Down Announce US & South American Tourdates

Today, NOLA's All Star band Down is one of the best live bands in Heavy Music. Their shows are full of slamming riffs, solid grooves, and ear shattering vocals delivered by Pantera's former front-man Philip Anselmo. At the moment they are gearing up to enter the studio to record the first EP from a series that will be released within the next 4 years, so they can keep delivering the goods to their worldwide audience. We spoke with their riffmaster Kirk Windstein and he said that the first EP should be released early next year. In the meantime Down has been busy on the road, and have just announced some new tour-dates for their North American and South American fans. Here is the rundown!

North America:
- 9/01/2011: San Antonio, TX at Backstage Live
- 9/02/2011: Fort Worth, TX at The Rail Club
- 9/03/2011: Fort Worth, TX at The Rail Club
- 9/05/2011: Albuquerque, NM at Sunshine Theater
- 9/06/2011: Denver, CO at The Summit Music Hall
- 9/07/2011: Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot
- 9/09/2011: San Francisco, CA at Regency Ballroom
- 9/10/2011: Anaheim, CA at City National Grove of Anaheim
- 9/11/2011: Scottsdale, AZ at Venue of Scottsdale
- 9/14/2011: Oklahoma, OK at Diamond Ballroom
- 9/16/2011: Libertyville, KY at Austin's Fuel Room
- 9/17/2011: Sauget, IL at Pop's
- 9/19/2011: Lousville, KY at Expo Five
- 9/20/2011: Grand Rapids, MI at The Orbit Room
- 9/21/2011: Flint, MI at The Machine Shop
- 9/23/2011: Atlanta, GA at Masquerade

South America:
- 11/11/2011: Buenos Aires, Argentina at El Teatro
- 11/12/2011: Santiago, Chile at Maquinaria Festival
- 11/14/2011: Sao Paulo, Brazil at Starts With You - Music & Arts Festival
- 11/16/2011: Porto Alegre, Brazil at Opinao
- 11/17/2011: Curitiba, Brazil at Master hall
- 11/19/2011: Mexico City, Mexico at Vivo Cuervo

Photo credit: Bards Eye Photography

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Donor's Darling: A Film about Heavy Metal in Mozambique!

A few months ago we came across a website called "Heavy Metal in Mozambique" and we couldn't believe our eyes. While we do know that Heavy Metal is a worldwide movement, seeing this kids playing music as their only escape from one of the most corrupt countries in the world, was simply surreal. Today we want to share some new videos that have just been uploaded on the "Heavy Metal in Mozambique" site, and the good news is that this project lead by Wiley Flo Productions is becoming a feature film titled "Donor's Darling". This is truly inspiring! Check it out!

DONOR'S DARLING TRAILER from Wiley Flo Productions on Vimeo.

INFLUENCES from Wiley Flo Productions on Vimeo.

Related links:
Heavy Metal in Mozambique

Rockstar Mayhem Festival Visits Hartford Connecticut With a Stellar Lineup

As we are sitting here on the road bringing our soar necks, ringing ears, and melted faces to the place that we call home. It is evident that the organizers of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival are doing something very right. Everything from how the show is run to the lineup that is carefully selected year after year, makes this the most important Heavy Music Festival in North America. This year it was a chaotic case of conquering domination!

We arrived from New York City to the Comcast Theater in Hartford Connecticut around 10 am, and headed to the press area to wait for our turn to interview a handful of rock-stars. During the press part of the day we spoke with Phil Demmel from Machine Head, Shawn Drover from Megadeth, Kirk Windstein from Kingdom Of Sorrow, and Trevor Phipps from Unearth, just name a few. The overall vibe was great and everyone spoke very highly about the success of this years chapter of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Definitely keep your eyes open for our exclusive coverage.

As soon as we were done doing press, we headed to the Jägermeister Stage and caught the furious set brought to life by Kingdom Of Sorrow. Jamey Jasta got the place moving from the get-go and Kirk Windstein laid down his infamous powerful riffs. Right after Kingdom Of Sorrow delivered their last note of the day, Suicide Silence stepped onto the Revolver Stage and proved why they are one of the most dangerous bands in Heavy Music today.

Then it was Unearth's turn to deliver the hungry Connecticut headbangers a lethal dose of fully charged head crushing Heavy Metal. This band always performs their very best and never fail to leave all their fans drenched in sweat and hungry for more. While most of us were drying sweat off of our faces thanks to Unearth, the mighty Machine Head stepped on stage! Do we really need to tell you that they kicked ass and that they sounded absolutely amazing? Machine Head is always on point, and our only complain is that they should have played a longer set on the main stage.

Finalizing the phenomenal performances that both the Jägermeister Stage and the Revolver Stage delivered to the hungry headbangers, was Sweden's Heavy Music experts In Flames! As usual, the vocals delivered by Anders Friden were heard all around the festival camp and the band sounded tight as hell. It is always a pleasure to see In Flames play their own flavor of Heavy Music at full force!

After grabbing a beer and a bite to eat, it was time to get chewed by Dave Mustaine and the rest of Megadeth. Once they began their set they delivered the thousands of fans that took over the main stage some true headbanging Thrash Metal. Besides some sound issues which resulted in Mustaine throwing his guitar in anger, they kicked ass as usual! During Megadeth's set, Mustaine gave one of the guitars he used during their performance to this kid who won a contest on WCCC 106.9 FM.

Warming up the crowd for Disturbed's headline set was Godsmack, who as usual brought with them their hard rocking music that gets any venue grooving out of control. We had high expectations about Godsmack's performance and they did not disappoint. The highlight of their set was when two drum sets were rolled onto the stage and Sully Erna (vocalist), joined Godsmack's drummer Shannon Larkin for a drum-off. We had no idea that Sully was such an amazing drummer!

Concluding the 2011 Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Hartford, Connecticut, was Disturbed. The band definitely brought a lot of energy with them on stage and made it clear that they were ready to headline this huge event! Its hard to find a band this days that has such a unique signature sound and that puts together such a visually and sonically stimulating performance.

All in all, the 2011 Rockstar Mayhem Festival was a huge success and it was also the first event we covered via our Facebook and Twitter accounts in the form of a "webcast". Stay tuned for exclusive video coverage of the entire event!

Special thanks to Steve Lars, Paul Sosa, Adrenaline PR, all the bands, and of course Rockstar Energy Drink for organizing this killer event year after year.

Photo credit: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International

Related links:
Official Site of Mayhem Fest

Hank Williams III to Hit the Road in Support of "Three Count 'Em Three"

Hank Williams III (A.K.A. Hank3) is armed and dangerous with an unprecedented three brand new albums - the double-country "Ghost to a Ghost/Guttertown", the doom-rock "Attention Deficient Domination", and the speed Metal "Cattle Callin" - all to be released on September 6 through his very own, just-launched label Hank3 Records. Hank3, will kick off the first leg of his 2011 North American tour in Atlanta on Labor Day, Monday, September 5. The 22-date tour will play shows through the South into Texas, across to Los Angeles, and up to the Pacific Northwest, ending in Denver on October 6.

"I've been off the road for awhile, and I'm looking' at two years of bein' full-on dedicated to goin' out there and doin' what we do. That's one of the reasons I wanted to release all of these albums at the same time, so I could just focus back on the touring again. This is gonna be a little different for the fans who have been used to seein' Assjack for the last 10 years. Assjack was almost fast Hardcore, and ADD is slow, Melvins, sleep-oriented doom rock. So it's gonna be a lot different to see and feel, compared to what most people are used to seein' me do live." - Hank3

As his fans have come to expect, Hank3 will give everyone in attendance their money's worth by performing for anywhere from two-and-a-half to three-hour sets a night. The evening will open with a Country set, followed by a louder, rowdy Hellbilly set, culminating with a set featuring his new Metal/doom band, Attention Deficit Domination.

"I've always taken the hard road, that's what makes us different and what gives the wide audience range of 14 to 80. Cowboys, Punks, Metalheads, jocks, grandmas, and the average everyday person. We bring them all together under the same roof. That's what makes us proud. That's what makes it worth it at the end of the day." - Hank3

Tour-dates:

- Sept. 5: The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
- Sept. 7: House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
- Sept. 8: Scout Bar, Houston, TX
- Sept. 9-10: The Rail Club, Ft. Worth, TX
- Sept. 12: House of Rock, Corpus Christi, TX
- Sept. 13: Emo's, Austin, TX
- Sept. 15: Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX
- Sept. 16: Trees, Dallas, TX
- Sept. 17: Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
- Sept. 19: Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
- Sept. 20: The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
- Sept. 21: House of Blues, San Diego, CA
- Sept. 23: The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
- Sept. 24: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
- Sept. 25: Knitting Factory, Reno, NV
- Sept. 29: The Domino Room at Midtown, Bend, OR
- Sept. 30: Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
- Oct. 1: Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA
- Oct. 3: Showbox At The Market, Seattle, WA
- Oct. 4: Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT
- Oct. 6: Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO

As previously announced Hank3 will also be performing on July 8th and 15th at the Exit/In in Nashville, TN



Related links:
Yowie Chat With Hank Williams
Check out Hank3's interview on Noisecreep
Hank3's Official Site

Edge Of Existence Exclusive Song Premiere

Edge of Existence is yet another band within the Tri-state area Heavy Music scene that is bringing a serious blend of Heavy Metal for all of your ears to enjoy and bleed to. Their new EP titled "Death Breathes Deep" takes the listener through a chaotic journey full of razor sharp vocals that are perfectly in tune with the crushing guitar sounds and the headbanging groove.

- Vital Statistics:

\m/ LINEUP:

- Jorge Coronel - Vocals
- Jared Bokish - Guitars
- Carson Padley - Guitars
- Chris Keene - Bass
- Denis Mcob - Drums

\m/ YEAR OF FORMATION: 2009

\m/ ORIGIN: New York, New York

\m/ MISSION: To Combine brutal vocals with aggressive and enthusiastic music that stimulates the crowd, leaving them lusting for more.

\m/ BIOGRAPHY: Founded by a mutual love for Metal and making their first appearance in 2009, Edge of Existence has quickly begun to make themselves known as a serious underground figure of the Metal music scene in the Tri-State Area. Edge of Existence has wasted no time in bringing their heavy metal to the masses, fueled by a devoted following that never miss a show. E.O.E. has repeatedly demonstrated their musical talent and entertaining abilities, playing with bands such as: As Blood Runs Black, Otep, Stick to Your Guns, and Bury Tomorrow. Finishing the production of a full-length album entitled "A World Of Decay" and recent production of a 6 track E.P. "Death Breathes Deep" Edge of Existence continues down a righteous path of success, facing every challenge along the way.

Here is a song that is part of their new EP titled "Death Breathes Deep". The name of the song "Embrace the Disease"! Enjoy! \m/



Related links:
Edge of Existence on MySpace