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Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the digital release of thefirst single fromBLACKMORE'S NIGHT new album "Dancer and the Moon" entitled "The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over the Sea)".This beautiful new song is "Based on an old folk Czech melody which Candice and I thought were very melodic and haunting" says Ritchie Blackmore. "We adapted and arranged to suit more of a rock structure. We also played it as a ballad as it was originally intended. We asked several of our Czech friends what it was called but they couldn’t tell us, so it remains a mystery".
The single can be downloaded now from every fine shop such as iTunes or Amazon and streamed legally via Spotify and Deezer. It is also possible to enjoy a sample of the song, following this link:
www.frontiers.it/download/The_Moon_Is_Shining_sample.mp3
"Dancer and the Moon" will be releasedonJune 11th inNorthAmerica andJune 14th inEurope in regular cd configuration and deluxe edition in digipak,including a bonus DVD featuring a 40 mins "making of the album"documentary and acoustic versions of "The Spinner's Tale", "Somewhere Over The Sea/Moon Was Shining", "The Ashgrove" and "Queen For A Day". The album will also be made available in a super-deluxe edition strictly limited to 2000 copies packaged in a polyston frame with the cover artwork printed on canvas and including a black tote bag with Blackmore's Night artwork, 4 Blackmore's Night pins, a certificate of authenticity and of course the CD/DVD edition.
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT confirmed tour dates for Europe include:
Palace of Ukraine, Kiev (Ukraine) - 15th June
Crocus City Hall, Moscow (Russia) - 18th June
BKZ Oktyabrsky, St Petersburg (Russia) - 20th June
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline (Scotland) - 26th June
Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle (England) - 28th June
Wolverhampton Grand, Wolverhampton (England) - 1st July
City Hall, Salisbury (England) - 3rd July
G Live, Guildford (England) - 5th July
Hugenottenhalle, Neu Isenburg (Germany) - 9th July
Serenadenhoff, Nurnburg (Germnay) - 11th July
Congresshalle, Saarbrucken (Germany) - 13th July
Kongress am Park, Augsburg (Germany) - 14th July
Burg Creuzburg, Creuzburg (Germany) - 19th July
Albrechtsburg, Meissen (Germany) - 21st July
Beethoven Saal, Stuttgart (Germany) - 23rd July
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Pink Cream 69 "Special" is taken from the album "Ceremonial" out NOW on Frontiers Records.
Special appearances from Andy Deris (HELLOWEEN), Jeff Scott Soto (W.E.T), Mike Tramp (ex WHITE LION)
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Sugarland vocalist Jennifer Nettles, will release her first solo album and the producer is none else than Rick Rubin. |
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Pete Yorn have formed a new project called The Olms with J.D. King. They will release their debut album on June 4th on Harvest Records. Listen to their new song "Wanna Feel It" on their website TheOlmsMusic.com and sign up for their newsletter to get a free MP3 download.
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Check out the official lyric video for 'One Foot' by Fun.
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Los Angeles band, Ghost Town, has signed to the Fueled By Ramen family!
Who is Ghost Town? They are huge drums (MannYtheDrummeR), funky guitar riffs (Alix Monster), unique vocals (Kevin Ghost), and futuristic electronics (Evan Pearce). Combined with amazing artwork from Alistar Dippner, aka imamachinst, who brings each of Ghost Town's songs to life with his shocking visuals.
Fueled By Ramen is also excited to join alongside Ghost Town's army of 'Ghosts' who have been with this band from the beginning. The first thing we want you to do is go see Ghost Town's energy live! The band will embark on their first-ever nationwide tour this month with Marianas Trench and Air Dubai. You can watch the band's big announcement video HERE and click HERE to see a complete list of dates!
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Check out the latest tourdates fromWe Still Dream:
6/19 - Sweet Melissa's - Savannah, GA ^
6/20 - Greensboro Masonic Temple - Greensboro, NC ^
6/21 - Kobo Live - Columbus, OH *
6/22 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH*
6/23 - Basement Transmissions - Erie, PA #
6/24 - U-PIE - Youngstown, OH #
6/25 - St. Clare Center - Tonawanda, NY #
6/26 - Sparks Art Space - Syracuse, NY #
6/27 - Adriano's - Johnson City, NY #
6/28 - J.Watt's Barista House - Scotia, NY #
6/29 - Upton VFW - Upton, MA #
6/30 - Studio 250 - Portland, ME #
7/1 - Crunch House - New Haven, CT #
7/2 - Freehold VFW - Freehold, NJ #
7/3 - Even Flow Bar & Grille - Bay Shore, NY #
7/5 - Sidebar - Baltimore, MD #
7/6 - TBA - Philadelphia, PA #
7/7 - Scumbags Skate Park - Natrona, PA #
7/9 - Q's Dungeon -Cincinnati, OH *
7/10 - The Longbranch Saloon - Knoxville, TN *
7/11 - The Seven Venue - Douglasville, GA *
7/12 - The Standard - St.Augustine, FL *
7/13 - Orlando Nights - Orlando, FL *
^ The Composure
* Dead Leaves
# Post Season
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Only days after letting the world in on the title, cover art and June 25th release date for their fifth full-length album, Rescue & Restore, AUGUST BURNS RED are unveiling preorder options for the album and pulling the covers off a lyric video for “Fault Line,” the first track to be revealed from the upcoming release.
Preorder Rescue & Restore and listen to “Fault Line” here: http://smarturl.it/augustburnsred
“Fault Line” is a scorching track that sounds every bit like a trademark AUGUST BURNS RED song, while simultaneously giving hints of the expanded sound that characterizes the new album.
"’Fault Line’ is a staple sounding ABR song,” explains guitarist and principal songwriter JB Brubaker. “It’s a good place to start when whetting people’s appetites for Rescue & Restore."
Rescue & Restore is available to fans in a number of preorder packages from a standalone CD package to album/tshirt bundles. The album is available on limited edition vinyl in a number of colors as well as in an exclusive vinyl boxset.
Described by Brubaker as the band’s “most ambitious album yet,” Rescue & Restore turns a critical eye to the oft-maligned genre of metalcore, leading by example to prove that bands can still find exciting new ways to expand the genre.
Throughout the album, AUGUST BURNS RED continue to do their part to challenge the conventions of heavy music. Over the course of 11 tracks, the band artfully blend piano, cello, violin, trumpet, various percussive elements and more into their sonic arsenal, taking their music into new aesthetic territory and contorting the boundaries of the genre.
“Rescue & Restore is about challenging other bands and ourselves, as well as fans of this music, to want more than whatever happens to be the current buzz,” explains Brubaker. “We’ve done our best with each new album to try to push our sound in new directions and we’d like to see our peers do the same. People need to realize that there’s not much of a difference between a metalcore song that has a couple breakdowns with a repeating chorus and the latest Lady Gaga song. This genre used to be better than that. It can still be better than that.”
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Boston hardcore act LIONS LIONS are pleased to announce additional summer dates before heading out on the "You Better Watch Your Mouth, Sunshine!" tour supporting ALESANA this June. Brand new dates will immediately follow their current Canadian run with special guests, THE MADDIGANS. Featuring the track "Grounded" off the album To Carve Our Names, the latest EP from LIONS LIONS was released early last year and is available through all major digital outlets including CMDistro and iTunes.
Watch the official music video for "Grounded" via Property of Zack here:http://propertyofzack.com/post/40618256449/poz-video-premiere-lions-lions-grounded
The full list of dates can be seen below.
New LIONS LIONS Tour Dates!
June 10 St Paul, MN - Station 4
June 12 Indianapolis, IN - Hoosier Dome
June 13 Toledo, OH - Headliner's Middle Room
Now on tour w/ THE MADDIGANS
May 9 Toronto Ontario / Sneaky Dee's
May 10 Ottawa Ontario / The Montgomery Legion
May 11 Montreal Quebec / Cabaret Underworld
May 14 Thetford Mines, Ontario / Sgt. Peppers Pub
May 15 Belleville Ontario / The Belle Pub
May 16 St. Catharines, Ontario / The Mansion House
May 17 Brantford, Ontario / Club NV
May 18 London, Ontario / Eastern Star
May 22 Thunderbay, Ontario / Black Pirates Pub
May 23 Winnipeg, Manitoba / Park Theatre
May 24 Regina, Saskchewan / The Exchange
May 25 Lethbridge, Alberta / Loyal Order Of The Moose
May 26 Calgary, Alberta / The New Black Centre
May 27 Cranbrooke, British Columbia / The Stage Door
May 28 Revelstoke, British Columbia / The Last Drop
May 30 Penticton, British Columbia / Voodoos Lounge
May 31 Vancouver, British Columbia / Tom Lee Music Hall
June 1 Kelowna, British Columbia / Knights Of Columbus Hall
June 2 Prince George British Columbia, KNOX
June 4 Kamloops , British Columbia / The Dirty Jersey
June 5 Grande Prairie, Alberta / The Masonic Hall
June 6 Leduc, Alberta / Burnsy O'Flannigans
June 7 Edmonton, Alberta / Ritchie Hall
"You Better Watch Your Mouth, Sunshine" tour
w/ ALESANA
June 18 - Wilmington, Delaware / Harmony Grange
June 19 - New York, New York / The Studio At Webster Hall
June 20 - Long Island, New York / Revolution
June 21 - Worcester, Massachusetts / The Palladium Upstairs
June 22 - Poughkeepsie, New York / The Chance
June 24 - Buffalo, New York / The Waiting Room
June 25 - Reading, Pennsylvania / Reverb
June 26 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Mr. Smalls
June 27 - Springfield, Virginia / Empire
June 28 - Greensboro, North Carolina / Greene Street
June 29 - Douglasville, Georgia / Sector 7
June 30 - Orlando, Florida / The Social
July 1 - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida / Culture Room
July 2 - Jacksonville, Florida / Jack Rabbits
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NYC rockers, EVE TO ADAM have just announced they will be teaming up with Texas Hippie Coalition this Summer on the Highway Robbery Tour. The tour kicks off on July 13th in Birmingham, AL and wraps up August 16th in Abilene, TX.
EVE TO ADAM recently released a lyric video for their current single "Straitjacket Supermodel", which can be seen here. "Straitjacket Supermodel" is featured on the band's forthcoming album Locked and Loaded, which is scheduled to be released later this Summer via Megaforce Records. Locked and Loaded was produced by an All-Star cast of producers, including Dave Bassett, Eric Bass, and Elvis Baskette (Puddle of Mudd, Trivium, Chevelle), and is the follow up to 2011's Banquet for a Starving Dog.
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The Halo Methodwill release their debut "Reset" EP on May 28th.The band is featuring Lukas Rossi (Rock Star Supernova), Ben Moody (Evanescence), Dave Buckner (Papa Roach) & Josh Newell.
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The Almostis premiering their new single "I'm Down" from their upcoming albumFear Inside Our Bones, coming June 11th from Tooth & Nail Records.
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Check out Boston rockersProspect Hillnew single called "Life goes on".
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Mindset Evolution will release the band’s full-length debutBrave, Bold, and Brokenvia Prospect Park Records in June. Perseverance has become a way of life for the Peoria, IL quintet since they began fighting to be heard in 2005. The band – Rob Ulrich (vocals), Brad Prentice (guitar), Josh Bodeen (bass), Joey Gibbz (drums), and Skyler Baer (guitar) – went from local stalwarts to national contenders as the winner of 2011′s Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival “Battle of the Bands.” As they ready the release of their lead single, “Burn It Down,” the real fight is just beginning.
Listen to “Burn It Down” here:http://vimeo.com/64900381
By 2011, the band had carved out an impressive following in the Midwest that led to a featured spot on the 2012 VansWarped Tour,as well as opening slots for the likes of Seether and Breaking Benjamin. As their budding career was building steam, a friend blindsided the band entering Mindset Evolution in the first-ever Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival “Battle of the Bands.” They emerged victorious out of a pool of over 5,300 bands across the country, and as Singer Rob Ulrich recalls, “We had just endured a lineup change and were actually in the process of planning our next step. We wanted to write more, but my buddy found this ‘Battle of the Bands’ contest. He entered us without saying anything, after rallying the fans, and promoting, we ended up winning.” As contest victors, they landed a spot on the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival 2012 sharing the stage with Shinedown, Godsmack, and Staind for the entire summer.
On the album, produced by Johnny K (Staind, Disturbed), they infuse hard rock with a vibrant, vital, and, at times, vulnerable energy. That spark ignites on the incendiary and irresistible first single “Burn it Down,” which impacts radio in June, and is available on iTunes May 21. Both Chicago’s WIIL and Colorado Springs KILO are on the track pre-impact date showing strong support, while hometown rock station WIXO in Peoria has already begun spinning the song. The band’s very moniker suggests the importance of change in the face of life’s trials and tribulations. Ulrich reflects, “If you face an obstacle that you can’t pass, you have to change your approach, and do something differently. You have to look at it from another angle, and find a way around it or through it. That’s what the name is about. That’s what we’re about.”
Mindset Evolution will appear at Rock On The Range on Friday, May 17, and Rocklahoma on Saturday, May 25, alongside additional confirmed shows that include:
5/18 Big Flats, NY The Summer Stage with Korn
5/21 Patchogue, NY The Emporium with Buckcherry
5/22 Point Pleasant, NJ Jenks Club with Buckcherry
5/23 New York, NY Irving Plaza with Buckcherry
5/29 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event Ctr with Buckcherry
5/30 Providence, RI Fete Ballroom with Buckcherry
5/31 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino with Buckcherry
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Ontario based rock bandRedlight King´s new single "Redemption" is out now. It's featured on the Iron Man 3 Soundtrack.
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Brian Head Welch have reunited withKoRnfor their new album. He left the band in 2005 and formed Love & Death, but is now officially back. |
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Seattle’s Walking Papers, the much-buzzed-about new band featuring rock luminaries Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), Jeff Angell and Benjamin Anderson (both of The Missionary Position) have signed with Loud & Proud Records and are gearing up for the August 6th release of their self-titled debut.
Recorded in Seattle and mixed by veteran producer Jack Endino (Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mudhoney), Walking Papers features a guest appearance by Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, who played on lead single “The Whole World’s Watching” and “I’ll Stick Around.” Rolling Stone spotlighted the latter, praising it as a “slow, grinding blues pace that combines elements of Morphine and Tom Waits.” The song can be heard here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/duff-mckagan-on-his-sensual-sinister-new-band-walking-papers-20130516
“The Whole World’s Watching” will hit rock and alternative radio in June.
Guitarist/vocalist Jeff Angell and drummer Barrett Martin formed the band last year and played their first shows in Seattle as a duo. They became a trio with the addition of bassist Duff McKagan and a quartet when keyboardist Benjamin Anderson joined the fray. Angell and Martin also served as the album’s co-producers.
Walking Papers show that a great song can be conveyed with thundering drums, rumbling bass, and a howling guitar just as easily as it can with percolating marimbas and shimmering vibraphone. The songs on this album can stand alone as individual stories, but taken together as a whole, they convey a much larger narrative with tales of wandering souls, the collisions of will, and the dark beauty of the American heart.
The band has already received media praise from both sides of the pond, with noted Seattle Times rock critic Charles R. Cross saying the band’s brightness rivaled the sun’s and, unlike so many supergroups, its future might be even brighter, and UK mag Classic Rock praising the band’s collection of songs as “a masterpiece of mood and tension.”
The band will celebrate the release of Walking Papers with a headlining slot on the second stage of this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. The tour, which features Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction, and many more, kicks off August 9th at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA.
About signing Walking Papers, Loud & Proud Owner and President Tom Lipsky said, "Members of Walking Papers have earned critical acclaim and success throughout their respective careers. What impresses me most about them however is that they continue to invest their creativity and energy in breaking new ground andin taking their music directly to the fans. I am excited that they chose Loud & Proud as their label and I look forward to a successful partnership."
"Walking Papers is thrilled to be holding the nailwhileLoud & Proud swingsthe hammer,” said vocalist/guitarist Jeff Angell. “It is withgreat confidence that we put our songs in Tom Lipsky's very capable hands.”
Don’t miss your chance to catch Walking Papers live. Uproar tour dates are as follows:
AUGUST
9 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
10 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
11 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
13 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
14 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
16 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
17 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
18 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
20 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
22 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
23 Nobleville, IN Klipsch Music Center
24 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
27 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheater
28 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
29 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
31 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
SEPTEMBER
1 Englewood, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
2 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
5 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
8 Ridgefield, WA Sleep Country Amphitheater
11 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
13 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
14 Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
15 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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EMMY, TONY, and Golden Globe-nominated star Matthew Morrison is proud to announce that he is partnering with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in support of LGBT equality. Partial proceeds from the pre-sale of his new studio album, Where It All Began, will benefit HRC. The album, which will be released on June 4, 2013, features an assortment of classic standards, many of which were first made famous in Broadway musicals.
Morrison turned to legendary producer Phil Ramone, along with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Gregg Field, to create the 12 songs featured on Where It All Began. The record marks the first release from 222 Records, the newly formed label from Adam Levine. Place your pre-order ofWhere It All Begannow, on Amazon.com, and 222 Records in partnership with Matthew Morrison will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Human Rights Campaign.
“I’m thrilled to join HRC in their vital work to bring full equality to all Americans,” said Matthew Morrison. “At this decisive moment, when there is so much work still ahead, I’m standing with HRC and LGBT people across the country until this fight is won.”
Matthew has used his platform to publicly support LGBT equality and today released a video for HRC’s Americans for Marriage Equality. The public engagement campaign features prominent Americans who support committed gay and lesbian couples getting married. The campaign draws from a cadre of supportive professional athletes, film and music celebrities, and political and civic leaders.
“It was so great working with Matthew on Where It All Began. He is an amazing artist and we are longtime friends,” said Adam Levine. “We’re both huge supporters of the LGBT community and I’m glad that partial proceeds from the pre-sale of this album will go toward such a great cause.”
“Not only is Matthew a brilliant musical talent, but perhaps more importantly he is a fantastic human being,” said HRC President Chad Griffin.” “His support for equality at this critical time in our nation’s history is something that is important to all fair minded Americans.”
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Los Angeles-based rock band Beware of Darkness made their network television debut last night on Conan. The three-piece tore through their loud, blues-rock stomper "Howl," a song that has cracked the Top 15 at Active Rock and is the lead single off their long awaited debut album titled Orthodox that was released last week via Bright Antenna Records. Orthodox follows the band's well-received Howl EP and is a potent and precise body of work heavily clouded with imagery and inspiration drawn from literary figures such as Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, and David Foster Wallace. Check out Beware of Darkness' performance of "Howl" on Conan HERE.
Recorded at the Sound Factory and Valley Recorder in Hollywood, CA, executive produced and mixed by Dave Sardy (Oasis, LCD Soundsystem, Nine Inch Nails), and produced by Greg Gordon and frontman Kyle Nicolaides, Orthodox proves itself to be a sensuous experience - aimed somewhere between the gut and dirty dive bar - but death, and its implications for the living, is wrestled with on nearly each of the album's twelve blistering tracks. Anticipation for the album has been building since the band released their beloved Howl EP last year that earned instant acclaim and launched the single "Howl," a song that has already hit Top 40 Rock Radio with over 26 stations playing it in regular rotation and whose video premiered on FUSE.
2013 is continuing to be a busy year for the members of Beware of Darkness - Kyle Nicolaides (vocals, guitar), Daniel Curcio (bass) and Tony Cupito (drums) - with "Howl" continuing to climb the alternative radio charts as well as forthcoming appearances on the Vans Warped Tour in the U.S. and dates in the UK and Europe. Having already shared the stage with the likes of Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Social Distortion, Deftones, Silversun Pickups, Tegan and Sara, Metric, AWOLNATION, Hollywood Undead, The Wombats, Middle Class Rut and others, the band will add more names to the list with performances on Warped, a string of radio festivals, and an upcoming tour through Europe with Smashing Pumpkins.
Beware of Darkness will be making the following U.S. appearances throughout May and June. Tour dates below.
MAY
19 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range Festival
20 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
21 - Hartford, CT - The Webster Underground
23 - New York, NY - The Studio at Webster Hall
24 - Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
26 - Machesney Park, IL - Rockford Speedway
28 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
30 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
JUNE
15-29 - 2013 Vans Warped Tour
JULY
01-31 - supporting Smashing Pumpkins in Europe
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Did you know that?
BLINK 182´S Tom Delonge´s first instrument was the trumpet.
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