Iran's HYPERNOVA Issue Personal Statement on their Home Country's Political Unrest
As most of the world casually observes the ongoing violent unrest in Iran that surrounds the protests calling for a new presidential election, members of New York City-based rock band HYPERNOVA watch very closely and intently as their home country is torn apart. Lead singer Raam has issued the following statement regarding the events:
First off, let me say that my heart goes out to the all the brave people who have stood up to the oppressors in this uprising. The people in Iran have been robbed. The lives that have been lost in this revolt these past couple of days will not be in vain. What is happening in Iran is an historic event not only for Iran, but the world. This "open" movement is the first of its kind in the history of mankind all thanks to technology. Because of the internet, the people of the world are being exposed to the reality of the streets. The oppressive government is continuously trying to clean up after itself, resorting to senseless violence, obstruction of property and all sorts of propaganda. The people have had enough. They will not tolerate the injustices anymore.
Thanks to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, the the people now have a voice. Every single person I have talked to is willing to risk their lives in the name of Freedom and Justice. The rest of the world has to follow the example of these brave people and stand strongly behind them so they don't give up. There is no going back from here. And I'm afraid to say this but, even though the opposition is growing every day and has taken a complete nonviolent stance, there will be blood on the streets. The ruthless anti-riot police will resort to any kind of violence.
But as Jim Morrison once said: They got the guns but we got the numbers!!!!
We have to get the whole world united behind the Iranian people and let them know that they have our support. I also have contact to many journalists on the streets over there. If you know anyone who has witnessed anything please put them in touch with me so I can direct them to the proper people.
Our voices will be heard. We will not be silenced. The people shall prevail.
One love!
Viva La Resistance!!!!!!
As more and more film footage leaks out of Iran and eyewitness accounts from civilians not willing to stay silent pour out through the internet, the horrors of what truly is happening there in the name of Justice and Freedom have left the members of Hypernova determined to spread awareness of the situation. "It doesn't impact me the way it has impacted the people on the streets," Raam continues. "Those people are sacrificing their lives in the name of freedom, and my parents are among them, which has me very worried. To be honest, I wish I was back home right now in the streets with them. I feel so powerless. I will continue to contribute as much as I can from overseas to the cause and get the word out to as many people as I can."
"For people who are interested, please add me @ Facebook.com/kingraam," he offers. "I am sharing a massive ton of information regarding the movement."
For more information on the events going on in Iran, visit any of the following sites:
http://tehranbureau.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/IRAN/18297877889?ref=ts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mousavi1388/ twitter.com/iran88
http://www.youtube.com/user/Mousavi1388
http://www.twitter.com/iran88
Hypernova's debut album Through the Chaos is slated to be released in September 2009 (label TBA) and was produced by Herwig Maurer and mixed by Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Marilyn Manson). Their music has earned the attention of media outlets as varied as ABC News, LA Times, NY Times, MTV, and Anthem Magazine and has been described quite accurately by NPR as cut from the same cloth as "The Strokes, the Arctic Monkeys and Queens of the Stone Age."
http://www.myspace.com/hypernova
http://www.hypernova.com
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
TELLING ON TRIXIE announce Summer tour dates, including Six Flags, NYC's Nokia Theatre...
Just in time for the Summer, New York City's TELLING ON TRIXIE is gearing up for a run of shows in the coming weeks, including a number of high-profile performances. The band will be celebrating their critically-hailed album Ugly, Broke & Sober and their new video for the single "Crash Me Up", which debuts on LOGO's New Now Next this Sunday, June 21st. "We're really excited about everything right now," says vocalist Derek Nicoletto. "We're also playing the NYC Pride Rally at Bryant Park, Time Out New York's "Make Music New York", Out Music 40th Anniversary of Stonewall at the Nokia Theatre, Six Flags Great Adventure a few times, and more!" (tour dates below).
Known not only for their profound knack for writing indelible pop rock hooks but also for their loyal fans who helped the band raise over $20,000 to fund the recording of their new album, TELLING ON TRIXIE have always been primed for playing big crowds, and this Summer, the band will have plenty opportunities to do just that. Their music has been hailed by numerous media outlets including Boston's Bay Windows who liked their album to "the kind of mournfully swaying rock confection perfectly suited for Top 40 radio" and which The Bristol Observer chimed, "it's glorious anthemic rock... definitely worth a listen."
Telling on Trixie independently recently released their second album Ugly, Broke & Sober. It was produced by guitarist Tommy Kessler, except for three tracks ("Shooting in 60," "Crash Me Up," "The Deepest Dive") by platinum-selling producer Jamie Siegel (Lauryn Hill, Taking Back Sunday, Joss Stone).
Tour dates:
.Jun 20
NYC Pride - Bryant Park (performance at 3pm)
New York, NY
Jun 21
TONY's "Make Music New York"
New York, NY
Jun 26 Bistro at Infinity Hall Norfolk, CT
Jun 27
Love Ball: Out Music 40th Anniv. of Stonewall
(Nokia Theater)
New York, NY
Aug 21 Best Buy (In-Store Performance)
23rd & 6th Ave. location - 4:30pm New York, NY
Sep 4
Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, NJ
Sep 18
Six Flags Great Adventure w/ Ultra Nate
Jackson, NJ
Sep 24-26th Midpoint Music Festival Cincinnati, OH
For more information about Telling on Trixie, please go to:
www.myspace.com/tellingontrixie
www.tellingontrixie.com
www.abandwithaplan.com
Known not only for their profound knack for writing indelible pop rock hooks but also for their loyal fans who helped the band raise over $20,000 to fund the recording of their new album, TELLING ON TRIXIE have always been primed for playing big crowds, and this Summer, the band will have plenty opportunities to do just that. Their music has been hailed by numerous media outlets including Boston's Bay Windows who liked their album to "the kind of mournfully swaying rock confection perfectly suited for Top 40 radio" and which The Bristol Observer chimed, "it's glorious anthemic rock... definitely worth a listen."
Telling on Trixie independently recently released their second album Ugly, Broke & Sober. It was produced by guitarist Tommy Kessler, except for three tracks ("Shooting in 60," "Crash Me Up," "The Deepest Dive") by platinum-selling producer Jamie Siegel (Lauryn Hill, Taking Back Sunday, Joss Stone).
Tour dates:
.Jun 20
NYC Pride - Bryant Park (performance at 3pm)
New York, NY
Jun 21
TONY's "Make Music New York"
New York, NY
Jun 26 Bistro at Infinity Hall Norfolk, CT
Jun 27
Love Ball: Out Music 40th Anniv. of Stonewall
(Nokia Theater)
New York, NY
Aug 21 Best Buy (In-Store Performance)
23rd & 6th Ave. location - 4:30pm New York, NY
Sep 4
Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, NJ
Sep 18
Six Flags Great Adventure w/ Ultra Nate
Jackson, NJ
Sep 24-26th Midpoint Music Festival Cincinnati, OH
For more information about Telling on Trixie, please go to:
www.myspace.com/tellingontrixie
www.tellingontrixie.com
www.abandwithaplan.com
I'm Better Than Everyone To Release EYEHATEGOD Vinyl
New Orleans' EYEHATEGOD have spent the last two decades at odds with a corrupt music industry, using their music as a proverbial middle finger aimed at everything from government officials to sanctimonious shitheads hiding behind organized religion. They have defied all odds and continue to exist and persist despite personal and professional setbacks, from drug addiction to natural disasters. In the midst of all this turmoil EYEHATEGOD have become the high water mark when it comes to "sludge metal," having birthed rock's unholy bastard feasting on the teat that Black Sabbath and Black Flag built. They became the cornerstone for countless of sonic acolytes following in their fetid footsteps and continue to inspire bands around the world.
Confederacy of Ruined Lives is their fourth and latest studio album, released in late 2000. I'm Better Than Everyone Records is extremely proud and honored to collaborate with EYEHATEGOD and finally give this a vinyl release, the way it was intended to be heard, without compromises nor excuses: A beautiful fuck you to all the non-believers.
Confederacy of Ruined Lives is slated for an August release. Stay tuned for further details.
http://www.myspace.com/eyehategod
http://www.imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com
www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec
Confederacy of Ruined Lives is their fourth and latest studio album, released in late 2000. I'm Better Than Everyone Records is extremely proud and honored to collaborate with EYEHATEGOD and finally give this a vinyl release, the way it was intended to be heard, without compromises nor excuses: A beautiful fuck you to all the non-believers.
Confederacy of Ruined Lives is slated for an August release. Stay tuned for further details.
http://www.myspace.com/eyehategod
http://www.imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com
www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec
THE BLACK: Alongside Death Full-Length Streaming Now!
Long overdue new album, Alongside Death, from Swedish cult black metallers THE BLACK is now streaming in its entirety here: http://www.myspace.com/pulverisedrecords.
The stream will be active until July 3, 2009. Alongside Death will be available worldwide on July 29, 2009. Featuring 8 tracks of unholiness, Alongside Death is the band's first full-length since 1994's The Priest Of Satan and is an attestation that pure black metal is alive, well and more abhorrent than ever! Featuring members of Tyrant, Eternal Darkness and Vinterland, the long player was recorded, mixed and mastered at Studio Beast in Sweden by Peter Bjärgö (Tyrant, Arcana, Crypt Of Kerberos) with cover artwork and layout by THE BLACK vocalist D.F Bragman.
http://www.myspace.com/officialtheblack
The stream will be active until July 3, 2009. Alongside Death will be available worldwide on July 29, 2009. Featuring 8 tracks of unholiness, Alongside Death is the band's first full-length since 1994's The Priest Of Satan and is an attestation that pure black metal is alive, well and more abhorrent than ever! Featuring members of Tyrant, Eternal Darkness and Vinterland, the long player was recorded, mixed and mastered at Studio Beast in Sweden by Peter Bjärgö (Tyrant, Arcana, Crypt Of Kerberos) with cover artwork and layout by THE BLACK vocalist D.F Bragman.
http://www.myspace.com/officialtheblack
LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH To Take Part In Video Game Soundtrack + Tour Update
California black metallers LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH were recently invited to take part in the soundtrack to Undead Knights, a new PlayStation game from leading video game/publisher TECMO. The game was unveiled earlier this month at the illustrious E3 Expo — the Electronic Entertainment Expo — an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry.
In Undead Knights, the player is the anti-hero, battling the wrath of fearless enemies to build the nastiest, most irreverent army possible. Your inherently foul-mouthed army and raging metal soundtrack helps you channel your inner anger. If you can deal with the gut-wrenching, smack-talking, fluid-spitting, and limb amputating ways of your battalion, you can embark on your journey of vengeance to defeat the king!
TECMO sought a supremely evil soundtrack to coincide with the game’s morbid concept and thus, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH, along with fellow black metal brigade VALDUR, was called upon to do the unholy deed. “Undead Knights follows a being from hell as he destroys his enemies and turns them into undead soldier-slaves for his army,” reiterated LSOD vocalist Autarch excitedly. “Once the premise of the game was presented to us, it was clear that this rare opportunity provided yet another form of media that could be used to spread our message, without sacrificing the principles and ideology of the band. We also take delight in the idea of children all over the world receiving the glory of our hymns while enslaving the dead.” Undead Knights will be released this Fall. At press time, the game had not yet been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
In related news, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH will embark on a string of live dates this summer, including a spot on this year’s Kansas City Power Metal Fest where LSOD will be the only black metal band on the bill. “Since our inception, we have always felt it necessary to perform this ritual beyond the comfort of Satan-centric gatherings,” said Autarch from the confines of his dimly lit abode. “We take great pleasure in spitting bile, cursing upon the uninitiated. It's a feeling that could only be described as jubilation.”
LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH Tour Dates
6/28/2009 The Knitting Factory - Los Angeles, California
8/09/2009 Java Lounge - Sacramento, CA
8/11/2009 Club Expose - Salt Lake City, UT
8/14/2009 Kansas City Power Metal Festival with Manilla Road @ The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
8/17/2009 The Lit Lounge/Precious Metal Night - New York, New York
8/21/2009 Viaduct Theatre - Chicago, IL
http://www.myspace.com/lightningswordsofdeath
In Undead Knights, the player is the anti-hero, battling the wrath of fearless enemies to build the nastiest, most irreverent army possible. Your inherently foul-mouthed army and raging metal soundtrack helps you channel your inner anger. If you can deal with the gut-wrenching, smack-talking, fluid-spitting, and limb amputating ways of your battalion, you can embark on your journey of vengeance to defeat the king!
TECMO sought a supremely evil soundtrack to coincide with the game’s morbid concept and thus, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH, along with fellow black metal brigade VALDUR, was called upon to do the unholy deed. “Undead Knights follows a being from hell as he destroys his enemies and turns them into undead soldier-slaves for his army,” reiterated LSOD vocalist Autarch excitedly. “Once the premise of the game was presented to us, it was clear that this rare opportunity provided yet another form of media that could be used to spread our message, without sacrificing the principles and ideology of the band. We also take delight in the idea of children all over the world receiving the glory of our hymns while enslaving the dead.” Undead Knights will be released this Fall. At press time, the game had not yet been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
In related news, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH will embark on a string of live dates this summer, including a spot on this year’s Kansas City Power Metal Fest where LSOD will be the only black metal band on the bill. “Since our inception, we have always felt it necessary to perform this ritual beyond the comfort of Satan-centric gatherings,” said Autarch from the confines of his dimly lit abode. “We take great pleasure in spitting bile, cursing upon the uninitiated. It's a feeling that could only be described as jubilation.”
LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH Tour Dates
6/28/2009 The Knitting Factory - Los Angeles, California
8/09/2009 Java Lounge - Sacramento, CA
8/11/2009 Club Expose - Salt Lake City, UT
8/14/2009 Kansas City Power Metal Festival with Manilla Road @ The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
8/17/2009 The Lit Lounge/Precious Metal Night - New York, New York
8/21/2009 Viaduct Theatre - Chicago, IL
http://www.myspace.com/lightningswordsofdeath
MASTER Tour Update
In just two weeks, legendary death metal brigade MASTER - who recently signed with Singapore's Pulverised Records - will kick off their long-awaited Slaves To Society US tour with support from Ibex Moon recording artists Dreaming Dead and Goreaphobia. The tour kicks off July 5th on the second day of the Hostile City Death Fest in Philadelphia, PA and will run through 18 cities before winding down on July 31st at the Central Illinois Metalfest in Urbana, IL. Said MASTER mainman Paul Speckmann of the tour, "I am once again looking forward to returning to my home turf and crushing along with Goreaphobia and Dreaming Dead for three incredible weeks of underground metal!"
MASTER Tour Dates
7/05/2009 Hostile City Death Fest - Philadelphia, PA [myspace.com/hostilecitydeathfest]
7/09/2009 Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY (Master only)
7/10/2009 Big V - St paul, MN
7/11/2009 Nite Caps - Chicago, IL
7/12/2009 Mac's Bar - Lansing, MI
7/14/2009 The Muse - Nashville, TM
7/15/2009 Room 710 - Austin, TX (Just added)
7/16/2009 Schotzi's - College Station, TX
7/17/2009 Walter's - Houston, TX
7/18/2009 The Pit at Josabi's - San Antonio, TX
7/20/2009 The Compound - Albuquerque, NM
7/21/2009 UB's Bar, Mesa, AZ
7/22/2009 The Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA
7/23/2009 The Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA
7/24/2009 Annie's Social Club - San Francisco, CA
7/25/2009 The Cheyenne Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
7/27/2009 Union Station - Colorado Springs, CO
7/28/2009 Knickerbockers - Lincoln, NE
7/29/2009 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
7/31/2009 The Canopy Club/CIM 2009 - Urbana, IL [myspace.com/centralillinoismetalfest]
http://www.myspace.com/masterspeckmann
http://www.myspace.com/pulverisedrecords
MASTER Tour Dates
7/05/2009 Hostile City Death Fest - Philadelphia, PA [myspace.com/hostilecitydeathfest]
7/09/2009 Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY (Master only)
7/10/2009 Big V - St paul, MN
7/11/2009 Nite Caps - Chicago, IL
7/12/2009 Mac's Bar - Lansing, MI
7/14/2009 The Muse - Nashville, TM
7/15/2009 Room 710 - Austin, TX (Just added)
7/16/2009 Schotzi's - College Station, TX
7/17/2009 Walter's - Houston, TX
7/18/2009 The Pit at Josabi's - San Antonio, TX
7/20/2009 The Compound - Albuquerque, NM
7/21/2009 UB's Bar, Mesa, AZ
7/22/2009 The Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA
7/23/2009 The Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA
7/24/2009 Annie's Social Club - San Francisco, CA
7/25/2009 The Cheyenne Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
7/27/2009 Union Station - Colorado Springs, CO
7/28/2009 Knickerbockers - Lincoln, NE
7/29/2009 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
7/31/2009 The Canopy Club/CIM 2009 - Urbana, IL [myspace.com/centralillinoismetalfest]
http://www.myspace.com/masterspeckmann
http://www.myspace.com/pulverisedrecords
MARDUK US TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED!
Following a last minute visa issue that forced the band to sit out Blackenedfest, Swedish black metallers MARDUK, their visas securely in hand, have scheduled the following US tour dates with support from Withered and Black Anvil. Said guitarist Morgan Håkansson, “We are excited to finally be over in the states and do these shows after all the problems with the visas. The three shows in August are just the start. We are preparing for a full tour in the winter that will cover all the areas we missed on Blackenedfest. Please join us as we raise the Banner Of The Wolf!”
MARDUK Confirmed Dates:
8/12/2009 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Tickets on sale today: http://sonar.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=9462
8/13/2009 Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
Tickets on sale today via: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1954144
8/15/2009 Gramercy Threatre - New York, NY also w/Tombs
Tickets on sale 6/23 via: http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/409910
MARDUK entered Endarker Studios in Norrköping, Sweden last month to begin recording their eleventh album, due before the end of the year via Regain Records.
http://www.marduk.nu
http://www.myspace.com/truemarduk
http://www.regainrecords.com
MARDUK Confirmed Dates:
8/12/2009 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Tickets on sale today: http://sonar.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=9462
8/13/2009 Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
Tickets on sale today via: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1954144
8/15/2009 Gramercy Threatre - New York, NY also w/Tombs
Tickets on sale 6/23 via: http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/409910
MARDUK entered Endarker Studios in Norrköping, Sweden last month to begin recording their eleventh album, due before the end of the year via Regain Records.
http://www.marduk.nu
http://www.myspace.com/truemarduk
http://www.regainrecords.com
BLACK SKIES Tour Update
Chapel Hill, NC doom trio BLACK SKIES recently kicked off a string of tour dates in support of their latest EP, Hexagon, just issued as a limited edition 12" via I'm Better Than Everyone Records. This will mark the band’s first time ever playing on the West Coast!
From the aptly named opening track "The Quiet Before the Storm" through the thundering conclusion of "Chain Of Command," BLACK SKIES throw their heavy hat into the ring with Hexagon. Together for just over three years, guitarist/vocalist Kevin Clark, bassist Michelle Temple and drummer
Cameron Weeks weave their songs with well-thought and executed riffs playing alongside a churning organic groove. This is tonal chemistry befitting of a legendary band sharing the same initials, yet with a decidedly American flavor. Through hard work BLACK SKIES has been making waves across the eastern half of the United States and continue gaining momentum with tours booked throughout 2009. If these six tracks serve as a fitting prelude of greater things to come, the next waves of attack from this sonic strike-force will truly be something to behold.
BLACK SKIES Tour Dates
6/18/2009 Cobra Lounge Bullwhip Solution - Chicago, IL w/Imperial Battlesnake,
6/19/2009 The Picador - Iowa City, Iowa w/Russian Circles and Coliseum
6/20/2009 O’leaver’s Pub - Omaha, NE w/Bloodcow
6/21/2009 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO w/Mobile Deathcamp Workhorse
6/22/2009 Burt’s Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT w/Old Timer, The Water’s Deep Here
6/24/2009 Funhouse - Seattle, WA w/Sod Hauler, Dark Skies
6/25/2009 East End - Portland, OR w/Danava, Radio Moscow, Dark Skies, Dudelord
6/26/2009 Cafe Coda - Chico, CA w/The Abominable Iron Sloth!
6/27/2009 Annie’s Social Club - San Francisco, CA w/Totimoshi
6/28/2009 The Z Club - San Luis Obispo, CA
6/29/2009 The Scene Bar - Glendale, CA
6/30/2009 The Radio Room - San Diego, CA
7/01/2009 The Slurp - Tempe, Arizona w/Drone Throne
7/03/2009 Headhunter’s - Austin, TX
7/04/2009 JJ’s Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN w/Night Of The Wolf and more
7/17/2009 Divebar Raleigh - Raleigh, North CA
8/14/2009 Devilneck Metalfest @ Lenny’s - Atlanta, GA
8/15/2009 The Milestone - Carrboro, NC w/Giant Squid, Grayceon
http://www.blackskies.us
http://www.myspace.com/losblackskies
http://imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec
From the aptly named opening track "The Quiet Before the Storm" through the thundering conclusion of "Chain Of Command," BLACK SKIES throw their heavy hat into the ring with Hexagon. Together for just over three years, guitarist/vocalist Kevin Clark, bassist Michelle Temple and drummer
Cameron Weeks weave their songs with well-thought and executed riffs playing alongside a churning organic groove. This is tonal chemistry befitting of a legendary band sharing the same initials, yet with a decidedly American flavor. Through hard work BLACK SKIES has been making waves across the eastern half of the United States and continue gaining momentum with tours booked throughout 2009. If these six tracks serve as a fitting prelude of greater things to come, the next waves of attack from this sonic strike-force will truly be something to behold.
BLACK SKIES Tour Dates
6/18/2009 Cobra Lounge Bullwhip Solution - Chicago, IL w/Imperial Battlesnake,
6/19/2009 The Picador - Iowa City, Iowa w/Russian Circles and Coliseum
6/20/2009 O’leaver’s Pub - Omaha, NE w/Bloodcow
6/21/2009 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO w/Mobile Deathcamp Workhorse
6/22/2009 Burt’s Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT w/Old Timer, The Water’s Deep Here
6/24/2009 Funhouse - Seattle, WA w/Sod Hauler, Dark Skies
6/25/2009 East End - Portland, OR w/Danava, Radio Moscow, Dark Skies, Dudelord
6/26/2009 Cafe Coda - Chico, CA w/The Abominable Iron Sloth!
6/27/2009 Annie’s Social Club - San Francisco, CA w/Totimoshi
6/28/2009 The Z Club - San Luis Obispo, CA
6/29/2009 The Scene Bar - Glendale, CA
6/30/2009 The Radio Room - San Diego, CA
7/01/2009 The Slurp - Tempe, Arizona w/Drone Throne
7/03/2009 Headhunter’s - Austin, TX
7/04/2009 JJ’s Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN w/Night Of The Wolf and more
7/17/2009 Divebar Raleigh - Raleigh, North CA
8/14/2009 Devilneck Metalfest @ Lenny’s - Atlanta, GA
8/15/2009 The Milestone - Carrboro, NC w/Giant Squid, Grayceon
http://www.blackskies.us
http://www.myspace.com/losblackskies
http://imbetterthaneveryonerecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/imbetterthaneveryonerec
DELAIN Album Released Today In North America
The much anticipated second album from Delain is finally here! Originally conceived by ex-Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt as an all-star studio project, the success of the debut album Lucidity tipped his hand and Delain evolved into a full blown active band. With Charlotte Wessels on vocals, Ronald Landa on guitar and grunt vocals, Sun Caged bassist Rob Vander Loo, and Sander Zoer on drums, Delain took Europe by storm. The band initially opened for many acts including sister band Within Temptation, and performed at numerous festivals. Ultimately they became a headliner in their own right. With that behind them they went into the studio to create their sophomore opus, April Rain.
Martijn Westholt is clearly at the helm - the epic symphonic sounds that he brought to Within Temptation and Delain’s debut are obvious. There are differences though...engineer Jacob Hansen's mix slams with immediacy and crunch. With all the band members now contributing, a clear style has been defined. April Rain also benefits from the guest performances of Nightwish bassist Marco Hietala who sings male vocals on two tracks, as well as world renowned cellist Maria Ahn.
The comparisons to Within Temptation and Nightwish will continue but it's evident that Delain has come up with a sound that stands on its own. April Rain is THE symphonic gothic metal album of 2009. The album debuted on the Dutch Top 100 album charts at #14, and at #1 on the Dutch Alternative Charts. The band just completed a tour as direct support for Kamelot, which was immediately followed by their European headlining tour.
http://www.delain.nl
http://www.myspace.com/delainmusic
http://www.lasersedgegroup.com
Martijn Westholt is clearly at the helm - the epic symphonic sounds that he brought to Within Temptation and Delain’s debut are obvious. There are differences though...engineer Jacob Hansen's mix slams with immediacy and crunch. With all the band members now contributing, a clear style has been defined. April Rain also benefits from the guest performances of Nightwish bassist Marco Hietala who sings male vocals on two tracks, as well as world renowned cellist Maria Ahn.
The comparisons to Within Temptation and Nightwish will continue but it's evident that Delain has come up with a sound that stands on its own. April Rain is THE symphonic gothic metal album of 2009. The album debuted on the Dutch Top 100 album charts at #14, and at #1 on the Dutch Alternative Charts. The band just completed a tour as direct support for Kamelot, which was immediately followed by their European headlining tour.
http://www.delain.nl
http://www.myspace.com/delainmusic
http://www.lasersedgegroup.com
SELFMADEGOD RECORDS New Release Assault
SELFMADEGOD RECORDS New Release Assault
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Cripple Bastards Age Of Vandalism Boxset coming this summer on Selfmadegod
Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the release of CRIPPLE BASTARDS’ Age Of Vandalism complete demos four-CD boxset this summer. This deluxe digipak boxset features remastered versions of ALL of the Cripple Bastards’ releases from 1988 to 1993, plus an incredible amount of unreleased tunes, and draws the complete history of the Bastards on tape. This will include the four official demos, the split 7” with Violent Headache (with extra unreleased tracks!), and basically HOURS of unreleased noise including pre-Cripple Bastards thrash from 1986/87!
In September of 2008 FETO RECORDS released their Variante All Morte album too, and their Misantropo A Senso Unico (2000) reached the 6th position of Terrorizer Magazine’s Top-20 European Grindcore releases. The band was featured in the Grindcore Specials of both Decibel and Terrorizer Magazines.
A jump back to the late-1980s/early 1990s DIY noisecore spirit made by tape traders, cult labels, and ear-damaging bands releasing zillions of tracks on terrific lo-fi demos, not giving a damn about studio production and “I can’t hear the snare”-type pedant asses, Age Of Vandalism contains 1,036 songs - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Age Of Vandalism is due to be released in Europe on July 16th, 2009. This release is strictly limited to 1,000 numbered copies and can be pre-ordered at this location: http://www.shop.selfmadegod.com/product_info.php?products_id=5275.
http://www.myspace.com/cripplebastards
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CD version of Stormcrow / Mass Grave split on Selfmadegod
Selfmadegod Records is happy to announce the release of the Stormcrow / Mass Grave split CD! Originally released on LP on the Mass Grave European 2008 tour, it’s now time for CD version.
The Bay Area’s Stormcrow are one of the best stench-core (that’s the way it’s called nowadays) bands in the world, along with groups like Sanctum, Hellshock or Limb from Limb. They have taken the sound of Axegrinder, Hellbastard, Prophecy of Doom, Amebix, Bolt Thrower, Deviated Instinct and more, swallowed them and then given birth to an even more brutal heavy sounding hellspawn!
Mass Grave hail from Vancouver, Canada, and have beein infesting the scene since 2004 with several records, and each one is always more brutal than the previous one. This is grind and even death metal-fueled crust. Think Disrupt crossed with a pneumatic hammer: fast, violent, heavy!
The Stormcrow / Mass Grave split is due to be released on July 6th, 2009; you can pre-order this great piece of crust at: http://www.shop.selfmadegod.com/product_info.php?products_id=5274.
http://www.myspace.com/stormcrowcrust
http://www.myspace.com/massgrave
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Blood I Bleed Gods Out Of Monsters album coming soon on Selfmadegod
Selfmadegod Records is pleased to release the long-awaited first full-length of Dutch madmen BLOOD I BLEED. The album, entitled Gods Out Of Monsters, consists of 23 super-fast tracks of high-speed octane thrash/punk/grind. All GO, NO slow, with blistering, merciless blasts strongly influenced by Heresy, Hellnation, and Intense Degree. The artwork was handled by Nabbe (Insult) who previously did work for bands like Regurgitate, Collision, and Reproach.
Gods Out Of Monsters will be released July 6th, 2009; the album can be pre-ordered now at: http://www.shop.selfmadegod.com/product_info.php?products_id=5273.
http://www.myspace.com/bloodibleed666
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Extended version of Dead Infection’s Corpses Of The Universe out now
Poland’s Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the release of DEAD INFECTION’s new MCD!
After playing the Auditory Assault Fest in Brooklyn, New York, in May of 2009 with BRUTAL TRUTH, GADGET, ROTTEN SOUND, MISERY INDEX and others, DEAD INFECTION is slaughtering again with its latest offering.
Originally intended to be a split with MORTICIAN (U.S.), things didn’t work out for a variety of reasons and it was decided to release the material as a stand alone MCD/EP. This release also marks the first time since Surgical Disembowelment that the band has used actual lyrics in the songs. The CD includes a re-recorded song from the Start Human Slaughter demo, a bonus track that is not featured on the Obliteration version (a cover of MORTICIAN’S “Bloodcraving”), and two video tracks. This amazing MCD is housed in three-panel digipak.
DEAD INFECTION will play the Obscene Festival, July 16-18 at Svojsice in the Czech Republic, with NAPALM DEATH, BLOOD DUSTER, BIRDFLESH, MACHETAZO, DESECRATION and others; and the S’thrash’ydlo Fest in Ciechanów, Poland, July 18, 2009. In the meantime, Corspes Of The Universe MCD (digi) is available at this location: http://www.shop.selfmadegod.com/product_info.php?products_id=5246.
http://www.myspace.com/deadinfection
http://www.selfmadegod.com
http://www.myspace.com/selfmadegodrecords
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Cripple Bastards Age Of Vandalism Boxset coming this summer on Selfmadegod
Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the release of CRIPPLE BASTARDS’ Age Of Vandalism complete demos four-CD boxset this summer. This deluxe digipak boxset features remastered versions of ALL of the Cripple Bastards’ releases from 1988 to 1993, plus an incredible amount of unreleased tunes, and draws the complete history of the Bastards on tape. This will include the four official demos, the split 7” with Violent Headache (with extra unreleased tracks!), and basically HOURS of unreleased noise including pre-Cripple Bastards thrash from 1986/87!
In September of 2008 FETO RECORDS released their Variante All Morte album too, and their Misantropo A Senso Unico (2000) reached the 6th position of Terrorizer Magazine’s Top-20 European Grindcore releases. The band was featured in the Grindcore Specials of both Decibel and Terrorizer Magazines.
A jump back to the late-1980s/early 1990s DIY noisecore spirit made by tape traders, cult labels, and ear-damaging bands releasing zillions of tracks on terrific lo-fi demos, not giving a damn about studio production and “I can’t hear the snare”-type pedant asses, Age Of Vandalism contains 1,036 songs - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Age Of Vandalism is due to be released in Europe on July 16th, 2009. This release is strictly limited to 1,000 numbered copies and can be pre-ordered at this location: http://www.shop.selfmadegod.com/product_info.php?products_id=5275.
http://www.myspace.com/cripplebastards
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CD version of Stormcrow / Mass Grave split on Selfmadegod
Selfmadegod Records is happy to announce the release of the Stormcrow / Mass Grave split CD! Originally released on LP on the Mass Grave European 2008 tour, it’s now time for CD version.
The Bay Area’s Stormcrow are one of the best stench-core (that’s the way it’s called nowadays) bands in the world, along with groups like Sanctum, Hellshock or Limb from Limb. They have taken the sound of Axegrinder, Hellbastard, Prophecy of Doom, Amebix, Bolt Thrower, Deviated Instinct and more, swallowed them and then given birth to an even more brutal heavy sounding hellspawn!
Mass Grave hail from Vancouver, Canada, and have beein infesting the scene since 2004 with several records, and each one is always more brutal than the previous one. This is grind and even death metal-fueled crust. Think Disrupt crossed with a pneumatic hammer: fast, violent, heavy!
The Stormcrow / Mass Grave split is due to be released on July 6th, 2009; you can pre-order this great piece of crust at: http://www.shop.selfmadegod.com/product_info.php?products_id=5274.
http://www.myspace.com/stormcrowcrust
http://www.myspace.com/massgrave
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Blood I Bleed Gods Out Of Monsters album coming soon on Selfmadegod
Selfmadegod Records is pleased to release the long-awaited first full-length of Dutch madmen BLOOD I BLEED. The album, entitled Gods Out Of Monsters, consists of 23 super-fast tracks of high-speed octane thrash/punk/grind. All GO, NO slow, with blistering, merciless blasts strongly influenced by Heresy, Hellnation, and Intense Degree. The artwork was handled by Nabbe (Insult) who previously did work for bands like Regurgitate, Collision, and Reproach.
Gods Out Of Monsters will be released July 6th, 2009; the album can be pre-ordered now at: http://www.shop.selfmadegod.com/product_info.php?products_id=5273.
http://www.myspace.com/bloodibleed666
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Extended version of Dead Infection’s Corpses Of The Universe out now
Poland’s Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the release of DEAD INFECTION’s new MCD!
After playing the Auditory Assault Fest in Brooklyn, New York, in May of 2009 with BRUTAL TRUTH, GADGET, ROTTEN SOUND, MISERY INDEX and others, DEAD INFECTION is slaughtering again with its latest offering.
Originally intended to be a split with MORTICIAN (U.S.), things didn’t work out for a variety of reasons and it was decided to release the material as a stand alone MCD/EP. This release also marks the first time since Surgical Disembowelment that the band has used actual lyrics in the songs. The CD includes a re-recorded song from the Start Human Slaughter demo, a bonus track that is not featured on the Obliteration version (a cover of MORTICIAN’S “Bloodcraving”), and two video tracks. This amazing MCD is housed in three-panel digipak.
DEAD INFECTION will play the Obscene Festival, July 16-18 at Svojsice in the Czech Republic, with NAPALM DEATH, BLOOD DUSTER, BIRDFLESH, MACHETAZO, DESECRATION and others; and the S’thrash’ydlo Fest in Ciechanów, Poland, July 18, 2009. In the meantime, Corspes Of The Universe MCD (digi) is available at this location: http://www.shop.selfmadegod.com/product_info.php?products_id=5246.
http://www.myspace.com/deadinfection
http://www.selfmadegod.com
http://www.myspace.com/selfmadegodrecords
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