ROTTEN SOUND will take part in “The Finnish Metal Tour 2” featuring fellow Finns FINNTROLL, ENSIFERUM, and BARREN EARTH. This four-week tour will kick-off on January 31st in Orlando, FL and conclude in early March in Raleigh, NC. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cites can be found below.
ROTTEN SOUND has begun work on the follow-up album to 2008’s Cycles tentatively titled Cursed. The brand new full-length will be mixed by Nico Elgstrand (ENTOMBED) and is expected to see an early 2011 release date. Additional album details will be announced shortly.
ROTTEN SOUND has most recently seen the release of their Napalm EP. The six-song EP features three brand new ROTTEN SOUND tracks and three NAPALM DEATH covers as well as a DVD featuring a live set from the Obscene Extreme Festival. Napalm is currently streaming in its entirety at RottenSoundNapalm.info.
I can’t say I know why Primus made the decision to come together again (although, I have heard rumors of a new album), but I will be eternally thankful. As a rather obsessed fan that is a bit too young to have really known their heyday, this tour has been an absolute dream come true.
August 15th saw the end of the US leg of Primus’ 2010 tour.The appearance and support of Wolfmother for this particular show on the tour made the concert a little unique; Primus’ support bands for the rest of the tour included Gogol Bordello and the Dead Kenny G’s.
The Santa Barbara Bowl is a beautiful venue; it’s large for a Primus show, but a far cry from other stadiums that I had been to (Irvine, Glen Helen, etc.). That being said, the experience of going to the Bowl was a bit of a pleasant aberration. First of all, the event staff is made up of volunteering senior citizens who are kind enough to not only direct me to my seat, but also to pull my seat down for me. Definitely not what I expected from a city steeped in beach culture, party schools, and reefer. My only real complaint about this venue is how tame it is. The shows, a local friend told me, typically start early and end early, as residential homes are less than a mile away from the theater. No moshing is allowed and no crowd surfing is allowed (although, that definitely didn’t stop certain people).
Wolfmother began their set at about 6:30 that evening. I’m not a huge fan of the band, but I can’t say anything bad about them! They really brought energy to the show and the crowd loved them. Their set list included their big hit, “Woman,” a Doors cover (“Riders on the Storm”), “Dimension” off of their debut album, a new one called “Cosmis Egg,” and a cover of the Who’s “Baba O’Reily” that damn near brought a tear to my eye. Wolfmother’s set met with a huge audience response and they left the stage after an hour.
Primus’ stage set up has always been, I believe, something on the minimal side (although, when compared to stadium filling acts like Iron Maiden, Heaven and Hell, etc. one would be hard-pressed to find a stage that didn’t seem minimal…); this tour gives us two giant inflatable astronauts with music videos and other footage projected on to their helmet visors.
Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of California’s MURDER CONSTRUCT.
MURDER CONSTRUCT features Travis Ryan (CATTLE DECAPITATION) on vocals, Leon del Muerte (EXHUMED, PHOBIA, IMPALED) on guitar and vocals, Kevin Fetus (FETUS EATERS, WATCH ME BURN) on guitar, Danny Walker (INTRONAUT, EXHUMED, UPHILL BATTLE) on drums, and Caleb Schneider (BAD ACID TRIP) on bass. The band has recorded a seven-song EP that will see its release this fall.
MURDER CONSTRUCT’s del Muerte commented on the EP; “Finally this goddamned release sees the light of day! Nearly 10 years (and countless bands, musicians and black-out beer-drunks in between) and our friendly collaboration between Southern California's worst will be out with our longtime homeslices, Relapse. This is just a taste of nastiness we have planned for our full length!"
MURDER CONSTRUCT will team-up with VENOMOUS CONCEPT and KILL THE CLIENT for a handful of California dates in mid-September. The band will also be performing in Tijuana, Mexico and Boyle Heights, CA this coming weekend. A listing of confirmed MURDER CONSTRUCT tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon.
One week after the North American release of their new album, EXILED TO EARTH, Pomona, CA's own BONDED BY BLOOD will be kicking off the first of several tours that keep them out on the road until deep into December. The first part of their trek, which started at The Rickshaw Theater in Vancouver, BC sees BONDED BY BLOOD team up with thrash legends EXODUS and HOLY GRAIL (as well as MALEVOLENT CREATION on all US dates of this leg) for the March of Brutality Tour. BONDED BY BLOOD looks forward to seeing all of their great fans and picking up many new ones along the way at this and each of their shows over the next few months. Here are the dates:
"March of Brutality" Tour w/EXODUS, MALEVOLENT CREATION and HOLY GRAIL
On the 23rd of November 2010, a new STENCH emerges out of the blackness. In Putrescence – a new album of Death’s music and imagery – from the Death Metal trio of STENCH, featuring members of Tribulation. Recorded by Olof Wikstrand (Hvergelmer Studios) and mixed by Tore Stjerna (Necromorbus Studios), with the extensive and horrid hand-made artwork by Necromantic Art. Debut album of a unique band – not to be missed. The audial and visual essence matches each other in order to express death itself. The sound and the vision of Death is present here. Be welcomed to the unique experience!
BRUTAL TRUTH has premiered the second video from their latest album Evolution Through Revolution, for the track “Get A Therapist…Spare The World”, view the video below. The “Get A Therapist…Spare The World” video was directed by Tyson Montrucchio for Heretic Digital Demonics. The band previously worked with Montrucchio on their “Sugardaddy” video that can be viewed here.
BRUTAL TRUTH, who were among the headliners at this year’s Scion Rock Fest in Columbus, OH, recently had interview and video footage of their performance posted online via RevolverMag.com. Additionally, a clip from a brand new Handshake Inc. (“Maryland Deathfest The Movie”, “Disgorge, Mexico”) documentary featuring BRUTAL TRUTH at the Manitoba Metal Fest is online now at this location.
British death metal act IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION have been forced to cancel their headlining European tour with Detroit deathcore destroyers AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH after the bands' tour van crashed.
After a strong start to the tour, a few of the shows in mainland Europe fell through with promoters, so the bands had decided to head back to the UK to continue with the tour there and add some more shows.
Whilst driving through France on their way back to Calais, the van carrying the members of both IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION and AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH was involved in a crash on the motorway. All members are thankfully alive and well, although some had to be taken to hospital for injuries such as broken bones.
Recent Relapse signees DEVOURMENT will join CANNIBAL CORPSE and DYING FETUS for a three-week U.S. tour this fall. This tour kicks-off on November 5th, immediately following DEVOURMENT’s first-ever full U.S. tour as part of the ‘California Blood Tour’ alongside CATTLE DECAPITATION. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found below.
DEVOURMENT launch their ‘Unleash The Carnivore’ headlining European tour today with a performance as part of Germany’s Party San Open Air festival. This tour will also include stops at the Brutal Assault Festival, Mountains of Death Open Air, and Metal Mean Festival. A complete listing of DEVOURMENT tour dates is below.
DEVOURMENT are touring in support of their 2009 release Unleash The Carnivore. Audio samples taken from this release can be heard online now via the band’s MySpace page: MySpace.com/Devourment.
ROTTEN SOUND will take part in “The Finnish Metal Tour 2” featuring fellow Finns FINNTROLL, ENSIFERUM, and BARREN EARTH. This four-week tour will kick-off on January 31st in Orlando, FL and conclude in early March in Raleigh, NC. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cites can be found below. 
MURDER CONSTRUCT features Travis Ryan (CATTLE DECAPITATION) on vocals, Leon del Muerte (EXHUMED, PHOBIA, IMPALED) on guitar and vocals, Kevin Fetus (FETUS EATERS, WATCH ME BURN) on guitar, Danny Walker (INTRONAUT, EXHUMED, UPHILL BATTLE) on drums, and Caleb Schneider (BAD ACID TRIP) on bass. The band has recorded a seven-song EP that will see its release this fall. 
STENCH "In Putrescence"
Recent Relapse signees DEVOURMENT will join CANNIBAL CORPSE and DYING FETUS for a three-week U.S. tour this fall. This tour kicks-off on November 5th, immediately following DEVOURMENT’s first-ever full U.S. tour as part of the ‘California Blood Tour’ alongside CATTLE DECAPITATION. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found below. 
