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Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:44 am Metallica has posted streaming audio of 4 more tracks from their upcoming LP Death Magnetic in stores, uh, Friday, September 12th (?).
"The Day That Never Comes"
"My Apocolypse"
"Cyanide"
"All Nightmare Long"
"Broken, Beat and Scarred"
"The Judas Kiss"
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:54 am
Pennsylvania’s Century have confirmed that the band is currently developing the second and third parts of the “Black Ocean” short film series. The series of films comes from its musical counterpart, and second full-length, ‘Black Ocean.’ Part one of the series, available in its entirety on www.blackoceanalbum.com (which can also be viewed below), in both music video and short film versions and aroused questions pertaining to the story of 'Black Ocean' and the album’s overall concept, while the second and third installments will answer these questions as well as shed new light on the album’s meaning as a whole.
The “Black Ocean” music video received heavy airplay earlier this year on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball, and concurrently, the second and third installments will also be presented in a music video format as well as the unedited short film versions only available on the album concept website, www.blackoceanalbum.com, creating a cohesive, all-encompassing story complimenting ‘Black Ocean’’s 10 tracks.
"Though ‘Black Ocean’ has been out for several months already,” Century frontman Carson Slovak says, “it's still only partially released in terms of its concept. I'm excited to roll out the next installment of the story and hopefully shed some light on the questions that the initial album and short film release produced."
Seeing a release in late-April, Century’s ‘Black Ocean’ has already taken the band on regional Northeast dates both solo and with friends Time Of Cholera and Pack of Wolves, with more live appearances being planned. The band’s fully-interactive album concept website, www.blackoceanalbum.com, features news, tour dates, biography information, several other videos, and an interactive cipher which, upon solving, unveils an unreleased bonus track from ‘Black Ocean,’ as well as an e-card featuring several songs from the record.
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:26 am
Swedish melodic metallers, Sonic Syndicate, have posted a new e-card for their upcoming album, 'Love and Other Disasters' at this location.
The e-card features clips from each song on the upcoming album, the video for “Jack of Diamonds,” as well as pictures, info, and a link to the band’s Flash game where fans can win autographed Sonic Syndicate merch!
Sonic Syndicate recently appeared live at TV4 – National TV in Sweden. The band performed "Enclave" and the new song "Jack Of Diamonds" (which is available now on the band’s official MySpace Page). Guitarist Robin Sjunnesson and singer Roland Johansson also did an interview which is avilable on TV4’s homepage. Links to the performances and interview are below.
Sonic Syndicate has announced an October 14 US release date for their upcoming album, 'Love and Other Disasters'. The album will see a September 19 release date in Europe. The crushing new release is a follow-up to 2007’s acclaimed 'Only Inhuman', which hit #64 on the German album charts and #22 on the Swedish charts!
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:14 am
Live Photos of Legendary Metallers Judas Priest, have been posted online. The photos, taken (by Bay Area Photographer Alan Ralph) this past weekend at the last show of The Metal Masters tour at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View (S.F.), CA can be viewed at this location.
Photos of equally legendary metallers Heaven & Hell, Motorhead, and legendary Bay Area thrashers Testament will follow shortly.
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:56 am Aborted, the Belgian death/grind powerhouse who recently took part in the second annual, highly successful Summer Slaughter tour, is back on U.S. soil and about to begin their tour with recently reunited Carcass, Suffocation, 1349 and Rotten Sound. This is a tour for the ages, so make sure you don’t miss out.
Also, stay tuned to the Century MediaMySpace page – there may be a few chances to walk away with some Aborted gear or, dare I say it, tickets to a show in your area!
Aborted Tour Dates:
w/ Carcass, Suffocation, 1349 & Rotten Sound:
09/05 The Palladium – Worcester, MA (w/ Necrophagist & Dying Fetus)
09/06 Nokia Theatre – New York, NY (w/ Necrophagist)
09/07 Medley – Montreal, QC
09/08 Opera House – Toronto, ON
09/09 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ (w/ Necrophagist & Dying Fetus)
09/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD (w/ Pig Destroyer & Misery Signals)
09/11 Volume 11 Tavern – Raleigh, NC
09/12 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
09/13 Jannus Landing – Tampa, FL (Florida Deathfest)
09/15 Emo’s – Austin, TX
09/18 House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
09/19 The Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
09/21 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
09/22 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:37 am
Hermosa Beach punk rock icons Pennywise, celebrating their 20th anniversary, raised their collective middle fingers in the air to the music industry this spring and did the most punk rock/DIY thing imaginable: they gave away their latest record 'Reason To Believe' for free. In fact, 400,000 downloads of 'Reason To Believe' were recorded during a groundbreaking, two week promotion that gave Pennywise's MySpace friends the opportunity to download the whole album from MySpace.
Having released nine classic records in its 20-year history, Pennywise signed with Myspace Records this year and the promotion of 'Reason To Believe' marked the first time a U.S. record label has provided an artist with the opportunity to offer a new album free of charge and the first time MySpace has offered a full album download with a worldwide push.
After rocking audiences during select dates on this summer's Vans Warped Tour, Pennywise is now touring overseas. The second radio single off the Cameron Webb produced 'Reason to Believe' will be "Die For You" and to back it up, Pennywise will be playing a series of radio shows in the U.S. later this month, including Chicago’s Q101.1 Block Party alongside Atreyu, and Bullet For My Valentine on September 14. See below for full list of radio dates.
Marking the first time Pennywise has ever serviced radio with a second single from the same record in its career, “Die For You” is the follow-up track to the record’s first single “The Western World” which was a Top 20 hit at Alternative Rock radio and top 10 at several leading stations including Sirius Satellite’s Faction (#1 most played), KROQ (Los Angeles) and 91X (San Diego). “The Western World” proved to be the band’s highest charting single ever. "Die For You" hits radio officially on September 22 and 23.
The band will also headline the first annual Liskfest (www.liskfest.com) in Irvine, California on Saturday, October 11 along with such bands as Gorilla Biscuits, Strung Out, The Vandals, Every Time I Die, Rival Schools, Bleeding Through, Set Your Goals, Revolution Mother and more.
With a presidential election hanging in the balance this fall, now more than ever the world needs the fiery, call-to-arms that is the Pennywise sound. Guitarist Fletcher Dragge says the band’s continuing passion and tension is what makes the band not only tick, but it’s how they’ve survived for 20 years.
“It’s something that we’re driven to do,” Dragge points out. “Our message and what we do has effected a lot of people’s lives and so we kind of feel like we have to do it. It’s bigger than the band.”
Pennywise Tour Dates:
9/13 - Le Festival Envol ET - Quebec City, Quebec
9/14 - Q101 Block Party @ Devry - Chicago, Illinois
9/27 - KEDJ Edgedest @ Schnepf Farms - Queen Creek, Arizona
9/28 - Tucson Electric Park KFMA Fall - Tucson, Arizona
10/11 - Liskfest @ Oak Canyon Ranch - Irvine, California
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:16 am
Houston’s instrumental quartet, Scale The Summit, hit the studio today to begin tracking the band’s Prosthetic Records debut. Due in early 2009, 'Carving Desert Canyons', the follow-up to the band’s 2007 self-released debut, ‘Monument,' will consist of all-new songs, and fans can expect a series of in-studio blog and video updates covering the progress of the recording of Scale The Summit’s new music.
"Writing is complete for our next album, and I have to say this is some of the best material we have ever written!” guitarist Chris Letchford says. “We have been working hard on this album for a good six months now and we are really excited to get to work on it in the studio. We are set to enter Nut House Recordings on Aug 29th in New Jersey to start tracking and the title for this nice group of jams will be ‘Carving Desert Canyons.’ Now...you all can be in suspense for studio updates, video, shows, touring, and of course some killer new music!"
Scale The Summit has tapped seasoned photographer Tom Kilty to personify the band’s sound through the ‘Carving Desert Canyons’artwork which promises to be in-depth. For a sample of past Scale The Summit designs, fans can visit http://scalethesummit.bigcartel.com. In the meantime, several songs from ‘Monument’ are available on the band’s MySpace page.
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:05 am
Southern rockers Mastodon are currently in the final stages of recording their next album with producer Brendan O’Brien, the Atlanta quartet have additional plans that will carry them into 2009 before the new release sees the light of day.
The phenomenally successful Rock Band game brand is preparing to launch its latest edition, Rock Band 2, which will feature the Mastodon track “Colony Of Birchmen,” from their current Grammy nominated Reprise Records album, 'Blood Mountain'. The game will be available on several game platforms including Xbox 360 scheduled for release on Sep 14, PS3 scheduled for Oct 19, and Wii scheduled for a Nov 16, release. For further details, track listings and release info go to www.rockband2.Com.
Following the recently completed coast-to-coast Mayhem Tour with Slipknot, Disturbed, and Machine Head among others, Mastodon will head overseas to join forces with Slayer, Trivium, and Amon Amarth as part of The Unholy Alliance Tour: Chapter 3. Confirmed dates are listed below.
Prior to the European tour, Mastodon will play a special one-off club show in Athens, GA with comedian Brian Posehn on Saturday Oct 11, at the 40 Watt Club to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the venerable smartass institution known as Chunklet Magazine. Tickets are on sale now so better move quickly. For further info go to: www.chunklet.com. (This may be the last time you’ll ever see this band in a room this small).
Chunklet Anniv Show:
10/11 - 40 Watt Club (w/ comedian Brian Posehn) - Athens, GA
The Unholy Alliance Tour Chapter 3:
10/27 - Manchester Arena - Manchester, ENG
10/28 - Birmingham NEC - Birmingham, ENG
10/30 - Hammersmith Apollo - London, ENG
10/31 - Hammersmith Apollo - London, ENG
11/2 - Cardiff CIA - Cardiff, Wales
11/3 - SECC Hall - Glasgow, Scotland
11/5 - Stadthalle - Offenbach, Germany
11/6 - Cologne Palladium - Cologne, Germany
11/7 - HMH - Amsterdam, Holland
11/9 - Schleyerhalle - Stuttgart, Germany
11/10 - Eulachhalle Deutweg - Winterthur, Switzerland
11/11 - Paris Zenith - Paris, France
11/12 - Lotto Arena - Antwerp, Belgium
11/14 - Palasharp - Milan, Italy
11/16 - Gasometer - Vienna, Austria
11/17 - Incheba Hall - Prague, CZH
11/18 - Munich Zenith - Munich, Germany
11/19 - Columbia Halle - Berlin, Germany
11/21 - Valby Hallen - Denmark, Copenhagen
11/22 - Lisebergshallen - Gothenburg, Sweden
11/23 - Hovet - Stockholm, Sweden
11/24 - Spektrum - Oslo, Norway
11/26 - Tampere Old Ice Hall - Tampere, Finland
11/27 - Helsinki Old Ice Hall - Helsinki, Finland
Headline Dates:
11/30 - Tivoli - Utrecht, Holland
12/2 - Savoy - Cork, Ireland
12/3 - Vicar St. - Dublin, Ireland
12/4 - Spring & Airbrake - Belfast, Ireland
ATP Festival:
12/6 - Resort Minehead, Somerset - All Tomorrows Parties Fest- Somerset, ENG
12/7 - Resort Minehead, Somerset - All Tomorrows Parties Fest - Somerset, ENG
As of yet, the new Mastodon album remains untitled but is expected to be released in early 2009. Details will be revealed shortly.
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Anthony ::
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:46 am
Southern California’s The Funeral Pyre have posted an in-depth update at the band’s official blog, which includes touring plans for November with fellow Californians Early Graves on the Manifest Blasphemy Tour, as well as two new recordings of material to supplement the recent release of ‘Wounds,’ the band’s latest full-length album, which saw a late May release through Prosthetic Records.
For more details on the band’s upcoming recording plans, visit The Funeral Pyre’s blog. Meanwhile, the tentative routing for the upcoming West Coast tour is as follows. (Anyone that can assist in booking can contact the band via forestmoonproducts@hotmail.com):
Manifest Blasphemy Tour w/ Early Graves:
11/06 - San Francisco/Oakland, CA
11/07 - Chico, CA
11/08 - Medford/Eugene, OR
11/09 - Portland, OR
11/10 - Seattle, WA
11/11 - Boise, ID
11/12 - Salt Lake City, UT
11/13 - Cheyenne, WY
11/14 - Denver, CO
11/15 - Colorado Springs, CO
11/16 - Albuquerque, NM
11/17 - El Paso, TX
11/18 - Tucson, AZ
11/19 - Phoenix, AZ
11/20 - Las Vegas, NV
11/21 - Los Angeles, CA
Upon completion of the forthcoming Manifest Blasphemy Tour, The Funeral Pyre will return to California to continue working on the band’s fourth full-length record, which should see a release in 2009. ‘Wounds’ features visuals from artist Justin Bartlett (Gorgoroth, Averse Sefira, Intronaut) and a mix courtesy of Erik Rutan (Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal, Through The Eyes of the Dead), and the band most recently wrapped up a tour with fellow SoCal band Antagonist and Sea of Treachery, having already headlined another tour earlier, upon the release of ‘Wounds.’
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Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:37 am The Number Twelve Looks Like You will be entering the studio this week to begin work on their third full-length release, and follow-up to their breakthrough 2007 disc, 'Mongrel'. The Bergen County, NJ five-piece will be self-producing their next effort at Backroom Studios in Rockaway, NJ. The as-yet-untitled disc will be mixed by Steve Evetts (Every Time I Die, Dillinger Escape Plan) and is tentatively schedule for an early 2009 release on Eyeball Records.
"It's that time again! Time where the geese run wild in the open studio and the waves of music stir up another tsunami," says vocalist Jesse Korman. "That's right, we are back with a new musical roller coaster record that will be sure to harsh your mellow. We have crept outside of our box to write the MOST unlikely #12 collection yet. We are ready to have new riders journey the coaster with us and have our ever-so-loyal fans show them where to vomit."
Fans will likely get a chance to hear some of the new material when the band opens for Underoath on 9/2 at Irving Plaza in NYC, or during their upcoming week's jaunt with Senses Fail, Foxy Shazam, and Dance Gavin Dance starting October 8th.
In June The Number Twelve released their first ever DVD entitled, 'Here At The End of All Things'. The live concert film was captured in the band's NJ backyard at School of Rock in Hackensack, NJ. In July, the band released an exclusive, limited pressing alien-green 7" called 'The Remixes' through Hot Topic featuring two remixes that appear on the DVD's audio component.
The Number Twelve Looks Like You on tour:
9/2 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza ^
10/8 - Richmond, VA @ Canal Club *
10/9 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos' *
10/10 - Columbia, SC @ Headliners *
10/11 - Charleston, SC @ Music Farm *
10/12 - Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel Coffeehouse *
10/25 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock "The Big Giant Festival" #
^ - w/ Underoath * - w/ Senses Fail, Foxy Shazam, Dance Gavin Dance # - w/ Mae, From First To Last, and more
