Obituary Premiere New Song via Guitar World, New Album Inked in Blood Due Out Oct. 27
Band Also Launches Vocal Cover Contest
“…A bone-powdering reminder why Obituary stands as the ultimate purveyor of Death Metal…” ~ Outburn 9/10
Death metal legends OBITUARY make their Relapse Records debut with Inked In Blood, their 9th full length LP. Inked in Blood will be released October 27th in North America/UK/World and Germany/Benelux/Finland on October 24th. Almost three decades in, Inked In Blood stands out as one of the finest moments in OBITUARY‘s already godlike discography.
The band has premiered the title track from the upcoming album. Listen to “Inked in Blood” via Guitar World HERE. It can also be heard on SoundCloud HERE. Previous singles ~ “Visions in My Head” and “Violence” ~ can be heard HERE and HERE.
Additionally, Guitar World is giving away an autographed ESP guitar signed by the entire band; visit this location for details. OBITUARY have also partnered with Metal Injection for a vocal cover contest for the song “Violence.” Find out more HERE.
Inked in Blood is available for pre-order from Relapse Records HERE and via iTunes HERE. The album will be released on CD/Deluxe CD/2xLP/Digital/Deluxe Digital. The limited edition, one time press deluxe CD includes two exclusive bonus songs and is packaged in a 3D embossed digipak along with a die-cut album cover sticker. The bonus songs, available on the deluxe CD and digital verisons, are two classic tracks (“Intoxicated” and “Bloodsoaked”), from Slowly We Rot, re-recorded this year live out of Morrisound Studios in Tampa, FL and engineered by legendary death metal producer Jim Morris. A special vinyl color will be available exclusively via each of the following means: North American Indie Stores, Florida record stores, Relapse.com and for Kickstarter backers.
In support of their new album the band will be touring extensively through North America and Europe throughout 2014 and 2015. They kick off their first leg of US dates with Carcass and Exhumed on October 28th followed by a North American run with Death (DTA) and Massacre from November 14th through December 7th. Then the band heads to Europe for a two week headlining tour in January. A complete list of dates is available below.
The riffs, groove, snarl and rage are as fierce as ever, putting most all other contemporary death metal bands to shame. OBITUARY are THE definitive death metal band, the originators and the torchbearers of the genre, and Inked In Blood is an instant classic among their already storied catalog, the sound of true death metal kings reclaiming their throne!!!
OBITUARY Tour Dates:
Oct 18 Tampa, FL Brass Mug (Album release party)
Oct 25 Mexico City, Mexico Heaven and Hell Festival 2014
***Oct 28 to Nov 09 with Carcass, Exhumed and Noisem***
Oct 28 Tucson, AZ The Rock
Oct 29 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
Oct 31 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
Nov 01 Lawrence, KS Granada
Nov 02 Sauget, IL Pops
Nov 04 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
Nov 05 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
Nov 06 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Nov 07 Nashville, TN Exit/In
Nov 08 Louisville, KY Diamond Pub & Billiards
Nov 09 Cincinnati, OH The Madison Theater
Nov 11 Fort Worth, TX The Rail Club w/ Massacre and Rivers of Nihil
Nov 13 Las Vegas, NV LVCS w/ Massacre and Rivers of Nihil
***All Dates Nov 14 – Dec 07 w/ Death DTA, Massacre, Rivers of Nihil***
Nov 14 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
Nov 15 Ramona, CA Ramona Mainstage
Nov 16 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
Nov 18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
Nov 19 Vancouver, BC The Rickshaw Theatre w/ Untimely Demise
Nov 21 Calgary, AB MacEwan Ballroom w/ Untimely Demise
Nov 22 Regina, SK Riddell Centre w/ Untimely Demise
Nov 23 Winnipeg, MB Park Theatre w/ Untimely Demise
Nov 24 Minneapolis, MN Amsterdam Bar & Hall w/ Untimely Demise
Nov 25 Chicago, IL Metro
Nov 26 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre and Ballroom
Nov 27 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Hall
Nov 28 Montreal, QC Le National
Nov 29 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Nov 30 New York, NY Best Buy Theatre
Dec 03 Springfield, VA Empire
Dec 04 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
Dec 05 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Dec 06 Tampa, FL Orpheum
Dec 07 Miami, FL Grand Central
***Inked In Blood Euro Tour 2015 w/ Empire of Evil and Dustbolt***
Jan 15 Essen, Germany Turock
Jan 16 Alkmar, Holland Victory
Jan 17 Bremen, Germany Tivoli
Jan 18 Praha, Czech Republic Futurum
Jan 19 Krakow, Poland Fabryka
Jan 21 Budapest, Hungary Durer Kurt
Jan 22 Vienna, Austria Szene
Jan 23 Innsbruck, Austria Weekender Club
Jan 24 Romagnano, Italy R&R Area
Jan 25 Luzern, Switzerland Schuur
Jan 27 Barcelona, Spain Salamandra
Jan 28 Toulouse, France Metronum
Jan 29 Paris, France Divan du Monde
Jan 30 Enschede, Holland Atak
Jan 31 Antwerp, Belgium Zaal de Kuup/Horror Festival
Feb 01 London, England Underworld
May 22 Baltimore, MD Maryland Deathfest XIII (2015) @ Edison Lot
THIS JUST IN!!
Obituary will perform at the Hellfest in Clisson, France on June 20, 2015!!! AND IN EVEN BIGGER NEWS:
Inked In Blood, released Monday, October 27th, was met with critical acclaim and the week of Nov. 3 cracked the Billboard Top 100, coming in at #75. This is OBITUARY‘s highest chart number to date and the album has sold almost 5 times as many copies of their 2009 release, Darkest Day. Inked in Blood also came in at #8 on the Top Hard Music Chart and #15 on the Top Current Rock Chart.
Internationally, Inked in Blood came in at #56 in Germany (2nd Highest German Chart Entrance in Band History), #81 in The Netherlands, #139 in Belgium, #174 in the UK and #65 in Switzerland.
The band commented on the Inked in Blood‘s killer first week: “We could not be more excited about the first week of sales and Inked In Blood‘s chart position. We knew this was a monster record that the fans were dying to get their hands on, and everybody seems to really be digging it. Now it’s time to put the hammer down and focus on the second week of sales. We knew OBITUARY fans were some of the most devoted fans on the planet and we are looking forward to watching as they help us blow this thing out of the water.”