SOULFLY Announce NEW Label Home; Terry Date To Produce Next Album!

In not very surprising news, SOULFLY have parted ways with their longtime record label/home Roadrunner Records and have signed a NEW deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. This label move is the perfect and obvious one for SOULFLY as Nuclear Blast Entertainment is headed by former Roadrunner Senior VP of A&R, Monte Conner and Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger.


Later this month, SOULFLY will be entering the recording studio with producer legendary producer Terry Date (Pantera, Deftones).


"I’m really excited to be signing Soulfly to Nuclear Blast Records. On top of it, we’re going to be reunited with Monte Conner who I’ve worked with for over 20 years at Roadrunner. Soulfly‘s new album is going to be recorded in Seattle with the great producer Terry Date, and it’s going to come out later in the year through Nuclear Blast worldwide. Keep it metal!" - Max Cavalera

"It feels so right to be reunited with Max Cavalera. He is the second artist I signed and we’ve made 17 albums together over the years, including several metal classics. Max‘s voice remains just as unique and powerful as the day I met him and I felt the last Soulfly album Enslaved was his strongest work since the band’s Gold-selling debut. I am honored to call him a friend and to continue to be a part of his mission." - Monte Conner (pictured above)





Related links:
Soulfly's Official Site!

Last Picture Of SUICIDE SILENCE's Mitch Lucker + Reactions From The Heavy Music Community!

       Mitch Lucker's last picture! Taken by himself last night.

As previously reported HERE, Mitch Lucker, vocalist of SUICIDE SILENCE, passed away earlier today due to injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident. Once the Heavy Music world heard about this very sad news, various artists reacted via their Twitter and Facebook accounts. Here are a few of those reactions:

"MITCH WAS A SUPER NICE GUY. HE WILL BE MISSED, RIP." - David Draiman (DISTURBED)

"Strength to the whole Suicide Silence family from your mates in metal GWAR. The scene has lost an awesome force...rest in peace Mitch." - Oderus Urungus (GWAR)

"Did 5 tours with the dude, my deepest sympathies to the whole SS family. Great dudes, truly amazing people. - Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD)

"RIP Mitch Lucker, such a sweet guy. Take a moment for him today & send love to his daughter, family & bandmates. Life is so short & fragile" - Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED)

"I am pretty stunned by the news I Mitch passing. It sucks that someone with so much potential has been taken from us. RIP" - Paolo Gregoletto (TRIVIUM)

"Mitch RIP My brother see you on the otherside." - Dez Fafara (DEVILDRIVER & COAL CHAMBER)

"Today sucks. My heart goes out to everyone in Suicide Silence and Mitch's family. Still can't believe it." - Phil Bozeman (WHITECHAPEL)

"RIP Mitch Lucker. Our thoughts go out to his family, band and friends." - THE RED CHORD

"Very sad news to hear about Mitch from Suicide Silence. We were very much looking forward to sharing the stage at Cali Metal Fest. Rest In Peace brother, the metal community took a big hit today. SHADOWS FALL

"Rest easy, Mitch. A good, level headed soul in a sea full of undeserved egos." - TERROR

"Man, this is a tough one. Mitch was such a good dude. My thoughts go out to his family, friends + band. We'll miss you man! #RIPMitchLucker" - Trevor Phipps (UNEARTH)

"Hard to find the right thing to tweet/say as this is such an impersonal means of communication. RIP Mitch. Love to the Suicide Silence camp" - Mark Hunter (CHIMAIRA)

"I am VERY upset to hear this news. I am lucky to have had the opportunity to work with a TRUE artist and amazing person. #MitchLuckerRIP" - Zeuzz (Producer)

Related links:
Official Site of Suicide Silence

SUICIDE SILENCE Vocalist Mitch Lucker Dies In A Horrific Accident - Details Available!

It is with great sadness and regret that we have to report that Mitch Lucker, vocalist of SUICIDE SILENCE, passed away a few hours ago due to injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident.

The Orange County coroner’s office said Lucker was pronounced dead at 6:17 a.m. Thursday at UCI Medical Center in Orange County.

Coroner’s officials said Lucker was hospitalized after a motorcycle accident shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. Huntington Beach police were investigating the crash and expected to release details Thursday morning.

We would like to offer our condolences to his family, friends, band members, fans worldwide, and everyone at Nuclear Blast Records and Century Media Records, who are affected by this loss.

He left us doing what he loved to do most (apart from music). He had just turned 28 years old and will be sorely missed.

Here is a collective statement from the band:

"There's no easy way to say this. Mitch passed away earlier this morning from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident. This is completely devastating to all of us and we offer our deepest condolences to his family. He will be forever in our hearts.

"R.I.P. Mitchell Adam Lucker - We Love You Brother"

Fans are encouraged to share their memories, photos of Mitch and condolences on the band’s official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SuicideSilence

Here is one of the last interviews that Mitch ever did:



Related links:
Official Site of Suicide Silence

SUICIDE SILENCE Announce Guitar Contest; Band To Embark On The "Outbreak Tour"

       Photo by: Jeremy Saffer

SUICIDE SILENCE fans can now win one of guitarist Mark Heylmun’s signature LTD MKH-7 guitars! Simply head over to Mark's official Facebook, like the page, and then enter your details to be placed into the drawing to win one of these awesome guitars. This competition is open to anyone in any country. Contest ends November 15th.

The band recently announced that they have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the NEW division of Nuclear Blast formed by Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner A&R chief, Monte Conner. As one of the leaders of the extreme modern Metal movement, it is only fitting that their NEW home be one of the biggest Metal labels on the planet. It’s a union that is sure to bring much success to both parties in the not so distant future.

SUICIDE SILENCE’s Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut is tentatively scheduled for a Summer 2013 release.

SUICIDE SILENCE's latest album, 'The Black Crown', sold upwards of 14,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 28 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Tour dates for the Monster Energy OUTBREAK Tour:

Nov. 16 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Events Center
Nov. 18 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
Nov. 19 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theater
Nov. 20 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
Nov. 23 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
Nov. 24 - San Bernardino, CA - California MetalFest VI
Nov. 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
Nov. 27 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Nov. 29 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Nov. 30 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
Dec. 01 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
Dec. 02 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
Dec. 03 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Theatre
Dec. 05 - Montreal, QC - Olympia
Dec. 07 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Dec. 08 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Dec. 09 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theatre
Dec. 11 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
Dec. 12 - Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo
Dec. 13 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Dec. 14 - Nashville, TN - Warfield
Dec. 15 - Jacksonville, FL - Edge
Dec. 16 - Tampa, FL - Cuban Club

Related links:
Official Site of Suicide Silence
Monster Energy Drink Outbreak Tour

NUCLEAR BLAST Records Join Forces With Former ROADRUNNER RECORDS Executives & Form NEW Partnership! #MusicRevolution

                                Left to right: Monte Conner, Markus Staiger and Mark Palmer

Today, there is very exciting news in the Heavy Music world! Markus Steiger (Owner of NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS) has joined forces with former ROADRUNNER RECORDS executives Monte Connet (former A & R at RR) and Mark Palmer (former Managing Director at RR) to create NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT.

The NEW record label will announce its first signings in the coming months and share most major operations with the existing U.S. branch of NUCLEAR BLAST.

"I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Metal veterans Monte Conner and Mark Palmer to the Nuclear Blast team. I am continually striving to strengthen Nuclear Blast on all fronts as a worldwide force, and with the addition of Monte and Mark, I feel we just took major steps in two key territories."- Markus Steiger

Who is Monte Conner?

Monte Conner was ROADRUNNER RECORDS' Senior Vice President of A&R. He single handily shaped the sound of 90's Heavy Music. Here are some of the artists that Monte either discovered and/or signed:

- Annihilator
- Biohazard
- Brujeria
- Jerry Cantrell
- Cavalera Conspiracy
- Chimaira
- Coal Chamber
- Cynic
- Death
- Deicide
- DevilDriver
- Fear Factory
- Gojira
- Gorguts
- Life of Agony
- Machine Head
- Malevolent Creation
- Murderdolls
- Nailbomb
- Obituary
- Pestilence
- Porcupine Tree
- Rush
- Sepultura
- Slipknot
- Solitude Aeturnus
- Soulfly
- Stone Sour
- Storm Corrosion
- Suffocation
- Times of Grace
- Trivium
- Type O Negative

"What Markus Staiger and his incredibly dedicated staff have built over the last 25 years is quite an achievement, and it has all happened almost concurrently with my time at Roadrunner Records. I am very pleased to align myself with a team of loyal, hard-working people and am looking forward to playing my part in the continued evolution and dominance of this worldwide metal powerhouse. I hope to both complement as well as expand on all the great things already happening at Nuclear Blast, especially when it comes to the U.S. market and Nuclear Blast Entertainment. I feel Markus and I can be an unstoppable force in metal and beyond, and with my long-term colleague Mark Palmer also now aboard in the U.K., this already feels like home to me." - Monte Conner

Who is Mark Palmer?

Mark Palmer is a former Roadrunner U.K. managing director. Palmer will open NUCLEAR BLAST's first U.K. office. Palmer had been with Roadrunner almost from the start and had built the U.K. branch of Roadrunner into one of the most respected and successful local record company teams the Metal world has ever seen.

"I am really excited at the prospect of working with the amazing staff at Nuclear Blast and putting together a new team to strongly develop their business and profile in the U.K." - Mark Palmer

Related links:
 Nuclear Blast USA