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childrenofbodom2019

Same deal. Not much canto-ing this week.

Thy Art Is Murder have announced a 2020 North America tour. Not sure I need to disclose the 2020 detail at this point in the year, but whatever. Fit For An Autopsy, Enterprise Earth, Aversions Crown and a couple others will be in support. Dates are in March and April.
In case anyone wanted further insight into why Children of Bodom was suddenly no longer a thing, Henkka, Janne, and Jaska issued a statement over on Facebook. Doesn’t sound like any real drama there, mostly differing viewpoints. But we’ll see what happens down the line.
Another tour! Airbourne will be covering a good chunk of North America in April and May, including a couple festival appearances. This one is more appealing to me, but I don’t see a New England date. Alas.
And since it’s the holiday season, let’s close with something fun. Here’s Immortal Christmas with the gift of “Frostbite the Snowman.”

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Australian post-metal / doom stalwarts Hawkmoth just released their second album Godless Summit via Black Bow Records and is the first part in a planned two part opus. In a matter of just four tracks this album goes from lonely and desolate landscapes to crushing emotional heaviness and back again with ease but it’s the restraint the band shows throughout that really pushes Godless Summit past its predecessor, Calamitas. It would’ve been easy to relent and just explode into a cacophony of doom in several places throughout but they keep it together and consistent for an intense yet even listen. The band, collectively, sent us their best of 2017 list so let’s get to it.

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