Williams Street Records announced today details on the most highly-anticipated death metal album release of the year -- and it’s for none other than the animated band from Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse. On September 27, the world’s most brutal animated band will once again reign supreme with the all-new release of Dethklok: The Dethalbum II.
Featuring the band from the hit Adult Swim’s series, the album features 12 full-length tracks detailing Dethklok’s exploits in murder, mayhem and all things brutal. Written by series co-creator Brendon Small and recorded alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan, Dethklok: The Dethalbum II will be released as both a standard edition and a two-disc deluxe edition on CD and digital download beginning September 8th. Additionally, a limited edition vinyl of the album will be released in to local record shops on November 24, just in time for the holidays.
The track listing for Dethklok’s The Dethalbum II is as follows:
1. Bloodlines
2. The Gears
3. Burn the Earth
4. Laser Canon Deth Sentence
5. Black Fire Upon Us
6. Deth Support
7. The Cyborg Slayers
8. I Tamper with the Evidence at the Murder Site of Odin
9. Murmaider II: The Water God
10. Comet Song
11. Symmetry
12. Volcano
*The Deluxe edition will include a bonus DVD with 52 minutes of never-before-released music videos featured in the 2008 Dethklok tour.
Last night in Columbus, OH, Chimaira kicked off their summer touring schedule with a huge show in their home state. The band is headlining a string of US dates before the Decimation of the Nation tour kicks off on July 31. C will be direct support to Hatebreed on the Decimation of the Nation tour, along with Winds of Plague, Dying Fetus, and Toxic Holocaust.
Guitarist Rob Arnold comments: “After a nice little two month break at home, coming off one of the best tours of our career with the mighty Disturbed, we kicked off our summer tour last night in Columbus, Ohio. Only two hours from our home town in Cleveland, anxious fans traveled from all over the state to catch the set. The response was fantastic, and we were glad to see all the die-hard Chimairians in attendance. We hope the upcoming shows will feel as good as last night did, and we're looking forward to spreading the Infection over the coming months! Keep checking Chimaira.com for tour updates and news, and be sure to check out the show when we're in a town near you!”
Chimaira is touring to support their latest album, The Infection, which hit streets in April and debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200 (their highest chart debut ever!). Full upcoming tour dates are listed below.
Chimaira headlining:
7/23 - Madison, WI - The Majestic Theatre
7/24 - Toledo, OH - The Zodiac (formerly Club Bijou) - Toledo Metal Fest
7/25 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's Music Hall
7/26 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
7/27 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
7/28 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
7/29 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
Boston-bred band Guster have just announced their nine-date headline tour, Lost & Gone Forever Ten Year Anniversary Tour, which will kick off 10/28 in Charlotte, NC and wrap on 11/27 at the Beacon Theater in New York. This anniversary tour will be Guster’s only headline dates of this year.
Ten years have passed since the band’s critically acclaimed release of Lost and Gone Forever which in their words “helped us graduate from our van to a bus”. These nine very special evenings with Guster will include two sets, one of which will be the album in its entirety and no opening act.
Guster has specially chosen each venue as they have historical significance to the group. Higher Ground in Vermont (now in new location) was where they launched the original “Lost & Gone Forever” tour. Ten years ago at the Orpheum, in Boston, Guster put on an epic Halloween show wearing tuxes and pretending it was New Year’s Eve, Y2K. The Beacon in New York harkens back to a time when they played Thanksgiving Weekend in NYC five years in a row.
Tickets for these shows will go on sale this Friday, July 17th. Ticket purchases are available at Ticket Master and Live Nation:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Guster-tickets/artist/781894
http://www.livenation.com/artist/guster-tickets/
In honor of the upcoming blink-182 summer 2009 tour,blink-182 has teamed with Artist Maxx242 http://maxx242.wordpress.com to create a special limited edition silk screened poster for the bands upcoming tour. The poster will be limited to 1,820 pieces with only 30 pieces sold at each show. Once they are gone they are gone.
You can check out the blink 182’s tour dates and request songs for the band to play at http://pickrset.com/bands/blink182.
pickRset founder Chris Siglin explains, "We tried to create really special limited edition items for this tour which will include posters, toys and nightly event t-shirts. Our goal was to do something really unique for all of the fans that they can not get anywhere else other that at the shows."
Once again teaming up with director Paul Brown (also directed the music video for "King Without A Crown"), Matisyahu returns with the first music video from Light, his first full-length album in three years.
"The idea was to create this kind of organic, underground vibe of how the music and the message gets spread, which is kind of how it happened for me the first time around. It's just people talking to each other and getting out there, spreading the word. In the video you have kids going around the city and putting up posters and fliers and it kind of creates this buzz thing that happens, and ultimately climaxes into this larger thing," explains Matisyahu.
"It kind of goes along with the message of the song 'One Day' and the conscious, positive message. I guess it's how consciousness and positivity get spread like a wave. It starts with a few people, one person does this one good thing and it's like a chain, where you go from one good thing to the next. That’s the idea of the song,that positivity and goodness can spread in that same kind of way."
Known for his live shows and ability to connect with fans through music and performance, Matisyahu continues to tour through mid-August. Don't miss your chance to see Matisyahu perform songs from his new album, Light. Follow Matisyahu at WheresMatis.at and Twitter.com/matisyahu for live feeds of his whereabouts and your chance to participate in intimate listening sessions, acoustic jam sessions, and fan meetups.
07.02.09 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI 07.03.09 – 80/35 Festival – Des Moines, IA 07.05.09 – Rothbury Festival – Rothbury, MI 07.07.09 – Bank of America Pavilion – Boston, MA 07.08.09 – Electric Factory Ballroom – Philadelphia, PA 07.09.08 – Central Park Summerstage – New York, NY 07.11.09 – Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest (Subway Stage) – Ottawa, CAN 07.13.09 – The Opera House – Toronto, CAN 07.14.09 – Main Street Armory – Rochester, NY 07.15.09 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH 07.17.09 – Crossroads KC – Kansas City, MO 07.19.09 – Mile High Festival – Commerce City, CO 08.12.09 – The Metro Theatre – Sydney, AUS 08.13.09 – Prince Bandroom – Melbourne, AUS
The newest video clue for THRASH AND BURN’S TWIT AND BURN contest is available now on MetalInjection.net and features J from the pride of Providence, RI, Thy Will Be Done. The hilarious new video will provide fans with the hints they need to win this week’s contest, so pay close attention!
J commented on the tour and the contest: “We’re super excited to be welcomed as part of such a unique tour! Not only do we get to play in front of a plethora of aggressive-music hungry friends every night, but we get to experience some of our favorite bands every night too!
“We’re excited to embark on such a great tour while having just released our newest album, In Ancient Of Days. We couldn't imagine a better tour for us at this time. We’re looking forward to making new friends and bringing the power of "The Riff" across the country.
“We hope people get into the TWIT AND BURN contest! It’s such a great way for people to interact with all the bands and win FREE stuff! If you don't like FREE Stuff, you obviously aren't human! Be sure to watch all the videos closely for all the clues. That's right, it’s like a HEAVY “Blues Clues!”
Thy Will Be Done’s latest album, In Ancient of Days, was released June 30 on Stillborn Records.
Last week’s contest, featuring a clue provided by Chicago metallers Oceano, has been extended and is running until July 17.
All video clues are available exclusively on www.metalinjection.net.
The TWIT AND BURN contest will run until the THRASH AND BURN tour kicks off on July 24. For full information on the TWIT AND BURN contest, visit www.whatisthrashandburn.com.
THRASH & BURN TOUR 2009:
July 24 – San Diego, CA – Soma
July 25 – West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
July 26 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
July 27 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
July 30 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
July 31 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
August 1 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
August 2 – Houston, TX – Java Jazz
August 4 – Jacksonville, FL – Plush
August 5 – St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre
August 6 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
August 7 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
August 8 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
August 9 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
August 11 – New York, NY – The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
August 12 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
August 13 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
August 14 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
August 15 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
August 16 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
August 18 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
August 19 – Toledo, OH – Headliners
August 20 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
August 21 – Mokena, IL – The Pearl Room
August 22 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s Concert Theatre
August 23 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
Chris Cornell sits down with Toby Ryan in the green room at Stubb's in Austin, Texas and talks about his family life with his schedule and how it affects his sleep, his job before doing music, how he feels about going on stage now that he's older with different priorities, how he feels about playing older Soundgarden music, and more. Also catch clips of his live performance at Stubb's in Austin, Texas.
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