Synthetic Sounds and Danse Macabre Records are pleased to announce Left Spine Down will play their first European tour this December, supporting Mona Mur and En Esch on the Black Christmas Tour. The tour will focus on Germany and the Benelux region with a couple of UK dates as well. Vancouver's cyberpunk outfit Left Spine Down, featuring Jeremy Inkel from Front Line Assembly, have toured North America twice in support of the Revolting Cocks in 2009 and 16Volt and Chemlab in 2010. LSD had a great showing at Kinetik Fetival this May, and their gritty and glitchy sound has been steadily winning fans in clubs across Canada and the US since their 2007 debut Smartbomb. Fan demands for European shows have finally hit critical mass.
The appearance of Norwegian Black Metallers TROLL at the Aronnesrocken Festival in Alta, in the north of Norway, on the 20th August, has stirred up the ire of the local branch of the ultra conservative Christian Democratic Party, who are one of the supporters of the festival, and who have threatened to withdraw their support for the festival as a consequence. Their objections, as is usually the case when it comes to Black Metal bands, centre on the use of Satanic or Anti Christian lyrics, which have been, once again, freely quoted out of context.
Extreme metal at its very best, plain and simple, is what the Atlanta based quintet DAATH delivers. Currently the group is more determined, energized, and focused than ever before and is continuing to expand upon their unique, uncompromising and dynamic sound. For those previously uninitiated, feel free to head over to www.myspace.com/daath to see what they are all about. The group’s highly anticipated third full-length is set for an October 18th release in Europe. Metal Mark from Skulls N Bones recently spent some time in the studio with the band and compiled a video series documenting the recording process, so click on the links below now to check out the first two installments:
The Greek melodic metal phenomenon FIREWIND, led by the young guitar sensation Gus G. (also playing with Ozzy Osbourne) has returned with the scathing new album effort “Days Of Defiance”, which is easily their defining moment. The much anticipated disc is set for an October 25th, 2010 European release (Oct. 26th in North America) and it’s a truly ambitious and dynamic opus featuring some of the most brilliant guitar playing the genre has seen in many years. The “World On Fire” single is now available for purchase on all relevant digital platforms, so head out to purchase this amazing song to get a taster of the upcoming FIREWIND album!
Cali thrashers WARBRINGER are back with a bang to destroy Europe’s stages once again in August and September. They will kick off their Euro trip at the SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR on Saturday, August 21st before hitting the road with Skeletonwitch and their label mates Spanish thrash hopefuls Angelus Apatrida. Please see below for the exact dates! With only two full-lengths, WARBRINGER successfully established themselves as the leaders of a new generation of thrash metal acts and gathered a huge fan base by constantly touring Europe, Asia and the USA.