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SUNN O))) To Tour Northeastern USA, Southeast Canada In March; Digital Bandcamp Sale And Free Track Available Through The Year’s End

Posted on: December 22, 2016

The first set of SUNN O))) tour dates for 2017 sees the collective bringing their dense and arrhythmic blend of metal, drone, and minimalist music back to the Northeast USA and Southeastern realms of Canada for a week of performances. SUNN O))) will converge in Washington DC on March 12th, following with shows in Pittsburgh, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia confirmed through March 18th. Support on all shows will be provided by Southern Lord labelmates, Montreal-based Big|Brave, whom have also joined SUNN O))) on their recent tours of the Southwest, Southeast and Midwest states and Europe.

This follows the recent announcement of SUNN O)))‘s appearance at London’s massive performing arts venue, Barbican Centre, as part of this year’s Convergence Festival on March 21st. Support for the performance will come from Icelandic singer and cellist, Hildur Guðnadóttir, who has played and recorded with bands such as Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, and Múm. Guðnadóttir also wrote the arrangements for the Wildbirds & Peacedrums session as part of the Barbican’s Nils Frahm curated Possibly Colliding marathon weekend in July.

Tickets for the East Coast shows go on sale this Friday, December 23rd at 10am local time. Tickets for the Barbican performance are available HERE.

As Winter Solstice approaches, SUNN O))) extends thanks to their fans for their support throughout 2016, and as a token of their appreciation, offer a free track as well as a digital sale through the rest of the year. Fans can now find the exclusive track «青木ヶ原 // 樹海» (aka “Aokigahara // Jukai” from the flexi 7″ which was released together with some vinyl copies of Kannon) for free download through the end of December at THIS LOCATION. To take advantage of the 35% Bandcamp discount, go to sunn.bandcamp.com or sunn-live.bandcamp.com and enter discount code SOLSTICE2016.

SUNN O))) Tour Dates:

3/12/2017 930 Club – Washington, DC w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/13/2017 The Rex – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/14/2017 Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Toronto, ON w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/15/2017 La Sat – Montreal, QC w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/16/2017 The Coolidge – Boston, MA w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/17/2017 Knockdown Center – Brooklyn, NY w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/18/2017 Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/21/2017 Barbican – London, UK @ Convergence Festival w/ Hildur Guðnadóttir [tickets]

ALL PIGS MUST DIE And GUST To Tour Europe In April

Posted on: December 15, 2016

Trollhättan, Sweden-based GUST released their breakneck self-titled second LP via Southern Lord in 2014. Gust is a crushing and incredibly dynamic album, displaying a unique style of crust-infused hardcore and talented songwriting. With ten tracks in just under a half-hour, the members of GUST unleash a maelstrom of cutting edge demolition, with cerebral elements continually emerging from the shadows with an almost ethereal effect. Fans of Cursed, Oathbreaker, Rise And Fall, and labelmates The Secret, Baptists, and Dead In The Dirt will no doubt find something highly addictive in the band’s harsh output. Stream the album via Bandcamp.

ALL PIGS MUST DIE + GUST Tour Dates:

3/31/2017 Bla – Oslo, NO
4/01/2017 Kajskjul 46 – Gothenburg, SE
4/02/2017 Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE
4/03/2017 Baroeg – Rotterdam, NL
4/04/2017 Jubez – Karlsruhe
4/05/2017 Kiff – Aarau, CH
4/06/2017 Gibus – Paris, FR
4/07/2017 Ritual Warm Up Show – London, UK [no GUST]
4/08/2017 Ritual Festival – Leeds, UK [no GUST]

POWER TRIP Announces North American Tour Dates With Iron Reagan; Nightmare Logic Coming February 24th Via Southern Lord

Posted on: December 14, 2016

Hailing from Dallas, POWER TRIP‘s raw energy, musical proficiency, perfect song structure, rich tones, fierce riffs, persecution, and collective attitude has seeded them as one of the most prolific staples in the metal, punk and hardcore scenes. Nightmare Logic was produced by Arthur Rizk, engineered by Arthur Rizk and Matthew Barnhart, and mastered by Joel Grind.

Hear POWER TRIP’s first single from Nightmare Logic, “Firing Squad,” streaming HERE.

POWER TRIP was just declared the winner of Best Hardcore Act 2016 in Dallas Observer’s Music Awards.

POWER TRIP Tour Dates:

1/04/2017 RBC – Dallas, TX w/ Antwon
1/05/2017 Barracuda – Austin, TX @ This Is Austin, Not That Great Festival w/ Antwon
2/24/2017 Walter’s – Houston, TX w/ Iron Reagan
2/25/2017 Siberia – New Orleans, LA w/ Iron Reagan
2/26/2017 Saturn – Birmingham, AL w/ Iron Reagan
2/27/2017 Kings – Raleigh, NC w/ Iron Reagan, Genocide Pact
2/28/2017 Broadberry – Richmond, VA w/ Iron Reagan, Genocide Pact, Concealed Blade
3/01/2017 Soundstage – Baltimore, MD w/ Iron Reagan, Genocide Pact, Concealed Blade
3/02/2017 Marlin Room @ Webster Hall – New York, NY w/ Iron Reagan, Concealed Blade, Krimewatch
3/03/2017 Spirit – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Iron Reagan, Concealed Blade, Protestor
3/04/2017 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH w/ Iron Reagan, Concealed Blade, Protestor
3/08/2017 Les Foufounes Électriques – Montreal, QC w/ Iron Reagan
3/09/2017 Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON w/ Iron Reagan
3/10/2017 Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON w/ Iron Reagan
3/11/2017 Marble Bar – Detroit, MI w/ Iron Reagan
3/12/2017 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL w/ Iron Reagan
3/13/2017 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN w/ Iron Reagan
3/14/2017 Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA w/ Iron Reagan
3/16/2017 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO w/ Iron Reagan
3/17/2017 89th Street Collective – Oklahoma City, OK w/ Iron Reagan
3/25-26/2017 South by So What? – Dallas, TX
3/31-4/02/2017 Spokane Hardcore Fest – Spokane, WA w/ Destruction Unit, Primal Rite

THE POWER OF THE RIFF: December Los Angeles-Based Event Takes Place Next Week; Set Times Posted

Posted on: December 7, 2016

As the Los Angeles-based THE POWER OF THE RIFF festival event taking place next week rapidly approaches, the set times and more have been posted.
THE POWER OF THE RIFF begins with a now sold-out pre-party Friday, December 16th, with Venice crossover icons EXCEL headlining the show in support of the recent reissue of their second album, The Joke’s On You. Also added to the party are Inglewood powerviolence squad DESPISE YOU as well as local Los Angeles death-punk sect DETH CRUX.

Saturday, December 17th will feature a headlining set by Cascadian black metal artisans, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM playing Los Angeles for the first time in years, as well as long-running death metal masters INCANTATION, Chicago post-metal outfit PELICAN, the debut performance of hardcore supergroup BLOODCLOT — comprised of John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Todd Youth (Warzone, Murphy’s Law), Joey C. (Queens Of The Stone Age, B’last), and Nick Oliveri (Queens Of The Stone Age, Dwarves) — Olympia-based punk freaks GAG, Oakland death metal warriors NECROT, and Ohio death/black/crust newcomers, and recent Southern Lord signees CRYPT ROT.

Sunday, December 18th will be dominated by NEUROSIS making a special return to Los Angeles to headline the event. The rest of the evening sees Southern California metal/hardcore trio NAILS making their first live appearance since the band went on hiatus several months ago, Bay-Area post/sludge act KOWLOON WALLED CITY , Arizona death faction GATECREEPER, Los Angeles’ own hardcore-punk savages OBLITERATIONS, and Southern Lord-signed blazing hardcore outfit LIES.

Another batch of two-day passes have been released this week as the two main events are very close to selling-out. See all ticket options HERE.

See the trailer for THE POWER OF THE RIFF at THIS LOCATION.

THE POWER OF THE RIFF 2016:
Friday, December 16th – pre-party @ Complex [SOLD OUT]
EXCEL
DESPISE YOU
DETH CRUX

Saturday, December 17th @ Regent Theater – doors @ 4:30
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM 11:00-12:00
INCANTATION 9:30-10:30
PELICAN 8:30-9:15
BLOODCLOT 7:45-8:15
GAG 7:00-7:30
NECROT 6:15- 6:45
CRYPT ROT 5:30- 6:00

Sunday, December18th @ Regent Theater- doors @ 4:30
NEUROSIS 10:30-12:00
NAILS 8:45-9:30
KOWLOON WALLED CITY 7:45- 8:30
GATECREEPER 7:00- 7:30
OBLITERATIONS 6:15-6:45
LIES 5:30- 6:00

SUNN O))) Announces 2017 Performance At The Barbican As Part Of Convergence Festival

Posted on: November 30, 2016

Support for the show comes from classically trained Icelandic singer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir who has played and recorded with bands such as Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, and Múm, as well as her solo project Lost In Hildurness, and has previously toured with Animal Collective and SUNN O))). Guðnadóttir also wrote the arrangements for the Wildbirds & Peacedrums session as part of the Barbican’s Nils Frahm curated marathon weekend Possibly Colliding in July 2016.

This show is produced by the Barbican in association with Convergence. Tickets will go on sale first to Barbican Members this Thursday, December 1st, followed by general sale on Friday, December 2nd HERE.

This past Summer, SUNN O))) toured the 2015 Kannon LP across Europe, taking in incredible settings along the way, such as a performance in the center of the world’s largest labyrinth, Labirinto Della Masone in rural Italy. Check out Rolling Stone Italy’s live gallery from that phenomenal evening HERE.

Stream SUNN O)))’s studio albums and live sets at their Bandcamp at THIS LOCATION.

EXCEL Issues Remastered The Joke’s On You Via Southern Lord; Album Streaming At New Noise + Release Show Added To The Power Of The Riff

Posted on: November 21, 2016

Originally released via Caroline Records, and produced by Randy Burns (Megadeth, Kreator, Possessed), The Joke’s On You is EXCEL’s second full-length, which saw wide acclaim from thrash, punk, metal, and skate rock circles, as members have been known to share ramps with pros Christian Hosoi, Eric Dressen, and Tony Alva, and others. Drawing influence from a diverse range of artists including Black Sabbath, Black Flag, Jimi Hendrix, and early Corrosion Of Conformity, people often talk of “crossover” acts, but none quite do it as exceptionally well as EXCEL

Following Southern Lord’s reissue of EXCEL’s Split Image debut LP in 2014, the label’s reissue of The Joke’s On You was remastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Poison Idea, Integrity, Nails). The new version contains the twelve tracks on the original CD edition, including the track “Blaze Some Hate” — initially released as a 12″ single via Caroline, not the original release of the LP.

Stream EXCEL’s revamped The Joke’s On You at New Noise Magazine HERE.

The Joke’s On You is available through EXCEL’s Southern Lord webstore RIGHT HERE.

In celebration of the re-release of The Joke’s On You into the masses, EXCEL will play a special release show for the reissue, at a special pre-party for The Power Of The Riff in Los Angeles in December. The newly-confirmed show sees EXCEL joined by Death Crux and another act to be confirmed, playing at The Complex on Friday, December 16th, followed by the main TPOTR events taking place the following two nights.

EXCEL Live:
12/16/2016 The Complex – Los Angeles, CA @ The Power Of The Riff pre-party w/ Death Crux, more

Formed in 1984 from the remains of Los Angeles hardcore band Chaotic Noise, EXCEL caught wide attention of the masses with the release of their Personal Onslaught demo (1985). Fellow Californian thrash crossover influencers, Suicidal Tendencies, accelerated EXCEL into wide acclaim with frontman Mike Muir’s inclusion of them on his Welcome To Venice compilation (1985) and releasing EXCEL’s Split Image debut LP on the Suicidal Records imprint. Sold out tours and further successful releases soon followed, all which stomped over various sonic terrains whilst always spreading a punk attitude and a harbored love for heavy metal.

NIGHTFELL: Portland Outfit To Co-Release Debut Album Via Southern Lord & Parasitic

Posted on: April 9, 2014

Southern Lord confirms the impending release of The Living Ever Mourn, the debut LP from Portland-based group, NIGHTFELL. The band features Aldebaran/Mournful Congregation, His Hero Is Gone/Tragedy members.

NIGHTFELL unites Portland, Oregon musicians Todd Burdette and Tim Call. Recorded and mixed at Red Lantern Studios by Evan ‘Maus’ Mersky, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, The Living Ever Mourn is the debut full-length born of this union of notable extreme music perpetrators, rending over forty minutes of purely epic metal, bridging morose heaviness with melodic destruction. Envisioned and executed in a period of grief, delirium and loss of life, the atmosphere and lyrics mirror the ensuing emptiness while simultaneously embracing the dichotomous power in the unwavering and eternal force of Death. At times the album embodies the guttural, bleak essence Burdette’s musical endeavors have innovated since the mid-90s, while other segments undoubtedly breathe with the murky, crushing, Northwestern oppression Call has been associated with. The entire album channels unrest through its organic delivery, at times integrating choral mantras, noise-infused ambience and thundering death marches, all combining into an a brutalizing opus that defies debilitating genre tags.

While the final street dates are still being confirmed, The Living Ever Mourn will arrive sometime in May 2014, with Southern Lord handling the CD and digital versions, while Southern Lord and Parasitic will co-release the massive vinyl version. Stand by for transmissions on the album’s official release dates as well as music from the LP and more to be issued in the near future.

The Living Ever Mourn Track Listing:

The Last Disease
I
I Am Decay
Empty Prayers
The Hollowin
Ii
Altars To Wrath
Funeral Dirge

BAPTISTS To Record Second LP At Godcity For Southern Lord

Posted on: April 6, 2014

Following a few months off the grid after an action-packed first half of 2013, Vancouver’s BAPTISTS, announce their return to the front lines in 2014.

With a rabid, off-kilter and totally decimating style of punk-fueled hardcore rage, BAPTISTS mostly broke onto the scene with their Bushcraft LP, released in February 2013 via Southern Lord, who also dropped the band’s self-titled debut 7″ the prior year. The band’s potent delivery and intense live show, amidst widespread touring of the Western half of North America through much of the year saw them gaining fans of labelmates Black Breath, Dead In The Dirt, All Pigs Must Die and The Secret.

In late April, BAPTISTS will make their return trip across the entire continent to record at Godcity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts with with Kurt Ballou engineering the album once again, as was done for Bushcraft.

BAPTISTS recently tore up Rain City Recorders in their hometown, the studio owned by Stu McKillop, who recorded their Baptists 7″. The band ripped through a full set with an in-house audience, the meaty, twenty-six minute live session captured on multiple cameras, and their set including some brand new tracks from the upcoming album. The Rain City session is now playing RIGHT HERE.

Expect more details on the new album, 2014 live actions and more to be released in the coming weeks. Locals can catch BAPTISTS in the meantime at several regional shows in the coming months.

BAPTISTS Live:
3/14/2014 Astoria Pub – Vancouver, BC w/ Chapel, Old Skin, Erosion, Weirding
3/21/2014 Fernando’s Bar – Kelowna, BC w/ Erosion, more TBA

BRAND NEW SUNN 0))) 12″ 180 gram vinyl now available for pre-order

Posted on: January 12, 2014

THE LATEST GRIMM INCARNATE FROM THE DISGUSTING DUO.

PVRE HELLISH RIFF-MANGLING.

180 GRAM BLACK VINYL

Rec: Los Angeles 012
Mix: Paris 013

MASTERED BY BRAD BOATRIGHT

SIDE A: LAST ONE / VALENTINE’S DAY (18:02)
SIDE B: INVISIBLE / SLEEPER (20:26)

SOMA020/LORD180

MAXIMUM VOLUME YIELDS MAXIMUM RESULTS

DIGITAL VERSION OF THE ALBUM HERE: http://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/la-reh-2012

Centuries Announce Uk/Euro Tour Dates This February And March, With Fjort, Esoteric Youth And Blank On Specific Dates

Posted on: January 10, 2014

Ferocious Florida hardcore unit Centuries exploded into our consciousness and attacked our senses in August 2013 with their Southern Lord debut full length, Taedium Vitae. At the time of announcing this record, we did say that we hoped they would return to Europe in support of this record, having previously toured in 2012 with Poland’s Drop Of Lies, today we are very pleased to announce that Centuries have confirmed a mammoth tour across continental Europe and the UK, with Fjort, Esoteric Youth and Blank on specific dates.

Here are the tour dates so far…

FEBRUARY AND MARCH TOUR 2014

13. Feb GER Potsdam Black Fleck +

14. Feb GER Braunschweig Nexus +

15. Feb PL Gdynia Klub Desdemona ^

16. Feb PL Warsaw Przychodnia Squat ^

18. Feb GER Berlin Tiefgrund ^

19. Feb GER Leipzig Zoro ^

20. Feb CZ Ostrava Plan B Hardcore Cafe ^

21. Feb HU Budapest Trafik ^

22. Feb IT Bologna Freakout Club ^

23. Feb IT Milano TBC ^

24. Feb AT Graz TBA ^

25. Feb AT Wien Ekhaus ^

26. Feb GER Köln Sonic Ballroom ^

27. Feb GER Bielefeld AJZ

28. Feb BEL Liege La Zone

01. Mar BEL Ieper Joc Ieper

02. Mar UK Brighton TBA **

03. Mar UK Hull O’reillys **

04. Mar UK Manchester/Leeds TBA **

05. Mar UK London TBA **

06. Mar FR Paris TBA **

07. Mar FR Clermont Ferrand Sprint Bar **

08. Mar FR Lyon TBA **

09. Mar GER Trier Exhaus **

10. Mar NL Leiden Sub071 **

11. Mar GER Giessen AK44 **

12. Mar GER Essen Emokeller **

13. Mar GER Münster TBA **

14. Mar GER Nürnberg TBC **

15. Mar GER Darmstadt Oetinger Villa **

16. Mar GER Hamburg TBA **

+with Blank

^with Fjort

** with Esoteric Youth

Anything you can do to help raise awareness of these tour dates would be very much appreciated, and the band shall be available for face to face interviews whilst out on the road, so do get in touch if you are interested. I shall confirm the remaining details in the next days.

ABOUT THEIR DEBUT, TAEDIUM VITAE…

Recorded with Kris Hillbert at Legitimate Business in Greensboro, the album is a relentless barrage of abrasive, blackened, emotive hardcore played with utmost intensity and a strong sense of urgency. On Taedium Vitae, Centuries take their potent brew of dark hardcore, tragic melodies, volatile d-beat leanings and emotive angst-ridden vocal assault to extreme new levels.

They might be young, but they have already gained great reputation in their home state for being one of the most sincere, intense and hardworking bands, what’s more, on Taedium Vitae, they have carved a bold and assured sound which would lead anyone to believe they have been cutting their teeth for decades already.

If you would like to get your hands on a promo copy of the album then please get in touch and I will gladly provide.

“Centuries do what they do with incendiary passion and ire, and bulldoze through all doubts in the process. Another excellent dose of abrasive hardcore from the Southern Lord stable.” – ROCK A ROLLA

“Glass half empty or half full? For Florida’s Centuries, the answer is almost certainly “smashed into tiny shards”…Centuries concentrate on expressing violent anguish at breakneck tempos, as intense as a high-speed car smash. There’s no let-up, no pause for breath and no hope…Now that’s what K! calls emotional hardcore.” – 4K KERRANG!

“A relentless barrage of detonated emotional and sonic intensity, constantly on the verge of collapse and disintegration into chaos. It might testify for a lot of pain, but it is definitely beautiful to listen to…Centuries have just started, and Taedium Vitae is already up there with say, When Forever Comes Crashing…Taedium manages to push the envelope just this little bit further into the abyss the same way Comity did when their debut came out in 2002.” – METAL HAMMER

“The filthy overdriven guitars and ragged vocals spew out at a furious pace; this is primitive crusty hardcore voice of the post-rock meandering many of Centuries’ peers indulge in… it’s a good shot of adrenaline in the arm.” – ROCKSOUND

“The songs form a cohesive barrage of anger as they slip seamlessly into one another. Vocally, it’s beyond raw and it’s easy to imagine there was blood dripping from the microphone at the end of the recording sessions. Centuries may be tired of life, but this album is proof that there’s still plenty to be thankful for.” – MUSIC OMH

“Taedium Vitae is loud, raucous, intelligent, and short. All in all, a great listen. In the end, that is all that matters, right? Here’s to hoping Centuries has a long career ahead of them. Pick them up. You will be glad you did.” – ECHOES AND DUST

“Taedium Vitae is a striking and thrilling experience which burns physically and mentally whilst casting a wash of pleasure and satisfaction which marks the band as the future of hardcore.” – RINGMASTER REVIEWS