bloodstock open air

I can already tell the rest of this week is going to be a complete dumpster fire.

Those out on the West coast should be excited about the Bewitcher and Wormwitch dates this coming November. It’s only a small handful of shows over the course of a week, but if you can swing it, you’re in for a party.
Malevolence revealed some awesome footage of “Karma” being performed at Bloodstock Open Air 2022. Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos joined them on stage for the track, so needless to say this clip is worth checking out.
Louisiana black/death trio Faustian have announced a deal with Black Lion Records, and have released the first single from their upcoming self-titled debut EP. That officially drops on September 7th, but jump over to their YouTube channel and give “Birth of Apparitions” a listen now.
And, of course, we’re going to close with the latest from Gaerea. Check out the video for “Mirage” below, the title-track from their upcoming new album. That release is one I have circled, and it’s set for September 23rd through Season of Mist.

“Ein bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Was a little bit late with today’s Top 10 (THANKS, DAY JOB!) so let’s do these Quickies up nice and…well, quickly. Here’s what we missed in the world of metal today:

Behemoth gives no fucks for your show-cancelling antics, bands that pull out of Israel gigs.
Remember that ill-advised crowdfunding campaign Motograter started to help them maybe eventually compete for a chance to play at Slipknot’s ‘Knot Fest? Yeah…it’s not going well.
Carcass and Obituary announced a pretty awesome-looking tour for this fall and DAMMIT GUYS, Y U NO NYC?!
Pepper Keenan is maybe thinking about coming back to Corrosion of Conformity. The question is, do they need him at this point? Both the self-titled album and IX kicked plenty of ass without him.
The gals in Babymetal met the guys in Unlocking the Truth, thus setting anyone and everyone who’s a fan of things that are definitely cute, but questionably metal, into a state of frenzied orgasm.
And finally, there’s video of the full Decapitated set at this past weekend’s Bloodstock Open Air festival. Check it out below: