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ANTHRAX’S “WORSHIP MUSIC” DEBUTS ON BILLBOARDS TOP 20!

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, News with tags , , , on September 22, 2011 by Randy

LOS ANGELES, CA – Wednesday, September 21, 2011 – “Worship Music“, (Megaforce) Anthrax’sfirst studio album in eight years and its first with vocalist Joey Belladonna since 1990’s “Persistence of Time,” blasts onto next week’s Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #12, the band’s highest chart debut in two decades, and second-highest in its career, selling 28,500 copies.

And if that’s not enough, “Worship Music” debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Chart, #3 on the Hard Music Core Chart, and #2 at both the Indie and Indie Core Stores charts.

“I am most proud of our fans who came out and gave us the amazing support they did,” saidAnthrax’s Charlie Benante. “To have our record debut at #12 is a great accomplishment.”

Added the band’s Scott Ian, “I’m absolutely thrilled with the fact that our Anthrax Army came out in force this week to show the world that good music matters. Thank you to all our friends, old and new! It’s a privilege to do this for you.”

While the recording of “Worship Music“ was challenging and at some times difficult, it was at the core of an extraordinary experience for a band that had questioned its very future. Anthrax’s turning point took place in 2009 at a Cleveland hotel bar with Metallica’s Lars Ulrich when he first brought up the idea of The Big Four. That led to Anthrax’s decision to get Belladonna back in the band on a permanent basis, and to the complete refashioning of the previously-recorded tracks for “Worship Music” with Belladonna’s inimitable vocal stamp. Pre-release reviews of “Worship Music” hailed the album as not only a career-best for Anthrax, but “the metal album of the year,” and last week’s New York homecoming concert at Yankee Stadium as one of the original architects of speed and thrash metal with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth – The Big Four – only added to Anthrax’sremarkable renewal.

Anthrax hits the road beginning October 14 on a five-week, coast-to-coast tour with Testament andDeath Angel.

Dates are listed below.

10/14 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room

10/15 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater

10/16 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

10/18 Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion

10/19 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall

10/22 Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theater

10/23 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

10/24 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

10/26 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

10/28 Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall

10/29 Austin, TX @ Emo’s East

10/30 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

11/1 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

11/2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution

11/4 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues

11/5 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

11/6 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore

11/8 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights

11/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

11/11 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

11/12 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom * NEW

11/13 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount * NEW

11/15 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom

11/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

11/18 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues * NEW

11/19 Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Ballroom

Anthrax – “Worship Music” out now! CD/LP [Best Buy]

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ROADRUNNER RECORDS WELCOMES THE AMITY AFFLICTION

Posted in Artist Watch, News, Releases with tags , , , , on September 21, 2011 by Randy

 AUSTRALIAN BAND TO RELEASE YOUNGBLOODS on OCTOBER 25

BAND TO TOUR THIS FALL

 New York, NY: Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the signing of The Amity Affliction, easily one of the most head-turning and exciting hard rock bands to come barreling out of Australia. The band has scorched a trail Down Under and is now poised to stake its claim in the U.S. Roadrunner will release Youngbloods digitally on Oct. 25 and the band will head back  into the studio in early 2012 to record the follow up with Youngbloods producer Machine (Lamb of God, Cobra Starship, Suicide Silence.)

The Amity Affliction’s humble origins date back six years ago in a small town in Queensland, Australia.  With an industrial sized bucket of elbow grease, the band became a fixture on the local touring circuit.  The Amity Affliction quickly ascended the ranks and became one of the best-loved bands in Oz. Armed with cheeky song titles, a party attitude and the type of aggressive and forward- thinking metal that will simultaneously make you think while putting hair on your chest, The Amity Affliction deliver a poignant message encased in mosh-worthy anthems.

“Ever since I can remember in Amity we’ve been dreaming big: big tours, big shows, big crowds, but never in our wildest dreams did we ever think something this big would come around,” frontman Joel Birch said. “Signing to Roadrunner worldwide is almost beyond a dream come true, because there’s no way any of us would have ever dreamed of being able to achieve something this monumental.”

Birch continued, “We’re proud to be added to such an incredible roster of bands, and having already spent time with some of the team at the label, we’re excited to become a part of the larger Roadrunner family. This is a massive step forward for us as a band, and one we’re going to be pouring all our energy into in the future.”

The band’s most recent album Youngbloods debuted at No. 6 on the Album Charts in Australia and went on to get unprecedented nominations for Best Hard Rock Performance at both the ARIA and IMA Awards.  Following extensive touring overseas and an early evening slot on Soundwave 2011, the band returned to headline Australian in late May, selling 15,000+ tickets over the course of eight shows, including 4500 tickets at their Brisbane homecoming at the outdoor Riverstage arena. Youngbloods was voted Best Album of 2011 on Triple J’s Short Fast Loud program and in Blunt Magazine, where they notched for their third cover in 18 months. That issue lands this coming October.

Clearly, The Amity Affliction have canvassed their native land. Now it’s time for the rest of the world to catch on.

Below are the band’s Fall tour dates. The band will be a part of the “No Guts, No Glory” tour featuring Miss May I, Pierce The Veil, Woe, Is Me and Letlive.

11/8/2011 San Fran CA Grand
11/9/2011 Sacramento CA Ace of Spades
11/10/2011 LA CA HOB
11/11/2011 Pomona CA Glasshouse
11/12/2011 San Diego CA Soman
11/13/2011 Las Vegas NS Hard Rock
11/14/2011 Phoenix AZ Nile Theatre
11/16/2011 Tulsa OK Cains
11/18/2011 Dallas TX The Door
11/19/2011 San Antonio White Rabbit
11/20/2011 Houston TX Warehouse Live
11/21/2011 New Orleans LA HOB
11/23/2011 Tampa FL State Theatre
11/25/2011 Ft. Lauderdale FL Culture
11/26/2011 Orlando FL Firestone
11/27/2011 Atlanta GA Masquerade
11/28/2011 Raleigh NY Lincoln Theatre
11/29/2011 Norfolk VA Norva
11/30/2011 Baltimore MD Recher
12/1/2011 Philadelphia PA TLA
12/2/2011 Worcester MA Palladium
12/3/2011 NYC NY Irving Plaza
12/4/2011 Allentown PA Crock Rock
12/6/2011 Columbus OH Newport Music Hall
12/7/2011 Cleveland OH Peabodys
12/8/2011 Detroit MI St Andrews
12/9/2011 Chicago IL Bottom Lounge
12/10/2011 Minneapolis MZ Cabooz
12/12/2011 Denver CO Summit
12/13/2011 SLC UT In The Venue
12/15/2011 Seattle WA El Corazon
12/16/2011 Portland OR Hawthorne

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MTV Buzzworthy Featured Band OCEAN GROVE Announce Co-Headlining US Tour With Voxhaul Broadcast & Special Guest!

Posted in Artist Watch, News with tags , , , on September 21, 2011 by Randy

Announce South American Tour with Nick Jonas!

 Purchase ‘Another Place To Stay’, here: http://bit.ly/mFqRbS

 Watch “I Want You In Love” official music video: http://youtu.be/3Jyo0mfWKe4

 Ocean Grove, NJ – September 20, 2011 – New Jersey pop-rock band, Ocean Grove, just released their EP, Another Place To Stay, to great success during summer 2011. The band is currently preparing to extensively hit the road on two tours. First up, a 10-date, South American tour opening for their good friend and musical collaborator, Nick Jonas. Once the band makes it back to the states they’ll be embarking on a co-headlining tour alongside Voxhaul Broadcast with very special guest Robert Schwartzman, vocalist of Rooney (all tour dates below). For more information, please visit: www.oceangroveband.com

Bands come together in various ways, usually by chance meetings, Craigslist ads, or music class- but few can say their lineup was created after sharing the experience of playing in a backing band for one of the biggest bands in the world. After touring the globe and enjoying some of the greatest times of their lives, John Taylor (vocals/guitar), Ryan Liestman (keys/backing vocals), Greg Garbowsky(bass/backing vocals), Jack Lawless (drums) decided it was time to start their own project, one that would see them develop a truly unique rock n’ roll sound – Ocean Grove.

Once Ocean Grove finished their tour commitments, they were ready to record their first EP Little Record. In Spring 2010, they spent time in LA writing with various co-writers, but once recorded, the band knew the EP wasn’t the exact direction they had hoped to take. They packed up and went back to the East coast- to Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

There, the band shacked up in a beautiful Victorian home near the ocean to focus on a real and more rock n’ roll sound. After recording 14 songs in two weeks, Ocean Grove finally felt they had come into their own. The EP, Another Place to Stay, mixed by Paul Hager (Van Halen, Goo Goo Dolls, American Hi-Fi) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys) is an EP filled with feel good songs pulling from their greatest influences such as The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, and Weezer. The inspiration for the EP came from years of experiences and all the little things life throws our way.

The band is proud of all their past accomplishments like having played with acts such as Stevie Wonder, Brad Paisely, Vince Gill and performing on over 50 television shows, but Ocean Grove is ready to continue something truly special and all their own, just like their bond as a band. With their new EP, and positive outlook on all that’s to come, they are ready for just about anything.

For more information on Ocean Grove, please visit www.oceangroveband.com

Tour Dates w/Nick Jonas:

9/21      Via Fuchnal                                Sao, Paolo Brazil

9/22      HSBC Arena                              Rio de Janerio, Brazil

9/23      Chevrolet Hall                            Belo Horizonte, Brazil

9/25      Master Hall                                Curitiba, Brazil

9//27     Pepsi On Stage                         Porto Alegre, Brazil

9/29      Jockey Club                               Asuncion, Paraguay

10/1      GEBA                                        Buenos Aires, Argentina

10/2      Orfeo Superdome                      Cordoba, Argentina

10/8      Centro Sambil                            Caracas, Venezuela

10/11    SMG Theatre                              San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tour Dates w/Voxhaul Broadcast:

10/20    El Corazon                                 Seattle, WA

10/21    Backspace Café                         Portland, OR

10/22    Great American Music Hall          San Francisco, CA

10/23    Troubadour                                 Los Angeles, CA

10/24    Bar Pink                                     San Diego, CA

10/25    Hard Rock Café                         Phoenix, AZ

10/26    Skrappy’s                                  Tucson, AZ

10/28    Red 7                                        Austin, TX

10/29    White Rabbit                              San Antonio, TX

10/30    HOB – Cambridge                       Dallas, TX

11/1      Vinyl                                          Atlanta, GA

11/3      Jammin Java                             Vienna, VA

11/4      Soapbox Lounge                       Wilmington, NC

11/6      Space                                        Hamden, CT

11/8      TT The Bears                             Boston, MA

11/9      The Note                                   Philadelphia, PA

11/10    Studio at Webster Hall               New York, NY

11/11    Mohawk                                     Buffalo, NY

11/12    AE                                             Pittsburgh, PA

11/14    Grog Shop                                 Cleveland, OH

11/16    A&R                                           Columbus, OH

11/17    Crofoot Ballroom                         Pontiac, MI

11/18    Bottom Lounge                          Chicago, IL

11/20    Station 4                                    Minneapolis, MN

11/22    Bluebird                                     Denver, CO

11/23    Kilby Court                                 Salt Lake City, UT

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MTV Buzzworthy Featured Band OCEAN GROVE Announce Co-Headlining US Tour With Voxhaul Broadcast & Special Guest!

Posted in Artist Watch, News with tags , , , on September 21, 2011 by Randy

Announce South American Tour with Nick Jonas!

 Purchase ‘Another Place To Stay’, here: http://bit.ly/mFqRbS

 Watch “I Want You In Love” official music video: http://youtu.be/3Jyo0mfWKe4

 Ocean Grove, NJ – September 20, 2011 – New Jersey pop-rock band, Ocean Grove, just released their EP, Another Place To Stay, to great success during summer 2011. The band is currently preparing to extensively hit the road on two tours. First up, a 10-date, South American tour opening for their good friend and musical collaborator, Nick Jonas. Once the band makes it back to the states they’ll be embarking on a co-headlining tour alongside Voxhaul Broadcast with very special guest Robert Schwartzman, vocalist of Rooney (all tour dates below). For more information, please visit: www.oceangroveband.com

Bands come together in various ways, usually by chance meetings, Craigslist ads, or music class- but few can say their lineup was created after sharing the experience of playing in a backing band for one of the biggest bands in the world. After touring the globe and enjoying some of the greatest times of their lives, John Taylor (vocals/guitar), Ryan Liestman (keys/backing vocals), Greg Garbowsky(bass/backing vocals), Jack Lawless (drums) decided it was time to start their own project, one that would see them develop a truly unique rock n’ roll sound – Ocean Grove.

Once Ocean Grove finished their tour commitments, they were ready to record their first EP Little Record. In Spring 2010, they spent time in LA writing with various co-writers, but once recorded, the band knew the EP wasn’t the exact direction they had hoped to take. They packed up and went back to the East coast- to Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

There, the band shacked up in a beautiful Victorian home near the ocean to focus on a real and more rock n’ roll sound. After recording 14 songs in two weeks, Ocean Grove finally felt they had come into their own. The EP, Another Place to Stay, mixed by Paul Hager (Van Halen, Goo Goo Dolls, American Hi-Fi) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys) is an EP filled with feel good songs pulling from their greatest influences such as The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, and Weezer. The inspiration for the EP came from years of experiences and all the little things life throws our way.

The band is proud of all their past accomplishments like having played with acts such as Stevie Wonder, Brad Paisely, Vince Gill and performing on over 50 television shows, but Ocean Grove is ready to continue something truly special and all their own, just like their bond as a band. With their new EP, and positive outlook on all that’s to come, they are ready for just about anything.

For more information on Ocean Grove, please visit www.oceangroveband.com

Tour Dates w/Nick Jonas:

9/21      Via Fuchnal                                Sao, Paolo Brazil

9/22      HSBC Arena                              Rio de Janerio, Brazil

9/23      Chevrolet Hall                            Belo Horizonte, Brazil

9/25      Master Hall                                Curitiba, Brazil

9//27     Pepsi On Stage                         Porto Alegre, Brazil

9/29      Jockey Club                               Asuncion, Paraguay

10/1      GEBA                                        Buenos Aires, Argentina

10/2      Orfeo Superdome                      Cordoba, Argentina

10/8      Centro Sambil                            Caracas, Venezuela

10/11    SMG Theatre                              San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tour Dates w/Voxhaul Broadcast:

10/20    El Corazon                                 Seattle, WA

10/21    Backspace Café                         Portland, OR

10/22    Great American Music Hall          San Francisco, CA

10/23    Troubadour                                 Los Angeles, CA

10/24    Bar Pink                                     San Diego, CA

10/25    Hard Rock Café                         Phoenix, AZ

10/26    Skrappy’s                                  Tucson, AZ

10/28    Red 7                                        Austin, TX

10/29    White Rabbit                              San Antonio, TX

10/30    HOB – Cambridge                       Dallas, TX

11/1      Vinyl                                          Atlanta, GA

11/3      Jammin Java                             Vienna, VA

11/4      Soapbox Lounge                       Wilmington, NC

11/6      Space                                        Hamden, CT

11/8      TT The Bears                             Boston, MA

11/9      The Note                                   Philadelphia, PA

11/10    Studio at Webster Hall               New York, NY

11/11    Mohawk                                     Buffalo, NY

11/12    AE                                             Pittsburgh, PA

11/14    Grog Shop                                 Cleveland, OH

11/16    A&R                                           Columbus, OH

11/17    Crofoot Ballroom                         Pontiac, MI

11/18    Bottom Lounge                          Chicago, IL

11/20    Station 4                                    Minneapolis, MN

11/22    Bluebird                                     Denver, CO

11/23    Kilby Court                                 Salt Lake City, UT

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