The mighty Stryper is hitting the road in support of their latest studio album release via Frontiers Music Srl, FALLEN! They’ll be playing dates in the U.S. in April, May, June, July, August, September, and October! Get dates and ticket info here: http://www.stryper.com/Tour/tour.html
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As reported on The Last Vegas Facebook:
Hello TLV Warriors! First round of “Eat Me World Tour Dates” Announced in Midwest, Canada and West Coast!! See you at the shows, we will be announcing more soon and get hungry for (new album) Eat Me March 18!!
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Chad Cherry – Vocals
Adam Arling – Guitar
Johnny Wator – Guitar
Bryan Wilkinson – Guitar
Danny Smash – Bass
Nathan Arling – Drums
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* For more info on THE LAST VEGAS:
Facebook: the LAST VEGAS
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Lavadome Productions has announced the addition of Boston-based Death Metal unit Zealotry to its roster. The label has set an April 22 release for the band’s sophomore album, The Last Witness.
An album that hits on all fronts with a progressive, yet schooled brand of Death Metal mastery, The Last Witness is carved from the same flesh as some of the genre’s most important releases. Zealotry is a band that walks its own path, one that’s paved by a desire to push Death Metal to new levels, while staying true to the genre’s traditional elements.
The Last Witness brings to life a series of massive and unparalleled musical movements dense and complex enough to require repeated listens.
The Last Witness tells the story of humanity’s end, as imagined by Arthur C. Clarke (among others). It speaks of our species’ forced ascension and assimilation, compelled by the unseen, unknowable mind that tends to the cosmic clockwork and has decided the fates of countless other races.
One chapter from that story, Yliaster, is now streaming at: https://youtu.be/2Fxof7EBrSc or below:
Lavadome is proud to present such irreversible art which stands out above the norm, instead of following it in hopes there are still ears out here, thirsty to listen on repeat and slowly uncovering the mesmerizing scales of the nature presented by The Last Witness.
Pre-orders are available at:
CD: http://store.lavadome.org/product_info.php?products_id=1153
Digital: http://zealotry.bandcamp.com/
Zealotry features members of CHTHE’ILIST, SEROCS, INHUMATUS and MYTH OF I.
Track List:
1. Arc of Eradication
2. Heralding the Black Apostle
3. Cybernetic Eucharist
4. Progeny Omega
5. Mutagenesis
6. Yliaster
7. The Last Witness
8. Silence
Recording Personnel:
R. Temin – Vocals, Rhythm Guitars, Synths
P. Tougas – Lead & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
A. Zalatan – Drums
A. Collins – Bass
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Source: ClawHammer PR
* For more info:
www.facebook.com/zealotrymetal
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As reported by AFM Records:
U.S. Thrash Metal legends Flotsam and Jetsam have inked a worldwide deal with AFM Records. The band’s new album, simply titled “Flotsam and Jetsam” will be released on May 20th.
We’re honored that Flotsam and Jetsam have decided to join our roster. Of course we’ve followed their career for many years and always valued the band’s qualities. This new, self-titled album is a blast! We’ve been convinced right from the very first demos sent. It was obvious to us why the album is titled as it is: “Flotsam and Jetsam” holds the essence of what defines the band – this album is a statement, something to be proud of and we are proud to start working with the band with such a special release.
The band states: “Flotsam and Jetsam really appreciated the fact that AFM laid out a legitimate, business plan for us when they made their offer to sign us. We believe they are as committed to us as a band, as we are to providing them with quality metal to get behind and promote. Along with signing to a new label, all the forward movement for the band in the last two years has also allowed us to partner with new team members; like Chris Collier of CMC21 Productions, who just completed the mixing and mastering of the album and Andy Pilkington of Very Metal Art out of the UK, for the album cover and stage production art, who are both doing a phenomenal job for us. We’re looking forward to playing the music on this album live, which hasn’t been a luxury for the band on past releases, as well as debuting our new stage look.”
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM:
Eric “AK” Knutson – vocals
Steve Conley – guitars
Michael Gilbert – guitars
Michael Spencer – bass
Jason Bittner – drums
“Flotsam and Jetsam” – Album Track Listing:
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PRIMAL FEAR – I’ve come to the Metal conclusion that the powerful PRIMAL FEAR continues to get better and better with each new studio album they release. I’m guilty of being a PRIMAL FEAR loyalist, I’ll readily admit. Only give me a break here, in view of the fact Rulebreaker is an undeniable Metal steamroller of eleven songs. This new studio album from PRIMAL FEAR is my favorite Metal album thus far in 2016 and I don’t believe it will be unseated as such.
Rulebreaker begins with Angels Of Mercy and this commanding song sets the Metal stage for the remainder of the album. There’s a trio of world-class guitarists (Magnus Karlsson, Alex Beyrodt, Tom Naumann) in PRIMAL FEAR that gives Rulebreaker its jaw dropping Metal spirit. Holy Metal shit are there countless mouth watering riffs, leads, rhythms and solos that catapult from this album! I thank my Metal stars every night that these songs were written and recorded by PRIMAL FEAR. My Metal God, I do.
The title track and The End Is Near are just two song examples that feature the great Ralf Scheepers falsetto. Ralf is all over this entire album with his ignited vocals! My favorite song on Rulebreaker is the 10:45 epic: We Walk Without Fear. The progressive style intro gives way to what PRIMAL FEAR do best and that’s shred, sing and pound their Metal brilliance straight through my Metal psyche. Spectacular song it is, in my Metal world.
It wouldn’t be a PRIMAL FEAR album without a killer song titled In Metal We Trust. (Ha, ha). Rulebreaker finishes with a fast and hefty song titled: Raving Mad. Honestly, this album does not give me a moment to catch my Metal breath. I speak Metal truth, here. I can’t see how any Metal loving human being out there can pass over this album.
The renowned Matt Sinner on bass and backing vocals along with Francesco Jovino on drums explode their beats, creating every reason to bang my multi decades old Metal head into Metal rapture! Whoa. In conclusion, Rulebreaker is a True Power Metal album for the Metal ages. Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone
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* Rulebreaker was released in January of 2016, via Frontiers Music Srl.
For fans of: Power Metal, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and all other real Heavy Metal bands that kicks absolute Metal ass.
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* For more info on PRIMAL FEAR:
Facebook: Primal Fear
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Return Of The Dreads – Rob Zombie and KORN, with special guest In This Moment. Metal Be Thy Name.
Find your city and complete tour schedule here: http://robzombie.com/tour-dates/
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Vancouver’s THE MOUNTAIN MAN are releasing their debut EP, Bloodlust, on Friday, March 25th, 2016. Bloodlust is a five song EP; one that has been searing my brain tissue with a welcomed and mega potent dosage of Extreme Metal. If you’re into the Extreme side of the Metal highway (like I am), you’re gonna be one jubilant, Metal loving, son of a bitch over THE MOUNTAIN MAN. Seriously. I never knew this band existed and now I cannot stop playing their debut EP! FU$K YEAH!
THE MOUNTAIN MAN features Tevyn Pacey on bass, Ryan McCreedy on drums, Parker on vocals, Tyson Tambellini on rhythm guitar and Jordan Orr on lead guitar. These guys came up with some memorable songs of Metal extremity and it’s all not run-of-the-mill stuff either. Insane riffs, blast beats, vocals and break downs abound with a relentless assault of sonic mayhem! Yeah, it’s all here and ready to kick your Metal ass into next month.
Photo Credit: Shimon Photo
Not one song sucks or even comes close to being average here; this entire Bloodlust EP is killer fuc*ing stuff! There really is nothing else to say, other than buy this EP and go chop a tree down while feeding it to your ears. Think: Lamb Of God meets Pantera and eats Breaking Benjamin and Staind for snacks, while shoving Grammy awards straight up the assholes of Hollywood’s elite. Metal Be Thy Name. – Stone
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Bandcamp – The Mountain Man
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BLOODLUST – Track List:
Bloodlust
Open Graves
Backhand Of God
The Great Decay
Ghost
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NJ/NY Crossover Thrashers ZAMBONI will release their rowdy self-titled debut album on April 15. Featuring the bombastic bass and booming vocals of Chris Butera, and the RAMONES-esque buzzsaw riffing guitars of Robert Orr, the album can be pre-ordered and a new song (“The Greater Evil”) streamed at the link below:
https://zamboni.bandcamp.com/album/zamboni
The album will also be available for pre-orders beginning March 18 through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, CD Baby, and other online retailers.
ZAMBONI began recording their self-titled debut in 2014, with a myriad of issues and time constraints leading to drummer Robert Padilla’s unofficial departure and a plethora of delays. Two years later, the album is finally complete and ready to cause riots in the streets. Due to the band’s longstanding drummer dilemmas, Orr and Butera have decided to go the route of Agoraphobic Nosebleed and both record and play live with programmed drums – proving once and for all that no band is more awful than the dreaded ZAMBONI.
ZAMBONI will play their CD Release Show April 13 at The Meatlocker in Montclair, NJ.
Track List:
The Meaning of Life
Nuclear Hatred
Brain Hemorrhage
Norman Bates
Killer Croc
Stick em
World War Z
Zamboni
Recorded “Where The Magic Happens,” Wantage, NJ
Robert Orr: Mixing, Engineering, Guitars, Vocals
Chris Butera: Bass, Vocals, Artwork
Roger Padilla: Drums on tracks 3-5 and 7-9
Bill Cosby: Drums and Pudding Pops on tracks 2 and 6
Mastered by Eric Feliciano
Zamboni uses: ESP and Dean Guitars, Ibanez Basses, Fender Amplification, Hartke Amplification, Ernie Ball Strings, D’Addario Strings
This album has been brought to you by the Biracial Chair Democratic Republic of the People. All songs written, performed and published by Zamboni. Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY and Wantage, NJ comes the worst band ever to attempt any form of music – Zamboni.
ZAMBONI BIO:
Formed in October 2010, the crossover two-piece began life in the ashes of Butera’s former thrash metal band Obliterator, whom Orr once saw open for Hexen, Mantic Ritual and Rattlehead at The Meatlocker in Montclair, NJ. Butera had a vision for something “so stupid and offensive it had to work.” Fusing a lethal cocktail with ingredients ranging from Carnivore and D.R.I. to NWA and the Wu Tang Clan, Zamboni’s original lineup consisted of Butera, Orr and drummer “Nuclear” Nathan Wolff, releasing the “Blood on the Ice” demo, the “Mother of the Resistance EP,” their live album “Live Stupidity” and finally, “Sucks! The Stupid EP” before Wolff left the band due to career and personal reasons.
Zamboni would perform sporadically utilizing various live drummers from either other bands on the same bill or outright pulling random people out of the crowd before Butera would meet Roger Padilla at an Obituary concert in 2012. Padilla joined Zamboni shortly after and the band continued playing occasional gigs that they would book themselves, mostly to “help out underground touring bands that were coming though the area and needed a show.” Among these bands were Texas’ Insinnerator and Terrorist, Boston’s Sonic Pulse, Sweden’s Six In Line and Alabama’s Cancerslug. Zamboni would also organize and run the annual “Thrash Bash BBQ” festival – which is in its fifth year currently.
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Source: ClawHammer PR
* For more info on ZAMBONI:
https://www.facebook.com/Zamboni666
https://twitter.com/ZamboniMetal
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In less than two weeks, the pioneers of industrial-tinged extreme metal, FEAR FACTORY, will kick off their US headlining tour which will see the band perform its classic second album Demanufacture in its entirety. The trek will commence on March 21st and run through May 7th with support provided by Swedish Metal unit, Soilwork.
“To me, this album sounds not one day older today than it did in 1995,” stated guitarist Dino Cazares, “It’s a metal classic for the ages and I’m excited that we are finally going to be able to perform it live in its entirety and songs from Genexus. Play fearlessly.”
Adds vocalist Burton C. Bell, “I am looking forward to the upcoming tour where FEAR FACTORY will be performing Demanufacture in full for the first time since we released it in 1995. We have some good friends joining us for everyone’s enjoyment. Please come and support the bands that tour hard, and play harder!”
FEAR FACTORY w/ Soilwork:
3/21/2016 The Juggernaut – Gallup, NM (No Soilwork)
3/22/2016 Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM (No Soilwork)
3/24/2016 Korova – San Antonio, TX
3/25/2016 Trees – Dallas, TX
3/26/2016 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
3/28/2016 House of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
3/29/2016 Majestic Lounge – Fayetteville, AR
3/30/2016 Warehouse Live – Clarksville, TN
4/01/2016 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
4/02/2016 Rock Shop – Fayetteville, NC
4/03/2016 Norva – Norfolk, VA
4/05/2016 Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
4/06/2016 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
4/08/2016 Reverb – Reading, PA
4/09/2016 Palladium – Worcester, MA
4/10/2016 The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
4/12/2016 Altar Bar- Pittsburgh, PA
4/14/2016 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
4/1/52016 Machine Shop – Flint, MI
4/16/2016 Piere’s Entertainment Center – Fort Wayne, IN
4/17/2016 Big Shots – Valparaiso, IN
4/19/2016 Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
4/20/2016 Q and Z Expo Center- Ringle, WI
4/21/2016 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
4/22/2016 Pop’s – Sauget, IL
4/23/2016 Aftershock – Merriam, KS
4/24/2016 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
4/26/2016 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
4/27/2016 Hitt Event Center – Idaho Falls, ID
4/29/2016 Revolution Concert House – Boise, ID
4/30/2016 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
5/01/2016 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
5/03/2016 Slims – San Francisco, CA
5/04/2016 LVCS – Las Vegas, NV
5/05/2016 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
5/06/2016 Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
5/07/2016 Fonda – Theatre Los Angeles, CA
FEAR FACTORY‘s latest offering, Genexus, was released worldwide via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The album charted in several countries around the globe, coming in at #13 on the World Top 40 Chart, and once again solidifying the band’s stature as an international force! In addition, Genexus has surpassed the band’s last two releases, Mechanize (2010) and The Industrialist (2012), in terms of first-week sales and chart numbers in the United States.
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Genexus – world chart positions include:
Australia #15
Austria #25
Belgium #35
Canada #36
Czech Republic #42
Finland #25
France #55
Germany #17
Ireland #7 (Top 20 Indie)
Netherlands #34
Sweden #12 (Rock/Metal)
Switzerland #18
UK #31
USA #37
World #13
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Genexus was produced by vocalist Burton C. Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares, and co-produced by long-time collaborator Rhys Fulber. The album was mixed by famed British producer and engineer, Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy, Testament, Exodus et al). Artwork was once again handled by artist Anthony Clarkson. Drums on Genexus were performed by Mike Heller (Malignancy).
Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1990, FEAR FACTORY changed the world of Metal and have become an immense influence on the genre ever since their inception. The band’s unique sound helped bridge the gap between Death Metal, Grindcore, Thrash, and Industrial on landmark releases like Soul Of A New Machine, Demanufacture, and the gold-selling release, Obsolete.
Source: Earsplit PR
* For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/fearfactory
http://www.twitter.com/fear_factory
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Photographer Credit: Jason Charles
Los Angeles, CA – Grunge-pop band Ramonda Hammer dropped the music video to their anthemic debut single, Goddamn Idiot. The video follows a bereaved woman on a reality TV show looking to catch her boyfriend, whom she believes to be unfaithful. Having acquired their name from the reality TV show Cheaters, Ramonda Hammer cleverly plays off this inspiration.
To make the video for “Goddamn Idiot”, the band teamed up with director Ariel Gardner of Dan Harmon’s comedy site, Channel 101. Front-woman, Devin Davis portrays the scorned lover seeking revenge on her unfaithful boyfriend, played by lead guitarist, Justin Geter, and his mistress, performed by bass player, Andy Hengl. Turning to a reality show to expose her cheating boyfriend, the suspecting girlfriend seeks the help of a trashy TV show hosted by drummer, Danny Louangxay. Catching her boyfriend in the act of cheating, Davis’ performance is larger than life as she satirizes the melodrama of reality TV. The show concludes with an unexpected twist of modern romance that is both hilarious and heartwarming.
“Goddamn Idiot” is an angst-ridden rock ballad that Davis explains is “about those moments when people are too afraid to do the right thing, stand up for others, take risks, or just think for themselves. Everyone’s a “goddamn idiot” sometimes, myself included.” Packed with guitar hooks drenched in reverb supporting Davis’ raw vocals, “Goddamn Idiot” is reminiscent of the best nineties alternative rock. The song is the first single off their upcoming album, Whatever That Means, due out later this year. The music video is now streaming on YouTube (or below) and the track is available for download on iTunes.
Davis formed Ramonda Hammer in the summer of 2014, but had come up with the band name as a joke years prior, after binge-watching Cheaters. When she finally decided to start the project, she met Andy Hangl who became the band’s bass player, and soon after, recruited Danny Louangxay on drums and Justin Geter on lead guitar. As a quartet, Ramonda Hammer realized their true potential, creating a sound that is familiar yet unique.
Finding inspiration in acts such as Nirvana, The Pixies, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ramonda Hammer is an eclectic group that combines the raw lyrics and guitar riffs of grunge with the captivating melodies of pop. Though the band’s music is rooted in nineties style, their interpretation of alternative rock is truly fresh and contemporary. Ramonda Hammer has played at legendary venues such as The Echo, The Satellite, The Viper Room, and The Smell, and they toured the west coast in the spring of 2015. For future updates on shows and new releases, you can follow the band at RamondaHammer.com.
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Source: LaFamos PR & Branding
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The debut album from the Finnish Folk Metal band Vetten Äpärät is ready.
The album Syntyi Talven Kyynelistä (Born of Winter’s Tears) will be released through Inverse Records digitally and in Finland 1st of April. International release date for the physical copy will be 13th of May.
Two songs from the album can be heard through the band’s YouTube page or below:
Sydäntalven Viha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEk0nUm730s
Wind of Exhaustion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic7qOscWBtA
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* For more info on Vetten Äpärät:
https://www.facebook.com/vettenaparat/
Source: Inverse Records
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Los Angeles Stoner/Doom Metal band BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH will embark on a European tour with CHRCH. The tour launches at the end of this month and goes through mid-April with dates in Italy, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and The Netherlands. Visit this location for more tour info.
BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH released its third full-length album, Architects of the Void on September 30. Stream the album in its entirety here.
Purchase Architects of the Void on CD and vinyl at http://beholdthemonolith.storenvy.com/.
Architects of the Void follows critically acclaimed 2012 release Defender, Redeemist and marks the debut of vocalist Jordan Nalley who took the reigns following the tragic 2013 death of Kevin McDade in a car accident. The album will also be the first for new bassist Jason “Cas” Casanova (SASQUATCH). The album artwork was created by Dusty Peterson (Bloodbath, Six Feet Under, Oceano).
Praise for Architects of the Void:
“Healthy doses of doomy riffage, pummeling heaviness, and expansive/exploratory parts that just might take you on a journey to another planet.” – MetalSucks
“With elements of all good things that are heavy, the new release by Behold! The Monolith is a musical battle hammer shattering the skulls of the weak and feeble. ” – The Ripple Effect
“Behold! The Monolith do not hesitate to blow listener’s eardrums away with their new album…thunderous sounding riffs and crushing Sabbath like jams.” – Rock and Metal Temple
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Source: ClawHammer PR
* For more band info:
www.facebook.com/beholdthemonolith
beholdthemonolith.bandcamp.com
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IRON MAIDEN are currently on The Book Of Souls World Tour. IRON MAIDEN perform in San Jose, Costa Rica on March 8th. Watch and listen below. Whoa. ‘Nuff said.
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CHEAP TRICK will be releasing their 17th studio album on April 1st, 2016. Titled Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello, this new album is releasing just one week before Cheap Trick’s induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Finally, hell and yeah!! The album will be released via Big Machine Records.
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Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello – Track List:
01 Heart On The Line
02 No Direction Home
03 When I Wake Up Tomorrow
04 Do You Believe Me?
05 Blood Red Lips
06 Sing My Blues Away
07 Roll Me
08 The In Crowd
09 Long Time No See Ya
10 The Sun Never Sets
11 All Strung Out
Pre-order the new album from: http://www.pledgemusic.com/cheaptrick
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The legendary LITA FORD stumbled upon her lost recordings from a collection of 24-track analog tapes and the end result (after some tape baking) is an eleven song studio album titled: Time Capsule. This new album will be released on April 15th, 2016.
LITA FORD had asked several Hard Rock superstars to record with her that were within her studio reach, at the time, so many years ago. During these self-produced recording sessions, LITA FORD is featured with: Billy Sheehan (bass), Dave Navarro (mandolin), Jeff Scott Soto (sings duet with Lita), Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander (backing vocals), Gene Simmons (bass), Chris Holmes (intro) and Rodger Carter on drums. All of these songs were recorded in the moment of creative spontaneity. Metal be thy name! – Stone
Lita Ford Time Capsule – Track Listing:
Intro
Where Will I Find My Heart Tonight
Killing Kind
War of the Angels
Black Leather Heart
Rotten to the Core
Little Wing
On the Fast Track
King of the Wild Wind
Mr. Corruption
Anything for the Thrill
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* For more info on LITA FORD:
Facebook: Lita Ford
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From Scorpions website:
The Scorpions are on the move!
After last year’s massive sold-out world tour, the band is back to rock stages even harder. On their gigantic 50th Anniversary World Tour that kicked off in 2015, the Scorpions are heading to Eastern Europe in February before returning to the US with an impressive five night run at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and playing even more shows in cities around the globe.
The Scorpions have been going full throttle for more than fifty years now, with their best-selling albums dominating the charts for over 500 weeks in Germany alone, and countless chart successes abroad, as well as thousands of unforgettable concerts in cities like Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Moscow, New York, Los Angeles, Paris or Berlin.
The Scorpions are and will be a band of superlatives. There is no other German band, which has gained as much international success and popularity over the course of so many decades. When the rock band from Hannover presented their 18th studio album “Return To Forever” for their 50th band anniversary one year ago, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs displayed that they are unabatedly in formidable shape. Simply world-class.
The Tour Edition of “Return To Forever” comes opulently stacked with two brand-new live DVDs and a CD and is bound to make fans’ hearts leap for joy. Apart from the standard album’s twelve tracks, the CD contains all seven bonus tracks, which to date, have only been released on special editions of the album. The live DVDs are even more expansive, offering generous bonus material.
Included are two complete concerts from last year: The open air gig at the French Hellfest Festival, where they headlined in June, and their show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York featuring an impressive guest performance on “No One Like You” by twelve-year-old guitarist Brandon Niederauer.
The brand-new fifteen-minute video documentary “On The Road in America” by Dennis Dirksen gets to the heart of the matter that the Scorpions are able to consistently attract new generations of fans, who are delighted by their songs, sound and shows. Shot during the current world tour in California and Las Vegas, it gives a voice to fans spanning from teenagers to rock ’n’ roll veterans. The film impressively shows how popular the Scorpions are in the US, and it’s touching to see fans burst into tears while taking photos with the musicians. One highlight is the story of the Ukrainian woman, who at the time used “Wind Of Change” as an impetus to emigrate to the US, and has been a dedicated follower of the band ever since. After all, the Scorpions have not only left their mark on history but continue to influence their fans’ biographies.
In an extensive track-by-track interview, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs offer a sneak peek into the band’s musical universe with anecdotes about the origin and meaning of the songs on “Return To Forever”. The Scorpions manage to blend new songs like “Going Out With A Bang”, “We Built This House” and “Rock’n’Roll Band” seamlessly with their fulminant repertoire of rock classics from “Big City Nights” and “Blackout” to “Still Loving You” and “Rock You Like A Hurricane”. This might also be the open secret allowing The Scorpions to continuously approach their live shows with so much freshness, passion and conviction. Fans can look forward to the upcoming gigs – especially because the Tour Edition of “Return To Forever” is a timely release as the perfect souvenir. And now: It’s showtime for the Scorpions!
The “Return To Forever” Tour Edition will be available on April 22nd, 2016, in the USA, as a 1 CD + 2DVD Digipack and as download.
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* For more info on SCORPIONS:
Facebook: Scorpions
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As reported on the Bad Company Facebook:
We’re thrilled to announce the release of BAD COMPANY: LIVE IN CONCERT 1977 & 1979. The first-ever official live album to spotlight the original Bad Company line up: Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke and Boz Burrell.
BAD COMPANY: LIVE IN CONCERT 1977 & 1979 will be available April 29, 2016 as a double-CD set and digital release, with a 2 LP vinyl release to follow later this year. Pre-Order the 2 CD Set: http://smarturl.it/badcolive7779
LIVE IN CONCERT 1977 & 1979 features more than two-and-half hours of unreleased music taken from 24-track tapes in the Bad Company vault. The music heard on this live collection features absolutely no enhancements or overdubs, nothing but the band as they performed live on the night of the concert.
LIVE IN CONCERT 1977 & 1979 – Track Listing:
Disc One: Live at The Summit, Houston, Texas (5/23/77):
1. “Burnin’ Sky”
2. “Too Bad”
3. “Ready For Love”
4. “Heartbeat”
5. “Morning Sun”
6. “Man Needs Woman”
7. “Leaving You”
8. “Shooting Star”
9. “Simple Man”
10. “Movin’ On”
11. “Like Water”
12. “Live For The Music”
13. Drum Solo
14. “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad”
15. “Feel Like Makin’ Love”
Disc Two: Live at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London (3/9/79):
1. “Bad Company”
2. “Gone, Gone, Gone’
3. “Shooting Star”
4. “Rhythm Machine”
5. “Oh, Atlanta”
6. “She Brings Me Love”
7. “Run With The Pack”
8. “Evil Wind”
9. Drum Solo
10. “Honey Child”
11. “Rock Steady”
12. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy”
13. “Hey Joe”*
14. “Feel Like Makin’ Love”
15. “Can’t Get Enough”
* Recorded at Capitol Center, Washington, DC (6/26/79)
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* For more Bad Company info:
Facebook: Bad Company
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The super fantastic ACE FREHLEY will be releasing his first cover song album on April 15th! Hot damn!
KISS vocalist and guitarist Paul Stanley reunites with Ace Frehley on Free’s timeless song: Fire and Water. Whoa!!
Other world-class musicians featured on this album are Slash playing co-leads on Thin Lizzy’s classic song Emerald, Lita Ford singing and playing lead guitar on The Troggs #1 hit Wild Thing, guitarist John 5 playing alongside Ace as he sings his classic KISS song Parasite for the very first time, as well as Jimi Hendrix’s iconic Spanish Castle Magic. Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready plays guitar with Ace Frehley as he sings his KISS jewel: Cold Gin. Unreal!
ACE FREHLEY – Origins Vol. 1 – Track List:
1. White Room (Originally by Cream)
2. Street Fighting Man (The Rolling Stones)
3. Spanish Castle Magic – featuring John 5 (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
4. Fire and Water – featuring Paul Stanley (Free)
5. Emerald – featuring Slash (Thin Lizzy)
6. Bring It on Home (Led Zeppelin)
7. Wild Thing – featuring Lita Ford (The Troggs)
8. Parasite – featuring John 5 (Kiss)
9. Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf)
10. Cold Gin – featuring Mike McCready (Kiss)
11. Till the End of the Day (The Kinks)
12. Rock and Roll Hell (Kiss)
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The phenomenal JUDAS PRIEST will be releasing via Epic, their live DVD and CD Battle Cry, on March 25th, 2016.
JUDAS PRIEST are: Rob Halford (vocals), Glenn Tipton (guitar), Ian Hill (bass), Richie Faulkner (guitar) and Scott Travis (drums).
Judas Priest – Battle Cry – Track Listing:
(Intro) Battle Cry
Dragonaut
Metal Gods
Devil’s Child
Victim of Changes
Halls of Valhalla
Redeemer of Souls
Beyond the Realms of Death
Jawbreaker
Breaking the Law
Hell Bent for Leather
The Hellion
Electric Eye
You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
Painkiller
DVD/Blu-ray Bonus Tracks:
Screaming for Vengeance
The Rage
Desert Plains
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The new Lifeless Forms EP by ambiguous Swedish Death Metal solo outfit EXTERMINATION TEMPLE is out today and available to hear in its demoralizing entirety.
The cryptic EXTERMINATION TEMPLE is another project from the same artist who crafts the Blackened Hardcore madness of Broken Cross, and while the outfit’s self-titled 2014 cassette demo was an equal mix of Black and Death Metal, the impending Lifeless Forms 7″ is undoubtedly overall more Death Metal.
Self-produced and recorded by the artist, the creepy and twisted sound carries direct influences from old-school Swedish Death Metal, with elements of hardcore and experimental/atmospheric influences. Lyrically contemplating such subjects as death, mental illness, and morbidity, the appropriately malevolent cover artwork was created by Dwid Hellion (Integrity, Vermapyre).
In an early premiere of the EP’s “Physical Torture,” No Clean Singing proclaimed, “The guitar leads move from moans to shrieks, with whammy-bar solos swooping and diving like fire-bombers. The pacing changes, accelerating into thrashing assaults with deep, drilling riffs and then dropping back into that huge, pile-driving rumble. And the vocals? Utterly deranged. A menagerie of agonized howls and skin-splitting shrieks that sound exactly like someone undergoing… physical torture.”
About.com’s Heavy Metal sector just posted a 4/5 review of the EP which includes, “EXTERMINATION TEMPLE‘s diseased Death Metal is of a strain purists can get behind. Gnarly and unforgiving, it’s sure to give the ole neck a workout… Lifeless Forms is a nasty little chunk of Swedeath that has this writer excited for more.” Metal Rules agreed with a 4/5 review as well: “An intersection of traditional Swede-death and crusty blackened thrash, it’s a surprisingly well crafted DIY project… the four tracks on Lifeless Forms seethe like a hybrid of early Dismember, Bathory, and Discharge… each tune charging hard and fast with tempered groove and fiery, full-throated exaltations of evil.”
Stream EXTERMINATION TEMPLE’s entire Lifeless Forms EP at Bandcamp HERE and Soundcloud HERE.
The red vinyl 7″ pressing of Lifeless Forms has been slightly delayed, with preorders available HERE, while the digital download is now available HERE. Both versions are released through Apocalyptic Visions, the DIY label operated by the EXTERMINATION TEMPLE architect.
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Source: Earsplit PR
* For more info:
http://www.exterminationtemple.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/exterminationtemple
http://www.apocalypticvisions.bigcartel.com
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