Sargent House label offers FREE sampler courtesy of AmazonMP3‏

The rapidly rising indie label Sargent House is offering a free sampler of its diverse roster of bands beginning this week via AmazonMP3. The 12-song compilation features tracks by RX Bandits, Bygones (Zach Hill & Nick Reinhart), Good Old War, Maps & Atlases, Tera Melos and Red Sparowes. The label sampler includes two singles currently at radio, "My Lonesome Only Friend" (MP3) by RX Bandits and "Looking For Shelter" (MP3) by Good Old War. See full track listing below.



Amazon is currently honoring the indie label on its front page, adding it to the ranks of the online retailer's other championed imprints. The entire free compilation is available HERE.

Sargent House is a Los Angeles based management company and record label. It was founded in June 2006 by Cathy Pellow who also owns music video production company and syndicated television show Refused TV. Pellow began managing the metamorphic rock outfit RX Bandits in 2006. The band needed to release its new album ...And The Battle Begun so Pellow decided to launch her own record label (largely out of interest in doing things differently from the traditional model of record labels.) From that point onward, Pellow continued to manage bands and release records, all under the Sargent House banner.

Listed chronologically from when Pellow first began working with them, Sargent House currently manages the RX Bandits, These Arms Are Snakes, Maps & Atlases, Russian Circles, Tera Melos, Daughters, Red Sparowes, Red Fang, Good Old War, Native, Bygones, Zechs Marquise and Zach Hill. Additionally, Pellow also helms the Rodriguez Lopez Productions imprint, founded by The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. Sonny Kay came from the Gold Standard Labs label as art director for Rodriguez Lopez Productions (RLP) and Sargent House. RLP launched in March 2009, with its first release by El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez titled Cryptomnesia out in May 2009.

Currently, all Sargent House managed bands also have a release on the SH label. Drummer Zach Hill is the most recent management and label signing. His next solo album, Face Tat is slated for release on Sargent House.

Sargent House FREE sampler track listing:

01. Good Old War "Looking For Shelter" (MP3)

02. RX Bandits "My Lonesome Only Friend" (MP3)

03. Maps & Atlases "Ted Zancha"

04. Bygones "Click On That (Smash the Plastic Death)"

05. This Town Needs Guns "Chinchilla"

06. Tera Melos "A Spoonful of Slurry"

07. Fang Island "Vlad"

08. Native "Ride The Tide"

09. Red Fang "Sharks"

10. Love You Moon "David's Birthday"

11. Cast Spells "Glamorous Glowing"

12. Red Sparowes "The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer"

On the Web:

http://www.sargenthouse.com

http://sargenthouse.blogspot.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000419861

Statement From The Remaining Members Of Pennywise‏

August 21, 2009—The members of Pennywise, Fletcher Dragge, Byron McMackin and Randy Bradbury, have issued the following statement regarding singer Jim Lindberg’s departure:

“After 19 years with Pennywise, Jim Lindberg has decided to step down as lead singer. Pennywise has long stood behind the motto that you should always follow your heart and pursue what makes you happy, and we wish Jim the best of luck in his new ventures, whatever they may be. Pennywise has become a way of life for a lot of people, and has definitely become a way of life for us. As the three remaining members of Pennywise we feel that we are not done delivering our message to our fans.




Sincerely Fletcher, Randy, and Byron

Pennywise is one of the most significant bands to emerge from Southern California’s second wave of punk rock. Formed in 1988 in Hermosa Beach, California, Pennywise has released nine full-length studio albums; one live album; two extended plays; and one DVD. Their most recent studio album, Reason to Believe, was released to over 500,000 fans for free through a limited offering from their new label MySpace Records. The critically acclaimed album was also sold physically and digitally the world over. “The Western World,” the first single from this watershed album quickly became the most successful single of the band’s storied career.



To learn more about Pennywise please see www.myspace.com/pennywise.

Pennywise "Reason To Believe"

DYING FETUS: Post In-Studio Footage; On Tour Now

DYING FETUS has posted in-studio footage taped during the Descend Into Depravity recording session online now at this location. DYING FETUS recorded Descend Into Depravity, their forthcoming new album, at Wright Way Studios in Baltimore, MD with producer Steve Wright. Descend Into Depravity is set for a September 15th North American release date, September 21st internationally, and is available for pre-order at this location.



DYING FETUS are currently touring North America with HATEBREED as part of the “Decimation Of A Nation Tour” along with CHIMAIRA and TOXIC HOLOCAUST. DYING FETUS will continue to tour in support of Descend Into Depravity with a European tour alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE starting in October. This tour will also include OBSCURA in the mainland followed by ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED in the United Kingdom. A complete listing of confirmed DYING FETUS tour dates can be found here.



DYING FETUS has posted a second preview track, “Shepherd’s Commandment”, from Descend Into Depravity online via the band’s MySpace page: Myspace.com/DyingFetus along with “Your Treachery Will Die With You”. DYING FETUS recently shot a video for “Shepherd’s Commandment” with director Kevin Custer (HATEBREED, TESTAMENT, SOULJA BOY, KINGDOM OF SORROW) in New York. The video is scheduled to see its premiere later this month.

Dying Fetus Discography

Sacrilege BCs 1986 “Party with God” finally gets its digital release

Original San Francisco bay area thrash masters Sacrilege BC have released their blistering 1986 Party with God recording officially on November Fire Recordings. The seventeen track package includes the bands first demo and has been remastered from the studio session tapes. Sacrilege BC was on the crest of the crossover movement that emerged from the birthplace of California thrash. An influential record that will put a smile on any fan of the generation.



For more information or to order the digipack visit www.sacrilegebc.com also available on itunes.

Sacrilege Demo

KREATOR And EXODUS To Join Forces For Tour Of South America, Mexico

Thrash metal veterans KREATOR and EXODUS will join forces for a tour of South America and Mexico. The dates are as follows:

Oct. 03 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
Oct. 04 - Guatemala City, Mexico - Parque De Industria
Oct. 05 - San Salvador, El Salvador - Feria Internacional
Oct. 08 - Quito, Ecuador - [to be announced]
Oct. 10 - Medellín, Colombia - [to be announced]
Oct. 11 - Bogota, Colombia - [to be announced]
Oct. 13 - Caracas, Venezuela - [to be announced]
Oct. 15 - Lima, Peru - [to be announced]
Oct. 17 - Santiago, Chile - [to be announced]
Oct. 20 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - The End
Oct. 22 - Montevideo, Uruguay - [to be announced]

In a recent interview with Terrorizer magazine, KREATOR guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza was asked about the group's longevity and the increase in the number of '80s and '90s thrash metal bands who are reuniting for another shot at success. "To be honest with you, I'm not too excited about all these bands from the '80s coming back," Mille said. "I think some of 'em should just stay where they were. I will not mention any names because that would not be fair. But I think there are some bands that were not necessary even back in the day coming back now, and it's even less necessary — in my opinion. I hope they at least come up with some good music. Some of the reunions, to me, made total sense. For example, when DEATH ANGEL came back, that was a great thing. When EXODUS came back, it was amazing. Some bands just never disappeared, like KREATOR, and I think people appreciate that. They see that we just endured the tough times in the '90s when nobody really gave a fuck about any thrash bands. So we just kept playing, we stayed on the road, we kept touring, released albums, and I think people nowadays know that we never disappeared; we were always there. But, on the other band, we don't have the 'OK, they do a reunion now' — we don't have that bonus — but we've always been there. Which is, I think, a good thing, because I wouldn't have known what to do without music. I mean, that's all I know. When I started this band, I was, like, 15 years old. So, I mean, what am I gonna do now?! [Laughs] There's no turning back for me."

KREATOR will take part in the "Thrash Domination 09" tour of Japan in September with TESTAMENT, EXODUS and HEATHEN.

The band's new album, "Hordes Of Chaos", landed at No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

EXODUS will perform its classic debut album, "Bonded By Blood", in its entirety each night of the Thrash Domination 2009 tour.

The German edition of Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt at this year's installment of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held on June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium.

When asked about EXODUS' plans for a new studio album, Holt said, "Hopefully we're hitting the studio around November 1 with Mr. Sneap [British producer Andy Sneap; MEGADETH, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY]. It's gonna be sick. We have four [songs] recorded [and left over] from the last session [for 2007's 'The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A'], and I've got, like, nine [other tracks] I'm working on, and Lee [Altus, guitar] has a bunch of stuff. But this next album is gonna blow people's minds."



Regarding the upcoming CD's musical direction, Holt said, "There's a couple of twists on this. I try not to repeat every album. I mean, we did 'Tempo Of The Damned' [2004], [which was] a little more old-school, and we did 'Shovel Headed Kill Machine' [2005], which was really brutal and fast, and then 'The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A' [2007], [which] was, like, longer and more epic songs. So this album's gonna have some different stuff to it. Maybe a little more dual-guitar stuff, 'cause I've been playing with Lee for quite awhile now — a little more dual-guitar harmony shred stuff."

CATTLE DECAPITATION Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have parted ways with bassist Troy Oftedal due to "musical and personal differences." The band states, "There is no bad blood and we wish him the best of luck. Filling in on upcoming tours will be our friend Rahsaan Davis. You may have seen him on our recent tour as Troy left tour early due to a physical ailment."

CATTLE DECAPITATION will support SOULFLY on a U.S. tour in September/October. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are PRONG and MUTINY WITHIN.

Confirmed dates so far are as follows (with more to follow):

Sep. 30 - Hollywood, CA - Key Club
Oct. 02 - San Diego, CA - Cane's Bar & Grill
Oct. 03 - Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
Oct. 04 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
Oct. 07 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Theatre
Oct. 09 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece
Oct. 10 - Salina, KS - The Blue Goat
Oct. 14 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
Oct. 16 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
Oct. 17 - Dayton, OH - McDuffy's House Of Rock
Oct. 19 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
Oct. 20 - Towson, MD - Recher Theatre

CATTLE DECAPITATION recently shot a video for the song "A Body Farm". The clip was directed by the band's friend, DOWNSPELL vocalist Tyson Metruccio (who previously helmed BRUTAL TRUTH's "Sugardaddy" clip), and was shot right before CATTLE DECAPITATION's last two-and-a-half-month tour.

Metal Blade Records released a limited-edition, picture-disc vinyl version of the new CATTLE DECAPITATION album, "The Harvest Floor", on April 14.

"The Harvest Floor" sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 16 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.




The drum tracks for "The Harvest Floor" were laid down with Zach Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH) before the rest of the instruments were recorded and the entire thing was mixed with producer Billy Anderson (MR. BUNGLE, MELVINS, SWANS) at Sharkbite studios in Oakland, California. The CD features guest vocal appearances by Ross Sewage (IMPALED, LUDICRA) and Dino Sommese (DYSTOPIA, ASUNDER). There is also a special appearance by Jarboe (SWANS), lending her beautifully haunting voice to the epic death dirge "The Harvest Floor". Jackie Perez Gratz (GRAYCEON, AMBER ASYLUM) graces a couple tracks with her electric cello and Los Angeles noisician John Wiese also lends his electronic/atmospheric expertise to the album, further separating the band from the typical "cookie-cutter" approach applied all too often by today's extreme acts.

KITTIE ANNOUNCES "IN THE BLACK" TOUR‏

KITTIE ANNOUNCES “IN THE BLACK” TOUR



(New York, NY) — Canada’s KITTIE have announced dates for a headlining tour through out September and October. Joining them will be Soil, Akraea and Straight Lined Stitch. Here’s what Morgan and Mercedes Lander had to say about the tour;

"The ‘In the Blac’ tour will be a great way to showcase the new songs from our new album and have the fans experience the live versions! I can’t wait to get back on the road!" – Mercedes





"A full length tour US has been long overdue for us, so I'm sure it comes as no surprise that we cannot wait until September. It will be great to see some familiar faces and make some new fans along the way too. The 'In the Black' tour promises to be heavy, vicious and uncompromising and we are excited to get back out there and do what we love to do best!” - Morgan



KITTIE has also revealed another new song from their upcoming full length called “My Plague”

Check out the new song here - http://www.myspace.com/officialkittie



KITTIE will release its E1 Entertainment debut album, In The Black, on September 15th, 2009.



For more information, go to www.kochrecords.com, www.kittierocks.com and http://www.kochentertainment.com/kittie/index.html

Sep 26 THE CHANCE Poughkeepsie, NY.

Sep 27 BB KINGS New York, New York

Sep 30 GROUND ZERO Spartanburg, South Carolina

Oct 1 JESTERS Fayetteville, North Carolina

Oct 2 HOOLIGANS Jacksonville, North Carolina

Oct 3 JAXX Springfield, Virginia

Oct 7 SCOUT BAR San Antonio, Texas

Oct 8 TREES Dallas, Texas

Oct 9 SCOUT BAR Houston, Texas

Oct 10 FLYTRAP Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oct 12 MARQUE THEATER Denver, Colorado

Oct 13 GATOR’S Farmington, New Mexico

Oct 14 RIALTO Tucson, Arizona

Oct 15 KEY CLUB Los Angeles, California

Oct 16 BRICK BY BRICK San Diego, California

Oct 17 THE CLUBHOUSE Tempe, Arizona

Oct 19 BLACK SHEEP Colorado Springs, Colorado

Oct 21 THE ROCK Maplewood, Minnesota

Oct 24 THE MACHINE SHOP Flint, Michigan

Oct 25 PEABODYS Cleveland, Ohio

Oct 28 CROCODILE ROCK Allentown, Pennsylvania

Oct 29 NORTHERN LIGHTS Clifton Park, New York

Municipal Waste: "Divine Blasphemer"

Richmond, VA's Municipal Waste have posted another new song from their upcoming full-length. The record is titled Massive Aggressive and is due out on August 25, 2009. It will follow up The Art of Partying, which was released in 2007.

Check out "Divine Blasphemer" at the band's MySpace page.

SHADOWS FALL TO APPEAR ON NBC'S LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON‏

SHADOWS FALL TO APPEAR ON NBC’S LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON

FALL TOUR DATES WITH FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH ANNOUNCED

PRE-SALE FOR “RETRIBUTION” STARTS TUESDAY, AUGUST 11



Massachusetts’ own SHADOWS FALL will be making their network television debut on the September 3 episode of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” The episode will air Thursday night/early Friday morning at 12:35AM EST on NBC.


Singer Brian Fair comments: “Shadows Fall is extremely excited to be performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Sept. 3rd. We look forward to bringing a whole lotta metal to the late night television schedule and into unsuspecting living rooms across America. Set your DVR and raise your horns.”


The band has also announced a HUGE fall tour with fellow metallers Five Finger Death Punch. The “Shock and Raw Tour” kicks off on September 22 in San Francisco and runs through November. The tour also features Otep and 2 Cents. The complete list of tour dates can be found below.


Pre-sale for Retribution, the crushing new album from SHADOWS FALL, starts Tuesday, August 11. Fans will be able to order both the regular and deluxe package of the CD. The deluxe version of the album features a companion DVD and very, very exclusive box set with all kinds of great items. The pre-sale is available for fan club members ONLY starting Monday, so sign up today! How do you become a SHADOWS FALL fan club member? All you have to do is sign up for a member profile on their site, www.shadowsfall.com. It takes 90 seconds, and it’s free!


SHADOWS FALL will be releasing Retribution on September 15 on Everblack Industries. The label was formed by the band in conjunction with Warner Music ILG, Ferret Music, and ChannelZERO Entertainment. For more information on Everblack Industries, please visit www.everblackindustries.com. The blistering new album, Retribution, was produced by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Municipal Waste), with vocal production by Elvis Baskette (Incubus, Alter Bridge).


SHADOWS FALL on the Shock and Raw Tour:

(w/Five Finger Death Punch, Otep, and 2 Cents)

9/22 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Center @ The Grand

9/23 – Fresno, CA – The Crest Theater

9/24 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House

9/27 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater

9/28 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep

9/30 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium

10/1 – Maplewood, MN – The Rock

10/3 – Chicago, IL – V Live

10/5 – Toronto, ON – Opera House

10/6 – Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights

10/10 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theater

10/11 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom

10/16 – Madison, WI – The Orbit Room

***The second leg of the tour will be announced on Monday August 17th ***

www.myspace.com/shadowsfall

3 INCHES OF BLOOD Launch Here Waits Thy Doom Pre-Order Packages Online‏

3 INCHES OF BLOOD Launch Here Waits Thy Doom Pre-Order Packages Online
Prepare For Massive North American Tour This Fall



The world is eagerly awaiting the triumphant return of one of the biggest defenders of traditional heavy metal, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, and the anticipation continues to build to epic proportions. Well, if you wanted the best, then you fuckin got it as the stunning new album, Here Waits Thy Doom, will set the new standard for new heavy metal, so be sure to mark your calendars as this monumental offering is set for a Sept. 8th release.

In order to tide over the eager savage consumers until release date the band has launched a few special pre-order package deals online, which are available exclusively at CMDistro.com (see link below) for a limited time, so head over now to secure your purchase before you are left out in the cold.

CMDistro Pre-order Specials

Here Waits Thy Doom CD Only $10 (Digipack Edition - $13)

Here Waits Thy Doom CD + Exclusive T-shirt $18

http://www.cmdistro.com/Artist/3_Inches_of_Blood/59407 (scroll down page to view specials)

For a small taste of what awaits head over now to www.myspace.com/3iob to stream the new track, “Call of The Hammer,” and look for the band touring throughout North America all this fall with In Flames, Between The Buried and Me and The Faceless. Here Waits Thy Doom was tracked in Seattle’s Sound House Recordings with renowned producer Jack Endino (High On Fire) and is soon to be hailed as the gospel of all things heavy. Either see below or head over to their MySpace page to view their complete touring itinerary.



Born out of a love for pure metal, weaned on a diet of fantasy and mythology, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have been slaying the infidel for nearly a decade. In that time, they've released three albums and splattered the ground with crimson streaks while on tour with such acclaimed acts as Satyricon, Black Dahlia Murder, Motorhead and Cradle of Filth, just to name a few. These are mighty accomplishments for dedicated warriors from Vancouver, British Columbia, a region that's not exactly the Camelot of heavy metal. With their last album, Fire Up the Blades, they have surpassed even their own manly exploits, crafting a number of undeniable anthems that crash, rip and roar like a Medieval skirmish.

3 INCHES OF BLOOD

Headlining

08/22 Merlin’s – Whistler, BC

09/07 Bumbershoot Festival – Seattle, WA

09/09 Knitting Factory – Los Angeles, CA (CD RELEASE SHOW)

Headlining Canada

09/11 The Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC

09/12 Sugar Nightclub – Victoria, BC

09/13 CavallottuiLodge – Nanaimo, BC

09/16 The Warehouse – Calgary, AB

w/ In Flames, Between The Buried & Me, The Faceless

09/18 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA

09/19 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID

09/20 New Oasis – Sparks, NV

09/21 Regency Center at The Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

09/22 The Fox Theater – Pomona, CA

09/23 Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ

09/25 Concrete Street Amphitheatre – Corpus Christi, TX

09/26 White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX

09/27 House of Blues – New Orleans, LA

09/29 Valarium – Knoxville, TN

09/30 Expo Five – Louisville, KY

10/01 Mr. Small’s Theater – Millvale, PA

10/02 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ

10/03 House of Blues – Boston, MA

10/04 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA

10/05 9:30 Club – Washington, DC

10/06 Amo’s Southland – Charlotte, NC

Headlining Canada

10/27 The Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB (CAN)

CMX: Yet Another New Digital Album Format

All four major label groups are working together to create a new format for the digital album tentatively titled CMX. Scheduled for a partial roll-out in November, the new digital format would include liner notes, lyrics, artwork and videos along with the mp3's in a single download.



The labels apparently approached Apple about involvement in the project and were rebuffed. Now Apple is also working on its own new album format dubbed Cocktail that will apparently be tethered to a new proprietary media device.
"Apple at first told us that they were not interested, but now they have decided to do their own, in case ours catches on," a source close to the CMX project told the Times UK. “Ours will be a file that you click on, it opens and it would have a totally brand-new look, with a launch page and all the different options. When you click on it you’re not just going to get the ten tracks, you’re going to get the artwork, the video and mobile products.”
http://www.hypebot.com/

SWASHBUCKLE - BACK TO THE NOOSE

FRIDAY AUGUST 28TH 2009 CAPITAL CHAOS

FRIDAY AUGUST 28TH 2009 CAPITAL CHAOS

AUGUST BURNS RED - meddler

AUTOMATIC STATIC - hey now

THE BLACKOUT - save ourselves (the warning)

CLOSURE IN MOSCOW - sweet#heart

CLUTCH - 50.000 unstoppable watts

DEAD KENNEDYS - religious vomit

EDIBLE RED - hey ya

HOODS - (live in Sacramento 1999)

INFECTED MUSHROOM - smashing the opponent

KEEP OF KALESSIN - ascendant

RANCID - last one to die

SAMAEL - slavocracy

SHADOWS FALL - in effigy

SINCE OCTOBER - guilty

TWIN ATLANTIC - lightspeed

VIKING SKULL - hair of the dog



FRIDAY AUGUST 21ST 2009 CAPITAL CHAOS

MESHUGGAH - bleed

IMPENDING DOOM - the serpent savior live @ The Boardwalk 2009 & interview with DAVID & BROOKE

PSYCHOSOMATIC - live @ The Kennel Club 2009

NIRVANA - territorial pissings

LACUNA COIL - swamped & interview CRISTIANO MIGLIORE & ANDREA FERRO

EX DEO - romulus

CARNIFEX - love lies in ashes live @ The Boardwalk 2009 & interview with CORY ARFORD

STEPCHILD - live @ The Kennel Club 2009

PSYCROPTIC - initiate




FRIDAY AUGUST 14TH 2009 CAPITAL CHAOS

MR BUNGLE - (Live @ Club Xtreme 1999)

DEADMAUS & KASKADE - i remember

DOPE - 6 6 sick

EX DEO - romulus

FAITH NO MORE - ashes to ashes

KRISIUN - vicious wrath

LES CLAYPOOL - booneville stomp

LIKE A STORM - chemical infatuation

METRIC - help, I'm alive

NAGLFAR - the perpetual horrors

OPERATOR - soulcrusher

PSYCROPTIC - initiate

RAMONES - i just want to have something to do

VIKING SKULL - hair of the dog



FRIDAY AUGUST 7TH 2009 CAPITAL CHAOS

"Capital Chaos Rockstar Mayhem Fest 2009 Extravaganza"

CANNIBAL CORPSE - devoured by vermin

ALL THAT REMAINS - chiron & interview with PHIL LABONTE

SWASHBUCKLE - cruise ship terror

SLAYER - war ensemble & interview with DAVE LOMBARDO

MARILYN MANSON - we're from america

THE 69 EYES - dead girls are easy

BEHEMOTH - promtherion & interview with NERGAL

KASABIAN - vlad the impaler

TRIVIUM - down the sky

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - rose of sharyn & interview with JOEL STROETZEL

MACHINE HEAD Frontman Vows To 'Crush' LIMP BIZKIT At U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has vowed to "crush" LIMP BIZKIT when the two bands share the stage tomorrow (Sunday, August 2) at the Sonisphere festival at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom.

The San Francisco Bay Area metallers, who announced on July 7 that they were pulling out of the U.K. Sonisphere because the event's promoter "placed, unbeknownst to us, LIMP BIZKIT in our third slot on the festival," are back on the bill as the top-secret "special guests" (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on July 29). They will perform right before LIMP BIZKIT and are due to hit the stage at around 2:45 p.m.

Without confirming the band's participation in tomorrow's event, Flynn posted a brief message on the official MACHINE HEAD message board "The Frontlines", stating simply, "We're going to fucking CRUSH LIMP BIZKIT!!!!"

In a recent Twitter update, LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst claimed that he was "shocked" when he first heard that MACHINE HEAD was pulling out of the U.K. Sonisphere because of a dispute over LIMP BIZKIT's slot at the festival. However, he was quick to add, "[I] love MACHINE HEAD [and] always will."

As previously reported, MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel collapsed on stage on July 25 during the band's set at the Sonisphere festival in Pori, Finland. Although Phil had to be helped off stage, he quickly regained consciousness and issued an apology to the fans "for cheating them of their last song." He told Team Sonisphere a short time later, "I feel I short-changed the fans and really want to make it up for them. Thanks for all the concern."

MACHINE HEAD is continuing to tour in support of its Grammy-nominated album "The Blackening", which was re-released as a "special edition" last October via Roadrunner Records.

Hailed unanimously as the best metal album of 2007 by journalists, metal radio stations and fans alike, "The Blackening" earned a Grammy nomination for the fan-favorite track "Aesthetics of Hate".

"The Blackening Special Edition" is two-disc CD/DVD set that features an assortment of extras, including rare bonus tracks such as covers of IRON MAIDEN's "Hallowed Be Thy Name", over an hour of live performance footage from With Full Force, Download and Rock in Rio festivals, three uncensored music videos for "Aesthetics of Hate", "Now I Lay Thee Down" and "Halo", a "making-of" featurette on each video, "The Making of The Blackening" and expanded artwork. There's also what many hardcore fans have been rabidly waiting for: four never-before-seen performances of MACHINE HEAD celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, "Burn My Eyes", captured in Philadelphia in 2004.





Machine Head Discography

Whitechapel join forces with Trivium and Darkest Hour for Fall tour

Whitechapel will spend this fall bringing their energetic live show to fans across the US with metal heavy weights, Trivium, on their headlining tour! Whitechapel has been opening the festivities on this summer’s Rockstar Energy Mayhem fest as the opening act on the Hot Topic stage alongside label mates Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, and more. We could tell you how intense their live show is all day long, but you can judge for yourself by checking out their live video for Possession on youtube.com.

Whitechapel comments: "Mayhem is going amazing so far, we couldn't have asked for a better line up of bands to be touring with and better crowd responses. Fans are going off across the U.S. in every city and we are loving it. It's definitely the best tour we have ever done and are going to be super bummed when it's over!

When we got the offer for these dates with Trivium we were really excited. We've been hanging out with the Trivium dudes on Mayhem and have been having a blast, so naturally the good times will continue on with this upcoming tour. It's a perfect opportunity for us to deliver the same pummeling live show we gave these fans at Mayhem in a smaller more intimate club setting."

WHITECHAPEL
Into The Mouth Of Hell We Tour
w/ Trivium, Darkest Hour and Dirge Within
09/11 Crazy Donkey Long Island, NY
09/13 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
09/16 Cowboys Bar Guelph, ON
09/17 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH
09/18 Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI
09/19 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
09/20 The Venue Fargo, ND
09/23 Murray Theater Salt Lake City, UT
09/24 Wilma Theater Missoula, MT
09/25 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
09/26 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
09/28 The Senator Theater Chico, CA
09/29 The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
10/01 Glasshouse Pomona, CA
10/02 Ventura Theater Ventura, CA
10/03 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV
10/07 Concrete Street Amphitheater Corpus Christi, TX
10/09 Music Farm Charleston, SC
10/10 Jester’s Pub Fayetteville, NC
10/11 Orange Peel Asheville, NC



More dates will be announced shortly.

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Behemoth unleash “Ov Fire And The Void” video trailer and preview of “Evangelion” DVD bonus footage

The trailer for Ov Fire And The Void can now be viewed on youtube.com/Behemothofficial. The video was filmed by Grupa 13 in Poland, the same group who helmed the creation of the previous video, At The Left Hand Ov God. The trailer offers a glimpse into the theme of the incredibly powerful and gripping video. Full video coming soon…

Behemoth’s Evangelion will be released in North America as a digi-pak containing the record as well as a bonus DVD that follows Behemoth throughout the recording process. The footage was shot while the band forged Evangelion between January and May of 2009

Evangelion was recorded in the band's hometown at Radio Gdansk studio with longtime sound engineer Malta, the Wieslawscy Brothers, and Daniel Bergstrand (drum engineering) in the producers' chairs. Evangelion was mixed in Miloco Studios by Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Slipknot, Carcass, Napalm Death) and will be unleashed in the US on August 11th via Metal Blade Records and in Europe on August 9th via Nuclear blast.

BEHEMOTH
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL
Tour w/ Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, All That Remains, God Forbid, Cannibal Corpse, Job For A Cowboy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel
07/31 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
08/01 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
08/02 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/03 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall not part of tour w/ Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, God Forbid
08/04 Boston, MA Comcast Center
08/06 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
08/07 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
08/08 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
08/09 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
08/10 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero not part of tour w/ Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, God Forbid
08/11 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
08/12 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheater
08/14 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
08/15 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center

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Behemoth Discography