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PRE ORDER MUSHROOMHEAD'S BEAUTIFUL STORIES FOR UGLY CHILDREN! The new studio album by MUSHROOMHEAD, titled Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children, will be in stores September 28, 2010. PRE-ORDER the CD HERE. CD will ship so that you receive it by the 28th.  |
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TRUTH & SALVAGE COMPANY SINGER ARRESTED AND JAILED FOR TRESPASSING… IN HIS OWN HOTEL ROOM? SINGER RECIEVES MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR INJURIES SUFFERED DURING ARREST SINGER FILES A CLAIM WITH CITY OF VISALIA NY NY - May 17, 2010 - Tim Jones, one of the four singers/songwriters of the musical group Truth & Salvage Company, was shaken awake and ripped out of bed at the Marriott Hotel by Visalia Police while asleep in his hotel room. Jones was subsequently handcuffed, taken to jail and cited for trespassing and resisting arrest in his own hotel room. Truth & Salvage Co. toured with The Black Crowes throughout 2009 and is currently on tour in support of their debut album scheduled for release May 25, 2010. While on a recent road trip to Visalia, California, the band finished their show at the Cellar Door and returned to the Marriott Hotel in Visalia at approximately 1 AM. Two Visalia Police officers and a Marriott security guard entered Jones’ room about an hour later and arrested Jones. According to sources close to the band, the Visalia Police officers unsuccessfully attempted to awake and arrest Walker Young, another Truth and Salvage singer who was sharing the room with Jones. Instead of spending the night in his hotel room, Tim Jones spent the night in a Visalia jail cell. He was finally released at noon the following day. Jones was set to be arraigned in the Tulare County Superior Court on March 9, 2010. Legal representatives of the band arrived at the courthouse to answer for Jones, only to find that the District Attorney’s office had not filed any charges against Jones at the time of the arraignment. To date, the Visalia Police have refused to release the police incident report to the Jordan Law Group; the Truth and Salvage legal team. A source close to the band said, “It’s an abuse of authority for police and hotel security to enter a person’s hotel room without a warrant, wake them out of a sound sleep, cite them for trespassing and then haul them off to spend the night in jail.” Jones did not have any outstanding warrants; he wasn’t suspected of, nor accused of, any crime prior to being violated by the Visalia Police and Marriott Security. He subsequently received medical treatment for injuries suffered during the arrest. Jones and his fellow band members, intend to aggressively pursue their legal rights. Jones recently filed a claim for damages with the City of Visalia. www.truthandsalvageco.com |
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THE RUMORS ARE TRUE: JOEY BELLADONNA REJOINS ANTHRAX "Big Four" Dates with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth Set; New Album Due in 2011 LOS ANGELES, CA - MONDAY, May 10, 2010 -- With rumors swirling since Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello were seen together with former Anthrax vocalist Joey Belladonna late last month in New York, the band - Benante, Bello, and guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano - is elated to announce that Belladonna has officially rejoined the band. In his once and current capacity, Belladonna will make his first appearance with Anthrax this summer when the band joins Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth - The Big Four founding bands of the thrash genre - to co-headline a series of Sonisphere Festivals in ten European cities, as well as playing a handful of Anthrax-headlined shows (itinerary is below). "I am super excited about this," said Scott Ian. "Joey and the rest of the band came to see me play at a club in New York, I hadn't seen Joey for years, since the end of the reunion tour. Joey taps me on the shoulder, instant big hug, it felt like no time had gone by. The band dynamic is an interesting one - in Anthrax, Joey and I spent so many years of our lives together, we grew up together, we know each other so well, so it was like no time was lost." Belladonna, an essential part of Anthrax's lineup from 1985 to 1992, sang on some of the band's most popular albums including Spreading the Disease, Among the Living and Persistence of Time. He had reunited with original members of Anthrax for the 2005 - 2007 "Among the Living Tour," but this situation is different. Explained Belladonna, "I had been in touch with Charlie and Frank, then I got a call from their manager who said that everyone wanted me back in the band. I thought, 'are you guys for real? You want me up there, fronting the band like it was before?' I was thrilled. We've already started to reconnect with the old ways of having conversations. Everything is easy going and feels really good." "We're going to do these summer shows and gel as a band," explained Charlie Benante, "get comfortable playing with each other again, and the energy from that should go right into making new music." Immediately following the final Sonisphere festival in early August, the band will fly back to the U.S. and begin writing and rehearsing for a new album that's expected to be out in early 2011. "We've got an unusual luxury of hindsight," added Ian. "We finished an album a year ago, we've lived with those 12 songs since then, and we can look back on them and see what we really love and what we can make even better, especially with Joey back in the fold." Added Benante, "There are five or six songs from a year ago that we don't want to change, we love them the way they are, other than having Joey making them his own with his vocals. Then there's another five or six that we may want to rework, and then there are a bunch of other tunes that are still in the early stages, that we want to finish. "The band has been on an emotional roller coaster since last summer," Benante continued, "but I think everything that we've had to deal with during that time was pushing us toward this, to Joey being back in Anthrax, and the timing couldn't be more perfect or appropriate. To have Joey with us playing these shows with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth is the way it should be - as Anthrax's vocalist from '85 to '92, he was part of 'The Big Four.'" "John was a real stand up guy about the situation," said Ian, about John Bush, Anthrax's vocalist from '92 - '05. "He knew we wanted to move forward at full speed, that we needed a total commitment to Anthrax, and he knew that wasn't what he wanted. We certainly wish John well. We've had so many great times with him, and we appreciate his stepping in last summer at the last minute, and performing with us since then. He will always be an integral part of the Anthrax family." With worldwide sales in excess of 10-million, Anthrax is about to celebrate its 29th year as a band. Over its career, Anthrax has received multiple Gold and Platinum albums, multiple Grammy nominations, and a host of other accolades from the press, industry and fans. Complete dates for Anthrax - with Joey Belladonna on vocals - are as follows: JUNE 16 Sonisphere Festival, Warsaw, Poland 18 Sonisphere Festival, Wil, Switzerland 19 Sonisphere Festival, Prague, Czech Republic 20 Arena Wien, Vienna, Austria 22 Sonisphere Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria 24 Sonisphere Festival, Athens, Greece 26 Sonisphere Festival, Bucharest, Romania 27 Sonisphere Festival, Istanbul, Turkey JULY 31 Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth, UK AUGUST 1 Lokerse Feesten Festival, Lokerse, Belgium 3 Metropol, Hengelo, Netherlands 5 B1, Moscow, Russia 7 Sonisphere Festival, Stockholm, Sweden 8 Sonisphere Festival, Pori, Finland |
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There are some VERY simple things we can do to help support RED artist, Wyclef, in his relief efforts and inspire others to do the same. Below is information on how to donate to Wyclef’s charity and we ask that you PLEASE repost on your personal Twitter, Facebook, Myspace pages. This is a crucial grassroots movement that we can be involved in. If you don’t use social networking sites you can forward this message to 10 friends or contacts and still help spread the word. Thank you, _____________________________________________ 
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THE BLACK CROWES NEW ALBUM OUT NOW. CRITICS LOVE IT: "Before The Frost... is an audio beauty." - Washington Post
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THE BLACK CROWES ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF NEW CD ‘BEFORE THE FROST…UNTIL THE FREEZE’ DUE IN STORES SEPTEMBER 01, 2009 A LIMITED EDITION VINYL AVAILABLE
A second album, titled …Until The Freeze, will be given away for free exclusively through a unique download code which is included in Before The Frost… as a “thank you” to their fans for two decades of continued support. Before the Frost..., and its corresponding free album …Until The Freeze, were recorded over a series of five nights at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY. Although both are studio albums, all the new material was performed and recorded in front of an intimate audience of the band’s fans, making them a part of The Black Crowes musical history. The innovative technique of inviting fans into the studio as part of the process during recording is a rare experience. Before the Frost... features eleven new and previously unreleased Black Crowes songs including Good Morning Captain, I Ain’t Hiding, Been a Long Time (Waiting on Love), and other original songs that will serve to spotlight the bands ability to make emotional connections through their music. The free album …Until The Freeze is a nine-song collection featuring eight new original Black Crowes songs plus a cover version of the Stephen Stills classic So Many Times. A limited edition vinyl release of Before The Frost…Until The Freeze, featuring all 20 tracks, will also be available on September 1, 2009. Chris Robinson conceived the concept of Before the Frost...Until The Freeze. As The Black Crowes approach the upcoming 20th anniversary of their release of one of rock’s most influential records, Shake Your Money Maker, which produced such hits as Jealous Again, She Talks To Angels and Hard to Handle, they are time and again hailed as one of Rock and Roll’s best live acts. Before The Frost… (CD Track Listing) …Until The Freeze (Free Download Album Track Listing) Before the Frost…Until The Freeze was produced by Paul Stacey and will be released through The Black Crowes label, Silver Arrow Records and Megaforce Records. For more information, go to blackcrowes.com. |
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BAD BRAINS RELEASE LIMITED EDITION PRINT
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MEGAFORCE RECORDS ON METALLICA'S
ROCK N' ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION ANTHRAX AND LABEL GIVE CANDID INSIGHT ON METALLICA'S IMPORTANCE April 2, 2009 -- Megaforce Records congratulates Metallica on their induction into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame. It's astoundingly poignant that this band that crossed our path in 1983, and in many ways was the impetus for Megaforce even starting as a label, would reach such importance. It's probably safe to say Metallica are the most important American rock band in the history of music. The genesis of Metallica's growth and independence is important in these tempestuous days in the music industry. When pretty much nobody would sign Metallica, we kicked and scratched to raise money. We had little idea what we were doing and we had little funds, but it was something we believed in. Megaforce somehow had the wherewithal of releasing both Kill Em All and Ride The Lightning. Looking back, Metallica gave us more than the leverage and stature to release more artists -- they raised the bar for everyone. "We always believed in Metallica from their very first krunch. It's no surprise to us that we are all gathered in Cleveland for this well-deserved amazing Metallibash! Keep bangin' that head," says Jonny and Marsha Zazula/Megaforce Records co-founders. On the beginnings and rise of Kill Em All: "Jonny Z would come to our warehouse looking for import vinyl. One day he walked into our office and said he wanted to start a rock label and release this band Metallica. From that day, Megaforce Records and Metallica forever changed our lives, the music community, and set the stage for other underground artists and labels. We shipped a few thousand units of Kill Em All. I still remember the catalog number Megaforce MRI 069. I had never seen anything like it. Metallica's fans had amazing ears and word of mouth was crazy. Stores we never knew existed were calling us out of nowhere. Because of Kill Em All, we went from local to national distributor. Everyone who worked on behalf of Metallica and Megaforce, both then and now, owe them and Jonny and Marsha Zazula and later on, Missi Callazzo, a debt of gratitude; and if not for them, this would be a very different company and music world today," says Alan Becker SVP of RED Distribution (formerly Important Distribution). Anthrax comments on the early days: "I've been around since the beginning of the Metallica/Megaforce days. I saw Kirk's first show, bottles of booze being emptied, food fights, and much more. The one thing that was always evident was the music -- it made you want to get out of your seat and act out. Who would've thought that all of these years later it would come to this? The Hall Of Fame! Congrats to the boys! Let's empty some bottles in Cleveland! Whooo hooo!" - Charlie Benante of Anthrax Metallica's ethos of doing it themselves became Megaforce's ethos as well. "Still today, most everything we do comes from those beginning days and the attitude that we can do anything, with or without money -- it's a great lesson for any new artist just beginning. On behalf of Megaforce, may Metallica celebrate this tremendous honor of being inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame," - Missi Callazzo, Megaforce co-President. History Of Megaforce: Started in 1982 as the home of Metallica, this little label in New Jersey named Megaforce started for the right reason -- to release great music, period. Megaforce has gone on to sell over 25 million albums and continues its search for unique artists. Megaforce has also been operating for 15 years a distribution arm fostering artist-owned entities releasing artists such as The Verve, Anthrax, Andrew Bird, The Black Crowes, Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel, and many others. |
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BAD BRAINS TOUR SOUTHEAST Bad Brains tour: March-05 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre - venue: www.statetheatreconcerts.com March-06 Delray Beach, FL - City Limits - venue: www.citylimitsdelray.com March-07 St. Augustine, FL - Harvest of Hope Fest - venue: www.harvestofhopefest.com March-08 Orlando, FL Club Firestone [w/ Ozomatli] venue: www.clubfirestone.com |
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BAD BRAINS RELEASE NEW VANS SNEAKERS! Details here! http://vans.com/badbrains/ |
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CRITICS LOVE BAD BRAINS' RELEASE "Build A Nation roars and throbs with vintage fire." "4 out of 5 stars. Build A Nation is impressive." "9 out of 10. Bad Brains are truly legends, this album proves it once again." "The Brains are back and sounding remarkably sweet!" "4 out of 5 K's. Re-union albums shouldn't be this good!" "4 out of 5 stars." "There should be a warning label on the new Bad Brains album: Caution, Contents are Volatile. The first album in "Bad Brains delivers us once and for all unto the musical Zion that has eluded its |
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ROSE HILL DRIVE RELEASE MOON IS THE NEW EARTH David Fricke --"The songwriting is fierce and sharp." Raoul Hernandez of Austin Chronicle -- "Rose Hill Drive left my jaw on the skeezy floor of Emo's front room." Guitarist -- "If this doesn't make you want to pick up a Les Paul, you have no soul." Not only that Rose Hill Drive has had the honor to share stages with everyone from Wilco to Queens Of The Stone Age -- Even Van Halen requested Rose Hill Drive to open for them. The band also performed at a slew of summer festivals including Bonnaroo, Red Rocks, Austin City Limits, the Warped Tour, and London's Hyde Park Calling. |
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