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Ulcerate - Updates & News

New shirt design

June 2009

New 'Drown Within' shirt design available for purchase in the Store section...

Ulcerate live - July 09

May 2009

Everything is Fire album reviews

May 2009

A series of new reviews have come in, click through to the Press area to read in-full...

• MetalReview.com: 6/6
• Chronicles of Chaos: 9/10
• Teufels Tomb: [ 'Essential' ]
• Live for Metal: [ positive ]
• Grind and Punishment: [ positive ]
• Diabolical Conquest: 9.3 / 10
• Metal as Fuck: [ positive ]
• Teeth of the Divine: [ positive ]
• Metal Obsession: 9/10
• Concrete Web: 84/100
• Sonic Dice: 4/6
• Archaic Magazine: [ positive ]
• Necroslaughter: 5/6
• Aversionline: [ positive ]

New drum tracking video posted

April 2009

Title cut from Everything is Fire up over at Youtube...

'Everything is Fire' first reviews

April 2009

First reviews are trickling in, we're the album of the month over at Metalreviews.com, check them out here in the Press section...

Couple of new completed interviews are up for viewing now in Interviews as well...

'Everything is Fire' Terrorizer mag feature

April 2009

The new album is currently being featured over at Terrorizer's site, check it out: http://www.terrorizer.com
http://www.terrorizer.com/radio

We at Terrorizer like to shout about good music from time to time, so when we heard Ulcerate's new album, 'Everything Is Fire', come dripping out of the stereo speakers, office cronies subsequently lost their shit and we simply had to tell all you guys!

This is Ulcerate's second full album, their first being 'Of Fracture And Failure' which came out courtesy of Neurotic Records/Willowtip in 2007 - In 2009 they are brought to you via Willowtip/Candlelight.

Formed in 2002, this band have had more lineups than Baltimore Police Department, though current members Jamie Saint Merat on drums and Michael Hoggard on guitars remain from the original squad, back when the band was named Bloodwreath in 2000-2001.

There is no argument, these guys can play; the album is as honest and organic as death metal gets, it's superbly produced and well structured, combining the sounds of latterday Hate Eternal with the horrific and cavernous atmospherics of Deathspell Omega or Portal. But you can hear that for yourselves right?

...So brace yourself, dear listener, for a sonic beating of the highest order, Ulcerate are toxic and terrifying, defining the word 'brutal' without having to shove it in your face..

'Everything is Fire' available through Candlelight Records

February 2009

As with all Willowtip releases, Candlelight Records will be licensing the album for Europe...

Check it out in their store here ›

'Everything is Fire' pre-orders available now

February 2009

Willowtip pre-orders for Everything is Fire are available with long and short sleeve packages, and are expected to ship in early April...

Short sleeve package @ Willowtip.com ›
Long-sleeve package @ Willowtip.com ›

'Everything is Fire' album details

December 2008

We've got 2 new tracks online from our upcoming 2009 release through Willowtip Records 'Everything is Fire', available via www.myspace.com/ulcerate and here (right-click to download):

Caecus - 192kbps MP3
Tyranny - 192kbps MP3

'Everything is Fire' tracklist:
01 Drown Within
02 We Are Nil
03 Withered and Obsolete
04 Caecus
05 Tyranny
06 The Earth at its Knees
07 Soullessness Embraced
08 Everything is Fire

We're also very proud to announce our new second guitarist, Mr Oliver Goater who replaces Mike Rothwell...

'Everything is Fire' tracking complete

November 2008

As of this week all instrument tracks have been laid down - so far all is sounding very dense and dark as hell. Over the following week the mix will be finalised and sent away for mastering. Album art and layout is once again being handled by myself (Jamie) - we'll have some more to say about all of this very soon... In the meantime, some shots from the sessions below:

'Everything is Fire' tracking underway

August 2008

Drums for album no.2 are complete as of last week, the remaining instruments will be tracked throughtout September, and we're booked for early November for mastering with Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid. Check out a drum tracking video below for the 4th cut (as yet untitled) from Everything is Fire...

ULCERATE SIGNS TO WILLOWTIP

August 2008

"Willowtip Records is very pleased to welcome New Zealand's Ulcerate to their official roster.

Drummer Jamie Saint Merat comments on the signing: "Ulcerate is really looking forward to calling Willowtip home, a label we've respected for a long time, and whose reputation for quality bands and quality service is something we really identify with. It feels great to have their support and backing!"

Ulcerate is currently in pre-production for their forthcoming album, Everything Is Fire. A seething, more emotionally darker album than Of Fracture and Failure, Everything Is Fire is more extensively orchestrated and rhythmically complex, coupling suffocating density with moments of serene bleakness. Bassist Paul Kelland will handle vocal duties this time around, and the album will be mastered by Peter In de Betou (Nasum, Meshuggah, Watain) in Sweden.

Everything Is Fire will be released in early 2009."



The line-up for Everything is Fire is:
Jamie Saint Merat - Drums
Michael Hoggard - Guitars
Paul Kelland - Bass/Vocals

Album pre-production / drum tracking video

May 2008

Ulcerate is hard at work on album 2 at the moment, 5 songs written so far... We're kicking around a tentative title, but at this stage everything will be kept under wraps. Expect an extension on the harmonic and rhythmic ideas presented on 'Of Fracture and Failure' with a much broader palette in terms of dynamics and structure. We're also pushing for a more bleak, blacker tonality overall - and this will be mirrored by the lyrics, vocals and art.

We are also officially no longer working with vocalist Ben Read - the last few months he has been filling the role of live vocalist, and this will come to an end with a final performance this June. Naturally, his work so far has been exceptional in execution, but for this next chapter in our evolution we're needing to look at a different sound. At this stage, bassist Paul Kelland will be handling all lyric work and album vocals, and we are still on the hunt for someone who will be able to convey what we need on a live performance basis.

Pre-production is in full swing for the album, we'll be throwing up snippets of video to check out as we go - so far we've got some raw, unmixed drum takes up...

- Jamie | Ulcerate

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YR_K0aRzYxs

"The Coming of Genocide" to be re-released

May 2008

Our time with The Flood Records has come to an end after some really fucking great support work - full respect to Dario/Nefas and crew for delivering a quality product and standing by their word, we appreciate to no end!

In light of this, we're happy to announce that Deepsend Records will be taking over the rights to the release. So for any further enquiries regarding 'The Coming of Genocide' these guys will be your first point of contact ;)

Audience with the Devil 6

April 2008

We've been added to this years Audience with the Devil fest in Auckland - this year features headliners Psycroptic and Ruins from Aus
www.myspace.com/rwentertainment for more info

After this show we'll be taking time out to complete work on our upcoming second full-length, more info on that soon.

Jakob 10th Anniversary Tour

Jan 2008

We're supporting the mighty Jakob with our buds in Akaname for 2 North Island dates in March, will be some intense cross-genre shows for sure! Dates to the left...

Ulcerate @ metalstock 08 - Schedule added

Jan 2008

Ulcerate will be performing Sunday at Australian metal festival Metalstock in March 2008...

Kataklysm:- 9:00pm – 10:00pm
Psycroptic:- 7:50pm – 8:30pm
Dawn of Azazel:- 6:50pm – 7:30pm
Pathogen:- 5:50pm – 6:30pm
Ulcerate:- 4:50pm – 5:30pm
Kill For Satan:- 4:00pm – 4:30pm
The Dead:- 3:10pm – 3:40pm

"Australia's biggest & only two day metal festival, Metalstock, scheduled for the Easter weekend in March 2008, is extremely excited to announce the second group of confirmed metal acts for this hugely anticipated event at The Manning Bar in Sydney."

More info here myspace.com/soundworks_touring

Also, for now vocalist Ben Read will be handling vocals until a worthy replacement can be found. Ben will be doing Metalstock with us, which will be killer!

New vocalist search

Oct 2007

As of October 07, Ulcerate and vocalist Ben Read have decided to mutually split ways. Ben has been with us for the better part of 2 years now and contributed some killer words and lungs to our attack, but now is the time for us to move on.

So Ulcerate is officially looking for a full-time vocalist. Any interested parties can contact us at ulcerate@gmail.com or via our Myspace account myspace.com/ulcerate. We are after total professionalism in vocal and stage presence and lyrical concepts. We are also in the progress of negotiating international tours, so a will and ability to save to tour internationally is a must.

Ulcerate to support Poland's Behemoth

Oct 2007

Ulcerate will be supporting the mighty Behemoth on their Auckland, New Zealand show...

Ulcerate + The Black Dahlia Murder + Cephalic Carnage

August 2007

In November we will be playing main support to The Black Dahlia Murder and Cephalic Carnage in Auckland, should be a fucking cool night...

The Amenta + Ulcerate NZ Tour 07

July 2007

Australia's The Amenta will be touring New Zealand for 2 dates in October with Ulcerate, and our buds in Asphyxiate will be coming along for the ride, dates to the left <<

New reviews and interviews

July 2007

New reviews have been rolling in for the album, and we've yet to see any negative responses, which is fucking great! We've also got a couple of new interviews with Jamie up in Media, check it all out...

Aardschok Magazine:86/100
Empire of Death: 85/100
The Metalforge: 4.5/5
Pyro Music: 8.3/10
Metalreview.com: 16/18
Global Domination: 9/10
Vampire Magazine
Masterful Magazine: 8/10
Vile Magazine: 5/5 [ print publication out mid-2007 ]
Metalfan.nl: 90/100

Neurotic + willowtip records partnership

June 2007

Great news for us and other Neurotic bands:

Netherlands' Neurotic Records and Pittsburgh's Willowtip Records have come to terms on an exclusive North American licensing deal. Beginning in September, all Neurotic releases will be released in North America by Willowtip sub-label, Willowtip/Neurotic. The first three releases from this new partnership will be DISAVOWED - Stagnated Existence, VISCERAL BLEEDING - Absorbing The Disarray, and SICKENING HORROR - When Landscapes Bled Backwards. Following these three releases, Neurotic's entire back catalogue will also be released in North America gradually over the coming months.

Ruud Lemmen of Neurotic Records comments: "We at Neurotic Records are excited to land an agreement with a company such as Willowtip Records. Willowtip has proven to be a consistent and professional potential partner, and with their help we're sure to get the Neurotic Records brand elevated more than a few steps on the never-ending ladder".

Jason Tipton of Willowtip comments: "I'm excited to work with Neurotic and to bring their amazing releases to North America. It should be great for all parties involved and make it easier for fans in North America to get Neurotic releases."


IN OTHER NEWS: We've started writing new material for a follow up full-length to 'Of Fracture and Failure', early stages so far, but we're very excited with how its all sounding :)

Album release tour + Nile/Decapitated National Support

March 2007

First up we've got a new and improved website with a lot more cool shit to check out...

Ulcerate will be embarking on a small North Island-only album release tour for 'Of Fracture and Failure', this has been postponed twice already due to delays with us receiving our discs from our label, fingers crossed we'll have them for April.




We have also been confirmed for the Nile/Decapitated NZ show Saturday May 19, Galatos, Auckland...

New reviews for the album and a couple of interviews up as well in Media

New merch

December 2006

The new album 'Of Fracture and Failure' is now available for purchase through our Store section.

We've also got a new t-shirt design available 'The Martyr', regular t-shirt and girlie styles available...

Deicide 06 + New interview

October 06

The Cannibal Corpse shows were very fucking excellent, killer crowds and we were even lucky enough to get killer responses from both shows, so mucho appreciado!

DEICIDE SUPPORT SLOT Terrorust from Australia were unable to make the NZ leg for Deicide's World Tour, so Ulcerate has grabbed the slot! So the 2 shows (Auckland, Christchurch) will feature us and Dawn of Azazel opening...

We've got some new merch on the way, t-shirts, girlies, hoodies and longsleeves : all available directly through us via Paypal and shows, designs will be up very soon!

New interview with Jamie in Media

In other news, we've got a couple of shows lined up, namely Wellington, Auckland and support in Auckland for Skinless mid-November.

Cannibal Corpse support

JULY 2006

We'll be supporting Cannibal Corpse for the NZ leg of their 'Kill' Tour, for both Wellington and Auckland shows in October

'The Coming of Genocide' Can now be purchased through the following web-stores:
Xtreem Music
Deepsend Records
SelfMadeGod Records
The Spew Records
No Escape Records

And a couple more reviews have come through for 2004's 'The Coming of Genocide' (or moreso The Flood's current rerelease):

- Burning Misery 8.9/10
- Deadtide.com
- Benzoworld (Italian) 85/100
- Haternal (Italian) 9/10

Album mastering and release details

June 2006

After a long period of no updates, heres an update :] The album is currently being mastered at West West Side in New York, and we're hoping to get it back in the next week or so, there have been a few delays due to us reviewing the mix and opting for a slightly altered version than what we originally sent them, but it is for the better of course...

So, we're schduled to be the next release for Neurotic, right after Panzerchrist's new album 'Battalion Beast'. All album artwork is complete, and the accompanying t-shirt has also been finalised, so keep checking for updates, previews will be released very shortly...

In other news:
We're playing a few confirmed upcoming dates in Auckland and Wellington (check to the left), and we're also wanting to hit Wellington again hopefully before the 1st of September show

We're in the process of organising a full NZ and Australian tour once the album drops (within the next 2 months hopefully), so again, we'll keep you posted \m/

ULCERATE SIGNS WITH NEUROTIC RECORDS

19-04-2006: Neurotic Records and Ulcerate tie in recording agreement

With great delight NEUROTIC RECORDS unveils the latest addition to its ever growing artist roster, being New Zealand based ULCERATE. This young and innovative extreme metal act deliver a very heavy form of technical death metal, while at the same time incorporating several elements from all kinds of different styles and genres of metal. ULCERATE’s debut album, tentatively titled “Of Fracture And Failure”, which has been recorded and is currently in mixing stages, will positively surprise all sorts of fans of extreme metal. Ruud Lemmen of NEUROTIC RECORDS commented: “ULCERATE is one of those, so called, hidden gems we have been following from their first demo back in 2003 and on. This band continuously progressed over the past few years and they never ceased to amaze us. As a collective unit this band embodies the talent to create highly skilled, technical yet very structured songs, while keeping a rather fresh form of aggressiveness within their music. We are very confident that their debut album will be received very well and will appeal to many.” Drummer Jamie Saint Merat of ULCERATE added: "Ulcerate is extremely proud to be associated with Neurotic Records, a label we've watched grow from its infancy and we're excited to be part of such a great and diverse label roster. It gives us the opportunity to get this album exposed to as many people as possible, and hopefully stamp our mark within the scene. 'Of Fracture and Failure' is without a doubt our most accomplished and diverse material to date, and we're confident that it has something unique to offer the extreme music community. We really hope for this album to be one of the few style-defining releases in death metal. We must give thanks to Ruud Lemmen and all at Neurotic Records for supporting us and giving us this amazing opportunity - we can't wait for the album to be unleashed and start touring!" “Of Fracture And Failure” is set to be released through Neurotic Records around Summer 2006. A definite release date will be decided on soon and one or two MP3 songs from the album will become available shortly after.

www.neurotic-records.com

In other news the album tracking is nearing completion, with only overlay and lead guitars to be added this coming week. Everything is sounding awesome so far and we will be preparing the mix for early May mastering at West West Side music in NY (Hate Eternal, The Red Chord, The Dillinger Escape Plan).

Album artwork is well underway also and is being handled by drummer Jamie Saint Merat for Prehensile

The Flood Records to re-release 'The Coming of Genocide'

2005

Ulcerate is honoured to be in cooperation with The Flood Records of Italy to rerelease the 2003 demo 'The Coming of Genocide'. Due to delays with artwork, we're looking at a November 2005 release. Inlcuded in the package will be our first self-titled demo, plus a CD-ROM presentation including two exclusive live videos...

We are also proud to announce that The Spew will be releasing our debut full-length, which we are hard at work writing for. We're fucking excited with the new material, so keep an eye out...

In other news, we have been working with a new vocalist Ben Read, who's bringing an expert set of lungs and some of the most killer lyrics we've had to date...

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