Extreme Metal Band Pure Hatred Too Angry To Be From Seattle!

Famous musically for such musical things as Jimi Hendrix, Grunge, Queensryche, Kenny G and Heart, Seattle Washington is not exactly well known for its extreme heavy metal scene.

While Queensryche could be labeled as an 80’s glam-hair-metal band, the far heavier ten year veterans of the local metal circuit known as Pure Hatred stand apart with their title track off their upcoming 5 song EP “When Truth Becomes Treason”.

“These guys are from Seattle? Really?” said Josh “Grinder” Whiting, who DJ’s a heavy metal show on metalmessiahradio.com “It’s way too angry, too thrashy, crossing into the hardcore realm. I’d expect something like this from the east coast or maybe even overseas. But Seattle? I guess it doesn’t matter where you’re from if you’re this angry.”

Another DJ, Mark “Freak-show” Vander-Zanden said “Yeah, I’m in Wisconsin. I’d expect something like this to come from maybe Chicago, Pittsburgh, heck maybe even Utah, but not from Seattle. No way. Don’t they have hippies and drum circles there?”

Pure Hatred’s own guitarist known as Captain Kickass said “Yeah, we’ll get that from folks that aren’t from the Pacific Northwest. They have zero idea that there’s a bunch of metal here, bunch of Punk Rock too. But we do what we do because it’s on our minds, in our hearts and it’s what we like musically.”

The title track from their EP can be heard online at http://purehatred.bandcamp.com/

Links:

http://purehatred.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/purehatred
http://www.purehatred.com

The Agonist To Kick Off North American Tour This Week With Danzig

Extreme metallers THE AGONIST will be hitting the road this week with DANZIG, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, and more in support of their recently released new album, Prisoners! Check the dates below to see when THE AGONIST will be coming to a city near you.

THE AGONIST tour dates

4/13--The Level--Kelowna, BC

4/14--Studio Seven--Seattle, WA

4/17--House of Blues--Las Vegas, NV **

4/19--Ogden Theater--Denver, CO **

4/20--Sunshine Theater--Albuquerque, NM **

4/22--Stubbs BBQ--Austin, TX **

4/23--Concrete Street--Corpus Christi, TX **

4/24--Palladium--Dallas, TX **

4/26--Marquee Theater--Phoenix, AZ **

4/27--Fox Theater--Pomona, CA **

4/28--Ventura Theater--Ventura, CA **

5/1--Chameleon Room--Oklahoma City, OK

5/2--The Riot Room--Kansas City, MO

5/3--Smith's Downtown--Mishawaka, IN

5/4--Club Envy--Muskegon, MI

5/5--Mojoe's--Joliet, IL

5/6--Broadway Joe's--Buffalo, NY

5/7--WreckRoom--Toronto, ON

5/17--Resto-Bar Le Top Shot--Lachute, QC

5/18--K-Baret (Maison des Musiciens)--Jonquiere, QC

7/13--A2 Fest--Ann Harbor, MI

7/15--Vaudeville Mews--Des Moines, IA

7/16--RSR Stage--Madison, WI

7/17--Diamond Pub & Billiards--Louisville, KY

7/18--Headliners Middle Room--Toledo, OH

7/19--Rock the Farm Fest--St. Paris, OH

7/20--Tammany Hall--New York, NY

7/21--Upland Theatre--Utica, NY

7/22--Montage Music Hall--Rochester, NY

**=with DANZIG and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

If you still haven't heard Prisoners, click here to watch the video for the album track "Panophobia." The album is available for purchase at iTunes here and CM Distro here.

Read on for a few reviews of THE AGONIST's Prisoners:

"If you're a fan of THE AGONIST, 'Prisoners' will not disappoint." -- LOUDWIRE.com

"THE AGONIST writes some crunchy, brutal songs that will have even the most jaded metalhead fist-pumping along." -- PURE GRAIN AUDIO.com

"'Prisoners' is, without a doubt, THE AGONIST's most mature and focused work to date." -- THE NEW REVIEW.net

THE AGONIST online:

http://www.youtube.com/theagonistofficial

http://www.facebook.com/theagonistofficial

http://www.myspace.com/theagonist

http://twitter.com/theagonist

Aborym Premiere New Track "Irreversible Crisis"

Extreme electro/industrial metallers ABORYM have premiered the first song off their upcoming album entitled "Dirty". The new double album (cover below), which will be available in jewel case, double digipack and gatefold double LP formats, is set for release on Agonia Records on the 28th of May in Europe and the 11th of June in North America.

The album opener "Irreversible Crisis" can be streamed at YouTube at: http://youtu.be/8f57gssYUK0
 

ABORYM started life as a covers band and went through several transformations, eventually pioneering what the band calls hard-industrial-electro  extreme metal.  Today’s line up consists of Italians Fabban on vocals, bass and Synths and Paolo Pieri (Hour Of Penance) on guitars, keyboards and programming, together with Norway’s Bard “Faust” Eithun (Blood Tsunami, Mongo Ninja, ex-Emperor) on drums.

The first CD will feature completely new material, and the second CD will include two completely re-arranged  and re-recorded tracks from previous albums, covers of tracks by Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd and Nine Inch Nails, as well as a previously unreleased track written by Alberto Penzin (CO2, ex-Schizo) and performed by both established as well as several fans of the band.

Track listing on "Dirty" as follows:

CD 1
Irreversible Crisis
Across the Universe
Dirty
Bleedthrough
Raped by Daddy
I don’t Know
The Factory of Death
Helter Skelter Youth
Face the Reptile
The Day the Sun Stopped Shining

CD2
Fire Walk With Us (new version originally released on “Fire Walk With Us”)
Roma Divina Urbs  (new version originally released on “Kali Yuga Bizarre”)
Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden Cover)
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd Cover)
Hurt (Nine Inch Nails Cover)
Need for limited loss (new track)

"Dirty" is now available for pre-orders in all formats at: https://www.agoniarecords.com/index.php?pos=shop&lang=en

More information about ABORYM can be found on the band’s website at www.aborym.it and facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aborymofficial.

Chthonic Details Cover Artwork For Upcoming Seventh Studio Album

As the new album from Taiwanese extreme metal band, Chthonic, undergoes mixing at Sweet Spot studio in Sweden, the work on the album's cover has also begun in Taiwan. After nearly 100 hopeful candidates replied to a casting call, which called for girls who were "at least 160cm tall, skinny, with light skin, and are ok with full-body painting," Chthonic bassist Doris Yeh and the art design team decided on Bu to represent the album's cover girl.

"It's certainly not an easy job for ancient Chinese emperors to choose their wives," said Yeh jokingly after several sleepless nights of deliberation. "I was even looking through the pictures in my dreams!"
 

With a concept in mind to have an elder, a girl and a child as the cover picture, and visualize the idea of armed body and mind through special makeup and computer graphics, the search began for candidates to represent the theme. Embodiments for the roles of the elder and the child were quickly decided. Hsu Ching-fu, a clergyman from the Gikong Presbyterian Church, and A-Chi, son of a well-known tattooist Ah-J, were picked to represent these figures.
 

The shooting of the album cover photo was completed late last month. The new album, the band's seventh overall, is slotted to be released in Europe, North America, and Asia in June on Spinefarm/Universal Music.
 

In the meantime, the band has been hard at work promoting its new mobile app game, the first of its kind to use exclusively heavy metal music, "CHTHONIC - Rhythm Crusher."
 

Earlier this month following two Japan performances, Chthonic joined fans in Tokyo at Rockaholic (bar-rockaholic.jp) for a live battle of the game. Fans from all around the world were invited to join the festivities via the game's online 'Vs. Mode,' with the winning fan in attendance taking home a brand new iPad Mini. Chthonic fan, Satoshi Mukaide, took home the grand prize, despite losing the final match to Chthonic vocalist Freddy Lim.
 

Said Lim, "When I'm playing 'Rhythm Crusher,' I can feel the energy from the music even more! I think that's why I'm so addicted to it."
 

Chthonic continues to battle online against fans every day. The band members can be identified by their personal screen names: FreddyLimTT, dorisyeh0919 and Jessefilth, so be sure to keep an eye out for the chance to battle the current "Chthonic - Rhythm Crusher" World Champion, vocalist Freddy Lim!
 

"CHTHONIC - Rhythm Crusher" is now available for iPhone and iPad users worldwide via the iTunes Store at: http://bitly.com/rhythmcrusher.
 

Developed by Chun-Mu Mediatek, "CHTHONIC - Rhythm Crusher" includes 12 classic works from Chthonic's six studio albums.
 

The game released on January 29, 2013 and quickly became the most downloaded mobile music app game in Taiwan.
 

"Rhythm Crusher" offers players a multitude of gameplay options and features; players can play solo or connect online to challenge other fans, and all five members of Chthonic can be used in the game.
 

Check out the "CHTHONIC - Rhythm Crusher" gameplay trailer on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9SaGtJCCPE.
 

The official "CHTHONIC - Rhythm Crusher" teaser trailer can be seen at: http://youtu.be/wcFd8hFG0f8.
 

Stay tuned to the official "CHTHONIC - Rhythm Crusher" website: http://www.rhythm-crusher.com/en/ and 'like' "CHTHONIC - Rhythm Crusher" on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RhythmCrusher for the latest information.
 

"CHTHONIC - Rhythm Crusher" online...

www.rhythm-crusher.com/en/

www.facebook.com/RhythmCrusher

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chthonic-rhythm-crusher/id590219269?mt=8

www.chun-mu.com

 

Chthonic online...
www.facebook.com/chthonicen

www.chthonic.tw
www.twitter.com/CHTHONICtw

Chthonic is...

Freddy Lim - Vocals, hena violin

Jesse Liu - Guitar

Doris Yeh - Bass, background vocals

CJ Kao - Synthesizer, piano

Dani Wang - Drums

http://bitly.com/rhythmcrusher

Enslaved: Exclusive Video Interview

Filmed at the Scion Label Showcase for Roadburn Records at The Roxy in Hollywood, California, vocalist/bassist Grutle Kjellson and guitarist/songwriter Ivar Bjørnson of Norwegian progressive extreme metal band ENSLAVED discuss their evolution, their maturation, and the philosophical core that unites the mythologies of the world.

Watch the 4-minute interview at: http://www.guitarworld.com/exclusive-video-enslaved-guitarists-discuss-evolution-their-black-metal-band

In conjunction with the Roadburn Records showcase - which also featured White Hills and Earthless - Scion A/V are releasing a free two-track, 20-minute, live EP featuring the White Hills’ "Under Skin Or By Name" and “Red” by Earthless recorded at The Roxy.  Download the free EP at ScionAV.com.

This past February, ENSLAVED were once again nominated for a Spellemann Award (the Swedish equivalent of the American Grammy) in the category “Best Metal Album” for their most recent release, RIITIIR.  This marks the band’s seventh nomination; they’ve won four consecutive times for their previous four studio albums:

• 2012: RIITIIR - Nominated
• 2010: Axioma Ethica Odini - WINNER
• 2008: Vertebrae - WINNER
• 2006: Ruun - WINNER
• 2004: Isa - WINNER
• 2003: Below The Lights - Nominated
• 2000: Mardraum – Nominated

ENSLAVED’s RIITIIR debuted at #8 on the American Billboard Heatseekers (New Artists) chart last October and appeared on numerous “Best Albums of 2012” lists around the world.

RIITIIR can be purchased from the Nuclear Blast America Webshop & is available digitally on iTunes.

View the lyric video for the track “Thoughts Like Hammers” on YouTube.

Visit ENSLAVED online at:

www.ENSLAVED.no

www.facebook.com/ENSLAVED

www.YouTube.com/ENSLAVEDOFFICIAL

Twitter.com/ENSLAVEDBAND