Cannibal Corpse Is Playing... The Gathering of The Juggalos?

The annual infomercial for this year's iteration of the infamous The Gathering Of The Juggalos debuted this morning, and among the usual Psychopathic artists and other typical Gathering fare stood one very big glaring addition: death metal legends Cannibal Corpse. They will play the festival between July 23-27th, along with their announced run on this year's Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Needless to say, I look forward to seeing videos on Youtube of their performance.

Track by Track: Strychnia “Reanimated Monstrosity”

Strychnia have a new EP coming out on May 14th and vocalist Kevin O’Laughlin has the lowdown on each track!

Reanimated Monstrosity
Bringing the band back! That’s what this song represents, as well as the EP. The band is the ‘Monstrosity’ and we’re bringing it back to life, or ‘Reanimating’ it. So we’re metaphorically portraying ourselves as this sickening beast and we’re rising from the dead to come back and just unleash hell and violence. We’re gonna “crush through the opposition” and nothing will stop us. Now that we’ve given you the idea, you can pretty much just read through the entire song and relate everything to our reform. We added in some gore because we love it, so the parts that John of Dying Fetus sings over, he’s basically talking about dethroning the enemy and killing them. “Spinal cord submission” can portray paralysis and “carving out the throat” can represent silence. Again, the whole idea behind this song is just coming back and destroying everything. We want to be on top of the NJ scene and eventually the fucking world!

War Sermon
The lyrics in war sermon are like the tortured screams of the oppressed peoples scattered across remote corners of our world. The innocent people that suffer under violent military regimes, or religiously corrupted governments. “Indoctrination reactivate” as in feed them lies, think as we think, do as we allow. “Lunatic prophets derange the poems,” meaning a person of power twisting the supposed holy words of god into a new meaning used to control others.

Unfortunately many people are similar to sheep that will follow a master and would never bite the hand that feeds them. “Faithless freedom seekers aim to shift the trend through violent means an upheaval crumbles monuments.” Some however, will rise up violent and strong against their oppressors, which is what’s depicted in those lines. Those at the top will always want to keep those at the bottom where they are. When it comes down to it, it’s for their own power and greed. “For power and greed the war sermon shall bleed.” The war sermon is the message of hate they preach to the people and hypothetically bleed on to them. BLEED!

Killdozer
This song is about an army of cybernetic abominations pulverizing a town and essentially taking over the world. Each abomination could be considered a “Killdozer” and we got really in depth describing their features and some of their actions. “Biomechanical mutations, synthesizing blood for fuel. Iron plates, seeping, human plasma…” We really wanted to create a vivid image in the readers head. These monsters are ripping apart the town and harvesting human remains and converting it into resources.

This was a really fun song to write, and we got the idea from an actual story about a guy who armor-plated a bulldozer and started cruising through his hometown and destroying buildings/houses of people who screwed him over. Obviously that’s not that interesting when you break it down but the concept of turning that into a fictional story and making it brutal for metal… that’s fucking cool!

Cephalectomy
Vengeance is sweet. This song describes a new method of execution or death penalty. Imagine a system, where criminals are killed by families of murder victims. So these criminals have ruined these people’s lives, and now they have a chance for redemption. Now obviously we had to spice this up a bit and make it fit our gore-themed style of writing. So we threw a little twist on it and described these families as if they’re savage beasts and they have NOTHING on their mind but the killing of these criminals. “Solitary confinement of their minds, Infesting urge to kill.”

We then took it further and described the actual killing of these criminals with some lines like “Feeding frenzy, dismemberment, blood for the masses!”. After they kill them of course they have to “disgrace the corpse” and do even more fucked up shit. Although this song is fictional, there are probably people out there who would love this concept! When things come up like the recent Boston bombings, shit like this comes to mind. If only they could throw those piece of shit terrorists into a “pit of hell”!

Slaughtered
The fifth track on our EP is a Pantera cover so obviously I can’t do any explaining here.

Strychnia release studio video - "Reanimating The Monstrosity"

Strychnia have posted a video from their recording sessions for their new EP, Reanimated Monstrosity. It can be seen below.

LAMB OF GOD Asks Men and Women of our U.S. Military to Submit Photos for Tour Video

LAMB OF GOD is looking to honor the brave men and women of our United States military by incorporating soldier’s names and faces into a video presentation during their upcoming U.S. tour.  If you are in the military, or have a husband, wife, brother, sister, friend or family member who has served or is actively serving, and wish to be included in this video tribute, please take a moment to send a photo to logvideocontent@gmail.com.

Please keep the photos under 2MB and include the soldier’s name, military branch, and a brief description of where the soldier is serving or has served. The band is asking for photos of soldiers killed in action, those actively serving, and those who have completed their service to our country.

This presentation will be directed by LAMB OF GOD lead guitarist Mark Morton and longtime LAMB OF GOD videographer Doug Spangenberg, and will be seen by tens of thousands of people over the course of LAMB OF GOD’s upcoming U.S. tour. Please send your photos and information in as soon as possible if you would like for you or your loved one to be included in this tribute.

Ticket links for all shows are below:

Date / City, State / Venue / Ticket Buy Link                                     

 30-Oct / Phoenix, AZ / Comerica Theater / Buy Phoenix Tickets Here

 31-Oct / Los Angeles, CA / Palladium / Buy Los Angeles Tickets Here

 1-Nov / Las Vegas, NV / House of Blues / Buy Las Vegas Tickets Here

 3-Nov / Lubbock, TX / Lonestar Pavilion / Buy Lubbock Tickets Here

 4-Nov / San Antonio, TX / Sunken Garden / Buy San Antonio Tickets Here

 5-Nov / Oklahoma City, OK   / Diamond Ballroom / Buy Oklahoma City Tickets Here

 7-Nov / St. Louis, MO / Pageant / Buy St. Louis Tickets Here

 8-Nov / Indianapolis, IN / Egyptian Room / Buy Indianapolis Tickets Here

 9-Nov / Milwaukee, WI / Eagles Ballroom / Buy Milwaukee Tickets Here

 10-Nov / St. Paul, MN / Myth / Buy St. Paul Tickets Here

 12-Nov / Louisville, KY / Expo Five / Buy Louisville Tickets Here

 14-Nov / Stroudsburg, PA / Sherman Theater / Buy Stroudsburg Tickets Here

 15-Nov / Glens Falls, NY / Glens Falls Civic Center / Buy Glens Falls Tickets Here

 16-Nov / New York, NY / Roseland Ballroom / Buy NYC Tickets Here

 17-Nov / Silver Spring, MD / Fillmore / Buy Silver Spring Tickets Here

 19-Nov / Orlando, FL / House of Blues/ Buy Orlando Tickets Here

 20-Nov /Atlanta, GA / Tabernacle / Buy Atlanta Tickets Here

 21-Nov / Charlotte, NC / Fillmore / Buy Charlotte Tickets Here

 23-Nov / Wallingford, CT / Oakdale Theater / Buy Wallingford Tickets Here

 24-Nov / Philadelphia, PA / Electric Factory / Buy Philadelphia Tickets Here

 25-Nov / Boston, MA / House of Blues / Buy Boston Tickets Here

 26-Nov / Niagara Falls, NY / Rapids Theater / Buy Niagara Falls Tickets Here

 27-Nov / Pittsburgh, PA / Stage AE / Buy Pittsburgh Tickets Here

 28-Nov / Richmond, VA / The National / Buy Richmond Tickets Here

 30-Nov / Chicago, IL / Congress Ballroom / Buy Chicago Tickets Here

 1-Dec / Detroit, MI  / Fillmore / Buy Detroit Tickets Here

 2-Dec / Columbus, OH / LC Pavilion / Buy Columbus Tickets Here (Cannibal Corpse replacing HELLYEAH)

 3-Dec / Grand Rapids, MI / Orbit Room / Buy Grand Rapids Tickets Here

 4-Dec / Des Moines, IA / Val Air Ballroom / Buy Des Moines Tickets Here

 6-Dec / Houston, TX / Bayou Music Center / Buy Houston Tickets Here

 7-Dec / Dallas, TX / Palladium Ballroom / Buy Dallas Tickets Here

 8-Dec / Kansas City, MO / Uptown Theater / Buy Kansas City Tickets Here

 9-Dec / Denver, CO / Fillmore / Buy Denver Tickets Here

 11-Dec / Farmington, NM / McGhee Park / Buy Farmington Tickets Here

 13-Dec / San Francisco, CA / Warfield /          Buy San Francisco Tickets Here

14-Dec / Medford, OR / Medford Armory / Buy Medford Tickets Here

15-Dec / Spokane, WA / Knitting Factory / Buy Spokane Tickets Here

 16-Dec / Seattle, WA / Showbox SoDo /          Buy Seattle Tickets Here

KTM Podcast 04: Kevin from Strychnia

On the fourth episode of the podcast, we chat with Kevin from Strychnia. We discuss their reformation as a band, musical influences, songs they’re working on, and more! (They’re currently looking for a drummer and bassist!) Download/listen here

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Randy Blythe released from prison; Lamb of God scheduled to play Knotfest

Organizers for the first annual KNOTFEST are thrilled to announce that Randy Blythe, lead vocalist for the group Lamb Of God, has been freed from the Czech Republic and is on a flight back to the United States. In their first performance since his imprisonment this past June, Randy and his band will perform live at KNOTFEST in the heart of America on Friday, August 17 in Council Bluffs, IA at Mid America Motorplex and Saturday, August 18 in Somerset, WI/Minneapolis, MN at Somerset Amphitheater.

“We are honored to present Lamb of God and thrilled to learn that Randy will be onstage for what is sure to be an amazing moment at KNOTFEST,” KNOTFEST organizers said.

KNOTFEST is an extraordinary two-date metal and hard rock festival featuring performances from headliners SLIPKNOT as well as DEFTONES, LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, SERJ TANKIAN, CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, THE URGE, PRONG, GOJIRA and more. The festival grounds will feature an apocalyptic underworld where firebreathers, nightmarish creatures on stilts, fire and percussive light, and stunning visuals set the stage for an intoxicating and unforgettably sinister concert experience.

For all KNOTFEST ticketing options, visit: http://www.ticketmaster.com/KNOTFEST-tickets/artist/1741056. For VIP package options, visit:http://vipnation.com/programs/knotfest-2012/.

Summer Slaughter announce 2012 tour dates

There are pretty sizable gaps in the schedule, so I’d assume more dates are going to be forthcoming.

EDIT: : All tour dates have now been released!

07/20 Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues (feat. Fallujah)
07/21 San Diego, CA – SOMA (feat. Fallujah)
07/22 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
07/23 Scottsdale, AZ – Venue of Scottsdale
07/25 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
07/26 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
07/27 Mission, TX – Pharr Events Center
07/28 Houston, TX – House of Blues
07/30 Tampa, FL – The Ritz
07/31 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
08/01 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
08/02 Knoxville, TN – The Valarium
08/03 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
08/04 Baltimore, MD – Sonar (feat. The Contortionist)
08/05 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero (feat. The Contortionist)
08/07 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (feat. The Contortionist)
08/08 New York, NY – Irving Plaza (feat. The Contortionist)
08/09 Albany, NY – Northern Lights (feat. The Contortionist)
08/10 Worcester, MA – The Palladium (feat. The Contortionist)
08/11 Montreal, QC – Heavy Montreal
08/12 Toronto, ON – Heavy Toronto
08/14 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
08/15 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s
08/16 Chicago, IL – House Blues
08/17 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
08/18 St. Paul, MN – Station 4
08/20 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
08/22 Seattle, WA – The Showbox Sodo
08/23 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
08/24 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
08/25 Anaheim, CA – The Grove