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| GLEN MATLOCK, THE BERMONDSEY JOYRIDERS, TAURUS TRAKKER, LOUISE DISTRAS + MORE PLAY FIREFIGHTERS BENEFIT IN MEMORY OF JOE STRUMMER - LONDON CORONET THEATRE, 21st DECEMBER |
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On Saturday 21st December, London’s Coronet Theatre plays host to several prominent punk prime movers and some of scene’s most promising risings stars, as they remember Joe Strummer and raise cash for a cause close to the late Clash frontman’s heart. Six weeks before his premature death on December 22nd 2002, Strummer played his final London gig with The Mescaleros at Acton Town Hall in support of striking firefighters. His former bandmate Mick Jones was in the audience that night and felt “compelled” to join the band onstage mid-encore, performing Clash songs with Strummer for the first time in 20 years. A historic moment for Clash fans, the gig also established a link between Strummer and The Fire Brigade’s Union, which remains strong some 11 years after his death. The union provided a guard of honour at Strummer’s funeral, and joined forces with The Strummerville Foundation in 2012 to host a memorial concert marking the 10th anniversary of his passing. This year’s benefit at The Coronet will continue the tradition, and sees both Strummer’s contemporaries and up-and-coming stars influenced by him lining up to pay their respects, whilst supporting firefighters taking industrial action against unfair employment and pension changes. Headlining the event is Strummer’s fellow punk rock veteran Glen Matlock, who of course made his name as original bassist and key creative force in The Sex Pistols. In recent years, Matlock has added stints with Earl Slick’s Slinky Vagabond, the Mike Peters fronted Dead Men Walking, and even the reformed Faces to an eclectic, ever-expanding rock ‘n’ roll CV, and has also established his own group The Philistines. Featuring Gary Lammin (formerly of the Strummer-produced Little Roosters), Martin Stacey (Chelsea) and Chris Musto (Johnny Thunders’ Oddballs), The Bermondsey Joyriders are a trio with equally impeccable ‘77 credentials, as well as a radical agenda for the 21st century. Their 2012 concept album ‘Noise & Revolution’ mixed punk fury with bluesy slide guitar sounds and spoken word narration from iconic performance poet John Sinclair, and won them critical acclaim and a reputation as an incendiary and daring live act, following a string of shows at which they and Sinclair performed the record live and in full. Fronted by Martin Muscatt, cousin of The Clash’s Mick Jones, Taurus Trakker boast blood ties to the original Acton Town Hall show. Complementing Muscatt’s distinctive style of witty, observational lyricism and Dylan-esque delivery are livewire drummer Allison Phillips, bassist Wiggsy and saxophonist Dave Wright, and together that put on a show which sparks with spontaneous energy and musical chemistry. Tipped as the voice of punk‘s next generation, Louise Distras plays a socially conscious and insightful brand of protest poetry that, in a spiritual sense, is also firmly descended from the Clash bloodline. Having released debut album ‘Dreams From the Factory Floor’ only this September, she is already gaining wide-spread acclaim, and was hailed by The Guardian as “putting punk and protest back into the mainstream”. In addition to live performances, the evening will feature DJ sets from dub mash-up maestros Dreadzone, and ‘Rude Boy’ star Ray Gange. More acts are due to be announced very soon - stayed tuned for further updates! KEY POINTS FOR LISTINGS; Firefighters
Benefit in memory of Joe Strummer |
| SINBREED signs with AFM Records! |
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Their
debut album "When Worlds Collide" SINBREED caused quite a stir
in the scene already with their Melodic Speed Metal that comes across
without keyboards, but with strong choruses and balls. The band has now signed a contract with AFM Records and will release their second album next year. Blind Guardian guitarist Marcus Siepen has also joined the group’s ranks. Guitarist Flo Laurin comments: "We are really excited to work with AFM. Now that we've got the new line-up ready and the new record is in the making, we are looking forward to work with such a strong and experienced partner who is deep-seated in the metal scene. Great things to come." SINBREED line-up: Herbie Langhans - Vocals Flo Laurin - Guitars Marcus Siepen - Guitars Frederik Ehmke - Drums Alexander Schulz – bass 
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| Releases on VINYL: MASTERPLAN, ORDEN OGAN & EISBRECHER! |
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The
following albums will be released on vinyl for the first time ever on
December 6th from AFM Records:: MASTERPLAN - Masterplan (2-LP, golden vinyl, 180 grams, gatefold sleeve, 2 bonus tracks, limited to 500 copies) ORDEN OGAN - Easton Hope (2-LP, 180 grams, gatefold sleeve, limited to 250 copies in red and 250 copies in black) EISBRECHER - Eiszeit (2-LP, clear blue vinyl, 180 Gramm, gatefold sleeve, 3 bonus tracks, limited to 500 copies). 
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| HUMAN FORTRESS: new album released on November 29th/“Wasted Years” video! |
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Five
years after the release of „Eternal Empire“ Epic Melodic Metal band
HUMAN FORTRESS is back with an outstanding new record that also marks a
return to the sound of their first two releases “Lord Of Earth And
Heavens Heir” and “Defenders Of The Crown”.
Right
in time to celebrate the release of “Raided Land”, the new video
clip, filmed for the song „Wasted
Years“, is available. |
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DEF
LEPPARD "VIVA! Hysteria" - new Video Album Sampler released
& video chart entries! |
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DEF
LEPPARD have recently released a new “VIVA! Hysteria” Album Sampler
on Youtube which can be enjoyed following this link: http://youtu.be/PJ2VPQDvhzA |
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PAUL
SABU’S – SABU REISSUE SLIGHTLY DELAYED |
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The
reissue of Paul Sabu’s SABU has been set back by a few days due to
seasonal delays at manufacturing. The album will now be released on the
6th of December. Pre orders can be made at www-z-records.com www.z-records.com www.facebook.com/ZRECORDS.OFFICIAL TWITTER @z-records |
| Marcus Jidell Unleashes Pictures From A Time Traveller |
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Lion
Music is pleased to unveil a video for the track “Huldra” taken from
“Pictures From A Time Traveller”; the incredible debut instrumental
album from guitar-master Marcus Jidell (Avatarium, ex Evergrey, ex Royal
Hunt). View the video now at http://youtu.be/b9f-oDns1Yc Marcus wanted something a little different to the thousands of “mimed” guitar videos and with the help of video producers Steff Granström and Andreas Hillerborg came up with a video which both manages to deliver the feel of this particular track but also give fans something new. Marcus Jidell has the following to say about the video: "To catch a different vibe I brought a mobile studio and a Marshall stack to the country side one early morning in November where we recorded and filmed a one take of “Huldra”. I didn't want the regular "mimed" video thing so I just played it once again, I wanted it to be raw and honest and to show how I improvise around themes when playing guitar live. I think that we captured the spirit of the song both playing wise and with the way it was filmed and I hope people who see this will think the same." Lion Music and Marcus would like to say a big thank you Steff Granström and Andreas Hillerborg for making this video and would also want to thank Martin "E-type" Eriksson for providing the location and Sigge Viking for assistance . “Pictures From A Time Traveller” is out now on Lion Music with full album info (plus online ordering links) at http://lionmusic.com/cd/timetraveller.htm |
| LEAVES´ EYES unveil video for “Hell To The Heavens” |
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LEAVES’
EYES have unveiled their new video for the track “Hell To The
Heavens” from their highly anticipated new album 'Symphonies of the
Night' released this week on Napalm Records Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JPs7rFNGP4 LEAVES' EYES - "Symphonies of the Night" 1. Hell to the Heavens 2. Fading Earth 3. Maid of Lorraine 4. Galswintha 5. Symphony of the Night 6. Saint Cecelia 7. Hymn to the Lone Sands 8. Angel and the Ghost 9. Éléonore de Provence 10. Nightshade 11. Ophelia 12. Eileen's Ardency (Bonus Track)* 13. One Caress (Bonus Track)** * feat. Carmen Elise Espenæs ( MIDNATTSOL, SAVN) ** DEPECHE MODE Cover Catch LEAVES’ EYES on tour in the UK LEAVES’ EYES + Pythia + ATROCITY January 2014 15th CARDIFF – Bogiez 16th NOTTINGHAM – Basement 17th MANCHESTER – Sound Control 18th BIRMINGHAM – Temple 19th LONDON – Garage ‘SYMPHONIES OF THE NIGHT’ is out now on Napalm Records BUY IT HERE: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Symphonies-Night-Leaves-Eyes |
| Entombed Release Vinyl Clandestine |
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CLANDESTINE, the crushing second album from
Swedish death metal legends ENTOMBED, is available now on Full Dynamic
Range vinyl LP including an embossed sleeve. Originally released in 1991, CLANDESTINE has been specially remastered from the original tapes in Full Dynamic Range (FDR) audio, allowing the music's nuances to shine through and giving the album a more ferocious, immersive and dynamic sound than ever before. The limited edition CLANDESTINE Full Dynamic Range vinyl is available now in the following quantities and colours: 100 - Blessed Be White (SOLD OUT) 200 - Burnt Orange 300 - Swedish Split (SOLD OUT) 400 - Sinner's Blood 900 - Black View an image of the vinyl colours at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/clandestine_fdr.jpg Get the CLANDESTINE Full Dynamic Range vinyl with embossed sleeve now from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://webstore.earache.com/entombed or in North America at http://uswebstore.earache.com/entombed The Full Dynamic Range edition of CLANDESTINE is also available now on iTunes at http://bit.ly/1eHyHRh Get more ENTOMBED news and info at: Official site - http://www.entombed.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheEntombed EARACHE RECORDS http://www.earache.com http://www.facebook.com/earacherecords http://twitter.com/earacherecords |
| SKINDRED ANNOUNCE SPECIAL ONE OFF NEWPORT CENTER SHOW WITH THE BLACKOUT: MARCH 8th 2014 |
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New
Single: “Kill the Power” - Release date 13th January 2014
Album:
“Kill the Power” 27th January 2014
UK
Tour Dates with special guests SOil & Viza – Jan/Feb 2014
Skindred
have announced a one off event in Wales at the Newport Centre called
"The Newport Helicop-Tour’ with special guests The Blackout and
more guests to be announced..
Skindred
are set to release the title track from their forthcoming album
through DoubleCross on the 13th January 2014. The call to arms single
will include killer remixes by the likes of Cyantific, Rednek, Zed
Bias, Subsource and licarus
The
band took to the streets and slums of Mumbai, India to film the video,
guerilla style, for the single. Working with the casting director from
“Slumdog Millionaire” the band spent a chaotic few days dodging
police to deliver a powerful trademark live performance, interspersed
around the mean streets of Mumbai. Head over to the bands website to
check it out http://po.st/SkindredVEVO
Skindred’s
5th studio album “Kill the Power” will be released in January
2014. The band will be heading out on a full UK Tour with Special U.S.
guests Chicago’s SOil & L.A.s Viza.
For
a taste of what’s in store on Skindred’s forthcoming album “Kill
the Power” check out teaser track “Ninja” (Featuring the
legendary God of Hellfire himself Arthur Brown on the intro)
With
over 500,000 albums sold, fourpiece Skindred are one of the UK's best
live bands - regularly headlining festival stages from Bogota to
Bosnia and beyond... This year the band will play to audiences of over
2 million. They also made their Reading/Leeds festival debut on the
mainstage in August 2013 with their unique blend of rock, metal,
reggae, roots and dub. Skindred will release their eagerly awaited new
studio album, "Kill The Power", in early 2014. UK tour dates
with Soil and Viza are as follows
Wed
22nd Jan 2014
Norwich, University of East Anglia
Thurs
23rd Jan
Southampton, Mo Club
Fri
24th Jan
Nottingham, Rock City
Sat
25th Jan
Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
Sun
26th Jan
Middlesbrough, Empire
Mon
27th Jan
Glasgow, O2
Wed
29th Jan
Sheffield, Leadmill
Thurs
30th Jan
Bristol, O2 Academy
Fri
31st Jan
Cambridge, The Junction
Sat
1st Feb
London, The Forum
Sun
2nd Feb
Manchester, Academy
Sat
18th March 2014
Newport, Newport Centre – just added
www.facebook.com/skindredofficial
www.skindred.net
Tickets
for the Newport Centre on-sale now priced £17.50, all other
dates are on-sale now (subject to per-ticket charge plus order
processing fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk
or www.ticketmaster.co.uk
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| THE OFFSPRING, STATUS QUO, STEEL PANTHER AND TRIVIUM AMONG NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR DOWNLOAD 2014 |
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Others
acts announced: In Flames, While She Sleeps, Letlive, The Black Dahlia
Murder, Crossfaith, Miss May I, Blessthefall and Dying Fetus Download
Festival’s 12th year is shaping up to be one of its best as the 2014
line up for Europe’s biggest rock festival continues to swarm over
every inch of the rock, metal, punk and alternative music landscape like
a zombie crusade. The
Quo will be joined by Metal titans Trivium who return to Donington for a
very special performance of the set they played at their legendary first
Download Main Stage appearance in 2005. Covering
the classic metal end of the spectrum will be Steel Panther. A firm fan
favourite, the spandex-clad, Sunset Strip rockers will be storming the
sacred Donington stage for a fourth time. All
of these huge bands will join headliners Aerosmith, Avenged Sevenfold
and Linkin Park – playing their celebrated debut album Hybrid Theory
in full - as well as special guests Alter Bridge, Rob Zombie and
Fall Out Boy – all of whom were announced earlier this month. Current
Ticket Prices Weekend
Arena Ticket £160 Weekend
Arena Ticket & 3 night camping
£185 Weekend
Arena Ticket & 5 night camping
£195 |
| KASABIAN ARE COMING HOME - LEICESTER VICTORIA PARK SHOW SAT 21ST JUNE 2014 |
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Kasabian, one of the UK’s best and biggest bands, are set to play a massive headline show at Victoria Park in their Leicester hometown on Saturday 21st June 2014. Without doubt, this will be one of the highlights of next year. Currently holed up in a studio recording their fifth LP, Vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and songwriter Serge Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards and drummer Ian Matthews will play the first ever show staged at Leicester’s Victoria Park bringing their hit-laden set list to the place where it all began. It will be the first time the band have played in the UK since their incendiary headline slot at Queen Elizabeth Park this summer. Serge Pizzorno says: ‘We are hugely honoured to be playing in our home town at such an incredible setting right in the heart of the city. It's a happening we've been planning for years. Summer solstice is coming; set the controls for the heart of the sun’. Kasabian play: June Sat 21st LEICESTER, Victoria Park Kasabian tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 29th November priced at £39.50 (subject to per-ticket charge plus order processing fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk Live Nation’s Andy Copping says "Having worked with Kasabian from the very early days, it has been my dream to stage a really big "homecoming" show for them. The band are very proud of Leicester and this means more to them then any other show they have ever played. Having liaised with the local authority over the last few years to see if it was possible, I am overjoyed that we are finally able to make it happen. I really hope that the people of Leicester will get behind this event and celebrate the success of one of their own" Leicester City Mayor Peter Soulsby said: "Leicester is incredibly proud of Kasabian and we are delighted to host this homecoming concert to celebrate these local heroes. There can be no doubt that this will be one of the musical highlights anywhere in the country next summer." Kasabian have gone from dance-rock outsiders to one of the biggest rock bands in the world, selling out shows around the globe. They have won many awards including a Brit, countless Q and NME awards and been nominated for a prestigious Mercury Award. Aside from cementing their reputation as one of the planet’s best live acts, they have established themselves through four albums –three of which went straight in the UK charts at number 1 - as one of the best and most innovative British rock bands ever with a slew of memorable singles including ‘Processed Beats’, ‘Club Foot’, ‘L.S.F’, ‘Empire’, ‘Shoot The Runner’, ‘Fire’, 'Underdog', 'Days Are Forgotten' and 'Velociraptor', already, 2014 looks like it belongs to them. Local residents tickets with postcode's commencing "LE1 7 and LE2 1" are available on a first come first served basis until Friday 6th December. Please go to www.ticketmaster.co.uk for details. |
| Symphonic Metal Firebrands Winter Storm Release New Video And New Album |
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Brit
Outfit Unleash New Video ‘Wasted Feelings’ In Tandem With Latest
Record Within The Frozen Design “Like Lacuna Coil jamming with Paradise Lost, it’s a powerful mix!” – Powerplay Magazine “A confident album, it flows well as a story and you can feel real empathy for the character!” – Midlands Rocks British symphonic metal upstarts Winter Storm have been busy. Alongside their stunning second record, “Within The Frozen Design”, the band har a brilliant video for their rapturously received new single ‘Wasted Feelings’. Vocalist & Guitarist Hannah Fieldhouse had this to say about the record & the band’s new video “The album is based on the concept of universal design and a being who is designing his own world, which he thinks he has complete control over. However, as the story of the album unravels he realises it was mere coincidence and he has no control and spirals into madness... The song Wasted Feelings is a heavy and fierce song to kick off the album, and we chose this song for that reason. The song is about having feelings on a situation that appear to mean nothing to anyone else, but also relates to this being designing his own world and being able to see into others 'thoughts'. We shot the video at the Academy of Music and Sound in Birmingham, and our Drummer Will Stokes was responsible for a lot of the filming and editing all the footage.” Following on from their stunning debut “Serenity In Darkness”, WS have forged songs of beauty and elegance with a raw, unbridled power that results in a captivating listen. Formed in 2008, the band began getting a firm grip on their sound following some stellar support slots alongside the lines of Alestorm, Sirenia, Theatres Des Vampires, To Mera and Sarah Jezebel Deva to name but a few. Packing out venues left and right, the band became a name and a force to be respected amongst their fellow Female fronted metal peers. Away from the live arena, the band’s work has been recognised elsewhere; having been included alongside the lines of Leaves Eyes, Epica and Stream Of Passion on the Des Filles Et Des Riffes CD and scoring an endorsement with the ever stylish Spiral Clothing. |
| Job for a Cowboy's Nick Schendzielos releases new bass video! |
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Nick Schendzielos, bassist for Job for a Cowboy and Cephalic Carnage, has released his newest video, "Ol Dirty Wizard-1000's Funking Dead Bass Shenanigans" on his YouTube channel "Bassfordays". The video is the first featuring camera work from Matthew Zinke of Matthewknowsphotos, as well as the incredibly surrealistic masks from HyperFlesh's Landon Meier who's Walter White mask made huge waves at Comic-Con when Bryan Cranston wore the mask unbeknownst to the crowd. Watch the video now here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0LsWbKX6eQ
Schendzielos
commented, "I'm extremely brammed to release this latest
video. Working with Matthew Zinke and Landon Meier has really brought
this whole video thing to another level creatively for me. The visual
imagery is astonishing and I can't wait for folks to see what we have in
store. Some seriously amazing guest musicians are going to featured in
the next installments…maybe even the top guitarist in metal? Stay
tuned!" |
| MONTE PITTMAN releases "Before the Mourning Son" single on iTunes! |
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Monte Pittman has released a brand new single on iTunes! Fans can check out "Before the Mourning Son" now here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/before-mourning-son-single/id757978024. The cover image for the single is a still taken from Monte Pittman's recent music video shoot for the same track. The video is currently being completed and a trailer is available now here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhTgmxCqEIw The Power of Three, the upcoming full-length album from award winning, chart topping guitarist,Monte Pittman is set for release on January 27, 2014 through Metal Blade Records. Pittman, along with band members Kane Ritchotte on drums and Max Whipple on bass, went to Copenhagen earlier this year to record the album with producer Flemming Rasmussen.
'A
Dark Horse', the first single from Monte's third album, reflects Monte's
return to his metal roots while demonstrating his Orange gear sound and
tone to perfection. Flemming Rasmussen, famous for Metallica's seminal
album 'Master Of Puppets', produced the album, The Power Of Three,
which is hard and heavy and follows on from Monte's highly successful,
critically acclaimed second album 'Pain, Love & Destiny', which
reached number one in both the rock and pop charts. |
| ENTRAILS begin work on new album & Announce UK dates in February 2014 |
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Deep
in the forests of Sweden, a long trip into the southern countryside and
in the small village of Linneryd, ENTRAILS guitarist Jimmy
Lundqvist has resurrected the old converted woodshed that ENTRAILS used
as rehearsal room in the 90's. Behind these walls he was making some
nasty riffs during the early 90's until the band was put to sleep. It has now become a studio/rehearsal room for the band where they can record all their music including the drums instead of hiring a studio to record some drums. But it doesn't end there; when Jimmy was done with the studio, he was so inspired that he basically locked himself in and wrote music for days. Comments Lundqvist: "These walls have some cool memories and bring me in the mood to create, so it was a good decision to renovate that room and make it a studio combined with a rehearsal room. It took me some weeks during the summer to fix the room and of course I had friends helping me until it was done. Finally we have our own studio which will help us a lot in being even more creative". ENTRAILS have gathered to rehearse and will soon begin the recordings for their fourth album. The Swedish Death Metal machine comments further: "We will work a bit harder to do more shows in 2014 and so far we already have a few confirmed. More to follow soon!" Raging Death, the band's most recent album, was recorded in different studios, the drum recordings took place at the Racetrack studios while the basis recordings were done at Jimmy's own The Crypt recording studios. The album was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound. "Now on their third album, Entrails are still putting young knockoff artists to shame. Perfect for blasting, banging, and bashing." Stereogum.com "Raging Death is barbarically straight- forward. Laced with sinister melodies and dense, thumping grooves, the prime objective is, inarguably, head-banging… it's clear that Entrails have hit the nail through the head. A gruesomely good time." About.com ENTRAILS 22/02/14 DE ˆ München ˆ Feierwerk w/Fleshcrawl, Deserted Fear, Revel In Flesh, Lifeless 28/02/14 UK ˆ London ˆ The Unicorn 01/03/14 UK ˆ Manchester ˆ FOAD Fest @ Sound Control 02/03/14 UK ˆ Oxford ˆ The Wheat Sheaf 22/05/14 US ˆ New York ˆ Saint Vitus Bar 23-25/05/14 US ˆ Baltimore ˆ Maryland Deathfest Check out ENTRAILS music and ordering options @ http://www.metalblade.com/entrails https://www.facebook.com/Entrails666 http://www.youtube.com/user/entrailsswe |
| THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER announced for Download 2014 |
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have announced they will play Download 2014 They will join The Offspring, Status Quo, Trivium, In Flames, While She Sleeps as well as Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Aerosmith and Rob Zombie with many more still to be announced. DOWNLOAD will be held at Donington Park on 13th – 15th June 2014. Keep up to date with the very latest info on DOWNLOAD’s official sites at http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/ ‘EVERBLACK’ is out now on Metal Blade BUY IT HERE: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ |
| Timo Tolkki's Avalon enters studio and adds original Stratovarius keyboard player into the line up |
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Finnish
composer/producer and guitar player Timo Tolkki will enter East Sound
Studios in Helsinki, Finland on the 25th of November to start the
recording for the follow up album to the highly acclaimed debut
"The Land Of New Hope". |
| RHAPSODY OF FIRE: „Dark Wings Of Steel“ out now / new trailer available! |
Finally
the highly-anticipated new studio album of Epic Symphonic Metal kings
RHAPSODY OF FIRE is released in Europe! “Dark Wings Of Steel” is
availalble as CD, ltd. Digipak & ltd. 2-Vinyl (in red and black).
The new tracks „Silver
Lake Of Tears“ and „Rising
From Tragic Flames“ are available for streaming, now also a new trailer
video can be found on Youtube.
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| BRAINSTORM to release “Firesoul” in April! |
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Highly-acclaimed
German Power Metal masters BRAINSTORM have set „Firesoul“ as the
title for their new album which will be released in early April.
The band has entered the House Of Audio studios with Achim Köhler (who
worked on their classic albums „Soul Temptation“ und „Liquid
Monster“ before) a few weeks ago. On BRAINSTORM‘s Facebook
page you get the latest informations about the recordings and also
the first making of videos are available there exclusively. Vocalist Andy B. Franck comments: “Hi there! We’re still recording parts for our new album „Firesoul“. Without being overconfident we can say that we are very happy and proud to record one of our best albums so far. It’s awesome to work with Achim Köhler again and the new material exceeds our own expectations. I LOVE it and now we will take care that these killer tracks will get the sound they need. Stay tuned!" 
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EXIT
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Exit
Recorded
January 2013.
Produced,
engineered, mixed and mastered by Matt Elliss at Axis Studios,
Cover
artwork by Mike Collins of Lungfull Design.
Band
website: www.exitstate.com
Label
website: www.rocksector.com
The
song is about that little area of self-doubt that people in most walks
of life have in the back of their mind, yet self-doubt is the last
thing in the thoughts of Exit State members Roy Bright, Peat Hicks,
Phil Ireland and Matt Harris. This band has been on the crest of a
wave during the past couple of years through a series of support slots
with Reckless Love, Andy Cairns (Therapy?), Zico Chain, Black Spiders
and most famously a UK tour with Michael Schenker epitomised by a
startling performance at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.
Third
album "Let's See It All" is the culmination of hard work
both on the live circuit and in the studio, prompting these 9/10 album
review comments from Powerplay.. "There were mutterings about
them being something special.. now they've delivered.. deserves to be
in the charts, nestling with the likes of Alter Bridge".
Hailing
from
Upon
appointment as official patrons of chART - Children's Hospice Arts,
the band celebrated with the May 2013 release of the
"Crystalline" single (also from the "Let's See It
All" album) with proceeds donated to the said charity and at
which point Exit State were proud to be championed by both Bumblefoot
of Guns n Roses and Wayne Findlay of Michael Schenker Group.
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| IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WIZZ WIZZARD.... |
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From
7th December guitarists Mario & Jan will no longer be part of Wizz
Wizzard. We're very sad to make this announcement & although we
remain friends, it's become clear during the past few months that
despite the great progress made so far, we have some different ideas of
how to move the band further forward. Despite our best efforts, we have
been unable to solve the differences between us & so we have agreed
to go separate ways. The rest of the band - myself, Steve DC & Dtroy
Warwick wish Mario & Jan lots of luck & success with whatever
they do next & thank them for their contribution to the band's
history & success. The band now needs 2 new guitarists so if you're interested please email me at phb.music@telenet.be or message me on Facebook with your details. We look forward to the next chapter in the band's story. Wizz |
| IN SOLITUDE's appearance on Sveriges Television in Sweden now available with English subtitles! |
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In
Solitude fans may have already seen the live clip filmed by
Sveriges Television (SvT) in Sweden and posted to PSL, the online music
section of SvT, but now the entire feature, "On the Dark Side of
Uppsala with In Solitude," has been made available with English
subtitles. The two part series was filmed this spring when In Solitude
took a break from recording their third album, "Sister", to
show SvT one of their favorite places in the world: the 400 year old
Uppsala castle ruin. When the clock struck midnight (exactly 446 years
after the crazy king Erik XIV of Sweden went on a killing spree through
the castle) the band performed two songs: "A Buried Sun" and
"Jesus i betong", a cover of Swedish punk band Cortex. Watch
both episodes, including the songs and the bonus material where the band
speaks about meeting some of their idols, now here: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/blogg/psl-pa-uppsalas-skuggsida/
You
can find the live performances from inside the castle of "A Buried
Sun" and "Jesus I Betong" on the PSL blog here: |
| GWAR Debuts Video For "Madness at the Core of Time" |
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Sure
they may have just finished the first leg of their most brutal tour to
date, but the Intergalactic Warlords are not ready for a break just yet.
People have been asking when there will be a video for a song from GWAR's
latest masterpiece Battle Maximus and now they have an answer.
Today your Lords and Masters bring to you the video for "Madness at
the Core of Time". Check out the video here and pick up
your copy of Battle Maximus. (Seriously if you haven't gotten
it yet, what the FUCK are you waiting for? Oderus needs drug
money)
http://www.metalblade.com/gwar/ Quoth Oderus: "We
made a video? I have been so busy touring, getting loaded and
mouthing off I didn't even notice. But I am sure it's the best
video ever, simply because GWAR is in it." Following
a short Antarctic slumber GWAR will return to the road with
three shows around the holidays (December 27th ˆ 29th) with Battlecross
and Iron Reagan providing support. Then it's off to Antarctica again
before heading "down under" for their appearance on the 2014
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| RIVERS OF NIHIL release "A Fertile Altar" lyric video |
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Rivers
of Nihil have posted a brand new lyric video on metalblade.com/riversofnihil.
The video is for "A Fertile Altar" from "The Conscious
Seed of Light" and is a punishing nod to old school death metal. Rivers
of Nihil recently wrapped up a Fall full of shows throughout the
east coast and Midwest United Stated with Dying Fetus, Exhumed, and
more. The band is currently working on tours for 2014 to continue their
campaign in support of "The Conscious Seed of Light." Bassist Adam Biggs elaborates on "A Fertile Altar": "Musically, this song is a bit of a nod to all of our old-school death metal influences. It's kind of a more straight-forward head banger with a bridge part perfect for fist pumping and all-round pit brutality. The lyrics were inspired by the disgusting cult actions of Warren Jeffs and his FLDS church in the early 2000's. Jeffs gained notoriety for controlling the lives of families involved with his sect and preying on their children. However, I always envisioned this song to be spoken from the point of view of a wolf. I really enjoy adding a layer of dualism within these songs." Rivers of Nihil's debut album, "The Conscious Seed of Light," was recorded in March of 2013 at Mana Recording Studios in Florida with famed metal producer/musician Erik Rutan. While "The Conscious Seed of Light" is not necessarily a concept album traditionally speaking, Rivers of Nihilbegan their project with the idea that they would release four separate albums tied together with one common theme: each reflecting a particular season of a year. Bassist Adam Biggs elaborates; "The Conscious Seed of Light is intended to be representative of spring and explores various themes concerning new beginnings, growth, and an attachment to the natural world in a post-human Earth. Unlike some concept records however, we wanted to allow each song to work on its own terms. Rather than have the songs rely on each other to move a specific story structure forward; they work within their own separate narratives, but ultimately serve the album's broader concept." Rivers of Nihil's lineup is rounded out by guitarists Brody Uttley and Jon Kunz, as well as vocalist Jake Dieffenbach and drummer Ron Nelson. http://www.facebook.com/riversofnihil https://twitter.com/riversofnihil http://www.riversofnihilpa.bandcamp.com |
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EAGLES ADD EXTRA UK DATES TO THEIR HISTORY OF THE EAGLES 2014 TOUR |
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Due
to phenomenal demand, Eagles have added extra dates in London and
Glasgow to their previously announced “History of the Eagles”
concert tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2014. The tour will
begin on Wednesday 28th May at the LG Arena Birmingham, England. The
2014 UK and Irish “History of the Eagles” tour includes shows in
Glasgow, Scotland; Dublin, Ireland; and London, Leeds, &
Manchester, England. A complete list of concerts can be found below.
The
Eagles – Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit -
will perform classics spanning their career, including some that have
never been performed live, as well as songs featured in History of the
Eagles, the band’s acclaimed, top-selling documentary. History
of the Eagles made its European premiere during the second Sundance
London film and music festival on April 25, 2013 at The O2 in London.
The Eagles last performed in the United Kingdom in July 2009.
Available
on DVD and Blu-ray, History of the Eagles is a meticulous creation
featuring rare archival material, concert footage, and never-before
seen home movies that explore the evolution and enduring popularity of
one of the world’s biggest-selling and culturally significant
American bands. Available through usual outlets, online at
Amazon.com and www.eaglesband.com.
History of the Eagles has already been certified Platinum in the U.S.
and UK.
The
Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, earning five
#1 U.S. singles and six GRAMMY® Awards. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
is the best-selling album of all time, exceeding sales of 29 million
units. The band’s Hotel California and Their Greatest Hits Volume 2
have sold more than 16 and 11 million albums respectively. The Eagles
were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
History
of the Eagles 2014 tour
dates:
Wed
28 May
Birmingham, England
LG Arena Birmingham
Sat
31 May
Glasgow, Scotland
The Hydro
Mon
02 June
Glasgow, Scotland
The Hydro
Wed
04 June
Dublin, Ireland
The O2
Mon
16 June
London, England
The O2
Wed
18 June
London, England
The O2
Mon
23 June
Leeds, England
first direct arena
Wed
25 June
Manchester, England
Phones 4u Arena
All
tickets are on-sale now priced £45 / £60 / £75 / £125 in
Glasgow and £50 / £65 / £80 / £125 in all other UK venues (all
tickets subject to per-ticket charge plus order processing fee) from www.livenation.co.uk
or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
With tickets for the Dublin show priced €73.50 / €93.50 (subject
to per-ticket charge plus order processing fee) available from www.mcd.ie.
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| RED DRAGON CARTEL TO RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT VIA FRONTIERS RECORDS |
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New
Album by Band Comprised of Former Ozzy Osbourne/Badlands Guitar Legend
Jake E. Lee, Bassist Ronnie Mancuso, Vocalist D.J. Smith and Drummer
Jonas Fairley Set for Release in January The
newest band ready to take aim at the creative void in the hard rock
world, Red Dragon Cartel, are set to release their debut album via
Frontiers Records. The self-titled debut by the band made up of guitar
legend Jake E. Lee, bassist Ronnie Mancuso, singer D.J. Smith and
drummer Jonas Fairley is set for release on January 24th in Europe and
January 28th in North America. Jake
E. Lee is best known for his work in Badlands and as guitarist for Ozzy
Osbourne on Bark at the Moon and
The Ultimate Sin albums. Red
Dragon Cartel also features various guest appearances from some of
music’s most notable faces including legendary Cheap Trick vocalist
Robin Zander, original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di’Anno, Kill Devil
Hill/Pantera bassist Rex Brown, Slash’s Conspirators Todd Kearns and
Brent Fitz and In This Moment front woman Maria Brink. The album was
produced by Ronnie Mancuso and Jake E. Lee and was executive produced,
mixed and mastered by Kevin Churko (In This Moment, Ozzy Osbourne, Five
Finger Death Punch). From
the opening riff of “Deceived” to final sustained piano chord of
“Exquisite Tenderness,” it is clear Red
Dragon Cartel has created an album that stands amongst some of the
greatest hard rock albums of all time. Infectious songs such as “Shout
It Out,” “Wasted” and “Slave” showcase the band’s ability to
write memorable hooks and vocal melodies. Robin Zander of Cheap Trick
lends his voice to the track “Feeder” and a lyric video for the song
can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/FeederLyricVideo.
Maria Brink of In This Moment lends her unique vocals to the track
“Big Mouth.” Paul Di’Anno and Sass Jordan also lend their talents
to the band’s debut. Jake E. Lee’s trademark playing style instantly
shines through and picks up right where he left off. The album is
available for pre-order on Amazon.com at http://amzn.to/1aYjMng
or digitally on iTunes at http://smarturl.it/reddragoncartel that
comes with an instant download of “Deceived.” The
track listing for Red Dragon
Cartel is:
1.
Deceived 2.
Shout It Out 3.
Feeder with Robin Zander 4.
Fall From The Sky (Seagull) 5.
Wasted with Paul Di’Anno 6.
Slave 7.
Big Mouth with Maria Brink 8.
War Machine 9.
Redeem Me with Sass Jordan 10. Exquisite Tenderness |
| Riot Announce New Lead Singer |
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RIOT would like to thank all of our fans for their undying patience, love and support as we go through a difficult transitional period for the band. As all of you know, we lost our inspirational leader, founder and brother Mark Reale last year after a long battle with Crohn's disease. In Mark's honor and with the blessing of his father, Tony Reale, we have decided to continue to carry the torch for our fallen comrade. There has been a lot of speculation and opinions concerning what the band should do next. We understand the apprehensions held by many, but out of respect for Mark and our legion of fans we have decided to continue to bring you the Riot music you've come to know, love and appreciate throughout the years. We promise to continue on in this same great tradition. We couldn't move forward without your support. We
also would like to thank the many singers who tried-out to be a vocalist
with Riot as we worked to replace the great Tony Moore, who has decided
to step away from the music business. He has settled down with his wife,
Ann and a great job. We thank Tony for joining us on a reunion record
and a few dates for our fans and we wish him and his wife nothing but
the best; Never Surrender Tony! Todd is the fifth in series of great RIOT frontmen. Phase One: Guy Speranza; Phase Two: Rhett Forrester; Phase Three: Tony Moore, Phase Four: Mike DiMeo and now Phase Five: Todd Michael Hall! With a few European Riot V (Mark Reale Tribute) dates being booked for early 2014 and a new album in the works for a summer 2014 release, Riot V is inspired as never before and still at the top of its game. The new CD promises to be a true successor to the legacy of “Thundersteel,” “Privilege of Power” and “Immortal Soul.” Mark Reale and the Riot legacy will forever shine on and as long as the people demand it we will keep coming back with great music for years to come. Thank you and lots of love for your faith and undying support throughout the years and for your future support. Please welcome Todd Michael Hall to Riot V. |
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