CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Alex Webster Discusses Upcoming Debut In India, Winter Tour With BEHEMOTH And More; Audio Interview Streaming
January 15, 2015, 9 years ago
Gearing up for their debut gig in India, Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais ‘Vitek’ Nabi recently had a chat with founding member and prolific bassist of Cannibal Corpse, Alex Webster, as he discussed the upcoming debut gig at CultFest, upcoming Winter tour with Behemoth, how they still manage to tour for longer duration, bands legacy, possible solo album, new Blotted Science album, possible new Conquering Dystopia album, possible Obituary and Cannibal Corpse tour , his opinion on Slipknot guitarist Jim Root claiming they didn't earn money by selling albums, his opinion on Gene Simmons comment "rock Is dead" and much more.
Bengaluru-based live entertainment firm Bohemian Live, the company behind the new multi genre experiential music festival CultFest, have announced the headliners for their April 2015 edition. The inaugural edition, featuring the metal music genre, will be headlined by Cannibal Corpse and deathcore stalwarts Suicide Silence.
Says organizers: "Everyone is more than aware of who Cannibal Corpse is and what kind of high caliber death metal they put out. Like them or not, they’re easily the most successful death metal band in the history of the genre. Now thirteen studio full lengths deep, Cannibal shows no sign of slowing down. Cannibal Corpse have really cornered the market on their particular sound and the band deserves a lot of credit for being able to consistently put out heavier and heavier material, with A Skeletal Domain being the heaviest effort yet. They always find a way to add some extra meat to the guitar tone and more brutality to the vocals. On the other hand, Suicide Silence, one of the leaders of the extreme modern metal movement needs no introduction. With a new album You Can’t Stop Me, their first release since Mitch Lucker’s tragic death in 2012, the band will play in India for the first time.
This single day open air event will see the much awaited debut of both these globally acclaimed US based bands in India. The headliners, known for their powerful, tight and stellar live performances will be playing extensive sets for the Indian fans. India is known to have a huge fan base of Cannibal Corpse and Suicide Silence and hence the festival will see a good balance of old school metal and the modern wave of metal."
The event will be held in Bengaluru, India on April 11th (Saturday) and will feature three more opening bands from India, to be announced shortly. Venue to be announced very soon.
The company has released very limited and affordable early birds tickets at 1350 INR exclusively on BookMyShow. After the early birds are sold out, tickets will be priced at 1850 INR henceforth. Promo video:
Cannibal Corpse have announced a string of tour dates for Norway as well as more European summer festival shows. Their new itinerary can be viewed below:
April
June
13 - Stavanger, Norway - Folken
14 - Bergen, Norway - Hulen
15 - Drammen, Norway - Union Scene
16 - Trondheim, Norway - Blæst
18 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell
19 - Clisson, France - Hellfest
20 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
July
17 - Albi, France - Xtreme Fest
20 - Tolmin, Slovenia - Metaldays
30 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air
August
13 - Dinkelsbühl, Germany - Summer Breeze
Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth will join forces beginning on January 28th in New Orleans, LA at the House of Blues. A tour trailer is streaming below:
Both bands are touring in support of their most recent and massively successful albums. Cannibal Corpse released their thirteenth album, A Skeletal Domain, on September 16th and debuted at #32 on the Billboard Top 200. Behemoth's critically-applauded tenth album, The Satanist, entered the Billboard Top 200 at #34 after its release on February 4th of this year.
Combining both bands' headlining sets into one touring package promises to make this the must see metal tour of 2015. To open the show, two of Sweden's finest metal acts have been enlisted: Aeon and Tribulation. Premium packages for the tour will be available at this location. The premium packages include: a meet and greet with Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth, an exclusive t-shirt, early entry into the show, an exclusive screen printed poster, and a VIP Laminate.
Tour dates:
January
29 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
30 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
31 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
February
3 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
5 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
6 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
7 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
8 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
11 - Vancouver, BC - Comodore Ballroom
13 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
14 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
16 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick
17 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
18 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre
20 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
21 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
22 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
23 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
24 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix
25 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
27 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
28 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
March
2 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
3 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
5 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
6 - Tampa, FL - Janus Landing
7 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
(Photo - Steve Walter)
