PETE ROSS & THE SAPPHIRE – live

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 24. Oktober 2013.

PETE ROSS & THE SAPPHIRE
“Mockingbird/Down To The Woods” (Beast Rec.)

Manchmal nimmt das Leben Umwege um zwei Menschen zueinander zu bringen. Der Australier PETE ROSS und die Neuseeländerin SUSY SAPPHIRE trafen sich 2009 in Mailand und sofort gingen sie eine musikalische Partnerschaft ein. Für „Midnight Show“, PETE ROSS‘ zweites Album steuerte SUZY SAPPHIRE Bass und Vocals bei und war Co-Autorin der Songs.

JOSEPH PARSONS – Neues Album "Empire Brides" (Meer Music & Blue Rose Records)

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 24. Oktober 2013.

JOSEPH PARSONS
++ Neues Album ++
"Empire Bridges" [Meer Music & Blue Rose Records] VÖ.: 31.01.14

Energetisch-wütend und zerbrechlich-ruhig: JOSEPH PARSONS kann beides und schreibt unverwechselbare Songs, die oft jeglichen Schubladen-Kategorien trotzen.

Ende Januar erscheint das lang erwartete, neue Album „Empire Bridges“ auf PARSONS eigenem Label Meer Music, in Kooperation mit seiner alten Weggefährtin Blue Rose Records (Soulfood).

LUMBAR: Track From Cavernous Debut LP Is Live At The Obelisk

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 24. Oktober 2013.

The First And Last Days Of Unwelcome, the debut LP from the trio known as LUMBAR -- founded by Aaron Edge (Iamthethorn, Roareth, Rote Hexe, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth), who is joined by Mike Scheidt (YOB, VHÖL) and Tad Doyle (Tad, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth) -- is just over a month from release. The brainchild of Aaron Edge, LUMBAR came together earlier this year when he was unexpectedly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

SKINLESS: Reunited Death Metal Assassins Welcome Second Guitarist

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 24. Oktober 2013.

Reunited death metal assassins, SKINLESS, are pleased to welcome new guitarist Dave Matthews to their rambunctious ranks. Matthews will join founding guitarist, Noah Carpenter, in full-on axe combat yet to be experienced by mere mortals.

Comments Carpenter: "Yeah, yeah....his name is Dave Matthews, but I assure you he's much more metal than that crappy acoustic guy. It's good to have Dave on board. We've known him from the local Albany metal scene for almost 20 years.

EXHUMED/IRON REAGAN Split 12" To Detonate Via Tankcrimes

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 24. Oktober 2013.

Today the musical miscreants at Tankcrimes are very pleased to announce the release of a split 12" between California's favorite gore-sworn death metal deviants EXHUMED and Virginia hardcore thrashbangers, IRON REAGAN, who feature within their crossover ranks Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste), LandPhil Hall (Municipal Waste/Cannabis Corpse), Ryan Parrish (ex- Darkest Hour), Mark Bronzino (Mammoth Grinder/ANS) and Rob Skotis (Hellbear).

EMPIRE OF RATS: Full-On Beatdown By Band's Debut LP Available At Decibel

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 24. Oktober 2013.

Decibel Magazine is going to have you spittin' Chicklets this afternoon as the mag unleashes a melee of full-court beatdown riffage, streaming EMPIRE OF RATS' self-titled debut LP in its entirety.

Set for release on Halloween via A389 Recordings, Empire Of Rats is undoubtedly the year's most jacked-up metallic hardcore albums. Columbus, Ohio's EMPIRE OF RATS' clever, streetwise take on beatdown-style metallic hardcore shows the band delivering eleven revenge-seeking tunes boasting more solid songwriting ability than countless of soulless clones polluting the scene.