Monday, September 30, 2013

British Heavy Metal Legends SAXON to Release “Unplugged and Strung Up” on November 19, 2013

 

 

British heavy metal legends SAXON produce a series of alternative takes on classic favorites to herald a worthy new entry to the Saxonian Institute of Metal on their new album, Unplugged and Strung Up.

 

There is always feral beauty in a raging beast...and with Unplugged and Strung Up,SAXON's selection of unique, fresh and adventurous interpretations of material previously heard only with raw heavy metal thunder, the point is triumphantly underscored.

 

Unplugged and Strung Up reveals layers and pieces previously dormant in many of the 14 classic SAXON songs chosen for this makeover, thanks to some ear-catching new arrangements and mixes. Recorded, mixed and mastered with Andy Sneap in Derbyshire, UK earlier this year, Biff and co. re-evaluated, re-worked and re-energized the towering likes of ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ and ‘Crusader’ by introducing orchestral dynamics to offer added dimension. ‘Frozen Rainbow’ from the band's 1979 debut, gets a stunning acoustic reprisal which transports it into a power ballad to be proud of, whilst ‘Red Star Falling’ soars and sweeps the emotions with its orchestrally-arranged dovetail.

 

As if this reinvention wasn't enough, SAXONsuperfans and collectors can purchase a digipack version of the release which will include 2002's storming set of full-volume, pedal-to-the-metal re-recorded hits Heavy Metal Thunder. Featuring staple SAXON stormers such as ‘Motorcycle Man’, ‘Strong Arm of the Law’ and ‘Dallas 1pm’, it is a quintessential part of any collection.

 

The full-track listing for Unplugged and Strung Up is as follows:

01 Stallions Of The Highway (Remix)

02 Crusader (Orchestrated Version)

03 Battle Cry

04 The Eagle Has Landed (Orchestrated Version)

05 Red Star Falling (Orchestrated Version)

06 Broken Heroes (Orchestrated Version)

07 Call To Arms (Orchestrated Version)

08 Militia Guard

09 Forever Free (Re-recorded Version)

10 Just Let Me Rock (Re-recorded Version)

11 Frozen Rainbow (Acoustic Version)

12 Iron Wheels (Live Acoustic Version)

13 Requiem (Acoustic Version)

14 Coming Home (Acoustic Version)

 

The full track-listing for Heavy Metal Thunder is as follows:

01 Heavy Metal Thunder

02 Strong Arm Of The Law

03 Power & The Glory

04 And The Bands Played On

05 Crusader

06 Dallas 1PM

07 Princess Of The Night

08 Wheels Of Steel

09 747 (Strangers In The Night)

10 Motorcycle Man

11 Never Surrender

12 Denim & Leather

13 Backs To The Wall

 

Formats:

- Limited Edition Digipack + Bonus Disc Heavy Metal Thunder

- CD Jewel Case

- Double Vinyl Gatefold LP

- Digital Download

- Exclusive D2C (Direct To Consumer) Package

 

 

 

SAXON is currently on a headline run of North America. The band will tour until October 10thwhen the tour comes to a close in Vancouver, BC. LOS ANGELES FANS – take note! The band will stop in for an exclusive in-store signing at Soundcheck Hollywood (8872 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood, CAon October 4th, starting at 6:00pm. This is right before the band goes to take the stage at the House of Blues in LA! For more information, visithttp://shop.soundcheckhollywood.com/pages/events.

 

SAXON Tour Dates:

10/1 Tempe, AZ @ Club Red

10/2 Las Vegas, NV @ Count's Vamp'd

10/3 Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage

10/4 Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues

10/5 Corona, CA @ M15

10/6 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge

10/8 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

10/9 Portland, OR @ Alhambra Theater

10/10 Vancouver, BC @ The Venue

 

 

For more information, please visitwww.saxon747.com and www.udr-music.com.

Friday, September 27, 2013

MOTÖRHEAD Should Be In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame! Get Them There!


Support MOTÖRHEAD by hashtagging #InductMotorheadRRHOF and let the world know why YOU think that MOTÖRHEAD should be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame!

We know what you’re thinking. What? MOTÖRHEAD isn’t in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame yet? No, we can’t believe it either, and we can’t imagine why. Let’s show ‘em what they’re missing.

Music celebs and bands like Duff McKagan, Anthrax, Danko Jones, Dio (on behalf of his camp), and more have already joined in supporting MOTÖRHEAD on Twitter, and you should too!

Keep heavy metal alive in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by nominating the greatest heavy metal band of all time!


***Hashtag #InductMotorheadRRHOF with the support message of your choice NOW!***

WE THE KINGS LAUNCH INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR THEIR FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM

 

September 26, 2013 – Fresh from their from a hugely successful 40-city U.S. headlining tour, WE THE KINGS today announced that they will begin work on their fourth, as-yet-untitled, studio album.  This time though there’s a twist:  the band chose to skip the label and instead engage directly with their fans with help from the massively popular Indiegogo crowdfunding platform.
          
“You guys [the fans] are the reason we’ve made it this far to begin with,” says lead guitarist Hunter Thomsen.  As singer Travis Clark continues:  “You can expect this to be the best album we've ever made, because there are no strings attached.  We are the ones deciding everything about this album and with your help we can truly make the best WTK album yet!”
 
The band will be offering a variety of perks for the fans that opt to contribute.  The perks range anywhere from digital delivery of the album 24 hours prior to release, to letting a fan record vocal tracks on the new album.
 
Their Indiegogo campaign page can be found here: igg.me/at/wethekings.

We The Kings dipped their feet into the life of a band without a label earlier this year when they self-released the song “Just Keep Breathing” direct to fans on iTunes. It saw immediate success as a Top Five iTunes track, a debut on the Billboard “Hot 100 Singles” chart, and first month sales of over 149,000.  “Just Keep Breathing” was subsequently followed up with two more successful direct-to-fan releases on iTunes, “Find You There” and “Any Other Way.”
 
“Things without a label, they’ve been...different.  It’s pretty much taken everything we possibly can to do anything & everything,” says Clark when asked about life without a label.  “We hope you’ll contribute as much as you can to help our dream of making our 4th studio album all by ourselves.”

THE OCEAN: Excerpt From The Pelagial DVD Now Playing


Today, Revolver Magazine is pleased to reveal an excerpt from THE OCEAN's Pelagial DVD. The dramaticDVD, which is being screened as live video projections during the band's currentPelagial world tour, is a conceptual movie by Craig Murray, known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, Converge, etc. This movie, which offers up a year's worth of meticulous shooting, cutting and editing, visualizes the journey into the depths and completes the holistic music and visual art project that defines the Pelagial concept. The film is inundated with spectacular oceanic footage, parts of which THE OCEAN's own Robin Staps, an avid scuba diver, filmed himself in Australia. In addition, Pelagial features a female protagonist (who ironically goes by the name "Arielle" in real life). The girl is seen enduring various stages of fear, lust, terror, pain and joy, as she sinks towards the inscrutable depths of the Hadopelagic zone at the end of the album, and metaphorically, deeper and deeper into the depths of her own psyche.

Comments Robin Staps: "The album concept follows two separate but related strains: One is the obvious journey from the surface towards the depths of the sea, crossing the five Pelagial depth zones. The second one is loosely based on Andrey Tarkowsky's movie Stalker, which is also a journey through zones, but an inward journey, form the surface into the depths of the human psyche, towards the origins of our wishes and desires. This is the central theme that the lyrics of the album are orbiting around. The Pelagial movie takes up themes from and makes reference to both of these conceptual strains, and fuzes them together, in an abstract, artistic way."

The Pelagial DVD comes with a 5:1 Dolby surround mix of the instrumental album and is currently only available along with the special limited edition acrylic box set versions of the album, which were released through the band's own Pelagic Records, on both CD and 4x10" vinyl formats, in April. These special acrylic boxes contained the CD digipak or the two vinyl gatefolds respectively; which were "buried" underneath five thick, silk-screen printed acrylic layers colored in different hues of transparent blue, again reflecting the individual pelagic depth zones. The vinyl box sets sold out within nine days in February 2013, by direct preorder only. A second edition, including a repress of the vinyl on three-color split wax, will be made available for preorder shortly, and released in December through Pelagic Records. The CD box sets are still available through http://www.pelagic-records.com/cds

Check out the stunning excerpt from the DVD in the form of the instrumental version of "Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated," now playing courtesy of Revolver at THIS LOCATION.

THE OCEAN's wildly successful Pelagial full-length was released earlier this year via Metal Blade. Their most profound work to date, Pelagial is a 53-minute exploratory composition written, recorded, mixed and intended to-be-performed-live as one single piece of music. Centered around all five pelagic depth zones, Pelagial purposefully submerges its listeners into an aquatic journey that is at once tranquil and terrifying. Crowned "ambitious and textured" by Terrorizer and "brilliantly written, expertly executed and filled with the kind of songwriting most bands can only dream of," by CravePelagial entered the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #10 upon its first week of release and continues to reap critical accolades from fans and critics globally. The OCEAN is currently in the last stages of a three-month world tour promotingPelagial, which included North America, Taiwan, China, and currently Russia.

Stay tuned for further THE OCEAN missives in the weeks to follow.

http://www.theoceancollective.com/pelagial
http://www.facebook.com/theoceancollective
http://www.metalblade.com/theocean 

SATYRICON DEBUTS LYRIC VIDEO FOR “THE INFINITY OF TIME AND SPACE”




Norwegian black metal masters SATYRICON have debuted a new lyric video for “The Infinity Of Time And Space” on YouTube: http://youtu.be/nKNJjszeWp4

The track comes from their self-titled eighth studio album released in North America last week, which debuted at #12 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #30 on the Hard Music chart.  Other world chart entries include: #1 – Norway; #6 – Finland; #23 – Germany; and #26 – Australia.

Of the band’s recent chart success, vocalist & multi-instrumentalist Satyr has stated: “SATYRICON fans have shown that there is still room for authentic music with an analog sound.  They have shown it to the degree that it has given us formidable chart positions in very competitive markets and in Norway a #1 record.  It is the most important record that we have done and now our fans are clearly sending out a very strong message by getting behind it.  We are very thankful and proud.”

Recorded in Norway, produced by Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven, and mixed by Adam Kasper & Satyr in Seattle, Satyricon can be purchased in CD, vinyl, and digital formats via the links on the album’s landing page: http://bit.ly/satyricon-st


Watch additional SATYRICON lyric videos on YouTube:

·         “Our World, It Rumbles Tonight”http://youtu.be/E4AGUDYGCbo
·         “Phoenix” (featuring guest vocals by Sivert Høyem of MADRUGADA) - http://youtu.be/h6PiB4O1tzM

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SATYRICON: Frost & Satyr

SATYRICION recently completed a tour through their native Norway and will tour through the Russian Federation beginning October 1st.  In November & December, they will headline throughout Europe with support from Chthonic.


Visit SATYRICON online at www.SATYRICON.no.


Wednesday, September 25, 2013

SCOTT STAPP RELEASES FIRST SOLO ALBUM SINCE 2005; PROOF OF LIFE OUT NOVEMBER 5, 2013 COVER ART, TRACK LISTING REVEALED “SLOW SUICIDE” AT RADIO OCTOBER 8, 2013



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NEW YORK, NY (SEPTEMBER 24, 2013) – Grammy-Award winning artist Scott Stapp releases the deeply personal Proof of Life on Wind-up Records, November 5, 2013.  Proof of Life was produced by Howard Benson and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge and is Stapp’s second solo album; his first was 2005’s certified platinumThe Great Divide.  On October 8, 2013 the reflective “Slow Suicide” will go to radiobe available digitally and several pre-order options will also be offered on Stapp’s website.

Proof of Life is Stapp’s first new material since the release of his 2012 uncensored memoir, Sinner’s Creed, in which Stapp shared his life story for the first time—from his fundamentalist upbringing, the rise of Creed, and his ongoing battle with addiction, the rediscovery of his faith and the launch of his solo career.  The gripping memoir is “proof” positive for Stapp that a higher power is always present, despite the colossal messes we sometimes make of our lives.  Proof of Life is an 11-track collection of songs that chronicles the extension of his journey.

“This is the most meaningful record of my career,” says Stapp. “I’ve made a lot of messes in my life, but I've learned I can take a mess and turn it into a message. This album chronicles my struggles, my journey and it’s the most honest record I have ever written.  The fans have always meant everything to me and over the years they’ve come to me and told me how through my music they’ve gotten through the worst of times, and that hit me.  With this album, it’s the first time that when I listened back to the tracks, it became a cathartic experience for me.” 

The new songs reflect the maturity and wisdom of an artist that has sold nearly 30 million albums with Creed, had three Grammy nominations and one win for Best Rock Song with “With Arms Wide Open,” and 11 #1 Singles with “My Own Prison,” “Torn,” “What's This Life For,” “One,” “Higher,” “What If,” “Are You Ready,” “With Arms Wide Open,” “My Sacrifice,” “One Last Breath” and “Overcome.”  Creed put out six albums - My Own Prison (1997) 6x Platinum, Human Clay (1999) 11+ million (Diamond), Weathered (2001) 6x Platinum, Greatest Hits (2004) 2x Platinum and Full Circle (2009) Certified Gold.

Proof of Life Track Listing:
1. Slow Suicide                                               
2. Who I Am                                                               
3. Proof of Life                                                            
4. New Day Coming                                                                
5. Only One                                                                
6. Break Out                                                               
7. Hit Me More                                                                       
8. Jesus Was A RockStar                                                                    
9. What Would Love Do                                                         
10. Crash                                                        
11. Dying To Live        

For more information on Scott Stapp and Proof of Life, go to WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram.

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, BRING HOME THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE ULTIMATE TRANSFORMERS PRIME FAN AND COMPLETE THEIR HOME ENTERTAINMENT COLLECTION! TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE - BEAST HUNTERS


      





Third and Final Season of Emmy® Award-Winning Series of TRANSFORMERS PRIME
Debuts on Breathtaking 2-Disc Blu-ray Collection and Deluxe 2-DVD Set 
SPECTACULAR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT LANDS IN STORES EVERYWHERE
ON DECEMBER 3, 2013 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
 Los Angeles, California – September 24, 2013 – The perfect gift for families, kids and fans of TRANSFORMERS PRIME arrives in stores everywhere just in time for this holiday season! On December 3, 2013, the highly anticipatedTRANSFORMERS PRIMESEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS, the complete third and final season of Hasbro Studios’ Emmy® Award-winning series, debuts on a special 2-Disc Blu-ray™ collection and a collectible 2-DVD setfrom Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios. 
Pre-order link:
TRANSFORMERS PRIMESEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS contains all 13 exciting episodes in perfect high-definition picture and purest digital sound available.  Special bonus content highlights include TRANSFORMERS PRIMEpanel from San Diego Comic-Con 2013 and more!  Brimming with captivating storyline packed with unforgettable characters and visually stunning CG animation, Season Three delivers entertaining adventures that the whole family will enjoy!
Viewers will see OPTIMUS PRIME and his team face their greatest challenge yet in a new foe dedicated to the destruction of the AUTOBOTS — and potentially, planet Earth. This is an essential collection for every fan, collectors and entire family to complete their TRANSFORMERS PRIME home entertainment library. The 2-Disc Blu-ray collection is priced to own at $24.97. The deluxe 2-DVD set is sold separately and has a suggested retail price of $19.93.
Synopsis
The epic battle with DECEPTICONS rages on as OPTIMUS PRIME leads his team of AUTOBOTS and three teenagers - Miko, Jack and Raf in a mission to defend earth and one day restore his home planet of CYBERTRON.  But DECEPTICONS’ power to reign over earth has never been greater. MEGATRON and his DECEPTICONS have destroyed AUTOBOTS’ base, scattering OPTIMUS PRIME and his heroic team to the wind and leaving them out of communication with one another. 
Meanwhile, SHOCKWAVE has come to the side of his commander, bringing with him the newest DECEPTICON weapon, a brand new faction that could turn the tide of the war in MEGATRON’s favor.  Can the AUTOBOTS reunite in time to defeat MEGATRON and the DECEPTICONS once and for all? Or does this new weapon mean the end for the AUTOBOTS…and Earth? Find out in the final exciting season of the Emmy® Award-winning series TRANSFORMERS PRIME – BEAST HUNTERS!
Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Combs, Kevin Michael Richardson, Will Friedle Sumalee Montano, Ernie Hudson, Gina Torres, John Noble, George Takei, Markie Post, and Steve Blum lend their voices to this hit series produced by Hasbro Studios. TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS is executive produced by Duane Capizzi, Jeff Kline, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. 
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: SEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS
Special Bonus Content:
TRANSFORMERS PRIME Panel at San Diego Comic-Con International 2013
Audio Commentary
TRANSFORMERS PRIMESEASON THREE – BEAST HUNTERS  
2-Disc Blu-ray™ collection and 2-DVD set
Street Date: December 3, 2013
Rating: TV-Y7-FV 
Also available to own on Blu-ray and DVD:
TRANSFORMERS PRIMETHE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
TRANSFORMERS PRIMESEASON TWO
TRANSFORMERS PRIMEBEAST HUNTERS – PREDACONS RISING (available on October 8, 2013)
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About Hasbro Studios
Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The studio is responsible for entertainment brand-driven storytelling for the company across television, film, commercial productions and short-form. It develops, produces and distributes TV shows based on Hasbro's world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Many of these shows air on Hub Network, a U.S. television network for kids and their families, that is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK). Hasbro Studios shows can also be seen on networks in more than 170 countries globally.  Since its formation in 2009, the studio has received seven Daytime Emmy wins and 16 nominations.  On the film side, the studio is developing and producing a number of features based on Hasbro's brands, including TRANSFORMERS 4 (Paramount), STRETCH ARMSTRONG (Relativity Media) and CANDY LAND (Sony).  The studio team also oversees the production of commercials that feature Hasbro's brands as well production of short-form content that can be seen on all of the major digital and social media platforms globally. 
About Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s DVD and Blu-Ray™ offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials in lavish packages crammed with extras.  Shout’s audio division boasts GRAMMY®-nominated box sets, new releases from storied artists, lovingly assembled album reissues and indispensable “best of” compilations.  In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast digital distribution network which delivers video and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America.  Shout! Factory also owns and operates Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, HighTone Records and Video Time Machine. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  Shout! Factory is based in Santa Monica, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com

BEATS ANTIQUE INTRODUCE "BEELZEBUB" FEATURING LES CLAYPOOL OF PRIMUS SINGLE AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES NEW ALBUM 'A THOUSAND FACES – ACT 1' IN STORES OCTOBER 15


BEATS ANTIQUE and iconic Primus leader Les Claypool have formally summoned "Beelzebub."   The new single from the trio merges a tribal bounce with pulsating dance energy and devilishly dynamic playing from Claypool. After recently premiering on Relix's official site, it's now available on iTunes and all digital retailers.
Listen to BEATS ANTIQUE “Beelzebub” featuring Les Claypool at: http://snd.sc/1aQXTU2
"Beelzebub" serves as a fitting prelude to the group's forthcoming new album, A Thousand Faces – Act 1, outOctober 15. Breaking down boundaries and defying categorization, this 12-song collection traverses a myriad of styles and soundscapes, forging one hypnotic journey.
Unlike anything else in the spheres of either dance or world music, BEATS ANTIQUE stand alone. In addition toClaypool, this threesome has invited quite a few other friends along on the album including Alam Khan on "Kismet,"Lynx & Sorne for "You The Starry Eyed" and Micah & Leighton in "Doors of Destiny.”
Recently, BEATS ANTIQUE completed a highly successful Kickstarter campaign in order to finance an immersive stage production for their impending tour in support of A Thousand Faces. The jaunt promises to be as unforgettable and unique as the music itself with their unique stage show created with Obscura Digital, a creative technology studio specializing in the design of immersive and interactive experiences (they’ve done work with the Guggenheim Museum,Google, and the United Arab Emirates).
Get a preview of their stage show here: http://youtu.be/5foI0Ea1EF0 
This fall, you'll experience all the faces BEATS ANTIQUE possess and so much more.
A Thousand Faces Tour Dates:
DATECITYVENUE
Thu10/3Salt Lake City, UTThe Depot
Fri10/4Boise, IDKnitting Factory
Sat10/5Bozeman, MTHush Hush @ Kountz Arena
Sun10/6Jackson Hole, WYPink Garter Theater
Wed10/9Lincoln, NEBourbon Theatre
Thu10/10Iowa City, IAThe Blue Moose Tap House
Fri10/11Springfield, ILDonnie’s Homespun
Sat10/12Columbia, MOThe Blue Note
Tue10/15Charlotte, NCThe Chop Shop
Wed10/16Chattanooga, TNTrack 29
Thu10/17Asheville, NCOrange Peel
Fri10/18Biloxi, MSBiloxi Civic Center
Sat10/19Ozark, ARHarvest Music Festival
Tue10/22Columbus, OHNewport Music Hall
Wed10/23Millvale, PAMr. Smalls Theatre
Thu10/24Philadelphia, PATheatre of Living Arts
Fri10/25New York, NYIrving Plaza
Sat10/26Boston, MAParadise Rock Club
Sun10/27Burlington, VTHigher Ground
Thu10/31Minneapolis, MNMill City Nights
Fri11/1Chicago, ILVic Theatre
Sat11/2Madison, WIMajestic Live
Sun11/3New Orleans, LAVoodoo Experience
Wed11/6Houston, TXFitzgerald’s Upstairs
Thu11/7Austin, TXEmo’s East
Fri11/8Dallas, TXTrees
Sat11/9Tulsa, OKCain’s Ballroom
Wed11/13Santa Ana, CAYost Theater
Thu11/14San Diego, CAHouse of Blues
Fri11/15Los Angeles, CAThe Fonda Theater
Sat11/16San Francisco, CAThe Fillmore
Sun11/17San Francisco, CAThe Fillmore