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On this day in 1963, James Carroll at WWDC in Washington, DC, became the first disc jockey to broadcast a Beatles record on American radio. Carroll played "I Want To Hold Your Hand," which he had obtained from his stewardess girlfriend, who brought the single back from the U.K. Due to listener demand, the song was played daily, every hour. Since it hadn't been released yet in the States, Capitol Records initially considered court action, but instead released the single earlier than planned. Find out what else happened on this date in music history here

Avenged Sevenfold Fire Mike Portnoy

(Rock AAA) Mike Portnoy has left Avenged Sevenfold at the band's request, he's revealed. The drummer has been standing in with the band since Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan died last Christmas, appearing on current album Nightmare and touring with them since the middle of the year.

Portnoy left Dream Theater in September, shocking fans and ex-bandmates alike since he'd founded the band 25 years previously. One of the reasons he gave was that he'd enjoyed his tenure with A7X more than he'd been enjoying working with his own outfit.

Now he says: "Sadly my time with Avenged Sevenfold has come to an end. The band has decided to carry on into 2011 without me." more on this story

Ozzy Car Crash Aftershock

(hennemusic) Ozzy Osbourne finally gets his driver's license at the age of 62, buys a Ferrari, has his first minor fender-bender, and is now too scared to drive.

WENN reports that Ozzy only recently passed his driving test and immediately headed to a car dealership to purchase the luxury sports vehicle, but he was left with a bruised ego this week after becoming involved in a minor collision while out and about in Los Angeles on Monday.

His wife Sharon reveals Osbourne had lost his way when he shunted his Ferrari and he was sent into a panic when he discovered the other motorist was a lawyer. And the unidentified driver was so formal when taking down Osbourne's insurance details, the rocker likened his behaviour to fictional defense attorney Perry Mason. more on this story

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Up Against Coldplay's Chris Martin

(Gibson) Come next February, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder or Coldplay's Chris Martin might be thanking the Academy.

Both rockers have written original songs for films this year, and those songs are among the 41 that have been shortlisted for the Best Original Song category at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony. The list will be whittled down to no more than five entries when nominations are announced in January.

Vedder wrote a tune for Eat Pray Love, while Martin penned "Me and Tennessee," a country song, for Country Strong, which stars his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow. Other potential nominees include Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" (from The Karate Kid), Randy Newman's "We Belong Together" (from Toy Story 3) and Metric's "Eclipse (All Yours)" (from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse). more on this story

Duff McKagan Denies Cocaine Relapse Report

(hennemusic) Duff McKagan has responded to suggestions that his sinus surgery this week is due to a relapse and that he's back on the blow.

"Thx 4 the well wishes on my sinus surgery," Duff posted to Twitter. "all went great! This is NOT from cocaine relapse ( was reported somewhere!). Just old scar tissue."

The surgery was needed after McKagan developed a hole (perforation) in the cartilage of his nasal septum as a complication from years of cocaine use. more on this story

Hard Rock and Metal Legends For New Year's Eve Benefit Concert

Members of Queensryche, Dokken, Ratt, Black Sabbath, Dio, Alice Cooper, Testament, and Y&T have all donating their time to perform on New Year's Eve at a benefit concert for Y&T's bassist Phil Kennemore.

Kennemore was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer while on tour this last summer. Having recorded and toured the world relentlessly since 1974, Kennemore has dedicated his life to making millions of people happy with his music. Now, he needs your help.

Due to the overwhelming medical bills, Y&T's lead singer and best mate, Dave Meniketti, started the "Phil Kennemore Fund" to help Phil with his bills. This New Year's concert is the ultimate fund-raiser for a friend who has made such a positive impact on the music scene. more on this story

John Bonham Tribute Shows Planned

(hennemusic) Due to the overwhelming success and positive feedback from the audience and drummers at the first Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same John Bonham tribute show on September 25th, 2010, Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton agreed to look into doing it again.

The problem was, Brian Tichy would be on tour next year with Whitesnake for most of 2011 into 2012.

The only way to go for it again was to have the show sooner than later. And while looking into this, two back to back dates came up. The drummers all agreed two shows are better than one, most of the drummers are back as well! more on this story

Dream Theater Star's Worst Moment of 2010 Wasn't What You Think

(Rock AAA) It's been a dramatic year for Dream Theater, with founding member and effective bandleader Mike Portnoy suddenly quitting.

But the prog metal outfit's lead guitarist says that wasn't the worst moment of his year – that came when the band were on tour in support of their heroes, Iron Maiden.

"During our set Mike decided to go off on a medley of Maiden covers. I'd normally be able to hang off that in my sleep, since I know just about every song," Petrucci explains. "But in all the excitement I forgot the guitar I was playing was in drop-D tuning – so I just butchered one song after another. more on this story

Muppet Foo Fighter

(Gibson) Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will have a cameo appearance in the new Muppets film.

NME.com reports that the singer-guitarist-drummer is going to sit in for usual Muppet drummer Animal, who will be out attending anger management courses.

Grohl won't be the only guest star in the Muppets film, which is due next year. Lady Gaga, Jack Black and Jean-Claude Van Damme will also make cameos in the movie, which stars How I Met Your Mother's Jason Segel. The sitcom star also is co-writing the film. more on this story

Rob Zombie Java

(hennemusic) How about a lil' Rob Zombie to wake you up in the morning? Zombie has just launched his own line of coffee.

His first two blends — French Roast Organic and Peru Organic — are available in 1 lb. bags for $13.99 each (plus shipping and handling).

Rob Zombie French Roast Organic Whole Bean Coffee description: "Our deepest and darkest roasted coffee. This 100% Certified Organic, Fair Trade Certified French Roast offering has a surprising characteristic that you'll notice when you purchase whole beans — a hint of speckle. This is because we artistically blend our French Roast with a moderate percentage of different roasts, producing a complex taste profile that no other French-style coffee has in existence. Savor the deepness." more on this story

Fear Held Back Nine Inch Nails

(Rock AAA) Trent Reznor says the reason there were so few Nine Inch Nails albums was he was too scared to write them.

Now he's been nominated for a Golden Globe for his work on the soundtrack of Facebook movie The Social Network, and he says the "planets aligned" for him after he shook himself out of alcoholism and self-doubt.

"If I look back I can see the big gaps between records were just fear. I didn't feel confident. I thought the act of writing was terrifying," Reznor tells Tavis Smiley. "Self-examination with a close-up mirror in an antiseptic environment is what Nine Inch Nails is based on. I found myself dreading it and constantly questioning if I was good enough to do it." more on this story

Lil Wayne, Taking Back Sunday, The Gaslight Anthem Bamboozled

Lil Wayne, Taking Back Sunday, The Gaslight Anthem, Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars, LMFAO, Chiddy Bang, and Dashboard Confessional have all been announced as mainstage performers at the 2011 Bamboozle Festival.

They join the previously announced main stage performers including A Day To Remember, Boys Like Girls, New Found Glory with Marky Ramone, Circa Survive, Waka Flocka Flame, Streetlight Manifesto, and the RX Bandits.

The Bamboozle Festival 2011 will take place on April 29, 30 and May 1 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. more on this story

George Lynch Announces Lynch Mob Tour And Shoots Down Dokken Reunion Hopes

George Lynch had good and bad news for fans. The good news is that Lynch Mob are hitting the road in the New Year.

The tour is set to kick off on January 21st at the Key Club in West Hollywood, Ca and will conclude on February 13th in Dallas, TX.

Now for the bad news. George issued the following statement: "We feel it's important to let folks know there will be no Dokken reunion in the foreseeable future, if ever. This is Don's decision, despite Jeff's and my best intentions and efforts over the past few years to make this happen in good faith." more on this story

Rev Theory To Headline Outbreak Tour

(SKH) Rev Theory will headline the Outbreak Tour, Rock on The Rise in 2011 which will also feature Pop Evil, Hail The Villain, and Black Cloud Collective.

Rev Theory drummer Dave Agoglia shared, "We've been off the road for over a year now, and can not wait to start touring again. The band collectively worked hard on the Justice record, and now it is time to get out there and start playing the new songs live. We're also looking forward to reconnecting with our amazing fans, which have always been so supportive. The line-up came together for this run, and sharing the stage with other up and coming rock bands at a low ticket price for the fans is going to make for a killer tour."

Justice, the third studio album from Rev Theory, will be released by Interscope / Geffen / A&M on February 15, 2011. The lead single, which is the title track "Justice," is moving steadily up the rock charts. Guitarist Julien Jorgensen shared, "As a band we attacked this opportunity with the intent of capturing the energy of a great live show. JUSTICE is a realized vision, and reflects who we are as a band more accurately than any of its predecessors. It really is the record we are most proud of." more on this story

Gwar Frontman Releasing Novel

From smoking crack to violating hobbits to the world of literature. Gwar's frontman is a true Renaissance man! (or alien): For many years Richmond Va. artist/musician Dave Brockie has been known to the world as Gwar's pig-snouted and bellicose lead "throat-thing", Oderus Urungus, playing to semi-packed houses around easily 35% of the world.

Brockie has now added literature to his already bulging quiver of artistic arrows. Eleven years after its completion, Brockie's sprawling epic of modern war and ancient necromancy, Whargoul, has finally been released in book form by Eraserhead Press.

The story of the Whargoul came to being in the late nineties as Brockie toured Europe with GWAR. Inspired by some of histories more despicable events, Brockie began drawing and writing about the creature that called itself "Whargoul". The idea of an undying creature that found sustenance in the carnage of war began to flesh itself out in the form of several comics for the now defunct Slave Pit Funnies, and was stand-out track on GWAR's 1997 album "Rag-Na-Rok". Ultimately Brockie decided the only way the story could truly be told was through a novel, and began hand-writing the book into a journal that was half-filled with pages of microscopic lettering, which he unbelievably lost, forcing him to re-write it from memory on his first lap-top. Brockie finally finished the book in 1999. more on this story

Phish-Per-View

Phish-Per-View anyone? Phish has found a way to celebrate New Year's with all of their fans.

The band will offer live pay-per-view webcasts of each of their three sold-out nights - December 30th, December 31st and January 1st - at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The January 1st show will mark Phish's first-ever New Year's Day concert.

In addition, CDs, MP3s and CD-quality FLAC and Apple Lossless downloads of each show will be available, plus higher-than-CD-quality 24 bit FLAC-HD downloads. more on this story

Blackmore's Night Set New Album Release

Blackmore's Night will release their newest album "Autumn Sky" on January 18, 2011 in the USA through Spinefarm Records / Fontana. Here is the background info:

With a career spanning nearly two decades, the band of minstrels has gained cross over success all over the world with its new genre of "Ren and Rock" music. The lyrics, written by award winning Singer/Songwriter Candice Night, are inspired by nature and the myths and fairy tales they encounter on their international travels. The melodies, composed and arranged by Grammy nominated Ritchie Blackmore, encompass musical structure and the essence of melodies from the early 1600s. And then they are "Blackmore-ized" to become the beloved melodies of today! more on this story

Rob Halford Talks Judas Priest Farewell Tour

(Gibson) Metal legend Rob Halford recently discussed Judas Priest's farewell tour announcement with SignOnSanDiego.com. He said that the tour would begin in 2011, but would probably stretch on until 2012. As for why the band is saying goodbye, Halford said that it was because of a bunch of reasons.

"I suppose retirement or slowing down, if you want to call it that, I don't know," he said. "I think you have to face mortality, that's for sure. Some bands keep going and going, some bands ease off a bit, and some bands stop altogether. It happens to all bands, eventually, and now this is something we're facing in Judas Priest. So, what we want to do is leave on what we feel are respectable terms, musically."

Although Priest is still very popular around the world and performing well, Halford said the band are in danger of "Muhammad Ali Syndrome."

"If you get in the ring too much, the whole thing can become really sad to look at and listen to," he said. "And you have to ensure that doesn't happen as a musician, especially in the extreme world of heavy metal, because it's very demanding to carry these old bodies all over the place. You try to do the things you could easily do 30 years ago and it's not so easy. What we would like our fans to do is consider that this something to celebrate and not feel sad or depressed about. It won't be all over in a flash."

Beck Producing Thurston Moore's New Solo Album

(Gibson) Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore is prepping his third solo album, and he's called on his buddy Beck to produce it.

Moore spent time in California, recording the release at Beck's home with the help of violinist Samara Lubeski (who was also featured on Moore's previous album) and harpist Mary Littimore, according to Spin.com.

"Beck sings and plays a little bit on it," Moore told Philadelphia Weekly. "Samara and Mary both play on it quite extensively and very, very beautifully. Beck really put them through the paces." more on this story

Free NYC Sucks Metal Compilations Coming

Metal Sucks have the announced the release of a free digital compilation featuring the best of NYC's metal bands including Krallice, Hull, East Of The Wall, Black Anvil, Tombs, Made Out Of Babies, Goes Cube, The Binary Code and more.

Here is the official word with more details: NYC's metal scene is literally exploding at the seams. There are so many great local bands playing shows on a regular basis that on any given night you've got to make some pretty hard choices about where to get your headbang on. We try and highlight some of our favorite local bands on MetalSucks from time to time, but frankly it's just not possible to keep up; seemingly every month there's another fantastic band that's as good or better than any number of "signed" acts from around the U.S. or the world, only they're not that well-known outside of our city's borders.

That's something we hope to change with our brand new compilation, NYC Sucks. Volume 1, containing 14 songs by as many bands, will be released on January 18th, and Volume 2, containing 13, will be released on February 22nd. more on this story

Stockholm Syndrome Set New Release

(Big Hassle) Response Records has announced the release of Apollo, the new album from Stockholm Syndrome.

The album - which follows the band's 2004 debut, Holy Happy Hour - arrives everywhere on February 15, 2011.

Stockholm Syndrome is the collaborative brainchild of two gifted musicians, Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools and singer/songwriter Jerry Joseph. Initially conceived as a side project, the alliance soon became a full-fledged band, with the able accompaniment of guitarist Eric McFadden (Keb Mo', Les Claypool, Jackson Browne, George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars), keyboardist Danny Louis (Gov't Mule, Cheap Trick), and drummer Wally Ingram (Sheryl Crow, Crowded House, David Lindley & El Rayo-X). more on this story

Straight Line Stitch Announce Tours With Nonpoint and Adam Dutkiewicz and Jesse Leach's Times Of Grace

Straight Line Stitch will hit the road early in 2011 with two support slots beginning on January 20th in support of Nonpoint.

The band will then jump on the debut tour of Times Of Grace, a new collaborative effort between Adam Dutkiewicz and Jesse Leach. Additional support on the Times Of Grace will come from War Of Ages.

Dates with Nonpoint will hit various cities up and down the east coast. "We are so excited about touring with Nonpoint! The east coast is our home and the fans there have always been good to us. It's going to be fun kicking it with another band from our part of the country," says front woman Alexis Brown. more on this story

Roger Miret And The Disasters Hitting The Road With The Devil's Brigade

Roger Miret And The Disasters have lined up a string of West Coast tour dates with The Devil's Brigade (featuring Matt Freeman of Rancid).

Roger Miret And The Disasters are touring in support of their new album "Gotta Get Up Now" which is set to hit stores on January 25th.

Roger had the following to say about the upcoming gigs: "The Disasters and myself are excited to hit the road to play our new songs as well as some past favorites from the last 3 records! We can't wait to present the new lineup and new found energy from" Gotta Get Up Now" see you in the pit! more on this story

Avenged Sevenfold Cancel Festival Appearance

Warner Bros sent over this band news for Avenged Sevenfold fans from down under following Mike Portnoy's announcement that he has left the group:

Avenged Sevenfold regretfully announce that they will not be appearing at the upcoming Soundwave Festival in Australia. After much effort, the band decided that they could not offer fans the live experience they have come to expect and didn't want to disappoint them. Avenged Sevenfold will return to Australia soon to headline their own tour.

"We're really sorry it's not possible for us to play this show, and apologize for any inconvenience it has caused," says singer M. Shadows. "The last thing we ever want to do is disappoint our fans, and we'll be back to make it up to the Australian fans soon."

Zooey Deschanel To Play Famous Groupie

(Gibson) She & Him singer and film actress Zooey Deschanel is set to co-produce and star in an HBO series about the life of famous rock and roll groupie Pamela Des Barres.

The show, currently in development, will feature work by writer Jill Soloway (Six Feet Under) and co-producer Tim Gibbons (Curb Your Enthusiasm), as well as Des Barres and her ex-husband Michael, according to LA Weekly.

The series is being called a "dramedy" that will feature Des Barres' view of rock and roll's glory years, a time in which she was linked to Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison and Jimmy Page, among other rock stars. As for the question of who will portray these rock stars, Des Barres says most of the legendary musicians will be cameos and more significant characters might be composites of various rockers. She says she's open to the idea of current musicians taking on roles of '70s stars. "I've always seen Rhett Miller (of alt-country group the Old 97s) as Graham Parsons," she said.

Alice Cooper Band Members Comment on Rock Hall Induction

The surviving Alice Cooper Band members (guitarist Glen Buxton died in 1997) upon hearing the news about their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame provided the following comments:

"This proves that Glen, Neal, Alice, Michael and I (and all of our fans) weren't so crazy after all. I'm absolutely thrilled because, let's face it, this great honor is about as good as it gets." Dennis Dunaway

"Sometimes, as we were blazing a new theatrical trail in rock, there were moments in the career of our band that overwhelmingly exceeded even our monstrous expectations. Being inducted into "The Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame, Class Of 2011," with my four best friends Michael, the late Glen Buxton, Alice and Dennis, is one of those incredible moments for our one of a kind rock band." Neal Smith more on this story

Come On Feel The Christmas Noize

On this day in 1973, Slade were at no. 1 on the U.K. singles chart with "Merry Xmas Everybody" their sixth chart topper. The song has re-entered the UK charts on eight other occasions. Gibson takes a closer look:

Britain's most popular Christmas single, by that archetypal '70s English band Slade was in fact recorded at the end of a very hot 1973 summer in New York. In the neighboring studio was John Lennon putting the finishes touches on his latest opus and Slade borrowed the master's keyboard for their soon-to-be perennial, "Merry Xmas Everybody."

Slade, originally skinheads but later kings of the glam power pop era, were, by 1973, veterans of five #1 U.K singles. They'd been groomed by former Animal and Jimi Hendrix manager Chas Chandler, who found them paying in a club in London. He told Chris Charlesworth of the Melody Maker in 1972, "I went down to see them at the Rasputin club in London, and they knocked me out. I was as impressed with Slade as I was when I first saw Jimi Hendrix. I wanted to find something different from the blues, and Jimi was the same thing. But Slade just had a ball on stage. After watching them work I had to sign them." more on this story

Hellogoodbye Tour

Hellogoodbye's headlining tour starts on January 21st in San Luis Obispo, CA, heads out to the East Coast, and then comes back to CA for the final date on 3/2 in Anaheim, CA.

Gold Motel, You, Me, and Everyone We Know and Now, Now Every Children will support from Jan 21st - Feb 13th and Jukebox The Ghost, Gold Motel and Now, Now Every Children will support from Feb 15th - March 2rd.

Hellogoodbye are touring in support of their sophomore effort, Would It Kill You?, which was recently released by Wasted Summer Records / Rocket Science Ventures more on this story

Mastodon and Black Cobra Stars Guest on New American Heritage Album

American Heritage will release their new album, Sedentary, on March 1st via Translation Loss Records.

Recorded at Chicago's Semaphore Studios with Buried at Sea's Sanford Parker once again behind the boards, the eleven-track album features a different bass player on each song including contributions from the aforementioned Parker, Mastodon's Bill Kelliher and Black Cobra's Rafa Martinez.

After recording Sedentary, American Heritage added Erik Bocek (Joan of Arc, Ghosts and Vodka) as their permanent bass player. more on this story

Singled Out: Machiavillains

Today Patrick Willse from the Machiavillains tells us about "Tirades Injustice" from their brand new album "Natural Selections". Here is the story:

This song is loosely based around a recapitulation of how my circle of friends seemingly imploded. They fell in and out with each other, always with much regret; a state of affairs that I in no way have found myself immune. Now I find myself in a more weathered position. When I saw so much more energy and potential for life years ago compared to now, I thought we were invincible. Since then camaraderie has fallen though it stays strong among a tiny handful of us.

So in an effort to express this cocktail of mixed emotions I started with a C Major chord and resolved it to E flat major. This movement of chords and the lyrics that accompany it represent to me a defiant optimism toward the loss of innocence. We are more mature now, we can see what works and what's broken in our lives is similar to what's broken in our country. Culpability and responsibility are not always pleasant and more often than not people try to find ways out of both by resolving to do nothing. We cannot idly accept this status quo in our personal or public affairs.

People should not be forced to suffer or perish because of miscommunications and misunderstandings compiled with apathy, animus and greed. We see too much of that behavior these days, I'd like to think that it's something that we can change that would make the future better.

Now that you know the story behind the song, learn more about the band and album right here!

Will Snow Kill A Band's Stardom Dream?

(Rock AAA) The Black Lights were due to play Hard Rock Hell in Prestatyn, Wales, earlier this month – but they were snowed in so badly they couldn't even get together at their West Lothian HQ in Scotland.

To make matters worse, the band would have had to play short-handed even if they'd arrived at the festival – because their lead guitarist quit days before their scheduled show.

Frontman James McCulloch says he tried to contact festival organisers all through the day, but his messages didn't get through – and now he fears it's a black mark against their career. more on this story

Buddy Guy and Charlie Musselwhite Lead Blues Music Awards Nominations

(Gibson) The Blues Foundation has announced the nominees for the 32nd annual Blues Music Awards. Last year's Lifetime Achievement honoree Buddy Guy and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Charlie Musselwhite lead the pack with five nominations each, including the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.

Other artists nominated in multiple categories include Derek Trucks, Eden Brent, Joe Louis Walker, James Cotton, Nick Moss, Paul Oscher and The Mannish Boys. Steve Miller earned his first Blues Music Award nod for Best Rock Blues Album and Solomon Burke was given two posthumous nominations for Best Soul Blues Album and Best Soul Blues Artist.

The Blues Music Awards ceremony will be held May 5th at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Tickets for the show go on sale today (December 16), and online voting has begun. more on this story

Osaka Popstar Ask Where's the Cap'n With New Video and Free MP3

(PR) Osaka Popstar has released a video and free downloadable mp3 for their single "Where's the Cap'n?". Osaka Popstar consists of the groups' founder, frontman and producer John Cafiero with a revolving line-up of legendary special guests in the backing band, including Misfits bassist Jerry Only; Black Flag guitarist Dez Cadena, members of Richard Hell & the Voidoids, the Ramones and more.

A tribute to the breakfast cereal Cap'n Crunch, "Where's the Cap'n?" was assembled with footage from TV commercials from the Sixties and Seventies. The original segments were created and animated by Jay Ward (Rocky & Bullwinkle) and feature appearances by Crunch regulars Jean LaFoote, the Crunchberry Beast, Smedley the Elephant as well as cameos from other classic cereal icons.

"I thought it would be a fun, almost odd act of musical rebellion to transcend some of my love for the breakfast cereal culture thematically and sonically into a punk-pop song," explains Cafiero. "Cereal mascots, commercial campaigns and the box-art itself were just as important, sometimes even more so, than the cereal itself," he finishes. more on this story

Murder FM Machine Gun Kisses Tour

(Submitted) Murder FM have announced the first leg of their 2011 Headlining "Machine Gun Kisses Tour."

The trek will also feature Cage 9 (members of Powerman 5000) and Betawolf and will kick off on February 2nd at the Roxy in Hollywood.

"We spent almost 18 months on and off the road and I had a whole hard drive full of material sitting in my studio.We needed to take a break and focus on the new record,so we released the PATCHWORK PROMISES EP as a prelude of what was to come and believe me, the next record featuring "Machine Gun Kisses" is like a shot of heroin in the arm of rock...so to speak" - Vocalist/Guitarist Norman Matthew more on this story

Persistense Plan Next Album

(Submitted) Persistense have renewed their agreement with Deity Down Records for the release of their next album.

That new album, sophomore to 'In Blood And Heart' (Deity Down Records, 2009) will be slated for release in the second half of 2011.

During the first half of the year Persistense will focus on touring extensively once more, as well as on adding the finishing touches to the new material. more on this story