HXC+NEWS…[05.01]

Don’t miss SCREAM THE PRAYER this summer!!!

Where else can you see War Of Ages, Norma Jean, Sleeping Giant, The Chariot, Close Your Eyes, Texas In July, I The Breather, The Great Commission, As Hell Retreats and Sovereign Strength all together.  Check back soon for all the dates!!

IMPENDING DOOM has left Facedown Records and signed with eOne.  More

AS HELL RETREATS has signed to ANGR.

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE and DAY OF VENGEANCE on tour right now!! Dates

UNDEROATH and TIMES OF GRACE on tour this summer!! Dates

EMBRACING GOODBYE and HOPE FOR THE DYING have new albums out!!!  Go buy them all!!!

UPCOMING RELEASES:

SLEEPING GIANT – Kingdom Days In An Evil Age (July 12th)

THE GREAT COMMISSION – Heavy Worship (July 12th)

THE CHARIOT…”David De La Hoz”

HASTE THE DAY…Farewell Tour

Metalcore giants HASTE THE DAY are calling it quits after a 1o year run.  They will be heading on the road one last time with friends THE CHARIOT, MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE and A PLEA FOR PURGING.  Don’t miss this one!

Jan 28 – St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
Jan 29 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
Jan 30 – Wichita, KS @ Oz Cafe
Jan 31 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
Feb 1 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
Feb 2 – Boise, ID @ The Venue
Feb 3 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Feb 4 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Feb 5 – Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
Feb 6 – Canoga Park, CA @ The Cobalt Cafe
Feb 7 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Feb 8 – San Diego, CA @ Soma Sidestage
Feb 9 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre
Feb 11 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Sports Cafe
Feb 12 – Dallas, TX @ The Door
Feb 13 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Feb 14 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Feb 15 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Feb 16 – Pensacola, FL @ American Legion Post 33
Feb 18 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
Feb 19 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
Feb 20 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Feb 21 – Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
Feb 22 – Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre
Feb 23 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
Feb 24 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Feb 25 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Down Under
Feb 26 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Feb 27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
Mar 1 – Montreal, QC @ Underworld
Mar 2 – London, ON @ Rum Runners/London Music Hall
Mar 3 – Toronto, ON @ The Annex Wreck Room
Mar 4 – Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon
Mar 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Mar 6 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Mar 7 – Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
Mar 9 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Mar 10 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five

BACK IN BLACK…

Sorry it has been so long.  A lot has happened in my life in the last year and I’m just getting back to a place where I can focus on my love of all things metal.  There have been many awesome things (and not so awesome things) happening the scene in this year.  Here are some of the highlights…

LIVING SACRIFICE, DEMON HUNTER, THE SHOWDOWN, FOR TODAY, AS THEY SLEEP, UNDEROATH, ASCEND THE HILL, YOUR MEMORIAL, THE CHARIOT, HASTE THE DAY, AUGUST BURNS RED,  A PLEA FOR PURGING, IMPENDING DOOM, CORPUS CHRISTI, NORMA JEAN, MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE, I AM ALPHA & OMEGA, EMBRACING GOODBYE, TO SPEAK OF WOLVES, SENT BY RAVENS, AS I LAY DYING, WAR OF AGES and WRENCH IN THE WORKS…all released albums this year.  Some good, some bad, some so so.

HASTE THE DAY and WRENCH IN THE WORKS broke up…

Aaron left UNDEROATH…

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE, SPOKEN and SLEEPING GIANT are writing new material…

Old school hardcore heavyweights OVERCOME is back together and releasing new material on Facedown Records…

TIMES OF GRACE are set to release their first album in Jan…

DEMON HUNTER released a Christmas song…

TOMMY GREEN of SLEEPING GIANT wrote a book and it will be available soon…

And I got to see LIVING SACRIFICE, ADVENT and SLEEPING GIANT destroy all!!!

More to come…

THE CHARIOT & OH SLEEPER…On Tour

THE CHARIOT and OH SLEEPER are hitting the road this fall with We Came As Romans and Dead And Divine.

Oct 12 2009 / MACC / Crofton, MD
Oct 13 2009 / Eldolyn Terrace / Altoona, PA
Oct 15 2009 / The Brewery / Raleigh, NC
Oct 16 2009 / The Furnished / Montgomery, AL
Oct 17 2009 / The Warehouse / East Ridge, TN
Oct 20 2009 / Headliners / Louisville, KY
Oct 21 2009 / Boney Junes / Evansville, IN
Oct 22 2009 / Frankies / Toledo, OH
Oct 23 2009 / Hayloft / Mt. Clemens, MI
Oct 24 2009 / Emerson Theatre / Indianapolis, IN
Oct 25 2009 / Mojoes Coffee House / Orland Park, IL
Oct 26 2009 / Hitt’s / Herrin, IL
Oct 30 2009 / The Village / Little Rock, AR
Oct 31 2009 / The Tree / Claremore, OK
Nov 1 2009 / Bricktown Ballroom / Oklahoma City, OK

NORMA JEAN…On Tour

Dates for the Explosions 2009 tour featuring Norma Jean, Horse The Band, The Chariot and Arsonists Get All The Girls are as follows:

Thu/Nov-19 New Orleans, LA The Hangar
Fri/Nov-20 Houston, TX Meridian
Sat/Nov-21 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Sun/Nov-22 Ft. Worth, TX The Door
Mon/Nov-23 OFF
Tue/Nov-24 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
Wed/Nov-25 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
Thu/Nov-26 OFF – Thanksgiving
Fri/Nov-27 San Francisco, CA Slims
Sat/Nov-28 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
Sun/Nov-29 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Mon/Nov-30 Boise, ID The Venue
Tue/Dec-01 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
Wed/Dec-02 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
Thu/Dec-03 OFF
Fri/Dec-04 St. Paul, MN Station Four
Sat/Dec-05 Chicago, IL Reggie’s
Sun/Dec-06 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s
Mon/Dec-07 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
Tue/Dec-08 Toronto, ON Opera House
Wed/Dec-09 Montreal, QC Tulipe
Thu/Dec-10 OFF
Fri/Dec-11 New York, NY Gramercy
Sat/Dec-12 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
Sun/Dec-13 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Mon/Dec-14 Richmond, VA Canal Club
Tue/Dec-15 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
Wed/Dec-16 OFF
Thu/Dec-17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Fri/Dec-18 St. Petersburg, FL State Theater
Sat/Dec-19 Atlanta, GA Masquerade