SKELETONWITCH: New Song Stream Available

Today Ohio metal goliaths SKELETONWITCH are streaming “new” track, "Tragedy of Days" at Prosthetic Records’ official bandcamp page. Never formally released on record in the States, the tune was recorded during the Forever Abomination sessions with producer Matt Hyde and appeared on the Decibel Magazine Flexi-Disc series (Oct. 2011 issue) as well as the Japanese edition of Forever Abomination.

Comments guitarist Scott Hedrick of the track: “’Tragedy of Days’ was an epic instrumental by [guitarist] Nate [Garnette]'s former band Serkesoron. They disbanded after the untimely passing of Serkesoron's frontman, Thom Wright. Shortly after the band called it quits, SKELETONWITCH was born. We re-recorded the track and Chance [Garnette] addedvocals as a tribute to Thom, immortalizing him in song."

Check out "Tragedy of Days" at THIS LOCATION.

In related news, the new vinyl reissues of the SKELETONWITCH's breakthrough releases Breathing The Fire and Beyond The Permafrost are now shipping from the Prosthetic Store. Both are available in three variants -- splatter, half-and-half and 180-gram black wax -- and feature gatefold Stoughton "tip-on" record jackets. Pictures of the limited-edition colored LPs can be seen HERE. The black vinyl versions of both albums will be available in select retail stores on April 10.

Additionally, the band recently unveiled a new video for the song “The Infernal Resurrection,” which comes off their The studio offering, Forever Abomination. To view the clip, which documents the band in live pillage mode in Europe, head over to Metal Injection. 

SKELETONWITCH are currently setting stage ablaze on tour alongside The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance. This marks the group's first North American tour action of 2012 in support of latest full-length, Forever Abomination. The band will take a brief break before heading overseas for a stretch of Euro dates. Confirmed dates thus far include:

SKELETONWITCH

w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour Of Penance [remaining dates]

4/02/2012 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
4/03/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
4/04/2012 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
4/05/2012 House Of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
4/06/2012 Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ
4/07/2012 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
4/09/2012 Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX
4/10/2012 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
4/11/2012 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
4/13/2012 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

4/14/2012 Cincinnati Metal Fest @ Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH w/ Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Hour of Penance, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik, Exhumed

4/15/2012 Skully’s Music Diner - Columbus, OH ^
4/16/2012 123 Pleasant St. - Morgantown, WV ^4/17/2012 Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
4/18/2012 Theatre Of The Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
4/19/2012 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
4/20/2012 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest @ The Palladium – Worcester, MA

^ SKELETONWITCH only

* w/ Black Tusk

SKELETONWITCH European Tour 2012:

6/15/2012 Copenhell – Copenhagen, Denmark w/ Immortal, Anthrax, Mastodon, etc.

6/16/2012 Metal Town – Gothenburg, Sweden w/ Opeth, Mayhem, Slayer, etc.

6/18/2012 Comet Club – Berlin, Germany

6/19 Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan w/ Killswitch Engage

6/20/2012 Luxor – Cologne, Germany

6/22/2012 Graspop Metal Meet – Hasselt, Belgium w/ Ozzy, Slash, Cannibal Corpse

6/23/2012 Earshakerdays – Basel, Switzerland w/ Black Label Society, Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, etc.

6/25/2012 Durer Kert Small Hall – Budapest, Hungary

6/26/2012 Chelsea – Vienna, Austria

6/28/2012 Rock Café – Prague, Czech Republic w/ Lamb of God

6/29/2012 With Full Force Festival – Leipzig, Germany w/ Machine Head, Gojira, Meshuggah, etc.

6/30/2012 Sputnikhalle – Muenster, Germany w/ Devildriver

7/01/2012 Open Air Metal – Tuska, Finland w/ Megadeth, Ministry, Behemoth, etc.

Like Satan himself set loose in the hallowed halls of heavy metal, SKELETONWITCH careen wildly through the music’s history, gleefully destroying and setting flame to every genre along the way, only stopping at the forefront of today’s metal scene to look back and watch that fucker burn -- and then piss on the flames. No other band has tapped into the fire, fury, and frost of all things metal. Worship the ‘WITCH!

SKELETONWITCH CONFIRMS U.S. TOUR WITH THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

American metal demigods, SKELETONWITCH, who are currently on a U.K. tour with The Black Dahlia Murder, will join that same band on a U.S. tour this spring. After touring last fall with the likes of Arch Enemy, Devildriver, Kvelertak, Chimaira and more, this will mark the group's first domestic tour of 2012.

Guitarist Scott Hedrick checks in with the following update: "We're in the midst of shredding England with The Black Dahlia Murder, and it's been a whirlwind of beer, booze, blast beats and kabobs! Most bands do a handful of U.K. shows; we're doing 21. Either we're onto something here or we're fucking insane. Probably a bit of both... and it's only going to get worse when we team up with Black Dahlia again in the States and throw Nile and Hour of Penance into the mix. Fucking stoked! Hope to see you there. If the site posting this press release doesn't have the dates listed (shame on you metal website guy!), you can view them at Facebook.com/SkeletonwitchMetal

"Hyperbole aside, thanks to everyone who has supported Skeletonwitch. We love and live for the road and couldn't do it without you! See you soon."

In other 'WITCH news, Prosthetic has just released a new vinyl edition of the group's latest album, "Forever Abomination," which cracked the Billboard Top 200 last fall and was named one of Decibel's Top 40 albums of 2011. The new "blue marble" version, limited to 250 copies, comes in a triple-gatefold Stoughton jacket and includes a download card just like the sold-out black, blue-green and glow-in-the-dark vinyl variants. Pick it up now at the Prosthetic Store.

OCEANO ANNOUNCES FAREWELL SHOW AT NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL

Chicago deathcore mavens Oceano have chosen 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival as the stage for their farewell performance on Friday, April 20.

In just half a decade, Oceano has transformed the genre with a youthful, modern sound as dark as the ocean depths. Their signature Drop-A tuning adds an ultra-low-end sonic assault and their anger-filled songs and live shows. Oceano lays claim to being "the heaviest, most pissed-off band on the planet."

"We have played some of the best shows of our career at the Palladium," the band said. "Massachusetts has always shown us so much love that we owe them one of our last shows. Let's make one more memory at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival!"

Added promoter Scott Lee: "I'm very sorry to see the band go. They definitely made a mark on the aggressive music scene and we are very excited to have their final show at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival."

The 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is a three-day event, beginning Friday, April 20. The Black Dahlia Murder will headline Friday night, with All That Remains on Saturday, and Killswitch Engage will close out the weekend on Sunday night.

The complete lineup for Friday includes The Black Dahlia Murder, The Acacia Strain, Oceano, All Shall Perish, Nile, Skeletonwitch, Lionheart, Fleshgod Apocalypse, First Blood, Molotov Solution, The Contortionist, Reign Supreme, Conducting From The Grave, Fit For An Autopsy, Incendiary, Palehorse, Hour Of Penance, Legion, and Relentless.

In addition to All That Remains, Saturday's bands include Overkill, iwrestledabearonce, Protest the Hero, Periphery, Bane, Shipwreck, Cruel Hand, Aborted, The Mongoloids, Belphegor, System Divide, Naysayer, The Greenery, Diamond Plate, Rotting Out, Expire, Elitist, Trump The Harlot, Manners, and Malefice.

Sunday's lineup is Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Vanna, For Today, Chelsea Grin, Sleeping Giant, Stick To Your Guns, Attila, On Broken Wings, Mychildren Mybride, For The Fallen Dreams, Texas In July, Upon A Burning Body, Volumes, Like Moths To Flames, Hundredth, No Bragging Rights, Counterparts, and Gideon.

Tickets are on sale now. Ticket prices are: $40 (Friday), $45 (Saturday), and $40 (Sunday) or $115 (three-day pass).

Sponsors this year include All In Merch, Monster, Tama, Ibanez, Zildjian, Metal Blade Records, Break Thru Music, Shook Clothing, Planet Wave, d'addario, Pro Mark, and Evans.

Performers are subject to change.

ALL SHALL PERISH: Music Now Available for Rock Band!

The track “Stabbing To Purge Dissimulation”, from Oakland California based extreme metal band ALL SHALL PERISH, is now available on the Rock Band Network for game play. Purchase the track, which is compatible with the brand new double bass drum application, from the following location http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5007104.

ALL SHALL PERISH, will be direct support to melodic death metallers THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER this October in the United States. Joining them are hemp fuelled death grinders CANNABIS CORPSE.

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL SHALL PERISH, CANNABIS CORPSE
10/06/11 The Bluestone - Columbus, OH
10/07/11 Mr. Smalls - Pittsburgh, PA
10/09/11 Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY
10/10/11 The Met - Providence, RI
10/13/11 Canal Club - Richmond, VA
10/14/11 The Soapbox - Wilmington, NC
10/17/11 House of Rock - Corpus Christi, TX
10/19/11 Jakes - Lubbock, TX
10/20/11 Club 101 - El Paso, TX
10/21/11 Orpheum Theatre - Flagstaff, AZ
10/22/11 The Rock - Tucson, AZ
10/23/11 Top Deck - Farmington, NM
10/25/11 Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK
10/26/11 Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS
10/27/11 The Wheelhouse - Des Moines, IA
10/28/11 Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
10/30/11 The Loft - Lansing, MI

ALL SHALL PERISH, recently scanned 8,422 copies of their new album This Is Where It Ends in its first week of sales in the United States according to Nielson Soundscan. The record came in at #50 on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart, making it their highest first week sales ever and their highest charting release to date! In contrast, 2008’s Awaken The Dreamers sold just under 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 126.

This Is Where It Ends, ALL SHALL PERISH’s fourth full-length record and follow-up to their 2008 release Awaken the Dreamers, was recorded and mixed once again at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with producer Zack Ohren (DECREPIT BIRTH, SUFFOCATION). Album art was brought to life by Brent Elliott White (DEATH ANGEL, JOB FOR A COWBOY, WHITECHAPEL).

ALL SHALL PERISH just wrapped up the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival alongside such acts as DISTURBED, GODSMACK, MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, SUICIDE SILENCE etc.

The new music video for “There Is Nothing Left” can be seen on the official ALL SHALL PERISH YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ak8UQ4MrY. Some behind-the-scenes footage from the David Brodsky directed video can also be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAG2AcCH3w8.

A free This is Where it Ends mobile app for Android and iPhone/iPad/iTouch users can be downloaded online at: http://mobileroadie.com/apps/ashallperish.

This Is Where It Ends marks the recording debut of new drummer Adam Pierce and guitar virtuoso Francesco Artusato from Treviso, Italy.

Visit ALL SHALL PERISH online at: www.allshallperish.com, www.facebook.com/allshallperish, www.myspace.com/allshallperish, and on Twitter.

SCALE THE SUMMIT Streaming New Album Now

"The Collective" in Stores Tomorrow

Progressive instrumental act, SCALE THE SUMMIT, is streaming their new record, "The Collective," exclusively at the website of their hometown paper, The Houston Chronicle. Check out the record, which hits the streets tomorrow, now. The band will kick off a tour with Fair to Midland and Periphery in Houston on Thursday.

  

"The Collective" was recorded at Paint It Black Studios in Orlando, FL with producer Mark Lewis (Devildriver, All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder). The standard CD is available now, as is a signed booklet version bundled with a high quality, limited edition, American Apparel shirt. Order it now at.

The track listing of "The Collective," is as follows:

1.     Colossal

2.     Whales

3.     Emersion

4.     The Levitated

5.     Secret Earth

6.     Gallows

7.     Origin of Species

8.     Alpenglow

9.     Black Hills

10.  Balkan

11.  Drifting Figures

See the band live:

3/3        Houston, TX- Warehouse Live

3/4        Dallas, TX- Trees

3/5        Austin, TX- Emo's Inside

3/6        Lubbock, TX- Jake's Sports Café
3/7        Tucson, AZ- The Noise #

3/8        Mesa, AZ- The Underground

3/9        Victorville, CA- VVEC

3/10      San Diego, CA- Epicenter w/ Periphery only

3/11      West Hollywood, CA- Whisky A Go-Go

3/12      Bakersfield, CA- Jerry's Pizza

3/13      Sacramento, CA- Ace Of Spades

3/15      Portland, OR- Hawthorne Theatre

3/16      Seattle, WA- Studio Seven

3/17      Spokane, WA- The A Club

3/18      Boise, ID- The Venue

3/20      Colorado Springs, CO- The Black Sheep

3/21      Denver, CO- Marquis Theatre

3/22      Kansas City, MO- Scion Lab #

3/23      Cedar Falls, IA- The Wheelhouse

3/24      St. Paul, MN- Station 4

3/25      Flint, MI- The Machine Shop

3/26      Madison, WI- The Annex

3/28      Chicago, IL- Bottom Lounge

3/29      Toronto, ON- Mod Club

3/30      Pittsburgh, PA- Smiling Moose

4/1        Hartford, CT- Webster Underground

4/2        Worcester, MA-The Palladium

4/3        Philadelphia, PA- The Barbary

4/4        Portland, ME- Deering Grange #

4/5        Burlington, VT- Monkey House #

4/6        New York, NY- Santo's Party House

4/7        Springfield, VA- Jaxx

4/8        Knoxville, TN- The Cider House

4/9        Asheville, NC- The Orange Peel

4/10      Atlanta, GA- The Masquerade

4/12      New Orleans, LA- The Parish @ House of Blues

4/13      Little Rock, AR- Juanita's

4/14      Tulsa, OK- The Marquee

4/15      Oklahoma City, OK- Conservatory

# Headline dates

SCALE THE SUMMIT formed in 2005 while attending the Musicians' Institute in Los Angeles. The band relocated to Texas in 2006, where they recorded their first, self-released album. After signing with Prosthetic, they released "Carving Desert Canyons", which Revolver called, "a cinematic blast of intricately melodic fretwork and pummeling percussion," in 2009. 

The band, who received praise from Guitar World for their "tightly-woven guitar interplay, irregular time signatures and tasteful licks," has toured with the likes of PROTEST THE HERO, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, CYNIC, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and were handpicked by DREAM THEATER to participate in the 2009 installment of their famed "Progressive Nation" festival tour. SCALE THE SUMMIT has also been featured prominently in Guitar Player magazine, and has tracks available for the Rock Band video game through the Rock Band Network.