Sixty Watt Shaman to Debut New Material and You're All Invited

If you live within driving distance of Baltimore, Maryland then get off your ass and come party with some of the East Coast's heaviest hitters tomorrow night at Metro Gallery.  

Come see the legendary Sixty Watt Shaman debut long awaited new jams alongside well known classics.

Co-headlining the evening will be another stoner rock legend, Dave Sherman, and his latest outlet for grooves and ganja, Weed is Weed.  

And don't be late, because the riff slinging starts early when local boys (and girl) Foghound take the stage, followed by sets from Washington DC's Borracho, and Volume IV all the way from Atlanta, Georgia.

The heavy is happening in Baltimore on Saturday night.  See you there!

Zac's "Double Dose": Big Wheel Stunt Show / Nightosaur

Big Wheel Stunt Show: Wonderful LIFE 

Finally, another excellent concept album! I live for these, so without further ado Heavy Planet presents... Big Wheel Stunt Show and thier latest release Wonderful LIFE. Native to Tacoma, Washington this quartet combines the love for funk and traditional blues with a whole lotta soul. If you're looking for an operatic narrative that hits the lines with psychedelic rock, heavy blues, and a good dose of organ Big Wheel Stunt Show is your band and Wonderful LIFE is your album. The story is told from birth, beginning with the cry of our main character's infancy, through aging, alien abduction, and finally the after-life. Check out the video for Bad Thing below and get a copy here.

 

Members: 

Andy Basinger - Organ // Back-up Vocals 

Evan Nagle - Guitar // Vocals 

Jake Melius - Bass // Back-up Vocals 

Justin Gimse - Drums // Back-up // Lead Vocals

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Nightosaur: Spaceaxers 

History states they've been extinct some 65 million years. Don't buy it, because there are a few roaming the terrain under the moon-lit sky of Minnesota and recently reared its ugly Tricera-head on Heavy Planet's Smoke Out Sunday. The beast I speak of is no other than Nightosaur who've come to crush your skull with their sophmore release Spaceaxers. The band desribes the sound as dino sludge and fossil rock, which is exactly what you're going to find... mammoth riffs, thunderous drums, and sharp hooks. Something about it all together feels very ancient. Check out my favorite track is Too Far South For Muntiny below... an angry and fast paced jam telling the story of a mutinous voyage to the south. The track There May Be Dragons, the single featured on Smoke Out Sunday, is available for free here and if that doesn't get you a fix the entire album can be downloaded on iTunes, Spotify, and all the expected online stores. 

**Andy Webber, lead guitarist, custom manufactures Nightosaur's guitars under the name Whale Hazard Unlimited, something completely awesome and should be noted**

Members: 

Andy Webber - Guitar // Vocals 

John Henry - Bass // Vocals 

Brad - Drums // Vocals

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Threefold Law on "Metal on Metal"

Tune into WJCU 88.7 FM this Friday to hear Threefold Law in the studio with Bill Peters on “Metal on Metal” in advance of their show at the Grog Shop on Saturday night with Ohio Sky and Mechanics of Things.  For those outside of the Cleveland area, listen to a live stream of “Metal on Metal” at http://www.wjcu.org/.  Angus and J. will talk with Bill on the air and debut a new song from Threefold Law, the first cut off of the new album, “Revenant” due to release in late April.  The band plans to present a token of appreciation to fans listening on Friday

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King Giant and The Crimson Electric...Together Again

Bringing the heavy riffs to Virginia in January are King Giant and The Crimson Electric for a mini tour to end all mini tours! Ok so it's really just two dates in the same state...so what? Pick a venue, show up and get your beard rocked off at what is being billed as the King Crimson mini tour!

Fri, Jan. 28 - Richmond, VA (Venue TBA) with Pike Possum

Sat, Jan. 29 - Falls Church, VA (The State Theatre) with Throwdown Syndicate and Death Penalty

King Giant
The Crimson Electric

Today!! SCIENCE OF SILENCE RECORDS: Voyager & Monolith LP Release Show + Free MP3

Crushing space-core will collide with riffy hardcore when VOYAGER & MONOLITH team up with the touring Seraphim and Altered State for a show at Cake Shop (152 Ludlow Street) in NYC on June 5th. Doors open at 5 PM and tickets will cost $10. The show is being presented by 1000 Knives & BrooklynVegan

A FREE download of the track "There Is No Hope" from Voyager is available courtesy of BrooklynVegan. Get it here.

Last week Science of Silence Records announced their first ever release, a split LP from Boston's VOYAGER and Philly's MONOLITH, out on June 8th. Both bands will lull you with their complex and dark instrumentation and then hammer you when you are weak and vulnerable. Epic, expansive sludge metal with post-rock dynamics, reminiscent of bands like Neurosis, Isis, Mouth of the Architect and Mogwai.

You can pre-order the limited edition run of 500 on clear vinyl exclusively at The Omega Order (includes FREE shipping). Each purchase of the vinyl will receive a FREE digital download for the album as well. The release will also be available on June 8th via iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3, and all your other favorite download stores. All digital downloads features a bonus track not on the vinyl.

VOYAGER/MONOLITH SPLIT LP - JUNE 8, 2010

1) The Blinding Light (Monolith, 8:40)
2) Shipwreck (Monolith, 12:58)
3) Backbreaker (Voyager, 9:11)
4) Cold (Voyager, 4:55)
5) There Is No Hope (Voyager, 5:29)
6) Stasis (Voyager, 3:58) *Bonus Digital Track*

http://www.scienceofsilence.net/
www.theomegaorder.com/scienceofsilence

Stoner Rock Ohio Throws a Party

Stoner Rock Ohio is proud to present the second Annual Stoner Rock Ohio Showcase. On June 13, 2009, at the Hi-Fi Club in Cleveland, Ohio, four bands are ready to smoke the Lake. Come and check out sets from FIREBREATHING BEAR, SPACECHARGE, THREEFOLD LAW, and FORGED IN FLAME. The show is FREE with a printed flyer from their website.

You can support Buckeye State stoner rock in two ways. Stoner Rock Ohio is offering a live “bootleg” sampler. You get one song from each band’s set for just $5.00. In addition, every purchase enters you in a drawing to win the newest release from each band.

If you’d like to get some cheap advertising, become an online sponsor. For $10.00, you get listed on their web pages, promo materials, and more. They have almost 6,000 hits on the MySpace profile.

All profits from the sampler and online sponsorship go directly to the bands. They’re putting the pay back in the pockets of the musicians, where it’s supposed to be. Head over to their sites for more details on the sampler, sponsorship, or to print out a flyer to get you in the door for FREE.



www.stonerrockohio.com
www.myspace.com/stonerrockohio

Karma to Burn w/ Come to Dust & Rebreather Show

Karma to Burn w/ Come to Dust & Rebreather
April 24th
31st Street Pub
Pittsburgh, PA
9 PM
10 bucks

The Glasspack Offers a Free SXSW Show

FREE SXSW SHOW
03-19-2009 21:00
Creekside Lounge (606 E 7th St., Austin, Texas 78701)
THE MOIST BOYS (Ipecac/members from WEEN, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, HONKY, QOTSA)
THE KNIVES (Los Angeles/Nick Oliveri)
TOTAL FAGGOTS (Austin)
THE GLASSPACK (Louisville/Small Stone Records)

THE GLASSPACK has finished a KINGHORSE (early 90`s Louisville band/Caroline Records/produced by DANZIG) cover track for a Louisville KINGHORSE tribute compilation. They are currently celebrating ten years of existence by recording a new song for a 7 inch release with Louisville label Noise Pollution and Louisville band TROPHY WIVES (ex-COLISEUM/ex-YOUNG WIDOWS). Also in celebration of ten years, they are having Jack Endino re-master their first LP release, American Exhaust, which will be available in a special digital package with lots of extras from Los Angeles label Poison Tree Records. THE GLASSPACK`s first demo, recorded for Man`s Ruin Records in 1999 and never released, will come with the package. Look for release around late spring, early summer.

Upcoming Pittsburgh Show W/Ten Pound Sledge, Centrifuge, and Bastard

Ten Pound Sledge MySpace
Centrifuge MySpace
Bastard MySpace

Exclusive Pantheist Gig 7/3/2009 Camden Unicorn, London, UK

PANTHEIST will be making their first ever headlining appearance in London
on March 7th, at the Camden Unicorn. This will be a FREE ENTRY show, and
will see the band performing a one-off extended 90-minute set comprising
their entire new album "Journey Through Lands Unknown", plus selected tracks
off both their previous albums.

Support comes from London expansive, leftfield Black Metal act CROM DUBH in
their first ever live appearance, making this an event not to be missed.

PANTHEIST + CROM DUBH
LONDON UNICORN, CAMDEN
Doors 20:00
FREE ENTRY
http://www.myspace.com/pantheistuk
http://www.myspace.com/cromdubhmetal

"Journey Through Lands Unknown" is out now on Firebox records, having
received overwhelmingly positive reactions from publications such as
Terrorizer and Metal Hammer. The album can be purchased from
the band via http://www.pantheist.co.uk.

YOB Announces Reunion Gig

Doom metal giants YOB will celebrate their reunion with a special concert on February 28 at The Ash Street Saloon in Portland, Oregon with support from THE IOMMI STUBBS and BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH (featuring the legend himself Tad Doyle). One can only expect something of the most epic nature, since pretty much a YOB gig is an event in itself. The band is also trudging away on the material for their anticipated new album, which is shaping up to be the most monumental and crushing YOB material to date.

As of now, the band plan on entering the studio late March with the mighty Sanford Parker at the helm with the goal to get this monolithic piece of doom out this summer via Profound Lore Records.

As for the new material, mastermind Mike Scheidt had this to say about it: "The newest material is such a trip, I don't know how exactly to describe it. We have one song that is maybe the most brutal thing I have written ala 'Grasping Air/Exorcism Of The Host'. But more brutal, and painful. We have another new tune that is very melodic in a weird way, almost poppy, but driving almost like some of the material from that 'other band'. With strangeness that is hard to convey. The final 'epic' song (that is 16 minutes so far and definitely NOT done) is like a mix of the song 'Catharsis' and 'The Unreal Never Lived...' big clean guitar intro, big slow melodic riffs, patient big builds that explode... it's going to be huge. It's also going to be an immense challenge to keep this album in the 60-minute mark. Five songs total. Lots of clean singing. Still lots of screams and death roars too."

Cleveland Metallers ABDULLAH Say Farewell

John Benson of The Plain Dealer reports that long-running Cleveland metallers are somewhere between calling it quits and taking a long hiatus in order to allow Jeff Shirilla to concentrate on new project THIS IS ANTARCTICA. ABDULLAH — Shirilla, Alan Seibert (guitar), Aaron Dallison (guitar), Ed Stephens (bass) and Kevin Latchaw (drums) — has planned a farewell show this weekend.

"Yeah, I didn't want to make too much hubbub about it," Shirilla said. "We're all kind of involved in different projects now, so we thought it would be a good idea to put ABDULLAH on hold for a while. We had a good run and it just seems like we've been in a little bit of a rut, so why not have one last bash. I'm ready to move forward with a new band."

Read the entire report from The Plain Dealer.

Giant Squid Added to Tonight`s 16 Show

As previously reported, legendary sludge rockers 16 have resurrected themselves from beneath the ashes to a living, breathing, take no prisoners war machine. The band will perform their entire new Relapse release, Bridges to Burn, from front to back, tonight at the Relax Bar in Los Angeles, California.


Just added to the bill is Giant Squid. The full line-up is as follows:


16 (12:00 am - 12:45 am)
Giant Squid (11:00 pm - 11:30 pm)
Chingalera (10:15 pm - 10:45 pm)
Snakes Alive (9:30 pm - 10:00 pm)
AD (8:45 pm - 9:15 pm)
Internal Corrosion (8:00 pm - 8:30 pm)
Doors open at 7:30 pm
Show is 21+; $10 admission


The release date for 16`s Bridges to Burn is Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

Bible of the Devil Announces CD Release Show

Saturday, December 6, Bible of the Devil will celebrate the release of their fifth full-length effort, Freedom Metal (Cruz Del Sur Music). And what better way to do so than with a FREE show in their hometown of Chicago!
Saturday, December 6
9 pm sharp - FREE (21 and over)
Cobra Lounge
235 N. Ashland, Chicago, IL

Bible of the Devil (Chicago Twin-V Air Superiority Rock)
Midnight (evil incarnate from Cleveland, members Boulder and Destructor)
Bloodcow (Omaha`s most brewtal and un-311-esque export)
Imperial Battlesnake (Chicago Sentinals of the Hardland)

BOTD will also have on hand new copies of the long-awaited “The Auld Dirt Road”/”False Dreams” split 7" single with Valkyrie (Heavy Birth Records), and an array of new merch.

Some early reviews of Freedom Metal:

"...Guitarist-vocalists Mark Hoffmann and Nate Perry, drummer Greg Spalding and bassist Darren Amaya are the real deal, synthesizing a wide array of classic-metal influences, attacking them with a modern stoner-rock/doom attitude and delivering the head-banging goods stronger than ever with songs such as `Hijack the Night` and `The Turning Stone` from the new album Freedom Metal."
- Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun-Times

"A couple years ago, I implied that BOTD had achieved their Stained Class with The Diabolic Procession. This is the album that may, years from now, have another band achieving their Freedom Metal."
- Ray Dorsey, Ray`s Chaos Realm

See you at Cobra Lounge!



In Jah,
BOTD



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Motherboar to Play with Baroness

Boston`s Motherboar has been chosen as the opener for the Sunday, November 23 Baroness show at the Middle East (downstairs) in Cambridge, MA. Also on the bill is fellow Relapse artist Coliseum. The show is 18+ and costs $12. Doors are at 8 pm.

YOB Announces Reunion Show

YOB has reunited and will play their first reunion show this December at the Ash Street Saloon in Portland, Oregon. Joining the band will be Iommi Stubbs.

YOB Reunion Show
December 13, 2008
Ash Street Saloon
Portland, OR
YOB
Iommi Stubbs
Brothers of the Sonic Cloth (metal/hardcore/doom)
$7, music at 9:30pm

Free Australia Show w/Winterun

Dirty filthy riffs will fill the Espy Front Bar on Fri Oct 10 as Don Fernando launch their debut album with all the might and fury they can muster. Warming up the stage will be The Violet Flames from WA on first, followed by Melbourne’s heavy groove dealers Winterun and finally The Legs. Free



DON FERNANDO
THE LEGS

WINTERUN

THE VIOLET FLAMES



ESPY FRONT BAR

FRI OCT 10



FREE!

Sons of Otis To Play One Last Toronto Show

From Sons of Otis:

One more time Toronto... Sept.28 at The Elmo (upstairs), 10 pm sharp!


Do to the lame turnouts at shows in this town (10 - 20 people), we have decided if only 10 cats want to see us play, then they can come to our studio and watch us jam! We`ve been doing this for 16 years and we don`t need the hassles from shit clubs anymore! We`re not kidding - that`s it!


We are not breaking up since we have a new CD coming out, but it`s just not worth playing out in this town anymore! If something special comes up, we`ll see! We would rather play in the US or Europe! Thanks for your support!


Peace


Blows the Mind...Cools the Head


myspace.com/sonsofotis

Om Announces Special Loft Show

On Autumn Equinox (September 23, 2008), Om will be playing at The Shangri-La (100 Sutton Street at Nassau) in Greenpoint, NY.

Doors at 8 pm. Show starts at 9 pm.


All Ages, with bar and BYOB.


Guests TBA

SWALLOW THE SUN Schedules Acoustic Show

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will play a very special gig at Levykauppa Äx in Helsinki on September 19. According to the band, Mikko Kotamäki (vocals), Juha Raivio (guitar) and Aleksi Munter (keyboards) will perform a rare acoustic set comprising of its new and old material arranged for guitar, piano and vocals.