Machine Head 2012 North American Tour - Full Details Announced!

Machine Head are pleased to announce their upcoming North American headlining tour with support acts Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour, and Rise To Remain. The tour kicks off on January 15th in Denver, CO and will tour through North American for the remainder of the month, coming to a close on February 18th in the band’s hometown area of San Francisco, CA. Stay tuned for more updates on the tour and see below for all current tour dates.

MACHINE HEAD W/ Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour, Rise To Remain:

- 1/15, Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
- 1/17, Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
- 1/19, St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
- 1/20, Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Ballroom
- 1/21, Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
- 1/22, Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
- 1/24, Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
- 1/26, Portland, ME @ State Theatre
- 1/27, Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
- 1/28, Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy
- 1/29, Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
- 1/31, Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
- 2/1, Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
- 2/2, Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
- 2/3, New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
- 2/4, Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
- 2/6, Norfolk, VA @ NorVA Theatre
- 2/7, Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
- 2/8, Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
- 2/10, New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
- 2/11, Houston, TX @ House of Blues
- 2/12, San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
- 2/13, Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
- 2/15, Farmington, NM @ Top Deck
- 2/16, Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
- 2/17, Hollywood, CA @ Avalon
- 2/18, San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

In celebration of the upcoming headline tour, Machine Head and CraveOnline.com are giving away one Epiphone Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone Flying-V to a lucky winner! Make sure to head to CraveOnline.com to enter for your chance to win! For information and specifications on the Love/Death Flying-V, see the link below.

Machine Head recently unveiled their new music video for the single 'Locust'. The track 'Locust' is cut from the band's latest Billboard-charting album, "Unto The Locust". The video is directed by veteran Machine Head video director Mike Sloat and features motion picture-quality computer-generated imagery that includes a sinister swarm of locusts enveloping the band in a cloud of darkness and chaos, much like the ominous track itself. The incredible effects were all created by a team of veteran Hollywood CGI artists and monster makers including album art designer Paul Gerrard who all helped bring Paul's amazing album artwork to life.



The bands latest release bludgeoned into the charts last month with a remarkable #22 Billboard Top 200 chart debut. Released in North America on September 27th, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, "Unto The Locust" is widely-regarded as a new opus in modern Metal, garnering stellar reviews referring to it as “a breathtaking work”, “one of 2011’s essential albums”, “a modern Metal masterpiece”, “the most accomplished record [MACHINE HEAD] has ever recorded”, and “album of the year” by several of today’s top music publications and entertainment journalists. Be sure to purchase "Unto The Locust" on iTunes or physically at Best Buy or your local music retailer.



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

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Seven Day Sonnet Holiday Contest - 7 Fans Can Win $500 Each Week Until Christmas!

Chicago, IL’s Seven Day Sonnet is spreading holiday cheer this season! With all of the love the band has received from fans this year, they have decided to help seven lucky fans this Christmas season. Every Friday from now until Christmas, 7DS will be giving away $500 to one of their fans. To enter, all you have to do is email sevendaysonnetmusic@gmail.com and tell 7DS what you will do with the money and what radio station or media outlet you heard about this promotion from. One person will be picked every Friday by the radio station and us to receive $500! Please only one entry per person or household.

“We’re psyched about the giveaway,” states vocalist Benjamin Franklin Vanbuskirk. “We have the coolest, most diehard fans on the planet that have given us so much love, support and encouragement over this past year. It’s inspired us to reach deeper as a band and try to return some of the love that has been given to us. We thank you all for the continuing love and support and wish you all a wonderful holiday season.”

Seven Day Sonnet recently announced their November/December tour trek with Sevendust and Eye Empire and dates are now available! See below for all currently booked tour dates. The band just finished their Fallen Heroes/Rising Rock tour in support of their latest single, ‘Farewell To Good Days’, which is produced by the Johnny K Camp (Disturbed, Staind, Sevendust) and charted at #1 on the BDS New and Active Rock Chart. The track is in rotation at several of today’s hottest stations, including new adds at WJJO and WRIF this week. You can view the new music video for ‘Farewell To Good Days’ below. The video is also in current rotation on MTV and at MTV.com. The band’s previous single, ‘Hapless’, spent over 17 weeks within the Top 50 on the BDS New and Active Rock Chart.



The band will enter Groovmaster Studios in Chicago, IL in January with the Johnny K Camp to complete work on their debut full-length, self-titled album set to be unleashed on the world in April 2012 with Big Time Records.

Refusing to slow down over the past year, Seven Day Sonnet has gone from playing back alley clubs to expanding practically overnight-- touring with bands like Saliva, Sevendust, Rev Theory, Nonpoint and Adelitas Way and recording with Grammy Award-winning producer Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down) and Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K.

SEVEN DAY SONNET W/ SEVENDUST AND EYE EMPIRE:

- 11/22 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
- 11/23 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
- 11/26 Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
- 11/29 Dayton, OH @ McGuffy’s House of Rock
- 11/30 Traverse City, MI @ Ground Zero
- 12/2 Detroit, MI @ Harp’s Concert Theatre
- 12/3 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
- 12/4 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
- 12/5 St. Paul, MN @ Myth
- 12/7 Mankato, MN @ Buster’s
- 12/8 Sioux Falls, SD @ The Vault
- 12/10 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

Seven Day Sonnet is:

Benjamin Franklin VanBuskirk - Vocals/Programming
Michael Scarlata – Lead guitar/Vocals
Rick Tauber – Rhythm guitar/Programming
Anthony Lojeski – Bass
Dan Kashuck – Drums/Vocals/Programming

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Sepultura Announces Line-up Change As They Prepare For A European Tour!

Brazil’s triumphant Heavy Metal export, Sepultura, has announced the addition of drummer, Eloy Casagrande, to its arsenal of world-class musicians, replacing Jean Dolabella as the band’s full-time percussionist.

The 20-year-old drum prodigy from Sao Paulo, Brazil, who won the Modern Drummer Undiscovered Drummer Contest as a teenager in 2006, is more than eager to begin his career with the veteran Metal icon.

“When I got the invitation to join Sepultura, I was in shock,” said Casagrande. “I'm a fan of the band for years; it'll be an honor to play with them.”

Commented guitarist, Andreas Kisser, “I'm sure Eloy will do a great job with Sepultura. He's already a musician who shows a lot of strength and technique, although he's young. We did a rehearsal with him and it was fantastic; he played the old and new material as if he was in the band for a long time. Sepultura will show the world another Brazilian talent on the drums.”

Dolabella, who leaves Sepultura after a five-year run of relentless touring and two studio albums, will depart to focus on personal projects. “The period we spent with Jean in the band was very positive,” added Kisser. “We’ve recorded two great albums together and did a lot of concerts which will be in Sepultura's history. We only have reasons to thank him for his contribution and energy all these years.”

Sepultura is currently home in Brazil preparing for a European run with Exodus and Destruction, which will kick off later this month. The band is touring in support of its 12th studio album, and Nuclear Blast Records debut, "Kairos", which hit stores in July.

European Tour with Exodus and Destruction:

- Nov 25: Stadthalle in Lichtenfels, Germany
- Nov 26: Schaaf in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Nov 27: Bataclan in Paris, France
- Nov 28: Meier Music Hall in Braunschweig, Germany
- Nov 29: Backstage in Munich, Germany
- Nov 30: Garage in Saarbrücken, Germany
- Dec 01: Kd Vltavska in Prague, Czech Republic
- Dec 02: Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany
- Dec 03: Hessenhallen in Giessen, Germany
- Dec 04: Trix in Antwerp, Belgium
- Dec 05: Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany
- Dec 06: Trädgår'n in Heden, Sweden
- Dec 07: Vox Hall in Arhus, Denmark
- Dec 08: C-Club in Berlin, Germany
- Dec 09: Mega Club in Katowice, Poland
- Dec 10: Hellraiser in Leipzig, Germany
- Dec 11: Majestic in Bratislava, Slovakia
- Dec 12: Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia
- Dec 13: Kino Siska in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Dec 14: Estragon in Bologna, Italy
- Dec 15: Z-7 in Pratteln, Switzerland
- Dec 16: Effenaar Main in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Dec 17: LKA in Stuttgart, Germany
- Dec 18: Arena in Vienna, Austria



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Motörhead Return Following Lemmy's Wrist Injury - Video Available!

Last night (Saturday, November 12), the legendary Heavy Metal band Motörhead returned to the stage at Hammersmith Apollo in London, U.K. following Lemmy's left wrist injury, which forced the cancellation of the band's concerts in Bristol (November 8) and Norwich (November 11).

The band performed the following songs:

1 - Bomber
2 - Damage Case
3 - I Know How To Die
4 - Stay Clean
5 - Metropolis
6 - Over The Top
7 - One Night Stand
8 - Guitar Solo
9 - The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
10 - Get Back In Line
11 - Rock Out
12 - The One To Sing The Blues
13 - Drum Solo
14 - Orgasmatron
15 - Going To Brazil
16 - Killed By Death
17 - Iron Fist

Encore:

18 - Whorehouse Blues
19 - Ace Of Spades
20 - Overkill

Remaining tour-dates for "The Wörld Is Yours" tour, which features Anti Nowhere League and UK Subs:

Nov. 14 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
Nov. 15 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy
Nov. 17 - Nottingham, UK - Royal Centre
Nov. 18 - Manchester, UK- O2 Apollo





Related links:
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Metallica Praises Mini Band!

Recently, a UK music group called "The Mini Band" uploaded a video on YouTube that features them performing Metallica's "Enter Sandman". The group is composed of 8 and 10 year-olds that definitely have the chops. In only six weeks this video has had over 3 million hits! The members of Metallica came across the video and were very impressed by this talented group of youngsters.

This is what the members of Metallica had to say about "The Mini Band":

"By the time you guys are our age, so you're gonna so incredibly great!" guitarist Kirk Hammett said. "They're already incredibly great, man," bassist Robert Trujillo added.

"You guys rock! You guys are very cool," said drummer Lars Ulrich. "Maybe someday we can work something out. We could come out and open up for all y'all, if you guys will have us. We're just getting started. We're an up-and-coming hard rock band out in Northern California, so if you'll have us, we're there for the taking."

The members of "The Mini Band" have already started to see the results of their YouTube fame. Guitarist Zoe Thomson got over 250,000 hits on one of her YouTube videos. While guitarist Harry Jackson, was featured on Television and on the the Bugera amplifiers website. On the other hand, drummer Charlie Emmons scored an endorsement for drum sticks.

"The Mini Band is:

- Zoe Thomson (8 years old): Guitar
- Harry Jackson (8 years old): Guitar
- Kieran Fell (8 years old): Guitar
- Harrison Read (8 years old): Lead Vocals
- Archie Zolotuhin (10 years old): Bass Guitar
- Charlie Emmons (10 years old): Drums







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