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The New RockMyMonkey.com Will Launch This Week! [News]

Mark Carras

Hey everyone,

I know what you are thinking. "Damn Mark sure has been lazy lately! Has he just given up on the site? Is RockMyMonkey.com about to go away for good? Why no updates for so long?"

Well, I am preparing to move the site to a more dependable host. It is also a host that provides a better CMS (content management system). That would be the software the site runs on. I am VERY close to launching the new version.

Want a preview of the new version of RockMyMonkey.com? CLICK HERE

WRITERS: Do not submit anything new right now. This site will be nuked in the next day or so. I will have tutorial videos for the new site very soon. Please be patient.

Dimmu Borgir: New Album Artwork & Title Revealed [News]

Mark Carras

For Immediate Release

DIMMU BORGIR: NEW ALBUM ARTWORK & TITLE REVEALED

The artwork created for the new DIMMU BORGIR album Abrahadabra by German artist / painter / graphic designer Joachim Luetke www.luetke.com/intro/luetke_com.html (Arch Enemy, Kreator, Sopor Aeternus) has been uploaded to the band's MySpace page www.myspace.com/dimmuborgir

The word "abrahadabra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahadabra " (which roughly translates into "I will create as I speak") first publicly appeared in Chapter III of Liber AL vel Legis (commonly referred to as The Book of the Law www.sacred-texts.com/oto/engccxx.htm ) written by Aleister Crowley in Cairo, Egypt in 1904.

DIMMU BORGIR singer/songwriter Shagrath shares the following about the new album:

"After eleven months of total focus, dedication and professional team work, Darkness has been reborn. Some people have expressed their concern about the future of the band since the departure of some members of the clan. Let me assure you that things happen for a reason. The black flame burns brighter than ever before. With the mixture of our different musical preferences and the personalities involved, I will dare to say we have created a BEAST, the most detailed work to date out of our 17 years of existence. I know it's too much of a cliché to brag when you have a done a new album, but to put it short and simple, it's a fist in the face to all the doubters out there. Forward - Onward - March... ENTER THE SUPREME UNKNOWN."

For the second time in the band's career (i.e. 1996's Stormblåst), a one-word album title breaks the tradition of a three-word album title for a new studio release dating back to DIMMU BORGIR's 1994's debut, For All Tid.

Guitarist/songwriter Silenoz has this to say on the topic:

"We knew there would be some big changes with this album in more than one way and since we've had the three word title tradition for many years now, we thought it'd make a lot of sense for us to move on from that. It has served its purpose. We are a band that's all about change and moving forward. An album title consisting of one word goes hand-in-hand with the new material - it describes both the musical and lyrical content in a more imaginary way, not to mention the unity and the everlasting flame which is DIMMU BORGIR. Expect the unexpected!"

When asked about the central figure in the artwork and who/what he's supposed to represent, artist Joachim Luetke responds:

"I think that's obvious. Since the whole 'setting' is located in an icy, bleak, winter-y, post-industrial era, we're pretty close to H.P. Lovecraft's nameless elder gods. They're represented by the mask's tentacles. In short: the mask/face personifies dominion of powers far beyond mankind. The nameless gods witnessed the birth of our universe and they'll watch it implode. To them, the age of mankind is but a blink of an eye."

Abrahadabra will be released in Germany on September 24th, in the rest of Europe on September 27th, and in North America on October 12th.

For the latest updates, visit DIMMU BORGIR online at www.DIMMU-BORGIR.com and www.myspace.com/DIMMUBORGIR

Pixies Add More Dates To 2010 U.S. Doolittle Tour [News]

Mark Carras

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PIXIES ADD MORE DATES TO 2010 U.S. "DOOLITTLE TOUR"

LOS ANGELES, CA -- With sold out shows in Austin, Tulsa, Kansas City and Nashville, the Pixies announce that they are adding more concerts to their 2010 U.S. "Doolittle Tour."

A second show in Nashville on September 11, a second Austin show confirmed for September 21, as well as stops in Charlotte, NC (September 9) and Asheville, NC (September 12), are now part of the "Doollittle Tour" itinerary. Tickets for all of these added shows are now on sale (see below for details).

The 2010 U.S. "Doolittle Tour" extends the 20th anniversary celebration of the release of the band's classic 1989 album, Doolittle, as the Pixies - Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering - will perform the album, start-to-finish, as well as its related B-sides: "Weird at My School," "Dancing the Mantra Ray," and "Bailey's Walk," among them. Doolittle, the band's third album and the first to chart on Billboard's album charts, includes classics such as "Debaser," "Wave of Mutilation," "Here Comes Your Man," "Hey," and "Gouge Away."

An imaginative cinematic production has been created for the "Doolittle Tour." Designed by long-time Pixies lighting designer Myles Mangino and designer Paul Normandale, the set features four huge, undulating, eyeball-like spheres flown just below the lighting rig and are part of the concert's light show. Filmmakers Judy Jacobs, Tom Winkler, Brent Felix and Melinda Tupling were brought on board to create 11 films especially for the production. The films are projected onto a massive backdrop video screen to accompany 12 of the 21 songs that comprise the show.

As an example, visuals accompanying the song "Debaser" are from a compilation titled "Forbidden Images." The hauntingly beautiful black and white footage from the 1920s depicts the beginning of the women's rights movement, showing women's exuberant playfulness, femininity and sensuality. The footage, a little too progressive for its time period, was originally banned from theaters.

For "Here Comes Your Man," a four-way split screen displays close up images of the band members dancing along to the song; "I Bleed" sees blood dripping down the screen in time to the music; "Hey" features hand-drawn animation of the song's lyrics by Hollywood animator Tom Winkler; clouds, black holes, and Mankind's arrogance destroying the Earth are the focus for "Monkey Gone to Heaven," while "La La Love You" is a humorous animated piece starring hearts with legs.

The concert opens with the showing of the 1929 silent surrealist short film, "Un Chien Andalou," which was produced in France by Spanish director Luis Bunuel and artist Salvador Dali, and provided the impetus for Black Francis in writing "Debaser."

The "Doolittle Tour" launched on September 30, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland, and played sold-out shows everywhere - Scotland, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, and to 20,000 fans over four nights in London. It then came to America last November, playing multiple-night sell-outs from Los Angeles to Chicago to New York, and then in March, 2010 sold-out shows were performed in five Australian cities. The tour received five-star reviews in the [London] Times, the Guardian and the Independent, and, according to one U.S. alt/weekly, "The Pixies continue to WOW."

The Boston-formed Pixies have been acclaimed as the most influential pioneering band of the late '80s alt/rock movement. Their five studio releases and six years together effectively blazed the path for groups like Nirvana, Radiohead, and Pearl Jam to rise to superstardom. They disbanded in 1993 and launched their reunion tour in April 2004 when virtually every, single date sold out within minutes and fans traveled hundreds of miles to attend a show. In post-Pixies years, Black Francis has enjoyed a successful solo career as Frank Black, Kim Deal went on to form the Platinum-selling band the Breeders, Joey Santiago started the band The Martinis and has carved a career as a music composer for film and TV, and David Lovering performs as a magician and continues to drum.

Confirmed dates for the Pixies' 2010 U.S. Doolittle Tour are as follows:

SEPTEMBER
7 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA*
9 Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC*
10 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
11 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
12 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC*

13 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA*
17 Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO
18 Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK**
19 Verizon Theatre, Dallas, TX*
20 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
21 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX***
22 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX***
24 Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ (tix sold through the venue)
25 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV*

26 RIMAC Arena, San Diego, CA*

* Tickets sold through Ticketmaster
** Tickets sold through Protix
*** Tickets sold through Frontgate

How Old News? [News]

Mark Carras

Ok, so news here is now done by the great and wonderful MsGoth84. Although she is learning fast and doing a great job, she happens to have been out o state for awhile. So there is a backlog of news.

Do I let the news just go? That would be a horrid idea. Right now I am trying to make some money on the side to save the site. The site is in debt and making money on the side is the only way to keep this beat going. This means that I can't post the news with any kind of dependability.

So then the question must be asked, how old can news be before it is too old? I see CNN pick up a news story about music days after it was posted on music sites like RMM. I have seen friends on Facebook get all excited about music news they just heard about, but it's something I heard about weeks ago. So how old is news before it is too old?

So let me know in the comments how old news can be before it is old to you? How old can it be before posting it harms the site? How old before it makes the site look way behind the 8 ball?

Please list your comments in the comments on this page. Thanks.

2010 Rockstar Mayhem Photos [News]

Mark Carras

So we we're able to cover the great and mighty Mayhem Fest again. Sad thing is that this year funds were too tight to buy our tickets pre-hand. That always seems to make it way easier to get interviews scheduled. So this year we didn't figure out how to get approved without tickets until it was too late to schedule interviews. We did however get tons of photos.

Why No Rob Zombie?
So the photos of the band I was most wanting to shoot photos of and see at the event was the one band whose photos just did not turn out. I shot about 500 pix, but they were total blur and not worth the server space. Part of this was because I didn't follow my own rule of always switching the lens as soon as it gets the least bit dark. If I did that alone I would have been fine. The other problem is they are approving way too many people for photo passes. The phot (aka security) pit was so packed you couldn't move around at all. You had people with nothing but cell phone cameras fighting it out with people who were carrying thousands of dollars of equipment being paid to be there. If they could at least make a rule that only those with SLR (aka pro level, aka detachable lenses) are allowed it would make life way more easy. But again, if I would have switched my lens even that would not have stopped me. For the most part, I am to blame. No one is more bummed about this than I am. As I find links to my fellow photographers from the White River Mayhem date, I will give you all links to their stuff.

Since our menu system for photos is about as borked as it gets, here are all the photos linked from one place. Enjoy! Spread this around for us? We would really appreciate it. Thanks.

Korn
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...3/korn20100713

Lamb of God

http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...bofgod20100713

Five Finger Death Punch
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...hpunch20100713

Shadows Fall
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...wsfall20100713

Hatebreed
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...ebreed20100713

In This Moment
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...moment20100713

3 Inches of Blood
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...fblood20100713

Atreyu
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...atreyu20100713

Chimaira

http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...imaira20100713

Drown Mary - (Local Jägermeister band)
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...wnmary20100713

Norma Jean
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...majean20100713

Winds of Plague
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...plague20100713

The Athiarchists - (Unofficial Mayhem from the parking lot!)
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/s...chists20100713

Decibel Magazine Premieres Song From OCTOBER TIDE’s Forthcoming Album [News]

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Decibel Magazine today has premiered the first song from OCTOBER TIDE's new album, A Thin Shell, scheduled for release on September 28. “Blackness Devours” can now be heard by visiting: http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=378527.

A Thin Shell is the first new album from Sweden’s OCTOBER TIDE in over ten years. Mixed/mastered at Black Lounge Studios in Sweden and featuring artwork from American photographer/graphic designer Travis Smith (Opeth, Katatonia, Testament, Death etc.) the album delivers what fans have anxiously awaited from this treasured band. Guitarist/founder Fredrik Norrman recently commented, "I have wanted to get OCTOBER TIDE back together for some time. When we decided the time was right, ideas for new songs surprisingly came together nicely. Many sleepless nights were involved, with lots of coffee of course, but the songs were written in flow one after another."

Formed in 1995 by then Katatonia guitarist Norrman and Katatonia/Bloodbath vocalist Jonas Renkse, OCTOBER TIDE quickly made a mark with two albums recorded and released during the years 1997 and 1999 (Rain Without End and Grey Dawn, respectively). Much of the band's music was written during a short break up of Katatonia which later proved only temporary as the band would reform and continues today; their latest album, Night Of The New Day, features work by Norrman. OCTOBER TIDE would not perform live during this short period of activity and few interviews with the members were granted despite praise from both media and fans. The band, until reforming in late 2009, would maintain a cult status throughout the doom/metal community.

OCTOBER TIDE currently features vocalist Tobias Netzell, drummer Robin Bergh, session bassist Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge) with Norrman.

http://www.myspace.com/octobertideband

Metal Band Fear Factory Has Their Own Mission Accomplished Moment! [News]

Mark Carras

First off I want it to be made clear that I love the band Fear Factory. I have been a fan since before the band went on tour with Biohazard and Sick Of It All with their first album. But you can't call something a hit at the moment of release. That is what the band has done with their latest video.

As you can see, the band calls the video "Viral" in the press release. Viral means something that has spread like a virus. On the internet this is calling something an unstoppable sensation. This term is reserved for videos that get millions upon millions of views on YouTube. David After Dentist, Chocolate Rain, Star Wars Kid, and of course the Rick Rolling phenomenon.

To call something viral right out of the gate is this band's "Mission Accomplished" moment. They are claiming victory when the war is just beginning. Now I almost never allow commentary in Rock My Monkey news. Commentary in news has destroyed the journalistic integrity of the national news of the United States. News isn't about right or left. News is facts not out of control spin. But this had to be said, because the fact is that this is not a viral video. It is a music video like so many others.

This is not about how great the band or song is. This is not about how amazing the video is. This is about knowing what a word means before you use it in a press release. So with no further comment I give you the press release that started this mini rant.

Noisecreep Premieres Viral Video From FEAR FACTORY

Noisecreep today premieres a special Internet-only video for the song “Powershifter,” taken from FEAR FACTORY's latest album Mechanize. Filmed in England earlier this year, the video was created by noted English videographer Myles Dyer with assistance from producer Tom Bacon and cameraman David Bass. Presented in high definition, it captures the band on stage in front of an enthusiastic audience.

Check the video out here: http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/07/16...ideo-premiere/

“Powershifter” was the first song fans heard from Mechanize when album release details were announced late last fall. Within days the song was heard by over 100,000 fans as they quickly logged on to the YouTube page that premiered the first new material to include the revamped FEAR FACTORY lineup of vocalist Burton C. Bell, guitarist Dino Cazares, bassist Byron Stroud and drummer Gene Hoglan. The song would top college radio charts prior to Mechanize hitting stores on February 9. The album dominated the chart for six weeks at the number one position and maintained top ten status for another ten weeks as programmers threw their support behind the record.

Commenting about the video, Burton C. Bell says, “I am very curious to see the reaction to this video. It was filmed by a good friend of ours, Myles Dyer. He has been a great supporter of FEAR FACTORY for a long time, and now he has become a prominent videographer. He traveled with us for about a week during the UK portion of the Fear Campaign tour earlier this year. Although 'Powershifter' was leaked in the early stages of release, we wanted to produce an online only video for FEAR FACTORY fans everywhere. We hope the fans take the video and spread the FEAR FACTORY word like wildfire.”

FEAR FACTORY returns to American stages this weekend as part of their on-going Fear Campaign 2010 tour, performing tomorrow night at The Rock in Maplewood, Minnesota. All four members will take part in a meet-and-greet prior to the performance at Best Buy (located at 1643 West County Rode B2 in Roseville) beginning at 3pm. FEAR FACTORY, with 36 Crazyfists, Divine Heresy (featuring FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares), and After the Burial, will performance in Des Moines, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, New York City, and Towson (Baltimore) before concluding this current North American tour in Allentown on July 27. The band returns to Europe beginning July 31 for festivals and headline performances in England, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and their appearance at the massive Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany.

Mechanize has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide since release earlier this year. Media have praised the record; Decibel Magazine calls it the “greatest FEAR FACTORY full-length in more than a decade.” Revolver says, “the record marks a clear return to the classic FEAR FACTORY sound. The result rings familiar but also fresh; even in the very futuristic year of 2010.” And Blabbermouth notes “FEAR FACTORY 2010 is a fiery and evolved rebirth of the band that changed metal in the '90s…Mechanize is the album I have been waiting for.”

Remaining dates on the current North American tour are noted below.

7/17/2010 The Rock - Maplewood, MN
7/19/2010 People's Court - Des Moines, IA
7/20/2010 Metro - Chicago, IL
7/21/2010 Harpo's - Detroit, MI
7/23/2010 Opera House - Toronto, ON

7/24/2010 Parterre Parc Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC
7/25/2010 Fillmore/Irving Plaza - New York, NY
7/26/2010 Recher Theatre - Towson, MD
7/27/2010 Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA

http://www.fearfactorymusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/fearfactory
http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com

Richard Patrick Of Filter [Interview]

After many years of lackluster albums Filter has released a MONSTER! With the heavy aggression of Short Bus, but the song writing depth of Title Of Record, The Trouble with Angels is without question the best new release from this band (or it's leader) in a very long time. It may be their best release in the band's history.

This is not copy that I've taken from some lame bio, these are the words of myself (Mark Carras). To be honest I was not too excited about this interview until I started listening to this new cd. Then I couldn't wait to talk to leader Richard Patrick.

The other good news? Richard is off of drugs! No longer spacey and incorrherant, Richard gives what i feel is one of my proudest interviews. He goes in depth about not just this new masterpiece, but why his previous work wasn't as great. We also talk about why people should not be immediately turned off by the auto-tune just because everyone who has used it before sucked.

This may be a few minutes longer than most of my interviews, but there is a reason. There was a ton to talk about.

Don't think this cd is as good as I say? Listen to this...

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Chimaira at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Atreyu at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

The Athiarchists at White River Amphitheatre Parking Lot! [Live Photos]

3 Inches of Blood at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Five Finger Death Punch at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Lamb of God at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Korn at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Winds of Plague at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Shadows Fall at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Norma Jean at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

In This Moment at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Hatebreed at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Drown Mary at White River Amphitheatre [Live Photos]

Marc Storace of Krokus [Interview]

For 30 years now, Krokus has been Switzerland's most successful rock export. No other band sells albums from its back catalogue like Krokus.

They've written music history, celebrated "real rock'n'roll", enjoyed the highs and mastered the lows!

Now the original Krokus line-up is back to enjoy its second spring: Hoodoo is the title of the rock legends' powerful comeback album - their first in over 20 years.

From the small Swiss town of Solothurn, the band catapulted itself and its incomparable brand of straight hard rock right to the top of the music world.

1980 saw the band set out to conquer America, Canada and England, quickly consolidating its reputation as a strong, no-nonsense live band. Soon they were part of unforgettable headline tours and on the same bill as incredible bands like AC/DC, Van Halen, Quiet Riot, Ted Nugent, Judas Priest, Motorhead and many, many more. These were wild times, full of big adventures, which saw the band not only going gold and platinum in the U.S. and Canada, but also being made honorary citizens of Memphis, Tennessee.

Following this triumphant tour of North America, Krokus became the first Swiss band ever to sell out the legendary "Hallenstadion" in Zurich.

In total, Krokus has notched up 10 top-selling albums worldwide and a "Diamond Award" for selling over 1 million records in Switzerland alone.

In 2008, the band celebrated an incredible comeback with a reunion concert in Berne's "Stade De Suisse". No less than 10,000 delighted fans came and witnessed the most astonishing comeback in the history of Swiss rock.

Encouraged by this sustained success and how much they love to play, the band made the most of the flames burning inside and went straight back to the studio to record. They spent two years creating a fiery new album that is sure to become a classic.

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Par Of Sabaton [Interview]

Sabaton are a Swedish Grammi-nominated power metal band from Sweden. Their music is battle-minded with a historical slant, bringing to mind Iron Maiden's classic songs with a newer school edge. This album, for example, is inspired by the individual battles and uprisings during WWII. They initially geared up for war and started to make plans for world domination in `99, and are starting to realize this destiny on their sixth full-length album, Coat of Arms. The band's lineup of Joakim Brodén on vocals, Oskar Montelius on guitars, Rikard Sundén on guitars, Pär Sundström on bass, Daniel Mullback on drums, and Daniel Mÿhr on keyboards has been in place for years. Their sound has grown and changed and now with a heavier sound and much more powerful songs, Sabaton are now ready to spread the word under the Coat of Arms!

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Marco Hietala Of Tarot [Interview]

During 2008-2009 Janne, Marco and Zac had written quite a lot of new stuff already at their spare time. It only took a few demo sessions for the guys to come up with a bunch of songs, which you will be able to hear on their eighth studio album titled, Gravity Of Light.

Most of the demo work for this album was done in August and September 2009, and the actual recordings for the album started immediately after that in November 2009. Mixing has been done by Janne and Mikko Tegelman and the mastering by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studios in January and February 2010. The album is released by King Foo entertainment, which acts also as the booking agency and management for Tarot.

The album feels like meeting an old friend. Some things are the same, but your friend has gained weight. He shows new scars, and tattoos. The beard is longer and he projects a meaner and faster temper. At the same time there´s still a big heart at the center. When you hear “Gravity Of Light” you will believe.

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Luca Turilli of Rhapsody Of Fire [Interview]

The Frozen Tears of Angels is the eighth full-length album by Rhapsody of Fire. It was released on April 30, 2010 via Nuclear Blast. It is the first album to be released after a long hiatus, caused by a legal dispute with the band's previous label, Magic Circle Music. The concept album is the third chapter of "The Dark Secret Saga", which began with Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret, but is more speed and guitar-oriented compared to its two predecessors.

listen as I speak about all things Rhapsody Of Fire with Luca Turilli.

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Exodus New Audio Interview Available With Rob Dukes [News]

msgoth84

MishMash.com caught up with EXODUS lead singer Rob Dukes at their record release show at The Key Club in Hollywood and spoke with him about his personal history with that particular venue, how Exhibit B: The Human Condition trumps 2007’s The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A, and the band’s European touring plans.

Listen to the audio interview here. Read the live review here. View the EXODUS Photo Gallery here.

www.MishMashMagazine.com

EXODUS are currently on tour in Europe playing the festival circuit and will return to North America to help kick-off Ozzfest 2010 in San Bernardino, California on August 14th and then headline the March Of Brutality Tour with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood.

Tour dates & advanced ticket purchase links can be viewed here. VIP packages are also available for purchase. They include:

- ONE General Admission ticket
- Early entry to the venue (where available)
- Commemorative Meet & Greet Laminate
- Meet & Greet with EXODUS members
- Individual photo with EXODUS members
- Limited Edition poster signed by EXODUS members
- Collectible EXODUS Guitar Pick

EXODUS’ ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

Soilwork Peter Wichers Guitar Lesson Online! [News]

msgoth84

GUITAR WORLD magazine has posted an interview with guitarist Peter Wichers, of the Godfathers of Swedish modern metal SOILWORK, at the following location www.guitarworld.com/soilwork_lesson. In the video Wichers breaks down riffs from their new album The Panic Broadcast and talks about his gear and influences as a guitar player.

SOILWORK, are currently working on a music video for the song “Deliverance Is Mine” to be directed by Ivan Colic (EX DEO, TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED) and produced by Stanimir Lucik.

The Panic Broadcast is the first album to feature original guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers since his return to the band in 2008 and is set to be released on July 2 (EUROPE) and July 13 (N. America) via Nuclear Blast! Produced by Wichers and mixed by Jen Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, KATATONIA, SYMPHONY X), this is the record long time SOILWORK fans have been waiting for! Pre-order the regular or deluxe edition with or without an exclusive shirt design at the following location http://bit.ly/c6FJeo. First 500 orders will receive an autographed poster while supplies last.

The Panic Broadcast Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

1. Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter

2. Two Lives Worth of Reckoning

3. The Thrill

4. Deliverance is Mine

5. Night Comes Clean

6. King of the Threshold

7. Let This River Flow

8. Epitome

9. The Akuma Afterglow

10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov

11. Sweet Demise (Bonus Track)

DVD:

• Extended Studio Footage

• High-Definition Drum Video

• Photo Gallery

Approx. 30 min. running time

Catch SOILWORK on their North American headlining tour this Summer with San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL! Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL have now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each night, fans will get to meet and greet SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL for a special event that is being offered. Fans will also receive a customized poster to get signed by both bands. These special VIP tickets are on sale now at EnterTheVault.com .

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE

07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA

07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN

07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK

08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA

08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

08/16/10 The Dagobert – Quebec City, QC - CANADA SOILWORK ONLY

08/17/10 Music Hall – London, ON - CANADA SOILWORK ONLY

08/18/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN SOILWORK ONLY

For more info visit: www.soilwork.net | www.myspace.com/soilwork | www.nuclearblast.de/soilwork

Reel Big Fish To Release 'A Best Of Us For The Rest Of Us' Exclusive Through Best Buy On 7/20 [News]

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RELEASE WILL INCLUDE 22 NEWLY RE-RECORDED HITS & FAN FAVORITES

PLUS A SPECIAL 14-TRACK BONUS ACOUSTIC DISC

BAND A MAINSTAGE FAVE AT THIS SUMMER’S VAN WARPED TOUR

June 23, 2010—Perennial ska/punk jesters REEL BIG FISH, a headliner on this summer’s Van Warped Tour (July 13-August 15) and Rock Ridge Music, will be releasing A Best Of Us For The Rest Us – a 22-track compilation of newly re-recorded renditions of hits and fan favorites (in addition to a special bonus 14-track acoustic disc), exclusively through Best Buy on July 20. A European release date will be announced soon.

Formed in the suburbs of Orange County, CA in the early ‘90s, REEL BIG FISH has gone on to release half a dozen full-length studio releases, headline countless tours in North America (as well as Europe, Asia and Latin America) and amass combined sales of well over a million albums all while keeping their sly wit and wicked sense of humor intact.

A Best of Us for the Rest of Us track listing:

1. Sell Out 3:53
2. Take on Me 3:18
3. Beer 3:51
4. She Has a Girlfriend Now 3:07
5. Everything Sucks 2:53
6. Trendy 2:38
7. I Want Your Girlfriend to be My Girlfriend Too 2:48
8. In the Pit 2:43
9. The Set Up (you need this) 4:19
10. Somebody Hates Me 3:24
11. You Don't Know 3:15
12. Suckers (this one's for you) 3:39
13. Where Have You Been 4:00
14. Good Thing 3:24
15. Ban the Tube Top 3:03
16. Don't Start a Band 3:18
17. Your Guts (I hate 'em) 2:01
18. Another F.U. Song 1:03
19. New Version of You (new version) 3:20
20. Party Down 4:07
21. Slow Down (single version) 4:20
22. Brown Eyed Girl 3:02

Bonus Skacoustic disc:

1. Sell Out (skacoustic) 3:56
2. Take on Me (skacoustic) 3:14
3. Beer (skacoustic) 3:51
4. She Has a Girlfriend Now (skacoustic) 3:04
5. Another F.U. Song (skacoustic) 1:03
6. Your Guts (i hate 'em) (skacoustic) 1:55
7. Suckers (skacoustic) 3:39
8. Where have you been (skacoustic) 4:01
9. Don't Start a Band (skacoustic) 3:17
10. S.R. (skacoustic) 1:37
11. 241 (skacoustic) 2:41
12. the Kids Don't Like it (skacoustic) 3:24
13. Scott's a Dork (skacoustic) 3:04
14. Nothin' (skacoustic) 2:06

For more info on REEL BIG FISH see www.myspace.com/reelbigfish.

Swedish Death Metal Squadron INTERMENT [News]

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Post New Song Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy Artwork + Track Listing Unveiled

INTERMENT, the prime purveyors of putrid Swedish death metal featuring members of Demonical and the now-defunct Centinex, return with their much-anticipated and long-overdue debut full-length, Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy. Check out new track "Night Of The Undead" at the band's official MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/intermenthorde

Said the band of the song in a collective statement: "'Night Of The Undead' summarizes the album supremely and brings forth the dark and filthy Swedish oldschool death the band has been delivering for over 20 years!"

Featuring nine filth-ridden tracks over a span of 36-minutes, Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy offers some of the purest, sickest-sounding contemporary Stockholm death metal you've yet to hear. May you rest in festering slime! Recorded, mixed and mastered by Crypt Of Kerberos/Tyrant axeman Peter Bjärgö and showcasing the artistic talents of Polish extreme graphic artist Rafal Kruszyk (NunSlaughter, Machetazo, Hooded Menace etc.), Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy is not just a nostalgic retro death trip but also a lesson in Swedish violence!

Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy will be released via Pulverised Records later this year.

Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy Track Listing

1) "Eternal Darkness"
2) "Torn From The Grave"
3) "Dreaming In Dead"
4) "Stench Of Flesh"
5) "Where Death Will Increase"
6) "Sacrificial Torment"
7) "Night Of The Undead"
8) "Morbid Death"
9) "The Pestilence"

http://www.interment.se/
http://www.myspace.com/intermenthorde

http://www.pulverised.net/

Enemy Of The Sun New Album CEADIUM Available Now [News]

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Enemy Of The Sun, the German group from producer wizard and guitarist Waldemar Sorychta, has just released their second album entitled Caedium (Latin for a self-inflicted death). Sorychta, who was involved in some of the most memorable moments of bands like Moonspell, Lacuna Coil, and Sentenced, has taken a slight musical turn on Caedium (June 22, 2010, The End Records).

While the 2007 Enemy of the Sun debut Shadows was indefinable, Caedium is defined by its diversity. But like a big puzzle that fits perfectly together; all the way from the filthy rock'n'roll rhythms of "Paradigm" to "Castaways In The N.W.O."'s techno-metal, the heavy, attitude-driven pieces like "Another End Of The Rainbow" and "The Golden Horizon" to the glimpses of classical guitar virtuosity throughout the album.

And the supporting cast? The irresistible groove of Enemy Of The Sun comes from the wrists and fingertips of drummer Daniel Zeman, and bassist Alla Fedynitch, who already proved herself touring with Pain. And, as if this wouldn't be enough, the group is fronted by Jules Näveri from the Finnish band Profane Omen, capable of delivering some of the most powerful and diverse vocals around.

Lyrically inspired by Moore/Gibbons’ novel The Watchmen and a play on the Latin definition of Caedium, the main theme of the album is about man killing mankind without knowing it, “to self-destruct without pushing the button", as the vocalist and lyric-writer Näveri explains. "The songs are about ways to deal with it, thoughts inside the burning world.” You've probably never heard metal this diverse and, at the same time, seen such different pieces fit so well together. Metal, indeed.

CEADIUM Tracklist:
Lithium
Another End Of The Rainbow
I Am One
Chasing The Dragon
Castaways In The N.W.O
The Power Of Mankind
Ticket
Paradigm
Tryout
The Golden Horizon
Sky Shooting (US Bonus Track)

http://www.myspace.com/enemyofthesunband
http://www.enemyofthesun.com/

Megadeth Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Landmark 'Rust In Peace' Album with 'Rust In Peace Live' Blu-ray, DVD and CD out 9/7 on Shout! Factory [News]

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The final night of Megadeth’s historic month-long Rust In Peace 20th anniversary tour has been captured for the upcoming Rust In Peace Live Blu-ray, DVD and CD, due out September 7 on Shout! Factory. On March 31, 2010, at this incredibly special show at the legendary Hollywood Palladium, not far from where Dave Mustaine formed the band in 1983, Megadeth played their landmark, genre-defining 1990 Rust In Peace album in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth favorites. Rust In Peace Live also marks the return of original bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth 1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group after eight years. Ellefson (bass), joins Mustaine (lead vocals, guitar), Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar).

Rust In Peace Livefeatures the entire Rust In Peace track listing, including all-time classics “Holy Wars...The Punishment Due” and “Hangar 18” along with bonus fan favorites from various other Megadeth releases such as “Symphony For Destruction,” “Peace Sells,” and “Skin O’ My Teeth.”

Megadeth founder/frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine explains, “We are pumped to be able to share the RIP Live concert with you all around the world. The anniversary and David Ellefson coming back was better than a facelift and a bottle of Viagra for old Vic.”

The 80-minute Rust In Peace Live DVD (5.1 Dolby Surround 16:9 Widescreen) and Blu-ray (5.1 DTS Master Audio 1080p High Definition) were directed by Kerry Asmussen (Green Day, Jay-Z, Coachella). The DVD and Blu-ray will also include behind-the-scenes footage, including a rare glimpse of the band rehearsing in their dressing room as they prepare to take the stage.

Rust In Peace is considered one of the best metal albums of all time by fans and critics and debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart in the U.S. and #8 in the U.K. The album showcased a much tighter sound, with Mustaine's writing style adopting a rhythmically complex progressive edge, prompting All Music Guide to cite Rust In Peace as "Megadeth's strongest musical effort.” The album received Grammy nominations in 1990 and 1991 for "Best Metal Performance." Emphasizing the massive impact of Rust In Peace in the July 2010 issue of Guitar World, writer Richard Bienstock calls it “one of the pinnacles of the first wave of thrash metal.” He continues, “A defining quality of Megadeth’s sound—and the one that perhaps most sets them apart from their ‘Big Four’ thrash brethren, Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax—has always been the band’s fiery mix of speed-metal ferocity and progressive instrumental virtuosity…nowhere has this combination been displayed better than on Rust In Peace.”

The full track listing for the Rust In Peace Live CD, DVD and Blu-ray is as follows:

Rest In Peace Live:

Holy Wars...The Punishment Due

Hangar 18
Take No Prisoners
Five Magics
Poison Was The Cure
Lucretia
Tornado Of Souls
Dawn Patrol
Rust In Peace...Polaris

Bonus Content:

Skin O’ My Teeth (Countdown To Extinction)

In My Darkest Hour (So Far, So Good…So What!)
She-Wolf (Cryptic Writings)
Trust (Cryptic Writings)
Symphony Of Destruction (Countdown To Extinction)
Peace Sells (Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?)
Holy Wars – Reprise (Rust In Peace)

For more information, go to www.megadeth.com and www.shoutfactory.com.

New Episode of UPROAR TV Posted: In The Studio With Disturbed [News]

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In this week’s episode of UPROAR TV, we head back to the studio with Disturbed as they take us through the tracking process for their new single "Another Way To Die" from their upcoming album Asylum. To watch it now, head to:

http://www.YouTube.com/RockstarUproar.

For current tour dates and more information on the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival, visit: www.RockstarUproar.com.

For more information on Disturbed, go to:

www.disturbed1.com

Follow Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival on Twitter:

www.twitter.com/RockstarUproar.

Like Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival on Facebook:

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Wild Eye Strikes Cult Movie GOLD With Lost Rock Oddity. [News]

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GOLD: Before Woodstock. Beyond Reality.

Coming To DVD on July 27

A turned-on tale of the new American dream featuring a soundtrack with unreleased music from the MC5 and starring the godfather of Improv comedy, Del Close

Wild Eye Releasing and MVD Visual are pleased to announce the release of GOLD: Before Woodstock. Beyond Reality. for North American distribution on July 27. Considered a "lost" film for 40 years, and pre-dating Woodstock, GOLD has been found again… This is its first time ever on any form of home video, and includes commentary with founding members of The Upright Citizen’s Brigade.

Check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Earsplit...63/9oWhW4mVctM

In 1968, filmmaker Bob Levis led a rag-tag band of dreamers, drop outs and drug-happy darlings into the wilderness to make a movie and emerged a month later with GOLD, a bizarre and beautiful journey into the mind and madness of the late 1960s -- one overflowing with fantasies of revolution, recreation and raunchy free love. At once a western, a comedy, a nudie, a drama and a musical -- GOLD is a profound potpourri made in the spirit of shaking down square society, while systematically shattering every movie rule in the process. But then the film vanished, lost like the generation from which it came… Until now.

Starring the father of improvisational comedy Del Close (The Untouchables, Ferris Bueller's Day Off), Garry Goodrow (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, The Hollywood Knights), and fueled by the hard kickin' sounds of the MC5 and more, GOLD is a tawdry and twisted testament to a time when the world was ready for change, and the counter-culture set out to turn it upside-down.

Bonus Materials

· Commentary with director Bob Levis and star Garry Goodrow

· Special commentary track from Upright Citizens Brigade founding members Matt Walsh (The Hangover, Reno 911!) and Ian Roberts (Reno 911!)

· Bob Levis 60-minute interview from NYC cable television

· Clip from Garry Goodrow "Tribute"

· Trailers and GOLD Lobby Cards

New Jersey Folk Metal Horde WINDFAERER Post New Tracks [News]

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New Jersey folk metal horde WINDFAERER -- M. Gonçalves [Vocals, Guitars, Bass], JP Andrade [Percussion] and Valèek [Violin] -- recently posted two new tracks to their official MySpace page.
"These Walls (Frozen In Time)" and "This Beautiful Death" (which features bagpipe work by Sevan Kirder, formerly of Eluveitie) come off the trio's debut full-length, Tribus. Check out the tracks here: http://www.myspace.com/windfaerer. Tribus was recorded and mixed at Frightbox Recording (Clifton, NJ) by Bobby Torres and follows the band's two-song demo Glorybound, released last year to mass underground accolades.

Said main songwriter Goncalves of the new tunes: "Tribus is in essence a collection of everyday themes set in a time of Iberian legend. The songs touch upon rebellion against Romans in ancient Hispania and Lusitania, expansion to new lands, as well as voyaging into the unknown. I'm excited about the way everything sounds and how it all came together. I've had this vision for a while and it's almost euphoric to be able to finally realize it!"

Further details on Tribus to follow shortly...

Download the Glorybound demo here: http://www.purevolume.com/windfaerer

"I will summarize the work of WINDFAERER with a word: perfect!" - Pest Webzine

"If you were to hear Glorybound without knowing who the band was you would be taken aback, and never would you realize that this is a band so early on in their career. Expect big things from the very impressive new band!" 8.5/10 - Evil Inquisition

"WINDFAERER may make a name for themselves in the Pagan metal genre, and you may want to check them out." - Metal Flows In My Veins

"The folk-inspired metal scene is at bursting point, so is there really room for another band in that genre? Well, with WINDFAERER, the answer is a resounding yes." - Zero Tolerance

http://www.myspace.com/windfaerer

Nuclear Blast Artist Now Available for Rockband [News]

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Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce the official launch of its Rockband Network for all Rockband X-Box 360 network users. Music from legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrash bands TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL and EXODUS, Virginia based melodic tech-deathsters ARSIS, and polyrhythmic metal titans MESHUGGAH, can now be purchased for game play.

This marks the first round of Nuclear Blast artist songs available for the Rock Band Network. Metal fans are encouraged to submit artist & song requests for Rock Band here.

Click on the following links to purchase the following songs:

TESTAMENT “Henchmen Ride” http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5002083
MESHUGGAH “Bleed” http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5002233
ARSIS “We Are The Nightmare” http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5002034
DEATH ANGEL “Dethroned” http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5002396
EXODUS “Riot Act” http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5002806

Malevolent Creation "Invidious Dominion" Artwork Unveiled! [News]

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For immediate release:

Florida based death metal legends MALEVOLENT CREATION have revealed the artwork (attached) from their upcoming 11th studio outing entitled Invidious Dominion. The cover art was brought to life this time around by renowned artist Pär Olofsson (THE FACELESS, IMMORTAL, ABYSMAL DAWN).

“Pär Olofsson was recommended to us by our label manager, Gerardo Martinez, and after checking out some of his work we knew he was our guy,” commented the band. “Our initial thought was to have a world in chaos and destruction, or an Invidious Dominion, which then led us to remember the Ten Commandments album cover, and how cool it would be to have the demon make a return appearance but from a frontal view! Pär's totally brutal interpretation couldn't have exceeded our expectations any more! We are stoked with his work and can't wait to see it on a bunch of cool merch and more than likely everyone in the bands skin!”

Invidious Dominion was produced and recorded by Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS, KRISIUN, GOATWHORE) at Mana Studios in Florida and will be released on August 24 in North America via Nuclear Blast. Watch a video clip of the recording process at the following location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyMoK4Ixrt8

Invidious Dominion Track Listing:
1) United Hate

2) Conflict Finalized

3) Slaughterhouse

4) Compulsive Face Breaker

5) Lead Spitter

6) Target Rich Environment

7) Antagonized

8) Born Again Hard

9) Corruptor

10) Invidious Dominion

MALEVOLENT CREATION will be direct support to EXODUS on the “March of Brutality” tour this August/September.

MALEVOLENT CREATION Tour Dates:

07/22/10 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

07/23/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN

07/24/10 The Canopy Club – Urbana, IL (CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST)

07/25/10 Fubar – St. Louis, MO (w/ ORIGIN, GIGAN)

07/26/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH (w/ GIGAN)

07/27/10 Broadway Joe’s – Buffalo, NY (w/ GIGAN)

07/28/10 Championships Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ (w/ GIGAN)

07/29/10 Club Europa – Brooklyn, NY (w/ GIGAN)

07/30/10 Sonar - Baltimore, MD (SUMMER SLAUGHTER)

07/31/10 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC (w/ GIGAN)

08/01/10 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL (w/ GIGAN)

“March Of Brutality” Tour
EXODUS, MALEVOLENT CREATION, HOLY GRAIL, BONDED BY BLOOD

08/16/10 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

08/17/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

08/18/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

08/19/10 Neurolux – Boise, ID
08/20/10 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

08/21/10 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

08/23/10 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL

08/24/10 The Mod Club – Toronto, ON – CANADA

08/25/10 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA

08/27/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

08/28/10 The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY

08/29/10 Polaris – Philadelphia, PA

08/31/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

09/01/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

09/02/10 Phoenix Hill Tavern – Louisville, KY

09/03/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

09/04/10 The Social – Orlando, FL

09/05/10 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

09/07/10 The Door – Dallas, TX

09/08/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

09/12/10 The Avalon – Santa Clara, CA
09/13/10 New Oasis – Sparks, NV

MALEVOLENT CREATION's latest album, "Doomsday X", was released in the U.S. in July 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records and in Europe in August 2007 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded and engineered at Mercury Recording Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida by longtime friend and producer (and sometimes session member) Gus Rios, and is said to be the most diverse MALEVOLENT CREATION album recorded to date and "without a doubt their fastest!!" Mick Thomson, guitarist for SLIPKNOT, contributed a "ripping" guitar solo to the song "Deliver My Enemy".

For more info visit: www.myspace.com/malevolentcreation & http://www.youtube.com/user/malevolentcreation

Dir En Grey special live CD/DVD set out [News]

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Brooklyn, NY – (June 22, 2010) - On January 9 and 10, 2010, Dir En Grey took flight into the Nippon Budokan and played to thousands of their fans from all over the world. Capturing every angle from this sold out, two night event, UROBOROS -with the proof in the name of living… - AT NIPPON BUDOKAN (available today on The End Records) lets us into the kaleidoscopic world of Dir En Grey. Highly-charged visuals bring Dir En Grey shows to new heights, making this event one of the five-piece Japanese metal band’s most unforgettable live performances to date.

Dir En Grey recently launched their own channel on U-Stream and their first post is a video of D.E.G. guitarist Kaoru commenting on the new DVD, what it was like performing in front of over 14,000 fans each night, as well as discussing the band’s future plans. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dir-en-grey

Marking the end of UROBOROS album cycle which saw the band playing ninety-nine shows worldwide, this double disc live CD and DVD with over two hours of music will allow you to immerse yourself in the world of Dir En Grey. Further information on the band’s international dates can be found on www.direngrey.co.jp

www.myspace.com/direngrey
www.direngrey.co.jp

UROBOROS -with the proof in the name of living… - AT NIPPON BUDOKAN Tracklist:

CD
Sa Bir / Gaika, Chinmoku Ga Nemuru Koro / Toguro / Inward Scream / Hydra -666-
Inconvenient Ideal / Conceived Sorrow / Rasetsukoku / Ware, Yami Tote… / Obscure Doukoku
To Sarinu / Dozing Green/ Zan / Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita
Shakunetsu No Yami / Vinushka

DVD
Ware, Yami Tote… / Deity / Obscure / Red Soil / Stuck Man / Doukoku To Sarinu / Shokubeni
Toguro / Glass Skin / The Pledge / Dozing Green / Dead Tree / Bugaboo / Reiketsu Nariseba
Gaika, Chinmoku Ga Nemuru Koro / En / Hydra -666- / Agitated Screams Of Maggots / Saku
Zan / Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami / The Final
Inconvenient Ideal / Vinushka / Sa Bir

Danzig's Deth Red Sabaoth Available Now [News]

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Brooklyn, NY – (June 22, 2010) -- Glenn Danzig today unleashes his first new Danzig studio album in six years, Deth Red Sabaoth, on Evilive/The End Records. The album is currently streaming on AOL Music’s Full CD Listening Party http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/ as well as on CBS’s Street Date,

http://www.thestreetdate.com/danzig-deth-red-sabaoth/ which also features an in-depth video interview with Glenn.

The 11-track collection, produced, recorded and penned by Danzig, is laced with Glenn's lycanthropic growls and blues-infected wailing. Tracks including "Black Candy," "The Revengeful," and the first single, "On A Wicked Night," emit a spectral glow to rival the highest points in Danzig's colossal discography. Part 1 of the exquisite two-part "Pyre of Souls" opens with acoustic guitar, haunting piano, Glenn's plainsong vocal, and an almost dirge-like feel; Part II explodes with electric guitars and a driving, mesmerizing cadence.

Joining Glenn in the studio for the recording of Deth Red Sabaoth were guitarist Tommy Victor (Prong, Ministry), a Danzig cohort on and off since 1997, and drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Seventh Void). While Kelly has toured with Glenn intermittently since 2002, this is the first time he has recorded with the band. Glenn handled the bass chores for most of the album, and played drums on "Black Candy."

As is with all of Danzig's releases, the CD cover artwork for Deth Red Sabaoth is provocative and ominous. The cover is an original piece created specifically for the CD by the award-winning artist Joe Chiodo whose work has graced not only Danzig's Verotik publishing line, but the covers of numerous graphic novels and comic books, including "X-Men Unlimited." Deth Red Sabaoth isn't the first time one of Chiodo's paintings has been part of a Danzig package - one of his erotic "good girl" pinups was part of 2007's The Lost Tracks of Danzig.

Deth Red Sabaoth marks Danzig's ninth studio venture that began back in 1988 with the Rick Rubin-produced, Platinum-certified, Danzig. A live version of his oedipal projectile "Mother," was a major hit, and added to his iconic status that began a decade earlier when he founded the near-mythic punk band Misfits and then Samhain. Sales of ten-million albums later and having been dubbed "goth-punk's godfather" by SPIN, Glenn Danzig is arguably the most versatile talent to emerge from hardcore's first wave, and truly is a renaissance man - a graphic designer, photographer, comic book publisher and composer. His venture into composing and recording classical music yielded Black Aria, that debuted at #1 on Billboard's Classical charts, and Black Aria II, that had Glenn sharing the Billboard/Classical's Top Ten with Itzhak Perlman and Andrea Bocelli. His indelible stamp is on artists like Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails, and he has written songs that have been sung by a diverse array of artists, from Metallica to Johnny Cash.

Over his decades-long career, Glenn Danzig's intense musical and lyrical statements have left a permanent mark on rock music, and continue to do so going into the 21st century. Glenn's song "13," originally written for Johnny Cash and then recorded for Glenn's own Satan's Child album, was the opening song in last year's box office smash and Golden Globe winner, "The Hangover."

Danzig - Glenn, guitarist Tommy Victor, drummer Johnny Kelly and bassist Steve Zing - also a founding member of Samhain with Glenn - are currently on a special 9-city tour to support Deth Red Sabaoth; with all current dates listed below.

DANZIG on tour:

6/24 Record Exchange, Boise, ID, 6-7:30pm , in-store signing

6/24 Knitting Factory, Boise, ID

6/25 Knitting Factory, Reno, NV
6/26 Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
6/27 Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

Danzig - Deth Red Sabaoth

Track listing:

1. Hammer Of The Gods

2. The Revengeful

3. Rebel Spirits

4. Black Candy

5. On A Wicked Night

6. Deth Red Moon

7. Ju Ju Bone

8. Night Star Hel

9. Pyre Of Souls: Incanticle

10. Pyre Of Souls: Seasons Of Pain

11. Left Hand Rise Above

www.danzig-verotik.com

Epicenter Twenty Ten Second Anual Music Festival [News]

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PRESENTED BY RIGHT ARM ENTERTAINMENT

KISS, EMINEM AND BLINK-182

TO HEADLINE EPICENTER Twenty Ten

SET FOR SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 AT

AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY IN FONTANA, CA

TWO-DAY EVENT TO FEATURE ON-SITE CAMPING

AND VIP PACKAGES

Having grown from a one day event in August 2009 to a two-day festival this year, EPICENTER Twenty Ten has been announced for Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. It will feature an expanded area including accommodations for overnight festival camping.

The initial line-up for this year’s EPICENTER Twenty Ten musical celebration will include headliners Blink-182, Eminem, Kiss, Rise Against, along with Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, B.O.B., Bad Religion, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Pacific and many more. The multi-stage event will feature no schedule overlaps, allowing concert-goers to see every set throughout the weekend. Go to www.EpicenterFestival.com for full lineups.

Many of these performances are unique to Southern California: EPICENTER Twenty Ten will mark Eminem’s first California concert since 2005; Blink-182’s only 2010 concert in North America; KISS’ only 2010 California appearance; Rise Against’s only concert in California this year; and the festival marks the first reunion show by Bush, who haven’t performed together since 2001.

“Eminem, Blink-182, Kiss, Rise Against, the reunion of Bush and all of the other incredible acts at the same festival?” says Right Arm Entertainment’s Del Williams, producer of the event. “Honestly, it’s impossible to contain our euphoria. As producers, we’re honored that the headliners chose to make Epicenter Twenty Ten their exclusive California concert appearance this year. As fans, we are delirious with all of the talent. Epicenter Twenty Ten is simply about leaving your problems at the door and entering a place to experience an unbelievable weekend of live music and fun. We are all in desperate need of blowing it out. Auto Club Speedway gives us the capacity and infrastructure to throw a legendary party.”

Tickets for EPICENTER Twenty Ten go on sale, Saturday, June 26 at 10:00 AM (PT) at www.TicketMaster.com. Tickets start as low as $79.50 for a single day ticket and more information about weekend VIP passes, two-day value passes and single day tickets, plus all camping information can be found at www.epicenterfestival.com.

Look for more information about EPICENTER Twenty Ten to be released in the coming weeks. EPICENTER Twenty Ten is presented by Right Arm Entertainment (creators of Ohio’s successful Rock on the Range annual festival).

Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival [News]

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TICKETS FOR SELECT SHOWS GO ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BEGINNING JUNE 26

TEXT-TO-DONATE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES JULY 1

TO BENEFIT CHILD FIND OF AMERICA

North American Tour Featuring Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Halestorm, Hellyeah, Airbourne, Hail The Villain And New Medicine Kicks Off August 17 In Minneapolis, Mn And Wraps October 4 In Madison, Wi

Tickets for the Atlanta, Holmdel, Seattle, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Fargo Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival shows go on sale to the general public June 26 at www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com. Tickets for other tour dates are on sale now. Tickets for the Irvine show go on sale July 17. A limited number of $20 All-lawn tickets--no extra fees—are available while supplies last. In addition, during the month of June, tickets for shows at all Live Nation amphitheaters are available with no service fees as part of Live Nation’s “No Service Fee June.”

The first annual Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival launches August 17 in Minneapolis, MN and will visit arenas and amphitheatres across North America before wrapping October 4 in Madison, WI. The late summer trek features a stellar active rock lineup including multi-platinum headliner Disturbed, who will release their new album Asylum in August. Multi-platinum co-headliner Avenged Sevenfold will release their new CD Nightmare July 27, 2010. The main stage will also feature Stone Sour, whose new CD Audio Secrecy is set for release this summer, and Halestorm. The potent rock lineup for the touring music and lifestyle jaunt also features performances from Jägermeister Second Stage headliners Hellyeah, as well as Airbourne, Hail The Villain, New Medicine and the local Jägermeister-sponsored opener in each city. Airbourne will not be performing on the Canadian dates. The festival is being produced by John Reese, John Oakes and CAA in conjunction with Live Nation.

All fans who buy tickets to the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival will have the opportunity to sign up to receive a free digital CD compilation. The compilation includes: Disturbed’s "Stricken,” Avenged Sevenfold’s "A Little Piece of Heaven," Stone Sour’s "Come What(ever) May" live, Halestorm’s "Familiar Taste of Poison," Hellyeah’s "Cowboy Way," Airbourne’s "Blonde, Bad And Beautiful," Hail The Villain’s "Take Back The Fear" and New Medicine’s "Laid."

As previously announced, the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival has formed an alliance with Child Find of America, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and resolution of child abduction. UPROAR is working with mGive mobile giving to create a text-to-donate campaign to benefit Child Find of America that will launch July 1 and will continue throughout the year. Text “FIND” to 50555 to donate $5 to Child Find of America.

“We saw the massive text-to-donate campaign that the Red Cross used to help in fundraising for the earthquake in Haiti,” says tour producer John Reese. “Our thought was to bring that same technology to the touring festival world. Through mGive, we are able to have people text in their donations. Big or small, we feel that every dollar we can direct toward Child Find of America, the closer we are to helping them achieve their mission of bringing these missing children home safe and sound.”

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival will feature a full afternoon and night of activities, including a concourse midway filled with vendors and activities and a daily wrestling tournament featuring the Detroit-based Blue Collar Wrestling Alliance. The Blue Collar Wrestling Alliance UPROAR lineup will feature eight of the finest, fastest rising wrestlers in the world who will put their skills to the ultimate test during the BCWA UPROAR Invitational. The 36-event tournament will encompass 245 matches over seven weeks throughout North America. The athlete that perseveres over injuries and adversity will be named King of the Tournament. For more information on the Blue Collar Wrestling Alliance, go to www.bcwaonline.com.

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival carnival midway will feature games of chance including Basketball, Balloon Toss, Spill The Milk, Break A Plate, Bank A Ball, Beer Can Alley, Tubs Of Fun and Hi Striker.

The current tour dates are as follows. Tour dates listed with an asterisk are Live Nation amphitheaters with no service fee tickets available for the entire month of June as part of Live Nation’s “No Service Fee June.” For complete ticket and tour information visit www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com.

No service fee tickets available while supplies last. Parking, shipping and other non “service fee” costs may apply. Amphitheatres only.

Date City Venue

Tue 8/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

Wed 8/18 Kansas City, KS Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

Fri 8/20 Omaha, NE WestFair Amphitheater

Sat 8/21 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre*

Sun 8/22 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center*

Tue 8/24 Columbus, OH LC Outdoor Amphitheatre

Wed 8/25 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre*

Fri 8/27 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain*

Sat 8/28 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center*

Sun 8/29 Holmdel, NJ PNC Arts Center

Tue 8/31 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live*

Wed 9/1 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

Fri 9/3 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center*

Sat 9/4 Atlanta, GA Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood*

Sun 9/5 Tampa, FL 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre*

Wed 9/8 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

Fri 9/10 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center*

Sat 9/11 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater

Sun 9/12 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Tue 9/14 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre*

Wed 9/15 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre

Fri 9/17 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

(on sale July 17)

Sat 9/18 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre*

Sun 9/19 Tempe, AZ Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre

Tue 9/21 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena

Wed 9/22 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre*

Fri 9/24 Spokane, WA Greyhound Park

Sat 9/25 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre*

Sun 9/26 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum

Tue 9/28 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place

Wed 9/29 Calgary, AB Saddledome

Thur 9/30 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre

Sat 10/2 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre

Sun 10/3 Fargo, ND Fargodome

Mon 10/4 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum

*Indicates a Live Nation Amphitheater and inclusion in “No Service Fee June”

Note: Tickets for shows that appear in bold go on sale June 26 at 10am local time.

Note II: Airbourne will not be performing on the Canadian dates. Hellyeah will not appear on the August 24 Columbus, OH show.

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival is made possible through the support of our sponsors including Rockstar Energy Drink, Best Buy Musical Instruments, Guitar Player Magazine, The Marines, Zippo, Skull Candy featuring their “2xl Disturbed buds,” Jägermeister USA, Jägermeister Canada, www.DiNGLIFE.com, and Schecter Guitars who will offer the chance to win “the guitars off the backs of Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed.”

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE-LYV) is the largest live entertainment company in the world, consisting of five businesses: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, ticketing solutions, e-commerce and artist management. Live Nation seeks to innovate and enhance the live entertainment experience for artists and fans: before, during and after the show. In 2009, Live Nation sold 140 million tickets, promoted 21,000 concerts, partnered with 850 sponsors and averaged 25 million unique monthly users of its e-commerce sites. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

Enslaved Announce " Circling Above And Within " European Tour [News]

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Guitarist/songwriter Ivar Bjørnson of the Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metallers ENSLAVED has issued the following statement:

“It is with great enthusiasm we can announce these European dates of our ‘Circling Above and Within Tour’! Ash clouds, however metal and majestic they might be, put a stop to our planned U.K. tour back in April. We started working on scheduling new dates immediately, and now we are ready to go! ENSLAVED is a band that enjoys being on the road like nothing else; we do take pride in being a hard working and increasingly energetic and focused live band. We are also very pleased with our new album (why be modest?) due to be out in connection with this tour – and cannot wait to perform the tracks live!”

Confirmed European dates include:

10/15 Underworld – London, Great Britain

10/16 Aeronel – Paris, France

10/17 L’autre Canal - Nancy, France

10/18 Nouveau Casino - Paris, France

10/20 Kade - Zaandam, The Netherlands

10/21 W2 - Den Bosch, The Netherlands

10/22 Trix - Antwerpen, Belgium

The new ENSLAVED album will be the follow-up to 2008’s Vertebrae, which sold over 1,100 copies its first week of release according to Nielsen SoundScan and debuted on the American Billboard Hard Music chart at #11 and on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at #49. Vertebrae also won Terrorizer Magazine’s coveted “Album of the Year” award for 2008. Other “Best of 2008” rankings include:

· Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles: #4

· Metal Edge: #9

· Metal Maniacs: #11

· Revolver Magazine: #14

· Decibel Magazine: #16

· Kerrang!: #19

Visit ENSLAVED online at www.ENSLAVED.no, www.myspace.com/ENSLAVED, and www.youtube.com/user/enslavedofficial.

Symphony X Offer New Album Update [News]

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North America's progressive metal gods SYMPHONY X have recently entered the studio to begin recording drum tracks for the band's Nuclear Blast debut and follow-up to 2007’s Paradise Lost, tentatively due before the end of the year. According to the band's webmaster, "[guitarist] Michael J. Romeo said that the drums and most of the rhythm guitars are all recorded. At the moment, they are fine-tuning the lyrics and melodies, during which time Russ [Allen] will also be recording his vocals.”

SYMPHONY X guitarist Michael J. Romeo has previously gone on record to say this about the group's new material: "We have over an hour of really good stuff that we really dig; there's more than enough stuff there that we can choose the best songs to go on the CD... but all of the songs are really strong. One is shaping up to be 10 minutes plus. I think everyone will like it. It has a little bit of everything."

While SYMPHONY X is busy working on their new album, fans are encouraged to submit questions for the band’s soon-to-be-updated FAQ section of their website. Send questions in to symxfaq@gmail.com with “FAQ” in the subject line.

SYMPHONY X are also asking their fans to submit names of bands they’d like to see tour with/open for them. Send your suggestions to symxfaq@gmail.com with “Tour Suggestion” in the subject line.

Formed in 1994 in New Jersey, SYMPHONY X has seven studio albums and one live album to their credit. Their discography has sold 170,000 copies in the U.S. alone.

Visit SYMPHONY X online at www.SYMPHONYX.com & www.myspace.com/OFFICIALSYMPHONYX .

Pmtoday Added to 2ND Leg Of Hawthorne Heights Tour [News]

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Rise Records’ PMTODAY www.myspace.com/pmtodaymusic has been added to the second leg of Hawthorne Heights’ 'Get A Ticket, Get An Album Tour'. When fans purchase a ticket, they will also receive a download of the new Hawthorne Heights album, Skeletons. On top of the 13 tracks, ticket purchasers will also receive 2 additional, exclusive tracks, "Gravestones" (an acoustic version) and "Boulevard". Visit www.hawthorneheights.com for more info.

PMTODAY’s latest release, ‘In Medias Res’ is out now.

TOUR DATES (HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, THE STORY CHANGES, PMTODAY):

7/1 - GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ The Intersection

7/2 - IOWA CITY, IA @ The Blue Moose

7/3 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club

7/6 - DENVER, CO @ Marquis Theatre

7/7 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Avalon Theatre

7/9 - BOISE, ID @ The Venue

7/10 - SPOKANE, WA @ The Seaside

7/11 - SEATTLE, WA @ Showbox SODO

7/13 - CUPERTINO, CA @ The Refuge

7/14 - MODESTO, CA @ Modesto Virtual

7/15 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ Troubadour

7/16 - LAS VEGAS, NV @ Area 702

7/17 - MESA, AZ @ The Underground

7/18 - TUSCON, AZ @ The Rock

7/19 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM @ The Launchpad

7/21 - OKLAHOMA CITY, OK @ The Conservatory

7/22 - LITTLE ROCK, AR @ Juanita's

www.myspace.com/pmtodaymusic

Black Skies North Carolina Doom Brigade Issue Tour Update [News]

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North Carolina doom brigade, BLACK SKIES, who announced their US tour throughout July earlier this month have added three more confirmed dates to the trek. Those dates include June 12 at Jambalaya in Arcata, CA , June 19 at The Nightmare in Dallas, TX and July 21 at Checkpoint Charlie's In new Orleans, LA. Updated tour itinerary below.

The band will hit the road with a new lineup, new songs and a high energy live display of sonic power they've built their name upon. Founding members Kevin Clark and Michelle Temple will be joined by ex-Des Ark drummer Tim Herzog. Former roommates, Kevin and Tim have remained in contact over the years and are very much looking forward to the opportunity to finally make music together. BLACK SKIES' new material retains the heaviness of their earlier work, with more dynamic song structures and a psychedelic edge creating a more interesting overall sound. Following the tour, the band will begin preparations for recording what they hope to be their best release to date.

Says guitarist Kevin Clark of the upcoming trek: " We've had our share of ups and downs over the past 12 months, but getting out west last year was without a doubt one of the better moments. We are thrilled to be heading out there again this summer, seeing the faces and places that made it such a blast. We played with a lot of great bands and met a lot of awesome souls with a true love and hunger for music. Those people are a big part of the drive for us to continue doing what we love to do, and we are eternally grateful for them."

BLACK SKIES released their Hexagon EP on vinyl last year via underground Chicago imprint I'm Better Than Everyone Records. Featuring songs made of heavy, well-thought out (and equally well-executed) riffs alongside churning organic grooves, Hexagon sports a tonal chemistry befitting of a legendary band sharing the same initials, yet with a decidedly American flavor. Through hard work and a DIY drive, BLACK SKIES continue gaining momentum with their live output.

BLACK SKIES Tour Dates - July 2010

** Recently added

6/27/2010 Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC (pre-tour kick off show)

7/01/2010 The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA

7/02/2010 The Summit - Columbus, OH

7/03/2010 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL

7/04/2010 The Frequency - Madison, WI

7/05/2010 Blue Moose Tap House - Iowa City

7/06/2010 TBA - NE

7/07/2010 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO

7/08/2010 Burt’s Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT

7/09/2010 Rocky Canyon – Boise, ID

7/10/2010 The Comet - Seattle, WA

7/11/2010 Rotture - Portland, OR

7/12/2010 Jambalaya - Arcata, CA **

7/13/2010 The Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA

7/14/2010 The Stork Club - Oakland, CA

7/15/2010 TBA - CA

7/16/2010 Relax Bar - Los Angeles, CA

7/17/2010 The Rogue Bar - Scottsdale, AZ

7/18/2010 Rio Grande Satanical Gardens - Albuquerque, NM

7/19/2010 The Nightmare - Dallas, TX **

7/20/2010 Red 7 - Austin, TX

7/21/2010 Checkpoint Charlie's - New Orleans, LA **

7/22/2010 The Nick - Birmingham, AL

7/23/2010 The Buccaneer Lounge - Memphis, TN

7/24/2010 Springwater Supper Club - Nashville, TN

"...these Chapel Hill, NC, sludge enthusiasts hit the ground running with their debut album, and finish at as much of a sprint as the parameters of crusty doom allow." -- Metro Spirit

"BLACK SKIES put a big emphasis on how much groove their music has, as each track has some catchy riffs that really give the band a lot of energy and attitude." -- Cosmos Gaming

http://www.blackskies.us

http://www.myspace.com/losblackskies

Soilwork Band Answer Questions From Fans [News]

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For immediate release:

Guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers of the Godfathers of Swedish modern metal SOILWORK, answered a series of questions from fans regarding the band’s upcoming album The Panic Broadcast and all things SOILWORK! Check it out at: PART 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvJY6b0PO1c, PART 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk9Y5eE_Rkk, PART 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9qJI-rsmLU.

SOILWORK, are currently working on a music video for the song “Deliverance Is Mine” to be directed by Ivan Colic (EX DEO, TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED) and produced by Stanimir Lucik.

The Panic Broadcast is the first album to feature original guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers since his return to the band in 2008 and is set to be released on July 2 (EUROPE) and July 13 (N. America) via Nuclear Blast! Produced by Wichers and mixed by Jen Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, KATATONIA, SYMPHONY X), this is the record long time SOILWORK fans have been waiting for! Pre-order the regular or deluxe edition with or without an exclusive shirt design at the following location http://bit.ly/c6FJeo. First 500 orders will receive an autographed poster while supplies last.

The Panic Broadcast Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

1. Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter

2. Two Lives Worth of Reckoning

3. The Thrill

4. Deliverance is Mine

5. Night Comes Clean

6. King of the Threshold

7. Let This River Flow

8. Epitome

9. The Akuma Afterglow

10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov

11. Sweet Demise (Bonus Track)

DVD:

• Extended Studio Footage

• High-Definition Drum Video

• Photo Gallery

Approx. 30 min. running time

Catch SOILWORK on their North American headlining tour this Summer with San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL! Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL have now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each night, fans will get to meet and greet SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL for a special event that is being offered. Fans will also receive a customized poster to get signed by both bands. These special VIP tickets are on sale now at EnterTheVault.com .

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE

07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA

07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN

07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK

08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA

08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

08/16/10 The Dagobert – Quebec City, QC - CANADA SOILWORK ONLY

08/17/10 Music Hall – London, ON - CANADA SOILWORK ONLY

08/18/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN SOILWORK ONLY

For more info visit: www.soilwork.net | www.myspace.com/soilwork | www.nuclearblast.de/soilwork

Legendary Stoner Rock Icons SLEEP Announce Fall Tour [News]

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Legendary stoner rock band SLEEP split in 1997 after two hugely influential albums. Members went on to form underground heroes OM and High On Fire, and more recently metal supergroup Shrinebuilder. This Fall, original members Al Cisneros and Matt Pike will be joined by drummer Jason Roeder of Neurosis to perform the seminal Holy Mountain album as well as selections from Dopesmoker and more.

SLEEP debuted with 1991's Volume One album, recorded for San Francisco label Tupelo. Earache Records received the band’s next recordings in the mail as a demo. The label -- impressed by SLEEP's single-mindedness and unique vision -- immediately signed the band and released the tape exactly as it was received. Record stores worldwide stocked SLEEP’s Holy Mountain from November 1992 to this day.

The band then signed to London Records. Their debut album for the major took the form of one mammoth 63-minute leviathan of a track entitled "Jerusalem." The band resisted the label’s attempts at radio edits and bringing in their own engineer to remix the album in view of “marketability.” London baulked at the prospect of promoting what probably still is the most extreme music ever recorded for a major label, so shelved the recording and dropped the band.

SLEEP's music has been featured in films by Harmony Korine and Jim Jarmusch.

SLEEP 2010 US Tour

9/03/2010 All Tomorrow's Parties - Monticello, NY
9/07/2010 Starlight Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA

9/08/2010 Brooklyn Masonic Temple - New York, NY w/ Lichens

9/09/2010 Logan Square Auditorium - Chicago, IL w/ Lichens

9/10/2010 Mohawk - Austin, TX w/ Sub Oslo

9/11/2010 Roseland Theater/Music Fest NW - Portland, OR w/ Scott Kelly, YOB

9/12/2010 Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA

All Shall Perish Introduce New Drummer! [News]

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For immediate release:

A four-minute video message introducing Adam Pierce, the new drummer for the Oakland, California extreme metal band ALL SHALL PERISH, can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuPW0B_1K5w

ALL SHALL PERISH recently parted ways with original drummer Matt Kuykendall. The group stated at the time, "It's always tough to part ways with a longtime member and friend, but it was absolutely necessary in order to maintain forward progress."

The band’s most recent lead guitarist, Jason Richardson, left ALL SHALL PERISH and has since been temporarily replaced by Francesco Artusato from Treviso, Italy.

ALL SHALL PERISH will support the legendary DANZIG on 4 shows of his upcoming mini-tour this June.

“Our jaws dropped when DANZIG personally requested ALL SHALL PERISH to join him on tour,” stated the band recently. “It’s a true honor to open for such a musical legend. We hope to get the crowd excited and pumped up for him!”

DANZIG, ALL SHALL PERISH

June 24 BOISE, ID - KNITTING FACTORY

June 25 RENO, NV - KNITTING FACTORY

June 26 Los Angeles, CA - NOKIA THEATRE

June 27 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - REGENCY BALLROOM

ALL SHALL PERISH will also be appearing on this years Summer Slaughter Tour alongside DECAPITATED, THE FACELESS, and DECREPIT BIRTH among others. For a complete list of bands and dates visit www.myspace.com/summerslaughtertour

"Awaken The Dreamers," the third full-length album from Oakland, California-based extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH, sold just under 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 126. The follow-up to "The Price of Existence" was recorded once again at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with producer Zack Ohren (LIGHT THIS CITY, DECREPIT BIRTH).

For more info visit: www.allshallperish.com | www.myspace.com/allshallperish | www.nuclearblast.de/allshallperish

Soilwork Track by Track Video Posted Online! [News]

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For immediate release:

Guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers of the Godfathers of Swedish modern metal SOILWORK, has recorded a track by track breakdown for the band’s upcoming album The Panic Broadcast! Check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkI1EYGI7c.

SOILWORK, are currently working on a music video for the song “Deliverance Is Mine” to be directed by Ivan Colic (EX DEO, TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED) and produced by Stanimir Lucik.

The Panic Broadcast is the first album to feature original guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers since his return to the band in 2008 and is set to be released on July 2 (EUROPE) and July 13 (N. America) via Nuclear Blast! Produced by Wichers and mixed by Jen Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, KATATONIA, SYMPHONY X), this is the record long time SOILWORK fans have been waiting for! Pre-order the regular or deluxe edition with or without an exclusive shirt design at the following location http://bit.ly/c6FJeo. First 500 orders will receive an autographed poster while supplies last.

The Panic Broadcast Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

1. Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter

2. Two Lives Worth of Reckoning

3. The Thrill

4. Deliverance is Mine

5. Night Comes Clean

6. King of the Threshold

7. Let This River Flow

8. Epitome

9. The Akuma Afterglow

10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov

11. Sweet Demise (Bonus Track)

DVD:

• Extended Studio Footage

• High-Definition Drum Video

• Photo Gallery

Approx. 30 min. running time

Catch SOILWORK on their North American headlining tour this Summer with San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL! Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL have now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each night, fans will get to meet and greet SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL for a special event that is being offered. Fans will also receive a customized poster to get signed by both bands. These special VIP tickets are on sale now at EnterTheVault.com .

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE

07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA

07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN

07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK

08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA

08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

08/16/10 The Dagobert – Quebec City, QC - CANADA SOILWORK ONLY

08/17/10 Music Hall – London, ON - CANADA SOILWORK ONLY

08/18/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN SOILWORK ONLY

For more info visit: www.soilwork.net | www.myspace.com/soilwork | www.nuclearblast.de/soilwork

Debut Dusted Angel Full Length Charges Towards Summer Release [News]

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Santa Cruz doom 'n rollers DUSTED ANGEL have just completed their debut full-length, and are putting the final touches on this beast, planning for it to be set loose this late this summer.

The burly, self-titled, 7-track melee was put to tape in San Francisco by sludgemonger Billy Anderson (High on Fire, Neurosis, Sleep) in April, mastered at TrakWorx Studios, and will see release mid-late summer on Mankind Records -- a division of Revelation Records. A solid year of live shows along the west coast have the members of DUSTED ANGEL conditioned to jam tighter than ever, building upon the rocking hardcore-meets-stoner/doom dynamics fans of the band already love, and taking these songs to massive new levels of crushing groove. The official release date, as well as the album's track listing and cover art, will all be announced in the coming weeks.

Several strings of California gigs, including record release shows and more, are being scheduled for the coming months building towards the album's release, and the band will also relocate to the east coast for a battery of shows sometime later this year.

DUSTED ANGEL contains members of crucial skatecore legends Bl'ast, metal experimentalists Spaceboy, sonic mindfuckers Gargantula and more. All longtime friends from time spent in previous bands, or just from growing up in the Santa Cruz skate/surf/slam scene together for the past 20 years, brought the band together in 2008. They've done nothing but rock ever since...

Stay tuned for more updates on the album, the shows, the chaos, of DUSTED ANGEL.

http://www.myspace.com/dustedangelrocks

http://www.mankindrecords.com

Psycroptic North American Headlining Run Announced! [News]

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Tasmania’s technical death metallers PSYCROPTIC have announced a series of North American headlining dates in the middle of and following their tour with NILE. Confirmed tour dates for the „Those Whom The Gods Detest Tour II“ and their headlining shows are as follows:

“Those Whom The Gods Detest Tour II”

NILE, EX DEO, PSYCROPTIC, KEEP OF KALESSIN, PATHOLOGY

10/31/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

11/01/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

11/02/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

11/03/10 Crazy Donkey – Farmingdale, NY

11/04/10 Rocko’s – Manchester, NH

11/05/10 Club Hell – Providence, RI

11/06/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

11/07/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

11/08/10 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL

11/09/10 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN

11/12/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

11/13/10 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

11/14/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

11/15/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

11/16/10 Key Club – Los Angeles, CA

11/17/10 U.B.’s Bar – Mesa, AZ

11/18/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

11/19/10 The War Legion Underground – Amarillo, TX (PSYCROPTIC, KEEP OF KALESSIN, PATHOLOGY only)

11/20/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

11/21/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

11/23/10 Club Firestone – Orlando, FL

11/24/10 Culture Room – Fort Lauderdale, FL

PSYCROPTIC, KEEP OF KALESSIN, PATHOLOGY

11/26/10 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL

11/27/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN

11/28/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

11/29/10 Championship Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ

11/30/10 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

12/01/10 Petit Campus – Montreal, QC – CANADA

12/02/10 Sneaky Dee’s – Toronto, ON – CANADA

12/03/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN

Reduced service charge tickets on sale now through www.Enterthevault.com. On sale at all major ticketing services after June 26, 2010.

PSYCROPTIC are currently hard at work on writting material for their follow up to their Nuclear Blast Records debut Ob(Servant). The band will be writing the new record right up until their US tour with Egyptian themed deathers NILE, the ancient Roman themed arsenal EX DEO, Norwegian extreme metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, and brutal death grinders PATHOLOGY.

Visit PSYCROPTIC online at www.PSYCROPTIC.com and www.myspace.com/PSYCROPTIC.

Kozeljnik Inside Serbian Black Metal [News]

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Long Island, New York's Paragon Records' latest signing KOZELJNIK are set to unleash their second full-length Deeper The Fall this June 22nd. Hailing from Belgrade, Serbia, this malicious duo are sure to infect black metal fans across the globe with their brew of inspiring, ever-morphing product.

Running the creative gamut of black metal, each track on Deeper The Fall melds elements of savage, triumphant, depressive, antagonistic, schizophrenic, and anguished songcraft, roaming all realms of the genre, and leaving not one moment of the release to waste. Featuring members of other current Serbian acts The Stone and May Result, the pair bring on extra musicians for live performances, but otherwise mastermind these clever passages between the two of them, and bring the creative force of two bands to the table with every KOZELJNIK anthem during the recording process. Fans of Negură Bunget, S.V.E.S.T., Mayhem, Enslaved, Bergraven and Corpus Cristii should certainly be intrigued.

Deeper The Fall Track Listing:
1. ThetruthisDeath.
2. The All-Consuming
3. Void To Final Consumption
4. Deeper The Fall
5. Breeding The Apocalypse
6. A.o.t.U.

Contact Earsplit worldwide for any promo and/or coverage requests on KOZELJNIK and all other Paragon Records releases.

http://www.myspace.com/kozeljnik
http://www.paragonrecords.org
http://www.myspace.com/paragon_records

Balfor Barbaric Blood Cover Art + Track Listing Revealed [News]

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Ukrainian black metallers BALFOR are proud to unveil the cover art and track listing of their upcoming Pulverised debut Barbaric Blood. Designed by Martin Saavedra at Uruguay's Spina Studio (Aborted, Daath, Divinity etc.), the cover is at once dark, brooding and apocalyptic.

Barbaric Blood was recorded at Blacklight Studio, Ukraine in August 2009 and mixed and mastered by Shaddar.

Barbaric Blood Track Listing
1. "From The Ashes (…The Beginning)"
2. "Behold My Hate!"
3. "Shadow Of My Raven Wings"
4. "In A Thunder Of Ancient Glory"
5. "Pure Barbaric"
6. "Light's Demise"
7. "Kingdom's Blood"
8. "Voices Of Wilderness"
9. "The Perfect Fire"

Comments BALFOR frontman/guitarist Thorgeir of the cover: "It's always a long journey making an album. First it has to be written and rehearsed. Then it has to be recorded and mastered, and that's where most people think it ends. But it doesn't quite end there. An important factor that everyone forgets about is the artwork, and yet this is often what people notice first. So we are particularly pleased that the artwork for Barbaric Blood has been so well executed by Martin of Spina Studio. He has captured both the concept behind the album, and the band itself."

BALFOR will release Barbaric Blood later this year via Pulversied. Further info TBA.

BALFOR:
Thorgeir -- Vocals / Guitars
Dragon-T -- Lead Guitars
Berowar -- Bass
Erland -- Drums

http://www.myspace.com/balforhorde

http://www.balfor.info
http://www.pulverised.net

Some Changes For Rock My Monkey [News]

Mark Carras

Hey Readers,

First the good news. I just got a new job as a tech consultant for an HVAC firm in my area. The bad news is that this will not give me a ton of time for this site. So I am kind of handing the reigns over to some really awesome lady's that will kick things into gear.

So news will be posted by MsGoth84 and legalbeagle1972. A new review writer will be announced very soon as well. This new writer might also do some interviews too.

So even though I am only able to do this on the weekend, the site content may actually increase!

I still love the Hard Rock and Metal, but I also have to pay the bills. This site looses money, so this is something that has to be done. I hope you all understand.

-Mark Carras
Founder and Editor.

The New Self-Titled Attack Attack Release Debuts At #1 On The Independent Music Chart [News]

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THE NEW SELF-TITLED ATTACK ATTACK! RELEASE DEBUTS AT #1 ON THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC CHART;

CRACKS TOP 30 AMONG BILLBOARD TOP 200

BAND’S IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS MAKES FOR RISE RECORDS BEST DEBUT WEEK IN LABEL’S HISTORY

LOOK FOR ATTACK ATTACK! ON TOUR ALL SUMMER LONG ON THE VANS WARPED TOUR

June 17, 2010—Attack Attack!, the Columbus, Ohio outfit known for its frenetic sound, debuted at #1 on the Independent Music Chart and scored the #26

position on the Billboard Top 200 chart with its brand new self-titled release which sold well over 15,000 copies right out of the box.

The #6 Top Current Rock Album in the country marked the best debut week in Rise Record’s history.

Rise Records officially started in 1991 when founder Craig Ericson was still in high school. It then took an 8-year hiatus and started releasing vinyl in 1999.

The Portland-based label’s first official CD release was in 2000 for the band One Last Thing. Since then it has been releasing

a steady stream of in-your-face, unrelenting rock, culminating with the recent impressive Attack Attack! debut this week.

In a recent interview with Substream Music Press, Ericson noted: “2010 is going to be a busy, busy year. We’re gonna have a lot

of great records. I think this will be the year we really shine.”

With four Rise bands already confirmed for the Vans Warped Tour, including Attack Attack!, it seems Ericson

(who was recently selected as one of 2010’s “Innovators” of the year by the editors of Alternative Press Magazine) is more

prophet than promoter.

Fans that show proof of purchase of the new Attack Attack! release (6/14/10 and onward) can be entered

to win an Attack Attack! Golden Ticket which will get the winner and a guest into any Attack Attack! show forever.

Fans need to email proof to goldenticket@riserecords.com.

Attack Attack! Tour Dates:

June 19 - Des Moines, IA @ The Vaudeville Mews

June 20 – Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee

June 22 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rock

VANS WARPED TOUR:

June 25 – Carson, CA @ Home Depot Center

June 26 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

June 27 – Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park

June 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont East District

June 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion

June 30 – Las Cruces, NM @ N.M.S.U. Practice Field

July 1 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center

July 2 – Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Race Park

July 3 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center

July 5 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

July 6 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

July 7 – Pittsburg, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion

July 8 – Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre

July 9 - Mississauga, ON, CANADA @ Arrow Hall

July 10 – Montreal, QC, CANADA @ Parc Jean Drapeau

July 11 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theater

July 12 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights (Non Warped Tour)

July 13 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center

July 14 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake P.A.C.

July 15 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion

July 16 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

July 17 – Long Island, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

July 18 – Oceanport, NJ @ Monmouth Park Racetrack

July 20 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

July 21 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

July 22 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

July 23 – St Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park

July 24 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater

July 25 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone Amphitheater

July 26 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater

July 27 – Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theater (Non Warped Tour)

July 28 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

July 29 – Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater

July 30 – Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park

July 31 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater

August 1 – Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park

August 2 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheatre

August 5 – Edmonton, AB, CANADA @ Northlands Park

August 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairgrounds

August 8 – Denver, CO @ Invesco Field

August 10 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Amphitheater

August 11 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex

August 12 – Wheatland, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre

August 13 – Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater

August 14 – George, WA @ George Amphitheater

August 15 – Hillsboro, OR @ Washington Country Fairgrounds

August 18 – St George, UT @ The Electric Theater (Non Warped Tour)

August 20 – Wichita, KS @ The Oz Café (Non Warped Tour)

For more information see www.myspace.com/attackattack

All-Star Riff Rockers Black River Unveil New Video [News]

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All-star band BLACK RIVER, which features within its ranks members of Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Neolithic and Rootwater, is proud to unleash their first video for the song “Lucky In Hell” which comes off their upcoming new full-length Black 'N' Roll. The video features one of the most talented and popular Polish actresses – Magdalena Cielecka – who's won several important awards over the years at cinema festivals in Edinburgh, Geneva, Tokyo and Gdynia among others.

Check the clip out here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Earsplit...12/OO1KoUaTXBw

Black ‘N’ Roll is BLACK RIVER's second full-length and offers 45 minutes of gritty, bar-ready riff rock anthems! The long player was recorded at Studio Sonus and Studio Gdansk, engineered by Malta (Behemoth) and debuted at #20 on the official Polish charts upon its European release earlier this year. Said guitarist Kay of the offering: “It has the taste of good whiskey, it smells with sweat of girls dancing at the strip bar and with odor of car tires burnt on tarmac.” For fans of The Cult, Monster Magnet and Danzig.
Black 'N' Roll will be released in North America by Armoury Records/Eagle Rock on July 20th.
Four tracks from the record are currently available at the band's official MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/blackriverpl.

Black 'N' Roll Track Listing:

1. “Barf Bag”
2. “Isabel”
3. “Lucky In Hell”
4. “Black 'N' Roll”
5. “Breaking The Wall”
6. “Free Man”
7. “Too Far Away”
8. “Loaded Weapon”
9. “Morphine”
10. “Like A Bitch”
11. “Young 'N' Drunk"

BLACK RIVER:
Taff – Vocals (Neolithic, Testor, Geisha Goner, Rootwater)
Orion – Bass (Behemoth, Neolithic, Vesania)
Daray – Drums (Dimmu Borgir, Neolithic, Vader, Masachist, Faust et al)
Art – Guitars
Kay – Guitars (Kayzen, Kashtany, Neolithic)

http://www.myspace.com/blackriverpl
http://www.youtube.com/blackriverrock

Ramesses Album Launch Party In London Tonight [News]

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UK doom trio RAMESSES are throwing a launch party at Rough Trade East in London tonight, in celebration of their latest opus Take The Curse, to be released on Monday, June 21st. RAMESSES takes the stage for a devastating live set showcasing some new material from Take The Curse.

The festivities will also include special DJ sets by Jake and Dinos Chapman, the internationally renowned visionaries behind the brutally brilliant sculpture "Fucking Hell" which was used exclusively for the layout of Take The Curse.

Interviews will also be available with members of RAMESSES pre-show for journalists looking to cover the band/event. This will be the last live show for RAMESSES until their autumn tour, which will be fully announced in the coming weeks.

RAMESSES Take the Curse - Album Launch Party:
Friday 18th June
Rough Trade East - London, England

Times: 6pm to 11pm (no admission after 10:15pm)
RAMESSES play live at 10pm

PLEASE NOTE - Tickets are free but limited to 100 wristbands that must be collected from Rough Trade. http://www.roughtrade.com/

RAMESSES were spawned in the woodland of Dorset, England. They have been disfiguring the innards of their army of devoted listeners since 2003 when drummer Mark Greening and guitarist Tim Bagshaw hooked up with Adam Richardson (bass + vox). In the intervening years, RAMESSES have ripped an incurable wound in the metal scene with killer live shows around the UK and Europe.

Promo copies of Take The Curse and interviews with RAMESSES are available now.

http://www.myspace.com/ramesses666
http://www.ritualproductions.net

Southern Lord Mini Tour featuring Corrosion Of Conformity Animosity Lineup [News]

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Southern Lord Recordings is proud to announce a West Coast mini-tour, featuring several SL artists as well as some very special opening and headlining guests.

Running from August 8th through 12th, the three-show tour features Southern Lord artists Eagle Twin, Black Breath and the return of Goatsnake. All of this is in addition to the headliner for the festivities; the recently reunited circa-1986 Animosity album lineup of Corrosion Of Conformity, featuring Woody Weatherman on guitar, Mike Dean on bass and vocals, and Reed Mullin on drums! The tour will also showcase openers Righteous Fool featuring Mike and Reed from C.O.C.

The string of dates kick off in Los Angeles at the Southern Lord sponsored The Power Of The Riff Festival, featuring this tour's full lineup as well as countless other brutal acts including Repulsion, Trap Them, Nails, From Ashes Rise and more. The full lineup and info behind the fest will be announced soon.

Southern Lord West Coast Mini Tour:
8/08/2010 Echo and Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA @ The Power of the Riff Fest
8/10/2010 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA [buy tickets]
8/12/2010 Neumo's - Seattle, WA [buy tickets]

http://www.southernlord.com
http://blog.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings
http://twitter.com/twatterlord

Members Of Eyehategod, Outlaw Order And More To Perform Free One-Off Show [News]

msgoth84

Prior to part two of EYEHATEGOD's two-night stand at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, BloodLust! presents a special afternoon noise set at Reckless Records in Wicker Park by Ten Suicides (featuring members of EYEHATEGOD, Outlaw Order, The Guilt Of..., Bloodyminded, Anatomy Of Habit and The Fortieth Day). The performance will be based around the Bloodyminded song "Ten Suicides," which features guest lead vocals by EYEHATEGOD vocalist Mike Williams. Expect the worlds of noise, sludge and doom to lock into a united North-South experimental soundscape of epic proportions...

Ten Suicides (featuring members of EYEHATEGOD, Outlaw Order, The Guilt Of..., Bloodyminded, Anatomy Of Habit and The Fortieth Day).
Sunday, June 20, 2010
3:00 PM
All Ages
Free

Reckless Records
1532 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
773.235.3727
http://www.reckless.com

EYEHATEGOD, whose rescheduled show at the Cambridge Elks Lodge earlier this week was shut down mid set due to their extreme volume, have been ravaging the masses with their matchless brand of New Orleans' sludge metal since the beginning of June. The band -- Mike Williams, guitarists Jimmy Bower and Brian Patton, bassist Gary Mader and drummer Joey LaCaze -- will wind down their long-anticipated US tour in Chicago at the Empty Bottle this weekend where they'll perform the coveted first two EHG full-lengths In The Name Of Suffering (June 19) and Take As Needed For Pain (June 20) in their entirety. If you're on the Chicago area (or are willing to travel), don't miss this rare and special event!

EYEHATEGOD Remaining Tour Dates
6/17/2010 Now That’s Class - Cleveland, OH w/ Keelhaul, The Atlas Moth
6/18/2010 Blondie’s - Detroit, MI w/ The Atlas Moth, Strong Intention
6/19/2010 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Nachtmystium, Anal Cunt, Weekend Nachos, Strong Intention
6/20/2010 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL w/ Nachtmystium, The Atlas Moth

http://www.myspace.com/eyehategod
http://www.myspace.com/outlaworder
http://www.myspace.com/theguiltof
http://www.myspace.com/officialbloodyminded
http://www.myspace.com/anatomyofhabit

Modern Superstar Studio Wrap-Up Cover Art And Track Listing Reaveled [News]

msgoth84

MODERN SUPERSTAR has wrapped up recording their debut release I Part Saint, II Parts Sinner. The project is now headed to Alpine Sound in Phoenix, AZ to be mixed and mastered by Ken Orth. I Part Saint, II Parts Sinner, which features 9 tracks (1 mystery track), is slated for an early summer release on JAMSYNC MUSIC. MODERN SUPERSTAR will be heading out on THE SUMMER OF SIN 2010 TOUR with ASPHALT VALENTINE and MAMA KIN beginning July 15th.

Cover art and track listing have been released below.

1. 2 Months Later
2. Love / Hate
3. Want You
4. When You're In Love
5. She Like Girls
6. Text You Goodbye
7. Grow'n Old
8. Hollywood Dirty
9. ???

Announcing Soulless Creature Recordings And Struck By Lightning 2xLP [News]

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Announcing Soulless Creature Recordings & STRUCK BY LIGHTNING 2xLP

We are proud to announce the recent formation of Soulless Creature Recordings. Founded by Gregory Lahm (Struck By Lightning, ex-Mouth of the Architect), the label was formed with the sole intent of unleashing high quality vinyl releases.

Soulless Creature's first project will be the official vinyl version of STRUCK BY LIGHTNING's acclaimed debut Serpents, which was released on CD last September via Translation Loss Records. This massive new gatefold-bound version will be unleashed on double 180-gram 12" wax, the first pressing consisting of 500 copies in 3 color breakdowns: 250 on black, 150 on gold with black splatter, and 100 on clear. All copies of the first pressing will be hand numbered as well.

The massive STRUCK BY LIGHTNING double-LP will see release mid-July with an exact date to follow, but pre-orders will up and running shortly. The limited edition first pressing will be available on a first come first serve basis via the pre-order or from the band directly on their upcoming summer tour with Black Cobra and Howl.

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING live dates:

7/09/2010 Carabar - Columbus, OH w/ Funeral Pyre, Early Graves, MF Gnar, Bastards

7/18/2010 Carabar - Columbus, OH w/ Coliseum

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING w/ Black Cobra, Howl:
7/22/2010 Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN
7/23/2010 Frequency - Madison, WI
7/24/2010 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
7/26/2010 The Summit - Columbus, OH
7/27/2010 Bug Jar - Rochester, NY
7/28/2010 Great Scott - Allston, MA

7/29/2010 AS220 - Providence, RI
7/30/2010 Webster Hall Studio - New York, NY
7/31/2010 North Star Bar - Philadelphia, PA
8/01/2010 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
8/02/2010 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA
8/03/2010 Volume 11 Tavern - Raleigh, NC
8/04/2010 Casbah / Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
8/05/2010 The Earl - Atlanta, GA
8/06/2010 Hi Tone - Memphis, TN

8/07/2010 Hi Ho - New Orleans, LA

"...D-beat anthems that are sad yet huge..." 8/10 - Decibel

"...less proggy than Mastodon and less brooding than Baroness, but still as intense as both." - Alternative Press

"...annihilation you can almost hum." 4/5 - Revolver

"...a terrific middle ground between High on Fire, Mastodon, and Disfear. Punk song structures with driving tempos, great metallic guitar work, and stellar vocal parts..." - Lambgoat

"...one of the year's best albums, and probably the best album that Translation Loss has ever released." - Cerebralmetalhead.com

http://www.myspace.com/struckbyfuckinglightning

Selfmadegod Records to Re-Issued Dead Infection Debut In LP Format [News]

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Poland's Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the reissue of the debut album from country mates DEAD INFECTION! The cult goregrind outfit's first full-length, Surgical Disembowelment, was originally released on CD and LP in 1993 by now-defunct German label Morbid Records.

The vinyl re-release of Surgical Disembowelment contains the same ten tracks as the original version of the album, which was recorded in 1993 at PR Studio in Olsztyn, Poland. This re-issue of the album is strictly limited to 500 gatefold copies, with 100 on red vinyl and 100 on green. A final release date in early July will be confirmed shortly, but a pre-order package is available now at Selfmadegod's website: http://www.selfmadegod.com.

Surgical Disembowelment Track Listing:
1) Maggots In Your Flesh
2) Pathological View On The Alimentary Canal
3) Torsions
4) Undergo An Operation
5) After Accident
6) Xenomorph
7) Let Me Vomit
8) Spattered Birth
9) Start Human Slaughter
10) Deformed Creature

http://www.selfmadegod.com
http://www.myspace.com/selfmadegodrecords
http://www.deadinfection.info
http://www.myspace.com/deadinfection

Kataklysm Heaven's Venom Track Listing Revealed! [News]

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For immediate release:

Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have revealed the track listing for their new album Heaven’s Venom, which will be released on August 20th in Europe and August 24th in North America. The follow-up to 2008’s Prevail, was recorded by KATAKLYSM guitarist J-F Dagenais (Malevolent Creation, Misery Index) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Mnemic, Dark Tranquillity).

Heaven’s Venom track listing:

1. A Soulless God
2. Determined (Vows of Vengeance)
3. Faith Made of Shrapnel
4. Push the Venom
5. Hail the Renegade
6. As the Walls Collapse
7. Numb & Intoxicated
8. At the Edge of the World
9. Suicide River
10. Blind Savior

Ozzfest 2010 will kick off on August 14 in San Bernardino (Ozzfest’s birthplace in 1996) and travel to Chicago, Illinois; Hartford, Connecticut; Camden, New Jersey; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Boston, Massachusetts. Playing the Second Stage will be none other than Canada’s kings of northern hyperblast, KATAKLYSM.

Ozzfest 2010 Main Stage Acts
OZZY OSBOURNE
MÖTLEY CRÜE
HALFORD
DEVILDRIVER

NONPOINT

Ozzfest 2010 Second Stage Acts
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
DROWNING POOL
KINGDOM OF SORROW
KATAKLYSM

GOATWHORE
SKELETONWITCH

SAVIOURS

Ozzfest 2010 Dates

08/14/10 San Manuel Amphitheater – San Bernardino, CA

08/17/10 First Midwest Bank Amphitheater – Tinley Park (Chicago), IL

08/19/10 First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown (Pittsburgh), PA

08/21/10 Comcast Theater – Hartford, CT

08/22/10 Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ

08/24/10 Comcast Center – Mansfield (Boston), MA

For more information visit: www.myspace.com/Kataklysm

Danzig Hits The Road [News]

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Special Nine City Tour to Usher in the Release of Deth Red Sabaoth Begins
Three In-Store Signings June 19, 21, and 24
Deth Red Saboth - Album Cover

DANZIG: DETH RED SABOTH
(The End Records; June 22)
Glenn Danzig, at the forefront of the hardcore/dark metal movement for nearly three decades, recently announced a special nine-city concert trek that kicked off yesterday in Norfolk, VA. The dates, played to usher in the release of Deth Red Sabaoth (evilive/The End Records),Danzig's first new studio album in six years, will feature long-time Danzig cohort, guitarist Tommy Victor (Prong, Ministry), drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative) and former Samhaim bandmate, bassist Steve Zing. Support for the east coast dates will be Gorgeous Frankenstein, the band of original Misfits member Doyle, and Seventh Void, the band that includes of Danzig/Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly and Type O guitarist Kenny Hickey.

Fans can also meet Glenn Danzig at three in-store autograph signings to be held around the tour, included Saturday June 19 at Vintage Vinyl in NJ, Monday, June 21 at Newbury Comics in Boston, MA, and Thursday, June 24 at Record Exchange in Boise, Idaho. See the tour itinerary below for more information.

Danzig plans to dig deep into his career-defining catalogue and perform tracks from Danzig, Lucifuge, How the Gods Kill, and on up to the present, including several new songs from Deth Red Sabaoth. "Danzig fans have their own favorites from throughout the years," said Glenn, "and I hope the set list we put together will satisfy everyone."

Danzig - LiveDeth Red Sabaoth, which marks Danzig's ninth studio venture that began back in 1988 with the Rick Rubin-produced, Platinum-certified Danzig, is an 11-track collection penned by Danzig, and is laced with Glenn's lycanthropic growls and blues-infected wailing. Tracks including "Black Candy, "The Revengeful," and "On A Wicked Night," emit a spectral glow to rival the highest points in Danzig's colossal discography. Part I of the exquisite two-part "Pyre of Souls" opens with acoustic guitar, haunting piano, Glenn's plainsong vocal, and an almost dirge-like feel; Part II explodes with electric guitars and a driving, mesmerizing cadence.

In addition to the upcoming Deth Red Sabaoth, Danzig has just published a book of select, previously unreleased Misfits, Danzig, and Samhaim lyrics, titled "Hidden Lyrics of the Left Hand" (Verotik). The book features illustrations by Simon Bisley, who has painted numerous album covers for Danzig and collaborated on many Verotik comic titles.

Glenn Danzig has received many titles, from the Godfather of Dark Metal to a punk pioneer to a man of integrity, but most agree that over his near-30-year career, his intense musical and lyrical statements have left a permanent mark on rock music. He is a gifted songwriter, and his songs have been covered by such diverse artists as Johnny Cash, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, and Roy Orbison, just to name a few. His "13," originally written for Johnny Cash and then recorded for Glenn's own Satan's Child, was the opening song in last year's box office smash and Golden Globe winner, "The Hangover." Danzig's music is dark, gothic, and haunting, and continues to influence generation after generation of musicians and music fans across the globe.

Amazon is currently offering a FREE MP3 download of "On A Wicked Night," get it here.

Danzig's special nine-city tour dates are as follows:

JUNE
16 The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC
18 Nokia Theatre, New York, NY
19 Vintage Vinyl In-Store Signing, Fords, NJ, 2:30 - 4:30 PM
19 Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
21 Newbury Comics In-Store Signing, Boston, MA, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
21 House of Blues, Boston, MA
24 Record Exchange In-Store Signing, Boise, ID, 6 - 7:30pm
24 Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
25 Knitting Factory, Reno, NV
26 Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
27 Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

Decrepit Birth: New Song Online Now! [News]

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For immediate release:

Santa Cruz CA’s tech-death masters, DECREPIT BIRTH, have uploaded the track “(A Departure of the Sun) Ignite the Tesla Coil” to their newly designed Myspace www.myspace.com/DecrepitBirth. The song comes from their upcoming Polarity album set to be released on July 27th in North America on Nuclear Blast Records. The artwork was completed by cult artist Dan Seagrave (MORBID ANGEL, ENTOMBED, SUFFOCATION, etc.) and can be viewed here http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=374702.

Polarity Track Listing:
1. (A Departure of the Sun) Ignite the Tesla Coil
2. Metatron
3. The Resonance
4. Polarity
5. Solar Impulse
6. Mirroring Dimensions
7. A Brief Odyssey in Time
8. The Quickening of Time
9. Sea of Memories
10. Symbiosis
11. Darkness Embrace

Mail order edition bonus track:

12. See Through Dreams (DEATH Cover)

DECREPIT BIRTH recently shot a video clip for the song “The Resonance”. The video was directed by former VJ/producer for MTV Norway’s Headbangers Ball, Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm. Photos from the video shoot can be viewed here http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2888600.

“SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR”
DECAPITATED, THE FACELESS, ALL SHALL PERISH, THE RED CHORD, VEIL OF MAYA, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, DECREPIT BIRTH, CARNIFEX, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, VITAL REMAINS

07/17/10 SOMA – San Diego, CA

07/18/10 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA

07/20/10 Club 101 – El Paso, TX

07/21/10 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

07/22/10 Emo’s - Austin, TX

07/23/10 Ridglea Theatre – Ft. Worth, TX

07/24/10 Warsaw Ballroom – Houston, TX

07/26/10 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

07/27/10 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

07/29/10 Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

07/30/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

07/31/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

08/01/10 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

08/02/10 Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

08/03/10 Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA

08/04/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

08/05/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

08/06/10 Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH

08/07/10 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI

08/08/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

08/09/10 House of Blues – Chicago, IL

08/10/10 First Ave – Minneapolis, MN

08/11/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN

08/13/10 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

08/14/10 Club Sound – Salt Lake City, UT

08/16/10 Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA

08/17/10 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA

08/19/10 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

08/20/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

08/21/10 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR

08/23/10 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA

For more info visit: www.myspace.com/decrepitbirth

Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival: New Episode of UPROAR TV Posted [News]

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In this week's episode of UPROAR TV, we talk to Halestorm and Disturbed about some of their past touring experiences and the ups and downs of life on the road. Check out the latest episode at: http://RockstaUPROAR.com/uproartv

Catch Disturbed and Halestorm along with Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Hellyeah, Airbourne, Hail The Villain and New Medicine on the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival August 17- October 4. Tickets are on sale now for most markets at http://RockstarUPROAR.com/tour-dates.

For current tour dates and more information on the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival, visit: www.RockstarUproar.com.

For more information on Disturbed and Halestorm, go to:
www.disturbed1.com
www.halestormrocks.com

Follow Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival on Twitter:
www.twitter.com/RockstarUproar.

Like Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/RockstarUproar.

Twisted Shapes Of Doom: Wolf Eyes + Anatomy of Habit + Neil Jendon + Rabid Rabbit - 7/10 - Viaduct Theater - Chicago [News]

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Saturday July 10, 2010, will be a night for celebrating contrasting styles and twisted shapes of doom. For a good stretch there, it seemed like Chicago was graced by several intense Wolf Eyes shows each year, and here it will be over a year since the Detroit band last brought their post-apocalyptic take on doom-laden noise-industrial to town. Anatomy of Habit is wrapping up the final details of their debut LP and they will return to the Viaduct Theater to share their uniquely hybridized doom-metal, shoegazer, industrial-strength post-punk approach. Neil Jendon also makes a return appearance at the theater space to unleash the ice-cold gushing liquid of his modular synth-of-doom. And the mighty Rabid Rabbit will kick off the night with their twin-bass propelled take on psychedelic, free-doom, and metal structures. Did we mention dooooooooooooooooooooom?

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Saturday July 10, 2010

The Viaduct Theater
3111 N. Western Avenue
Chicago IL 60618
http://www.viaducttheatre.com/

10:00 PM
18+
$7.00

BloodLust! Presents

Wolf Eyes (Detroit, MI)
http://www.myspace.com/therealwolfeyes

Anatomy of Habit
http://www.myspace.com/anatomyofhabit

Neil Jendon
http://www.myspace.com/neiljendon

Rabid Rabbit
http://www.myspace.com/rabidrabbitlives

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Event links:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116512125056195
Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/event/1532131+BloodLust!+Presents

MySpace: http://events.myspace.com/Event/4097...dLust-Presents

Tokyo Rosenthal Gives Free Download Of Economic Distress Song [News]

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Award winning singer/songwriter Tokyo Rosenthal announced today that in light of the hard economic times the world over that he would offer free downloads of his original recording, "Mister Tell Me 'Bout The Great Depression". This is being done in conjunction with Rosenthal's record label, Rock & Sock Records and is available on Rosenthal's web site www.tokyorosenthal.com. The song also appears on Tokyo's latest CD, "Ghosts", which recently was number Five (5) on The Euro Americana Chart and has received rave reviews and airplay the world over.

Rosenthal's tune documents the causes for the economic turmoil that has become a global phenomenon. "It was inspired by the stories my grandfather, 'Poppy Jack', used to tell me about the 1929-1939 Depression," said Rosenthal. "But this song is about now. And it's futuristic. Picture a young man sitting on the door step of his neighbor asking what happened back in 2009-2010. Hopefully he's not saying 2009-2019!"

Critics such as No Depression said, "It's a song for these times, for all time, and big thanks to him for writing it." Americana UK was even more direct as they said,"Epic!, This song truly has balls".

Rosenthal felt that offering the tune at no charge was the best way to get his message across and at the same time make it affordable to all who want to have it and pass it on. "I hope people the world over take advantage of this opportunity and both like the song musically and relate to some if not all of what I'm saying," Tokyo added.

Rosenthal, along with Charlie Chamberlain on mandolin and guitar, just completed his fourth tour of the United Kingdom and his planning a 40 city US Tour beginning in
late August. For more information log on to www.tokyorosenthal.com and www.myspace.com/tokyorosenthal

Gary Holt Interviwed In Hollywood Video Available [News]

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MetalAssault.com caught up with EXODUS guitarist/songwriter Gary Holt before the band’s Friday night record release show at The Key Club in Hollywood. Holt discussed the June 10th record release show in Chico, being on the bill for Ozzfest this year, the band’s first ever headlining tour in Australia and New Zealand, playing the new songs live, and the support bands on the upcoming North American “March Of Brutality” tour. Other topics of discussion included Rock Band, 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise, and the tag 'Pink Floyd of thrash metal.' View the video interview here.

72,295 people around the world tuned in to watch Stickam.com’s live stream of the Hollywood show, with over 7,000 fans logging into the chat room! For those who missed out, watch the re-broadcast of the show here: http://www.stickam.com/exodus

Live EXODUS photos by DirtJunior are available here. MetalAssault.com’s live photos of EXODUS can be viewed here.

Read a live review with photos & video footage by Justin Watt of ConcertConfessions.com here.

Read a write-up on the evening with photos on the Nuclear Blast Blog.

View the dates & purchase links for the band’s headlining “March Of Brutality” tour through the U.S. and Canada with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood here.

VIP packages are also available for purchase. They include:

- ONE General Admission ticket
- Early entry to the venue (where available)
- Commemorative Meet & Greet Laminate
- Meet & Greet with EXODUS members
- Individual photo with EXODUS members
- Limited Edition poster signed by EXODUS members
- Collectible EXODUS Guitar Pick

EXODUS’ ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

White Wizzard Bassist Talks Exclusively To Noisecreep About The Band's Newest Additions [News]

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WHITE WIZZARD BASSIST TALKS EXCLUSIVELY TO NOISECREEP ABOUT THE BAND'S NEWEST ADDITIONS

LA traditional metal heroes, WHITE WIZZARD made their Download festival debut in grand fashion this past weekend, kicking off Sunday's festivities on the Ronnie James Dio stage. Cheered on by a crowd of thousands, the story for WHITE WIZZARD that day was one of change. Having just introduced 2 new members into the fold, this was the first time that the new lineup had played together in front of any audience, let alone on audience at one of the biggest hard rock/heavy metal festivals in all the world.

However, there would be no hesitation for WHITE WIZZARD and no time for reflection on their road to traditional metal supremacy. After reading what bassist, Jon Leon had to say to NoiseCreep, it's clear to see that no bumps in the road could ever stop the momentum of WHITE WIZZARD. It's just full steam ahead.

WHITE WIZZARD bassist, Jon Leon spoke to NoiseCreep about the great new additions to the band's lineup at http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/06/14...and-guitarist/

Before tearing it up on the Download stage, Kylie from Kerrang TV's The Lowdown spoke with bassist, Jon Leon and guitarist, Chad Bryan about their excitement about the fest, why listening to AC/DC is better than an energy drink and tips on where/where not to get tattooed. Watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=J1BN8wdR974

This past weekend at Donington Park's legendary Download festival, WHITE WIZZARD founding member JON LEON, guitarist CHAD BRYAN and drummer GIOVANNI DURST appeared live for the first time with newly recruited singer and former CELLADOR frontman MICHAEL GREMIO, along with new lead guitarist and Welsh native LEWIS STEPHENS.

View a photo of the new WHITE WIZZARD line-up at
http://earacherecords.com/myspace/whitewizzard_2010.jpg

(Left to right: GIOVANNI DURST, JON LEON, MICHAEL GREMIO, CHAD BRYAN, LEWIS
STEPHENS)

OVER THE TOP, the debut full-length album from Los Angeles' traditional
heavy metal act WHITE WIZZARD is NOW out North America.

Produced by RALPH PATLAN (MEGADETH, UFO, MICHAEL SCHENKER), OVER THE TOP  features nine tracks of hook-laden riffs, catchy melodies and real singing, proving that true metal is once again on the rise and WHITE WIZZARD are  leading the charge.

OVER THE TOP is available through FYE (http://www.fye.com/Over-the-Top-Fron...VVviewprod.htm), Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Over-Top-White...8109903&sr=8-2), iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ove...op/id350844759) and other finer music retailers.

Special limited edition vinyls, picture discs and combo packs are also available through the EARACHE U.S. WEBSTORE:http://earache.com/uswebstore/advanc...na6u67&x=0&y=0

For more WHITE WIZZARD news and info, head to
http://www.myspace.com/whitewizzard

Kataklysm "Heaven's Venom" Artwork Unveiled [News]

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For immediate release:

Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have unveiled the artwork (attached) for their new album Heaven’s Venom, which will be released on August 20th in Europe and August 24th in North America. The follow-up to 2008’s Prevail, was recorded by KATAKLYSM guitarist J-F Dagenais (Malevolent Creation, Misery Index) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Mnemic, Dark Tranquillity).

Some tentative song titles appearing on the album include “Soul Made of Shrapnel”, “Blind Savior”, “Hail the Renegade” and “Push the Venom”.

Ozzfest 2010 will kick off on August 14 in San Bernardino (Ozzfest’s birthplace in 1996) and travel to Chicago, Illinois; Hartford, Connecticut; Camden, New Jersey; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Boston, Massachusetts. Playing the Second Stage will be none other than Canada’s kings of northern hyperblast, KATAKLYSM.

Ozzfest 2010 Main Stage Acts
OZZY OSBOURNE
MÖTLEY CRÜE

HALFORD
DEVILDRIVER
NONPOINT

Ozzfest 2010 Second Stage Acts
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
DROWNING POOL
KINGDOM OF SORROW
KATAKLYSM

GOATWHORE
SKELETONWITCH
SAVIOURS

Ozzfest 2010 Dates

08/14/10 San Manuel Amphitheater – San Bernardino, CA

08/17/10 First Midwest Bank Amphitheater – Tinley Park (Chicago), IL

08/19/10 First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown (Pittsburgh), PA

08/21/10 Comcast Theater – Hartford, CT

08/22/10 Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ

08/24/10 Comcast Center – Mansfield (Boston), MA

For more information visit: www.myspace.com/Kataklysm

Sun Of A Bitch Artwork And Tracklisting Revealed [News]

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Swedish rockers CARNIVAL SUN have wrapped up the recording of their debut release SUN OF A BITCH. The project is being mastered at Necromorbus Studio by Tore Stjerna. Sun Of A Bitch is due out on JAMSYNC MUSIC later this summer. Tracklisting and artwork revealed below.

1. Sun of a Bitch
2. Blind Man's Aim
3. We've Come to Rock
4. Little Soul
5. Sentenced to Hell
6. The Art of Decadence

7. A Walk on the Edge
8. Wicked Ways
9. Soul for Sale
10. The Hanged Man

TEN SUICIDES 6/20 (members of Eyehategod, Outlaw Order, The Guilt Of..., Bloodyminded, Anatomy of Habit, The Fortieth Day) [News]

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Prior to part-two of Eyehategod's two-night stand at the Empty Bottle, BloodLust! presents a special afternoon noise set at Reckless Records in Wicker Park by Ten Suicides (featuring members of Eyehategod, Outlaw Order, The Guilt Of..., BLOODYMINDED, Anatomy of Habit, The Fortieth Day). The performance will be based around the BLOODYMINDED song "Ten Suicides," which features guest lead vocals by Eyehategod's Mike Williams. Expect the worlds of noise, sludge, and doom to lock into a united North-South experimental soundscape of epic proportions...

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Ten Suicides (featuring members of Eyehategod, Outlaw Order, The Guilt Of..., BLOODYMINDED, Anatomy of Habit, The Fortieth Day)

Sunday, June 20, 2010
3:00 PM
All Ages
Free

Reckless Records
1532 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Chicago, IL 60622
773.235.3727
http://www.reckless.com/

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http://www.myspace.com/eyehategod
http://www.facebook.com/OfficialEyeHateGod
http://www.myspace.com/outlaworder
http://www.facebook.com/pages/OUTLAW-ORDER/40624398595

http://www.myspace.com/theguiltof
http://www.myspace.com/officialbloodyminded
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BLOODYMINDED/66854847254
http://www.myspace.com/anatomyofhabit
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anatom...it/65210152926

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Event links:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?ei...7806980&ref=mf

Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/event/1558942+Ten+Suicides
MySpace: http://tinyurl.com/29t3ocp

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Coming soon
B!156 The Guilt Of... CD
Featuring Mike Williams (Eyehategod) and Ryan McKern

Nevermore [Interview]

In the heavy metal community many writers toss around the monikers “legend” and “genre defying” to describe many bands, but these terms have never been more accurate if they are referring to NEVERMORE, who have perfectly carved out their own unique niche over the past 15 years of dominance. This group’s sound encompasses every element of the metal spectrum and is like no other band within their genre. They have played everywhere across the world to over hundreds of thousands of people and after all this time they have never been more determined, focused and powerful than they are now.

One always says that you can’t rush greatness or perfection, and this couldn’t be more true in the case of NEVERMORE, who last released the highly acclaimed This Godless Endeavor in 2005. The Seattle quartet have triumphantly returned with the much anticipated new full-length release, The Obsidian Conspiracy, which is what could be their most impressive offering of their illustrious, decade plus, heralded career.

The Obsidian Conspiracy was recorded with renowned producer Peter Wichers (who previously worked with NEVERMORE vocalist Warrel Dane on his solo debut Praises to the War Machine). Longtime friend and collaborator Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Opeth) once again handled mixing duties. The captivating and dynamic coverart was once again created by the great Travis Smith (Amorphis, Opeth).

Over the years, NEVERMORE constantly evolved while developing into one of the world’s most remarkable and inimitable metal acts uniting progressive technique, charismatic vocals, thought-provoking lyrics and thrashing impact. This progression is most evident on The Obsidian Conspiracy as it is an epic journey through the pantheon of metal taking the listener on an introspective ride of emotions and could be best described as more of a soundtrack to the senses.

This quintessential metal band was formed out of the ashes of Seattle, Washington, based thrash act Sanctuary in 1991 by Dane and Jim Sheppard (bass), with the addition of Jeff Loomis (guitar, who had played in the final line-up of Sanctuary) and Mark Arrington on drums. A few years later, Van Williams joined the band (drums). The band has since released six full-length albums, toured the world a number of times and captivated the hearts of metalheads touring with such diverse and major acts ranging from Megadeth, In Flames, Disturbed, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir and Children of Bodom, among countless others.

In 2010, the mighty NEVERMORE have returned to reclaim their spot atop the heap of the metal world and prove that they have truly crafted an album of excellence.

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Bruce Kulick [Interview]

Bruce Kulick has been playing professionally since 1975. He first gained notoriety as a member of the touring band for Meat Loaf's classic "Bat Out Of Hell" album in 1977, playing dual guitars with his brother Bob. Shortly after, Bruce formed the band Blackjack with then aspiring singer Michael Bolton. After the release of two albums, Blackjack folded and Kulick considered joining Billy Squier's band after playing on Squier's debut, "Tale of the Tape". This never materialized, as Bruce was asked to join KISS, where he remained as their lead guitarist for twelve years, joining the band for the Animalize tour in 1984 and continuing with the band until the 1996 reunion tour. Bruce performed around the world with the KISS and won many Platinum and Gold awards. The amazing relationship relationship he still has with the KISS Army is a true testament to his performing and writing abilities shared with the iconic group. He is heavily featured on KISSOLOGY II and III, the band's DVD's spanning their historic 35 year career.

After leaving KISS, Bruce continued his musical development, forming UNION with John Corabi in 1997. UNION released three albums between 1998 and 2000 before going on hiatus to pursue other endeavors. Bruce and John teamed up with Eric Singer and formed the Eric Singer Project (E.S.P.), releasing an album in 1998. Bruce also maintained his connection to KISS, contributing to their Psycho Circus album, the Detroit Rock City soundtrack, and both of the solo efforts from Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

In early 2001 Bruce released his debut solo album, Audio Dog, which was followed in 2003 with Transformer. Both albums showcase many different sides of Bruce as a performer, with a great mixture of instrumentals and vocal tracks. Another facet of Bruce's playing was revealed in 2001 when he joined Grand Funk Railroad as lead guitarist after receiving a personal invitation from drummer Don Brewer. Bruce is still touring with GFR and is currently in his 9th year as their lead guitarist.

Through the years Kulick has been involved with session work, producing new artists, instructional DVD's, and music compositions. In 2004 rap superstar Kayne West covered a song from Bruce's Blackjack days with Michael Bolton on West's debut multi-platinum disc, "The College Dropout". Bruce's session work with Finland's LORDI won Kulick platinum awards in Europe.

Kulick has continued the pleasure of jamming and sharing his experience with campers at the "Rock N Roll Fantasy" camps that he enjoys being involved with. His counseling is rewarding for both him and the campers. Jamming with rock legends like Jack Bruce and Roger Daltrey that appear at the camps are experiences that make Bruce very proud.

In February 2009 Bruce performed 13 shows with ESP in Europe, where they played sold out shows in seven countries. The Eric Singer Project was promoting a live DVD from Australia from 2006, and a CD they recorded live in Tokyo, Japan in 2007.

Bruce returned from Australia this past April 2009, where he was doing guitar clinics for a major music chain. He was promoting a three track EP from his forthcoming third solo CD titled BK3. The full CD will feature Gene Simmons, Nick Simmons, Steve Lukather, John Corabi, Eric Singer, and Doug Fieger from "The Knack". He has been spending the summer traveling with Grand Funk. BK3 is out now.

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Academy Fight Song Signs Nightmares For A Week - Full-length coming this fall! [News]

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Academy Fight Song Signs NIGHTMARES FOR A WEEK - Full-length coming this fall!

Academy Fight Song is proud to announce their newest signing - Kingston, NY’s NIGHTMARES FOR A WEEK. The band will release their debut full-length later this Fall after recording with John Naclerio (Polar Bear Club, My Chemical Romance, Just Surrender).

Tour veterans and stage professionals, NIGHTMARES FOR A WEEK are reminiscent of Jawbreaker, The Hold Steady, and The Get Up Kids. They play indie rock anthems full of gritty melody, driving rhythm and heart-exploding emotion. Featuring ex-members of Anadivine, NIGHTMARES FOR A WEEK released their debut EP in 2009 on Broken English records, and were named one of the “100 Bands You Need to Know In 2010” by Alternative Press magazine.

Stay tuned for more updates and album details from NIGHTMARES FOR A WEEK!

http://www.myspace.com/nightmaresforaweek

http://www.academyfightsong.com

Twin Atlantic To Support Blink-182 On UK Dates [News]

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Twin Atlantic To Support Blink-182 On UK Dates; Band Also Confirmed To Open For The Gaslight Anthem

It would be an understatement to say that 2010 has already been a landmark year for Twin Atlantic http://www.myspace.com/twinatlantic . From a triumphant hometown show selling out the 1250-capacity Glasgow ABC, to a European stint with Enter Shikari and culminating an epic US tour, Twin Atlantic have already hit 17 countries this year and are becoming a truly world-beating band.

This summer will see the band playing their biggest shows yet: not only have they been personally invited to support The Gaslight Anthem on their UK tour (including stops at Glasgow Academy on 23 June and Brixton Academy on 29 June), but they have just been announced as support to blink-182 on their UK dates in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Dublin.

Sam McTrusty (vocals, guitar) said, “I think it's fair to say we are pretty shocked but really excited to

have been picked to support blink-182 this summer. Like most rock fans who were 13 in 1999, I was a massive fan of the band and I grew up with them being a soundtrack to pretty much everything thereafter. At the risk of sounding cheesy but being completely honest it is a little bit of a dream come true scenario.”

Twin Atlantic will also be appearing at a string of festivals across Europe this summer, including the main stage of Rockness on 13 June, the main stage of the 2000 Trees festival on 17 July, and headlining the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage of the Hevy Festival on 7 August.

As a gift to fans, and to celebrate their massive summer shows, an exclusive Innerpartysystem remix of the ‘Vivarium’ mini-album track live favorite ‘Human After All’ plus a brand new video will be available to download from 21 June.

The band also filmed a documentary for Scuzz TV in New York on their first US tour with Fall of Troy and Envy on the Coast. The hour-long show includes live footage of their show in Irving Plaza, and will first be broadcast on Scuzz TV in June.

Twin Atlantic live this summer:

13 June ROCKNESS FESTIVAL Inverness

With The Gaslight Anthem:

22 June BIRMINGHAM Academy

23 June GLASGOW Academy

24 June MANCHESTER Academy

26 June LONDON Brixton Academy

29 June OXFORD Academy

1 July AMSTERDAM Melkweg

15 July SLOTTSFJELL FESTIVAL Norway

17 July 2000 TREES FESTIVAL Cheltenham

23 July REDFEST Redhill, Surrey

6 August BELLADRUM FESTIVAL Inverness

7 August HEVY FESTIVAL Kent

16 August ABERDEEN AECC (with blink-182)

17 August GLASGOW SECC (with blink-182)

20 August PUKKELPOP FESIVAL Belgium

28 August BELSONIC FESTIVAL Belfast

31 August DUBLIN The o2 (with blink-182)

Plastic Head Music Launches American Operation [News]

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PLASTIC HEAD MUSIC LAUNCHES AMERICAN OPERATION

VIA EMI LABEL SERVICES-CAROLINE DISTRIBUTION

Plastic Head Music today confirms the launch of its North American office. The newly created American division will be headed up Paula Hogan with Edward Christie coordinating details in the company’s London office. Logistics and distribution will be handled with existing label partners Candlelight Records and EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution..

Currently ranked England’s seventh largest distributor, Plastic Head Music carries a diverse range of music and dvd titles from over 300 record labels. Founded by Director Steve Beatty, the company’s title base exceeds 40,000 including over 6,000 exclusive clothing items and 5,000 specialist vinyl titles. The American division is set to release more than 100 titles before year’s end with more on tap for early 2011.

Located outside London, Plastic Head Music has built its reputation firmly on the results of its achievements. The company employs a dedicated staff of fifty-eight that works closely to ensure superior service and support. It’s the insistence for quality and dedication that has kept the company’s loyal partners successful for nearly two decades. American operations will be located outside Philadelphia in cooperation with label partner Candlelight Records. Candlelight co-director Edward Christie says, “having worked with Caroline and now EMI for the last ten years we have built a strong working relationship. They understand what we are about and this new operation is a very natural move for both of us. The existing relationships will allow the new company the ability to work with a much larger and more varied product base and help open up the USA to many more European labels.”

Plastic Head Director Steve Beatty comments, “I am so excited for this has been a long time coming. After nearly ten successful years working with EMI Label Services and Caroline Distribution on co-owned label Candlelight Records, it feels right to launch our new North American operation. It’s a tried and tested relationship. I don’t see it as a bold step I see it as a logical step. Plastic Head’s truly worldwide distribution network has a strong partner and we have ambitions to be a mover in the North American distribution market. The USA is a massive market with European labels finding it hard to get any distribution at all let alone one with a UK and American office that talks to each other constantly exchanging information and making the right decisions to maximize our efforts. Plastic Head has made a huge step in what it can offer its European labels.”

Executive Vice President EMI Music Services North America Dominic Pandiscia adds, “"We are thrilled to forge this relationship between EMI Label Services/Caroline and Plastic Head USA. Plastic Head represents a significant number of unique labels and artists and we look forward to help drive their visibility across the market."

Plastic Head North America will start its US release schedule beginning August 10. Planned titles include releases from 1349, Burzum, Dark Tranquility, Forbidden, Holy Terror, Meshuggah, Thin Lizzy and Vader. August 24 will bring titles from Bathory, Behemoth, Borknagar, Manowar, Sabbat, and Venom.

Roger Waters Adds Final Four U.S. Concerts to North American Tour [News]

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IN RESPONSE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND FOR TICKETS ROGER WATERS ADDS FINAL FOUR U.S. CONCERTS

TO NORTH AMERICAN TOUR COMMEMORATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WALL

The Wall Concerts Added In Chicago, Boston, Oakland & Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA (June 10, 2010) - In response to overwhelming fan demand for tickets to Roger Waters' upcoming North American concert tour commemorating the 30th anniversary of the original release of The Wall, a final four shows have been added to the production's North American itinerary. The Live Nation produced tour will begin on September 15th in Toronto with 52 confirmed shows throughout North America.

Date City Venue

9/24 Chicago United Center

10/3 Boston TD Garden

12/3 Oakland Oracle Arena

12/5 Los Angeles Staples Center

Fan pre-sale tickets for Boston, Oakland and Los Angeles available June 14; Chicago pre-sales beginning June 21. Roger Waters/The Wall concert tickets for the final four additional shows go on-sale to the general public on June 19 (Boston), June 21 (Oakland and Los Angeles), and June 28 (Chicago).

For complete ticket and tour information, please visit RogerWaters.com and LiveNation.com.

Roger Waters’ The Wall North American Tour Itinerary

September 15 Toronto Air Canada Centre

September 16 Toronto Air Canada Centre

September 18 Toronto Air Canada Centre

September 20 Chicago United Center

September 21 Chicago United Center

September 23 Chicago United Center

September 24 Chicago United Center

September 26 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center

September 28 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena

September 30 Boston TD Garden

October 1 Boston TD Garden

October 3 Boston TD Garden

October 5 New York Madison Square Garden

October 6 New York Madison Square Garden

October 8 Buffalo HSBC Arena

October 10 Washington DC Verizon Center

October 12 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum

October 13 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum

October 15 Hartford XL Center

October 17 Ottawa ScotiaBank Place

October 19 Montreal Bell Centre

October 20 Montreal Bell Centre

October 22 Columbus Schottenstein Center

October 24 Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills

October 26 Omaha Qwest Center

October 27 St Paul Xcel Energy Center

October 29 St. Louis Scottrade Center

October 30 Kansas City Sprint Center

November 3 New York Izod Center

November 4 New York Izod Center

November 8 Philadelphia Wachovia Center

November 9 Philadelphia Wachovia Center

November 11 Philadelphia Wachovia Center

November 13 Ft. Lauderdale Bank Atlantic Center

November 14 Ft. Lauderdale Bank Atlantic Center

November 16 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum

November 18 Atlanta Philips Arena

November 20 Houston Toyota Center

November 21 Dallas American Airlines Center

November 23 Denver Pepsi Center

November 26 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena

November 27 Phoenix US Airways Center

November 29 Los Angeles Staples Center

November 30 Los Angeles Staples Center

December 3 Oakland Oracle Arena

December 5 Los Angeles Staples Center

December 6 San Jose HP Pavilion

December 8 San Jose HP Pavilion

December 10 Vancouver General Motors Place

December 11 Tacoma Tacoma Dome

December 13 Anaheim Honda Center

December 14 Anaheim Honda Center

DECREPIT BIRTH Artwork Revealed! [News]

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For immediate release:

Santa Cruz CA’s tech-death masters, DECREPIT BIRTH, have revealed the artwork for their upcoming Polarity album, to be released on July 27th in North America on Nuclear Blast Records. The artwork was completed by cult artist Dan Seagrave (MORBID ANGEL, ENTOMBED, SUFFOCATION, etc.) and can be viewed here http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=374702. Guitarist Matt Sotelo explained the meaning behind the cover:

"Dan's art fits the overall theme of the album perfectly. We had approached Dan with some ideas at a show of ours he attended. It was really cool to finally meet Dan in person and get the chance to explain to him some of our song themes as well as ideas for the new album cover. We could tell that he was excited to help us on this one! The cover depicts images of ancient energies and balance, which is something that is personal for us, and perfectly reflects our abstract lyrical and musical style. Dan's art is so unmistakable!"

Artist Dan Seagrave offered an even more in depth reasoning behind his artistic interpretation:
“It is the vision of a transcendental nightmare. where the perception of technological power has gone beyond the will of the author. In the slumbering cohesive minds of the human race, and the absence of communicative truth between people, their social masks become their Sarcophagi. A telepathic cult is formed that fells the earth, reducing it to an atomic level. Its information trapped in mirrored shards. Through this energy, distant echos of images are glimpsed, particles reform, and a new chronozone period is born, set adrift at a dawnless epoch.”

Polarity Track Listing:
1. (A Departure of the Sun) Ignite the Tesla Coil
2. Metatron
3. The Resonance
4. Polarity
5. Solar Impulse
6. Mirroring Dimensions
7. A Brief Odyssey in Time
8. The Quickening of Time
9. Sea of Memories
10. Symbiosis
11. Darkness Embrace

Mail order edition bonus track:

12. See Through Dreams (DEATH Cover)

DECREPIT BIRTH recently shot a video clip for the song “The Resonance”. The video was directed by former VJ/producer for MTV Norway’s Headbangers Ball, Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm. Photos from the video shoot can be viewed here http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...lbumId=2888600.

“SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR”
DECAPITATED, THE FACELESS, ALL SHALL PERISH, THE RED CHORD, VEIL OF MAYA, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, DECREPIT BIRTH, CARNIFEX, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, VITAL REMAINS

07/17/10 SOMA – San Diego, CA

07/18/10 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA

07/20/10 Club 101 – El Paso, TX

07/21/10 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

07/22/10 Emo’s - Austin, TX

07/23/10 Ridglea Theatre – Ft. Worth, TX

07/24/10 Warsaw Ballroom – Houston, TX

07/26/10 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

07/27/10 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

07/29/10 Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

07/30/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

07/31/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

08/01/10 Irving Plaza – New York, NY

08/02/10 Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA

08/03/10 Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA

08/04/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

08/05/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

08/06/10 Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH

08/07/10 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI

08/08/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

08/09/10 House of Blues – Chicago, IL

08/10/10 First Ave – Minneapolis, MN

08/11/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN

08/13/10 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

08/14/10 Club Sound – Salt Lake City, UT

08/16/10 Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA

08/17/10 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA

08/19/10 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

08/20/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

08/21/10 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR

08/23/10 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA

For more info visit: www.myspace.com/decrepitbirth

PRO-PAIN North American Release Date Confirmed [News]

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A confirmed North American release date for the massive thirteenth full-length from longtime crossover champions PRO-PAIN, Absolute Power, has been set for later this summer.

To be released in North America this August 10th, 2010 via Regain Records, Absolute Power explores several sides to the tried-and-true American unit's somewhat patented sound. While a vast chunk of the album immediately recalls standard PRO-PAIN NYC-style metal/hardcore crossover attacks, many elements at play on Absolute Power infiltrate totally new ground for the band. Recorded at Little Creek Studio in Gelterkinden, Switzerland, the record features ten thunderous anthems, bridging the gap between the hardcore club and the massive rock arena.

Formed by vocalist/bassist Gary Meskil (ex-Crumbsuckers), New York-based PRO-PAIN have over the years benefited from substantial support from an ever-growing and loyal fanbase as well as metal media and radio. Today, now joined by long term guitarist Tom Klimchuck, as well as newer members Marshall Stephens on rhythm guitar and Ricky Halverson (ex-Narcotic Self, Cellador, Stephen Pearcy's RATT) on drums, the band's worldwide catalog sales approaches one million units.

Plans for the band to tour the US and Europe extensively in support of Absolute Power are beyond imminent, they're a reality, as the band has secured a stack of German dates this summer [see below]. More tour actions are in the planning stages and will be announced shortly.

Absolute Power Track Listing:

01. Unrestrained

02. Destroy The Enemy

03. Stand My Ground (featuring Schmier from Destruction)

04. Road To Nowhere

05. AWOL

06. Hell On Earth

07. Divided We Stand

08. Gone Rogue (I Apologize)

09. Rise Of The Antichrist

10. Hate Coalition

Confirmed PRO-PAIN German Festival dates:

7/22/2010 Nachtleben - Frankfurt, Germany

7/23/2010 Wackeln Festival - Bruederes/Speichersdorf, Germany

7/29/2010 Free & Easy Festival @ Backstage - Munchen, Germany

7/30/2010 Sauberg Open Air Festival - Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany

7/31/2010 Nord Open Air - Essen, Germany

8/01/2010 Gruene Haidt - Hof/Saale, Germany

http://www.pro-pain.com

http://www.myspace.com/propainspace

http://regainrecords.com

http://www.myspace.com/regainrecords

SOILWORK "Deliverance Is Mine" Video in the Works! [News]

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The Godfathers of Swedish modern metal, SOILWORK, are currently working on a music video for the song “Deliverance Is Mine” to be directed by Ivan Colic (EX DEO, TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED) and produced by Stanimir Lucik. The track comes off their latest upcoming release The Panic Broadcast. A few still photos from the story board stage of the project are attached. The band recently talked a little bit about the concept behind the new clip:

“Our new video ‘Deliverance Is Mine’ will be the follow-up to 2003’s CGI animated masterpiece ‘Light The Torch’. We’ve always loved that clip and it’s really exciting to be able to give it a sequel! The song is about people living through others like parasites, a perfect setting for the evil scientist and his humanoid servant to continue their cruel experiments. So far the first drafts look jaw-dropping and we have no doubt that the team over at Rock The Nation will do an amazing job on ‘Deliverance Is Mine’!”

The Panic Broadcast is the first album to feature original guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers since his return to the band in 2008 and is set to be released on July 2 (EUROPE) and July 13 (N. America) via Nuclear Blast! Produced by Wichers and mixed by Jen Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, KATATONIA, SYMPHONY X), this is the record long time SOILWORK fans have been waiting for! Pre-order the regular or deluxe edition with or without an exclusive shirt design at the following location http://bit.ly/c6FJeo. First 500 orders will receive an autographed poster while supplies last.

The Panic Broadcast Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

1. Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter

2. Two Lives Worth of Reckoning

3. The Thrill

4. Deliverance is Mine

5. Night Comes Clean

6. King of the Threshold

7. Let This River Flow

8. Epitome

9. The Akuma Afterglow

10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov

11. Sweet Demise (Bonus Track)

DVD:

• Extended Studio Footage

• High-Definition Drum Video

• Photo Gallery

Approx. 30 min. running time

Catch SOILWORK on their North American headlining tour this Summer with San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL! Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL have now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each night, fans will get to meet and greet SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL for a special event that is being offered. Fans will also receive a customized poster to get signed by both bands. These special VIP tickets are on sale now at EnterTheVault.com .

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE

07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN

07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK

08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA

08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

08/16/10 The Dagobert – Quebec City, QC - CANADAç SOILWORK ONLY

08/17/10 Music Hall – London, ON - CANADAç SOILWORK ONLY

08/18/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, INç SOILWORK ONLY

For more info visit: www.soilwork.net | www.myspace.com/soilwork | www.nuclearblast.de/soilwork

EYEHATEGOD Vocalist To Guest DJ Post Show Party In Brooklyn This Saturday! [News]

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EYEHATEGOD vocalist Mike Williams will be guest DJing a post show after party following the band's performance at Europa in Brooklyn, New York this Saturday, June 12! The after-show festivities, hosted by ChronicYouth.com, will commence at The Charleston located at 174 Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg Brooklyn just a few short blocks from the venue. For more info, visit: http://www.myspace.com/thecharlestonnyc or http://www.ChronicYouth.com.

EYEHATEGOD kicked off their long-anticipated US tour on June 3 in Orlando, Florida and have since been systematically mauling souls with their traumatic brand of inebriated New Orleans sludge metal. Check remaining tour dates below.

EYEHATEGOD US Tour 2010
6/11/2010 Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA w/ Nachtmystium, Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs
6/12/2010 Europa - Brooklyn, NY w/ Nachtmystium, Brutal, Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs
6/13/2010 Club Hell - Providence, RI w/ Nachtmystium, Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs, Howl
6/14/2010 Daniel St - Milford, CT w/ Nachtmystium, Howl
6/15/2010 Rocko’s - Manchester, NH w/ Nachtmystium, Howl

6/16/2010 Bug Jar – Rochester, NY
6/17/2010 Now That’s Class - Cleveland, OH w/ Keelhaul, The Atlas Moth
6/18/2010 Blondie’s Detroit, MI w/ The Atlas Moth, Strong Intention
6/19/2010 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Nachtmystium, Anal Cunt, Weekend Nachos, Strong Intention
6/20/2010 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL w/ Nachtmystium, The Atlas Moth

http://www.myspace.com/eyehategod

THE BODY Release Details Confirmed + New Track Available [News]

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As the official At A Loss Recordings release from Providence, Rhode Island's THE BODY draws near, details on the release and on the band's sinister plot slowly fall into place.

Already being dubbed as an incredibly original and ultimately creepy by those who have acquired an LP, the dense, diverse seven tracks on All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood could ultimately be one of the most twisted releases in recent doom metal history. While the main destruction caused by THE BODY is born of its two main members, the unit frequently join forces with other rogue assassins and collectives of musical militia on stage to bring their hymns to life. On All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood, the duo have teamed up with The Assembly Of Light Choir, adding a totally mind engulfing, spine-chilling and downright freaky twist to the band's devastating doom.

This afternoon, Brooklyn Vegan is helping us spread the word on this tumultuous act by premiering the second track from All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood entitled "A Curse." Tune in and drop out: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/06/the_body_releas.html

Also view the album artwork, new band photos, live video and more at http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=813

All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood is set to see an official CD release via At A Loss on July 27th, 2010. The LP version is already available from the band directly and via At A Loss mailorder, and a digital download version will also be available in the coming weeks. In support of the release the band will set out on a 2-3 month tour of The States beginning in late July. The full routing will be announced shortly.

All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood Track Listing:
1. A Body
2. A Curse
3. Empty Hearth
4. Even Saints Knew Their Hour Of Failure And Loss
5. Song Of Sarin The Brave
6. Ruiner
7. Lathspell I Name You

"... be prepared to look beyond the realms of traditional doom, or of conventional heaviness, because The Body are anything but traditional or conventional, and All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood just might be the coolest, weirdest, most original doom record EVER." - Aquarius Records

http://www.myspace.com/thevisionshallcometopass
http://www.atalossrecordings.com

Jamsync Music Artist Score Endorsements [News]

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JAMSYNC ARTISTS SIGN ENDORSEMENT DEALS

ASPHALT VALENTINE drummer Scozz has recently signed a full ride endorsement deal with DANMAR Percussion U.S.A. Established in 1970, DANMAR Percussion is home to some of the biggest names in the business including Vinnie Paul (HellYeah), James Kottak (Scorpions), Alex Van Halen, Bobby Blotzer (Ratt), Mikkey Dee (Motorhead), Vinnie Appice, Carmine Appice, Tommy Aldridge and many many more.

DANMAR rep Vito DeVito issued a welcoming statement; "We at DANMAR Percussion U.S.A. are very excited to welcome Scozz of the band Asphalt Valentine to the DANMAR Percussion U.S.A. Family. We are very impressed with not only his overall caliber level of chops & drum tuning tonality's to perfection in our personal opinion, but we are equally impressed with his overall immense natural creative vision as a graphic artist. Naturally we are very pleased to have Scozz on-board with us. We are in talks about implementing a Scozz

very special half & half Metallic Red & Black Classic #205 Hard Wood Perfectly balanced leverage for mind blowing speed, feel, & deep low end punchy attack - Tonality Signature Series to our 5 STAR Veteran Classic BeaterZ line-up."

MODERN SUPERSTAR drummer Ryche Green has signed a full ride endorsement deal with Sabian Cymbals. Sabian is also home to some of the biggest names such as Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot), Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper), Cody Hanson (Hinder), Ray Luzier (Army Of Anyone) and Shannon Larkin (Godsmack).

MODERN SUPERSTAR bassist/guitarist Johnny Bowman has inked his full ride deal with Halo Guitars. Halo is custom making a bass/guitar arsenal for Johnny.

Scozz, Ryche and Johnny will be out thrashing their gear this summer on The Summer Of Sin Tour beginning July 15th.

For more information visit www.jamsyncmusic.com

Exodus' Gary Holt on Ronnie James Dio [News]

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In a recent interview with Synthesis.net that previews the band’s record release show in Chico, California, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt talk about the European response to the band, the oil fuck-up in the gulf, and the late, great Ronnie James Dio.

Here’s an excerpt:

“I went up to introduce myself [at The Foundation Forum in L.A.] because he’s one of my heroes. Rainbow is like my favorite band of all time. ‘Hi, my name’s Gary. I’m supporting you on this next [Dehumanizer] tour and I’m really excited about it.’ He was like, ‘Yeah, it will be great, it will be a lot of fun.’ Three weeks, maybe even longer, later, it’s the first day of the tour and he waved and said hi and goes, ‘Hey Gary, how’s it goin’?’ (Chuckles) I didn’t expect him to remember my name the whole tour, but he remembered it from a conversation a month earlier. That’s that kind of guy he was. He’s a lion of a vocalist… the greatest metal vocalist of all time. It’s a tragic loss for heavy metal and the hard rock world.”

Read the entire interview here.

On Friday, June 11th, Stickam.com will stream the EXODUS record release show live from Hollywood at The Key Club beginning at 10:45 p.m. PACIFIC. The band’s final record release show will be this Saturday, June 12th in San Francisco at Slim's with Heathen, Anvil Chorus, and Passive Aggressive. Tickets are on sale here.

EXODUS recently announced they will help kick off Ozzfest 2010 with a one-off appearance on the 2nd Stage at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California on Saturday, August 14th.

View the dates & purchase links for the band’s headlining “March Of Brutality” tour through the U.S. and Canada with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood here.

VIP packages are also available for purchase. They include:

- ONE General Admission ticket
- Early entry to the venue (where available)

- Commemorative Meet & Greet Laminate
- Meet & Greet with EXODUS members

- Individual photo with EXODUS members
- Limited Edition poster signed by EXODUS members
- Collectible EXODUS Guitar Pick

EXODUS’ ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

SUICIDAL ANGELS Official Release To Reign Hell On North America [News]

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Greek old-school thrash assassins SUICIDAL ANGELS' new full-length Sanctify The Darkness will see North American release on Sonic Unyon Metal in mere weeks.

Already released across Europe on Nuclear Blast in November of 2009, the album will see official release in North America on June 22nd, 2010, and will mark SUICIDAL ANGELS' first official North American release, versus being imported from Europe on previous releases. The band's solid, no-bullshit attack has already reaped massive press and fan response across much of the world, and the crunchy, hellish riff attacks on the eleven meaty tracks composing Sanctify The Darkness will now attack the Americas, who are always prime for a pungent new thrash unit to infiltrate and go on the rampage. Denim and leather-clad bullet-belt rockers of the land everywhere are surely ready to embrace the jaw-clenching riff attacks and swift thrash justice SUICIDAL ANGELS execute.

The North American version of Sanctify The Darkness will include two bonus music videos for album tracks "Apokathilosis" and "Beyond The Laws of Church".

“Suicidal Angels resurrect the spirit of thrash metal's glory days! They kill!!!” - Mille/Kreator

Sanctify The Darkness Track Listing:

01. Bloodthirsty
02. The Pestilence of Saints
03. Inquisition
04. Apokathilosis
05. Lies
06. No More Than Illusion
07. Atheist
08. Beyond The Laws of Church
09. Mourning of the Cursed
10. Dark Abyss (Your Fate Is Colored Black)
11. Child Molester

*Bonus Video Footage

Apokathilosis (video clip)
Beyond The Laws Of Church (video clip)

http://www.suicidalangels.com

http://www.myspace.com/suicidalangels

http://www.sonicunyon.com

Exodus' Hollywood Show To Be Streamed Online [News]

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On Friday, June 11th, Stickam.com will stream the EXODUS record release show live from Hollywood at The Key Club. Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will take the stage at 10:45 p.m. PACIFIC.

For those in later time zones who can’t stay awake to view the live stream, captured footage from the show will be available at www.stickam.com/EXODUS.

EXODUS is playing the following three record release shows in California in support of Exhibit B: The Human Condition before heading to Europe to play the festival circuit:

· Thursday, June 10th – Chico, CA @ The Senator Theater with Lååz Rockit, Anvil Chorus, plus two local openers (tickets on sale here)

· Friday, June 11th - Los Angeles @ Key Club with Heathen, Bonded By Blood, plus two local openers (16 & over; tickets on sale here)

· Saturday, June 12th - San Francisco @ Slim's with Heathen, Anvil Chorus, and Passive Aggressive (tickets on sale here)

EXODUS recently announced they will help kick off Ozzfest 2010 with a one-off appearance on the 2nd Stage at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California on Saturday, August 14th.

View the dates & purchase links for the band’s headlining “March Of Brutality” tour through the U.S. and Canada with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood here.

VIP packages are also available for purchase. They include:

- ONE General Admission ticket
- Early entry to the venue (where available)

- Commemorative Meet & Greet Laminate
- Meet & Greet with EXODUS members
- Individual photo with EXODUS members
- Limited Edition poster signed by EXODUS members
- Collectible EXODUS Guitar Pick

EXODUS’ ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

TUB RING Announce Secret Handshakes Set For August 31 Release [News]

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Brooklyn, NY- June 10, 2010 – Chicago, Illinois’s TUB RING announce the release of their fifth full-length, SECRET HANDSHAKES, due out August 31 on The End Records. The group recorded the 14-track album at Chicago’s Electrical Audio and at keyboardist Rob Kleiner’s own Studio Edison, with Kleiner doing double duty as producer.

“It's always a challenge when you enter a studio to get what's in your head out and on to the record,” said Kleiner. “After intensely studying and practicing the art of recording and mixing for the last 5 years, I finally felt comfortable recording by ourselves. A whole year in the making - we had virtually unlimited time to do EVERYTHING until it was perfect. In the end, I feel that this is the first Tub Ring album where each recorded song captures every element we envisioned in our minds and hearts.”

“It was great to work with Rob on vocals,” added vocalist Kevin Gibson. “He’s been hearing me night after night for over a decade now, so who better qualified? It was also nice to take away the pressure and time crunch. I think Secret Handshakes continues the trend of taking things into the unexpected, while still sounding like Tub Ring.”

“Capturing the live energy of Tub Ring, on record, has proven to be an interesting task,” commented bassist Trevor Erb. “This time, we succeeded in harnessing that energy, and created a rather colorful album in the process. There's an overall vibe and sound to this record that I haven't felt or heard before. In the span of 14 tracks we've created a party. Every song takes you in a different direction and you're not going to walk down any beaten paths. It's exciting, and it's got a vibe to it, like no other.”

Tub Ring plans to uphold their ‘hardest working band’ status by taking their renowned live show on the road later this summer with dates to be announced shortly. Meanwhile, fans can check out the songwriting skills of Rob Kleiner, whose song “What Part of Forever” was just recorded by Cee-Lo Green (Gnarls Barkley) for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack.

http://www.tubring.com
http://myspace.com/tubring

Tracklist:

1. Stop This (NOW!)
2. Bird of a Different Color
3. Gold Finger
4. Touching the Enemy
5. Burn
6. Cryonic Love Song
7. Feed the Rapture
8. Flash
9. I Shot Your Faggot Horse Bitch
10. Chronic Hypersomnia
11. Optimistic
12. The Day the World Will End
13. Tip of My Tongue
14. The Horrible and the Holy

Boris Announce Brooklyn Blackened Music Series Appearance With Torche [News]

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As part of the previously announced North American Boris tour this Summer, the band have confirmed their appearance as part of the ongoing Blackened Music Series, playing a one-off show alongside Torche at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York.

Taking place on Friday, August 6th, this is the only planned concert featuring both Boris and Torche, celebrating their upcoming split release together (Hydrahead/Daymare). Also on the bill will be Russian Circles, who are joining Boris on the first half of the upcoming tour. Over the past several years, The Blackened Music Series has been responsible for the Scion Music Festival events across the country, as well as many massive NYC shows/showcases including SUNN O))), Shrinebuilder and countless others. Find out more on this show at http://www.blackenedmusic.com.

Boris North American Summer Excursion 2010:
7/24/2010 The Casbah - San Diego, CA w/ Saade
7/25/2010 Plush - Tucson, AZ w/ Saade
7/27/2010 The Loft @ Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX w/ Russian Circles, Saade
7/28/2010 The Mohawk - Austin, TX w/ Russian Circles, Saade
7/30/2010 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA w/ Russian Circles, Saade
7/31/2010 The Engine Room - Tallahassee, FL w/ Russian Circles, Saade
8/01/2010 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA w/ Russian Circles, Saade
8/02/2010 Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC w/ Russian Circles, Saade
8/03/2010 930 Club - Washington DC w/ Russian Circles, Disappearer
8/04/2010 Starlight Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA w/ Russian Circles, Disappearer
8/06/2010 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY - Blackened Music Series show w/ Torche, Russian Circles
8/07/2010 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA w/ Cave In, Russian Circles
8/08/2010 Le Tulipe - Montreal, QC w/ Russian Circles
8/09/2010 Lee's Place - Toronto, ON w/ Russian Circles
8/10/2010 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI w/ Russian Circles, The Life and Times
8/11/2010 Southgate House - Newport, KY w/ Russian Circles, The Life and Times
8/13/2010 Metro - Chicago, IL w/ Russian Circles, The Life and Times
8/14/2010 Firebird - St. Louis, MO w/ Russian Circles, The Life and Times
8/15/2010 Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS w/ Russian Circles, The Life and Times
8/16/2010 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO w/ Red Sparrowes, The Life and Times
8/17/2010 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Red Sparowes [*new date]
8/19/2010 Republik - Calgary, AB w/ Red Sparowes
8/20/2010 The Starlite - Edmonton, AB w/ Red Sparowes
8/22/2010 Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC w/ Red Sparowes
8/23/2010 Neumo's - Seattle, WA w/ Red Sparowes, Helms Alee
8/24/2010 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR w/ Red Sparowes, Helms Alee
8/26/2010 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA w/ Red Sparowes, Helms Alee
8/27/2010 El Rey - Los Angeles, CA w/ Red Sparowes, Helms Alee
8/28/2010 The Glass House - Pomona, CA w/ Red Sparowes, Helms Alee
9/05/2010 Kutsher's Country Club - Monticello, NY @ ATP Fest - "Altar set" w/ SUNNO)))

Please stay tuned for more Boris live aktions and announcements to be made public shortly.

http://homepage1.nifty.com/boris
http://www.myspace.com/borisdronevil
http://www.southernlord.com
http://blog.southernlord.com
http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings
http://twitter.com/twatterlord

Win A 5-Star Trip to London's Sonishpere Festival [News]

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Wanna rock London with Scott Ian, Anthrax and a bunch of other sick metal bands at the Sonisphere Festival in the UK? Come rock the tables at UB first.

Team UB’s Scott Ian is hosting a free online poker tournament on June 30th at 7:00pm ET. Take the stage, make some noise and if you finish first in the tourney you’ll win:

* - Flight for two to London, England
* - Accommodations for two
* - Sonisphere Festival tickets for two
* - Backstage passes

We'll tweet the password info from the UB Twitter 48 hours before the online poker tournament. To grab it, make sure you follow UB on Twitter @ultimate_bet.

Haven’t got the UB poker software? No problem, just click the download button, install the software and join the party.

We Came As Romans Just Added To First Annual Scream It Like You Mean It Tour [News]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WE CAME AS ROMANS

ADDED TO FIRST ANNUAL SCREAM IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT TOUR

BAND JOINS SILVERSTEIN, EMERY, DANCE GAVIN DANCE, I SET MY FRIENDS ON FIRE, SKY EATS AIRPLANE, IVORYLINE AND CLOSE TO HOME ON MONTH LONG TOUR KICKING OFF JULY 8TH WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MISS MAY I, YOUR DEMISE

Equal Vision Records’ We Came As Romans www.myspace.com/wecameasromans has been added to an already jam-packed lineup of cutting-edge buzz bands, for the first annual SCREAM IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT TOUR. The Detroit, MI sextet will join Silverstein, Emery, Dance Gavin Dance, I Set My Friends On Fire, Sky Eats Airplane, Ivoryline, and Close To Home for the trek which kicks off July 8 in Sayreville, NJ, with a special concert that will also include The Devil Wears Prada, Miss May I, and Your Demise.

The month-long, 26-city trek is sponsored by Peta 2, Electric Zombie Clothing and MerchNOW.

Fans should log onto www.screamitlikeyoumeanit.com where they will have access to exclusive video updates, news, exclusive alerts, and be able to buy tickets directly from the site, including VIP tickets for meet and greets with all the bands. The site also features a community page where concertgoers can set up their very own profile page.

SCREAM IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT TOUR DATES:

July 8 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom (with The Devil Wears Prada, Miss May I, Your Demise)

July 9 - Detroit, MI - St Andrews Hall

July 10 - Chicago, IL - Metro

July 11 - St Paul, MN - Station 4

July 13 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall

July 14 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex

July 16 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon

July 17 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre

July 18 - Orangevale, CA - Club Retro

July 20 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues

July 21 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues

July 22 - San Diego, CA - Soma

July 23 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

July 25 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom

July 26 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit

July 27 - Austin, TX - Emo's

July 28 - Houston, TX -Warehouse Live

July 30 - Orlando, FL- Club at Firestone

July 31 - St Petersburg, FL- State Theatre

Aug 1 – Atlanta, GA- The Masquerade

Aug 3 – Baltimore, MD- Rams Head Live!

Aug 4 - Philadelphia, PA- Trocadero

Aug 5 - New York, NY- The Fillmore At Irving Plaza

Aug 6 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium (with August Burns Red, Story Of The Year, and more)

Aug 7 - Hartford, CT- Webster Theatre (with August Burns Red, Story Of The Year, and more)

Aug 8 - Lancaster, PA- Chameleon Club

For more tour information please see:

www.screamitlikeyoumeanit.com

www.myspace.com/silverstein

www.myspace.com/emery

www.myspace.com/wecameasromans

www.myspace.com/dancegavindance

www.myspace.com.isetmyfriendsonfire

www.myspace.com/skyeatsairplane

www.myspace.com/ivoryline

www.myspace.com/cth

Killing Machine Prepare For European Debut [News]

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Killing Machine Prepare For European Debut

KILLING MACHINE - the US metal band featuring ex members of Slayer, Testament ,Startovarius and Temple Of Brutality, recently relocated to Europe and have issued an update on preparations for their upcoming European debut. The band are confirmed to play several high profile shows throughout the summer and launches with two shows in France later this month as support to AC / DC.

Having had a few days to settle in to their new European surroundings, guitarist Peter Scheithauer found time to talk about the move saying "We got to our base in France about a week ago and headed straight in to rehearsals. We had a few small problems at first but it's going really well now and we can't wait to get out there and play some shows. Since we made the decision to fully concentrate on Killing Machine, we started getting a lot of interest from around Europe. So it made sense to set up base over here rather than going backwards and forwards across the Atlantic. We've got some busy times ahead and we're really looking forward to spreading our metal around Europe."

On the subject of their upcoming European debut Scheithauer said: "Well it's taken two albums but we finally get the chance to show our European fans what we are all about. We've had many requests to come over in the past but never got round to it. But we're finally here and what away to kick it all off - supporting AC/DC!!! We're all hyped up and looking forward to hanging out with the European metalheads."

KILLING MACHINE, recently confirmed former Evergrey / Stratovarius bass guitarist Jari Kainulainen as a permanent member of the band, are stirring up a lot of interest in Europe having lined up a number of high profile show and festival appearances. More shows are expected to be confirmed imminently.

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The bands' schedule is shaping up as follows:

15 June - Parc Des Sports Charles Ehrmann, Nice, FRANCE www.gdp.fr (supporting AC/DC)

18 June - Stade De France, Paris, FRANCE www.gdp.fr (supporting AC/DC)

26 June - Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, BELGIUM www.graspop.be

29 July - Headbangers Open Air, Brande-Hörnerkirchen, near Elmshorn, GERMANY www.headbangers-open-air.de

6 August - Rock Nights Festival, Zarasai, LITHUANIA www.rocknights.lt

7 August - Wacken Open Air, Wacken, GERMANY www.wacken.com

13 August - Bulldog Bash, Long Marston, UK www.bulldogbash.eu

15 August - Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall, Derbyshire, UK www.bloodstock.uk.com

KILLING MACHINE current line up is Csaba Zvekan (Sardonyx) - Vocals, Peter Scheithauer (Temple of Brutality / Belladonna) - Guitar, Jari Kainulainen (Evergrey / Stratovarius) - Bass Guitar and Jon Dette (Slayer / Testament) - Drums.

KILLING MACHINE have released two albums, the self titled 'Killing Machine' in 2000 via Candlelight Records and the critically acclaimed 'Metalmorphis' in 2006 via Mausoleum Records which has been hailed by many as one of the all time classic metal albums. The two albums featured a multitude of musicians including James Rivera (HELSTAR, VICIOUS RUMOURS), Jimmy DeGrasso (Y&T), Juan Garcia (AGENT STEEL), Dave Ellefson (MEGADETH), Stet Howland (WASP), Mike Duda (WASP), Mike Vescara (OBSESSION, LOUDNESS)

www.killing-machine.com - www.myspace.com/killingmachineusa

Marc Rizzo (Of Soulfly) Releases Inpsychobleedia [News]

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For Immediate Release:

Phlamencore Records has released the first two songs from Soulfly guitarist, Marc Rizzo’s latest side project… INPSYCHOBLEEDIA. The songs “Blind Leads the Blind” and “Demonic Crypto History” are now available as a digital release on iTunes and Amazon.

INPSYCHOBLEEDIA is:

Marc Rizzo - Guitar, Vocals
Dennis Kimak - Guitar
Elo Hernandez - Bass
Anthony Devizio - Drums

Rizzo released his third instrumental solo album in February and is currently touring Europe with Soulfly.

Soulfly recently released their latest album, OMEN last month on Roadrunner Records.

Order Of Ennead Announces Dates With Hate Eternal And Cannabis Corpse [News]

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Florida extreme metallers, ORDER OF ENNEAD will be joining HATE ETERNAL and CANNABIS CORPSE for a limited run of the east coast this summer. Joining ORDER OF ENNEAD on lead guitar at all dates will be the talented Shannon Hamm (DEATH, CONTROL DENIED). Here are the dates:

6/12 Tampa, FL Brass Mug (no HATE ETERNAL, CANNABIS CORPSE)

8/24 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
8/25 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
8/26 Raleigh, NC Volume 11 Tavern
8/27 W. Springfield, VA Jaxx
8/28 Philadelphia, PA Polaris Hostile City Death Fest (no CANNABIS CORPSE)

View the tour flyer here: http://earache.tumblr.com/post/67794...-orderofennead

AN EXAMINATION OF BEING, the new album from Floridian extreme metal act

ORDER OF ENNEAD, is out now in North America. AN EXAMINATION OF BEING is the second album from ORDER OF ENNEAD, following their self-titled debut release in 2008. AN EXAMINATION OF BEING was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Mark Lewis (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, ALL THAT REMAINS).

AN EXAMINATION OF BEING can be found alongside some exclusive ORDER OF ENNEAD deluxe merch packs at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index....th/667_672_126

AN EXAMINATION OF BEING can also be bought at FYE (http://www.fye.com/An--Examination-of-Being-Front Page_stcVVproductId100902616VVcatId455366VVviewpro d.htm) and iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/an-...ng/id364093656)

Get more ORDER OF ENNEAD news and info, and listen to the new track "The

Concept Of Our Extinction" at http://www.myspace.com/orderofennead

Follow ORDER OF ENNEAD on Twitter: http://twitter.com/orderofennead

Metaleater Radio Show Now Streaming On Demand [News]

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For Immediate Release

METALEATER RADIO SHOW NOW STREAMING ON DEMAND

METALEATER.com has announced that The METALEATER Radio Show is now streaming ON DEMAND. Fans all around the world can now listen to the show anytime 24/7.

Among the shows that are now available is an in-depth interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann from the legendary German Metal band ACCEPT. During the recent chat, Wolf talks about the band's forthcoming new album, Blood Of The Nations, set for North American release on September 14th release via Nuclear Blast Records. Hoffman also discusses their new singer Mark Tornillo, touring, and the future of ACCEPT.

Also available is an interview with guitarist Steve Smyth of FORBIDDEN. The band’s fifth studio album, Omega Wave, is being produced by FORBIDDEN guitarist / songwriter Craig Locicero & Tim Narducci and has been mixed by Sean Beavan (Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails). The album – to be released later this year - will feature artwork by Kent Mathieu (FORBIDDEN, Exodus, Autopsy, Exhorder).

Listen to The METALEATER Radio Show here.

Visit ACCEPT online at www.ACCEPTWORLDWIDE.com, http://www.myspace.com/accepttheband, and http://www.facebook.com/accepttheband.

Visit FORBIDDEN online at www.myspace.com/FORBIDDENOFFICIAL and www.facebook.com/FORBIDDENOFFICIAL.

Death Angel 5th Video Blog Online [News]

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For immediate release:

San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends, DEATH ANGEL, have uploaded their 5th video blog at the following location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4A34IRagxg.

Hot on the heels of a busy and productive 2009, DEATH ANGEL have been holed up in Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with production genius Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITE CHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER). The band are currently mixing the new record tentatively scheduled for a September of 2010 release.

DEATH ANGEL will be direct support to Swedish melodic metallers SOILWORK this Summer. Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

DEATH ANGEL
07/07/10 New Oasis – Reno, NV

07/08/10 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT

07/09/10 Gator’s – Farmington, NM

07/10/10 War Legion Underground – Amarillo, TX

07/11/10 Marquee – Tulsa, OK

07/12/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN

07/13/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE

07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA

07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN

07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK

08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA

08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

For more info visit: www.myspace.com/DEATHANGEL & www.DEATHANGEL.us

Soilwork Vocalist Guests On New Revamp Album [News]

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Björn “Speed” Strid of Swedish modern metallers SOILWORK makes a guest appearance on the debut album by REVAMP, former After Forever singer Floor Jansen’s new band. REVAMP’s self-titled new album will be released in North America on July 27th.

Strid shares: “Actually, I have never met Floor in real life, but I do remember being impressed when I heard her voice the first time, though. She's got balls. She had a certain song in mind [‘In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: Disdain’], sent me the music and a lyric sheet while I was in the studio with SOILWORK, and gave me a bit of guidance but also wanted me to improvise a bit. I spent a day working out my lines in a tower of the house we were renting in Mooresville, North Carolina also known as ‘The Genie Room." Perfect. I recorded the vocals sometime in February while drinking some wine. With the intense verse and the open atmospheric chorus, it felt perfect as a duet! To me it's about betrayal and being let down.”

States Jansen: “I am always inspired to write new music, but I must say that the end of After Forever and some personal changes in my life did give extra ingredients. Every song I heard could become a source of inspiration. Stories of others, movies or books, my personal relationships, everything mixed and melted into one and became an album. ‘Speed’ from SOILWORK brings another form of power to the album’s diversity with his screams/growl and clean voice. He masters so many different vocal sounds, just like me. Again, a lot of power together in one song. He gave ‘Disdain’ the energy and aggression it needed!”

Also performing guest vocals on Revamp is Russell Allen from SYMPHONY X and George Oosthoek from ORPHANAGE & PLEURISY.

The track listing for Revamp is:

01. Here's My Hell – featuring George Oosthoek from ORPHANAGE & PLEURISY
02. Head Up High
03. Sweet Curse - featuring Russell Allen from SYMPHONY X

04. Million
05. In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: All Goodbyes Are Said
06. Break
07. In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: Disdain - featuring Björn “Speed” Strid from SOILWORK
08. In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: Disgraced
09. Fast Forward
10. Kill Me With Silence
11. The Trial Of Monsters
12. Under My Skin

13. I Lost Myself
Bonus Track: No Honey For The Damned

The track "Head Up High" – the song from this record Floor Jansen would choose to put into an astronaut’s iPod at the International Space Station to represent all of humanity - is available for free download here (e-mail sign-up required). “It’s diverse, heavy, new, short and catchy, but still heavy and very metal.”

View Part 1 of an interview with Floor Jansen where she discusses her new band, REVAMP, here. Part 2 is available here.

The REVAMP team includes:

Floor Jansen: songwriter/singer
Joost van den Broek: songwriter/producer/arranger & studio keyboardist
Waldemar Sorychta: songwriter/producer/ studio guitarist and bass player
Koen Herfst: studio drummer
Jaap Melman: Live bass player
Ruben Wijga: Live keyboard player

Jord Otto: Live guitar player
Arjan Rijnen: Live guitar player
Matthias Landes: Live drummer

Visit REVAMP online at www.REVAMPMUSIC.com, www.myspace.com/MUSICREVAMP, and on Facebook.

Visit Floor Jansen online at www.FLOORJANSEN.nl & www.myspace.com/FLOORAF.

Exodus Frontman To Guest On The Dave Navarro Show [News]

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For Immediate Release

EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes will be a call-in guest on Dave Navarro’s Dark Matter radio show with Todd Newman tonight, on Wednesday, June 9th, at 11 p.m. PACIFIC.

States Dukes: “I have been friends with Dave for awhile. I was a guitar tech for his band for a little while before I started singing for EXODUS. He is a great guitar player and a really cool guy. I'm looking forward to the new Jane’s Addiction stuff. I am told it’s really great.”

Listen to the radio show from 10 p.m. – 12 midnight PACIFIC on www.indie1031.com. The show will also be streamed at this location.

Fans are encouraged to call in with questions at (877) 900-1031 or sign up for the DNA chatroom here.

EXODUS recently announced they will help kick off Ozzfest 2010 with a one-off appearance on the 2nd Stage at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California on Saturday, August 14th.

View the dates for the band’s headlining “March Of Brutality” tour through the U.S. and Canada with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood here. Tickets go on sale June 11th.

Exhibit B: The Human Condition record release show dates in June are:

· Thursday, June 10th – Chico, CA @ The Senator Theater with Lååz Rockit, Anvil Chorus, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Friday, June 11th - Los Angeles @ Key Club with Heathen, Bonded By Blood, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Saturday, June 12th - San Francisco @ Slim's with Heathen, Anvil Chorus, and Passive Aggressive (tickets on sale now)

EXODUS’ ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

Exodus Riot Act Now Available On The Rockband Network [News]

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The EXODUS track “Riot Act” is now available for purchase at the RockBand Network’s online store for XBOX 360. The track comes from the album The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart the week following its October 2007 release.

Add “Riot Act” to your RockBand music library by purchasing the song game track here. View the video for “Riot Act” – directed by Jon Schnepp of Metalocalypse fame for Schneppzone Inc. - here.

This marks the first round of Nuclear Blast artist songs available for the Rock Band Network. Other tracks include DEATH ANGEL’s “Dethroned,” TESTAMENT’s “Henchmen Ride,” and “We Are The Nightmare” by ARSIS. Metal fans are encouraged to submit artist & song requests for Rock Band here.

EXODUS recently announced that they will help kick off Ozzfest 2010 with a one-off appearance on the 2nd Stage at the San Bernardino, California show on Saturday, August 14th.

View the dates for the band’s headlining “March Of Brutality” tour through the U.S. and Canada with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood here. Tickets go on sale June 11th.

Exhibit B: The Human Condition record release show dates in June are:

· Thursday, June 10th – Chico, CA @ The Senator Theater with Lååz Rockit, Anvil Chorus, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Friday, June 11th - Los Angeles @ Key Club with Heathen, Bonded By Blood, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Saturday, June 12th - San Francisco @ Slim's with Heathen, Anvil Chorus, and Passive Aggressive (tickets on sale now)

EXODUS’ ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

Soilwork Best Of Album to Be Released in Japan! [News]

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For immediate release:

The Godfathers of Swedish modern metal, SOILWORK, will release a “Best Of” album entitled The Sledgehammer Files on June 30th via Marquee/Avalon Records in Japan. The band commented on the compilation to be released shortly before their latest full length record of new material, The Panic Broadcast:

“We’re proud and stoked to unleash the first ever official collection of classic SOILWORK tunes! The only way we could imagine our ‘Best Of’ album was as a complete chronological retrospective, and that’s exactly what The Sledgehammer Files is, from the raw ’n relentless Steelbath Suicide days to the modern majesty of Sworn To A Great Divide. We made sure to include the lyrics and cover art for each album, rare promo and live shots from each era, and a bonus DVD with most our official videos. Topped off with re-mastered songs from the first two albums and a new mix of ‘Exile’, this package is 100% SOILWORK!”

The Sledgehammer Files Tracklisting:

1. Sadistic Lullabye (remastered version)

2. Steelbath Suicide (remastered version)

3. The Chainheart Machine (remastered version)

4. Bulletbeast (remastered version)

5. Generation Speedkill (remastered version)

6. Bastard Chain

7. Needlefeast

8. Grand Failure Anthem

9. Follow The Hollow

10. As We Speak

11. Black Star Deceiver

12. Rejection Role

13. Figure Number Five

14. Light The Torch

15. Stabbing The Drama

16. One With The Flies

17. Nerve

18. Sworn To A Great Divide

19. Exile (Orchestral Mix) – previously unreleased version

Official videos - bonus DVD tracklist:

1. As We Speak

2. Rejection Role

3. Light The Torch

4. Stabbing The Drama

5. Nerve

6. Exile

The Panic Broadcast is the first album to feature original guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers since his return to the band in 2008 and is set to be released on July 2 (EUROPE) and July 13 (N. America) via Nuclear Blast! Produced by Wichers and mixed by Jen Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, KATATONIA, SYMPHONY X), this is the record long time SOILWORK fans have been waiting for! Pre-order the regular or deluxe edition with or without an exclusive shirt design at the following location http://bit.ly/c6FJeo. First 500 orders will receive an autographed poster while supplies last.

The Panic Broadcast Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

1. Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter

2. Two Lives Worth of Reckoning

3. The Thrill

4. Deliverance is Mine

5. Night Comes Clean

6. King of the Threshold

7. Let This River Flow

8. Epitome

9. The Akuma Afterglow

10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov

11. Sweet Demise (Bonus Track)

DVD:

• Extended Studio Footage

• High-Definition Drum Video

• Photo Gallery

Approx. 30 min. running time

Catch SOILWORK on their North American headlining tour this Summer with San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL! Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL have now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each night, fans will get to meet and greet SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL for a special event that is being offered. Fans will also receive a customized poster to get signed by both bands. These special VIP tickets are on sale now at EnterTheVault.com. For a complete list of where to purchase tickets visit http://tinyurl.com/soilworktour.

SOILWORK,DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE

07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN

07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK / OTHER BANDS STILL ON!

08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Canal Club – Richmond, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA

08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

08/16/10 The Dagobert – Quebec City, QC - CANADAç SOILWORK ONLY

08/17/10 Music Hall – London, ON - CANADAç SOILWORK ONLY

08/18/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, INç SOILWORK ONLY

For more info visit: www.soilwork.net | www.myspace.com/soilwork | www.nuclearblast.de/soilwork

Jamsync Music Announces Summer Of Sin 2010 [News]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ANNOUNCING THE SUMMER OF SIN 2010 TOUR DATES

JAMSYNC MUSIC is announcing a label tour featuring Asphalt Valentine, Mama Kin and Modern Superstar. Confirmed dates are below with more dates expected and announced.

June 18 - Sixpence Pub - Parkersburg, WV - Modern Superstar only
June 19 - Steel Mill - Martins Ferry, OH - Modern Superstar only

July 15 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA
July 16 - Moniraes - Pennellville, NY
July 22 - South Dakota Rock Fest
July 23 - South Dakota Rock Fest
July 24 - The Back Bar - Janesville, WI
July 30 - Steel Mill - Matins Ferry, OH

Aug 4 - Jack Rabbit's - Jacksonville, FL
Aug 5 - Coasters - Ft. Walton Beach, FL
Aug 6 - Divebar - Raleigh, NC
Aug 13 - Uptown Loft - John's Creek, GA
Aug 14 - Grim Reaper Clubhouse - Shadyside, OH

For more information visit www.jamsyncmusic.com

New Rage Album To See North American Release Via Sonic Unyon Metal [News]

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New RAGE Album To See North American Release Via Sonic Unyon Metal

The new RAGE album, Strings To A Web, was released in Europe on February 5th via Nuclear Blast Records, immediately entering the German pop charts at number 27, and has been receiving rave reviews from all major European press. The brilliant album will now see official North American release and distribution via Canada's Sonic Unyon Metal on June 22nd, 2010.

The North American version of the album will be released in a special two-disc set that includes a high quality bonus DVD bearing 15 live RAGE clips and more. The main part is the "Best Of" show RAGE played at the Wacken Open Air festival 2009, including guest performances by Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), Schmier (Destruction) and Jen Majura (Black Thunder Ladies). The DVD also includes four more live clips taken from Masters Of Rock 2009 Festival and a 2009 concert in Sofia, Hungary. View the full track listing for the combo and more below.

Since 1985, German metal trio RAGE have brought their crafted style of classic heavy metal with class. Their new album Strings To A Web is a varied release, showcasing the different faces of the band; pure heavy metal thunder, classical and progressive landscapes, and powerful thrash anthems. Recorded at Twilight Hall Studio (Blind Guardian, Saxon) and produced by Victor Smolski and their long term friend Charlie Bauerfeind (Hammerfall, Helloween and more), Strings To A Web is like a journey through the history of the band, who celebrated their 25th anniversary this year. Over the past quarter century, RAGE went through many changes, but always kept to their roots and developed their incomparable style, and there is no doubt that their current lineup is the strongest yet. Peavy Wagner's voice is the main trademark, along with the guitar wizard Victor Smolski and power drummer André Hilgers, who round out the magical trio.

Strings To A Web Track Listing:

CD

01. 'The Edge Of Darkness'

02. 'Hunter And Prey'

03. 'Into The Light'

04. 'The Beggar´s Last Dime'

05. 'Empty Hollow'

06. 'Strings To A Web'

07. 'Fatal Grace'

08. 'Connected'

09. 'Empty Hollow (Reprise)'

10. 'Saviour Of The Dead'

11. 'Hellgirl'

12. 'Purified'

13. 'Through Ages'

14. 'Tomorrow Never Comes'

BONUS DVD

'Carved In Stone'

'Higher Than The Sky'

'Set This World On Fire' (featuring Hansi Kürsch)

'All I Want' (featuring Hansi Kürsch)

'Invisible Horizons' (featuring Hansi Kürsch)

'Lord Of The Flies' (featuring Jen Majura)

'From The Cradle To The Grave' (featuring Jen Majura)

'Prayers Of Steel' (featuring Schmier)

'Suicide' (featuring Schmier)

'Down' (featuring Schmier)

'Soundchaser'

'Set This World On Fire' (Live at the Masters of Rock 2009)

'All I Want' (Live at the Masters of Rock 2009)

'Carved In Stone' (Live in Sofia 2009)

'Never Give Up' (Rage Race Special)

http://www.rage-on.de

http://www.myspace.com/rage

http://www.sonicunyon.com

Watain Lawless Darkness Unleashed [News]

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Band Devours Baltimore; Nabs Cover Of This Month's Edition of Decibel Magazine

The wait is now over: Lawless Darkness, the long-anticipated fourth full-length from Swedish black metal battalion WATAIN, is out now through Season Of Mist. The ten-track, hour-plus long work of blasphemy was recorded at Necromorbus Studio (Deathspell Omega, Funeral Mist, Ondskapt, Nominon, Unanimated et al) in Alvik, Sweden and features strikingly detailed cover art by Zbigniew M. Bielak.

The band ushered in the release of Lawless Darkness with a soul-crushing headlining set the first night of the Maryland Deathfest on Memorial Day weekend. Commented frontman E. of the performance: "Back from the States now, still with blisters and bruises from the victorious storm unleashed at Maryland Deathfest. Hail to the legions of WATAIN supporters who came out to partake in our performance; you have truly grown both in number and dedication! We very much look forward to return for a full scale onslaught later this year. More about that later..." Commented Canada's Hellbound.ca of the spectacle: "With lit candles, militant red flag-like things, and some corpse paint that I’m sure even Tom Savini would compliment, their visual aesthetic was certainly in tow...the crowd enhanced the horror movie like mood as it tossed a Bible around, tearing it to shreds, sending the ripped pages into the air like confetti at a kid’s birthday party...The music: appropriately blasphemous."

In conjunction with the release of Lawless Darkness, WATAIN appears on the cover of the July 2010 issue of Decibel Magazine which went on sale last week. The eight-page feature was conducted by J. Bennett and is clearly one of the most revealing pieces on the band to date. To order a copy, visit: http://store.decibelmagazine.com/col.../july-2010-069

"Lawless Darkness shall be seen as a monument erected in honor of that collapse and a dedication to all those brave souls, who have willingly dared to venture the winding paths towards it." -- E. Danielsson, WATAIN

Let there be sacrifice.
...........

"Darkthrone were once 'for all the evil in man," but WATAIN turn good men evil." -- 8/10 Decibel

"No band in the 'troo' black metal scene carries as much weight as WATAIN at the moment. Sparing the drama of Burzum, and the inconsistency of Dimmu and Mayhem, WATAIN finds itself in the same spot Emperor found itself in at the end of '90s." -- Blistering

"With this record, E. Danielsson and WATAIN have definitely created a blasphemous juggernaut that is not to be taken lightly. The band are clearly staking their claim to more territory in the battle for the black metal crown." -- Forbidden

http://www.myspace.com/watainofficial
http://season-of-mist.com

Doro Pesch First Ever Japanese Tour Dates Announced! [News]

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Legendary German metal queen DORO PESCH, who celebrated her 2,500th concert on March 13th, will make her Japanese debut this fall with three special dates in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka!

DORO PESCH - Japan 2010
10/08/2010 Holiday Shinjuku - Tokyo, Japan
10/10/2010 Holiday Nagoya - Nagoya, Japan
10/11/2010 Holiday Osaka - Osaka, Japan

Said an excited Pesch of the upcoming shows, "I always knew we had a strong fanbase in Japan and I’m so happy to finally be able to play there. I can’t believe it! I’m so excited and so looking forward to meeting everybody, putting on great shows and rocking together with the fans!"

Check out two promo videos for the tour here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Earsplit.../1/bKAf1KPAc8k

http://www.youtube.com/user/Earsplit.../0/HLG_9UCkbdo

The metal maven and her bandmates are currently gearing up for a run of festival dates including:

6/25/2010 Graspop - Dessel, Belgium
7/09/2010 Rock Karz - Ballenstedt, Germany

7/17/2010 Bang Your Head - Balingen, Germany
7/18/2010 Masters Of Rock - Vicovize, Czech Republic
7/29/2010 Rock Arena Festival - St. Goarshausen, Germany
8/15/2010 Bloodstock Open Air - Derbyshire, UK

PESCH’s most recent full-length, Fear No Evil, was released in Europe on January 30, 2009 via AFM Records and in North America on June 2, 2009 via AFM/Dismanic/Ryko Distribution.

http://www.doropesch.com
http://www.myspace.com/doroband

Rocklahoma 2010 America's Biggest Memorial Day Weekend! [News]

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ROCKLAHOMA 2010:

AMERICA’S BIGGEST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND PARTY BOASTS CROWD OF OVER 30,000!

Record crowds converged on Oklahoma May 28-30 for Rocklahoma 2010, making America’s biggest Memorial Day weekend party a huge success. The three-day festival held at the premier destination “Catch The Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma kicked off summer with over 30,000 rock fans in attendance, record setting camping attendance and beautiful weather. By the end of the three-day weekend, music fans had taken in 39 artists, an incredible VIP experience and all Rocklahoma merchandise was sold out with waiting lists for more.

The festival’s all-star roster of top rock artists from the past three decades included ZZ Top, Godsmack (whose new CD recently debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart), Tesla, Three Days Grace, Cinderella, Chevelle, Buckcherry, Theory of a Deadman, Saliva, Saving Abel, Fuel featuring Brett Scallions, Sevendust and many more.

Artists performing at Rocklahoma enjoyed the weekend as much as the fans. Tom Keifer of Cinderella proclaimed: “Rocklahoma was kick ass! It was everything we had heard and more…awesome crowd and a great time!”

The press also had positive things to say about Rocklahoma 2010. Rick Florino of ArtistDirect.com called it “middle America's loudest rock fest…with some of the best bands from the '70s, '80s, '90s and today.”

In their live coverage of the festival, Jennifer Chancellor of the Tulsa World noted: “Tens of thousands of music fans from across the country descended this weekend on 400 acres just northeast of this sleepy community with two things on their minds: Rock 'n' roll and partying.”

Elsewhere, Tulsa’s CBS affiliate KOTV said: “Thousands of music fans from near and far have turned up to celebrate ‘Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Rock!’"

“We are so thrilled with Rocklahoma,” says Festival President, Mark Nuessle. “2010 was a year of changes, from new event dates to line-up reinvention, and the response from the fans was amazing. There was electricity in the air, and seeing thousands of people having a good time, interacting with one another and creating memories was something we will cherish as we set our sites on Rocklahoma 2011!”

Established in 2007 as a classic rock destination festival with the motto “life, liberty & the pursuit of rock,” Rocklahoma organizers teamed with AEG LIVE to revamp the 2010 event to encompass a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists.

On-site campers enjoyed a weekend party with amenities including access to restrooms and a shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas and much more.

For additional information, please visit www.rocklahoma.com.

ROCKLAHOMA – Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Rock!

Black Skies: North Carolina Disciples Of Doom Announce Summer Tour [News]

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BLACK SKIES: North Carolina Disciples Of Doom Announce Summer Tour

North Carolina disciples of doom, BLACK SKIES, are set to embark on a US tour throughout the month of July. The tour will commence at The Smiling Moose in Pittsburgh and hit 22 cities before closing in Nashville, TN at Springwater Supper Club. The band will hit the road with a new lineup, new songs and a high energy live display of sonic power they've built their name upon. Founding members Kevin Clark and Michelle Temple will be joined by ex-Des Ark drummer Tim Herzog. Former roommates, Kevin and Tim have remained in contact over the years and are very much looking forward to the opportunity to finally make music together. BLACK SKIES' new material retains the heaviness of their earlier work, with more dynamic song structures and a psychedelic edge creating a more interesting overall sound. Following the tour, the band will begin preparations for recording what they hope to be their best release to date.

Says guitarist Kevin Clark of the upcoming trek: " We've had our share of ups and downs over the past 12 months, but getting out west last year was without a doubt one of the better moments. We are thrilled to be heading out there again this summer, seeing the faces and places that made it such a blast. We played with a lot of great bands and met a lot of awesome souls with a true love and hunger for music. Those people are a big part of the drive for us to continue doing what we love to do, and we are eternally grateful for them."

BLACK SKIES released their Hexagon EP on vinyl last year via underground Chicago imprint I'm Better Than Everyone Records. Featuring songs made of heavy, well-thought out (and equally well-executed) riffs alongside churning organic grooves, Hexagon sports a tonal chemistry befitting of a legendary band sharing the same initials, yet with a decidedly American flavor. Through hard work and a DIY drive, BLACK SKIES continue gaining momentum with their live output.

BLACK SKIES Tour Dates - July 2010
6/27/2010 Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC (pre-tour kick off show)
7/01/2010 The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA
7/02/2010 The Summit - Columbus, OH
7/03/2010 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL
7/04/2010 The Frequency - Madison, WI
7/05/2010 Blue Moose Tap House - Iowa City
7/06/2010 TBA - Lincoln, NE
7/07/2010 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO
7/08/2010 Burt’s Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
7/09/2010 Rocky Canyon – Boise, ID
7/10/2010 The Comet - Seattle, WA
7/11/2010 Rotture - Portland, OR
7/12/2010 TBA - Ashland, OR
7/13/2010 The Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA
7/14/2010 The Stork Club - Oakland, CA
7/15/2010 TBA - Cayucos, CA
7/16/2010 Relax Bar - Los Angeles, CA
7/17/2010 The Rogue Bar - Scottsdale, AZ
7/18/2010 Rio Grande Satanical Gardens - Albuquerque, NM
7/19/2010 TBA - Oklahoma City, OK
7/20/2010 Red 7 - Austin, TX
7/21/2010 TBA - New Orleans, LA
7/22/2010 The Nick - Birmingham, AL
7/23/2010 The Buccaneer Lounge - Memphis, TN
7/24/2010 Springwater Supper Club - Nashville, TN

"...these Chapel Hill, NC, sludge enthusiasts hit the ground running with their debut album, and finish at as much of a sprint as the parameters of crusty doom allow." -- Metro Spirit

"BLACK SKIES put a big emphasis on how much groove their music has, as each track has some catchy riffs that really give the band a lot of energy and attitude." -- Cosmos Gaming

http://www.blackskies.us
http://www.myspace.com/losblackskies

Alex Dementia Launches National Tour With His Band The Resurrection Sorrow [News]

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ALEX DEMENTIA LAUNCHES NATIONAL TOUR WITH HIS BAND

THE RESURRECTION SORROW JUNE 11

AFTER PERFORMANCE AT ROYAL FLUSH MAGAZINE’S RELEASE PARTY FOR HIS NEW LIMITED EDITION COMIC

‘VRYKOLAKAS: THE UNHOLY’

Alex Dementia and his band The Resurrection Sorrow are set to hit the road June 11 in support of their Hour Of The Wolf CD and Dementia’s new Greek Vampiric folklore comic Vrykolakas: The Unholy. The “Unholy Divine Tour Part II: Doom In June Weekend Warpath Style” runs from June 11-26 and the “Unholy Divine Tour Part III: Vrykolakas Tour” launches July 22 and wraps August 1. Favoring raw emotion over contrived calculation, NYC’s The Resurrection Sorrow crafts songs of anthemic proportions using stone-heavy handed riffing, barbaric percussive destruction and brooding occult-inspired vocals. The Vrykolakas: The Unholy limited edition comic in high quality stock is now available along with The Resurrection Sorrow's Hour Of The Wolf CD for only $20 at http://www.midnightdreamspro.com/vrykolakas.html.

Fans in Williamsburg, Brooklyn were treated to a special pre-tour performance May 15 at the Royal Flush Magazine/Midnight Dreams Productions’ release party for Vrykolakas: The Unholy, the first printing in a series based on an original screenplay by Dementia. Illustrated by Isaac Carey Nejako with cover and design work by Seldon Hunt, Vrykolakas: The Unholy is Dementia’s first foray into the comic book world. The story follows the journey of a young man trying to redeem his soul in his otherwise soulless world. The nameless protagonist fights to find his way through a world of corruption, greed and hypocrisy and in the end, finally finds what he’s been searching for. Photos and videos from the party can be viewed here:

http://www.midnightdreamspro.com/party.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWPWcKw45SY

The party also celebrated the relaunch of the Royal Flush website: www.RFmag.com. Publisher/Editor Josh Bernstein notes: “We wanted something that spoke to the scatterbrained, off the map style that we do best. RFmag.com has always delivered the top-notchliest of idiot-centric news, rock n’ roll insight, brainless action films and lowbrow art, and while our current site is great we wanted to make sure that the freshies get up in your face. Plus our crack staff can now hide their spelling errors and grammatical missteps more easily in this blog format. All-in-all, a simple redesign of Rfmag.com is going to ensure the dissemination of our moron agenda to the unassuming public. Just like Royal Flush Magazine, Rfmag.com says; ‘If you like it, we hate it and if we say it’s dumb, it is, but dumb is cool except when it isn’t.’”

In a review of the Royal Flush/Vrykolakas: The Unholy release party, writer Morgan Y. Evans of CrusherMagazine.com said, “Arguably the two best current hard rock bands in New York City at the moment, The Resurrection Sorrow and Panzie kicked out the sleaze and sludge jams along with Bambi Killers and the sleaziest of all sounds of long running underground party heroes Satanicide (Yes, we all want some ‘Pussy and Ice Cream’) on May 15th for Royal Flush Magazine. The event, a major success for Royal Flush (who always throw a great party) was held at Public Assembly. It was a night when many of the youngest and brightest stars in the independent art and music world got together for the sake of art and music and to celebrate the release of scene lurker, and talented musical/comics entrepreneur Alex Dementia's anticipated Vrykolakas: The Unholy book. The dark comic sold well and the band Dementia fronts (The Resurrection Sorrow, of course) brought the noise with equal punishment, a night that quenched the thirst of many bloodthirsty vampire night owls.”

Current tour dates for The Resurrections Sorrow are as follows:

Date City Venue

Fri 6/11 State College, PA The Feel Your Boobies Breast Cancer Benefit,

State College VFW

Sat 6/12 Clifton Heights, PA Lotsa Metal Club (behind Lotsa Pasta)

Fri 6/18 Gales Ferry, CT Legends Rock Bar

Sat 6/19 Utica, NY The Electric Company

Thur 6/24 New York, NY Smell the Glove Party, St. Jerome’s Bar (TRS will be

hanging out at this event, but not performing)

Fri 6/25 Seaford, DE Crazy 8's!

Sat 6/26 Fredrick, MD Krugs Place

Listen to an audio interview with Dementia: http://reviewfix.com/2010/05/review-...alex-dementia/.

Read a review of the Vrykolakas: The Unholy comic: http://reviewfix.com/2010/05/a-new-s...-vampire-tale/.

www.midnightdreamspro.com

www.resurrectionsorrow.com

www.RFmag.com

Death Angel: Music Available For Rock Band! [News]

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For immediate release:

Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce the official launch of its Rockband Network for all Rockband X-Box 360 network users. Go to http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5002396 to purchase and download the song “Dethroned” by San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL for game play.

Watch quality footage of the band playing Hungary Metalfest at this location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzns5aNPBc4.

Hot on the heels of a busy and productive 2009, DEATH ANGEL have been holed up in Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with production genius Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITE CHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER). The band are currently mixing the new record tentatively scheduled for a September of 2010 release.

DEATH ANGEL
07/07/10 New Oasis – Reno, NV

07/08/10 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT

07/09/10 Gator’s – Farmington, NM

07/10/10 War Legion Underground – Amarillo, TX

07/11/10 Marquee – Tulsa, OK

07/12/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN

07/13/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE

07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA

07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN

07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK

08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA

08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

For more info visit: www.myspace.com/DEATHANGEL & www.DEATHANGEL.us

Mongrel Names New Singer And Drummer [News]

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MONGREL names new singer and drummer

In less than two months since the departure of the former singer and
drummer, Mongrel has announced the newest addition to their ranks.

Rounding out the Mongrel lineup with founder/guitarist Adam Savage,
and bassist Rev, are singer Scott Campbell (Graveyard BBQ), and
drummer Dave Kazukiewicz (Polluted Remains).

States Savage, "Scott and Dave both did a great job at their "trial by
fire" show Saturday, and we're really excited to have them on board.
It's great to have a positive and enthusiastic feel in the band again,

and I can't wait to see where this new lineup takes us."

Mongrel has been called "the hardest working band in Boston", by Metal
Edge Magazine, opened for the Misfits, Korn, GWAR, Otep, Prong, FEAR,
etc and has been receiving airplay from their Fall 2009 release, the 5
song Revenge EP on the Music Choice and Sirius/XM networks. Mongrel
has also had songs included on compilations included with the recent
Nikki Sixx bio "An Education in Rebellion" and an upcoming Alice In

Chains biography from the same publisher.

Mongrel with their new lineup can be seen live coming up at:

June 11th - The Haunt, Ithaca NY (18+)
June 13th - Tammany Hall, Worcester MA (all ages, West Memphis 3 benefit)
June 24th - The Chop Shop, Seabrook NH (18+)
June 26th - The Backstage Bar, Tewksbury MA (all ages, Children's
Tumor Foundation benefit)

July 2nd - Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge MA (18+)
July 16th - "Warehouse Warzone" festival, Tupper Lake, NY

for a full list of upcoming shows check out www.MongrelBand.com

fan filmed video from the June 5th show can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlYsXM86vBQ

Rose Funeral God Demise Official Video Now On Metalblade.Tv! [News]

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ROSE FUNERAL "God Demise" official video now on MetalBlade.tv!

Cincinnati, OH's Rose Funeral recently shot a video with up-and-coming director, Justin Beasley http://kotkproductions.com/. The video is for what has become a fan favorite, God Demise, from their second album, and Metal Blade debut, The Resting Sonata. Rose Funeral spent much of 2008-2010 touring the US and Canada on numerous amounts of tours, including tours with: Nile, Cryptopsy, Immolation, Krisiun, and many more. The band is currently writing new music for their follow up to The Resting Sonata. Keep an eye on their myspace for updates.

Drummer Dusty Boles adds, "So we are finishing up the final touches on our ophomore release, which will be out sometime in the summer of 2011. As a band, we would like to thank all of our fans, the endless count of friends that have been made, all of the kids who have put us up, and let us eat all their food! Everyone who has bought our latest album, "The Resting Sonata", as well as everyone who makes it there number one priority to come out and see us! Keep an eye out for studio updates, and release updates! In the mean time check out our official video for "God Demise" and see you on the road!"

The video for God Demise can be seen NOW on MetalBlade.tv!

http://www.myspace.com/rosefuneral

Attack Attack! Release Long Awaited New, Self-Titled Full-Length Today On Rise Records [News]

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ATTACK ATTACK! RELEASE LONG AWAITED NEW, SELF-TITLED FULL-LENGTH TODAY ON RISE RECORDS

CATCH THEM ON THE VANS WARPED TOUR ALL SUMMER

June 8, 2010-- On their sophomore effort, Columbus, OH’s Attack Attack! continue their furious path upwards to the top of the hill, blending the most extreme elements of metal and pop to conjure up what can only be categorized as a new genre all together. Having sold an impressive 75,000+ albums in the States, Attack Attack! stand as the kings of this ground-breaking new age of music, establishing a legacy that is quickly spreading around the world.

With over 35 million MySpace plays, and 2 major sold-out headline tours behind them, Attack Attack! will be returning to the Vans Warped Tour to rock audiences all summer long.

For tour dates visit: www.myspace.com/attackattack

Early Man To Release Death Potion July 20, 2010 [News]

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New Track, “Someone Else’s Nightmare,” Streaming Now on MySpace

Brooklyn, NY – (June 8, 2010) - EARLY MAN’s long-awaited sophomore full-length release, Death
Potion, will be released July 20, 2010 on The End Records. The Los Angeles and
Brooklyn–based band recorded the 12-track album in Seattle, WA at Soundhouse Recording with
producer Jack Endino (High on Fire, Skeletonwitch, 3 Inches of Blood).

“There's a lot of angst and urgency that comes out in this record, musically, vocally, lyrically, and
creatively,” said Early Man vocalist/guitarist Mike Conte. “It's a very raw, honest record which I
think sadly has become extremely rare within heavy metal. It means something, it stands for
something. I don't like making records just for the sake of making records. For me, the songs

have to come from somewhere real artistically and that is very much the case with Death Potion.”

Guitarist Pete Macy adds, “Working with Jack Endino was great. If something was good, he was
happy, but if something sucked, he let you know. Once we got everything sounding right, he was
really good at bringing out the best in us, helping us find the extra touches each song needed to
take it to the next level. This record has the best songwriting and the best playing from Early Man
yet. It's really killer and I'm stoked for everyone to hear it!"

Early Man released their debut album, Closing In in 2005 and then released Beware the Circling
Fin EP in 2008. The trio, along with bassist Tim Ramage, has toured extensively for the past

three years with such acts as Iced Earth, Skeletonwitch, 3 Inches of Blood, and High on Fire,
among others.

“Anyone that has liked us live in the past few years is going to be psyched on Death Potion,” said
drummer Adam Bennati. “People are saying the songs are heavier and faster, but I think you're
going to have to just check-it-out yourself. I can’t wait for people to hear this record. I think it's
gonna blow your fu#kin socks off!”

Fans can check out a brand new song, “Someone Else’s Nightmare,” streaming now on the
band’s MySpace page.

Death Potion track listing:

1. Death Potion
2. Brainwash at Birth
3. Someone Else’s Nightmare

4. Nine Riders
5. Fight
6. Unseen Tormentor
7. Through Chemtrails
8. The Undertaker is Calling You
9. Killdrone

10. I Am the Child of Evil
11. By the Serpents Breath You Seeth
12. Six Mothers of the War God

www.earlymanarmy.com
www.myspace.com/earlyman
www.facebook.com/officialearlyman

Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival Tickets Go On Sale June 12 [News]

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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK UPROAR FESTIVAL

TICKETS GO ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BEGINNING JUNE 12

$20 ALL-IN TICKETS AVAILABLE IN SELECT MARKETS WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

“NO SERVICE FEE JUNE” TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR ALL LIVE NATION AMPHITHEATER SHOWS

In An Effort To Make A Difference By Helping To Solve National Child Abduction Epidemic, Festival To Support The Efforts Of

Child Find Of America

North American Tour Featuring Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Halestorm, Hellyeah, Airbourne, Hail The Villain And New Medicine Kicks Off August 17 In Minneapolis, Mn And Wraps October 4 In Madison, Wi

Tickets for the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival go on sale to the general public in select markets beginning June 12th at www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com with a limited number of $20 All-lawn tickets--no extra fees--available while supplies last. In addition, during the month of June, tickets for shows at all Live Nation amphitheaters are available with no service fees as part of Live Nation’s “No Service Fee June.” Fans are encouraged to go to www.RockstarUproar.com for special presale ticket opportunities.

All fans who buy tickets to the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival will have the opportunity to sign up to receive a free digital CD compilation. The compilation includes: Disturbed’s "Stricken,” Stone Sour’s "Come What(ever) May" live, Halestorm’s "Familiar Taste of Poison," Hellyeah’s "Cowboy Way," Airbourne’s "Blonde, Bad And Beautiful," Hail The Villain’s "Take Back The Fear" and New Medicine’s "Laid."

A limited number of VIP ticket packages are available in each market. For additional information on VIP Packages visit www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com. VIP packages include:

* One ticket located in the first 10 rows of the reserved section or a general admission pit ticket
* Early entry to the venue

* Official VIP tour laminate
* Exclusive access to the Rockstar Lounge
* Specially designed limited edition UPROAR Skull Candy headphones
* Exclusive UPROAR Zippo Lighter
* Collectible limited edition tour poster
* Official set of UPROAR guitar picks

The first annual Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR launches August 17 in Minneapolis, MN and will visit arenas and amphitheatres across North America before wrapping October 4 in Madison, WI. The late summer trek features a stellar active rock lineup including multi-platinum headliner Disturbed, who will release their new album Asylum in August. Multi-platinum co-headliner Avenged Sevenfold will release their new CD Nightmare July 17, 2010. The main stage will also feature Stone Sour, whose new CD Audio Secrecy is set for release this summer, and Halestorm. The potent rock lineup for the touring music and lifestyle jaunt also features performances from Jägermeister Second Stage headliners Hellyeah, as well as Airbourne, Hail The Villain, New Medicine and the local Jägermeister-sponsored opener in each city. The festival is being produced by John Reese, John Oakes and CAA in conjunction with Live Nation.

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival is proud to announce that they’ve formed an alliance with Child Find of America, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and resolution of child abduction. A portion of the proceeds of each Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival ticket sold will go to Child Find of America. In addition, UPROAR is launching an awareness campaign that will include wrapping the tour's semi trucks with images of missing children, providing nationwide exposure on major highways throughout North America for over six weeks; a text-to-donate campaign; as well as social media outreach to bring safety messages and images of missing children to rock music lovers worldwide. Child Find of America--which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year--will also have an onsite presence at each festival date.

UPROAR is honored to announce that Corey Taylor--vocalist of Slipknot and UPROAR artist Stone Sour--has offered his assistance with the Child Find of America awareness campaign on this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival. Corey will be featured in a two-minute public service announcement that will reach tens of thousands of rock fans across North America, warning them of the dangers and perils of child abduction, running away and providing information on what people can do to help.

According to Child Find, every day 2,300 children are reported missing in America. Missing children can be victims of family abduction, non-family abduction or they can be runaways. Child Find offers families various services including free investigation and location services, free kidnapping prevention programs, free referral and support services and free mediation services for parental abduction cases. Each year, Child Find of America receives between 15,000-20,000 calls for help from searching parents, family members, law enforcement and other agencies, children and educators. Their efforts positively impact thousands of children and directly bring more than 400 children to a safe and legal environment every year. More information on Child Find of America can be found at www.childfindofamerica.org, and details about what you can do to help will be posted at www.RockstarUproar.com in the coming weeks.

“I have three daughters and they are the most important thing in my life,” says John Reese, Producer of UPROAR. “After the Chelsea King tragedy we made a conscious decision that we were going to make strong efforts to help ensure that something like that doesn’t happen again. Working with and supporting Child Find of America is something that is very near and dear to our hearts.”

Donna Linder, Executive Director of Child Find of America, explains: “We’re very excited by this great opportunity to increase awareness and knowledge about the issue of missing children to the general public, as well as opening an avenue to offer prevention and safety tips to a difficult-to-reach age demographic. The passion and energy the UPROAR team has expressed has been incredible and their generosity is deeply appreciated.”

The current tour dates are as follows. Tour dates listed with an asterisk are Live Nation amphitheaters with no service fee tickets available for the entire month of June as part of Live Nation’s “No Service Fee June.” For complete ticket and tour information visit www.RockstarUproar.com and www.LiveNation.com.

No service fee tickets available while supplies last. Parking, shipping and other non “service fee” costs may apply. Amphitheatres only.

Date City Venue

Tue 8/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

Wed 8/18 Kansas City, KS Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

Fri 8/20 Omaha, NE WestFair Amphitheater

Sat 8/21 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre*

Sun 8/22 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center*

Tue 8/24 Columbus, OH LC Outdoor Amphitheatre

Wed 8/25 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre*

Fri 8/27 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain*

Sat 8/28 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center*

Sun 8/29 New York, NY metro area TBA

Tue 8/31 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live*

Wed 9/1 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

Fri 9/3 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center*

Sat 9/4 Atlanta, GA Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood*

Sun 9/5 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre*

Wed 9/8 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

Fri 9/10 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center*

Sat 9/11 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater

Sun 9/12 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Tue 9/14 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre*

Wed 9/15 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre

Fri 9/17 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

Sat 9/18 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre*

Sun 9/19 Tempe, AZ Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre

Tue 9/21 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena

Wed 9/22 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre*

Fri 9/24 Spokane, WA Greyhound Park

Sat 9/25 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre*

Sun 9/26 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum

Tue 9/28 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place

Wed 9/29 Calgary, AB Saddledome

Thur 9/30 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre

Sat 10/2 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre

Sun 10/3 Fargo, ND Fargodome

Mon 10/4 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum

*Indicates a Live Nation Amphitheater and inclusion in “No Service Fee June”

About Child Find of America, Inc.

Child Find was founded in 1980 by the mother of a missing child in upstate New York, when there was limited law enforcement response to missing children and no laws about parental/family abduction. Little was understood about the devastation child abduction has on the child. Child Find has played a significant role in the creation of laws that now make all forms of child abduction a crime, in the establishment of a national clearinghouse to assist law enforcement in their investigations, in the establishment of May 25th as National Missing Children's Day and in the increased media attention given to missing children cases.

The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival is made possible through the support of our sponsors including Rockstar Energy Drink, Best Buy, Guitar Player Magazine, The Marines, Skull Candy featuring their “2xl Disturbed buds,” Jägermeister USA, Jägermeister Canada, www.DiNGLIFE.com, and Schecter Guitars who will offer the chance to win “the guitars off the backs of Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed.”

Exodus Joins Ozzfest Bill In San Bernardino [News]

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For Immediate Release

As first reported by Vans.com, San Francisco Bay Area thrash pioneers EXODUS will help kick off Ozzfest 2010 with a one-off appearance at the San Bernardino show on Saturday, August 14th!

States guitarist/songwriter Gary Holt: “We are WAY more than fired up to announce that EXODUS will be playing the SoCal date on Ozzfest! We will be filling the slot usually occupied on the tour by Kingdom Of Sorrow who can't make this one show. We were asked if we wanted to jump in, and we said ‘fuck yes!’ See everybody there!”

Ozzfest 2010 Main Stage Acts

OZZY OSBOURNE
MÖTLEY CRÜE
HALFORD
DEVILDRIVER
NONPOINT

Ozzfest 2010 Second Stage Acts on August 14th
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
DROWNING POOL

EXODUS

GOATWHORE*
SKELETONWITCH*
SAVIOURS*
KATAKLYSM*

*Rotating set times

EXODUS’ ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

The band will be headlining the “March Of Brutality” tour through the U.S. and Canada with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood. Tour dates can be viewed here. Tickets go on sale June 11th.

Exhibit B: The Human Condition record release show dates in June are:

· Thursday, June 10th – Chico, CA @ The Senator Theater with Lååz Rockit, Anvil Chorus, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Friday, June 11th - Los Angeles @ Key Club with Heathen, Bonded By Blood, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Saturday, June 12th - San Francisco @ Slim's with Heathen, Anvil Chorus, and Passive Aggressive (tickets on sale now)

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

Science Of Silence Records Voyager & Monolith Release Split Lp Today [News]

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VOYAGER/MONOLITH RELEASE SPLIT LP TODAY

First-Ever Release For Science of Silence Records, Stream Album on MetalSucks.net

Officially released today is the Voyager/Monolith Split LP which marks the first-ever release for Science of Silence Records. Both bands will lull you with their complex and dark instrumentation and then hammer you when you are weak and vulnerable. Epic, expansive sludge metal with post-rock dynamics, reminiscent of bands like Neurosis, Isis, Mouth of the Architect and Mogwai.

You can purchase the limited edition run of 500 on clear vinyl exclusively at The Omega Order (includes FREE shipping). Each purchase of the vinyl will receive a FREE digital download for the album as well. The release is also available digitally on iTunes and Amazon MP3. All digital downloads features a bonus track not on the vinyl.

The album has an exclusive full album stream happening on METALSUCKS.net. Take a listen and let us know what you think!

VOYAGER/MONOLITH SPLIT LP - JUNE 8, 2010
1) The Blinding Light (Monolith, 8:40)
2) Shipwreck (Monolith, 12:58)
3) Backbreaker (Voyager, 9:11)
4) Cold (Voyager, 4:55)
5) There Is No Hope (Voyager, 5:29)
6) Stasis (Voyager, 3:58) *Bonus Digital Track*

www.scienceofsilence.net
www.theomegaorder.com/scienceofsilence
www.facebook.com/scienceofsilence

Hate Eternal Announces East Coast Run With Cannabis Corpse And Order Of Ennead [News]

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HATE ETERNAL announces east coast run with Cannabis Corpse and Order of Ennead
Hate Eternal confirms 5 dates before work commences on the new studio album

Tampa, FL death metalers HATE ETERNAL are teaming up with Cannabis Corpse and Order of Ennead for a quick string of dates on the east coast before the band heads back home to begin writing the follow up to 2008’s Fury and Flames, which was received with praise by both fans and critics alike. The tour kicks off on August 24 in Atlanta, GA at the Masquerade and finishes up on August 28 in Philadelphia, PA at the Hostile City Death Fest. If you’re in the area be sure to catch the band live at one of the following dates as this tour marks the final US shows for HATE ETERNAL in 2010.

HATE ETERNAL w/ Cannabis Corpse and Order of Ennead
8/24 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
8/25 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero
8/26 Raleigh, NC Volume 11 Tavern
8/27 W. Springfield, VA Jaxx
8/28 Philadelphia, PA Polaris Hostile City Death Fest**
**no Cannabis Corpse

Links to purchase tickets:
ATLANTA SPARTANBURG
RALEIGH
W. SPRINGFIELD
HOSTILE CITY DEATH FEST

Stay tuned to the following sites for studio updates and information on the new album.

http://www.myspace.com/haeteternal

http://www.metalblade.com
http://www.metalblade.tv
http://www.myspace.com/metalbladerecords
http://www.facebook.com/metalbladerecords

Christian Mistress Sign To 20 Buck Spin [News]

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Bursting out of Olympia, Washington come classic metal heathens CHRISTIAN MISTRESS, fueled with pure American heavy metal fire, and ready to dose the planet up with their infectious tunes. This cult buzz band has plenty of support behind them in their infancy; from a supportive local scene that's ready to embrace a local classic heavy metal outfit, to infamous illustrator Dennis Dread, to national publications like NPR who recently praised the band's debut 7", to Darkthrone's outspoken frontman Fenriz, who has name-dropped the band in multiple features over recent months.

20 Buck Spin proudly embraces this act, signing them to the label recently in preparation to release their debut full-length Agony & Opium this August. Bering six infectious, long-burning, classic heavy metal ragers sure to stand out against the label's mainly black/death/doom/sludge-dominated roster. The shredding dual guitar lead trade-offs, performed with the utmost class, never lose sight of memorable songcraft first and foremost. Anchored by a tight, driving rhythm section and the raw and throaty instantly memorable vocal delivery of Christine Davis, the CHRISTIAN MISTRESS sound is immediately familiar and yet sounds like no other heavy metal band currently working, comparable to acts like Angel Witch, Warlock, Metallica, Mercyful Fate, Diamond Head and more.

Stereogum.com today premiered the track "Home In The Sun" from the upcoming Agony & Opium album. Check the feature out at this direct link:
http://stereogum.com/399492/christia...ing-the-chapel

More news on CHRISTIAN MISTRESS is to be expected soon as the album nears, and as the unit prepare to hit the road heavily through the later third of 2010 and on through next year. Stay tuned!

Agony & Opium Track Listing:
1. Riding On The Edges
2. Desert Rose
3. Home In The Sun
4. Poison Path

5. Black Vigil
6. Omega Stone

“They play heavy metal the old way, the exact way we enjoy it ourselves.” - Fenriz, Darkthrone (from Stereogum interview)

http://www.20buckspin.com
http://www.myspace.com/20buckspin

Malevolent Creation Rejoined By Original Bass Player! [News]

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For immediate release:

Florida based death metal legends MALEVOLENT CREATION have once again been rejoined by original bassist Jason Blachowicz. Blachowicz initially left on good terms to further his tattoo career, but the death metal sickness still runs deep in his veins!

“Been in hiding, working in tattoo shops for quite some time now but my gut has been aching to do one of the things that I do best... spreading malevolence across the globe with my brothers in metal,” commented Blachowicz. “The evil in my blood has motivated me to dust the cobwebs off of my bass and commit to performing blasphemy and anger upon mine and everyone else's ears once again. This is also for one of my inspirations, Peter Steele, and for all of the loyal Malevolent Creation fans who have been supporting us for 23 fucking years! Our 11th album, Invidious Dominion, is going to rip the weak and feeble to shreds! See ya'll on Tour!! Bring the rum and git ‘er done!”

MALEVOLENT CREATION 11th studio outing was produced and recorded by Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS, KRISIUN, GOATWHORE) at Mana Studios in Florida. The new album, entitled Invidious Dominion, will be released on August 24 in North America via Nuclear Blast. Watch a video clip of the recording process at the following location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyMoK4Ixrt8.

Invidious Dominion Track Listing:
1) United Hate

2) Conflict Finalized

3) Slaughterhouse

4) Compulsive Face Breaker

5) Lead Spitter

6) Target Rich Environment

7) Antagonized

8) Born Again Hard

9) Corruptor

10) Invidious Dominion

MALEVOLENT CREATION Tour Dates:

07/22/10 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

07/23/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN

07/24/10 The Canopy Club – Urbana, IL (CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST)

07/25/10 Fubar – St. Louis, MO (w/ ORIGIN, GIGAN)

07/26/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH (w/ GIGAN)

07/27/10 Broadway Joe’s – Buffalo, NY (w/ GIGAN)

07/28/10 Championships Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ (w/ GIGAN)

07/29/10 Club Europa – Brooklyn, NY (w/ GIGAN)

07/30/10 Sonar - Baltimore, MD (SUMMER SLAUGHTER)

07/31/10 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC (w/ GIGAN)

08/01/10 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL (w/ GIGAN)

“March Of Brutality” Tour
EXODUS, MALEVOLENT CREATION, HOLY GRAIL, BONDED BY BLOOD

08/16/10 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

08/17/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

08/18/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

08/20/10 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

08/21/10 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

08/23/10 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL

08/24/10 The Mod Club – Toronto, ON – CANADA

08/25/10 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA

08/27/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

08/28/10 The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY

08/29/10 Polaris – Philadelphia, PA

08/31/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

09/01/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

09/02/10 Phoenix Hill Tavern – Louisville, KY

09/03/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

09/04/10 The Social – Orlando, FL

09/05/10 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

09/07/10 The Door – Dallas, TX

09/08/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

09/12/10 The Avalon – Santa Clara, CA

MALEVOLENT CREATION's latest album, "Doomsday X", was released in the U.S. in July 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records and in Europe in August 2007 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded and engineered at Mercury Recording Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida by longtime friend and producer (and sometimes session member) Gus Rios, and is said to be the most diverse MALEVOLENT CREATION album recorded to date and "without a doubt their fastest!" Mick Thomson, guitarist for SLIPKNOT, contributed a "ripping" guitar solo to the song "Deliver My Enemy".

For more info visit: www.myspace.com/malevolentcreation & http://www.youtube.com/user/malevolentcreation

Wormrot - 'Abuse' Out Tomorrow In North America [News]

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ABUSE, the debut album from Singapore grindcore trio WORMROT is out TOMORROW in North America. ABUSE features 23 pulverizing tracks of pure, relentless grindcore, drawing on influences from such legends as NAPALM DEATH and INSECT WARFARE.

"Being a grindcore fan from way back, this is right up my alley." - Lord Worm (ex-CRYPTOPSY), Decibel Magazine

"There is so much energy and don't give a fuck attitude rampaging through the whole thing that it's downright exhilarating." - Outburn Magazine (8/10)

"Unpredictable" - NoiseCreep

ABUSE is due to be released in North America TOMORROW. Get your copy from the EARACHE US WEBSTORE at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index....th/667_674_733. You can also find ABUSE at FYE http://www.fye.com/Abuse-Front-Page_...VVviewprod.htm and Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Abuse-Wormrot/...5946978&sr=8-2

ABUSE is also available now on iTunes with 34 (yes, 34!) bonus tracks: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/abuse/id363581828

For more WORMROT news and info:
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/wormrotgrind
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wormrot/237638635639
Twitter - http://twitter.com/Wormrot

We Are The In Crowd’s ‘Guaranteed to Disagree’ in stores tomorrow! Stream the EP exclusively on Altpress.com now! [News]

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Hopeless Records’ WE ARE THE IN CROWD are releasing their new EP Guaranteed To Disagree tomorrow and our friends at www.Altpress.com are streaming the whole thing exclusively at http://www.altpress.com/features/stream_watic.htm! The band is also the featured “Hot Band Alert” artist on J-14.com (http://www.j-14.com/2010/06/j-14-hot...-in-crowd.html. Catch WE ARE THE IN CROWD on the Vans Warped Tour this summer.

For tour dates and more:

www.myspace.com/wearetheincrowd

“…wouldn't surprise me in the least if Guaranteed to Disagree goes down as We Are the In Crowd's stepping stone to the mainstream…”- Absolutepunk.net

“File Under: Spunky Pop Punk”- Alternative Press

“…catchy power pop anthems…”- Phoenix New Times

“…pulls you in early with infectious hooks and never lets go…- Bringonmixedreviews.com

The Devil Wears Prada To Kick Off The Back To The Roots Tour [News]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESENTED BY ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK
Band to Mix Small & Sweaty Club Shows
with Major Outdoor Festivals on Summer Trek

"We want to go back to our roots, play little hole-in-the-wall places where fans can be right there in front of the stage, where we can hand someone a mic and really have the fans be an active part of the show, not behind a barrier ten feet away."
-- TDWP's Mike Hranica

Los Angeles, CA (MONDAY, June 7, 2010) -- With the tour kicking off next week, Rockstar Energy Drink partners with one of the brightest rising stars in the metalcore world, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, who will play the biggest venues of their career, and probably the smallest. Twenty-five thousand screaming kids one night, then 250 hot and sweaty fans the next. A much-anticipated venture for a band that regularly plays to sold-out crowds of 1500-2500.

Voted 2009's Band of the Year by the readers of Alternative Press, The Devil Wears Prada - vocalist Mike Hranica, guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster, guitarist Chris Rubey, bassist Andy Trick, keyboardist James Baney, and drummer Daniel Williams - are packing their bags for a relentless summer tour, interspersing performances at ten major, outdoor festivals with multiple nights headlining small, intimate clubs.

The "Back to the Roots" club dates will kick off on Saturday, June 19 at The Arbor in Memphis, TN and play 40+ "roots" shows through to the end of August. Joining TDWP on all "Back to the Roots" dates will be Miss May I and Your Demise. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through The Devil Wears Prada's website or MySpace page.

"One of the primary elements of the 'Back to the Roots Tour'," Hranica explained, "is playing a few Dear Love songs that we have not played in a long time, and probably will not play again or anytime soon. We have not built the precise set list yet, and I know it will not entirely be composed of older Dear Love songs, but there will definitely be more in there than what we usually do."

One highly-anticipated stop on TDWP's summer trek will be their career-first show in Tokyo on August 8. The band will be part of the lineup for 2010's Summer Sonic Tokyo Festival at Marine Stadium, playing in front of their biggest audience ever - 60,000 people. Most of the band's U.S. festival performances will be at Christian music festivals (all members of the band are Christians) and will include Ohio's Alive 10 Festival (23,000), Milwaukee's Summerfest (10,000), Cornerstone Farm in Georgia (15,000), and Minnesota's Sonshine Festival (20,000). The complete, combined itinerary is below.

The major summer festivals and "Back to the Roots" tour follows the band's first-ever headline tour of South America which took place May 8-16, and all dates are in support of the band's most recent album, With Roots Above and Branches Below. Released in May, 2009, the album debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and set off a series of events that lead to a huge break-out year: slots on the Warped Tour Main Stage, the Rockstar Taste of Chaos and Sounds of the Underground festivals, co-headlining the November/December, 27-date Napalm & Noise Tour, main support on the recent Killswitch Engage Tour, and cover features in Outburn, HM, AMP, Revolver and Alternative Press. Live, the six-piece The Devil Wears Prada presents a powerful intensity that many other bands never quite achieve, with savage riffs, sinewy guitar melodies, thunderous beats, manic synths and an assault of abrasive vocals.

Dates for The Devil Wears Prada summer tour are as follows:

JUNE

18 Ichthus Music Festival, Ichthus Farm, Wilmore, KY**
19 The Arbor, Memphis, TN*
25 Alive Festival 2010 @ Atwood Lake Park, Mineral City, OH**
26 Big Ticket Festival, Gaylord, MI**
27 The Basement, Columbus, OH*
28 The Basement, Columbus, OH*
29 The Basement, Columbus, OH*
30 Subterranean, Chicago, IL*

JULY
1 Subterranean, Chicago, IL*
2 Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI**
3 Cornerstone Festival 2010, Marietta, IL**
5 The Shelter, Detroit, MI*
6 The Shelter, Detroit, MI*
8 Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ*
9 Valentine's, Albany, NY*
10 Valentine's, Albany, NY*
11 Xtreme Wheelz, Buffalo, NY*
13 Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA*
14 Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA*
15 Pop's, St. Louis, MO*
16 Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS*
17 Sonshine Festival @ Willmar Civic Center, Willmar, MN**
19 Mesa Theatre, Grand Junction, CO*
21 The Underground, Reno, NV*
22 The Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA*
23 The Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA*
25 Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA*
26 Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA*
28 SOMA Sidestage, San Diego, CA*
29 SOMA Sidestage, San Diego, CA*
31 Heaven Fest, Union Reservoir, Longmont, CO**

AUGUST
2 The Door, Dallas, TX*
3 Emo's Alternative Lounge/Inside, Austin, TX*
4 Emo's Alternative Lounge/Inside, Austin, TX*
5 Rock The Desert Fest 2010, Midland, TX**
8 Summer Sonic Festival, Marine Stadium, Tokyo, Japan**
11 Orpheum, Tampa, FL*
12 Orpheum, Tampa, FL*
13 The Social, Orlando, FL*
14 The Social, Orlando, FL*
15 The 7 Venue, Atlanta, GA*
17 The Brewery, Raleigh, NC*
18 The Ottobar, Baltimore, MD*
19 The Ottobar, Baltimore, MD*
20 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA*
21 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA*
22 Highline, New York, NY*
23 Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY*
25 Harpers Ferry, Boston, MA*
26 Harpers Ferry, Boston, MA*
27 Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA*
28 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH*
29 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH*

SEPTEMBER
4 Revelation Generation @ Revelation Farms, Frenchtown, NJ**

* headline dates
** major outdoor festivals

Kittie Debut New Music Video [News]

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(New York, NY) – All girl metal act KITTIE debuted a brand new music video for "Die My Darling" at the Thrash and Burn Tour Myspace http://www.myspace.com/thrashandburntour. This is the third video installment from their most recent record, "In The Black" which was released late last year. "We are very excited about the video for 'Die My Darling' because we have never done a video quite like this before. Making die my darling was a great experience!" says drummer and co-founder Mercedes Lander.

KITTIE recently released behind the scenes footage from this shoot, which can be viewed here. http://bit.ly/cIUd1K The band will be supporting this year’s mighty THRASH AND BURN TOUR. Bands and tour dates can be found here http://www.myspace.com/thrashandburntour.

The band is currently finishing their highly successful run with ICP, COOLIO and KOTTONMOUTH KINGS. The remaining dates and video blog updates can be found here. http://mysp.ac/aFYlz4

Sisters Mercedes and Morgan Lander founded KITTIE in 1996. They were just 15 and 17 years of age when their first C.D., “Spit”, was released on NG/Artemis records. “Spit” was quickly Certified Gold and to date, they have sold well over 1,250,000 units worldwide with 4 Albums and 2 EP’s under their belts.

For additional info, please visit:

http://www.twitter.com/OFFICIALKITTIE

http://www.myspace.com/officialkittie

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pa...36243514?ref=s

http://www.youtube.com/user/kittiechannel

Santana / Journey Legend Gregg Rolie Prepares For Summer Tour [News]

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For Immediate Release

6/7/2010 - Houston, TX - Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Gregg Rolie, best known for his vocals and keyboard work with legendary music groups Santana and Journey, will be playing select dates with his band throughout the summer. The Gregg Rolie Band will be performing electrifying versions of several Santana classics such as "Evil Ways", "Black Magic Woman" "Soul Sacrifice", "Jingo" and "No One To Depend On" as well as tracks from Rolie's previous effort 'Roots' and new songs. The Gregg Rolie Band consists of Adrian Areas (son of original Santana percussionist Jose Chepito Areas) on Timbales, drummer Ron Wikso (who was also in The Storm), Elliot "Toby" Borrero on congas, Kurt Griffey on guitars, internationally acclaimed bassist, Chapman Stick artist and Santana alumni Alphonso Johnson and former Jean Luc Ponty keyboardist Wally Minko.

As you might imagine from his work with Santana and Journey, Gregg is no stranger to great musicianship. Given his experience and his desire to make the music the best it can be, he has chosen some of the best musicians in the world to bring his band and its music to life. Gregg was determined to resurrect the sound he helped shape and make famous as Santana's original lead singer and keyboard player, while at the same time bringing it forward to the 21st century. To do that required finding just the right mix of experience, musicianship and chemistry. Having worked with some of the biggest names in music over the years and having toured the world many times over, these musicians have the skills to interpret this music in the way it is meant to be interpreted, as Gregg so intimately knows.

“The band is great, because we all really enjoy each other and I think the sound reflects the fun we are having," Gregg recently told Voices of Latin Rock. "We subtitle the band; Gregg Rolie Band... 'Santana - the way you remember it.' ”

The Gregg Rolie Band will be performing on the following dates:

Jun 17 - Thurs - 05:00 PM - City Park, Albany, NY
Jun 18 - Fri - 08:00 PM - BB King's Club, New York, NY

Jun 19 - Sat - 08:00 PM - Mohegan Sun Wolf Den, Uncasville, CT
Jun 20 - Sun - 08:00 PM - Hershey Park, Hershey, PA
Jun 21 - Mon - 08:00 PM - Ram's Head On Stage, Annapolis, MD
Jun 22 - Tues - 07:30 PM - Jaxx Nite Club, Springfield, VA
Jun 25 - Fri - 08:00 PM - Lakeside Amphitheater, Lakeside, OH
Jul 09 - Fri - 05:00 PM - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
Jul 23 - Fri - 08:00 PM - Meadowbrook Park, Hamden, CT
Sep 03 - Fri - 07:00 PM - Wind River Casino, Riverton, WY

For tour information go to: www.greggrolie.com/tour.html

Most recently Gregg Rolie has caused a flurry of excitement amongst the music press with the release of his latest CD 'Rain Dance". This live CD captures Gregg and his all-star band performing at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in 2007. The music press and fans alike have been raving about the new CD and have even compared Rolie's band to that of the original Santana group, in which Rolie was a founding member. "The reviews have been great," says Gregg. "The band and I are anxious to get out on the road and play as many cities as possible in 2010, 2011, 2012 and so on..."

Gregg Rolie's 'Rain Dance' CD is available through CD Baby. For more information visit the official website: www.greggrolie.com

Soilwork Pictures From Listening Party Online [News]

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For immediate release:

The Godfathers of Swedish modern metal, SOILWORK, recently held a public listening party for their new record The Panic Broadcast! Pictures from the event, which took place at The Mountain Bar in the Chinatown of Los Angeles, CA can be viewed here http://www.dirtjunior.com/soil5.html.

The Panic Broadcast is the first album to feature original guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers since his return to the band in 2008! Produced by Wichers and mixed by Jen Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, KATATONIA, SYMPHONY X), this is the record long time SOILWORK fans have been waiting for!

The Panic Broadcast is set to be released on July 2 (EUROPE) and July 13 (N. America) via Nuclear Blast! Pre-order the regular or deluxe edition with or without an exclusive shirt design at the following location http://bit.ly/c6FJeo. First 500 orders will receive an autographed poster while supplies last.

The Panic Broadcast Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

1. Late for the Kill, Early for the Slaughter

2. Two Lives Worth of Reckoning

3. The Thrill

4. Deliverance is Mine

5. Night Comes Clean

6. King of the Threshold

7. Let This River Flow

8. Epitome

9. The Akuma Afterglow

10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov

11. Sweet Demise (Bonus Track)

DVD:

• Extended Studio Footage

• High-Definition Drum Video

• Photo Gallery

Approx. 30 min. running time

Catch SOILWORK on their North American headlining tour this Summer with San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends DEATH ANGEL! Joining them will be Quebec’s tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE.

SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL have now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each night, fans will get to meet and greet SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL for a special event that is being offered. Fans will also receive a customized poster to get signed by both bands. These special VIP tickets are on sale now at EnterTheVault.com. For a complete list of where to purchase tickets visit http://tinyurl.com/soilworktour.

SOILWORK, DEATH ANGEL, AUGURY, MUTINY WITHIN, SWASHBUCKLE
07/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

07/15/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

07/16/10 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

07/17/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

07/18/10 FouFounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA
07/19/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA

07/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

07/21/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI

07/22/10 Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

07/23/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI ç + THE CRINN

07/24/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN ç + THE CRINN

07/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

07/28/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

07/29/10 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR

07/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA

07/31/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA

08/01/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA

08/02/10 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/03/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ

08/05/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

08/06/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX

08/07/10 The Warsaw – Houston, TX

08/08/10 The Parish – New Orleans, LA ç NO SOILWORK

08/09/10 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL

08/10/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC

08/11/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY

08/12/10 Gil’s Bar and Grill – Virginia Beach, VA

08/13/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

08/14/10 Diesel Nightclub – Pittsburgh, PA

08/15/10 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT

08/16/10 The Dagobert – Quebec City, QC - CANADAç SOILWORK ONLY

08/17/10 Music Hall – London, ON - CANADAç SOILWORK ONLY

08/18/10 Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, INç SOILWORK ONLY

For more info visit: www.soilwork.net | www.myspace.com/soilwork | www.nuclearblast.de/soilwork

Eyes Set To Kill Release Album [News]

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Full Album Stream Available On AOL Music, Catch The Band On Warped Tour This Summer
Broken Frames Album Cover

EYES SET TO KILL: BROKEN FRAMES
(BreakSilence Records; June 8th)

Today is the day that Eyes Set To Kill release their highly anticipated album, Broken Frames. Recorded at Wade Studios in Ocala, FL with producer Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember), the album takes the sparkling melodic prowess that Eyes Set To Kill has become known for, and fuses it with a new found sense of aggression to create the heaviest album of the band's career.

"Andrew Wade is really the first producer that ever challenged us as a band and took us out of our comfort zone. He made us try things that we probably wouldn't have done in the past," Alexia said. "Andrew had me try a lot of different things and he was the one that suggested I try singing an octave higher for this record, which really helped me try and find my voice as a vocalist."

"On our last record we were concentrating so hard on writing solid songs that we forgot to visualize how they would work in a live setting," adds guitarist Greg Kerwin. "With this record we wanted to make sure that the material would make our fans go crazy when they see us live, but still be fun for us to play live."

Broken Frames is currently being streamed in full on AOL Music during it's week of release. Take a listen here: http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds Additionally, you can purchase the album digitally from iTunes or physically from Amazon.

Eyes Set To Kill will be touring all summer long as a part of the 2010 Warped Tour alongside Andrew W.K, Emmure, Whitechapel, Bring Me The Horizon, Emarosa, Suicide Silence and many more.

The Resurrection Sorrow Unholy Divine Tour Part II Confirmed [News]

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Soulful doom metal grungesters THE RESURRECTION SORROW have announced their most recent bout of live shows for the summer throwing a quick one-two punch combo to the upper East Coast this June, on the recently confirmed tour bearing the lengthy tag The Unholy Divine Tour Part II: Doom In June Weekend Warpath Style. The festivities kick off this Friday at the annual Feel Your Boobies Breast Cancer Benefit in State College, Pennsylvania.

The band are also hammering out the dents on a ten-date tour running from July 22 to August 1st, with the actual routing of this venture and other live excursions to be announced shortly.

After the recent departure of skinsman Louie Gasparro, THE RESURRECTION SORROW have enlisted the help of longtime friend Bill Angelini -- also a previous bandmate of TRS bassist Alex Coelho in NYC act Malstrom -- rounding out the TRS lineup by vocalist Alex Dementia and guitarist Zak Gross.

Check out the tour poster, recent live footage, video interview and more on THE RESURRECTION SORROW here: http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=775

THE RESURRECTION SORROW Unholy Divine Tour Part II: Doom In June Weekend Warpath Style
6/11/2010 The Feel Your Boobies Breast Cancer Benefit @ State College VFW - State College, PA

6/12/2010 Lotsa Metal Club (behind Lotsa Pasta) - Clifton Heights, PA
6/18/2010 Legends Rock Bar - Gales Ferry, CT
6/19/2010 The Electric Company - Utica, NY
6/24/2010 St. Jerome's Bar - New York, NY (Smell the Glove/Midnight Dreams party, no TRS set)
6/25/2010 Crazy 8's! - Seaford, DE
6/26/2010 Krug's Place - Frederick, MD

Sabaton Enter The Swedish Album Chart At #4 [News]

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For Immediate Release

SABATON ENTER THE SWEDISH ALBUM CHART AT #4

Swedish epic power metal sextet SABATON have just entered the Swedish Album charts at #4 with their brand new album Coat Of Arms, due out in North America on June 29th, 2010. The album is available for streaming in its entirety on the band’s MySpace page www.myspace.com/SABATON

Coat Of Arms is currently on the European Billboard Top 100 Albums chart at #34. Worldwide chart entries are as follows:

Sweden #4

Poland #9
Finland #17

Germany #19

Switzerland #33

Austria #71

The Coat Of Arms track listing is:

01. Coat of Arms

02. Midway

03. Uprising

04. Screaming Eagles

05. The Final Solution

06. Aces In Exile

07. Saboteurs

08. Wehrmacht

09. White Death

10. Metal Ripper

SABATON recently shot a video in Poland for the track “Uprising” with director Jacek Raginis and producer Bogna Janiec of Studio Filmowe N. The video includes actors Peter Stormare [Sweden, U.S.] and Mateusz Damięcki [Poland], Monika Buchowiec, and a special appearance by General Waldemar Skrzypczak of the Polish army. View photos from the “Uprising” video shoot at http://picasaweb.google.com/PrzemkoC...92077620710754 View a video trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gqodJKvhrg View the “Making Of” video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox76oov08k8

SABATON features Joakim Brodén on vocals, Oskar Montelius on guitars, Rikard Sundén on guitars, Pär Sundström on bass, Daniel Mullback on drums, and Daniel Mÿhr on keyboards.

Visit SABATON online at www.SABATON.net & www.myspace.com/SABATON.

East Of The Wall Album Nears Release; Seek Help Booking Summer Tour [News]

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EAST OF THE WALL are devising their next cross-country live attack for all of July. The New Jersey crew will be touring in support of their upcoming Translation Loss full-length Ressentiment, to see release while the band is on the road. Ressentiment is a concept record in which the band focus on a slightly different sound, integrating the use of vocals and an increased emphasis on sonic dissonance, and was engineered and co-produced by Will Putney at The Machine Shop (Clutch, King Crimson, Lamb Of God). The final release date and more details will be announced shortly.

On this upcoming tour, EAST OF THE WALL will be joined by Lifeforce Records artists Name for the duration of the month-long excursion, as well as Black Sheep Wall on the west coast leg of the tour. Several dates throughout the tour are still in the booking stage, so the band is reaching out to anybody that can offer a possible show on any of the dates still marked as TBA. Anyone looking to help out can email band(at)eastofthewall(dot)com.

EAST OF THE WALL 2010 Summer Tour w/ Name:
7/03/2010 Charm City Art Space - Baltimore, MD w/ Questioner, Old Crow
7/04/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Richmond/DC/Virginia Beach, etc.
7/05/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, etc., NC

7/06/2010 The Muse - Nashville, TN
7/07/2010 Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA w/ Let The Night Roar
7/08/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Hattiesburg, Biloxi, etc, TN/MS
7/09/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Metairie, LA
7/10/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Dallas, Austin, Amarillo, San Antonio, etc, TX
7/11/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Albuquerque, etc, NM
7/12/2010 Revolver Records - Phoenix, AZ w/ Black Sheep Wall, Hellas Mounds
7/13/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - San Diego, CA
7/14/2010 The BLVD - Los Angeles, CA w/ Black Sheep Wall

7/16/2010 The Red House - Walnut Creek, CA w/ Black Sheep Wall
7/17/2010 The Fire Escape - Sacramento, CA w/ Black Sheep Wall
7/18/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Reno, NV
7/19/2010 The Outer Rim - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Black Sheep Wall, God's Revolver
7/20/2010 The Old Curtis Street Bar - Denver, CO
7/21/2010 The Slowdown - Omaha, NE w/ Masses
7/22/2010 RME Hall - Davenport, IA w/ Spanish Harlem
7/23/2010 The Aquarium - Fargo, ND
7/24/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Minneapolis, St. Paul, Madison, Wausau, Milwaukee, etc, MN/WI

7/25/2010 Metal Shaker - Chicago, IL w/ Arbogast
7/26/2010 Level 2 - Lansing, MI w/ Ganon, Endless Aisle
7/27/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Buffalo, Rochester, Pittsburgh, etc, OH/NY/PA
7/28/2010 The Shop - Ithaca, NY
7/29/2010 The Downtown Quarterback - Endicott, NY w/ This City Needs A Hero, And Then There Was Darkness
7/30/2010 Webster Hall - New York, NY w/ Black Cobra, Howl, Struck By Lightning
7/31/2010 Keyport VFW - Keyport, NJ w/ Abacinate, The Ghost In Black And White, An Aborted Memory, Sydbarret
8/01/2010 *TBA/HELP NEEDED - Philadelphia, PA
8/02/2010 The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY

http://www.myspace.com/eastofthewall
http://www.eastofthewall.com
http://www.translationloss.com
http://www.myspace.com/translationlossrecords

And Hell Followed With Guitarist To Be Interviewed Live On Big Music Geek's Geekradio On June 16Th [News]

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www.BigMusicGeek.com will broadcast a Live Interview with the notoriously outspoken AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH guitarist Kyle McIlmurray on Wednesday, June 16th at Noon CDST. The group's stunning, Josh Wichman-produced EARACHE RECORDS debut PROPRIOCEPTION will be released in North America on June 29th. For this special interview, Big Music Geek is inviting you, the increasingly faithful reader, to ask the questions! How can you participate? It's simple! Navigate to the www.BigMusicGeek.com GeekRadio functionality, download the free player and be ready to throw the freakin' Horns! It'll be the coolest and easiest thing you do all day.

Have questions that you'd like answered? No problem! Your voice will be heard! Simply E-Mail them to Todd@BigMusicGeek.com or, for a truly unique experience join the ongoing discussions within the official www.BigMusicGeek.com Messageboard.

Catch AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH on a US tour that sees the band spread their brand of Murder City mayhem on select solo dates in Texas before joining KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS, BURNING THE MASSES and THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH on the 28 Days Latour. The band's string of dates will culminate in a number of hometown CD release shows to celebrate the debut of their forthcoming release, PROPRIOCEPTION.

Here is the full list of dates on this run:

June 4th - Harlan, Kentucky @ Harlan National Guard Armory

June 5th - Columbus, Georgia @ Gallery 13
June 6th - Loganville, Georgia @ The Movement Venue
June 7th - Pensacola, Florida @ American Legion Post 33
June 8th - Metairie, Louisiana @ The High Ground
June 9th - Houston, Texas @ The Warsaw
June 10th - McAllen, Texas @ Nikki Rowe VFW
June 11th - San Antonio, Texas @ The White Rabbit
June 12th - Dallas, Texas @ Fat Daddy's
June 13th - Tulsa, Oklahoma @ The Wolves Den

June 14th - St. Louis, Missouri @ Fubar
June 25th - Southgate, Michigan @ The Modern Exchange (w/MOLOTOV SOLUTION, DR. ACULA and MONSTERS)
June 26th - Howell, Michigan @ The Howell Rec Center
June 27th - Jackson, Michigan @ Club 789

AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH are releasing their Josh Wichman-produced EARACHE debut, PROPRIOCEPTION (featuring art by GODMACHINE) in North America on June 29th. Pre-order it along with some killer shirts and special merch bundles at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index....th/667_668_715

Listen to a brand new track, "This Night Is the Coroner's" at http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=V8_pY6NrTTI

AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH brings their blend of murder city mayhem anywhere and everywhere -- even your living room! View some footage of a recent house show they played here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_jns2eeA1M

Follow AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ahfw

Keep up with the latest AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH videos at http://youtube.com/andhellfollowedwith

For more info, go to http://myspace.com/andhellfollowedwith

Immolation: Nyc Club Show Announced! [News]

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For immediate release:

Wednesday July 28 at the Studio at Webster Hall

IMMOLATION
NYC's best ever Death Metal band plays their first small NYC club show in 7 years. This legendary band celebrates their 25th anniversary with their recently released 8th album Majesty and Decay, easily the high water mark of their incredible career.
with special guest ARSIS

This show will sell out. Tickets on sale now.

IMMOLATION recently announced their US headlining tour this Fall in support of their Nuclear Blast debut, Majesty and Decay. Joining them will be the Polish death metal tank and label mates VADER, along with ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, LECHEROUS NOCTURNE, and PATHOLOGY:

“We are very excited to announce this upcoming tour here in the States,” commented the band. “It will be our first official tour for the Majesty and Decay album and we are really looking forward to playing our full live set debuting material off the new record as well as a lot of our older material off our previous 7 albums. Joining us on the tour will be our good friends of 22 years, VADER! VADER is a tremendous band that we have a lot of respect for not only for their longevity and immense contribution to the extreme music scene, but simply put, they are a great band and we are also huge fans! Also joining us will be ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, LECHEROUS NOCTURNE, PATHOLOGY, so we hope it will be something that will appeal to all fans of extreme metal. We look forward to seeing you all in Sept/Oct. "

IMMOLATION, VADER, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, LECHEROUS NOCTURNE, PATHOLOGY
9/29 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
9/30 Farmingdale , NY - Crazy Donkey
10/1 Providence, RI - Club Hell
10/2 Manchester , NH - Rocko’s
10/3 Montreal, ON – Foufounes Electriques
10/4 Toronto, ON - MOD Club
10/5 Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s

10/6 Detroit, MI - Blondie’s
10/7 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
10/8 St Paul , MN - Station4
10/10 Seattle, WA - El Corazon
10/11 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
10/12 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
10/13 San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
10/14 West Hollywood, CA – The Whiskey
10/15 Santa Ana ,CA - The Galaxy

10/16 Ramona , CA - Ramona Mainstage
10/17 Mesa, AZ - U.B.’s
10/18 Tucson, AZ - The Rock
10/20 Austin, TX - Emo’s
10/21 Houston, TX - The Warsaw
10/22 Tulsa, OK - Marquee
10/23 Louisville, KY - Uncle Pleasants
10/24 Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
10/25 Springfield, VA - Jaxx

10/26 Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
10/27 Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theatre
10/28 Chicago, IL - Reggie’s Rock Club

Reduced service charge tickets will go on sale today through www.Enterthevault.com. On sale at all major ticketing services after June 4, 2010.

IMMOLATION, recently entered Millbrook Sound Studios in New York with longtime producer Paul Orofino. Mixing duties were handled this time by Zack Ohren (DECREPIT BIRTH, SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH). Cover art was created by Pär Olofsson (THE FACELESS, IMMORTAL, ABYSMAL DAWN). IMMOLATION recently wrapped the “Those Whom The Gods Detest Tour” as direct support to NILE.

Visit IMMOLATION online at www.myspace.com/IMMOLATION & www.EVERLASTINGFIRE.com.

New Nachtmystium Track Premiere Now Live On Stereogum [News]

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Stereogum.com have just premiered another brand new track from NACHTMYSTIUM's upcoming Addicts: Black Meddle Part II. The album is to be released this Tuesday, June 8th. The premiere is for the track "Every Last Drop," a somber but mammoth 8-minute psychedelic nightmare that closes out the extremely unique album.

Click here to check out "Every Last Drop" right now:
http://stereogum.com/397342/nachtmys...ng-the-chapel/

NACHTMYSTIUM will also be filming a video for this track next week in NYC, with direction by Seldon Hunt and Jimmy Hubbard. More news on that will be released shortly.

As previously announced, NACHTMYSTIUM join the Eyehategod tour already in progress, tonight in South Carolina. Prepare for massive carnage, and "if you see them coming, step aside"...

NACHTMYSTIUM, On Tour With Eyehategod now:
6/04/2010 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC w/ Eyehategod, Withered
6/05/2010 Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC w/ Eyehategod, Withered, Black Tusk
6/06/2010 Headliners - Louisville, KY w/ Eyehategod, Black Tusk
6/07/2010 Fubar - St Louis, MO w/ Eyehategod,
6/08/2010 Muse - Nashville, TN w/ Eyehategod, Withered
6/09/2010 The Hat Factory [NEW VENUE] - Richmond, VA w/ Eyehategod, Black Tusk, Strong Intention
6/10/2010 Krug’s - Frederick, MD w/ Eyehategod, Brutal Truth, Strong Intention

6/11/2010 Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA w/ Eyehategod, Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs
6/12/2010 Europa - Brooklyn, NY w/ Eyehategod, Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs
6/13/2010 Club Hall - Providence, RI w/ Eyehategod, Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs, Howl
6/14/2010 Daniel St - Milford, CT w/ Eyehategod, Howl
6/15/2010 Rocko’s - Manchester, NH w/ Eyehategod, Howl
6/16/2010 Bug Jar - Rochester, NY
6/19/2010 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Eyehategod, Anal Cunt, Weekend Nachos, Strong Intention
6/20/2010 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Eyehategod, The Atlas Moth

http://www.myspace.com/nachtmystium
http://centurymedia.com

Exodus Offer Limited Edition Satanic Hispanic Shirts [News]

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For Immediate Release

EXODUS OFFER LIMITED EDITION "SATANIC HISPANIC" SHIRTS

As a heartfelt "thank you" to their rabid Southern California fan base who helped their new album debut at the #114 position on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart last week, Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will be offering a super-limited, very special edition shirt at the Los Angeles record release show for Exhibit B: The Human Condition on Friday, June 11th at The Key Club in Hollywood.

States guitarist/songwriter Gary Holt: "We are offering a limited 'Satanic Hispanic' shirt in honor of our very loyal and insane Latino fans! This shirt is really cool and I hope our fans will dig the fuck out of it!"

Fans are encouraged to visit the merch table as early as possible. This is a one-time-only design and once they're gone, they're gone.

On June 6th, 2006 (6/6/6) in Los Angeles, The Church of Satan held the first public ritual Satanic Mass in 40 years at the Steve Allen Theater, the same site that hosted the EXODUS DVD premiere for Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities in January.

In the late 18th Century, the Spanish Governor of California, Felipe de Neve, established a settlement along what is now known as the Los Angeles River. On September 4th, 1781, El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles [The Town of the Queen of the Angels] was founded.

EXODUS recently announced their headlining "March Of Brutality" tour through the U.S. and Canada with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood. Tour dates can be viewed here . Tickets go on sale June 11th. Exhibit B: The Human Condition record release show dates in June are:

· Thursday, June 10th - Chico, CA @ The Senator Theater with Lååz Rockit, Anvil Chorus, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Friday, June 11th - Los Angeles @ Key Club with Heathen, Bonded By Blood, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Saturday, June 12th - San Francisco @ Slim's with Heathen, Anvil Chorus, and Passive Aggressive (tickets on sale now)

EXODUS' ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

Whitechapel's Upcoming Release 'A New Era Of Corruption' [News]

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WHITECHAPEL's upcoming release 'A New Era of Corruption' streaming this Friday

iTunes pre-order of 'A New Era of Corruption' includes exclusive bonus track

Trailer for upcoming music video now live on Metal Blade TV!

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - June 4, 2010 - In honor of WHITECHAPEL's June 8th release, A New Era of Corruption, Metal Blade Records and WHITECHAPEL have teamed up to bring you an exclusive stream of the entire album via ANewEraOfCorruption.com. Fans still have time to pre-order A New Era of Corruption on iTunes, which includes the exclusive bonus track Animus. Go HERE to pre-order your copy now.

While on ANewEraOfCorruption.com, don't forget to check out the studio videos from the recording process, a live video of the band performing at Soundwave Festival 2010 in Australia, production videos from This Is Exile, and a teaser clip for the brand new video for the song The Darkest Day of Man filmed in April by famed metal video director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye. Stay tuned for details on when the full video will premier.

Track listing:

1. Devolver

2. Breeding Violence

3. The Darkest Day of Man

4. Reprogrammed to Hate

5. End of Flesh

6. Unnerving

7. A Future Corrupt

8. Prayer of Mockery

9. Murder Sermon

10. Nercomechanical

11. Single File to Dehumanization

iTunes Bonus Track 'Animus'

Make sure to catch WHITECHAPEL live as they tour across the US this summer in support of A New Era of Corruption.

WHITECHAPEL

Van's Warped Tour 2010

06/25 Carson, CA Home Depot Center

06/26 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

06/27 Ventura, CA Ventura County Fairground At Seaside Park

06/29 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion

06/30 Las Cruces, NM N.M.S.U. Practice Field

07/01 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center

07/02 Houston, TX The Showgrounds At Sam Houston Race Park

07/03 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center

07/05 St.Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

07/06 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

07/07 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion

07/08 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre

07/09 Toronto, ON Arrow Hall

07/10 Montreal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau

07/11 Hartford, CT Comcast Theater

07/13 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center

07/14 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake P.A.C.

07/15 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion

07/16 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center

07/17 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

07/18 Oceanport, NJ Monmouth Park Racetrack

07/20 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion

07/21 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheatre

07/22 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charlotte

07/23 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park

07/24 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater

07/25 Orlando, FL Firestone Amphitheatre @ The Lot

07/26 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood

07/28 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

07/29 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater

07/30 Detroit, MI Comerica Park

07/31 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

08/01 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park

08/02 Bonner Springs, KS Sandstone Amphitheatre

08/05 Edmonton, AB Northlands Grounds

08/07 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds

08/08 Denver, CO Invesco Field

08/10 San Diego, CA Cricket Amphitheatre

08/11 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex

08/12 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre

08/13 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre

08/14 George, WA Gorge Amphitheater

08/15 Hillsboro, OR Washington County Fairgrounds

http://www.aneweraofcorruption.com

http://www.whitechapel.com

http://www.myspace.com/whitechapel

http:/www.facebook.com/whitechapelmetal

Bachman & Turner To Rock Together For First Time In 20 Years [News]

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BACHMAN & TURNER TO ROCK TOGETHER FOR FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS

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Debut Single “Rollin’ Along” Streaming Now – for Purchase June 1st

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New Album Set for Release on September 7th, 2010

TORONTO, ON & LOS ANGELES, CA - May 27, 2010 – The two men at the heart of legendary band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, rock n’ roll legends Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, are finally giving in to overwhelming fan demand and reuniting for the first time in nearly 20 years. The pair’s first gig will be an intimate club show on their hometown stage at Winnipeg’s renowned Pyramid Cabaret, before heading out for shows worldwide. The band’s official global return will be in front of tens of thousands of attendees of the Sweden Rock Festival, which also features Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses and Billy Idol.

“It’s appropriate that Fred Turner and I are stepping back on stage together where it all started for us as teenagers,” explains Randy Bachman. “After we limber up in Winnipeg, we’ll be taking the show to Sweden, London, the USA and beyond.”

Meanwhile, the duo and their top-notch band have released their first new single in two decades, “Rollin’ Along,” which is currently available for streaming at their website www.bachmanandturner.com. The digital single will be for sale on June 1st, and offers fans a long-awaited glimpse into Bachman & Turner's as-yet-untitled, brand new album currently set for a September 7th release on E1 Music (Canada), and on RBE Music/Fontana (U.S.). Bachman & Turner’s upcoming studio album will be stocked with all original new tracks penned by the pair, including “Rollin’ Along,” which has a sound that seamlessly fits alongside their classic rock anthems such as “Takin’ Care of Business” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet.” Bachman & Turner are currently backed by journeymen musicians Brent Howard, Marc LaFrance and Mick Dalla-Vee, who themselves have been performing together for more than 20 years.

Over the course of their initial four-year run in the 1970s, Bachman-Turner Overdrive sold in excess of 30 million records, earning a staggering 120 platinum, gold and silver discs, and notching up hits in more than 20 countries. The band reached #1 on Billboard's singles chart ("You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet") and album chart (Not Fragile), as well as scoring another handful of hits including "Taking Care of Business," "Hey You," "My Wheels Won't Turn" and "Looking Out for #1."

Bachman & Turner 2010 Tour Dates

June 7 The Relentless Garage London, UK

June 12 Sweden Rock Festival Solvesborg, SE

June 25 Fraze Pavillion at Lincoln Park Centre Kettering, OH

June 26 Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Riverside, IA

July 3 Confederation Park Charlottetown, PE*

July 17 Nakusp Music Fest Nakusp, BC

July 25 High Voltage Festival London, UK

July 28 The Filene Center Vienna, VA

July 29 Penn’s Peak Jim Thorpe, PA*

August 26 Casinorama Rama, ON

August 27 ArtPark Lewiston, NY

August 28 Ives Concert Park Danbury, CT

* Date to be confirmed.

More dates to be added.

For more information, log on to www.bachmanandturner.com

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AUDIO STREAMS – “Rollin’ Along”

Windows Media: http://www.bachmanandturner.com/stre...ollinAlong.asx

Real Player: http://www.bachmanandturner.com:81/r...RollinAlong.rm

ARTIST: Bachman & Turner

ALBUM TITLE: not yet titled

ALBUM RELEASE DATE: September 7, 2010

CURRENT SINGLE: “Rollin’ Along”

Label: RBE Music/Fontana (U.S.)

Digital Service Providers:

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rol...le/id374024406

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Rollin-Along/d...91743&sr=301-2

Napster: sign in http://sms.napster.com/ns/login/

Zune: http://social.zune.net/album/Bachman...2a3933/details

BIOGRAPHY

After many years of fan demand, Randy Bachman and Fred Turner—two giants of rock n' roll—are finally reuniting for the first time in more than 20 years. The musicians at the heart of legendary band Bachman-Turner Overdrive are ready to record and tour again as a new, full-throttle rock machine: Bachman & Turner.

The duo and their top-notch band have released their first new single in two decades, “Rollin’ Along,” which is currently available for streaming at their website www.bachmanandturner.com, and will be for sale on June 1st. The track offers fans a long-awaited glimpse into Bachman & Turner's as-yet-untitled, brand new album currently set for a September 7th release on E1 Music (Canada), and RBE Music/Fontana (U.S.). Bachman & Turner’s upcoming studio album will be stocked with all original new tracks penned by the pair, including “Rollin’ Along,” which has a sound that seamlessly fits alongside their classic rock anthems such as “Takin’ Care of Business” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet.”

"I'm thrilled to be working on new music with Fred, and I feel a sense of excitement and anticipation," says Randy Bachman. "I feel like I'm coming full circle, with a completeness that I never ever thought I'd feel again."

In the mid-‘70s, Randy Bachman earned his first colossal success with Winnipeg rock band The Guess Who, with their hit "American Woman" scoring the #1 spot on the Billboard charts, a first for any Canadian act. He soared even further with Fred Turner in Bachman-Turner Overdrive, which became a musical phenomenon with extraordinary global success. At the pinnacle of their career, the band's distinctive brand of stripped-down, blue collar, meat 'n' potatoes rock headlined some of the biggest arenas in the world— from New York's Madison Square Garden and London's Hammersmith Odeon, to Hamburg's Congress Centrum and the Falkoner Centret in Copenhagen.

Over the course of a four-year run, Bachman-Turner Overdrive sold in excess of 30 million records, earning a staggering 120 platinum, gold and silver discs, and notching up hits in more than 20 countries. The band reached #1 on Billboard's singles chart ("You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet") and album chart (Not Fragile), as well as scoring another handful of hits including "Taking Care of Business," "Hey You," "My Wheels Won't Turn" and "Looking Out for #1."

When the two stars went their separate ways in 1977, Randy Bachman continued to pursue his unwavering love for music as a solo artist, as well as being part of the much-celebrated Guess Who reunion, then Bachman-Cummings, and subsequently establishing himself as a jazz artist and host of the CBC/Sirius radio show, "Vinyl Tap." Meanwhile, Fred Turner carried on with the other members of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, before retiring from music at the end of the '90s to indulge his passion for cars.

But the two had lingering feelings, which persisted for over a decade, that they weren't done just yet. Then last year, Bachman was working on a solo album, for which he intended to invite different vocalists. He first asked Turner to sing on a track called "Rock 'n' Roll is the Only Way Out." "It was perfect for his gritty, refrigerator-sized voice," explains Bachman. "It turned out so incredible, that I asked if he wanted to sing on a few more. He sent me some of his original material, and from that it morphed into a Bachman & Turner project."

With the two singers sharing lead vocal duties, the album features smoking mid-tempo anthems such as "Rock 'N' Roll is the Only Way Out" and "Rollin’ Along," as well as the funky riff of "Moonlight Rider" and a slow-burning blues shuffle, "Waiting Game." In addition, tracks like “Slave to the Rhythm” offer a gratifying fusion of chords with catchy choruses, not to mention the distinctive growling vocals familiar to fans from Bachman-Turner Overdrive classics such as "Let it Ride" and "Roll on Down the Highway."

Bachman & Turner will soon hit the road together, performing their vast catalogue of hits and previewing a selection of the new songs from the upcoming album. After all, the latter tunes were ultimately all Fred Turner needed to come out of retirement. "If I have a chance to go out and play new things and grow, then I'll really be offering people something," explains Fred Turner. “It's all about the music, the creative process, the collaboration and teamwork of two old friends and partners.”

Bachman & Turner’s world debut will occur in June 2010 at the Sweden Rock Festival alongside some of their contemporaries including Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses and Billy Idol. Beginning in September 2010, the band will return to North America for a U.S. tour. The duo are currently backed by journeymen musicians Brent Howard, Marc LaFrance and Mick Dalla-Vee, who themselves have been performing together for more than 20 years.

Reunited, Bachman & Turner are offering their legions of fans something new, and taking care of some “unfinished” business.

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Two New Interviews With Gary Holt Of Exodus Now Available [News]

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For Immediate Release

Two New Interviews With Gary Holt Of Exodus Now Available

While the veterans such as EXODUS - as well as OVERKILL and FORBIDDEN - are back out there showing people how it's done, there's been a wave of younger bands who are getting into the mid-'80s aesthetic and trying their hand at the genre. Guitarist Gary Holt says he loves to see this taking place, but that it doesn't give him any added impulse to make EXODUS more explosive.

"I don't need that to light a fire under me," he says. "I worked with WARBRINGER and FUELED BY FIRE and BONDED BY BLOOD, and I've always been there to give them advice if someone asks me. But I'll never run out of passion for what I do with EXODUS."

Read Brian Krasman's entire interview with Gary Holt for MetalManiacs.com at http://www.metalmaniacs.com/2010/exo...s-their-latest

In a recent interview with Blistering.com at http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/f...3B/fPpagesel/1 , Holt went on to state: "We're becoming like those cranky old men, yelling at people for stepping on their lawn [laughs]. 'Class Dismissed' ... is my favorite song on the album. It's arresting; paints the portrait of a school shooting in vivid detail. We're never ones to tone things down. It's my soapbox and I'll preach as loud as I want."

EXODUS recently announced their headlining "March Of Brutality" tour through the U.S. and Canada with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood. Tour dates can be viewed at http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/bla...sitemID=141027 Tickets go on sale June 11th. Exhibit B: The Human Condition record release show dates in June are:

· Thursday, June 10th - Chico, CA @ The Senator Theater with Lååz Rockit, Anvil Chorus, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Friday, June 11th - Los Angeles @ Key Club with Heathen, Bonded By Blood, plus two local openers (tickets on sale now)

· Saturday, June 12th - San Francisco @ Slim's with Heathen, Anvil Chorus, and Passive Aggressive (tickets on sale now)

EXODUS' ninth studio album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, hit #1 on the CMJ Loud Rock radio chart and has sold over 4,600 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan, debuting at #114 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #43 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart. The album also debuted at #19 on the Neilsen SoundScan LOUD Chart in Canada.

Visit EXODUS online at www.myspace.com/EXODUS, www.facebook.com/exodusattack, & www.YouTube.com/exodus.

Malevolent Creation Comments On Exodus Tour! [News]

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For immediate release:

Florida based death metal legends MALEVOLENT CREATION will be direct support to EXODUS on the “March of Brutality” tour this August/September. The band recently released the following statement:

“MALEVOLENT CREATION is very honored and excited to be touring with one of the true greats and living legends, EXODUS! These guys are good people and good friends and we look forward to punishing the masses together as we both unleash our new material. The new EXODUS is possibly their most brutal album ever and we feel that way about ours as well, so it seems fitting for us to tour together. It's really amazing to tour with one of the bands that influenced you to do this in the first place! Much thanks to the EXODUS guys and Nuclear Blast as well! See you fuckers out there!”

MALEVOLENT CREATION 11th studio outing was produced and recorded by Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS, KRISIUN, GOATWHORE) at Mana Studios in Florida. The new album, entitled Invidious Dominion, will be released on August 24 in North America via Nuclear Blast. Watch a video clip of the recording process at the following location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyMoK4Ixrt8.

Invidious Dominion Track Listing:
1) United Hate

2) Conflict Finalized

3) Slaughterhouse

4) Compulsive Face Breaker

5) Lead Spitter

6) Target Rich Environment

7) Antagonized

8) Born Again Hard

9) Corruptor

10) Invidious Dominion

MALEVOLENT CREATION Tour Dates:

07/22/10 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

07/23/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN

07/24/10 The Canopy Club – Urbana, IL (CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST)

07/25/10 Fubar – St. Louis, MO (w/ ORIGIN, GIGAN)

07/26/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH (w/ GIGAN)

07/27/10 Broadway Joe’s – Buffalo, NY (w/ GIGAN)

07/28/10 Championships Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ (w/ GIGAN)

07/29/10 Club Europa – Brooklyn, NY (w/ GIGAN)

07/30/10 Sonar - Baltimore, MD (SUMMER SLAUGHTER)

07/31/10 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC (w/ GIGAN)

08/01/10 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL (w/ GIGAN)

“March Of Brutality” Tour
EXODUS, MALEVOLENT CREATION, HOLY GRAIL, BONDED BY BLOOD

08/16/10 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR

08/17/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA

08/18/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

08/20/10 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT

08/21/10 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO

08/23/10 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL

08/24/10 The Mod Club – Toronto, ON – CANADA

08/25/10 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA

08/27/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

08/28/10 The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY

08/29/10 Polaris – Philadelphia, PA

08/31/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

09/01/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH

09/02/10 Phoenix Hill Tavern – Louisville, KY

09/03/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

09/04/10 The Social – Orlando, FL

09/05/10 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

09/07/10 The Door – Dallas, TX

09/08/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX

09/12/10 The Avalon – Santa Clara, CA

MALEVOLENT CREATION's latest album, "Doomsday X", was released in the U.S. in July 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records and in Europe in August 2007 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded and engineered at Mercury Recording Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida by longtime friend and producer (and sometimes session member) Gus Rios, and is said to be the most diverse MALEVOLENT CREATION album recorded to date and "without a doubt their fastest!!" Mick Thomson, guitarist for SLIPKNOT, contributed a "ripping" guitar solo to the song "Deliver My Enemy".

For more info visit: www.myspace.com/malevolentcreation & http://www.youtube.com/user/malevolentcreation

Bonded By Blood To Tour With Exodus On The 'March Of Brutality' Tour [News]

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Pomona, CA's pizza-eating thrash machine, BONDED BY BLOOD will be embarking on the tour of a lifetime with a major influence of theirs, the legendary EXODUS on the March of Brutality tour. "We are excited to tour with one of our biggest influences;" says frontman, Jose "Aladdin" Barrales. "I never would have thought that my band might one day tour with the mighty EXODUS."

Also coming along on the trek will be MALEVOLENT CREATION and HOLY GRAIL. it goes without saying that BONDED BY BLOOD are thrilled to be hitting the road with these great bands in what will be their first major tour promoting their upcoming album, EXILED TO EARTH. With that, Jose left fans with this parting message: "We will be touring hard for EXILED TO EARTH. Hope to catch you all on the road!"

"March Of Brutality" tour dates:

Aug. 16 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
Aug. 17 - Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
Aug. 18 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
Aug. 20 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT

Aug. 21 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
Aug. 23 - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Aug. 24 - The Mod Club - Toronto, ON
Aug. 25 - Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC
Aug. 27 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Aug. 28 - The Gramercy Theater - New York, NY
Aug. 29 - Polaris - Philadelphia, PA
Aug. 31 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
Sep. 01 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH

Sep. 02 - Phoenix Hill Tavern - Louisville, KY
Sep. 03 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Sep. 04 - The Social - Orlando, FL
Sep. 05 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sep. 07 - The Door - Dallas, TX
Sep. 08 - Emo's - Austin, TX
Sep. 12 - The Avalon - Santa Clara, CA

You can also catch BONDED BY BLOOD on these dates this fall:

Oct. 23 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon***
Oct. 24 - Vancouver, BC - Red Room***
Oct. 27 - Regina SK - Exchange***
Oct. 28 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Royal Albert Arms***
Oct. 29 - Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks***
Oct. 31 - Indianapolis, IN - The Dojo***
Nov. 01 - London, ON - Music Hall***
Nov. 02 - Buffalo, NY - Broadway Joe's***

Nov. 03 - Trenton, NJ - Championship Bar and Grill***
Nov. 04 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx ***
Nov. 05 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall**
Nov. 06 - Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey**
Nov. 07 - Providence, RI - Club Hell**
Nov. 08 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar**
Nov. 09 - Virginia Beach, VA - Gil's**
Nov. 10 - Charlotte, NC - Amos'**
Nov. 11 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11**

Nov. 12 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans**
Nov. 13 - Orlando, FL - Club Firestone**
Nov. 14 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room**
Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade**
Nov. 16 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's**
Nov. 17 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall**
Nov. 18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Nightclub**
Nov. 19 - Manchester, NH - Rocko's**
Nov. 20 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom**

Nov. 21 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks*
Nov. 22 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques***
Nov. 23 - Toronto, ON - MOD Club***
Nov. 24 - Detroit, MI - Blondies***
Nov. 25 - Nashville, TN - The Muse*
Nov. 26 - Louisville, KY - Phoenix Hill Tavern***
Nov. 27 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's***
Nov. 28 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave***
Nov. 29 - St Paul, MN - Station 4***

Dec. 01 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar***
Dec. 02 - Austin, TX - Emo's***
Dec. 03 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar***
Dec. 04 - Ft Worth, TX - Trees***
Dec. 05 - Amarillo, TX - The War Legion Underground*
Dec. 06 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock***
Dec. 07 - Mesa, AZ - U.B.'s***
Dec. 08 - West Hollyood , CA - Whiskey a Go Go***
Dec. 09 - Ramona, CA - Ramona Mainstage***

Dec. 10 - Sparks, NV - New Oasis***
Dec. 11 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge***
Dec. 13 - las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon***

*w/EVILE and GAMA BOMB
**Killfest II w/OVERKILL, FORBIDDEN and GAMA BOMB
***w/FORBIDDEN, EVILE and GAMA BOMB

Take a listen to "Blood Spilled Offerings," the blistering new track from EXILED TO EARTH as well as the first recently released track from the album, "Prototype: Death Machine" at http://www.myspace.com/bondedbyblood

BONDED BY BLOOD's upcoming sophomore release, EXILED TO EARTH is set 600 years in the future and tells the tale of the Crong, an alien race who were sent to Earth long ago with one goal: global domination. A skilled group of warriors must now face the impossible and overthrow the Crong to take back our planet. exiled to earth will be available in North America on August 10th.

EXILED TO EARTH was recorded with producer RALPH PATLAN (MEGADETH, UFO,
WHITE WIZZARD) in Arizona. Check out footage of the band tearing it up in
the studio at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kyfz8lZ-SU

BONDED BY BLOOD's debut album, FEED THE BEAST, is available worldwide. Get
your copy in North America at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index....ath/667_668_16

Follow BONDED BY BLOOD on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bondedbybloodla

Blind Guardian Album Cover Artist: I'M The Biggest Bg Fan In The World [News]

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Nuclear Blast caught up with BLIND GUARDIAN cover artist Felipe Machado (Iced Earth, At Vance, Axel Rudi Pell) at his home in Colombia, South America and asked a few questions about his artwork for the band’s tenth studio album, At The Edge Of Time, due out in North America on August 24th.

How far back does your knowledge of BLIND GUARDIAN go?

Machado: I’m the biggest BLIND GUARDIAN fan there is in the world. Back in 1995, a friend of mine called me and said: “Dude, I just found a band similar to Helloween and Rage and the singer really kicks ass. It’s like a perfect mix between Power Metal and Thrash… you have to hear it!!!” After that I went to a CD shop over here in Bogotá [Colombia] and asked the owner to get me some CDs of BLIND GUARDIAN. Then, every time my parents had some work trip, they already knew that the best thing to bring back home was any new BLIND GUARDIAN CD missing from my collection. I immediately got a wave of inspiration from Andreas Marschall’s cover artwork and decided, “Hey, that’s what I want to do with my life.”

What sort of collaboration was there between you & the band members for this artwork?

Machado: There’s always a bunch of ideas coming from them and I reply with my version of their art directions. I think Hansi [Kürsch, vocalist] and the band have a pretty clear concept guideline for the visuals of the band, so it’s always a concept negotiation. [They are] the coolest band to work with because when the time came to create the single cover for “A Voice in the Dark,” after some tests Hansi mentioned: “Just think of something that could go with the band’s vibe and surprise me.” So they know how to trust and encourage what I could create. The CD cover concept was mostly the band’s idea. For each song’s interior art, there were always ideas from everyone. And yes, this will be the first BLIND GUARDIAN booklet that is completely illustrated.

Did you have the opportunity to hear any of the new music BEFORE you came up with ideas for the new album artwork?

Machado: No, I wish I had. Because of the amount of work a BLIND GUARDIAN production takes, the art direction and creation was simultaneous to the recording and the mix, but the band’s directions were really clear and narrative.

Dragons and hooded figures are prominent on previous BLIND GUARDIAN album covers. Was it mandatory that you include both for the cover art?

Machado: A dragon is always welcome on any BLIND GUARDIAN cover art. For that creature, it was pretty clear that it would have a strong presence on the cover for the new CD since on their last Live CD [2003], the hooded dude aka THE BLIND GUARDIAN did not appear [prominently, but in the background]. Man, do I love the mystery that character has! So I secretly included the Blind Guardian at the base of the stairs of the pyramid and the band thought he should stay there this time. I have always felt he’s the one secretly telling the tale of their cover artwork, traveling to each new world. I think he’s pretty cool because any fan can be represented in him. For some parts of this new CD and the single’s artwork, when he appears you can see the years have passed on his long white hairs and beard coming out of the hood.

Was there a theme you wanted to tie together?

Machado: The art direction the band gave me always had the intention to promote mystery and some sort of secret narrative. I see it as a palace where different time lines intertwine and where something really important is about to happen, either at the beginning of the story or at the end. That’s how I see the link with the album title.

The “pyramid” looks as though it’s rising out of the ocean. Was this intentional?

Machado: An ocean of sand I hope, right? I suppose we could think that time has passed over the pyramid…? All I know is that I love all the crazy interpretations kids are creating from the cover, and I think that’s what heavy metal and BLIND GUARDIAN cover art should do.

Who do the guardians represent to you and what are they protecting?

Machado: I think they’re protecting a secret meeting inside the pyramid between the Dwarf holding the bag with gold coins from Follow The Blind and his friends the Goblins having pints of beer at the fire from Tales From The Twilight World who also invited the Bagpiper and his crow from Somewhere Far Beyond. If I’m correct, they’re all hearing tales from the Sandman while the blue Elf girl from Nightfall In Middle Earth dances. Enjoy the new BLIND GUARDIAN CD!

The track listing for BLIND GUARDIAN’s At The Edge Of Time is as follows:

01. Sacred Worlds (9:17)
02. Tanelorn (5:58)
03. Road Of No Release (6:30)
04. Ride Into Obsession (4:46)
05. Curse My Name (5:52)
06. Valkyries (6:38)
07. Control The Divine (5:26)
08. War Of The Thrones (4:55)

09. A Voice In The Dark (5:41)
10. Wheel Of Time (8:55)

A deluxe edition digi-pak with a bonus CD (6 songs, 1 video, and a documentary) plus a code for exclusive content at a special fan-only site will also be available on August 24th.

Photos from the recording sessions for At The Edge Of Time can be found at Metal-Hammer.de.

A 30-second trailer to the song “A Voice In The Dark” is available on the band’s homepage. View all BLIND GUARDIAN in-studio video teasers here (#1), here (#2), and here (#3).

Visit BLIND GUARDIAN online at www.BLIND-GUARDIAN.com & www.myspace.com/BLINDGUARDIAN.

Charred Walls Of The Damned's cover of Powermad's Nice Dreams Now on iTunes! [News]

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Charred Walls Of The Damned's cover of Powermad's Nice Dreams
Now on iTunes!

Charred Walls Of The Damned has released their cover of Powermad's Nice Dreams on iTunes. The track is available now for $.99 HERE. Previously, the song was not available in North America.

Charred Walls Of The Damned's Richard Christy is a huge Powermad fan and adds, "I've been a huge Powermad fan since I first heard the classic album Absolute Power back in 1989. The song "Nice Dreams" has always been one of my favorite metal songs and I thought it was the perfect cover song for this band, a great way to showcase what an amazing lead guitar player Jason Suecof is, and a great way to pay tribute to one of my favorite underground metal bands. Hopefully some fans who aren't familiar with Powermad will hear this song and discover this great thrash metal band, and hopefully Powermad fans will enjoy hearing our take on the classic song "Nice Dreams"."

Richard Christy's Charred Walls Of The Damned is hitting the road! Fans will FINALLY have the chance to watch Richard Christy and Tim "Ripper" Owens perform the songs from Charred Walls Of The Damned's debut album live this July. They'll be touring from Chicago, through Canada and up to Worcester, MA for a massive show with Dream Theater! The tour will also feature comedian Don Jamieson from VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" (http://www.donjamieson.com).

A limited number of VIP tickets will be available. The VIP ticket includes a meet and greet with Charred Walls Of The Damned, a Limited edition poster to be signed by the band, a limited edition EXCLUSIVE t-shirt, and you will also be allowed to bring any other personal items to have the guys from the band sign!

Tickets are now available on http://www.richardchristy.com and http://www.timripperowens.com.

Watch Charred Walls Of The Damned videos on MetalBlade.tv, including the Ghost Town music video as well as Richard and Owen's interview on the Eddie Trunk show on Sirius XM's The Boneyard. Check out those videos and more now on MetalBlade.tv!

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED

Tour w/ Don Jamieson
07/01 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
07/02 Detroit, MI Harpo's
07/03 Montreal, QC Les Foufounes Electrique
07/04 Toronto, ON Opera House
07/06 Cleveland, OH Peabody's Down Under
07/07 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
07/08 New York, NY Gramercy Theater
07/09 West Chester, PA The Note

07/10 Worcester, MA Palladium w/ Dream Theater

http://www.richardchristy.com
http://www.timripperowens.com
http://www.donjamieson.com
http://www.myspace.com/charredwallsofthedamned
http://www.facebook.com/charredwallsofthedamned

Four Year Strong Announce Special Edition Enemy Of The World [News]

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Four Year Strong Announce Special Edition "Enemy Of The World"

Available Online and Physical This Summer on the Vans Warped Tour!

Four Year Strong are proud to announce the release of the "Enemy of the World" special edition, complete with rearranged acoustic tracks and a brand new studio track, "Bad News Bearz". Grab your copy this summer on the Vans Warped Tour starting June 25th, or pick it up digitally on iTunes June 22nd. Aside from the bonus tracks, this exclusive release includes a new album cover and new booklet layout.

The Osmonds said it best, a little bit of rock and roll needs a little bit of country. Four Year Strong took this idea to heart and threw convention out the door. For these acoustic tracks, you might even hear the band channeling their inner Johnny Cash. Each acoustic bonus track has something new to offer, a twist on the classic formula.

Can't wait to get a sneak peek? The topsy-turvy reworking of "Tonight We Feel Alive (On A Saturday)" is availble here! Stay tuned for more updates from the band!

01 It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now

02 Tonight We Feel Alive (On A Saturday)

03 Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)

04 Nineteen With Neck Tatz

05 Find My Way Back

06 What The Hell Is A Gigawatt

07 One Step At A Time

08 This Body Pays The Bill$

09 Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

10 Flannel Is The Color Of My Energy

11 Enemy Of The World

12 Bad News Bearz

13 Tonight We Feel Alive (On A Saturday) - Acoustic

14 One Step At A Time - Acoustic

15 Find My Way Back - Acoustic

16 Wasting Time (Eternal Summer) - Acoustic

EYEHATEGOD Kick Off US Tour [News]

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EYEHATEGOD Kick Off US Tour Today In Orlando

Following a debilitating performance at the Maryland Deathfest this past weekend, New Orleans' soldiers of sludge EYEHATEGOD begin their long anticipated US tour tonight at Blackbooth in Orlando, Florida. The tour, which will offer several VIP packages in select cities and feature a rotating roster of eclectic openers (including psychedelic black metallers Nachtmystium who will provide main support for a majority of the trek) will devour 16 cities before winding down in Chicago for two dates at the Empty Bottle where they will again perform In The Name Of Suffering (June 19) and Take As Needed For Pain (June 20) in their entirety.

Said vocalist Mike Williams of the tour: "First the oil spill now this...New Orleans' own banished brothers EYEHATEGOD are once again trashing the United States in a fuckin van full of booze, broken equipment and hurt feelings. See 'em now before they implode!"

EYEHATEGOD US Tour 2010
*** new venue
6/03/2010 Backbooth - Orlando, FL w/ Withered
6/04/2010 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC w/ Nachtmystium, Withered
6/05/2010 Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC w/ Nachtmystium, Withered, Black Tusk
6/06/2010 Headliners - Louisville, KY w/ Nachtmystium, Black Tusk

6/07/2010 Fubar - St Louis, MO w/ Nachtmystium,
6/08/2010 Muse - Nashville, TN w/ Nachtmystium, Withered
6/09/2010 The Hate Factory - Richmond, VA w/ Nachtmystium, Black Tusk, Strong Intention ***
6/10/2010 Krug’s - Frederick, MD w/ Nachtmystium, Brutal Truth, Strong Intention
6/11/2010 Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA w/ Nachtmystium, Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs
6/12/2010 Europa - Brooklyn, NY w/ Nachtmystium, Brutal, Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs
6/13/2010 Club Hall - Providence, RI w/ Nachtmystium, Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs, Howl
6/14/2010 Daniel St - Milford, CT w/ Nachtmystium, Howl
6/15/2010 Rocko’s - Manchester, NH w/ Nachtmystium, Howl

6/16/2010 Bug Jar – Rochester, NY
6/17/2010 Now That’s Class - Cleveland, OH w/ Keelhaul, The Atlas Moth
6/18/2010 Blondie’s Detroit, MI w/ The Atlas Moth, Strong Intention
6/19/2010 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Nachtmystium, Anal Cunt, Weekend Nachos, Strong Intention
6/20/2010 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL w/ Nachtmystium, The Atlas Moth

EYEHATEGOD VIP Packages:

6/04/2010 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC ** 50 VIP ticket packages available for $40 each; includes soundcheck access, BBQ, meet & greet with the band + a signed poster. http://www.myspace.com/groundzerorocks

6/05/2010 Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC **40 VIP packages available for $40 includes: early entry/sound check access, meet & greet, signed poster + a free drink (21+ only). http://www.volume11tavern.com/

6/06/2010 Headliners - Louisville, KY ** 50 VIP ticket packages available for $40 each; includes sound check access, BBQ, meet & greet with the band + a signed poster. http://www.headlinerslouisville.com

6/10/2010 Krug’s - Frederick, MD ** 25 VIP ticket packages available for $40 each; includes early entry, soundcheck access, meet & greet with the band + a signed poster. http://www.myspace.com/krugsplace

6/18/2010 Blondie’s Detroit, MI **25 VIP packages available for $40 includes: early entry/sound check access, meet & greet, signed poster + a free drink (21+ only). http://www.myspace.com/officialblondiesnightclub

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New Filter album out Aug / Hear new single [News]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FILTER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS” IN AUGUST

DEBUT SINGLE ‘THE INEVITABLE RELAPSE’ IMPACTING RADIO JUNE 21st

Track listing confirmed

LOS ANGELES – Platinum rock band, Filter will release their fifth studio album, The Trouble With Angels this August on Rocket Science Ventures. Fans of the band’s Short Bus and Title of Record will be ecstatic to hear Richard Patrick return to his industrial roots.

Rocket Science owner Kevin Day says, “I have known Richard for a good while and have been a fan of his music and the Filter ‘sound’ since their first release. The Trouble With Angels is exciting because it’s a strong return to the sonically dark jet engine growl that Filter invented and defined.”

Produced by Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Atreyu, Saliva) the album’s debut single, ‘The Inevitable Relapse,’ features thundering chords and an isolated bass line that both conjure and modernize Filter’s signature sound. “People think ‘The Inevitable Relapse’ is about addiction, consumption, and obsession, but they’re wrong,” says Richard Patrick. “It’s a love song.” The single will be impacting Active Rock and Alternative radio June 21st.

Filter will also be releasing a limited edition 7” vinyl single, exclusively for the Record Store Day coalition of stores on July 6th, featuring ‘The Inevitable Relapse” album version and a Rob Patterson 666 re-mix on the B-side.

Richard Patrick has taken Angels to the next level both lyrically and musically, employing some of the best in the business for the upcoming tour. The live band features Patrick on vocals and guitar, guitarist Rob Patterson (Korn, Otep), bassist Phil Buckman and longtime Filter drummer, Mika Fineo.

Hear the new single:
http://www.idesignprod.com/filter/au...bleRelapse.asx

For news and tour info:

http://www.officialfilter.com
http://www.myspace.com/filter

The Trouble With Angels track listing:

1. The Inevitable Relapse
2. Drug Boy
3. Absentee Father
4. No Love
5. Fades Like a Photograph (Dead Angel)
6. Down With Me
7. Catch A Falling Knife
8. The Trouble With Angels
9. Clouds
10. No Re-Entry

Black Metal Legion Enthroned Announce First North American Tour In Nine Years [News]

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Black Metal Legion ENTHRONED Announce First North American Tour In Nine Years

Belgian black metal legion ENTHRONED will return to North America for the first time in nine years this August! The US/Canadian leg of the Pentagrammaton World Tour 2010 will begin in Brooklyn, New York at Europa and bludgeon its way through nearly two dozen cities before winding down at the Hostile City Deathfest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 29. Support will come from Australian black thrashers Deströyer 666. Tickets for all shows are on sale now!

Pentagrammaton, ENTHRONED's ninth studio offering, was released earlier this year via Regain Records. A sonic hailstorm of blasting beats that cruise along with warhead aggression, ENTHRONED's sinister brand of black metal is powered by a diabolical aura that is theirs and theirs alone. Blistering rightfully called the record, "an ordered combination of allure, darkness and power," while Cosmos Gaming added, "Pentagrammaton doesn't rely on fast paced riffs on every song and dives into a variety of melodic mid-tempo riffs in order to create a harsh and chilling atmosphere."

ENTHRONED: Pentagrammaton World Tour 2010
8/04/2010 Europa - Brooklyn, NY w/ Black Anvil
8/05/2010 Jaxx - Springfield, VA w/ Black Anvil
8/06/2010 Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
8/07/2010 The Dunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA
80/8/2010 The Brass Mug - Tampa, FL
8/10/2010 Walter's On Washington - Houston, TX
8/11/2010 Emo's - Austin, TX
8/12/2010 Club 101 - El Paso, TX
8/13/2010 Club Red - Tempe, AZ
8/14/2010 Ultra Violet - Los Angeles, CA
8/15/2010 Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, CA
8/17/2010 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
8/18/2010 Satyricon - Portland, OR
8/19/2010 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
8/20/2010 Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
8/21/2010 Red Room - Boise, ID
8/22/2010 TBA - Salt Lake City, UT
8/23/2010 Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO
8/24/2010 Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
8/25/2010 Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
8/26/2010 Blondie's - Detroit, MI
8/27/2010 The Opera House - Toronto, ON
8/28/2010 Katacombes - Montreal, QC
8/29/2010 Club Polaris /Hostile City Deathfest - Philadelphia, PA

http://www.enthroned.be
http://www.myspace.com/enthronedhorde

Pixies Announce 2010 U.S. Doolittle Tour Dates [News]

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Photo Credit: Chris Glass

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pixies to Howl the Ferocious Language of Doolittle in 11 U.S. Cities
Band's First-Ever Official Web Site Launches

LOS ANGELES, CA - Thursday, June 3, 2010 -- After nearly 40 sold out shows on three continents since Fall, 2009, The Pixies are bringing The Doolittle Tour back to the U.S.A. The 11-city trek kicks off on September 7 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia and will extend the 20th anniversary celebration of the release of the band's classic 1989 album, Doolittle. All of the shows will be recorded and the CDs will be made available immediately after every show at the band's merch table; all live CDs can also be ordered at www.doolittlelive.com. Fuck Buttons, the two-piece electronic pop group from Bristol, England, will open all shows.

A special pre-sale begins on Monday, June 7 at 9AM ET/6AM PT at http://www.pixiesmusic.com. But this is more than a pre-sale - this special offer also marks the soft-launch of the first-ever official Pixies website. After disbanding in 1993 and essentially taking the "web years" off, the Pixies have quietly begun using the Internet to communicate directly with fans. This week, the band is playing the two sold-out shows in London for which the band is the sole promoter and ticketing company, offering tickets only to those on the band's email list, and soliciting set list ideas via email. The fan-centric approach continues on Monday as pre-sale tickets provide access to the best seats at each show, and each purchase comes with a complete live recording of the show, delivered via email the day after the show. Once again, these pre-sale tickets will be made available first to members of the band's email list, in advance of even this press announcement. The cost of these presale tickets and live recordings is less than the all-in price for tickets at public outlets.

For most dates, the public on-sale begins Monday, June 14; Nashville goes on sale Saturday, June 19. On sale times, ticket prices and where to buy tickets will vary city to city so please see itinerary below.

On this tour, the Pixies - Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering - will perform all of the songs from Doolittle and its related B-sides, "Weird at My School," "Dancing the Manta Ray," and "Bailey's Walk" among them. Doolittle, the band's third album and the first to chart on Billboard's album charts, includes classics such as "Debaser," "Wave of Mutilation," "Here Comes Your Man," "Hey," and "Gouge Away."

An imaginative cinematic production has been created for The Doolittle Tour. Designed by long-time Pixies lighting designer Myles Mangino and designer Paul Normandale, the set features four huge, undulating, eyeball-like spheres flown just below the lighting rig and are part of the concert's light show. Filmmakers Judy Jacobs, Tom Winkler, Brent Felix and Melinda Tupling were brought on board to create 11 films especially for the production. The films are projected onto a massive backdrop video screen to accompany 12 of the 21 songs that comprise the show.

As an example, visuals accompanying the song "Debaser" are from a compilation titled "Forbidden Images." The hauntingly beautiful black and white footage from the 1920s depicts the beginning of the women's rights movement, showing women's exuberant playfulness, femininity and sensuality. The footage, a little too progressive for its time period, was originally banned from theaters.

For "Here Comes Your Man," a four-way split screen displays close up images of the band members dancing along to the song; "I Bleed" sees blood dripping down the screen in time to the music; "Hey" features hand-drawn animation of the song's lyrics by Hollywood animator Tom Winkler; clouds, black holes, and Mankind's arrogance destroying the Earth are the focus for "Monkey Gone to Heaven," while "La La Love You" is a humorous animated piece starring hearts with legs.

The concert opens with the showing of the 1929 silent surrealist short film, "Un Chien Andalou," which was produced in France by Spanish director Luis Bunuel and artist Salvador Dali, and provided the impetus for Black Francis in writing "Debaser."

The Doolittle Tour launched on September 30, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland, and played sold-out shows everywhere - Scotland, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, and to 20,000 fans over four nights in London. It then came to America last November, playing multiple-night sell-outs from Los Angeles to Chicago to New York, and then in March, 2010 sold-out shows were performed in five Australian cities. The tour received five-star reviews in the [London] Times, the Guardian and the Independent, and, according to one U.S. alt/weekly, "The Pixies continue to WOW."

The Boston-formed Pixies have been acclaimed as the most influential pioneering band of the late '80s alt/rock movement. Their five studio releases and six years together effectively blazed the path for groups like Nirvana, Radiohead, and Pearl Jam to rise to superstardom. They disbanded in 1993 and launched their reunion tour in April 2004 when virtually every, single date sold out within minutes and fans traveled hundreds of miles to attend a show. In post-Pixies years, Black Francis has enjoyed a successful solo career as Frank Black, Kim Deal went on to form the Platinum-selling band the Breeders, Joey Santiago started the band The Martinis and has carved a career as a music composer for film and TV, and David Lovering performs as a magician and continues to drum.

Confirmed dates for the Pixies' 2010 U.S. Doolittle Tour are as follows:

SEPTEMBER
7 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA*
10 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
13 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA*
17 Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO
18 Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK**
19 Verizon Theatre, Dallas, TX*
20 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
22 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX***
24 Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ (tix sold through the venue)
25 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV*
26 RIMAC Arena, San Diego, CA*

* Tickets sold through Ticketmaster
** Tickets sold through Protix
*** Tickets sold through Frontgate

STS9 Make Album, Build House, Premiere Film Plan Massive Tour [News]

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For Immediate Release

STS9 TO RELEASE AXE THE CABLES JUNE 29 ON 1320 RECORDS

SUMMER TOUR KICKS OFF IN AUGUST AT NEW YORK CITY'S GRAMERCY THEATER & CLOSES WITH TWO NIGHTS AT COLORADO'S RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE

STS9 AND FANS RAISE $150,000 TO BUILD A HOME IN NEW ORLEANS

SECOND FULLY SCORED MOVIE, ReGENERATION, NARRATED BY RYAN GOSLING AND FEATURING NOAM CHOMSKY, MOS DEF, HOWARD ZINN & MORE, PREMIERES

In December of 2009, STS9 sat down in Denver, Colorado in one of America's most pristine modern opera houses to create "Axe The Cables... An Evening of STS9." What this night encompasses is one of the most flawless evenings of STS9 music in the band's decade plus history. The entire show was played, for the most part, sans all "electric" gear including the common stage instrumentation of laptops and samplers that fans have grown accustomed to as the band's sound has evolved. To say the event was a hit is an understatement. It was a night legends are made of...so much so that the band has decided to re-mix and re-master this into one massive release on their ever-exploding indie record label, 1320 Records.

Axe the Cables will be available June 29th exclusively through 1320 Records and iTunes.
Plans are also in the works to release correlating HD video of much of the show via iClips.net

Visit http://www.4shared.com/dir/NowsodnZ/Equinox.html
to listen to the first single, "Equinox."
PW: axe1320
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STS9 is on tour in the coming months, performing select intimate acoustic Axe The Cables shows in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta, as well as plenty of the electronic heavy-hitting events the band is known and loved for, culminating with their annual, 2 night musical takeover of Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre. STS9 has signed on a massive slew of supporting acts across the entire tour including Thievery Corporation, Big Gigantic, The Disco Biscuits, The Album Leaf, Lotus, Ghostland Observatory, Bassnectar, Alex B, John Hughes, RJD2, and many more to still to come.

August 11 Blender Theater @ Gramercy New York NY - "Axe The Cables"
August 12 Roseland Ballroom New York NY - w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes
August 13 Bank of America Pavilion Boston MA - w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes
August 14 Penn's Landing Philadelphia PA - w/ Lotus, The Album Leaf & John Hughes
August 15 Pier 6 Concert Pavilion Baltimore MD - w/ RJD2 & The Album Leaf
August 17 Higher Ground Burlington VT - An Evening with STS9
August 18 Saranac Brewery Utica NY - An Evening with STS9
August 20 House of Blues Chicago IL - An Evening with STS9
August 21 Aragon Ballroom Chicago IL - w/ Big Gigantic & More
August 22 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago IL - "Axe The Cables"
August 25 Raleigh Amphitheatre Raleigh NC - w/ special guests TBA
August 26 Blackwater Music Festival Live Oak FL - w/ Spearhead, Slightly Stoopid & More
August 27 Tabernacle Atlanta GA - featuring both "Axe The Cables" and STS9 Electric
August 28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Atlanta GA w/ The Disco Biscuits, Big Gigantic & More
September 1 Sloss Furnaces Birmingham AL - w/ special guests TBA
September 2 Arkansas Music Pavilion Fayetteville AR - w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 3 River Parks Amphitheatre Tulsa OK - w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 4 Anchor Inn Music Center Omaha NE - w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 5 Crossroads Pavilion Kansas City MO - w/ Ghostland Observatory
September 9 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO - An Evening With STS9 September 10 Red Rocks Morrison CO - w/ Thievery Corporation, Alex B & John Hughes September 11 Red Rocks Morrison CO - w/ Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic & John Hughes

All STS9 shows are on-sale now. For more information please visit www.sts9.com

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STS9 RAISE $150,000 AND MAKE IT RIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS

In addition to keeping busy throughout the past year by releasing albums, tapping into their acoustic roots, and zigzagging across the country for live shows, with the overwhelming help and support of their fan-base, STS9 recently achieved their goal of raising $150,000, which will build a home for the Make it Right Foundation in New Orleans. Through $1 per ticket fees, the release of Peaceblaster : The Make it Right Remixes, and VIP sound-check events in numerous cities throughout the past year, STS9 will soon break ground on a sustainable home in the Lower 9th Ward, in an effort to help re-build the great city of New Orleans.

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REGENERATION PREMIERES AT SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Following up their first ever movie score for 2007's film adaptation of Japanese author Haruki Murakami's All Gods Children Can Dance, May 2010 brings STS9's sophomore film score via REGENERATION, a documentary film, which hit the screens with two sold out showings at the Seattle International Film Festival and has landed a number of other invitations as well in the coming months across the world including a June showing at the Bill Clinton Library in Little Rock to close the Little Rock Film Festival.

Narrated by Academy Award Nominated actor Ryan Gosling, ReGENERATION features some of our country's leading scholars, social activists, and media personalities, including Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, Talib Kweli among a slew of others.

REGENERATION is the story of today's generation. REGENERATION is the story of us.

For more information, please visit www.regeneration-themovie.com

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ABOUT STS9's LABEL... 1320 RECORDS

STS9's boutique record label, 1320 RECORDS is quickly becoming the go-to digital label for in-the-know music addicts in search of new listening, and for underground indie artists looking to be heard. 1320 is an is an independent label founded on the homegrown principles of collaboration, cooperation, and community. Like Motown, Bluenote, CTI, and other classic imprints, the artists on 1320's roster are friends and fans. They tour together, produce and mix tracks for one another, and appear on each other's records-steadfast in the belief that the success of one benefits all. In short, 1320 musicians have each other's backs. The goal is clear: Bring the music to the people in the most conscious and efficient way possible. By doing so, the distance lessens between artists and fans, putting the power back in the hands of those that make music and those that live for it. In just a few short years, STS9's 1320 RECORDS has released over 50 albums, remixes, and exclusive singles by national and international artists including STS9, The Glitch Mob, Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Big Gigantic, Prefuse 73, Eliot Lipp, Daedelus, Nosaj Thing, Emancipator, Mr. Lif, Alex B, Souleye, Count Bass D, Collective Efforts, and many more.

www.sts9.com ::: www.1320records.com

Metal Maniacs announces contest to Win a Free Gibson Les Paul signed by Jamey Jasta [News]

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Metal Maniacs, in partnership with Gibson Guitars, Relapse Records and Kingdom of Sorrow are offering the chance for one lucky fan to win an Epiphone Prophecy Les Paul Guitar signed by Jamey Jasta (Kingdom of Sorrow).

Kingdom of Sorrow's new album, "Behind the Blackest Tears," comes out June 8th on Relapse Records!

To enter for your chance to win, visit: www.metalmaniacs.com

More info: www.gibson.com | www.relapse.com | www.myspace.com/kingdomofsorrow

Daniel Lioneye Video Contest Deadline Extended To June 23 [News]

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DANIEL LIONEYE VIDEO CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 23
Contest Is Now Open To Fans Worldwide, Vol. II In Stores Now
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DANIEL LIONEYE: VOL. II

"Daniel Lioneye's new album, Vol. II, is just downright aggressive, rude, funny, and loud. This pretty much defines some of the best rock 'n' roll and Vol. II is an extraordinary rock album." - CWG Magazine

Helsinki, Finland's Daniel Lioneye is challenging their fans to create an original music video for songs from their recent sophomore release, Vol. II (The End Records). Daniel Lioneye features Bolton (Enochian Crescent) on drums, Burton (HIM) on keyboards and Linde (HIM) on guitars, bass and vocals. The band launched a music video contest for the songs "I Have Never Wanted To Be Number One" and "Euroshaman," which is now open to fans around the world and the deadline has been extended to June 23.

Go to the contest page http://www.theendrecords.com/daniellioneye for directions on how to download the songs, lyrics, and where to upload your video once you're done. One Grand Prize winner will receive a white Gibson SG guitar (that was used by Linde while on tour with H.I.M.), a $500 AMEX gift card, and an autographed copy of Vol. II.

Simply called Vol. II, the band's North American debut is heavier than the band's prior release, making it an extreme, yet melodic, rock n' roll album influenced by black metal. Formed in 2001, Daniel Lioneye's debut album, The King of Rock 'n' Roll, was only released in Finland and Germany and was a somewhat tongue-in-cheek psychedelic stoner rock album. Earning the group quite a bit of attention, the band played at handful of festivals in Finland and the title track was used as the theme song for Bam Margera's TV show, Viva La Bam.

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Boris Collaboration With Ian Astbury Announced [News]

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Boris Collaboration With Ian Astbury Announced

Southern Lord proudly announces an incredible collaboration between label artists Boris and Ian Astbury of The Cult and The Doors! This finely-crafted four-song mini release, simply entitled BXI, was tracked and mixed in Tokyo in late April. Astbury's vocals are a perfect match for Boris's straightforward, laid-back, but still raw and imaginative songwriting constructed for the EP; another intriguing display within the band's ever-morphing, extensive résumé of releases, tours and collaborations.

To see official CD, LP and digital release this September via Southern Lord, BXI will showcase the already unclassifiable rock of Boris in an entirely new light, and shows a new side one of rock and roll's most notorious singers. The release features three new original tracks, as well as a cover of The Cult's song "Rain", ethereally vocalized by Boris guitarist Wata. Art and design for the release was commissioned to Stephen O'Malley (Ideologic.org, SUNNO))), etc.).

Pitchfork briefly interrogated Boris drummer Atsuo about this collaboration this week. Check out this exclusive piece on the EP and find out how this collaboration came to light: http://pitchfork.com/news/39000-bori...s-ian-astbury/

This past weekend, Ian Astbury made an unannounced appearance with Boris at the band's performance at Sydney, Australia's Vivid LIVE appearance, blowing fans away with this unexpected set which showcased some of the material from the BXI EP as well as a cover of the classic "The End", by The Doors.

BXI EP Track Listing:
1. Teeth and Claws
2. We are the Witches
3. Rain
4. Magickal Child

As previously announced, Boris will rock North America once again this summer alongside Russian Circles for half of the tour and Red Sparrowes for the latter. The usual Boris lineup of Wata (guitar, vocals), Atsuo (drums, vocals) and Takeshi (bass, guitar, main vocals) will once again be joined by additional guitarist, companion Michio Kurihara, as on several previous live and studio ventures together.

BORIS North North American Summer Excursion 2010:

7/24/2010 The Casbah - San Diego, CA
7/25/2010 Plush - Tucson, AZ
7/27/2010 The Loft @ Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX w/ Russian Circles
7/28/2010 The Mohawk - Austin, TX w/ Russian Circles
7/30/2010 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA w/ Russian Circles
7/31/2010 The Engine Room - Tallahassee, FL w/ Russian Circles
8/01/2010 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA w/ Russian Circles
8/02/2010 Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC w/ Russian Circles
8/03/2010 930 Club - Washington DC w/ Russian Circles
8/04/2010 Starlight Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA w/ Russian Circles
8/07/2010 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA w/ Russian Circles, Cave In
8/08/2010 Le Tulipe - Montreal, QC w/ Russian Circles
8/09/2010 Lee's Place - Toronto, ON w/ Russian Circles
8/10/2010 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI w/ Russian Circles
8/11/2010 Southgate House - Newport, KY w/ Russian Circles
8/13/2010 Metro - Chicago, IL w/ Russian Circles
8/14/2010 Firebird - St. Louis, MO w/ Russian Circles
8/15/2010 Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS w/ Russian Circles
8/16/2010 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO w/ Red Sparrowes
8/17/2010 *TBA - Salt Lake City, UT w/ Red Sparowes
8/19/2010 Republik - Calgary, AB w/ Red Sparowes
8/20/2010 The Starlite - Edmonton, AB w/ Red Sparowes
8/22/2010 Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC w/ Red Sparowes
8/23/2010 Neumo's - Seattle, WA w/ Red Sparowes
8/24/2010 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR w/ Red Sparowes
8/26/2010 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA w/ Red Sparowes
8/27/2010 El Rey - Los Angeles, CA w/ Red Sparowes
8/28/2010 The Glass House - Pomona, CA w/ Red Sparowes
9/05/2010 Kutsher's Country Club - Monticello, NY @ ATP Fest - "Altar set" w/ SUNNO)))

More info on the BXI EP, additional US live aktions, and additional Boris news is forthcoming. Please stay tuned.

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