What brought you into creating music? I grew up in a family of artists and musicians. I was always surrounded by music and art. I remember picking up a dusty, pink, acoustic guitar in my uncle’s attic and someone teaching me “Sloop John B”. I think that’s what got me started. It was a great era and I listened to bands like The Beatles, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix,…
Current members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall and ex members of Overcast and Cannae have combined forces in the project DEATH RAY VISION. These veterans of the Boston metal scene play a raw brand of metallic hardcore that recaptures the energy of their old school hardcore roots infused with all they have learned and experienced as musicians over the past decade. The songs are short blasts of energy and…
Welsh rockers Future of the Left are returning to the U.S. for a nationwide fall tour in support of their new album, The Plot Against Common Sense, released earlier this summer on Xtra Mile Recordings. Kicking off October 30th in Baltimore, the 3-week run in support of Andrew Jackson Jihad will bring the band to Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia and more. More dates will be announced soon! The Plot…
One of hard rock/heavy metal’s fastest rising new bands, Candlelight Red, have just announced tour dates with Fozzy. The band continue to inch their way towards a big breakthrough, as evidenced by their just-issued Demons EP (which was produced by Sevendust’s Morgan Rose). They’ve also just unveiled a new, striking video for the title track, which has been hitting hard and climbing the charts at active rock radio. In August…
Whenever I go to the gym, there are a number of individuals that have a gallon of water and nothing else. It is important to be properly hydrated during a workout, but the human body excretes salts and other minerals that are desperately needed. When one is drinking only water, they are left with a mineral imbalance. This wreaks havoc on bodies and forces individuals to achieve smaller gains than…
Helsinki vampire/goth rock outfit, The 69 Eyes, has joined the popular Mobile Backstage community where fans will be able to easily access new content (whether it be video, audio, text or photo) from the band. Fans can also create their own content to share and connect with one another. Visit the Mobile Backstage landing page: http://bit.ly/QG74xY to join the community via Facebook or the official iOS & Android apps. Commented…
Heart of Hearts has an exclusive unreleased track “Fortunate Jim” on the just Bleek Records compilation. Download it for free here. Stream it here. Heart Of Hearts is the solo work of Greg Hatem. The Baltimore-based project began recording in 2010 in a residential warehouse space onto a dusty old 8-track tape machine. Two years later, Hatem has traded in his worn tape heads for shiny new digits to produce…
There is much that proper supplementation with vitamins, protein, and pre/intra/post-workout blends can do. However, for an individual to blast past their ruts and move into the new echelon, a little help- is needed. M1D Black is the supplement that will do just that. The tagline for M1D Black is “Size | Strength | Mass”, and I feel as if what the company touts is what individuals will receive. This…
As DOOMSDAY prepare to release their self-titled debut recording in early November, today the end-time quintet have set a track from the record loose into the general population. The record’s pummeling second track, “The Punishment,” is now playing via BrooklynVegan, who is also sponsoring the crew’s tour with Krieg and Wolvhammer set to embark late this month. Be trampled into submission by “The Punishment” RIGHT HERE. Chicago-based DOOMSDAY unites guitarist…
Named one of NPR’s Favorite Artists of 2011, American tenor Nicholas Phan returns to the music of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) on a new album available October 9 from Avie. On the eve of the Britten centenary, Still Falls the Rain showcases both the great British composer’s remarkable gift as a collaborator and Phan’s increasingly lauded interpretative powers. The album features The Heart of the Matter, a song cycle for tenor,…
n preparation for 2012’s most anticipated metal/hardcore album of the year, Boston’s most illustrious masters of heavy music, Converge are currently streaming their prolific 8th studio album , All We Love We Leave Behind, available October 9th via Epitaph Records (vinyl on Deathwish). The record stream comes as Converge takes the cover of October’s Decibel Magazine. The band has also received recent critical acclaim for their debut tracks “Shame In…
Pop-punk bands Major League and Turnover have announced a fall co-headlining tour, which kicks off on November 16 in Glen Cove, NY and will culminate on December 23 in Philadelphia. New Jersey based Major League got their start in 2009 with Nick Trask (vocals), Brian Joyce (guitar/vocals), Matt Chila (guitar/vocals), Kyle Bell (bass) and Luke Smartnick (drums) filling out the band. After a string of EPs and various tours,…
AraabMUZIK remixed a bunch of Sleigh Bells tracks in support of their tour together and the first one premiered today on Pitchfork -check out what happens when the MVP of the MPC takes on Sleigh Bell’s “Never Say Die”. Tour dates & download link below- let me know if you need list to cover the show -Dana http://pitchfork.com/news/48098-listen-araabmuzik-remixes-sleigh-bells/ October 10/5 – Friday Capitol Theater Portchester NY 10/7-…
Rawhide was a show that focused on the unique circumstances encountered by cow ranchers during the 1860s. This black and white show contained a more realistic tenor than other shows of its period, as it took suggestions and even employed hands from local ranches. Paramount has released the first four seasons of the show already. Rawhide: The Complete Fifth Season is a dish that is served two ways. One…
Witches Mark have uploaded rehearsal footage of the band performing “Swarm” with Texas metal legend and South Texas Walk of Fame alumni Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth, Watchtower, Ignitor) who also guests on the studio version of “Swarm” as featured on the band’s upcoming Witching Metal Ritual full length. The footage has been posted at this location. This footage comes hot on the heels of the recently released “Bringers…
In the wake of the passing of Dogbane [Heaven and Hell Records] guitarist David Ellenburg the remaining band are hard at work to carry on as their fallen brother would have wanted. Currently Dogbane is in the studio recording a cover of ‘Charisma’ for an upcoming KISS tribute released through Versailles Records titled Rock & Roll All Nite: A Tribute to Kiss: 1974 – 2013, to be released later this…
usband/wife duo featuring Grammy-nominated producer/mixer Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, No Doubt) and Stop Staring! celebrity model Juliette Beavan, 8MM are gearing up for their inaugural full-band national tour. Building on their already all-star lineup, the Beavans called on Tim Kelleher (30 Seconds To Mars, My Darling Murder) to slide and slither on the bass and Elias Mallin (Ke$ha, Kill Hannah, My Darling Murder) to add power to…
Brooklyn-born and world-renowned surrealist VINCENT CASTIGLIA’s solo art exhibition, entitled ‘Resurrection’, kicks off tomorrow at a special gallery opening from 8-11pm at Sacred Gallery NYC (located at 424 Broadway 2nd Floor between Canal and Howard, NYC). The gallery will run through October 31st. ‘Resurrection’ will include a striking collection of Vincent’s paintings, which are created exclusively in his own human blood. This retrospective encompasses all of Vincent’s available work…
Trash Talk have taken to their Tumblr to share new track “Exile on Broadway” and to invite you all to a free show at their home in Los Angeles. The show is at noon on 10/06. Email them at TrashTalk119 at gmail dot com for the location and more info. STREAM: “Exile On Broadway” – http://soundcloud.com/ofwgkta-official/exile-on-broadway
Cardio Igniter is a new product from Top Secret Nutrition. It is a pre-workout, and it currently comes in a fruit punch formulation. The carbohydrates (5) and calories (15) are low, while the sheer amount of energy and drive one will be given is simply astounding. This pre-workout contains a number of compounds (Vitamins B6, B12, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, and potassium) that highlight and further facilitate the company’s…