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Mayhem embark on second part of De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas tour in Europe!

March 23, 2017 darkartconspiracy Leave a comment

MAYHEM are kicking off the second leg of their European “Purgatorium”-tour that will again see the complete performance of their black metal landmark debut album ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’ tomorrow, March 24th at Nöjesfabriken in Karlstad, Sweden. The black onslaught will continue to ravage throughout fifteen more countries before its final curtain in Munich, Germany on the 16th of April.

Regarding this tour, legendary MAYHEM vocalist Attila Csihar commented: “The first time I ever heard from Mayhem was in ’91-’92 when I received a letter from Euronymous. I did not know that message was going to change my whole life. They were looking for a new vocalist to replace Dead on their debut album. Of course, I agreed to their offer and in 1993 we recorded ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’, which to me remains one of the most magical albums of all time. The music opened some unfathomable dimensions that reached beyond what we were able to handle and it unleashed a complete chaos, which ended up at burning churches and eventually a murder within the band. It was almost impossible to release that record, but when it finally came out under the sun in ’94, it left a lasting impact on the whole metal scene. The so-called “2nd wave of black metal” was born in the cold and dark underground of Oslo. At the same time MAYHEM collapsed and got burned down as well. From those ashes, the band had to rise again, when MAYHEM reunited with some old and new members. Yet that album always remained so strong and so unique that even after my reunion with MAYHEM in 2004, we were still not comfortable to present it live in full. Time passed and the whole band got stronger and more experienced. In 2016 we suddenly felt that it was time to finally play the whole record in order to unleash That Beast after more than two decades. ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathans’ will soon become alive!”

MAYHEM are not available for interviews during this tour.

A list all confirmed MAYHEM shows including their show at the prestigious Wacken Open Air can be viewed below.

MAYHEM tour
24 Mar 17 Karlstad (SE) Nöjesfabriken
25 Mar 17 Stockholm (SE) En Arena
26 Mar 17 København (DK) Amager Bio
27 Mar 17 Aarhus (DK) Train
28 Mar 17 Haarlem (NL) Patronaat
29 Mar 17 London (UK) Electric Ballroom
30 Mar 17 Manchester (UK) Club Academy
31 Mar 17 Dublin (IE) Academy
01 Apr 17 Glasgow (UK) Lord of the Land
03 Apr 17 Savigny-le-Temple (FR) L’Empreint
04 Apr 17 Lyon (FR) CCO
05 Apr 17 Lausanne (CH) Les Docks
06 Apr 17 Milano (IT) Live Club
07 Apr 17 Nova Gorica (SI) Mostovna
08 Apr 17 Wien (AT) Vienna Metal Meeting
09 Apr 17 Zagreb (HR) Vintage Club
10 Apr 17 Belgrade (RS) Dom Omladine
11 Apr 17 Sofia (BG) Mixtape5
12 Apr 17 Brasov (RO) Club Rockstadt
13 Apr 17 Athens (GR) Fuzz Club
15 Apr 17 Budapest (HU) Durer Kert
16 Apr 17 München (DE) Dark Easter Metal Meeting

MAYHEM festival
03 Aug 17 Wacken (DE) Wacken Open Air

MAYHEM‘s latest critically acclaimed album, ‘Esoteric Warfare’ is streaminghere and can be ordered in various formats from the Season of Mist shop. The cover of ‘Esoteric Warfare’, which has been created by renowned Polish artistZbigniew M. Bielak (GHOST, PARADISE LOST, BÖLZER, ZHRINE) can be viewed together with the track-list below.

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SABATON Reveals North American “The Last Tour” Teaser Video

March 23, 2017 darkartconspiracy Leave a comment

“The Last Tour”, with support from LEAVES’ EYES and BATTLE BEAST, begins April 20

Tickets and VIP Packs Available via WWW.SABATON.NET

Swedish metal heroes SABATON will kick off their North American “The Last Tour” headlining trek in just under one month! The band is touring in support of their highly-acclaimed eighth album, The Last Stand. SABATON will be joined by symphonic metal group Leaves’ Eyes and heavy power metal onslaught/labelmates Battle Beast.

Today, the band posted a new tour teaser video – if you’ve never witnessed SABATON live, make sure to take a sneak peek at the grandiose, epic onslaught that is the SABATON live experience! Watch here:

SABATON 2017 North American “The Last Tour” Date w/ Leaves’ Eyes & Battle Beast:

4/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero

4/21 – New York, NY @ Playstation Theater

4/22 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium – New England Metal & Hardcore Festival

4/23 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

4/25 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda – SOLD OUT!

4/26 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial De Quebec

4/27 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House

4/28 – Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Ballroom

4/30 – Louisville, KY @ Diamond Pub Concert Hall

5/1 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall

5/2 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze

5/3 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre

5/5 – Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall

5/6 – Calgary, AB @ The Palace

5/7 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre

5/8 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon – SOLD OUT!

5/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom

5/11 – Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove

5/12 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater

5/14 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre

5/16 – Dallas, TX @ Trees

5/17 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamo Music Hall

5/18 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar

5/20 – Tampa, FL @ Orpheum

5/21 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground

5/22 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore

+More TBA

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SIGIL Posts ‘Even The Gods Will Burn’;

March 23, 2017 darkartconspiracy Leave a comment

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions signed Austin, TX’s crusty death metal destroyers SIGIL for the release of their debut album entitled ‘Kingdom Of The Grave’ to be unleashed on April 7th on CD and digital formats.

The album’s title track was released a few weeks ago and now they’re ready for another brutal assault with ‘Even The Gods Will Burn’ premiered on NoCleanSinging.com at the following link: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2017/03/22/an-ncs-premiere-sigil-even-the-gods-will-burn/

“this is definitely the thrashiest/fastest track on the record and stands apart from the other songs for that reason. Thematically it’s about the destructive nature of radicalized religion, regardless of what that religion is.” comments vocalist / guitarist Alex Citrone.

SIGIL successfully blends classic Swedish death metal with American crust resulting in catchy, crushing chaos. Keeping true to the old school faith, their debut album ‘Kingdom Of The Grave’ is unrelenting in its death metal attack, which also incorporates raw D-beat aggression complimented by slashing solo’s and throat-ripping vocals. For fans of Black Breath, Carnage, Dismember, Entombed, Entrails, Fatalist, Fleshcrawl, Gatecreeper, Grave, His Hero Is Gone, Nihilist and Tragedy

Vocalist / guitarist Alex Citrone comments on the album:

“Kingdom of the Grave” is pure, raw death metal with an explosive energy to it. It has themes of the occult, suicide, police brutality and a dystopian future. Fans of the old and new school will find something to love.”

1. Death Unreal (4:58)
2. Even The Gods Will Burn (3:37)
3. Lick The Blade (3:15)
4. Kingdom Of The Grave (4:09)
5. Summoning Hate (5:45)
6. Strange Aeons (4:52)
7. Bloodvisions (2:52)
8. Death Won’t Kill Me (4:04)
Album Length: 33:36

For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/Sigilmetal/

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ADRIAN PAIN & THE DEAD SEXY ‘Day One’ + Ontario Show Dates New EP ‘Mixed Messages’ Out Now!

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Toronto, ON’s Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy unleashed their new EP ‘Mixed Messages’ this past February to continue their solid chemistry of an ‘Allcore’ metal sound with emotionally stirring and socially conscious lyrics. The EP is a marriage of Adrian Pain’s solo endeavours and The Dead Sexy’s band work to follow EPs ‘Picture Day At Night School’ (2014) and their debut ‘The First One Is Free’ (2013) along with Pain’s solo full length ‘Love Letters & Suicide Notes’ (2012).

Pain describes ‘Mixed Messages’:

“This release is like the gateway drug to metal and heavier music in general! We appeal to a very wide range of musical tastes so guys can play us for their girlfriends, and girls can play us for the guys. If you identify another way, you can play us for whomever you’d like. If any negative response comes out of it, it’ll be the fans that expect every song to get heavier with each effort. What I hope they notice is the constant evolution of our sound. The music itself is getting more and more diverse and progressive, while the song structures are also evolving into bigger, more complex arrangements. I want everyone that listens to this record to feel an emotional connection. I want people to relate to, and hear the MESSAGE in each track.”

In support of the new EP, the ‘Allcore’ metal band has teamed with New Noise Mag for the premiere of their new video ‘Day One’.

“The band and I are all fans of ‘play through’ videos. Usually you’d see individual play through videos like bassists, drummers, or guitarists by themselves. I had recently watched a few that Luke Holland & Jason Richardson have done together and thought it would be very cool to do a full band play through. We were originally planning on doing another lyric video for “Day One” but the idea fit nicely with this track because of all the great individual parts. We want our friends and fans out there, who may not always have a chance to catch ‘Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy’ live, see us play and get a feel for what we do as musicians.” – Adrian Pain

‘Day One’ can be viewed at

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LACUNA COIL – release video for “Blood, Tears, Dust”

March 23, 2017 darkartconspiracy Leave a comment

After returning from a triumphant run throughout South America and right before embarking on some shows with their labelmates Arch Enemy and The Haunted LACUNA COIL are releasing a video clip for one of their crowd favourites, “Blood, Tears, Dust”. The video was directed and edited by Cosimo Alemà and produced by the production company Borotalco.

Cristina Scabbia (vocals) about the video: “Right now I can’t tell you, everything about ‘Blood, Tears, Dust’, as this video is part of something bigger… This is the core of who we are as a band: the sweat, the dirt, the raw energy. It’s our insanity and all of us feeling comfortable with it. I love how by Cosimo Alemà filmed this, the photography, the colors and the hints in the story are perfectly placed and it is the first time we are really ‘acting’. This video is only a part of a much bigger plan… stay tuned. Hope you enjoy this video as much as I do!”

Click here for “Blood, Tears, Dust”:

Catch LACUNA COIL live at one of the following shows:

LACUNA COIL
with Arch Enemy, The Haunted
04.04.17 (DE) Langen (Hessen) – Neue Stadthalle
05.04.17 (DE) Munich – Backstage Werk
06.04.17 (DE) Saarbrücken – Garage
07.04.17 (BE) Durbuy – Durbuy Rock Festival
09.04.17 (DE) Ludwigsburg – Rockfabrik
others:
08.04.17 (F) Epinal – La Souris Verte
01.05.17 (PL) Wroclaw – Thanks Jimi Festival
06.05.17 (AT) Trofaiach – Feel the Noise Festival
19.05.17 (CH) Solothurn – Kofmel
20.05.17 (CH) Monthey – Irreversible Festival
22.05.17 (IS) Tel Aviv – Bascula
24.05.17 (FI) Tampere – Yo Talo
26.05.17 (RUS) St. Petersburg – Aurora Club
27.05.17 (RUS) Moscow – Volta Club
01.07.17 (IT) Cagliari – Arena Sant’Elia (+ CJ Ramone)
08.07.17 (IT) Sabbioneta (MN) – Sabbio Summer Fest
01.08.17 (IT) Treviso – Suoni di Marca Festival
06.08.17 (IT) Manduria (TA) – South’s Cheyenne International Bike Show & Rock Metal Festival
05.-08.07.17 (DE) Ballenstedt – Rock Harz Festival
13.-16.07.17 (CZ) Vizovice Masters OF Rock
22.07.17 (DE) Esslingen – Riverside Festival
03.-05.08.17 (DE) Wacken – Wacken Open Air

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BROTHER FIRETRIBE 15TH ANNIVERSARY EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCED FIRST EVER HEADLINE UK SHOW…

March 23, 2017 darkartconspiracy Leave a comment

Finnish AOR maestros Brother Firetribe are proud to announce their 15^th Anniversary European Tour.

Embarking upon a voyage across 11 different countries, this 19-date headline run not only celebrates the band’s 15 year career, it also features their first bill-topping appearances in certain countries, including the UK…

“We absolutely can’t wait to come back to the UK to hook up with all the friends we made there the last time. It’ll be a riot!” – BFT front-man, Pekka Ansio Heino.

To date, the group’s sole UK performance took place at Firefest in Nottingham in 2014; however, this will change in October of this year when they return to Nottingham for the melodic hard rock festival that is Rockingham, as well as putting on their first headline UK show at the newly re-launched Borderline in Central London.

UK dates as follows:-

21.10. UK – London, Borderline

22.10. UK – Nottingham, Rockingham Festival

Brother Firetribe’s fourth full-length album, ‘Sunbound’, is released on March 24^th via Spinefarm Records.

Featuring 12 new pieces of music, including lead track ‘Taste Of A Champion’ plus follow-up single / video ‘Indelible Heroes’, ‘Sunbound’ has been mixed by Finnish studio-meister Mikko Karmila (Nightwish, Children Of Bodom, Stratovarius), and is the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Diamond In The Firepit’.

Since first coming together for their ‘False Metal’ debut back in 2006, Brother Firetribe –featuring Nightwish guitarist Emppu Vuorinen – have flown the flag for a brand of music (‘ultra-melodic West Coast AOR’) that once strode the US radio airwaves like a colossus, filling up arenas and providing the silky soundtrack to pool-side summers and wind-in-the-hair coastal highway drives; music pioneered by some of rock music’s most legendary names…

However, Brother Firetribe – that’s Vuorinen, Pekka Ansio Heino, keyboard player Tomppa Nikulainen, bassist Jason Flinck & drummer Hannes Pirila – are not trying to hitch a DeLorean ride into the past; rather, their collective aim is to both celebrate and reinvigorate a musical style that is all about big hooks, strong melodies, soaring vocals and searing guitars, not to mention the desire to entertain on a grand an’ glorious scale.

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