On September 22nd in Brooklyn, NY Southern Lord will be unleashing a very special showcase of some of its best artists. Never before will a Masonic Lodge experience such a sonic beating!! The Brooklyn Masonic lodge is a Landmark building from 1909, it is one hundred years old and is presently used by an all-African-American Masonic chapter!

Southern Lord bands: Eagle Twin, Earth, Pelican and sunn 0))) will all play sets on this momentous evening.

Buy tickets here:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2163404

more info:
http://events.nydailynews.com/brooklyn-ny/venues/show/718397-the-brooklyn-masonic-temple
www.southernlord.com
www.ideologic.org
http://blackenedmusic.wordpress.com/

The Accüsed-”The Curse of Martha Splatterhead” CD
Martha Splatterhead returns! The pioneering kings of Splatter Rock The Accüsed are back from the wrong side of the grave! Accüsed axe slinger and founding member Tommy Niemeyer has resurrected the unholy Splatterbeast with a new lineup that is an efficient killing machine! Originally formed in 1981 near Seattle, Washington the Accüsed have released over 6 lps and several EPS over the last 28 years. The true Return of Martha Splatterhead is upon us! Over the last few years, surviving deaths, trends, and severe obstacles the Acccüsed have returned to rightfully reclaim the Thrash Metal throne! The new album: “The Curse of Martha Splatterhead contains even more face ripping riffs, more brutal throat shredding and more intenstinal morbid devourement than ever before. 14 songs clocking in at 29 min. FASTER, MORE VICIOUS, MORE BRUTAL than you can handle! Crushing production courtesy of Billy Anderson (Melvins, Neurosis, Eyehategod, High On Fire,Sleep etc.).
Here is a mp3 of the first blistering track off the album:

http://www.southernlord.com/mp3/The%20Splatterbeast.mp3

The Accüsed will be hitting the road in support of this grisly masterpiece on the following days in the following cities….you have been warned!

The Accused “Curse of Martha Splatterhead” Tour 2009

Fri. Sept. 25 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Sat. Sept. 26 Portland, OR Satyricon
Thur. Oct. 1 Sacramento, CA The Distilery (21+)
Fri. Oct. 2 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside w/Destroyer 666!
Sat. Oct. 3 Sparks, NV Vixens
Sun. Oct 4 Salt Lake City, UT Club Vegas (21+)
Mon. Oct. 5 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Tues. Oct. 6 OFF
Wed. Oct. 7 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory w/ Riverboat Gamblers and Lower Class Brats
Thur. Oct. 8 Dallas, TX Prophet Bar w/ Krum Bums
Fri. Oct. 9 Corpus, TX Zeros
Sat. Oct 10 Austin, TX Emo’s w/ Krum Bums
Sun. Oct. 11 Houston, TX Walter’s On Washington w/ Krum Bums
Tue. Oct. 13 Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
Wed. Oct. 14 Phoenix, AZ Jugheads (21+)
Thu. Oct. 15 San Diego, CA Radio Room (21+)
Fri. Oct. 16 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory
Sat. Oct. 17 Long Beach, CA Alex Bar (21+) w/Reagan Youth and The Varukers
Sun. Oct. 18 Santa Cruz, CA @ Blue Lagoon

NEW Accüsed shirts are also available!

NOW AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE!
Here is the i-tunes link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=327086308&s=143441

PELICAN Announces New Album Details
Instrumental Quartet Readies Fourth Full-Length Album; First Release On Southern Lord

The mighty PELICAN are in the studio putting the finishing touches on their fourth studio album, entitled What We All Come To Need. What guitarist Laurent Lebec has dubbed “the most perfect synthesis of everything we’ve done to date, sonically”, this new album is a giant step forward within the complex, intricate, beautiful and crushing sound PELICAN is famous for. The album features more guests than have ever appeared on a PELICAN album before: Greg Anderson of sunn O))), Aaron Turner of Isis, Ben Verellen of Harkonen and Helms Alee and Allen Epley from The Life & Times and Shiner. Content-wise, Lebec says “there is a current of inspiration that feels particular to each album’s music and titles. Though we lack a singer, the song names are often conceptual. This new album speaks to a rapidly decaying world, the fulfillment we find in each other, as well as the resolve to move beyond disillusionment.” If the recent Ephemeral EP is any indication of what’s to come, we can expect nothing less than the apex of PELICAN’s creative output.

If you are lucky enough to be in Seattle or NYC in the coming months, don’t sleep on checking out the new songs live:

8/06/2009 Neumo’s - Seattle, WA
9/22/2009 Brooklyn Masonic Temple - Brooklyn, NY
(*Both shows with sunn 0))), Eagle Twin and Earth)

What We All Come To Need Track Listing:
1) Glimmer
2) The Creeper
3) Ephemeral
4) Specks Of Light
5) Strung Up From The Sky
6) An Inch Above Sand
7) What We All Come To Need
8) Final Breath

http://www.myspace.com/pelican
http://www.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings