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NEVERMORE Guitarist Interviewed By FULL METAL ROCK 6/Jun/2010 |
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SOILWORK: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available 6/Jun/2010 |
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Kittie Announces Participation In Thrash And Burn Tour 2/Jun/2010 |
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AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH INVOLVED IN WILD PARKING LOT BRAWL LAST WEEKEND 2/Jun/2010 |
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FEAR FACTORY: New Video Interview With BURTON C. BELL Posted Online 1/Jun/2010 |
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LAMB OF GOD: Video Of ‘Hourglass: The Super Deluxe Set’ Unboxing Available 1/Jun/2010 |
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DEICIDE Drummer Interviewed In Zagreb 1/Jun/2010 |
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BLEEDING THROUGH: ‘Anti-Hero’ Video Released 26/May/2010 |
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SOILWORK Announces ‘The Panic Broadcast’ Public Listening Party 26/May/2010 |
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As I Lay Dying Post More “The Powerless Rise” Studio Footage Online 26/May/2010 |
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DARKEST HOUR RELEASE “ETERNAL GIVEAWAY CONTEST” WEBISODE 25/May/2010 |
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Killswitch Engage debuts brand new video for “Save Me” 25/May/2010 |
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AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH SHOW SHUT DOWN BY POLICE 25/May/2010 |
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WITHERED To Debut New Material At Atlanta Show 24/May/2010 |
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Betty White is METAL! [Video] 24/May/2010 |
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Parkway Drive Stream New Track “Sleepwalker” Online 24/May/2010 |
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Meshuggah Guitarist Working On New Solo Album With Soilwork Drummer 24/May/2010 |
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EVILE ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE DATES WITH GAMA BOMB, BONDED BY BLOOD AND FORBIDDEN 24/May/2010 |
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Fear Factory To Tour With Divine Heresy In July 18/May/2010 |
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN: Entire New Album Available For Streaming 17/May/2010 |
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NEVERMORE Guitarist Interviewed By FULL METAL ROCK
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
Patrick of Full Metal Rock recently conducted an interview with guitaristJeff Loomis of Seattle metallers NEVERMORE. You can now listen to the chat at this location.
NEVERMORE will embark on its first North American headlining tour in almost three years this fall. The trek, which kicks off on September 23 and runs through November 5, will also feature WARBRINGER, MUTINY WITHIN and HATESPHERE in the support slots.
All tickets are on sale exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until June 19 at which point they will be made available through all normal ticketing systems.
There will be a limited number of VIP tickets available which gets fans early entry before doors for a pre-show NEVERMORE meet-and-greet.
NEVERMORE‘s new album, “The Obsidian Conspiracy”, will be released in North America on June 8 via Century Media Records.
In addition to the album’s standard edition, a limited box-set edition was made available in Europe featuring two cover versions — “The Crystal Ship” (THE DOORS) and “Transmission” (THE TEA PARTY) — and a bonus “Play The Guitar Like Jeff Loomis” disc containing “Your Poison Throne” and “The Obsidian Conspiracy” play-along videos and guitar tabs for both songs.
Disc 1:
01. The Termination Proclamation
02. Your Poison Throne
03. Moonrise (Through Mirrors Of Death)
04. And The Maiden Spoke
05. Emptiness Unobstructed
06. The Blue Marble And The New Soul
07. Without Morals
08. The Day You Built The Wall
09. She Comes In Colors
10. The Obsidian Conspiracy
11. Crystal Ship (THE DOORS cover; bonus track)
12. Temptation (THE TEA PARTY cover; bonus track)
Disc 2 – “Play The Guitar Like Jeff Loomis”:
* “Your Poison Throne” – without guitar
* “Your Poison Throne” – guitar only
* “The Obsidian Conspiracy” – without guitar
* “The Obsidian Conspiracy” – guitar only
* Video Enhancement: Play-along video for the song “Your Poison Throne” with guitar-playing instructions from Jeff Loomis
* Video Enhancement: Play-along video for the song “The Obsidian Conspiracy” with guitar-playing instructions from Jeff Loomis
* Guitar tabs of both songs as PDF files
NEVERMORE filmed a video for the song “Emptiness Unobstructed”during the band’s May 18, 2010 concert at the O2 Academy Islington in London, England. The clip was directed by Nigel Crane, who helmedPARADISE LOST‘s “The Rise Of Denial” video last year for Century Media Records.
NEVERMORE has tapped a “very talented” Hungarian guitar player by the name of Attila Voros to play second guitar on the band’s current tour. festivals we are about to embark on in Europe.”
The drum tracks for “The Obsidian Conspiracy” were completed in the group’s hometown of Seattle with SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who previously worked with Warrel Dane on the singer’s solo debut,“Praises to the War Machine”. Longtime friend and collaborator Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD) once again handled mixing duties. The captivating and dynamic cover art was created by the great Travis Smith (OPETH, KATATONIA) .
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SOILWORK: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on “The Panic Broadcast”, the new album from Swedish metallers SOILWORK, are available for streaming on Amazon.com.
“The Panic Broadcast” will be released in Europe on July 2 and in North America on July 13 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed atFascination Street studio in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren (OPETH,KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST, BLOODBATH).
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Late For The Kill, Early For The Slaughter
02. Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning
03. The Thrill
04. Deliverance Is Mine
05. Night Comes Clean
06. King Of The Threshold
07. Let This River Flow
08. Epitome
09. The Akuma Afterglow
10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov
The song “Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning” is now available for streaming at this location.
SOILWORK‘s new album is the first to feature guitarist Peter Wicherssince his return to the band in 2008, as well as the studio debut with axeman Sylvain Coudret, who also joined in 2008.
The recording process for “The Panic Broadcast” was overseen byWichers, who recently took a moment to talk about what it was like to produce his own band after working with so many other great artists.
“Producing SOILWORK was great challenge for me but also one of the greatest experiences of my career,” he said. “I can honestly say that I’ve never worked this hard on any record that I’ve produced, but it was all worth it. I am super-happy with the performances from all the guys, and I don’t think SOILWORK has ever sounded this good.”
Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast
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Kittie Announces Participation In Thrash And Burn Tour
Metal maidens, KITTIE have announced their participation in this year’s THRASH AND BURN TOUR in the United States this summer in part of their extensive touring plan. Spanning coast to coast, the tour will be making stops in all major markets. “Thrash and Burn will be a unique opportunity for us to play in front of a totally different audience. We haven’t been involved in a touring festival style road show in a long time so we are pretty excited! See you on the road.” says drummer Mercedes Lander.
The official lineup and tour dates can be found below. Ticket info can be found at http://thrashandburntour.com for more info.
Asking Alexandria & Born Of Osiris
Kittie
Stick To Your Guns
Impending Doom (all dates)
Through The Eyes Of The Dead (7/16-7/31)
Evergreen Terrace (8/1-8/15)
Greeley Estates
Periphery
Motionless in White
Chelsea Grin
7/16-Louisville, KY @ Headliners
7/17-Nashville, TN @ Rockettown
7/18-Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
7/19-Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
7/21-Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
7/22-Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
7/23-Las Vegas, NV @ Rock The Block
7/24-San Diego, CA @ Soma
7/25-Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
7/26-Fresno, CA @ The Crest Theatre
7/27-Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
7/28-Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theatre
7/30-Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
7/31-Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Event Center
8/01-San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
8/02-Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
8/03-Houston, TX @ House of Blues
8/05-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
8/06-Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
8/07-Richmond, VA @ Hat Factory
8/08-Long Island, NY @ Crazy Donkey
8/09-Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
8/10-Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
8/11-Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheels
8/12-Pittsburgh, PA @ Ches Arena
8/13-Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
8/14-Detroit, MI @ Harpos
8/15-Chicago, IL @ Metro
KITTIE is currently out on tour this spring supporting INSANE CLOWN POSSE, KOTTONMOUTH KINGS and COOLIO. Dates are running through the first week of June. The girls recently posted a very candid video update from the tour, which can be viewed here [http://bit.ly/c4DyyF]
KITTIE recently debuted their new music video for “Sorrow I Know” at Noisecreep.com (http://bit.ly/ceWynG). Directed by David Brodsky (HATEBREED, ALL THAT REMAINS, SUICIDE SILENCE), this was the bands second video to be released from their latest album “In The Black” released on E1 back in September 2009.
Sisters Mercedes and Morgan Lander founded KITTIE in 1996. They were just 15 and 17 years of age when their first C.D., “Spit”, was released on NG/Artemis records. “Spit” was quickly Certified Gold and to date, they have sold well over 1,250,000 units worldwide with 4 Albums and 2 EP’s under their belts.
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AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH INVOLVED IN WILD PARKING LOT BRAWL LAST WEEKEND
And Hell Followed With - 28 Days Latour
Detroit deathcore artists, AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH were involved in a wild brawl last weekend outside of a venue in Spokane, WA. AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH guitarist, Kyle McIlmurray recalls the scene:
“There was some drunk guy pushing kids around. The guy was clearly belligerent and getting really dangerous so one of the bands went to inform the club owner of what was going on with this dude. Instead of immediate action against the drunk guy, the band gets an earful about how unprofessional they’re being and find out that the guy is a friend of the owner. Of course our pals in the band aren’t going to sit down and take this so during one of their song breaks, the singer went on a long rant about the owner and his own unprofessionalism. Finally, after the band finished, the owner came up on stage and announced that if anyone wants to buy the band’s mercy, they had better do it right then, because they were being kicked out of the club in 15 minutes. In fact there was a crew of gutter punks that the owner called whom were stirring up shit outside while waiting to go and kick out the band.
So while these crustys are causing a ruckus outside, one of the guys in the last band gave me a call and said “hey, we’ve got spray paint all over the side of our trailer.” It sucks for them because their van is white and that’s going to take a lot of work to get out. Of course these idiots had to tag it up with the name of their crew, so it made them pretty easy to ID once we found one of them tagging a wall with the same thing around the corner.
Once we find the guy, we make him lead us to his equally dirty crewmates who start talking shit to our faces. At this point, we were joined by some of our friends in the other bands who were really getting tired of these assholes running their mouths. When they finally took it a step too far and started to threaten and spit at us, that’s when our singer Ryan stepped in. He walked right up to the lead guy and punched him in the face. From there, it was on! It looked like some sort of wrestling brawl only it was real and we had the upper hand. These gutter punks decided to runtier mouths at the wrong group of pissed off metal dudes. None of us on the tour are really violent bands, but if you’re going to keep spitting in our face and talking shit, you have to be dealt with somehow and that’s exactly what we did.
In the end, we put a beatdown on the crustys and taught them not to screw with us. None of us suffered much major damage except for Ryan, who busted up one of his knuckles on that one guy’s face. We also made sure to tell our manager, our booking agent and the show’s promoter (who was real cool about everything and had nothing to do with what happened that night) that we will never play that venue again.”
Catch AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH on a US tour that sees the band spread their brand of Murder City mayhem on select solo dates in Texas before joiningKNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS, BURNING THE MASSES and THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH on the 28 Days Latour. The band’s string of dates will culminate in a number of hometown CD release shows to celebrate the debut of their forthcoming release, PROPRIOCEPTION.
Here is the full list of dates on this run:
June 2nd – Wichita, Kansas @ The Oz Cafe
June 3rd – Clarksville, Tennessee @ The Coup
June 4th – Harlan, Kentucky @ Harlan National Guard Armory
June 5th – Columbus, Georgia @ Gallery 13
June 6th – Loganville, Georgia @ The Movement Venue
June 7th – Pensacola, Florida @ American Legion Post 33
June 8th – Metairie, Louisiana @ The High Ground
June 9th – Houston, Texas @ The Warsaw
June 10th – McAllen, Texas @ Nikki Rowe VFW
June 11th – San Antonio, Texas @ The White Rabbit
June 12th – Dallas, Texas @ Fat Daddy’s
June 13th – Tulsa, Oklahoma @ The Wolves Den
June 14th – St. Louis, Missouri @ Fubar
June 25th – Southgate, Michigan @ The Modern Exchange (w/MOLOTOV SOLUTION, DR. ACULA and MONSTERS)
June 26th – Howell, Michigan @ The Howell Rec Center
June 27th – Jackson, Michigan @ Club 789
This tour marks AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH‘s first trek with new vocalist, Ryan Caudill. Formerly of a Michigan-based act called BORLAND, Caudillreplaces Nick Holland, who decided to further commit himself to his college studies. For the newly inducted vocalist, the whole experience has thus far been a daze, having dealt with little time to learn the material before going out on tour. However Ryan insists that the hard work is worth it: “It’s been a lot of work but we’re finally on the road and performing. There were some big shoes to fill following up Nick’s great talent, but the band and myself all have confidence in the sound!”
AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH are releasing their Josh Wichman-produced EARACHE debut, PROPRIOCEPTION (featuring art by GODMACHINE) in North America on June 29th. Pre-order it along with some killer shirts and special merch bundles athttp://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_715
Listen to 2 new tracks from PROPRIOCEPTION on the band’s official MySpace page: http://myspace.com/andhellfollowedwith
AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH brings their blend of murder city mayhem anywhere and everywhere — even your living room! View some footage of a recent house show they played here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_jns2eeA1M
Follow AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ahfw
Keep up with the latest AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH videos at http://youtube.com/andhellfollowedwith
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FEAR FACTORY: New Video Interview With BURTON C. BELL Posted Online
Russell “Evil G.” Johnson of BareBonesMusic.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Burton C. Bell of Los Angeles cyber metallersFEAR FACTORY. You can now watch the chat below.
FEAR FACTORY has scheduled two more in-store appearances/meet-and-greet sessions as part of its ongoing “Fear Campaign” American tour 2010. All four members of the band will be available to meet with fans at Digital Ferret Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 6; and Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey on June 10.
FEAR FACTORY, currently on tour supporting its latest album,“Mechanize”, had a brief scare last month when its tour bus nearly went off road while en route to Boise, Idaho. Luckily no one was injured and the band made its show at Knitting Factory without much delay. GuitaristDino Cazares says, “We were on our way to Boise for a day off when about 8:45 a.m. our bus driver fell asleep at the wheel. He swerved to the opposite side of the road. Most of us woke up when we felt the bus on the rumble strips and then the dirt. He woke up in time to swerve back onto our side of the road and pull over.” He added, “Thank god there was no oncoming cars or 18-wheelers on the road.”
FEAR FACTORY‘s latest radio single, “Final Exit”, made impact at hard rock/metal stations nationwide. The song is expected to follow the success of earlier singles “Powershifter” and “Fear Campaign”.
Lyrically, “Final Exit” draws attention to the much criticized and sensitive issue of self-deliverance as introduced in the 1992 book by Derek Humphry, founder of the Hemlock Society and past president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies. Bell explains, “Dino and I have created the edits to condense the song into a time specific for radio. We are very happy fans are loving the song for it is one that touches upon the importance of the freedom of choice and personal liberty that all human beings should be allowed. The song hopefully will create awareness for the support group Final Exit Network,” the song’s namesake. Passionately Bell continues, “The right to life extends beyond life itself. If the medical community cannot, and will not find a cure due to cost effectiveness, then humanity needs the choice of a dignified, self-deliverance from continual, painful treatments from debilitating disease. We have been contacted by many fans who connect with this song on many levels, and with ‘Final Exit’ being played on the radio, we hope others will also become aware, understand, and enjoy this song.”
FEAR FACTORY kicked off the second leg of its American “Fear Campaign” tour on May 14 at The Rialto Theater in Tucson, Arizona. The trek, also featuring PRONG, THY WILL BE DONE and SILENT CIVILIAN, will visit twenty cities before it concludes at The Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia.
FEAR FACTORY‘s new album, “Mechanize”, was released in the U.S. on February 9, 2010 via Candlelight Records. The CD, which was co-produced by the band with Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY,PARADISE LOST), was mixed by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, SKINNY PUPPY).
For more information, visit www.fearfactorymusic.com.
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LAMB OF GOD: Video Of ‘Hourglass: The Super Deluxe Set’ Unboxing Available
Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD have just released the“Hourglass” collection, a career-retrospective set that is available in seven different configurations.
01. “Hourglass: The Super Deluxe Set”:
This limited edition definitive collector’s set includes:
* The 3-CD Anthology
* The Vinyl Box Set
* The USB Box Set
* The Art of LAMB OF GOD Book
* Mark Morton Signature Series Jackson Dominion D2 Guitar
* 4×6 Pure American Metal Flag
* An Hourglass Sticker
* A signed 8×10 photo
02. “Hourglass: The Deluxe Set”:
* The 3-CD Anthology
* The Vinyl Box Set
* The USB Box Set
* Linen-bound 144-page book of the art of LAMB OF GOD as created by K3n Adams.
03. “Hourglass: The Vinyl Box Set”:
All six LAMB OF GOD studio albums for the first time on 180-gram vinyl in a linen-wrapped collector’s box. Includes:
* Burn The Priest
* New American Gospel
* As The Palaces Burn
* Ashes of the Wake
* Sacrament
* Wrath
04. “Hourglass: The USB Box Set”:
All six LAMB OF GOD studio albums on individual USB drives in a cigarette-box-shaped collector’s package. Includes:
* Burn The Priest
* New American Gospel
* As The Palaces Burn
* Ashes of the Wake
* Sacrament
* Wrath
05. “Hourglass: The 3-CD Anthology”:
The ultimate LAMB OF GOD retrospective. 44 tracks on 3 CDs. Vol. 1 and 2 join Vol. 3 containing 18 rare or never-heard-before songs. Includes: Japan-issue bonus tracks, multiple rehearsal demos alongside the 8 songs released prior to “Burn The Priest”.
06. “Hourglass: Vol. 1 – The Underground Years”:
13 of the most choice LAMB OF GOD songs from their early years. Culled from their first album “Burn The Priest”, their debut as LAMB OF GOD, “New American Gospel”, and the album that launched them to the stratosphere, “As The Palaces Burn”.
07. “Hourglass: Vol. 2 – The Epic Years”:
13 of the most choice LAMB OF GOD songs from their career on Epic Records to this point. Both Grammy-nominated songs, “Redneck” and “Set To Fail”, are surrounded by fan-favorite anthems and crushing riffs from “Ashes Of The Wake” to “Sacrament” to 2009′s #2 debut “Wrath”.
For more information, visit www.lamb-of-god.com.
An exclusive four-minute look at the unboxing of the “Hourglass: The Super Deluxe Set” with Epic Records‘ Jason Lekberg and Jose Mangin, program director for Sirius XM, can be viewed below.
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DEICIDE Drummer Interviewed In Zagreb
Drummer Steve Asheim of Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE was interviewed by the “Metal Eye” show on Z1 TV when the band performed in Zagreb, Croatia on May 25, 2010 at club Boogaloo. Watch the chat below.
DEICIDE in 2008 inked a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band has been working on its new album at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHIMAIRA).
In a 2009 interview with Express Night Out, DEICIDE bassist/vocalistGlen Benton stated about the status of the band’s next CD, “[Drummer and composer] Steve [Asheim] had all that [music] done within about six or seven months of the last record being turned in to Earache. He writes stuff quickly. It’s a little bit different from what we’ve done. It’s a little less melodic, a little more blast-beat, chaotic-sounding stuff. … Until I sit down and start writing, to me it’s just a bunch of noise until I start separating it with vocal lines and stuff. I have to listen to the stuff over and over and over to figure out how to put the vocal parts on it. … When I write, I can’t go anywhere or do anything. I just sit there in front of my laptop with my headphones on and just write.”
DEICIDE‘s most recent album, “Till Death Do Us Part”, sold 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release.
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BLEEDING THROUGH: ‘Anti-Hero’ Video Released
Bleeding Through
“Anti-Hero”, the new video from Orange County, California’s BLEEDING THROUGH, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Spencer Nicholson, who has previously worked with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA,HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and THE BLED, among others.
“Anti-Hero” comes off BLEEDING THROUGH‘s new self-titled album, which sold around 3,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 143 on The Billboard 200 chart.
BLEEDING THROUGH‘s last album, “Declaration” (2008), opened with 6,000 units to land at No. 101.
Released on April 13 via the Portland, Oregon-based independent record label Rise Records, “Bleeding Through” was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts with producer Chris “Zeuss” Harris, who has previously worked with MUNICIPAL WASTE, AGNOSTIC FRONT and HATEBREED, among others.
“Bleeding Through” track listing:
01. A Resurrection
02. Anti-Hero
03. Your Abandonment
04. Fifteen Minutes
05. Salvation Never Found
06. Breathing In The Wrath
07. This Time Nothing Is Sacred
08. Divide The Armies
09. Drag Me To The Ocean
10. Light My Eyes
11. Slow Your Roll
12. Distortion, Devotion
Check out the CD artwork below.
BLEEDING THROUGH vocalist Brandan Schieppati recently offered a track-by-track breakdown of the band’s new CD to the readers of Alternative Press. Check it out at this location.
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SOILWORK Announces ‘The Panic Broadcast’ Public Listening Party
Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast
Swedish modern metallers SOILWORK will hold a public listening party for their new album, “The Panic Broadcast”, on Friday June 4 at The Mountain Bar, located in the Chinatown section of Los Angeles, California.
“With the release date now only seven weeks away, we can hardly contain our excitement about the new SOILWORK record,” the band said in a statement. “Which is why we’ve decided to give our West Coast fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance to come out and discover ‘The Panic Broadcast’ in its entirety! We wouldn’t have made it this far without the support of our loyal fans worldwide, and we see it as our duty to give back whenever we can. ‘The Panic Broadcast’ was written for all of you and we’re extremely stoked to share it with you!”
Date: Friday June 4, 2010
Age: 21+
Time: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Location: The Mountain Bar, 473 Gin Ling Way, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (www.themountainbar.com)
“The Panic Broadcast” will be released in Europe on July 2 and in North America on July 13 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed atFascination Street studio in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren (OPETH,KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST, BLOODBATH).
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Late For The Kill, Early For The Slaughter
02. Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning
03. The Thrill
04. Deliverance Is Mine
05. Night Comes Clean
06. King Of The Threshold
07. Let This River Flow
08. Epitome
09. The Akuma Afterglow
10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov
The song “Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning” is now available for streaming at this location.
SOILWORK‘s new album is the first to feature guitarist Peter Wicherssince his return to the band in 2008, as well as the studio debut with axeman Sylvain Coudret, who also joined in 2008.
The recording process for “The Panic Broadcast” was overseen byWichers, who recently took a moment to talk about what it was like to produce his own band after working with so many other great artists.
“Producing SOILWORK was great challenge for me but also one of the greatest experiences of my career,” he said. “I can honestly say that I’ve never worked this hard on any record that I’ve produced, but it was all worth it. I am super-happy with the performances from all the guys, and I don’t think SOILWORK has ever sounded this good.
“My approach for this record was to try and keep an open mind to the overall sonic picture without letting my own ego take over (I am a guitar player after all, haha). By doing so, I think everyone on this record got a chance to shine, and that was my main goal.
“I’m super-proud of this record and I know that even if you’re an ‘old-school’ or ‘new’ listener to SOILWORK, this album has something for both. There are some insane fast and furious songs with insane blast beats, as well as groove. There’s also a balance with songs that have some beautiful guitars/vocals and keyboard melodies.
“This is the best album SOILWORK has ever done!”
The cover artwork for “The Panic Broadcast” can be viewed below.
Commented SOILWORK vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid: “With the artwork for this album we wanted to capture the illusion of the mind, misconceptions and the state of panic. Bartosz Nalezinski has made a perfect job realizing this idea.
“The cover symbolizes the emperor of the illusion with two servants to assist the misconception. The background illustrates the abstract chaos that slowly takes over. Inside the booklet you can follow the psychological journey that brings you ‘The Panic Broadcast’.”
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As I Lay Dying Post More “The Powerless Rise” Studio Footage Online
As I Lay Dying have uploaded their seventh and eighth studio webisodes online. They showcase the making of their recently released new album “The Powerless Rise” and can be found below:
As I Lay Dying
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DARKEST HOUR RELEASE “ETERNAL GIVEAWAY CONTEST” WEBISODE
DARKEST HOUR have released a new webisode documenting their final performance on The Eternal Return touring cycle. Just before the release of their last record, the band ran a contest called “The Eternal Giveaway contest”. The grand prize was having DARKEST HOUR perform at your house for you and your friends. This webisode documents this experience start to finish, which can be seen here [http://bit.ly/d24tWL].
DARKEST HOUR Guitar player Mike Schleibaum says; “We couldn’t have been more excited to reach out and do something special for the people that continue to support us. Special thanks to Adam and his family for making it such a great way to end that touring cycle. We’re hard at work on our E1 Music debut and look forward to unleashing these new tunes!”
DARKEST HOUR signed a deal with E1 last month, which will yield a new record to be released early next year. Schleibaum continues, “We’ll be back to destroy your ear drums on tour soon enough but until then enjoy this little webisode documenting grand prize winning Adam Alhgrim’s party with us!”
“The Eternal Return” was released in June of last year. The CD was produced by Brian McTernan (SENSES FAIL, THRICE, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES) at his Baltimore, Maryland studio, Salad Days.
For more information on DARKEST HOUR, please visit: http://www.darkesthour.cc/
Darkest Hour
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Killswitch Engage debuts brand new video for “Save Me”
Killswitch Engage debuted their brand new video for “Save Me” from their latest self-titled album today via www.CraveOnline.com <http://www.craveonline.com/>. Check it out here, http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/music/article/world-premiere-killswitch-engage-save-me-video-102867. as the clip features KsE –singer Howard Jones, guitarist Adam D., bassist Mike D’Antonio, guitarist Joel Stroetzel and drummer Justin Foley- in full Claymation mode.
The video has an alien abduction plot and also shows the band performing. Only it’s all Claymation, all of the time. The video was directed by Jim Starace.
Of the video, bassist Mike D., said, “We are pretty excited about our new video for the song ‘Save Me.’ It is the first time since ‘Holy Diver’ that we get to show our funny side in a video. We think our fans are gonna love it. There are alien abductions, rocket ships and space suits. Who knew being a Claymation character was this fun?’
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AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH SHOW SHUT DOWN BY POLICE
And Hell Followed With - 28 Days Latour
On last weekend’s Whittier, CA date of the 28 Days Latour, Detroit deathcore act AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH were sadly unable to unleash their brand of Murder City mayhem as they normally do because the show was shut down by the police before the band had even played a note. “A local band started playing and at some point during their set, the cops came in shut the show down;” said AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH guitarist, Kyle McIlmurray. “We think it had to do something about the venue not having an entertainment permit, but we like to joke that it was because the show was too heavy for the place to handle.”
Saturday’s show, originally slated to be held in a different venue at a nearby location was moved due to the original venue’s sudden closing. Despite the circumstances, Kyle and the rest of his band seemed to take it all as a very pleasant experience. “It was good to be hanging around such professionals. The promoter was cool about it all and took care of us and once everything was handled, we were just stoked to be able to hang around Hollywood with the other bands. They’re all good guys so it was a fun night out. We all just went and made the best of it with them.”
Catch AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH on a US tour that sees the band spread their brand of Murder City mayhem on select solo dates in Texas before joining KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS, BURNING THE MASSES and THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH on the 28 Days Latour. The band’s string of dates will culminate in a number of hometown CD release shows to celebrate the debut of their forthcoming release, PROPRIOCEPTION.
Here is the full list of dates on this run:
May 24th – Oxnard, California @ The Cabana Hall
May 25th – Orangevale, California @ The Boardwalk
May 26th – Bend, Oregon @ The Domino Room
May 27th – Portland, Oregon @ The Satyricon
May 28th – Spokane, Washington @ The Cretin Top
May 29th – Garden City, Idaho @ Brawl Studio
May 30th – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Club Sound
June 1st – Riverton, Wyoming @ F.E.O.
June 2nd – Wichita, Kansas @ The Oz Cafe
June 3rd – Clarksville, Tennessee @ The Coup
June 4th – Harlan, Kentucky @ Harlan National Guard Armory
June 5th – Columbus, Georgia @ Gallery 13
June 6th – Loganville, Georgia @ The Movement Venue
June 7th – Pensacola, Florida @ American Legion Post 33
June 8th – Metairie, Louisiana @ The High Ground
June 9th – Houston, Texas @ The Warsaw
June 10th – McAllen, Texas @ Nikki Rowe VFW
June 11th – San Antonio, Texas @ The White Rabbit
June 12th – Dallas, Texas @ Fat Daddy’s
June 13th – Tulsa, Oklahoma @ The Wolves Den
June 14th – St. Louis, Missouri @ Fubar
June 25th – Southgate, Michigan @ The Modern Exchange (w/MOLOTOV SOLUTION, DR. ACULA and MONSTERS)
June 26th – Howell, Michigan @ The Howell Rec Center
June 27th – Jackson, Michigan @ Club 789
This tour marks AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH‘s first trek with new vocalist, Ryan Caudill. Formerly of a Michigan-based act called BORLAND, Caudill replaces Nick Holland, who decided to further commit himself to his college studies. For the newly inducted vocalist, the whole experience has thus far been a daze, having dealt with little time to learn the material before going out on tour. However Ryan insists that the hard work is worth it: “It’s been a lot of work but we’re finally on the road and performing. Last night was my first show and it went great. There were some big shoes to fill following up Nick’s great talent, but the band and myself all have confidence in the sound!”
AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH are releasing their Josh Wichman-produced EARACHE debut, PROPRIOCEPTION (featuring art by GODMACHINE) in North America on June 29th. Pre-order it along with some killer shirts and special merch bundles at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_668_715
Listen to 2 new tracks from PROPRIOCEPTION on the band’s official MySpace page: http://myspace.com/andhellfollowedwith
AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH brings their blend of murder city mayhem anywhere and everywhere — even your living room! View some footage of a recent house show they played here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_jns2eeA1M
Follow AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ahfw
Keep up with the latest AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH videos at http://youtube.com/andhellfollowedwith
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WITHERED To Debut New Material At Atlanta Show
Georgia-based blackened doomsters WITHERED will debut material from their recently completed new album, “Dualitas”, on Friday, June 18 at The Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta. Also scheduled to appear are CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE, DEATH OF KINGS and DEAD IN THE DIRT.
In a recent interview with Spinner, WITHERED guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson stated about the band’s forthcoming third CD, “Fans can expect a continuation from our last album. The last album, ‘Folie Circulaire’, the title translates to cycling madness. We used that term and the loose concept for the album to illustrate all the mistakes humanity makes. Culturally, socially, everything that has been inhibiting us as a species. Basically, everything that’s wrong with it and how we’re continually repeating the same mistakes generation by generation to varying degrees. And, that we’re not making any progress or emotional, spiritual growth. People have a lack of personal discovery. All the social conditioning that goes on, especially in America, we’re pretty guilty of that. The whole convenience approach: life needs to be easier, simpler, lazier. That’s what’s been detrimental to our progress. That’s where we began with the last record conceptually and we’re going to use as basis and continue off of. The new record deals with moral and spiritual dualities. It’s more about exploring yourself. Isolating yourself mentally and emotionally and being able to break down barriers you have so you can conceptually understand any possible perspective. It’s more about forcing yourself to be honest so you have a healthy spiritual path and you can make more emotional discoveries about yourself.”
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Withered - Drunken Unicorn
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Parkway Drive Stream New Track “Sleepwalker” Online
Parkway Drive have posted their new track “Sleepwalker” online over at their official Myspace. The song comes from the bands new album “Deep Blue“, which is scheduled to receive a June 29th release date through Epitaph.
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Meshuggah Guitarist Working On New Solo Album With Soilwork Drummer
Meshuggah guitarist Fredrik Thordendal has been working on a new solo album as of late under the moniker of “Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects“. Soilwork drummer Dirk Verbeuren has been recruited to handle the drumming for the effort and offered the following on the project:
“What a dream come true! Fredrik has been very supportive of my career for many years in many ways, and I respect him immensely both as a musician and songwriter. It was huge for SCARVE to be asked to open for MESHUGGAH and we’ve been in touch ever since. When Fredrik asked me to be a part of the second SPECIAL DEFECTS record, I just couldn’t believe it! Now that I have theSOILWORK album under my belt, it’s exciting to dive into a completely different challenge where my drum parts will be based on improvisation more than anything else.”
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EVILE ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE DATES WITH GAMA BOMB, BONDED BY BLOOD AND FORBIDDEN
Evile
As promised to the audiences who came out to see them on recent tours with KREATOR and OVERKILL, UK thrash act, EVILE have announced a limited number of North American headline dates. They will be playing these shows with support from fellow labelmates in thrash, GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD. All 3 bands have also been announced as support for a winter tour to be headlined by veteran thrash act, FORBIDDEN.
For the first time in many years, 3 EARACHE bands will share the stage with one another on a major North American tour. These shows, along with the previously announced Killfest dates with OVERKILL mark the 2nd major US treks for EVILE and BONDED BY BLOOD. It will also be GAMA BOMB‘s first run in the US, making the chances of tour shenanigans between bands and total thrash overload for the fans even higher.
Here is the full list of dates scheduled so far. More are expected to be announced soon:
Sep. 26 – Ciudad, Mexico – WTC Mexico (Mezcal Metal Fest)
Nov. 04 – Springfield, VA – Jaxx ***
Nov. 05 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall**
Nov. 06 – Farmingdale, NY – Crazy Donkey**
Nov. 07 – Providence, RI – Club Hell**
Nov. 08 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar**
Nov. 09 – Virginia Beach, VA – Gil’s**
Nov. 10 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’**
Nov. 11 – Raleigh, NC – Volume 11**
Nov. 12 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans**
Nov. 13 – Orlando, FL – Club Firestone**
Nov. 14 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room**
Nov. 15 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade**
Nov. 16 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s**
Nov. 17 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall**
Nov. 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel Nightclub**
Nov. 19 – Manchester, NH – Rocko’s**
Nov. 20 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom**
Nov. 21 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks*
Nov. 22 – Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques***
Nov. 23 – Toronto, ON – MOD Club***
Nov. 24 – Detroit, MI – Blondies***
Nov. 25 – Nashville, TN – The Muse*
Nov. 26 – Louisville, KY – Phoenix Hill Tavern***
Nov. 27 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s***
Nov. 28 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave***
Nov. 29 – St Paul, MN – Station 4***
Dec. 01 – San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar***
Dec. 02 – Austin, TX – Emo’s***
Dec. 03 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar***
Dec. 04 – Ft Worth, TX – Trees***
Dec. 05 – Amarillo, TX – The War Legion Underground*
Dec. 06 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock***
Dec. 07 – Mesa, AZ – U.B.’s***
Dec. 08 – West Hollyood , CA – Whiskey a Go Go***
Dec. 09 – Ramona, CA – Ramona Mainstage***
Dec. 10 – Sparks, NV – New Oasis***
Dec. 11 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge***
*Headlining show w/GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD
**Killfest II w/OVERKILL, FORBIDDEN, GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD
***w/FORBIDDEN, GAMA BOMB and BONDED BY BLOOD
Tickets for the all dates are now on sale through EnterTheVault.com. There you can find the FORBIDDEN headlining dates exclusively until June 3 at which point they will be made available through all major ticketing systems.
OVERKILL and FORBIDDEN have added special VIP tickets on their dates that allow fans access to special pre-show meet-and-greets that take place one hour before doors. Fans will also receive a customized poster signed by the band. These special VIP tickets are on sale now at EnterTheVault.com.
After months of development and hard work personally put in by EVILE guitarist, Ol Drake, “Now Demolition”, a track from his band’s 2009 sophomore album,INFECTED NATIONS is now available for purchase through the Rock Band Network. Purchase EVILE‘s “Now Demolition” from the Rock Band Network on your Xbox 360 console or by going here: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/offers/800002df-0000-4000-8000-000045410869?cid=RockBandCom&partner=RockBandCom
EVILE have been nominated for the ‘Best UK Band’ award at the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden
Gods, which will take place on 14th June in London. There’s still time to cast your votes for the Golden Gods! EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE recently announced that ifEVILE were to win the ‘Best UK Band’ award, he would do a bungee jump or parachute jump dressed as a cowboy. Show your support for the band by voting EVILE for‘Best UK Band’ at http://goldengods.metalhammer.co.uk
EVILE‘s new album, INFECTED NATIONS, is available now worldwide. Get your
copy in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_669_41
For more EVILE news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/evileuk
Follow EVILE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/evileuk
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Fear Factory To Tour With Divine Heresy In July
According to a recent interview with guitarist Dino Cazares, Fear Factory and Divine Heresy will be touring together this July. Further details are expected shortly.
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
Heaven Shall Burn - Invictus
“Invictus”, the new album from German death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band’s MySpace page. The CD will be released viaCentury Media Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: Friday, May 21
Spain, Italy : Tuesday, May 25
Sweden, Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, May 26
Rest Of Europe: Monday, May 24
North America: Tuesday, June 8
“Invictus” was recorded at Tue Madsen‘s Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with the band’s the two guitarists, Maik Weichert andAlexander Dietz, handling production duties.
As on HEAVEN SHALL BURN‘s previous albums, Icelandic composerÓlafur Arnalds was responsible for creating the aforementioned atmospheric intro as well as the album’s outro. However, the highly emotional duet “Given In Death”, which features guest appearances bySabine Weniger from DEADLOCK on vocals and Sebastian Reichl on guitar, will certainly come as a slight surprise.
Maik on “Given In Death”: “The topic this song is about is a very sensitive one (mercy killing) and Sabine‘s voice just goes along so well with the feeling we tried to create for this piece. It was a pleasure working together with such a talented band as DEADLOCK.”
According to a press release, “Invictus” “is the third part of the‘Iconoclast’ story after ‘Iconoclast’ and [HEAVEN SHALL BURN's] DVD‘Bildersturm’. Again stories about unconventional heroes are being told, a different light is cast upon well known idols and legends.”
“Invictus” track listing:
01. Intro
02. The Omen
03. Combat
04. I Was I Am I Shall Be
05. Buried In Forgotten Grounds
06. Sevastopol
07. The Lie You Bleed For
08. Return To Sanity
09. Against Bridge Burners
10. Of Forsaken Poets
11. Given In Death
12. Outro
Check out the cover artwork below.
HEAVEN SHALL BURN‘s first official DVD/live release, “Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)”, entered the German DVD chart at No. 3 (behind IRON MAIDEN and ERIC CLAPTON) and the Austrian DVD chart at No. 9 as well as the official German album chart at No. 54.
“Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)” was released on May 25, 2009 in Europe via Century Media Records. In addition to “incredible” live material, the DVD includes a comprehensive documentary and loads of other content.
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