THE WINERY DOGS, An All NEW Supergroup, Announce NEW Label Home!

The Winery Dogs, the power trio featuring Rock veterans Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) and Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison), have signed with Loud & Proud Records. The Winery Dogs’ self-titled debut album will be released in North America on July 23. THE WINERY DOGS was self-produced and mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour, Steel Panther). It features a classic Rock/power trio sound which seamlessly melds the immense talents of the three veteran rockers.

The band has already released two videos from the NEW album, “Elevate” and “Desire,” the latter of which recently premiered on Ulitmateclassicrock.com. Both videos can now be seen below.

Of The Winery Dogs’ signing, Mike Portnoy commented, “I am so excited about The Winery Dogs and am proud and honored to be working with two of the greatest musicians on the planet! Richie Kotzen is such an unbelievable talent, as a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. I think The Winery Dogs will finally get him the attention and recognition that he so richly deserves. And what can be said of Billy Sheehan that hasn't been said already? He is one the true pioneers of the instrument and a legend. I am looking forward to working with the great staff of Loud & Proud Records, some of whom I worked very closely with during their time at Roadrunner and my time with Dream Theater. I look forward to continuing that relationship with The Winery Dogs!”

Loud & Proud Owner & President Tom Lipsky added, “The debut by The Winery Dogs absolutely rocks and we are very excited that Loud & Proud is their label partner. This body of work showcases not only their renowned skills as musicians and vocalists, but also the depth of their talent as songwriters. Billy, Mike and Richie delivered some of the best performances of their illustrious careers and I am confident this album will be recognized as one of the truly great rock albums of the year."

Here is the track listing for the groups debut album, which is now available in Japan.

1	Elevate
2	Desire
3	We Are One
4	I'm No Angel
5	The Other Side
6	You Saved Me
7	Not Hopeless
8	One More Time
9	Damaged
10	Six Feet Deeper
11	Criminal
12	The Dying
13	Regret

Related links:
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THE WINERY DOGS Is Not Just Another Side Project, Another NEW Song Has Surfaced!

THE WINERY DOGS is definitely not another side project for Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON)! From the few tracks we have cranked thus far, their sound is ready to be heard by the entire world. We predict that THE WINERY DOGS will become a huge asset within the Heavy Music world. Why?

Great vocals: CHECK Great groove: CHECKGreat guitar leads and solos: CHECK!!!

Earlier this week, the band premiered a video for their song called "Desire", watch it below! Now here is a taste of another song by this not to be messed with super group, this one is called "Desire" and it rocks!



 



Here is the track listing for the groups debut album, which is now available in Japan. The rest of the world will have to wait.

1	Elevate
2	Desire
3	We Are One
4	I'm No Angel
5	The Other Side
6	You Saved Me
7	Not Hopeless
8	One More Time
9	Damaged
10	Six Feet Deeper
11	Criminal
12	The Dying
13	Regret

Related links:
The Winery Dogs on Facebook

THE WINERY DOGS Premiere Video For "Desire"

THE WINERY DOGS is a NEW project featuring Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON)! Talk about a super group!

Today (May 13), the band is premiering a song called "Desire". Check it out here:



We all love Mike Portnoy and his drumming right? Well, here is drum camera footage of him recording "Elevate", the first single out of the bands debut album.

Watch the music video for "Elevate" HERE!

Here is the track listing for the groups debut album, set to be released in Japan on May 15th. The rest of the world will have to wait.

1	Elevate
2	Desire
3	We Are One
4	I'm No Angel
5	The Other Side
6	You Saved Me
7	Not Hopeless
8	One More Time
9	Damaged
10	Six Feet Deeper
11	Criminal
12	The Dying
13	Regret

Related links:
The Winery Dogs on Facebook

THE WINERY DOGS: Mike Portnoy's Drum Camera While Recording "Elevate"

THE WINERY DOGS is a NEW project featuring Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON)! Talk about a super group!

We all love Mike Portnoy and his drumming right? Well, here is drum camera footage of him recording "Elevate", the first single out of the bands debut album.




Watch the music video for "Elevate" HERE!

Here is the track listing for the groups debut album, set to be released in Japan on May 15th. The rest of the world will have to wait.

1	Elevate
2	Desire
3	We Are One
4	I'm No Angel
5	The Other Side
6	You Saved Me
7	Not Hopeless
8	One More Time
9	Damaged
10	Six Feet Deeper
11	Criminal
12	The Dying
13	Regret

Related links:
The Winery Dogs on Facebook

THE WINERY DOGS Reveal Japanese Tour Poster!

THE WINERY DOGS is a NEW project featuring Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON)! Talk about a super group!

Here is the track listing for the groups debut album, set to be released in Japan on May 15th. The rest of the world will have to wait.

1	Elevate
2	Desire
3	We Are One
4	I'm No Angel
5	The Other Side
6	You Saved Me
7	Not Hopeless
8	One More Time
9	Damaged
10	Six Feet Deeper
11	Criminal
12	The Dying
13	Regret

Earlier this week, THE WINERY DOGS premiered their music video for their NEW song "Elevate" HERE!

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The Winery Dogs on Facebook

THE WINERY DOGS Reveal Track Listing For Debut Album; Music Video For "Elevate" Available Now!

THE WINERY DOGS is a NEW project featuring Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON)! Talk about a super group!

Here is the track listing for the groups debut album, set to be released in Japan on May 15th. The rest of the world will have to wait.

1	Elevate
2	Desire
3	We Are One
4	I'm No Angel
5	The Other Side
6	You Saved Me
7	Not Hopeless
8	One More Time
9	Damaged
10	Six Feet Deeper
11	Criminal
12	The Dying
13	Regret

Today (April 22), THE WINERY DOGS are premiering the music video for their NEW song "Elevate". Watch it to find out what the three dudes pictured above came up with:




Related links:
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PANTERA: Footage Of The Bands Last Concert Ever!

Gotta love YouTube! Over the weekend we were browsing through the super popular video site and found footage of PANTERA's very last show! The bands last show took place at BEAST FEAST at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on August 26, 2001.



Setlist:


CFH: The Demos Intro
1) Hellbound
2) 5 Minutes Alone
3) Goddamn Electric
4) War Nerve
5) Mouth For War
6) Becoming/Throes Of Rejection
7) Revolution Is My Name
8) Fucking Hostile (with Kerry King)
9) This Love
10) Cowboys From Hell

Encore:
11) Walk (with Evan Seinfeld)     
Related links:
Pantera's official site

NINE INCH NAILS Announce Their First Few Comeback Concerts!

In case you missed it, earlier this week Trent Reznor posted this message regarding the future of NINE INCH NAILS:

"Nine Inch Nails are touring this year.

"I was working with Adrian Belew on some musical ideas, which led to some discussion on performing, which led to some beard-scratching, which (many steps later) led to the decision to re-think the idea of what Nine Inch Nails could be, and the idea of playing a show. Calls were made to some friends, lots of new ideas were discussed, and a show was booked - which led to another, which somehow led to a lot of shows.

"The band is reinventing itself from scratch and will be comprised of Eric Avery, Adrian Belew, Alessandro Cortini, Josh Eustis, Ilan Rubin, and me. The first shows will begin this summer, followed by a full-on arena tour of the US this fall, and lots of other dates worldwide to follow through 2014.

"Lots of details and dates to come. See you soon."

- Trent Reznor

Trent has already booked the following gigs:
Fuji Rocks Festival, which takes place from July 26 to 28 in Niigata, Japan, and Rock ‘n’ Heim Festival, which takes place July 16 to 18 in Hockenheim, Germany. We are pretty sure more tour dates will be announced soon, so stay tuned!

Related links:
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Nine Inch Nails' Official Site

Ozzy Osbourne Talks About The NEW BLACK SABBATH Album & The Bands Legacy!

It has been announced that BLACK SABBATH's NEW album is tentatively scheduled for release in April 2013 via Vertigo/Universal Republic in the U.S. and Vertigo in all other territories.

According to Blabbermouth, Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald chatted with "the prince of darkness": BLACK SABBATH's very own Ozzy Osbourne. Here are a few parts of the interview.

On how BLACK SABBATH came to be such a respected band:

Osbourne: "It's a really weird thing, because what we did, we just did. We didn't go, 'Oh, we're going to write this way, and we're going to record that way, and it's going to come out like this'. And 45 years up the road who would have thought it's still going to be current and people were going to look upon it as the foundations of heavy metal? I mean, you don't realize that sort of thing, you just do it."

On not being completely comfortable with BLACK SABBATH being considered originators of the "Heavy Metal" genre:

Osbourne: "Not everything BLACK SABBATH did was about the devil, or about Heavy Metal because 'Changes' was a beautiful song. But all they ever remember is that I sing about the devil and 'Iron Man', you know."

On how the members of BLACK SABBATH — with the exception of drummer Bill Ward, who is sitting out the band's reunion due to a contractual dispute — are getting along nowadays:

Osbourne: "What's different now is that none of us get drunk or stoned or any of that stuff. We're all clean, and all in control of ourselves, we're not intimidated by each other, there are no arguments, and it's the way it should be. But when we were kids we had egos. When you're 21 and you get some success it takes a while to get your head around. You have an ego, you have the spoils of success, the cars, the houses, the money, the alcohol, the drugs, the groupies, and all the rest of it, and if you go through all of that and you are lucky enough to survive you get married, you get divorced, you get married again, and it's a journey. But we've done it all so what it boils down to now is the music - and that's what got us where we are in the first place. We have come through the other side, we're still able to work together, and that's where the enjoyment comes from. It's been a lot of fun making this record."

On the recording sessions for the new BLACK SABBATH album, which were interrupted by guitarist Tony Iommi's diagnosis with lymphoma at the beginning of this year:

Osbourne: "[The treatment] has been a bit rough on him but he still manages to come up with those great riffs. It's been more than 30 years since I really seriously worked with the guys. We had a try a few years back but nothing came of it. But for some reason the timing is right and we've done about 15 songs. BLACK SABBATH is very unique in the respect that nothing is formulated. It's very unpredictable. I just hope the people who have waited all these years aren't disappointed."

Entire interview available HERE!

BLACK SABBATH. Never Say Die!

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As previously reported, the Ozzfest clan announced that Ozzy Osbourne's traveling festival will take place on May 11-12, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City (outside Tokyo), Japan. Not only will be BLACK SABBATH be performing, but joining them will be: find out HERE

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Ozzfest

OZZFEST Japan: TOOL, DEFTONES, SLASH & STONE SOUR Join The Bill!

As previously reported, the Ozzfest clan announced that Ozzy Osbourne's traveling festival will take place on May 11-12, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City (outside Tokyo), Japan. The first couple were confirmed earlier this month: BLACK SABBATH and SLIPKNOT!

Additionally, Ozzfest Japan will feature:

- TOOL
- DEFTONES
- SLASH
- STONE SOUR

Stay tuned for the rest of the lineup!

Ozzy's wife/manager Sharon recently revealed that BLACK SABBATH will tour Australia next spring, leading to speculation that SABBATH will also headline Japan's Ozzfest. HERE is the tour's itinerary!

Related links:
Ozzfest

Tons Of BLACK SABBATH Updates, Including When You Can Expect Their NEW Album!

The BLACK SABBATH camp has a TON of updates for you. Here we go!

BLACK SABBATH – the band credited with creating Heavy Metal and one of the most influential bands of all time - today confirmed their widely rumored and highly anticipated reunion for their first Australian shows in nearly 40 years.

Original band members – the Prince of Darkness himself: Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi will make a thunderous return to Australia in April 2013 for arena shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, in their first Aussie shows since 1974.

Tickets for these once-in-a-lifetime shows will go on sale at midday, Thursday November 8.

My Live Nation members can access tickets first, during the exclusive member pre-sale starting at 9am tomorrow, Friday November 2. Sign up at www.livenation.com.au

Hailing from Birmingham, England, Black Sabbath released their self-titled debut album on February 13, 1970. Their follow up album, the seminal masterpiece, UK #1 album 'Paranoid', - featured the all-time rock anthems War Pigs and Iron Man as well as the title track, "Paranoid".

Black Sabbath has sold in excess of 70 million records worldwide. More than 40 years on, this Iconic band continues to be held in the highest regard:

“Greatest Metal Band of All Time” – MTV
“Amongst the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time” – Rolling Stone
“Iron Man…One of the Greatest Metal Songs of All Time” – VH-1
“Paranoid is the birthplace of heavy metal” – Time Magazine

Black Sabbath was honored with an induction into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, followed by the US Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, where they were inducted by Metallica’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.

In June 2012 Black Sabbath memorably headlined the 10th Download Festival at Donington before a crowd of 100,000. They followed that show in August with a much talked about headlining set at 2012’s sold-out Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago.

Black Sabbath is currently recording their first new studio album in more than 33 years, helmed by seven-time Grammy winning producer, Rick Rubin. The album is due for release in April 2013.

Prepare to be blown away by these living Rock Legends:

BLACK SABBATH. Never Say Die!

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My Live Nation pre-sale runs from 9am Friday Nov 2 until 5pm Monday Nov 5*
MyTicketek pre-sale runs from 10am Nov 6 until 5pm Wednesday Nov 7*

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It has been announced that BLACK SABBATH's NEW album is tentatively scheduled for release in April 2013 via Vertigo/Universal Republic in the U.S. and Vertigo in all other territories.

As previously reported, the Ozzfest clan announced that Ozzy Osbourne's traveling festival will take place on May 11-12, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City (outside Tokyo), Japan. The first couple of bands have been confirmed! Which bands? BLACK SABBATH and SLIPKNOT!

Related links:
Black Sabbath
Ozzfest

BLACK SABBATH & SLIPKNOT To Co-Headline OZZFEST In Japan - Video Invites Available!

As previously reported, the Ozzfest clan announced that Ozzy Osbourne's traveling festival will take place on May 11-12, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City (outside Tokyo), Japan. The first couple of bands have been confirmed! Which bands? BLACK SABBATH and SLIPKNOT!

“Ozzy and I want to tell you that May 2013 we will bringing Ozzfest to Japan for the first time ever,” Osbourne’s wife/manager Sharon said in a video announcement (see below). “We are so excited. Please be there because we love you Japan.”





Ozzy's wife/manager Sharon recently revealed that BLACK SABBATH will tour Australia next spring, leading to speculation that SABBATH will also headline Japan's Ozzfest. HERE is the tour's itinerary!

Related links:
Ozzfest

The SOULFLY Tribe Nearly Suffers Devastating Plane Crash - Statement From The Bands Manager Available!

Wow, we are very glad to hear that the members of the SOULFLY tribe are fine, following a very scary situation while flying back from Japan to the United States via airplane. The band wrapped up their Asian tour last night (October 23) at the Hollywood Awards in Bangkok, Thailand, which served as drummer David Kinkade's (formerly of BORKNAGAR, ARSIS and MALEVOLENT CREATION) final show as a member of SOULFLY. Kinkade announced last week that he is retiring from music. Read his statement HERE!  

Here is a statement from the bands manager Gloria Cavalera (Max's wife) regarding this near death experience:

"I just want to say thank you God for keeping us on this blessed Earth!! As we were leaving Tokyo's Narita Airport this afternoon, the auxiliary engine, which does many things... one of them is send the air into the aircraft's engines to keep them running, overheated and shut off. If it would have happened 20 minutes later, we would most likely be at the bottom of the ocean, with divers looking for the black box!! Luckily, it shut down before we lifted off, and here we all are, in a hotel fbing (Facebooking)!!! Thanks God, for sparing us all and not letting the Grim Reaper collect his debt!!!"

We are very happy to hear that the members of the SOULFLY tribe are OK! Please don't forget to count your blessings! \m/

Related links:
Soulfly's Official Site!

OZZFEST Is Coming For Japan; BLACK SABBATH To Headline?

It has been announced by the Ozzfest clan that Ozzy Osbourne's traveling festival, will take place on May 11-12, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City (outside Tokyo), Japan. The lineup for the event will be announced soon.

Ozzy's wife/manager Sharon recently revealed that BLACK SABBATH will tour Australia next spring, leading to speculation that SABBATH will also headline Japan's Ozzfest.

Ozzfest, which began in 1996, has not been a traveling festival since 2007's "free" edition. The show morphed into a one-off event in Dallas in 2008, also featuring METALLICA, before taking 2009 off. Following the demise of Ozzfest, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has become the prime annual Heavy Music traveling festival.

The 2010 U.S. Ozzfest played in just six cities, with OZZY OSBOURNE co-headlining with MÖTLEY CRÜE and the rest of the main stage filled out by HALFORD, the solo band of JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, along with DEVILDRIVER and NONPOINT.

Related links:
Ozzfest

EXHUMED Are Coming To Japan With CANNIBAL CORPSE - Full Itinerary Available!

Relentless road demons, EXHUMED, will add to their expanding agenda of  live takeovers with a string of Japanese tour dates alongside Death Metal pioneers CANNIBAL CORPSE! The shows kick off on October 15th in Tokyo and will serve as a warm up to the band’s recently announced five-week North American Tour with Napalm Death and Municipal Waste with additional support from Vektor, Dayglo Abortions, Attitude Adjustment, Speedwolf, Martha Splatterhead’s Revenge, Repulsion and Dwarves on select dates.

Notes frontman Matt Harvey: "We are totally psyched to head back to the land of the rising sun! Japan has always been one of our favorite places to play --  the kids are amazing, the food is great, and the giant robots are just a delight! To go there with our friends in Cannibal is even cooler, and we are pumped to make sure this will be a Death Metal spectacle of epic proportions. It's been quite a while since we've been there so it will rule to trot out some new tunes in between sake bombs and bar hopping in Roppongi."

Additionally, the band plan to enter the studio at the end of the year to begin recording their sixth full-length and follow-up to 'All Guts, No Glory'. "All Guts", is still streaming in its entirety HERE. And if you missed it, check out “The Way Of Flesh” from the deluxe version of the record courtesy of GunShyAssassin at THIS LOCATION.

EXHUMED Japanese Tour 2012 with Cannibal Corpse:
10/15/2012 Club Quattro - Tokyo, Japan Tickets
10/16/2012 Club Quattro -  Osaka, Japan
10/17/2012 Club Quattro -  Nagoya, Japan

EXHUMED with Napalm Death, Municipal Waste, Vektor:

10/26/2012 Empire – Springfield, VA
10/27/2012 Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
10/28/2012 El N Gee – New London, CT
10/29/2012 Middle East – Boston, MA
10/31/2012 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
11/01/2012 The Opera House – Toronto, ON
11/03/2012 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL***
11/04/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN*

EXHUMED with Napalm Death, Municipal Waste, Dayglo Abortions:

11/05/2012 Osborne Village Inn – Winnipeg, MB
11/06/2012 Riddell Centre – Regina, SK
11/07/2012 The Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB
11/09/2012 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, B.C.

EXHUMED with Napalm Death, Municipal Waste, Attitude Adjustment:

11/10/2012 Neumo’s – Seattle, WA w/ Martha Splatterhead’s Revenge
11/11/2012 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
11/13/2012 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
11/14/2012 Observatory – Santa Ana, CA w/ Repulsion
11/15/2012 House Of Blues – Hollywood, CA w/ Dwarves
11/16/2012 Rocky Point – Tempe, AZ
11/17/2012 House Of Rock – El Paso, TX*

EXHUMED with Napalm Death, Municipal Waste, Speedwolf:

11/18/2012 Rail Club – Fort Worth, TX***
11/20/2012 Exit In – Nashville, TN
11/23/2012 Kingdom – Richmond, VA
11/24/2012 The Casbah – Charlotte, NC
11/25/2012 The Valarium – Knoxville, TN
11/26/2012 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
11/27/2012 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
11/30/2012 Terminal West – Atlanta, GA
12/01/2012 Orpheum Theater – Tampa, FL
* Municipal Waste, Napalm Death, EXHUMED Only
*** Napalm Death, EXHUMED Only

Following EXHUMED's appearance at the 2012 SUMMER SLAUGHTER tour in New York City, in which they performed a bunch of  NEW songs  from their latest album 'All Guts All Glory' (available now via Relapse Records), we had the chance to chat with EXHUMED's own Matt Harvey and Rob Babcock at Idle Hands Bar about the 2012 SUMMER SLAUGHTER tour, how playing early during the day allows them more time at the bar and they even talk about how Progressive Metal bands are too predictable! Here is what went down:



Related links:
EXHUMED's Blog

Between The Buried And Me Announce Japanese, Australian & New Zealand Tour Dates!

The announcement comes as the Charlotte, North Carolina band are in the midst of a North American tour, co-headlining Summer Slaughter Tour with a handful of headlining dates later this month.  Between The Buried And Me follow the U.S. dates with an extensive European tour, which begins on October 1st in Reading, UK. A list of tour dates is available below.

'The Parallax II: Future Sequence' marks the quintet's most ambitious release to date and their first-full length release on Metal Blade arrives on October 9th. The 12-track, conceptual release was described by Tommy Rogers (vocals, keyboards) as: "A conceptual journey that takes the listener to worlds that seem familiar and worlds that make you scratch your head. From start to finish this is music we want to create, not music we think people want us to create. We create songs that keep us (and hopefully you) excited about Heavy Music." The first single from the release, "Telos," can be streamed below.



Between The Buried And Me have sold in excess of 400,000 records since their 2002 self-titled debut. "The group's ability to layer long, melodic arcs over squibs of dissonance has never been more surgical and soulful," said Alternative Press of the band's prequel to 'The Parallax II' (2011 EP 'The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues'). Revolver described the set as "a cohesive piece of art" and added "Between The Buried And Me are on a level of songwriting skill that few bands hope to reach..."

BTBAM tour dates:

All dates below are Summer Slaughter:

- Aug. 17: Milwaukee, WI at The Rave
- Aug. 18: Louisville, KY at Expo 5
- Aug. 20: Denver, CO at Summit Music Hall
- Aug. 22: Seattle, WA at Showbox SODO
- Aug. 23: Portland, OR at Roseland Theatre
- Aug. 24: San Francisco, CA at The Fillmore
- Aug. 25: Anaheim, CA at The Grove

All dates below with Periphery and Job For a Cowboy opening:

- Aug. 27: Tucson, AZ at The Rock
- Aug. 29: Oklahoma City, OK at Diamond Ballroom
- Aug. 30: Springfield, MO at Remington's

All dates below with Periphery and The Safety Fire opening:
 
- Oct. 1: Reading, UK at Sub 89
- Oct. 2: Wolverhampton, UK at  Slade Rooms
- Oct. 3: Glasgow, UK at The Garage
- Oct. 4: Newcastle, UK at 02 Academy 2
- Oct. 5: Manchester, UK at Club Academy
- Oct. 6: Leeds, UK at Cockpit
- Oct. 7: Bristol, UK at 02 Academy
- Oct. 8: Southampton, UK at The Broo
- Oct. 10: Antwerp, Belgium at Trix
- Oct. 11: Amsterdam, Netherlands at Melkweg
- Oct. 12: Koln, Germany at Luxor
- Oct. 13: Munster, Germany at Sputnikhalle
- Oct. 14: Copenhagen, Denmark at Vega
- Oct. 16:  Stockholm, Sweden at Debaser Slussen
- Oct. 17: Gothenberg, Sweden at Sticky Fingers
- Oct. 18: Hamburg, Germany at Logo
- Oct. 19: Berlin, Germany at Lido
- Oct. 20: Prague, Czech Republic at Rock Cafe
- Oct. 22: Bratislava, Slovakia at Randall Club
- Oct. 23: Budapest, Hungary at Durer Kert
- Oct. 24: Wien, Austria at Szene
- Oct. 25: Munchen, Germany at Backstage
- Oct. 27: Novara, Italy at Rock'n'Rol l Arena
- Oct. 28: Zurich, Switzerland at Dynamo
- Oct. 29: Stuttgart, Germany at Universum
- Oct. 30: Frankfurt, Germany at Batschkapp
- Oct. 31: Paris, France at La Maroquinerie
- Nov. 2: London, UK at Shepherds Bush Empire

All dates below with Animal as Leaders opening:

- Nov. 8: Osaka, Japan at Avenue A
- Nov. 9: Nagoya, Japan at 3Star
- Nov. 10: Tokyo, Japan at Aube
- Nov. 11: Tokyo, Kichijoji at Club Seata
- Nov. 13: Perth, Australia at Amplifier
- Nov. 14: Adelaide, Australia at Fowlers
- Nov. 15: Brisbane, Australia at The Zoo
- Nov. 16: Melbourne, Australia at Corner Hotel
- Nov. 17: Sydney, Australia at The Metro
- Nov. 19: Wellington, NZ at Bodega
- Nov. 20: Auckland, NZ at The Kings Arms

Available on Metalblade.com/btbam are exclusive pre-order bundles, including a pre-order only t-shirt and a limited edition BTBAM spacesuit. Quantities on the deluxe bundles are limited, so order yours early.

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Dominican Metaleros ARCHAIOS Contribute to Relief Efforts for Haiti & Japan; Video Message Available!

In addition to spreading their potent brand of melodic Death Metal far and beyond their Caribbean homeland, Dominican lifers ARCHAIOS have a philanthropic streak a mile wide, and are committed to charity and lending a helping hand to those in need. The long-running group are no strangers to poverty and hardship, and with that in mind, have pledged to contribute 25% of all album sales for their recent Dark Canvas debut, 'The Distant', to ongoing relief efforts for Haiti and Japan, two nations who were both hit hard by devastating natural disasters last year.



The band also created a mini-documentary to introduce NEW fans to their music and decades-long history; the video is now up on Metal Underground, and is a fascinating look inside the Third World Metal scene and one of its most exciting bands. Watch it here.



'The Distant' was released on Dark Canvas Records on November 11, 2011 to widespread critical acclaim. The album was recorded and produced by the band in their hometown Santo Domingo and mixed and mastered in by Kanky Lora (who has worked with Cavalera Conspiracy, Straight Line Stitch and Mark Rizzo Band). The stunning cover artwork was designed by Brazilian artist Carlos Fides.

The band’s sound runs deep within both traditional and modern Death Metal, mixing influences from Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel to Dark Tranquility and early In Flames while also incorporating diverse elements from other musical genres and soulful guitar solos. As is fitting for such a trailblazing act, ARCHAIOS’ The Distant marked the first Dominican Metal recording to be released internationally by a North American record label. After almost three years in the making, 'The Distant' has ultimately become an international effort.

Related links:
ARCHAIOS on Facebook
Dark Canvas Records
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