SOURVEIN: North Carolina Sludge-Slingers Announce Summer Tour

North Carolina sludge-slingers, SOURVEIN, will celebrate the release of their long-anticipated new full-length, Black Fangs, with a near three-week U.S. tour this July! The chaos will commence in Philadelphia with Jucifer on July 6 and steamroll its way through 16 more cities before coming to a close at Ground Zero in Spartanburg on July 23. The trek includes three shows with psychedelic black metal enigmas, Nachtmystium. 

Comments vocalist T-Roy: "I'm so ready to unleash Black Fangs on the public in a live setting... it's gonna be awesome! I've been waiting for this for awhile; it's gonna crush! King James, Kong Moen and I will be joined by The Misanthrope Project bassist Ahmasi O'Daniel, who also laid down the low-end on the album, for the tour. SOURVEIN from Cape Fear... dates coming all year!"

SOURVEIN July Tour Dates:

7/06/2011 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA w/ Jucifer
7/07/2011 Heirloom Arts - Danbury, CT w/ Jucifer
7/08/2011 St. Vitus - Brooklyn, NY
7/09/2011 Popeye's - Peekskill, NY
7/10/2011 Big Jar - Rochester, NY
7/11/2011 Sidebar - Baltimore, MD
7/12/2011 Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH w/ Nachtmystium
7/13/2011 Mac's - Lansing, MI w/ Nachtmystium
7/14/2011 31st St Pub - Pittsburgh, PA
7/15/2011 Ravari Room - Columbus, OH
7/16/2011 Volrath - Indianapolis, IN
7/17/2011 Pyramid - Grand Rapids, MI
7/18/2011 Frank's Power Plant - Milwaukee, WI
7/19/2011 The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Nachtmystium
7/20/2011 Fubar - St. Louis, MO
7/21/2011 TBA
7/22/2011 The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN
7/23/2011 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC

Compared to "...mean Carolina moonshine," by Hellbound, Black Fangs is scheduled for North American release on June 21 via Candlelight Records. The newest full-length since 2002's Will To Mangle features ten tracks of grimy, low-end, feedback-drenched, doom awesomeness spearheaded by founder T-Roy.

SOURVEIN: T-Roy - vocals
King James - guitar
Jeffrie "Kong" Moen - drums
Ahmasi O'Daniel - bass

UNEARTH: Band Confirms Drummer For Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest and European Hell On Earth Tour

Massachusetts metal merchants UNEARTH today officially welcomes Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley to the fold for the band's upcoming slot on this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest and their European headlining tour (dubbed the Hell On Earth Tour) to follow. Foley, who also performed on the band's upcoming Darkness In The Light full-length, takes the place of former drummer Derek Kerswill, who parted ways with the band last year due to creative differences.

Comments vocalist Trevor Phipps: "It's great to have Justin on board for Mayhem and Hell On Earth. We really wanted to start this album cycle with Justin behind the kit since he played on and completely slayed the new album. We've been friends for a long time and we recorded an album together, so this just makes sense and it gives us even more to look forward to this summer." 

Adds Foley: "I'm really looking forward to playing with some old friends, and spending a summer full of beers and breakdowns!"

Darkness In The Light, which national horror portal Fangoria.com already commended for its "tight riffing, varying from technical pedal-style patternsto twin-harmony Maiden/At The Gates worship, plus all the brutally chugging breakdowns," is UNEARTH's fifth full-length. Scheduled for release in North America on July 5, 2011 via Metal Blade Records, the 11-track long player was recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with producer/Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and mixed at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Trivium, et al).

Darkness In The Light will be streaming in its entirety exclusively on Alternative Press Magazine's website beginning Monday, June 20, 2011. Stay tuned for a direct link to hear the record two weeks before it hits streets! And don't miss UNEARTH on tour this summer!

UNEARTH:
07/05/2011 Jakes - Lubbock, TX w/ Turbid North
07/06/2011 Club 101 - El Paso, TX w/ Turbid North
07/08/2011 Hard Rock Café - Las Vegas, NV w/ Turbid North

UNEARTH on 2011's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival w/ Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, In Flames, Trivium, Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Straight Line Stitch, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Red Fang:
07/09/2011 San Manuel Amphitheatre - San Bernardino, CA
07/10/2011 Shoreline Amphitheatre - San Francisco, CA
07/11/2011 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish
07/12/2011 White River Amphitheater - Seattle, WA
07/13/2011 Idaho Center Amphitheatre - Boise, ID
07/15/2011 Cricket Wireless Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
07/16/2011 Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
07/17/2011 Comfort Dental Amphitheatre - Denver, CO
07/18/2011 Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish , Red Fang
07/19/2011 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - St. Louis, MO
07/20/2011 Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
07/22/2011 Comcast Center - Boston, MA
07/23/2011 Parc Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC
07/24/2011 The Comcast Theatre - Hartford, CT
07/25/2011 Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY *Off Date w/ All Shall Parish
07/26/2011 Club Texas - Auburn, ME *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish
07/27/2011 P.N.C. Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
07/29/2011 First Niagara Pavilion - Pittsburgh, PA
07/30/2011 Jiffy Lube Live - Washington, DC
07/31/2011 Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
08/02/2011 Verizon Wireless V. Beach Amphitheater - Virginia Beach, VA
08/03/2011 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC
08/04/2011 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish
08/05/2011 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL
08/06/2011 DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI
08/07/2011 Verizon Wireless Music Center - Indianapolis, IN
08/09/2011 Zoo Amphitheatre - Oklahoma City, OK
08/10/2011 Superpages.com Center - Dallas, TX
08/11/2011 New Daisy Theatre - Memphis, TN *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish , Red Fang
08/12/2011 Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA
08/13/2011 1-800-Ask-Gary-Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL
08/14/2011 Cruzan Amphitheater - West Palm Beach, FL

UNEARTH on the European Hell On Earth Tour w/ Evergreen Terrace, Bane, Nasty, Casey Jones and Full Blown Chaos:
08/26/2011 F-Haus - Jena, Germany
08/27/2011 Essigfabrik - Köln, Germany
08/28/2011 Vorstin - Hilversum, Netherlands
08/29/2011 Islington O2 Academy, London, UK
08/30/2011 Fleece - Bristol, UK

08/31/2011 White Rabbit - Plymouth, UK

09/01/2011 Moho Live - Manchester, UK

09/02/2011 Derby - Derby Redemption, UK
09/03/2011 Rock im Loch Festival - Lünen, Germany
09/04/2011 Trix Zaal - Antwerpen, Belgium
09/05/2011 Faust - Hannover, Germany
09/06/2011 Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
09/07/2011 The Rock - Copenhagen, Denmark
09/08/2011 Hot Spot - Kassel, Germany
09/09/2011 Garage - Saarbrücken, Germany
09/10/2011 LKA - Stuttgart, Germany
09/11/2011 Gare de Lion - Wil, Switzerland
09/12/2011 Werk - Munich, Germany
09/13/2011 Explosiv - Graz, Austria
09/14/2011 Statsaal - Spittal an der Drau, Austria
09/15/2011 Abaton - Prague, Czech Republic
09/16/2011 Conne Island - Leipzig, Germany
09/17/2011 SO 36 - Berlin, Germany
09/18/2011 Into The Pit Festival - Vincenza, Italy
09/19/2011 Komma - Wörgl, Austria
09/20/2011 Halle 02 - Heidelberg, Germany

Worldwide Release Dates:
Darkness In The Light will be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway July 1, the rest of Europe on July 4, North America, Spain and Italy on July 5, Finland and Hungary on July 6, Australia July 8 and Japan on July 27.

Against Me! Release "Russian Spies"/"Occult Enemies" Digital/7" Today (June 14)

Gainesville's Against Me! is excited to announce the release of its brand new, two-song digital/7". Out today via Sabot Productions and available through iTunes and Total Treble mailorder, "Russian Spies"/"Occult Enemies" was recorded at the storied Smart Studios in Madison, WI, prior to its closing and is the first recording to feature the band's explosive new drummer Jay Weinberg. The track "Russian Spies" can be streamed through front man Tom Gabel's blog now and can be purchased digitally through iTunes HERE and physically through Total Treble HERE.

In addition to the release of the new 7", Against Me! recently announced the formation of their own record label, Total Treble Music. Within the US and Canada, the label will be distributed via RED/MRI and will be the home of all future Against Me! releases. Having spent their career on both major and independent labels of varying sizes, the creation of Total Treble Music will afford the band full control of their creative and professional destiny moving forward. The band hopes to partner with other labels for the rest of the world for future releases.

Currently the band is on their June US headline tour that recently began in Millvale, PA, on Monday, May 31. Touring with supporting acts Screaming Females and Lemuria, the three-week tour is continuing to hit a number of major markets across a large portion of the country and will culminate in a performance at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, on June 21. Immediately following the headline tour, the band will be performing as part of this year's Vans Warped Tour through August. Additionally, the band will be performing a number of dates supporting blink-182 and Rancid in Canada from August 25-31. Tickets for the current headline tour can be purchased through the band's Web site: http://www.againstme.net/events

Tour dates below:

JUNE
14 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
15 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall *
16 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection *
17 - Chicago, IL - Metro *
18 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave *
20 - Fargo, ND - The Venue *
21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
24 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion #
25 - Houston, TX - Showgrounds at Sam Houston #
26 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center #
29 - Las Cruces, NM - NMSU Intramural Field #
30 - Las Vegas, NV - Union Plaza Parking Lot #

JULY
01 - Pomona, CA - Pomona Fairplex #
02 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre #
03 - Ventura, CA - Seaside Park #
06 - Kansas City, MO - Sandstone Amphitheatre #
07 - Indianapolis, IA - Verizon Wireless Music Center #
27 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre #
28 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre #
29 - Orlando, FL - Central Florida Fairgrounds #
30 - Miami, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre #
31 - St. Petersburg, FL - Vinoy Park #

AUGUST
01 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre #
02 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center #
03 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre #
04 - Omaha, NE - Westfair Amphitheatre #
05 - Denver, CO - Invesco Field #
06 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fairgrounds #
07 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion #
09 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Amphitheatre #
10 - Los Angeles, CA - Home Depot Center #
11 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater #
12 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheater #
13 - Seattle, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre #
14 - Portland, OR - Washington County Fairgrounds #
19 - Richmond, VA - Best Friends Day Festival at The Canal Club
25 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center &
26 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre &
27 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place &
28 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome &
30 - Victoria, BC - Save On Foods Memorial Centre &
31 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena (w/ blink-182, Rancid, My Chemical Romance)

OCTOBER
28-30 - Gainesville, FL - The Fest

* = w/ Screaming Females and Lemuria
# = 2011 Vans Warped Tour
& = w/ blink-182 and Rancid

Of Mice & Men's "The Flood" Out Now On Rise Records; Currently #1 Rock Album on iTunes; Catch Them On The Vans Warped Tour

After massive amounts of hype and anticipation Of Mice & Men met and exceeded all expectations with their early 2010 self-titled debut, selling over 35,000 copies in the first year. They hit the ground running, growing their already solid fanbase by performing on the Vans Warped Tour, Bamboozle and touring with such acts as The Devil Wears Prada, Attack Attack!, We Came As Romans, Alesana, Dance Gavin Dance, I See Stars, I Set My Friends On Fire, Emmure and many more.

Fresh off an almost entirely sold out full US headliner, Of Mice & Men has now unleashed The Flood, their second full length which is currently the #1 Rock Album on iTunes.

Former Attack Attack! front man Austin Carlile returns and gives his most brutal and honest performance to date and is accompanied by Shayley Bourget's soaring, sincere singing. The album showcases the bands true maturation over a year of relentless touring, while still giving kids the brutal breakdowns and catchy choruses they need to turn the live shows into a true experience.

Of Mice & Men will be out on the Vans Warped Tour all summer and will follow that up with a full US tour with We Came As Romans.

So far critics seem to like The Flood as much as fans do. Alternative Press calls it’ ““….a genuine statement of artistic purpose…” While Ourzone Magazine hails it as, “…an essential metalcore album…” The band is currently featured on the cover of Outburn Magazine which is available nationally at a newsstand near you.

The Flood is available now in both physical and digital versions. The physical CD includes an extra bonus track. To purchase the album on iTunes visit: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-flood/id441152744.

The Flood Track Listing:

1. O.G. Loko

2. Ben Threw

3. Let Live

4. Still Ydg’n

5. My Understandings

6. Ohioisonfire

7. Purified

8. Product Of A Murderer

9. Repeating Apologies

10. The Great Hendowski

11. I’m A Monster

12. Album Only Bonus Track

Lady Danville On Tour Now with Jack's Mannequin; Tour Begins Tonight In Ventura, CA

LADY DANVILLE is an indie pop trio from Los Angeles, California. With Michael Garner on keys, Matthew Frankel on percussion, and Dan Chang on the guitar LADY DANVILLE is most recognized for their well-crafted harmonies, thoughtful lyrics and refreshing dose of energy, wit and charm, evoking the sound of Simon and Garfunkel meets Death Cab for Cutie.

LADY DANVILLE formed in 2007 after meeting as members of UCLA’s Awaken A Cappella. Since then, the band has gone on to consistently sell out Los Angeles venues including the Troubadour, Viper Room, Hotel Café, and the El Rey. They have also shared the stage with Sara Bareilles, Jack’s Mannequin, Ben Folds, Dashboard Confessional, and Adele. In 2009, the band ventured out of Los Angeles and began to attract more attention as they brought their music to the Pacific Northwest. In March of 2010 LADY DANVILLE embarked on their first West Coast Tour and ended their run in Austin, TX making their debut appearance at the annual SXSW 2010 Music Festival. In April of 2010, they toured the East Coast where they played with Jack’s Mannequin kicking off their first ever East Coast tour.

Most recently, LADY DANVILLE toured as support for both Ben Folds and Dashboard Confessional and they are now set to head out as the opener on the Jack’s Mannequin summer tour (see dates below.)

Other accolades include the prominent feature of their song “Cast Away“ on a recent episode of MTV’s The Real World: Washington DC as well as “Love to Love” on E!’s Keeping up with the Kardashians. Furthermore, their music has been consistently featured on Dorm Life, Hulu’s most watched web show, as well as on the acclaimed independent documentary Craigslist Joe. They have also earned tremendous praise from media outlets as diverse as LA Weekly, LAist.com, Wall Street Journal, Filter, Blackbook Mag and Billboard.com.

Tour Dates:

 Jun 14 Ventura Theatre Ventura, CA

Jun 15 Ace of Spades Sacramento, CA

Jun 18 Aggie Theater Fort Collins, CO

Jun 20 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, NE

Jun 21 The Cotillion Wichita, KS

Jun 22 People's Court Des Moines, IA

Jun 24 The Vault Sioux Falls, SD

Jun 25 The Venue Fargo, ND

Jun 26 Clyde Iron Works Duluth, MN

Jun 29 Summerfest at U.S. Cellular Connection Stage Milwaukee, WI

Jul 01 The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY

Jul 06 OMNI Toledo, OH

Jul 08 The National Richmond, VA

Jul 09 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC

Jul 12 House of Blues New Orleans New Orleans, LA

Jul 13 Revolution Music Room Little Rock, AR

Jul 15 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK

Jul 16 Backstage Live SA San Antonio, TX

Aug 28 Sunset Junction Los Angeles, CA

Zenith Myth To Release Self-Titled Debut on September 6 via Vibra Cobra Records

Los Angeles based artist Zenith Myth is set to release his self-titled debut on September 6 via Vibra Cobra records. Zenith Myth is a personal collection of emotional charged melodic rock music that experiments in structure. The record was produced by Blinker the Star's Jordon Zadorozny at his French Kiss Studios in Pembroke, Canada. Jordon is known for having co-written songs with Lindsey Buckingham, John Parish, Courtney Love, Ken Andrewsamongst many others and recently produced for Chris Cornell.

Zenith Myth is 27 year-old Mike Edwards from Los Angeles, California. Creatively blocked and unfulfilled, Edwards got divorced and left behind what many would call the "perfect life" (a house in the hills of California, a successful career, a seemingly great marriage), and moved to a small town in upstate NY for some perspective. It was there that Zenith Myth was realized.

Edwards also managed to enroll some his close friends to play on the record including Paul D'Amour (Tool), Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins), Mike Bloom (Julian Casablancas), Sam Goldberg (Broken Social Scene), and Meshell Ndegeocello.

Having recently moved back to Los Angeles, Edwards now reflects,

"My wife and I had a great 5 years together, breaking up is never easy especially when you love the person. But being "in love" and "loving someone" is a totally different story. Walking away from "that life" was the hardest thing I ever did in my life, but I would do it all over again, if I were in the same position today."

Growing up, Edwards listened to a lot of classic rock, including the legendary Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Supertramp. Add in a healthy dose of Dinosaur Jr, My Bloody Valentine, Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails, and you have all of the elements that were incorporated into Zenith Myth's sound.

Zenith Myth is a break-up record of sorts, what guest vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello calls "the best kind of record." The songs are powerful and vary in tempo and tone, but almost seamlessly flow from heavy modern rock into classic rock into more melancholic, ambient, dub-like moments. The music is characterized by high gain, pulverizing lows, inventive and extensive use of feedback, distortion, digital reverb, and meticulous attention to textural sonic detail. The use of extreme volume and pitch pending, along with the loud-quiet dynamics of the songs form almost their own hybrid. From searing metal through gauzy textured ambient atmospheric ballads, to the heaviest distorted down-tuned subsonic bass sounds, the songs serve as a soothing balm for whatever may ail you in these modern times.

Track Listing:

1. Zenith Myth

2. Icicle Tryst

3. Ego Fader

4. Surgical Gain

5. Degeneration Blues

6. Hot Sleeper

7. Manitou

8. Drifter

9. When All We Had Were Promises

Shonen Knife's "Osaka Ramones: Tribute to the Ramones" To Be Released July 19th on Good Charamel Records In Celebration of Shonen Knife's 30th Anniversary; Band To Launch US/Canadian Tour

Shonen Knife have been the most internationally recognized name in Japanese Rock music since their entrance onto the alternative rock scene in the early 90s seeing them become the indie darlings of hipsters and rock stars alike. 2011 celebrates thirty years since Naoko and the band began releasing albums of their joyous mixture of pop, punk, food and fantasy for the world to enjoy. Since their inception in Osaka in 1981 (featuring Naoko’s sister Atsuko and their friend, bassist/vocalist Michie) to their current lineup featuring members Ritsuko (b,v) and Emi (dr,v), SK have maintained their rightful place in the ever changing indie rock scene.

In celebration of this milestone Shonen Knife is paying tribute to one of their biggest musical inspira­tions since the infancy of their still vibrant career 3 decades ago … NYC’s legendary Ramones.

“Osaka Ramones” is not only the name of this tribute album, but is also the name of the side project which has made its way in and out of Shonen Knife’s performing history for decades. This East meets West punk rock combination is now captured in an album recorded and mixed between Osaka, JP and New York over the last year and was co-produced by Robby Takac of the American rock band Goo Goo Dolls.

The album, set for release July 19 on Takac’s label Good Charamel Records, will be supported by a North American tour. Dates will be announced shortly.

Please enjoy this awesome collection of songs and celebrate the music of the world’s greatest punk rock band while we celebrate the 4th decade of Japan’s indie rock icons, the mighty Shonen Knife...Hey Ho, Let’s Go! …

“Ramones were my all-time idols since I first heard their music from a radio and rushed to a record shop. This year is the 30th anniversary of Shonen Knife. For celebration, we decided to record a cover album of our favorite band the Ramones. The title is “Osaka Ramones” with our respect. I’m very happy to release an Osaka Ramones project and to recognize their contri­bution to the evolution of Shonen Knife“-Naoko, Shonen Knife