CONVERGE’s take on hardcore knows no bounds. Never afraid to shred metallic riffs, provide punkrock vitriol or experiment, they’ve always delivered their craft with passion. This ethic has earned them a large and loyal fanbase that transcends oceans and music scenes.

HORSE THE BAND have always been the much talked about band that sticks out from the crowd. Whether it’s their intense, high-energy live show or their dazzling musical ability to experiment with electronics, metal and hardcore, the band has a dedicated following and shows no sign of slowing their popular rise.

Stripping back hardcore to its true spirit of aggressive intensity and raw energy is something that most bands strive for but few can capture. Avocado Booking has been earning high respect with its knack for finding such talent to destroy European stages just as they are about to take the underground by storm.

Death metal is alive and well and we are happy to announce that Metal Blade’s own LAY DOWN ROTTEN and DEADBORN (Massacre Records) are the two newest additions to our roster. Expect bulldozing heaviness, unrelenting slampit action and complete and utter carnage.

Death metal got a huge kick in the rear when ORIGIN debuted on the scene with crushing heaviness that had equal grinding blast parts and technical prowess. Avocado Booking is proud to bring these U.S. titans of brutality over for a full European tour during the months of May and June.

HATE ETERNAL have cut their teeth with consistently amazing records, relentless touring and more to come out in the end as one of death metal's most promising acts. Fronted by famed metal producer, and ex-Morbid Angel, Ripping Corpse guitarist, Erik Rutan, the pedigree of HATE ETERNAL is one of the highest, and now with a brand new album coming out on Metal Blade Records, there's no stopping this lethal act.

Face shredding metalcore is coming to European shores like never before from some of the genre’s fastest rising stars. American / Canadian heavyweights MISERY SIGNALS will be joined by AUGUST BURNS RED and EMMURE during the month of April to show audiences the future of metalcore firsthand. Few bands can turn adversity on its head the way MISERY SIGNALS has.

From their beginning in early 2005, it seemed clear that BRACEWAR were going to make waves. Formed after the break up of Richmond heavy hitters Murder Weapon, this Richmond, VA based outfit set out to create energetic hardcore that is both catchy and abrasive, succeeding on both accounts. BRACEWAR fuse the punk fervor of Infest and Antidote with classic NYHC sounds ala Cro-Mags and Warzone.

Avocado Booking is proud to present the can’t-miss tour of 2008: PARKWAY DRIVE, BURY YOUR DEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE, full European tour during the months of April and May. Having proved themselves over and over again as one of metalcore’s brightest shining stars, PARKWAY DRIVE are headlining this tour with their brutal mosh riffs and brand new record under their belt.