There hasn't been much posting on here of late because well, there hasn't been much to post.
Except for now. FINAL-FUCKING-LEE!!! We're making it over to fucking Europe for Denmark's 5th and final KILL-TOWN DEATHFEST. Pretty much been a dream of ours to travel 'across the pond' as a full fledged band. Check yet another box off our collective bucket lists.
Not to worry, this isn't gonna be another stupid, sellout, returncoat reunion gig.
We never went anywhere - in more ways than one!
So to all you overseas DEATH METAL MANIACS, this is your best chance to catch us, not rotting but live and alive.
We're probably not gonna make it over there again.
We ain't getting any younger or well mannered.
Just better...
-Mike
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Children of Hell
Well, it's been quite the hellish year so far, nothing to do with CIANIDE for a change. Not directly anyways. Due to a LOT of personal shit that went down with us, we had to put a LOT of band time on hold. More so than our usual...
Which is why we buckled down and practiced our asses off this past month to play our only show this year! We are driving down to Indy!
Special thanks to Doug and the mighty RADIATION SICKNESS for putting this IMMENSE line-up together. With our pals in ABSCONDER and COFFINWORM, we're really looking forward to tearing it up and purging our darkened souls.
Time for our usual "Not much going on" post, which I wish wasn't true as we each do battle with the flu and Winter/New Year's dooldrums. We haven't even looked at our gear since our GIVE THANKS TO THE METAL GODS show this past Thankgiving except to throw it in the dungeon like a petty theif left to be forgotten about and die - slowly.
Never fear though as the fire still burns. We have 2 songs already written (well almost) and need 1-2 more for our next record which will be an EP. Probably throw a cover song in there too. Depends. Realistically we're looking at mid-late summer to start recording. Ah fuck it. Summer is too hot and Fall is THE BEST season anyway. We'll shoot for that. Prepare to be PULVERIZED!!!
Lot of show offers of late. With the above schedule we're gonna have to icksnay if not but all of them. Unless something "too good to be true" comes our way, staying put right here in Chicago for CIANIDE live shows sounds waaaaayyy more appealing the more older and crabby we get. We got a good thing going at The Empty Bottle for every Thanksgiving weekend, so might as well roll with that. With age comes wisdom, and at least we're getting more handsome...
Here a few live clips from our last gig. Show the world what they're missing:
Well, summer is about gone and we've took some time off to re-group and bbq/drink. We're back at it now and hard at work on writing new material for an up-coming 4 or 5 song 12" ep to hopefully come out early 2013. The new shit were writing is heavy as all hell and coming along quite nicely for a change! Seems there is some life in these old Iron Dogs after all.
Also...we had no plans to a do show for the rest of the year but, here we are with one last Heavy Metal show that should not be missed. We've assembled a sorta dream line-up (bands we've wanted to play with for years) and are proud as hell to bring this to all our metal brothers and sisters here in bloodshed city....Chicago!! Show is at Empty Bottle, Saturday Novemember 24th (1035 N Western Ave). We'll have more news as it happens....Cheers.
ps....quick thanks to Rob Campos for the killer flier, you rule man!
Well, well, well....here we are almost at the end of Cianide's fiscal year. Fuck me, what a year it's been too. Probably the most 'productive' we've been in this 20yrs(+) ride. Not bad for some aging fuckers, eh? Have to say that the last gig a couple weeks back with Autopsy, Cardiac Arrest and Bones was nothing short of fucking stellar. A better night could not have been had...place was sold out and filled with excitement the whole time, and all us local boys gave it our all to a very much appreciative crowd!! Gotta say Chicago made us proud that night and Autopsy was floored by the reaction of the show. Was so great to have beers and catch up on old times with the mighty Autopsy... a greater bunch of metal sicko's cannot be found anywhere, and fuck did they SLAY!
So, what else...ah yes, the NYDM Spring Bash III up in Wisconsin was a blast last month too. Again, we were treated well and our brothers in Cardiac Arrest and Absconder raged the stage with us that night. Great time and one for the memory books...cheers to all you Milwaukee men and women, you know who you are!!
Up next is Portland's Goregon fest....I think?? We've still not received our flight tickets but, promises have been made so we just gotta see what happens. I'm sure all will be well and can't wait to slay the west coast for the first time in our lives! Gonna fucking rule. Get ready you crusty fuckers...there's a fucking storm fighting it's way from the Midwest back to the West! Lets Go!
Also....in case anyone don't know. Deathgasm Records have re-issued our debut on cd. This has been long overdue and Evan has done a fantastic job with this. Go buy it and pick up a shirt too...GO HERE.
Ok, that's about it for now...here's a vid and pic from the Autopsy show for all you Death Metal Maniacs!!!
ps....here's an interview I did with Autopsy's Chris Reifhert for the Chicago Reader. Get a drink and enjoy.
Go HERE.
pss...in case anyone missed it...Putrid's awesome flier from the last show.
Take A DARK DESCENT INTO HELL over to Dark Descent Records and get your CD copy of our long out of print second album.
Pick up the T-SHIRT while you're at it. They look all kinds of cool.
PRE-ORDER ONLY! EXPECTED RELEASE DATE IS March 19!
The Crypt is proud to announce the second album from Chicago Death Metal kings CIANIDE! For the first time ever on vinyl we present the band's sophomore masterpiece "A Descent into Hell" coupled with their "CIANIDE... KILLS" demo and “Scourging At the Pillar” unreleased track..
Formed in 1988, CIANIDE's vision was to create the heaviest Death Metal in existence... and they DID! Truly CRUSHING and DEATH HEAVY, the way it was meant to be, finally seeing the light of day once again, on glorious vinyl format!!!
Strictly limited to a one-time only pressing of 666 hand-numbered copies, 222 sets will be on 180 gram classic black vinyl.
Clocking in at almost 80 minutes, the length per LP side ended up being way too long to fit a standard double LP set. For optimal sound quality, this massive Death Metal Beast is mastered at 45 RPM across 3 slabs of wax. They come housed in a 350 gram, reverse-board printed, triple gatefold jacket featuring the original CD cover art, "Hell" by The Limbourg Brothers, lyrics, unpublished band photos and new extensive liner notes by all 3 original members.
Included in all 666 copies is a luxurious 24" x 36" (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm) poster of the original Limbourg Brothers "Hell" cover artwork.
I can already feel the ground starting to shake...
...and we're already a month into 2012. Time flies when you're kicking ass. With a brand new album, a killer reissue and a handful of awesome live shows, 2011 shaped up to be quite a year for us. Something of which was waaaaay overdue to happen. In my opinion anyway. We just need to keep that momentum going and get down to doing what we do best - writing some heavy as hell DM. Hopefully we'll have 4 or 5 new tracks by the end of this year for a EP release in 2013. "Why an EP?" you ask? Simply because we never released one before and we just think it would be cool.
So for the time being, instead of something new - here's something old. Really fucking old. The very first rehearsal we EVER did. Which was recorded back in Spring of 1988 with a boombox in the middle of the floor. This was with original singer/founder Bill Thurman on vocals as well (I can't scream like that!).
The song is/was titled Dead appropriately enough. We barely knew what we were doing - but kicking ass all the same.
Ah miss them early days.
Oh well, Enjoy!
Just a quick thanks to all who came out and supported the show at Empty Bottle here in Chicago. The gig was a total success and after 20+ yrs of playing our hometown this was by far THE best show we had here. All bands kicked fucking ass and we all pulled together and all helped each other out with hauling equipment, using each others shit, and just a general all around cool vibe within the bands playing and how the club treated us made this a very memorable night. Very fucking cool, and just a few people shy of selling out the venue!! AMAZING for a local gig. Cheers to all involved.
Here's an interview before the gig with our old friend Ray from Metal Curse did with Mike and I before the show:
Here's Desecration Storm for the Gig:
Also, after reading all the bullshit that has been going on with the Rites of Darkness III fest down in Texas next week....Cianide are DEFINITELY playing!! This Danny (promoter) guy has been a bit of a pain in the ass to deal with but, we have our airline tickets paid for and we will show up. Yes, we were promised hotel and shit like that, and we've not heard back at all on that but, were grown men and can pay for a hotel ourselves and won't cry about it. This ain't the first time we've gotten shafted and won't be the last, fuck it, looking damn forward to TEXAS!!! See ya'll there......as they say. Cheers.
We're extremely excited to announce the reissue of CIANIDE "Hell's Rebirth" digipak cd under exclusive license from Displeased Records.
Creating the heaviest Death Metal in existence has become this Chicago based death dealers trademark. Presented in a glorious 6-panel digipak, Cianide's fifth album, "Hell's Rebirth" became an instant classic upon its release in 2005. This reissue comes with 5 never-before-heard demo tracks from this recording session. Hearing the progression from demo-to-album is a treat for all bullet belt maniacs.
Expect no frills and no bullshit. Only a continuation of the death, doom & destruction maniacs have come to expect over the last 20+ years! This is what true death is all about. CIANIDE KILLS!!!! Don't ever forget this.
"Hell's Rebirth" has been Out of Print and is a true gem of pure underground.
DEATH METAL from a band that has never given up and still continues to crush 20 years after they were born. Bow down to the masters of down-tuned death/doom!
Yes indeed all you nay-sayers!! We have just set up a show at the Empty Bottle. So, lets decimate the hipsters and kill thy posers....show this town a real Metal/Punk show! The South shall divide and conquer the North.
City: Chicago,IL.
Date: Saturday, November 26th
Venue: Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. (773-276-3600)
Price: $10 advance/$12 at the door
Bands: Cianide Johnny Vomit Cardiac Arrest Bones
The fine folks over at The Crypt have put up pre-orders for the Dying Truth lp's and godamn do they look fucking ace! I have a feeling this will sell our pretty quick so....go HERE for the ordering info.
Here's what they have to say about it:
The Crypt is proud to announce the debut album from Chicago Death Metal kings CIANIDE! For the first time ever on vinyl we present the band's debut masterpiece "The Dying Truth" coupled with their "Funeral" and "Second Life" demos.
Formed in 1988, CIANIDE's vision was to create the heaviest Death Metal in existence... and they DID! Truly CRUSHING and DEATH HEAVY, the way it was meant to be, finally seeing the light of day once again, on glorious vinyl format!!!
Strictly limited to a one-time only pressing of 500 hand-numbered copies, 200 sets will be on 180 gram classic black vinyl. These amazing slabs of wax come housed in a 350 gram, semi-gloss printed, gatefold jacket featuring the original CD cover art, "The Last Judgement" by Jan Van Eyck, lyrics and new extensive liner notes by Mike Perun. Also included is a 2 sided insert with classic gig flyers and unpublished, original illustrations band photos.
Included in all 500 copies is a luxurious 24" x 36" (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm) poster of the original Jan Van Eyck "The Last Judgment" cover artwork.
Yep, we finally went Gold!! Surly Platinum is right around the corner..... Die Hard fuckers!
Yep, the damn cd is out now. After many years of frustration and laziness....here it is! The mighty slab-o-metal has indeed arrived. Buy it now......don't be gay and download it via some free site. That shit is for thieving cunts who know shit all about metal. The gatefold vinyl version will be out on August 2nd. Looking forward to that one myself! Cheers.
-Scott
CIANIDE (US) A Descent into Hell + Demos / Bonus tracks Official 2LP on THE CRYPT
The Crypt is proud to announce the second album from Chicago Death Metal kings CIANIDE! For the first time ever on vinyl we present the band's sophomore masterpiece "A Descent into Hell" coupled with their "CIANIDE... KILLS" demo, Scourging At the Pillar unreleased track and unreleased demo tracks.
...to world domination!! Oh wait, meant getting drunk...another beer or three and it might be close! So, into glory ride we ride. The album and cd layout is complete and should be going to press as I type this nonsense that no-one will read. Again, the HHR crue are the coolest around. Fuck me, talk about easy to work with and really getting things done exactly how our feeble minds envisioned this album to be is just fucking AWESOME!! Seriously, no teeth had to be pulled at all, thankfully, 'cause I can't spare anymore loss of teeth after last years dreaded Sweet Tart incident (yeah i lost a bottom front tooth on candy...none more metal than me!). Everything looks totally metal and will be out in August!!!
Lets see, other news??? Hmmmmm....well, it's heavy heavy drinkin' season so things are a blur. We've been takin' it easy after MDF and should start up practicing again quite soon. Maybe. Got a few tunes spinning around my head that should be cool, or are those Running Wild tunes?!?! I dunno...it's all a haze. Heard the new Cardiac Arrest "vortex of violence" cd the other night and that will destroy minds and reap souls for sure...should be out soonish. Buy or Die!!
Until we die again...here's a vid link our good friend Johnny Vomit took from MDF. Cheers. http://www.vimeo.com/24546528
Its not a youtube video so we can't just paste it here. Yes, thats gay.
A BIGMETAL NEVER BENDS to everyone who we met, drank with and partyed with etcetra, etcetra over this past weekend. Especially Jim (der KOMMANDANT), Ken Escobedo and Artur Szokalski for their massive help in making this our show of shows. Also a big thanks go to Ryan/MDF for having us out there and all the staff that were cool as shit to us...Salute!!
Oh and by the way, GRAVEHILL and NUNSLAUGHTER rocked the wasteland and ruled the fools!!
"Brothers of Metal we are fighting with power and steel...."
Here's a little sweet taste of CIANIDE for those who couldn't make it:
2011 is shaping up to be a busy year for these old mugs:
The Crypt is proud to announce the debut album from Chicago Death Metal kings CIANIDE! For the first time ever on vinyl we present the band's debut masterpiece "The Dying Truth" coupled with their "Funeral" and "Second Life" demos.
Formed in 1988, CIANIDE's vision was to create the heaviest Death Metal in existence... and they DID! Truly CRUSHING and DEATH HEAVY, the way it was meant to be, finally seeing the light of day once again, on glorious vinyl format!!!
After years of people asking if and when our first two albums will ever get released on vinyl, looks like we're finally going through with it. Well at least The Dying Truth for now anyway. Check out The Crypt website as they have ton of KILLER FUCKING releases. Especially looking forward to the upcoming NME and fellow Illinois Slaughterhouse deathers MORGUE ones myself.
