THE READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING ADDITION TO THIS YEAR’S LINE-UP

ON THE NME / RADIO ONE STAGE

Friday 28th August at The Reading Festival / Sunday 30th August at The Leeds Festival

With a critically heralded return in the shape of new album 'Everything is New'  JACK PEÑATE comes to the twin sites in fine form.  Having wowed the UK with hit single 'Torn on the Platform' and top ten album 'Matinee' in 2007 the London born singer has continued to prove himself one of the UK's brightest hopes with that new album, the NME noting, "Jack Peñate has made a record that’s light on its feet, [and] has glamour bordering on sex appeal".  Following rapturous reviews for his recent UK tour expect a full house at both sites for these shows from one of the UK's brightest hopes.

For more information - www.jackpenate.com

The Line-Up for the stage is now

Faith No More

Jamie T

Friendly Fires

Florence and the Machine

Jack Penate

The Horrors

Little Boots

The Airborne Toxic Event

The Virgins

Manchester Orchestra

Dananananaykroyd

For the full line-up for all days go to www.readingfestival.com / www.leedsfestival.com

Set Your Goals Release New Album
‘This Will Be The Death Of Us’ 20th July

Pop-Punk’s Hottest Band Play Reading and Leeds Festival and London’s newly re-launched venue Relentless Garage

Bay Area pop-punk band Set Your Goals will release their widely anticipated new album “This Will Be The Death Of Us” on July 20th via Epitaph Records. Produced by Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches), the album features twelve relentless tracks of balls-to-the-wall, infectious non-stop pop-punk.

Successfully overcoming the difficult second album syndrome, Set Your Goals come out guns-a-blazing on “This Will Be The Death Of Us”, the follow-up to their breakthrough debut “Mutiny”. From the galloping drum beat and the ripping riffs of the title track, which features guest vocals from Vinnie Caruana from I Am the Avalanche, to the soaring choruses of the catchy sing-along “Look Closer“ and the blazing punk rock track “The Fallen,” which showcases duel vocalists Matt Wilson and Jordan Brown’s flawless delivery as they trade off singing duties, “This Will Be The Death Of Us” is set to be the punk rock album of 2009.

While “This Will Be The Death Of Us” has the definitive Set Your Goals sound, they aren’t afraid to keep it fresh and try new things. “Gaia Bleeds (make way for man)” takes things to a whole new level with Audelio Flores and Dan Coddaire’s Motorhead-esque riffs and Mike Ambrose’s tightly knit blast beats over gang vocals, and the soon to be fan favourite “The Few That Remain,” an insanely addictive song that features longtime Set Your Goals fan Haley Williams of Paramore adding some gutsy vocals. The band finishes off the album with the 90’s skate punk influenced “Our Ethos: A Legacy To Pass On,” featuring spitfire, fist-pumping guest vocals from New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert.

This may only be the band’s second album, but you wouldn’t know it. Set Your Goals has already proven their longevity and dedication to the music through relentless touring and their classic punk debut Mutiny, and with the release of “This Will Be The Death Of Us” it further cements them as one of the pop-punk greats. Catch the band this summer as they follow up their successful 2008 appearances at Give It A Name (Kerrang! – these Californians go down like free candy) with highly anticipated performances at Reading and Leeds Festival and London’s newly relaunched venue the Relentless Garage!

Set Your Goals Tour Dates:
August 28 – Leeds Festival, UK
August 29 – Reading Festival, UK
August 30 – Ieperfest festival, Belgium
August 31 – Relentless Garage, London
more dates to be announced soon

www.myspace.com/setyourgoals

Deluxe Expanded Edition Of
“Black Sabbath”
Release date: 29th June 2009

www.black-sabbath.com

Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne – four names that resonate throughout Rock’s recorded history as clear and sublime as the haunting bell that tolls the opening to “Black Sabbath”, the band’s debut album from 1970.

Collectively, they formed Black Sabbath and forged the most haunting and hypnotic rock sound of all time. From humble beginnings, the Birmingham quartet enslaved the minds and souls of millions of rock fans around the world and continue to do so into the new millennium. The musical genre they created inspired countless musicians and spawned countless bands.

Now, for the first time-ever, the blueprint, or rather black-print, to Sabbath’s musical plan can be scrutinised via a myriad of previously unreleased studio outtakes, recently unearthed and compiled as an additional bonus disc accompanying the band’s debut album “Black Sabbath”.

“Black Sabbath” is part of a series of Black Sabbath deluxe expanded editions. Each remastered album includes an additional disc of previously unheard outtakes, demos and instrumental tracks taken from the original studio sessions. “Black Sabbath” also includes deluxe digipak gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve-notes telling the story behind each album and include images of rare single covers and memorabilia from the period.

Welcome to vital additions to the legacy of one of the most important and influential bands of all time…

“Black Sabbath” 2 CD

Disc 1 (Original Album):

1. Black Sabbath
2. The Wizard
3. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
4. N.I.B.
5. Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games)
6. Sleeping Village
7. Warning

Disc 2  (Tracks 2-9 previously unreleased):

1.    Wicked World (single b-side)
2.    Black Sabbath (studio outtake)
3.    Black Sabbath (instrumental)
4.    The Wizard (studio outtake)
5.    Beyond The Wall Of Sleep (studio outtake)
6.    N.I.B. (instrumental)
7.    Evil Woman (alternative version)
8.    Sleeping Village (Intro – studio outtake)
9.    The Warning (Part 1 – studio outtake)

Deluxe Expanded Edition Of
“Master Of Reality”
Release date: 29th June 2009

www.black-sabbath.com

Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne – four names that resonate throughout Rock’s recorded history as clear and sublime as the haunting bell that tolls the opening to the bands eponymous debut album from 1970.

Collectively, they formed Black Sabbath and forged the most haunting and hypnotic rock sound of all time. From humble beginnings, the Birmingham quartet enslaved the minds and souls of millions of rock fans around the world and continue to do so into the new millennium. The musical genre they created inspired countless musicians and spawned countless bands.

Now, for the first time-ever, the blueprint, or rather black-print, to Sabbath’s musical plan can be scrutinised via a myriad of previously unreleased studio outtakes, recently unearthed and compiled as an additional bonus disc accompanying the band’s 1971 third album “Master Of Reality”. The album also includes a previously unreleased studio track – ‘Weevil Woman’.

“Master Of Reality” is part of a series of Black Sabbath deluxe expanded editions. Each remastered album includes an additional disc of previously unheard outtakes, demos and instrumental tracks taken from the original studio sessions. “Master Of Reality” also includes deluxe digipak gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve-notes telling the story behind each album and include images of rare single covers and memorabilia from the period.

Welcome to vital additions to the legacy of one of the most important and influential bands of all time….

Disc 1 (Original Album):

1. Sweet Leaf
2. After Forever
3. Embryo
4. Children Of The Grave
5. Orchid
6. Lord Of This World
7. Solitude
8. Into The Void

Disc 2 (Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks):

1.    Weevil Woman ’71
2.    Sweet Leaf (studio outtake feat. alternative lyrics)
3.    After Forever (studio outtake – instrumental)
4.    Children Of The Grave (studio outtake feat. alternative lyrics)
5.    Children Of The Grave (studio outtake – instrumental)
6.    Orchid (studio outtake – Tony count-in)
7.    Lord Of This World (studio outtake feat. piano & slide guitar)
8.    Solitude (studio outtake – intro. with alternative guitar tuning)
9.    Spanish Sid (studio outtake – ‘Into The Void’ alternative version)

    www.gaslightanthem.com | www.myspace.com/thegaslightanthem

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM WRAP UP AN INCREDIBLE WEEKEND AT BOTH GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL AND HARD ROCK CALLING!

BAND JOINED BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ON STAGE AT BOTH EVENTS!

‘THE 59 SOUND’ SINGLE OUT TODAY ON SIDEONEDUMMY RECORDS

“This band could be born to run and run ****” - The Guardian

“Simply one of the most inspirational rock shows we've seen all year” - NME

"They have the ability to conjure both feelings of joyous celebration and powerful pangs of nostalgic yearning that hit deep in your gut and send chills racing across your back” KKKKK -Kerrang!

New Jersey’s favourite sons The Gaslight Anthem experienced an astonishing patronage this weekend from legendary neighbour Bruce Springsteen when he joined the band onstage at both Glastonbury and the Hard Rock Calling event in London’s Hyde Park this weekend. Springsteen joined the band on guitar and vocals for a storming version of their new single ‘The 59 Sound’ and provided one of the real highlights of both festivals.

To return the favour, Gaslight Anthem’s frontman Brian Fallon also joined Bruce Springsteen at both events for the song ‘No Surrender’ to prove their mutual respect and provided yet another classic festival moment.

“Bruce just turned up backstage yesterday,” explains Fallon talking to Absolute Radio. “He asked if he could play with us and today he said ‘Hey, I’m going to play with you’. I guess God likes me a little!”

“I’m amazed how gracious he is,” he continues. “You’re aware of his presence, his stature, the history he has and his legacy, but you get the sense he’s encouraging us, like an older brother would be. We’re carrying on in the traditionalism of rock n roll and you could tell he is super supportive of that and that means the world to us. The fact that he’d join us to play makes us the ‘beautiful loser’ as they say. The underdog triumphs!”

Today also sees the single release of the title-track from last year’s critically-acclaimed album – ‘The ’59 Sound’ on Sideonedummy Records.

The single is available via download, as well as in 7” and CD versions.  The B-sides include Gaslight’s brilliant cover version of ‘State of Love and Trust’ by Pearl Jam and ‘We Came to Dance’ off the band’s first full-length SINK OR SWIM.

The Gaslight Anthem will bring their explosive live performance to the following shows and festivals in the UK and Europe this summer:

July:

2nd ROSKILDE FESTIVAL                        Roskilde

3rd VAINSTREAM FEST                          Munster, Germany

4th VAINSTREAM BEASTFEST               Weisbaden, Germany

5th RUISROCK FESTIVAL                       Turku, Finland

9th BBK ALIVE FESTIVAL                       Bilbao, Spain

10th ALIVE FESTIVAL                             Lisbon, Portugal

11th OXEGEN FESTIVAL                        Dublin, Eire

12th T IN THE PARK FESTIVAL Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland

16th GURTEN FESTIVAL                         Bern, Switzerland

17th ART SONIC FESTIVAL                    Briouze

18th DOUR FESTIVAL                            Dour

19th LATITUDE FESTIVAL                      Southwold, Suffolk, UK

25th FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL                     Niigata

2nd ALL POINTS WEST FESTIVAL Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

7th LOLLAPALOOZA                             Chicago, Illinois, USA

29th LEEDS FESTIVAL - NME Stage      Leeds, UK

30th READING FESTIVAL - NME Stg     Reading, UK

NEBULA

HEAVY PSYCH

RELEASED AUGUST 3RD

(Tee Pee Records)

www.nebulamusic.com | www.teepeerecords.com

L.A. power trio Nebula, whose cosmic cocktail of heavy riffs, electric blues and psychedelic space rock has earned the band international (and, dare we say, universal) acclaim have returned to Tee Pee Records and will release Heavy Psych on August 3rd. Nebula released their first album on Tee Pee in 1998 titled Let It Burn. Let It Burn is being reissued on vinyl later this year and will be released as a limited edition double LP, the first LP containing the original Let It Burn album plus two bonus tracks and a second LP will contain the original demos from the Let It Burn sessions.

The great swirling, electrical ball of dynamism and potential known as Nebula formed in the mythical abyss of Los Angeles in 1997. In its current incarnation the band is comprised of Eddie Glass (Guitar/Vocals), Rob Oswald (Drums) and Tom Davies (Bass/Vocals).

Nebula creates pure guitar-driven, conscious expanding rock for the 21st century and Heavy Psych has everything you could want and need to start the ceremony. They are a culmination of their rock forbearers such as Jimi Hendrix, MC5, The Stooges and Mudhoney turned up a notch, taken to the next level and blasting through space. Nebula spread their gospel through their music and what they are preaching will leave the congregation on the floor.

Combining the combustibility of the sun with the mysticism of the moon, Heavy Psych lives up to its name, no matter your preferred definition, and reaffirms Nebula’s reputation as one of rock's brightest stars – in this galaxy or any other.

Bloodstock Open Air 2009 are thrilled, excited and honored to confirm the exclusive return of ENTOMBED to the UK at this year’s Bloodstock festival. The Swedish death’n’roll legends have not set foot in the UK for 3 years and guitarist Alex Hellid is looking forward to the band’s return:

 “Yes, finally! Back to the UK! Look forward to Bloodstock very very much! It’s been way too long and Entombed are extremely delighted to return to our second home after what seems to be an eternity. Great bands too I see!!! We have not been to UK since masters of death 2006, so we’re really looking forward to some mushypeas and late night curries by now!!”

 This exclusive performance at the UK’s only true open air metal event promises to be a memorable experience. Classic tracks such as “Crawl”, “Demon”, “Out Of Hand” and “Like This With The Devil” are bound to have the metalheads of Bloodstock grinning and growling along in the way only ENTOMBED can, and as their only UK show of 2009 this is not to be missed!

Line up so far: EUROPE  :  CARCASS  :  ARCH ENEMY   :  BLIND GUARDIAN  : 

CRADLE OF FILTH  :  ENTOMBED  :  SAXON  :  AMON AMARTH   :  SATYRICON  :  APOCALYPTICA  :  ENSLAVED  :  CANDLEMASS  :  MUNICIPAL WASTE  :  THE HAUNTED  :  KATATONIA  :  DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER   :  KREATOR  :  ANATHEMA  :  EQUILIBRIUM  :  TURISAS  :  BATTLELORE  :  SABATON  :  GIRLSCHOOL   :  WOLF  :  MOONSPELL  :  MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD   :  GODS OF HELLFIRE  :  INTERNAL CONFLICT  :  NEFARIOUS  :  THE GREEN RIVER PROJECT  :  THEY WILL RISE  :  VALLENBROSA  :  ALTERNATIVE CARPARK  :  BLOODSHOT DAWN  :  INNER EDEN  :  SNAKEBITE  :  SOLSIKK   :  VENTFLOW  :  ARTHEMIS  :  CELESTY  :  PYTHIA  :  BEHOLDER  :  BISONHAMMER  :  DIVINE CHAOS  :  SANCTORUM  :  Switchblade Scream  :

Date:       14th, 15th, 16th August 2009-01-26

Location:  Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire

TO BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW GO TO  www.bloodstock.uk.com

Bloodstock is officially sponsored by Metal Hammer Magazine www.metalhammer.co.uk
And Scuzz TV www.scuzz.tv

ENTER SHIKARI ANNOUNCE UK / IRELAND TOUR
October 2009

www.entershikari.com    www.myspace.com/entershikari

Hot on the heels of the release of the album “Common Dreads”, we're announcing another run of UK / Ireland shows to get Enter Shikari out from under our feet here at Ambush Reality HQ.

After the intimate venues of recent months, we thought it only fair to get them out into big rooms again so that fans can actually get tickets to the shows.

Supports for the tour will be announced very shortly.

Fri 2 Oct - BELFAST Mandela Hall

Sat 3 Oct - DUBLIN Academy

Mon 5 Oct - NORWICH UEA

Tue 6 Oct - SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall

Wed 7 Oct - BRISTOL Academy

Thu 8 Oct - PLYMOUTH Pavillions

Sat 10 Oct - LONDON Roundhouse

Sun 11 Oct - OXFORD Academy

Mon 12 Oct - MANCHESTER Academy

Tue 13 Oct - BIRMINGHAM Academy

Thu 15 Oct - SHEFFIELD Academy

Fri 16 Oct - DUNDEE Fat Sams

Sat 17 Oct - GLASGOW ABC

Sun 18 Oct - ABERDEEN Music Hall

Tue 20 Oct - NEWCASTLE Academy

Wed 21 Oct - NOTTINGHAM Rock City

Thu 22 Oct - LIVERPOOL Academy

Tickets for the tour go on general sale from Friday 26th June, but those signed up to the members area of www.entershikari.com (the Lion's Den) or the band's mailing list will have access to special pre-sale links which will give them a few days head start on the wider world.

Folks purchasing the tickets via www.entershikari.com will be offered the opportunity to purchase the format bundle of the forthcoming single “No Sleep Tonight” at a special low price.

Formats include remixes by -

The Qemists (www.myspace.com/qemists)

Rout (www.myspace.com/routdj)

LightsGoBlue (www.myspace.com/lightsgoblue)

and Hospital Record's Mistabishi (www.myspace.com/themista)

The Wildhearts announce details of new album ‘Chutzpah!’ plus UK September/ October Tour

The Wildhearts will return with their 9th studio album, Chutzpah!, on 31st August and head out on a full UK tour in September and October.

Recorded in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, The Bronx, The Storm) the band are adamant that the new album will be no ordinary Wildhearts record and is described by lead singer Ginger as “unlike any that we’ve made so far”. Bassist Scott Sorry added “This album is not only my favourite Wildhearts record, but it's one of my favourite records to have ever been a part of”.

The track listing will run as follows:

1. The Jackson Whites
2. Plastic Jebus

3. The Only One
4. John Of Violence
5. You Are Proof That Not All Women Are Insane
6. Tim Smith
7. Low Energy Vortex  
8. You Took The Sunshine From New York
9. Mazel Tov Cocktail
10. Chutzpah   

The band has also been busy booking a UK headline tour which will include an appearance at Sonisphere festival on August 1st as well as a headline show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

17/09/09: Concorde 2, Brighton
18/09/09: O2 Academy, Bristol
19/09/09: Rock City , Nottingham
20/09/09: Waterfront, Norwich
21/09/09: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
22/09/09: Phoenix, Exeter
24/09/09: O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
25/09/09: The Sugarmill, Stoke-On-Trent
26/09/09: Cockpit, Leeds
27/09/09: Garage, Glasgow
28/09/09: O2 Academy, Newcastle
30/09/09: Club Academy, Manchester
01/10/09: Shepherds Bush Empire, London

Lead singer Ginger said;

“It's always great to play to Wildhearts crowds, they really are the best crowd in the world. We are a very lucky band in that respect, and we never take it for granted. This time we'll be promoting the new album which has Scott and CJ singing lead vocals too, so I'll be in heaven being able to take a break from f***ing singing all the time. I can't wait to see people’s reaction to the new material”.
 
The Wildhearts' album 'Chutzpah!' is released on 31st August on Backstage Alliance and is distributed through Cargo.  

 SERGEANT
SINGLE ‘COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS’
RELEASED 27 JULY 2009

‘Everything that is inspiring and uplifting about great pop’ - Sunday Times Culture
‘the most perfect pop anthem we can imagine being penned’- NME
‘Anthem Of The Summer’ – Guardian Guide
‘Stunning’ – Clash Magazine
‘Absolute class’ – The Sun

Fife’s favourite sons Sergeant are back with the 1st single to be released on their own label ‘Shy Recordings’. Making a bold choice that embodies the true spirit of 'indie' music, Sergeant have rebelled against the confines of a major label existence, choosing instead to set up their own label. Inspired by the artists and attitude of seminal Scottish 1980s label Postcard Records (Orange Juice, Aztec Camera), Sergeant have also taken the very 21st century step of securing significant investment from a music fund to launch their label.  Now in control of every aspect of their music, and with 3 sold out releases to date- ‘K-Ok’, Scottish limited release ‘Swings & Roundabouts EP’ and ‘Swiftly Does It’ -the Glenrothes foursome return full of vigour with one of the stand-out tracks from their live show.
 
‘Counting Down The Days’ comes from their as-yet-untitled debut album, recorded at Rockfield, Rak and Abbey Road studios with legendary producer John Leckie (Stone Roses, Radiohead, The Verve).  Having toured with the likes of Supergrass, The Fratellis and Oasis- at the request of Noel Gallagher they were sole support on the recent Scottish Arena tour- the band went on to woo crowds with headline shows across their native Scotland, selling out 1000+ capacity venues in the process and gathering widespread rave reviews along the way.
 
Alan McGee heralded the band as the ‘saviours of Scottish music’ in his Guardian Blog, and in summer 2009 Sergeant plan to bring their brand of jangly, pop-salvation south of the border too.
 
Counting Down The Days is released 27th July on Shy Recordings with an album in the Autumn.

ALBERTA CROSS - DEBUT ALBUM ‘BROKEN SIDE OF TIME’ SEPTEMBER 21st

SUPPORT TO NEIL YOUNG, GLASTONBURY SET AND OTHER DATES ANNOUNCED

Petter Ericson Stakee - vox, guitar

Terry Wolfers - bass, vox

Sam Kearney - guitar

Austin Beede - drums

Alec Higgins – keys

www.myspace.com/albertacross

Recorded in Austin, Texas and mixed in NYC by Andy Wallace’s right-hand man John O’Mahony (Depeche Mode, Coldplay, Kasabian,), Alberta Cross are poised to release their debut album on Ark Recordings and return to the UK later this month.

‘Broken Side Of Time’ took root in an April 2008 jam session when, with the aid of a little drink and a little smoke, the five-piece started jamming on a group of guitarist and vocalist Petter Ericson Stakee’s new songs with immediate and breathtaking results. “I remember thinking that night, this is going to be insane,” recalls Stakee.

While the band’s well-received 2007 EP ‘The Thief & The Heartbreaker’ was a modest, folk-minded, acoustic based disc that garnered glowing reviews, for principal song-writers Stakee and bassist Terry Wolfers, it was a baby step. ‘Broken Side Of Time’, however, is giant stride ahead. Grand in volume and vast in vision, it’s an inspired set of electric songs that finds the intersection of The Verve, My Morning Jacket and Neil Young (with or without Crazy Horse). “We’re trying to give people truly soulful music, which is hopefully inspirational, admits Stakee. “I want to ease their minds and give them a little break from reality.”

A taster from the album, the glorious rush of ‘ATX’, can be found on the bands myspace at: www.myspace.com/albertacross

Fresh from appearances at Coachella, Bonaroo and SXSW the band are confirmed to support Neil Young at the Hard Rock Calling event in Hyde Park on June 27th as well as two highly-anticipated sets at this year’s Glastonbury festival on the 28th (2pm on the Park Stage and 6:30pm on the Dirty Boots stage). Other dates, plus their own headline slot at Water Rats on the 30th of June, are all listed below.

JUNE
25th London Brixton Academy (support Dave Matthews Band)
26th London Brixton Academy (support Dave Matthews Band)
27th London Hyde Park supporting Neil Young
28th Glastonbury Festival,  Park Stage @ 2pm and Dirty Boots Stage @ 6:30pm
29th Wolverhampton Civic Hall (support Dave Matthews Band)
30th London Water Rats

BEHEMOTH – post new song + unveil new MySpace design!

Polish black/death monster BEHEMOTH just posted a new song, ‘Ov Fire And The Void“, off their upcoming album, ‘Evanglion“, to their brand new designed MySpace page, which isn’t just any common profile anymore – see for yourself!
 
Check it out both at www.myspace.com/behemoth <http://www.myspace.com/behemoth>  and get blown away by an epic piece of sonic brutality and the stunning design of the bands new profile!!
 
‘Evangelion“ is due on August 10 via Nuclear Blast!
 
HELL IS HERE!
 
www.behemoth.pl <http://www.behemoth.pl/>

Hot off their appearance at Download Festival, The 69 Eyes have been confirmed as special guests to Buckcherry at their exclusive Kerrang! Awards Show performance on 30th July at the HMV Forum in Kentish Town, London.
 
“This is gonna be a show not to be missed by any fucking chance!” says frontman Jyrki69 “Your favourite Helsinki Vampires gonna make you bleed, just to then get lit up by Buck-Fuckin'-cherry, man!!! This night IS devoted to sex, blood and rock'n'roll!!!”
 
In preparation for their new album, “Back In Blood”, the band have also announced an exclusive pre-listening party at the Intrepid Fox in London’s West End straight after the show. Jyrki and his partner is crime drummer Jussi 69 will be making a personal appearance and a DJ set which will include songs from the new album, giving fans a chance to hear tracks from “Back In Blood” for the first time up front of the album’s August 31st release.
 

The 69 Eyes Live with Buckcherry and Dear Superstar

30 July 2009                  HMV Forum                              Kentish Town London

Exclusive pre-listening party/aftershow

30 July 2009                  The Intrepid Fox                         St Giles High Street, London
 
 

http://www.myspace.com/theofficial69eyes    www.69eyes.com <http://www.69eyes.com>  

Fightstar announced for T4 On The Beach appearance. 

Fightstar have just been announced as the latest addition to T4 On the Beach, on Sunday 19th July 2009 in Weston-super-Mare.

Music fans can watch the beach party on T4 and 4Music where Fightstar join the likes of Little Boots, Will Young, Hockey, Dizzee Rascal, The Enemy, The Gossip and Calvin Harris.  They can also go to www.channel4.com/t4onthebeach for the chance to win tickets to the sold out event.

The band have just played a fantastic show to 30,000 people at the Download festival, and are due to headline London’s  Roundhouse on July 2nd as part of the iTunes festival. They will also be appearing at the 2000 Trees festival on 17th July and on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals.  Their new single “Never Change” is due for release on July 22nd.

Check out the band on www.myspace.com/fightstarmusic

DEAD BY APRIL: CHART-TOPPING SWEDISH ROCKERS TO APPEAR WITH LACUNA COIL & SLIPKNOT SIDE-PROJECT DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS AT JULY 31ST ’09 KERRANG! SHOW

DEAD BY APRIL – the ‘modern melodic metallers’ from Gothenburg, Sweden – have been confirmed to appear with  Lacuna Coil and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan of Slipknot fame’s side project Dirty Little Rabbits at the July 31st Kerrang! show at the London HMV Forum in Kentish Town.
 
The event is part of a series of shows leading up to the Kerrang! Awards. Other acts set to perform include Limp Bizkit, Dragonforce, Glamour Of The Kill, Youmeatsix and Buckcherry.
 
Tickets for the Dead By April/ Dirty Little Rabbits/ Lacuna Coil show go on sale on Friday, June 19th at 9am from http://www.aloud.com <http://www.aloud.com/>  (0844 848 8888) or http://www.hmv.com <http://www.hmv.com/> , and are priced at £20 advance.
 
The Kerrang! Awards themselves will take place at a top secret location in London on Monday, August 3rd.
 
Following this July 31st date, Dead By April – who topped the Swedish charts for a number of weeks with their debut single ‘Losing You’ - will be playing at the inaugural Sonisphere Festival, set to take place on August 1st & 2nd at Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
 
The Swedes will be appearing on the newly announced Bohemia stage, with performance times to be revealed shortly. The headliners for the event are Metallica and Linkin Park, with the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Alice In Chains, Lamb Of God, Thin Lizzy, Mastodon, Avenged Sevenfold and many more rounding out the bill.
 
The self-titled Dead By April album (which recently hit the #2 spot in Sweden) will be released in the UK on August 3rd.

BUCKCHERRY  ANNOUNCE UK TOUR AND KERRANG AWARDS SHOW.

“Boiling over with twitching guitars and naughty propositions that’d make Steven Tyler blush” Spin magazine

Currently being hailed as “the next great American band” the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Buckcherry have just announced a headline UK tour which includes one of the Kerrang Awards shows on July 30th.  

The Los Angeles based band are currently co-headlining a tour with  Papa Roach, as well as playing a few European festivals in their own right, (including a storming set at the Download festival). They recently debuted at No. 8 in the Billboard top 200 with their latest album “Black Butterfly” which was named iTunes Rock Album of the Year.

As an re-introduction to the UK, Buckcherry are set to release a special CD exclusive to Europe on September 28th, which includes tracks from the albums “15” and “Black Butterfly” as well as extra bonus tracks.  

Buckcherry’s version of the Deep Purple  song “Highway Star” is the official anthem for the NASCAR races in the U.S, You can watch it HERE.  The band will be playing the Daytona race on July 4th.  Another track “Rescue Me” is the official theme song for the World Wrestling Entertainment's Event “Judgment Day”.

The tour dates are as follows:

July 2009:

Fri 24th Glasgow Garage

Sat 25th            Sheffield, Corporation

Mon 27th           Leeds Cockpit

Tue 28th           Newcastle Academy 2

Thurs 30th        London Forum, Kerrang Awards show

Fri 31st             Wolverhampton,  Wulfrun Hall

August 2009

Sat 01st             Nottingham, Rock City

All tickets are £15 except Glasgow £16, and London £20.  Doors are 6.30 pm except Glasgow which is 5.30 pm.

All shows are all ages except for Nottingham which is 14+. 

Check out the band on www.myspace.com/buckcherry or www.buckcherry.com

Release debut DVD ‘Live At Brixton Academy’ on June 15th on Warner Bros. Records / Ear Storm

www.pendulum.com

“One of the most enthusiastic reactions afforded a main stage act in Big Day Out history. Phenomenal doesn’t even come close” – Kerrang!, Big Day Out live review, January 2009

“Right throughout the summer they’ve been killing the crowds, they’ve just got it right. The right band for the right times.” – Zane Lowe

One of the defining highlights of last summer’s festival circuit, Pendulum completed 2008 with a sold-out tour that saw them play to a combined audience of over 50,000 people. Now Pendulum can confirm the June 15th release of their ‘Live At Brixton Academy’ DVD that offers an irresistible monument for fans eager to relive the glorious chaos of the Pendulum live experience.

Recorded at Brixton Academy on December 4th and 5th 2008, the DVD highlights a full live set directed by Paul Caslin. Caslin was recently nominated for a Grammy in the Long Form Music Video category for his work on Rihanna’s ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ DVD release. An added feature in the shape of an eighty minute audio CD of the Brixton gigs makes for an essential purchase for Pendulum’s devoted and ever growing fan base.

‘Live At Brixton Academy’ features scintillating performances of Pendulum’s biggest hits and killer tracks to date including ‘Showdown’, ‘Propane Nightmares’, ‘Granite’, ‘Slam’ and ‘Another Planet’. The DVD also features Pendulum’s explosive interpretation of The Prodigy’s 1994 cult hit ‘Voodoo People’ and their incendiary take on the Metallica classic ‘Master of Puppets’.

Aside from the standard DVD / CD release, ‘Live At Brixton Academy’ will be also be available as a single DVD / deluxe double CD package that will be sold exclusively through www.pendulum.com as well as an iTunes exclusive format. Further details of both the deluxe version and the iTunes format of ‘Live At Brixton’ will be announced imminently.

In the UK, Pendulum’s ‘In Silico’ album debuted at #2 in the album charts, has since reached double Gold status and is fast approaching Platinum. Their single ‘Propane Nightmares’ hit the Top 10 and was nominated for a Kerrang! Award for Best Single. Backed by a number of the summer’s most memorable festival appearances, including Creamfields, Download, Reading / Leeds and T in the Park, Pendulum have become a vital live act – aptly demonstrated by how their gigs have continually moved onto bigger venues on each successive tour. Continuing support from Radio 1 included a special Pendulum documentary that ran over Christmas.

Pendulum are also repeating their phenomenal success on the other side of the Atlantic. Appearances on Carson Daly and Jimmy Kimmel relived the growing demand for their live shows created by the contagious reaction to their headline tours and a set at last year’s Coachella. They were also the hot name at this year’s Miami’s Ultra Music Festival where they headlined alongside The Prodigy and Bloc Party.

Now Pendulum are set to be the band of the summer. Having proven to be too big for the tents at last summer’s festivals as huge audiences flocked to catch them in action, Pendulum have been elevated to the main stage for this year’s dates at Download (where they’re due to play ahead of Marilyn Manson), V, T In The Park, Isle of Wight and Oxegen. Growing demand for the band has been rewarded with the confirmation that they will headline their first major UK festival at Global Gathering in July.

‘Live At Brixton Academy’ tracklisting

CD

Intro

Showdown

Fasten Your Seatbelts

Another Planet

Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)

Propane Nightmares

Blood Sugar

The Other Side

Different

Master Of Puppets

Slam

Hold Your Colour

Tarantula

Granite

The Tempest

DVD

Intro

Showdown

Fasten Your Seatbelts

Another Planet

Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)

Propane Nightmares

9,000 Miles

Midnight Runner

Mutiny

Blood Sugar

The Other Side

Different

Master Of Puppets

Slam

Hold Your Colour

Tarantula

Granite

The Tempest

Credits

NEW FOUND GLORY announce August UK tour, including a main stage appearance at Reading and Leeds festivals and at Pukkelpop in Belgium

Following on from their recent two exclusive and sold out UK dates  (June 2009), NEW FOUND GLORY are pleased to announce a further run of UK headline dates which will also include a main stage performance at this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals.

Having only just released their excellent new, Mark Hoppus produced (Motion City Soundtrack, The Matches) and Neil Avron mixed (Fall Out Boy) album Not Without A Fight earlier this year on new label Epitaph (making the US billboard chart top fifteen in the process), the band make it over for the 3rd time to the UK in under 10 months due to the live demand. 

In anticipation of the release, NEW FOUND GLORY originally kicked off Fight on January 6th with an online video game and a weigh-in press conference that were followed by – in true NFG fashion – hysterically funny training videos launching each week beginning January 22nd that ultimately lead up to the main event:  the music video for their first single ‘Listen To Your Friends’, which can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvj6Pn47s0s

Even though all the guys are still in their twenties, NEW FOUND GLORY have been slugging it out for over a decade alongside bands like Green Day and Blink 182, becoming one of the most celebrated pop-punk bands in the world.  Known for their trademark humor and fun loving attitude, the band’s latest effort will bring smiles to fans’ faces once again. The band’s ability to consistently produce pop-punk favorites, album after album, has made New Found Glory a household name worldwide and Not Without A Fight raises the bar. 

Full list of August UK and Euro dates are:

Fri 21 Belgium, Pukkelpop Festival (main stage)

Sat 22 UK, London Garage

Sun 23 UK, Manchester Club Academy
Mon 24 UK, Newcastle Academy 2
Tue 25 UK, Glasgow, Garage
Thu 27 UK, Birmingham Academy 2
Fri 28 UK, Reading Festival, Richfield Avenue (main stage)
Sat 29 UK, Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Sun 30 UK, Leeds Festival, Bramham Park  (main stage)

***You Me At Six, Trans - Global Underground, Hundred Reasons, Jersey Budd & Florence Rawlings added to GuilFest 2009 line up***

You Me At Six have been confirmed as headline act on the Rocksound Cave on Friday 10th July. It’s been a whirlwind for this Surrey based young pop punk quintet since they formed in Weybridge in 2005. They have already won two Kerrang! Nominations and supported a host of hot rock acts, from Fightstar to New Found Glory, The Audition, Angels & Airwaves and Fall Out Boy before headlining numerous tours of their own. In November 2007 they signed an album deal with UK Indie label Slam Dunk Records, and their debut album, Take Off Your Colours, went straight in at number 25 in the UK Charts in October 2008.  You Me At Six, who recently signed to Epitaph Records in the US, really are the British band of the moment and organisers are delighted to have such talent performing at GuilFest this year!

World music genre defining Trans-Global Underground have been confirmed for the Main Stage at GuilFest on Saturday 11th July.  Formed in 1991, when a group of disenchanted misfits from various corners of the dance, indie, bhangra, and Arabic scenes in London begin congregating in and around the offices of Nation Records in Ladbroke Grove, Trans - Global Underground have since toured festivals and venues all over the world, including locations as diverse as Egypt, Tunisia, Singapore and Australia – The band even opened the 2000 Sydney Olympics!  Expect world music influence from just about anywhere you can think of; their set is guaranteed to take you on a musical journey that spans the entire globe.

Hundred Reasons are confirmed to headline the Rocksound Cave on Saturday 11th July.  Hailing from Surrey, Hundred Reasons have sold in excess of a quarter of a million albums and scored six top 40 UK Hit singles from their four studio albums released since the band’s inception in 2000.  Hundred Reasons, who have toured extensively round the world and won three Kerrang! awards to date, are set to bring the house down with their powerful live set on Saturday night in the Rock Sound Cave.

Jersey Budd is welcomed to the Ents24 stage on Saturday 11th July.  Aside from his expressive, powerful voice and knack for a good melody, it’s Jersey’s unique take on rock history that makes his music so compelling. On ‘Shotgun Times’ he updates southern rock with contemporary string and horn arrangements, while ‘She Came Back’ shimmers with the 60’s finest harmonies, featuring the same handclaps and ‘Sha-La-Las’ that punctuated The Hollies’ finest moments.  Gifted yet grounded, Jersey Budd is a working class hero in the making, matching Lennon’s looks with The Boss’ penchant for the epic. We’re sure that his voice, songs and most importantly his lust for life, will make welcome additions to 2009’s musical landscape.

Soul singer Florence Rawlings will be entertaining crowds on the Main Stage on Saturday 11th July. The latest signing to Mike Batt’s Dramatico Records (Katie Melua, Marianne Faithfull, Carla Bruni), this 20 year-old Londoner is set to become a household name with her impressive mix of authentic soul, raw grooves and rhythm & blues.  Florence first impressed Mike Batt at the age of just thirteen when she performed at his house after hearing he was looking for female singers to sign to his label Dramatico. Two of the young singing applicants stood out to Batt immediately, one being a certain Katie Melua and the other Florence Rawlings. With Florence still so young, it was agreed that she should concentrate on school and finish her studies. Even then, whilst the majority of young teenagers were just being introduced to the real world, Florence sang with a heart and core that suggested she knew it inside out.

These 5 new acts join an enormous line up, that has been announced over the last few weeks.  There are still plenty more acts to be announced however -  More emerging talent will grace the two Live Club Stages for unsigned bands, with over 40 of the best raw and up and coming groups vying for the audience’s attention over the weekend. Tons of other attractions are on offer, including a massive 150 foot long bar, a huge variety of food stalls, Farmer Giles Barn Dance, The brand new 70s disco, The Rock Disco, The Acoustic tent, the eFestivals Comedy Stage, The Funky End Stage and loads more.

GuilFest 2009 looks set to become the most successful to date and tickets are selling very fast from Ticket Hotline: 0871 4240050 or via our website: http://www.guilfest.co.uk

The Complete line up so far:

THE DEAD FORMATS announced as main support for LOSTPROPHETS warm up shows!

Essex mod punkers THE DEAD FORMATS have been confirmed as main support to the upcoming LOSTPROPHETS festival warm up shows in August. Further support comes from bright sparks YOUNG GUNS:

 Manchester Academy - 25th August

Wolverhampton Civic - 26th August

Newport Centre – 27th August

LOSTPROPHETS will be headlining the NME/BBC Radio 1 Stage at Reading and Leeds festivals on 29th and 30th August.

THE DEAD FORMATS released their debut mini album earlier this month to a fantastic critical response and their dynamic live show recently earnt them a rare 10/10 live review in Rock Sound. They tour the UK 1st-5th July – see www.myspace.com/thedeadformats for full live dates.

BMTH add BRISTOL, PORTSMOUTH and NEWCASTLE to their UK 2009 headline tour!

Sheffield metallers BRING ME THE HORIZON are pleased to announce that due to massive public demand, an extra three dates have been added to their eagerly anticipated UK 2009 headline tour – Bristol O2 Academy on 18th November, Portsmouth Pyramids 19th Nov and Newcastle O2 Academy 20th November. Support comes from hotly tipped A DAY TO REMEMBER and August Burns Red (not all dates).

The band play European and Japanese festivals over the summer and have just announced co-headline slots on the Festival Republic Stage with THE BLACKOUT at READING and LEEDS festivals in August.

For full tourdates and more info on BMTH head over to www.myspace.com/bmth

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
FAST-RISING US METALLERS VOTED ‘BEST NEW BAND’ AT METAL HAMMER AWARDS

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH were declared ‘Best New Band’ at this year’s Metal Hammer Awards ceremony at the O2 Arena in London on June 15th. Voted for by readers of the magazine, the award was presented by Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas and Dez Fafara of Devildriver fame.
 
Commented Milas, “This award goes out to a band that has emerged in the past 12 months, and kicked all of our asses!”.
 
“They pulled one of the most insane crowds of the weekend at Download and they’ve been the band that you’ve given the most love to over the course of the past 12 months.”.
 
Other nominees in the category included Black Tide, Sylosis, Malefice, Trigger The Bloodshed and Alestorm.
 
Five Finger Death Punch recently announced that the title of their second studio album would be ‘War Is The Answer’. Co-produced by Kevin Churko and currently being mixed by Randy Staub, the eleven track outing is scheduled for a September ’09 release via Spinefarm Records UK.
 
‘War Is The Answer’ will be available on a number of different formats, including double vinyl; the latter will be housed in a sleeve exclusive to the UK market.

The Gaslight Anthem - New Single ‘The ’59 Sound’ out June 29th

Festival appearances including Latitude, Hard Rock Calling and Reading and Leeds this summer

www.gaslightanthem.com | www.myspace.com/thegaslightanthem

“This band could be born to run and run ****” - The Guardian

“Simply one of the most inspirational rock shows we've seen all year” - NME

"They have the ability to conjure both feelings of joyous celebration and powerful pangs of nostalgic yearning that hit deep in your gut and send chills racing across your back” KKKKK -Kerrang!

“Rarely is a gig with this much hype attached to it played with such genuine passion and conviction.” - Rock Sound

“Simply awesome.” - Classic Rock

“One of the year’s most exciting new albums” – Music Week

New Jersey’s favourite sons The Gaslight Anthem return to the UK this summer for several events including a performance on June 28th in support of “The Boss” at Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park. Tickets for Hard Rock Calling are already sold out. The band will also be playing the Radio 1 / NME stage at Reading and Leeds festivals and have recently announced they’ll be playing Latitude Festival too.

June 29th also sees the release of the title track ‘The ’59 Sound’.  This single will be available via download, as well as in 7” and CD versions.  The B-sides include Gaslight’s brilliant cover version of ‘State of Love and Trust’ by Pearl Jam and ‘We Came to Dance’ off the band’s first full-length SINK OR SWIM.

One of the hardest working bands in rock n roll (they have performed over 200 shows in the last 8 months), The Gaslight Anthem will bring their explosive live performance to the following shows and festivals in the UK and Europe this summer:

June:

16th         Germany, Stadt Halle in Offenbach (w/Social Distortion)

17th         Germany, Philippshalle in Dusseldorf (w/Social Distortion)

19th         Austria, Nickelsdorf - Nova Rock

20th         Germany, Neuhausen Obeck - Southside

21st         Germany, Schessel - Hurricane Festival

22nd        Denmark, Radio House Studio 2 in Copenhagen (headline show)

24th         Norway, Hove - Hove Festival

25th         Sweden, Goteborg - West Coast Riot

26th         Switzerland, St. Gallen - Open Air

28th         UK, London - Hard Rock Calling

July:

3rd           Germany, Munster - Vainstream Fest

4th           Germany, Wiesbaden - Vainstream Beastfest

5th           Finland, Turku - Ruisrock Festival

9th           Spain, Bilbao - BBK Live Festival

10th         Portugal, Lisbon - Alive Festival

11th         Ireland, Dublin - Oxegen Festival

12th         Scotland, Glasgow - T In The Park

16th         Switzerland, Bern - Gurten Festival

17th         France, Briouze - Art Sonic Festival

18th         Belgium, Dour - Dour Festival

19th         UK, Latitude Festival

25th         Japan, Fuji - Fuji Rock

August:

29th        UK, Leeds - Leeds Festival

30th        UK, Reading - Reading Festival

Hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, The Gaslight Anthem’s anthemic tales of American life have captured the imagination and hearts of fans and media alike. THE ’59 SOUND was hailed as one of the best albums of 2008 and Kerrang! magazine put The Gaslight Anthem on the cover before they had ever written a word about them. NME called THE ’59 SOUND one of the “best albums of 2008”, and immensely positive press poured in from Q Magazine, Rock Sound, Big Cheese, Clash and The Sun as well as great American press, including a cover feature in Alternative Press and major features in Rolling Stone and SPIN.  Playlist action at Radio One, XFM and 6 Music are also media highlights of this band’s incredible rise to success over the last 12 months.

CHTHONIC - ‘MIRROR OF RETRIBUTION’
Taiwanese Extreme Metallers confirm new studio album for August 10th release via Spinefarm Records UK…

TAIWAN IS a country where history and folklore work very much hand in hand, and both of these elements are central to the latest studio album from that country’s premier metal outfit, Chthonic (pronounced ‘Thonic’).
 
Formed in 1995, five-piece set-up Chthonic (a name deriving from a Greek word signifying spirits of the underworld) have delivered an 11-track body of work that touches on both the spirit and mortal worlds, with
loss of national identity and the sometimes turbulent history of their homeland recurring themes.
 
With Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano at the production & mixing helm, ‘Mirror Of Retribution’ sees the award-winning musicians further developing a style that started with the ’99 album ‘Where The Ancestors’ Souls Gathered’, blending full-on metal of the darker persuasion with traditional Taiwanese instruments such as two-string violin, the hena.
 
“The story behind this album combines true historical fact with an ancient myth of hell,” explains bassist and band spokesperson Doris Yeh. “Amongst other things, we make reference to the famous ‘228 Massacre’, which was the biggest ever massacre in Taiwanese history. Tens of thousands of Taiwanese were killed by the Chinese army. The final battle of the event occurred in the middle of Taiwan, where 40 local militia attempted to resist 2,500 soldiers from the Chinese army. In the end, the militia lost their lives near the Sing-Ling Temple.
 
“Musically, we tried to move the band to a whole new level,” continues Doris. “In the past, we’ve been described in various ways, as ‘symphonic black metal’ or ‘melodic death’, the word ‘folk’ has also been applied at times, but this was our chance to establish a new place for ourselves in the extreme metal genre…”

Never ones to shy away from a just cause, Chthonic – in particular frontman Freddy Lim – have been consistently active on the political front at home, whilst away from their hometown of Taipei they have appeared at the Wacken Festival in Germany and toured as part of the Ozzfest in the US, the first Asian extreme metal band to make such a mark.

BIZARRE LIVE!

***BIZARRE LIVE CLUB NIGHTS LAUNCHED JULY 23RD @ PURPLE TURTLE & SECOND BIZARRE BALL CONFIRMED OCTOBER 17TH @ SeOne CLUB LONDON***  

Following the spectacularly successful, totally sold out debut Bizarre Ball in October 2008, the world’s biggest alternative culture publication, Bizarre Magazine, now announces a series of Bizarre LIVE! Club nights. And the second Bizarre Ball, the biggest and best celebration of alternative life and culture ever seen in the UK, is confirmed for October 17th 2009 at SeOne Club, London Bridge, SE1 3QX.

Bizarre LIVE! events, a series of shows, will be taking place across the country. Like the Bizarre Ball, where the audience’s participation is as much of a spectacle as the onstage shows, Bizarre LIVE! gigs are more like parties, with various ‘Bizarre’ characters appearing onstage and in the audience, contributing to a unique ‘Bizarre community’ vibe, with the added bonus of a bunch of foot-stomping live bands to watch in between!

Bizarre LIVE! kicks off on July 23rd @ The Purple Turtle in Camden. Headlining the show are one of Bizarre’s favourite live acts, the magnificent MALEFICENT. The London-based freaks are led by Maleficent Martini and Mortimer Cain, whose agonising double vocals feel like a frenetic battle between the powers of good and evil, set to a backdrop of synth-driven industrial, progressive metal and sleazy rock’n’roll. Opening the show will be one-man electronic nutjob KID CARPET, who says his music is “a bit like punk, a bit like disco and sorta like hip-hop, but I do it all with kids’ plastic toys, telephones, keyboards, Furbys, and anything else that makes a noise”. The show will also feature two star turns from the delectable MISSY MALONE, one of the most popular performers at the first Bizarre Ball in 2008. And, as if that wasn’t enough, the whole shebang will be presented by BIZARRE’S ALIX FOX, with a guest appearance by the EVIL DR BLACKTHORN. Tickets, priced £10.00, (plus £1 booking fee) are available now from bizarremag.com/live

The Second Bizarre Ball, on October 17th at SeOne Club, promises even more madness than last year. New this year - a ‘STEAMPUNK’ room, with a retrofuturistic Victoriana meets industrial theme and an expanded ‘DOMINATION CORNER’. LUCHA BRITANNIA, with their unique mix of British and Mexican Lucha Libre high flying wrestling, are back on board, as are the ‘awe-inspiring, jaw dropping, horrific and terrific’ CIRCUS OF HORRORS. There will be a host of gorgeous burlesque dancers, terrifying freaks, titillating exotic erotic girls, gruesome cabaret artists and strange illusionists. But, most important of all is the audience ­– a glittering array of Mad Max extras, military men, dominatrices, monster mashers, psycho doctors, debauched metallers, corseted beauties, and numerous Bizarre Ultra Vixens and Vipers. Tickets, priced £23 (early bird) and £28 are available via bizarremag.com/bizarreball Join bizarremag.com/yourbizarre for instant updates and communication. More details as we get ‘em.

ENGINEERS

www.kscopemusic.com/engineers

LONG AWAITED SECOND ALBUM

‘THREE FACT FADER’ RELEASED JULY 6TH

(Kscope Records)

Engineers are back! Four years after the release of their landmark debut, the band return with their epic second album, Three Fact Fader, which is released by Kscope on July 6th. The 13-track album was produced by the band along with Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós, M83, Maps) over a period of two years and comes packaged in stunning artwork by legendary music photographer Tom Sheehan. Single ‘Clean Coloured Wire’ is due for release on July 20th and the band will be playing their first live show for two years at Bush Hall in London on Friday, July 10.

Engineers are not like any other band. Onstage Simon Phipps is the singer, Dan Macbean is the guitarist, Mark Peters is the bassist and Sweeney is the drummer, but the real clue is in their name: they approach their music like engineers, carefully constructing wonderful walls of sound.

Following the rapturous reception that greeted their mini-album ‘Folly’ in 2004 and debut ‘Engineers’ the following year, it’s taken them a long time to build the epic that is ‘Three Fact Fader’. After initial recording sessions with producer Ken Thomas, Engineers became unwitting victims of record company restructuring and the album was left in limbo, unfinished until the band reconvened earlier this year, largely motivated by public support. “We seem to appeal to people in a really deep way – people tell us our music has helped them through intense times in their lives,” explains Mark Peters. “This is why it was so important to get the album released, it means so much more than the peripheral aspects of releasing records.”

It’s not just lyrically that Engineers have a deep emotional resonance; the music itself has an overwhelming sense of purity and beauty that you can completely immerse yourself in. It was this tendency towards epic soundscapes that saw Engineers lumped in with the nascent shoegaze revival when they first appeared; now that the scene that celebrates itself has gone overground with the reformation of My Bloody Valentine and high-profile compilations from Rob Da Bank and revivalist label Sonic Cathedral, it seems as if Engineers have timed their return perfectly. “It pleases me to see shoegaze finally being accepted as a genre rather than something to poke fun at,” says Mark. “I do see links with our music, some of which are intentional and some of which aren’t, but there’s a lot more besides. The best music taps into the enigma of the human condition and thinking too much about trivialities such as genres tends to put the mockers on creativity.”

There were clearly no such constraints on Engineers’ creativity while they were making ‘Three Fact Fader’, which takes the influences of the debut and expands on them, resulting in a much bigger, bolder record. ‘Song For Andy’ could be one of those previously unreleased Dennis Wilson tracks that cropped up on the Pacific Ocean Blue reissue. The Fear Has Gone begins with ambient drones and neo-classical strings reminiscent of Austin, Texas minimalist duo Stars Of The Lid. The heavenly harmonies of Be What You Are would sit comfortably on David Crosby’s solo debut If I Could Only Remember My Name. What Pushed Us Together has a similar sunshine psychedelia feel to Panda Bear’s Person Pitch.

However, perhaps the biggest development is in the use of rhythm. Both Sometimes I Realise and Hang Your Head have a pounding, dancefloor-friendly quality, while both the title track and opener Clean Coloured Wire combine woozy, My Bloody Valentine style melodies with a sense of propulsion purloined from krautrock. 

Literally in the case of the latter, which is based around a sample from Harmonia’s Watussi, which is so effectively employed that Michael Rother himself claims the song gives him goosebumps. So, thanks to one of the forefathers of German experimental music and the persuasive powers of the record buying public, Engineers

are once again hard at work, building their ever more impressive sonic architecture. “We felt a massive rush from knowing that ‘Three Fact Fader’ would finally be presented as we wanted it to be,” concludes Mark. “Now, playing live is top of the list of our priorities and we’ve started to get some new ideas together. Don’t expect such a long gap between records next time...”

VERY SPECIAL NME / RADIO ONE STAGE HEADLINER ANNOUNCED

We said that Reading and Leeds would have the odd surprise left for you despite presenting the best festival line-up of 2009 and they don’t come much bigger than this one.

Promoters Festival Republic are proud to announce that the headline act on the NME /Radio One Stage at The Reading Festival on Friday 28th August and The Leeds Festival on Sunday 30th August will be none other than FAITH NO MORE.

The US legends guarantee an amazing moment at both sites in the tent and be sure to turn up early to ensure you get to see these very special shows.

Faith No More are without doubt one of the most important bands in the history of rock. Following underground success with 1987’s ‘Introduce Yourself’ and single ‘We Care A Lot’, the recruitment of Mike Patton on vocals and subsequent album ‘The Real Thing’ took the band global. Lead single ‘Epic’ became a worldwide hit and the band became household names. Through to 1998 and albums, ‘Angel Dust’, ‘King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime’ and ‘Album Of The Year’, Faith No More were a massive live draw and an A list name in rock circles. Their disbandment in 1998 was a sad moment for fans worldwide but their reformation this year and now these shows are sure to put smiles on not just those faces but the faces of everyone at the twin sites over the weekend.

FINNISH SHRED-MASTERS TO BE FEATURED IN GUITAR HERO 5

“DONE WITH EVERYTHING, DIE FOR NOTHING”, a track from Children Of Bodom’s latest studio album ‘Blooddrunk’, is confirmed to feature in Activision’s Guitar Hero 5, released this Autumn.
 
Guitar Hero is the most popular music-based video game in the world, and COB’s inclusion will turn an even brighter spotlight onto the truly ferocious skills of award-winning guitarist Alexi Laiho – named Best Metal Guitarist Of The Year in US magazine Guitar World’s 2009 Reader’s Poll. Alexi, who has a popular signature model with ESP, is also a past winner of the 'Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award' at the annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods event.

Children Of Bodom will be releasing a new album, ‘Skeletons In The Closet’, through Spinefarm Records
in September of this year. A collection of cover versions (some already available, others brand new recordings), this particular outing will be preceded by a new solo album from COB keyboard player Janne Warman.
 
Titled ‘Japanese Hospitality’ and on the Spinefarm Records UK schedule for August 24th, this 10-track release
is Warman’s fourth solo effort, and features a number of special guests, including Alexi Laiho and former Thunderstone vocalist Pasi Rantanen, who fronts the lead single, a cover of the Journey classic “Separate Ways”.
 
A ‘Best Of’ compilation rounding up tracks from the previous Warman albums will also be made available through Spinefarm on August 24th.
 
The title track from COB’s 2005 album, ‘Are You Dead Yet?’, has already been featured in Rock Band 2.

The Unsigned Band Review, a new site that offers advice to new bands from recognised industry professionals from a range of disciplines, are selecting 4 bands from their talent pool to play at the Hyde Park calling festival this month.

Bands have until this Friday (June 12th) to enter through www.unsignedbandreview.com  on the ‘Artist Sign Up’ page and 4 lucky winners will join The Killers, The Kooks and Howling Bells as part of the Friday shenanigans.

Unsigned Band Review have teamed up with Cancer Research UK and their ‘Busking Cancer’ campaign (http://www.buskingcancer.co.uk) to offer 4 busking locations at the busiest parts of the festival to play in front of thousands- with all proceeds going to Cancer Research.

The bands will be chosen by UBR’s team of music industry experts and the decision will be based on who they consider to be uber talented, exciting and ready to get their music out there. The chosen bands will be announced on the 12th June on www.unsignedbandreview.com.

Unsigned Band Review’s team of experts includes industry players from all parts of the music business and includes Simon Gavin (Universal), Simon Hargreaves, Olivier Behzadi and more.

The ‘Busking Cancer’ initiative is fronted by Rod Stewart and Suggs and further information on the campaign can be found at www.buskingcancer.co.uk.

BRING ME THE HORIZON announced for Reading/Leeds Festivals 2009!

After a massive set on the Main Stage last year, Sheffield’s finest metallers announce slots at the legendary festivals this year. They will play Leeds 28th Aug and Reading on 29th Aug on the Festival Republic Stage.

It has been a massive year on the road, taking the young Northern upstarts everywhere from Japan to Australia, US to Russia, and finally the good ship BMTH makes a British stop in anticipation of the band’s UK headline dates in October.

The band also play Download Festival THIS FRIDAY on the Second Stage at 16.55. Also check out new Visible Noise bands OUTCRY COLLECTIVE (Red Bull Stage Friday 12th at 16.20) and BRIDES (Tuborg Sunday 14th at 11).

Be sure to check out other Visible Noise bands at Reading/Leeds - LOSTPROPHETS and THE PLIGHT.

For more info on BMTH, check www.myspace.com/bmth

THE SPECIALS

The Specials continue their 30th Anniversary celebrations with the announcement of the final dates of their tour.  The band kick off another set of shows on 1st November in Cardiff and continue around the country for the month.

Their earlier dates in April and May of this year sold out in record time, and received spectacular reactions and reviews, with every venue on the tour packed to the rafters and the band’s classic tracks sounding ‘eerily relevant’ to the current times according to The Independent On Sunday. With The Daily Telegraph praising ‘one of the greatest live bands this country has ever produced’ and The Evening Standard acclaiming a band ‘spectacularly and life affirmingly reborn’, the second leg of the tour sees the band visit those concert halls that missed out on the first leg before a return to London for two massive nights at the Hammersmith Apollo to follow their five sold out night’s at Brixton.

“nothing ever change” Do Nothing – The Specials

This is a second chance to see one of the UK’s finest ever acts, dates are as follows:

Live in 2009

1 November, CARDIFF, Arena - 02920 224488

2 November, BRIDLINGTON, Spa - 01262 678258

4 November, BLACKPOOL, Empress Ballroom - 0871 2200 260

5 November, PLYMOUTH, Pavilion - 0845 1461460

7 November, MARGATE, Winter Gardens - 01843 292 795

9 November, WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic - 0870 320 7000

12 November, EDINBURGH, Corn Exchange - 08444 999 990

18 November, SOUTHEND, Cliffs Pavilion - 01702 351135

19 November, BRIGHTON, Centre - 0844 847 1515

21 November, NOTTINGHAM, Rock City - 08713 100000

22 November, NOTTINGHAM, Rock City - 08713 100000

24 November, LONDON, Hammersmith Apollo - 08448 444748

25 November, LONDON, Hammersmith Apollo - 08448 444748

Tickets go on sale 9am Friday 12th June priced £32.50 in advance except London £35.

24 hr CC Hotline: 0871 2200 260 / online: www.gigsandtours.com

Green Day

New single ‘21 Guns’ available for download from July 13th on Reprise Records
 
"There's a hugely imposing certainty about the album's sound and songwriting... the main currency of 21st Century Breakdown is king-sized stadium rock" - The Guardian
"Deft, epic, versatile and thrilling" - Kerrang!
"The voice of a disenfranchised mainstream, presented for prime-time consumption" – Metro
"Tight, flashy and full of gnashing pop hits" – NME
“Green Day’s greatest accomplishment is the manner in which they’ve constructed a supremely cohesive whole out of such seemingly disparate parts. The characters, themes and motifs that recur throughout 21st Century Breakdown are marshalled into an engrossing narrative that recalls both Bruce Springsteen and novelist Chuck Palahniuk” – Observer Music Monthly
"Another perfect document of our times" – Q
 
 

-       Despite being available for just three days of the chart week, Green Day’s new album ‘21st Century Breakdown’ debuted at #1 with UK sales of 90,000.

-       The album accumulated another 70,000 sales in its first full week of release.

-      ‘21st Century Breakdown’ has also proved to be a true global phenomenon. It has already topped the charts in 22 countries including USA, Germany, France, Japan and Canada.

-      Green Day return to the UK this October for their first full tour since early 2005. Commencing in Glasgow on October 19th, the tour includes three dates in London (two at the O2 and another at Wembley Arena) and shows in Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester.
 

http://www.greenday.com

Broadway Calls set to release new single ‘Be All You Can’t Be’ on the 20th July 2009 and announce dates supporting Offspring and a Reading/Leeds festival appearance.

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“…Instant sunshine melodies… Broadway Calls actually have the balls to keep a healthy dose of grit in the mix. Watch this space.” Kerrang

“Boundless energy and conviction packed into each sing-along chorus” Rock Sound

“Bursting with energy and call-to-arms lyrics…we love these Broadway punks!” Total Guitar

“…power pop sounds” Rhythm

“They put a fresh twist into their sound that will set them apart from

 their contemporaries.” Teletext

Originally inked by Green Day’s  Billie Joe Armstrong, Oregon’s very own powerpop punks Broadway Calls are set to release their new single ‘Be All You Can’t Be’ through their new label, Side One Dummy records,  this summer.  The new offering from the 3-piece will be available as a special edition vinyl 7” and digital download on the 20th July 2009. Singer Ty Vaughn said “Be All That You Can't Be is inspired by the fact that everyday in the public schools in the US , there are military recruiters walking the halls. They single out the poor kids, or the kids that can't get a scholarship and tell them that the military is their only option. I think it's dangerous and irresponsible.” The b-side is a track exclusive to this release entitled “The Call Out”.

February 09 saw Broadway Calls – singer Ty Vaughn,  bassist Matt Koenig and drummer
Josh Baird  - open for Alkaline Trio on a string of dates throughout the UK and they now look forward to touring as part of the Warped tour throughout the U.S for the second time.  They have also just been announced as support on the Offspring European tour, which includes two dates in the UK- London Brixton Academy and Manchester Academy - as well as playing the NME stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals. 

Dates are as follows:

August 2009:

Tues  25th          London Brixton Academy *

Wed  26th          Manchester Academy *

Sat 29th             Leeds Festival

Sun 30th                         Reading Festival  

*doors 7 pm.  Tickets London £24, Manchester £22.50  

Broadway Calls’ second album “Good Views, Bad News” is due in on 2nd August.

Check out the band here www.myspace.com/broadwaycalls

Brigada Mercy release their new Double A Side 'Recovering Catholic / Roto Chico' via 3 Minutes of Madness.

Roto Chico’ is so infectious it’s going to take more than a mouth mask and a shot in the arm to prevent you becoming smitten.’

Is This Music

The band was formed by Don Wilson from the ashes of his previous band The Yorkshire Rats, a punk band from the heart of the former Yorkshire coal fields.

The first single from the band ‘Roto Chico’ was received with open arms from the media and the current single ‘Recovering Catholic’ has already been playlisted on BBC6 by Tom Robinson. Like many a good song with a story, Roto Chico [Broken Man], is a parable about hurt and blame. Rico is a man on the brink, full of hatred for a world that he blames for his failures, but in an impassioned vocal performance Don Wilson calls it just how he sees it.  Rico can go on blaming everyone and everything else, or he can grasp that he might just have screwed it all up for himself.

‘… a creative and sizzling number to divert the plain and boring.’

Music News

‘…the wonky guitars and loping beats are addictive’

Room Thirteen

‘Quirky punk pop with eastern European touches.’

Get Ready to Rock

Brigada Mercy are much more internationalist in flavour. Don  and his fellow members Joe Bailey and Damon Boycott reach out to other marginal communities around the globe not just politically but musically as well.

You will hear the echo of Django ringing right across to the gypsy folk and jazz of Eastern Europe, woven together with the infectious rhythms of Latin America  and the rebel cry of Green Days Billie Joe. Shot through with a punk rock ethic that runs true from Pontefract to Kingston.

All releases available via www.3minutesofmadness.com

FIGHTSTAR ADD iTUNES SHOW AND ANNOUNCE OWN HEADLINE TOUR

“the band are loud and gritty whilst still retaining their catchy melodies…” Kerrang

“…convincing evidence they are due for a reappraisal…impressive melding of Biffy Clyro’s pop sense and Mastodon’s whales-on-parade sound” NME

 Fightstar’s recent album “be human” hit the Top 20 in the UK charts, and the band are now reaping the rewards of 5 years hard work and constant touring.   They played a small headline tour to introduce their fans to the new record earlier this year, as well as appearing  at the Radio 1 Big Weekend  to a rapturous reception.  They have now just been added as one of the headline acts for the iTunes festival, with a show at London ’s Roundhouse on July 2nd.  In addition they have finally announced their own major headline tour for October which includes their first ever show at London ’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire. 

Singer Charlie Simpson said “This next tour is shaping up to be our best yet. The last tour blew our minds with how responsive and up for it the crowds were and now people are going to have had the chance to really get to know 'be human' properly.  We are playing some of my favourite venues on this tour as well, which is always a bonus and we are going to be bringing out some tunes that our fans have never heard live before, so I can't wait! I just hope everyone is ready for for an all out Fightstar assault in October!”

Tickets for the tour will be available from www.fightstarstore.com (where 250 FREE tickets for the iTunes show will be given to those that order tickets from the store) on Thurs 4th June and Friday 5th June, and on general sale 9 00a.m. Sat 6th June. Door times are 7 pm.
Dates are as follows:

October

Wed 21st             Cambridge Corn Exchange
Friday 23rd          Oxford Academy

Sunday 25th       Glasgow Barrowlands
Monday 26th       Newcastle University
Tuesday 27th     Manchester Academy
Thursday 29th    Leeds Met University
Friday 30th         Birmingham Academy
Saturday 31st     London  Shepherds Bush Empire

November:
Monday 2nd       Portsmouth Pyramids

Check out the band on www.myspace.com/fightstarmusic or www.fightstarmusic.com

Grammy Award nominated band Mastodon to meet fans at HMV stores

WHAT: Signing sessions
 
WHERE:  HMV Sheffield High Street
                              HMV Manchester, 90 Market Street
                   HMV Glasgow Argyle Street
 
WHEN:  HMV Sheffield, Friday 5th June 2009 at 5.00 pm
                       HMV Manchester, Saturday 6th June 2009 at 5.00 pm
                HMV Glasgow, Sunday 7th June 2009 at 5.00 pm

Atlanta’s big hitting rock band, Mastodon, celebrate the release of their latest album, ‘Crack the Skye’ with three signing sessions at HMV stores starting at HMV’s High Street store in Sheffield on Friday 5th June 2009.
 
The band will be at the store from 5.00 pm, to meet fans and sign copies of the new album which was released in March through Warner Bros.
 
Next up the band head to HMV’s Market Street store in Manchester on Saturday 6th June and then on to HMV’s Argyle Street store, Glasgow on Sunday 7th June. Both these in-store signing sessions also kick off at 5.00 pm.
 
The Grammy nominated Mastodon, will be on tour with Metallica this summer on the European leg the World Magnetic Tour.

http://www.cracktheskye.co.uk
http://www.mastodonrocks.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mastodon

THE 69 EYES – Reveal cover artwork and tracklisting
Bam Margera directs video

Sharpen your fangs, The Helsinki Vampires are back. And this time, they’re “Back In Blood”.
 
The 69 Eyes return with their ninth studio album, which has been hailed a latter-day ‘Appetite For Destruction’. With blood on their hands and AC/DC on their stereo, the bloodsuckers have combined their past to focus on the future. Turning their back on the comic book glam of ‘Angels’, The Eyes have opened a heavier chapter in their musical career. For the first time this decade, honorary sixth vampire Johnny Lee Michaels has been granted temporary leave from the batcave and Matt Hyde (Slayer/Monster Magnet) has been invited over the threshold.

The first single will be the tongue-in-cheek ‘Dead Girls Are Easy’ – a nasty power anthem for sleazy pin-ups complete with a sing-a-long chorus aimed at those online chicks with the looks that kill! The video has been directed by MTV superstar and close friend Bam Margera and the artwork has been designed by Estevan Oriol, whose work has graced countless covers from Cypress Hill to The Transplants and Snoop Dogg.
 
 
“Back In Blood” tracklisting:
 
1. Back In Blood
2. We Own The Night
3. Dead N' Gone
4. The Good, The Bad & The Undead
5. Kiss Me Undead
6. Lips Of Blood
7. Dead Girls Are Easy
8. Night Watch
9. Some Kind Of Magick
10. Hunger
11. Suspiria Snow White
12. Eternal

 
“Back In Blood” will be released in the UK on August 31st.

Catch The 69 Eyes at Download Festival!

www.69eyes.com

ALL TIME LOW LAUNCHES ALBUM PRE-ORDER ON GLAMOURKILLS.com.

All Time Low’s new album “Nothing Personal” is now available for pre-order on Glamour Kills Clothing’s webstore, www.glamourkills.com. 

The Pre-order is being sold as a package deal that includes the album, an exclusive Glamour Kills / All Time Low collaboration t-shirt and a limited edition “Nothing Personal” poster.  Customers have the choice of purchasing four different packages, as there are four t-shirt different designs being offered.

“Nothing Personal” will be available in stores on July 7th, 2009, but fans can pre-order theirs now and have it delivered to them by the release date.

THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND

Album ‘New Hopes, New Demonstrations’ released today 1st June 2009

FREE album release show at Bloomsbury Bowling tonight!

(Epitaph Records)

www.myspace.com/theghostofathousand  |  www.theghostof1000.com  |  www.purevolume.com/theghostofathousand

“This is a definite shout for album of the year.” – Rock Sound (9 / 10)

“One of the albums of the year.” – Kerrang! KKKK

THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND’s critically lauded second album ‘New Hopes, New Demonstrations’ is released today and the band will be playing an extra special FREE show at Bloomsbury Bowling in London tonight to celebrate. Make sure you come down if you’re in the area. Doors are at 7.30pm and the band will be ably supported by the brilliant Outcry Collective and Warship (featuring ex-members of From Autumn To Ashes).

Check out TGOAT’s latest video for ‘Bright Lights’ here – http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=57663915