A CHANCE TO WIN BATILLUS' FURNACE TOUR PRESSING LP? HELL YES.

If you missed it when the band was on tour, here is your chance to win the hand screened tour pressing of BATILLUS' FURNACE LP. Hand numbered at #4.

Check out the details at the DECIBLOG.

Contest ends at 5PM PST on Friday.

Good luck!

BATILLUS "THE DIVISION" PREMIERED ON NPR.

"...wild boar growls and droning industrial synths contribute an element of bottomless evil, sculpted from searing feedback and blistering riffs."

"If you Google hard enough, you can preview practically half of the album."

Full story here: http://t.co/1Dy7g86

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEVENTH RULE TO RELEASE ATRIARCH DEBUT

Seventh Rule welcomes Cascadian deathrock ensemble Atriarch to its stormy roster.

Hailing from Portland, OR, vocalist Lenny Smith describes Atriarch as “a living entity comprised of four parts, offering catharsis through sonic ritual where there is no god, there is no devil; there is an all encompassing force that connects all living things.”

Comprised of members from Graves At Sea, Trees, Final Conflict, and Get Hustle, Seventh Rule will release "Forever the End," the first full length by Atriarch, in the coming summer months. "Forever the End" was tracked in Portland with the help of William Holloway then mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson (Ludicra, Asunder, Saviors) at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, CA.

In the meantime you can hear a track from “Forever the End” at the Seventh Rule Facebook Page.

Atriarch's current tour dates are as follows:

3/23 Medford, OR @ Johnny B's
3/24 San Francisco, CA @ El Rio w/ Dispirit + Alaric
3/25 Oakland,CA @ First Church of the Buzzard w/ Embers + Headless Lizzy HIP + Vastum
3/26 Oakland, CA @ 1919 Market St
3/27 Eureka, CA @ Facement
4/2 Seattle, WA @ Highline
4/8 Portland, OR @ Blackwater

Expect consistent tour dates to follow.

CURRAN REYNOLDS (TODAY IS THE DAY/WETNURSE DRUMMER) INTERVIEWED BY METALSUCKS.

There is an old adage that says you can never have enough interviews with Curran Reynolds.

Read the MetalSucks interview here: http://bit.ly/hWLvpo

THE SWAN KING "EYES LIKE KNIVES" REVIEWED ON LAMBGOAT.

"Eyes Like Knives is a good slab of noise rock that, while certainly on the heavier side of things, devotes more focus to slick guitar work and catchier rock melodies. Both fans of the old standards (The Jesus Lizard, Unsane, et al) and the new school of throwbacks will find something to like."

read the rest here: http://bit.ly/hpRbqR .

BATILLUS SPRING TOUR STARTS TODAY.

Batillus' first tour in support of the upcoming release of 'Furnace' STARTS TODAY.

Just a reminder that the band have CD copies of ‘Furnace’ for sale at these shows, as well as a special tour-only vinyl pressing limited to 55 with a hand numbered silk-screened jacket. These LPs will only be available from them directly at these shows and when they are done they are gone.

The dates are as follows:

Batillus / Hull 2011 Spring Tour, SXSW

Fri 3/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/ Ominous Black
Sat 3/12 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ U.S. Christmas, Balaclava
Sun 3/13 - Johnson City, TN @ Hideaway w/ U.S. Christmas
Mon 3/14 - Little Rock, AK @ Downtown Music w/ The Body
Fri 3/18 - Austin, TX @ Triple Crown Tattoo w/ Pack of Wolves, Mutilation Rites SXSW
Sat 3/19 - Austin, TX @ Lovejoy's - Brooklyn Vegan / Profound Lore Showcase w/ Tombs, Castevet, Deafheaven,The Body, Dark Castle, Grayceon, Wolvhammer, Altaar * SXSW
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Sat 3/19 - Austin TX @ Shiner's Bar w/ Pack of Wolves, Mutilation Rites SXSW
Mon 3/21 - New Orleans, LA @ Siberia w/ Whitehorse, The Body, Mutilation Rites
Tue 3/22 - Nashville, TN @ Little Hamilton Collective w/ Mose Giganticus, Sacaea
Wed 3/23 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Reservoir w/ Caltrop
Thu 3/24 - Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar w/ Caltrop, Billows
Fri 3/25 - Montclair, NJ @ Meatlocker w/ Caltrop
Sat 3/26 - New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall w/ Horseback, Caltrop

EXTREMELY COFFINWORM RELATED: DEADMEN 7" AVAILABLE

Our Indiana friends have sent us more copies of the DEADMEN "POSSESION OF THE VOID" 7" EP. Featuring members of Coffinworm and Lair of the Minotaur, this record slays.If you haven't picked it up yet, here is your chance.

Aesop Dekker / Cosmic Hearse said it best:
"Imagine later Entombed meets Dazzling Killmen (remember them?) meets some later Killing Joke, yeah, bitch, it's that good. With Deadmen, the aforementioned Coffinworm, Kata Sarka, and World Eater, Indianapolis may go from being known for auto racing, drunk driving killer cops, and shitty meth to being the next great scene in the U.S. for dummy pummel sludge metal. Seriously, this fucking kills."

BEFORE YOU GO GUILTLESS, START FROM THE BEGINNING.

Originally released in 2005, and with the CD out of print and the vinyl only available here, its only fitting that we make INDIAN's debut 'The Unquiet Sky' available through BANDCAMP for your enjoyment.

'The Unquiet Sky' was the 5th release Seventh Rule put out and it still holds as one of our favorites. During the Mastering process, a call was made to Alan Douches to discuss how loud we wanted this record pushed. We told him we wanted it to sit as one of the loudest records in people's record collections. He had recently finished Converge's 'Jane Doe' and Jake Bannon had told him something similar, so he gave 'The Unquiet Sky' the same treatment. While we feel the two albums sound nothing alike, both of the albums are loud as hell and will push your speakers to extremities. Enjoy.

Indian's THIRD full length 'Guiltless' will be released by Relapse Records on April 12, so get your pre-orders in here.

BROOKLYNVEGAN PREMIERES MORE BATILLUS DESTRUCTION.

"Batillus is now one of the tightest and most impressive heavy bands in NYC."

BrooklynVegan has premiered the UNCREATOR track from Batillus' upcoming album 'Furnace.'

Listen up here, and feel free to download to your library!

DIESTO CONTINUE THEIR SEATTLE RESIDENCY THIS WEEKEND.

DIESTO will be heading north to Seattle this Saturday to play with Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth (TAD), Sandrider (AKIMBO) and Android Hero (also from Seattle). The show is at the Comet Tavern with a door price of $8. One hell of a deal. The Seventh Rule crew will be joining DIESTO for the trip so feel free to buy us beer. More information can be found here.