Category: Artist News

Posted on: August 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DJ JS-1 – “Brainbender” feat. Kool Keith, Ced Gee Canibus, Prince Poetry, & Rahzel

The cavalcade of songs and artists that appear on DJ JS-1’s latest album, No Sell Out: Ground Original 2, comes to a head on the record’s finale of a track, “Brainbender.” Clocking in at over five and a half minutes, “Brainbender” is the longest song on the album – a fact JS attributes to the four verses he wanted to feature, “The song has four verses. It’s long and just…

Posted on: August 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Meese Tours

Co-headlining with Barcelona (Seabird supporting) 8/12 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA Opening for Our Lady Peace 8/14 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA 8/16 – Theatre of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA 8/17 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC 8/18 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA 8/20 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH 8/21 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI 8/22 – The Vic – Chicago,…

Posted on: August 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

JEREMY CAMP HEADS OUT ON THE ROAD TO SPEAK LOUDER THIS FALL SPEAKING LOUDER THAN BEFORE THE TOUR HITS THE COUNTRY WITH A PURPOSE BEGINNING 9/10/09

Making his passion known this past year with the release of “Speaking Louder Than Before,” BEC Recordings artist Jeremy Camp is introducing his fall tour named after the recently released CD and with a purpose at hand. As his first headlining tour in almost two years, Camp will be joined by reigning Dove Female Artist of the Year Natalie Grant and label-mate Bebo Norman. The “Speaking Louder Than Before” The…

Posted on: August 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SOFT MACHINE Tours

SOFT MACHINE support: JEFF AUG Presented by GUITAR Magazine 13.10.2009 B-Verviers, Spirit of 66 14.10.2009 D-Dortmund, Musiktheater Piano 15.10.2009 NL-Amstelveen, P60 17.10.2009 D-Flensburg, Roxy 18.10.2009 D-Oldenburg, Kulturzentrum PFL 20.10.2009 D-Nürnberg, Hirsch 22.10.2009 A-Linz, Posthof 23.10.2009 D-Habach, Village 24.10.2009 D-Immenstadt, Rainbow 25.10.2009 D-Remchingen, Kulturhalle 26.10.2009 CH-Zürich, Moods 28.10.2009 D-Mainz, Frankfurter Hof 29.10.2009 D-Stuttgart, BIX www.myspace.com/softmachinelegacy

Posted on: August 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Hedpe and Mushroomhead Team Up For Summer Tour

The leaders of The Truth Movement, (Hed)pe and Cleveland’s pioneering masked madmen Mushroomhead are planning to hit the road this summer on a co-headlining tour sponsored by Jagermeister. Both bands are notorious for their energetic live performances and commanding stage presence that is sure to make this one of the summer’s hottest tours. “It will be nice to tour with Mushroomhead for the summer. I’ve always admired how they have…

Posted on: August 12, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Bowerbirds release album, new music videos, on tour now!

We are thrilled that Bowerbirds’ new album Upper Air is now available for purchase through your favorite retail outlet on the popular CD, LP and MP3 formats. Bowerbirds have embarked on a full national tour with Megafaun that Jambase described as “a special pairing likely to create shimmering evenings where music is held and cherished in a really cool way.” We also have a wealth of audio and video to…

Posted on: August 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Mountain Stage airs Hoots & Hellmouth live concert

Sean Hoots and Andrew Gray (also known as Hellmouth) began making music together in 2005. They both began writing songs, and before long the duo was expanded to a five-man band. With Hoots and Gray sharing the lead vocals, the ensemble includes Robert Berliner (background vocals and mandolin), John Brannigan (bass) and Bob Beach (harmonica). The band made a big impression at the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 2006 and afterward…

Posted on: August 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SHADOWS FALL PREMIERES “STILL I RISE” VIDEO ON MYSPACE NEW ALBUM “RETRIBUTION” AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

Starting today August 11th , the new video from New England’s SHADOWS FALL, “Still I Rise,” will be available for viewing exclusively on MySpace. Check out the video HERE “Still I Rise” is the first video from the band’s upcoming album, Retribution, which streets September 15 on Everblack Industries. The video was shot by longtime SHADOWS FALL director Zack Merck at the Affliction warehouse in southern California, and was shot…

Posted on: August 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Framing Hanley NEW VIDEO “Hear Me Now”

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=60107822 Framing Hanley Tour: Aug 12 2009 – The Tralf – Buffalo, New York Aug 13 2009 – McGuffy’s House of Rock – Dayton, Ohio Aug 15 2009 – Pop’s – Sauget, Illinois Aug 16 2009 – St Patrick’s Park – South Bend, Indiana Aug 28 2009 – Club H20 – Columbus, Georgia Myspace – http://www.myspace.com/framinghanley

Posted on: August 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CHTHONIC TO EMBARK ON US TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM MIRROR OF RETRIBUTION, TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009

Just in time for back-to-school, CHTHONIC announces their upcoming tour with Satyricon, Bleeding Through, and Toxic Holocaust. The tour kicks off on September 23 in West Springfield, VA and will run through October 27th. The Bassist Doris Yeh comments: “It’s great for us to tour the US again; we really miss the fans over there so much. It’s a new start for us, even though we’ve toured the US on…

Posted on: August 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Metal Blade Records announce the signing of Sweden’s Istapp!

Hailing from Blekinge, Sweden on the frozen coasts of the Baltic Sea, are the three warlords that form Istapp. Mordechai von Renvaktar, C. Ashuck von Renvaktar and Fjalar have set out on a campaign to destroy the sun and all of its followers. To this end, Istapp has joined forces (or “conquered”, if you ask the band) with Metal Blade Records to unleash their next vicious assault, Blekinge. The band…

Posted on: August 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Black Dahlia Murder release first single, reveal album title and track listing for new album

Vocalist Trevor Strnad comments: “Hear Ye thrashing metal maniacs! We have returned with our most relentless album yet…sure to penetrate and ravage your virgin ears, “Deflorate!” I feel confident that we have outdone what we achieved with our last album… words cannot express the excitement we all feel about the new material. Now this is fucking Death Metal! The boys at Audiohammer Jason Suecof and Mark Lewis have done it…

Posted on: August 11, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Early pop punk pioneers, WAX (featuring Joe Sib, co-owner of Side One Dummy Records and MTV’s Jackass member Loomis Fall) reunite for Chicago’s “Riot Fest” in October.

WAX released their debut album, What Else Can We Do in 1992 on Caroline Records. The album was recorded in two weeks by Ramones/White Zombie producer Daniel Rey. In 1995, WAX followed up with 13 Unlucky Numbers which featured the famous “guy on fire” video by Spike Jonze for the song “California” which MTV banned from daytime airplay. During the early 90’s, WAX played and toured with The Ramones, Smashing…

Posted on: August 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Billboard Heatseekers charting act HURT continues nationwide touring in support of Goodbye To The Machine

Los Angeles-based quartet Hurt’s current release Goodbye To The Machine debuted in May as #1 On Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart and stayed on the chart for two months. Hurt’s single “Wars” charted on the active rock radio charts and was the band’s fifth straight hit at rock radio and has become one of the band’s fastest rising singles of their career. The band is comprised of members of J. Loren (vocals),…

Posted on: August 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

EULOGY RECORDINGS Signs RHINOCEROS

Eulogy Recordings is very proud to announce the signing of Buffalo’s straight edge monster RHINOCEROS. They will be touring Europe with label mates Kingdom starting July 28. They will record their Eulogy debut late September. A new track called “They Are Coming For Me” has been posted on the bands Myspace which can be heard here www.myspace.com/rhinoceros716. Vocalist Joe Riverside commented “I have personally been a fan of Eulogy and…

Posted on: August 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Columbia Records Presents Til The Casket Drops The New Full-Length Studio Album From Hip-Hop Duo Clipse

Columbia Records is proud to announce the release of Til The Casket Drops, the new full-length studio album from hip-hop duo Clipse, in stores on Tuesday, October 20. One of the year’s most hotly anticipated hip-hop music releases, Til The Casket Drops is the third label release for Clipse and their first with Columbia Records. The duo debuted with 2002’s Lord Willin’, which reached #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album…

Posted on: August 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

LAMB OF GOD ANNOUNCE FALL WRATH TOUR 25 SHOWS WITH METALLICA INCLUDED

On September 14th Lamb of God will commence the fall Wrath tour in the United States and Canada, combining 25 support shows with Metallica, with 25 headline shows with special guests Gwar and Job For A Cowboy. The tour will end at Madison Square Garden on November 15th. This will be Lamb of God’s third tour with Metallica after a 3 week run last December in the US and a…

Posted on: August 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Spin Earth TV features Afterhours concert

Afterhours are THE seminal Italian alternative rock band. After turning down an international deal with Interscope at the outset of their career, they set about building the infrastructure for an alternative rock scene in Italy. Much like their American indie counterparts, they booked themselves into now defunct clubs (Helter Skelter), put out DIY record releases through an indie store/label (VoxPop), and even self-funded a showcase jaunt to New York City’s…

Posted on: August 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Three Days Grace Release Their 3rd Album ‘Life Starts Now’ September 22

Platinum-selling Jive Records artist Three Days Grace will be releasing their third album Life Starts Now on September 22. The album was recorded in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and reunites the band with producer by Howard Benson. “Break” the first single from Life Starts Now will be released to radio. The Toronto-based rock band is comprised of Adam Gontier (vocals, guitar), Neil Sanderson (backing vocals, drums), Brad Walst (bass), and Barry…

Posted on: August 10, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Finale – Fat Beats Vimby Interview & Freestyle

“Finale’s latest… shows his perseverance paying creative dividends. Grand Finale.” – Chairman’s Choice Feature, XXL “Abrasive, impassioned, and heartfelt” and: “A Pipe Dream And A Promise is a solid first effort not to be denied. Motor music indeed.” – URB.com “Finale’s debut album may be the rap fan’s rap scene fan’s rap record: really, really unflashy, and really, really good.” – CokeMachineGlow.com “Finale’s mic presence channels Rakim… You would be…