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Hull To Be Featured On TLC's Cake Boss
posted January 16, 2012
Brooklyn sludge rock ensemble Hull will ring in the New Year with an appearance on The Learning Channel's Cake Boss: The Next Great Baker this Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:00PM EST. The Cake Boss: The Next Great Baker is a TLC series hosted by Buddy Valastro, the star of his own reality series, Cake Boss. The show features contestants participating in challenges that test their baking and decorating skills.
Renee Yohe Signs To Working Group Artist MGMT
posted January 16, 2012
Renee Yohe has signed on with Working Group Artist Management. Yohe is perhaps best known for her association with To Write Love On Her Arms, Her band, Renee & The Translators have a new EP due in 2012.
Throughout her life, Renee Yohe has always has always believed in the value of telling her story. The platforms have changed (from social media to books to public speaking engagements) but her latest endeavor is one that has always been a constant form of support and guidance.
Evocation Signs Worldwide Deal With Century Media Records
posted January 16, 2012
Century Media Records is proud to announce the signing of Evocation, one of the vanguards of Swedish death metal!
Evocation's guitar player, Marko Palmén, comments: "It's time to kick in the year of the apocalypse with the writing of a new chapter and a new era in Evocation's history. We are very pleased to announce that we have signed a new worldwide recording agreement with Century Media Records. The label feels for us as a natural choice and a perfect partner due to their long experience and commitment with the death metal scene. To become a part of the CM family feels for us as coming home. Huge thankx to Jens Prüter, Philipp Schulte, Stefan Franke and CM for making this happen!"
State Faults Launch Winter Tour
posted January 16, 2012
Santa Rosa, CA's State Faults (formerly Brother Bear) is heading out on tour in support of their upcoming debut full-length, Desolate Peaks. The album will see a Spring release on Tiny Engines(Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico, Restorations). Head over to Alternative Press to hear the exclusive premiere of "Arrowhead" from Desolate Peaks.
Gabriel And The Hounds Debuts New Single The World Unfolds
posted January 16, 2012
With Kiss Full Of Teeth, Gabriel Levine of Takka Takka crafted an album of intimate sketches, raw and personal, that joined together as stories of disappointment, letting go and of the inevitability of endings, those of relationships, youth and innocence. On the lead single, "The World Unfolds," the band sounds buoyant and brash - drums and voice rushing forward, chasing each other away from the past, not looking back.
The Body, Braveyoung Confirm February East Coast Tour
posted January 16, 2012
Following a myriad of regional touring together, as well as their recently released fully collaborative full-length Nothing Passes, apocalyptic doom duo The Body and orchestral/drone rock outfit Braveyoung have just confirmed another stint of shows together.
Bloodloss Announce Debut Mini Album Out 5 March, Sophest Appearance
posted January 16, 2012
Balls out metal with hammering grooves and tasty hooks is what South Londoners Bloodloss do best, and their debut mini album 'The Struggle', out on the 5 March, is packed of neck breaking bangers. Combine bruising breakdowns and hook-laden choruses with riffs that Rob Flynn would be proud of, 'The Struggle' is a must listen for those who love their metal to deliver the core principles – riffs, aggression, passion.. and more riffs!
Lauren Larson Of Ume Releases Song In Memory Of Esme Barrera
posted January 16, 2012
On January 1, 2012, the music community tragically lost 29-year old Esmeralda (Esme) Barrera, a beloved fixture of the Austin music scene, when she was murdered at her home in Austin. In memoriam to friend and fellow volunteer at Girls Rock Camp Austin, Lauren Langner Larson of Austin trio Ume has written, recorded and released a new song, "Gleam." The track, available at umemusic.bandcamp.com/track/gleam, can be downloaded for a donation in which the band is asking people to name their price and donate whatever they can. Donations are also being accepted at forouresmeb.blogspot.com. 100% of all sales will go directly to Barrera's family.
Asthmatic Kitty Sets Release Date Of Denison Witmer's "For The Ones Who Wait" On March 6th
posted January 16, 2012
Fifteen years and nine albums into his career, Denison Witmer is familiar with the unexpected and often quixotic intersections that can take place between life and musical career. His newest album, The Ones Who Wait, is a reflection of this understanding of self and the growth that comes through life experience. It is an intimate reflection on the meandering path of life, on family and friendships, on death balanced with new life, on endings and beginnings.
Nails, Skin Like Iron Split EP Streaming Via Decibel Magazine
posted January 16, 2012
The split 7" EP between Nails and Skin Like Iron being collaboratively released by both bands at the end of January, is now streaming in its entirety via Decibel Magazine's website.
Running the show on side A, San Francisco’s Skin Like Iron have already become a well-known entity in modern hardcore with nearly ten releases on such admirable dissident hardcore labels as Six Feet Under and React Records. The split leads off with two tracks of their melodic, yet abrasive hardcore, boasting an ambitious and emotive energy that many similar contemporary acts lack in severely.
