Monday Metal Update 2/25

by crustcake gerf (NYC)

Sweden's Disfear, who put out one of the best metal albums of '08 so far, will be touring North America in April.



Disfear - North American Tour Spring '08:

04-16 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
04-17 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
04-18 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04-19 Wilkinsburg, PA - Robotto Project
04-20 Cleveland, OH - Pirate's Cove
04-21 Indianapolis, IN - The Melody Inn
04-22 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
04-23 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
04-24 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's
04-25 Montreal, Quebec - Black Dot
04-26 Worcester, MA - The Palladium (New England Metal and Hardcore Festival)
04-27 Providence, RI - The Living Room
05-24 Baltimore, MD - Sonar (Maryland Deathfest)

Look at that big ol' gap between the Providence gig and their appearance at the Maryland Deathfest a month later... Pitchfork wonders if they've yet more dates to announce in that space:

[E]ither Disfear are coming back around [for the Maryland Deathfest], or don't plan to leave.

Let's hope it's the latter case and that they'll be announcing some left coast dates for the sake of our friends out there.

Download: Disfear - "Get It Off" [MP3]

French technical metallers Gojira are reportedly writing a new album, a followup to their very well-received 2005 LP From Mars to Sirius. They'll be putting the new tunes to tape in April, with massive amounts of touring to follow.



The as-yet-unnamed album will likely see a late 2008 release via Prosthetic Records (US) and Listenable Records (elsewhere).

Late 2008 seems a long way off, so here's a video of the band playing "Remembrance" from 2003's The Link to hold you over until then.

Gojira - "Remembrance (live)":



That's some technical shit, and flawlessly executed at that.

Download: Gojira - "To Sirius" [MP3]

Good news for metalheads with SXSW plans (or who live in or near Austin, TX)-- the perennial music festival, typically inundated with buzz bands and industry hype, has evidently decided to bolster their metal ranks this time around.



MetalSucks has a list of all (or most) of the metal bands playing official SXSW showcases. The list includes:

High on Fire
Between the Buried and Me
Blue Cheer
Enslaved
1349
At All Cost
Fucked Up
Yakuza
Vvervvolf Grehv
Weedeater
Tub Ring
Russian Circles
Alex Skolnick Trio
The Warriors
Pissed Jeans
Graveyard
Goat the Head
Coliseum
Genghis Tron
Roger Miret & The Disasters

There are a few other bands playing the festival as well. Check out the full list of confirmed bands here.

That's it for today, happy Metal Monday!

Download: Disfear - "Get It Off" [MP3] [via]
Download: Gojira - "To Sirius" [MP3]