News Update Week Ending 3-1
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Haste The Day Releases New Video
Haste the Day has announced that they have debut the music video for “Mad Man” on their myspace site. This is the band’s first video from Dreamer. “It’s more or less a performance video. We’re playing inside of paintings that were done by Outsider Art.” Singer Steven Keech commented about the video. “All of the paintings in the video were created by autistic artists, including Adolf Wolfli, Scottie Wilson, and Henry Darger.” The band has also announced that after reaching 30,000 copies in the US, Dreamer will be released in Canada by EMI Canada on April 21st. The album has found great praise among the media, Soul Audio said, “Haste the Day’s Dreamer is a poignantly brutal.” Indie Vision Music agreed, saying “They’ve put guttural screaming, beautiful harmonies, brutal drumming, and sweeping guitars in a big smelting pot to craft an epic album with just the right touch of everything.” In support of the album’s tentative release in South Africa, Haste the Day has announced that they will tour in South Africa from May 4th through May 17th.
For band updates, information on the South African tour dates and more, check out:
myspace.com/hastetheday
For Today Announces New Album Title
For Today have announced the title and theme behind their new album. Portraits, set to be released on June 9th, is For Today's sophomore album on Facedown Records and centers around "the fathers of the faith." Vocalist Mattie Montgomery had this to say about the new album: "We've been locked up for over 2 months now, pouring ourselves into our new album, Portraits. We are excited and proud to say that finally it's finished! All of our new material is technically, creatively, and spiritually far above anything we've put out in the past. You can expect Portraits to be heavier, catchier, and more technical than our previous album Ekklesia and for it to stand with more authority and conviction than ever before." The band will enter the studio on March 2nd to begin tracking this amazing new material. The album will feature special guest vocal spots from Impending Doom & Advent.
Tour Dates:
2/26 - Memphis, TN
2/27 - Stockbridge, GA
2/28 - Huntsville, AL
3/1 - Montgomery, LA
3/19 - Virgina Beach, VA
3/20 - Davidsonville, MD
3/21 - Allentown, PA
3/22 - Cleveland, OH
3/23 - Lansing, MI
3/24 - Orland Park, IL
3/25 - Herrin, IL
3/26 - Omaha, NE
3/27 - Casper, WY
3/28 - Greeley, CO
3/30 - Seattle, WA
3/31 - Portland, OR
4/1 - Klamath Falls, OR
4/2 - Bakersfield, CA
4/3 - San Diego, CA
4/4 - Pomona, CA
4/6 - Tempe, AZ
4/7 - Albuquerque, NM
4/8 - Amarillo, TX
4/9 - Blue Springs, MO
4/10 - Buffalo, MN
4/12 - Des Moines, IA
Stream New U2 Album On MySpace
MySpace Music, the world's premier online music portal, announced the exclusive world premiere of No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2. Beginning on February Feb. 20, MySpace U.S. users are able to stream the album in its entirety from U2's official MySpace Music profile at myspace.com/u2, giving fans a chance to preview it before the U.S. release on March 3. No Line On The Horizon will be available for purchase on MySpace Music starting on March 3. U2 recently premiered their latest video for the hit single Get On Your Boots on MySpace Music to fans around the world. No Line On The Horizon is the group's highly anticipated 12th studio album and their first release since How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb came out in late 2004. Recording sessions for No Line On The Horizon were held in various locations around the world, including Fez, Morocco, the band's own studio in Dublin, New York's Platinum Sound Recording Studios, and Olympic Studios in London. Long-time U2 collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois produced the album, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite.
Pillar News
Dove and Grammy nominated rock band Pillar was honored today with two GMA Dove Awards nominations. The band, known for its riveting rock shows, was recognized in the Rock Album category for its 2/26/08 hit album, For the Love of the Game and in the Rock Recorded Song category for that album’s title track, “For the Love of the Game.” Pillar will tour with Orlando-based rock band Fireflight from March 25 through the end of April and both Beckley and Henson have been working closely with Dove-nominated producer/songwriter Rob Graves (Red) and Skidd Mills (Saving Abel, Fireflight) for Pillar’s next release, slated for 2009. Pillar’s fifth studio album, For the Love of the Game (02/26/08), debuted on the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 71, while coming in at No. 4 on the Christian (overall) album chart. Since Pillar’s Dove Award-winning debut Above in 2001, the band has tallied ten No. 1 radio singles, 12 top five hits, a GRAMMY nomination, three Dove Awards, nine national headlining tours, covers of numerous national magazines and album sales approaching one million.
Further information about this band can be found at:
myspace.com/pillar
MxPx's New Cover Just Released
MxPx have posted the first song from "On The Cover II", the Dead Milkmen's "Punk Rock Girl" on their MySpace page. You can also swing by Absolutepunk.net, and view a photo of the band posing as the Dead Milkmen. Photos of them impersonating the bands that they've covered on "On The Cover II" will also be posted there every Monday as the songs go up. On The Cover II" is available in stores and online March 24th, but you can pre-order it now at a few places: the Tooth & Nail Store . with some sweet MxPx shades, Interpunk with a free T-shirt and Smartpunk with a signed booklet.
August Burns Red Recording New Album
AUGUST BURNS RED'S steady climb up the ranks of metal's future pioneers began with an auspicious start via the release of 2007's Messengers, an album which not only debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Top 200, but has gone on to sell 76,000+ copies since its release. Even as AUGUST BURNS RED celebrates its breakthrough with the release of a collection of B-sides and Outtakes from the Messengers sessions entitled Lost Messengers: The Outtakes – in stores now – the band simultaneously looks forward as it begins recording the as-of-yet untitled third full-length album with producer Jason Suecof, the man behind the curtain of heralded albums by bands like SEVENDUST, ALL THAT REMAINS, GOD FORBID and TRIVIUM. ABR prepared Lost Messengers as a record for the diehard fans, a mix of new songs, cover songs (such as the band’s well-known take on “Carol Of The Bells,” which was utilized heavily in television and online spots for Frank Miller’s (300, Sin City) film The Spirit) and unheard production demos, all wrapped up in a package containing hand-written notes from the band explaining the thought process and/or lyrical content behind each song, further personalizing the connection between band and fan. With its next full-length release, AUGUST BURNS RED looks forward to welcoming even more friends and listeners into the fold. To that end, AUGUST BURNS RED is currently streaming the behind-the-scenes goings-on as it records its new album at Suecoff's "Audio Hammer" studio in Orlando, FL, which can be streamed here. "Stickam has been a great tool for allowing fans to check in our progress,” explains guitarist JB Brubaker. “It's one more way to help break down the disconnect that is usually there between band and fans, and that is something that is making this process even more exciting!” It's not just the band that is excited either. Over 500 fans are currently following the band’s activities in the studio – a noteworthy point when considering the relative newness of ABR’s Stickam site. Never ones to take a breather, ABR will be making two high-profile appearances while recording the forthcoming full-length, first at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival in the United Arab Emirates on March 6 – performing alongside the likes of MOTÖRHEAD, ARCH ENEMY and OPETH – followed by the renowned New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in Worcester, MA on April 17 – alongside giants like ALL THAT REMAINS, LAMB OF GOD and NAPALM DEATH.
For more info:
augustburnsred.com
The Great Commission News
The Great Commission's Every Knee Shall Bow has been released. On their debut album, the Great Commission mix the dynamics of these older, heavy, hardcore bands (including Point of Recognition, No Innocent Victim and Hatebreed) with the new school brutality of bands like Impending Doom and Acacia Strain. This combination is an essential quality that is winning fans of both new and old sounds. You can hear some of the songs from the new album here.
Bombworks Records Signs Divulgence
Bombworks Records announces the signing of Divulgence. Hailing from Greenville, SC, Divulgence roars onto the scene with a base of thrash spiced up with black metal and an occasional death metal leaning to bring a fresh sound to the extreme metal world. The band is very young, with each member 18 years old or less, but the band knows how to bring the metal and supply rifftastic technicality amidst speedy brutality. The band has been playing together for nearly 1 year and recently recorded a 3-song demo which garnered the attention of Bombworks Records. The band has an intense live show and will be seen at the Bombworks' sponsored Day of Metal Stage at Cornerstone Festival in July. Divulgence is writing more material and has plans to record a full length later this year. With influences as wide-ranging as Carcass, Arsis, Crimson Moonlight, Antestor, 1349, and Living Sacrifice, Divulgence is ready to represent the new generation of extreme metal.
Check out the band and a couple of songs from their demo at:
myspace.com/divulgencesc
The Devil Wears Prada have released the second episode in their ongoing series documenting the recording of their forthcoming new album "With Roots Above And Branches Below", you can check it out here.
Tour Dates:
3/6 Toledo, OH
3/14 Plano, TX
3/15 Memphis, TN
3/17 Little Rock, AK
3/18 Houston, TX
3/19 Austin, TX
3/20 Austin, TX
3/21 San Antonio, TX
3/22 New Orleans, LA
3/23 St. Petersburg, FL
3/24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3/25 Lake Buena Vista, Fl
3/26 Charlotte, NC
3/27 Atlanta, GA
3/28 Richmond, VA
3/29 Baltimore, MD
3/31 Philadelphia, PA
4/1 New York, NY
4/2 New York, NY
4/3 Worcester, MA
4/4 Montreal, Quebec
4/5 Toronto, Ontario
4/6 Clifton Park, NY
4/7 Buffalo, NY
4/8 Cleveland, OH
4/9 Pontiac, MI
4/10 Chicago, IL
4/11 St. Paul, MN
4/12 Des Moines, IA
4/14 Englewood, CO
4/15 Salt Lake City, UT
4/16 Spokane, WA
4/17 Seattle, WA
4/18 Portland, OR
4/19 Orangevale, CA
4/21 San Francisco, CA
4/22 Los Angeles, CA
4/24 San Diego, CA
4/25 Tempe, AZ
4/26 Albuquerque, NM
4/27 Tulsa, OK
4/28 Oklahoma City, OK
4/30 Nashville, TN
A Plea For Purging Releases More New Music
A Plea For Purging has released a second song from their upcoming album Depravity. You can hear Holocaust here and see Plea live on their extensive US tour. They will be touring with Full Blown Chaos and See You Next Tuesday starting March 3rd on the Scar The Earth Tour. From March 19-April 11 Plea will be out with For Today and Broadcast the Nightmare.
Tour Dates:
2/26 - Pensacola, FL
2/27 - Ridgeland, MS
2/28 - Hernando, MI
3/2 - New Philadelphia, OH
3/3 - Yonkers, NY
3/4 - Providence, RI
3/5 - Burlington, VT
3/6 - Bucksport, ME
3/7 - New London, CT
3/8 - Rochester, NY
3/9 - Rochester, PA
3/13 - Owensboro, KY
3/14 - Nashville, TN
3/15 - East Ridge, TN
3/19 - Virgina Beach, VA
3/20 - Davidsonville, MD
3/21 - Allentown, PA
3/22 - Cleveland, OH
3/23 - Lansing, MI
3/24 - Orland Park, IL
3/25 - Herrin, IL
3/26 - Omaha, NE
3/27 - Casper, WY
3/28 - Greeley, CO
3/30 - Seattle, WA
3/31 - Portland, OR
4/1 - Klamath Falls, OR
4/2 - Bakersfield, CA
4/4 - Pomona, CA
4/6 - Tempe, AZ
4/7 - Albuquerque, NM
4/8 - Amarillo, TX
4/9 - Blue Springs, MO
4/10 - Buffalo, MN
4/11 - Sioux City, IA
Soundmass Signs Roots of Tragedy
Soundmass is pleased to announce the signing of Roots of Tragedy. Hailing from Nordland, Norway, Roots of Tragedy has remained silent since their “Awakening Beyond” demo in 2006. However, 2009 will see them unleash their first full-length recording. Inspired by the likes of Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Antestor and Extol, expect a mix of symphonic black metal and dark funeral doom, with elements of death and progressive metal.
For some embryonic samples, check out:
myspace.com/rootsoftragedy
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