Wisconsin’s Lazarus A.D. recently returned from their first ever trip overseas to Japan’s Loud Park festival in Tokyo. Needless to say, the band had an amazing experience. They were the third band to play on the Big Rock stage on October 18th. The stage was headlined by Slayer and also featured Children Of Bodom, Hatebreed and Papa Roach among others. Lazarus A.D. sampled some foreign cuisine, was surprised by eager fans waiting at their hotel room door to sign autographs and take photos, and played to over 10,000 people. Multiple circle pits tore through the crowd as Jeff Paulick, Dan Gapen, Alex Lackner and Ryan Shutler played their music overseas for the first time.

Lead guitarist Dan Gapen checks in;

“Loud Park was a blast! It was great sharing the stage with all those amazing bands. Not to mention having the chance to play in front of all the great people of Japan was a dream come true! We can’t wait to come back to Japan and get another chance to blow the roof off the mother*#$^er once again…”

Keep an eye on Lazarus A.D.’s MySpace page for more Loudpark updates from the band. Photos and possibly even some behind the scenes digital camera video footage is yet to be posted.

Just after the Thanksgiving holiday, Lazarus A.D. will be saddling up in their van and trailer to join forces with Vader! Those dates are below.

LAZARUS A.D.
Tour w/ Vader
11/27 San Marcos, CA Jumping Turtle
11/28 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
11/29 Los Angeles, CA Key Club
11/30 Mesa, AZ U.B.’s Bar
12/01 Tucson, AZ The Rock
12/02 Farmington, NM Gator’s
12/03 Salt Lake City, UT Club Vegas
12/04 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
12/05 Tulsa, OK Marquee
12/06 San Antonio, TX Scout Bar
12/07 Houston, TX Scout Bar

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Check out the video for “The Flood” below!

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Formed in 1994 by Steev Esquivel (vocals, bass), former guitarist Mike Roberts and drummer Paul Hopkins, Skinlab took the San Francisco, CA Bay Area music scene by storm. Machine Head’s Robb Flynn took notice of the band, and helped them to secure their first record deal (Bound Gagged and Blindfolded) and sold out European tour.

After guitarist Mike Roberts left the band in 1998, Skinlab recruited guitarists Scott Sargeant (Killing Culture) and Steve “Snake” Green (Skrew) and unleashed their limited edition EP Eyesore soon after. In 1999 the band recorded Disembody: The New Flesh. A year and a half of touring came next, with Skinlab sharing the stage with the likes of Exodus, S.O.D, Fear Factory, the Deftones, Coal Chamber, Deicide, Entombed, and Napalm Death.

In 2003, Scott Sargeant left the band, and guitarist Glen Telford joined the lineup. With Telford onboard, the band recorded The Revolting Room. Their next touring cycle saw the band share the stage with such acts as Hatebreed, Superjoint Ritual, Arch Enemy, Soil, and In Flames.

After a four year break, Skinlab hit the road with the “The Face of Aggression” tour. This tour saw the band bring back it’s furious stage presence and ‘in for the kill attitude’, culminating with a June 3rd 2007 performance at The Oakland Metro. This intense performance was captured for a future DVD and live album release titled Skinned Alive.

Skinlab’s newest album, The Scars Between Us, will hit the streets on 9/15/09.

Tour Dates:

Sep 17 2009 – 8:00 PM – Cd Release Show @ The Voodoo Lounge – San Jose, California
Sep 18 2009 – 5:00 PM – Rasputin’s In Store Performance and signing – Campbell, California
Sep 18 2009 – 8:00 PM – Cd Release Show @ Blakes On Telegraph – Berkeley, California
Sep 19 2009 – 8:00 PM – Cd Release Show @ The Silo – Modesto, California
Sep 21 2009 – 8:00 PM – Cd Release Show @ The Whiskey w/ Flatline – Hollywood, California
Sep 22 2009 – 8:00 PM – Cd Release Show presented by Sikworld – San Diego, California
Sep 23 2009 – 8:00 PM – Casslemens – Denver, Colorado
Sep 24 2009 – 8:00 PM –  The Blue Goat – Salina, Kansas
Sep 25 2009 – 8:00 PM – Nestor Tavern – Fargo, North Dakota
Sep 26 2009 – 8:00 PM – The Rock – Maplewood, Minnesota
Sep 27 2009 – 8:00 PM – Whiskey Lounge – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sep 29 2009 – 8:00 PM – The Hayloft – Detroit, Michigan
Sep 30 2009 – 8:00 PM – Peabody’s – Cleavland, Ohio
Oct 1 2009 – 8:00 PM – Sterling Hotel - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Oct 2 2009 – 8:00 PM – Champions – Trenton, New Jersey
Oct 3 2009 – 8:00 PM – The Rides – Herkamir, New Jersey
Oct 4 2009 – 8:00 PM – Dingbats – Clifton, New Jersey
Oct 7 2009 – 8:00 PM – Alley Katz – Richmond, Virginia
Oct 8 2009 – 8:00 PM – Ground Zero – Spartenburg, South Carolina
Oct 9 2009 – 8:00 PM – Zakks – Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Oct 10 2009 – 8:00 PM – The Local Concert Venue – Marietta, Georgia
Oct 14 2009 – 8:00 PM – Zombies – San Antonio, Texas
Oct 15 2009 – 8:00 PM – Uncle Paulies – El Paso, Texas
Oct 17 2009 – 8:00 PM – UB’s – Mesa, Arizona
Oct 23 2009 – 8:00 PM – Oakland TBA – Oakland, California
Oct 24 2009 – 8:00 PM – The Boardwalk – Citrus Heights, California

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“The Hatebreed tour machine is back on the road this summer with our good friends in Chimaira to bring you the first leg of the Decimation Of The Nation Tour. You’re not going to find anything heavier than this tour in 2009, unless we’re on that too! Get there early and check out all the bands. There is enough mosh to go around! Bring your ass to the show and you will not be disappointed!”

We shall see, Chris… we shall see.

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• 07.22.09      Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
• 07.23.09     Madison, WI @ The Majestic Theatre
• 07.24.09     Toledo, OH @ The Zodiac
• 07.25.09     Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s Music Hall
• 07.26.09     Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
• 07.27.09     Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
• 07.28.09     Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
• 07.29.09     Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance

Hatebreed and Chimaira pair up on the 31st… and the Decimation of the Nation Tour begins!

• 07.31.09     Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
• 08.01.09     Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
• 08.02.09     Traverse City, MI @ The Terminal
• 08.03.09     Green Bay, WI @ Riverside Ballroom
• 08.04.09     Sioux Falls, SD @ Nutty’s North
• 08.05.09     Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
• 08.06.09     Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
• 08.07.09     Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room
• 08.08.09     Springfield, MO @ Remmington’s Downtown
• 08.10.09     Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
• 08.11.09     Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theatre
• 08.13.09     Boise, ID @ The Knitting Factory
• 08.14.09     Sparks, NV @ New Oasis
• 08.15.09     Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre
• 08.16.09     Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
• 08.17.09     Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre
• 08.18.09     Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
• 08.19.09     Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
• 08.21.09     Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
• 08.22.09     Austin, TX @ Emo’s (w00t!)
• 08.23.09     Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete St. Amphitheater
• 08.24.09     Lafayette, LA @ Grant Street Dancehall
• 08.25.09     Little Rock, AR @ The Village
• 08.26.09     Jackson, MS @ Fire
• 08.27.09     Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
• 08.28.09     N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
• 08.29.09     Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
• 08.30.09     Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
• 09.01.09     Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
• 09.02.09     Scranton, PA @ Tink’s

[via: SMN News]
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For starters, check out Hatebreed’s new video for their cover of Black Flag’s “Thirsty and Miserable” on the recently released covers album “For the Lions”:

“For the Lions” has a great mix of covers and I’m looking forward to their “Decimation of the Nation” tour, which begins at the end of the month.

Here is the tracklist:

1. Slayer – Ghosts of War
2. Cro-Mags – It’s The Limit
3. Suicidal Tendencies – Suicidal Maniac
4. Sepultura – Refuse/Resist
5. Metallica – Escape
6. Bad Brains – Supertouch/Shitfit
7. Misfits – Hatebreeders
8. D.R.I. – Evil Minds
9. Madball – Set It Off
10. Sick Of It All – Shut Me Out
11. Black Flag – Thirsty And Miserable
12. Negative Approach – Sick Of Talk
13. Crowbar – All I Had I Gave
14. Merauder – Life Is Pain
15. Agnostic Front – Your Mistake
16. Judge – Hear Me
17. Obituary – I’m In Pain
18. Subzero – Boxed In

Tell me what you think of the video, and cover albums in general, in the comment section.

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With that said, I’ve been listening to the new Hatebreed covers album, For The Lions. Hatebreed, while not adding much of their own flavor to it makes the songs, well, sound like Hatebreed doing covers. The difference is you get to hear a little variety with solos and some vocal changes from your normal Hatebreed sound, hence the title.

The Slayer cover is good, as is the Metallica cover of Escape, where you get to hear Jamie actually sing a little in the chorus. The cover of the Misfits Hatebreeder is really cool and by the way, there are solos in all the songs that would normally have solos. I mentioned awhile back that I really dig the cover of Sepultura’s Refuse/Resist and their cover of Madball’s classic Set It Of is a great tribute to the NY Hardcore vets.

All the songs on the cover album are well done. The only exception I would say is the cover of Obituary’s I’m In Pain. It’s not easy to cover and emulate Obituaries sounds, especially John Tardy’s unique vocals, so with Jasta singing it it sounds a bit strange, almost out of touch. You just don’t get that classic Tardy growl.

The great thing about cover albums is that they can often ignite interest from younger fans in to the older bands that the band has covered, especially the older, no longer existing bands. Some of the bands that some of the newer metal and hardcore fans may write off simply because that’s what “The old guys” are listening to. They may hear the cover and gain interest and go searching through back catalogs of Sepultura, Slayer, The Misfits Madball, Cro-mags, Black Flga and so on.

All in all this is a good, solid cover album that shows great tributes to the bands that influenced. Also, these aren’t songs that you’re going to find on older Hatebreed albums, singles or b-sides, like Children Of Bodom’s upcoming cover album. If you’re a Hatebreed fan you’ll enjoy For The Lions. If you’re not a Hatebreed fan and perhaps never have been then you probably haven’t even read this far anyway, so you probably won’t like it.

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Hatebreed

1. Slayer – Ghosts of War
2. Cro-Mags – It’s The Limit
3. Suicidal Tendancies – Suicidal Maniac
4. Sepultura – Refuse/Resist
5. Metallica – Escape
6. Bad Brains- Supertouch/Shitfit
7. Misfits – Hatebreeders
8. D.R.I. – Evil Minds
9. Madball – Set It Off
10. Sick Of It All- Shut Me Out
11. Black Flag- Thirsty
12. Negative Approach- Sick Of Talk
13. Crowbard – All I Had I Gave
14. Merauder – Life Is Pain
15. Agnostic Front- Your Mistake
16. Judge – Hear Me
17. Obituary – I’m In Pain
18. Subzero – Boxed In

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Maybe it’s because Jasta has taken care of himself or is just a natural baby-face. Maybe it’s the baseball cap or Mike Muir bandana. By the way, Mike Muir is looking old as whitened dog shit lately. You know what I’m talking about. Of course he’s like 45 so that’s just a part of life, I guess. I just can’t take him seriously singing about his mom and Pepsi anymore. I still dig them though.

I guess when you’re Irish (which I’m not) you either stay young and fresh looking or you age like a sliced apple in the sun. There’s no in between. Hell, look at Lindsay Lohan. She’s like 22 and I bet by the time she turns 30 she’s going to look like 95 pounds of freckled nuclear waste.

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