Agony & Opium — the debut release from Olympia, Washington-based metal act CHRISTIAN MISTRESS — is streaming now in its entirety on Decibel Magazine’s website! Tune in now to check out these six tracks of thunderous, purely infectious, classic heavy metal: http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=387320.
Still a fairly brand new act, CHRISTIAN MISTRESS have created a massive stir in recent weeks, building up to and following the recent arrival of Agony & Opium, which was released on August 24th via Olympia’s 20 Buck Spin label. Jacking tons of fresh and unique energy into a classic style, the band are quickly becoming known internationally via incredible media and fan response to the album.
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS are also preparing for their massive two-month North American venture alongside Thrones kicking off later this month, which will surely help catapult this band to even higher levels of appreciation from their new and soon-to-be new fans. Get ready!
Promos of Agony & Opium as well as interviews with several members of CHRISTIAN MISTRESS are available now via phone and email.
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS and THRONES Tour 2010:
9/27/2010 Tube – Portland, OR w/ DJ Nate C
9/28/2010 Redroom – Boise, ID
9/29/2010 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT w/ Dwellers, Bees
9/30/2010 3 Kings Tavern – Denver, CO
10/1/2010 Bourbon Theater – Lincoln, NE
10/2/2010 Turf Club – Minneapolis, MN
10/3/2010 The Borg Ward – Milwaukee, WI
10/4/2010 The Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
10/6/2010 Southgate House – Newport, KY
10/7/2010 Mac’s Bar – Lansing, MI
10/8/2010 The Shop – Toronto, ON
10/9/2010 Playhouse – Montreal, QC
10/10/2010 Geno’s – Portland, ME
10/11/2010 O’Brien’s – Boston, MA w/ Kintaan
10/12/2010 Machines With Magnets – Providence, RI w/ The Body, Kintaan
10/13/2010 Acheron – Brooklyn, NY
10/14/2010 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA w/ Serpent Throne
10/15/2010 Golden West – Baltimore, MD
10/16/2010 The Triple – Richmond, VA
10/17/2010 The Milestone – Charlotte, NC
10/18/2010 Caledonia Lounge – Athens, GA
10/19/2010 529 – Atlanta, GA
10/20/2010 Hi-Tone Cafe – Memphis, TN
10/21/2010 Nightmare – Dallas, TX w/ Deadsea
10/22/2010 Red 7 – Austin, TX
10/23/2010 *TBA – San Antonio, TX
10/24/2010 *TBA – El Paso, TX
10/25/2010 Solar Culture – Tucson, AZ
10/26/2010 Spaceland – Los Angeles, CA
10/27/2010 Blue Lagoon – Santa Cruz, CA
10/28/2010 *TBA – Oakland, CA
10/29/2010 The Hemlock – San Francisco, CA
10/30/2010 Alibi – Arcata, CA
10/31/2010 Oak St Speakeasy – Eugene, OR
“…Christian Mistress are going to be on the receiving end of some high praise whether they want to or not.” – Decibel Magazine
“They play heavy metal the old way, the exact way we enjoy it ourselves.” – Fenriz of Darkthrone (from Stereogum interview)
“The more you listen to Agony & Opium, the more you find yourself wanting to be engulfed by everything this band has to offer.” – Heavy Metal Examiner
“It rocks too goddamned much. 4/5” – Mouth For War
“Agony & Opium offers melodies and rhythms that will follow its listeners around throughout the day. 8/10” – Blistering
“…there’s no doubt in my mind that this is the number one release of 2010 so far.” – Popdose
“…you start to get the impression that Christian Mistress have forgotten more about meat-and-potatoes metal than most of us will ever know.” – Metro Spirit
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS III from OLYMPIA, 2010 on Vimeo.
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