Author: Sargeant

Posted on: July 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Commander: Conquest of the Americas Prepares to Leave the Harbor

Paradox Interactive announced today that development on its upcoming naval strategy title, Commander: Conquest of the Americas, has completed and the pre-order has started on leading digital distribution outlets. As an exclusive bonus, pre-orders for the game will receive three extra ships, three new resources, seven new historical Commanders (one for each nation) and three new historical naval battles. Developed by Nitro Games, Commander: Conquest of the Americas features elements…

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Posted on: July 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ARTHUR NASSON – BOSTON MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST RELEASES THREE-PART SUITE “ECHO GARDEN” ON OCTOBER 5, 2010

Earlier this year, a journey was framed in the mind of Arthur Nasson. Not one for the road, but for the quarter inch reel tape. The resulting odyssey is Nasson’s low-fi, single album trilogy Echo Garden, out October 5, 2010 on Philistine Records. Nasson affirms the journey Echo Garden leads the listener through: “It feels like everything is different by the end of the album, as if we go through…

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Posted on: July 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

LYNCH MOB Embarks On A Summer Tour

Lynch Mob is getting ready to embark on a summer tour in support of their current release “Smoke and Mirrors” on Frontiers Records. The band line-up for this tour consists of George Lynch (shred master), Oni Logan (vox), Michael Devin (bassologist) and Brian Tichy (time-keeper). After seventeen long years singer Oni Logan and guitar wizard George Lynch found their way back together and again show their amazing abilities in some…

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Posted on: July 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Latterman – No Matter Where We Go (CD)

Latterman has an indie-rock feel to them that one can never challenge, but when a track like “Yo, Get Into It” begins to play, one can only think of one of the shining stars of the independent music circuit, Against Me!. There are tracks that are really obtuse and individuals cannot do anything but wonder (the formless “Dear Boys” comes to mind). Latterman shows that Deep Elm is not a…

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Posted on: July 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Streets on Fire to release This is Fancy TOMORROW!

With a growing loyal fan base and a reputation for keeping the dance floor moving, The Streets on Fire has been rocking Chicago venues the Metro, Double Door, Debonair, and Empty Bottle and was recently featured on WLUW’s Razor and Die show as well as Q101’s Local 101 show. Their debut EP, 2009’s Hot Weekend, has gained rapid attention in the Chicago music scene. Referring to themselves as more of…

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Posted on: July 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Angelo LaTona – Unveiled (CD)

It is quite rare for an instrumental album to be this deep; from when LaTona puts forth the full sound of “Trinity Suite Part 1”, one can hear parts of Don Henley , jam bands, and Santana all in one. The reason why these tracks work so well without anything in the way of vocals is because of the ability that LaTona has in making the guitar sing with immense…

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Posted on: July 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MOLLY HATCHET’S BOBBY INGRAM COMMENTS ON U.S. TOUR

June 1st, 2010 marked the release of MOLLY HATCHET’S latest studio effort Justice. The album has been receiving rave reviews and the new songs are being heralded as instant classics. Guitarist and songwriter Bobby Ingram said the following about the current tour in support of Justice: “…..As we are on tour now and playing the new album “JUSTICE” in circulation in many countries we are seeing so many people, cultures…

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Posted on: July 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Guy Penrod Embarks On First Solo International Tour, Promotes His Debut Country CD, BREATHE DEEP

Guy Penrod, the dominant voice of the Gaither Vocal Band for the last 14 years, embarks on his first solo international tour (July 31 – August 16), which encompasses six countries and a variety of venues, ranging from large theaters to intimate church settings. Penrod’s tour supports his debut country CD release, BREATHE DEEP, produced by Brent Rowan (Joe Nichols, Blake Shelton) for Servant Records/Gaither Music Group. The first single…

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Posted on: July 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Last Target – One Shot One Kill (CD)

Each of the songs on “One Shot, One Kill” comes from a mixture of styles that include the Ramones and a number of the Irish punk bands (of which the best known has to be The Dropkick Murphies). “Don’t Shine Your Boots With A Half-Baked Will” is pushed to the end of what can be considered oi music, as “Don’t Shine Your Boots” is repeated no less than twenty times…

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Posted on: July 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Last Conservative – Pretty New Things (CD)

I received a copy of this album that had no album art. I had little idea what to expect from Last Conservative, especially considering that the last thing that I reviewed from Good Charamel was The Juliet Dagger single. When I heard the first track on “Pretty New Things” (“Distraction”), I began to understand that Last Conservative is for all intensive purposes a rock band. This is not to say…

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Posted on: July 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Working For A Nuclear Free City To Release The Jojo Tempest Burger Sophomore Double Album Out October 12th On Melodic Records

The Jojo Burger Tempest is the new album from the UK’s finest electronic post-rock band Working For A Nuclear Free City, the follow-up to 2007’s Businessmen & Ghosts. And like that expansive debut, The Jojo Burger Tempest takes place across two discs, with 15 tracks on one and the 30-minute title track on the other. Everything about the album is epic. It was recorded over a period of 18 months…

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Posted on: July 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NYC’s Julius C embarks on annual Crocs-sponsored “Rock Star Camp” summer tour.

NYC band Julius C doesn’t go on the kind of tour most bands go on. For the last several years, the band has spent the hot months touring summer camps. Band leader Jay Stollar developed the “Rock Star Camp” program to bring more arts activities to summer camps after spending his youth hoping for such an experience. Five years into the program, the band is now sponsored by the Crocs…

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Posted on: July 18, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

WHORRID To Open Central Illinois Metalfest

Rotting Corpse Records recording artists WHORRID were just added to the Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 23rd and July 24th at the Canopy Club in Urbana, IL. They will be going on at 1:15 pm on Friday July 23rd. Doors open at 12 noon. Also appearing will be EMBRACE DAMNATION at 2:45 pm. Be sure to be there early so you don’t miss any of the great…

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Posted on: July 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PLACE OF SKULLS To Release New Record This Fall

Knoxville, Tennessee doom metallers PLACE OF SKULLS are pleased to announce the upcoming release of their long-awaited fourth full-length entitled As A Dog Returns. The follow-up to 2006’s The Black Is Never Far was recorded at Lakeside Studios in Knoxville by Travis Wyrick and founding guitarist/vocalist Victor Griffin (Pentagram, Death Row, Cathedral, Joe Hasselvander) with drums recorded and engineered by Mike Dearing. Said Griffin of the band’s latest output: “The…

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Posted on: July 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Folk Psychedelians, Vanish Valley, Release Their Self-Titled, Full-Length Debut

Andrew McAllister announces the release of Vanish Valley’s self-titled record debut. The album is being released on his own independent Hard Bark Records and will be available for sale through CD Baby, iTunes, and Amazon on July 27th, 2010. Andrew McAllister (formerly of Conrad Ford/Tarnished Records) has assembled a group of musicians for a song cycle titled, Vanish Valley. Blending elements of folk, country and psychedelic rock, the songs on…

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Posted on: July 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE COOL TOUR KICKS OFF TODAY IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA!!

July 16 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar July 17 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy July 18 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre** July 20 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston July 21 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom July 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory July 23 – Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion July 24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Complex July…

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Posted on: July 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

blessthefall kicks off Cool Tour with As I Lay Dying and Underoath

The hottest metal line-up of the summer is about to hit a town near you, as blessthefall kicks off Cool Tour today in Orlando, FL! The tour features As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between The Buried & Me, The Acacia Strain and Cancer Bats. Don’t forget, you can check out behind-the-scenes photos from blessthefall new video for “To Hell And Back” now on AOL Noisecreep. Stay tuned for the the…

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Posted on: July 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HUMANGLED TO RELEASE VIDEO FOR “LIQUIDFIRE”

Italian Death Metalists, Humangled will be filming a video for the track “Liquidfire,” from their Abyss Records debut, Fractal. Humangled has teamed up with award-winning director / screenwriter Vincezno Ricchiuto for the shoot. Filming is scheduled to get underway this month. Guitarist Luke Scurb has this to say about the video’s subject matter, “Liquidfire is a severe analysis of the loss of consciousness due to drug abuses. In many cases,…

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Posted on: July 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur Wants To Bring You to Michigan Speedway with Saving Abel

Enter for a chance to win two tickets to the NASCAR Nationwide race, VIP tickets to Saving Abel concert after the race on Saturday August 14th then on the following day Sunday, August 15th, the winner will also get VIP access and tickets for NASCAR Sprint Cup race and hang with the band all day!

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