H.P. LOVECRAFT Hallowe'en In A Suburb And Others EP Confirmed For April Release Through Cadabra Records

Cadabra Records presents H. P. LOVECRAFT's Hallowe'en In A Suburb And Others, as a limited edition 7" title, set for release this April as part of the label's ongoing series in homage to the author.

The poem Hallowe'en In A Suburb is a classic, staple title by H. P. LOVECRAFT, and has been frequently reprinted over the years since its initial publication in 1926. Here, the rhyme is joined by several other tales including The Cats, The Garden, Festival, Astrophobos, Despair, and The Messenger.

As with the other titles in the ongoing Cadabra series, these seven poems are here read by Andrew Leman, who is known as a co-founder of the H. P. LOVECRAFT Historical Society, as well as a professional actor with years of stage, screen, and audio performances including The Call of Cthulhu, The Whisperer in Darkness, and Dark Adventure Radio Theatre. Leman's voice captures the terror, dread, suspense and madness that permeates LOVECRAFT's writing, and is here appropriately paired with sound by Josh Coy of Teratoma Sound Lab, the release bound in cover artwork by Sam Heimer.

Spoken arts label, Cadabra Records, will release Hallowe'en In A Suburb And Others on April 29th as a limited 7" title, which is currently being pressed on clear vinyl, in an edition of 150 copies. The cover will be hand-screened in silver ink on a fold-over cover, printed on French paper, and includes an insert. Preorders will be posted on March 24th.

Cadabra Records' ongoing H. P. LOVECRAFT series recently began with the release of the maiden title in the series, The Hound & The Music Of Erich Zann, released onLP in February. Upon its release, the label announced New York-based dark ambient/industrial outfit Theologian has been chosen as the label's "house band" for all upcoming titles, including the absolutely terrifying, The Lurking Fear, the next title in the series, to be followed by Pickman's Model and other titles soon to be announced.

Hallowe'en In A Suburb And Others Track Listing:

01. Hallowe'en In A Suburb 02. The Cats 03. The Garden 04. Festival 05. Astrophobos 06. Despair 07. The Messenger

Photos: Cradle of Filth at The Academy Dublin. 13 March 2016

Photos (c) Dani Kammler

ASKING ALEXANDRIA ANNOUNCE TWO INTIMATE SHOWS AHEAD OF THEIR APPEARANCE AT READING & LEEDS FESTIVALS

British Metalcore sensations ASKING ALEXANDRIA have announced two intimate shows ahead of their scheduled appearances at READING & LEEDS festivals this summer. The band will give die hard fans the chance to see them up close and personal at two shows in Southampton and London on 15th and 16th August. Guitarist BEN BRUCE states:

“ENGLAND! We are coming HOME! We cannot wait! We are playing two intimate shows for you guys as the first UK shows following the release of our new album The Black and we couldn't be more excited. These will be the only two shows we play in the UK this summer outside of Reading and Leeds which means a much longer set, more fun and more booze!!! See you guys soon.”

The band’s latest single, ‘The Black’, was last week added to the BBC Radio One INMWT playlist. Check out the video – which has racked up a staggering 7 MILLION views already – here:



ASKING ALEXANDRIA’s fourth studio album, ‘The Black’, is released March 25th via SUMERIAN records.

ASKING ALEXANDRIA LIVE IN THE UK IN AUGUST

15th August Southampton Engine Rooms 16th August London Koko 26th August Reading Festival Reading 27th August Leeds Festival Leeds

Blood Youth Embrace ‘Closure’: UK metal crew release stunning sequel EP

11th March 2016 marks the release of Blood Youth’s sophomore EP ‘Closure’, via Rude Records. Setting the scene, Chris Pritchard, guitarist of the punk edged metal quartet states: “Closure – the meaning of the word really fit the vibe with this EP naturally. To vocalist Kaya, Inside My Head was a personal melt down lyrically. It expressed the issues he’s had for the past 6 odd years in a way he hadn’t been able to show until the band started.” He continues: “This EP is about what he once felt coming to an end. And for all of us, it’s literally closure for the personal anxiety we all felt while writing Inside My Head. The whole thing was a recovery process. Full circle.”

Recorded once again with producer Jonny Renshaw at Bandit Studios, Closure sees the quartet confident and utterly in charge, their seemingly endless arsenal of punch-in-the-mouth riffs and the kind of grooves that simply defy you to stand still, packed tightly into sharp, controlled bursts. “You can tell we’re pissed off, hungry and have something to say,” says Chris, “There’s a lot more behind our songs than people might feel on first listen. We came out swinging, and we plan to continue to do so.”

Despite being only 10 months young, Blood Youth – Chris and Kaya squared off by bassist Max Dawson and new drummer Sam Hallett – have already made a hefty dent on the national scene, helped along by attention grabbing appearances at Download Festival and Hevy Fest, and tours alongside the likes of Beartooth and Architects. Future dates will also see them sharing the stage with Every Time I Die and playing festivals such as 2000 Trees, Camden Rocks and Longlive Rockfest. The aforementioned debut E.P garnered rave reviews, crashing into end of year critical lists, evidence that the world is as hungry for Blood Youth’s music as they are to make it.

Blood Youth Live:

11.03.16: Closure Release Show @ Key Club, Leeds 13.05.16: Longlive Rockfest, Lyon 31.05.16: Borderline, London (w/ Every Time I Die) 01.06.16: Underworld, London (w/ Every Time I Die) 02.06.16: The Dome, London (w/ Every Time I Die) 04.06.16: Camden Rocks 09.07.16: 2000 Trees, Cheltenham

+ More To Be Announced Soon

Blood Youth ‘Closure’ Tracklisting:

1. Breathe 2. 24/7 3. Mood Swing 4. Closure

Blood Youth Released ‘Closure’ via Rude Records on 11th March 2016

Raff Sangiorgio's (from Gory Blister) Solo Album Rebirth To Be Released By Sliptrick Records

Raff Sangiorgio is an Italian Heavy Metal guitarist, best known for being the co-founder of the Progressive Death Metal band Gory Blister, having released the following six albums worldwide:

"The Fifth Fury" (Sliptrick Records) Full-Length -2014 "Earth-Sick" (Scarlet/Bekerteam Records) Full-Length - 2012 "Graveyard of Angels" (Mascot Records) Full-Length - 2009 “Skymorphosis”, (Mascot Records) Full-Length - 2006 “Art Bleeds” (Sekhmet Records) Full-Length - 2002 “Cognitive Sinergy” (Nosferatu Records) EP - 1997

Thanks to several gigs all around Europe to promote his band, Raff Sangiorgio played and shared the stage with some of the main bands on the scene such as, Sebastian Back, Virgin Steele, Testament, Nile, Nevermore, Sadus, Darkane, Entombed, Sinister, Obituary, Gorfest, Severe Torture and many more.

In 2015 Raff Sangiorgio launched a one-man band project focused on instrumental guitar songs, in modern metal-rock style, with bluesy influences. The new Album is entitled “Rebirth” and will mark a new way of conceiving a guitar solo album. Its captivating sound will evoke the most modern and cosmic atmosphere along with the temperate emotions of the rock-blues tradition, all mixed, of course, in the subtle echo of death metal. “Rebirth” will be released in 2016... more news to come.

FEAR FACTORY To Kick Off US Demanufacture Tour

In less than two weeks, the pioneers of industrial-tinged extreme metal, FEAR FACTORY, will kick off their US headlining tour which will see the band perform its classic second album Demanufacture in its entirety. The trek will commence on March 21st and run through May 7th with support provided by Swedish metal unit, Soilwork.

"To me, this album sounds not one day older today than it did in 1995," stated guitarist Dino Cazares, "It's a metal classic for the ages and I'm excited that we are finally going to be able to perform it live in its entirety and songs from Genexus. Play fearlessly."

Adds vocalist Burton C. Bell, "I am looking forward to the upcoming tour where FEAR FACTORY will be performing Demanufacture in full for the first time since we released it in 1995. We have some good friends joining us for everyone's enjoyment. Please come and support the bands that tour hard, and play harder!"

FEAR FACTORY w/ Soilwork:

3/21/2016 The Juggernaut - Gallup, NM (No Soilwork) 3/22/2016 Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM (No Soilwork) 3/24/2016 Korova - San Antonio, TX 3/25/2016 Trees - Dallas, TX 3/26/2016 Scout Bar - Houston, TX 3/28/2016 House of Rock - Corpus Christi, TX 3/29/2016 Majestic Lounge - Fayetteville, AR 3/30/2016 Warehouse Live - Clarksville, TN 4/01/2016 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA 4/02/2016 Rock Shop - Fayetteville, NC 4/03/2016 Norva - Norfolk, VA 4/05/2016 Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD 4/06/2016 Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY 4/08/2016 Reverb - Reading, PA 4/09/2016 Palladium - Worcester, MA 4/10/2016 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY 4/12/2016 Altar Bar- Pittsburgh, PA 4/14/2016 Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH 4/1/52016 Machine Shop - Flint, MI 4/16/2016 Piere's Entertainment Center - Fort Wayne, IN 4/17/2016 Big Shots - Valparaiso, IN 4/19/2016 Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL 4/20/2016 Q and Z Expo Center- Ringle, WI 4/21/2016 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI 4/22/2016 Pop's - Sauget, IL 4/23/2016 Aftershock - Merriam, KS 4/24/2016 Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO 4/26/2016 In The Venue - Salt Lake City, UT 4/27/2016 Hitt Event Center - Idaho Falls, ID 4/29/2016 Revolution Concert House - Boise, ID 4/30/2016 El Corazon - Seattle, WA 5/01/2016 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR 5/03/2016 Slims - San Francisco, CA 5/04/2016 LVCS - Las Vegas, NV 5/05/2016 Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA 5/06/2016 Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ 5/07/2016 Fonda - Theatre Los Angeles, CA

FEAR FACTORY's latest offering, Genexus, was released worldwide via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The album charted in several countries around the globe, coming in at #13 on the World Top 40 Chart, and once again solidifying the band's stature as an international force! In addition, Genexus has surpassed the band's last two releases, Mechanize (2010) and The Industrialist (2012), in terms of first-week sales and chart numbers in the United States.

Genexus world chart positions include:

Australia #15 Austria #25 Belgium #35 Canada #36 Czech Republic #42 Finland #25 France #55 Germany #17 Ireland #7 (Top 20 Indie) Netherlands #34 Sweden #12 (Rock/Metal) Switzerland #18 UK #31 USA #37 World #13

Genexus was produced by vocalist Burton C. Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares, and co-produced by long-time collaborator Rhys Fulber. The album was mixed by famed British producer and engineer, Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy, Testament, Exodus et al). Artwork was once again handled by artist Anthony Clarkson. Drums on Genexus were performed by Mike Heller (Malignancy). Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1990, FEAR FACTORY changed the world of metal and have become an immense influence on the genre ever since their inception. The band's unique sound helped bridge the gap between death metal, grindcore, thrash, and industrial on landmark releases like Soul Of A New Machine, Demanufacture, and the gold-selling release, Obsolete.

ORANGE GOBLIN ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE SEPT/OCT TOUR

London's indestructible masters of metal, Orange Goblin, are proud to be a part of the Spinefarm Records family following Spinefarm’s recent acquisition of Candlelight Records.

Not just the UK's reigning champions of balls-out, party-starting, booze-fuelled metal, but one of the very best live rock bands of recent times, the mighty Goblin have been a permanent and universally admired fixture on the British metal circuit (and beyond) for the past 20 years.

Moving forward, all new Orange Goblin recordings will be released via Spinefarm/Candlelight Records; OG can now take their place amongst metal heavyweights such as Venom, Electric Wizard, Airbourne,Ghost and Rammstein (to name but a few).

And this new relationship kicks off in considerable style, with Orange Goblin appearing as Special Guests to Monster Magnet on the latter’s one-off headline London show at The o2 Forum, Kentish Town; this event takes place on Saturday, March 19th.

Following this, the band can now reveal that they will be touring the UK in late September / early October, playing select shows in towns and cities that they did not visit on the 20th Anniversary Tour last December.

Full dates as follows

Fri 30 Sep – Reading, Sub 89 Sat 01 Oct – Sheffield, HRH Doom Vs Stoner Festival Sun 02 Oct – Cardiff, The Globe Mon 03 Oct – Southampton, Engine Rooms Tue 04 Oct – Brighton, Concorde 2

Support on all headline dates comes from US psych rockers Electric Citizen and UK doom metal merchants Poseidon.

Tickets will be on sale from 10am on Monday 14th March 2016.

Orange Goblin are working on a new record to be released in 2017, their first for Spinefarm Records.