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Anyone fortunate enough to have seen Wolves In The Throne Room in a live setting will probably tell you the same thing: the band simply KILLS. Not to say that their albums aren’t totally amazing – they are – but seeing these guys live is an experience that will stay with you for a while. It’s probably a safe bet to assume that for many people, especially here in the states, seeing the Wolves in concert is their first exposure to live black metal. And it would certainly stand as quite an introduction to the transcendental power of true (your goddamn right it’s TRUE) black metal. While WITTR on record presents a band who really understand the importance of crafting a beautiful and well thought out collection of songs, complete with otherworldly ambience and a keen attention to production, on stage they are more inclined to rip your face off and scald your eardrums into cinders. They are unstoppable, frighteningly intense, and seriously, loud as fuck – just a few of the reasons why we are so stoked to have this new cd+dvd set chronicling the band’s 2008 set at the Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands. The sound here is upfront and relentless, and even though things are surprisingly clear, none of the band’s power is lost, if anything, this should be a good indication of how awesome they are and why their records are so damn great; WITTR isn’t some half-assed studio project by guys who are afraid or unwilling to step into the public realm, they are a REAL band, one that rocks, shreds, and destroys everything in its path. The vocals here are pretty unbelievable, maybe even better than on record, just insane throatshredding goodness and perfect for the sonic assault the band whips up. The dvd features the concert presented in an appropriately murky setting under blue light. It will probably have you longing for the actual live experience more than anything, but we certainly have no complaints. Classic stuff for sure.

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Church of Misery album cover

Roadburn Records is proud to present that everybody’s favourite Japanese stonersludge outfit Church of Misery will release their 2009 nightshow at Roadburn on CD and LP on our label. The night was recorded in multi track and is mixed and mastered by Marcel van de Vondervoort of Torture Garden Studio fame who also was at the helm for the Wolves in The Throne Room live album. Artwork was done by Richard ‘Robotmonster’ Schouten. After releases by Wolves in the Throne Room (2008) and Year of no Light (2008), Church of Misery Live at Roadburn (2009) will be the third installment in our live series.

This cd will be out Februari 15th through Roadburn Records/Burning World Records. Pre-order it here for only 10 euro. You are invited to download the first track of that album – ‘El Padrino’ – here. The vinyl version of the album is planned for march 2010. Check the clip below for a glance of the electrifying atmosphere that evening.

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