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STOLEN BABIES Take to the Road with OTEP and NEW YEARS DAY this Saturday in Fresno, CA

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows with tags , , , , on September 18, 2013 by Randy

Watch the Music Video for Second Sleep at Vice Noisey Now!

 

Experimental rock group STOLEN BABIES are gearing up to hit the road with fellow female vocalist-powered rock groups OTEP and NEW YEARS DAY this Saturday, September 20th in Fresno, CA. The 1½ month tour will hit several major and secondary U.S. cities before coming to a close in theSTOLEN BABIES’ stomping grounds of SoCal in Hollywood at the legendary Whisky-A-Go-Go on November 9th.

See below for all current tour dates and make sure to get tickets now before there are none left!

Bassist, guitarist and backing vocalist Rani Sharone says, “We are really looking forward to getting back on the road again being direct support for Otep! It’s a seven-week run and we’ll be covering a lot of ground playing a bunch of cities we’ve never played before which is very cool. At the very least our geography will be a little better!”

STOLEN BABIES

ON TOUR W/ OTEP, NEW YEAR’S DAY

9/20 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s

9/21 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory

9/22 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge

9/24 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

9/25 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater

9/27 – Murray, UT @ Murray Theater

9/28 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre

9/29 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep

10/1 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s

10/2 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes

10/3 – Rockford, IL @ District Bar & Grill

10/4 – Spring Lake Park, MN @ POV’s

10/5 – Racine, WI @ Route 20

10/6 – Waterloo, IA @ Spicoli’s Grill & The Reverb Rock Garden

10/7 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s

10/8 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre

10/9 – South Bend, IN @ Cheers Pub

10/10 – Dayton, OH @ McGuffy’s House of Rock

10/11 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Downunder

10/12 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s

10/13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar

10/15 – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon

10/16 – Stanhope, NJ @ Stanhope House

10/17 – New York, NY @ Marlin Room at Webster Hall

10/18 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club

10/19 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium/Rock & Shock Festival

10/20 – White Marsh, MD @ House of Rock

10/21 – Knoxville, TN @ Blackstock

10/22 – Louisville, KY @ Diamond Pub & Billiards

10/23 – Fayetteville, NC @ The Drunk Horse Pub

10/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

10/25 – Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth

10/26 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre

10/27 – Jacksonville, FL @ Brewsters Roc Bar

10/29 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

10/30 – New Orleans, LA @ The Parish at House of Blues

10/31 – Dallas, TX @ Trees

11/1 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar

11/2 – San Antonio, TX @ The Tequila Rock Bar

11/3 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma @ The Chameleon Club

11/4 – Wichita, KS @ Jerry’s Bar & Grill *Headline show, NO OTEP

11/5 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Sports Cafe

11/6 – Farmington, NM @ Top Deck

11/7 – Phoenix, AZ @ Joe’s Grotto

11/9 – West Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go-Go

Earlier this summer, STOLEN BABIES teamed up with Vice’s Noisey channel to unveil their eerie, yet beautifully mesmerising new music video for the track ‘Second Sleep’. The video was directed by Ilan Sharone, well-known video director and brother of Rani and Gil, with visual FX and animation by Meats Meier. The track is cut from the band’s most recent full-length release, entitled Naught. The album is available at your local music retailer and through iTunes, Amazon and all other standard digital retailers.

For more information on STOLEN BABIES, please visit these websites:

www.stolenbabiestheband.com

www.facebook.com/stolenbabiesofficial

www.twitter.com/stolenbabies

www.myspace.com/stolenbabies

 

 

STOLEN BABIES is:

Dominique Lenore Persi – Lead Vocals/Accordion

Rani Sharone – Bass/Guitar/Vocals

Gil Sharone – Drums

 

Eyes Set To Kill streaming new album Masks on Purevolume

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases with tags , on September 13, 2013 by Randy
In stores next week!

Phoenix Arizona rockers Eyes Set To Killare streaming their entire new album, Maskstoday on Purevolume. Be sure to check out the bands Track-by-track descriptions of each song as you listen. This is your best chance to hear the new album before it comes out next week!

Check it out here:

http://www.purevolume.com/news/eyes-set-to-kill-masks-album-stream-track-commentary/

MOTÖRHEAD Announces North American Pre-Order Information for “Aftershock” – Hitting Stores on October 22, 2013 via UDR Music

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Releases, Shows with tags , on September 13, 2013 by Randy

The North American pre-order for MOTÖRHEAD’s Aftershock is live! That’s right, you can pre-order the next chapter of MOTÖRHEAD’s legendary catalog now in Limited Edition Digipack format via Amazon.com at this link. The album is also available now in regular CD format and vinyl (gatefold – 180-Gram Single LP) format (digital coming soon). Since the pre-order launch yesterday, Aftershock has already shot to #1 on Amazon’s Movers & Shakers chart and #3 on Amazon’s Hard Rock & Metal chart.

Aftershock, MOTÖRHEAD’s mammoth 21st studio album, hits stores in North America on October 22, 2013 via UDR Music. Recorded at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, Aftershock is a true leveler, a crushing confirmation of everything MOTÖRHEAD stands for, marching from the dust storm to deliver 14 belting statements which see MOTÖRHEAD in perhaps their best writing form for years.

 

Aftershock track listing:

Heartbreaker
Coup de Grace
Lost Woman Blues
End Of Time
Do You Believe
Death Machine
Dust And Glass
Going To Mexico
Silence When You Speak To Me
Crying Shame
Queen Of The Damned
Knife
Keep Your Powder Dry
Paralyzed

 

With Aftershock, there’s swagger, there’s punch, there’s speed and there’s dirty filthy grooves, Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee showing clearly that MOTÖRHEAD is not simply a band, it’s a genre!

That genre, more than ever, resonates with hearty independence and swashbuckle. Whether it’s “Heartbreaker” throwing hooks and riffs into your head, the double-kick concussiveness of “Paralyzed” with Campbell’s fuelled attack, or the thunderous ride-off-the-Rickenbacker Motörcharge of “Going To Mexico”,Aftershock takes gleeful twists and turns which re-announce the Motörlegend. There’s the smoky biker bar blues in the shape of “Dust And Glass”, Lemmy’s late-night vocals evoking last-call and melancholy, the pogo-powered punk-spiked stab of “Queen Of The Damned” and the deliciously steamy, humid mournful “Lost Woman Blues” which midway through decides to kick over the stool and stomp out the saloon door.

 

MOTÖRHEAD are MOTÖRHEAD are MOTÖRHEAD…and their Aftershock will be felt worldwide…

 

 

Learn more about MOTÖRHEAD at these websites:

 

Official Lemmy Facebook: www.facebook.com/OfficialLemmy

Official MOTÖRHEAD Facebook: www.facebook.com/OfficialMotorhead

Official MOTÖRHEAD Twitter: @MyMotorhead

Official MOTÖRHEAD Website: www.imotorhead.com

LACUNA COIL Begin Recording New Album With Producer Jay Baumgardner

Posted in All Metal, Featured, New Music, News, Releases, Reviews with tags on September 13, 2013 by Randy
Band To Tour Europe With PARADISE LOST in Fall; 
Set Sail On SHIPROCKED In January 2014

LACUNA COIL have officially begun work on their upcoming new studio album, the highly-anticipated follow-up to ‘Dark Adrenaline,’ which was released in January 2012 and saw the band tour North America not only as headliners, but also on support runs with MEGADETH, MOTORHEAD and VOLBEAT, then SEVENDUST and COAL CHAMBER.

Joining LACUNA COIL in Italy to record the album is acclaimed producer Jay Baumgardner, whose credits include P.O.D., SEVENDUST, EVANESCENCE, PAPA ROACH, OTHERWISE and more.

Says frontwoman Cristina Scabbia of the new album: “I am so excited to work on new stuff… I am sure a lot of people will be mesmerized by the cinematic vibe of the new album that’s underway. I’m very happy to have the chance to work with Jay. Not only is he a pro in what he does, but I am just loving the fact we are going to experiment with new sounds and are getting a different point of view about our art. We’re swamped with the music already… LACUNA COIL is back baby!!!”

Adds frontman Andrea Ferro: “We met Jay a few years ago in L.A. and had a really positive feeling about him, as he has produced and mixed some of my favourite records and some very relevant rock/metal albums. We have decided to work with him, because he has the ability to work together with the band towards a common vision without driving the band away from their sound.  In the studio there is the right energy that allows common people to achieve uncommon results!”

The band plans on completing the recording process before embarking on the upcoming “Tragic Illusion Tour” in Europe, which will celebrate Paradise Lost’s 25th anniversary as a band. The tour kicks off October 30 in Wolverhampton, UK, and concludes November 13 in Solothurn, Switzerland.

 

From January 26-30, 2014, LACUNA COIL will set sail on the SHIPROCKED cruise out of Miami, FL, to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. They will join a lineup that includes FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PAPA ROACH, THREE DAYS GRACE, DEVICE, SEVENDUST, Century Media label mates IN THIS MOMENT, BUTCHER BABIES and many more.

 

LACUNA COIL online:

www.lacunacoil.it

facebook.com/lacunacoil

myspace.com/lacunacoil

twitter.com/lacuna_coil

www.emptyspiral.net

LACUNA COIL are (L-R in picture above):

Andrea Ferro – vocals

Cristiano “Pizza” Migliore – guitar

Marco “Maki” Coti Zelati – guitar

Cristina Scabbia – vocals

Cristiano “Criz” Mozzati – drums

Marco “Maus” Biazzi – bass