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UPCOMING RELEASES

Black Pyramid - Black Pyramid II 1/31/12

Orange Goblin - A Eulogy For The Damned 2/13/12 (World, 2/14 U.S.)

Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II 2/14/12

Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis EP 4/10/12

Ufomammut - Oro: Opus Primum (April 2012), Oro: Opus Alter (Sept 2012)

Local Shows and one-off dates will be posted on the message boards.

1/20/12 Electric Wizard have begun brewing their next album. Material has been demoed 'at a secret location' and 2 tracks are set to appear as a 7" to be released at the forthcoming London Forum show on March 31st. Other live appearances include:
Sat. May 27th: Maryland Deathfest
Fri. June 10th: Sweden Rock
Fri. June 17th: Rabarock, Estonia
Sun. June 19th: Hellfest, France
Sat. June 25th: Graspop Metal Meeting, Belgium
Fri. July 22nd: Tuska, Helsinki, Finland
Sat. July 23rd: High Voltage, London

Pelican will be releasing a new 4 song EP entitled Ataraxia/Taraxis in April via Southern Lord...and touring as well:
4/6/12 Dunk! Festival - Zottegem, BE
4/7/12 The Garage - London, UK w/ Chelsea Wolfe
4/8/12 Vudu Club - Birmingham, UK w/ Chelsea Wolfe
4/9/12 Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, UK
4/10/12 Stereo - Glasgow, UK
4/11/12 The Ruby Lounge - Manchester, UK
4/12/12 The Haunt - Brighton, UK
4/13/12 The Cooler - Bristol, UK
4/14/12 Roadburn Festival - Tilburg, Netherlands
4/15/12 La Maronquinerie - Paris, France
4/16/12 Jubez - Karlsruhe, Germany w/ Tombs
4/17/12 Bad Bonn - Dudingen, Switzerland
4/18/12 Magnolia - Milan, Italy
4/19/12 Feierwerk - Munich, Germany w/ Tombs
4/20/12 Cassiopeia - Berlin, Germany w/ Tombs
4/21/12 Nosturi - Helsinki, Finland

12/21/11 High on Fire are holed up in salem, MA recording a new album with producer and Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. Expect a release sometime this spring/summer.

Get this...YOB will be heading out on tour with Tool next year. I shit you not:
1/28/12 The new Garden - Boston, MA
1/29/12 Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
1/31/12 Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
2/1/12 Izod Center - East Rutherford, NJ
2/3/12 TBA
2/4/12 Bojangles' Coliseum - Charlotte, NC
2/6/12 Bank Atlantic Center - Sunrise, FL
2/7/12 UCF Arena - Orlando, FL
2/8/12 Gwinnett Center Arena - Duluth, GA

Ministry have signed a worldwide deal with AFM Records. Expect a comeback album 'Relapse' in March.

12/14/11 Ufomammut have completed their next album, (and first for Neurot) a 2 part opus with the first due in April. Vinyl will be handled by Supernatural Cat Records.

Black Cobra are currently on the road:
12/14/11 AS220 - Providence, RI w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/15/11 Black Cat - Washington, DC w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/16/11 Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/17/11 Siberia - New Orleans, LA w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/19/11 Emo’s - Austin, TX w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/20/11 The Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK w/Zoroaster, The Body
12/21/11 Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
12/22/11 Rogue - Scottsdale, AZ
12/23/11 The Z - San Luis Obispo, CA
12/27/11 Star Theater - Portland, OR
12/28/11 Highline - Seattle, WA
12/31/11 Elbo Room - San Francisco, CA

Philly favorites Stinking Lizaveta have signed with Exile On Mainstream Records for their 7th upcoming album, due in fall of 2012.

10/27/11 Orange Goblin have a new album (A Eulogy For The Damned) on the way in Feb, and a tour lined up:
11/13/11 Candlefest - Moho Live, Manchester
12/3/11 Hard Rock Hell V - Prestatyn, North Wales
12/17/11 The Underworld - Camden, London
1/14/12 Club Zeljeznicar - Zagreb, Croatia
4/7/12 Desertfest @ The Underworld - London
4/8/12 The Fleece - Bristol
4/9/12 The Old Bell - Derby
4/10/12 Classic Grand - Glasgow
4/11/12 Sound Control - Manchester
4/12/12 The Garage - Swansea
4/13/12 The White Rabbit - Plymouth
4/14/12 o2 Academy - Oxford
4/20/12 The Pint - Dublin
4/21/12 Spring & Airbrake - Belfast
6/15–17/12 Hellfest - Clisson, France (Exact date TBA)
8/11/12 Bloodstock Open Air Fest - Derbyshire

9/8/11 Italy's fantastic Ufomammut have signed with Neurot Recordings, they'll be on the road in Europe:
Sept. 14th Groovestation - Dresden Germany
Sept. 15th Festaal Kreuzberg - Berlin Germany
Sept. 16th Stengade - Copenaghen - Denmark
Sept. 17th Inkonst - Malmo - Sweden
Sept. 18th Blitz - Oslo - Norway
Sept. 19th Truck Stop Alaska - Goteborg - Sweden
Sept. 21st Nuclear Night Club - Oulu - Finland
Sept. 22nd Lutakko - Jyväskylä - Finland
Sept. 23rd Yo-talo - Tampere - Finland
Sept. 24th Korjaamo - Helsinki - Finland
Sept. 26th Molotow - Hamburg - Germany
Sept. 27th Underground - Cologne - Germany
Sept. 28th 013 - Tilburg - Netherlands
Sept. 29th Bastard Club - Osnabrück - Germany
Sept. 30th Baroeg - Rotterdam - Netherlands
Oct. 1st Het Depot - Leuven - B
Oct. 3rd The Croft - Bristol - UK
Oct. 4th - The Well - Leeds - UK
Oct. 5th - The Continental - Preston - UK
Oct. 6th Purple Turtle - London - UK
Oct. 7th - Nouveau Casino - Paris - France
Oct. 8th - Gaswerk - Winterthur - CH
Oct. 9th - Les Caves Du Manoir - Martigny - CH

Sleep have been confirmed to headline Roadburn 2012...Om will also do a set. www.roadburn.com

Western MA groovy viking doom wonders Black Pyramid have broken up...guitarist/vocalist Andy Beresky has apparently left music altogether. Their 2nd album, Black Pyramid II will still come out on Meteor City at some point. Didn't see that coming, this sucks...I really dug that band.

Old News Archives

On May 5, 1993, the mutilated bodies of three second-graders were found in a wooded area near West Memphis, Ark. With no leads and not much left at the crime dump site, the police in this part of the bible belt were desperate and under pressure to place blame. One month later the police found their scapegoats...After being pressured for hours by police, Jessie Miskelley, an easily impressionable boy with an I.Q. of only 72 (aged 17), voluntarily confessed to participating in the brutal slayings. His confession (which was withdrawn almost immediately) implicated local outcasts and "weirdos" Jason Baldwin, 16, and Damien Echols, 18 -- deemed "Devil worshipers" for wearing black, listening to heavy metal music, and generally not being bible thumpers. Public opinion condemned the teens long before their trials began. Even though Miskelley's confession conflicted with many facts and details of the crime, and no real evidence proving the boys were at fault was found, they were convicted because the prosecution painted them as devil worshippers, using the way they dress and the music they listen to against them. They were different. Now 3 fellow metalheads sit behind bars (one on death row) for a crime they no doubt DIDN'T commit. THIS COULD BE YOU... MORE