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NEW YEARS DAY announce tour with COMBICHRIST Recurring feature on Warped Roadies Season 2!

Posted in Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized, Videos with tags , , , , on December 13, 2013 by Randy

After a summer on the Warped Tour and most of the Fall on tour with OTEP, L.A. locals NEW YEARS DAY will hit the road with COMBICHRIST on their “The We Love” Tour. The band can also be heard on several episodes of the FUSE Channel’s “Warped Roadies.” Check out the show on Wednesday nights!

Combichrist “The We Love” Tour

w/ William Control & New Years Day…

4/3 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall

4/4 West Springfield, VA @ Empire

4/5 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA

4/6 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre

4/8 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

4/9 Montreal, QC @ Le National

4/10 Toronto, ON @ Opera House

4/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar

4/12 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater

4/13 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge

4/15 Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theater

4/16 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s

4/17 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater

4/18 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater

4/19 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue

4/21 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

4/22 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater

4/24 San Francisco, CA @ Slims

4/25 Las Vegas, NV @ LVCS

4/28 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red

5/2 Austin, TX @ Elysium

5/3 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar

5/4 Dallas, TX @ Trees

5/6 Pensacola, FL @Vinyl Music Hall

5/8 Jacksonville, FL @ Roc Bar

5/9 West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectables

5/10 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth

5/11 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

 

NEW YEARS DAY released VICTIM TO VILLAIN earlier this year on Century Media.  Check out their video for the song “Angel Eyes” featuring guest appearance in both the video and on the recorded track, from Chris from Motionless In White…

New Years Day “Angel Eyes” video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHmSF-_6xlo

NEW YEARS DAY online:

www.facebook.com/nydrock

www.twitter.com/NYDrock

COMEBACK KID Announce Headlining Tour and New Album Title

Posted in Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , on December 13, 2013 by Randy

2014 is off to a killer start as Victory Records is excited to announce thatCOMEBACK KID will embark on a headlining tour this February and March. The ‘Die Knowing’ tour pulls its name from the title of the upcoming new studio album from COMEBACK KID, which is tentatively scheduled for a March release date that will be announced later! Support on the trek comes from BACKTRACK, XIBALBA, DOWNPRESSER and TO THE WIND!

Tour Dates:
2/19 – Burnsville, MN @ The Garage

2/20 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen

2/21 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme

2/22 – Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room

2/23 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater

2/25 – Boston, MA @ Middle East

2/26 – New York, NY @ Santos Party Haus

2/27 – West Springfield, VA @ Empire

2/28 – Reading, PA @ Reverb

3/01 – Charlotte, NC @ The Casbah

3/02 – Nashville, TN @ Rockettown

3/04 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

3/05 – Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem

3/06 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth

3/07 – Lake Worth, FL @ Speakeasy

3/08 – Jacksonville, FL @ Atticus Bar

3/09 – Birmingham, AL @ The Forge

3/10 – Tupelo, MS @ Goodtime Charlie

3/12 – McAllen, TX @ Never Say Never Festival

3/14 – Austin, TX @ SXSW (TBA)

3/15 – Houston, TX @ Walters

3/16 – Dallas, TX @ South By So What

3/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Pub Rock

3/20 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

3/21 – Lancaster, CA @ Industry Theater

3/22 – Oakland, CA @ The Metro

3/23 – Ventura, CA @ Rock City Studios

MACHINIMA ANNOUNCES ALL EPISODES OF HAIL TO THE KING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DECEMBER 15

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Shows, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , on December 10, 2013 by Randy

ALL-NEW ANIMATED SERIES COMBINES THE MUSIC AND CREATIVE MINDS OF AVENGED SEVENFOLD WITH THE PRODUCERS OF METALOCALYPSE

All-New Series Trailer Available Now on Avenged Sevenfold’s YouTube Channel

Avenged Sevenfold’s Hail To The King is well on its way to living up to its name. The album, released by Warner Bros. Records, earned the band its second No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, selling upwards of 159,400 units, making it the biggest first-week sales debut for a rock album this year.  Hail To The King also went to No. 1 in the UK, handing the band its first chart-topping album in Britain, as well as in Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, and Finland. Avenged Sevenfold has just wrapped up sold-out tour dates in the U.S. and Europe, including a sold-out show at Wembley in the UK. With all of this momentum, Machinima, the number one global video entertainment network for young males, has announced that the Hail To The King animated series will be released on December 15 for binge-viewing on Machinima’s HappyHour channel (YouTube.com/HappyHour).

From the creative minds of Avenged Sevenfold, one of rock music’s global heavyweights and a trailblazing force in fusing the worlds of music and video games, Hail To The King is a six-episode animated series, which is directed by Metalocalypse producer Jon Schnepp. The unique and innovative series tells the fictional story of the Deathbat – the band’s longtime trademark, and serves as the prologue to their highly anticipated mobile video game, “Hail to the King: Deathbat.” Accompanying the launch of the series will be a trailer for the game, which will be available early 2014. With the series launching in just days, Machinima has released an all-new trailer.

  http://youtu.be/ZeUhpV5kmBw

ICED EARTH Launch ‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’ Video Teaser

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, Photos, Previews, Releases, Shows, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on December 7, 2013 by Randy
New Studio Album Out January 21 In North America
 
‘WORLDWIDE PLAGUES’ North American Headlining Tour
To Launch April 2; SABATON And Revamp To Support

“Plagues Of Babylon” Lyric Video Out Now

With the release of new studio album ‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’ approaching, metal titans ICED EARTH have launched a video teaser to preview the album and their upcoming WORLDWIDE PLAGUES headlining tour. The video can be viewed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4QeOBChcDw

‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’ is set for a January 21, 2014 release in North America (January 6 worldwide) on Century Media Records. The band will bring the new album to their North America homeland when their headlining WORLDWIDE PLAGUES TOUR hits our shores April 4 for a six-week run with SABATON and REVAMP in support. See complete tour dates below.

You can view the official “Plagues Of Babylon” lyric video by clicking here.

“This is a seriously heavy album with a seriously brutal album cover,” says Jon Schaffer of ‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’. “I’m sure it will go down as a classic in the epic ICED EARTH catalog. We feel that the package with SABATON and REVAMP is very strong and we are very excited to tour the U.S. and Canada again and kick some major ass!”

 

Exclusive VIP packages for the entire ICED EARTH North American tour are available now at www.enterthevault.com. VIP packages will remain onsale while supplies last.
Beginning with their groundbreaking self-titled debut album, ICED EARTH has remained steadfastly committed to championing heavy metal and continues to be one of America’s greatest classic metal bands. ‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’ is no exception. From the sheer power of the title track and neck-breaking thrashers like “Among The Living Dead,” to the haunting “Cthulhu” and the colossal “If I Could See You” and “Spirit Of The Times,” ‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’ takes fans on the thundering power trip that has become ICED EARTH’s trademark.

 

A few things to know about ‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’:

  • Songs 1-6 form the ‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON story line, part of the ongoing ‘SOMETHING WICKED’ Universe™
  • Cover and additional artwork by Eliran Kantor [TESTAMENT, ATHEIST, HATEBREED]
  • Recorded at Principal Studios – Senden, Germany [KREATOR, IN EXTREMO, GRAVE DIGGER]
  • Mixed at NHow Studios – Berlin, Germany
  • Guest vocals on “Highwayman” by VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen and SYMPHONY X/ADRENALINE MOB singer Russell Allen
  • Guest vocals on “Plagues Of Babylon,” “Among The Living Dead,” “Democide,” “Resistance” and “If I Could See You” by BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist Hansi Kürsch.

‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’ Track Listing:

1. Plagues Of Babylon

2. Democide

3. The Culling

4. Among The Living Dead

5. Resistance

6. The End?

7. If I Could See You

8. Cthulhu

9. Peacemaker

10. Parasite

11. Spirit Of The Times

12. Highwayman

WORLDWIDE PLAGUES TOUR – NORTH AMERICA

ICED EARTH with SABATON & REVAMP in support:

APRIL:

04: Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection

05: Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

06: Chicago, IL – House Of Blues

07: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

09: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

10: Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall

11: Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom

12: Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall

14: Toronto, ONT – Phoenix Concert Theatre

15: Quebec City, QC – Imperial Theater

16: Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre

17: Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero

18: New York, NY – Best Buy Theater

19: Worcester, MA – The Palladium

21: West Springfield, VA – Empire
23: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
24: Orlando, FL – House Of Blues Orlando
25: Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
26: Saint Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
28: Houston, TX – Scout Bar
29: Dallas, TX – Trees
MAY:
01: Tempe, AZ – Club Red
02: West Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues Sunset
03: San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
05: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Concert House
06: Seattle, WA – El Corazon
07: Vancouver, BC – The Venue
09: Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
10: Calgary, AB – Republik
11: Regina, SK – Riddell Centre
12: Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
14: Denver, CO – The Summit Music Hall
15: Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
16: Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom