‘True Love’ is about embracing the animalistic side of sex. Somewhere, somehow, sex became taboo — we want to embrace the fact that human beings love sex in all forms and stop putting a hushed tone over the idea of exploring one’s sexuality. Thus, a fetish-song.

The track comes off Cane Hill’s debut album, Smile, which is out on July 15th, via Rise Records. Smile is available for pre-order here.

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Want to hear some gritty hardcore punk from New Orleans? Want it to be a supergroup? Then check out Classhole. The band features a cast that includes members from Eyehategod, Hawg Jaw, Outlaw Order, The Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight, Mountain Of Wizard, Mangina, Tirefire, haarp and more. And they’re debuting three brutal, mosh-inspired tracks over at www.earsplitcompound.com.

Classhole will release their self-titled full-length on January 1, 2016. Make your pre-order here.

Leaving poetics to the wayside, Classhole spews forth a corrosive blast of combative angst with every enraged second of the production. The band’s venomous sound is the product of its surroundings in more ways than one. The riotous ways of the members’ collective output combined with the bustling, diverse New Orleans metal underworld being fueled by societal corruption makes for 15 mutinous tracks of filthy hardcore punk revolt.

Already released in a limited vinyl run as the maiden release for the band’s own Terror Cult Records, Classhole will now see a full-on CD release through The Compound Recs., with a four-panel digipak version featuring an alternate layout and a lyric liner, plus bonus video footage of the band performing five vicious tunes from the record live in NOLA.

Classhole Track Listing:

1. Bloodshot
2. Breathing Down My Neck
3. Shut You Down
4. Whole Lot Of Nothing
5. Gunned Down
6. Frustrated
7. Corrupted
8. World’s Gone Weak
9. Full of Hate
10. Right Between The Eyes
11. Burning Pain
12. Obsolete
13. Time’s Up
14. For The Indolent
15. Taste The Chaos

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Eyehategod, NOLA progenitors, recently canceled their Australian tour, and have just announced the cancellation of their three-day jaunt in Mexico too. As a result, the band has issued the following statement:

We regret to have to cancel both our Australian and Mexican dates until further notice. Vocalist Mike IX Williams’ mental stability and health are major serious issues at this point, and we are very, very sorry for putting our fans and business partners in this miserable position. We feel horrible about these empty spaces in our schedule and will make up these tours as soon as possible. The cancellation of these tours is in no way any fault of the promoters or foreign booking agents. We hope our fans understand.

We think fans will understand and Yell! Magazine wishes Williams a speedy road to wellness.

Since part of the problem included long flights, Eyehategod recently embarked upon two separate short runs of shows on the West and East Coasts, fully against doctor’s orders. These shows were found to be physically draining and a detriment, performance-wise, to Williams. Williams – who is currently dealing with exhaustion and chronic fatigue from a near nonstop tour schedule over the last five years — is resting, healing, and catering to his health and will be ready to conquer Europe and the UK on tour this April.

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Formed in 2008, Mountain of Wizard worships at the altar of the riff boasting a thick, raging, blues-ridden Bayou swagger inherent to their swampy NOLA surroundings. The band independently released a two-song 7″ last year with a full-length slated to surface later this year via Swedish imprint, Skrammel Records. In the meantime, turn up and tune out to the soul-shrouded sounds of “Sorceror’s Deathbed” in the player above.

Mountain of Wizard Tour Dates:

w/ High On Fire
1/06/2015 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
1/07/2015 New Brookland Tavern – West Columbia, SC
1/08/2015 The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
1/09/2015 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
1/10/2015 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT
1/11/2015 Port City Music Hall – Portland, ME
1/13/2015 The Loft at the Chance Theatre – Poughkeepsie, NY
1/14/2015 Simon’s 677 – Providence, RI

Further Mountain of Wizard news to be announced soon. Stay tuned.

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North Carolina crossover NOLA icons, Corrosion of Conformity, kick off a near month-long run of live tirades with GWAR tonight to finalize the year. Set to embark at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia, the band will crumble the stages of 26 venues, coming to a close on December 13th, at Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore, Maryland.

Corrosion of Conformity continues to tour in support of their mammoth IX full-length, released this past Summer via Candlelight Records. Dubbed “a triumph” by the Obelisk, the critically adored IX was captured by the band alongside longtime friend and colleague John Custer. Clocking in at nearly 45 minutes, the record boasts all the groove-laden sludge/doom/punk concoction fans have come to expect from Corrosion of Conformity.

Order Corrosion of Conformity, IX, on CD, MP3, and Vinyl.

Corrosion of Conformity Tour Dates:

w/ Gwar
11/14/2014 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
11/15/2014 Knitting Factory Concert House – Spokane, WA
11/16/2014 MacEwan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB
11/17/2014 Union Hal – Edmonton, AB
11/19/2014 The Venue – Fargo, ND
11/20/2014 Skyway Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
11/21/2014 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
11/22/2014 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI
11/23/2014 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
11/25/2014 The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
11/26/2014 House Of Blues – Cleveland, OH
11/28/2014 Treemont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
11/29/2014 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2014 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
12/02/2014 Exit/In – Nashville, TN
12/03/2014 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
12/04/2014 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
12/05/2014 Firestone Live – Orlando, FL
12/06/2014 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
12/07/2014 Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
12/08/2014 Mr. Smalls Theatre – Millvale, PA
12/09/2014 Opera House – Toronto, ON
12/10/2014 Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC
12/11/2014 Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
12/12/2014 Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT
12/13/2014 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD

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