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It’s here! Masks, available wherever wretched noise masquerading as music is sold (especially right here)

Dylan has some exciting news for you! He got a haircut. He is also now formally endorsed by Murat Diril Cymbals! Come hear how they sound live, very soon at a venue near you!

We, the counsellors of Camp Hallows Die, have a special announcement for those of you who may have missed us on an emotional level, or may have been guilty of missing Starkill at any of last year’s vertebrae-smashing stops in Toronto. You guessed it! Our triumphant return from exile is being driven by none other…

At the end of the year, we’d like to give a hearty ‘Cheers’ to our friends, families, the bands we’ve played with, the promoters, managers, and other music industry professionals who have had the (dis)pleasure of working and chatting with us, and of course to our fans who continue to support us and allows us…

Our biggest show of the year is only a few days away, so we just wanted to give a quick update! We’re absolutly stoked to be making the trek up to Sudbury Ontario for the (9th? 10th? 20th?) show, this time once again performing at our favourite Canadian metal festival, the 7th instalment of SUDBURY…

Good News! We’re stoked to announce Hallows Die has joined forces with Los Cabos Drumsticks as our drummer Dylan Gowan has signed an endorsement deal! Look for some serious stick tossing in the near future! Young Dylan is growing up so fast… be sure to check out his official Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Dylan.Drum1/?fref=ts], as well as…

To the Canadian contingent of our friends and fans, we would like to wish you a happy Canada Day! To the Americans: our slightly early wishes for a grand Independence Day! For everyone else: may your hangovers be less powerful than what we’re expecting. Also, we had a great show recently in Toronto with our…

Spring is in the air; the trees are looking decidedly less grim and frostbitten; and the sweet sounds of DEATH METAL are carrying sweetly on the crisp Ontario breeze! In celebration of our recent WOA-Metal-Battle quarterfinal win, Hallows Die shall be sharing the stage with Vesperia in Belleville at the Belle Pub on Saturday, April…

We would like to thank all of the venerable judges of the Wacken Metal Battle, the other bands who competed with us (Tsargrad, Vesperia, Answer with Metal and Plethora), and everyone who came out to provide much needed support to the contestants of this violent tournament. We would also like to congratulate Dylan Gowan of…

In spite of our little situation at the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle 2015 (see https://www.facebook.com/events/825736007467613, and https://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada for details), Hallows Die will be joining forces with Vesperia for a quick jaunt around the Ontario countryside! On Saturday March 7, at 10:00PM, Vesperia, Hallows Die, Conquer, and Desekratewhore will be redecorating the Atria at 59…

We very well might be… Hallows Die would like to announce our candidacy in the Annual Running of the Bands in Wacken Open Air Metal Battle 2015. The first round for us will be Friday March 6, 9:15PM at the Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen Street West in Toronto. Bands that we must ruthlessly poke…

Happy New Year! We’re bringing in 2015 hard with Vesperia, Crimson Shadows and Killitorous on Friday January 16 at the Hard Luck in Toronto. Bring your parents. They’ll have a swell time.  Click Gary Busey for details

Q: Are we not thrash? A: Come to the Hard Luck (772a Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America) for 8:00PM on Saturday, November 29. $10 for the neck-breakin’est, beer-chuggin’est, metal frenzy in Toronto. Do we really have to tell you twice? Details, RSVPs, and random bashing of our non thrashing, rash ridden arses:…

Hallows Die are the proud recipients of the Toronto Independent Music Awards’ best Metal, Punk, Surf, or Ska award for 2013-2014. We would like to congratulate the other winners, and thank everyone involved, especially the listed grand jury: Alan Cross, Christopher Ward, Hill Kourkoutis, Priya Ramanujam, Phillip McPherson, Korey Schafer, and Ari Kaplan; Joe Chisholm,…

What are you doing six days before Halloween? Coming to Woodstock to open a few skylights in Legion Branch #55? Damn straight you are. Fatality’s going to be there, and Diabholico, and Bloodless Child, Devilz by Definition, Toxic Valve, Pedestrian-13, Lithia, and Kynesys too! And we might make an appearance somewheres around quarter to 9.…

Toronto’s definition of music is apparently quite broad… at least forgiving. Hallows Die has been nominated for a Toronto Independent Music Award, and we’re giddy simply at the idea of having so many well dressed people to harass. You should probably join us. Info regarding what the TIMAs are, who’s nominated, who is to judge…

THE BEARD FARM RETURNS! [Hallows Die 140906 Crimson Shadows] You should come help us party our hirsute homies in Crimson Shadows all the way to Europe. Yes, we used party as a transitive verb. Come to the Hard Luck Bar, Toronto, September 6, 8PM; flash your ID; pay $10 (or hand over a ticket… OR…

We’re going to be shooting something very soon, and it’s not a furry woodland creature. Stay tuned lads and ladies, you’re going to want this permanently mounted on your walls. Until next time, and at least until the time after that… www.hallowsdie.com www,facebook.com/hallowsdie www.twitter.com/hallowsdie

It seems like we were just here… well, upstairs… four years ago… most of us anyway. Ok, it’s an entirely new set of circumstances – having new material is exciting enough, but being able to showcase this new material for the first time to a packed house, opening for Aborted and Kataklysm? Orgasmic. We didn’t…

Friday, December 13, 2013   Despite the loss of all we hold dear: social lives, sanity, close friends, relationships, food, our good looks, hairlines….we did it. Biggest question now is…         Where will the touring take us?

So, Spread the Metal isn’t happening for us (funny story… a lot of funny stories). Krisiun became Arsis (which was terrific, just not as originally advertised). Let’s see what happens with Huntress on August 10. Until then, we are slaves to the grind.

Ladies and Gents, We are ecstatic to report that we will be sharing the stage again with Edge of Attack, Augury, Crimson Shadows, Kittie, and Answer with Metal at this year’s Spread the Metal Festival in Toronto! Bring friends and drink beer! We sound (and look) better when you’re inebriated. Spread the news, Hallows Die

… and so are you! Thank god, because we’re still building up and tearing down Masks. We have a pretty good sounding record going, but pretty good isn’t good enough. For all the hype we’ve given this thing, we want to ensure that we’re not giving you Chinese Democracy. We’re not sure how it feels…

Saturday, August 25, 2012, We have partied in the East, thrashed through the West, and though it’s good to be back, sometimes home isn’t the place we love the best. So here we sit, mourning our return to real life, drinking cheap beer because our liquor fund went into fixing the van, struggling with the…

After a string of successful shows all around Eastern Canada, including an appearance at the Spread the Metal festival alongside the mighty Blackguard and Kataklysm, we have finally arrived back home. Three breakdowns, some strange altercations, and one very dead deer later, it’s surprising that we made it at all. We’d like to thank everyone…

It’s been a while since we’ve last had an update, so let’s fill you in on what we’ve been doing. Aside from our short stint on the road in April to commemorate our fallen brother and occasional tour mate, Mr. David Gold (WOODS OF YPRES, THRAWSUNBLAT, NECRAMYTH), it may seem like we’ve slowed down a…

With 2011 already a record year for us – what with our 30 date headlining tour of Canada, as well as performances with many international acts including KALMAH and ATHEIST – we settled into our studio to continue recording our sophomore album… But – as it wouldn’t ever be any fun if anything went to…

Alright folks, we realize there’s been a great degree of neglect on our part when it comes to news postings. We’ve been so goddamned busy we’ve barely had time to breathe. The following will hopefully help you understand the wars we have been waging and the battle plans we have in place for world domination.…

Fresh off their destruction of the East Coast last summer, Toronto Ontario’s Melodic Death Metal act Hallows Die are set to head off on an independently booked 23 day tour of Canada titled PENETRATE THE PACIFIC 2011. The tour will kick off on May 13th in the Northern Ontario town of Sault Ste. Marie and…

Good day, ladies and gents, Though some time has passed since the last Hallows Die update was posted, we assure you that August has proven to be a most challenging, fun, hectic and screwed up time for all of us. First on the docket: a de-briefing on our Ruin The East 2010 tour. After 14…

Ladies and Gents, From an outsider’s perspective, it may seem that Hallows Die is having a rather quiet summer, but behind the scenes – as it were – this season has been one of the most chaotic periods in the bands history! After many “band-meetings” (see: beers, booze, and debauchery), we have made some radical…