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Skeletonwitch Announced US Headline Tour

Skeletonwitch have announced a US headline tour this February. The band, who is just wrapping up a wildly successful co-headline tour of Europe with Goatwhore and Toxic Holocaust, will be bringing Iron Age from Austin, Texas and Rhode Island's Howl on the entire run. Doomriders and Black Tusk will lend support on select dates.

2009 has been a stellar year for Skeletonwitch, starting with skull crushing performances at the inaugural Rock Fest, South By Southwest and the New England Metal And Hardcore Fest.

The band then went to Seattle WA to record their latest full length, "Breathing The Fire" with legendary producer, Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Soundgarden). The album was released by Prosthetic Records on October 13 and debuted at number 151 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and number 2 on the magazine's "Heatseekers' Chart." - more on this story

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The Used Announce Winter Tour

The Used have announced a US headlining winter tour. The nationwide string of dates, which kick off January 27th in San Diego, CA and run through February 26th in Birmingham, AL, will support their new album, Artwork. Atreyu and Drive A will be supporting.

Critical acclaim for the Matt Squire-produced Artwork is effusive. Outburn (which the band recently graced the cover of) praises its "humbling ability to sound scrappy and raw while being perfectly polished and huge," while Alternative Press states "The Used have delivered not only the definitive album of their career but arguably one of the best records you'll hear in 2009. 4 � stars."

The band's legions of fans are responding as well. The Used performed to a sold-out crowd on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and the first single, "Blood On My Hands" premiered on iTunes with over 5k downloads in the first day, the highest digital debut in the band's history. The video for the song debuted on MySpace and shot directly to the #1 spot, with 200,000 views in the first 24 hours. The Used recently released the music video for their international single "Empty With You," directed by Nate Weaver. - dates

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moe. Celebrate 20th Anniversary with Live Dates and Anthology

Among the hardest-working outfits in any genre or any region, the multifaceted moe. will in 2010 celebrate their 20th anniversary with an itinerary that would exhaust the most eager newcomer. In addition to their rigorous schedule of upcoming gigs, moe. will release an anthology that combines some of their best-loved material, an unrecorded concert favorite and further evolved re-recorded versions of songs from their two major label releases.

Honored with multiple Jammy awards for both their recordings and their marathon concert appearances, moe.'s unique hybrid of careful songcraft and fearless improvisation have earned them a substantial, devoted following. They have shared bills with the Allman Brothers Band, Robert Plant, the Dead, the Who, and Dave Matthews Band, and have collaborated onstage with artists ranging from Bela Fleck, Bob Weir, and Trey Anastasio to Peter Frampton, Blue Oyster Cult, and Warren Haynes.

The 20th anniversary festivities commence with a two-night stand at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on January 22 and 23, with the first night being a benefit for World Hunger Year. For the first night of their stand at Roseland, moe. will be joined by a number of special guests, including Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers), Jeff Austin (Yonder Mountain String Band), and Marco Benevento (The Benevento Duo). - more on this story

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The Cribs Plot American Invasion Including Fallon Appearance

The Cribs are slated to return to the States in January where their American audiences are ever-growing and manic, demanding as much as the Jarman/Marr axis can dish out.

On Monday, Jan 18, 2010, The Cribs will perform live on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Air time is 12:35am PST, 11:35pm CT. Check local listings for details.

The Cribs continue their non-stop momentum with 16 straight consecutive hit singles. "We Share The Same Skies," is the first U.S. track to radio and video waves and presently generating radio velocity nationwide. Don't miss The Cribs live this January - more on this story

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Shadow Gallery Announce Live Debut

American prog/metal giant Shadow Gallery has announced that they will be performing live in concert on the 2010 Triton Power Cruise.. This will be the first live performance for Shadow Gallery. The band recently released their sixth studio album Digital Ghosts to wide critical acclaim.

"We have waited a long time to bring the music of Shadow Gallery to the stage," said Gary Wehrkamp, "There are many talented bands performing on the Triton Power Cruise and we are honored to be a part of this exciting event."

Fellow band mate Brendt Allman also commented, "This will be a fun event, a long time in the making." Beth Mays of Triton Power Cruise said, "It is my sincerest honor to have Shadow Gallery give their first performance onboard the Triton Power Cruise." - more on this story

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The Paper Sons To Release Their Debut Full Length

San Francisco-based quartet, The Paper Sons, are set to release their debut album, In The Throes�, on Mar. 2 via minus HEAD Records.

A relative newcomer to the Northern California touring circuit, over the past two years the band has carved out a loyal following with the release of two self-released EPs (Fine Line and Underground) and a unique musical hybrid of soul meets progressive metal. Singer Tom McCullough, explains, "I'm a huge soul, R&B and hip hop fan. I've always loved to sing, and soul is a huge part of our sound. It just happens naturally."

The first single, "Blackout," will be released on 7-inch vinyl in mid-January with their next live performance slated for Jan. 15 at Club Six in San Francisco. minus HEAD Records is currently streaming "Blackout" on their MySpace page, listen - here

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Dark Tranquillity Preview New Music Online

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity triumphantly return with We Are The Void, a scorching effort that will undoubtedly add an exhilarating new chapter to the genre's storied history. The album was mixed by the acclaimed Tue Madsen (Himsa, The Haunted) and encompasses all of the elements on which the band built their reputation: thought-provoking lyrics, shredding guitar work, captivating melodies and sheer brutality. This offering is perhaps best compared to a modern-day version of the group's revered classics The Gallery and The Mind's I, only with more intensity behind it. The blueprint of melodic metal is now at your fingertips.

We Are The Void is set for a March 9th North American release and the band are extremely proud to kick off this massive worldwide album touring cycle in the U.S. on Feb. 4th with the mighty Killswitch Engage and The Devil Wears Prada. Head over now to the band's newly revamped MySpace page (www.myspace.com/dtofficial) to stream the blistering new track, "Dream Oblivion" and to view their entire tour itinerary.

Mikael Stanne (vocals) further describes his excitement over the upcoming tour: "We are really excited to announce the fact that we are going back to the states. The (insert tour name) with Killswitch Engage and The Devil Wears Prada will be the perfect way to kick off this new album of ours. We are looking forward to premiering the new material in front of the many new and uninitiated, as well as our devoted and awesome fans. This will be the start of a long string of tours that we will be doing for this album. We feel that these new songs are some of the strongest material that we've ever written and we are dying to tour the hell out this album! See you in the front row." - more on this story

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Skate Punks The Goat & the Occasional Others Set Album Release

The Goat & the Occasional Others is a Los Angeles-based garage band which formed in 2007 by two skateboarders with too much time on their hands and too much creative energy to keep bottled up. Andrew Reynolds (guitar) and Shane Heyl (vox) were quickly joined by their good friends and fellow professional skateboarders Kevin "Spanky" Long (guitar) and Beagle Oneism (drums) to create the Goat's first record, a vinyl 10" self-titled EP released in 2008 as a promotional item in very limited quantities by Altamont Apparel Ltd., Reynolds' Los Angeles-based skateboard clothing company featuring the band logo and cover artwork designed by the notorious graffiti writer NECKFACE.

Soon after this first release, The Goat added award-winning skateboard photographer Atiba Jefferson on keyboards to complete the line up. Through this much sought after release and some energetic and intense early live shows, The Goat quickly established a cult following amongst everyone from their fellow professional skateboarders like Eric Koston and Guy Mariano, to plus-sized porn model Crystal Clear and movie actor Ryan Gosling.

Gosling, a musician himself in the band Dead Man's Bones, introduced the band to the label Werewolf Heart Records (Gosling's label with fellow Dead Man Zach Shields and record producer/ Ima Robot band member Tim Anderson) in Los Angeles, for whom The Goat just finished recording their first full length entitled The Goat Speaks to be released February 9th, 2010. - more on this story

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Packway Handle Band Set New Album Release

Athens' own Packway Handle Band is gearing up to release their fourth, and most fully realized effort to date, entitled What Are We Gonna Do Now? on February 2, 2010.

The new album was recorded, engineered and produced by the band, and will be self-released. The record was mastered by Jeff Capurso (Widespread Panic, Kuroma) at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA.

Formed in 2001, Packway Handle Band has emerged at the national forefront of bands that use the gather-around-the-mic style. Theirs is not a mission to preserve historical styles; it's just how they do and what they do the best. They are one of the most popular bands currently on the Athens music scene; for seven consecutive years, from 2002 to 2009, they have been voted "Bluegrass /Americana Band of the Year" in the Flagpole Magazine's reader's poll. - more on this story

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. Tony K's Best Concert of 2009 Pick

Anthony Kuzminski has been to countless concerts during 2009. Some blew him away, some left him disappointed. But as the dust settles on 2009 and he reflects back on the dozens of shows hes been to over the past twelve months, which show stands out the most? Find out here! (5 stars) - Read the full Tony K's Best Concert of 2009 Pick review

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