“What’s good dwellers of the Lazarus legion?!? Giving you a quick update from the road on our last-second venture with Ensiferum and Blackguard. Shit has been pretty awesome thus far. We left late Friday night, after the guys went and saw Job for a Cowboy, Gwar, and LoG in our hometown, the show was pretty fucking sick, headed off to Allentown, PA where the infamous Croc Rock pizza awaited…it wasn’t so hot haha! We really had no idea what to expect as this tour as it’s a little bit different genre-wise. It’s been hit or miss, but for the most part I think it’s getting through. Hopefully Peter and Alexi can get into the country asap so Hypocrisy can start tearing it up every night as well! The second night we played at Volume 11 in Raleigh, NC…and we have a little history there. As our previous three visits we laid a goose egg on merch every time, this time through, we finally got some good merch sales and had some very generous friends smoke us out, which meant our perception of Volume 11 did a huge 180! We grilled out that night with the guys from Blackguard (totally awesome brothers and an amazing band, definitely check them out!) shared a bottle of Jay-mo and woke to the sound of angry businessmen telling us to move our vehicle from their parking lot. We obviously denied the mess of beer cans strewn about the outside of the bus haha, but hey, I didn’t know anything about that!! After Atlanta we drove straight to Jacksonville, FL where some friends of ours reside, just dodging Ida on the way, very lucky there, our bus and trailer don’t mix with tropical storms. Our show was cancelled in Ft. Lauderdale which totally blew cuz we all were really looking forward to heading to the beach down south. SO, we made up for it and spent the day at Universal Studios, and needless to say, it was fucking awesome. Most of us had never been there before and it’s easily one of the most fun parks I’ve ever been to. It was a pretty cloudy day so NOBODY was there; we went on everything multiple times through. We shared some drinks and lunch at the Hard Rock (we saw Dime’s Crown Royal Guitar and Vinnie’s full Pearl set used at the show where Dime was shot, pretty intense shit). Met up with the guys from Blackguard and hit some coasters with them. We grabbed a hotel and passed the fuck out as I had been up for 36 hours straight ensuring we could make this awesome day happen in time. Last night was Orlando, FUCK downtown Orlando parking. We had to park a mile away after we unloaded, after we played had to come back again, and then there was some confusion with payment as we were playing this Anti Pop festival, which had a million shows going on, the city was fucking packed, so we sat double parked on a one way street in front of the venue until payment was received haha…and it was. Long drive ahead to Texas and then to CALI!! Can’t fucking wait, I’ll be throwing some more updates at ya next week, until then spread the word that we are on “The Tour from Afar” with Ensiferum, Hypocrisy, and Blackguard, then hopping on with Vader and Warbringer for a couple weeks, see all you fucks on the road!!! Oh and there’s a video coming soon of what we do most while on the road…COD…constantly haha! Light em up and drink em down!”

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BE A PART OF THE SHADOWS FALL MERCH DESIGN CONTEST BROUGHT TO YOU BY ULTIMATE-GUITAR

Boston metallers SHADOWS FALL are pleased to announce their annual hometown holiday concert for December 26^th, 2009.  It will take place in Northampton, MA at Pearl Street.  Tickets are on sale now and you can purchase yours at :

http://www.nbotickets.com/default.asp?mode=artist&name=4922

SHADOWS FALL and Ultimate-Guitar.com are giving you a chance to design your own SHADOWS FALL merchandise item.  The guys have set up a few guidelines, read below:

“We’re giving our fans the opportunity to design a new Shadows Fall shirt. Check out the instructions for submitting your design below.

CONTEST STARTS NOW!
We’ve recently launched a merch design contest with Ultimate Guitar and want you to submit your designs for the next Shadows Fall shirt. We wanted to give everyone a chance to submit designs and we have extended the original deadlines.

Here are all the dates and details:

STEP 1: Create a new Shadows Fall design. Final files must be in 300 DPI or higher. Layered photo shop, illustrator, or corel files are best.

STEP 2: Place your design on one of our merch templates. The design needs to have the Shadows Fall logo. You can download the logo and shirt templates here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/c6dm6m. Please, do not send us the artwork file. Only use sendspace.com. All artwork files will be deleted and not entered into the contest!

STEP 3: Upload your file to www.sendspace.com

STEP 4: Email us the link to download your design at shadowsfallbandcontests@gmail.com BEFORE NOVEMBER 29, 2009.

Voting begins at Noon EST on December 2nd, 2009 and ends at Noon EST on December 9th, 2009. Winner will be announced on www.ultimate-guitar.com on 11 AM EST December. 10th, 2009.

We will go through all the submissions and pick our 5 favorite designs. Those designs will be posted on http://www.facebook.com/shadowsfall. Vote for your favorite design and the winner will actually become a real Shadows Fall merch design.

Grand Prize Winner:

2 pieces of the merch created, their myspace and facebook links on band’s page, and a Shadows Fall box set!

2 Runners Up:

Choice of 1 Shadows Fall t-shirt from merch store!

We can’t wait to see all the awesome ideas you guys have. Good luck!”

In more SHADOWS FALL news, the band has partnered up with Machinma.com and has created a video with the SHADOWS FALL song “Still I Rise” for the new video game Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.  Check out the video at: http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com

DELUXE BOX SETS, LIMITED EDITION CD/DVD VERSION AND T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE HERE

[image: Adrenaline PR]

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ODERUS, BEEFCAKE AND BALSAC SERVE AS CELEBRITY JUDGES FOR THE 14th ANNUAL BURTON SNOWBOARD DOG-COSTUME CONTEST

2009 truly has been the year of GWAR. They released their 25th anniversary album Lust in Space on Metal Blade Records; they are currently on their 25th anniversary tour with Lamb of God and The Red Chord. ODERUS URUNGUS has become the “Interplanetary Correspondent” for Fox News Red Eye, and now ODERUS URUNGUS is featured in the latest issue of SPIN Magazine.

The feature in the November 2009 issue of SPIN Magazine takes place at the Slave Pit in Antarctica and it is entitled “In My Room”. GWAR’s warty front-thing takes an exuberant amount of pride in showing off his room and all of his unique possessions, including his dead dog “Pookie” who has been with him since the beginning as his lover and his pet.

Speaking of pets and more specifically dogs, ODERUS URUNGUS, BEEFCAKE THE MIGHTY and BALSAC THE JAWS OF DEATH served as celebrity judges in the 14th Annual Burton Snowboard Pet Costume Contest on October 27th in Burlington, VT.

"GWAR loves animals and underprivileged children, usually cooked, sometimes raw..." - Oderus Urungus

Unphased by success, GWAR continues on their course as “the people’s band”. Band members ODERUS URUNGUS, BEEFCAKE THE MIGHTY, and BALSAC THE JAWS OF DEATH are seen above judging the 14th Annual Burton Dog-Costume Show. The event is held every year to benefit CHILL, a charity group dedicated to giving underprivileged children a chance to try snowboarding and other winter sports.

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE SPECIAL GWAR MEAT AND BEAT SESSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES:

Oct 31 Worcester , MA @ The Palladium
Nov 02 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
Nov 14 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee City
Nov 16 Los Angeles, CA @ The House of Blues
Nov 24 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Center
Nov 28 Spokane, WA @ The Knitting Factory
Nov 29 Seattle , WA @ The King Cat Theater
Nov 30 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Dec 02 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
Dec 03 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
Dec 07 Chicago, IL @ The House of Blues
Dec 10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Dec, 12 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

Head over to the GWAR merch booth to claim your spot.

GWAR’s 25th Anniversary epic of earthen escape Lust in Space is undeniably still out on Metal Blade Records. Go out and buy a copy even if you have already.

SEE GWAR ON TOUR THIS FALL

10/29 Halifax, NS @ Cunard Center (With Lamb Of God)

10/30 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum –HALL C (With Lamb Of God)

10/31-Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (With Red Chord)

11/1 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/2 Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/4 Louisville, KY @ Expo 5 (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/5 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s (With Lamb Of God)

11/6 Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club (With Lamb Of God)

11/7 Springfield, MO @ Shrine Mosque (With Lamb Of God)

11/8 Dallas, TX @ The Door(With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/9 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/11 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/12 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/13 Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theater (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/14 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/15 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/16 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/18 Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theater (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/19 Chico, CA @ Senator Theater (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/20 Reno, NV @ The New Oasis (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/21 Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air Pavilion (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/23 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/24 San Francisco, CA @ The Grand (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/25 Bend, OR @ Midtown (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/27 Portland, OR @ Roseland (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/28 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/29 Seatlle, WA @ King Kat Theater (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

11/30 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/2 Edmonton, AB @ Events Center (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/3 Calgary, AB @ Macewan Hall (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/4 Regina, SK @ Riddel Center (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/5 Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/7 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/9 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/11 Albany, NY @ Northern Lights (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

12/13 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza (With Job For a Cowboy and Red Chord)

[images: Adrenaline PR]

Post from: Metal Martyr

So what freaky sub-genre are you currently listening to? Go read Arkard’s post, it’s \m/.

[image: Arkard/Cracked]

Post from: Metal Martyr