Silverstein Streaming New Album As They Hit The Road

Silverstein just kicked off their national headlining run last Sunday night in Sauget, IL and will be on the road until May 3rd, including stops at both Bamboozle Festivals and Las Vegas' Extreme Thing Festival. The band immediately follows with tour dates around the globe w/ Hollywood Undead (UK), Vans Warped Tour 2009 (select dates) and more to be announced. - Grab dates and listen to the CD here

Bonnaroo Adds Musical Acts and Jokers

PR reports: The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has added over a dozen musical acts and a full comedy program to its 2009 event, rounding out an already stellar lineup.

Updates include established artists such as Public Enemy and Ani DiFranco along with reggae mainstays the Itals and Wailing Souls, African superstars Amadou & Mariam, underground rapper Murs, metal favorites Shadows Fall and High on Fire, R&B ingénue Janelle Monáe, electronic soul duo Pretty Lights, bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, and Passion Pit, Hockey and White Rabbits.

In addition to its music programming, Bonnaroo will feature a host of national headlining comics in its ever-popular seated, air-conditioned comedy venue. The newly named "The Comedy Sweet," the tent will welcome late-night host Jimmy Fallon and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who will present "Bonnapoo 2009," a variety show with music, stand up, classic clips, unaired material, interviews and insults. - more on this story

The Fallen Go From Devils To Angels With New Album

PR reports: Alfadog Music is set to release The Fallen's sophomore album "Between The Angels And The Deep Dark Sky".

This album is the follow up to their 11 song debut album "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea".

The album, produced by Alfonse Faggiolo and The Fallen, features songs with strong harmonies by vocalists Audra McLaughlin and Mark Bolger. - more on this story

Wanna Be The King of Rap?

PR reports: Aspiring music artists interested in becoming a part of the new reality series, The Kings of Rap, can submit their demo via the show's website.

Demos may also be sent directly to the following address: IME Entertainment 3940 Laurel Canyon BLVD, Suite 342 Studio City, CA 91604

Hip Hop legend and 2009 Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels will host a new reality series from IME Entertainment entitled The Kings Of Rap. The series, which is in development, is a positive-themed hip hop competition, and will offer aspiring musicians the chance to earn a record deal.

Young hip hop artists must create music that anyone can listen to without being offended. Their music cannot glorify violence, degrade women or include the use of profanity.

The show will be shot at various locations in New York City, including famed Chung King Studios, known as the "Abbey Road of Hip Hop." - www.thekingsofrap.com

Unreleased Jake E. Lee Recordings Being Auctioned Off

Blabbermouth reports: Former Ratt bassist Juan Croucier's Croucier Productions is selling the Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands) master tapes for the original version of Jake's solo record entitled "A Fine Pink Mist".

According to Croucier, "These are one-of-a-kind, original studio record masters. You will own the masters — (4) 2" 24 track analog tapes. Also included are two DAT tapes with rough mixes of the songs (for Juan and Jake), as well as track sheets for the songs. A must-have for any serious rock music collector. This is a very rare piece of rock music history.

"Jake E. Lee went on to quickly re-record this record with another producer and studio. The other version of this record was released sometime in 1996 on Pony Canyon. This is the original version of his vision for the record. These tracks were methodically and painstakingly put together before he went over budget. He used over one hundred individual guitar effects peddles on this record — some of which he built himself." - more on this story

Ravenland Recruit Angra Drummer

PR reports: Angra and Shaman's drummer Ricardo Confessori was recently working at Fusão Studio in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the gothic metal band Ravenland. Ricardo was responsible for the production of Ravenland's first album and also played drums on it.

"We didn't know Confessori's work as a producer, but once he is very experienced with drums sounding and because we think that it represents a lot for the whole production of an album, we decided working with him. Afterwards, our previous drummer quit the band and Confessori told us that he could record the drums parts if we wanted. Of course we wanted!" said the euphoric vocalist, Camilla Raven, who also plays violins and keyboards.

The band's debut, entitled "...And A Crow Brings Me Back", will be released soon and will feature 14 new tracks and two multimedia videos - more on this story

We Are The Arsenal Set Release

PR reports: Authentik Artists is set to release We Are The Arsenal's new 13 track epic entitled "They Worshipped The Trees" on March 31st, 2009.

Fans of AFI, Pennywise and Coheed and Cambria will appreciate the quartet's forward-thinking rock meets post-hardcore feel. WATA is currently touring the Southern California area and will be embarking on a full North-American tour starting this April.

Since their first release in early 2008 the band has made a name for themselves in the online space, playing shows with bands such as Angels and Airwaves, and gaining consistent airplay on local radio in Southern California. - more on this story

Jenny Owen Youngs Changes Up Sound On 2nd Album

PR reports: Jenny Owen Youngs is back with her second album, Transmitter Failure due May 26. This record is a bold departure from her 2007 release Batten The Hatches, which thrust Youngs into the spotlight (and won her a record deal with Nettwerk) when her song "F*ck Was I" was featured on the TV show "Weeds".

The new record, produced by Dan Romer (Ingrid Michaelson, April Smith, The Woes) has a different musical take. Transmitter Failure is a gripping album featuring a lush aural landscape populated by gut-thumping bass lines, electric guitars, sunny keys, booming horns, digital drum tracks and even flute, glockenspiel and a full string section at times (borrowed straight from the pit of award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening). Where acoustic guitar was once a cornerstone of her previous work, the sonic core of Transmitter Failure is comprised of crunchy, multi-layered electrics. - more on this story

. God Forbid - Earthsblood

Its cool to hate on anything related to metalcore, regardless of how tenuous the relationship is. It seems like Earthsblood has generally been well received by critics and less so by the fan ratings on sites. Im reviewing this as a critic, so its ok for me to like it! (4 stars) - Read the full God Forbid - Earthsblood review

. Burton Cummings - Above The Ground

When you have waited as long as we have for a new Burton record, its rewarding to be able to dive into a record of this depth. Beyond no filler material, every song is a winner and Burton has outdone himself in the performance department. (5 stars) - Read the full Burton Cummings - Above The Ground review

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