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MORBID ANGEL’s Covenant To Be Reissued On Full Dynamic Range Vinyl

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 14, 2013
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According to Bravewords.com, Covenant, the classic album from Floridian death metal legends MORBID ANGEL, is due to be reissued in Europe on limited edition Full Dynamic Range vinyl LP to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album’s release.

Originally released in 1993, Covenant is the band’s third album and has been specially remastered from the original tapes in Full Dynamic Range (FDR) audio, allowing the music’s nuances to shine through and giving the album a more ferocious, immersive and dynamic sound than ever before.

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Vocalist/bassist David Vincent comments: “Covenant was and still remains a very important release in our career. We are all excited to revisit this album in celebration of its 20th anniversary, both on stage and on wax. For purists and vinyl aficionados alike, this new full dynamic master pressing is sure to illuminate the analog sonic fury that we captured in 1993.”

The vinyl will be available in the following quantities and colours:

100 – Green (Earache Webstore exclusive) **
200 – Clear (Earache Webstore exclusive) **
200 – Dark Blue with Light Blue Splatter *
300 – Clear with Black Marble *
300 – White with Black Splatter **
400 – Clear with Red Marble **
1400 – Black *

* includes free sticker
** includes free sticker and slipmat

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The Covenant Full Dynamic Range vinyl is due to be released on November 4th through the Earache European Webstore, and will also be available in limited quantities directly from the band on their Covenant 20th anniversary US tour.

The vinyl will be available for pre-order on Friday, October 18th from the Earache Webstore at this location. The Full Dynamic Range edition of Covenant will also be released in Europe on iTunes on November 4th, and is available to pre-order now at this location.

In the continuing celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Covenant, the band and World Management have announced that Angel Fortiz has officially completed the transcriptions for a new tab eBook of the album. The eBook features authentic transcriptions with notes, tabs, chords, lyrics and Trey Azagthoth’s liner notes. A trailer below:

In November, Morbid Angel will commence the 20th Anniversary Of Covenant – United States Tour 1993-2013. The tour celebrates the band’s biggest selling release, Covenant. In 1992, Morbid Angel signed to a major label Giant Records / Warner Brothers and Covenant was to be their first release on that label in the USA on June 22nd, 1993 and went on to garner great critical and commercial success.

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On the 20th Anniversary Of Covenant – United States Tour 1993-2013 tour, the band will play the Covenant album in its entirety and after a short intermission some additional surprise classic cuts. Further, there will be special commemorative items produced exclusively for this tour.
All advance tickets will go on sale July 19th.

Dates:

November
7 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
8- Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
9 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Nightclub
12 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
13 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
16 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Downunder
17 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
18 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
19 – Sauget, IL – Pops
20 – Lawrence, KS – Granada
22 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
25 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
26 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
27 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
29 – Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre
30 – Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto

December
1 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
2 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
3 – Austin, TX- Red 7
4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
6 – Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
7 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room

SCALPEL: Added To Cambridge, Mass. Date of MORBID ANGEL Tour

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 11, 2013
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Boston Death Metal force SCALPEL will provide support for MORBID ANGEL on the Cambridge, Mass. date of their 20th Anniversary of Covenant US Tour. The show is set to take place on November 10 at Middle East Downstairs. ABNORMALITY will also be appearing on the bill.Tickets are available directly through SCALPEL at www.scalpel.bigcartel.com.

SCALPEL‘s debut full-length, Sorrow and Skin, is out now via Sevared Records and available on Amazon, iTunes and other digital retailers. Physical copies coming soon.

The band recently teamed up with the folks at DeathMetal.org for the premier of album track “The Black Juices.” Stream the tune at this location.

Death Metal is a visceral art that is dependent upon the extreme dedication of its loyal fans. SCALPEL has no other purpose than to deliver a version of this art to those same fans whose lives have been claimed by the likes of SUFFOCATION, CARCASS, and DEATH. It is in this vein that SCALPEL constructs its own brutal dirges, devoid of genre restriction and with an eagerness to explore the darker realms of music. The band is rooted firmly in the old school aesthetic, vigilant to revive the gnarly riffage and macabre lyrical content of so many vicious death metal acts. SCALPEL creates its own art to be maddening and precise, to fulfill the connotations of its name.

MORBID ANGEL To Play Covenant In Its Entirety On Upcoming Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 15, 2013
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Source: Bravewords.com

Tampa-based black/death metallers MORBID ANGEL have announced the 20th Anniversary Of Covenant – United States Tour 1993-2013. The tour celebrates the band’s biggest selling release, Covenant. In 1992, Morbid Angel signed to a major label Giant Records / Warner Brothers and Covenant was to be their first release on that label in the USA on June 22, 1993 and went on to garner great critical and commercial success.

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On the 20th Anniversary Of Covenant – United States Tour 1993-2013 tour, the band will play the Covenant album in it’s entirety and after a short intermission some additional surprise classic cuts. Further, there will be special commemorative items produced exclusively for this tour.
All advance tickets will go on sale July 19th.

Dates:

November
7 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
8- Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
9 – Baltimore, MD – – Baltimore Soundstage
10 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Nightclub
12 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
13 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
16 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Downunder
17 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
18 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
19 – Sauget, IL – Pops
20 – Lawrence, KS – Granada
22 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
25 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
26 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
27 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
29 – Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre
30 – Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto

December
1 – Albuquerque, NM – Dec 1 – Sunshine Theater
2 – El Paso, TX – Dec 2 – Tricky Falls
3 – Austin, TX – Dec 3 – Red 7
4 – Houston, TX – Dec 4 – Warehouse Live
6 – Orlando, FL – Dec 6 – Beacham Theater
7 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Dec 7 – Culture Room

Members Of CATTLE DECAPITATION, EXHUMED, SKELETONWITCH, MORBID ANGEL And More To Be Featured In Metaldudes Cats Book

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 7, 2013
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Source: Bravewords.com

Metaldudes Cats Book is a photography book dedicated to the creative and incredible people within the metal music scene and their cats. This book is intended to not only celebrate the beauty of the people photographed (and their adorable kitties), but also to transcend the judgement placed on the metal scene, which sometimes is characterized as violent, hateful and misanthropic.

Once published, proceeds from the book will go toward no-kill cat shelters along the West Coast. With support from dedicated animal advocates such as Greg Ginn, Donald Tardy, Gitane Demone, and artist Christophe Szpajdel, Metaldudes Cats Book shows that while the music may be brutal, depressive, or extreme, the people in the scene are amazingly compassionate and affectionate, especially towards their pets.

ISIS, XASTHUR, ATRIARCH, BLACK GOAT, BOOK OF BLACK EARTH, HARASSOR, LORD TIME, SKELETONWITCH, KING DUDE, MORBID ANGEL, ANHEDONIST, THRONES, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HOLY GRAIL, NAUSEA, EXHUMED, PHOBIA, MURDER CONSTRUCT, CATTLE DECAPITATION, and GYPSYHAWK are only a few of the bands that have already volunteered to be photographed with their kitties.

Alexandra Crockett began the Metaldudes Cats Book project in 2010 when she decided to ask her cat-loving, metal-loving friends if they would be interested in a photo project. Their reaction: excitement and delight.

“The metal scene has long been thought of as a culture of people who are into dark, depressing, even disturbing imagery and deas. I believe that in a lot of ways, these portrayals have spilled over into judgments of people’s character as well. In general, these judgments are not only negative, but also incorrect. This, of course, can also be said of the portrayal of men in our society.”

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Alexandra has done over 110 in-person photoshoots up and down the West Coast. Incredibly, she has done this all by herself. Over 300 photos from all over the world have been submitted, and a number of benefit metal shows for no-kill cat shelters in Metaldudes Cats Book’s name. Once the book is published and available for purchase, 40% of the proceeds from sales will be donated to no-kill cat shelters all over the West Coast, including Seattle, Portland, Oakland, and Los Angeles.

Recently, an Indiegogo campaign for the project raised over $3000. dollars, and fundraising shows are being held with the help of LA-based shelters. In order to self-publish the book, Alexandra still needs a significant financial boost from her fellow cat and metal lovers.

Contact theblackbirch@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming involved/participating in the Metaldudes Cats Book. You can donate directly through PayPal using the email aleksan@u.washington.edu.

More info at this location.

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MORBID ANGEL Frontman Says ‘Insanus’ Album Is ‘Still Growing’ On People

Posted by aliblackdiamond on November 25, 2012
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Source: Blabbermouth.net

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist David Vincent of Florida death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

69 Faces Of Rock: So, you certainly had a lot of time to reflect on your life, and probably on what you’ve achieved with the band during your stay. When you look back, what do you think of?

Vincent: I’m actually very proud of all the accomplishments. The whole band is still together, and we’ve done a lot. And I’m proud of all that. There was a lot of hard work. It’s really forging a path, through the forest, where there was really no path. We made a path. And to that end, I think it’s a really positive thing. I feel fortunate that I’ve had the opportunity to do some of the things. Not everybody has the chance to these things. We had a very good team, you know, talented musicians, very good management, some good record companies/business relations. And that’s what it takes. It takes all of these things. We were able to make some great videos. Anything that has to do with the idea of expression, and I know, people would love to do these things. But, it costs lots and lots of money, and when you have partners that are able to open doors for you, and allow you these avenues for creativity, that’s a wonderful thing.

69 Faces Of Rock: Was there a specific event that made you want to return to MORBID ANGEL?

Vincent: You know, it was interesting. We were just gonna do a few shows. There was no plan for anything beyond that, and things just clicked. It went over really well, and I was a little floored by the response. I’ve been away from the band for a while, and it was humbling. It was a humbling experience.

69 Faces Of Rock: What approach did you take with the last record [“Illud Divinium Insanus”?

Vincent: I don’t know if it’s really approach. I mean, there’s a lot of creativity in this outfit. Trey [Azagthoth, guitar] had some really interesting new ideas, and I was like, “This feels really different and really fresh.” So, I wanted to do it, I was very much into what he was writing.

69 Faces Of Rock: The new album takes a very bold approach, but then again MORBID ANGEL is known for taking such left turns.

Vincent: I believe this! This is my belief too. Not everyone agrees, and they would probably like something that would sound like a greatest-hits record, but we have those already. That’s not any new ground.

69 Faces Of Rock: What new influences came into play this time around?

Vincent: I would say for myself, I really turned inward. For my contributions to the record, I blocked out everything, and I sort of went secluded. I would write one day, and go and do it the next. If I found myself, sort of stumbling, or if it wasn’t flowing, I’d move to something else. I would not even want to think about it, I just wanted to feel it. And, I think Trey pretty much did the same thing. He spent a lot of time just working and creating the weird things. It came out different, not all together different. We’ve always had differences in our albums, but there is just more of it on this record. We started with, as opposed to hiding it in the last couple tracks, or little interludes.

69 Faces Of Rock: Do you think the public has yet caught up to what this album is all about?

Vincent: I think it’s still growing, and people tell me this every night. Listen, there were a lot of people who, when we put out “Blessed Are The Sick” after “Altars Of Madness”, and the first song “Fall From Grace” starts with a slow riff, and immediately, everyone said, “Oh, they slowed down.” And I’m like, “The fast stuff on that album is the fastest than anything we’ve done since.” But people, they hear one moment of something, and they make up their minds based on that alone. Now the album is considered a classic. And the same thing happened when we did “Covenant” came out, and “God Of Emptiness” came out, and people were very divided about that. Again, it’s something that we can’t get away not playing; we have to play that song.

69 Faces Of Rock: Looks like everyone has their favorites, right?

Vincent: Yeah, some people tend to gravitate towards one record, and not the other. We’re just creative people. We put stuff out there, and things come and go. And it’s up to the people to decide what they think about it. At that point, my job is finished.

Read the entire interview from 69 Faces Of Rock.