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OTHERWISE Release ‘ENJOY THE PAIN’ EP As Free Download

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized, Videos with tags , , , , , , on November 11, 2013 by Randy

Album Now Available At www.EnjoyThePainEP.com

Band Hosting SiriusXM Octane Takeover All Weekend

“Die For You” #28 At Active Rock Radio With Increasing Spins

“Rebel Yell” Single Set For November 11 iTunes Release

 

In celebration of their fans, Las Vegas rockers OTHERWISE have just released the acoustic ‘ENJOY THE PAIN’ EP for free via the website www.EnjoyThePainEP.com. The album contains five brand new songs, all written and recorded entirely on the road. To download the ‘ENJOY THE PAIN’ EP for free, please click here.

The ‘ENJOY THE PAIN’ free download was announced this afternoon exclusively on SiriusXM Octane, where the band – frontman Adrian Patrick, guitarists Ryan Patrick and Andrew Pugh, drummer Corky Gainsford and bassist Vassilios Metropoulos – hosted an exclusive station takeover that will repeat daily through November 4. The special features an interview, acoustic performance, and the band taking over the Octane playlist. In early 2012, OTHERWISE became the first unsigned band to reach No. 1 on the Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown – SiriusXM launched the band’s career into the national spotlight, and now they are helping OTHERWISE deliver ‘ENJOY THE PAIN’ to their fans.

The OTHERWISE SiriusXM Octane takeover will repeat at the following times this weekend, and is also available via SiriusXM On Demand:

 

Friday, November 1 – 12pm ET/9am PT

Saturday, November 2 – 8pm ET/5pm PT

Sunday, November 3 – 2pm ET/11am PT

Monday, November 4 – 6amET/3am PT

 

“‘ENJOY THE PAIN‘ is our gift to you. It’s our way of saying thank you for the success you’ve helped us earn, and a little something to hold you over until our next full length album is released in 2014,” says OTHERWISE of the EP. “We recorded this entirely on our own, on the road, in between shows while out on tour. If we couldn’t find a quiet bedroom or bathroom to track in, we’d record while literally driving down the highway… The process wasn’t easy. It wasn’t slick. It wasn’t normal. It didn’t adhere to any set of rules, guidelines, or industry standards. At times it was painful… And we enjoyed every minute of it. So please, ‘ENJOY THE PAIN’ with us… and enjoy this EP.”

 

‘ENJOY THE PAIN’ Track Listing:

1. 60 MPH

2. Once In My Dreams

3. Enjoy The Pain

4. Miles Of Rain

5. Burn Away (III Reprise)

 

In the 18 months since the release of their ‘True Love Never Dies’ debut, OTHERWISE have gone from local Las Vegas favorites to one of America’s best-selling breakout acts. Now, they’re giving something back to the fans that have embraced the band as their own. A first track from the album, “Miles Of Rain,” can be heard here.

 

To compliment the free EP, on November 11 the band will release an iTunes-exclusive single featuring an acoustic cover of the BILLY IDOL hit “Rebel Yell” and an acoustic version of “Heaven,” the closing track from ‘True Love Never Dies’.

 

“Die For You”, the third single from the band’s debut album, is currently at No. 28 at Active Rock radio – click here to watch the single’s official lyric video. The follow-up to breakout hits “Soldiers” and “I Don’t Apologize (1000 Pictures),” “Die For You” is a full-throttle anthem of undying devotion in the face of betrayal. “Soldiers” has sold more than 100,000 digital tracks, and the band has amassed more than 2.4 million total views on YouTube. You can watch the official music video for “Soldiers” here, and the “I Don’t Apologize (1000 Pictures)” video here.

Released in May 2012, ‘True Love Never Dies’ has sold more than 50,000 copies, making OTHERWISE that year’s best-selling new rock band and helping propel them to tours alongside STONE SOUR, PAPA ROACH, BUCKCHERRY, P.O.D., THREE DAYS GRACE, POP EVIL and more. The band have also become a mainstay on the North American festival circuit with appearances including Rock On The Range, Aftershock, Rocklahoma, Carolina Rebellion, Welcome To Rockville and a host of others.

 

OTHERWISE online:

www.weareotherwise.com

www.facebook.com/otherwiseofficial

www.twitter.com/weareotherwise

Rock Radio Legend LOU BRUTUS Voted 2013 Best DJ in America

Posted in All Metal, Featured, News, Photos, Uncategorized with tags , , , , , on November 11, 2013 by Randy

Radio Contraband Rock Radio Awards Voters Crown Lou Brutus At Star Studded Ceremony in Las Vegas

Brutus Will Release New Album with His Band GRUMPY OLD PUNKS and Continue Work on His Book “One Man – Two Thousand Concerts: The Greatest Freakin’ Collection of Rock Show Junk in History”

Rock Radio stalwart LOU BRUTUS has been voted Best DJ in America by voters in the Rock Radio Awards sponsored by Radio Contraband. Winners were announced Friday October 18th 2013 during a nighttime, poolside ceremony at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV.

It was the first year for a Best DJ category at the awards. LOU BRUTUS  was chosen over other nominees including Nikki Sixx, Paul Marshall, Brock Haven, and Greg Atoms. Brutus was handed the award by Rick DeJesus, lead singer of the band of Adelitas Way. Performers at the ceremony included Wicked Wisdom (featuring Jada Pinkett Smith), Burn Halo, and Emphatic. Upon accepting the award Brutus said, “I can’t believe I get to do this shit for a living.” He then thanked his dog Darla.

LOU BRUTUS is best known for his seventeen plus years of national syndication as well as his work on other national radio platforms. He has done local shows in Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, and Providence.

Brutus has also hosted radio specials and/or created radio channels for Metallica, Slipknot, Stone Sour, Rush, Disturbed, Theory of a Deadman, Smashing Pumpkins, and countless others. He was the very first to give national airplay to innumerable bands includingSlipknot, Halestorm, Five Finger Death Punch and Sevendust.

 

LOU BRUTUS has garnered tremendous amounts of positive press for both his intensely creative on air work and ground breaking original programming… all without ever running afoul of the F.C.C. Publications such as Rolling Stone, USA Today and Entertainment Weekly have sung the praises of his work.

 

His creative flair has led him to national success as a performer in the Ohio State versus Michigan football rivalry band Dead Schembechlers with whom he has appeared on HBO. Lou is the group’s lead singer, songwriter and official mouthpiece, Bo Biafra. He is the lyricist of the world’s first cow punk rock opera, “Hee Haw Hell,” which was recorded by legendary swamp rock band Dash Rip Rock. Additionally, he has several baseball inspired pieces he’s written and recorded featured on the Diamond Cuts album series, which he released under the moniker of Lou Brutus and the Perfect Pachydermus Percussion Pitches. His latest musical foray is as the creator and lead singer of the Grumpy Old Punks, which he describes as “middle aged punk rock rage.” Their self-titled debut album “Grumpy Old Punks” was released in 2011 with the follow up “Anarchy in the Prostate” in 2012. In 2014, they’ll release their third EP “Driving Around with the Blinker On.”

 

He has also produced his own series of comic books, “The Adventures of Brutusman,” as well as bottled his own line of micro brewed beers “Lou-in-Brau” and “Brew Loutus Ale.”

 

In what little spare time he has, Lou is an accomplished photographer.  His lighthouse photography has graced magazine covers and has worked the last six seasons as an on field Major League Baseball photographer. He often shoots rock bands as he travels the world to interview them.

 

LOU BRUTUS is currently working on three different books. The first is a coffee table book of his backstage pass, ticket stub, guitar pick, and concert poster collection entitled “One Man – Two Thousand Concerts: The Greatest Freakin’ Collection of Rock Show Junk in History,” the second is an unauthorized autobiography Dead Schembechlers: The Rise, Fall & Redemption of The Best Damn Punk Band in the Landbeing co-written with Joe Oestreich, while the third is a baseball themed children’s book being illustrated by Alan MacBain.

www.loubrutus.com

www.grumpyoldpunks.com

www.deadschembechlers.com

www.twitter.com/loubrutus

www.facebook.com/loubrutusrocks

MASTODON TO RELEASE AUDIO AND VIDEO VERSIONS OF EXPLOSIVE LONDON SHOW ON DECEMBER 10th

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MASTODON LIVE AT BRIXTON, CAPPED OFF BAND’S WORLD TOUR FOR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM, THE HUNTER

 

 On February 11th, 2012, MASTODON took the stage at London’s O2 Academy in Brixton, capping off the Atlanta-based band’s world tour in support of their critically acclaimed album The Hunter. This sold-out performance was Mastodon’s first show at the legendary Brixton venue. It won’t be their last, as the London audience positively erupted from the opening chords until the final, frenzied encore. Mastodon Live At Brixton will be released on December 10th,so fans will be able to see and hear what happened on that night.

In addition to performing “Curl of the Burl,” “Black Tongue,” and “Dry Bone Valley” from The Hunter, the band dug into their catalog, unearthing such scorching tracks as “Colony of Birchmen,”“Capillarian Crest,” and “Iron Tusk.”  Rolling Stone Magazine referred to the band’s sonic attack as one that:  “Demonstrates how contemporary hard rock can still be made with imagination, precision and a majestic sense of force.”

Click here for visual proof. Please use the embedded link to post.

Now this extraordinary live show is being released digitally by Warner Bros. Records as Mastodon Live At Brixton, on December 10th. An audio-only version and a live video version directed by Ryan Mackfall (Crashburn Media) (both featuring the full 97-minute performance) will be available from all digital retailers, including iTunes and Amazon. The full set-list is below.

 

Dry Bone Valley

Black Tongue

Crystal Skull

I Am Ahab

Capillarian Crest

Colony of Birchmen

Megalodon

Thickening

Blasteroid

Sleeping Giant

Ghost of Karelia

All The Heavy Lifting

Spectrelight

Curl of the Burl

Bedazzled Fingernails

Circle of Cysquatch

Aqua Dementia

Crack The Skye

Where Strides The Behemoth

Iron Tusk

March of the Fireants

Blood and Thunder

Creature Lives

At present, MASTODON is hard at work on their next studio venture. Details to be revealed soon. time. Until then go to: www.mastodonrocks.cominfo, merch and more.

COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey Announces Exciting New Signing: ASKING ALEXANDRIA – Sponsoring Upcoming ASKING ALEXANDRIA/ALL THAT REMAINS/SEVENDUST Tour

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Photos, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized, Videos with tags , , , , , on November 11, 2013 by Randy

Proud Sponsors of the ROCKSTAR ENERGY UPROAR FESTIVAL and CARNIVAL OF MADNESS

 

Sponsoring & Serving at ROB ZOMBIE’s GREAT AMERICAN NIGHTMARE

 

COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey is pleased to announce a very special recent signing— ASKING ALEXANDRIA! As a part of the partnership, COLDCOCKwill sponsor the band’s upcoming tour with All That RemainsSevendust, Emmure and For Today.

“We’re excited to be working with ASKING ALEXANDRIA,” states Rick Zeiler, Founder/CEO of Zeiler Spirits/COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey“This band is chock-full of talented musicians that represent the lifestyle of our brand. They know how to party and we look forward to toasting some shots with them on this tour!”

 

“Working with COLDCOCK is a great opportunity because not only is there finally a new alcoholic beverage out that is worth devoting your pallet to, but we also have a great relationship with  the founders of the company,” adds Ben Bruce (ASKING ALEXANDRIA). “Being a part of a new brand that was created by so many of our good friends in the music industry is something we are extremely proud of and promoting a whiskey that we genuinely love comes naturally to us! COLDCOCK is our generation’s rock n’ roll drink of choice!”

 

UPCOMING ASKING ALEXANDRIA TOUR DATES:

**COLDCOCK Available in this Market!

10/29/13 Nashville, TN @ War Memorial Auditorium **

10/30/13 Knoxville, TN @ NV Nightclub **

10/31/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle **

11/01/13 Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend

11/02/13 Lancaster, PA @ Freedom Hall Convention Center

11/03/13 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civic Center **

11/05/13 Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre **

11/06/13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club **

11/08/13 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop

11/09/13 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom

11/10/13 Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center

11/11/13 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom **

11/13/13 Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room

11/14/13 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

11/15/13 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall **

11/17/13 Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater

11/19/13 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater

11/21/13 Fresno, CA @ Rainbow Ballroom **

11/22/13 San Diego, CA @ SOMA (All Ages/No Liquor Venue) **

11/23/13 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst**

 

COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey is founded by heavy metal industry greats such as  Kerry King (SLAYER), John Reese (co-creator of the ROCKSAR ENERGY MAYHEM & UPROAR FESTIVALS), and Michael Arfin (AGI, has worked with Rammstein and many industry legends), strategic partners like Schechter Guitar Research, Century Media Records and spirits industry leaders like Rick Zeiler and Sarah Zeiler. On top of that, COLDCOCK is touted by artists and tastemakers like David Draiman (DISTURBED), Ashley Purdy (BLACK VEIL BRIDES), Miles Doughty (SLIGHTLY STOOPID), Raul Bianchi (THE EXPENDABLES) and more.

Growing hard rock/metal artists such as Sevendust, Eyes Set To KillAngels Fall plus DJ’s like DatsikMike Czech of Skratch ‘n SniffShannon Gunz of Sirius XM,world-famous tattoo artists such as Paul Booth, Steve Soto, famed street artist RISK, and more are supporting COLDCOCK on the road and at home, not only because of its fantastic taste and herbal benefits, but because it gives back to them! COLDCOCK is all about working hard together and sharing success, and its vision to share that success with artists is already taking off! Zeiler Spirits supports hard working artists by giving them the opportunity to earn ownership in the brand. Want to learn more and/or get YOUR BAND in on the action? Bands can submit their information to www.coldcockwhiskey.com under “sponsorship” or email info@zeilerspirits.comwith inquiries.

 

Why drink just any whiskey when you can drink a better alternative? COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey is a three-year aged American bourbon blended with a variety of meaningful and detoxifying herbs, including green tea, hibiscus, ginger, eucalyptus, cinnamon and gingko. In addition to those natural ingredients,COLDCOCK contains roughly half the amount of sugar of its competitors.

 

COLDCOCK is currently available for purchase in California, New York, Tennessee, Georgia, Indiana, and South Carolina, with more states joining the ranks throughout the year. As of now, COLDCOCK is available at the Roxy and the Rainbow on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles, and is set to appear in more Los Angeles-area bars soon.

For more information on founders, sponsors, bands involved, availability and more, please visit www.coldcockwhiskey.com or e-mail info@zeilerspirits.com.

About COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey and Zeiler Spirits:

Established in 2012 and based in San Diego, California, Zeiler Spirits LLC is the producer of COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey.  The spirits importer was founded by liquor and entertainment industry veterans, musicians and action sports athletes who have collectively created some of the world’s most exciting lifestyle events and cross promotions.  COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey is three-year aged American bourbon blended with a variety of herbs, including green tea, hibiscus, ginger, eucalyptus, cinnamon and gingko.  Currently available in CA, GA, IN, SC, NY, TN, NE.   COLDCOCK American Herbal Whiskey is 70 proof (35% alcohol by volume) and suggested retail price is $19.99 for a 750ml bottle, with a 50ml size to be released in December, 2013. For more information, please visit www.coldcockwhiskey.com