March 2006 Archive


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
12:04 PM
 

...LIVE will release their new studio CD, "Songs From Black Mountain," on May 9th. The band will tour in support of the new CD and you can find tour dates by checking out http://www.roughtour.com


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
12:02 PM
 

...Last year, MELANCHOLIC ART released their first full-length CD, "Forca Black Metal Pampeano," which quickly sold out. The band is preparing a re-release which will soon be available. For more information, check out http://www.melancholicart.com


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:58 AM
 

...BURY YOUR DEAD will release their new CD, "Beauty and the Breakdown," on July 11th. Producer Jason Suecof said of the new CD: "I would just like to say that this is the heaviest fucking album I’ve ever gotten to work on."...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:56 AM
 

...Frontiers Records will release "Essential Ballads" by JEFF SCOTT SOTO on May 19th, 2006...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:54 AM
 

...Locomotive Records will release SUDDEN DEATH's "Unpure Burial" on April 4th and "Deathrider" by MOTORJESUS on April 25th...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:49 AM
 

...Michael Kiske will release his new CD, "Kiske," on May 19th...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:46 AM
 

...Psychedelic noise rock artist MBCONN will release his debut album, "From Black To Purple," on April 4. Says Mbconn about the unique, challenging CD: "Yeah, it may be a hard listen at first, but that's what I wanted. I wanted something with musical resonance, and I think I succeeded. I could've been like most bands and written four minute pop rock, but that's too easy and gets old real quick." For more information, check out http://www.mbconn.com


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:42 AM
 

...DEF LEPPARD and JOURNEY will join forces for a summer tour. Check out http://www.roughtour.com


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:36 AM
 

...FULL BLOWN CHAOS will release their sophomore CD, "Within the Grasp of Titans," on July 11th...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:33 AM
 

...Sinister Sounds has released "Gloria Diaboli," the new CD by BLACKMASS. For more information, check out http://www.sinistersounds.ca


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:30 AM
 

...3 are on the road with YAKUZA in support of their new CD, "Wake Pig." Says the band's Joey: "Spirits are high for us right now. Reaction to Wake Pig has been overwhelmingly positive the world over. There’s nothing more inspiring than to see your art bridge oceans and connect distant cultures. What we want to do now is showcase our live performance which is something that cannot truly encapsulated on CD. To complete the picture, you’ve got to see us live…" Check out http://www.roughtour.com for dates...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:04 AM
 

...May 9th is the release date for "Live & Rare," a collection of ten previously unreleased tracks from their 2003 gig at CBGB's in New York, their 1999 Woodstock performance as well as their Klassic cover of Metallica, rare b-sides and more...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
11:01 AM
 

...HOUSE OF LORDS will release thier brand new studio album, "World Upside Down," on May 19th...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
10:59 AM
 

...LIZZY BORDEN have announced plans to record a follow-up to their acclaimed "Deal With the Devil." Check out http://www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband for more information...


Wednesday, March 29, 2006
10:53 AM
 

...On the bill for this year's VAN'S WARPED TOUR are AFI, Against Me!, Bouncing Souls, Helmet, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Less Than Jake, Motion City Soundtrack, NOFX, Rise Against, Saves The Day, Senses Fail, The Academy Is, The Living End, Thursday, Underoath and, of course, many more. For more information, check out http://www.warpedtour.com


Thursday, March 23, 2006
01:04 PM
 

...SCOTT MOSHER has completed the recording/mixing sessions for his fourth CD, "Deep Horizon," set for an April 10th release. Check out http://www.theambientmind.com for more information and song samples from all of Mosher's CDs...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
04:30 PM
 

...DAMONE's new CD, "Out Here All Night" is now available at iTunes for $6.99. The physical CD release date is May 23rd, 2006...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
04:29 PM
 

...YAKUZA has releaesd their CD, "Samsara," on Prosthetic Reocrds and will tour with LOSA for more US touring through the late-Spring and summer...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
04:27 PM
 

...THE ESOTERIC has posted the video for their "Your New Burden" online here at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=555543024&n=2&&Mytoken=130F9380-69AB-9F24-D31987875B60B01487821786). Matt Bass directed the new vid...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
04:26 PM
 

...Los Angeles's CERBERUS have uploaded another track, "The Gates of Mercy," from their latest CD to their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/cerberus The bnad is currently in the studio recording a six song EP, entitled “What Have We Become?” due for release on Hell and Death Records in mid-July...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
04:09 PM
 

...PROJECT: STORM has released the "neo-progressive instrumental" CD "Stratagem." For more information, check out http://www.projectstorm.com


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
04:08 PM
 

...Sound Riot Records will release TRISTWOOD's "The Delphic Doctrine" CD on April 21st. Check out sound samples by clicking here: http://www.soundriotrecords.com/downloads.html


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
04:06 PM
 

...RHINO BUCKET will perform at the CD release party for their new CD, "And Then It Got Ugly," on Wednesday, April 12th at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, CA at 8:30 PM. The new CD is due in stores the following Tuesday, April 18th...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
04:00 PM
 

...KINGCROW will soon release their CD, "Timetropia," on Lucretia Records. The new CD is another in Kingcrow's brilliant line of concept albums...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
03:56 PM
 

...RockTrax Records is currently accepting submissions for a JACKYL tribute CD entitled "I'm a Lumberjack Baby." Interested bands should send their material to RockTrax Records, P.O. Box 7003, Huntsville, AL, 35807 For more information, check out http://www.rocktraxrecords.com


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
03:54 PM
 

...MON FRERE have launched their new website at http://www.monfere.net in support of their new CD, "Blood Sweat & Swords," due on May 2nd...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
03:52 PM
 

...SILENT CIVILIAN have changed the release date of their debut CD, "Rebirth of the Temple," to May 2nd. Four tracks from the album are available for preview at the band’s Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/silentcivilian


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
03:50 PM
 

...BROKE out of Salt Lake City will release their new CD, "The Answer," this summer. The CD was produced by Branden Steineckert from THE USED...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
03:47 PM
 

...CIBORIUM will release their new CD later this year...


Wednesday, March 22, 2006
03:46 PM
 

...You can check out "The New Black Death," the new video from HELL PROMISE by clicking this link: http://www.kingofheartsproductions.com/hell_promise_splash/hellpromise_splash.html The video is from the band's new CD, "Aim For Hell," due out April 4th...


Thursday, March 16, 2006
08:18 PM
 

...Tommy Lee of MOTLEY CRUE, Jason Newsted and Gilby Clarke (formerly of METALLICA and GUNS N'ROSES respectively) will form a new band called SUPERNOVA and will look for a new vocalist through a CBS reality show due this summer. After the singer has been chosen, the band will will record a CD for a fall release with a world tour to follow in 2007. Assuming, of course, the ratings justify it...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:37 PM
 

...DIR EN GREY have sold out the Avalon Theater in New York and the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles in less than 36 hours, without a CD, radio play or even advertising support. The band recently their first U.S. deal with Warcon Enterprises in January...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:32 PM
 

..."Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" will be released on May 23rd through Warner Bros. The DVD is a history of heavy metal music and its myths and truths and features interviews with such legends as Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Dee Snider, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickinson, Lemmy Kilmeister and many more. The two disc set sell for $24.98...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:30 PM
 

...Original AC/DC vocalist DAVE EVANS will tour with BLACK ZODIAC for the "The Sins of the Zodiac" tour beginning this spring. For more information, check out www.blackzodiac.net or http://www.daveevans.au.com for more information...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:26 PM
 

...FERMATA have announced the release of their new 6-track EP "Vessel." For more information, check out http://www.myspace.com/fermatasound


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:18 PM
 

..YEAR OF DESOLATION has signed with Prosthetic Records. The band will record their debut CD in July with Jamie King producing with a release date of early 2007 in mind...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:17 PM
 

...ESCAPE FROM EARTH have completed their new CD but have yet to announce a release date. Wanna hear some now? Check out the band's MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/escapefromearth


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:15 PM
 

...BLACK COBRA will release their debut full-length CD, "Bestial," on April 25, 2006...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:14 PM
 

...San Diego-based power metal band BENEDICTUM have released their new CD, "Uncreation" and will tour the Europe in support of the new CD...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:13 PM
 

...THESET, out of Victoria, BC, have released a video for their song, "12:34," from their "The Philosophy of Time Travel" CD. Click here to check it out: http://www.totalassault.com/?team=theset


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:12 PM
 

...JEFF URSO has begun work on his second CD and expects to post sound samples soon on his website at http://www.jeffurso.com


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:10 PM
 

Liquor and Poker Music will release "In Distortion We Trust," the debut CD by Sweden's CRUCIFIED BARBARA, on May 30th. The all-female quartet, who have been described as a cross between Motorhead and The Runaways, will be tour Europe throughout spring and summer 2006...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:09 PM
 

...ALL THAT REMAINS have entered the studio to begin recording music for their follow up to "This Darkened Heart." The band intends to record 12 songs, including "This Calling," a song the band debuted on its recent tour, and an updated take on "Follow," a track from the band's debut record, "Behind Silence and Solitude."...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:07 PM
 

...AMERICAN HEARTBREAK will release their self-titled CD on April 18th...


Wednesday, March 15, 2006
04:06 PM
 

...UNDEROATH will release their new CD on June 20, 2006. The new CD was co-produced by Matt Goldman and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. Says the band's Tim McTague, "This is the record we've been striving to write for the past five years, and I never thought I'd see the day when it actually happened. I can't wait for everyone to hear what we've been creating for the past few months, but in the end, if everyone hated it, we'd still think it's probably the best record we may ever be a part of."...


Thursday, March 09, 2006
01:50 PM
 

...Cake Records will release "Blood, Sweat & Swords," the full-length debut from MON FRERE, on May 2nd...


Thursday, March 09, 2006
01:49 PM
 

...CANNAE, LIGHT THIS CITYand THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD have been added to the 8th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival joining THE ACACIA STRAIN, BYZANTINE and WOLF...


Thursday, March 09, 2006
01:44 PM
 

...The legendary RONNIE MONTROSE is keeping busy. He's completed the soundtrack for an indepedent film called "Car Stories" and is at work on another film entitled "Guitar Man"; he expects to play a few live dates with his touring band; he continues to work on his longtime project "Ronnie Montrose & Friends – 10x10” featuring vocals by SAMMY HAGAR, EDGAR WINTER, GREGG ROLIE, ERIC MARTIN, TOMMY SHAW and more; He'll be a featured guest on Hagar's First Annual Cabo Wabo Cruise and he's featured on a Frank Marino tribute CD, "Second Smoke," available on WildMess Records...


Thursday, March 09, 2006
01:39 PM
 

...On April 1st, 2006, The Scene in Glendale, California will host the Lynyrd Skynyrd Katrinathon, a benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina. On the bill are ALTAMONT, BACKBITER, FALCON, ANGEL ROT, DIRTY RED, THE BLACK HANDED, DEADHORSE, THE SLUMLORDS and more. Each band will perform two Skynyrd songs and the evening will close with a star-studded Grand Finale. Tickets are $7.00 each...


Thursday, March 09, 2006
01:37 PM
 

...SCUM OF THE EARTH has created their own MySpace.com page. Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/soteband


Friday, March 03, 2006
01:06 PM
 

...THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS will release their self-titled CD on June 20th. For more information, check out http://www.myspace.com/redjumpsuit


Friday, March 03, 2006
01:05 PM
 

...JUDAS PRIEST will release "Live Vengeance '82" on April 4th. The DVD was previously available only in the limited edition box set of Priest's "Metalogy" and captures the band's performance of December 12, 1982 at Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee...


Friday, March 03, 2006
01:04 PM
 

...COMMUNIC have completed their sophomore album, entitled "Waves of Visual Decay"...


Friday, March 03, 2006
01:03 PM
 

...HAMMERFALL have completed approximately half of their new CD, scheduled for release in October 2006...


Friday, March 03, 2006
01:01 PM
 

...Legendary producer Terry Date will produce the next UNEARTH CD for Metal Blade Records...


Friday, March 03, 2006
12:58 PM
 

...Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the next chapter in their legendary Classic Albums DVD series with QUEEN's "A Night at the Opera" on March 21st...


Friday, March 03, 2006
12:55 PM
 

...PERMANENT ME will release their new EP, "Dear Virginia," on May 2nd...


Friday, March 03, 2006
12:54 PM
 

...Ska-core rockers CAPDOWN are currently recording their third CD. For more information, check out http://www.capdown.net


Thursday, March 02, 2006
05:02 PM
 

...Frontiers Records will release MARSHALL's "Pages from the Past - Tome 1" on April 21st...


Thursday, March 02, 2006
05:01 PM
 

...Frontiers Records will release, "Reach," the new CD by SURVIVOR, on April 21st...


Thursday, March 02, 2006
04:58 PM
 

...PHANTOM-X will support HELSTAR at the 4th Annual Robb's Metalworks Showcase in San Antonio, Texas on June 10th...


Thursday, March 02, 2006
04:57 PM
 

...STAIND will perform a series of live dates for United States military service members. The band will play three concerts at U.S. Army installations in Germany on March 3rd at the U.S. Army Garrison, Mannheim; March 16th at the U.S. Army Garrison, Franconia; and March 17th at the U.S. Army Garrison, Baumholder...


Thursday, March 02, 2006
04:56 PM
 

...HELMET has signed with Warcon Enterprises and will release a new CD for early summer 2006. The band will also headline this year's Warped Tour...


Thursday, March 02, 2006
04:55 PM
 

...Locomotive Records will release "Uncreation," the new CD by BENEDICTUM, on March 14th. Says the band's Veronica Freeman (about the CD's title track): “It’s straight-out cold-blooded spiritual warfare. I was in a dry spell lyrically at one point so I just started speaking weird sounds and the song was born. Many times I have felt that there were opposing forces in my life. Some call them demons or dark spirits. At times I feel that all is dark and I am disconnected."...


Thursday, March 02, 2006
04:50 PM
 

...BALBOA is touring the East Coast with Japan's NITRO MEGA PRAYER. The bands are on tour in support of their upcoming split CD on Forge Records. For more information and tour dates, check out http://www.myspace.com/balboa and http://www.myspace.com/nitromegaprayer


Thursday, March 02, 2006
04:33 PM
 

...MERENDINE ATOMICHE has signed with Mausoleum Records for the worldwide release of their new CD, "Raw." For more information, check out http://www.merendineatomiche.com


Thursday, March 02, 2006
04:29 PM
 

...BLACK MOSES, featuring former THEE HYPNOTICS frontman Jim Jones, is touring the U.S. Check out http://www.roughtour.com for tour dates or check out http://www.blackmoses.co.uk for more information...


Wednesday, March 01, 2006
11:00 AM
 

...SUSPERIA will appear at this year's Inferno Festival, scheduled for April 13th and 15th in Oslo, Norway. Susperia will perform on Friday, April 14th...


Wednesday, March 01, 2006
10:55 AM
 

...EIGHTEEN VISIONS will join AVENGED SEVENFOLD and COHEED & CAMBRIA on their tour beginning April 28th...


Wednesday, March 01, 2006
10:54 AM
 

...Escapi Records will re-release all five WARRIOR SOUL albums, three on March 14 and the last two on April 4th. All five CDs will be remixed and remastered...


Wednesday, March 01, 2006
10:44 AM
 

...HUBI MEISEL's new album, "Kailash," is now available. The CD was released by Lion Music as a special edition digipack which includes two bonus tracks. Check out the special free online single, "Potala Palace," by clicking here: http://www.hubimeisel.com


Wednesday, March 01, 2006
10:40 AM
 

...Randy Rampage and Ray Hartmann, who performed on ANNIHLATOR's "Alice in Hell" and "Criteria for a Black Widow" albums, have united to form STRESS FACTOR 9. The CD is now available at Amazon.com...


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