STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Reveal Cover For Massive Music Collection 'The Complete Works'!

Announcing news that will move entire nations. The incredibly long-overdue vinyl worship session of every bit of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's music one could ever ask for. That's right. A STRAPPING YOUNG LAD 7xLP Box Set Discography. This monstrous limited edition 7xLP box set is called 'The Complete Works' and contains:

- All five Strapping Young Lad full-lengths
- Extra vinyl dedicated to the band's non-album material
- Other special, newly-created gifts [yet to be announced].

The genre-busting Canadian industrial/death band has never seen their seminal albums 'Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing', 'SYL', nor 'The New Black' touch wax before. Their other two records, 'City' and 'Alien', were pressed in ultra limited numbers of 500 copies only and sold out within months of their release. The massive box set will be released on April 17th! Get it HERE! 

Here is the album cover:

Related links:
Strapping Young Lad 

Blood Music's Official Site 

Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO By 3 INCHES OF BLOOD; Lyric Video For "Look Out" Available!

As a tribute to Metal legend Ronnie James Dio, and in honor of the two year anniversary of his death, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD has released a lyric video for their track "Look Out".  Vocalist Cam Pipes explains, "It was hard to find the right words for a song honoring Ronnie James Dio, but I hope it is regarded as a fitting tribute to a legendary figure. His impact on the Metal community will last forever, and though he may have been small in stature, his contribution to the music scene is larger than most will ever achieve."  "Look Out" can be found on 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's latest album, 'Long Live Heavy Metal'.



3 INCHES OF BLOOD is currently on tour in Europe with ANGELUS APATRIDA and starting in June, will hit the road with MUNICIPAL WASTE and BLACK TUSK for a US tour.  A full list of dates can be seen below:

6/11/2012 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
6/12/2012 - West Hollywood @ Key Club
6/13/2012 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro Operahouse
6/15/2012 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
6/16/2012 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
6/18/2012 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
6/19/2012 - Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
6/21/2012 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
6/22/2012 - Columbus, OH @ Screaming Willy's
6/23/2012 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
6/24/2012 - Albany, NY @ Bogie's
6/25/2012 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
6/26/2012 - New York City, NY @ Santo's Party House

Canada Tour Dates:

6/30/2012 - Moncton, NB @ Manahattan
7/01/2012 - Halifax, NS @ Michael's Bar
7/02/2012 - Fredericton, NB @ Nicky Zee's
7/04/2012 - Montreal, QC @ Underworld
7/05/2012 - Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
7/06/2012 - St. Catharines, ON @ L3 Nightclub
7/07/2012 - London, ON @ Call The Office
7/10/2012 - Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
7/12/2012 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange
7/13/2012 - Calgary, AB @ The Gateway

Related links:
3 Inches Of Blood on MySpace

Watch The Premiere Of 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's Music Video For "Metal Woman"!

Canada's Metal lords 3 INCHES OF BLOOD has teamed up with Loudwire.com to premiere the music video for their powerful song, "Metal Woman",  taken from their NEW album, 'Long Live Heavy Metal' (available now via Century Media Records). As Loudwire.com states, "'Metal Woman' isn't only a shriekingly awesome track by 3 Inches of Blood, but a lyrical tribute to the women who make every Metalhead stick out their chest and put on their best 'tough guy face.'"

The music video for "Metal Woman" can be seen here:



Starting in June, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will hit the road with MUNICIPAL WASTE and BLACK TUSK for a US tour, and then head back to Canada for a headlining run.  A full list of dates can be seen below. 

Tour Dates with Municipal Waste and Black Tusk:

6/15/2012 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
6/16/2012 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
6/21/2012 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
6/22/2012 - Columbus, OH @ Screaming Willy's
6/23/2012 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
6/24/2012 - Albany, NY @ Bogie's
6/25/2012 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
6/26/2012 - New York City, NY @ Santo's Party House

Canada Tour Dates:

6/30/2012 - Moncton, NB @ Manahattan
7/01/2012 - Halifax, NS @ Michael's Bar
7/02/2012 - Fredericton, NB @ Nicky Zee's
7/04/2012 - Montreal, QC @ Underworld
7/05/2012 - Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
7/06/2012 - St. Catharines, ON @ L3 Nightclub
7/07/2012 - London, ON @ Call The Office
7/10/2012 - Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
7/12/2012 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange
7/13/2012 - Calgary, AB @ The Gateway

Related links:
Loudwire.com
3 Inches Of Blood on MySpace

Cam Pipes From Of 3 Inches Of Blood Talks About NEW Album 'Long Live Heavy Metal' At Metalliance!

The wait is over! Canadian Metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD released their NEW studio album 'Long Live Heavy Metal', last week via Century Media Records. 'Long Live Heavy Metal' is the the fifth musical chapter from a band that is considered one of the best Canadian Metal exports when it comes to Heavy Music.

Recently, we had the chance to chat with 3IOB's singer Cam Pipes at the "Metalliance Tour" in New York City. During the  conversation, he discussed the production process behind the bands NEW  album 'Long Live Heavy Metal', having Byron Stroud (ex-FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) as a permanent member of the band, the bands touring plans for 2012, and the "Metalliance Tour".  Watch it, share it, and go see 3 Inches Of Blood live!



Metalliance Tour, featuring Dying Fetus, DevilDriver, The Faceless, Job For A Cowboy, 3 Inches Of Blood, Impending Doom, and Wretched (Remaining tour dates).

- 4/05: Oakland, CA @ The Pound- 4/06: Hollywood, CA @ The Music Box
- 4/07: Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
- 4/09: Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
- 4/10: Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
- 4/11: Des Moines, IA @ 7 Flags Event Center
- 4/13: Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theater
- 4/15: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
- 4/16: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
- 4/19: Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
- 4/20: Austin, TX @ Emo's East
- 4/21: Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

Video and Photo credit: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International & Steve Lars on Facebook

Related links:
Metalliance Tour
3 Inches Of Blood on MySpace

Byron Stroud Talks About Why He Left FEAR FACTORY To Join 3 INCHES OF BLOOD!

As previously reported, FEAR FACTORY confirmed that Matt DeVries is the band’s NEW bass player. DeVries, previously of Chimaira and most recently Six Feet Under, joins the band replacing Byron Stroud. But why did Stroud decide to quit FEAR FACTORY? We had the chance to chat with Stroud at the recent METALLIANCE Tour in New York City, and we asked him this and more. You can watch the chat below.

In case you are wondering what Byron Stroud is up to following his departure from FEAR FACTORY, well he is now a permanent member of Canadian Metallers 3 Inches Of Blood. The band released their fifth studio album, 'Long Live Heavy Metal', earlier this week via Century Media Records.



'Long Live Heavy Metal' tracklisting:

01. Metal Woman
02. My Sword Will Not Sleep
03. Leather Lord
04. Chief And The Blade
05. Dark Messenger
06. Look Out
07. 4000 Torches
08. Leave It On The Ice
09. Die For Gold (Upon The Boiling Sea IV)
10. Storming Juno
11. Men Of Fortune
12. One For The Ditch

Metalliance Tour, featuring Dying Fetus, DevilDriver, The Faceless, Job For A Cowboy, 3 Inches Of Blood, Impending Doom, and Wretched (Remaining tour dates).

- 3/30: Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
- 3/31: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
- 4/01: Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
- 4/02: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
- 4/05: Oakland, CA @ The Pound
- 4/06: Hollywood, CA @ The Music Box
- 4/07: Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
- 4/09: Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
- 4/10: Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
- 4/11: Des Moines, IA @ 7 Flags Event Center
- 4/13: Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theater
- 4/15: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
- 4/16: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
- 4/19: Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
- 4/20: Austin, TX @ Emo's East
- 4/21: Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

Video and Photo credit: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International & Steve Lars on Facebook

Related links:
Metalliance Tour
3 Inches Of Blood on MySpace

FEAR FACTORY forced to postpone tour!

The mighty Fear Factory, who released what we consider to be the album of the year with "Mechanized", were forced to postpone their short stretch of shows here in the United States due to a family emergency. The tour was suppose to start today and end on January 8th.

Fear Factory had a bittersweet year in 2010: Earlier this year they toured with Metallica in Australia, New Zealand and Japan (SWEET); at the end of their UK tour their bus caught fire (BITTER). Stay tuned for more news about Fear Factory!

In case you were planning on catching this tour, the best we can do to cheer you up, is to share with you some live footage we took of the band earlier this year! \m/





FEAR FACTORY
FEAR FACTORY on MySpace

Fear Campaign in New York City

On Sunday July 25th, the legendary band Fear Factory brought their "Fear Campaign" tour to New York City's Irving Plaza. The bill also featured Alaska's 36 Crazyfists, After the Burial, Divine Heresy and Baptized in Blood. What we experienced was proof that the New York Heavy Music scene is standing strong. Before we entered the venue, we ran into Fear Factory's drummer Gene Hoglan. We chatted with him for a while about music, and he expressed his concern about illegal downloading. From what he told us, his new DVD "The Atomic Clock" was downloaded over 50,000 times since its release in June. That would make any artist who is constantly working on his craft, feel uneasy. Nevertheless, he signed some autographs, did some phone calls, smoked some cigarettes and was eagerly waiting for the time to get on stage and destroy.

After we parted ways with Hoglan, we arrived at Irving Plaza just in time for Divine Heresy. They delivered a vulgar display of punishing brutality. Dino's guitar work was on fire, and he definitely was not saving energy for his second set with Fear Factory. The rest of the band were as tight as a boxing glove. Following Divine Heresy was After the Burial, a band with Meshuggah like breakdowns that are well blended with brutal vocals. Then it was time for 36 Crazyfists, who definitely got the house warmed up for the mighty Fear Factory.

As soon as the lights went out the crowd started pacing around, as if a beast was about to be unveiled. Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan was the first one to come out and was very hard to miss. The man is a giant and watching him smash his drum kit is amazing. We still can't figure out how he does it. Once Hoglan sat behind his kit, bassist Byron Stroud took his spot, and then the crowd went nuts when guitarist Dino Cazares stepped on stage. Finally vocalist Burton C. Bell welcomed the crowd by saying: "New York City, we are Fear Factory and this is Mechanized"! From the second the band hit the first note, the kids went ape-shit. We started inside the pit and experienced some brotherly slam dancing through Shock, Edgecrusher and Smasher/Devourer, which are all tracks from their album Obsolete. Then we crowd surfed like very few know how to do and ended up on the side of the stage by Dino. It was surreal to be watch the band up-close and personal, and to hear how well crafted their music is.

They played an hour and twenty minutes set. During that time Fear Factory owned New York City, they definitely had the Metallic keys to the city that never stops rocking. They played classics like Replica, Demanufacture, Scapegoat, Martyr and they even played Hunter Killer, which was the highlight of the night. Before Fear Factory finished their set, they got a group picture with the entire venue and that is when the kids went the craziest! If the "Fear Campaign" tour comes to a city near you, don't be scared, Fear Factory will make sure you go home safe and sound. Perhaps with your ears bleeding, but you can't hold them responsible. You can only hold your love for Heavy Music responsible!


This sums the night up: "Headbangers come in all ages and races. We are always hungry for some aggressive music. The type of music that refreshes the spirit and washes out all the anger inside ones soul. For an outsider it seems like senseless noise, but for us the Heavy Music fans it is controlled chaos." -Jo Schüftan (Horns Up Rocks)



Pictures by: Mitchell Damien Maurer

Related links:
Fear Factory on MySpace