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ECHOES RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “YOUNG HERETICS” WITH VEVO

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Videos with tags Echoes, Vevo, We Give You Escape, Young Heretics on September 4, 2013 by Randy

‘WE GIVE YOU ESCAPE’ EP OUT NOW

Having released their debut EP ‘We Give You Escape’ last week, Knoxville, Tennessee’s indie-rock trio ECHOES has now teamed up with leading video platform VEVO to premiere the music video for their single “Young Heretics.”

The intimate performance video can be seen here:
http://www.vevo.com/watch/echoes/young-heretics/USA2P1336514

Pulling influence from The Smiths, Bloc Party and Interpol to name a few, ECHOES deliver smart, intricate tunes with a solid bass groove. The group’s 4-track debut digital EP ‘We Give You Escape’was released last week, and mastered by Kevin Bartley [Billy Idol, The Decembrists, Hawthorne Heights] at Capitol Studios. The EP can be heard HERE, and is also available on iTunes here.

Track List:
01. Young Heretics
02. Sun Kata
03. This Calls For Blood
04. Blindness

For more information on ECHOES, visit:
www.facebook.com/EchoesBandTN
www.twitter.com/EchoesBandTN

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TURISAS Premiere “Ten More Miles” Video At RevolverMag.com New Album ‘TURISAS2013’ Out September 3 In North America

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases with tags Turasis2013, Turisas on August 29, 2013 by Randy

TURISAS have partnered with Revolver Magazine to premiere the music video for “Ten More Miles,” from their new album ‘TURISAS2013’. The album, the band’s fourth studio release, comes out Tuesday, September 3 on Century Media Records. You can watch the video here: http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-turisas-premiere-new-music-video-ten-more-miles.html.

Says TURISAS frontman Mathias Nygard of the epic video: “Times change, people change, bands change… but do they really change?” Produced and directed by fellow Finn Jukka Salo, the video is a nod to the past while addressing questions about our future. The track is the third to be unveiled from ‘TURISAS2013’, following “Into The Free” (listen here) and “For Your Own Good” (listen here).

The new album was produced by vocalist Mathias Nygard, and was recorded by Nygard and guitarist Jussi Wickstrom in a remote house outside of Helsinki, Finland. The mixing and mastering was done in London at Orgone Studios with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano [Ghost B.C., Cathedral, Primordial, Ulver].

Worldwide, critics are raving about ‘TURISAS2013’:

“Let’s cut to the chase. TURISAS’ ‘TURISAS2013′ is a clear contender for Album Of The Year honors … Find this album. Buy it, then allow yourself to get swept up in the storytelling and bravado of it all. Then buy two copies and give them to friends.”

—bloodygoodhorror.com, U.S.

“...’TURISAS2013′ is a wild and wacky grab bag of impressive songcraft and eccentric imagination, with diligent performances and a punchy mix.” –Metal Hammer, U.K.

“TURISAS is ready to surprise you once more with a varied and unique album, full of talent and Rock’n’Roll.” –Metal Obs, France

“A mixture that appears to be titanically visionary is taking the reins on the fourth longplayer.” –Sonic Seducer, Germany

“TURISAS’ new album is neither overproduced nor monotonous and shows the maturity of the band.” –Young Guitar Magazine, Japan

“TURISAS have thrown the same ingredients into the pot like on the previous three albums, but added new spices where the prog influences seem to emerge more clearly.” –Soundi, Finland

‘TURISAS2013’ Track Listing:

1. For Your Own Good

2. Ten More Miles

3. Piece by Piece

4. Into The Free

5. Run Bhang-Eater, Run!

6. Greek Fire

7. The Days Passed

8. No Good Story Ever Starts With Drinking Tea

9. We Ride Together

TURISAS is:

Mathias Nygard – vocals

Jussi Wickstrom – guitar

Olli Vanska – violin

Robert Engstrand – keyboards

Jaakko Jakku – drums

Jesper Anastasiadis – bass

TURISAS online:

http://www.turisas.com/

https://www.facebook.com/turisas

https://twitter.com/turisasofficial

http://www.youtube.com/turisasofficial

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GIRL ON FIRE Stream ‘NOT BROKEN’ On REVOLVERMAG.COM Debut Album Set For September 3 Release

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Shows, Uncategorized with tags album release, Debut, Girl on Fire, Not Broken on August 29, 2013 by Randy

“THE TAKEDOWN” Climbing The Charts At Radio And OCTANE

Band On Tour With BUCKCHERRY; Performing At AFTERSHOCK; New Dates With HALESTORM

Seattle rockers GIRL ON FIRE are teaming up with our friends at REVOLVER MAGAZINE to stream their debut album ‘NOT BROKEN’ in its entirety. With the record’s September 3 release less than a week away, you can now listen to the whole album here:

http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-girl-on-fire-premiere-new-album-not-broken.html.

The first single from ‘NOT BROKEN’ is “The Takedown” and is currently rising the charts at SiriusXM OCTANE and terrestrial radio, to watch the music video click here. GIRL ON FIRE also recently released behind-the-scenes video reports offering a look at the album’s recording process – click to watch the reports on drums, guitar and bass. You can also watch a five-track album sampler and lyric video here.

Currently on the road with BUCKCHERRY, GIRL ON FIRE will wrap their summer tour with a performance at MONSTER ENERGY AFTERSHOCK in Sacramento, CA, September 14, where they will join CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS labelmates BUCKCHERRY, IN THIS MOMENT, OTHERWISE and the BUTCHER BABIES on a two-day festival lineup that also includes KORN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SHINEDOWN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, VOLBEAT and a host of others. The band will then return home for two dates with HALESTORM September 20-22, with a new fall tour to be announced shortly.

Produced and mixed by Jay Baumgardner [PAPA ROACH, EVANESCENCE, SEVENDUST] and mastered by Howie Weinberg [NIRVANA, AEROSMITH, THE WHITE STRIPES], ‘NOT BROKEN’ is a combustible combination of crisp riffs and body-shaking rhythms, a guitar-driven thrill ride primed to take radio by storm and leave the world rocking in its wake.

In-stores September 3 on Century Media Records, the debut album is available now in exclusive pre-order bundles via CMDistro.com.

‘NOT BROKEN’ Track Listing:

1. The Takedown

2. Reminds Me Of You

3. Losing My Identity

4. One Step Away

5. Monster

6. Automatic Hurt

7. Believe

8. Ready To Fight

9. Break These Chains

10. Cut

11. Not Broken

12. Run

GIRL ON FIRE with BUCKCHERRY:

AUGUST

28: Springfield, IL – Boondocks

31: Mt Clemens, MI – Macomb Music Theater

SEPTEMBER

01: Conneaut Lake, PA – The Beach Club

04: Tulsa, OK – Caine’s Ballroom

06: Houston, TX – Scout Bar

07: Tyler, TX – Click’s

08: Dallas, TX – Tree’s

10: El Paso, TX – Speaking Rock Entertainment Center

12: Chandler, AZ – Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino

13: San Juan Capistrano, CA – Coach House

MONSTER ENERGY AFTERSHOCK

(with KORN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SHINEDOWN, 5FDP, VOLBEAT and more)

SEPTEMBER

14: Sacramento, CA – Discovery Park

GIRL ON FIRE with HALESTORM:

SEPTEMBER

20: Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

22: Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market

GIRL ON FIRE online:

facebook.com/girlonfiremusic

twitter.com/girlonfiremusic

instagram.com/girlonfiremusic

GIRL ON FIRE are (L-R in picture above):

Harry MacDonald – drums

Nicholas Wiggins – guitars

Austin Held – vocals

Nick McMahon – guitars

Josh Mouser – bass

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VATTNET VISKAR streaming debut album SKY SWALLOWER on Pitchfork today

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Shows with tags sky swallower, vattnet viskar on August 27, 2013 by Randy

Los Angeles, CA – New Hampshire Black Metal quartet VATTNET VISKAR are now streaming their entire new album on Pitchfork. Sky Swallower is set to hit stores on September 3 via Century Media and has already caught the attention of heavy music lovers thanks to three single song streams in the past few weeks. Now you can get the full album experience thanks to our friends at Pitchfork. Check out the album here:

http://pitchfork.com/advance/193-sky-swallower/

SKY SWALLOWER track-listing:

1. New Alchemy

2. Fog of Apathy

3. Monarch

4. Breath of the Almighty

5. Ascend

6. Mythos

7. As I Stared Into the Sky

8. Apex

*Cover art by Bryan Proteau (Pallbearer).

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

w/INTRONAUT:

9/12/2013	Rocky Point Cantina	Tempe	AZ
9/14/2013	Launchpad	Albuquerque	NM
9/16/2013	Club Dada	Dallas	TX
9/18/2013	The Firebird	St. Louis	MO
9/19/2013	Diamond Pub & Billiards	Louisville	KY
9/20/2013	Montage Music Hall	Rochester	NY
9/21/2013	The Summit	Columbus	OH
9/22/2013	Montage Music Hall	Rochester	NY