INSOMNIUM & SWALLOW THE SUN FIRST US TOUR DRAWS NEAR
Philadelphia: Finland’s Insomnium and Swallow the Sun are mere days from the start of their first American tour alongside Sweden’s Katatonia and Scar Symmetry for the anticipated all-European “Live Consternation” tour set to kick off at Jaxx Nite Club in West Springfield, Virginia. Both bands are enjoying growing American audiences and are excited to meet with their American fan base.
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Insomnium are expected to perform selections from their current/third album Above the Weeping World. “This is by far the best Insomnium albumâ€, says vocalist/bassist Niilo Sevänen. “It is the first time we feel we really succeeded in the studio. As a band we are very happy with the end result.†Formed in 1997, Insomnium recorded two demos before signing with Candlelight Records. Kerrang says, “Insomnium have grown into something truly remarkable.”
Hope is the third album from rising doom/death band Swallow the Sun. Featuring a guest appearance by Katatonia vocalist Jonas Renske the album charted in the band’s home country of Finland upon its release. The tour comes as the band’s profile is rising internationally. Digital Metal says, “Swallow the Sun have to be considered on of the genre’s top newcomers… highly, highly recommended.â€
Insomnium, Swallow The Sun, Katatonia, Scar Symmetry
09/04/07 Jaxx Nite Club – West Springfield VA
09/06/07 BB King Blues Club – New York NY
09/07/07 Mark’s Showplace – Bedford NH
09/08/07 Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie NY
09/09/07 Le Medley – Montreal QU
09/10/07 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City QU
09/11/07 The Funhaus – Toronto ON
09/12/07 Peabody’s – Cleveland OH
09/13/07 I-Rock – Detroit MI
09/14/07 The Pearl Room – Mokena IL
09/15/07 Station 4 – St. Paul MN
09/17/07 Bluebird Theater – Denver CO
09/19/07 Whiskey-A-Go-Go – West Hollywood CA
09/20/07 Showcase Theater – Corona CA
09/21/07 Brickhouse – Phoenix AZ
09/22/07 Launchpad – Albuquerque NM
09/24/07 White Rabbit – San Antonio TX
09/25/07 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth TX
09/26/07 Scout Bar – Houston TX
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Here it is, the last clip from the “Lost” Episode 13 of Fat Robot Radio. Why am I posting these? Wasn’t that Episode lost for a reason? Where are my pants? All Good Questions. Stay Tuned for the answers, right after this:

Episode 13, The Lost Episode [1:01m]:
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Another fine clip from Episode 13 of Fat Robot Radio that never aired. Why? It wasn’t any good, and I know what you are thinking. What the hell do you have to compare it with when all the other 29 Episodes of that Podcast sucked too. I don’t have any of those answers. Nor would I care if I did have any answers. So enjoy, this is clip two, which features the one and only Dave Jobless (Benson). Check out his myspace page at FRR on MYspace . Enjoy.

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Here is a special treat for all two of you Fat Robot Radio fans out there, a clip from the missing episode NUMBER 13. I’ve been able to obtain these in a trade from Steve Jiff who was in possession of the entire episode. We made a deal, he would get a writing credit on all the Episodes of MORNING SHENANIGANS Cartoon and I would get these clips. Fair deal I think, mostly since the Cartoon will never see the light of day. Sucker. So enjoy this one, I have two more that I am going to post this week. Listening to these almost makes me glad I was gone.

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THISTLE
Now in their thirteenth year of playing together, the men of Thistle are still hacking away at the frayed edges of modern music, churning out blistering riffs and ear bleeding bass surges atop a sea of crushing drums. The new tunes are as exciting as their description sounds, and they’ll be debuted on this Summer outing.
Here are the dates:
Friday Aug 17: @ Riverstone Gallery, Somerset, KY w/ Colour out of Space
Saturday Aug 18: @The Hideaway, Johnson City, TN
Sunday Aug 19: @ The New French Bar, Asheville, NC
Monday Aug 20: @ Little Kings, Athens, GA
Tuesday Aug 21: Mittwoch Sabbath
Wednesday Aug 22: @ Cumberland’s, Charleston, SC
Thursday Aug 23: @1982, Gainesville, FL
Friday Aug 24: @ Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa, FL
Saturday Aug 25: @ Roosters, Auburn, AL
To hear Thistle visit:
http://www.thistlewired.com
http://www.tiberiusrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/thistlewired
Ampline
Ampline will shove off for a string of dates in September in support of Rosary, the band’s newly-released full-length. The album is available at finer record stores everywhere on the Shake-It imprint. If your store doesn’t have it in stock, please ask them to order it through the amazing folks at Shake-It Records!
They’ve been working feverishly on new material and plan to commence recording a full-length in the Winter, but for now, make sure you make it out to one or more of these shows!
Saturday Sept 8: @ Roosters, Auburn, AL
Sunday Sept 9: tba
Monday Sept 10: @ Sluggos, Pensacola, FL
Tuesday Sept 11: @ Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa, FL
Wednesday Sept 12: @ 1982, Gainesvile, FL
Thursday Sept 13: @ Cumberlands, Charleston, SC
Friday Sept 14: tba
Saturday Sept 15: tba
To hear Ampline visit:
http://www.shakeitrecords.com
. http://www.ampline.net
The Light Wires
Tiberius Records is pleased to announce the release of the Light Wires’ second full-length studio album, (tentatively titled ‘The Invisible Hand’). The band spent a very, very long time making this album and they’re extremely proud of it.
The emperor is tinkering with technology on this one as it will be an online-only release. This anticipated follow up to the band’s debut release a couple of years back has quite a few tricks up its sleeves. It will be available through I-tunes, Amazon and all other major digital media distributors October, 2007. If you absolutely have to have a hard copy, accommodations will be made in very limited numbers. Contact Tiberius for more information.
DARK FUNERAL TO RELEASE FIRST OF TWO DVDS ON OCTOBER 15
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TRENTON , N.J. – Black metal legends Dark Funeral will release their first-ever DVD set, “Attera Orbis Terrarum – Part 1,†on October 15 through Regain Records.
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The two-disc set consists of three complete, professionally-filmed live shows and rare bonus footage. The first show was filmed with seven cameras o March 12, 2005 in Katowic , Poland . The second was filmed the following March in Tilburg , The Netherlands with four cameras. The second disc starts off with a camera-shot show from March 2006 in Paris , followed by the video clip for “Atrum Regina” and previously unreleased amateur footage that chronicles Dark Funeral’s entire career, including the very first, and now legendary, show in Oslo , Norway on May 4, 1994. The total combined running time for the two discs is nearly four hours.
“Besides the three professionally filmed shows, we wanted this first DVD to also serve as a historical, live documentation of our career with rare and previously unreleased footage,” said band leader Lord Ahriman. “This is the first DVD in a series of two that we will be releasing from touring for ‘Attera Totus Sanctus.’ This first DVD focus on European shows, while the second DVD will focus on South America .”
These shows capture Dark Funeral, a band known for being one of the most intense live acts, in their natural element – on stage slaying fans with their relentless brand of extreme metal.
The Dark Funeral website will be re-launched shortly to coincide with the release of “Attera Orbis Terrarum – Part 1.â€Â Regain Records recently re-released three records from the Swedish band’s catalog – “The Secrets of the Black Arts,†“Vobiscum Satanas,†and “Diabolis Interium†– with bonus material.
The band will embark on a North American tour this fall, immediately followed by a short tour of Mexico .
Dark Funeral US tour dates are as follow:
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10/09/07 Crocodile Rock Cafe – Allentown , PA
10/10/07 Jaxx – West Springfield , VA
10/11/07 Webster Theatre – Hartford , CT
10/12/07 The Chance – Poughkeepsie , NY
10/13/07 The Palladium – Worcester , MA
10/14/07 B.B. Kings Blues Club – New York City , NY
10/15/07 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City QUE CAN
10/16/07 Club Soda – Montreal , QUE CAN
10/17/07 Opera House – Toronto , ONT CAN
10/18/07 Peabody ’s – Cleveland , OH
10/19/07 Pearl Room – Mokena , IL
10/20/07 Station 4 – St Paul , MN
10/21/07 The Bottleneck – Lawrence , KS
10/22/07 Bluebird Theater – Denver , CO
10/24/07 Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana , CA
10/25/07 House of Blues – West Hollywood , CA
10/26/07 The Clubhouse – Tempe , AZ
10/27/07 The Rock – Tucson , AZ
10/28/07 Launch Pad – Albuquerque , NM
10/29/07 White Rabbit – San Antonio , TX
10/30/07 Ridglea Theater – Ft Worth, TX
11/01/07 The Muse – Nashville , TN
11/02/07 Harpo´s Concert Theatre – Detroit , MI
11/03/07 Uncle Pleasants – Louisville , KY
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DARK FUNERAL – MEXICAN TOUR 2007
11/07/07 Cd. Obregon , Sonora
11/08/07 Guadalajara
11/09/07 Monterrey
11/10/07 Mexico City
More info at www.chasprod.com.
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www.myspace.com/darkfuneral
www.regainrecords.com