EARTH'S POSSESSION 2011

so we wrote and recorded a new album during the first half of 2011. it is fucking killer and we are beyond happy with it. very soon some new shit will come to light regarding this album.

in celebration of said record, we are going to play a few shows.

US dates are with WEEDEATER, BISON B.C. and FIGHT AMP. Europe we will headline, joined by GREEN & WOOD for the first 11 days.
8/31 Santa Fe NM @ Warehouse 21 (SAVIOURS headline)
9/1 Oklahoma City OK @ Conservatory (SAVIOURS headline)
9/2 Lawrence KS @ Jackpot w/ BISON B.C. only
9/3 St. Louis MO @ FUBAR w/ BISON B.C. only
9/4 Nashville TN @ The End w/ BISON B.C. only
9/5 Asheville NC @ Lexington Ave Brewery w/ BISON B.C. only
9/6 Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
9/7 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
9/8 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
9/9 drinking in NYC - no show
9/10 drinking in NYC - no show
9/11 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
9/13 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
9/14 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
9/15 Columbus, OH @ Outland Live
9/16 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
9/17 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
9/18 Marquette, MI @ Upfront And Company
9/19 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
9/20 Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company
9/23 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
9/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
9/26 Seattle, WA @ The Highline
9/27 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
9/28 Portland, OR @ Branx
9/29 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10/1 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
10/2 West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
10/4 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
10/6 Austin, TX @ Emo's
10/7 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's
10/8 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
10/9 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10/10 Athens, GA @ New Earth Music Hall
10/11 Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room
10/12 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
10/14 Savannah, GA @ The Jinx

19.10 GER - Cologne @ Sonic Ballroom
20.10 BEL - Brussels @ Cafe DNA
21.10 NL - Tilburg @ 013
22.10 NL - Nijmegen @ Merleyn
23.10 NL - Utrecht @ ACU
24.10 GER - Hamburg @ Hafenklang
25.10 NOR - Oslo @ Revolver
26.10 SWE - Gothenburg @ Truckstop Alaska
27.10 SWE - Stockholm @ Kafe 44
28.10 SWE - Linkoping @ L' Orient
29.10 DK - Copenhagen @ Stengade 30
30.10 GER - Hannover @ UJZ Korn
31.10 BEL - Kortrijk @ De Kreun
01.11 UK - Stoke On Trent @ Harry's Bar
02.11 UK - Manchester @ Gullivers
03.11 UK - London @ The Unicorn
04.11 UK - Plymouth @ White Rabbit
05.11 UK - Oxford @ The Wheatsheaf
06.11 UK - Brighton @ The Prince Albert
07.11 FRA - Lille @ Le Bistrot De Saint-Saveurs
08.11 FRA - Le Havre @ Mc Daid's
09.11 FRA - Paris @ Les Combustibles
10.11 FRA - Besancon @ Les Passagers Du Zinc
11.11 LUX - Arlon @ La Curieuse
12.11 SWI - Winterthur @ Kulturzentrum Gaswerk
13.11 AUT - Dornbirn @ Cafe Schlachthaus
14.11 GER - Wuerzburg @ Immerhin
15.11 CZ - Slavonice @ Baràk
16.11 AUT - Vienna @ Escape Metalcorner
17.11 ITA - Pisa @ La Centrale
18.11 ITA - Roma @ Init
19.11 ITA - Fidenza (PR) @ Arci Taun
20.11 ITA - Arese (MI) @ S.G.A
21.11 SLO - Ljubljana @ Klub Gromka
22.11 HUN - Budapest @ Szabad Az A'
23.11 CZ - Brno @ Yacht Club
24.11 CZ - Prague @ Klub 007
25.11 GER - Leipzig @ Zoro
26.11 GER - Berlin @ Schokoladen
27.11 GER - Osnabrueck @ Bastard Club

RECORDING / STORE / ETC...

The tour with MIDNIGHT, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH and ARCHONS was awesome. Thanks to all who came out. We had a killer time and hope you did too. We will be entering LUCKY CAT RECORDING with Phil Manley to record our new album on June 4th. A release date as well as US and European tour dates in support of the release will come soon. There are a few one-off dates in the works in the US until then. Otherwise, we'll be busy throughout the summer working on some projects related to the new album.

Also, we've relaunched our E-store so pick up a shirt if you haven't already.

Cheers!

WEST COAST TOUR AND MORE

We will be hitting the road for a week on the west coast with MIDNIGHT, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH and ARCHONS in May. Much new material will make it debut at these dates and be recorded soon after.

5/12/11 VENTURA, CA ZOEY'S W/ THE FUCKING WRATH, LAZY DOGS

MIDNIGHT / SAVIOURS / LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH / ARCHONS
5/13/11 SAN DIEGO, CA O'CONNELLS
5/14/11 HOLLYWOOD, CA THE ROXY (NO ARCHONS)
5/15/11 OAKLAND, CA ELI'S MILE HIGH CLUB
5/16/11 SAN FRANCISCO, CA ELBO ROOM
5/17/11 ARCATA, CA JAMBALAYA
5/18/11 PORTLAND, OR PLAN B
5/19/11 SEATTLE, WA HIGHLINE

NEW SONG ON FREE METAL SWIM COMP NOW

AFTER SIX MONTHS ON THE ROAD WE ARE FINALLY HOME, BUSY CHISELING AWAY AT NEW MAMMOTH RIFFS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR FOR SEVERAL NEW RELEASES IN 2011. ASIDE FROM THE MUNICIPAL WASTE / RAMMING SPEED TOUR IN EUROPE, YOU WILL NOT BE SEEING US ANYTIME SOON.

IN THE MEANTIME, LISTEN TO/DOWNLOAD FOR FREE OUR NEW SONG "DIXIE DIEWAY" ON THE NEW "METAL SWIM" COMPILATION FROM ADULT SWIM.

"DIXIE DIEWAY" IS ONE OF THE NEW SONGS WE RECORDED WITH GUY TAVARES IN DEN HAAG, HOLLAND THIS SUMMER IN HIS ALL-ANALOG MOTORWOLF STUDIOS. IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ANY OF THE OTHER SONGS ON THE COMP, BUT THAT'S JUST HOW WE LIKE IT.

HERE'S THE TRACKLIST FOR METAL SWIM:

1. Death Angel - Truce
2. Skeletonwitch - Bringers of Death
3. Torche - Arrowhead
4. Ludicra - Path of Ash
5. Kylesa - Forsaken
6. Black Tusk - Fatal Kiss
7. Red Fang - Hank is Dead
8. Black Cobra - Frozen Night
9. Saviours - Dixie Dieway
10. Witch Mountain - Veil of the Forgotten
11. Isis - Pliable Foe
12. Jesu - Dethroned
13. Pelican - Inch Above Sand
14. Zoroaster - Witch Hammer
15. Withered - Extinguished With the Misery
16. Boris - Luna

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THE BANDS WE'VE JAMMED WITH, ALL THE NEW FRIENDS AND OLD FRIENDS WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR ALL OVER THE WORLD AND EVERYONE BEHIND THE SCENES HELPING MAKE IT HAPPEN! IT'S BEEN FUCKING AWESOME. 2011 IS GOING TO BRING SOME RAD SHIT SO STAY TUNED.

CHEERS

THANKS OZZFEST / UPCOMING HEADLINE DATES

we're done with ozzfest, it was awesome. many thanks to the other bands, road crew and all the new friends we made along the way... shooting a video in NYC today then headline dates back to the west coast start tomorrow in columbus, ohio! see you there maniacs!

8/26/10 COLUMBUS, OH CAFE BOURBON STREET
8/27/10 LOUISVILLE, KY ZANZABAR W/ STONECUTTERS
8/28/10 MEMPHIS, TN POPLAR LOUNGE W/ RWAKE
8/29/10 LITTLE ROCK, AR WHITE WATER TAVERN, W/ RWAKE, PALLBEARER
8/31/10 AUSTIN, TX RED 7 W/ MAMMOTH GRINDER, THE ROLLER
9/2/10 ALBUQUERQUE, NM LAUNCHPAD W/ BLACK MARIA, LAUGHING DOG
9/3/10 FLAGSTAFF, AZ STAB MOUNTAIN
9/4/10 LOS ANGELES, CA MOUNTAIN BAR W/ CROM, HUNTRESS, GLITTER WIZARD

9/13/10 SAN FRANCISCO, CA REGENCY BALLROOM W/ SLEEP, BLACK COBRA

MUNICIPAL WASTE / SAVIOURS / RAMMING SPEED
12/3/10 BELFAST N. IRE SPRING & AIRBRAKE
12/4/10 DUBLIN IRE WHELANS
12/5/10 MANCHESTER UK ACADEMY 2
12/7/10 PARIS, FR GLAZART
12/8/10 KOLN, DE UNDERGROUND
12/9/10 GENT, BE MINUS ONE
12/10/10 ESSEN, DE CAFE NOVA
12/13/10 BRISTOL UK FLEECE & FIRKIN
12/14/10 NOTTINGHAM UK RESCUE ROOMS
12/15/10 GLASGOW SCOTLAND IVORY BLACKS
12/17/10 LONDON ISLINGTON ACADEMY

MIDSUMMER UPDATE

- We've conquered Europe with our partners in crime Black Cobra and Weedeater. The tour was insane, the shows were great, we played a bunch of festivals and cool new places we hadn't been before, we got weird and it kicked ass. Many thanks to our fearless driver Brozak, Black Cobra, Weedeater, Avocado for booking the shit, Dominic and Division for doing press stuff and most importantly all the euromaniacs who came out a raged every night with us. It was simultaneously real and unreal, if that makes any sense.

- At the end of the tour we headed to Den Haag, Holland for a quick studio trip with Guy Tavares, who does the awesome Motorwolf label. Guy and engineer Hans tracked two new songs for us the old way- 16 track, 1" tape, no punch-ins, edits or automation. We recorded one new song and then a 21 minute "alternate" version of it, which will be mixed to full heavy psychedelic fruition by Guy over the next month and eventually included on an upcoming EP.

- Our only full US tour this year is rapidly approaching. Ozzfest should be insane and debaucherous and we're super excited for it, whatever it may entail! We've announced some pre-fest dates and some off-dates from the tour as well and we will be headlining a few select US cities on the way back from the east coast after Ozzfest. A few more dates will be announced soon.

Here are the upcoming US dates:

8/10/10 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SLIMS W/ DEVILDRIVER, KATAKLYSM, SKELETONWITCH
8/11/10 SAN DIEGO, CA BRICK BY BRICK W/ DEVILDRIVER, KATAKLYSM, SKELETONWITCH
8/12/10 TEMPE, AZ MARQUEE THEATRE W/ DEVILDRIVER, KATAKLYSM, SKELETONWITCH
8/14/10 SAN BERNADINO, CA OZZFEST / SAN MANUEL AMPHITHEATER
8/17/10 CHICAGO, IL OZZFEST / FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATER
8/18/10 FORT WAYNE, IN PIERE'S W/ BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, KINGDOM OF SORROW
8/19/10 PITTSBURGH, PA OZZFEST / FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION
8/20/10 ROCHESTER, NY MONTAGE MUSIC HALL W/ DEVILDRIVER, KINGDOM OF SORROW, KATAKLYSM, SKELETONWITCH
8/21/10 HARTFORD, CT OZZFEST / COMCAST THEATER
8/22/10 CAMDEN, NJ OZZFEST / SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER
8/23/10 TOWSON, MD RECHER THEATER W/ DEVILDRIVER, KATAKLYSM, SKELETONWITCH
8/24/10 BOSTON, MA OZZFEST / COMCAST CENTER

8/26/10 COLUMBUS, OH CAFE BOURBON STREET
8/31/10 AUSTIN, TX RED 7 W/ MAMMOTH GRINDER, THE ROLLER
9/2/10 ALBUQUERQUE, NM LAUNCHPAD

A few more big announcements are coming soon. Thanks again for all the support, its been a fucking killer summer so far!

SUMMER IS COMING UPON YOU

Hello friends and foes... we have quite a summer ahead of us and much in the works.



TEXAS INVASION
5/28/10 AUSTIN, TX CHAOS IN TEJAS / RED 7 W/ TOXIC HOLOCAUST, GEHENNA, ASHDAUTAS, IRON AGE, THE ROLLER, ACEPHALIX
5/31/10 FORT WORTH, TX THE ALAMO W/ BLOOD OF THE SUN, THE ROLLER
6/01/10 DENTON, TX RUBBER GLOVES W/ BLOOD OF THE SUN, THE ROLLER
6/02/10 DALLAS,TX DOUBLEWIDE W/ BLOOD OF THE SUN, THE ROLLER
6/03/10 BATON ROUGE, LA SCHOOL OF COMICS W/ BLOOD OF THE SUN, THE ROLLER
6/04/10 NEW ORLEANS, LA ONE EYED JACKS W/ BLOOD OF THE SUN, THOU, THE ROLLER
6/05/10 HOUSTON, TX FREE PRESS MUSIC FEST W/ FLAMING LIPS, CRO MAGS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, ETC…


CONQUEST OF EUROPE
6/12/10 ANTWERPEN, BELGIUM TRIX W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/13/10 BIELEFELD, GERMANY AJZ W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/14/10 PLYMOUTH, UK WHITE RABBIT W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/15/10 LEEDS, UK THE WELL W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/16/10 LIVERPOOL,UK MASQUE W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/17/10 LONDON, UK UNDERWORLD W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/18/10 STEENWIJK, NETHERLANDS TRASHFEST W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/19/10 SLIEDRECHT, NETHERLANDS ELEKTRA TUINFEST W/ MONDO GENERATOR, VALIENT THORR, ETC...
6/20/10 CLISSON, FRANCE HELLFEST W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA, SLAYER, BLOODBATH, DOOM, EXODUS, ETC…
6/21/10 POITIERS, FRANCE SECRET PLACE W/ DYSRHYTHMIA, WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/22/10 LYON, FRANCE GROUND ZERO W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/23/10 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND LE ROMANDIE W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/24/10 BRESCIA, ITALY OLDEN LIVE CLUB W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/25/10 GIAVERA, ITALY DEL MONTELLO (TV) SANTI ANGELI W/ ELECTRIC WIZARD, WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/26/10 DELEMONT, SWITZERLAND SAS MUSIC CLUB W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/27/10 LARZ, GERMANY FUSION FESTIVAL W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/28/10 WIEN, AUSTRIA ARENA W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/29/10 TBA W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
6/30/10 CHEMNITZ, GERMANY AJZ W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/01/10 GDANSK, POLAND PUB DOKI W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/02/10 VANA VIGALA, ESTONIA HARD ROCK LAAGER W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/03/10 RIGA, LATVIA METALSHOW LV FESTIVAL W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/04/10 WARSAW, POLAND NEO CLUB W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/05/10 BERLIN, GERMANY CASSIOPEIA W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/06/10 MÜNCHEN, GERMANY FEIERWERK W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/07/10 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC MATRIX W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/08/10 HAMBURG, GERMANY HAFENKLANG W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/09/10 KOLN,GERMANY UNDERGROUND W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA
7/10/10 ERFURT-STOTTERNHEIM, GERMANY STONED FROM THE UNDERGROUND FESTIVAL W/ WEEDEATER, BLACK COBRA

OZZFEST INSANITY
8/14/10 SAN BERNADINO, CA OZZFEST / SAN MANUEL AMPHITHEATER
8/17/10 CHICAGO, IL OZZFEST / FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATER
8/19/10 PITTSBURGH, PA OZZFEST / FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION
8/21/10 HARTFORD, CT OZZFEST / COMCAST THEATER
8/22/10 CAMDEN, NJ OZZFEST / SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER
8/24/10 BOSTON, MA OZZFEST / COMCAST CENTER