At The Gates – Converge- Pallbearer – Vallenfyre: Live at Royale, Boston

Posted on April 15, 2015 by News Team

Out of all of the annual big name tours that hit North America, none have been as consistent as The Decibel Magazine Tour. On April 10th at the Royale in Boston, Decibel provided a diverse, yet exciting lineup of newcomers, Vallenfyre, one of rising stars in doom, Pallbearer, metalcore titans Converge, and the legends in the flesh, At The Gates.

Vallenfyre, by Hillarie Jason Photography.

Kicking off the night was Vallenfyre who, even with an early set time starting at 5:30 in the early-evening, was greeted by a generous and excited crowd. With the Royale having a strict cut off time at 9:30 on a Friday night (I know, I know) the supergroup out of the UK only had time for a few quick songs. Having said that, they got in three songs from each of their albums with favorites such as: ‘Bereft’, ‘Cathedrals of Dread’, ‘The Grim Irony’, and ‘Splinters’. I will certainly be looking forward to seeing these guys again and so should you!

Pallbearer, by Hillarie Jason Photography.

Pallbearer hit the stage next to destroy the crowd’s ears and emotions with a wall of sound via doom metal. Obviously in the doom world, songs tend to run a bit longer than your typical song to truly hold atmosphere and provide a mood. Due to this, we only got three songs from the foursome from Little Rock, Arkansas. Boston got to hear ‘Worlds Apart’ and ‘The Ghost I Use to Be’ from the latest release as well as ‘Foreigner’ from Pallbearer’s debut album. Get on the bandwagon for this band as space is limited!

Converge, by Hillarie Jason Photography.

Next up to try and tear down the venue were local heroes, Converge. I will be honest and mention I have never truly been a big fan of these guys, but after seeing them live I think I like the taste of their brand of kool-aid. The adrenaline from the four men on stage had trickled down to the floor as fans started surfing right up and over the barricade to sing their favorite lyrics. The set list was very well constructed to allow for four tracks each from the two latest releases (All We Love We Leave Behind, Axe to Fall) and two tracks each from You Fail Me as well as the classic, Jane Doe. A few favorites heard were: ‘Dark Horse’, ‘Trespasses’, ‘Reap What You Sow’, and the closer, ‘Jane Doe’. I may not have known a single word to any of the songs played, but the sheer energy of this live set by Converge is enough to get me to come back for more.

At The Gates, by Hillarie Jason Photography.

Lastly, the gods themselves, At The Gates, took to the stage. Even given the time constraints, the Swedish legends were able to punch out a set list of 19 tracks! Obviously with a new album out (At War With Reality from Century Media) I expected quite a bit of new tracks. In total, the Boston fans got seven from the new album, 7 from Slaughter of the Soul and a few others sprinkled in. Some favorites/sing-a-longs played were: ‘Death and the Labyrinth’, ‘Terminal Spirit Disease’, ‘Raped by the Light of Christ’, ‘Suicide Nation’, and of course, ‘Blinded by Fear’. Even after being apart for all of those years, At The Gates can still bring it and boy do they bring it all. Easily one of the better shows that will hit the Boston market in 2015!

At The Gates, by Hillarie Jason Photography.

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WORDS BY TIM LEDIN

PHOTOS BY HILLARIE JASON PHOTOGRAPHY

Tribulation Announce European Tour

Posted on April 12, 2015 by newsteam

Tribulation has an extensive schedule of live dates coming up.

The Children Of The Night release shows:
Apr 17: Neurotic Deathfest – Tilburg (NL)
Apr 18: Schlachtfest XV – Aurich (DE)
Apr 23: Debaser Strand – Stockholm (SE) (w/Morbus Chron & Vampire)
Apr 24: Truckstop Alaska – Göteborg (SE) (w/ Morbus Chron & Vampire)

Tribulation live in Europe 2015:
May 01: Ritz – Örebro (SE) (w/At The Gates & Vampire)
May 02: Pipeline – Sundsvall (SE) (w/At The Gates)
May 30: Muskelrock – Alvesta (SE)
May 31: Temples Festival – Bristol (UK)
Jun 18: Tons Of Rock – Halden (NO)
Jun 20: Hellfest Open Air – Clisson (FR)
Jun 31: Voodoo Lounge / The Fires Of Samhain: Initium – Dublin (IR)

European tour with Melechesh, Keep Of Kalessin and Embryo:
May 03: NAXTstage – Almelo (NL)
May 04: Goldgrube – Kassel (DE)
May 06: Willemeen – Arnhem (NL)
May 07: Muziekodroom – Hasselt (BE)
May 08: Druckerei – Bad Oeynhausen (DE)
May 09: Incineration Fest – London (UK)
May 10: Turock – Essen (DE)
May 12: Z7 – Pratteln (SI)
May 13: Caves du Manoir – Martigny (SI)
May 15: Sonora – Bilbao (ES)
May 16: Hard Club – Porto (PO)
May 17: RCA Club – Lisbon (PO)
May 18: Caracol – Madrid (ES)
May 19: Garaje – Murcia (ES)
May 21: Razz3 – Barcelona (ES)
May 22: Secret Place – Montpellier (FR)
May 23: Work in Progress – Padova (IT)
May 24: Cerbero Club – Milan (IT)
May 26: Café Central – Weinheim (DE)
May 27: Backstage – Munich (DE)
May 28: Channel Zero – Ljubljana (SL)
May 29: Escape – Wien (AT)

Maruta Releasing Remain Dystopian June 2nd, Streaming “Stand In Defeat”

Posted on March 26, 2015 by newsteam

Miami deathgrinders Maruta is streaming “Stand In Defeat,” off of their Relapse Records debut Remain Dystopian, out June 2nd in North America, preceded by May 29th in Germany, Benelux and Finland, and June 1st in the UK and the rest of the planet, below.

Recorded in various studios including drums with Pig Destroyer‘s Scott Hull and vocals with Torche‘s Jonathan Nuñez, Remain Dystopian is a vicious, seventeen-song blast of relentless and infectious deathgrind mayhem. Featuring guest vocals from the legendary Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates, Disfear) and Pig Destroyer‘s J.R. Hayes, plus layers of noise from Agoraphobic Nosebleed‘s Jay Randall, Remain Dystopian raises the bar for what 21st Century grind can accomplish! Seekers of top-tier extreme metal punishment in the tradition of Napalm Death, Nasum, Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, Nails, Discordance Axis and the like should keep Remain Dystopian on their radar as tracks from the record and more are released onto the masses. While you suffer in anticipation for more, Relapse has issued the full info for the album including the cover artwork by Alex Eckman-Lawn, the track listing, preorders, along with the track, “Stand In Defeat.”

Remain Dystopian Track Listing:
01: Genocide Interval
02: Hope Smasher
03: The Void Within
04: Minimal Progress
05: Protocol For Self Immolation
06: Absolutist
07: Stride Endlessly Through Scorched Earth
08: Submergence aka Barren Oceans Of Infinity
09: Erode
10: Stand In Defeat
11: Remnants Of Failed Utopia
12: I, Usurper
13: Durandal
14: Psalm For The Withered
15: Return To Zero
16: Slaying Jehova
17: Immune

MARUTA:
Mitchell Luna – vocals
Eduardo Borja – guitar
Mauro Cordoba – guitar
Danny Morris – drums

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Blastfest: Part III – Bergen, NO

Posted on March 24, 2015 by News Team

Saturday

Once again The Garage program was on already at noon for the festival’s last day, lines and all. First out were Finnish post-metal doomsters Crib45, then the lineup saw Esoteric and Winterfylleth, before a filled-to-the-brim Garage witnessed Blood Red Throne showcase true brutal Norwegian death metal, fronted by none other than festival organizer Yngve “Bolt” Christiansen himself. With seven full-length albums to their name, the only downside to the show was seemingly the bands too short set. Not that it was awfully short, it was just not long enough. But then again, people got a kickstart to their last day of the festival, ‘Arterial Lust’ and all.

Blood Red Throne, by StiPa Photography

Sarke, by StiPa Photography

Due to some unfortunate mix-up with the old- and new festival program, a lot of people weren’t aware that Sarke were the first band to step onto the mainstage this Saturday. So as Nocturno Culto walked on, no more than approximately two hundred people were in attendance. However that quickly changed as the band played through ‘The Drunken Priest’, ‘Condemned’, ‘Primitive Killing’, and their own ‘hit’, ‘Pessimist’. Nocturno Culto fronting the all-star band with his usual anti-frontman persona also through the Celtic Frost cover ‘Dethroned Emperor’, and fittingly through closer ‘Too Old, Too Cold’, a Darkthrone cover. Before going off stage, he calmly thanked people and wished them well “with drinking water or whatever they were doing”. Too old, too cold.

Decapitated, by StiPa Photography

After Vallenfyre had obliterated the people showing up early at the Studio stage, the mainstage had some Polish classics on offer, in the shape of Decapitated. The band did as usual impress with both their technicality and their song material, although the fans still seem split on the band’s decision of later years to become a more modern groove metal oriented band. ‘Spheres Of Madness’ and ‘Day 69’ will forever be crowd pleasers though.

Tsjuder, by Stipa Photography

Back upstairs in Studio, the national treasure of Tsjuder, the black metal trio, were on stage and already aurally assaulting the packed room. The three piece delivers totally uncompromising black metal, devoid of anything other than pure darkness and sheer brutality, and the crowd seemed to enjoy their asses off. ‘The Daemon Throne’, ‘Helvete’, ‘Slakt’; from the looks of it they were all crowd pleasers.

Destruction, by Stipa Photography

Then the mainstage welcomed the veterans of Teutonic thrash metal, Destruction, who did as they always do, lay everything in ruins, also making up the thrash alibi for the Saturday, before Impaled Nazarene, the crazy Finns were on stage upstairs, once again producing long lines of people waiting to catch a glimpse of them. During their set however, just as the band started playing ‘Flaming sword of Satan’ from their latest album, some brilliant mind intentionally hit the fire alarm. All festival-goers and bands were suddenly forced into the cold Norwegian winter outside, as routine inspections of the venue were had.

Finntroll, by StiPa Photography

Finntroll were on next, and must have been helped by standing half naked outside the venue, because they gave it all, and impressed the many folk metal fans in attendance. So-called troll ears and all.

To the ones who witnessed the next band, they were quite in agreement about this being one of the very festival highlights. Small stage, big stage presence. We’re talking about the mighty Asphyx, fronted by none other than living death metal legend Martin Van Druunen. The band were completely killing it right from the start. ‘MS Bismarck’, ‘The Last One On Earth’, ‘Deathammer’, ‘Death The Brutal Way’, and the insanely crushing ‘Scorbutics’, they all set the old school death metal agenda of the evening.

Satyricon, by StiPa Photography

Back down the last headliner were on stage, and they were none other that Satyricon. This time around playing more than just the normal set, even introducing material from ‘Rebel Extravaganza’ back into the setlist in terms of ‘Filthgrinder’, that lyrically somewhat obnoxiously narcissistic song. The band as usual had all the professionality to tackle the expectations from the multinational audience present. ‘Mother North’ and ‘Du Som Hater Gud’ from Nemesis Divina making sure all foreigners got the authentic Norwegian black metal experience.

As the main venue emptied out, some people made their way upstairs to catch a rather seldom experienced show, Finnish technical death metal band Demilich. Not exactly a band known for their plentiful live performances. Though, the most impressive part of their set was really how their vocalist manages to make those insanely deep growls. Although, their set was indeed impressive in total too. Still, at the end the room seemed half empty. Maybe people finally got tired, maybe they went to that last afterparty, or maybe Blastfest actually finally out-kvlted them?

Then it was all at an end, but even as this edition of the festival ends, the first bands for the next edition are being booked. There are only great expectations to be had.

WORDS BY TRISKELION P.L.

PHOTOS BY STIG PALLESON

Blastfest: Part II – Bergen, NO

Posted on March 23, 2015 by News Team

Friday

The third day of festivities saw Wyruz, Alfahanne, Sarkom, Endstille and Keep Of Kalessin open the show with performances at the club stage at Garage. Keep Of Kalessin also proved that they should have been playing somewhere else, as the line to get in to Garage was long enough to deter many fans, and keep others waiting for the entire set length to no avail..

Opening act at the main stage? None other than Borknagar, the local legends presenting a 20th anniversary set, playing an entire three song of ‘The Archaic Course’; ‘Ad Noctum’, ‘Universal’ and ‘Oceans Rise’. Having seen them a couple of times before, it was nice to finally see them put on a good performance, not completely ruined by bad sound or vocalists struggling. The pairing of Athera (Susperia) and ICS Vortex on vocals (and bass) seemed to be key. With showman and world class drummer Baard Kolstad, and a band playing songs like ‘Colossus’ and ‘The Dawn Of The End’, it was better than ever before.

After Finnish black metallers Baptism had catered to the needs of black metal purists upstairs, it was time for Cryptopsy on the main stage. Sadly their sound wasn’t up to par, and the show seemed somewhat uninspired, despite their front man giving speeches like only a North American “jock” can. But a set that ends with ‘Slit Your Guts’ and ‘Phobophile’ is nevertheless quite pleasing, and mostly satisfying.

Then for yet another highlight of the festival, Morgoth – for the first time in Norway according to their own FB page. The Germans have just lost their vocalist Marc Grewe , and many thought that this would be a disappointing performance, like a run-of-the-mill death metal experience. Far from it! From the very start they totally annihilated with sonic bliss! The vocalist sounded just as brutal as Mr Grewe. Starting off with ‘Body Count’, and finishing off with ‘Isolated’, the Germans conquered Bergen for the first time since WW2.

Another band that hadn’t played Bergen in more than ten years were the Swedes in Dark Funeral. All dressed up and showcasing new vocalist Heljarmadr and their new bass player Natt, they gave us a set where they played both songs off of their new single; ‘Temple Of Ahriman’, and ‘Nail Them To The Cross’, as well as old classics like ‘The Dawn No Longer Rises’ and ‘Vobiscum Satanas’.

After Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench stunk up the Studio stage and Paradise Lost gave an impressive showcase of how to play doom metal, it was time for yet another festival highlight, Deströyer 666 at the smaller Studio stage. From the very beginning they made it clear who were in control and what to expect. They unchained the wolves! ‘Raped’, ‘I Am The Wargod’, ‘Black City – Black Fire’, they played all the black thrash that makes blood boil. The pit became intense and was packed with people crammed all together to witness the Australian and antichrist wolfpack.

Headliner this Friday were none other than At The Gates, and they sure proved themselves worthy of that spot, just as they have proven themselves still relevant with their comeback album ‘At War With Reality’ (Century Media). The crowd were taken straight to Gothenburg heaven with the likes of ‘Under A Serpent Sun’, ‘Cold’, ‘Slaughter Of The Soul’ and ‘Blinded By Fear’.

Satan were in Bergen for Beyond The Gates just last fall, and based on that show and festival organizer Yngve seeing them at Bloodstock, they were brought back, once again proving themselves worthy of NWOBHM legend and lore. As someone commented: Brian Ross can still do that falsetto, which is not something to be said of similar band Angel Witch and their Kevin Heybourne.

WORDS BY TRISKELION P.L.

PHOTO BY STIG PALLESON

Vallenfyre Playing Free After Party In New York on April 12th

Posted on March 22, 2015 by newsteam

Vallenfyre will be performing at the Official Decibel Magazine Tour after party at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, NY, following the sold out Webster Hall show stop on April 12, 2015 of the At The Gates, Converge and Pallbearer North American Tour. The event will be free, with entry given on a first come, first serve basis, so be sure to get there early.

Currently gracing the April 2015 issue of Decibel Magazine, Vallenfyre will release a new 7″ single, entitled The Last Of Our Kind, just in time for the Decibel Magazine Tour: 100 copies in red vinyl only available at shows, 400 black copies available through www.cmdistro.com and select metal stores starting April 6th in Europe and April 7th in North America. Last year, the band released their sophomore effort, Splinters, which featured 11 tracks of their signature crusty-death-doom. For a preview of Splinters, check out the tracks below.

Decibel Magazine Tour dates with At The Gates, Converge, Pallbearer, Vallenfyre
Mar 27: The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
Mar 28: The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
Mar 29: Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
Mar 30: Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
Mar 31: Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA
Apr 02: The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
Apr 03: Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
Apr 04: Bourbon Street – Lincoln, NE
Apr 05: Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
Apr 06: House of Blues – Chicago, IL
Apr 08: The Phoenix – Toronto, ON
Apr 09: Metropolis – Montreal, QC
Apr 10: Royale – Boston, MA
Apr 11: Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
Apr 12: Webster Hall – New York, NY
May 22: Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore, MD
May 31: Temples Festival – Bristol (UK)
Jun 19: Hellfest – Clisson (FR)
Jun 20: Graspop Metal Meeting – Dessel (BE)

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Theories Streaming “Burnt Concrete” Lyric Video

Posted on March 15, 2015 by newsteam

Seattle death grinders Theories is streaming a lyric video for “Burnt Concrete,” off of their new full length release Regression, out March 24, 2015 via Metal Blade Records here.

Regression was tracked at The Red Room and The Boiler Room with producer/engineer Derek Moree (The Sword, Pelican, Minus The Bear et al) with mixing and mastering conducted by Visceral Sound‘s Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed).

Stream “Shame” below.

Stream “Cycle of Decay” below.

In related news, Theories will be making an in-studio performance on KEXP 90.3 in Seattle on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 12:00 am PST as part of KEXP’s Seek And Destroy segment. That following weekend, on Saturday March 21st, 2015, the band will be hosting KISW 99.9 Metal Shop. Stream it live here from 10:00pm – 2:00am PST. Then on Tuesday, March 24th, the day Regression drops, Axler and bassist Kush Karimi will be hosting a DJ night at Linda’s Tavern 9:00pm till 2:00am PST in Seattle where they’ll be spinning the record in its entirety as well as other metal and non metal tunes.

Additionally, Theories is honored to level the stage of the Showbox in Seattle March 31st as area openers for the mighty Decibel Tour. Featuring At The Gates, Converge, Pallbearer and Vallenfyre, the performance will serve as the band’s CD release show.

THEORIES:
Mar 24: Linda’s Tavern – Seattle, WA (Regression Listening Party)
Mar 31: The Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA (Decibel Tour w/ At The Gates, Converge, Pallbearer, Vallenfyre)
Apr 18: Silver Platters – Seattle, WA (in-store performance)
May 29: Seven One Grind Fest – Colorado Springs, CO (w/ Capitalist Casualties, Weekend Nachos, Samothrace more)

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At The Gates Releasing Seven Inch Split EP With Voivod

Posted on March 10, 2015 by newsteam

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates will be releasing a split seven inch EP with Voivod on April 6, 2015 via Century Media Records to coincide with their upcoming North American tour with Converge, Pallbearer and Vallenfyre. The Double A Sided EP features the At The Gates bonus track “Language Of The Dead” (from the At War With Reality sessions), while Voivod contributes the new song “We Are Connected,” with artwork created for both bands by Voivod drummer Michel “Away” Langevin.

The 7″ EP will be available in the following limited worldwide editions:
–1,000x copies black vinyl
–500x copies white vinyl
–500x copies transparent red vinyl

AT THE GATES – live 2015
Decibel Tour with North American Tour With Converge, Pallbearer and Vallenfyre
Mar 27: The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
Mar 28: The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
Mar 29: Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
Mar 30: Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
Mar 31: Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA
Apr 02: The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
Apr 03: Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
Apr 04: Bourbon Street – Lincoln, NE
Apr 05: Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
Apr 06: House of Blues – Chicago, IL
Apr 08: The Phoenix – Toronto, ON
Apr 09: Metropolis – Montreal, QC
Apr 10: Royale – Boston, MA
Apr 11: Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
Apr 12: Webster Hall – New York, NY
May 01: Ritz – Örebro (SW) (With Tribulation)
May 02: Pipeline – Sundsvall (SW) (With Tribulation)
May 22: Progresja – Warszawa (PL)
May 23: Studio – Kraków (PL)
May 29: The Mercury Live – Cape Town (South Africa)
May 30: Carfax Club – Johannesburg (South Africa)
Jun. 16: Ippodromo Capannelle – Rome (IT) (with Slipknot)
Jun. 19: Copenhell Festival – Copenhagen (DK)
Jun 20: Graspop Metal Meeting – Dessel (BE)
Jun 21: Hellfest – Clisson (France)
Jul 03: Siestafestivalen – Hassleholm (Sweden)
Jul 16: Kingdom of Hegyalja Festival – Tokaj (HU)
Jul 18: G! Festival – Syðrugøta, Faroe Islands
Jul 31: Wacken Open Air – Wacken (DE)
Aug 06: Getaway Rock Festival – Gävle (SW)
Aug 08: Brutal Assault Festival – Jaromer (CZ)
Aug 15: Rockstadt Extreme Fest – Cetatea Rasnov (RO)
Sept. 04: Teatro Metropol – Bogotá (COL)
Sept. 18: Liseberg – Gothenburg (SW)
Nov. 07: Damnation Festival – Leeds (UK)

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At The Gates to headline Damnation festival

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Steve Tovey

Following their successful comeback with 2014’s At War With Reality (Century Media) Melodic Death Metal Gods At The Gates have been announced as main headliners of Damnation Festival in Leeds, England on Saturday November 7th.

With 26 more bands across 4 stages to be announced the fest is off to a great start with its’ line up.

The band commented: “We are very happy to announce that At The Gates will be a part of the Damnation Festival 2015. Especially fun to be back on Yorkshire soil where it all started back in the day on Deaf/Peaceville Records. See you there folks!”

Damnation have confirmed that following complaints of over-congestion at last years sold-out event there will be a reduced capacity, but that it will not impact negatively on the line up.

Festival director Gavin McInally said: “We plan to, once again, deliver the best line-up of music the UK will see this year at a cost to our fans which is also unrivalled, and having At The Gates as our first announcement, can be taken as a statement of our intent for 2015. Our capacity has been decreased, our ticket prices will remain the same and by the time we’ve completed our four stages, we fully expect another sold out day of Damnation this November.”

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Blastfest Preview- Bergen Norway

Posted on February 17, 2015 by News Team

One of the best extreme metal festivals in the world, and certainly the highlight of the early year in global metal festivals takes place this week in Bergen, Norway as Blastfest kicks off tomorrow. Bands and fans from all over the world, not just from the fabled local fjords will descend for four days to consume of all types of brutal, yet diverse bands, along with countless vendors, artists, stand-up comedy acts, films and books about Black Metal culture, sightseeing around Bergen, other attractions, and plenty of metal shenanigans to be had in general!

Kicking off on Wednesday with a cruise headlined by homeland killers Grimfist, the festivities will get underway in grand style. Later on that night at The Garage venue the fest proper begins with expected crushing sets from bands such as Falloch, The Sickening, Kall and Gehenna (NO).

Starting the weekend early at 12 noon on Thursday at The Garage, headbangers and settle in for an exciting 14+ hour day of non-stop bands. The Garage will see top acts such as Hecate Enthroned and Den Saakaladte as part of the early day must see bands. Moving over to the two stages of the USF venue, rotating stage times means rarely conflicting sets by bands works out for the discerning headbanger who doesn’t want to miss a thing. Rotting Christ will start the siege at 17:00, and what fine group to kick off the late day fun. Other notable bands playing Thursday include Saturnus, Melechesh, Samael, Primordial, stoner-doom legends Orange Goblin, Dark Tranquility, Moonsorrow and headliner Watain.

Any mention of Friday must begin at the top with melo-death comeback kings At The Gates. The early buzz of the fest was that some fans were going solely for ATG, despite their rigerous festival and headline touring schedule planned for the next year. Going back to the early portion of the day, The Garage will see bands like Sarkom, Endstille, and local legends Keep of Kalessin, bands that could fill venues on a club tour of their own (actually that would make a good tour!) warm up the early crowd. Hopefully the masses are not too hungover. The rest of the Friday night line-up is a murders row of incredible acts with notables being Borknagar, tech-death titans Cryptopsy, the reborn to kill again Morgoth, Dark Funeral, Paradise Lost (seeing their first action of 2015), Destroyer 666, ATG and Satan (UK).

Closing out what will surely go down as the best day start to finish of any Blastfest to date starts with an insane early day bill that includes Esoteric, Bolzer, Winterfylleth, and Blood Red Throne! Sarke, Vallenfyre, and Decapitated by themselves represent the best in black metal, blackened doom and death metal this fest can bring out. Added to that Tsjuder, Impaled Nazarene, Destruction, Fintroll, death metal festival fixtures Asphyx, along with headliners Satyricon, and Demilich to end the fest, you have an unbelievable experience in the making.

Friday is a total sellout, but some last minute passes have been released for the weekend and select dates so visit the fest website for tickets and info.

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