Swedish death metal act Tribulation will make their American live debut at the Rites of Darkness III festival in San Antonio, Texas on December 9-11. Other confirmed Scandinavians include Demigod, Interment, Behexen, Sargeist, Demonical, Anhedonist, Ondksapt, Strid and Valkyrja. Facebook appears to be the best place to keep up with future updates: http://www.facebook.com/RITESOFDARKNESS
Swedish death metal act Interment has started a tour blog as they get ready to head out on the "Black Steel Worship Tour": http://interment.blogspot.com/
Burning Ambulance reviews Swedish death act Interment: http://burningambulance.com/2010/11/05/interment/
Interment is the kind of band that rules on first impression, but provides diminishing results thereafter. Contributor John Norby isn't wrong when he cites the band's adherence to the classic "Left hand path", it's just that I don't think they have enough memorable riffs to fill a full-length. They nail the style, not the substance. Anyhow, the band still slays in small doses, so check out a track (and just one, mind you) and get stoked.
Interment - Torn from the grave
Finnish thrashers Urn are teaming up with Swedish acts Interment and Diabolical for a short European tour:
11/24 - Sugarbar, Stockholm (SWE)
11/25 - Bambi Galore, Hamburg (GER)
11/26 - 013, Tilburg (NL)
11/27 - AJZ Bahndamm, Wermelskirchen (GER)
11/28 - Decimo Secolo, Brescia (ITA)
11/30 - Channel Zero, Ljubljana (SVN)
12/01 - Randal Club, Bratislava (SVK)
12/02 - Tirish Pub, Banska Bystrica (SVK)
12/03 - Kawarna, Slavonice (CZ)
12/04 - Festung, Bitterfeld (GER)
12/05 - Blackland, Berlin (GER)
IntermentAh, the good old days of Swedish death metal. They’ve never really gone away, with the early recordings of likes of Entombed, Dismember, Carnage and Grave still cited as the best, most influential death metal ever to disgust the planet. One band that was around back then -- having formed at the same time as all the aforementioned legends -- was fellow countrymen Interment. Having disbanded after the release of a few demos back in the day, they tested the water back in 2007 with a split with US death crew Funebrarum before going on to record this, their first ever full-length album. I could go on and on describing the sound and the songwriting in great detail but, to keep it short and to the point -- and to let you know exactly what this album sounds like -- one sentence will do the trick: it's the oldschool Stockholm sound and style, done with great authenticity and the aspiration to be the "Left hand path" of the 21st Century. Obviously, nothing can ever top "LHP" but, for those looking for something new in this particular style "Into the crypts of blasphemy" isn't too far away.
- John Norby
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Särkyneet - Huono nainen
02. TALK 1
03. Masshysteri - Masshysteri del två
04. Interment - Eternal darkness
05. Cut City - The sound and the sore
06. Fireside - Lovecar
07. TALK 2
08. Moto Boy - Early grave
09. V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble - Start at the finish
10. The Goner - Lost summer
11. TALK 3
12. The World - Roybgiv
13. Familjen - Det var jag
14. STYGG - Sleep
15. TALK 4
16. EL-SD - Hille
17. Menfolk - Column 79
18. Camouflage - La la la
19. Grande Roses - The astronaut
20. TALK 5
21. Donkeyboy - Ambitions
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Interment, yet another quality act of Swedish death revivalists, will officially unleash their album "Into the crypts of blasphemy" on August 2 in Europe, August 31 in the US. Preview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARB2pEBYUdk
In addition to the CD on , there will also be an LP version coming out on August 13 via which will feature a bonus cover of "Torn apart" by Carnage.
