17 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Sparta:
07/01 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
07/02 Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
07/03 Des Moines, IA – xBk Live
07/04 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
07/05 Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle Brewing Co.
07/07 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
07/08 Little Rock, AR – Stickyz Rock’n’Roll Chicken Shack
07/09 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
07/10 Houston, TX – The End
07/11 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
08/10 Bakersfield, CA – Jerry’s Pizza & Pub
08/14 Rio de Janeiro, BRA – Casa da Glória
08/15 São Paulo, BRA – Burning House
08/16 Buenos Aires, ARG – Club Cultural Bula
08/18 Santiago, CHL – Club Ambar
08/19 Lima, PER – Yield Rock
08/21 San José, CRI – Amon Solar
08/22 Mexico City, MEX – Hendrix Bar
09/09 Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater (feat. Jimmy Eat World)
09/10 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory (feat. Jimmy Eat World)
09/12 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
09/13 Durham, NC – Stanczyks
09/14 Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse
09/16 Philadelphia, PA – Warehouse on Watts
09/17 Ridgewood, NY – TV Eye
09/18 Medford, MA – Deep Cuts
09/19 Portland, ME – Portland House of Music and Events
09/20 Hamden CT – Space Ballroom
09/22 Rochester, NY – Bug Jar
09/23 Pittsburgh, PA – Bottlerocket Social Hall
09/24 Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
09/26 Hamtramck, MI – Small’s
09/27 Newport, KY – Southgate House Revival
10/23 Gainesville, FL – The FEST
Two more bands have been added to this year’s Milwaukee Metal Fest. Nachtmystium will perform on two days, while Emmure will perform during the pre-party. The event will take place at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI on June 5-7. The pre-party will take place on June 4.
Lineup:
June 4 (pre-party):
Emmure
Jasta And Friends (feat. Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta, Obituary‘s Trevor Peres, and Sanguisugabogg‘s Devin Swank)
Bonginator
Gasket
Torn Open
June 5:
Acid Bath
Obituary
Agalloch (retrospective set)
Death Angel (“Act III” set)
Incantation
Vio-lence
Pallbearer
Hirax
Monstrosity
Nunslaughter
Polkadot Cadaver
Creeping Death
Morta Skuld
Incite
Flesh Parade
Dusk
Jeffrey Nothing
Dawn Of Ouroboros
Blood Vulture
Cardiac Arrest
Thanatotic Desire
Eyes Of The Living
Misery
Dirt
June 6:
Killswitch Engage
Suicidal Tendencies
Machine Head
Power Trip
Agalloch (“Ashes Against The Grain” Set)
After The Burial
NAILS
Iron Reagan
Napalm Death (Rave Bar set)
Armored Saint
Sacred Reich
Havok
Prong
Macabre
Weekend Nachos
Internal Bleeding
Nachtmystium (“Instinct: Decay” set)
Generation Kill
Belushi Speed Ball
Sworn Enemy
Castrator
Casket Robbery
Human Artifacts
Heavy//Hitter
Brick By Brick
Threnody
The Suffering
Striking 13
June 7:
Ministry
Napalm Death
John Bush (Anthrax set)
All Shall Perish (celebrating 20 years of “The Price Of Existence“)
Cyco Miko
Integrity
UADA
Deadguy
Nachtmystium (best of set)
Primitive Man
Waking The Cadaver
Visceral Disgorge
Green Jellÿ
The Crosses (performing Die Kruezen)
Face Yourself
Surefire
9 Dead
Frog Mallet
Still Stayer
Lecherous Nocturne
Gored Embrace
Dead By Wednesday
Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre
Trip To The Morgue
Dark Horse Prophet
Die Krupps have released a remix of Powerman 5000’s “When Worlds Collide.” You can check that out below. This news comes after the band recently released a remix of “Black Lipstick.” Both tracks will appear on Powerman 5000’s reissue of “The Noble Rot,” which will be released on May 29.
“The Noble Rot” Reissue Track Listing:
01. “Cannibal Killers That Kill Everyone”
02. “Brave New World
03. “Play God Or Play Dead”
04. “Black Lipstick”
05. “Special Effects”
06. “Let The Insects Rule”
07. “Movie Blood”
08. “Strange People Doing Strange Things”
09. “We Got The Beat” (The Go-Go’s cover)
10. “VHS”
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