Ancient Antarctic metal marauders GWAR will carry on with their plans to tour Europe in Jan. 2012, despite the recent death of guitarist Cory Smoot, during the bands “Return of the World Maggot Tour”. Said GWAR spokesman Dave Brockie a.k.a. Oderus Urungus– “When Cory died, we all wanted to go home and take care of the family and our own grief. But the best way to do that is by…
For a band that has been around for around seven years and are so well traveled, I really expected more from “Devour” that what is actually on the CD. The guitars on the disc sound tinny, and the sequencing of the instrumental and vocal parts isn’t spotless. “Abuse Me” has some interesting strides in the amount of body and general sound that Seven 13 has taken from earlier rock tracks,…
Icelandic fun-pop group FM Belfast have debuted a new video for “Vertigo,” taken from Don’t Want To Sleep, the followup to their breakout debut, How to Make Friends on Morr Music. Directed by Máni M. Sigfússon, the video “centers on a play date held by two little girls, who are terribly cute and seem to know exactly what to do when it comes to properly enjoying the music of “Vertigo,”…
11/30 Huntington, NY The Paramount Theater 12/01 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre 12/02 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom 12/03 Worcester, MA Palladium 12/04 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 12/05 Nashville, TN Rocketown 12/06 Chicago, IL House of Blues 12/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 12/08 Kansas City, MO Beaumont 12/09 Dallas, TX The Door 12/10 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit 12/11 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Center 12/13 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater 12/14 Scottsdale, AZ…
The screaming that The Seventh Cross does on their “Scorched By The Flames of Vengeance” seems to show that the band is much more influenced by emo ands and music than they’d like to admit. Of course, at some point the style of music that The Seventh Cross plays is metal. There are hints of eighties metal present throughout “Scorched”, but much of what the band places down is without…
German progressive metal titans OBSCURA have announced a four-week headlining European tour in the spring of 2012 in support of their latest album Omnivium.. Support on the tour will come from label-mates SPAWN OF POSSESSION, French tech-death maestros GOROD, and Dutch progressive metallers EXIVIOUS. The tour will kick-off on March 9th in Stuttgart, Germany then march through Scandinavia, Eastern and Southern Europe, and the UK before returning to Germany on…
Formerly known as Brother Bear, the Santa Rosa, CA band has changed their name to State Faults. The band is in the process of finishing the recording for their debut full-length record to be released in early 2012. Label news, album info and artwork will be revealed in the coming weeks. State Faults consists of four soulmates with a DIY ethic trying to make honest and explosive music. Formed in…
I had heard about how good of a band 7 Seconds was about eight or nine years ago, and I decided to pick up one of their albums from the local CD store. That album, “Soulforce Revolution”, was one of the worst albums I’ve ever heard. However, I decided to give 7 Seconds a second chance, and let me say, I’m happy I threw this disc in my player. A…
11/28 The Basement, Nashville 11/29 Masquerade, Atlanta 11/30 Metro Gallery, Baltimore 12/01 Trinity College, Hartford 12/02 Mercury Lounge, NYC 12/03 Glasslands, Brooklyn 12/07 The Garden Bowl, Detroit 12/08 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland 12/09 Subterranean, Chicago
While it true that the production value of 7K during their “Make It Up” is solid, the track present does not have enough energy to do much of anything until the band can corral their forces for a brief time during the midpoint of this track. The tension that 7K is trying to create with the design to hold back guitars towards the end of the track is a tack…
Prolific hard rockers CLUTCH are wrapping up their European tour with Volbeat today. The guys will continue their tour with a string of headlining shows through Scandanavia. Kamchatka will be providing support on these dates. CLUTCH have just confirmed an in store performance and signing for November 27th at Bengans in Goteberg, Sweden. Weathermaker Music will release the long awaited deluxe, double vinyl edition of CLUTCH’s classic 2004 opus “Blast…
Progressive djentlemen VILDHJARTA have teamed-up with Metal Hammer (Germany) for the exclusive premiere of their new video clip “dagger”! Directed by Jakob Arevarn (http://www.arevarn.se), “dagger” is the second music video from the Swedish septet’s forthcoming debut album, måsstaden, which will be released via Century Media Records on November 28th in Europe and November 29th in North America. To watch the clip, head over to Metal Hammer (Germany) now: http://www.metal-hammer.de/video-audio/premieren/article123486 The…
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…
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…