As the sure-to-be-awesome Pagangest America tour grows ever closer, one of the bands on that trek, Eluveitie, have posted a new song, “Inis Mona,” on their MySpace page. The song comes from the band’s forthcoming new album, Slania, which drops February 15 on Nuclear Blast.

And don’t forget that Eluveitie will hit the road as part of Paganfest America starting in April, joining Ensiferum, Turisas, and Tyr on what is sure to be a tour too crazy for the Common Man who doesn’t understand the simple pleasures of raping, pillaging, wearing dead animal skins and generally behaving in a manner that my parole officer claims is “anti-social.” Check back here often for updates or you can head on over to the Paganfest America MySpace page.

-AR

Look: it’s winter now, so don’t expect us to be in a good mood for at least five months. The fucking cold, the getting dark ridiculously early… these are prime Cannibal Corpse kittie killing months.

But the spring… ahh, the spring! Warm weather, cold beer, girls in ridiculously inappropriate-for-public outfits… and now, Paganfest America.

That’s right: Uncle Axl pulled a fast one on you last week when he was talking about Turisas “hopefully” touring the U.S. someday real soon. See, he already knew what we can now proudly announce: that this spring, Ensiferum, Turisas, Tyr and Eluveitie will be teaming up to bring lucky metalheads all over the country for what’s sure to be one of the most get drunk, burn the venue down, drag your girlfriend to the bedroom by her hair-fantastic tours of 2008: Paganfest America.

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