GOATWHORE and BISON b.c. join Shadows Fall on their first ever headlining tour in Canada!


SHADOWS FALL are pleased to announce their first ever headlining tour of Canada. The tour starts on Wednesday February 24th in Calgary, Alberta. Support on the tour will come from BISON b.c. and Baptized in Blood. Special guest GOATWHORE will be on the first six west coast dates only. SHADOWS FALL have also announced a headlining show before they cross the border to the Great White North. The show is in Spokane, WA at The Knitting Factory and support will come from BISON b.c., Baptized in Blood and GOATWHORE.



SHADOWS FALL front man Brian Fair had the following to say about SHADOWS FALL’s Canadian headlining tour: “All of us in SHADOWS FALL are very excited to finally be heading to Canada for a full headlining tour!! We look forward to rocking with all the metalheads in the great white north and sharing a few extra strong beers with you all!!”


GOATWHORE are continuing to tour in support of their most critically acclaimed album to date, Carving Out The Eyes Of God. This album is quickly becoming their defining opus and has received top album of 2009 accolades on the likes of Decibel Magazine, The Onion, about.com, blistering.com, examiner.com, popmatters.com and more. Bootleg videos are popping up all over youtube that chronicle GOATWHORE as they tear across the US with DevilDriver and Suffocation, check out the guys playing the title track from Carving at Slim’s in San Francisco HERE.



Carving Out The Eyes Of God chart debuts:

BILLBOARD TOP 200 Debut @ #190

Billboard Hard Music Debut @ #33

Billboard Top New Artist (Heatseekers) Albums Debut @ #16

Billboard Top Independent Albums Debut @ #34


What’s been said about Carving Out The Eyes Of God:

“the band’s tightest, most guitar-driven offering to date. An unholy smorgasbord of rigid tempo shifts, gargantuan hooks, blasting black mass anthems, and Falgoust’s soot and venom snarl…” Decibel Magazine



“Their most varied record to date. Songs sear with an old-school, punk propelled urgency that comes from years of Motörhead, Venom, and Hellhammer worship.” 4/5 stars, Revolver Magazine



BISON b.c. is putting the finishing touches on their sophomore album and follow up to 2008’s Quiet Earth. Those who have witnessed this band live already know how engrossing their honest and intense stage show has become. Get a small taste of this intensity by checking out this live video shot by MTV Canada back in April of 2009 on youtube HERE. Tons more BISON b.c. new album news, HUGE tour announcement and more are all coming very, very soon, so keep your eyes peeled!


Vocalist/guitarist James Farwell proclaims: "We are stoked to traverse the wild Canadian winter land with Shadows Fall, Baptized In Blood and Goatwhore, we hope to share with them our fine Canadian tradition of Tim Horton’s and getting blind drunk on Old Style Pilsner, OV and Cinqantes."



Praise for BISON b.c. from the press:

“powerful and dignified…they dare to approach the maniacal majesty of present-day High on Fire.” Decibel Magazine


“If Mastodon had spent more time listening to Anthrax, they might sound like Vancouver's Bison B.C.” Rollingstone.com


GOATWHORE

Tour w/ Shadows Fall, BISON b.c., Baptized In Blood


02/23 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory

02/24 Calgary, AB Republik

02/25 Edmonton, AB Starlite

02/26 TBA

02/27 Regina, SK The District

03/01 Winnipeg, MB WECC

03/02 Thunder Bay, ON The Roxy

BISON b.c.

Tour w/ Shadows Fall, Baptized In Blood


03/04 Toronto, ON Opera House

03/05 London, ON Music Hall

03/06 TBA

03/07 Ottawa, ON Mavericks

03/08 Montreal, QC National

03/09 Quebec City, QC Imperial


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Blue Murder presents: JOB FOR A COWBOY & BEHEMOTH co-headline Australia/New Zealand Tour with GOATWHORE


JOB FOR A COWBOY & BEHEMOTH are teaming up for a co-headline tour in April 2010 that will take the bands through Australia and New Zealand. Opening the shows will be New Orleans black metalers, Goatwhore. Tickets will go on sale 9am Friday December 11th.


Saturday 10th April Transmission Auckland All Ages

http://www.moshtix.co.nz/ 09 8897 849, Real Groovy and http://www.undertheradar.co.nz



Monday 12th April Capitol Perth 18+

http://www.moshtix.com.au/ 1300 GET TIX, http://www.bocsticketing.com.au/ 08 9484 1133, 78's http://www.78records.com.au/ 08 9322 6384


Tuesday 13th April Fowlers Live Adelaide All Ages

http://www.venuetix.com.au/ 08 8225 8888, http://www.moshtix.com.au/ 1300 GET TIX



Wednesday 14th April Billboard Melbourne 18+

Ticketek 132 849, Missing Link 03 9670 8208, Billboard http://www.billboardthevenue.com.au/


Friday 16th April Metro Sydney All Ages

http://www.ticketek.com.au/ 132 849, http://www.metrotheatre.com.au/ 02 9550 3666


Saturday 17th April HiFi Brisbane 18+

http://www.hifi.com.au/ 1300 843 434, Rocking Horse 07 3229 5360, Butterbeats 07 3257 3257, Sunflower Pacific Fair 07 5538 1850, Disasterpiece 07 5527 1706, Mosh Pit Music 07 5479 2777, Kill The Music 07 3012 7751, Gooble warming 07 3844 6006, Rockaway Records 07 3208 3771



Here’s what press has been saying about each bands’ new album:


GOATWHORE

“the band’s tightest, most guitar-driven offering to date. An unholy smorgasbord of rigid tempo shifts, gargantuan hooks, blasting black mass anthems, and Falgoust’s soot and venom snarl…” Decibel Magazine


“Their most varied record to date. Songs sear with an old-school, punk propelled urgency that comes from years of Motörhead, Venom, and Hellhammer worship.” 4/5 Revolver Magazine


“some of the purest metal that 2009 will bear witness to.” Outburn Magazine


“This is the catchiest album Goatwhore have ever released.” MetalSucks.net



“Carving Out The Eyes Of God is one of our top-3 releases of 2009. Hands down.” TheGauntlet.com


“The 10 track could make even the most stubborn Nordic black metal fans squirm, as the stabbing and slashing guitars and Ben Falgoust’s dark sermon growling never have sounded better.” The Daily News McKeesport


“GOATWHORE have gone above expectations this time around…destined to be their version of The Blackening by MACHINE HEAD for their genre as they have perfected their art and this album will turn up in many ‘Best Of’ lists for 2009!” perfect 10/10, SMNnews.com


“Carving Out The Eyes Of God represents GOATWHORE immediately at their most lethal and unconventional and comes with high recommendations.” MetalEater.com


“heavier and even more blasphemous” 3.5/4 skulls, Fangoria.com



“Goatwhore finally captured the power of their live performance on disc…by far the bands best effort to date.” GASPetc.com


BEHEMOTH

“stripped-down and explosive” About.com’s #2 album of August 2009


“Behemoth are unstoppable.” DecibelMagazine.com


“their ultimate masterpiece” 4/4 skulls, Fangoria.com


“a trve masterpiece” Ultimate-Guitar.com



“They’re just as violent as they’ve ever been, and have become masters of synergy in ways lesser bands will never come close to achieving.” MetalReview.com


“It sounds like it took heartfelt effort instead of simple force and rage alone, but at the same time refraining from treading into overdone, hokey self-consumption. It brings on an almost physical reaction rather than just an aural sensation, and that’s very commendable.” MetalReview.com


“Behemoth produce some of the most technical, intelligent, and turbulent Metal available in today's market…they're firmly cemented among the extreme Metal elite.” Metal-Rules.com


“Intelligently manifested, well-researched works…nine albums into his mission, Nergal’s inner flame is nowhere near extinguished, which can either be a terrifying or tantalizing thought.” The Daily News McKeesport


“If these guys aren't the current kings of extreme metal, I don't know who is.” 10/10, Live-Metal.net



JOB FOR A COWBOY

“Ruination mixes tech-death precision with expressionist hardcore rage quite ably, and marks Job For A Cowboy as a band fully deserving their success.” 4/5 stars, Alternative Press Magazine


“Ruination, their sophomore full-length, sees Job For A Cowboy out to silence their detractors with sheer blunt force trauma, every track precisely honed and crushingly heavy in execution.” Outburn Magazine


"JOB FOR A COWBOY just keeps getting better and better.” The Onion


“It’s frightening, dangerous and short, and instead of just throwing sh*t against the studio wall and seeing how it sticks, JFAC are actually art-chitects of a technical and transgressive style of music.” ultimate-guitar.com



“…riffs and pummeling double-bass rhythms combine the intricacy of Decapitated with the raw fury of Darkest Hour.” AltPress.com


“an extremely well written and powerful album of pure Death Metal dominance.” Fangoria.com


“they came out like a 'roid-ragin' cage-fighter with "Ruination"; a far more focused and schooled effort than its predecessor.” Blabbermouth.net


“As with any band, it’s great to be able to blast ahead at breakneck speed, but knowing when to pull it back, find the hole, and fill it with something tasteful is when a band truly learns the art of songwriting and the young lads of JFAC have learned this at an early age.” SMNnews.com


“Ruination is a much more violent effort than Job for a Cowboy's debut.” Live-Metal.net



“with Ruination, Job For A Cowboy’s musical prowess has caught up with the hype.” about.com


“Ruination is 100%, grade-A death metal.” MetalUnderground.com


http://www.behemoth.pl | www.myspace.com/behemoth

www.jfacmetal.com | www.myspace.com/jobforacowboy


www.myspace.com/goatwhore | www.goatwhore.net/

Goatwhore joins forces with DevilDriver and Suffocation on “Bound By The Road” tour in 2010!


The mighty Goatwhore will be returning to the road in 2010 with veteran metal icons, DevilDriver and Suffocation! This will be their first tour back in North America following their upcoming European tour and is continuing the support for what is fast becoming their defining album, Carving Out The Eyes Of God. The Onion’s avclub.com declares Carving… as one of the top 30 metal albums of the decade and comments: “Ben Falgoust’s vocals and lyrics go way, way over the top, and Sammy Duet’s guitars sound more savage than ever. Both a culmination and a progression, Goatwhore reminds listeners why metal has a reputation for being terrifying.”



And, as always, Goatwhore will be equipped with their always tight, always furious, engaging live show, led by Ben Falgoust’s commanding presence and Sammy Duet’s one-man guitar attack. Zack Simmons’ on drums and new addition, James Harvey on bass, provide one of the tightest and most caustic rhythm sections in metal. This will be a tour not to miss.


GOATWHORE

Bound By The Road

Tour w/ DeviDriver, Suffocation

01/07 Pomona, CA The Glasshouse

01/08 San Francisco, CA Slim’s

01/09 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theater


01/11 Portland, OR Peter’s Room at Roseland Theater

01/12 Seattle, WA Studio Seven

01/13 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theater

01/15 Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theater & Club

01/16 Englewood, CO Gothic Theater

01/18 Maplewood, MN The Rock

01/19 Milwaukee, WI The Rave


More dates are TBA soon!



http://www.myspace.com/goatwhore

http://www.facebook.com/thegoat666

http://www.twitter.com/goatwhoreNOLA

Goatwhore unleash new video for “Apocalyptic Havoc”!


Goatwhore has finished filming a video for the first single from Carving Out The Eyes Of God! Apocalyptic Havoc, which has quickly become a fan favorite live song, was recently filmed by acclaimed video director, Dave Brodsky (The Red Chord, Unearth, The Black Dahlia Murder). Check out the video now and make sure to yell along with one of the most “metal” lyrics of all time: “Who needs a god when you’ve got Satan?!?!”



Fans can check out the video online now HERE.


GOATWHORE


Tour w/ Obituary, Krisiun, The Berzerker, Warbringer

09/03 Tucson, AZ The Rock

09/04 Mesa, AZ U.B.'s Bar

09/05 Farmington, NM Gator's

09/06 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater

09/08 San Marcos, CA Jumping Turtle


09/09 Los Angeles, CA Key Club

09/10 San Francisco, CA Slims


09/11 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater

09/12 Seattle, WA El Corazon

09/14 Victoria, BC Sugar

09/15 Vancouver, BC Plaza Club

09/16 Prince George, BC Roll-A-Dome

09/17 Calgary, AB Warehouse

09/18 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room


09/19 Regina, SK The Riddell


09/20 Winnipeg, MB Royal Albert Arms

09/21 St. Paul, MN Station 4

09/22 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

09/23 Mokena, IL Pearl Room

09/24 Cleveland, OH Pirates Cove

09/25 Toronto, ON Opera House

09/26 Quebec City, QC Imperial

09/27 Montreal, QC Foufounes Electriques


09/28 Syracuse, NY Westcott Theatre

09/29 New York, NY Blender Theatre at Gramercy

09/30 Worcester, MA Palladium

10/01 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero

10/02 Raleigh, NC Volume 11

10/03 Asheville, NC Orange Peel

10/04 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall

10/05 Nashville, TN The Muse

10/06 Sauget, IL Pop’s


10/07 Ft. Worth, TX Lola’s

10/08 San Antonio, TX Scout Bar

Tour w/ Eyehategod, Pig Destroyer

10/23 Baltimore, MD Ottobar

10/24 New York NY The Temptress Boat Cruise

10/25 Cambridge, MA Middle East no Pig Destroyer w/ Anal Cunt


http://www.myspace.com/goatwhore

GOATWHORE Hits Billboard Top 200 Chart with New Album ‘Carving Out the Eyes of God’!


Los Angeles, CA – July 2, 2009 – New Orleans, LA’s sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, have just broke the Billboard Top 200 chart with their latest release Carving Out the Eyes of God, coming in at #190! In addition to hitting the Top 200 Chart, Carving Out the Eyes of God also debuted on the Billboard Hard Music chart at #33, the Billboard Top New Artist (Heatseekers) Albums chart at #16, and the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart at #34. GOATWHORE also carved out a spot for themselves on Canada’s charts coming in at #48 on Independent chart and #79 on Hard chart.



BILLBOARD TOP 200 Debut @ #190

Billboard Hard Music Debut @ #33

Billboard Top New Artist (Heatseekers) Albums Debut @ #16

Billboard Top Independent Albums Debut @ #34


About the band:

Emerging from the swamplands of New Orleans, Louisiana — a city rich with urban legends of voodoo curses, ghosts and murder — Goatwhore was formed in 1997 by guitarist Sammy Duet (Acid Bath, Crowbar, Ritual Killer etc.). Their history is a winding one marked by lineup shifts, temporary paralysis, haunted studios, and the survival of one of the five most destructive hurricanes in US history. Influenced by the raw savagery of bands like Venom and Celtic Frost, their unrefined, fuck-all approach to black metal first revealed on the Serenades To The Tides Of Blood demo and expanded upon on the now legendary Eclipse Of Ages Into Black debut nearly a decade ago earned the band instant underground credibility.


Fresh off a successful US tour as direct support to pagan-loving label-mates Amon Amarth, Goatwhore has now teamed up with Abigail Williams for the Conquer & Curse Tour 2009, which will cover over 60 dates throughout North America. Joining the tour will be Daath, Abysmal Dawn and Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky. From there, the band will embark on another US jaunt with Obituary through the fall.



In an oversaturated metal landscape where sub-genres spawn sub-sub-genres and the very definition of “metal” seems blurred by cross-pollinating madness, sacred are the bands who stay true to their roots. Goatwhore spew the sort of sinister, fist-clenching, speaker-searing sound that made metal so forbiddingly enticing in the first place. The year of the ‘Whore is truly upon us! Carving out the Eyes of God was released June 23rd, 2009.


“Their most varied record to date. Songs sear with an old-school, punk propelled urgency that comes from years of Motorhead, Venom, and Hellhammer worship.” 4/5 Revolver Magazine


“the band’s tightest, most guitar-driven offering to date. An unholy smorgasbord of rigid tempo shifts, gargantuan hooks, blasting black mass anthems and Falgoust’s soot and venom snarl…” Decibel Magazine


“The 10 track could make even the most stubborn Nordic black metal fans squirm, as the stabbing and slashing guitars and Ben Falgoust’s dark sermon growling never have sounded better.” The Daily News McKeesport


“GOATWHORE have gone above expectations this time around…destined to be their version of The Blackening by MACHINE HEAD for their genre as they have perfected their art and this album will turn up in many ‘Best Of’ lists for 2009!” perfect 10/10, SMNnews.com



“…one of 2009's purest metal albums, one that could very well end up to be considered the quartet's watershed release…nefariously black and sadistically thrashing in a way that is uniquely GOATWHORE.” Blabbermouth.net


GOATWHORE is:

Ben Falgoust - vocals

Sammy Duet - guitar

Nathan Bergeron - bass

Zack Simmons – drums


http://www.myspace.com/goatwhore


http://www.goatwhore.net/

Goatwhore’s “Apocalyptic Havoc” to premiere exclusively on Sirius/XM’s Liquid Metal!


Starting Wednesday, May 13th, fans can tune into to hear the first single from Goatwhore’s upcoming new album, Carving Out The Eyes Of God. The track, Apocalyptic Havoc, is the first song from the album and sets the tone for the entire sequence of 10 punk-flavored road-ragers, blast-laden black metal rituals and Satan-hailing anthems. Carving Out The Eyes Of God will be available everywhere on June 23rd.

Make sure to tune into Sirius/XM’s Liquid Metal starting Wednesday, May 13th to get your first taste of Carving Out The Eyes Of God before the band hits the road in support of the album. Listeners can also submit their requests for Goatwhore to Liquid Metal by clicking HERE.

GOATWHORE
05/29 Lafayette, LA Grant Street Music Hall w/ Crowbar
06/13 Houma, LA The City Club
Tour w/ Abigail Williams, Daath, Abysmal Dawn, S.W.W.A.A.T.S
06/24 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
06/25 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
06/27 Raleigh, NC Volume 11
06/28 Virginia Beach, VA Peppermint Beach Club
06/29 Baltimore, MD Sonar
06/30 Louisville, KY Uncle Pleasants
07/01 Waterloo, IA Spicoli's Grill
07/02 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
07/03 Thunder Bay, ON Black Pirate Pub
07/04 Winnipeg, MB Royal Albert Arms
07/05 Regina, SK Exchange
07/06 Saskatoon, SK Walkers
07/07 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
07/08 Calgary, AB The Underground
07/10 Victoria, BC Sugar Nightclub
07/11 Vancouver, BC The Biltmore
07/12 Seattle, WA El Corazon
07/13 Portland, OR Satyricon
07/14 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside
07/15 West Hollywood, CA Whiskey
07/16 San Marcos, CA Jumping Turtle
07/17 Las Vegas, NV Cheyenne Saloon
07/18 Farmington, NM Gators Bar Grill
07/19 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
07/20 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room
07/21 Nashville, TN The Muse
07/22 Danville, VA Plan B
07/23 New York, NY The Blender Theatre
07/24 West Springfield, VA Jaxx Nightclub
07/25 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
07/26 Montreal, QC Foufounes Electriques
07/27 Toronto, ON Wreck Room
07/28 Rochester, NY Penny Arcade
07/29 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
07/30 Mokena, IL The Pearl Room
08/01 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
08/02 Edelstein, IL The Hub
08/03 Tulsa, OK Marquee
08/04 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
08/05 Houston, TX Scout Bar
08/06 San Antonio, TX Scout Bar
08/07 Ft Worth, TX Lola's
08/08 Austin, TX Red 7
08/09 Amarillo, TX The War Legion Underground
08/10 Albuquerque, NM The Compound
08/11 Tucson, AZ The Rock
08/12 Mesa, AZ U.B.'s Bar

http://www.myspace.com/goatwhore


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GOATWHORE announces ‘Carving Out the Eyes of God’ as the title of their new studio album

New Orleans, LA’s sons of American no-frills black metal, GOATWHORE, have just announced that the title of their fourth full-length album, and second for Metal Blade, will be Carving Out the Eyes of God. For the follow up to 2006’s A Haunting Curse, GOATWHORE headed back to St. Petersburg, FL to record with producer Erik Rutan at Manna Studios with mastering being handled by Alan Douches of West West Side.

Vocalist Ben Falgoust comments on the direction of the new album; “I don't really know how to explain this. I don't want to come off with the typical speech about how this record is our best yet and all of that. I will say that I am quite pleased how it has turned out and all parts relating to it. I feel every member put a great deal of effort into their part of the project. I even feel Erik Rutan busted his ass even more this time to make us feel that we didn't take any steps backwards in the recording and production of this release…I don't even really care what the critics say. I think the end result is basically coming up with something you have put a lot of work into and the satisfaction achieved in completing it. I will say that the new material is ripping metal and we still have that ‘Goatwhore’ sound, whatever that may mean for each individual that enjoys or hates what we do. Just look at it as another step in the evolution of this band. Each person that hears it will have his or her own perception of it. Like it or not, we don't have a say in it. The only thing we can do is just keep writing the way we do and accept the criticism. Doesn't mean we are gonna listen to the criticism and change. Just give it an honest listen and if you dig it, awesome! If you don't, then pass it on to a friend or use it as a new drink coaster.”

Guitarist Sammy Duet had this to add; “Dark, heavy, evil. Erik Rutan did one hell of a job on it. If you don't like it… kiss my ass.”

Track listing to Carving Out the Eyes of God:
1. Apocalyptic Havoc
2. The All-Destroying
3. Carving Out the Eyes of God
4. Shadow of a Rising Knife
5. Provoking the Ritual of Death
6. In Legions, I Am Wars Of Wrath
7. Reckoning of the Soul Made Godless
8. This Passing into the Power of Demons
9. Razor Flesh Devoured
10. To Mourn and Forever Wander through Forgotten Doorways

Carving Out the Eyes of God available everywhere June 23rd 2009

Don’t forget to catch GOATWHORE live as they tour with label mates Amon Amarth and Lazarus AD and Prosthetic Records Skeletonwitch. The band will also be playing some shows in FL and LA, one of which will be with fellow NOLA act Crowbar, and will be hitting the road this fall with Obituary, Krisiun, The Berzerker, and Warbringer.

GOATWHORE
Tour w/ Amon Amarth, Skeletonwitch, Lazarus A.D.
04/22 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
04/23 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls
04/24 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
04/25 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
04/26 Baltimore, MD Sonar
04/27 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
04/28 Norfolk, VA The Norva
04/29 Raleigh, NC Volume 11 Tavern
Tour w/ Amon Amarth, Skeletonwitch, The Absence
04/30 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
05/01 Orlando, FL The Club at Firestone
05/02 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
End Tour
05/03 Tampa, FL Crowbar
05/04 Tallahassee, FL Engine Room
05/29 Lafayette, LA Grant Street Music Hall w/ Crowbar
06/13 Houma, LA The City Club

GOATWHORE is
Ben Falgoust - vocals
Sammy Duet - guitar
Nathan Bergeron - bass
Zack Simmons – drums

http://www.myspace.com/goatwhore
http://www.goatwhore.net/


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