DEVILDRIVER and STATIC-X Announce Second Leg of Co-Headline North American Wisconsin Death Trip 20th Anniversary Tour
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Progressive Metal Prodigies Sifting Announce New Album The Infinite Loop Out September 27
Album produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Poison the Well) and mixed by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist)
Watch the new music video, ‘A Critical Affair’ via YouTube, stream the single at Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer
Pre-orders for The Infinite Loop now available at this location
Progressive metal prodigies SIFTING will release their upcoming third full-length album entitled The Infinite Loop on September 27, 2019 via Eclipse Records. The album was produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Poison the Well), mixed & mastered by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist), and the album’s artwork was designed by Jimmy León. See below for the full track listing.
The Infinite Loop is a masterpiece of progressive metal featuring 70 minutes of mind-blowing jedi-like musicianship, perhaps only rivaled by the likes of Rush, Megadeth, Dream Theater or Metallica. That’s a big statement to make, but if one takes the time to listen, the songs on this album back it up. The first single, “A Critical Affair,” simply shreds the listener’s ears with fast-paced, finger-twisting riffs and unbelievable drumbeats that one would think could only be performed by a human-octopus hybrid. The second single, entitled “Stop Calling Me Liberty,” could very well be considered a modern-day masterpiece with its pummeling verse-chorus-verse structure, insanely epic guitar solos and acoustic reprieve in the middle of the song. More importantly, however, are the lyrics in which the Statue of Liberty comes to life and tells the world how the concept of liberty has been adulterated towards the agenda of the first-world elites. The third single, “Enough,” takes things down a notch and tackles the scandal of college admissions and parents providing material necessities to their children instead of what they really need – quality company, love, affection and acceptance. Other highlights on the album include “Ghost of A Lie,” which features Derek Sherinian (Sons of Apollo, Dream Theater) on keyboards, and of course the title track, “The Infinite Loop.” One could go on and on about each song on this album, as there’s just so damn much to say about it, but in the end… you just NEED to listen to it for yourself. Open your mind to something new and discover the magic of SIFTING.
The band have also revealed the first music video from the album for the single A Critical Affair, which was directed by Alejandro Fumero Gil.Watch it right now at this location.
“A Critical Affair is a song about the world we live in today, a place that beats you down, scares you and tests your limits,” says frontman Eduardo Gil. “The only path to enlightenment is to stand up for yourself and raise your voice against the injustice. The voice of protest is the weapon of the people! Regardless of your origins, or what you have done, make your voice heard and take action to preserve the future for our children!”
Pre-order the album on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, or CD and stream the singles via Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and more here.
For more information on SIFTING, please visit them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Eclipse Records, and follow them on Spotify, Apple Music or Deezer.
The Infinite Loop track listing:
01. Agony
- A Critical Affair
- Enough
- Stop Calling Me Liberty
- The Fifth Element
- What If (Dichotomy)
- To Who I Am
- Ghost Of A Lie (feat. Derek Sherinian)
- Emotionless Shells
- The Infinite Loop
SIFTING tour dates
August 6 – Hollywood, CA @ The Viper Room w/ 3rd Ear Experience
SIFTING discography:
Not From Here (LP) – 2017
All the Hated (LP) – 2013
SIFTING is:
Eduardo Osuna Gil – guitar & vocals
Joey Aguirre – drums
Wins Jarquin – bass
Xavi Leon – guitars
SIFTING online:
www.siftingofficial.com
www.facebook.com/pg/SiftingOfficial
www.twitter.com/siftingofficial
GWAR Announces Unveiling of Memorial Marker for Dave Brockie
At 2:00 PM on Friday, August 30th, 2019, GWAR will unveil a monument to the band’s co-founder and longtime leader Dave Brockie, which will be set in Richmond, Virginia’s famed Hollywood Cemetery (412 S Cherry St, Richmond, VA). All are invited to the unveiling, and to a free party the next day, August 31st, at the GWARbar (217 W Clay St, Richmond, VA).
The party will feature a performance by RAWG, the greatest GWAR tribute band of all time. Friday, August 30th marks what would have been Dave Brockie’s 56th birthday. The erection of this monument has been a long time coming, and we are grateful and happy we can finally do this for Dave.
We thank the many people who donated time and money to make this a reality. We hope the marker will provide a long-needed place for Brockie’s friends, family, and fans to pay their respects to this wonderful and deeply talented human being, and of course, to Dave’s famous creation; Oderus Urungus, who will always be remembered as one of the greatest frontmen in rock and roll history.
GWAR Announces Killer “Use Your Collusion” Fall Tour!
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A Pale Horse Named Death Announce Summer US Tour Dates
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Alternative Metal band XIX announce their debut single “Give Me Pain”
Alternative Metal band, XIX, proudly announced the release of their debut face-melting single “Give Me Pain” on the 26th of April.
The band is profoundly excited to showcase their debut single from the upcoming debut album as a sample of what is yet to come. The long-awaited, Alternative Metal banger marks a new milestone for the band and sets new pavement for Modern Metal genre. With this release, the band sets out with clean sails in hopes to garner fans and newfound grounds.
“Give Me Pain” is available on all streaming services like Spotify and iTunes
Through this release, XIX hope to channel their energy and set off their beginning in the alt-metal scene.
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About the band:
XIX is a five-member metal act hailing from London. The whole concept of creating a heavy metal band was conceived in 2019 by Vocalist Hercules Zotos, Guitarists Lj Strat, and C Dyne, Bass Guitarists & Vocalist Takis Foitos and Drummer Tony Michaels. With influences from Hard Rock and Alternative Metal music acts, the band sets forth to express their artistic drive via music.
Their name comes from a Stephen King Novel:
As Stephen King wrote in his book The Dark Tower, “This whole deal has gone nineteen.”
“This was where we found inspiration to name our band — to express the diverse potentials synonymous with the number. As we move forward, we plan to create Alternative Metal music that stretches all age groups and genres and help the world find its pillar. We want to discover ourselves through the music we make, and we hope that our fans do the same. ”
Some of our influences include Avenged Sevenfold, Guns N’ Roses, Disturbed, Three Days Grace and many others from within our music genre. You can find us on Facebook, Spotify and Twitter.
Fifth Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE Motorcycle Ride & Concert Raises $46,000 for Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund
Surprise Performance by Foo Fighters Icon Dave Grohl Adds to Exciting Afternoon of Music
Just enough cloud cover on Sunday, May 5 made for a gorgeous Southern California day for the 5th Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE Motorcycle Ride and Concert, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org). Some 300 motorcycle riders joined the Ride at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, culminating with a concert at Los Encinos Park in Encino where a surprise performance by the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl added to an exciting afternoon of rock music.
This year’s RIDE FOR RONNIE brought in $46,000 for the Fund’s mission of cancer prevention, research and education for a cure for this dreaded disease that has touched all of us in some fashion.
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Wendy Dio (third from left) prepares to lead the procession of motorcycles at the 5th Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE benefiting the Dio Cancer Fund (photo by Gene Kirkland)
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Wendy Dio (on left in pink) leads the 5th Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE
(photo Craig Newman)
(photo Craig Newman)
Wendy Dio, Ronnie’s widow and founder/president of the charity, led the procession of bikes around the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley with celebrity participants including Glendale Harley’s Oliver Shokouh, actors Robert Patrick (Terminator, Scorpion, Mayans M.C.), Star Fields (Sons of Anarchy, Mayans M.C), Al Coronel (The Last Ship, Bosch), Frankie Loyale (Mayans M.C.), Cathy Zukimoto, Chris Bruno (The Dead Zone) and Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Seal Team) along with her husband champion ice skater Lloyd Eisler, Faster Pussycat’s Taime Downe and actor/musician Sean McNabb, who also performed during the concert portion.
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from left: Star Fields, Frankie Loyale, Christiana Leucas, Al Coronel, Sean McNabb, Scott Sentinella, Tally Wegner, Chuck Moss, Wendy Dio and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor arrive at Los Encinos Park
(photo by Gene Kirkland)
The afternoon concert was hosted by radio and television personality Eddie Trunk, and it featured Sadie & The Tribe, fronted by renowned fitness and yoga instructor Sadie Nardini (https://www.instagram.com/SadieAndTheTribe/), the mainly female Dio cover band DIA (https://www.facebook.com/pg/DIAtribute/about/?ref=page_internal), and LA rock bands Budderside (http://budderside.com),
DC4, featuring Jeff, Matt and Shawn Duncan and former DIO band guitarist Rowan Robertson (http://artistecard.com/DC4), Bullet Boys (http://www.bulletboysofficial.com/) and Petty Cash, playing a mashup of the music of Tom Petty and Johnny Cash, featuring Todd Morse (The Offspring), Jason Womack (Fuel), Phil Buckman (Fuel) and Kemble Walters and Dylan Howard of ÆGES (https://www.facebook.com/PettyCashParty).
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Sadie Nardini leads Sadie & The Tribe (photo by Craig Newman)
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DIA (photo by Victoria Smith)
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Singer Patrick Stone fronts Budderside (photo by Victoria Smith)
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Guitarist Rowan Robertson of DC4
(photo by Victoria Smith)
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Bullet Boys (photo by Victoria Smith)
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Petty Cash (photo by Gene Kirkland)
Several stellar rock musicians under the banner of Eddie Trunk’s All Star Band closed out the afternoon of live music with a set of rock classics. Foo Fighters’ drummer Dave Grohl surprised the crowd by joining Black Star Riders’ Ricky Warwick and Robbie Crane and Keith Nelson (Buckcherry) on performances of Thin Lizzy’s “Jailbreak” and Motörhead’s “Bomber.”
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from left: Dave Grohl, Ricky Warwick, Keith Nelson and Robbie Crane take on Thin Lizzy’s “Jailbreak” (photo by Gene Kirkland)
Said Grohl, who was accompanied by his daughters at the event: “I am here on this beautiful day in Encino because everybody loves Ronnie James Dio. He was my neighbor actually; we lived down the street from each other. I encourage everybody to come out and support the cause because it’s a beautiful day with a bunch of beautiful people, and we hope to see you next year.”
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Dave Grohl (photo by PG Brunelli)
Among the other participants in Eddie Trunk’s All Star Band were Dewey Bragg (Kill Devil Hill, Day of Errors); Jimmy Burkard (West Bound, Billy Idol); Mike Dupke (Dee Snider, WASP); Dicki Fliszar (Jack Russell’s Great White); Abby Gennet (Slunt, The Riot Brides); Ace Von Johnson (Faster Pussycat, LA Guns); Sam Bam Koltun (Budderside, Knee High Fox); Johnny Martin (LA Guns, Adler’s Appetite); actor/musician Sean McNabb (Lynch Mob, Dokken); Jerry Montano (Hellyeah, Danzig), Michael Oliveri (Leatherwolf); Joey Scott (Lizzy Borden); Neil Turbin (Bleed the Hunger, Anthrax); Chris Turbis (Boys of Summer, Mr. Crowley); Scott Warren (Dio); Chas West (West Bound, Bonham, Lynch Mob); Simon Wright (Dio, AC/DC, UFO), and Randy Rhoads’ brother singer Kelle Rhoads who performed with his band members Nikki Lane Taylor and Gregory Alan Coates.
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Kelle Rhoads performs as part of Eddie Trunk’s All Star Band
(photo by Gene Kirkland)
Dr. David Wong from the UCLA School of Dentistry reported to the crowd that his team’s simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer, known as EFIRM (electric field-induced release and measurement) technology, has just received regulatory approval, in part due to financial support from the Dio Cancer Fund. Staff from Kapoor Medical along with members Dr. Wong’s team were on hand to field questions about the latest innovations in cancer prevention and screening and distributed complimentary sunscreen.
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from left: Dr. David Wong of UCLA addresses the crowd as Dr. Sandy Kapoor, Wendy Dio, Eddie Trunk and Glendale Harley’s Oliver Shokouh look on (photo by Gene Kirkland)
Attendees were treated to music, a raffle, silent auction and retail vendors. Live auctions for one-of-a-kind rock collectibles were held from the stage between artist performances. Food was available from G’s Taco Spot (http://www.gstacospotgft.com/), Slammin’ Sliders (http://www.slamminsliders.com/), and The Grilled Cheese Truck (http://www.thegrilledcheesetruck.com).
Sponsors supporting this year’s RIDE FOR RONNIE include Harley-Davidson of Glendale www.glendaleharley.com ), Law Tigers (www.lawtigers.com), MacLeod Ale (www.macleodale.com/), Burn Cottage Vineyard (www.burncottage.com/), Mountain Valley Spring Water(https://www.mountainvalleywaterla.com), Tarzana Wine & Spirits (https://www.tarzanawineandspirits.com/), Robin Shaw & Upstaging (http://www.upstaging.com/), Fountain of Well Being (http://www.fwblosangeles.com/), Monster Energy Drink (www.monsterenergy.com/), Rok Drinks (www.rokdrinks.com/), Archie’s Ice Cream (www.archiesicecream.com) and LA’s premier rock radio station, 95.5 KLOS (www.955klos.com/).
Additional support for the RIDE FOR RONNIE was provided by All Access (stages), Clair Global (sound), ES CAT (generators), Road Radios (walkies), Mates (backline), Event Care Professionals (EMT services), Universal Waste Systems (trash bins), Ace Party Rentals (tents, tables, chairs), United Site Services (fencing/toilets), CISS Security, Southern CA Barricades, Western Bagel, Krispy Kreme Donuts and Starbucks. DW Drums (www.dwdrums.com) has graciously donated a full drum kit for the charity’s use at all of its functions.
Participating craft, apparel and jewelry vendors were Al Bane for Leather (https://albane4leather.com/), Burbank Boulevard Bazaar (https://www.facebook.com/bbbazr/), Jessikay Henna (http://www.hennainthehighlandsbyjessikay.com/), Nathalie B Designs (https://www.instagram.com/nathaliebdesigns/), Thunderwear by Dai and Rockwood Saloon (http://www.rockwoodsaloon.com/).
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5th Annual RIDE FOR RONNIE (photo by Victoria Smith)
Additionally, the Dio Cancer Fund wants to extend its appreciation to the 2019 RIDE staff and volunteers: Kia Andersson, Deme Bermudez, Uriah Bloom, Magda Boccaccini, Jeff Brausam, Anna Brunner, Neco & Adam Cameron, Natalie Camillo, Bob Carillo, Jessica Chase, Michele & Michael Coombe, Ron Crune, Derek DeVette, Diana DeVille, Peter Diario, Dennis DuBois, Alex East, Kevin Estwick, Maria Ferrero, Sal Flamenco, Elizabeth & Juan Flores, Jen Freeman, Dwayne Gillespie, Omar Gimenez, Rhian Gittens, Garret Gunther, Jeff Hanley, Richard Heinz, Robert Hughbanks, Nick Jackson, Steve Jackson, Sandy Kapoor & family, Scot Kaufman, Ann Kirkland, Russ Kolodenker, Mary Kusnier & family, Naomi Lark, Samantha Lazarus-Jaureguy, Chris Lebednik, Sheila Lindsey, Marissa Teitelman, Marina Mann, Adrian Marjolejo, Sofia Marquez, Roy McCraney, Michele Mecca, Dylan Melody, Michael Melody, Sheila Melody, Sabrina Ment, Jeremy Moon, Joanna Mosseau, Tim & Jody Murch, Angel Nava, Paul & Paula Newman, Tyler Newman, Gary Nuell, Scott Osgood, Adam Parsons, Paige & Tyler Phillips, Paul Phillips, Carl & Regina Rainey, Glen Ramsey, Rita Rendon, Jon Ripley, Rita Rodriguez, Martha Rosado, Charlene Ross, Becky Rossiter-Moon, Denise Santoro, Theresa & Zander Schachtel, Michael Schreibman, Lisa & Miranda Schwartz, Debbie Sellnow, Vincenza Sorisi, Rosa Carmelina Sotelo, Ryan Spitz, Carrie Steenken, Anthony & Laura Turner, Rick Valusek, Richard Wagner, Ann Webb, Donna & Dylan Weiser, Sharon Weisz, Rob Whitney, Terri-Lynn Willis, Danny Zelisko… and anyone else we may have accidentally forgotten to name.
#RIDEFORRONNIE
#DioCancerFund
See RollingStone.com’s coverage of Dave Grohl performing with the Eddie Trunk’s All Star Band at the 2019 RIDE FOR RONNIE here:
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The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org) was formed in memory of the legendary rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010. A privately funded 501(c)(3) public charity, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $2 million since its inception. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects. Over the past four years, the Dio Cancer Fund has committed funds to support the research of Dr. David Wong and his team at the UCLA School of Dentistry in developing a simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer. This technology has been in research and testing phases over the last three years and recently received regulatory approval. This cutting-edge research, which is in keeping with the organization’s mission of cancer prevention, research and education, will enable thousands of people to get screened for previously hard to detect cancers. Early detection saves lives!
JINJER Announce North American Headline Tour
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HALCYON WAY Premiere Music Video For ‘The Church Of Me’
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Indestructible Noise Command (I.N.C.) have released a new animation video for ‘Identifier
the track is taken from their new album Terrible Things, which was released on March 8th, 2019. It’s Indestructible Noise Command’s first album in five years as it is the follow-up to 2014’s Black Hearse Serenade.Watch Indestructible Noise Command DESTROY the ludicrous Bird Box plotline: https://youtu.be/ky-WvnKgu50
Erik Barath explains: “The song ‘Identifier’ is actually a bit political. Based on the insanity and total meltdown by a large segment of the population after the 2016 elections and I was thinking about making a video based on that but then thought, people are really sick of politics. This was around the same time I saw the movie Bird Box with Sandra Bullock on Netflix and I thought, what a stupid fucking movie. I can’t even take a piss in the middle of the night without bumping into 5 or 6 things along the way in the dark. So I figured lets make a video based on the movie, but the thing that no one can look is Dennis, our vocalist. It’s fun and playful like the song so it all worked out in the end.
As for the making of the video, I hooked up with a 22 year old Ukrainian from Kiev named Vlad Naboka. He really wanted to make the video and hand drew the art himself, did it all by himself. Vlad doesn’t have a studio he works for, just a cool dude who has a passion. Did a pretty great job I think!”
The Connecticut heavy metal outfit unleashed another aggressive album, which would mark their third full-length effort since their return in 2010. The band began working on their overall fifth studio album back in January 2018 and entered the studio in September. The group worked with Nicky Bellmore at Dexter Labs studios as the record promises to deliver the group’s thrash roots from albums such as 1987’s Razorback as well as adding a technical edge.
Track listing:
1. Fist Go Rek
2. Identifier
3. Declaration
4. Terrible Things
5. Pledge Of Legions
6. Unscathed
7. Bone Saw Ballet
8. Salmonella
9. Nemesis
10. Devil Of Hearts
INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND is:
Dennis Gergely – Vocals
Erik Barath – Guitar
Anthony Fabrizi – Guitar
Dave Campo – Bass
Kyle Shepard – Drums
