Tag Archive: Fallujah

Fallujah – Nomadic

Filed Under: Reviews

Mar.29, 2013

Fallujah

Nomadic

01. The Dead Sea
02. Silent
03. Venom Upon The Blade

[04/02/13]
[Unique Leader Records]

Californian death metallers Fallujah had a sleeper hit on their hands in 2011 with their debut album The Harvest Wombs, which was met with a rapidly growing fanbase and high-profile supporting gigs, both local and international. Initially compared to the likes of The Faceless and the legion of bands that followed in their wake, Fallujah’s depth of sound and wide array of influences set them apart and established the band as stand-out up-and-comers in the emerging trend of prog-influenced death metal. The band has done quite a bit of maturing over the past two years, and now their potential is already starting to become fully realized with their new three-track EP, Nomadic.

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Tags: Fallujah, sigur ros, The Contortionist, The Faceless, Whirr

Fallujah Announce New EP, Nomadic

Filed Under: General News, Upcoming releases

Feb.27, 2013

Fallujah-Nomadic

The San Francisco based atmospheric death metal group Fallujah seems to be a favorite among the Heavy Blog staff. My cohorts here are always going on about their debut album, but I’ve yet to jump on the bandwagon and give the band a real go. While it would be easy for me to go pick up their debut, I think I’m going to wait a little bit longer. The band are getting set to release a new EP, simply titled Nomadic, and if the music is anything like the stunning piece of artwork above, I’m sure to be in for a treat.

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Tags: Fallujah, Nomadic, The Dead Sea

Summer Slaughter Speculation: Children of Bodom, All Shall Perish, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Gojira and The Ocean?

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours, WILD SPECULATION!

Jan.14, 2013

Ladies and gentlemen, time to start taking bets and making projections for this year’s Summer Slaughter Tour. Last year, we made a few educated guesses based off rumor and likelihood and more or less nailed a majority of the lineup long before it the best iteration of Summer Slaughter to date was even fully announced. This year, we’ve got a few names being thrown around thanks to the official Summer Slaughter Tour Facebook, and one possible lineup may include Children of Bodom, All Shall Perish, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Gojira, and The Ocean.

We didn’t just pull these names out of thin air, either. Summer Slaughter often throws out possible names to gauge reaction, and more often than not, those bands make it to the final lineup. One such band that could be seen with top billing in this year’s Summer Slaughter is The Dillinger Escape Plan, who were recently signed to Sumerian Records, a label that has a major stake in the tour. This yearly tour is starting to branch out to wider variety lineups — last year’s had something for everyone, having Periphery and Cannibal Corpse on the same bill which would have previously been unheard of in a non-festival — so having a band rooted more in the realm of hardcore than death metal like previous top-billing bands would still make sense depending on how the rest of the show looks. They have a new album coming out this year as well, and will be in the market for a tour such as this that would put them in front of a large number of fresh faces. It’s perfect for everyone involved.

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Tags: All Shall Perish, Animals Leaders, Born of Osiris, Cannibal Corpse, Children of Bodom, Fallujah, Gojira, Periphery, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, The Ocean, Vildhjarta

Alex Hofmann of Fallujah’s Top 10 Albums of 2012

Filed Under: Lists!

Dec.21, 2012

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Earlier this year, we attempted to get burgeoning progressive death metal group Fallujah onto the Summer Slaughter Tour and urged all of you to vote for them. Unfortunately they didn’t make it and were edged out by Cerebral Bore, but they did wind up on Slaughter Survivors tour alongside Pathology. Close enough, and them being on the poll and getting such high numbers in the first place earned the band a legion of new fans! Their debut album The Harvest Wombs became a surprise hit with us when it dropped late last year and still gets the odd spin or two. We decided to reach out to the band’s frontman Alex Hofmann to get his take on this year’s new music. His selections may surprise you!

I’m Alex, the Vocalist for Fallujah from San Francisco. 2012 was an awesome year for new records; in my own personal sense it was a great year for non-metal records. Nearly everything that really stuck with me was from alterior genres.

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Tags: big chocolate, Cerebral Bore, Cold Body Radiation, Deadmau5, Fallujah, Headhunterz, Memoryhouse, Pathology, Reso, Soundprank, Submotion Orchestra, The M Machine, Whirr

Bandcamp Beatdown: Annex Theory, The Armed, Ascariasis

Filed Under: Audio, Bandcamp Beatdown, Downloads

Jun.25, 2012

As mentioned on my post about Stillborn Messengers, I occasionally go on these “Bandcamp Hunts”, in which I go to the metal section of Bandcamp, and download everything that is both free (or name your price) and relevant to my interests. Well, I have decided to make it a periodic column! These posts are not unlike the column “Bandcamp Recommendations” by The Soda Shop. These posts will feature 3 bands per post that follow the following criteria:

They must have some form of release on Bandcamp.com.
Their release must be available for free or as a pay-your-own-price download.
They must be good.

Also, I will not be mentioning very well-known bands, such as Cloudkicker or Returning We Hear the Larks, who are well known for releasing their music for free. My goal is to highlight albums that have not been talked about enough. If you don’t see your favorite band, feel free to leave a comment. I may have them planned for a future column. This column will hopefully be posted every week, but it all depends on the influx of bands I find or that you all send us. Now, without further ado, here are three bands that deserve your attention:

Annex Theory – Process Existence EP

Imagine with me Veil of Maya meets Sikth riffage, djent qualities, keyboards that are both ambient and quick, and powerful clean vocals. What you will have created is an up-and-coming Canadian band named Annex Theory. Their EP was self-released on May 21. I knew a lot of people was talking about it, so I downloaded it, and I was absolutely floored. The songwriting here is incredible, and the technical chops executed are of the highest quality. I also noticed that their lead vocalist is Trevor Birnie, formerly of one of my favorite tech-death bands of all time, Quo Vadis, which explains their high quality. If you’re into intense metalcore and progressive metal, definitely download this.

Oh, and there is this awesome cover of Rush‘s “Subdivisions“, in case you needed a final push to click the download button.

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Tags: Annex Theory, ascariasis, Bandcamp Beatdown, Decrepit Birth, Fallujah, Quo Vadis, Rush, Sikth, The Armed, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Veil of Maya

Slaughter Survivors Dates and Lineup Officially Announced

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours

May.07, 2012

We knew this tour would happen for a little while now, but now it’s official: Pathology, Enfold Darkness, Fallujah, Fit For An Autopsy, and Aegaeon are teaming up for Slaughter Survivors tour. Here are the dates:

7/21 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Atrium
7/22 Portland, OR @ Branx
7/23 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
7/24 Boise, ID @ The Venue
7/26 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
7/27 Salina, KS @ The Factory
7/28 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
7/29 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
7/30 Green Bay, WI @ The Hideout
7/31 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
8/1 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
8/2 Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts
8/3 Smithtown, NY @ Masonic Temple
8/4 Trenton, NJ @ Backstage At Champs
8/5 Wilmington, DE @ Mojo 13
8/6 New York, NY @ Studio At Webster Hall
8/7 Springfield, VA @ Empire
8/8 Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
8/9 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundro-Lounge
8/11 Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
8/13 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
8/14 San Antonio, TX @ Korova
8/15 Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
8/17 Tempe, AZ @ Rocky Point
8/18 Temecula, CA @ The Vault
8/19 Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky

This tour ain’t bad at all! It’s a shame it doesn’t come close to HBHQ. Oh well, sights are set firmly on Summer Slaughter!

- JR

Tags: Aegaeon, Enfold Darkness, Fallujah, Fit For An Autopsy, Pathology

Slaughter Survivors Tour Is Happening!

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours

Apr.26, 2012

According to The PRP, the second rendition of The Slaughter Survivors Tour is happening! It’s set to include Fallujah, Pathology, Fit For An Autopsy, Enfold Darkness, and Aegaeon. The fact that Vildhjarta isn’t involved is a huge bummer, but what can you do!? This still looks like a pretty decent show! So far, only one date has leaked out (August 02nd at The Heirloom in Danbury, CT), but expect more information about this from an official source soon!

More info when we have it!

- JR

Tags: Aegaeon, Enfold Darkness, Fallujah, Fit For An Autopsy, Pathology, Vildhjarta

FINALLY: SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR DATES ARE HERE [UPDATED]!

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours

Apr.23, 2012

This year’s biggest metal tour now has long-awaited dates. Cannibal Corpse, Between The Buried and Me, The Faceless, Periphery, Veil of Maya, Job For A Cowboy, Goatwhore, Exhumed, and Cerebral Bore will be destroying America come July, with special guests TBA in each city such as The Contortionist, Rings of Saturn, Fallujah and more. Prepare yourselves!

7/20- Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
7/21- San Diego, CA @ SOMA
7/22- Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
7/23- Scottsdale, AZ @ Venue of Scottsdale
7/25- Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
7/26- San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
7/27- Mission, TX @ Pharr Events Center
7/28- Houston, TX @ House of Blues
7/30- Tampa, FL @ The Ritz
7/31- Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
8/01- Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
8/02- Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium
8/03- Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
8/04- Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
8/05- Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
8/07- Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
8/08- New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
8/09- Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
8/10- Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
8/11- Montreal, QC @ Heavy Montreal
8/12- Toronto, ON @ Heavy Toronto
8/14- Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
8/15- Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s
8/16- Chicago, IL @ House Blues
8/17- Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/18- St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
8/20- Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
8/22- Seattle, WA @ The Showbox Sodo
8/23- Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
8/24- San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
8/25- Anaheim, CA @ The Grove

If you aren’t excited for this tour, you need to either check your pulse, find better music to listen to, or stop being so stubborn. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 27th.

- JR

Tags: Between The Buried and Me, Cannibal Corpse, Cerebral Bore, Exhumed, Fallujah, Goatwhore, Job For A Cowboy, Periphery, Rings of Saturn, The Contortionist, The Faceless, The Summer Slaughter Tour, Veil of Maya

UPDATE: Mayhem Festival Leaks Summer Slaughter Lineup?!

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours

Mar.19, 2012

UPDATE [03/20, 1:40 PM]: The Summer Slaughter Tour have confirmed that JFAC and Periphery are officially on the bill!

UPDATE [03/19, 1:30 PM]: Metal Injection confirms that JFAC and Periphery are 100% on the bill. Rob was just at SXSW last week, so it’s very likely he ran into someone who knows the deal. Huzzah!

UPDATE: Metalsucks was told that the page in question didn’t appear to be the official Mayhem page. Even still, the lineup looks pretty legitimate considering the evidence. We’ll be sure to let you know when there’s an official announcement.

It looks like Summer Slaughter’s lineup had a few surprises after all. While we’ve been harping on and on for weeks about the rumored lineup, it turns out one of the leaked bands didn’t make it to the final cut. While Job For A Cowboy are making it out, Hate Eternal won’t be on the tour, it seems. Major sads, but you can’t win em all right?

Here’s the lineup, as announced (strangely enough) by Mayhem Festival. Hold on to your asses.

CANNIBAL CORPSE
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
JOB FOR A COWBOY
PERIPHERY
THE FACELESS
VEIL OF MAYA
GOATWHORE
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE
EXHUMED
*FAN CHOSEN OPENER

Surprise! Periphery and Fleshgod Apocalypse from out of fucking nowhere! This tour is officially unmissable if this is true. A lot of the Cannibal Corpse fans will likely be pissed off over Periphery, but as Noyan put it to me, “Cannibal Corpse fans are always pissed.” Fair enough! I however, enjoy most of the bands on the tour. I don’t hate the ones I don’t enjoy either, so the show should be killer for me while everyone else is pouting.

I find it strange that The Faceless aren’t higher up on the bill than they are here, considering how predominately they’re featured on the teaser image and how they were direct support for Decapitated a couple of years ago. But then again, this year’s lineup is bigger.

The winners of the fan-voting contest are yet to be announced, but it looks like Pathology is (imo, unfortunately) going to win. I’m not excited about that at all (I was rooting for Vildhjarta and Fallujah. Hell, I’d settle for Cerebral Bore), but what can you do besides show up late or complain? If you’re like me, that’ll be your chance to get comfortable and browse some merch tables.

Dates are set to be available soon, and we’ll have them for you when they’re ready!

[Thanks to reader David Bautista]

- JR

Tags: Between The Buried and Me, Cannibal Corpse, Decapitated, Exhumed, Fallujah, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Goatwhore, Hate Eternal, Job For A Cowboy, Pathology, Periphery, The Faceless, The Summer Slaughter Tour, Veil of Maya, Vildhjarta

VOTE VILDHJARTA FOR SUMMER SLAUGHTER 2012

Filed Under: Editorials, We Ask You

Mar.12, 2012

So it seems my post about getting White Arms of Athena more recognition for Summer Slaughter alongside Fallujah didn’t do much despite the buzz I noticed around the page thanks to you dudes. It just wasn’t enough, I’d imagine. We gave it the ol’ college try though, so that’s something! But this time, we really need to go all-out on this.

Vildhjarta are in the running to open up Summer Slaughter this year, and they need your votes. As of writing this post, Vildhjarta are behind Fallujah, 19 to 22 % respectively. Assuming Summer Slaughter are actually considering having two of the top winners on board like they said they would, this is great news if Vildhjarta and Fallujah are top dogs. Both bands would be absolutely amazing opening acts. I feel that both of these young and talented bands deserve it, but I’d like to extend my support for Vildhjarta and I strongly urge and plead for everyone to vote for them and get them into first place to the best of our ability as insurance to get them on this bill.

Vildhjarta have never toured the US before and this would be a killer start for them and open them up to a new audience. I hope with everything in me that both Fallujah and Vildhjarta can make it, but my vote’s going to my Swedish brethren.