Following up on last year’s excellent sophomore LP Picture You Staring, Montreal’s TOPS are back to announce new tour dates in Japan, North America, and Europe. To celebrate the band is also sharing a new and interactive video for “Outside” starring lead singer Jane Penny.
Svart Records sets March 27th as the international release date for Pombagira’s highly anticipated new album, Flesh Throne Press. The band’s sixth album since their inception in 2007, Flesh Throne Press sees Pombagira expanding on themes in their previous double-album release, Maleficia Lamiah. Recorded in July 2014 across two intense weeks, the band put down over 80 minutes of material, all of which will be made available on double-CD and…
Proving yet again that rest is for the weak, Oklahoma City’s tireless death metal raiders Dischordia are happy to announce their upcoming EP of covers, Sources as well as The Western Sea Tour, covering the West Coast of the USA and running from March 12th to March 21st.
Hello, David. Your latest album is Walking to Dreamland. What significance does the title hold for you? Perhaps it is about the idea that fulfillment comes from the journey not from arriving at the destination. We are always focused on what happens day to day, yet unexpected events,moments of emptiness, impact and change our lives. By nature, we bounce back.
The sheer amount of intensity that Omar Bowing brings to his first album will ensure that listeners stay at the edges of their seats from beginning to end. Virus is a track that has every side – screamed-out vocals, splashy drums, and Machine Head meets Coal Chamber styled arrangements – working towards a specific outcome. The dense and deep approach that is taken during the onset of Earthquake showcases Bowing’s…
The team behind Exit Festival’s success will be working with AEI across the planning, artist line-up, ticketing and marketing of their beach event which is a part of 10-day Exit Adventure package that begins at Exit Festival in Serbia. Sea Dance is a premium festival event that is held on one of the most beautiful beaches of Adriatic coast, Jaz Beach in Montenegro, Europe’s best kept secret. Both sides of…
Svart Records announces February 27th as the international release date for Eero Koivistoinen Quartet’s Hati Hati, on CD, LP, and digital formats. Eero Koivistoinen has had many different ensembles on his long career as a jazz musician, and Eero Koivistoinen Quartet is the latest. The quartet plays mostly Eero’s own compositions, new and older. The music is based on modern jazz tradition but has personal angles. Koivistoinen’s long connection with…
Reel Big Fish are coming to the House of Blues (http://www.houseofblues.com/cleveland/ ; 308 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio) on Friday, January 23rd. The show will also feature Authority Zero and Less Than Jake. The doors for the show will open at 7 PM, and the area immediately surrounding the venue has countless restaurants, bars, and hip spots that will be open before and after the show ends.
The Deathmass Cloak, the debut full-length from San Diego-based death metal band GHOULGOTHA, is out now on Dark Descent Records.
We’re sitting down with Shattrholik. Let’s get right to it – What’s your story? I’m born and raised in Wairoa, Hawkes Bay New Zealand. I’m just a typical hard working new zealander making the most of the opportunities overseas. I get along with everyone. I see things from a different angle. Very respectful to others. I’m always happy. I love music – that’s me.
Hello is the latest single from Cole Phoenix, and is a track that ties together past and present in pop music in a way that will ensure that listeners will be able to find something to dig. The vocal ability of Phoenix represents the focal point of Hello, and it is further boosted through an eighties-tinged instrumentation that is influenced by ZZ Top, Yaz, and Dead or Alive. To keep…
The Atticus Institute is the latest title from Peter Safran (Buried, Scary Movie, and The Conjuring), and ties together a solid cast that includes John Rubenstein (Desperate Housewives, Angel), William Mapother (The Mentalist, Lost), Rya Khilstedt (Home Alone 3, TV’s Nashville), and Sharon Maughan (Holby City, By The Sword Divded). The film surrounds Dr. Henry West, who had the titular location commandeered by the U.S. Government. A special client –…
Meet Alec Chambers, the virtuosic 19-year-old singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who could understand chord charts well before he could operate a motor vehicle. Chambers recently released his much-anticipated first single “Whole Again”.
The first time the world heard something from the Swedish band OLD, based in Malmö, was in early 2014 when they released their debut single, the bouncy late-night-party track, ‘Knee Hang Gang’. Shortly thereafter came the debut 4-track EP Old Ladies Die Young. Now, many shows later, they’ve met up with producer Joakim Lindberg again at Studio Möllan in Malmö to record another 4-track EP.
Luciferian death metal trio Nexul announce the completion of their debut album, Paradigm of Chaos, set to be released later this year by Hells Headbangers. Featuring members of Nyogthaeblisz and Hellvetron, Nexul released their debut demo, Nexulzifer, in 2013 through Hells Headbangers on both 7″ vinyl and cassette tape. A statement from the band reads: “From depths untold illuminated by Fosforos shining, a Paradigm of Chaos is revealed. Eleven Hexecrations…
Winter Ale is a bold flavored beer that has hints of ginger, cinnamon, and various spice and dark fruit elements. The beer is able to hide the alcohol content (8.2% ABV) incredibly well, allowing imbibers to have a heady feeling while having their taste buds tantalized. The beer opens up nicely, with a little more malty of elements becoming commonplace as the sweeter and more sugary elements move to the…
Busy Loving You is a softly spoken and calm effort that will impress listeners with the smart arrangements and the soulful vocals laid down by Clark. The production is spot on, ensuring that listeners will fall in love with each track only a few moments after they have started listening.
There is a powerful singer-songwriter tradition that is presented during the initial track on the Perfect EP, Cry. The track benefits from a smart production hast could easily have it present on pop or adult contemporary radio play. The intelligent arrangements that back up these vocals make for a compelling and alluring style that will resound loudly in listener’s ears long after the album has ceased spinning. Perfect is a…
How did your latest single, Hello move from initial thought to finished effort? “Hello” is ultimately about the struggle to move on, to start looking again after falling for someone or even something that has proven to be toxic. It’s a survival song heralding a new beginning. That’s why New Year’s Day felt very appropriate for its release – hello 2015!
Weyes Blood is currently on a tour of North America, which kicked off last week in Philadelphia. The indie-folk songstress will continue her tour of the East Coast and Canada for most of January and will head west for a handful of dates on the Left Coast. To celebrate, Weyes Blood shares a beautiful new music video for Bad Magic a track from last years release, The Innocents out now…