RISE, HATE ETERNAL! RISE LIKE A PHOENIX AMONGST THE ASHES!!!
You are reading this on Wednesday morning (or maybe some other time, depending on various circumstances), but I am writing it on Tuesday night. And as I write it, I am about halfway through listening to Hate Eternal’s new album, Phoenix Amongst the Ashes, for the first time.
And it is glorious.
There are very few albums I entered 2011 being more excited about than this one, and I’m overjoyed to learn that not only has Erik Rutan not disappointed his fans (as though he could), but that he absolutely met and possibly exceeded my expectations, impaling aardvark baby after aardvark baby after aardvark baby. This album rules so hard, I can pretty much tell I’m not going to be listening to anything for a couple of weeks.
FUCK. YES.
Phoenix Amongst the Ashes has a release date now — May 10, via Metal Blade — and cover artwork, which you can see above. Yes, the cover artwork is friggin’ awesome. It’s by Paul Romano, in case you couldn’t tell.
May 10. Mark it in your calendars or fail at life.
And don’t forget that the band is doing a co-headlining tour this summer with Origin. Support will come from Vital Remains and Abysmal Dawn. Here are dates:
06/15 Emo’s – Austin, TX
06/16 Sorority House – Amarillo, TX
06/17 The Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
06/19 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
06/20 The Key Club – Hollywood, CA
06/21 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
06/22 The Alley – Sparks, NV
06/24 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
06/25 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
06/26 Lake City Bowl – Kelowna, BC – CANADA
06/27 The Distillery – Calgary, AB – CANADA
06/28 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
06/30 The Exchange – Regina, SK – CANADA
07/01 Royal Albert Arms – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA
07/02 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
07/03 The Annex – Madison, WI
07/05 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
07/06 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
07/07 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON – CANADA
07/08 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
07/09 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
07/10 Santo’s Party House – New York, NY
07/13 The Oasis – Charleston, SC
07/14 Firestone Live – Orlando, FL
-AR
