Cruz Del Sur Update: ARGUS Live, TWISTED TOWER DIRE Record Release Party & More

Pennsylvania-based doom/metal troupe ARGUS have confirmed several badass live appearances for the coming weeks, kicking off with two shows this week! The band play Toledo, Ohio this Friday on their way to Kenosha, Wisconsin where they're scheduled as one of the main acts at this weekend's Days of the Doomed Festival, alongside The Gates of Slumber, Admiral Browning, Backwoods Payback, Orodruin, Black Pyramid and tons more.

 

More ARGUS shows are being confirmed for the Summer months, and the band are planning a mini tour for the late Summer/early Fall months as well. More info to follow in the coming weeks.

 

ARGUS have also confirmed that they'll be recording several bonus tracks for the vinyl edition of their latest opus, Boldly Stride The Doomed, including "Black Rose" by Thin Lizzy and "At the Gallow's End" by Candlemass. More info on the vinyl release will be announced shortly.

 

ARGUS Confirmed Live Appearances:

6/17/2011 Woodchuck's - Toledo, OH w/ The PB Army, Ugly Tribe Revival, Once-ler

6/18/2011 The P.L.A.V. - Kenosha, WI @ Days of the Doomed Fest [info]

7/23/2011 The Bricks - Franklin, PA w/ The Del Rios, Fistfight in the Parking Lot

"...one of the strongest, most memorable heavy metal albums in recent memory. The album gets the highest recommendation I'll give this year, a rewarding album for fans of heavy and doom alike. 98%" - Metal Archives

 

"...here they succeed effortlessly with an album equally musical, emotionally-charged, and balls-out-rockin’, but most importantly timeless. 9.2/10" - Metal Review

 

"...jam-packed with solid doom-metal riffage and tasty, melodic solos... 9/10" - Hellbound

 "Classic and epic, foreboding and entertaining... 4/5" - Dangerdog Music Reviews "...prime pick for top albums of the year..." - Hellride Music

 

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The latest in an ongoing list of regional live appearances, Virginia's high-energy metal outfit TWISTED TOWER DIRE have scheduled an official record release show for their latest scorcher, Make It Dark. The festivities will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday, August 5, as a totally free show! View the flyer for the event and more here.

 

Stay tuned for more updates on TTD live over the coming months as they continue to promote the blazing Make It Dark release.

 

TWISTED TOWER DIRE Record Release Show:

8/05/2011 The Dive Bar - Raleigh, NC

 

"Been a long time since I’ve been this 'jazzed' about a new album from an established artist. Highly recommended! 9/10" - Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles

 

"...a terrific release that signals Twisted Tower Dire's emphatic return to the forefront of traditional heavy metal. 9/10" - Metal Assault

 

"...a killer attack of great traditional metal and NWOBHM sounds. 4.5/5" - About.com

 

"Make It Dark will make unbelievers, believers. 8/10" - Blistering

 "...one of the best hidden traditional metal acts in America today." - Metal Army America

 

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Stay tuned for more updates on all things Cruz Del Sur in the coming weeks. 

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ARGUS: Full Album Stream & Contest Hosted By MetalReview Is Live Today

With the street date for Pennsylvania-based traditional/doom metal warriors ARGUS' sophomore album, Boldly Stride The Doomed, just over a week away, high-traffic metal 'zine MetalReview.com is hosting a stream of the entire ten-song opus until its official for North American release on May 3, via Cruz Del Sur Records. Stop by and crank up the album stream at this location now!

In addition to the album stream, MetalReview is also hosting a contest in conjunction with Cruz Del Sur and ARGUS directly. Running from now until the May 3 North American release date, the "Name That Mascot and Tell Us What the Hell He's Doing On Those Two Covers" contest focuses on the cover art for ARGUS' new Boldly Stride The Doomed full-length, as well as their 2009 self-titled debut album, both crafted by artist Brad Moore. Check out the full details and enter the contest at this location.

"They are simply about making fist-in-the-air heavy metal of the highest order, and here they succeed effortlessly with an album equally musical, emotionally-charged, and balls-out-rockin’, but most importantlytimeless. 9.2/10" - Metal Review

"...jam-packed with solid doom-metal riffage and tasty, melodic solos while Balich’s voice soaring overtop like a true Messiah. 9/10" - Hellbound

"Unlike bands such as Candlemass or Solitude Aeturnus, Argus is not afraid to let the tempos run into the mid-range and thus avoids an album of dirges. 4.25/5" - The Metal Crypt

"...soulful metal for thoughtful metal fans; the likes of which makes for some truly memorable music." - Metal Army America

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ARGUS: Details On New Album Confirmed

Italian heavy metal label Cruz Del Sur Music confirms May 3, 2011 as the official release date for the sophomore album from Pennsylvania-based ARGUS! Entitled Boldly Stride The Doomed, this is the first release from ARGUS via Cruz Del Sur. View the album's cover art and more at this location.

Boldly Stride The Doomed Track Listing:

1. Abandoning The Gates Of Byzantium

2. A Curse On The World

3. Wolves Of Dusk

4. The Ladder

5. Durendal

6. 42-7-29

7. Boldly Stride The Doomed

8. Fading Silver Light

9. Pieces Of Your Smile

10. The Ruins Of Ouroboros

 

ARGUS stormed onto the underground metal scene with their twin guitar-driven, doom-tinged, working class metal sound with a self-recorded demo in early 2007, on John Brenner’s (Revelation/Against the Nature) DIY label, Bland Hand Records. The band was roundly welcomed by the metal community at home as well as abroad and established its foundation amongst friends/fans within the scene. With this initial momentum, the band created a buzz that was only solidified by their punishing live performances. Their self-titled debut album was released on Shadow Kingdom Records in 2009 receiving praise from media outlets worldwide. The band continued to gain notoriety attracting like-minded fans world-wide who celebrate the genre and its core values of: hard work, discipline and integrity.

 

Featuring the powerful voice of former Penance vocalist Butch Balich, ARGUS prepares to cement themselves within the metal archives with their sophomore effort, Boldly Stride the Doomed!

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ARGUS Signs To Cruz Del Sur Music

CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC have reached an agreement with Pennsylvania's ARGUS for the release of their new album entitled Boldly Strides The Doomed.

ARGUS was formed in 2007 and features Bruce Balich of Penance fame on vocals. They released their self-titled debut album on Shadow Kingdom records in 2009, which was greeted warmly by the metal press immediately, Decibel Magazine describing them as "...a chest-thumping display of epic heavy metal as performed by a bunch of staunch doom metal fans. Indeed, ARGUS are all about big riffs, galloping anthems, dark melodies and tube amps."

The recordings of Boldly Stride The Doomed will take place at Soundscape Studios in Pittsburgh. The initial tracking sessions are set to begin this week and will continue throughout December and January. The master of heavy metal wizardry Dave Watson (Icarus Witch, Mantic Ritual, Crown The Lost) will be at the engineering and production helm once again. The album is set to contain approximately eight or nine songs, including track titles such as "A Curse On The World," "The Ladder," "42-7-29" and "Durendal." As Metalreview.com said, "...strangers to the band who prefer their metal melodic, galloping and built on a classic doom foundation, consider ARGUS your call to arms..."

ARGUS will perform on the 16th of April 2011 at the Hammer Of Doom V Festival, the annual doom and epic metal appointment in Würzburg, Germany, where they'll have the chance to perform with a cast of incredible bands such as Pentagram, While Heaven Wept, Atlantean Kodex, Solstice and many more.

Boldly Strides The Doomed will be released by CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC simultaneously on CD, vinyl and digital form on the 3rd of May 2011.

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