WOE: Black Metal Antagonists Announce Live Assaults

Black metal antagonists WOE are pleased to announce a bout of live assaults next month. Scheduled to commence September 6 and run through September 22, the latest run marks the band's lengthiest tour of their career. WOE will be joined by genre-crushing co-headliners Inter Arma.

Elaborates vocalist/guitarist Chris Grigg of the trek, "Not only is this WOE's longest tour to date, it is almost entirely new ground for us. We couldn't be more appreciative for this opportunity to ruin so many beautiful cities and their charming populations. We are especially glad to be teaming up with Inter Arma, one of our favorite bands in the American metal scene."

WOE September Tour Dates:

9/06/2013 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA @ Fall Line Festival w/ Inter Arma, Thou, Earthling

9/07/2013 Milestone Club - Charlotte, NC ***

9/08/2013 Brookland Tavern - Columbia, SC

9/09/2013 The Masquerade/2013 Purgatory - Atlanta, GA

9/10/2013 Caledonia - Athens, GA

9/11/2013 Static Age Records - Asheville, NC

9/12/2013 Stone Fox - Nashville, TN

9/13/2013 Pilot Light - Knoxville, TN

9/14/2013 TBA - West Virginia

9/15/2013 The Brass Rail - Fort Wayne, IN

9/16/2013 Frank's Power Plant - Milwaukee, WI

9/17/2013 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL

9/18/2013 Ace Of Cups - Columbus, OH

9/19/2013 Oberlin College - Oberlin, OH

9/20/2013 Corktown Tavern - Detroit, MI ***

9/21/2013 Gorham Brothers Music - Syracuse, NY ***

9/22/2013 Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY ***

*** No Inter Arma

WOE will be touring in support of their latest album, Withdrawal. Called "a staggeringly diverse album," by City Paper, and "WOE's greatest triumph to date," by Decibel, Withdrawal was unleashed last Spring via Candlelight Records. The seven track offering was produced by Grigg and continues to reap critical accolades from fans and media alike. Pitchfork crowned the record one of this year's "most irrepressible and energized metal records," adding that "WOE plays with an urgency that suggests they have a chip on their collective shoulder and a point to prove," while Cvlt Nation calls it, "exceptional, exciting and a definite landmark in the band's career and the discography of USBM." Adds Stereogum, "Withdrawal ups the power quotient by a mile."

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WOE: New Album Released On 22nd April

Candlelight Records today confirms April 22 as the European release date for Withdrawal, the third album from black metallers WOE. Produced by vocalist/guitarist Chris Grigg and mastered by Colin Marston, the album features seven new songs with a running time of 43 minutes. It is the first new material by the band since 2010’s widely regarded Quietly, Undramatically. Withdrawal reunites the band with artist and long-time friend Justin Miller.

Originally launched as a one-man project, WOE released their debut, A Spell For the Death of Man, before teaming with England’s Candlelight Records in 2009. Their label debut, Quietly, Undramatically, was released late October 2010 and immediately found praise. Decibel called the album “an intriguing, revolutionary blend of black metal and shoegaze-tinged post-rock sophistication.” Terrorizer found it to be, ” a raging slab of barely contained aggression, immeasurable parthos, and damn fine songwriting.” Shortly after release, WOE was invited to perform at the March 2011 Scion Rock Fest in Pomona, CA. The band would follow that up with a number of regional dates before heading out with Mayhem for their American tour later that year.

Full track listing for Withdrawal is: 1. This is the End of the Story / 2. Carried by Waves to Remorseless Shores of the Truth / 3. All Bridges Burned / 4. Ceaseless Jaws / 5. Song of My Undoing / 6. Exhausted / 7. Withdrawal

WOE To Release New Album April 23

Candlelight Records today confirms April 23 as the North American release date for Withdrawal, the third album from black metallers WOE. Produced by vocalist/guitarist Chris Grigg and mastered by Colin Marston, the album features seven new songs with a running time of 43 minutes. It is the first new material by the band since 2010’s widely regarded Quietly, Undramatically. Withdrawal reunites the band with artist and long-time friend Justin Miller.

“I spent a ton of time focusing on the production,” says Grigg in discussing the album’s creation. “We examined what WOE created since its inception in 2007 and broke it down to its core elements. The result is something that is a synthesis of the strongest elements: the unstoppable black metal ferocity of A Spell For The Death of Man mixed with the bold dynamics and smarter, more direct and personal songwriting of Quietly, Undramatically. It is our most intense, our most cohesive, our most personal.”

Recorded at studios in New York and New Jersey during the latter months of 2012, Withdrawal is a robust and penetrating album. It benefits from 18-months of live performances; something unavailable to WOE in the early years. “This is music that was made to be performed live,” Grigg notes. “Working with other people keeps WOE fresh. They bring new ideas and perspectives, fill in the gaps of my own abilities, and keep things moving when I slow down. This is the first WOE album to include not just riffs written by others but entire songs. Ruston (Grosse, drums) wrote "Ceaseless Jaws." Ben (Brand, guitar) wrote the initial draft of "Exhausted" and then we reworked it. It's also the first album to include vocals other than mine: Grzesiek (Czapla, bass/vocals) doesn't just do backups; he has entire verses in a number of songs and is more "second vocalist" than anything else.”

A/V Club calls WOE, “one of the best of a strong wave of young American black metal bands willing to play around with the boundaries of the genre.” Metal Sucks says, “sincere and relentlessly creative, WOE put a new spin on an old method. The band crafts something that gives you a good sense of the possibilities that still exist in the genre. This is the sound of black metal to come.” Popdose adds, “WOE burns the black metal rule book to create something wholly unique and desirable."

Originally launched as a one-man project, WOE released their debut, A Spell For the Death of Man, before teaming with England's Candlelight Records in 2009. Their label debut, Quietly, Undramatically, was released late October 2010 and immediately found praise. Decibel called the album "an intriguing, revolutionary blend of black metal and shoegaze-tinged post-rock sophistication." Terrorizer found it to be, "a raging slab of barely contained aggression, immeasurable parthos, and damn fine songwriting." Shortly after release, WOE was invited to perform at the March 2011 Scion Rock Fest in Pomona, CA. The band would follow that up with a number of regional dates before heading out with Mayhem for their American tour later that year.

Withdrawal  Track Listing:

1. This is the End of the Story

2. Carried by Waves to Remorseless Shores of the Truth

3. All Bridges Burned

4. Ceaseless Jaws

5. Song of My Undoing

6. Exhausted

7. Withdrawal

Upcoming live dates for WOE are:

01/31/2013 St. Vitus – Brooklyn, NY

02/01/2013 Golden Tea House – Philadelphia, PA

02/02/2013 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA

03/08/2013 Gorham Brothers Music - Syracuse, NY

03/09/2013 Theatre Plaza - Montreal, QC

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Candlelight Issues Digital-Only Remix Of WOE’S Quietly, UndramaticallySingle Featured On Low-Cost 17-Song Sampler

Candlelight Records today unveils a special remix version of WOE’s acclaimed second albumQuietly, Undramatically. The album is available now for streaming and download via the label’s exclusive Bandcamp page. In addition to the new mix, Candlelight has posted the debut album from Falloch, a special reissue of Extreme Noise Terror’s A Holocaust In Your Head, and an exclusive 17-song low cost sampler.

WOE’s Chris Grigg notes, “aided by more than a year's reflection, I am pleased to present a remixed and remastered, 24-bit/48kHz version of Quietly, Undramatically. While I don't think that anyone is ever satisfied with their music, this presents a vision of hopelessness that is at least closer to the original intention.”

Reviewing Quietly, Undramatically on its original October 2010 release MetalSucks notes, “sincere and relentlessly creative, WOE, like most decent black metal bands nowadays, put a new spin on an old method.” Popdose.com says, “the USBM scene needs more bands like WOEto take charge and push the genre forward,” while The Aquarian Weekly adds, “WOE are really just catching a foothold on the sound they want to make, and with the intricacy shown on these seven cuts, there’s the potential for them to accomplish something really special going forward.”

Candlelight has included WOE’s “A Treatise On Control” on a low-cost sampler that is also available at the label’s exclusive Bandcamp page. The sampler, titled Autumnal Equinox, features the reworked WOE song plus selections from Anaal Nathrakh, Sourvein, Abigail Williams, Discharge, Wolverine, The Living Fields, Havok, Extreme Noise Terror, and a song from the anticipated debut from Scotland’s Falloch, released in North America today. To have a listen or to purchase the sampler click HERE.

WOE will join labelmates Abigail Williams to tour alongside Mayhem in November. Comments Grigg, “we are really looking forward to returning to the road in November in support of Mayhem for the first leg of their tour.  This will be WOE's first visit to a number of cities and we are grateful for this opportunity to consume your alcohol, offend your women, and bring our stink to your homes.”

Confirmed WOE dates with Mayhem are:

11/04/2011 Trocadero Theater - Philadelphia, PA
11/05/2011 Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
11/06/2011 Palladium - Worcester, MA
11/07/2011 Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC
11/08/2011 Mavericks - Ottawa, ON
11/10/2011 Opera House - Toronto, ON
11/11/2011 Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH
11/12/2011 Blondie’s - Detroit, MI
11/13/2011 Reggie’s Rock Club - Chicago, IL 

WOE: Philadelphia Black Metal Legion Announce West Coast Tour Dates

Band To Ravage Scion Stage...

Philadelphia black metal legion WOE will embark on rare string of live dates this March. The short trek will commence on March 5 at the upcoming Scion Fest in Pamona, California alongside the likes of Morbid Angel, Obituary, Integrity and Nails and ravage its way around the West Coast before drawing to a temporary close in Seattle, Washington at The Highline. The festivities will pick up again on the 31st with a hometonw show at Kung Fu Necktie and a spot on this year's MACRoCk fest on April 1 in Harrisonburg, Virginia with Cannabis Corpse, Inter Arma, Withered, US Christmas and more. View the tour poster HERE.

Said band mastermind Chris Grigg of the upcoming dates: "WOE is not given to hyperbole so it is with stern, stoic determination that we say we hope those in attendance of our upcoming West Coast performances are ready to have their heads blown the fuck off."

WOE West Coast Tour 2011:

3/05/2011 Scion fest - Pomona, CA

3/06/2011 The Hamat - Oakland, CA

3/07/2011 On The Y - Sacramento, CA

3/08/2011 The Knockout - San Francisco, CA

3/09/2011 Ol Hawk Eyes Art Shackle - Chico, CA

3/10/2011 Empire Squared - Eureka, CA

3/11/2011 Plan B - Portland, OR

3/12/2011 The Highline - Seattle, WA

3/31/2011 King Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA

4/01/2011 MACRoCk - Harrisonburg, VA

WOE's critically acclaimed Quietly, Undramatically was released in North America on October 12 via Candlelight Records. The full-length was recorded at Gradwell House in Haddon Heights, New Jersey with additional tracking completed at frontman Chris Grigg's BS1 in Philadelphia. The album is the first to feature a full band ensemble comprised of members from Absu, Woods Of Ypres, The Green Evening Requiem, Infernal Stronghold and Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and continues to reap praise from fans and critics alike.

Said the Washington Times of the record: "Woe's artistry cuts so deep as the band understands the depths of desperation. Their music at times wallows in its own hatred while at others displays optimism that life will improve. It is a satisfying bait and switch because the band knows when to sacrifice betterment at the altar of the bleak." Added MetalSucks, "Woe’s punk spirit goes beyond bouts with d-beats and energy to spare. They don’t give a fuck about convention, just about stretching what they love to the point where it may not be what it originally was anymore...Undramatic my ass. This is the sound of black metal to come." Metal Underground commended the band saying: "The album has a huge amount of variation, and tacks on enough unforeseen twists to keep even the most jaded metal fan listening for the whole run time. Fans of U.S. black metal need to make a point of keeping up with Woe," while About.com noted, "After the brilliant A Spell For The Death Of Man, Woe puts out another sharp, dynamic black metal album that shows major growth and maturity." Popdose kept it short and sweet: "The USBM scene needs more bands like Woe to take charge and push the genre forward."

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Candlelight New/Upcoming Release Info; U.S. Branch Prepares for 10th Anniversary

Candlelight Records have released an array of high quality albums this Autumn. Below is a brief wrap-up of the current new releases available for coverage now, and some of the amazing media reactions on each.

The second album from Philadelphia’s WOE has been finding solid early interest. Stereogum says, “Woe’s excellent Quietly, Undramatically“ sounds like what black metal from Philly should sound like, i.e. rough, dirty, dangerous, ballsy, no-bullshit.” MetalSucks says, “Woe have managed to craft something that gives you a good sense of the possibilities still existent in the genre. Undramatic my ass. This is the sound of black metal to come.” Released on October 12, the album is one fans of black metal (new and old) should not miss. WOE just completed a series of performances on the east coast (with friends/label mates Krieg). More shows will be announced shortly. Interviews with Chris Grigg are available on request

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KRIEG return after a four-year hiatus with the release of The Isolationist. Noisecreep notes “Krieg have been terrorizing audiences and throwing a defiant middle finger in the air to all that oppose their nihilistic, anti-human views and vicious take on the blackened art since 1995.” Roadburn says the album has, “got all the black metal hallmarks tweaked to provide maximum effectiveness... The mood is suffocating and bleak. It’s relentless hideousness is truly a thing to behold, and with it, Krieg ably prove themselves as major contributors to US black metal.” KRIEG are finalizing plans for performances on the West Coast in early 2011; state tuned for details. Band founder Imperial is available for interviews on request.

[http://www.myspace.com/officialkrieg]

Fans have waited more than a decade to see if Sweden’s OCTOBER TIDE would craft another doom masterpiece. With A Thin Shell their wish has been granted. Blistering.com says, “A Thin Shell is an emotional pummeler; the type of album that leaves you out in the cold, but makes you come back for more. Brilliant.” Metal Review adds, “this seven-track doom/death metal trek through downtrodden atmosphere takes a chance or two, and it results in a very current and invigorating collection of songs.” Featuring former Katatonia guitarist Fredrik Norrman, OCTOBER TIDE is a record perfect for those dark autumn nights.

[http://www.octobertide.net]

WINTERFYLLETH are set to perform as part of the upcoming CandleFest in London on November 20. Their second album, The Mercian Sphere has been impressing European audiences and now its charm is available for American metalheads. Metal Underground says, "The Mercian Spheresucceeds in many ways as a record that can mesh the genre of folk with the extreme nature of black metal in a way that comes of sounding very British.” About.com adds, “Winterfylleth’s folk-ish black metal is performed with a meticulous attention to detail on their gripping second album.” It is definitely a record to seek out for a listen. Vocalist/guitarist Chris Naughton and drummer Simon Lucas are available for interviews on request.

[http://www.myspace.com/winterfylleth]

Reviewing Engage the Mechanicality, the new album from Kansas-based DISKREET, TheNewReview writes, “Diskreet has created an absolutely punishing album filled to the brim with technical musicianship skillfully balanced with enough brute strength to keep the listener suspended by the throat for the entire ride. No frills, no fluff, just straight up audible obliteration.” Released on October 26, Engage the Mechanicality follows the band’s popular 2007 EP, Infernal Rise. Metal Register says, “Diskreet somehow manages the unlikely blend of blinding intensity, disguised melodies, and awe-inspiring riffage into a unique style of death metal.” Interviews with drummer Andy Taylor are available on request.

[http://www.myspace.com/diskreet]

Ominous is the debut album from Norway’s THE WRETCHED END. Featuring guitarist Samoth (Emperor/Zyklon), Cosmo (Mindgrinder/Scum) and Nils Fjellstrom (In Battle/Dark Funeral), the band has chiseled out a punishing album of intensely brutal metal. Apeshit.org jumped out early on review of the album saying, “Ominous embodies the qualities that (extreme) metal should possess: fierceness, technical prowess, great riffs, and a fist in the face delivery.” Metal Register adds, “Ominous is an amalgamation of both new and old styles of metal. From raw, driving vocals to shredding guitars to blast-beat drums, fans of thrash, death, and black metal will appreciate this album in the fact that is created on an unbiased template, though all three styles remain distinct.” Samoth is available for interviews on request.

[http://www.myspace.com/thewretchedend]

In 2011, CANDLELIGHT celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary in the US! We kick off the year with releases from several new label artists.

There is nobody like England’s THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL. Their label debut, The Murder of Jesus the Jew, has been making incredible waves with European media on its most recent release. Americans are in for quite a treat with this album. Chronicles of Chaos says, “The Meads of Asphodel have forged a path that can only be described as unorthodox, fusing together a multitude of genres flawlessly.” Live 4 Metal adds, “their quirky Englishness, mixed with their flirtation with black metal and of course their crusty punk underbelly never fails to both amuse and impress.” If you are up for the challenge, The Murder of Jesus the Jew will hit US and Canadian stores on January 11.

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Storm Manifesto is a special box set that spans the career of Norway’s ZYKLON. Featuring Emperor guitarist Samoth and drummer Trym with Myrkskog vocalist Secthdamon and guitarist Destructhor,Storm Manifesto contains all three of the band’s amazing albums plus previously unavailable material. Mark a reminder on your calendar to head to your favorite record shop on January 11.

Also coming in January we have label debuts from England’s EASTERN FRONT, Holland’sOBSIDIAN, and India’s DEMONIC RESURRECTION. January will also see the release ofKRYOBURN’s second album, Three Years Eclipsed.

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WOE: New Track Stream Available Via Stereogum

Today Stereogum premieres "Quietly, Undramatically," the title track from the upcoming new full-length from Philly black metallers WOE. Set for a North American release on October 12 via Candlelight Records, Quietly, Undramatically was recorded at Gradwell House in Haddon Heights, New Jersey with additional tracking completed at frontman Chris Grigg's BS1 in Philadelphia. The album is the first to feature a full band ensemble comprised of members from Absu, Woods Of Ypres, The Green Evening Requiem, Infernal Stronghold and Rumpelstiltskin Grinder.

To check out "Quietly, Undramatically," visit:

http://stereogum.com/534191/woe-quietly-undramatically-stereogum-premiere/franchises/haunting-the-chapel

WOE will celebrate the release with a free performance, along with labelmates KRIEG, at Philadelphia’s Kung Fu Necktie (1248 North Front Street) on October 28. Both bands will also hit Rhode Island and New York City that weekend [confirmed dates below].

10/28/2010 King Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA FREE SHOW w/ KRIEG, Infernal Stronghold

10/29/2010 Machines With Magnets - Pawtucket, RI w/ KRIEG, Sewer Goddess, Dead Times

10/30/2010 The Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, NY w/ KRIEG

For additional live performances visit the band’s recently redesigned site at:http://quietly.WOEunholy.com

Woe - Hatred is Our Heart - Live 6/7/10 NYC

"The album has a huge amount of variation, and tacks on enough unforeseen twists to keep even the most jaded metal fan listening for the whole run time. Fans of U.S. black metal need to make a point of keeping up with Woe." -- Metal Underground

"Woe’s penchant for creating atypical black metal is truly unparalleled" -- Metal Register

"It's really hard to pin down Quietly, Undramatically to one sub-sub-grenre of BM. At moments Woe is reminiscent of Emperor. At other times Carpathian Forest and Absu. Woe have created something truly unique and interesting. This album has a depressing, dark overtone but not in a way that makes me feel like a fag for liking it." -- Stereokiller

"Melodic, catchy, stomping, pounding, melody, aggressive fusing black metal with crust and some sludge doom psychedelia, you won’t be disappointed with Woe. " -- Hellride

"Woe is a band that will take you of a journey to the pit of bleakness and back and for that I really want to hear more..." -- AMZ

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WOE: New Track Stream Available Via MetalSucks

Today MetalSucks premieres "A Treatise On Control," the fourth track from black metallers WOE's upcoming Quietly, Undramatically full-length. Set for a North American release on October 12,Quietly, Undramatically was recorded at Gradwell House in Haddon Heights, New Jersey with additional tracking completed at frontman Chris Grigg's BS1 in Philadelphia. The album is the first to feature a full band ensemble comprised of members from Absu, Woods Of Ypres, The Green Evening Requiem, Infernal Stronghold and Rumpelstiltskin Grinder.

To check out "A Treatise On Control," visit: http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/08/26/exclusive-premiere-woe-a-treatise-on-control/

WOE will celebrate the release with a free performance, along with labelmates KRIEG, at Philadelphia’s Kung Fu Necktie (1248 North Front Street) on October 28. For additional live performances visit the band’s recently redesigned site at: http://quietly.WOEunholy.com

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Evan Madden - A Treatise on Control (Woe)

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