DARK FUNERAL Performance at WOA 2012 - Tour Dates

Below can be viewed a great performance "in some videos" by Swedish Black Metal legends Dark Funeral at Wacken Open Air 2012. Courtesy of uploder Rabbons85.

Set list.

Stigmata 

The Secrets of the Black Arts 

Atrum Regina 

The Arrival of Satan's Empire 

Vobiscum Satanas 

An Apprentice of Satan 

Open the Gates 

Slava Satan 

Hail Murder 

The Dawn No More Rises 

My Funeral

In related news, Dark Funeral will be a long tour through Europe, USA, Canada and Australia, the dates and venues follow below.

Aug 06 METALCAMP 2012 Tolmin, Slovenia

  Aug 10 Carpathian Alliance Festival w/ VitEr, TYR, Tode... Lviv Region, Ukraine

  Aug 16 Rockstad Falun 2012 Falun, Sweden

  Sep 08 StormCrusher Festival 2012 w/ Debauchery, Illd... Waldsassen, Germany

  Sep 20 The Casbah w/ Grave Charlotte, NC  

  Sep 21 The Masquerade w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Atlanta, GA Share

  Sep 22 Headliner's Music Hall w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Louisville, KY

  Sep 23 Screamin WIllie's w/ Morbid Angel, Gr...Columbus, OH  

  Sep 24 Howard Theater w/ MORBID ANGEL, G... Washington, DC

  Sep 25 Bogie's w/ Grave Albany, NY  

  Sep 26 B.B. King's w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... New York, NY

  Sep 27 Altar Bar w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Pittsburgh, PA

  Sep 28 The Trocadero w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Philadelphia, PA

  Sep 29 The Palladium w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Worcester, MA  

  Sep 30 CLUB SODA w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Montreal, Canada

  Oct 01 Opera House w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Toronto, Canada

  Oct 02 Peabody's w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Cleveland, OH

  Oct 03 Blondie's w/ Grave Detroit, MI

  Oct 04 Mojoes w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Joliet, IL  

  Oct 05 Station 4 w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... St Paul, MN  

  Oct 06 Peoples Court w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Des Moines, IA

  Oct 07 Gothic Theater w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Englewood, CO

  Oct 08 The Complex w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Salt Lake City, UT  

  Oct 10 El Corazon w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Seattle, WA  

  Oct 11 Hawthorne Theater w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Portland, OR  

  Oct 12 Slim's w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... San Francisco, CA

  Oct 13 Ace of Spades w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Sacramento, CA  

  Oct 14 The Grove w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Anaheim, CA

  Oct 15 Marquee Theatre w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Tempe, AZ  

  Oct 16 House of Rock El Paso, TX  

  Oct 17 Trees w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Dallas, TX

  Oct 18 Scout Bar w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... Houston, TX

  Oct 19 Backstage Lounge w/ Morbid Angel, Gr... San Antonio, TX  

  Oct 21 The Firebird w/ Grave, Tyranny E... St Louis, MO

  Oct 22 Blackened Moon Lansing, MI  

  Oct 23 Broadway Joe's w/ Grave Buffalo, NY  

  Nov 22 The Hi Fi Brisbane, Australia

  Nov 23 Factory Theatre Sydney, Australia

  Nov 24 The Corner Hotel w/ Okera, BELLIGERE... Melbourne Vic, Australia

  Nov 25 Amplifier Perth, Australia

In May 2012 DARK FUNERAL and Century Media Records  have announced the signing of a worldwide deal for the next 3 albums.

Guitarist and founding member Lord Ahriman comments: "Our bad luck with labels in the past has for sure been very frustrating. So it is with great pleasure to finally be able to turn the page, move on and start a new dark chapter in the DARK FUNERAL saga, as we join the great Century Media family. Century Media has more than enough proven to be a stable and highly professional label. And we are totally looking forward to this new cooperation, which I'm sure will prove to be very satisfying and successful for both parts. Hail the goat!"

Jens Prueter, Head Of A&R at Century Media Records Europe, comments: “I always respected DARK FUNERAL for their endurance and integrity. They’ve gone through some hard times, but never gave up and also never gave in to compromise on their musical and aesthetic vision. Almost 20 years after their formation it’s still the same powerhouse of unmerciful Black Metal and the new line-up is stronger and more focused than in the past. Thanks to Lord Ahriman and the whole band! Looking forward to their 20th anniversary in 2013 with a new album In The Sign Of The Horns!”

Photo by Chris Ntaskas
From left to right:
Lord Ahriman (guitars)
 Dominator (drums)
Jens Prueter (Head Of A&R at Century Media Records Europe)
Zornheym (bass)
Nachtgarm (vocals)
Chaq Mol (guitars)

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DARK FUNERAL and Century Media Records sign worldwide deal for the next 3 albums

Swedish Black Metal legends DARK FUNERAL and Century Media Records  have announced the signing of a worldwide deal for the next 3 albums.

Guitarist and founding member Lord Ahriman comments: "Our bad luck with labels in the past has for sure been very frustrating. So it is with great pleasure to finally be able to turn the page, move on and start a new dark chapter in the DARK FUNERAL saga, as we join the great Century Media family. Century Media has more than enough proven to be a stable and highly professional label. And we are totally looking forward to this new cooperation, which I'm sure will prove to be very satisfying and successful for both parts. Hail the goat!"

Jens Prueter, Head Of A&R at Century Media Records Europe, comments: “I always respected DARK FUNERAL for their endurance and integrity. They’ve gone through some hard times, but never gave up and also never gave in to compromise on their musical and aesthetic vision. Almost 20 years after their formation it’s still the same powerhouse of unmerciful Black Metal and the new line-up is stronger and more focused than in the past. Thanks to Lord Ahriman and the whole band! Looking forward to their 20th anniversary in 2013 with a new album In The Sign Of The Horns!”

Founded back in 1993 in the depths of Sweden by Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon, DARK FUNERAL has proven to be one of the leaders of the second wave of black metal among other legends such as Marduk and Darkthrone. While other black metal bands lost themselves through the late 90’s / early 00’s, DARK FUNERAL managed to remain faithful to its roots, be it musically, aesthetically and lyrically. After 5 albums, hundreds of live rituals, the band leaded by Lord Ahriman and now featuring Nachtgarm on vocals is ready to embark on a new Satanic Crusade with Century Media Records. Expect nothing but pure black metal the way it was meant to be.

DARK FUNERAL Live:
07.06.2012 Sweden Rock Festival, Norje, Sweden
22.06.2012 15 Ans Tout A Fond, Montpellier, France
29.06.2012 With Full Force Open Air, Lobnitz, Germany
04.08.2012 Wacken Open Air, Wacken, Germany
06.08.2012 Metalcamp, Tolmin, Slovenia
10.08.2012 Carpathian Alliance Festival, Lviv Region, Ukraine
16.08.2012 Rockstad Falun, Falun, Sweden

Photo by Chris Ntaskas

From left to right: Lord Ahriman (guitars), Dominator (drums), Jens Prueter (Head Of A&R at Century Media Records Europe), Zornheym (bass), Nachtgarm (vocals), Chaq Mol (guitars)

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Dark Funeral: video premiere of the new Line Up!

Dark Funeral presented the most recent additions to the group, vocalist Nachtgarm (Negator) and bassist Zornheym, which debutedlive at Sweden Rock Cruise. Tallink Silja Galaxy The ship sailed from Stockholm, Sweden on 06 October and made a trip to Turku, Finland to Stockholm before returning 23 hours later. The video Dark Funeral - Stigmata & 666 voices inside Sweden Rock Cruise 2011 can be watched below.

Source in Portuguese: whiplash

DARK FUNERAL confirmed for the "Forces Of Metal Festival 2012" (NL)

Forces Of Metal festival, set to take place June 8-9, 2012 at the E3 beach in Eersel, The Netherlands. 

DARK FUNERAL, plays on Saturday, June 9th !!!


The two-day event will feature three stages, a campsite, and a market. 


The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 


CHROME DIVISION 
CRASHDIET
DARK FUNERAL
DRACONIAN
EDGUY
JETT BLACK
KAMELOT
THE POODLES
ROCK SUGAR
SAINT DEAMON
SAMAEL
STEELHEART


For more information, visit 
http://www.forcesofmetal.com
http://www.facebook.com/ForcesOfMetal
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MORE TOURDATES:
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DARK FUNERAL - TOUR BOOKING:
Dragon Productions
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DARK FUNERAL - COLOMBIA, ECUADOR and VENEZUELA added to Latin American Tour

Latin American tour "Satanic War Tour - The Return" is finally starting to take shape. The most recent additions are shows in COLOMBIA, ECUADOR and VENEZUELA. Additional countries/shows will be announced shortly, stay tuned!

DARK FUNERAL

Satanic War Tour - The Return

Latin American Tour 2011

19.11 Guadalajara - Hell and Heaven Metal Fest 2011 (MX)

20.11 TBA

21.11 TBA

22.11 TBA

23.11 TBA

24.11 TBA

25.11 Mexico City - Circo Volador (MX)

26.11 Puebla - TBA (MX)

27.11 TBA

28.11 TBA

29.11 TBA

30.11 TBA

01.12 Quito - TBA (Ecuador) *** NEW ***

02.12 Medellin - Teatro Matacandelas (Colombia) *** NEW ***

03.12 Bogota - Teatro La Mama (Colombia) *** NEW ***

04.12 Caracas - Mouling Rouge Pub (Venezuela) *** NEW ***

BRAZIL

w/ The Accûsed + Gamma Bomb

06.12 Santa Maria/RS - Ginásio Bate Bola (BR) *

07.12 Recife/PE - Burburinho Bar (BR) *

08.12 Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Teatro Odisséia (BR) *

09.12 Belo Horizonte/MG - Music Hall (BR)

10.12 São Paulo/SP - Carioca Clube (BR)

11.12 Rio Negrinho/SC - Zoombie Ritual Festival (BR)

12.12 Porto Alegre/RS - Bar Opinião (BR)

* Local Support

Stay tuned for additional countries, cities, dates and venues!

DARK FUNERAL to play GREECE with SEPTIC FLESH in January 2012

Dark Funeral announces in the "Myspace" two more shows in Greece.

Ave demons. We "DARK FUNERAL" are proud to announce 2 (two) co-headlining shows in Greece together with SEPTIC FLESH among others.

06.01.2012 Thessaloniki - Block 33 (GR)

On stage:

SEPTIC FLESH (Greece) - Headliners

DARK FUNERAL (Sweden) - Co-Headliners

DESCENDING (Greece)

+ local act

07.01.2012 Athens - Fuzz Live Music Club (GR)

On stage:

SEPTIC FLESH (Greece) - Headliners

DARK FUNERAL (Sweden) - Co-Headliners

HEAVIER THAN GOD (Greece)

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BAND LINKS:

http://www.facebook.com/darkfuneral 

http://www.facebook.com/septicfleshband 

http://www.facebook.com/theDESCENDING 

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DARK FUNERAL - MORE TOURDATES:

http://www.facebook.com/darkfuneral?sk=events 

http://bnds.in/ir9miw 

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DARK FUNERAL - TOUR BOOKING:

Dragon Productions

http://www.dragon-productions.com/ 

http://www.facebook.com/DragonProductionsOfficial 

DARK FUNERAL Satanic War Tour - The Return . MEXICAN Tourdates announced!

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have posted the following message at their MySpace: 

DARK FUNERAL
Satanic War Tour - The Return

MEXICO
19.11 Mexico (TBA)
25.11 Mexico (TBA)
26.11 Mexico City - (Venue TBA)

BRAZIL
w/ The Accûsed + Gamma Bomb
06.12.2011 TBA - TBA *
07.12.2011 Recife/PE - TBA *
08.12.2011 Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Teatro Odisséia (BR) **
09.12.2011 Belo Horizonte/MG - Music Hall (BR)*
10.12.2011 São Paulo/SP - Carioca Clube (BR) *
11.12.2011 Rio Negrinho/SC - Zoombie Ritual Festival (BR)
12.12.2011 Porto Alegre/RS - Bar Opinião (BR)
* Local Support

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DARK FUNERAL announce new Bassist

In his MySpace blog Dark Funeral made ​​the following statement:

The black circle has been closed once again and it is with great pleasure that we would like to announce and welcome our new bass player, ZORNHEYM. 

Now, that we face our new line up, I must say that the atmosphere and the chemistry within the band feels absolutely fantastic. Furthermore, every single member of Dark Funeral is once again sharing a tremendously strong commitment, an absolute dedication as well as utter professionalism. And I am absolutely sure that what you, our dear fans, soon will be able to witness that this unholy gathering of these five knights in Satan's service is the most sinful and powerful Dark Funeral ever!

We have rehearsed together for a few months already. And it feels like we are already tighter and sound much better than ever before. So once we kick off touring again, we will be like an infernal war machine that will crush everything in its path. 

ZORNHEYM comments : It is with great honor to be now part of this undefeatable armada of Black Metal-Warriors. When you join the truly ineffable Kings of Swedish Black Metal it is beyond doubt that great excitement accompanies this unholy path of trampled souls. Onwards into Battle! The circle is closed!

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Dark Funeral "Your Doom Is Sealed" watch us do the devil's work! New gigs coming up!

In a statement on the Dark Funeral Blog:

Ave!

At first, I'd like to say that it feels extremely good to be back with all our might again. It's also amazing to see that the interest in Dark Funeral and our hellish musical crusade grows rapidly fast at the moment and is now bigger than ever before!

The 10 months we have been on hiatus have been quite frustrating to say the least, but make no mistake, now it is full throttle! We are currently busy rehearsing to get in killer shape and to be able to hit the road as soon as possible to unleash hell upon mankind once again!

Our booking agency, Dragon Productions, is currently hard at work on booking shows/tours for us. We have already announced to board 70000 TONS OF METAL. The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival will cruise from Monday, January 23, 2012 aboard the Royal Caribbean "Majesty of the Seas" from Miami, FL to George Town, Cayman Islands and will not let you escape to the real world for four days until Friday, January 27, 2012. For more info & tickets, please visit http://www.70000tons.com

Moreover, we can now also announce that we will play on Metal Invasion - Chapter V

DARK FUNERAL Announce New Vocalist

In a statement on the Dark Funeral  blog 

I must admit that it surely was not an easy task to find a worthy replacement for Emperor Magus Caligula, who has been doing an amazing job for Dark Funeral during the past 15 years. He has not only been "the vocalist" for the band, but also a very good friend of mine and he always will be!

Anyway, 10 months of intense search worldwide have finally given result. And I'm VERY proud to announce and welcome "NACHTGARM" to the horde.

I think, I can speak for everyone in the band and say that besides completely knocking us down with the strength of his vocals and wide register, what truly blew us away was his presence, energy and the amazing spirit he showed during the final audition. He just came into the rehearsal room, found and took his rightful spot. And then just set the whole place on hellfire!

It's really hard to explain "that" certain feeling one is looking for, but once you get it, you just know that you've found the right man for the job. And that is something we all got "deluxe". No doubt about that! Mankind has no idea what is coming upon them. And I can't wait to bring this maniac on tour for the world to experience DARK FUNERAL in the most intense and hellish way ever!

During the 10 month we have been looking for a new vocalist and drummer, we have received over 1000 applications. The interest to join DARK FUNERAL has been way over expectation and quite overwhelming to say the least. And I'd like to take this opportunity to thank EVERYONE who applied for the jobs. One thing is for sure: There are a lot of unknown talents out there. And once they've found the right band to deliver their goods, I'm sure we all will hear from many of these guys in the future. Good luck! / Lord Ahriman

Chaq Mol Comments: When E.M.Caligula quit the band my first thought was "how the fuck will we be able to find a worthy replacement now?". In my eyes he was the best vocalist in the Black Metal scene. Anyhow, after we had listened through a couple of hundreds applicants, there were two guys that really stood out and sounded very promising indeed. The question now was, would they nail it on a live audition too, and would their personalities be of that kind we were looking for?! Well, after 10 month search we finally found the right man for the job! And all my previous doubts and concerns are now a memory forgotten. NACHTGARM, welcome to the horde!

Nachtgarm comments: To me, Dark Funeral is the epitome of Black Metal. To be a member of this institution now, is not only a big honor for me, but is also complementing my work as a lead singer as well as my action at the front of the stage throughout the years. Consequently, I am very glad that Dark Funeral put their unholy faith in me and my abilities.

As the successor of Emperor Magus Caligula I am quite aware of the high expectations being directed to my person. However, I can assure every one of you out there, that with every breath I take I will live up to these expectations. Hands down. This is the arrival of Satan's Empire. Now let us set this world aflame! But that's not all.., DARK FUNERAL are also proud to announce to board 70000 TONS OF METAL, The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival that will sail Monday, January 23, 2012 aboard the Royal Caribbean "Majesty of the Seas" from Miami, FL to George Town, Cayman Islands and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 27, 2012.

Make no mistake, 70000TONS OF METAL is not your grandma's cruise. It's also not one of the cruises that share the ship with regular cruise guests. This is an all Heavy Metal cruise! Can you imagine that? A whole luxury cruise ship full of metalheads? You can enjoy tons of onboard live shows on several in and outdoor stages from early in the morning until late at night, open-mic nights, Heavy Metal karaoke with members of the bands, bars that never close, again: bars that never close..., a fun-and-sun-filled day on the beautiful island of Grand Cayman and since there is no backstage area you will have the opportunity to mingle side-by-side with the artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It's like everyone has a backstage pass!

So far 14 out of a total of 40 bands on board are known:

AMORPHIS, CORONER, DARK FUNERAL, ELUVEITIE, GRAVE DIGGER, IN EXTREMO, MOONSORROW, MY DYING BRIDE, NIGHTWISH, PESTILENCE, SAMAEL, STRATOVARIUS, THERION, TRISTANIA

Ticket prices start at US$666 plus US$289 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24 room service!

What are you waiting for? You might even need a vacation from this vacation when all is said and done! Check out http://www.70000tons.com/ for more information and book your cabin NOW!

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Stay tuned. More news and announcements to come shortly...

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