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HATEBREED Finish Tracking New Album and Embark on “10 Years of Perseverance” Tour Joining LAMB OF GOD on Tour from October 30th to November 19th

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 14, 2012 by Randy

HATEBREED kicks off their  “10 Years of Perseverance” tour tonight in Clifton Park, NY with direct support from Whitechapel and special guests All Shall Perish and Deez Nuts! The U.S. headline tour was launched to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the band’s ground-breaking 2002 major-label debut, Perseverance. See below for all current tour dates.

Tickets are still available! HATEBREED is also offering an exclusive VIP Diehard Package that includes a Meet and Greet, Commemorative Diehard Laminate, Poster and more! Make sure to head over to www.hatebreed.com/VIP for all ticketing and VIP Diehard details.

HATEBREED just finished tracking their upcoming full-length album and are ready to begin the mixing process. The album is produced by the band with co-producer assistance from world-renowned metal producers Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold) and Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Suicide Silence, All That Remains, Shadows Fall).

Guitarist Wayne Lozinak states, “I’m very excited that the album is tracked! It was a great experience working with Zeuss and Josh Wilbur on this one. Every song is heavy, straight and to the point, in keeping with the traditional HATEBREED sound. Can’t wait to put some of these songs in the set and start playing them live!”

HATEBREED bassist Chris Beattie went on to say, “This is the album that HATEBREED fans have been waiting for – catchy, ignorant and full of energy!”

HATEBREED w/ WHITECHAPEL, ALL SHALL PERISH & DEEZ NUTS:

Thu/Sep-13       Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

Fri/Sep-14        Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

Sat/Sep-15       Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

Sun/Sep-16       Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

Mon/Sep-17      Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom

Tue/Sep-18       Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues

Wed/Sep-19      Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues

Thu/Sep-20       Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater

Fri/Sep-21        Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall

Sat/Sep-22       Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue

Sun/Sep-23       Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House

Mon/Sep-24      Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House

Tue/Sep-25       Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market

Wed/Sep-26      Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

Thu/Sep-27       Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades

Fri/Sep-28        San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

Sat/Sep-29       Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater

Sun/Sep-30       San Diego, CA @ House of Blue

Mon/Oct-01      Tucson, AZ @ The Rock

Wed/Oct-03      Austin, TX @ Emo’s East

Thu/Oct-04       Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

Fri/Oct-05         Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

Sat/Oct-06        New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

Sun/Oct-07       Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

Mon/Oct-08      Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans

Tue/Oct-09       Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend

Wed/Oct-10      Richmond, VA @ The National

Thu/Oct-11       Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

Fri/Oct-12         Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s

Sat/Oct-13        Huntington, WV @ Whisky Rock (no Whitechapel)

After their headline tour, the band will be joining Lamb of God, In Flames and Sylosis on the road this fall from October 30th through November 19th. See directly below for those dates.

HATEBREED w/ LAMB OF GOD, IN FLAMES & SYLOSIS:

Tue/Oct-30         Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theater           

Wed/Oct-31        Los Angeles, CA @ TBA          

Thu/Nov-01        Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues                      

Sat/Nov-03          Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Pavilion           

Sun/Nov-04        San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Garden          

Mon/Nov-05       Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom                      

Wed/Nov-07       St. Louis, MO @ Pageant          

Thu/Nov-08        Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room           

Fri/Nov-09          Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom          

Sat/Nov-10         St. Paul, MN @ Myth                      

Mon/Nov-12       Louisville, KY @ Expo Five                      

Wed/Nov-14       Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater          

Fri/Nov-16          New York, NY @ Roseland          

Sat/Nov-17          Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore                      

Mon/Nov-19     Orlando, FL @ House of Blues

HATEBREED will be headlining the EMP presents Persistence Tour 2013 in Europe in January 2013. For more information, check out www.persistencetour.de.

EMP PERSISTENCE TOUR 2013

Jan-10              Berlin – Astra (Germany)

Jan-11             Lint – Eurocam Media Center (Belgium)

Jan-12             Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle (Germany)

Jan-13             Paris – Bataclan (France)

Jan-14             Saarbrücken – Garage (Germany)

Jan-15             Wiesbaden – Schlachthof (Germany)

Jan-16             Hamburg – Docks (Germany)

Jan-17             Stuttgart – Schleyerhalle (Germany)

Jan-18              Lichtenfels – Stadthalle (Germany)

Jan-19             Dresden – Event Werk (Germany)

Jan-20             Tilburg – O13 (Netherlands)

For more information about the upcoming album, tours, and additional news regarding HATEBREED, please visit these websites:

www.hatebreed.com

www.facebook.com/hatebreed

www.twitter.com/hatebreed

DAYBREAK EMBRACE’S “TOMORROW AWAITS” OUT NOW

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases, Videos with tags , , , , , , , on August 23, 2012 by Randy

DAYBREAK EMBRACE quick bio:

With over ten years experience playing in the south Florida rock scene, the members of DAYBREAK EMBRACE are no strangers to pleasing crowds with their edgy brand of soulful hard rock.  Pulling influences from multiple genres, D.E. strives to make music that showcases meaningful lyrics against a musical backdrop of raw energy.

Having released their debut EP, Tomorrow Awaits, in 2012, DAYBREAK EMBRACE has now set their sights on touring and bringing their creative blend of aggression and soul to the masses.

DAYBREAKEMBRACE.COM

FACEBOOK.COM/DAYBREAKEMBRACE

SUNFLOWER DEAD: Self-Titled Album Hits Stores Today

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , , , , , , , , , on August 22, 2012 by Randy

SUNFLOWER DEAD is sharing their entire new album with the world in celebration of its release today! The band’s new self-titled album is currently streaming in its entirety at Shockya.com. Head to this location to listen to the album now! You can buy the album now at iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic and PureTracks.

The band and GuitarWorld.com have teamed up to post an exclusive ‘Make Me Drown’ guitar solo tutorial video. Listen to the track now and learn the solo at this location. ‘Make Me Drown’ appears on the bands new self-titled release.

SUNFLOWER DEAD consists of Jaime Teissere (guitar, formerly of Droid), Michael Del Pizzo (vocals, piano, accordion), Jaboo (guitar) formerly of Two Hit Creeper, Luis Gascon (bass) touring member of Buckethead, and Jimmy Schultz (drums) touring drummer of In This Moment. The band formed with a goal of creating an undeniable unit that would not just move but more importantly, entertain people.

After forming, the group went into Temple Studios (owned by Raymond Herrera of Fear Factory and B Real of Cyrpress Hill) with Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) to produce their 11- track self-titled debut record, set to release on August 21, 2012 with Bloody Bat Records LLC.  Co-produced and mixed by Jeremy Blair (Guns N’ Roses, DevilDriver) at Temple and House of Blues Studios, and mastered by Robert Hadley (Korn) at The Mastering Lab, the album has a tight, punchy sound with crushing low end and ultra wide sonics.

For more information on SUNFLOWER DEAD, please visit these websites:

www.sunflowerdead.com

www.facebook.com/sunflowerdead

www.twitter.com/SUNFLOWERDEAD

www.reverbnation.com/sunflowerdead

MARES OF THRACE Confirm Lineup Alterations Tour With Primitive Weapons, Pilgrim Begins This Week

Posted in All Metal, New Music, News, Releases with tags , , , , , , , on July 29, 2012 by Randy

This week, Calgary-based doom-core outfit MARES OF THRACE have made a major announcement about the band’s lineup. Since their 2009 inception the band has been comprised of longtime friends guitarist/vocalist Thérèse Lanz and drummer Stef MacKichan, but this week the band announced the departure of Stef and the induction of new drummer Rae Amitay. Rae was trained at the Berklee School of Music, has recently recorded with folk metal act Thrawsunblat (the new band formed by members of Woods of Ypres), and is a staff writer for MetalReview.com. The full statement welcoming Rae is posted on the MARES OF THRACE Facebook page.

Additionally, the band will become a three-piece for this tour, joined by a bass player for the first time. Scott Shellhammer (American Heritage) who played drums on the recent MARES OF THRACE tour through Canada and the U.S., as well as painted the cover art for their new albumThe Pilgrimage, will lay down the low-end on the forthcoming trek.

The first MARES OF THRACE performances with the new lineup will be on the pending tour where the band will join Providence’s epic doom trio Pilgrim and Brooklyn’s metallic hardcore quartet Primitive Weapons for a string of ten Northeastern U.S. shows, kicking off this week.

MARES OF THRACE‘s sophomore LP The Pilgrimage was released worldwide via Sonic Unyon Metal in April. Critics and fans alike have been blown away by the band’s dynamic, metallic hybrid of sludge and scathing metalcore tendencies, the album receiving rave reviews and major coverage from media outlets worldwide. The band will have the new limited edition vinyl version of the album with them on the forthcoming tour. Limited to 500 copies on red and black splattered wax, each LP includes a CD version of the album as well. 

MARES OF THRACEPRIMITIVE WEAPONS, PILGRIM Northeastern U.S. Tour:

7/31/2012 O’Briens – Boston, MA

8/01/2012 Columbus Club – North Providence, RI [*new show]

8/02/2012 Cherry St. Station – Wallingford, CT

8/03/2012 Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY

8/04/2012 Broadway Bar – Amityville, NY

8/05/2012 Ottobar – Baltimore, MD [*new venue]

8/06/2012 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA

8/07/2012 The Depot – York, PA

8/08/2012 Pirates Cove – Cleveland, OH

8/09/2012 Ruby Tuesday – Columbus, OH

8/10/2012 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL

http://maresofthrace.com

https://www.facebook.com/maresofthraceca

http://www.sonicunyon.com/metal

https://www.facebook.com/SonicUnyonMetal