Archive for June 5, 2012

Win Tickets To SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL 2012!

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal festivals, heavy metal news, metal music, Music, rock festivals, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on June 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

With the tour just one month out, the coordinators and sponsors of SHOCKWAVE 2012 are giving away two pairs of tickets for each date throughout  the trek! To enter, go to THIS LOCATION. Only one entry per person. As an added bonus, all entrants will automatically be registered for a chance to win an autographed Ibanez GRG electric Black Knight guitar and a festival t-shirt! (Please specify t-shirt size when entering.)

Established to give Metal fans a lower cost festival option this Summer, SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012 features 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, DDrum, Intune Guitar Pics, Indie Merch, Earsplit PR, Skateboard Marketing, Burning Angel, Yetibite, The PRP, Rockin Wellness, Dirtycheese Design & Development and Blank TV, the trek will begin on July 6 in Seattle, Washington and run through August 4 where it will come to a ceremonial close in Hollywood, California. Tickets are on sale NOW at THIS LOCATION.

In addition, fans can now vote for the bands they’re most looking forward to seeing. Log on to the official SHOCKWAVE website and cast your vote NOW. [The poll is located at the bottom right of the main page.] And don’t forget to peep the official video 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

7/07/2012 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC

7/09/2012 The Republik – Calgary, AB

7/11/2012 Pyramid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB

7/12/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN

7/13/2012 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

7/14/2012 Kool House – Toronto, ON

7/15/2012 The Armouries – Windsor, ON

7/17/2012 Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC

7/18/2012 Le National – Montreal, QC

7/20/2012 Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY

7/21/2012 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY

7/22/2012 Reverb – Reading, PA

7/24/2012 Revolution – Amityville, NY

7/25/2012 Palladium – Worcester, MA

7/26/2012 Empire – West Springfield, VA

7/27/2012 Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH

7/28/2012 Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL

7/29/2012 Tebala Shrine – Rockford, IL

7/31/2012 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO

8/02/2012 Nakai Hall – Window Rock, AZ

8/03/2012 The Marqee Theater – Tempe, AZ

8/04/2012 House Of Blues – Hollywood, CA

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL.

Stone.

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THE MELVINS – Seek Guinness World Record For The Fastest Tour Of The United States & D.C. By A Band With 51-Date Fall Tour

Posted in experimental rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, rock music, rock music news, sludge metal with tags , , , , , on June 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

Left to right: Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover; photo credit: Mackie Osborne

June 5, 2012, LOS ANGELES — The Melvins will attempt to become the Guinness World Record holders for the first band to tour the full United States and D.C. in 51 days with a tour kicking off Sept. 5 in Anchorage, Alaska and wrapping up Oct. 25 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

“We figured it was time for us to do something REALLY crazy,” said Osborne. “51 shows in 50 states plus 1 on D.C. and all in 51 days?  Jeez!  I wonder if we can do it?”

The tour, which will feature the Melvins Lite line-up of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn, also marks the first time in the band’s near 30-year history that they will perform in Alaska, New Hampshire, Delaware and Hawaii.

The Melvins Performance of “The War on Wisdom” from a recent episode of Last Call with Carson Daly can be seen by clicking the link below:

http://vimeo.com/41135378

Arriving in-stores and online today is Freak Puke, the debut release from Melvins Lite that Spin recently described as “a unique detour for the long-running band” and adding “one of the loudest bands on earth has perfectly siphoned their gloomy energy into evil cocktail jazz.”

Trevor Dunn

“We had seen Trevor playing upright bass in a jazz setting and thought that we could utilize that for a recording project,” explained Crover. “This is something different from the two drummer/big hair line-up, which we plan on continuing with as well.”

Prior to the Fall, the Melvins have a full spate of appearances.  The band perform two shows in conjunction with Subliminal Projects: June 8 at The Echoplex in Los Angeles and June 30 at  TT Underground Gallery in New York.  Buzz Osborne will be a guest on Fox News’ “Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld” on June 28.   Melvins Lite will also venture north for a three week trek of primarily Canadian tour dates that kicks off on July 1 (dates below).

The Melvins 51-date United States tour dates:

September 5    Anchorage, AK @ Bear Tooth Theatre and Pub

September 6    Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market

September 7    Oregon @ TBA

September 8    Boise, ID @ Neurolux Lounge

September 9    Missoula, MT @ Top Hat Lounge

September 10    Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound

September 11    Casper, WY @ TBA

September 12    Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre

September 13    Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck

September 14    Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note

September 15    Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room

September 16    Des Moines, IA @ House of Bricks

September 17    Sioux Falls, SD @ The Vault

September 18    Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium

September 19    Minneapolis, MN @ Grumpy’s

September 20    Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon

September 21    Chicago, IL @ Double Door

September 22    Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue Theatre

September 23    Louisville, KY @ The Vernon Club

September 24    Detroit, MI @ Smalls

September 25    Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

September 26    Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street

September 27    Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby’s

September 28    South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

September 29    Dover, NH @ Dover Brickhouse

September 30    Portland, ME @ Asylum

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October 1    Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

October 2    Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Cafe

October 3    New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place

October 4    Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

October 5    Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s

October 6    Wilmington, DE @ Mojo 13

October 7    Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

October 8    Washington, DC @ Black Cat

October 9    Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre

October 10    Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

October 11    Knoxville, TN @ The Square Room

October 12    Greenville, SC @ The Handle Bar

October 13    Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club

October 14    Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree

October 15    Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

October 16    Jackson, MS @ Duling Hall

October 17    Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s Cantina

October 18    Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon

October 19    Austin, TX @ Mohawk

October 20    Norman, OK @ Opolis Production

October 21    Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad

October 22    Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

October 23    Las Vegas, NV @ Artifice

October 24    Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery

October 25    Honolulu, HI @ The Republik

Melvins Lite Canada + tour dates (Retox opens all dates except July 4 and 20):

July 1    Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall

July 3    Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre

July 4    Ottawa, ON @ Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest

July 5    Toronto, ON @ Opera House

July 6    London, ON @ Call The Office

July 7    Hamilton, ON @ Club Absinthe

July 9    Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Center

July 10    Regina, SK @ The Exchange

July 11    Saskatoon, SK @ Louis’ Pub

July 12    Calgary, AB @ Republik

July 13    Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room

July 15    Vancouver, BC @ Venue

July 17    Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo House of Music

July 18    Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre

July 20    San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on THE MELVINS, click on the links below!

www.themelvins.net

www.facebook.com/melvinsarmy

www.ipecac.com

LONG LIVE THE MELVINS.

LONG LIVE MELVINS LITE.

Stone.

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FEAR FACTORY – Announce AOL Listening Party For “The Industrialist”

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal albums, heavy metal news, industrial metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on June 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

The Industrialist to drop today; band gears up for this Summer’s Shockwave Festival

Today, and throughout the week, AOL Music will stream The Industrialist, the forthcoming new full-length from legendary futuristic Metal sorcerers FEAR FACTORY. Slated for North American 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.

Recently commended by Revolver Magazine in a 4/5 review for offering up “the same pulsating, angry urgency of old…nicely counterbalanced by some incredibly deft melodies,” The Industrialist is a conceptual record based around a short story written by Bell. The record again pairs FEAR FACTORY with producer Rhys Fulber and was mixed by Greg Reely (Paradise Lost/Skinny Puppy/Machine Head), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (Gojira/Divine Heresy).

Hear The Industrialist in full at THIS LOCATION.

Currently ravaging stages across Europe, FEAR FACTORY will return for another North American run of dates this summer headlining this year’s inaugural Shockwave Festival! Set to kick off July 6, the tour – which includes Voivod, Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Revocation, Havok, Dirge Within, Last Chance To Reason, Vildhjarta,The Browning and Forged In Flame – will steamroll its way through over two dozen cities across North America. Tickets are on sale NOW at THIS LOCATION.

FEAR FACTORY –  SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012:
w/ 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

7/07/2012 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC

7/09/2012 The Republik – Calgary, AB

7/11/2012 Pyramid Cabaret – Winnipeg, MB

7/12/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN

7/13/2012 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

7/14/2012 Kool House – Toronto, ON

7/15/2012 The Armouries – Windsor, ON

7/17/2012 Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC

7/18/2012 Le National – Montreal, QC

7/20/2012 Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY

7/21/2012 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY

7/22/2012 Reverb – Reading, PA

7/24/2012 Revolution – Amityville, NY

7/25/2012 Palladium – Worcester, MA

7/26/2012 Empire – West Springfield, VA

7/27/2012 Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH

7/28/2012 Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL

7/29/2012 Tebala Shrine – Rockford, IL

7/31/2012 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO ***

8/02/2012 Nakai Hall – Window Rock, AZ

8/03/2012 The Marqee Theater – Tempe, AZ

8/04/2012 House Of Blues – Hollywood, CA
*** – New Date Added

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(Source: Earsplit PR)

* For more info on FEAR FACTORY, click on the links below!

http://www.fearfactory.com

https://www.facebook.com/fearfactory

  http://candlelightrecordsusa.com

LONG LIVE FEAR FACTORY.

Stone.

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OZZY OSBOURNE “Speak Of The Devil” – First Official Release Of This 1982 Concert In Stores July 17th!

Posted in classic rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal dvds, heavy metal news, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , on June 5, 2012 by Metal Odyssey

“Speak Of The Devil” was filmed at Irvine Meadows, California in 1982. The show was part of the delayed continuation of the “Diary Of A Madman” tour following the tragic death of Randy Rhoads in March ’82 in a flying accident during the early part of the tour. The show features guitarist Brad Gillis who was brought in to replace Randy Rhoads.

The concert is a perfect snapshot of Ozzy Osbourne’s live performances in the eighties with dramatic staging and masses of energy with a setlist based around his first two solo albums and a few Black Sabbath classics. Ozzy has always been one of Heavy Metal’s great frontmen and despite the difficult circumstances, this show captures him at his absolute best.

Package contains liner notes written by bassist Rudy Sarzo.

Line-up:

Ozzy Osbourne – vocals

Don Airey – keyboards

Tommy Aldridge – drums

Brad Gillis – guitar

Rudy Sarzo – bass

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(Source: Eagle Rock Entertainment)

http://www.eagle-rock.com

LONG LIVE OZZY OSBOURNE.

Stone.

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