Two Dark Descent Records recording artists - UK Blackened thrashers
CRAVEN IDOL and Chicago death merchants BERATOR - are set to team up
for the Venomous Onslaught US tour. The tour marks CRAVEN IDOL's first
time in the US. This 11-date trek kicks off May 30 in Milwaukie, WI. The
final date (June 10) of the tour will see CRAVEN IDOL perform at
Decibel Magazine’s Beer and Metal Fest in Philadelphia, PA, where the
band will unveil their own unique brand of beer, brewed exclusively for
the fest. BERATOR will play the fest's pre-show on June 9.
Watch the Venomous Onslaught tour promo video at this location.
CRAVEN IDOL vocalist/guitarist Vrath comments on the tour, “After
three albums on Colorado’s mighty Dark Descent Records, we are finally
bringing the wrath to Typhon stateside! US fans have been incredibly
supportive throughout our career and we cannot wait to deliver ‘Forked
Tongues’ to you in the flesh!”
CRAVEN IDOL will have copies of their newest album Forked Tongues,
out now on Dark Descent Records, on hand throughout the tour. With the
album nearly sold out in all formats, the tour marks one of the only
chances fans will have to get their hands on one of the most vicious
albums of 2021.
BERATOR, featuring former members of Profanatica, The Chasm, and
Nachtmysticum, will make their Dark Descent Records debut later this
year with the new EP, Elysian Inferno. The EP is described as 20 minutes of fierce, old-school black/death on coke.
BERATOR guitarist/vocalist Rich Olsen had this to say about the tour, “BERATOR
is ready to unleash this long-awaited reign of terror, for our upcoming
Venomous Onslaught tour with Craven Idol this May/June 2022.”
Venomous Onslaught tour dates:
May 30th – Milwaukee, WI @ Xray Arcade
May 31st – Chicago, IL @ LiveWire Lounge
June 1st—Indiana, IN @ Black Circle Brewing
June 2nd- Detroit, MI @ Old Miami
June 3rd—Cincinnati, OH @ Junkers Tavern
June 4th—Rochester, NY @ Photocity Music Hall
June 5th— Worcester, MA @ Ralph’s
June 6th—Providence, RI @ Dusk
June 7th –Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar
June 8th – Washington DC @ Pie Shop
June 9-11th – Philadelphia, PA @ Decibel Metal and Beer Fest
CRAVEN IDOL's newest album, Forked Tongues
takes on the anomalous tale of the serpentine beast Typhon, the
fiercest of all Titans in Greek Mythology. The ‘Father of Monsters’ is
said to have challenged Zeus to do battle for cosmic supremacy,
ultimately succumbing to the Olympian’s might, and facing imprisonment
beneath Mount Aetna. According to legend, the sporadic eruptions of the
volcano are due to the enduring wrath of Typhon.
Instead of merely reciting an ancient myth, Forked Tongues
acts as a sequel to the original tale, with Typhon returning to settle
old scores. The power of the Olympians has waned over millennia, with
their ambitions tamed by excess and indulgence. Meanwhile, the misguided
worship of a fictitious Golden Age has facilitated Typhon’s escape. A
corpulent Zeus now faces the hundred-headed monstrosity once again.
Forked Tongues is a cautionary tale, warning of all craven idols. Stream the album now on Spotify and Bandcamp.
"'Forked Tongues' is cause for
celebration for fans of pummeling and passionate blackened death thrash.
Since the legendary Norwegian act AURA NOIR called it a day last year,
CRAVEN IDOL may very well be next in line to claim blackened thrash
metal's throne." [9/10] - Blabbermouth.net
"A great ending to a densely packed and
tightly focused album, Forked Tongues is a furious, refreshing extreme
blast. With a gradual, hard-won expansion and deepening of the pieces
through the course of a strenuous and intense album, Craven Idol have
put in a serious shift in leading us up the mountain." - Echoes and Dust
"Winged,
snake-footed, an earth-rending cannibalistic horror on a ruthless tear
through flesh and soil, the treacherous “taming” of Typhon into volcanic
unrest is all-too typical oversight of a ‘God’ defined by his all-too
human debauchery, complacency and cleverly veiled tendency towards
carelessness. Fattened by a thinly veneered age of fecund bliss and
reeking of meddling physical conquest the cataclysm that is inevitably
served upon tired Gods and haplessly thriving men will annihilate the
cushiest, most self-assured hogs first. As he coils in writhing arise,
our outlook dims and, it is about time."
- Grizzlybutts.com
CRAVEN IDOL were formed as a two-piece in 2005 by J. Scourger and
S. Vrath. A highly acclaimed demo caught the attention of Hammer of Hate
Records, who released the Ethereal Altars
MLP in 2010. Subsequently, a live line-up was then assembled,
desecrating such prestigious ceremonies as the Armageddon Festival (UK),
Black Mass Ritual (FIN), North Of The Wall (SCT), Old Grave Fest (RO),
In The Grip Of Winter (NL), Finnfest (UK), as well embarking on a
month-long European tour with the legendary Mystifier (BR) in 2018,
including a performance at the Never Surrender Fest (DE).
CRAVEN IDOL signed with DARK DESCENT RECORDS in 2013, and the oath endures to this day. Forked Tongues is their third album on the label, following highly acclaimed debut Towards Eschaton (2013) and follow-up The Shackles of Mammon
(2017); produced by Greg Chandler of ESOTERIC-fame. Three years to the
date from recording their second album, CRAVEN IDOL hit Southport’s
Vagrant Recordings to track their third opus Forked Tongues in Fall 2019.
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