Heavy Artillery Records label mates EXMORTUS and VEKTOR are teaming up to spread their brand of progressive thrash metal across the United States with the Winter Mayhem Tour.  Listed below are the dates.

Today also marks the release date of Black Future, the debut album from Phoenix, AZ futuristic thrashers VEKTOR. Locked, loaded and heavily armed, VEKTOR are excited to take their show on the road to unsuspecting metal heads across the US for the very first time. VEKTOR employs an array of intricacy, virtuosity and a wholly unique sound that has set them apart from the growing legions of color-by-numbers thrash bands. Black Future is a seventy minute epic of diabolical space metal that stimulates the senses and challenges any preconceived limits to what a metal album can be.

Los Angeles based neo-classical death unit EXMORTUS unleashed their debut album In Hatred’s Flames last year to much critical fanfare and will be set to record the follow up in the first half 2010. EXMORTUS are an entity amongst themselves and their music, both complex and thoroughly hook-laden, refuses to lend itself to easy categorization. From the technical death-thrash riffage and surgically precise drumming to their neo-classical, twin virtuoso lead guitar attack EXMORTUS has garnered interest from fans of death metal, thrash, prog metal, traditional heavy metal and all true metal sub-genres. 

Fri Dec 18th    Mesa Arizona, AZ @ UBs
Sat Dec 19th    Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound
Sun Dec 20th    Amarillo Texas, TX @ The War Legion
Mon Dec 21st    Oklahoma City, OK, @ The Conservatory
Tues Dec 22nd    Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
Wed Dec 23rd    Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen
Thu Dec 24th    Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
Sat Dec 26th    Allentown, PA @ The Sterling Hotel
Sun Dec 27th    Montclair, NJ @ The Meat-locker
Mon Dec 28th    Boston, MA @ TBA
Tue Dec 29th    Baltimore, MD @ TBA
Wed Dec 30th    Charlotte, NC @ The Charlotte Underground
Thu Dec 31st    Atlanta, GA @ The Warehouse
Fri Jan  1st    Jacksonville, FL @ Doozer's Pub
Sat Jan  2nd    Orlando, FL @ The Haven
Sun Jan  3rd    Tampa, FL @ TBA
Tue Jan  5th    Miami, FL @ Churchill's Pub
Wed Jan  6th    Panama City, FL @ Newby's Too
Fri Jan  8th    Houston Texas, TX @ The Jet Lounge
Sat Jan  9th    San Antonio, TX @ The Ten Eleven
Sun Jan 10th    Forth Worth, TX @ The Alamo
Tue Jan 12th    Lubbock, TX @ Whiskey Dix
Wd Jan 13th    Las Cruces, NM @  TBA
Thu Jan 14th    Tuscon, AZ @ The Vaudeville
Fri Jan 15th     San Deigo, CA @ TBA
Sat Jan 16th    Los Angeles, CA @ TBA

Listen to EXMORTUS at http://www.myspace.com/exmortus
Listen to VEKTOR at http://www.myspace.com/vektor

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Texas metal powerhouse IGNITOR have posted a video of their recent record release party and live in-store performance at Encore Records in Austin, TX in support of their new album The Spider Queen.



Upcoming IGNITOR shows:

- December 5th San Antonio, TX @ Zombies
- January 8th Austin, TX @ Emos

The debut full length album, Black Future, from Arizona based virtuosic thrashers VEKTOR will be released worldwide on November 17th 2009 but today HEAVY ARTILLERY is pleased to unveil a sneak peek at a track from the forthcoming album. Available in all of futuristic metal glory the title track from Black Future has been added to the streaming media player on the VEKTOR Myspace page.

VEKTOR employs an array of intricacy, virtuosity and a wholly unique sound that has set them apart from the growing legions of color-by-numbers thrash bands. Black Future is a seventy minute epic of diabolical space metal that stimulates the senses and challenges any preconceived limits to what a metal album can be. Welcome to the future; prepare to have your brains melted.

Conceived in 2004 by front man / guitarist David DiSanto and lead shredder Erik Nelson, VEKTOR quickly forged a name for themselves for their unique mix of technical, speed thrash and progressive influences. Going against the grain of the Phoenix metal scene, VEKTOR created a wave of interest with their self released CD Demolition (2006) and the ferocious two track demo Hunger for Violence (2007). After four years of local and regional gigging opening for such national acts as TESTAMENT, HIRAX, ICED EARTH and MUNICPAL WASTE, VEKTOR are preparing to hit the road for their first national tour in support of Black Future alongside label mates EXMORTUS.

Listen to “Black Future” at   www.myspace.com/vektor


 

Heavy Artillery Records present the new studio album from Austin, TX heavy metal stalwarts IGNITOR featuring legendary frontman Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys). This epic album will hit store shelves across North American on October 13th, 2009.

Click on the image below to preview the album!



Forged in Austin, Texas during 2003 featuring Stuart Laurence on lead guitar (Agony Column), Brendon Bigelow on bass (Death of Millions), Beverly Barrington on guitar (T.A.N.G.), Erika Swinnich on vocals (Autumn Tears) and Pat Doyle on drums (The Offenders,) Ignitor began turning heads in several countries after releasing their debut 6-song EP “Take to the Sky” to rave reviews in 2004, with Germany’s Rock Hard magazine naming it Demo of the Month. The band made its European debut at the Keep it True Festival in Germany in November 2005, where they stunned the crowd and were named Best Newcomer by Mario’s Metal Mania magazine. In 2006 guitarist Beverly was replaced by shredder Annah Moore, and the band released the album “Road of Bones” (Cruz del Sur) in September 2007 to more rave reviews.

In late 2007, shortly after the release of the band’s critically acclaimed debut full-length album, Ignitor suffered a series of setbacks when both frontwoman Erika and guitarist Annah were forced to leave the band for personal reasons. It was then clear that the band needed to reclaim the spark that initally ignited it. Founding member Beverly was asked to rejoin the band and in October 2008, some 13 months after Erika’s departure, the band scored a tour de force by recruiting legendary metal frontman Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys) as lead vocalist. After a few months getting the new line-up acquainted musically, the band began recording its 2nd full-length album, “The Spider Queen”. Bolstered by the strength of the new line-up and at an all time creative peak, Ignitor had risen from the ashes to find themselves an even more formidable force than ever before. True heavy metal is their game and “The Spider Queen”, a concept album of pure epic metal, will not disappoint fans of such luminous work as Iron Maiden’s 'powerslave' or Queensryche's 'operation mindcrime'.

A live radio interview was conducted with members of ENFORCER and CAULDRON on WSCA 106.1 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on September 21st. Click on the image below to listen!

Enforcer would like to thank everyone who came out to support them during their first North American tour!

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IGNITOR UNVEILS NEW VIDEO....

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Texas metal powerhouse IGNITOR has unveiled a new video for the song “Construct of Destruction” from their forthcoming album The Spider Queen. The video was shot at recent show in ....Austin.., ..TX.... by Dave Prewitt of CapZeyeZ Productions. You can view the video here:

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Amongst its ranks IGNITOR features veteran musicians of the ....US.... metal scene including founding guitarist Stuart Laurence (Batlord) from AGONY COLUMN and the recent addition of legendary frontman Jason McMaster of DANGEROUS TOYS and WATCHTOWER fame. The Spider Queen is an original rock opera written by guitarist Stuart Laurence featuring nine scenes plus an intro and an epilogue, each scene represented by a song. The album narrates the adventure of a young man facing the quest of his life, avenging his parents’ death. The story revolves around a mysterious talisman and the magic it possesses, with many turns of events that lead to an unexpected end.  Each and every one of the numerous characters are impersonated by the versatile, dramatic and impressive vocals of Jason McMaster.

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Bolstered by the strength of their new line-up and at an all time creative peak, IGNITOR find themselves an even more formidable force than ever before. True heavy metal is their game and The Spider Queen, a concept album of pure epic metal, will not disappoint.

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The Spider Queen will be released by HEAVY ARTILLERY in the ..United States.. and ..Canada.. on October 13^th while CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC will be releasing the album for ..Europe.. and all other regions on September 14^th. 

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Listen to IGNITOR at http://www.myspace.com/ignitor

After a succession of tour dates and festival appearances throughout Europe in 2008 and 2009, Swedish heavy metal powerhouse ENFORCER are preparing to invade American soil for the very first time during the NORTH AMERICAN NIGHTMARE TOUR alongside Canadian headbangers CAULDRON (Earache).

In support of their best-selling debut album into the night ENFORCER will be performing approximately 30 dates throughout North America before returning home to their native Sweden to start work on their sophomore album tentatively scheduled for release in April 2010. Visit the band’s myspace profile to get a preview of things to come with the new demo track “Roll the Dice”.

Summoning the classic metal sounds of IRON MAIDEN, EXCITER, SAVAGE GRACE and MERCYFUL FATE, ENFORCER delivers melody, hooks and vocal range not heard since the golden days of heavy metal.

Dates are as follows. Watch the ENFORCER myspace page for updated tour dates as they become available.

August 20th Chicago, IL @ Café Lura
August 21st Detroit, MI @ Blondies
August 22nd Toledo, OH @ Ramalama Records FREE SHOW
August 23rd Milwaukee, WI @ Club Garibaldi's
August 25th Burley, ID @ Club Downunder
August 26th Missoula, MT @ Palace Lounge *NEW*
August 27th Boise, ID @ Gusto’s
August 28th Tacoma, WA @ Hell's Kitchen *NEW*
August 29th Seattle, WA @ Josephines
August 30th Portland, OR @ Kelly's Olympian
August 31st Redding, CA @ Bubba Thrasher's
September 1st Medford, OR @ Musichead
September 2nd San Francisco, CA @ Annie's Social Club
September 3rd Santee, CA @ The Second Wind
September 4th Los Angeles, CA @ The Black Castle
September 6th Flagstaff, AZ @ Mad Italian’s Club 101
September 7th Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound
September 8th Lubbock, TX @ Whiskey Dix Bar
September 9th Oklahoma, OK @ The Conservatory
September 10th Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
September 11th Manhattan, KS @ PJ’s
September 12th Fort Worth, TX @ Rockstars Sports Bar
September 13th Panama City Beach, FL @ Crazy Marlin's *NEW*
September 14th Winter Park, FL @ The Haven
September 15th Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit
September 16th Raleigh, NC @ The Dive Bar
September 17th Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose
September 18th Brooklyn, NY @ Club Europa
September 19th Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Club
September 20th Ronkonkoma, NY @ Traxx
September 21st Portsmouth, NH @ Muddy River
September 22nd Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class


Listen to ENFORCER at http://www.myspace.com/enforcerswe