IV v1.0, the three-song digital release from ION VEIN is now available at StereoKiller.com. The band’s first offering of new material since 2003’s Reigning Memories, IV v1.0 is the first of a series of digital releases (DRs) leading into a full-length release. IV v.10 is available for streaming or free download at www.stereokiller.com/ionvein, by scanning the QR code below with your smart phone. In a statement released from the band:…
Cattle Drums (Oneonta, NY) are heading out for a short Winter tour in support of the band’s debut, The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3, on Tiny Engines (Restorations, Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico). The Boy Kisser Sessions + 3 is an eight song collection that puts together the original debut of the band with three newer tracks that were recorded near the end of 2010. The EP was digitally released…
The most recent release from Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice on Rebel Records is garnering some serious attention from DJs and fans all over the country! The Heart Of A Song reached #3 on BMP’s Top 10 Bluegrass CDs for December and is #5 on BU’s Top 10 National Survey for January. Music critic Keith Lawrence placed it at #1 on his Ten Best Albums of 2011 list. The fan…
AFM Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of industrial veterans MINISTRY, one of the most innovative and legendary bands of our time. AFM will release MINISTRY’s highly-anticipated comeback album Relapse in March. Prior to the album, MINISTRY will release a digital single, entitled “99%” on December 23rd, 2011 via the band’s iTunes store. Currently, MINISTRY mastermind Al Jourgensen is finalizing the last mixes on the new material. Commented…
Grammy Award winner Anthony Hamilton’s latest opus, Back To Love (RCA), debuts this week at #3 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart and #12 on the Top 200 Albums chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album also lands at #8 on the Digital Albums chart. Leading the way for the album’s chart debut is the current single “Woo,” the Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds written and produced track which is #8 on the…
Folk metalers TURISAS will be heading back to North America this spring for “PaganFest: America Part III”, their first-ever US headlining run! Joining the Finnish sextet on their triumphant return to the States is a gathering of bands from across the world: Scotland’s ALESTORM, Rome’s EX DEO, Russia’s ARKONA, and the US’s very own HUNTRESS. So don’t miss out! Check the dates below to see when TURISAS and “PaganFest” will…
Just as Diamond Rugs finished recording “Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant” and was still in the studio listening back to the track, John McCauley got in front of the camera to create this fun clip to the song. Filmed and edited by Justin Collins, who co-produced the record, the video’s charm and honesty is bound to bring a smile to your face. “From what I remember, that was a song…
As we enter the upcoming election year, political dysfunction and polarization have brought American politics to historical lows. The new politically charged documentary Patriocracy drills down to the roots of political polarization and offers sound solutions to move beyond it. The work of prolific film director-producer Brian Malone, the film received rave reviews last month during its world premier at the 34th Starz Denver Film Festival. Now, before this timely…
Canada’s THE TREWS completed their US RESIDENCY TOUR in the tail end of 2011 as they continue touring behind Hope & Ruin, their fourth full-length studio album. Feedback was amazing and the quartet doubled the crowd every week in each room they played. Now they’re coming back Stateside in January to hit the markets they missed. THE TREWS TOUR DATES Wed, Jan 11 – Madison, WI – The Frequency Thurs,…
RED FANG have confirmed a string of European headlining dates to conincide with their tour of Europe with Mastodon. A complete list of tour dates is listed below. RED FANG will be taking the stage again in their hometown of Portland, OR this New Year’s Eve at Star Theater. RED FANG are streaming Murder The Mountains in its entirety at this location. The band recorded Murder The Mountains with THE…
Four of some of hardcore’s most important names from both coasts got together to finally bring back that early 80’s hardcore sound; this sound is called The Alligators, and they will be releasing a new record on Bridge Nine in 2012. Featuring members Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Rich Labbate (Insted), Steve Larson (Insted) and Barret Burt (Insted), The Alligators sound a bit like something that might’ve been filed in between…
Beginning today, The Wild will embark on a three-week tour of the U.S., covering most of the Southeast and parts of the East Coast. Along the way the quintet will share the stage with The Taxpayers, as well as legendary punk band The Queers for a week and a half’s worth of shows. Also noteworthy is the New Year’s Eve show in The Wild’s hometown of Atlanta with Against Me!,…
The time is now. Dynamic crossover killers BIRTH A.D. will enter Pyramid Sound on January 3rd to record the highly anticipated full-length follow up to their critically acclaimed Stillbirth of a Nation EP. Titled I Blame You, the album will be engineered and produced by Alex Perialas (SOD, Testament, Overkill, Carnivore, Nuclear Assault). “We chose Alex not only because he presided over many releases that allowed Birth A.D. to exist,”…
Just as Diamond Rugs finished recording “Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant” and was still in the studio listening back to the track, John McCauley got in front of the camera to create this fun clip to the song. Filmed and edited by Justin Collins, who co-produced the record, the video’s charm and honesty is bound to bring a smile to your face. “From what I remember, that was a song…
Life is full of surprises. Nobody knows this more than Kathryn Calder. After years of playing in indie darlings Immaculate Machine, she found herself in the very unexpected position of being asked to record and tour with The New Pornographers. Before she knew it, she was inducted as a full fledged member of that group. In 2010 she once again surprised herself (and fans) by releasing her first solo album…
Oakland, CA hard rock band HIGH ON FIRE has entered Salem, Massachusetts’ GodCity Studios to begin tracking their as-yet-untitled new album. The world renowned group featuring drummer Des Kensel, bassist Jeff Matz and guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike (also of legendary stoner metal trio SLEEP) is collaborating with producer and Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou on the new effort; the band’s sixth studio recording and follow up to 2010’s Snakes for…
“Stephen Costello stole the show,” reported the Guardian when Stephen Costello made his 2009 house debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Spectator magazine was moved to predict: “Stephen Costello will be a big star.” Now the American tenor returns to the fabled London venue for his company role debut as Alfredo in Verdi’s La traviata. His five appearances (Jan 2–20) come in a revival of Richard Eyre’s…
AWOLNATION has launched their latest endeavor, the “MEGALITHIC MAYHEM” video game. “MEGALITHIC MAYHEM,” now playable online at www.MegalithicMayhem.com and http://apps.facebook.com/megalithicmayhem/, was created with Pod Digital Design, a leading interactive branded entertainment company, specializing in game and entertainment-based applications for web, mobile and Facebook. “MEGALITHIC MAYHEM” will also be available as an app for mobile devices in early 2012. “MEGALITHIC MAYHEM” features the characters of AWOLNATION battling creatures featured in their…
A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH are kicking of 2012 with a special hometown show in Brooklyn, NY at The Knitting Factory. The show which will take place January 6th, will also be streaming in full courtesy of APHND, The Knitting Factory and LiveStream.com. Tickets can be purchased HERE. The Live Stream of the concert will can be accessed at http://www.livestream.com/theknitbrooklyn. In other APHND news, the band has parted ways with…
Iconoclast TOM WAITS is ending the year with a big bang due to his latest album, BAD AS ME, showing up on best of year end lists all over the globe from The New York Times to the Irish Times to MOJO to Rolling Stone to Musikexpress (Germany) to Humo (Belgium) to Rumba (Finland) to Gaffa (Sweden) to the Los Angeles Times and Time Out (UK), as well as the…