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 Strata
Going To Hell Over Cocaine |
PR reports: Strata have posted their band
new video for the track entitled "Cocaine (We're All Going To Hell)". You
can check it out at the full story link. Strata's new album, Strata Presents
The End of The World, streets this spring.- Click
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| Relient
K Top 10 |
PR reports: Five Score And Seven Years Ago
� the fifth album in seven years from Relient K � has debuted at #6 on
The Billboard 200, and was #3 on iTunes' Top Albums chart for the week
ending March 12. This is Relient K's highest debut in both chart number
and sales to date.
Relient K will perform on "The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno" on April 12th. The band launched a 39-date North American
tour with a sold-out show in New York City last Friday and performed on
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" earlier this month. [see full story for
tour dates]- Click
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| The
Cursed Set Release |
PR reports: In the 1980's, many New Jersey-based
metalheads witnessed the emergence of two bands that rocketed out of the
metal underground - Overkill and Hades. Come 2007, the leaders of each
band - Overkill singer Bobby 'Blitz' Ellsworth and Hades guitarist Dan
Lorenzo - have joined forces in a new band, The Cursed, who are readying
the release of their debut full-length, 'Room Full of Sinners,' on May
22nd , via the Screaming Ferret label.
Along with bassist Job the Raver and drummer
Mike Cristi, the group spent much of the spring and summer of 2006 writing
and rehearsing new material. "Leven Als God in Frankrijk" brings to mind
vintage Motorhead, while the album's first single, "Evil, in the Bag" wouldn't
sound out of place on one of Black Sabbath's early '70s classic albums.
'Room Full of Sinners' also benefits greatly from the sound of a band that
hasn't been processed through ProTools - it sounds pretty darn close to
standing in the middle of the group's rehearsal space while they let it
rip. As a result, The Cursed will undoubtedly appeal to headbangers who
like their metal lean and mean. [see full story for more]-
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| Thine
Eyes Bleed Recording Soph CD |
PR reports: Canadian thrashers THINE EYES
BLEED have entered the studio to commence work on their sophomore album.
In an update from the studio frontman Justin Wolfe writes: "We entered
Beach Road Studio (located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) on March 11th,
2007 to begin tracking with Seigfried Meier. We will be here over the next
few weeks and are excited to dive into this recording. We are now a few
days into the drums and they sound amazing, the tracking room is nice and
spacious with high ceilings and pine walls creating great acoustics. Darryl
has been shredding his drum tracks so far, letting us know this is gonna
be some brutal s***! As for the rest of us, guitar hero has been the main
focus so far, enhancing our hand-eye coordination. Cheers, Justin"
The band re-released their 2005 debut for
THE END RECORDS, entitled "In the Wake of Separation", in May of 2006.
The CD included the bonus track "Better off Dead" (previously available
only in Japan) and the video for "Cold Victim".
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| Rise
To Addiction Preview |
PR reports: UK rockers RISE TO ADDICTION,
have posted audio samples of three tracks that are set to appear on the
groups forthcoming debut album 'A New Shade Of Black For The Soul', which
is due for release in May through Mausoleum Records. Samples of 'One Sweet
Minute', 'I Follow', 'Falling As One' can be heard at the bands website.
[see full story link]
'A New Shade Of Black For The Soul' will
contain twelve tracks and was produced by Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Killswitch
Engage, Trivium, Megadeth etc). Full album and release details are expected
to be announced shortly.
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| Random
Touch To Further Defy Classification With New Release |
PR reports: On March 20, 2007 Random Touch's
seventh CD (and second DVD) Alchemy will be released on the band's private
label Token Boy Records. Cinematic, emotionally charged music fuels the
all too short 68-minute CD. Echoes of Pink Floyd, Zappa, Can and early
Tangerine Dream resonate throughout Random Touch's Alchemy as it takes
the listener on an emotional journey through uncharted musical territory.
"Perhaps Frank Zappa might have made such music if he were alive today.
At any rate, Edgar Varese would certainly have listened intently and been
thoroughly changed by what he heard," touts Ragazzi magazine.
Haunting, dreamlike music videos, live
performances and talking heads inhabit the 2-hour DVD. As with The You
Tomorrow, several of the video shorts from the Alchemy DVD are screening
at film and video festivals.[see full story for more]-
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| The
Finals Find Their New Voice |
PR reports: For the New Jersey based rock
band The Finals, 2006 proved to be a pivotal year. With the release of
their first full-length album, "Plan Your Getaway," on Immortal Records,
the band was in full swing. But while the band extensively toured the U.S.
in support of the album, singer/bassist Matt Reilly faced a life changing
decision. After a few months on the road, Reilly decided to leave the band.
Left without a singer, the remaining members
were unsure of their future. Bottone reveals, "I was relieved and worried
at the same time. I knew we would continue to be a band, but with a new
record out and no singer I wasn't sure how we'd recover." After meeting
with management, the band made the decision to move forward by posting
anonymous ads online in search of a replacement. Andrew Seagle, a musician
from North Carolina whose band had just broken up, saw one of the posts.
Coaxed by his girlfriend, Seagle responded to the ad. With nothing holding
him back, Seagle hopped on a plane and headed to New Jersey. Well armed
with the four tunes the band requested, he immediately impressed the group,
and was offered the position after just a few hours. "He was more than
we could have hoped for," states Kisala. "He's the total package, musician
wise, and more importantly... personality wise."
You can see the new lineup this spring
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| Who
Let the Lawyers Out? |
TMZ reports: Members of the musical group
Baha Men, the guys behind the hit song "Who let the Dogs Out," claim they're
in the dog house over bad checks, and blame their record company for tarnishing
their good name.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles
County Superior Court, the Baha Men claim that Activate Entertainment never
forked over thousands of dollars owed for an album they were working on,
which forced the guys to cover expensive production costs with their own
cash. According to the lawsuit, "This led to overdrawn accounts," which
led to bad check writing.
In the lawsuit, the band claims that their
ensuing financial situation was so bad when they "did not receive the additional
$180,000 that was owed to them," that their lead singer, Isaiah Taylor
lost "his home to the bank for lack of funding."[see full story for more]-
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| Do
Humans Taste Like Chicken? |
PR reports: Ever wonder if humans taste like
chicken? Well here is your chance to find out�digitally at least. Static-X
has released a new game where you have to eat your way through the crowd
to the stage. Eat the wrong fans and you're dead. Think you can make it
to the stage and be the ultimate Cannibal? Don't for get to pick up the
new album, Cannibal, on April 3rd! [have a bite at the full story link
... sorry this one was just too good to pass up for that headline alone!]
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| June
Recording Soph CD |
PR reports: Chicago's highly acclaimed power-pop
band June will soon enter the studio to record the follow-up to the smashing
debut, If You Speak Any Faster. The sophomore release, to be called Make
It Blur, will be produced by Marc McClusky (Hit The Lights, Scenes from
a Movie, Powerspace).
It's been a non-stop road trip for June
since If You Speak Any Faster was released almost two years ago. In that
time, they have shared bills with the likes of 30 Seconds to Mars, The
Academy is, The Format, Motion City Soundtrack, Anberlin, Bayside, Hawthorne
Heights, Emery and The Juliana Theory�not to mention a spot on the 2006
Warped Tour. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Rise
Against Canada |
PR reports: The first dates of the Summer
Tour with headliners Rise Against have been announced.
7/4/2007
Quebec City, QUE Centre du Foire
2205 Ave Du Colisee
w/Silverstein, Comeback Kid & 2 Cents
7/5/2007
Montreal, QC Theatre Olympia
822 Sherbrooke E H2L 1K4
w/Silverstein, Comeback Kid & 2 Cents
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| Saliva
Release Ladies and Gentlemen |
PR reports: After reeling in the highest Soundscan
debut of their career with their fourth album, BLOOD STAINED LOVE STORY
� #19-bullet on combined first week sales of 30,000 copies � Island recording
group Saliva does it again, as "Ladies and Gentlemen," the album's first
single pick, reigns at #1 at Active Rock for the past month. "Ladies and
Gentlemen" had been burning up the rock charts and now the band has unleashed
their new video for the title track. The video features two models from
Godsgirls.com, squaring off in a boxing ring in only bikinis and boxing
gloves. Check out the new video for "Ladies and Gentlemen" now at the full
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With time comes maturity, and
with maturity comes an often difficult reality for fans to handle when
it comes to their favorite bands: a change in sound. But for MxPx fans,
change is something they have to deal with every time these guys release
an album. (3.5 stars)
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MxPx - Let It Happen review
Nekromantix new record "Life
is a Grave and I Dig It!!!" is a snortin', blazing affair that's like a
superhero with all his powers on full strength. I spoke to group founder
Kim Nekroman (also of HorrorPops) this week to catch up on all the latest
news. - Read
the full Nekromantix MorleyView
At some point in time, the DNA
or RNA of Thursday mixed with The Fall Of Troy but was crossbred with some
genes from typical popular-indiecore. Damiera was born in a fragmented
world with only one way to express themselves: their first full length
album- Read
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This CD's softer, lighter Annie,
fuelled alternatively by angst and optimism offers a clean sometimes raw
sound that's a welcome respite from the one-dimensional, uni-themed, artificially
sweetened fare that's unfortunately not always limited to character-less
eateries. (3.5 stars)
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