LIKE RATS: Chicago Act Formed By Members Of Weekend Nachos Issues First Single

Photo credit Peter Nelson

As Southern Lord prepares for the March release of II -- the sophomore LP from eradicating, Chicago-based, death metal horde LIKE RATS, founded by members of Weekend Nachos -- its initial single has been expended through a premiere of the album's final track, "Grief Incarnate."

The song comes through an exclusive debut at Invisible Oranges and partner BrooklynVegan to infiltrate the masses on multiple levels, issuing, "Calling to mind their contemporaries in Black Breath, LIKE RATS turn their focus to offering their own furious hardcore-inflected version of the crushing death metal of the likes of Entombed, Obituary, and Death. 'Grief Incarnate' is a crusher of a riff-delivery device, a consistent head-bobber of the highest order."

Immerse yourself in the scourge of LIKE RATS' "Grief Incarnate" RIGHT HERE or HERE.

II will see release through Southern Lord digitally and on LP, and on CD titled as Like Rats compiling every filthy fucking note the band has ever recorded with twenty-two tracks in total. Preorders are available at THIS LOCATION.

LIKE RATS Live:

4/30/2016 TBA - Milwaukee, WI w/ Disrotted, Northless, Lifes, Owlscry
5/01/2016 Downstairs - Chicago, IL w/ Disrotted, Staring Problem, Mexican Werewolf

Founded by members of powerviolence/grindcore kingpins, Weekend Nachos, with LIKE RATS the focus of the beatdown is much more heavily influenced by death metal with generous helpings of caveman swing, with a catastrophic end result one may imagine by crossing the old-school slaughter of Incantation, Celtic Frost and Obituary over with the modern devastation of the likes of Nails, Black Breath and Dead In The Dirt. The band's impending II sophomore LP surges with their most monstrous material yet, delivering eight new tunes with thirty-three minutes of pure savagery. Recorded by Andy Nelson (Dead In the Dirt, Harms Way), the Weekend Nachos crew has spawned an entirely different beast with LIKE RATS, and here lies the damaging proof.

Electric Citizen to support Wolfmother across Europe

Electric Citizen, the Cincinnati-based four-piece are confirmed as main support on the forthcoming 'Gypsy Caravan' tour which takes place across Europe during April & May 2016.

The band are also premiering the track 'Golden Mean' at REVOLVER MAGAZINE now.

The track is taken from the forthcoming album 'Higher Time' released, via the RidingEast label on May 6th in Europe & May 13th in North America.

Like its predecessor, Higher Time was recorded at The Diamonds studio in Cincinnati by Brian Olive (The Greenhornes, Dan Auerbach, Dr. John, etc.), and in search of an even more expansive feel, Laura, Ross and Brian traveled to mix the album alongside Black Keys engineer Collin Dupuis at Easy Eye in Nashville, TN. The results speak for themselves. In Laura’s performance and in the multi-faceted approach of Ross alongside bassist Randy Proctor and drummer Nate Wagner, Electric Citizen branch out with stage-born assurance across a collection of definitive rock ‘n’ roll. It is a bold, complete sound that sacrifices nothing of the band’s on-stage energy and clearly demonstrates that while their progression has been quick, it’s been hard won the traditional way: They worked their collective ass off.

WOLFMOTHER 'GYPSY CARAVAN' EUROPEAN TOUR APRIL / MAY 2015

plus Electric Citizen .

08-Apr Ireland, Dublin, Olympia Theatre ​ 09-Apr UK, Manchester, Academy 10-Apr UK, Newcastle, O2 Academy 12-Apr UK, Glasgow, O2 Academy 13-Apr UK, Leeds, O2 Academy 14-Apr UK, Nottingham, Rock City 16-Apr UK, Birmingham, O2 Academy 17-Apr UK, Bristol, O2 Academy 18-Apr UK, Southampton, Guildhall 20-Apr UK, London, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire 22-Apr Germany, Cologne, Palladium 23-Apr Germany, Weisbaden, Schlachtof 25-Apr France, Paris, le Trianon

26-Apr Holland, Amsterdam, Paradiso 27-Apr Belgium, Brussels, AB 29-Apr Holland, Groningen, Oosterpoort 30-Apr Holland, Tilburg, 013​ 01-May Germany, Hamburg, Gross Freiheit 02-May Germany, Berlin, Columbiahalle 04-May Denmark, Copenhagen, Vega 05-May Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller 08-May Italy, Milan, Alcatraz 09-May Switzerland, Zurich, Volkshaus 10-May Germany, Munich, Kesselhaus 11-May Austria, Vienna Arena 13-May Spain, Barcelona, Apolo 1

FILTER drop new track, "Mother E", "Make America Hate Again" tour in April

Reconstruction requires deconstruction. The institutions must be razed in order to clear space for the future to flourish. You tear down the old and build up the new. Filter founder, singer, guitarist, and producer Richard Patrick knows this dance well. It’s what established the group as a multiplatinum industrial alternative luminary, and it catalyzed their seventh full-length album, Crazy Eyes [Wind-up Records].

Following the arrival of their brash and urgent new single, "Take Me To Heaven" and album announcement via Billboard, Filter keep fans satisfied with news of a forthcoming US tour, "Make America Hate Again." Featuring Orgy, Vampires Everywhere and Death Valley High, the tour sees frontman Richard Patrick bring Filter's electric live show back to audiences across the country.

“Filter is the mind,” he exclaims. “It’s your interpretation or my interpretation. Our thing is to look at people’s unexplainable behavior and assess it, using sound. It’s a way to approximate the insanity of the human condition. The reason this record is so fucking heavy and strange is it’s exactly the opposite of what’s popular. It’s not pretty. It’s not cute. It’s real.”

Crazy Eyes is due for release April 8, 2016 via Wind-up Records.

MORTIIS STREAMS NEW ALBUM IN FULL AHEAD OF RELEASE

MORTIIS has teamed up with Metal Hammer UK for an exclusive advance stream of the new album ‘The Great Deceiver’ ahead of its release through Omnipresence on 4th March.

Stream "The Great Deceiver" here.

He comments: “We’re pleased to offer Metal Hammer UK our most enthusiastic contrafribularities for streaming our new album, and in advance let me just say that I'm anus-peptic, phrasmotic, even compunctious to have caused you such perambulation!”

‘The Great Deceiver’ is available to preorder now.

Preorder "The Great Deceiver" here.

Mortiis will be touring the UK in May:

MORTIIS 'demons are back' UK TOUR

May 23rd NEWCASTLE Cluny May 24th GLASGOW Audio May 25th MANCHESTER Ruby May 26th BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute May 27th BRIGHTON Haunt May 28th LONDON Garage May 29th BRISTOL Fleece

Catch Fire Release Debut EP ‘The Distance I Am From You’

Released 5 February 2016 via Rude Records, The Distance I Am From You’ is Catch Fire’s bouncy debut. A posi pop-punk proposition formed earlier this year from the ashes of local heroes, Layby, guitarist Tim Bell declares enthusiastically: “We have a burning desire to write and play music. It’s really as simple as that. I don’t think any of us can see ourselves doing anything other than this.” The good news is, with their debut E.P The Distance I Am From You boasting bangers as infectious as lead single and future floor filler, ‘Bad Behaviour’, and the soaring, emo- tinged ‘Anaesthetic’, it’s not likely that the lads of Catch Fire (rounded off by vocalist Miles Kent, guitarist/ vocalist Neal Arkley, drummer Ash Wain and bassist Joseph Ryan Askew) will need to consider doing anything else, anytime soon.

Teaming up with rising European label Rude Records (Set It Off, Zebrahead, Blood Youth, Light Years, Knuckle Puck) for the release, the band are also making their mark on the touring circuit. Forthcoming dates include:

05.02.16 – Mansfield, Intake (Release Show) 06.02.16- Birmingham, House Show 07.02.16- Sheffield, Riverside 01.04.16- Manchester, Zoo 02.04.16- Wrexham, Rewind 03.04.16- Sheffield, The hop 04.04.16- Birmingham, Wagon & Horses

We would be remiss to not highlight that the Notts quintet do not take their name from The Hunger Games franchise. No, that would be daft. Rather, their moniker was inspired by guitarist Neal Arkley and his, ahem, hair colour. “Neal is ginger, and there isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t verbally assault him for it” says Tim. “Neal walked into practice one day, and Ash said “Neal, I think your head’s caught fire”. That’s it. Band name sorted” Dubious nomenclature aside, Catch Fire are primed for an explosive year, with The Distance I Am From You the ideal

Catch Fire ‘The Distance I Am From You’ Track Listing:

1. Introspective Pt I 2. Bad Behaviour 3. Anaesthetic 4. Introspective Pt II

‘The Distance I Am From You’ released February 5th 2016. Get it now:

 Physical
 Digital
 Stream

VICTIMS: Stockholm Crust Icons Premiere "Walls" From Tankcrimes-Bound Sirens LP At Decibel Magazine

Sirens is the forthcoming new full-length from long-running Stockholm hardcore crust troopers, VICTIMS. Set for official detonation on April 15th via Tankcrimes Records, the band's first full-length since 2011's acclaimed A Dissident LP was tracked at Studio Gutterview by Fred Estby (Dismember, At The Gates, Refused), mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright (Iron Reagan, Nails, Integrity), and features the expected white-knuckled surges of angst as well as some more expansive elements throughout the album, all enshrouded in a barbed-wire vocal delivery, packed with unstoppable gang-chants and inescapable hooks.

In advance of its release today Decibel Magazine offers up opening track "Walls" for public ingestion. Notes drummer Andy Henriksson of the track, "It was one of the first songs we wrote for the album and its darkness set the tone for how the rest of the album would progress."

Witness "Walls" at THIS LOCATION.

As a precursor to the release of Sirens, VICTIMS will storm the West Coast North American populations on a short but punishing live trek. Running from March 24th through April 1st, the Swedish marauders will kick off the tour with two shows with Napalm Death and Melt Banana in Santa Ana and San Diego, then blaze a path north through Los Angeles, Oakland, Eureka, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver. Portland will get a double-dose of VICTIMS on this run as the band has been confirmed to join that city's appearance of the Decibel Magazine Tour 2016 with Abbath, High On Fire, Skeletonwitch, and Tribulation on March 31st. VICTIMS is also confirmed for several European Summer festivals including Hellfest, Temples Fest and more, with additional tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

VICTIMS:

3/24/2016 Observatory - Santa Ana, CA w/ Napalm Death, Melt Banana 3/25/2016 Casbah - San Diego, CA w/ Napalm Death, Melt Banana 3/26/2016 Los Globos - Los Angeles, CA 3/27/2016 Metro - Oakland, CA w/ Brainoil 3/28/2016 VFW - Eureka, CA 3/29/2016 Black Water - Portland, OR 3/30/2016 Highline - Seattle, WA 3/31/2016 Roseland - Portland, OR @ Decibel Tour w/ Abbath, High On Fire, Skeletonwitch, Tribulation 4/01/2016 Astoria - Vancouver, BC 6/17-19/2016 Hellfest - Clisson, FR 6/02-05/2016 Temples Fest - Bristol, UK

To even the most pedestrian fan of d-beat hardcore/crust punk, VICTIMS is undeniably one of the genre's kings, their name as synonymous with the genre as Anti-Cimex, Wolfpack/Wolfbrigade, From Ashes Rise, and the like. Through an exceptionally solid but not overcrowded discography since their 1997 inception, through labels like Havoc Records, Deathwish, Tankcrimes and more the band has yielded five prior LPs, and a variety of EPs, having shared platters on splits with the likes of From Ashes Rise, Kylesa, and Acursed. In the fourteen years that have passed since those early days of rehearsals in Nypan, VICTIMS has toured internationally, heavily focused on Europe and the US extensively. Along the way they've experienced highs and lows, seen lineup changes and personal tragedy, they've been robbed in Italy and hospitalized in the USA. They've also played with a host of great bands, touring with the likes of Coliseum, Rotten Sound, Trap Them and The Ocean, Municipal Waste, Black Breath, and countless others, and undoubtedly made some life-long friendships. Today, VICTIMS stands as one of the most respected bands of the underground punk and hardcore community.

INCITE Announces U.S. Tour Dates with DevilDriver, Holy Grail and Hemlock

Outspoken heavy metal purveyors INCITE have been very busy wrapping up their current European tour with Soulfly and King Parrot and gearing up for the impending release of their new album Oppression via Minus Head Records (April 22). The band is thrilled to add another conquest to their spring schedule - a full U.S. tour in support of headliners DevilDriver, also featuring Holy Grail and Hemlock. Beginning on April 27th in Las Vegas, NV, the tour will hit 17 cities before coming to an end in San Diego, CA on June 18th (the tour package takes a break mid-May). See below for all upcoming tour dates and get your tickets here.

Remaining INCITE European Tour Dates with Soulfly and King Parrot:

2/24 Dresden, Germany @ Scheune 2/25 Prague, Czech Republic @ Roxy Club 2/26 Katowice, Poland @ Mega Club 2/27 Wroclaw, Poland @ Alibi 2/28 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof 3/1 Luxembourg @ Atelier 3/2 Gent, Belgium @ Vooruit 3/3 Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje 3/4 Aarhus, Denmark @ The Train 3/6 Oslo, Norway @ John Dee 3/7 Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser strand 3/9 Helsinki, Finland @ Nosturi 3/10 Joensuu, Finland @ Kerubi 3/11 St. Petersburg, Russia @ Glavclub 3/12 Moscow, Russia @ Yotaspace

INCITE U.S. Tour Dates with DevilDriver, Holy Grail and Hemlock:

4/27 Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl 4/29 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory 4/30 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven 5/1 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory 5/3 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theatre 5/5 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room 5/6 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 5/7 Detroit, MI @ Harpos 5/8 Flint, MI @ Machine Shop 5/9 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts 5/10 Nashville, TN @ Exit/IN 5/11 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache 6/13 Columbus, OH @ Park Street Saloon 6/14 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar 6/16 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 6/17 Window Rock, AZ @ Window Rock Sports Center 6/18 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick

Of course, fans will be able to hear songs from INCITE's new album Oppression on the tour! Produced by Steve Evetts (Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Every Time I Die) at Omen Room Studios in Garden Grove, CA during the fall of 2015, Oppression will deliver a level of ferocity, groove, and darkened melody unlike ever before. The album features guest vocals from Connor Garrity of All Hail the Yeti and Jose Mangin of Sirius XM Liquid Metal.

Oppression is available for pre-order now via the INCITE Bandcamp page.