Day in Rock Report for 04/28/2010
Test results indicate a setback in Bret Michaels condition: a side effect from the brain hemorrhage called hyponatremia, a lack of sodium in the body which leads to seizures, according to his website. Due to the severity of his condition, Bret Michaels continues to remain hospitalized in critical but stable condition according to his doctors. more. Reuters further reported, Doctors treating rocker Bret Michaels for a brain hemorrhage are hopeful he will make a full recovery, but regaining his health will be painful and could take weeks or months, the singer's publicist said on Tuesday. more Three men who showed up in full Nazi regalia to a Murphy's Law show at a Philadelphia area bar Friday night were attacked by as many as 50 people on the streets after leaving the venue, according to witnesses and club management. Philly.com reports Khyber owner Stephen Simons, who was not at the show, said he had been told that the crowd inside "largely ignored and mocked" the three men. But after they exited the club, on 2nd Street near Chestnut, they were attacked by a group of up to 50 people, he said. more Owl City, a.k.a. Adam Young spoke with MTV about working his follow up album. Here is a bit from that article, "Currently, the wheels are turning, so I'm really excited to get off the road here in a couple of weeks and get back down into the studio and kind of hide away and be kind of an evil genius for a little while and see what happens," he said. "People are always telling you where to go, but ... here and there I get a stab of inspiration, so I try to run to the laptop and type it out, or kind of demo it out on guitar." Read it all here AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is set to pen a few songs for the soundtrack for the forthcoming indie pic "Doonby," which is being described as a cross between "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Crazy Heart." more Tool have announced some summer tour dates on their website more There's a new band on the scene, entitled How To Destroy Angels. Why should you care? Because it's likely Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor's new project with his new wife Mariqueen, formerly of West Indian Girl more Variety magazine has once again sued The Vandals for their 2004 parody version of the logo from Hollywood Potato Chip. The band settled the issue initially in late 2004, but the issue has come up again due to the parody mark appearing on other sites more For this week's Happenin' in Beverly Hills, antiMusic is pleased to present a performance by film star Dennis Quaid and his band The Sharks! Even better you can get in free when you mention "Happenin' Harry" at the door. Grab all the details here Phoenix have announced details of a one-off show at the Hollywood Bowl in California. Taking place on September 18, the French group will play with support from Grizzly Bear and Girls. more Slash is set to play Australia this August with a selection of shows throughout the country. more Whitechapel drummer Kevin Lane has "irritated" an injury to his ankle and will miss the band's tour with Job for a Cowboy and Cattle Decapitation while he rests his foot more Punk legends D.O.A. are set to release their 13th studio album "Talk - Action = 0" on June 8th via Sudden Death Records more Nile will return to the North American tour circuit this fall for the "Those Whom The Gods Detest Tour II." Joining them will be Ex Deo, Psycroptic, Keep Of Kalessin, and Pathology. dates Godsmack will be making the late night circuit next week. First up they'll be on Leno Monday, May 3rd and then on Jimmy Kimmel Live on May 5th. Judas Priest fromtman Rob Halford will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated US radio show Rockline with host Bob Coburn on Monday, May 10th at 8:30pm PST / 11:30pm EST more HellHound parted ways with vocalist Mike Walish in February and began searching for a replacement. more Before her disappearance (and subsequent death) at a Metallica concert Morgan Harrington planned on going with her mother, Gil, to Zambia this year to see the Omni School and the children she heard so much about. Her murder ended those plans, but the education major's memory lives on. The groundbreaking on a school for second and third graders in Zambia recently took place, and it will be named after Harrington.more The Banner has checked in with an update regarding their previously announced final release: " 'Born to Ruin,' is now going to be an LP. We have got about 15-16 demos in various stages of done-ness that need to be hammered in submission" more Metallica told fans on Thursday that the Sonisphere Festival in the Czech Republic on June 19, has moved from Mimoň Airport to Milovice Airport, only 47 km from Prague more Aggressive Disorder - who only just reformed last March - have broken up again. more Parade The Day have reunited. The band has also announced two shows and that they are recording new material. more
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We knew this was coming due to a member spilling during a recent interview but now it is official. Metallica are headed Down Under this Fall. Here is what they had to say on their website, followed by the dates:We know, we know . . . it has been WAY too long since we visited this part of the world, but we're here to tell you that it is game on!!!! We can't wait to head over to New Zealand and many parts of Australia bringing the World Magnetic Tour to places it has not rocked yet. Starting October 13, 2010 in Auckland, NZ, we'll also be in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne . . . dates and venues are
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Not many musicians would turn down a gig with Van Halen. But most musicians aren't Jeff Berlin. We received the following announcement about Berlin's new album, 'High Standards,' but the part about Van Halen was so compelling that we had to lead with it. So read on for that story and details about his new album! Jeff Berlin's resume reads like the who's who of the higher echelon of music artists. Jeff Berlin was even asked to join Van Halen, an invitation that he actually turned down. "Eddie Van Halen was a fan of the band that I played in with Bill Bruford," Berlin recalls. "We met and started to hang out and jam together. He was a sweet terrific guy. One day he saw me play a gig with my group and then asked me if I would like to join Van Halen. After this, we rehearsed at David Lee Roth's house a couple of times. Ultimately, I said no to his gracious offer because when you join a band, you join the entirety of it, the life philosophy of its members and also the habits that they may be involved with. I felt that, in terms of activities and attitudes, I didn't mesh with their vision of things. I didn't wish to be mercenary and just take the job for money because it wouldn't be fair to the band members. So, I just said no to the offer." Jeff Berlin is a legend of the electric bass, considered by many to be the finest electric bass player in the world. A true master of the bass, Jeff Berlin has played with the likes of Bill Bruford, George Benson, Allan Holdsworth, and even toured with original members of Yes (Anderson, Wakeman, Bruford, Howe) on only three days' notice. Much to the anticipation of his fans, Jeff is releasing a new jazz trio CD on his own MAJ Records label titled 'High Standards'.
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Combine a bit of Taking Back Sunday (Fred Mascherino), a pinch of Coheed and Cambria (Josh Eppard) and a dash of Hot Rod Circuit (Andy Jackson) and what do you get? Terrible Things, the new Universal Motown all-star rock group that has already garnered over 1 million plays on MySpace...and that's just off a demo! With the album slated for late summer, the band will soon follow the platinum-play MySpace success of demo "The Hills of Birmingham" with its first official single "Revolution." The song, which goes to radio in June, addresses the themes of fear and alienation, with such lyrical offerings as "This is not a revolution til we say it is
it seems we only want what we don't have..." To thank fans for their support thus far, TERRIBLE THINGS will hit the road with Anberlin and Story of the Year in May followed by select dates on the Vans Warped Tour this summer.
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"Sgt. Pepper Live" featuring Cheap Trick, a dazzling musical experience featuring world-famous rock stars, the Sgt. Pepper Symphony Orchestra and a live interpretation of one of the most beloved rock albums in history, will take the stage for a limited engagement beginning June 11 at the Paris Las Vegas Theatre.A celebration of The Beatles' influential album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the show is an energetic performance that features an orchestra and a captivating experience of light and sound as Cheap Trick perform the entire album live as well as select Cheap Trick songs that lend themselves to orchestral arrangements. Geoff Emerick, the renowned engineer of The Beatles' classic 1967 album (and many others), supervises the audio production. Never performed in its entirety by The Beatles due to the complex studio technology of the day that was employed in the making of the album, "Sgt. Pepper Live" allows Cheap Trick to incorporate their brand of power-pop into the classic songs while paying tribute to music legends in an unforgettable musical experience.
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Comprised of essential collector's tracks associated with a classic album from a classic artist, Rarities Editions from Eric Clapton, Bob Marley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cream, Marvin Gaye, The Velvet Underground, Meat Loaf and The Commitments were released on April 27, 2010 (physical and digital) by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Originally issued as the bonus CD in the Deluxe Edition series, these discs are now available individually, at a single-album price, for the first time. --Eric Clapton 461 Ocean Boulevard (Rarities Edition) (Polydor/UMe): Clapton's 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard stands as a milestone in his revered catalog, the album on which he reinvented himself as a solo artist with some of his most personal music. Musicians on the disc then served as his backing ensemble on tour, which concluded with a triumphant two-night stand at London's Hammersmith Odeon that December. Those concerts provide the tracks on this Rarities Edition, from versions of "I Shot The Sheriff," "Let It Grow," "Badge," "Layla" and "Can't Find My Way Home" to a bittersweet rendition of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" and an extended medley of blues originally by Elmore James, Robert Johnson, and Freddie King. --Cream Disraeli Gears (Rarities Edition) (Polydor/UMe): An inspired collision of blues, jazz, folk and psychedelia, 1967's Disraeli Gears brought Cream (Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker) to America's mainstream attention, spawning a major hit in "Sunshine Of Your Love" and durable classic rock standards in "Strange Brew," "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and "Swlabr." This Rarities Edition presents the album's rare mono mix with an assortment of vintage stereo demos and mono and stereo outtakes that demonstrate the creativity and imagination, curiosity and playfulness, that was Cream.
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(SleazeRoxx) Slash had an indecent proposal for popster Justin Bieber when the pair met in Sydney, Australia this weekend - he invited the 16 year old to a strip club. The pair met over the weekend and Bieber suggested they head out for dinner - but Slash had other plans for a meeting with the teenager. Slash explains, "I told him, I said maybe me and the Mrs. will take you to a strip bar. But that didn't happen 'cause his minder told me that he's got a curfew and he's with his mom."
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We Are The Fallen will release their debut album Tear The World Down on May 11th, 2010. The group has been on a 28-city tour with Finnish rock band H.I.M., which finishes in New York on May 9th. Following the conclusion of that run, We Are The Fallen will head out on their own two week headlining tour beginning on May 13th in Northampton, MA. In June, We Are The Fallen will return to Europe for performances at the Download Festival and Rock am Ring/Rock im Park. Summer U.S. touring plans are also in the works and will be announced shortly. We Are The Fallen is comprised of the original members of multi-platinum band Evanescence, guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt along with drummer Rocky Gray, joined by American Idol finalist Carly Smithson on vocals. Acclaimed bassist Marty O'Brien (Disturbed and Static-X, among others) rounds out We Are The Fallen's unique sound.
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The Public Record announces Rob Zombie as its next featured artist to launch a collaborative remix project entitled The Mix Massacre. Beginning April 27, 2010, Rob Zombie is enlisting the talent of musicians and remixers across the TPR global music community to remix his songs, "Mars Needs Women" and "Sick Bubblegum," for a special worldwide release.
TPR is a new, interactive, music collaboration site that began as the personal pursuit of music industry pioneer, Scott Humphrey. Renowned for his work as an award-winning and record-breaking studio mixer and producer, Humphrey founded TPR as a solution to match the dynamic shifts of the web with the evolution of digital recording.
"We take the biggest names in the music industry and allow undiscovered musicians and producers around the world to collaborate with them," Humphrey says. "What started as an experiment has led to a full-time operation in which we're continually adding the best acts from every genre with new programs and features."
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MGMT have added more dates to their tour of North America and announced that they will perform a "Live on Letterman" webcast concert from the Ed Sullivan Theater Tuesday, May 11, following the taping of the band's performance on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN. During the concert, MGMT will be performing songs from their recently released sophomore effort, Congratulations, and songs from their debut album, Oracular Spectacular.
This CBS Interactive Music Group event will be promoted across and broadcast on several CBS assets, as the concert will be streamed on the LATE SHOW website at CBS.com (www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show) that evening at approximately 8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT, with extensive coverage on-air and online provided by several CBS RADIO stations in major markets across the country. Additionally, access to live and on-demand video of the concert will be available on CBS properties including Last.fm, mp3.com, TV.com, etonline.com and theinsider.com, as well as the CBS Television Station websites.
MGMT's exclusive performance is the seventh time the LATE SHOW has used the historic Ed Sullivan Theater as a concert venue Pearl Jam performed a live webcast concert for the LATE SHOW and CBS.com in 2006, Elvis Costello and the Imposters took part in 2007 and Paul McCartney performed from atop the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee last year. In the past year, Tim McGraw, John Mayer and Mary J. Blige have all been featured on "Live on Letterman."
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Bullet For My Valentine return with their third Jive album, Fever, this week. "Your Betrayal" the first single and video from the album is currently #1 on the iTunes rock album chart, #13 on the BDS Active Rock Chart and featured on Fuse's #1 Rock Countdown show.
This week Bullet For My Valentine kicks off a national headline tour in Worcester, MA and continue across the country. Tour highlights include New Jersey's Bamboozle Festival on May 1st and Ohio's Rock On The Range on May 23rd, joining the band on tour will be Chiodos and Airbourne.
Monday night Bullet For My Valentine kicked off release week with a secret MySpace show at the Islington Academy in London which was streamed live on myspace.com. On Thursday, April 29th, BFMV will be at Hot Topic in Paramus, NJ for an in store signing with fans.
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Never before seen video "King Of The Ladies" from Extreme's studio album Saudades De Rock premiers live on AOL's "metal" site Noisecreep today at 11am EST.
This is one of four videos created and directed by Extreme guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt. The video is from their 2009 studio release Saudades De Rock, which released upon their reunion after a 13 year hiatus. King Of The Ladies is also 1 of 4 bonus videos on their new live CD and DVD release Take Us Alive out May 4 on Frontiers Records USA. This performance was recorded on the last night of their tour at the House of Blues August 8, 2009 in Extreme's hometown of Boston, MA . "We wanted to do something really special for our hometown fans that were there for us since the beginning
the club days," states Nuno. "It was the last night of the tour and we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than by bringing it back to where it all started
Boston."
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Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Sick Of It All singer Lou Koller tells us about "Death or Jail" from their brand new album "Based On A True Story" (which incidentally scored five stars from antiMusic's Brodie). We now turn it over to Lou for the story:We wrote the song 'Death or Jail' about friends of ours that broke away and ended up following a path that led them to self-destruction or incarceration. We all know people who have made these huge mistakes and it's a really difficult thing to explain, especially when they come from the same place and common background. They don't just turn their backs on their friends because it's as if they're turning their backs on themselves, shutting themselves into a reality that can offer nothing but stress, violence and wickedness. Thank goodness we had the outlet of hardcore to help us vent our frustrations, or we all might have found ourselves in a similar place. This song is dedicated to those friends that we wish could have made better choices. Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself, check out the brand new video and learn more about the album
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Dead Country have announced that they will be going out on ten-date tour in May with the recently reunited Far. They recently finished up a three week tour with The Bronx and also played with Sunny Day Real Estate in 2009. Dead Country are touring in support of their recently released self-titled debut EP, which came out on April 13, via Storefront Records.
The band is giving away an MP3 download of the song "Euro Thrash" from their EP, get it here: www.deadcountry.org
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Testament confirmed for 70000Tons Of Metal which will sail Monday, January 24, 2011 aboard the Royal Caribbean "Majesty of the Seas" from Miami FL to Cozumel, Mexico and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 28, 2011.Make no mistake, 70000TONS OF METAL is not your grandma's cruise. It's also not one of the cruises that share the ship with normal cruise guests. This is an all heavy metal cruise! Can you imagine that? A whole luxury cruise ship full of metalheads? And since there is no backstage area you will have the opportunity to mingle side-by-side with the artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It's like everyone has a backstage pass!
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At seven members strong, Great Divide's music fuses soul, roots and blues-rock into a collaborative sound, blending each member's influences and personality to create their enthusiastic brand of earnest, down home rock and roll. It's fitting, then, that members Teddy (guitar, vocals, harmonica), Jeff (piano, organ, Rhodes, Clavinet), Josh (drums, percussion), Joey (guitar), Hiro (bass), Eric (tenor and baritone sax) and Jake (trombone and trumpet) credit listening to their families' record collections as kids for shaping their style. Little Feat, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and The Band are just a few of the countless artists Great Divide cites as inspiration.
The band's family approach to their music is equally apparent on-stage, and in the studio on their debut full-length, Reservoir.
Set for release on May 4th, Reservoir was recorded in Detroit, MI in 2008, just before Great Divide relocated to Chicago. The guys quickly realized that tracking together in the live room without isolation naturally captured the raw energy of their on-stage performances and allowed each band member to feed off of one another's input. After laying down the funk infused "Freedom Bell," the soul-drenched "Do Me Right," barroom, bluesy "Rainey Bethea Blues" and the smoky, ambling "Waters Roll In" in that technique at the White Room, Great Divide wrapped up the album's remaining nine tracks at Roshambo Studios in Ferndale, MI. The organic feel of their music is what propelled the session forward, but what sets the recording apart is the sound captured by an arsenal of vintage and boutique gear that Great Divide incorporated into their session.
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Scott Morgan, one of the most influential and important vocalists to emerge from the Detroit scene of the '60s returns May 18th with his first true solo album, appropriately titled Scott Morgan. The album sees Scott joined by some of the Motor City's finest talent both in the band and handling production. his one-of-a-kind style comfortably straddles the Detroit soul and Ann Arbor high energy rock realms as he delivers a battery of six classic soul covers and five rocking originals that touch on almost every aspect of his storied career. Morgan first became a part of the then-burgeoning Detroit music scene in 1964 as the teenage lead singer for The Rationals. Widely considered to be the roots of the high energy rock and roll sound pioneered by fellow Detroiters the MC5 (who opened for the Rationals on numerous occasions), the band recorded a string of singles over the next few years and released one album before disbanding in 1970.In the mid-'70s, he teamed up with former MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, Stooges drummer Scott Asheton and Lightnin' bassist Gary Rasmussen to form the Detroit uspergroup Sonic's Rendezvous Band.
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The Funeral Pyre has announced the track listing their forthcoming album, "Vultures At Dawn," due June 8, 2010 on Prosthetic Records and they have also scheduled a home town release show. The album was recorded by Adam Campbell at Awkward Studios, mixed by Ryan Butler (Landmine Marathon, Misery Index, Phobia) at Arcane Digital and was mastered by Dave Shirk (Incantation, Nile, Today Is The Day) of Sonorous Mastering. Artist Justin Barlett contributed the cover and layout. THE FUNERAL PYRE has also scheduled an album release show at The Blvd, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 5th. The all ages show will also feature Early Graves, Exhausted Prayer, Bomb Raid, Execution Protocol and more.
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The Gaslight Anthem's third album, American Slang is slated for release on June 15 in the US and Canada (and around the world that same week) on SideOneDummy Records. Produced by Ted Hutt (who produced the band's acclaimed second album, THE '59 SOUND), AMERICAN SLANG heralds a dramatic leap forward for the New Jersey-based band. Tracks such as "Bring It On," "Orphans" and "Stay Lucky" bristle and burn with the spirit of soul and the artistic adventurousness and confidence of a band that has come into its own and truly found its own voice.
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Lovedrug is preparing for a very busy summer. In a recent interview with MishMash Magazine leader singer/guitarist Michael Shepard noted, "We're gonna tour in June and July, put out two more EPs, record a full length record, get a new record deal, move to Nashville, start our own line of sausage links and take over the world starting with Ireland. But, not in that specific order possibly."Now label-free, the band is releasing a series of three EPs as they continue to write the upcoming HiFi album. EP - PART I is out now on Vinyl, CD and digital format. All formats, including a limited edition package, are available directly from the band through www.Lovedrugmusic.com. Playing Bamboozle at the Meadowlands in New Jersey on May 2 alongside Weezer, Minus the Bear, and MGMT, Lovedrug will also hit the road on a headlining tour with All The Day Holiday supporting, after a couple of one-off shows with The Early Hours, and Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders respectively.
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Intervurt have released the track "The Fear" from their upcoming Mark Plati (David Bowie, Prince, The Cure) produced debut album, "Union" online. Intervurt's debut album hits stores June 29th, 2010 through FOF Label Group/EMI.
"The Fear was one of the tracks we spent a lot of time on in pre-production and possibly the song we feared the most. It is a complex song with intricate arrangements and a killer chorus," commented guitarist Mark Alberici. "This song was influenced by a break-up, and how sometimes it's harder to give up the friendship by having to take a leap of faith. We don't really write with other artists in mind, but once we recorded this we thought it would be great if a country singer did a version of it. It has a swing feel to it and that fits the backwards and forwards idea of the final days of a relationship."
Intervurt brew a smoking cauldron that bleeds light into dark, bending sound around an infectious blend of musicianship, melody and manic tones. The results marry Muse, the Killers and Queens of the Stone Age into a twisted aural honeymoon . The group's debut was recorded at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios (David Bowie, The Rolling Stones) in New York City and was produced by Mark Plati (David Bowie, Prince, The Cure) and Tom McKay (Joydrop).
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Ape Machine releases their debut album, This House Has Been Condemned, on May 4, 2010. Self-released through their own Ape Machine Music, this 5 piece from Portland, OR blends equal parts rock n' roll, blues, stoner rock and psychedelia.The name Ape Machine, which is a nod to the days of reel-to-reel recording, captures the heady mix of animal aggression and technical precision in the music. Featuring ex-members of Slow Dance recording artist Evening Episode, Grey Day Record's Minmae, plus MCA's Fenix TX, the band's mission is to combine intense melody, cutting riffs and blistering live improvisation. Where many bands rely on meticulously rehearsed, just-like-the-record-parts, Ape Machine provides a live experience that is as unique as each evening it shares with an audience. Molten countenance, decibel therapy! Each member of Ape Machine contributes to the songwriting and adds their individual strengths and ideas to arrangement, riffs, and transitions. Singer, Caleb Heinze explains, "The music knows where it lives and our job is to help it find its way home. We can accomplish this by not forcing ourselves on it but flirting with it and and getting it a little drunk... then it's easy." Guitarist, Ian Watts adds, "A lot of our songs have been written in our bassist Brian's little kitchen over a 12-pack and a joint."
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Janus has been touring non-stop to promote their debut album, Red Right Return, since its release last September on REALID Records, through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group winding down most recently for a week after touring with Chevelle and the Sick Puppies. The upcoming months will be no exception as they head out in direct support of Halestorm and their next single, "If I Were You." Janus will also be playing a number of radio shows and festivals including Rock on the Range, KQRC KC's Rockfest and Rocklahoma. "If I Were You", the second single off of Red Right Return will be impacting rock and alternative radio on June 7th. The Chicago band is setting out to mirror the success of their first single "Eyesore" which remained on the BDS Active Rock chart for over 36 weeks, finally peaking at #12.
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Internet label, Eleventh Key, has digitally unearthed two treasures from legendary whirlwind grind drummer Richard Hoak ( Brutal Truth / Total Fcking Destruction/ Peacemaker ). Originally recorded between 1996 and 1999, the Caveman/R.Hoak split dishes out 38 minutes of prehistoric tribal rhythms & manic freakout jazz improvisation. A must have for fans of early Crash Worship & Naked City/John Zorn. Eleventh Key is a small, digital only label focused on an amalgamation of Doom, Punk, Metal, Stoner Rock and Experimental music. EK's primary goal is to provide an open outlet for a select group of artists and musicians to create and grow on their own terms.
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Aggronautix is releasing their very first female throbblehead, Wendy O. Williams "1982", in the limited capacity of 2000 numbered units.The figure captures Wendy's incredible 1982 look, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of a lightweight polyresin. Displayed in a tri-windowed box, here she is accurately sculpted right down to the platinum blonde mohawk, spiked arm bands, and tattered threads.
The throbblehead figure will be distributed by MVD Entertainment Group - a company specializing in music-related distribution since 1986 - and DKE Toys - a wholesale distributor of urban / vinyl / designer art / objects / toys / figurines.
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SongVest has announced their next major online auction will take place May 15 22 at songvest.com and will include "God", a new track from the upcoming album of cover songs from Christian hard rock icons Stryper.
After recently partnering to sell 50% of "Alive", Stryper singer and songwriter Michael Sweet has again joined with SongVest to offer fans, collectors, and investors two unique packages to bid on:
Platinum Edition (2 Lots): 12.5% of Michael Sweet's Writer's Share of the song's royalties Exclusive studio access to witness the final mastering of "God" to take place sometime between June 18 and June 21 (travel and accommodations paid for by purchaser) Special acknowledgement in the album credits Personalized, one-of-kind platinum album award with handwritten lyrics and signed CD
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Shroud Eater recently put out an interesting EP of stoner rock and hope to have their debut CD out later this summer. Jean took some time out to answer a few questions about the band and what they're all about
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