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PREVIEW: New Music Friday Rock and Metal Releases 2-2-24
Metallica, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Judas Priest, Korn, Mercyful Fate, Opeth, Emperor, and More Booked for Copenhell 2022
Copenhell has announced its first bands for 2022 next summer and it looks like a banger. Metallica will make their debut appearance ever at the fest performing on the new fourth day, June 15th, 2022, as announced on social media by Lars Ulrich, who is from Denmark. Metallica will offer a pre-sale for tickets through their Fifth Members Fan Club. Joining the band will be Iron Maiden, Kiss, Judas Priest, Korn, D-A-D, Mercyful Fate, Emperor, Bad Religion, Opeth, The Hellacopters, Bersærk, Jinjer, Gloryhammer, Death To All, Of Mice & Men, Artillery, Dog Eat Dog, Siamese, Destruction, Orm, Redwood Hill, Ghost Iris, Withering Surface, Xenoblight, Hällas, Lok, Gatecreeper, Knocked Loose, Svartsot, Soren Andersen, Eyes, Denial Of God, Wayward Dawn, Lifesick, Nyredolk and more to be announced. The fest runs from June 15th – 19th 2022.
Artillery Guitarist and Founder Morten Stützer Dies, Age 57
In more sad news today, Artillery guitarist and co-founding member Morten Stützer has died. He was 57. The band broke the news of Morten’s passing in a Facebook post earlier today. “Dear loyal friends and fans, it is with a heavy heart, a great deal of shock and a lot of disbelief that we have inform you that founding member, friend, and brother Morten Stützer, no longer is with us. He passed away at the way-too-early age of 57 on the evening of October 2nd. He was surrounded by his family”. Stützer had been in declining health for some time and unable to tour for several years. We send out sympathies to Morten’s family, friends and fans at this difficult time. Continue reading
November 16th 2018 New Music Releases
Celtic Frost – Morbid Tales, To Mega Therion, Into The Pandemonium, Vanity/Nemesis, Innocence & Wrath REISSUES
While most Thrash fans during the ’80s were concentrating on the burgeoning scenes in the US, Germany, and to a lesser extent, the UK, bands from a number of other, slightly less fashionable, countries were also getting in on the act. Sepultura were a first glimpse of Brazilian Thrash, Canada gave us Annihilator, Razor, and Voivod, Australian act Mortal Sin looked set to make it big for a while, while the terminally underrated Artillery arrived from Denmark.Continue reading
Artillery US Tour With Striker, VX36, Dahlers Realm, Potential Threat Confirm Dates
Danish thrash metal veterans Artillery will be returning to the US this spring with Striker, VX36, Potential Threat and Dahlmers Realm as support.
Artillery formed in the Copenhagen suburb of Taastrup, Denmark in 1982 by Michael and Morten Stützer. Since then the band has gone through numerous lineup shifts and gave released six studio offerings. The first period of Artillery’s existence gave the world the three classic albums – Fear Of Tomorrow, Terror Squad and By Inheritance – featuring some of the finest moments of thrash metal Europe has ever put out.
ARTILLERY w/ Striker, VX36, Potential Threat, Dahlmers Realm:
Apr 09: Rock Bar Theatre – San Jose, CA
Apr 10: Five Star Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Apr 11: The Drunken Lass – Prescott, AZ
Apr 12: Blue Max – Midland, TX
Apr 13: The Three Links – Deep Ellum, TX
Apr 14: The Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX
Apr 15: Walter’s on Naylor – Houston, TX
Apr 16: Siberia – New Orleans, LA
Apr 17: West End Live – Orlando, FL
Apr 19: The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
Apr 21: The Pour House Music Hall – Raleigh, NC
Apr 22: The Syndicate Venue – Birmingham, AL
Apr 23: Good Time Charlie’s – Tupelo, MS
Apr 24: The Metal Grille RK NYDM Spring Bash 15 – Cudahy, WI
Apr 25: Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
Apr 26: Bushwacker’s Saloon – Denver, CO
Apr 27: The Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT
Striker Supporting Artillery On April US Tour
Canadian metallers Striker will be touring behind their City of Gold album in April, which was released last September via Napalm Records. This is their first tour of the United States and is supporting Artillery.
Apr 10: Five Star Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Apr 11: The Drunken Lass – Prescott, AZ
Apr 12: Blue Max – Midland, TX
Apr 13: Blue Max – Deep Ellum, TX
Apr 14: The Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX
Apr 15: Walter’s on Naylor – Houston, TX
Apr 16: Siberia – New Orleans, LA
Apr 17: West End Live – Orlando, FL
Apr 19: The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
Apr 21: The Pour House Music Hall – Raleigh, NC
Apr 22: The Syndicate Venue – Birmingham, AL
Apr 23: Good Time Charlie’s – Tupelo, MS
Apr 24: The Metal Grille RK NYDM Spring Bash 15 – Cudahy, WI
Apr 25: Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
Apr 26: Bushwacker’s Saloon – Denver, CO
Apr 27: The Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT
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Venom Performing On 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise
Veteran UK Metal Icons Venom have confirmed their slot on the upcoming 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, on its voyage from Florida to Jamaica in January 2015. They will play two sets on board, as one will focus on greatest hits and the other will be an Exclusive Live World Premiere of their forthcoming new album From the Very Depths.
VENOM will join the 60 band roster of 70000TONS OF METAL 2015,
including Alestorm, Amorphis, Annihilator, Apocalyptica, Arch Enemy,
Artillery, Behemoth, Blind Guardian, Cannibal Corpse, Crucified
Barbara, D.A.D., Einherjer, Ensiferum, Equilibrium, God Dethroned,
Grave Digger, Heathen, In Extremo, Kataklysm, Korpiklaani, Lake Of
Tears, Michael Schenker’s Temple Of Rock, Municipal Waste, Napalm
Death, Origin, Primal Fear, Tank, Therion, Threshold, Triosphere and
Xentrix.
70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal
Cruise, will sail Thursday, January 22, 2015 aboard the Royal
Caribbean “Liberty Of The Seas” from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to
Ocho Rios, Jamaica and will not return you to the real world until
Monday, January 26, 2015.
There are very few tickets remaining, prices start at US$666 plus
US$333 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board
entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals
in the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24 room
service!
