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Job For A Cowboy: new song “Regurgitated Disinformation” posted on-line; “Ruination” pre-order up now

The brand new JFAC song, Regurgitated Disinformation, has been posted online today and is available to stream now on the bands official myspace page. Ruination’s cover art and full color booklet have also been made available for viewing at this location. The striking, quasi-conceptual motif was designed by Brent Elliott White and takes its inspiration from JOB FOR A COWBOY front man Jonny Davy’s album lyrics and concepts. Topics addressed by the album’s schema revolve around modern day worldwide dilemmas and controversial issues including “Propaganda in the main stream media and television, humanitarian rights of Northern Korea, the modern genocidal government of Nubia, the use of torture in American military tactics, overruling by world governments and Police states / Martial law”.

JOB FOR A COWBOY’s Ruination is available for pre-order now. A special JFAC “pre-order contest” has just been announced whereby fans can win tickets to see the band on tour with Slayer this summer as part of the “ROCKSTAR Energy Mayhem Festival”. Fans will also have the chance to score signed JOB FOR A COWBOY musical equipment, merch and more. There are two ways to enter: 1.) by providing proof of purchase of the new album from one of your favorite online media stores (i.e. iTunes, Hot Topic), or by mail. For full contest and entry details, simply visit this location.

http://www.myspace.com/jobforacowboy

Metal Blade Records announces the signing of Aeternam!

Canada’s Aeternam has joined the Metal Blade roster! Formed in 2007 in Quebec City, Aeternam has been preparing to unleash their very own brand of epic death metal upon the world. Combining classic death metal songwriting with epic melodic soloing and middle-eastern influences, Aeternam has fine-tuned its craft and made it into a perfect blend of brutality and melody. Their first studio release, Disciples of the Unseen, was produced by mastermind JeF Fortin (Neuraxis, The Last Felony). The album contains 10 tracks of pure intensity, crushing riffs, pounding bass lines and brutal growls paving the way for epic solos, acoustic melodies, ambient keyboards and large vocal harmonies. Fans of Behemoth, Nile and Melechesh will most certainly find something about this band to enjoy. You can see the band lay down tracks for the album on youtube HERE.

Aeternam comments: ''We are very excited and proud to see our debut album come out on Metal Blade and what could be more fitting for us to be label mates with such bands as Behemoth and Cannibal Corpse. A lot of inspiration and work went into creating Disciples of the Unseen and we cannot wait to present it to the worldwide metal scene. We'll soon be on the road to promote the album and we can't wait to bring this monster to the stage.''

“This is one of those rare bands that was an absolute no brainer for us to bring on board and has everyone at Metal Blade unanimously excited about the possibilities. The sheer amount of talent and creativity inherent in this band is refreshing. We look forward to working together on this and many future albums!” Metal Blade Records

Aeternam will be supporting now label mates, Behemoth, at their June 29^th show in Montreal, QC at Le Medley.

Aeternam is:

Achraf Loudiy - Vocals & Guitar

Alex Loignon - Guitar

Jonas Lapointe - Bass & Vocals

Samuel Dubois - Keyboards

Antoine Guertin - Drums

http://www.aeternam.ca

http://www.myspace.com/aeternammetal

New song, “The River Under”, from celebrated San Diego prog rockers, Astra, posted online

San Diego based progressive rock band ASTRA has completed work on its hotly-anticipated debut album, entitled The Weirding. The record hits stores in North America today via Rise Above Records.

A taste of what The Weirding holds in store can be experienced now as the new ASTRA song The River Under been posted online at this location.

Originally formed in 2001 as SILVER SUNSHINE, ASTRA dubs its forward-thinking sound “freaked out prog rock”.  As ambitious a unit as you will find, the quintet (Richard Vaughan [guitar, mellotron, echoplex, vocals], Conor Riley [mellotron, arp odyssey synth, organ, guitar, vocals], Stuart Sclater [bass], David Hurley [drums, percussion, flute, various noisemakers] and Brian Ellis [guitar, moog, vocals]) will unveil The Weirding as the musical introduction to its self-proclaimed sound.  An eight song ‘Progressive Rock Concept Album’, the record is intricate and thoughtful in both concept and execution yet neither forced nor pretentious.  Beautifully surreal cover art by Arik Roper (High On Fire, SUNN O))), Boris) furthers the record’s ever-evolving mood.  View the album cover now at this location.

From the Mellotron-heavy title track to the ethereal strains of Broken Glass to the seventeen minute  instrumental leviathan Ouroboros and through to album closer Beyond to Slight the Maze (“for the contemplation of eternal solitude”), ASTRA’s The Weirding invokes a celestial ocean of wah wah waves crashing against a never ending shore of wonderment.  ASTRA’s arsenal of sunward-reaching sonic harmonies, spiraling synth-laden melodies and art-rock uplift calls for comparisons to Amon Düül II, Can, Guru Guru, Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd and Yes.  Already making a name for itself on the West Coast, ASTRA has shared the stage with such like-minded and diverse acts as Dungen, Earthless, Bigelf, Saint Etienne, The Black Keys and DMBQ.

The Weirding, like all great concept albums is initially rather vague in it’s er, concept.  As band founder Richard Vaughn explains; “The main themes are death, introspection and contemplating what lies beyond.  It's about pondering the rapidly deteriorating state of the world today and trying to find an escape.”

The track listing for ASTRA’s The Weirding is as follows:

1.) The Rising of the Black Sun (5:44)

2.) The Weirding (15:27)

3.) Silent Sleep (10:41)

4.) The River Under (8:41)

5.) Ouroborous (17:23)

6.) Broken Glass (3:45)

7.) The Dawning of Ophiuchus (5:29)

8.) Beyond to Slight the Maze (11:36)

“the missing link between Rubber Soul and Radiohead.” San Diego Reader

"soon-to-be-legendary...Are you ready for the SWOPP (Second Wave Of Psychedelic Prog)?" Classic Rock

"The Weirding’ is a predominantly a series of melancholy, end-of-days numbers that have as much in common with Jethro Tull and 60s folk as they do Yes, King Crimson, and the Book of Revelations...unadulterated rock goodness" StonerRock.com

"During the late '90s, it seemed like prog rock had finally achieved extinction. But fast forward ten years later and the genre was thriving once more -- as evidenced by the arrival of such groups as ASTRA and their 2009 full-length debut, ‘The Weirding’ (which includes some very Roger Dean-inspired cover artwork).  Unlike many other modern-day prog rock revivalists, ASTRA recall a day when the genre was more about creating sweeping mood shifts than mere mind-numbing instrumental acrobatics." AllMusic.com

http://www.astratheband.com

http://www.myspace.com/astrasound

http://www.riseaboverecords.com

Hail Of Bullets post cover art and audio preview of the “Warsaw Rising” EP!

Dutch death metallers, Hail Of Bullets, go to war again with Warsaw Rising, an EP featuring two brand new tracks, one cover and three live recordings!

The new songs are Liberators, a rumbling ode to one of the most magnificent bombers ever built, and the title track which tells the tragic tale of the bloody 1944 Warsaw uprising. A massive cover of the Twisted Sister classic, Destroyer, and 3 tracks from the Bullets' earth-shattering performance at last year's Party.San Open Air complete the searing sextet!

Warsaw Rising track listing:

1. Warsaw Rising

2. Liberators

3. Destroyer

4. Red Wolves Of Stalin *

5. Nachthexen *

6. The Crucial Offensive *

*live track

Check out a one-minute audio snippet of the title track, Warsaw Rising, at www.myspace.com/hailoffuckenbullets. This will be available digitally only in the US. In Europe, it will be available in a strictly limited edition of 2,000 copies via various mail order companies only.

For you die hard death metal fans that absolutely need the limited digi-pak from Europe, you can pre-order the CD directly from Metal Blade Germany at THIS location.

http://www.hailofbullets.com

http://www.myspace.com/hailoffuckenbullets

BEHEMOTH posts first single off of Evangelion!

BEHEMOTH, who have set Evangelion as the title of the band’s ninth hell-breaking opus, have just posted a brand new track and the first single off the band’s August release on their official MySpace page. Head over to www.MySpace.com/Behemoth now to listen to the track "Ov Fire and the Void" off Evangelion and while you’re there be sure to check out video footage of the band during the recording process as well as upcoming tour dates.

Evangelion was recorded in the band's hometown at Radio Gdansk studio with longtime sound engineer Malta, the Wieslawscy Brothers, and Daniel Bergstrand (drum engineering) in the producers' chairs. Evangelion was mixed in Miloco Studios by Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Slipknot, Carcass, Napalm Death) and will be unleashed in the US on August 11^th via Metal Blade Records and in Europe on August 9^th via Nuclear blast.

In support of the band’s 9th full-length studio album Evangelion, BEHEMOTH will be touring on what is sure to be this summer’s largest and most bone crushing metal festival; The Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival with mighty Slayer and Marilyn Manson as co-headliners. BEHEMOTH will be conquering the Hot Topic stage alongside label mates Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Job for a Cowboy and Whitechapel, on over 25 dates this summer so make sure to catch the masters of blackened death metal live when they come to a city near you.

www.behemoth.pl | www.myspace.com/behemoth

Gwar celebrates 25^th anniversary and escape Earth with new album “Lust In Space” due August 18th

SINGER ODERUS ORUNGUS TO MAKE 2^ND APPEARANCE ON FOX NEWS’ “RED EYE”

Intergalactic shock rockers GWAR are back with a brand-new album, Lust In Space¸ just in time to celebrate their 25^th Anniversary as a band. The Scumdogs of the Universe are particularly thrilled this time around as they have finally escaped the seething, filthy mudball that is Earth! GWAR will also be triumphantly returning to Metal Blade Records for the release of Lust In Space, due August 18.

The band will also be terrorizing the airwaves once again, appearing on Fox News’ late-night show, “Red Eye,” on Monday, June 22.

Quoth GWAR's lead singer Oderus Urungus, “The lead-up to the release of Lust in Space, GWAR's return to Metal Blade, continues to grow in size and fury...on Monday, June 22, GWAR's lead singer, ME, Oderus Urungus, shall re-appear on Fox News’ late-night hit news show, RED EYE. My first time on the show was a great success. Millions of emails came in, and even though I wrote the great majority of them, they still asked me back! The fools! I am hoping to use my status as an intergalactic celebrity (and my ability to travel the cosmos) to turn a revealing light on some of our universe's more unsavory secrets...so tune in to Oderus and GWAR on Fox News’ RED EYE, hosted by the delightfully miniature Greg Gutfeld on Monday, June 22 at 3:00AM EST!”

Also, on Wednesday, June 24th, the Earth will tremble with the colossal forces to be unleashed when Oderus Urungus, lead singer of the galaxies’ most dangerous band, GWAR, meets Tracy Smothers of IWA East Coast Wrestling, known large and hairy person, in a no-holds-barred wrestling match of titanic proportion!

Quoteth Oderus, “I have no idea how I got roped into this one. I guess someone is making money off it. No matter! I will be there, with bells on, and this Tracy Smothers so-and-so is going to find out just what it's like to go toe-to toe with an intergalactic god! I just hope he shaves his armpits first.”

The “Loser Leaves Earth” match will be part of the IWA East Coast Wrestling Event, “Pondo’s Big Ass Birthday Bash” held at Schoenbaum Amphitheater in Coonskin Park, Charleston, WV, on June 24th

“Hell, that makes me want to lose!” said Oderus, right before burying his Cuttlefish in a jar of stewed bloodworms.

GWAR's two-year long 25th Anniversary starts August 18th, when their new album, Lust In Space, mother fucking drops!

http://www.gwar.net

http://www.myspace.com/gwarofficial

Woe Of Tyrants “Golgatha” video premiere on MetalSucks.net!

Woe Of Tyrants is set to unveil their latest video for the song Golgotha from their Metal Blade debut, Kingdom Of Might. The band once again worked with Siege Media in shooting the video. Check out the video tomorrow on MetalSucks.net at noon pacific, 3pm eastern!

Vocalist Chris Catanzaro comments: "We have worked with Jake and Siege Media twice now, and it's very exciting for us to see a young company develop between two videos shot in such a close proximity. We feel Jake and the crew captured the mood and excitement that we'd envisioned for this song and we're excited to premier it with our friends at MetalSucks for all of you to enjoy as well. Big thanks as always to our friends at Siege Media for tireless efforts and quick turnarounds and also the warehouse in Detroit, MI where the video was shot!"

Golgotha is the closing track on Kingdom Of Might and has become a favorite among fans in their live set. You’ll have a chance to see Woe Of Tyrants on the road this summer with Unearth, For the Fallen Dreams and Starring Janet Leigh before joining up with equally epic and shred-worthy label mates, Bison b.c. and Lazarus A.D., on the Baptized In Beer tour.

WOE OF TYRANTS

Tour w/ Unearth, For The Fallen Dreams, Starring Janet Leigh

07/10    Bucksport, ME                The Kave

07/11    Allentown, PA                Crocodile Rock

07/12    Buffalo, NY                     Mohawk Place

07/13    Farmingdale, NY             The Crazy Donkey

07/14    Toledo, OH                    Frankies

07/15    Evansville, IN                 Boney Junes

07/16    Columbus, OH               The Basement

07/17    Poughkeepsie, NY           The Chance

07/18    Providence, RI               Club Hell

Baptized In Beer

Tour w/ Bison b.c., Lazarus A.D.

07/21    Raleigh, NC                    Volume 11

07/22    Nashville, TN                  The Muse

07/23    Jackson, MS                   Club Fire

07/24    Fayetteville, AR              The Gypsy

07/25    Amarillo, TX                  War Legion Underground

07/26    Ft Worth, TX                  Ridglea Theater

07/27    Window Rock, AZ           Day Customs

07/28    Tempe, AZ                    Club 910

07/29    Las Vegas, NV                Cheyenne Saloon

07/30    Anaheim, CA                  Chain Reaction

07/31    San Jose, CA                 VooDoo Lounge

08/01    Portland, OR                  Ash St Saloon

08/02    Seattle, WA                   El Corazon

http://www.myspace.com/wot

Impious recording update!

Impious are back in the studio recording their new album due out later this year on Metal Blade!

”We've finally started to record our new album! Things are going really good right now.

Usually we get all kinds of problems when we record. Anything from broken soundboards to ghost attacks are regular to us. But this time everything's been great so far. But you never know…

We've been working on our new songs for a pretty long time and now we are very happy with how they all sound. We can't wait for this album to be done.

The drum tracks are all done and we've started working on the guitars. We are working on 12 songs, but every song might not end up on the album. We might save a song or two for b-sides or for other releases.

We will add some pictures from the recording as it progresses and we'll try to update you guys as often as we can.

Cheers!” - Impious

2004’s Hellucinate and 2007’s Holy Murder Masquerade are both available now on MetalBladeStore.com!

http://www.myspace.com/impiousofficial

http://www.impious.net

Enter for your chance to be on Goatwhore’s guestlist on the Conquer and Curse Tour!

See Goatwhore for FREE this summer! Enter to win on TheGauntlet.com or MetalSucks.net for your chance to be on Goatwhore’s own guestlist for a show of your choice on the Conquer and Curse Tour! One winner from each site will be randomly selected for selected dates on the tour. See each site for details on how to enter and what shows are available for this giveaway. Goatwhore will be hitting the road June-August with Abigail Williams, Daath, Abysmal Dawn and S.W.W.A.A.T.S.!

Click the links to enter: TheGauntlet.com or MetalSucks.net

Carving Out The Eyes Of God, what Blabbermouth.net is calling “one of 2009’s purest metal albums”, will be available EVERYWHERE on June 23^rd! You can still pre-order one of 666 signed and numbered copies at MetalBladeStore.com while supplies last.

GOATWHORE

Tour w/ Abigail Williams, Daath, Abysmal Dawn, S.W.W.A.A.T.S

06/24    Atlanta, GA                    The Masquerade

06/25    Jacksonville, FL              Jack Rabbits

06/26    St. Petersburg, FL          The Garage

06/27    Raleigh, NC                    Volume 11

06/28    Virginia Beach, VA          Peppermint Beach Club

06/29    Baltimore, MD                Sonar

06/30    Louisville, KY                  Uncle Pleasants

07/01    Waterloo, IA                  Spicoli's Grill

07/02    Minneapolis, MN 7th        Street Entry

07/03    Thunder Bay, ON            Black Pirate Pub

07/04    Winnipeg, MB                 Royal Albert Arms

07/05    Regina, SK                     Exchange

07/06    Saskatoon, SK               Walkers

07/07    Edmonton, AB                Starlite Room

07/08    Calgary, AB                    The Underground

07/10    Victoria, BC                    Sugar Nightclub

07/11    Vancouver, BC                The Biltmore

07/12    Seattle, WA                   El Corazon

07/13    Portland, OR                  Satyricon

07/14    San Francisco, CA          Thee Parkside

07/15    West Hollywood, CA       Whiskey

07/16    San Marcos, CA              Jumping Turtle

07/17    Las Vegas, NV               Cheyenne Saloon

07/18    Farmington, NM             Gators Bar Grill

07/19    Denver, CO                    Larimer Lounge

07/20    Kansas City, MO             The Riot Room

07/21    Nashville, TN                  The Muse

07/22    Danville, VA                   Plan B

07/23    New York, NY                 The Blender Theatre

07/24    West Springfield, VA       Jaxx Nightclub

07/25    Hartford, CT                  Webster Theater

07/26    Montreal, QC                 Foufounes Electriques

07/27    Toronto, ON                   Wreck Room

07/28    Rochester, NY                Penny Arcade

07/29    Cleveland, OH                Peabody's

07/30    Mokena, IL                     The Pearl Room

07/31    Urbana, IL                     Canopy Club

08/01    Milwaukee, WI                The Rave

08/02    Edelstein, IL                   The Hub

08/03    Tulsa, OK                      Marquee

08/04    Oklahoma City, OK          The Conservatory

08/05    Houston, TX                   Scout Bar

08/06    San Antonio, TX             Scout Bar

08/07    Ft Worth, TX                  Lola's

08/08    Austin, TX                     Red 7

08/09    Amarillo, TX                  The War Legion Underground

http://www.myspace.com/goatwhore

You can also purchase tickets for the Conquer & Curse Summer Tour at

http://www.enterthevault.com/artist.php?id=632

SOILENT GREEN records theme song for Fourth Season of Adult Swim series Squidbillies!

Los Angeles, CA – June 10^th, 2009 – New Orleans, Louisiana’s sons of Southern grindcore, SOILENT GREEN, are obviously making an impression over at Adult Swim. SOILENT GREEN has not only toured with the notorious masters of animated death metal, Dethklok, but have recently recorded the opening theme song to Squidbillies fourth season, which just kicked off on May 17^th on Adult Swim.

Vocalist Ben Falgoust comments; “Squidbillies is the best cartoon.....excuse me.....show on TV/Internet/Cable around!! I felt that way before we did the theme tracks and I feel even stronger about it since I've seen the new episodes, despite our involvement with the program, of course.

It was an awesome and strange experience to track these theme songs for the Squidbillies. It was pretty shocking when were contacted by them to be involved with this project. I give credit to the rest of the guys in the band for pulling it off from a strange but fun perspective in incorporating Soilent Green's style into the theme song for the show.”

New Episodes of Squidbillies Air Sunday nights at midnight (ET, PT), and don’t forget to check out SOILENT GREEN’s latest release Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction available as CD, limited special edition vinyl, and digital download. In other news, SOILENT GREEN are confirmed to play on the Terrorizer stage at this year’s Hellfest in France.

http://www.myspace.com/soilentgreen

About Squidbillies:

America’s favorite family of rural cephalopods is back for another season of hoopin’ and a hollerin’ fun in new episodes of Squidbillies airing on Sundays at midnight (ET, PT).  Thanks to years of refinement in the North Georgia Mountains, the squids of yesteryear have adapted into the polished gems known today as the Cuylers. Early and his youngin’ Rusty, Granny and their fellow inbreds pack in even more drinking, fighting and gunplay.   

Squidbillies premiered on Adult Swim in October 2006 and is from creators Dave Willis and Jim Fortier, both Georgia natives.  Willis and Fortier worked as writers and producers on Space Ghost Coast to Coast.  When Adult Swim launched in 2001, Jim Fortier wrote and produced for The Brak Show, and Dave Willis, co-created Aqua Teen Hunger Force. 

Soilent Green is available to speak with interested media now. Persons interested in speaking to the band should contact Kelli Malella at Metal Blade Records via any of the means below. Updated news and tour information can be found at www.metalblade.com and www.myspace.com/metalbladerecords

Autumn “The Heart Demands” video featured on ultimate-guitar.com!

Dutch hard rockers, Autumn, have recently released a new video for their song, The Heart Demands, from their latest album, Altitude. Our friends over at Ultimate-Guitar.com posted the video this morning, so make sure to head over there and check it out. You can see the video HERE.

Altitude was released on March 3^rd in the US and perpetuates the band’s vision of writing “albums” and not just putting together a collection of songs. Guitarist Mats van der Valk comments: “We’re pretty much an album band, having grown up in times when buying an album meant embarking on a musical journey, a thrilling adventure. Nowadays, you often end up with a collection of songs, some killers, some fillers. For us, every note on this album has a purpose. Every second counts, so to speak.”

Ultimate-Guitar.com is the fastest growing guitar community on the net - it's the only guitar website that has gear and cd reviews, music news, guest columns, guitar and bass lessons and tabs in one place! And don't forget about the coolest guitar community of guitarists on the planet, so make sure to register for an account and comment on The Heart Demands and other videos while you’re there.

“Welmen’s performance is far more personal and engaging, reflecting the warmth of an Anette Olzon or Amy Lee…” Outburn Magazine

“…dreamy and otherworldly...brilliant and very inventive…” PureGrainAudio.com

“…beautiful harmonies combined with great songwriting and an avant-garde sensibility make Altitude a multi-layered and multi-dimensional CD that is a very enjoyable disc to listen to.” ThrashMag.com

“To say that Altitude is the bands best work to date is an understatement, for Altitude has blasted light years ahead of what the band crafted two years ago in My New Time.” SomethingPunk.com

“The MVP of the album is Welman, who takes the full reins of Autumn and never lets loose. Her vocals are soaring, passionate, and full of just the right amount of emotion to not lean into over-wrought territory.” About.com

“If you're looking for smartly penned melodic metal (which manages to sound unlike most of the other modern-day metal bands mining similar sonic terrain), Autumn's Altitude would be a wise purchase.” AllMusic.com

http://www.myspace.com/autumnband

Unsigned bands: Beware of label staff imposters & impersonators

You’re an unsigned band playing a local show and someone approaches you claiming to represent Nuclear Blast or Metal Blade Records.  They say they want to sign you, book studio time for your band, buy you plane tickets, or even put you on Ozzfest, yet no contracts are ever involved.  Sound too good to be true?  That’s because it is.

There’s been a rash of imposters in several states claiming all of the above and more.  Some try to extort money from bands by claiming they need it to place a deposit on whatever it is they’re promising.  Others want free entry into a show, free CDs & band merchandise, or backstage access.  Whatever the case, what’s clear is that these imposters have such low-self esteem that they’re willing to lie about who they are.

Bands, DO NOT LET YOUR HOPES OF GETTING SIGNED BLINDSIDE YOU.  Staff members at Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade:

·         conduct official business via their official office e-mail & telephone number.

·         can produce a business card with the label’s logo, official office address, and official telephone number.

·         NEVER ask unsigned bands for “deposit” money.

Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade Records wish to keep their reputations among metal fans & metal musicians in good standing, as we understand how hard bands work to bring their music to the metal community. These imposters are mocking everything we stand for as independent metal labels, as musicians, and as fans.  

If ANYONE approaches your band claiming to be from a label and asks for money, for free entry into a show, free CDs or merchandise, or backstage access, your FIRST response should be to be skeptical.

Call the label asking to verify staff names and positions.  Or, take your photo with the imposter/impersonator and send it to the label’s general e-mail address to inform them of what they are promising.

Nuclear Blast’s general e-mail address is: mail@nuclearblastusa.com

Metal Blade’s general e-mail address is: metalblade@metalblade.com

The Crimson Armada film video for “The Serpent’s Tongue”, post making of video!

Ohio’s The Crimson Armada have recently filmed a video for the track The Serpent’s Tongue from their Metal Blade debut, Guardians. The video was directed by Thunder Down Country Productions in Athens, Ohio on June 5^th.

The Crimson Armada comments: "We shot the video for our song "The Serpent's Tongue" and TDP does great work and brings a lot to the table. We feel they really brought the image of the song to life with the set and storyline. We're all really excited to see how the video turns out. Thunder Down Country were amazing to work with, and we are very confident in what they're going to do."

Guardians is slated for a July 7^th release. Fans can catch the band on the road this summer with We Are The End and Within The Ruins.

THE CRIMSON ARMADA

07/17    Columbus, OH                Newport Music Hall w/ I Am Abomination

07/18    Sidney, OH                    4^th Ave Music Hall

Tour w/ Within The Ruins, We Are The End

07/23    Spencerport, NY             The Jukebox

07/25    Shamokin, PA                Tuesday Tunes

07/27    Hazel Park, MI                The Rec

07/30    Mokena, IL                     The Soundlab

07/31    Milwakee, WI                 The Mirimar Theatre

08/01    Buffalo, MN                    The Vault

08/02    Omaha, NE                    Sokol Underground

08/03    Riverton, WY                  F.O.E

08/04    Great Falls, MN  Times Square

08/07    Olympia, WA                  The Big Room

08/09    Portland, OR                  Satyricon

08/11    Fresno, CA                    Chinatown Youth Center

08/12    Palmdale, CA                 The Crossing

08/13    Canoga Park, CA            The Cobalt Cafe

08/14    Whittier, CA                   The Green Turtle

08/15    Tempe, AZ                    The Sets

08/16    Las Cruces, NM  Dream Center

08/17    San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit

08/18    Waco, TX                      Art Ambush

08/20    Wichita, KS                    Eagle's Lodge

08/22    Louisville, KY                  Bull Dog Café

08/26    Bradenton, FL                Stage 64

08/27    Delray, FL                      Backbone Music

08/29    Pulaski, VA                    The Bardichheart Civic Center

08/30    Fredericksburg, VA         Golden Monkey Tattoo

http://www.myspace.com/thecrimsonarmada

Evergreen Terrace looking for live photos to appear in new album layout

Evergreen Terrace is seeking out live photos for their new album’s layout. If you have any live pictures of the band and want them in the CD booklet for Almost Home, then please send the pictures to:

 evergreenterracemusic@gmail.com

 *The picture must be in 300dpi and in JPEG or TIFF format

* Include your name for credit

 http://www.myspace.com/evergreenterrace

Whitechapel “Eternal Refuge” video up now on MayhemFest.com!

The new video for Whitechapel's Eternal Refuge is live on http://www.mayhemfest.com/

The live video was filmed during their tour with Suffocation at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY.

Guitarist, Alex Wade, comments on the video: “Hey, it's Alex from Whitechapel. Here is the debut of our new music video for "Eternal Refuge" off of our album, This Is Exile. It was directed by Andrew from Abstrakt Pictures at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY when we were on the Blood Apocalypse Tour with Suffocation. We hope you enjoy it and we'll see every single one of you this summer on the Mayhem Festival!”

This is only a preview of the inevitable brutality that will be the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest this summer. Whitechapel will be appearing on the Hot Topic stage with label mates, Job For A Cowboy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Behemoth and Cannibal Corpse. You can pick up your tickets here: http://www.mayhemfest.com/tourdates.php

http://www.metalblade.com/whitechapel

http://www.myspace.com/whitechapel

The Red Chord post studio update #3 - guitar tracking!

“Fed Through The Teeth Machine” guitar tracking with Jonny Fay and Mike “Gunface” McKenzie! Also, studio moshing/dancing with Greg Weeks! Tune in to the link below to watch the video.

http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/3116/the-red-chord-studio-update-3---guitars

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http://www.myspace.com/theredchord

Job For A Cowboy & Goatwhore pre-orders up now!

 Job For A Cowboy “Ruination” AVAILABLE: 7.7.09

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Goatwhore “Carving Out The Eyes Of God” AVAILABLE: 6.23.09

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JOB FOR A COWBOY

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL

Tour w/ Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Bullet For My Valentine, Trivium, All That Remains, God Forbid, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel

07/10   Sacramento, CA           Sleep Train Amphitheatre

07/11   San Francisco, CA       Shoreline Amphitheatre

07/12   San Bernardino, CA     San Manuel Amphitheater

07/14   Seattle, WA                 White River Amphitheater

07/17   Phoenix, AZ                 Cricket Wireless Pavilion

07/18   Albuquerque, NM        Journal Pavilion

07/19   Denver, CO                 Fiddler's Green Amphitheater

07/21   Kansas City, KS          Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

07/22   St. Louis, MO              Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

07/24   Atlanta, GA                  Lakewood Amphitheater

07/25   Indianapolis, IN            Verizon Wireless Music Centre

07/26   Chicago, IL                  First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

07/29   Scranton, PA                Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

07/31   Cleveland, OH             Blossom Music Center

08/01   Pittsburgh, PA              Post Gazette Pavilion

08/02   Detroit, MI                   DTE Energy Music Theatre

08/04   Boston, MA                 Comcast Center

08/06   Virginia Beach, VA       Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater

08/07   Camden, NJ                 Susquehanna Bank Center

08/08   Hartford, CT                Comcast Theatre

08/09   Washington, DC           Nissan Pavilion

08/11   Tampa, FL                   Ford Amphitheatre

08/12   West Palm Beach, FL   Cruzan Amphitheater

08/14   San Antonio, TX          AT&T Center

08/15   Dallas, TX                    Superpages.com Center

GOATWHORE

06/13   Houma, LA                  The City Club

Tour w/ Abigail Williams, Daath, Abysmal Dawn, S.W.W.A.A.T.S

06/24   Atlanta, GA                  The Masquerade

06/25   Jacksonville, FL            Jack Rabbits

06/27   Raleigh, NC                 Volume 11

06/28   Virginia Beach, VA       Peppermint Beach Club

06/29   Baltimore, MD Sonar

06/30   Louisville, KY              Uncle Pleasants

07/01   Waterloo, IA                Spicoli's Grill

07/02   Minneapolis, MN         7th Street Entry

07/03   Thunder Bay, ON         Black Pirate Pub

07/04   Winnipeg, MB              Royal Albert Arms

07/05   Regina, SK                   Exchange

07/06   Saskatoon, SK             Walkers

07/07   Edmonton, AB Starlite Room

07/08   Calgary, AB                 The Underground

07/10   Victoria, BC                 Sugar Nightclub

07/11   Vancouver, BC            The Biltmore

07/12   Seattle, WA                 El Corazon

07/13   Portland, OR                Satyricon

07/14   San Francisco, CA       Thee Parkside

07/15   West Hollywood, CA   Whiskey

07/16   San Marcos, CA          Jumping Turtle

07/17   Las Vegas, NV            Cheyenne Saloon

07/18   Farmington, NM           Gators Bar Grill

07/19   Denver, CO                 Larimer Lounge

07/20   Kansas City, MO         The Riot Room

07/21   Nashville, TN               The Muse

07/22   Danville, VA                 Plan B

07/23   New York, NY            The Blender Theatre

07/24   West Springfield, VA    Jaxx Nightclub

07/25   Hartford, CT                Webster Theater

07/26   Montreal, QC               Foufounes Electriques

07/27   Toronto, ON                Wreck Room

07/28   Rochester, NY             Penny Arcade

07/29   Cleveland, OH             Peabody's

07/30   Mokena, IL                  The Pearl Room

08/01   Milwaukee, WI            The Rave

08/02   Edelstein, IL                 The Hub

08/03   Tulsa, OK                    Marquee

08/04   Oklahoma City, OK     The Conservatory

08/05   Houston, TX                Scout Bar

08/06   San Antonio, TX          Scout Bar

08/07   Ft Worth, TX               Lola's

08/08   Austin, TX                    Red 7

08/09   Amarillo, TX                The War Legion Underground

GWAR appears on Fox News, descend upon Fangoria Horror Con

This past weekend saw the Big Apple reeling under a carefully-coordinated explosion of violence from the world’s most dangerous band, GWAR! First off, the mutant barbarian tribe descended upon the Javits Center for the 2009 Fangoria Horror Con. The “Skin-Tent” was set up, and Slaves of GWAR began to attend to the slavering masses lust for all things GWAR. Band members Oderus Urungus and Jizmak Da Gusha made several appearances, ruining several things, all the while attended by their manager, Sleazy P. Martini. A surprise attack by Sawborg Destructo was about to occur, but failed to materialize as he became distracted by the hot chicks at the Fangoria Fetish Show. By this point GWAR lead singer Oderus Urungus, had slunk off into the night to appear on Fox New’s “Red Eye”, hosted Greg Gutfeld. Oderus spared the dapper hosts life, and went on to plug GWAR's new album relentlessly. Check it out HERE. (link) After the show, Oderus posed for pictures with a Catholic priest, then split and gutted the terrified baby-licker. He quickly left in a cab, missing the police by seconds.

GWAR went on to terrorize the FangoCon for the rest of the weekend, leaving the Javits Center in shattered flames. After GWAR had departed from the scene of carnage, Slave Pit artist/musicians Don Drakulich, Dave Brockie, Brad Roberts, and Matt Maguire held a q +a session to the surviving convention-goers. Some wanted to know why they had spent money to get into an event where loved ones were killed, but still agreed that GWAR kicks ass.

In other video news - Beefcake the Mighty has recently appeared on Dean TV discussing the most metal bass he’s ever played. Check out the video HERE.

GWAR's two-year long 25th Anniversary starts August 18th, when their new album, LUST IN SPACE, mother fucking drops!

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