STONED FROM THE UNDERGROUND 2013: Line-up revealed!!!

Festival founded in 2001 and located in the very geographical center of Germany, in the area of Erfurt (Thuringen): Stoned From The Underground grew from a one day indoor event with 400 visitors in 2001 to a 3 days outdoor event with 3000 visitors last year !

Located a few kilometers away from the city, in a nest of nature bordered by the Alperstedter Lake, the festival is the perfect location for a very first relaxing summer weekend !

Whether you want to sit in the grass, puffing up clouds of smoke, sipping a beer while checking out the best Rock & Stoner acts of the moment,

Or whether you want to chill out laying on your belly on the sand of the beach with your toes cooling down in Lake's water...

STONED FROM THE UNDERGROUND is the place where all your dreams will come true.

Line-Up:

EARTHLESS ( Usa)
MUSTASCH (Swe)
POTHEAD (Ger)
TRUCKFIGHTERS (Swe)
THE GATES OF SLUMBER (Usa)
BEEN OBSCENE (At)
LOWRIDER (Swe)
HORISONT(Swe)
TROUBLED HORSE (Swe)
ISOPTERA (Ger)
LORD VICAR (Fin)
MIRROR QUEEN (Usa)
ACID KING (Usa)
PELICAN (Usa)
THE OPERATORS (Ger)
THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX (Usa)
FIVE HORSE JOHNSON (Usa)
SARDONIS (Bel)
HYNE (Ger)
DEVILLE (Swe)
BLACK BOMBAIM (Por)
HERKULES PROPAGANDA (Ger)
TRECKER (Ger)

3 days pass
Ticket price : 65€
includes:
camping & parking

Get your ticket HERE

Thursday day ticket
free entrance
Friday day ticket : 40€
Saturday day ticket : 45€

Festival address:

Alperstedter See
Alperstedter Straße
99195 Erfurt-Stotternheim

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NEUROSIS announce EUROPEAN TOUR in support of HONOR FOUND IN DECAY

    (photo credit Tim Bugbee, Tinnitus Photography)

"It is said that great art has the power to take us outside of ourselves and bring us closer to ourselves simultaneously. Few bands have accomplished this rare feat on a more profound and consistent basis than NEUROSIS. For nearly three decades, their music has touched the hearts and minds of men and women seeking contact with something beyond the physical world, something intangible, something that expresses the inner tumult of the human condition in a way that transcends time and space. Something that not only provokes questions but maybe even hints at answers.

Since 1985 this matchless force has surpassed the boundaries of any genre, never ceasing to mutate and progress their songwriting and sonic delivery, and never failing to mesmerise audiences both in the studio and onstage.

In 2012 NEUROSIS returned with the monumental release of their tenth studio album, Honor Found In Decay which went on to receive countless plaudits from the press on a global scale, and was positioned highly in end of year polls - reaffirming why NEUROSIS remain one of the most important heavy acts in existence. But their journey does not stop here, for NEUROSIS have announced a full European tour in support of the album and we are especially delighted to announce the dates today..." - 

 NEUROSIS MAY SHOWS & EU TOUR DATES:

24.05/2013 ES,  Barcelona -   Primavera Sound Festival 2013 

  25.05.2013 FR, Paris - Neurosis, Swans - La Grande Halle de la Villette  

21.06.2013 FR,  Clisson - Hellfest

22.06.2013 BE,  Lint-Antwerp - Eurocam Media Center

23.06.2013 GER, Karlsruhe - Substage

24.06.2013 GER, Berlin - SO 36

25.06.2013 DK, Copenhagen - Grey Hall / Christiania

26.06.2013 NO, Oslo - Betong

27.06.2013 NO, Trondheim - Byscenen

28.06.2013 SWE, Norköpping - Bravalla Festival

29.06.2013 - DAY OFF

30.06.2013 PL, Warsaw - Palladium

01.07.2013 CZ, Prague - Lucerna Music Bar

02.07.2013 GER, Leipzig - UT Connewitz

03.07.2013 GER, Leipzig - UT Connewitz

04.07.2013 IT, Milano - Magnolia

05.07.2013 CH, Genf - L'Usine

06.07.2013 CH, Zürich - Rote Fabrik

07.07.2013 FR, Belfort - Eurockeennes festival

Such an extensive continental tour is a rare occurance for NEUROSIS and therefore must be celebrated and savoured.

As a taste of what is to come, watch and share this immense live footage performing 'At The Well' live in Oakland on New Years Eve.

Here is the direct link >>> http://youtu.be/Kbux2-pkzt8.

http://www.neurosis.com

http://www.facebook.com/ officialneurosis

http://www.neurotrecordings. com

http://www.facebook.com/ neurotrecordings

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DUNK!FESTIVAL is near!

Only 19 days to go before What The Blood Revealed kicks off dunk!festival2013, the biggest Postrock festival in Europe. We are happy to present 34 bands on 2 indoor stages (for the first time) over 3 days. To survive all of that we created a restaurant and chill area. Also the merch area moved to a bigger space. Coffee and breakfast are free as always. Check out the teaser. Check out the schedule. Also this year we have a lot of scoops: First time in Europe: Tangled Thoughts of Leaving (au), Labirinto (br) and Joy Wants Eternity (us). First time in Belgium: Le Seul Elément (fr), Valerinne (ro), Ikebana (fr), Toundra (es), BOLT (fr), Lost In Kiev (fr), Afformance (gr) and Have.To.Be.Distanced (cz). 5 new releases on our label: Lost In Kiev (fr), Terraformer (be), Kokomo (de), Celestial Wolves (be) and Ilydaen (be).

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SAINT VITUS embark on European Tour today!

Doom icons SAINT VITUS have announced an extensive European tour. Starting today on March 5th in Köln, Germany, the tour continues throughout this month until ending in Norway at the prestigious Inferno Festival on March 30th.  The US legends will be joined by MOS GENERATOR. A full list of tour dates can be found below. 

The band is touring in support of their latest album 'Lillie: F-65'. This critically acclaimed masterpiece, their first full-length in 17 years, reunites the unmistakable guitar playing of co-founder Dave Chandler with the deeply resonate vocals of hard rock legend Scott “Wino” Weinrich.

'Lillie: F-65'' is available as a limited edition Digipak CD + DVD as well as jewel case CD, Gatefold double vinyl + dropcard in different colours, and a box and t-shirt on the Season of Mist e-shop.

Updated SAINT VITUS news and tour information will be made available at the Season of Mist Facebook and the SAINT VITUS website and Facebook page.

Tour dates are as follows:

05 Mar 13 Köln (DE) Luxor
06 Mar 13 Berlin (DE) C-Club
07 Mar 13 Dresden (DE) Beatpol
08 Mar 13 Haarlem (NL) Het Patronaat
09 Mar 13 Paris (FR) La Maroquinerie
10 Mar 13 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob
11 Mar 13 Brighton (UK) The Haunt
12 Mar 13 Southampton (UK) The Cellar
13 Mar 13 Birmingham (UK) O2 Academy 2
14 Mar 13 Glasgow (UK) The Cathouse
15 Mar 13 Newcastle (UK) Northumbria Uni
16 Mar 13 Pwllheli (UK) Hafan y Môr Holiday Park (Hammerfest)
17 Mar 13 London (UK) The Garage
18 Mar 13 Rouen (FR) Le 106
19 Mar 13 Esch-Sur-Alzette (LU) Kulturfabrik
20 Mar 13 Lyon (FR) Le Ninkasi Kao
21 Mar 13 Winterthur (CH) Salzhaus
22 Mar 13 Wien (AT) Szene
23 Mar 13 Bologna (IT) Zr
24 Mar 13 Milano (IT) The Tunnel
25 Mar 13 Nürnberg (DE) Rockfabrik
26 Mar 13 Aschaffenburg (DE) Colos-Sal
27 Mar 13 Hamburg (DE) Logo
28 Mar 13 København (DK) Loppen
29 Mar 13 Stockholm (SE) Nalen

30 Mar 13 Oslo (NO) John Dee (Inferno Festival)

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STONED FROM THE UNDERGROUND 2013: Early bird tickets & first bands

"Hey Leute,

gut Ding will Weile haben und damit geht endlich der Vorverkauf für die Early Bird Tickets los. Ihr könnt die vergünstigten Tickets zum Preis von 50 Euro über unseren SHOP bestellen. Wie immer sind sie auf 300 Stück limitiert, also haltet Euch ran!
Gleichzeitig freuen wir Euch die ersten Bands präsentieren zu können. Freut Euch dieses Jahr auf:

BEEN OBSCENE (AT)
DEVILLE (SWE)
FIVE HORSE JOHNSON (USA)
HORISONT (SWE)
HYNE (GER)
TROUBLED HORSE (SWE)
TRUCKFIGHTERS (SWE)

Mehr Infos unter LINEUP. Weitere Bands folgen bald..."

http://www.caligula666.de/

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PALLBEARER & ROYAL THUNDER: Deutschland-Tour im April!

Im April kommen PALLBEARER (US, Profound Lore/20 Buck Spin) als Co-Headliner mit ROYAL THUNDER (US, Relapse) auf Deutschland Tour! Hier sind die Pflichttermine:

12/04/2013     Leipzig (DE), UT Connewitz

13/04/2013     Berlin (DE), Bi Nuu

17/04/2013     Schorndorf (DE), Manufaktur

PALLBEARER (US, Profound Lore/20 Buck Spin)

"Wann hatten wir zuletzt einen derart heftigen Aufprall im Brachland des "klassischen" Doom Metal, in dem Trauerweiden-Gesang sowie tonnenschwere Gitarren-Nebelwände das A und O einer jeden Ernst zu nehmenden Truppe sind? Jedenfalls muss das letzte Großereignis schon einige Zeit zurückliegen; schließlich nahmen die Wellen, welche von diesem Album seit dessen US-Veröffentlichung ausgingen, bedrohliche Ausmaße an und stürmen nun europäische Küsten. Angesichts des gebotenen Inhalts bleibt einem auch nichts Anderes als die bedingunglose Aufgabe, verbunden mit hingebungsvollem Niederknien vor dem Heimaltar." (Quelle: Metal News) 

http://www.pallbearerdoom.com/

ROYAL THUNDER (US, Relapse)

Royal Thunder sind Südstaaten Psychedelic Hardrocker mit einer grandiosen Sängerin Miny Parsonz. Ihr Debütalbum “CVI” – römische Ziffer für 106 – wird von der hinreissend, leidenschaftlich, souligen Stimme Parsonz’ angetrieben, die von fetten Crescendo-Gitarrren-Riffs und treibenden Grooves getragen wird. Das Album ist für jeden Psych/Prog-Metalfan der wahr gewordene Traum: Es spricht sowohl die Skynyrd-Hälfte als auch die Neurosis Häflte des Hirns an. Man stellt sich einfach Black Math Horseman oder Johnette Napolitano von Concrete Blonde vor, die als Frontfrau Black Sabbath anpeitscht. Somit ist “CVI” auch ein großartiges Album in der besten Tradition der neuen Metal-Bands aus der Region um Atlanta und Savannah, zu denen als Speerspitze Bands wie Mastodon, Baroness, Kylesa, Black Tusk gehören. (Quelle: Rough Trade)

http://www.relapse.com/label/artist/royal-thunder.html

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BLACK SABBATH - Australian Tour Dates Announced

BLACK SABBATH will embark on an Australian tour next April. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Apr. 25 - Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Apr. 27 - Allphones Arena, Sydney
May 01 - Rod Laver, Melbourne
May 04 - Perth Arena, Perth

General public tickets go on sale midday Thursday, November 8 and an exclusive presale will be available to Live Nation members from 9 a.m. Friday, November 2 until 5 p.m. Monday. Original BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler are working with producer Rick Rubin on their first recording project together in 34 years.

According to Metal Injection, 15 songs have been written for the CD, with 12 making the final cut and the additional three serving as bonus tracks for different special editions. The band has one songtitle confirmed: "God Is Dead".


Apparently, Iommi completed all 15 guitar tracks during the band's sessions in England earlier this year, and judging by the way most bands record, that would mean drums are done as well. Ozzy and Geezer are working to complete the tracks in five-song increments, with the first five being worked on currently at Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California. Ozzy is tracking vocals, with Butler writing all the lyrics.

As for Iommi, Ozzy told SiriusXM Liquid Metal DJ Jose Mangin that he spoke to the guitarist recently and he is in good spirits and recovery is coming along very well from his cancer scare earlier this year. Iommi, Osbourne and Butler discussed their new album in a video interview posted at NME.com. Osbourne dropped a clue about the set's title, hinting, "Next year, 2013, is a good clue to what we're going to call the album." As for how Rubin influenced the band's approach to writing together again, Butler explained, "He sat us down, put the first album on and said 'listen to this', imagine it's 1969, you've just done that, what would you do next?" Iommi added, "It's taken on the flavor of the old stuff in the way we put things together, but with a different look on it." BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward announced earlier this year that he was declining to join his former bandmates for its scheduled 2012 dates, as well as the recording of a new album, due to a contractual dispute. In addition to Download, the members of SABBATH played at Lollapalooza in early August in Chicago, their only U.S. gig. The rest of the scheduled SABBATH tour dates were played by Ozzy and billed as "Ozzy & Friends".

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