Archive for September 4, 2013

ECHOES RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “YOUNG HERETICS” WITH VEVO

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Videos with tags , , , on September 4, 2013 by Randy

‘WE GIVE YOU ESCAPE’ EP OUT NOW

 

Having released their debut EP ‘We Give You Escape’ last week, Knoxville, Tennessee’s indie-rock trio ECHOES has now teamed up with leading video platform VEVO to premiere the music video for their single “Young Heretics.”

The intimate performance video can be seen here:
http://www.vevo.com/watch/echoes/young-heretics/USA2P1336514

Pulling influence from The Smiths, Bloc Party and Interpol to name a few, ECHOES deliver smart, intricate tunes with a solid bass groove.  The group’s 4-track debut digital EP ‘We Give You Escape’was released last week, and mastered by Kevin Bartley [Billy Idol, The Decembrists, Hawthorne Heights] at Capitol Studios.  The EP can be heard HERE, and is also available on iTunes here.

Track List:
01. Young Heretics
02. Sun Kata
03. This Calls For Blood
04. Blindness
For more information on ECHOES, visit:
www.facebook.com/EchoesBandTN
www.twitter.com/EchoesBandTN

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT launches “War” video clip online, reveals contents of deluxe edition of ‘Retinal Circus’ CD/DVD set

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Releases, Shows, Videos with tags , , , on September 4, 2013 by Randy

After releasing Epicloud last year to critical acclaim, the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will be giving fans a new DVD/CD set this fall, entitled Retinal Circus. Due out October 29th in the USA via InsideOut Music (September 30th in Europe), fans can now watch a video clip of the track “War” taken from said DVD:

http://youtu.be/Rok8QPT9NO4

Retinal Circus will be available as a 2 DVD/2 CD digipack set with the following imports available at CM Distro:

–standard 2-disc DVD

–standard 1-disc Blu-Ray

–standard 2-CD audio

–special edition 2-DVD/1-Blu Ray/2-CD box set

–diehard deluxe fan box incl. 2-DVD/1-Blu Ray/2-CD (pictured below)

Filmed in fall 2012, the Retinal Circus takes place at London’s historic Roundhouse venue and includes a three hour plus performance that spans Devin Townsend’s entire career. With a full choir and theatrical cast, visual and aural enhancements unlike any show Devin has done to date, several special guests, circus performances and more, this CD/DVD set is a must-have for any Hevy Devy fan! For another preview of Retinal Circus, click here for a live clip of “Grace” (featuring frequent collaborator Anneke Van Giersbergen).

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT live:

Feb. 18-22–Progressive Nation At Sea 2014–Miami, FL

Devin Townsend online:

http://www.hevydevy.com 

http://www.facebook.com/dvntownsend 

http://www.omerch.com 

Multi-Platinum Selling Band ORGY Is Back and Calling Upon the Fans For Support!

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized with tags , on September 4, 2013 by Randy

ORGY has officially launched their Indiegogo campaign just over 24 hours ago to help raise funds and awareness that ORGY is back and bigger than ever! With a goal set of raising $100,000 in 60 days we need ORGY fans to come together like never before and help “crowdfund” the band back to stardom. Money raised will be spent on recording, production, distribution, music videos, touring and even starting a new record label to bring new music to the rest of the world. This is a huge opportunity and an extreme undertaking, which is why ORGY is calling upon their fans for help and support. “Without the fans, we are nothing… This is why we need our fans to become something” – Jay Gordon

Why We Need You – The music industry today is very different from what the music industry was, what used to be a thriving industry of large labels has now dwindled down to just a few and has made it extremely difficult to be successful. As much of a disappointment this is, it has also opened a door for us to start a brand new label, and with your help, we can achieve ground breaking results with not just ORGY, but giving other bands an opportunity and chance in the industry with us. Without a major label backing and funding us it makes it very difficult and expensive to record, produce and distribute our music to the fans. Once we do that we need to hit the road and tour, not just nationally, but internationally as well (can you believe we have never toured Europe or Japan?). Essentially we want you guys, the fans, to help get the new band and label off the ground, that way we can maintain creative freedom and do what WE want to do and not what another label tells us to do.

 

We have been funding ORGY from our own pockets and have reached a point where we have taken it as far as we possibly can by ourselves, and the wells run dry. This is where we need your help, without proper backing we are unable to bring our music to the fans, so we are asking everyone to come together and back us, be our supporters, and enable us to bring our music and other artists to you and the rest of the world.

 

The Impact – The impact from what could come from this is enormous. With your support and backing we can launch ORGY into a national and international name once again. We have more dedication and drive to make this a success than ever before, not only with the music but with the label as well. This will give new bands the opportunity to be heard and succeed as well as ORGY. We just simply can’t continue out of our pockets anymore and going after a major label just isn’t the right path for us. We ask that you be a part of something new, something big, help revive ORGY and help bring new music to the world.

 

Other Ways to Help – We understand that not everyone is able or willing to support us financially, but there are many ways that you can help us and support us. Spread the word! Just as important as money is letting people know that we’re back, you can share our facebook page, tell your friends, blast social media sites and anything else you can think of to get the name of ORGY back out there! You are all amazing and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for checking out our campaign, supporting us and getting our name back out there! Get ready for the new ORGY!

 

History of ORGY – Originally formed in 1997, ORGY was signed to Korn’s label Elementree Records and released their debut album Candyass in 1998. Featuring their two hit singles, a cover of the New Order song “Blue Monday” and “Stitches” along with the song “Revival” featuring Jonathan Davis of KORN, the album went on to sell almost two million copies. ORGY appeared on the Family Values Tour with Korn, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube, Incubus and Rammstein and were featured on the live compilation album from the tour released in 1999. Their second album, the science fiction-themed Vapor Transmission, was released in 2000 featuring the singles “Fiction (Dreams in Digital)” and “Opticon” and the band later released the song “Faces” for the soundtrack to the movie Zoolander.

 

As the demand from fans for new music and a tour continued to grow over the past few years, founding member Jay Gordon (vocals) hand-selected guitarist Carlton Bost (former of Deadsy), guitarist Ashburn Miller (also from Deadsy), bassist Nic Speck (from Run-Run-Run and George Lynch) and drummer Bobby Amaro (from Nude) to come together and carry on the ORGY name. The guys, who’ve all known each other from their previous projects, have mutual respect both professionally and creatively for one another and are excited to be working together to bring ORGY back to the top.

To get involved and contribute, please check out the ORGY Music Indiegogo campaign http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/orgy-music

Official ORGY Music Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/OrgyMusic/177885225646095

BUTCHER BABIES

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Releases, Shows with tags , , , , , , on September 4, 2013 by Randy

BUTCHER BABIES Direct Support For DANZIG On October Tour  

Band To Set Sail With SHIPROCKED In January 2014

Go Behind The Scenes On The “Magnolia Blvd” Music Video

Upcoming Performances Include AFTERSHOCK And

ROB ZOMBIE’S GREAT AMERICAN NIGHTMARE

 

Hailed as the breakout band on the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the BUTCHER BABIES will be direct support for punk and metal legend DANZIG on his upcoming October tour (complete itinerary below), and will be taking their incendiary live show to the high seas in January 2014, when they join FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PAPA ROACH, THREE DAYS GRACE, IN THIS MOMENT, LACUNA COIL, DEVICE, SEVENDUST and more on the SHIPROCKED cruise.

The final leg of the DANZIG 25th Anniversary tour launches October 8 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and will feature BUTCHER BABIES in direct support, with openers A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH (featuring members of TYPE O NEGATIVE and LIFE OF AGONY) and TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, as well as a special MISFITS set featuring DANZIG’s former MISFITS bandmate Doyle. The tour will be a highlight of the 20th annual Rock And Shock convention October 19 in Worcester, MA, with OTEP, NEW YEARS DAY and STOLEN BABIES also added to that day’s lineup.

 

BUTCHER BABIES will perform September 14 at the Monster Energy Aftershock festival in Sacramento, CA, and are a featured artist at Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare on October 26. From January 26-30, 2014, they will set sail on the Shiprockedcruise out of Miami, FL, to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.

In anticipation of the upcoming release of the band’s “Magnolia Blvd” music video, the BUTCHER BABIES have released a behind-the-scenes clip from the set of the video. Watch the making-of trailer here: http://youtu.be/EtwCYF0WQLc.

Released July 9, fans and critics alike are heralding  the BUTCHER BABIES’ debut album ‘GOLIATH’, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard New Artist/Heatseakers chart. The album is available in physical formats at Best Buy, FYE, Hastings and your favorite independent record store, and in exclusive mail order bundles via CMDistro.com. The album is available digitally through both iTunes and Amazon.

Butcher Babies cover

 
MONSTER ENERGY AFTERSHOCK

(featuring KORN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MEGADETH, 5FDP and more)

SEPTEMBER

14: Sacramento, CA – Discovery Park

 

BUTCHER BABIES with DANZIG:

OCTOBER

08: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution

09: Tampa, FL – The Cuban Room

11: Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

12: Atlanta, GA – Center Stage

13: Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte

15: Norfolk, VA – Norva Theater

17: Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theatre

18: New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom

19: Worcester, MA – The Palladium (Rock And Shock)

21: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

23: Grand Rapids, MI – The Orbit Room

24: Lousiville, KY – Expo Five

27: Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom

29: Plano, TX – El Paso, TX

31: San Francisco, CA – The Warfield

 

ROB ZOMBIE’S GREAT AMERICAN NIGHTMARE 

(with MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE and GHOST TOWN)

OCTOBER

26: Pomona, CA – FEARplex (Fairplex)

SHIPROCKED

(featuring FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PAPA ROACH, THREE DAYS GRACE,

IN THIS MOMENT, DEVICE, SEVENDUST, CANDLEBOX and more)

January

26-30: Miami, FL to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas

BUTCHER BABIES online:

facebook.com/ButcherBabiesMusic

twitter.com/ButcherBabies

instagram.com/butcherbabies