Author: Dom Vigil

Botanist is excited to announce its sixth chronological release. Titled VI: Flora, this 11-song full-length album is a progression from the misanthropic masterplans of the destruction of mankind at the hands of plants as detailed on the project’s last two albums: 2012’s III: Doom In Bloom and 2013’s IV: Mandragora. Now, VI: Flora focuses on the wondrous beauty of the plants themselves through a gauzy haze of dream-like sound with the voice of The Botanist acting as spectral underpinning to the reverie.VI: Flora was recorded by Otrebor in the Verdant Realm and mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden and is scheduled for an August 11th release, once again…

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Some of hardcore’s heaviest hitters are gearing up to kick off the Life & Death tour on June 25th in Nashville. Headlined by New York’s Backtrack, support bands include Harm’s Way, Expire, Suburban Scum, Downpresser and Iron Mind who are all on the entirety of this U.S. tour. Freedom and Will To Die will split opening duties on the front and back halves of the run. The Life & Death Tour will feature regional guests each week, with Incendiary covering the first week, Turnstile the second, and Bitter End the third week and a half. LIFE & DEATH TOUR DATES6/25 Nashville, TN…

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Balance and Composure will be hitting the road this fall for a headlining U.S. tour with support from Seahaven and The American Scene. The tour will take them from Fresno, CA on August 19th to Philadelphia, PA on October 4th, and will include a performance at FYF Fest in Los Angeles on August 24th alongside The Strokes, The Blood Brothers, Built To Spill, Deafheaven and more. Tickets will go on sale Friday.Balance and Composure Tour Dates:July 18 – Patchogue, NY – Great South Bay FestivalAug 19 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s (w/The American Scene)Aug 20 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s (w/The American Scene)Aug 21 – San Diego, CA – Irenic (w/The American…

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Ridgewood, NJ’s Prawn have announced an August 12 release date for their forthcoming Topshelf Records LP, Kingfisher. See track listing below.Kingfisher was produced by Gregory Dunn (Moving Mountains) and mastered by Mike Kalajian at Telegraph Recording.Get notified when Kingfisher pre-orders have launched by clicking here.The band will play dates with Into It., Over It. this summer, followed by a tour with The Hotelier and Foxing. Dates begin on July 10 in Bethlehem, PA. *Kingfisher Track Listing*:1. Scud Running2. First as Tragedy, Second as Farce3. Prolonged Exposure4. Dialect Of5. Old Souls6. Glass, Irony7. Absurd Walls8. Thalassa9. Runner’s Body10. Halcyon Days Tour Dates:July 10th – Bethlehem PA- Blast Furnace w/ Into It Over ItJuly…

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Wolves At The Gate has premiered a powerful new video for their song “Relief” today at RevolverMag.com. The track is featured on their sophomore album, VxV, which was released on Tuesday by Solid State Records. Fans can pick up the record now from iTunes, Amazon or the Solid State Store.Watch Wolves At The Gate’s new video for “Relief” now, exclusively at RevolverMag.comAdditionally, in celebration of the release the band is currently streaming the new record, VxV, in its entirety now onYoutube.com.Wolves At The Gate are currently on the road with Phinehas, The Orphan and The Poet and will be joining up with August Burns Red and The Overseer for a run in July. …

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Dan Deacon is set to support Arcade Fire on their upcoming arena tour for their latest release, Reflektor. This is the second time this year he’ll be the main support act for Arcade Fire after having been with them on their March 2014 North American dates. In addition to the support dates, Deacon will perform solo headlining shows and festivals throughout the summer. All dates are below. Deacon is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to 2012’s America which will be released on Domino.TOUR DATES06-20 Calgary, AB – Sled Island and Music Festival $07-16 Whistler, ON – Whistler Olympic Park $07-17 Pemberton,…

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Courage My Love kick off their summer long stint on the Vans Warped Tour this Friday, June 13 in Houston, TX.The band has partnered with The Keep A Breast Foundation to release ‘Spirit Animal’, a limited edition run of 1000 custom shaped CD’s which will be sold exclusively on Warped Tour for $5, with $2 of each sold going to KAB.One song is previously unreleased (“I Don’t Even Wanna Know”) and the others we’re previously only available on the Japanese edition of their latest EP, ‘Becoming’ (Homeskool Prom Records/Warner).Stream Spirit Animal here. Track Listing:1. Breathing Room2. Interlude3. I Don’t Even Wanna Know4. Do As You’re ToldSinger/guitarist Mercedes…

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Continuing their worldwide tour, Deafheaven have just returned from SE Asia, Japan, and the first leg of their European tour (which included appearances at Primavera and Fortarock festivals) and have kicked off U.S. headlining tour dates with a performance at Governor’s Ball last week. Now, Deafheaven are touring down to Bonnaroo for a Friday evening show and will head south afterward to meet back up with support bands Pallbearer and Wreck & Reference to continue along their headline tour routing.Additionally, Deafheaven have announced even more headlining North American tour dates in September, where they’ll start at Basilica Festival in Hudson, NY and tour out…

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June 30th will see the welcome return of one of the most notorious and thrilling punk bands to ever come out of the UK. Returning with a new single, “Chains” (which was recently showcased as Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record In The World’ on BBC Radio One), and a myriad of live performances throughout July in the UK, Gallows are coiled and sprung and ready to detonate once again.”It’s been a quite year so far for us all as we’ve been busy on new adventures and projects, but when we got together in February it was shocking how quickly ideas were flowing”,…

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