Victory Records is proud to announce the signing of Texas metal ensemble SHATTERED SUN to their roster. Hailing from Alice, TX, SHATTERED SUN quickly grabbed the attention of heavyweight management team Breaking Bands LLC, led by Adrenaline PR CEO Maria Ferrero, one of metal’s original architects, Jon Zazula, and Testament front-man Chuck Billy. Shortly after, Victory Records took note of the bands punishing brand of melodic metal, and will be releasing the savage new album, Hope Within Hatred, on April 21, 2015.”This has been a day we have been working and striving for since we were 13 years old, just barely picking up an instrument. The fact…
Author: Dom Vigil
Modern Pain was formed in 2010 in Dallas, TX by four people with music taste on opposite ends of the spectrum for the sole purpose of playing straight edge music with no gimmicks: no bleached hair, no pseudo-positive lyrics. While their individual music tastes might not be similar, the few bands they mutually love have an apparent influence on their music, from classics like Integrity and Infest to more recent bands like Think I Care. With a handful of tours, a demo and an EP under their belt, and a new full-length slated for 2015, Modern Pain has no plans…
Following what was a landmark year for Portland-based This Patch of Sky with their breakout Self-Titled album, the band has been tasked with composing music for the upcoming Russell Brand documentary, BRAND: A Second Coming. The film, which is the follow-up to 2013’s Russell Brand: Messiah Complex will feature five previously released songs, as well as a to-be-determined amount of original scores.The documentary which chronicles the rise and fall, and subsequent rise again, of the English comedian will make it’s world premiere by opening the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX on March 13th. The documentary was picked from the 145 feature films that were chosen by the panel out…
Frontiers Music Srl has announced a March 20 release date for TOTO XIV in Europe, with The UK and Oceania on 3/23, and North America on March 24. The album will hit retail globally, with specific dates for territories in Asia, South America and others to follow. The first single from TOTO XIV “Orphan” is available as an instant grat track beginning today on iTunes worldwide when you pre-order:http://geni.us/TotoXIViTunes. A video for the song is also available now on YouTube: Configurations for the album will also include CD, with a deluxe edition available featuring a “making of” documentary on DVD, expanded booklet that includes an…
Hermosa Beach, CA’s CHAOS DELIVERY MACHINE will release their sophomore record, Burn Motherfucker Burn, on May 5th via Hardline Entertainment.The record will be available digitally, as well as on vinyl and CD, on May 5th via Hardline Entertainment. Information regarding pre-orders will be announced shortly.A track off the record (“The New Testament”) is available as a FREE download here.Created by former 98 Mute band mates Jason Page (guitarist/music) and Justin Thirsk (throat/drummer/ words), whose older brother, Jason Thirsk (R.I.P.), was the founding member and former lyricist/bassist ofPennywise, the lineup is rounded out by Pennywise co-founder and guitarist Fletcher Dragge (co-throat/bass/producer.)The trio has crafted an album that has taken…
Recent Dying Scene Records signees, San Diego punk act Western Settingshave released the the title track from the band’s debut full-length Yes It Is,out on February 17th. Stream “Yes It Is” via Punktastic here.Digital pre-orders are available now on Bandcamp here., and physical pre-orders are available here.
Maryland pop punk group Take Care have released a new music video for the song “1/2/09.” The track is the taken from the band’s debut full-length album, All This Time I’ve Felt Like Nothing, which was independently release last October.Vocalist, Tyler Hill commented, “As a band we are all very excited for what this upcoming year holds for us. This music video is actually the first track off All This Time I’ve Felt Like Nothing and was shot by “Roar and Gills.” We hope you all enjoy this video as much as we did making it.” Check out the video below and if you dig what you…
“Revisionist”, the second track to premiere from Sannhet’s forthcoming album of the same name, has premiered today via the Decibel Magazine blog. Revisionist is a dizzying concoction of math-metal intricacy, prismatic pop shimmer, and dense metallic crush, taking the metalgaze sound of likeminded modern metal combos like Deafheaven or Alcest and adding more dynamic indie rockisms and churning noise rock crunch. Sannhet was founded in Brooklyn, NY in late 2010 when they released their debut LP Known Flood via Sacrament Records (St. Vitus Bar’s label) in February of 2013 to great critical acclaim. Now, the band is gearing up to release their sophomore album on March 3rd, 2015,…
Nashville rock band Daisyhead has debuted a new song called “Lost Her” today at Absolutepunk.net. The track is featured on their upcoming, debut full-length record, The Smallest Light, that’s due out on March 3rd viaNo Sleep Records.Fans are invited to pre-order The Smallest Light from No Sleep at https://nosleeprecords.com/product/7501 and stream “Lost Her” now at Absolutepunk.net (http://apdot.net/1uVKXob).“”Lost Her” is a sequel to the story of our I Couldn’t Face You EP,” says vocalist/guitarist Michael Roe. “It is about a doctor who had a patient he could not save, and he has to tell the family of the patient. I have always wondered if that part of working in a hospital ever gets easier after doing it…
Italian’s Cry Excess has just released the music video for their song entitled “The Public Enemy.” The song, which the video can be seen HERE, is featured on the band’s Luxor Records debut, entitled Ambition Is The S***, that was released last Tuesday. The album serves as the follow up to the band’s 2013 This Is Core Records’ The Deceit while also following in the footsteps of their supporting dates with the likes of Walls Of Jericho, Miss May I, Heart Of A Coward, and Attila. Ambition Is The S*** showcases ten tracks that fuses metalcore, death metal, nu-metal, and heavy groove sections into a hard…