FERAL Set To Release "Dragged to the Altar" On Ibex Moon Records

2011 looks to be a huge year for the Swedeath savages known as FERAL. First off, the band is set to release their long-awaited full-length debut, Dragged To The Altar, through North America's premier death metal label, Ibex Moon Records on April 26th. The follow up to their well-received 2009 EP, Welcome To The Graveyard, promises to bring the most groove-laden and primal death metal exported from Sweden in some time. Footage of FERAL in the studio recording Dragged To The Altar can be found at this location.While you're at it, check out the video for "Welcome To The Graveyard" here for a taste of the destruction to come.

1. Once Inside The Tomb
2. Altar Of Necromancy
3. Judas
4. Welcome To The Graveyard
5. Howling
6. The Deathbog
7. Graverobber
8. The Curse Of The Casket
9. Behead The Crucifix
10. Malevolent Summoning
11. Outro
In support of their upcoming release, FERAL will join Swedish death metal masters DEMONICAL, Germany's ARROGANZ and GLORIA MORTI (on select dates) for the "Death Infernal Tour" which will wreak havoc across the European countryside this May. Vocalist Hook had this to say about the outing,
"We are thrilled to hit the road with one of our favorite bands from Sweden right now, there is no doubt that we will have a complete blast with Demonical and the rest of the lineup. We are also looking forward to finally get a chance to promote our album "Dragged to the Altar" that will be released before the tour. Europe should best prepare itself, because in early May we will open the gates and let the death metal flow!"
Death Infernal Tour Dates:
Demonical + Feral + Arroganz (+ * Gloria Morti)
03.05 2011 SWE - Stockholm - Sugarbar *
05.05 2011 GER - Hamburg - Bambi Galore *
06.05 2011 GER - Bad Oeynhausen - Black Sabbath *
07.05 2011 NL - Eindhoven - The Rambler *
08.05 2011 BEL - Oostende - OHK *
09.05 2011 UK - London - Purple Turtle *
10.05 2011 FRA - Valenciennes - Peniche Igelrock *
11.05 2011 GER - Neuss - Das Haus *
12.05 2011 GER - Aalen - Rock It *
13.05 2011 ITA - Brescia - Decimo Secolo
14.05 2011 ITA - Gorizia - Pieffe Factory
15.05 2011 SLO - Ljubljana - Channel Zero
17.05 2011 AT - Vienna - Escape Metalcorner
18.05 2011 SK - Banska Bystrica - Tirish Pub
19.05 2011 CZE - Prague - Modra Vopice
20.05 2011 GER - Jena - Rosenkeller
21.05 2011 GER - Lübeck - Treibsand

INCANTATION Members Comment On Decibel Hall Of Fame Shows

After a string of successful shows commemorating the recent induction of their 1991 classic, Onward To Golgotha into Decibel's Hall Of Fame, members of INCANTATION have made the following statements thanking fans and friends for their continued support.

"Hi, yes we would like to thanks everyone for the support. We had a great time! Incantation fans are the best and we look forward to seeing you guys next time on tour". - John (McEntee, guitar/vocals)

"Hello friends and metallers. I would like to personally thank all my friends and everybody that came out this past weekend to support Incantation. We traveled some serious miles to bring all of you the best live Incantation shows to date. It was an honor to play for you the album that helped create the path for what Incantation is today. Playing the Onward To Golgotha songs were a pleasure and from the crowd response, I'm glad you liked it as well as we did playing it. And for those of you who got to hear our new unreleased material for the up and coming movie soundtrack for After Party Massacre it was again a great feeling to hear you tell us that it's some of the best Incantation you've ever heard. Amazing response, THANK YOU!!!  I would like to thank Albert and all of the Decibel Magazine metal crew, Dan from Pantheon Agency, the local promoters in Chicago, NYC and Cleveland, Funerus, Fatalist, Cardiac Arrest, Mortician, Embalmer, Soulless, the best Incantation working crew their ever could be, 'My Neighbors' Driver John, Evl, Kristoff, and Anderson, most importantly John McEntee, Alex Bouks, Chuck Sherwood, Jill McEntee, Sam Inzerra and everybody else that was involved to make this happen!! As you may have heard we recorded this weekend audio and video, so look for this amazing blasphemous metal weekend to be available on DVD so it can be remembered forever!!!! Hail Fuckin' Metal!!!"

- Kyle Severn (drums)

 

"Just got home from a great few days and very tiring time. I want to thank all the fans and Albert and Decibel for making this all happen; especially everyone from NY who stuck around to make that show happen. Cheers" - Alex (Bouks, guitar)

"Many killer memories and also some real insane moments that'll forever be carved into our memories from this Onward to Golgotha trifecta of metal assault! The first show took place at the Reggie's Rock Club after merging with Funerus and Fatalist we were welcomed by the hellish maniacs who attended that night. Cardiac Arrest was a true sight to behold with their unrelenting rage and force. Great to share a stage with those grinding, churning, malevolent purveyors of metal yet again. The staff and everyone at the Reggie's Rock Club were brilliant. Re-introducing or reuniting with friends from Cult of Daath, Ezurate, Cyanide and our other friends and comrades who made the trek to come and show their support. It was great to share a stage and or see you all again! Our new mage of the stage, sound guy namely a John "Evl" Sustar was great at providing his talents to make for a killer show. Also his expertise came through with his amazing recording of the three shows which is sure to surface. Through the set of the first release which is the whole intent of these shows we also played some other tracks from the lengthy career of the project which were hopefully taken as we intended. With nothing but torturous metal energy!! From there we left for the long journey to NY's own Europa club. Aside from the new found camaraderie of our plethora of 'Johns.' Merch guy, number 2 of 4, John 'Mr.' Anderson keep our sprits high with his technique of cutting off impatient commuters in 'The City.' The 15+ hours on the road there (with little to no sleep) made my mind wonder to a scene in In the Mouth of Madness where the very road beneath the car would disappear to storm clouds and lightning. All of us persevered to a very rushed but successful show with the mighty Mortician sharing a stage with us for total of a little over an hour. Fatalist however who traveled from California wasn't so fortunate when they were notified they wouldn't be playing that night due to time constraints of an early end and a 'double dipping' situation having both a show and dance club on the same night. Our sympathies go out to them for although the events that transpired were out of our hands, long travels and miscommunication reigned indefinitely. The metal merchants which included Jim and Craig of the original Golgothaline up, Richard Christy, and many others who came out to support were a standing tribute to the dedication and ardent nature of metal. We salute you all, and thank you for making the night memorable. After a frenzy of equipment and merch whirlwinded from the Europa, we found ourselves back in the vans making miles yet again back to Cleveland. With our John 3 of 4, 'Driver John' Williams put forth an effort that shamed most, by hauling us and the gear for eleven-hour stints and just pushing himself to the limit. We finally arrive in Cleveland to a great start when Embalmer took the stage followed by thrash masters Soulless who after their 2nd song were abruptly stopped by a power outage that lasted what seemed like forever. After almost two hours of darkness the mood had turned from boredom to rage when Fatalist hit the stage crushing the audience before their immediate departure back home. Funerus was to follow pulverizing the audience yet again. With the whole of the show and the entire weekend for that matter Kristoff who took time from his busy schedule of shooting After Party Massacre, not to mention his horrormerch.com business. He and his camera were to follow documenting the trip, the insanity, and the violent barrage of metal that took place. Also to mention Kristoff's footage will be an official Onward to Golgotha: Weekend With Incantation DVD set, for next years release. Many hails to his flurry of paparazzi moments and all of the hard work he put into each show. In conclusion, the first album personally speaking was a mind altering experience back in the early 90's when I was a foot shorter and much more a novice to legendary death metal acts such as the one I'm now proud to be a part of. With a line-up of such insane musicianship and talent that made the Onward to Golgotha album I could only hope that the past three shows paid homage to them and kept the flames of their legacy burning bright. A strange situation in a way to find this said album being herald into a hall of fame when it was only such, to the minds of those whom came into contact with it. Amongst the 15-18 year-olds back then (myself included) who treated this album as a time honored piece, never could imagine such a thing. Hails to everyone who was involved and whom we've met while out for the three show run this past weekend. Till our next meeting."

- Chuck (Sherwood, bass)

Adding to an all ready devastatingly brutal roster of bands, Ibex Moon Records has just signed Chicago’s Cardiac Arrest

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In addition to appearing alongside newfound labelmates such as Incantation, Acheron, Fatalist and Gravehill at this year’s Central Illinios and Michigan Deathfests, May 25th, 2010 will also see the release of Cardiac Arrest’s third full-length, Haven For The Insane. The band had this to say about their relationship with Ibex Moon Records, “We are humbly honored to join the ranks of the Ibex Moon Records roster. Most of us have known John for a very long time, and have the upmost respect for him. Being on a larger label run by a musician is absolutely ideal for a band like us. We’re finally ‘home,’ as they say. We collectively look forward to growing a lasting relationship with Ibex Moon Records; bringing our brand of death metal, Heart Stopping Death Rot, to the masses. You have been warned. See you on the road!”

-Four Guys called Cardiac Arrest

A video trailer promoting Haven For The Insane, due out May 25th on Ibex Moon Records, can be seen here. Pre-orders will be available soon through www.ibexmoonrecords.com or www.officialabyssrecords.com. The band has posted a new track from Haven For The Insane, entitled «The Blade That Reaps,» on their myspace page.

THE ROT IS SPREADING!!!

Cardiac Arrest began its existence in the spring of 1997, with original members Jim Nichols (bass, later drums) and Adam Scott (guitars/vocals). By 2001, Cardiac Arrest became more stable and active. After enduring various lineup changes and exploring side projects, Cardiac Arrest refocused in 2004 to record the MCD Demo Heart Stopping Death Rot, released in August of that same year. Many shows followed throughout the Midwest with the lineup of Adam Scott, M. Raiman, and Ed Baugh.

Shortly after recording the now-classic Beast Among Many 7” for Famine Records, Adam sought new members to round out the CA machine. Over the better part of 2005, CA was joined by Jim “.50 Cal” Deabenderfer and David “Amsterdamn” Holland, on drums and bass, respectively. It was this lineup that would help to solidify Cardiac Arrest as a death metal monster in the Midwest and the surrounding area. Before long, the three piece had written and recorded CA’s full length debut, Morgue Mutilations, for Redrum Records, released in October of 2006.

During the recording process for Morgue Mutilations, Tom “Terror” Knizner was added to the fold on second guitar and vocals. This lineup has been stable since May 2006, spreading the Word Of Rot throughout the US for over three and a half years.

It would not be long before the well-oiled machine of Cardiac Arrest would begin writing again. The resulting sophomore effort, Cadaverous Presence (released on Epitomite Productions in spring 2008), was a definitive statement of what Cardiac Arrest had grown into: a grinding death metal outfit with undeniable chops. The band showed a maturity in the craft of songwriting that is often lacking in so-called modern death metal that has become their trademark to this day. It also marked the first time the band would self-produce at Kai Kauffman’s Polymorph Media Studio.

Cardiac Arrest has shared the stage with many metal titans over the years, to include, but not limited to: Napalm Death, Destruction, Extreme Noise Terror, Incantation, Funerus, Acheron, Impetigo, Mortician, Estuary, Vital Remains, Anal Blast, Lividity, Goreaphobia, Massacre, Resurrection, Denial Fiend, Impaled, and many, many more; through such respected festivals as Central Illinois Metalfest, Milwaukee Metalfest, Los Angeles Murderfest, Michigan Metalfest, Mayhem in May (KY), and several stateside tours.

Haven For the Insane, Cardiac Arrest’s long-awaited third full-length album, was recorded in the winter of 2008/2009, at Polymorph once again. Mastering and artwork were completed as of November 2009, and the band eagerly awaits the day to unleash this new monster on the world at large. Cardiac Arrest signed to Ibex Moon Records in February 2010, and is eager for the opportunity to spread the word of ROT on a global scale. Appearances in support of Haven For The Insane at Central Illinois Metalfest and Michigan Deathfest 2010 are scheduled; several tours are in the works.

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