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LACUNA COIL return to North America

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Releases, Shows with tags , , , , , on August 6, 2014 by Randy

LACUNA COIL continues their world tour in support of their latest Century Media release, BROKEN CROWN HALO. This will be the second run of dates on this album cycle in the U.S. and Canada for the Italian Rockers! Devil You Know is set to support the entire tour and Starset are also appearing Sept. 23 – Oct. 12 except Oct. 7&8, where Unlocking The Truth will join for those two nights. Up and coming Canadian band Incura have been added to all Canadian shows. The tour will kick off in Sacramento at this year’s AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL. LACUNA COIL Front woman Cristina Scabbia had this to say:

“Hello all!! Busy year for Lacuna Coil …and we couldn’t be happier! We will be back in the US AND (finally!) Canada again! We are very excited to announce that, and to bring the new songs and the new dark aura back on the road. Our friend Howard Jones and his band Devil You Know will be joining us in the madness. It will be a great tour and you HAVE to share the fun with us!”

 

Sept 14 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival (Discovery Park)

Sept 16 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

Sept 17 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

Sept 19 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

Sept 20 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

Sept 21 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue

Sept 23 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room

Sept 24 – Calgary, AB @ Republik

Sept 25 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange

Sept 26 – Winnipeg, MB @ West End Culture Center

Sept 27 – Thunder Bay, ONT @ Crocks

Sept 29 – Toronto, ONT @ The Opera House

Sept 30 – London, ONT @ London Music Hall

Oct 1 – Ottawa, ONT @ Mavericks

Oct 3 – Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle

Oct 4 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre

Oct 5 – Portland, ME @ The Asylum

Oct 7 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon

Oct 8 – Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring

Oct 10 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater

Oct 11 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

Oct 12 – New York, NY Gramercy Theatre

 

ATREYU HAS RETURNED!

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch with tags , , , , on July 2, 2014 by Randy

Southern California’s titans of metal, Atreyu, have risen from the self-imposed hiatus they embarked upon in 2011. The reunited lineup, featuring vocalist Alex Varkatzas, drummer Brandon Saller, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel and bassist Marc Mcknight, will return to the stage for the first time in three years for an exclusive mainstage performance at AFTERSHOCK 2014 festival on September 14th in Sacramento, CA.

“The time has come,” says drummer Brandon Saller. “We have been spending the last few months planning this moment. Writing new music and thinking about the future while also reflecting on the past. We all came to the conclusion that it was the right time. Our history is too powerful to ignore forever. Our fans have given us too much. The void of Atreyu, in the world and within ourselves, had existed for long enough. We are happy to announce that after almost 4 years, the beast has risen!
With over 1 million records sold in the U.S. alone, Atreyu is back to reclaim their throne. The band dominated the metal scene over the last decade with fan coveted releases like 2006’s A Death-Grip on Yesterday (#9 Billboard Top 200), 2007’s Lead Sails Paper Anchor (#8 Billboard Top 200) and 2009’s Congregation of the Damned (#18 Billboard Top 200), and then bowed out in 2011 to recharge and focus on their personal lives. The wait is over…
“To say we are looking forward to Playing this years AFTERSHOCK Festival is an understatement,” adds frontman Alex Varkatzas. “It’s been 3+yrs since we have rocked the stage as brothers, and to be playing with all these high caliber bands, in the state that we call home, is truly awesome.”
As many fans have already noticed, 2014 also marks the 10 Year Anniversary of the band’s critically heralded, breakthrough album, The Curse. The significant milestone of one of the last decade’s most popular metal releases resonates intense nostalgia and celebration for fans of the band’s early, heavy sound, and adds yet another reason for fans to get excited about Atreyu’s monumental comeback.
Could there be more shows announced this year? Could there be new music to be released?
Stay tuned as the story of Atreyu is far from over….
Atreyu Tour Dates:
September 14 – Sacramento, CA – AFTERSHOCK 2014
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THE HAUNTED reveals details for new album, ‘Exit Wounds’

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music with tags , , , , , , on July 2, 2014 by Randy

Sweden’s THE HAUNTED is finally ready to reveal some details about their upcoming album, Exit Wounds, which sees the band return to their classic deadly thrash metal sound! Due out August 25th in Europe and September 2nd in North America via Century Media Records, Exit Wounds was once again recorded with the band’s longtime producer Tue Madsen at Denmark’s Antfarm Studio (DARK TRANQUILLITY, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL, etc.) and features the following track-listing:

 

 

 

 

Exit Wounds track-listing:
1. 317
2. Cutting Teeth
3. My Salvation
4. Psychonaut
5. Eye Of The Storm
6. Trend Killer
7. Time (Will Not Heal)
8. All I Have
9. Temptation
10. My Enemy
11. Kill The Light
12. This War
13. Infiltrator
14. Ghost In The Machine

THE HAUNTED’s Marco Aro (vocals) comments:
“Ok my friends, so here we are again…at the threshold of a new THE HAUNTED release. It maybe doesn’t sound very exiting to some…but…it is!!!
This time around we’ve found our way back to where we once started! You could say that we’ve gathered the old crew, both in music and the artwork. Our old friend Andreas ‘Diaz ‘ Pettersson is back, an amazing artist with a rap sheet which includes the artwork on no less than four THE HAUNTED albums. He always finds a way to put our thoughts into print where he sometimes even scares us a bit…and this release in no different.  
We decided on ‘Exit Wounds’ as being a good title for the album given the recent history of the band, but also a sort of a phoenix rising. FUCKING JÄVLA FÅGEL FENIX….WE ARE BACK!!!
We are so excited about this little thing we’ve created! Can’t wait to get out there and start playing these songs and for me personally, I could not be more proud of what we have done, I really hope you’re going to enjoy it!”

As previously reported, Exit Wounds sees THE HAUNTED return with their revamped band line-up, featuring founding members Jonas Björler (bass) and Jensen (guitars) teaming up with former members Adrian Erlandsson (drums) and Marco Aro (vocals), together with newest member Ola Englund (guitars). A first preview of new material was made public in January 2014 with the release of the 3-track single Eye Of The Storm, which can be purchased at CM Distro as a 7″ or at iTunes as a digital copy.

For a preview of Exit Wounds, be sure to check out the following videos:
“Eye Of The Storm” (7″ version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpQN86z5lNg
“My Enemy” (7″ version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwQZ0vAIf0Y
Studio message # 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXL9gEXemUI
Studio message # 2: http://youtu.be/aeu1DzQvphw
Studio drum kit rundown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLx7U-Bat0U
Rehearsal room footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8KR3ZOaR-g
“Trespass” play-through video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxEDLJf3_Pc
“D.O.A.” split-guitar play-through video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClsY3EQhBYc

THE HAUNTED live:
07.08.2014 – Gävle (Sweden) – Getaway Rock Festival / http://www.getawayrock.se
08.08.2014 – Schlotheim (Germany) – Party.San Open Air / http://www.party-san.de
09.08.2014 – Vagos (Portugal) – Vagos Open Air / http://www.vagosopenair.eu
14.08.2014 – Dinkelsbühl (Germany) – Summer Breeze Open Air / http://www.summer-breeze.de
23.09.2014 – Jyväskylä (Finland) – Lutakko
24.09.2014 – Helsinki (Finland) – Tavastia
25.09.2014 – Tampere (Finland) – Klubi
27.09.2014 – Örebro (Sweden) – Ritz
02.10.2014 – Oslo (Norway) – John Dee
03.10.2014 – Borlänge (Sweden) – Liljan
04.10. 2014 – Malmö (Sweden) – Kulturbolaget
09.10.2014 – Stockholm (Sweden) – Klubben
10.10.2014 – Karlstad (Sweden) – Verket
11.10.2014 – Göteborg (Sweden) – Trädgårn

THE HAUNTED online:
http://www.the-haunted.com   
http://www.facebook.com/hauntedofficial

REVOLVER MAGAZINE PRESENTS BRAND NEW ILL NIÑO TRACK

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Shows with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on July 1, 2014 by Randy

From ILL NIÑO’s upcoming album Till Death, La Familia, comes the “not your typical” lyric video for the high-energy track, “Not Alive In My Nightmare”, presented by Revolver Magazine. To be released July 22nd, Till Death, La Familia reinvigorates and supercharges Latin-infused heavy metal, written by the undisputed masters of the genre, ILL NIÑO.

Head to Revolver Magazine now and listen to “Not Alive In My Nightmare”.

Catch the single “Live Like There’s No Tomorrow”, and more performed live as ILL NIÑO take over the Victory Records Stage at the 2014 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. View a full list of tour dates.

Pre-order packages for Till Death, La Familia are now available at VictoryMerch.com. Every pre-order will receive an instant download of “Live Like There’s No Tomorrow” and will automatically be entered to win an ESP guitar autographed by ILL NIÑO.

Till Death, La Familia will be in-stores and available everywhere digitally on July 22nd, 2014.

For Additional ILL NIÑO Information:
http://www.victoryrecords.com/illnino
https://www.facebook.com/Officialillnino
“Live Like There’s No Tomorrow” Stream
“Not Alive In My Nightmare” Lyric Video

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