Nach dem schon sehr erfolgreichen Auftakt in der Zeche Carl in Essen im vergangenen Jahr, legen die Veranstalter des EVIL HORDE METALFESTin diesem Jahr noch eine gehörige Schüppe drauf:
Am 12.05. spielen in der traditionsreichen Heimstätte des Ruhrgebiets Heavy Metal 23 internationale Bands auf2 Bühnen!
An der Spitze des Billings stehen NAPALM DEATH und EXUMER, die euch auch mit Songs ihrer aktuellen Alben 'Utilitarian' und 'Fire & Damnation' den Rest geben werden.
Weitere Topacts sind ORDEN OGAN, NIGHT IN GALES sowie EURE ERBEN (Darkness), wobei letztere in Altenessen ein echtes Heimspiel feiern werden.
Neben aufstrebenden deutschen Bands wie HARASAI, WORDS OF FAREWELL und KADAVRIK gibt es eine exklusive Reunion Show von DEADSOIL und ein Gastspiel derSchweden CANOPY.
Auch der äußerst günstige "Von Fans für Fans"-Preis von 15,- € an der Abendkasse (kein Vorverkauf!) macht das Evil Horde Metalfest 2012 zu einem Pflichttermin für alle Headbanger der Region!
Die auftretenden Bands im Einzelnen: NAPALM DEATH (Grindcore aus Birmingham, UK) EXUMER (Thrash Metal aus Frankfurt am Main & New York, USA) NIGHT IN GALES (Melodic Death Metal aus Voerde) ORDEN OGAN (Power Metal aus Arnsberg) HARASAI (Melodic Death Metal aus Essen) EURE ERBEN (Thrash Metal aus Essen) KADAVRIK (Melodic Death Metal aus Wesel) CANOPY (Progressive Death Metal aus Stockholm, SWE) WORDS OF FAREWELL (Progressive Death Metal aus Marl) UNCHALLENGED HATE (Grindcore aus Essen) ARMS TO AMEN (Modern Metal aus Bad-Lasphe) PSYCHOMANTIUM (Symphonic Black Metal aus Bochum) DECEMBER FLOWER (Melodic Death Metal aus Datteln) DEADSOIL (Metalcore aus Essen, Exclusive Reunion Set) COPYKILL (Hardcore aus Essen) GLORYFUL (Heavy Metal aus Gelsenkirchen) DIAROE (Grindcore aus Essen) MY DOMINION (Melodic Death Metal aus Essen) CROSSHEAD (Thrash Metal aus Krefeld) ABADDON (Symphonic Metal aus Wesel) THEY SWARM AT NIGHT (Glam Punk aus Essen) ASBESTOS IN OSBESTRICS (Crustcore aus Essen) CRAVING FOR CHAOS (Melodic Death Metal aus München)
German thrashers EXUMER have been confirmed to play a series of live shows in South America in May and June 2012! The trek will take the band through Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Danish thrash masters ARTILLERY are joining them on the whole tour. This is EXUMER's first appearance in South America in 24 years, where the band last played in Brazil in 1988.
Vocalist Mem V. Stein comments: "We have been waiting for this moment for a long, long time! It's a huge milestone in our career to return to Brazil after 24 years, where there are numerous online communities that wholeheartedly embrace EXUMER and where our fans have been loyally following us since our first appearances in the 1980s. There could hardly be a more cult tour package, between EXUMER and ARTILLERY, to hit South America and the timing could not be better for us to return there shortly after the release of our new album."
EXUMER's first new album in 25 years, 'Fire & Damnation', will be released via Metal Blade Records in April 2012.
ARTILLERY's Michael Stützer comments: "ARTILLERY are looking forward to come to South America to play for some of the most dedicated thrashers in the world. It has been one of our main goals from the start of ARTILLERY, and we are so excited to play for the headbangers who have supported us through all these years!"
EXUMER + ARTILLERY 05/30 –Buenos Aires (Argentina) @ Asbury 05/31 – Santiago (Chile) @ Teatro Teleton 06/01 – Belo Horizonte/MG (Brasil) @ Music Hall 06/02 – São Paulo/SP (Brasil) @ Hangar 110 06/03 – Recife/PE (Brasil) @ Teatro Mauricio de Nassau 06/04 – Porto Alegre/RS (Brasil) @ Bar Opinião The 'Fire & Damnation' title track is now available for free download and you can pre-order the album at this location!
The new song 'Electric Rattlesnake' by New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL can now be streamed on SoundCloud.
'Electric Rattlesnake' is taken from Overkill's upcoming album 'The Electric Age', scheduled for release inNorth AmericaonMarch 27 via eOne Music and in Europe onMarch 30throughNuclear Blast Records.
'The Electric Age' was recorded and mixed at Gain Studios in New Jersey, owned and operated by Overkill bassist D.D. Verni.
Overkill will tour the U.S. on the 'The Electric Age Tour 2012'. Support comes from GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUIDAKRA.
Originally announced as the Killfest 2 tour, Overkill have dropped this moniker while the dates for the tour remain the same.
Both Overkill (The Electric Age) and God Forbid (Equilibrium) will release their new albums in North America on March 27.
These are the confirmed dates so far:
Apr. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theater Apr. 21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium Apr. 22 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon Apr. 23 - Columbus, OH - Screamin Willie's Apr. 24 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge Apr. 26 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club Apr. 27 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater Apr. 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex Apr. 30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon May 01 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater May 02 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center May 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia May 05 - Austin, TX - Emo's East May 06 - Dallas, TX - Trees May 08 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone May 09 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room May 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade May 11 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx Nightclub May 12 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
Der Ticketvorverkauf für das diesjährige Dong Open Air in Neukirchen-Vluyn beginnt am Sonntag, 26. Februar, um 12:00 Uhr.
Nach den Erfahrungen des Vorjahres ist Timing auch in diesem Jahr sicher wieder alles, denn das Festival 2011 war nach knapp 17 Minuten ausverkauft - also haltet euch ran!
Bisher sind für das Dong Open Air 2012 bestätigt: Aardvarks (Thrash Metal), Armored Saint (Heavy Rock), Basanos (Thrash Metal), Black Blitz (Hard Rock), Burden Of Grief (Death Metal), Circle Of Silence (Power Metal), Collapse (Thrash Metal), Cyrcus (Power Metal), Davidian (Death Metal), Drone (Thrash Metal), Eastern Front (Black Metal), Hungöver (Thrash / Death), Knorkator (Ulk), Napalm Death (Death / Grindcore), Night in Gales (Melodeath), Omnicide (Death Metal), One Bullet Left (Metalcore), Path Of Golconda (Death Metal), Pictura (Prog Metal), Rage (Power Metal), Revolving Door (Rock), Sepultura (Thrash Metal), Soldiers Of Rock (Cover-Rock), Suidakra (Pagan / Melodeath), The Very End (Metal).
Dong Open Air 2012: 12.-14. Juli in Neukirchen-Vluyn
Festival Ticket inkl. Camping und Parken 39,90 € (+ 5,- € Müllpfand)
Legendary German Thrashers EXUMER are all set for the release of their long anticipated comeback album 'Fire & Damnation', to be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on April 6, April 9in Europe and April 10 in North America via Metal Blade Records.
Comments EXUMER singer Mem V. Stein: "With 'Fire & Damnation', we tried to create the most punishing and dominant thrash metal album of our career. No lackluster songs, no fillers, no lazy performance and no compromises. It moves straight forward from the the very first song to the last, delivering a vibrant mix of skilled musicianship with the urgency of the classic thrash records from the 1980s!"
The 'Fire & Damnation' title track is now available for full streaming, and you can pre-order the album at EXUMER's new Metal Blade landing page at www.metalblade.com/exumer!
EXUMER recorded their first new album in 25 years with renowned producer Waldemar Sorychta (Grip Inc., Therion, Sodom, Moonspell, etc.) at the helm. The 10-track strong, hard-hitting CD 'Fire & Damnation' combines a punishing production with aggressive song writing. EXUMER manages to capture the intensity and feel of the 1980s thrash metal gems and yet sound up to date on their latest output.
'Fire & Damnation' will catapult EXUMER back in the forefront of the international music markets and the following live assaults in 2012 will only further cement the band’s cult status among the ranks of classic thrash metal acts in the world!
Mem V. Stein - Vocals, Ray Mensh - Guitars, T. Schiavo - Bass
Formed in 1985, by singer/bassist Mem V. Stein and guitarist Ray Mensh, EXUMER went on to release two albums in 1986 (Possessed by Fire), and 1987 (Rising from the Sea), that are regarded as some of the most cult thrash metal releases ever to come out of Germany. EXUMER was also one of the first thrash metal acts to capture exotic, foreign markets like Poland and Brazil, where their albums were domestically released in the 1980s. The subsequent tours that followed those releases secured the band live shows in front of thousands of fans and an unusually large following outside of Germany.
Plagued by line-up changes and internal turmoil the band broke up in 1990, and did not perform live, with the exception in 2001 at the prestigious Wacken Open Air Festival, until 2009.
Mem and Ray decided to re-activate EXUMER in 2008, and the band embarked on their first tour since 1988, where they played 5 shows in April/May of 2009. The “5 Nights of Fire Tour”, took the band through Europe (Germany, Holland, Greece), and the USA, where they headlined the “Thrasho de Mayo Festival”, in front of 1.300 fans in Los Angeles.
EXUMER returned to Europe in spring and the fall of 2010, where the band appeared at Norway’s “Inferno Festival”, among other stops in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Poland and Bulgaria during their “European Ignition Tour Part I & II”.
