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Living Colour Hit The Road

PR reports: Living Colour have announced North American tour dates in support of their new album The Chair In The Doorway. The [overused cliche removed] 28-date run will be bookended by performances at The Highline Ballroom in New York City, as they appear August 10 opening for The Roots at their weekly Tuesday night jam session and then again on October 30 for their own headline performance. In between, the band will hit 19 states around the U.S., including a return to The Key Club in Los Angeles on September 24, The Regency Grand Ballroom in San Francisco on September 25 and The Double Door in Chicago on October 4. They'll cross the border for a show in Toronto at Lee's Palace on October 3.

The Chair In The Doorway, set for release September 15 on Megaforce Records, was recorded at Sono Studios just outside of Prague in the Czech Republic. Renowned producer Count (Galactic, Lyrics Born, No Doubt) was onboard to helm the sessions, while Ron St. Germain (U2, Mos Def, Muse) mixed the album. The 11-track collection is Living Colour's most personal collection of songs yet with razor sharp lyrical observations and kinetic jams that seamlessly weave elements of metal, funk and soul. Vernon Reid described the album as, "an unintentional concept record about life and how we are all in this thing together."

Living Colour formed out of New York City in the mid-'80s. Their incendiary performances at CBGBs became the stuff of legend. The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, who witnessed one of these shows, was so impressed that he insisted upon producing a demo for the fledgling band and later helped them score a record deal. Living Colour's debut album Vivid went double platinum and garned the band a Grammy Award. Around this same time, the band's founder, Vernon Reid, helped form the Black Rock Coalition to help create opportunities for African-American musicians playing rock music in a largely segregated music business. The results of these efforts paired with Living Colour's own success helped pave the way for artists like Ben Harper, Rage Against The Machine and TV On The Radio. In 2007, Living Colour's hit song "Cult Of Personality" was selected for Guitar Hero III. The game has gone onto sell over 14 million copies, introducing the band to a new generation of fans. - more on this story

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Panic At The Disco Get All ! Again And Release New Song

PR reports: Panic! At The Disco brings back the ! and returns with a "New Perspective". [seems a bit contradictory]

"New Perspective" will be featured on the "Jennifer's Body" soundtrack available in stores August 25th

P!ATD will be on tour with Blink-182, Fall Out Boy and Chester French throughout August & joining No Doubt on select dates - more on this story

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Evile Preview Another Track

Earache reports: British thrashers Evile have released another brand new track from their upcoming new album, Infected Nations. The new song, called "Now Demolition", is the second track to be released from Infected Nations, due to be released on September 21st in Europe and September 22nd in the USA by Earache Records.

Evile lead guitarist Ol Drake comments: "Next up is 'Now Demolition'. For the second track we previewed, we wanted it to show a whole other different end of the spectrum of feels on 'Infected Nations'. This track is one on it's own on the album, a much more "heavy" orientated track designed to get fists in the air and heads going upward, then downward, and hopefully back up again. We hope you can check the entire CD out when it's released, do its Russ Russell production justice, and play it through a good sound system, as the best albums in the world can sound like ----e through crappy speakers (especially if they're MP3s; excuse my language)."

Check out the new track "Now Demolition", along with the recently released "Infected Nation" at Evile's official MySpace page - here

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Jorn Releases Spirit Black

PR reports: Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of Jorn's brand new studio album entitled "Spirit Black" on July 14th in the USA. [we can't help it that they sent this to us a few weeks late, or didn't take the time to reword it but we though enough would be interested so we ran with it]

Considered by many fans and critics as one of the finest voices in hard rock to arrive on the scene at the end of the 20th century, Jorn is now ready to unleash upon the world yet another studio album entitled "Spirit Black."

"I have carried some of these ideas with me for quite some time," said Jorn. "Willy, Jimmy, Sid, and myself have known each other since the '80s, and some of the song ideas and demos from back then have now seen the light of day and become an essential part of "Spirit Black." When we were younger we usually never cared about what we did yesterday, only about the future, but the past can sometimes reveal hidden treasures and I discovered great potential in some of these song-ideas." - more on this story

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Wayne Krantz Returns

PR reports: The boldly inventive improvisations of guitarist Wayne Krantz have long held a fascination for fans of dynamic, uncompromised music. Ex-Sideman with Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Michael Brecker , Billy Cobham and many others, Krantz has focused on live performance for nearly two decades, holding down a residency at New York City's 55 Bar and documenting the shows via a series of CDs and downloads available exclusively on his website. Now, with Krantz Carlock Lefebvre, his first album for Abstract Logix (www.abstractlogix.com), he is returning to a recording studio to document his own music for the first time in over fifteen years .

Available August 18, 2009, Krantz Carlock Lefebvre features Krantz as one-third of a longstanding trio that also includes virtuoso drummer Keith Carlock (Sting, Steely Dan, James Taylor) and bassist extraordinaire Tim Lefebvre (Chris Botti, Uri Caine), which was first convened in 1997. "Giving this band a voice in the context of a studio is a big deal for us," Krantz says. "Everything we've ever released together has been some kind of live album. Now we have the clarity and concision of the studio along for the ride." Cut live in the studio and then augmented by overdubs, the result is Krantz's most personal statement yet, more strongly rooted in composition while still rich with the improvisational nuances that make his live performances so riveting.

Moving to the East Coast from his hometown of Corvallis, Oregon, Krantz cut his teeth at Boston's Berklee College of Music before heading to New York City. "When I moved," he recalls, "I purged myself of everything and everyone that may have influenced me and started over. " Krantz arrived at a sound that was incisive and direct, refreshingly free of effects and affectations, more often than not just a Strat plugged directly into an amp. The purity of tone was matched with a formidable rhythmic intelligence and an unflinching willingness to take chances. In 1996 he toured around the world with the revived Steely Dan, which he regards as an improvisational challenge that further sharpened his time-feel and sense of groove. "I loved it," he said of the experience, "but at the end of the day it's a sideman gig, and as great as it was, it still can't compare to what I have with my own band." - more on this story

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Pugwash Get Giddy

HWPR reports: Newly signed to Andy Partridge's Ape House label, the first release from Ireland's Pugwash will be Giddy , a compilation of this outfit's finest material to date in�cluding two tracks from the work in progress Eleven Modern Antiquities which in turn is scheduled for 2010 release.

Led by vocalist/songwriter Thomas Walsh, Pugwash has featured an ever-changing cast of supporting players and special guests which has included Andy Partridge & Dave Gregory of XTC (Andy co-writing several tracks), Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, Michael Penn, Jason Faulkner, The Section Quartet and Nelson Bragg of The Brian Wilson Band. The band itself consists of the aforementioned Mr. Walsh with Keith Farrell (Mundy, Cathy Davey) and Johnny Boyle (The Frames).

Thomas Walsh is that rare breed of British songwriter capable of writing that melodic gem with an instant hook. Having grown up on steady diet of ELO, Beatles and The Kinks in Dublin, Walsh started Pugwash around 1993 as a vehicle for the pluperfect pop songs he'd begun writing and recording at home. - more on this story

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Trivium Tap Whitechapel For Fall Tour

Metal Blade reports: Whitechapel will spend this fall bringing their energetic live show to fans across the US with metal heavy weights, Trivium, on their headlining tour!

Whitechapel has been opening the festivities on this summer's Mayhem fest as the opening act on the side stage alongside label mates Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, and more.

Whitechapel comments: "Mayhem is going amazing so far, we couldn't have asked for a better line up of bands to be touring with and better crowd responses. Fans are going off across the U.S. in every city and we are loving it. It's definitely the best tour we have ever done and are going to be super bummed when it's over! - more on this story

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NWOBHM Pioneers Praying Mantis Set New Release

Mazur reports: Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release o[f] the new Praying Mantis studio album entitled "Sanctuary" in the USA. [You'll have to guess the release date since it wasn't provided.]

Praying Mantis is of the prime movers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Founded by brothers Chris (bass, vocals) and Tino (guitar, vocals) Troy in the UK, the band debuted in 1981 with the release of "Time Tells No Lies, an album that still today is considered one of the best expressions of that musical period, even if it did not meet with much commercial fortune.

In 1990 Praying Mantis finally reformed with a new line-up featuring two ex-Iron Maiden cohorts: Paul Di'Anno (on vocals) and Dennis Stratton (on guitar), with Bruce Bisland on drums, and thanks to the interest of some Japanese promoters, released a live album ("Live At Last") in 1990, recorded during that tour. The success gained in the Eastern lands convinced the band about the possibility of a permanent reunion and with a renewed line-up (the band featured during this time ex-MSG singer Gary Barden, then Mark Thompson-Smith, and later Tony O'Hora on vocals) they went on to release six studio albums and one live album. - more on this story

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New Impious Album Coming This Winter

Metal Blade reports: Swedish death metallers, Impious, have chosen Death Domination as the title for their new album. The record will be released this winter through Metal Blade Records!

"The title symbolizes how death rules over all and how man seeks religion as a feeble comfort against what will happen when death takes us. Without death, religion is powerless. And only in death will religion fill its purpose.

"It was extremely important to us that the title would fit our new songs and artwork perfectly. We needed a short yet powerful title that would show just how confident we are about our new material. This album will by far be the most crushingly brutal album we've ever made and we believe this title says it all! - more on this story

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Ravage America

Metal Blade reports: Ravage, from Boston, MA, are hell-bent on resurrecting and breathing new life into traditional heavy metal in the United States. As part of their grand design to do so, the band has announced an extensive North American Tour in support of their forthcoming full-length CD, The End Of Tomorrow - due out on August 18th!

Ravage will bring the band's unique mix of early 80's NWOBHM, late 80's bay area style thrash and late 90's European power metal to most parts of the USA in addition to select dates in Eastern Canada.

The tour will be in essence, a collection of mini-tours featuring the best regional and local support acts appearing on short strings of dates. In the North East, Ravage will be joined by Las Vegas power metalers, Seventh Calling, for a series of shows. Some tour dates will also include Heaven and Hell Record's East Coasters Hellrazor. Southern dates will include appearances by A Lower Deep, and in the Northeast, Ravage will be joined by Skelator for some dates. In addition, Ravage will make a special guest appearance at the Seattle tour date of Stratovarius and will kick off the tour at the Mexico Metalfest in Mexico, Maine with Psychostick. Further festival appearances will include The KC Power Fest in Kansas City with Manilla Road, The Iron and Steel Festival in New Jersey with Ross The Boss and Faith Factor (ex-Deadly Blessing) and The Pathfinder Metalfest in Atlanta with Hallow's Eve. - more on this story

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The Trophy Eye The Gift of Life

Mazur reports: Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the signing of The Trophy for the release of the band's debut album "The Gift of Life." [no release date provided]

The Trophy started in 2006 as a way for guitarist and composer Todd Wolf to explore a different side of his songwriting. Until then, Wolf had been working on straight heavy metal with his band Human Fortress.

"I wrote many songs in the past which were too commercial for my main band Human Fortress," said Wolf. "I thought these tracks were too good to get lost on my PC." So he started to look for the right partners to start up a new band, and the chance of a lifetime came about when he met with former Jaded Heart screamer Michael Bormann. - more on this story

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Malefice and Darkness Dynamite Added To Bloodstock

Metal Blade reports: Malefice and Darkness Dynamite are the two latest Metal Blade bands to be confirmed to appear at Bloodstock 2009. They will join label mates The Rotted, Anterior and Amon Amarth along with a host of others.

Both bands will appear on the Sophie Lancaster stage, which is poignant as Malefice's Dale Butler explains:

"We're delighted to be asked to appear on Bloodstock 2009. We're even more honoured to be a part of the Sophie Lancaster stage, as the disgusting nature of her death is something I speak about on the track 'Sickened' on our latest album 'DAWN OF REPRISAL'. Sophie was killed because of the way she looked, and at the end of the day this is no different to being killed because of the colour of your skin or your religious beliefs. We hope this will be an ongoing tribute to Sophie, and support Bloodstock in their efforts to stamp out mindless hatred and hypocrisy where ever it may be!"

Bloodstock takes place at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, Derbyshire on August 14th to 16th. For more information go to - http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/

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Trigger The Bloodshed Lineup Change

Metal Blade reports: An update from the UK's Trigger The Bloodshed: "Some of you may have heard rumors flying around over the recent weeks about Max leaving the band, we can now confirm that these rumors ARE true.

For a little while, Max has felt he has not been fulfilling the genre of music he wanted to pursue with a band, although he has enjoyed every moment with trigger, he just felt his heart was not in the music and has gone on to fill this void playing and creating music in a genre he is more passionate about.

There are no hard feelings between Max and the band, he is still one of our best friends and we wish him all the luck and success in the world with his future projects. - more on this story

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Prog Metallers Mind Key Return

Mazur reports: Frontiers Records announces the return of the Italian prog metal band Mind Key with the release of the band's second studio album, entitled "Pulse for a Graveheart," on August 11th in the USA.

Mind Key debuted in 2004 with "Journey of a Rough Diamond," an album that showed the excellent potential of the Neapolitan combo. With a colorful sound, akin to prog metal giants such as Dream Theater, Symphony X, Evergrey, and Pain of Salvation, Mind Key's music also leaned toward a more mature and song-oriented approach inspired by '80s/'90s hard rock. Right before the release of the album, the original singer Mark Basile left the group, and in preparation of the tour dates, the guys met for the first time Aurelio Fierro Jr. a singer with a vast experience, especially in theaters. He was able to give some splendid performances, especially at the gigs that the band landed as support of Dream Theater for the Italian "Train of Thought Tour 2004." "These guys sound really excellent!" raved drummer Mike Portnoy.

Mind Key played more live dates in support of Vision Divine and Pendragon and also appeared at the Progpower Europe Festival with shows in Poland, Switzerland, Holland, Germany, and France. During the Polish dates, a live DVD was recorded, entitled "Habemus Poland," with Giorgio Adamo as frontman. However, he soon left to make space for the return of Aurelio Fierro. - more on this story

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Drum-Off 2009

Girlie reports: Guitar Center is pleased to announce the return of Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the world's largest drum competition. Starting August 1st, drummers can sign up for their chance to win over $40,000 in cash and prizes, joining over 5,000 drummers from across the country to compete for the title of Guitar Center's Drum-Off Champion.

Now in its 21st year, Guitar Center's Drum-Off has been a launching pad for numerous professional drummers, including Cora "CC" Dunham (Prince), Eric Moore II (Suicidal Tendencies), Tony Royster Jr. (Jay Z) and Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta). Last year's Drum-Off Champion, 22-year-old Jerome Flood II, made his television debut when he was invited to perform on Last Call with Carson Daly following his dramatic win

Guitar Center's Drum-Off '09 champion will win an impressive package of prizes, including $25,000 cash, a Roland TD-25 electronic kit, a custom designed drum kit by DW, Pearl, Gretsch, Tama, or Orange Country Drums, a drum, stick, cymbal, and drum head endorsement deals as well as a feature in Modern Drummer magazine, along with a VIP appearance @ NAMM 2010 and a Monster Energy Drink endorsement deal, making the total prize package worth over $40,000. Additionally, Monster Energy, Pro-Mark, Latin Percussion, DW, Remo, Vic Firth, Orange County Drum and Percussion, Zildjian, Gretsch, Roland, Tama, Pearl, Evans and Modern Drummer are all proud sponsors of Guitar Center's Drum-Off 09. - more on this story

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. Mayhem Fest: Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Killswitch Engage, Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth

The second annual Mayhem Fest brought together the finest in caveman music from all around the country (in addition to the Polish Behemoth, whose set was a major highlight.) Part of my excitement for the fest was sparked by its total lack of trend or hipster appeal. - Read the full Mayhem Fest: Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Killswitch Engage, Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth review

. Aras - Hemaseye Andooh

The boiling sands of Iran do not normally conjure images of chilling black metal but Shiraz, Irans Aras bucks this notion. In keeping with the recent explosion of one-man depressive black metal outfits, Lord Aras is yet another lonely soul with suicidal thoughts and raging misanthropy. (4 stars) - Read the full Aras - Hemaseye Andooh review

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