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OTHERWISE Premiere “Die For You” Lyric Video On REVOLVERMAG.COM

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

On Tour Now With THREE DAYS GRACE;

September Dates Include AFTERSHOCK Festival And P.O.D.

 

OTHERWISE are climbing the charts with their new single “Die For You” – now they’ve teamed up with Revolver Magazine to premiere the lyric video for the song, the third single from their breakthrough debut album ‘True Love Never Dies.’

Debuting exclusively at revolvermag.com, you can watch the lyric video here:

http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-otherwise-premiere-new-lyric-video-die-for-you.html.

No strangers to the road, OTHERWISE are turning the touring up a notch this summer, embarking on a three-week trek with THREE DAYS GRACE Friday in Fort Wayne, IN, playing a handful of dates with P.O.D. in September, and appearing on festivals includingMONSTER ENERGY AFTERSHOCK and THE TASTE OF MADISON (see complete itinerary below).

The follow-up to their breakout hits “Soldiers” and “I Don’t Apologize (1000 Pictures),” “Die For You” is poised to be the band’s biggest single yet, a full-throttle anthem of undying devotion written in the face of bitter betrayal.

 

 

Led by the distinctive voice of frontman Adrian Patrick, Las Vegas’ OTHERWISE released ‘True Love Never Dies’ in May 2012 and propelled by album sales of more than 45,000 (and counting) became the best-selling new rock band of the year. On the single front, “Soldiers” has sold more than 100,000 digital tracks, and the band has amassed more than 2.4 million total views on YouTube. You can watch the band’s official music video for “Soldiers” here, and their music video for “I Don’t Apologize (1000 Pictures)” here.

OTHERWISE with Three Days Grace:

AUGUST

09: Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s

10: Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

11: Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues

13: Flint, MI – The Machine Shop

14: Joliet, IL – Mojoes

16: Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s

18: Fayetteville, AR – Arkansas Music Pavilion (The AMP)

23: Reno, NV – Ernaut Residence

24: Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot

25: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House

27: Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO

28: Missoula, MT – Wilma Theater

30: Loveland, CO – Thunder Mountain Amphitheatre

SEPTEMBER

26: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom

27: Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

28: Wallingford, CT – The Dome

 

OTHERWISE with P.O.D.:

SEPTEMBER

13: Fresno, CA – The Starline

15: San Luis Obispo, CA – SLO Brewing Company

17: Las Vegas, CA – Fremont Country Club

20: Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep

21: Window Rock, AZ – Window Rock Sports Center

OTHERWISE at Taste Of Madison

(with Saliva, Aranda, Bobaflex, RA, Trapt, Eve To Adam, Kyng, and more):

September

01: Madison, WI – Capitol Square

 

OTHERWISE at Monster Energy Aftershock 

(with Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, Volbeat, Shinedown, Papa Roach, Buckcherry, In This Moment, and more): 

September

14: Sacramento, CA – Discovery Park

OTHERWISE online:

www.weareotherwise.com

www.facebook.com/otherwiseofficial

www.twitter.com/weareotherwise

THOUGHT CHAMBER – Sophomore album “Psykerion” via InsideOutMusic; Reveal cover artwork!

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases with tags , , on August 8, 2013 by Randy
THOUGHT CHAMBER – Sophomore album “Psykerion” via InsideOutMusic; 
Reveal cover artwork! 
 
 Progressive Metallers THOUGHT CHAMBER are finally back with a new release, following up on their acclaimed debut album “Angular Perceptions” from 2007. The U.S. based group named their second album release “Psykerion” and it will be released on September 16th, 2013 in Europe and on October 1st, 2013 in North America via InsideOutMusic.

Next to guitarist and composer Michael Harris as well as vocalist Ted Leonard (also in Enchant, Spock’s Beard and Affector), THOUGHT CHAMBER’s ranks of skilled players now also feature Bill Jenkins (also in Enchant) on keyboards, Jeff Plant on bass and Mike Haid on drums.

THOUGHT CHAMBER’s mastermind Michael Harris checked in to comment about the new album as follows:

“We’re all very excited about finally releasing “Psykerion”! A lot of changes have occurred in the band since our first record. Beyond Ted & I, we now have Mike Haid on drums, Jeff Plant on bass and Bill Jenkins on keyboards, who all did a stellar job and are all great guys on top of that, so our chemistry is perfect.
“Psykerion” is a concept record – a sci-fi human drama – musically yielding everything from prog-metal to jazz-fusion to acoustic.”

“Psykerion” contains 16 tracks / 64 minutes of superb true progressive metal with a technical sci-fi twist, likely to appeal to fans of Dream Theater, Yes, Rush or Planet X. The album’s cover artwork, which can be seen above, was designed by John E. Holland / MistyMountainGraphics.com. The album was recorded in various locations between 2012 and 2013 and finally mixed and mastered by Tom Size

(Y&T, Aerosmith, Mr. Big, Enchant) at Tomland Studios, Pacheco, CA.
More details about “Psykerion” and some first music samples will follow in the coming weeks…

THOUGHT CHAMBER Line-Up:
Ted Leonard – Lead vocals
Michael Harris – Guitars, keyboards, harmony vocals
Jeff Plant – Bass
Bill Jenkins – Keyboards
Mike Haid – Drums

THOUGHT CHAMBER Online:
https://www.facebook.com/ThoughtChamber

 

VATTNET VISKAR premiere “Mythos” Sky Swallower due September 3 Tour dates announced

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Uncategorized with tags , , , on August 8, 2013 by Randy

(Los Angeles, CA) – New Hampshire Black Metal band Vattnet Viskar have premiered “Mythos” on NPR Music today.  The new song is from their debut album SKY SWALLOWER due in stores on September 3 via Century Media.  The band has also announced a run of tour dates with label mates, INTRONAUT.  See dates below.

Check out “Mythos” here:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/08/07/209803391/vikings-choice-vattnet-viskar-blast-beats-into-oblivion-in-mythos

VATTNET VISKAR & INTRONAUT tour dates:

12-Sep Tempe, AZ Rocky Point
14-Sep Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
16-Sep Dallas, TX Club Dada
18-Sep St Louis, MO Firebird
19-Sep Louisville, KY Diamonds Pub
20-Sep Rochester, NY Montage Music Hall

Check out VATTNET VISKAR in the studio here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tf0fGPbNxg

VATTNET VISKAR online:
www.facebook.com/vattnetviskar
www.centurymedia.com/vattnet

JAMES LABRIE: New Album ‘Impermanent Resonance’ OUT NOW in North America via InsideOut Music – Full Album Stream LIVE via Revolver Magazine

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , on August 6, 2013 by Randy

The brand new solo album by Dream Theater’s JAMES LABRIE, entitled Impermanent Resonance, is in stores today in North America via InsideOutMusic. In celebration of its release, you can stream the entire record now at Revolvermag.com for the next 24 hours! Head to this link and have a listen now before your chance is up! Also live today is a new static video for the new track ‘I Got You’, available for viewing at this location.

You can buy Impermanent Resonance now in CD or LP format at this locationJAMES LABRIE’s most recent full-length release, 2010’s Static Impulse, is also now available for the first time as LP (with the full album as bonus CD)! Both LP’s will be available on 180gr. black vinyl but also on strictly limited clear vinyl (only 200x copies each).

Next to JAMES LABRIE and his longtime songwriting partner, keyboardist and background vocalist Matt Guillory, the line-up on this diverse and extremely entertaining new album also features Marco Sfogli from Italy on guitar, Ray Riendeau (Halford, Machines of Loving Grace) on bass and Dream Theater audition’s finalist Peter Wildoer (Darkane, Majestic, Arch Enemy, etc.) from Sweden on drums, making it the same line-up for the group as on the previous, much acclaimed album, Static Impulse. Furthermore, former Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers was also added to the fold for songwriting and guitar recording contributions.

Impermanent Resonance was once again mixed and mastered at Sweden’s Fascination Street recording studios (Kreator, Opeth, Paradise Lost, etc.) with Jens Bogren and this time also Tony Lindgren, while artwork duties were handled by Gustavo Sazes / abstrata.net (Arch Enemy, Firewind, Kamelot, etc.). A video from Peter Wildoer’s drum recordings for Impermanent Resonance at Sweden’s Fascination Street recordings studios can now be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EILGw46EYzA

 

 

Impermanent Resonance Album Line-Up:

James LaBrie – Lead Vocals

Matt Guillory – Keyboards, Background Vocals

Marco Sfogli – Guitars

Ray Riendeau – Bass

Peter Wildoer – Drums, Screams