Category: Artist News

Posted on: December 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Meital: The Unpredictable Quadruple Threat who keeps it YUMMY

Two-time Israeli Oscar nominee and Weeds star Meital has officially launched her music career with the release of her vivacious breakout debut single “Yummy Boyz” off her upcoming album “I’m in Hate With Love.” On the new album, Meital teams up with producer Che Pope who’s best known for his work with Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Lauryn Hill. Her music and lyrics are catchy, exuberant and channel the same sexiness…

Posted on: December 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PTAHIL: Exclusive Video Premiere

Today Metal Injection premieres the latest video from Indiana black metal duo PTAHIL. “For His Satanic Majesty’s Glory,” is the title track from the band’s latest full-length, available now via Wraith Productions. The video was shot in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Erika Wyss and Jeffrey McManus from T.O.D. Multimedia. Commented multi-instrumentalist Mhaghnuis of the maniacal presentation: “‘For His Satanic Majesty’s Glory’ is a visual and musical representation of the rebellious…

Posted on: December 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AMBASSADOR21 side-project SUICIDE INSIDE signs to Alfa Matrix

– Natasha – Alexey Protasov Born in 2005 in London, SUICIDE INSIDE is the second project of Natasha and Alexey Protasov, both well-known on the elektro scene for their muscled AMBASSADOR21 project. SUICIDE INSIDE stands for complex hard elektro versus complex industrial break-beat. Massive technoid beats, distorted industrial noise, post apocalyptic synth sounds and harsh powerful female vocals. With 3 full-length albums under their belt (“Theory Of The Arising Of…

Posted on: December 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Show Hope’s 3rd Annual Spring Celebration Presents Rodgers And Hammerstein’s Enchanted Edition of “Cinderella” – Coming April 12, 2012!

To help advance Show Hope’s™ mission of caring for the most pressing needs of orphans around the world and to commemorate the life of Maria Sue Chapman, a star-studded cast is teaming up with the Nashville Symphony to present the classic musical, Rodgers And Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Enchanted Edition, for the third annual Show Hope Spring Celebration. This “one-night-only” concert performance will again offer colorful costumes, a flourish of makeup, a…

Posted on: December 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

RACES Add US Tour Dates With El Ten Eleven

12/31 – The Satellite Los Angeles, CA – w/ Henry Clay People, LA Font 1/17 – The Roxy West Hollywood, CA – w/ The Silent Comedy, Taylor Locke (Rooney) 01/20 – The New Parish – Oakland, CA* 01/21 – Blue Lamp – Sacramento, CA* 01/24 – The Wild Buffalo – Bellingham, WA* 01/25 – Media Club – Vancouver, BC* 01/26 – Bell Tower – Pullman, WA* 01/27 – Red Room…

Posted on: December 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The City Harmonic’s “Manifesto” Tops 100,000 Copies Sold, “I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home)” Hits Billboard Top 20; Band Gives Away Tickets To “God’s Not Dead World Tour” With Newsboys

The best-selling new artist of 2011, The City Harmonic continues to gather acclaim for its first full-length album, I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home). The hit single “Manifesto,” featured as a bonus track on the album, has now sold over 100,000 copies, while the album’s title track is No.16 and climbing on the Billboard National Christian Audience chart. With KLOVE, Air1 and other radio networks playing the song,…

Posted on: December 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GLORIOR BELLI: Live Footage From Messe des Morts Festival Posted

Last month, French black metal enigmas GLORIOR BELLI made their first ever North American appearance at Montreal’s Messe des Morts festival. The ceremony took place at Coop Katacombes on November 25 and 26 and included live rituals from some of black metal’s most esteemed creators. Commented vocalist/guitarist Julien of the experience: “Thanks to [fest organizer] Martin [Marcotte; Sepulchral Productions] and the rest of the crew, we had the chance to…

Posted on: December 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KICK BACK WITH THE FEW’S HEADSTOCK

Combine a love for the blues with a bottle of funk, and a heaping helping of old fashioned rock and roll and you’ve got the sound of The Few. Often compared to such bands as The Black Keys or Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, The Few lay down riffs that hearken back to the days when Led Zeppelin was king. When deciding which tracks to include on Headstock, The Few…

Posted on: December 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

POLAR BEAR CLUB CONFIRMED FOR SUMMER 2012’S WARPED TOUR

WarpedTour.com announced today that Bridge Nine’s very own POLAR BEAR CLUB will be out on the punk rock summer camp in 2012, along with Every Time I Die, Bayside, Memphis May Fire and many others. Dates are listed below and venues will be announced soon! Polar Bear Club recently wrapped a UK tour with Rise Against and Tom Morello & The Nightwatchmen last month, and released their latest album, Clash…

Posted on: December 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Seventh Day Slumber Celebrates Release and Successful Tour

Last month, Seventh Day Slumber released their eighth studio album The Anthem of Angels to much acclaim along with their successful “Small Town America Tour.” The album debuted at the iTunes Top Christian Albums chart at No. 4. In addition the Rock single, “Never Too Far Gone” is currently in the Top 20. Since 2005 when Seventh Day Slumber signed to BEC Recordings, they have not only found chart success…

Posted on: December 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE KOOKS TO BE SPECIAL GUESTS FOR FOSTER THE PEOPLE US TOUR IN 2012

After a sold-out US tour this past month, The Kooks are thrilled to announce their return to North America in 2012 as special guests of Foster The People. Tickets on-sale this Friday, December 16th. Their latest Astralwerks release, Junk of the Heart was produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, Belle & Sebastian), and recorded in The Sound Factory (Los Angeles) and Sarm Studios (London). The band’s third album sees The…

Posted on: December 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sharam returns with new single “Our Love” on Yoshitoshi

Grammy Award winning producer/DJ Sharam returns with his new single “Our Love;” released on the world renowned Yoshitoshi Recordings. Nearly two years in the making, “Our Love” is a fantastic return for a producer known for making pure magic when uniting a storming instrumental dance track with the perfect vocals. The voice of “Our Love” comes from Iranian-American singer/songwriter Anousheh Khalili who’s best known for her appearance on Deep Dish’s…

Posted on: December 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Red Hot Chili Peppers Add 2nd LA Show At Staples Center On February 27th Due To Overwhelming Demand

Due to overwhelming demand, multi-platinum rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers just announced a second LA show will be added to their I’m With You World Tour. Tickets for the February 26th and just announced February 27th show at STAPLES Center show go on sale on Friday, December 16th at 10am. The 2012 arena tour will be the band’s first full-scale tour of the U.S. since 2007 when they hit…

Posted on: December 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Imperial Teen’s “Feel the Sound” a testament to band chemistry

Imperial Teen have returned to the active column with Feel the Sound, their strongest release yet. Gold medal-caliber relay racing is one metaphor for the group’s approach to making Feel the Sound. Recording in bursts between busy stretches of daily life, Imperial Teen would take leave of songs and come back to them, bringing new perspectives and approaches to each incarnation; the result is an intuitive command and confidence so…

Posted on: December 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SnowBall Music Festival Announces Initial Lineup for March 2-4, 2012

The SnowBall Music Festival will return to Nottingham Park in Avon, CO, March 2–4, 2012, for a second year of supreme music and mountain sports. Tickets for the event are on sale now on the newly re-designed SnowBall website. The festival is announcing two bands a day for the 2012 lineup on their Facebook page, click here to check it out. TV on the Radio, Rusko, Head and the Heart,…

Posted on: December 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Slingshot Dakota Join The Topshelf Records Family; Album To Be Released This Spring

East Coast indie rock duo Slingshot Dakota will release their next record on Topshelf Records. The album will be recorded this winter and released in spring 2012. Slingshot Dakota is broken piano keys, splintered drumsticks, blood, sweat, beautiful vocals, and crazy faces. They write songs about celebrating love (lost and found) and dreams (chased and lived). Influenced by multiple styles of music they were exposed to growing up in the…

Posted on: December 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Fujiya & Miyagi Announce 2012 US Tour Dates

1/19 – Glasslands – Brooklyn, NY 1/20 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA 1/21 – Mercury Lounge – NY, NY 1/22 – Great Scott – Allston, MA 1/23 – La Sala Rosa – Montreal, QC 1/24 – Wrong Bar – Toronto, ON 1/25 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL 1/26 – Electric Owl – Vancouver, BC 1/27 – Neumos – Seattle, WA 1/28 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, WA 1/30…

Posted on: December 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

LOINCLOTH: New Track Streaming Now At Cvlt Nation

Recent Southern Lord Records signees, face-ripping power trio LOINCLOTH, today unleash another brand new track, “Theme,” via indie heavyweight Cvlt Nation. Borrowed from the band’s upcoming full-length, Iron Balls of Steel, while in actuality the track is only two-and-a-half minutes in length, the band jam a barrage of well-sequenced tech-riffage and pummeling percussion into the track, yielding an entire EP’s worth of damage in the one tune alone. Check out…

Posted on: December 15, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Pure Noise Records Announces Details for First-Ever Label Showcase

Up-and-coming indie label Pure Noise Records has announced plans for its first ever label showcase to take place January 7th at legendary Bay Area venue 924 Gilman in Berkeley, CA. The lineup consists of the label’s highly buzzed about acts, The Story So Far, The American Scene, Troubled Coast, Forever Came Calling and Create Avoid. Tickets for the show are $10. Date: 1/7/12 Artists: The Story So Far, The American…

Posted on: December 15, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ASPHYX debuts first single off upcoming album, “Deathhammer”; reveals track-list ing; confirmed for Summer Breeze festival 2012

On February 27th in Europe and February 28th in North America, Dutch doom-death metal legends ASPHYX will be releasing their 8th studio album, Deathhammer, via Century Media Records! Featuring artwork by the band’s long-time partner in designs, Axel Hermann (http://www.axel-illustrator.de), Deathhammer was recorded at The Mörser Studio as well as at Harrow Studio with their long-time engineer Harry Wijering, and was mixed and mastered in Sweden by Dan Swanö, who…