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GREEN DAY IN THE STUDIO RECORDING THREE ALBUMS – A TRILOGY ENTITLED ¡UNO!, ¡DOS!, AND ¡TRÉ! :::: ALBUMS TO BE RELEASED FROM SEPTEMBER 2012 TO JANUARY 2013

Posted in Artist Watch, News, Releases with tags , , , , , , , , , , on April 12, 2012 by Randy

LOS ANGELES, CA – April 11, 2012 – Green Day is currently in the studio recording three albums – a trilogy entitled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! – that will be released by Reprise Records on Tuesday, September 25th 2012; Tuesday, November 13th 2012 and Tuesday, January 15th 2013 respectively.   The albums are the follow-up to the Grammy®Award-winning 21st Century Breakdown, and are being produced by the band’s long-time producer Rob Cavallo.   ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! are being recorded in their hometown of Oakland, CA. 

“We are at the most prolific and creative time in our lives.  This is the best music we’ve ever written, and the songs just keep coming,” said the members of Green Day. “Instead of making one album, we are making a three album trilogy.  Every song has the power and energy that represents Green Day on all emotional levels.  We just can’t help ourselves… We are going epic as fuck!”

Green Day is scheduled to play several music festivals this summer.  Confirmed dates are listed below with more to be added. 

AUGUST

18TH                Tokyo, Japan              Summer Sonic 2012

19th                 Osaka, Japan              Summer Sonic 2012

26th                 Paris, France              Rock en Seine 2012

SEPTEMBER

1st                    Konstanz, Germany   Rock am See 2012

2nd                   Bologna, Italy             I-Day Festival

Green Day is vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tré Cool

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MY DARKEST DAYS’ NEWEST ALBUM, SICK AND TWISTED AFFAIR, AVAILABLE NOW!

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , , , , on March 27, 2012 by Randy

My Darkest Day’s newest album, Sick and Twisted Affair, has officially been released and is available in stores and on iTunes now!  With the release of their second album on Mercury Records, SICK AND TWISTED AFFAIR, featuring the #1 iTunes Rock Song “Casual Sex,” Toronto band My Darkest Days has announced two additional weeks on the road with Nickelback on their North American“Here and Now Tour 2012”. The album is currently streaming in it’s entirety on the bands official website.

Sick and Twisted Affair is also available on Best Buy and Amazon. For all the latest updates from My Darkest Days, make sure to visit their Official Website, as well as their Facebook and Twitter pages. Don’t forget to pick up your copy of Sick and Twisted Affair today!

 The first leg of the 48-city “Here and Now Tour 2012,” also starring Bush and Seether, will open April 10th at the i wireless Center in Moline, IL, and wrap up June 26th at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C.  After a 3-week break, the tour resumes on July 14th at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA, with dates scheduled through July 30th at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion in Raleigh, NC.   (Please see complete tour itinerary below; please check with local venue for ticket sale dates.)
 
SICK AND TWISTED AFFAIR was produced by Joey Moi, who co-produced (with Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger) the band’s self-titled debut album MY DARKEST DAYS, released September 2010.  “Casual Sex,” which is picking up steam at Active and Mainstream rock radio formats, features incendiary guitar work by John 5 (of Robb Zombie and Marilyn Manson renown). 
 
The video for “Casual Sex” was directed by Travis Kopach and features adult movie icon Ron Jeremy which premiered on VEVO, check it out HERE.  While the XXX-rated version can be viewed HERE.
 
The track listing for SICK AND TWISTED AFFAIR is as follows: 1. Sick and Twisted Affair * 2. Save Yourself * 3. Casual Sex * 4. Stutter * 5. Nature of the Beast * 6. Perfect * 7. Again (featuring Barry Stock from 3G) * 8. Gone * 9. Love Crime.  The deluxe version of the album includes four added tracks: 10. Rolling Stoned * 11. Casual Sex (Rock Remix) * 12. Like No One Else (Mountview Mix) * 13. Every Lie (Acoustic).
 
My Darkest Days first hit the charts in the fall of 2010, when their memorable debut single on Mercury, “Porn Star Dancing,” rose to #1 on the Active Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, and Top 20 at Alternative.  “PSD” was certified RIAA gold in the U.S. (over 800,000 digital sales and still a recurrent Top 10 at Active Rock) and gold in Canada.  The video (directed by Brendan Kyle Cochrane) broke the world record for the number of dancers in a music video, collected over 12 million YouTube views, and was also certified RIAA platinum.

Official Page: WWW.MYDARKESTDAYS.COM

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MyDarkestDays

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MyDarkestDays

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/iMDDSATA 

Amazon: http://smarturl.it/aMDDSATA

Best Buy: http://bit.ly/HbNy43

 
 

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SMILE EMPTY SOUL TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “3’s” May 22, 2012

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , , , , on March 14, 2012 by Randy
(New York, NY) – Los Angelesbased rock trio, SMILE EMPTY SOUL have signed a worldwide deal with eOne Music. The band will release their new record entitled “3’s” on May 22, 2012.“We are very excited to be working with eOne on this record.
They’re a label that truly backs their artists, and that’s exactly what we need.” says lead guitarist and front man Sean Danielsen. This new effort will be a followup effort to “More Anxiety” which was released in 2010. Danielsen continues, “3’s is the best record we’ve made. It’s more musical and mature, yet still has the ‘Smile’ sound that our fans are looking for.”
 

 

Formed in 1998, SMILE EMPTY SOUL has certainly seen the inside of the music business. With a top 10 hit single like “Bottom of a Bottle,” countless tours and a certified gold record under their belt the band shows no signs of stopping now. The band will be back on the road in 2012, keep checking the band’s official website for up to date information.

SMILE EMPTY SOUL IS: Sean Danielsen (lead vocals, guitar), Ryan Martin (bass), Jake Kilmer (drums, backing vocals)

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DragonForce TO TOUR THIS SPRING THE POWER WITHIN TO BE RELEASED ON APRIL 17 FREE DOWNLOAD + PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , , , , , , on March 9, 2012 by Randy

(New York, NY): European power metal dynamos DragonForce have announced plans to return to North America for a spring tour. This outing marks the band’s first full trek with brand new singer Marc Hudson, who also makes his recorded debut on The Power Within. The album lands at retail on April 17.

Hudson premiered his voice at a series of intimate North American gigs last fall. The performances were met with much praise and approval from the band’s diehard fanbase. Now the vocalist will be able to showcase his pipes to other parts of the country and beyond, where a similar reaction is expected for this talented up ‘n comer with undeniable chops.

The tour kicks off April 21 at the annual New England  Metal and Hardcore Fest in Worcester, Massachusetts and makes several stops on the East Coast before winding through Canada and into the Midwest before wrapping out west on May 11 in Anaheim, California. L.A.-based metal warriors Holy Grail, and Huntress, a five-piece metal band lead by vocalist Jill Janus, who delivers an unparalleled four-octave range thanks to her opera background, will provide support on this run.

 

Pre-orders for The Power Within are available as of today. You can pre-order The Power Within bundle and receive an exclusive autographed poster and a download of the album the day before it’s available in stores. You can also download the brand new track  “Fallen World” immediately and for free. Go here to check out the pre-order and the download.

 

Tour Dates:

April 21     Worcester, MA          The Palladium

April 22     New York, NY            Gramercy Theatre

April 23     Philadelphia, PA      Theatre of the Living Arts

April 25     Montreal, QC             Le National

April 26    London, ON                London Music Hall

April 27    Milwaukee, WI          The Rave

April 28    Minneapolis, MN      First Avenue

April 29    Winnipeg, MB           West End Cultural Centre

May 1        Edmonton, AB         The Starlite Room

May 2        Calgary, AB               Republik

May 4        Vancouver, BC         Commodore Ballroom

May 5        Seattle, WA               El Corazon

May 6        Portland, OR            Hawthorne Theater

May 8        San Francisco, CA   Slim’s

May 10      Los Angeles, CA      Troubadour

May 11       Anaheim, CA           House of Blues

For tickets, go here.

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