Releases
new album titled RISE AGAIN on Metropolis Records
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THE DREAMING's new album Rise Again, which will be released on February 10, 2015 via Metropolis Records, is deliberately pointed in its name. The band, which is a reunion of Stabbing Westward's founding members Christopher Hall (lead singer) and Walter Flakus (keyboards, programming), makes no attempt to hide their plans. The Dreaming intend to deliver an album that brings back the early Stabbing Westward sound that fans have been asking for. Although the name Stabbing Westward is now dead and buried (they disbanded in early 2002), Hall and Flakus are ecstatic to return with the intense and haunting music that made them multi-platinum artists. The Dreaming is rounded out with guitarist Carlton Bost (Orgy, Deadsy), bassist Brent Ashley (Static X) and one-time Stabbing Westward drummer Johnny Haro. Hall and Flakus were renowned for their songwriting during the 1990s, mostly through Stabbing Westward's massive radio hits, yielding two gold records. A total of six Stabbing Westward songs landed in the Top 25 of the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, including three in the top ten: "What Do I Have To Do?", "Save Yourself" and "Shame". Visually, the band also took advantage of the video world, becoming internationally mainstays on MTV and other music channels . As a testament that their music wasn't just suited to the studio, the band proved their musical prowess by sharing stages with such luminaries as Depeche Mode, the Sex Pistols, Kiss, Killing Joke, Front 242, Placebo and The Cult. Emerging from Stabbing Westward's break-up in 2002, Hall formed The Dreaming and released its debut album Etched in Blood in 2008. After some heady reconciliation, Flakus rejoined his former bandmate and brought the musical partnership back full circle. The resulting album Rise Again reignites spark of their original band, as evidenced in its first single "Alone" which can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/cgibbens-1/sets/the-dreaming-alone/s-F3VHo Rise Again will be released February 10, 2015 on Metropolis Records. The Dreaming is Christopher Hall (lead vocals), Walter Flakus (keyboards, programming), Carlton Bost (guitars), Brant Ashley (bass) and Johnny Haro (drums). |
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Stabbing Westward Rises Again As The Dreaming
BROODS ANNOUNCE 2015 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
BROODS ANNOUNCE 2015 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
COMPLETED SOLD-OUT NORTH AMERICAN
TOUR WITH SAM SMITH
DEBUT ALBUM ‘EVERGREEN’ AVAILABLE NOW
WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR
“L.A.F”
Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott, the highly celebrated brother and sister who comprise the band
Broods, have soared to musical fame in North America through what Entertainment
Weekly called ‘uncluttered songwriting and haunting knack for synth-propped melody’.
Having just completed a sold-out US tour supporting UK soul artist Sam Smith, a massive sold-out show at the El Rey theatre in Los Angeles, and a stint down
at Austin City Limits, the New Zealand duo are headed back to the states with US dates beginning in March.
Fader
called their October 7
Capitol Records debut album, ‘Evergreen’, ‘Elegant Pop’, while Billboard
states their sparse arrangements which (go) down easy while hinting
at the heights this young act could eventually achieve”. The album was
produced in New Zealand by Grammy-award winning producer Joel Little
(Lorde, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, Elliphant).
‘Evergreen’ achieved the second highest debut on the CMJ charts week of release.
The band performed and was nominated three times at this year’s
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards: Where they took home the award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
Broods have garnered more than 35 million Spotify streams worldwide, on Spotify, and were praised by
Buzzfeed and Entertainment Weekly as the most underrated artists of 2014 respectively.
“Evergreen” is available on iTunes, Amazon, Google
Play, Spotify and
in record stores nationwide. Tour dates are as follows:
3/4/2015 San Diego CA The Irenic
3/5/2015 Los Angeles CA The Fonda Theatre
3/6/2015 Santa Ana CA The Observatory
3/7/2015 San Francisco CA Regency Ballroom
3/9/2015 Portland OR Wonder Ballroom
3/10/2015 Seattle WA Neumos
3/11/2015 Vancouver BC Imperial
3/13/2015 Salt Lake City UT The Complex
3/14/2015 Denver CO Bluebird Theater
3/16/2015 Minneapolis MN Fine Line Music Cafe
3/17/2015 Milwaukee WI The Rave Bar
3/18/2015 Chicago IL Bottom Lounge
3/20/2015 Toronto ON The Hoxton
3/21/2015 Montreal QC Corona Theatre
3/22/2015 Cambridge MA The Sinclair
3/23/2015 Brooklyn NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg
3/27/2015 Washington DC 9:30 Club
3/28/2015 Charlotte NC Visulite Theatre
3/29/2015 Atlanta GA Masquerade (Hell Stage)
3/31/2015 Houston TX Fitzgerald's
4/1/2015 Dallas TX Trees
4/2/2015 Austin TX Emo's Austin
STEVE AOKI RELEASES “BORN TO GET WILD” REMIXES
Available Now on Beatport, December 19 via iTunes
International DJ and producer STEVE AOKI has released “Born To Get Wild (Remixes)” available now on Beatport. The original version of the track featuring will.i.am was released on AOKI’s 2014 release NEON FUTURE I. The remix bundle features Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (#2 favorite DJs in DJ Mag’s Top 100 of 2014) Vs BoostedKids, Autoerotique, Bare and STEVE AOKI’s own club edition of the track. All remixes will be available on iTunes December 19.
Skrillex "Dirty Vibe" remixes
Skrillex has announced the Dirty Vibe Remixes EP, out December 16th on OWSLA. Skrillex tapped Diplo and Korean rappers G-Dragon and CL for "Dirty Vibe" on his debut Recess LP earlier this year, and now the track gets remix treatment from DJ Snake & Aazar, Jack Beats, Habstrakt and Ricky Remedy.
Listen to Ricky Remedy's take on the song below and keep an eye out for the rest over the next few days.
https://soundcloud.com/skrillex/dirty-vibe-ricky-remedy-remix
Spank Rock
*New Music Download* TWIZTID "The Darkness"
Underground hip-hop's demented horrorcore duo TWIZTID recently announced that their highly-anticipated new album, The Darkness, will hit stores on January 27, 2015 via their new label, Majik Ninja Entertainment.
Rolling Stone calls TWIZTID's first new single, "Back To Hell", "searing" and "dark and grungy".
Jamie Madrox states, “I just listened to the entire The Darkness record and all I can say is that I'm thankful that after all these years we still kick much ass at what we do and we haven't lost the magic and intensity in us or our music that we initially started with almost 17 years ago!”
Make sure to pick up your pre-order copy of The Darkness and peruse new merchandise bundle options at www.Twiztid-Shop.com! TWIZTID will be mailing a free limited edition single with all orders over $30.
Catch TWIZTID attheir 7th annual New Years Evil party on December 31st at The Agora in Cleveland, OH! The party will also feature performances fromBlaze Ya Dead Homie,Swag Toof,AJAX, and Insane Eric. VIP packs are available now via www.twiztid-shop.com.
Watch some recent music videos from the warped world of TWIZTID here:
- ‘Breakdown’ via the official TWIZTID YouTube here.
- ‘The Deep End’ feat. Caskey (A New Nightmare EP): http://youtu.be/xB-vIF1ZYgA
- ‘Down With Us’ (A New Nightmare EP): http://youtu.be/YtiyF0ruY_c
- ‘Sick Man’ feat. Blaze Ya Dead Homie (A New Nightmare EP): http://youtu.be/tVQk17zivWQ --- Music video feature SID HAIG (Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects) and Kane Hodder (played Jason in Friday The 13th 7, 8, 9, 10)
For more information on TWIZTID, please visit:
www.Twiztid.com
www.Twitter.com/TweetMeSoHard
www.Facebook.com/Twiztid
www.Twiztid-Shop.com *official webstore*
www.Instagram.com/OfficialTwiztid
www.youtube.com/officialtwiztid
New POUND OF FLESH Music Video for "One-Time Offer"
New POUND OF FLESH Music Video for “One-Time Offer” Streaming Now via REVOLVER Magazine
Featuring Ex-MINISTRY Keyboardist Darrell James
New Album “Pills” Out Now via WuLi Records
Chicago, IL alt-electronic hard rock group POUND OF FLESH (featuring former Ministry keyboardist Darrell James) recently released their latest album Pills via WuLi Records and INgrooves Music Group. Today, REVOLVER Magazine is exclusively hosting a brand music video for the new track “One-Time Offer”. Watch the video here: http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=68691
The
video was directed and edited by Steven McIntosh with cinematographers
Beth Hollander and Elizabeth Fraiberg from e3Photography.
POUND OF FLESH frontman and keyboardist Darrell James states, “The
concept for the song and video is that I'm the devil giving you a
one-time offer and leading you into temptation with sex, drugs, and rock
and roll. It’s about lust, it’s about indulgence, it’s about being
drawn to something that you’re afraid to give in to… lured or guided by
the little devil on your shoulder to take a chance, have fun, give in,
and enjoy yourself because you don’t know what is next.”
James adds, “We felt it was the perfect song to introduce POF to the world since the song incorporates most of the aspects of what POF is all about—good old-fashioned sex, drugs, and rock and roll!”
Pills can be ordered here via iTunes. Mixing an intense and raw electronic sound with heavy, clean production, Pills is both a great follow-up to 2012’s singular counterpart Pill, as well as a perfect introduction to POF’s sound for new fans.
Recorded at Paragon and Drakeraven studios, the album was produced by POF vocalist and lead programmer Darrell James (formerly of Ministry and Revolting Cocks) and keyboardist Steven McIntosh, and was mastered by Doug McBride at Gravity Studios in Chicago.
**LIVE SHOW ALERT**
Catch POUND OF FLESH at the Copernicus Center in Chicago, IL on January 11, 2015. For more info, visit www.copernicuscenter.org.
POUND OF FLESH was formed in the late 90’s, and released their first full-length record in 2000, entitled Red & Black. The album received critical acclaim and support from over 250 radio stations nationwide.
While touring regionally in support of Red & Black, frontman Darrell James was introduced to the legendary Al Jourgenson of Ministry. James was invited by Jourgenson to play keyboards during Ministry’s
2003 “Fornicatour.” Darrell agreed, and was subsequently asked to stay
on for their 2004 “Evil Doer” tour. Additionally, Darrell’s keyboard and
programming work can be heard on Ministry’s Rantology and Rio Grande Blood as well as the Revolting Cocks’ Cocked and Loaded.
In
2008, Darrell started collaborating with keyboardist Steven McIntosh on
new material. After perfecting their sound and recruiting the rest of
the current incarnation of the band, POF released their aforementioned 2012 album Pill. This marked the launch of what now exists as POUND OF FLESH.
To learn more about POUND OF FLESH, please visit these websites:
POUND OF FLESH is:
Darrell James Vocals and programming
Steven McIntosh Keyboards
Alan Stehman Guitars
Jack Curylo Bass Guitar
Jarek "Jerry" Lukomski Drums
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Marilyn Manson: The Definitive Box Available For Pre-Order Now
THE DEFINITIVE BOX Available For Pre-Order Now
THE
DEFINITIVE BOX is a deluxe, limited edition box set of THE PALE EMPEROR
designed by Marilyn Manson and Willo Perron & Associates
exclusively for the Marilyn Manson webstore.
- Grey cloth-bound collectors box
- Grey cloth-bound collectors box
- Front cover with debossed logotype and high-gloss cover photo tip-in
- Back cover features black foil-stamped Marilyn Manson monogram logo [Inside]
- Two discs pressed by RTI on HQ-180, audiophile-grade white vinyl
(Side D includes three bonus tracks)
- Exclusive Definitive Box LP sleeves printed full-color on UV-coated stock
- Exclusive Definitive Box CD packaged with uncoated dark grey recycled card paper
- Fold-out photo printed on newsprint with rich, smearing black ink
- Five lithograph photos by Nicholas Cope wrapped in tissue paper with a wax seal
- Collectible MP3 download card printed on grit-finish stock (three bonus tracks included)
Available 1-20-15
THE PALE EMPEROR Definitive Box is available worldwide exclusively at www.kingsroadmerch.com/marilynmanson.
This site also offers special CD, Vinyl & T-shirt bundles for fans within the U.S.
CD, Vinyl & T-shirt bundles are available to all fans outside the U.S. at 9:30 a.m. GMT
on November 26, 2014: http://po.st/MansonStore.
Monday, November 24, 2014
REMTV OUT TODAY ON RHINO
Six-DVD
Collection Chronicles The Band's Special Relationship With MTV Through
Live Performances, Award Show Highlights, And A New Feature-Length
Documentary R.E.M. By MTV
Clip Premiering Today via The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy Blog
LOS
ANGELES - NOVEMBER 24, 2014 - R.E.M. and MTV came of age together. From
the start, their fates were intertwined, with the band releasing its
first single in July 1981, just weeks before the network premiered its
first music video. From that point on, MTV documented everything about
R.E.M, their music, their stories, and ultimately, their decision to
disband in 2011.
This entire story, beginning to end, is chronicled in REMTV,
a new six-DVD set that includes live performances, award show
highlights, and television appearances, as well as a new documentary
about their shared history entitled R.E.M BY MTV, directed by Alexander Young. REMTV is available today via Rhino at retail outlets for a suggested list price of $99.98.
Watch a clip from the Deleted Scenes of the documentary R.E.M. By MTV today, via The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy Blog HERE.
"It
occurred to us that there's all this footage of some of the band's
absolute career highlights sitting in some MTV vaults in London and New
York-- and thanks to a lot of effort and digging and arranging, this is
our chance to share that music with various generations of R.E.M. fans
in a pretty unique release," said longtime manager Bertis Downs. "And
Alexander Young's documentary is a fine way to tell the story of R.E.M.
through its various twists and turns, as captured in real time by MTV's
cameras-- it has some great funny bits too!"
The first disc combines both of the group's performances on MTV Unplugged (1991 and 2001) and features the outtakes that debuted earlier this year on the audio release Unplugged: The Complete 1991 And 2001 Sessions, including songs like "Get Up," "The One I Love" and "World Leader Pretend."
"This
is the first DVD project to unite material from all across Viacom's
networks," said Bill Flanagan, EVP of the Viacom Music Group. "Not only
are we drawing from the vaults of MTV - domestic and international - but
from VH1, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. I don't think anyone
realized just how much terrific R.E.M. footage we were sitting on. To
gather the best of it in one collection is pretty overwhelming. R.E.M.
started great, stayed great and ended great - here's the evidence."
The band's 1998 appearance on VH1's Storytellers opens
the second disc, and has been expanded with unaired performances of
several songs, including "New Test Leper" and "(Don't Go Back to)
Rockville." Also featured are performances taken from various MTV award
shows through the years, as well as the band's 2007 induction into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Longtime fans will certainly delight in two
vintage performances included here. First is a 1983 performance of "So.
Central Rain" and "Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)" from Livewire. The next clip features five songs the band played in 1984 on The Cutting Edge, including "Driver 8" and a cover of Brownsville Station's "Smokin' in the Boys Room."
The
next three discs present a trove of rare live performances recorded
between 1995 and 2008 in countries around the world. Of the 99 songs
that are spread across these three discs, nearly half are unique song
titles, offering a deep exploration of the band's live legacy.
Especially noteworthy are two massive free concerts filmed for
broadcast: Live In Cologne (5/12/01) and R.E.M. Live In Athens, Greece
(10/5/08). More than a dozen songs from those shows did not air during
the original broadcasts. Both concerts appear here in their entirety for
the first time.
Undoubtedly, the heart of this superb collection is the new feature-length documentary, R.E.M. By MTV, included
on the final disc. Drawing exclusively on archival events, the film
traces R.E.M. and MTV in real time, which makes it feel as exciting and
immediate as it did when it was happening. "All the energy and momentum
of both the band and the network come roaring through," writes Anthony
DeCurtis in the set's liner notes.
REMTV
DVD Listing
Disc One
Unplugged 1991
Outtakes 1991
Unplugged 2001
Outtakes 2001
Disc Two
VH1 Storytellers
Storytellers Outtakes
The Cutting Edge
Livewire
MTV 10th Anniversary Special
Video Music Awards 1993
Video Music Awards 1995
European Music Awards 1998
European Music Awards 2001
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction 2007
The Colbert Report 2008
Disc Three
R.E.M. In Dallas
R.E.M. Uplink At Bowery Ballroom
Live In Cologne
Live In Cologne Outtakes
Disc Four
R.E.M. At The Tabernacle, London
MTV Sonic Milan
Rock AM Ring
Rock AM Ring Outtakes
Disc Five
Live At Rolling Stone, Milan
Live At Oxegen Festival
R.E.M. Live In Athens, Greece
Disc Six
R.E.M. By MTV
Deleted Scenes
Monday, November 17, 2014
MARILYN MANSON ANNOUNCES "THE HELL NOT HALLELUJAH TOUR"
Kicking off January 21st in Washington, D.C. iconic rockstar Marilyn Manson will embark on "THE HELL NOT HALLELUJAH TOUR" (full dates below) in support of his forthcoming album'THE PALE EMPEROR' out January 20th. Tickets will go on sale for all dates starting November 21st and fans purchasing tickets will receive a free digital copy of 'THE PALE EMPEROR' to
be delivered on the albums release date. Joining Marilyn Manson on the
national headlining tour will be album collaborator and guitarist Tyler
Bates, longtime bassist Twiggy Ramirez, Gil Sharone on drums and Paul
Wiley on guitar.
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE STARTING NOVEMBER 21st
TOUR TRAILER HERE:
MARILYN MANSON TOUR DATES
1/21 - Washington, DC - The Fillmore
1/23 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
1/24 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
1/26 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
1/27 - Long Island, NY - Paramount
1/28 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
1/30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
1/31 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Bethlehem
2/2 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
2/3 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore
2/5 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
2/7 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
2/9 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
2/11 - Denver, CO - Filmore
2/13 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee
2/14 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY To Kick Off Gwar Eternal North American Tour 2014!
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North Carolina crossover icons, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, will kick off a near month-long run of live tirades with Gwar tomorrow to finalize the year. Set to embark at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia,
the band will crumble the stages of twenty-six venues, coming to a
close on December 13th at Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore, Maryland.
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY continues to tour in support of their mammoth IX full-length released this past Summer via Candlelight Records. Dubbed "a triumph" by the Obelisk, the critically adored IX
was captured by the band alongside longtime friend and colleague John
Custer. Clocking in at nearly forty-five minutes, the record boasts all
the groove-laden sludge/doom/punk concoction fans have come to expect
from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY.
The Onion's A.V. Club champions the band's "...smoke-wreathed grooves
and sludgy rushes of belligerence," furthering that, "the album is a
meat-and-potatoes feast," while Rock Revolt notes,"...this album
contains the vital elements to satisfy the most fervid CORROSION OF CONFORMITY fan." Decibel Magazine agrees elaborating that, "COC stick to the recipe that served them well on both 2012's self-titled reboot and the follow-up EP, Megalodon:
A little hardcore, a little crossover, a whole lotta Southern rock and
(especially) doom metal, all stirred, shuffled, layered and frosted in
ways that make guessing their next move impossible. But the band's
strategies are more expansive this time out, their tricks more finely
woven into the fabric of each song." Adds Blabbermouth, in an 8/10
rating, "COC are closer to their Animosity and (to some measures) Eye For An Eye roots than they've been in ages. Certainly IX is one of the loudest albums ever put down in this unit, so consider earplugs if you catch COC live."
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY w/ Gwar:
11/14/2014 Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
11/15/2014 Knitting Factory Concert House - Spokane, WA11/16/2014 MacEwan Hall Ballroom - Calgary, AB
11/17/2014 Union Hal - Edmonton, AB
11/19/2014 The Venue - Fargo, ND
11/20/2014 Skyway Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
11/21/2014 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
11/22/2014 Harpo's - Detroit, MI
11/23/2014 The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
11/25/2014 The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
11/26/2014 House Of Blues - Cleveland, OH
11/28/2014 Treemont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
11/29/2014 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2014 Irving Plaza - New York, NY
12/02/2014 Exit/In - Nashville, TN
12/03/2014 The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
12/04/2014 Vinyl Music Hall - Pensacola, FL
12/05/2014 Firestone Live - Orlando, FL
12/06/2014 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
12/07/2014 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
12/08/2014 Mr. Smalls Theatre - Millvale, PA
12/09/2014 Opera House - Toronto, ON
12/10/2014 Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre - Montreal, QC
12/11/2014 Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY
12/12/2014 Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
12/13/2014 Baltimore Sound Stage - Baltimore, MD
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KID ROCK TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM "FIRST KISS" FEBRUARY 24TH ON WARNER BROS. RECORDS
Detroit, MI - Kid Rock announces today that his new album "First
Kiss" will be released on February 24th. The album, his first on Warner
Bros. Records, was produced by Kid Rock (with the exception of two
songs which were co-produced by Dann Huff) and was recorded at his
studio in Michigan.
Following the success of 2012's "Rebel Soul" and the accompanying
"$20 Best Night Ever Tour," Kid Rock wasted no time getting back to work
in the studio. The massive touring on the last album cycle allowed Kid
Rock to play in front of over 550,000 people in one summer, and left
him energized to write and record new material without taking much of a
break. Plans for an even more ambitious Summer 2015 tour with his
Twisted Brown Trucker Band will be announced shortly. "First Kiss"
signals the continued evolution of one of music's most versatile
performers, but we're not going to tell you what it sounds like - we
just couldn't do it justice and we're confident the music will speak for
itself. If you do the math though, every record Kid Rock has released
through WMG has gone platinum or multi-platinum (with the exception of
Live Trucker and Rebel Soul which are both certified Gold), so it's safe
to bet the legions of fans Kid Rock has cultivated over his 25 year
career are going to enjoy this one too.
Expect the first single to be released at the top of the year with
multi-format airplay, a music video, and the rest of the shitshow that
goes with releasing an album.
CULTURE CLUB CANCEL NORTH AMERICAN AND U.K TOUR DATES
It
is with great regret that the members of Culture Club have announced
the cancellation of their tours in North America and the UK scheduled
for November and December 2014.
It became necessary to do so this week when a polyp was discovered in George’s throat. The throat specialist has ordered George to not sing as it may necessitate an operation.
George and the band are devastated by this news and so it is with much regret that the tour is cancelled until further notice. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.
“We are hoping we can reschedule the concerts for next year, and hopefully George’s problem will be resolved,” said the members of Culture Club.
It became necessary to do so this week when a polyp was discovered in George’s throat. The throat specialist has ordered George to not sing as it may necessitate an operation.
George and the band are devastated by this news and so it is with much regret that the tour is cancelled until further notice. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.
“We are hoping we can reschedule the concerts for next year, and hopefully George’s problem will be resolved,” said the members of Culture Club.
The band wish George a speedy recovery and added ….“To our fans we wish to thank you for your loyalty and know that we love you all.”
Pre-order Culture Club's latest album “TRIBES” here.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
AFI'S DAVEY HAVOK AND JADE PUGET REVEAL "CONFORMIST" MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/NoiseyCnfrmstXTRMST
XTRMST TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM MONDAY NOVEMBER 17 VIA DIM MAK RECORDS
AFI lead vocalist Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget have released the first music video for their straight edge hardcore band XTRMST. Making its debut on NOISEY, the video is for their first single "Conformist" - watch it here. The track is off the duo's self-titled debut album, which NOISEY boasts as "...dark, frantic, and moody, tinged with electronics and very slick." The LP is set for release next week on Monday November 17 via Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records. Pre-orders are now live for the album on iTunes, and you can grab the "Conformist" single HERE.
"Jade
and I have been talking about starting a straight edge hardcore band
for years," says Havok. "We started writing and recording in early 2012
and chose the name XTRMST because it expresses the messages
represented on the record. The straight edge movement is not one of
moderation. It's based in undeniable objective truths."
"The
straight edge philosophy is something that Davey and I gravitated
towards at a young age, drawn by concepts and ideals that seem almost
foreign in modern society," says Puget. "Like much of the other
subcultures we were a part of growing up, it put us at odds with 99% of
the people around us, which was something we embraced. Being sXe for
over 20 years and being musicians, it seemed natural that this crucial
ideology would find a musical expression."
The 14-track XTRMST album was produced and mixed by Puget at his home studio and at The Treehouse in Los Angeles, and its November 17 release will come via Dim Mak Records, the indie label founded by DJ/producer (and former member of hardcore band This Machine Kills) Steve Aoki.
Although Aoki and Dim Mak are most often seen as leaders in the
electronic dance music space, the release of the XTRMST album marks a
return to Aoki and Dim Mak's hardcore roots. "I met Davey a while back
and we bonded over our shared experiences in straight-edge
culture. We found a lot of kinship there, and so it made sense for us
to release an album that represents the spirit of what originally
birthed Dim Mak," states Aoki.
"These songs are the purest expression of emotion, with no thought towards commerce or accessibility," says Puget. "And the album was made with the amount of money you have in your pocket right now - just 2 people expressing their love and hate into microphones in a tiny room."
"XTRMST" track listing:
1. Words For the Unwanted
2. Conformist
3. Social Deathplay
4. Merciless
5. Exterminate
6. Sharper
7. Extremist
8. The Breed
9. Humanity
10. The Way
11. Swallow Your God
12. Dirty Nails
13. Juliets
14. Coward Bow Your Head
XTRMST online:
BLACK VEIL BRIDES ANNOUNCE BLACK MASS 2015 TOUR DATES
Canada and United States Run Slated For Next February With Memphis May Fire And Ghost Town
First Ever Live DVD Slated For June 2015
(November 12th, 2014 – New York, NY) – While the current sold-out Black Mass tour rolls on, Black Veil Brides have announced another string of dates scheduled for next February 2015. The 18-city Black Mass 2015 tour kicks off on February 5th in Richmond, VA and wraps up on March 1st in San Diego, CA. The tour will make select stops in the United States before crossing over the border in to Canada for the bands long-awaited return north. The band will be playing 9 shows in Canada making stops Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver to name a few before returning to the United States for the final 4 shows. Opening the Black Mass 2015 shows will be special guests Memphis May Fire and Ghost Town. Tickets for the Black Mass 2015 will be on-sale on Friday November 14th via ticketmaster.com.
Black Veil Brides are currently on The Black Mass 2014 headline tour that runs through mid-December. The 37-date trek is making stops in Kansas City, New York and Orlando and will wrap up on December 15th in Albuquerque, NM. Falling In Reverse, Set It Off and Drama Club have been tapped as the support bands for The Black Mass 2014. Tickets and VIP packages for the tour are currently on sale and links can be found at www.BlackVeilBrides.net.
Black Veil Brides have announced the release of the first live DVD of their career. The DVD is slated for release in June 2015 and is taken from the band’s sold-out hometown show in Los Angeles at the Wiltern Theater on November 1st. The show was part of the band’s inaugural Halloweekend event as part of The Black Mass Tour. The DVD was directed by Casey Tebo, known for his work on the acclaimed Aerosmith documentary, Rock For The Rising Sun. Pre-order packages for the live DVD will be announced soon.
Black Veil Brides latest album skyrocketed to #1 on the iTunes Rock Chart, #4 on the iTunes overall album chart, and to top 10 on iTunes in over 20 countries when it was released. It debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 album charts giving Black Veil Brides their second consecutive Top 10 album. Black Veil Brides has been getting fan and critical acclaim alike with Alternative Press (a magazine the band graces the December cover of) describing it as, “…big guitars, big drums and bigger hooks, stitched together by the band’s tireless championing of the outsider.” ArtistDirect recently raved, “This is the one you’ve all been waiting for…This is their Black album.” The band recently released the video for the song “Goodbye Agony.” The video can be seen here: http://youtu.be/f-cxPIOAfSk. Longtime Black Veil Brides’ director Patrick Fogarty, who also directed the video for “Heart Of Fire” which has already reached millions of views, directed this video. “Heart of Fire” can be seen here: http://youtu.be/RZxhWqxwsBQ. Black Veil Brides was produced by studio legend Bob Rock, known for producing some of rock’s most successful albums including Metallica’s Black Album and Motley Crüe’s Dr. Feelgood.
Black Veil Brides have been continually building momentum and expanding their ever-growing “BVB Army” since the release of their first album We Stitch These Wounds. Their debut video, “Knives And Pens” has been viewed over 100 million times on YouTube. The band has also released critically acclaimed albums including Set The World On Fire and Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones respectively. Their last release was their first Top 10 on the Billboard and it soared to the #1 Spot on the iTunes Top Album Chart and the iTunes Rock Chart. Black Veil Brides recently won an award at the inaugural Alternative Press Music Award in Cleveland for Most Dedicated Fans. This award goes alongside their numerous Kerrang awards and three Revolver Golden God Awards.
Black Veil Brides is Andy Biersack (vocals), Jake Pitts (guitars), Jinxx (guitars/violin), Ashley Purdy (bass) and Christian “CC” Coma (drums).
THE BLACK MASS 2014 U.S. TOUR DATES
DATE CITY, STATE VENUE
Nov 12th Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
Nov 14th Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Nov 15th Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Nov 16th Cleveland, OH The Agora Theater
Nov 17th Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
Nov 19th Philadelphia, PA The Electric Factory
Nov 21st Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theater
Nov 22nd Worcester, MA Palladium
Nov 23rd New York, NY Best Buy Theater
Nov 26th Portland, ME State Theatre
Nov 28th Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall
Nov 29th Silver Springs, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
Dec 2nd Louisville, KY Expo Five
Dec 3rd Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
Dec 4th Orlando, FL House of Blues Orlando
Dec 5th Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
Dec 6th Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Dec 8th Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
Dec 9th St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Dec 11th Houston, TX Bayou Music Center
Dec 12th Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
Dec 13th San Antonio, TX Backstage Live
Dec 15th Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
THE BLACK MASS 2015 CANADA/U.S. TOUR DATES
DATE CITY, STATE VENUE
Feb 5th Richmond, VA The National
Feb 6th Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Feb 7th Hartford, CT Webster Theater
Feb 8th Huntington, NY The Paramount
Feb 11th Watertown, NY Exhibition Hall
Feb 12th Quebec City, QC Imperial De Quebec
Feb 13th Montreal, QC Metropolis
Feb 14th London, ON London Music Hall
Feb 15th Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
Feb 18th Winnipeg, MB The Garrick Center
Feb 19th Saskatoon, SK O’Brians Event Centre
Feb 20th Calgary, AB Macewan Hall Ballroom
Feb 22nd Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
Feb 25th Vancouver, BC Vogue Theater
Feb 26th Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
Feb 27th Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
Feb 28th Pomona, CA The Fox Theater
Mar 1st San Diego, CA House Of Blues
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