OH METAL BLOG, HOW I HAVE NEGLECTED YOU

First off, IMMORTAL have a new record out!!!! Yes!!! Yay! Second, we have a show this Saturday.

SHOW UP!

This Saturday Earshot is hosting three amazing bands from the southeast. Atlanta's HAWKS, Athens's CHRISSAKES and Charlotte's GRIDS will perform an after hours show at Earshot. All three bands are of the noise-rock/punk genre and are travelling to Greenville just to play for you! So, come out and support these great bands! If you dig, loud, heavy and noisy, this is the show for you. Fans of The Jesus Lizard, Melvins, Today is the Day, Unsane, Pissed Jeans, Shellac, Young Widows, Coliseum, The Birthday Party and Shotmaker should take note! This show will have a $5 admission (all funds go straight to the bands) and the store will remain open for paying attendees who desire to shop.
Check out the bands here:


HAWKS


CHRISSAKES


GRIDS



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MAIDEN + THE MONKEES. Whaaaa?

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BAD THIS IS

Unbelievable. Crappy guitarist melodic vocals, Evanescence piano part, laughable wanna-be brutal part, totally ridiculous dancing and then the icing on the cake; shitty techno part with auto-tune vocals. Wow.

EARSHOT RECOGNIZED FOR HEAVY METAL MARKETING CAMPAING AT 2009 NAMR AWARDS

Earshot Accepts Marketing Award from NARM on Vimeo.

New Metal Blade MP3s!

The dudes at Metal Blade were kind enough to put these links together and remember you can pick up all this stuff at Earshot!

Job For A Cowboy - Ruination - Unfurling A Darkened Gospel
Get the "Ruination" at Earshot on 7/7

Goatwhore - Carving Out The Eyes Of God - Apocalyptic Havoc

The Crimson Armada - Guardians - The Serpents Tongue

Eryn Non Dae. - Hydra Lernaia - When Time Elapses

As You Drown - Reflection - Ruins And Dead Ends

Molotov Solution - The Harbinger - Living Proof

Darkness Dynamite - The Astonishing Fury Of Mankind - Vice

Neaera - Omnicide-Creation Unleashed - I Loathe

Lay Down Rotten - Gospel Of The Wretched - He Who Sows Hate

Starring Janet Leigh - Spectrum - Noire

God Dethroned - Passiondale - Under A Darkening Sky

Believer - Gabriel - Focused Lethality

Razor Of Occam - Homage To Martyrs - Altar Of Corruption

Malefice - Dawn Of Reprisal - Abandon Hope

Cannibal Corpse - Evisceration Plague - Evisceration Plague

Into The Moat - The Campaign - From 1000 Meters…

Lazarus A.D. - The Onslaught - Thou Shall Not Fear

This Ending - Dead Harvest - Parasites

Psyopus - Odd Senses - The Burning Halo

Autumn - Altitude - Skydancer

Cattle Decapitation - The Harvest Floor - A Body Farm

Rose Funeral - The Resting Sonata - Created To Kill

Woe Of Tyrants - Kingdom Of Might - Break The Fangs Of The Wicked

GRAVES OF VALOR RIPPED IT UP!

Relapse Records' GRAVES OF VALOR delivered a half hour's worth of brutal, hardcore-influenced death metal to a crowd of about 60 at earshot on Friday night! Above are a few shots attempting to capture the brooootality. Check out their new cd "Salarian Gate" at earshot on sale for $11.99! Totally worth it. Listen to GRAVES OF VALOR

GRAVES OF VALOR IN-STORE & CD RELEASE PARTY!

Sorry folks! We've been doing most of our short updates through TWITTER, so that's why this guys is getting neglected. We have great news! Relapse's Graves of Valor will perform for free and have a release party for their new cd "Salarian Gate" at Earshot on Friday May 29th at 8pm! Here is a tiny bio of Graves of Valor:
GRAVES OF VALOR (ex-Through the Eyes of the Dead) explode to the forefront of the modern extreme metal scene with their Relapse debut ‘Salarian Gate’. The quintet’s razor-sharp attack melds a traditional metal spirit with 21st century extremity to establish GRAVES OF VALOR as one of the most promising new death metal bands in years. As songs such as “Locusta”, “Pestilence”, and the title track prove, ‘Salarian Gate’ is a massive debut and one of the best death metal albums of 2009.