Tag Archives: Skeletonwitch

Review: Obituary, Skeletonwitch and Pallbearer Slowly Rot Their Way Through Philly

Posted by on May 10, 2018

While the pairing of Pallbearer with Obituary and Skeletonwitch may not seem to make a ton of sense at first, pairing a doom metal band between a seminal death metal band and a popular thrash one made for a well-rounded evening of extreme music. The tour rolled through Philadelphia last week,, hitting the TLA, and […]

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Skeletonwitch to release new album in July, unveil first single “Fen of Shadows”

Posted by on April 26, 2018

Skeletonwitch have announced their upcoming album Devouring Radiant Light will finally arrive on July 20th via Prosthetic Records. It’s been five years since 2013’s Serpents Unleashed, and this time around, the group will unlock their darker sense of style as they brought black metal arrangements to the limelight. Today (26th), the group unveiled the first […]

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System of a Down announce West Coast Tour dates

Posted by on April 9, 2018

System of a Down shared a cryptic message on Friday (6th), as well as the entire weekend with hashtags #soad2018 and #letsdothis. We thought the announcement would be that they would reveal the possibility of headlining this year’s Aftershock festival. However, it looks as though the group are embarking on a headlining West Coast tour […]

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Skeletonwitch enter the studio with Converge’s Kurt Ballou

Posted by on November 2, 2017

Extreme metal band Skeletonwitch are back in the studio working on a Spring 2018 release. It has been four years since Serpents Unleashed and the band is very excited to release their first full-length album with new vocalist Adam Clemans. Accompanying them in the studio will be producer Kurt Ballou (Chelsea Wolfe, High On Fire, Kvelertak and best known […]

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New & Noteworthy: March 17th, 2017

Posted by on March 17, 2017

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new releases from Obituary and Fit For an Autopsy, as well as a whole bunch of vinyl reissues. If you want to check out last week’s releases you can do […]

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‘Two Minutes To Late Night’ does impromptu standup show in mosh pit

Posted by on November 14, 2016

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from metal late night comedy show Two Minutes To Late Night, it’s that it should totally be a full time metal late night comedy show. I mean, I’d quit my job tomorrow to write for it, and if they keep up the quality that they’ve had so far, it’d […]

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Sacred Leather’s “Prowling Sinner” is an ’80s power metal time capsule

Posted by on October 12, 2016

  We recently got an email from Skeletonwitch drummer Dustin Boltjes asking us to check out his side project Sacred Leather. The over the top metal-ness of the band name and picture had us intrigued from the get go. Then we watched the video for “Prowling Sinner,” which looks like a cross between a Troma […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/7: The party isn’t over for the charts

Posted by on September 7, 2016

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. What did I tell you? First step towards the fall months and we get thirteen albums dropped on us. As always, I point you to Chris Colgan for details on new releases and the […]

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Metal By Numbers 8/31: Sabaton make their stand on the charts

Posted by on August 31, 2016

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Holy hell, how about a hand for Sabaton, eh? It’s always satisfying to see bands that have long been in the game reach a high point such as this one. Granted, the band is […]

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New & Noteworthy, August 19th – To Hell and Back

Posted by on August 19, 2016

Well, we’ve survived the heat wave twice. I hope everyone else has managed to do the same. We’re rewarded with a substantial release list this week, with wide-spanning appeal across many genres. Read up and enjoy! We’ve nearly reached the incredible autumn release calendar!     Sabaton, The Last Stand (Nuclear Blast) When Sabaton began posting […]

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