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ASG RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “AVALANCHE” AND CONFIRM APRIL TOUR DATES

Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock albums, hard rock bands, Music, psych-rock, psychedelic rock, rock albums, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , , , on April 4, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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BLOOD DRIVE AVAILABLE MAY 28; VINYL BONUS TRACK

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Philadelphia – ASG have released a lyric video for Avalanche, a song from the band’s forthcoming Relapse Records debut, Blood Drive (May 28).

Check out the Avalanche lyric video below!

The song will be available Tuesday via iTunes (pre-order link is: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/avalanche-single/id630889558).

The North Carolina Psych-Rock quartet has also added a handful of tour dates for later this month with stops in Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Boston.

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ASG Tour Dates:

April 21     Philadelphia, PA     North Star Bar *

April 22     Brooklyn, NY     Saint Vitus Bar *

April 23     Cambridge, MA     Middle East Downstairs *

April 26     Virginia Beach, VA     Smoked Out

April 27     Kill Devil Hills, NC     Outer Banks Brewing Station

* – with Orange Goblin and KEN mode

Blood Drive was recorded in the Fall of 2012 with producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Fu Manchu).  An album trailer, featuring a portion of another new song, “Days Work,” is available via YouTube: (http://youtu.be/nYH71HgTXNY).

Pre-orders bundles for the CD/2xLP/Digital album are available now via Relapse:(http://www.relapse.com/asg).

The 2xLP version of Blood Drive features an exclusive bonus track: Mourning of the Earth.

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ASG:

Jason Shi – guitar & vocals

Andy Ellis – bass

Scott Key – drums

Jonah Citty – guitar

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ASG, click on the links below!

facebook: ASG

www.asgshop.com

http://www.relapse.com

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LONG LIVE ASG.

ASG F’N ROCKS. ‘NUFF SAID.

Stone.

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ROYAL THUNDER AND PITCHFORK GIVE AWAY ACOUSTIC TRACK

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, heavy metal news, Metal, metal music, Music, rock music, rock music news with tags , , , , on April 4, 2013 by Metal Odyssey

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BAND JOINS DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN FOR SPRING TOUR; DECIBEL X CONVERSE SHARE BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO

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Philadelphia – Royal Thunder and Pitchfork are giving fans a free download of the Atlanta band’s stirring acoustic rendition of “Black Water Vision” (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15230-black-water-vision-acoustic/).

Recorded earlier this year, the acoustic version is a testament to the relatively new band’s musical prowess which was echoed by David Fricke (Rolling Stone) in his recent appraisal of the band’s SXSW performance: “heavy with the meaty, base elements of early-Seventies British blues in guitarist Josh Weaver’s harmonic-fuzz sustain and a striking vocal change-up in bassist Mlny Parsonz, whose robust projection and supple vibrato made me think of Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick at a lower, godless pitch.”

Decibel Magazine debuts an acoustic version of “Whispering World” as their July flexi disc. Royal Thunder recently participated in the ongoing Converse x Decibel Collaboration video series, where the quartet discusses the necessary sacrifices to be in a touring band (http://www.decibelmagazine.com/converse/converse-x-decibel-royal-thunder-do-quit-their-day-jobs/).

The Atlanta band released their debut album CVI in May 2012.  The release was called a “stunning breakthrough” by Spin, Revolver called the album “essential” listening and Decibel placed singer Mlny Parsonz on the cover of their inaugural women in Metal issue.  Royal Thunder closed out 2012 with multiple year-end/best of accolades including the Village Voice (#10 on Top Ten Metal Albums of 2012), Spin (#6 on 20 Best Metal Albums of 2012) and #11 on Revolver’s 20 Best Albums of the year.

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Royal Thunder Tour Dates:

Apr. 18    Tilburg, Netherlands @ Roadburn

w/Dillinger Escape Plan:

Apr. 22     Lancaster, PA @ The Chameleon Club

Apr. 23     Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Music Hall

Apr. 24     Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom

Apr. 25     Pittsburgh, PA @ The Altar Bar

Apr. 26     Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

Apr. 27     Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Apr. 28     New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place

Apr. 30     Columbus, OH @ A&R Bar

May 04     Newport, KY @ Southgate House

May 05     Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection

May 07     Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater

May 08     Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s

May 09     Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s

May 10     Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon

May 11     St. Louis, MO     The Firebird

May 12     Lawrence, KS     Granada Theater

May 14     Boulder, CO     Fox Theater

May 16     Boise, ID     Knitting Factory

May 17     Reno, NV     Knitting Factory

May 18     Sacramento, CA     Ace of Spades

May 19     San Francisco, CA     DNA Lounge

May 20     Anaheim, CA     Chain Reaction

May 22     Albuquerque, NM     Launchpad

May 23     El Paso, TX     Tricky Falls

May 24     Austin, TX     Mohawk

May 25     New Orleans, LA     One Eyed Jacks

May 26     Birmingham, AL     Zydeco

May 28     West Columbia, SC     New Brookland Tavern

May 29     Charlotte, NC     Amos’ South End

May 30     Carrboro, NC     Cat’s Cradle

May 31     Asheville, NC     Orange Peel

June 01     Richmond, VA     Kingdom

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(Source: Speakeasy PR & Marketing)

* For more info on ROYAL THUNDER, click on the link below!

facebook: ROYAL THUNDER

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LONG LIVE ROYAL THUNDER.

Stone.

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