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Disturbed Ink Art of Dying

In partnership with Disturbed's label Intoxication Records, Reprise Records is pleased to announce that it has signed Vancouver hard-rock band Art of Dying to its roster. Intoxication Records was launched in 2004 by Disturbed singer David Draiman and guitarist Dan Donegan. Its first release was the band's live CD/DVD Music as a Weapon II.

Art of Dying is a five-piece rock band fronted by Jonny Hetherington. The Vancouver-based group, which includes guitarist Greg Bradley, guitarist Tavis Stanley, bassist Cale Gontier, and drummer Jeff Brown, has built a dedicated international following since 2006 touring with Disturbed and Seether, as well as performing at such international festivals as Download and The Virgin Festival alongside Tool, Metallica, and The Deftones.

"We've been fortunate enough over the last two years to get to know Dan Donegan and David Draiman as friends, performers, and musicians," says Hetherington. "We knew that if and when an opportunity ever presented itself with them we would be willing to take it in a heartbeat. When you make music your life and you decide to throw everything you have into it, it's a huge commitment to yourself. Sometimes all you need is a break. For us the break was a phone call from Dan and getting our music into his hands. We are thankful to Disturbed in so many ways for letting us tour with them and attend their 'school of rock' while out on the road. We are so honored in every way, shape, and form to have their support." - more on this story

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Through The Eyes Of The Dead Preview New Album

Through The Eyes Of The Dead have launched the lead track from their new album "Skepsis," titled "The Manifest," on their newly redesigned Myspace page.

The self-produced "Skepsis" hits the streets on February 2, 2010, and is the first TTEOTD release to feature new vocalist Danny Rodriguez, drummer Mike Ranne and guitarist Chris "Hank" Henckel. The album was recorded at Geller Cellar Studios in New York and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall), and like previous TTEOTD releases, it features cover art by Paul Romano (Mastodon, Trivium).

Guitarist Justin Longshore commented on the new release: "Our new record 'Skepsis' finally captures the sound we've always envisioned. We really wanted to raise the bar with this one but also keep the consistency that Through The Eyes Of The Dead is known for. Overall, everyone has become better at their instruments and it really shows on the record. I have no doubt in my mind that new and old fans of the band will be pleased when they hear it!" - more on this story

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The Whigs Going Dark in March

ATO Records and The Whigs are very excited to announce the release of the band's new album, In The Dark. Set for a March 2, 2010 release, In The Dark is an explosive collection of intense and tuneful songs that have been developed through years of non-stop touring and two critically acclaimed albums - Give 'Em All A Big Fat Lip and Mission Control.

Both an accessible album and one that captures the band's on-stage passion (something that has become synonymous with the band's live show), IN THE DARK reveals another layer in the band's songwriting and highlights what fans and critics have fallen in love with, including Jon Pareles of The New York Times who praised the band for their "two-chord guitar and drums furor worthy of The Who."

Eager to give fans new music, the Athens, GA three piece is now offering 2 new songs - "In The Dark" and "Hundred / Million" - for free download at www.thewhigs.com/music/in-the-dark-single. In addition, the band is currently on a North American headlining tour premiering new songs. Tour dates - here

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Dragged Into Sunlight Again

Prosthetic Records has signed the UK's Dragged Into Sunlight to a worldwide recording contract. This marks the first signing of a UK act for the label, which will re-release the UK-based band's album, "Hatred For Mankind," in April, 2010.

The album, recorded by Tom Dring and Billy Anderson (Eyehategod, Neurosis, Weedeater), was originally released in 2009 by Mordgrimm Records (Anaal Nathrakh, Covenant). The mysterious band, whose sound can be described as a mixture of black, death and doom metal, has shared the stage with acts such as Vader, Grief, Trap Them, Gama Bomb And Lazarus Blackstar.

The band, who appear masked in photos, play in near total darkness and smoke and do not publicize their individual names, commented about today's heavy music scene: "A few blastbeats, a scrawled logo and people accept it, regardless of the reality. Dragged Into Sunlight is a concept, we've taken the time to come up with our own understanding and presentation of what we want to see associated with extreme metal in 2009 and beyond." - more on this story

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The Decemberists Release Video Album

The Decemberists' epic song cycle The Hazards Of Love takes on new life today December 1st with the release of Here Come The Waves: The Hazards Of Love Visualized, a full-length video album available exclusively through iTunes, the first of a kind for the digital retailer.

Here Come The Waves, which was debuted live in Los Angeles in October to rave reviews, is a collaboration with four filmmakers�Peter Sluszka, Julia Pott, Guilherme Marcondes, and Santa Maria�each of whom created original animation to accompany a section of the album. The films were curated by Flux, and produced by Hornet. - more on this story

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Cauldron Filming Live DVD This Week

For the past month, Canadian heavy metal heroes Cauldron have been tearing their way around North America, leaving their infectious breed of timeless, true heavy metal ringing in everyone's ears along the way.

Cauldron have been supporting labelmates Municipal Waste on the North American leg of the "Waste the World" tour, and on this coming Sunday, December 6th, the tour will reach Cauldron's hometown of Toronto, where the band are set to capture their show on film for an upcoming DVD.

The show will take place at the Opera House, where Cauldron will be doing their utmost to put on a spectacular show for their hometown crowd. Toronto bangers can be assured of a particularly wild and crazy night, and with Cauldron taking to the stage early, everyone should get down to the Opera House early for opening. -

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Shout Out Louds Get To Work With New Album in Feb. Offer Free Preview Today

Merge Records is excited to announce that Sweden's Shout Out Louds will be releasing their new record, entitled Work, on February 23, 2010.

Work is the band's third album and second for Merge. It was recorded in Seattle and produced by Phil Ek (The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses).

Shout Out Louds will be playing a special album-release show at the Music Hall of Williamsburgh in Brooklyn, New York, on March 1st. They will be touring for most of 2010. More tour dates will be announced shortly.

The band has made a song from the record available for free download - here

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Britain's Hadouken Set US Debut

Britain's cutting-edge dance rock band Hadouken! have signed with Nettwerk Music Group to release their US debut album For The Masses on February 2, 2010.

Their first single M.A.D. an acronym for Mutually Assured Destruction, is a booming, bass-heavy explosion that ponders the psychology of violence in the broadest sense. M.A.D is available now on iTunes

Hadouken! (James Smith (vocals), Alice Spooner (keyboard), Dan Rice (guitarist), Chris Purcell (Bass) and Nick Rice (drums)) formed in 2006, and by 2008, their word-of-mouth, internet fanned, predominantly teenage fan-base blossomed at such a rate that their first headline tour to 6,000 fans sold-out in under a week, and their second headline tour of the UK in October 2008 sold over 23,000 tickets in 30 days. The rabid Hadouken! fan-base adds up to over a million MySpace friends, accounts for 100,000 downloads of their UK debut album (2008's Music For An Accelerated Culture), and also helped propel that debut to #12 on the UK album chart (as well as #4 in Japan) with barely a waft of hype from the mainstream media. Hadouken! have no one but themselves to thank for this defiantly loyal fan-base. They have been the creative mastermind behind all of their marketing; they know what their fans want and the know how to give it to them. - more on this story

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Kataklysm Working On Next Album

Kataklysm is in full writing mode at the moment for the follow up to the "Prevail" album. The band has also confirmed the mixing duties for the next offering.

On X-mas day on the band's Facebook, Twitter and Myspace pages, Kataklysm vocalist Maurizio Iacono will reveal the band's new album title. The album is scheduled for release late-summer/early-fall 2010.

Guitarist J-f Dagenais comments: "I'm really excited to be deep into the writting process for the new Kataklysm album; the band is more focused then ever. This album will be different then 'Prevail,' but will still have the classic Kataklysm trademarks and hooks. You will see a much more intricate record then we`ve done in the past. It will contain some really fast and dynamic parts, but we will also aim on a very melodic driven record and it will contain lots of technical parts as well that we haven't explored much lately. And no worries, the bone crushing grooves are always a must with Kataklysm and will be present. - more on this story

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Municipal Waste The World In 2010

Municipal Waste have just announced tour dates for March of 2010 in Central and South America and for May of 2010 in Japan.

The Waste guys are really excited about the upcoming shows in South America: Tony Foresta lead singer had the following to say about the tour: "It's been a long time coming. We've been wanting to play these places I cannot describe how excited I am to do this"

Bassist Ryan Waste added: "I've always thought that South America was home to the most passionate heavy metal fans in the world. From watching videos and reading about shows down there, I can only imagine how awesome our gigs are going to be. I look forward to meeting all the maniacs and playing some ripping concerts this spring." - more on this story

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Seasick Steve Schedules U.S. Release

Ryko is pleased to announce the U.S. release of Seasick Steve's Man From Another Time on March 16, 2010. The tale of Seasick Steve is that of an anomaly in modern recorded music � signed in his 60's, the US-born musician came to see a platinum-selling album in the UK, become the oldest Brit Award nominee in history and the winner of Mojo's Best Breakthrough Act.

Seasick Steve's "sudden" career rise began to take place in 2006 after a UK television appearance on Jools Holland's 'Annual Hootenanny' BBC TV show. His electrifying performance immediately propelled him into the UK public's consciousness. As his star rose, crowds flocked to his live events worldwide, including in a sold-out performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and appearances such at festivals such as: UK Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury (UK), Coachella, All Points West (U.S.) and Fuji Rock Festival (Japan).

"Every time I walk out in front of these thousands of people, I think 'Goddamn, how can someone who's not young, and didn't used to be famous already have all this success out of the blue?" Seasick Steve remarked. "My belief is I've come at the right time. People are tired of everythin' bein' so fancy. I guess they kinda like hearin' me with an acoustic guitar stompin' on a box." - more on this story

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. Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear

Bad Lieutenant, Bernard Sumners post-New Order band, is a pleasant surprise. Never Cry Another Tear was created by three guitarists (also including Phil Cunningham and Jake Evans), and it shows (4 stars) - Read the full Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear review

. Ernie Halter - Starting Over

Ernie Halter has a strong, clear voice that seems pretty effortless. He doesnt ever seem like hes over-projecting, but he comes through loud and clear on every track. Its also pretty difficult to categorize his music. (3.5 stars) - Read the full Ernie Halter - Starting Over review

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