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Flying Colors supergroup release record

Posted in Bands on April 4, 2012

Flying Colors, featuring Michael Portnoy (Dream Theater,) Steve Morse (Deep Purple,) Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev,) Neal Morse, and Dave LaRue, has released their first record, the self-titled Flying Colors on Music Theories/Mascot Label Group/MRI. Says Portnoy about the projects, "This album has bits and pieces of what you'd expect from each of us. The sum of all it's [sic] parts led to brand new, uncharted territory for everyone involved."

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Flying Colors Track Listing

1. Blue Ocean

2. Shoulda Coulda Woulda

3. Kayla

4. The Storm

5. Forever in a Daze

6. Love Is What I'm Waiting For

7. Everything Changes

8. Better Than Walking Away

9. All Falls Down

10. Fool in My Heart

11. Infinite Fire

High on Fire's De Vermis Mysteriis streaming

Posted in Bands on March 31, 2012

NPR is offering a full stream of the latest release from High on Fire, De Vermis Mysteriis, which releases April 3 on eOne Music. Read more

Greg Ginn at Coachella

Posted in Bands on March 30, 2012

Greg Ginn’s solo electro-instrumental project Greg Ginn and the Royal We will be playing Coachella this spring, as well as four California warm-up dates prior to the festival. The project’s debut release, We Are Amused, was released last November on SST, and features the ex-Black Flag member on guitar, bass, … Read more

J Mascis to reunite Heavy Blanket

Posted in Bands on March 23, 2012

J Mascis, Johnny Pancake, and Pete Cougar have reunited heavy psychedelic rockers Heavy Blanket. The band followed Mascis' run in Deep Wound and went on hold shortly before Dinosaur Jr formed. The original band has gotten together to record six songs, written in 1984, to be released on May 8 … Read more

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Children of Bodom release 15th Anniversary DVD/CD

Posted in Bands on March 22, 2012

Marking 15 years as a band, Finnish metallers Children of Bodom will released a CD+DVD combo titled Holiday at Lake Bodom on May 22. The release includes songs from each of the band's albums along with new cover songs. The DVD includes touring and backstage footage and a video for … Read more

Chemical Ache plan debut

Posted in Bands on March 21, 2012

Members of New Mexican Disaster Squad, Gatorface, VRGNS, and How Dare You have banded together to form Chemical Ache. The recently formed back will be entering Black Bear Studios in Gainesville, FL to record their first record with a release date sometime this fall. Read more

Denovali signs Carlos Cipa

Posted in Bands on March 21, 2012

Munich, GER pianist/composer Carlos Cipa has been added to the Denovali roster. Coming in June, he will release his debut for the label, The Monarch and the Viceroy. Read more

Fun. Cover Lady Antebellum

Posted in Bands on March 21, 2012

Fun. recently stopped by SiriusXM studios and performed an acoustic cover of Lady Antebellum's, "We Owned The Night." Check it out below. Fun. are currently on tour in support of their sophomore record, Some Nights--available now via Fueled by Ramen. Read more

Oh, Sleeper Release New iOS Game

Posted in Bands on March 21, 2012

Metal act, Oh, Sleeper, have just released a new iOS game which has the player following the storyline of the band's album, Children of Fire, with 8-bit versions of the songs. The game's entitled, Stand Your Ground, and you can check out a trailer for it below: Read more

A Wilhelm Scream studio update

Posted in Bands on March 20, 2012

A Wilhelm Scream has made a brief announcement that mixing has started on their next record, a follow-up to 2007's Career Suicide. The record is being produced by Bill Stevenson in Ft. Collins, CO. Source: punknews.org Read more

Young Turks join Animal Style Records

Posted in Bands on March 19, 2012

Portland, OR's Young Turks (ex-Broadway Calls) have joined forces with Animal Style Records. Citing Kid Dynamite, Good Riddance, and Refused as influences, the band released the Halfhearted EP in 2010, which can be downloaded for free here. They are currently working on their debut full-length with a target release date … Read more

Metallica to make 3D feature film

Posted in Bands on March 16, 2012

Metallica has announced the hiring of director Nimrod Antal to direct an upcoming 3D feature film. The film will mix concert footage with narrative from the five band members and fans. Shooting will begin in August with a summer 2013 release date in mind. Antal previously directly such films as … Read more

Verse enters the studio

Posted in Bands on March 16, 2012

Bridge Nine has announced that the recently reformed Verse has entered the studio in Pawtucket, RI to record their third album, Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace. The group reunited in late 2011 and played their first show in February 2011. The band first formed in 2003 and announced their breakup in … Read more

Elizabeth (Switzerland) debuts songs

Posted in Bands on March 16, 2012

Throatruiner Records' hardcore/crust band Elizabeth have released two songs from their forthcoming EP on their bandcamp page. The EP, Where Vultures Land, will be released on 12" vinyl on April 4 and features ex-Nostromo vocalist Javier Varela. Embed code : <a href="http://throatruinerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-vultures-land" _mce_href="http://throatruinerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-vultures-land">Where Vultures Land by Elizabeth</a> Read more

Touche Amore and Defeater going on tour

Posted in Bands on March 13, 2012

In April, Deathwish, Inc. band Touche Amore will be joining Bridge Nine's Defeater for a two run across North America. Code Orange Kids and Birds In Row will be supporting as well. Touche Amore are currently in Europe and, when they return, will visit Canada prior to joining up with … Read more

Big Black Delta issues single

Posted in Bands on March 4, 2012

Los Angeles, CA band Big Black Delta (ex-Mellowdrone) has announced a single IFUCKINGLOVEYOU will be issued a limited vinyl release on April 30th. The single will be released both on 7" with a B-side, and on 12" with remixes. K7! Records and Nerve Management/Master of Bates Records will be involved … Read more

Melvins Go Lite

Posted in Bands on March 3, 2012

The Melvins, celebrating their 29th year in the business, have introduced a new, abbreviated three-piece line-up dubbed Melvins Lite. The variation features founding members Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover, paired with Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Fantomas) and will release a 10-song record titled Freak Puke on June 5 for … Read more

Vestiges/Caulfield split available

Posted in Bands on February 21, 2012

Vestiges and Caulfield have released a limited edition 7" available from 3 different labels on 3 continents. The split includes a pair of 1990s covers: Vestiges performing "Zombie" by The Cranberries and Caulfield playing Nirvana's "Dive." In addition, Vestiges will be hitting the US to play at South By Southwest … Read more

New Huata streaming online

Posted in Bands on February 12, 2012

Atavist of Mann, the latest release from Huarta on Throatruiner Records is streaming in its entirety on Throatruiner's site. The album, available on vinyl, is also now available for sale. In addition to their new record, Huata will also be playing at Roadburn 2012. Read more

Metallica to curate festival

Posted in Bands on February 10, 2012

Metallica has announced the creation of the Orion Music and Arts Festival to be held June 23-24 in Atlantic City, NJ. Metallica will headline both nights, playing Ride the Lightning and The Black Album in their entirety on different nights. Also playing will be Arctic Monkeys, Avenged Sevenfold, Modest Mouse, … Read more