American Music Award Best New Artist winner Hot Chelle Rae today announces summer tour dates in support of pop superstar Demi Lovato on her highly anticipated U.S. tour. The new dates kick off shortly after the band wraps another leg of their cross-country headlining “Beautiful Freaks Tour 2012,” which has already sold out in many top markets like New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta and more.…
Orcas aka Haze-pop auteur Benoît Pioulard and post-minimalist composer Rafael Anton Irisarri (The Sight Below) have premiered their new video for “Arrow Drawn” with Noisey. The single is lifted from their self-titled debut album, out this week with Morr Music. Consequence of Sound says the duo “conjure washes of bass-forward sound…peppered with airy lyrics and fleeting repetitive wisps of piano, guitar, and percussion.”Orcas bridges together the furthest aspects of the two’s…
ShipRocked 2012 has partnered with Sixx Sense–the national radio show hosted by Nikki Sixx and Kerri Kasem–to give away a trip for two on this year’s ShipRocked cruise. From April 30 through May 16, 2012, Sixx Sense listeners can enter the ShipRocked giveaway online at: www.sixxsense.com/pages/contests/sixxshiprocked. Now in its fourth year, ShipRocked–Fueled by Monster Energy–is the ultimate rock music cruise vacation. The 2012 cruise features Godsmack, Five Finger Death…
Friday, May 4 Friday Night Campground Party Jägermeister Stage 7:30 PM Otherwise 8:10 PM One 9:10 PM Lez Zeppelin 10:10 PM Foxy Shazam Note: All who have purchased a Camping Package are invited to attend the inaugural Friday Night Campground Party presented by Jägermeister. Saturday, May 5 Carolina Stage – Monster Energy 11:50 AM Paper Tongues 1:25 PM Halestorm 3:20 PM Chevelle 5:35 PM Five Finger Death Punch 8:20 PM…
The Yellow and Black Attack is back – STRYPER is about to embark in a string of select dates world- wide starting May 10th at Tailgaters in Bolingbrook, IL just outside of Chicago. STRYPER is one of the few bands from a decadent era that features “All Original Members”. They continue to tour the world and produce Billboard-charting albums. Brothers Michael Sweet and Robert Sweet, along with Oz Fox and…
“Hauntingly sexy might sound like an oxymoron, but that’s exactly the way we’d describe the band Magic Wands. The Los Angeles-based duo make the sort of music that you could dance to all night long – and then keep hearing in your dreams. Think shimmering guitar lines, taut drum beats, and echoing vocals, all liberally borrowed from dark ’80s pop bands while still sounding wholly of the moment.” – Elle…
Yesterday was a big day for New York’s Kendra Morris as Wax Poetics Records released the soulful siren’s second single, “If You Didn’t Go” on 7″ vinyl b/w “Spitting Teeth.” Alongside the much anticipated single comes the gorgeous music video directed by Jacob Arden Mcclure which debuted on MTV Buzzworthy late yesterday! Check out MTV Buzzworthy’s premiere now! The video is also spreading like fire on YouTube, garnering a fantastic…
Gothic/doom metallers PARADISE LOST have just released their 13th studio album, Tragic Idol, in North America! To purchase the album, head over to CM Distro for various CD/vinyl formats, plus iTunes for a digital copy. For fans that would like to preview Tragic Idol in its entirety, please visit Decibel Magazine.com for the exclusive album stream. Paradise Lost on Facebook As torchbearers of the gothic/doom metal scene, PARADISE LOST has…
Complete with several U.S. Military vehicles as well as armed and uniformed troops, the Metal Hammer Trespass America Festival was announced yesterday at The Key Club on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. The Key Club became a military detention camp, all guests received an ID bracelet and had to pass through a caged security check before entering. Members from several of the Trespass America support line-up – Kyle “Gumby” Gunther from…
The seventh studio album from German thrash icons NECRONOMICON, entitled Invictus, is out now in North America via Massacre Records. Having amassed a major cult following in the thrash metal scene through heavy international touring, and through the band’s previous six highly acclaimed albums released since their 1984 formation, the NECRONOMICON of 2012 is undoubtedly a stronger beast than ever before. Recorded at Arson Music Studio, and mixed and mastered…
To get in on this action and grab a free download of Midnightmares, visit www.reverbnation.com/dreamingdead. The follow up to 2009’s Within One, Midnightmares showcases DREAMING DEAD’s ability to meld elements of black, death, thrash and Schuldiner-inspired progressive metal into one thought-provoking and intense sonic assault. The album was mixed and mastered by Brian Elliot (Exhumed, Dying Fetus, Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal, Goatwhore) of Mana Recording Studios. Cover artwork for Midnightmares…
Formed in 1990, Sweden’s Uncanny was an early progenitor of the Swedish death metal scene. After a couple demos, a split and an oft-overlooked full-length in 1994, Uncanny faced an untimely and unfortunate demise. Eighteen years after their lone debut, Splenium for Nyktophobia, Uncanny returns with two brand new tracks featured on this 7″. This is not a reformation without merit. “Creation’s Tomb” and “The Path of Flesh” are authentic…
TEODOR TUFF is a band in constant change. Upon the departure of three members in 2010, the band was joined by Christer, Rayner and Terje Harøy, lead guitarist, bass player and vocalist, respectively. Christer and Rayner are brothers, and also happen to play in Divided Multitude. Terje is their cousin. The band’s sound has now changed dramatically, and TEODOR TUFF comes across as a pure metal band with its…
Mickey Avalon has announced a second leg of the “Loaded” tour which now extends into June with support coming from Millionaires. The tour kicks off April 13th in Tempe, AZ and now totals 43 shows across the U.S. and Austrailia which is being presented by Jägermeister. Celebrate the release of Mickey’s new album, Loaded on April 24th with a special performance at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA. All fans in attendance will receive a free copy…
Van Halen have just unleashed the official music video for “She’s The Woman,” the latest single from the legendary rock band’s new album, A Different Kind of Truth. The clip features performance footage from the band’s current North American Tour, continuing tomorrow with a sold out show at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, FL. A Different Kind of Truth, the band’s first album with lead singer David Lee…
When Andrew Weatherall brought the party to town for Fred Perry’s SubSonic at The Garage, everyone knew they were in for a night of unadulterated eclecticism. As you would expect Andy didn’t disappoint curating and creating yet another roadblock for this welcome bi-monthly addition to London’s nightlife calendar. SubSonic is however as much about breaking new acts as celebrating legends and we have a couple of the live highlights from…
MATT SKIBA AND THE SEKRETS will be going out on their first-ever tour this June in support of their forthcoming debut album, Babylon. A limited number of tickets have been held for MATT SKIBA AND THE SEKRETS fans and are now available through an exclusive Ducat King presale. By buying tickets through this presale, fans will be able to get their tickets before anyone else and save some money on…
Download MP3 – AM & Shawn Lee’s “I Didn’t Really Listen (Chris Joss Remix)” now: http://bit.ly/chrisjoss Download MP3 – AM & Shawn Lee’s “Dark Into Light (Blundetto Remix)” now: http://snd.sc/GUku2r 18 APR: London, England at Jazz Cafe 20 APR: Rotterdam, Holland at Motel Mozaique 21 APR: Amsterdam, Holland at Renaissance Hotel- FREE! 24 APR: Paris, France at Club Silencio 25 APR: Paris, France at Renaissance Paris Hotel (DJ Set)- FREE!…
Over the years, there have been cases of people being harmed, violated and robbed in public, with no one willing to stand up and help, as spectators watch these situations unfold, and offer no assistance. The most recent case took place in Baltimore, Maryland, where a crowd beat, stripped and robbed a tourist on St. Patrick’s Day with spectators watching and laughing as the event took place. Displaying the type…
Germany’s young sleaze rock crew KISSIN’ DYNAMITE are preparing to unleash their newest full-length Money, Sex & Power onto hard-partying North American crowds on April 24th. Listen to the first two tracks from the album, including the title track “Money, Sex & Power” and the following “I Will Be King” — and much more at the band’s official website HERE. Considered to be the great hope of the German…