Posted by Ian Weber on November 13, 2023
Hey, all. Hope everybody is attending all of the gigs. This week, Ian sliced out the fat while listing a bunch of totally awesome shows that are speed walking us towards the end of another crispy November. There is plenty of primo events to check out as the leaves fall, and it won’t truly […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 29, 2022
The pandemic has given artists time to reflect and create, resulting in many artists releasing new records, surprise EPs, reissues, and live recordings. However, did all bands use their time wisely by releasing one of their strongest albums, or fall flat compared to their prior offerings? This year was a hit or miss, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 12, 2022
Canada’s blackened/death metal outfit Wake have released their overall sixth full-length album, Thought Form Descent, on July 22nd via Metal Blade Records. We caught up with bassist Ryan Kennedy to discuss their latest offering. What was the process like recording Thought Form Descent? We were lucky to have a bit more time to […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 18, 2022
After seeing the Decibel Metal & Beer Festival trek out west in California for three forests, the west coast edition is relocating to Denver, CO. The first-annual Denver edition will take place on Friday and Saturday, December 2-3, 2022. Cannibal Corpse, Pig Destroyer, Dark Funeral, and more will take part in the festivities. Breweries […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 14, 2022
Next Friday (22nd), Wake’s new album, Thought From Descent, will arrive via Metal Blade Records (pre-order here). To celebrate their overall sixth full-length effort, the group has announced North American record release shows. Later this month, the band will trek out to Canada for five shows with openers Bleeding Out, Executioner’s Mask, Atrae Billis, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 16, 2022
From Spite to Electric Callboy, here are twelve albums recently announced: 01) Spite – Dedication To Flesh Release Date: July 22, 2022 (pre-order) Label: Rise Records Track List: 01) Lord Of The Upside Down 02) Caved In 03) Proper One 04) Made To Please 05) Some Things You Should Know 06) Dedication […]
Posted by Ian Weber on May 9, 2022
Now that we’re a year over post-covid peak this month, I’m going to put on my Primus raglan and say that this entire month really increases our chances to attend a show without feeling overly concerned with safety parameters. (May is the one month out of the year that shows pile up, always. It […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on November 12, 2020
While most of 2020 has been spent living in the COVID-19 pandemic, some highlights still included new music that helped us get through this bizarre year. It’s hard to believe the year is winding down but, the year-end lists are starting to come through. Decibel Magazine has revealed their top 40 albums of […]
Posted by Matt Brown on April 8, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. At first, I wasn’t going to include Pearl Jam on here because, well, they’re not particularly metal. But we write about so many of their peers (Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots) […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 21, 2020
Despite making every effort to keep the tour afloat, Origin were forced to postpone their Occupation Domination North American tour with Beneath the Massacre, Defeated Sanity, Wake, and Torn the Fuck Apart. The group plan to have the trek rescheduled for the fall.
Read statements below:
Origin:
“Well, ladies and gentlemen we all knew it was coming. For the past week we have tried to hold on and bring Occupation Domination to as many of you as possible but it has become abundantly clear that for the safety of fans, crew and bands alike we have decided to formally end the tour and return home. As of now we are planning on POSTPONING Occupation Domination until the fall of 2020.
For all purchased tickets please contact your point of sale for details on refunds. Stay safe and healthy during this crazy time and we will see you all as soon as possible. If you wish to help the band out, as this has been a huge financial blow to Origin as well as for most touring musicians, you can support us by picking up merch at our indiemerch webpage and we will very soon be putting up exclusive items from this tour on our own bigcartel store. We will get through this together, take care of each other. From the last band standing, see you soon. Hail space”
Defeated Sanity:
“Unfortunately the Occupation Domination Tour has come to a premature close. Out of 30 scheduled shows we were able to play only 4. This leaves us with a ton of merchandise and heavy financial losses.
To recover some of these losses, we put ALL of our leftover merchandise up on the Bigcartel store.
We need your help and support now more than ever to ensure that this brutal train can keep rolling.
All items can be found at www.defeatedsanity.bigcartel.com. We also added a “tip” item in case you are able to pitch in a little extra.
This sale will only be shipping within the United States and Canada due to monstrous international shipping costs and hurdles.
We will pack and ship these orders ourselves tomorrow before we fly back home. The sale will therefore only be going until midnight on March 17 (EST).
Whatever is left after this we will try to get home to Germany and offer to our European folks.
We welcome any help and hope to be playing for you again very very soon!!”
Torn the Fuck Apart:
“Our tour with Origin was one of the last remaining tours out there, we lasted as long as we could and battled against the odds. If you missed us, here a clip of a few tunes.”
