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 South Korean symphonic metal group Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy have announced the new dates supporting the excellent Italian band Fleshgod Apocalypse on the first leg of their huge European tour in 2021. The band will be appearing on all the dates from 30.09.21 to 11.10.21 which takes in Germany, France, England, Spain and Portugal. There are not many chances to catch Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy live in Europe so although these dates are a way off, be sure to note it in your dark and gothic calendars. Also appearing on these shows will be Canadian death metal group Ex Deo. This is a line-up not to be missed!  The Lord Ov Shadows, the most recent album from Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy, won “Best Metal Album of The Year” at the 2019 Korean Music Awards. The Lord Ov Shadows comprises of over 46 minutes of outstanding relentlessness and doom, an absolute must for lovers of the genre. Classical gothic music is the primary essence of Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy, with anguished vocals and brooding instruments performing chapters and poems which evoke nothingness and wholeness, darkness and daylight, beauty and ugliness! Read more about The Lord Ov Shadows …here Available now from: Shop Sliptrick | Spotify | Apple Music | & other major stores The Lord Ov Shadows | Released on January 22nd, 2019 via Sliptrick Records Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy are: Material Pneuma – Vocals Gash – Guitars Senyt – Guitars Reverof – Bass Confyverse – Drums Genie – Keyboards Band links: Official Website | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram | On Sliptrick  Archspire are proud to announce their very first European headliner tour in December 2019. The Canadian tech death maniacs will be blasting through 21 cities at 350 bpm, supported by Beneath The Massacre, Vulvodyina and Inferi. A full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. The band comments on the new trek:- "We are beyond stoked to be a part of Tech Trek Europe this year, alongside these amazing bands! This is our first European headliner tour and we're hitting some of our favourite places as well as some new ones! Mainland Europe and UK get ready! Stay Tech!"  ARCHSPIRE +Beneath the Massacre + Vulvodynia + Inferi 30 Nov 19 Karlsruhe (DE) Weisse Rose 01 Dec 19 Sint-Niklaas (BE) De Casino 02 Dec 19 London (UK) Underworld 03 Dec 19 Bristol (UK) The Exchange 04 Dec 19 Glasgow (UK) Cathouse 05 Dec 19 Birmingham (UK) Asylum2 06 Dec 19 Manchester (UK) Rebellion 07 Dec 19 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 08 Dec 19 Paris (FR) Glazart 09 Dec 19 Toulouse (FR) Rex 10 Dec 19 Madrid (ES) Caracol 11 Dec 19 Barcelona (ES) Bóveda 13 Dec 19 Aarau (CH) Kiff 14 Dec 19 München (DE) Feierwerk 15 Dec 19 Ljubljana (SL) Orto Bar 16 Dec 19 Vienna (AT) Arena 17 Dec 19 Prague (CZ) Nova Chmelnice 18 Dec 19 Hannover (DE) Mephisto 19 Dec 19 Berlin (DE) Musik & Frieden 20 Dec 19 Leipzig (DE) Naumanns 21 Dec 19 Bochum (DE) Matrix Want to practice you Tech Trek skills a bit in advance? ARCHSPIRE have provided a rather challenging karaoke video of the track, 'Calamus Will Animate', which is streaming via the Season of Mist YouTube channel at the link below. Are you keeping up? www.facebook.com/Archspireband  Virvum have announced an extensive European tour together with Bloodshot Dawn in support of their latest release "Illuminance" which was re-released by Season of Mist in 2017. The Swiss tech death shooting stars comment:- "We are excited to embark on the "Interdimensional Spacegoats Across Europe Tour" with our friends in Bloodshot Dawn. This run is a very special one, as it marks our very first headlining tour since the release of our debut record "Illuminance" in 2016. We can't wait to perform for all our European supporters again, while we all just confusedly float through space and reach infinite enlightenment in the presence of the ultimate generous goat god. Please grab your tickets before they are all gone!" See below for a list of all currently confirmed shows.  VIRVUM +BLOODSHOT DAWN 03 Mar 19 Brighton (UK) The Green Door Store * 04 Mar 19 Newcastle (UK) Trillians 05 Mar 19 Edinburgh (UK) Bannermanns 06 Mar 19 Leicester (UK) Dryden Street 07 Mar 19 Hitchin (UK) Club 85 08 Mar 19 London (UK) Black Heart 09 Mar 19 Paris (FR) Gibus 10 Mar 19 Haarlem (NL) Patronaat 12 Mar 19 Copenhagen (DK) Beta 13 Mar 19 Hamburg (DE) Bambi Galore 14 Mar 19 Hradec Kralove (CZ) CC Lucie 15 Mar 19 Prague (CZ) Modra Vopice 16 Mar 19 Graz (AT) Club Q 17 Mar 19 Perugia (IT) Rework Club 18 Mar 19 Baden (CH) Werkk *No Bloodshot Dawn www.virvum.com www.facebook.com/virvum  Virvum have announced an extensive European tour together with Bloodshot Dawn in support of their latest release "Illuminance" which was re-released by Season of Mist in 2017. The Swiss tech death shooting stars comment:- "We are excited to embark on the "Interdimensional Spacegoats Across Europe Tour" with our friends in Bloodshot Dawn. This run is a very special one, as it marks our very first headlining tour since the release of our debut record "Illuminance" in 2016. We can't wait to perform for all our European supporters again, while we all just confusedly float through space and reach infinite enlightenment in the presence of the ultimate generous goat god. Please grab your tickets before they are all gone!" See below for a list of all currently confirmed shows.  VIRVUM +BLOODSHOT DAWN 03 Mar 19 Brighton (UK) The Green Door Store* 04 Mar 19 Newcastle (UK) Trillians 05 Mar 19 Edinburgh (UK) Bannermanns 06 Mar 19 Leicester (UK) Dryden Street 07 Mar 19 Hitchin (UK) Club 85 08 Mar 19 London (UK) Black Heart 09 Mar 19 Paris (FR) Gibus 10 Mar 19 Haarlem (NL) Patronaat 12 Mar 19 Copenhagen (DK) Beta 13 Mar 19 Hamburg (DE) Bambi Galore 14 Mar 19 Prague (CZ) Fatal Music Club 15 Mar 19 Brno (CZ) Unleaded Coffee 16 Mar 19 Graz (AT) Club Q 17 Mar 19 Perugia (IT) Rework Club 18 Mar 19 Baden (CH) Werkk *No Bloodshot Dawn www.virvum.com www.facebook.com/virvum  Tokyo based “Samurais from Hell”, Survive, will join Venom Inc + Suffocation on "Blood Stained Earth Tour 2018" in Europe, kicking off on March 9th in Bristol (UK). Other support will come from Brazilian thrashers Nervosa and Canadian ethnic symphonic metallers Aeternam. Further details can be found below. BLOOD STAINED EARTH TOUR 2018 VENOM INC + SUFFOCATION + NERVOSA + AETERNAM + SURVIVE 3.9.Fri - Bristol (UK) “Bierkeller” 3.10.Sat- Manchester (UK) “Rebellion” 3.11.Sun - Glasgow (UK) “Audio” 3.12.Mon - Birmingham (UK) “Asylum” - 3.13.Tue - London (UK) “Islington Academy” 3.14.Wed - Opwijk (BEL) “Nosta” 3.15Thu - Paris (FRA) “Petit Bain” 3.16Fri - Eindhoven (NLD) “Dynamo” 3.17.Sat - Hamburg (GER) “Kultur Palast” 3.18.Sun - Aarhus (DEN) “Voxhall” 3.19.Mon - Copenhagen (DEN) “Pumpehuset” 3.20.Tue - Mannheim (GER) “MS Connexion” 3.21.Wed - Ingolstadt (GER) “Eventhalle Westpark” 3.22.Thu - Brescia (ITA) “Circolo Colony” 3.23.Fri - Bologna (ITA) “Zona Roveri” 3.24.Sat - Graz (AUT) “Xplosiv” 3.25.Sun - Budapest (HUN) “Barba Negra” 3.26.Mon - Cluj Napoca (ROM) “Form Space” 3.27.Tue - Vienna (AUT) “Viper Room” 3.28.Wed - Kosice (SVK) “Collosseum” 3.29Thu - Prague (CZE) “Futurum” 3.30.Fri - Dresden (Ger) “Eventwerk” 3.31.Sat - Katowice (Pol) “MegaClub”   Rotting Christ and Carach Angren have updated their extensive European co-headlining tour, "Rituals Amongst The Rotten" in January and February 2018. The Greek veterans and Dutch masters of horror metal will be joined by French blackened death outfit Svart Crown. See below for an updated list of all confirmed shows with added pre-sales links. Rotting Christ & Carach Angren + Svart Crown 26 Jan 18 Essen (DE) Turock http://bit.ly/2zSr7bf 27 Jan 18 Utrecht (NL) De Helling http://bit.ly/2AJ0ZQ1 28 Jan 18 Hamburg (DE) Kultur Palast http://bit.ly/2nlvANQ 29 Jan 18 København (DK) Pumpehuset http://bit.ly/2niKeVN 30 Jan 18 Berlin (DE) Musik & Frieden http://bit.ly/2zQqhM1 31 Jan 18 Katowice (PL) Mega Club http://bit.ly/2j4efnT 01 Feb 18 Praha (CZ) Futurum http://bit.ly/2kdWje1 02 Feb 18 Glauchau (DE) Alte Spinnerei http://bit.ly/2niOYe4 03 Feb 18 Mannheim (DE) MS Connection Complex http://bit.ly/2AJFLRV 04 Feb 18 Paris (FR) Petit Bain http://bit.ly/2nfvw1X 05 Feb 18 Nantes (FR) Ferrailleur http://bit.ly/2kbXR8m 06 Feb 18 Lyon (FR) CCO http://bit.ly/2zBoOVQ 07 Feb 18 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz 3 http://bit.ly/2jAceiH 08 Feb 18 Oviedo (ES) Sir Laurens http://bit.ly/2jAceiH 09 Feb 18 Porto (PT) Hard Club (tba) 10 Feb 18 Lisboa (PT) RCA Club (tba) 11 Feb 18 Madrid (ES) Caracol http://bit.ly/2jAceiH 12 Feb 18 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod http://bit.ly/2zBoOVQ 13 Feb 18 Brescia (IT) Circolo Colony http://bit.ly/2BzmGiK 14 Feb 18 München (DE) Backstage http://bit.ly/2jyLdfG 15 Feb 18 Wien (AT) Szene http://bit.ly/2Bp3djE 16 Feb 18 Wil (CH) Gare de Lion http://bit.ly/2ir4UJP 17 Feb 18 Arnhem (NL) Willemeen http://bit.ly/2BzshVZ 18 Feb 18 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob http://bit.ly/2AszbyY  Hot on the heels of their recently announced Fall U.S. tour with Vale Of Pnath and First Fragment, Virvum are proud to announce yet another exciting upcoming tour. Last year's debut album, Illuminance, put the Zurich, Switzerland-based crew in Virvum on the map in a big way and the group is eager to keep the momentum going. This summer Virvum will embark on a European tour with renowned technical death metal act Beyond Creation. The tour kicks off in Mid-June and ends on with a special appearance by both bands at the UK Tech Fest in early July. Where Virvum will perform on July 7th, and Beyond Creation will perform on July 9th. Dates for the tour follow below. June 20 Aarau (CH) Kiff (with The Black Dahlia Murder) June 21 Bologna (IT) Alchemica Music Club June 22 Ljubljana (SI) Orto Bar June 24 Tuzla (BA) Club Palma June 25 Sofia (BG) Live & Loud June 26 Cluj-Napoca (RO) The Shelter June 27 Kosice (SK) Colloseum June 28 Budapest (HU) Dürer Kert June 29 Wien (AT) Viper Room June 30 München (DE) Feierwerk July 1st Colmar (FR) Grillen July 2nd Utrecht (NL) dB's July 7th Newark (UK) Tech Fest https://www.facebook.com/virvum/?ref=ts&fref=ts https://virvum.bandcamp.com/album/illuminance  Death metal pioneers Suffocation announced the release of their new album ‘...Of The Dark Light’ (out on June 9th via Nuclear Blast Records) last week. In support of this record, the band will be touring extensively to present these new tracks to their fans. After a US trip with Morbid Angel, Revocation, and Withered the New York death squad will come across the pond to play 24 shows in 12 countries. Don't miss out on these apocalyptic evenings! The entire itinerary can be found below. Guitarist Terrance Hobbs commented: "We’re looking forward to coming back to the UK and Europe, and seeing all of our fans! We're going to be bringing you some new brutal tunes from our latest release ‘...Of The Dark Light’. So prepare to go ‘Beyond The Dark Light’ with us and see you in the pit!" ‘Beyond The Dark Light’ UK Tour dates: 27th Aug – Bristol, Bierkeller 28th Aug – Sheffield, O2 Academy 29th Aug – Glasgow, Audio 30th Aug – Newcastle, Riverside 31st Aug – London, Underworld European dates are as follows: 5th Aug – France, Saint-Maurice-De-Gourdans, Sylak Open Air 6th Aug – Switzerland, Zurich, Werk 21 7th Aug – Germany, Munich, Backstage 8th Aug – Germany, Dresden, Eventwerk 9th Aug – Austria, Vienna, Viper Room 10th Aug – Czech Republic, Jaromer, Brutal Assault 11th Aug – Slovakia, Terchová, Terchovský Budzogan 12th Aug – Romania, Rasnov, Rockstadt Extreme Fest 13th Aug – Serbia, Novi Sad, The Quarter Club 14th Aug – Hungary, Budapest, Dürer Kert 16th Aug – Switzerland, Bellinzona - Pit Club 17th Aug – Germany, Dinkelsbühl, Summer Breeze 18th Aug – Germany, Wolfsburg, Hallenbad 19th Aug – Belgium, Méan, Metal Méan Fest 20th Aug – France, Saint-Nolff, Motocultor Festival 22nd Aug – Germany, Lindau, Club Vaudeville 24th Aug – Belgium, Bruges, Het Entrepot 25th Aug – Germany, Andernach - Death Feast Open Air 26th Aug – Netherlands, Eindhoven, Dynamo www.facebook.com/suffocation  Epica attracted a huge crowd, the streets of Tilburg left empty It's always a special occasion when a band decides to do an album launch concert, gig, party, however you wish to term it. The truth of the matter is that not only are album launch parties great for showcasing a wide variety of bands, in this case metal bands, but also the nationalities drawn it from it. With Epica's EpicMetalFest II, people from far and wide came to the 013 Poppodium in Tilburg to witness bands from Europe and as far away as Tunisia and Canada. (This was my first time at a concert abroad and first time flying alone having come from the UK) Sadly despite best efforts, due to some rather annoying maintenance works going on the Dutch railway and highway between Arnhem and Tilburg, I missed Off The Cross (BE), For I Am King (NL) and Myrath (FR / TN) and so cannot really report on either band. However, by chatting to some punters who said all three bands were on the ball, I'll take their word for it and give all three bands a 7.50/10.
Dutch Modern Metal outfit Textures certainly had their A-game in check as they carried off where Tunisian Oriental Metallers Myrath had finished. By unleashing a charismatic on-stage presence with some rather tight and malicious sounding music, there was no reason why the crowd couldn't have matched the intensity radiating from Textures performance. Underrated at times, Textures have shown during this evening why they're worthy of a Bloodstock slot next year. Ballistic at all angels, Textures were simply raising the bar for the evening, was there anyone capable of stealing the show (besides Epica)? [8/10]
Having only made their Napalm Records debut last year, Belgian Speed Metallers Evil Invaders showed exactly why the Austrian label snapped up the quartet without question. Blisteringly fast riffs crashed against all four walls of the Universe Stage, all whilst Textures were doing their own shindig next year on the Storm Stage. Evil Invaders have been knocking around for nearly 10 years and yet despite the age of the band as a unit, the members started off as teenagers, yet they're capable of proving that they've shed their teenage skins and morphed into a formidable, respectable force. By belting out songs as if they went out of fashion, Evil Invaders only had one thing in mind... total carnage and boy did they deliver. [8/10]
One of a handful of Dutch Metal bands performing at this year's EpicMetalFest, Stream Of Passion are really no newcomers to the erotic world of female-fronted Symphonic Metal, in fact all but one band member have been in previous bands thus being no strangers to the scene. Moreover here is a band who despite their best efforts at delivering sweet music that is so sumptuously good to the ears, hasn't yet managed to reach the heights of their fellow contemporaries in Within Temptation and Epica. However their set demonstrated that they're on the path to achieve that goal and despite it still being late afternoon, had no reservations about keeping the crowd on their toes. Drinking was in full flow during their set, Stream of Passion? A Stream of alcohol more like. [7.5/10]
Since the departure of Alissa White-Gluz (The Agonist kicked Alissa out of the band, thus enabling her to join Arch Enemy after Angela Gossow became band manager; thereabouts), The Agonist have been finding their way with their new vocalist Vicky Psarakis. Now, Vicky showed she is up to the task-in-hand by delivering a performance worthy of continuous applause if not for some of the other band members who seemed rather lost and at times not fully convincing; it's as if they haven't stepped out of the shadows of their former vocalist, resulting in a rather disappointing set. Not entirely sure what their plans were for the evening but it seemed to not involve band practise, despite this the whole set was of reasonable standard yet without a doubt, probably the most disinteresting performance of the night. [6/10]
Herewith is an example of grandiose perversion of the extremely meticulous kind, and now you're probably thinking what the actual f*ck am I on about? It's certainly a technical sentence no? Perfect for Italy's Fleshgod Apocalypse who once again don the theatrics and emit such musical ferocity that earth tremors could be felt. Seriously enough they did not put a foot wrong, in fact they are so rehearsed in their dramatis personae that they would do well at Eurovision next year (are you reading this RAI?). Strobe lights abound and an air of operatic grandeur circumventing the venue was certainly the case, plenty more where those came from as walls of death came to and fro by the commands of Tommaso Riccardi; it was as if he was playing the king and the punters as the fools, either way Fleshgod Apocalypse demonstrated once again why they are still underrated. [8.5/10]
Where Fleshgod Apocalypse managed to succeed in shitting the audience, Katatonia did not, instead they commenced the slitting. A once great and brutal institution has now turned for the dank and dismal worse; it was as if they weren't meant to be here because to be quite frank, the music did not fit in with the rest of the evenings line-up. That said, at least Katatonia trump Justin Bieber hands down and have the decency to sing, not lip sync live. But Katatonia just could not get the audience going, some just standing and watching bare-face, expressionless, it was as if they have been subjected to a public culling of animals, it was horrific. Despite all their might, Katatonia just did not deliver tonight... well they delivered, but the music was stale and too depressive. [5/10]
Now whilst I interviewed Anis Jouini from Myrath, The Ocean were doing their thing (and we could hear it, so let's give them a decent 7/10). Now the time had come for the star performance of the evening, well it is Epica's show of course... joking aside, Epica are another band who know how to deliver a mesmerizing yet epic live show and they did not disappoint. Using props designed to mimic their new album's artwork (The Holographic Principle), Epica used laser deflecting pyramids to divert light beams across the stage, creating a psychedelic feeling as a result. Additionally in tow was Coen Janssen and his 'keyscooter' (let's call it that because it's a keyboard on wheels) and of course the expected pyrotechnics (which culminated in the end to a firework explosion). Epica simply were sensational, by delivering a set, performance and indeed day-concert worthy of being unleashed on DVD, all in the namesake of their new album, calling it magical is simply not enough and does not describe the overarching package that is EpicMetalFest... may the 2017 edition be as breathtaking. [9/10] RHYS STEVENSON |
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