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21/02/12
The Used Announce UK Dates
The Used have announced that they will be heading over to the UK in April to do a mini-tour in support of their forthcoming album release ‘Vulnerable’ – due out March 26th.
April
24th – Glasgow, King Tut’s
25th – Manchester, Academy 3
26th – Birmingham, Academy 2
25th – London, Academy 2 Islington
Special Event:
If you pre-order‘Vulnerable’ it comes with a free ticket to attend a special short acoustic performance and an opportunity to meet and greet the band – all for £7.99! This special event will take place on April 28th in Kingston. You can purchase tickets to the event for £7 without the pre-order.
19/02/12
Slash: Album Cover Artwork and Title Revealed
Slash has revealed the cover artwork and album title for his second studio album ‘Apocalyptic Love’. Due out May 21st 2012 (in the UK), will be released Slash’s own label DikHayd International and distributed through Roadrunner Records in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
In the UK, the album will be released in exclusive Classic Rock Fan Pack form – providing a unique collectable package containing the studio album with bonus tracks alongside a specially created magazine with unseen behind-the-scenes content put together by Classic Rock.
The Fan Pack format will also come with free gifts including a pin badge and artwork poster and will be available to buy via more than 2000 retail outlets on newsstands nationally as well as the traditional high street and online music retailer. The Fan Pack is available for pre-order now at:www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk. Roadrunner Records will simultaneously release the record digitally. The standard physical release of the Slash album will follow through Roadrunner Records on June 18 2012.
On ‘Apocalyptic Love’, Slash - along with and his band mates Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bass) - have teamed with producer Eric Valentine. All the songs were written together by Slash and Kennedy; cameras have been rolling throughout the entire making of the album. Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes footage airing weekly. You can watch it here:
Tickets are now onsale for Slash’s 2012 headlining U.S. tour dates. The list of dates can be found at www.slashonline.com.
Slash is also now confirmed for the UK’s Download Festival, which takes place on the weekend of the 8th - 10th June 2012. For more information and tickets please go to www.downloadfestival.co.uk
16/02/12
Marianas Trench Fallout!
Marianas Trench have just released their most intense video to date. ‘Fallout’ is taken from the band’s current album ‘Ever After’.
Marianas Trench are currently on the road with Simple Plan. Canadian readers check the dates HERE to see if they're heading your way.
16/02/12
Korn ‘Narcissistic Cannibal’ Single Remix Bundles
This Sunday February 19th, Korn release two digital remix bundles of their 'Narcissistic Cannibal' single. The original is taken from their genre-bending new album, ‘The Path of Totality’, which saw the Bakersfield band collaborate with the likes of dubstep superstar, Skrillex, Excision and Kill the Noise. The first bundle, featuring remixes by J. Rabbit, Dave Aude, Adrian Lux and more, will be available via all digital retailers, while the second bundle is exclusive to Beatport.
“This record has come from a lot of fun and incredible collaborations - Skrillex, Kill The Noise, Flinch, 12th Planet, and so many others," said Korn's Jonathan Davis. "When we had the opportunity to have J Rabbit, Juggernaut, Dirty Freqs and the link remix our track, we were thrilled.”
Details on each ‘Narcissistic Cannibal’ bundle are as follows:
ALL DIGITAL RETAILERS:
01. The Juggernaut Remix
02. J. Rabbit Remix
03. Adrian Lux & Blende Remix
04. Dave Aude Radio Mix
05. Dave Aude Club Mix
06. Dirty Freqs Mix Show Remix
07. Andre Giant Remix
BEATPORT EXCLUSIVE:
01. The Juggernaut Remix
02. J. Rabbit Remix
03. Adrian Lux & Blende Remix
04. Dave Aude Radio Mix
05. Dave Aude Club Mix
06. Dirty Freqs Mix Show Remix
07. Andre Giant Remix
08. Dave Aude Dub
09. Dirty Freqs Dub
Korn kick off their European headline tour in support of ‘The Path Of Totality’ on March 12th in Paris, France. The UK leg runs as follows:
25th March – London, O2 Brixton Academy
26th March – Birmingham, O2 Academy
28th March – Manchester, Academy
29th March – Glasgow, O2 Academy
31st March – Belfast, Mandela Hall
01st April – Dublin, Olympia
03rd April – Bristol, O2 Academy
Halestorm’s new album ‘The Strange Case Of…’ will be released April 10th. Produced by Howard Benson, 'The Strange Case Of…’ was recently named among Revolver’s “Most Anticipated Albums of the Year”.
You can watch the brand new video for first single ‘Love Bites (So Do I)’ below. The track – as well as three other highlights from ‘The Strange Case Of…’ – is featured on Halestorm’s new EP, ‘Hello, It’s Mz. Hyde’ which is currently available at all digital retailers.
Dark New Day Offer Bonus Track with ‘New Tradition’ Album
On February 28th Dark New Day - Clint Lowery (guitarist from Sevendust), Will Hunt (drummer from Evanescence), Troy McLawhorn (guitarist from Evanescence), Brett Hestla (lead singer/guitarist from Virgos Merlot) and Corey Lowery (bassist from Stereomud and Eye Empire) - will release their highly anticipated sophomore album, ’New Tradition’, on Goomba Music.
To make the release extra special, the band is offering a bonus track to fans who buy the full album and send in a photo of themselves holding the CD or a digital photo of their purchase online. An MP3 of 'Rising Sun' will be available for a limited time only (February 28th through March 6th).
Photos can be e-mailed to DND@goombamusic.com or mailed to:
Goomba Music
6348 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Suite 301
Chicago, IL 60646 (must be postmarked by March 6th). Goomba Music will then e-mail the song to the fans directly.
“‘Rising Sun’ is a cool tune in the history of DND,” explains drummer Will Hunt. “We actually said before writing it, in not so many words, let's write as basic a rock song as we can for the sake of doing it because we can. It’s kinda getting back to our formidable ‘roots.’ It's really just about getting in your car, crankin' up some jams, and headin' out to get rowdy with your friends. Very different for us lyrically and stylistically.”
Agent Cooper is an Atlanta based “Southern Progressive” rock band; featuring four part harmonies interlaced with very intricate and sometimes aggressive performances. Forming in 1998, Agent Cooper is often referred to as “the Toto of the South”, largely due to the amount of session and soundtrack work the band has done. Drawing from influences such as RUSH, Queen, Genesis, (to name a few), it’s easy to see where the band gets their distinct musicality from. Agent Cooper’s unique sound is one that has been honed and carved from over two decades of playing and recording together.
Tracklisting for the EP ‘From The Ashes’ :
01. Power
02. Tornado Dreams
03. The Stand
04. Mother
05. I Can
06. Misunderstood
‘From The Ashes’ is released through Binary Recordings / Universal on March 5th 2012
The band are playing two intimate live dates in late February supporting Tony MacAlpine at:
21st Feb - Manchester, Moho Live
22nd Feb - London, Underworld
Tickets are priced £15 (£16.50 London) – subject to booking fee. Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk
South African rockers Seether are set to return to the UK with a brand new studio album, set for release on 5th March. ‘Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray’ will be available in a CD/DVD bonus format, a version of the album which is exclusive to the UK market. The band is also set to tour the UK in March 2012.
‘Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray’ was released to widespread critical acclaim in the USA in May 2011. The debut single from the album, ‘Country Song’ (released in the UK on 27th February), spent an amazing 11 weeks at #1 (on Active Rock radio) over the course of the year and recently achieved Gold status for sales of over 500,000 units digitally by the RIAA. The song was the #1 most played song at Active Rock radio for the year 2011, outdistancing such acts as Foo Fighters, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The UK release is unique and will feature a host of bonus material. In addition to the standard 12 album tracks the UK version CD will also feature seven extra tracks:
13. Dead Seeds / 14. Yeah / 15. Nobody / 16. Effigy / 17. No Resolution (Skolnik Remix) / 18. Roses (Protector Drumstep Remix) / 19. Country Song (Elder Kepson Remix)
The UK release will also come with a bonus DVD as part of the standard release. Tracklisting for this is as follows:
DISC 2 (bonus DVD entitled ‘Seether In Session’) - 1. Country Song (Acoustic) / 2. Fine Again (Acoustic) / 3. Fake It (Acoustic) / 4. Broken (Acoustic) / 5. Rise Above (Acoustic) / 6. Country Song (Plugged in) / 7. Remedy (Plugged in).
UK Tour Dates 2012
09 March* - Edinburgh, HMV Picture House
10 March - Glasgow, Garage
11 March* - Manchester, Manchester Academy
12 March* - Birmingham, O2 Academy
14 March* - Bristol, O2 Academy
15 March* - London, Apollo Hammersmith
* Playing with 3 Doors Down
Former Hollywood Undead Frontman Signs with New Label
California based lyricist, producer, singer/rapper Deuce has announced plans to release his intensely anticipated debut solo album ‘Nine Lives’ via Five Seven Music on 23rd April worldwide. Experiencing huge success as the frontman for Hollywood Undead, and creatively fueling the band’s fire that lead to millions of views on YouTube and over 800,000 in album sales for debut album ‘Swan Songs’, Deuce’s solo effort picks up right where the aforementioned sensation left off.
“This album has that signature Deuce sound and is similar in flavor to what I created on Swan Songs, but completely unrestricted and rated NC-17. I took some of the shit I couldn’t get away with on ‘Swan Songs’ and brought it to another level for ‘Nine Lives’. If you liked what I did before you will love this shit. Deuce lives!” says Deuce.
Pennsylvania quartet Halestorm have released a collection of four brand new songs:
Love Bites (So Do I)
Rock Show
Daughter of Darkness
Here's to Us
The EP, titled ‘Hello, It’s Mz. Hyde’ is available now and contains a kick ass taster of things to come. The band’s second full-length album ‘The Strange Case of….’ will be released in April.
Halestorm are currently on a European tour with Shinedown, which arrives in the UK on February 8th. Don’t miss out! Full dates HERE
Therapy?’s forthcoming album ’A Brief Crack Of Light’, due for release on February 6th, is now available for pre-order at Amazon: CD or limited edition vinyl. Or you can buy it direct at Global Music.
The Irish rockers new single 'Living In The Shadow of The Terrible Thing' is out now. Check out the video below.
Quirky power rockers The James Warner Prophecies are set to release their debut album 'Things Change' on March 12.
Produced and engineered by the band's frontman, Joe Brown, 'Things Change' expertly displays the bands energetic mix of sounds. Taking strands of pop-punk, rock and pop and forging them with powerful and honest lyrics, it's an anthemic blast, with reference points from Queen to The King Blues to My Chemical Romance. Their sound also comes from a distinctly British perspective, injecting just the right amount of self-awareness and subversive humour.
Having won 'Best EP/Single' for their 2011 EP 'Fell' at last years Pure Rawk Awards, this year they have been nominated for FOUR Awards - 'Best Band', 'Best Front Person', 'Best Bassist' and 'Best Drummer'. The winners are to be announced in April.
Renowned for their spectacular live show the Midlands-based trio have supported the likes of Supergrass, The King Blues, Go:Audio and Alabama 3. They have also played at numerous festivals. A full UK Tour is being planned for April.
Lead track 'Define' is accompanied by an awesome video, courtesy of young filmmaker Daniel James Broadley
