Category: Artist News

Posted on: July 7, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

FRANK OCEAN TO APPEAR ON LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON

“Channel Orange, his beautiful first full-length studio album, will be released this month, and it’s rife with the sting of unrequited love, both on the receiving and inflicting ends. Mr. Ocean, 24, is an extremely unflashy songwriter, avoiding big proclamations and broad brush strokes, instead leaning on conversational gambits and the power of detail. He makes warm, cloudy soul with echoes of Stevie Wonder, Prince and Pharrell Williams…” – The…

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Posted on: July 7, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MORBUS CHRON premieres new song

After a stellar first album entitled Sleepers In The Rift, MORBUS CHRON is back with a new offering addressed to death metal fans around the world! This time the band decided to release a 10″ vinyl entitled A Saunter Through The Shroud. This release will feature 3 new tracks which were recorded and mixed by Fred Estby (ex-DISMEMBER) at Gutterview Recorders in Stockholm and mastered by Andy Jackson at Tube…

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Posted on: July 6, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SIX FEET UNDER Return

Death metal behemoths SIX FEET UNDER recently returned home from the victorious 18 Nights Of Blood Tour. The short but ravaging trek marked the first live outing featuring newly recruited rhythm guitarist Ola Englund as well as bassist Jeff Hughell [ex-Brain Drill, ex-Vile] and systematically bludgeoned all in its path. Comments vocalist Chris Barnes: “Had a great time on the 18 Nights Of Blood Tour with Dying Fetus and Revocation!…

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Posted on: July 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GLIS returns with 2-track single “Apocalypse parties”

While he took everyone by surprise by joining once again the COMBICHRIST live gang on their extended European Summer tour 2012, playing keyboards and percussion, American artist Shaun Frandsen is releasing today an exclusive 2-track GLIS digital single! Yes, you read it right!!! GLIS strikes back and reveals with “Apocalypse Parties” / “Death By Misadventure” 2 awesome groovey songs that will instantly infect the dancefloors! Note that ROTERSAND‘s Krischan Wesenberg…

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Posted on: July 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SUTURE’s Skeletal Vortex

Serving up the metal like bath salts at a cannibal convention, Apoch’s Metal Review has posted a limited-time, exclusive full-album stream of SUTURE’s Skeletal Vortex. For the next three weeks, flesh-craving maniacs of the world can visit this location to hear this ten-track slab of sonic violence in its entirety. Dinner is served… Baton Rouge-based lords of brutal death metal, SUTURE, are back with a vengeance. After years of dormancy,…

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Posted on: July 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

OTHERWISE’s “Soldiers” Enters Top 20 at Active Rock Radio

Rock act OTHERWISE have made their way from Las Vegas hometown heroes to national breakout act.  With overwhelming support from fans and radio stations alike, the band’s hit single “Soldiers” has entered the Top 20 at Active Rock Radio and its single sales have surpassed the 50,000 mark. ArtistDirect.com hails their TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES debut as “one of the best albums of 2012,” while Revolver Magazine has heralded OTHERWISE…

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Posted on: July 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ZEDS DEAD TO RELEASE ‘THE LIVING DEAD’ EP

Canadian electronic production duo ZEDS DEAD are gearing up to release their upcoming THE LIVING DEAD EP out July 24 via Ultra Music. Featuring frequent collaborator Toronto-based rapper Omar LinX, the EP’s first single “The Living Dead” drops TODAY, July 3 and epitomizes ZEDS DEAD’s dark fantasy, hip-hop influenced beats. The music video for “The Living Dead” premieres July 10 and features actor Peter Greene, who’s best known for his…

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Posted on: July 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BROKAW: Seattle Noise Outfit Confirms Summer Performances

Seattle-based quartet BROKAW have confirmed several Summer performances where they will unleash their noise-rock antagonism upon the attending audiences.   Noisemongers BROKAW are regionally-infamous for their raging live performances, where the mic stand frequently invades the audience’s turf as much as the stage, while the band pummels the room with oppressively amplified riff mayhem. The band have just confirmed several hometown galas for the Summer months, including a Good To…

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Posted on: July 4, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD premiere second single ‘Gap Of Ginnungs’

Swedish Viking metal act KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi’mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that…

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Posted on: July 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, MARES OF THRACE, PILGRIM To Co-Headline Eastern U.S. Tour

This August, three contemporary extreme music luminaries — PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, MARES OF THRACE and PILGRIM — will hit the road on a three-way co-headlining tour of the Northeastern U.S. The diverse, ten-date excursion will commence in Boston on the last day of July and run counter-clockwise through Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio before the finale in Chicago. As all three acts have recently released new LPs, and all…

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Posted on: July 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NATE HALL: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Founding USX vocalist/guitarist NATE HALL will embark upon a very special run of U.S. tour dates later this month alongside YOB mastermind Mike Scheidt. The tour will commence on July 14 in Asheville, North Carolina and run through July 23 in Washington, DC. HALL will be touring in support of his solo debut A Great River, released via Neurot Recordings May 8. Recorded in a single March evening, A Great…

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Posted on: July 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Media Alert: Skillet’s Jen Ledger Named “Rising Star”

Grammy-nominated Atlantic recording group Skillet can now add “Drummies Award” to their list of notable achievements. Drum Magazine’s annual “Drummies Award” named Skillet’s Jen Ledger this year’s “Rising Star” in company along with drummers Chris Dave (Adele), Mike Johnstone, Dana Filloon (Junius) and Luke Holland (The Word Alive). Check out this year’s Drummies Award winners here: http://www.drummagazine.com/drummies/awards Skillet was named as one of the highest ranking artists featured in Billboard’s…

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Posted on: July 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EMMURE ANNOUNCES UK/ EUROPEAN NOVEMBER TOUR

EUROPE and UK fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief; New Yorkers, EMMURE are heading back to continue their wrath of fury. They will be supporting PARKWAY DRIVE on their November 2012 EUROPE/ UK tour, with THE WORD ALIVE and STRUC/TURES.   EMMURE has returned home to the US after recently performing for hundreds and thousands of fans across 22 cities in Europe and the UK. They had the…

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Posted on: July 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DROP THE LIME AOL LISTENING PARTY FOR ‘ENTER THE NIGHT’

With passion for bass and a thirst for blood, DROP THE LIME weaves a baroque nighttime fantasy, riding the range from the ashes of rave into the dark heart of rock & roll on his debut album ENTER THE NIGHT, due out tomorrow, July 3 on Ultra Music. Leading up to its release, AOL is hosting a listening party for the album now through Monday, July 9.  Log on and…

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Posted on: July 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

COLD BLANK Release ‘Onslaught’ Featuring Andy Taylor

Summer is heating up for Los Angeles-based electro house production duo COLD BLANK, who today (Monday, July 2) released “Onslaught” featuring Andy Taylor (Duran Duran’s original lead guitarist). On “Onslaught,” Taylor—who has worked with Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Paul Rodgers and more—meshes his legendary guitar skills with COLD BLANK’s signature electro house sound, perfectly bridging the worlds of rock and electronic dance music. Purchase “Onslaught” here http://www.beatport.com/release/onslaught/932806. “Onslaught” is the…

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Posted on: July 3, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE HORDE Signs With Abyss Records

Illinois-based Vikings thrashers THE HORDE have officially signed with Abyss Records for the follow-up for the release to 2011’s Thy Blackened Reign. Guitarist Tim Matthews comments, “The HORDE are thrilled to have signed with ABYSS Records.  This is a match made in Valhalla as they will suit up in their armor and go to war with us as we ride into the flames of battle! We are currently working on…

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Posted on: July 1, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Austin Psych Fest 2013 Dates, Highlights from 2011 on Vice

The Reverberation Appreciation Society and The Black Angels are happy to announce that next year’s Austin Psych Fest will be held the weekend of April 26 – 28, 2013. With the success of APF5 behind them, planning for the 6th annual festival is in full swing.   Vice’s Noisey video channel is streaming the entire concert film of APF4 ” Austin Psych Fest: Live at The Power Plant” for a…

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Posted on: July 1, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The 69 Eyes details new album “X”

elsinki vampire rock outfit, The 69 Eyes, is currently putting the finishing touches on its new, 10th studio album, due out early October on Nuclear Blast Records. Commented lead vampire, Jyrki69, “We’ve never really celebrated anything, not that we’ve been playing 20 years or so (vampires don’t count decades). Thus this time we thought to celebrate a bit: the new album is entitled as tenth in Roman numbers, it’ll be…

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Posted on: July 1, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Railbird Premieres “Jump Ship” feat. Sean Rowe and Sarah Barthel of Phantogram

Brooklyn-based musical collective Railbird release new single “Jump Ship” today just ahead of a July residency at Pete’s Candy Store. The brand new track features Sean Rowe (ANTI), the Cohen-esque baritone singer-songwriter whose voice is deeply soulful, and Sarah Barthel of Phantogram (Barsuk), whose breathy vocals are most often heard over booming electronic beats. It’s no wonder this unlikely collaboration meets in the middle with Railbird – A “fringe” band…

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Posted on: July 1, 2012 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ANDREW JOHNSTON Premieres “Beat Down Your Stereo” Video

Andrew Johnston is back at it again with an incredible new video for “Beat Down Your Stereo,” just premiering on Baeble Music. The visual piece is the second from Johnston’s critically acclaimed 2011 debut, The Wake of the Wonder Years. The video starts of with Andrew combing through Montreal’s landmark Marché Aux Puces St. Michel (thats flea market en françaises!): This is only the beginning of his journey. Picking up…

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