Exodus Announce Live Studiocasts

Bay Area thrash metal progenitors Exodus have just announced a series of special, upcoming LIVE in-studio web streams throughout the month of December for the recording process of the upcoming album, The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit B

In collaboration with uStream.tv and Facebook.com, Exodus will become the first band on Nuclear Blast Records to broadcast their time in the studio in real time to fans across the globe! - details

Theory of a Deadman Winter Club Tour

Theory of a Deadman will be launching a full headline tour of the U.S. this winter. The tour kicks off on January 18 and wraps up at the end of February.

"After spending 2009 supporting some amazing bands throughout the U.S. we wanted to start 2010 off with a great headline tour for all our American fans," says Tyler Connolly, Theory's frontman.

"We're bringing our friends Halestorm, Adelitas Way and Taking Dawn with us. So, it's gonna be great show that you cannot miss" - dates

It Might Get Loud Charity Contest

Non-profit company Memories in Music, has been given VIP tickets to the premier of the film 'It Might Get Loud' featuring Jack White, Edge and Jimmy Page.

The Premier is at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on December 15th, and we are running a contest to win the tickets on the Memories in Music website. All the contest proceeds go to Task Brasil who run a home for the abandoned street children of Rio. The contest closes December 12.

Along with a pair of tickets, the winners will get a free copy of the dvd, and will enter the theatre on the red carpet with the celebrities, as well as sit in them in the VIP section. - Enter here and good luck!

Keel Attempt Another Comeback With New Album

(Submitted News) Keel, the band that gave you "The Right To Rock," will unleash their brand new album "Streets Of Rock & Roll" " on January 29th 2010 in Europe and February 9th in the USA on Frontiers Records.

The new recording contains twelve new rock anthems in the tradition of KEEL's classic "The Final Frontier," "KEEL," and "Lay Down The Law" albums: commercial Hard Rock featuring the twin-guitar attack of Marc Ferrari and Bryan Jay, drummer Dwain Miller and bassist Geno Arce's rock solid groove, Ron Keel's powerful vocals, and a collection of songs which the band feels is their best ever.

"We are not re-inventing our style – "Streets Of Rock & Roll" is a perfect follow-up to our previous albums," says Ron Keel presenting the new album. "The only real evolution is in the quality of the songwriting, musicianship, and production; the excitement and energy of the reunion really ignited our creativity and Marc, Bryan, and I were able to collaborate as a songwriting team like we've never done before. One characteristic this album shares with our classic releases is diversity – there are power anthems, relentless metal, and commercial hard rock. Some of the songs are designed to make you pump your fist and stomp your feet, some have lyrical content that is a little deeper and aims for the heart. There is a power ballad, "Does Anybody Believe" which I think is an instant classic and will be a very important song for us, one of those rare compositions that capture magic and translates it into words and music." - more on this story

Nickelback Donates $500K In Support Of The Obakki Foundation

[We told you a little bit about this on Friday, but here are more details] Founder and Obakki Designs Inc. owner Treana Peake launched the first awareness building and fundraising campaign for the newly created Obakki Foundation this week. The creative and moving campaign began with Peake, a philanthropist, entrepreneur and wife of Nickelback guitarist Ryan Peake, who gave 150 children at three orphanages in Cameroon, Africa a piece of paper and a pen and asked: What Makes You Happy? What Makes You Afraid? What Makes You Sad? Their answers can now be found on a series of fashion items that will be available for purchase at www.obakki.com in early 2010.

"I have always been involved in charitable causes, even when I could only afford to donate my time, " said Treana. "I am so grateful to now have a platform for people to come together and, through small actions, create big results. We are excited about the impact that the Obakki Foundation will have on these children in Africa."

The Obakki Foundation partners with organizations around the world that seek to empower individuals, groups and communities, at a grassroots level, to make a positive change. 100% of all donations made go directly back to the projects being supported by the Obakki Foundation. International superstars Nickelback recently became one of the first major contributors to the Obakki Foundation donating $1 of every ticket sale from their sold out summer tour, resulting in a total contribution of $500K. - more on this story

The Murder Of My Sweet Debut Set

The Murder Of My Sweet debut album "Divanity" will see the light of day on January 29th in Europe and February 9th in the USA on Frontiers Records.

The Murder Of My Sweet is an exciting new band formed in early 2007, when drummer/producer and songwriter Daniel Flores met the awesome singer Angelica Rylin. "There was a rumour that Angelica was the finest vocalist in Stockholm and I wanted to see if that was true" tells Daniel "To my amazement she was!". Daniel had already a line-up formed by Daniel Palmqvist on guitars, Johan Niemann on bass and Andreas Lindahl on keyboards, so the next step after Angelica joined the guys was to start writing songs. "Angelica's voice needed another sort of songs than what we had on the table" continues Daniel "So we wrote more than 25 songs with 12 of them that will end up being on the album".

As band names go – perhaps there's never been a more fitting, so apropos than The Murder Of My Sweet – a monicker inspired by the 1944 movie "Murder, My Sweet. "We love all Film Noir movie styles (specially the old ones) and we wanted to combine that with our rock music" explains Angelica. The Murder Of My Sweet's aim is to create a distorted film noir vibe and experience – put the wonder, sadness, humour and sheer zest of life into their music tour de force. The band offers a rich and cinematic musical landscape covering a wide spectrum of the Rock genre and reflecting the diversity of the five members own musical experiences. - more on this story

Hockey Lineup Dates

Portland Oregon's Hockey return to road this month to play a series of holiday radio shows and a string of January west coast dates.

The quartet who released their debut album Mind Chaos (Capitol Records) in October kicked off their current run in Kansas City, MO and play shows through Jan. 18th in San Diego, CA (full schedule below).

Hockey's first single "Too Fake" is climbing the alternative radio airplay chart where it currently sits at #25. The video which has been played on Fuse, MTVU and Music Choice was just added to MTV2 with spins beginning this week. - more on this story

Wig Wam's New Album More Mature With Less Cheese

Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of Wig Wam's new album "Non Stop Rock and Roll" on January 29th in Europe (excluding Norway) and February 9th in the USA.

The Norwegian Glam Kings are finally back in the ring with their brand new album. Aptly titled "Non Stop Rock And Roll", this new record shows all the elements that made up the monster reputation these guys are internationally known for: driving energy, unstoppable force and neverending fun !

"Non Stop Rock And Roll" is easily the band's most complete album to date that offers 12 fresh sounding, breathtaking songs, that wears the guitars on it's sleeves, still showing a more mature and less cheesy band. - more on this story

Rolling Stone Gets Clubbed

The first U.S. Rolling Stone venue will open at Los Angeles's popular Hollywood and Highland Center in the summer of 2010.

The announcement was made today by the venue's founders – Lucky Rug Group principals Niall Donnelly and Joe Altounian – with Rolling Stone editor and publisher Jann S. Wenner.

Ideally situated among some of the country's most famous and historic attractions, including the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grauman's Chinese Theater and the Kodak Theatre, the multi-level Rolling Stone space will encompass more than 10,000-square feet and serve as an exciting blend of equal parts restaurant, bar, lounge and upscale private-event space - more on this story

.... MorleyView: Swollen Members (Mad Child)<

As a soldier in the Battleaxe Warriors army since the beginning, it was a real pleasure to spend some phone time with my boys recently. In the first instalment, here's an interview with Mad Child. - Read the full Swollen Members (Mad Child) MorleyView

. Laurie Morvan Band - Fire It Up

This album is not only a good introduction to the musical talents of Laurie Morvan, but also good evidence of why she was chosen to play the Long Beach Blues Festival earlier this year. (4 stars) - Read the full Laurie Morvan Band - Fire It Up review

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