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  • UNEARTH turns Darkness Into Light

    UNEARTH turns Darkness Into Light
    ©Ever since the mighty Unearth surfaced in the Heavy Music scene in 1998, they have kept delivering their global audience passionate music full of crushing riffs, and with highly energetic elements of chaos. With their fifth studio album titled "Darkness In the Light" (to be released July 5th in North America via Metal Blade Records), Unearth has proven once again that they sonically have it what it takes to keep flying the Heavy Music flag up high with pride and plenty of adrenaline.
    ©Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz from Killswitch Engage and Times of Grace, who has produced their previous three records, and co-produced by guitarist Ken Susi. "Darkness In the Light" possesses Unearth's signature sound and at first glimpse what stands out the most are the vocals that Trevor Phipps laid down on tape. He sounds better than ever. This is what he had to say about the production of the record:
    "We started writing last summer between tours. Buz and Ken write the riffs, then they bring them to practice and all approve or disapprove. We started writing the record with Derek Kerswill, we figured that it wasn't working out since he was looking for something more Rock N Roll friendly, and this band is looking to go even heavier than the last album. More extreme!"
    Unearth is considered one of the pioneers of Nu-Metal along with Shadow's Fall and Killswitch Engage, and the three of them together helped to establish the Massachusetts Heavy Music scene! Today they are ready to unleash their beastly new album, and to hit the road. Unearth will be part of these years Rockstar Mayhem Festival, and then they will be heading to Europe. Since Unearth's former drummer Derek Kerswill left the band before the recording of the new album, the band will be joined by drummer Justin Foley from Killswitch Engage, who also recorded the drums on "Darkness In the Light". Here is what Foley had to say about this:
    “I’m really looking forward to playing with some old friends, and spending a summer full of beers and breakdowns!"
    We had a chance to interview Unearth's vocalist Trevor Phipps about the present and the future of Unearth. Here is what went down:

    Tour Dates:
    UNEARTH:
    07/05/2011 Jakes - Lubbock, TX w/ Turbid North
    07/06/2011 Club 101 - El Paso, TX w/ Turbid North
    07/08/2011 Hard Rock Café - Las Vegas, NV w/ Turbid North
    UNEARTH on 2011's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival w/ Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, In Flames, Trivium, Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Straight Line Stitch, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Red Fang:
    07/09/2011 San Manuel Amphitheatre - San Bernardino, CA
    07/10/2011 Shoreline Amphitheatre - San Francisco, CA
    07/11/2011 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish
    07/12/2011 White River Amphitheater - Seattle, WA
    07/13/2011 Idaho Center Amphitheatre - Boise, ID
    07/15/2011 Cricket Wireless Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
    07/16/2011 Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
    07/17/2011 Comfort Dental Amphitheatre - Denver, CO
    07/18/2011 Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish , Red Fang
    07/19/2011 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - St. Louis, MO
    07/20/2011 Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
    07/22/2011 Comcast Center - Boston, MA
    07/23/2011 Parc Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC
    07/24/2011 The Comcast Theatre - Hartford, CT
    07/25/2011 Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY *Off Date w/ All Shall Parish
    07/26/2011 Club Texas - Auburn, ME *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish
    07/27/2011 P.N.C. Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
    07/29/2011 First Niagara Pavilion - Pittsburgh, PA
    07/30/2011 Jiffy Lube Live - Washington, DC
    07/31/2011 Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
    08/02/2011 Verizon Wireless V. Beach Amphitheater - Virginia Beach, VA
    08/03/2011 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC
    08/04/2011 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish
    08/05/2011 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL
    08/06/2011 DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI
    08/07/2011 Verizon Wireless Music Center - Indianapolis, IN
    08/09/2011 Zoo Amphitheatre - Oklahoma City, OK
    08/10/2011 Superpages.com Center - Dallas, TX
    08/11/2011 New Daisy Theatre - Memphis, TN *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish , Red Fang
    08/12/2011 Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA
    08/13/2011 1-800-Ask-Gary-Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL
    08/14/2011 Cruzan Amphitheater - West Palm Beach, FL
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    UNEARTH on the European Hell On Earth Tour w/ Evergreen Terrace, Bane, Nasty, Casey Jones and Full Blown Chaos:
    08/26/2011 F-Haus - Jena, Germany
    08/27/2011 Essigfabrik - Köln, Germany
    08/28/2011 Vorstin - Hilversum, Netherlands
    08/29/2011 Islington O2 Academy, London, UK
    08/30/2011 Fleece - Bristol, UK
    08/31/2011 White Rabbit - Plymouth, UK
    09/01/2011 Moho Live - Manchester, UK
    09/02/2011 Derby - Derby Redemption, UK
    09/03/2011 Rock im Loch Festival - Lünen, Germany
    09/04/2011 Trix Zaal - Antwerpen, Belgium
    09/05/2011 Faust - Hannover, Germany
    09/06/2011 Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
    09/07/2011 The Rock - Copenhagen, Denmark
    09/08/2011 Hot Spot - Kassel, Germany
    09/09/2011 Garage - Saarbrücken, Germany
    09/10/2011 LKA - Stuttgart, Germany
    09/11/2011 Gare de Lion - Wil, Switzerland
    09/12/2011 Werk - Munich, Germany
    09/13/2011 Explosiv - Graz, Austria
    09/14/2011 Statsaal - Spittal an der Drau, Austria
    09/15/2011 Abaton - Prague, Czech Republic
    09/16/2011 Conne Island - Leipzig, Germany
    09/17/2011 SO 36 - Berlin, Germany
    09/18/2011 Into The Pit Festival - Vincenza, Italy
    09/19/2011 Komma - Wörgl, Austria
    09/20/2011 Halle 02 - Heidelberg, Germany
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    Worldwide Release Dates:
    Darkness In The Light will be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway July 1, the rest of Europe on July 4, North America, Spain and Italy on July 5, Finland and Hungary on July 6, Australia July 8 and Japan on July 27.
    Special thanks to Trevor Phipps and Unearth, Earsplit Compound, and Metal Blade Records!
    Related links:
    Unearth
    Unearth's Landing Page for Darkness In the Light
    Unearth on Facebook
    Unearth on Twitter
    Unearth on MySpace
    Metal Blade Records

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  • The Resurrection Sorrow To Release New EP Digitally

    The Resurrection Sorrow To Release New EP Digitally
    ©We have had the pleasure of working with The Resurrection Sorrow various times within the last year, and they have always delivered great music for everyone to enjoy. The band is lead by Alex Dementia, who wears the Rock N Roll flag with pride and respect! Today they announced that they will release a digital version of their new EP dubbed "The Scorpion Savior Sessions". Here is the Official press release:
    The band recorded and the tracks for the new EP over this past Winter. Once again they enlisted hometown NYC engineer Joe Hogan (Nebula, The Atomic Bitchwax), who recorded TRS' 2009 debut album, Hour Of The Wolf, and had the tracks mastered by Fred Kevorkian (Iggy Pop, Willie Nelson). The soulful and explosive tracks on the EP show THE RESURRECTION SORROW progressing in both more dynamic and aggressive directions on their latest material, while solidly showcasing the soulful, doom-influenced metallic crunch the band are popular with their fans for delivering. The release also once again bears cover art by Seldon Hunt (Nachtmystium, Neurosis, Sunn O))), Isis, etc.), who was also responsible for the art on Hour Of The Wolf.

    The Scorpion Savior Sessions Track List:
    1. Pale Kiss (Endless Storm)
    2. Scorpion Savior
    3. Burning Halo
    TRS on this recording was:
    Alex Dementia - Vox | Alex Coelho - Bass | Louie Gasparro - Drums | Jeff Jardine - Guitar
    The Scorpion Savior Sessions is a tide-me-over release for fans, while the band solidify info on their upcoming full-length follow-up featuring all-new material, being scheduled for release later in 2011. More info will follow in the coming weeks.
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    Related links:
    The Resurrection Sorrow
    The Resurrection Sorrow on Facebook
    The Resurrection Sorrow on MySpace

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  • Jeremy Wagner's Armageddon Chord

    Jeremy Wagner's Armageddon Chord
    ©Jeremy Wagner has been dubbed as the creator of a new genre of fiction: "Heavy Metal Thriller"! With the release of his brand new novel titled "The Armageddon Chord" (August 22, 2011 via kNight Romance Publishing), Jeremy is reinventing himself once again and he is ready for a new challenge. The inspiration behind "The Armageddon Chord" came from his two passions: playing guitar and writing novels. So what is the Armageddon Chord?
    "The Armageddon Chord in my novel, is the final chord that is played from this ancient evil song that was written in hieroglyphics. It was transcribed thousands of years later by this guitar player who is duped into making this song a reality." - Jeremy Wagner
    Wagner has had quiet a journey through his career that has kept him happy and very busy. Not only has he written more than 70 published songs, recorded more albums, and has had two MTV videos, but he has also toured 16 countries with his bands Broken Hope and Lupara. And has been published in RIP Magazine, Terrorizer, Metal Edge, Microhorror and also on short fiction published works through Perseus Books, St. Martin’s Press, and Ravenous Romance Publishers.
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    Here are some of Wagner's other works:
    - Romance Ain’t Dead, short story that appears as the first story in the zombie-romance anthology: Hungry For Your Love (St. Martin’s Press).
    - The Creatures From Craigslist in the anthology, Fangbangers: An Erotic Anthology of Fangs, Claws, Sex and Love (Ravenous Romance Publishing).
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    He has already written two brand new novels, which are being revised as we speak! We had the priviledge of interviewing Jeremy about his upcoming novel "The Armageddon Chord" (August 22, 2011 via kNight Romance Publishing), as well as his musical career. Here is what went down:

    OFFICIAL trailer:

    Related links:
    Jeremy Wagner's Official Site
    The Armageddon Chord
    Order The Armageddon Chord

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  • Sindependence Metal Bash Promo!

    Sindependence Metal Bash Promo!
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    What? The Sindependence Metal Bash
    When? On Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 7 PM
    Where? Fontana's Bar, 105 Eldridge St., New York, NY 10002
    Who? Lies Beneath, Alekhine's Gun, No Remission, Ashes of Your Enemy and Eyes Like Cyanide.
    Special guest: Cassandra Soto
    Hosts: Horns Up Rocks founder Jo Schüftan and Tim Martinez (DJ Tim No 37) of No Mercy Metal.
    DJ: Alissa Shimansky of Brutal Bitches Productions.
    Presented by: Horns Up Rocks and Brutal Bitches Productions.
    Cost: $10
    Age restriction: 21+ with ID!
    PROMO:

    Related links:
    Official Facebook Invite
    Brutal Bitches Productions
    Lies Beneath
    Alekhine's Gun
    No Remission
    Ashes of Your Enemy
    Eyes Like Cyanide
    Cassandra Soto

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  • The Judas Syndrome cover Lady Gaga's "Judas"

    The Judas Syndrome cover Lady Gaga's "Judas"
    ©New York City thrashers The Judas Syndrome decided to risk their reputation for being a hard hitting band, and to cover the song "Judas" by Pop Queen Lady Gaga. While Heavy Music is all about being open minded to new things, we don't think a band that is looking to get signed should be risking their reputation by covering a Pop song, specially when a handful of other artists have already covered Lady Gaga. Why not be original and cover a Heavy Music classic and add a unique flavor to it? Or taking a wise risk like Resolution 15 did when they covered U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and proved that they are phenomenal musicians. Same goes for Slam One Down, who blew everyone's mind at the Horns Up Rocks 1 year anniversary party with their flawless covers of Pantera's "Becoming", ACDC's "Dirty Deeds" and Machine Head's "Davidian".
    Some of you may think that we are being too harsh, but the music industry today is not looking for bands that are taking risks without measuring the consequences. Nowadays a record label will only invest in a band that is smart about how they handle their business on and off stage. Our advice to any up and coming band is to think carefully about what you want to represent and what your ultimate goal is. Don't put years of hard work down, by making the wrong moves.
    Here is The Judas Syndrome covering the song "Judas" by Lady Gaga:
    the judas syndrome - judasbyThe Judas Syndrome
    Now here is also The Judas Syndrome with their original song titled "Death of the Soul":

    Related links:
    The Judas Syndrome on MySpace
    Official site of the Judas Syndrome
    The Judas Syndrome

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  • VH1 Classic presents: The 2011 Revolver Golden Gods Awards

    VH1 Classic presents: The 2011 Revolver Golden Gods Awards
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    ©This Saturday, May 28, 2011, VH1 Classic will premiere their exclusive coverage of the 2011 Revolver Golden Gods Awards at 10:00 PM ET/PT. If you were not able to be there in person, this is your chance to experience the historic event that brought together various Heavy Music icons to the Nokia Club in downtown Los Angeles. Here is the Official press release:
    "The 2011 REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS VH1 Classic special is hosted by Chris Jericho (Dancing With the Stars, WWE, Fozzy) and features performances from: Alice Cooper performing his classic anthem “School’s Out” with the living members of his original band, Avenged Sevenfold performing Pantera’s “Mouth for War” with Vinnie Paul (Pantera), Sebastian Bach performing Skid Row’s “Youth Gone Wild” with Asking Alexandria, Duff McKagan (Loaded, Guns N’ Roses), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) and Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) performing Judas Priest’s “Electric Eye,” and Scott Ian (Anthrax) and Volbeat performing Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Want To Be With You.”
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    The hour-long REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS special features winners and presenters including:
    \m/ Hunted: The Demon’s Forge® Golden God Award: Alice Cooper, presented by Rob Zombie.
    \m/ Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award: Mötley Crüe, presented by Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour.
    \m/ Honorary Headbanger Award: William Shatner, presented by Scott Ian of Anthrax and The Damned Things and comedian Brian Posehn.
    \m/Affliction® Album of the Year Award: Avenged Sevenfold, presented by Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez of Alice in Chains.
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    Other notable appearances at the 2011 broadcast include Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo, Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction), comedian Brian Posehn, Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler and many more."
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    Here is the OFFICIAL trailer:

    NEW issue by Revolver Magazine:
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    Here are some of our "Black Carpet" interviews:






    Photo credit: Justin Borucki
    Related links:
    Revolver Magazine

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