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Now that our album Blunt Force Volume has been released in Europe, the press reviews are finally starting to trickle in. We’ll keep this post up-to-date with new reviews as we get them. If you’re in Europe and looking for the album, try any of the links provided in the right sidebar. Anywhere else in the world you can still get the album digitally through Amazon or iTunes. North American release is on track for October 13th!

Industrialized Metal 100/100
Elektrauma 6/6
Schwarze News 10/10
Sphere Magazine 4/5
Reflections of Darkness 9/10
Whiskey Soda (1 - highest rating)
Dark Entries 9/10
Gothic Paradise 9/10
Obliveon 9/10
Goth-Zine 9/10
Der Medienkonverter 5/6
[U]selinks 4/5
Alone Music 8/10
Bleeding4Metal.de 8/10
Musicheadquarter 8/10
Fabryka +++
Darkroom Magazine 7.5/10
Side-Line 7/10
Metal.de 7/10
Gothtronic 7/10
Mindestverzehr Webzine 7/10
Lukinzine 7/10
Stormbringer 3.5/5
Alternative Clubbing (no rating)
Defiance Magazine (no rating)
Papel Mag (no rating)
Terrorverlag (no rating)
Mindbreed (no rating)
Lux Atenea Libros (no rating)
Nightshade (no rating)
Noize Magazine (no rating)
Mad-Goth (no rating)

If you can’t wait to get your hands on our upcoming cd (available through Spiralchords Music/COP International on August 21st in Europe and October 13th in North America), then you can check out a few tracks on some upcoming compilation cds:

Septic VIII (Dependent Records) - Our song Sedona will be featured along with many other great artists including KMFDM, Velvet Acid Christ, Edge Of Dawn, and more. Info and previews available here.

Zillo Magazine - Our song Anywhere But Here will be featured in the covermount compilation on the August/September issue of Germany’s Zillo Magazine.

Gothic Compilation 45 - Endgame will be featured in Gothic Magazine’s double-CD “Compilation 45″, sold separately or available with issue 65 of the magazine.

Our resident photographer Geoffrey Smith II tagged along with us for the 16Volt shows in July and put together a little photo journey for everyone to enjoy. Big thanks to Geoffrey for helping with the tour and to 16Volt for giving us the opportunity to play with them - we had a great time! View the full set of tour pictures here.

On our way up to Seattle to start off the 16Volt shows, we’re stopping in Chico to play a little 4th of July blowout at The Foster House. Tickets are $5 pre-show and $10 at the door - keep an eye on the Facebook event page for updates. And stick around after the show, cause I hear we’re going streaking!

The Dismantled show last Saturday was definitely the most fun and our most packed to date. Big thanks to everyone who came out to join in the fun! Geoffrey Smith II has put together another great set of pics from the night that you can check out here. Still no word on the strange growth on Ollie’s face, but we have some of our best people looking into it.