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Posted on: April 23, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT Issue Update From The Road

California technical grindcore hellions EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT are currently scouring the lands, spreading their filth and disease alongside Sepsism on the long-anticipated Hymns Of The Extreme tour. Said vocalist/bassist loudly: “Oklahoma fucking slays! Brutal moshpits, good beer and people who really care about the death metal scene. Also, NYDM has been really helpful to us along the way. We’re having a blast! Sepsism are our kind of scum — really good…

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Posted on: April 23, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE WHIGS TO PERFORM ON LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 27th

In support of their critically acclaimed new album, IN THE DARK, Athens, GA trio The Whigs will appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon next Tuesday, April 27th and premiere song “Hundred/Million.” Fans can download the song full of driving guitars and crushing drums at http://www.thewhigs.com/freedownload. On the road since the beginning of the year, with artists like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Band of Skulls, the band is excited…

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Posted on: April 23, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Hot Mute – S/T (CD)

Hot Mute start out “She’s The Medicine” with a synth line that approaches that of a Journey. In fact, the entirety of the band blend together the aforementioned Journey, Asia, and The Cars into something that screams eighties rock even as the band cuts tracks in this day and age. “She’s The Medicine” has single aspirations, but the band is still a quarter step away from grabbing the brass ring.…

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Posted on: April 23, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 2

EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS’ UP FROM BELOW ENTERS BILLBOARD TOP 200 FOR THE FIRST TIME

Up From Below, the debut album from Los Angeles psych-folk collective EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS has now made it into Billboard’s Top 200 for its second consecutive week. Last week marked the album’s debut on the chart which was released in July, 2009. The consecutive rankings are further proof that the album has been gathering a fierce and constantly expanding fan base. In addition, the band’s first single…

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Posted on: April 23, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Soprano Susanna Phillips Receives Fifth Annual Beverly Sills Artist Award

Soprano Susanna Phillips has been named the recipient of the fifth annual Beverly Sills Artist Award for young singers at the Metropolitan Opera. The $50,000 award, the largest of its kind in the United States, is designated for extraordinarily gifted singers between the ages of 25 and 40 who have already appeared in featured solo roles at the Met. The award, in honor of Beverly Sills, was established in 2006…

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Posted on: April 23, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Andrew Collberg “On The Wreath” to be released end of June 2010

He is young. He was born a mere 22 years ago, in a Swedish town called Lund. At the age of eight he had his first drum lesson in a New Zealand instrument shop; At the age of ten he wrote his first song (about a Gorilla); his stage premier was at fourteen and at seventeen he recorded his first album. So now it’s about time for the international debut…

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Posted on: April 22, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Jason Reeves’ upcoming tour dates are as follows:

4/22 Hoboken, NJ Maxwells 4/23 Boston, MA 939 Café 4/24 Bridgewater, MA Bridgewater State College* 4/25 State College, PA Sozo Institute of the Arts* 4/30 Albany, NY Revolution Hall 5/01 Postdam, NY SUNY Potsdam* 5/02 Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Café 5/04 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern 5/05 Evanston, IL Space 5/06 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Cafe 5/07 Kenosha, WI Carthage College 5/08 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose Tap House 5/09 Des…

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Posted on: April 22, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NICO VEGA ANNOUNCES BRAND NEW TOUR DATES! HITS THE ROAD WITH SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS AND CHEVELLE!

Nico Vega is like the little live gift that keeps on giving and the months of April and May are no exception. Hitting the road again with good friends and former tour mates Semi Precious Weapons as well as additional dates with Chevelle round out the rest of the band’s Spring Tour. Kicking off with a hometown gig on April 21st with Semi Precious Weapons at the Roxy in Los…

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Posted on: April 22, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ISTAPP unleashes cover art and track listing for upcoming release “Blekinge” out June 8 via Metal Blade Records!

Hailing from Blekinge, Sweden, one of the traditional provinces of Sweden situated in the south of the country bordering Smaland, Scania and the Baltic Sea, are the three warlords that form ISTAPP; Mordechai von Renvaktar, C. Ashuck von Renvaktar and Fjalar. Setting out on a campaign to destroy the sun and all of its followers, ISTAPP is currently preparing to unleash the band’s Metal Blade Records debut Blekinge on June…

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Posted on: April 22, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Peter Wolf Crier Reveal New Mp3, Announce First U.S. Tour

We are also proud to present “Hard As Nails” the second single from Peter Wolf Crier’s forthcoming record Inter-Be (out May 25 in the U.S. and June 7 in the U.K.) As NPR’s Carrie Brownstein describes it, “Hard As Nails’ — centers on a simple and forlorn guitar line, the song building in urgency until it’s finally swallowed by its own fervor. Despite the build-up, the final celebration is more…

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Posted on: April 22, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NACHTMYSTIUM Debut New Track; Wrap Up European Tour

Last week a new video trailer based on the album’s dark visuals was released; view the art, trailer and more at this location: http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=537 Vocalist/guitarist, Blake Judd checks in with a post-tour report, following nine and-a-half-weeks of touring (the last seven in Europe): “NACHTMYSTIUM have just completed our first full-European / UK headlining tour. The tour was amazing and we reached crowds everywhere in the UK, Scandinavia, the Baltic states…

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Posted on: April 21, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CLOCK TICKS DOWN TO BEGINNING OF MERLEFEST 2010, PRESENTED BY LOWE’S, ON APRIL 29

Preparations are well underway for MerleFest 2010, presented by Lowe’s, which begins next Thursday, April 29, and runs through Sunday, May 2, on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Now in its 23rd year, MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of Eddy Merle Watson as a fundraiser for Wilkes Community College and a celebration of “traditional plus” music. Featuring four days of performances by over…

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Posted on: April 21, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ICED EARTH / SONS OF LIBERTY ANNOUNCE SELECT DATES IN NORTH AMERICA FOR 2010

ICED EARTH have confirmed 4 North American tour dates for the Fall of 2010. Meant as an “Escape From The Studio”, these exclusive dates will also get fans the chance to see Jon Schaffer’s new project SONS OF LIBERTY on stage for their first-ever live performances. Jon Schaffer: “It has been too long since we played North America and after the South American shows we felt we should bring a…

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Posted on: April 21, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Grammy Award-Winning Mezzo-Soprano Susan Graham Returns to Her Native Texas for Role Debut as Handel’s Xerxes at Houston Grand Opera

So far this season, Susan Graham has triumphed in Berlioz’s Damnation de Faust at Lyric Opera of Chicago, in Strauss’s Rosenkavalier at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, in Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder with the San Francisco Symphony, and in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas on a West Coast tour. Now the Grammy Award-winning mezzo returns to her native Texas for a climactic challenge: singing the tyrannical, flamboyant title role of Handel’s Xerxes at Houston…

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Posted on: April 21, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CYPRESS HILL ANNOUNCE TOUR WITH SLIGHTLY STOOPID

CYPRESS HILL celebrated yesterday’s release of new album RISE UP with a special performance in front of a packed-house crowd at The Warfield in San Francisco. Those that couldn’t make it in shouldn’t worry; the legendary hip hop group has announced a summer tour with Slightly Stoopid that begins July 16 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA and will take them nationwide. They’ll play a string of North…

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Posted on: April 20, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

LAUNCH OF NEW LABEL, LOVE & WAR RECORDS, TO FOCUS ON BOTH UP-AND-COMING AND ESTABLISHED METAL TALENT

It’s not very often that three long-time friends get a chance to launch a record label together, but that’s exactly what Phil Sadler, Charlie Bagarozza, and Steve Blaze have done, with the creation of Love & War Records. And with such a strong link to metal veteran act Lillian Axe (Blaze is the lead guitarist/founding member of the band, while Sadler promoted the group’s shows in the Midwest area), it…

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Posted on: April 20, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NACHTMYSTIUM Post New Video Trailer Based On The Artwork For Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II

NACHTMYSTIUM embrace the true spirit of individuality and intolerance forming solely as an outlet to express the dark musical visions and summonings of those involved. Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II, is set for a June 8th release. The disc was recorded once again with Sanford Parker (Minsk) at Volume Studios. Group mastermind Blake Judd has enlisted the talents of Wrest (Leviathan, Lurker of Chalice, Twilight) to record all drum tracks…

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Posted on: April 19, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE ENGLISH BEAT ADD NEW U.S. and CANADIAN TOUR DATES

THE ENGLISH BEAT, headed up by Dave Wakeling, have added another batch of U.S. and Canadian tour dates. The band recently finished a cross-country stint on ‘The Spring Skaward Tour’ with Fishbone as support. A series of local acts will support the upcoming gigs. Hailing from Birmingham England, The English Beat is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the release of their 1980 debut album I Just Can’t Stop It, which…

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Posted on: April 19, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Hot Cross – Risk Revival (CD)

The opening track in “Exits and Trails” shows how intense Hot Cross can really be. The style of music that they play cannot be easily categorized. Of course, there are hints of Rise Against and Bauhaus present, but there are also hints of hardcore and metal that are strewn throughout tracks like the aforementioned “Exits and Trails”. The thing that Hot Cross first introduces to their listeners on “TRisk Revival”…

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Posted on: April 19, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BLUT AUS NORD : A Few Shreds Of Thought

Fifteen years after its original release, Debemur Morti Productions will soon offer a vinyl version of the legendary “Ultima Thulee” masterpiece. So as not to alter the nature of this opus, the music will remain untouched and the original artwork will be used. We hereby disclose the cover of another unexpected re-issue: “The Mystical Beast Of Rebellion”. In order to achieve the original goal and to complete this ode to…

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