Ghost Cult had the pleasure of chatting with vocalist/guitarist Erik Olson of Lord Dying recently for the podcast. He chatted about the bands’ new album, Mysterium Tremendum, releasing via their new record label eOne on April 26th. Erik talked about the loss of a loved one that drove the content of the album, new members in the bands, concept albums, and getting in touch with their psychedelic and progressive side. You can pre-order the album in all formats here, and check out our chat! Continue reading →
Long-running UK Metal festival Damnation has announced their first headliner for later this year, along with other bands. Opeth will headline the fest, hopefully supporting their as yet unannounced new album. Also added to the fest are Birds In Row, Lord Dying, Wheel, Imperial Triumphant, Jo Quail, Alunah, Dawn Ray’d and Godeater. Eighteen more bands are yet to be revealed, so we will bring you that news as it happens. The fest takes place on the 19th of November, at Leeds University Union. Tickets are on sale at the link below. Continue reading →
Lord Dying has signed a new record deal with eOne Music for a new album, due in 2019. The Portland-bred stoner rock and doom merchants last release was 2015’s well-received Poisoned Altars. They will head into the studio next week with producer/engineer Mike Plotnikoff (Fear Factory/In Flames) at West Valley Recording Studios. Continue reading →
“The Summer of Doom” tour is underway and stomping across the land. Doom is less of a misnomer than you think, although none of these bands on the bill can claim to be true doom purveyors, solely. Obviously Crowbar brings the heaviest of the heaviness to any bill. Kirk Windstein’s legendary gift for sludged out riffs and grooves has never shined more true than on their recent album, 2014’s Symmetry In Black (eOne). The band has also never been better live than they are right now. Meanwhile Battlecrossis ramping up to their crucial new album, Rise To Power (Metal Blade) due out on August 21st. Always one of the most intense and fun bands in concert, the band delivered a powerful performance indicative of an act on the rise. Lord Dying (not pictured) is riding high on the strength of their recent album Poisoned Altars (Relapse). It’s always a jam fest when Lord Dying takes the stage. Captured here by Meg Loyal Photography at their stop at the Worcester Palladium, if loud guitars, diverse bills and lots of headbanging and moshing is your thing, be sure to catch The Summer of Doom at a venue near you.
Detroit modern metallers Battlecrosswill release their anticipated new record Rise To Power from Metal Blade on August 21st. The new single ‘Not Your Slave’ is streaming now on www.Metalblade.com
Produced by Jason Suecof and mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis of Audiohammer Studios in Florida, the artwork was created by Hungarian artist Péter Sallai (Sabaton, Sacred Steel).
Guitarist Tony Asta comments on ‘Not Your Slave’:
“We’re really happy with the crushing feel of this song. Somehow through the writing process, maybe even on accident, a more groovy feel was created. We won’t write the same record twice and I think this is our strongest and more dynamic album yet.”
Rise To Power track listing
1. Scars 2. Not Your Slave 3. Absence 4. Spoiled 5. The Climb 6. Blood & Lies 7. Bound by Fear 8. Despised 9. Shackles 10. The Path
Battlecross will be seen on stages all over this summer first opening for the “Summer of Doom Tour” with Crowbar and Lord Dying, followed by a run of dates with GWAR and Butcher Babies.
Battlecross Tour Dates
Tour w/ Crowbar, Lord Dying 05/28 Shreveport, LA The Riverside Warehouse 05/29 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar & Grill 05/30 Austin, TX Dirty Dog Bar 05/31 Houston, TX Scout Bar 06/02 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad 06/03 Mesa, AZ Club Red 06/04 San Diego, CA Til-Two Club 06/05 Long Beach, CA Dipiazza’s 06/06 West Hollywood, CA Whisky A Go-Go 06/07 Oakland, CA Oakland Metro Operahouse 06/08 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre 06/09 Seattle, WA El Corazon 06/10 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre 06/12 Calgary, AB The Republik 06/13 Edmonton, AB The Pawn Shop 06/14 Saskatoon, SK O’Brian’s Event Centre 06/16 Winnipeg, MB The Zoo Cabaret 06/17 St. Paul, MN The Amsterdam Bar & Hall 06/18 Cudahy, WI The Metal Grill 06/19 Detroit, MI The Shelter 06/20 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club 06/21 Columbus, OH Al Rosa Villa 06/22 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom 06/23 Toronto, ON The Mod Club 06/24 Ottawa, ON Mavericks 06/25 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa 06/26 Worcester, MA The Palladium 06/27 Clifton Park, NY Trick Shot Billiards 06/28 Philadelphia, PA Voltage Lounge 06/29 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus 06/30 Frederick, MD Cafe 611 07/01 West Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern 07/02 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade 07/03 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre End Tour
08/08 Montreal, QC Heavy MTL
Tour w/ GWAR, Butcher Babies 08/25 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre 08/27 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s 08/28 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre 08/30 Lawrence, KS Granada 08/31 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom 09/01 San Antonio, TX Alamo City Music Hall 09/02 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre 09/03 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen 09/04 Birmingham, AL Iron City 09/06 Winston-Salem, NC Ziggys 09/08 Wilmington, NC Ziggys By The Sea 09/09 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live 09/10 Chattanooga, TN Track 29 09/11 Sauget, IL Pop’s 09/14 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance 09/15 So. Burlington, VT Higher Ground 09/16 Reading, PA Reverb 09/17 Huntington, NY The Paramount 09/18 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
Portland heavy rockers Lord Dying have released a new video for their song ‘A Wound OutSide of Time’ off of Poisoned Altars (Relapse) which came out earlier this spring. The video is a homage to classic 90s death metal videos and was directed and edited by Brett Roberts and Jon Meyer:
Lord Dying can be seen and heard on the “Summer of Doom” tour opening for Crowbar and Battlecross, starting tomorrow, and also playing some select headline dates.
LORD DYINGWith Crowbar and Battlecross
5/27 – Tulsa, OK @ Boulevard Trash (LD Headline Show)
Motor City thrashers Battlecrosswill be touring with Crowbar and Lord Dying on The Summer of Doom North American Tour. They recently completed their third full length album with producer Mark Lewis and engineered by Jason Suecof at Audiohammer Studios.
BATTLECROSS Summer Of Doom Tour w/ Crowbar, Lord Dying: May 28: Riverside Warehouse – Shreveport, LA May 29: Gas Monkey Bar & Grill – Dallas, TX May 30: Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX May 31: Scout Bar – Houston, TX Jun 04: Til-Two Club – San Diego, CA Jun 05: DiPiazza’s – Long Beach, CA Jun 06: Whisky A Go Go – Hollywood, CA Jun 07: Oakland Metro Operahouse – Oakland, CA Jun 08: Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR Jun 09: El Corazon – Seattle, WA Jun 10: The Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC Jun 12: Republik – Calgary, AB Jun 13: Pawn Shop Live – Edmonton, AB Jun 14: O’Brian’s Event Centre – Saskatoon, SK Jun 16: The Zoo Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB Jun 17: Amsterdam Bar & Hall – St. Paul, MN Jun 18: The Metal Grill – Cudahy, WI Jun 19: Shelter – Detroit, MI Jun 20: Reggie’s Rock Room – Chicago, IL Jun 21: Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH Jun 22: Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH Jun 23: MOD Club – Toronto, ON Jun 24: Mavericks – Ottawa, ON Jun 25: La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC Jun 26: The Palladium – Worcester, MA Jun 27: Trick Shot Billiards – Clifton Park, NY Jun 28: Voltage Lounge – Philadelphia, PA Jun 29: St. Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY Jun 30: Cafe 611 – Frederick, MD Jul 01: New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC Jul 02: The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA Jul 03: Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA End Tour Aug 08: Heavy MTL – Montreal, QC
Crowbar will be touring North America on the Summer Of Doom Tour with Battlecross and Lord Dying as support.
May 28: Riverside Warehouse – Shreveport, LA May 29: Gas Monkey – Dallas, TX May 30: Dirty Dog – Austin, TX May 31: Scout Bar – Houston, TX Jun 02: Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM Jun 03: Club Red – Tempe, AZ Jun 04: Til Two – San Diego, CA Jun 05: DiPiazzas – Long Beach, CA Jun 06: Whisky A Go Go – Los Angeles, CA Jun 08: Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR Jun 09: El Corazon – Seattle, WA Jun 10: Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC Jun 12: Republik – Calgary, AB Jun 13: Starlite – Edmonton, AB Jun 14: Obrians – Saskatoon, SK Jun 16: The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB Jun 17: Amsterdam – Minneapolis, MN Jun 18: The Metal Grill – Cudahy, WI Jun 19: Shelter – Detroit, MI Jun 20: Reggie’s – Chicago, IL Jun 21: Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH Jun 22: Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH Jun 23: Mod Club – Toronto, ON Jun 24: Mavericks – Ottawa, ON Jun 25: La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC Jun 26: Palladium – Worcester, MA Jun 27: Trickshot Billiards – Albany, NY Jun 28: Voltage – Philadelphia, PA Jun 29: Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY Jun 30: Cafe 611 – Frederick, MD Jul 01: New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC Jul 02: Masquerade – Atlanta, GA Jul 03: Varsity Theater – Baton Rouge, LA
Portland, OR’s Lord Dying is streaming a series of performance videos for the song “Offering Pain,” off their latest album Poisoned Altars, out now via Relapse Records. Watch it here or below.
LORD DYING w/ Anvil Mar 01: Kapones – San Antonio, TX Mar 04: Joes Grotto – Phoenix, AZ Mar 05: Flycatcher – Tucson, AZ Mar 06: Blu Phoenix – Albuquerque, NM Mar 07: Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO Mar 08: Marquis Theater – Denver, CO Mar 09: Mesa Theatre – Grand Junction, CO Mar 11: Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT Mar 12: DB’s – Idaho Falls, ID Mar 13: Whisky Dicks Saloon – South Lake Tahoe, CA Mar 15: Adrenaline – Las Vegas, NV Mar 17: The Whisky – W Hollywood, CA Mar 18: The Granada – Morgan Hill, CA Mar 19: Tonic Lounge – Portland, OR Mar 20: Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
Psycho California Fest: May 15 – 17: @ Psych California Fest – Santa Ana, CA
