A Day To Remember’s highly anticipated music video for “2nd Sucks” is coming SOON… be the first to know when the video is live by “Liking” Victory Records on Facebook. Watch the teaser for “2nd Sucks” now! The group is set to headline Soundwave Festival in Australia this month, followed by shows in Indonesia and Japan before heading back to the U.S. for the second leg of the Rise Against…
Dirty Three’s first new album in seven years (and first release on Drag City), Toward the Low Sun, is out next Tuesday, February 28th. For the next week, leading up to this release, NPR Music’s First Listen series will be streaming the album in its entirety. Listen with the link below. NPR MUSIC FIRST LISTEN OF THE DIRTY THREE’S TOWARD THE LOW SUN – http://www.npr.org/2012/02/19/146535905/first-listen-dirty-three-toward-the-low-sun?ps=mh_fl Returning to the…
DOWNSPIRIT, the German/Swiss bluesy/hard-rocking-metal-oriented band formed by ex-SYMPHORCE/ex-FREEDOM CALL guitarist Cedric “Cede” Dupont, will enter the studios in mid-march to record their second album. A release is expected for late summer via Metalville Records, followed by a tour in fall/winter. DOWNSPIRIT‘s debut album, “Point Of Origin”, was received well with much positive feedback all over the world, and brought the band’s touring schedule to include more than 60 shows around…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra premieres the “Strangers Are Strange” video today, directed by Sam Kristofski. The band has a few headlining shows starting this week in California, then they will hit the road in support of Girls for the majority of the month of March. They’ll also appear at this year’s SXSW. Full video credits: Director: Sam Kristofski Director of Photography: Sam Irwin Editor: Sam Kristofski Effects: Brendan Jenkins…
The newest addition to Deathwish Inc.’s roster, Code Orange Kids, are touring down to SXSW this March! WIth select dates featuring Former Thieves, Code Orange Kids will head through the midwest and southern states, ultimately ending up in Austin, TX for four days, playing 5+ showcases at the SXSW Music Festival. Drummer/vocalist Jami Morgan commented, “We are really stoked to hit the road again and play shows with a bunch…
Dead Set On Living, the new album from Cancer Bats, is now available for pre-order worldwide. The US pre-order will be available via Metal Blade Records at metalblade.com/cancerbats, where fans can also view the band’s new video for Old Blood! A pre-order only t-shirt bundle is available until the album is released on April 24th. The Cancer Bats will be performing at several SXSW showcases this year. Confirmed so far…
Hailing from Vienna, Austria, Thomas King is confirmed to perform on the 2nd annual national Epic Proportions Tour along with creator Gabe Kubanda and Lost In Atlantis. March 1st marks the kick off of the Epic Proportions Tour in Phoenix, Arizona with routing taking the tour through the Southwestern U.S. Sponsored by VH1 Classic, Airwalk Shoes, SESAC, “Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp” and the American Red Cross, the tour was…
FEB 24 – Newcastle (NSW) @ Club LED MAR 9 – Thornbury (VIC) @ The Prague MAR 10 – Geelong (VIC) @ The Barwon Club MAR 11 – Melbourne (VIC) @ The Cherry Bar MAR 16 – Ballarat (VIC) @ The Karova Lounge MAR 30 – Bendigo (VIC) @ The Newmarket Hotel APR 12 – Auckland (NZ) @ The Crowbar (w/Sinate) APR 13 – Palmeston Nth (NZ) @ Royal Hotel…
Rock band Sixx:A.M., which consists of bassist, Nikki Sixx, guitarist, Dj Ashba and vocalist James Michael have announced a rare performance, and their first in four years, set to take place on April 11, 2012 at Revolver’s Golden Gods Awards. As each band member has been kept busy with their other careers – Nikki Sixx is also the bassist for Mötley Crüe and a syndicated radio host; Dj Ashba is…
Yesterday, Moe Green was announced as part of this year’s Paid Dues Festival. Paid Dues will take place April 7th at NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, California, and Moe will be performing on the festival’s Dues Paid stage alongside headliners Wu-Tang, Odd Future, Dipset, Three-6 Mafia and more. To celebrate the announcement, Moe is excited to release a brand new song, “Welcome To The Trap House.” “Welcome To The…
Behemoth, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude gatefold, double LP pre-orders available The inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour kicks off April 11th Metal Blade Records is proud to announce that vinyl for three of the label’s most popular releases from the last year will be released on March 27th! Gatefold, double LPs for Behemoth’s Evangelia Heretika live album, The Devil’s Blood’s The Thousandfold Epicentre, and In Solitude’s The World.The Flesh.The Devil…
On their debut self-titled LP out via Burger Records, sisters Chelsea and Justine Brown – aka Summer Twins – deliver dreampop rock & roll songs drenched in California sun. In March, Summer Twins hit the road with Paul Collins of The Beat and Peter Case of The Plimsouls bringing their 50s and 60s inspired pop garage rock across the nation. For a preview of what to expect from the Summer…
New Jersey’s Dark Empire returns with their third release, “From Refuge to Ruin” On March 27th Via Nightmare Records. Band members are Brian Larkin (vocals) Matt Moliti (guitars, vocals) Randy Knecht (bass) Produced by Jeremy Krull and artwork by Gustavo Sazes (Arch Enemy, Firewind, Morbid Angel) . If you were to ask me what genre they fall under it is hard to explain (progressive, power, death, and thrash) is this…
GRAMMY-winning rock band SWITCHFOOT will launch a North American headlining tour on March 22 in Kahului, HI. (See below for itinerary.) A ticket pre-sale for members of the band’s fan club, Friends of the Foot, is underway at www.switchfoot.com. Next week SWITCHFOOT heads to Australia and New Zealand, where they will headline the traveling Soundwave Festival. They’ll also be capturing footage for Fading West, the San Diego-based band’s upcoming surf…
2/26 Chicago, IL Reggie’s (Reebok Event) 3/01 Seattle, WA The Vera Project* 3/02 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club* 3/03 Portland, OR Roseland (Peter’s Room)* 3/04 Eugene, OR WOW Hall* 3/08 San Francisco, CA 330 Ritch* 3/09 Los Angeles, CA Key Club* 3/10 San Diego, CA Epicentre** 3/11 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse* 3/14 Hempstead, NY Hofstra University 3/15 Austin, TX TBA Show (SXSW Week) 3/16 Austin, TX TBA Show (SXSW Week)…
Swedish duo Korallreven aka Marcus Joons and Daniel Tjäder (of The Radio Dept) has premiered the new video for ‘Sa Sa Samoa’ with IFC. Directed by Filip Nilsson, the video rolls through imagery of serenece mountainscapes and dusty roads – a “quick peek of the world before we destroy it” according to Joons. Featuring Brooklyn-based vocal experimentalist Julianna Barwick and a children’s choir from the island of Samoa, ‘Sa Sa…
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Italy’s Apocalyptic Black metal band Stigmhate is set to release their new album ‘The Sun Collapse on March 26th 2012 on Bakerteam Records. Band members are mike (guitars) VVLV (drums) marco (guitars and vocals). ‘The Sun Collapse’ was recorded and mixed between Outer Sound Studios and Destroyed Studios by Giuseppe Orlando (Novembre) and the band’s own guitarist Mike, and mastered at Hertz Studios, Poland. Artwork by Malfeitor Fabban (Aborym), is…
THE INTERSPHERE will release their long awaited new album in North America on February 28th via Long Branch Records/SPV. An EPK for Hold On, Liberty can be viewed HERE. Starting today and once every two weeks through April 9th THE INTERSPHERE will be posting exclusive performances of songs from Hold On, Liberty that were recorded live at the Maarweg Studios in Cologne, Germany. The first video clip released is for…
Country Mice is an indie rock band based in Brooklyn, NY. They released their debut album, Twister, in 2011, which received numerous rave reviews (including an 8/10 rating in Spin Magazine) and appeared on several top 100 albums-of-the-year lists. Whereas the band displays elements of eclectic influences, Rueger hails from a small town in Kansas and, as principal songwriter, his americana roots inevitably pervade their sound. Drawing comparisons to Wilco,…