December 12, 2011
Pathology will headline a two-week tour of the West Coast in early-2012. The tour sees the band rejoined by vocalist Jonathan Huber, who sat out on the band's recent U.S. tour with Grave and Blood Red Throne due to a badly broken leg.
"We're all very excited to hit the road together again in January," states drummer Dave Astor. "We are playing some songs on this tour that we have not played yet. We're also getting in some smaller California markets that we're excited to develop and bring the slaughter. We're looking forward to seeing old and new friends."
Dates include:
1/13 Tijuana, Mexico @ El Divan de Alicia
1/14 Fullerton, CA @ The Riff Haus w/ Warbringer
1/15 Simi Valley, CA @ 118 Live - w/ Abigail Williams, Inherit Disease
1/16 Los Angeles, CA @ 5 Star Bar w/ Gortuary
1/17 Santa Barbra, CA @ Velvet Jones
1/18 Santa Maria, CA @ O'Sullivan's Pub w/ Halo of Gunfire
1/19 Fresno, CA @ The Chinatown Youth Center
1/20 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Pioneer
1/21 Santa Rosa, CA @ Transient Lounge
1/22 Berkeley, CA @ Gilman Street w/ Impaled
1/23 Sacramento, CA @ On The Y
1/24 Ceres, CA @ The Workshop
1/25 Sparks, NV @ The Alley
1/26 Las Vegas, NV @ Bikini Bar w/ Cerebral Incubation
1/27 Scottsdale, AZ @ Chasers
1/28 Ocean Beach, CA @ Electric Ladyland w/ Gortuary
1/29 Hermosa Beach, CA @ Suzy's Bar
2/3 Puebla, Mexico @ Astaroth Beleth
2/4 Mexico City, Mexico @ El Circo Volador w/ Obituary and Rigor Mortis
2/5 Queratero, Mexico @ Teraza Rot
November 29, 2011
Pathology has been added to the "Chas Metal Attack Fest " In Mexico City on Feb 4th 2012.
W/ Obituary and Rigor Mortis.
September 13, 2011
AWAKEN THE SUFFERING IS OUT NOW; VIDEO FOR "MEDIA CONSUMPTION" PREMIERES
August 19, 2011
PATHOLOGY UNVEIL NEW SONG, “MEDIA CONSUMPTION”, VIA LAMBGOAT.COM
Today esteemed music site Lambgoat.com premieres the first track “Media Consumption” from San Diego’s brutal death metal/slam band PATHOLOGY’s forthcoming album, Awaken to the Suffering (out Sept. 13th) - http://lambgoat.com/Pathology-song-premiere/
“We picked ‘Media Consumption’ because that song is a true Pathology track but also because it adds some new elements, as well,” states drummer Dave Astor. “We thought it would a good one to show everyone the direction of the new album. The song and the album are by far our best and heaviest material to date. We’re very proud of it and hope you like it.”
Awaken to the Suffering was recorded this summer at Lambesis Studios by producer Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague, Impending Doom) and features a continuing cover art concept by Par Olofsson (Immolation, Malevolent Creation) and is available for presale via www.victoryrecords.com.
For more information – www.pathologymusic.com
8/26 The Crypt – Arlington, TX (headlining)
8/27 Nightrocker – San Antonio (w/ Disfigured)
8/28 Walter’s – Houston, TX (w/ Disfigured)
GRAVE / BLOOD RED THRONE / PATHOLOGY / GIGAN
8/30 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
8/31 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
9/1 Casbah – Charlotte, NC
9/2 Championship Bar – Trenton, NJ
9/3 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
9/4 Petit Campus – Montreal, QU
9/5 Mod Club – Toronto, ON
9/6 Broadway Joe’s – Buffalo, NY
9/7 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
9/8 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
9/9 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
9/10 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
9/11 Osbourne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB
9/12 The Exchange – Regina, SK
9/13 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AL
9/14 Dickens – Calgary, AL
9/15 The Biltmore – Vancouver, BC
9/16 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
9/17 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
9/18 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
9/19 Key Club – W. Hollywood, CA
9/20 Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA
9/21 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
9/22 Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
9/23 Ruby Room – San Diego, CA (headlining)
July 20, 2011
PATHOLOGY ANNOUNCE ALBUM TITLE, STREET DATE AND ARTWORK
San Diego-based brutal death metal/slam band PATHOLOGY is completing the mixes for their new album. The effort, produced by Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague, Impending Doom) at Lambesis Studios, is entitled Awaken To The Suffering , and will be released Sept. 13th, 2011. Once again the band has utilized the talents of Par Olofsson (Immolation, Malevolent Creation) to handle the artwork.
“The recording came out great. This is by far the best thing we have ever done. Everything is extremely heavy and very tight,” explains drummer Dave Astor. “It's great working with Par again on this cover. He did an amazing job. We decided to do a pencil sketch cover this time around. We also brought back the evil doctor to continue the zombie havoc.”
The quintet will head on tour Aug. 26th beginning with some headlining dates in Texas before joining Sweden’s Grave and Norway’s Blood Red Throne on Aug. 30th for a N. American tour (Gigan opens).
CLICK IMAGE TO PRE-ORDER
June 27, 2011
PATHOLOGY Begins Recording New Album
San Diego's PATHOLOGY has entered Lambesis Studios (owned by AS I LAY DYING vocalist Tim Lambesis) in the band's hometown with producer Daniel Castleman (IMPENDING DOOM, AS I LAY DYING, WINDS OF PLAGUE) to begin recording its new album for a fall release. This will be PATHOLOGY's first CD to feature the group's new lineup, including vocalist Jonathan Huber and second guitarist Kevin Schwartz, who have spent time on the road with their new bandmates during recent U.S. and European tours with DEICIDE and OBITUARY.
"I'm very excited to be back in the studio," states drummer Dave Astor. "Producer Daniel Castleman has done some of the best and heavy recordings out there. This will be the tightest and heaviest recording we have ever done. The new material we wrote is more thought out and way more brutal then anything that we have ever written. We're doing the same brutal music as we have always done. We just made the breakdowns heavier, the fast parts faster, and the slow parts slower."
PATHOLOGY's next U.S. tour — as the support act for GRAVE and BLOOD RED THRONE — will kick off on August 30.
June 13, 2011
Pearl Teams Up with Dave Astor of Pathology
Pearl welcomes Pathology drummer to the artist roster
Pearl is very proud to welcome another blistering metal drummer to the artist roster, David Astor, of San Diego based death metal quintet, Pathology. David has made a name for himself in the metal world with a resume that includes multiple tours and recordings with bands such as The Locusts, Cattle Decapitation (of which he was a founding member), and now Pathology. A new signing to Victory Records, Pathology has relentlessly toured in support of their 2 full-length albums, 2007’s, “Incisions of Perverse Debauchery”, and their 2009 effort, “Age of Onset”. Currently, Dave and the band are taking their brutal forces to the road, sharing the stage with Grave, Blood Red Throne, and Gigan, throughout the US and Canada. This North American run starts August 30th, in Tampa, FL, and ends on September 13th in Edmonton, ON.
For more information on Dave and Pathology, be sure to visit them online at www.PathologyMusic.com. Welcome to the family Dave!
www.pearldrum.com
May 20, 2011
PATHOLOGY to peform at Mexico City Fest this weekend; plan to start recording new album this summer
San Diego’s death metal merchants PATHOLOGY recently returned home from their first European tour supporting OBITUARY and GRAVE. The tour was a massive success for the band playing in front of some of their largest crowds yet, culminating in an appearance at the Neurotic Death Fest.
“We had a blast in Europe,” states drummer Dave Astor. “It was great to meet all of our fans, and to have the chance to make new ones out there. It was also special to hang out with Obituary and Grave every night. They were all very cool people to tour with and it was overall a great experience.”
This weekend their adventure continues as the group heads to Mexico City to perform at the METAL IN THE FOREST FEST alongside a tremendous and diverse bill featuring MARDUK, SINISTER, WATAIN, EXHUMED, RAGE, GAMA BOMB and VIOLATOR.
“We’re looking forward to this Mexico fest this weekend,” continues Dave. “This will be our first time there and we are all very excited. We have heard some great things about the insane fans down there and we look forward to this unique opportunity.”
The Metal in the Forest Fest will be the last date on the Legacy of the Ancients touring cycle as PATHOLOGY are completing the writing for a new album to be recorded this summer.
“The writing process for the new album is going very smooth. The new songs are some of the heaviest stuff we have ever written,” explains Dave. “We are all thrilled to be working with producer Daniel Castleman (Impending Doom, As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague) at Lambesis Studios here in San Diego. I am a fan of all his recordings and feel his skills will bring our sound to where it needs to be.”
Expect a new album in the fall with the band already confirmed for their next US tour supporting GRAVE and BLOOD RED THRONE beginning August 30th.
March 11 2011
PATHOLOGY ANNOUNCE NEXT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH GRAVE
San Diego-based brutal death metal/slam band PATHOLOGY completed their month-long tour opening for DEICIDE and BELPHEGOR
last night in Tempe, AZ. The tour proved to be the band’s most successful jaunt assisted by the legendary status and pull of the headlining
act, DEICIDE, but also because it marked the maiden voyage of the group’s new lineup, which got along great on the road and were approved
nightly by the warm response of the crowd.
Today the band announces their next US and Canadian dates opening for Sweden’s GRAVE and Norway’s BLOOD RED THRONE beginning
Aug. 30 in Tampa, Florida. “We’re very excited to already be able to announce we have our next tour booked,” says drummer Dave Astor.
“We’ll be opening for Grave, another legend in the death metal scene. This tour will be in support of a new album as we’ll be recording this
summer.”
Before PATHOLOGY record they will be going to Europe for 5 weeks of shows beginning March 24th opening for OBITUARY and GRAVE,
including festival appearances at Paris Extreme Fest, Denmark’s Royal Metal Fest and Holland’s Neurotic Deathfest.
Feb 19th 2011
PATHOLOGY ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR WITH OBITUARY AND GRAVE
PATHOLOGY has officially announced that the band will be doing its first European tour opening for OBITUARY and GRAVE this spring.
The San Diego brutal death metal squad is currently midway through their most successful N. American tour opening for DEICIDE, performing
in front of their largest crowds, having their best merch nights and finally performing for Canadian fans.
“The new lineup is getting along great and we’re killing it onstage, so I’m very happy with things currently,” explains drummer Dave Astor.
“2011 is looking like a great year for Pathology.”
And things have only gotten sweeter with the confirmation of the band’s first trip to Europe as part of the European Chainsaw Massacre Tour
with OBITUARY and GRAVE beginning March 24th in Germany and ending April 30th at Holland’s Neurotic Deathfest.
“We’re very thrilled to be touring with Obituary and Grave in Europe. Both bands are a big influence and a cornerstone of death metal,” states
Dave. “We couldn’t have picked a better package for our first time in Europe. We’re very excited.”
THE EUROPEAN CHAINSAW MASSACRE TOUR with OBITUARY, GRAVE, PATHOLOGY
3/24 Rockfabrik – Ludwigsburg, Germany
3/25 Paris Extreme Fest – Paris, France w/Devin Townsend, Bonded By Blood, Dagoba, Lazarus A.D. +
3/27 Werkstatt – Cologne, Germany
3/29 Backstage Hall – Munich, Germany
3/30 Matrix – Bochum, Germany
3/31 Patronaat – Haarlem, Holland
4/1 Amadeus - Oldenburg, Germany
4/2 Royal Metal Fest – Aarhus, Denmark w/ Malevolent Creation, Hail of Bullets, Artillery, Onslaught+
4/7 Nosturi – Helsinki, Finland
4/8 Melnapiektdiena - Riga, Latvia
4/9 Propaganda - Vilnius, Lithaunia
4/12 Kwadrat - Krakow, Poland
4/13 Prosgresja – Warsaw, Poland
4/14 K17 – Berlin, Germany
4/15 Hellraiser - Leipzig, Germany
4/16 Rock Café – Prague, Czech Republic
4/17 Majestic Music Club – Bratislava, Slovakia
4/19 Estragon – Bologna, Italy
4/20 Secret Place – Montpellier, France
4/21 Cotton Club – Lleida, Spain
4/22 Durango Rock Club – Valencia, Spain
4/23 Jala Jala - Almeira, Spain
4/24 Caracol - Madrid, Spain
4/25 Sala Capitol - Santiago de Comostela , Spain
4/27 Universal Dog - Lahr, Germany
4/28 Rocking Chair - Vevey, Switzerland
4/29 Kulturladen - Kufstein, Austria
4/30 Neurotic Deathfest – Tilburg, Holland w/At the Gates, Autopsy, Decapitated, Hate Eternal, Misery Index +
- more dates to be announced soon
Feb 4th 2011
PATHOLOGY NAME NEW VOCALIST;
BAND TO RETURN TO THE ROAD OPENING FOR DEICIDE THIS MONTH
2010 was a volatile year for San Diego's PATHOLOGY. While it saw the band releasing its Victory Records debut, "Legacy Of The Ancients",
and doing three tours (alongside NILE, IMMOLATION/VADER and DESTROYER 666), the group was plagued by a rotation of fill-in singers
and ultimately a horrible van accident that derailed the band from continuing.
Since that tragic event November 10, the guys have been putting things back in order. In addition to a new van, trailer and gear, PATHOLOGY
has also enlisted a new full-time vocalist to replace original voice Matti Way, who was unable to tour with the band. Jonathan Huber, formerly
of I DECLARE WAR, has taken over duties as frontman for PATHOLOGY. In addition to his stellar vocal capabilities, Jonathan proved to have
the right attitude and presence that won him the spot.
"I'm very honored and feel very privileged to now be a part of the PATHOLOGY family," stated Jonathan. "After being a fan of theirs for three
years, being in the band is pretty surreal. I look forward to touring and recording with the band, and thank them for this opportunity."
Fans can see the new lineup beginning mid-month as they will open for DEICIDE and BELPHEGOR (tour dates below).
"I'm very excited to get back on the road," stated Dave. "We have been working hard to get things back in working order after our car wreck and I am
thrilled to be playing again and am looking forward to showing the fans the new lineup. I have always been a big fan of DEICIDE. I remember seeing
and meeting them in 1992 on Halloween here in San Diego. So to be touring with them 19 years later is very cool! We play very early on this tour so
make sure to get there and catch our set."
Feb 15, 2011 Atlanta, GA, US @ Masquerade
Feb 16, 2011 Charlotte, NC, US @ Tremont Music Hall
Feb 17, 2011 Raleigh, NC, US @ Volume 11
Feb 18, 2011 Philadelphia, PA, US @ The Trocadero
Feb 19, 2011 Rochester, NY, US @ MONTAGE MUSIC HALL
Feb 20, 2011 Worcester, MA, US @ Palladium
Feb 21, 2011 New York, NY, US @ GRAMERCY THEATRE
Feb 22, 2011 Quebec City, QC, CA @ Imperial
Feb 23, 2011 Montreal, QC, CA @ Cafe Campus
Feb 24, 2011 London, ON, CA @ London Music Hall
Feb 25, 2011 Toronto, ON, US @ Opera House
Feb 26, 2011 Chicago, IL, US @ Reggie's Rock Club
Feb 27, 2011 Detroit, MI, US @ Blondie's
Feb 28, 2011 Louisville, KY, US @ Headliner's Music Hall
Mar 1, 2011 Tulsa, OK, US @ Marquee Theatre
Mar 2, 2011 Denver, CO, US @ BLUEBIRD THEATRE
Mar 4, 2011 Seattle, WA, US @ El Corazon
Mar 5, 2011 Portland, OR, US @ Hawthorne Theater
Mar 7, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, US @ CHEYENNE SALOON
Mar 8, 2011 W. Hollywood, CA, US @ KEY CLUB
Mar 9, 2011 San Diego, CA, US @ BRICK BY BRICK
Mar 10, 2011 Tempe, AZ, US @ CLUBHOUSE
Jan 2nd 2011
The official Pathology website is back up and running! A bunch of new stuff has been added...
