X-Drive is one of the most exciting rock projects to emerge from Los Angeles in a long time that has come out of nowhere to sign a worldwide deal with Frontiers Records! The debut CD is called “Get Your Rock On,” a stellar collection of 12 tracks that will have your heart reeling and your finger reaching for the replay button.

Unknown guitarist Jeremy Brunner is the founder of the project, and the Oregon transplant makes an impressive debut with an affinity for catchy riffs, insightful lyrics and huge choruses. He did not know a soul in California when he arrived but had a huge advantage in the form of a catalogue of songs.

Some of the best in Los Angeles have joined in including bassist James Lomenzo from White Lion, singer Keith St. John from Montrose and to round out the project hard-hitting drummer Fred Fischer from Midline. Then legendary producer Andy Johns, the former Led Zeppelin engineer who finished the X-Drive tracks just before his tragic death in 2013.

“It was such a pleasure to contribute to Jeremy's effort! He has written and crafted an incredible homage to the style of the 80's rock, a style that I cut my teeth on back in the day,” Lomenzo said. “His love for the era and style really comes through in a surprisingly satisfying way.”

X-Drive is off and running, and the results are spectacular. A quick listen to the first single “California” is all it takes to be convinced this project not only has an instant hit but could be one of the new faces of rock.

St. John is a natural-born front man with all the charisma in the world who is no stranger to the stage as he has fronted such illustrious bands as Quiet Riot, Sweet, Lynch Mob and Burning Rain. His bluesy vocals gave life to the songs featuring huge hooks and ultra-memorable choruses like “Love’s A Bitch,” “Lay Me Down,” “Just Can’t Stay” and the folksy ballad stand out track “Change of Heart.”

“Writing with Brunner was an absolute pleasure,” St. John said. “On the whole, the vehicle for his musical canvasses has been a breath of fresh air in directness and simplicity. I found myself patently inspired to fashion my parts for this collection of songs that was Jeremy’s own refreshing take on the ‘80s."

Meanwhile, Lomenzo, who has also played with such giants as John Fogerty, David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth and Black Label Society, has a worldwide reputation for excellence, and Fischer is not only a rock solid player but one of those drummers who is fun to watch and is at the top of the showman list.

“I love playing big, arena rock anthems, and this record is full of them,” Fischer said. “I’m having a blast. I’m looking forward to what comes next.”

And then there is Brunner, a songsmith/guitarist of the highest order with an ability to write catchy riffs and ripping solos.  “Get Your Rock On” was mixed by Wyn Davis (Black Sabbath, Dio, Whitesnake, Dokken), and it took more than a year in the studio to make things just the way Brunner wanted, as the guitarist is a bit of a mastermind perfectionist.  But wow was it worth it. The X-Drive debut positively rocks from beginning to end.

Produced by Andy Johns and Jeremy Brunner - Mixed by Wyn Davis

Tracklisting: Love’s A Bitch; Get Your Rock On; Steppin’ On The Rock; Baby Bye Bye; California; Lay Me Down; Turn The Noize Down; Beyond the Angels; Rattlesnake Eyes; Just Can’t Stay; Change of Heart; Love Breaks the Fool.

X-Drive is: Keith St. John – Vocals, Jeremy Brunner – Guitar, James Lomenzo – Bass, Fred Fischer - Drums

Release date: EU: August 22nd 2014, NA: August 25th 2014

      
Swedish hard rock act 220 Volt returns to the scene with a new album called “Walking In Starlight”.  Anders Engberg (ex-Therion ex-Lions Share), who joined this group on late 2012, is the new voice of the band. This is his first full album with 220 Volt. Founding members Thomas Drevin and Mats Karlsson handle the guitars, and drummer Peter Hermansson completes the line-up.

220 Volt (founded 1979) was among the top hard rock acts in Scandinavia during the 80's and released their first, self titled album on CBS in June 1983. The band then went on to release five albums between 1983-1988. The last one recorded in the 80's was the album Eye to Eye which is their best selling album internationally, and it was also on heavy rotation on MTV and many radio stations around the world. It was produced by legendary producer Max Norman (Ozzy/Megadeth/Y&T etc..) and who also has mixed 5 tracks for “Walking In Starlight”. 

The band’s reputation was built on frequent album releases and energetic live shows. Besides performing their own headline shows, the Swedes have also toured as support for AC/DC and Nazareth among others. In 1985, 220 Volt performed in front of 80.000 people in Warsaw, Poland. The show was broadcasted live on Polish TV, among the first ever TV-shows in the eastern block to feature a hard rock band.

220 Volt split up in 1992, but released the studio album Lethal Illusion in 1997.

The quartet was active for a while between 2002-2008 with members from an earlier line-up and produced two albums, “Volume 1” and the live album “Made in Jamtland”.

Songs like “Firefall”, “Love Is All You Need”, “Beat Of  A Heart”, “The Harder They Come”, “Heavy X-mas” and “Power Games” to name a few, still get airplay around the world... Songs you'll be likely to hear live again soon! 

Discography: 220 Volt (1983), Power Games (1984), Mind over muscle (1985), Young and wild (1987), Eye To Eye (1988), Lethal Illusion (1997), Volume 1 (2002), Made in Jamtland (2005), Heavy X-mas revisited (2009, EP), Walking In Starlight (2014)

www.220volt.se   www.facebook.com/220VoltOfficial 

Line-up: Anders Engberg – vocals, Thomas Drevin – guitars, Mats Karlsson – guitars, Peter Hermansson – drums 

Sound clips in advance:

220V - Burning Heart (Edit)

220V - Through The Wastelands (Edit)

220V - Walking In Starlight (Edit)

      
Grand Design was formed in 2006 by singer/producer Pelle Saether, and the band’s first 1st album “Time Elevation” was released by AOR Heaven in October 2009.  The album featured guest spots from guitarists Janne Stark and Tommy Denander. The release gained massive success and was awarded ‘best album’ and ‘best song’ by BeRockRadio and received numerous top 10 positions for “best album 2009”. Several concerts, including the prestigious FireFest in Nottingham, UK proved that Grand Design also deliver live. Pelle Saether comments: ”Since we all love Def Leppard, it will always be an influence we use to spice things up.”
 
Two years later, it was time for Grand Design’s second album – “Idolizer”.
Pelle says: “We knew we had found a formula to make an 80’s rock record work in the 21st century – so why change it?” With new anthems like “Get On With Action”, “OughtoGraph” and “Your Love’s A Runaway”, “Idolizer” followed up the fans expectations. Grand Design again proved that the songs and sound of 80’s rock belong in your players and on the big stages.
 
In 2012 the line-up saw singer Pelle Saether and guitarist Dennis Vestman, now flanked by guitarist Janne Stark (Constancia, Overdrive etc), bassist Mats Vassfjord (Chris Laney Band, Scaar) and drummer Peter Hermansson (Talisman, John Norum, 220 Volt). The band continued playing shows and festivals, building a solid following.

Early 2013 the band recorded two new songs, featuring guest singer Susie Päivärinta (of Lili & Susie), of which the song “Baby It’s You” (Promises cover) was released as a digital only single and video in June 2013. The band also welcomed new drummer Magnus Ulfstedt (Eclipse, Jimi Jamison, Talisman, Lion’s Share etc), who made his debut in the video. The band also performed at festivals such as Skogsröjet and Rock Out Wild.

Early 2014 Grand Design started working on the third album, and we are now proud to present the band’s third outing: Thrill Of The Night. This album has definitely taken the band to a whole new level, musically, song wise and regarding production. The band is packed with potential hits and choruses that you will wake up in the middle of the night singing! Sorry about that, but that’s how it is. From the opening chords of U Got Me Good, followed by the anthem rocker “Rawk ‘N’ Roll Heart Attack”, to up-tempo rocker “10 Outta 10” and the big epic balladry of “When The Greatest Love Of All Kicks In”. This time the band has also had some outside help in the song writing, where melodic rock icon Erik Mårtensson (Eclipse, W.E.T) has co-written the hit style “Who’s Gonna Rawk U Right” and “You’re The Only One”. The production, again by singer Pelle Saether, is big, ballsy yet ambient enough to probably make even John “Mutt” Lange proud.

Discography: Time Elevation (2009), Idolizer (2011), Thrill Of The Night (2014)

www.granddesignrocks.com / www.facebook.com/granddesignsweden

Line-up: Pelle Saether: vocals, Dennis Vestman: guitar, Janne Stark: lead guitar, Mats Vassfjord: bass, Magnus Ulfstedt: drums

Sound clips in advance:

GRAND DESIGN - 10 Outa 10 (Edit)

GRAND DESIGN - Rip Iddup (Edit)

GRAND DESIGN - The Rush Is Gone (Edit)

Jolly Roger Records proudly announces the come-back of  italian GUNFIRE with their new concept-album "Age of Supremacy", out on 8th September on Cd format. The idea behind the album is the history of mankind that left the earth 1000 years ago and is now divided into two factions that  evolved in different ways. The story is not based on the fight between good and evil  but rather the inability of communication between two  peoples in the distant and hypothetical  future, as often happens today. This is the reason of war and destruction.

Following this link you can listen to new track "Man and Machine" - http://www.jollyrogerstore.com/release.php?id=44

Tracklist :

Line-up :

Album cover-art :  

Starting with two nights in Glasgow and culminating with two nights at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire the tour, consisting 14 shows, will feature classic tracks from both bands and also music from both acts forthcoming new releases.

EUROPE, featuring all original members, Joey Tempest on Vocals, John Norum on Guitar, Mic Michaeli on Keyboards, John Leven on Bass and Drummer Ian Haugland, with over 20 million albums to their credit, released their last album “Bag of Bones” to mass critical acclaim in 2012.

BLACK STAR RIDERS feature Thin Lizzy members Scott Gorham (Guitar), Ricky Warwick (Vocals) and Damon Johnson (Guitar), alongside drummer Jimmy DeGrasso and new bass player Robbie Crane, released their debut album “All Hell Breaks Loose” in 2013 with a UK national chart placing of number 25 and many publications praising the release and giving it the 2013 Album of the Year accolade.

Both EUROPE and BLACK STAR RIDERS will have new album’s out in early spring 2015.

General on sale to take place Friday July 25th at 9am through all venue box office and ticket outlets.

Tour Dates are as follows:

Thu/Mar-05 Glasgow, Scotland ABC
Fri/Mar-06 Glasgow, Scotland ABC
Sat/Mar-07 Newcastle, England O2 Academy
Sun/Mar-08 Leeds, England O2 Academy
Tue/Mar-10 Nottingham, England Rock City
Wed/Mar-11 Cambridge, England Corn Exchange
Fri/Mar-13 Manchester, England Academy
Sat/Mar-14 Wolverhampton, England Civic Hall
Sun/Mar-15 Exeter, England University
Mon/Mar-16 Bristol, England O2 Academy
Wed/Mar-18 Bournemouth, England O2 Academy
Thu/Mar-19 Norwich, England UEA
Fri/Mar-20 London, England Shepherds Bush Empire
Sat/Mar-21 London, England Shepherds Bush Empire

VIP package upgrades (purchase tickets from venue box office in advance) with meet & greets etc will be available for both bands on all dates.

Fresh from support to Reef’s 20th Anniversary Tour as well as a host of headline dates (including a sold out Islington Academy in Dec 2013) and 2014 dates with Status Quo, Toseland have announced the release of their debut album “Renegade”.

“Renegade” is an album packed with powerful rock songs – from the balls out album opener “Life Is Beautiful” to the melodic piano lead of “Kingdoms”, from the driving layered riffs of “Emergency” to forthcoming single “Singer In A Band”. Previous singles “Life Is Beautiful” and “Renegade” were both A listed at Planet Rock and Team Rock radios, showing this is a band who know how to rock a melody. Pulsating rhythms are overlaid with the guitar work of Zurab Melua and the trademark distinctive vocals of James Toseland.

If the name might seem familiar it is because Toseland are a band fronted by double world superbike champion James Toseland. Throughout his career as a motorbike racer, music has been central to James life – so much so that he performed live at BBC’s Sports Personality Of the Year. When James was forced to retire through injury a journey into music started…

James met up with Toby Jepson (Little Angels) in March 2012 after a friend had recommended they might work well together. Jepson had no idea of James’ past but they clicked – personally and musically. James had the bones of several songs and an idea of the sound he wanted – one of the first tracks to emerge being album track Kingdoms (which James had been playing with for a while). The writing process was quick and the pair soon laid down instrumentation at Vale Studios with Jepson producing (credits include The Answer, Saxon and The Virgin Marys) and Steve Harris (Foo Fighters, U2) as engineer. James plays all the piano on the album. Vocals were recorded in five days at Jepson’s studio in Scarborough.

Toseland have already forged themselves a name as a powerful live act. 2013 saw them cross the country with a series of headline shows, supports (to Reef) and festival dates (Download, Planet Rockstock and the 2013 Moto GP at Silverstone).

Following a series of live dates with Status Quo other 2014 live dates are as follows:

Sat 19th July Brands Hatch, MCE British Superbike
Sun 20 July Steelhouse Festival, Gwent
Sat 26th July Rock and Blues Custom Show Old School Weekender Pentrich
Fri 1st August Cheshire, Carfest North
Fri 15th August Worksop, Clumber Park (with Status Quo)
Fri 22nd August Hampshire, Carfest South
Sat 30th August MOTO GP Silverstone
Sat 20th September Looe Festival, Cornwall
Sun 21st September Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
Mon 22nd September Bristol, The Fleece
Wed 24th September Glasgow, Stereo Café
Thu 25th September Aberdeen, The Tunnels
Sat 27th September Nottingham, Rock City Basement
Sun 28th September Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
Mon 29th September Cambridge, The Portland Arms
Tue 30th September Manchester, Academy 3
Thu 2nd October Northampton, The Roadmender
Wed 8th October 100 Club, London

http://www.toselandmusic.com
www.facebook.com/OfficialJamesToseland
https://twitter.com/JamesMToseland

On September 28th 2014 The Roadhouse, Birmingham, is set to host a blisteringly hot lineup of the best of the current crop of bands for a day of all out rock! Musicians, both local and national, are coming together under one roof with a single shared goal: to shake the foundations!

With nine of the best live rock bands on the main stage, plus a headline act to be announced, anyone who likes like their music hard and fast then is bound to find something to bang their head to.

If it all gets to be a little to much, though, then the acoustic stage will be home to a more stripped down, but still powerful rock experience. It’s an opportunity to catch rarely seen acoustic sets by musicians that normally play full electric. Some bands will even be pulling double duty and performing on both the main stage as well as the acoustic stage.

With a fantastic lineup and more acts to be announced, this is one music event that should not be missed. At only £5 for an advance ticket, there is no excuse not to check it out.

For more information, go to http://www.roxxtoruin.co.uk

Lineup - Main Stage: StOp sToP / Silent Jack / Fallen Mafia / Hangfire / Endless Mile ft. Richie Hevanz / The Vigil / Tigerpunch / Wylde Orchid / Anger Rising

Acoustic Stage: Section Nineteen / Endless Mile ft. Richie Hevanz / Inbetween Seas / Out Of Luck / The Carson Experience

Following on from the deafening and monstrously successful first instalment of Metal Hammer and Classic Rock’s own Lords Of The Riff tour, which took place earlier this year and starred Scorpion Child, Monster Truck and Buffalo Summer, it’s happening all over again. This autumn, venues around the UK will resound to the life-affirming sound of some of the heaviest riffs currently available to human ears, courtesy of three of the hottest new bands on the planet.

Organ-hammering groove-masters Lionize, thunderous rockers Anti-Mortem, and stoner riff-wielders Kyng will feature on a rotating line-up so heavy that we can already feel the ground rumbling, and all for the ridiculously reasonable price of £10 per ticket!

“We truly love these bands, and it isn’t often that Classic Rock and Metal Hammer agree on anything, so when we do, we party,” says Alexander Milas, Editor-in-chief of Metal Hammer and TeamRock. “This tour is about getting behind the best young bands in our world for a proper run of dates, and for a fair price. We can’t wait to see you there.”

Lords Of The Riff 2 will hit the road in November for 11 skull-shattering dates that promise to be one of the hottest tickets in the heavy music world this autumn.

“Lionize is very eager to get back to the UK and perform again so quickly after our last amazing tour with Clutch,” says Lionize frontman Nate Bergman. “To be a part of the Lords of the Riff 2 tour is an absolute honour, and we are looking forward to getting this rock’n’roll party started. We are humbled by the immense amount of support and love we are receiving every day in England, and to be a part of a legendary tour in the making is one of the most exciting things we’ve been a part of to date.  We feel people will be talking about this tour for a long time to come. Can’t wait, see you soon!” Watch a special announcement video from the band at http://youtu.be/H8tyVs6663Y.

“We’re really excited to tour Europe with Lionize and KYNG,” says Nevada Romo of Anti-Mortem.  “Both are visionary bands for this time. We have heard amazing things about Europe and it’s reception for this type of rock in roll. We’re really looking forward to seeing how the fans receive us.”

“Being a part of Lord of the Riff 2 is a huge deal for us!” says Kyng bassist Tony Castaneda. “We couldn’t be more excited that our debut there will be part of such an amazing package with Lionize and Anti-Mortem.”

In addition to the low price of £10, anyone who buys a ticket for Lords Of The Riff 2 will be entitled to special TeamRock bundle offers, available at participating venues when tickets go on sale this Friday.

The dates for Lords Of The Riff 2 are as follows…

Nov 5 Leeds Cockpit
Nov 6 Glasgow Classic Grand
Nov 7 Liverpool Arts Centre
Nov 8 Newcastle, O2 Academy2
Nov 9 Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Nov 10 Manchester Academy 3
Nov 11 Colchester Arts Centre
Nov 13 Birmingham, O2 Academy2
Nov 14 Bristol Thekla
Nov 15 Stoke Sugarmill
Nov 16 London Garage

Visit www.metalhammer.com or www.classicrockmagazine.com for information on how to get your tickets for this feast of riffmongous entertainment and learn more about the bands at www.lionizemusic.com, www.anti-mortem.com, and www.kyngband.com.

Released this week ‘distant satellites, was recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg, with additional mixing by Grammy Nominated Steven Wilson, ANATHEMA also brought in the legendary services of Dave Stewart (Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson) to create the new album’s extraordinary orchestral arrangements.

To date it’s the band’s most widely acclaimed record with the likes of The Guardian, The Independent, Total Guitar, Metal Hammer, Kerrang, Drowned in Sound and Classic Rock Prog heaping praise on the album so far. 

21st September – Glasgow, ABC 2 - Tickets

22nd September – Newcastle, Academy 2 - Tickets

23rd September – Manchester, Academy 3 - Tickets

25th September – Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms  - Tickets

26th September – London, Koko - Tickets

27th September – Bristol, Thekla - Tickets

28th September – Southampton, Talking Heads - Tickets

VIP (all except Manchester + London which will be via Ticketmaster/Live Nation instead):

https://liveaccess.eventric.com/?LAVG91cklkPTUxMw&action=AccountRequest

distant satellites is available to order at:  http://www.kscopemusic.com/store/  http://www.omerch.eu/shop/Anathema/

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Anathema_DistantSat  http://www.kscopemusic.com/artists/anathema  https://www.facebook.com/weareanathema

RL frontman, Olli Herman, says;-

“Our recent visit to the UK was very much a case of ‘Flying Finns’ – we were there for a headline show in Bristol, plus a festival appearance at Sonisphere – it was our first time at Knebworth, and we had an amazing show! Thanks to everyone who packed out the Bohemia tent! And now… we’re delighted to announce a more extended return in December – seven (magnificent) dates that will see us pushing everything that bit further… harder, faster, louder, bigger and higher… kicks! Ha! Ha!”

“A dream became reality the moment we stepped onstage at the super legendary Knebworth Park,” continues  RL guitarist, Pepe. “The atmosphere was hot and welcoming as the UK crowd showed yet again just how well they know our lyrics, singing along with each song we played! And now we are excited to be bringing our merry metal mayhem back to our dear friends in the UK. December will TRULY rock this year! See you on tour!!”

UK DEC 2014 TOUR DATES:-

04       Newcastle, O2 Academy2

05      Glasgow, Cathouse

06      Nottingham, Rock City

07      Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms

09       Manchester, Academy 3

10       Cardiff, The Globe

11       London, The Garage

Fresh from their appearance at Sonisphere UK, Alestorm have announced ‘Piratefest’ featuring a mega 19 dates across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Eire this October. Full dates are listed below.

In addition, the Scottish pirates with Captain Christopher Bowes at the helm are also set to release their upcoming album titled ‘Sunset On The Golden Age’ on August 4th (UK) and August 5th (USA/Canada) via Napalm Records.  Check out the preview clip for ‘Sunset On The Golden Age’ here.

Piratefest Tour Dates:

8.10 – Norwich – Waterfront
9.10 – Birmingham – Academy 2
10.10 – Sheffield – Corporation
11.10 – Southampton – 1865
12.10 – Brighton – Concorde 2
13.10 – Plymouth – White Rabbit
14.10 – Liverpool – Academy
15.10 – Dublin – Voodoo Lounge
16.10 – Cork – Cyprus Avenue
17.10 – Belfast – Mandela Hall
18.10 – Aberdeen – Garage
19.10 – Glasgow – Arches
20.10 – Bristol – Bierkeller
21.10 – Manchester – Academy 2
22.10 – Exeter – Lemon Grove
23.10 – Reading – Sub 89
24.10 – London – Electric Ballroom
25.10 – Leeds – University
26.10 – Cardiff – Globe

Its 22 years ago since the band braced our shores and the band are thrilled to announce these dates and will be releasing their new single ‘The Baroness’ along with their back catalogue and ‘In This Live’ video which documents the sold out shows at the Marquee. They will be released through believe digital 11th August 2014.

Mordred have been on hiatus for a couple of decades and return with the recently reunited line-up responsible for “In This Life” and “Vision”.

The band quickly established themselves as an impressive live act with their first show with Possessed in ’84 and look forward to being on the road again.

“The land of kings is where Mordred was born, so to us it’s always been a blast to know that our greatest supporters are from there as well.” We plan to party like its 525!” (A.D.) Says bassist Arthur Liboon.

With their brand name straight out of Arthurian legend and their musical style a genre-hopping mash-up of Thrash seasoned with whatever flavours they like the taste of, it’s safe to say Mordred have never been afraid to challenge convention.

The current line-up: Scott Holderby – Vocals, James Sanguinetti – Guitar, Danny White – Guitar, Arthur Liboon – Bass, Aaron (pause) Vaughn Keyboards, Vocals, Turntables and Jeff Gomes – Drums.

UK TOUR

Aug 22 Dublin The Voodoo Lounge
Aug 23 Belfast The Lime Light
Aug 25 London 02 Academy2
Aug 26 Birmingham 02 Academy2
Aug 27 Glasgow 02 ABC2
Aug 28 Newcastle 02 Academy2
Aug 30 Liverpool 02 Academy2
Aug 31 Bristol 02 Academy2
Sept 1 Brighton Concorde 2

The tour kicks off on October 6th in Newcastle and also includes support from BUFFALO SUMMER.  The tour will mark the first ever European shows for MASSIVE - notorious road dogs who once famously travelled 1,000 miles to play a single show.  The band will be playing in support of their debut album, FULL THROTTLE, which was released this week.  Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday, July 25th.

Don't miss MASSIVE on tour in the UK with THE TREATMENT and BUFFALO SUMMER at the following shows:

Oct. 06 - Newcastle, UK - Think Tank
Oct. 07 - Glasgow, UK - O2 ABC 2
Oct. 08 - Wolverhampton, UK - Slade Rooms
Oct. 09 - Northampton, UK - Roadmender
Oct. 10 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Basement
Oct. 11 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
Oct. 12 - Liverpool, UK - Arts Club
Oct. 14 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit
Oct. 15 - Cardiff, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach
Oct. 16 - London, UK - Underworld
Oct. 17 - Colchester, UK - Arts Centre
Oct. 19 - Norwich, UK - Studio
Oct. 20 - Southampton, UK - Joiners
Oct. 21 - Exeter, UK - Cavern
Oct. 23 - Brighton, UK - Audio

View the tour flyer at http://bit.ly/1jV5d9t

MASSIVE's debut album FULL THROTTLE was originally released independently in 2013 in the band's homeland of Australia, and is finally available now in the rest of the world, featuring four newly-recorded bonus tracks which weren't available on the original release, including two brand new original songs plus covers of AC/DC's "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" and AEROSMITH's "Rats in the Cellar".

FULL THROTTLE is out now worldwide on CD, as well as limited edition coloured double vinyl in the following quantities and colours:

100 - Ghost White Marble
200 - Hot Rod Red/Yellow
300 - Massive Pink
400 - Black

Get FULL THROTTLE now on CD and coloured vinyl in Europe at http://webstore.earache.com/massive or in North America at http://uswebstore.earache.com/massive

FULL THROTTLE is also available now on iTunes, including all four bonus tracks, at http://bit.ly/fullthrottle-itunes

Watch MASSIVE's music video for the single "One By One" at http://youtu.be/XDmzOgGyWy4

MASSIVE are BRAD MARR (vocals, guitar), BEN LAGUDA (vocals, lead guitar), AIDAN McGARRIGLE (backing vocals, bass), and JARROD MEDWIN (backing vocals, drums).

View some photos of the band at http://bit.ly/1cnct4V

Get more MASSIVE news and info:

Official site - http://www.massiveoz.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/MassiveOz
Twitter - http://twitter.com/MassiveOz
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/MassiveOz

As a first appetizer AUDREY HONRE have now unveiled the artwork for the upcoming album Pure Heavy!  

AUDREY HORNE to the upcoming album: Pure Heavy:
“We are proud to present our new album “PURE HEAVY”, an album that was written and recorded in the same spirit as YOUNGBLOOD, and that we think will rock your socks off.
 This time we worked with 2 producers: Sir Dupermann (aka Jörgen Traeen), who mixed the precious album, and The Sun King (aka Iver Sandöy), who engineered YOUNGBLOOD. Together we created something that we found fitting to the title and we are truly looking forward to come out an present this album to you all live, until then: Play it loud and heavy!"

For More Info Visit:
 http://www.audreyhornemusic.com/
 https://www.facebook.com/AudreyHorneOfficial  

‘Sunset On The Golden Age’ – August 4^th 2014

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water…  Alestorm are hitting the seven seas again! 

Cast off!

Scottish pirates ALESTORM with Captain Christopher Bowes at the helm are set to release their upcoming album

Sunset On The Golden Age on August 4^th in the UK via Napalm Records. 

To get a first taste of the pirates live on the high seas, check out the album preview clip here: http://youtu.be/f3mPLnjDjv0

Also don't forget to check out the band's brand new video for 'Drink!' here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f55CqLc6IR0

'Sunset On The Golden Age' - A real treasure trove for pirates and rum-loving landlubbers alike!

Don’t miss Alestorm at Sonisphere July 5^th 2014!

Birmingham's Stoner Rock Doomsters ALUNAH are set to release a new album via Napalm Records in October 2014.

Following their previous releases Call Of Avernus and White Hoarhound it's finally time for a new masterpiece. The band centered around guitarist & singer Sophie Day have now unveiled first details of artwork, title, track listing & release dates!
Awakening The Forest is set to be released on October 6th in the UK and forges forward with hard guitars, pumping heavy grooves and a sound that will make fans of this genre, fans of this album!  

Check out the track listing for Awakening The Forest:
1. Bricket Wood Coven
2. Heavy Bough
3. Awakening The Forest
4. The Mask Of Herne
5. Scourge And The Kiss
6. The Summerland

ALUNAH on the upcoming album  Awakening The Forest:
"We are delighted to introduce our 3rd album "Awakening The Forest" to our old, new and future friends. Recorded by Greg Chandler and mixed/mastered by Tony Reed, we are extremely proud of this album. We are also very lucky to have worked with the exceptional illustrator Michael Cowell who brought our songs to life visually in the CD and LP package. Napalm Records have been very supportive of us throughout the whole process, and we hope that you guys love the album as much as we do. Our video for "Heavy Bough" and also a short film with Michael talking about the artwork are coming soon; both shot and directed by Rhodri Thomas at Elvaston Castle in Derbyshire, England."  

Catch Alunah live:

ALUNAH

September 2014

To celebrate the 22nd September release of Joe Bonamassa’s new studio album, “Different Shades Of Blue”, the celebrated guitarist has just premiered a new video for the title track.  Watch the stunning video and listen to this incredibly moving song here - http://smarturl.it/h84a47.

The new album will be on various formats, including a Limited Edition CD with 64-page Hardcover Digibook and 180 gram black vinyl. Fans will also be pleased to know that “Different Shades Of Blue” will also be the first-ever Bonamassa album to be released as a collectable 12” inch Vinyl Picture Disc.

The new album will also be Joe's first to feature all original material.  Says Joe, “It’s been a while since I’ve been involved in the writing on an entire album. I decided I wanted to make a completely original blues album. I’ve really had to push myself to make everything I do better than the last project. I feel like I owe it to the fans to give them an original record after all these years.”

Album Tracklisting:  

1.            Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)

2.            Oh Beautiful!

3.             Love Ain't A Love Song

4.            Living On The Moon

5.            Heartache Follows Wherever I Go

6.            Never Give All Your Heart

7.            I Gave Up Everything For You, 'Cept The Blues

8.            Different Shades Of Blue

9.            Get Back My Tomorrow

10.          Trouble Town

11.          So, What Would I Do

Joe Bonamassa recently announced that he’ll perform  four concerts at London’s Hammersmith Eventim Apollo on March 17, 19, 20 and 21.  Click HERE for ticket and concert details.

NY rockers’ new live single ‘Finally Gonna Be On Your Own’  released August 5^th via Sony/RED, prior to first UK headline gig August 8^th @ The Barfly & Fun Lovin’ Criminals support August 9th @ Brooklyn Bowl

 “The Cringe provide a smooth, hook-heavy cruise through multiple classic rock styles. John Cusimano’s glowering vocal on ‘Rushing Through The World’ promises Soundgarden style grunge, but ‘Deep Girl’s Aerosmith-esque strut and semi-psychedelic chorus are more typical of their playful, energetic pastiche.  ‘Lord Jim’, from lead guitarist and second songwriter James Rotondi briefly detours somewhere darker.  ‘One Horse Town’ though is pure, surging AOR, while ‘Get Me Some’’s New York street report (dateline: 1974, somewhere in Johnny Thunders head) powers along on copious Hammond organ” - Nick Hasted, Classic Rock, June 2014

 “Having recently coupled with sleaze ‘n’ spandex veterans Steel Panther for a slew of UK dates, The Cringe are no strangers to the rock ‘n’ roll metropolis. The Big Apple’s vibrant quartet fuse a lively cocktail of alternative rock, punk, rockabilly and post-grunge in this eleven-tracker, dipping their toes into all from Queens of the Stone Age and The Foo Fighters to The New York Dolls and The Beatles.  It’s consistently upbeat, and frequently surprising, with melodic meanderings and percussive chugs punctuating the lilting, easy-listening vibe” - Rhiannon Marley, Powerplay, May 2014

Eclectic, melodious New York rockers The Cringe will return to the UK this summer, having made a spectacular first impression on British audiences in March, when they joined Steel Panther for an almost totally sold out 7 date tour. The band were blown away by the reception that greeted them on the Steel Panther shows, and left eager to cross the Atlantic again and get better acquainted with their UK fan base. Guitarist James ‘Roto’ Rotondi comments, “not only did the mighty Panther's killer stage show inspire us to bring our A-game every night, (and to get our party on after the gig!) but it was refreshing to find that the notoriously tough UK rock crowd are nevertheless very open to sincere, hard-played rock and roll. No hipster posing or attitude—if we were on point as a band, they were awesomely receptive in kind. In fact, we've cooked up quite a few power-packed new songs inspired by our English adventures, which included numerous beer and bitter tastings, and a trip to Stonehenge (to help us get in touch with our inner English mystics)”.

 Some of those tunes will be aired for the first time when the band return in August to play the following dates;

 Fri 8^th August - LONDON, The Barfly (headline show, support from Voodoo Vegas)

Sat 9^th August - LONDON, Brooklyn Bowl @ The O2 (supporting Fun Lovin’ Criminals)

 Before they touch down on British soil, The Cringe plan to offer listeners a taste of what’s in store, with the release of new live single ‘Finally Gonna Be On Your Own’, out August 5^th via Sony/RED. An anthemic example of the quartet’s skill for blending grungy garage rock grit with masterfully crafted, radio-friendly melodies, the track originally appeared on fourth studio album ’Hiding In Plain Sight’, which got its UK release in April. The brand new live version was recorded at a sold-out Brixton Academy on the final night of the Steel Panther tour, and comes accompanied by a video capturing The Cringe’s tight and dynamic live show in full flow here.  For now, a teaser video can be viewed here; - http://youtu.be/cPoMVb1eirY  

Such powerful performances reflect the wealth of musical experience within the ranks. All seasoned players in their own right, guitarist Rotondi (Mr Bungle, Air), drummer Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live Band, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow), bassist Jonny Matias (Crash Moderns) and charismatic vocalist and guitarist John Cusimano have honed a distinctly eclectic sound since they came together as The Cringe, which has helped them to win high profile supports to a diverse range acts, including The Hold Steady, New York Dolls and The Bravery.  

Their most accomplished album yet, ’Hiding In Plain Sight’ heard them confidently pull off an audacious mix of styles, from Soundgarden-style grunge (‘Rushing Through The World’), to raw punk rock channelling NY icons D-Generation and the Dolls (‘Gotta Find A Way’), and weather-beaten, world-weary Neil Young-esque ballads (‘Make Me Something’). Benefitting from the production input of Steve Lillywhite, and the mastering expertise of Emily Lazar (noted for her work on the Foo Fighters’ ‘Wasting Light’), the album showcased the skills of an ambitious and versatile act, and has rightly caught the attention of critics on both sides of the Atlantic.

Described by many as, “the British Hendrix”, rock guitarist and vocalist Robin Trower returns to UK with a brand new studio album and a Nationwide UK Tour in March 2015, which follows 2013’s critically acclaimed Roots and Branches album.  Click HERE for the official UK tour press page.  

Tickets for Trower’s UK tour will be available as an exclusive 48-hour Ticket Pre-sale on Ents24 on Wednesday 16th July.  Fans will be able to pre-order tickets 48 hours before they go on sale to the general public on Friday 18th June.  All tickets are priced £22.50, except London o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (£25).  Visit www.ents24.com  for further ticket pre-sale info.  

 March/April 2015 UK Tour Dates 

Lincoln Drill Hall                                                 Thursday March 26

Bury St. Edmunds, Apex                               Friday March 27

Birmingham Town Hall                                   Saturday March 28

Salford Lowry                                                    Sunday March 29

Chester Live Rooms                                        Thursday April 2

Gateshead Sage                                               Friday April 3

Glasgow Arches                                                Saturday April 4

Aberdeen Lemon Tree                                  Sunday April 5

Stockton Arc                                                      Tuesday April 7

York Barbican                                                     Wednesday April 8

Sheffield City Hall Ballroom                          Thursday April 9

Holmfrith Picturedrome                                Friday April 10

London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire       Saturday April 11

Crawley Hawth                                                 Tuesday April 14

Exeter Corn Exchange                                    Wednesday April 15

Salisbury City Hall                                             Thursday April 16

Milton Keynes Stables                                   Friday April 17

Oklahoman Classic Heavy Metal & Blues-Tinged Psychedelic Stoners’ Sophomore ‘Waves Ahead Of The Ocean’ Album released August 4^th through Cargo Records

 “If Guns and Roses did weed instead of cocaine, they might have made ‘Believers in Medicine’, assuming they were from Oklahoma… The vintage influence is loud and fuzzed out with an ascendancy. It is solid heavy rock with acid guitar flashing all over it.” Metal-archives.com  

"They're from somewhere in Oklahoma. The part of Oklahoma that has UFO cults, bathtub acid, wizard robes, custom vans and amplifiers the size of refrigerators. There’s a good chance Rainbows will blow your mind for good, so use caution…” Ken McIntyre, Classic Rock Magazine (Summer 2011 Special Issue).  

‘Waves Ahead Of The Ocean’, Rainbows Are Free’s brand new second studio album, set for release on August 4^th on Guestroom Records, distributed by Cargo, is nothing other than a monstrous, irresistible, psychedelic doom-metal masterpiece. Rainbows Are Free’s unique interpretation of a bygone era of classic heaviness sets them well apart from the contemporaries that they have shared stages with, such as Saint Vitus, High On Fire, The Sword, Pallbearer, Kylesa and Dead Meadow.  

Album opener ‘Speed God and the Rise of the Motherfuckers From a Place Beyond Hell’ immediately beckons the rabid hell-beast inside the listener to rise up and roar along to each and every one of the head-bang-able, swaggery, grungy rock anthems on the opus. Lead guitarist Richie Tarver’s crazily catchy killer riffs grab hold of your ears to drag them deep into the auditory depths, while rhythm guitarist Lucas Watson, bassist Chad Hogue and drummer Bobby Onspaugh lay down a solid groove which conjures up dark occult imagery and apocalyptic soundscapes that create an ominous portend of doom for all who listen.  

Fronted by the soaring and snarling nigh 7 foot cyclone of weirdness that is front man Brandon Kistler, Rainbows Are Free burst out of the starting blocks with their psychedelic, proto-metal debut album, ‘Believers In Medicine’, in 2010. Decibel Magazine’s Kevin Stuart-Panko was inspired to proclaim that “They genuinely fire up the burners and kick ass with a lumbering gallop, fuzzed-out leads and and Brandon Kistler’s straight-edge Ozzy vocals” in September 2010’s issue.  

‘Waves Ahead Of The Ocean’ goes several steps further, injecting more rhythm and groove-laden, Southern rock elements with even more dramatic vocals, “somewhere between the near-operatic metallic howl of Mika from Finnish hypno rockers Circle, the classic metal vox of Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and the space lord motherfucker himself, Dave Wyndorf from Monster Magnet.” (Aquarius Records Reviews, San Francisco, March 2014.) The seriously infectious vibe throughout the album is the sound of a band with massive musical balls obviously having the time of their lives making ‘Waves Ahead Of The Ocean’, which is now set to launch Rainbows Are Free into hard rock’s heady stratosphere.

With the release of their new record next week on 21st July, Irish extreme metallers Vile Regression are offering an advance listen and are streaming 'Empires' in full right here!

https://soundcloud.com/futurepublicrel/sets/vile-regression-empires/s-ZsG2B

Formed from the ashes of Irish extreme metal outfit Vistor Q; Vile Regression hit the scene in 2010 and released debut record ‘The Pattern Evolves’ in 2011 via Casket Music.

After sharing stages with prolific heavyweights such as Dyscarnate, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Unearth Vile Regression built a reputation as a tight and energetic new addition to the extreme metal underground and 2013 saw the band head back to the studio to record a new installment… ‘Empires’.

'Empires' was recorded at Trackmix Studio in Dublin, Ireland with producer Michael Richards and features 7 tracks of extreme metal; technical but not technical for the sake of it and songs which would bode well on the ears of those with a penchant for progressive metal on the darker and heavier end.

Comments the band: “We feel, ‘Empires’ is a very powerful word, invoking strength and confidence. The title came from the overarching theme within the lyrics, that being positivity and empowerment in ones life.”

“While ‘The Pattern Evolves’ dealt with very specific themes of corruption and governments, ‘Empires’ is much more positive. Lyrically the songs deal with different aspects of human emotions such as reaching your potential in life and being the master of your own empire. Songs such as ‘Raze The Complexity’ and ‘The Abstract’ are basically about being confident in yourself and purging the toxic and harmful elements around you.”

Artwork was undertaken by Bartek Siegieda (aka Splin) from Poland.

“Bartek really took time to understand our record and really brought an interesting concept to graphically represent it. The record is very much about not being a slave to the fragility of prevailing systems and being free to be your own person. Splin envisioned a similar fragile ecoystem, a society and empire of clay golems. Born from clay they are desiccating and crumbling. The servant golems have no access to water for themselves, so in place of broken elbows / knees / necks they have rags and wires barely keeping them together. Without water their mouths dry out and their voice of discontent is silenced. The exception is the queen, who is in charge of water. She has servants that regularly change wet bandages enveloping her like a mummy, with an elaborate mist system to maintain moisture. Beautiful skin and the ability to speak however doesn’t come without a price – she can’t move from her protective wet clay, so she remains in the red chamber, distant from the crumbling empire outside. All water is entirely assigned to the production of fresh clay, from which large “pools” of new servants are formed to serve her. In a way, the queen is just as enslaved as her servants and rely on them to keep her alive.”

“Bartek realised all of this with an elaborate bandage-changing ceremony depicting a society in decline and the double standards that exist.”

‘Empires’ Track Listing
1) Tides
2) Raze The Complexity
3) Dream Of The Red Chamber
4) Thought Replication
5) The Abstract
6) Down To A Sunless Sea
7) The Empyrean Divide

‘Empires’ will be released independently on July 21st.
Pre-Order 'Empires' Here: http://tinyurl.com/nchd6sf

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Since their debut album "In Distortion We Trust" (2005), Crucified Barbara has earned its reputation as one hell of a live band through constant hard work; from the biggest festival stages to the dirtiest rock clubs, both on their own and as support to the likes of In Flames, Sepultura, Motörhead and Backyard Babies. The band has toured all over Europe several times, couple of laps in Brazil , played in Australia and ​​an acclaimed five-week  U.S. tour.

Crucified Barbara has built their reputation playing hard hitting and uncompromising rock n roll. Their music is heavy, in your face rock spiced with delicious melodies.

In September this Stockholm based quartet release their fourth full-length album, "In the Red," the band's most significant and heaviest album so far. Just like they did for previous album "The Midnight Chase", the band has recorded in the legendary Music-A-Matic studio in Gothenburg with Henryk Lipp as sound engineer and producer Chips Kiesby.

"We've been jamming ourselves bloody”, the band states, ‘and let our emotions flow prior to recording. We have always been shocked by injustice and oppression and this time, our opinions have taken an even bigger place in the song writing".

They add, "This album is the best thing we've ever done musically and it feels damn good to take a clear stand against subjects like misogyny and animal rights, topics we are passionate about, through our music. 

As ever Crucified Barbara will be touring extensively in support of ‘In The Red’, with a summer filled with festival appearances before they start their European headline tour in September.

Check out ‘To Kill A Man’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoUBd6aTJMg

Crucified Barbara in the UK

09.10.14 Manchester Academy 3

10.10.14 Glasgow Audio

11.10.14 York Fibbers

12.10.14 London The Dome 

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DIAMOND PLATE will be supporting MEGADETH at Artpark in Lewiston, New York on July 15th, and at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana on July 18th.  DIAMOND PLATE have also revealed that they are currently working on the follow-up to their 2013 album, PULSE.

DIAMOND PLATE guitarist KONRAD KUPIEC comments:

"A lot has happened in the past few weeks.  We've blown an RV transmission and had it fixed with a little help from our amazing fans.  We've dealt with a death in the family and grown together as a band.  Above all, we've started writing the new album.  Now, we're beyond excited to announce not one, but two shows with the metal titans Megadeth.  Honored, humbled, and ready to lose our minds as always!"

See DIAMOND PLATE live with MEGADETH at the following shows:

Jul. 15 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark
Jul. 18 - Hammond, IN - The Venue at Horseshoe Casino

View the flyer at http://bit.ly/1y4tBIO

Get DIAMOND PLATE's latest album, PULSE, on CD in the USA from CM Distro at http://bit.ly/176xt2F or get the album on iTunes at http://bit.ly/1dPuJ73

Watch DIAMOND PLATE's music video for the track "Dance With Reality" at http://youtu.be/awMKsnoyB_4

Get more DIAMOND PLATE news and info:

Official site - http://www.diamondplateband.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/diamondplate1
Twitter - http://twitter.com/diamondplate1

Oklahoman Classic Heavy Metal & Blues-Tinged Psychedelic Stoners’ Sophomore ‘Waves Ahead Of The Ocean’ Album released August 4th through Cargo Records

“If Guns and Roses did weed instead of cocaine, they might have made ‘Believers in Medicine’, assuming they were from Oklahoma… The vintage influence is loud and fuzzed out with an ascendancy. It is solid heavy rock with acid guitar flashing all over it.” Metal-archives.com  

"They're from somewhere in Oklahoma. The part of Oklahoma that has UFO cults, bathtub acid, wizard robes, custom vans and amplifiers the size of refrigerators. There’s a good chance Rainbows will blow your mind for good, so use caution…” Ken McIntyre, Classic Rock Magazine (Summer 2011 Special Issue).  

***Radio Emphasis Single – Track 1 – ‘Speed God And The Rise Of The Motherfuckers From A Place Beyond Hell***  

‘Waves Ahead Of The Ocean’, Rainbows Are Free’s brand new second studio album, set for release on August 4th on Guestroom Records, distributed by Cargo, is nothing other than a monstrous, irresistible, psychedelic doom-metal masterpiece. Rainbows Are Free’s unique interpretation of a bygone era of classic heaviness sets them well apart from the contemporaries that they have shared stages with, such as Saint Vitus, High On Fire, The Sword, Pallbearer, Kylesa and Dead Meadow.  

Album opener ‘Speed God and the Rise of the Motherfuckers From a Place Beyond Hell’ immediately beckons the rabid hell-beast inside the listener to rise up and roar along to each and every one of the head-bang-able, swaggery, grungy rock anthems on the opus. Lead guitarist Richie Tarver’s crazily catchy killer riffs grab hold of your ears to drag them deep into the auditory depths, while rhythm guitarist Lucas Watson, bassist Chad Hogue and drummer Bobby Onspaugh lay down a solid groove which conjures up dark occult imagery and apocalyptic soundscapes that create an ominous portend of doom for all who listen.  

Fronted by the soaring and snarling nigh 7 foot cyclone of weirdness that is front man Brandon Kistler, Rainbows Are Free burst out of the starting blocks with their psychedelic, proto-metal debut album, ‘Believers In Medicine’, in 2010. Decibel Magazine’s Kevin Stuart-Panko was inspired to proclaim that “They genuinely fire up the burners and kick ass with a lumbering gallop, fuzzed-out leads and and Brandon Kistler’s straight-edge Ozzy vocals” in September 2010’s issue.  

‘Waves Ahead Of The Ocean’ goes several steps further, injecting more rhythm and groove-laden, Southern rock elements with even more dramatic vocals, “somewhere between the near-operatic metallic howl of Mika from Finnish hypno rockers Circle, the classic metal vox of Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and the space lord motherfucker himself, Dave Wyndorf from Monster Magnet.” (Aquarius Records Reviews, San Francisco, March 2014.) The seriously infectious vibe throughout the album is the sound of a band with massive musical balls obviously having the time of their lives making ‘Waves Ahead Of The Ocean’, which is now set to launch Rainbows Are Free into hard rock’s heady stratosphere.

www.rainbowsarefree.com / www.guestroom-records.com

On "Constricting Rage Of The Merciless", GOATWHORE spews their unadulterated, subterranean metal as channeled through the historic likes of Motörhead and Bathory, with the insatiable hunger of a pack of wild boars. Captured at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with sound savior, Erik Rutan at the control desk, the record serves as their first studio output to be tracked to two-inch tape. A more challenging approach that demands performance over pro-tooled perfection and leaving little room for error, the ten-track, thirty-seven-minute recording isGOATWHORE's most accomplished, sonically consuming manifestation to date, its warm, organic production harnessing the dense, apocalyptic war-ready tone and energy of their live performance in a way previous releases have not.

http://www.facebook.com/thegoat666   http://twitter.com/goatwhorenola   http://www.youtube.com/Goatwhorenola666  http://www.metalblade.com/goatwhore 

Formed in Wheeling, West Virginia in 2011, BRIMSTONE COVEN churns a cogent blend of dark, smoky cult rock that echoes the eerie reverberations of hard rock icons such as Black Sabbath and Pentagram, mixed with the classic rock craftings of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, all the while preserving a vintage rock sound mixed with a style all their own. The outfit's Metal Blade debut boasts seventeen mind-altering tracks of occult conjurings - a combo of their self-released full-length and EP - complete with new mastering and the vintage art renderings by Creighton Hill.

Described The Sludgelord of BRIMSTONE COVEN: "Coming across as Zeppelin meets '70s Black Sabbath (the best kind), BRIMSTONE COVEN certainly have that vintage sound in spades, guitars are crisp, bass feels warm and drums played adeptly, with a looseness that only Messieurs Moon, Ward and Mitchell …are known for. Great stuff and what a voice, 'Big John' is quite the frontman with an endearing and rich tone to his voice and yes he sounds. Killer."

Brimstone Coven will be released in the UK via Metal Blade Records on August 4, 2014. In the meantime, zone out to the witchy, jam-wrangled goodness of fifth cut, "The Grave" at metalblade.com/brimstonecoven .

Brimstone Coven Track Listing:
01. Cosmic Communion
02. Behold, the Anunnaki
03. The Black Door
04. Blood On The Wall
05. The Grave
06. Lord & Master
07. Vying
08. The Séance
09. Hades Hymn
10. The Folly of Faust
11. Intro (Bonus Track)
12. We Are Forever (Bonus Track)
13. The Ancients (Bonus Track)
14. Son of the Morning (Bonus Track)
15. LoSt in the oDyssey (Bonus Track)
16. Children of the Sun (Bonus Track)
17. Outro (Bonus Track)

BRIMSTONE COVEN:
"Big John" Williams - Vocals
Corey Roth - Guitar
Andrew D'Cagna - Bass
Justin Wood - Drums

http://www.facebook.com/brimstonecoven
http://www.metalblade.com/brimstonecoven

Multinational Melodic Metal band Eden's Curse release a promo video for the track Break The Silence from their latest release, on AFM Records, Symphony Of Sin.

Watch the video here : http://youtu.be/hZFFSoOW0aE

Filmed throughout the groups recent debut UK headline tour, this is the second promo video to be released from Symphony Of Sin, and the first to feature new Drummer John Clelland (Code Of Silence).

Eden's Curse have begun writing their fifth studio album, ear marked for a release in Autumn 2015 through AFM Records, and are already putting plans in place to return to the UK towards the end of the year, as well as additional selected European dates.

30.09.14 DE – Aschaffenburg / Colos Saal
01.10.14 DE – Munich / Backstage
 02.10.14 DE – Essen / Turock
 03.10.14 DE – Osnabrück / Bastard Club
 04.10.14 DE – Hamburg / Grünspan
 05.10.14 DE – Berlin / K17
 06.10.14 DE – Marburg / KFZ-Marburg
 07.10.14 BE - Aarschot / De Klinker
08.10.14 UK -London  / Underworld
 09.10.14 UK – Bristol / Bierkeller
 10.10.14 UK – Glasgow / Audio
 11.10.14 UK – Dublin / Button Factory
 12.10.14 UK - Manchester / The Sound of Control
13.10.14 NL - Rotterdam / Baroeg  

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 Tracklist:
1. March of Victory
2. Rise to Power
3. Heroes Among Us
4. A Gathering of Kings
5. Maidens Call
6. Braving the Storm
7. Freedom and Salvation Intro
8. Freedom and Salvation
9. Dawn of Vengeance
10. Moonlite Skies and Bloody Tides  

Tour Dates:
w/ Battlecross
24.07.14 US - Columbus / The Basement
25.07.14 US - Greensboro / Greene Street Club
26.07.14 US - Elizabethton / The Bonnie Kate
27.07.14 US - Charlotte / The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall
28.07.14 US - Jacksonville / 1904 Music Hall
30.07.14 US - Reading / Reverb
31.07.14 US - Buffalo / Waiting Room
01.08.14 US - Hartford / Webster Underground
02.08.14 US - Albany / Bogies
03.08.14 CA - Ottawa / Mavericks
04.08.14 CA - Quebec City / L’Agitee
05.08.14 CA - London / Rum Runners**
06.08.14 US - Syracuse / Lost Horizon
07.08.14 US - Pittsburgh / Smiling Moose
  
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To get a first taste of the pirates live on the high seas, check out the album preview clip here: http://youtu.be/f3mPLnjDjv0

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