Dimmu Borgir's Daray Named Best Drummer Of 2011

MetalNews.pl recently announced their “PURE F×CKING METAL AWARDS: Best of 2011” winners and DIMMU BORGIR’s Daray came away being crowned “Best Drummer.”  Read the webpage (translated from Polish) here.

Daray previously clinched the “Best Drummer: First Place” position in the Rock/Metal category in Top Drummer (Poland’s biggest and best-known drum magazine) in 2008.

DIMMU BORGIR embarked on an intimate club tour throughout the United Kingdom and select cities in Europe this past November performing their epic 1997 release, Enthrone Darkness Triumphant in its entirety on their upcoming intimate club tour.

The band has upcoming performances in México, Central, and South America in February & March.  Dates include:

02.19.12 Mexico - Mexico City - Circo Volador

02.21.12 El Salvador - San Salvador - CIFO

02.23.12 Costa Rica - San Jose - Peppers Club

02.25.12 Venezuela - Caracas - Casa del Artista

02.27.12 Colombia - Bogota - Teatro Metropol

02.29.12 Chile - Antofagasta - Statix Rock

03.02.12 Chile - Santiago - Teleton

03.04.12 Argentina - Buenos Aires - Groove

03.06.12 Brasil - Sao Paulo - Carioca Club

All confirmed DIMMU BORGIR shows are always posted on the band’s official websites.

Visit DIMMU BORGIR online at www.DIMMU-BORGIR.com, www.facebook.com/DIMMUBORGIR, www.myspace.com/DIMMUBORGIR, and on Twitter.

Textures: Stef Broks Wins 'Best Drummer'

TEXTURES drummer Stef Broks has been voted ‘Best Dutch Metal Drummer’ and ‘Best Dutch Drummer’ overall by the readers of the popular Dutch drum magazine Slagwerkkrant. An awards show to celebrate this achievement will take place in the beginning of September.  This is the first time in the magazine’s history that a specific metal drummer has won both awards.

“This is really bizarre. I've never considered myself a drummer's drummer,” states Stef Broks. “Of course I practiced a lot on drums, but not [Virgil] Donati-style. Most of the practicing happens on my knees and... in my head 24/7, creating rhythmic and song ideas.  I am a reader of Slagwerkkrant since I was 9 years old, playing along with Yes and old U2 songs. Winning these awards is really flattering, but doesn’t mean I don't want to make progression anymore.  On the contrary!  Thanks to you all!”

Recently, Stef’s first play-through video for the song ‘Singularity’ was released by the American drum webzine Sickdrummer.com and can be viewed now at Sick Drummer’s YouTube channel. ‘ Singularity’ is a track from the forthcoming TEXTURES album Dualism, which is set to hit stores on September 23^rd in Europe, South America, Asia & Australia and September 27^th in North America via Nuclear Blast.  Dualism can be pre-ordered for $10.00 from Nuclear Blast USA’s webstore; pre-order bundles that include band t-shirts can be purchased from IndieMerch.com.  All Indie Merch pre-order bundles will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a TEXTURES Mayones guitar. Fans can stream the new track ‘Reaching Home’ at RevolverMag.com, and listen to ‘Singularity’ on the band’s Facebook page.

If you are located in the New Jersey or New York City area, make sure to be at tonight’s official listening party for Dualism. The band is confirmed to be in attendance, so head over and throw back a few with the guys and listen to the new record in full!  Sponsored by MetalSucks.net, the listening party will begin at 9pm at Idle Hands Bar, located at 25 Avenue B (Downstairs) in Manhattan.

TEXTURES will kick off their first-ever North American tour with Periphery, The Human Abstract, and The Contortionist this Friday in Baltimore, Maryland at the Otto Bar. See below for a full listing of upcoming tour dates.

TEXTURES “Frak The Gods” Tour with Periphery, The Human Abstract, and The Contortionist:

9/2 Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar

9/3 Greensboro, NC @ Greene St. Club

9/4 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater

9/5 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

9/7 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

9/8 Dallas, TX @ Trees

9/9 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock

9/10 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit

9/11 Mexico City , MEXICO (Distrito Federal) @ Foro Alicia ***HEADLINING ONE-OFF SHOW***

9/12 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad

9/14 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch

9/15 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock

9/16 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

9/17 San Diego, CA @ Epicentre

9/18 West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club

9/20 Oakland, CA @ The New Parish

9/21 Portland, OR @ Branx

9/22 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

9/23 Boise, ID @ The Venue

9/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

9/25 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre

9/27 St Louis, MO @ Fubar

9/28 Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone

9/29 Joliet, IL @ MoJoe's

9/30 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

10/1 Grand Rapids, MI @ MXTP

10/2 Toronto, ON @ Wreck Room

10/3 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe

TEXTURES with Periphery, Stray From The Path, and The Contortionist:

10/5 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

10/6 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater

10/7 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

10/8 Richmond, VA@ Kingdom

Advance tickets to most shows can be purchased via online links found on the band’s Facebook page.

For more information on TEXTURES and their new album Dualism, please visit:

http://texturesband.com/

http://www.facebook.com/textures

http://twitter.com/texturesband

http://www.youtube.com/user/texturestv

Tommy Clufetos Nominated “Best Drummer” At Golden Gods Awards

Tommy Clufetos (Ozzy Osbourne Band) Nominated In The “Best Drummer” Category At Revolver's Golden Gods Awards

Click to enlargeTommy Clufetos is easily one of the most exciting drummers around today as his jaw-dropping performances on stage with Ozzy Osbourne left hundreds of thousands breathless. His drumming prowess is further validated as Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Awards has nominated him in the “Best Drummer” category, which is decided upon by fan voting. Click now on the link below to cast your vote for Tommy now and stay tuned as the winners will be announced live on April 20^th at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles.
http://www.revolvermag.com/beta/goldengods/voting

Tommy Clufetos states: “I'm honored to be nominated for 'Best Drummer' at this year's Revolver Golden Gods Awards, and to be in the same company with such amazing musicians! I look forward to a great night.”

For additional information on Tommy Clufetos feel free to check out
http://www.tommyclufetos313.com/.