KYLESA: NEW Album 'From The Vaults, Vol. 1' Available Tomorrow - Full Album Stream Available!

Kylesa’s 'From The Vaults, Vol. 1' will be available tomorrow (November 20) via Season of Mist Records. The twelve-song collection which features unreleased, NEW and alternate versions of songs spanning the Savannah-based band’s catalogue, is now streaming in its entirety via Loudwire (click HERE to listen).

"This project has been a labor of love," explained guitarist/singer/producer Phillip Cope. "We have spent over a year going through old songs, covers, etc. and collected those we felt went well together; remixing and finishing them up. We didn't want to release something just thrown together so we put a lot of thought and time into it. I am really happy about how this came together. I think it is a good representation of Kylesa's different styles from early on to present day."

Singer/guitar player Laura Pleasants recently gave Decibel Magazine an in-depth look at the songs included on From The Vaults, Vol. 1 with a track-by-track rundown: click HERE to listen!.

The band is currently recording a NEW album at The Jam Room in Columbia, South Carolina with Cope once again producing the album. He has previously produced releases from Baroness, Withered and Black Tusk.

'From The Vaults, Vol. 1' pre-order bundles can be found HERE.  
 
Track listing:

1.  Intro  **
2.  Inverse  **
3.  111 Degree Heat Index ***
4.  Between Silence and Sound II ***
5.  Paranoid Tempo  **
6.  End Truth *
7.  Bottom Line II ***
8.  Wavering **
9.  Bass Salts **
10.  Drained **
11.  Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun **
12.  Drum Jam **

* New
** Previously unreleased/limited availability
*** Alternate Version

Related links:
Kylesa on Facebook

KYLESAS's Laura Pleasants & ROYAL THUNDER's Mlny Parsonz Featured On Decibel Magazine's Inaugural "Women in Metal" Issue!

Decibel Magazine's inaugural Women in Metal issue featuring Laura Pleasants (Kylesa), Mlny Parsonz (Royal Thunder), Marisa Martinez (Cretin) and many more Metal badasses, is on newsstands now.

The August issue features a photo session with the three innovative female musicians as well as interviews with Jucifer, Doro, Landmine Marathon and an assortment of women in the music industry.

Kylesa, who have been on the road consistently since the Fall 2010 release of 'Spiral Shadow', recently reissued 'To Walk a Middle Course' and 'Time Will Fuse Its Worth' on colored vinyl limited quantities via Alternative Tentacles. The band returns to the road on July 27 with a performance at the Greenville Festival in Germany with a number of additional festival dates during the European run including performances at Wacken Open Air and Area 4 Festivals.

Royal Thunder recently released their debut album, 'CVI', to rave reviews including Pitchfork who described Parsonz as "equal parts riot grrl and gospel diva". The Atlanta-based quartet is currently on tour with Valient Thorr  through July 19. Royal Thunder performs back-to-back hometown shows on July 22 and 23 at The Masquerade.

Cretin is currently writing their highly anticipated sophomore album and long-awaited follow-up to 2006’s 'Freakery'. Martinez has also served as the legendary band Repulsion’s live guitarist for the past few years.

Kylesa tour dates:

- July 27: Paaren/Gleen, Germany at Greenville Festival
- July 28: Torrelavega, Spain at Takio Festival
- July 30: Bern, Switzerland at ISC
- July 31: Esslingen, Germany at Komma
- August 1: Caramagna, Italy at Campo Sportivo
- August 2: Munich, Germany at Free and Easy (Backstage)
- August 3: Nurnberg, Germany at K4
- August 4: Wacken, Germany at Wacken Open Air
- August 5: Saarbrucken, Germany at Kleiner Club Garage
- August 6: Bristol, UK at Thekla
- August 7: Manchester, UK at Mojo
- August 8: Glasgow, UK at Stairway
- August 9: Southampton, UK at Joiners
- August 10: Ieper, Belgium at Ieper Festival
- August 11: Jaromer, Czech Republic at Brutal Assault Fest
- August 12: Dresden, Germany at Beatpol
- August 15: Roskilde, Denmark at Gimle
- August 16: Motala, Sweden at Bryggeriet
- August 17: Trondheim, Norway at Pstereo Festival
- August 18: Gothenburg, Sweden at Truckstop Alaska
- August 19:  Ludinghausen, Germany at Area 4 Festival

Royal Thunder tour dates:

- June 28: Salt Lake City, UT at In The Venue
- June 29: Boise, ID at Neurolux
- June 30: Seattle, WA at El Corazon
- July 1: Portland, OR at The Star Theatre
- July 2: Sparks, NV at The Alley
- July 3: San Francisco, CA at Bottom of the Hill
- July 5: Los Angeles, CA at The Down & Out
- July 6: San Diego, CA at The Casbah
- July 7: Santa Ana, CA at The Constellation Room @ The Observatory
- July 10: Phoenix, AZ at Rhythm Room
- July 11: Albuquerque, NM at The Launchpad (Royal Thunder headlining date)
- July 12: Colorado Springs, CO at The Black Sheep
- July 13: Omaha, NE at Sokol Underground
- July 14: Columbia, MO at Mojo's
- July 15: Indianapolis, IN at Birdy's Live
- July 18: Chattanooga, TN at JJ's Bohemia
- July 19: Charlotte, NC at Chop Shop

Related links:
Kylesa.com 
Kylesa on Facebook
Royal Thunder on Facebook
Decibel Magazine.com
Decibel Magazine on Facebook

"Help GHOUL Buy A Tour Van"; Creepsylvanian Maniaxe Launch Kickstarter Project!

Creepsylvania's finest, the mighty GHOUL, are gearing up to hit the road HARD this spring (with the likes of GWAR, MUNICIPAL WASTE, and Kylesa)! And they need a helping hand from their beloved Ghoulunatics to make sure they survive the trek. The band have created a Kickstarter project in hopes of raising enough dough to snag a NEW tour van to keep the carnage rollin'. Digestor implores you, "Ghoul needs a tour van and we need YOUR help, Numbskulls!"

"Help GHOUL buy a van! Being mutants from a far-away country who barely know how to read and write, and who have limited access to non-pickled-cabbage-related currency, we have a lot of trouble finding transportation in your country. The last tour we did we ended up lashing ourselves to the roof of the headliner's merch truck every night after the show. Not only did they not appreciate the extra gas money we cost them, but we all ended up getting sick with the flu and Dissector was hit in the face by a passing pigeon not once, but twice. Now YOU, the noble and courageous Numbskull, have a chance to help US, the poor, benighted cannibals of Ghoul, by donating to our Kickstarter campaign. Not only will this help the band in the short term, it will allow us to tour more often and bring our message of brotherly love and peace... no wait, I got that wrong... our message of DEATH AND HORROR to you kind, generous, and physically attractive Ghoul fans. Donate now and get some junk!"



With (hopefully) a NEW van to ferry them across this dread continent, GHOUL, will be continuing their mammoth US trek with GWAR with an additional round of live assaults. Joined by prog-doomsters KYLESA and LEGACY OF DISORDER. The band will be shredding through classic cuts as well as newer material from 2011's critically acclaimed and viciously fun Transmission Zero (now available on CD/LP/digitally from Tankcrimes).

In addition, GHOUL will be offering up a special treat for fans of sweet tunes and weird formats - a limited edition foil-stamped flexi, available only from the band themselves and their cohorts at Tankcrimes. Digestor smirks, "We did a cover of "Kids in America" by Kim Wylde, and it was recorded by a dude named Casey Westrope, or at least that's what it looks like his drivers license says. It's hard to read what with all the blood. Our version is about being trapped in the doldrums of everyday life in the catacombs and dreaming of escaping to America to savagely murder our fans. I'm happy to say we'll soon see the dream become reality."

The "Return of the World Maggot" tour kicks off in Richmond, VA on March 16th, 2012 with a special tribute show to benefit the family of GWAR's Cory Smoot, AKA Flattus Maximus, who recently passed away. All proceeds from the Richmond show will benefit the "Smoot Family Fund." The first leg of the tour will feature RVA thrash titans MUNICIPAL WASTE as direct support for fellow Richmond metal legends GWAR, with KYLESA taking their place later on.

GWAR With Municipal Waste, Ghoul and Legacy of Disorder:

- 3/16: Richmond, VA @ The National
- 3/17: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls
- 3/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- 3/20: Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater
- 3/21: So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
- 3/22: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
- 3/23: Toledo, OH @ The Omni
- 3/24: Lexington, KY @ Buster's Billiards and Backroom
- 3/25: Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
- 3/26: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater
- 3/27: Des Moines, IA @ People's Court
- 3/28: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
- 3/30: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
- 3/31: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
- 4/1: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club
- 4/2: Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
- 4/3: San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
- 4/4: Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater
- 4/5: Chico, CA @ Senator Theater
- 4/6: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
- 4/7: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
- 4/9: Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café
- 4/10: Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
- 4/11: Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater

GWAR With Kylesa, Ghoul and Legacy of Disorder:

4/13: San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
4/14: Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
4/16: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
4/17: Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater
4/18: Jacksonville, FL @ Free Bird Live
4/19: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
4/20: N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues SC
4/21: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
4/22: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
4/23: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
4/25: Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
4/27: Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally's Pub
4/28: Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock



Related links:
Official Site of Ghoul
Ghoul's Blog
Ghoul on MySpace
Ghoul on Facebook

The Metalliance Tour

Are you ready for the 2011 "Metalliance" tour? Make sure you warm your neck up for some serious headbanging, cleanse your liver, gear up for some good times, and for gods sake put on some damn deodorant! Starting tomorrow in Dallas (A.K.A. Pantera land), and going from coast to coast for the next month, this tour promises to be one of the best of the year. The event will be headlined by New York legends Helmet, who will be joined by Saint Vitus, Crowbar, Kylesa, Red Fang, Howl, and Atlas Moth!

This not to be missed tour was put together when music industry veteran Steve Seabury (author of Mosh Potatoes) got bored and decided to make his childhood dream a reality. His dream? To throw a kick ass Rock show with some of his favorite bands. Judging from the lineup, part of his dream is already a reality. But now the fans need to represent our awesome music and sell out all of the shows! This will makes Steve and the rest of the "Metalliance" team, dream awake!

Do you want to find out what inspired this tour? Check out this EXCLUSIVE interview we did with Steve Seabury in which we discuss the "Metalliance" tour, his book called "Mosh Potatoes", his band "Moth Eater" and much more! \m/



Tour dates:

- Mar 17: Southside Music Hall in Dallas, TX
- Mar 18: Dirty Dog Bar in Austin, TX
- Mar 19: One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, LA
- Mar 20: State Theater in St Petersburg, FL
- Mar 21: Firestone Live in Orlando, FL
- Mar 22: Greene Street in Greensboro, NC
- Mar 23: Jaxx in West Springfield, VA
- Mar 24: Palladium in Worcester, MA
- Mar 25: Irving Plaza in New York, NY
- Mar 26: Peabody's in Cleveland, OH
- Mar 27: Mojoe's in Chicago, IL
- Mar 28: AFTERSHOCK in Merriam, KS
- Mar 29: The Summit Music Hall in Denver, CO
- Mar 31: Roseland Theater in Portland, OR
- Apr 01: El Corazon in Seattle, WA
- Apr 02: The Alley in Sparks, NV
- Apr 03: Mezzanine in San Francisco, CA
- Apr 04: Brick By Brick in San Diego, CA
- Apr 05: House of Blues Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA

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We want to thank Steve, the Metalliance team, and Bill Meis over at eOne Music! \m/

Related links:
Metalliance Tour
Mosh Potatoes
eOne Music