Riot News

BEHEMOTH, JOB FOR A COWBOY + GOATWHORE: APRIL 2010 AUST TOUR

Polish death squad Behemoth return to Australia next April on a co-headliner with Arizona's heavy music powerhouse Job for a Cowboy, and for the first time on these shores New Orleans black metal band Goatwhore round out a night of sinister, fist-clenching, speaker-searing madness!

Job For a Cowboy backed up their hugely successful debut "Genesis" with a series of jaw dropping live shows in Australia in 2007. Their latest album "Ruination" represents a welcome throwback to a day of great, straight forward death metal albums… good old fashioned brutal American death metal. Job for A Cowboy blend stunning musicianship and cutting edge song craft to create the absolute embodiment of modern day extreme music.

Since their last visit to our shores, Behemoth have released their hell breaking opus "Evangelion" - a philosophical upheaval set to the tune of merciless, face-ripping, death metal - nine relentlessly blackened tracks of anti-liturgical fury and towering technical precision. Nine albums, six EPs and numerous world tours into an 18-year career, they’ve long since transcended their geographical roots and are operating prolifically on the global stage.

Goatwhore, influenced by the raw savagery of bands like Venom and Celtic Frost, bring an unrefined, fuck-all approach to black metal, and a career defining album in "Carving Out the Eyes of God". In an oversaturated metal landscape where sub-genres spawn sub-sub-genres and the very definition of “metal” seems blurred by cross-pollinating madness, sacred are the bands who stay true to their roots!

TOUR DATES:
Monday 12th April Capitol Perth 18+
Tuesday 13th April Fowlers Live Adelaide All Ages
Wednesday 14th April Billboard Melbourne 18+
Friday 16th April Metro Sydney All Ages
Saturday 17th April HiFi Brisbane 18+



SIRENIA: TO SUPPORT PARADISE LOST IN FEBRUARY

Norway's Sirenia will be providing support for Paradise Lost on their upcoming Australian tour. The band released their 4th album The 13th Floor via Nuclear Blast/Riot early in 2009.

Playing a unique blend of gothic, symphonic and extreme metal, tied together with the female vocals of Ailyn, Sirenia will no doubt win an army of new fans on their first ever Australian Tour.

TOUR DATES
Melbourne - Friday 5th Feb 2010 @ Billboard The Venue
Sydney - Saturday 6th Feb 2010 @ Metro Theatre
Brisbane - Monday 8th Feb 2010 @ Hi Fi Brisbane

KATAKLYSM: ALBUM NEWS

KATAKLYSM is in full writting mode at the moment for the follow up to the "Prevail" album. The band has also confirmed the mixing duties for the next offering.

Comments guitarist J-f Dagenais:
"I' m really excited to be deep into the writting process for the new KATAKLYSM album, the band is more focused then ever: This album will be different then "Prevail", but will still have the classic KATAKLYSM trademarks and hooks. You will see a much more intricate record then we`ve done in the past. It will contian some really fast and dynamic parts, but we will also aim on a very melodic driven record and it will contain lots of technical parts as well that we haven`t explored much lately. And no worries, the bone crushing grooves are always a must with KATAKLYSM and will be present. I`ve also seen Maurizio's lyrics for this album so far and let me tell you that they hit really hard. I know it`s a very personal album to him as he is going through some tough times in his personal life.

So I`m not worried on what he will bring to this record, so expect a very real, aggressive and determined KATAKLYSM album! We know we have set the bar high for ourselves, but we are confident to deliver the goods once again. On the production end I will handle the recording as usual, but for the mix we have decided to enlist Tue Madsen from Denmark. We feel he captured best the band`s sound on "In the arms of devastation". We feel it`s a winning team and we`re gonna make sure you have the best sounding record to date."

On X-mas day on the band`s Facebook, Twitter and Myspace pages, KATAKLYSM vocalist Maurizio Iacono will reveal the band`s new album title. The album is scheduled for release in mid 2010.
www.myspace.com/kataklysm
www.kataklysm.swizcorp.com



ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY: NEW SONG AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING

UK death metal act ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY have posted a brand new song on their MySpace page! “In Snakes I Bathe” comes off their brand new album “The Reign Of Darkness” which will be released on January 22. Another new song will be posted around Xmas and the first video is ready to be launched early January!

Get your head banged here and enjoy the brand new layout
www.myspace.com/annotationsofanautopsy



EVILE: COVERS PANTERA TRACK FOR DIMEBAG TRIBUTE ALBUM; LAST RECORDING WITH BASSIST

British thrashers EVILE recently recorded a PANTERA track for the upcoming Dimebag Darrell tribute album, which will be released on the cover of the 200th issue of the UK's Metal Hammer magazine.

The special CD and magazine are being released to coincide with the five-year anniversary of Dimebag's passing

Alongside various other well-known bands such as MACHINE HEAD, EVILE were asked to record a song as a tribute to the late guitarist. EVILE recorded a cover of the track "Cemetary Gates", and this tragically turned out to be the band's last recording before the untimely death of their own bassist, Mike Alexander, who passed away on October 5th while on tour in Sweden.



ARMORED SAINT: COMPLETES WORK ON NEW RECORD, “LA RAZA”

Los Angeles metal legends, Armored Saint, have completed work on their first new album since 2001'a Nod To The Old School. Joey, John, Gonzo, Phil and Jeff finished up La Raza at Tranzformer Studios in Burbank

“After 6 weeks, the new Armored Saint record is done. Well, not entirely…we still have to have it mastered which should be done in the next 2 weeks. So technically, there's plenty of time for more arbitrary bouts of stress. But all of the tunes have been recorded and mixed. And I have the dark circles under my eyes to prove it!

As the producer of the record, I did in fact work very long and hard on this. But I didn't work alone. Everyone involved worked their asses off. Gonzo, John, Phil and Jeff all came in and gave it everything. Engineer Bryan Carlstrom and his assistant John Nuss were the work horses who kept up the pace in this session which for the most part meant putting in 12 – 14 hour days. I can't say enough about Bryan, Nuss and Annette Cisneros from Tranzformer Studios in Burbank. This is a first class operation and to boot, they all gave heart and soul into the project which these days you just cannot even pay for. We are in much debt with them. Truly wonderful people.

The result is just amazing, and I may be hasty when I say that this may be our best record ever. But all dopes in bands say that right? Well this time I think it's true and although my reasons may be purely personal, I still deem it truth. The songs are great and it sounds great. The title of our new record is “La Raza” which means, “The Race”.

For all of you tech nerds out there, a few quick bits on how we made this one: We used nothing but analog gear, most of which was custom built by Rupert Neve for Bryan Carlstrom. We hit every signal (drum mics, guitars, vocals) with custom or vintage analog gear before recording into Pro Tools. We even used rare vintage amps for most of the guitar overdubs. At mix time, we mixed on an SSL 4000E console and went to a 1 inch tape reel (one of only 2 on the west coast) for our final masters. Uh… you DO know what tape is, don't you?

What does this all mean? It means we spit in the ear of the age of the mp3, teenie, tiny ear bud listening culture that has turned its back on what it means to experience music. This record is FAT. We mean, obese! Full on cardiovascular failure stuff! Old School, Baby!

We are finishing up the other crap that goes with making records. Photo shoots, CD artwork (you DO know what a CD is still, right?), mastering, the running order of the tunes. After that, we wait until it is released. I'm told it's coming out in March 2010 on Metal Blade Records.

More news coming soon…”
Joey Vera, Armored Saint

La Raza will be available everywhere early 2010!
www.myspace.com/armoredsaint1

AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH: SIGNS TO EARACHE

EARACHE RECORDS have signed AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH.
Formed 2 years ago in Detroit, Michigan USA, AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH has taken great influence from death metal legends such as DEICIDE and co-mingled them with modern touches popularized by the likes of WHITECHAPEL and OCEANO.

Through relentless touring, the band have opened eyes, broken jaws and kicked the door down into scenes that many figured unreachable. With a solid combination of modern, sub-woofer smashing extreme music perfection and a classy, hands-on approach to their fanbase that's second to none, AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH looks forward to waving the EARACHE flag for some time to come.
www.myspace.com/andhellfollowedwith



INDICA: SIGNS TO NUCLEAR BLAST

The Finnish all-girl group INDICA are extremely happy to announce their signing to the German powerhouse Nuclear Blast.

"It is very rare to see such enthusiasm that we have already witnessed with all the Nuclear Blast people about our forthcoming debut album in English. We can´t wait to start to work with all of you, to get the album out and to start touring in Europe! With lots of love, INDICA!”
“We are very proud to welcome this young band from Finland to the Nuclear Blast family. Those five exceptional girls have totally captivated all of us. With their magical and self-contained form of romantic and melancholic rock music we are trying to explore into directions which are new to us and and it will be a big but more than exciting challenge!” Markus Staiger, Nuclear Blast President

The album was produced by NIGHTWISH mastermind Tuomas Holopainen, who toured Europe with INDICA twice so far:
"Indica has such sights to show you! You will be spellbound for lifetime!" Tuomas Holopainen, Nightwish

The new INDICA album “A way away” is due mid 2010.
www.indica.fi



ALLEGAEON: SIGNS TO METAL BLADE

Colorado's ALLEGAEON (pronounced: uh-lee-juhn) has joined forces with Metal Blade Records! Formed in early-summer 2008, with the release of their self-titled EP immediately following, ALLEGAEON has quickly spread their brand extreme metal locally, nationally and internationally, with many accolades from fans. Their 2008 EP was produced by local studio magic man Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Martriden, Cobalt). With only 4 songs, ALLEGAEON managed to captivate an entire new legion of dedicated supporters worldwide and with a live show that is as engaging as any, are sure to win over many more fans to come.

The band comments: “We all are super stoked to be a part of this legendary label. Metal Blade to us is the past, present and future of metal. With new tunes that will be equally crushing and catchy, we look forward to producing an album that will most definitely turn heads."

With a genre stuffed to the brim with countless copy cats and pretenders, ALLEGAEON have come to the table with a dynamic, memorable and focused take on extreme melodic metal. You'll find just as many slow grooves and hook-laden riffs as you will blast beats. This is a band that focuses on song writing and less on making music into an athletic speed competition. Their music is rounded with an intellectual edge that's forged by the band's collective musical prowess and polished by Ezra Hayne's thought provoking lyrics. Once again, Denver's own Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Martriden, Cobalt) will be at the production helm for their Metal Blade debut, which is slated for sometime in the second quarter of 2010.
www.allegaeon.com
www.myspace.com/allegaeon



L.A GUNS: SIGN TO FAVORED NATIONS

Favored Nations, home to Steve Vai, has started a new sub label called Jibboom and they are happy to announce that their first signing to the label is the multi platinum band L.A. Guns!

L.A. Guns had many hits in the 90’s with songs like “The Ballad Of Jayne”, “Never Enough” and “Electric Gypsy”
The band features original guitarist Tracii Guns and on vocals, Jizzy Pearl who you may remember from Love/Hate. Jizzy also sang for Ratt for many years! Jizzy has been in the band now for about 10 years!

The first release from the band will be their CD “Shrinking Violet” which came out in 1999 and is out of print. The CD originally came out on the now defunct Perris Records and never really got the push it deserved. It also includes an amazing cover of the Zeppelin classic “How Many More Times!”

Look out for it in April 2010!



ELUVEITIE: SECOND “EVERYTHING REMAINS“ TRAILER


Swiss folk metal stars ELUVEITIE just posted the second video trailer for their upcoming masterpiece „Everything Remains (As It Never Was)“ – check it out and get more clues & hints about the album.

„Everything Remains (As It Never Was)“ is the follow up to the bands latest highly successful acoustic/folk output „Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion“ and will feature the band again as the pure metal band they are!

The album is set to be unleashed on February 19



EXODUS: LIVE FROM THE STUDIO

Ever wonder what happens in the studio during the recording process of a new album? The laughter, the frustrations, the antics? Well, we have some great news for you! Bay Area thrash metal progenitors EXODUS have just announced a series of special, upcoming LIVE in-studio web streams throughout the month of December for the recording process of the upcoming album, “The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit B”.

In collaboration with uStream.tv and Facebook.com, EXODUS will become the first band on Nuclear Blast Records to broadcast their time in the studio in real time to fans across the globe!

HOW TO WATCH:
Throughout the month of December, keep an eye on either the bands Twitter page (http://twitter.com/_exodus), Facebook page or MySpace page www.myspace.com/exodus for up-to-the-minute announcements on what day / time the next live streams will be taking place!

WATCH THE LIVE STREAMS AT THE FACEBOOK & NUCLEAR BLAST LINKS BELOW

Anyone who misses the live stream will be able to watch a re-broadcast of every stream on the band’s uStream.tv channel and on the band’s YouTube channel.

FAN Q & A:
Fans are encouraged to post their questions on the bands Facebook page. To do this, simply visit the bands facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/exodusattack) and look for the news posting that asks fans to post questions in the ‘comments’ section.

Fans can also ask questions in real time via the social stream on the LIVE tab on the bands Facebook page or at the microsite on the Nuclear Blast USA website www.nuclearblastusa.com/exodus

At the end of each live stream session, the band members will sit down and do their best to answer as many questions as possible.



RAGE: NEW SONG “INTO THE LIGHT“ ON MYSPACE

On February, 5th 2010 the new RAGE album “Strings To A Web“ will be released. You can now listen to the new song "Into The Light“ on MySpace:
www.myspace.com/rage







New Releases
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