Black Skies Check In From The Road + Live Song Posted!

North Carolina power trio Black Skies have been ravaging the North American masses since November 14th on their 2011 Fall tour excursion in support of the recently unleashed "On The Wings Of Time" full-length.

The band checks in from the tour van:

"The tour is going great! We've played some of our favorite venues, hit some new ones and had a great first time playing Canada! The crowd, promoters and venues in Montreal and Toronto were very welcoming and we look forward to going back! We've been playing songs off our new record for the most part including a tune we hadn't really played out live before and a May Blitz cover on some nights. It's been a blast being back out. Our friends Make from Chapel Hill were on the first half of the tour with us. It's been great to share the stage with these guys every night. They're an excellent band, and good, fun people to hang with. We joined up with Vaz in Montreal for a string of dates. It's time to take over Easthampton, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Annandale!"

BLACK SKIES - Fall Tour 2011 [remaining dates]:

- 11/26/2011: Flywheel Arts Collective in Easthampton, MA**
- 11/27/2011: St. Vitus in Brooklyn, NY**
- 11/28/2011: JRs in Philadelphia, PA**
- 11/29/2011: Cellar Door: Annandale, VA
** with Vaz

"On The Wings Of Time" is currently available at all shows on digital download cards included with the purchase of a limited edition, silk-screened poster. A CD version with alternate cover art is also available. To hear "On The Wings Of Time" in its entirety, check out the stream below.



In addition, you can check out a live recording from the band's first show of the tour at the Get Down in Asheville, North Carolina.




Related links:
Official site of Black Skies
Black Skies on Facebook
Black Skies on MySpace

AC/DC's Brian Johnson To Appear On That Metal Show Tonight - Sneak Peek Available!

VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" has become a staple within the Heavy Music community. Thanks to the well-focused concept of the show, which features Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine. The ninth season of the show is in full throttle and tonight's show promises to be one of the best ones yet. Tonight at 11 PM ET, for the first time ever, "That Metal Show" welcomes Brian Johnson from the legendary Australian Rock N' Roll band AC/DC!

TV Shows - Full Episode Video - Reality TV Shows

Related links:
That Metal Show

EYEHATEGOD Set To Destroy Brooklyn, NY With A Slew Of Special Guests!

Following the sonic devastation that was their performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest earlier this month, New Orleans' hardcore, blues-based, post-amplification, dirge-doers Eyehategod are set to destroy Brooklyn, NY!

Commented front-man Mike Williams on the next round of pummel: "Following an amazing dark and cloudy show at Austin's Fun Fun Fun fest, America's drunkest sweethearts will set off on yet another East Coast exploration and research field trip into the age old tradition of self-abuse."

EYEHATEGOD Tour Dates 2011/2012:

- 12/02/2011 Wonderland Ballroom (Formerly Club Lido): Boston, MA
- 12/03/2011 Jimmy's: Allentown, PA
- 12/04/2011 Europa: Brooklyn, NY w/ Doomriders, Hull, Knight Terror
- 01/21/2012 Sonar: Baltimore, MD w/ Integrity 9 (A389 Anniversary Show)
- 05/24/2012 Maryland Deathfest @ Sonar: Baltimore, MD

Eyehategod unleashed their Live DVD earlier this year via MVD. The 88-minute production features multi-camera footage from 2009 (Baltimore, MD) and 2010 (Cleveland, OH), with bonus clips from the last show of their 2010 European tour and videos never before released before on DVD. Commented popular Canadian web portal Hellbound in a recent review of the film: "Trust Eyehategod to put out a live DVD that looks like a fifth-generation VHS bootleg from 25 years ago. And bless ‘em for it. After all, the pure grit and amateurishness of the way the two live sets on Live are shot are far more appropriate for the New Orleans sludge legends than, say, a lavish light show, crane shots galore, and a five-channel surround mix. Nah, instead we’re privy to poorly lit, hand-held shots from various angles, most of which are right smack in the middle of the chaos the band is creating, and sound quality that’s muddy and distorted. It looks and sounds absolutely filthy, and it’s perfect." Added Cvlt Nation simply: "...a piece of Eyehategod cinematic history." A perfect dose of Black Flag meets Black Sabbath in ragged, live glory. Order your copy HERE where you'll also find a new selections of T-shirts and hoodies.



Related links:
Official Site of Eyehategod

Bury Your Dead - Video Premiere Of 'The Sirens Of Titan'!

New England Metalcore masters Bury Your Dead released their latest album entitled "Mosh N' Roll" on August 2nd via Mediaskare Records. So far the reaction of the public is that the bands sixth studio album is evidence that Bury Your Dead has returned to their heavier roots. This album for the first time since 2007, vocalist Mat Bruso leads the band (guitarist Brendan “Slim” MacDonald, and drummer Mark Castillo) through a sonic hailstorm of vicious ferocity on eleven blistering tracks of intense Hardcore and Metal.

Recently, the band unleashed their second video clip for their song "The Sirens Of Titan".



Featuring eleven furious Hardcore Metal anthems like “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Bluebeard” and “Slapstick,” 'Mosh ‘n’ Roll' recaptures the inflamed spirit of Bury Your Dead’s early records as the band dives fist first into the pit for one of the year’s most torrential Metalcore albums.

Bury Your Dead has sold over 300,000 albums worldwide and have toured with bands like: Korn, Killswitch Engage, Disturbed, Chimaira, Deftones, Suicide Silence, Stone Sour, Shadows Fall, Cavalera Conspiracy, The Dillinger Escape Plan among many others. The band will be headlining the Over The Limit 2 Tour this summer with Evergreen Terrace, For The Fallen Dreams, In The Midst of Lions, Thick As Blood, Betrayal, Hundredth and Murder Death Kill supporting followed by a Headlining European tour in August.

Mosh ‘n’ Roll Track Listing:

1) Slaughterhouse-Five
2) Nothing Is Lost Save Honor
3) Bluebeard
4) The Sirens of Titan
5) Deadeye Dick
6) Timequake
7) Sun Moon Star
8) Slapstick
9) Mother Night
10) Jailbird
11) Mosh ‘n’ Roll

Related links:
Bury Your Dead on MySpace
Bury Your Dead on Facebook
Bury Your Dead on Twitter
Mediaskare Records

A Holiday Tribute Show For Dimebag Darrell Abbott!

On Saturday, December 10th, Horns Up Rocks! presents:

"A Holiday Tribute Show For Dimebag Darrell!"

This will be our last show of 2011 and it will take place at our favorite venue in New York City: The Trash Bar! Not only are we hosting THE Holiday show to be at, but we're also celebrating the legacy of the late great Dimebag Darrell from Pantera and Damageplan!

Joining us at "A Holiday Tribute Show for Dimebag Darrell" will be Marc Rizzo from Cavalera Conspiracy & Soulfly, who will be performing with The Marc Rizzo Band! Also performing that night will be Slam One Down, Borgopass, World Lost and ShitKill!

PLUS, we'll have a Pantera jam, which will feature various special guests!



Hosted by Sammy Brooks (America's #1 Webcam Model:

Here are all the details:

- Date/Time: Saturday, December 10th at 7 PM
- Location: The Trash Bar - 256 Grand Street, NY 11211-4303
- Lineup: Marc Rizzo band, Slam One Down, Borgopass, World Lost and ShitKill!
- Cost: $12 (21+ with ID)

Open bar from 7 - 8 PM! Official afterparty at Duff's Brooklyn!

Click to RSVP!

Metallica To Resurrect 'Black Album' This Summer On Select Tour-dates!

Metallica will perform the band's top-selling 1991 LP, "Metallica", A.K.A. "the black album," at the following European festival appearances next June.

- June 01: Nürnberg, Germany at Rock Im Park
- June 02: Nürburgring, Germany at Rock Am Ring
- June 09: Donington, England at Download
- June 10: Nickelsdorf, Austria at Nova Rock

More shows will be announced soon.

Here are some facts about "the Black Album":

- Metallica (also known as The Black Album) is the bands self-titled fifth studio album.

- "The Black Album" was produced by Bob Rock, and it was released on August 12, 1991 through Elektra Records to critical acclaim.

- The album produced six hit singles: "Enter Sandman", "Don't Tread on Me", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Wherever I May Roam", and "Sad but True".

This is what drummer Lars Ulrich told Kerrang! magazine, when asked why Metallica decided to do "the Black Album" at next years Download Festival.

"The people at Download asked. It wasn't our idea. The thing is, although we haven't played at Donington for six years, we have been to the U.K. pretty much every single summer since then." Ulrich added, "So they wanted us to do something different, and that's what they came up with. I quite like the fact that come next summer it'll be the 21st anniversary of the 'black album,' not the 20th."

Regarding if his him and band-mates would have to re-learn the two songs from the record — "Don't Tread On Me" and "The Struggle Within" — that Metallica has never played live before, Lars said,"Yeah. Although to be honest with you, a song like 'The Struggle Within' is a lot easier to re-learn than 'The Frayed Ends Of Sanity'. I don't think it's going to be too difficult for us to figure out these songs."

Track listing of "the Black Album":

- 1. "Enter Sandman"
- 2. "Sad but True"
- 3. "Holier Than Thou"
- 4. "The Unforgiven"
- 5. "Wherever I May Roam"
- 6. "Don't Tread on Me"
- 7. "Through the Never"
- 8. "Nothing Else Matters"
- 9. "Of Wolf and Man"
- 10. "The God That Failed"
- 11. "My Friend of Misery"
- 12. "The Struggle Within"



Related links:
Metallica

Trombone Metal Band Fallstaff Offer FREE Download Of 'The Cost'

Fallstaf, the Canadian brass Metal band with a trombone hitman, are offering their track "The Cost" from their recently released debut album "Bastard Sons of A Pure Breed" for FREE.



The band also released a music video for "The Cost" earlier this month, which can be viewed below.



Who said that having a brass section in your band is not Metal? In times were too many bands out there are sticking to a one-dimensional formula, Canadian Metal band Fallstaf are going against the grain! Make no mistake, their music doesn't just stand out because of having a trumpet mixed in with distorted guitar sounds and screaming vocals, the band possesses the knowledge of what it takes to write good music!

Track-listing of "Bastard Sons Of A Pure Breed":

1. Dark Days
2. The Cost
3. Eulogy
4. Not Welcome
5. Pull The Knife
6. My Demons (acoustic version)
7. 10 Years In Flames
8. The Hounds
9. Fuck The Fence
10. My Demons
11. Violent As Violence Can Be

Fallstaf is:

IANN - Vocals
BENN - Bass
SIMM - Guitars
MATT - Drums
THE HITMAN - Horns

Related links:
Fallstaf on Facebook
Fallstaf on Twitter

Sworn Enemy Announce End Of The Year Shows!

Photo by: Rebeka Castellanos

Through blood, sweat, determination, and their signature New York toughness, Brooklyn's legendary Hardcore Metal outfit Sworn Enemy have announced two epic shows in order to conclude 2011 with a bang! After a fierce month-long European tour, Hardcore Metal legends Sworn Enemy will close out 2011 with two East Coast shows.

"After a great summer in Europe, we wanted to celebrate the end of another successful year with a few hometown shows for our tristate area friends," says drummer Danny Lamegna.

- Thursday, December 1: Clifton, NJ at Dingbatz (flyer)

- Saturday, December 3: NYC, NY at Tabacco Road

Sworn Enemy is:

- Sal Lococo - Vocals
- Matt Garzilli - Guitar
- Anthony Paganini - Bass
- Jeff Cummings - Guitar
- Danny Lamagna - Drums



Related links:
Sworn Enemy's Official Site
Sworn Enemy on Facebook
Official Facebook Invite

Asking Alexandria Release NEW Remix Album 'Stepped Up & Scratched'!

British Metalcore band Asking Alexandria released a new remix album "Step Up & Scratched" earlier this week (11/22). The album is already the #1 album on the iTunes Electronic Album chart.

You can now listen to the song "A Lesson Never Learned", which was remixed by Celldweller for the record.

Asking Alexandria - A Lesson Never Learned (Celldweller Remix) by Celldweller

Asking Alexandria is currently on tour with Avenged Sevenfold, Hollywood Undead, and Black Veil Brides, here are the remaining tour-dates:

- Nov 25, 2011: Jacksonville, FL
- Nov 26, 2011: Augusta, GA
- Nov 28, 2011: Huntsville, AL
- Nov 29, 2011: Pikeville, KY
- Nov 30, 2011: Fort Wayne, IN
- Dec 1, 2011: Louisville, KY
- Dec 2, 2011: Madison, WI
- Dec 3, 2011: Minneapolis, MN
- Dec 4, 2011: Des Moines, IA
- Dec 5, 2011: Omaha, NE
- Dec 6, 2011: Green Bay, WI
- Dec 7, 2011: Duluth, MN
- Dec 9, 2011: Grand Forks, ND
- Dec 10, 2011: Bismarck, ND
- Dec 12, 2011: Billings, MT
- Dec 13, 2011: Missoula, MT
- Dec 14, 2011: Yakima, WA
- Dec 16, 2011: San Jose, CA

Asking Alexandria is:

- Ben Bruce: Lead guitar, programming, backing vocals
- James Cassells: Drums (since 2008)
- Cameron Liddell: Rhythm guitar (since 2008)
- Danny Worsnop: Lead vocals, keyboards, programming (since 2008)
- Sam Bettley: Bass guitar

Related links:
Click here to purchase Asking Alexandria's Stepped Up & Scratched
Official Site of Asking Alexandria

Italian Metallers Cadaveria Reveal NEW Album Details!

Italy's Metal maniacs Cadaveria have a NEW album entitled ‘Horror Metal’ that will be released on January 31st, 2012 via Bakerteam Records. Recently, the band revealed the track-list of their fourth full length album. Here it is.

1. Flowers in Fire
2. The Night’s Theatre
3. Death Vision
4. Whispers of Sin
5. Assassin
6. The Days of the After and Behind
7. Apocalypse
8. The Oracle (of the Fog)
9. Requiem
10. This is Not the Silence
11. Hypnotic Psychosis

Cadaveria have also revealed the album cover for their NEW album "Horror Metal"!

Related links:
Cadaveria's Official Site
Cadvaria on Facebook
Cadaveria on MySpace

Marilyn Manson's Keyboardist Chris Vrenna Leaves The Band to Focus on Production & New Projects!

Chris Vrenna, the Grammy-award winning musician and producer who was most recently the drummer/keyboardist for Marilyn Manson, has left the band to focus on his growing film and video game scoring, production career and DJ outings as well as work on the forthcoming 2012 Tweaker release.

"I'm incredibly proud of the work I did with Manson and look forward to the release of Born Villain. I wish my brothers well but with the recording largely completed I felt it was time to return to other facets of my career which involves production work, film scoring, and future musical collaborations," explained Vrenna.

Vrenna rose to prominence in the early '90s as a full-time member of Nine Inch Nails, having been a permanent member of Trent Reznor's band since Nine Inch Nails' inception and for the following eight years. His production and programming credits include the aforementioned Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Guns'n'Roses and most recently work on Evanescence's self-titled 2011 album. Vrenna is also a sought after remixer working on tracks by U2, Nelly Furtado, Rammstein, and Slipknot.

Related links:
Chris Vrenna on Facebook
Tweaker Music

Black (Metal) Friday - Special Discounts On DVDs, CDs & More!

Headbangers, it's time to draw your pentagrams, light your candles, and nail a live turkey to the dinner table! Thanksgiving is finally here, followed by Black (Metal) Friday! Available online and in stores, crawl your way over to FYE for some HEAVY sales!!

Support the scene by purchasing some music, simply click here to find the FYE store nearest to you!

Corey Taylor's Lecture At Oxford University - Part 3 (Video Available)

On June 8, 2011, Corey Taylor was asked to conduct a lecture at Oxford University. In case you live under a cloud of smoke, Oxford University is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world! The message that Taylor had for all those who attended this lecture, is one that everyone should read:

"Too many people chase dreams that they don't understand," he said. "Too many people try to go for things that they'd like to do but they're not realistic enough to know they don't have the talent."

Here is part 3 of Corey's lecture:







In other Corey Taylor news, he recently embarked on a national solo tour billed as “An Evening With Corey Taylor". Here are the remaining tour-dates.

- Nov. 25: Eagle Theatre - Detroit, MI
- Nov. 26: Double Door - Chicago, IL
- Dec. 01: Corona Theatre - Montreal, QC
- Dec. 02: Mod Club - Toronto, ON
- Dec. 04: Middle East - Boston, MA
- Dec. 05: Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
- Dec. 06: World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
- Dec. 07: The Met - Providence, RI
- Dec. 09: Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
- Dec. 10: Sound Stage - Baltimore, MD
- Dec. 12: Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
- Dec. 13: The Social - Orlando, FL



Related links:
Click here to purchase tickets and/of VIP Packages for Corey Taylor's Solo Tour
Click to order the audio version of "Seven Deadly Sins - Settling The Argument Between Born Bad And Damaged Good"
Corey Taylor's official site
Slipknot
Stone Sour

Defiler To Re-release Debut Album ‘Pangaea’ On CD Thanks To Stillborn Records!

In October 2010, after a few months living in the studio working on demos and recording, Castro Valley, California’s Defiler released their own debut album, "Pangaea", as a digital album only. Soon after, scraping together enough money from digital sales of "Pangaea", the band shot their first ever music video for ‘Cryomancer’. Once ‘Cryomancer’ went viral it spread like wildfire, garnering thousands of views within the first few weeks of its release and accumulating over 1.25 million YouTube views to date.
 
The viral success of the ‘Cryomancer’ video immediately caught the attention of Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed, Jasta, Kingdom of Sorrow) and Stillborn Records. Shortly thereafter, Defiler vocalist Jake Pelzl and Jasta started working together on re-issuing "PANGAEA" as a physical CD for the first time ever.  Due to popular demand, Stillborn Records is now fast tracking the re-issue of "PANGAEA" and making it available for a limited time as a CD/T-shirt bundle.

 

The re-issue of "PANGAEA" was remixed/re-masterd by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Emmure, Chimaira) also includes ‘Wild Wasteland’, a never before released bonus studio track. The "Pangea" re-issue will also include new artwork designed by Mike D from Darkicon Design (Killswitch Engage).
 
Defiler recently signed a new record deal (with a new label home) with additional details are set to be announced shortly. The band and is currently hard at work on the follow up to "Pangaea" with an expected first quarter 2012 release. 
 
Defiler is:

Jake Pelzl (Founding member and vocalist)
Ethan Lewis - (Guitar)
Ian Poole - (Drums)
 
Related links:
Defiler on Facebook
Defiler on Twitter
Defiler on YouTube

Obscura Unleash Two Songs From 'Illegitimitation' Demo Collection!

German progressive Metal titans Obscura have released two tracks from their upcoming demo collection, 'Illegimitation' (link below). The collection, set to be released in March 2012, will include ten never-before-heard tracks, including the band's earliest recordings from 2003, unreleased songs from the "Cosmogenesis" sessions of 2006, and brand new cover songs with the newest line-up from 2011.

Click here to listen to a taste of 'Illegimitation'!

Obscura recently announced a four-week headlining European tour in the spring of 2012 in support of their latest album "Omnivium". Support on the tour will come from label-mates Spawn Of Obsession, French tech-death maestros Gorod, and Dutch progressive Metallers Exivious. The tour will kick-off on March 9th in Stuttgart, Germany then march through Scandinavia, Eastern and Southern Europe, and the UK before returning to Germany on April 7th. A complete listing of dates is listed below. 
  


The band is currently on the road as part of their first North American headline tour. The tour began on Nov. 4 in Wilmington, Delaware and runs through Dec. 7 with support from label-mates Abysmawl Dawn, Last Chance To Reason (select dates) and Enfold Darkness (select dates). A listing of tour dates is included below. 
  
Remaining tour-dates:

- 11/23: Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
- 11/25: Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater
- 11/27: Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee Theater
- 11/28: Dallas, TX @ The Rail Club
- 11/29: San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
- 11/30: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
- 12/2: Lake Worth, FL @ Propaganda
- 12/3: Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
- 12/4: Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live
- 12/5: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
- 12/6: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
- 12/7: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar

EUROPEAN TOUR:

*****All 2012 dates from March 3rd thru April 7th w/ SPAWN OF POSSESSION, GOROD & EXIVIOUS***


- March 9: Stuttgart, Germany - Universum
- March 10: Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle Kraftwerk
- March 11: Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
- March 12: Berlin, Germany - Magnet
- March 13: Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Slussen
- March 14: Oslo, Norway - Betong
- March 15: Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock
- March 16: Jena, Germany - Rosenkeller
- March 17: PolandvTBC
- March 18: Prague, Czech Rep. - Black Pes
- March 19: Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal
- March 20: München, Germany - Feierwerk Hansa 39
- March 21: Wien, Austria - Arena
- March 22: Ljubljana, Slovenia - Gala Hala
- March 23: Milano, Italy - Zoe Club
- March 24: Rome, Italy - Traffic Club
- March 25: Day Off vs. Switzerland - TBC
- March 26: France - TBC
- March 27: Toulouse, France - Aero
- March 28: Nantes, France - Ferrailleur
- March 29: Paris, France - Glazart
- March 30: Dunkerque, France - 4 Ecluses
- March 31: Rouen, France - 106
- April 1: Manchester, UK - Moho Live
- April 2: Dublin, Ireland - The Pint
- April 3: Bristol, UK - The Croft
- April 4: London, UK - Underworld
- April 5: Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
- April 6: Haarlem, Holland - Patronaat
- April 7vKöln, Germany - Underground



Related links:
Relapse Records
Obscura on Facebook
Obscura on MySpace

The Devin Townsend Project Reveals Close-up Pictures Of “Contain Us” Box-set!

On November 29th, The Devin Townsend Project will be releasing "Contain Us", a special tribute box-set for their epic quadrology (Ki, Addicted, Deconstruction, and Ghost) that was designed and created by Man Alive's Tom Bejgrowicz (who also conceived the classic and must-have Misfits Coffin box-set). Pre-orders are exclusively available at CM Distro (**please note that the deluxe edition is now sold-out**). Make sure to reserve your copy of "Contain Us" while you still can! Close-up pictures of the box-set can be found below.

For more details about "Contain Us", read on for the official box-set specs:

• A 12" x 12", 64-page, perfect bound book featuring a charcoal linen hardcover with ink-less debossing of the DTP logo on the front and applicable titling on the spine.

• Housed in an uncoated, charcoal linen, hardcover slipcase - presented with a photographic portrait of Devin inset on the front and ink-less embossing of applicable titling on the spine.

• Contains the following: the DTP albums: Ki, Addicted, Ghost, and Deconstruction plus 2 bonus DVDs and CDs. The DVDs have one featuring live performances and all the DTP promotional videos while
the other has audio commentary for all 4 albums, live audio tracks, song stems for remixing and more.  One of the audio CDs features all the bonus tracks from the DTP sessions with the other having the DTP session demos. Ghost and Deconstruction were both remastered just for this set.

• The 4 DTP albums will be housed within the front cover's pastedown while the 4 unreleased discs will be in the back's.

• The interior features acid free, linen-embossed charcoal end papers and museum-quality, dull text and cover stock throughout.

• The center of the book will feature a double gatefold printed on cover stock and comprised of the 4 album covers.

• A clean, crisp, classic-yet-modern design featuring color and B&W imagery throughout. Materials include Devin and the band's personal archives, photography from around the world, and any Inside Out/Devin-related photoshoots from the period.

• A permanently attached, purple fabric linen bookmark.

• This edition is limited to 5000 copies worldwide
Hand-puppets of Devin Townsend's Ziltoid are also available at CM Distro here, just in time for the holidays! Order yours now as a special collector's item or as a gift to any Devin fan.

The Devin Townsend Project will soon be heading back to North America for their "Bearded And The Bald" trek. All upcoming tour dates are below, so check to see when Hevy Devy will be coming to a city near you!

"Bearded And The Bald" tour dates:

Dec. 1 - Calgary, AB - The Gateway Bar @ SAIT Campus

Dec. 3 - Regina, SK - The Distrikt

Dec. 4 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret

Dec. 7 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
Dec. 8 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes
Dec. 9 - London, ON - London Music Hall
Dec. 10 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
Dec. 11 - St. Catharines, ON - L3 Nightclub
Dec. 13 - Kingston, ON - The Mansion
Dec. 14 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques
Dec. 15 - Ottawa, ON 0 Mavericks Bar

Click to order the “Contain Us” Box-set!

Related links:
Hevy Devy
The Devin Townsend Project on Facebook

5 Metallic Tips For Thanksgiving!

We want to wish all of the U.S. headbangers a safe and Metallic Thanksgiving week! Please be safe!

Now, here are 5 tips that will make your Thanksgiving a lot more Metal!

1) If you are hunting down your own turkey, which we assume you all are, bring a bowl of corn in order to attract the turkey. Make sure the corn is dipped into any kind of alcoholic drink, this way the turkey will die nice and drunk. This will result in a happier and healthier turkey. You will thank us once you devour that animal!

2) If you are going to say grace before chow time, make sure you crank up Lamb Of God's song "Grace", since you want to make sure your food is blessed by the Metal Gods and/or Satan!

3) Planning on drinking responsibly? Blacktooths are perfect to drink both before and after the meal of the year! Here are the ingredients you need to make a proper blacktooth:

- Bottle of Crown Royal or Seagrams 7
- Bottle of Coca Cola
- Pantera shot glasses

Serve the whiskey into the shot glass (don't spill it you slob), then add a SPLASH of Coke into the whiskey. Finally, put back the entire shot in the name of Dimebag!

4) Drive safely! Thanksgiving week has the highest percentage of car accidents in the year. So please make sure you give yourself enough time to get to your destination, drive within the speed limit, and don't even think about drinking and driving!

Suggested bands to be crank up while driving:

- Black Sabbath
- Pantera
- Slayer
- Motorhead
- Machine Head
- Meshuggah

5) Eat a lot of protein to strengthen your body for the next show you attend, if you eat too many carbs (which you probably will), you will most likely get destroyed the next time you get in the pit. Thanksgiving doesn't HAVE to be a pig-out!

Heavy thanksgiving, from your friends at Horns Up Rocks!!!

Episode Three of the Horns Up Rocks Showcase Series - Promo Video Available!

On Thursday, December 1st, Horns Up Rocks and Fontana's Bar will host episode 3 of the Horns Up Rocks Showcase Series! We can assure you that we will keep you entertained with a Heavy eclectic mix of music from start to finish! Our goal since day one has always been to be multidimensional, and we truly believe that for episode 3 of the Horns Up Rocks Showcase Series all that attend will be very satisfied with this unique lineup.

- No Remission
- Satevis
- Sicktrust
- Cousin Sleaze

Additionally, Horns Up Rocks founder Jo Schüftan will be hosting and DJing the event.



- Date/Time: Thursday, December 1st at 8 PM
- Location: Fontana's Bar, 105 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002-4482 (Subway: B or D trains to Grand St)
- Cost: $10
- Age Restrictions: 21+ with ID

RSVP now!

More info at: www.hornsuprocks.com

GWAR's Cory Smoot CD Release/Memorial Show Announced!

On Saturday, January 7, 2012, the life of GWAR guitarist Corey Smooth (A.K.A. Flattus Maximus) will be celebrated at a CD Release/Memorial show that will take place at The Canal Club in Richmond, Virginia. Smoot passed away on November 3rd while on tour with GWAR.

For this very special show, there will be several bands that were friends with Smoot’s. The lineup is:

- Mensrea
- Cannabis Corpse
- Antietam 1862
- Dave Brockie Experience
- Throne from Royalty
- Make Like Murder.

The show will also celebrate the release of Smoot’s solo record, which was wrapped up shortly before his death. It will be available at the event for $10, and is also available digitally at Amazon.com.

Additionally, a raffle will be held with prizes set to include Schecter guitars, merchandise by several bands, and much more.

All proceeds from the show will go directly to the Smoot family!

Related links:
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Ozzy Osbourne To Launch His Own Radio Channel On Sirius XM!

Sirius XM has announced that"The Prince Of Darkness", Ozzy Osbourne, will have his own radio channel! The 24/7 music channel is expected to launch later this year. Ozzy's Boneyard, channel 38, will feature classic Hard Rock and Heavy Metal artists such as:

- Black Sabbath
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Metallica
- AC/DC
- Jimi Hendrix
- Pantera
- Van Halen

The Sirius XM subscribers will hear music from Ozzy's music repertoire, as well as share personal stories his life as the front-man of Black Sabbath and his solo band. The channel will also feature specials hosted by Ozzy family members, Sharon, Jack and Kelly.

"After everything I've been through in my career I never imagined I'd end up with my own radio channel on Sirius XM. This is fucking amazing! Does this mean I can play whatever I want?" said Ozzy Osbourne.

"No one represents the evolution of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal more than Ozzy Osbourne. We know Ozzy's Boneyard will be alive and kicking." - Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, Sirius XM

Other channels that have the stamp of approval from various musicians are:

- Bruce Springsteen's E Street Radio
- Pearl Jam Radio
- Eminem's Shade 45
- Willie Nelson's Willie's Roadhouse
- B.B. King's Bluesville
- Elvis Radio
- Jimmy Buffett's Radio Margaritaville
- Siriusly Sinatra

Related links:
Ozzy Osbourne
Sirius XM

Retox - Innovative Video Premiere Of 'Ten Pounds Of Sh*t In A Five Pound Bag'!

Calfornia Punk Rockers Retox recently unleashed their debut album, "Ugly Animals" (Available now via Three One G and Ipecac Recordings). In case you haven't heard of Retox, according to them "all that matters in the grand scheme of things is the band is not directly comparable to what has come before them. But if we must: Retox is an outcome of stagnant and boring western culture, as well as the self proclaimed counterculture, which has slipped into a sea of pointlessness."

Recently, the band unleashed a video clip for their song "Ten Pounds Of Sh*t In A Five Pound Bag", and it is a true masterpiece! The video was produced by Siegfried Productions.



Reviews of the band's recently released debut album, "Ugly Animals":

"8/10" - Vice

"* * * * (Four Stars)" - Alternative Press

"Retox evoke the dirty, chaotic and unruly feel reminiscent of bands like The Germs" - Crustcake Blog

"There is pure art in their violence" - Punk News

- UPCOMING DATES (W/MELT BANANA)

- Nov. 26: San Diego, CA at The Soda Bar
- Nov. 27: Los Angeles, CA at The Echoplex
- Nov. 28: Sacramento, CA at Harlow's
- Nov. 29: San Francisco, CA at Bottom of the Hill

Related links:
Retox

Unleashed - Studio Update

Legendary Swedish Viking/Death Metal master, Unleashed, have posted an update from Chrome Studios in Sweden where the band has finished recording its upcoming album.

Johnny Hedlund (bass/vocals) commented, “We are now ready with most of the recording, final vocals were done last week and we are very satisfied so far. We will now spend some real time on mixing this and creating a crushing sound. Anders just asked me if this might be the fastest unleashed album to date. I'm not sure but it's likely close anyhow.”

The upcoming album was produced by Unleashed guitar player, Fredrik Folkare, and will see a spring 2012 release on Nuclear Blast Records.

Stay tuned for more information!



Related links:
Unleashed
Unleashed on Facebook
Unleashed on Twitter
Unleashed on YouTube
Unleashed on MySpace

Panzie Discuss NEW Album 'Love & Blood', Occupy Wall Street & Musical Formula!

The ear drums of the world haven't found their safe haven ever since New York City Rock band Panzie, began delivering a blend of unique sounds that start grooving your soul from the get-go. Panzie recently released their first full length album entitled "Love & Blood", and the results have over-exceeded all expectations! Produced by Stacy O'Dell, the album possesses the raw energy that Panzie is famous for, along with an unorthodox musical style. In times in which too many bands lack a signature sound, it is refreshing to hear a record full of original and memorable musical passages. "Love & Blood" takes the listener through a musical joyride that is both bitter and sweet.

Right after they presented "Love & Blood" to the masses at Mercury Lounge in New York City through an excellent live performance, we kidnapped the band and interviewed them about their new album. During the chat, we also discussed the Occupy Wall Street movement and Panzie's musical formula. Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat-belts! And start your rocking engines!






LINEUP:

- Johnny Hawaiian: Vocals
- Jonnie Rockit: Lead Guitars and Vocals
- DC Gonzalez: Lead guitars and Vocals
- John Servo DeSalvo: Drums

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

Live footage by: Nik RockMetal

Related links:
Panzie's Official Site
Panzie on Facebook

Prong Enters Studio To Record NEW Album!

Fresh from inking with SPV/Long Branch Records, Metal innovators Prong have entered the studio with producer Steve Evetts. Evetts' recent work includes the likes of Dillinger Escape Plan and Suicide Silence.

"He understands Prong in a way no other producer we've ever worked with has," says Prong guitarist, vocalist and mainstay Tommy Victor on the choice of producer. "We have a lot of history and have always evolved as a band. The goal for all of us was to take all of that and make a definitive Prong album," Victor continues.

In the meantime, Prong has been featured in Decibel magazine Thrash Metal Hall of Fame special issue in an article detailing the making of 1990's benchmark album "Beg To Differ". Spin Magazine best summed up that era of Prong's evolution as "crafted in an alternative universe where Alain Jourgensen - not Dave Mustaine - is the incorrigible charter member of a pre-Metallica world." Order your copy of the magazine HERE

Related links:
Prong's Official Site

Avant-Garde Black Metallers FORMLOFF To Release NEW Record!

Five years after the release of the avant-garde Metal piece "Adjø Silo", Norway's FORMLOFF return with a new dark Black Metal piece.



Titled "Spyhorelandet", the record is set for release via Eisenwald in January 2012. Finding progression in regression, FORMLOFF have crafted an album closer to the sound of their first demo, "Overstyring". Darker and more atmospheric than ever before, the FORMLOFF duo -- Bernt Karsten Sannerud and Marius Sjøli -- also recruited several session musicians to compete the recording lineup, including two bass players, a drummer and a saxophonist.

Where most Black Metal revels in stories of fictional deities, benign and malignant, "Spyhorelandet" wallows in everyday themes. Much like the cover art (to be revealed soon), the music contained within bears forth the naked truth. When you peel back the skin, no matter how beautiful, what is left is the ugly personal histories each of us carries. Throughout "Spyhorelandet", naked inhabitants of our world are quoted directly. For many of whom, defeat is their best and sometimes only asset.

Two sample tracks from the record can be heard below. Stay tuned for more info on FORMLOFF in the coming weeks.

Spyhorelandet by Formloff

Skævven by Formloff

Related links:
Formloff on MySpace
Formcloff on Sound Cloud
Formloff on Facebook

Gene "The Atomic Clock" To Offer Online Drumming Lessons!

Eugene Victor Hoglan II, known by many of you as Gene Hoglan or "The Atomic Clock", is one of the best drummers in the world. During his 27 year career he has played in bands such as Strapping Young Lad, Testament, Fear Factory, Dark Angel, War God and Dethklok. He recently stepped in for Testament drummer Paul Bostaph, who suffered a serious injury, and recorded drums for Testament's 10th studio album entitled "The Dark Roots Of Earth". He also performed with Testament on a few select shows during the bands recent tour with Anthrax and Death Angel.

Today, it was announced that Gene "The Atomic Clock" Hoglan has joined forces with RealLesson.com to offer a unique chance for fans and musicians to receive live, interactive lessons online from one of the best drummer in Heavy Metal today.

What is RealLesson.com? "RealLesson.com is your outlet for taking live, interactive lessons online or in person. During the site's pre-launch phase, we are having great success in attracting and securing a wide variety of teachers! There is no limit to the style/genre of the teacher, so you will have no shortage of qualified teachers to learn from. We will not only be providing lessons with musicians, but also sound engineers, tour managers, lighting/stage professionals and other relative categories of instruction."

Click here to sign up!

Here is a previous interview we conducted with Gene Hoglan, in which he discusses his air drumming techniques!



Official Site of Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan on MySpace

Ministry Announce Release Date For 'Relapse' + Studio Report Available On Video!

Ministry is without a doubt the band to blame for the rise of Industrial Metal in the early 80s. The band was formed in 1981 in Chicago, Illinois by singer Al Jourgensen. In 2008, after 17 years of musical madness, Ministry decided to call it quits and were joined by Swedish Metal machines Meshuggah for a North American farewell tour.

After only three years apart, the band decided to reunite and have already announced some US dates for 2012 (tourdates below)! They have also announced that they will be performing at these years edition of "Wacken Open Air" in Wacken, German (August 2-4, 2012). Now, Ministry has announced that they are unleashing their 12th studio album, "Relapse", on March 30, 2012, via Al Jourgensen's (singer) Planet Records. Here is what Jourgensen told Metal Hammer magazine about the reformation of Ministry.

"While I was working on the Buck Satan record, me and Mike Scaccia from Rigor Mortis fucked around to pass the time and we had like, 5,6,7 songs and I didn't really want to do anything with them but Mikey was like, 'Dude, these songs are awesome.' They weren't country, they were more like Ministry. So he's coming by in September and guitarist Tommy Victor from Prong is coming by in October with bassist Tony Campos from Soulfly (ex-Static X) and we're gonna finish up another Ministry album by Christmas called 'Relapse'.

"We've only got five songs to go. I've been listening to it the last couple of weeks and I wasn't really in the mood, I was just taking it as a joke. Just to pass the time at first but Mikey's raving about it. It's like, dude c'mon, this is not about Bush, so… that parts over. The ulcers are gone and Bush is gone so it's time for something new. I think this is actually gonna wind up being the fastest and heaviest record I've ever done. Just because we did it as anti-therapy, therapy against the country music we would just take days off and thrash faster than I've done in a long time, faster than Mikey's done in a long time. He just did a Rigor Mortis tour and said it was easy compared to this Ministry stuff so it's gonna be brutal and it's gonna freak a lot of people out."

US Tour-dates:

- June 17, 2012 Denver Ogden Theatre
- June 21, 2012 Los Angeles Club Nokia
- June 23, 2012 New York Best Buy Theater
- June 28, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre
- June 29, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre

These will be the only US dates of the 2012 Relapse Tour, so get your tickets now!

There is also be the chance to grab special VIP tickets!

Ministry is:

- Al Jourgensen
- Mike Scaccia
- Tommy Victor
- Tony Campos
- John Bechdel
- Aaron Rossi

Studio albums

- With Sympathy (1983)
- Twitch (1986)
- The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)
- The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)
- Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)
- Filth Pig (1996)
- Dark Side of the Spoon (1999)
- Animositisomina (2003)
- Houses of the Molé (2004)
- Rio Grande Blood (2006)
- The Last Sucker (2007)
- Relapse (2011)

Related links:
Tickets for Ministry's Relapse Tour
Ministry's Official Site

Five Finger Death Punch Reveal Alternative Cover For 'American Capitalist'

Photo by: Graham Denzler

Five Finger Death Punch have already made headlines with one of the year’s biggest Rock album debuts. 'American Capitalist' entered at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 in early October and has already sold over 165,000 copies in just a few weeks. Fans can purchase the album on iTunes (link below). Now, less than two months after the release of the record they’ve got some more news.

Starting this Tuesday, November 22nd, fans will be able to get the brand new cover art for 5FDP’s current album. It features an illustration of the band’s ubiquitous “mascot,” Knucklehead over the backdrop of Time Square in New York City.

“We are the people’s band, and a lot of fans really liked this alternative artwork we had on the tour posters. So many times we heard, "THAT should be the album cover" – so we figured we’d make it happen,” explains Bathory. “If you like the original cover, that’s cool too - I guess the original will be somewhat of a limited item from now on, so there you go.”

The new Knucklehead illustration will only be replacing the regular edition album version of 'American Capitalist', while the deluxe edition artwork will remain the same.

5FDP are still out on the road on their headlining "Share the Welt Tour" with All That Remains, Hatebreed, and Rains. The tour has been a massive hit, selling out most venues along the way - getting rave reviews for its solid line up and over-the-top visuals.

Jessica Mero, Head of Marketing at Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee relates. “5FDP's show was an intense Metal spectacle - a perfect show by a great Rock band! Over 4,000 frenzied fans filled the venue and we had to turn away hundreds who showed up too late to buy their tickets at the door.”

5FDP recently released their second single from American Capitalist, "Remember Everything," which is rapidly shooting up the Active Rock charts. Fans can listen to a stream of "Remember Everything" here.

Five Finger Death Punch "Share the Welt Tour" US Tour with Hatebreed and All That Remains:

- 11/21 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
- 11/22 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
- 11/23 New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
- 11/25 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
- 11/26 Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mohegan Sun Arena
- 11/27 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
- 11/29 Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theater
- 11/30 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
- 12/02 Wallingford, CT – The Oakdale Theater
- 12/03 Lewiston, ME – The Colisee
- 12/04 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
- 12/06 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
- 12/13 Fargo, ND – The Venue
- 12/14 St. Paul, MN @ Myt

1. "American Capitalist"
2. "Under and Over It"
3. "The Pride"
4. "Coming Down"
5. "Menace"
6. "Generation Dead"
7. "Back for More"
8. "Remember Everything"
9. "Wicked Ways"
10. "If I Fall"
11. "100 Ways to Hate"

5FDP video for their new single 'Under and Over It'. The satirical video was directed by Ethan Maniquis (co-director of Machete) and shot at Gavin Maloof's spectacular mansion in Las Vegas.



Five Finger Death Punch is:

- Zoltan Bathory: Guitars
- Jason Hook – Guitars
- Ivan Moody – Vocals
- Jeremy Spencer – Drums

Photo credit: Graham Denzler

Related links:
American Capitalist in iTunes
Official Site of Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch on Facebook
Five Finger Death Punch on Twitter