Category: Artist News

Posted on: December 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

St. Even’s Steven Hefter issues “Blinding Love” single from “masterpiece” debut album “Spirit Animal.”

Called a “masterpiece” by both the Baltimore City Paper and Portland, Oregon’s Willamette Week, St. Even’s debut album Spirit Animal now yields its second single in album opener “Blinding Love.” Spirit Animal is out now via Dustbin Records and the album’s title track has also just been released. Isn’t it cool when the title track of an album actually ends up elsewhere? Such is the case with “Spirit Animal.” The…

Posted on: December 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE TO HEADLINE 2112 NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL

Killswitch Engage has been confirmed as the headliner of the 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. The festival helped to launch the career of the Westfield, Mass., band and the festival vets went on to sign with Roadrunner Records. With over 1.5 million records sold in the United States alone and a Grammy nomination under its belt, the band will return to the NEMF stage in 2012.About this…

Posted on: December 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

REBIRTH Launch Kickstarter Campaign To Complete New Album

Desert thrashers REBIRTH have launched a campaign on Kickstarter.com, a funding platform for creative project, to raise funds for the completion of their forthcoming album, From The Ashes, Arise. Vocalist/lyricist Marshal “Fucking” Beck (REIGN OF VENGEANCE) issued the following statement regarding the campaign, “I’ve decided that if the extreme metal community does not step up in getting this REBIRTH album completed that we are going to re-write what we’ve already…

Posted on: December 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

David Crowder*Band to Debut Final, Epic Collection of 34 Songs Titled Give Us Rest or (a requiem mass in c [the happiest of all keys]) on January 10

After twelve years of making music, including six studio projects, participation in over 21 compilations and additional recordings, two books and over 1.6 million albums sold, the GRAMMY ® recognized David Crowder*Band will unveil their seventh and last record, Give Us Rest or (a requiem mass in c [the happiest of all keys]) on January 10, 2012 (sixstepsrecords). Announced initially to their fans, the celebrated band revealed their final plans…

Posted on: December 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HORRENDOUS – New Track From Forthcoming Album The Chills Now Streaming

Gunshyassassin.com has recently teamed up with Dark Descent Records and HORRENDOUS to debut the track “The Womb” from the band’s forthcoming album The Chills. This highly anticipated CD follow-up to the twice-pressed Sweet Blasphemies cassette, The Chills, is set for a January 2nd, 2012 release date. The Chills defines the kind of mucked up, motoring, and morbid Swedish/American death metal that HORRENDOUS has been delivering with malice since 2009. To…

Posted on: December 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CHICKENFOOT EARNS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR 3D PACKAGING OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CHICKENFOOT III ALBUM FROM eONE MUSIC and earMUSIC/Edel

Chickenfoot –the supergroup featuring guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Chad Smith, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar – have earned a GRAMMY nomination for the “Best Recording Package,” for the creative 3D design of their recent Chickenfoot III (eOne Music/earMUSIC/Edel) album. The GRAMMY-nominated band plans to return to Los Angeles with touring drummer Kenny Aronoff to perform at the Mark & Brian Christmas Show on December 15th…

Posted on: December 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Chris Webby’s @ Irving Plaza 12/29

Looking ahead to the end of the month, the CT-rapper Chris Webby’s “There Goes The Neighborhood” tour rolls through NYC at the legendary Irving Plaza on Thursday, December 29th! Pre-sale tickets are available now via LiveNation! If you don’t know who Chris Webby is, you’re probably over the age of 25 and not paying attention, so ask your younger brother or sister, and watch them go ape sh*t. IDLE WARSHIP…

Posted on: December 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

RACHAEL YAMAGATA SELLS OUT LAST THREE DATES ON CURRENT U.S. TOUR

Acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rachael Yamagata has sold-out 10 of the dates on her current U.S. tour in support of her third release Chesapeake, which was released on October 11th through her own Frankenfish Records. Sold out markets on the tour (so far) include: Northampton (10/28), Boston (10/30), Washington, DC (11/1), Baltimore (11/2), Brooklyn (11/4), Pittsburgh (11/5), Los Angeles (11/29), Hoboken (12/20), and New York (12/21-22). Yamagata recently stopped by NPR’s Tell…

Posted on: December 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Cloud Nothings drops second single from Attack on Memory

In 2009, Cleveland’s Dylan Baldi began writing and recording lo-fi power-pop songs in his parents’ basement, dubbing the project Cloud Nothings. His music quickly started making the Internet rounds, and fans and critics alike took note of his pithy songcraft, infectiously catchy melodies, and youthful enthusiasm. Baldi soon released a string of 7″s, a split cassette, and an EP before putting out Turning On – a compilation spanning about a…

Posted on: December 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Pentimento Kick Off Winter US Tour with Light Years on December 27 in OH

Buffalo, NY’s PENTIMENTO are hitting the road with Light Years starting Tuesday December 27. Dates run through February 6th. See below. Pentimento’s Wrecked EP is out now on Panic Records. A split EP with Young English will be released in early 2012 via Panic Records. Tues December 27th Ashtabula, Oh @ West End Art Space Wed December 28th Columbus, OH @ Carabar Thur December 29th Cincinnati, OH @ Venue TBA…

Posted on: December 10, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Baby Teardrops Throw their Hat in the Vinyl Ring

hile the world at large thought vinyl was a thing of the past, a small segment of music lovers kept the fires burning. Now that fire seems to be a blaze. In 2010, vinyl was the fastest-growing music format with 2.8 million units sold. In the so-called digital age, this number is a surprise. With major retailers, such as Best Buy as well as countless independent music stores selling vinyl,…

Posted on: December 10, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BEBO NORMAN CELEBRATES NO. 1 INSPO RADIO SONG “I HOPE YOU SEE JESUS”

This week signature lyricist Bebo Norman celebrated a No. 1 INSPO single with his heartfelt song “I Hope You See Jesus” from his critically acclaimed album Ocean. This song can be heard here. Released last year, Ocean was touted as Bebo’s “finest effort,” one of the “top overall album(s) of 2010,” and “beckons you into the depths of God’s love.” Ocean explored the theme of finding one’s real identity –…