Agonia records has announced that Swedish metallers KONGH have teamed up with experimental metal titans MESHUGGAH and will be the main support on their Scandinavian tour this May. Dates are as follows:
May 5: Copenhagen, Denmark (Vega)
May 6: Aarhus, Denmark (Voxhall)
May 8: Oslo, Norway (Rockefeller)
May 9: Stockholm, Sweden (Cirkus)
May 10: Umeå, Sweden (Idun)
Also the band are going to release their upcoming album, “Sole Creation”, on the 5th of February in Europe and 19th of February in North Amercia via Agonia Records. With a guest appearance of John Doe from CRAFT, the album was recorded at Teknikkompaniet (Vetlanda, Sweden) by Peter Lundin; mixed and mastered by Magnus Lindberg of Cult Of Luna fame. Two tracks off the album can be streamed online on the youtube and souncloud players below:
In support of their latest studio album, Carnival Is Forever, Polish technical death metal band DECAPITATED will return to the eastern Europe this April.
Decapitated is once again joining forces with Meshuggah! This time for the European dates spanning from April 21st in Tallin, Estonia to April 30th in Roncade, Italy!
Guitarist/founding member Vogg checks in about the upcoming dates: “It’s great to announce that third time we have a pleasure and honour to play tour with almighty MESHUGGAH!!!!!!! This time we will play in eastern Europe and of course we cannot wait to do this. So check our tour dates and see you soon!!
Upcoming dates:
21.04. EST Tallin w/Meshuggah
22.04. LV Riga w/Meshuggah
24.04. PL Warszawa w/Meshuggah
25.04. PL Kraków w/Meshuggah
26.04. HU Budapest w/Meshuggah
27.04. SK Bratislava w/Meshuggah
29.04. HR Zagreb w/Meshuggah
30.04. IT Roncade w/Meshuggah
MESHUGGAH frontman Jens Kidman will be forced to miss the band’s concert tonight (Wednesday, February 13) at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina while he continues to recover from the flu that caused his absence from the group’s performance last night in Atlanta, Georgia.
In an online posting, Kidman said: “I just need to say a few words here guys. I’m truly unable to perform tonight. Again.
“Me not being able to do what I’m supposed to do is really really frustrating and I feel that I’m letting you all down. Not just you, the fans, but the band as well.
“But we try to make the absolute best we can out of this situation.
“So it’s either cancel OR play for you guys anyway. We opt for playing. It’s what we’re here to do. So that’s what we’ll do. With your help, it’ll be awesome.
“I will see the doctor again tomorrow and will hopefully get a green light to perform in Philly. Fingers crossed.
“So a big humble thanks goes out to all of you for your support and understanding!!
“Let the mayhem commence, Charlotte!!!”
Fan-filmed video footage of MESHUGGAH‘s concert in Atlanta — where the band reportedly used a lifesize cardboard cutout of Jens Kidman and his pre-recorded vocal track from a European show — can be seen below.
MESHUGGAH is currently touring North America with ANIMALS AS LEADERS as direct support and INTRONAUT opening each evening.
This continent-shifting, sonically devastating tour launched in Orlando, Florida on February 11 and will run through March 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A previously unreleased MESHUGGAH track, “Pitch Black”, is available for free download as a two-track EP from Scion Audio/Visual, (a.k.a. Scion A/V), the in-house record label and lifestyle marketing division of the Scion marque produced by Toyota Motor Corporation for the North American market. In addition to the “Pitch Black” title cut, the EP includes a live recording of the “obZen” song “Dancers To A Discordant System”.
Scion A/V have released a new single from Swedish extreme technical metal specialists MESHUGGAH, featuring previously unreleased tracks showcasing the band’s unbelievable polyrhythmic musicianship, in the studio with title track ‘Pitch Black’, and on a live recording of ‘Dancers To A Discordant System’.
The tracks can be heard below, and are available for download at this location.
Meshuggah are set for their headlining return to North America, with ANIMALS AS LEADERS as direct support and INTRONAUT opening each evening.
This continent-shifting, sonically devastating tour will launch in Orlando, Florida on February 11th and will run through March 3rd in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Guitarist Mårten Hagström shares the following about the upcoming trek: “Finally we’re getting our asses back over the pond to deliver a second helping of the Ophidian trek across North America. We are excited. We WILL see you there!”
Confirmed dates include:
February
11 – Beacham Theatre – Orlando, FL
12 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
13 – The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
14 – Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
15 – Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY
16 – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
17 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
19 – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
20 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
21 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
22 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL
23 – Pop’s – Sauget, IL
24 – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
26 – Union Hall – Edmonton, AB
27 – MacEwan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB
March
1 – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA
2 – Wiltern Theater – Los Angeles, CA
3 – House of Blues @ Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Meshuggah have also announced that they are coming back to Europe in April/May to continue the trek in the eastern parts of Europe along with the previously announced Scandinavian dates.
Confirmed dates include:
April
18 – Seinäjoki, Finland – Rytmikorjaamo
19 – Tampere, Finland – Pakkahuone
20 – Helsinki, Finland – Nosturi
2 – Tallin, Estonia – Rock Café
22 – Riga, Latvia – Melna Piektoiena
24 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
25 – Krakow, Poland – Kwadrat
26 – Budapest, Hungary – A38
27 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Majestic
29 – Zagreb, Croatia – Tvornica
30 – Roncade, Italy – New Age
May
1 – Geneva, Switzerland – L’Usine
5 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Lille Vega
6 – Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
8 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
9 – Stockholm, Sweden – Circus
10 – Umea, Sweden – Idun
CARCASS, ENSIFERUM, SYLOSIS are the latest acts confirmed for the 18th edition of the Brutal Assault Festival 2013 which is set to take place August 7th-10th in Josefov, Czech Republic.
Carcass are putting the finishing touches on their first studio album in 17 years with acclaimed producer Colin Richardson. Guitarist Bill Steer said: “People can expect to hear a fairly different Carcass set, the old favourites will in there, of course, but we’re also planning to play a couple of the less obvious tracks from our past, as well as songs from the album we’ve just completed.“
Carcass
Confirmed acts now include: ABORYM, ALCEST, AMORPHIS, ANTHRAX, ANTROPOFAGUS, AS I LAY DYING, ATARI TEENAGE RIOT, BEHEMOTH, BENEDICTION, BORKNAGAR, CARCASS, CARPATHIAN FOREST, COFFINS, CRUSHING CASPARS, CULT OF LUNA, DOWNSET, D.R.I., DR. LIVING DEAD, DYING FETUS, ENSIFERUM, ENTOMBED, FEAR FACTORY, IHSAHN LEPROUS, IN FLAMES, MADBALL, MAGRUDERGRIND, MARDUK, MESHUGGAH, NACHTMYSTIUM, OCTOBER FILE, OPETH, OVERKILL, SATURNUS, SOLEFALD, SUFFOCATION, SYLOSIS, TRIVIUM, VRIED, and WHITECHAPEL.
SUFFOCATION, D.R.I. and ALCEST are the latest acts confirmed for the 18th edition of the Brutal Assault Festival 2013 which is set to take place August 7th-10th in Josefov, Czech Republic.
Confirmed acts now include: ABORYM, ALCEST, AMORPHIS, ANTHRAX, ANTROPOFAGUS, AS I LAY DYING, ATARI TEENAGE RIOT, BEHEMOTH, BENEDICTION, BORKNAGAR, CARPATHIAN FOREST, COFFINS, CRUSHING CASPARS, CULT OF LUNA, DOWNSET, D.R.I., DR. LIVING DEAD, DYING FETUS, ENTOMBED, FEAR FACTORY, IHSAHN LEPROUS, IN FLAMES, MADBALL, MAGRUDERGRIND, MARDUK, MESHUGGAH, NACHTMYSTIUM, OCTOBER FILE, OPETH, OVERKILL, SATURNUS, SOLEFALD, SUFFOCATION, TRIVIUM, VRIED, and WHITECHAPEL.
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video