Set for Sept. 15-18 in White Hall, Maryland, Shadow Woods Metal Fest 2016 has completed its lineup. The fest runs a gamut of extremity from blackened noise to rolling stoner grooves and covers copious ground between in death metal, doom, drone and heavy rock, and the final nine acts announced only add to its breadth. This is the second year for Shadow Woods Metal Fest, and very clearly fest organizer Mary Spiro is staying true to the vision of a backwoods vibe, exploring the connection between a natural setting and various incarnations of heaviness. To be blunt, I don’t know all these bands and they’re not all really in my sphere so much as I have one, but I’d love to check this out anyway, just for the vibe of it.

Spiro works hard as hell on putting this together. Nothing but respect. Tickets are on sale now.

From the PR wire:

SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST: Complete 2016 Lineup For East Coast Open-Air Metal Fest Announced; Tickets Available + Trailers Posted

SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST, the Mid-Atlantic’s open-air camping metal party, is pleased to announce the complete lineup for the 2016 festival, which runs from Thursday, September 15th through Sunday, September 18th at Camp Hidden Valley, in White Hall, Maryland. This year, forty metal bands, representing diverse subgenres, will terrorize three stages in the woodlands of The Old Line State at the same summer camp where the fest was held last year.

Highlights of this year’s installment include a set by the mysterious GHOST BATH from North Dakota who have never performed live until this year, will be playing the event. The festival welcomes their first Canadian act to this year’s event with Calgary’s NUMENOREAN, and Baltimore’s trippy duo DARSOMBRA will headline Thursday night. Brooklyn’s post black metal pillagers TOMBS, Mongolian folk metal warriors TENGGER CAVALRY, Detroit’s horror-death conjurers ACID WITCH, and a special reunion performance from Philly’s blackened doom two-piece SADGIQACEA will ignite the fires Friday night. Black-thrash alchemists BLOOD STORM, Chicago’s mystic black metal kings EMPYREUS (featuring members of Kommandant) and the doom metal godfather SCOTT “WINO” WEINRICH and friends from Western Maryland’s FAITH IN JANE will headline Saturday night. The fest will close with the return of the black metal-blues shredders ZUD from Maine.

“We are honored and humbled that all these great acts have agreed to play our little gathering in the woods,” says festival founder Mary Spiro of Metallomusikum.com/Shadow Woods Productions LLC. “Our team has worked diligently to bring these groups to our unique performance environment, and we cannot wait to see how the weekend unfolds. This lineup stays true to the fest’s mission of showcasing the bands that metal fans ought to be seeing and hearing, not simply the bands that everyone has already seen somewhere else.”

This year’s lineup also boasts several acts that have never performed on the East Coast, such as the blackened space-rock pair LOTUS THIEF from San Francisco, which features Otrebor of Botanist on drums, and Colorado’s HELLEBORUS, powered by the Houseman brothers (Akhenaten; ex-Execration), who specialize in psychedelic black metal tinged with sexual mysticism. The complete lineup (listed below) surpasses the ferocity of the fest’s inaugural installment in both diversity and scope of metal styles.

Grimoire Records, the Baltimore-based hybrid recording and distribution label founded in February 2013, has become a co-producer with Shadow Woods Productions, LLC, and has several bands featured throughout the weekend, including CORPSE LIGHT, GENEVIEVE, MYOPIC, and TORRID HUSK.

Attendees will be able to munch of a plethora of food choices throughout the weekend including the return of the high octane Zeke’s Coffee and vegan selections from Headbangin’ Hotdogs, among several others. Jewelry, knitted-wear, art, CDs, vinyl, t-shirts and more will be on sale in the festival’s long hall. Yoga sessions will again be held each morning for those willing to brave a downward dog with a hangover. Other workshops are to be announced. The fest is BYOB and is 21 and up only. Those interested in vending, teaching a free workshop or who have specific questions should send an email with a description of your products and a website link to contact@shadowwoodsmetalfest.com

Weekend Passes for SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST are available for $130 at BrownPaperTickets.com. Tent camping is included with the weekend pass. People who want to reserve cabin beds can do so for an additional $20 for the duration of the fest. Only 400 weekend passes will be available and about one-third have sold so far. A limited number of day passes will go on sale in August.

SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST 2016 Complete Lineup:
A SOUND OF THUNDER (DC) **traditional old-school heavy metal
ATHAME (MD/WV) **black
AT THE GRAVES (MD) **solo doom-sludge
ACID WITCH (Detroit) **horror death
BLOOD STORM (PA/TX) **black thrash
BOUND BY THE GRAVE (Baltimore) *death
CEMETERY FILTH (TN) ** death
CEMETERY PISS (Baltimore) **black
COFFIN DUST (Philadelphia) **death
CORPSE LIGHT (Baltimore) *doom
DARSOMBRA (MD) **psychedelic drone
DESTROYER OF LIGHT (Austin, TX) **sludge
EMPYREUS (Chicago) **black
FAITH IN JANE FEATURING WINO (MD) ** doom trio joined by the godfather of the sound
GENEVIEVE (MD) **experimental black
GHOST BATH (ND) **suicidal depressive black
GRAVE GNOSIS (St. Petersburg, FL) **black
HAXEN (Rhode Island) **black
HELGAMITE (VA) **doom/stoner/sludge
HELLEBORUS (Manitou Springs, CO) **black
HERON (NC) **black
HORSESKULL (NC) **sludge/doom
LOTUS THIEF (CA) **blackened space rock
MYOPIC (DC) **death/doom
NUMENOREAN (Calgary, AB) **post-black
SACRIFICIAL BLOOD (NJ) **thrash death
SADGIQACEA (Philadelphia) **doom/sludge/black
SADISTIC VISION (PA/NC) **death
SAPREMIA (New Jersey) **death
SURGEON (Philadelphia) **progressive
TELOCH VOVIN (NY) **black
TEMPLE OF VOID (Detroit) **doom
TENGGER CAVALRY (NY/CHINA) ** Mongolian folk
T.O.M.B. (Philadelphia) **ritual noise
TOMBS (Brooklyn) ** black/post-metal
TORRID HUSK (WV) **depressive/melodic black
VORATOR (Richmond) **death/thrash
WIZARD EYE (PA) **doom
XEUKATRE (Baltimore) **black
ZUD (Maine) ** black

http://shadowwoods2016.bpt.me/
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http://www.facebook.com/shadowwoodsmetalfest
https://www.facebook.com/events/1690461561167442/

Shadow Woods Metal Fest 2016 promo

I have to admit, looking at a post from Sadgiqacea tourmates Hivelords saying they’re looking for someone to tag along and sell merch on their upcoming month-plus run from June 20 to July 26 is a pretty tempting prospect. Would be a long time out, but The Patient Mrs. will be gone for most of that time anyway — she leaves at the end of June for a month away — and the only real concern is what would I do with the dog. Oh well.

While I don’t think I’ll be volunteering, you might want to, and if so, hit up Hivelords on their Thee Facebooks. The tour is an admirable run, with some house shows — or what look an awful lot like house shows anyway — mixed in with some bars/venues and a couple dates to be filled in yet as Sadgiqacea and Hivelords both head out in support of their 2013 debut LPs.

To be informed:

SADGIQACEA and HIVELORDS announce tour dates

Philadelphia blackened-sludge giants SADGIQACEA and HIVELORDS have announced a new US Tour. The tour, which starts on June 20 in New Jersey, sees both bands travel throughout the months of June and July before ending on July 30th in Philadelphia. Support on the tour comes from AJAX of Ardent Vein. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

SADGIQACEA and HIVELORDS will be touring in support of their critically acclaimed albums ‘False Prism’ and ‘Cavern Apothecary’. Both albums are streaming now at the Anthropic Records website www.anthropicrecords.com and their respective Bandcamp pages.

Updated SADGIQACEA and HIVELORDS tour information will be made available at the Anthropic Records website, the SADGIQACEA Facebook page www.facebook.com/sadgiqacea and at the HIVELORDS website and Facebook page www.facebook.com/hivelords

SADGIQACEA and HIVELORDS tour dates:

Friday, June 20, 2014 – Lindenwold NJ – THE SEX DUNGEON
Saturday, June 21, 2014 – York PA – THE DEPOT
Sunday, June 22, 2014 – Providence RI – DUSK
Monday, June 23, 2014 – Boston MA – O’BRIENS
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 – Portland ME – ST. JOHN
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 – Portsmouth, NH – HOUSE SHOW
Thursday, June 26, 2014 – Worcester MA – RALPH’S DINER
Friday, June 27, 2014 – Syracuse NY – GORHAM BROTHER’S MUSIC
Saturday, June 28, 2014 – Rochester NY – THE BUG JAR
Sunday, June 29, 2014 – Buffalo NY – THE LAIR
Monday, June 30, 2014 Pittsburgh PA – THE SHOP
Tuesday, July 01, 2014 – Kent OH – STONE TAVERN
Wednesday, July 02, 2014 – Port Huron, MI – SCHWONK SOUND STEAD
Thursday, July 03, 2014 – Covington, KY – THREE KINGS BAR
Friday, July 04, 2014 – Indianapolis, IN – HOUSE SHOW
Saturday, July 05, 2014 – Chicago IL – COBRA LOUNGE
Sunday, July 06, 2014 – Madison, WI – DAS GEWOLBE
Monday, July 07, 2014 – Milwaukee, WI – FRANK’S POWER PLANT
Tuesday, July 08, 2014 – Wausau WI – THE STANK
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 – Minneapolis MN
Thursday, July 10, 2014 – Des Moines IA – HULL AVE TAVERN
Friday July 11, 2014 – Kansas City MO – VANDALS
Saturday, July 12, 2014 – Columbia MO – PESTE DE MERDE
Sunday, July 13, 2014 – Saint Louis MO – FUBAR
Monday, July 14, 2014 – Lexington KY – SIDECAR
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 – Huntington WV – HOUSE SHOW
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 – Nashville TN – THE SPRING WATER
Thursday, July 17, 2014 – Atlanta GA – 529 ROOM
Friday, July 18, 2014 – Knoxville TN – THE POISON LAWN
Saturday, July 19, 2014 – Asheville NC – THE ODDITORIUM
Sunday, July 20, 2014 – Charlotte NC – THE MILESTONE
Monday, July 21, 2014 – Wilmington NC – REGGIE’S 42ND STREET BAR
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 – Richmond VA
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 – Washington DC
Thursday, July 24, 2014 – Baltimore MD
Friday, July 25, 2014 – New Brunswick NJ
Saturday, July 26, 2014 – Brooklyn NY – THE ACHERON
Wednesday July 30th, 2014 – Philadelphia PA – JR’S BAR

https://www.facebook.com/events/266841300133471/

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http://www.facebook.com/anthropicrecordsphiladelphia
http://www.twitter.com/anthropicrecord

Including a two-show day on Sept. 21 covering the Indianapolis Metalfest III and later that evening in Dayton, Ohio — just a thrilling trip down I-70 away — Sadgiqacea are once again hitting the road in support of their 2013 Candlelight Records debut, False Prism, and they’re bringing along the also-difficult-to-spell-but-in-a-subtler-way Haethen for the trip. It’s a week of shows that start next Wednesday and they’ve aptly called it the “Week Long Tour.” Truth in advertising.

Also sprach the PR wire:

SADGIQACEA: September Eastern US Tour Dates Confirmed

While still unpacking from their massive recent Summer trek which saw the duo occupying more than forty cities across the country with cohorts Hivelords, this week Philadelphia-based spiritualistic sludge duo SADGIQACEA confirms yet another new tour in support of their Candlelight Records debut False Prism.

Originating in Boston on Wednesday, September 18th, the new bout of East Coast performances will take SADGIQACEA on a six-city trek through Washington, Columbus, Indianapolis and Dayton before the final show in Pittsburgh on Sunday the 22nd. SADGIQACEA will be performing alongside their comrades Haethen for all shows except the Indianapolis Metalfest III where they’ll play alongside the likes of Incantation, Decrepit Birth, Byzantine and more, but following their early set at the fest the duo will trek over to Dayton, Ohio to meet back up with Haethen for a second show that day.

SADGIQACEA Fall Tour w/ Haethen:
9/18/2013 Roggies – Boston, MA w/ The Binary Code, Scaphism, Brain Famine
9/19/2013 The Pinch Bar – Washington, DC w/ Caustic Casanova
9/20/2013 The Summit – Columbus, OH w/ Swarm
9/21/2013 Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN @ Indianapolis Metalfest III (*no Haethen)
9/21/2013 Blind Bob’s – Dayton, OH w/ Half Ghost
9/22/2013 The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Dendritic Arbor, Wrought Iron, Dutchguts, Ubasute, Dope Lake

SADGIQACEA draws from a melting pot of influences that together presents a lush yet tension-filled sound. Their debut full-length, False Prism, is a forty-minute journey bearing four mammoth tracks, captured without the use of overdubs to preserve the authentic recording quality of their live performances, recorded and produced by Chris Grigg of Woe. False Prism was released via Candlelight on CD and limited edition vinyl via Anthropic Records in May.

http://sadgiqacea.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/sadgiqacea
http://www.twitter.com/sadgiqacea
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

Sadgiqacea, False Prism (2013)

Anybody remember that scene in Independence Day when Will Smith suckerpunched that alien in the face and said “Welcome to Erf?” like human beings are all tough and these aliens who just jetted across the galaxy to try and mess with us were chumps? I’ve never seen Philly twosome Sadgiqacea before but I imagine that catching them on the Fourth of July would probably feel something like being punched in the face. Only with volume. Welcome to Erf.

Sadgiqacea (which is pronounced “sadji-whozawhatsits”) are out supporting their Candlelight Records debut, False Prism, and if you ever wanted to know what a long-ass tour looks like, it features two shows in Jersey:

SADGIQACEA: Rigorous U.S. Summer Tour Begins Next Week

With the release of their debut LP False Prism still fresh, Philadelphia-based spiritualistic sludge duo SADGIQACEA will embark on a rigorous tour of the country beginning on the 4th of July, just a week and a half away.

SADGIQACEA draws from a melting pot of influences that together presents a lush yet tension-filled sound. Their unique and intriguing debut full-length, False Prism, was recorded and produced by Chris Grigg (Woe), a forty-minute audio journey bearing four mammoth songs sparring use of overdubs to preserve the authentic recording quality of their live performances. False Prism was released via Candlelight on CD and limited edition vinyl via Anthropic Records in May.

Following sporadic, regional shows supporting the release of the record, SADGIQACEA will take on as much of the country as possible this Summer as their brutal forty-two date trek with brethren Hivelords kicks off on Independence Day. View the full tour itinerary below and watch for additional updates on the band to be posted in the coming days.

SADGIQACEA 2013 Summer Tour w/ Hivelords:
7/04/2013 Sex Dungeon – Lindenwold, NJ
7/05/2013 Meat Locker – Montclair, NJ
7/06/2013 The Acheron – Brooklyn, NY
7/07/2013 Munchouse – Providence, RI
7/08/2013 Charlie’s Kitchen – Boston, MA
7/09/2013 St. John Basement Venue – Portland, ME
7/10/2013 Wilder Zangcraft – Lowell, MA
7/11/2013 Ralph’s Diner – Worcester, MA
7/12/2013 Reg Studio Theater – Jamestown, NY
7/13/2013 Rock Room – Pittsburgh, PA
7/14/2013 Bourbon Street Café – Columbus, OH
7/15/2013 Melody Inn – Indianapolis, IN
7/16/2013 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL
7/17/2013 The Wisco – Madison, WI
7/18/2013 The P.I. – Wausau, WI
7/19/2013 Nomad Pub – Minneapolis, MN
7/20/2013 Vaudeville Mewws – Des Moines, IA
7/21/2013 The Hideout – Omaha, NE
7/22/2013 Bad Haus – Kansas City, MO
7/23/2013 Kirby’s Beer Store – Wichita, KS
7/24/2013 Lost Lake – Denver, CO
7/25/2013 Burt’s Tiki Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
7/26/2013 The Shredder – Boise, ID
7/27/2013 Kraken Bar – Seattle, WA
7/28/2013 The Know – Portland, OR
7/29/2013 Tiny Tavern – Eugene, OR
7/30/2013 Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA
7/31/2013 Alex’s Bar – Long Beach, CA
8/01/2013 The Dive Bar – Las Vegas – CA
8/02/2013 District Tavern – Tucson – AZ
8/03/2013 Train Yard – Las Cruces – NM
8/04/2013 TBA – San Antonio, TX
8/05/2013 Dirty Dog – Austin – TX
8/06/2013 The Big Top – New Orleans, LA
8/07/2013 Atmosphere Bar – Tallahassee, FL
8/08/2013 Epic Problem – Tampa, FL
8/09/2013 The Fountainblueeuuarghh – Miami, FL
8/10/2013 TBA – Orlando, FL
8/11/2013 Shantytown – Jacksonville, FL
8/12/2013 TBA – Columbia, SC
8/13/2013 Courtroom At Getty’s – Rock Hill, SC
8/14/2013 The Milestone – Charlotte, NC
8/15/2013 Roger’s – Chesapeake, VA
8/16/2013 TBA – Richmond, VA
8/17/2013 The Kyber – Philadelphia, PA

Sadgiqacea, “The Spoils of Harvest”

Every time something like this happens, I say the same damn thing: It’s a special kind of asshole who steals shit from a band’s van. Even more so, it’s an even more special asshole who steals the van altogether. Come on, you can’t even carry their stuff off as you take it? You’ve got to get the whole vehicle too? It’s a fucking travesty. The complete inventory of everything taken is here.

My best hopes to recently On the Radar-ized Philly smashers Sadgiqacea that they get their equipment, merch and vehicle back, and that whoever stole it is apprehended and brought to justice. Here’s the news and contact info in case anyone can help, even by sending the band your support or helping spread the word:

Achtung metal legions – we need your help!

Yesterday, Philly doomhaulers Sadgiqacea had their tour van parked on 13th and Carpenter in South Philadelphia when it was stolen around the hours of 12-7PM. Everything they owned was in the van, including all of their merch and gear. Total estimated loss of gear and merch is about $8,500. This duo is one of the hardest-working bands to ever come out of the (215), and are amazingly talented musicians on top of being genuinely sweet, good-hearted guys. This couldn’t have happened to two less deserving people. If you’re located in or around the Tri-State area (PA/NJ/DE and NY) please keep your eyes peeled, and get in touch if you hear or see anything.

Contact email is
sadgiqacea@yahoo.com

Facebook
http://facebook.com/sadjuhkaysha

When a band’s logo comes complete with its own pronunciation guide, you know you’re in for a phonetic treat. Not to be confused with the happy-giqacea you might find elsewhere, Philly guitar/drum duo Sadgiqacea specialize in oppressively dark and bleak post-doomcore, all lumber and crash and heavy and pummel the way the kids like it these days. There are some vague touches of psychedelia in the far-off echoing clean vocals of “Nature’s Antidote” — the second of two crushing tracks Sadgiqacea donate to the cause of a split with Phanatic countrymen Ominous Black — but mostly they’re just mean and dark, and that works out just fine.

The two songs were recorded, mixed and mastered by Mick Mullin at Super 8, whose impressive discography includes Total Fucking Destruction, Fight Amp and Javelina, and in about 13 minutes, they effectively cloud the mind in a wash of malevolent sounds. Even the surf-esque opening guitar lines of “Thy Will be None” feel as though they’ve been run through a hellish alternate dimension, and as the vocals once again change from yells to echoing clean singing, there’s an underlying melodicism that I can’t imagine Sadgiqacea won’t continue to develop going forward.

In the meantime, there’s enough low end in their sound to likely please everyone but bassists, and enough of a genre mix happening in the material to hold even the most fickle of attentions. You can check out Sadgiqacea on Thee Facebooks here, or if you’d rather not travel, here are “Thy Will be None” and “Nature’s Antidote,” courtesy of a fancy-type Bandcamp player: