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Metallica WITH bass - is it better?

27/3/2015

 
Recently, in an interview with Steve Thompson it became clear that drummer Lars practically killed the bass on ...And Justice For All.  You can read the interview here

Now, YouTube user Adimifus' posted a video with enhanced original bass.  Well, several videos even.  Check below, is it better or not?

Big Business unleash new single

26/3/2015

 
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Heavy rockers Big Business have just release a new digital single, named 'True Gold' on their bandcamp page.  Their highly acclaimed “Battlefields Forever”, is being reissued by French label Solar Flare Records.  You can read our review for the full-length here.  While waiting for a brand new album, 'True Gold' surely can get your rocks off...

Ode To The Quiet teases documentary

26/3/2015

 
Dutch stargazers Ode To The Quiet have just published a short teaser, named 'Soundtrack For Mendini.'  It seems like the band has been filming their carreer so far and put it into a documentary.

Dopethrone drop new track and tourdates

26/3/2015

 
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Stoner doomers Dopethrone have just released a new track from the upcoming album.  The track is called 'Dry Hitter' and has just premiered on Terrorizer

Dopethrone will also take their latest album Hochelaga on tour.  Here are the dates:


22.04 – LYON (FR) MJC Ô Totem w/ EyeHateGod
23.04 – STRASBOURG (FR) Molodoï w/ EyeHateGod
24.04 – LONDON (UK) Desertfest London
25.04 – BERLIN (DE) Deserfest Berlin
26.04 – MÜNSTER (DE) TBA
27.04 – LILLE (FR) El Diablo
28.04 – PARIS (FR) Glazart w/ Acid King & Black Cobra
29.04 – AMSTELVEEN (NL) P60
30.04 – ATHENS (GR) An Club w/ Belzebong
01.05 – COPENHAGEN (DK) Heavy Days In Doomtown
02.05 – TBA
03.05 – HAMBURG (DE) Hafenklang
04.05 – ANTWERPEN (BE) Music City

‘Hochelaga’ is due to be released on April 13th via Totem Cat and is available to pre-order here

Russian Circles tourdates announced

25/3/2015

 
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Russian Circles' European tour starts March 31st with Helms Alee joining them.
Ticket links & details at: russiancirclesband.com/shows

RUSSIAN CIRCLES // HELMS ALEE 2015

Mar 31 Vienna,(AT) @ Arena Vienna
Apr 01 Padova,(IT) @ Circolo Mame...
Apr 02 Rome,(IT) @ INIT club
Apr 03 Milan,(IT) @ Lo Fi Club
Apr 04 Inssbruck,(AT) @ Platform Mobile Kulturinitiativen
Apr 05 Ljubljana,(SI) @ Kino Siska
Apr 07 Prague,(CZ) @ Podnik
Apr 08 Leipzig,(DE) @ Doom Over Leipzig
Apr 09 Tilburg,(NL) @ 013 - Roadburn Festival
Apr 10 Paris, (FR) @ La Maroquinerie
Apr 11 Karlsruhe, (DE) @ Dudefest @ Jubez
Apr 12 Zürich,(CH) @ Rote Fabrik
Apr 14 Barcelona,(ES) @ Bikini
Apr 15 Madrid,(ES) @ Joy Eslava
Apr 16 Lisbon,(PT) @ RCA Club
Apr 17 Santiago De Compostela,(ES) @ Sala Capitol
Apr 18 Durango, (ES) @ Wombat Fest
Apr 21 London, (UK) @ Islington Assembly Hall
Apr 22 Bristol, (UK) @ The Fleece
Apr 23 Leeds, (UK) @ Brudenell Social Club
Apr 24 Tourcoing, (FR) @ Le Grand Mix
Apr 25 Esch-Alzette,(LU) @ Out of the Crowd Festival
Apr 26 Brussels, (BE) @ AB Box
Apr 28 Copenhagen, (DK) @ Copenhagen Jazzhouse
Apr 29 Hamburg, (DE) @ Logo
Apr 30 Groningen, (NL) @ Vera
May 01 Dortmund, (DE) @ F Z W
May 02 Berlin, (DE) @ Lido
May 03 Wroclaw, (PL) @ Asymmetry Festival


May 15 - Santa Ana, CA @ Pyscho Fest

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Author & Punisher coming to Europe

25/3/2015

 
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Tristan Shone, also known as Author & Punisher, will be touring Europe in the next few weeks.  Some shows will be in support of Atari Teenage Riot. Others will probably be headline shows or festival gigs. We also noticed some gaps, so let's hope he will add a few more performance dates.

27.03 GER-Hamburg, Headcrash /w Atari Teenage Riot
29.03. NL-Amsterdam, Paradiso /w Atari Teenage Riot
30.03. GER-Leipzig, Täubchenthal /w Atari Teenage Riot
31.03. GER-Wiesbaden, Schlachthof /w Atari Teenage Riot
01.04. GER-Berlin TBA
02.04. GER-Hamburg, Kleiner Donner
03.04. DK-Copenhagen, KB18
05.04. UK-Sheffield, Resistanz Festival
09.04. SE-Malmö, Inkonst


For people who don't know this brilliant drone/doom/industrial one-man live act, check it out, it truly is amazing what he can do with his machines.

Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore announce tourdates

25/3/2015

 
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Doom Jazz deities Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore have announce a number of upcoming tourdates, named Piano Nights.

26.03.2015 Hamburg (DE), MS Stubnitz 27.03.2015 Malmö (S), INKONST
28.03.2015 Kopenhagen (DK), Jazzhouse
22.04.2015 Oslo (N), Bla
27.05.2015 Helmond (NL), Cacaofabriek
14.10.2015 Kortrijk (B), De Kreun
21.11.2015 Bern (CH), Dampfzentrale (Saint Ghetto-Festival)

Eindhoven Psych Lab announce full line-up

25/3/2015

 
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Teaming up with the Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia, the organisation of Eindhoven Psych Lab has just announced the full line-up for this edition.  And indeed, it looks like a very interesting festival:

  • Moon Duo (US)
  • Earth (US)
  • Toy (UK)
  • The Soft Moon (US)
  • Morgan Delt (US, Trouble in Mind stage)
  • Jacco Gardner (NL, Trouble in Mind stage)
  • The Limiñanas (FR, Trouble in Mind stage)
  • Doug Tuttle (US, Trouble in Mind stage)
  • The Soft Walls (UK, Trouble in Mind stage)
  • Ultimate Painting (UK, Trouble in Mind stage)
  • Klaus Johann Grobe (CH, Trouble in Mind stage)
  • The Telescopes (UK)
  • Kikagaku Moyo (JAP)
  • The Cult Of Dom Keller (UK)
  • K-X-P (SE)
  • Mdou Moctar (NG)
  • Lorelle Meets The Obsolete (MEX)
  • RMFTM meets The Cosmic Dead
  • Black Bombaim (PT)
  • POW! (US)
  • Hey Colossus (UK)
  • PAUW (NL)
  • The Lucid Dream (UK)
  • zZz (NL)
  • Electric Eye (NO)
  • Teeth Of The Sea (UK)
  • Warm Graves (GER)
  • Dead Rabbits (UK)
  • Tubelight (B)
  • Pretty Lightning (GER)
  • In Zaire (IT)
  • Desert Mountain Tribe (UK)
  • Bonnacons of Doom (UK)



More info at

http://www.eindhovenpsychlab.com/

Pukkelpop announces first names...

25/3/2015

 
The Belgian Pukkelpop festival has just announced the first names for their 2015 edition, including The Offspring, Underworld, Mastodon, Truckfighters and loads more. 

Merchants Of Air will probably send Pukklpop-veteran Wouter over there to laugh a bit with Limp Bizkit and pick up chicks at the Linkin Park gig.  Because that's what we do...

Check at www.pukkelpop.be

Abrahma release new video

25/3/2015

 
'An Offspring To The Wolves', that's the title of the new video by French rockers Abrahma.  The video precedes the upcoming album 'Reflections In The Bowels Of A Bird', out May 12th on Small Stone Records.

Pre-order at : smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/reflections-in-the-bowels-of-a-bird

AN OFFSPRING TO THE WOLVES - ABRAHMA from The Phantasma Company on Vimeo.

Fujako announce tourdates

25/3/2015

 
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Our favorite industrial hip hop act is going on tour through Northern Europe.  On some occasions they will be joined by Aymeric De Tapol.  See the complete list below

GENERAL FACEBOOK EVENT

Tue April 14th : Brussels, BE @ Magasin 4, with GODFLESH

Facebook Event, Venue

Thu April 16th : Tilburg, NL @ Hall Of Fame, with Aymeric De Tapol, Frietboer, Ivolve.

Facebook Event, Venue

Sat April 18th : Stavanger, NO @ Consul80 with Aymeric De Tapol.

Sun April 19th : Bergen, NO @ Kunsthalle Landmark, with Aymeric De Tapol.

Venue

Mon April 20th : Oslo, NO @ Beikmork/Blitz, with Aymeric De Tapol, Tri Fonction Million.

Facebook Event,

Tue April 21st : Götheborg, SE @ Skjul Fyra Sex, with Aymeric De Tapol, PLAИT

Facebook Event

Wen April 22nd : Copenhagen, DK @ Stengade, with MOON DUO

Venue

Frid April 23rd : Hamburg, DE @ Stubnitz, with Aymeric De Tapol

Facebook Event, Venue

Thu April 30th : Lisboa, PT @ Musicbox, with GAZELLE TWIN

Venue

Fri May 1st : Porto, PT @ TBA

Macelleria Mobile di Mezzanotte release new video

25/3/2015

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Italian dark jazz ensemble Macellieria Mobile di Mezzanotte (or MMM for short) have just release the new video for the song Slow.  We discovered this band last year.  For fans of Bohren, Dale Cooper and others, this is a highly recommended band...
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Dunk!Festival announce two more names

24/3/2015

 
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Two more names have (unexpectedly) been added to the already extensive line-up of Dunk!Festival in Zottegem (BE). Tom Wolf and Innerwoud are playing on Saturday. Jo Quail is playing on Friday instead of Saturday. Check out the complete schedule on www.dunkfestival.be

Nordmann closes Gent Jazz

24/3/2015

 
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Great news from Nordmann.  The highly acclaimed Gent Jazz festival asked them to close this year's edition.  They will join people like Bill Laswell, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Abdullah Ibrahim and several others. With their excellent mix of rock and jazz, Nordmann might see a huge breakthrough in their hometown and far beyond. 

Congratulations guys...

Alice In The Cities announce tourdates

23/3/2015

 
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Cinematic post-rock trio Alice In The Cities have published a list of tourdates, including their gig at Dunk!Festival in Zottegem (B).  Highly recommended band... We can't wait
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