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Inter Arma Tour Dates...

4/30/2014

Virginia black/sludge doom monsters Inter Arma are about to embark on a quick tour through the eastern US and Canada, with support from Ulcerate, a death metal band out of New Zealand. Inter Arma's Sky Burial was one of the better releases of 2013. Shortly after the tour, Inter Arma will make a stop in Cincinnati on July 21 at The Drinkery. The Blog of Doom is looking forward to checking that one out.

* = with Ulcerate

09-May    Boot & Saddle    Philadelphia, PA*
10-May    St Vitus   New York, NY*
11-May    Middle East Upstairs    Boston, MA*
12-May    Les Katakombs   Montreal, Canada*
13-May    Le Petit Theatre   Rouyn-Noranda, Canada*
14-May    Comfort Zone    Toronto, Canada*
15-May    Corktown Tavern    Detroit, MI*
16-May    Cobra Lounge    Chicago, IL*
17-May    Brass Rail   Fort Wayne, IN*
18-May    Carabar     Columbus, OH*
19-May    The Shop   Pittsburgh, PA*
20-May    Strange Matter    Richmond, VA*
21-May    Empire     Springfield, VA*

07-Jun    Metro Gallery    Baltimore, MD
21-Jul     The Drinkery    Cincinnati, OH

Saint Vitus & Orange Goblin Announce Euro Tour...

4/29/2014

As mentioned by guitarist Dave Chandler in his interview with The Blog of Doom, doom pioneers Saint Vitus will be taking their 35th Anniversary Tour to Europe this Fall, and they're bringing along stoner/doom legends Orange Goblin. Saint Vitus will be playing their classic record, Born Too Late, in it's entirety on this tour. That's one hell of a tour right there, folks.

October

Thu 9th – Le Grillen, Colmar, FRANCE

Fri 10th – CCM John Lennon, Limoges, FRANCE

Sat 11th – Day of Doom Fest, Barcelona, SPAIN

Sun 12th – Shoko, Madrid, SPAIN

Mon 13th – RCA Club, Lisbon, PORTUGAL

Wed 15th – Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao, SPAIN

Thu 16th – Le Krakatoa, Bordeaux, FRANCE

Fri 17th – L’Usine, Geneva, SWITZERLAND

Sat 18th – Bloom Club, Mezzago, ITALY

Sun 19th – Traffic Live, Rome, ITALY

Mon 20th – Locomotiv Club, Bologna, ITALY

Tue 21st – Salzhaus, Winterthur, SWITZERLAND

Wed 22nd – Backstage Halle, Munich, GERMANY

Thu 23rd – Garage, Saarbrucken, GERMANY

Fri 24th – Le Fleche D’Or, Paris, FRANCE

Sat 25th – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FRANCE

Sun 26th – Biebob, Vosselaar, BELGIUM

Tue 28th – The Fleece, Bristol, ENGLAND

Wed 29th – Heaven, London, ENGLAND

Thu 30th – Button Factory, Dublin, REP. OF IRELAND

Fri 31st – Limelight 2, Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND

November

Sun 2nd – Dutch Doom Days Fest – Rotterdam, HOLLAND

Mon 3rd – Luxor, Koln, GERMANY

Tue 4th – Beatpol, Dresden, GERMANY

Wed 5th – Fabryka, Krakow, POLAND

Thu 6th – SO36, Berlin, GERMANY

Fri 7th – Babel, Malmo, SWEDEN

Sat 8th – Debaser Strand, Stockholm, SWEDEN

Sun 9th – Parkteatret, Oslo, NORWAY

Tue 11th – Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg, SWEDEN

Wed 12th – Venue TBC, Hamburg, GERMANY

Thu 13th – Rosenhof, Osnabrueck, GERMANY

Fri 14th – F-Haus, Jena, GERMANY

Primitive Man 2014 Tour Dates...

4/28/2014

Denver blackened doom trio Primitive Man are set to embark on a massive 2014 tour that stretches through Europe and North America over two months this summer. The band's debut album, Scorn, was released last August and is pretty much the filthiest damn record that you're going to listen to today.

***European Tour, all dates with Wake***

June 06 Dijon FR Maloka Festival @ Autogere Espace Des Tanneries
June 07 Wetzikon CH Kulturfabrik
June 09 Wien, AUS Arena Wien
June 11 Weimar GER Gerberstrasse
June 12 Berlin GER Koma F
June 13 Copenhagen DEN KB18
June 14 Aarhus DEN Trojborg Beboerhus
June 15 Rostock GER Jaz (Matinee) w/ Weekend Nachos
June 16 Kassel GER Secret Show
June 17 Eindhoven NL Dynamo w/ Weekend Nachos
June 18 Antwerp BEL Kavka w/ Weekend Nachos, Ekzeem A, Nervous mothers
June 19 Hannover GER Stumpf w/ ◯
June 20 Torgau GER Grind The Nazi Scum Fest @ Brückenkopf
June 21 Kiel GER Kiel Explode Festival @ Alte Meierei w/ ◯ , Svffer, In The Hearts of Emperors, Afterlife kids
June 22 Köln GER AZ

***All dates with Opium Lord***

June 24 Brighton UK Green Door Store
June 25 London UK The Unicorn
June 26 Bristol UK St John The Baptist Crypt
June 27 Nottingham UK Stuck On A Name Studios
June 28 Edinburgh UK Bannermans
June 29 Birmingham UK Wagon and Horses

***All dates from July 19 to Aug 10 with Hexis***

Jul 19 Denver, CO Hi-dive
Jul 20 Omaha, NE West Wing
Jul 21 Kansas City, MO Davey’s uptown
Jul 22 Peoria IL Rail 2
Jul 23 Indianapolis, IN The Melody Inn
Jul 24 Detroit, MI Corktown tavern
Jul 25 Chicago, IL Cobra Lounge
Jul 26 Appleton, WI SurfinBird Skateshop (early)
Jul 26 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club
Jul 27 Saint Paul, MN The Triple Rock
Jul 28 Winnipeg, MB Zoo Cabaret
Jul 29 Calgary, AB Local 510
Jul 30 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
Jul 31 Seattle, WA Highline
Aug 02 Portland, OR Tonic Lounge
Aug 03 Sacramento, CA Starlite lounge
Aug 04 San Francisco CA Sub Mission
Aug 05 Oakland, CA First church of the buzzard
Aug 06 Santa Cruz, CA Witch House
Aug 07 Los Angeles, CA 5 star bar w/ Agowilt,
Aug 08 Reno, NV Holland Project
Aug 09 Salt Lake City, UT The Sugar Space
Aug 10 Colorado Springs, CO Triple Nickel

Paganfest America Part V Kicks Off This Week...

4/23/2014

The fifth installment of Paganfest America kicks off this week in Springfield, VA before winding across North America and back over the next few weeks. This year's edition features some of the top names in pagan and folk metal, including co-headliners Korpiklaani (Finland) and Turisas (Finland). Joining them this year will be Chthonic (Taiwan), Varg (Germany) and Winterhymn (USA). Tickets are currently available via the box office at each show location. For more information, check out the Paganfest America page. I've heard that most of these bands are much better live than on record, so it should be a pretty entertaining tour. I'm looking forward to checking out the scene at the Columbus show. I'll have a full report here on The Blog of Doom.

April 25 - Empire - Springfield, VA
April 26 - Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
April 27 - Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
April 28 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
April 29 - Imperial - Quebec City, QC
April 30 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
May 1 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
May 2 - Alrosa Villa - Columbus, OH
May 3 - Mojoe's - Joliet, IL
May 4 - Skyway Theater - B - Minneapolis, MN
May 5 - Zoo Cabaret - Winnipeg, MB
May 7 - The Republik - Calgary, AB
May 8 - Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
May 9 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
May 10 - Toxic Lounge - Portland, OR
May 11 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
May 12 - Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, CA
May 13 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
May 15 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
May 16 - The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
May 17 - Harpo's - Detroit, MI
May 18 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA

Mist Announces European Tour Dates...

4/23/2014

Slovenian doom band Mist have announced a short run of European tour dates that includes a stop at Doomfest 2014. The all-female doom band released their wildly popular demo, simply titled Demo 2013, and they have quickly attained the status as one of doom's buzziest new bands. Mist has also been confirmed for two other doom festivals later in the year, the Malta Doom Festival and Germany's Hammer of Doom Festival. There's no word yet on a full-length follow-up to the demo, but I think we can all agree that big things are expected from these ladies in the future.

01.05. Maribor (SLO), Gustaf w/ Handful Of Hate, Verminate
10.05. Brescia (ITA), Circolo Colony – Doom Fest 2014: Night Of The Fallen Angels II
15.05. Ljubljana (SLO), Orto Bar w/ Helstar, Classified
16.05. Kranj (SLO), Trainstation Squat – Season Of The Witch (special DJ set)
23.05. Tilburg (NL), Little Devil w/ Cauchemar, Akelei
24.05. Brugge (BE), Wall Of Sound w/ Tyrant’s Kall, Hootka, Trip Hazard
30.05. Velenje (SLO), eMCe Plac – Sound Arson w/ Home Bug, Harry, Umor
31.05. Ljubljana (SLO), Gromka w/ Universe217, The Blues Against Youth
13.06. Zagradec (SLO) – Bloody Friday w/ Soulcharger (ex-Dead Dildo Drome),...
23.-25.10. Malta (MT), Chateau Buskett – The Malta Doom Metal Festival 2014
15.11. Würzburg (DE), Posthalle – Hammer Of Doom 9 w/ Saint Vitus, Avatarium, Mount Salem

This Week's Recommended Releases...

4/22/2014

This week's recommended new releases (04/22/14):
[Click on band name for samples and more info]

Black Tar Prophet - Deafen (Domestic Genocide)

Nashville Instrumental Doom

Skelethal - Deathmanicvs Revelation (Iron Bonehead)

French Death Metal

Volume IV Announce US Tour Dates...

4/21/2014

Atlanta stoner rockers Volume IV have announced a short US tour with Order of the Owl leading up to both bands' appearances at the Eye of the Stoned Goat Festival in Worcester, MA. Eye of the Stoned Goat also includes a Sixty Watt Shaman reunion show and appearances from many of New England's top stoner/doom/psych bands.

Volume IV has a few more southern shows lined up at the end of May as well, with support to be announced.

4/29 Johnson City TN @ Hideaway
4/30 Pittsburgh PA @ Garfield Artworks
5/1 Allentown, PA @ Good Weekend
5/2 Buffalo, NY @ The Lair
5/3 Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron
5/4 Worcester, MA @ Eye of the Stoned Goat, Ralph’s Rock Diner

5/22 Birmingham, AL @ TBA
5/23 Nashville.TN @ Foobar
5/24 Savannah, GA @ The Jinx

High on Fire, Mastodon to Play Hopscotch Music Festival...

4/21/2014

High on Fire, Mastodon, Witch Mountain and Subrosa highlight the list of heavy bands playing this year's Hopscotch Music Festival, which will be held in Raleigh, NC from September 4-6. More bands will be announced later, along with schedule details. Some ticket packages are already on sale, while single day passes go on sale in June.

This isn't technically a metal festival, but it's nice to see some solid bands on the lineup. Sleep played this event last year, so the organizers seem to have a clue about good music. Depending on the schedule and timing, The Blog of Doom may take this one in. Regardless, score one more for good American music festivals. Cincinnati could learn a thing or two about including all genres in their music festivals.

For more info, check out the Hopscotch event page: http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/

Red Fang Tour Dates Announced...

4/21/2014

Portland stoner metal band Red Fang is preparing to embark on a U.S. tour this spring on the heels of their 2013 album Whales and Leeches. Big Business and American Sharks will open all shows on the tour. Scion AV will be giving away a pair of tickets to each show via a Twitter contest. I'm assuming most of you guys and gals are familiar with Red Fang by now, so I won't go into detail about their sound, but I would definitely recommend checking out this tour if it comes to your area.

May 16 San Francisco, CA Slim's
May 17 Pomona, CA Scion Rock Fest
May 18 San Diego, CA Porter's Pub
May 19 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
May 21 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill
May 22 Austin, TX Mohawk Outside
May 23 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's (Upstairs)
May 24 New Orleans, LA The Parish @ House of Blues
May 25 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
May 27 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 30 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
May 31 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
June 1 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
June 2 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
June 3 Chicago, IL The Wire
June 4 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
June 6 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
June 7 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
June 8 Boise, ID Neurolux

Agalloch Announces US/Canada Tour...

4/16/2014

Portland epic black metallists Algalloch are taking their renowned live show on the road this summer throughout North America. They will be joined on select dates by Massachusetts black metal duo Obsidian Tongue and Wisconsin doomsters Jex Thoth. Agalloch has a reputation for fantastic, one-of-a-kind live performances, so if you're into atmospheric metal, you won't want to miss this tour.

5.16 - Portland, OR - Star Theater w/ Lasher Keen, Sedan
5.17 - Seattle, WA - Highline w/ YOB, Wounded Giant
5.23 - Baltimore, MD - Maryland Deathfest
6.18 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock w/Obsidian Tongue, Blood and Sun
6.19 - Madison, WI - High Noon w/Obsidian Tongue
6.20 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's w/Obsidian Tongue
6.21 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballrom w/Obsidian Tongue
6.22 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival w/Obsidian Tongue
6.23 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree w/Vex
6.24 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl w/Vex
6.25 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum w/Vex
6.26 - Savannah, GA - Jinx w/Vex, Blackrune
6.27 - Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade w/Vex
6.28 - Springfield, VA - Empire w/Vex
6.29 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts w/Jex Thoth
6.30 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza w/Jex Thoth
7.01 - Boston, MA - Brighton w/Jex Thoth, Obsidian Tongue
7.02 - Montreal, QC - La Salla Rosa w/Jex Thoth
7.03 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks w/Jex Thoth, Musk Ox
7.04 - Toronto, ON - Opera House w/Jex Thoth
7.05 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theater w/Jex Thoth
7.08 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater