The map I posted a few days ago has been revamped by popular request to display the number of bands per capita, which in this case would be the number of bands per 100,000 people. Surprised about the deep red country? Neither am I!
Origin headlines the Occupation Domination 2012 Tour
Well, if you aren’t into extremely brutal death metal just keep on scrollin.
Origin, Cattle Decapitation, Decrepit Birth, Aborted, Rings of Saturn, and Battlecross will be cruising over North America slaying faces as they go. I would be especially pumped for Aborted as their new record Global Flatline is a hell an album. Battlecross is also a name that might not seem familiar but they’ve actually been signed to Nuclear Blast for some time now. When I first heard them last year I enjoyed the riffing that goes on in their songs.
As always, check out bands you haven’t heard of! Buy stuff from Amazon.com and support the bands you like. I’ll be updating this later when the full tour dates are released. Currently 3 dates are announced, though.
World map based on the number of metal bands from each country
Granted there are a few inaccuracies here, such as a few countries displayed as 0 bands even though there are some. It displays the raw number of supposed bands from a country. Pretty interesting.
Music video trailer for Moonlight Equilibrium by The Black Dahlia Murder
Honestly, I fucking hate the idiots who think releasing a trailer for a music video is a good idea. I can’t remember what song it was, but there were I think 6 or 7 trailers for this one music video by Sonic Syndicate and the final result fucking sucked ass anyways. They lost a TON of respect and fans after that bullshit. That band died anyways.
At least TBDM is fucking awesome and this video seems like it’ll be entertaining. I hope it has that TBDM style, kind of like Necropolis.
Halo of Gunfire
California-based technical death metal badassery. They’re classified as metalcore, however I think it’s more along the lines of technical death metal (no questions) and melodic death metal. Go check out their Facebook page and listen to them. I think they’re quite amazing and definitely need more recognition.
No seriously, go like them.
And the best metal show of the year will be in… Cincinnati, Ohio
Someone had given me the heads up on tour dates for the 2012 Torture Tour (tour dates can be found here) and I would like to bring some real recognition to the April 14th date in Cincinatti, Ohio.
If you are within a reasonable driving distance it is very likely that this will be THE #1 show of the year. Why? It’s one of 2 dates on the Torture Tour that is in combination with another tour as well. Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, and Arkaik will be teaming up with The Black Dahlia Murder, Skeletonwitch, Nile, and Hour of Penance by doing a joint show. Seriously, America will not have a more brutal show in 2012. It’s not really possible unless some of these bands get together again in combination with another tour, because this much metal never tours together unless it’s for a huge tour such as Summer Slaughter (which has CC, BTBAM, and The Faceless confirmed so far).
Studio footage of Hour of Penance drummer Simone Piras and song previews from their upcoming album Sedition
It’s Hour of Penance, of course it’s brutal. Sounds like this album is going to sound absolutely incredible.
Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, and Arkaik band together for the US Torture Tour
This is a pretty badass lineup, especially with Arkaik tossed on there. All the bands are great and this is some really good death metal that will be going across America. For tour dates check Cannibal Corpses tour tab on Facebook.
Also I am slightly unhappy that this isn’t going to be in my backyard in Cleveland, but that’s ok. Arkaik is a REALLY good band that needs more recognition, so if you go to this tour make sure you get there in time for Arkaik. Awesome bunch of guys who have gotten a new drummer in the past few months, and their guitarist is also in Deeds of Flesh.
CANNIBAL CORPSE U.S. Torture Tour 2012 w/ Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik
4/05/2012 Freebird Live – Jacksonville, FL
4/6/2012 The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC
4/7/2012 Lincoln Theater – Raleigh, NC
4/08/2012 V Club Live – Huntington, WV
4/9/2012 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
4/10/2012 The Canal Club – Richmond, VA
4/12/2012 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT
4/13/2012 The Club At Water Street – Rochester, NY
4/14/2012 The Cincinnati Metal Fest @ Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH w/ CANNIBAL CORPSE, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Exhumed, Skeletonwitch, Abysmal Dawn, Hour Of Pennance, Arkaik
4/15/2012 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
4/16/2012 People’s Court – Des Moines, IA
4/17/2012 Slowdown – Omaha, NE
4/19/2012 The Scene-ary – Wichita, KS
4/20/2012 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
4/21/2012 Mesa Theater & Club – Grand Junction, CO
4/22/2012 Top Deck – Farmington, NM
4/23/2012 The Rock –Tucson, AZ
4/24/2012 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
4/25/2012 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
4/27/2012 The Blue Note – Columbia, MO
4/28/2012 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK w/ CANNIBAL CORPSE, Behemoth, Watain, Exhumed, The Devil’s Blood, In Solitude, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik
4/29/2012 Newby’s – Memphis, TN
4/30/2012 Exit In – Nashville, TN
5/1/2012 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
5/3/2012 Double Down – Gainesville, FL
I would express my opinion about this but I am 100% sure a lot of you would send me a bunch of nasty messages.
Newt Gingrich Rally In Las Vegas Interrupted By Local Grindcore Band
Lol, umad Newt? I wasn’t there but I have a feeling that the band Traumatic Anal Devastation sounded a lot better than Gringrich’s babble for trying to get into office.
Ted Lundström of Amon Amarth
Yeah, that’s how a viking does it… brews his own beer at home, grills stuff, and hops in the hot tub when it’s cold as fuck outside. According to him it is currently 41C in the tub, -16C in the air. That’s 105°F in the tub, and 6.8°F in the air. lol
Vegan Black Metal Chef Episode 8- Yule Log Cake
I’m still not a vegan, but I will continue to watch these and wish I had an ounce of real cooking skill in me.
