Willow

Blackwater Holylight

Desertfest NYC returns this September for their fourth edition. taking place September 12th - 14th.

2-3 Day Festival passes, and single day tickets are available now.

**Thursday, September 12th @ The Meadows Lineup:**

Legons of Doom

Satan's Satyrs

Mirror Queen

Mustafina

**Friday, September 13th Lineup:**

High on Fire

Amenra

Belzebong

Primitive Man

Blackwater Holylight

Domkraft

Abrams

Guhts

**Saturday, September 14th Lineup:**

Russian Circles

Green Lung

Truckighters

Acid King

Eagle Twin

Spaceslug

Dozer

Tower

Gozu

Kadabra

Hippie Death Cult

High Desert Queen

Beinn

The Infinity Ring

Trace Amount

Knockdown Center

Desertscene US (2024)

Desertfest

Youngblood

Russian Circles

High On Fire

Amenra

Acid King

Green Lung

Gigs

New York

TBA Location New York 

**Amenra with Primitive Man & Blackwater Holylight at Underground Arts**

**Tuesday, September 17, 2024**

**Doors: 7:00 PM | Show: 8:00 PM**

**21+**

**Visit https://undergroundarts.org** for venue details including how to get here, parking, FAQ, UA Merch, Private Events, & everything else

**About Amenra**

https://amenra-official.tumblr.com/

It is never easy to write a press release for a band in a day and age when every output of any possible band is pushed onto people as the next big thing, revelation, comeback or simply the best thing ever. To write a press release that does not require even native speakers of English to consult a dictionary can prove to be quite the task as well. After all, the magnificence of certain bands sometimes needs the grandeur of big words. In Amenra’s case it’s extremely tempting to use every superlative in the book, but in the vein of the attitude that is pouring out of the band’s every pore, here’s to keeping it modest. Amenra have been paving their own headstrong way in the 12 years since their inception, from overlooked releases and poorly attended show to critically acclaimed albums, sold out shows and the utmost respect of their listeners, peers and even heroes. Always putting heart and soul into every note, word and image and changing the course of people’s lives everywhere their path leads them.

**About Primitive Man**

https://www.primitivemandoom.com/

Primitive Man is an American doom metal band from Denver, Colorado, composed of Ethan Lee McCarthy on vocals and guitar, Jonathan Campos on bass, and Joe Linden on drums. They are known for an extremely harsh sound – combining funeral doom, noise music, and black metal elements – and blunt nihilistic outlook. Their third studio album Immersion was released through Relapse Records in 2020. **About Blackwater Holylight**

**About Blackwater Holylight**

https://www.blackwaterholylight.com/

Empty surrounds all of me. It’s a poignant line from the third album by Blackwater Holylight that encapsulates the search for self when suddenly everything has changed. There’s a theme of processing vast personal trauma throughout Silence/Motion that eloquently — both lyrically and musically — and simultaneously embodies the crushing emptiness, sorrow, strength and rebuilding of recovering from personal devastation.

“There was so much grief both in the world and interpersonally during the process of creating Silence/Motion,” says vocalist/bassist Allison “Sunny” Faris. “The four of us gave one another more space to be ourselves, to experiment with each other’s ideas and to be gentle with one another more than we ever have before. So, we knew this tenderness would manifest in extremely honest arrangements, and I think that you can hear that throughout the record.”

This is a 21+ event

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Philadelphia

ToneWorthy Presents: **Amenra**

with **Primitive Man** & **Blackwater Holylight**

Sunday, September 22nd, 2024

Eulogy - 10 Buxton Ave. Asheville, NC 28801

Doors 7PM || Show 8PM

**Amenra**

A Belgian extreme metal band that's as experimental and atmosphere-driven as it is impossibly heavy, Amenra emerged in the early 2000s with a versatile sound rooted in doom, sludge, post-metal, and hardcore punk. Debuting in 2003 with Mass I, the group continued to push at the boundaries of extreme metal with acclaimed efforts like Mass V (2012) and De Doorn (2021).

Amenra was formed in 1999 by vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout and guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove. Employing a lethal and often heady blend of doom, post-, and avant-garde metal, the duo eventually expanded into a five-piece with the addition of drummer Bjorn Lebon, guitarist Lennart Bossu, and bassist Levy Seynaeve. Based out of the West Flanders city of Kortrijk, the group issued their debut album, Mass I, in 2003 -- each Amenra full-length outing is thought of as a mass and is titled as such. Two years later, they released Mass II and Mass III, and established the Church of Ra, a D.I.Y. collective of like-minded artists and friends with whom they would collaborate on various artistic endeavors and performances. Mass IV arrived in 2008, followed in 2012 by Mass V, and in 2017 by Mass VI, the latter two of which were issued on Neurot Recordings. Stepping away from the decades-long Mass journey, the band inked a deal with Relapse Records and released the transcendent De Doorn in 2021, which included guest vocals from Caro Tanghe of Oathbreaker. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

**Primitive Man**

Primitive Man is an American doom metal band from Denver, Colorado, composed of Ethan Lee McCarthy on vocals and guitar, Jonathan Campos on bass, and Joe Linden on drums. They are known for an extremely harsh sound – combining funeral doom, noise music, and black metal elements – and blunt nihilistic outlook. Their third studio album Immersion was released through Relapse Records in 2020. **Blackwater Holylight**

Blackwater Holylight, as the name suggests, is all about contrasts. It’s a fluid convergence of sound that’s heavy, psychedelic, melodic, terrifying and beautiful all at once. As a heavy band, their songs aren’t anchored to riffs, but rather riffs come and go in waves that surface throughout the band’s meditative, entrancing songs. It’s a hypnotic sound, with orchestral structures that often build tension and intrigue before turning the song on its head — not by simply getting louder or heavier, nor by just layering elements. They expertly subvert the implied heaviness of a part, dissecting it and splaying the songs guts out to seep across the sonic spectrum.

Blackwater Holylight

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