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Illuminatus UK Tour

2009-01-21T04:51:00.000-08:00

Multi-national post-metal quartet illuminatus have been confirmed as the main support act for the 10-day UK co-headline Tour of Gibraltarian Flamenco/Metal hybrid legends Breed 77 and Norway's Susperia.

The tour follows the 2008 release of Nottingham-based illuminatus' critically acclaimed debut album The Wrath Of The Lambs and builds on the success of their tours with Texan industrial metal legends Ministry (C-U-LATour) in May/June and Los Angeles' female-fronted metal icons My Ruin (Religiosi Tour) in October.

Breed 77 / Susperia / illuminatus Tour 2009

Mon, 18 May - Bideford Palladium
Tue, 19 May - Newport TJ's
Wed, 20 May - Bristol Academy
Thu, 21 May - Birmingham Academy
Fri, 22 May - London Islington Academy
Sat, 23 May - Sheffield Corporation
Sun, 24 May - Liverpool Academy
Mon, 25 May - Newcastle Academy
Tue, 26 May - Glasgow Cathouse
Wed, 27 May - Leeds Rio's
Thu, 28 May - Nottingham Rock City

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2008-12-21T10:31:00.000-08:00

Episode Playlists & Band Links...

ARCHIVE #01: Playlist
The playlist for this episode was as follows:

01. OMISSION: Satanic Feelings. www.myspace.com/omissionthrashmetal

02. SWORN: Fog Of The Darkside. www.myspace.com/sworne

03. BROKEN HELL: Never Break Me. www.myspace.com/brokenhellband

04. ALBA GU BRATH: Dupplin Moor. www.myspace.com/albagubrathmusic

05. DAVOLA: Premonissions. www.myspace.com/joeydavola

06. 15 TIMES DEAD: Ride The Pain. www.myspace.com/15timesdead

07. ATSPHEAR: Oblivion. www.myspace.com/atsphearsite

08. ILLUMINATUS: White Lies. www.myspace.com/illuminatusuk

09. ILLUMINATUS: Fear/Control. www.myspace.com/illuminatusuk

ARCHIVE #02: Playlist
The playlist for this episode was as follows:

01. THE BOMBS OF ENDURING FREEDOM: The Rapture. www.myspace.com/thebombsofenduringfreedom

02. DAWN OF TEARS: The Pit And The Pendulum. www.myspace.com/dawnoftears

03. SEQUESTER: Eternal Sleep. www.myspace.com/sequester

04. ACHREN: Blood-Soaked Banner. www.myspace.com/achrenmetal

05. DIABOLIC INTENT: In God We Trust. www.myspace.com/diabolicintent

06. REASON TO KILL: Witness Life. www.myspace.com/reasontokill

07. TOADSTOOL: Shrink. www.myspace.com/toadstoolfr

08. DIMAENSION X: Lorum Epsom Dollar. www.myspace.com/dimaensionx

ARCHIVE #03: Playlist
The playlist for this episode was as follows:

01. VIRAL: Ride It. www.myspace.com/viralrock

02. THE ITCH: If You Could See. www.myspace.com/thesexiestbandintheworld

03. INVEY: Addiction For Comfort. www.myspace.com/invey

04. INSIDE FOUR WALLS: Answers To All Questions. www.myspace.com/insidefourwalls

05: ASHES: Torn Away. www.myspace.com/ashesnotfromthisworld

06. RAGDOLL SHOUT: Miss Tragedy. www.myspace.com/ragdollshout

07. ILLUMINATUS: SUBurban Symmetry. www.myspace.com/illuminatusuk

08. KARNAK SETI: Collateral Dreams. www.myspace.com/karnakseti

09. WEB: The Valley Of Sacred Souls. website links no longer available

10. TORTURED SUN: Distorted Suicide. www.myspace.com/tortured

ARCHIVE #04: Playlist
The playlist for this episode was as follows:

01. DAWN OF TEARS: Echoes Of Eternal Life. www.myspace.com/dawnoftears

02. PAINSTRUCK: Foaming At The Mouth. www.myspace.com/painstruck

03. CHAMBER 4: Confession. www.myspace.com/chamber4

04. TEMPORY: Specter. www.myspace.com/tempory

05. THE ITCH: Action. www.myspace.com/thesexiestbandintheworld

06. KARNAK SETI: Lack Of Time. www.myspace.com/karnakseti

07. REASON TO KILL: Fate Demands. www.myspace.com/reasontokill

08. ILLUMINATUS: Wait. www.myspace.com/illuminatusuk

Success Stories - Part 3

2008-11-06T07:12:00.001-08:00

Spit Like This
www.spitlikethis.com/ - www.myspace.com/spitlikethisuniverse

Four EP's, one compilation CD, hundreds of gigs, top 10 rock chart placing, prestigious support slots, dedication, belief, tenacity, determination, sheer bloody hard work... that's all it took for SPiT LiKE THiS to get their record deal.

Now, after 5 years of relentless DiY ambition, your favourite Glam Punk Rock band is preparing to release their debut single and album.

So, how did this come about? It all started when LORD ZiON met ViKKi SPiT one fateful winter evening many years ago. He had the notion of the perfect rock n' roll band, she had the bass guitar. Armed with a heap of ideas but no money, the dastardly duo set about selling Vikki's used panties on eBay to fund the release of the first SPiT LiKE THiS EP, "The Pop Shot!", named after the climax of every decent porno. At the same time, they set up their no-holds-barred offensive n' fun T-shirt company SMELLYOURMUM.COM. This stroke of genius would fund more music and a second EP, "Anarchy For Two" followed. It was at this point, the labels started sniffing.

SLT needed to stop being a bedroom project and become a bona-fide gigging band so the search started for other like-minded skallywags. Of that initial first line-up, ViLE GiLEZ remains, to this day, the backbone of SLT on the drums. The third EP, "Dragged Kicking & Screaming" broke SPiT LiKE THiS to a wider audience and helped secure them the prestige of being voted in at No.8 in the Kerrang! Reader's Poll of Best Unsigned Bands.

It was at this point they acquired their first manager.

Spurred on by this success, the fourth EP, "Sleaze Sells...But Who's Buying?" was the first release with full UK distribution. This reached No.1 on Amazon (beating Oasis, U2 and the Foo Fighters) and No.8 in the UK Rock Charts. They seemed unstoppable and success was just around the corner: support slots with Wednesday 13, LA Guns, Fozzy - and more - followed, along with a slew of magazine features (Skin Deep, Bizarre, Total Guitar). "Scary Tales: The Collection", a compilation CD of the previous EP's was released to bridge the gap between the EP's and debut album but, in true rock n' roll fashion, the walls came crumbling down around the band and it was clear it wasn't working out with the management.

It was at this point they sacked their first manager.

They were now in a bit of a rut. Still gigging but with no goals in sight, morale was low and SLT lost the original guitar player. Right about now is where most bands would call it a day and quit. But SLT aren't most bands - never have been, never will be - so the remaining members just hit the pavements in search of the perfect guitar player. As it happens, they didn't need to search long. Enter, stage right, on guitar, CYNDi ROTT.

At last, SPiT LiKE THiS made some sense. Cyndi brought with him an edge to his playing that fit right in with the SPiT LiKE THiS sound and it was soon very clear that a unique band had just become even more so. Perfectly unique. After a solid month of rehearsals the gigs started again and it was at the second gig with Cyndi that the band met someone that would feature in the story later on, in a big way!

2007 was the year that the band turned a corner and really started happening. Notable events were massive support slots with The Misfits, recording what would become their debut album from June to September and capping off the year with an extremely succesful festival appearance at Hard Rock Hell (where SLT were the only unsigned band on the main stage opening for rock legends Twisted Sister).

With a finished album in hand, the first half of 2008 was spent talking to labels and gigging relentlessly. In June the band signed with top UK manager GARY RAYMOND who had succesfully taken the band KOOPA into the UK charts three times during 2007. Everything was starting to fall into place and very serious discussions started with TRANSCEND RECORDS, a relationship that started way back at Cyndi's second gig. You see, it was at that second gig that SLT first met JON, A&R for Transcend, who, so amazed by their performance, offered them a gig the very next week opening for TOWERS OF LONDON. They had all stayed in touch and, eventually, Jon made them an offer they didn't want to refuse.

August 1st, 2008, SPiT LiKE THiS finally signed the record deal they had fought so very hard for. Signed in front of the World's media at SKiN DEEP magazine's Tattoo Jam (which SLT headlined), it was from this stage that Zion announced that the release of their debut single, "TRiCK OR MiSTREAT", would happen on 20th October. Shortly upon their return, SLT headed into the studio to record the B-side to the single, their infamous version of "SWEET TRANSVESTiTE" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

This brings us to RiGHT NOW, 'coz RiGHT NOW is when it's happening. At the time of writing, the single and album are being manufactured to SPiT LiKE THiS's exacting specifications. The single will be released October 20th on Transcend Records via Cargo Distribution on CD Single (Cat# TR184CD), Limited Edition Numbered 7" Red Vinyl (Cat# TR184V) and Download (TR184D). You can pre-order the single RiGHT NOW at http://indiestore.7digital.com/transcendrecords (or by text - SPiT1 to 78789 for Side A and SPiT2 to 78789 for Side B) - we suggest you do this!

The album, "WE WON'T HURT YOU (BUT WE WON'T GO AWAY)" will be released November 17th (on Transcend via Cargo). There will be a CD (TR185CD), 12" Limited Edition Gatefold Vinyl (TR185V) and Download (TR185D).

With one of the best teams in the business behind them, you haven't heard the last of SPiT LiKE THiS. The band will be ending the year with a main stage appearance at HARD ROCK HELL II (the only band to be asked back from last year) and, with overseas territories coming on board, the album should be released worldwide in 2009 backed with major tours and festival appearances.

Spit Like This featured on 2 metalmorphosis radio show episodes in early 2007. metalmorphosis would like to thank Spit Like This for their early support and wish them all the best for the future.

Buy their debut album - you know it makes sense!

Success Stories - Part 2

2008-09-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

next up is...

Warmaster
www.warmaster.nl/ - www.myspace.com/warmasterdeathmetal

Based in Gouda, Netherlands - These Death Metal Warriors were originally formed back in September 2004. Inspired by bands such as Bolt Thrower, Six Feet Under & Obituary.

With some line up changes Warmaster continued their mission and played a lot of liveshows and gained a solid underground metal following & a strong reputation from all over the world.

After appearing on the metalmorphosis radio show in March of 2007, the band signed to a record label called Dutch Metal Records in late 2007 and subsequently released their debut album entitled "First War" the following year on Monday 24 March (via Dutch Metal Records).

The band have also been adding to a pretty impressive CV of Supporting Established Bands such as: Jungle Rot (US), Sanatorium (SLO), Mucupurulent (DE), Superbutt (HU), Non Divine (NL), Squash Bowels (PL),Violent Devoties (AT) & Battalion (BE).

In addition to this, the band have performed at the following festivals: Grindabalooza (2007), Flatrock (2007), Ede Metalfest (2007) & Bastille Metalfest (2008).

The band's personal highlight so far has been headlining the Grindabalooza Festival in Germany, after replacing Pungent Stench.

You can purchase your copy of "First War" by visiting the bands website & myspace pages listed above as well as http://www.dutchmetalrecords.nl/

Success Stories - Part 1

2008-09-26T14:25:00.000-07:00

Since the metalmorphosis radio show was started way back in january 2006 a few bands that have appeared on the radio shows have now gone on to do bigger & better things by being signed by record labels.

First up is...

Pitiful Reign
http://www.pitifulreign.co.uk/ - www.myspace.com/pitifulreign

Based in Hull, England, United Kingdom - This thrash metal mob signed to Punishment 18 Records in 2007 and are about to release their label debut album "Visual Violence" featuring 8 new thrash metal anthems on Tuesday 30 September 2008 via PUNISHMENT 18 RECORDS.

The album was produced by Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, ex TESTAMENT) and Juan Urteaga (VILE, SADUS) at Trident Studios in California USA, and features artwork by renowned artist ED REPKA (MEGADETH, DEATH, MUNICIPAL WASTE).

The final tracklisting for the CD is as follows:
01. Visual Violence
02. Human Coleslaw
03. D.I.V.E
04 Fatality
05 Malevolence of the Butcher
06 Rapid Deployment
07 Pushed to Prime
08 Thrash, Boobs and Zombies

The album is available to purchase from Punishment 18 Records www.myspace.com/punishment18records

The band have released a promo clip for this album which you can view below.