ONSLAUGHT’s “The Force”, undoubtedly one of THE thrash metal classic albums! Now this genre milestone is re-released because of the band’s 30th anniversary in 2013.  All tracks are remastered and the album will receive a slightly changed cover artwork too. “The Force” re-release is out now!

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The first-EVER North American tour for England’s thrash commanders ONSLAUGHT finally begins tonight, erupting in the city of Seattle. Following the kickoff this evening the tour will blast its way through nineteen other metal havens across the continent towards the East Coast, wrapping up in Brooklyn in three weeks, with direct support from all ex-Venom supergroup M-pire Of Evil. ONSLAUGHT’s exclusive 90-minute set for the Scream For Violence 2012 North American tour spans their back catalog, including the classic Power from Hell, The Force and In Search of Sanity LPs, in addition to their more recently praised crushing comeback albums Killing Peace and Sounds of Violence.

ONSLAUGHT Scream For Violence North American Tour 2012:

3/19/2012 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA

3/20/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

3/21/2012 The Pound – Oakland, CA

3/22/2012 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA

3/23/2012 Jumping Turtle – San Diego, CA

3/24/2012 910 Live – Tempe, AZ

3/26/2012 The Korova – San Antonio, TX

3/27/2012 *TBA – Laredo, TX

3/29/2012 Fubar – St. Louis, MO

3/30/2012 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

3/31/2012 House of Rock – Dayton, OH

4/01/2012 Blondies – Detroit, MI

4/03/2012 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON

4/04/2012 The Katacombs – Montreal, QC

4/06/2012 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

4/07/2012 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY

ONSLAUGHT’s critically-acclaimed fifth studio album Sounds Of Violence was released in North American in February 2011 via AFM Records. Recorded and produced in the renowned Hansen-Studios (Destruction, Heathen, Mercenary), the blazing record boasts ten brand new original tracks, as well as a cover of Motörhead’s classic “Bomber,” featuring guest appearances by Phil Campbell (Motörhead) and Tom Angelripper (Sodom).

“…this is as good as metal gets… 10/10″ – Ultimate Guitar

“…a no-brainer recommendation for fans of no-bullshit thrash.” – Blabbermouth

“…Onslaught’s finest effort. Everything comes together here… 5/5″ – Dangerdog

“…the darkest, meanest sounding and heaviest album in their career. 4/5″ – Metal Rules

“…a massive dose of skull-crushing metal with first-rate guitar work…” – About.com
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Wake up North America… after three decades of waiting, British thrash masters ONSLAUGHT will cross the Atlantic for their first ever tour of the continent in March and April!

The 20-date trek gets underway in Seattle on March 19th and tramples its way across the continent ending in Brooklyn on April 7th. The band’s exclusive set for the tour spans their full back catalog, including Power from Hell, The Force, In Search of Sanity, Killing Peace and their lauded 2011 release Sounds of Violence. ONSLAUGHT will have direct support from all ex-Venom supergroup M-pire Of Evil for the entire tour, as well as Evil Dead on a slew of the West Coast dates.

Stated founding ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett on the upcoming invasion: “Good Morning America… Here we are at very long last! ONSLAUGHT are super fucking stoked to announce our début tour of the mighty USofA and Canada. It’s been one hell of a long time coming, but we are now finally bringing the Scream For Violence tour to North America for 20 shows in March and April 2012.Just as we did in Europe, the UK and South America, we’ll be thrashing it up with a brutal 90-minute set featuring tracks off all five ONSLAUGHT studio albums. We can’t fucking wait…”

Check out the tour poster and more right here.

ONSLAUGHT Scream For Violence North American Tour 2012:

3/19/2012 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA

3/20/2012 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

3/21/2012 The Pound – Oakland, CA

3/22/2012 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA

3/23/2012 Jumping Turtle – San Diego, CA

3/24/2012 910 Live – Tempe, AZ

3/26/2012 The Korova – San Antonio, TX

3/27/2012 *TBA – Laredo, TX

3/29/2012 Fubar – St. Louis, MO

3/30/2012 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL

3/31/2012 House of Rock – Dayton, OH

4/01/2012 Blondies – Detroit, MI

4/03/2012 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON

4/04/2012 The Katacombs – Montreal, QC

4/06/2012 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY

4/07/2012 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY

ONSLAUGHT‘s critically-acclaimed fifth studio album Sounds Of Violence was released in North America in February 2011 via AFM Records. Recorded and produced in the renowned Hansen-Studios (Destruction, Heathen, Mercenary), the blazing record boasts ten brand new original tracks, as well as a cover of Motörhead’s classic “Bomber,” featuring guest appearances by Phil Campbell (Motörhead) and Tom Angelripper (Sodom).

“…this is as good as metal gets… 10/10″ – Ultimate Guitar

“…a no-brainer recommendation for fans of no-bullshit thrash.” – Blabbermouth

“…Onslaught’s finest effort. Everything comes together here… 5/5″ – Dangerdog

“…the darkest, meanest sounding and heaviest album in their career. 4/5″ – MetalRules.com

“…a massive dose of skull-crushing metal with first-rate guitar work…” – About.com

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Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB have confirmed a UK tour with legendary British thrashers ONSLAUGHT.

GAMA BOMB will be joining ONSLAUGHT plus FALLEN FATE on the “Scream For Violence” tour, which kicks off in Maidstone on September 22nd.

GAMA BOMB frontman PHILLY BYRNE comments:

“We think it’s great that we’ll finally get to tour with these guys.  It’ll be like when people take their old and infirm family members on holiday, but a metal holiday.”

See GAMA BOMB live on tour at the following shows:

GAMA BOMB
Jul. 15 – Anyksciai, Lithuania – Devilstone Open Air
Jul. 16 – Aalborg, Denmark – Day of Decay Festival
Jul. 29 – Brande-Hornerkirchen, Germany – Headbangers Open Air
Jul. 30 – San Giacomo degli Schiavoni, Italy – Armageddon In The Park

GAMA BOMB + ONSLAUGHT, FALLEN FATE
Sep. 22 – Maidstone, UK – Babylon Lounge
Sep. 23 – London, UK – The Garage
Sep. 24 – Derby, UK – Redemption
Sep. 25 – Plymouth, UK – The White Rabbit
Sep. 26 – Liverpool, UK – The Masque
Sep. 27 – Newcastle, UK – Legends
Sep. 28 – Edinburgh, UK – Studio 24
Sep. 29 – Belfast, UK – Spring & Airbreak
Sep. 30 – Cork, Ireland – An Cruiscin Lan

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/gama_onslaught.jpg

Watch a video diary from GAMA BOMB’s recent US tour at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLlFoP9fa7c

Get GAMA BOMB’s two most recent albums, TALES FROM THE GRAVE IN SPACE and CITIZEN BRAIN, in Europe at http://bit.ly/jAkUov or in North America at http://bit.ly/cD7zc8

TALES FROM THE GRAVE IN SPACE is also still available to download for free at http://www.earache.com/gamabomb

Get more GAMA BOMB news and info at:

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/gamabomb
MySpace – http://www.myspace.com/gamabomb
Twitter – http://twitter.com/gamabombspeaks

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A world premiere of the brand new video from UK thrash legends ONSLAUGHT is available via online video juggernaut Metal Injection now!

The title track to the band’s brutal new studio album, the video for “Sounds Of Violence” is ONSLAUGHT’s first official video in twenty years, the last being from the band’s 1990 full-length In Search Of Sanity. “The Sound Of Violence,” stated ONSLAUGHT vocalist Sy Keeler “was inspired by the horrendous loss of over 150,000,000 souls throughout the 20th Century, instigated by religious tyranny and dictatorial madness of humankind. The lyrics echo the horrific realities of war and remarkable resistance endured by our fellow men and women which continues to this day. Wake up world; welcome to a land of devastating brutality where conflict is a part of everyday life. This is the Sound Of Violence.” The video was filmed and edited By Lukas Hambach of Bloodwork Entertainment (Destruction, Gamma Ray) and produced by Tommy Morriello and Thosten Lütje.

ONSLAUGHT’s fifth studio album Sounds Of Violence was released in North American in early February via Germany’s AFM Records. The now critically-acclaimed album falls perfectly in line with their massive 2007 comeback album Killing Peace, yet broadens the classic ONSLAUGHT style once again, helping the band maintain an original edge. Recorded and produced in the renowned Hansen-Studios (Destruction, Heathen, Mercenary), the blazing record boasts ten brand new original tracks, as well as a cover of Motörhead’s classic “Bomber,” featuring guest appearances by Phil Campbell (Motörhead) and Tom Angelripper (Sodom).

ONSLAUGHT members Sy Keeler and Nige Rockett are available for interviews to North American journalists via Earsplit anytime via phone or email. Please get in touch for more information, and stay tuned for more ONSLAUGHT updates as the band prepare to assault North America full-on later this year!

“…this is as good as metal gets… 10/10″ – Ultimate Guitar

“…a massive dose of skull-crushing metal with first-rate guitar work and angry lyrics.” – About.com

“It’s as violent musically and conceptually as it’s predecessor… put this on your ‘must buy’ list for 2011.” – Hellride Music

“…the darkest, meanest sounding and heaviest album in their career. 4/5″ – Metal Rules

“…Onslaught’s finest effort. Everything comes together here, from the thick buzz saw riffs to the deft songwriting and arrangement. 5/5″ – Dangerdog

“…easily Onslaught’s best album and a must-have for thrash-heads. 4.5/5″ – The New Review

“…a collection of songs that not only stand up to their already-impressive legacy, but in fact build on it. 4.5/5″ – OneMetal

“…a relentless, well-crafted and fresh-sounding metal record… 4.5/5″ – The Metal Register

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The British legendary thrash metal five piece Onslaught reunited five years ago. The band did plenty of gigs all around. As a result of the reunion, the triumphant KILLING PEACE saw the light of day.  The band’s newest opus SOUNDS OF VIOLENCE takes their brand of thrash metal to into a more extreme phase, presenting the pure true and violent thrash metal to the bone. Onslaught hasn’t given up an inch. The British thrashers will soon be embarking on gigs and festivals. It is a huge pleasure to have a chat with one of the founding members of Onslaught, Nige Rockett. He tells more about why the band chose to work with Jacob Hansen and why the band signed a deal with AFM. Time now for METAL FORCESSS.

Interview and pics by Arto Lehtinen

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Masters of Metal is another addition to the map of the Finnish metal festivals. Originally the event was planned to be carried out in a bigger venue. However, because of the unexpected low ticket sales the whole MOM event was switched to a smaller venue and a couple of bands got dropped from the bill. However the line-up looked pretty solid which should have drawn more people to the event. After all approximately 300 people crawled out to the MOM event. Although the line-up looked all in all solid, but as for the general arrangements of the event, the roadie and break time between each bands was occasionally quite insanely long. That definitely bugged some people off even though the beer was cold and metal ruled. But even though the festival is a small indoor one, if the people of the fest believes in the future of the fest, then we can expect to have another MOM event in the next year.

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Destruction/Onslaught – 17th November 2007

The Underworld, Camden

All live pics and review by HannTu

A night of old school thrash, with the re-formed veterans from Bristol, Onslaught touring in support of their recent album KILLING PEACE, and the German legends of thrash, Destruction – what more could you ask for? A night with glamour model Jordan and a lifetime supply of beer, but I digress…

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Interview by Arto Lehtinen

Europe has tons of great metal festivals arranged almost in every country during the summer time. Of course bigger festivals such Graspop, SwedenRock, Wacken, FullForce, Gods Of Metal, Hellfest, MetalCamp and tons of others definitely draw bigger names and more attention. However there are a lot of smaller metal festival arranged as well. These smaller more underground oriented festivals are arranged with the passion and devotion toward the metal music despite the budgets of these festivals ain’t tremendous huge.

Jalometalli is a relative new, but damn activate and vital metal festival arranged up in the north in Oulu. The festival has grown piece by piece every year and booked more and more wellknown bands. Jalometalli definitely hit the jackpot by managing to book the legendary Bay Area thrashers Testament and of course another, but European thrash legends Kreator. However Jalometalli offers more legends such Unleashed, Candlemass and the mighty Holy Moses. What the one can wish from one metal small festival, doom metal, thrash metal, death metal. Of course Finnish metal bands play an important role giving the last shape to the line-up of the festival.

As for the tickets, well they can be ordered from the Finnish Ticket Service, Check out this link

The primusmotor and chief of the Jalometalli festival Marco Järvenpää is more thrilled about the line up of the  Jalometalli festival 2007. Therefore it would be about time and to give an opportunity to the chief to enlighten more about the festival. 

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Obituary and Onslaught

feat. Dam and Dead Beyond Buried

The Underworld, Camden, London, UK
5th July 2007

All live pics and review by HannTu

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Sy Keeler – The vocalist of Onslaught

Interview & live pictures by Luxi Lahtinen

Thanks to Duke for the transcription 

"I am so excited and can’t wait for everyone to hear the finished album. Thrash Metal will never be the same again. It’s time for Slayer to step aside. Our lyrical content is ugly and ‘will’ upset people. The music is so fucking brutal. Is that the same band who recorded IN SEARCH OF SANITY? A mix of POWER FROM HELL and THE FORCE, dragged screaming and thrashing into the 21st century. You have been warned!" – Sy Keeler on 25th of July 2006

Hmmm…. such brave words from such a bravely talking guy. Metal-Rules.com wanted to find out how much Sy?s announcement held water by testifying the band?s live appearance at the precious Jalometalli Festival in Oulu, Finland on August 18th. The band not only played a well-chosen cavalcade of old Onslaught classic songs at Jalometalli, but also threw a couple of new songs off from their forth-coming 4th album, titled KILLING PEACE (due to out in February 2007 on Candlelight Records) as teasers. According to these new songs they played for their Finnish fans, "Destroyer of the World" and the album?s title track "Killing Peace", it can somewhat fully be subscribed the time has come for Slayer to step aside – not matter how good Slayer?s latest album CHRIST ILLUSION was. KILLING PEACE will contain 9 new songs full of hard, heavy and fast Thrash Metal without any kind of compromises, the way we ?old timers? still remember Onslaught when Sy was screaming his lungs out in the classic Onslaught line-up.

Sy talks about the new album in this very interview for Metal-Rules.com – and just about much more…

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Onslaught wasone of the first UK thrash/death outfits to unleash three mind blowing thrash metal outputs in the 80?s. The band?s second effort THE FORCE is considered their greatest album featuring the legendary Sy Keeler on the vocals. However due to several reasons Onslaught reached its final peak in the early 90?s when several other 80?s thrashers disappeared and split up at that time. In 2005 the reformation of Onslaught came out of blue to several old school thrash metal worshippers when the legendary UK thrashers from Bristol announced that they would perform some gigs and start working on new material. Therefore it was a ?must? to have an interview with the band?s drummer Steve Grice to find out more about the reformation and of course about the historical background of the band.

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