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DEICIDE ‘IN THE MINDS OF EVIL’ Out Today; Hailed As “One Of The Year’s Strongest Death Metal Releases”

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Photos, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Uncategorized with tags , , , on November 25, 2013 by Randy

The season of giving is upon us, and Florida death metal legends DEICIDE are making it official with today’s release of ‘IN THE MINDS OF EVIL.’ The band’s 11th studio album is in-stores now, and features the same diabolical take on reality that has become the trademark of a career spanning more than 25 years.

Says DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton of the new release: “What better way to celebrate a bunch of religious pilgrims coming to America than with ‘IN THE MINDS OF EVIL’? Pass the gravy!” Fans and critics agree. Here’s a taste of the album’s early accolades:

A rousing maelstrom of fleet, nimble top-tier death metal, razor-sharp jittery grooves and unadulterated malevolence” –Decibel

A ‘demonsend’ to long-time fans… You can uncross your fingers because this album was well worth waiting for” –New Noise Magazine

One of the year’s strongest death metal releases… ask Santa for this” –The Lair Of Filth

This is a great album from the satanic royalty of Florida death metal” –Sludgelord

DEICIDE can out ‘death metal’ any band on the planet” –Soundcrave Magazine

To commemorate the release of ‘IN THE MINDS OF EVIL,’ NEW NOISE MAGAZINE has decked the cover of their December 2013 issue with DEICIDE. For more information on NEW NOISE and their new issue, visit here: http://newnoisemagazine.com/?p=71324

 

On-sale today worldwide, ‘IN THE MINDS OF EVIL’ is available now in your favorite record stores, digitally via iTunes (click here) and Amazon (click here), and in exclusive physical bundles via CM Distro (click here). Produced by Jason Suecoff [ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM, DEATH ANGEL, BATTLECROSS], the album features cover art taken from Australian artist Simon Cowell’s painting “Power Of The Mind.”

You can listen to the title track from ‘IN THE MINDS OF EVIL’ here, and watch the lyric video for the album track “Thou Begone” here.

1. In The Minds Of Evil

2. Thou Begone

3. Godkill

4. Beyond Salvation

5. Misery Of One

6. Between The Flesh And The Void

7. Even The Gods Can Bleed

8. Trample The Cross

9.  Fallen To Silence

10. Kill The Light Of Christ

11. End The Wrath Of God

DEICIDE is (from L-R in above photo): Steve Asheim (drums), Kevin Quirion (guitars), Glen Benton (vocals and bass) and Jack Owen (guitars).

DIAMOND PLATE premiere music video for “Dance With Reality” on Metal Underground.com

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Uncategorized, Videos with tags , , , , , , on November 25, 2013 by Randy

Chicago power trio DIAMOND PLATE have launched their music video for “Dance With Reality” directed by Lester Cohn (MASTODON, NEIL YOUNG, CHEVELLE). This track is taken from DIAMOND PLATE‘s sophomore album, PULSE, which is out now via Earache/Century Media Records. To watch the video for “Dance With Reality,” please visit Metal Underground.com at the link below:

 

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=97607 

 

DIAMOND PLATE comments:

 

“Our goal with this music video was to capture the band’s live energy in a cinematic way while giving the viewer more than just a video of us playing live.

 

Thanks to our director Lester, our cinematographer Andrew, all of the cast and crew, and the 1966 Chevelle for being a badass motherfucker.”

 

PULSE is now available at CMDistro.com. For another preview of PULSE, be sure to check out the previously released track: “Walking Backwards“.

DIAMOND PLATE recently returned home from an amazing three-week run with DEATH ANGEL, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, BATTLECROSS, and REVOCATION. Head over to Digital Tour Bus.com to read all about DIAMOND PLATE‘s Rocky Mountains madness, their Raging Recipes for protein-packed meals on the road, and their “Damage Instruments Inc.“report.

 

DIAMOND PLATE is:

James Nicademus – Drums

Konrad Kupiec – Guitars

Matt Ares – Vocals/Bass Guitar

DIAMOND PLATE online:

http://www.diamondplateband.com

http://www.facebook.com/diamondplate1

GEMINI SYNDROME ANNOUNCE HEADLINING SHOWS IN DECEMBER

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Shows, Uncategorized with tags , , , , , on November 19, 2013 by Randy

BAND ON THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF DEBUT ALBUM LUX, OUT NOW

 

 Los Angeles alternative hard rock band Gemini Syndrome have announced a series of headlining tour dates in the Midwest and East Coast in December. The band is fresh off a national fall tour supporting Five Finger Death Punch that wrapped up at the end of October.  Please visit Geminisyndrome.com and Facebook.com/geminisyndrome for more information.

Constant touring has earned Gemini Syndrome an ardent and ever-growing audience thanks to their explosive live shows. Fans are spreading the word organically, calling their debut album, LUX, “A sonic assault,” “The next big thing,” “Will top your favorites list for years to come,” “hypnotic and relentless,” “haunting,” “worth blowing your speakers for,” “melodically beautiful,””a unique sound,” “dynamic,” and “powerful.”

Gemini Syndrome have been recently featured in Billboard Magazine’s “Bubbling Under” column with “Stardust,” the single from LUX, currently #34 on the Active Rock radio chart and climbing.

Now, Gemini Syndrome will return to the road as headliners. Please see below for all upcoming tour dates.

11/30   Joliet, IL                      105.5 The Kat’s Holiday*

12/02   Madison, WI                The SRS Stage*

12/03   Rockford, IL                 District Bar and Grill*

12/04   Racine, WI                   Rt 20*

12/05   Columbus, OH              Xclusive*

12/07   Parkersburg, WV          Six Pence Pub*

12/08   West Chester, PA        The Note*

12/10   Amityville, NY              Revolution*

12/11   Clifton, NJ                   Dingbatz*

12/12   Newport, KY                Thompson House*

12/13   Kokomo, IN                 Centerstage Bar & Grill*

12/14   Peoria, IL                    Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall*

*With Starset and Mindset Evolution

IN THIS MOMENT Announce THE HELLPOP II TOUR; Second Leg Of Headlining Tour To Launch January 2, 2014

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

BUTCHER BABIES, DEVOUR THE DAY & ALL HAIL THE YETI

To Provide Support On Month-Long Run 

 

“WHORE” Single #21 At Active Rock Radio

 

Inaugural HELLPOP Tour Currently Underway With

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, KYNG & ALL HAIL THE YETI In Support

 

IN THIS MOMENT are kicking off 2014 with more than a bang – they’re ushering in the new year with THE HELLPOP TOUR II. Set to launch January 2 in Portland, OR, the 16-city tour wraps January 5 in South Florida, where the band will then embark on the SHIPROCKED cruise. Joining IN THIS MOMENT on HELLPOP II are BUTCHER BABIES in direct support, DEVOUR THE DAY and ALL HAIL THE YETI. Complete dates are below.

The Crowd Surge fan club pre-sale will start Wednesday, November 13, at noon EST, with tickets going on-sale to the public on Friday, November 15. The fan club pre-sales offer two packages, one with a ticket and pre-show meet and greet, and the other including a ticket, t-shirt and meet and greet. For more details on fan club packages, please visit the official In This Moment Facebook page.

IN THIS MOMENT are currently on the road headlining the first leg of their HELLPOP tour, which kicked off October 24 in Tempe, AZ and runs through November 27 in Los Angeles, CA. The tour is being fueled by the band’s continued success at radio, where current single “Whore” sits at #21 at Active Rock formats and is poised to break the Top 20. Watch the provocative lyric video for “Whore” here.

“I am so proud and excited for the world to hear ‘Whore’,” says IN THIS MOMENT frontwoman Maria Brink of her band’s latest single. “The message behind this song is taking back control. It is about taking the power from a disgusting and degrading word and turning it back around on the accuser. It’s about self-empowerment, love and liberation. This is an honest and raw movement that needs to be heard.”

 

The imagery the band has created around “Whore” is just as provocative: “I decided to pose nude for the visual art for ‘Whore’ to evoke a raw vulnerable emotion. The word WHORE written down my back and the dunce cap symbolize me placing myself on the stake for those who are suffering, and I can only hope to encourage at least one person to find the self worth and love they deserve to transcend out of a painful situation into a beautiful one. It is about finding our power and taking a stand.  We are resilient beings and need to realize our incredible strengths. I will not bow down to others perceptions of me. I will only rise in the name of art, love and music.”

 

“Whore” is the third single from IN THIS MOMENT’s Century Media Records release ‘Blood’. The album was released in August 2012 and marked the highest debut of the band’s career, entering the Billboard Top 200 at No. 15 and selling more than 20,000 units first week. The record has emerged as one of the best selling rock albums of the past year, with sales of more than 195,000, and counting.

 

From January 26-30, 2014, the band will be making a return engagement on the SHIPROCKED cruise, where they will set sail out of Miami, FL, to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. For more information, visit www.shiprocked.com.

 

IN THIS MOMENT HELLPOP TOUR

(MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, KYNG & ALL HAIL THE YETI in support):

NOVEMBER:

11: Boston, MA – House Of Blues

13: Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theater

15: South Bend, IN – Club Fever

16: Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

17: La Crosse, WI – La Crosse Center Arena

20: Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium

22: Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue

23: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory

24: Reno, NV – Knitting Factory

26: San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom

27: Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia

IN THIS MOMENT HELLPOP TOUR

(BUTCHER BABIES, DEVOUR THE DAY & ALL HAIL THE YETI in support):

JANUARY:

02: Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

03: Seattle, WA – Showbox At The Market

04: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory

05: Missoula, MT – Wilma Theater

07: Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium

08: Kansas City, MO – The Midland By AMC

10: TBA

11: Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s

12: Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s

14: Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre

15: Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo

17: Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero

18: Hartford, CT – Webster Theater

19: Huntington, NY – The Paramount

21: Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
22: Winston-Salem, NC – Ziggy’s
24: Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
25: TBA
 

SHIPROCKED

(featuring FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PAPA ROACH, THREE DAYS GRACE, SEVENDUST, LACUNA COIL, BUTCHER BABIES, CANDLEBOX and more)

JANUARY

26-30: Miami, FL to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas

IN THIS MOMENT online:

www.inthismomentofficial.com

facebook.com/officialinthismoment

twitter.com/OfficialITM

IN THIS MOMENT is:

MARIA BRINK – vocals

CHRIS HOWORTH – lead guitar

TRAVIS JOHNSON – bass

RANDY WEITZEL – rhythm guitar

TOM HANE – drums