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Indiana progressive metal powerhouse THE CONTORTIONIST is pleased to announce their upcoming run with All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Conducting From The Grave. The tour kicks off in Oakland, CA on March 29th and comes to a close in Sacramento, CA on April 28th.

“We’re really thrilled to be heading out with All Shall Perish and all of the other bands on the tour this March and April,” states guitarist Robby Baca. “This is a great tour and we’re excited to be performing with these bands. We saw All Shall Perish play recently and those dudes SHRED.”

THE CONTORTIONIST recently announced that they will be recording their upcoming full-length release at Audio Hammer Studios in Orlando, Florida with Jason Suecof and Eyal Levi (August Burns Red, The Black Dahlia Murder) in February. The new album is tentatively set to be released with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC in late spring/early summer 2012. The band also recently announced their new endorsement deal with Ibanez.

THE CONTORTIONIST released a picture-disc LP version of their debut album Exoplanet in the fall. A download card of Exoplanet will be included with each copy. Fans can purchase the LP at iTunes and MerchNow. THE CONTORTIONIST released all other versions of Exoplanet with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC on August 31st, 2010. Purchase your copy of Exoplanet now at Amazon.com, or on iTunes!

THE CONTORTIONIST tour dates with All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Conducting From The Grave:
3/29 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro
3/30 – Simi Valley, CA @ 118 West
4/01 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Clubhouse
4/02 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
4/03 – Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
4/04 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
4/05 – Houston, TX @ The Warehouse (Fleshgod Apocalypse joins on this date)
4/06 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
4/07 – Tulsa, OK @ Marquee
4/08 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
4/09 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
4/10 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
4/11 – Detroit, MI @ Harpos
4/12 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
4/13 – Nashville, TN @ The Muse
4/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
4/15 – Greensboro, NC @ Greene St.
4/17 – Springfield, VA @ Empire
4/18 – Stanhope, NJ @ Stanhope House
4/19 – New York City, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
4/20 – Worcester, MA @ NEW ENGLAND METAL FEST
4/21 – Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon
4/22 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys
4/24 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
4/25 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
4/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
4/27 – Sparks, NV @ The Alley
4/28 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades

For more THE CONTORTIONIST click here.

It’s that time of year again when the metal community starts to gear up for the annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, taking place April 20th – 22nd in Worcester, MA.  This year f.y.e. & ‘stache media have teamed up with MassConcerts to create the 2012 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival CD sampler, featuring some of the bands playing this year’s festival + more!

There is a contest running where one winner and a guest will receive a three-day pass to the festival, roundtrip airfare, and hotel accommodations.  For details and official contest rules visit www.metalandhardcorefestival.com/Contest

The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival CD sampler is available at your local participating f.y.e. store (while supplies last).  Get the sampler for FREE when you purchase a $9.99 CD in stores from the featured bands below.

New England Metal & Hardcore Festival 2012 Sampler Tracklisting:

1.  The Black Dahlia Murder – “Moonlight Equilibrium”      (featured on Ritual)
2. Skeletonwitch – “Reduced To The Failure Of Prayer”      (featured on Forever Abomination)
3. For Today – “Devastator” (featured on Breaker)
4. Vanna – “Black Bones” (featured on And They Came Baring Bones)
5. Fit For An Autopsy – “The Juggernaut” (featured on The Process of Human Extermination)
6. Chelsea Grin – “The Foolish One” (featured on My Damnation)
7. Within The Ruins – “Versus” (featured on Invade)
8. Attila – “Payback” (featured on Outlawed)
9. Counterparts – “Jumping Ship” (featured on The Current Will Carry Us)
10. Gideon – “Virtue” (featured on Costs)
11. Christian Mistress – “Haunted Hunted” (featured on Possession)
12. Dr. Acula – “Party 2.0″ (featured on Slander)
13. Wretched – “My Carrion” (featured on Beyond The Gate)
14. Emmure – “Solar Flare Homicide” (featured on Speaker Of the Dead)
15. Carnifex – “Until I Feel Nothing” (featured on Until I Feel Nothing)
16. Close Your Eyes – “Valleys” (featured on Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts)

* Bonus track included from Break Thru Artist: Imagine the Escape – “Reclamation” (featured on What Once Existed EP)

THROWDOWN have revealed a slew of new details surrounding their upcoming “Brawloween” tour happening later this month. The band has confirmed a touring lineup which is comprised of both familiar faces as well as some guests.

DAVE PETERS (vocals) (Throwdown 2000 – present)
MARK MITCHELL (bass) (Throwdown 2007 – present)
DAVE NASSIE (guitar) (Bleeding Through / ex-No Use For A Name)
TIM “YOGI” WATTS (drums) (Demon Hunter, ex-The Showdown)

“I can’t say I love having a chronically fragmented lineup for Throwdown, but it does leave the door open for cool opportunities like this. I’m VERY happy to be playing these shows with Yogi and Nassie as ‘special guests’ or whatever you want to call them under the circumstances. They’re great guys and equally great musicians. It will be a cool thing for fans of the three bands too, as it’s hard to say if or when we’d share a stage in the future. The only drawback is running the risk of them setting the sound bar too high for the next time we play in our backyard,” says front man Dave Peters.

THROWDOWN will headline the first annual “BRAWLOWEEN,” a brand new tour event which will stretch across the West Coast with support from CARNIFEX, FIRST BLOOD and SUFFOKATE. The band has also made a limited number of prints of the tour poster artwork by illustrator Dave Quiggle shown above. These exclusive prints will only be available at the Chain Reaction show on 10/23, get there early!

The band will mark their first live appearances in nearly two years by presenting a fan-favorite filled set list consisting of material from classic albums like Haymaker (2003) and Vendetta (2005) alongside select tracks from Venom & Tears (2007) and their eOne music debut, Deathless (2009).

BRAWLOWEEN DATES:
10/21 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
10/22 – Bakersfield, CA @ Jerrys Pizza
10/23 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
10/24 – Tucson, AZ @ Skrappy’s
10/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Underground
10/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Cafe
10/27 – Reno, NV @ The Alley
10/28 – Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk
10/29 – Temecula, CA @ The Vault
10/30 – Long Beach, CA @ Shore Ultra Lounge
10/31 – Canoga Park, CA @ Cobalt Cafe









For more THROWDOWN click here.

San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends, DEATH ANGEL, have unveiled the track listing and contributing guest musicians for their new album Relentless Retribution. The record is set for release on September 3rd in Europe and the 14th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.

Relentless Retribution Track Listing:
1. Relentless Revolution
2. Claws In So Deep
3. Truce
4. Into The Arms of Righteous Anger
5. River Of Rapture
6. Absence Of Light
7. This Hate
8. Death Of The Meek
9. Opponents At Sides
10. I Chose The Sky
11. Volcanic
12. Where They Lay

“Claws In So Deep” features performances by the popular acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. The track “Truce” also features a guest guitar solo by Producer Jason Suecof.
Relentless Retribution was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with production genius Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITE CHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER).

DEATH ANGEL recently uploaded the album cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY,CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL) for their upcoming release to their official Myspace page.

DEATH ANGEL are currently direct support to Swedish melodic metallers SOILWORK this Summer. Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE. For more information, tour dates and ticket giveaway information visit here and here.

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE
07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL
07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI + THE CRINN
07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN + THE CRINN
07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA
08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX
08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX
08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX
08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA NO SOILWORK
08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL
08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY
08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA
08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA
08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

DEATH ANGEL
09/26/10 – Mezcal Metal Fest, Mexico City
10/16/10 – Arequipa, Peru – La Boveda
10/17/10 – Lima, Peru – Voce
10/21/10 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – The Roxy Live Fr
10/23/10 – São Paulo, Brazil – Clash Club

KREATOR, EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL, SUICIDAL ANGELS
11/26/10 – Stuttgart, Germany – LKA Longhorn
11/27/10 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle
11/28/10 – Antwerpen, Belgium – Hof Ter Loo
11/29/10 – Leipzig, Germany – Hellraiser
11/30/10 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage
12/01/10 – Berlin, Germany – Postbahnhof
12/02/10 – Prague, Czech Republic – KD Vltavska
12/03/10 – Wien, Austria – Arena
12/04/10 – Lichtenfels, Germany – X-Mas Metal Festival
12/05/10 – Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
12/06/10 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
12/07/10 – Oslo, Norway – Betong
12/08/10 – Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Medis
12/09/10 – Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
12/10/10 – Hannover, Germany – Capitol
12/11/10 – Munich, Germany – Backstage
12/12/10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
12/13/10 – Paris, France – Elysee Montmartre
12/14/10 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7
12/ 15/10 – Bologna, Italy – Estragon
12/16/10 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Cvetlicarna Mediapark
12/17/10 – Gießen, Germany – Hessenhallen
12/18/10 – Eindhoven, Holland – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
12/19/10 – Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall

January 24 – 27, 2011 – 70K Tons of Metal Cruise

For more DEATH ANGEL click here.

San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends, DEATH ANGEL, have confirmed their first ever South American appearances!

Vocalist Mark Osegueda commented:
“I can’t begin to tell you how excited all of us in DEATH ANGEL are for our first South American tour in the band’s history! We have hoped and dreamed of this day from the moment the band started playing live shows. So not only is this tour fulfilling a dream, but also what we feel is destiny! The first of many tours in South America!”

Osegueda on what their South American fans expect:
“A full blown thrash assault spanning the entire career of DEATH ANGEL! A relentless show of energy that you and us won’t soon forget! South America best prepare itself for The Ultra-Violence of a live DEATH ANGEL show!”

Expect more shows to be confirmed shortly:
10/16 – Arequipa, Peru – La Boveda
10/17 – Lima, Peru – Voce
10/21 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – The Roxy Live Fr
10/23 – São Paulo, Brazil – Clash Club

DEATH ANGEL recently uploaded the album cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY,CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL) for their upcoming release entitled Relentless Retribution, to their official Myspace page here.

Relentless Retribution is a full return to the bands thrash roots and will be released on September 3rd in Europe and the 14th in North America. The album was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with production genius Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITE CHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER).

San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends, DEATH ANGEL, are giving a way a pair of tickets in most markets on their upcoming tour with SOILWORK this Summer! Visit the band’s official website to enter your name in the contest for a chance to win. For most shows, winners will be notified by email a week before the date.
DEATH ANGEL have uploaded the album cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY,CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL) for their upcoming release entitled Relentless Retribution, to their official Myspace page .
Relentless Retribution is a full return to the bands thrash roots and will be released on September 3rd in Europe and the 14th in North America. The album was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with production genius Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITE CHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER).

DEATH ANGEL will be direct support to Swedish melodic metallers SOILWORK this Summer. Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

DEATH ANGEL
07/07/10 New Oasis – Reno, NV
07/08/10 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT
07/09/10 Gator’s – Farmington, NM
07/10/10 War Legion Underground – Amarillo, TX
07/11/10 Marquee – Tulsa, OK
07/12/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN
07/13/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE
07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA
07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL
07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI + THE CRINN
07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN + THE CRINN
07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA
08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX
08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX
08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX
08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA NO SOILWORK
08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL
08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY
08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA
08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA
08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

For more information visit Death Angel‘s website here.

San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends, DEATH ANGEL, have uploaded the album cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY,CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL) for their upcoming release entitled Relentless Retribution, to their official Myspace page here.

Relentless Retribution is a full return to the bands thrash roots and will be released on September 3rd in Europe and the 14th in North America. The album was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with production genius Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITE CHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER).

Vocalist Mark Osegueda commented:
“I haven’t been as excited about the cover artwork on any other DEATH ANGEL album as I am for this one! It fits the whole theme of the album! Angry and aggressive! I think what excites me most is that Brent did the artwork based on our lyrics! It wasn’t an already finished product. When we first saw Brent’s work we were floored by the mixture of fantasy meets reality and we knew we wanted him to do the artwork for this album! In the end he surpassed our expectations with the fiercest DEATH ANGEL album cover to date! I haven’t been as excited about the cover artwork on any other DEATH ANGEL album as I am for this one! It fits the whole theme of the album. Angry and aggressive! I think what excites me most is that Brent did the artwork based on our lyrics. It wasn’t an already finished product. When we first saw Brent’s work we were floored by the mixture of fantasy meets reality and we knew we wanted him to do the artwork for this album! In the end he surpassed our expectations with the fiercest DEATH ANGEL album cover to date!”

Cover artist Brent Elliot White added:
“Originally the theme of this album was betrayal by those close to you and revenge against the deceitful. After a pretty spirited conversation with Rob and emails back and forth the saying “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” kept coming up. Basically we danced around that metaphor till it became pretty clear that a direct interpretation was the way to go. Illustrating betrayal and revenge in a single piece proved to be a challenge but as I received the lyrics to the songs things quickly fell into place.“

DEATH ANGEL will be direct support to Swedish melodic metallers SOILWORK this Summer. Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

DEATH ANGEL dates:
07/07/10 New Oasis – Reno, NV
07/08/10 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT
07/09/10 Gator’s – Farmington, NM
07/10/10 War Legion Underground – Amarillo, TX
07/11/10 Marquee – Tulsa, OK
07/12/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN
07/13/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE
07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA
07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL
07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN
07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN
07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA
08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX
08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX
08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX
08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK
08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL
08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY
08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA
08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA
08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT