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The Dillinger Escape Plan Announce Details For New Album: Release Album Cover

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 18, 2013 @ 3:45pm
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Prog-metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan has announced that they will be releasing their fifth studio album, One Of Us Is The Killer, this May. The new album was recorded in Southern California with longtime producer Steve Evetts (Glassjaw, The Cure, Suicide Silence), with additional production at guitarist/co-founder Ben Weinman’s studio. Mastering will be handled by Tom Baker (Deftones, Nine Inch Nails, Beastie Boys). The album cover has been revealed and can be seen below.

The band also has several tour dates confirmed, which you can see below. More tour dates will be announced in the near future. READ MORE

Foals Announces N. American Headline Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 11, 2013 @ 4:15pm
Category: Music / Videos

Alt-rock band Foals have announced a N. American tour that will commence on Apr. 10th and end June 12th. The tour will include two performances at Coachella and will see the band tour from as far south as Mexico City and as far north as Vancouver, BC, Canada. Support will come from Surfer Blood and Blondfire. The full touring schedule can be seen below.

Foals will also released their latest album Holy Fire tomorrow via Warner Bros. Records. Their third album, Holy Fire was produced by Flood & Moulder (PJ Harvey, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins). You can pre-order the album here. READ MORE

IO Echo Touring N. America With Garbage

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 08, 2013 @ 12:45pm
Category: Music / News

Industrial-tinged group IO Echo will be opening up for alt-rockers Garbage on a N. American tour this Spring. The group, who were handpicked to open up for Nine Inch Nails, will be touring with Garbage from mid-March to early April and will be supporting their upcoming debut LP Ministry Of Love, which comes out Apr. 2nd. All tour dates can be found below. READ MORE

How To Destroy Angels Release Video For “How Long?”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 31, 2013 @ 10:30am
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Dark electronic act How To Destroy Angels has released an official video for “How Long?”, which comes off their upcoming debut full-length album Welcome Oblivion. The album will be released Mar. 5th via Columbia Records and the band will be making their first live appearance at Coachella this year.

The video was created and directed by visual arts collective Shynola. The band states, “Their work is visually striking and consistently stands out. When we started talking about possible directors to work with for “How long?”, their name came up right away. It’s been an honor to finally work with them, and to get their wholly unique interpretation of the themes we’ve been exploring with this record and this song.”

How To Destroy Angels features Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) and his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, as well as longtime collaborators Rob Sheridan and Atticus Ross.

You can watch the video as well as see the vinyl cover art and the CD/vinyl track listing below. READ MORE

Stars In Stereo Covers Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 22, 2013 @ 12:10pm
Category: Music / News

Hard rock act Stars In Stereo have released a cover of the classic Nine Inch Nails song “Closer” via Revolver. The cover is a harder, less sexy version. So if you’ve been wanting a crunchier “Closer” with female vocals, check it out below! Note: Does anyone else hear the cellphone static thing at the very end of the stream?

Stars In Stereo will be touring with Drowning Pool and Flyleaf. Tour dates are below. READ MORE

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[Interview] Hollywood Undead’s Charlie Scene Talks 2013 Plans, Working With Slipknot’s Clown, And More

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 04, 2013 @ 11:00am
Category: Music / Exclusives

Just before 2012 ended, I had a chance to catch up with Hollywood Undead‘s Charlie Scene to discuss their upcoming album Notes From The Underground (review), their plans for 2013, and what it was like working with Slipknot‘s Shawn “Clown” Crahan. We also discussed some of Scene’s favorite movies from 2012 as well as his favorite albums. You can check it all out below. READ MORE

New Nine Inch Nails Music Confirmed…For 2014

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 10, 2012 @ 10:45am
Category: Music / News

Remember when Trent Reznor confirmed that new Nine Inch Nails music was in the works? Yeah, well it seems like we’re gonna have to wait a little while, according to an article by The New Yorker. The first sampling of new music is apparently going to be on a “Best Of” compilation album that will feature two new tracks. Supposedly a new NIN album will follow sometime after that.

On top of that, Reznor fully explained what his collaboration with Beats By Dre is all about: music streaming. Currently called Daisy, the service “…uses mathematics to offer suggestions to the listener… [but also] would present choices based partly on suggestions made by connoisseurs, making it a platform in which the machine and the human would collide more intimately.” It is set to be released early next year.

Reznor also says that the difference between Daisy and Spotify is that, “…you’re not stumbling into anything. What’s missing is a service that adds a layer of intelligent curation.”

He finished describing Daisy as “…like having your own guy when you go into the record store, who knows what you like but can also point you down some paths you wouldn’t necessarily have encountered.”

You know what? That sounds pretty interesting! However, I’m curious to know what kind of pricing model will be used to pay the artists whose music is streamed. READ MORE

Stream Deadmau5′s How To Destroy Angels’ “Ice Age” Remix

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 02, 2012 @ 4:30pm
Category: Music / News

Electronic artist Deadmau5 has uploaded a remix of How To Destroy Angels‘ “Ice Age”, which appears on their recently released EP An Omen. You can stream the song below.

How To Destroy Angels is the project of Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig. You can watch the video for “Ice Age” below. READ MORE

How To Destroy Angels Releases Music Video For “Ice Age”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 28, 2012 @ 7:00am
Category: Music / Videos

How To Destroy Angels (the band featuring Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and wife Mariqueen Maandig) have released an official music video for “Ice Age”, which comes off their newly released An Omen EP. Directed by John Hillcoat (Depeche Mode, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds), the video is quite simplistic, showing the group performing the song in a boarded up wooden cabin and using long, drawn out shots. You can check it out below. READ MORE

Hot Topic To Release Exclusive Deluxe Edition Of In This Moment’s ‘Blood’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 27, 2012 @ 10:30am
Category: Music / News

On Dec. 18th, Hot Topic will be releasing a 2-disc deluxe edition of In This Moment‘s Blood. This edition will feature the original track listing on disc one while the second disc will have four remixes of various tracks as well as a cover of the Nine Inch Nails classic “Closer”. The album can be pre-ordered here. Check below for the full track listing. READ MORE

Trent Reznor Discusses Nine Inch Nails, The Fragile 5.1 Reissue, How To Destroy Angels, And More

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 13, 2012 @ 2:15pm
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Update: Reznor also mentioned that he is working with Josh Homme on a Queens Of The Stone Age track as well as finalizing things for a full length How To Destroy Angels release, which will be coming out in Spring.

Earlier today, Trent Reznor took to Reddit for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) for one hour and answered several questions that have left fans delighted and, as per his usual cryptic nature, clamoring for more. Among the topics he discussed were the Fragile 5.1 reissue, Nine Inch Nails concerts, individual How To Destroy Angels tracks, and more. Reznor also hints that a future Nine Inch Nails tour could be set for 2013, although nothing has been confirmed as of yet. See below for status updates on various topics.

On the Fragile 5.1 edition: “The 5.1 mixes are done and sound amazing. Alan [Moulder] was the only person who could have possibly done it, and he did not disappoint. There are a couple other elements involved that we want to get right before we put this into production. These involve packaging and additional content. Patience, my friends.”

On how tour lighting/visuals are chosen: “I spend a lot of time and energy thinking about how music is presented live. Lights in the Sky was probably my favorite live show I’ve worked on so far. This was a real collaboration between myself, Rob, Roy Bennett, and Moment Factory. We set out to make an experience and I really felt proud to put that on every night. Cryptic additional comment: 2013.”

Continued below. READ MORE

How To Destroy Angels Stream ‘An Omen EP’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 08, 2012 @ 10:45am
Category: Music / News

How To Destroy Angels, the project that features Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig, is now streaming their upcoming EP An Omen via Pitchfork. The EP will come out Nov. 13th via Columbia Records. You can listen to it below. [Note: I had serious trouble getting it to work in Chrome. I ended up using Safari and that fixed everything.]

Trent Reznor also recently confirmed that new Nine Inch Nails material is in the works. Check out all the info here. READ MORE

Trent Reznor Confirms New Nine Inch Nails Material In The Works

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 07, 2012 @ 5:00pm
Category: Music / News

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Trent Reznor was asked about the status of new Nine Inch Nails music, to which he replied, “All signs point to yes. Yeah, there will be new music. There are some things in the works.”

This also could include touring: “Yeah, if it feels right, it’s a possibility. I never said that that wasn’t going to happen, just that it couldn’t go on as it was.”

Back in 2009, Reznor embarked on a Nine Inch Nails 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour, stating “I’ve been thinking for some time now it’s time to make NIN disappear for a while.” Since then, he has helped score such films as The Social Network and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo as well as working with his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, on the How To Destroy Angels project. They will be releasing an EP entitled An Omen on Nov. 13th via Columbia Records. You can find more information here.

Reznor teases, “Stay tuned. We’ll see what happens here.”

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go change my pants. READ MORE

How To Destroy Angels Release Eerie “Keep It Together (Factory Floor Remix)” Plus Free Download

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 02, 2012 @ 12:05pm
Category: Music / News

How To Destroy Angels, the project of Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig, has released a “Factory Floor” remix of their recent single “Keep It Together”, which comes off the An Omen EP (out Nov. 13th via Columbia Records). You can stream AND download it below.

How To Destroy Angels just released a music video for “Keep It Together”, which you can watch here. READ MORE

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Trent Reznor’s How To Destroy Angels Releases Video For “Keep It Together”

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 01, 2012 @ 11:00am
Category: Music / Videos

How To Destroy Angels, the project from Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig, has released a video for “Keep It Together”, which comes off the upcoming EP An Omen (out Nov. 13th via Columbia Records). The video takes place in a darkened studio, lit, it seems, almost entirely by all of the equipment that surrounds the group. Check it out below. READ MORE

[Editorial] 9 Great Horror Soundtracks

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 29, 2012 @ 9:00pm
Category: Music / Editorials

It’s nearly Halloween. Outside, the wind is howling. The trees are bare, the branches looking like skeleton limbs crudely stuck together. Leaves cover the ground, causing each step to elicit a satisfying crunch. The sky is steel grey, threatening rain, thunder, and lightning. In a simpler way of putting it, it’s the best time of the year.

For me, one of the best ways to celebrate this time of year is by putting on some of the creepiest, eeriest, scariest music that I can get my hands on. There is something deliciously fun about scaring myself with shrieking violins, out-of-tune pianos, otherworldly choirs, and bizarre ambient tones.

And since this time of year is something special to a great many people, I wanted to share some of my favorite horror soundtracks, the ones that make me want to curl up under a blanket and play one horror movie after another, until the saving grace of the sunrise saves me. Join me below for 9 Great Horror Soundtracks! READ MORE

[Album Review] Tweaker ‘Call The Time Eternity’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 22, 2012 @ 12:45pm
Category: Music / Reviews

When I first heard the band name Tweaker many years ago, I didn’t have much association to work with. But then, upon learning that it is a project from Chris Vrenna, who was a member of Nine Inch Nails as well as the composer of American McGee’s Alice, my ears perked up and my radar was set abuzz.

Now, years later, Tweaker is back with a third album, Call The Time Eternity. It’s been eight years since 2a.m. Wakeup Call, so has time treated this group well or should they have stayed in the shadows? Find out below. READ MORE

Trent Reznor Working On New Secret Project

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 16, 2012 @ 11:45am
Category: Music / News

Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails, How To Destroy Angels) has taken to his Facebook page to announce that he is working on a project that involves Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Luke Wood, who are all behind the Beats By Dre. While no details were given regarding the project or the style of music, Reznor states that this project is something out of normal element and that we will begin to see this work emerge in 2013.

Reznor’s official statement reads, “Some of you may have read that I have begun working with Beats By Dre. For the past year I have indeed been involved with Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Luke Wood, and the rest of the team on a number of very interesting projects that will start to emerge next year. I have been wanting to experiment and focus my energy and creativity in some different directions, and Beats has afforded me that very opportunity. The process has been challenging and fascinating and as much as I’d like to tell you about the things we’ve dreamed up… I just can’t. Not yet…(I can tell you it’s probably not what you’re expecting!)”

Who’s got some guesses as to what we’re going to hear? READ MORE

How To Destroy Angels Releases First Single “Keep It Together”: Offer Free Download

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 08, 2012 @ 3:15pm
Category: Music / News

How To Destroy Angels, which features Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor and his wife Mariqueen Maandig, has released “Keep It Together”, the first single from the upcoming An Omen EP, which comes out Nov. 13th. They have also made the song available for free download, so get to listening below!

The track is a stuttering, mellow, somewhat haunting piece that never really hits any sort of climax. However, it never intends to, content in being something soothing yet oddly jarring.

For more information on the An Omen EP and the signing to Columbia Records, read here. READ MORE

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[Interview] Juliette And Sean Beaven Talk 8MM

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 02, 2012 @ 3:45pm
Category: Music / Exclusives

Interview and article by Chris Lockett

Over the past decade or so, the Internet has proven itself to be the ultimate gateway to discovering new music, and in helping artists from all over the world at getting their voices heard. However, every coin has a flipside, which is to say that over the past few years, the Internet has become overcrowded with some absolutely horrendous “artists” who end up with every bit as good of a chance at getting their voices heard, as the artists that have actual, discernable, talent do. It’s unfortunate. And the fact that the world seems to enjoy these dime a dozen Rock, or Pop acts, only serves to tilt the playing field away from the REAL artists/innovators, and toward these groups that have absolutely nothing new to bring to the table.

And so this brings me to the subject at hand. 8MM is an excellent band that has gone under the radar since their formation in 2004. The group, founded by Producer/Mixer extraordinaire Sean Beavan, (who has worked with Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, God Lives Underwater, Guns N’ Roses, and Slayer, as well as many others), and his wife, the stunning Juliette Beavan, have released three EPs, as well as a full-length album in 2006. And now, after a successful Kickstarter campaign, Sean and Juliette have released their latest album Between the Devil and Two Black Hearts. The album sees them completely reinventing themselves, by going from an Industrial Trip-Hop sound, to a Southern Industrial sound, and the results are nothing short of breathtaking, ensuring that the album will undoubtedly be the band’s breakthrough.

Bloody-Disgusting was able to catch up with BOTH Sean and Juliette, (we thought that we were only going to be chatting with Juliette, but were pleasantly surprised to find Sean on the other line as well), to talk about their new album and sound, as well as their views on Top 40 music, and of course, Horror flicks. Hit the jump to check out this exclusive interview. READ MORE

How To Destroy Angels Releases Vinyl EP Artwork For ‘An Omen’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 25, 2012 @ 9:00am
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How To Destroy Angels singer Mariqueen Maandig Reznor has released, through her twitter, the vinyl artwork for the band’s upcoming EP An Omen, which you can check out below. The album is scheduled to come out Nov. 13th through Columbia Records, which the band just signed to (more information here).

An Omen will be the band’s second EP. Their first is available for free download through their website. READ MORE

Trent Reznor Signs How To Destroy Angels With Columbia Records

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 22, 2012 @ 6:15pm
Category: Music / News

Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) has posted on his Facebook the upcoming details for How To Destroy Angels, which include being signed to Columbia Records as well as a new EP entitled An Omen coming out Nov. 13th. The band will also put out other releases through Columbia.

An Omen will be the band’s second EP. Their first is available for free download through their website.

Reznor states, “Sorry for the radio silence lately… I’ve been busy! There’s a number of things to be revealed over the coming months. Some you may expect, others you may not. Patience, my friends.

Today’s news is about my band How To Destroy Angels. I’m happy to announce we’ve formally partnered with Columbia Records for our next series of releases. The first of these will be available in November and it’s called An Omen EP. As you may have guessed, it’s an EP. It contains six songs, some of which are from our full-length LP which is coming early next year.

We are making some videos, we are going to be performing live, and that’s all the details I have for now on those matters.”

Read on for more information. READ MORE

Chris Vrenna Brings Tweaker Out Of Hibernation

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 06, 2012 @ 1:30pm
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Chris Vrenna (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson) has announced the return of Tweaker! It’s been eight years since 2 a.m. Wake Up Call and now he’s back with Call The Time Eternity, which will come out Oct. 23rd via Metropolis Records. The album will feature a guest appearance from Collide‘s kaRIN.

Vrenna describes, “Every tweaker record is a mix of instrumental music and vocal songs. During the writing and recording process, tracks will naturally evolve into one or the other.”

Vrenna explains his decision to record a cover of Phil Collins‘ “I Don’t Care Anymore” for the album, “I do love Phil’s drumming! He really broke new ground both in the grooves he created, but also in the way his drums were recorded and sounded. I especially loved the darkness and sadness he explored lyrically in his solo records. While working on tweaker, ‘I Don’t Care Anymore’ began haunting me. For a few weeks every time I got in the car, it came on the radio. It happened so many times that I took it as a sign.”

Check below for the album artwork. READ MORE

Black Ops II, Theme Song By Trent Reznor And Written By David S. Goyer. Take That Hollywood.

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Posted by BurnTheBlueSky on July 19, 2012 @ 7:00pm
Category: Games / Trailers

The video game industry has grown exponentially over time, and it’s only going to get bigger. In a poll I made up right now some people would argue that the video game industry has grown to be even bigger than the movie industry. Bringing in billions and billions a year, over the past 10 years the gaming industry is seeing much more people from movies and tv making the cross platform jump into working on video games. Call Of Duty: Black Ops II is no exception. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame scored the theme song for the game. David S. Goyer who helped write the original Black Ops as well as the Batman Begins series is again writing Black Ops II. Check out the featurette video below where David, Trent, and the games Devs talk about Black Ops II.

Call of Duty Black Ops II will be released November 12th on the PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.