Archive for September 2010
This video is straight up nuts. Furries, zombies, sweet cars, and Skeletonwitch delivering punishing metal. The song “Bringers of Death” is a b-side from their album “Beyond the Permafrost”. The video comes from the twisted minds at Adult Swim as part of their free compilation featuring a ton of sweet IndieMerch bands. A perfect combination for mayhem.
Guitarist Scott Hedrick had this to say about the compilation/video: “It’s an absolute pleasure to be involved with people who do what they do because they love doing it, and not for any other [ ] reason. That’s been our mentality since day one, and all the bands on this compilation and everyone at Adult Swim seems to share our point of view. We’re happy to be in such great company and a part of a FREE compilation for any and everyone who likes heavy music. It was also killer to be a part of the music video that accompanies the comp. The good people at Adult Swim kept a cooler full of Budweiser for us at the shoot, but what we remember of it was a blast! Heavy metal is indeed still the law…AND it is still [ ] fun!”
Skeletonwitch official merch store.
The always righteous Bloody Disgusting has the premiere of the GWAR song “Zombies, March!” off their upcoming album “Bloody Pit of Horror.” The song rips and if its any indication of the rest of the album, we are in for a treat.
Click here to jam the new song.
Head throat thing Oderus Urungus muttered the following:
“Now it begins, the campaign of cosmic suffering that begins the second half of our super-cool 25th Anniversary of eternal hatred! There is no relenting in our assault, as soon as we got done touring “Lust in Space” we went straight into the studio and recorded our latest batch of metallic musings–where ever we go there are great deeds, and songs must be written to honor the slain…so we write a lot of material!”
“Bloody Pit of Horror” hits the shelves on November 9th via Metal Blade.
Catch GWAR on the “Bloody Tour Of Horror”, with The Casualties, Infernaeon and Mobile Deathcamp:
10/2 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
10/4 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
10/5 – Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
10/7 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
10/8 – Ybor City, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
10/9 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live
10/10 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/11 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
10/12 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
10/13 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/15 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
10/16 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium – Rock N Shock Festival*
10/17 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Telus
10/19 – Moncton, NB @ Club Oxygen
10/20 – Halifax, NS @ The New Palace
10/22 – Quebec City, QC @ Theatre Imperial
10/23 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
10/24 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
10/26 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/27 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/28 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
10/29 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
10/30 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
10/31 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
11/2 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11/3 – Little Rock, AR @ The Village
11/4 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
11/5 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
11/6 – Austin, TX @ Waterloo Park*
11/8 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada
11/9 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
11/10 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
11/11 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theater
11/12 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
11/13 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater
11/14 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
11/15 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11/16 – West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
11/17 – Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater
11/18 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theater
11/19 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
11/20 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Music Hall
11/21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
11/22 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House Concert Hall
11/24 – Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
11/26 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/27 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
11/28 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
11/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
12/1 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
12/2 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
12/3 – Regina, SK @ Riddell Centre
12/4 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick Centre
12/6 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
It’s getting cold, time to show your support with some bloody awesome gear!
GWAR official merch store.
I spent my weekend listening to Venom and Bolt Thrower LP’s five stories below the earths surface as a form of government testing on brain waves and heavy music. Hope yours was half as exciting. Speaking of exciting, loads of new merchandise up from Black Dahlia Murder , Between The Buried And Me, and newcomers to the IndieMerch fold Lecherous Nocturne. Lets take a look:
Black Dahlia Murder has unleashed some ghastly horrific designs just in time for the Halloween season.
Black Dahlia Murder-Daddy.
Black Dahlia Murder-Scarecrow.
Black Dahlia Murder-Gates pullover hoodie.
Only eight lunchbox packages left! Act now as these will surely be a collectors item!
Click here to get your back to school on.
Between The Buried And Me unloaded a ton of exclusive tour merch at a discounted price. Quantities are limited and a ton of these designs will never be printed again.
BTBAM-City.
BTBAM-Space.
BTBAM-House.
Welcome Lecherous Nocturne to the family! These South Carolina natives have been putting out brutal death metal for some time and show no signs of letting up. Stay tuned for a lot more news for Lecherous Nocturne including a killer tour shaping up early next year.
Lecherous Nocturne-The Age Of Miracles Has Passed.
Lecherous Nocturne-Death Hurts Only The Living.
Black Dahlia Murder official merch store.
Between The Buried And Me official merch store.
Lecherous Nocturne official merch store.
Hatesphere’s conquest of the region known as North America starts tomorrow! Warbringer and Mutiny Within are along for the trek. These shows are going to shred!
New merch has also been added to their store. Get on it, metalhead!
Hatesphere official merch store.
The swell folks at Adult Swim and Scion AV put up a righteous sampler available for free download. The sixteen track effort features new, rare, and unreleased tracks from your favorite artists including IndieMerch’s own Skeletonwitch, Kylesa, Black Tusk, Zoroaster, and Withered!
The page also features exclusive interviews and other fun content.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Track listing*:
*One other band from this list will be joining the IndieMerch family before the holiday season. Any guesses?
The preorder* for Sweet Cobra’s new album “Mercy” is now up! The album features eight nasty tracks from these Chicago rock and rollers that are sure to rattle the fillings in the teeth you found in that dirty dumpster. Greasy!
01 – Brux
02 – Mercy
03 – SilveRed
04 – Matriarch
05 – Crusader
06 – Reinhold London
07 – Wounded Parade
08 – Sprague Dawley
Sweet Cobra is also having a release show for “Mercy.” If you are in the area, be sure to check it out.
10/8/2010 Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen
RECORD RELEASE SHOW
w/ Young Widows and Head of Skulls.
*preorders ship on or before September 29th.
Every time I listen to Municipal Waste I think of that time I had a party at my parents house and the place got trashed. Broken bottles, bones, windows, pizza on the ceiling, and goldfish in the toilet. Your head is a total mess but in the end it was total worth the bang over. Relive my formidable teenage years by attending one of their tour dates below.
09/29 Boston, MA – Great Scott
09/30 Montreal, Canada – Club Soda
10/01 Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
10/08 Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro (“Tankcrimes Brainsqueeze Fest“)
10/29 Gainesville, FL – The Venue (“The Fest“)
11/05 Austin, TX – Waterloo Park (“Fun Fun Fun Fest“)
11/09 Nashville, TN – The End
11/10 Huntington, WV – V Club
Pick up a shirt at the official Earache merch store.
Cancer Bats will be heading out on a mini tour of the beautiful country of Canada this fall. The Chariot will be along for the trek across the sweeping terrain. Dates are below.
11/19 Windsor, ON @ The Blind Dog
11/20 Kitchener, ON @ Club Wax
11/21 London, ON @ The Music Hall
11/22 Ottawa, ON @ Ritual
11/23 Kingston, ON @ Time To Laugh Comedy Club
11/24 Peterborough, ON @ The Historic Red Dog
11/25 Barrie, ON @ The Mansion
11/26 Brantford, ON @ Jackhammer’s Night Club
11/27 Mississauga, ON @ Millcreek Restaurant And Sports Bar
Cancer Bats also recently posted a tour video from their recent exploits in Japan. It rules!
Cancer Bats official merch store.
Today’s featured store is TOTT Global, an all encompassing artistic smörgåsbord filled with really cool pieces of work. The bio speaks for itself:
“TOTT Global is an artistically driven company headquartered in the city of San Francisco, California. Together with the world’s top contemporary artists TOTT creates classic games and novelties like dice, dominoes, jigsaw puzzles, playing cards & more. Founded with the simple belief that “everyone in the world can understand a smile,” TOTT aims to make fine art both accessible and interactive for everybody.”
Positivity coupled with stunning art? What more could you ask for? Lets take a look at some of the products TOTT Global has to offer complete with video descriptions!
BUFFMONSTER – playing cards from TOTT Global on Vimeo.
Buff Monster Playing Cards specs:
• 52 Cards plus Jokers with original artwork by Buff Monster
• All-plastic playing cards, waterproof
• Packaged in a clear reusable plastic case
• Container is 2.5 x 3.5 inches
Ron English “Homer Simpson’s Cartoon Colored Creationism”
Ron English “Homer Simpson’s Cartoon Colored Creationism” Jigsaw Puzzle Commercial from TOTT Global on Vimeo.
Puzzle specs:
• 1000 pc. jigsaw puzzle
• 24 x 24 inches
• Artwork is from the original Ron English paintings “Homer Simpson’s Cartoon Colored Creationism”
• Puzzle box is 9 x 7 x 5 inches
Yes! Skeletonwitch is heading out on tour! Label mates Withered and Landmine Marathon will support “The North American Skullsplitter Tour 2010″ late this fall.
Skeletonwitch’s Scott Hedrick commented: “We live for the road, so after six weeks of writing the next record, it’s going to be great to get back on the stage, basement floor, your mother’s house… whatever! Perhaps we’ll break out some new tunes. We’ll definitely break out some beers! It’s also killer to tour with two other Prosthetic bands. Keeping it in the family!”
Dates include:
11/19 Columbus, OH @ Ruby Tuesday (no Withered)
11/20 Toledo, OH @ Frankies (no Withered)
11/21 Dekalb, IL @ Otto’s Nightclub (no Withered)
11/22 Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar
11/23 Windsor, ON @ Chubby Pickle
11/24 London, ON @ London Music Hall
11/25 Hamilton, ON @ Absinthe
11/26 Kingston, ON @ The Mansion (Wine Cellar)
11/27 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
11/28 New Haven, CT @ Lily’s Pad at Toad’s Place
11/29 Frederick, MD @ Krug’s Place
11/30 Greensboro, NC @ Legitimate Business
12/2 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
12/3 Denton, TX @ Rubbergloves Rehearsal
12/4 Austin, TX @ Red 7
Can’t make it to any of these thrash infested shows? Pick up some gear at the Skeletonwitch official merch store.
