Sunday 25 October 2015

CELLDWELLER Releases Album Teaser Video & "Lost In Time" Lyric Video



Detroit, MI - Electronic rock artist/producer Celldweller is gearing up for the highly-anticipated release of his third full-length studio album, 'End of an Empire,' due out on November 6, 2015 via FiXT. Combining electronic, metal, and orchestral sounds, Celldweller creates an original style, with 'End of an Empire' showcasing a return to the more formative complex electronic and heavy metal elements that define his unique hybrid sound. With a brand new level of production unheard of by most producers, Klayon raises the bar on this release, fusing analog and digital to create something completely out of this world.

In anticipation of the release, Celldweller has unveiled both an album trailer for 'End of an Empire' featuring dark, captivating visuals set to the track "Faction 15," as well as an animated lyric video for the track "Lost In Time."





To accompany the sci-fi inspired concept album, Celldweller is also releasing a 40+ page comic book, End of an Empire: The Traveller. The Traveller journeys the stars in search of New Elysium, and encounters a mysterious cast of characters who guide him towards it.

Pre-Orders for 'End of an Empire' are currently available, including bundles for both the standard 15-track edition, as well as a deluxe 33-track edition. There is also a double vinyl and collector's edition 5-CD box set available. Fans who pre-order on iTunes will also receive instant downloads of both the title-track, "End of an Empire," as well as the track "Lost In Time."

'End of an Empire' (Standard Edition):

1. Faction 01 2. New Elysium 3. End of an Empire 4. Heart On 5. Just Like You 6. Lost In Time 7. Faction 06 8. Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked) 9. Jericho 10. Faction 13 11. Breakout (feat. Scandroid) 12. Down To Earth 13. Precious One 14. Jericho (Circle of Dust Remix) 15. G4M3 0V3R

BABYMETAL - TWO NEW LIVE DVD RELEASES CONFIRMED FOR OCTOBER 30th RELEASE



Following last month’s announcement of their London SSE Arena Wembley headline show on April 2nd 2016, worldwide phenomena BABYMETAL can reveal the full details of two upcoming Live DVD releases. LIVE AT BUDOKAN: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse will be released on 2DVD and Blu-Ray, as well as a Limited Edition Red Night CD+DVD format, while LIVE IN LONDON: Babymetal World Tour 2014, featuring footage from the band’s two sold out shows at Kentish Town Forum and Brixton Academy will be on 2DVD and Blu-ray. Both come out via earMUSIC on 30th October 2015.

The full tracklisting is as follows:

LIVE AT BUDOKAN: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse

DVD1: RED NIGHT LEGEND ”Corset Festival Extra” - Final of the World

Class Metal Bu- dokan - 1/3/2014

1. Megitsune 2. Doki Doki X Morning 3.Gimme Chocolate!! 4. Iine! 5. Catch Me If You Can 6. Uki Uki X Midnight 7. Mischiefs Of Metal Gods (Kami Band instrumental) // *DVD exclusive 8. Rondo of Nightmare 9. Onedari Daisakusen 10. Song 4 11. Akatsuki 1 2. BABYMETAL DEATH 13. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! 14. Ijime, Dame, Zettai

>> approx. 76min

CD+DVD Limited Edition includes Red Night only

DVD2: BLACK NIGHT LEGEND ”DOOMSDAY”- Invocation Ceremony - 2/3/2014

1. BABYMETAL DEATH 2. Iine! 3. Kimi to Anime Ga Mitai - An- swer for Animation With You 4. Onedari Daisakusen 5. Song 4 6. No Rain, No Rainbow 7. Akatsuki 8. Catch Me If You Can 9. Uki Uki X Midnight 10. Gimme Chocolate!! 11. Rondo of Nightmare 12. Megitsune 13. Ijime, Dame, Zettai 14. Doki Doki X Morning 15. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!

>> approx. 96min

LIVE IN LONDON: Babymetal World Tour 2014

DVD1: BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2014 at The FORUM - 7/7/2014

1. BABYMETAL DEATH 2. Iine! 3. Uki Uki X Midnight 4. Rondo of Nightmare 5. Onedari Daisakusen 6. Catch Me If You Can 7. Akatsuki 8. Song 4 9. Megitsune 10. Doki Doki X Morning 11. Gimme Chocolate!! 12. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! 13. Ijime, Dame, Zettai

>> approx. 75min

DVD2: BABYMETAL BACK TO THE USA / UK TOUR 2014 at O2 Brixton Academy - 8/11/2014

1. BABYMETAL DEATH 2. Iine! 3. Uki Uki X Midnight 4. Rondo of Nightmare 5. Song 4 6. Catch Me If You Can 7. Akatsuki 8. Onedari Daisakusen 9. Megitsune 10. Doki Doki X Morning 11. Gimme Chocolate!! 12. Ijime, Dame, Zettai 13. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! 14. Road of Resistance

>> approx. 89min.

The releases mark the end of a hugely successful year for BABYMETAL, including being one of Reading & Leeds Festivals mosted talked about performances of the weekend, storming the stage at Download Festival to thousands of adoring fans, as well as winning both a Kerrang! Award for ‘The Spirit Of Independence’ and a Metal Hammer Golden God Award for ‘ Breakthrough Act’.

Tickets for the Wembley show are available at seetickets.com

Lamb Of God - Hellevator Trailer on Game Show Network



Be afraid. Be very afraid. From the twisted minds that brought you the "Paranormal Activity" franchise, comes HELLEVATOR: a terrifying new show that dares three friends to ride a haunted elevator into the depths of an abandoned warehouse. One player must get out on each floor and conquer a frightening challenge in order to earn money for the team. But if they don't make it back in time, the elevator moves on without them. Two comedic masterminds pull the strings throughout the game - taking delight in the horror. Who will make it back to the surface with the prize, and who will be trapped forever? HELLEVATOR is produced by Matador and Blumhouse Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. Executive Producers are Jason Blum ("Paranormal Activity," "The Purge," "Sinister" and "Insidious"), who won a 2014 Emmy® Award for "The Normal Heart," and was nominated for an Academy Award® for "Whiplash," and Jay Peterson and Todd Lubin of Matador.

Hellevator Red Band Trailer, Featuring Lamb of God "512" from Game Show Network on Vimeo.



About Hellevator

Coheed and Cambria release 'Island' video



Watch the new video for Coheed and Cambria's track 'Island':



New album "The Color Before The Sun": The ten-song album marks a bold departure for the NY-based band, who pause the beloved Amory Wars, a seven-album science fiction saga that also bore a comic book empire, in favor of a more personal outing. “It’s very much a time capsule of my last two years,” Claudio Sanchez said in a Mic.com interview. “I created The Amory Wars in 1998 because at the time, I didn’t understand what a frontman or a singer entailed. And I was sort of afraid to share my stories, and I didn’t want my stories to be judged. So I created fictitious ones to essentially hide behind.”

Coheed and Cambria are also giving fans an opportunity to learn more about the individual songs, with a series of behind-the-scenes videos. Clips for “You Got Spirit, Kid,” “Here to Mars” and “Eraser” can be seen via the band’s YouTube page (www.youtube.com/officialcoheed) with new videos rolling out throughout the week.

Rolling Stone declared The Color Before The Sun “a dramatic departure,” Noisey said the new album proves “there are no boundaries for a Coheed and Cambria album” and Alternative Press, in a four-star review, added “the album pops and pulsates with signature Coheed wails and riffs.” The Nerdist, who premiered the band’s ode to the ‘80s video for “You Got Spirit, Kid”, said the new music “features much of what has made Coheed and Cambria a force for the last two decades.”

Wednesday 21 October 2015

Echo Black releases "Burn Another Day" Music Video (Feat. Davey Suicide) / U.S. Tour With Combichrist & The Birthday Massacre



New York based Dark Alternative Rock band Echo Black has released their debut music video "Burn Another Day" (featuring Davey Suicide) which originally premiered with REVOLVER Magazine and was directed by Nathan Crooker. The track was produced by Nick Scott and is available for purchase now on iTunes & Amazon. The band also has announced the dates of their upcoming North American tour with Combichrist and The Birthday Massacre. The tour kicks off on October 28th in Baltimore, Maryland and works its way throughout the United States wrapping up on November 23rd in Indianapolis, Indiana. Watch Echo Black's "Burn Another Day" (featuring Davey Suicide) music video below:



This song marks both a beginning and an end for us; the close of one chapter and the opening of another. The four of us have spent a lot of years waiting for this very moment and we each poured our individual sets of influence and experience into this song and video. We are hungry and we are coming out with guns blazing. We are the sound of midnight. - Danny Blu (Lead Vocals) Tour Dates:

10/28 – Soundstage - Baltimore, Maryland 10/29 – Marlin Room @ Webster Hall - New York, New York 10/30 – Fete Music Hall - Providence, Rhode Island 11/02 – The Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11/03 – Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio 11/04 – The Abbey - Chicago, Illinois 11/05 – Mill City Nights - Minneapolis, Minnesota 11/06 – Granada Theater - Lawrence, Kansas 11/07 – The Summit Music Hall - Denver, Colorado 11/08 – Area 51 - Salt Lake City, Utah (no Birthday Massacre) 11/10 – Slim's - San Francisco, California 11/11 – The Whisky - West Hollywood, California 11/12 – The Glasshouse - Pomona, California 11/13 – Nile Theater - Mesa, Arizona 11/14 – The Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, New Mexico 11/15 - TBA - El Paso, Texas 11/16 – Korova - San Antonio, Texas 11/17 – Gas Monkey - Dallas, Texas 11/19 – The Ready Room - St Louis, Missouri 11/20 – The Rave - Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11/21 – The Stache - Grand Rapids, Michigan 11/22 – St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, Michigan 11/23 – Emerson Theater - Indianapolis, Indianapolis (no Birthday Massacre)

BUTCHER BABIES release new video for 'Igniter'



The BUTCHER BABIES released their latest full-length offering, Take It Like a Man. earlier this year on Century Media Records. The video for 'Igniter' perfectly captures the frenetic, high-energy of their amazing live show. Check it out now:



Heidi Shepherd (vocals) states: "We've all been in that different state of consciousness where rage over takes over your body and mind. ‘Igniter' is about these emotions and about that last straw that breaks you. We were so lucky as to film this video during our live performance at The Download Festival, Metal Hammer Boat and The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards. As it shows our intense live energy on the stage, it also shows our goofy off stage personalities.”

Carla Harvey further adds: “'Igniter' is a song about the anger and frustration that we can let consume and even destroy us at times. When we first started Butcher Babies, I was in a much darker place and often let that rage overtake me, but after 6 years of having a healthy outlet for those feelings through our music, I'm a completely different person. I love that the video for Igniter, shot while we toured the UK this summer, shows a juxtaposition of on stage rage and our off stage fun personalities. It speaks volumes to the release that music provides not only for the listener, but the creators."

BUTCHER BABIES are:

Heidi Shepherd- vocals Carla Harvey- vocals Henry Flury- guitar Jason Klein- bass Chrissy Warner- drums

Monday 19 October 2015

SKUNK ANANSIE CONFIRM PLANS FOR BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM, ‘ANARCHYTECTURE’

SKUNK ANANSIE CONFIRM PLANS FOR BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM, ‘ANARCHYTECTURE’. RELEASE DATE SET FOR JANUARY 15th 2016. EUROPEAN TOUR, INCLUDING 2 UK SHOWS, TO FOLLOW IN FEBRUARY/MARCH



A BRITISH BAND FULL OF BRITISH HISTORY, Skunk Anansie are back with their sixth studio album, ‘Anarchytecture’: a collection of hard-hitting alternative rock anthems, brimming with punchy riffs and the sort of fire that can only burn from the heart and soul of vocal powerhouse, Skin.

‘Anarchytecture’ is the follow-up to 2012’s ‘Black Traffic’, and features the group’s regular line-up of Skin, guitarist Ace, bassist Cass & drummer Mark Richardson.

The new album – produced by Tom Dalgety (Royal Blood, Killing Joke, Band of Skulls) at RAK Studios in London, with mixing duties divided between Dalgety & Jeremy Wheatley, and mastering set to be handled by the legendary Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York – has been confirmed for worldwide release on January 15th; it will be supported by a full European headline tour, including two dates in the UK, visiting fans North and South…

February 4th – London, The Forum
February 5th – Albert Hall, Manchester

Meanwhile, Skin is currently appearing as a judge on X Factor Italy, having studied Italian following the invitation to get involved; she also features on the cover of this month’s issue of the Italian Vanity Fair.

About Skunk Anansie: Skunk Anansie formed in 1994, went on hiatus in 2001, then reformed in 2009. To date, they have released five studio albums: Paranoid and Sunburnt (1995), Stoosh (1996), Post Orgasmic Chill (1999), Wonderlustre (2010) and Black Traffic (2012); they have also issued the compilation album ‘Smashes and Trashes’ (2009), plus the acoustic CD / DVD ‘An Acoustic Skunk Anansie – Live In London’ (2013), along with a run of hit singles, including ‘Charity’, ‘Hedonism’, ‘Selling Jesus’, ‘I Can Dream’ and ‘Weak’. Skunk Anansie went on to become one of the biggest rock bands in Britain and Europe throughout the ’90s, selling over 5 million records and doing 7 sell-out world tours up to 2000. In 1999, the band headlined the Glastonbury festival, and they have also performed with Pavarotti for the Dalai Lama, and Nelson Mandela for his 80th Birthday ‘Gift To The Nation’ shows.

RAMMSTEIN MARK THE BAND’S 21ST ANNIVERSARY WITH THE RELEASE OF “XXI”

RAMMSTEIN MARK THE BAND’S 21ST ANNIVERSARY WITH THE RELEASE OF “XXI” – THE FIRST VINYL BOX SET OF THEIR CAREER, INCL. ALL OF THEIR SIX STUDIO ALBUMS PLUS RARITIES DOUBLE LP

Release Date: December 4, 2015



If Rammstein’s music is the perfect soundtrack for building large monuments in the desert, then somewhere in the wilder world stands an imposing edifice some 21 years in the making – the length of time the six East Berliners have been collectively mining the Rammstein seam…

In the course of these two decades, the band have risen to the apex of the great rock pyramid, achieving album and DVD sales in the millions, headlining major festivals and bigger venues around the world (including New York’s Madison Square Garden, a show that sold out its 18,200 tickets in under 30 minutes!), and establishing themselves as peerless master showmen with an approach to their art – and ‘art’ is the word – that is dramatic, epic in scale and capable of touching all of the senses; a dark and spectacular fairy-tale laced with controversy, don’t-try-this-at-home theatrics, plus the all-consuming aroma of benzine.

For Rammstein, and it’s the same line-up now as at the start, it’s always been a case of marching to their own beat, gleefully torching the industry rule-book… and everything else! They sing in German, they side-step those visuals typical of the rock ‘n’ metal world, and they present an incendiary, everything-hotter-than-everything-else live experience the like of which hasn’t been seen beneath the popular music banner… Some call it ‘Rammstein-esque’.

This 21st Anniversary Box Set – a numbered, career-wide collection – not only features the six studio albums, produced by Jacob Hellner and re-mastered onto 180gr heavyweight double vinyl by Svante Forsbäck, it also comes complete with a separate rarities double LP, ‘Raritäten’, incl. a previously unreleased version of the track ‘Los’.

In terms of additional content for ‘Raritäten’, Rammstein have taken the thoughtful approach, and there is certainly a choice selection on offer; 16 tracks taken from previous singles, ‘fan edition’ releases and special album formats.

However, it’s the six studio albums that are the centre-piece here, a bona fide body of work bound together by attitude and intent. When it comes to defining precisely what Rammstein stands for, band and brand, it’s the catalogue as a whole that speaks the loudest.

Even the overall presentation of the Anniversary Box lives up to the bands longstanding reputation for quality and detail. The result is a tactile, high-end package that – as well as representing the band across the board, mirroring the scale and ambition of their music – successfully spotlights the character of the individual releases; each comes complete with gatefold sleeve, original artwork and lyrics. Four of the six albums have not been released on vinyl before: Herzeleid, Sehnsucht, Reise, Reise and Rosenrot.

With the vinyl weighing in at a full 180 grams, the sonic capacity is there to properly represent a group capable of shifting from a whisper to a roar without being slowed down by the gears in-between.

From pin-drop to fusillade, from ‘Stirb nicht vor mir’ to ‘Rammlied’, the Anniversary Collection is a carefully-crafted, stylish, authentic celebration of Rammstein 1995-2012, leaving the door ajar for Studio Album Number Seven…

When and if that arrives is in the hands of the ‘Kollektiv’ itself, but one thing’s for certain: the cake honouring their 21st Anniversary won’t be short on candle power.

RARITÄTEN 2LP // Tracklist

Side A

Feuerräder - Single: Engel (Fan Edition), 1997 Wilder Wein – Single: Engel (Fan Edition), 1997 Das Modell – Single: Das Modell, 1997 Kokain – Single: Das Modell, 1997

Side B

Stripped – Single: Stripped, 1998 Halleluja – Single: Links 1 2 3 4, 1998 Mein Herz brennt (Piano Version) – Single: Mein Herz brennt, 2012 Los (Full Band Version) – Album: Reise, Reise, 2004 (Full Band Version – previously unreleased)

Side C

Führe mich – Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009 Donaukinder – Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009 Halt – Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009 Roter Sand (Orchester Version) – Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009

Side D

Liese - Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009 Mein Land - Single: Mein Land, 2011 Vergiss uns nicht – Single: Mein Land, 2011 Gib mir deine Augen – Single: Mein Herz brennt, 2012