Tony Iommi Updates Fans On The NEW SABBATH Record & Reflects On 2012!

To say that BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi has had a tough year is an understatement. Opening the year, it was announced that Iommi was diagnosed with Lymphoma (a rare form of cancer). This resulted in the recording sessions for the NEW SABBATH album to be halted temporarily (the band is back at it now) and for the band to cancel their extensive European tour. Thankfully, Iommi's health has been progressing very smoothly.

Yesterday (December 21), Iommi posted the following end of the year message via his Facebook page:

“What a year! Certainly not the one I was expecting,” says Tony.

“Thanks to you all for your massive help and support; it was very encouraging.

“I’m still working on the [new Black Sabbath] album and managed to play three shows. Not bad given the news a year ago.

“I’m looking forward to next year, seeing what you think of the record and touring as much as we’re able.

“My best wishes to you all. I hope you have a great Christmas and New Year, most of all, stay positive.”

- Tony Iommi

We want to wish Tony the best wishes during this holiday season and for 2013. Keep on keeping on, brother!

Related links:
Click To Watch BLACK SABBATH's Comeback Show!
BLACK SABBATH's Official Website

VOD's Performance At The CD Release Show For 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' Will Never Be Forgotten!

This past Friday, October 19th, VISION OF DISORDER presented their brand NEW record 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' (available now via Candlelight Records) to their hometown audience at Club Revolution in Amityville, New York. The event also featured performances by This Life We Live, Doomsday Mourning, Valor, Incendiary, and This Is Hell.

The record release show for 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' was also filmed for inclusion in a video documentary about the Long Island Hardcore community!

Anyhow, what we witnessed on Friday night will forever live in our musical memories. The 18 song set list presented on a live setting by the members of VOD - Tim Williams, Mike Kennedy, Matt Baumbach, Michael Fleischmann, and Brendon Cohen - proved why they are one of the tightest bands to ever surface from the Hard Core and Metal planet. We have seen them perform many times, but it was evident that they have recently been playing live continuously, and that the band is relieved to finally have a NEW batch of songs available for them to perform live.

Live music is all about capturing a vibe that is infectious not only for the crowd, but also for the band members. And on Friday night, the VOD boys were all smiles and had a great time performing song after song for over 1 hour.

The band performed 5 cuts from 'The Cursed Remain Cursed':

- Set To Fail
- Loveless
- Be Up On It
- Hard Times
- Blood Red Sun

Additionally, the band performed MANY of their classic songs from their self titled album (The Green Album) and 'Imprint':

- DTO
- 7/13
- Imprint
- Viola
- Watch Out
- Suffer
- For The Bleeders
- What You Are
- Adelaide
- Jada Bloom
- Element
- Choke
- Formula For Failure

VISION OF DISORDER Live:

11/24/2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY w/ Primitive Weapons, Yuppicide

We spoke with members of the band before and after this historical concert, so stay tuned to check that out! For now, here are some bad ass images captured by Zulie Alvarez:

The first album from the band in over a decade, 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' was released September 18th via Candlelight Records. One of the most dynamic and cleverly destructive releases in VOD's twenty year history, the album surges with over forty minutes of brand NEW material, produced by Will Putney (Shadows Fall, Suicide Silence) and mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Social Distortion), and is already an instant classic with longtime fans of the band.

Read our full album review HERE!

Photos by: Zulie Alvarez (www.zuliephotographierocks.com/)

Related links:
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VOD on MySpace

VOD's Record Release Show To Be Filmed For LIHC Documentary!

This Friday (October 19th), VISION OF DISORDER’s hometown release show for their commended NEW record 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' will be filmed for inclusion in a video documentary on the Long Island Hardcore community!

Currently being constructed by director Chris Lilli, Long Island Hardcore Documentary will showcase artists from the founding acts of the movement to today’s modern icons from the expansive Long Island scene, including Indecision, Silent Majority, Milhouse, Kill Your Idols, Backtrack, Neglect, Mind Over Matter and tons more. VOD frontman Tim Williams stated this week: “We will be shooting live from the Ollie's point show and we want strong island to represent in all forms!” Anybody in the NYC area should not miss the disorder this show will surely provide.

VISION OF DISORDER Live:

10/19/2012 Club Revolution - Long Island, NY (Tickets are available HERE!)
11/24/2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY w/ Primitive Weapons, Yuppicide



The first album from the band in over a decade, 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' was released September 18th via Candlelight Records. One of the most dynamic and cleverly destructive releases in VOD's twenty year history, the album surges with over forty minutes of brand NEW material, produced by Will Putney (Shadows Fall, Suicide Silence) and mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Social Distortion), and is already an instant classic with longtime fans of the band.

Read our full album review HERE!

Related links:
Vision Of Disorder on Facebook
VOD on MySpace

VISION OF DISORDER: Promo For 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' Hometown CD Release Show!

Once again, VISION OF DISORDER have revolutionized Heavy Music! Join Tim Williams, Matt Baumbach, Mike Kennedy, Michael Fleischmann, and Brendon Cohen, this Friday, October 19th, at Club Revolution in Long Island, New York, as they celebrate the release of their brand NEW album 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' (available now via Candlelight Records)!

Tickets are available HERE!

Don't delay! Come and see what the VISION OF DISORDER is all about! SPREAD THE WORD!



Read our full album review HERE!

VISION OF DISORDER live dates:

- 10/19/2012 Club Revolution - Long Island, NY
- 11/24/2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY w/ Primitive Weapons, Yuppicide

Related links:
Vision Of Disorder on Facebook
VOD on MySpace

NASHVILLE PUSSY Announce Hometown Show; Bassist Karen Cuda Returns To The Band!

Southern hard Rockers NASHVILLE PUSSY have just confirmed a hometown show in Atlanta, Georgia on June 27^th at The Star Bar. The event which has been dubbed "NASHVILLE PUSSY's First Ever Summer Rock N' Roll Showdown", sees the return of bassist Karen Cuda who has been recovering from a neck injury. The show will feature support from The El Camino's and The Babyhaters.

NASHVILLE PUSSY recently released a live record recorded all over Europe in a special 2 CD re-release of their last studio album 'From Hell To Texas' which was completely remixed for this edition.

NASHVILLE PUSSY has also started work on their NEW album; more details are expected to be announced soon.

NASHVILLE PUSSY LIVE:

6/27: Atlanta, GA @ The Star Bar

Related links:

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Tony Iommi Releases Statement About Performing With BLACK SABBATH: "I was extremely nervous beforehand about playing a long set"

"I was extremely nervous beforehand about playing a long set, not knowing whether I'd be able to last.
It turned out to be no problem whatsoever because Ozzy, Geezer and Tommy were nailing everything, no chance to feel tired! I'm really pleased with how it turned out, fantastic crowd and I want to say thank you to all of them for giving me such an amazing reception.

"On our way again at last!

"Finally, a special thanks to Tommy, we invited him to play and he was brilliant."

Best wishes,

Tony Iommi

Related links:
Click To Watch BLACK SABBATH's Comeback Show!
BLACK SABBATH's Official Website

BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler Comments On Bill Ward's Statement!

By know you must know that legendary drummer Bill Ward removed himself from the current BLACK SABBATH "reunion" shows, as well as the production of the NEW album due to an "unsignable" contract. The band performed their first show in seven years on Saturday with replacement drummer Tommy Cluefetos, who currently performs drums on Ozzy Osbourne’s solo material and tours.

Before they took to the stage on Saturday, bassist Geezer Butler released the following statement titled “Heavy Heart”:

"I feel sad to see the Sabbath reunion becoming a bit of a soap opera on the internet. It has been a very tough year for us as a band, having announced our reunion plans, only for Tony to be diagnosed with lymphoma, leaving us no choice but to postpone the proposed Sabbath tour, and then for Bill to go public on his site about an un-signable contract. None of us knew how Tony was going to respond to his intensive chemo therapy, and radiotherapy. Ozzy and myself flew to England to be with Tony, and on his “good” days, we’d meet at his home studio and put ideas together for the upcoming album, all sitting down together, no drummer involved, just 3 of us quietly putting together ideas. We thought that when we had enough songs together for a full band rehearsal, we’d move back to L.A and put the whole thing together with Bill. Unfortunately, to our surprise, Bill issued a statement on his site saying he’d been offered an un-signable contract. He hadn’t told any one of us he was having contractual problems, and frankly those things are worked out between our representatives, and never between the four of us let alone in public. We had the idea of keeping just one show in this year, hoping that Tony would be well enough for that show, and that things with Bill would be sorted. As you may expect, a one off show at Donnington Festival (Download) costs an absolute fortune to stage, involving over 50 people, transport, air fares, hotels, meals, agents, promotors, accountants, lawyers etc, so none of us, expected to make much money from it- it was a one off Sabbath show for the fans, before we go into recording the new album. Apparently, this wasn’t acceptable to Bill’s representatives, they wanted an amount that was so unrealistic that it seemed to have been a joke. So we resigned ourselves to doing Download without Bill, hoping he’d change his mind and at least make a guest appearance. We started rehearsals a few weeks ago with Tommy Cluefetos, the drummer who will be on the Ozzy and Friends Tour. Brilliant drummer and good bloke. It was decided we’d better do a warm up show, to break the ice since we haven’t played together live. The O2 Academy was available in Birmingham, where we were rehearsing, so we decided on that, and to make a donation to Help For Heroes Charity, since we’d be ironing out any glitches we may have. Then Bill put out a further statement saying he’d been ready to play the Birmingham show , but he was expected to have to do it “for free”- well, I think that’s basically how you raise money from gigs for charity – you play them “for free”.

"All I am saying is that there are two sides to everything. I do hope to play with Bill again some day. For whatever reason; it wasn’t meant to be this time. Bill’s made his decision, and I have to respect that. Hopefully this painful year will be worth the wait for the new Sabbath album and end in joy and happiness for all."

    Stay frosty,
    Geezer Butler

Related links:
Click here to read Bill Ward's Statement!
Click To Watch BLACK SABBATH's Comeback Show!
BLACK SABBATH's Official Website

Tony Iommi Performs With BLACK SABBATH For The First Time Since He Was Diagnosed With Cancer - Live Footage Available!

 
Last night (Saturday, May 19) BLACK SABBATH performed an intimate hometown concert at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England. The 3,800 capacity venue served as a warm-up show in anticipation of the band's appearance at the Download Festival at Donington next month. While there has been a lot of controversy around the "reunion" of BLACK SABBATH, it was great to see Tony Iommi back on stage.

BLACK SABBATH's setlist for the show was as follows:

01. Into The Void
02. Under The Sun
03. Snowblind
04. War Pigs
05. Wheels Of Confusion
06. Electric Funeral
07. Black Sabbath
08. The Wizard
09. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
10. N.I.B.
11. Fairies Wear Boots
12. Tomorrow's Dream
13. Sweet Leaf
14. Symptom Of The Universe (intro only)
15. Drum Solo
16. Iron Man
17. Dirty Women
18. Children Of The Grave

Encore:

19. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (intro only)
20. Paranoid

Fan-filmed video footage is available below.

BLACK SABBATH's first hometown performance in 13 years — and their first concert since 2005 — featured three-quarters of the legendary Heavy Metal act's original lineup — guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler. Tommy Clufetos, a member of Ozzy's solo band, is filling in for original SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, who is sitting out the group's reunion shows due to a contractual dispute with his bandmates.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you Birmingham. Best fans ever — you brought out the best in us", commented Geezer Butler. "It was a privilege playing for you tonight. Tony [Iommi, SABBATH guitarist] was a hero — you were the best medicine he has had. Proud to be a Brummie."

According to Black-Sabbath.com, last night's concert was professionally recorded and filmed.
















Related links:

Click here to check out the NEW BLACK SABBATH Website

ANTHRAX Recruits SHADOWS FALL Drummer Jason Bittner For Argentinean Tour

Thrash Metal legends ANTHRAX are already in Argentina and are ready to make their maniacal South American fans worship music! The band concluded their North American tour this week after a lot of mishaps, with a hometown show in which the entire lineup showed up to jam their souls out. In case you didn't hear, drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello (who is Charlie's nephew) missed several shows on the tour in order to spend time with Charlie's mother, who was terminally ill. On February 4, Benante informed fans via his Official web site that his mother passed away.

Benante has decided to stay home with his family and as a result he wont be part of the bands Argentinean tour. Jason Bittner from SHADOWS FALL will be filling in for Charlie at the following shows:

- Feb. 11: Cordoba, Argentina at Cosquin Rock
- Feb. 13: Buenos Aires, Argentina at Malvinas



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ANTHRAX Is Gearing Up For Hometown Show Tonight With Full Lineup; Last Night's Show Almost Gets Ruined By Jackass Fan!

New York City Thrashers Anthrax, have had a very bittersweet run on their current co-headlining tour with Testament. The tour also features Death Angel. In case you haven't heard yet, Charlie Benante was forced to leave the tour to come home to his fragile mother who is Frankie Bello's grandmother, who unfortunately has passed away. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Charlie and Frankie. Frankie came home once he received the news of his grandmother's passing.

Previous to this unfortunate event, on Wednesday, January 25, Scott Ian contracted a bad viral infection that caused him to be hospitalized near his home in Los Angeles. He was put though a battery of tests, and received fluids intravenously. While he was allowed to go home to await the test results, ER doctors told him he could not fly for at least 24 hours; consequently Ian missed Thursday's show in Kansas City and Friday's Indianapolis concert. He rejoined the band in Fort Wayne on Saturday.

During Ian's absence, guitarists from Testament and Death Angel stepped in to play his parts on various songs; while Testament's drummer Gene Hoglan has been filling in for Charlie.

Last night, while the band was getting ready to play at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore, MD a fan through a drink at the monitor console and fried some vital components. This is what Scott Ian had to say about this:

"Buy a ticket, buy a drink, throw it and fry our monitor console and make everyone wait an hour while our crew fixes it. You are an asshole. Our sound engineer Bobbo was able to hook an iPad up to the console and run it from that. Apple to the rescue. Without that no show."

Today (February 8), Anthrax will be performing their last show of the tour at the Best Buy Theater in their hometown of New York City and it has been confirmed by Charlie Benante that both him and Frankie will be returning to the stage in honor of his mother. Here is what Frankie had to say about this:

"Charlie and I are playing Best Buy Theater tonight because his mom/my grandmother would want us to. Tonight's show is dedicated to her." To this Scott Ian added: "New York City on Hell & the return of Charlie and Frank. I can't put into words how great it's going to be to be back together at home. Be there to celebrate the Giants victory with us at the Best Buy theater!!!"





Related links:
Antrax
Testament
Death Angel

Madball To Perform Hometown Show Tonight In New York City!

New York Hardcore Kings Madball, are ready to set off another hard-hitting year of real deal Hardcore! In 2011, the world witnessed the bands hostile takeover, as they literally took over the entire world via live performances that never cease to impress. And guess what? They are ready to do it all over again in 2012.

Tonight (January 20), in their hometown of New York City, Madball will be ringing in the NEW year with a one-off hometown show! The event will take place at The Gramercy Theatre in New York City! Joining Madball will be:

- Maximum Penalty
- Dead End Path
- Suburban Scum
- The Last Stand

The show will start at 7:00 PM, and it is only $16.00 (All Ages).

Presale tix can be found by clicking here.

*** THIS SHOW WILL BE RECORDED, BOTH VIDEO AND AUDIO, FOR A POSSIBLE UPCOMING LIVE RECORD ***



Related links:
Presale tix can be found by clicking here
Madball on MySpace
Black N Blue Productions

Biohazard's Billy Graziadei Discusses 'Reborn In Defiance' At Hometown CD Release Show!

The highly anticipated ninth studio album by Biohazard is called 'Reborn In Defiance' and is set to be released tomorrow, Friday, January 20th. The expectations are high, and while many mistakenly thought that the band was finished once Evan Seinfeld (co-founder, singer, bassist) left the band last summer, the Heavy Music world will be caught in a devastating hurricane of musical greatness once the masses are infected with the NEW Biohazard!

After giving this album numerous spins, we truly believe that this is a contender for comeback album of the year. After seeing them perform a slew of these NEW songs this this past Tuesday (January 17) in New York City, during their hometown CD release show, Biohazard proved that they still have the attitude, energy, and powerful music that made them break all sound barriers when they arrived to the Heavy Music scene in the late 80s.

Before the event was kicked off by New York City Metallers Wrench and Ikillya, we had the chance to chat with Billy Graziadei (co-founder, vocalist, guitarist) about the bands perseverance, the challenges they have faced, and Biohazard's ninth studio album, which marks the first time in 18 years that the band records an album with their original lineup (Evan Seinfeld, Bobby Hambel, Billy Graziadei & Danny Schuler). Produced Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Metallica), the NEW Biohazard album will be available worldwide January 20th, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. Without further due, here is our insightful interview with Billy!

Below are all the upcoming European and U.S. tour dates for the first part of their world tour in support of "Reborn In Defiance".

'Peristence' European Tour With Suicidal Tendencies:

- Jan. 20: Deinze, Belgium at Brielpoort
- Jan. 21: Oberhausen, Germany at Turbinenhalle
- Jan. 22: Hamburg, Germany at Docks
- Jan. 23: Berlin, Germany at Astra
- Jan. 24: Munchen, Germany at Werk
- Jan. 25: Wien, Austria at Gasometer
- Jan. 26: Stuttgart, Germany at LKA Longhorn
- Jan. 27: Saarbrucken, Germany at Garage
- Jan. 28: Dresden, Germany at Eventwerk
- Jan. 29: Tilburg, Netherlands at O13
- Jan. 30: Paris, France at Bataclan
- Jan. 31: Manchester, UK at Manchester Club Academy
- Feb. 01: Glasgow, UK at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
- Feb. 02: Birmingham, UK at HMV Institute Birmingham
- Feb. 03: London, UK at Underworld

U.S Tour With Madball:

- 2/8: Syracuse, NY @ Station 58
- 2/9: Portland, ME @ Asylum
- 2/10: Worcester, MA @ Te Palladium
- 2/11: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
- 2/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
- 2/15: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
- 2/16: Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
- 2/17: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- 2/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

Video and photo credit: Derek Soto from Sinestra Studios (Like them on Facebook)!

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Biohazard Hometown CD Release Show To Take Place Tonight - Live Audio Stream Available!

Biohazard will be kicking off their 18 month world tour today (January 17) at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. Additionally, the band will be presenting their brand NEW studio album entitled 'Reborn In Defiance' and it marks the first time in 18 years that the band records an album with their original lineup (Evan Seinfeld, Bobby Hambel, Billy Graziadei & Danny Schuler). Produced Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Metallica), the NEW Biohazard album will be available worldwide January 20th, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records.

The bands world tour also includes a co-headline with Suicidal Tendencies on the 'Persistence Tour' in Europe, a short UK tour, several northeast dates with NYHC legends Madball, and the 'Soundwave Festival' in Australia (see below for tourdates). Here is what Biohazard's Billy Graziadei had to say about their upcoming hometown CD Release show.

Beginning at 8pm ET and continuing until Midnight, Black N Blue Takeover will be streaming live from the Biohazard show at NYC’s Gramercy Theater. In addition to Black N Blue’s usual balls-to-the-wall programming, the crew will be streaming three songs from Biohazard’s set as well as a couple tunes from openers Wisdom In Chains. So, basically, you’ve got four hours of Black N Blue Takeover tonight with some killer live jams mixed in. To prepare for the event, check out last week's show featuring members of Biohazard and start nailing down the furniture in your living room should a mosh pit develop.

See you at the show! And if you can't make it, tune in to Black N Blue Takeover on East Village Radio (link below).

Below are all the upcoming northeast tour dates for the first part of their world tour in support of "Reborn In Defiance".

- 1/17: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater

With Madball:

- 2/8: Syracuse, NY @ Station 58
- 2/9: Portland, ME @ Asylum
- 2/10: Worcester, MA @ Te Palladium
- 2/11: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
- 2/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
- 2/15: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
- 2/16: Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
- 2/17: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- 2/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom



Related links:
Click here to listen to the Black N Blue Takeover Live & Loud from Biohazard's hometown CD Release show
Biohazard
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Biohazard on Twitter

Ikillya & Wrench To Support Biohazard At Hometown Show!

This Tuesday, January 17, Biohazard will celebrate the release of their NEW album 'Reborn In Defiance' via a hometown CD release show at The Gramercy Theatre in New York City. 'Reborn In Defiance' marks the first time in 18 years that the band records an album with their original lineup (Evan Seinfeld, Bobby Hambel, Billy Graziadei & Danny Schuler). Produced Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Metallica), the NEW Biohazard album will be available worldwide January 20th, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Tuesday's show will also be the kick off of their 18 month world tour. In order to celebrate the release of their NEW album the best way possible, Biohazard hand picked some of the best New York City bands to help them destroy The Gramercy Theatre. Kicking off the show at 6 PM will be Wrench from Brooklyn, NY, followed by New York City Metallers Ikillya. Additional acts include Wisdom in Chains, This is Hell and Sworn Enemy. This show is NOT to be missed!





Additional Biohazard tour dates:

- 1/15: Albany, NY @ Bogies
- 1/17: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater

With Madball:

- 2/8: Syracuse, NY @ Station 58
- 2/9: Portland, ME @ Asylum
- 2/10: Worcester, MA @ Te Palladium
- 2/11: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
- 2/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
- 2/15: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
- 2/16: Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
- 2/17: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- 2/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

Related links:
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Ikillya
Wrench

NYHC Legends Biohazard Team Up With Revolver Magazine + Repudo To Give Away NEW Record 'Reborn In Defiance'!

New York Hardcore veterans Biohazard are teaming up with Revolver Magazine and Repudo to blaze yet another trail and give away their new record "Reborn In Defiance" in its entirety for FREE to all fans in the United States starting January 20th 2012.

The first such promotion ever launched, the record will be available for free download off of Revolver Magazine’s website as well as through the technology offered by Repudo. Fans can check into Biohazard "Containment Zones" (record stores, venues, and more) across the United States using the Repudo app on their smart phones and download the NEW record directly to their phones or send it to their email inbox. A full map of the "Containment Zones" will be available soon. For fans who still want a physical copy of 'Reborn In Defiance', CDs will be made available for sale in conjunction with Record Store Day in April and will include
exclusive additional content.

"When we started, we followed our hearts and innovated a new direction for
Heavy Music, and today we're doing the same.” says Biohazard vocalist/guitarist Billy Graziadei. “Technology has allowed us to find a new way to not only reach out to fans but also to thank them for their support all these years. Grab our album for free and we'll see you on tour!"

'Reborn In Defiance' is the highly anticipated NEW record that was recorded by the band's original lineup, its first such recording in almost 18 years, with producer Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Metallica).

Below are all upcoming northeast tour dates for the first part of their 'Reborn In Defiance' world tour. Scott Roberts will be joining the band as bass player for all dates.

US Tour Dates:

1/15 – Albany, NY @ Bogies
1/16 – Reading, PA @ Reverb
1/17 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater *Record Release Party

With Madball:

2/8 – Syracuse, NY @ Station 58
2/9 – Portland, ME @ Asylum
2/10 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
2/11 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
2/12 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s Pub
2/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
2/15 – Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
2/16 – Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
2/17 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom (With E-Town Concrete & Madball)
2/18 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom (With E-Town Concrete & Madball)

Biohazard has sold millions of albums worldwide since they achieved international success with their albums 'Urban Discipline' on Roadrunner Records in 1992 and 1994’s 'State of the World Address' on Warner Brothers.

Over the years, Biohazard has collaborated with Onyx, Cypress Hill, Agnostic Front, Hatebreed, Pantera, and Type O Negative, among others. The band has continued to tour nationally and internationally, sharing stages with House of Pain, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Danzig, Fear Factory, Sepultura and Agnostic Front.

Related links:
Revolver Magazine.com
Repudo.com
Biohazard
Biohazard on Facebook
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Biohazard's Billy Graziadei Discusses Upcoming 'Reborn In Defiance' CD Release Show In New York City!

The highly anticipated ninth studio album by Biohazard is called "Reborn In Defiance" and it marks the first time in 18 years that the band records an album with their original lineup (Evan Seinfeld, Bobby Hambel, Billy Graziadei & Danny Schuler). Produced Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Metallica), the NEW Biohazard album will be available worldwide January 20th, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Biohazard will be kicking off their 18 month world tour this coming Tuesday, January 17th at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. The bands world tour also includes a co-headline with Suicidal Tendencies on the 'Persistence Tour' in Europe, a short UK tour, several northeast dates with NYHC legends Madball, and the 'Soundwave Festival' in Australia (see below for tourdates). Here is what Biohazard's Billy Graziadei had to say about their upcoming hometown CD Release show.

"We've been locked down in the studio for the past year and a half working on our new album and it's about time we play some more of the new songs for our hometown NYC! Come down to party, celebrate with us for the release of our new album "Reborn in Defiance" See you at the Gramercy Theater this coming Tuesday, January 17th!"

Below are all the upcoming northeast tour dates for the first part of their world tour in support of "Reborn In Defiance".

- 1/15: Albany, NY @ Bogies
- 1/17: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater

With Madball:

- 2/8: Syracuse, NY @ Station 58
- 2/9: Portland, ME @ Asylum
- 2/10: Worcester, MA @ Te Palladium
- 2/11: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
- 2/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
- 2/15: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
- 2/16: Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
- 2/17: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- 2/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom



Related links:
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Biohazard on Facebook
Biohazard on Twitter

Madball Announce Hometown Show With Special Guests!

New York Hardcore Kings Madball, are ready to set off another hard-hitting year of real deal Hardcore! In 2011, the world witnessed the bands hostile takeover, as they literally took over the entire world via live performances that never cease to impress. And guess what? They are ready to do it all over again in 2012.

Black N' Blue Productions has announced that Madball will be ringing in the new year with a one-off hometown show! The event will take place on Friday, January 20th at The Gramercy Theatre in New York City! Joining Madball will be:

- Maximum Penalty
- Dead End Path
- Suburban Scum
- The Last Stand

The show will start at 7:00 PM, and it is only $16.00 (All Ages).

Presale tix can be found by clicking here.

*** THIS SHOW WILL BE RECORDED, BOTH VIDEO AND AUDIO, FOR A POSSIBLE UPCOMING LIVE RECORD ***

Related links:
Presale tix can be found by clicking here
Madball on MySpace
Black N Blue Productions

Sworn Enemy Hometown Show Moved!

It was announced earlier today that a New York City venue (that shall remain nameless) realized that they had double booked a series of events that were suppose to take place this Saturday, December 3rd. One of those events was meant to be Sworn Enemy's hometown show!

Thankfully, the show has been moved to St. Vitus Bar in Brooklyn NY! The lineup is completed by:

- GODAMHATE
- ALEKHINE'S GUN
- FIN' AMOR
- THORN CONSTELLATION
- IRONY OF CHAOS

Sworn Enemy is also scheduled to appear tomorrow (Thursday, December 1) at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ as part of "Hard Attack Thursday's" with Jose Mangin from Sirius XM Liquid Metal! Also performing will be:

- IRATETION
- THE OPTIMIST

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

Biohazard Announce Hometown CD Release Show In New York City!

Biohazard has just announced that on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, they will be performing a hometown Cd release show at the Gramercy Theater in New York City! It has been six years since New York City Hardcore legends Biohazard released their eighth studio album titled "Means to an End". After beating up many obstacles, including the sudden departure of singer/bassist Evan Seinfeld in June, Biohazard are set to release their new album titled "Reborn In Defiance" on January 20, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. Biohazard's new album will be available via Nuclear Blast outside of North America, with a U.S. label partner soon to be announced. The band is planning to celebrate the launch of "Reborn In Defiance" with a record-release party in their hometown of Brooklyn, New York, before hitting the road on an extensive World tour.

The album features the original Biohazard lineup which consists of Evan Seinfeld (vocals, bass), Billy Graziadei (guitar, vocals), Danny Schuler (drums) and Bobby Hambel (guitar). The album was produced by the very talented Toby Wright, who is known for his past work with Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Fear Factory, Korn, Mötley Crüe, Kiss, In Flames and Stone Stour, just to mention a few.

Earlier this year, Biohazard vocalist and bassist Evan Seinfeld left the band in an unexpected move. Ever since Seinfeld left the band, Scott Roberts became his temporary replacement. The band is actively looking for a permanent replacement, but rest assured that the band is ready to put on the fight of their lives!

Click to listen to a NEW Biohazard song titled "Come Alive"!

Discography:

- Demos

Demo 1 (1988)
Demo 2 (1989)

- Studio albums

Biohazard (1990)
Urban Discipline (1992)
State of the World Address (1994)
Mata Leão (1996)
New World Disorder (1999)
Uncivilization (2001)
Kill or Be Killed (2003)
Means to an End (2005)
Reborn In Defiance (2011)

- Live albums

No Holds Barred (1997)
Live in San Francisco (2007)

- Compilation

Tales from the B-Side (2001)



Related links:
Biohazard

Agnostic Front To Perform Hometown Show Tonight In New York City!

Throughout most of 2012, New York Hardcore legends Agnostic Front have been busy traveling the world in support of their latest album titled "My Life, My Way". If there is one thing that is for sure, is that AF never forgets their roots and no matter where they travel, they always pay tribute to their home turf of New York City.

Tonight, the ambassadors of New York Hardcore will be performing a very special show at Santos Party House in New York City. Joining them will be Setback, Naysayer, Mongoloids, and Incendiary.

Here are all the details:

- Date/Time: Friday, November 4, 2011 at 6 PM
- Location: Santos Party House - 96 Lafayette St Manhattan, NY 10013
Cost: $12
- Official Facebook invite!



Here are some interviews we conducted with members of Agnostic Front earlier this year!





Related links:
Official Site of Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front on Facebook
Agnostic Front on Twitter
Agnostic Front on You Tube
Santos Party House