Thursday, August 16, 2012

STONE SOUR Reveal New Tracks, Release Date + More

Grammy-nominated rockers Stone Sour will release the first installment of their double album House of Gold & Bones Part 1 on Roadrunner Records on October 23, 2012. The second installment will be released in 2013. The album was recorded at Sound Farm Studios just outside of the band's native Des Moines, Iowa with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, Staind) at the helm.


The band is sharing the first two tracks from Part 1, titled "Gone Sovereign" and "Absolute Zero," at www.houseofgoldandbones.com. Both tracks embody and encompass everything that Stone Sour is: a forward-thinking rock band that is able to mesh maelstrom with melody, brains with brawn and the head with the heart.

Guitarist Josh Rand states, "House of Gold & Bones takes everything that's great about this band and amplifies it. The riffs, the lyrics, the grooves and the songs are like Stone Sour times 10. There's also heavy stuff that's like nothing we've ever done before . It's dark as hell and a complete experience from the first track to the last." 

Singer, songwriter and lyricist Corey Taylor, himself a bestselling author courtesy of last year's Seven Deadly Sins, wrote the lyrics for the 24 tracks that make up House of Gold & Bones as a linear storyline. It tells the compelling tale of a character created by Taylor. The release of the first two tracks from Part 1 is the first step in unveiling a journey which has only just begun and will continue over the next year. Music is just one of the media the band uses to tell the story.

Stone Sour have also confirmed the first leg of a massive global tour push to support House of Gold & Bones, playing shows on five continents, with many more to come. Says Taylor, "It's going to be awesome to bring the House of Gold & Bones to the fans live. We're all psyched to come to Japan and South America right away as well; they're some of the best fans in the world! We gave people a taste of Part 1, now we're going to bring them the best Stone Sour show they've ever seen. Get ready: It begins soon…"

More information about House of Gold & Bones will be revealed as the project unfolds. The track listing for Part 1 is below.

House of Gold & Bones Part 1 Track Listing:

1. Gone Sovereign

2. Absolute Zero

3. A Rumor of Skin

4. The Travelers, Pt. 1

5. Tired

6. RU486

7. My Name is Allen

8. Taciturn

9. Influence of a Drowsy God

10. The Travelers, Pt. 2

11. Last of the Real

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The Smashing Pumpkins to Reissue 1994 Album Pisces Iscariot

EMI Music’s extensive reissue campaign honoring the legacy of The Smashing Pumpkins continues July 17th in North America and July 16th internationally. That’s when the iconic alternative band’s third album Pisces Iscariot - 1994’s platinum-certified disc that reached #4 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart - receives the fully remastered treatment for the first time. This follows last year’s acclaimed reissues of the band’s groundbreaking first two albums, Gish (1991) and Siamese Dream (1993).

“A collection of odds and orphans from the dusky realms of Pumpkinland” is how Pumpkins founding member Billy Corgan describes Pisces Iscariot in the liner notes penned by David Wild. “Pisces Iscariot was the little mix tape that went platinum,” writes Wild. “This unlikely smash album that some came to mistake for the Pumpkins’ third studio effort even yielded a hit single--another wonderfully odd moment in the landslide that was the intense early success story of Smashing Pumpkins.”

Featuring the band’s take on the Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks song “Landslide” which reached #3 on Modern Rock Tracks chart, Pisces Iscariot is being released in multiple configurations: Deluxe Physical Album--which comes with a live DVD and the first-ever Pumpkins demo reproduced on cassette--Deluxe Digital, Standard Physical, Digital and 180G Vinyl. The bonus content and special features were curated from the band’s archives by Corgan, and have been painstakingly remastered for the first time from the original master tapes by Bob Ludwig.

With the full support and guidance from The Smashing Pumpkins - who’ve created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history, selling over 30 million albums - EMI’s global catalog reissue campaign will last through 2013; it will encompass all the band’s albums and B-sides from 1991-2000, with other release dates to be announced. The pivotal group’s many hits defined the alternative music era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation.
For more on the Smashing Pumpkins and to pre-order the Pisces Iscariot reissue, visit their official site at smashingpumpkins.com. The new album, Oceania, is available now on iTunes and Amazon.
Pisces Iscariot Deluxe Physical Album Contents:
– Original Album Remastered & Reissued For The First Time
– 17 Previously Unreleased or Alternate Versions of Pisces Era Songs
– 24 Previously Unreleased Live Performances (Pulse Basement Jam, 1988) (DVD logo)
– First Ever SP Demo Reproduced on Cassette
– Postcards, Watercolor Illustrations, Lyrics, Photos
– Liner Notes by David Wild and Track-by-Track Annotations by Billy Corgan

Pisces Iscariot Deluxe Digital Contents:
– Original Album Remastered
– 17 Previously Unreleased or Alternate Versions of Pisces Era Songs

Pisces Iscariot Standard Physical, Digital and 180G Vinyl
– Original Album Remastered & Reissued For The First Time
– Includes: Starla, Landslide & La Dolly Vita

Thursday, May 31, 2012

ATTIKA 7: Performing Never-Before-Heard Music on The Discovery Channel’s New Hit Show ‘The Devil’s Ride’ Next Tuesday, June 5th

Tune in to The Discovery Channel’s new hit motorcycle club series, ‘The Devil’s Ride’, next week for ATTIKA 7’s world premiere of select tracks appearing on the band’s upcoming full-length album, Blood Of My Enemies. The episode, featuring a previously recorded live performance with exclusive, never-before-heard tracks, will air on June 5, 2012 at 10pm ET/PT. The series often features ATTIKA 7 guitarist Rusty Coones and will include music from the band’s new album throughout the rest of the season.

ATTIKA 7 and Loudwire.com recently revealed the brand new track, ‘Devil’s Daughter’. Fans can head to Loudwire.com to listen to the track now at this location.

ATTIKA 7’s new album, Blood Of My Enemies, is set for a July 31, 2012 release and features ex-Biohazard vocalist Evan Seinfeld, lead guitarist, notable songwriter and famed (Sons of Anarchy) motorcycle builder Rusty Coones, and bassist Tony Campos, founding member of Static X, who also currently performs in Soulfly, Prong, Possessed, Asesino and Ministry. The band recorded Blood of My Enemies with legendary producer MUDROCK (Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack).

Blood of My Enemies is a brutal slab of unrelenting hard rock, with the initial groundwork laid by Rusty Coones in the confines of a federal penitentiary. It was in this unforgiving environment that he penned the songs that would eventually become the band’s uncompromising debut.


KILL DEVIL HILL Enters Billboard Charts

KILL DEVIL HILL the new project featuring acclaimed drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell, Dio) and bassist Rex Brown, (Pantera, Down) guitar slinger Mark Zavon and lead vocalist Dewey Bragg released their debut album last week via SPV/Steamhammer. Shifting over 1800 copies, KILL DEVIL HILL landed at #9 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (HeatSeekers) Chart, #41 on the Top Hard Music Chart and #50 on the Independent Album Chart.

The album is available in a standard CD edition, iTunes digital download, and Double Gatefold LP. It is available for purchase on AMAZON.

The band recently released a video for the single "Strange". Check it out on the SPV YouTube Channel HERE.

It's not easy to say what catches the listener's attention first on Kill Devil Hill, the debut album by the newly formed band of the same name: the strong guitar hooks, the killer grooves, the dynamic production or the potent vocal melodies. Rex Brown, bassist of this supergroup and erstwhile member of Pantera and Down sees KILL DEVIL HILL in its entirety as an extremely exciting new band "To me, this band is a musical adventure trip," he reckons. Brown knows what he's talking about, after all he was involved in some of the most important rock and metal recordings of the past 30 years. So if Brown can hardly contain his enthusiasm, there must be something special to the KILL DEVIL HILL phenomenon.

SIX FEET UNDER: First Week Chart Numbers Revealed!

Undead, the latest installment of audio brutality from death metal deviants SIX FEET UNDER, entered the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #5 upon its first week of release! In addition, Undead landed at at #30 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #22 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums Chart, #14 Billboard Top Current Albums Chart and #183 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.
In Canada, the record ranked in at #34 on the Hard Music Chart, #199 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart, #167 on the iTunes Top 200 Chart, #35 on the iTunes Rock Chart and #3 on the iTunes Metal Chart. Undead reaped additional praise in Germany entering the German Media Market/Saturn Album Charts at #56 and the German Media Control Trend Charts at #40.
Comments vocalist/death metal maverick Chris Barnes: “Thank you to all of our fans for embracing our new album Undead with such ravenous fervor! And to all at Metal Blade Records for their belief in the band all these years and all the hard work of everyone at the label! This marks the first time in SIX FEET UNDER’s career, as well as my own, that we have reached Billboard’s Top 200. It is proof positive that underground music and death metal is not dead and is still a force to be dealt with. A very special thanks to the decades of hate that spawned the focus that went into this album. Cheers! It's 4:20, motherfucker!”
Crowned “the best thing SFU have recorded since Maximum Violence,” by Decibel, “an album on which this new level of musicianship adds value without tarnishing SIX FEET UNDER’s legacy of brutality,” by Outburn and simply a “kickass SIX FEET UNDER record,” by Revolver, Undead was unleashed to North American ears via Metal Blade on May 22 and offers an updated lineup of Barnes alongside guitarist Rob Arnold (ex- Chimaira), longtime guitarist Steve Swanson (ex-Massacre), bassist Jeff Hughell (ex-Brain Drill, ex-Vile), and drummer Kevin Talley (Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Chimaira).

In conjunction with the record’s release, SIX FEET UNDER will embark on a near three-week run of live ceremonies next week. The 18 Nights Of Blood Tour will begin in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8. The band will be joined by newly recruited
rhythm guitarist Ola Englund who takes the place of Rob Arnold. Support will be provided by Dying Fetus and Revocation.

SIX FEET UNDER 18 Nights Of Blood Tour 2012
w/ Dying Fetus, Revocation

6/08/2012 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
6/09/2012 Empire – Springfield, VA
6/10/2012 Palladium – Worcester, MA
6/11/2012 Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
6/12/2012 Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH
6/13/2012 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
6/14/2012 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
6/15/2012 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI
6/16/2012 People’s Court – Des Moines, IA*
6/18/2012 The Gothic Theater – Denver, CO*
6/20/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
6/21/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
6/23/2012 The Metro – Oakland, CA
6/24/2012 The Whisky – Los Angeles, CA
6/25/2012 Rocky Point Cantina – Tempe, AZ
6/26/2012 House Of Rock – El Paso, TX
6/27/2012 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
6/29/2012 Crowbar – Tampa, FL* [new venue]

* – No Dying Fetus

RISING: Irish Tour And European Festival Run Kicks Off Next Week

Danish sludge metallers RISING are preparing for a tour across Ireland and Northern Ireland, on their way to tackle festivals in Denmark and Sweden later this month.

Set to embark on June 6th, RISING will storm four Irish cities before their performances at Copenhell Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark with the likes of Slayer, Mastodon, Anthrax, Immortal, Meshuggah and tons more, followed immediately by Hultsfred Festival in Hultsfred, Sweden with an eclectic lineup including The Cure, The Stone Roses, The XX, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators and countless others.

The crushing trio will present material from their acclaimed To Solemn Ash LP, released via Exile on Mainstream in Europe in late 2011 and on North American soil in January of this year. Recorded with producer Jakob Reichert Nielsen (Lack, Trust, Obstacles, etc.), the ten-track beast To Solemn Ash is fueled by a rigorous energy, replete with monstrous, hook-laden riffs, savage vocals and organic analog tones. RISING present their infectious sounds with an urgency and originality that warrants repeated listens and most definitely needs to be witnessed live!

RISING Tour Dates:

6/06/2012 TBA - Belfast, Northern Ireland

6/07/2012 Kelly's Bar - Galway, Ireland

6/08/2012 Fred Zeppelins - Cork, Ireland

6/09/2012 The Pint - Dublin, Ireland

6/15/2012 Copenhell Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark [info]

6/16/2012 Hultsfred Festival - Hultsfred, Sweden [info]

HENRY CLAY PEOPLE: NEW SONG, TOUR & MORE

With an enthralling live show that has won over countless fans and critics, Los Angeles quartet The Henry Clay People are thrilled to hit the road this summer in support of their upcoming album Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives.

The five-week tour beginning June 14th will see the band share the stage with Motion City Soundtrack, These United States and Futurebirds, along with their own headlining dates.

Set for a June 26th release on TBD Records, Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives is a thrilling and sweaty thirty minutes of teenage restlessness. Evident in new songs "Hide" and "Friends Are Forgiving" - two of the twelve songs that make Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives the bands most urgent, bratty, and melancholic record to date.

Listen to "Hide"!

Watch the band's montage video for "Friends Are Forgiving" here: http://vimeo.com/42134552

Spin Magazine raves "The Henry Clay People specialize in raggedy power chords and desperately boyish vocals - what Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers would sound like if they'd taken temp work and listened obsessively to Crazy Horse."

Check out the album's title track here:

Tour Dates (more to be announced):
June 14 Casbah San Diego, CA *
June 15 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA *
June 16 Slim's San Francisco, CA *
June 18 Club Sound Salt Lake City, UT *
June 19 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO *
June 21 The Firebird St. Louis, MO *
June 22 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL *
June 23 Cobra Lounge Chicago, IL **
June 25 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH *
June 26 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY *
June 27 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA *
June 29 The Gramercy Theatre New York, NY *
June 30 Middle East Downstairs Boston, MA *
July 01 Ottobar Baltimore, MD *
July 02 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
July 05 Local 506 Raleigh, NC ***
July 06 The Southern Charlottesville, VA ***
July 07 Black Cat Washington, DC ***
July 08 Brillobox Pittsburgh, PA ****
July 09 Ninth Ward Buffalo, NY ****
July 10 Deluxe Indianapolis, IN ****
July 11 Magic Stick Detroit, MI ****
July 12 Rock Island Brew Co Rock Island, IL ****
July 13 Burnbury Festival - Sawyer Point Park Cincinnati, OH
July 14 High Watt (Mercy Lounge) Nashville, TN
July 16 Riot Room Kansas City, MO
July 17 The Conservatory Oklahoma City, OK
July 18 Launch Pad Albuquerque, NM
July 19 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
July 20 Sound Waves Las Vegas, NV *****
* With Motion City Soundtrack
** The Riot Fest & Consequence Of Sound Present
*** With These United States
**** With Futurebirds
***** With Airborne Toxic Event

SONATA ARCTICA: HIGHEST 1st WEEK SALES EVER

After hearing that SONATA ARCTICA’s latest album, Stones Grow Her Name, achieved “highest 1st week sales” status in North America with 2,225 copies sold, vocalist/songwriter Tony Kakko checked in from his home in Finland with the following message:

"North America! Awesome! Our best ever 1st week sales with Stones Grow Her Name! Thank you so much! Feels good to hear this kind of news from the other side of the great puddle. Especially now, when the times are what they are... You guys rock! Sure hope to get all the tour plans ready as soon as possible, so we can announce out next great North American adventure. See you guys hopefully soon! Miss ya! Cheers!”

Last week, Stones Grow Her Name achieved Gold status in SONATA’s native country for the ninth Finnish Gold disc of their career. The album also debuted at #9 on England’s rock album charts.

Featuring guest backing vocals by Timo Kotipelto, orchestrations that include trumpets, violins, viola caipiras and the banjo, plus an homage to naturalist & film maker Sir David Attenborough, Stones Grow Her Name was released in North America on May 22nd. The album was recorded in several studios all over Finland, mixed at Sonic Pump Studios by Mikko Karmila, and mastered at Chartmakers by Svante Forsbäck.

Watch the video for “I Have A Right” on SONATA’s YouTube channel.

Watch Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of "The Making Of: Stones Grow Her Name" on SONATA ARCTICA’s YouTube channel.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

HATEBREED Begins Work on New Studio Album

HATEBREED is excited to announce that they are currently in the studio self-producing their upcoming full-length album with co-producer assistance from world-renowned metal producers Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold) and Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Suicide Silence, All That Remains, Shadows Fall).

When talking about the new songs, frontman Jamey Jasta said, “This album is so heavy, it’s irresponsible.”

HATEBREED has also expanded on their 2012 European tour plans. See below for updated touring information and stay tuned for more band updates coming soon.

HATEBREED 2012 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

6/8 Münster - Vainstream Opening Night (Germany)

6/9 Nickelsdorf - Nova Rock (Austria)

6/15 Interlaken - Greenfield Festival (Switzerland)

6/16 Monatabaur - Mair1 (Germany)

6/17 Clisson - Hellfest (France)

6/24 Dessel - Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium)

6/25 Utrecht – Helling (Netherlands)

6/26 Hamburg - Grünspan (Germany)

6/28 Borlänge - Peace and Love (Sweden)

6/29 Helsinki - Tuska Open Air (Finland)

7/12 Ballenstedt - Rockharz Festival (Germany)

7/13 Novi Sad - Exit Festival (Serbia)

7/19 Tokaj - Hegyalja Festiuval (Hungary)

7/21 Oberhausen - Devilside Festival (Germany)

8/3 Lierop - Nirvana's Tuinfest (Netherlands)

8/4 Viveiro - Resurrection Fest (Spain)

8/5 Bozen - Rock'n'Roll Club (Italy)

8/8 München - Werk (Germany)

8/9 Tolmin - Metalcamp (Slovenia)

8/10 Jaromer - Brutal Assault Festival (Czech Republic)

8/11 Derby - Bloodstock Open Air (Great Britain)

Southern Lord and Scion A/V Metal To Host Cali Showcase As Part Of Label Summer Package Tour

This week Southern Lord confirms the details for a special free label showcase in Pomona, California this June!

As part of the massive Southern Lord label package tour set to tear through the country in the weeks ahead, the label showcase co-presented with Scion A/V metal will take place at The Glass House in Pomona, andwill be the solitary manifestation of the entire tour to take place in Los Angeles County. The lineup for the show features all four core acts on the label tour -- Enabler, Burning Love, Martyrdöd and Black Breath -- in addition to a special headlining guest appearance by labelmates Pelican.

As a free Scion A/V metal RSVP-only event the spots will fill up extremely fast. If you plan on attending, make sure to reserve your spot RIGHT NOW, AT THIS LOCATION.

The Southern Lord label tour will run through the U.S. for nearly a month, with the core acts Enabler, Burning Love, Martyrdöd and Black Breath being joined by the likes of Poison Idea, Noothgrush, Pelican, Power Trip, Wild//Tribe, Dead In The Dirt, The Secret and more via special regional appearances.

Southern Lord Summer 2012 Label Package Tour
w/ ENABLER, BURNING LOVE, MARTYRDÖD, BLACK BREATH:
6/19/2012 El Corazon - Seattle, WA w/ Poison Idea [
tickets]
6/20/2012 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR w/ Poison Idea [
tickets]
6/21/2012 The Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA w/ Noothgrush [
tickets]
6/22/2012 The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA w/ Pelican, Noothgrush [
tickets]
6/23/2012 The Glass House - Pomona, CA *Southern Lord label showcase w/ Pelican [
RSVP]
6/24/2012 The Casbah - San Diego, CA w/ Pelican [
tickets]
6/25/2012 Chasers - Phoenix, AZ [
tickets]
6/27/2012 Club Dada - Dallas, TX w/ Power Trip, Wild//Tribe [
tickets]
6/28/2012 Red 7 - Austin, TX w/ Power Trip, Wild//Tribe [
tickets]
6/29/2012 Walter’s - Houston, TX w/ Power Trip, Wild//Tribe [
tickets]
6/30/2012 Three Ring Circus - New Orleans, LA w/ Dead In The Dirt [
tickets]
7/01/2012 529 - Atlanta, GA w/ Dead In The Dirt [
tickets]
7/02/2012 Kings Barcade - Raleigh, NC w/ Dead In the Dirt [
tickets]
7/03/2012 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA w/ Dead In The Dirt [
tickets]
7/04/2012 Talking Head Lounge at Sonar - Baltimore, MD w/ The Secret [
tickets]
7/05/2012 Radio Bar - Boston, MA w/ The Secret [
tickets]
7/06/2012 Acheron - Brooklyn, NY w/ The Secret [
tickets]
7/07/2012 The Barbary - Philadelphia, PA w/ The Secret [
tickets]
7/08/2012 Blind Bob’s - Dayton, OH w/ The Secret (*NO Martyrdöd) [
tickets]
7/09/2012 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL (*NO Martyrdöd) [
tickets]
7/10/2012 Borg Ward - Milwaukee, WI (*Black Breath & Enabler ONLY) [
tickets]
7/11/2012 Medusa - Minneapolis, MN (*Black Breath & Enabler ONLY)
7/13/2012 Carr's Corner - Spokane, WA (*Black Breath ONLY)

New SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012 Dates Announced

Established to give metal fans a lower cost festival option this season, SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012 stands among one of the most diversified metal tour packages of the Summer! The trek will commence on July 6 in Seattle, Washington, and feature an assorted lineup of artists including futuristic metal conjurers FEAR FACTORY and sci-fi thrash legends VOIVOD as well as CATTLE DECAPITATION, MISERY INDEX, REVOCATION, HAVOK, DIRGE WITHIN, LAST CHANCE TO REASON, VILDHJARTA, THE BROWNING and FORGED IN FLAME. Presented by Full Metal Jackie with further sponsorships by EVH, DDrums, Intune Guitar Pics, Indie Merch, Earsplit PR, Skateboard Marketing, Burning Angel, Yetibite, The PRP, Rockin Wellness, Dirtycheese Design & Development and Blank TV, the caravan of chaos will run through August. Tickets are on sale NOW at THIS LOCATION.

To celebrate the tour, Full Metal Jackie Radio will be hosting a special contest. The Grand Prize Winner will receive an Ibanez GRG Electric Black Knight Guitar and a Festival T-shirt. Runner ups will receive: A CD prize pack which will include CATTLE DECAPITATION’s Monolith Of Inhumanity, DIRGE WITHIN’s There Will Be Blood, HAVOK’s Time Is Up, THE BROWNING’s Burn This World and VILDHJARTA’s MÃ¥sstaden. Enter HERE. And don’t forget to check out the official tour trailer HERE.

Full Metal Jackie Presents: SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012
Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Revocation, Havok, Dirge Within, Last Chance To Reason, Vildhjarta, The Browning and Forged In Flame

7/06/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA [TICKETS]
7/07/2012 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC [
TICKETS]
7/09/2012 The Republik – Calgary, AB [
TICKETS] ***
7/11/2012 Pyramid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB [
TICKETS]
7/12/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN [
TICKETS]
7/13/2012 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI [
TICKETS]
7/14/2012 Kool House – Toronto, ON [
TICKETS]
7/15/2012 The Armouries – Windsor, ON [
TICKETS]
7/17/2012 Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC [
TICKETS]
7/18/2012 Le National – Montreal, QC [
TICKETS]
7/20/2012 Northern Lights – Clifton, NY [
TICKETS]
7/21/2012 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY [
TICKETS]
7/22/2012 Reverb – Reading, PA [
TICKETS]
7/24/2012 Revolution – Amityville, NY [TICKETS] ***
7/25/2012 Palladium – Worcester, MA [
TICKETS]
7/26/2012 Empire – West Springfield, VA [
TICKETS]
7/27/2012 Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH [TICKETS] ***
7/28/2012 Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL [TICKETS] ***
7/29/2012 Tebala Shrine – Rockford, IL [
TICKETS]
8/02/2012 Nakai Hall – Window Rock, AZ [
TICKETS]
8/03/2012 The Marqee Theater – Tempe, AZ [
TICKETS]
8/04/2012 House Of BluesHollywood, CA [
TICKETS]
*** – New Date Added

1349 DISPLAY LIVE DRAWINGS; BAND EMBARKS ON U.S. TOUR

While you await the arrival of Norwegian black metallists 1349 to storm the U.S. alongside Marduk, you can feast your eyes on the drawings that artist Kim Holm created of the band performing live.

The Aural Hellfire Legion stated, “From time to time, we (1349) get approached by other artists that find inspiration in our work and want to pay tribute to us. It is a great honor and such an awarding payback for the hard work we put into our art. Every now and then there is an artist that comes along that presents us with something so special that we want to share it and promote their work, and Kim Holm is a perfect example of this. This guy drew the band while performing live and was able to transform the live energy we present on stage into his drawings. Check out his work!"

You can check out Kim Holm's representation of 1349 live on his website and compare it to real life by coming out to see the band on one of their upcoming shows along with labelmates WITHERED on one of the dates listed below:

6/1 Puerto Rico, PR - La Respuesta %
6/2 Baltimore, MD - Sonar #
6/3 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Music Hall #
6/4 Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques #
6/5 Toronto, ON - Wreck Room #
6/6 Ottawa, ON - Maverick's #
6/7 Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa #
6/8 Chicago, IL - Reggie's #
6/9 St Paul, MN - Station 4 #
6/10 Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre #
6/11 Regina, SK - The Exchange #
6/12 Calgary, AB - Distillery #
6/14 Vancouver, BC - Venue #
6/15 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven #
6/16 Portland, OR - Bossanova #
6/17 San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge #
6/18 Pomona, CA - The Glass House (HEADLINING)
6/19 West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues #
6/20 San Diego, CA - Ruby Room #
6/22 San Luis Potosi, Mexico - Steel Room %
6/23 Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Alicia %
% w/ Marduk
# w/ Marduk, Withered, Weapon 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Paragon Music Magazine Hosting Shinedown "Amaryllis" CD Giveaway Contest!

We at Paragon are hosting a contest on our Facebook page in which readers can win a free copy of Shinedown's latest album, Amaryllis.

Head on over to our FB page, friend us if we're not friends already, and simply answer the following trivia question about the magazine:  "How many times has Paragon Mag interviewed Shinedown, and which members were interviewed?" 

It's a tricky question, but one that long-time readers will hopefully be able to solve.

Those who answer the question correctly will win one of two free copies of Amaryllis!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

FEAR FACTORY Unleash Special Video Preview; Recharger Confirmed As Lead Single

FEAR FACTORY has released a special trailer that is a visual preview into the story behind their forthcoming new album, The Industrialist. Set for release June 5, The Industrialist is the second album written by vocalist Burton C. Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares since reuniting in 2009 after a seven-year split. An audio snippet for the album’s lead single, “Recharger,” is now available at the band’s official YouTube page; the single is available via iTunes, Amazon and other online retailers beginning April 24.
As previously announced, The Industrialist is a conceptual record based around a short fiction written by Bell; lyrics to the album’s ten songs divulge the narrative as discussed recently by Bell with Decibel Magazine. The album will be available on three formats – standard CD, a limited edition deluxe digi-book (featuring two additional songs), and 180-gram double vinyl. Pre-orders for the album in all formats will be available shortly via Candlelight Records’ official webstore.
Bell notes, “the protagonist (The Industrialist) is the incarnation of all industries in the form of an automaton. The mechanical, technological, and scientific advances through the industrial age led to the creation of The Industrialist. In the story, the automaton becomes sentient as it collects memories with each passing day. Through observation and learning, it gains the will to exist. What was meant to help man, will eventually be man’s demise.”

The Industrialist follows the 2010 release of Mechanize. Widely regarded, the album was the first release from FEAR FACTORY in six years. Mechanize debuted on Billboard’s Top 100 album chart week of release and topped CMJ’s Loud Rock radio chart as programmers embraced the band’s triumphant return. Sirius XM and Headbangers Ball’s host Jose Mangin noted, “after Mechanize dominated 2010 as Liquid Metal’s Album Of The Year, North America is chompin’ at the bit to get an ear full of new Fear Factory. I have no doubt that FEAR FACTORY are going to kick our collective asses in 2012.”
Members of FEAR FACTORY are currently in Los Angeles rehearsing for upcoming performances in South America followed by their first U.S. tour since late 2010. Bell and Cazares presented members of Slipknot the “Comeback Of The Year” award last week at the 4th Annual Revolver Golden God Awards; an award they were nominated for in 2010. Xbox broadcast the program, including pre-ceremony black carpet interviews, to all game console owners; Revolver Magazine streamed the event live via their Facebook page. Rebroadcast information will be announced by Revolver Magazine shortly.
Dates on FEAR FACTORY’s upcoming American tour are noted below:

5/01/2012 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX

5/02/2012 Trees – Dallas, TX

5/03/2012 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

5/05/2012 State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL

5/06/2012 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

5/07/2012 Masquerade – Altanta, GA

5/09/2012 Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC

5/10/2012 Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA

5/11/2012 Wally’s Pub – Hamton Beach, NH

5/12/2012 Sonar – Baltimore, MD

5/13/2012 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY

5/15/2012 McGuffy’s House of Rock – Dayton, OH

5/16/2012 The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI

5/17/2012 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL

5/19/2012 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

5/21/2012 Ace of Spade – Sacramento, CA

5/22/2012 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

5/23/2012 Yost Theater – Santa Ana, CA