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 Open
Grave Support WM3 |
Unearthed.com reports: Open Grave Records
is pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with The
Free The West Memphis Three Defense Fund that 5% of all sales from the
Open Grave Records online store will be donated to the fund. The founders
of Open Grave Records have always been big supports of the WM3, and are
pleased to be able support their cause and to offer this great incentive
to their customers.
The West Memphis Three (also known as WM3)
are three boys (now men) from West Memphis, Arkansas. When they where teens
they had been convicted of murders that they did not commit based on false
evidence and the fact they liked "Heavy Metal" music. Today all three live
behind bars, with one being giving the death sentence. [see
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| Kaiser
Chiefs Irony |
hecklerspray reports: Drenched in a fog of
our tears and laughter, we bring you news that Kaiser Chiefs consider the
world of music to be too average. That's right, the pot has just started
on the kettle, "You're black, son. Take it!"
For anyone so confused as to be standing
by their telephone dialing the Press Complaints Commission, that was not
a racist slur but an age-old idiom about hypocrisy. Kaiser Chiefs have
a bloody nerve. The insincerity of labelling other peoples' music �average'
when their own sounds like The Sons of Status Quo remixed fifteen times
over.
Even then we don't hate the Kaiser Chiefs.
You can't deny they pen a jolly ditty for the emo school disco, but they
have got to know their place. Currently twelve miles south of Mediocre
in a little town called Insipid.[see full story for more]-
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| A
Lot of Animosity in 07 |
PR reports: Animosity has an extremely busy
2007. The band will head to Mexico for the end of March to perform as part
of the Monterrey Hardcore Festival, followed by a short rush of dates heading
out to Massachusetts where the band will record their upcoming full length
entitled "Animal". The album is scheduled to be recorded at Godcity Studios
with engineer Kurt Ballou (Converge). Following the recording, comes the
New England Metal and Hardcore Festival which will kick off the bands first
headlining tour ever which has been dubbed "BRUTALITOUR" with support from
As Blood Runs Black, The Faceless, and Beneath The Massacre. Almost immediately
after Brutalitour, Animosity will team up with Converge for a six week
European tour. Party On! [see full story for more]- Click
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| Since
The Flood tour with Madball |
PR reports: New England hardcore powerhouse
Since the Flood just released their newest full length, No Compromise,
on Metal Blade Records. Since the Flood, who excels at raw, bare-knuckled
hardcore with metallic toned guitars, Schwartzenegger sized vocals and
full velocity assault drumming. Check them out at the following dates with
Madball and Death Before Dishonor.
2/18 Chicopee, MA Cabot St. Pub
2/21 Boston, MA The Roxy Underground
2/22 Bucksport, ME The Kave
2/23 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
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| Cattle
Decapitation This Spring |
Metal Blade reports: Time to bring you the
news� We have a full U.S. tour with The Locust and Daughters coming up.
The tour starts March 30th and before that we will be doing a few warm
up dates in southern California, but not before we hit up MEXICO CITY!
We announced earlier that we'll be playing Mexico City and surrounding
areas for the CHAS METAL ATTACK fest featuring Marduk, Monstrosity, Setherial
and us! Also, we should mention that drummer Mike Laughlin is back in the
band and we're very happy to rock once again with him! After a much needed
break, the man is refreshed and ready to destroy once again!
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| Doomsday
for Six Feet Under |
Metal Blade reports: A brand new SIX FEET
UNDER track, entitled "Doomsday", is available for download at the full
story link. The track appears on the group's new album, "Commandment",
due April 17th from Metal Blade Records.
In a recent interview with Mark Carras
of RockMyMonkey.com, SIX FEET UNDER bassist Terry Butler stated about the
upcoming CD, "I would say, if I had to describe the new style, it would
be 'Maximum Violence' meets 'Haunted'. . . I'm really psyched about it.
I really liked it. We had a good writing experience. We wrote all the music
in the studio and it just flowed through. It's pretty upbeat the whole
time, but there's some really catchy, groovy riffs. I think SFU fans are
going to like it a lot, especially some of the older, the people who've
been around for a long time listening to us, it will satisfy them. The
last couple records we've kind of, I don't want to say gotten off our style,
but we've always tried to be a little bit different. We didn't want to
always just put ten records that sounded like 'Haunted'. So we just kind
of, I don't want to say experimented, but we just kind of messed around
a little bit, certain styles, but I think this is kind of back to what
our fans would expect." - Click
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| Finger
Eleven Unleashed |
PR reports: Finger Eleven's video for their
first single "Paralyzer" from their forthcoming CD, Them Vs. You Vs. Me
will premiere on MTV2's "Unleashed" on Monday, 2/12.Tune in at 6 AM EST
and catch "Paralyzer" every hour on the hour. Then, starting at 12 noon
EST, point your browser to MTV2.com to check it out.
Them Vs. You Vs. Me streets on 3.6.07.
Finger Eleven is currently on tour with Hinder and Black Stone Cherry.
They begin touring with Evanescence on 3.16.07 in Fresno, CA. For a complete
tour schedule, please visit the full story link.- Click
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| Korn
Trailer |
PR reports: Check out a video trailer for
Korn's MTV Unplugged performance at the full story link. Amy Lee of Evanescence
and Robert Smith of The Cure talk about being fans of Korn themselves and
having the opportunity to perform with the band. The online premiere is
scheduled for Friday, February 23rd at mtv.com while the on-air feature
will premiere Friday, March 2nd. An album version of the performance will
additionally be available March 6th.- Click
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| Ligion
Debut Set |
http://wwww.iconmes.com/ligion_video/on_the_wayascap-doesnt-want-labels-to-promote-their-artists-go-with-bmi-next-time
reports: Rock & roll triumphs are rare. But by nicking choice elements
from the genre's checkered past and fusing it with raw power and sexual
energy, Ligion's invigorating Maple Jam/Bellum Records debut is just that.
Spitting out a vital, dexterous eleven-song cycle that runs the gamut from
infectious, rock radio gems to pensive, Zippo lighter-ready epics, Ligion
has the potential to gather the masses. Crafted with the help of veteran
rock producer Greg Ladanyi, this Nashville-based five piece fills a void
as it resets expectations of what a modern rock album can be with 2007's
fiery entry External Affairs.
"In an age when your best two songs from
a record can be downloaded for a buck, we wanted to keep some of that integrity
with an album that you'd want to listen to from track one to track eleven,"
says guitarist June, who co-wrote the record with frontman and band namesake
Ligion. And it's that approach, evident on the pulsing, contagious and
hopeful anthem "On The Way" and the reflective "Pins And Needles" alike,
that helps the quintet � which also counts inventive guitarist Seth and
its rhythm axis of drummer Johannes and bassist Levi � shimmer like stardust
as it kicks and screams for your attention. [see full story for a video]-
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| Modern
Life is War Ink Deal |
PR reports: Iowa-based melodic hardcore/punk
band, Modern Life Is War have signed with Equal Vision Records.
Modern Life Is War are currently at home
writing the follow-up to their 2005 album, Witness, but will be taking
a break in February to preview some new songs on the road with Ambitions
and The Geeks. Following the tour, Modern Life Is War has studio time booked
with legendary indie/punk producer J. Robbins (Against Me!, Texas Is The
Reason, Jets To Brazil) to lay down tracks
for the upcoming album, which will also be available on vinyl through Lifeline
Records. [see full story for tour dates] - Click
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| P.S.F.
Use Your Delusion Tour |
PR reports: Punk band-non-grata P*ss Sh*t
F*ck has released its long-awaited full length album 'Use Your Delusion',
and will be touring the "P.S.F." out of it coast to coast in the U.S. starting
late Feb. 22. The new P*ss Sh*t F*ck album "Use Your Delusion" is a summary
of the bands existence utilizing material (newly recorded) from all points
throughout the bands lifespan, and is available through Interpunk.com as
well as any retail outlets that will allow the name to appear on their
shelves.[see full story for tour dates]- Click
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| Paradise
Lost |
PR reports: The legendary Paradise Lost will
be playing an exclusive show in London at Camden's Koko on 12th April 2007.
The band will be performing songs from across their 10 album career which
will be filmed for the definitive PL DVD entitled �From Gothic To Paradise
Lost' which is due to be released later this year
"We're all really excited to be playing
this show at Koko, after playing so many venues in our career it'll be
cool to play a different venue. It's going be a really special show as
we're playing songs spanning our whole career and hopefully we'll be able
to play something very new for you. The show will be filmed for our new
DVD so you'd better get those lighters ready! Come along - it should be
a night to remember."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Silent
Years Expand Tour |
PR reports: The Silent Years have announced
a new batch of U.S. tour dates to kick off Friday, February 16th in the
band's native Detroit. The tour will stick primarily to the Midwest with
select SXSW and east coast dates in between. [see full story for dates]
The band's also up for some friendly competition
against Make Believe in Spin Magazine's Artist of the Year Awards. The
Silent Years have proceeded to round two after being nominated for the
Underground Band of the Year category. Voting for round two of Spin's Artist
of the Year Awards kicked off February 8th and runs through Thursday, February
15th at 12pm EST.- Click
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| Talking
Heaven and Hell |
PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode
127 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In part two of their Black Sabbath
coverage, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined in the studio
by guest host C.C. Banana. The episode features a new 20-minute interview
Talking Metal conducted with legendary drummer Vinny Appice. Interview
topics include Heaven and Hell, 3 Legged Dogg, Carmine Appice, John Lennon,
Eddie Van Halen, and Bill Ward. Additional podcast topics include Ronnie
James Dio, Guns N' Roses, and Twisted Sister. The 40-minute podcast can
be downloaded at the full story link.- Click
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| Chinese
Hypocrisy Video |
PR reports: TributeAlbums.com has just release
a promotional video clip in support of its latest release, Chinese Hypocrisy
- N' International Tribute to Guns N' Roses. The clip can be seen at TributeAlbums.com,
as well a YouTube.com, and the Official Chinese Hypocrisy Myspace page.
Much like it's official GN'R counterpart,
Chinese Hypocrisy features very few members of the original Guns N' Roses...No
Slash. No Duff. No Izzy. No Sleepy, Dopey, or Doc. Not even Axl! Instead,
it's lineup consists of a host of GN'R junkies from around the world, including
members of Quiet Riot (USA), Ignite (USA), Altaria (Finland), Dust N' Bones
(Hungary), Hollywood Rose (Italy), Emerald Monkey (USA), and more![see
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| Aerosmith
Disown Hits CDs |
Blabbermouth reports: U.K.'s Uncut magazine
(web site) conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler
and guitarist Joe Perry for its February 2007 issue. A few excerpts from
the chat follow:
Uncut: What's the best AEROSMITH album
and the worst?
Tyler: The best would have to be "Toys
in the Attic" (1975) or "Rocks" (1976). Then again "Pump" (1989) is pretty
amazing. There's a few AEROSMITH albums I choose not to remember anymore.
But the worst would have to be one of those many "Greatest Hits" that the
record company put out in the '90s without our permission when we should
have had our eyes on the ball but were, ahem, otherwise occupied.[see full
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With "Songs from the Crystal
Cave" action actor Steven Seagal not only shows a softer side to his violent
acting world; but also, that he is more than just a one dimensional character.
(4 stars)
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If you like bluesy beats and
coarse, gritty vocals, then the Black Keys are for you. They keep their
obvious roots of blues rock alive� remind one of being in a darkened, smoky
blues hall listening to Ray Charles or any number of Blues kings at their
peak. (3 stars)
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Royal Hunt is probably one of
the most underrated prog metal bands in existence today. Chalk it up to
their label, country of origin (Denmark)- the point is that ignoring this
masterful group is a criminal act and should be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law.- Read
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Laredo, Texas death metal trio
Suffer The Silence is a hungry young band who are making the best of their
second chance. Suffer the Silence started as an accident of sorts and grew
to be something more.- Read
the full Suffer the Silence - A Welcoming to Departure review
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