MARGATE: The Westcoast

SAT 3RD MAR, 2012 7:00pm

Underground Music Production in association with the Flaming Arts Agency proudly presents

The Decimation of Europe tour featuring

Decapitated
DECAPITATED As a Teenage Death Metal act DECAPITATED averaged an age of just 17 by the time of their debut album but incredibly drummer Vitek was a mere twelve years old upon their formation in 1996. Both guitarist Vogg and bassist Martin also held down membership of Black Metal act LUX OCCULTA . In 1997 the trio of vocalist Sauron, guitarist Vogg and Vitek added the 13 year old bassist Martin. DECAPITATED, hailing from Krosno, debuted with the demos Cemeteral Gardens in 1997 and 1998 "The Eye Of Horus". Further exposure was garnered by the inclusion of tracks on the 2000 Relapse Records 'Polish Assault' compilation alongside YATTERING , LOST SOUL and DAMNABLE . The first album, recorded for Earache subsidiary Wicked World, was produced by VADER Piotr Wiwczarek and sees a cover of SLAYER Mandatory Suicide. DECAPITATED early demos were pressed up onto CD by Poland’s Metal Mind Productions entitled The First Damned, adding two live tracks from the 'Thrash 'em All' festival. The band toured as support to VADER in early 2001. DECAPITATED's February 2002 album 'Nihility' would include a cover version of NAPALM DEATH 's 'Suffer The Children'. The band scored a valuable coup later that same year, being chosen to perform at the Polish 'Ozzfest' event in late May. By August DECAPITATED was on the road in North America with tour partners INCANTATION , VEHEMENCE and DEAD TO FALL . The band, shooting a promotional video for the track 'Spheres of Madness' to further promote the album, would form up part of a strong package bill topped by VADER for a run of dates across mainland Europe from late August alongside KRISIUN and PREJUDICE . Vitek took time out to lay down drums on VADER frontman Piotr Wiwczarek's PANZER X project EP 'Steel Fist'. The February 2004 DECAPITATED album 'The Negatron' would see a bonus track offering of a take on DEICIDE 's 'Lunatic Of God's Creation'. A short spurt of UK dates saw the band ranked alongside ROTTING CHRIST , ANATA and THUS DEFILED . The band then united with Norwegian Black Metal elite outfit MAYHEM and Japanese act DEFILED for a European tour commencing early April. US dates scheduled for July and August had DECAPITATED opening for CANNIBAL CORPSE . However, all North American touring plans were cancelled due to the sensitivity in regard to the band's name and the executions of hostage victims in Iraq. DECAPITATED parted ways with guitarist Jacek Hiro in October, opting to remain a quartet for February 2005 European gigs allied with HATE , CRIONICS and DIES IRAE . The band re-shaped in June when frontman Sauron closed a nine year tenure by announcing his withdrawal. DECAPITATED quickly drew in their friend Covan formerly of ATROPHIA RED SUN, NEUROTOXIC.c.w.a., as replacement. The band entered Hertz Studios in Bialystok in August to record a new album entitled 'Organic Hallucinosis'. September European dates had DECAPITATED partnered with British act GOREROTTED and Dutch DETONATION . Following US gigs in December, DECAPITATED parted ways with bassist Martin, the four-stringer having to deal with military conscription issues, pulling in Richard Gulczynski as replacement. Live work breaking into 2006, promoting the 'Organic Hallucinosis' album recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, saw the band teaming up with HYPOCRISY , SOILENT GREEN , RAGING SPEEDHORN , NILE and WITH PASSION for a North American tour commencing in early January. In mid February it was learned that bassist Martin had returned to the fold. US dates for September and October 2006 saw the band hooking up with KRISIUN , CATTLE DECAPITATION , SIX FEET UNDER and ABYSMAL DAWN . The band united with headliners FEAR FACTORY and SUFFOCATION for further North American shows in November. The band united with Nancy's PHAZM for extensive European touring throughout February 2007. In May the group toured throughout Australia and New Zeeland supporting NILE . The band's next tour outing was to be the 'Summer Slaughter' trek across the USA throughout June and July, seeing NECROPHAGIST headlining on a mammoth package billing with BENEATH THE MASSACRE , CEPHALIC CARNAGE , CATTLE DECAPITATION , THE FACELESS , AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK , ARSIS and ION DISSONANCE . The band is ready for next tour attacks! Asia, North and South America and Europe!!

Aborted
Mankind’s sense for creativity probably manifests best in the sheer unlimited ways of torturing, mutilating, and killing each other. Successfully applying this atrocious inventiveness to their perversely precise sonic executions, “European death metal butchers” ABORTED with members hailing from Belgium, France & UK have refined and re-defined the tools of their trade on their seventh full-length “Global Flatline” to murder the listener with unimaginably gruesome, shockingly diverse brutality.

After the already much-lauded Century Media debut “Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture” their newest effort turns out to be ABORTED’s most meticulous, ferocious and variable to date. Whether they pummel the listener with relentless blastbeats, fester in your veins with infectious grooves, cut arteries utilizing sadistically shredding leads and gurgle, snarl with inhuman violence, these guys make sure they leave no witnesses to their evil deeds.
“Global Flatline” impresses with a more raw and extreme, effective songwriting emphasizing dynamics and darker, refreshingly modern elements that broaden the extremely lethal death metal the band has been known and feared for since its conception in 1995.

Combining the band’s undeniable live energy with a powerhouse production from Eric Rachel (The Red Chord, TheCyanide Black Dahlia Murder, God Forbid etc.) and a “fuck you' rock'n roll” approach to the overly edited, sterile sounding death metal records of today, ABORTED succeed in retaining their vicious roots while evolving in terms of melody, musical virtuosity and vigor. Taking the album’s lyrical concept of true crime, serial killer topics quite literally, Colin Marks’ frighteningly realistic and brutal artwork for “Strychnine.213” reinforces the notion that ABORTED have doubtlessly developed into extreme metal’s most promising new breed.

Having toured with Behemoth, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy or lately Heaven Shall Burn, sharing festival stages with Hatebreed, Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse, the Belgian quintet is highly respected for its intense live shows. In ABORTED’s degenerated worldview murder is fun and you will be delighted to be killed by their new aural toxin…

Cyanide Serenity
Formed from the ashes of three top Midlands bands hailing from the UK, Cyanide Serenity has already made a huge impact on the metal scene around the world. Originally forming in February of 2008, newly acquired singer Travis Neal from Century Medias own Divine Heresy joined at the start of 2011, completing the lineup of Cyanide Serenity.

Cyanide Serenity has just released their debut EP “Consume Me” in February 2011. With work starting on the album one year ago, it was recorded at Burnt Studios in the UK and self-produced by Cyanide Serenity. The album is a mix of Metal, Hardcore, Deathcore, Melodic and Technical Metal. Their unique sound comes from each members desire, even while in their other bands, to take the sound to a whole new level and in a direction that no one out there is touching on at this time.

One of Cyanide Serenity’s first shows was supporting IRON MAIDEN in Bangalore, India, supporting them in front of 30,000 people. This opportunity was incredible for Cyanide Serenity, and a chance they will never forget. This one opportunity had gained CS a huge reputation and fan base in the Indian Metal Scene. Their reputation continued to grow worldwide after this performance, gaining them more of a fan base and also getting the attention of the industry side of the scene, at the end of 2010 it saw the band headline their own India tour across the country at huge demand.

In 2011, Cyanide Serenity is slated to perform as direct support for huge bands overseas. This is a huge opportunity for CS as will establish an even greater fan base and buzz for the band. CS will also be touring as much as possible in the United States, Europe and worldwide throughout the year.

Cyanide Serenity is currently represented by world class booking agency Soundworks Touring, (Deicide, Decrepit Birth, Origin, Hate Eternal, etc.), within Europe and First Row Talent within the USA. With strong booking agents behind them, the final piece was Cyanide Serenity joining the ranks of Extreme Management Group alongside such metal elites as Suffocation, Origin, Aborted, Decrepit Birth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, etc.

With their strong lineup, new album, incredible buzz, and strong fan base within the worldwide metal scene, Cyanide Serenity is ready to rise and show the world that they have the backing and talent to be one of the best bands to ever grace the metal scene.

See Cyanide Serenity on their upcoming European tour along side of Decapitated, Aborted and Fleshgod Apocalypse November/December 2011 and in the UK in March 2012 with Decapitated and Aborted.

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Doors 7pm
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