GODFLESH: limited self-titled 2LP re-issue now available at CM Distro.com

GODFLESH's self-titled debut, a genre-defining album that launched the sludge-industrial metal scene, is now available as a limited edition 2LP at CM Distro. Pressed in a double gatefold format, this special Godflesh re-issue showcases 3 sides of groundbreaking music on white marbled clear wax with side 4 being an exclusive etching. The packaging also includes: (1) 2 bonus tracks originally only available on the CD re-release from 1990, (2) 2 double-sided 12" lyric/picture panels, and (3) a collectible double-sided 24x36 poster. Limited to 500 copies worldwide, this Godflesh 2LP will disappear fast! Please visit CM Distro to purchase your copy: http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Godflesh_-_Godflesh_-2LP-_-Clear_w+Glow_In_The_Dark_Splatter-/46919 Godflesh track-listing Side A 1. Avalanche Master Song 2. Veins 3. Godhead 4. Spinebender Side B 1. Weak Flesh 2. Ice Nerveshatter 3. Streetcleaner* Side C 1. Wounds* Side D Etching (no audio) *=2 bonus tracks originally only available on the CD re-release from 1990

BOLT THROWER: limited "blood-drenched" 'War Master' 2LP re-issue now available at CM Distro.com

War Master, the classic third album from battle-field-influenced-death metal legends BOLT THROWER, is now available as a limited edition 2LP at CM Distro. Pressed in a double gatefold format, this special War Master re-issue features 3 sides of "blood-drenched" hymns on red/silver splattered white wax with side 4 being an exclusive etching. The packaging also includes: (1) an 8-page booklet, (2) a collectible 24x36 fold-out poster, and (3) 2 printed LP jackets. Limited to 500 copies worldwide, this War Master 2LP will surely appease any collector's appetite for unforgiving, punishing death! Please visit CM Distro to purchase your copy:http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Bolt_Thrower_-_War_Master_-2LP-_-Silver_w+_Red_Splatter-/46923 War Master track-listing Side A 1. Intro ... Unleashed (Upon Mankind)   2. What Dwells Within   3. The Shreds Of Sanity   4. Profane Creation   Side B 1. Final Revelation   2. Cenotaph   3. War Master Side C 1. Rebirth Of Humanity   2. Afterlife Side D Etching (no audio)

SICK OF IT ALL has started the writing process for their new studio album

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   

January 29, 2014 

 

New York Hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have begun writing songs for their new album which is tentatively scheduled for release this fall via Century Media Records. Once again the band will be teaming up with Tue Madsen for what they describe as a "straight up old school New York Hardcore record."

In the meantime, while working on the follow up to their last studio album "Based On A True Story", SICK OF IT ALL announced that they will be playing Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, NJon March 28th and United Blood in Richmond, VA on March 29th. The band will also be returning to Europe in July and August for a festival run.

You can visit sickofitall.com or facebook.com/sickofitallny for tour dates and other news updates. 

 
SICK OF IT ALL online: 

http://sickofitall.com/ 
http://www.facebook.com/sickofitallny 
http://instagram.com/sickofitallnyc

http://twitter.com/SOIANYC

ANNIHILATOR to Release Limited Edition Version of “Feast” with Bonus Live DVD on March 11, 2014 via UDR Music

 

 

 

Looks like you zombies can‘t get enough of the Feast! ANNIHILATOR‘s latest masterpiece is let loose again as Limited Edition No. 2  - with re-recordedANNIHILATOR classics on CD and the full Wacken Festival show on DVD, all in a special Ecolbook version with a new 3D cover!

 

This edition contains:

-   The new album Feast in a CD-sized book with extra pages in the booklet

-   The 15-song bonus CD Re-Kill with newly recorded ANNIHILATOR classics

-   Plus a never-seen-before live DVD filmed at last year‘s Wacken Open Air, when the band opened the festival relentlessly regardless of the blistering heat!

-   Not to mention a brand new 3D cover taking over where the original Feast cover left us. Which means: More zombies, and they are coming closer!

 

That‘s 35 songs-worth of the finest Canadian thrash metal. Pretty cool package, eh?

The Feast Ecolbook version will be available in US on March 11, 2014.

 

ANNIHILATOR’s 14^th studio album Feastwas released in August 2013 to critical acclaim and reached the charts in several countries, among them Germany (#20), Finland (#17), Switzerland (#36) and France (#76).

 

 

TRACKLISTING FEAST:

1.      Deadlock

2.      No Way Out

3.      Smear Campaign

4.      No Surrender

5.      Wrapped

6.      Perfect Angel Eyes

7.      Demon Code

8.      Fight The World

9.      One Falls, Two Rise

 

BONUS DISC RE-KILL (Best-of rerecorded 2012)"

1.      Fun Palace

2.      Alison Hell

3.      King Of The Kill

4.      Never, Neverland

5.      Set The World On Fire

6.      Welcome To Your Death W.T.Y.D.

7.      No Zone

8.      Bloodbath

9.      21

10.  Stonewall

11.  Ultra Motion

12.  Time Bomb

13.  Refresh The Demon

14.  Word Salad

15.  Brain Dance

 

BONUS DVD FILMED LIVE AT WACKEN 2013:

1.      Smear Campaign         

2.      King Of The Kill           

3.      No Way Out    

4.      Clown Parade

5.      Set The World On Fire

6.      W.T.Y.D.            

7.      Fun Palace

8.      I Am In Command

9.      No Zone            

10.  Fiasco               

11.  Alison Hell

 

 

Peace, love and thrash metal… and zombies!

Join the Feast!

 

Battlecross to hit the road this March with Protest the Hero

Detroit, MI-based metal act BATTLECROSS is pleased to announce they will be joining Canada's Protest the Hero as direct support on the band's spring US tour, which kicks off on March, 1 in Buffalo, NY. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 24. Guitarist Tony Asta comments; "Battlecross is very excited to hit the road with Protest The Hero! They seem like a very successful, humble group of guys who don't take things too seriously yet are serious about the business--- a good role model for all modern bands and we can't wait to get to know them on the road. Oh yeah and they're shredders!! Being direct support is a huge honor and we won't let anyone down! This is a very unique tour package and we can't wait to play to new crowds as well as expose some of our fans to bands they may not have seen yet. See you all in the road this spring!" BATTLECROSS' latest effort, War of Will, saw the band on the road as a part of 2013'sRockstar Mayhem Festival and debuted at #134 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #118 on the top current albums chart, #2 on the heatseeker chart, #15 on the current hard music chart, #16 on the hard music overall chart, and #32 on the independent albums chart. It didn't stop here though, as the band also debuted in Canada's Soundscan charts coming in at #178 Top 200 Current and #25 Hard Music Charts while also landing on the iTunes charts for release date at #103 on the Top 200, #10 on Rock, and #2 on Metal! This marks the band's first ever Billboard chart debut! War of Will also peaked at #3 on the US iTunes metal chart on the day of release. Metalholic.com: #2, 10 Best Thrash Metal Albums of 2013 Matterz.co.uk: #1, Top 5 Metal Albums Of The Year Metalwani.com: #8, Reaper's Top 10 Metal Albums of 2013 SkullsNBones.com: #15, Metal Mark's Top 15 Metal Albums of 2013! "Metallica-approved thrashers…catchy and direct-the secret behind Battlecross songs is that they're short and not so sweet." Revolver Magazine "The overall result falls somewhere between the sheer aggression of traditional thrash and In Flames' sense of humanity, with nods to the technical ecstasy of metal's founding fathers along the way." Metal Hammer Magazine (UK) "Battlecross sound like the bastard offspring of Kreator, Children Of Bodom and Dragonforce…metal fans will lap this up like a cat with a bowl of cream." Big Cheese Magazine (UK) "The level of musical and compositional progression here is startling, to be quite honest…The effect as a whole is energetic and fist-pumping to the extreme, ushering in a beacon of hope for American metal in 2013." Zero Tolerance Magazine (UK) "Pound for pound, the Detroit thrashers deliver one of the most eye popping, headbanging, horn throwing live shows in heavy metal." Outburn, 10/10 "Whoever said that the metal genre has become stale and boring has clearly never heard of Michigan's Battlecross!" New-Transcendence.com "All told, War of Will is a compact and exhilarating experience from Battlecross, who are able to capture the feeling of old-school metal without needing to prop themselves up with nostalgia, instead allowing their love of the genre to shine through with every chugging riff, every solo, and every crazed fist pump." Allmusic.com Protest the Hero, Battlecross, The Safety Fire, Intervals, and Night Verses Sat/Mar-01 Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room Sun/Mar-02 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts Mon/Mar-03 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache at The Intersection Tue/Mar-04 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's Wed/Mar-05 Burnsville, MN @ The Garage Fri/Mar-07 Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Hall Sat/Mar-08 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes Sun/Mar-09 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre Mon/Mar-10 Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre Tue/Mar-11 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theatre & Club Wed/Mar-12 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge Fri/Mar-14 Spokane, WA @ The Hop Sat/Mar-15 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Sun/Mar-16 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory Mon/Mar-17 Sacramento, CA @ Assembly Tue/Mar-18 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Wed/Mar-19 Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole Fri/Mar-21 Lubbock, TX @ Jake's Backroom Sat/Mar-22 Austin, TX @ Red 7 Sun/Mar-23 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's Mon/Mar-24 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Varsity Theatre Wed/Mar-26 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Thu/Mar-27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room Fri/Mar-28 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits Sat/Mar-29 Wilmington, NC @ Ziggys By The Sea Sun/Mar-30 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre Tue/Apr-01 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall Wed/Apr-02 Washington, DC @ The Rock and Roll Hotel Thu/Apr-03 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater Fri/Apr-04 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall Sat/Apr-05 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Downstairs Sun/Apr-06 Amityville, NY @ Revolution http://www.battlecrossmetal.com http://www.facebook.com/battlecrossmetal http://twitter.com/battlecross

SWITCHFOOT’S FADING WEST DEBUTS AT #1 OVERALL CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL, #6 ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 IN FIRST WEEK

Feature Film Available Across Digital

And Video On Demand Formats

U.S. Tour Ready To Launch

Despite lead singer Jon Foreman’s surfing injury the day before the release of their new album (January 14 on Atlantic Records/Word), forcing the postponement of their hometown record release show in San Diego, the Grammy-award winning rock band have plenty to be happy about – Fading West has debuted at # 6 on this week’s Billboard Top 200, came in at #2 on the Rock Album and hit #1 on the overall Christian/Gospel charts.  Their previous release, 2011’s Vice Verses, peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top 200.

The success is fueled by two hit singles, “Who We Are” and “Love Alone Is Worth The Fight,” and the band’s recently released feature film, also titled Fading West, which is continuing to reach new audiences for Switchfoot.  The film is currently available across allleading Video On Demand platforms in the U.S. including iTunes, Amazon, Instant Video, Cable Movies on Demand, Google Play, Xbox Video, Sony Playstation, Cinemanow and Vudu with digital entertainment curator, FilmBuff. Part rock documentary, part surf film, and part travelogue, Fading West offers rare glimpses of the longtime surfers on their boards and in the waves, captures the frenetic energy of their live shows, and in the end portrays a journey both epic and intimate.

The band will launch a full U.S. tour on February 20^th in support of the new album.  A complete itinerary is available below.

ABOUT SWITCHFOOT:

As they enter their 17^th year as a band, Switchfoot have sold 5.5 million copies worldwide of their eight studio albums (including their 2003 double-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown and 2009's Grammy Award-winning Hello Hurricane), racked up a string of Alternative radio hit singles ("Meant to Live," "Dare You To Move," "Mess of Me," "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)," "Dark Horses," and "Afterlife"), performed sold-out world tours (visiting five continents in the past year alone), raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid homeless kids in their community through their own Bro-Am Foundation, and earned themselves a global fan base devoted to Switchfoot's emotionally intelligent and uplifting brand of alternative rock.

SWITCHFOOT TOUR DATES:

Feb 20             Williamsport, PA         Bardo Gym

Feb 21             Lynchburg, VA            Liberty University

Feb 22             Charleston, SC           The Music Farm

Feb 23             Central, SC                 Southern Wesleyan University

Feb 24             Thomasville, GA         Thomasville Municipal Auditorium

Feb 26             Richmond, VA            The National

Feb 28             N. Myrtle Beach, SC  House of Blues

Mar 1               Athens, GA                 Georgia Theatre

Mar 2               Atlanta, GA                 Buckhead Theatre

Mar 5               Austin, TX                   Emo’s

Mar 6               Oklahoma City, OK    Diamond Ballroom

Mar 7               Tulsa, OK                    Club Brady

Mar 8               New Orleans, LA        House of Blues

Mar 9               Houston, TX                Warehouse Live

Mar 10             Baton Rouge, LA        Varsity Theatre

Mar 12             Memphis, TN              Minglewood Hall

Mar 13             Chattanooga, TN        Track 29

Mar 14             Knoxville, TN              Bijou Theatre

Mar 19             Charlotte, NC              Amos’ Southend

Mar 20             Silver Spring, MD       The Fillmore

Mar 21             Clifton Park, NY          Upstate Concert Hall

Mar 22             Boston, MA                 Royale

Mar 23             Killington, VT               Pickle Barrel

Mar 26             Stroudsburg, PA         The Sherman Theater

Mar 28             Providence, RI            Fete Ballroom

Mar 29             New York, NY             Terminal 5

Apr 2               Chicago, IL                  House of Blues

Apr 3               Columbus, OH            Newport Music Hall

Apr 4               Marion, IN                   Indiana Wesleyan PAC

Apr 5               Cincinnati, OH            The Underground

Apr 6               Milwaukee, WI            The Rave

Apr 7               Kansas City, MO        Midland Theatre

Apr 9               Roswell, NM               The Liberty

Apr 10             Flagstaff, AZ               Orpheum Theatre

Apr 11             Los Angeles, CA         The Wiltern

Apr 12             Las Vegas, NV            Hard Rock Live

Apr 16             San Francisco, CA     Regency Ballroom

Apr 18             Seattle, WA                 Showbox

Apr 19             Spokane, WA              Martin Woldson Theatre at The Fox

Apr 20             Portland, OR               Crystal Ballroom

Apr 21             College Place, WA      Walla Walla University

Apr 22             Salt Lake City, UT      The Complex

Apr 23             Englewood, CO          Gothic Theater

Apr 25             Abilene, TX                 Abilene Civic Center

Apr 27             Nashville, TN              War Memorial Auditorium

For more information on Switchfoot, Fading West, the latest tour updates and more, go towww.switchfoot.com.

All Downhill From Here - Scene Point Blank: The Collected Music Writing of Ten Years covering Punk, Metal and Hardcore

Available on February 1st Content includes Ian Mackaye, Henry Rollins, Larry Livermore,  Evan Dando, Jacob Bannon, and many more.

In 2003, the AFI messageboard spawned a new webzine called Scene Point Blank. AFI were at the top of the charts, The Blood Brothers and The Locust were making waves in hardcore, and a young folk-punk band called Against Me! released As the Eternal Cowboy. The times have changed, but Scene Point Blank is stronger than ever, celebrating 10 years with All Downhill From Here, a new book that highlights some of their favorite material and includes insight on the wide-ranging cast of writers behind some of the webzine world's longer reviews. Curated from 4000+ reviews and 200+ interviews, Scene Point Blank has put together some of their most popular items, some of their favorites, and their most memorable pieces into three formats: Kindle, eBook, and print, retailing from $7-15 depending on platform. Content includes interviews and features with Ian Mackaye, Henry Rollins, Larry Livermore, Evan Dando, Jacob Bannon, and many more.  Scene Point Blank isn't limited to punk and hardcore... They're proud of their varied content, ranging from blackened death to drone to hip-hop and even prog. They feel that music shouldn't be limited to genre and, in fact, discussing it in those terms is far too limiting. Their focus is on heavy, independent music, both the well-known and those just getting started.  After 10 years of online coverage, Scene Point Blank now offers All Downhill From Here to the public on a format they can carry with them and share, free of hard-to-remember URLs. Pre-orders are available now at: http://www.scenepointblank.com/  http://www.scenepointblank.com/book/

SEVENDUST SET TO LAUNCH HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ACOUSTIC HEADLINING "AN EVENING WITH SEVENDUST" TOUR APRIL 1 IN ATHENS, GA;

 

PLEDGEMUSIC-FUNDED ACOUSTIC STUDIO ALBUM,

‘TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES’

 DUE IN APRIL

 

 

 

January 23, 2014 -- SEVENDUST didn’t waste any time getting 2014 started the best way they know how:  being holed up in the recording studio to create their long-awaited and highly-anticipated acoustic album.   TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES will be released in April on 7Bros. Records, in conjunction with ADA Label Services.  On April 1, they’ll hit the road for their first U.S. headlining tour of the year, entitled “An Evening With Sevendust,” which kicks off in Athens, GA at the Georgia Theatre.  It’s their first acoustic trek since 2004, when they were touring in support of their second album, SEASONS, and a format their fans have been anxiously awaiting for once again.

 

The Atlanta band--Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), Morgan Rose (drums/vocals), Clint Lowery (guitar/vocals), John Connolly (guitar/vocals) and Vince Hornsby (bass/vocals)—entered Architekt Studios in Butler, NJ (where they recorded their previous BLACK OUT THE SUN album) at the beginning of the month to record their highly anticipated and much-talked-about acoustic studio album. 

 

It will be a collection of brand new songs, along with re-recorded SEVENDUST classics.  Newly re-recorded songs will include:  “Black,” “Gone,” “Denial,” “Karma,” “Trust,” and “Crucified.”  Six brand new songs have also been written and recorded for the acoustic album.  It’s not the first time SEVENDUST has explored their acoustic side.  Their critically acclaimed SOUTHSIDE DOUBLE-WIDE live acoustic album was released in 2004.  As All Music Guide had praised:  “Fans should invest readily in SOUTHSIDE DOUBLE-WIDE...SEVENDUST’s famously confrontational sound smolders, and damn it if their sensitive side isn't just as fiery.”

 

On Friday, November 22, 2013, SEVENDUST partnered with PledgeMusic for a direct-to-fan campaign to help fund the creation of TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES and was set to last a 130 days.  Over the course of that first weekend, they reached their goal thanks to their “Family” of fans who had received the exciting news solely from the band’s and band member’s personal Facebook and Twitter sites.  SEVENDUST has always said they consider their fans to be part of the SEVENDUST Family, and they certainly proved their love and devotion for the band with the immediate response to the PledgeMusic opportunity.

 

With over 70 days left in the campaign, SEVENDUST has raised over 155% of their goal with over 2,550 pledges.  Exclusive incentives for pledgers included a digital download of the album before its available anywhere, exclusive updates during the making of the record, signed drumheads and guitar picks, being included in the album’s liner notes, autographed guitars used on tour, and dinner with the band (which was swapped up quick by two very lucky “Family” members). 

 

BLACK OUT THE SUN debuted at #1 on Billboard’s “Top Hard Music Albums” chart, as well as #18 on the “Top 200 Albums” chart, #4 on the “Record Label Independent Current Albums” chart, #5 on the “Top Current Rock Albums” chart, #14 on the “Overall Digital Albums” chart and #17 on the “Top Internet Albums” chart. 

 

Later this month, SEVENDUST will be aboard the ShipRocked 2014 cruise, along with Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, In This Moment, Tremonti, Black Stone Cherry, and many others.  The ultimate rock music cruise vacation onboard the Norwegian Pearl will depart from the Port Of Miami and will visit Great Stirrup Cay--a private island in the Bahamas--during the January 26-30 excursion.  A limited number of staterooms for the ShipRocked 2014 experience are still available at www.ShipRocked.com.

 

Here is the official track listing of TIME TRAVELERS & BONFIRES:

 

1. Come Down

2. Under It All

3. The Wait

4. Upbeat Sugar

5. One Life

6. Bonfire

7. Gone

8. Denial

9. Trust

10. Crucified

11. Karma

12. Black

 

Check out SEVENDUST at any of the following stops. 

 

DATE               CITY                             VENUE

 

Tue 4/1             Athens, GA                   Georgia Theatre

Wed 4/2            Destin, FL                     Club LA

Fri 4/4               Houston, TX                   Scout Bar

Sat 4/5              Dallas, TX                      Trees

Sun 4/6             Austin, TX                     Emo's

Tue 4/8             Tempe, AZ                    Marquee

Thu 4/10            El Cajon, CA                 Sycuan Casino

Fri 4/11             Los Angeles, CA            House Of Blues

Sat 4/12            Las Vegas, NV              Vinyl at Hard Rock

Sun 4/13           Reno, NV                      Knitting Factory

Wed 4/16          Sacramento, CA            Ace Of Spades

Fri 4/18             Seattle, WA                  El Corazon

Sat 4/19            Portland, OR                 Hawthorne Theatre

Sun 4/20           Boise, ID                       Knitting Factory

Mon 4/21           Salt Lake City, UT          The Complex 

Tue 4/22            Denver, CO                    Gothic Theatre

Fri 4/25             Joliet, IL                        Mojoes

Sat 4/26            Madison, WI                  Orpheum 

Mon 4/28           Detroit, MI                     Royal Oak Music Theatre

Tue 4/29            Cincinnati, OH               Bogart’s