SLAYER's Dave Lombardo Side Project PHILM Announce Video Chat; Record Release To Take Place On May 15!

PHILM, the Los Angeles power trio featuring Slayer's Dave Lombardo, War's Pancho Tomaselli and Gerry Nestler of Civil Defiance, are taking fan questions on May 1st at 4 PM Eastern/1 PM Pacific via live video chat site Yowie.com (http://www.yowie.com/videochat/60z-philm).

The three-piece have a busy month ahead with a May 15 release of their debut album, 'Harmonic', and a hometown show that evening at The Viper Room.

"When people hear about my involvement in PHILM, they automatically assume that it will compare to Slayer's sound," explains Lombardo. "They couldn't be more different. I have scaled down my drum set to a four-piece, reminiscent of the drummers from the late '60s that influenced me. Each song is unique in itself, I like to refer to it as 'rhythmic emotion." It's almost like taking all the heavy songs of the '60s and bringing that era to a modern plateau, then blending them with the modern trance and psychedelic sounds of today."

"We decided to record 'Harmonic' in the intimate setting of a home, with various vintage recording equipment," says Lombardo on the band's debut album. "The music was written collectively in an improvisational manner, unlike the majority of recordings I've done before. This was very important given this is my first recording where I'm carrying the title of Producer and performer. The album achieves a dense, unholy convergence of tones and discords. We also touch on haunting, desolate, ambient sounds. Our music tends to be written in a manner where we never know the outcome until we listen back to what we recorded. A 'Harmonic' journey."

A highly anticipated release, PHILM officially took form in late 2010 with a handful of tour dates and an early four-song demo that quickly began to make the rounds of in-the-know music critics. Noisecreep said the band "has crafted a crunchy, Thrashy, yet thoroughly unclassifiable sound" and the OC Weekly said of the trio: "PHILM's ability to melt down Metal influences and mix them with the elements of Funk, ambient Jazz and Punk... is potent and has left audiences wondering how so much noise could emanating from just three musicians."

The song "Area" is streaming right now (courtesy of Terrorizer magazine).



"Harmonic" track listing:

01. Vitriolize
02. Mitch
03. Hun
04. Area
05. Way Down
06. Harmonic
07. Exuberance
08. Sex Amp
09. Amoniac
10. Held in Light
11. Dome
12. Killion
13. Mezzanine
14. Mild
15. Meditation

Related links:
PHILM's Official Site

HANK3 To Perform FREE St. Patrick’s Day Metal Show in New York City - Click To RSVP!

Hank3’s Metal projects, 'Attention Deficit Domination' and '3 Bar Ranch', are set to perform at a FREE, RSVP only, 21+ Metal show at Gramercy Theater in New York City on St. Patrick’s Day (Saturday, March 17th, 2012). The show marks the official launch of Metal Wreckage Night, presented by Eventbrite, Metal Injection & ‘stache media, and in association with Hank3 Records. To get into the FREE show, you must RSVP at the link below. Entry at the door is not guaranteed and is first come, first served to all who RSVP. This is NOT a country show, so trade out your spurs for spikes and bring the heavy!

The show will be streamed live worldwide (more details coming soon).

Bring your photo ID and Eventbrite print-out to enter the venue. Without these items, entry will NOT be permitted.

Known for many years as the only man with the balls to fuse the respective genres of backwoods country and ear-splitting speed Metal together, music legend Hank3 recently conjured up another surprise— presenting four NEW records to fans simultaneously on September 6th, 2011. These titles include 'Ghost to a Ghost/Guttertown', 'Attention Deficit Domination' and '3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin'. The records were released through his own record label, Hank3 Records, in distribution partnership with Megaforce Records (MRI). To commemorate these NEW albums, Hank3 will head out on a three week U.S. trek through several Eastern states in March. Hank3 kicks off the tour in Chattanooga, TN on March 2nd, and continues through March 21st in St. Louis, MO. Make sure to come out and witness a candid, brazen, and extended whirlwind of a set; this is Hank3, 100%, full tilt boogie— a show fans surely do not want to miss. See below for a full listing of dates.

- 3/2: Chattanooga, TN @ Rhythm & Brews
- 3/3: Montgomery, AL @ Rock Bottom
- 3/4: Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen
- 3/6: Orlando, FL @ Plaza Theatre
- 3/7: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
- 3/9: Melbourne, FL @ Levelz
- 3/10: Tampa, FL @ State Theatre
- 3/11: Jacksonville, FL @ Brewsters
- 3/13: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
- 3/14: Norfolk, VA @ Norva
- 3/15: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
- 3/16: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
- 3/19: Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant St
- 3/20: Indianapolis, IN @ Vouge
- 3/21: St. Louis, MO (Sauget, IL) @ Pop's

You will not want to miss these performances featuring songs from Hank3’s new albums, and make sure to get an early peek at what’s going on in the world of Hank3 by joining Thursday’s Yowie.com chat!



Related links:
Click here to RSVP for Hank3's FREE show!
Hank3's Official Site

HANK3 To Chat With Fans About Touring, Music & Much More!

This Thursday, February 23rd at 4pm ET/1pm PT, Yowie.com will host a unique, live chatting experience in which Hank3 fans will be provided the opportunity to chat and ask questions live via video with the hellbilly pioneer himself. Make sure to head to Hank3’s Yowie.com chat page on Thursday to chat and ask questions pertaining to his NEW tour, NEW albums, and anything music related! While you’re waiting to chat, check out a brand NEW interview with Hank3 posted today at AOL’s Noisecreep.com.

Known for many years as the only man with the balls to fuse the respective genres of backwoods country and ear-splitting speed Metal together, music legend Hank3 recently conjured up another surprise— presenting four NEW records to fans simultaneously on September 6th, 2011. These titles include 'Ghost to a Ghost/Guttertown', 'Attention Deficit Domination' and '3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin'. The records were released through his own record label, Hank3 Records, in distribution partnership with Megaforce Records (MRI). To commemorate these NEW albums, Hank3 will head out on a three week U.S. trek through several Eastern states in March. Hank3 kicks off the tour in Chattanooga, TN on March 2nd, and continues through March 21st in St. Louis, MO. Make sure to come out and witness a candid, brazen, and extended whirlwind of a set; this is Hank3, 100%, full tilt boogie—a show fans surely do not want to miss. See below for a full listing of dates.

- 3/2: Chattanooga, TN @ Rhythm & Brews
- 3/3: Montgomery, AL @ Rock Bottom
- 3/4: Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen
- 3/6: Orlando, FL @ Plaza Theatre
- 3/7: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
- 3/9: Melbourne, FL @ Levelz
- 3/10: Tampa, FL @ State Theatre
- 3/11: Jacksonville, FL @ Brewsters
- 3/13: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
- 3/14: Norfolk, VA @ Norva
- 3/15: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
- 3/16: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
- 3/19: Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant St
- 3/20: Indianapolis, IN @ Vouge
- 3/21: St. Louis, MO (Sauget, IL) @ Pop's

You will not want to miss these performances featuring songs from Hank3’s new albums, and make sure to get an early peek at what’s going on in the world of Hank3 by joining Thursday’s Yowie.com chat!



Related links:
Hank3's Official Site