Gig News

Norwegian Black Metallers Satyricon announced 4 dates for England and Ireland today, along with the artwork (see above) for their self titled and eighth studio album Satyricon, which is due for release on 9th September 2013 on Roadrunner Records. Satyr had this to say: 

"We are back! Sorry it took so long, but we needed the time to be able pull off a record like this. Comparing this one to previous records is time wasted, it is Satyricon; constantly on the move. Naming this record 'Satyricon' was the most obvious thing in the world.  We have never done a record which captures the spirit of this band in such a way.  Ever.  It will demand a lot from you as a listener, but I know you will love it.  It will grow on you and that is why it will stay with you forev

Eariler this week it was announced on various sites that Anaal Nathrakh are due to tour with Fleshgod Apocalypse. A quick search on the net and you'll see the ticket sellers (see tickets, we got tickets etc) have the tickets up for sale with both bands listed. Today however, Anaal Nathrakh have issued the following statement:

"For anyone hoping to see us in the UK in October: It appears we have been announced for a string of UK dates with Fleshgod Apocalypse in October. We did NOT...

Nile are returning to the UK!!! YES.  OK so this is going to be the sketchiest post we've ever made on the site but at present Nile have confirmed to play:

10th September 2013 London Garage - tickets on sale this Monday

13th September 2013 Dublin Button Factory - tickets on sale 5th July

This is where the post gets sketchy, we have been informed....

If you haven't already spotted it all over the metal forums the Metal Hammer "Defenders of the Faith" tour has been announced today.  Hot off their Download Festival appearance Amon Amarth will be playing 5 dates across the UK. Super happy that Carcass have been announced for support, as if 3 days in a row at the Underworld and a headline slot coming up at this year's Damnation Festival wasn't enough (you can never have too much Carcass)! Also supporting will be Glasgow based deathcore outfit Bleed From Within.  The new Amon Amarth album Deceiver Of The Gods is due out on June 25th and can be pre-ordered from Metal Blade here. The tour has the following dates with tickets on sale soon...

Merseyside based Caveman Battle Doom band Conan have announced a string of UK dates for October this year, singer Jon Davis (no not that one, this is not numetalgigs) had this to say "This tour will be our last until the new album is out, and we'll be using it to try out a couple of tracks from the new album. Looking forward to hitting the road again".  We're certainly happy about this news, Conan live outings are IMMENSE and following on from slaying at festivals such as Roadburn and Desertfest they were recently signed to Napalm Records.  We're sure the new material will be crushing, just check out the link below to their recent split with Bongripper.

Conan play the following dates...

We came, we saw, we banged our heads.  From an initial rain soaked arrival at Donington Park the weekend ended up a fairly sunny and fun 3 days of beer and music, but more importantly an AMAZING set from Iron Maiden. From the initial Spitfire flyover and Moonchild to an encore of Aces High, The Evil That Men Do, and Running Free it was an amazing 2 hours of music showing they STILL have it in spades, Phantom of the Opera was phenomenal.

A surprise announcement was made during their set that they would be returning to England at the end of their current Maiden '88 European tour to play the O2 Arena on Saturday 3rd August 2013.  Better still is they are insuring the REAL fans will be able to get tickets...

Check this line up out! Along with Terrorizer we're proud to be one of the sponsors for Hammer Smashed Fest!! This September 22nd 2013 the Electrowerkz in London plays host to Hammer Smashed Fest, a grind/death metal alldayer headlined by an exclusive UK show from Brutal Truth.   The line up so far is Extreme Noise Terror, Psycroptic, Hour of Penance, Dyscarnate, Exhumer, Corrupt Moral Altar, The Atrocity Exhibit, Unfathomable Ruination, Acrania and Anoxide with more bands yet to be confirmed.

Early Bird tickets are...

Australian's Thrash Death band Vomitor have announced the "Satan's Escalation" European tour, and are set to return to our shores this July.  The band's latest album "The Escalation" was released last November and you can order it hereon LP from the tour promoters Invictus Productions, and check it out below on bandcamp.

Vomitor play the following July 2013 UK (and Ireland) tour dates:

5th July - Dolans, Limerick - with Slaughter Messiah (Belgium) & TBC

6th July...

French quintet The Lumberjack Feedback who feature 2 drummers will be heading over from Lille for a few dates in South England in July.  The UK dates are part of a European tour promoting their new album "Hand of Glory" which is due for release on Kaotoxin Records on July 2nd 2013.  Various preorder packages are available from the Kaotoxin bandcamp page here. The Lumberjack Feedback play the following UK dates...

California traditional metal act White Wizzard have announced a string of UK tour dates in support of their new studio album "The Devils Cut".  The album is due to be release on June 25th 2013 and can be pre-ordered from the Earache Records webstore on CD/LP here.

WHITE WIZZARD bassist and mainman JON LEON comments:

"We are very excited to get back over to Europe.  Giovanni and I have worked hard to get a solid line-up of guys that will actually tour and stick it out and to make White Wizzard a stable entity for the fans.  We appreciate all of our fans being so...