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Drop Dead X SEGA Mega Drive Launch Party Tomorrow

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Drop Dead X SEGA Mega Drive Launch Party

Drop Dead Clothing will launch its Drop Dead X SEGA Mega Drive collection tomorrow, with the clothing line available from 10am at the Drop Dead London store. From December 10th the collection will also become available online via the Drop Dead website.

Drop Dead founder Oli Sykes had the following to say about the collaboration with SEGA for this new collection:

After growing up playing SEGA Mega Drive with my brother, I’m really excited to have been able to officially collaborate with this legendary name in video gaming.

You can take a peek at Drop Dead’s new SEGA inspired collection below.

Drop Dead X SEGA Mega Drive The Classics Collection

Beauty In The Suffering – The Crazies (The Zombie Song) Video

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Official video for the Beauty In The Suffering song ‘The Crazies (The Zombie Song)‘, a rallying cry for all zombies from the zombie perspective. ‘The Crazies (The Zombie Song)‘ is available for free download right now from the band’s official BandCamp page.

blink-182 to headline the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2014

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With a new blink-182 album expected to drop at some point in 2014, it has now been confirmed that the band will headline the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2014 for what will be their only UK tour date of the year. Presumably the band will then follow this up with a full tour of the UK in 2015.

blink-182 vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus had the following to say about the band’s return to these great British festivals:

I’m stoked to play Reading & Leeds 2014. It’s our fourth time playing the festivals, and we’re very honoured. The new year will see us in the studio preparing new music, getting ready to rock the fine people of the UK. Prepare for the fury.

Disclosure, Metronomy, Jake Bugg, Wilkinson, Of Mice & Men and I Am Legion are the other artists to have been confirmed for the festivals so far.

Of Mice & Men release official lyric video for ‘You’re Not Alone’

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Of Mice & Men

Of Mice & Men will release brand new studio album ‘Restoring Force‘ on January 27th 2014 via Rise Records, and the band has now provided a taster of what’s to come with an official lyric video for the album track ‘You’re Not Alone‘.

‘Restoring Force‘ will feature eleven tracks in total and the album has been produced by David Bendeth (Paramore, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Breaking Benjamin).

Austin Carlile had the following to say about the band’s forthcoming third studio album:

What happens after a disaster? What happens after The Flood? You return to normal. You find balance again. That’s what we felt like we were doing with this album. We wanted this record to bring equilibrium back to our band and music. We’re letting everyone know that we’re here to stay. We’re Restoring Force.

The following is the official lyric video for Of Mice & Men’s ‘You’re Not Alone‘:

The Sea release official video for ‘Get Up, Stand Up, Die’

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The Sea (Band)

For those that like their music stripped back and extremely hard-hitting, ‘Get Up, Stand Up, Die‘ from The Sea really is a track that is well worth listening to.

With the band only consisting of two members, brothers Alex and Peter, The Sea is a band that comes complete with its own remarkable story with drummer Alex having survived a broken neck that he picked up whilst surfing in 2009. Although it was in doubt whether he’d even walk again, let alone drum again, Alex ultimately made a triumphant return to the sticks and can now be found back at his very drumming best.

‘Get Up, Stand Up, Die‘ is a sub 2 minute track featuring a huge amount of energy and excitement; for a two-piece The Sea certainly manage to make a huge amount of noise, providing a fast and furious piece of music here that really does have much to admire about it.

‘Get Up, Stand Up, Die‘ will be officially released on January 20th and you can check out the official video for the track below:

Lostprophets release statement regarding Ian Watkins

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Following on from Ian Watkins’ guilty plea earlier in the week in admission of committing child sex offences, Watkins’ former Lostprophets bandmates have now released a statement which can be read in its entirety below:

Earlier this week, we learned that the allegations of child sexual abuse against Ian were true, and that he would not be contesting them in court. Until then, we found them extremely difficult to believe and had hoped it was all a mistake. Sadly, the true extent of his appalling behaviour is now impossible to deny.

Many of you understandably want to know if we knew what Ian was doing. To be clear: We did not. We knew that Ian was a difficult character. Our personal relationships with him had deteriorated in recent years to a point that working together was a constant, miserable challenge. But despite his battles with drugs, his egotistic behaviour, and the resulting fractures and frustrations within our band, we never imagined him capable of behaviour of the type he has now admitted.

We are heartbroken, angry, and disgusted at what has been revealed. This is something that will haunt us for the rest of our lives. Being in a band has always been a labour of love and a platform to inspire people, not to take advantage of them. It’s still hard to believe this is happening and that someone we were once so close to has destroyed so many lives, lying every step of the way.
Our hearts go out to Ian’s family, the fans and friends he betrayed, and most importantly, the victims of his crimes and others like them. We hope for justice, but also that Ian will truly take responsibility for what he’s done. We would urge any other victims to contact the authorities.

Jamie, Lee, Luke, Mike and Stu

System of a Down co-founder and drummer OnTronik releases debut mixtape ‘Anger Management’

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Ontronik - Anger Management

As a co-founder of System of a Down and having previously worked with The Apex Theory from 1999 to 2002, Ontronik Khachaturian has an extremely solid record in alternative rock music and is now very proud to release his debut EDM mixtape, ‘Anger Management‘.

‘Anger Management‘ is an impressive dubstep mixtape featuring 20 tracks in total, an aggressive blend of electronic dance music that definitely lives up to its title.

You can find a stream of ‘Anger Management‘ below, complete with a list of the full 20 track lineup featured on the tape:

1. AK9 – The Anger Games
2. Kill The Noise – Jump Ya Body feat. Mercedes
3. Infected Mushroom, Pegboard Nerds – Nerds on Mushrooms
4. Haris Pilton – Boomstick
5. Figure – Beast Mode feat. Del The Funky Homosapien
6. Dank – Wonder Child
7. Alvin Risk – Wash Dat
8. SPL, Two Fresh, HeRobust – Throw That (SPL Remix)
9. The Upbeats – Again I feat. Armanni Reign (Posij Remix)
10. Ajapai – Destroy
11. An0dyne – Prevail
12. AK9, Sikdope – Dying
13. xKore – Full Russian
14. The Frim – Bassline Skanka
15. Them Lost Boys – Elbows Up
16. xKore, Konec – Railgun
17. Rob Gasser – Diversity
18. Jevin Julian – Ventus
19. Nicky Romero – Symphonica (Suedes Dubstep Edit)
20. Fei-Fei – Safety Off
21. Eptic – Mastermind
22. Xilent – Boss Wave
23. F3tch, xKore – Rancid feat. xKore
24. Designer Drugs, Alvin Risk – Empty Hearted
25. Geezy – Hashtag feat. Egoraptor (RoughMath RocknRolla Remix)
26. Kryotex – Godzilla
27. Nicky Romero, Avicii – I Could Be The One
28. Benny Benassi, The Biz – Satisfaction (Razihel Remix)
29. Destroid – Raise Your Fist feat. Space Laces

Get Super Mario 3D Land free when you register your Nintendo 3DS

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Super Mario 3D Land

Between 27th November 2013 (15:01 GMT) and 13th January 2014 (22:59 GMT), there will be a chance for you to claim a free digital download of Super Mario 3D Land when you register your Nintendo 3DS with Club Nintendo along with one of fifteen selected titles.

For new Nintendo 3DS owners this is a great opportunity to claim yourself a copy of a very impressive Mario title, and for those that have had their consoles for a while but are yet to register via Club Nintendo, this promotion definitely provides a fantastic incentive to do so.

Full details regarding the promotion can be found on the Nintendo UK website, and the following is a full list of games included in the promotion:

– Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.
– Animal Crossing: New Leaf
– The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
– Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
– Fire Emblem: Awakening
– Luigi’s Mansion 2
– LEGO CITY® Undercover: The Chase Begins
– Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS version)
– Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Nintendo 3DS version)
– Pokémon X
– Pokémon Y
– Bravely Default (including Bravely Default: Deluxe Collector’s Edition)
– New Super Mario Bros. 2
– Mario Kart 7
– Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy

The Blackout announce rescheduled Final Party tour dates

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The Blackout

Having been forced to pull out of their remaining Final Party Tour plans last month after lead vocalist Gavin Butler was taken ill at the Manchester Academy 2 on October 26th, The Blackout have now announced rescheduled tour dates for the shows that were remaining and will officially hit the road on January 17th, starting out at London’s Islington Academy venue.

The Blackout’s Sean Smith had the following to say about the rescheduling of the tour:

We are so happy to have the dates rescheduled. This band has always been about playing live and we are excited to do so! It’s gonna be a good kick start to 2014!

LostAlone and Rat Attack will be joining The Blackout for the remaining dates of the tour (although Rat Attack will not be performing at the Coventry date), and the following is a full list of tour dates for the Final Party Tour Take 2:

Fri-Jan-17 UK London Islington Academy
Sun-Jan-19 UK Norwich Waterfront
Tue-Jan-21 UK Leeds Cockpit
Wed-Jan-22 UK Newcastle Academy 2
Thu-Jan-23 UK Glasgow Garage
Fri-Jan-24 UK Preston 53 Degrees
Sat-Jan-25 UK Coventry Kasbah
Sun-Jan-26 UK Reading Sub 89
Tue-Jan-28 UK Bournemouth Old Fire Station
Wed-Jan-29 UK Leicester O2 Academy 2
Thu-Jan-30 UK Stoke on Trent Sugarmill
Fri-Jan-31 UK Wakefield Warehouse 23
Sat-Feb-1 UK Sheffield Leadmill
Sun-Feb-2 UK Bristol Fleece

Tickets on sale Friday 29th November from GigsandTours.com / theblackout.net.

The Fauns to play a select few shows in December 2013

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The Fauns

Ahead of a 2014 European tour with Alcest, The Fauns will be playing a couple of UK tour dates this December in support of their brand new studio album, ‘Lights‘.

With ‘Lights‘ all set for release on December 2nd, The Fauns will be taking to the stage with an in-store event at Rough Trade East on December 4th, will be staying in the capital for another show, this time at The Old Blue Last on December 5th, and the band will then be heading up to their hometown of Bristol to perform in-store at Rise along with Factory Floor on December 8th.

The Fauns recently released a video for the new album’s title track, ‘Lights’, and the official video is available for your viewing pleasure right now on YouTube.

Full details for The Fauns’ December tour plans are as follows:

4 December LONDON Rough Trade East (in-store)
5 December LONDON The Old Blue Last
8 December BRISTOL Rise w/ Factory Floor (in-store)