Sevendust start this album with a pretty hard rocking track in “Hero”. The fact with this track is that the song does not really lift individuals up like previous Sevendust tracks. It is middle of the road and does not enjoy the hooks that are needed to really bring individuals in by the barrelful. “Ugly” is a track that relies a little more on the creation of a vocal harmony,…
While “bone shakers” The Barr Brothers were in New York City for CMJ, they visited with local bloggers at The Wild Honey Pie and recorded a pair of stunning videos for their Buzzsessions series. In flashlight, the Montreal-based quartet (led by Andrew and Brad Barr, with Andres Vial and Sarah Page) performed two songs off of their debut record. The Wild Honey Pie gave the LP a glowing review, saying:…
Hollywood Undead have now joined Avenged Sevenfold on the “Buried Alive” Tour. In celebration of the tour, the bands are giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky winner for each date of the tour AND a huge Grand Prize at tour’s end including a bunch of sweet autographed shit from all of the bands. The tour kicks off November 23rd in Ft. Myers, FL and will run through…
There are bookshelves crammed with tomes about the origins of punk rock and just as many, if not more, about how hip-hop first began. It’s refreshing then that Will Hermes, a long time music critic, manages to cover both genres as well as disco, salsa, jazz and other aspects of the music world from his unique perspective growing up in New York in the mid 70’s. Love Goes to Buildings…
In 2009, Cleveland’s Dylan Baldi began writing and recording lo-fi power-pop songs in his parents’ basement, dubbing the project Cloud Nothings. His music quickly started making the Internet rounds, and fans and critics alike took note of his pithy songcraft, infectiously catchy melodies, and youthful enthusiasm. Baldi soon released a string of 7″s, a split cassette, and an EP before putting out Turning On – a compilation spanning about a…
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds, one of the most successful arena spectaculars of recent times, returns with “The New Generation” worldwide tour in November 2012, it was announced this morning by Jeff Wayne and Liam Neeson at a press conference at One Marylebone in London. Launched in conjunction with Sony Music, Live Nation and SJM Concerts, the re-imagined staging of the acclaimed production will feature…
PARADISE LOST’s new Draconian Times MMXI DVD is now available for purchase in the US exclusively at CM Distro–click here to order your copy! In anticipation of the release, the band is now premiering their new music video for “The Last Time”. The video can be seen here: The limited deluxe edition is a must-have for all PARADISE LOST fans with its 2 DVDs + CD + extended 32 page…
November 24 – Magnet / Berlin, Germany November 25 – Meat Factory / Prague / Czech Republic November 26 – Radio on3 Festival / Munich, Germany December 01 – Bardot / Art Basel Miami, FL December 31 – Lights All Night / Dallas, TX Februrary 24 – Prince Bandroom MELBOURNE, Australia February 25 – Rocket Bar ADELAIDE, Australia February 26 – Perth International Arts Festival PERTH, Australia February 29 –…
Ripped straight from the pages of David Blaine’s secret magic book, comes the music stylings of The Clippers. Born in September twenty ten, this two piece outfit came together and began playing shows throughout Boston MA. Their high energy pop rock has brought sophistication and sexual feeling back to basement shows and venues everywhere. The Clippers’ most recent output was a split EP with Chicago’s Coping that was released by…
Today Nightmare Records releases a FREE EXCLUSIVE Download Album including Eleven Killer Tracks of Heavy Rock, Progressive and Symphonic Power Metal from the latest Nightmare releases including: LANCE KING “A Moment in Chiros” ANDROMEDA “Manifest Tyranny” ANUBIS GATE “Anubis Gate” THEOCRACY “As the World Bleeds” MYRATH “Tales of the Sands” PATRICK HEMER “More than Meets the Eye” DIVINE ASCENSION “As the Truth Appears” VANGOUGH “Kingdom of Ruin” HALCYON WAY “IndoctriNation”…
Smartly using Jonathan’s synthesizer in place of a third guitar, Settlefish adds a different element to the chaotic soundscape that marks the compositions on dance a while, upset as paradoxical, intentionally human even through completely electronic instruments. Keeping along with the focus on the keyboards, Jonathan makes it the most versatile part of the band; the beat of “On Symmetry Pebbles” pokes a hole into one’s soul with each beat,…
Almost a year after their debut, the aptly-named In Love With Dusk, Keep Shelly In Athens will be returning with 12″ EP Our Own Dream. The Grecian downbeat-pop duo meanders through almost-forgotten electronic salad days and R&B beats of yesteryear. Melding an Ibizan ethic with new age, atmospheric synthesizing, KSiA continues to push the convention of electronic music to the brink, a challenge to the Balearic norm. Like their previous…
Pillow Pets are one of the latest kids’ fads, and it is not surprising that there would be some sort of video game released to capitalize on that trend. However, what I find surprising is that Pillow Pets is such a solid title, all things considered. The title is a little simplistic in terms of overall layout, but this effort is destined for the younger age brackets. The goal for…
“Death Triumphant” starts out in a fairly normal way. The band is playing at breakneck speeds, but there is nothing that brings Setherial to that next level. The first track on the disc is “Limbo of Insanity”, and while it is fun to listen to, one cannot hear anything that has not been done before on this track. The title track begins in much of the same vein, with Setherial…
“Embrace the Curse,” one of the recent additions to the Rock Band Network from West Coast extreme heavy metal act, All Shall Perish, is now available for download with double bass pedal capability. The double bass compatible version of “Embrace the Curse” can be downloaded now at: http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5008216. Be sure to head to: http://media.nuclearblast.de/bands/Splash/RockBand/index.html to see all the other killer Nuclear Blast Records bands available for download through the Rock…
There are CD reissues all the time. However, many of these re-releases still sound as if they were created in an earlier period. Dwarr’s 1984 album, Starting Over, has a timeless quality to it that simply is not present in many of the recordings that are reissued every year. This is because Animals touches upon the different musical currents that were present in 1984and creates an utterly unique and haunting…
Sepultura has changed a lot in the last few years. One of the first metal albums that I ever bought was a copy of “Roots Bloody Roots”, and the band seems to have moved well beyond that style in the 6 or 7 years since I picked up that album. There seems to be a lightness among the tracks on “Dante XXI”, one in which the bass is eschewed for…
The Madden Brothers took some time away from their incessant schedule touring as Good Charlotte and went back to their roots: love of music. The dynamic duo crafted a well-rounded mixtape, “Before Volume 1,” showcasing their passion for hip-hop, pop hooks, and the effortless marriage of, which premiered via Complex magazine. “Benji and I started this mixtape in May of 2011, not really knowing what we were getting ourselves into.…
11/23 Ft. Meyers, FL – Germain Arena 11/25 Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 11/26 Augusta, GA – James Brown Arena 11/28 Huntsville, AL -Von Braun Center 11/29 Pikeville, KY – East Kentucky Expo Center 11/30 Ft. Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial 12/03 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center 12/06 Green Bay, WI – Resch Center 12/07 Duluth, MN – Amsoil Arena 12/09 Grand Forks, ND – Alerus…
Long running Maryland powerviolence legion, STRONG INTENTION, will embark on a short run of tour dates this February opening for Lock Up and Goatwhore. The trek will commence on February 8 in Buffalo and pummel its way through seven cities before coming to a ceremonial close on February 16 in Brooklyn. Commented frontman Zac Ohler: “We as a band are honored to be taking part in Lock Up’s first ever…