White Woods is the alias for Julia Kugel, better known for her work as the guitarist and vocalist for Atlanta’s riotous garage rockers The Coathangers. Under her solo moniker, Kugel delivered a heartfelt blend of golden-oldies and subdued Americana with her debut single on Suicide Squeeze last year. Now Kugel is back with another two-song White Woods offering, exploring the same kind of sultry vintage sounds that made her first…
Fresh off of last September’s successful reunion tour of Spain, the Dream Syndicate will play its first North American show since 1988 at Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCa in North Adams, Massachusetts on June 22, 2013, just a few weeks after the band wraps up a nine-city tour of Europe the month before. The band’s Spanish shows last fall were named Best Live Show of the Year by…
Chicago downbeat electronic artist, Mister Lies, heads out on tour in support of his debut LP release. He will be joined by Light Asylum, Beat Culture, XXYYXX in various cities. Mowgli is out now on Lefse Records and full dates below. STREAM: “Lupine” – https://soundcloud.com/mister-lies/lupine “Hounded” – https://soundcloud.com/mister-lies/hounded “Align” – https://soundcloud.com/mister-lies/align “Dionysian” – https://soundcloud.com/mister-lies/dionysian WATCH: “Hounded” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HbILc7X0BY “Dionysian” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGR5-BNIJDs For more information, or to contact Mister Lies for interview or review purposes, please…
Leegit (aka Lee Lambert) announces the first video from his soon to be released debut album ‘I Am Leegit‘ on Smash Box Records. As you’d expect from the subject matter the promo for ‘Trippin With My Shades On’ is bedecked in vibrant colours and a sense of disorientation as Leegit struggles to come to terms with being stuck ‘at the bottom of the bottle again‘. But salvation is at hand…
With the recent exoneration of front man Randy Blythe from all charges in the Czech Republic, LAMB OF GOD announces today a tour of secondary markets May 16th through June 20th. The tour continues the support of the album Resolution and hits 30 markets not yet visited on the current album cycle. Support on all dates will be Decapitated with Terror appearing through June 10th and The Acacia Strain appearing…
LIGHT– the state-of-the-art nightclub by Cirque du Soleil and The Light Group– will open at Mandalay Bay the weekend of April 26 with headliners Nicky Romero and Axwell. On Friday, April 26, LIGHT resident DJ Nicky Romero will be joined by Clockwork and Andy Caldwell. On Saturday, April 27, Axwell will embark on his inaugural Las Vegas residency as he takes over LIGHT with Hook N Sling. Check out the…
New York Metallers PRONG have confirmed that they will be heading over to Europe this Summer. The band is scheduled to play a handful of festival dates as well as a string of headline dates. Currently, the tour is scheduled to kick off June 23rd in Clisson, France at Hellfest and will run through July 14th in Serbia at Exit Fest. More dates are expected to be announced in the…
Today Making Movies’ track “Cuna de Vida” – from the band’s brand new album A La Deriva (released March 5 and produced by Steve Berlin) – is featured on AOL Spinner’s “Song of the Day.” Download the song here. The young Kansas City- based band hits the road next week for a Spring Tour that winds through parts of the Midwest, south, and west. Making Movies’ complete list of currently…
Kaotoxin Records, in cooperation with Total Deathcore and Clawhammer PR, is proud to unleash the debut EP of France’s brutal and technical Deathcore band YEARS OF TYRANTS. Produced at the Iguana studio (Necrophagist) with Rise Of The Northstar and ex-Resistance members, Leading the Blind is a 23+ minutes long (nine tracks) showcase of, not only a high level of musicianship and technical abilities, but also songwriting skills, mixing blasting parts and…
Motionless In White is thrilled to announce that they will be playing the entire Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival this summer alongside Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastadon, Children of Bodom, Behemoth, and more. (full routing below) “Being a part of the Mayhem line up is a huge deal for us,” notes lead singer Chris Motionless. “We’ve been working towards being a part of this tour for quite some time. So needless to…
Finnish heavy metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM (aka COB) have set Halo of Blood as the title of their eagerly anticipated eighth studio album, set for a June 11 North American release via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, CHILDREN OF BODOM unveils Halo of Blood‘s cover art, created by artist Sam Saramäki, known for his work on the classic COB records Follow the Reaper, Are You Dead Yet? and Hate Crew…
In a sudden turn of events for instrumental noise/space metal trio MoRkObOt, this week the band’s world famous drummer Len was abducted by Italian drummer-collecting space pirates and likely destroyed. So remaining members Lin and Lan quickly replaced Len with new skin-ripper Lon. Somehow very clear and disturbing details on this bizarre turning point in the band’s massive career have been documented on video, the incredible footage viewable AT THIS…
French noise/hardcore outfit AS WE DRAW are currently writing the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut full-length “Lines Breaking Circles”. Initially released late 2010, “Lines Breaking Circles” went sold out quickly. Throatruiner Records and Skulltrophy Records have announced the repress of this record on deluxe gatefold vinyl, which is due out on April 10th. Pre-order and download for free “Lines Breaking Circles” here : http://store.throatruinerrecords.com/bands/as-we-draw Artwork : http://tinyurl.com/d467c4p Promotional pic…
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The routing of the previously announced Spring tour with Wisconsin crust brigade WARTORN, including nine dates supporting legendary Italian hardcore/punk outfit Raw Power, has expanded, the full tour now twice as extensive and initially declared. The three-week-long trek now runs through mid-May and hits even more cities throughout the Midwest and will hit the West Coast as well, and includes a throwdown at the two-day Forward Ohio Fest alongside Masakari,…
On April 2, Alternative Tentacles will release White People and the Damage Done, the new album from JELLO BIAFRA and the GUANTANAMO SCHOOL of MEDICINE (aka JB/GSM). Hot on the heels of the ferocious Shock-U-Py! EP, the world renowned voice and vision of DEAD KENNEDYS and long-standing punk rock innovator returns with bared teeth and an anti-austerity blast-a-thon of a record. Recorded in San Francisco with longtime producer Marshall Lawless and…
Swedish doom metal act, MEMORY GARDEN, have launched the second single and title track taken off their upcoming album, Doomain, exclusively via the website of Metal Hammer Germany! Head to metal-hammer.de to stream Doomain now! Make sure to also head to www.metalblade.com/memorygarden to check out the cover art, pre-order bundles, and the first single, The Evangelist! Doomain was recorded at Annoying Sound Factory and SolnaSound Recording by the band with…
Aussie rock band LONGREEF (Josh Barker, Tristan Davies, Nick Miller, Jim Wark) are back on the road touring the U.S. and have added additional dates to their already packed touring schedule for 2013. The band will remain on the road through the spring and summer in support of their latest EP/Live DVD Dirty Motel. They just added a show with the legendary Sevendust on May 1 and have been confirmed…
Kvelertak have premiered their forthcoming Roadrunner Records debut, MEIR, over at Stereogum. MEIR, which arrives March 26th, features the single, “Bruane Brenn” and is the highly anticipated follow-up to the band’s break out self-titled album which earned them critical praise worldwide. Produced by Converge’s Kurt Ballou (High on Fire, Torche), MEIR marks an indisputable milestone for Kvelertak. Tracks such as “Evig Vandrar” and the brutal “Nekrokosmos” see…
Chuck Ragan and his camaraderie of musicians will be back on the road for The 6th Annual Revival Tour. We know a lot of you will be at these shows taking pictures so why not WIN STUFF by simply posting your pictures? It’s really THAT simple. Follow the instructions on the flyer above. Post your pictures and tag them accordingly, at the end of the tour we’ll pick the best…