OUT NOW: HOT GRAVES - KNIGHTS IN WHITE PHOSPHORUS

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OUT NOW from NHR RECORDS

HOT GRAVES - KNIGHTS IN WHITE PHOSPHORUS CD
NHR Records is pleased to announce the release of plastic blasphemy "Knights In White Phosphorus" by the almighty Hot Graves of Florida. With an utterly brutal malgamation of Hellhammer-smashed grimness, d-beaten thrash-crustiness, blackened croaks of the highest order, and a punk-as-fuck attitude - what's not to worship? As the band themselves proclaim: "IS YOU READY?"

"Formed in Gainesville, FL in late 2007, HOT GRAVES came together to create a metal/punk hybrid that takes the best elements of filthy crust punk, d-beat madness, breakneck thrash, blackest ov black metal, down-tuned doom, and creeping death metal, and grinds them down towards hell. What started as a side band (for members of By The Horns, Secrets She Kept and Thee Kvlt ov Ouroboros) took on new life as interest in the band grew exponentially, catching the attention of Darkthrone’s Fenriz, who lauded HOT GRAVES in his Band of the Week blog. The band has also earned praise from influential publications like Terrorizer, Brooklyn Vegan, and more, and it’s no wonder why. Their ravenous, bloodthirsty rituals upon the altars of Celtic Frost, Venom, Midnight, and Amebix are nothing short of merciless - as catchy as the plague, and as inescapable as an oncoming barbarian horde."

Mastered by: James Murphy (Daath, Aborted, Abigail Williams, Skinlab, Arckanum)

Tracklisting
01. Dirthrash
02. Fully Charged
03. Worship The Goat
04. Bad Blood
05. I Claim Your Blood (In The Night)
06. Blood Eruption
07. Total War
08. Kill For Satan
09. Dirge ov the Apokalyptik Hordes ov the Toxik Damned
10. Get Killed Tonight
11. Rotted
12. Scarred
13. F.O.A.D.
14. The Craving
15. Desecration Time

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VIDEO: http://youtu.be/9FY4HEiZE8s


LIVE DATES:
10/7 CD release show with The Atlas Moth, KEN Mode, and Hallelujah at the Atlantic, Gainesville, FL
10/12 The Go Bar, Athens, GA
10/13 with Midnight & Murder at Slim's, Raleigh, NC
10/14 with Midnight, E.A.T.E.R., Violent Party, Occultist, and Syndrome at Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
10/15 with Midnight , Philly, PA
10/16 Brooklyn, NY
10/17 Baltimore, MD
10/18 the Get Down, Asheville, NC
10/19 with Phalanx at the Gravity Bar, Atlanta, GA

 

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HOT GRAVES - Knights In White Phosphorus CD
Full album now streaming here: http://www.nhr-records.com/hotgraves

Reviews so far:
"This band is truly onto something, and that would be destroying what you thought was some “heavy” shit."
Fobidden Magazine - http://forbidden-magazine.com/2011/09/hot-graves-knights-in-white-phosphorus/

"This band’s music is just flat out fucking awesome because of the unseen hand of rage and fury that pushes every composition to the edge of sanity!"
Cvlt Nation Magazine - http://www.cvltnation.com/knights-in-white-phosphorus-hot-gravesreview/

"simply an phenomenal album full of seething aggression!"
ThrashHead Magazine - http://thrashhead.com/hot-graves-knights-in-white-phosphorous.html

"Knights in White Phosphorous is one of the best releases of 2011"
Scumfeast Metal 666 - http://scumfeastmetal666.blogspot.com/2011/09/hot-graves-knights-in-white-phosphorous.html

"The riffs are hard-hitting and catchy, the vocals are crushing, the leads are great and everything just meshes together perfectly."
The Metal Review - http://themetalreview.com/?p=3665

Knights In White Phosphorus Shirts also now available here: http://www.nhrrecordsshop.vstore.ca

 

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TOUR CHANGES!! Which starts tomorrow!!!!!

10/12 is at the Archive Gallery in ATL
10/13 with Midnight & Murder at Slim's, Raleigh, NC
10/14 with Midnight, E.A.T.E.R., Violent Party, Occultist, and Syndrome at Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
10/15 with Midnight , Philly, PA
10/16 is at the Archeron in Brooklyn,NY
10/17 is at the Blue Nile in Harrisonburg, VA
10/18 the Get Down, Asheville, NC
10/19 with Phalanx at the Gravity Bar, Atlanta, GA


VIDEO:

 

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HOT GRAVES Interview: http://www.hailsandhorns.com/interv...tt-and-hutch-of-hot-graves-by-kimberly-brown/

The Florida quartet, HOT GRAVES, may only be a few years old, but they talk to the talk and walk the walk of thrash metal as if they were veterans on the scene. Playing music since they were young punk rockers and metalheads, HOT GRAVES has used their different backgrounds to their advantage. Even though they have a sense of humor, HOT GRAVES always takes the music they make seriously while paying homage to the bands that have created the scene that they are now keeping alive. Their full-length album, Knights in White Phosphorus, is a raw, gritty, thrash album that will make you rethink what you thought was considered heavy.

What are your favorite things about your home state of Florida?
Myk: My favorite things are my family, Atlantic Ocean water, the death metal that was coming out when I was in middle school (DEATH, OBITUARY, CANNIBAL CORPSE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, etc.), the general malaise that affects the heat-addled minds of the population here, and y’know LIMP FVKKIN’ BIZKIT.

Can you describe the music scene in Florida? How does it differ from other US cities?
Myk: The music scene in FL is spread out, since it’s a stupid long-ass peninsula state. Plus, that means certain tours/bands don’t want to come driving all the way through here to play shows just to have to drive all the way back out again. I think it’s cool though, there is a gang of interesting bands doing heavy things and vice versa. Shout out to SHROUD EATER, FLYINGSNAKES, FATAL, HOLLOW LEG, ORBWEAVER, DRUID LORD, VOLCANIC SLUT, CHURCH WHIP, HORRID CROSS, etc.

What are some of the things that have influenced you to want to become a musician?
Myk: It’s just what I’m good at, and what makes me happy. No other choice, in my mind.
Matt: I was a punk rocker… all punks want to be in a band.
Hutchy: I had two friends as a kid. One played guitar, one played drums. They came to school one day with a cassette of songs they recorded. I thought it was awesome, and wanted to be a part of it. I got to play bass.

If you could be a super hero what would you want your powers to be?
Matt: Healing factor.
Myk: Fucking LAZERS. Out over my eyes, my fingers, anywhere I need to shoot ‘em. Lazers.
Hutchy: Huge fucking brain, total villain style. Or machete chimps, like Idi Amin. Is being Conan the Barbarian a super power?
Myk: He has a sword and stuff, that’s not a power.

What are your top 3 favorite albums of all time?
Myk: In no particular order: 24-7 SPYZ, Gumbo Millennium, SLAYER, Hell Awaits, ICE CUBE, Death Certificate. Or y’know, whatever… ask me tomorrow, it will be different.
Hutchy: MANOWAR, Kings of Metal, The Triumph of Steel, and Gods of War. Also in no particular order.
Matt: Please Hammer Don’t Hurt Em, To the Extreme, and …And Justice for All.

What is your favorite and least favorite thing about being in HOT GRAVES?
Myk: My favorite thing is just seeing my vision come to life and grow and be awesome, and have a couple over tried-and-true soldiers who can add to it, and who are focused, single-minded and willing to peruse this shit vigorously to the bitter end with me. It’s truly a satanic blessing.
Matt: This style of drumming is very fun for me so playing these songs in front of people is my favorite thing. The only bummer is when the set is over and I have to take all my shit apart and load it back in the van.
Hutchy: I like getting to be a part of the underground metal community in a greater capacity than as a spectator and fan (which I still am), and having the things we create lauded by people that have influenced us and whom we respect.

Do you have any before show rituals to get you ready to go on stage?
Matt: I focus on drinking the perfect amount of beer.
Myk: I tend to smoke weed, but there’s nothing uncommon about that. I stretch a little bit. Actually, I just last week made this pre-show mix tape to play before we begin our set, which is pretty much specifically designed to get us primed and ready to spill guts on the floor. We’ve only used it once so far, but it
was pretty magical.

What is your musical background? Did you play music at an early age? Come from a musical family?
Myk: I’ve been playing music since I was a kid, I play all instruments, went to college on a music scholarship, etc. I’m a DJ, electronic producer-noise/ambient/garbage, what have you. My dad is a ripping’ guitar player, he built me quite a few guitars over the years. Both of my grandmothers would get down and boogie on the organ/piano and sing songs. My dad always had a good record collection, etc. I guess I am just following suit, but to the extreme.
Matt: I played guitar badly in a punk band in high school, but always wanted to play drums. I started playing drums in punk bands after high school, and started focusing on metal drumming about ten years ago.

What can fans expect next from HOT GRAVES?
Myk: Our full-length album, Knights In White Phosphorus, is out on CD from NHR from Canada, then on vinyl LP from Greyhaze Records, a US label. It’s 15 tracks over D-Beat deathrash done to the HG specifications, and it will give people a little better idea as to the grand scale we are determined to take the
caveman riff science to.
Hutchy: TOUR! East Coast tour with fucking MIDNIGHT (on a few dates) to support the new album. Working on maybe a split 7? release, and more records means more sweet artwork for those records, more cool merch we can print, more songs we get to write, and more reasons to TOUR!

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