Van Halen Unleash Song Teaser For 'Beats Workin'!

The Van Halen camp have unleashed a 90-second teaser of "Beats Workin'", a NEW song from their highly anticipated 12th studio album entitled "A Different Kind Of Truth". Their first single and music video for their NEW song "Tattoo" caused a lot of commotion, after many felt that the song was a rip off of some of their previous material. Van Halen's NEW studio album will be available on Tuesday, February 7th.

Here is the 90-second teaser of "Beats Workin'" (courtesy of Noisecreep):



'A Different Kind Of Truth' track listing:

01. Tattoo
02. She's The Woman
03. You and Your Blues
04. China Town
05. Blood and Fire
06. Bullethead
07. As Is
08. Honeybabysweetiedoll
09. The Trouble With Never
10. Outta Space
11. Stay Frosty
12. Big River
13. Beats Workin'



Click here to watch some clips of the bands recent performance in New York City

Upcoming tour dates:

- Feb. 18: Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
- Feb. 20: Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace Of Auburn Hills
- Feb. 22: Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
- Feb. 24: Chicago, IL - United Center
- Feb. 28: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
- Mar. 01: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
- Mar. 03: Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Arena
- Mar. 05: Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
- Mar. 09: Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
- Mar. 11: Boston, MA - TD Garden
- Mar. 15: Montreal, QCBell Centre
- Mar. 17: Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
- Mar. 21: Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
- Mar. 24: Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
- Mar. 28: Washington, DC - Verizon Center
- Mar. 30: Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
- Apr. 01: Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
- Apr. 10: Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
- Apr. 12: Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
- Apr. 14: Orlando, FL - Amway Center
- Apr. 16: Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
- Apr. 19: Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
- Apr. 21: Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
- Apr. 25: Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
- Apr. 27: Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
- May 01: Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
- May 05: Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
- May 07: Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
- May 09: Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
- May 11: Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
- May 17: Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
- May 19: Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
- May 22: Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
- May 24: Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
- May 27: Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
- Jun. 01: Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
- Jun. 03: Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
- Jun. 05: San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion At San Jose
- Jun. 12: Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
- Jun. 14: San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
- Jun. 16: Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
- Jun. 20: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
- Jun. 22: San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
- Jun. 24: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
- Jun. 26: New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena

Support on select dates will come from Kool & The Gang. VIP packages will be handled by VIPNation.com.

Related links:
Van Halen

TOXIC HOLOCAUST Announce Additional Tour Dates With The Casualties!

Portland, Oregon Punk Metal miscreants TOXIC HOLOCAUST are pleased to announce an additional run of dates with New York street punks The Casualties. The tour will serve as an extension to an already bludgeoning stretch of shows alongside English Dogs, The Casualties and Havok, set to commence on February 10 in Baltimore.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST will be touring in support of the infinitely punishing 'Conjure And Command' full-length released via Relapse Records last year. The record, which Revolver championed for its “equal parts nuclear reactive riffage and Repo Man Punk attitude,” continues to earn critical accolades. Cvlt Nation noted: “TOXIC HOLOCAUST have given fans a record that they will be able to devour now and for fucking years to come,” and The Onion’s A.V. Club opined: “sweetly redolent of Thrash, d-beat, and raw sewage, the album simmers with tar-thick riffage, staggering breakdowns, and a corroded dose of self-loathing,.” The Washingcity Paper agreed saying: “…it’s refreshing to hear a Thrash band that is so single-minded about its whirlwind riffs and pastor-baiting lyrics,” while Hails & Horns praised: “If The Exploited and Nuclear Assault had a kid, TOXIC HOLOCAUST would take it’s lunch money and toss it in the dumpster.”

'Conjure And Command' is out now internationally and available across several formats including a limited edition, deluxe CD and DVD set that includes a full TOXIC HOLOCAUST live show. The album is available for purchase through Relapse and iTunes (links below). In addition, check out the iTunes bonus track from the record -- a cover of Repulsion’s “Helga Lost Her Head” –- at the band’s OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST Winter 2012 Tour with English Dogs, The Casualties, Havok:

2/10/2012 Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
2/11/2012 The Middle East – Boston, MA
2/12/2012 Europa – Brooklyn, NY
2/13/2012 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
2/14/2012 The Opera House – Toronto, ON
2/15/2012 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
2/16/2012 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
2/17/2012 Station 4 – St Paul, MN
2/18/2012 The G.I. Forum – Cheyenne, WY *
2/19/2012 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
2/21/2012 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
2/22/2012 Branx – Portland, OR
2/23/2012 Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA
2/24/2012 Key Club – West Hollywood, CA
2/25/2012 Galaxy Theater – Santa Ana, CA
2/26/2012 The Epicentre – San Diego, CA

*TOXIC HOLOCAUST + The Casualties only

TOXIC HOLOCAUST with The Casualties:

2/27/2012 The Clubhouse -Tempe, AZ
2/28/2012 Badlands Billiards - El Paso, TX
2/29/2012 The Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
3/01/2012 Trees - Dallas, TX
3/02 /2012 White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
3/03/2012 Red 7 - Austin, TX
3/04/2012 Walter’s - Houston, TX
3/05/2012 Siberia - New Orleans
3/07/2012 Brass Mug - Tampa FL
3/08/2012 Churchill’s Pub - Miami, FL
3/09/2012 The Phoenix - Jacksonville, FL
3/10/2012 Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA
3/11/2012 The Casbah - Tremont - Charlotte, NC
3/12/2012 Jewish Mother - Hilltop – Virginia Beach, VA
3/13/2012 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
3/14/2012 The Rexx Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
3/15/2012 The Barbary - Philadelphia, PA
3/16/2012 Planet Trogg - Whitehall, PA
3/17/2012 Montage Music Hall – Syracuse, NY
3/18/2012 The El And Gee - New London, CT



Related links:
Purchase Toxic Holocaust's music and merchandise on Relapse Records
Purchase Toxic Holocaust's music on iTunes
Toxic Holocaust on Facebook
Toxic Holocaust on MySpace
Relapse Records

MEGADETH Gets Turned Down At Madison Square Garden, But Manage To Shred The Audience To Pieces!

This past weekend, the 2012 version of Gigantour took over The Theater at Madison Square Garden! This time around Dave Mustaine from Megadeth, who is the creator of Gigantour, brought with him Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! The sold out show, which welcomed over 6,000 headbangers, had a lot of ups and downs! While the bands all performed their very best, the volume for all four bands was too low for such a big show. As a result, many concertgoers felt ripped off! We can't blame them! Heavy Music is meant to be loud and proud.

After a stellar set from the Kings of Old School Metal, Motörhead, Megadeth took center stage and without needing to warm up started delivering the goods to a very hungry crowd. While it is obvious that Mustaine does not have the same vocal power that he used to have when he was a youngster, he still has the guitar skills that placed him in the Heavy Music spotlight many years ago. But lets not forget about the talented musicians that he is lucky enough to call his bandmates. Lets face it, its real hard to find a band that is as tight as Megadeth. Not only are bassist Dave Ellefson and drummer Shawn Drover in perfect synch when it comes to the grooving machine behind Megadeth, but the shredding skills of guitarist Chris Broderick compliment the bands overall sound perfectly.

Some of the higlights of Megadeth's set included: a duet between Dave Mustaine and Cristina Scabbia, the two very talented musicians joined forces and sang together "A Tout Le Monde" (see the video below). Another epic moment of the night was when Mustaine brought his 14 year old daughter on stage and the entire crowd sang her happy birthday! It was very cool to see Mustaine to pay tribute to his daughter in front of 6,000 maniacs. Our only complains about Megadeth's set were that their set was too short and that the volume wasn't loud enough. Apparently, those who were sitting all the way on top couldn't hear a thing!

Megadeth's setlist - New York City (1/28/2012):

1) Trust
2) Wake Up Dead
3) Hangar 18
4) Sweating Bullets
5) Angry Again
6) Public Enemy No. 1
7) Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
8) Guns, Drugs & Money
9) A Tout Le Monde (with Cristina Scabbia)
10) Symphony Of Destruction
11) Peace Sells (Dave sang Happy Birthday to his daughter)

Encore:

12) Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

"Gigantour" 2012, featuring Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! Remaining tour dates!

February:

1 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
2 – Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, QC
3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
5 – K-Rock Centre – Kingston, ON
7 – General Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON
8 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
9 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
10 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
14 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
16 – Prairieland – Saskatoon, SK
17 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
18 – Big 4 Building – Calgary, AB
20 – Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Showare Center – Kent, WA
23 – Event Center at San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
24 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
25 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
26 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, NM
28 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO

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

Related links:
Megadeth

Open Denile - Song Premiere Of 'Vivid Degradation'!

During the last two years, the New York City Heavy Metal scene has been on the rise thanks to the multiple flavors that are found in the melting pot that is New York City. Today, the New York City Heavy Music scene is growing stronger than expected. One band that has been hard at work in helping to shape up the sound of New York Metal is Open Denile. A band that offers the listener a unique blend of Orchestral Deathened Metal! After many tedious months of hard work at the recording studio, Open Denile are ready to present the masses with their NEW album entitled 'Vision Of The Next Dimension'.

- Vital Statistics:

\m/ LINEUP:

- Stephen Kain: Lead Vocals & Keyboards
- Craig 'Blitzkrieg' Storer: Lead guitar & Clean Vocals
- Christian 'Chrizzle" Cedeno: Rhythm Guitar
- Bill Angelini: Drums

\m/ YEAR OF FORMATION: 2008

\m/ ORIGIN: New York City, New York

\m/ MISSION: To create an undeniable presence and to captivate any audience.

\m/ BIOGRAPHY:

Open Denile (originally known as Open Denial) came to life in 2008 and after undergoing a series of lineup changes, the band found their sound and image in 2009 when vocalist and keyboardist Stephen Kain joined the band.

One of the things that sets Open Denile apart from other New York City Metal bands, is that they have consciously adopted a musical style that blends European Metal with the NEW breed of American Metal in a very original and smart way.

From the moment they get on stage, these young guys jam their souls out and make sure that everyone's face are melted. Their is no doubt that this band works very hard at crafting their music and evidence of this is living and breathing on their NEW LP entitled 'Vision Of The Next Dimension'. This is evident when they take the listener through various Metallic passages during their well structured songs.

On 'Vision Of The Next Dimension', Open Denile is definitely taking a smart risk by writing longer songs than most up and coming bands, and this can only be accomplished thanks to their great musicianship. If you think about Old School Metal bands and compare them to newer bands, their songs are much better structured. How has this influenced the destructive sound of the band?

Well, all the members of Open Denile have very different musical influences and this makes them challenge each other when composing music. However, when it comes to Old School Metal they all agree that watching and learning from the legends of the genre, have helped them to shape up the overall sound of the band. This is really important because when you have musicians that have different procedures when writing music, it is essential to find that common ground in order to make sure that nothing clashes. If anything Open Denile is clashing the New York Heavy Music scene!



'Vision Of The Next Dimension' Tracklisting:

1) Decent Into Denile
2) Vivid Degradation
3) Pathogen Eradication
4) Perish
5) An Absolute Memory
6) Blessed
7) Immortalized In Denial



Related links:
No Mercy Metal
Open Denile

3 INCHES OF BLOOD Reveal Details For 'Long Live Heavy Metal'!

Canadian Metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will be releasing their fifth studio album, 'Long Live Heavy Metal', on March 27th via Century Media Records. What can fans expect? "Fans can expect a blast of pure Metal assured to leave no face unmelted!"

'Long Live Heavy Metal' will be the fifth musical chapter from a band that is considered one of the best Canadian Metal exports when it comes to Heavy Music. Here is what guitarist Justin Hagberg had to say about 'Long Live Metal':

"'Long Live Heavy Metal' is the fifth chapter in the book of 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, and we couldn't be more pleased and proud of our new onslaught of honest Heavy Metal."

This time around, the band recruited producer and engineer Terry "Sho" Murray (CITY OF FIRE, EXHIBITIONISTS), who worked with the band on their seven-inch single, 'Anthems For The Victorious'. This is what vocalist Cam Pipes had to say about the bands next musical mission:

"When a band is releasing a new record, they often speak about it being their most important work or best album to date. Regardless of how clichéd either statement may sound, I think we would say both apply to this album. All of us have a special feeling about this one. We're more committed than ever to the cause of real, honest, no-bullshit Heavy Metal. No trends, no fucking around!"

'Long Live Heavy Metal' tracklisting:

01. Metal Woman
02. My Sword Will Not Sleep
03. Leather Lord
04. Chief And The Blade
05. Dark Messenger
06. Look Out
07. 4000 Torches
08. Leave It On The Ice
09. Die For Gold (Upon The Boiling Sea IV)
10. Storming Juno
11. Men Of Fortune
12. One For The Ditch

Stay tuned for more information about the NEW 3 INCHES OF BLOOD album!

Related links:
3 Inches Of Blood on MySpace