Oh, what a start to the week it has been. Wait… it’s already Thursday tomorrow? Nevermind.

• Opeth unveil the title and artwork for their 13th album. This latest effort will be called In Cauda Venenum. It will be out this fall, but I don’t have a specific date just yet. They are also going to be touring Europe and Australia in the second half of the year as well. Big 2019 for this crew.
• More news I’m excited about. Russian Circles announce their new album, Blood Year, will be out on August 2nd via Sargent House. They will also be touring, and one of the stops on that tour is the venue three blocks from where I live. Hot damn.
• Ya know what? This whole thing is just gonna be a tour blast today, because there are just too many to deal with. ANOTHER killer tour is Immolation, who will be supported by Blood Incantation. Holy shit. Dates through the U.S. in September and October.
• Here’s a dose of British heavy metal to round out the day. Diamond Heaad’s new video for “The Coffin Train”, to be more specific. FYI that this is the title-track to their new album, which drops on Friday.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb