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Fozzy has issued the following update: "The (Chris Jericho ) in-store signings due to take place on July 2nd and 3rd in Oklahoma City and Topeka have unfortunately had to be cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. more
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Singers Strangely Make Top Guitarists List

Technology will never really replace a brain. Case in point: PeekYou's new "Top Guitarists" list which seeks to tell us which guitarists have the biggest digital footprint.

Unfortunately, their crack software failed to distinguish the difference between vocalists and guitarists as they put Red Hot Chili Peppers' lead singer Anthony Kiedis at the top of their "guitarists" list. Oops, Alice Cooper also strangely ended up on this list.

PeekYou's Top 10 "Guitarists" 1) Anthony Kiedis – Red Hot Chili Peppers 2) Jerry Cantrell – Alice in Chains 3) Willie Nelson – Legendary 4) Daron Malakian – System of a Down 5) Alice Cooper 6) James Hetfield – Metallica 7) Kirk Hammett – Metallica 8) Rivers Cuomo – Weezer 9) Lee Ranaldo – Sonic Youth 10) Kyle Gass – Tenacious D and Trainwreck -

Bret Michaels Free Benefit Concert

Poison frontman Bret Michaels will perform at a free concert for the more than 30,000 runners at the Zappos.com Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 Marathon to benefit the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America on Sunday, December 5th.

The free concert will cap an electrifying weekend of rocking and running as race participants span across all 8 lanes of Las Vegas Boulevard, shutting down the Las Vegas Strip in extraordinary fashion. Michaels will take the stage at the finish line festival immediately following the race where runners will celebrate to the sounds of party anthems and power ballads after running along a high energy, action packed course down "The Strip."

"Vegas, Rock 'n' Roll and Bret Michaels are the perfect combination - a triple threat sure to wow runners and spectators alike," said Peter Englehart, CEO of the Competitor Group. "We're offering participants an unparalleled Rock 'n' Roll experience on multiple levels, where else can you run down the most exhilarating street in America, get up close and personal with a Rock 'n' Roll legend, and stay to play in the ultimate adult playground?" - more on this story

Bush is Back

Antiquiet has a bit of news for fans of Bush: the Gavin Rossdale fronted act that gained notoriety in the 90s and helped strain grunge's welcome well into the '00s, is officially back, with a new song called Afterlife.

The song came via KROQ's Ted Stryker, who had Gavin on the show to officially announce the reunion.

Rumors have it that a tour is planned for September, and we can expect a new album in October. - Have a listen here

Porcupine Tree and Coheed and Cambria Team Up For Tour

Porcupine Tree has some good news for fans. They are hitting the road this summer with Coheed and Cambria for a short run of dates. Here is what they had to say (update: they may have jumped the gun on the announcement because they later removed the announcement from their site):

"PT is happy to announce that the band will be joining Coheed and Cambria to coheadline 12 dates in the US in August.

The band will also be headlining their own show at The Warfield in San Francisco on August 10th. ROABP info to be posted shortly." - more on this story

Twilight: Eclipse Web Event Today

Attention Twilight fans, today you can catch a special live web event featuring artists from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse Soundtrack.

Here are the details we were sent over: "Eclipse" soundtrack artists Cee Lo Green, Metric, and Eastern Conference Champions will perform as part of a very special live streaming event on Yahoo! Music.

Hosted by 98.7FM, the event will take place at the 98.7FM Studio in Los Angeles, CA at 6pm PDT. Fans can log on to watch all three performances live and to see the artists answer fan submitted questions - here

Former Toto/Survivor Singer Diagnosed With Inoperable Cancer

Fergie Frederiksen is probably best known for scoring three hit singles in three consecutive years with three different bands: (Survivor's "American Heartbeat" in 1982, Le Roux's "Carrie's Gone" in 1983, and Toto's "Stranger in Town" in 1984,) now the singer has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer.

Here is some information from his Myspace about an upcoming benefit concert: "Friends Forever for Fergie Frederiksen" benefit concert being held Sunday July 18th at Bayview Event Center on Lake Minnetonka, MN. Recently, Fergie, a father of two and friend of many, was diagnosed with inoperable life threatening cancer.

Fergie, the former lead singer of the group Toto will be joined by his dear friends, Ligertwood, former lead singer of Santana and Jimi Jamison, former lead voice of Survivor with the band Headliner for a concert with All Proceeds going to the Fergie Frederiksen Family Fund. - more on this story

Planet Def Leppard

Def Leppard may be taking a break but frontman Joe Elliott is sure keeping busy, his latest venture will soon find him behind the microphone as a DJ at Planet Rock for a series of exclusive radio shows.

My ReGeneration is a six part radio series. Each week Joe will be playing the music that has inspired him over the years. Punctuated with stories from three decades as the singer in one of rock's influential bands and his love of most things glam! Joe follows the footsteps of many rock stars that have taken to the airwaves at Planet Rock. He joins the ranks of Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, Fish and Gary Moore to name a few," commented Malcolm Bluemel, Planet Rock CEO.

The series will run on Planet Rock on Saturday evenings at 8pm - 10pm, beginning on June 26th for 6 weeks and repeated the following Wednesday 10pm - Midnight. - http://www.planetrock.com/

A Night In The Life: A John Lennon 70th Birthday Celebration

The Fab Faux will celebrate John Lennon's birthday at Radio City Music Hall on September 25th when they present 'A Night In The Life: A John Lennon 70th Birthday Celebration.'

The special event will feature two sets of John Lennon's greatest music from The Beatles and his solo career. Expect a diverse set list, ranging from possible selections including Lennon's 'Instant Karma' to 'Jealous Guy' to 'Give Peace A Chance,' to The Beatles' 'Girl' and 'Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me & My Monkey.' For those of us who never got to see The Beatles in concert, we're fortunate to have The Fab Faux dedicate themselves to faithfully recreating some of the most extraordinary music ever written.

A portion of the evening's proceeds will benefit 'Spirit Foundation' - a charitable foundation set up by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The concert will also feature The Hogshead Horns, The Creme Tangerine Strings and The Nutopia Choir. Special Guests will be announced soon. - more on this story

The Walkmen Turn Into The Roadmen

The Walkmen are hitting the road for a nationwide tour in support of their forthcoming album, Lisbon, which will hit stores on September 14.

Lisbon was recorded over a two-year period in warehouses on Girard Ave in Philadelphia, and on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. A few songs that helped establish the record's tone were written during several inspiring and successful trips to Lisbon, Portugal.

The 11 songs on Lisbon were carved out of 29 songs that the band recorded over the course of ten months beginning in August 2009. You & Me engineer Chris Zane (Passion Pit, Les Savy Fav, Tokyo Police Club) worked with the band from August to February, and then in March of 2010 the band traveled to south Dallas to finish the album with John Congleton (St. Vincent, Explosions in the Sky). - more on this story

Black Sabbath Paranoid DVD Preview

An online preview clip has been posted from the forthcoming Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 29th.

Eagle Rock Entertainment's acclaimed and award-winning Classic Albums series will uncover the story of the making of this landmark heavy metal collection. Black Sabbath: Classic Albums – Paranoid is released, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the album. Clocking in at over 97 minutes, the documentary features brand new interviews with Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitars), Geezer Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums).

The DVD chronicles the creation of the locomotive force and unrelenting energy behind these tracks, which ignited an electrified and unforeseen brand of blues-rock. The comprehensive collection of interviews, demonstrations, archive videos, and feature cuts from timeless epics such as "War Pigs," "Iron Man," and the title track, is complemented with 40 minutes of bonus features. For the first time a classic album title is also released on Blu-Ray.

In a new clip just released from the documentary, Henry Rollins and legendary journalist Geoff Barton discuss the song "Fairies Wear Boots." Also featured in the video clip is Paranoid engineer Tom Allom (Judas Priest, Def Leppard). - Watch it here

Hawthorne Heights Tap PMTODAY For A Ticket, Get An Album Tour

PMTODAY will join Hawthorne Heights 'Get A Ticket, Get An Album Tour,' for the outings second leg.

When fans purchase a ticket, they will also receive a download of the new Hawthorne Heights album, Skeletons.

On top of the 13 tracks, ticket purchasers will also receive 2 additional, exclusive tracks, "Gravestones" (an acoustic version) and "Boulevard". - more on this story

Singled Out: Pierce The Veil's Caraphernelia

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Pierce The Veil frontman Vic Fuentes tells us about "Caraphernelia" from their brand new album "Selfish Machines". We now turn it over to Vic for the story:

"Caraphernelia" is the only song on our new album that is completely about one person in particular. The other tunes are kind of a mix of a bunch of things, but this one is specifically about my ex-girlfriend. The last time we hung out she ended up leaving all of her random things around my house. I kept finding little travel shampoos, her razor in the shower, pieces of clothing, all kinds of random paraphernalia. Her name was Cara, and the rest is history, haha!

I actually had a talk with her before I officially titled the song and sent her the lyrics. It was very awkward and difficult for me to talk about it to her, but thank God she was actually very flattered by the whole thing and didn't think I was crazy. The lyrics are about all those thoughts that you have in the back of your mind, but never bring yourself to say out loud. I made it very clear to her that I didn't want her to take the song literally so that she wouldn't think I was insane. The thoughts and feelings behind the song were 100% real and accurate though. Sometimes when you are away from the person you left behind, you start to wonder why you ever left at all.

Musically, this is one of my favorite songs on the record. My good friend Dave Yaden brought the song to a new level with all his piano and organ work he did. We also brought on board another friend of mine named Jeremy Mckinnon from the band A Day To Remember to do a guest vocal on the chorus and bridge. I had this super heavy scream part written that I knew I couldn't do any justice, so I asked Jeremy if he'd be down to handle it. From the moment I wrote the part I knew that I wanted Jeremy to do it, because his voice would fit so perfectly in the song. If he had refused I would have probably scrapped the song. I'm so happy it all worked out.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album - right here!

My Sister's Machine Reuniting for Layne Staley Tribute And Benefit Concert

This year's Layne Staley Tribute And Benefit Concert has been set for Saturday, August 21 at Showbox at the Market in Seattle, WA and will feature the reunion of 90's grunge band, My Sister's Machine. Seattle rockers, My Sister's Machine first appeared in the early '90s, riding the wave of grunge into the mainstream.

Vocalist Nick Pollock played the guitar in Alice N' Chains in the '80s with Staley and remained a close friend. My Sister's Machine will perform with its original line-up: Nick Pollock - vocals/guitar, Owen Wright - guitar, Chris Ivanovich - bass, and Chris Gohde - drums.

Nick says of Layne, "He and I grew up together musically, and as best friends as teenagers. I had some of the best times of my life with Layne and miss him very much. It's a privilege to honor his memory and life with My Sister's Machine having the opportunity to do this show!" - more on this story

Devin Townsend Announces Solo Tour

Devin Townsend has toured many many times but never as a solo artist. That is about to change as he has announced his very own headlining tour.

This will be a special evening exploring a 15 year musical journey with Townsend performing songs spanning his entire vast catalog. Supporting acts will be announced soon along with East Coast shows.

Addicted was released in Nov. 2009 and has become his fastest selling solo record in his career. Townsend is currently working on two new albums for 2011. Townsend further states: "Sitting here at the airport after months of preparation for the European festivals, getting this material ready to be heard the way it's meant to be heard has been a pretty mean task. Last night's epic rehearsal was one of those moments when you realize the work put into making it right results in an awesome sound. I have been given the opportunity now to bring this music to North America in my first ever solo headlining tour. It's not a huge tour, but I really would appreciate seeing some of the familiar faces and hopefully some new ones as well. It's cheesy to announce your touring plans as 'the biggest or best' of anything, but I love this music, we've worked really hard to get it right. If you're one of the folks that dig it, then this should be a great, heavy and fun time that sounds the way it should. - more on this story

Sleep Recruit Neurosis Member for Reunion Tour

Original members of Stoner Rock pioneers Sleep, Al Cisneros and Matt Pike are reforming, and will be joined by drummer Jason Roeder of Neurosis to perform the seminal Holy Mountain album as well as selections from Dopesmoker and more this fall.

Sleep split in 1997 after two hugely influential albums. Members went on to form underground heroes OM and High On Fire, and more recently metal supergroup Shrinebuilder.

Sleep debuted with 1991's Volume One album, recorded for San Francisco label Tupelo. Earache Records received the band's next recordings in the mail as a demo. The label -- impressed by Sleep's single-mindedness and unique vision -- immediately signed the band and released the tape exactly as it was received. Record stores worldwide stocked Sleep's Holy Mountain from November 1992 to this day. - more on this story

New 36 Crazyfists Album Coming Next Month

36 Crazyfists have set a July 27th release date for their new album, Collisions and Castaways, their first release for Ferret Music.

36 Crazyfists will be touring for much of the rest of the year and hope to launch their first headlining tour during this upcoming record cycle.

Since forming 16 years ago, the band have released four records through three different labels, and have shared the road with the likes of Alice in Chains, Atreyu, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Diecast, God Forbid, Walls of Jericho, and Poison the Well. Collisions and Castaways, was written and recorded between October 2009 and May 2010. - more on this story

A Place To Bury Strangers Release New EP

A Place To Bury Strangers released a new digital EP today entitled I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart.

The EP features a new track, "Girlfriend", and remixes by Secret Machines, Cereal Spiller, and Broken Spindles.

A Place To Bury Strangers, who wrapped up a tour with The Big Pink in April, are on a West coast tour with Chicago band, Light Pollution. - more on this story

Antagonist Decline Details

Antagonist has announced some details of their forthcoming full length, "World In Decline". The album will feature guest vocal appearances from Arsonists Get All The Girls' vocalist, Jared Monette on two tracks and label mate, John Strachan of The Funeral Pyre is featured on one. The band recorded at Buzzbomb Studios in Orange, CA with producer Paul Miner (Terror, Thrice, Throwdown).

Singer/guitarist Carlos Garcia commented on "World In Decline:" " We're super stoked on the finished product, and we hope everyone will feel the same! (Producer) Paul (miner) was amazing to work with, he was very encouraging and super patient with us, and we're eternally grateful for that. And of course, he knows his way around the console. This is honestly the first album we've done that is an accurate representation of Antagonist's live sound, and it definitely showcases a more refined, aggressive sound. We're taking it back to the old school!"

"World In Decline" is the follow up to, "Exist," to ANTAGONIST's 2008 Prosthetic debut. They also have two previous full lengths and several EPs. The band will be announcing a late summer tour shortly. - more on this story

Glyder Knockout BW&BK With New Preview

BW&BK are giving fans an exclusive premiere of Glyder song "Knockout" from their forthcoming album "Yesterday Today and Tomorrow", which will receive its North American release on June 29th via SPV/Steamhammer.

Glyder began their musical journey in 2004 at the annual Phil Lynott tribute gig "Vibe for Philo" in Dublin. Three albums and two EP's later Glyder have developed a very distinguishable and unique sound, blending their classic rock influences with a fresh and modern twist.

Glyder boasts three members that are still in their mid twenties yet they possess the musicianship and songwriting chops of veteran artists, thus allowing them the opportunity to bring their classic rock sound to audiences all over the world.

Make sure to head over to BW&BK and get your first listen to the song on the BraveWords Knuckle Tracks Player - here

Stars Announce US Tour

Stars have announced a month-long US headlining tour in support of their forthcoming new album The Five Ghosts.

Before hitting the road for the tour, the band will appear at several major Canadian music festivals this summer, as well as Chicago's Lollapalooza in August. Full tour dates below.

Set for a June 22nd release in the US, through the band's own Soft Revolution label and licensed to Vagrant Records. - more on this story

Semi Precious Weapons Giving Away Tix To Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour

Semi Precious Weapons are once again opening Lady Gaga's Monster Ball tour and to celebrate they are giving away a pair of tickets for each U.S. stop of the trek.

SPW's album debut with rock world producer-kingpin Jack Joseph Puig (The Rolling Stones, Beck, Black Eyed Peas) and Executive Producer Lady Gaga, YOU LOVE YOU, will be released on June 29th on Geffen/Perezcious/Streamline/Cherrytree Records just a day after they kick-off the North American leg of the Monster Ball tour. The album will be available pre-release, June 26th through 28th, streaming on MySpace. For more information on the ticket give away follow the SPW twitter account: http://twitter.com/preciousweapons

The band will be hosting Monster Ball after parties in several cities on the tour. Look for them at Woodward in Boston, Ghostbar in Atlanta, Voodoo Lounge in San Jose, Refuge in Portland, plus secret locations in cities like NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago and many more! Check the band's twitter for up-to-the-minute details and see the full tour routing - here

Michael Franti & Spearhead Set New Album Release

Michael Franti & Spearhead have set an August 24th release date of their new album, The Sound Of Sunshine, which will hit stores through Capitol Records/Boo Boo Wax.

The album's first singles are already gaining momentum at radio with "Shake It" hitting the Top 40 and Hot AC radio formats, and the album's title track, "The Sound of Sunshine," currently at #2 on the AAA charts after only five weeks at radio. The Sound Of Sunshine is Michael Franti & Spearhead's seventh studio album and the follow-up to 2008's Top 40 hit All Rebel Rockers.

The Sound Of Sunshine was conceived after Franti was hospitalized for a ruptured appendix in August 2009. "Music is sunshine. It gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose. You can't hold it in your hands, smell it, taste it or even see it, yet somehow just coming together and feeling these little vibrations that tickle our eardrums can somehow lift us all up out of our most difficult moments in life to unimaginable heights," says Franti. - more on this story

Hawkwind Announce First New Album in Five Years

Hawkwind will release their new studio album, Blood of the Earth, to North American fans on August 10th.

The album contains eleven songs and features special appearances from violinist Jon Sevink (The Levellers), BBC personality Matthew Wright, and a posthumous performance from the band's late keyboardist Jason Stuart. It is the band's first new album in five years.

Blood of the Earth will be available for North American fans on compact disc and limited-edition 180-gram, clear, double vinyl that includes a vinyl-only bonus track. Hawkwind are planning to tour later this year in support of Blood of the Earth. - more on this story

Nicole Atkins Gets Razor & Tied

Nicole Atkins will bring her unique voice and crooner core sound to Razor & Tie, who will release her second album in early 2011.

Formerly signed to Columbia Records, Nicole Atkins and her edgy personality have found an exciting new home with New York City based independent label Razor & Tie. Nicole's powerful, one of a kind voice transcends genres and allows her to feel at home touring with indie musicians to classic rockers.

"I'm so excited to be working with Nicole; I've followed her career for years. This is one of those moments when the fan inside of me gets to work with one of my favorite artists," stated Beka Tischker, Razor & Tie's Vice President of A&R and Music Publishing. Nicole echoed the sentiment, "I'm really happy to be working with a group of people that share my musical vision and who are so supportive." - more on this story

New Politics Announce Headlining Tour

New Politics will be heading out on a nationwide headlining tour this summer in support of their self-titled debut album (RCA Records) which will be released on July 13th.

New Politics have been chosen to participate in the Bally's Battle of the Room Trashing Bands event and concert at Bally's in Atlantic City on Friday June 25.

The judging panel will include rocker/room trasher Sebastian Bach, MTV party boys/room trashers Bam Margera and Viva La Bam, and WYSP-FM Philadelphia radio personality Danny Bonaduce. Later that evening, they will also perform the opening of the new Wild Wild West casino's Main Stage at Bally's. - more on this story

Hell Within Preview New Album

Hell Within's new album, God Grant Me Vengeance, is set to hit stores on July 13th through Thorp Records. But you can preview the title track now!

The ferocious follow-up to 2007's, Shadows of Vanity (Lifeforce Records), was recorded at Damage Studios in Massachusetts, with engineer/producer, Pete Rutcho (Bury Your Dead). The new record was produced by Hell Within and Rutcho, and artwork comes courtesy of Hell Within vocalist, J.J. Long.

Guitarist Tony Zimmerman explains, "(God Grant Me Vengeance) is more crushing than the Hammer of Thor. The tour has been great too. It's nice to be back out seeing people we know, as well as many new ones. We can't wait for the next one with the album being released. We're having a blast!"

The album's title track is currently available for streaming on the band's official - MySpace page.

Godflesh's Streetcleaner Revisited and Expanded

Godflesh 1989 album Streetcleaner has been reissued and expanded and is out now on CD in Europe in a deluxe digipak.

Godflesh's second release, Streetcleaner proved to be one of the band's most successful albums, cementing their status as one of the most influential industrial bands ever. Now, Streetcleaner has been reissued as a special expanded version, with all tracks remastered by Godflesh founding member Justin Broadrick.

Streetcleaner now also includes a bonus disc featuring 12 previously unreleased live tracks, remixes and demos, and comes housed in a deluxe multi-panel digipak with detailed liner notes. - more on this story

Summerfest Kicks Off This Week

Summerfest is set to kick off this week (June 24th) and will run until July, 4th. During that time over 700 bands from around the world will take to the 11 Summerfest stages. Here is the info organizers sent over:

Fans can purchase tickets to 11 outstanding shows at the 23,000 seat Marcus Amphitheater including Tim McGraw with Special Guests Lady Antebellum and Love and Theft, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Special Guest ZZ Top, Justin Bieber with Special Guest Sean Kingston, Brooks & Dunn with Special Guests Gary Allan and Kellie Pickler, Eric Clapton with Special Guest Roger Daltry, Usher, Santana with Special Guest Steve Winwood, American Idols Live!, RUSH and Carrie Underwood with Special Guest Sons of Sylvia. - more on this story

Spiritualized Full Album Show

Spiritualized plan to bring their full album show across the pond. They have announced plans to stage a one-off performance of their 1997 album Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on July 30th.

The performance, which follows similar shows in the UK, will feature the Spiritualized live band plus a choir, 8 piece string section and horns. This will be the only North American show and the last performance of its kind. - more on this story

Black Skies Add New Summer Tour Dates

Black Skies have confirmed three more dates for their upcoming summer tour.

Those dates include July 12 at Jambalaya in Arcata, CA , July 19 at The Nightmare in Dallas, TX and July 21 at Checkpoint Charlie's In new Orleans, LA.

Founding members Kevin Clark and Michelle Temple will be joined by ex-Des Ark drummer Tim Herzog. Former roommates, Kevin and Tim have remained in contact over the years and are very much looking forward to the opportunity to finally make music together. BLACK SKIES' new material retains the heaviness of their earlier work, with more dynamic song structures and a psychedelic edge creating a more interesting overall sound. Following the tour, the band will begin preparations for recording what they hope to be their best release to date. - more on this story

The Black Angels Set New Album Release

The Black Angels will release their new album, Phosphene Dream, on September 14th in the US and September 13th in the UK.

While past albums Passover and Directions to See a Ghost were recorded in the band's hometown of Austin, Texas, the process by which Phosphene Dream was created pulled the band out of their comfort zone and forced them to look at songwriting and recording in a way they never had before.

Years of non-stop worldwide touring have turned The Black Angels into a tightly wound unit, and those years of work are all on showcase here. The band plans to celebrate the release with more years of touring, starting at the end of August where the band will be playing the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK, Rock en Seine in Paris, and the highly coveted Jim Jarmusch curated stage at ATP in NYC. An announcement of their full fall touring plans will be coming shortly. - more on this story

Make Do And Mend Hit The Studio

Last week Make Do And Mend (MDAM) began studio work on their full-length debut, which will be released later this year via Paper + Plastick Records, in conjunction with the band's long-standing label, Panic Records.

With plans to be locked away until July 6th, the quartet will split time with co-producers Nick Bellmore (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Death Threat) at Dexter's Lab in Milford, CT and Jason Maas (Bane, Verse, Title Fight) at Getaway Group studio in Wakefield, MA.

With nearly a dozen songs ready to record that range in subject matter from isolation, to the trials and tribulations of playing in a touring band, vocalist/guitarist James Carroll confides "the sound is definitely more mature than anything from our previous EPs, but overall it definitely a MDAM record; very driving, heavy and filled with a lot of emotion." - more on this story