Category: Artist News

Posted on: June 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

‘Temporary Suspension’ is the new album from Planetary Assault Systems aka Luke Slater on Ostgut Ton

“Time to bring the funk and intensity back in a new way. Time to open the sound again”, says Luke Slater about his new Planetary Assault Systems album “Temporary Suspension”, which will be released on Ostgut Ton at the end of June. Funk and intensity, that’s how the Brit who’s successfully searched for new ways of expression in electronic music for the past 20 years, pin-points the essence of this…

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Posted on: June 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NEWLY FORMED ALISTAIR RECORDS USHERS IN A “TIME FOR CHANJ”

he newly formed record label Alistair Records has just announced the signing of its first R&B recording artist Chanj. Chanj, (pronounced change) is Alistair’s premier artist. His debut album Time For Chanj, is scheduled for release later this year. Chanj hails from Plainfield, NJ and is a 4-time “Showtime At The Apollo” grand-prize winner. After performing his rendition of Floetry’s hit song, “Say Yes,” the singer cemented himself as a…

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Posted on: June 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Trustkill Signs Italy’s Awaken Demons

Trustkill is proud to announce a worldwide deal with AWAKEN DEMONS from Italy! Hailing from beautiful Cesena, Italy, they just recorded their brand new album ‘THE MIRROR’, due out this coming summer on Trustkill. The album is 10 songs of pure aggression, and features guest vocals from Vincent Bennet (The Acacia Strain) and Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis). In 2007 they released their debut album “From Heaven To Hell” through Seventh…

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Posted on: June 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Stee Downes “All In A Day”, TBR on Label: Sonar Kollectiv

After his great contribution to Secret Love 5 with Destruction of Ourselves, Irish soul-boy STEE DOWNES is now back on Sonar Kollektiv his brilliant debut album All In A Day. STEE has been raised with the love of Soul music thanks to his parents’ record collection and this experience shaped his outlook on music and life. Multi-instrumentalist – he plays guitar, bass, keyboard – and renowned DJ that mixes skilfully…

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Posted on: June 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Artillery returns with a brand new studio album!!!!

Denmark’s Artillery is one of Europe’s earliest exponents of thrash metal and the band’s contribution to the bourgeoning genre is difficult to ignore. The Danish quartet successfully managed to fuse an abrasive brutality with technicality and good melodies, with the noteworthy guitar leads of the Stützer brothers as well as the remarkable vocals from Flemming Rønsdorf serving as highlights. Due to Artillery’s demos being well distributed, the band gained worldwide…

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Posted on: June 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BICLOPS album nears completion; Summer tour announced

BICLOPS (ex-Postman Syndrome, current East Of The Wall) are currently in the studio at The Machine Shop (King Crimson, Clutch, Lamb Of God) with producer Will Putney, completing their debut full-length for a to-be-determined label. Demos for three of the nine songs can be heard at http://www.Biclops.net. Immediately following the completion of the recording, the band will hit the road with tourmates Knife The Glitter for a short east coast…

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Posted on: June 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

JEFFREE STAR TO RELEASE FULL LENGTH DEBUT BEAUTY KILLER THIS SUMMER

JEFFREE STAR is set to unleash his debut album, BEAUTY KILLER, late this summer. The first single, “Prisoner,” debuted on MySpace on Friday and received almost 500,000 plays over the weekend. “Prisoner” now available on iTunes here. JEFFREE STAR is confirmed for the first half of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour and will follow that up with a national headlining tour in support of BEAUTY KILLER. JEFFREE STAR is currently…

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Posted on: May 31, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur.com Introduces Miles Outside

Miles Outside is a five piece live alternative hip hop band based in the Bay Area by way of Japan, Taiwan, San Francisco, and San Mateo. The members of Miles Outside are from various musical backgrounds including funk, rock, jam, hip-hop, soul, and drum n bass. Vocalists Paulie Rhyme and Moto, along with drummer Young Dave, are most notably known from their membership in Finless Brown, while Justin and Bobby…

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Posted on: May 31, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

GOATWHORE announces ‘Carving Out the Eyes of God’ as the title of their new studio album

New Orleans, LA’s sons of American no-frills black metal, GOATWHORE, have just announced that the title of their fourth full-length album, and second for Metal Blade, will be Carving Out the Eyes of God. For the follow up to 2006’s A Haunting Curse, GOATWHORE headed back to St. Petersburg, FL to record with producer Erik Rutan at Manna Studios with mastering being handled by Alan Douches of West West Side.…

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Posted on: May 31, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Quidam – live album “The Fifth Season – Live in Concert” out in June

Metal Mind Productions will release “The Fifth Season”, a live album by Quidam – definitely one of the most important Polish progressive/art rock bands. The band was founded in 1991 by Maciek Meller, Radek Scholl and Rafal Jermakow. Soon they were joined by Zbyszek Florek. They played under the name Deep River then and offered a mixture of hard rock and blues. The change of the musical direction was evident…

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Posted on: May 31, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Pearl Jam Announces Two Special North America Engagements in August 2009

Pearl Jam announced today two, summer, North American performances. Concerts are scheduled to take place August 21st in Toronto, Canada and August 23rd in Chicago, Illinois. Public tickets for the Toronto, Canada show goes on-sale Friday, May 8th at 2:00 pm (local time) at all Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.ca. Chicago, Illinois public ticket go on-sale Saturday, May 9th at 11:00 am (local time) and are also available at…

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Posted on: May 31, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

COHEED AND CAMBRIA JOIN HEAVEN & HELL ON THE ROAD

Coheed and Cambria, the progressive rock outfit who are recording their fifth album, are also spreading their wings by playing to new audiences in 2009 creating more visibility in the metal world, as well as the jam and indie circles more than ever. Earlier this year, the band supported the heavy metal juggernaut, Slipknot, and now mix that with varied festivals such as Mountain Jam, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Austin City…

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Posted on: May 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur Introduces Michael Patrick

– BIOGRAPHY – Although his home state of New Jersey doesn’t offer much in the way of Traditional country music these days (Heck, there’s only one radio station and maybe a few bars if your into modern pop country and line dancing), Michael Patrick takes great pride in filling that void and offers fans a place to call home at his local area performances. Michael didn’t always play country music.…

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Posted on: May 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DeeExpus – DVD update

DeeExpus revealed the tracklist of their first DVD release “Far From Home”. Tracklist: 1. Intro 2. Greed 3. Pttee 4. One 8 5. Pointless Child 6. Red 7. Half Way Home 8. One Day 9. 7 Nights The DVD will also include additional video material: an interview with Andy Ditchfield and Tony Wright and “The Journey Home” documentary. This talented band from UK has so far released only one studio…

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Posted on: May 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Artillery – samples of the new studio album available on Myspace!

As announced earlier this week Artillery, one of the best thrash metal bands around, returns with a brand new studio album. New material entitled “When Death Comes” will be their first studio release since the 1999’s album “B.A.C.K”! And today you can hear two preview tracks (“When Death Comes” and “10.000 Devils”) on MMP’s profile on Myspace: www.myspace.com/metalmindproductions. “When Death Comes” will be released as a jewel case CD and…

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Posted on: May 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Here We Go Magic Announce More Dates W/ Grizzly Bear

To date, Luke Temple has been unconfined by genre. His full-length debut Hold a Match for a Gasoline World presented heartfelt folk tunes and expansive pop numbers filtered through a unique outsider perspective. Last year’s follow-up Snowbeast was an avant statement full of interwoven light and dark imagery recorded entirely in his Brooklyn bedroom. Developed over a two-month period of stream-of-consciousness recording in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Luke’s self-titled debut under his…

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Posted on: May 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT To Release KI

In a world of increasing conformity and musical banality, Devin Townsend is among the few real personalities who have character, charisma and surprising innovative creativity. As a solo artist and producer, a member of the (by now disbanded) Strapping Young Lad, with whom he played Ozzfest and the main stage at the Download festival, and vocalist on Steve Vai’s album, Sex And Religion, – Townsend has always inspired fans and…

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Posted on: May 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur.com Introduces Sarah Burton

Sarah Burton packs a deadly musical punch using charisma, charm and a rock and roll attitude. With songs that are at the core, folk, Sarah draws from country, pop and rock to create a sound that is both fresh and familiar. Lyrically, Sarah blends traditional folk sensitivity with quirky and sometimes sarcastic word play. Honest and intimate, coy and sometimes brash, Sarah writes provocative songs that slide nicely under the…

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Posted on: May 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ARTERY FOUNDATION ACROSS THE NATION 2009 TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

The Artery Foundation Across The Nation Tour is back for 2009!! Presented by Merchnow.com and Gondek Design, this year’s trek will again feature a sick lineup of bands, including headliner EMAROSA (fresh of an entire SOLD OUT tour with The Devil Wears Prada and A Day To Remember) as well as OUR LAST NIGHT, IN FEAR & FAITH, I SEE STARS, BURDEN OF A DAY and BROADWAY. Ticket Pre-sale begins…

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