With the lockdown year still fresh in our lives, many artists turned to creativity to ride out the storm. Artists that used to play 250 shows per year suddenly had unexpected free time. Canadian Punk legend Murray The Creatin of Dayglo Abortions used the time to make his debut solo album, “Covid-19 Nervous Breakdown,” which is out now. Purchase and stream the album now!
Exhumed is streaming Gore Metal: A Necrospective 1998 – 2015 full-length, out February 10, 2015 via Relapse Records, here.
A genre-altering slab of venomous, jaw-jarring death-metal, Gore Metal was initially issued in 1998 and oozes a charismatic audio repugnance, its maniacal riff mutinies, foul-themed, slasher-film-inspired verbiage and putrid cover art still abhorrently alluring nearly two decades since its unveiling.
The band is currently on tour with Napalm Death, Voivod, Iron Reagan and Black Crown Initiate with Ringworm, Dayglo Abortions, Theories and Phobia to appear on select performances throughout the run.
Feb 08: The Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie, NY (w/RINGWORM)
Feb 09: Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH (w/ RINGWORM)
Feb 10: Reggie’s – Chicago, IL (w/ RINGWORM)
Feb 11: Amsterdam – Minneapolis, MN (w/ RINGWORM)
Feb 12: The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB
Feb 13: The Exchange – Regina, SK
Feb 14: Republik – Calgary, AB
Feb 15: Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
Feb 17: Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC (w/ Dayglo Abortions)
Feb 18: Studio 7 – Seattle, WA (w/ Theories)
Feb 19: Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
Feb 20: Metro – Oakland, CA (w/Phobia)
Feb 21: Strummers – Fresno, CA (w/ Phobia)
Feb 22: House Of Blues -Los Angeles, CA
Feb 23: Club Red -Tempe, AZ (w/ Phobia)
Feb 24: Sunshine Theater -Albuquerque, NM (w/ Phobia)
Feb 25: Summit Music Hall -Denver, CO (w/ Phobia)
Feb 26: Granada Theater -Lawrence, KS (w/ Phobia)
Feb 27: Gas Monkey -Dallas, TX (w/ Phobia)
Feb 28: Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX (w/ Phobia
Black Crown Initiate have released their Jess Orsburn (Toaster in the Tub Studios) video for “The Fractured One,” off their The Wreckage Of Stars album, out now via EOne. Watch it here. Watch the video for “Withering Waves” here.
The Wreckage of Stars Track Listing
1. Great Mistake
2. The Fractured One
3. Malignant
4. The Human Lie Manifest
5. Withering Waves
6. To The Eye That Leads You
7. The Wreckage of Stars
8. Shapes Collapse
9. Purge
10. Linear
The band are set to support Crowbar and Unearth in December, followed by a tour with Napalm Death, Voivod, Exhumed and Iron Reagan. Tour dates are below.
With Crowbar and Unearth:
Nov 30: Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
Dec 01: State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 03: Pug’s Live – Tallahassee, FL
Dec 04: Ziggy’s By The Sea – Wilmington, NC
Dec 05: The International – Knoxville, TN
Dec 06: Reverb – Reading, PA
Dec 07: Empire – Springfield, VA
Dec 08: Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY
Dec 09: Webster Underground – Hartford, CT
Dec 10: Bogies – Albany, NY
Dec 12: The Foundry – Lakewood, OH
Dec 13: Harpos – Detroit, MI (no Unearth)
Dec 14: Diamond Pub – Louisville, KY (no Unearth)
With Napalm Death, Voivod, Exhumed, and Iron Reagan
and special guests (on select dates) Ringworm, Dayglo Abortions, Theories and Phobia
Jan 27: Grand Central – Miami, FL (w/RINGWORM)
Jan 28: State Theater – St Petersburg, FL (w/RINGWORM)
Jan 29: Masquerade – Atlanta, GA (w/ RINGWORM)
Jan 30: Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC (w/RINGWORM)
Jan 31: Soundstage – Baltimore, MD (w/RINGWORM)
Feb 02: Gramercy Theater – New York, NY (w/RINGWORM)
Feb 03: Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA (w/RINGWORM)
Feb 04: Opera House – Toronto, ON
Feb 05: Maverick’s – Ottawa, ON
Feb 06: Club Soda – Montreal, QC
Feb 07: Palladium – Worcester, MA (w/RINGWORM)
Feb 08: The Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie, NY (w/RINGWORM)
Feb 09: Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH (w/ RINGWORM)
Feb 10: Reggie’s – Chicago, IL (w/ RINGWORM)
Feb 11: Amsterdam – Minneapolis, MN (w/ RINGWORM)
Feb 12: The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB
Feb 13: The Exchange – Regina, SK
Feb 14: Republik – Calgary, AB
Feb 15: Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
Feb 17: Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC (w/ Dayglo Abortions)
Feb 18: Studio 7 – Seattle, WA (w/ Theories)
Feb 19: Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
Feb 20: Metro – Oakland, CA (w/Phobia)
Feb 21: Strummers – Fresno, CA (w/ Phobia)
Feb 22: House Of Blues -Los Angeles, CA
Feb 23: Club Red -Tempe, AZ (w/ Phobia)
Feb 24: Sunshine Theater -Albuquerque, NM (w/ Phobia)
Feb 25: Summit Music Hall -Denver, CO (w/ Phobia)
Feb 26: Granada Theater -Lawrence, KS (w/ Phobia)
Feb 27: Gas Monkey -Dallas, TX (w/ Phobia)
Feb 28: Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX (w/ Phobia
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Seeing this release was almost baffling at first sight. After doing some research, I confirmed that yes, this is indeed the same Ghoul that released Splatterthrash and Maniaxe, just to name their two most prolific releases (at least as far as I know. I’m still studying). The innocuous logo that hearkens more towards a sitcom title graphic and the fact that the release is entitled Intermediate Level Hard-Core (Tankcrimes) nearly threw me for a loop, but all I’ll say to rationalise it is consistency’s the work of the devil. They can do whatever they want, as long as they keep it weird.Continue reading