At The Gates - The Mirror Black

To enhance the next cycle of activity for their acclaimed current album "To Drink From The Night Itself" and to stress beginning of their massive European tour with BEHEMOTH and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, Swedish melodic Death Metal pioneers AT THE GATES are now releasing a strictly limited 7" EP entitled "The Mirror Black".

This collector item features the two songs "The Mirror Black" and "Daggers Of Black Haze" off the album "To Drink From The Night Itself" in the versions that come with guest vocals by Rob Miller (Amebix, Tau Cross). This special release with street date of January 11th, 2019 (The first date of the European tour!) and pre-sale start of today, comes limited to 1000x copies worldwide, split up as follows: Black 7Inch: 400x copies (CM Distro Europe Wholesale & Onlineshop) Golden 7Inch: 100x copies (CM Europe Onlineshop) Clear 7Inch: 300x copies (CM Distro Europe Wholesale & Onlineshop) Transparent Red 7Inch: 200x copies (Exclusively from the band on tour), get the chance to grab a copy, see the tour dates below.

Today's tune "The Mirror Black (Featuring Rob Miller)". Video by Costin Chioreanu / Twilight13Media, Filmed by Costin Chioreanu and Gina Sandulescu, Actors: Andrei Tudorache and Ioana Dragan, enjoy!

BEHEMOTH, AT THE GATES & WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM – European Tour 2019:

10.01.2019 Frankfurt (Germany) - Batschkapp
11.01.2019 Munich (Germany) - Tonhalle
12.01.2018 Prague (Czech Republic) - Forum Karlin
13.01.2019 Vienna (Austria) - Arena * Sold out!
15.01.2019 Zurich (Switzerland) - Komplex 457
16.01.2019 Milano (Italy) - Alcatraz
17.01.2019 Lyon (France) - Le Transbordeur
18.01.2019 Barcelona (Spain) - Razzmatazz
19.01.2019 Madrid (Spain) - La Riviera
21.01.2019 Toulouse (France) - Le Bikini
22.01.2019 Paris (France) - Bataclan
23.01.2019 Oberhausen (Germany) - Turbinenhalle
24.01.2019 Berlin (Germany) - Huxleys
25.01.2019 Copenhagen (Denmark) - Vega
26.01.2019 Stockholm (Sweden) - Annexet
27.01.2019 Oslo (Norway) - Rockefeller
29.01.2019 Helsinki (Finland) - The Circus
30.01.2019 Tampere (Finland) - Pakkahuone
01.02.2019 Hamburg (Germany) - Grosse Freiheit 36
02.02.2019 Utrecht (The Netherlands) - TivoliVredenburg
03.02.2019 Brussels (Belgium) - Ancienne Belgique
04.02.2019 Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) - Rockhal
06.02.2019 Bristol (UK) - The Marble Factory
07.02.2019 Birmingham (UK) - O2 Institute
08.02.2019 London (UK) - O2 Forum Kentish Town
09.02.2019 Manchester (UK) - O2 Ritz * Sold out!
10.02.2019 Dublin (Ireland) - Vicar Street
11.02.2019 Glasgow (UK) - QM Union

AT THE GATES – Live 2019:

02.03.2019 Umeå (Sweden) - House Of Metal Festival
22.03.2019 Kiev (Ukraine) - Pochayna Event Hall + Powerwolf
23.03.2019 Moscow (Russia) - Zil Arena
25.03.2019 St. Petersburg (Russia) - Club Zal
12.04.2019 Tilburg (The Netherlands) - Roadburn Festival
25.04.2019 Brisbane (Australia) - Triffid + The Haunted & Witchery
26.04.2019 Sydney (Australia) - Manning Bar + The Haunted & Witchery
27.04.2019 Melbourne (Australia) - Max Watt’s + The Haunted & Witchery
05.-08.06.2019 Sölvesborg (Sweden) - Sweden Rock Festival
15.-18.08.2019 St-Nolff (France) - Motorcultor Festival

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Tau Cross - Lazarus

New week, time to crown this weeks "Record of The Week".

TAU CROSS is a punk/metal group of the highest order. Fronted by Rob "The Baron" Miller, vocalist and bassist of the hugely influential UK metallic-punk band AMEBIX, and rounded out by a band that features Michel "Away" Langevin from VOIVOD on drums as well as members of cult crust outfit MISERY by guitarist Jon Misery and Andy Lefton from WAR/PLAGUE. TAU CROSS is the natural evolution of Miller's work in AMEBIX.

The self titled début album filled up with tribal rhythms, searing guitars, punkish post riffs and Miller's huge booming crusty voice all set to an apocalyptic atmosphere to create an instant classic that will satisfy the crustiest punks and the blackest metallers.

Already at the first turn of the record I must say, these guys have fun and I just love Millers voice. It's soar deep and heavy, with a dark crust. He gives TAU CROSS a excellent touch to the melodies. The record keeps a very high class standard, from the start to the unusual end. This is an entirely original work that is the organic fusion of four unique people. They have created an album that walks soulful between crust rock to post metal with gothic influences.

TAU CROSS was formed in 2014 to work on material that I had been working on for a new AMEBIX album, initially recording four tracks in L.A with Roy Mayorga before getting in touch with Andy and Jon with a view to playing the guitar parts. Roy became really busy with his other commitments which opened the conversation with Away, who was immediately in the studio working on the drums for the first group Demo. They reworked all the songs from that point on, with another drum studio session in Montreal, whilst Andy and Jon set up a new studio for the guitar tracks in Minneapolis. Meanwhile on Skye, Miller was recording the vocals and bass tracks whilst James was in the process of finishing his own recording studio a few miles down the coastline. The demo was sent around three labels before being picked up by Relapse who are now the band's record label. The album details are soon to be announced.we are all very proud of what we have achieved in this short time together and hope that we will be getting out on the road in the coming year.

The Baron Nov 2014

 

Todays tune "Lazarus" is taken from the self titled début album, released May 19th.



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Amebix - Knights of the Black Sun

 Since we can not quite agree on a common list for this year's top 10 albums, it will be a list from each one of us on the same day, one list position in the morning and same in the evening, it will generate a lot of music here at the Tune Of The Day during these days. This year's list has been really difficult to tie together, started with a Top 50 and was sift hard, ended up that I had to go on the most listening records and many that in the beginning was obvious was removed. Right or wrong, judge youreselfs, hard as hell, I must say.

We start by presenting the positions outside the Top 10 that I, Stones have, that is 11-20 just like last year.

Top 11 - 20 on Tune Of The Day

11. Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us
12. Wooden Shjips - West
13. Hong Faux - The Crown That Wears The Head
14. In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading
15. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
16. Pyramido - Salt
17. In Solitude - The World, The Flesh, The Devil
18. Black Country Communion - 2
19. Amebix - Sonic Mass
20. Blood Ceremony - Living With The Ancients

Today I pick a song from an album that has grown a lot recently, but unfortunately it has got too little playing time in order to stretch higher and pinch a position in the Top 10. This band is actually quite new to me (Thanks Tom for the tip), Ive heard the name mentioned a lot over the years, but I have to admit, didnt really find out more about them, it has just passed me. This record is actually really good and I recommended this highly.

Amebix are an English crust punk/heavy metal band. Formed as "The Band with No Name," Amebix's original run was from 1978 to 1987, during which time they released three EPs and two full-length LPs. The group has reunited as of 2008.

By being one of the first bands to blend anarcho-punk and heavy metal music, Amebix are often cited as one of the key bands that helped to create the crust punk style. Such notable bands as Sepultura, Neurosis and Deviated Instinct have paid homage to the band.

Todays tune "Knights of the Black Sun " is the first single from the latest release "Sonic Mass", released in 2011




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