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Posted on: July 6, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Optimum Wound (Roadrunner) Albums Re-Released

Metal Mind Productions presents re-release of classic material from Roadrunner Records’ archives – two albums from Optimum Wound Profile, one of the most fascinating industrial/hardcore projects that emerged in the 90’s. Formed in 1991 in Ipswich, UK, the sextet proposed a powerful combination of metal, crust punk, hardcore and sampling technologies, sealed tightly in a cage of pure condensed madness. Coming out during the industrial spree, when groups such as…

Posted on: July 5, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Academy Is… Tours

THE ACADEMY IS… ANNOUNCES DATES FOR “SLEEPING WITH GIANTS” FALL HEADLINE TOUR; Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group The Academy Is… has unveiled details of their eagerly anticipated fall tour. The coast-to-coast headline trek – dubbed the “Sleeping With Giants” Tour – will take off September 5th in Milwaukee, with dates running non-stop through a Chicago hometown finale on November 24th (full itinerary below).  The pre-sale will begin thru the bands…

Posted on: July 5, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Kiss The Gunner – Why Are We So Dead?

Kiss The Gunner – Why Are We So Dead? / 2007 Harvest Earth / 9 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/kissthegunner / http://www.harvestearth.com / While Kiss The Gunner does a very hard-hitting brand of hardcore that verges on metal a great deal of the time, “Why Are We So Dead?” does not sound like the same thing that a number of artists in a similar genre try to pander their listeners. There is…

Posted on: July 4, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Metal Band Obituary Works With I-Tunes

OBITUARY EXCLUSIVE I-TUNES PROMOTION   Candlelight Records together with I-Tunes will premiere the first song from Obituary’s upcoming new album Xecutioner’s Return via an advance single.  “Evil Ways” will be available for purchase starting July 31 and for fans will be the first and only advance listen of the album set to hit North American stores on August 28.

Posted on: July 3, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Music Nation Releases Friend Finder

Music Nation (www.musicnation.com <http://www.musicnation.com/> ) has today announced the release of Friend Finder – a web tool that allows Music Nation artists and fans to seamlessly send out invitations to contacts in their pre-existing Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail address books.  In order to encourage artists to utilize this new functionality, Music Nation has launched a contest in tandem with the release of Friend Finder.  Artists who bring in the most…

Posted on: July 2, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

C-BO Teams Up With And 1

C-BO TEAMS UP WITH THE AND 1 STREET BALL TOUR FOR EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCES AND HOSTING In support of the recent G-Unit South signing, and the release of the highly anticipated WESTSIDE RYDERS 3 compilation (IN STORES NOW), C-Bo has joined the AND 1 Mixtape tour this summer for a string of exclusive performances and official after party hosting. With over 2 million records sold, and 17 solo albums, C-Bo has…