WATAIN Frontman Comments On Upcoming Decibel Tour With BEHEMOTH!

As previously announced, Swedish Black Metal miscreants WATAIN will take part in the inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour alongside Behemoth, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude. The live ceremonies will begin on April 11 in Ohio and bloody 26 stages including a stop in Oklahoma City where the trek will merge with the U.S. Torture Tour featuring Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, and Arkaik for an evening of audio devastation.

Pleased to take part in the event, frontman Erik Danielsson: “We were originally meant to spend this year in the shadows, focusing inwards and on the NEW material we have compiled during the years since Lawless Darkness was released. This tour however was a bit too good to say no to. It is so seldom these days that someone actually managed to put together a descent tour package, which Decibel sure has managed to do this time. A ‘clash of the titans’ indeed! And considering the other bands on the tour, I can just imagine our management and the promoters biting their fingernails in anxiety and horror, waiting for the first arson or murder report from the road. Touring the States is always inspirational; there is always lots of emotion, anger, debauchery, decadence and a general feeling of lawlessness in the air, so I am sure this tour will nourish the writing process to a certain extent as well. A rich and fertile foundation of harsh physical and emotional experience has always played a big role in WATAIN writing new material, and this tour will for sure contribute to that. We will aim to make it interesting and memorable enough to do so.”

Gruesome visual evidence of this tour package is forthcoming: We went all the way to Sweden to capture the frontmen and women of all four bands for our special Decibel Magazine Tour cover story, streeting in April. "Considering the fact that we'll be sharing the stage with the most evil and uncompromising bands around—Watain, the Devil's Blood and In Solitude—this already makes it a legendary bill that you can't miss out on!" promises Nergal. "Watch out. We won't show up—we will ARRIVE with all the strength and might!"

04/11 Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
04/12 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
04/13 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
04/14 St. Paul, MN – Station Four
04/16 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
04/17 Denver, CO – Summit Theatre
04/18 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
04/20 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
04/21 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
04/22 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
04/23 San Francisco, CA – Slims
04/25 Los Angeles, CA – House Of Blues
04/26 Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theater
04/27 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
04/29 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
05/01 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
05/02 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
05/04 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
05/05 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head
05/06 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theatre
05/08 Toronto, ON – Opera House
05/09 Montreal, QC – Club Soda
05/10 Quebec City, QC – Imperial
05/11 Worcester, MA – Palladium
05/12 New York, NY – Irving Plaza

Excited yet? Well, here's an early opportunity to score a great deal AND avoid standing in line. Fifteen premium packages are available in each market that include your ticket to the show, a tour T-shirt, a tour poster and a super-exclusive "Skip the Line" pass to move you to the front when doors open. The price of this package is less than you would spend on a ticket and a tour shirt at the show!

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Presale & Complete List Of Tourdates For The Decibel Magazine Tour Featuring Behemoth, Watain, The Devil's Blood & In Solitude!

The inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour, announced late last week, will feature the long-awaited stateside return of Polish blackened Death Metal overlords Behemoth, as well as support from Swedish Black Metal provocateurs Watain, Dutch prog mystics The Devil's Blood and Swedish old-school occultists In Solitude. And now, the complete list of tour dates is in!

The near month-long run, presented by Metal Blade Records, IndieMerchStore.com, FYE, ESP Guitars and Good Fight Entertainment, will commence on April 11 in Columbus, Ohio and level 23 cities before coming to a ceremonial close on May 12 in New York City.

Presale tickets and package deals are on sale NOW through Decibel Magazine. A limited number of premium packages are available in each city and include:

- 1 ticket to the show
- 1 tour t-shirt
- 1 tour poster
- 1 "Skip The Line" pass to get you in the doors first.

Aside from the premium packages, every general admission ticket has lower service fees than you'll find elsewhere, and comes with a commemorative laminate. In addition, every ticket purchased through the Decibel Magazine page will be entered to win an ESP Guitar!

Decibel Magazine Tour 2012 with Behemoth, Watain, The Devil's Blood and In Solitude:

- 4/11/2012: The Bluestone in Columbus, OH
- 4/12/2012: Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh, PA
- 4/13/2012: Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL
- 4/14/2012: Station Four in St. Paul, MN
- 4/16/2012: Granada Theater in Lawrence, KS
- 4/17/2012: Summit Theatre in Denver, CO
- 4/18/2012: The Complex in Salt Lake City, UT
- 4/20/2012: Studio Seven in Seattle, WA
- 4/21/2012: Rickshaw in Vancouver, BC
- 4/22/2012: Hawthorne Theater in Portland, OR
- 4/23/2012: Slim’s in San Francisco, CA
- 4/25/2012: House of Blues in Los Angeles, CA
- 4/26/2012: Nile Theater in Phoenix, AZ
- 4/27/2012: Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, NM
- 4/29/2012: White Rabbit in San Antonio, TX
- 5/01/2012: Orpheum in Tampa, FL
- 5/02/2012: Masquerade in Atlanta, GA
- 5/04/2012: Amos Southend in Charlotte, NC
- 5/05/2012: Ram’s Head in Baltimore, MD
- 5/06/2012: Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, PA
- 5/08/2012: Opera House in Toronto, ON
- 5/09/2012: Club Soda in Montreal, QC
- 5/10/2012: Imperial in Quebec City, QC
- 5/11/2012: Palladium in Worcester, MA
- 5/12/2012: Irving Plaza in New York, NY

Related links:
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Behemoth, Watain, The Devil's Blood & In Solitude Reveal North American Tourdates!

This April, Decibel Magazine is bring the North American Metal Maniacs the "Decibel Magazine Tour"! The tour will not only feature the return of the mighty Behemoth to North America, but also Metallic titans such as Swedish Black Metal meisters Watain. Support will come from The Devil's Blood and In Solitude.

This not-to-be-missed tour is scheduled to begin in early April, and it will be a 26-date tour. We can all agree that this tour will be extra special, since it will be Behemoth's first U.S. tour since vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski's well-documented battle with — and triumph over—leukemia. This is what he had to say about this kickass tour.

"Considering the fact that we'll be sharing the stage with the most evil and uncompromising bands around — Watain, The Devil's Blood and In Solitude — this already makes it a legendary bill that you can't miss out on! Watch out. We won't show up — we will ARRIVE with all the strength and might!"

Gruesome visual evidence of this tour package is forthcoming: We went all the way to Sweden to capture the frontmen and women of all four bands for our special Decibel Magazine Tour cover story, streeting in April. "Considering the fact that we'll be sharing the stage with the most evil and uncompromising bands around—Watain, the Devil's Blood and In Solitude—this already makes it a legendary bill that you can't miss out on!" promises Nergal. "Watch out. We won't show up—we will ARRIVE with all the strength and might!"

04/11 Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
04/12 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
04/13 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
04/14 St. Paul, MN – Station Four
04/16 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
04/17 Denver, CO – Summit Theatre
04/18 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
04/20 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
04/21 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
04/22 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
04/23 San Francisco, CA – Slims
04/25 Los Angeles, CA – House Of Blues
04/26 Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theater
04/27 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
04/29 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
05/01 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
05/02 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
05/04 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
05/05 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head
05/06 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theatre
05/08 Toronto, ON – Opera House
05/09 Montreal, QC – Club Soda
05/10 Quebec City, QC – Imperial
05/11 Worcester, MA – Palladium
05/12 New York, NY – Irving Plaza

It only makes sense that Decibel would present a tour package with a sense of integrity, purpose and history. "It is a joint force of artistic adversity and sinister creativity," assures Watain frontman Erik Danielsson, "which makes me think of the glorious days when bands like Venom, Metallica, Exodus and Slayer toured together like a great middle finger raised towards their sheep-minded contemporaries."

Excited yet? Well, here's an early opportunity to score a great deal AND avoid standing in line. Fifteen premium packages are available in each market that include your ticket to the show, a tour T-shirt, a tour poster and a super-exclusive "Skip the Line" pass to move you to the front when doors open. The price of this package is less than you would spend on a ticket and a tour shirt at the show!

Related links:
Decibel Magazine Tour
Metal Blade Records
Behemoth on Metal Blade Records
Behemoth on Facebook
Behemoth on Twitter

Behemoth To Join Forces With Watain, The Devil's Blood & In Solitude For U.S. Crushing Tour!

This April, Decibel Magazine is bring the North American Metal Maniacs the "Decibel Magazine Tour"! The tour will not only feature the return of the mighty Behemoth to North America, but also Metallic titans such as Swedish Black Metal meisters Watain. Support will come from The Devil's Blood and In Solitude.

This not-to-be-missed tour is scheduled to begin in early April, and it will be a 26-date tour. We can all agree that this tour will be extra special, since it will be Behemoth's first U.S. tour since vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski's well-documented battle with — and triumph over—leukemia. This is what he had to say about this kickass tour.

"Considering the fact that we'll be sharing the stage with the most evil and uncompromising bands around — Watain, The Devil's Blood and In Solitude — this already makes it a legendary bill that you can't miss out on! Watch out. We won't show up — we will ARRIVE with all the strength and might!"

Gruesome visual evidence of this tour package is forthcoming: We went all the way to Sweden to capture the frontmen and women of all four bands for our special Decibel Magazine Tour cover story, streeting in April. "Considering the fact that we'll be sharing the stage with the most evil and uncompromising bands around—Watain, the Devil's Blood and In Solitude—this already makes it a legendary bill that you can't miss out on!" promises Nergal. "Watch out. We won't show up—we will ARRIVE with all the strength and might!"

"Part of Decibel's mission is to push the boundaries of what a metal publication is capable of doing," adds Decibel editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian, the tour's principal curator. "By bringing bands like Watain, the Devil's Blood and In Solitude to larger stages in the U.S, we create an additional vehicle to help raise their profiles. It's another way to infect the mainstream with the power of the underground."

It only makes sense that Decibel would present a tour package with a sense of integrity, purpose and history. "It is a joint force of artistic adversity and sinister creativity," assures Watain frontman Erik Danielsson, "which makes me think of the glorious days when bands like Venom, Metallica, Exodus and Slayer toured together like a great middle finger raised towards their sheep-minded contemporaries."

Excited yet? Well, here's an early opportunity to score a great deal AND avoid standing in line. Fifteen premium packages are available in each market that include your ticket to the show, a tour T-shirt, a tour poster and a super-exclusive "Skip the Line" pass to move you to the front when doors open. The price of this package is less than you would spend on a ticket and a tour shirt at the show!

More details, including tour dates, venues and ticket info will be announced right here on January 24th.

Related links:
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Metal Blade Records
Behemoth on Metal Blade Records
Behemoth on Facebook
Behemoth on Twitter

Top 10 Music Videos of 2011 According To Guitar World!

With 2011 coming to an end, it is that time of the year in which all the media outlets within Music world reveal all their "best of 2011" lists. Today, Guitar World Magazine unleashed their top 10 for music videos that caused impact in 2011. Here you go!

10) Behemoth - "Lucifer"



9) Five Finger Death Punch - "Under and Over It"



8) Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"



7) Opeth - "The Devil's Orchard"



6) Steel Panther - "If You Really, Really Love Me"



5) Primus - "Tragedy's A' Comin'"



4) Rammstein - "Mein Land"



3) Megadeth - "Public Enemy No. 1"



2) Mastodon - "Deathbound"



1) Foo Fighters - "Walk"



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The 2011 Comeback Of The Year: Behemoth's Adam "Nergal" Darski!

There is no question that the comeback of the year in Heavy Music, was witnessed by the headbanging community when Adam "Nergal" Darski from Behemoth returned to the musical spectrum after battling with Cancer. "Nergal" had been diagnosed with Leukemia on August 8, 2010, and in an unprecedented move his fans united in order to find him a match that could donate some bone marrow in order for Nergal to be able to get a bone marrow transplant. Following the chemo therapy, and the bone marrow transplant, today Nergal is cancer free!

In order to honor Poland's Heavy Metal ambassador, Terrorizer Magazine (The World's Most Dangerous Magazine) decided to make put Nergal on the cover of their Summer issue, along with in depth article about the Behemoth frontman! Here it is.

This year, Nergal was acquitted for the second time for bible-tearing in Poland, here is what he had to say about this.

"I really had so much faith in judges. The verdict seems to be right. Intelligence and truth won over backward thinking and conservative attitudes; though I'm aware of the fact it's not over yet. The battle is won but the war is on…"

Thanks to the return of "Nergal", Behemoth was able to team up with Grupa 13 to produce a music video for their song 'Lucifer'; which is a track taken from their 2009 release titled "Evangelion". The song clocks in at over eight minutes long and is one of the most atmospheric and foreboding songs in Behemoth's vast catalogue.

The video was shot in Wroclaw, Poland and stars the song's guest vocalist, Maciej Malenczuk.



Here is a behind the scenes video of the making of 'Lucifer'.



Earlier this fall, Poland's kings of blackened Death Metal, Behemoth, returned to the stage after an extended absence. This is what "Nergal" had to say about this.

"Magick is back, my friends! We have our first 'rebirth' shows under our belt, moreover, both Poznan and Danzig were totally sold out and crowd's reactions went beyond anyone's expectations!

After completing the "Phoenix Rising" tour in Poland. Behemoth announced the "Full Of Hate" European tour with Cannibal Corpse across continental Europe February-March 2012. This not-to-be-missed tour kicks off Hamburg Germany February 9th.

Recently, Behemoth's front-man Adam "Nergal" Darski joined Full Metal Jackie on her weekly radio show to discuss all things Behemoth. During the interview, Nergal discussed the bands touring plans, which include a potential U.S. tour in the Spring of 2012. This is what he had to say:

"We're doing Poland now. It's a warm-up tour and then we're starting with Cannibal Corpse in February in Europe and actually we're putting final touches to a U.S. tour which will start on April 12. The lineup is still a secret, but probably within days or weeks it's going to be revealed to the world. All I got to say now, because I'm not really allowed to reveal any names, but it's like a dream team tour for me.

"It's going to be very underground, very dangerous and when we go on tours, especially in the U.S., we've always compromised to be on a bill with bands, bigger bands, smaller bands it doesn't matter. But sometimes it's just politics, it's labels involved, it's money and stuff that we need to compromise and there's bands that we hate, good guys, you know, but a lot of music that's on the bill it's shit, and this time, for the first time ever, it's my favorite bands on the bill. Just wait and see — it's going to be a huge surprise. It's going to be massive. It's very underground, but people will fucking love it.

"People are dying to see this kind of bill; it's going to be super-evil. It's going to be the most satanic tour that's going to invade the U.S in a long time and there's going to be no tour like that in years. That's a promise; just wait and see. I can't wait for this to happen."

In order to celebrate the return of "Nergal", Behemoth re-released "Demonica", the repackaged version of "Demonica" chronicles the earliest recordings of Polish blackened Death Metal legends Behemoth! "Demonica" will include two booklets; a 28 page booklet and a 16 page booklet with rare photos and lyrics that were not included with the original release. Here is an mp3 for the track 'Summoning of the Ancient Gods' off the upcoming reissue.

Behemoth "Summoning of the Ancient Gods" by Metal Blade Records

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Behemoth - Lucifer

 

Polish blackened death metallers Behemoth have released thier new video for the song "Lucifer" off the band's current album, "Evangelion".

Behemoth recently rehearsed for the first time since Darski was diagnosed with leukemia last August. The group also started writing a new song, which was described by Nergal as "fast, furious, but more evil in a way."

He added, "Just wait and see us on the stage. You'll see. I'm not going to reveal anything about it, but we … It's not gonna just be BEHEMOTH. It's not like time stood still for us, like we were frozen in time and are just going to appear with the same entourage and in the same outfits. No. We're going to come back, we want to remind people of our existence obviously, but we want to make a fucking impact, an impression. We want to show them that, hey, we are still fucking evolving. We're not just hoping that you'll come to see us because I was sick. Fuck that. I'll be better soon and we're going to deliver!"

Behemoth will go out and tour in early 2012 in Europe, then shortly after that, a U.S. tour. Check the dates below.

Pictures from the video!

The new video for the song "Lucifer" from the album "Evangelion".
Produced and directed by Dariusz Szermanowicz and Grupa 13


Behemoth "Lucifer" (Official Video | Uncensored).



The making of video of "Lucifer"

Poster for the Polish dates

Poster for the Full Of Hate tour with Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Legion Of The Damned, Misery Index and Suicidal Angels

09/02/2012, Hamburg, Germany, Markthalle
10/02/2012, Oberhausen, Germany, Turbinenhalle
11/02/2012, Stuttgart, Germany, LKA Longhorn
12/02/2012, Enschede, Netherlands, Atak
13/02/2012, Paris, France, Bataclan
14/02/2012, Saarbrucken, Germany, Garage
15/02/2012, Pratteln, Switzerland, Z7
16/02/2012, Milan, Italy, Live Club
17/02/2012, Wien, Austria, Arena
18/02/2012, Munchen, Germany, Backstage
19/02/2012, Antwerpen, Belgium, Trix
21/02/2012, Bologna, Italy, Estragon
22/02/2012, Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Majestic Music Club
23/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic, KD Vltavska
24/02/2012, Linz, Austria, Posthof
25/02/2012, Geiselwind, Germany, Music Hall
27/02/2012, Stockholm, Sweden, Munchenbryggeriet
28/02/2012, Gothenburg, Sweden, Traedgarn
29/02/2012, Aarhus, Ohio, Denmark, Voxhall
01/03/2012, Berlin, Germany, Postbahnhof
02/03/2012, Leipzig, Germany, Hellraiser
03/03/2012, Giessen, Germany, Hessenhalle
04/03/2012, Tilburg, Netherlands, O13 “Neurotic Deathfest”

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