MOVEMENT: NEWS and CONCERT UPDATES

JANES ADDICTION 'UNDERGROUND' VIDEO

2012-01-31T13:51:00.000-08:00

BAND’S UPCOMING INTIMATE AND “IMMERSIVE” THEATRETOUR

"THEATRE OF THE ESCAPISTS" IS PROVING TO BEA HOT TICKET

As JANE’S ADDICTION gear up fortheir much-anticipated "Theatre of the Escapists" tourlaunching February 22 in classic theatres, they will premieretheir new video for “Underground” today, January25, on VEVO.com at 9:00 AM PST (http://vevo.ly/xBHpbv). Thesong, which is the opener of their acclaimed album THE GREAT ESCAPEARTIST (Capitol Records), takes on an alluringly dark dimension inthe video, for which the band joined forces with esteemed director RobertHales. An explicit version of the video will debut at Playboy.com this Friday,January 27 at 10:00 AM EST.

Shot in Los Angeles at the club FaisDo-Do, originally a speakeasy from the 1920's with a New Orleansambience, the video shows frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist DaveNavarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with ChrisChaney on bass performing while a cast of vaudevillian characters lurkaround the dark, smoky setting.

As Farrell described the video to AOL’s Spinner: "Thereare Siamese Gargoyles, séances, card games and a man in a white fedora who wasalso on the cover of In Through the Out Door (a Led Zeppelinalbum). People get made love to and murdered in the backrooms while theband plays on.” Director Robert Hales (Nine Inch Nails) saidhe set out to create “a video that really immerses itself in what the band isall about–that off-kilter vibe, kinky imagery, and ‘lust for life’ spiritthat’s embedded in their music.”

The now-buzzing-at-radio track “Underground” surgesand soars, with Farrell singing the provocative lines “I tryand get some love from up high/There just ain't enough to go around” as theband lifts the song into the stratosphere. As Jim Fusilli wrote about the albumand “Underground” in the Wall Street Journal: “DaveNavarro issues several searing guitar solos, but some of his best work is inhis flat-picking, giving the sound its high, glittery tones. In the openingtrack, "Underground," he excels with terse fills long before he solosat the song's fade. As always, Stephen Perkins proves to be one of rock's greatdrummers, and his interplay with Mr. Navarro, his high-school marching-bandbuddy, is one of the disc's savory treats” (October 11, 2011).

Meanwhile, JANE'S ADDICTION’s upcoming NorthAmerican tour of classic theatres has instantly become a hotticket, with several shows already sold out in anticipation of a chance to seethe pioneering alternative rockers in intimate venues. JANE'S ADDICTION arepoised to deliver an “immersive” theatrical experience as only they can. “Wechose to play as many of the great theatres that we could find because wewanted to immerse the audience in a unique experience unlike any they have everseen at a rock show,” says FARRELL. “Expect an orgy ofmusical and visual delights. We like orgies, and hope you do too.”

www.janesaddiction.com

www.facebook.com/janesaddiction

www.twitter.com/janesaddiction

Follow the band on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/perryfarrell

http://twitter.com/davenavarro6767

http://twitter.com/stephenperkins

WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE RETURNS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ON APRIL 29th

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KORN, SHINEDOWN, EVANESCENCE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, P.O.D., HALESTORM, ADELITA’S WAY, LACUNA COIL, TRIVIUM, ART OF DYING, OTHERWISE AND MANY MORE

Three Stages, Over 20 Bands On One Day

Jacksonville, FL – North Florida’s biggest rock event willreturn on April 29^th, with Welcome To Rockville back for it’s secondconsecutive year.

Held along the beautiful St. Johns River in DowntownJacksonville at Metropolitan Park on Sunday April 29, 2012, the event willfeature three stages of continuous music throughout the day. Bandsconfirmed for this year’s event include: KORN, SHINEDOWN, Evanescence, FiveFinger Death Punch, P.O.D., Halestorm, Adelita’s Way, Lacuna Coil, Trivium, ArtOf Dying, OTHERWISE and many others to be announced.

Tickets for Welcome To Rockville will bepriced at $44.50 in advance and $60.00 day of show. Tickets will beavailable at select Metro PCS stores and on sale at all Ticketmaster outletsbeginning on Friday February 10th. For more information on how topurchase tickets visit: www.welcometorockvillefestival.com

Fans also have the option to purchase a VIP ticket for$99.00 which includes: VIP entrance to venue, access to VIP lounge areafeaturing dedicated bar, beverage and food service, premium viewing of mainstage (seated and standing areas), seated area with shade for dining andprivate restroom facilities. For fans traveling from out of town CrownePlaza Jacksonville Riverfront & Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront arethe official hotels of Welcome to Rockville.

Presented by Jacksonville native Danny Wimmer (oneof the partners in the massively successful Rock On The Range festival),along with Mike Yokan of Orange Garden Productions, Welcome ToRockville returns in 2012 for it’s second consecutive year after lastyear’s massively successful launch.

Monster Energy Drink, Metro PCS and ROCK 104.5 willbe the primary sponsors of the event with Monster Energy presentingthe main stage.

For up-to-the-minute news and information, please visit www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com

About Monster Energy:

Most companies spend their money on ad agencies, TVcommercials, radio spots, and billboards to tell you how good their productsare. At Monster Energy, we chose none of the above. Instead we support thescene, our bands, our athletes and our fans. We back athletes so they can makea career out of their passion. We promote concert tours, so our favorite bandscan visit your hometown. We celebrate with our fans and riders by throwingparties and making the coolest events we can think of a reality. www.monsterenergy.com

Weatherbox Announce Split EP w/ Person L * February US Tour w/ The Dangerous Summer Kicks Off This Week!

2012-01-31T13:36:00.000-08:00

Announce Split EP w/ Person L Out February 7th on YouthConspiracy Records
Month-Long US Tour w/ The Dangerous Summer Kicks Off This Week!

"Crumpling post-hardcore into classic yet angular songwriting, FollowThe Rattles six songs lurch and soar likethe mutant offspring of Cursive and The Dismemberment Plan." - TheAV Club

"As far as indie music goes, there is a ton of competition. In order totruly stand above the masses, you have to provide something unique andexceptional to capture peoples interestenough to warrant further listens. Thatsexactly what Weatherbox has done with their brand new EP, Follow the Rattle ofthe Afghan Guitar." - Mind Equals Blown

Following the release of their new "Follow The Rattle of TheAfghan Guitar" EP out now on Youth ConspiracyRecords, San Diego indie-punk heroes Weatherbox haveannounced their forthcoming new split EP with Person L, dueFebruary 7th, also on Youth Conspiracy.

It's been rumored since 2008, and now, it finally exists: Philadelphia's PersonL and San Diego's Weatherbox each contribute two brand new tracks to this splitEP. The new release showcasesKenneth Vasoli and BrianWarren as true masters of their craft, in a constant game of post-punkone-upsmanship. Essential listening that is worth the wait.

In addition, Weatherbox is set to kick off a month of dates supporting TheDangerous Summer beginning this week, and also recruited originaldrummer, Marc Deriso, who recently spent time in celebratedBrooklyn band Cults.

Weatherbox Live!
Jan 31 Talking Head Club Baltimore, MD
Feb 01 The Barbary Philadelphia, PA *
Feb 02 Webster Hall New York, NY *
Feb 03 Firehouse 13 Providence, RI *
Feb 04 Tammany Hall Worcester, MA *
Feb 05 The Space Hamden, CT *
Feb 07 Planet Trog Whitehall, PA *
Feb 08 Mojoes Joliet, IL *
Feb 10 The Loft Madison, WI *
Feb 11 Station 4 St Paul, MN *
Feb 12 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA *
Feb 13 Jackpot Music Hall Lawrence, KS *
Feb 14 The Scene-ary Wichita, KS *
Feb 15 The Marquis Theater Denver, CO *
Feb 16 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT *
Feb 17 The Venue Boise, ID *
Feb 18 El Corazon Seattle, WA *
Feb 19 Branx Portland, OR *
Feb 21 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA *
Feb 25 The Smell Los Angeles, CA

* = w/ The Dangerous Summer

Person L / Weatherbox Split EP Track List:
A1: Person L - OK
A2: Person L - Winter Clothes
B1: Weatherbox - Kickflips For Weeks
B2: Weatherbox - Two Seductresses

About Weatherbox's "Follow The Rattle of the Afghan Guitar"

It would be reasonable if you thought Weatherbox imploded sometime ago. After all, the San Diego band has cycled through more than a dozenmembers in its half-decade existence and has kept a relatively low profilesince the release of their last LP, 2009's The Cosmic Drama, andsubsequent departure from Doghouse Records.

Frontman Brian Warren has since scaled that mountain andregrouped with a supporting cast that includes longtime friends (including twovintage Weatherbox members) and a new label, Youth Conspiracy Records. Togetherthey will release Follow The Rattle of the Afghan Guitar, asix-song EP that brings you to the entrance of a tunnel, hands you a fewmatches, and shoves you into the dark.

Recorded this spring in multiple locations in California, Follow TheRattle of the Afghan Guitar finds Warren & Co. returning tothe colossal pop-rock that made 2007's American Art solikable, while keeping the frontman's expanded lyrical ideas from thepsych-folky Cosmic Drama intact.

Exploring themes of alienation, white privilege and the general insanity of ourtimes, Follow The Rattle Of The Afghan Guitar isesoteric, challenging and thought-provoking, while still remaining hook-driven,innovative and exciting. The band hurls itself from a neutral space between popand progressive, between vague and specific, ultimately leaving it up to thelisteners to figure it out for themselves.

Weatherbox howls from the cave in some alien tongue, but themessage is loud and clear.

Stream "Follow The Rattle of the Afghan Guitar"by Weatherbox here!

For more information, visit:
weatherbox.bandcamp.com
Weatherbox on Facebook
www.youthconspiracyrecords.com

Opeth + Mastodon to Embark on "Heritage Hunter" Tour

2012-01-31T13:04:00.000-08:00

CO-HEADLINING“HERITAGE HUNTER TOUR” TO BEGIN IN APRIL AND RUN THROUGH MAY WITH GHOST TOSUPPORT

NewYork, NY: Thisis one tour that rock fans will be talking about for years tocome and if you miss it, you'll be terribly sorry. Opeth and Mastodonwill be embarking on a co-headline tour this spring, which kicks off April 4 inPortland, Maine and runs through May 12 in Atlanta, Georgia. It's the firsttime these two titans of progressive and forward-thinking hard rock have hitthe road together and it's going to be one for the ages. Ghost will serve asthe opener of the tour, which has been christened the "HeritageHunter."

About thetour, Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt, in his trademark deadpan wit, stated, "We're touringNorth America together with Mastodon soon. Nice! One of the very few metalbands of today that I genuinely like. Good people too! Ghost are comingwith us as well, and they are one of the hottest new bands to come out ofSweden in recent years, and I dig them too. I sound like an old fart, don't I?Well, I am.”

Hecontinued, "Yet, am I right in thinking that this tour, this line up, ispretty decent? Would you all agree? Not complete s---, is it? Hope to see y'allout there! What are we playing? Not sure yet, but considering the company,maybe we'll have to pull out the big guns from time to time. In order to keepup, I mean."

Opethreleased Heritage in September 2011, garnering critical acclaimfrom Rolling Stone ("a career record that reimagines progas actual rock 'n' roll"), Pitchfork ("a pretty, well thought outcollection"), AV Club ("wholly absorbing"), Decibel (whichfeatured the band on the cover, in somewhat of a tradition for the bandand the magazine), PopMatters ("Opeth still continues to make especiallyphenomenal music") and more.

Dates forthis momentous trek are as follows. Pre-sale ticketing begins on February 1,with public on sales to follow on February 3. Go here topurchase tickets.

April 4 –State Theater – Portland, ME

April 5 –Orpheum Theater – Boston, MA *

April 6 –Metropolis – Montreal, QC *

April 7 –Sony Centre – Toronto, ON *

April 9 –Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA

April 10 –The Dome – Wallingford, CT

April 11 –Roseland – New York, NY

April 13 –Riviera Theater – Chicago

April 14 –Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

April 15 –Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA

April 16 –TN Theater – Knoxville, TN *

April 18 –Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK

April 19–Palladium – Dallas, TX *

April 20 –Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX *

April 21 –Concrete Street – Corpus Christi, TX *

April 23 –Fillmore – Denver, CO *

April 25 –House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV

April 26 –Gibson – Hollywood, CA *

April 27 –Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA *
April 28 – Grand Sierra Resort – Reno, NV

April 30 –Paramount Theater – Seattle, WA *

May 1 –Orpheum – Vancouver, BC *

May 3 –Edmonton Events Centre – Edmonton,AB *

May 4 –MacEwan Hall – Calgary, AB

May 5 – TheOdeon – Saskatoon, SK

May 6 –Burton Cummings – Winnipeg, MB *

May 9 – TheFillmore – Washington, DC *

May 10 –The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC

May 11 –House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC *

May 12 –Masquerade Music Park – Atlanta, GA

*DenotesOpeth close the show

Garbage Announce First New Album In Seven Years

2012-01-31T11:25:00.001-08:00

NOT YOUR KIND OF PEOPLE TO BE RELEASED ON BAND'S OWN LABEL ON MAY 15, 2012

GARBAGE ANNOUNCE FIRST ROUND OF TOUR DATES

Garbage has announced that their fifth studio album, Not Your Kind Of People, will be released in the United States on May 15, 2012, on the band's label STUNVOLUME. As V Magazine recently put it: "The poster girl for '90s alternative rock is ready to reclaim her reign - and the radio - with a new record from her iconic band, Garbage."

"Working with Garbage again was very instinctual," said Duke Erikson. "Like getting on a bicycle...with three other people." He adds "We haven't felt this good about a Garbage record since the last one!"

Garbage - Shirley Manson (vocals), Steve Marker (guitars, keyboards), Duke Erikson (guitars, keyboards) and Butch Vig (drums, loops) - will hit the road this spring in support of the album by performing several headlining shows as well as various festivals throughout Europe and the U.S. with more dates to be confirmed.

"Thinking about going back on the road is both thrilling and terrifying in equal measure," said Shirley Manson. ".........but we've always enjoyed a little pain mixed in with our pleasure."

See below for full list of dates confirmed so far.

Garbage 2012 Tour Dates*

Headlining Tour Dates

MAY

9th London, England Troxy

11th St. Petersburg, Russia Jubilenyi Hall

12th Moscow, Russia Crocus City Hall

16th Paris, France Olympia

Festival Tour Dates

JUNE

16th Hultsfred, Sweden Hultsfred Festival

17th Aarhus, Denmark Northside Festival

22nd Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany Southside Festival

23rd Scheessel, Germany Hurricane Festival, Red Stage

28th Werchter, Belgium Rock Werchter, Pyramid Marquee

* more dates to be announced

ABOUT GARBAGE

After forming in Madison, WI, Garbage released their self-titled debut album in 1995 and rode a wave of visually arresting, female-fronted alternative rock bands. The album spawned the hit singles "Stupid Girl" and "Only Happy When It Rains" and was certified double platinum in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The band won the Breakthrough Artist Award at the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards, and was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy® Award. Their second album, Version 2.0, was released in 1998 and topped the charts in the United Kingdom. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. 2001's Beautiful Garbage was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 10 Albums Of The Year. In 2005, Garbage released Bleed Like Me, earning the band it's highest chart position with a No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. In 2007, the band released a retrospective collection called Absolute Garbage. Garbage has sold over 12 million albums worldwide. They have performed in over thirty-five countries and will tour extensively worldwide in support of this new release.

Garbage Returns

www.garbage.com

Neverever premieres "Mexicoco," announces shows

2012-01-31T11:20:00.001-08:00

Neverever

Who can decipher the true origins of Neverever? Some say itstarted on the roadside in Malibu when a truck driver named Eric Fisher and hischildhood buddy, Shaun Puklavetz, picked up Joe Meek's great niece and nephew,Jihae and Wallace. Others believe that it began a year earlier when Neverever'slost classic Angelic Swells was released on legendary popmogul, Mike Schulman's, Slumberland Records.

Whichever you choose to put faith in, it was afterconsulting their book of Sacred Symbols of the Ancients, thatWallace and Jihae realized Eric and Shaun's rhythmical bond was most likelydestined to be the missing piece of their puzzle. A mutual appreciation forDave Hill (he of Slade fame)'s haircut soon sealed the deal one night afterpractice in Shaun's hot-tub.

The four began hallucinating endlessly about writing songsthat could fill the void between one's love for Sandy Salisbury's "Do UntoOthers" and the other's for Comet Gain's Casino Classics.These visions began to slowly creep across Los Angeles stages like a purplesmoke bomb engulfing. Shortly thereafter, crowds caught on and gaggles of girlsand boys began flocking to their shows in fear that the flames which burnedwould someday descend back into technicolor smoke.

Shake-A-Baby is that technicolor smoke turned tosolid vinyl. The band says it best: "The EP is loosely about the likes ofchild brides and sugar empire heirs either reluctantly growing up or simplychoosing not to. Clinging to pre-teen and adolescent freedoms, Miss Teen Californiangirlfriends, carefree trips, and dream-like loves, whether the changing worldaround them allows it or not. Some influences include the Raspberries, DwightTwilley and Phil Seymour, ELO, Kim Fowley, Fleetwood Mac, Big Star, AlvinStardust, Sandy Salisbury."

From the couples' dance swoon of "Baby Oil AndIodine" to the latin-tinged glam-pop of "Mexicoco," we see thenewly revitalized Neverever cooking up a heady mix of classic power-pop styles."Bunker Spreckles" is a swinging little tune, featuring a typicallycatchy vocal melody from Jihae and a stick-in-your-head keyboard line."Venus" slows the tempo down for a twangy slice of doo-wop pop, while"Wedding Day" is a rambunctious power-pop gem that would slotin nicely on either of the first few Blondie albums.

Cut from the same classicist pop cloth at their debut album,on Shake-A-Baby Neverever sharpen their tunes, hone theirhooks and brighten their palette.

NEVEREVER

2/10 Palm Springs, CA - Ace Hotel*

2/11 Pomona, CA - Aladdin Jr - Burger Records Night

2/25 Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre^
3/1 Los Angeles, CA - Harvard and Stone

* = w/ Dunes

^ = w/ Veronica Falls, Bleached

Neverever
Shake-a-Baby EP
(Slumberland)
Street date: Jan. 17, 2012

1. Baby Oil And Iodine
2. Bunker Spreckles
3. Venus
4. Wedding Day
5. Mexicoco

NEVEREVER LINKS:

STREAM: "Mexicoco" -
http://soundcloud.com/slumberland-records/neverever-mexicoco

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Neverever/440668020500
Label Page - http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/

NEW POND TRACK: 'MOTH WINGS' FOR FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD

2012-01-30T16:35:00.000-08:00

Credit: Matthew Saville

The second single from Perth-based psychedelic pop band Pond's forthcoming album is called 'Moth Wings', and it'syours to download today.

Get 'Moth Wings' HERE

Pond will be touring across the US with Oberhofer throughout March and April,see below for all tour dates.

You can view the video for Pond's first single, 'Fantastic Explosion Of Time' HERE

Beard, Wives, Denim will be out on Modular Recordings March 2nd(AUS), March 5th (UK/EU), and March 6th (USA).

Mixed by Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) and Rob Grant at Poon's Head Studio inPerth, Beard, Wives, Denim is an audio diary of ten friends'strange, terrible and blissful time in the country trying in vain to be awholesome family band. It sounds just like it, distorted and woozy andfractured and ultimately nostalgic and loving, and coming to your closest hiprecord vendor in 2012.

US SPRING TOUR DATES
Tues March 6th || Black Cat Backstage || Washington, DC *!
Wed March 7th || Telfair Square, Savannah Stopover Music Festival || Savannah,GA *#
Thurs March 8th || The Drunken Unicorn || Atlanta, GA *!
Sun March 11th || Fitzgerald's || Houston, TX *+
Sun March 18th || Low Key Arts, Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival|| Hot Springs, AR *
Tues March 20th || Johnny Brenda's || Philadelphia, PA *
Wed March 21st || Bowery Ballroom || New York, NY *
Thurs March 22nd || Brighton Music Hall || Boston, MA *
Fri March 23rd || Casa Del Popolo || Montreal, QC *$
Sat March 24th || Cafe Dekcuf || Ottowa, ON *
Sun March 25th || The Drake Hotel || Toronto, ON *
Tues March 27th || Lincoln Hall || Chicago, IL *
Wed March 28th || Taylor University || Upland, IN *
Fri March 30th || Cactus Club || Milwaukee, WI *
Sat March 31st || The Maintenance Shop || Ames, IA *
Mon April 2nd || 7th Street Entry || Minneapolis, MN *
Wed April 4th || A Club || Spokane, WA *
Thurs April 5th || Sunset Tavern || Seattle, WA *
Fri April 6th || The Biltmore Cabaret || Vancouver, BC *
Sat April 7th || Jinx Art Space || Bellingham, WA *
Sun April 8th || Squeak & Squawk Music || Tacoma, WA *
Mon April 9th || Mississippi Studios || Portland, OR *
Wed April 11th || Rickshaw Stop || San Francisco, CA *
Fri April 13th || The Echo || Los Angeles, CA

* with Oberhofer
$ with The Temper Trap
+ with A Place To Bury Strangers
# with Dinosaur Feathers
! with Dive

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Mark Morton Offers Autographed Guitar and Strings for Auction to Benefit DM Research

2012-01-30T16:30:00.000-08:00

Heavy metal fans now have a chance to own a piece of musical history and help find a cure for Myotonic Dystrophy (DM). LAMB OF GOD lead guitarist Mark Morton has donated the custom-designed and autographed Jackson guitar from his personal collection, and the strings and LAMB OF GOD guitar picks he used to record four of the songs from the band’s album Wrath, to the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (MDF). All proceeds from the sale of the guitar will support research into treatments and a cure for this devastating disorder.

This auction will be run through eBay MissionFish. Bidding begins at 5:00 PM PST on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 and ends at 5:00 PM PST on Saturday, February 4, 2012.

Three-time Grammy-nominated LAMB OF GOD has been helping MDF raise funds for DM research since 2009, when Randy Blythe (lead vocals) donated his Grammy nomination medallion as an auction item. Randy and Mark support MDF in honor of their friend Todd Stone, an MDF board member who has two young sons who are living with the disorder. In the last decade, great success has been achieved in DM research and potential breakthroughs are on the horizon. Your successful bid for this one-of-a-kind guitar will help make those breakthroughs a reality. Bid now!

eBay auction: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270901495975

Untitled from Todd Stone on Vimeo.

THE INTERSPHERE Enters German Media Control Charts!

2012-01-30T16:25:00.000-08:00

The Intersphere's compositions are multilayered and throbbing without losing themselves in museo noodling, and intensity is the name of the game.

(Pure Grain Audio)

The Intersphere ... have a natural charisma which makes it easy to see why so many do and will love them in years to come.

(AltSounds)

Germany's THE INTERSPHERE have entered the German Media Control Charts at number 63 for their new release Hold On, Liberty. This is a special occasion for both THE INTERSPHERE and Long Branch Records as this is the first German chart entry for both the band and the label.

THE INTERSPHERE will release their long awaited album in North America on Februrary 28^th via Long Branch Records/SPV. An EPK for Hold On, Liberty can be viewed HERE. The band has also released a video for their first single "Sleeping God" which can be viewed HEREcourtesy of Metal Injection.

On Hold on, Liberty the band has developed their style between boundless energy, rigorously complex songwriting and melodic esthetics. And almost irreverently, they succeed in giving their catchy melodies and rousing songs true depth and complexity. On top of all this, they capped their perfectionist tendencies by recording the entire album - in seven days - completely live in the studio. No corrections and no fixed edges - making this a subtly warm and engaging listen for realists as well as dreamers alike.

For more information visit:

www.theintersphere.com

www.spv.de

Sleeper Agent Announce Live Dates With fun.

2012-01-30T16:19:00.000-08:00

Mom+pop music's Sleeper Agent todayannounced live U.S. dates this spring supporting fun. The run of dates willkick off on February 29th at Higher Ground in Burlington, VT and wrap up inLittle Rock, AR on March 11th at Juanita's. Shortly after, the band will hitthe road supporting Ben Kweller through April. The BowlingGreen, KY natives and Rolling Stone "Band To Watch" will also performboth weekends of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 15thand 22nd.

Released on September 27th, Sleeper Agent's riotousdebut album Celabrasion (Buy Link) quickly garneredimmediate features and stellar reviews from the blogosphere straight to the topof the national music media. The band toured nonstop last year and willcontinue to do the same in 2012.

Sleeper Agent craft hook-laden scuzzy garage-pop rooted inboth soul and Southern rock. Citing the musical influence of The Strokes, ThePixies, T-Rex, and Jay Reatard, the band describes their music as akin to"The Ronettes on speed." "We just want people to listen to themusic and have fun," says guitarist and vocalist Tony "Tutone"Smith.

Early champions of the album, SPIN Magazine, described thealbum as, "A dozen deliriously catchy gems... the sound of high fives andMakers Mark spilling from the speakers." Celabrasion wasproduced by Jay Joyce (Cage The Elephant, The Whigs) and reflects the easycamaraderie in the band.

In December, the band premiered a new song, "NotNever," produced by Courtney Taylor of The Dandy Warhols in the latestinstallment of Nike Sportswear's video series, ALWAYS ON, featuring WNBA starLindsey Harding. Sleeper Agent wrote the song exclusively for the series. Fanscan download the free MP3 here: http://tinyurl.com/6u5d27l.

Recently deemed "Buzzworthy" by MTV and"Rookies of The Year" by Rolling Stone, Sleeper Agent is Tony"Tutone" Smith (guitar/vocals), Alex "Kidd" Kandel(vocals), Justin "Keyser" Wilson (drums), Lee "Grizzlee"Williams (bass) Scott "Saga" Gardner (keyboard) and Josh "Junior"Martin (guitars).

Sleeper Agent Live Dates

2/29 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT^
3/1 - The Met - Pawtucket, RI^

3/2 - Recher Theatre - Townson, MD^
3/3 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC^
3/7 - State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL^

3/8 - Beacham Theatre - Orlando, FL^

3/9 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA^

3/10 - Workplay Theater - Birmingham, AL^

3/11 - Juanita's - Little Rock, AR ^

3/20 - Wadsworth Atheneum, Museum of Art - Hartford, CT*
3/21 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA*

3/23 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA*

3/24 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY*

3/26 - The Basement - Columbus, OH*
3/27 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI*
3/28 - Fine Line Music Café - Minneapolis, MN*

3/30 - Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO*

3/31 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL*
4/1 - Mercury Lounge - Nashville, TN*

4/15 - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival - Indio,CA

4/22 - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival - Indio,CA

4/26 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA*

4/27 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR*

4/28 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA*

4/30 - In The Venue - Salt Lake City, UT*

5/1 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO*

^Support dates w/ Fun.
*Support dates w/ Ben Kweller

Sleeper Agent "Get Burned" Teaser

www.sleeperagentmusic.com

PSYCHIC ILLS announce tour to SXSW & tour w/ PRINCE RAMA

2012-01-30T06:41:00.000-08:00

photo by: Dalton Flint

New York City's Psychic Ills returned after a brief break with 2011's Hazed Dream, their debut record for Sacred Bones.

Hazed Dream is a long stony trip, the album boasts their classic psych guitar riffs and also drone, organs and most importantly, the album is a return to songwriting. Psychic Ills have taken bits and pieces of their previous work and expanded their ideas into their most accessible album to date. So, take a hit and wander with Psychic Ills this spring when they hit your town with always joyful duo, Prince Rama.

PSYCHIC ILLS

HAZED DREAM
! AVAILABLE NOW !
SACRED BONES

1. Midnight Moon

2. Mind Daze

3. Incense Head

4. Mexican Wedding

5. That's Alright

6. Ring Finger

7. Travelin' Man

8. Sungaze

9. Dream Repetition

10. I'll Follow You Through the Floor
11. Same Old Song

TOUR

3/06 Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade

3/07 Atlanta, GA - 529 !

3/08 Memphis, TN - Lamplighter

3/09 Denton, TX - Denton Confederette *

3/11 New Orleans, LA - Cafe Istanbul

3/12 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live #

3/14 - 17 Austin, TX - SXSW

3/19 Hot Springs, AR - Low Key Arts $

3/20 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall

3/21 St. Louis, MO 2720 Cherokee $

3/22 Chicago, IL - Hideout $

3/23 Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog $

3/24 Pittsburgh, PA - Assemble $

4/06 Baltimore, MD - Golden West %

4/07 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge %

4/08 Philadelphia, PA - Phonographic Arts Liberty Festival

! = w/ Lyonnais & Lotus Plaza

* = w/ Woodsman
# = w/ R. Stevie Moore & The Men

$ = w/ Prince Rama

% = w/ Night Beats

The Chemical Brothers: "Don't Think" 2/1 ONE-NIGHT ONLY in-theater concert event

2012-01-30T05:44:00.000-08:00

"'Don't Think' jolts you from the cinema deep intothe violently psychedelic heart of a Japanese rave. This, like the ChemicalBrothers' best work, is a neckbracing tour de force to behold. Scary, sublime,trippy, exhilarating. Don't think, just swoon." Rolling Stone

"A feast for the mind" IFC

“..One of the best films about dance music ever made.” TheGuardian

“An astonishing, celluloid rush of blood to the head.” The SundayTelegraph

Last night the global premiere of The Chemical Brothers; Don’t Think, directedby Adam Smith, took place in 25 cities across the globe. The verdict from the4000 dedicated fans lucky enough to have secured a ticket was unanimous: It wasa one of a kind movie theatre experience clearly not to be missed! The premierein London saw exuberant fans, including Keira Knightley as well as The ChemicalBrothers and Adam Smith, dancing* in the aisles and applauding along with theFuji crowd, a reaction mirrored in cities across the world from Auckland, NewYork to Buenos Aires.

Don’t Think has clearly redefined the cinematic experience, an artform which The Chemical Brothers are evidently immersed and well-versed in, asonly two weeks ago, Tom Rowlands picked up the L.A film critics awards for bestscore for The Chemical Brothers work on Hanna.

For those that weren’t successful in securing a ticket to these sell outpremieres, The Chemical Brothers will bring their in-theatre concert event, The Chemical Brothers: Don’t Think tomore than 200 select movie theatres across the U.S. FOR ONLY ONE NIGHT on WednesdayFebruary 1, 2012. Tickets for this critically lauded and utterly jawdropping event are available at participating theatre box offices and onlineat:

http://www.dontthinkmovie.com/

About Black Dog Films
Black Dog Films has operated as the music-video arm of Ridley Scott Associatesfor 15 years producing music videos to the highest level as well asdocumentaries and long form videos. As part of the production powerhousethat is RSA Films it has offices in London, Los Angeles, New York and HongKong. “Don’t Think” is Black Dog’s third feature length concert film,having previously produced Green Day’s “Bullet In a Bible” and the Grammy awardwinning “I’m Going To Tell You a Secret” for Madonna.

About Omniverse Vision Ltd
Omniverse Vision is a leading distributor and producer of premium alternativecontent for digital cinemas globally. Headquartered in London, it has deliveredevents including Faithless (Live from Brixton), JLS - Eyes Wide Open, Phantomof the Opera 25th Anniversary Concert and Les Miserables 25th AnniversaryConcert to more than 1500 cinemas. www.omniversevision.com.

About Astralwerks
Founded in 1993, Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that blossomedduring the mid-'90s electronic music explosion and grew to represent some ofthe world's leading exponents of electronic, alternative rock and electro-popmusic including The Chemical Brothers, Air, The Kooks, Hot Chip, The B-52s,David Guetta, Kraftwerk, Bat For Lashes, Goldfrapp, Kylie Minogue, Pet ShopBoys, Swedish House Mafia and many more. The label's mission is still very muchgrounded in developing genre-defying new artists with a unique musical vision.

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GZA TO LECTURE AT OXFORD THIS WEEKEND EUROPEAN TOUR HAPPENING NOW

2012-01-30T05:39:00.000-08:00

NEW ALBUM DUE THIS YEAR FOR BABYGRANDE RECORDS

GZA will be hosted by Oxford University on January 28th for his second ever lecture after Harvard. GZA will discuss his beginnings as an MC, his Clan, his inspiration, his process, LIQUID SWORDS, and the state of hip hop. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A. He is in discussions to speak at MIT, NYU, and Cornell this spring.

Just this week GZA set out on a four week run of European dates that will see him perform in Spain, UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, Holland, Austria, and Slovakia. The full details of the tour are available below.

GZA is currently at work on his followup to 2008's Pro Tools, due this year from Babygrande Records.

Additionally, MTV Hive recently chatted with GZA about his recent lecture at Harvard, his upcoming music and other plans. Read the entire interview here: http://read.mtvhive.com/2012/01/27/gza-interview/ or head to his Facebook page to watch an excerpt of his Harvard lecture:

http://www.facebook.com/theGZA

TOUR DATES

1/27 Sheffield, UK @ O2 Academy

1/28 Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy

1/29 Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy

1/30 Bournemouth, UK @ Old Fire Station

1/31 London, UK @ O2 Academy

2/1 Gent, BEL @ Vooruit

2/2 Poitiers, FR @ Confort Moderne

2/3 Montpelier, FR @ Rockstore

2/4 Cologne, GER @ Essigfabrik

2/5 Stuttgart, GER @ Die Röhre

2/6 Munich, GER @ Backstage

2/7 Berlin, GER @ Cassiopeia

2/8 Hamburg, GER @ Klubsen

2/9 Zurich, SWI @ Escherwyss

2/10 Neufchatel, SWI @ La Case a Chocs

2/11 Geneva, SWI @ Usine PTR

2/12 Paris, FR @ Le Bataclan

2/13 Glasgow, SCO @ The Arches

2/14 Tilburg, NET @ 5-Elementz

2/15 Amsterdam, NET @ 013

2/16 Birmingham, UK @ The Other Room

2/17 Laax, SWI @ Riders Palace

2/18 Bristol, UK @ O2

2/19 Bratislawa, SLO @ Majestik Music Club

2/20 Vienna, AUS @ Fluc Wanne

They Might Be Giants LIVE On Conan, National Tour Kicks Off

2012-01-30T05:34:00.000-08:00

Perform “When Will You Die?”& Classic Track “Ana Ng”

As Special Web Exclusive LIVE on Conan Last Night!

National Tour Kicks Off Today

Click Image Above To View "When Will You Die?" Live On Conan

They Might Be Giants national tour kicks off tonight in support of both JoinUs and the companion rarities album Album Raises new andTroubling Questions. Recently releasing the dramatic “When Will YouDie?” video about the 18-foot monster hearse that graces thecover of Join Us, the band performed that song on Conan last nightas well as recording a special web exclusive of their classic track “Ana Ng”.

Click Image Above To View "Ana Ng" Live On Conan

Known for their energized live show, TMBG will kick off their tour tonight inSanta Cruz, then on to a special 30th Anniversary show at Royce Hall in LosAngeles tomorrow and will continue across the United States. The bands finalshow is in March in the bands hometown of New York City.

They Might Be Giants Tour Dates

1/27: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Rio Theatre
1/28: Los Angeles, CA (Special Family Show) @ Royce Hall UCLA
1/28: Los Angeles, CA – 30th Anniversary Show @ Royce Hall UCLA
1/29: Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
1/30: Tucson, AZ -@The Rialto Theatre
2/1: Tulsa, OK (Rescheduled from Sept.) @ Cain’s Ballroom
2/2: Dallas, TX @ The Granada Theatre
2/3: Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
2/4: New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
2/7: Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
2/8: Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
2/9: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
2/10: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
2/11: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
2/12: Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
2/14: Charlotte, NC @ McGlohan Theater at Spirit Square
2/15: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
2/16: Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre
2/17: Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
3/8: Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theater
3/9: Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
3/10: New York, NY @ Terminal 5

ORANGE GOBLIN: Behind-The-Scenes Footage Of The “Red Tide Rising” Video Brought To You By Noisecreep

2012-01-27T13:44:00.000-08:00

Today Noisecreep premieres behind-the-scenes footage of ORNAGEGOBLIN’s “Red Tide Rising” video, the opening track off the band’sforthcoming A Eulogy For The Damned full-length, set for NorthAmerican release on February 14, 2012. The video clip is loosely based on H.P.Lovecraft stories and was shot in a series of dilapidated buildings around theUK.

Elaborated vocalist Ben Ward of the video: “We made theterrible decision to make the video for ‘Red Tide Rising’ the day after theLondon Christmas show so it meant we all had to be up bright and early, withvery severe hangovers and head down to the New Forest. Luckily it was a bright,sunny day so everyone was in good spirits and the production crew went to worksetting up at the location, which was some sort of abandoned army barracks inthe middle of nowhere! It could have doubled as the location for Hostel4! In the meantime, the band was dragged halfway across Dorset to do aphoto shoot whilst being attacked by rampaging horses! When we returned,thankful to be alive, we were ready to go and the recording process was verypleasant and quite a lot of fun! We already knew that the footage of us wouldbe mixed with some animation that we’d acquired the use of so we weren’trequired to do anything too ambitious, just repeatedly go over the trackimagining we were playing it to 100,000 people at Wembley stadium! Fuelled bytea and biscuits we got the job done and the results look great!”

Check out the making-of video at THIS LOCATION.

A Eulogy For The Damned is ORANGE GOBLIN’sseventh studio album and first for Candlelight Records. The ten-track offeringwas recorded at The Animal Farm studio in South London, UK, produced andengineered by Jamie Dodd and mastered by two-time Grammy-nominated Pink Floydengineer Andy Jackson at Tube Mastering.

“Long-haired limeys, maximum riffage and turbo doom.Biker rock. From England. And it’s pretty awesome.” – Decibel

“Overall, their first record for Candlelight is prettydamn fantastic. Rockin’, riff-tastic and possibly the best record from start tofinish that they’ve released yet.” – Popdose

“With a soundthat splits the difference between Sabbath and Motörhead, ORANGE GOBLIN servesup a potent dose of '70s-style metal on A Eulogy For The Damned. Gloomy doomand punk power have seldom sounded so good together.” – Metal Underground

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TESTAMENT FRONTMAN TO CHAT LIVE WITH NATIVE AMERICA CALLING RADIO SHOW, “NATIVE IN THE SPOTLIGHT”

2012-01-27T13:41:00.000-08:00

Testament frontman, Chuck Billy, will chat live with NativeAmerica Calling’s radio program, "Native in the Spotlight,” today at 1:00PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific. Billy, who is of the California-based Pomo NativeAmericans, will discuss his Native American heritage and heavy metal careerwhile fielding questions from listeners around the country.

A listing of local stationsairing the program can be found at: www.nativeamericacalling.com.Fans can also tune in online at: http://www.nv1.org/. The toll-free number to call in is1-800-99-NATIV (1-800-996-2848).

Testament iscurrently on the road co-headlining a US tour with thrash metal legend,Anthrax.

The band will release its tenthstudio album, The Dark Roots Of Earth, this spring on Nuclear BlastRecords.
Stay tuned for more information.

Testament with Anthrax and Death Angel…

Jan. 27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
Jan. 28 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
Jan. 29 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
Jan. 30 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
Feb. 01 – Tampa, FL @ Green Iguana Stadium
Feb. 02 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Feb. 03 – Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion
Feb. 04 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
Feb. 06 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
Feb. 07 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
Feb. 08 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
Feb. 10 – Libertyville, IL @ Austin's Fuel Room *TESTAMENT only
Feb. 11 – Traverse City, MI @ Ground Zero *TESTAMENT only
Feb. 13 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room *TESTAMENT only
Feb. 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot *TESTAMENT only
Feb. 17 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades *TESTAMENT only
Feb. 18 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory *TESTAMENT only
Feb. 19 – Santa Clara, CA @ Avalon *TESTAMENT only

Testament online…

http://www.testamentlegions.com
http://www.facebook.com/testamentlegions
http://www.youtube.com/testamentofficial
http://www.twitter.com/testamentlegion
http://www.twitter.com/testamentband

SHARKS HIT THE ROAD WITH SOCIAL DISTORTION AND FRANK TURNER TODAY

2012-01-27T13:31:00.000-08:00

NEW ALBUM, NO GODS, IN STORES MARCH 20, 2012

Who:

Sharks

What:

U.S. Tour With Social Distortion and Frank Turner

Where:

All Dates Below

When:

January 27 - February 18

Why:

The band's Rise Records debut album, No Gods, will be released on March 20th

The UK band's Rise Records debut album, No Gods, will be released on March 20th. Produced by Brian McTernan (The Explosion, Hot Water Music, Cave In), No Gods swims between the rules and regulations of the iconoclastic chaos of punk rock and British indie music. Over the course of eleven infectious anthems, Sharks sharpen timeless melodies with an explosive edge tempered by intricate riffing and hypnotic harmonies. It's pure. It's poetic. And it's powerful.

Born in 2007, Sharks is James Mattock (vocals), Andrew J. Bayliss (guitar), Sam Lister (drums), and Tony Corrales (bass). They released their first independent EP, Shallow Waters, in 2008 and drummed up a serious buzz while playing with the likes of Gallows, The Wedding Present, and Babyshambles. Barely old enough to drive, the group garnered critical acclaim from tastemakers such as KERRANG!, The Guardian, and NME for 2010's Show of Hands EP and incendiary performances supporting The Gaslight Anthem in the UK. In April 2011, they released The Joys of Living 2008-2010, a 14 song collection of previously released tracks and two band new ones that garnered them instant acclaim. Zane Lowe praised the collection as "the sound of a band reaching that moment when they are absolutely ready," while Kerrang called them "one of the best bands around."

Unlike many of their UK predecessors the band has toured extensively in the United States, often living in their van. In the United States they have toured with Social Distortion and just this past year played the entire Vans Warped Tour and Fall Alternative Press Tour. They are currently featured in the "Most Anticipated Music of 2012" issue of Alternative Press. The magazine said their music "bristles with a wonderful sense of rock 'n' roll heritage that serves as a tribute to fallen heroes such as the Clash while simultaneously molding those influences into something refreshing and contemporary."

See them for yourself.

SHARKS 2012 TOUR DATES

JANUARY

27th Las Vegas, NV The Joint @ the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

28th Flagstaff, AZ Orpheum Theater

31st Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre

FEBRUARY

1st Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre

3rd Tempe, AZ The Marquee - SOLD OUT

4th Tempe, AZ The Marquee

5th San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brewing Company *

6th Reno, NV Knitting Factory Concert House

7th Reno, NV Knitting Factory Concert House

9th Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

10th Oakland, CA Fox Theater - SOLD OUT

11th Oakland, CA Fox Theater

13th Chico, CA Senator Theatre

14th Modesto, CA Modesto Centre Plaza

15th Los Angeles, CA Nomad Gallery*

16th Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theatre - SOLD OUT

17th Pomona, CA Fox Theater Pomona - SOLD OUT

18th Pomona, CA Fox Theater Pomona - SOLD OUT

*not part of Social Distortion tour

Sharks - Arcane Effigies (NEW ALBUM "No Gods" OUT MARCH 20th)

BLOOD ORANGE TOURS WITH FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE Hear the Mike Simonetti remix of "Champagne Coast"

2012-01-27T07:43:00.001-08:00

Devonte Hynes returns with his latest moniker BloodOrange and revisits the material from his critically lauded 2011album, Coastal Grooves. Dev is taking time out ofhis busy production schedule (Theophilus London, Solange Knowles, Teenagers) tobring his own 80s funk infused sound of Brooklyn to a city near you in supportof Florence and the Machine. In honor of this charmed lineup,take a listen to fan favorite "Champagne Coast" remixed by MikeSimonetti (Italians Do It Better / Troubleman Unlimited / BleedingKnees Club).

Champagne Coast (Mike Simonetti remix) by DominoRecordCo

Apr 14 - Santa Babara Bowl, Santa Babara, CA

Apr 15 - Coachella Festival, Indio, CA

Apr 17 - Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV

Apr 18 - Mondavi Center - UC Davis, Davis, CA

Apr 20 - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

Apr 21 - The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Apr 22 - Coachella Festival, Indio, CA

Apr 27 - Hennepin Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

Apr 28 - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI

Apr 29 - Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, MO

May 1 - Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX

May 2 - Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX

May 3 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, NewOrleans, LA

May 8 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

May 11 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT

May 12 - Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center, AtlanticCity, NJ

LAMB OF GOD’s Willie Adler and All Axess Join Forces to Launch Official Willie Adler Website

2012-01-27T07:39:00.001-08:00

Premier online guitarcommunity All Axess (www.allaxess.com)and Willie Adler have joined forces to launch the official Willie Adler websiteat www.willieadler.com.

In a recent video about the site, Willie Adler said, “I’mgoing to be updating the site personally on a regular basis from the road,while recording or while I’m at home. I will be giving personal tours of mygear, specs on everything, anything new I might be coming out with, even justthe music I’m currently listening to. This is the place for all things Willie.”

It does not stop there, as the ever-growing guitar communityis now managing social media for world renowned guitarists; through Twitter,Facebook and developing ‘Official’ websites. All Axess has promised arelationship between professional guitarists and fans alike that isrevolutionary and exists nowhere else on the World Wide Web.

With the launch of Willie Adler's official website, AllAxess has once again expanded on its goal of creating a more interactive onlineguitar community. In addition, All Axess will continue to bring the viewerlessons from professionals, rig rundowns and a consistent blog and newssection.

Jeff Kendrick, the site's co-owner states, “In response tothe ever growing social media revolution, All Axess has now initiated themanagement and collaboration with professional guitarists in the developmentand management of their official Facebook, Twitter, Youtube accounts andwebsites. We are very pleased to announce the recent collaboration with WillieAdler as the inaugural guitarist of our social media program. LAMB OFGOD is one of the most respected metal bands in the world and Willieis one of the most sought after guitarists in the metal genre. All Axess iscontinuing its reign as one of the largest forces on the net for guitar playingand the guitarist lifestyle. All Axess is creating a place where fans can go tofind out information about their favorite guitarists, leave comments and alsoask them questions with a very realistic chance that their favorite guitaristwill respond.”

For more information, visit www.allaxess.com and www.willieadler.com.

Red Wanting Blue premieres "Audition" music video as new album makes Billboard debut

2012-01-26T15:54:00.000-08:00

Columbus, Ohio’s Red Wanting Blue hasreleased the video for “Audition” from its just-releasedstudio album From The Vanishing Point. The clip wasshot at a hometown gig at theNewport Music Hall on October 13^th,2011 and in addition to eight professional videographers, the clip was alsoshot by the band’s fans. Encouraged to shoot the song with their smartphones, fans were then asked to send in the footage. Lots of thesesubmissions made it into the final clip. It’s just another way that RedWanting Blue engages its loyal audience and gives them a chance to bepart of it all.

The fans are generous too, helping Red Wanting Blue achievea career milestone as From The Vanishing Point made its Billboard debutin the Top 10 on the Billboard “Heatseekers” chart. FromThe Vanishing Point is the band’s first album of new songs since2008’s These Magnificent Miles which was re-issued in2010 after Red Wanting Blue signed with FanaticRecords, an EMI/Caroline-distributed record label based in NewYork City. The album’s latest single “White Snow” hasjust been released to radio around the country.

Red Wanting Blue has amassed a loyal followingin and around the Midwest since being formed by its leader, songwriter andvocalist, Scott Terry while in college in Ohio in the late90’s. Fans of the band are used to its records being “released” when theyare manufactured, so a proper record label set up time was something new forthem. To appease Red Wanting Blue’s followers, the labelposted a Soundcloud stream of the album ahead of the release date,which has since amassed nearly 150,000 track plays.

Red Wanting Blue will return to one of itsstrongholds, the House of Blues in Cleveland, for a headliningshow on February 4^th, a return to World Café Live inPhiladelphia is scheduled for 2/19, and then it’s back to NYC to headline RockwoodMusic Hall on February 22^nd. The band’s lastperformance in NYC was also a sold-out show. Red Wanting Blue isscheduled to perform several times on the 2012 edition of The Rock Boat sailingfrom New Orleans to Cozumel, Mexico from March 1^st through the5^th as well.

Scott Terry of Red Wanting Blue isavailable for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic formore information.

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Red Wanting Blue Live

01/26 Youngstown, OH @ Youngstown State University
01/27 Wheeling, WV @ Wheeling Jesuit University
01/28 Youngstown, OH @ Cedars
01/31 Clarksburg, WV @ PJ Kelly’s
02/02 Indianapolis, IN @ Super Bowl Village, Meridian Stage (at Meridian andGeorgia Streets) Super Bowl XLVI Host Committee Party
02/03 Cleveland, OH @ “Fox 8 News in the Morning” Television Appearance
02/03 Findlay, OH @ Nino’s
02/04 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
02/07 Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
02/08 Ames, IA @ Mother’s Pub
02/09 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
02/10 Kearney, NE @ Cunningham’s Journal
02/11 Kearney, NE @ Cunningham’s Journal
02/16 Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
02/17 Cambridge, MA @ The Loft
02/18 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
02/19 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
02/22 New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
02/23 Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java
02/24 Murphy, NC @ Murphy’s Grill
02/26 Columbia, NC @ New Brookland Tavern
02/27 Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
03/01 Cozumel, Mexico @ The Rock Boat
03/02 Cozumel, Mexico @ The Rock Boat
03/03 Cozumel, Mexico @ The Rock Boat
03/04 Cozumel, Mexico @ The Rock Boat
03/05 Cozumel, Mexico @ The Rock Boat
03/09 Raleigh, NC @ Pour House
03/10 Roanoke, VA @ Awful Arthur’s

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Red Wanting Blue

From The Vanishing Point

(Fanatic Records – Out Now)

Request: FULL LP

Track Listing:

01. Stay On The Bright Side

02. Audition (STREAM | MP3 | VIDEO)

03. White Snow (STREAM)

04. Playlist

05. Love Remains

06. Cocaine

07. Walking Shoes

08. Dinosaur

09. Running of The Bulls

10 Ballad of Nobodies

11. Hope On A Rope

12. Pour It Out

13. My Name Is Death

PRETTY LIGHTS RELEASES “WE MUST GO ON” SINGLE AND SELF-PRODUCED MUSIC VIDEO

2012-01-26T15:49:00.000-08:00

Derek Vincent Smith (aka Pretty Lights) has just released a new classic sounding PL track titled “We Must Go On”, along with a self-made music video that displays the artist’s innovative nature as he continues to push the boundaries of the title Producer.

The track is a soulful hip-hop jam, laced with a vocal hook that is uplifting, reflective, optimistic, and hauntingly beautiful all at the same time.

The video expresses and channels emotions in a beautiful collage of shots that capture little moments in people's lives, from the joyous, to the innocent, to the desperate. It does so with an editing style based on quickly cut shots, and extremely precise synchronicity with the music, so much so that the audio and video become one. Derek collaborated with Krystle Blackburn (PLM's Creative Director) to create this new style of music video.

According to Smith, “…the creation of this track and video is also an artistic explanation as to why I chose the name “Pretty Lights” for my musical project. It embodies the essence of the artistic eye and the idea that almost any moment, anywhere, can be a moment of inspiration and beauty.”

For more info on Pretty Lights and free album downloads, visit the official PLM site.

Upcoming Pretty Lights Tour Dates

3/23 - ULTRA Music Festival - Miami, FL

3/31 - Lollapalooza Chile - Santiago, Chile

4/8 - Lollapalooza Brazil - São Paulo, Brazil

5/25 - 5/27 - Summer Camp Music Festival - Chillicothe, Illinois

5/31 - 6/3 – Wakarusa Music Festival - Ozark, Arkansas

Pretty Lights - We Must Go On (official music video) from Pretty Lights Music on Vimeo.

CANNIBAL CORPSE: Torture Pre-Orders Available Now

2012-01-26T15:47:00.000-08:00

Death metal overlords CANNIBAL CORPSE willunearth their twelfth slab of audio devastation to North American fans on March13, 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Listed among DecibelMagazine's "Top 25 Most Anticipated Extreme Records Of 2012," theaptly titled Torture was again produced by Hate Eternal's ErikRutan at his own Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as well asSonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, and features the goretorn cover art by longtime CANNIBALCORPSE artist, Vincent Locke. Check out the full packaging at THIS LOCATION.

Several Torture pre-order packages arecurrently available to North American fans through the band's OFFICIAL LANDINGPAGE (where you'll also get the chance to check out first single"Demented Aggression").

Pre-Order Packages Include:

1. CD digipak with die-cut "o" card + 12-pagebooklet

2. Two-sided vinyl picture disc

3. A limited edition box set which includes a"Torture" figurine + CD digipak with die-cut "o" card

4. CD + T-Shirt

5. Box Set + T-Shirt

6. CD + Vinyl + T-Shirt

7. Box Set + Vinyl + T-Shirt

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MAGIC CASTLES RELEASE DOUBLE ALBUM MARCH 20th, 2012

2012-01-26T13:56:00.000-08:00

Magic Castles are set to release their eponymousdouble album on March 20th, 2012 through ‘a’ Records. Along with individual shows in the Midwest, the band is slated to join BrianJonestown Massacre on the East Coast tour of the United States in2012.

“Death Dreams:” http://soundcloud.com/magic-castles/death-dreams

“Ballad Of The Golden Bird:” http://soundcloud.com/magic-castles/ballad-of-the-golden-bird

View the psychotropic video for “Ballad Of The Golden Bird:” http://youtu.be/LzytADGpfRA

Magic Castles have self-released three albums (two in 2009),all of which are currently out of print. But through word of mouth and blogs,the band’s profile spread and a YouTube video was passed to the legendary AntonNewcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre) via his Ustream.tv outlet, WeAre The Radio/Dead TV experimental social media phenomenon in 2010.

Anton Newcombe remembers, "The song that introduced meto Magic Castles was ‘Ballad of the Golden Bird.’ I really think it is special,so much so, I decided to ask the group if I could release this record throughmy label, ‘a’ Records. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do..."

Magic Castles are a band from Minneapolis, Minnesota thatwas abruptly formed in 2006 by Jason Edmonds, with the help ofguitarist, Jeremiah Doering and bassist, PaulFuglestad plusa rotating cast of players and friends. Lyricallyconcerned with trolls, golden birds, and other creatures conjured from thelands of the mushroomed mind (otherwise known as “mysticore”), the band takes ajourney-is-better-than-the destination approach.

Inspired by Spacemen 3, Skygreen Leopards, Galaxie500, the band combines warm Farfisa drones with hazyguitars and bright vocal harmonies to create something similar without soundingredundant. Whether it be storybook psych, mildewy dark garage, or forestfolk, the band crafts its songs using an expansive approach that deftlyoscillates between traditional song form and stretched-out, slowly unwindingabstract passages, managing both poles without a smudge of awkwardness.

Sit back, light up a smoke and enjoy!

MAGIC CASTLES ARE:

Jason Edmonds (guitar & vocals)

Jeremiah Doering (guitar & vocals)

Paul Fuglestad (bass)

Noah Skogerboe (keyboards & vocals)

Brendan McInerney (drums)

Matt Van Genderen (drums)

Magic Castles DOUBLE LP-Track Listing / Availableon 180 gram Black virgin vinyl.

SIDE A - 1) Death Dreams 2) Now I'm a LittleCloud 3) Imaginary Friends

SIDE B –1) Ballad of the Golden Bird, 2) All MyPrayers...

SIDE C – 1) Songs of the Forest 2) 10,100 3)Letterbox

SIDE D –1) Big Sur 2) Mystical Sage Warrior 3)Emory's Memories

Magic Castles CD Track Listing

1) Death Dreams 2) Now I'm a Little Cloud 3)Imaginary Friends 4) Ballad of the Golden Bird 5) All My Prayers...6) Songs of the Forest 7) 10,100 8) Letterbox 9) Big Sur 10) MysticalSage Warrior 11) Emory's Memories

DISCOGRAPHY

Lore of Mysticore (May 2008) (out of print – available oniTunes)

Dreams of Dreams of Dreams (released May 2009) (out ofprint)

Songs of the Forest ~ (October 2009) (out of print–available on iTunes)

http://listn.to/MAGICCASTLES

http://soundcloud.com/magic-castles

RED FANG - New Video Released

2012-01-26T13:47:00.000-08:00

Touring Europe With Mastodon Now

Portland, Oregon's RED FANG are premiering their new video today on YouTube for "Hank Is Dead", which is taken from their critically acclaimed release Murder The Mountains.RED FANG worked with director extraordinaire, Whitey McConnaughy on the video.

Drummer John Sherman spoke about the "Hank is Dead" video:

"Another great concept from the brilliant mind of Whitey McConnaughy. This one came together super quick with the help of some insane Portland locals and their sick air guitar skills. We basically just threw a big party and had a blast while a bunch of cameras ran. That is my shower Aaron and Bryan and Bobcat are in at the intro, btw. It still has a weird ring around it..."

RED FANG are currently on tour in Europe with Mastodon. The tour runs through February 11^th in London and includes RED FANG headline dates in addition to the shows with Mastodon.

RED FANG are streaming Murder The Mountains in its entirety at this location. The band recorded Murder The Mountains with THE DECEMBERISTS' Chris Funk and the album was mixed by three-time Grammy Award winner Vance Powell (WHITE STRIPES, THE RACONTEURS). Murder The Mountains is now available on CD, 12" vinyl, and deluxe digital.

RED FANG is available for interviews upon request. To speak with the band, please contact the relevant publicity contact listed below. Updated RED FANG news and tour information will be made available at the Relapse Records website, the RED FANG Facebook and RED FANG Official Site.

RED FANG EUROPEAN TOUR WITH MASTODON

1/26 ITA, Milan venue tba

1/27 GER, Stuttgart Juha West*

1/28 SWI, Zurich Xtra

1/29 GER, Frankfurt Batschkapp

1/30 GER, Munich Backstage Halle

1/31 GER, Berlin C-Club

2/1 GER, Osnabruck Bastard Club*

2/2 GER, Cologne Essigfabrik

2/3 HOL, Tilburg 013

2/4 FRA, Le Havre Le Mate L'Eau*

2/5 ENG, Bristol Academy

2/6 ENG, Manchester Academy

2/7 SCO, Glasgow Barrowland

2/9 Norwich, UEA

2/10 ENG, Birmingham Institute

2/11 ENG, London Brixton Academy

*Denotes headlining dates*

Terry Malts shares new track, announces new tour dates

2012-01-26T13:41:00.000-08:00

After careful, weeklong consideration, Terry Malts (SanFrancisco, CA) have decided to go forth and record a debut LP as per therequest of Slumberland Records. Displaying a slick, intelligent take onmodern chainsaw pop, TIME certainly lives up to itsname!

The wrong turns that led us here: a 6-song cassette (LogLady; 2010, now in its second pressing), and two 7" singles (bothSlumberland; 2011).

Who is/are/was/will be Terry Malts? A yellow-pagesprivate dick has gleaned the following: Corey Cunningham (guitar, backing vox),by way of Dickson, TN-cum-cardboard-box-in-Toronto, was asked to housesit inFresno, CA. Duties fulfilled, he shot north on a graffiti trip to 924Gilman St. and immediately bonded with fellow men's room "artists"Phil Benson (bass guitar, lead vox) and the unfortunately-named Nathan Sweatt(drums, backing vox).

Hands shook, vibes exchanged; the trio felt compelled todistill their energy into a unified voice. Terry's gospel is succinct,direct, sincere, and timed expertly with next year's looming apocalypse: lifeis hopeless, enjoy!

With a live reputation that bleeds funky "Punk"attitude, I've been told this urgency has been crammed into the TM studioedition. Recorded by a machine, then expertly mixed by human being MonteVallier (Weekend, Young Prisms), this music may compel you to type thefollowing buzzwords into your blog (which, I LOVE, by the way!): catchy, husky,hunky, sharp, blue-collar, rocking, hockey-rock, working-class, perfect,near-perfect, not-half-bad, and/or not-bad.

It's an album, it's a lifestyle, it's a 34-minute hour ofpure, unadulterated Malts... alright?

- Matthew Kallman

TERRY MALTS

01/27 Daly City, CA Serra Bowl $*
02/17 San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern * RECORD RELEASE #
02/23 Chico, CA Duffy's Tavern
02/24 San Diego, CA Tower Bar *%
02/25 Fullerton, CA Burger Records *%
02/26 Los Angeles, CA The Echo PART TIME PUNKS *%
03/09 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop &

* = w/ Permanent Collection
% = w/ Dead Angle
$ = w/ Surf Club
# = w/ Airfix Kits and Cocktails
& = w/ Crocodiles and Bleeding Rainbow

Terry Malts

Killing Time

(Slumberland Records)

Release Date: February 21, 2012

1. Something About You

2. Not Far From It

3. Where Is The Weekend?

4. Tumble Down

5. No Sir, I'm Not A Christian

6. Waiting Room

7. I'm Neurotic

8. Nauseous

9. Mall Dreams

10. No Good For You

11. I Do

12. What Was It

13. Can't Tell No One

14. No Big Deal

Terry Malts

Something About You 7"

(Slumberland Records)

Release Date: October 11, 2011

A. Something About You
B1. No Sir, I'm Not A Christian

B2. Fun Night

TERRY MALTS LINKS:

MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/terrymalts

Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/TERRYMALTSHUH

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/terrymalts

Label Site - http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/

Mark Stewart vs. Primal Scream

2012-01-26T13:05:00.000-08:00

“Starting out as a teenager in the late 70s with the PopGroup and thru the 80’s with the Maffia up to his new solo record, Mark Stewarthas led the attack on conformist reality. Mark is a constant inspirationand a true Thief of Fire. A poet of paranoia and a great laugh. What a guy.” – Primal Scream

Approaching the release of his eagerly anticipated album ThePolitics of Envy (due out March 26^thvia FutureNoise Music), Mark Stewart has joined forces with fellowsubversive musical compatriot Bobby Gillespie and his band, PrimalScream, to release the video for his first single ‘Autonomia.’

Directed by Douglas Hart, founding member and bassist of TheJesus and Mary Chain, the video exhibits a raw, riotous & feverishvivacity infused with the artists’ trademark punk rock ethos to convey thesong’s deep political message.

Written about Carlo Giuliani, an autonomist protestor killedin the 2001 G8 demonstrations in Genoa, 'Autonomia' features BobbyGillespie's frenetic call-and-response chant with Stewart. Stewartexplains that when he started writing the song “it was kind of like a protestsong ... afterwards I started getting on with Bobby and I asked Adrian[Sherwood] about doing it. It’s important that people hear about thestory, it’s the message and the atmosphere as much as anything." ‘Autonomia’ the single will be released through Future Noise Music on February20^th.

Hart, who has been orchestrating music videos for over 30years, has directed over 80 videos, including a number of videos for PrimalScream. Recently he directed a semi autobiographical short film entitled “LongDistance Information” which was screened at the 2011 London Film Festival.

Joining Bobby Gillespie and Primal Scream onthe album is cult film-maker Kenneth Anger, original Clash/PiLguitarist Keith Levene, NYC punk innovator Richard Hell, Lee‘Scratch’ Perry, Gina Birch of the Raincoats, Slitsbassist Tessa Pollitt, Jesus And Mary Chain bassist DouglasHart, Factory Floor, and Daddy G of MassiveAttack.

www.markstewartmusic.com

www.twitter.com/_markstewart

www.facebook.com/markstewartmusic

www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

NOTHNEGAL Posts Second ‘Decadence’ Album Trailer New Album ‘Decadence’ Hits Stores in North America on February 28th, 2012

2012-01-26T13:01:00.001-08:00

Melodic progressive metal powerhouse NOTHNEGAL hasposted a second Decadence album trailer for yourviewing pleasure! Get anew glimpse of Decadence on Season of Mist's YouTube channel. You can also download the song ‘Janus’ for free.

Decadence is available on Season of Mist's e-shop as a limited digipak edition. Eachcopy from the first pressing of the album comes with a unique code that canallow you to win a trip to the Maldives! Check out more information at nothnegal.net.

NOTHNEGAL is set to release their new album Decadence internationallyon January 20^th, 2012, but have recently delayed the release oftheir album in North America to February 28^th, 2012. Decadence ismixed by Greg Reely (Fear Factory, Machine Head, DevilDriver)and Ahti Kortelainen (Sentenced, Sonarta Arctica). Decadence marksthe first official full-length release from NOTHNEGAL.

NOTHNEGAL will be performing select dates inIndia this winter. See below for all currently booked dates:

01 Feb 12 Pune (IN) Amanora Park Town w/ Poets of the Fall

03 Feb 12Hyderabad (IN) One Flight Down

05 Feb 12Bangalore (IN) Summerstorm Festival w/ Opeth

07 Feb 12Male' (MV) Lecute Halha w/ Opeth

For more information about NOTHNEGAL, pleasevisit these websites:

http://nothnegal.net

http://facebook.com/nothnegal

http://twitter.com/nothnegal

http://myspace.com/nothnegal

Russian Circles announce Spring 2012 European and UK headlining tour dates

2012-01-26T12:58:00.000-08:00

"Empros is one of the most viscerally exciting and completely entertaining albums I've heard in a long time. There is perfection in the air and the battle for album of the year just heated up again." 10/10 rating -- Iann Robinson, Crave Online

"It's not a stretch to say it's the band's best album yet." -- Rock-A-Rolla

Chicago trio Russian Circles today announce extensive Spring 2012 tour dates throughout Europe and the UK in support of their critically praised new album Empros. Please see complete dates below.

SPIN Magazine recently featured a full album stream of Empros. The band also recently premiered an MP3 from the album via RollingStone.com.

Russian Circles return with not only their fourth and heaviest album to date -- but also with Emprosthey're poised to take the crown as innovators reinvigorating the staid trappings of genre. Emprospicks up where the anthemic riffs and melodies of 2009's Geneva left off and injects evermore slithering rhythms amid skull-crushing heft with all the visceral intensity of Godflesh, Swans andNeurosis. Put simply, Empros is Russian Circles' Master of Reality: a radical revision of both heavy and melody that is monolithic in its clarity and perfection. Or, like a lone surviving wooly beast emerging from a brutal winter's frost, Empros is the sound of a band shaking the ages from its shoulders with all the brutal force of a behemoth awakened.

Empros is Russian Circles' first full-length to be released worldwide exclusively via Sargent House, the band's longtime management company and record label that had previously released only the vinyl editions of its three prior albums. It was released worldwide on LP, CD and Download on October 25th, 2011.

RUSSIAN CIRCLES LIVE:

Apr 05 - Prague, CZ @ Matrix
Apr 06 - Vienna, AT @ Arena
Apr 07 - Munich, DE @ Feierwerk
Apr 08 - Dresden, DE @ Beatpol
Apr 09 - Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Apr 10 - Warsaw, PL @ Hydrozagadka
Apr 11 - Vilnius, LT @ Propaganda
Apr 12 - Riga, LV @ Gertrudes 101
Apr 13 - Tallinn, ES @ Electric Storm Festival at Tapper
Apr 14 - Helsinki, FI @ Virgin Oil Company
Apr 15 - Moscow, RU @ Gogol
Apr 16 - Stockholm, SE @ Strand
Apr 17 - Oslo, NO @ Revolver
Apr 18 - Gothenberg, SE @ Truckstop Alaska
Apr 19 - Copenhagen, DK @ KB 18
Apr 20 - Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
Apr 21 - Utrecht, NI @ Tivoli
Apr 22 - Brussels, BE @ Magasin 4
Apr 23 - Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal
Apr 25 - Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
Apr 26 - Belfast, IE @ Speakeasy
Apr 27 - Limerick, IE @ Dolan's Warehouse
Apr 28 - Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
Apr 29 - Manchester, UK @ The Ruby Lounge
Apr 30 - London, UK @ Scala Theater
May 02 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
May 03 - Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun
May 04 - Koln, DE @ Gebaeude 9
May 05 - Karlsruhe, DE @ Jubez
May 06 - Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
May 07 - Geneva, CH @ Le Kab
May 08 - Milan, IT @ Magnolia
May 09 - Lyon, FR @ Le Clacson
May 11 - Bilbao, ES @ Azkena
May 12 - Porto, PT @ Hard Club
May 13 - Lisbon, PT @ Musicbox
May 14 - Madrid, ES @ Ritmo & Compas
May 15 - Barcelona, ES @ Apolo 2

Artist: Russian Circles

Album: Empros

Label: Sargent House

Release date: October 25th, 2011

Track list:

01. 309

02. Mladek (MP3)

03. Schiphol

04. Atackla

05. Batu

06. Praise Be Man

On the Web:

www.russiancirclesband.com

facebook.com/russiancirclesmusic

twitter.com/russiancircband

Los Angeles’ Dot Hacker To Release Debut EP Dot Hacker on February 21st via ORG Music

2012-01-26T12:53:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles-based band Dot Hacker torelease eponymous debut EP on February 21st, followed by first full-lengthalbum, Inhibition later in 2012.

The music of Dot Hacker is architectural, built on afoundation of bold, manipulated tones and supported by lush eclectic texturesand angular rhythm. The band’s enigmatic sound comes from the collaboration offriends and founding members, Josh Klinghoffer, Clint Walsh, Eric Gardnerand Jonathan Hischke.

Before forming Dot Hacker in 2008, the four were alreadyestablished musicians, recording and touring with an impressive list ofrespected artists including: Beck, Gnarls Barkley, PJ Harvey, CharlotteGainsbourg, The Butthole Surfers and Broken Bells amongst many others. Klinghoffer, the band's lead vocalist, also currently plays guitar in The RedHot Chili Peppers. The band plans to play shows in 2012 to support therelease of their debut album.

Dot Hacker EP track listing:
1. Inhibition
2. Order/Disorder
3. Eye Opener
4. Rewire

http://dothacker.org/
http://twitter.com/dothackerband
https://www.facebook.com/DotHackerBand
http://www.orgmusic.com/

Ane Brun It All Starts with One (May 1, [PIAS] America)

2012-01-26T11:34:00.000-08:00

Much like her music, the path that led Ane Brun to ItAll Starts With One was peaceful, unhurried and full ofunexpected, subtle surprises. It’s taken her from her small Norwegian hometownof Molde, to Barcelona where she was a street performer, and across the US lastyear supporting Peter Gabriel and singing on his New Blood album.The adventures culminated with the making of her new album It AllStarts with One, a platinum hit in Norway for which she just won theirGrammy equivalent, the Spellemann award, for best female artist. Download thelead single, “Do You Remember” featuring First Aid Kit here, feelfree to post and share. Watch the transfixing video, the first in a series, here.Also, watch Ane and First Aid Kit team up for a stellar live performance of thetrack here.

‘Do You Remember’ is a euphoric, almost tribal track characterized by threedrummers and backing vocals from fellow Scandinavians First Aid Kit. Anotheralbum highlight isJosé González’s wonderfully understatedcontribution to their duet “Worhsip”. Ane’s inimitable voice makesfragile and beautiful tracks like “Oh Love” and “Life Line” spectacular. Albumcloser ‘Undertow’ is a widescreen epic that brings the album to aheart-wrenching climax.

Ane Brun has created an album full of struggles and the strength it takes tomove forward. It All Starts with One is a revelatorywork by an uncompromising artist at the height of her powers.

www.anebrun.com
https://twitter.com/anebrun
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ane-Brun/7319039419

Young Magic premieres "Night In The Ocean" video, gets remixed

2012-01-26T11:26:00.000-08:00

Young Magic

Young Magic's debut album, Melt, is out on Feb.14 on Carpark. The band just premiered its second official music videofor "Night In The Ocean" and a remix of "Sparkly" bymatthewdavid over at XLR8R. You can also check out a recent In The Opensession the band taped in the woods near San Francisco here. Also you canhear "Slip Time" and some kind words about the band from the NPR /All Songs Considered crew right here.

Bio:
Although now firmly settled in New York City, Young Magic's three members cametogether through equal helpings of openness and fortuity. In 2010, singer andproducer Isaac Emmanuel had left his home continent of Australia to travelacross Europe, over to New York, and down through Mexico, all the whilecreating and recording music with whatever instruments he found along the way.While in Mexico, Emmanuel kept a tight correspondence with fellow Australianexpat Michael Italia, who for months had been similarly traveling across Europeand South America with portable recording gear in tow. They decided to meet upin New York, where their good friend from a few years prior, Indonesian-bornvocalist Melati Malay, had been living and making her own recordings. In early2011 the three friends, who had initially bonded over their broad musicalpalettes, began recording together and contributing songs to the record,culling influences and finding their own footing among them.

The immediately fruitful collaboration brought forth singles"Sparkly", "You With Air" and "Night In TheOcean," all of which were fitting indicators of the band's chameleonicsound, heavily informed by West African rhythms, Brainfeeder hip-hop, UK bass,and 60s psychedelic soul. Young Magic's full-length debut, Melt,comprises both of these tracks-as well as their B-sides-and expands on theirvaried aesthetic, at once electronically sequenced and completely organic.Containing recordings from 10 different countries, the album flaunts new facetsat each turn, letting-as on "Watch For Our Lights"-rough samples fromdistant lands coalesce with drum machines and distorted synths. "Night InThe Ocean" and "Jam Karet" put soaring synth pads around thehigher frequencies while deep kicks keep the songs grounded, allowing Isaac andMelati's vocals to float in synchronicity between. And with its shiftingrhythm, open structure, and layers of echoed vocals, closer and highlight,"Drawing Down The Moon," hints at crystalline take on UK garage: alast dance from a collection of short stories from around the world. With asonic mélange of vibes on a debut that remains cohesive and distinctly theirown, it will be exciting to see where the trio's tastes will guide them next.

YOUNG MAGIC

03/14 - 03/17 Austin, TX SXSW

Young Magic

Melt

(Carpark)

Street Date: Feb. 14, 2012

1. Sparkly

2. Slip Time

3. You With Air

4. Yalam

5. Jam Karet

6. Night In The Ocean

7. Watch For Our Lights

8. The Dancer

9. Cavalry

10. Sanctuary

11. Drawing Down The Moon

YOUNG MAGIC LINKS:

Bandcamp - http://youngmagic.bandcamp.com/

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/youngmagicsounds

Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/itsyoungmagic

Official Site - http://cargocollective.com/youngmagic

Suwannee Springfest Announces Additional Artists and Special Sets, March 22-25

2012-01-26T11:21:00.000-08:00

TEA LEAF GREEN, PACKWAY HANDLE BAND, GRANT PEEPLES,
BOBBY MILLER & THE VIRGINIA DAREDEVILS,
SANCTUM SULLY, RED JUNE, TAYLOR MARTIN’S ENGINE,
TENNESSEE FIREARMS, SHORT STRAW PICKERS,
AND UPROOT HOOTENANNY
JOIN THE STELLAR LINEUP (IN FULL BELOW)

TONY RICE TO PERFORM SPECIAL SETS WITH
LARRY KEEL & NATURAL BRIDGE AND INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS

The Three-Day Festival Takes Place March 22 – 25, 2012 at
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL

Tickets on sale now at suwanneespringfest.com

With only 8 weeks to go before the 16th Annual SuwanneeSpringfest kicks off at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL,today festival promoters announce another round of artist additions. Springfestis pleased to welcome to the lineup San Francisco rockers Tea Leaf Green, aswell as Packway Handle Band, Bobby Miller & The Virginia Daredevils, GrantPeeples, Sanctum Sully, Red June, Taylor Martin’s Engine, Tennessee Firearms,Short Straw Pickers and Uproot Hootenanny. They join more than 30 other artistsincluding Yonder Mountain String Band, Donna the Buffalo, Justin Townes Earle,Emmitt-Nershi Band and others. Additionally, Springfest is proud to host twovery special sets with Tony Rice, who will sit in with Larry Keel & NaturalBridge and also with Infamous Stringdusters. Full lineup details are listedbelow and on the newly re-launched website,www.suwanneespringfest.com.

The 16th Annual Suwannee Springfest will be held March 22-25, 2012 at theSpirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Three-day weekendpasses are available now for only $150 and children age 12 and under are freeof charge. Discounts are offered for students and retired and activemilitary. On March 15, weekend passes go up to $165 so buy early and save. Topurchase tickets online or to find out more, please visitwww.suwanneespringfest.com.

2012 Suwannee Springfest confirmed lineup below:
Yonder Mountain String Band
Donna the Buffalo
Justin Townes Earle
Emmitt-Nershi Band
Guy Clark
Verlon Thompson
Darol Anger and the Republic of Strings
Tea Leaf Green
Hot Buttered Rum
The Gourds
Tony Rice
The Mosier Brothers
Tornado Rider
Greensky Bluegrass
Infamous Stringdusters
Great American Taxi
Ryan Montbleau Band
Roy Book Binder
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Jim Lauderdale
Joe Craven
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
Dread Clampitt
Grant Peeples
Randall Bramblett with Geoff Achison
Split Lip Rayfield
Ralph Roddenbery Band
Elephant Revival
Two Man Gentleman Band
The Pinkham Family
Saltwater Grass
Jubal’s Kin
Larkin Poe
Big Cosmo
Habanero Honeys
Packway Handle Band
Bobby Miller & The Virginia Dare Devils
Whetherman
Sloppy Joe
Quartermoon
Two Foot Level
Grandpa’s Cough Medicine
Mickey Abraham’s Traveling Acoustic Ensemble
Sosos
Uproot Hootenanny
Short Straw Pickers
Tennessee Firearms
Bibb City Ramblers
Lefty Williams Band
Donna Hopkins Band
Sanctum Sully
Red June
Taylor Martin’s Engine
Lizzy Ross Band
Honey Blue

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is also home to other Big IV Productions,including theBlackwater Music Festival, the Purple Hatter’s Ball andthe Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival. Hosted each November, the2011 Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival lineup featured Trey Anastastio Band,Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood, The Funky Meters, Karl Denson's TinyUniverse, John Scofield & Piety Street, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk,Lettuce, George Porter, Jr., Jon Cleary, and the Pimps of Joytime. For moreinformation on the Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival go to: www.bearcreekmusicfestival.com

About Big IV Productions:
Big IV Productions is owned and operated by Paul Levine and Lyle Williams,founders of the Bear Creek Music Festival and co-producers of the newBlackwater Music Festival with Blackwater Music, LLC (a company owned byWilliams and Judy Van Zant / owner of Jacksonville Beach, FL’s Freebird Live).In 2011, Big IV Productions added Suwannee Springfest to their family offestivals. Deeply engrained in the Florida music scene, Big IV Productions isalso partners in Tallahassee’s Engine Room as well as Suwannee River Jam, andproducers of the Purple Hatter’s Ball.

WATCH NEW VIDEO FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS’ “BROTHERS”

2012-01-26T11:15:00.000-08:00

The War On Drugs are excited to share the brandnew video for “Brothers,” one of the many highlights off theirstellar Slave Ambient. Following the more kaleidoscopicvideos for “Baby Missiles” and “Come to the City,” the“Brothers” video, which premiered this morning via New York Magazine’sVulture, definitely takes a different approach with its bleakwestern narrative. More on the “Brothers” video from the director team ofBrewer, a pair of brothers (Ben and Alex), actually, is below.

WATCH/POST/SHARE THE VIDEO FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS’“BROTHERS” (DIR. BREWER)

“We kept picturing it as the soundtrack to a dark westernlike Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid or Unforgiven.That is where the deranged T.V cowboy character came from. We wanted the videoto feel like the most exciting five minutes taken out of a longer movie.The biggest challenge in the filming was how to make the old cowboy (played byDavid Weindel) seem threatening, and how to make the nurse (played by TallieMedel) seem like she was dealing with the situation the way a normal personmight really handle such a nightmare.”

In case you missed it, The War On Drugs played a pretty damnperfect performance of “Baby Missiles” on Late Night with JimmyFallon a couple of weeks ago for their late night TV debut, complete withtwo drummers, including special guest, ?uestlove, and duelingkeyboards, one of which looked a whole lot like Jimmy Fallon. After five solidmonths of touring, and several more on the horizon, including stops at allmajor US festivals throughout the summer (full schedule below), this dominationby the ‘Drugs was by no means a fluke!

The War On Drugs’ “Come to the City” 7-inch single isavailable this week on Secretly Canadian. Listen to the b-side, “Don’t Fear TheGhost” -http://soundcloud.com/dojagsc/the-war-on-drugs-dont-fear-the.

THE WAR ON DRUGS TOUR DATES:

Tue. 02/14/12 - Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje

Wed. 02/15/12 - Amsterdman, NL @ Melkweg

Thu. 02/16/12 - Copenhagen, DK @ Vega

Fri. 02/17/12 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow

Sun. 02/19/12 - Berlin, DE @ Magnet Club

Mon. 02/20/12 - Frankfurt, DE @ Brotfabrik

Tue. 02/21/12 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie

Wed. 02/22/12 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix

Thu. 02/23/12 - Liverpool, UK @ The Kazimier

Fri. 02/24/12 - Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s

Sun. 02/26/12 - Glasgow, UK @ Stereo

Mon. 02/26/12 - Manchester, UK @ Sound Control

Tue. 02/28/12 - London, UK @ Electric Ballroom

Wed. 02/29/12 - Brighton, UK @ Concord 2

Thu. 03/01/12 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla

Thu. 03/08/12 - Charlottesville, VA @ JeffersonTheatre ^

Fri. 03/09/12 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre ^

Sun. 03/11/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse ^

Mon. 03/12/12 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree ^

Tue. 03/13/12 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks ^

Wed. 03/14/12 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds ^

Tue. 03/20/12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon *

Wed. 03/21/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent *

Fri. 03/23/12 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin *

Sat. 03/24/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore *

Tue. 03/27/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room *

Wed. 03/28/12 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird *

Fri. 03/30/12 –Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival

Sat. 03/31/12 - St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center for the Arts*

Sun. 04/01/12 – Bloomington, IN @ Rhino's *

Fri. 04/06/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sat. 04/07/12 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Cafe

Sat. 04/21/12 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Rocktown Beer andMusic Festival

^ with White Rabbits

* with Sharon Van Etten

The War On Drugs Online:

http://www.thewarondrugs.net/

http://www.secretlycanadian.com/artist.php?name=warondrugs

http://www.secretlycanadian.com/press/warondrugs/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-War-on-Drugs/112110662139708

http://twitter.com/#!/warondrugsjams

http://www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_wod.html

MARTYRDÖD: Dark Lords Of Swedish Crust Sign With Southern Lord New LP Under Construction At Studio Fredman Now

2012-01-26T09:25:00.001-08:00

Swedish crustpunk horde MARTYRDÖD haveofficially inked a multi-release deal with Southern Lord Recordings, and arecurrently barricaded in the infamous Studio Fredman (At The Gates,Amon Amarth, Opeth) recording their debut label LP, Paranoia.

After formation in 2001, MARTYRDÖD, have sinceslammed the crustpunk and underground metal scene with a surplus of CD and LPreleases on such brutal labels as Plaguebearer, Havoc, Farewell, La Familia andPrank, as well as sporadic touring across Europe and a massive offensive on theUnited States in 2011.

In an scene overabundant with clones of the founding/frontrunning acts of the genre, MARTYRDÖD manage to remain heavilyunique in their filth-ridden approach. While undeniably influenced by acts likeAnticimex, Bathory, Totalitär, Oral and Wolfpack, the band intertwines theircrust roots with sinister, haunting soundscapes and unique riff attacks. Withgenuine Swedish lyrics, distinguished songwriting manifested through bleak andobscure original artwork MARTYRDÖD will continue to conjure uptheir blackened d-beat crust, now under the Southern Lord banner.

Paranoia will be released sometime thisSpring/Summer 2012. Stay tuned for more updates on MARTYRDÖD inthe weeks ahead.

Martyrdöd lineup:

Mikael Kjellman - guitar, vocals

Pontus Redig - guitar

Anton Grönholm - bass

Jens Bäckelin - drums

http://www.myspace.com/martyrdod

http://www.last.fm/music/Martyrdöd

http://www.southernlord.com

MIDDLE CLASS RUT GEARS UP FOR TOUR WITH CHEVELLE & JANUS

2012-01-26T09:19:00.000-08:00

The Sacramento-based rock duo Middle Class Rut isgearing up for a run of dates withChevelle and Janus.Beginning February 24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the band will make their wayaround the Midwest and East Coast, with stops in New York, Providence, AtlanticCity, Nashville, and more.

Middle Class Rut is touring in support of theirdebut album, No Name No Color,which spawned the smash radiohit "New Low" - reaching #5 at Alternative Radio.The anticipated new single "Are You On Your Way" will impactaround the start of the tour. Having been named a "2011 Artist toWatch" by MTV and scoring a coveted spotin USA Today's "On the Verge" feature, MiddleClass Rut are one of the most promising acts of the year. BBCRadio 1's tastemaker Zane Lowe awarded them Hottest Recordhonors, calling them "something propulsive and tribal that promises tounleash the rock, but remains unexpectedly restrained."AOL's Noisecreep declaresthe album "raucous, melodic rock," while Alternative Pressasserts"MC Rut are riveting, the rawness and intensity of their performancedrenched in the pints of sweat they undoubtedly shed at every show."

Middle Class Rut's resplendent cover of the BobDylan classic"Hurricane" is now available for purchase via allonline outlets. The digital bundle also features an exclusive live version of"NewLow" (from No Name No Color) and "DeadSet" (from 25 Years EP), recorded live inthe UK at Zane Lowe's Maida Vale session and at XFM Studios, respectively. The"Hurricane" 10" is also available on vinyl.

Middle Class Rut's Zack Lopez (vocals, guitar) and SeanStockham (vocals, drums), have been playing together since they wereteenagers. The pair records every song they write together almost immediatelyupon coming up with the idea in their rehearsal space, capturing theinstantaneous spirit of a track while still in the moment. They've toured witha range of artists, including Linkin Park, Social Distortion, Alice inChains, Them Crooked Vultures, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trailof Dead, The Bronx and AWOLNATION.Their track "LifelongDayshift" is also featured on the exclusive GameStop release oftheTransformers: Dark of the Moon soundtrack.

MIDDLE CLASS RUT TOUR DATES:

With Chevelle and Janus

2/24/12 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room

2/25/12 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere's Entertainment Center

2/26/12 - Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre

2/28/12 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre

2/29/12 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

3/02/12 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

3/03/12 - Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues

3/05/12 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!

3/06/12 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVA

3/08/12 - Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium

3/09/12 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works

3/10/12 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old NationalCentre

3/11/12 - Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theatre

3/13/12 - Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion

3/14/12 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium

3/16/12 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom

THE CONTORTIONIST Announces Upcoming Tour Dates with All Shall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse & Conducting From The Grave

2012-01-26T09:15:00.000-08:00

Indiana progressive metal powerhouse THECONTORTIONIST is pleased to announce their upcoming run with AllShall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse and ConductingFrom The Grave. The tour kicks off in Oakland, CA on March 29^th andcomes to a close in Sacramento, CA on April 28^th. See below for allcurrent tour dates and stay alert for ticketing information.

“We’re really thrilled to be heading out with AllShall Perish and all of the other bands on the tour this March andApril,” states guitarist Robby Baca. “This is a great tour and we’re excited tobe performing with these bands. We saw All Shall Perish playrecently and those dudes SHRED.”

THE CONTORTIONIST recently announced that theywill be recording their upcoming full-length release at Audio Hammer Studios inOrlando, Florida with Jason Suecof and Eyal Levi (August Burns Red, TheBlack Dahlia Murder) in February. The new album is tentatively set to bereleased with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC in late spring/early summer 2012. The band alsorecently announced their new endorsement deal with Ibanez.

THE CONTORTIONIST released a picture-disc LPversion of their debut album Exoplanet in the fall. Adownload card of Exoplanet will be included with eachcopy. Fans can purchase the LP at iTunes and MerchNow. THE CONTORTIONIST released allother versions of Exoplanet with GOOD FIGHT MUSIC onAugust 31^st, 2010. Purchase your copy of Exoplanet nowat Amazon.com, or on iTunes!

THE CONTORTIONIST tour dates with AllShall Perish, Carnifex, Fleshgod Apocalypse and ConductingFrom The Grave:

3/29 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro
3/30 - Simi Valley, CA @ 118 West
4/01 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Clubhouse
4/02 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
4/03 - Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
4/04 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
4/05 - Houston, TX @ The Warehouse (Fleshgod Apocalypse joinson this date)
4/06 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
4/07 - Tulsa, OK @ Marquee
4/08 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
4/09 - Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
4/10 - Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
4/11 - Detroit, MI @ Harpos
4/12 - Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
4/13 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse
4/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
4/15 - Greensboro, NC @ Greene St.
4/17 - Springfield, VA @ Empire
4/18 - Stanhope, NJ @ Stanhope House
4/19 - New York City, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
4/20 - Worcester, MA @ NEW ENGLAND METAL FEST
4/21 - Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon
4/22 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys
4/24 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
4/25 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
4/26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
4/27 - Sparks, NV @ The Alley
4/28 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades

To learn more about THE CONTORTIONIST, besure to visit these sites:

http://www.facebook.com/thecontortionist

http://www.twitter.com/tcband

http://www.myspace.com/thecontortionistband

Imminent Sonic Destruction Announce Release Date, Pre-Sale and Album Artwork For Debut Album "Recurring Themes"

2012-01-26T09:04:00.000-08:00

"Recurring Themes" - Releases February 24^th 2012

Available for Pre-Order Now

Imminent Sonic Destruction, Detroit's Premiere Progressive Metal Band has released the album art and track list for their upcoming debut album, Recurring Themes. The album is also available for pre-order through the band's website: http://www.imminentsonicdestruction.com/

The album, which will be released in February 24^th 2012, was produced by Roy Z (Halford, Bruce Dickinson), and features nine original tracks that showcase the band's vocal harmonies soaring over original progressive-metal riffing, melodic compositions and the rhythms of ex-Tilesdrummer, Pat DeLeon.

Tracklist:

Driving Home (10:07)
Monster (6:53)
With Death, This Story Ends (6:32)
Breaking Through (13:14)
Temple (5:37)
Here, It's Over (5:02)
Sick (8:39)
The Remembering (1:55)
Raven (16:41)

Imminent Sonic Destructionis the brainchild of Detroit-based guitarist, vocalist and metal innovator Tony Piccoli. Influenced by the raw power of bands such as Strapping Young Lad, Meshuggah and Pantera , as well as the disciplined complexities of progressive groups likeDream Theater and Genesis, Piccoli set out to change the face of metal. His blend of crushing guitars, ethereal overtones, a combination of vocal styles and wonderful melody are wrapped in subtly complex time signatures, skull-crushing guitar riffs, and melodic hooks so memorable that you will need surgery to get these songs out of your head.

The cover art for Recurring Themes was created by Man In The Mountain. "The imagery of the artwork matches the music completely." Piccoli says of the album cover "MITM completely absorbed the music, and this is what came out. Outstanding job!"

Imminent Sonic Destruction are:

Tony Piccoli - Lead Vocals, Guitars

Pat DeLeon - Drums, Percussion

Scott Thompson - Guitars, Vocals

Pete Hopersberger - Keyboards, Vocals

Bryan Paxton - Bass, Vocals

For more information on Imminent Sonic Destruction, please visit:

www.imminentsonicdestruction.com

www.facebook.com/imminentsonicdestruction

www.reverbnation.com/imminentsonicdestruction

HALCYON WAY Parts Ways With Rhythm Guitar Player Zane

2012-01-26T08:57:00.000-08:00

European Tour With Delain Kicks Off April 26^th

HALCYON WAY, has parted ways with rhythm guitarist Zane. Zane left the band on amicable terms and HALCYON WAY wishes him the best in his future endeavors.

Zane spoke about his decision to leave the band:

"After 6 years in one of the greatest metal bands ever, I have decided to leave for the sake of family and personal health. I have enjoyed my time in HALCYON WAY and it has been a life defining tenure. Me and the guys all remain brothers and I look forward to everythingHALCYON WAY has to offer the metal world in the years to come. It was a true privilege to write and contribute to the band, and to hear what was in my head fleshed out on the albums was a joy all its own. See all of you guys in the front row at the next HW show! I'm currently working on a project called "Bishop Lake" with an EP due out in Spring 2012. I also have a horror punk/metal band called School For Morticians slated to break wind sometime in mid 2012."

Guitarist Jon Bodan shared his thoughts on Zane leaving:

"As much as it pains us that our brother Zane has had to step away from HALCYON WAY, we have nothing but respect for his decision and wish him nothing but the best. We've gone to war with him for a long time, and he will truly be missed. Keep an eye out for his new projects as I'm sure they're going to be killer! We would also like to thank Eric Roberts, Rob Fisher from Void Of Reason, and Mike Perrone for filling in with us on several live dates when Zane's situation was a little unclear - you guys were a big help to us and we appreciate it."

This will not put a damper on Atlanta's premier metal band's European tour this Spring with Delain and Trillium. HALCYON WAY is still planning on bringing their powerful mixture of heavy, punishing riffs and infectious melodies to Europe. The tour kicks off April 26^th in Hamburg, Germany and winds up May 16^th in London.

Visit the HALCYON WAY webshop at: http://www.halcyonway.com/webshop

IndoctriNation is the sequel to 2010's "Building The Towers" and continues the sound and theme of that album. It features 5 brand new original tracks; a cover of "Stand Up" by Steel Dragon (from the movie Rock Star - song originally written by Sammy Hagar), a radio edit of "The Age Of Betrayal", and an industrial remix of "The System".

Aurally combining the heaviness of bands like Testament, the technical prowess of Dream Theater, the power metallic attitude of Evergrey and soaring vocal melodies, HALCYON WAYwill leave you awestricken by their punishing riffs and unforgettable hooks.

HALCYON WAY ON TOUR

April 26 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany

April 27 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Lido, Berlin, Germany

April 28 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Progresja, Warzaw, Poland

April 29 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Masters of Rock Cafe, Zlin, Czech Republic

May 02 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Club 202, Budapest, Hungary

May 03 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Arena, Vienna, Austria

May 04 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Backstage, Munich, Germany

May 05 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Rock'n'Roll Arena, Romagnano Sesia, Italy

May 06 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland

May 08 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Gloria, Cologne, Germany

May 09 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium

May 10 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany

May 11 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Alhambra, Paris, France

May 12 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

HMV Institute, Birmingham, UK

May 13 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Corporation, Sheffield, UK

May 15 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Academy 20, Manchester, UK

May 16 2012 - w. Delain and Trillium

Koko, London, UK

DISCOGRAPHY:

2011 - INDOCTRINATION - Nightmare Records

2010 - BUILDING THE TOWERS - Nightmare Records

2008 - A MANIFESTO FOR DOMINATION - Nightmare Records

MEMBERS:

Steve Braun - vocals

Jon Bodan - guitars

Kris Maltenieks - bass

Ernie Topran - drums

HALCYON WAY:

http://www.halcyonway.com (Official Website)

http://www.twitter.com/halcyonway (Twitter)

http://www.facebook.com/halcyonway (Facebook)

SLIPKNOT'S Clown Takes on Mayhem

2012-01-26T08:38:00.001-08:00

The 5th Annual ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL Announces Best Lineup to Date

2012-01-25T15:29:00.000-08:00

MAIN STAGE Artists include:

SLIPKNOT

SLAYER

A Very Special Guest to Be Announced on March 5, 2012

And a Rotation of:

AS I LAY DYING

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

ASKING ALEXANDRIA

ANTHRAX WILL HEADLINE THE UPGRADED JAGERMEISTER STAGE

WORLD’S LARGEST TOURING HEAVY MUSIC FESTIVAL IS BACK FORFIFTH YEAR

GET OFF YOUR ASS PRE-SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, APRIL 6TH

HARD ROCK & METAL FESTIVAL KICKS OFF ON JUNE 30, 2012

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, the world’slargest touring heavy music festival is back for its fifth year, assaulting thesenses of United States heavy metal music fans. The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINKMAYHEM FESTIVAL is proud to announce this summer’s artists. The main stage willbe our strongest ever with the headlining slot occupied by multi-platinum Iowalegends SLIPKNOT. Next up will be legendary thrash metal kings SLAYER andthen a major special guest will be playing in the third slot whom will beannounced on March 5^th. The main stage will also spotlight aferocious mix of today’s best artists in a rotation, including THEDEVIL WEARS PRADA, AS I LAY DYING and ASKING ALEXANDRIA. In 2012thetour has upgraded the production on the festival stage and this year the JAGERMEISTER STAGE willfeature a special headline set by metal masters ANTHRAX supportedby a rotation of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, AS I LAY DYING andASKING ALEXANDRIA, along with WHITECHAPEL, HIGH ON FIRE andthe JAGERMEISTER opener. Pleasenote that bands may vary per market.

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL willmake a 26 date trek across the U.S. beginning on June 30th at the San ManuelAmphitheater in San Bernardino, California. GET OFF YOUR ASS Pre-sale ticketsgo on sale Friday the 6^th of April, 2012. Tune in to www.rockstarmayhemfest.com and www.livenation.com forup-to-date ticketing information.

Corey Taylor of Slipknot says “You knew we'd be back.Now, you know we're coming. This will be a tour people will scarcely want tomiss. It will definitely be a show to remember. Can't wait to see the statesagain from behind a mask.”

Slipknot’s, Clown states “Slipknot isheadlining this summer’s Mayhem festival and it’s going to be unlike anythingyou’ve ever felt, sensed, or seen. You miss this, you miss everything. Everyoneseems to think that there’s a chance we’re gonna go away. This is the farthestthing from the truth. Stay sic and don’t ever judge us.”

“Mayhem 2012 might just be the last and greatest metalfestival before the world ends!! So wreak havoc and go out in style!!” addsTom Araya of Slayer.

Slayer’s Kerry King comments “ We can't wait to getrolling on Mayhem 2012! Been 3 years since we played it last, and it's gonna bebrutal!!! You can't go wrong with Slayer and Slipknot, pure fucking mayhem!!!!

The 5th annual ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL willalso feature ROCKSTAR METAL MULISHA JUMP TEAM, on select dates.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL isproduced by Rockstar Taste of Chaos organizer John Reese, Vans Warped Tourfounder Kevin Lyman, Live Nation, and Creative Artists Agency. The teamhas made the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL a standouton the summer concert circuit by following the proven model of utilizingsponsorship to deliver a lower ticket price and an enhanced concert experience.This year sees them joining forces once again with ROCKSTAR ENERGYDRINK as the title sponsor.

“Metal is ALIVE and WELL in 2012,” states tour producer JohnReese. “The fifth year of Rockstar Mayhem Festival will have a massivelineup that will set heavy music fans ears blazing!”

"Some years it all comes together, from top tobottom and this years ROCKSTAR MAYHEM lineup is going to bring it!" addstour producer Kevin Lyman.

In 2008, the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL bulldozedonto the scene and quickly made itself known as the preeminent summerdestination for the hard rock and metal community. ROCKSTARENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL boasts the most powerful artist line-upsin heavy music.

Artists who have performed on the ROCKSTAR ENERGYDRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL have included hard music legends SLAYER,SLIPKNOT, KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED,GODSMACK, MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, MARILYNMANSON, MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, TESTAMENT, HATEBREED, CANNIBAL CORPSE, BULLETFOR MY VALENTINE, MASTODON, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KINGDOMOF SORROW, DETHKLOK and many more. All have pummeled thestage, while delivering the intensity and heaviness that fans have grown toexpect year after year.

See below for all current tour dates.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL 2012 TOUR DATES:

6/30/2012 7/1/2012	San Bernardino, CA
6/30/2012 7/1/2012	San Francisco, CA
7/3/2012	Seattle, WA
7/4/2012	Boise, ID
7/6/2012	Phoenix, AZ
7/7/2012	Albuquerque, NM
7/8/2012	Denver, CO
7/10/2012	Dallas, TX
7/11/2012	Houston, TX
7/13/2012	Tampa, FL
7/14/2012	Atlanta, GA
7/15/2012	Indianapolis, IN
7/18/2012	Oklahoma City, OK
7/20/2012	St. Louis, MO
7/21/2012	Chicago, IL
7/22/2012	Detroit, MI
7/24/2012	Cincinnati, OH
7/25/2012	Cleveland, OH
7/27/2012	Philadelphia, PA
7/28/2012	Pittsburgh, PA
7/29/2012	Washington, DC
7/31/2012	Saratoga Springs, NY
8/1/2012	Buffalo, NY
8/3/2012	Boston, MA
8/4/2012	Scranton, PA
8/5/2011	Hartford, CT

For more information on the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINKMAYHEM FESTIVAL, visit www.rockstarmayhemfest.com.

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THEORY OF A DEADMAN ANNOUNCE HEADLINE TOUR; FAN CLUB TICKETS GO ON SALE FEBRUARY 1, GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 3

2012-01-25T15:23:00.000-08:00

POP EVIL AND STELLAR REVIVAL TO SUPPORT

“HURRICANE” ARRIVING AT ROCK RADIO THIS WEEK

NEW YORK, NY (January 25, 2012) – Theoryof a Deadman announced today plans for their 2012 headline tour whichkicks off on April 9 in Tallahassee, FL. Fans will be the first to purchase tickets on February 1; while thegeneral public will be able to buy tickets for most of the dates beginning on February3. Additional dates will be announced shortly.

Theory of a Deadman released their fourth studio album TheTruth Is… on July 12, 2011 through Roadrunner Records when itimmediately exploded into the charts taking the#8 spot on the Billboard Top200 and the #2 spot on the iTunesRock Album charts. The Truth Is…, produced by HowardBenson (My Chemical Romance, 3 Doors Down), has scanned almost 200,000 albumsto date.

Theory of a Deadman’s current single, which is also a hugefan favorite, “Hurricane” went to radio this week. Thattrack hit #9 on the iTunes Rock Songs Chart during the album’s 1^st weekof release. “Lowlife,” their first single off The Truth Is… wasthe #1 song at Rock radio for three consecutive weeks while the second single,“Bitch Came Back” was top 15 at Active Rock radio. Theory of a Deadmanhas sent 16 songs into the top 25 on various charts, including three #1’s.

Theory of a Deadman has been together for over a decade andcreated a sound that fans have embraced throughout the world, the platinum Scars& Souvenirs (2008),Gasoline (2005), and Theoryof a Deadman (2002).

Theory of a Deadman is Tyler Connolly (Lead Vocals, LeadGuitar), David Brenner (Rhythm Guitar), Dean Back (Bass), and Joey Dandeneau(Drums).

TOUR DATES (All Dates Feature Pop Evil And StellarRevival Except 5/1):

4/9 Tallahassee, FL ColiseumTallahassee

4/10 Knoxville, TN The Valarium

4/11 Augusta, GA The Country Club

4/13 Cherokee, NC Harrah’s Cherokee – Event Center

4/15 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade

4/17 Norfolk, VA The NorVA

4/18 Wallingford, CT The Dome atOakdale

4/20 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock

4/21 Watertown, NY Jefferson Community College – McVean Auditorium

4/22 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance

4/24 Portland,ME State Theatre

4/25 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club

4/27 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

4/28 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom

4/29 South Bend, IN ClubFever

5/1 Grand Rapids, MI The OrbitRoom (Stellar Revival Only)

5/4 Chicago, IL House of Blues

5/5 Mankato, MN Verizon Wireless Center

5/8 Wichita, KS The Cotillion

5/9 Columbia, MO The Blue Note

5/11 Metropolis, IL Harrah’s Metropolis

www.theoryofadeadman.com

www.roadrunnerrecords.com

http://www.facebook.com/theoryofadeadman

GWAR Announces Spring Leg of the Return of the World Maggot Tour

2012-01-25T15:20:00.000-08:00

After a brief arctic slumber your Lords and Masters GWAR willbe returning to the road this Spring on the second leg of their "Return ofthe World Maggot Tour". The tour kicks off with a special tribute show forfallen band mate and friend Cory Smoot, AKA Flattus Maximus, in Richmond, VA,at The National Theater on Friday March 16^th. All proceeds from theRichmond show will benefit the "Smoot Family Fund" which has beenestablished to help support Cory's widow and their unborn child. Support onthis run will come from fellow Richmond metallers Municipal Waste andCalifornia's Ghoul. Legacy of Disorder will join the tour on March 20^th inBoston and the tour will run through April 11^th in FortCollins, CO.

Tickets for fan club members go on sale tomorrow January 25^th andtickets will go on sale to the general public Friday January 27^th andSaturday January 28^th .

Personal slave to Oderus and Slave Pit spokesman DaveBrockie had this to say...

"All the years of doing GWAR couldnever have prepared us for what we have been through, and I want to thank themetal community and the extended GWAR family for all of yoursupport. Finishing that last tour was the hardest thing we have ever had to do,and we still have about half of the country left to hit. We will continue as afour-piece, with the special tribute to Flattus at the end of the show, inorder to give our fans a chance to say goodbye to our fallen Scumdog brother intrue GWAR fashion-covered in blood and rocking the fuck out!After this tour is over we can start looking to the future and begin to putthis tragedy behind us. But for now we are still in "Hail Flattus"mode!"

DON'T MISS GWAR ON TOUR

3/16: Richmond, VA @ The National

3/17: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls

3/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

3/20: Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater

3/21: So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

3/22: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater

3/23: Toledo, OH @ The Omni

3/24: Lexington, KY @ Buster's Billiards and Backroom

3/25: Joliet, IL @ Mojoes

3/26: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater

3/27: Des Moines, IA @ People's Court

3/28: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom

3/30: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater

3/31: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater

4/1: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club

4/2: Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater

4/3: San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues

4/4: Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater

4/5: Chico, CA @ Senator Theater

4/6: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

4/7: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory

4/9: Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café

4/10: Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air

4/11: Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater

There are still a couple of weeks worth of shows TBA, so ifyou don't see your city, don't freak out!

Make sure to keep up with Oderus' latest incoherent rantsand raves on "The Mad Minute" with Full Metal Jackie.

CHECK OUT GWAR ON THE WEB

http://www.gwar.net

http://www.youtube.com/gwar

http://www.metalblade.tv/tv

http://www.facebook.com/gwar

http://www.myspace.com/gwarofficial

http://www.gwarjapan.net

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS PREMIER VIDEO FOR "LOOK AROUND" ON AOL

2012-01-25T15:12:00.000-08:00

WHO:

Red Hot Chili Peppers

WHAT:

"Look Around" Video Premier

WHERE:

HERE

(AOL, AOL Music, Spinner, Huffington Post Entertainment)

WHEN:

Now

SEE THEM LIVE...

03/29 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum

03/31 Orlando, FL Amway Arena*

04/02 Sunrise, FL Bank Atlantic Center*

04/04 Raleigh, NC RBC Center*

04/06 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena

04/07 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena*

04/09 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum

04/10 Duluth, GA Gwinnett Center*

04/12 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum*

04/27 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre (on sale 1/27)

04/30 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place (on sale 1/27)

05/02 Montreal, QC Bell Centre (on sale 1/28)

05/04 Newark, NJ Prudential Center (on sale 1/28)

05/07 Boston, MA TD Garden (on sale 1/27)

05/10 Washington, DC Verizon Center (on sale 1/27)

05/11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center (on sale 1/27)

05/25 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (on sale 1/28)

05/26 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena (on sale 1/27)

05/28 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena (on sale 1/28)

05/30 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center (on sale 1/27)

06/01 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena (on sale 1/27)

06/02 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena (on sale 1/27)

06/04 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center (on sale 1/27)

06/06 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena (on sale 1/27)

06/07 Louisville, KY KFC Yum Center (on sale 1/28)

08/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center*

08/12 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center*

08/14 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena*

08/15 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena*

09/23 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center*

09/25 Phoenix, AZ Jobring Arena

09/27 Denver, CO Pepsi Center*

09/29 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center*

10/02 Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena*

10/04 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena*

10/20 Houston, TX Toyota Center*

10/22 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Arena

10/24 Tulsa, OK BOK Arena

10/25 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena

* denotes the show is sold-out

www.redhotchilipeppers.com

M. Ward to release A Wasteland Companion in April; full North American Tour announced

2012-01-25T08:34:00.001-08:00

Merge will release M. Ward's sixth solo album, A Wasteland Companion, onApril 10.

In the three years since Portland, OR-based troubadour M. Ward releasedhis last solo album - the universally lauded Hold Time -he’s toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo She& Him as well as one with the talented group of friendscollectively know as Monsters Of Folk.

Inspired by his increasingly itinerant lifestyle Ward set forth to create somethingof a musical travelogue. He explains, “Between now and when I made HoldTime there has been a lot of traveling which requires a lot ofreckoning with what to leave behind and what to carry – material and otherwise– and thinking about what I want versus what I need, creatively and otherwise.I wanted to get a reflection of that on the album. It was a process ofstripping away my security blanket, which is the same four walls I alwaysrecord in.”

The album was made with 18 musicians and recorded in eight different studios inPortland, Omaha, New York City, Los Angeles, Austin and Bristol (UK). AWasteland Companion features the talents of M Ward (piano,guitars, voice, production), Mike Coykendall (percussion,bass), Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb (piano), John Parish (percussion,marimba), Bright Eyes’ Mike Mogis(organ), Susan Sanchez (vocals),She & Him’s Zooey Deschanel (vocals), JordanHudson (percussion), Adam Selzer (bass), Nathan“JR” Andersen (piano), Scott McPherson(percussion), SonicYouth’s Steve Shelley (percussion), Dr. Dog’s TobeyLeaman (bass), Devotchka’s Tom Hagerman (strings),Oakely Hall’s Rachel Cox (vocals), Amanda Lawrence(violin), JohnGraboff (pedal steel) and Tyler Tornfelt (bass). Therecording utilized eight engineers, including Tom Schick (RufusWainwright) and John Parish (PJ Harvey).

Track listing:
1. Clean Slate (for Alex & El Goodo)
2. Primitive Girl
3. Me And My Shadow
4. Sweetheart
5. I Get Ideas
6. The First Time I Ran Away
7. A Wasteland Companion
8. Watch The Show
9. There’s A Key
10. Crawl After You
11. Wild Goose
12. Pure Joy

M. Ward on tour:
Feb 2 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge at Hollywood ForeverCemetery
Apr 11 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Apr 12 Santa Cruz, CA The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom
Apr 13 Indio, CA Coachella **SOLD OUT**
Apr 14 Santa Barbara, CA SoHO
Apr 16 San Diego, CA Belly Up
Apr 17 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
Apr 18 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum
Apr 20 Indio, CA Coachella **SOLD OUT**
May 5 Portland, ME State Theatre
May 6 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
May 7 New Haven, CT Toads Place
May 8 Boston, MA House of Blues
May 11 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
May 13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 15 Durham, NC Duke Performances at Page Auditorium
May 16 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
May 17 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
May 22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
May 24 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Jonathan Richman supports 4/11
fIREHOSE supports 4/12, 4/16-4/18
Lee Ranaldo Band supports 5/5-5/22

HEMINA to Release "Synthetic" March 27th On Nightmare Records Artwork and Tracklisting Revealed

2012-01-25T08:30:00.000-08:00

HEMINA are a unique voice in the ever-growingworld of Progressive Metal. HEMINA puts melody, songwritingand atmosphere before any of the instrumental histrionics one may typicallythink of in today's world of Progressive music whilst still maintaining thelevel of technical proficiency listeners have grown accustomed to. From Australia,the band takes you on an 80 minute aural journey into the life of an angel bornonto the world, forced to live through our modern world and beyond with this,their debut concept album, Synthetic. The album will bereleased March 27^th on Nightmare Records.

With a crystal-clear mix provided by Progressive MetalVeteran, Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Studios, Denmark (Helloween, Circus Maximus,Redemption, Seventh Wonder, Jorn), the band deliver a dynamic and sumptuousadventure packed full of wailing guitars courtesy of Douglas Skene and MitchCoull, atmospheric keyboards by Phill Eltakchi, passionate vocals led byDouglas Skene, a thundering and dynamic rhythm section paved by Mathew Irsak onDrums and Jessica Martin on bass, as well as beautiful harmony vocals fromDouglas, Mitch, Phill and Jessica covering a wide range of timbres.

Synthetic is an eclectic journey of freshand exploratory sound ranging from multi-part epics such as 'To Conceive aPlan' and 'Divine', to passionate ballads in 'For All Wrong Reasons', and hardhitting rockers like 'With What I See' and 'Haunting Me!'. The album presentsitself as a 79+ three-dimensional adventure through segued tracks of varyingdynamics.

Tracklist

1. This Hour of Ours

2. To Conceive a Plan

3. The Boy is Dead

4. For All Wrong Reasons

5. And Now to Find a Friend

6. With What I See

7. Hunting is for Women

8. Even in Heaven

9. Conduit to the Sky

10. Haunting Me!

11. Divine

Discography

"As We Know It EP" August 2010 (Independent)

For More Info Visit:

www.Hemina.com.au

www.facebook.com/heminamusic

www.twitter.com/heminaofficial

Hemina.bandcamp.com

www.myspace.com/heminaaus

MASTODON TEAM UP WITH NOTED FINE ARTIST TIM BISKUP ON VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE "DRY BONE VALLEY"

2012-01-25T07:48:00.000-08:00

"DRY BONE VALLEY" IS FOLLOW-UP TOGRAMMY-NOMINATED "CURL OF THE BURL" FROM BAND'S ACCLAIMED ALBUM THEHUNTER

CONTEST TO DESIGN THE "DRY BONE VALLEY" BANNERLAUNCHES NOW

To create the videofor their new single "Dry Bone Valley," Atlanta rockicons Mastodon haveteamed up with noted fine artist Tim Biskup, along-time friend who has amassed a cadre of loyal fans and collectors of hispainting and sculpture, which boast complex color and design theories and adecidedly populist aesthetic. This collaboration with Mastodon marks Biskup'sfirst foray into film/video work in nearly six years.

"Doing video for 'Dry Bone Valley' was a dreamproject," says Biskup, who also designed a hoodie for Mastodon in thepast. "The band's aesthetic has always been interesting and inspiring tome and I think what I do aligns with their music. When I pitched my idea, itwas very vague - like a stream-of-consciousness poem - more than a traditionaltreatment. They were on board from the start and willing to trust me and let meexperiment. It let me follow the same kind of path that I go down when I workon improvised paintings and sculptures. I love working on film, but findingpeople who trust me enough to just let me do my thing is tricky, so I'mthrilled to venture back in with this project."

"Tim is an old friend of ours and one of my favoriteartists," says Mastodon's Brann Dailor about working with Biskup."The opportunity to work with him was unique and very special forus."

The "Dry Bone Valley" video is "basicallyabout waking up to find yourself being chased by death and having to reckonwith dying and what that actually means to you," Biskup explains."It's a life/death metaphor where the girl in the video goes from huntedto hunter. There's a whole lot more going on metaphorically, and the symbolismgoes very deep and is very specific, but I'll leave the rest up tointerpretation." Watch the new video here.

"Dry Bone Valley" is the second single fromMastodon's critically acclaimed album The Hunter, whichfound its way onto several Year End/Best Of critics' lists, including thosecompiled by Rolling Stone, Spin, Revolver,and Decibel. Released on September 27^th, TheHunter entered the Billboard Top 200 Album chartin the Top 10. The first single, "Curlof the Burl," has been nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award for"Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance."

Attention fans! Mastodon and Talenthouse are giving fans achance to design a "DryBone Valley" banner that will befeatured on http://mastodonrocks.com andhttp://facebook.com/mastodon fora month. The winner will also receive a $1,000 prize, while two runners-up willget $500 and be featured in the band's photo gallery as well. The designs willbe chosen by fan votes, Mastodon, and Tim Biskup. Get more information at http://www.talenthouse.com/design-for-mastodon.

At present Mastodon are immersed in an extensive tour ofEurope and Australia, which culminates in an appearance at the SoundwaveFestival in March. The band is expected to tour the U.S. again this spring.Tour dates will be announced shortly.

LAMB OF GOD Partners with Jammit for Release of ‘Resolution’ Tracks

2012-01-24T11:20:00.000-08:00

LAMB OF GOD has partnered with Jammit, Inc.—amusic software company founded by renowned producer/engineer Scott Humphrey.Each song from the band’s latest CD, Resolution, will beavailable on Jammit – an emerging music platform that willgive musicians and fans a whole new way to experience LAMB OF GOD.The band’s decision to release their highly anticipated CD simultaneously forJammit software is a testament to its innovative presentation and rich featureset. Below is a description of Jammit and the link to the LAMB OF GOD artistpage.

About Jammit:

Whether you’re an aspiring musician, an absolutebeginner or a seasoned professional, Jammit is theeasiest way to learn your favorite songs. Jammit delivers astunning user experience allowing you to virtually practice and perform inthe recording studio with your favorite artists. This revolutionaryproduct utilizes the actual multi-track masters fromthe original recording sessions. Jammit tracksare available for guitar, bass, drums, keyboard andvocals, allowing you to isolate a specified instrument or vocaltrack from the rest of the band. The software provides note-for-notetranscriptions (in standard notation or tablature), instantnavigation to any part of the song, adjustable snap-to-grid loopingand a slow playback mode (that doesn’t affect the pitch). Onceyou have learned the song, you can replace the original instrumentrecording with your own performance. Jammit iscurrently available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch with Macand Windows versions coming in early2012.

RUNNING WILD "Shadowmaker" Cover and Tracklisting Revealed

2012-01-24T10:39:00.000-08:00

Reunited German metal legends RUNNING WILD willrelease their brand new album"Shadowmaker" inGermany on April 20th, in Europe on April 23rd andin the US/Canada onApril 24th 2012 on SPV / Steamhammer.

The album will be released as a limited first edition in ablack jewel case with silver printing and slipcase plus a 40 min bonus DVD witha making of and a track by track commentary by Rock N´Rolf. The double gatefoldLP will come with printed inner sleeves and clear vinyl. There also will be abox set limited to 1.000 copies worldwide. It contains 2 LPs, the black jewelcase with the DVD, a poster, a sticker, a postcard and a 30 page book in LPsize about the history of the band.

The cover of "Shadowmaker" isthe most unusual in the history of the band, but when you listen to the titletrack and read the lyrics, you will understand the meaning of it. It wascreated by Rock N´Rolf and Jens Reinhold (Evergrey,Freedom Call, Virgin Steele etc...), who also will do the complete artwork forall configurations.

Stay tuned for more info about the recordings and other newswithin the next few weeks.

Tracklisting black jewel Case + DVD

1.Piece OfThe Action 4:25

2.Riding OnThe Tide 4:18

3.I Am WhoI Am 4:51

4.BlackShadow 5:13

5.Locomotive4:35

6.Me &The Boys 5:00

7.Shadowmaker4:25

8.SailingFire 4:14

9.Into TheBlack 4:57

10.Dracula7:29

DVD

=>Making of "Shadowmaker"

=> Trackby track commentary by Rock N´Rolf

Lengthapprox. 40 min

Tracklisting LP

LP 1

Side 1

1.Piece OfThe Action 4:25

2.Riding OnThe Tide 4:18

3.I am WhoI am 4:51

Side 2

1.BlackShadow 5:13

2.Locomotive4:35

3.Me &The Boys 5:00

LP 2

Side 1

1.Shadowmaker4:25

2.SailingFire 4:14

3.Into TheBlack 4:57

Side 2

1.Dracula7:29

Boxset:

- 2 LPs,clear vinyl

- Blackjewel case incl. DVD

- Poster

- Postcard

- Sticker

- 30 pagebook in LP size about the history of the band plus photos

- 35 x 35cm

- hardcardboard material with top

GWAR Announces Spring Leg of the "Return of the World Maggot Tour"

2012-01-24T10:18:00.000-08:00

Tickets for fan club members go on sale tomorrow January 25^th andtickets will go on sale to the general public Friday January 27^th andSaturday January 28^th .

Personal slave to Oderus and Slave Pit spokesman DaveBrockie had this to say...

DON'T MISS GWAR ON TOUR

3/16: Richmond, VA @ The National

3/17: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls

3/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

3/20: Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater

3/21: So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

3/22: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater

3/23: Toledo, OH @ The Omni

3/24: Lexington, KY @ Buster's Billiards and Backroom

3/25: Joliet, IL @ Mojoes

3/26: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater

3/27: Des Moines, IA @ People's Court

3/28: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom

3/30: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater

3/31: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater

4/1: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club

4/2: Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater

4/3: San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues

4/4: Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater

4/5: Chico, CA @ Senator Theater

4/6: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

4/7: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory

4/9: Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café

4/10: Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air

4/11: Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater

There are still a couple of weeks worth of shows TBA, so ifyou don't see your city, don't freak out!

Make sure to keep up with Oderus' latest incoherent rantsand raves on "The Mad Minute" with Full Metal Jackie. Listen to thelatest installment and check out recent "Mad Minutes" athttp://www.fullmetaljackieradio.com

CHECK OUT GWAR ON THE WEB

http://www.gwar.net

http://www.youtube.com/gwar

http://www.metalblade.tv/tv

http://www.facebook.com/gwar

http://www.myspace.com/gwarofficial

http://www.gwarjapan.net

Harriet's "Tell The Right Story" EP Streaming At PasteMagazine.Com

2012-01-24T09:25:00.000-08:00

Harriet is a new Los Angeles-based bandfronted by former Dawes member Alex Casnoff. The quartet's self-released debutEP Tell The Right Story is currently streaming in full at www.PasteMagazine.Com andwill be available for free download beginning January 31, 2012 at www.HarrietMusic.Com. Incelebration of the release, the group will headline Harvard & Stone in LosAngeles on February 2nd for a hometown release show.

Inspired largely by classic storytelling and the spectacleof the movies, Tell The Right Story weaves eerily romanticballads with unwavering anthems, and features classic elements of Americana andfolk music contrasted with futuristic electronic samples and beats.

"I wanted it to feel big... cinematic. I wanted everysong to be a movie, " said Casnoff. "I wanted it to feel like anoccasion. I wanted it to feel like a wedding."

Casnoff was formerly a member of notable Los Angeles bandsDawes and PAPA, bands both named after grandfathers. In flipping the tradition,Casnoff decided to name the band after his grandmother, Harriet. After touringthe country for years with his prior bands and with a growing arsenal of hisown songs, Casnoff stepped into the studio in June 2011, armed with his nicestsuit and a bottle of fine tequila, to record what would become Tell TheRight Story. The result is a striking collection of songs that draw on theinfluence of classic American singer-songwriters, film, electronic music, andCasnoff's experience as a touring musician.

"I may have seen every gas station in the country, butthe America I feel indebted to is not in the past, at least not that far. I ama product of my time. We make music about the retro-future. Music about coping.Anti motivational motivational music."

Harriet is Alex Casnoff, Aaron Folb (bass), Henry Kwapis(drums), and Adam Gunther (guitar). Tell The Right Story wasproduced by Sean O'Brien and recorded in Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Early Praise For Tell The Right Story...

"Hints at some of Dawes' more dynamic moments whilecapturing Casnoff's own unique emotional delivery."

Paste

"Nodding to Wilco with the right touch of Queensof the Stone Age-style grit, Harriet eloquently transform alternative rock...elegantly ethereal and heart-wrenchingly honest. From sparsely soothing pianopassages to dreamy distorted hooks, this is the best story the indie world hasproduced in a long time..."

ARTISTdirect

"... Notably cinematic in nature with pointedlydramatic lyrics and melodies. "I Slept With All Your Mothers" is anaching indie rock number, as heavy in parts as it is forlorn."

RCRD LBL

"Like the lovechild of Neutral MilkHotel and Wilco, delivered twenty years late. It's a full-bodied elixir for theheartbreak of a crashing American Dream."
Neon Gold

UPCOMING LIVE DATES

February 2, 2012 - Harvard & Stone - Los Angeles,CA

February 5, 2012 - Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA

February 20, 2012 - Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA

March 3, 2012 - Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA

March 14-18 - SXSW - Austin, TX

www.harrietmusic.com

SCALE THE SUMMIT's The Collective To Receive Limited Vinyl Release First Ever Headlining Tour To Commence This Friday!

2012-01-24T08:24:00.001-08:00

By popular demand, Prosthetic Records will soon release TheCollective, the critically acclaimed 2011 album by Houston progressiveinstrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT, on vinyl. The LP -- limited to500 copies on high-quality 180-gram wax, and available now forpre-order at the Prosthetic Store – will feature enhanced cover art,pictured above. Additionally, it will contain the bonus track"Redwoods," a song recorded during The Collective sessionsthat to date has only been available on the Japanese version of the album.

The Collective, called "terrifyingly good" and "essentialprog" by Guitar World, was recorded in late 2010 at Paint It Black Studiosin Orlando, Florida with producer Mark Lewis (Devildriver, All That Remains,The Black Dahlia Murder). It was supported by five North American tours in 2011alongside the likes of Periphery, Protest The Hero, The Human Abstract, Fair ToMidland, Cynic and 3.

SCALE THE SUMMIT will embark on its first-ever headliningtour this week. The Their Strings Are Voices tour kicks off in the band'shometown of Houston on Friday, and will wrap its way through the U.S. beforeconcluding on February 20 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Support will be provided byElitist at most shows.

SCALE THE SUMMIT Their Strings Are Voices Tour Dates:
1/27/2012 Fitzgeralds - Houston, TX *
1/28/2012 The Door - Dallas, TX - The Door w/ Winter Jamboree
1/29/2012 Hooligans - Albuquerque, NM *
1/30/2012 Underground - Mesa, AZ *
1/31/2012 The Whisky - Los Angeles, CA *
2/02/2012 Branx - Portland, OR
2/03/2012 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
2/05/2012 Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
2/06/2012 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
2/07/2012 Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
2/08/2012 Fubar - St Louis, MO
2/09/2012 Reggie’s Chicago, IL
2/10/2012 Mac’s - Lansing, MI
2/11/2012 Wreck Room - Toronto, ON
2/12/2012 Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY
2/13/2012 TT’s The Bear - Cambridge, MA
2/14/2012 Architekt Music - Butler, NJ
2/15/2012 Barbary - Philadelphia, PA
2/16/2012 Empire (formerly Jaxx) – West Springfield, VA
2/17/2012 The Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA
2/18/2012 Will’s Pub - Orlando, FL
2/19/2012 Handlebar - Pensacola, FL
2/20/2012 Tiki Bar - Shreveport, LA
* - No Elitist

SCALE THE SUMMIT formed in 2005 while attendingthe Musicians' Institute in Los Angeles. The band relocated to Texas in 2006,where they recorded their self-released debut album. After signing with
Prosthetic, they released Carving Desert Canyons, which Revolvercalled "a cinematic blast of intricately melodic fretwork and pummelingpercussion," in 2009. The band subsequently toured with Dream Theater,Devin Townsend and Between The Buried And Me, among others. SCALE THESUMMIT also has tracks available for the Rock Band video game throughthe Rock Band Network, while Chris Letchford was recently featured inMetalSucks' "Top 25 Modern Guitarists" list.

https://www.facebook.com/scalethesummit

http://www.scalethesummit.com

http://prostheticrecords.com

HAEMOTH: Full Album Stream Brought To You By AOL Music

2012-01-24T08:18:00.000-08:00

Beginning today, AOL Music will stream In NomineOdium, the third full-length offering from French black metal miscreants, HAEMOTH inits entirety. Rupture your ear drums at THISLOCATION. In Nomine Odium, called “pretty damn terrifying”by Decibel Magazine in a 8/10 review of the record, comes by way ofDebemur Morti Productions.

Following six years of unsettled silence, HAEMOTH returnwith seven singeing psalms of uncompromising Satanik supplication. Corrupted bythe glorious, bountiful presence of all-knowing evil -- vice and deviance theirpredominant muse(s) – the hateful hellmongers channel pestilence, corruptionand occult rituals into their most scathing and relentless concoction yet. InNomine Odium is a caustic, toxic and breathtaking excursion into thedarkest corridors of the human psyche, where even the more ambient passages aredark, menacing and deeply disturbing.

“…a cacophonous cauldron of churning fuzz, pitch-blackambience, and way-more-than-two-minutes-hate. “ – Decibelmagazine.com onthe song “Slaying The Blind”

“ In Nomine Odium, despite its homogeneousnature, strikes the ideal balance between primal rage and epic grandiosity fromwhich traditional black metal flourished.” -- Metal Review

“If you're looking to drink some nihilistic tincture, theindiscriminate hate of In Nomine Odium is exactly what you're waitingfor.” -- Exclaim

“This is a solid BM album that fuses the tranquil withthe tumultuous, the serene with the intense, and the raw with the atmospheric. InNomine Odium is more than worth your time.” -- Sea Of Tranquility

“If HAEMOTH‘s goal is to contribute tohumanity’s ruin, then I feel they have done an admirable job with InNomine Odium.” -- Teeth Of The Divine

“…raw black metal in its purest form.” -- Metal Machine

“HAEMOTH brings the now known as thetypical French style to a new and greater intensity. Such a performance shouldnot be underestimated. It is evident that the fans of extreme black metal, atthe very least should take notice of this.” – Lords Of Metal

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IF THESE TREES COULD TALK ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM DETAILS RED FOREST, TO BE RELEASED ON SCIENCE OF SILENCE RECORDS Band Schedules Two Week European Tour This April

2012-01-24T08:11:00.000-08:00

Akron, OH post-rock outfit If These Trees Could Talk hasannounced plans to release the band's third album, Red Forest onMarch 20th. Vinyl treatment will be released on Science ofSilence Records, while the band will self-release the CD and digitalversions. The nine song, 48-minute long album was self-producedthroughout much of 2011 at NEMeadow Studios in Bath, OH. Will Putneymastered the album and Charlie Wagers of Three Bears Design was at the helm forart direction and design.

Red Forest gives fans their first look into new music from The Trees sincetheir critically acclaimed full-length Above The Earth, Below The Sky, whichwas released in 2009. In 2006, The Trees released their debutself-produced eponymous EP, which was the launching point for their career.

"When we went into this record, we decided towards the end of thewriting process that we wanted to self-produce and record it. We hadself-produced the last two albums, and wanted to continue on that path. This afforded us the opportunity to take our time with the tracks and gave themspace to grow."

Red Forest Tracklisting:
1. Breath of Life
2. The First Fire
3. Barren Lands of the Modern Dinosaur
4. They Speak With Knives
5. The Gift of Two Rivers
6. Red Forest
7. Aleutian Clouds
8. Left to Rust and Rot
9. When the Big Hand Buries the Twelve

The writing of the record came about very naturally, say the bandmembers. "Once we decided that a song had made it far enough, wetracked it, re-tracked it and just kept adding onto it until we were happy withit. It was very much a write-as-you-record kind of experience. Therecording console had a flat screen above it that played Koyaanisqatsi onrepeat, which kind of encapsulates our feelings on what inspired the record."

In addition to releasing new music, The Trees will embark on a two weekEuropean tour in April. "This is something that seemed out ofreach, but has come to fruition in a very seamless way. We couldn't behappier to finally be playing for fans that have been asking for so long. We really can't thank them enough for all the support and passion that theyhave given us." Starting off at Dunk! Festival in Belgium onApril 7th, the band will make their way through Germany, Czech Republic,Poland, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and finish with three dates at Astral Festin Russia. See below for a full list of dates.

European Tour Dates:
Apr 07 Dunk! Festival | Sottegem, Belgium
Apr 08 Kulturpalast | Wiesbaden, Germany
Apr 09 Kassablanca | Jena, Germany
Apr 10 Klub 007 | Prague, Czech Republic
Apr 11 Hydrozagadka | Warsaw, Poland
Apr 12 Fabrika | Poznan, Poland
Apr 13 Cassiopeia | Berlin, Germany
Apr 14 Druckluft | Oberhausen, Germany
Apr 15 Rhiz | Vienna, Austria
Apr 16 Instant | Budapest, Hungary
Apr 17 Tvornica Kulture | Zagreb/Sljeme Medvednica, Croatia
Apr 18 PMK | Innsbuck, Austria
Apr 19 The Waiting Room | Saint Petersburg, Russia
Apr 20 Tele-Club | Ekaterinburg, Russia
Apr 21 Milk | Moscow, Russia

The Trees music has been featured in various MTV and VH1 shows, Levi's, Nikeand Van's webisodes as well as in Friday Night Lights and the Playstation 3video game, InFamous. Look for more music to be featured in the upcomingdocumentary The Other Dream Team, which will be premiering at the Sundance FilmFestival this week.

Keep up to date with all band and label news:
www.twitter.com/treescouldtalk
www.facebook.com/treescouldtalk
www.ifthesetreescouldtalk.com
www.facebook.com/scienceofsilence
www.scienceofsilence.net

DAVID LYNCH RELEASES SUPER DELUXE COLLECTORS EDITION OF CRAZY CLOWN TIME DESIGNED BY VAUGHAN OLIVER

2012-01-24T07:57:00.001-08:00

Releases Super Deluxe Collectors Edition of “Crazy Clown Time”

Deluxe edition of “Crazy Clown Time” designed by Vaughan Oliver released January

23 on Sunday Best Recordings, strictly limited to 1000 copies worldwide

"The 14-song record seduces you into a haunted dream world" – BlackBook

"The filmmaker's first solo album lives up to his reputation for dark, dreamlike

storytelling." - NPR

“8/10 – Brave, challenging, and a little bit sick” – NME

“8/10 - The production is as meticulous as the sound design in his movies.

Beautifully beguiling" – Clash (UK)

“The blues reinvented for the 21st century” – The Wire (UK)

Last year David Lynch unveiled his debut LP “Crazy Clown Time”, his first, fully-fledged foray into music, to widespread critical acclaim. Recorded over a period of several months at his own studio near Mulholland Drive with engineer Dean Hurley, it was a majestic, yet powerfully idiosyncratic vision of “modern blues” that could only have germinated from the unique mind of Lynch himself, accompanied with lush, dark, off-kilter imagery.

Now, Lynch has teamed up with the legendary Vaughan Oliver to release a Super Deluxe Collectors Edition of “Crazy Clown Time”, limited to 1000 copies worldwide, released on January 23 2012. Housed in a red “leatherette” book with silver spine, this lavish package includes the album on CD, two heavyweight vinyl LP’s and a 24 page art and lyrics book, cased in a rigid black Suedelle slipcase. In Oliver’s own words:

“The design of the Super Deluxe was inspired by the original photograph of the hand with red die that David sent for use on the front cover. Red, black and silvery grey in colour it also has a low culture feel about it which I developed in a tactile way with special materials. I was aiming for a sexy, kitsch quality with the black suede slipcase and red foil-blocked type. The book that slides out enhances this concept with a red leatherette finish and silver clothed spine whilst adding an “art book” touch with the “tipped in” image of the red die set into a debossed square centred on the book cover. The overall effect exhudes, sex, sleaze and “roulette wheel” ambience. Central to the content is a lavish 12”x12” booklet which allows David’s “forensic” photographs to dominate over a very simple, reserved approach to the lyrics layout”.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Pinky’s Dream

2. Good Day Today

3. So Glad

4. Noah’s Ark

5. Football Game

6. I Know

7. Strange and Unproductive Thinking

8. The Night Bell With Lightning

9. Stone’s Gone Up

10. Crazy Clown Time

11. These Are My Friends

12. Speed Roadster

13. Movin’ On

14. She Rise Up

Sweden's Solander readies their album, Passing Mt. Satu, for a US release on March 13th and SXSW performance to follow.

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Album out March 13th on A Tenderversion Recording.

Solander is an inventive, Swedish trio making pop musicwith a folky and a playful approach. Passing Mt. Satu, Solander’snew album, was recorded and mixed in the compact darkness of Swedish winter byEmil Isaksson at Studio Möllan in Malmö and released by the influential Swedishlabel A Tenderversion Recording.

“It is the result of a collective creative process with thesongs reflecting our ever on-going travelling through a world of magicalmountains, deep woods and golden fields.” says Solander.

Solander’s playful songwriting results in an albumwherein the mood swings one song to another and keeps the listeners earguessing. However, everything is tightly bound together by the characteristicvoice and guitar picking of Fredrik Karlsson, the innovative playing of cellistAnja Linna and the driven rhythm section handled by Mikael Persson! To varytheir sound, Solander adds touches of unconventional banjo playing,metallophones, haunting organs, distorted hand-claps, a passionately playedpiano and lots of other odd sounds spread throughout the album. Adding toall of this there are also lyrics of sorrow, longing and desperation. A mix ofhappiness and sadness that is best described by Solander themselves. ”The songswe write may often sound a bit sad, but for some reason playing sad songs makesus happy”.

Solander, originally a constellation of Gothenburg, self released several EP’s and contributions to a few Swedish moviesSolander released their debut album Since We Are Pigeons in2009. The album was received with open arms by press all over Europe and the USand an extensive tour of Europe followed throughout the next year and a half.By the end of that rigorous touring, the band solidified as a trioand entered the studio in their newly adopted homeof Malmö to record the follow-up.

Passing Mt. Satu is Solander’s second album andshows a more focused and determined band whose music is now finally gettingwidely spread and distributed in the US.

In March 2012, Solander crosses the pond with PassingMt. Satu freshly released in the US (it’s already almost completelysold out in Europe) to attend the SXSW with a two week long west coast tour tofollow.

As the title Passing Mt. Satu insinuates,Solander wants their music to take you places, as if you’re traveling abroadand catching disparate glimpes of a varied countryside. The name Solanderitself is also associated to the same feeling! Taken from the Swedish botanistDaniel Solander who traveled the world in the 18th century in order to discoverand categorize new plants and animals, it’s a very fitting name for a band thatis eagerly searching for new elements to use in their music and new places toexplore.

SOLANDER IS
Fredrik Karlsson
Anja Linna
Mikael Persson

With the past/present/future help of:
Victoria Skoglund, Albin Johansson, Klas Sjöberg, Hannes Bylund, SusannaLundgren, Jerker Kaj, Rebecka Kristiansson, Johannes Holmkvist, Carl JohanLundgren, Marcus Sjöland, Johanna Tangnäs, Gustav Leandersson, Stefan Lingdelland Axel Sjöberg.

Stephane Wrembel & His Band Perform Select Dates This Winter

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Stephane Wrembel’s Original Theme Song For Woody Allen’s New Film Midnight In Paris Tops The Charts - Look For Wrembel to Release New Album This Spring

French–born guitar virtuoso Stephane Wrembel -whose original theme song for Woody Allen’s smash hit Midnight inParis is currently topping charts - announces stops in selectmarkets this winter. For these one-off shows, Wrembel - who has been called “arevelation” (Rolling Stone) embodying "a John Coltrane-ish searchfor a moment of musical nirvana” (Variety) – will be backed by his band: RoyWilliams on guitar, David Speranza on bass,NickAnderson on drums, and DavidLanglois on washboard, fondue pot and musical saw! Find thecomplete list of currently confirmed tour dates listed below.

Stephane Wrembel was recently commissioned (for the second time) by famedfilmmaker Woody Allen to compose an original theme song for his new film MidnightIn Paris. The resulting tune, entitled “Bistro Fada,” is a favorite on thesoundtrack, which is currently at #1 on iTunes’ Soundtracks Chart and at #20 andclimbing on iTunes’ Album Chart. The success of the soundtrack and film hasbrought Stephane’s music, and his astonishing talent, to a worldwide audience. Checkout this video of “BistroFada” performed at Barbesin Brooklyn, NY in Fall 2011.

All of this comes just as Wrembel’s wildly popular Django A Go-Go Festivalwraps up. The very special musical event – which features numerous guestmusicians from all over the world – celebrates the life and music of fellowFrenchman Django Reinhardt. For 2012, Django A Go-Go expanded beyond New YorkCity’s Joe’s Pub for the first time since it’s inaugural event seven years ago,hitting several neighboring markets.

What audiences might not yet know is the breadth of Wrembel’s musicalinspiration, and his vision on where it will take his music next. Look forStephane Wrembel to release his fifth studio album, and embark on a nationwidetour, later this year.

Upcoming tour dates for Stephane Wrembel and his Band include:
Friday, January 20 Joe's Pub @ The Public Theater New York NY Django A Go-GoFestival - 2 shows
Saturday, January 21 Joe's Pub @ The Public Theater New York NY 3 Guitars**
Saturday, January 21 Joe's Pub @ The Public Theater New York NY Django A Go-GoFestival - 2 shows
Sunday, January 22 Barbes Brooklyn NY
Wednesday, January 25 Regatta Jazz Club Cambridge MA Django A Go-Go Festival
Thursday, January 26 The Egg Albany NY Django A Go-Go Festival
Friday, January 27 Museum of Modern Art Philly Philadelphia PA Django A Go-GoFestival
Saturday, January 28 Whitaker Center Harrisburg PA Django A Go-Go Festival
Sunday, January 29 Birchmere Alexandria VA Django A Go-Go Festival
Friday, February 10 Town Crier Cafe Pawling NY
Saturday, February 11 Bedell Cellars Cutchogue NY
Thursday, February 23 The Thunderbird Pittsburgh PA
Friday, February 24 8 X 10 Baltimore MD
Friday, March 16 Memorial Art Gallery Rochester NY
Sunday, March 18 Lee's Palace Toronto ON
Wednesday, March 21 Union College Barbouville KY
Thursday, March 22 Barking Leg Theater Chattanooga TN
Friday, March 23 The Blue Wisp Cincinnati OH
Thursday, April 26 Music on Main Street Woodbridge NJ
Thursday, June 21 - Saturday, June 23 Wanderlust Festival Bondville VT
Thursday, July 5 - Saturday, July 7 Wanderlust Festival Colorado CopperMountain CO
Thursday, July 26 - Saturday, July 28 Wanderlust Festival Lake Tahoe Lake TahoeCA

For tickets and information visit www.stephanewrembel.com

Cloud Nothings drops new video for "No Future/No Past"

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With the release of Cloud Nothings' newest album Attackon Memory imminent, the band shares the music video for "NoFuture/No Past." The video is the product of a collaboration betweenCloud Nothings, Carpark Records, director John Ryan Manning and UrbanOutfitters. Read an interview with director Ryan Manning, cinematographer CalebCrossen and drummer Jayson Gercyz about the making of the video here: http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/features/cloud_nothings andfind the embeddable version of the clip below.

Stream Attack on Memory in full for onemore day via Complex before its release on Carpark Recordstomorrow.

CLOUD NOTHINGS TOUR DATES

1/26 New York, NY - Studio at Webster Hall

2/16 Chattanooga, TN - JJ's Bohemia

2/17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl

2/18 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree

2/20 Orlando, FL - Backbooth

2/21 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder

2/23 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's

2/24 San Antonio, TX - Ten Eleven

2/25 Austin, TX - Red 7

2/26 El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace

2/27 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress

2/28 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom

2/29 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

3/1 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar

3/2 Los Angeles, CA - Echo

3/3 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill

3/5 Portland, OR - Holocene

3/6 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile

3/7 Vancouver, CA - The Media Club

3/8 Boise, ID - Neurolux

3/9 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

3/10 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge

3/12 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room

3/17 McAllen, TX - Simon Sez

3/20 Nashville, TN - The End

3/21 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar

3/22 Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub

3/24 Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo

3/25 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall

3/26 Providence, RI - Fete Lounge

3/30 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's

3/31 Washington, DC - Red Palace

4/1 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar

4/2 Buffalo, NY - Ninth Ward @ Babeville

4/3 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox

4/4 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick Lounge

4/5 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop

4/6 Chicago, IL - Schuba's Tavern

4/7 Columbus, OH - Outland Live

CLOUD NOTHINGS

ATTACK ON MEMORY

(CARPARK)

Jan. 24, 2012

1. No Future/No Past

2. Wasted Days

3. Fall In

4. Stay Useless

5. Separation

6. No Sentiment

7. Our Plans

8. Cut You