Green Bay, Wisconsin death metal group MICAWBER have shared a brand new single and music video, titled The Cremation of Care, out now via Prosthetic Records. The Cremation of Care serves as the first glimpse of new original material since MICAWBER’s 2018 full-length, Beyond the Reach of Flame, and as an introduction to their new guitarist Billy Zahn.
Speaking on the single release, MICAWBER comments: “We are extremely stoked to release our new song The Cremation of Care and give everyone a taste of what we’re cookin’ up in the MICAWBER camp! With the addition of our new guitarist Billy Zahn (Vindicator, FROSTHELM, Fel) we are back to firing on all cylinders and ready to get back on the road doing what we do best; partying with all you psychos!”
The long running US death metal group’s latest single boasts visceral recording and mixing work by Marc Birr at Carp Town Studios, as well as mastering by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust. With their line-up solidified, MICAWBER’s future looks increasingly bright as they enter their sixteenth year of existence.
Having fine tuned their craft of death metal battery on stages across North America and Europe, amassing well over 20 tours along the way, MICAWBER intend to hit the road once again this year – with more details in due course.
MICAWBER is: Leighton Thompson – Guitar and vocals Billy Zahn – Guitar Nick Gouin – Bass Tyler Lachowicz – Drums
Polish death metal legends VADER have announced they will be invading The U.S. In May! The band will make an appearance at Maryland Death Fest on May 26th before meeting up with the package. The trek will stop in New Orleans, San Diego, and Chicago, before concluding at the Webster Hall in New York city on June 16th! Joining VADER on the 21-date tour are INTERNAL BLEEDING, SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER, VOICES OF RUIN, and MICAWBER! Following the tour, VADER will continue onto San Juan, Puerto Rico to play at La Respuesta on June 17th!
VADER ‘s Piotr states: “Vadermaniax !!!! Good news right after 2017 began: VADER strikes back to the USA again! We’re gonna visit 23 places across the continent starting with famous Maryland Death Fest in May 26th, where we’ll play a very special set. We can’t wait to see You again! \m/ \m/”
VADER will be touring in support of their recent release, The Empire, that once again proved that their merciless riffs are made to unleash hell.
Confirmed dates for the Strike Of The Empire U.S. Tour are as follows:
5/26/2017 Maryland Death Fest – Baltimore, MD*
5/27/2017 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
5/28/2017 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
5/29/2017 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
5/30/2017 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
5/31/2017 Acadia – Houston, TX
6/01/2017 Curtain Club – Dallas, TX
6/03/2017 Blu Phoenix – Albuquerque, NM
6/04/2017 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
6/05/2017 Malones – Santa Ana, CA
6/06/2017 Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA
6/07/2017 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
6/08/2017 Las Vegas Death Fest – Las Vegas, NV
6/09/2017 Metro – Salt Lake City, UT
6/10/2017 Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO
6/11/2017 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
6/13/2017 High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
6/14/2017 Reggies – Chicago, IL
6/16/2017 Webster Music Hall – New York City, NY
6/17/2017 La Respuesta – San Juan, Puerto Rico *
* = Vader Only
VADER, released their crushing new album “The Empire” on November 4th via Nuclear Blast, and once again proved that their merciless riffs are made to unleash hell. Without doubt, “The Empire” falls under the category of VADER’s classic albums. The impressive monument that they have built with their 13th studio album immediately found its place in metal history and proves that VADER don’t need to make their peace with the world; they never did, and they certainly don’t now with “The Empire” – especially after writing more than 30 years’ worth of Death Metal history.
“The Empire” was recorded at Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland and produced by Wojtek and Slawek Wiesawski. The stunning cover artwork was created by Joe Petagno (Led Zeppelin, Motörhead, Sodom).
“The Empire” tracklisting:
“Angels Of Steel”
“Tempest”
“Prayer To The God Of War” (album version)
“Iron Reign”
“No Gravity”
“Genocidius”
“The Army-Geddon”
“Feel My Pain”
“Parabellum” (album version)
“Send Me Back To Hell”
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 