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The mighty High On Fire last week released a new single "Slave The Hive" that is available exclusively as a free download from Scion A/V. You can also stream the song using the Soundcloud widget below.
Scion is sponsoring High On Fire's upcoming U.S tour with Kveletak and Doomriders, Pack Of Wolves, or Windhand on select dates, and a limited 7" vinyl pressing of "Slave The Hive" will be available at the shows. The full tour itinerary follows, which includes a stop here in Minneapolis on Saturday, November 30 at First Avenue.
It seems forever
since Starve For The Devil came out
in 2010, and the usual delays and personnel changes have ensued during the
intervening time. The timing of this release is a bit odd, only four months or
so before the new album, Unwelcome,
is released on April 30. Who’s to complain, though, as this EP delivers six
songs, only one of which will appear on Unwelcome
(“Carve My Cross”). Whereas Starve For
The Devil suggested a move towards straight-forward thrash, Lepers Caress signals that Arsis is
instead sticking with their trademark, technical thrash-inspired death metal
sound. “Haunted, Fragile, and Frozen” is an instrumental that leads off the EP,
building up from an acoustic start into a slow, epic riff that blasts into the
fast “Six Coffins Wide”. It doesn’t let up from there, with a brutal machine
gun snare and wicked double-bass drumming underlying fast, technical guitar
riffs and solos. If these are the leftovers from the writing sessions for Unwelcome, then the new album should be
a monster. The constant turnover in the band would usually be a cause for
concern, but Lepers Caress is a fine
reminder that Arsis is still at the top of their game. Best of all, you can
download this EP for free from the Scion A/V website.
Arsis performs on
Tuesday, May 7 at Station 4 in St. Paul as support to Krisiun with Starkill, Deretla, Diabolical Sacrilege, and Daigoro.
Scion A/V recently released a two-song split single featuring doom merchants Saint Vitus and punk band The Casualties that is available to download for free at the Scion A/V website (email address submission is required). This is part of Scion A/V's Label Showcase series, this one featuring Season Of Mist. Both songs were recorded live October 13, 2012 at The Glass House in Pomona, California. 1. Saint Vitus - Waste Of Time 2. The Casualties - Get Off My Back Both tracks can be streamed in the videos below:
The Casualties perform Saturday, April 20 at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis with support from Rocksteady Breakfast and Devil Blues Band.
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For a few years I published a metal/hard rock magazine that was distributed nationally through Desert Moon Distribution, Hot Topic, Tower Records, and Virgin Megastores. My real career took all my time so I ceased publication of the magazine.
Artists I have interviewed include Iron Maiden, Dio, Slipknot, Korn, Pantera, Danzig, Halford, David Coverdale, Incubus, and many, many others.
Bands I have photographed in a variety of settings (photoshoots, stadiums, arenas, clubs) include AC/DC, Metallica, Disturbed, Slipknot, Slash's Snakepit, Korn, Kid Rock, Machine Head, Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Dio, Pantera, Staind, Danzig, and dozens of others!
