Municipal Waste: Interview with Dave Witte and Land Phil @ Earache Records, June '09

I had the opportunity to talk with with Dave Witte (drums) and Land Phil (bass) when they were in town earlier this month to promote Municipal Waste's forthcoming disc Massive Aggressive.



The new disc comes out on August 25th on Earache Records and the band calls it the "most ferocious and most focused album of their career." In advance of the CD release, the band is heading off to Europe for a run of July/August dates and then they will be returning home for a tour of the States later in the year.

Here are the current tour dates;

July 16, 2009, 6:00PM, Obscene Extreme Festival, Svojsice
July 17, 2009, 8:00PM, Hafenklang, Hamburg
July 18, 2009, 8:00PM, Welstock Festival, Holland
July 19, 2009, 8:00PM, Nachtleben, Frankfurt
July 20, 2009, 8:00PM, Feierwerk, Munich
July 23, 2009, 8:00PM, Rockplanet Club, Pinarella Di Cervia
July 24, 2009, 8:00PM, Palarockness Club, Genzano (Roma)
July 25, 2009, 8:00PM LORCA Fest
August 12, 2009, 8:00PM, OYA Festiva
August 14, 2009, 8:00PM, BLOODSTOCK Festival, Derby
August 28, 2009, 8:00PM, Leeds Festival, Leeds
August 29, 2009, 8:00PM, Reading Festival, Reading

Links:
Municipal Waste's MySpace Profile
Earache Records

New Municipal Waste Video Premiered on MTV last Saturday/NYC Shows with At The Gates are Sold Out

You have to love that Municipal Waste's latest video was filmed at the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant in Playa del Ray, California. The video for "Sadistic Magician" made its premier on MTV Headbangers Ball last Saturday night. Video director Jeff Speed commented that "[h]umor, horror, metal and mayhem have always been a winning combination. It's 80's throwback to the fullest - back when videos were fun and the music was still dangerous. MUNICIPAL WASTE is the perfect band for it because this is exactly who they are - no bullshit."



Municipal Waste - Sadistic Magician Video


Municpal Waste is touring with the reunited At The Gates this month. Both shows at Irving Plaza/The Fillmore (July 9th and 10th) are now sold out but there are still tickets on eBay and Craig's List.