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NYC’S SKATERS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE DATE OF FEBRUARY 25, 2014, AND NEW SINGLE

Posted in Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , , on October 9, 2013 by Randy

FIRST SINGLE, “DEADBOLT,” DUE DIGITALLY OCTOBER 29TH AND ON 7″ VINYLNOVEMBER 29TH IN THE U.S.

 

“DEADBOLT” LYRIC VIDEO PREMIERS ONLINE TODAY

 

BAND ON THE ROAD WITH PALMA VIOLETS IN THE U.S. AND DEAP VALLY IN THE U.K. THIS FALL

October 8, 2013 – (Burbank, CA) – New York City’s very own SKATERS have announced that their upcoming debut album will be released by Warner Bros. Records on February 25, 2014 in the U.S. and February 24, 2014, in the U.K. The album’s first vinyl single is “Deadbolt,” and will be released digitally on Oct 29th, and pressed on glorious 7″ vinyl and available for sale on Black Friday / Record Store Day, Nov 29th. The single has already been released in the U.K. (its first public broadcast was Oct 2nd on the ultra-cool Huw Stephens’ BBC Radio show) where the band are quickly amassing an ardent following.

A brand new lyric video has been created for “Deadbolt,” andwill premiere on PureVolume.Combeginning today. The clip was directed by Bill Richards and can be viewed here

Beginning tomorrow, NME.Com in the U.K. will premiere the song. Go to http://www.nme.com/

To hear the track.

What the U.K. press has been saying:

“We present to you SKATERS – the best band to emerge from Manhattan since…great writing and an incessantly creative arrangement. Gloriously inventive grooves, wonderfully nonchalant vocal and constantly engaging composition. SKATERS have got that vintage lo-fi pop sound down to a tee so what are you waiting for?” – ThisFeeling.Com (UK)

“Like the Beach Boys, who famously didn’t surf (Dennis Wilson excepted), SKATERS don’t skate… [songs] reeking of subways and steam hissing from backstreet vents with a clattering urgency . It’s the end of the world as we know it … and SKATERS feel fine.” – The Guardian (UK daily)

Back home in the USA, the media know what’s up:

 

“New York band SKATERS want to be your new party soundtrack. Wait, scratch that – this band doesn’t want to deliver the late-night anthems only to you. They want to serve ’em up to your friends, your little brother, and pretty much everyone you know.” These guys are well on their way to cementing their place on the sweaty dark dance floors everywhere.” – NylonMag.Com

 

“There’s no covering up their romantically ragged edges”  The New York Times

 

 

The domestic tour w/ Palma Violets begins tomorrow. Dates are as follows:

 

10/08    Philadelphia, PA            Boot & Saddle

10/09    New York, NY               Webster Hall

10/14    Seattle, WA                   Neumos

10/15    Vancouver, BC              Venue

10/16    Portland, OR                 Crystal Ballroom

10/18    Berkley, CA                   UC Berkley/ ASUC Superb 10 Esheleman Hall #4500

10/19    Los Angeles, CA           El Rey Theater

 

On Oct 14, the “Deadbolt” video will make its worldwide debut via NME.Com in the U.K. Shortly thereafter, SKATERS will tour overseas w/ Deap Vally. Those dates are:

 

10/29    Sheffield                       The Leadmill

10/30    Oxford                          Oxford Academy 2

11/01    Brighton                        Concorde2

11/02    Bristol                           Trinity Centre

11/04    Nottingham                   Rock City Basement

11/05    Manchester                   Club Academy

11/07    Birmingham                   Birmingham Academy 2

11/08    Leeds                           The Wardrobe

11/10    Newcastle                     Warehouse 34

11/11    Edinburgh                     Liquid Room

11/12    Glasgow                       Oran Mor

11/14    London                         Electric Ballroom

http://www.skatersnyc.com

http://www.facebook.com/skatersnyc

WARBRINGER Announce European tour with Iced Earth; Launch album commercial and pre-order links!

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Photos, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on October 9, 2013 by Randy

In light of the upcoming release of the bands fourth studio album, IV: Empires Collapse, Los Angeles based WARBRINGER are now pleased to announce their return to Europe with Metal iconsICED EARTH and ELM STREET. This tour will follow their full U.S. tour with KREATOR and OVERKILL. Dates can be seen below.

Check out the short online-commercial for IV: Empires Collapse

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1p8bkkiQ20&feature=youtu.be

Previously, a lyric video for the song “Hunter-Seeker” off the upcoming album was launched.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BfxYMI8L9Q

WARBRINGER’s IV: Empires Collapse album can be pre-ordered from CM Distro in its different formats (Standard CD, limited Digipak CD+DVD, standard black LP including poster, limited colored LP including poster, Shirt but also as T-Shirt/CD bundles) here:

http://smarturl.it/warbringer-CMD

 

Here are the tour dates.  **Note:  The Joint show is Warbringers CD release party in Los Angeles and is not part of the Kreator & Overkill Tour.

 

KREATOR, OVERKILL & WARBRINGER – U.S. Tour 2014

10/19/2013

The Joint LA**

Los Angeles

CA

10/30/2013 Soundstage

Baltimore

MD
10/31/2013 The Trocadero

Philadelphia

PA
11/1/2013 The Palladium

Worcester

MA
11/2/2013

Club Soda

Montreal

QC
11/3/2013

Opera House

Toronto ON
11/4/2013

Altar Bar

Pittsburgh

PA

11/5/2013

Al Rosa Villa

Columbus OH
11/6/2013

Mojoes

Joliet IL
11/7/2013

Granada

Lawrence KS
11/8/2013 Gothic Theater Englewood CO
11/9/2013 In The Venue Salt Lake City UT
11/11/2013 Rickshaw Theater Vancouver BC
11/12/2013 El Corazon Seattle WA
11/13/2013 Hawthorne Theatre Portland OR
11/14/2013 Fillmore San Francisco CA
11/15/2013 The Grove Anaheim CA
11/16/2013 Marquee Theatre Tempe AZ
11/17/2013 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque NM
11/18/2013 Trees Dallas TX
11/19/2013 Backstage Live San Antonio TX
11/21/2013 Diamond Pub & Billiards Louisville KY
11/22/2013 Empire West Springfield VA
11/23/2013 Stage 48 New York City NY
11/24/2013 Stage 48 New York City NY

 

 

ICED EARTH, WARBRINGER, ELM STREET – European Tour 2014

Presented by Rock Hard, Guitar, Rocks & metal.de

09.01.2014 Saarbrücken (Germany) – Garage

10.01.2014 Hengelo (The Netherlands) – Metropol

11.01.2014 Antwerp (Belgium) – Trix

12.01.2014 Birmingham (England) – O2 Academy

13.01.2014 Dublin (Ireland) – Button Factory

14.01.2014 London (England) – O2 Academy Islington

15.01.2014 Paris (France) – Le Trabendo

17.01.2014 Madrid (Spain) – Sala Caracol

18.01.2014 Lisbon (Portugal) – Paradise Garage

19.01.2014 Valencia (Spain) – Rock City

20.01.2014 Barcelona (Spain) – Razzmatazz 2

22.01.2014 Pratteln (Switzerland) – Z7

23.01.2014 Romagnano (Italy) – Rock ‘n’ Roll Arena

24.01.2014 Ljubljana (Slovenia) – Kino Siska

25.01.2014 Zagreb (Croatia) – Pogon Jedinstvo

26.01.2014 Sarajevo (Bosnia) – Club Sloga

28.01.2014 Bucarest (Romania) – Silver Church

29.01.2014 Istanbul (Turkey) – Kucukciftlik Park

31.01.2014 Athens (Greece) – Gagarin 205

01.02.2014 Thessaloniki (Geece) – Principal Club

02.02.2014 Sofia (Bulgaria) – Mixtape 5

04.02.2014 Belgrade (Serbia) – Dom Omladine

05.02.2014 Budapest (Hungary) – Club 202

06.02.2014 Wien (Austria) – Szene

07.02.2014 Nürnberg (Germany) – Rockfabrik

08.02.2014 Zlin (Czech Republic) – Masters Of Rock

09.02.2014 München (Germany) – Backstage Werk

11.02.2014 Berlin (Germany) – Astra

12.02.2014 Köln (Germany) – Essigfabrik

13.02.2014 Bochum (Germany) – Zeche

14.02.2014 Osnabrück (Germany) – Rosenhof

15.02.2014 Hamburg (Germany) – Markthalle

16.02.2014 Copenhagen (Denmark) – Vega

18.02.2014 Gothenburg (Sweden) – Sticky Fingers

19.02.2014 Stockholm (Sweden) – Debaser Medis

 

*European Tour Ticket Hotline: Metaltix +49 (0) 4627 183838 – http://www.metaltix.com

 

 

WARBRINGER – IV: Empires Collapse Track listing:

1. Horizon

2. The Turning Of The Gears

3. One Dimension

4. Hunter-Seeker

5. Black Sun, Black Moon

6. Scars Remain

7. Dying Light

8. Iron City

9. Leviathan

10. Off With Their Heads!

11. Towers Of The Serpent

 

IV: Empires Collapse was recorded with producer Steve Evetts (Sepultura, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence), mixed by Brett Eliason (Pearl Jam, Heart, BoySetsFire) and mastered by Alan Douches / West West Side Music (Cannibal Corpse, Hatebreed, Converge). The album’s cover artwork was designed by Adrienne Rozzi.

 

 

WARBRINGER online:

www.warbringermusic.com

www.facebook.com/Warbringermusic

www.twitter.com/warbringerband

www.youtube.com/WarbringerOfficial 

WINDS OF PLAGUE premiere new song “Say Hello To The Undertaker” from the album RESISTANCE in stores October 29 on Century Media Records

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows with tags , , , , , , , on October 9, 2013 by Randy

WINDS OF PLAGUE have been busy with the recent release of their video for “Open The Gates of Hell” and preparing for their upcoming tour with BLEEDING THROUGH. The band’s new album,RESISTANCE, will be in stores on October 29, just in time for the tour. Check out the exclusive premiere of the new single, “Say Hello To The Undertaker” courtesy of our friends at Lambgoat…

Listen here:

http://lambgoat.com/features/100/Winds-of-Plague-Say-Hello-To-The-Undertaker-song-premiere

Check out the video for “Open The Gates of Hell”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DTJE58Hzns

 

 

WINDS OF PLAGUE online:

www.windsofplague.net

www.facebook.com/windsofplague

www.twitter.com/windsofplague 

Queensrÿche film mini movie

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized, Videos with tags , , , , , , on October 8, 2013 by Randy

Legendary Seattle rockers, Queensrÿche recently filmed a ‘mini movie’ with the tracks, “Spore” “Midnight Lullaby” “A World Without” and “X2” providing the score to a 10-plus minute story, dubbed Queensrÿche: Ad Lucem. The film was created by Veva Entertainment Co. with director Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby and producer Marco De Molina and was filmed last month on location at Central City Stages in Los Angeles. Todd La Torre, vocalist for Queensrÿche has issued the following statement:

     “We decided to take a different approach with this video, which is comprised of four pieces of music from our latest self-titled release, Queensrÿche.  It’s a conceptual mini-movie music video that invites the audience to scratch beneath the surface a bit, rather than the usual “chewed food” that so many are used to being fed.  We really wanted to deviate from a performance type of video so the music and story-line could be the main focus.”

 

     La Torre also adds, “The overall theme of the song Spore is one that deals with personal demons, relationship struggles, career pressures, personal/professional morals and ethical dilemmas.  These are issues we all face on some level and the video touches upon them all.  Midnight Lullaby/A World Without deals with the loss of a mother during childbirth, leaving a father as a single parent and struggling to move forward through the turmoil. X2, though it opens up our album, provides for a nice outro to it all. The end result is a roller coaster of emotion in an effort to find a healthy resolve. Given our history, we feel that this multifaceted conceptual video, along with a great cast of actors to suit, will really resonate with our fans.”

 

Queensrÿche first burst onto the music scene in 1982 with the release of their self-titled 4 song EP Queensrÿche. They very quickly gained international recognition and performed to sold out audiences around the world. With the follow up first full-length album “The Warning” in 1984, and the ground breaking 1986 release of “Rage For Order”, Queensrÿche continued to prove their worldwide dominance as one of the most respected and creative bands of the 80’s. In 1988 the band turned out yet another monumental album “Operation: Mindcrime”, which would go on to become one of the TOP 10 best-selling concepts records of all time, and set the stage for continued sold out performances around the world. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful “Empire” in 1991, the band earned multiple Grammy Award nominations and won the MTV “viewer’s choice” award for the #1 chart topping hit “Silent Lucidity”. During the next ten years, the band continued to release albums and tour the world to sold-out audiences. Queensrÿche has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and have continued to break new ground and push their creative process.

 

Queensrÿche is:

Todd La Torre (vocals)

Michael Wilton (guitars)

Parker Lundgren (guitars)

Eddie Jackson (bass)

Scott Rockenfield (drums).

www.queensrycheofficial.com

www.facebook.com/QueensrycheOfficial

Queensrÿche North American tour dates:

11/15      Portland, ME                          Asylum

11/16      Hampton Beach, NH              Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

12/14      Tempe, AZ                             Marquee Theater

01/03      Snoqualmie, WA                    Snoqualmie Casino

04/17      Englewood, NJ                       Bergen Performing Arts Center

04/19      Ucasville, CT                          Mohegen Sun Casino