CRADLE OF FILTH, ARCH ENEMY, BLEEDING THROUGH and HIMSA HIT THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER 2004



SPECIAL TOUR EDITION OF “HEADBANGERS BALL” TO AIR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH

AT 10PM ET/7PM PT ON MTV2



New York, NY: Following the overwhelming fan response for first two sold-out Headbangers Ball Tours, MTV2 is proud to announce the lineup of the third HEADBANGERS BALL tour. CRADLE OF FILTH will headline the run, with ARCH ENEMY and BLEEDING THROUGH as special guests, and HIMSA kicking off the evening. The tour kicks off on 11/4 in Sayreville, NJ and follows the 9/28 release of the ultimate 2-CD metal compilation HEADBANGERS BALL VOL. 2 on Roadrunner Records. Hosted by Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed, MTV2's HEADBANGERS BALL can be seen every Saturday night at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT. On Saturday, November 6th, MTV2 will air a special tour edition of Headbangers Ball featuring appearances by all the bands on this fall’s trek.



Smarter, more ambitious and more fiendishly creative than any of their Norse contemporaries, tour headliners CRADLE OF FILTH emerged in 1991 from the shadows with a fully-formed and multi-faceted sound; a cunning amalgam of venomous black metal, high gothic drama and pure British steel. The subsequent decade brought untold success and a further consolidation of the band’s inestimable sonic prowess. CRADLE OF FILTH have recently delivered the album of their career – NYMPHETAMINE (due out 9/28). Dubbed by British press as the greatest Black Metal band ever and Britain's greatest overall Metal export since Iron Maiden and embraced stateside with a slew of upcoming magazine features and covers that will run throughout the next few months, the shadow that Dani Filth & Co. cast over the landscape of all things heavy will only grow longer and darker.



Swedish extreme metal titans and tour special guests, ARCH ENEMY, have been called “One of the top 25 most important bands in metal,” by Alternative Press and “Sweden’s death metal messiahs,” by Guitar World. The group’s critically acclaimed album, Anthems of Rebellion, was hailed as a melodic death metal masterpiece and helped them land high profile U.S. tours with the legendary Iron Maiden and Slayer. ARCH ENEMY just shot a new video for the track “Dead Eyes See No Future” and are more than ready to make their triumphant return to the U.S. this fall.



Incorporating Euro style metallic riffage, speedy hardcore foundations, ethereal keyboards and throat-ripping to melodic vocals, special guests BLEEDING THROUGH have drawn fans across the musical spectrum. The group was named as one of eight bands ushering in the “Future of Metal” by Revolver Magazine, the “Next Big Thing” by Spin Magazine (Feb) and “Band You Need To Know” Alternative Press (Jan). This U.S. tour will be the latest sweep in a non-stop year of playing, including Ozzfest, since the release of their acclaimed album “This Is Love…This Is Murderous” for Trustkill Records.



Assembling the finer qualities of bands like Slayer, Iron Maiden, and In Flames, while adding a shot of hardcore undertones, punk rock culture and gothic rock aesthetics, HIMSA's music is as violent and dark as their name suggests. The complexity and aggression of their latest offering, Courting Tragedy And Disaster, could not be more perfectly suited for today’s rock world - a sentiment echoed by Metal Hammer and Revolver placing the band on both their “Bands To Watch” lists.



DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

11/04 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom

11/05 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory

11/06 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium

11/08 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts

11/10 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues

11/11 - Tampa, FL - Masquerade

11/12 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues

11/13 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

11/14 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's

11/15 - Pittsburgh, PA - The World

11/17 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club

11/18 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom

11/19 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues

11/20 - Austin, TX - The Back Room

11/22 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

11/24 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

11/25 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

11/26 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues

11/27 - San Diego, CA - Soma

11/30 - Seattle, WA - The Premier

12/01 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

12/03 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center

12/04 - Calgary, AB - Currie Army Barracks

12/06 - Minneapolis, MN - The Quest

12/07 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues

12/08 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagle's Club

12/10 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's

12/11 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues

12/12 - Toronto, ONT - Kool Haus

12/13 - Montreal, QC - The Medley

12/14 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

12/15 - Washington, Dc - 9:30 Club





Previous installments of MTV2's Headbangers Ball Tour have been a huge success among metal fans, with sold out dates around the country. Bands that have participated in tour include HATEBREED, DAMAGEPLAN, DROWNING POOL, UNEARTH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD, SHADOWS FALL and GOD FORBID.



The "MTV2 Headbangers Ball Volume 2" album will feature 40 tracks on 2 CDs, all for the cost of just one. The first disc will feature established acts, while the second will feature up-and-coming, promising bands. Intent on presenting the width and breadth of the burgeoning metal and hardcore scene, Roadrunner and MTV2 compiled a track listing that serves as the ultimate document of hard rock circa 2004, showcasing credible, respected acts like Slipknot, HIM, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Atreyu and Unearth among others. Also included are unreleased tracks from Probot, Trivium and Lamb of God, while Megadeth, Shadows Fall, Kittie, Dillinger Escape Plan, Cradle of Filth and 3 Inches Of Blood contribute tracks from their upcoming albums. For a limited time, the CD will feature 3D cover art and a link to exclusive Bloodrayne 2 video game content. This follows the successful release of “MTV2 Headbangers Ball” (Volume 1) in 2003. For a complete review of the new Headbangers Ball album, visit www.MTV2.com beginning September 21st.



Inspiring the next generation of headbanging fans, "Headbangers Ball," can be seen every Saturday night at 10pm ET and 7pm PT on MTV2. Tune in to the best classic and new metal videos, interviews with the hardest rock artists, and see the showcase of a new breed of metal talent.



To get more information on the MTV2 Headbangers Ball Tour including dates, ticket information, band information, along with details on the “Headbangers Ball” on MTV2, visit www.mtv2.com.



MTV2 recently closed out the most watched year in its history. 2003 also saw the most watched month in MTV2 history among P12-34 (December, 03). Now reaching more than 55 million homes, MTV2 is the 24-hour music network with an emphasis on showcasing new music, breaking artists, and interactivity. MTV2's adventurous programming mix reflects its commitment to providing fans access to the music and artists they love through 24-hours of music videos and a variety of genre music video shows including: hip-hop, rock, and soul.



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*points and laughs* wait i dont know whats funnier the fact you posted this or the fact Aaron is going hahaha

OMG this is so gay gay gya gya
oh wait, it's not.
but posting then removing things is.

I will probably go to this.

gya gya gya you will

the only band i like on that bill is arch enemy. boo

i was asked to shoot it so i will

Blah

heading out to this is 15 minutes...

succubus said:

does any one else feel this is wrong?

Yes, it was unspoken.

pictures are uploading now.

looks like there were boobies everywhere tonight! I LOVE IT!

hahahahaha
there would have been more had the rev taken a pic of me (besides the close up one) i was at one end of the stage and he walked to the opposite side...and then walked back and said "i could see your cleavage all the way down the other end"

hahahahaha

Just what the world needs, more Englishmen in mesh shirts. The only thing that could have saved this concert would be the old AE vocalist bursting out of Angela's vagina, running backstage and murdering CoF with his ugly mutant powers.

And what the fuck is a "Himsa"?

THE CONCEPT OF \'HIMSA'
… … …Himsa : \'Sthula' and \'Sukshma'
… … …Himsa : \'Dravya' and \'Bhava'
… … …Himsa : \'Bahya' and \'Antargata'
… … …Himsa : \'Vyavahara' Point of view
… … …Himsa : \'Nischaya' Point of view
… … …Classification of Himsa :
… … … … …Udyami Himsa
… … … … …Grharambhi Himsa
… … … … …Virodhi Himsa
… … …Denunciation of Himsa.

himsa: they played a pretty good set. the seemed a little bit lost since getting to the crowd was a little dificult with the INSANE ammount of room.

bleeding through: awesome and high energy. the singer from himsa came out during rise and sang. the singer teased the audience getting really close until the last song where he went into the crowd.

arch enemy: the set was short-ish and to the point. a lot of riffs and head banging. I always forget about burning angel and how awesome the guitar riffs are in that song.

cradle of filth: yeah! they only played like 2 or 3 new songs. the rest were all good old songs. I will admit to singing along a lot. I think dani's choice in shirts leaves much to be desired.

I had a GREAT time.

and by that you mean you left after BT?

i thought he was leaving after Arch Enemy

the keyboardist from ackercoke should steal martha's keyboard!

marta
=)
but that wouldn't be cool since bt have had tour issues already

I left half way into Bleeding Through. Got to hear two songs of Himsa. Not see, hear.

Rev, some of those shots were fantastic! I especially like some of those Bleeding Through ones. Now you would know better then me, but I'd say this is one of the better sets of pictures you've collectively taken at one show recently. And they finally had it set up the way I like it, haha! I hope they keep it like that instead of lining the floor with speakers...

Oh well.

succubus said:

yeah i just meant that the guy from ackercoke needs a keyboard like marta's for the big keyboard stand he had.

Wow, danni has dreds now. +10 gay points




and who's that gross fat shick in the front of the crowd?

swamp he had dreads last year too

I was at that show last night, it was pretty good, Cradle sounded way to quiet thought. Dani told me and a couple friends after the show that he had laryngitis though, so that may have been the reason.

Has anyone read the interview with Dani from the December Metal Maniacs?
There's one question that's something like, "Oh wow, it's pretty cool that people are into CoF. I
saw like 3 people today with CoF shirts on!" And Dani instantly goes on the defensive against
charges of "selling out" What a douchebag.

marta kind of resembles davey havok, no?

no she doesnt, at all. the guy from himsa bought my little brother a hotdog. and before the show marta gave me a piece of tape that will rest in my wallet forever more. bleeding through did the best, arch enemy played to any boring songs, i dont like cradle, and that was my first time actually listening to himsa. but i met the singer from himsa, and brandan and marta from bleeding through so i was stoked. i think a couple of guys groped me during arch enemy. yeah i'm a guy, and not to mention an ugly guy, so i don't know why that happened.

i saw cradle of filth when they came around with type o negative and i must say i was appalled

whats up with the guitarist for cradle's catwoman shirt?

That concert kicked sooo much ass. The sound wasn't perfect, but who cares. I was front and center during BT and Arch Enemy. I had to be up front while watching both beautys in both bands. I was right next to the singer of BT when he came out to the crowd. SIC ASSED SHOW!! I hope to see Arch Enemy come back through soon, because in my opinion, they were the best band there. I missed Himsa by like 2 minutes. and the pits were pretty cool during Cradle, but sometimes not enough action. Still..... awesome show.

Arch Enemy rule. Bleeding through blow fucking goats and suck donkey balls and COF are so friggin gay. I love arch enemy but that show had a fucked up lineup if you ask me

what she said

yeah

i gotta disagree with you 2 ladies...

i really like BT
i shall give you both spankings at the next band practice <3

why does the sound at the palladium always dissapoint.(no guitar)

the palladium sucks. although they do get a lot of good bands...

this show, however, was not one of those instances

Yah right, when I was there during Children of Bodom, Fear Factory, and Lamb of God they all sounded awesome. The floor was friggin nuts too. But this concert was better just for the fact Arch Enemy was there.

The sound for Bodom at that show was horrendous!

Bodom's set was fucking horrendous, that sucked the worst out of any time I've seen them

Unlike Arch enemy who were just insanely excellent

uhhhhhh the palladium sucks.

ooh spankings sounds like fun heh

PaganMegan said:

Needled 24/7
Bodom Beach Terror
Sixpounder
Everytime I Die
Hate Crew Deathroll
Downfall
Hate Me!

Normally I'd think this was an ok set, but 1) as I said before, the sound was horrible, 2) I was expecting 1 or 2 songs out of the ones they'd been randomly throwing into some of the previous dates of the tour (Children Of Bodom, Towards Dead End, Trashed Lost And Strungout, among others) that we didn't get, and 3) Throwdown didn't show up so Bodom were told they could play longer, but instead they spent about 40 minutes doing their sound, which makes 1 and 2 piss me off even more.

It just doesn't feel right to me if I don't hear silent night bodom night

40 minutes to set up and shit sound was the end result anyways= disappointing set

dude what fucking business does throwdown have playing with bodom? SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN

PaganMegan said:

ok next time! =)

who the hell ARE throwdown? lousy hardcore?

oh yes, i believe the term is moshcore but im usually too busy laughing my face off when someone is trying to explain a hardcore band to me

MOSHCORE? thats even more of a gay term

This was my first concert. Loved it! The only thing between my ears and the speaker was the guard rail... wasn't really prepared for that. I defidently liked arch enemy the best (showed up just before bleeding through, so I can't say anything about the earlier 2 bands.)