According to Roadrunner Records, VOLBEAT and TRIVIUM are joining forces to let fans design an official tour poster for their upcoming US run of dates, through a contest run by Creative Allies. The winner will be hand selected by the bands and get a prize pack from both bands and more. A limited run of the winning design will be printed and given away along the tour. More details, including design specs, are available at the Creative Allies site.
Roadrunner‘s this week’s Spotify playlist features a bunch of tracks from Kvelertak, because their album Meir is picking up so much critical praise as 2013 winds down, but it’s also got killer songs from Airbourne, Gojira, Killswitch Engage, Scar The Martyr and Trivium. Enjoy!
Metal Injection recently asked a bunch of artists what they thought the future of music consumption would look like, and members of Dream Theater, The Devil Wears Prada and Trivium were among those who answered. Watch the video below to get their thoughts, and leave your own in comments!
According to Metal Blade Records, BATTLECROSS will finally be taking their critically-acclaimed live show to Europe in 2014 with Trivium! The Detroit, MI-based metal act will begin their conquest of Europe on January 29th in Dublin, Ireland. After leaving the UK, the tour will continue throughout the rest of the European continent with shows in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, before wrapping up the tour in Milan, Italy. This tour will be the inaugural European tour for Battlecross, who have already proven to be one of the most promising newcomers in the North American metal scene throughout the last four years.
Killswitch Engage + Trivium + Miss May I + BATTLECROSS
BATTLECROSS w/ Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Miss May I
01/29 Dublin, IE The Academy
01/30 Belfast, IE The Limelight
02/01 Manchester, UK Academy
02/02 London, UK Brixton O2 Academy
02/03 Newcastle, UK O2 Academy
02/04 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy
02/06 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy
02/07 Southampton, UK Guildhall w/ Trivium, Miss May I
02/08 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
02/09 Cologne, DE Essigfabrik
02/10 Filderstadt, DE Filharmonie
02/12 Antwerp, BE Trix
02/13 Muenster, DE Skaters Palace
02/14 Berlin, DE Huxleys
02/15 Wuerzburg, DE Posthalle
02/16 Munich, DE Theaterfabrik
02/18 Milan, IT Live Club
BATTLECROSS’ latest album, “War of Will,” debuted at #134 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #118 on the top current albums chart, #2 on the heatseeker chart, #15 on the current hard music chart, #16 on the hard music overall chart, and #32 on the independent albums chart. It didn’t stop here though, as the band also debuted in Canada’s Soundscan charts coming in at #178 Top 200 Current and #25 Hard Music Charts while also landing on the iTunes charts for release date at #103 Top 200, #10 on Rock, and #2 on Metal! This marks the band’s first ever Billboard chart debut! “War of Will” also peaked at #3 on the US iTunes metal chart on the day of release.
Check out the video for “Never Coming Back” from the album “War of Will.” The Roy Warner directed clip can be seen below:
“WAR OF WILL” is out now on Metal Blade Records
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Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
