Progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT have begun working on their next album, the follow-up to their highly acclaimed 2011 release “The Collective,” which Guitar World cited as as “essential prog.” A spring 2013 release is expected. Guitarist Chris Letchford announced the following: “We just started work on our next album. The material we have written so far is definitely pushing us into new territory. Very excited to see what we create! It’s…
ERAAS, the tribal atmospheric Brooklyn-based quartet (led by its two founding members Robert Toher and Austin Stawiarz which arose from the ashes of New England-based project Apse in 2011), will be hitting the road with Bear In Heaven starting tonight, in support of their S/T debut recently released on new Brooklyn imprint Felte. The band recently did a beat-heavy remix of their own track “Briar Path,” and Brooklyn Vegan had…
Trip-hop’s undisputed Queen and Morcheeba frontwoman Skye returns this Autumn with her third solo record, Back To Now, released through [PIAS] America on October 30th. Production credits for the album, which is accompanied by lead single ‘Featherlight‘, come from the Grammy Award winner Stephen Fitzmaurice (Paloma Faith, Metronomy and Professor Green). In conjuction with the annoucement of the album, Skye shares the video for “Featherlight.” Back To Now sees Skye on assured…
Ryan Leslie released his third studio album, Les Is More this week via NextSelection Lifestyle Group/BDG (BDG is distributed by RED Distribution, a division of SONY Music Entertainment). Les Is More is currently #1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop Charts in 8 countries including U.S., Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland. The album is also #1 for the day at Newbury Comics, a top independent retailer in Boston,…
Ukrainian ambient folk pagan metal outfit MUNRUTHEL, which is celebrating its 15-year anniversary, has unleashed a new video for the title track from their forthcoming fifth album, CREEDamage. The video is now playing at this location. CREEDamage will be released on November 12th via Svarga Music. Performed in the finest traditions of Symphonic Pagan Metal, the new album also features guest vocals from Masha “Scream” (ARKONA) and Wulfstan (FOREFATHER), as well…
Chaos in Tejas is pleased to announce the 2nd round of artists set to take over Austin, Texas next June. The legendary d-beat Japanese band Framitd & Infest have been added, alongside New Jersey shredders Screaming Females, post-punkers Total Control, The Men, Wiccans & loads more. Look for more announcements in the upcoming weeks, including ticket info! Chaos in Tejas takes place from May 30th to June 2nd 2013. Chaos…
Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist Scotty McCreery debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, No. 2 on the Top Country Albums charts and No. 1 on the Top Seasonal Albums chart with Christmas With Scotty McCreery, selling over 40,000 albums. As the holiday season begins, this is the best-selling holiday album so far this season. “I owe it all to my fans,” said McCreery. “It’s just incredible that…
Texas occult metal band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS will release its new album Beg Upon the Light on October 30 via Occulture Records. The award winning group recorded at Origin Sound in Houston with a head space described as “somewhere between a Alejandro Jodorowsky film and a New Orleans voodoo den.” Beg Upon the Light‘s striking cover art was designed by artist Dann Miller and builds on the band’s ever-evolving thematic that involves, among other things, magic,…
Indie pop singer/songwriter Simon Spire hits the U.S. with a new album titled Four-Letter Words out today! Spire has also released a new video for the single, “Uncomfortable,” from the forthcoming release. Originally from New Zealand, Simon Spire’s musical journey brought him to New York where he has lived for the last few years and where he ultimately wrote and recorded the new material. Four-Letter Words was produced by Rich…
This week Southern California killers NAILS will storm the West Coast on a six-city tour supporting Converge, alongside Torche and Kvelertak. The riot will originate in Seattle this Wednesday and spread through Portland, San Francisco, Pomona and Los Angeles before burning down Mesa, Arizona on October 30th. NAILS will drop a new 7” via Southern Lord at the turn of the year. The Obscene Humanity 7” captures three…
Los Angeles (October 22, 2012) – Gerardo Ortiz, The King of the Corrido, is racking up honors and triumphs faster than we can announce them… Once again he leaves us breathless with his extraordinary accomplishments. First, on October 18, he dominated the Billboard Mexican Music Awards, winning in no fewer than 7 of the 11 categories in which he was nominated. This young singer-songwriter won in the following…
Atlas B Salvesen is a folk singer at heart and a philosopher of his own head. Born and raised in the Midwestern field state of Iowa, USA there is a ghostly sense of isolation and alienation that permeates his music. He is a lyrically minded songwriter with a scattershot focus that sees him contemplate such divergent subjects as war, love, apocalypse, self-destruction and religion; sometimes in the same song. His…
Texas Is Funny Records (Heat Dust, Pillow Talk, Yes Inferno) is excited to welcome Diving and Sixteen to its growing roster of bands. At the end of the year, the San Antonio-based label will issue a split CDEP featuring three new songs from both outfits. Austin, TX’s Diving formed in late 2009 and released its debut EP, Places And The Objects You Find There, in December of 2010. Like emo…
Chicago’s epic doom metal act EARTHEN GRAVE announces that the band has parted ways with longtime drummer Scott Davidson. Davidson played on the group’s 2009 Dismal Times debut EP and recently-released full-length album Earthen Grave. The band issued a collective statement this week: “We wish Scott all the best with his many other projects including his long time running Chicago’s Rebel Radio, his Sabbath/Dio tribute band Heaven & Hell Chicago…
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Following the recent release of their latest full-length, You’ve Been Had!, the band took a brief live hiatus. But SEIZURE CRYPT welcome the return of guitarist Bishop Nazz back to the frontlines, joining bassist Grand Mal D, drummer Douglas Williamson, and dueling vocal ninjas Mike SOS and Tom The Madness. With a local show in Whitestone this weekend, more area gigs booked for November and December, and more already in…
LA-based artist Harlan is pleased to announce his second release, the 1984 EP, which came out digitally on September 25th; the 1984 is a New video just added. This follows his previous Native Son EP which was the perfect blend of funk, soul, and R&B. Now with the release of 1984, his music has taken on a new energy. Imagine Prince meets Genesis meets Gnarls Barkley. Harlan grew up studying…
SYSTEM DIVIDE premiered their new single ‘Ephemera’ exclusively on Noisecreep.com on October 8, 2012. The single was be mixed by infamous producer Pete Rutcho (The Ghost Inside, Revocation, Bury Your Dead) and the free streaming track serves as a teaser for the bands upcoming second full‐length album due out on Metal Blade Records in 2013. SYSTEM DIVIDE has also released on October 10, 2012 a lyric video to go along…
EISREGEN have successfully played at the first two extended shows of the Heidenfest tour. Two dates in early November remain. If you are not able to attend any of them – fear not! EISREGEN have announced a couple of club shows in November and December as well as a gig with EWIGHEIM in January 2013! Here are EISREGEN’s upcoming tour dates: 02.11.2012 DE Geiselwind – Music Hall (Heidenfest – Extended…
Vancouver, BC’s WEST OF HELL has been touring Canada tirelessly in support of the band’s debut album, Spiral Empire, which hit stores in May 2012. A live performance video for the WEST OF HELL track ‘Faceless The Droids’ is available for viewing now at Revolvermag.com. Head to this location to watch the video, which includes footage of almost a year’s worth of live shows, parties, friends, fans and good times!…