Rock my Monkey Tv Interviews Powerglove - Oct 2011

Powerglove is so focused on the crowd having fun that they bring silly TO THE EXTREME! No seriously, there is very little about Powerglove that is serious, but their musicianship is top notch. It was great to see them in concert and it was a blast to do this interview. I hope you have as much fun watching it as I had doing it.



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Powerglove Premiere "Batman" Video

International videogame metal act POWERGLOVE have revealed their brand new video for "BATMAN," the lead track off their latest release "Saturday Morning Apocalypse" which came out late last year.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.

Guitarist Chris Marchiel offers his own explination. "David Brodsky and I just finished our music video for Batman. In typical POWERGLOVE fashion we did things a little differently. After shooting our green screen performance footage we captured tons of "sprite" images of ourselves in the style of Mortal Kombat then processed those into full sets of 16 bit action moves. Then, instead of just animating those, I programmed several video game fight scenarios with the band as playable characters and recorded takes of me playing through the mini games. The result is a combination of green screen performance in original 16 bit environments, traditional sprite based animation and recorded gaming sequences and the end result is silly, unique and just plain fun.

The band released "Saturday Morning Apocalypse" last year to much critical praiase, "Saturday Morning Apocalypse proves that fast paced metal guitar solos and riffs can be injected into cartoon theme songs and be extremely fun to listen to," says cosmosgaming.com. The record features 11 tracks of mind pounding metal renditions of popular Saturday morning cartoons we all remember.

1. X-men
2. Gotta Catch Em All (Pokémon)
3. The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
4. This Is Halloween (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
5. Batman
6. Transformers
7. Inspector Gadget
8. Heffalumps and Woozles (Winnie the Pooh)
9. The Simpsons (feat. Tony Kakko)
10. The Flintstones
11. Gotta Catch Em All (Pokémon; feat. Tony Kakko)

Preview/Purchase on iTunes for $7.99 HERE

The band is currecntly shredding on this year's SUMMER SLAUGHTER tour. They are supporting THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and WHITECHAPEL alongside SIX FEET UNDER and DYING FETUS. Keep an eye on the official Summer Slaughter Facebook page for more info!

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Summer Slaughter Tour Dates

7/29 San Francisco, CA - The Filmore
7/30 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
7/31 Scottsdale, AZ - The Venue Scottsdale
8/2 Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
8/4 Louisville, KY - Expo Five
8/5 Detroit, MI - St Andrews
8/6 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
8/7 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
8/8 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
8/9 Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
8/10 Montreal, QC - Olympia
8/11 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
8/12 Worcester, MA - Palladium
8/13 Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
8/14 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
8/16 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
8/17 Ft Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
8/19 Houston, TX - House of Blues
8/20 San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live
8/21 Dallas, TX - House of Blues

Symphony X: Digital Single Now Available

Click to enlarge“The End Of Innocence,” a track off SYMPHONY X’s upcoming album Iconoclast, is now available for purchase as a digital single on Amazon.com & on iTunes.  The single also includes an instrumental version of the track.

Iconoclast is SYMPHONY X’s eighth studio album and will be available in Europe on June 17^th and in North America on June 21^st.  It is the follow-up to 2007’s Paradise Lost, which has sold over 60,000 copies in North America.

Illustrator and film concept artist Warren Flanagan (Watchmen, The Incredible Hulk, 2012) created the artwork for the digital single and the album.  

SYMPHONY X are currently on their North American headlining tour with Boston‘s Powerglove and Montreal’s Blackguard.  The band is playing an extended set for their American and Canadian fans and including material from new album.  Remaining tour dates for are as follows:

05/04/11  Blue Bird Theatre – Denver, CO

05/06/11  El Corazon – Seattle, WA

05/07/11  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

05/08/11  The Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

05/10/11  House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA

05/11/11  Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ

05/13/11  Trees – Dallas, TX

05/14/11  Scout Bar – Houston, TX

05/15/11  Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

05/17/11  The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

05/18/11  Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

05/19/11  The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

05/20/11  Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

05/21/11  Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC

05/22/11  Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

Click to enlargeThe track listing for the jewel-cased version of Iconoclast is:

01.  Iconoclast

02.  The End Of Innocence

03.  Dehumanized

04.  Bastards Of The Machine

05.  Heretic

06.  Children Of A Faceless God

07.  Electric Messiah

08.  Prometheus (I Am Alive)

09.  When All Is Lost

Click to enlargeThe track listing for the 2-CD Special Edition digi-pak version of Iconoclast – which is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com - is:

CD 1:

01.  Iconoclast

02.  The End Of Innocence

03.  Dehumanized

04.  Bastards Of The Machine

05.  Heretic

06.  Children Of A Faceless God

07.  When All Is Lost

CD 2:

01.  Electric Messiah

02.  Prometheus (I Am Alive)

03.  Light Up The Night

04.  The Lords Of Chaos

05.  Reign In Madness

Visit SYMPHONY X online at www.SYMPHONYX.com, www.facebook.com/SYMPHONYX, www.myspace.com/OFFICIALSYMPHONYX, and twitter.com/SYMPHONYX.

Blackguard Set Out On Symphony X Tour

Click to enlargeThe Canadian epic metal outfit, Blackguard, are back stateside for what is promising to be the metal tour of the summer. Returning from their recent European run, Blackguard joins Symphony X and Powerglove to melt faces across the country.

The success of the band’s recent release, Firefight, has gotten people talking, and it’s no wonder; Blackguard has proven they can hold their own with the likes of Deicide, Belphegor, Epica, Nevermore, Suffocation and many more of metal’s heavyweights. This tour is sure to continue their brutal live performance legacy.

Apr 21 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
Apr 22 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
Apr 23 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Apr 25 Montreal,QC @ Métropolis
Apr 26 Quebec City, QC @ Salle Albert-Rousseau
Apr 27 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
Apr 29 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
Apr 30 Detroit, MI @ Blondie’s
May 01 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
May 02 St Paul, MN @ Station 4
May 04 Denver, CO  @ Bluebird Theatre
May 06 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
May 07 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
May 08 San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center
May 09 Las Vegas, NV @ Cheyenne Saloon
May 10 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
May 11 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
May 13 Dallas, TX @ Tree's
May 14 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
May 15 San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
May 17 Orlando, FL @ Club at Firestone
May 18 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
May 19 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
May 20 Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 Tavern
May 21 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall  May 22 West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
May 23 Trenton, NJ @ Championships w/ Powerglove
*May 24 Kingston, NY @ The Basement
*May 25 Auburn, ME @ Velvet Underground

*headlining

For more information on Blackguard visit: 

http://www.victoryrecords.com/artists/blackguard

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http://www.myspace.com/blackguard



Nevermore Withdraw From Upcoming North American Tour

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It is with great regret that we notify NEVERMORE fans that the band has withdrawn from their upcoming North American tour.

The tour will continue as planned with Symphony X, Powerglove and Blackguard. An official statement from the band will be issued soon. Thanks, as always, for supporting NEVERMORE and Century Media.