The Atomic Bitchwax Return To Tee Pee Records With "TAB 4" out April 21st

The Atomic Bitchwax return to Tee Pee Records with TAB 4 due out April 21st. Here is the lead track off TAB 4 - Revival.

Chris Kosnik (Bass & Vocals) Bob Pantella (Drums, also from Monster Magnet) and Finn Ryan (Guitar & vocals) are back again combining the best of their Rush-like riff mazes and the dueling Kosnik/Ryan vocal harmonies creating the wall of sound and precision TAB fans have come to expect.


In 2008, The Jersey Shore power trio The Atomic Bitchwax set out to record their latest 11 high energy Riff-Rock tunes on the appropriately titled "TAB 4". Recorded by the band themselves and mixed by Eric Rachel at the famed NJ Trax-East Studios. This time around finds the band shifting gears over and over from the pulsing groove of the title track "Revival" to the inhuman face melting speed of the instrumental "Super Computer" will leave listeners and players alike wanting more.

For more than 10 years the band has climbed up and out from the basements of NJ to play nearly 1000 live shows in over 20 countries, the band is currently on tour in Europe. This is no three chord bullshit...this is the Bitchwax.



TAB 4 Tracklisting:

01. Revival
02. Super Computer
03. Don't Do It
04. Astronomy Domine
05. Sometimes Wednesday
06. Middle Man
07. Daisy Chain
08. Giant
09. Run
10. Wreck You
11. Pawn Shop

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BIRDS OF PREY: New Song Posted Online

BIRDS OF PREY, the band featuring Erik Larson (ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY), Bo Leslie (THE LAST VAN ZANT), Summer Welch (BARONESS), Ben Hogg (BEATEN BACK TO PURE) and Dave Witte (MUNICIPAL WASTE), has posted a new song, "Momma", on MySpace. The track comes off the group's third full-length album, "The Hellpreacher", which is set for an April 28 North American release (May 4 internationally) via Relapse Records.

The follow-up to last year's "Sulfur & Semen", "The Hellpreacher" is a full-concept effort that tells the story of an inmate-turned-priest. It was recorded last fall at Sniper Studio in North Carolina.

"The Hellpreacher" track listing:

01. Momma
02. Juvie
03. As The Field Mice Play
04. Alive Inside!
05. Tempt The Disciples
06. Taking On Our Winter Blood
07. The Excavation
08. Blind Faith
09. False Prophet
10. The Owl Closes In
11. Warriors Of Mud…The Hellfighters
12. Giving Up The Ghost

FIREBIRD: 'Grand Union' Release Date Announced

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release its fifth album, "Grand Union", on April 20. The CD was recorded and mixed over a two-week period in May 2008 at Berno studios in Malmö, Sweden where FIREBIRD's second album, 2001's "Deluxe", was conceived.

"Grand Union" features a couple of tracks that are "way heavier than the stuff from the last two records," according to Steer, plus no less than three cover versions: JAMES TAYLOR's "One Man Dog", DUSTER BENNETT's "Worried Mind", and a HUMBLE PIE number.

FIREBIRD's current lineup includes Bill Steer (vocals, guitar), Ludwig Witt (drums) and the band's latest addition, Smok Smoczkiewicz (bass).

FIREBIRD released its most recent album, "Hot Wings", in Europe in July 2006 via Rise Above Records. The CD was issued in Japan on May 31, 2006 through Victor Entertainment.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/firebirdblues.

SUN GODS IN EXILE Signs With SMALL STONE RECORDS

SUN GODS IN EXILE, a new "heavy Southern rawk" band featuring members of Boston's CORTEZ and Maine's doom giants OCEAN, has inked a deal with Detroit's Small Stone Records. The group's debut album, titled "Black Light, White Lines", was tracked at Mad Oak Studios in Allston, Massachusetts with engineer Benny Groto, who has previously worked with ROADSAW, DIXIE WITCH, SOLACE and IRONWEED. According to a press release, the CD will contain ten "scorching heavy classic rock originals for fans of LYNYRD SKYNYRD, DIXIE WITCH, early ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, BROUGHT LOW." A June 9 release is expected.

SUN GODS IN EXILE is:

Adam Hitchcock - Guitar/Lead Vocals
Tony D'agostino - Guitar
JL - Bass/Vocals
Johnny Kennedy - Drums/Vocals

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/sungodsrock.

HEAVEN AND HELL: Album Title, Release Date Announced

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has set "The Devil You Know" as the title of its debut album, due on April 28 via Rhino. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bible Black", "Rock & Roll Angel", "Breaking Into Heaven", "Atom & Evil" and "Eating the Cannibals". The LP was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, U.K. where the 1992 SABBATH album "Dehumanizer" was also tracked.

Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound To Release New LP, When Sweet Sleep Returned April 7th

Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound will return with their third LP and second for Tee Pee Records titled "When Sweet Sleep Returned" On April 7th.

San Francisco's Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound is a soundtrack for strange days and futures bright and bleak. But there is also a crooked thread that runs backward through every Assemble Head record the celestial trajectories of The Notorious Byrd Brothers and circa 70 Floyd; the dusty canyon stomps of Crazy Horse, slashing action pop of the savage young Who, Italian bastardizations of Lalo Schifrin cop movie scores, and the scuzz-bomb shrapnel of latter-day garage mongers like Mudhoney and Monoshock.

The bands third LP, When Sweet Sleep Returned, is propelled to some extent by that same glorious distillate. But it also finds the group speaking their own twisted tongue more assuredly than evermarrying hazy Saturday moods, interstellar sonics and wrecking-ball swing to song and harmony in poems for California, lovers, ghosts, the stars, and a world gone stark raving mad.

For When Sweet Sleep Returned, Assemble Head re-united with engineering mastermind Tim Green, who manned the controls for masterpieces from Howlin Rain, Comets on Fire, Six Organs of Admittance, and Earthless, as well as Assemble Heads 2007 release Ekranoplan.



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ISIS: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

ISIS, the innovative Los Angeles-by-way-of-Boston-based band, has set a May 5 release date for its much-anticipated new album, "Wavering Radiant" (Ipecac Recordings). The CD, produced by Joe Baressi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), will receive a limited-edition vinyl release on April 21. TOOL's Adam Jones contributed guitar to two songs from the LP.

Video footage from the recording sessions for the new CD can be viewed below.

New Release Date Set for Serena-Maneesh Record

On January 19, Bad Afro will release a 7” EP with Serena-Maneesh from Oslo. The EP will include exclusive remixes of “Montrose Cadaveric (Revevise)” and ”Oxygen, Please! (Revisited)” and will be limited to 500 copies on black vinyl.

Serena-Maneesh is like a deafening explosion of noise in your head. Trying to pin point their sound is a difficult task but Serena-Maneesh could be described as a cold Nordic variation of psychedelic rock where elements of pop cleverly blends with walls of noise. They transcend musical genres with great ease which make Serena-Maneesh one of the most interesting bands on the Nordic rock scene.


Serena-Maneesh recently released the retrospective album S-M Backwards (Smalltown Supersound), consisting of their first two EPs and remixes of songs previously only available in Norway. They are currently working on their new album. When the self-titled debut album was released in 2006 on the UK label Playlouder it received rave reviews in the local press:


“One of the most intriguing walls of sound since My Bloody Valentine...”
- Uncut 4/5


“...a phantasmagoria of ethereaal vocals, pounding rhythms and implausably fuzzy guitars that veer between pop and noise, structure and chaos.”
- Metro 4/5



“Make no mistake, this is a band worthy of worship...visecral, exciting, deafening and just an itsy-witsy bit frightening: Sarena Maneesh is all that and more.”
- NME



“Luminously melodic, the stuff of dreams.”
- The Independent



“...glittering, swaying, fulsome songs of the highest order.”
- Guardian



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CAPRICORNS: New Song Posted Online

London, England-based experimental metal band CAPRICORNS has posted a new song entitled "November Suicides" on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "River, Bear Your Bones", which is scheduled for release on September 30 via Rise Above Records.

According to a press release, "the sound of CAPRICORNS is a heady mix of crushing power and dark, subtle beauty that has won over fans of the heavy arts worldwide. Comprised of members currently or previously involved in projects as disparate as IRON MONKEY, ORANGE GOBLIN and CATTLEPRESS, CAPRICORNS merge post-hardcore instrumentation with a pronounced post-rock tack, blurring the lines at every turn to deliver music that is both interesting and memorable. While previous efforts have seen the occasional vocal outburst (most notably from OXBOW's Eugene Robinson on 2006's 'Ruder Forms Survive'); this time around CAPRICORNS titanic arrangements are strong enough to easily hold their own."

"River, Bear Your Bones" is CAPRICORNS' masterwork; an engaging listen that is at once more precise and more exploratory than anything the band has done before. From the battle-doom opener "Broken Coffin of the Venerable King" to the evil prog of "The Bells Rang Backwards" through to the album's monumental conclusion — the 11-minute epic "Drinking Water From The Skull of A Hanged Man" — "River, Bear Your Bones" refuses to release the listener from its tenacious grip. Although devoid of vocals, the album harbors a conceptual theme throughout surrounding the band's own London. "River, Bear Your Bones" is CAPRICORNS' tribute to "life on the stones" and "a paean to Father Thames and the London Towne that spreads from its banks like a concrete cancer."

Refusing to be pinned to a particular genre or classification, CAPRICORNS have consistently made a point to perform in front of diverse audiences. While in the midst of writing "River, Bear Your Bones", the band was selected to appear at both the decidedly indie All Tomorrow's Parties Festival (alongside such bands as ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, ISIS and GRIZZLY BEAR) and the decidedly-hard rock Roadburn Festival (where the band shared the stage with WITCHCRAFT, GRAND MAGUS, TROUBLE and more).

Since its formation in 2003, CAPRICORNS' sound and live sets have garnered high praise from such rock royalty as the MELVINS' King Buzzo and NEUROSIS' Steve Von Till.

"River, Bear Your Bones" track listing:

01. Broken Coffin of the Venerable King (8:45)
02. Seventh Child of a Seventh Child (5:49)
03. Tempered With the Blood of Beasts (6:56)
04. November Suicides (5:36)
05. Owing to the Fogs (7:25)
06. The Bells Rang Backwards (5:49)
07. A Savage Race by Shipwrecks Fed (6:58)
08. Drinking Water From The Skull of a Hanged Man (10:55)

On the topic of "River, Bear Your Bones", CAPRICORNS' guitarist Nathan Bennett states, "With the departure of our first drummer Chris Turner we decided to seize the opportunity to take CAPRICORNS to a sonic place only previously hinted at. The time signatures grew odder, the pace grew faster, melodic interplay grew more complex and we became more aggressive overall. This was partially a reaction to previously being painted with the stoner and/or ‘instru-metal' genre brush (which always made us cringe) and a natural progression for us as musicians and, dare I say it, composers. We wanted to make a unique dirty-ass metal record without vocals that could rip your face off but would also not be stuck in some obscure sub-genre ghetto, doomed to sound dated in two years time. In short, we hope we've created a powerful work that can tickle the grey matter and make you want to fuck shit up forever."

In addition to Bennett, CAPRICORNS features Kevin Williams (guitar), Dean Berry (bass) and Nathan Perrier (drums).

New RTX To Be Released In October

From Drag City Publicity:

I would like to introduce you to the new RTX record JJ Got Live RaTX hitting streets Oct. 21 on Drag City. Jennifer Herrema's throaty crackle snakes through a labyrinth of scrap rock and salvaged arena metal, a combination that’s nearly as confounding and contradictory as any Royal Trux output. Her vocals are smoked out but amplified, punctuating steroid-pumped instrumentation yet balancing those fist-waving experiments against a rough core that keeps Herrema more woman than machine. Even the murkiest sludge has a shine to its surface here, but there’s still something basement-floor dirty and low-grade psychedelic inherent to the vibe — Herrema’s style of spitting out lyrics like she’s loosening phlegm. The shredding guitar riffs will rip you up and hang you dry!

+++++ US TOUR DATES ++++++

10.06.08 Mon Phoenix, Arizona. Modified Arts
10.07.08 Tue Albuquerque, New Mexico. Launchpad
10.08.08 Wed Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Conservatory w/ Monotonix
10.09.08 Thu Kansas City, Missouri. Record Bar w/ Akimbo
10.11.08 Sat Columbus, Ohio. Summit w/ Dead Child
10.12.08 Sun Chicago, Illinois. Beat Kitchen w/ Dead Child
10.13.08 Mon Pontiac, Michigan. Pike Room w/ Dead Child
10.15.08 Wed Rochester, New York. Bug Jar w/ Dead Child - will be confirmed by friday you can announce then
10.16.08 Thu Brooklyn, New York. Glasslands Gallery w/ Dead Child, Naked Heroes
10.17.08 Fri Hanover, New Hampshire. Dartmouth w/ Dead Child
10.18.08 Sat Manhattan, New York. Cake Shop w/ Dead Child
10.19.08 Sun Somerville, Massachusetts. PA's Lounge w/ Dead Child - will be confirmed by friday you can announce then.
10.20.08 Mon Washington, DC. DC9 w/ Dead Child
10.21.08 Tue Baltimore, Maryland. Talking Head w/ Dead Child
10.23.08 Thu Raleigh, North Carolina. Volume 11 w/ Dead Child
10.24.08 Fri Asheville, North Carolina. Rocket club w/ Dead Child
10.25.08 Sat Charlotte, North Carolina. Milestone w/ Dead Child
10.26.08 Sun Chattanooga, Tennessee. JJs Bohemia w/ Dead Child - will be confirmed by Friday you can announce then.
10.28.08 Tue Memphis, Tennessee. Hi-Tone Cafe w/ Dead Child
10.29.08 Wed Mountain Home, Arkansas. The Gravel Pit
10.31.08 Fri Austin, Texas. Emos Inside w/ Sole (anticon)
11.01.08 Sat Lubbock, Texas. Whiskey Dix

Beyond the real deal is the unreal deal, from which descend RTX, who are Jennifer Herrema from Royal Trux­she who skins her own furs­pluplus four iron-hided shred-men, one of whom is on drums simply to underscore such a happy surplus of shred capability. RTX is music from Decline of Western Civilization Part 2 and vocals from Decline of Western Civilization Part 1 and they are hesh perfection so pure the graves at Trenton stir wary anew. I was saying Guns N Roses with Roky Erickson's Enigma years­but that falls short on both counts, and I was as shocked as you to figure that out. - Chris Ziegler LA RECORD

JJ Got Live RaTX is the white - hot luxury sound for sure. Jennifer's pipes are smokin' and she's offering no mercy at it's finest. The songs got flashy virtuoso drums, full-wave synth sweeps and shred guitar that will knock you on your ass and leave you slobbering for more.



SONGS:

YOU SHOULD SHUT UP
HOW'D YOU DO IT?
ARE YOU A BOY OR ARE YOU A GIRL
CHEAP WINE TIME
VIRGINIA CREEPER
RAINBOW HIGH
MR. WALL
HASH
BIRTHDAY SONG
TOO BADD

CANDLEMASS To Release 'Lucifer Rising' EP In October

Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS recently spent time in the studio recording a new EP, "Lucfer Rising", for a tentative early October release via Nuclear Blast Records. It will include two brand new tracks — "Lucifer Rising" and "The White God" — plus re-recorded version of "Demon's Gate" live in the studio. As a bonus, you will get an audio recording of most of last year's gig from Athens, Greece: "At The Gallows End", "Solitude", "Emperor Of The Void", "Devil Seed", "Under The Oak", "Mirror Mirror", "Of Stars And Smoke", "Black Dwarf" and "Samarithan".

A new CANDLEMASS album will be recorded in the fall for a spring 2009 release.

CANDLEMASS' last CD, "King of the Grey Islands", was released June 22, 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records.

SOLSTICE To Release 'Only The Strong' In September

UK epic doom metallers SOLSTICE will release "Only the Strong", a two-LP collection of more than 90 minutes of unreleased material, demo recordings (among others the legendary "Drunken Dungeon Sessions") and a couple of rare songs recorded between 1991 and 2001 on September 1 via Iron Kodex Records. Completed by an extensive booklet with the band's biography written by Rich Walker, many anecdotes and loads of rare photos, this will be an absolute must-have for followers of the band and disciples of "poser-crushing epic doom metal" all around the world.

The package will include:

* 2 LP, more than 90 minutes of playing time
* 350g heavy gatefold sleeve
* 20-page booklet with the band's biography, written by Rich Walker, and loads of rare photos, flyers and info on the legendary demo tapes
* exclusive black-andwhite artwork by Dimitar Nikolov (AMULANCE, STEEL ASSASSIN)
* 425 copies on pitch-black vinyl
* 100 copies on grey-white marbled vinyl

Eagles Of Death Metal Release Date and Tour Dates

"It's been a while since we've heard from the always eccentric, Axl Rose-eviscerating Jesse "Boots Electric" Hughes and his wild 'n' wooly band of cohorts, which of course is co-helmed by almighty Queen of the Stone Age Josh Homme. But finally, they're ready to unveil another mammoth monument to rock.

SPIN.com has the exclusive info on the Eagles' newest full-length, titled Heart-On and scheduled for release Oct. 21 via Downtown Recordings. The album was produced by Josh Homme and, as his partner-in-semi-sardonic-riffage Hughes tells us, is "EODM's latest fabulous weapon, a top-secret music missile, a sonic warhead sexually tipped for her pleasure, shot from the deck of USS EODM Mantastic Fantastic." Tour dates across California and parts of Texas and Arizona (as listed below) will follow with co-headliners the Hives.

And for those of you East Coasters who are all, "Hey, what gives? I want me a dose of that Eagles charm and they're not playing my Podunk town yet," we've got ya covered. Click on the clip below the tour dates for Part 1 of a series of cross-promotional videos Hughes filmed at the reputedly rock 'n' roll Denny's in L.A. In keeping with the album's title, Hughes and the Denny's cooks (chefs might be pushing it) concoct heart-shaped pancakes and breakfast sandwiches, as the band's frontman conjures names for the menu items ("the Lovers Special") and correlating slogans ("Every night is ladies night with Eagles of Death Metal. We put our heart right on a plate."; "It's a heart of rock 'n' roll on a sleeve of taters.").

"Something magical happened in that Denny’s kitchen," says Hughes. "I discovered musical arts and culinary arts are one in the same; transparent and transitionless talent across every spectrum. I'm talking a seamless creative energy force of spatial enlightenment, an atmospheric aphrodisiac of complete artistical awareness. Plus, both have the word art, which is pretty cool."

Oh, and as for whether he might considering sending one of his Lovers Specials to old pal Rose as an olive branch, Hughes laughs and and says, "I don't think a $2.99 Denny’s breakfast messengered to Malibu would come across as a peace offering in this case… It's a positive thought. I love the idea. Friend-effective is relative to every situation… If he ain’t looking for my friendship, I ain’t looking to pursue friendship. Our friends, family, and fans are the backbone of EODM support and solidarity. Friendship is from the Heart."

Eagles of Death Metal Tour Dates (w/ the Hives:

9/16, Austin, TX (Stubbs)
9/17, Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
9/19, Tempe, AZ (Marquee Theatre)
9/20, San Diego, CA (Gas Light District)
9/21, Anaheim, CA (the Grove)
9/22, Ventura, CA (Ventura Theatre)
9/23, San Francisco, CA (Warfield Theatre)
9/24, Los Angeles, CA (Mayan)
9/25, Los Angeles, CA (Mayan)

(Article Courtesy of Spin.com)

BISON B.C. To Release 'Quiet Earth' In September

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's BISON has changed it name to BISON B.C. and will release its new album, "Quiet Earth", on September 30 via Metal Blade Records. the CD was recorded with Jesse Gander (3 INCHES OF BLOOD, SUBHUMANS, MASS GRAVE, S.T.R.E.E.T.S.) at The Hive Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

"Quiet Earth" track listing:

01. Primal Emptiness Of Outer Space
02. Dark Towers
03. Slow Hand Of Death
04. Wendigo Pt. 1 (Quest For Fire)
05. These Are My Dress Clothes
06. Wendigo Pt. 2 (Cursed To Roam)
07. Medication
08. Quiet Earth



BISON is:

James Farwell - Guitar/Vocals
Dan And - Guitar/Vocals
Masa Anzai - Bass
Brad Mackinnon - Drums

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/bisoneastvan.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Frontman Gets His Wings Again

According to The Pulse of Radio, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme has once again gotten behind the drum kit for his other band, the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, whose third album, "Heart On", arrives on October 21. Homme and guitarist/singer Jesse Hughes started the group several years ago, with a debut called "Peace Love and Death Metal" arriving in 2004 and a sophomore effort titled "Death by Sexy" surfacing in 2006.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will play a tribute concert for late keyboardist Natasha Shneider next month in Los Angeles, before heading to England for two festival dates.

The EAGLES OF DEATH METAL will kick off a co-headlining tour with the HIVES on September 16 in Austin, Texas.

BIGELF Completes Work On New Album

Psychedelic progressive rock band BIGELF has completed work on its long-awaited new album, entitled "Cheat the Gallows". The follow-up to the band's acclaimed full-length "Hex" is scheduled for release on August 12 via the Custard label.

"Cheat the Gallows" was recorded at Kung Fu Gardens studios in North Hollywood and produced by BIGELF frontman Damon Fox. The album features 10 diverse tracks of hallucinatory hard rock, showcasing the band's multi-layered arrangements, rich, sophisticated vocal harmonies and Fox's spectacular dual-Mellotron / Hammond organ / Moog synthesizer saturations. On "Cheat the Gallows", BIGELF's "new classic" sound blends strong post-Hendrix ferocity with a potent post-BEATLES tunefulness, resulting in diabolically-heavy pop rife with epic guitars, infectious hooks and unforgettably refined melody patterns that will undoubtedly find appeal with classic hard rock fans, vintage prog-heads and heavy metal enthusiasts alike.

An in-studio montage featuring images of the band recording "Cheat the Gallows" can be viewed below.

The first single released from "Cheat the Gallows" is "Money, It's Pure Evil". Lyrically, "Money…" is a philosophical look at how the almighty dollar "changes people" while musically, the track rides on a Lennon-McCartney-infused tidal wave of expression. Check out "Money, It's Pure Evil" now at this location.

When asked about the new album, BIGELF frontman/keyboardist Damon Fox comments, "Every decade needs a defining rock opera/concept album to stir the pot and get people inspired about music again. I believe 'Cheat the Gallows' is one of those albums."

"Cheat the Gallows" track listing:

01. Gravest Show on Earth
02. Blackball
03. Money, It's Pure Evil
04. The Evils of Rock & Roll
05. No Parachute
06. The Game
07. Superstar
08. Race With Time
09. Hydra
10. Counting Sheep

In support of "Cheat the Gallows", BIGELF has announced a string of live performances including a day-of-release in-store performance at Amoeba Records Hollywood on August 12 and a special Los Angeles record-release show, set to take place on Wednesday, August 13 at The Roxy.

BIGELF's mesmerizing live performances — boasting theatrics reminiscent of rock shows from the 70's — have seen praise from such music luminaries as Alicia Keys, former NIRVANA/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, BLACK CROWES head-honcho Chris Robinson and Serj Tankian of SYSTEM OF A DOWN (who released BIGELF's second record "Money Machine" through his own Serjical Strike Records). In 2007, BIGELF teamed with pop superstar Christina Aguilera to record a cover of the JOHN LENNON classic "Mother" for the major benefit-album project "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur".

TWEAK BIRD ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT EP, “RESERVATIONS’, ON SEPTEMBER 9TH

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Los Angeles, CA by the way of Carbondale, IL brotherly duo, Tweak Bird, will release their debut EP, Reservations, on September 9th on the Volcom Entertainment.

Produced under the helm of the impressive production team, Deaf Nephews (Melvins’ Dale Crover and Altamont/Big Business’ Toshi Kasai), Tweak Bird's debut EP, Reservations, is a sweeping seven song introduction to a band exploring the depths of heavy experimental, progressive and psych-infused rock.

Upcoming Shows:

Jul 19th Oakland, CA – Heeb Magazine’s Diamonds Days Fest
Jul 31st Los Angeles, CA – The Smell w/Imaad Wasif
Aug 7th Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour w/Darker My Love

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Tweak Bird performing "Spaceships", Live on The Dailty Habit:

INTRONAUT: 'Prehistoricisms' Track Listing, Cover Art, Release Date Revealed

Southern California's INTRONAUT will release its new album, "Prehistoricisms", on September 16 via Century Media Records. The drums for the CD were tracked at Opera Studios in North Hollywood and guitars and bass were laid down at Castle Oaks Studios in Calabasas. Vocals were completed at Clearlake Audio in North Hollywood, and the whole process was engineered by Josh Newell (JANE'S ADDICTION).

"Prehistoricisms" track listing:

01. Primordial Soup
02. The Literal Black Cloud
03. Cavernous Den Of Shame
04. Prehistoricisms
05. Any Port
06. Sundial
07. Australopithecus
08. The Reptilian Brain
I. Sleep
II. Eat
III. Shit
IV. Fight
V. Fuck

Check out footage of the band in the practice room below.

The group has been critics' darlings, receiving numerous accolades from such major publications as Decibel, Metal Maniacs, Outburn and Revolver, among a slew of others. Decibel even listed "Prehistoricisms" as "One of the most anticipated releases of 2008." In October 2007, INTRONAUT released "The Challenger" EP, but this will be the band’s first set of recordings with new guitarist and longtime friend Dave Timnick, with whom they have only recorded one PINK FLOYD cover ("Arnold Layne") for a Syd Barrett tribute disc up until now.

"Prehistoricisms" cover art:

John Wilkes Booth- "Sic Semper Tyrannis" To Be Released June 17, 2008

John Wilkes Booth has just completed their first full length release "Sic Semper Tyrannis". Booth fans, whose numbers are ever increasing, have eagerly been awaiting the fulfillment of promises for new tracks from the latest recording sessions. They will not be disappointed. Since the formation of the band in 2005, the band has consistently recorded and played live shows while continually escalating their fan base.

With a sound "that draws largely from punk and stoner rock with just a small smattering of metal" this eclectic quartet deems their brand of sinewy rhythms and bong fueled jams "Dirt Rock." In 2006, John Wilkes Booth released a self titled EP. The tracks "The Inner Workings" & "Only the Facts" were featured on the Compilation "Fumes from a Dead Scene" in 2007. Both received praises from fans as well as critics.

John Wilkes Booth abides by a strict "no-pay-to-play" policy, refusing to financially compensate venues in order to be added to the bill. The band’s popularity has featured the foursome playing shows along the east coast with such national acts as The Hidden Hand, La Otracina, Zoroaster, Puny Human, Solace, Wooly Mammoth, and Wrecketh. The NY Speed Coalition reviewed the Booth show at Bar 131 and stated, "The dirt rock assassins played an absolutely flawless set of bone shattering, ground shaking hard rock."

In May of 2008, Aural Fix, a Long Island magazine covering the local music scene, featured the band on the front cover. In 2007, John Wilkes Booth was chosen as a featured band on Fatcat Radio as well as selected as band of the week for Joe's Podhole. In June of that year, they were voted by listeners as band of the month on local radio station, Radiox. Podcasts and word of mouth have turned on audiences across America and the world.

Let Sic Semper Tyrannis assault your ears with the sound that so many fans have been waiting for. Let John Wilkes Booth assault your mind.

Release date June 17th

Track Listing:

01. Eye Rack
02. Breathing for No Reason
03. Smack For Larry
04. Hey Girl
05. The Inner Workings
06. Rats In My Room
07. Number 7
08. Only The Facts
09. The Jesus Song
10. Albino Mechanic
11. Intro (The Harshest Return)
12. Lonliness Is Pure*
13. Dense*
14. Haze*
15. Unknown Waiting*

* Original self titled 4 song E.P. re-mastered

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Seventh Rule Reveals Wetnurse Album Details

Seventh Rule Recordings announces September 30 as the release date for Invisible City, the new full-length album by Wetnurse.

With eight tracks clocking in at almost 50 minutes, Invisible City was recorded and mixed by Martin Bisi (Swans, Helmet) at B.C. Studio in Brooklyn, NY, and was mastered by Alan Douches (Converge, Mastodon) at West West Side Music. The album will be available on CD and as a double vinyl gatefold LP.


The tracklisting is as follows:


1) Conversations With The Moon
2) Not Your Choice
3) Growing Pains
4) Life At Stake
5) Sacred Peel
6) Your Last Flower
7) Missing Lion Returns
8) Slow Your Spell, Miss Hell


The cover art for "Invisible City" was created by acclaimed New York art group, Lansing-Dreiden. View the entire artwork here.


Invisible City is Wetnurse`s second full-length album, and its first for Seventh Rule. Wetnurse`s self-released, self-titled 2004 debut earned Vice Magazine`s highest rating and a 9/10 review in Decibel Magazine.


A recent review on NoneLouder.com describes Wetnurse as "the best elements of noise, punk, metal, hardcore, and grindcore."


Wetnurse is touring throughout 2008.



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