Soilwork, Decapitated
Club Red - West Theater
10/31/2015 05:30 PM MST
$25 - $27
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Supporting Acts: Shattered Sun, ENKAGED, Discordant, Dirt Over Lime, Impulsive Aggression
Soilwork
Swedish metal eminence SOILWORK was spawned in Helsingborg, anno 1995 by guitarist Peter Wichers and vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid. Following two highly acclaimed albums on Listenable Records, SOILWORK joined the Nuclear Blast roster, releasing a new bombshell year after year and touring aggressively in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. The band's unique blend of melodic metal developed at a staggering rate, most notably on the Devin Townsend produced "Natural Born Chaos", the first SOILWORK recording to fully display Björn "Speed" Strid's knack for majestic melodies. The 2002 album also saw the arrival of keyboard virtuoso Sven Karlsson. In 2005, SOILWORK was joined by drummer extraordinaire Dirk Verbeuren and released "Stabbing The Drama" which quickly became a landmark release, highlighted by an 18 month world tour and a spot on Ozzfest alongside headliners Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. Despite a few line-up shuffles, SOILWORK and their iconic bassist Ola Flink continued to conquer fans worldwide, recording two more outstanding albums and touring relentlessly alongside bands such as Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage. In 2013, with guitar tandem Sylvain Coudret and David Andersson on board, SOILWORK unleashed their magnum opus "The Living Infinite", the first double album in melodic death metal history.
Adventurous yet true to the band's identity, this Jens Bogren produced twenty song powerhouse was received with great acclaim and culminated in an explosive live Blu-Ray due out in the Spring of 2015. Their newest EP "Beyond The Infinite" and recent signature with Breaking Bands management proves that SOILWORK are true masters of their art and remain as relevant as ever!
Decapitated
Decapitated is a technical death metal band from Poland. They formed in 1996 in Krosno in southern Poland, when all the members were still attending music school.
They released their first demo Cemeterial Gardens in 1997 and their second demo, The Eye of Horus in 1998. After these releases, the band was considered as genuine contenders of the underground metal community, and eventually signed with Wicked World/Earache Records for the release of the debut album, Winds of Creation.
With Vitek (1984-2007) and Vogg (being aged 23) they are one of the youngest bands in the genre to have had success. Martin and Vogg conjointly hold gigs with the Polish experimental symphonic/technical black metal band Lux Occulta.
Decapitated released their first demo entitled Cemeterial Gardens in 1997 and released their debut album, called Winds of Creation, three years later. Nihility was the follow-up of Winds of Creation.
Their 2004 album, The Negation, along with their latest effort Organic Hallucinosis both have a fuller, more classical death metal tone. In summer 2005, the band's vocalist Sauron quit the band. According to Sauron, the reason was due to "health complications". Sauron's replacement was Covan, a previous member of Atrophia Red Sun. The group is currently signed to Earache Records.
Organic Hallucinosis was released on the 13th of February 2006. Martin rejoined Decapitated after the army wanted him for conscription in Poland and nearly faced going to court despite the rumours of problems concerning the label, which were proven to be untrue.
Venue Information
Club Red - West Theater
1306 W. University
Mesa, AZ 85201