Category: News

Posted on: October 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

VINDENSANG Complete Work On “Terminus: Rebirth in Eight Parts”

Black ambient forestdwellers VINDENSANG have finally completed their highly-anticipated debut full-length, collecting seventy minutes’ worth of atmospheric, introspective forest hymns and paeans to the beauty of nature and intensities of human emotions. Juxtaposing the dark ambiance of black metal with the gentle strains of neo-folk and muted tones of cold, dark rock, VINDENSANG have created something quite special and even more impossible to describe. Is it black metal? Ambient? Folk?…

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Posted on: October 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Minus the Bear Invade a City Near You!

Minus the Bear MySpace Page www.myspace.com/minusthebear For all things Suicide Squeeze www.suicidesqueeze.net MINUS THE BEAR Tour Like Wild Fire Just a reminder that Minus the Bear is about to begin another nation-wide tour supporting their latest Suicide Squeeze release, Planet of Ice: a trek that finds the band headlining dates in some of this countries’ most beautiful theaters and performance spaces. The shows kick off on October 28th, with main…

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Posted on: October 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DEAD SPACE REVEALS SPINE-TINGLING SCORE COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY JASON GRAVES

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the intensely atmospheric orchestral score for EA’s new sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space™. Developed with award-winning composer Jason Graves, in association with Rod Abernethy and under the direction of EA Redwood Shores studio; Jason’s chilling score for Dead Space enhances the horror and tension of the game through extreme aleatoric and extended 20th Century orchestral music techniques.

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Posted on: October 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Chris Henderson and Bobby Capps Officially Open Recording Studio In Nashville

Chris Henderson (of 3 Doors Down) and Bobby Capps (of .38 Special) have officially opened the doors to their recording studio in Hendersonville, TN. Rivergate Studios (which takes its name from Henderson’s previous studio in Mississippi) was formerly known as Hipp Studios and is a full service complex with state-of-the-art Protools HD3 and plenty of Class A preamps. The studio boasts four isolated booths and a drum room, as well…

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Posted on: October 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Doomtree – “Gameshow Host”

Doomtree’s political leanings are no secret and in their debut collective release they are put on neon display, particularly in the track “Gameshow Host.” The beat, produced by Lazerbeak with cuts by Turbo Nemesis, opens with a flourish and then allows the message to take center stage. A latin-tinged guitar line drifts over a static-infused background, mirroring the convoluted, confusing times the nation is facing. The verses rapped by Mictlan,…

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Posted on: October 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

LA Synth Punkers ANAVAN Prep ‘Cover Story’; Ripping It Up In Europe This Fal

MP3: BOOM Flagbearers for no particular scene or agenda, ANAVAN are as unique a Los Angeles institution as Ron Jeremy, The Smell, and taco trucks. Recently, they’ve shared the stage with NO MEANS NO, CRYSTAL CASTLES and MONOTONIX, toured with HEALTH and CLIP’D BEAKS. Birthed from the pregnant stew of downtown’s now legendary all-ages venue, The Smell, ANAVAN cracked their shell alongside groups like NO AGE, ABE VIGODA, FOOT VILLAGE,…

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Posted on: October 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

School Boy Humor to release EP on Nov 4, Fall Dates Confirmed

Little Rock, AR quintet SCHOOL BOY HUMOR will be releasing their debut Vagrant EP, Camera Shy But Still A Star on November 4, 2008. The four-track EP will be available at all digital retailers and features three songs from their upcoming full-length as well as a cover of Colbie Caillat’s “Realize.”

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Posted on: October 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Switchfoot’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Anthology Includes Newly Released “This Is Home” “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” Soundtrack

For all their achievements, including a half-dozen acclaimed albums (with global cumulative sales of more than 5 million), a handful of prestigeous awards and more than twice that many signature chart singles and album tracks – Switchfoot has yet to release a ‘greatest hits’ anthology. For the first time, THE BEST YET pulls together Switchfoot’s history representing all six albums they recorded on the two principal labels of their career:…

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Posted on: October 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Magnetic Morning Rises With Debut LP, “AM,” + Fall Tour

“I’ve been trying to write this album for 10 years,” reveals Magnetic Morning’s Sam Fogarino, of the band’s debut LP, A.M., which came out October 21 (Friend or Faux Records). It was ultimately Fogarino’s serendipitous meeting with Adam Franklin of Swervedriver that sealed his fate in this duo.

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Posted on: October 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PRIESTESS ENTER THE STUDIO FOR EARLY 2009 RELEASE

The Montreal foursome Priestess is recording tracks this fall in Los Angeles with producer Dave Schiffman (Anti-Flag, Avenged Sevenfold, System of a Down) for the band’s follow-up to its acclaimed 2006 debut, Hello Master. After leaving the studio, Priestess will tour Canada and the Northeastern U.S. this winter, performing new material from the upcoming album set for an early 2009.

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Posted on: October 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE LICENSES UNREAL ENGINE 3

Iconic Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture has licensed Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 for a new multiplatform action horror game to be published by Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS). The new game is directed by innovative game designer Suda51 and produced by legendary Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami.

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Posted on: October 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Young Widows on Tour!

Young Widows will be embarking on tour in support of their latest release, Old Wounds, out now on Temporary Residence LTD! Forging the best parts of Nirvana, The Jesus Lizard, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Fugazi, and The Melvins, Old Wounds is a series of dynamic, thoughtful tunes that will certainly push most speakers to their breaking point.

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Posted on: October 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Magnolia Electric Co. Tour U.S. In Preparation for New Album

Jason Molina and his Magnolia Electric Co. have been a little quiet since the release of their magnificent box set Sojourner, last year. But never fear Magnolia fans, when Mr. Molina goes quiet it usually means he’s gearing up for something big, and the first wisps of the next Magnolia Electric Co. project will be landing soon in a town near you. Jason Molina, now living in the UK, has…

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Posted on: October 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THIS IS SPINAL TAP ON BLU-RAY DISC January 20th

MGM Home Entertainment Releases Rob Reiner’s Hilarious Rockumentary Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer Debuts on Blu-ray Disc January 20th Brand New BD Exclusive Game, Create Your Own Band Sends Those Other Rock Games Back To The High School Auditorium

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Posted on: October 25, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

FINAL FANTASY XI VANA’DIEL COLLECTION 2008 Now Available for Digital Download on Additional Services

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, continues to support its players with increased access to the FINAL FANTASY® XI VANA’DIEL® COLLECTION 2008 – now available via digital distribution for PC through all Trymedia digital syndication partners. Players can find the FINAL FANTASY XI VANA’DIEL COLLECTION 2008 at EBGames.com, Trygames.com, Gamestop.com and the Microsoft Windows Marketplace as well as through other existing digital…

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Posted on: October 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Vincent Black Shadow Rides Again…

After the collapse of BodogMusic, Vancouver’s own The Vincent Black Shadow refused to accept the failure of their former label as a death sentence to their career. With their sophomore release El Monstruo recently completed, band members Cassie Ford and the Kirkham brothers (Robbie, Tony and Chris), faced the tough decision of either packing it in or going it alone. Having created what they felt was their best work to date, the…

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Posted on: October 24, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Adversary Launch “Singularity” E-Card and Full Album Preview!

Virginia’s ADVERSARY have just launched a complete album preview of their debut album “Singularity”, in stores and online November 11, 2008. Click here to listen! “The riffs are to die for; sounding as though they were brought to life in Gothenburg, Sweden, when in actuality Manassas, Virginia is home to metal’s next big band. Their playing is at a fevered pitch, full of precision pounding. William Clapp’s scathing cynical vocal…

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