SLAYER TO HEADLINE NEW YORK's THEATER AT MSG and THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS + 4ARM and GOJIRA

2013 has built up already to be a huge year for Australian thrashers 4ARM. The band has spent most of the year playing internationally including the "Dark Roots Of Thrash" tour supporting Testament and Overkill through Nth America as well as numerous festIvals including Hammerfest, MetalDays and Sweden Getaway Rock festival. With no signs of slowing down this year the band has now confirmed that they will return to the US supporting thrash titans SLAYER.

4ARM drummer Michael Vafiotis commented on being asked about supporting Slayer: "Its no secret we have been hugely influenced by Slayer ever since we picked up our instruments and now to actually be given the opportunity to tour with the band that I've personally grown up listening to for over to 15 years is beyond my wildest dreams. All I can say is that I can’t wait to get back to the US and "SLAY" the hell out of what will be the biggest tour of our lives to date”

LOS ANGELES, CA - MONDAY, August 5, 2013 -- Slayer will headline concerts at two venues it hasn't played in 25 years - the Hollywood Palladium on Monday, October 28, and New York's Theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, November 27, the night before Thanksgiving.  Gojira and 4ARM will support.  Registered Slayer Fan Club members will be receiving a special email offering them "first-access" to purchase tickets through a special pre-sale that begins tomorrow.  Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, August 9 at 10AM local time.  Log onto www.slayer.net for more ticketing info.

This will be the first time that Slayer - Araya/bass, vocals, guitarist Kerry King, drummer Paul Bostaph, and guitarist Gary Holt, who continues to fill in for the late founding member Jeff Hanneman - will play a concert in New York since The Big Four concert at Yankee Stadium on September 14, 2011, and the band's first Hollywood show since 2010's Jagermeister Music Tour.  Over the past eighteen months, Slayer has toured throughout Europe, India, Japan, South America, and Australia, and co-headlined the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour of North America. 

Slayer has also been confirmed to play the Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 to be held at the Auditorium Shores in Austin, TX November 8-10. While recovering from the devastating loss of Hanneman, Araya and King have begun to work on new material and hope to spend some time in the studio prior to these dates.

4ARM to play Burning Sea Festival and Metal Days 2013

4ARM have wasted no time in announcing some of their european summer festival shows for 2013. Confirmed so far is Burning Sea Festival (Ex Metal-Fest) in Zadar Croatia June 5-8 and Metaldays (Ex Metal Camp) in Tolmin Slovenia July 21-27.

2013 will see a busy year for the band, already scheduled to play Hammerfest V in Wales in March.

Burning Sea

This years METALFEST ZADAR was so unique, it deserves a name that really fits the extraordinary location. Who experienced the crimson sunsets on the Adriatic Coast knows that there is only one suitable name: BURNING SEA FESTIVAL. The brand METAL HOLIDAY unites great events in the Balkan region that fuse holiday and musical entertainment, the BURNING SEA FESTIVAL is one of them.

http://www.burning-sea.com/

MetalDays

The METALDAYS Festival will present you a friendly and absolutely relaxed atmosphere, perfect for you to just forget about all worries and enjoy your most likely best holiday ever!

The festival is located on a peninsula called Putaminka, which lies inbetween the two mountain rivers called Tolminka and Soca. Putaminka has two "festival-owned" beaches for you relax on. But the two rivers aren't the only reason Putaminka is that beautiful: Tolmin is located only approx. 65 kilometers off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, which really gives you that holiday feel. Also the road you're travelling on will lead you through the Alps, a scenerie that will astonish both full grown metalheads and families with children alike. The METALDAYS area is also part of the Julijske Alpe National Parks, and the river Soca is one of the cleanest in Europe. 

The METALDAYS are unique, be sure to not miss out, you won't ever regret having been there!

http://www.metaldays.net

Below can be seen the official video for Raise A Fist taken from the album Submission For Liberty, 2012 out through Rising Records / Riot Entertainment. Filmed at The Palace Theatre, Melbourne on the Submission For Liberty Tour.

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www.risingrecords.org

www.riotact.com.au

Hammerfest V: 4ARM Confirmed

4ARM have been invited back to the UK for Hammerfest V 2013. The band will be performing on the second stage on Saturday, 16th of March to join a line-up of bands such as Napalm Death, Candlemass and Enslaved with loads more to be announced. The festival as always will run three stages and have over 50 bands performing.

Drummer Michael Vafiotis had this to say: “We're excited to play Hammerfest for the first time and get back to the UK once again. With the new album doing great over there it will be awesome to give our fans another chance to see us live.”

Hammerfest V takes place in Phwelli, Wales from March 14-17, 2013. Tickets and information for the festival are available at http://www.hammerfest.co.uk/

4ARM's latest album “Submission For Liberty” is now out worldwide through Rising Records and Riot Entertainment.

www.4arm.net 

www.risingrecords.org

www.riotact.com.au 

4ARM walk off Zombie Apocalypse Tour

 In a statement to the press 4ARM states the following:

"4ARM have been forced to walk off The Zombie Apocalypse Tour owing to sub-standard arrangements and communications on behalf of the tour promoters, Nemesis Records.  As an example, the accompanying photo is of an actual venue at which the band were expected to perform. Needless to say, this was the final straw triggering 4ARM's exit from a poorly organised and misinformed operation. 4ARM warn all bands to exercise caution in dealings with Nemesis Records.

4ARM apologise to fans who were planning on attending any of the US dates, but would like to assure them of a return to the US under better circumstances."

 

 

4ARM ANNOUNCE FIRST US TOUR

4ARM announced their first ever tour of the USA as they will be a part of The Zombie Apocalypse Tour this summer. The bands included in the tour are Casket For Cassandra, Prey For Sleep and another Australian band Deprivation, also making the journey across the Pacific Ocean. Short Fuse will also be part of the tour on selected dates.

Presented by Nemesis Records and Metalluminati , The Zombie Apocalypse Tour 2012 will make its way through three weeks worth of back to back shows, commencing July 6th and coming to a close with a performance at The Bay Area Metal Festival on the 28th of July.

In addition to the Zombie Apocalypse Tour the band have scheduled two further shows on either end of the tour. Their final show will be at The Whiskey A Go Go in Hollywood August 4th.

Zombie Apocalypse Tour Dates

07/06/12               The Joint                                                Los Angeles, CA
07/07/12               Submission                                           San Francisco, CA
07/11/12               Sunshine Studios                                Colorado Springs, CO
07/12/12               The Rail Club                                         Dallas, TX
07/13/12               TBA                                                          Houston, TX
07/14/12               Clicks Paradise                                     Corpus Christi, TX
07/15/12               The Dirty Dog                                         Austin, TX
07/16/12               Zombie’s Bar                                          San Antonio, TX
07/17/12               Wreckers                                                 Lubbock, TX
07/18/12               The Juggernaut                                     Albuquerque, NM
07/20/12               The Bunkhouse                                     Las Vegas, NV
07/22/12               Hayley’s Bar                                           Everett, WA
07/23/12               The Hop                                                  Spokane, WA
07/24/12               El Corazon                                             Seattle, WA
07/25/12               The Clam Shack                                    Nahcotta, WA
07/26/12               TBA                                                          Medford, OR
07/27/12               The Plea For Peace Center                Stockton, CA
07/28/12               Bay Area Metal Festival                      San Francisco, CA

“Submission For Liberty” is out now worldwide through Rising Records and Riot Entertainment(AU)

www.4arm.net
www.risingrecords.org

www.riotact.com.au

4ARM Unleashed a New Video "Raise A Fist"

4ARM have unleashed  another video from their recently released album ‘Submission For Liberty’ The clip titled ‘Raise A Fist’ that you can watch below. It was filmed at the prestigious Palace Theatre in Melbourne, Australia of March this year. 

Commenting on the video clip is drummer Michael Vafiotis. 

"There is just a real energy and vibe playing this song live and definitely a favorite of mine. The idea came up to visually capture this song live and show some of the intensity we produce at each show and I know it will do just that for all out there watching.”