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As I Lay Dying's DVD Hits Billboard Charts
Metal Blade Records is proud to announce AS I LAY DYING's continued chart success with the band's brand new and first ever DVD release, This is Who We Are, which entered the Billboard Top Music Videos Chart at the #2 position in the US and #3 position in Canada where the DVD has already shipped platinum. The San Diego based Grammy Nominated metalers AS I LAY DYING have appeared on TASTE OF CHAOS, OZZFEST, headlined the 2006 SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour, CORNERSTONE, BAMBOOZLE 2006, and just about every significant hard music festival around the globe. With This Is Who We Are, AS I LAY DYING steps into new territory by releasing the band's first ever DVD consisting of a 3disc DVD set that's packaging is made up entirely of recycled materials and was produced and directed by Denise Korycki (Cannibal Corpse Centuries of Torment DVD). This Is Who We Are provides viewers with live performances and a complete AS I LAY DYING audio/visual history with footage spanning the band's entire career from their humble beginnings to their current and ongoing success. Here is what AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis has to say about reaching the #2 and #3 spots on the Billboard Top Music Videos Charts; “I'm completely honored to have our DVD reach so many people in only its first week out. Needless to say, it's a great achievement for our band, but it also goes to show that metal music has been opening new doors. Regardless of what mainstream media pushes, there are enough diehard fans out there to make something like this happen.”
For more information on As I Lay Dying, visit:
asilaydying.com




August Burns Red Releases New Album In July
AUGUST BURNS RED, the Lancaster, PA-based metal quintet who scratched and clawed their way to the top of the heap in 2008, are preparing to drop the much-anticipated third full-length, Constellations, via Solid State Records on July 14, 2009. After a month in the studio with lauded producer Jason Suecof (SEVENDUST, ALL THAT REMAINS, GOD FORBID, TRIVIUM), ABR emerged in late March with a blistering album that will make good on the promise of 2007's Messengers – an album that, devoid of hype, without any smoke and mirrors, ever-so-quietly sold more than 80,000 copies, as much or more than most of the band's much-hyped contemporaries. AUGUST BURNS RED spent the subsequent year conquering fans at Warped Tour, on the Take Action tour and at destinations from Dubai to Dallas, and increased their profile through placement on the movie trailer for "The Spirit." Meanwhile, fans drove AUGUST BURNS RED's MySpace plays well past the 17 million mark, packed the band's fall 2008 headlining tour – which included sold-out venues across the country – and flocked to the band's in-studio Stickam site by the tens of thousands to observe the band recording the eagerly awaited new album. Fans' demand for new material also drove the release of a B-sides EP, Lost Messengers: The Outtakes, this past February. These reverberations from Messengers' massive grassroots success have set the table for what – if the fans have anything to say about it – is primed to be one of the year's most anticipated metal albums. "We've been paying more attention to the dynamics of the songs," says guitarist and principle songwriter JB Brubaker of the new album. "We wanted the songs to breathe in certain places and explode in others." For anyone afraid that might mean ABR is mellowing out, Brubaker is quick to assuage fears: "I can say for sure that this record will definitely be as unrelenting as our previous ones, but at the same time it will also be more dynamically diverse." That diversity can only help to expand the band's ever-growing fan base. With Messengers, AUGUST BURNS RED became a sleeper hit. With Constellations, the band plans to turn that rumbling fault line into the spouting volcanic eruption fans have been predicting.
For more information on the new album, visit:
augustburnsred.com




The Devil Wears Prada News
The Devil Wears Prada is currently taking preorders for their new album With Roots Above and Branches Below on their web store that can be purchased here. The album comes bundled with an exclusive “pre-order only” t-shirt in a bundle pack with either the regular cd or cd/dvd combo. The band is wrapping up their sold out US Sweet Brag Tour and are keeping the freight train rolling, recently posting the track “Sassafras” from their new album on their myspace and it has already passed a quarter of a million plays in a matter of days. The band has also finalized an exclusive download pack for Guitar Hero World Tour! On May 7th, virtual rockstars will take the stage with three free tracks in the Ferret Music/Metal Blade Track Pack, a multi-platform downloadable expansion that contains The Devil Wear’s Prada’s “Dez Moines”, Chimaira’s “On Broken Glass” and Unearth’s “Grave of Opportunity”.




Underoath Posts New Video
Just finishing their fourth international tour since last fall, UNDEROATH have announced the MySpace global premiere of the video for "Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear," the compelling new single off their acclaimed fourth studio album LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION (Tooth & Nail/Solid State). The group's most accessible single to date, "Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear" will hit Alternative and Rock radio in early June. For the striking clip, UNDEROATH re-teamed with the Swedish production team Popcore Films--with whom the band received a Grammy nomination for "Best Short Form Video" for the song "Writing on the Walls." The clip, which has logged over 100,000 views in the first 24 hours; is receiving major MySpace placement across the globe including Sweden, Brazil, Russia, India, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. "We knew we wanted to do something unique because we've never had a song like this before," explains MCTAGUE of the muted track with electronic touches. "We talked to our good friends from Sweden and decided to try something new. This is our fifth video with Popcore, so we felt confident in our communication and direction; they couldn't have done a better job in our opinion."
After a fall U.S. headlining tour last fall which averaged an over 90% sell-out rate, UNDEROATH have wrapped hugely successful sold-out shows in over ten countries around the globe--U.S., U.K., Mexico, Canada, Italy, Germany, South Africa, France, Belgium, and Sweden--and performed their first-ever tours of South and Central America; they also had headlining spots on the Soundwave (Australia) and Give It A Name (Europe) festivals this spring. In June, UNDEROATH will perform all summer long on the main stage of the Vans Warped Tour. The trek marks the group's sixth outing on the annual punk rock extravaganza and their fourth run as a headlining act on the tour which celebrates its 15th anniversary this summer. Check out the video here.




Thousand Foot Krutch Posts New Single
Tooth & Nail Records' Thousand Foot Krutch is breathing new life to their fans with the freshly posted single "Bring Me To Life" as part of the Taco Bell's Feed The Beat music program. TFK partnered with familiar face, Aaron Sprinkle, to co-produce the single, and Randy Staub, to mix the single, which is available for a free download to fans previewing the Fall release. Fans can hear the single at the Feed the Beat site or go to the new studio album's site to receive a free download link. TFK is currently placing the finishing touches on their fifth studio album, "Welcome to the Masquerade." The full album is also co-produced by Sprinkle and Trevor McNevan along with Staub mixing. More details to follow soon on the forthcoming project. "We're excited to have been chosen to be part of Feed the Beat and a big thank you to everyone who voted," shares McNevan, lead singer / songwriter of Thousand Foot Krutch. "'Bring Me to Life' is the song we chose to record and we are stoked to share it with you! Thanks to Taco Bell, we teamed up with producer Aaron Sprinkle (The Almost, Demon Hunter, MxPx) and mix engineer Randy Staub (Metallica "Black Album", Nickelback "Dark Horse") for this one, and it was a perfect match. BIG, crunchy, adrenaline rock...umm...yes please. Our new album is out later this fall, so please download this track as our free gift to you!" Last fall, 100 bands participated in Taco Bell's "Best of the Beat" competition, where they competed for a chance to record, have Taco Bell produce a single and gain valuable marketing support for that single. More than 180,000 fans voted on Feed the Beat's Virtual Music Festival Web site (www.feedthebeat.com) and Thousand Foot Krutch was one of three bands win the bracket-style contest (others include Hit the Lights and Fireflight). Today the winners become the first ever bands to have singles promoted by Taco Bell's Feed the Beat program.




Impending Doom To Co-Headline The Artery Metal Tour
Impending Doom have been announced as co-headliner of The Artery Metal Tour. The tour will also feature Carnifex, Miss May I, Underneath The Gun and Conducting From The Grave. This comes hot on the heels of the band’s extensive Mexican Tour and the release of new full-length The Serpent Servant. Revolver featured a three star review with the statement that even though the band is message oriented that “Both saints and sinners should enjoy.” Decibel Magazine proclaim that the band is so “...mutli-dimensionally tuned. Guitar, drums, amps, effects, every little slice of measured inter-riff slience, each pillow of impeccably distorted sound-all seem perfectly weighted and aligned, as if the Riverside, CA-based quintet’s members were but components of a single instrument.” Outburn Magazine run a two page feature in the new issue, praising that Impending Doom on “The Serpent Servant manages to sound relatively fresh, not to mention convincing.” Buzzgrinder.com said “it’s as much of a power machine as Nailed. Dead. Risen. was, but with many of the kinks worked out.” Indie Vision Music.com said “a well-crafted metal album that won’t be leaving your CD-player anytime soon.”
Tour Dates:
6/12 Victorville, California
6/13 Phoenix, Arizona
6/14 Las Cruces, New Mexico
6/15 Odessa, Texas
6/16 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6/17 Houston, Texas
6/18 San Antonio, Texas
6/19 Waco, Texas
6/20 Metairie, Louisiana
6/21 Pensacola, Florida
6/22 Miami, Florida
6/23 Tampa, Florida
6/24 Winter Park, Florida
6/25 Jacksonville, Florida
6/26 Douglasville, Georgia
6/27 Nashville, Tennessee
6/28 Louisville, Kentucky
6/29 Fort Wayne, Indiana
6/30 Detroit, Michigan
7/1 Orland Park, Illinois
7/2 Cornerstone Festival (HM Stage!) Bushnell, Illinois
7/3 Buffalo, New York
7/5 Montreal, Quebec
7/6 Holyoke, Massachusetts
7/8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/9 Davidsonville, Maryland
7/10 Raleigh, North Carolina
7/11 Columbia, South Carolina
7/12 Montgomery, Alabama
7/13 Memphis, Tennessee
7/14 Little Rock, Arkansas
7/15 Belton, Missouri




Carlos Santana Honored At Billboard Latin Music Awards
As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of its Latin Music Conference and Awards, Billboard honored music icon Carlos Santana with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his accomplishments in Latin music.
The Billboard Latin Music Conference took place on April 20-23 at the Eden Roc Resort in Miami Beach and culminated with the Latin Music Awards, which aired on April 23 on the Telemundo Network. Santana recently announced his Las Vegas residency show Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through The Hits, which will play approximately 36 shows per year at The New Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Tickets for performances through September are now on sale and can be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.
For more information, go here:
supernaturalsantana.com




Crooked X News
The young Coweta, Oklahoma quartet known as Crooked X is on hyper-speed, musically and career-wise. Even before scoring their 2008 deal with EMI, the intense but melodic hard rockers were opening for KISS in Europe, touring with Ted Nugent and chronicling their lives on the MTV special "Rock N Roll Dream". Crooked X's self-titled debut for MPM/EMI/Capitol sees its widespread Canadian release today. The album encapsulates the bands' youthful aggro-energy, hopes, and hormones (the members are, after all, just 15 years old) into 10 tracks rife with searing guitars, passionate vocals and intense, radio-ready heavy rock. Featuring such gems as the dark, riff-tastic 'Nightmare' (featured in Rock Band™ ), the edgy and classic heavy modern rock tunes 'Time Is Now', 'Gone', and 'Adrenaline', and the instantly memorable first single 'Rock N Roll Dream', Crooked X's debut effort combines an organic, '70s-inspired influence with the band's new millennium sound. Members Forrest French (vocals, guitar), Jesse Cooper (lead guitar, vocals), Josh McDowell (bass) and Boomer Simpson (drums) also share songwriting and lyrical duties for a true full-band collaboration. Crooked X is managed by music and media producer/strategist Spencer Proffer and esteemed music manager Doc McGhee. Notes Spencer Proffer (Quiet Riot, Tina Turner, WASP), who oversaw the album on all facets and produced Crooked X along with Michael Wagener (Ozzy, Skid Row, Poison): "They're pure to rock & roll, a magnet back into classic rock that's direly missing these days. They write melodic, timeless, powerful rock with elements of Zeppelin, Metallica and AC/DC. But it's fresh and from their perspective; for today's generation. That rang my bell loudly, being a fan who is steeped in rock & roll and has made my life's work in it. I knew I had to get involved." Crooked X is also slated for a walk-on appearance on MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand program on Friday May 1. The band will present their brand new video "Gone" for its exclusive Canadian premiere on MOD (airs 5pm EST; check local listings for more info). Crooked X's goal is simply to rock like heroes Shinedown, Black Label Society and Pantera, explaining: "We want people to hear our music, decide what they think, and THEN find out, 'wow, they're 15.' Instead of , 'they're 15, wow, they're good for their age.' We're not a gimmick, we're a band." As for where they see themselves in five years-besides being 20 years old!-they conclude, "as long as we're jamming, having fun and together, we don't care."
For more information, go here:
crookedx.com




Dove Award Winners Announced
The 40th Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards were presented at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN, honoring the year's brightest and best during the LIVE, exclusive broadcast on Gospel Music Channel. Here are some of the winners:
Rock Song: "Lost" by Red
Rock Album: Satisfied, DecembeRadio
Hip Hop Song: "Do Yo Thang" by KJ-52
Hip Hop Album: Ordinary Dreamers, Group 1 Crew
Short Form Video: Slow Fade, Casting Crowns, Erwin Brothers Motion Pictures
Long Form Video: "Alive and Transported," tobyMac, Eric Welch, Tameron Hedge
Recorded Music Packaging:
To see a list of all the winners, visit:
gospelmusicchannel.com/doves/2009_winners




Strike First Presents In The Midst Of Lions
Strike First Records has announced the signing of In The Midst of Lions to their label. In the Midst of Lions play vicious deathcore in the service of a higher power. A mixture of fast-paced tech metal and melodic worship, their music can be compared to such contemporaries as The Faceless, Meshuggah and Veil of Maya, with the addition of the fact that ITMOL packs a serious spiritual punch. "Our generation is in dire need of a savior. It has become trendy to cast out our Lord, we are here to bring the truth." ITMOL's truth comes under the guise of death metal laced with explosive breakdowns and inspirational live shows. Their debut album, Out Of Darkness, is out now. They will be playing at Cornerstone Festival this summer on the Anchor stage as part of the Facedown/Strike First day.
Check out their myspace here:
myspace.com/inthemidstoflions




Anberlin Scores # 1 Hit On Radio
Industry-watchers citing Universal Republic rockers Anberlin as alternative rock's development story of the year are armed with even more evidence this week as the Florida fivesome broke an alternative radio record in its 29 week climb to the #1 spot in both the Mediabase and BDS format. The previous record was also set by a Universal Republic band, the group 10 Years with "Wasteland." Anberlin's feat is even more notable, as they leaped over the group Rolling Stone magazine recently called the 'hottest band in America' - the Kings Of Leon - to lock down the #1 position all for themselves. "We congratulate Anberlin on their achievement topping the alternative radio chart," stated Joel Klaiman, Executive Vice President of Promotion and Artist Development of Universal Republic. "Such success and unwavering commitment spearheaded at the format by Dennis Blair (VP Alternative promotion) is also indicative of the Universal Republic promotion staff's tenacity and dedication to artist development in every facet of our game plan." Anberlin's incredible six month climb on the coveted hitlist is a testament to the band's gritty staying power, propelled by a hearty U.S. fan base that has helped them become one of music's most dynamic and edgy rock forces. The group matches their growing radio popularity with their acclaimed live firepower, and will be hitting the road this spring with Long Island, NY rockers Taking Back Sunday on a 30-plus city tour throughout North America, kicking off on May 14th in Cincinnati, OH. Anberlin's recent South by Southwest performances showcased 'Feel Good Drag' and other songs from their Universal Republic debut album New Surrender, which debuted on Billboard’s Top Albums chart in late 2008 at #13 and continues to reign as one of the more formidable alternative offerings of 2008-2009.
Tour Dates:
5/9 Frisco, TX
5/10 The Woodlands, TX
5/14 Cleveland, OH
5/15 Cincinnati, OH
5/17 Pontiac, MI
5/19 Minneapolis, MN
5/20 Milwaukee, WI
5/21 Indianapolis, IN
5/22 Kansas City, MO
5/23 Maryland Heights, MO
5/24 Omaha, NE
5/26 Boulder, CO
5/27 Salt Lake City, UT
5/28 Boise, ID
5/29 Seattle, WA
5/30 Vancouver, BC
5/31 Portland, OR
6/3 Anaheim, CA
6/4 Las Vegas, NV
6/5 San Diego, CA
6/7 Bakersfield, CA
6/9 Tempe, AZ
6/10 Albuquerque, NM
6/12 Oklahoma City, OK
6/13 Little Rock, AR
6/14 Mandeville, LA
6/16 Saint Petersburg, FL
6/17 Atlanta, GA
6/18 N. Lawrence, OH
6/18 Charlotte, NC
6/19 Richmond, VA
6/20 Philadelphia, PA
6/21 Baltimore, MD
6/23 Toronto, ONT
6/24 Rochester, NY
6/25 Hartford, CT
6/26 Hampton Beach, NH
6/27 Boston, MA




Everdown is Back
Everdown has announced that they are back and two new tracks will be on a local compilation cd to come out early summer. Everdown guitar player John Helmig has hooked up a sweet endorsement deal with Godin Guitars as well as Chris working on a deal with Creation Drum Company. They have also been talking with a rep from the Mountain Dew summer tour 09' about getting involved with some of the live performances as well as a mountain dew sponsorship.
For more information on Everdown, visit:
myspace.com/everdown






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