Friday, January 27, 2012

SAVAGE MESSIAH CONFIRMED FOR UK'S HAMMERFEST

British shred-heavy metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH have been confirmed for this year's edition of Hammerfest, which is due to be held from 15th - 18th March in Prestatyn, Wales.

Having already performed at the festival before, SAVAGE MESSIAH are now the latest band to be confirmed for Hammerfest IV, joining a line-up that includes the likes of ANTHRAX, SKINDRED, AMON AMARTH, CEREBRAL BORE and more.

SAVAGE MESSIAH frontman DAVID SILVER comments:

"It's fantastic for the band to have been asked back to Hammerfest for the second time - we had a great time last time, but now with a new album to promote, it's going to be even better!!  We're on late, but that's not going to matter - we'll be getting the final circle pits of the festival going and we're looking forward to kickin' ass!!!"

See SAVAGE MESSIAH on tour at the following shows:

SAVAGE MESSIAH
Feb. 11 - Manchester, UK - HMV Ritz (w/ EVILE and CEREBRAL BORE)
Mar. 17 - Prestatyn, UK - Hammerfest

SAVAGE MESSIAH + DIAMOND PLATE
Mar. 18 - York, UK - The Duchess
Mar. 19 - Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Ballroom
Mar. 20 - London, UK - Barfly

SAVAGE MESSIAH's new album, PLAGUE OF CONSCIENCE, is due to be released on February 6th.  Pre-order the album now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl in Europe at http://bit.ly/A9ClhQ and in North America at http://bit.ly/AgH8Dc

Get more SAVAGE MESSIAH news and info at:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/SavageMessiahMetal
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/savagemessiahmetal
Twitter - http://twitter.com/savagemessiah
Tumblr - http://savagemessiah.tumblr.com


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EVILE POST UPDATE FROM EUROPEAN HEADLINING TOUR

British thrashers EVILE recently kicked off a headlining European tour in support of their critically-acclaimed new album, FIVE SERPENT'S TEETH.

The band are two weeks into their tour of mainland Europe with support from PORTRAIT and DR. LIVING DEAD, and have nine shows remaining before they return to the UK for a special show as part of HMV's Next Big Thing.

EVILE drummer BEN CARTER updates from the road:

"We're at the halfway stage of the Five Serpent's Tour 2012, and want to say a huge thanks to all the fans that have shown their support by coming to the shows so far!  Turnout has been great, the crew and staff at all the venues have been great, and we're having a blast on the road!  Dr. Living Dead and Portrait are tearing it up every night, and if you haven't seen the show yet, check the remaining dates and we'll see you soon for some metal madness!  Long Live New Flesh!!!"

See EVILE on tour at the following shows:

EVILE w/ PORTRAIT, DR. LIVING DEAD
Jan. 27 - Enschede, Netherlands - Atak
Jan. 28 - Randers, Denmark - Midwinter Meltdown
Jan. 29 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
Jan. 31 - Osnabruck, Germany - Bastard Club
Feb. 01 - Saarbrucken, Germany - Garage
Feb. 02 - Braunschweig, Germany - Schweinebarmann
Feb. 03 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
Feb. 04 - Bamberg, Germany - Live Club
Feb. 05 - Essen, Germany - Turock

View the European tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/evile_fstour2012.jpg

EVILE w/ CEREBRAL BORE, SAVAGE MESSIAH
Feb. 11 - Manchester, UK - HMV Next Big Thing at HMV Ritz

View the HMV Next Big Thing flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/hmv_nbt_after.jpg

FIVE SERPENT'S TEETH is out now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl, and is also available from the Earache Webstore in a range of exclusive "Serpent Cult" fan packs.

Get the album now in Europe at http://bit.ly/c7wbbN or in North America at http://bit.ly/9aOHhw

FIVE SERPENT'S TEETH is also available on iTunes at http://bit.ly/nMSZGC

Get more EVILE news and info at:

Official website - http://www.evile.co.uk
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/evileuk
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/evileuk
Twitter - http://twitter.com/evileuk


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Thursday, January 26, 2012

RIVAL SONS ANNOUNCE 'PRESSURE & TIME' REDUX WITH BONUS DVD

Californian blues-rockers RIVAL SONS are due to release a special redux version of their 2011 breakthrough album, PRESSURE & TIME, on March 12th.

Following its release in 2011, PRESSURE & TIME landed in the charts in a number of countries, and also featured in numerous "album of the year" polls.  Now, to celebrate its success, PRESSURE & TIME is being released as a limited edition CD version with two bonus tracks - "Company Man" and "This Life on the Road" - plus a bonus DVD featuring the following videos:

* "Gypsy Heart", "Pressure and Time" and "Soul" live from High Voltage festival 2011
* "Pressure and Time" live backstage at Werchter festival 2011
* "Pressure and Time", "All Over the Road" and "Get What's Coming" official music videos
* Pressure & Time promotional trailer

RIVAL SONS guitarist SCOTT HOLIDAY comments:

"After a year of solid touring all over the UK, Europe and the States for Pressure & Time, we ended up amassing a bunch of new stuff to share.  We thought it would be cool to compile a handful of live and promo videos, plus a cool limited repackaging and offer it up to fans.  We've also been able to throw a couple more studio tracks on there!  How can any Sons fan resist?!  Super limited... super awesome.  Go get it."

Pre-order the limited edition PRESSURE & TIME redux now from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/jucwYJ or in North America at http://bit.ly/mtaFfm

The album is also available to pre-order in Europe from Play.com at http://bit.ly/wNm2vm

See RIVAL SONS on tour in Europe at the following shows:

RIVAL SONS w/ BLACK STONE CHERRY
Mar. 11 - Norwich, UK - UEA
Mar. 12 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Mar. 14 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 15 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 17 - Sheffield, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 18 - Manchester, UK - Academy
Mar. 19 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 21 - Edinburgh, UK - HMV Picture House
Mar. 22 - Aberdeen, UK - Lemontree
Mar. 23 - Inverness, UK - Ironworks
Mar. 24 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 26 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 27 - Southampton, UK - Guildhall
Mar. 28 - London, UK - HMV Forum

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/rivalsons_bsc_mar12.jpg

RIVAL SONS
Mar. 30 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefährlich
Apr. 02 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
Apr. 03 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
Apr. 04 - Bergen, Norway - Garage
Apr. 06 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
Apr. 07 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega Small Hall
Apr. 08 - Schijndel, Netherlands - Paaspop Festival
Apr. 09 - Brussels, Belgium - AB Box
Apr. 11 - Paris, France - Fleche D'Or

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/rivalsons_euro12.jpg

Get more RIVAL SONS news and info at:

Official site - http://www.rivalsons.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rivalsons
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/rivalsons
Twitter - http://twitter.com/rivalsons


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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

CEREBRAL BORE CONFIRM UK TOUR WITH SUFFOCATION

Scottish death metallers CEREBRAL BORE have confirmed a UK tour supporting US death metal titans SUFFOCATION.

The "Reborn of Death" 2012 European tour is scheduled to kick off on March 13th in London, just days after CEREBRAL BORE finish up a North American trek with GOATWHORE and HATE ETERNAL.  Also joining CEREBRAL BORE and SUFFOCATION are CATTLE DECAPITATION, HATE, BLOOD RED THRONE and SEPHIRAH.

CEREBRAL BORE guitarist PAUL MCGUIRE comments:

"We will be setting off for this tour roughly 12 hours after arriving home from our US tour, so we are either going to be on top form, or worn out and dead!  Bet your tits it's not gonna be the latter - we're gonna pummel it nightly, and maybe even treat our fans to some brand new material!"

See CEREBRAL BORE on tour in the UK at the following shows:

CEREBRAL BORE w/ SUFFOCATION, CATTLE DECAPITATION, HATE, BLOOD RED THRONE, SEPHIRAH
Mar. 13 - London, UK - The Underworld
Mar. 14 - Derby, UK - The Old Bell
Mar. 15 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 16 - Dublin, Ireland - The Pint
Mar. 17 - Plymouth, UK - The White Rabbit

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/cb_suffocation_mar12.jpg

See CEREBRAL BORE on tour in North America at the following shows:

CEREBRAL BORE w/ GOATWHORE, HATE ETERNAL, FALLUJAH
Feb. 19 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Feb. 20 - El Paso, TX - House Of Rock
Feb. 21 - Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
Feb. 22 - Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go Go
Feb. 23 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst Atrium
Feb. 24 - Portland, OR - Branx
Feb. 25 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
Feb. 26 - Boise, ID - The Venue
Feb. 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
Feb. 28 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
Feb. 29 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Mar. 01 - St Paul, MN - Station 4
Mar. 02 - Des Moines, IA - House Of Bricks
Mar. 03 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club*
Mar. 05 - Toronto, ON - Hard Luck**
Mar. 06 - Ottawa, ON - Maverick's**
Mar. 07 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques**
Mar. 08 - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz**
Mar. 09 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus**

* No GOATWHORE
** HATE ETERNAL and CEREBRAL BORE only

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/cb_goathate2012.jpg

CEREBRAL BORE's debut album, MANIACAL MISCREATION, is out now worldwide.  Get the CD in Europe at http://bit.ly/eO2FYH or in North America at http://bit.ly/jOTneO

MANIACAL MISCREATION is also available on iTunes at http://bit.ly/rP2K6Q

Watch CEREBRAL BORE's music video for the track, "Maniacal Miscreation", at http://youtu.be/tG46oJBGhNg

Get more CEREBRAL BORE news and info at:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cerebral-bore/192210687462914
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/cerebralbore2
Twitter - http://twitter.com/Cerebralbore2
Tumblr - http://cerebralbore.tumblr.com


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

SAVAGE MESSIAH AND DIAMOND PLATE TEAM UP FOR UK SHOWS

British shred-heavy metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH have confirmed their first ever headlining shows in the UK, with support from Chicago thrashers and labelmates DIAMOND PLATE.

The bands will be teaming up in March for three shows in York, Birmingham and London, following DIAMOND PLATE's first ever UK shows supporting thrash legends ANTHRAX as well as a main stage slot at Hammerfest.

SAVAGE MESSIAH frontman DAVID SILVER comments:

"We're all really looking forward to our first ever headlining dates.  With the positive response we got on the Evile tour, coupled with the stellar reaction to 'Plague of Conscience', we thought it was about time to go out and put on a real Savage Messiah performance.  Our intention is to tour heavily in support of the new record, so expect to see plenty more gig announcements in the coming weeks/months, but this is a great start and having label mates Diamond Plate playing with us is only going to make it an even better experience.  So make sure you buy tickets, get down to the gigs and we promise to put on a killer show - we've got some cool ideas about how to make these shows a bit special - definitely not to be missed!"

See SAVAGE MESSIAH and DIAMOND PLATE live at the following shows:

SAVAGE MESSIAH + DIAMOND PLATE
Mar. 18 - York, UK - The Duchess
Mar. 19 - Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Ballroom
Mar. 20 - London, UK - Barfly

View the flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/savage_dp_mar12.jpg

See DIAMOND PLATE in the UK with ANTHRAX at the following shows:

DIAMOND PLATE w/ ANTHRAX
Mar. 14 - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 15 - London, UK - O2 Academy Islington
Mar. 16 - Prestatyn, UK - Hammerfest

View the flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/dp_uk_mar12.jpg

SAVAGE MESSIAH's new album, PLAGUE OF CONSCIENCE, is available to pre-order now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl in Europe at http://bit.ly/A9ClhQ and in North America at http://bit.ly/AgH8Dc

DIAMOND PLATE's debut album, GENERATION WHY?, is available now on CD in Europe at http://bit.ly/mVHtIi and in North America at http://bit.ly/owOGVS

Get more news and information at:

SAVAGE MESSIAH - http://www.facebook.com/SavageMessiahMetal
DIAMOND PLATE - http://www.facebook.com/diamondplate1


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Friday, January 20, 2012

CAULDRON ADD MORE DATES TO UPCOMING EUROPEAN HEADLINING TOUR

Canadian heavy metal trio CAULDRON have added a number of new shows to their upcoming European headlining tour, dubbed "Burning Europe 2012".

CAULDRON are due to kick off the tour on February 24th in Bielefeld, Germany, with support for the tour coming from fellow Canadians STRIKER.  The newly-added dates include shows in Hamburg (Germany), Marseille (France) and Torello (Spain).

CAULDRON vocalist and bassist JASON DECAY comments:

"We're happy to announce that we're finally coming back for Burning Europe 2012!  We got told about Christmas time that we had to come do a promo tour, so we said 'fuck you man, we gotta get out there and do some gigs'!  And the Canadian content is strong on this one; we're doing this with fellow Canadian metalers Striker.  It's gonna be a full-on Canadian Assault, so get used to it!  I'm looking forward to the shit-ledge toilets as well."

See CAULDRON on tour in Europe at the following shows:

CAULDRON w/ STRIKER
Feb. 24 - Bielefeld, Germany - Falkendom
Feb. 25 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Stengade
Feb. 26 - Hamburg, Germany - Bambi
Feb. 27 - Leipzig, Germany - Secret Club
Mar. 03 - Gams, Switzerland - S-Event
Mar. 04 - Dornbirn, Austria - Schlachthaus Cafe
Mar. 05 - Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy - Sidro Club
Mar. 06 - Casalecchio di Reno, Italy - Blogos
Mar. 07 - Bresso, Italy - Blue Rose Saloon
Mar. 08 - Marseille, France - Entrophy
Mar. 09 - Torello, Spain - Eclectic Club
Mar. 10 - Valencia, Spain - Metal Bats Fest
Mar. 13 - Porto, Portugal - Hard Club
Mar. 14 - A Coruña, Spain - Sala Mardi Gras
Mar. 15 - Bordeaux, France - Heretic Club
Mar. 17 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
Mar. 18 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Dynamo

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/cauldron_euro12.jpg

Get CAULDRON's new album, BURNING FORTUNE, on CD and vinyl in Europe at http://bit.ly/e1A5Fs or in North America at http://bit.ly/eNZgeq

BURNING FORTUNE is also available on iTunes at http://bit.ly/fncQXs

Watch the official music video for the track, "All Or Nothing", at http://youtu.be/1GadSyHS6ow

Get more CAULDRON news and info at:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/CAULDRONmetal
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/cauldronmetal
Tumblr - http://cauldronmetal.tumblr.com
Twitter - http://twitter.com/cauldronmetal


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Thursday, January 19, 2012

RIVAL SONS "TORTURE" NOW AVAILABLE ON ROCK BAND FOR PS3

"Torture", the hit song from Californian blues-rockers RIVAL SONS' 2011 self-titled EP, is available now for the Rock Band video game on PS3.

The track, which was made available on XBox 360 last year, can now be found on the Rock Band Network for both consoles, allowing players to rock out to the popular track on guitar, bass, drums and vocals.

RIVAL SONS guitarist SCOTT HOLIDAY comments:

"It's great to have our song 'Torture' be included in the extensive 'Rock Band' catalogue!  I'm pretty interested to see what buttons you hit to get through my 'dying animal' guitar solo.  We'll likely be putting it to test on the bus... right after we conquer Galaga, DigDug, and Dance Dance Revolution."

Get more information about the track from the official Rock Band website at http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5006348

See RIVAL SONS on tour at the following shows:

RIVAL SONS w/ EVANESCENCE, ELECTRIC TOUCH
Jan. 20 - Biloxi, MS - IP Casino
Jan. 21 - Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena

RIVAL SONS w/ BLACK STONE CHERRY
Mar. 11 - Norwich, UK - UEA
Mar. 12 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Mar. 14 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 15 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 17 - Sheffield, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 18 - Manchester, UK - Academy
Mar. 19 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 21 - Edinburgh, UK - HMV Picture House
Mar. 22 - Aberdeen, UK - Lemontree
Mar. 23 - Inverness, UK - Ironworks
Mar. 24 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 26 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 27 - Southampton, UK - Guildhall
Mar. 28 - London, UK - HMV Forum

RIVAL SONS
Mar. 30 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefährlich
Apr. 02 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
Apr. 03 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
Apr. 04 - Bergen, Norway - Garage
Apr. 06 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
Apr. 07 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega Small Hall
Apr. 08 - Schijndel, Netherlands - Paaspop Festival
Apr. 09 - Brussels, Belgium - AB Box
Apr. 11 - Paris, France - Fleche D'Or

Get RIVAL SONS' new album, PRESSURE & TIME, on CD and limited edition audiophile vinyl in Europe at http://bit.ly/jucwYJ or in North America at http://bit.ly/mtaFfm

PRESSURE & TIME is also available on iTunes, with two exclusive bonus tracks, in Europe at http://bit.ly/l09Sji and in North America at http://bit.ly/jnpcLp

Watch RIVAL SONS' new music video for the track, "All Over the Road", at http://youtu.be/abyOSwKgsCM

Get more RIVAL SONS news and info at:

Official site - http://www.rivalsons.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rivalsons
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/rivalsons
Twitter - http://twitter.com/rivalsons


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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

EVILE, CEREBRAL BORE & SAVAGE MESSIAH PREPARE FOR HMV NEXT BIG THING SHOW

British thrashers EVILE, death metallers CEREBRAL BORE and heavy metal maestros SAVAGE MESSIAH are gearing up for a night of metal mayhem as part of HMV's Next Big Thing tour.

HMV's Next Big Thing showcases and celebrates the very best in new and emerging talent, with EVILE, CEREBRAL BORE and SAVAGE MESSIAH teaming up for a one-off show on Saturday, 11th February at the HMV Ritz in Manchester.

The show is open to ages 14+ and tickets for this unmissable event cost just £10, with no booking fee charged.

Order your tickets now while supplies last at http://www.hmvtickets.com/events/4945

The event will also be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the bands' record label, Earache Records, and an after-show party will be held at Satan's Hollow, featuring a guest DJ set by EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE.

The bands have issued the following statements:

OL DRAKE - EVILE
"I'm sat in a bus in Germany about to go on stage, but a little part of me can't wait to get back to the UK fans and play the HMV Ritz in February with Cerebral Bore and Savage Messiah.  We're all really looking forward to the show, and we can promise a very special set on the night.  We HAVE to make it special as a part of celebrating Earache Records' 25th Anniversary, of which it is an honour to be included in!  Long live metal!  See you in Manchester!"

DAVID SILVER - SAVAGE MESSIAH
"We're really psyched up for this show!  Manchester is a great metal city and we can't wait to slam into some new tunes from Plague of Conscience for our metal brethren!!  HMV is a British institution too, so we're proud to have been invited to join in and help fly the flag for heavy music.  We're going to dedicate this performance to our fallen metal comrade David Gold of Woods of Ypres, who was supposed to be sharing the stage with us at this event; fate had other ideas, so we're gonna raise the roof!"

SIMONE "SOM" PLUIJMERS - CEREBRAL BORE
"HMV Next Big Thing is gonna be a rare thing to play.  We are absolutely honoured to support our label in this and that they've picked us out from all the Earache bands to play this festival with some of our label colleagues.  Of course our thoughts go out to Woods of Ypres who have lost their great frontman at an unexpected time.  They were also going to play this festival.  We will rock our hearts out for them, this gig should be a literal blast!"

View the event flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/hmv_nbt_after.jpg

Join the event page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/events/211368198956961

For more information about HMV Next Big Thing, go to http://www.hmvnextbigthing.com

Get more news and information from the bands at:

EVILE - http://www.facebook.com/evileuk
CEREBRAL BORE - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cerebral-bore/192210687462914
SAVAGE MESSIAH - http://www.facebook.com/SavageMessiahMetal


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