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Notice how many so called Rock bands now sound like the most over produced pop garbage? It's like Rock 'N' Roll has had it's testicles removed. Rock was never supposed to be so damn safe! True Rock is dirty ugly and mean and Black Robot brings back that feel that so many seem to miss.

The bands new material sounds like they hit record and went for it. No 20 takes. No over saturation of effects where their is no way a band can pull it off live without the background tape being louder than the actual band. This is about as raw as Rock gets. So if you are looking for some weak pop tune someone can sing on American idol, keep looking. This is not your band! If you want to be reminded of the integrity Rock 'n' Roll used to have, take a listen.

Listen as JB talks about all things Black Robot. Including his time with Buckcherry, what Black Robot has to offer, and why you should give this new band a chance.

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Since the release of their debut album “Dawn of Possession” (Roadrunner) in 1991, IMMOLATION has been a driving force in the extreme metal scene that they helped define. Never a band to rely on their previous efforts, IMMOLATION has continued album after album to refine and hone their unique style and sound, creating some of the darkest and most adventurous death metal the scene has ever heard. With such classic albums as “Here In After”, “Failures for Gods”, and “Close To A World Below” (Metal Blade), as well as their more recent critically acclaimed releases, “Unholy Cult”, “Harnessing Ruin”, “Hope and Horror” and “Shadows In The Light” (Listenable/Century Media), the band has developed into one of the premier extreme acts of our time.


Legends in the underground scene with over two decades under their belts, one of the most ferocious live bands out there, and now with a new album ready to drop in 2010,… IMMOLATION does not look like they are letting up anytime soon! With the release of Majesty and Decay, their first for Nuclear Blast Records, IMMOLATION has not only once again surpassed their previous releases, but has also without a doubt created their strongest, best produced and most crushing album to date! If a band has ever gotten better with age, IMMOLATION is the finest example. Recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios with long time producer Paul Orofino, mixed and mastered by the talents of Zack Ohren (Castle Ultimate Studios), and with the stunning artwork of Par Olofsson to complete the package, “Majesty and Decay” is an instant classic!


With even a more violent militant edge, and some of the most disheartening musical landscapes the band has ever created, “Majesty and Decay” towers in size and scope, taking the listener to the darkest, bleakest depths that only IMMOLATION can provide. From some of the bands fastest moments recorded, to their most pounding unrelenting scores of depravation, “Majesty and Decay” has enough diversity and dynamics to lay the most die-hard listener to waste! If any album can define death metal today in its most true and matured form, this is it! Experience IMMOLATION for yourself and revel in the Majesty and Decay!!! See the band devastate North America, Europe and beyond when they hit the live circuit in 2010/2011!



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After a successful North American tour with Dragonforce in support of
their latest Billboard charting release, The Days Of Grays, Finland's
SONATA ARCTICA will be returning to the U.S. and Canada to play 24
headlining shows with Mutiny Within and Powerglove.

Listen to our exclusive interview as frontman Tony Kakko talks about Sonata Arctica to a depth seldom heard.


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Retro Grave was born from Jeff Olson, a percussion artist from the internationally acclaimed doom metal band, Trouble. The release of Trouble's debut, "Psalm 9," in 1984 and the "The Skull" following in 1985 soon led to the departure of Olson to pursue teaching music while simultaneously writing musical scores and, later, receiving a BM degree in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music. During that departure, Olson still participated in all of Trouble's future albums with the exception of "Manic Frustration" recorded in 1992. Olson later rejoined Trouble for the albums, "Plastic Green Head," "Simple Mind Condition," "Unplugged," and "Live in LA."

Olson has toured internationally with Trouble, off and on since 1979, headlining shows throughout the US and performing at numerous music festivals throughout Europe that included the infamous 1995 Dynamo Open Air Festival in front of a staggering record high audience for Dynamo of over 118,000 people. Olson's last show with Trouble was at "The End" club in Nashville, Tenn on July 19, 2008. Although retired from Trouble, Olson wanted to continue on with his own band, Retro Grave.

Listen to our exclusive interview as Jeff talks about all things Retro Grave.

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What can be said about the legendary Dropkick Murphys that hasn't been said a million times before? The best American Celtic punk/hardcore punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts. First playing together in the basement of a friend's barbershop, they blended traditional Celtic folk rock and punk rock in a way no one else had. Their influences include Stiff Little Fingers, The Pogues, The Clash, Thin Lizzy, The Dubliners, Hot Water Music, and the Swingin' Utters.

The band has made a name for itself and built a following as a result of their non-stop touring all over the world and their St. Patrick's Day weekend shows, which are held in and around Boston. It was from one of those legendary shows that this recording was made.


The intensity and camaraderie of last year’s St. Patrick’s Day shows are captured on the live CD/DVD LIVE ON LANSDOWNE, BOSTON MA, due March 16 on the band’s own Born & Bred Records (ILG). Following in the tradition of 2002’s Live On St. Patrick’s Day From Boston MA—which has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide—LIVE ON LANSDOWNE features an entirely different 20-song set list and a guest appearance by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones on DKM’s platinum-selling single “I’m Shipping Up To Boston.”

Listen as Matt Kelly talks about all things Dropkick Murphy's, some politics, and so much more.

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In July, 2009, it was announced that work was ongoing for their next record Starve for the Devil. In September, recording sessions began with Nathaniel Carter performing bass and production being handled again by Chris "Zeuss" Harris.

Starve For The Devil was released in North America on February 9th and sold around 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at No. 13 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

Listen to our exclusive interview with Arsis main man James Malone as he talks about all things Arsis!

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Trainwreck has been described by Gass as a “cornucopia of rock and a 5-headed hydra of pleasure”.

The Wreckoning is Trainwreck’s latest 15-song release that features instant classics such as “Milk The Cobra”, “Bothered & Hot” and “El Mustachio”. All tracks highlight the bands par-tay credo. Case in point, the video for “Brodeo”, a tale of man-on-man ‘bonding’ could very well be the band's manthem. Lyrics touch on the finer points of beer pong, chips and dip and lots of energetic men taking their shirts off at a pool party sans chicks. It’s a visual Broverload to be sure.

Trainwreck’s absurdist comedy stage banter and lyrics are derived from characters they’ve developed within the band; essentially living caricatures of themselves. Never ones to shy away from big guitars (or occasional flute fugues and fantasy), Trainwreck have earned themselves fans all over the globe headlining venues in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Trainwreck is: Kyle Gass (aka Klip Calhoun) from Tenacious D, Jason Reed (aka “Lee of the D” & biker hayseed Darryl Donald), John Konesky (aka John Bartholomew Shredman), John Spiker (aka Boy Johnny) and Nate Rothacker (aka Dallas St. Bernard). The band thrives on tours that have occasionally left melted faces, busted ear-fannies and the occasional bastard child in their wake. Their latest release is The Wreckoning.

Listen to our exclusive interview with Kyle Gass as he talks about all things Trainwreck. If you are a fan of Tenacious D, you will be a fan of Trainwreck. Before listening to the interview just watch their two videos linked below...