PALLBEARER and WITCH MOUNTAIN Albums Now Available

The debut album from America’s new lords of doom metal, PALLBEARER, is now available to order, as is the limited CD version of the long-awaited sophomore release from American doom metal veterans WITCH MOUNTAIN.  Both these slabs of pure doom are now up for sale in our STORE section.  Doom.

CASTEVET Update

KRALLICE bassist/vocalist Nicholas McMaster has joined CASTEVET as their new bass player. The band also have a string of upcoming live dates which will mark the band’s first appearance in Canada and an appearance at this year’s Maryland Deathfest. Dates are as follows:

3/23 – w/ Aesahaettr, Ensorcelor + more @ Death Church (Montreal, QC Canada) 3/24 – w/ Aesahaettr, Ensorcelor, Sound Asleep & The Sustained Low ‘C’ of Richard Strauss “Also Sprach Zarathustra” @ Soybomb (Toronto, ON Canada) 3/25 – w/ Phantom Glue + more @ Radio (Boston, MA) 4/27 – w/ Inquisition & Villains @ Saint Vitus (Brooklyn,…

WORM OUROBOROS – Complete Work On New Album

Bay Area chamber rock trio WORM OUROBOROS have completed work on their sophomore album “Come The Thaw”, the anticipated follow-up to their eponymous debut.

Crafting a much darker, more delicate, intricate and meticulously constructed album that raises the bar on the trio’s songwriting, “Come The Thaw” (which now features drummer Aesop Dekker of Agalloch/Ludicra fame) is a musical observation that serves its purpose as the soundtrack to modern day tragedy and longing.  A more serene and haunting offering than the debut, “Come The Thaw” is a chilling and painful overbearing glimpse to the rite of finality, one which unravels…

LOCRIAN & MAMIFFER – Complete Work On Collaboration

Two of the most prominent artists within the ambient/experimental music genre today, namely LOCRIAN and MAMIFFER, have completed work on their anticipated debut collaboration album.  One that seemed inevitable to happen.

Entitled “Bless Them That Curse You”, the album is a meticulous observation and marriage of both bands’ signature styles, an experiment that grew from the initial idea where both bands thought it would be intriguing to see what would happen if they collaborated.  From LOCRIAN’s harsh and ethereal drawn out vast soundscapes and MAMIFFER’s elegant chamber-like cinematic manifestations, “Bless Them That Curse You” is a carefully crafted…

YOB Tour Dates (Updated)

The final updated itinerary for YOB’s upcoming jaunt (dates include solo headline shows and of course their trek with Tool):

A STORM OF LIGHT Tour Dates

A STORM OF LIGHT (now featuring Andrea Black, ex-Howl, on guitars/vocals) will be touring with CoC, Torche, and Valient Thorr this spring (which includes a stop at SXSW) and a few dates afterwards with Mustard Gas and Roses (aka Mike Gallagher of ISIS) and Magic Circle. Dates are as follows:

*UPDATED TOUR DATES

03/01 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY 03/02 @ Sonar – Baltimore, MD 03/03 @ Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC 03/05 @ Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH 03/06 @ Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI 03/07 @ Double Door – Chicago, IL 03/08 @ Triple Rock –…

PALLBEARER – Complete Work On “Sorrow And Extinction”

Little Rock, Arkansas doom metal disciples PALLBEARER have completed work on their debut album “Sorrow And Extinction”, namely one that has already been hailed as one of the most anticipated doom metal releases of 2012.

Following their highly praised self-titled demo (in which its limited cassette version was sold out almost instantly) said demo would instantly help PALLBEARER solidify a reputation as the most promising prospect within doom metal, and already solidifying a reputation as one of the most prominent present day American doom metal bands.  With the band’s style of epic traditional doom treading the fine line of…

WOLD – Freermasonry

“Freermasonry” the harsh and contemplative new album from Saskatchewan blackened noise terrorists WOLD is now available to order.  Likewise we also have a three-CD WOLD combo deal where you can purchase “Freermasonry” in conspiracy with “Working Together For Our Privacy” and “Stratification” for a discounted rate.

Order “Freermasonry” [ HERE ] Order 3xCD Combo [ HERE ]

KEN mode – European Tour

KEN mode have announced a massive European tour to kick off 2012.  They will be touring with Kylesa and Circle Takes The Square.  Tour dates go as follows.

Jan 01/13 – Oberhausen, DE @ Kraftwerk In Der Turbinenhalle 01/14 – Brussels, BE @ Magasin 4 01/15 – Paris, FR @ Glazart 01/16 – Montpellier, FR @ Secret Place 01/17 – Madrid, ES @ Ritmo Y Compas 01/18 – Porto, PT @ Hard Club 01/19 – Lisboa, PT @ Santiago Alquimista 01/20 – Bilbao, ES @ Sala Azkena 01/21 – Barcelona, ES @ Salamandra 1 01/22 – La Rochelle,…

WITCH MOUNTAIN

We are proud to announce that the latest addition to our repertoire is the Pacific Northwest’s long-running doom metal band, WITCH MOUNTAIN.

Formed in 1997, Portland’s original doom band helped forge a scene that is now legendary worldwide.  They released their now out-of-print debut album “…Come The Mountain” in 2001 and played continuously on the live circuit (between 1998 and 2003) alongside such respected bands as High On Fire, Clutch, Electric Wizard, Goatsnake, Acid King, Orange Goblin, Isis, YOB, and Agalloch.

Following 2003 WITCH MOUNTAIN laid mostly dormant, that is until 2009 when vocalist Uta Plotkin was enlisted…