Holy Moses, my head is thrashed. What an evening at Hovet, four strong bands on one stage, 3 of them supporting the farewell of the classic thrashers' SLAYER.
The first support band was the American death metal legends OBITUARY, early slot but almost half full venue even if they started an hour after doors. 30 minutes set made them play the best from their catalogue.
OBITUARY started their set with their lovely instrumental "Redneck Stomp", a tune taken from the sixth album "Frozen In Time". It was released on July 12, 2005, and was the band's first album in eight years since 1997's "Back from the Dead", and the last to feature guitarist Allen West.
OBITUARY setlist from Hovet, Sweden December 5th.
Redneck Stomp
Threatening Skies
By the Light
Straight to Hell
Turned Inside Out
I'm in Pain
Slowly We Rot
Live photo from Dublin
Here is "Redneck Stomp" Live at Wacken Open Air 2015, enjoy today's tune!
It’s the moment we hoped would never arrive because we simply can’t accept that we’ll never get to see SLAYER again…
The legendary metallers have announced their final-ever UK and European tour, kicking off on November 1 and running through until December 8.
Iconic metal band SLAYER says farewell after almost 40 years as a thrash metal giants. They are the creators of one of the most brutal and aggressive music ever created. SLAYER is one of four bands that has defined a whole genre - and has become a benchmark for how to make metal.
After almost 37 years, the band has released 12 studio albums and won a lot of prizes (including two Grammy Awards). The records have sold gold several times and the band has even got its own show at the rich Smithsonian Institute. It's a band that has been on the front of hundreds of metal and rock magazines and toured the world over thousands of dedicated fans. There is also a band that has been in deep sorrow, with the guitarist and co-founder Jeff Hanneman's tragic death in 2013.
Now the story of SLAYER is over. And for their final goodbye they bring LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX and OBITUARY. All this farewell, we in Sweden says goodby and thank you for all this year this evening, December 5th at Hovet in Stockholm, see all the dates below.
Today's tune is a real classic, enjoy the "War Ensemble". The tune is taken from the fifth studio album "Seasons in the Abyss" by the American thrash metal band SLAYER, released on October 9, 1990. The tune is written by Jeff Hanneman.
Catch the tour at the following:
Third Leg: Europe + UK (November 1st - December 8th)
DEC 5 WED Hovet Stockholm, Sweden
DEC 6 THU Oslo Spektrum Arena Oslo, Norway
DEC 8 SAT Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland
MAR 7 THU Brisbane Riverstage Brisbane, Australia
MAR 9 SAT Download Festival Sydney, Australia
MAR 11 MON Download Festival Melbourne, Australia
MAR 13 WED Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, Australia
MAR 15 FRI Eventfinda Stadium Auckland, New Zealand
MAR 17 SUN Horncastle Arena Christchurch, New Zealand
MAR 21 THU Download Festival Chiba Prefecture, Japan
MAR 23 SAT Pulp Summer Slam Manila, Philippines
JUN 4 TUE Gliwice Arena Gliwice, Poland
JUN 7 FRI Rock Am Ring (June 7-9) Nürburg, Germany
JUN 7 FRI Rock im Park (June 7-9) Nurnberg, Germany
JUN 11 TUE Sports Arena Budapest, Hungary
JUN 13 THU Arena Leipzig Leipzig, Germany
JUN 14 FRI Download Festival (June 14-16) Castle Donington, United Kingdom
JUN 14 FRI Nova Rock Nickelsdorf, Austria
JUN 19 WED Geneva Arena Le Grand-saconnex, Switzerland
JUN 21 FRI Graspop Metal Meeting Dessel, Belgium
JUN 23 SUN Hellfest Clisson, France
JUN 25 TUE Tipsport Arena Praha, Czech Republic
JUL 3 WED Resurrection Fest Viveiro, Spain
JUL 5 FRI Heavy Rock Festival Stadium Restelo Lisbon, Portugal
JUL 7 SUN Rock the Castle Vérone, Italy
AUG 3 SAT Messegelände Balingen Balingen, Germany
Florida-based death metal veterans OBITUARY released their eponymously titled tenth studio album on March 17, 2017, it's also the second Relapse release.
A video for the opening tune "Brave" have been made, see it below. The clip, which depicts the band enjoying a day of practice and backyard shenanigans at their home studio outside of Tampa, Florida, was directed by Shaun Egger.
After parting ways with Roadrunner following the release of 2005's "Frozen In Time", OBITUARY released two albums via Candlelight Records — 2007's "Xecutioner's Return" and 2009's "Darkest Day" — before signing with Relapse Records in 2014.
OBITUARY is an American death metal band formed in October 1984 in Tampa, Florida. Initially called EXECUTIONER, the band changed their name to XECUTIONER in 1986 to avoid confusion with the thrash metal band EXECUTIONER from Boston, and then changed their name once again to OBITUARY in 1988. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist John Tardy, lead guitarist Kenny Andrews, rhythm guitarist Trevor Peres, bassist Terry Butler, and drummer Donald Tardy. Obituary has gone through several lineup changes, with Peres and the Tardy brothers being the only constant members. The band was a fundamental act in the development of death metal music and is one of the most successful death metal bands of all time. To date, OBITUARY has released ten studio albums, and with the exception of their 1997–2003 split, they continue to perform live around the world.
Today's tune "Brave" taken from the self titled album, released 2017, enjoy!
Upcoming Dates
MAY 23 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, Canada
MAY 25 DNA Lounge San Francisco, CA
MAY 26 The Glass House Pomona, CA
MAY 27 Club Red Mesa, AZ
MAY 29 Barracuda Austin, TX
MAY 30 Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill Dallas, TX
MAY 31 Scout Bar Houston, TX
JUN 01 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
JUN 02 The Haven Lounge Orlando, FL
JUN 03 The Ground - FL Miami, United States of America
JUL 26 Metal Days Festival Tolmin, Slovenia
JUL 27 Palac Akropolis Praha, Czech Republic
JUL 28 Zaklęte Rewiry Wrocław, Poland
JUL 29 Barrak Ostrava, Czech Republic
JUL 30 Kwadrat Krakow, Poland
AUG 01 Collosseum Club Kosice, Slovakia
AUG 02 Rockstadt Extreme Fest Rasnov, Romania
NOV 01 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
NOV 03 The SSE Arena, Wembley London, United Kingdom
NOV 05 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Cardiff, United Kingdom
NOV 07 Barclaycard Arena Birmingham, United Kingdom
NOV 09 Manchester Arena Manchester, United Kingdom
NOV 10 Metro Radio Arena Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
NOV 12 SSE Hydro Glasgow, United Kingdom
NOV 21 Halle 622 Zürich, Switzerland
NOV 23 Wiener Stadthalle - Halle D Wien, Austria
NOV 27 Atlas Arena Łódź, Poland
DEC 03 Royal Arena København S, Denmark
DEC 05 Hovet Stockholm, Sweden
DEC 06 Oslo Spektrum Arena Oslo, Norway
DEC 08 Helsingin Jäähalli Helsinki, Finland
IAmFire is psychedelic mindblowing rock in it´s heaviest, most life-affirming and trippiest form. It´s equal parts The Beatles "Revolver", Black Sabbath, in a unique accessible recipe.
IAmFire is the brainchild of Mikael and Ulf. Starting out as Sub Rosa, first as an instrumental combo with Mikael Ehlert, Ulf Scott Hansen and Peter Ahlers Olsen. Peter Dolving was invited a couple of years ago to join the festivities, bringing a whole new level of vocal harmonies and lyrical depth to follow the rabbit through the looking-glass.
IAmFire are truly roughneck veterans. The gentlemen of IAmFire have a past in bands like The Haunted, and Hatesphere, etc. They have been around the block, seen the sights, and came out on the other end still with a drive and passion.
Musically inspired by everything from Sonic Youth, Black Sabbath, Kyuss, Led Zeppelin, Joy Division, and a love for Bill Hicks infamous "ride".
Consider this is an invitation.
IAmFire welcomes you to step into a world of heavy and ecclectic, that very few touch. So get ready to get down with the groove. IAmFire lays it out in way that only bands like Mastodon, Torche and Neurosis come close to.
Steeped in equal measures of heavy psychedelia, brutish grooves inspired
by soul and 70´s rock, with Dolvings enigmatic voice lyrics through it
all.
Todays tune "Burn Your Halo Red" is taken from IAmFire's "Eyes Wide Open" 10" to be released on january 2015 via Deadlight Entertainment.
"Eyes wide open" was produced and mixed by Jacob Bredahl @ Dead Rat Studio, Aarhus, Denmark, and mastered by Brad Boatright @ Audiosiege, Portland, Oregon. Brad has previously done work for bands like Sleep, Off!, Corrosion of conformity, SunnO))), Obituary etc.
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