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This MISFITS cover version of Monster Mash is featured on Project 1950; a studio album of early Rock ‘N Roll cover songs performed by MISFITS, released back in 2003, via Misfits Records.
Monster Mash was originally recorded by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. The single was released back in 1962.
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Upon returning from their successful European Tour which consumed the past several weeks, POISON IDEA has returned home and announced that the band is going on hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. The band has issued that they need to address some health issues and personal matters, and all upcoming shows for the indeterminable future have been cancelled or postponed. Additional details on the band’s future plans will be announced at a later date.
Portland, Oregon’s undisputed kings of punk, POISON IDEA released their critically acclaimed Confuse & Conquer LP through Southern Lord Recordings in April of this year. Setting everything in its path ablaze with the energetic pummeling assault the band has assaulted the planet with for three-and-a-half decades, and by incorporating the use of epic piano segues, the album is an instant classic for all POISON IDEA fans as well as one of the most undeniably important releases in the punk/hardcore realms this year.
The band’s first new album since 2006’s Latest Will And Testament, and first since the passing of their great friend and guitarist, the iconic Tom “Pig Champion” Roberts, Confuse & Conquer boasts thirty-five minutes of thundering, infectious rage recorded in the band’s hometown by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust) and mastered by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise) at Audiosiege, and proves that absolutely nothing can stop this legendary act and all attempts are a futile waste of time.
Confuse & Conquer LP is available on colored 12″ vinyl and CD including shirt and vinyl bundles HERE, and the album is streaming in full and available for digital purchase HERE.
Formed in 1980, POISON IDEA became a household name in the hardcore/punk scenes early in their career, and are known as one of the most notoriously in-your-face acts in the American musical underworld, with an enraged, high-energy live set even more rambunctious than the massive roster of singles, EPs, full-length studio and live releases and more, across a realm of labels including Pusmort, Alchemy, American Leather, Bitzcore, Tim/Kerr, Taang!, Farewell, TKO, Southern Lord, Candlelight, and their own Fatal Erection.
They’ve been an incredibly influential act to major performers including Nirvana, Pantera, Napalm Death, Machine Head, Eyehategod, Emperor, Turbonegro and an endless list of others. Soaking up respect from generations of hardcore punks and dishing none out, the dastardly denizens of mid-paced punk shred are in trademark form on Confuse & Conquer.
POISON IDEA‘s new masterpiece proves itself both identifiable and rewarding to listeners who have encountered them at any point from their 1980 birth onwards. Their forceful hardcore pummel is underwritten with dark humor, rage, disdain, and moments of real melancholy well beyond the usual remit of the genre, but it’s to be expected of Portland’s nihilistic champions, proudly unaligned with any other sound out there.
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Source: Earsplit PR
* For more info:
Facebook: Poison Idea ( Official )
http://southernlord.bandcamp.com
http://twitter.com/twatterlord
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From MISFITS Facebook:
MISFITS ‘FIEND’ MASK COMING SOON FROM TRICK OR TREAT STUDIOS! The first-ever officially licensed Misfits “Fiend” latex mask, complete with old school black fabric hood attached, is coming soon from Trick or Treat Studios! Shipping in July, look for the official Misfits “Fiend” masks available in stores & online worldwide starting this summer.
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From REVOLUTION:
Make sure to grab your copy of REVOLUTION‘s “SACRIFICE”! Available everywhere for download or stream! Cd’s available at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/revolution52
The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Billy Biohazard, and mastered by no other than Maor Appelbaum Mastering ( Faith No More, Limp Bizkit, Sepultura, Linkin Park, and Yes (official)). You can grab a copy and a shirt at our next show, May 2nd at Churchill’s Pub!!! for more info about the show:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1611684422384735/
We’ll be sharing the stage with: SUFFERING TOOL, The Killing Hours, Escape, Chlover, Loyal Until Death, They Might Be Zombies, Toasted Marshmallow Zombies, Mindepth, and D/EFFEkTOR!!!
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DISSIDENT CLONE – State Of Dysphoria will be released on March 17th, 2015, via Tridroid Records. This is a 4 song EP that blasts its way through with the sonically mixed trio of Metal, Thrash and Punk. The duo that comprises Dissident Clone are: Patrick Morris on guitar/vocals and Chad Brunsell on drums.
I will admit without hesitation that this is one freaking fun EP to listen to! Underground, raw and retro all the way through, this EP is worth that full jar of rainy day beans you’re willing to let go of. Not only musically do Dissident Clone play the Metal, Thrash and Punk combination; Patrick Morris adjusts his vocals very capably based on which style is being played.
Dissident Clone packs an enormous wallop in just these 4 songs, I am very delighted to say. There’s even some groove Metal and haunting riffage going on with their song Eye Of The Wound. Savvy musicians that have compiled a blue-chip EP are Dissident Clone. I highly recommend to all who appreciate music that kick-starts the party into a ruckus. Metal be thy name. – Stone
Track List:
Waiting To Collapse
Servile Sector
Eye Of The Wound
Crushed From Above
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* For more info:
Facebook: Tridroid Records
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DEE DEE RAMONE: THE EXHIBITION NYC
Celebrate the Life, Legacy and Art of Ramones’ Founder Dee Dee Ramone at the Hotel Chelsea Storefront Gallery
December 10, 2014 – January 1, 2015
Fender® to Preview Dee Dee Ramone Limited Edition
Signature Precision Bass® Guitar + Accompanying Exclusive Scrapbook
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The Dee Dee Ramone Exhibition will be held in Dee Dee’s home turf of NYC for the first time ever at the Hotel Chelsea Storefront Gallery (222 West 23rd Street), from December 10th, 2014 – January 1st, 2015. The launch of this exhibit will offer a preview of the soon-to-be-released Fender® Dee Dee Ramone Limited Edition Signature Precision Bass® guitar, a tool used by the enigmatic Ramone to leave his indelible fingerprint on rock history for generations to come.
This historic exhibition sanctioned by the rock legends’ own estate, will celebrate all of the facets of Dee Dee’s long-lasting artistic legacy: a founding member of the Ramones, one of the most influential punk-rock bassists and primary, prolific songwriter of world-famous group, as well as his work in the visual arts – proving that Dee Dee, who began painting more seriously in 1996, was an artist in every sense of the word. The breadth of Dee Dee’s art and achievements is so wide that one of his paintings, to be featured in the exhibit, was recently showcased in a question on America’s favorite quiz show Jeopardy.
Additionally, what makes this exhibition so incredibly unique is Dee Dee’s history with the iconic Hotel Chelsea, which is not only a place he frequented, and at times lived in, but was also the setting for his 2001 novel Chelsea Horror Hotel: A Novel, as well as the focus of many works of art which will be on display in the exhibition. The legendary Hotel Chelsea has been home to generations of writers, artists, musicians, and bohemians and Chelsea Hotels is continuing the dedication to its history and support of the arts through this exhibition.
In addition to featuring Dee Dee’s original art, wardrobe, memorabilia and rare artifacts, the Dee Dee Ramone exhibition will also include iconic photographs by world-famous photographers including Bob Gruen, Mick Rock, Chris Stein (Blondie), Ed Perlstein, Stephanie Chernikowski, Keith Green, Jenny Lens, Stanley Ryan Jones, Jimmy Steinfeldt and more TBA.
Previous exhibits of Dee Dee’s work have been held at La Luz De Jesus and famed street artist Shepard Fairey’s Subliminal Projects galleries in Los Angeles, and is now being presented in New York for the first time.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 1pm to 8pm every day, 7 days a week, starting Dec. 10, 2014 thru Jan. 1, 2015. Holiday hours will be in effect with an early closing on Christmas Eve, closed all of Christmas day, and early closing on New Years Eve. ADMISSION IS FREE! DO NOT MISS IT!!
Check the Official Dee Dee Ramone Website for more details as they become announced on both the Exhibition, and the Fender Dee Dee Ramone Artist Signature Precision Bass. Each Bass comes with an exclusive Limited Edition Scrapbook featuring rare content, plus quotes from Misfits’ Jerry Only, Dez Cadena (Misfits, Black Flag), John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar), Walter Lure (The Heartbreakers), Barbara Ramone Zampini, Debbie Harry (Blondie), Richard Hell and more. CLICK HERE for your chance to win one FREE from Amoeba & Truetone Music!
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Source: MISFITS RECORDS
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SEE THE MISFITS ON TOUR NOW THRU DEC 2014 with JUICEHEAD On Select Dates (Oct 15-19)
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* For more info on MISFITS:
Website: http://misfits.com/
Website: http://misfitsrecords.com/
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The Misfits will be performing live at the first ever Alternative Press Music Awards on July 21 at the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME in Cleveland, Ohio. Watch it all happen live on AXS TV! Limited tickets available while they last: click here to get tickets now.
For almost 30 years, Alternative Press has been the go-to destination as the definitive source for news of the underground music scene. And for one very special night, music’s past, present and future will collide at the inaugural AP Music Awards fueled by Monster Energy Drink on July 21.
Not only will AP be presenting awards to their most celebrated artists, there will also be exclusive live performances from legendary horror-punk mavericks the MISFITS, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Fall Out Boy, A Day To Remember, All Time Low, Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco, Asking Alexandria, twenty one pilots and many more to be announced, including a few surprise guests. Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 will serve as host, with additional appearances including Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Korn, Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides), Machine Gun Kelly and Frankie Palmeri (Emmure), with more to be announced.
AXS TV will broadcast the show live to its more than 42 million U.S. household audience—so tune in at 8pm EST, (5PM PST). The AP Music Awards are produced by Kevin Lyman (founder & CEO of 4FINI) and Josh Bernstein (Golden Gods creator and producer). Executive Producers are Mike Shea, Dawn Marshman, and Joe Scarpelli.
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(Source: MISFITS RECORDS)
* For more info on MISFITS:
http://misfits.cinderblock.com/
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With the official detonation of their forthcoming new full-length, The Sieve And The Sand, now less than a week away, Arizona punk/hardcore unit, RUN WITH THE HUNTED, offers rambunctious ears a chance to hear the record in its entirety!
A name derived from classic dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, The Sieve And The Sand serves as the follow-up to the band’s 2011 self-titled full-length, which Punknews fittingly commended for its “heavy, lurching mosh parts.” Engineered and mixed by Alex Estrada (Touche Amore, Nails, Joyce Manor) and mastered by New Alliance East (Converge, Dropdead, Doomriders), RUN WITH THE HUNTED defies genre norms, sporting a maturity seldom realized in hardcore, seamlessly weaving in and out of multiple genres while maintaining the constant sense of urgency and desperation for which they are known. The result is a seven-track monolithic offering fit for The Secret, Champion and Burning Love enthusiasts, encompassing a lifetime of pain, struggle and a desperate search for meaning and purpose in an otherwise careless world.
Metal Insider notes, “The band’s fourth album… should make fans of Every Time I Die or Converge feel right at home with their wild energy bound together by a focus on tight playing, knowing exactly when to lash out and when to remain poised” while American Aftermath boasts in a 9/10 review, “RUN WITH THE HUNTED have written their best record yet, plain and simple. The Sieve And The Sand is an intelligent, yet chaotic excursion lined with existential musings. Basically, do not sleep on this band.”
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Sink into The Sieve And The Sand, now streaming in its entirety below:
The Sieve And The Sand will be released via Panic Records on June 3rd, 2014. For North American preorders, point your browser HERE. For European preorder, scroll HERE.
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on RUN WITH THE HUNTED:
http://www.runwiththehunted.storenvy.com/products
http://www.runwiththehunted.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/runwiththehuntedaz
http://www.thesieveandthesand.com
http://www.facebook.com/PanicRecords
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SEE The Misfits “DEA.D. ALIVE!” IN CONCERT NOW! The Devil’s Rain will pour down torrentially as the band strikes Mexico City, Buffalo NY, Canada, Brazil & Argentina March-April 2014. Plus NEW DATES JUST ANNOUNCED with the ‘Fits in France & the UK this June. Check out the list of confirmed dates below, OR visit the Tour section and look for more to be added in the coming weeks.
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Jerry Only – bass & vocals
Dez Cadena – guitars
Eric “Chupacabra” Arce – drums
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(Source: MISFITS RECORDS)
* For more info on MISFITS:
Facebook: Misfits
Website: http://misfits.com/
Misfits Records: http://misfitsrecords.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themisfits
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JuiceheaD will headline (with openers Voice of Addiction and The Horrids) at Brauer House in Lombard, IL Saturday March 8th. Those in the Midwest don’t miss JuiceheaD’s first show of 2014 and catch their headlining set consisting of your favorite cuts from “The Devil Made Me Do it” and “How to Sail a Sinking Ship”.
Followers of the band will also be pleased to hear the announcement that original drummer Zac Dawson is back from hiatus and returned to the fold. Look for Zac behind the kit with Rob Vannice (guitar/vocals), plus news of a new release from JuiceheaD, and more live shows to come later this year.
See JuiceheaD LIVE Sat. March 8th, 2014 @ Brauer House, 1000 N Rohlwing Road #13 Lombard, IL, 60148.
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(Source: MISFITS Records)
* For more info on JUICEHEAD:
Facebook: Juicehead
Website: http://juiceheadmusic.com
Misfits Records: http://misfitsrecords.com
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SEE The Misfits “DEA.D. ALIVE!” IN CONCERT NOW! The Devil’s Rain will pour down torrentially as the band strikes nationwide September through December 2013! PLUS: look out Europe…the Misfits invade Russia in February 2014.
Check out the list of confirmed dates below, OR visit the Tour section (http://misfits.com/tours.html) and look for more to be added in the coming weeks.
09/28/13 WHITE PLAINS, NY @ LITTLE THEATER OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY
10/03/13 PETERBOROUGH, ON @ THE VENUE PETERBOROUGH
10/04/13 TORONTO, ON @ PHOENIX THEATRE
10/05/13 PORTLAND, ME @ THE ASYLUM
10/06/13 NASHUA, NH @ EVOLUTION
10/18/13 FORT WAYNE, IN @ PIERRE’S
10/19/13 DETROIT, MI @ HARPOS
10/20/13 CHICAGO, IL @ CONCORD MUSIC HALL
10/23/13 CINCINNATI, OH @ BOGART’S
10/25/13 STROUDSBURG, PA @ SHERMAN THEATER
10/26/13 LANCASTER, PA @ CHAMELOEN
10/27/13 POUGHKEEPSIE, NY @ THE CHANCE THEATER
10/30/13 NEW YORK, NEW YORK @ BB KINGS
10/31/13 BOSTON, MA @ WILBUR THEATRE
11/01/13 SARYVILLE, NJ @ STARLAND BALLROOM
11/03/13 MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA @ ESTADIO CINCUENTARIO
11/06/13 DALLAS, TX @ GAS MONKEY
11/07/13 SAN ANTONIO, TX @ MISSION COUNTY PARK OUT DOORS
11/08/13 AUSTIN, TX @ ELYSIUM FUN FUN FUN FEST
11/09/13 HOUSTON, TX @ CONCERT PUB NORTH OUT DOOR STAGE
11/11/13 TUCSON, AZ @ RIALTO THEATRE
11/12/13 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA @ LVCS
11/14/13 SACRAMENTO, CA @ ACE OF SPADES
11/15/13 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA @ HOUSE OF BLUES
11/16/13 SANTA ANA, CA @ THE OBSERVATORY
11/17/13 VENTURA, CA @ VENTURA THEATRE
11/18/13 OAKLAND, CA @ OAKLAND METRO OPERAHOUSE
11/20/13 DENVER, CO @ SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
11/22/13 NASHVILLE, TN @ EXIT INN
11/23/13 CLEVELAND, OH @ AGORA THEATRE
12/08/13 PITTSBURGH, PA @ THE ALTAR BAR
12/10/13 WILMINGTON, NC @ ZIGGY’S BY THE SEA
12/11/13 NORFOLK, VA @ THE NORVA
12/13/13 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA @ VINYL MUSIC HALL
12/14/13 MIAMI, FL @ GRAND CENTRAL
12/15/13 JACKSONVILLE, FL @ BREWSTER’S MEGAPLEX
12/16/13 ATLANTA, GA @ THE MASQUERADE
12/17/13 WINSTON-SALEM, NC @ ZIGGY’S
02/21/14 MOSCOW, RUSSIA @ ARENA MOSCOW
02/22/14 ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA @ COSMONAUT CLUB
Jerry Only – bass & vocals
Dez Cadena – guitars
Eric “Chupacabra” Arce – drums
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* For More Info On MISFITS:
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The Misfits will be playing live at the Westchester County Tattoo Convention on Saturday 9/28/13 as part of the convention’s concert series. The Westchester County Tattoo Convention features top artists from around the world, piercers, vendors, art shows and lots more. Taking place 9/27 – 9/29 at the Westchester County Tattoo Convention. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster and at the County Center box office.
More info at www.WestchesterTattooCon.com
(Source: Facebook Misfits)
* For More Info On MISFITS:
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Southern Lord Recordings are proud to be officially re-releasing several incredible, seminal titles from Portland, Oregon’s explosive Punk/Hardcore kings, POISON IDEA in 2012!
Southern Lord will be releasing CD versions of several POISON IDEA reissues that TKO Records are currently re-releasing on vinyl. All of the material is being re-mastered by Jack Control (World Burns to Death) and each release includes new, extensive liner notes as well as never before seen photos and previously unreleased bonus material.
This POISON IDEA reissue series kicks off January 31st, with the re-release of Darby Crash Rides Again: The Early Years. Boasting twenty-nine tracks from the band’s earliest days, the album includes the 100% previously unreleased Boner’s Kitchen demo from 1981, the complete Darby Crash Rides Again demo from 1982, the complete uncut live-on-the-air set from the 1983 KBOO radio benefit, and outtakes from the Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes recording session.
Much of this material has either been out-of-print or never before officially released! All the recordings have been meticulously restored and mastered by Jack Control at Enormous Door Mastering. The booklet contains liner notes, old flyers and tons of previously unpublished photos from the band’s beginnings. This is a complete no-brainer for POISON IDEA fans or any fan of the early days of American Hardcore Punk.
Following Darby Crash Rides Again in January, Southern Lord will also re-release The Fatal Erection Years (Pick Your King/Record Collectors are Pretentious Assholes), War All The Time, Ian Mackaye, Feel The Darkness, We Must Burn and Last Will & Testament throughout 2012.
(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info, click on the links below:
http://www.myspace.com/blankblackoutvacant
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(Photo Credit: Frank Gargani)
FALL U.S. LOS ANGELES TOUR CELEBRATES 31ST ANNIVERSARY OF CLASSIC ALBUM LOS ANGELES
Will Also Screen the Rock-umentary X: The Unheard Music At Select U.S. Shows
(Los Angeles, CA – September 13, 2011) – The perennial L.A. punk-rockers, X, announce plans for their annual holiday run of shows this December. Billed as the “Xmas Rock n Roll Revival” the original four X band members will be joined by the gospel duo, Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss, and Rock N Roll rebels, The Black Tibetans, for the December 9 start of the tour in Phoenix AZ, winding up in San Francisco on New Year’s Eve.
As previously announced, X will join Pearl Jam as special guests on their South American tour this November, visiting various parts of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and Mexico City for the first time. Just prior to the South American tour, X will take to the road in September for a series of dates across the U.S. on a special Los Angeles Tour. Starting off in Philadelphia at Riot Fest East on September 24th, the band will rock their way to New Orleans for VooDoo Fest on October 29th, before heading to South America.
This year X celebrates the 31st Anniversary of the legendary album, Los Angeles, one that not only defined their career, but an entire musical genre as well. The band will also be celebrating the 26th Anniversary of the rock-umentary, X: The Unheard Music. Throughout the September/October dates only, the film, recently included in the prestigious Sundance Film Institute Independent film archives, will run in its entirety on screen before the band hits the stage to perform, track by track, the Los Angeles album.
X band members continue to keep busy in the off-time. John Doe’s new album Keeper, his first solo album since the 2007 acclaimed A Year in the Wilderness, was released August 30 on Yep Roc Records. Meanwhile, Exene released her latest solo album, The Excitement of Maybe, this past spring and has guested on a number of albums. Exene has also performed many solo shows, made live guest appearances and has been featured in art exhibits. While DJ continues to play with the Syncopators and his other band, The Stripminers (featuring Brett Anderson of the Donna’s and Paul Stinson of The Radishes among others), Billy Zoom continues work at his custom amp shop and studio.
The L.A. punk scene in the late 70s saw its share of greatness, but few acts as talented as the now world-class, live, rock & roll band X. Their 2008 “13-31” Tour across the U.S. was really something special, celebrating the band’s 31st anniversary. 2009 shaped up to be just as amazing for the veteran rockers, with appearances at SXSW and Coachella Festivals, along with their own “X – TRL” Tour, where fans were able to help select each night’s set list. 2010 saw Ray Manzarek of The Doors fame and producer of the band’s first four records join them on stage in San Francisco for two very special performances of the Album Los Angeles.
The original line-up of X is: John Doe, Exene, Billy Zoom, and D.J. Bonebrake.
(Source: MAD Ink, PR)
LONG LIVE X.
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