EXHUMED: Necrocracy Track-By-Track Breakdown Now Available At Guitar World; North American Takeover To Commence This Weekend

In conjunction with EXHUMED's forthcoming North American live takeover, set to commence this weekend, today Guitar World delivers a thorough track-by-track breakdown of Necrocracy. Released last month via Relapse Records, and crowned, "one of the year's best death/goregrind releases," by About.com, the record serves as the band's most musically adept, sonically punishing and conceptually provocative recording of their gore-strewn catalog.

Scroll over to Guitarworld.com, where EXHUMED's Matt Harvey delivers a comprehensive track-by-track dissection of Necrocracy's compelling themes and compositions at THIS LOCATION.

Additionally, fans can still blister their ear holes with bonus tracks from Necrocracy, streaming at the EXHUMED BandCamp page HERE.

Prior to their month-long North American ambush with labelmates Dying Fetus, EXHUMED will rampage through several cities, including Los Angeles this weekend, for two very special shows alongside Carcass and Repulsion! See updated tour dates below.

EXHUMED:
9/28/2013 The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA w/ Carcass, Repulsion
9/29/2013 Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA w/ Carcass, Repulsion
10/01/2013 Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
10/02/2013 Brass Rail - Peoria, IL
10/03/2013 The Shrunken Head - Columbus, OH

EXHUMED w/ Dying Fetus, Abiotic, Waking The Cadaver:
10/04/2013 Mojo 13 - Wilmington, DE
10/05/2013 Ziggy's by The Sea - Wilmington, NC
10/06/2013 Back Booth - Orlando, FL
10/07/2013 The Orpheum - Tampa, FL
10/09/2013 Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX
10/10/2013 Red 7 - Austin, TX
10/11/2013 Trees - Dallas, TX
10/12/2013 Chameleon Room - Oklahoma City, OK
10/13/2013 Lumenscapes - Algodones, NM
10/14/2013 Club Red - Tempe, AZ
10/15/2013 Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
10/16/2013 The Whisky - W. Hollywood, CA
10/17/2013 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
10/18/2013 Branx - Portland, OR
10/19/2013 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA

w/ Dying Fetus, Abiotic:
10/20/2013 Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
10/22/2013 Republik - Calgary, AB
10/23/2013 Pawn Shop - Edmonton, AB
10/24/2013 Riddell Centre - Regina, SK
10/25/2013 Park Theater - Winnipeg, MB

w/ Dying Fetus, Abiotic, Rivers Of Nihil:

10/26/2013 Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN
10/27/2013 Reggie's - Chicago, IL
10/28/2013 The High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
10/29/2013 Peabodys - Cleveland, OH
10/30/2013 Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY
10/31/2013 Palladium - Worcester, MA
11/01/2013 Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
11/02/2013 Empire - Springfield, VA

To order your copy of Necrocracy, point your browser to THIS LOCATION. The record is also available via iTunes HERE. And if you missed it, peep the visuals for "Coins Upon The Eyes".

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EXHUMED: Necrocracy Drops In North America TODAY; Band To Play Special Show With Carcass Next Month

Necrocracy, the long-awaited new studio offering from West Coast ministers of blood, gore and audio disease, EXHUMED, officially drops TODAY in North America. Recorded at Arcane Digital Recording in Chandler, Arizona with Ryan Butler (Misery Index, Landmine Marathon, Phobia), with drums tracked at Trench Studios in Corona, California with John Haddad (Hirax, Abysmal Dawn, Intronaut), Necrocracy is inarguably EXHUMED’s most musically adroit, sonically punishing and lyrically thought-provoking recording of their winding, blood-soaked career.

Comments guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey of their latest batch of repugnant requiems: “Seeing as how we recorded Necrocracy back in September and October of last year, a profound sense of relief is our initial reaction to the release of our fifth album, which, when pronounced correctly, will make the speaker feel like the roof of their mouth is covered in delicious peanut butter. We're super psyched on the heavy vibes and unhealthy aromas this record exudes and we hope all you filthy animals out there will feel the same. It's the hookiest, meatiest EXHUMED record yet, as far as we can tell.”

To order Necrocracy, point your browser to THIS LOCATION. The record is also available via iTunes HERE. And if you missed it, peep the monolithic and horrifying visual for “Coins Upon The Eyes”.

In related news, the band will be celebrating Necrocracy at their official release party August 8th in Los Angeles. The debaucherous evening will include a taste of the record in its entirety as well as Harvey at the DJ booth flaunting his exquisite taste in NWOBHM, thrash and grindcore. L.A. friends, don’t miss this!

Then, prior to their month-long North American takeover this Fall with labelmates Dying Fetus, EXHUMED will share the stage with extreme metal legends Carcass at The Troubadour in Los Angeles!

Elaborates Harvey, “We're stoked to be playing an exclusive West Coast show with some British band that people have been telling me about called Carcass. I heard their new song ‘Captive Bolt Pistol’ awhile ago and I think they're really onto something. I think they could really go somewhere given the right promotion and label push. Should be a pretty excellent gig. I think it was preordained a long time ago, so it's nice to see it finally come to fruition. The only thing I look forward to more than the show itself will be bugging Bill Steer about how he got the Symphonies of Sickness guitar tone in a drunken stupor at the inevitably humiliating after-party.”

EXHUMED Necrocracy Release Party:
8/08/2013 The Joint – Los Angeles, CA [info]

EXHUMED w/ Carcass
9/28/2013 The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA

EXHUMED w/ Dying Fetus
10/04/2013 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE

10/05/2013 The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC

10/06/2013 Back Booth – Orlando, FL

10/07/2013 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL

10/09/2013 Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX

10/10/2013 Red 7 – Austin, TX

10/11/2013 Trees – Dallas, TX

10/12/2013 Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK

10/13/2013 Warehouse 21 – Santa Fe, NM

10/14/2013 Rocky Point – Tempe, AZ

10/15/2013 Observatory – Santa Ana, CA

10/16/2013 The Whisky – W. Hollywood, CA

10/17/2013 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA

10/18/2013 Branx – Portland, OR

10/19/2013 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

10/20/2013 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC

10/22/2013 Republik – Calgary, AB

10/23/2013 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB

10/24/2013 Riddell Centre – Regina, SK

10/25/2013 Park Theater – Winnipeg, MB

10/26/2013 Station-4 – St Paul, MN

10/27/2013 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

10/29/2013 Peabodys – Cleveland, OH

10/30/2013 Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie, NY

10/31/2013 Palladium – Worcester, MA

11/01/2013 Gramercy Theater – New York, NY

11/02/2013 Empire – Springfield, VA

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EXHUMED: Album Details + Trailer Revealed Band Announces North American Fall Tour With Dying Fetus!

With over two decades of gruesome grinding under the belts, you might assume West Coast horror hellions would be ready to slow down.  You’d be deathly wrong.  A true work of sonic repulsion, EXHUMED’s upcoming Necrocacyfull-length is he band’s political manifesto for a new dark day. There is no democracy, no equal rights, no freedom of choice -- bow down to your one true master: THE SAW! 

Among Decibel Magazine’s most anticipated albums of 2013, Necrocacy delivers nine goretorn tracks of prime audio sickness oozing blazing guitars, filth-stricken vocals and obscene drum blasts. Quite possibly their finest hour yet, as the years roll by EXHUMED refuse to mellow. This is a band that stinks like the rotting flesh of a nation waiting for revolution: Vote Necrocracy Party 2013! The follow-up to 2011’s maniacal All Guts, No Glory long player was recorded at Arcane Digital Recording in Chandler, Arizona with Ryan Butler (Misery Index, Landmine Marathon, Phobia). All drums were tracked at Trench Studios in Corona, California with John Haddad (Hirax, Abysmal Dawn, Intronaut). Audio obliteration will be had.

Comments Matt Harvey, he of the decrepit death rattle and repugnant requiems: "We're super pumped that 2013 will see the release of Necrocracy. We think it's our heaviest record to date and we can't wait to start playing the new tunes on the road. The album is a bit hookier and meatier than All Guts... and we hope all you maniacs enjoy it. You should find a few more tunes on this one to bang your head and get wasted to! See you on the road or on the slab! Cheerz!"

Check out the Necrocracy trailer below.

Necrocracy will be released via Relapse Records in North America on August 6th, 2013, August 2nd, 2013  in Germany/Benelux and August 5th, 2013 in the UK/world and come available in CD, LP, Deluxe LP and digital formats. The limited edition Necrocracy Party 2013 Political Rally Pack contains a deluxe LP plus a bonus CD with the entire album + five exclusive tracks, a pin set, bumper sticker and poster pack!  Limited to a one time pressing of 500 copies worldwide! 

To preorder Necrocracy, point your browser to THIS LOCATION.

Necrocracy Track Listing:

1. Coins Upon The Eyes

2. Dysmorphic

3. (So Passes) The Glory Of Death

4. The Rotting

5. The Shape Of Deaths To Come

6. Necrocracy

7. Sickened

8. Ravening

9. Carrion Call

10. The Rotting

In related news, team EXHUMED, who are in the midst of soiling stages across Europe, will embark upon a mega North American tour this Fall supporting headliners Dying Fetus.  The onstage battery will commence on October 4, 2013 in Wilmington, Delaware and devour nearly a month’s worth of cities, coming to a close on November 2, 2013 in Springfield, Virginia. Additional support will be provided by Devourment, Waking The Cadaver, Abiotic and Rivers Of Nihil. See confirmed dates below. 

EXHUMED European Takeover 2013 [remaining dates]
6/15/2013 Tavernu Du Theatre – La Louvière, Belgium

6/17/2013 Jc Cerberus Hengelo – Hengelo, Netherlands

6/18/2013 Hafenklang – Hamburg, Germany

6/22/2013 Metal Fest Open Air Poland – Jaworzno, Poland

6/23/2013 Kilkim Zaibu – Varniai, Lithuania

7/05/2013 In Flammen Open Air – Torgau, Germany

7/06/2013 Obscene Extreme Afterparty – Trutnov, Czech Republic

7/17/2013 Vlamrock – As, Belgium

7/23/2013 Metal Days – Tolmin, Slovenia

7/24/2013 Garage – Munich, Germany

7/25/2013 Eisenwahn – Obersinn, Germany

EXHUMED

w/ Dying Fetus, Devourment, Waking The Cadaver (10/4 - 10/19), Abiotic, Rivers Of Nihil (10/26 - 11/2):
10/04/2013 Mojo 13 - Wilmington, DE
10/05/2013 The Soapbox - Wilmington, NC
10/06/2013 Back Booth - Orlando, FL

10/07/2013 The Orpheum - Tampa, FL

10/09/2013 Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX

10/10/2013 Red 7 - Austin, TX

10/11/2013 Trees - Dallas, TX

10/12/2013 Chameleon Room - Oklahoma City, OK

10/13/2013 Warehouse 21 - Santa Fe, NM

10/14/2013 Rocky Point - Tempe, AZ

10/15/2013 Observatory - Santa Ana, CA

10/16/2013 The Whisky - W. Hollywood, CA

10/17/2013 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA

10/18/2013 Branx - Portland, OR

10/19/2013 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA

10/20/2013 Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC

10/22/2013 Republik - Calgary, AB

10/23/2013 Pawn Shop - Edmonton, AB

10/24/2013 Riddell Centre - Regina, SK

10/25/2013 Park Theater - Winnipeg, MB

10/26/2013 Station-4 - St Paul, MN

10/27/2013 Reggie's - Chicago, IL

10/29/2013 Peabodys - Cleveland, OH

10/30/2013 Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY

10/31/2013 Palladium - Worcester, MA

11/01/2013 Gramercy Theater - New York, NY

11/02/2013 Empire - Springfield, VA

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FESTERING`s Exhumed EP Reviewed and Free Download!

Festering from Portugal is one of those bands that were active in the mid nineties and that now has been resurrected to once again spread their brand of death doom and destruction. Cause that is what we are treated to, death metal of the old school vein. The music is varied and the tempos goes up and down, from doomy to blown away with the blast beat. One can tell that these guys have been at it (yes I know that there is only one original member left) for a long time, of course maybe not in this band but doing their craft in other bands. Everyone plays competently and we are given a dish that is more or less what you can expect from an old school death metal band. The song writing is solid and the two tracks are great (there is an intro as well).

The tracks are:

1. Festering, a little spooky intro that sets a nice mood.

2. Exhumed, a classic cut of death metal beef. It starts with a punk beat and a tremolo picked riff. After almost a minute the song changes up to a more groovy chorus, nice stuff indeed. On this track we are treated to a killer solo.

3. Submerged In Emptiness is to my ears a kind of Dismember sounding song. The intro has a real flesh from bone tearing sound, really epic. Almost midway through the song everything slows down and doom descends, then a little bass break and then back to the bone crushing heaviness!

What obviously gives it away that this is a modern release is the production,  and the production is great. This Ep sounds exactly the way an old school band should sound anno 2013. The guitars have the chainsaw sound of old but they are more in your face so to say. The bass is loud and heavy, what sounds the most modern is the drums, cause they have a nice slick sound. If I could make on little complaint it would be the kick drum sound, it sounds to triggered for my taste, I wish they would have gone for a more natural sound. But everything works together well, Festering's EP Exhumed is for sure a keeper and I hope to hear a full length album from these fine fellows soon.

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Festering decided to make available here the links to download (Wave & MP3) of the last 7" EP - "Exhumed", enjoy!!

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EXHUMED: North American Tour With Suffocation To Commence Next Week New Flexi Available In The May Issue Of Decibel

West Coast gore deviants EXHUMED will take to the streets again this April on a near month long North American rampage alongside headliners, death metal icons Suffocation. The live assaults commence April 4th on Long Island, New York and will level nearly two dozen cities before coming to a close in April 28th in Hartford, Connecticut. Additional support will be provided by Jungle Rot, Rings of Saturn, Adimiron and Lord of War (on select dates).

Says EXHUMED’s Matt Harvey, he of the decrepit death rattle and repugnant requiems: “We're beyond psyched to hit the road with long-time faves of ours, Suffocation. This tour will bring all you maniacs one of the heaviest nights of your lives! We couldn't think of a better way to start our tour cycle for 2013 and get people stoked for our upcoming record. We will be debuting some new tracks and have a new show and set ready to melt your face and make you reevaluate your life decisions. We’ll see all your ugly faces in April for a celebration of guts, grog and grotesqueries! Excelsior!”

Coinciding with the tour kick off, the May 2013 issue of Decibel offers up a brand new EXHUMED flexi featuring  the track "The Beginning After the End," taken from the band’s recently completed recording sessions.

Elaborates Harvey: “We're totally psyched about the Decibel flexi! I remember getting the D.R.I. Manifest Destiny flexi in RIP Magazine and the Sabbat Blood For The Blood God flexi in White Dwarf back in the day, so it's killer to carry on in that tradition. We've talked about doing it ever since we got back together, so I'm more surprised that [editor Albert] Mudrian actually let me write about the SF Giants [included in the baseball preview of the same issue], to be honest. But anyway, the track ‘The Beginning After The End’ is something we did during the latest recording sessions, so it will give folks some idea of the sound and vibe of the new record. Hopefully this track will inspire some curiosity and headbanging, as well as increase the sales of Natural Ice beer and home pregnancy tests. It's also part of our incredibly savvy and calculated promotional campaign designed to get as many of you filthy maniacs out in force for our tour with Suffocation this month, so come on down and let's get weird!”

To nab your flexi, order the issue HERE.

The track also appears on the Patlapse Tribute Compilation, an audio collection honoring the late Pat Egan, Relapse’s director of sales for the past ten years. Stream the track at THIS LOCATION.

EXHUMED:

w/ Suffocation, Jungle Rot, Rings of Saturn, Adimiron, Lord of War *

4/04/2013 89 North - Long Island, NY

4/05/2013 St. Vitus Bar - New York, NY

4/06/2013 The Note - Philadelphia, PA

4/07/2013 St. Andrews - Detroit, MI

4/08/2013 Station 4 - St. Paul, MN

4/09/2013 Wooly’s Des Moines, IA

4/10/2013 The Marquis - Denver, CO

4/11/2013 The Venue - Boise, ID

4/12/2013 The Hop - Spokane, WA

4/13/2013 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA*

4/14/2013 Hawthorne - Portland, OR*

4/15/2013 Metro Opera House - Oakland, CA*

4/16/2013 Th Vex - Los Angeles, CA

4/17/2013 901 Live - Tempe, AZ *

4/19/2013 Trees - Dallas, TX

4/20/2013 Korova - San Antonio, TX

4/21/2013 Chameleon Room - Oklahoma City, OK

4/22/2013 Riot Room - Kansas City, MO

4/23/2013 Reggie’s Chicago, IL

4/24/2013 Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH

4/25/2013 Empire - Springfield, VA

4/26/2013 WreckRoom - Toronto, ON

4/27/2013 Cub Soda - Montreal, QC

4/28/2013 Webster theatre - Hartford, CT

EXHUMED recently completed the follow-up to 2011’s All Guts, No Glory full-length. The offering, set for release via Relapse Records later this Spring, was recorded at Arcane Digital Recording in Chandler, Arizona with Ryan Butler (Misery Index, Landmine Marathon, Phobia). All drums were tracked at Trench Studios in Corona, California with John Haddad (Hirax, Abysmal Dawn, Intronaut). Further release details to be announced in the coming weeks.

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EXHUMED: California Gore Lords Announce February Invasion With Phobia

California gore lords EXHUMED will return to the road this February alongside grind behemoths Phobia! The short West Coast beat down will commence February 15 in Lancaster, California and conclude February 23 in San Francisco. Souls will be severed; dreams will die.

The latest stretch of dates follows EXHUMED’s maniacal run with Napalm Death and Municipal Waste at the end of the year which was met with a host of hurdles including being denied entry into Canada and vehicular failure that left them temporarily stranded in Alabama. Comments vocalist/guitarist Matt Harvey: “As happy as we were to get home for the holidays, we thought we should make time to hang out with our old friends in Phobia and grind through our home state of California. We had so much fun playing out-of-the-way places during the impromptu one-off dates we did during the Napalm Death/Municipal Waste tour, we thought we would hit some nooks and crannies back home that we haven't played in years. Plus, we'll get a chance to get a bunch of our buddies' bands on the bill like POOR, Gravehill, DIS and Mortuous. We've been itching to play some stuff from the new album live and we're working out a seriously revamped setlist for this one, so come on out California! Let's have a few beers, let it loose, and get weird!

Additionally, you can catch up on the band’s last round of roadside debauchery in their latest diary entry — Winter 2012 Tour Diarrhea Part IV: The Long And Grinding Road —at THIS LOCATION.

EXHUMED Winter Tour 2013w/ Phobia

2/15/2013 Industry Theater - Lancaster, CA

2/16/2013 The Yard - San Diego, CA

2/17/2013 TBA - San Luis Obispo, CA

2/18/2013 Slidebar - Fullerton, CA

2/19/2013 Billy O’s - Ventura, CA

2/20/2013 Blue Lagoon - Santa Cruz, CA

2/21/2013 Fat Cat - Modesto, CA

2/22/2013 Whiskey Dicks - Lake Tahoe, CA

2/23/2013 Rockit Room - San Francisco, CA

EXHUMED recently completed the follow-up to 2011’s All Guts, No Glory full-length set for release via Relapse Records sometime next Spring. The offering was recorded at Arcane Digital Recording in Chandler, Arizona with Ryan Butler (Misery Index, Landmine Marathon, Phobia). All drums were tracked at Trench Studios in Corona, California with John Haddad (Hirax, Abysmal Dawn, Intronaut).

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