BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will be hitting the road with Veil Of Maya and Animals As Leaders starting on November 7th in Dayton, OH and rounding up on November 4th in Wilmington, NC. The full list of tour dates can be seen below. DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: Nov 7, 2009 Kettering, OH @ The Attic Nov 9, 2009 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s Nov 10, 2009 Iowa City, IA @…
Acoustic emo is always hard to do properly, where bands like The Early November failed miserably at their attempts, bands like Boys Night Out and Yellowcard have made compelling cases for the possibility of these types of albums. Still, this isn’t the type of acoustic that something that unplugged has constructed in the vast majority of listeners’ minds; “Once Upon A Time†is an adulterated acoustic album, recorded as with…
GNAW will take part in Manhattan’s APEX FEST III: Two Days of Darkness, this November 13th and 14th (GNAW plays the 2nd day). The two-day festival takes place at Chashama Arts (217 E. 42nd Street) and also features performances by Aderlating (Gnaw Their Tongues side project), Aphelion, The Austerity Program, Hecate, Rise of Because (Rosetta side project), Strom, Unearthly Trance, Xiphod Dementia and more. Admission is $25 per day or…
Hard luck stories. Everybody’s got them or heard them, but it takes a special mind and wit to share them with the lyrical dexterity and aplomb that have become the hallmarks (and trademarks) of Ike Reilly’s critically-lauded records. Reilly’s a raconteur; to be sure, his songs ache and explode with a gritty realism to which everyone can relate on some level. His latest solo offering, entitled “Hard Luck Stories” –…
The Feeling must be the next big thing in Britain. “Sewn†just has that feeling, as if Shayne Ward was blended with Snow Patrol and Orson. This means that while the track conforms to the basic tenets of what “rock†is, there is enough in the way of pop influence to make this track a big splash in any radio charts in which it finds itself. The track will not…
TENTH AVENUE NORTH With one listen to Tenth Avenue North’s unique brand of intellectual, melodic pop-rock, it becomes obvious that songwriter Mike Donehey and his band mates have a gift for expressing truth in a way that simultaneously educates, enlightens and entertains. “Simply, our mission as a band is to know Christ and to make him known,†says Donehey. Band members are as much teachers as artists, demonstrating this through…
Global superstar and EMI/Priority Records recording artist Snoop Dogg announces his latest tour featuring hip hop greats Method Man, Redman and Devin the Dude. The tour, titled “Wonderland High School Tour,” is a bonafide hip hop lover’s dream and will kick off on October 27th in Baltimore and travel across North America. After 17 years and 30 million albums sold worldwide, as well as stints in both television and film,…
Mastiff, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment and Remington Arms Company, Inc. announced today that they will be teaming up to bring Remington’s legendary firearms to Wiiâ„¢. Mastiff established itself as a publisher of quality outdoor action titles with Deer Drive, its popular deer-hunting title for Wii, and the upcoming Shimano Xtreme Fishing, also for Wii. Mastiff’s outdoor sports videogames emphasize playability and fun, offer multiplayer action and always stay…
The rock of Federation X looks to early nineties rock like Corrosion of Conformity and Kyuss as it does to arena rock like Boston and other bands like Led Zeppelin and MC5. What results on “Rally Day” is a disc full of hooky guitar lines and memorable vocals. Each track is short enough to burn out while on top, instead of falling off heavily and having Federation X’s listeners get…
Phoenix, Arizona’s LANDMINE MARATHON have announced the title and other details of their forthcoming release on Prosthetic Records. The album is entitled, “Sovereign Descent ,” and was recorded at guitarist Ryan Butler’s Arcane Digital Recording Studios, where he’s recorded past efforts from the band, as well as Misery Index, Phobia, The Funeral Pyre and many more. The album will be mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Converge,…
To celebrate twenty years of amazing records, Slumberland is promoting a series of shows featuring the very best bands from the label’s roster. Current bands like Crystal Stilts, Pants Yell! and Brown Recluse will be involved alongside special reunion sets from old skool SLR posse like The Ropers, Nord Express and Lorelei. Fri. Nov 13 Washington DC The Black Cat http://blackcatdc.com Crystal Stilts Brown Recluse Pants Yell! Frankie Rose and…
When I first put on “Art Damageâ€, I couldn’t get into it in any way. I had to put it on a second time and actually focus in so that a track like the opening one could open up to me. I could then pull out different sets of vocals, guitar and bass lines from the seemingly impenetrable mess that FBTMOF operates in. With double-bass pedals alit and guitar lines…
D-Lo returns to boast his newest track, “No Squares,” sporting the same swagger as his hit single “No Ho.” He collaborates with two of his Bay Area brethren to make a track with a simple message: No Nerds Allowed. Though the beat retains the same vibe as many other D-Lo creations, it successfully holds its own, periodically adding tripped out drones and robotic synths to compliment the vocals. The driving…
Critically acclaimed psych metal band ZOROASTER has signed a worldwide recording deal with E1 Music. The celebrated avant-garde trio will enter the studio in early 2010 with producer Sanford Parker (The Gates of Slumber, Pelican) to record its label debut and follow up to 2009’s Voice of Saturn. A summer 2010 release is expected. ZOROASTER, the Atlanta-based group who has been called “one of the U.S.’s most promising metal bands”…
Mulatto Patriot Productions has just announced the release of the instrumental album version for the “Sonic Visuals†LP, by Chicago producer and engineer Mulatto Patriot. The “Sonic Visuals†LP received placement and praise across the world, including radio stations like WMFU (Billy Jam), WUPX, WRFL, KHDC, KUEL, KBSC, Fusebox Radio (Syndicated), CFRO (Canada), KXCI and KOAS to just name a few. His tracks off this LP also received praise on…
With a set of vocals that mix Jethro Tull and Stevie Nicks, the style of music during a song like “Old Black Hat With A Dandelion Feather†seem to pull from a completely different (and older) tradition. While this is a little offsetting, Feathers come back strong with the mopey yet hopeful vocals of “To Each His Ownâ€. The repetition present in a track like this is intention and does…
The top 10 debut is the latest accomplishment in 5FDP’s hot streak, and has certified their status as one of the most important bands in hard rock today. The group has sold nearly 400,000 copies of their debut album, The Way Of Fist, and has shared the stage with bands like KoRn, Disturbed, Slipknot, Mastodon, Kid Rock, and other heavy hitters. 5FDP are currently bringing their exhilarating live show to…
Noid, England bandits The Heavy have found a kindred spirit in the brazen, fast-and-loose swagger of HBO’s ‘Entourage.’ The band was recently featured in Spin Magazine as a ‘Hot New Band’ – and with a full set of US tour dates booked, and a new album waiting in the wings, the boys from Noid are ready to catch fire. 11/2 || World Café Live || Philadelphia, PA 11/4 || Club…
SANGRE, who hail from California’s Inland Empire area, have recently taken to the studio with MIKEY DOLING (Soulfly, SNOT). The recording sessions yielded two new tracks that any fan of metal should enjoy: “Serpentor,†and “Forever I.†The tracks are available for streaming via the band’s ReverbNation profile, located at http://www.reverbnation.com/sangremetal. Vocalist Henry Sanchez described the collaborative process: “[Mikey] heard things that we as a band don’t normally hear because…
Imagine Jello Biafra being introduced to Atari Teenage Riot and Coal Chamber. Well, that is probably the least inaccurate comparison I could make for The Faux, so I guess we can keep it. Until the very digitized vocals of Jo come creeping into the track, I am personally not sure whether or not The Faux stole “Instrumentalâ€, the second track, from a Nintendo game’s midi program. “Cold and Mechanical†is…