Articles by "The Agonist"
DevilDriver to Headline"Bound By The Road" Tour
DevilDriver are going to be headlining the "Bound By The Road Tour" with support coming from Death Angel, Winds Of Plague, The Agonist and Azreal. Check out the dates below.
TOUR DATES:
2/8/17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
2/9/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
2/12/17 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
2/14/17 - Chicago, IL @ Portage Theater
2/15/17 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
2/16/17 - Montreal, QC @ Corona
2/17/17 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
2/18/17 - Reading, PA @ Reverb
2/19/17 - Patchogue, NY @ Emporium
2/20/17 - Baltimore, MD @ SoundStage
2/21/17 - Dayton, OH @ Oddbody's
2/23/17 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
2/24/17 - McAllen, TX @ Sofie's
2/25/17 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
2/26/17 - Austin, TX @ Grizzly Hall
2/28/17 - El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
3/1/17 - Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
3/4/17 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
3/5/17 - Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
+More TBA
Epica Announces New Tour
Epica has announced a new tour, support coming from The Agonist, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Xandria. Check out the list of dates below.
TOUR DATES:
11/8: Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
11/9: Minneapolis. MN @ Cabooze
11/11: Saskatoon, SK @ Saskatoon Event Center
11/12: Calgary, AB @ Marquee
11/13: Edmonton, AB @ The Ranch
11/15: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
11/16: Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
11/18: San Francisco, CA @ Social Hall
11/19: Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
11/20: Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel
11/22: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
11/23: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
11/25: Dallas. TX @ Gas Monkey Live
11/26: Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
11/28: St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
11/29: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
12/1: Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
12/2: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
12/3: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
The Agonist Gets Signed
Montreal Canada's THE AGONIST are pleased to announce they have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records.
Guitarist Danny Marino on signing with Napalm Records:
"We are thrilled to start the next chapter of THE AGONIST with Napalm Records! Since recording Eye of Providence we have been exploding with creativity and are set to record our best record to date. We've been working non-stop on the material on and off the road and now after four albums we have really found ourselves. Vicky and I seem to operate on a hive mind where we know exactly what the other is going for in the writing before it happens. It can actually be freaky sometimes. We are also very excited to be recording this album with Mike Plotnikoff. His experience and input will really help take our sound to a new level."
Napalm Records A&R Demetri Benoist said about the signing of THE AGONIST: "We are very excited to be working with THE AGONIST, this is a new chapter. THE AGONIST are poised to take it to the next level. Getting them in the studio to work with Mike Plotnikoff was a no brainer. Mike is going to push the envelope and help bring out their best. Napalm Records is committed to making the new album their most successful."
EPICA and ELUVEITIE Co-Headline Revolver Tour In North America This Fall
This fall, Dutch symphonic metal titans EPICA and Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE will join forces to co-headline across North America. This trek, sponsored by Revolver Magazine, also has Canada’s THE AGONIST supporting on all dates. There will be VIP available and the tour dates are listed below.
EPICA front-woman Simone Simons says the following about the upcoming tour: “We are ecstatic to finally return to North America. It is time to nurture our long-distance relationship with our fans over in North America. We'll have a wonderful time together and will perform songs spanning our entire discography. You guys better be ready for us.”
TOUR DATES:
09/08/2015 – Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
09/09/2015 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
09/11/2015 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC CANADA
09/12/2015 – Imperial Theatre – Quebec City, QC CANADA
09/13/2015 – Phoenix Concert Theatre + Toronto, ON CANADA
09/15/2015 – House Of Blues – Chicago, IL
09/16/2015 – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
09/18/2015 – O’Brians Event Centre – Saskatoon, SK
09/19/2015 – Union Hall + Edmonton, AB
09/20/2015 – MacEwan Ballroom + Calgary, AB CANADA
09/22/2015 – Vogue Theatre + Vancouver, BC CANADA
09/23/2015 – Neumos + Seattle, WA
09/25/2015 – Regency Ballroom + San Francisco, CA
09/26/2015 – Fonda Theatre + Los Angeles, CA
09/28/2015 – Gothic Theatre + Denver, CO
09/29/2015 – Sokol Auditorium + Omaha, NE
10/01/2015 – Mercury Ballroom + Louisville, KY
10/02/2015 – Agora Ballroom + Cleveland, OH
10/01/2015 – Irving Plaza + New York, NY
THE AGONIST Announce the 'Get Rekt Tour' with ALLEGAEON
The Agonist have announced that they will be joining the Get Reket Tour alongside Allegaeon and Product of Hate. Check out the dates below!
TOUR DATES:
3/18 – Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, Texas
3/21 – The Rock – Tuscan, Ariz.
3/22 – Pub Rock – Scottsdale, Ariz.
3/23 – Adrenaline Sports Lounge – Las Vegas, Nev.
3/24 – White Oak Music Hall – Van Nuys, Calif.
3/25 – Jerry’s Pizza – Bakersfield, Calif.
3/26 – The Boardwalk – Orangevale, Calif.
3/27 – Jub Jubs Thirst Parlor – Reno, Nev.
3/28 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, Ore.
3/29 – Studio Seven – Seattle, Wash.
4/4 – Mavericks – Ottawa, Ontario
4/6 – The Agora Theater & Ballroom – Cleveland, Ohio
4/7 – Mojoes – Joliet, Ill.
4/8 – Aftershock – Merriam, Kan.
4/10 – Curtain Club – Dallas, Texas
4/12 – Empire Control Room & Garage – Austin, Texas
4/14 – Fubar – St. Louis, Mo.
4/15 – Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, Ind.
4/16 – The Token Lounge – Westland, Mich.
4/17 – Trickshots – Clifton Park, N.Y.
4/18 – The Palladium – Worchester, Mass.
The Agonist's Video for "Gates Of Horns and Ivory" Released
The Agonist have released a new video for the song "Gates of Horns and Ivory". This to be the first video to feature new vocalist Vicky Psarakis. Guitarist Danny Marino had this to say about the video:
"We had a great time shooting the Gates of Horn and Ivory video with our good friend and long time collaborator David Brodsky. It was great to finally have a video where we get to laugh at ourselves as well! If you've ever met the band you would know were not always as serious as our music may let on. The title and lyrics of Gates of Horn and Ivory were inspired by the ancient Greek text The Odyssey. It is said that within dreams should you see something enter through gates made of horn you can know it to be true in life. If the gates are ivory that it is a deception, and in life you should not trust whatever you saw come through those gates. It's a very interesting concept and I adapted it to things I have witnessed in my life. For the video we decided to use the music industry as the setting for the duality of horn (truth) and ivory (deception)."
Check it out HERE.
THE AGONIST NEW ALBUM DETAILS FOR EYE OF PROVIDENCE RELEASED
Montreal's THE AGONIST will release their new album EYE OF PROVIDENCE on February 24 in North America and February 23 in Europe via Century Media Records. EYE OF PROVIDENCE is the follow up to THE AGONIST's 2012 album PRISONERS and will be the debut of new vocalist Vicky Psarakis. The lead vocalist change happened in the early part of this year when previous singer Alissa White-Gluz joined ARCH ENEMY.
The band has made an album trailer for EYE OF PROVIDENCE. Check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfh1QSyc8bU&feature=youtu.be
Guitarist Danny Marino had this to say about the cover:
"We decided to go with a different medium for the cover art of Eye of Providence. We went with real photography and objects rather than hand drawn or CG as we have in the past. Deepti Suddul provided the awesome close up of the human eye. After that we passed it to Aaron Marsh who took our lyrics and concept to make the amazing cover art and album layout."
TRACKLISTING:1. Gates of Horn and Ivory
2. My Witness, Your Victim
3. Danse Macabre
4. I Endeavor
5. Faceless Messenger
6. Perpetual Notion
7. A Necessary Evil
8. Architects Hallucinate
9. Disconnect Me
10. The Perfect Embodiment
11. A Gentle Disease
12. Follow the Crossed Line
13. As Above, So Below
THE AGONIST SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND GO ON TOUR
THE AGONIST will release their new album EYE OF PROVIDENCE on February 24 in North America and February 23 in Europe via Century Media Records. EYE OF PROVIDENCE is the follow up to THE AGONIST's 2012 album PRISONERS and will be the debut of new vocalist Vicky Psarakis. The lead vocalist change happened in the early part of this year when previous singer Alissa White-Gluz joined ARCH ENEMY. The album was recorded by Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy). The band has been hard at work in the studio and have just released the second 'Studio Update' video. Check it out HERE. Check them out live at the following dates below!
TOUR DATES:
Jul 31 - Rockpile East - Toronto, Canada
Aug 01 - Rockpile West - Toronto, Canada
Aug 02 - Mavericks - Ottawa, Canada
Aug 05 - Viper Room - Vienna, Austria
Aug 06 - Brutal Assault Festival - Jaromer, Czech Republic
Aug 07 - Getaway Rock Festival - Gävle, Sweden
Aug 08 - Elfer Club - Frankfurt, Germany
Aug 09 - Little Devil - Tilburg, Netherlands
Aug 10 - The Underworld - London, United Kingdom
Aug 11 - The Face Bar - Reading, United Kingdom
Aug 12 - The Robin - Bilston, United Kingdom
Aug 14 - Metal Frenzy Festival - Gardelegen, Germany
Aug 15 - Summer Breeze Festival - Dinkelsbuhl, Germany
Aug 16 - Rockstadt Extreme Festival - Rasnov, Romania
Aug 30 - Beaverfest 2014 - Valleyview,Canada
The Agonist New Singer and New Song
Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have released their first group photo featuring new vocalist VICKY PSARAKIS. The Agonist tapped acclaimed photographer VON WONG to bring their new single "Disconnect Me" to life.
The Agonist guitarist DANNY MARINO says: "After working with Von Wong on our Prisoners photo shoot we knew he was the only one that could realize our vision for Disconnect Me. It was an 18 hour shoot but at the end of the day it was more than we could have hoped for."
The official lyric video for the new song "Disconnect Me" from THE AGONIST can be seen HERE.
THE AGONIST announced the addition of singer Vicky Psarakis to the group's ranks. Vicky joins THE AGONIST as the replacement for Alissa White-Gluz, who left the band to focus on her new gig as the frontwoman of ARCH ENEMY.
Comments THE AGONIST in a statement: "We announce that after three albums and countless tours, we officially part ways with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. We wish Alissa all the best with ARCH ENEMY and her future endeavors.
"It is the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for THE AGONIST! We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to the THE AGONIST family. Please give a warm welcome to very talented vocalist Vicky Psarakis!"
ARCH ENEMY Announces New Singer?
In early June 2014, ARCH ENEMY will unleash their 9th studio album, War Eternal, worldwide via Century Media Records and Trooper Entertainment in Japan. With this upcoming release, the band will introduce a new member to their ranks: Alissa White-Gluz, former vocalist of Canadian extreme metallers THE AGONIST. Angela Gossow, who joined ARCH ENEMY in 2000 and made her debut on the now classic Wages Of Sin (2001), will be stepping down as front-woman and focusing on management, while Alissa takes her place.
Angela Gossow comments:
"Dear ARCH ENEMY fans, this is not easy to tell you...I have decided to step down from being ARCH ENEMY's voice of anger. After 13 years of pure fucking metal, 6 studio albums and countless tours through five continents, I feel the need to enter a different phase in my life, be with my family and pursue other interests. I will however remain business manager for ARCH ENEMY, and I will continue to develop my artist management roster.
I am staying true to my heavy metal roots, just leaving the spotlight so to speak. I am passing the torch to the super talented Alissa White-Gluz, whom I've known as a dear friend and a superb vocalist for many years. I always thought she deserved a chance to shine - and now she's getting it. Just like I got that chance back in 2001.
I want to thank all ARCH ENEMY fans, our labels Century Media (worldwide) and Trooper Entertainment (Japan), our dedicated road crew, and in particular Michael, Daniel and Sharlee for their love and support throughout all these years. It's been one hell of a ride! We conquered every situation, made it through thick & thin together in the most exciting and rewarding time of my life. Thank you all for being there with me on stage, in front of the stage, and backstage. You have touched my heart, and I hope I was able to give something back to you. I am grateful for the wonderful memories - I will cherish them forever!
I am looking forward to the next decade of ARCH ENEMY madness! Right now I am listening through rough mixes of the new studio album and I am blown away! 2014 will see a renewed ARCH ENEMY at the top of their game. I am proud to be part of this ARCH ENEMY chapter, albeit in a different way - revving up the engines behind the scenes. I hope to see you in front of the stage; I will join you there this time. Let the killing begin, once again!"
Alissa White-Gluz comments:
"I am very honored and happy to announce a new chapter in my life and musical career beginning now; I have joined forces with one of my all-time favorite and globally respected bands, ARCH ENEMY. 'Wages of Sin' was the first metal album I ever bought, and it was love at first listen. It is not often that you get a phone call from your favorite band asking you to join! I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such amazingly talented musicians whom I also consider great friends. I look forward to being able to write and perform at a whole new level now with ARCH ENEMY! Music is forever, metal is limitless and this is only the beginning!"
Chief song-writer and band leader Michael Amott, who founded ARCH ENEMY in 1995, comments:
"We are eternally grateful to Angela for all her passion, hard work and talent. Her legacy is tremendous and will always be a big part of the band's history. We feel great pride in what has been achieved in the past, but also look forward to new battles and new victories. We welcome Alissa with open arms - and we hope you will have open ears. We might have just created our most wicked metal opus yet with our upcoming album 'War Eternal'!"
THE AGONIST to kick off North American tour this week with DANZIG and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
Extreme metallers THE AGONIST will be hitting the road this week with DANZIG, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, and more in support of their recently released new album,Prisoners! Check the dates below to see when THE AGONIST will be coming to a city near you.
TOUR DATES:
4/13--The Level--Kelowna, BC
4/14--Studio Seven--Seattle, WA
4/17--House of Blues--Las Vegas, NV **
4/19--Ogden Theater--Denver, CO **
4/20--Sunshine Theater--Albuquerque, NM **
4/22--Stubbs BBQ--Austin, TX **
4/23--Concrete Street--Corpus Christi, TX **
4/24--Palladium--Dallas, TX **
4/26--Marquee Theater--Phoenix, AZ **
4/27--Fox Theater--Pomona, CA **
4/28--Ventura Theater--Ventura, CA **
5/1--Chameleon Room--Oklahoma City, OK
5/2--The Riot Room--Kansas City, MO
5/3--Smith's Downtown--Mishawaka, IN
5/4--Club Envy--Muskegon, MI
5/5--Mojoe's--Joliet, IL
5/6--Broadway Joe's--Buffalo, NY
5/7--WreckRoom--Toronto, ON
5/17--Resto-Bar Le Top Shot--Lachute, QC
5/18--K-Baret (Maison des Musiciens)--Jonquiere, QC
7/13--A2 Fest--Ann Harbor, MI
7/15--Vaudeville Mews--Des Moines, IA
7/16--RSR Stage--Madison, WI
7/17--Diamond Pub & Billiards--Louisville, KY
7/18--Headliners Middle Room--Toledo, OH
7/19--Rock the Farm Fest--St. Paris, OH
7/20--Tammany Hall--New York, NY
7/21--Upland Theatre--Utica, NY
7/22--Montage Music Hall--Rochester, NY
**=with DANZIG and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
CRADLE OF FILTH To Tour North America With THE FACELESS, DECAPITATED, THE AGONIST
British extre metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will embark on a North American headlining tour in February with support from with THE FACELESS, DECAPITATED and THE AGONIST.
TOUR DATES:
Feb. 22 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
Feb. 23 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
Feb. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater Of Living Arts
Feb. 27 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
Feb. 28 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
Mar. 01 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Mar. 03 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
Mar. 04 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
Mar. 06 - W. Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues
Mar. 07 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
Mar. 08 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
Mar. 09 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
Mar. 10 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Mar. 12 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
Mar. 13 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Mar. 14 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
Mar. 16 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
Mar. 20 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
Mar. 21 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
Mar. 22 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
Mar. 23 - Detroit, MI - St Andrews Hall
Mar. 25 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
Mar. 26 - Guelph, ON - Guelph Concert Theatre
THE AGONIST: 'Panophobia' Video Released
"Panophobia", the new video from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted melodic death metallers THE AGONIST, can be seen below. Featuring behind-the-scenes and live footage from THE AGONIST's performance at Heavy MTL 2012, the clip was directed by Ben McKinnon of Five Knights Productions.