Goatwhore Announce Fifteen Date UK and Irish Tour with Eyehategod in December

– May 2nd, 2024 –

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New Orleans’ favourite extreme metal alchemists, GOATWHORE have confirmed they’ll join Eyehategod on an all encompassing fifteen date steamroller ride through the UK and Ireland. Kicking off in Glasgow on December 6, 2024 and taking in an appearance at the Byker Grave Fest in Newcastle along with Discharge and more to be announced the day after before laying waste to the the shires over two weeks, finishing in Dublin, Ireland on the 21st.

It’ll be the band’s first time here since their hjghly rated Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven album was released on Metal Blade Records in 2022.

Twin Troubled Tables Tour 2024
EYEHATEGOD + GOATWHORE
2024-12-06 – Glasgow – Slay
2024-12-07 – Newcastle – Byker Grave Fest, University
2024-12-08 – Sheffield – Corporation
2024-12-09 – Manchester – Rebellion
2024-12-10 – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
2024-12-11 – Swansea – Patti Pavilion
2024-12-12 – Reading – Face Bar
2024-12-13 – Brighton – Arch
2024-12-14 – London – Garage
2024-12-16 – Milton Keynes – Craufurd Arms
2024-12-17 – Bournemouth – The Bear Cave
2024-12-18 – Wolverhampton – KK’s Steel Mill
2024-12-19 – Bristol – Marble Factory
2024-12-20 – Belfast – Voodoo
2024-12-21 – Dublin – Grand Social

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GOATWHORE released their critically adored Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven full-length last October via Metal Blade Records. Their most accomplished album to date in sound, concept, and execution, the twelve-track offering earned the #9 position on Billboard’s Current Hard Music Albums chart upon its first week of release and stands among the most ravaging records to come out of 2022.

Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven was produced by Jarrett Pritchard (Exhumed, 1349), and tracked primarily at Studio In The Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana under pandemic restrictions. The band recruited acclaimed producer Kurt Ballou (Converge, High On Fire, Gatecreeper, Code Orange) to mix the record with final mastering duties handled by Grammy-award winning engineer Ted Jensen (Ghost, Gojira, Cult Of Luna). The record is tied together by the art of longtime collaborator Jordan Barlow.

Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven is available on CD, digitally, and LP on multiple color variants. Preview and purchase yours today at: metalblade.com/goatwhore

View the band’s videos for “Born Of Satan’s Flesh” HERE.

And the title track HERE.

“Angels… consistently rages without ever devolving into the samey sounding banality that plagues so many less adept practitioners. Angels… just gets better the longer it plays.” – Decibel Magazine

“If you love war metal, this pick will be right up your alley. It assaults you with blitzkrieg strength. This evil offering is pleasantly raw. Yet, it is also a polished and mature work. GOATWHORE will catch you off guard with soaring guitar solos and the like.” – MetalSucks

“Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven cherry-picks the best bits from various subgenres – the guttural intensity of death metal, the trilling majesty of black metal – and assembles them into songs that feel almost regal in their hateful conviction.” – Spin Magazine’s 10 Best Metal Albums Of 2022

“…blistering tracks toward the album’s back-end like ‘Voracious Blood Fixation’ and ‘The Devil’s Warlords’…showcase some of GOATWHORE’s best, off-kilter, savage riffs ever. It truly is all killer with no filler… Whatever the future may hold for GOATWHORE, Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven proves that the band is at the top of its game, and that it has much more to offer.” – Blabbermouth

“The blackened thrash remains up front, as Falgoust’s growls and Duet’s riffs and sinister solos coalesce with the determined rhythms of Simmons and Coleman. GOATWHORE ascends to eviscerate all expectations. Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven exceeds the related genre’s boundaries and redefine their sound and place in the landscape of metal.” – New Noise Magazine

“…another devilishly brutal offering from GOATWHORE and sees the band on relentlessly savage and reenergized form with their brand of no nonsense metal going for the jugular at every chance it gets.” – Distorted Sound

GOATWHORE:
Louis B. Falgoust II – vocals
Sammy Duet – guitars, vocals
Zack Simmons – drums
Robert “TA” Coleman – bass

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Category 7: New Heavy Metal Supergroup to Release Eponymous Debut Full-Length on July 26th via Metal Blade Records

– May 2nd, 2024 –

Featuring Members Of Armored Saint, Kerry King, Adrenaline Mob, Exodus, Shadows Fall, And More

New Video / Single Now Playing + Pre-orders Available

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Watch / stream CATEGORY 7′s “In Stitches” HERE

CATEGORY 7, the new heavy metal outfit boasting the all-star lineup of John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe, Noturnall), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), will release their self-titled debut full-length on July 26th through Metal Blade Records.

With veteran musicians from so many legendary bands, it’s hard not to think of CATEGORY 7 as a supergroup. “I think we’re pretty super,” jokes guitarist Phil Demmel, who has earned mega-metal cred over the decades as a member of Machine Head, Vio-Lence, Kerry King, and has also played as a fill-in road guitarist for Slayer, Lamb of God, Overkill, and others. “Really, I feel like this is a band, not a side project. And I feel like we have written this incredible piece of music, and we’re not done. I’m so proud of the way this came together and the people who were involved. And I think we all feel super positive about this and what else we can do with it going forward.“

CATEGORY 7 has created an album that is fresh and familiar. The mixture of NWOBHM, thrash, punk-metal, and traditional metal is cohesive and sonically rewarding, establishing an eclectic musical backdrop for vocalist John Bush’s instantly identifiable vocals. At the same time, the diversity of styles creates its own template that’s ideal for headbanging, moshing, and voluble sing-alongs.

“It’s all about big verses and big songs, and it has a lot of the elements we’ve explored in our other bands,” explains guitarist and main songwriter Mike Orlando.

Take lead single, the upbeat album opener, “In Stitches,” which commences with piledriving double-bass drums, a feral thrash passage, and a fiery lead before toning down just enough for the distinctive vocals to stand out.

“It gets heavy, it’s thrashy at times, but it opens up in the verses, and then the double-bass drums come in and knock you off your chair, but in a great way,” Orlando says.

Bush further elaborates, “I read an article on an unhoused pregnant woman named Stitches who resided in Los Angeles obviously living a very difficult life that was compounded by mental illness and drug abuse. The encampment situation in my beloved city drives me bats. I balance between serious empathy and complete anger. The combination of imagining her life as well as my own internal turmoil led me to an almost humorous insanity state while writing this scathing album opener.”

Watch CATEGORY 7‘s video for “In Stitches” at THIS LOCATION.

Category 7 was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Orlando at Sonic Stomp Studios with art and layout by Carlos Fides at Artside Studio (Angra, Evergrey, Kamelot). The record will be available on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:

Storm Surge (US + EU)
Sable Smoke (EU – Ltd. 300)

Find pre-orders at: metalblade.com/category7

Category 7 Track Listing:
01. In Stitches
02. Land I Used to Love
03. Apple of Discord
04. Exhausted
05. Runaway Truck
06. White Flags and Bayonets
07. Mousetrap
08. Waver at the Breaking Point
09. Through Pink Eyes
10. Etter Stormen

CATEGORY 7:
John Bush – vocals
Phil Demmel – guitar
Mike Orlando – guitar
Jack Gibson – bass
Jason Bittner – drums

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Neaera to Release “All Is Dust” Full-Length June 28th on Metal Blade Records

– April 30th, 2024 –

New Video / Single Now Playing + Pre-orders Available

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Watch / stream NEAERA’s “Pacifier” HERE

German metalcore veterans NEAERA, who are celebrating their twentieth anniversary this year, will release their All Is Dust full-length on June 28th via Metal Blade Records, today unveiling the record’s first single and pre-orders.

On February 28th, 2020, NEAERA released their seventh album – it was their eponymous comeback record after a seven-year-hiatus – which caught everyone by surprise. Despite having been well received, the pandemic impeded the band’s long awaited and already scheduled return to live stages. On February 29th, 2020, NEAERA played a sold-out release show, but it remained the only show for the record in years since Wacken, the Impericon festivals, and other shows were forced to be postponed until further notice.

By 2021, the NEAERA collective decided it was time for new material. With a desire to return to an oldschool writing approach when songs were composed together in a musty rehearsal room, the band started the writing process. By 2022, the band recruited Janosch Rathmer (drummer of long-time friends/German post-rock institution Long Distance Calling) to record their new album, All Is Dust. Mixing and mastering for the record was skillfully executed by Kristian Kohle at Kohlekeller Studios who adorned the songs with a powerful yet organic sound that perfectly fit the band’s vision of their new material and approach.

Lyrically, NEAERA shifted their focus a bit and put the individual, its survival, and sanity in these testing times center stage alongside lyrics that tackle global and social clamor – a shift that was arguably pandemic-related.

Comments guitarist Stefan Keller on first single, “Pacifier,” “‘Pacifier’ is a rather typical NEAERA song containing the trademarks the band is renowned for. The lyrics deal with a way to come to peace with oneself, leaving behind regrets, old pain and banishing thoughts that impede you.“

Watch NEAERA‘s “Pacifier” video at THIS LOCATION.

All Is Dust features cover art by Giannis Nakos of Remedy Art Design (Oceans Of Slumber, Evergrey, Vomitory) and will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:

Dark Vanilla Marbled (Ltd. 700)
Orange Black Dust (Ltd. 200)
Gold Black Dust (EMP exclusive – Ltd. 300)
Wooden Boxset (Gatefold Dark Goldenrod Marbled LP, Digi-CD, 7″, poster, lanyard, patch, hand signed card – Kingsroad exclusive – Ltd. 300)

Additionally, a limited album/ticket bundle will be available at Kingsroad and Impericon for an exclusive NEAERA record release show in Münster, Germany on September 14th. Direct support for that show comes from Breakdown Of Sanity.

Find pre-orders at metalblade.com/neaera

All Is Dust Track Listing:
01. Antidote to Faith
02. Pacifier
03. All Is Dust
04. Swords Unsheathed
05. Per Aspera
06. Edifier
07. In Vain
08. Render Fear Powerless
09. Dividers
10. Into the Hollow

NEAERA Live:
6/28/2024 Vainstream Rockfest – Münster, DE
8/16/2024 Summer Breeze Festival – Dinkelsbühl, DE
8/17/2024 Reload Festival – Sulingen, DE
9/14/2024 Skaters Palace – Münster, DE * Record Release Show

NEAERA:
Benny Hilleke – vocals
Stefan Keller – guitars
Tobias Buck – guitars
Benjamin Donath – bass
Sebastian Heldt – drums

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Rivers of Nihil Drops “Criminals” Video / Single

– April 29th, 2024 –

Chaos And Carnage Tour Begins This Week

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Reading, Pennsylvania-based progressive death metallers RIVERS OF NIHIL are pleased to unleash their brand new single, “Criminals.” The latest track serves as a teaser for the band’s upcoming new full-length.

Comments vocalist/bassist Adam Biggs, “Our newest single ‘Criminals,’ is by far one of the most aggressive tracks we’ve released in quite some time and displays the power of the new lineup at a full 10 out of 10. Lyrically, the song is a meditation on the nature of crime, punishment, and the delicate balance of power therein. So, show up for the shredding, stay for the contemplation of truth and justice. Enjoy!“

Watch RIVERS OF NIHIL‘s “Criminals” video at THIS LOCATION.

RIVERS OF NIHIL will join this year’s edition of the Chaos & Carnage Tour featuring co-headliners Carnifex and Metal Blade labelmates Cattle Decapitation with additional support provided by The Zenith Passage, Humanity’s Last Breath, Vitriol, and Face Yourself. The journey runs from April 30th through May 26th, with a handful of RIVERS OF NIHIL headlining dates mixed in. See all confirmed dates below.

RIVERS OF NIHIL w/ Cattle Decapitation, Carnifex, Humanity’s Last Breath, The Zenith Passage, Vitriol, Face Yourself:
4/28/2024 86th Street OKC – Oklahoma City, OK **
4/30/2024 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
5/02/2024 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
5/03/2024 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
5/04/2024 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX
5/06/2024 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
5/07/2024 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA **
5/08/2024 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
5/09/2024 The Crown – Baltimore, MD **
5/10/2024 The Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
5/11/2024 Reverb – Reading, PA
5/12/2024 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
5/14/2024 Sharkey’s Event Center – Liverpool, NY
5/15/2024 Preserving Underground – New Kensington, PA
5/16/2024 King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH
5/17/2024 The Crofoot – Pontiac, MI
5/18/2024 WC Social Club – West Chicago, IL
5/20/2024 The Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
5/22/2024 Cargo Concert Hall – Reno, NV **
5/23/2024 The UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
5/24/2024 The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA
5/25/2024 House Of Blues – Anaheim, CA
5/26/2024 House Of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
5/28/2024 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM **
5/29/2024 TempleLive at Wichita Scottish Rite Center – Wichita, KS **
5/30/2024 Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO **
** RIVERS OF NIHIL headlining date

RIVERS OF NIHIL have never fit neatly into a box, but with 2018′s Where Owls Know My Name, they transcended all labels applied to them. Returning in 2021 with The Work, they forged further into new territory, once again upending any expectations fans had placed on them. And now, with a new series of singles recorded in 2023 and released as singles since then – eventually appearing together on a new album – the band has once again shattered the ceiling of how far they are willing to go in search of new sonic terrain.

The band spent 2021 and 2022 burning the candle at both ends with a frenzied tour schedule including headlining runs of the US and Europe, a jaunt on the European festival circuit, and two runs in support of The Black Dahlia Murder and The Contortionist in North America. But once the latter tour wrapped up, they were short a band member.

For personal reasons, founding member and lead vocalist Jake Dieffenbach and the band went their separate ways. The split took place just three days after the recording of a live video and audio session for Audiotree‘s new From Nothing series, which was released on April 20th, 2023. And while initially the band wasn’t sure how to approach the release with the departure of a founding member and lead singer – or whether to release it at all – they decided to move forward with it to honor Dieffenbach’s contributions to the group over the years and mark the beginning of a new chapter.

In March 2023, RIVERS OF NIHIL wrapped up a recording session that saw the now four-piece band birth a considerable amount of new music featuring their previous bassist/backup vocalist Adam Biggs as the new lead vocalist/bassist. This recording session also marked the first appearance of new guitarist Andy Thomas (ex-Black Crown Initiate), whose vocals also play prominently in the music, as a member of RIVERS OF NIHIL. These new singles are the first to showcase the band’s new lineup in full-on collaboration, and demonstrate that while this is a new, brave sound with tons of potential, it also carries the band’s classic energy.

The band recently began sessions at Atrium Audio with Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland to finish recording what will end up being their fifth full-length album. Look out for that in 2025.

RIVERS OF NIHIL:
Adam Biggs – vocals, bass
Brody Uttley – guitar, keyboards
Andrew Thomas – rhythm guitar, vocals
Jared Klein – drums, vocals

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Disillusion “Back to Times of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue)” Out Now

– April 29th, 2024 –

Anniversary tour starting today!

Germany’s best kept progressive metal secret DISILLUSION are re-releasing their critically acclaimed album Back To Times Of Splendor in a 20th Anniversary Reissue edition via Metal Blade Records today.

Re-mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios, the album includes two bonus live tracks plus their 2002 “The Porter” EP, which has never been released on vinyl before.

Disillusion – Back To Times Of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue) Tracklisting:
1. And the Mirror Cracked (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (08:28)
2. Fall (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (04:53)
3. Alone I Stand in Fires (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (06:53)
4. Back to Times of Splendor (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (14:40)
5. A Day by the Lake (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (04:54)
6. The Sleep of Restless Hours (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition) (17:02)
7. The Porter (2002) (04:17) * Bonus Track
8. Eternal Duality (2002) (05:05) * Bonus Track
9. And the Mirror Cracked – Live 2023 (06:24) * Bonus Track
10. Alone I Stand in Fires – Live 2023 (06:27) * Bonus Track

A second sample off the reissue can be checked out now via the song “Alone I Stand in Fires (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition)” here: youtu.be/X1ZKxTphmJc

And the first single “And the Mirror Cracked (Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition)” can still be checked out here: youtu.be/2kdBoS_-L6I

Reissue Formats:
Digipak CD
Digital Album
Gatefold 2LP:
– Black Vinyl
– Apricot Marbled (500x copies)
– Color in Color (200x copies)
– Maroon Marbled (300x copies – Band Exclusive)

Order “Back To Times Of Splendor (20th Anniversary Reissue)” here: eu.kingsroadmerch.com/metal-blade

DISILLUSION was founded in 1994 and with each subsequent independent release, the band progressed in many ways and morphed into something much more. By the time their debut album “Back To Times Of Splendor” was released through Metal Blade Records in 2004, DISILLUSION were not only touring throughout Germany but also internationally with the likes of Amon Amarth and Impious.

Singer, main composer and founding member Andy Schmidt comments: “20 years, crazy, I’m so grateful for the huge impact this record had on so many people, fans, musicians, music lovers. And of course we never expected this. Thank You to everybody who supported us through all the years! Time to celebrate together on tour in spring.”

DISILLUSION‘s long rich history has had many highlights, most recently being their last two albums “The Liberation” and “Ayam” charting in Germany, but “Back To Times Of Splendor” was an album that defined them as a band. It was a concept album of pure progressive death metal but still showed a huge range of emotion. From touching, almost fragile moments to brutal rhythmic outbursts – DISILLUSION melted all genre boundaries together and made an epic masterpiece which Metal Hammer Magazine heralded it as one of the best German metal albums of all time.

DISILLUSION will celebrate this milestone in 2024 by touring internationally, where they will perform “Back To Times Of Splendor” in its entirety. The first shows in Germany, Switzerland and Austria are on sale now with many more concerts and festivals to be announced soon.

DISILLUSION – Tour Dates 2024:
“Back To Times Of Splendor – 20th Anniversary”
Presented by Rock Hard Magazine
26.04. – Hamburg (DE) HeadCrash
27.04. – Leipzig (DE) Werk 2
03.05. – Munich (DE) Backstage
04.05. – Vienna (AT) Viper Room
05.05. – Prague (CZ) Klubovna
06.05. – Nürnberg (DE) Hirsch
07.05. – Basel (CH) Rockfact
08.05. – Stuttgart (DE) Club Zentral
09.05. – Ruesselsheim (DE) Das Rind
10.05. – Cologne (DE) Yard Club
11.05. – Berlin (DE) Frannz Club

Further DISILLUSION live dates:
04.-07.09.2024 Atlanta, GA (USA) – ProgPower USA
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Cloak: Atlanta Black Metal Outfit Signs to Metal Blade Records

– April 25th, 2024 –

European Tour Dates Announced

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Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome Atlanta, Georgia-based black metal outfit CLOAK to its legendary roster!

CLOAK embraces the rebellious and time-tested traditions of heavy metal. Whether it be conjuring the chaotic spirit of Swedish black metal purveyors Watain and Dissection, summoning the deep, dark, and sensual groove of Danzig, or evoking the raw speed and raucous energy of Motörhead, the influence of metal’s founding fathers is deep within CLOAK‘s DNA. CLOAK‘s charm, however, does not merely lie within its romanticism of the past, but rather is the way each of these genres has shaped the band’s own personal identity. Of the band’s most recent full-length, the critically lauded Black Flame Eternal, Decibel Magazine wrote, “CLOAK summons the black flames and feeds the fire with hard rock riffs and emits plumes of gothic atmosphere. It’s a big, professional, almost cinematic sound that should carry them to bigger venues and opportunities soon.”

Notes CLOAK of their union with Metal Blade Records, “After meeting the Metal Blade crew on our recent US tour, we knew it was the right move creatively as the respect would go both ways. We’re in the very early stages of working on new material in between touring, and who knows where the dark and winding path will lead us this time. All we know is that we have some real hard work ahead of us, as releasing new music on the same label that put out titans like Hell Awaits is not something we take lightly.”

Comments Metal Blade’s Ryan Williams; US A&R, “The decision to sign CLOAK was easy as I think they embody the quintessential essence of what it means to be a heavy metal band on Metal Blade. We are looking forward to many years of their bewitching conjurings!“

CLOAK will appear on this year’s edition of the Milwaukee Metal Fest next month and recently announced The Holy Dark Over Europe Summer tour. The band comments, “Europe! We’ve waited years to finally get over there and tour, and it’s finally happening. This will be a mixture of festivals and club shows along with Hellripper and High Command. Supporters of the Black Flame come forth as we praise the Holy Darkness.”

CLOAK Live:
5/15/2024 The Green Lantern – Lexington, KY
5/16/2024 Big Room Bar – Columbus, OH
5/18/2024 Milwaukee Metal Fest @ The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

7/19/2024 Pod Minogą – Poznań, PL
7/20/2024 Hydrozagadka – Warsaw, PL
7/21/2024 Barrák Music Club – Ostrava, CZ
7/22/2024 FUGA – Bratislava, SK
7/23/2024 Rockhouse – Salzburg, AT
7/24/2024 Live Music Hall – Mörlenbach-Weiher, DE
7/25/2024 The Belvédère – Namur, BE
7/26/2024 Next Stage – Tilburg, NL
7/27/2024 Burning Q Festival – Freissenbüttel, DE
7/28/2024 Schwarzer Keiler – Stuttgart, DE
8/02/2024 Schwarzer Keiler – Münster, DE
8/03/2024 Chemifabrik – Dresden, DE
8/04/2024 Goldgrube – Kassel, DE
8/09/2024 Party San Open Air – Schlotheim, DE
10/27/2024 Samhain Festival – Maastricht, NL
11/02/2024 Squirralypse Fest – Zurich, CH
11/09/2024 War Against War – Berlin, DE

Stay by for more CLOAK news to be unveiled in the weeks to come.

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Armored Saint Re-Signs with Metal Blade Records

– April 25th, 2024 –

Band To Play Special Hometown Show Next Month + Queensrÿche Tour Underway!

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Legendary heavy metal outfit ARMORED SAINT have renewed their long running partnership with Metal Blade Records with a worldwide multi-album deal. Metal Blade released ARMORED SAINT‘s 1983 eponymous debut EP and the band has called Metal Blade home since 1988′s Saints Will Conquer live album.

The band comments:

John Bush: “Armored Saint cemented our family relationship with Metal Blade even more by signing a new contract for a record due in 2025. There is nowhere else I’d rather be! I love [Chairman/CEO] Brian [Slagel], [President] Tracy [Vera], and the staff. It’s home. What more can I say.“

Gonzo Sandoval: “I’m pleased to say that in the year of 2024 we have re-signed a record deal with Metal Blade Records. Once again, I’m looking forward to making killer ARMORED SAINT music with Metal Blade as our record label. I feel blessed and appreciate the opportunity to be able to release a new ARMORED SAINT record in 2025! Stay tuned ARMORED SAINT Hooligans throughout the world and beyond and spread the word. ARMORED SAINT for Life!“

Phil Sandoval: “ARMORED SAINT and Metal Blade have a long history and after all the incredible amount of trials and tribulations the band has been through, Metal Blade has been there for ARMORED SAINT. Brian Slagel in particular was paramount in getting me back in the band to record Symbol Of Salvation along with Jeff Duncan. And in 2024 we have a new deal. I just want to say, ‘Thank you, Metal Blade.’“

Jeff Duncan: “I’m so thrilled to sign a new deal with Metal Blade Records. Metal Blade has been ARMORED SAINT’s home for many years and I’m looking forward to another new and productive chapter with them!“

Joey Vera: “We’re honored to continue our long relationship with Metal Blade Records with this new signing. Their staunch support for ARMORED SAINT has been one of the pillars in the band’s history. We cannot do any of this without them and we look forward to bringing even more new music this year.“

Adds Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel, “I am honored and humbled to continue our long standing relationship with ARMORED SAINT! One of the best metal bands of all time! So happy to keep them in the Metal Blade family!“

ARMORED SAINT are currently on tour supporting Queensrÿche. The trek, which commenced on March 27th in Anaheim, California, includes several ARMORED SAINT headlining shows scattered throughout and closes with a very special hometown headlining show on May 22nd at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Tickets are on sale now with VIP upgrades available at THIS LOCATION. See all remaining dates below.

ARMORED SAINT w/ Queensrÿche [Remaining dates]:
4/26/2024 Empire Live – Albany, NY
4/27/2024 Palladium – Worcester, MA
4/28/2024 Toad’s – New Haven, CT
4/30/2024 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
5/01/2024 Keswick Theater – Glenside, PA
5/02/2024 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY **
5/03/2024 The Paramount – Huntington, NY
5/04/2024 Lovedrafts – Mechanicsburg, PA **
5/05/2024 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
5/07/2024 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
5/09/2024 Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL
5/10/2024 The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL
5/11/2024 Culture Room – Ft Lauderdale, FL
5/12/2024 The Ranch – Ft Myers, FL

5/15/2024 Scout Bar – Houston, TX **
5/16/2024 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX ** w/ Dangerous Toys
5/17/2024 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX ** w/ Dangerous Toys
5/18/2024 The Shrine – Tulsa, OK **
5/20/2024 Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ **
5/21/2024 Count’s Vamp’d – Las Vegas, NV **
5/22/2024 El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA ** w/ Kyng
** ARMORED SAINT headlining show

ARMORED SAINT:
John Bush – vocals
Jeff Duncan – guitars
Phil Sandoval – guitars
Joey Vera – bass
Gonzo Sandoval – drums

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200 Stab Wounds to Release “Manual Manic Procedures” June 28th on Metal Blade Records

– April 24th, 2024 –

New Video / Single Now Playing + Tour With Dying Fetus Begins

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Watch 200 STAB WOUNDS’ “Hands Of Eternity” video HERE

Cleveland death metal legends-in-waiting 200 STAB WOUNDS have returned with Manual Manic Procedures, set for release on June 28th through Metal Blade Records.

A superlative sophomore effort that follows their tour de force debut, 2021′s Slave To The Scalpel, the new album Manual Manic Procedures is a brutal slab of old-school death metal with a contemporary edge. Not for the faint-hearted, the record may well be the album that puts classic gore-themed ferocity back into the metal community’s collective consciousness.

Slave To The Scalpel saw 200 STAB WOUNDS insinuate themselves into the minds of extreme metal fans, leading to praise from Pitchfork for their “unpretentious brilliance, pitch-black sense of humor” and an “aesthetic [that’s] built around a chugging, groovy riff that stomps down a path of destruction.” Manual Manic Procedures sees the band upping the ante both musically and lyrically.

The album’s artwork — graphically depicting radical surgery on somebody who may or may not be conscious — is an immediate indicator of what this record is all about. No punches pulled, no holds barred, just blood-soaked death metal.

The themes on Manual Manic Procedures run the gamut of classic gore-metal horror subject matter, beloved to the band and their rapidly growing audience. “I’ll feel what kind of vibe the song has, and what topic would fit for that particular song,” vocalist/guitarist Steve Buhl explains. “The last song on the new record, ‘Parricide,’ is about someone going into a nursing home, and just blowing it up. The lyrics are about those type of corporations that don’t really give a fuck about those people. It’s all just a money grab.”

The lead single is Manual Manic Procedures‘ opening track, “Hands Of Eternity.” Buhl explains that the song is about being trapped in your own mind, something most of us can relate to. “That song is a good example of where we want to go musically. The heavy riffs are there, but there’s still a lot of good melody. It’s not just crazy fucking blast beats and, ‘riff riff riff.’ It’s more structured, groovy, and melodic, but still heavy. That’s one of my favorites.”

Watch 200 STAB WOUNDS‘ video for “Hands Of Eternity,” shot at a sold-out hometown show, at THIS LOCATION.

Manual Manic Procedures, which was produced and mixed by Andy Nelson and mastered by Brad Boatwright, will be available on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:

Disfigured Face (US)
Septic Remain (US)
Liquefied (US)
180g Black (EU)
Dark Liver (EU – Ltd. 400)
Seaweed (EU – Ltd. 300)
Blood Red Black Splatter (EU – Evil Greed Exclusive. Ltd. 300)

Find pre-orders at: metalblade.com/200stabwounds

Manual Manic Procedures Track Listing:
01. Hands of Eternity
02. Gross Abuse
03. Manual Manic Procedures
04. Release the Stench
05. Led to the Chamber / Liquified
06. Flesh from Within
07. Defiled Gestation
08. Ride the Flatline
09. Parricide

200 STAB WOUNDS will kick off a tour supporting Dying Fetus along with Full Of Hell, Kruelty, and Psycho-Frame beginning tomorrow, April 25th in Silver Spring, Maryland. The band has also confirmed a European tour with Gatecreeper and Enforced this Fall. See all confirmed dates below.

200 STAB WOUNDS w/ Dying Fetus, Full Of Hell, Kruelty:
4/25/2024 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
4/26/2024 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
4/27/2024 The Song & Dance – Syracuse, NY
4/28/2024 Empire Live – Albany, NY
4/30/2024 Theatre Capitole – Quebec, QC
5/01/2024 Beanfield Theatre – Montréal, QC
5/02/2024 The Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON
5/03/2024 London Music Hall – London, ON
5/04/2024 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
5/05/2024 Electric City – Buffalo, NY
5/07/2024 The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
5/08/2024 The King of Clubs – Columbus, OH
5/10/2024 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
5/12/2024 Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
5/13/2024 Louis – Saskatoon, SK
5/14/2024 The Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
5/15/2024 The Palace Theatre – Calgary, AB
5/17/2024 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
5/18/2024 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
5/19/2024 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
w/ Dying Fetus, Kruelty, Psycho-Frame:
5/22/2024 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
5/23/2024 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
5/24/2024 Delmar Hall – St. Louis, MO
5/25/2024 Portal – Louisville, KY
5/26/2024 Eastside Bowl – Nashville, TN

w/ Gatecreeper, Enforced:
10/30/2024 Whelan’s – Dublin, IE
10/31/2024 The Fleece – Bristol City, GB
11/1/2024 O2 Islington Academy – London, GB
11/2/2024 Damnation Fest – Manchester, GB
11/3/2024 Sepulfest – S-Hertogenbosch, NL
11/4/2024 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, DE
11/5/2024 Dynamo – Zurich, CH
11/6/2024 Legend Club – Milan, IT
11/7/2024 Arena – Vienna, AT
11/8/2024 Backstage – Munich, DE
11/9/2024 Turock – Essen, DE
11/10/2024 Musikenstrum – Hannover, DE
11/11/2024 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK
11/12/2024 John Dee – Oslo, NO
11/14/2024 Olympia – Tampere, FI
11/15/2024 AAniwalli – Helsinki, FI
11/16/2024 Kantakrouvi – Oulu, FI
11/18/2024 Kollektivet Livet – Stockholm, SE
11/19/2024 Film Studios – Gothenburg, SE
11/20/2024 Knust – Hamburg, DE
11/21/2024 SO36 – Berlin, DE
11/22/2024 UT Connewitz – Leipzig, DE
11/23/2024 IM Wizemann – Stuttgart, DE
11/24/2024 Zappa – Antwerp, BE

200 STAB WOUNDS:
Steve Buhl – vocals, guitars
Raymond Macdonald – guitars
Ezra Cook – bass
Owen Pooley – drums

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Cognitive: Technical Death Metal Architects Unleash “A Pact Unholy” Video / Single

– April 23rd, 2024 –

“Abhorrence” Full-Length To See Release Next Month

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Watch / stream COGNITIVE’s “A Pact Unholy” HERE.

“A Pact Unholy” is the scathing new single from technical death metal architects, COGNITIVE. The track appears on the band’s Abhorrence full-length, set for release on May 17th on Metal Blade Records.

Once accurately championed by Kerrang Magazine for composing songs that land with “cartilage-crushing force,” Abhorrence carries on tradition with its a maniacal fusion of relentless riffs and thoughtful, devastating lyrics. A raging, draining, and ultimately fulfilling experience, Abhorrence finds the New Jersey powerhouse quintet at their brutal best.

Elaborates guitarist Rob Wharton on their latest single, “‘A Pact Unholy’ kicks off with blistering speeds, guitars are nonstop, and the drums add to the ferocity, all leading into a dissonant, blackened midsection, and a heavy riff exit, with fantasy lyrics speaking about bloodmagic, summoning, and resurrection.”

Watch COGNITIVE‘s video for “A Pact Unholy” at THIS LOCATION.

Watch the band’s previously released video for “Abhorrence” HERE.

COGNITIVE started work on Abhorrence while touring in support of Malevolent Thoughts Of A Hastened Extinction, sending tracks back and forth while trekking from one intense gig to the next. Drummer AJ Viana has his own studio (he’s previously worked with bands as prestigious as Hath) and recorded, tracked, and mixed the album, before Ryan Williams (The Black Dahlia Murder, John Frum) at Metal Blade Records mastered it. To the album’s immense benefit, it was a collaborative process, and everyone brought their proverbial A game.

Abhorrence is an exercise in aural turbulence, each track taking its listener on a magnificently traumatic journey. “Our lyrics for this record are all over the place,” says Wharton. “There’s some stuff about video games and addiction and mental health. To me, that’s the kind of subject matter that hits home because everyone’s got stuff going on in their lives. It’s relatable.“

COGNITIVE‘s Abhorrence will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:

Crimson Void (US retail)
Gilded Abyss (EU + US Metal Blade Webstore – Ltd. 400)

Find pre-orders at: metalblade.com/cognitive

COGNITIVE will join Party Cannon on their European Vomitour 2024 next month. Additionally, the band will support Benighted on their Canadian Infestation tour this Fall with more live dates to be announced in the weeks to come. See all confirmed dates below.

COGNITIVE w/ Party Cannon:
5/03/2024 Bambi Galore – Hamburg, DE⁠
5/05/2024 Stengade – Copenhagen, DK⁠
5/07/2024 Don’t Panic – Essen, DE⁠
5/08/2024 MCP Apache – Charleroi, BE⁠
5/09/2024 KiFF – Aarau, CH⁠
5/10/2024 Ballonfabrik – Augsburg, DE⁠
5/12/2024 Steinbruch Theater – Darmstadt, DE⁠
5/13/2024 VEB Bandhaus – Erfurt, DE⁠
5/14/2024 Bastard Club – Osnabrück, DE⁠
5/15/2024 De Verlichte Geest – Kortrijk, BE⁠
5/16/2024 The Scrapyard – Alkmaar, NL⁠
5/17/2024 Dynamo – Eindhoven, NL⁠
5/18/2024 Willemeen – Arnhem, NL

w/ Benighted:
9/22/2024 QG – Rouyn Noranda, QC
9/23/2024 Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC
9/24/2024 Rainbow Bistro – Ottawa, ON
9/26/2024 Rum Runners – London, ON
9/27/2024 Warehouse – St Catharines, ON
9/28/2024 The Back Stage – Windsor, ON
9/29/2024 Sneaky Dee’s – Toronto, ON
9/30/2024 l’Anti – Quebec City, QC

COGNITIVE:
Rob Wharton – guitars
Harry Lannon – guitars
Shane Jost – vocals
Tyler Capone-Vitale – bass
AJ Viana – drums

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