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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, Dean Guitars and MEGADETH are Giving Away One Guitar from Dave Mustaine’s Personal Collection at Each Festival Date!

Posted in News with tags , , , , , on August 2, 2011 by Randy

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL is careening through the states, making its way down to Raleigh, NC tomorrow! The tour runs through August 14th and tickets are still on sale, so check in at www.rockstarmayhemfest.com and www.livenation.com to purchase your tickets!

This year, the fest is taking part in an amazing promotional opportunity, brought to you by MEGADETH and Dean Guitars!  At each tour stop (sans San Bernardino and Montreal), Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH has been handing off the guitar that he’s been playing each night of the festival to a member in attendance. Winners must be present to win. Check your local radio listings for more information on the contest!

“It was time to invite some fans up to jam, and let them take one of these bad boys home with them,” states MEGADETH guitarist and lead vocalist Dave Mustaine. See above for an excellent photo of Dave Mustaine handing his personal guitar to a lucky fan!

See below for all remaining tour dates, and make sure to grab your tickets now before they are sold out!

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL TOUR DATES:

8/2 – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach – Virginia Beach, VA

8/3 – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek – Raleigh, NC

8/5 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL (Chicago IL)

8/6 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI (Detroit, MI)

8/7 – Verizon Wireless Music Center – Noblesville, IN (Indianapolis, IN)

8/9 – Zoo Amphitheatre – Oklahoma City, OK

8/10 – Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX

8/12 – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA

8/13 – 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL

8/14 – Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL

For more information on the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, visit www.rockstarmayhemfest.com.

 

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Announces SHARE THE WELT TOUR – Headlining with Support from All That Remains, Hatebreed, and Rev Theory

Posted in Artist Watch, News with tags , , , , , on August 1, 2011 by Randy

New Single, “UNDER AND OVER IT”, hits iTunes on Tuesday, August 2nd

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is set to headline the ‘SHARE THE WELT TOUR’ this fall in support of their upcoming third album, American Capitalist, which hits stores on October 11th, 2011. Heading out to support 5FDP on the tour are current heavy metal frontrunners All That RemainsHatebreed, and Rev Theory. Tickets for these dates go on sale this weekend to the general public, but VIP packages with pre-sale tickets will be available at 5FDP.com starting Wednesday at 10am CT.

Also, 5FDP’s brand new single, “UNDER AND OVER IT” will be available on iTunes starting tomorrow, August 2nd.  “UNDER AND OVER IT” is the first single from their forthcoming album, American Capitalist.  The track debuted on radio stations everywhere Wednesday as well as on Revolvermag.com to immediate acclaim from stations and listeners alike.

More dates are set to be announced in September, so stay tuned for updates! See below for all current tour dates.

CONFIRMED SUMMER FESTIVAL DATES

8/13 Twin Lakes, WI @ Shadow Hill Ranch

8/16 Honolulu, HI @ Blaisdell Arena

8/19 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center – (WQBK’S A BIGGER DAY OUT)

8/20 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre – (ROCK ON THE RANGE CANADA)

8/26 Post Falls, ID @ Greyhound Park Ampitheater – (KHTQ ROCK HARD AT THE PARK)

8/27 Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre – (KISW PAIN IN THE GRASS)

8/28 Hillsboro, OR @ Washington County Fair – (PDX ROCKFEST)

9/10 Chandler, AZ @ Firebird Raceway – (UFEST)

9/18 Dayton, OH @ Montgomery County Fairgrounds – (WXEG X FEST)

9/24 Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows/Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – (EPICENTER)

SHARE THE WELT TOUR: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH w/ ALL THAT REMAINS, HATEBREED, REV THEORY

10/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

10/17 Medford, OR @ Medford Armory

10/19 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Slat Air

10/22 Denver, CO @ First Bank Center

10/25 Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena

10/26 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory

10/28 El Paso, TX @ Speaking Rock Entertainment Center (not SHARE THE WELT)

10/29 San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Garden

11/1 Little Rock, AR @ Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center

11/2 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom

5FDP recently released their debut single cut from American Capitalist, entitled ‘Under and Over It’. The single will be available on iTunes starting Tuesday, August 2nd.  American Capitalist was recorded at “The Hideout” in Las Vegas, NV with producer Kevin Churko.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is widely renowned as one of the most important bands of recent metal history- where today they play sold out shows, headline prestigious festivals and command an army of die-hard fans across the globe. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’s last album, War Is The Answer, debuted at #7 on the Billboard chart. ‘Far From Home’ peaked #2 at Active Rock radio and was named the #1 Rated Song at Mediabase Rate-The-Music for eleven straight weeks, while the hit single “Bad Company” hit #1 at Active Rock radio. Both 5FDP albums, War Is The Answer (2009) and The Way of the Fist (2007) are RIAA-certified Gold and continue to post some of the strongest sales week after week in the world of hard rock and metal- charting for 100 straight weeks on the Billboard Top 200.

Look for FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH on the cover of the September 2011 issue of REVOLVER Magazine, on stands August 16th.  5FDP have previously appeared on the covers of Metal Hammer and REVOLVER Magazine, as well as receiving three Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in back-to-back years.

The band has been featured in Kerrang!, Rocksound, Guitar World, Guitar Edge, Decibel, Billboard, MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball, MTV2, Fuse, Yahoo!, AOL Music, Hard Times, MySpace Music, CBS’s Criminal Minds, ESPN’s The X-Games, Sportscenter and more.

For more information on FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, please visit:

www.facebook.com/fivefingerdeathpunch

www.5fdp.com

www.twitter.com/FFDP

 

VOYAGER: Australian Progressive Metal Experimenters Sign With Sensory Records

Posted in All Metal, News with tags , , , , on July 28, 2011 by Randy

Western Australia’s masters of progressive metal experimentation VOYAGER have signed with the New Jersey-based prog metal pros at Sensory Records for the release of their upcoming fourth full-length album, The Meaning of I.

Conceived in 1999 by German-born musician Danny Estrin, VOYAGER are certainly well known throughout the prog metal circuit worldwide, having carved an incredible, diehard cult fanbase since inception. The unit’s previous three albums display their unique and even strange integration of symphonic, electronic and progressive elements crafted into a seamless, incredibly executed, multi-genre style all their own, bridging gaps between metal subgenres and even verging on 80’s pop.

The official street date for the incredibly layered fourth full-length The Meaning of I is set for October 11, 2011. But the band are also aiming this release to be available to fans in-person at their upcoming performance September 16 at the annual ProgPower USA in Atlanta, Georgia, where VOYAGER will share co-headline slots of the massive festival with Therion, Ihsahn, Sanctuary, Dream Evil, Labyrinth and more. Just days prior to ProgPower, on September 11, VOYAGER will make their debut North American performance at a one-off show in New York City alongside now-labelmates Creation’s End.

VOYAGER’s Debut North American Live Performances:

9/11/2011 Matchless – Brooklyn, NY w/ Creation’s End, Suspyre

9/16/2011 ProgPower USA – Atlanta, GA [info]

VOYAGER Australian Album Launch Performance:

10/15/2011 Amplifier – Perth, Western Australia

With an impressive history of Australian music awards, as well as many titles of “album of the month” in Romanian, Finnish, Italian, German and Belgian music press, VOYAGER‘s notoriety for their energetic live performances has captured audiences worldwide. The band have  battled geographical isolation to tour Europe twice, perform at ProgPower Europe 2006 and share stages with diverse acts like Nightwish, Steve Vai, Soilwork and Alestorm.

http://www.voyager-australia.com

http://www.facebook.com/voyageraustralia

http://www.lasersedgegroup.com

DOWNLOAD A DAN THE AUTOMATOR REMIX OF TWIN ATLANTIC’S “FREE” ON MP3.COM

Posted in News, Releases with tags , , , , on July 28, 2011 by Randy

For today only, Twin Atlantic are offering an MP3 download of the song “Free” off their latest album with the same name.  The song was remixed by the world famous music producer, Dan The Automator.  Download the song while you can from MP3.com – http://mp3.com/free-mp3/twin-atlantic-free-dan-the-automator-remix/

Free was recorded at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, CA with legendary producer Gil Norton (Foo Fighters, Pixies, Jimmy Eat World).  The album continues to expand upon the band’s signature sound, melding angular riffs with energetic choruses.  Explosive and hard charging, yet melodic and thoughtful, the tracks cut deep and ring true to the listener, leaving a lasting impression.

Twin Atlantic released a video for the song “Time For You To Stand Up” in June.  Check it out for yourself if you haven’t yet, right here.  Like what you hear?  Purchase Free digitally from iTunes.

www.facebook.com/twinatlantic

www.twitter.com/twinatlantic

www.free.twinatlantic.com