Oakland, California’s death metal faction, Vastum embark on the intense Violations On The Cross US Tour in 2025, starting in Tacoma on March 27th and ending in Atlanta on April 11th. The live run comes in support of their latest album, Inward To Gethsemane, out now on 20 Buck Spin records, and streaming in full on the label’s YouTube channel. Find it below, along with live listings and more.
Buy Inward To Gethsemane here: https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/inward-to-gethsemane
Vastum will play thirteen shows, with support from Goetia on most of the shows The tour will see Vastum headlining Disemboweled God Fest 2025 with sets from Deteriorot, Impaled, and others, as well as their first time playing Decibel Magazine’s Metal & Beer Fest 2025 alongside Exodus, Dismember, Demolition Hammer, Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour, and many more. These Vastum performances will include live synths by Gregory C. Hagan. See the confirmed dates below.
Violations On The Cross US Tour 2025:
3/27/2025 Real Art Tacoma – Tacoma, WA
3/28/2025 Disemboweled God Fest @ Central Saloon – Seattle, WA
3/29/2025 Coffin Club – Portland, OR
4/02/2025 Reggies – Chicago, IL w/ Goetia
4/03/2025 The Smiling Moose –Pittsburgh, PA w/ Goetia
4/04/2025 Decibel Beer & Metal Fest @ The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
4/05/2025 The Sanctuary – Butler, NJ w/ Goetia
4/06/2025 Ralph’s Rock Diner – Worcester, MA w/ Goetia
4/07/2025 The Wood Shop – Brooklyn, NY w/ Goetia
4/08/2025 Metro Baltimore – Baltimore, MD w/ Goetia
4/09/2025 Bandito’s – Richmond, VA w/ Goetia
4/10/2025 Chapel Of Bones – Raleigh, NC w/ Goetia
4/11/2025 Atlanta Utility Works – Atlanta, GA w/ Goetia
Between the sporadic but legendary live performances and a worshipped discography of modern era true death metal with five albums in twelve years all released through 20 Buck Spin, Vastum has become a torchbearer of the grisly and grotesque underground, both within its native Bay Area and well beyond. The cavernous density that Vastum has made a core element of its sound remains as inhuman as ever, continuing to delve into darker atmospheres; it’s always punishing and with a fearsome momentum. Along with founding members vocalist Daniel Butler and guitarist/vocalist Leila Abdul-Rauf, the current lineup features drummer Adam Perry (heard on Patricidal Lust and Hole Below LPs), bassist Colin Tarvin (Mortuous, Evulse), and guitarist Greg Brace (Wild Hunt, ex-Dispirit).
Vastum, the longest running band on the 20 Buck Spin roster, offers up its fifth bludgeoning document of psychic malaise and lost faith with Inward To Gethsemane. As before, the abject disgust unsparingly captured in Vastum’s unique approach continues to drape the music with an aura of discomfiting unease. The cavernous density that Vastum has made a core element of its discography remains as inhuman as ever, continuing to delve into darker atmospheres, yet never devolving into ambient murk; on the contrary it’s always punishing and with a fearsome momentum. The distinctively harrowing dual lyrical/vocal attack of Daniel Butler and Leila Abdul-Rauf appears throughout Inward To Gethsemane; the possessed narrators of the band’s hellish underworld.
Inward To Gethsemane was mixed and recorded by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios (Acephalix, Ulthar, Necrot), mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Mournful Congregation, Creeping Death), with artwork once again by vocalist Daniel Butler, photography by Chris Johnston, and layout by Dan Fried. All who endure the hammering ways of Bolt Thrower, Undergang, Autopsy, Necrot, Phrenelith, Mortuous, Coffins, Dead Congregation, Grave, and Demigod, do not miss Vastum’s Inward To Gethsemane.
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