I'm sure that there are financial agrements that I can't possibly understand at work here, but I am annoyed when I see awesome bands like Hour of Penance, Skeletonwitch and Nile opening for the also rans The Black Dahila Murder. It always seems like the line ups are perversely skewed with the insanely awesome bands playing in the slots where few will see them and the mediorce bands headlining get all of the glory. Yeah, I think that just getting Hour of Penance on a major tour is a good thing, it just sucks that the good have to play second fiddle to the just alright. 

To soothe my  annoyance at the way opening acts and headliners are chosen, the folks at Decibal are streaming Hour of Penance's new single "Decimating The Ancestry Of The Only God,” over at http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/streaming-hour-of-penance-decimate-the-ancestry-of-the-only-god/. Hour of Penance will also be playing along side Nile and Skeletonwitch this spring. Show up early to experience the awesome!

w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Skeletonwitch

3/22/2012 Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA w/Nile *

3/23/2012 Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH w/Nile *

3/24/2012 The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI 

3/25/2012 Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI 

3/26/2012 Station 4 - Minneapolis, MN

3/27/2012 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL

3/28/2012 Grenada - Lawrence, KS w/Nile *

3/29/2012 Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO

3/30/2012 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT

3/31/2012 Desert Breeze Skate Park - Las Vegas, NV

4/02/2012 El Corazon - Seattle, WA

4/03/2012 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR

4/04/2012 Slim’s - San Francisco, CA

4/05/2012 House Of Blues - Los Angeles, CA

4/06/2012 Nile Theater - Phoenix, AZ 

4/07/2012 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM

4/09/2012 Prophet Bar - Dallas, TX

4/10/2012 White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX

4/11/2012 Warehouse Live - Houston, TX

4/13/2012 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

4/14/2012 Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH 

4/15/2012 Blondie’s - Detroit, MI w/Nile *

4/17/2012 Ram’s Head Live - Baltimore, MD

4/18/2012 Theatre Of The Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA

4/19/2012 Irving Plaza - New York, NY

4/20/2012 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest @ The Palladium – Worcester, MA 

I have a love, hate relationship with bands releasing things on vinyl. On the one hand, things released on vinyl just sound better sometimes. They also have the added bonus of making your music collection look super cool. On the other hand, I am one of the many people who doesn't own a record player. And I'm too cheap to fork out the cash for one. So while I' m competlely stocked at the idea of Brutally Deceased putting "Dead Lover's Guide" out of vinyl on this month I was a bit brought down with the thought another album I won't be able to hear. Once again the dark lords have heard my prayers and Lavadome is going to make "Dead Lover's Guide" available for free downlad at http://lavadome.bandcamp.com/album/dead-lovers-guide and http://brutallydeceased.bandcamp.com/. All hail the dark lords, and free mutha fuckin music!