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Mutiny Within's "Awake" on Revolver's Bootleg Series
In their new Bootleg Series, Revolver promises to post "cool, new, and often-exclusive tracks for you to hear before anyone else." And in keeping that promise, this week, the esteemed publication is offering Mutiny Within's crushing first single "Awake."
Bassist Andrew Jacobs tells Revolver about the song, saying, "“Awake” is one of the songs that I connect with the most, but Chris [Clancy, vocals] won’t tell me what it’s actually about. [Laughs] Chris doesn’t explain his lyrics much, he prefers to let the listener come up with their own interpretation. This song actually helped me through a rough time recently. I played it over and over again. The reason I enjoy this song so much is because it’s one of the few songs Chris has written in which there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel...“Sorrow breaks me down, it’s crushing me tonight, but I feel alive, somewhere inside.”"
Go here to hear the track and read more about what AJ had to say about "Awake."
Mutiny Within is out now. Get your copy for only $5 RIGHT HERE!
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Dommin Check In From Europe: Tours End, Tours Begin
Having embarked on their first-ever European tour at the beginning of February right around the release of their debut album Love is Gone, goth-rock newcomers Dommin have conquered some pretty big firsts so far this year.
Keeping us up to speed as they experienced Europe, frontman Kristofer Dommin wrote in from the road giving a run down of every stop along the way. But as the tour with Lacuna Coil comes to an end in Italy, Dommin offers his summation of the experience and contemplates what's next in store as the band prepares to join HIM on some more European dates.
Writes Kris, "We are traveling somewhere among the snow covered Alps at the most northern area of Italy. Its our day off between tours. The show last night in Treviso went very well, and I can officially say, Italy and Dommin are having a beautiful love affair. It was another night of wild fans showing their appreciation and support for this new American band and us giving everything we had in us to the audience. All the shows in Italy were amazing and officially the best of the tour. It was a bittersweet show. We are happy to have accomplished our first European tour but sad to be saying goodbye to our friends in Lacuna.
I am curious to know what some of these cities are going to be like on round 2. The tour with HIM starts tomorrow. Its going to be the first hectic day as usual, I'm sure. It will largely be crew trying to work out all the kinks with sound and lights. We'll be meeting our new tourmates as well. And we'll be spending a lot of time together as this 2 band bill will turn into a 4 band bill in the U.S. I've already heard great things about the HIM guys so I'm sure it will be pretty cool. But we are hitting some of the same areas we did with Lacuna. Now that our album has been out for a few weeks in the UK, it will be interesting to see the reaction.
I've also been thinking about the last show of this tour. We are leaving Europe doing one headlining show in London and I'm trying to figure out how we can make it special. It will keep my mind occupied on this long drive."
Read the whole thing right here and get your copy of Love Is Gone now!
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Airbourne Go Track By Track Through No Guts. No Glory.
As Australian rockers Airbourne get ready to release their sophomore album No Guts. No Glory., we check in with brothers Joel & Ryan O'Keeffe to find out what went into the writing and making of each track.
Check out part 1 as they discuss the first 6 tracks on the album: "Born to Kill," "No Way But the Hard Way," "Blonde, Bad and Beautiful," "Raise the Flag," "Bottom of the Well" and "White Line Fever."
Watch it below, check back to hear about the second half of the album later this week and don't forget to pre-order your copy of the April 20th release No Guts. No Glory. RIGHT HERE!
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Roadrunner Newcomers Hail the Villain Stream First Single
Canadian heavy-hitters and Roadrunner Records newcomers Hail the Villain prepare for the release of their forthcoming debut album by offering a listen to their first singe, "Take Back the Fear."
Formed after singer Bryan Crouch quit school, Hail the Villain's sound and style was crafted on Crouch's headspace in doing so. Says the singer, “When I was writing, I was under a lot of stress and was paranoid. I thought my health was not right, I thought I was in trouble. I made so many crazy mistakes instead of choosing the right path like my brother did. We all dropped out of school… I was just freaking out. This record was the be all and end all. If this didn’t work, I’d have to find a job and smarten up.”
On the track (below), Crouch adds, "‘Take Back The Fear’ was when I was coming out of my paranoia saying that I’m not going to be scared anymore. I’m going to find out what’s wrong.”
Listen to the track right here, and check back for more on this burgeoning band soon.
"Take Back the Fear" will be available for purchase on March 30th. The full album, Population: Declining hits shelves on June 8th. Information on the accompanying comic book to the album TBA.
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Mutiny Within Tell MetalUnderground Their Tale From the Pit
Metalunderground.com has a recurring series where they get bands to discuss their favorite mosh pit stories, and earlier this month they enlisted Mutiny Within bassist Andrew "AJ" Jacobs to spill his.
Says Jacobs, "I was about 15 years old, went to see Children Of Bodom live, my favorite band at the time. So I was crowd surfing, screaming along with the lyrics, etc. Then I got into the pit, and oh man, I got my ass kicked. Not just that, but my sneaker came loose and I lost it. I had those big VANS sneakers, so it's no wonder it fell off."
Continues Jacobs, "By the end of the show, I made it up to the barricade. When the last song ended and people started clearing out, I saw a bunch of random sneakers near the security guard. I said "Give me a left shoe!", so they did. It wasn't mine, but I wore it for the next week until I bought some new shoes. Needless to say, I steered away from VANS ever since."
Read the full account of Jacobs' pit story right here, and don't miss your chance to get Mutiny Within's self-titled debut for only 5 bucks RIGHT HERE!
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Dragonforce Part Ways With Singer
DragonForce have split with lead singer ZP Theart. The band issued the following statement, regarding the matter:
“ It is with great regret that DragonForce announce a parting of the ways with singer ZP Theart. This is due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion but the rest of the band sincerely wishes ZP great success with his future projects.”
While the creative core members have begun writing the fifth album, they have also started a worldwide search for a new vocalist. “We are looking for a powerful, melodic singer to write a new chapter of DragonForce with us." said guitarist Herman Li.
Anyone wishing to audition for the vacant position should apply following the instructions right here.
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Video: DevilDriver Interviewed By Hard Times Canada
While on a North American tour supporting Pray For Villains, DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara sat down with Hardtimes.ca to talk music, politics and much more.
Watch it right here:
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Dommin Check In From Europe: Bologna & Rome
As Dommin's first-ever European tour begins to wind down, the band reports in from Italy, where they just played in tourmates Lacuna Coil's home town of Milan before visiting a few more cities in the boot peninsula.
From their time in Bologna & Rome, frontman Kristofer Dommin writes, "I go onstage feeling tired, maybe even a bit sluggish. I don't have the same jumpy nerves I usually do on stage. Perhaps I'm just becoming more comfortable. All I know is that it worked...whatever it is. I ended up having my best show of the entire tour. I played and sang better tonight than any other night. Perhaps it was because the excitement didn't overwhelm my focus. The Bologna fans were amazing. They gave me all the energy I would ever need to get through a set. Its only the second show in Italy but I'm wondering if this will be the trend at Italian shows. We don't stay in Bologna that night. We leave the show early to reach the next destination that night."
"...We arrive in Rome at 3:30 AM. We have plans to get in a bit of tourist activity the next morning before heading to the venue. There is so much I want to do. Rome has always been the place I desired most to visit. But I was determined NOT to do the 2 hour drive-by tour. We picked 3 things to do in 4 hours time. Which is still too short. But how do you come all the way to Rome and not spend SOME time looking around. We get dropped off at the Coliseum. From there we visit, or more like pass by, the Forum and head to the Fountain. The amount of history here is amazing. Everywhere you look and everywhere you walk, there is such a rich history. The only disappointing thing for this tourist is how many precious things were destroyed by the citizens. Perhaps it was by necessity, I'm not sure. But many of the reasons that there are mere ruins left is because the materials were used to build houses and various other things. I suppose the thought of preserving the history while living in it didn't really cross the mind. But its beautiful all the same.
After a small meal and some gelato, it was time to get to the venue. And for the 3rd time in a row, the Italian fans were lovely. Much like Bologna, these fans didn't need any direction or prompting when to clap or sing along. They were all over it. I think at the end of the show, we signed more things and took more pictures than we had on the entire tour. I can't imagine how it would have been had more people understood my English announcing our presence at the merch booth."
Read Dommin's whole Italian experience right here, and check back for the conclusion to this series as the goth-rockers play their last show in Treviso.
Love is Gone is available in stores now. Get your copy RIGHT HERE!
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Airbourne to Tour With Bullet For My Valentine
The Aussie force to be reckoned with known as Airbourne will be spreading their rock ‘n roll seeds all across the US this Spring, when they embark on a full US tour supporting Bullet For My Valentine.
Airbourne are revved up and raring for another go-round with American audiences, with vocalist/guitarist Joel O’Keeffe saying, “We’re really lookin’ forward to tearin’ it up on US Soil again! This time with No Guts. No Glory., it’s gonna be even more rock 'n' roll. It's been a bloody long time between drinks with you guys and we've missed rockin out with you all. See ya out on the road, America!”
Airbourne’s second effort for Roadrunner, No Guts. No Glory., will hit retail shelves on April 20. The current single, ‘No Way But the Hard Way,’ is getting started at radio and is picking up new stations and airplay every week! Key adds include KISW/Seattle, KOMP/Las Vegas, WBUZ/Nashville, KFRQ/McAllen, TX, WQXA/Harrisburg, WRTT/Huntsville, WDHA/Morristown, NJ, WKLC/Charleston, WMMR/Philadelphia, Sirius/Octane and Music Choice.
The band recently laid a hurtin’ on Canada and claimed the country’s love during a tour with Mötley Crüe earlier this year. The band is presently in the Top 10 of Canada’s Active Rock Mediabase Charts.
Also, the band is headlining shows in Europe, many of which are sold out, before they head back to the US.
North American tour dates are as follows:
April 30, 2010 – The Palladium – Worchester, MA
May 2, 2010 – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
May 4, 2010 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
May 5, 2010 – Rocketown – Nashville, TN
May 7, 2010 – House of Blues (Dallas) – Dallas, TX
May 9, 2010 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
May 11, 2010 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
May 12, 2010 – House of Blues (Las Vegas) – Las Vegas, NV
May 14, 2010 – The Grove of Anaheim – Anaheim, CA
May 16, 2010 – Regency Center Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
May 18, 2010 – The Great Salt Air – Magna, UT
May 19, 2010 – Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO
May 21, 2010 – The Pageant – St Louis, MO
May 22, 2010 – Riviera Theater – Chicago, IL
May 25, 2010 – Rave Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
May 26, 2010 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
May 28, 2010 – The Orbit Room – Grand Rapids, MI
May 30, 2010 – The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI
Watch the video for lead single "No Way But the Hard Way" right here:
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Soulfy Tour Video, Show 3: Fort Lauderdale
Having just embarked on their North American trek as the pre-amble to their upcoming new album Omen, Soulfly are checking in from the road with these video blogs run by bassist Bobby Burns.
Watch his account of night 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida below, and if you missed the first two shows in Texas, see those behind-the-scenes videos right here.
Check back for more as this trek soldiers on!
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