they got a good set of pictures...
http://www.metalblade.com/mbr-updates/Goatwhore7-21-04.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Metal Blade Records sign GOATWHORE!!!
I am very pleased to announce that Metal Blade Records Inc. has officially signed the New Orleans based black metal band Goatwhore. Goatwhore is known all over the underground scene for pushing the boundaries of black metal taking it to a more extreme level without all the theatrics the genre has become famous for. They focus on the raw brutality of the music itself creating a horrific soundscape that will bring you to your knees. Be prepared for plenty of touring and then a new album on Metal Blade Records in mid 2005.
"We are very excited to welcome Goatwhore to the Metal Blade Family. They are already a great band, with a great career and we plan on taking them to the next level." Brian Slagel - Owner and CEO Metal Blade Records Inc.
"It is an honor to be signed to Metal Blade Records. They have been around quite sometime now and have always been pioneers at releasing new extreme metal/hardcore at a well-noted level. If you go back to the earlier years they were the label that kick started Slayer into what they are now. Not too mention numerous other metal acts. Metal Blade Records have also ventured off into other terrains with earlier releases such as DRI, Cryptic Slaughter, Beyond Possession, and Corrosion of Conformity. These standards opened up a wide array of styles within metal and hardcore to be accepted by a wider audience in the extreme music scene. Creating a crossover effect among punk, metal, hardcore, and thrash metal. Now we see bands such as As I Lay Dying, Unearth, and The Red Chord sharing label standards with Vader, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cattle Decapitation, Cannibal Corpse, and now Goatwhore. This idea still in tact: still keeping the trend of having an extreme label covering a wide spectrum of choices within the extreme music scene. Not an easy task for a style of music that always has its ups and downs and mood shifts like a pregnant woman with ice cream. Metal Blade has brought us some of the best releases of Death Metal, Hardcore, Thrash Metal, and Metalcore. As time progresses the styles will change and grow and Metal Blade will make sure they are a part of the change and will continue to bring us lethal extreme music. This is why all of us in Goatwhore are very pleased to be doing our next release with Metal Blade Records. Look out for the new Goatwhore release in 2005. Until then, come out to a show or two and show some support." Ben Falgoust - vocals
"I am really excited to be signing with such a legendary record label...I look forward to what the future holds for us." Sammy Duet - guitars
*all pictures courtesy of Rev Aaron and ReturnToThePit.com
Upcoming Goatwhore shows:
07/23 New Orleans, LA Dixie Taverne (EarBleed Fest 2K4)
07/24 Little Rock, AR Downtown Music & Records (w/ Dixie Witch)
07/25 Dallas, TX Club Indigo [Deep Ellum] (w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Deadman Circus, and Demonseed)
07/26 San Antonio, TX The Sanctuary (w/ Cannibal Corpse and The Black Dahlia Murder)
07/27 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Live (w/ The Black Dahlia Murder)
Dates with Cattle Decapitation, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Watch Them Die
07/28 Denver, CO Climax Lounge
07/29 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
07/30 Milwaukee, WI Modjeska Theater (Milwaukee Metal Fest)
07/31 Des Moines, IA Hairy Mary's
08/01 Minneapolis, MN Ascot Room @ Quest Club
08/02 Omaha, NEB Ranch Bowl
08/03 Detroit, MI The Shelter at St. Andrew's
08/04 Toledo, OH Masonic Auditorium
08/05 Reading, PA The Silo
08/06 Irvington, NJ Cricket Club
08/07 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
08/08 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre / Underground
08/09 Farmingdale, NY Downtown
08/10 Richmond, VA Nanci Raygun
08/11 Baltimore, MD Thunderdome
08/13 Portland, ME The Asylum
08/14 Worcester, MA The Palladium
08/16 Hagerstown, MD Wilson Ruritan
08/17 Nashville, TN The 5 Spot
Deicide Tour with Cattle Decapitation and Diabolic
09/16 Jacksonville, FL Thee Imperial
09/17 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
09/18 Fayetteville, NC Jesters Pub
09/19 Baltimore, MD Thunderdome
09/20 New York, NY B.B. King's Blues Club
09/21 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero / Balcony Bar
09/22 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
09/23 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Fun House/Theatre
09/24 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
09/25 East Dubuque, IL Arena
09/26 Minneapolis, MN Ascot Room @ Quest Club
09/27 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
09/29 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
10/01 Seattle, WA Graceland
10/02 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
10/03 San Francisco, CA The Pound at Pier 96
10/04 San Diego, CA 4th & B
10/05 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
10/06 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre
10/07 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
10/08 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
10/09 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Live
10/10 San Antonio, TX The Sanctuary
10/11 Corpus Christi, TX El Palacio Ballroom
10/12 Houston, TX Fat Cat's (formerly Mary Jane's)
Dates with Cattle Decapitation
10/13 Columbia, MO Mojo's
10/14 Memphis, TN Hi Tone
10/15 Springfield, MO The Rockwell
10/16 Wichita, KS Double Vision
10/21 Baltimore, MD The Sidebar
10/22 Wilkes-Barre, PA Cafe Metropolis
Dates with Napalm Death and Vader
10/23 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
10/24 New York, NY B.B. King's Blues Club
10/26 Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
10/28 New Orleans, LA The Howlin' Wolf
http://www.goatwhore.net/