This Just Out! This Month's Newest Releases

08.24.10
The Devil Wears Prada
Zombies
08.24.10
Hero Destroyed
Throes
08.24.10
The Sword
Warp Riders







08.31.10
Shadowgarden
Ashen
08.31.10
The Contortionist
Exoplanet
09.07.10
Megadeth
Rust In Peace







09.14.10
Dragonforce
Twilight Dementia
09.14.10
Immortal
The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh
09.14.10
Terror
Keepers Of The Faith







09.14.10
These Are They
Disposing of Betrayers

Slash

9/4 @ Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mount Pleasant, MI

9/5 @ Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI

9/6 @ Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, IA

9/8 @ Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL

9/9 @ The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, Windsor, ON

Kings of Leon

9/8 @ Hersheypark Stadium and the Star Pavilion, Hershey, PA

9/10 @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC

9/11 @ Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach, VA

9/13 @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC

9/17 @ Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL

9/18 @ Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL

30 Seconds to Mars

9/8 @ Lupo’s, Providence, RI

9/9 @ The Webster, Hartford, CT

9/10 @ Palladium, Worcester, MA

9/11 @ Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY

9/13 @ Rapids Theater, Niagara, NY

9/14 @ Club Zoo, Pittsburgh, PA

Jackson Wetherbee Band

The official debut album from the Jackson Wetherbee Band is here! Singer/Songwriter Jackson Wetherbee, hailing from Duxbury, Mass. recently put the finishing touches on the group’s first studio effort, “Welcome Home”, released August 6th under Flying Carpet Studios, and the production management of Dave Malekpour. Be sure to check their show listings and get your copy of the new album by checking them out live as they gig their way through the greater Boston area!

Lordi

New noise from Lordi is on the way! The masked menaces of metal will release their highly anticipated fifth studio effort on September 14th in the US on The End Records. The new album, Babez For Breakfast and will be released simultaneously in Europe, Japan and the USA, and you can hear the first single, “This Is Heavy Metal,” which is set for released on August 6^th. Go to their official website for more updates!

Devil Driver

Devil Driver is back on the road! Since first forming in 2003, the Santa Barbara metal quintet has stuck resolutely to their mission; work hard, rock harder, and kick as many asses as possible in the process. Front man, Dez Fafara, formerly of Coal Chamber, insisted from the get-go that DevilDriver should not only forge their own unique sound, but should also start at the proverbial bottom of the bill and work their way up rather than cashing in on his previous successes. Let them earn your respect and check them on tour through September!

War of Ages

New music from War of Ages’ is here! Their fourth studio album Eternal continues the warrior theme for which the band has become very well known. With lyrics as heart wrenching as ever, Eternal solidifies the band’s consistent message of victory over pain. Their single bearing the same name as the album featuring Sonny of P.O.D. is now available for streaming on their Myspace! Check them out live with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, and many more on this summer’s “Cool Tour”!

Bring Me the Horizon

Bring Me the Horizon’s new album is in the works! The British metal-core band from Yorkshire, formed in 2004 from members of defunct bands in their local area, entered Studio Fredman in April 2010 to record their third album and completed tracking later that month. It will be the first album featuring new Guitarist Jona Weinhoffen. Be sure you catch these guys on the Vans Warped Tour before they begin there nearly sold out tour of the UK!

Sky Sailing

Before Owl City there was Sky Sailing! Three and a half years ago, Adam Young, front man of Owl City, recorded a collection of songs in his parent’s basement during the bleary-eyed hours of night when he could not find sleep. He emerged from the basement with an 11 song record which he affectionately entitled, An Airplane Carried Me To Bed, that he has kept secret until now. The album is a step into the past and holds an unpolished experimental feel, giving each song a truly unique and graceful aesthetic. Get your free song download through iTunes today!

Roger Waters

The legendary Roger Waters is going on tour! The set will consist of Roger Waters and full band performing “The Wall,” one of the defining works of rock music history, from start-to-finish. Waters last performed “The Wall” live in America with Pink Floyd more than 30 years ago. Each concert will utilize elaborate large-scale video projections and theatrical staging to underscore and accentuate the power of the music immersing rockers of generations new and old in a 3-D hyperworld. Tickets are available now and selling quickly, so get yours today!

TOOL

The revolutionary and enigmatic Tool will be hitting the stage this summer! Their efforts to combine musical experimentation, visual arts, and a message of personal evolution, have molded them into a super power of the alternative rock scene. Since the bands inception in 1990, Tool has enveloped fans with visually stunning and unorthodox stage performances and haven’t let up yet. They announced they have begun the writing process for a new album, keeping any further details under cloak and dagger. You can still join them on the trip down the rabbit hole on their tour running through mid July!

The Rabies

The Rabies are in the studio! Hailing from the underbelly of Buffalo N.Y., The Rabies emerged in 2003 and acquired a faithful following, all claiming to have been “infected” by the new buzz. With their concoction of punk, new wave, goth, and in-your-face rock-n-roll, The Rabies aren’t here for a campfire sing along…they are here to wake the dead! Check out their contagious second album, Night Terror, to tide you over until they release their new disease!

OUR LAST NIGHT

New Hampshire’s rising melodic-metal quintet, Our Last Night, is storming the scene with their thunderous new album! Their sophomore studio release, “We Will All Evolve”, is out now on Epitaph Records. The album lives up to its name with a noticeable refinement of their sound. Breakneck-metal driven guitars and heavy hitting bass will have you ripping through thirty-seven plus minutes of melodic mayhem. Be sure to check out the albums first track, “Elephants”, available now on their MySpace!

Story of the Year

After a decade of world-wide touring, charting singles, and three fan-cherished albums, St. Louis’ hardest rocking band, Story of the Year, have returned! They’ve recently released their new album, The Constant, via Epitaph Records. Fan’s can listen to the hot new single, “I’m Alive”, on the band’s MySpace page now! Check out when they will be hitting a stage near you this summer, performing with special guests Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and the After Midnight Project!

Veara

Georgia’s Veara is making moves on the main stage! They are due to hit a city near you this summer on the 2010 Buff Chick Tour alongside Our Last Night, The Bled and I Am Abomination. Be sure you check out their latest dose of flawless pop-punk fusion on their second full-length release, What We Left Behind, available in stores now! Be on the lookout for the launch of the music video for their latest single, “My B-Side Life”!

In This Moment

In This Moment is ready to take on their most insane summer schedule to date! Their newest album, “A Star-Crossed Wasteland,” is due for release on July 13^th. If that’s too long of a wait you can check out the band all summer long at the Mayhem Festival performing in over 25 cities. Become a part of their Road Team and score a free ticket to the Mayhem Festival in the city nearest you! For details on their Road Team and to get a first listen of their upcoming album, visit their MySpace!

HELL WITHIN

Lowell, MA’s, Hell Within is back like a bat out of hell! Known for their ability to combine the hardest elements of European death metal, American hardcore and old-school thrash, Hell Within are poised to release their new full-length masterpiece, God Grant Me Vengeance, on July 13 via Thorp Records. The album recorded in February at Damage Studios with Peter Rutcho (Bury Your Dead, Unearth, Revocation) at the production helm, has promise to be their most explosive studio effort to date. Check them out on tour through July 2^nd alongside Letter to the Exiles!

FEAR FACTORY

FEAR FACTORY

7/17 @ The Rock, Maplewood, MN

7/19 @ People’s Court, Des Moines, IA

7/20 @ Metro, Chicago, IL

7/21 @ Harpo’s, Detroit, MI

Scorpions

SCORPIONS

7/16 @ Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, Miami, FL

7/17 @ Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL

7/19 @ Mahalia Jackson Theatre, New Orleans, LA

7/24 @ Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK

7/26 @ Hard Rock Casino, Albuquerque, NM

Iron Maiden

IRON MAIDEN

7/12 @ Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

7/14 @ First Niagara Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA

7/15 @ Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH

7/17 @ DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI

7/18 @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL

Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sundays announces new show dates! The band will play six shows through the end of June at select venues before entering the studio to record their upcoming Fall release. The venues were chosen based off the support the group has received from different cities over their careers and the sentiment they hold for each particular stage. Go to http://www.takingbacksunday.com/ for where you can see them and the VIP ticket packages available. Tickets are going fast so be sure to get yours today!

Rise Against

Rockers in revolution, Rise Against, have announced they are on the ballet for the 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival. See them hit the stage Sunday June 13th. Go to www.bonnaroo.com/ for the complete artist line up!

The Used

The Used have regretfully announced they have been forced to cancel their upcoming tour appearances scheduled to hit the majority of Europe through out June and July. Unforeseen circumstances resulted in an unfortunate parting of ways between the band and their management team, but the band wants to assure fans the shows will be rescheduled. For now the group has begun writing and recording for an upcoming album the release date still unannounced. Check out www.theused.net/ for more band info!

Silversun Pickups

Check out Silversun Pickups on tour through all of June and July with Against Me! and The Henry Clay People! Tour dates available at http://www.silversunpickups.com/tour/!

Four Year Strong

Worcester’s own, Four Year Strong, are back with their newest release “Enemy of the World” available now in stores and for digital download. FYS took the scene by surprise with their 2007 release of Rise or Die Trying, offering one track after another of fist pumping, chest pounding rock, appeasing listeners from any end of the alternative spectrum. They are currently promoting their second installment of seamless pop, punk, and hardcore infusion on tour through the UK, but you can catch them when they tour the states of the ballet of this years Warped Tour! Go to http://www.vanswarpedtour.com/warpedtour/index.asp to see when they will be near you!

Thrice

Rock experimentalists, Thrice, announce that they are canceling the end of their spring tour with Manchester Orchestra and O’Brother. A situation arising with singer Dustin Kensrue’s father was the deciding factor to go ahead with a hiatus in touring, an option that had been discussed earlier in the tour when the father of the group’s drummer and bassist was diagnosed with Cancer. However the band intends to overcome this rough patch by pressing ahead with their summer tour set to kick off June 3rd in San Francisco. Check them out when they come to the Boston House of Blues on June 17th!

Spare the Legion

Fresh faces to the metal scene, Spare the Legion, have the sound you want piercing your eardrums. The five piece from Denver, CO released one 3 song demo in Fall of 2008, but recently have been awarded a spot on the compilation CD “Monuments”, to be released the 23rd of June. The group will be featured alongside 21 of today’s best blistering metal bands including big names of the scene like Bleeding Through, Bring Me the Horizon, God Forbid, and many more. Make sure you check out their Myspace for info on their upcoming shows.

http://www.myspace.com/sparethelegion

Rage Against the Machine

The legendary rebels of rock, Rage Against the Machine, announce a victory party to end all parties. The single, “Killing in the Name of”, off their self titled album released in Nov, 1992, attained the coveted Christmas Number One slot on the UK Singles Chart after the launching of a Facebook campaign to award the song the spot. The campaign toppled the tradition of the debut single from the winner of X-Factor Contest going straight to the top spot and the band plans to celebrate by holding a free concert. They hit the stage June 6th at Finsbury Park in London alongside Gallows, Roots Manuva, and Gogol Bordello. To see more information about the show and the Rage Factor campaign go to http://www.theragefactor.co.uk/