Job for a Cowboy is an American
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band from
Glendale, Arizona. Formed in 2003, the band's debut album ''
Genesis
Genesis may refer to:
Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
'' was released in 2007, peaking at No. 54 on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and selling 13,000 copies in its first week of release. The second album, 2009's ''
Ruination'', sold 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week to debut at position No. 42 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The band comprises vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Tony Sannicandro and Al Glassman and bassist Nick Schendzielos. Davy is the only remaining founding member.
The band has played in international music festivals, including Sounds of the Underground,
Download Festival,
Mayhem Festival
The Mayhem Festival was a touring Heavy metal music, heavy metal festival that took place during the summer. The inaugural season took place in 2008; the festival later became an annual event across the United States. Most years also included a ...
,
Summer Slaughter
The Summer Slaughter Tour is an annual heavy metal music tour held every year since 2007. It originated in North America in 2007 and has toured in Canada in 2008, Europe in 2008, and Australia and New Zealand in 2009. Billed as "The Most Extreme ...
,
Graspop Metal Meeting
Graspop Metal Meeting is a Belgian heavy metal festival held in Dessel each year since 1996, excluding 2020 and 2021 due to covid restrictions. Despite the small size of the festival grounds (upholding a perimeter of only ~4 km) the festiva ...
, and
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air (, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a rock music, rock music festival, held annually since 1990 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and su ...
.
History
Formation and ''Doom'' EP (2003–2006)
Job for a Cowboy was founded in
Glendale Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''.
It may refer to:
Places Australia
* Glendale, New South Wales
** Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre
*Glendale, Queensland, ...
,
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
, during December 2003
by vocalist Jonny Davy, guitarists Ravi Bhadriraju and Andrew Arcurio, bassist Chad Staples, and drummer Andy Rysdam when the band members were no older than 15 and 16.
In 2004, they created a
MySpace profile, posted songs online, and immediately began to connect with several worldwide fans.
Later that year, Staples and Rysdam left Job for a Cowboy and were replaced by Brent Riggs and Elliott Sellers, respectively, as bassist and drummer.
Traffic to the band's MySpace profile increased exponentially in late 2005 when the band released their first
EP, ''
Doom
Doom is another name for damnation.
Doom may also refer to:
People
* Doom (professional wrestling), the tag team of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed
* Daniel Doom (born 1934), Belgian cyclist
* Debbie Doom (born 1963), American softball pitcher
* ...
''.
The EP attracted the attention of Arizona independent label King of the Monsters, who distributed the disc after an initial self-released pressing by the band.
The EP release helped the band win the award for Best Metal Band at the Third Annual Arizona Ska Punk Awards Ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona.
Job for a Cowboy extensively promoted their EP, including three performances on the
Sounds of the Underground
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In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the ...
tour.
By the end of the year, the band obtained professional management and signed a deal with
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
,
who reissued ''Doom'' with a bonus track.
During the same year, 2006, Arcurio left the band and Bobby Thompson joined the group.
While Job for a Cowboy was writing material for their first full-length album, Sellers announced that he was leaving the band to go back to school immediately after recording the album.
In search of a permanent drummer, the band then posted a bulletin on
Blabbermouth.net
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, which was seen by Jon "The Charn" Rice. He made a video of himself, posted it on
YouTube
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, and sent the link to the band.
Soon after, Rice joined the band.
''Genesis'' (2007–2008)
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In March 2007, Job for a Cowboy completed their debut full-length album, ''
Genesis
Genesis may refer to:
Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
''. It was recorded at Blue Light Audio Media in
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
,
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
, with producer Cory Spotts. It was mixed by
Sabbat
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guitarist
Andy Sneap
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. Released on May 15, the album peaked at No. 54 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and sold nearly 13,000 copies in its first week, which made ''Genesis'' the highest-charting heavy metal debut since
Slipknot's 1999
debut album.
The album received generally positive reviews, with ''
Kerrang!
''Kerrang!'' is a British weekly magazine devoted to rock, punk and heavy metal music, currently published by Wasted Talent (the same company that owns electronic music publication ''Mixmag''). It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one- ...
'' magazine saying, "an album that quite literally obliterates everyone else currently residing within the death and grind scenes" and "one of the year's most essential metal purchases."
In June 2007, the band performed at the
Download Festival in
Donington Park
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, England.
The group also played at the
Sounds of the Underground
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.
In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the ...
festival along with
Amon Amarth,
Chimaira
Chimaira () is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in August 1998, the group was a member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek my ...
,
Gwar
Gwar, often stylized as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc. After th ...
, and
Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of Jon Donais (lead guitar, ...
.
In October, Job for a Cowboy co-headlined the 2007 Radio Rebellion Tour, teaming up with
Behemoth,
Gojira, and
Beneath the Massacre
Beneath the Massacre is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec. Their debut EP '' Evidence of Inequity'', was released in 2005, under Galy Records. In early 2006, the band signed with Prosthetic Records and released their ...
. The band featured on the 2008
Gigantour
Gigantour was a sporadically organised traveling heavy metal music festival organized by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. The tour was founded in 2005 with dates across North America (see also Gigantour 2005), and the 2006 and 2007 line-ups also t ...
with headliners
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along wit ...
,
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of Alexi Laiho (lead guitar, lead vocals), Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Sepp ...
,
In Flames
In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band, formed by guitarist Jesper Strömblad in Gothenburg in 1990. Alongside At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity, In Flames pioneered the genres known as Swedish death metal and melodic death metal.
During t ...
, and
High on Fire
High on Fire is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California, that was formed in 1999. Matt Pike, the band's frontman and founder, also plays guitar for doom metal band Sleep. High on Fire won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Metal Perfo ...
. In addition, they confirmed for a number of festivals during 2008, including
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air (, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a rock music, rock music festival, held annually since 1990 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and su ...
in Germany and a second appearance at England's Download Festival. Job for a Cowboy embarked on a U.S. headlining tour in November and December 2008 with supporting acts
Hate Eternal
Hate Eternal is a death metal band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band currently consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan and bassist J. J. Hrubovcak. To date, Hate Eternal has released seven studio albums: ''Conquering the Throne' ...
and
All Shall Perish
All Shall Perish was an American deathcore band from Oakland, California, formed in 2002. The band was signed to Nuclear Blast and have released four full-length albums through the label. Their final album, '' This Is Where It Ends,'' was releas ...
. In 2008, Job for a Cowboy once again won the award for Best Metal Band at The Arizona Ska Punk Awards, and took home the award again the next year at the 2009 Awards Ceremony.
In late 2008, guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju left Job for a Cowboy to return to school because he wanted to pursue a more rewarding career in the medical field. He was replaced with former
Despised Icon
Despised Icon is a Canadian deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 2002, the band is noted for the talent of its drummer, Alex Pelletier, who makes frequent use of the blasting technique, as well as for its dual lead vocalists; Alex E ...
guitarist Al Glassman.
''Ruination'' and ''Gloom'' (2009–2011)
On May 1, 2009, the band announced that they had completed recording their second studio album, ''
Ruination'', at AudioHammer studios in
Sanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Seminole County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 61,051.
Known as the "Historic Waterfront Gateway City", Sanford sits on the southern shore ...
, with producer
Jason Suecof
Jason Suecof (born April 3, 1980) is an American record producer, audio engineer and guitarist best known for his work with heavy metal bands such as Trivium, Battlecross, Death Angel, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, The Black Dahlia Murder ...
.
The album marks the debut of guitarist Al Glassman and drummer Jon "the Charn" Rice, who had actually been with the band since the tour for ''Genesis''.
''Ruination'' was then released on July 7, 2009, worldwide through
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
.
The album sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 42 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Job for a Cowboy participated in the second
Mayhem Festival
The Mayhem Festival was a touring Heavy metal music, heavy metal festival that took place during the summer. The inaugural season took place in 2008; the festival later became an annual event across the United States. Most years also included a ...
, playing on the
Hot Topic
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stage along with bands such as
Cannibal Corpse and
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a district in East London and the future administrative centre of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a part of the East End of London, east of Charing Cross. Part of the historic county of Middlesex, the area formed ...
.
At the beginning of 2011, the band started work on an EP
which was recorded in February at the Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida, with producer Jason Suecof.
Just before the recording process began, bassist Brent Riggs and guitarist Bobby Thompson departed from the band and were replaced by Nick Schendzielos of
Cephalic Carnage
Cephalic Carnage is an American death metal band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1992. The band comprises vocalist Lenzig Leal, guitarists Steve Goldberg and Brian Hopp, drummer John Merryman and bassist Nick Schendzielos. Cephalic Carnage has re ...
and Tony Sannicandro, respectively. On April 13, 2011, a video appeared on the internet of drummer Jon Rice performing a new song in the studio. Job for a Cowboy issued their new EP on June 7, 2011, entitled ''Gloom'', which was only made available for purchase through mail order and digital download.
Job for a Cowboy entered Audio Hammer Studios in September 2011 to record their next effort. The group worked with the production team of
Jason Suecof
Jason Suecof (born April 3, 1980) is an American record producer, audio engineer and guitarist best known for his work with heavy metal bands such as Trivium, Battlecross, Death Angel, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, The Black Dahlia Murder ...
,
Eyal Levi
Eyal Levi (born May 22, 1979, Cleveland, Ohio).Dååth
Dååth is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta. Their music incorporates styles such as death metal, industrial metal, and some traces of gypsy jazz.
History
Dååth was started by Eyal Levi and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in ...
, and Ronn Miller on the project.
''Demonocracy'' and ''Sun Eater'' (2012–2016)
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On February 21, 2012, Job for a Cowboy released their first single from their new album ''
Demonocracy'', titled "Nourishment Through Bloodshed." It was released via Metal Blade Records' YouTube channel.
On March 20, Job for a Cowboy premiered the song "Black Discharge," and, on April 2, the song "Imperium Wolves." ''Demonocracy'' was released on April 10, 2012, and had first-week sales reaching 4,900, which charted at 87 on the ''Billboard'' 200. That summer they were a part of the
Summer Slaughter
The Summer Slaughter Tour is an annual heavy metal music tour held every year since 2007. It originated in North America in 2007 and has toured in Canada in 2008, Europe in 2008, and Australia and New Zealand in 2009. Billed as "The Most Extreme ...
tour with acts such as
Cannibal Corpse,
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me, often abbreviated as BTBAM, is an American progressive metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. (lead vocals, keyboards), Paul Waggoner (lead guitar, backing ...
, and
The Faceless
The Faceless are an American technical death metal band from the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. They released their debut album, ''Akeldama'', in November 2006, and a follow-up, ''Planetary Duality'', in November 2008. The band's third a ...
.
On October 21, 2013, the band announced they were recording their fourth full-length album. The band's drummer, Jon "The Charn" Rice, announced eight days after the album announcement that he was departing the band. It was announced on February 5, 2014, that he had joined hard rock band
Scorpion Child
Scorpion Child is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, active since 2006. They released two albums.
History
Scorpion Child was formed in 2006 as an acoustic duo, consisting of Aryn Jonathan Black and Asa Savage. The bands name came from a so ...
.
On September 23, 2014, the band announced their upcoming album ''
Sun Eater
''Sun Eater'' is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records. The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist Geo ...
'', which released on November 11 via
Metal Blade
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distri ...
. The band also released their first single from the album titled "Sun of Nihility." The second single released off of ''Sun Eater'' was the song "Eating the Visions of God."
On January 22, 2016, it was announced that drummer Jon "The Charn" Rice had rejoined the band for a one-off show. Whether he has rejoined on a permanent basis has not been confirmed.
Recent activities (2016–present)
During a 2016 Interview at
NAMM Show
The NAMM Show is an annual event in the United States that is organized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), who describe it as "the industry’s largest stage, uniting the global music, sound and entertainment technology commun ...
, bassist Nick Schendzielos revealed that the band was writing new music and had four new songs at the time. He went on to say that they hope to release new music in late 2017 that would follow the musical direction of ''Sun Eater''.
In 2019, frontman Jonny Davy, and guitarists Alan Glassman and Tony Sannicandro formed a new group called Serpent of Gnosis, alongside
The Black Dahlia Murder bassist Max Lavelle and
Deeds of Flesh
Deeds of Flesh is an American brutal death metal band from Los Osos, California, U.S. They were formed in 1993 by Jacoby Kingston, Erik Lindmark (1972–2018) and Joey Heaslet, and remained active until Lindmark's death in 2018. They founded t ...
drummer Darren Cesca.
In August 2019, it was published that Job for a Cowboy may be "plotting a legit comeback with new music (an EP) and possibly some shows" according to "sources close to the band." In May 2020, Job for a Cowboy alluded to a reunion on Twitter with a clip from the 1995 film ''
Mortal Kombat
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'',
shortly after which producer Jason Suecof, who has mixed and engineered three of the group's full-length albums proclaimed “
ocalistJonny Davy just sang me the whole new album”. In June 2020, Suecof confirmed that the band will be recording new music, although production had been slowed by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
In September 2020, the band revealed that
Navene Koperweis
Navene Koperweis (born May 31, 1985) is an American drummer, best known as the former drummer of Animosity (band), Animosity, Hoods (band), Hoods and Animals as Leaders. He currently plays for Entheos, and serves as session drummer for Job for ...
would be the session drummer on the band's upcoming album.
Musical style and influences
Job for a Cowboy originally started as a
deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore. The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs, blast beats, and metalcore breakdowns. While there are some precursors to the concept of death metal fused with me ...
group, but they changed their style to
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
with the release of their first full-length album ''
Genesis
Genesis may refer to:
Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
.'' The band has also been described as
technical death metal
Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting.
Techni ...
. Job for a Cowboy has been described by ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'' as "an Arizona band with a guttural, brute-force sound descended (indirectly) from
hardcore punk
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" and "straightforwardly brutal act" by ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' magazine.
On the band's fourth full-length ''
Sun Eater
''Sun Eater'' is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records. The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist Geo ...
'', Job for a Cowboy started experimenting with a more
progressive writing structure and style. The album, which was called "progressive death metal", was praised for its stylistic innovation in contrast to the band's previous albums.
Job for a Cowboy's influences include
Nile
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,
Mastodon
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,
Decapitated
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,
Hate Eternal
Hate Eternal is a death metal band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band currently consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan and bassist J. J. Hrubovcak. To date, Hate Eternal has released seven studio albums: ''Conquering the Throne' ...
,
Cattle Decapitation
Cattle Decapitation is an American deathgrind band from San Diego, California, formed in 1996. The band's current lineup includes vocalist Travis Ryan, guitarists Josh Elmore and Belisario Dimuzio, bassist Olivier Pinard, and drummer David McGr ...
,
Psycroptic
Psycroptic are an Australian technical death metal band formed in Hobart, Australia in 1999. Mainstay members are Dave Haley on drums and his brother Joe Haley on guitar. Their lead vocalist, Jason Peppiatt, joined in 2004. In 2008 they signe ...
, and
Misery Index.
Band members
;Current members
* Jonny Davy –
lead vocals
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...
(2003–present)
* Al Glassman –
rhythm guitar
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(2008–present)
* Tony Sannicandro –
lead guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...
,
backing vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...
(2011–present)
* Nick Schendzielos –
bass (2011–present)
;Current session members
*
Navene Koperweis
Navene Koperweis (born May 31, 1985) is an American drummer, best known as the former drummer of Animosity (band), Animosity, Hoods (band), Hoods and Animals as Leaders. He currently plays for Entheos, and serves as session drummer for Job for ...
– drums
(2020–present)
;Former members
* Chad Staples – bass
(2003–2004)
* Andy Rysdam – drums
(2003–2004)
* Andrew Arcurio – lead guitar
(2003–2006)
* Ravi Bhadriraju – rhythm guitar
(2003–2008)
* Brent Riggs – bass, backing vocals
(2004–2011)
* Elliott Sellers – drums
(2004–2006)
* Bobby Thompson – lead guitar
(2006–2011)
* Jon "The Charn" Rice – drums
(2007–2013, 2016)
;Session members
* Danny Walker – drums
(2013–2014)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
Music videos
Concert tours
* Sounds of the Underground 2006 (2006)
* Job for a Cowboy Jan/Feb 2007 tour (January 12 – February 18, 2007)
* Unearth European headlining tour (March 21 – April 16, 2007)
*
Download Festival 2007 (June 8–10, 2007)
* Radio Rebellion Tour (October 18 – November 18, 2007)
*
Gigantour 3: North America (April 12 – May 22, 2008)
*
Wacken Open Air 2008 (July 2008)
* Headlining Tour (November 13 – December 16, 2008)
*
Mayhem Festival 2009
Mayhem Festival 2009 was the second annual North American Mayhem Festival founded by Kevin Lyman. In July 2009 a DLC song pack was sold in the music video game Rock Band 2.
Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2009 line up
Band lineup as released by the pre ...
(July 10 – August 16, 2009)
* Lamb of God Us Tour (September 16 – November 11, 2009)
* Lamb of God Europe Tour (February 9 – March 12, 2010)
* Job For A Cowboy Headlining Tour (April 21 – May 27, 2010)
*
Download Festival 2010 (June 11, 2010)
*
Gods of Metal 2010 (June 25, 2010)
*
Graspop Metal Meeting 2010 (June 27, 2010)
*
With Full Force 2010 (July 2, 2010)
*
Wacken Open Air 2010 (August 6–7, 2010)
* 2010 South American Tour (July 17–25, 2010)
* Ruination UK/Euro Tour 2010 (November 4–28, 2010)
* Job for a Cowboy Fall US Headline Tour (December 5–20, 2010)
* Between the Buried and Me US Tour (April 15 – May 15, 2011)
* Destroyers Of The Faith UK (March 3–11, 2012)
* Metal Alliance Tour 2012 (March 15 – April 21, 2012)
* The Summer Slaughter Tour 2012 (July 20 – August 25, 2012)
* The Womb to Waste Tour (September 14 – October 14, 2012)
* The End of the World (December 6–18, 2012)
* Bonecrusher Fest 2013 (March 1–30, 2013)
* The Divinity of Purpose 2013 Tour (April 9–21, 2013)
*
Mayhem Festival 2013
Mayhem Festival 2013 was the sixth annual Mayhem Festival. Dates were announced on January 28, 2013, and lineup announced March 18, 2013. It was the first year that the Mayhem Festival had four stages.
Polish death metal band Behemoth were sche ...
(June 29 – August 4, 2013)
References
External links
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Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
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