{"id":34388,"date":"2013-11-08T13:17:39","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T18:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=34388"},"modified":"2013-11-08T13:19:37","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T18:19:37","slug":"exporting-doom-metal-pays-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/exporting-doom-metal-pays-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Exporting Doom Metal Pays Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">by Jenn Carbaugh<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Columnist &#8212;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Church-of-Misery-Exporting-Doom-Metal-Pays-Off-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Church of Misery Exporting Doom Metal Pays Off\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-34389\" \/>This month kicks off a North American tour for Japan\u2019s top doom metal band, Church of Misery.  On select dates, the tour will feature bands Bloody Hammers, Against the Grain, Saviours, and Wizard Rifle as well.   Bloody Hammers and Against the Grain will play with Church of Misery from November 8th to the 23rd of the month.  Wizard Rifles will play from November 24th to December 6th.  Saviours will join the bands on November 27th and play until December 6th.  <\/p>\n<p>There was a delay in the beginning because of the government shutdown and some behind the scenes issues.  They will be traveling all over the states for this tour.  A good show and location to check out will be at the Otto Bar in Baltimore, Maryland.  Church of Misery will be headlining.  Bloody Hammers and Against the Grain will also be featured.  <\/p>\n<p>Church of Misery is a four piece that consists of Hideki Fukasawa, Tatsu Mikami, Junji Narita, and Ikuma Kawabe.  Tatsu Mikami, bass player, founded the band back in 1995.  Their latest album, <em>Thy Kingdom Scum<\/em>, was written and recorded by all four members.  <\/p>\n<p>The album showcases Hideki Fukasawa\u2019s valiant return to vocals, and he does not disappoint.  They bring back old school doom metal, unlike the below par 2013 \u201creunion\u201d of Black Sabbath.  It has been actually said that Church of Misery has the best sound since Black Sabbath\u2019s early work, and <em>Thy Kingdom Scum<\/em> is being called one of the top doom releases of the year.  Being constantly compared of the legends of doom metal truly illustrates that this band has what it takes, and they will be putting that on display during this tour.  <\/p>\n<p>Band:<br \/>\nTatsu Mikami \u2013 bass<br \/>\nJunji Narita \u2013 drums<br \/>\nHideki Fukasawa \u2013 vocals and synthesizers<br \/>\nIkuma Kawabe \u2013 guitar <\/p>\n<p>Label: Metal Blade Records <\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchofmisery.net\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.churchofmisery.net<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">by Jenn Carbaugh &#8211; Columnist &#8212; This month kicks off a North American tour for Japan\u2019s top doom metal band, Church of Misery. On select dates, the tour will feature bands Bloody Hammers, Against the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/exporting-doom-metal-pays-off\/\" title=\"Exporting Doom Metal Pays Off\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":34389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6971],"tags":[1093,1163],"class_list":{"0":"post-34388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-main-articles","8":"tag-doom-metal","9":"tag-metal-blade"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}