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The Dillinger Escape Plan Post “One Of Us Is The Killer” Album Preview

Progressive metal band The Dillinger Escape Plan have released a six and a half minute video that features samples from all of the tracks from their upcoming album One Of Us Is The Killer, which comes out May 14th via Sumerian Records. 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). You can listen to the samples below. READ MORE

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

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

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Ice Nine Kills Releases Lyric Video For “The Coffin Is Moving”

Ice Nine Kills, who proclaim “we are the musical equivalent of a horror movie“, have released a lyric video for “The Coffin Is Moving”, which comes off their upcoming 5-track EP. You can check out the video below.

The band spent the summer on the road with Suicide Silence and Unearth for the All Stars Tour, just finished touring with We Came As Romans and Attila, and we are about to head out with Like Moths To Flames. READ MORE

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Asking Alexandria Comment On Suicide Silence Singer’s Passing: Add I See Stars To Monster Energy Outbreak Tour

British metalcore band Asking Alexandria are about to embark on the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour alongside As I Lay Dying, Memphis May Fire, and Attila. Suicide Silence was supposed to also be on the bill but the passing of singer Mitch Lucker has obviously required that band to pull off of the tour. Now, Sumerian Records label mates I See Stars have been added to the bill. They will be playing between Attila and Memphis May Fire. Tour dates and ticket information can be found here.

Asking Alexandria guitarist Ben Bruce states, “First and foremost I would like to talk about a dear friend of mine who was prematurely taken from us this month. Mitch Lucker was one of the kindest and most passionate people I have ever had the pleasure of calling my friend. My thoughts are not only with his family and friends, but also with the millions of people, worldwide, who Mitch helped to mould and inspire into the people they are today. A great man was lost who’s love and passion reached all corners of the globe. As many of you know, Suicide Silence were preparing to join us on our upcoming ‘Outbreak’ Tour. Due to the devastating circumstances they will no longer be joining us physically. They will however, Mitch included, be with us in spirit. We will go out on this tour with As I Lay Dying, Memphis May Fire & Attila to pay our tributes and respects to Mitch and his brothers in Suicide Silence. A portion of all tickets and official tour t-shirts sold will go to Mitch’s daughter for the Kenadee Lucker Education Fund.

Suicide Silence could never be replaced on our tour as they are the only band in the world who could bring their element, intensity and power to the line-up. For the sake of giving the fans the best show we can under the circumstances, we have decided to add Sumerian family members I See Stars to the bill, NOT AS A REPLACEMENT BY ANY MEANS, but as another band who’s love and passion for music and their fans is as tried and true as ours. Now, more than ever, we need to come together to celebrate our collective love of music and to show compassion & solidarity in our scene. It’s time to put aside all petty differences and remember what it is that brings us all together, the music. Mitch- from myself and everyone else who will be taking part in this tour, you are forever in our hearts. This one’s for you. We love you. CheersREAD MORE

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Ex-Sworn Enemy Guitarist, I See Stars, AND Sumerian Records Slam Falling In Reverse’s Ronnie Radke

Ex-Sworn Enemy guitarist Lorenzo Antonucci has put together a video (that was shot at the Sumerian Records offices) calling out Falling In Reverse vocalist Ronnie Radke (who used to be the singer of Escape The Fate) for his incredibly egomaniacal attitude that includes kicking support act I See Stars off of the “The Thug In Me Is You Tour”, throwing fans out of venues for simply wearing t-shirts or chanting “I See Stars!”, and, perhaps the most idiotic, throwing microphone stands into the audience at Six Flags in Jackson, NJ, causing physical harm to several fans AND banning all future metal shows from ever playing that venue again. Below is the video that includes fan interviews, news coverage, and footage of Radke being an egotistical prick. Also below are statements from I See Stars and Ronnie Radke. READ MORE

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Hatebreed Announce Release Date For New Album ‘The Divinity Of Purpose’: Cover Art Revealed

Metalcore band Hatebreed has announced a Jan. 29th, 2013 N. American release date for their upcoming album The Divinity Of Purpose. The album will come out Jan. 25th in Europe. The Divinity Of Purpose was co-produced by Hatebreed, Zeuss (Suicide Silence, All That Remains, Shadows Fall) and Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold). Wilbur also handled mixing duties on the new record.

Check out the awesome album artwork, which was done by Eliran Kantor, below. READ MORE

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Mitch Lucker’s Wife Speaks At Candlelight Vigil: Confirms He Was Drinking And Driving

Footage of Mitch Lucker’s wife Jolie talking to fans who gathered at last night’s candlelight vigil has come onto the web. In it, Jolie confirms that Lucker was drinking and driving. You can watch the video below.

Around the 2:00 minute mark, Jolie says, “He was an alcoholic and it’s been a big battle. I tried to stop him. I was in front of him begging him not to leave the house. Begging him. Like, just seriously, for us, don’t leave. And he did. And this is what happened. It’s a wake up call. He’s an amazing man, he’s a wonderful father, and a great husband. And now he’s going to miss out on watching Kenadee grow because he decided to drink and drive.
Just don’t. Just think before you guys do something stupid. Please, learn from this. Please.

It it still unsure if drinking and driving was the full cause of his passing or if something else happened. It will not be known until a full report is issued. Meanwhile, according to local news, an investigation surrounding the accident is underway. READ MORE

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TV News Reports On Candlelight Vigil For Mitch Lucker

The passing of Suicide Silence singer Mitch Lucker yesterday shocked and devastated the metal community. At just 28 years old, Lucker left behind a wife and daughter, as well as a legacy of music that millions resonated and connected with.

Yesterday night, a candlelight vigil, where hundreds of fans gathered, was held in remembrance of Lucker. Local news crews were on site to cover the story as well as interview a few of the fans to hear their stories. You can watch footage below. READ MORE

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R.I.P. Mitch Lucker, Singer Of Suicide Silence, Dies At Age 28

Update: Nuclear Blast Records has issued a statement: It is with great sadness and regret this morning that we have to report that Mitch Lucker, vocalist of Suicide Silence, passed away a few hours ago due to injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident. Nuclear Blast would like to offer our condolences to his family, friends, band members and fans worldwide who are affected by this loss. He left us doing what he loved to do most. He was 28 years old and will be sorely missed. Fans are encouraged to share their memories, photos of Mitch and condolences on the band’s official Facebook page.

Mitch Lucker, vocalist for Suicide Silence, died earlier today at the UCI Medical Center in Orange County after being involved in a motorcycle accident last night. He leaves behind a wife and daughter. He was 28 years old.

Suicide Silence had recently signed to Nuclear Blast Records and, as of last week, had begun work on a new album [source]. Bloody-Disgusting premiered their video for “Genocide” to support Saw VI.

My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mitch, the rest of the Suicide Silence crew, and to all the fans of the band around the world. Mitch, may you rest in peace. READ MORE

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Killswitch Engage To Perform ‘Alive or Just Breathing’ In Its Entirety At California Metalfest 6

The lineup for California Metalfest 6 has been released and it is packed full of heavy bands. Included is headliner Killswitch Engage who will be performing their 2002 album Alive Or Just Breathing in its entirety for the first time ever in celebration of its 10th anniversary. The event will be held at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, November 24th. WWE superstar “Mankind” Mick Foley will be hosting the event along with several other TBA special guests. Tickets for the event can be found here.

The line-up also includes Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Black Veil Brides, Pierce The Veil, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Chiodos w/Craig Owens, For Today, Suicide Silence, Memphis May Fire, Blessthefall, Unearth, Bleeding Through, The Faceless, Born Of Osiris, Winds Of Plague, Shadows Fall, Veil of Maya, Acacia Strain, Attila, Sleeping Giant, Upon A Burning Body, and more. READ MORE

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Want A Ton Of Free Music From Century Media? Of Course You Do!

It’s summertime and Century Media wants to make sure that you rock long and hard through the heat! That’s why they’ve put out a free sampler of a ton of their artists, including In This Moment, Suicide Silence, TesseracT, Jeff Loomis, Fozzy, Nachtmystium, and a ton others. You can download this free sampler here.

Also below is the official video for In This Moment’s “Blood”, which comes off their upcoming album Blood, which comes out Aug. 14th. READ MORE

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An Exposé On The “Satanic Illuminati” Messages Of Metal Bands

A video entitled “Exposing Metal Bands (satanic illuminati) PART 1″ from user AprilAndWayneShow has been slowly gaining interest on YouTube (as of this posting, the video has over 70k views). The video takes several metal bands, including Whitechapel, Veil of Maya, Suicide Silence, and more, and “proves” that their music, their visuals, and their lyrics all promote the worship of Satan and steer people away from the one true religion: Christianity.

Rife with spelling and grammar errors, the video and the “proof” is full of holes. For instance, in trying to convince the viewer that the musicians are possessed by the Devil, the video uses quotes directly from musicians such as “…It’s like a mysterious energy that comes from the metaphysical plane and into my body. It’s almost like being a medium…” (Marc Storace of Krokus) or, “…I’ve always considered tha there was some way where we were able to channel energy, and that energy was able to be, from another source, if you like, like a higher power or something, that was actually doing the work.” (Bill Ward of Black Sabbath).

Notice that neither of these quotes discusses whether it is God or Satan that is the “energy”. It’s simply the fact that these are metal musicians that makes them inherently evil.

The joke of a video can be seen below along with another video that, for as amusing as it is, is also very applicable in this situation. READ MORE

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Hatebreed Commence Work On New Studio Album

Hatebreed have confirmed that they are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to 2009′s Hatebreed. The album will be self-produced by the band with co-production coming from Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold) and Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Suicide Silence, All That Remains, Shadows Fall).

When talking about the new songs, frontman Jamey Jasta said, “This album is so heavy, it’s irresponsible.”

The band is going to be embarking on a full European tour. All dates are listed below. READ MORE

Sail The Seas Of Metal On The Rockstar Mayhem Cruise!

Avast me mateys and stand at attention! This December sees the inaugural launch of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Cruise! The cruise will be a three-day excursion that leaves Miami, FL on Dec. 7th, makes a stop at Nassau, in the Bahamas and makes port back at Miami on Dec. 10th. There will be a full itinerary of entertainment, including full performances from Lamb of God, Machine Head, Anthrax, Hatebreed, JDevil (Jonathan Davis of Korn) and DJ Starscream (Slipknot’s Sid Wilson) as well as many more. Tickets go on sale this Friday here.

There will be daily artist panels discussing tour stories as well as the music industry, sexy burlesque performances, and raunchy stand-up comedy routines from Big Jay Oakerson as well as The Legions of Skank featuring Luis J. Gomez and Dave Smith. Check below for the full ad mat. READ MORE

Detroit Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Recap With Live Photos

Today brings the last article covering the Detroit (well, actually Clarkston), Michigan stop on the 2011 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. What we’ve got here is your one-stop article for all the coverage, including links to interviews AND some amazing live photos of each band that played on August 6th. If you were at the show, you might be able to spot yourself in the crowd in some of the shots! Warning: This page will take a little while to load.

Check out all the fun after the jump.
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Check Out New Music Video’s From Asking Alexandria, Jolly, Aliases, And Suicide Silence

Some days, I get sent one or two new music videos that I post for you guys. Other days, I get slammed by them! Today is one of those days. Therefore, I put together all four videos from Asking Alexandria, Suicide Silence, Jolly, and Aliases after the jump for you to enjoy. Think of it as a one-stop article for new music video needs. READ MORE

Check Out Aaron Crawford’s Solo Art Show

Editor’s Note: The art show is in Augusta, not Atlanta. Album artist Aaron Crawford will be premiering his first solo art show, ‘Pause And Claws’, on May 6th at Sky City in downtown Augusta. The art pieces center around strange and wondrous (read: terrifying) animals straight from Aaron’s mind. Aaron has done artwork for such bands as Attila, Suicide Silence, After The Burial, Veil Of Maya, Kittie, The Used, and more. Check out some examples after the jump as well as an exclusive quote for Bloody-Disgusting.

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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Announces 2011 Line-Up

Rockstar Energy Drink has announced the tour dates as well as this year’s line up for the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. All the info is past the break and you all should be pretty excited with the line up this year. Who are you excited to see? 

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Exclusive Track Premiere: Conducting From The Grave ‘Path Of A Traitor’

Bloody-Disgusting has scored the exclusive track premiere for ‘Path of a Traitor’ from Sumerian Records artist Conducting From The Grave off their upcoming album Revenants! The album drops on Oct. 25th, so make sure to pre-order your copy HERE. Check after the jump for the exclusive premiere as well as comments from vocalist Jeffrey Morgan!

 Exclusive Track Premiere: Conducting From The Grave Path Of A Traitor
You can learn more about Conducting From The Grave by checking out their Official MySpace and their Official Facebook page

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Suicide Silence Announce Tour Packages

Prepare to bleed as Suicide Silence announce their much anticipated North American fall headlining tour with My Children My Bride, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Molotov Solution and Conducting From The Grave rounding out this stellar “Time To Bleed” touring bill. The massive trek, which kicks off on Oct. 2nd, marks the band’s last headlining tour for the highly successful No Time To Bleed campaign, so you won’t want to miss out on this hour plus, balls out set. This is also going to feature the band’s most visual stage show yet. Be sure to either see below or head over to www.myspace.com/suicidesilence now to view their complete itinerary.
Mark Heylmun (guitars) states: “We haven’t headlined since 2008 and it’s long overdue. We got a strong package that will get you pissed and certainly get you moving. We are also working hard on putting together the longest and most devastating setlist yet, so if you aren’t there you are missing out. Come party! See you in the fall.”

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Suicide Silence’s Video For ‘Disengage’

California deathcore act Suicide Silence have released the video for their new single “Disengage” from their new album “No Time To Bleed”. It was directed by Thomas Migone who has done videos for heavy acts as such as Slipknot, Cradle Of Filth and Death Angel just to name a few. The video is super simple and I think it’s actually pretty rad. the video is past the break. Enjoy!

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In This Moment Debut ‘The Gun Show’ Video On Revolver Magazine

We are only just a mere three weeks away from the release of the new IN THIS MOMENT album, A Star-Crossed Wasteland, and the reaction to the new single “The Gun Show” further proves that this is one of the most anticipated metal releases of the year. The band are extremely excited to partner up with Revolver Magazine to exclusively present their new cowboy themed video for “The Gun Show,” which was shot by acclaimed director David Brodsky (As I Lay Dying, Suicide Silence, The Black Dahlia Murder). Check it out at Revolver Magazine.

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In This Moment Launch New MySpace With New Video Message

As the anticipation surrounding the imminent release of the new IN THIS MOMENT album, A Star-Crossed Wasteland, continues to build up to epic proportions the group launches an eye-popping new MySpace layout along with a new video message from Maria Brink (vocals). The clip also debuts the beautiful album cover art for A Star-Crossed Wasteland, which is set for a July 13th release. Head over to www.myspace.com/inthismoment to check it out.
The blistering new track, “The Gun Show,” will make its worldwide debut exclusive on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal channel today (Tuesday, June 1st) premiering alongside an in-depth interview with Maria Brink. The single is also available now exclusively on iTunes.
IN THIS MOMENT shot a cowboy themed video for the track “The Gun Show” in the Los Angeles, CA area on May 16th. The shoot was helmed by acclaimed director David Brodsky (Suicide Silence, The Black Dahlia Murder). Look for it to make its debut exclusively through www.revolvermag.com on June 15th.
IN THIS MOMENT are extremely excited to be performing on this summer’s much anticipated Rockstar Mayhem Tour playing on the Mayhem Festival Stage alongside Atreyu, Norma Jean and 3 Inches of Blood. This tour will mark the start of the group’s official, massive worldwide touring schedule for their new full-length album. The group were also hailed by Alternative Press as “One of The Most Anticipated Releases of 2010.”  Be sure to visit www.myspace.com/inthismoment to view their entire summer touring itinerary.

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In This Moment Post Video Teaser For ‘A Star Crossed Wasteland’ Cover Art

As the anticipation surrounding the imminent release of the new IN THIS MOMENT album, A Star-Crossed Wasteland, continues to build up to epic proportions the group launches a new video teaser where fans get a sneak peek into the aggressive opening track “The Gun Show.” The aforementioned trailer also features the album’s eye-popping cover art. Check it out now  below and look for A Star-Crossed Wasteland in stores on July 13th. “The Gun Show” single will also be available on iTunes on June 1st.
IN THIS MOMENT shot a cowboy themed video for the track “The Gun Show” in the Los Angeles, CA area on May 16th. The shoot was helmed by acclaimed director David Brodsky (Suicide Silence, The Black Dahlia Murder) and Chris Howorth (guitars) checks in with the following report: “We just wrapped shooting our newest video for ‘The Gun Show’ and every member of IN THIS MOMENT feels like we were in a car crash. We haven’t played any shows since December and after a full day of headbanging we all have legitimate cases of whiplash, but it was well worth it. We all had a blast and know this video is gonna turn out awesome!  

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