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Rise Against UK November Tour Dates

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Rise Against will be hitting the road in November, and the band will be performing at five different venues throughout the UK between November 17th and 22nd.

The band is also set to release its third single from the ‘Appeal to Reason’ album on October 19th in the form of ‘Savior’, and if you’d like to catch Rise Against in the UK then the following are the dates/venues at which you’ll be able to do so:

17th November Glasgow Barrowlands
18th November Newcastle O2 Academy
19th November Manchester Apollo
21st November London O2 Academy Brixton
22nd November Cardiff Great Hall

Every Time I Die – New Junk Aesthetic

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Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic‘New Junk Aesthetic’ is the fifth studio album from New York’s Every Time I Die, an album on which the band jumps from track to track with a fantastic element of fiery power. There’s generally no holding back here, with Every Time I Die absolutely smashing its way through much of the album, putting down fantastically well on record an aggressive metalcore sound. There are a couple of tracks here that aren’t quite as well formed as the others, and the ‘New Junk Aesthetic’ album as a whole is by no means perfect, it’s certainly a very enjoyable album to listen to however, and it’s good to hear the band getting back to what it does best.

The ‘New Junk Aesthetic’ album is absolutely loaded with metalcore gold, and there are certain tracks here that demand to be listened to a hundred times over. There are of course a couple of tracks here where the band turns up the southern style, particularly on ‘Wanderlust’ where Keith Buckley can actually be heard singing for a large percentage of the track. I have to admit that I’m far more a fan of the harder hitting Every Time I Die style, ‘Wanderlust’ is still a pretty good effort from the band however, and I actually rather like it.

There are three notable guest appearances here, with Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan featuring on ‘The Marvellous Slut’, Matt Caughthran of The Bronx featuring on ‘The Sweet Life’, and even Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy fame makes a guest appearance here featuring on the track ‘After One Quarter of a Revolution’. The inclusion of Pete Wentz on the album seems to be a pretty odd one on paper, the track itself works well though, and if you weren’t told that he appeared on this two minute blast of power then you’d never have guessed it otherwise.

13 tracks feature here in total, with the album clocking in at around 37 minutes in length. There are only a couple of tracks here that are longer than 4 minutes (‘Wanderlust’ being one of them), and generally the tracks tend to come in at around 2-3 minutes; a perfect length for an album of this sort. The album has been very well put together, is packed full of energy, and whilst it may not be the band’s best ever album release, ‘New Junk Aesthetic’ is arguably the best Every Time I Die album since 2003s ‘Hot Damn!’.

‘New Junk Aesthetic’ is a quality fifth studio album from Every Time I Die, and one that is sure to make a lot of people happy to hear it. Every Time I Die is a band getting back towards its best, and it’s very refreshing to hear it, too. Definitely be sure to give ‘New Junk Aesthetic’ a listen, and the chances are that you’ll be very pleased with what you find.

Label: Epitaph
Release Date: September 15th 2009

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Gay For Johnny Depp Heading Out On UK Tour in November/December

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Gay For Johnny Depp will be heading out on tour in November, with the magic all set to start at Plymouth’s White Rabbit on November 13th. The tour will continue right through to December 4th when it will then finish at The Borderline in London.

Coinciding with the tour, Gay For Johnny Depp will also be releasing new EP ‘The Ski Mask Orgy’ on November 23rd, and the career-spanning retrospective album ‘Manthology’ on November 30th.

The following is the full list of tour dates for the Gay For Johnny Depp November/December UK tour:

NOVEMBER
13 PLYMOUTH White Rabbit
14 BRISTOL Louisiana
15 SOUTHAMPTON Talking Heads
16 BIRMINGHAM Flapper & Firkin
17 NOTTINGHAM Seven
18 BRIGHTON The Engine Room
19 GUILDFORD Boileroom
20 OXFORD Bullingdon
21 HIGH WYCOMBE Nags Head Loft
22 SOUTHEND Chinnerys
23 BOURNEMOUTH iBar
24 DERBY The Royal
25 GLASGOW Ivory Blacks
26 MANCHESTER Satan’s Hollow
27 LUTON UBSU
28 SHEFFIELD Leadmill
29 YORK Fibbers
30 NEWCASTLE The Cluny 2

DECEMBER
01 LEEDS Cockpit
02 CARDIFF Barfly
03 EXETER Cavern
04 LONDON Borderline

Nirvana Live At Reading 1992 Coming to CD/DVD in November

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Nirvana Live at Reading 1992 Cover Nirvana Performing Live at Reading 1992
Nirvana’s legendary performance at Reading 1992 is all set to be released on CD/DVD in November. The audio has been sourced from the original multi-track masters, the video has been colour-corrected, and come November all will have the opportunity to see this fantastic show in its full perfect glory.

In the video below the band can be seen performing ‘School’, and in total there are to be 25 tracks featured on the CD/DVD.

The following is the Nirvana Live At Reading 1992 tracklist:

1. Breed
2. Drain You
3. Aneurysm
4. School
5. Sliver
6. In Bloom
7. Come As You Are
8. Lithium
9. About A Girl
10. tourette’s
11. Polly
12. Lounge Act
13. Smells Like Teen Spirit
14. On A Plain
15. Negative Creep
16. Been A Son
17. All Apologies
18. Blew
19. Dumb
20. Stay Away
21. Spank Thru
22. Love Buzz
23. The Money Will Roll Right In
24. D-7
25. Territorial Pissings

Free The Silent Years ‘Know Your Place’ MP3

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The Silent Years
Detroit based band The Silent Years is to release new studio album ‘The Globe’ on October 19th here in the UK, and to give you a taste of what’s to come, album track ‘Know Your Place’ is available for free download now from Gift Music UK.

Although the band is only just gearing up to release ‘The Globe’ on this side of the pond now, the album was actually originally released in 2008 in the US, and The Silent Years has actually already entered the studio to record a follow-up.

Click here to download the ‘Know Your Place’ MP3 from Gift Music UK.

Bowling For Soup Party In Your Pants UK Tour Starts This Saturday

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Bowling For Soup
Bowling For Soup is hitting the road in the UK this weekend, with the Party In Your Pants UK Tour kicking off at Glasgow Academy on October 17th. Eleven shows are to be played in total, with the tour ultimately ending at London Roundhouse on October 29th.

The ‘Sorry For Partyin’ studio album was released this week, and this tour will therefore provide a fantastic opportunity to hear the new material on the live circuit. It’s the band’s tenth album to date, and you can also expect to hear some of your favourites from the previous albums played on the tour as well.

After finishing in the UK the band is then off to Japan and Australia before heading back to the States, let’s not worry about that just yet though; let’s just focus on Bowling For Soup’s UK tour for now, and I’m sure that if you’re heading along to any of these eleven dates then you’ll therefore be in for a night to remember.

Here is the full list of tour dates for the Party In Your Pants UK Tour:

Sat October 17 Glasgow Academy
Sun October 18 Newcastle Academy
Tue October 20 Cambridge Corn Exchange
Wed October 21 Margate Winter Gardens
Thu October 22 Birmingham Academy
Fri October 23 Sheffield Academy
Sat October 24 Leicester Demontfort Hall
Sun October 25 Manchester Academy
Mon October 26 Exeter Great Hall
Wed October 28 Bournemouth Opera House
Thu October 29 London Roundhouse

Forgotten Roots – Crosses and Circles

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Forgotten Roots - Crosses and CirclesHailing from Blyth in Northumberland, Forgotten Roots is a four-piece punk rock band with a great deal of potential. It’s taken four years for the band to get to the point that it’s at now, with finding the perfect bassist and drummer having proven to have been a bit of a problem for Forgotten Roots; after all those years of frustration a suitable line-up has now been discovered however, and the band has now been able to record its debut mini-album in the form of ‘Crosses and Circles’.

The vocals are a little shaky at times here, sounding rather strained at certain points, despite this though the ‘Crosses and Circles’ mini-album still provides plenty of promise, with certain tracks really standing out strongly here. Forgotten Roots is a band influenced by the likes of Alkaline Trio, Green Day, and Madina Lake, and several of these influences can most definitely be heard here. ‘Bats’ is very much a nod towards the music of Alkaline Trio, ‘Memories’ meanwhile wouldn’t sound too out of place on ‘39/Smooth’ or ‘Kerplunk’.

A great deal of instrumental talent has been showcased on this mini-album, there’s a supreme sense of melody about the music, and whilst the band’s sound is not yet completely perfect, Forgotten Roots is a band of undoubted talent, and a full-length studio album can surely be expected in the not too distant future.

Forgotten Roots is without doubt a band to watch out for, and if you’re a fan of bands such as Alkaline Trio and Green Day then I’d definitely recommend giving the ‘Crosses and Circles’ mini-album a listen.

Label: Poison Tree Records
Release Date: October 12th 2009

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Red Mist – Last Dance Before Doomsday

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Red Mist - Last Dance Before Doomsday‘Last Dance Before Doomsday’ is the third EP from Exeter based death metal band Red Mist, and it really is an EP with a lot to offer. All four tracks here are incredibly high in energy, and never does the music fail to disappoint as Red Mist blasts through these four tracks with fantastic venom.

Red Mist is not a band that has set out to reinvent the wheel, what this band has done however is concentrate on creating top quality metal music, and done a very good job of it too. There are so many average metal bands out there churning out unlistenable tripe, Red Mist is definitely not one of those bands though, and the ‘Last Dance Before Doomsday’ EP is absolute proof of this.

‘Descent Into Chaos’ kicks the EP off well, and all three tracks that follow have a lot to offer also as the band shows off superbly its fine instrumental talent and ability to inject an absolute abundance of energy in its sound. Not one track disappoints here, and the ‘Last Dance before Doomsday’ EP does in fact leave you well and truly wanting for more.

Red Mist is most definitely a band with a great deal of talent, and in Red Mist the UK has a death metal band to be truly proud of.

Label: Bored Stiff Records
Release Date: December 7th 2009

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Rammstein Release Porn Video for New Single ‘Pussy’

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rammstein-logoRammstein has put together a seriously attention grabbing video for new single ‘Pussy’, a hardcore porn video in fact. Starting out as a reasonably provocative music video, ‘Pussy’ gets increasingly more explicit as it progresses, ultimately going on to show off scenes of a full-on hardcore porn nature.

Rammstein is a band well aware of the fact that controversy creates cash, and the ‘Pussy’ video is one that is sure to cause quite a stir.

Click on the link below in order to load up the explicit version of Rammstein’s ‘Pussy’ video (*Note: This video is definitely not safe for work, and is for adult eyes only).

Rammstein – Pussy Video