On June 7, the British label Sonic Cathedral will release “The Psychedelic Sounds of the Sonic Cathedral”, a tribute album to Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators. It features Roky songs interpreted by My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields (joining Le Volume Courbe), the Black Angels (joined by Roky himself), A Place to Bury Strangers, Dead Meadow, and more.
Starting in early 2009 in between a rigorous Municipal Waste touring schedule, guitarist Ryan Waste began working on a new project entitled Volture. As a longtime fan of bands like Mercyful Fate, Heavy Load and Judas Priest he thought it would only be appropiate to form a proper band in that vein. With only a few rehearsals it quickly became a reality and the electricity of Volture is currently spreading fast!
Alter Bridge have finished recording their third album, although no release date has been set.
The band say: “We are pleased to inform you that the recording of our third album has been completed. It was an amazing journey and we believe that the songs that we have created are our most inspired and dynamic work to date.
“The next step in the process will be mixing, which will begin in mid-April, in New York. The mixing will probably take a few weeks and once that is finished, we will begin the difficult task of deciding which songs will make the album. The goal is to release the album in September, before our planned October tour in Europe that will start in the UK.”
Vocalist Myles Kennedy is, of course, committed to touring as part of Slash’s band.
Find out more at www.alterbridge.com | Thanks to www.classicrockmagazine.com
Legendary thrashers Toxik return and are on the big screen, for one night only! Hudson Horror Show Inc., in association with Grindhouse Releasing, proudly presents a one-night-only horror film festival on May 22, 2010 at the Silver Cinemas South Hills 8 in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Hudson Horror Show festival will be highlighted by an appearance of one metal’s most revered cult metal acts, Toxik.
Toxik has assembled rare video footage of those classic years for its DVD, ”Toxik – Think Again”, which will have an exclusive extended preview at Hudson Horror Show. Toxik members Josh Christian (guitar), Tad Leger (drums) and Mike Sanders (vocals) are all tentatively scheduled to appear at the event.
Advance tickets are on sale now and are $26.00. There are only 150 tickets available, so it is recommended that you buy your tickets in advance. If tickets remain, they will be available at the show for $30.00 each. Pay one price and come and go during the show as much as you want. For tickets or more information, go to www.hudsonhorror.com.
Anathema officially announced the release of their eagerly anticipated 8th studio album “We’re Here Because We’re Here,” to be released on May 31st via Kscope Records.
The self-produced album was mixed by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and features the exquisite string arrangements of Dave Stewart (Stewart/Gaskin, Porcupine Tree) and mastering skills of legendary Jon Astley (The Who, Led Zeppelin). The song ‘Angels Walk Among Us’ features subtle backing vocals by Ville Valo of H.I.M.
Full tracklisting is as follows:
Thin Air
Summernight Horizon
Dreaming Light
Everything
Angels Walk Among Us
Presence
A Simple Mistake
Get Off, Get Out
Universal
Hindsight
Firebird, the British power trio led by guitarist Bill Steer, has finished mastering its new album, tentatively titled ”Double Diamond”, for a summer 2010 release. The CD features ten songs recorded at Graveland studios in ‘s-Graveland, Holland during January. According to the band, “this recording heralds a new chapter for the band, seeing [guitarist/vocalist Bill] Steer and [drummer Ludwig] Witt draw inspiration from some of their earliest metal favourites such as Budgie, Fist and Tank.”
“Double Diamond” track listing:
1. Soul Saviour
2. Ruined
3. Bright Lights
4. For Crying Out Loud
5. Farewell
6. A Wing & A Prayer
7. Pound Of Flesh
8. Arabesque
9. Lose Your Delusions
10. Pantomime
More info on Firebird’s MySpace page. Fan-filmed video footage of Firebird’s May 16, 2009 concert at the Underworld in London, England can be viewed here.
Death Breath recently completed the fourth recording session for its new album at Deuce Recording Studios. Check out photos from the studio at this location.
An unmixed version of a brand new Death Breath track, ”Obsessed By Sodomy”, is also available for streaming on the group’s MySpace page. The song will appear on Death Breath’s new CD, due later in the year via Psychout/Black Lodge.
Canadian rockers The Sadies will release Darker Circles May 18, 2010 via Yep Roc Records. Darker Circles is the follow-up to their acclaimed last album New Seasons and sees guitarist brothers Dallas and Travis Good, drummer Mike Belitsky and bassist Sean Dean again pair with legendary Jayhawk and sought-after producer Gary Louris.
Furthering the focused songwriting and recording aspirations reached on New Seasons, The Sadies bring their signature blend of country, psychedelic, rock and surf into rifle scope focus on Darker Circles, further underscoring their reputations as musicians’ musicians. The album was recorded in one marathon twelve day session at the ‘Bathhouse’ studio and five more at Toronto’s Woodshed.
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Last week, Band Of Horses let the world know that their third album “Infinite Arms” would hit record stores on May 18. And we can now report that the band has a label for “Infinite Arms”. Or, rather, the band has three labels for “Infinite Arms”: Brown Records/Fat Possum/Columbia.
As you can see on the right, the physical product won’t look too different from the previous two albums. The package will feature photography from Christopher Wilson, who has worked with the band in the past.
Before the album is released, Band Of Horses will bring their live show to venues both US and Europe. Click here for the tourdates.
Death Breath, the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former Entombed drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (most recently the frontman of rock ‘n’ roll band The Hellacopters), has completed the fourth recording session for its new album. According to the group, “pretty much everything besides vocals are finished. [We'd] have to say that we’ve recorded our fastest and heaviest stuff so far!”
A unmixed version of a brand new Death Breath track, ”Obsessed By Sodomy”, is available for streaming on the group’s MySpace page. The song will appear on Death Breath’s new CD, due later in the year via Psychout/Black Lodge.