Ænimus Announce "Still Grooving"

San Francisco/North Bay progressive deathcore unit, Ænimus, will be doing a short run of “Still Grooving" California dates at the end of June. Orange County, CA heavy hitters I, Of Helix will join Ænimus on the 3 day savage burn across the State. The “Still Grooving" California run is a brief continuation of the recently completed "Groove It or Lose It" West Coast Tour, which will hit 2 areas the regional tour didn’t make it to. Dates are listed below.

Still Groovin California Dates:

6/28 Petaluma, CA @ Phoenix Theater

6/29 Fresno, CA @ The CYC 

6/30 Santa Ana, CA @ Pirate Bar

Ænimus Kicks Off Groove It or Lose It Tour

San Francisco/North Bay progressive deathcore unit, Ænimus, kicked off the “Groove It or Lose it" tour last night at Aubergine After Dark in Sebastopol, CA. The 10 date trek, presented by EMG Pickups and Heavy Blog Is Heavy, takes Ænimus up and down the West Coast with fellow Northern California deathcore troupe As Death Comes Calling hopping on for a handful of dates, and runs from April 25 - May 5 coming to a close at the Cobalt Cafe in Los Angeles, CA.

Throughout the duration of the tour, the band will be giving away free stuff at each show (courtesy of EMG Pickups) while supplies last, with details being posted each day exclusively via the bands official Twitter account (@aenimusofficial). Fans are encouraged to follow the band and keep an eye out for daily updates with details on how to win.

The full list of tour dates is as follows:

EMG Pickups and Heavy Blog Is Heavy Present: 
"Groove It or Lose It" West Coast Tour 2013

4/25 Sebastopol, CA @ Aubergine

4/26 Cupertino, CA @ The Refuge

4/27 Eureka, CA @ Soundstick*

4/28 Medford, OR @ The WreckRoom*

4/29 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon*

4/30 WA @ TBA*

5/01 Spokane, WA @ The Hop*

5/02 Portland, OR @ The Hawthorne Theatre*

5/03 Stockton, CA @ Plea For Peace 

5/04 Sacramento, CA @ The Professional

5/05 Canoga Park, CA @ The Cobalt Cafe

* = Dates w/ As Death Comes Calling

Ænimus Announce 'Groove It or Lose It' West Coast Tour

 Ænimus, are proud to announce they will be hitting the road on the “Groove It or Lose it" West Coast tour presented by EMG Pickups and Heavy Blog Is Heavy. The 10 date trek, which sees fellow Northern California deathcore troupe As Death Comes Calling hopping on for a handful of dates, will run from April 25 - May 5 kicking off at Aubergine After Dark in Sebastopol, CA and coming to a close at the Cobalt Cafe in Los Angeles, CA. The band have also unleashed the final studio video update of their recording sessions from their forthcoming debut album, “Transcend Reality.” You can check out the video at this location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUlIlud28UA

EMG Pickups and Heavy Blog Is Heavy Present: "Groove It or Lose It"

Tour Dates:

4/25 Sebastopol, CA @ Aubergine

4/26 Cupertino, CA @ The Refuge

4/27 Eureka, CA @ Soundstick*

4/28 Medford, OR @ The WreckRoom*

4/29 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon*

4/30 WA @ TBA*

5/01 Spokane, WA @ The Hop*

5/02 Portland, OR @ The Hawthorne Theatre*

5/03 Stockton, CA @ Plea For Peace 

5/04 Sacramento, CA @ TBA

5/05 Canoga Park, CA @ The Cobalt Cafe

* = Dates w/ As Death Comes Calling

Ænimus recently wrapped up the recording process for their debut album, ‘Transcend Reality,’ at NB Recording in Santa Rosa, CA with Producer Nick Botelho (Deadly Remains, Hatchet, The Kennedy Veil). The album will contain a total of 13 tracks and will feature guest vocals from Eddie Hermida (All Shall Perish) on the track ‘Heavy Lies the Crown’. A release date has not yet been set.

'Transcend Reality' Track List:

I.    Asherah’s Hourglass

II.   The Awakening

III.  The Grasp of Ruin

IV.   Masterpiece

V.    Descent Into Chaos

VI.   Black Malice Construct

VII.  Black Malice Alchemy

VIII. Thrive

IX.   Heavy Lies the Crown

X.    Inertia

XI.   Convictions
XII.  Chimerism

XIII. The Final Delirium

Ænimus Unleash 'Leads' Studio Video Update

San Francisco/North Bay progressive deathcore unit, Ænimus, have posted a new studio video update featuring Brian “Deebs" James and Sean Swafford shredding through some leads for several tracks from their forthcoming As Yet Untitled debut album. Head on over and check out the the latest round of sweeps, shredding and shenanigans at this location. The previous studio update which hit the web in the first week of December, featured Seth playing through some bass tracks and included several clips of new material as well. You can check out that video at this location.

Ænimus are currently wrapping up the recording process for their debut album at NB Recording in Santa Rosa, CA with Producer Nick Botelho (Deadly Remains, The Kennedy Veil). The album will contain a total of 12 tracks and will feature guest vocals from Eddie Hermida (All Shall Perish) on the track ‘Heavy Lies the Crown’. A release date has not yet been set.

The track list for the As Yet Untitled album is as follows:
I.    Asherah’s Hourglass
II.   The Awakening
III.  The Grasp of Ruin
IV.   Masterpiece
V.    Descent Into Chaos
VI.   Black Malice Construct
VII.  Black Malice Alchemy
VIII. Thrive
IX.   Heavy Lies the Crown
X.    Inertia
XI.   Convictions
XII.  The Final Delirium

Ænimus Release Lyric Video For 'Inertia'

San Francisco/North Bay progressive deathcore unit, Ænimus have just unleashed the lyric video for the track ‘Inertia’, taken from their forthcoming As Yet Untitled debut album. The lyric video can be viewed via the band’s own ‘ÆnimusOfficial' YouTube Channel. ‘Inertia' was exclusively premiered back in late August (31st to be exact) via Heavy Blog is Heavy, and garnered roughly 1,000+ plays in the first weekend alone. A guitar play through video featuring guitarist Brian ‘Deebs' James playing one of the solos from the track was also released as a teaser leading up to the online premiere of ‘Inertia’, and can be viewed at this location.

The lyric video for ‘Inertia' was put together by Ænimus guitarist Sean Swafford, and he had the following to say about the creative process and idea behind it:

“I am extremely excited to release this lyric video for our song ‘Inertia.’ The idea behind the video is mainly based on the song’s lyrical content. I really wanted to do something different from a lot of the lyric videos that I’ve seen. I wanted to try to visualize the lyrics, so I decided to go with a video that looks more realistic as opposed to most lyric videos that are primarily abstract. This was probably the most difficult video I have worked on so far, due to the tedious work involved with creating the clouds. Being able to finally see the end result, it was definitely worth the time and effort that went into it. Since joining Ænimus, I’ve been doing my part to help to make us as self sufficient as possible. Everyone in this band does something extra on top of contributing to the writing process and continually practicing to improve their skill sets on their respective instrument. In this day and age (in the music business), bands need to learn to wear multiple hats to survive; especially in the metal music scene. It’s definitely a lot of work, and we’re doing our best to stay on top of it. Anyhow, please do enjoy the video.”

Ænimus are currently wrapping up the recording process for their debut album at NB Recording in Santa Rosa, CA with Producer Nick Botelho (Deadly Remains, The Kennedy Veil). An official release date has not been set.

The track list for the As Yet Untitled album is as follows:

I.    Asherah’s Hourglass

II.   The Awakening

III.  The Grasp of Ruin

IV.   Masterpiece

V.    Descent Into Chaos

VI.   Black Malice Construct

VII.  Black Malice Alchemy

VIII. Thrive

IX.   Heavy Lies the Crown

X.    Inertia

XI.   Convictions

XII.  The Final Delirium