The London-based band’s debut album, The Circle and The Blue Door, is set for an April 30 release via Metal Blade/Rise Above Records. Decibel Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian dubbed the album the “best debut of 2013” and overseas outlets like the BBC (“a modern demonic sound”), Terrorizer (“their brand of gothic psychedelia is set to take 2013 by storm”) and Subterranea/Metal Hammer (“Purson are the UK’s new ambassadors for the…
San Francisco-based sludge-mangling duo BLACK COBRA will uncoil across the country in Brooklyn this week for a devastating one-off show as part of the diverse Brain-Cave Festival. The annual festival showcases an incredible array of artists of all natures from around Brooklyn and abroad for four days. Undoubtedly the most punishing act set to perform at this year’s installment, BLACK COBRA will take one of the main headlining slots of…
Our favorite living, loving legend (she’s just a woman), Baby Dee is no stranger to the road – her vaudevillian soul has been spirited all over the world, performing in any situation your mind could muster. Like situations involving monkeys, unicycles and a one-eyed dwarf, if you know what we’re saying. Lucky for all of us North Amerikaners, Yanks and Canucks alike, Dee‘s revving her engines for a quick dash…
This summer, in celebration of their recent collaboration, What the Brothers Sang, Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy hop on the “Milk Train” to take their show on the road– performing live at various places of public assembly! In true Dawn and Bonnie fashion, they’re covering as many hot-zones with hot cover songs (and more, natch!) as possible, including festivals, venues, a town hall, and a historic synagogue. Accompanying them…
Antarctic rock-gods GWAR today released the first line-up for this year’s GWAR-B-Q, located at Hadad’s Water Park in Richmond, VA. This year sees the event entering its fourth consecutive year while offering its most bone-crushing line-up yet, setting the stage for what will certainly be the most massive GWAR-B-Q in the history of the human or any other race! The event is scheduled to take place Saturday August 17th,…
The ongoing reign of terror from INTEGRITY continues in 2013, with the release of the iniquitous outfit’s tenth full-length, Suicide Black Snake. Beyond an indisputable history as being an ultra brutal live act and basically being the most metal act associated with the top reigning champion acts of the 90s hardcore/metal scene, INTEGRITY has morphed into more of a musical entity, releasing countless splits and limited vinyl releases, taking…
One year after the release of their highly regarded debut Ekpyrosis (Periodic Destruction), North German Melodic Death Metallers BURIAL VAULT are back with their second album. With Incendium the quintet is about to release more than an ordinary album. Inspired by Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” the band developed a concept that embodies a metamorphosis of a human in an inconvenient future both on musical as on textual level. This dynamic…
Savannah Stopover Music Festival, in partnership with Dollhouse Productions, announced today the release of the Stopover Sessions @ Dollhouse Studios on the newly launched Savannah Stopover Sessions bandcamp page. During the three-day Festival March 7-9, 2013, six Stopover bands participated in live, intimate studio recordings in support of the Festival. Participating artists included: Field Report (Milwaukee, WI), Country Mice (Brooklyn), HOTT MT (L.A), young buffalo (Oxford, MS), Fine Peduncle…
Additional details have been announced for Toddstock II v6.5, a June 17-22 celebration of the 65th birthday of renowned multi-faceted artist Todd Rundgren. Family, friends and fans will join Todd Rundgren at Toddstock II v6.5, held at the historic Nottoway Plantation & Resort in White Castle , Louisiana. Toddstock II v6.5 will culminate with an exclusive Todd Rundgren performance for Toddstock attendees on Saturday, June 22, the final night…
The first full-length solo debut from Martin Smith, God’s Great Dance Floor, Step 01, is set to release April 23 amidst five-star acclaim. Leading up to the release of the album, iTunes® and LifeWay Christian Stores are both offering significant, exclusive pre-buy offers for this collection of personal revival songs from the former Delirious? frontman, co-founder and primary songwriter. Born out of a reinvigorated season of living in…
Swedish Grind-guerillas EXHALE have revealed the artwork and track listing for their third full-length effort When Worlds Collide. Dutch illustrator Dennis Sibeijn (Slayer, Exodus, Aborted,) was chosen to put tband’s visual aspect of When Worlds Collide into the most twisted and modernistic form possible. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Hoborec Studios (Inevitable End, We Are The Damned, etc) with Ulf Blomberg handling production duties. When Worlds Collide is…
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It’s a struggle for some bands to get started, while others appear to seamlessly come together. With years of perspective and experience, the three members of Pyrithion – Tim Lambesis, Ryan Glisan, and Andy Godwin – have created a dark and intense death metal record almost overnight. The individual members’ prior success aside, the music speaks for itself. A brand new guitar demonstration video for The Invention of Hatred has…
At the end of their recent February/March sold-out US tour, Tame Impala stopped by the famed KCRW studios in Los Angeles to record a rare live session for Morning Becomes Eclectic. Ahead of their quick trip to the US for the Coachella Valley Art & Music Festival, KCRW will be airing the session tomorrow morning, Thursday April 11th, from 9:00am PST (12:00pm EST). Stream their session and interview live tomorrow…
The daily performance lineup for Rocklahoma has been revealed and single day tickets will be available for purchase beginning Wednesday, April 17 at 10:00 AM CT at www.rocklahoma.com. Rocklahoma–proud to be presented by Bud Light–will celebrate its seventh year May 24, 25 and 26 with a stellar rock lineup including Guns N’ Roses, Alice In Chains, Korn and many more. The three-day camping festival features the top current active…
Keyboard master John Medeski thrives on the unpredictable, a trait that has kept his work with the trailblazing trio Medeski Martin & Wood (MMW) fresh and surprising for more than twenty years. With A Different Time, his first solo piano project, Medeski once again takes his sound in a completely unexpected direction – unexpected even to him. “I had a more eclectic record in mind,” Medeski says. “I wanted to…
New York-based entertainment marketing & PR firm UG Strategies took Miami by storm with “The Bed Head Hotel: Miami 2013,” a special 2-day VIP event in South Beach, Miami, during the 2013 Miami Music Week, Winter Music Conference, and ULTRA Music Festivals. The Bed Head Hotel featured a line-up of international headliners as well as up-and-coming EDM artists such as Diplo, Tommie Sunshine, Walshy Fire, Jillionaire, Audrey Napoleon, The Disco Fries, FIGO, Torro Torro,…
Since signing to BEC Recordings in 2001, Kutless has been transformed from a new rock band to a staple artist in the industry that has multi-format, top-charting hits and has sold millions of records. BEC Recordings is proud to announce that Kutless has re-signed and will continue their ministry along with the Seattle-based label. “Kutless is a perfect example of the type of artists we want to continue to work…
Just back from a successful round at this year’s SXSW, Kansas City’s own, WE ARE VOICES, are ready to take the music world by storm once again. The next chapter for We Are Voices are truly a stunning one. Unveiling their video for the stunning track, “Fine,” the sultry and haunting video was shot completely in black and white, creating an unforgettable piece that compliments the gorgeous song. The…
Shreveport, Louisiana-based Super Water Sympathy are announcing national tour plans in support of their forthcoming full-length, Hydrogen Child, on Portland, Oregon-based indie In Music We Trust Records. In support of Hydrogen Child, Super Water Sympathy will be touring in this year’s Vans’ Warped Tour. The follow-up to their 2011 self-release Vesper Belle, Hydrogen Child is the next chapter in the development of the band’s self-made genre Water Pop. Hydrogen Child…