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By Mark Carras on March 18, 2010 5:58pm


For Immediate Release :: 18 March 2010



AUGURY ANNOUNCE FOURTH NORTH AMERICAN TOUR




Canada’s progressive death metal juggernauts AUGURY have teamed up with labelmates SOILWORK & DEATH ANGEL to tour North America for the fourth time in support of their Nuclear Blast debut, Fragmentary Evidence. Also on the bill are Mutiny Within and SWASHBUCKLE from New Jersey.



States lead singer/guitar player Patrick Loisel: “We are very proud to be part of such a great tour with SOILWORK, perform alongside legends such as DEATH ANGEL (a band whom I covered in my old bands), and join our brothers in Swashbuckle again. It's quite a thrill!”


Read Metal Assault’s recent interview with Patrick where he discusses the inspiration that comes to him from his conspiracy theory books at http://metalassault.com/Interviews/031110_Augury.php




The upcoming 29-show trek launches in West Springfield, Virginia on July 14th and closes out in Hartford, Connecticut on August 15th . Complete tour dates are as follows:

07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA


07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI


07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA


08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 Meridian – Houston, TX


08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA


08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT



Pre-sale tickets for the tour are available online at www.EnterTheVault.com through April 7th. On April 8th, tickets go on sale through all normal ticketing outlets.



Visit AUGURY online at: www.AUGURYMETAL.com & www.myspace.com/AUGURY.


By Mark Carras on December 18, 2009 2:26am
For Immediate Release


AUGURY TO TOUR WITH BLACK DAHLIA MURDER






Canada's progressive death metal juggernauts AUGURY have teamed up with Black Dahlia Murder to tour North America for the third time in support of their Nuclear Blast debut, Fragmentary Evidence. Also on the bill are Denmark's Hatesphere and Obscura from Germany.



The 25-show trek launches in Atlanta, Georgia on February 24th and closes out in Detroit, Michigan on March 24th. Complete tour dates are as follows:




02/24/10 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

02/25/10 The State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL

02/26/10 Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

02/27/10 The Social - Orlando, FL
03/01/10 Meridian - Houston, TX

03/02/10 Granada Theater - Dallas, TX


03/03/10 The White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX

03/05/10 The Rock - Tucson, AZ

03/06/10 The Roxy - Hollywood, CA

03/07/10 Slim's - San Francisco, CA

03/08/10 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR

03/09/10 El Corazon - Seattle, WA


03/10/10 The Venue - Boise, ID

03/12/10 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO

03/13/10 The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS

03/14/10 House of Bricks - Des Moines, IA

03/15/10 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN

03/16/10 Reggie Rock Club - Chicago, IL


03/18/10 The Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, DC

03/19/10 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA

03/20/10 Santos Party House - New York City, NY

03/21/10 Middle East Restaurant - Cambridge, MA

03/22/10 Crocodile Rock Café - Allentown, PA

03/23/10 Mr. Smalls Theater - Millvale, PA


03/24/10 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI



Visit AUGURY online at: www.AUGURYMETAL.com & www.myspace.com/augury


By Mark Carras on November 11, 2009 2:20am
For Immediate Release

AUGURY DRUMMER ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE FROM BAND




Creators of a progressive-minded extreme metal, Montreal's juggernauts
AUGURY sadly report the departure of their drummer Antoine Baril.



States Baril:

"I'm very sad to have to announce my departure from AUGURY. Some
personal and professional reasons have made multiple tours impossible
for me at the moment. I wish all the best for AUGURY because those

wonderful guys are making incredibly good music. I will never forget
those memorable shows and I would like to thank everyone for their
support on the road everywhere we've been on tour."



States the band:

"AUGURY thanks Antoine for all the good times and excellent music, and
we wish him well in all aspects of his life. He will remain a close

friend for all of us. For the upcoming tour with VADER [in support of
their new album Fragmentary Evidence], drummer Robin 'Frog' Stone from
Australian industrial metal mad scientists The Amenta will take over the
drum throne. He is a very tight and skilled drummer, having learned our
set in a matter of hours. Go to
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...eoid=100535717
to see a video of Robin in action. We have a new drummer
ready in Montreal for the upcoming tours. Videos and name will be

revealed soon."



Remaining dates on the "Decibel Presents: Monsters Of Death Tour" -
featuring VADER, Decrepit Birth, Warbringer, The Amenta, and Swashbuckle
- are as follows:

11/10/09 Mod Club - Toronto, ON - CANADA


11/11/09 Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY

11/12/09 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH

11/13/09 The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL

11/14/09 Rave - Milwaukee, WI

11/15/09 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN

11/16/09 Royal Albert Arms - Winnipeg, MB - CANADA


11/17/09 The Exchange - Regina, SK - CANADA

11/18/09 The Underground - Calgary, AB - CANADA

11/19/09 Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB - CANADA

11/20/09 Roll-A-Dome - Prince George, BC - CANADA

11/21/09 Bourbon - Vancouver, BC - CANADA

11/22/09 Sugar - Victoria, BC - CANADA


11/23/09 El Corazon - Seattle, WA

11/24/09 Satyricon - Portland, OR

11/25/09 Regency Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA

11/27/09 Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA

11/28/09 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA

11/29/09 House of Blues - Hollywood, CA


11/30/09 U.B's - Mesa, AZ

12/01/09 The Rock - Tucson, AZ

12/02/09 Gator's - Farmington, NM

12/03/09 Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT

12/04/09 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO

12/05/09 Marquee - Tulsa, OK


12/06/09 Scout Bar - San Antonio, TX

12/07/09 Scout Bar - Houston, TX

12/09/09 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

12/10/09 Peppermint Beach Club - Virginia Beach, VA

12/11/09 Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC

12/12/09 Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA


12/13/09 The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA



Pre-sale tickets are available online at www.EnterTheVault.com.

"This foursome," writes Decibel Magazine, "creates music that truly

embodies the term 'fusion.' AUGURY are every bit the equal of
like-minded peers Intronaut and Cynic. Manifique."

Visit AUGURY online at: www.AUGURYMETAL.com & www.myspace.com/augury


By Mark Carras on August 13, 2009 11:47pm
For Immediate Release



AUGURY FRONTMAN: "I'M A BIG FAN OF DALER MEHNDI."








MetalUnderground.com recently posted an interview with AUGURY's lead
vocalist Patrick Loisel:

Tell me about the name of the band. Does it have a direct connection to

the lyrics?

Patrick: Of course augury is a way to see the future from signs in
nature. The wind, the storms, the sight of a bird, whatever. The main
meaning most recently comes to use from a book I read on the Salem witch
trial. What I read is that anybody who did something unusual could land
in jail. The name of the charge was the "felony of augury." Meaning
forbidden knowledge, which is kind of the central meaning behind the

lyrics. Back at that time if somebody knew about medicinal plants it was
like "Oh she's a witch, kill her."

Outside of Augury what bands are you getting into lately?

Patrick: Myself I don't listen to a lot of music. I'm the kind of guy
who likes to do a lot of precise work so I like silence a lot. When I
listen to music I'm really into bands like Akercocke. Emperor, Strapping
Young Lad, a lot of Norwegian black metal. A lot of Arabic and Indian

pop music too, the kind of stuff you hear in Indian restaurants. If I
could I'd eat Indian food like 21 meals a week.

I'm not sure whether it's Indian or not but have you heard that "Tunak
Tunak Tun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bAN7Ts0xBo " song?

Patrick: I love that song. I sing along with that one. I learned the

lyrics and I love to sing along. I even translated the lyrics. He's only
two years older than me, that guy. I'm a big fan of Daler Mehndi. The
background music is really ugly but the basic melody of the vocals is
great. "Tunak" is far from being his best song, but it's the only song
where he harmonized four lines of vocals. He did it live and recorded
that tune in like half an hour. Try to sing his vocal lines, he's one of
the best vocalists on Earth. Type in Daler Mehndi on YouTube. He's like

the Indian Gwen Stefani. There's another guy - he's like a Yngwie
Malmsteen with a turban. I've met a lot of third world metal musicians.
One of my dreams is to play all of the places described in the movie
"Global Metal." Except maybe Iraq, I don't want to get gunned down.



Read the entire interview and Patrick's answer to the question "What's

the deal with Quebec being a part of Canada but not wanting to be a part
of Canada?" here:

http://www.metalunderground.com/news...m?newsid=47200



AUGURY will launch their maiden tour of the U.S. in support of God
Dethroned on September 30th. Tickets for the Monsters Of Death Tour

with VADER, Decrepit Birth, Warbringer, The Amenta, and S.W.W.A.A.T.S.
are available online at www.EnterTheVault.com.



Visit AUGURY online at: www.AUGURYMETAL.com & www.myspace.com/augury


By Mark Carras on July 03, 2009 6:02pm
For Immediate Release



CANADA'S AUGURY COMMENT ON UPCOMING TOUR WITH VADER



Creators of an extreme metal that includes death, black, and progressive tinges, Montreal's juggernauts AUGURY will release their album, Fragmentary Evidence, on August 11th in North America. The band will launch their maiden tour of the U.S. in support of God Dethroned on September 30th and will return to the States again with label mates VADER in November's "Decibel Presents: Monsters Of Death Tour."



Dominic Forest, AUGURY bassist, checks in from Montreal and shares the following about the upcoming VADER trek:



"We are really proud and thrilled to tour with a cult band such as VADER and are really eager to join our friends Decrepit Birth on the road. We will do video blogs while touring, so keep in touch with us on our MySpace page!!!"



"Faith Puppeteers," a track off AUGURY's forthcoming album, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.



Fragmentary Evidence was produced by Hugues Deslauriers (Clearwater Deathblow), Yannick St-Amand (Despised Icon), and AUGURY. Mixing duties were handled by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais (Malevolent Creation, Misery Index, Despised Icon). James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Disincarnate) provided the mastering. Album artwork is courtesy of Sven de Caluwé (Aborted).

Confirmed dates for AUGURY's tour with VADER, Decrepit Birth, Warbringer, The Amenta, and S.W.W.A.A.T.S. are as follows:



11/04/09 Sonar - Baltimore, MD

11/05/09 The Palladium - Worcester, MA

11/06/09 Webster Underground - Hartford, CT

11/07/09 The Blender Theater @ Gramercy - New York, NY

11/08/09 Fou Founes Electriques - Montreal, QC - CANADA

11/09/09 Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC - CANADA

11/10/09 Mod Club - Toronto, ON - CANADA

11/11/09 Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY

11/12/09 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH

11/13/09 The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL

11/14/09 Rave - Milwaukee, WI

11/15/09 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN

11/16/09 Royal Albert Arms - Winnipeg, MB - CANADA

11/17/09 The Exchange - Regina, SK - CANADA

11/18/09 The Underground - Calgary, AB - CANADA

11/19/09 Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB - CANADA

11/20/09 Roll-A-Dome - Prince George, BC - CANADA

11/21/09 Bourbon - Vancouver, BC - CANADA

11/22/09 Sugar - Victoria, BC - CANADA

11/23/09 El Corazon - Seattle, WA

11/24/09 Satyricon - Portland, OR

11/25/09 Regency Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA

11/27/09 Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA

11/28/09 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA

11/29/09 The Key Club - Hollywood, CA

11/30/09 U.B's - Mesa, AZ

12/01/09 The Rock - Tucson, AZ

12/02/09 Gator's - Farmington, NM

12/03/09 Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT

12/04/09 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO

12/05/09 Marquee - Tulsa, OK

12/06/09 Scout Bar - San Antonio, TX

12/07/09 Scout Bar - Houston, TX

12/09/09 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

12/10/09 Peppermint Beach Club - Virginia Beach, VA

12/11/09 Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC

12/12/09 Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA

12/13/09 The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA



Pre-sale tickets for the Monsters Of Death Tour are available online at www.EnterTheVault.com through July 17th. On July 18th, tickets go on sale through all normal ticketing outlets.

Visit AUGURY online at: www.AUGURYMETAL.com & www.myspace.com/augury











By Mark Carras on May 29, 2009 10:48pm
For Immediate Release



CANADA'S AUGURY TO LAUNCH MAIDEN TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA WITH GOD DETHRONED


Ready to embark on their first tour of North America in September with
Dutch death metallers God Dethroned, New York's Abigail Williams, and
Ohio's Woe Of Tyrants in support of their Nuclear Blast debut,
Fragmentary Evidence (release date: August 11th), members of Montreal's
AUGURY check in from their rehearsal space in their hometown of Montreal
with the following:

"It'll be exciting to spread our music to a larger audience in America,"
states guitarist Mathieu Marcotte. "Even though we have never played
there yet, we have a lot of fans who are waiting to see us live. The
challenge is the same wherever you're playing: to put out your best
every night while having fun."

Drummer Antoine Baril adds: "There are so many great cities that I've
always been dreaming to visit and it's even better to know that we will
play a show in each one of them. My biggest challenge is to get better
and better as a musician at each show and spread energy to the crowd to
share the endless passion I have for this music we play."

"What we expect is a spiral of colliding human bodies, rotating as a
single mass, yielding all that energy," predicts vocalist & guitarist
Patrick Loisel. "In the end, it'll be like Godzilla trampled your
town!"

In addition to pledging multiple updates during the tour and answering
all fan e-mails, AUGURY's self-described "archive freak" (Baril) will be
uploading video footage from the tour onto the band's MySpace site.



Visit AUGURY online at www.myspace.com/AUGURY & www.AUGURYMETAL.com



Complete tour dates are as follows:



09/30/09 The Rock - Tucson, AZ

10/01/09 UB's Restaurant & Bar - Mesa, AZ

10/02/09 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA

10/03/09 The Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA

10/04/09 The Key Club - Hollywood, CA

10/05/09 Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA

10/06/09 Satyricon - Portland, OR

10/07/09 Bourbon - Vancouver, BC - CANADA

10/08/09 El Corazon - Seattle, WA
10/10/09 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN

10/11/09 Rave - Milwaukee, WI

10/12/09 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH

10/13/09 Wreck Room - Toronto, ON - CANADA

10/14/09 Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC - CANADA

10/15/09 Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY

10/16/09 The Blender Theatre (at Gramercy) - New York, NY

10/17/09 The Palladium - Worcester, MA

10/18/09 Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA

10/19/09 Sonar - Baltimore, MD

10/20/09 Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY