California Stoner-rock and doom band Castle has signed with Ripple Music for the release of their new album, Deal Thy Fate. The album is coming out on October 19th, on vinyl, limited edition vinyl, CD and all digital services. Recorded by Billy Anderson (Sleep, Neurosis) and follows 2016’s Welcome To The Graveyard release. Jam the title track of the new album right now in this teaser trailer!Continue reading
Before you sink your teeth into this, let me make a quick disclaimer for those of you looking for a standard review. This ain’t it. If you want to read, ad nauseam, about each band that played, who was good, who wasn’t, what songs they played or how many bands are “female fronted,” have female members or where any of these bands are from I can guarantee you a quick internet search will get you your fix somewhere. If you are looking for someone to tell you what any of the bands sound like, look like or act like then here is a novel idea, buy their music, go to a show and form an opinion for yourself. No offense intended to anyone writing something like that or looking for that kind of thing but you won’t find it here because I don’t feel like writing something everyone else has or will. (Offense intended to anyone still finding some ridiculous need to write or read about bands being “female fronted.” Fuck off.)
Oh, also there will be naughty words.Continue reading
Psycho Las Vegas 2017 will be taking place from August 18th-20th at the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. The initial lineup seemed to feature every band ever, but now they’ve added Mastodon as the final headliner, and it’s officially one of the sickest bills ever created. Continue reading
New York doom rockers Kings Destroy embark on a tour of Europe tonight with The Skull. You can watch their tour trailer below: Continue reading
Roadburn Festival has added some more stellar names to the bill with Amenra, The Skull, Green Carnation, La Muerte, Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand, Of The Wand And The Moon, Lychgate, and Chaos Echoes now added. Also renowned comic book illustrator and artist Becky Cloonan is the official Roadburn poster artist for 2016.
This announcement follows the previous one, naming Lee Dorian as the curator, and Neurosis and Paradise Lost in two of the headline slots.
Roadburn takes place between 14 – 17 April 2016 at the 013, in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tickets go on sale October 2nd.
Three-day (Thursday – Saturday) and four-day (Thursday-Sunday) will be available to purchase from 9pm CET via Ticketmaster.nl for €165 and €185 respectively. Day tickets for Sunday only will be available, priced at €39. A limited number of individual day tickets for the remaining days will be released for sale at a later date.
The Shrine
(L to R: Courtland Murphy (bass), Jeff Murray (drums) and Josh Landau (guitar / vocals)
California “Destroyers of Rock N Roll” The Shrine have announced their forthcoming spring North American tour, with dates posted below.
Mar 16: Beerland – Austin, TX (SXSW – 6PM as part of “Heavy Metal Cage Match” w/ American Sharks, Eagle Claw, Elder, etc.)
Mar 18: Spiderhouse Ballroom – Austin, TX (SXSW – 9PM)
Mar 20: The North Door – Austin, TX (SXSW -w/ Kadavar, Ruby the Hatchet, Elder, Castle, etc.)
Mar 21: Gypsy Lounge – Austin, TX (SXSW – 2PM as part of Thrasher + Converse “Death Match” w/ OM, Goatsnake, The Skull, etc.)
Mar 21: The Lost Well – Austin, TX (SXSW – 11PM as part of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot 2” w/ The Skull, Weedeater, Ruby The Hatchet, etc.)
West Coast “Worship Tour”
* All dates also include Dirty Fences
Apr 02: The Casbah – San Diego, CA (w/ Loom)
Apr 03: The Paper Agency – Los Angeles, CA
Apr 04: Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA (w/ Banquet)
Apr 05: Analog Cafe – Portland, OR
Apr 06: Capitol Theater Backstage – Olympia, WA (w/ Mos Generator)
Apr 07: SBC – Vancouver, BC (w/ Black Wizard)
Apr 08: One Six Boardshop – Victoria, BC (w/ Black Wizard)
Apr 09: Barboza – Seattle, WA
Apr 10: Dante’s – Portland, OR (w/ JOY)
Apr 11: Eli’s Mile High Club – Oakland, CA
Apr 12: Velvet Jones – Santa Barbara, CA (w/ Blasting Concept)
The Skull, featuring former Trouble vocalist Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner, guitarists Lothar Keller and Matt Goldsborough (ex-Pentagram), and new drummer Sean Saley, will be taking part of the 2015 SXSW Music Festival, set for March 17-22, 2015 in Austin, TX. They will supporting Those Which Are Asleep, which can be streamed here.
THE SKULL tour dates:
Mar 17: The Demo – St. Louis, MO
Mar 18: Downtown Lounge – Tulsa, OK
Mar 19: The Rail – Fort Worth, TX
Mar 20: Dirty Dog – Austin, TX (SXSW w/ Weedeater)
Mar 21: The Lost Well – Austin, TX (SXSW “Heavy Metal Parking Lot II w/ King Parrot, FOGG + more)
Mar 21: Gypsy Lounge – Austin, TX (SXSW Thrasher “Death Match” w/ OM, Goatsnake, The Shrine + more)
Mar 22: The Music Room – Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 23: Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
Apr 17: Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC (As part of Nothing is Heavy Fest (w/ Sacrifice and Ancients)
Jun 26: Cafe 611 – Frederick, MD (As part of Maryland Doom Fest (w/ Spirit Caravan, Apostle of Solitude)
The Skull has released their debut album For Those Which Are Asleep on November 4, 2014 via Tee Pee Records, and kicked off a US Tour on Thursday, December 11, 2014 in Pittsburgh, PA. The band features former Trouble vocalist Eric Wagner, drummer Jeff “Oly” Olson and bassist Ron Holzner, as well as former Sacred Dawn guitarist Lothar Keller and former Pentagram guitarist Matt Goldsborough.
Stream THE SKULL’s For Those Which Are Asleep here.
01.) Trapped Inside My Mind
02.) Till the Sun Turns Black
03.) Sometime Yesterday Mourning
04.) Plastic Green Head (from Trouble’s 1995 LP Plastic Green Head)
05.) Pray for the Dead (from Trouble’s 1985 LP The Skull)
06.) Thinking of the Past (from Trouble’s 1987 LP Run to the Light)
07.) The Last Judgment
08.) The Touch of Reality
09.) Send Judas Down
10.) Sick of It All
11.) The Wolf (from Trouble’s 1990 LP Trouble)
12.) At the End of My Daze (from Trouble)
13.) Psychotic Reaction (from Trouble)
THE SKULL tour dates:
Dec 12: Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD
Dec 13: The Foundry – Lakewood, OH
Dec 14: Rockstar Pro Arena – Dayton, OH
Dec 15: 5th Quarter Lounge – Indianapolis, IN
Dec 17: Fubar – St. Louis MO
Dec 18: Brauer House – Lombard, IL
Dec 19: Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
Dec 20: Metal Grill – Cudahy, WI
For Those Which Are Asleep track listing:
01.) Trapped Inside My Mind
02.) The Touch of Reality (listen)
03.) Sick of It All (listen)
04.) The Door
05.) Send Judas Down
06.) A New Generation
07.) Till the Sun Turns Black (listen)
08.) For Those Which Are Asleep
09.) Sometime Yesterday Mourning
10.) The Last Judgment
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