You’ve heard the rumors, and yes they’re true, LA’s cosmic psych trio Dead Meadow are gracing our shores once again!

Here as part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Dead Meadow will be touring nationally with special guests Blarke Bayer // Black Widow & Nadja (Canada).

As quoted on their Myspace (www.myspace.com/zenigeva) Zeni Geva is a Japanese prog-hardcore band, led by singer and guitarist KK Null, one pioneering group of innovators and legends.

Hailing from Tokyo, Zeni Geva was founded in 1987 and quickly found success in the US and Europe, this enabled Zeni Geva the rare chance to tour abroad along side such notable bands as Neurosis, Shallac, Eyehategod, Melvins and Don Caballero. Along with The Boredoms, Zeni Geva was one of the first Japanese bands to extensively tour outside of Japan and be embraced by a largely western audience.

Cited as one of Steve Albini’s favorite bands, Albini openly appreciates the bands wide range of influences and the fact that they’ve stayed true to their Japanese roots as apposed to trying to westernize their sound. After 12 albums, 5 of which being produced by Steve Albini, it’s safe to say he’s a fan.

The current line up of Zeni Geva reintroduces Tatsuya Yoshida to the fold after a 20 year absence, he played with Zeni Geva between the years of 1989 -1990 and was featured on their debut album ‘Maximum Money Monster’. Yoshida also plays in Ruins and Acid Mothers Temple.

For the first time in 14 years, Heathen Skulls are proud to present the legendary Japanese hardcore noise punks ZENI GEVA in Australia.

September

Thursday 23^rd: Geelong, The National Hotel

Friday 24^th”: Brisbane, Rosies

*Saturday 25^th: Sydney, Bald Face Stag (Sydney Fringe Festival event)

Sunday 26^th: Melbourne, Gershwin Room @ Espy

Thursday 30^th: Hobart, The Brisbane Hotel

October:

Friday 1^st: Adelaide, Rhino Room

Saturday 2^nd: Static Age / Venue TBC

Rising from the ashes of legendary Californian stoner metal legends SLEEP, Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius reemerged with what has become one of the most original and innovative bands of the modern psych, drone and doom metal genres, so much so they’ve spawned a sea of imitators that only echo the intensity and purity that OM have become accredited for.

OM was founded in 2003 after Cisneros’ returned to public music after a 7-year meditative hiatus. The duo went on to track their monumental debut album “Variations on a Theme” in 2004 for Holy Mountain Records. “Variations” shook the foundations of the American underground, which in turn resonated and melted minds internationally. It single handedly merged genres and broke down barriers between the indie kids, metal scene and everything in between.

After three studio albums, two split releases (with Current 93 and Six Organs of Admittance), and a live LP recorded in Jerusalem, drummer Chris Hakius departed OM in early 2008 and was replaced by Emil Amos of Grails and Holy Sons. Cisneros and Amos have since released a 7” for Sub Pop’s Single’s Club, a live vinyl-only LP “Conference Live” on Important Records, and their most recent studio album “God is Good” on their new label Drag City. The band is currently working on its 5th studio album to be released in 2011 on Drag City.

Heathen Skulls are proud to present for the first time in Australia, OM.

With special guests Lichens (NYC) and Blarke Bayer // Black Widow

In Australia on tour with Om (San Francisco), Lichens in the solo project of Rob Lowe, formally of 90 Day Men and now current member of OM. Supports come in the way of Holy Sons, solo project of Emil (Om / Grails) + special guests.

Sunday 11th: Geelong, Victoria w/ Agents of Abhorrence, Whitehorse, HWCT, and Dissolve & Resolve

Wednesday 14th: Melbourne, Toff – LICHENS headline show w/ HWCT Vs Breathing Shrine, Dave Brown Vs Kim Salmon + special guest

Thursday 15th: Adelaide, Fowlers Live w/ Spacebong

Friday 16th: Melbourne, Hi Fi Bar w/ Breathing Shrine

Saturday 17th: Sydney, Factory Theatre w/ Naked on the Vague

Sunday 18th: Brisbane, Hi Fi Bar w/

New York free jazz / avant garde duo Brian Chase and Seth Misterka finally tour Australia!
Brian Chase is best know for his work as drummer in grammy award wining New York art rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs!

Hey folks, in our on going efforts to bring you new and intersting music to Australia, Heathen Skulls are proud to announce that Brian Chase will be touring Australia in May with fellow New York resident Seth Misterka.

Brian Chase is best know for his work as drummer extraordinaire in the NY based band Yeah Yeah Yeah, Seth Misterka is a well established NY avant-garde saxophonist who’s been collaborating with Brian for around five years. Together they play an experimental form of minimal free jazz and noise that’s akin to the likes of Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, Ornett Coleman and Sonic Youth’s SYR series of releases.

Brian and Seth will tour nationally in May starting with a few exclusive performances at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, note worthy performance is their involvement in Overground on Sunday May 2nd featuring Peter Brotzman and Oren Ambarchi, amongst others.
See Melbourne International Jazz Festival web site for tickets: www.melbournejazz.com

Overground MIJF 2010 @ Melbourne Town Hall
(Cnr of Collins St and Elizebeth St, City)
Sunday May 2nd 2010, 2pm to 8pm
Tickets: $30

http://www.melbournejazz.com/v2010/

May Australian Tour 2010

Sunday 2nd: Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Overground Festival @ Town Hall w/ Peter Brotzman, Oren Ambarchi, Embers, etc

Tuesday 4th: Melbourne International Jazz
Festival, BMW / Federation Square, w/ Peter Brotzman & Pateras, Baxter, Brown

Friday 7th: Melbourne International Jazz
Festival, Forum Theatre, w/ Tortoise

Saturday 8th: Sydney
Manning Bar w/ Tortoise + Black Widow

Thursday 20th: Melbourne
Toff in Town w/ Embers, Black Widow + special guests
(Please note, Brian & Seth are collaborators at this event, not a headlining act)

Friday 21st: Brisbane
Tribal Theatre w/ Black Widow + special guests

Saturday 22nd: Sydney
Red Rattler w/ Batrider, Dead Farmers & Pets with Pets

Sunday 23rd: Sydney
Mu Measons Film Archives + films (early show: 4pm – 7pm)

Sunday 23rd: Sydney
Vanguard w/ Black Widow (late show: 8pm -12pm)

Monday 24th: Woolengong, TBC

Tuesday 25th: Canberra, TBC

Thursday 27th: Adelaide
Edinburgh Castle w/ Black Widow + special guest

Friday 28th: TBC

Saturday 29th: Adelaide
Rhino Room w/ Black Widow + special guests

Sunday 30th:Geelong
The National Hotel w/ Black Widow

After the endless bullshit of dealing with the Vinyl pressing plant “Zenith” in which they delayed the release of Sabbat Noir by six weeks causing it not to be available for the Australian tour it was intended for, i’m happy to say SABBAT NOIR is now finally released and among us!

I have to say, many thanks go out to not only Monarch, who did a great job designing the artwork, but also to Xavier Irvine and the folks at Madman Printing for doing the layout and making the packaging look totally amazing, this is now Heathen Skulls best release to date, we’re really proud of this one.

Ok, lets talk Sabbat Noir!
Packaged in nice thick cardboard with silver layered, hi gloss artwork, Sabbat Noir is on 180 gram wax and is super limited to 400 LP’s. It’s not cheap, but that’s Australia for you, it cost a shit load to press and print in the land down under so the retail price is $25 + $20 shipping international, $10 postage in Australia.
There’s the possibility it maybe re-pressed and re-released Internationally, but I wouldn’t be hopeful, if you want a copy of this record the way it was intended, limited deluxe edition on Heathen Skulls, you’d better get in quick.
We’ve have a lot of pre-orders and it’s selling super fast.

For all customers that have pre-ordered copies, your LP’s have now been shipped out!
Sorry about the delay.
For orders, please email: mailorderstuff@gmail.com

Monarch April European Tour dates:

Apr 8th - Bayonne, FR @ Txiriboga Ostatua w/ Black Widow

Apr 9th - Bilbao, ES @ Santana 27 w/ Kylesa + Dark Castle

Apr 12th - Bordeaux, FR @ Héretic w/ Black Widow + Aguirre

Apr 13th - Paris, FR @ CIP w/ Black Widow + Desecrator

Apr 14th - Lille, FR @ Venue TBC

Apr 15th - Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn / O13 w/ Kylesa, Eyehategod, Goatsnake, Earthless, etc

Apr 16th - Rostock, DE @ MS Stubnitz w/ Black Widow + Bad Luck Rides on Wheels

Apr 17th - Mannheim, DE @ JUZ Mannheim w/ Black Widow + Sailing On + Horse

Apr 18th - Geneva, CH @ L’ Usine w/ Impure Wilhelmina + Black Widow + Solar Flare

Apr 19th - Lyon, FR @ Sonic w/ Black Widow

Hailing from Houston, Texas, Jandek is the musical project of an outsider musician whose name and identity has been a mystery for over 30 years. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of dissonant and often emotionally dissolute folk / blues through his label Corwood Industries.

Jandek often plays a highly idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues that border very closely on the avant-garde. Refusing to use any form of traditionalism with structure, chords and tuning, Jandek has created a stylized form of music that is entirely his own. Lyrically he mirrors the country blues and folk traditions of East Texas, but sonically, he’s in a league of his own.

In 2004, a documentary was released entitled ‘Jandek on Corwood’. It documented Jandek’s recorded history and the people that have had contact with him, which is not many, as he had never played live and only granted one interview, and that was back in 1985. Up until 2004 no one was certain of his identity.

The mystery of Jandek’s identity was unveiled in October 2004 when he appeared for the first time live at the 04 Music Festival in Glasgow, Scotland. He has since made a number of live appearances at festivals like All Tomorrow’s Parties, Pitchfork and SXSW.

Up until 2009, Jandek’s backing band consisted of musicians from bands such as Tortoise, Grails, Quasi and Grouper – his backing band changed for each performance, depending on who was available at the time. In 2009 he settled on a permanent rhythm section from Glasgow, Scotland, which consists of Volcanic Tongue Records owner and WIRE contributor David Keenan on drums and Heather Leigh on bass. Heather Leigh plays alongside drummer Chris Corsano as part of Jailbreak and Christina Carter as a member of Scorces as well as having an extensive solo back catalogue with releases across labels like Not Not Fun, Wholly Other and Fag Tapes.

Heathen Skulls is very proud to present for the first time in Australia, JANDEK!

Thursday 18th: Sydney, Gaelic Theatre

w/ Naked on the Vague + Black Widow

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au and www.thegaelic.com

Friday 19th: Sydney, Jandek on Corwood Film screening + performance

@ Mu Mesons Film Archives

Cnr Parramatta Rd & Trafalgar St, Annadale. At the end of King Furniture building up the steel staircase.

Doors 7pm, entry $30, No pre-sale tickets / tickets very limited, get there early!

Ring Mu Mesons for details, Ph: 02 95172010

Saturday 20th: Brisbane, Jandek on Corwood Film screening + performance.

CHANGE OF VENUE: Now @ Tribal Theatre (was at Powerhouse)

Address: 346 George St, Brisbane

Also featuring 16mm experimental films by Other Films

Doors 7:00pm, Other Films start at 7:00pm on the dot: Entry $30

No pre-sale tickets, limited space, get down early…..

Sunday 21st: Brisbane, Hi Fi Bar

w/ Blank Realm, The Lost Domain + Black Widow / Joel Stern

Tickets available from www.thehifi.com.au

Wednesday 24th: Melbourne, Thornbury Theatre

w/ Primitive Calculators, New War & Black Widow

Tickets available from www.thethornburytheatre.com, Polyester and Missing Link

Thursday 25th: Melbourne, Jandek on Corwood Film screening + performance

@ 1000 £ Bend Cinema (Little Lonsdale St, between Elizebeth and Queen)

With special guest: Marco Fusinato (before the screening, 7:30pm)

Doors 7pm, Marco on at 7:30pm: Entry $30

No pre-sale tickets / tickets very limited, get there early!

Friday 26th: Hobart, Mona presents JANDEK

@ Philip Smith Centre

2 Edward St, Glebe, Hobart

Saturday 27th: Melbourne, Northcote Social Club

w/ Fabulous Diamonds, Embers, Breathing Shrine

Tickets available from Northcote Social Club, Corner Hotel, Polyester and Missing Link

Sunday 28th: Adelaide, The Gov

w/ Primitive Calculators + Black Widow

Tickets available from Moshtix

Only a few more shows to go, be quick, tickets selling fast!

Heathen Skulls is proud to present from Olympia, USA, atmospheric black metal titans and Southern Lord recording artists Wolves in the Throne Room. Drawing comparisons to the eerie atmosphere bleakness of Burzum & the fierce blackened blast attack of Darkthrone, Wolves in the Thorne Room have set a new standard in American Black Metal by combining classic era Norwegian black metal with a devastating modern sound that’s entirety of their own. Together with feedback drenched, French funeral doom lords MONARCH (now featuring Robert MacManus of Grey Daturas on drums), both bands will touring Australia Nationally.

See tour dates below for ticketing information.

Wolves in the Throne Room (Olympia, US) & Monarch (Bayonne, France)
Australian Tour February 2010

Wednesday 17^th: Ding Dong Lounge (Monarch only)
w/ Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Agonhymn & Encirling Sea
No pre-sales tickets available: $15

Thursday 18^th: Adelaide, Fowlers Live
w/ Space Bong
Tickets available from www.Moshtixs.com.au and the venue

Friday 19^th: Hobart, Brisbane Hotel
w/ Ruins
No pre-sales tickets available!

Saturday 20^th: Sydney, Gaelic Theatre
w/ Beyond Terror Beyond Grace
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au and the venue

Sunday 21^st: Melbourne, Arthouse Hotel
w/ Blarke Bayer / Black Widow, Heirs & Whitehorse
No pre-sales tickets available!

Tuesday 23^rd: Belconnen (Canberra), The Basement
w/ Looking Glass
No pre-sale tickets available!

Thursday 25^th: Brisbane, Hi Fi Bar
w/ Agents of Abhorrence & Die on Planes
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au & www.thehifi.com.au

Friday 26^th: Sydney, Bald Face Stag
w/ Agents of Abhorrence & Dining in Tuscany
No pre-sale tickets available!

Saturday 27^th: Melbourne, Hi Fi Bar
w/ Agents of Abhorrence, Piss Christ & Roskopp
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au & www.thehifi.com.au

Sunday 28^th: Geelong, National Hotel
No pre-sale tickets available!

As a pre-tour warm up event, MONARCH are doing a special headline show on Wednesday 17th of February at the Ding Dong Lounge in Melbourne to launch their new LP “Sabat Noir“!

Supports on the night are Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Agonhymn & Encircling Sea.

Entry: $15 / Doors: 8pm

Recorded in late December in Bayonne, France, and featuring Robert MacManus (ex-Grey Daturas) on drums, Sabat Noir is one 30 minute long track thats been split into two parts and spread across both sides of the Sabat Noir LP.

This is some of the darkest funeral doom that Monarch’s ever committed to wax, it’s way heavier, more textural, melodic and sonically dense.

Released on Heathen Skulls, Sabat Noir has been pressed onto 170 gram wax, is limited to 400 hand numbered LP’s and will have slightly different artwork to that of the European pressing, due out in early April for their European Tour.

For order, please email: mailorderstuff@gmail.com

Grey Daturas play their farewell show at The Tote Hotel in Melbourne this Friday (January 15) with support from Agents of Abhorrence, New War, Embers and Piss Bolt. Entry: $15.

Mess & Noise article: Grey Daturas: End Of An Era

Saturday 28th of November

Venue: Lithuanian Club

Address: 44 Errol St, Nth Melbourne

Doors: 5pm – 1am

Tickets: $40 + BF from Missing Link / $45 on the door

Over 18’s

Pass outs available

Stage 1 (Ballroom)

Lightning Bolt: 12:00 – 1:00
Grey Daturas: 10:15 – 10:55
Naked on the Vague: 9:00 – 9:30
Robotosaurus: 7:50– 8:20
Justice Yeldham: 6:40 – 7:10
Rebeiro / Andrews: 5:30 – 6:00

Stage 2 (Theatre)

Embers Big Band: 11:00 – 11:35
Primitive Calculators: 9:35 – 10:10
Ivans: 8:25 – 8:55
Abject Leader: 7:15 – 7:45
New War ( formally The Whulge): 6:05 – 6:35

Other films (Brisbane film society) will be screening 16mm films before, after and in between al band in the Theatre…..