Category: Artist News

Posted on: November 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NIGHTMARE RECORDS OFFERS FREE EXCLUSIVE SAMPLER

Today Nightmare Records releases a FREE EXCLUSIVE Download Album including Eleven Killer Tracks of Heavy Rock, Progressive and Symphonic Power Metal from the latest Nightmare releases including: LANCE KING “A Moment in Chiros” ANDROMEDA “Manifest Tyranny” ANUBIS GATE “Anubis Gate” THEOCRACY “As the World Bleeds” MYRATH “Tales of the Sands” PATRICK HEMER “More than Meets the Eye” DIVINE ASCENSION “As the Truth Appears” VANGOUGH “Kingdom of Ruin” HALCYON WAY “IndoctriNation”…

Posted on: November 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Keep Shelly In Athens premieres new video

Almost a year after their debut, the aptly-named In Love With Dusk, Keep Shelly In Athens will be returning with 12″ EP Our Own Dream. The Grecian downbeat-pop duo meanders through almost-forgotten electronic salad days and R&B beats of yesteryear. Melding an Ibizan ethic with new age, atmospheric synthesizing, KSiA continues to push the convention of electronic music to the brink, a challenge to the Balearic norm. Like their previous…

Posted on: November 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

All Shall Perish “Embrace the Curse” now compatible with Rock Band double bass application

“Embrace the Curse,” one of the recent additions to the Rock Band Network from West Coast extreme heavy metal act, All Shall Perish, is now available for download with double bass pedal capability. The double bass compatible version of “Embrace the Curse” can be downloaded now at: http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5008216. Be sure to head to: http://media.nuclearblast.de/bands/Splash/RockBand/index.html to see all the other killer Nuclear Blast Records bands available for download through the Rock…

Posted on: November 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Madden Brothers Unleash “Before Volume 1” Mixtape Featuring Kreayshawn, Cool Kids and Wiz Khalifa, Amongst Others

The Madden Brothers took some time away from their incessant schedule touring as Good Charlotte and went back to their roots: love of music. The dynamic duo crafted a well-rounded mixtape, “Before Volume 1,” showcasing their passion for hip-hop, pop hooks, and the effortless marriage of, which premiered via Complex magazine. “Benji and I started this mixtape in May of 2011, not really knowing what we were getting ourselves into.…

Posted on: November 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hollywood Undead “Buried Alive” Tour With Avenged Sevenfol

11/23 Ft. Meyers, FL – Germain Arena 11/25 Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 11/26 Augusta, GA – James Brown Arena 11/28 Huntsville, AL -Von Braun Center 11/29 Pikeville, KY – East Kentucky Expo Center 11/30 Ft. Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial 12/03 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center 12/06 Green Bay, WI – Resch Center 12/07 Duluth, MN – Amsoil Arena 12/09 Grand Forks, ND – Alerus…

Posted on: November 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

STRONG INTENTION: Maryland Powerviolence Legion Announce North American Tour Dates

Long running Maryland powerviolence legion, STRONG INTENTION, will embark on a short run of tour dates this February opening for Lock Up and Goatwhore. The trek will commence on February 8 in Buffalo and pummel its way through seven cities before coming to a ceremonial close on February 16 in Brooklyn. Commented frontman Zac Ohler: “We as a band are honored to be taking part in Lock Up’s first ever…

Posted on: November 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SEVERN RECORDS SIGNS LARRY “MUD” MORGANFIELD, SON OF THE LEGENDARY MUDDY WATERS; NEW CD, SON OF THE SEVENTH SON

Hot off the signing of seminal American roots music bands, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and The Nighthawks, Severn Records has announced the signing of Larry “Mud” Morganfield, son of the legendary Muddy Waters, and will release his label debut CD, Son of the Seventh Son, in early 2012. Recorded in Chicago and produced by Bob Corritore, Son of the Seventh Son features Mud Morganfield’s earthy, soulful vocals backed by a cadre…

Posted on: November 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Audra Mae and Her Almighty New EP!

Since the release of Audra Mae’s acclaimed debut album, The Happiest Lamb, on SideOneDummy Records in May of 2010, the Oklahoma-born singer/songwriter has undergone an exciting transformation. The most obvious change is the presence of her brand new band, aptly named The Almighty Sound. The Almighty Sound is a group of Audra’s close and talented friends including stand-up bassist Joe Ginsberg, guitarist Jarrad Kritzstein, pianist Frank Pedano, drummer Kiel Fehercame,…

Posted on: November 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

WAYNE STATIC TAKES PIGHAMMER ON THE ROAD

WAYNE STATIC is delivering an early holiday present to his fans in the western US with a handful of live shows that begin December 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada and includes a performance at Denver’s premiere rock station KBPI-FM’s Mistletoe Jam on December 16. The dates are in support of his recently released debut solo album, PIGHAMMER. Pighammer is Static’s first solo album and is thematically based on his recent…

Posted on: November 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Forteresse Premiers Track From Crépuscule d’Octobre On InvisibleOranges.com

In an exclusive premier, InvisibleOranges.com is now streaming the song “La Lame du Passé” from Forteresse’s forthcoming album, Crépuscule d’Octobre. To listen, visit this location. After exploring more atmospheric avenues, Forteresse returns to a more traditional and aggressive breed of Black Metal for its fourth album. Resounding as always with a firm “Québécois” identity and filled with the piercing leads and hypnotic riffs that have become the band’s trademark, Crépuscule…

Posted on: November 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KING FANTASTIC GIVE APPRECIATION A REMIX JUST IN TIME FOR BASSGIVING

Along with their partner in grime crime, King Fantastic and 3 Stripes give us their “Appreciation Remix” just in time for Bassgiving (Friday November 25 at Palm Springs Convention Center). They’re fattening us up with their wobble and bass adding an extra serving of synth heavy beats this season. The tune premiered exclusively on Interview Magazine earlier this week who says, “The hook is an intriguing one given the sonic…

Posted on: November 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Edward Rogers: Porcelain Soul

“Edward Rogers’ Porcelain Hits Hard and Pure…his hardest-rocking effort so far, and not only is it his best, it’s also one of the best straight-up rock records of the last couple of years” — NY Music Daily “Without a doubt one of the most delightful surprises to land on the BLURT office stereo of late has been Porcelain by UK-born, NYC-based songwriter and classic pop maven Edward Rogers.” — Blurt…

Posted on: November 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

RUSH UNVEIL ANIMATED SECTORS CLIP

Prog-rock pioneers Rush have just unveiled a new clip that features an animated unveiling of their soon to be released Sectors box sets, which will be released on November 21st, 2011. The three six-disc box box sets span the band’s entire historic Mercury Records recording career. Each “Sector” or box set, contains five of their 15 Mercury albums in chronological order, all transferred to high resolution 96kHz/24-bit audio and digitally…

Posted on: November 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Will.I.Am To Release Solo Single, “T.H.E (The Hardest Ever),” Featuring Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez, on November 20th

“T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)” is the debut single from The Black Eyed Peas founder and frontman’s new solo album, #willpower, which will be released next year on Interscope. A video for the song, directed by Rich Lee and shot in Los Angeles and London, will be released later this month. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, will.i.am is known not only for his work with The Black Eyed Peas, who have sold…

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

THE HONORABLE JIMMY CLIFF ON “TAVIS SMILEY”

Grammy-winning musician/actor/singer/songwriter/ producer Jimmy Cliff will release his first studio effort in seven years on Collective Sounds on November 29th. Entitled Sacred Fire EP, it was produced by Tim Armstrong (Operation Ivy, Rancid, The Transplants). Featuring a combination of originals and covers, Sacred Fire EP will serve as a pre-cursor to a new full-length album in early 2012. In conjunction with Record Store Day, on 11/25 (Black Friday), fans can…

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

SLASH ICONIC MUSICIAN RETURNS TO STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND –WHERE HE WAS RAISED– FOR ‘MADE IN STOKE 24/7/11’

The iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter SLASH has released his first-ever live solo album MADE IN STOKE 24/7/11. This summer, near the end of his 2010-2011 tour in support of his globally chart topping and critically acclaimed self-titled solo debut, SLASH returned to Stoke on Trent, England, where he was raised to record MADE IN STOKE 24/7/11. The double-disc CD, and a special-edition 2 CD+DVD package (featuring five bonus…

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

Scott Weiland Debuts New Video for “Winter Wonderland”

Two-time Grammy winner Scott Weiland just debuted his new, retro-inspired video for “Winter Wonderland,” which finds him channeling the signature sound that Bing Crosby brought to the song nearly 50 years ago. The song is the first release from his new Christmas album The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. The inception of the album began two years ago when Weiland first performed “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” on…

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

LOVE.MIGHT.KILL: “Down To Nowhere” video-clip released

German-/Italian melodic-metallers LOVE.MIGHT.KILL released their second video-clip “Down To Nowhere”. The track is taken from their highly acclaimed debut-album “Brace For Impact” which was released in Europe through Massacre Records this year. LOVE.MIGHT.KILLs first single “Pretty little mess” featured the very melodic side of the band while “Down to nowhere” is a heavy-uptempo-rocker. Here are the links: www.youtube.com/massacrerecords or www.massacre-records.com “Brace For Impact” was released in Japan through Hydrant Music/EMI…

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

ENTHRALLMENT SIGNS TO UNITED GUTTURAL

United Guttural is proud to announce the signing of Bulgarian death metal act ENTHRALLMENT. The band will finish their newest album entitled People From The Lands Of Vit late 2011, which is scheduled for release early 2012. ENTHRALLMENT’s music can be described as brutal yet technical, early 90’s era death metal. All instruments play a major role in the formation of every intense song. The string section is totally heavy…

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

RED FANG SHOW US WHAT IT’S LIKE ON THE ROAD WITH MASTODON AND THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN

RED FANG has announced a handful of headlining dates following their North American tour with Mastodon and The Dillinger Escape Plan. Notorious for hilarious videos, RED FANG has also announced the recent completion of a clip for Murder The Mountains track “Hank Is Dead.” The video was directed by Whitey McConnaughy (The Gossip, Mudhoney, Flogging Molly) in the band’s hometown, Portland, OR. RED FANG has previously worked with McConnaughy on…