Following a stage stealing performance at this year’s Lollapalooza and a string of dates with Kaiser Chiefs and The Temper Trap, empires have been capturing the attention of a wide range of concert goers with an explosive live show and a sound that Consequence Of Sound praises as “Springsteen-esque classic rock” and “The Gaslight Anthem and The Killers in their best moments.” Continuing to support their acclaimed album Garage Hymns, a powerful rock…
Austin, TX metal band EAGLE CLAW will release its sophomore album Timing of the Void on October 30 via ECH Records. The follow up to the group’s 2010 debut Poacher,Timing of the Void was recorded at Folkvang Studios and produced by Bryan Richie of fellow ATX metalheads The Sword. Featuring eight monolithic tracks of the quartet’s fist-raising “InstruMetal“, the record’s title and overarching theme is based on The Book of Five Rings, a text on kenjutsu and the martial…
The anticipated new album from Norwegian black Metallers RAGNAROK will be released on October 30th in Europe/UK and November 6th in North America through AGONIA RECORDS. Cover artwork, tracklist, and album overview are available below. Malediction is the title of RAGNAROK‘s brand-new album. When it comes to Norwegian black metal, RAGNAROK is one of the outstanding examples of what integrity and perseverance can bring to the genre. Since their inception…
Death metal legends SIX FEET UNDER will be embarking on a headlining tour this Fall. The Chris-Barnes-named Autumn Apocalypse Tour will include label mates CATTLE DECAPITATION as well as death metal newcomers, Wretched. The journey will commence on October 30 and run through the first half of November, with the full routing available below. Led by the inimitable Chris Barnes, possessor of one of the most dominant and instantly recognizable…
Attika 7 vocalist Evan Seinfeld has issued an update in anticipation of the band’s upcoming run on the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival, beginning September 19th in Salt Lake City, UT. The group will perform on seven dates of the high-profile tour with headliners Godsmack, Shinedown, Staind and more. “We think that playing on the UPROAR tour here in 2012 is a perfect fit for Attika 7, and getting out…
Allen Stone will be embarking on a North American headline tour this fall, which will feature special guests Tingsek, Sister Sparrow, Yuna, and Selah Sue on select dates, kicks off on September 24 at Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live. Allen, whose mother, Sandy Stone, is a breast cancer survivor, has forged a partnership with The Keep A Breast Foundation™ (http://keep-a-breast.org), wherein fifty cents from every ticket sold on the tour (including…
DFA Recording artists YACHT will launch a week long West Coast tour opening for Hot Chip tonight in Oakland. In October they will head back out with The Presets, including a show on October 19 at New York’s Terminal 5 during CMJ. Earlier this year, YACHT released the Le Goudron EP – you can stream the lead single from that EP here and watch the video here. YACHT ON TOUR…
Steven A. Clark is excited to announce the release of his new album Fornication Under the Consent of the King, which is out today on L&E Media Co. & BloodyGround USA. The album is available as a full stream today on Consequence of Sound HERE or as a download HERE. The rising R&B artist is also thrilled to announce his partnership with Secretly Canadian Publishing. “Upon first encountering an early version of Superhero last year, I knew I was hearing…
The Austin rock trio Residual Kid recently released their debut “Friend” single and video off of their upcoming EP release Faces, and are following it up with a tribute to one of their favorite bands DEVO. The band teamed up once again with Directed By Tony Stout and took stage and the ND to shoot a live recorded cover of DEVO’s “Mongoloid”. Live, raw, and all Residual Kid..check out their take on the DEVO classic “Mongoloid”.…
Outspoken vocalist/guitarist for Poland’s more heralded death metal export, Behemoth, has completed work on a new autobiography: Sacrum Profanum. The book, which will be released next month in Poland, will be promoted through a series of trailers that can be seen on Behemoth’s youtube channel. The trailers will feature Nergal reading portions of the book, as well as acting out portions of stories, which Nergal describes as “some funny, some sad, some evil…some related…
Hailing from the “live music capital of the world”, Austin TX, audio/visual composer Pharo delivers his debut “Native Range” EP on Gravitas Recordings. Aside from producing and DJing bass music, Pharo is also well known as an adept live painter and visionary artist, using diverse mediums ranging from canvas to custom hats and clothing. Washing in with waves of texture, Native Range starts things off proper with the hard hitting title track.Pacman Grind drops in next with a…
Grammy-Award winner Dwight Yoakam will exclusively debut new music this week from his upcoming album 3 Pears, which is being released September 18th, 2012 on Warner Bros. Records. Fans will be able to listen to five brand new tracks every day this week, one a day to debut with the following partners: AOL, CMT, GAC, Taste of Country and Yahoo. Yoakam’s website will link directly to the daily online premieres,…
“No nonsense, big songs. That is exactly our plan,” says Nick Diener of Flint, MI’s rock powerhouse THE SWELLERS about the direction they’re taking on their new EP Running Out Of Places To Go which comes out October 16, 2012 via Snowbird Songs. In anticipation of the release of the EP, the band will be offering presale bundles starting today and are releasing the track “Making Waves” on their website,…
Malediction is the title of RAGNAROK’s brand new album. When it comes to Norwegian Black Metal, RAGNAROK is one of the outstanding examples of what integrity and perseverance can bring to the genre. Since their inception at the beginning of 1994, the band has outlasted a multitude of variations and trends within the metal community that sought to influence the Black Metal genre. Eschewing avant-garde, nu-metal and even hardcore influences,…
Acclaimed Norwegian rock act KVELERTAK has released the first video from their recording session at Godcity Studios in Salem, Mass. with Kurt Ballou (Converge). The band recently commented on what’s in store for the next album with the following: “All I can say is, this album is going to fuck the first album in the ass. Hard.” The band — having previously performed at SXSW, as well as a short…
Jenn Rawling, ace songstress and vintage American folk and old-time country singer, joins masterful string player & harmony singer Basho Parks in a partnership of formidable musical talent and palpable sympathy. Their music marries musical and lyrical imagery, with repetitive figures that subtly shift accent and meaning like sunlight gleaming from a stream. The result is an emotionally rich recording which unfolds more gifts with each listen. There’s a flowing…
Coming off the heels of the latest single “Won’t Turn Back”, Tyscot Artist, Damita releases, “Anticipation (Waiting 4 U)”, the title track from her current release. “Anticipation (Waiting 4 U)” is a much needed song for those who are patiently waiting on God and all that He has in store for their lives. To Anticipate means to look forward to and because we know that God controls all,…
Moogfest 2012 is proud to announce some new additions to this year’s line-up, featuring experimental rap outfit Death Grips, one of 2012’s most exciting and brazen acts. In addition Moogfest welcomes Andy Stott, a much lauded UK dub techno DJ/producer, whose two 2011 albums Passed Me By and We Stay Together were high water marks for the genre. Also joining the lineup is acclaimed composer and pianist Harold Budd.…
On July 23, 2012, Bishop Larry Trotter officially launched New Century Fellowship of Churches and Ministries inChicago,IL. In less than a month’s time, 54 churches have come on board and connected with the vision and mission of New Century Fellowship of Churches and Ministries. New Century Fellowship has also connected with 2 churches from the United Kingdom. In addition to connecting with great churches, Bishop Larry Trotter along with New Century…
Hey James, happy Friday! California Wives’ has premiered a new music video for “Purple” from their debut album, Art History, which is out now. The video uses artwork submitted from fans and other artists throughout the video. I’ve attached the link below. The album is still streaming on Soundcloud if you’d like to share it on your site. Also, feel free to post the single “Blood Red Youth” as a…