FREE MUSIC MARATHON (LAP 1 / 4)

I'll be out of town for the next four days but I didn't want to leave The Circle Pit hanging. So here's something I set up last week to kill all the memory left on your iPod.

THIS IS THE FREE MUSIC MARATHON!

We've helped promote a lot of free music over time. This is the cream of the crop. And it ranges from big bands to the deep underground. Click a link, any link. You may just find a new favorite. No matter what, you'll find free music and tunes available for the price of your choosing. All of these artists deserve support, so don't be afraid to throw some dollars if something really makes you happy.

This is the first lap of four. 25 links a day. Let's go!

We'll officially be back in full operation on Wednesday.

The Safety Fire
Intervals
Heart of a Coward
CHON 

The Afterimage

Acrania
Cyclamen
Aeolist 
Rosetta
A.I.(d)
Native Construct
The Storm Picturesque
Ganesh Rao
Crow Black Sky
Polyphia 
Dorthal 

Things We Lost

The Ulex
Bend The Sky
Last FM
Maleficus Angelus
Remaining Chaos
Puig Destroyer

Breed of War

The Odious

THE WEEKEND MOSH II

It returns... Buy real estate and mosh

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Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes

Links: Facebook // Official Website

Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes

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Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes

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Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes

Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes

Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes

Links: Facebook // Official Website // Myspace // iTunes

Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes    

Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes

Links: Facebook // Twitter // iTunes

FREE MUSIC MONDAY - ACRANIA

Available exclusively through Total Deathcore, the wickedly talented Acrania have offered up their latest EP for FREE! Grab it right here if you know what's good for you. "The Beginning Of The End" packs in 5 ruthless tracks of absolute greatness. This is a must listen for all the death heads out there \m/

This London five-piece just emerged last year and their already making an impact in the metal underground. Definitely a band to keep your eyes on.

Links: Facebook // Twitter // FREE DOWNLOAD

UK TECH-METAL FEST THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT

It's finally here, the long awaited third announcement to complete this summer's UK Tech-Metal Fest line up! First up, a little info... The festival is going to take place in Peterborough from July 11th to the 15th and it's looking to be one of the greatest events of this Summer!

Onto the announcements. The UK's psychotic technical death metal act Meta-stasis will headline the second stage on Friday the 12th. Along with this announcement, 12 more bands were also added to the line up. They are Bloodshot Dawn, Empires Fade, Red Enemy, Black Tongue, Acrania, Chronographs, Murdock, Mask Of Judas, Karybdis, When Our Time Comes, Subversion and Cambion! This is going to be sick! Also, Dan-Elias Brevig and Seething Akira are set to join the after parties!

They've also announced specific event dates and stage splits. Monuments will be headlining the early bird show on Thursday 11th. Scar Symmetry, Sybreed and Uneven Structure will be ruling the main stage on Friday. Veil Of Maya, Skyharbor, and No Consequence will conquer on Saturday. This leaves Tesseract, Exivious and Chimp Spanner on Sunday! Headliners of the second stage will be Meta-stasis, Xerath and Dyscarnate.

This is going to be an unforgettable weekend! Single day tickets and weekend tickets are available at www.uktechfest.com. Book yours now!

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ACRANIA "SUSCEPTIBLE TO RETINAL BASED REPROGRAMMABILITY" LYRIC VIDEO

Turn off your TVs and tune into some Death Metal. Broadcasting out of the London area, Acrania is an extremely talented Brutal Death four piece blasting out a brand of heavy music they've dubbed as "Politicore". In other words, politically conscience metal spreading sharp criticisms about modern society. This is a new face in the metal underground but from what we've heard, Acrania are already becoming a big deal in the UK. And they're only looking to push their message further. That message is one that needs to be heard as their criticisms carry the weight of truth.

For example, their latest single, "Susceptible to Retinal Based Reprogrammability", is a full out attack on the idiocy and negative messages spread through television. This song makes me happy that I barely ever sit down to watch TV. And the song itself is god damn awesome, providing an incredibly heavy edge. Moshable as hell.

The single was released in support of the band's upcoming EP, "The Beginning of the End". It's slated for release later this month. January 28th to be exact. Should be awesome. In the mean time, enjoy the single along with another single and a promo they released for a recent split with the band Blue Waffle (I hope you never have to see that picture). The split is actually available for a free download right here. Stay metal my friends \m/

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