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 Calico
System Split |
Lambgoat reports: Calico System recently lost
the services of both guitarist Shawn Keith and drummer Erik Ramsier. Keith
has reportedly taken a job in the "music business" while Ramsier will focus
on other things.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Jesu
Tour ICEd |
Lambgoat reports: Jesu will be forced to miss
the beginning of their tour with Isis, which kicks off this week in California.
The group has issued the following statement:
"We are sorry to report that Jesu are still
stuck in England and will NOT be playing the Spaceland, L.A headline/release
party; work permits for Jesu have still not been cleared by U.S officials/customs[ICE]
and the band are not allowed into the U.S until the permits are officially
cleared. The band are yet to receive a date of clearance and simply have
to wait until they do so before entering the U.S, hence Jesu will not be
appearing at any shows with Isis until the permits are available and Jesu
can leave England.[see full story for more]- Click
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| The
Shake Are Coming |
PR reports: May 15 is the red-letter day when
New York City's latest rock-throne contenders THE SHAKE will release Kick
It, their debut album on Unicycle Records. If advance reaction is any indication,
this band is sure to garner lots of positive media attention. All not yet
21, four area college students have managed to hone their musical craft
and amass a loyal fan base while still pursuing their studies at Columbia,
NYU, and Queens College.
THE SHAKE counts several of the original
"British invasion" bands among their influences. Parallels to the Yardbirds,
the Small Faces and the early Rolling Stones are apparent in many of their
songs. But what give THE SHAKE their versatility are the individual band
members' varied influences. Merkin cites BritRock acts like Oasis and the
Kinks while Shapiro prefers the classic rock styling of Pink Floyd and
Led Zeppelin, and guitar greats Muddy Waters and Elmore James. Stein revels
in old-school punk like the Ramones and early Green Day, while McNellis
is a Jazz connoisseur. When you add all this together and mix it with their
youthful enthusiasm, the result is the unique sound that is THE SHAKE.[see
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| Inquisition
Reunion A One Night Stand |
PR reports: INQUISITION will be reuniting
for one show only on Friday, May 18, 2007 after just over a decade since
their final show on September 8, 1996. The reunion show will take place
in Richmond, VA at Alley Katz with support to include ENSIGN as well as
a few surprise guests to be announced shortly. The show will be recorded
and filmed for a possible yet unconfirmed future release.
Tickets go on sale today, Monday, February
19, and are $10 in advance. They are available online at http://www.alleykatzrva.com.
If you live in the Richmond area, it is asked that tickets please be purchased
in person at PLAN 9 MUSIC's Cary Town location - http://www.plan9music.com,
so that anyone from out of town wishing to attend can take advantage of
the limited amount available online. The show is expected to sell out.
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| Chimaira
Parties |
PR reports: On Monday, 3/05, Jagermeister
presents the Chimaira CD Release Party at Peabody's Down Under. Tickets
will be free in advance and $5 at the door. First 50 attendees will receive
a free t-shirt! A special raffle will also
be presented to all concert goers of the
show. Chimaira's upcoming cd "Resurrection" will be played in its entirety
sometime between 10pm-12pm. Chimaira's DVD will be screened on all the
televisions within the venue. Jager girls will also be in attendance giving
away Jagermeister swag. Accompanying Chimaira will be Stemm, Waiting for
Never, Forever in Terror, and Scalera. Attendees will be the first ones
to buy Chimaira's CD "Resurrection" at the stroke of Midnight.
On Friday, 3/09, Chimaira will be doing
an in store appearance at Magnolia Thunderpussy in Columbus.[see full story
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| Red
Sparowes kicks off a U.S. tour |
PR reports: Los Angeles epic instrumental
quintet Red Sparowes kicks off a U.S. tour in support of its sophomore
Neurot Recordings album Every Red Heart Shines Toward The Red Sun this
week. The band had previously played select dates on the east and west
coasts (as well as in the U.K.) last fall, but this is the first full scale
jaunt for the quintet due to the busy schedules of its members who also
split time in metal heavyweights ISIS, Neurosis, Battle of Mice and others.
Red Sparowes On Tour:
02/20 Denton, TX Hailey's
02/21 Austin, TX Emo's
02/23 Houston, TX Walter's[see full story
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| Scum
of the Earth Beneath the Devil Girl |
PR reports: Scum of the Earth (featuring former
Rob Zombie guitarist RIGGS & White Zombie drummer Ivan DePrume) have
announced the completion of a new music video for their song "Beneath The
Living" which is featured in the upcoming psychological cult thriller film
entitled "Devil Girl". The video was directed by the movie's director,
Howie Askins of Monkey Man Films. The music video can be viewed online
at the full story link. When asked about the decision to use Scum of the
Earth's music for the movie, director Howie Askins replied, "Having been
a longtime fan of Riggs and Scum of the Earth, I thought that the band's
music was a perfect fit for the subject matter of the film. The band even
sings about a "Devil Girl" in their song Get Your Dead On, and the pairing
of the two just made perfect sense. We were also able to secure 3 other
tracks from the band for the film so there's plenty of SOTE in the movie."-
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| Mayhem
4 |
PR reports: Dutch death metallers SINISTER
and Swedish death/thrashers RAISE HELL. Also....SECRETS SHE KEPT, EPOCH
OF UNLIGHT, BOUND AND GAGGED, AVENGER OF BLOOD, DYING EUPHORIA and THE
BODY BENEATH have been confirmed for the Minneapolis Mayhem 4 festival,
set to take place May 12 at the Station-4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This year's Minneapolis Mayhem festival
will only be a one-day event. Other acts will be announced soon.[see full
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| The
Jam Reunite |
PR reports: On 2nd May 2007 two thirds of
the original line-up of The Jam will make history when they reform for
their first official UK tour in 25 years. Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler's
20-date UK tour will be the first live shows since the original Jam disbanded
after they performed what was to be their final concert (Brighton, England,
December 1982).
Bruce and Rick's timely reunion also coincides
with the band's 30th anniversary and release of their debut album In The
City (originally released by Polydor Records on 29th April 1977). [see
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| Talking
Wolf |
PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode
129 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This episode features a debut song
sample of the track "Beautiful Tragedy" from In This Moment and interviews
host John Ostronomy and Mark Strigl conducted with In This Moment's Maria
Brink and Chris Howorth as well as Wolf's Johannes "Axeman" Losbäck.
In This Moment interview topics include MySpace, Kittie, and the making
of the "Prayers" video. Wolf interview topics include the "Evil Dead" movie,
W.A.S.P., and the "I Will Kill Again" video. Additional podcast topics
include Messiah's Reign, Battlestar Galactica, Robin Quivers, and Tyler
Fyre. Photos as well as the 40-minute podcast can be downloaded at the
full story link.- Click
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| Clockcleaner |
PR reports: Philadelphia's CLOCKCLEANER Announce
U.S. Tour w/ Times New Viking - SXSW Appearance - Fall Album on Load! Introducing
your new favorite punk rock band kiddies. Philadelphia's CLOCKCLEANER,
who are, "basically not allowed to play in Philly," perform 70's inspired
sci-fi punk not-unlike skull pummeling artists
No Trend or Bauhaus.
Led by ex-Nine Shocks Terror member John
Sharkey on guitar and vocals (who, after a bad car wreck had amnesia throughout
the recording of their last record, "Nevermind"), Karen Horner (formerly
of the band Green Apple Quickstep) on bass, who proclaims "Philadelphia
is made of pussies," and drummer Richie Penetrator who, prior to the band,
modeled footwear for Fila and various department stores to get a paycheck,
CLOCKCLEANER'S live show is something like being awake during a Nightmare
on Elm Street dream while simultaniously[sic] experiencing epileptic seizures
as those blade-ridden gloves find themselves in various orafices [sic]
(see also Birthday Party).[see full story for more]- Click
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| Rick
Rubin / RHCP In The Studio Books Coming |
PR reports: Phoenix-based Amber Books has
optioned the rights to two new titles: 'Rick Rubin: In the Studio', which
details the 20+ year creative process of arguably the most prolific producer
of this generation, in pioneering fashion in genres ranging from metal
to rock to rap to country and so on. The publisher has also optioned rights
to 'The Red Hot Chili Peppers: In the Studio', which details the specifics
behind the recording career of the pioneers of funk-rock. Both books are
due in the Spring of 2008, along with a biography on the Black Eyed Peas.
All three titles are penned by author Jake Brown. For further information,
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| Cataract
Find Their Man |
PR reports: Cataract posted the following
update: Yes it's true; we are back to a five piece! And we're glad we can
stop the guessing and rumoring by officially welcoming Tom Kuzmic whom
you might know from death metal monsters Disparaged to the mighty realm
of Castle Cataract! We also thank all the people who wanted to ruin their
lives by joining us on our trip to hell or volunteered to jump in case
we couldn't find someone - you guys f***ing rock! We are confident this
is the best that could have happened as Tom has more than 100% of what
we were looking for! We already started rehearsing with the new line up
and things are looking great for the shows we wisely didn't cancel haha!
So once again to end all discussion - we will play shows, starting March
31st! We will keep you posted on the progression.- Click
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| Criminal
Wanted |
PR reports: Anglo-Chilean thrashers Criminal
are looking for a new bass player. Frontman Anton Reisenegger recently
posted the following message on the band's MySpace page:
"It's unfortunately looking like Staff
won't be able to continue in Criminal. We're quite bummed out because he's
really grown to be a part of the band, and the last few shows we've played
with him have probably been the best since Rod and I moved to Europe ,
but his work and other commitments don't allow him to dedicate enough time
to touring and recording. He will still be doing the BRUJERIA show and
might be helping out here and there after that, which we appreciate enormously
(cheers mate!), but what it boils down to is we are again without a bassist.
Which also means we are looking for one! So if you fulfil the following
requirements, drop us a line! A South American background would be very
welcome, but is not a must!"[see full story for more]-
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| Cattle
Decapitation Book Europe Debut |
PR reports: All fans of US vegan/vegetarian
grindcore outfit Cattle Decapitation, watch out! Your favorite defenders
of animal rights will tour Europe for the first time. They will support
DYING FETUS on their upcoming European dates! Be there and witness their
blasting brutality for the first time in Europe !
5/04 Karlshure, German Substage w/ Dead
to Fall, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Ion Dissonance
5/05 Essen, Germany Turock w/ Dead To Fall,
Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Ion Dissonance
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Forward Russia would have fit
in nicely in the New Wave era for a couple of reasons. First of all, they
have well-written, tightly performed songs, good stuff. Secondly, singer
Tom Woodhead has a manic way of singing that makes him sound, well, slightly
insane (4 stars)
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If you're a fan of bands like
Leaves' Eyes and Elis, you might want to keep a watch out for a relatively
new band. They're called Echoes of Eternity and their debut record The
Forgotten Goddess hits the stores in late Feb.- Read
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Underoath is back! But wait
they're not! It's Four Letter Lie and their album Let Your Body Take Over
made me think of one word: ripoff. Seriously, every song sounds the same
and sounds like something Underoath threw away.- Read
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