Tuesday, April 30, 2013

OCEANO POST STUDIO UPDATE VIDEO

OCEANO have posted a video update for fans from the studio, as they record their long-awaited new album, INCISIONS.

The Chicago five-piece are hard at work on the follow-up to 2010's CONTAGION at Electrowerks Studio in Downers Grove, Illinois.  The new studio video includes interviews with the band as they record INCISIONS, and also introduces new guitarist MICHAEL KASPER, who replaces the departing DEVIN SHIDAKER.

Watch the studio update video now at http://youtu.be/_JIP1ShPv_0

OCEANO recently released the first official track from INCISIONS, titled "Slow Murder".  Check out the official lyric video now at http://youtu.be/XFZ3I6ZTXR4

INCISIONS is due to be released later this year on Earache Records in Europe, and via Century Media/Earache Records in the USA.

OCEANO's first two albums, DEPTHS and CONTAGION, are available now on the Earache Webstore in North America at http://bit.ly/du4Fen and in Europe at http://bit.ly/hYpDqY

Get more OCEANO news and info at:

Facebook - http://facebook.com/oceanometal
Twitter - http://twitter.com/oceanometal


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Monday, April 29, 2013

EVILE TO PREMIERE NEW TRACK "HEAD OF THE DEMON" TONIGHT ON BBC RADIO 1

EVILE are due to premiere a brand new track tonight on the UK's BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, hosted by DANIEL P. CARTER.

The world premiere of the track "Head of the Demon", which is taken from EVILE's upcoming new studio album, SKULL, will take place during the late night show, which starts at midnight and can be streamed live online.

Listen to the exclusive world premiere on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show tonight at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wq4s

View the flyer for the premiere at http://bit.ly/11wP4ZI

"Head of the Demon" is the second track to be released from SKULL, following the release of the first single, "Underworld", last week.  Watch the official "Underworld" lyric video now at http://youtu.be/gckfqefea_0

SKULL is due to be released in Europe on May 27th via Earache Records, and in the USA on June 11th via Century Media/Earache Records.  The album was recorded with producer RUSS RUSSELL (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR) at Parlour Studios in Kettering, England.  The artwork was painted by artist ELIRAN KANTOR (TESTAMENT, SODOM, HATEBREED).

SKULL is available to pre-order now in a huge selection of formats and bundles from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/c7wbbN and in North America at http://bit.ly/9aOHhw

SKULL is also available on iTunes, including an instant grat track which you receive as soon as you pre-order the album.  Pre-order SKULL now on iTunes at http://bit.ly/itunesskull

See EVILE live at the following shows:

Jun. 14 - Wervik, Belgium - SkullFest
Jun. 28 - Lesmahagow, UK - Les Fest
Aug. 24 - Werrington, UK - Scar Fest

Get more EVILE news and info at:

Official website - http://www.evile.co.uk
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/evileuk
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/evileuk
Twitter - http://twitter.com/evileuk
Tumblr - http://evile.tumblr.com


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Email: nikki.law@centurymedia.com
Phone: +1(323)418-1400 ext. 141

VEKTOR: "BLACK FUTURE" AVAILABLE NOW ON CD AND LP

BLACK FUTURE, the debut album from Philadelphia-based sci-fi thrashers VEKTOR, has been re-issued and is out now on CD and limited edition LP.

Originally released in 2009, BLACK FUTURE saw VEKTOR emerge as one of the few genuinely innovative young thrash bands around, and with 2011's OUTER ISOLATION and a recent prestigious US tour with NAPALM DEATH and MUNICIPAL WASTE also under their belt, the band are fast becoming one of the underground's hottest names.

BLACK FUTURE features nine tracks and is available now on CD, as well as on double gatefold vinyl in the following quantities and colours:

100 - Oblivion Clear (SOLD OUT)
200 - DNA White
300 - Nebula Purple
400 - Future Black

Get BLACK FUTURE now from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/125iakS or in North America at http://bit.ly/YWFa6T

BLACK FUTURE is also available now on iTunes at http://bit.ly/ZGwMpS

BLACK FUTURE features the following tracks:

1. Black Future
2. Oblivion
3. Destroying the Cosmos
4. Forests of Legend
5. Hunger for Violence
6. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
7. Asteroid
8. Dark Nebula
9. Accelerating Universe

View the album artwork at http://bit.ly/11wEMZx

See VEKTOR live at the following shows:

May 24 - Stockton, CA - Plea for Peace (w/ WARBRINGER)
Jun. 21 - Clisson, France - Hellfest

Get more VEKTOR news and info at:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/VektorOfficial
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/vektor


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Phone: +1(917)929-2098

USA NATIONAL PRESS - NIKKI LAW
Email: nikki.law@centurymedia.com
Phone: +1(323)418-1400 ext. 141

Friday, April 26, 2013

WHITE WIZZARD CONFIRMED FOR 'ROCK HARVEST II' THREE-DAY CONCERT

WHITE WIZZARD have been confirmed for Rock Harvest II, a three-day concert which takes place at the House of Rock in White Marsh, Maryland in November.

The second annual Rock Harvest will be running from Thursday, November 7th to Saturday, November 9th in support of the police non-profit organization, Fallen Blue.  Other bands performing alongside WHITE WIZZARD include HEATHEN, RAVEN, LEATHERWOLF, REVERENCE, CIRCLE II CIRCLE and SILENT RAGE.  WHITE WIZZARD will be performing on Thursday, November 7th.

Tickets for Rock Harvest II are available now at http://embed.showclix.com/event/3734624

For more information about Fallen Blue, go to http://www.fallenblue.org

WHITE WIZZARD are due to release their new studio album, THE DEVILS CUT, on June 3rd in Europe via Earache Records, and June 25th in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records.  The album features artwork by CAMERON DAVIS, who is known for his work as lead character designer and illustrator for the Guitar Hero video game series.

View the artwork for THE DEVILS CUT at http://bit.ly/12aoWoU

See WHITE WIZZARD live at the following shows:

May 08 - Fullerton, CA - Slide Bar (w/ CAULDRON)
Nov. 07 - White Marsh, MD - Rock Harvest II

Get WHITE WIZZARD music and merch from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/a6kLfN and in North America at http://bit.ly/aHWjUL

Get more WHITE WIZZARD news and info at:

Official site - http://www.whitewizzardofficial.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/WhiteWizzard


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USA NATIONAL PRESS - NIKKI LAW
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Phone: +1(323)418-1400 ext. 141

RIVAL SONS RELEASE OFFICIAL 'WILD ANIMAL' FAN VIDEO

RIVAL SONS have released a video for their latest single, "Wild Animal", compiled from footage sent in from their fans.

The band, who recently returned home from a near sell-out European headlining tour, held a competition asking their fans around the world to send in clips of their own creative interpretations of the song.  The winning entries were chosen by the band and put together to make the official fan video.

RIVAL SONS drummer MICHAEL MILEY comments:

"So check it out.  Before our recent European tour, we asked our fans to submit 20 sec clips for the song 'Wild Animal' off our latest album 'Head Down'.  What a riot it was going through these!  Now, we present to you the culmination of our fans' (all your!) hard work and creativity on the 'Official Wild Animal Fan Clip'.  We're always interested in encouraging creativity and so many of our fans worldwide totally put real time and effort into these clips; the entries were awesome and far exceeded our expectations!  Yo!  Rival 'Sons and Daughters': you've outdone yourselves!  We're gonna have to set the bar higher for the next one haha!  We want to thank you all for the entries, and also all your support on our recent European tour - man, you guys are awesome."

Watch the official "Wild Animal" fan video at http://youtu.be/ULh2CkDe9wA

See RIVAL SONS live at the following shows:

Jun. 08 - Kivenlahti, Finland - Kivenlahti Rock
Jun. 14 - Bergen, Norway - Bergenfest
Jun. 15 - Oslo, Norway - Norwegian Wood festival
Jun. 16 - Castle Donington, UK - Download festival

RIVAL SONS' new album, HEAD DOWN, is out now in Europe on CD and limited edition vinyl at http://bit.ly/jucwYJ and on iTunes at http://bit.ly/KMbFhR

The album is also available now in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records at http://bit.ly/12t0cby

Get more RIVAL SONS news and info at:

Official site - http://www.rivalsons.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rivalsons
Twitter - http://twitter.com/rivalsons


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Phone: +44(0)207 240 5002

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Phone: +1(818)380-0400 ext. 239

Thursday, April 25, 2013

WORMROT CONFIRMED FOR SINGAPORE'S BAYBEATS FESTIVAL

Singaporean grindcore trio WORMROT have been confirmed for this year's Baybeats festival in the band's homeland.

The three day festival runs from June 28th to June 30th and is the biggest music festival of its kind in Singapore, featuring 35 bands from 9 different counties.  WORMROT will be performing on the Powerhouse stage on Saturday, June 29th from 9:30am to 10:15am.

WORMROT guitarist RASYID comments:

"We've always joked on the idea of playing Baybeats, considering the kind of music we play and the audience Baybeats attracts.  We're really excited for this gig; let's see how things will turn out!"

Watch the Baybeats 2013 trailer at http://youtu.be/-mq5jASi5Dg

For more information about Baybeats, go to http://www.baybeats.com.sg

WORMROT have released two full-length albums on Earache Records, 2009's ABUSE and 2011's DIRGE.  Get the albums now from the Earache Records Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/fIcGpc or in North America at http://bit.ly/bz90KQ

Get more WORMROT news and info at:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/wormrot
Twitter - http://twitter.com/Wormrot
Tumblr - http://wormrot.tumblr.com


UK AND EUROPEAN PRESS - BECKY LAVERTY
Email: becky@earache.com
Phone: +44(0)7534 075234

USA TOUR PRESS - CHRIS PACIFICO
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EVILE RELEASE OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "UNDERWORLD"

EVILE have released an official lyric video for a brand new track, ahead of the release of the band's new album, SKULL.

The new song, titled "Underworld", is the first official track from SKULL, which is due to be released in Europe on May 27th via Earache Records, and in the USA on June 11th via Century Media/Earache Records.

EVILE frontman MATT DRAKE comments:

"We are proud to release the first full track from our upcoming album 'Skull' for you to wrap your ears around.  Hopefully this gives you a good idea of what's in store for you all come May 27th.

"Underworld is a title I've wanted to use for a very long time but hadn't found the right song for it; it's named after the venue in London of the same name as it's been one of my favourite places to play for years now.  The song itself isn't directly about the venue but it's definitely dedicated to it.  The song is inspired by a short sci-fi story I read about the earth's surface becoming uninhabitable and people being forced to live deep underground.  It ties in to one of the overall themes of the album which is about things being hidden, be it thoughts, feelings, motivations or truths.  At the same time it's about something else but I don't want to give everything away all at once; it's better if you make up your own mind!

"Hope you enjoy what you hear and we will see you in a few days time with the mighty Kreator where we will be playing new songs for the first time.  See you there!!"

Watch the official lyric video for "Underworld" now at http://youtu.be/gckfqefea_0

SKULL was recorded with producer RUSS RUSSELL (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR) at Parlour Studios in Kettering, England.  The artwork for the album was painted by artist ELIRAN KANTOR (TESTAMENT, SODOM, HATEBREED).

SKULL is available to pre-order now in a huge selection of formats and bundles from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/c7wbbN and in North America at http://bit.ly/9aOHhw

SKULL is also available on iTunes, including an instant grat track which you receive as soon as you pre-order the album.  Pre-order SKULL now on iTunes at http://bit.ly/itunesskull

EVILE are due to kick off a mini tour with German thrash legends KREATOR this Friday, April 26th in Dublin.  See EVILE live at the following shows:

Apr. 26 - Dublin, Ireland - The Academy (w/ Kreator)
Apr. 27 - Manchester, UK - HMV Ritz (w/ Kreator)
Apr. 28 - London, UK - HMV Forum (w/ Kreator)
Jun. 14 - Wervik, Belgium - SkullFest
Jun. 28 - Lesmahagow, UK - Les Fest
Aug. 24 - Werrington, UK - Scar Fest

View the EVILE/KREATOR tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/evile_kreator_apr13.jpg

Get more EVILE news and info at:

Official website - http://www.evile.co.uk
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/evileuk
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/evileuk
Twitter - http://twitter.com/evileuk
Tumblr - http://evile.tumblr.com


UK AND EUROPEAN PRESS - BECKY LAVERTY
Email: becky@earache.com
Phone: +44(0)7534 075234

USA TOUR PRESS - CHRIS PACIFICO
Email: RabbleRouserPublicity@gmail.com
Phone: +1(917)929-2098

USA NATIONAL PRESS - NIKKI LAW
Email: nikki.law@centurymedia.com
Phone: +1(323)418-1400 ext. 141

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

WHITE WIZZARD REVEAL 'THE DEVILS CUT' ALBUM ARTWORK

WHITE WIZZARD have revealed the artwork for their upcoming new album, THE DEVILS CUT, which is due to be released on June 3rd in Europe via Earache Records, and June 25th in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records.

THE DEVILS CUT is the band's third full-length release, and features artwork by CAMERON DAVIS, who is known for his work as lead character designer and illustrator for the Guitar Hero video game series.

View the artwork for THE DEVILS CUT at http://bit.ly/12aoWoU

WHITE WIZZARD bassist and mainman JON LEON comments:

"It was great to work with the amazing artist Cameron Davis again, who also did the art for our album 'Over the Top'.  Cameron and I live in the same building here in LA and he is a really talented guy.  When he presented me the piece for the album cover, I knew right away it was the one.  It has amazing imagery and depth and is very artful, while making a tongue-in-cheek statement poking some fun at organized religion, which is something I feel strongly about.

"Some of my lyrics on this album and previous albums focus on not letting religion and the cult of group belief blind you from the preservation of thinking for yourself and being an individual, so it ties into that very well, as the statement of the piece is how religion is imprisonment for the soul and how, even within its own confines, it forces its believers into blind group submission.  I think any of us that went to catholic school as a child can relate to that nun!!!  It has 'classic metal cover' all over it and it just blew my mind.

"I look forward to this imagery being out there and am proud to have it be a part of White Wizzard.  To have art of this quality to convey the visual aspects of the band is just fantastic."

Watch a video of WHITE WIZZARD taking part in a photo shoot with artist CAMERON DAVIS, including an audio clip from the new album, at http://youtu.be/oO7w2tZVKrs

For more information about CAMERON DAVIS, go to http://www.cdavisart.com

See WHITE WIZZARD live:

May 08 - Fullerton, CA - Slide Bar (w/ CAULDRON)

Get WHITE WIZZARD music and merch from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/a6kLfN and in North America at http://bit.ly/aHWjUL

Get more WHITE WIZZARD news and info at:

Official site - http://www.whitewizzardofficial.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/WhiteWizzard


UK AND EUROPEAN PRESS - BECKY LAVERTY
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Phone: +44(0)7534 075234

USA TOUR PRESS - CHRIS PACIFICO
Email: RabbleRouserPublicity@gmail.com
Phone: +1(917)929-2098

USA NATIONAL PRESS - NIKKI LAW
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Phone: +1(323)418-1400 ext. 141

Friday, April 19, 2013

EVILE TO PLAY INTIMATE RECORD STORE DAY GIG IN LEEDS TOMORROW

EVILE are celebrating this year's Record Store Day with a number of treats for fans, including an intimate live show at Crash Records in Leeds tomorrow - Saturday, 20th April.

The band will be performing live in the store at 4pm, giving fans the chance to see them in a unique, up-close and personal setting.  EVILE are also releasing a split 7" picture disc with Swedish death metal legends ENTOMBED, featuring ENTOMBED's classic 1990 track, "Drowned", along with EVILE's incredible 2012 cover version.

EVILE drummer BEN CARTER recently commented:

"Evile are looking forward to making some stupidly heavy noise at Crash Records in Leeds on Saturday, 20th April in support of Record Store Day!  We're going to start destroying ears at 4pm, so make sure to get in early as space will be VERY limited!  We guarantee this show will be utter carnage and something very different than the norm.  We can't wait to see how a circle pit will work in a record store and need our fans there to show us!!!  To mark the occasion, we'll be selling our new exclusive 7" split of our cover of Entombed's 'Drowned', with Entombed's original on the flipside.  All this is to show support to indie retailers, so get yer asses down to Crash and show your support for the old school!!!"

Space for the show is limited, but fans who buy the 7" from Crash Records on the day will get free entry to the show (space permitting).

View the EVILE Record Store Day flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/evile_rsd_crash.jpg

Record Store Day takes place each year on the third Saturday of April, bringing together artists and independently-owned record stores around the world to celebrate the art of music.  Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and sold in independent stores.

For more information and to see which stores are participating in Record Store Day in the UK, head to http://www.recordstoreday.co.uk

EVILE's new album, SKULL, is due to be released in Europe on Earache Records on May 27th, and in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records on June 11th.  The album was recorded with producer RUSS RUSSELL (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR) at Parlour Studios in Kettering, England.  The artwork for the album was painted by artist ELIRAN KANTOR (TESTAMENT, SODOM, HATEBREED).

Pre-order SKULL now from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/c7wbbN or in North America at http://bit.ly/9aOHhw

SKULL is also available on iTunes, including an instant grat track which you receive as soon as you pre-order the album.  Pre-order SKULL on iTunes now at http://bit.ly/itunesskull

See EVILE live at the following shows:

Apr. 20 - Leeds, UK - Crash Records (Record Store Day UK show)
Apr. 26 - Dublin, Ireland - The Academy *
Apr. 27 - Manchester, UK - HMV Ritz *
Apr. 28 - London, UK - HMV Forum *
Jun. 14 - Wervik, Belgium - SkullFest
Jun. 28 - Lesmahagow, UK - Les Fest
Aug. 24 - Werrington, UK - Scar Fest

* with KREATOR

Get more EVILE news and info at:

Official website - http://www.evile.co.uk
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/evileuk
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/evileuk
Twitter - http://twitter.com/evileuk
Tumblr - http://evile.tumblr.com


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Phone: +44(0)7534 075234

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Phone: +1(917)929-2098

USA NATIONAL PRESS - NIKKI LAW
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Phone: +1(323)418-1400 ext. 141

Thursday, April 18, 2013

EARACHE METALIZER SPOTIFY APP: NEW BANDS ADDED WEEKLY

In January this year, Earache Records launched the Earache Metalizer app on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform.  The Earache Metalizer went straight into Spotify's top ten apps, and in the three months since its release, has served up millions of tracks to metalheads around the world.

Featuring music from a mind-blowing variety of bands from all sorts of labels, the Earache Metalizer continues to offer fans the chance to create their ultimate metal playlists and share them instantly with friends via Facebook and Twitter.

Unlike most other apps revolving around playlists, however, the Earache Metalizer continues to adapt and grow, adding in new releases and new artists every week, ensuring users are always able to get the latest tracks and infinite new playlist possibilities.

Recent additions have included new releases from the likes of HATEBREED, VOLBEAT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BRING ME THE HORIZON, STONE SOUR and many more, with newly-added artists including NAILS, CB6, VANADIUM, HANG THE BASTARD and IRON REAGAN.

Create your own tailored playlists now with the Earache Metalizer app on Spotify at http://open.spotify.com/app/earache

The Earache Metalizer's gritty-looking playlist generator is easy to use - simply use the sliding bars on the mixing desk to choose your ideal mixture of Metal, Thrash, Death and Grind, and then let the Earache Metalizer create your perfect playlist.  You can then name and share your playlist with friends, before doing it all over again, creating as many playlists as you like.

View a screenshot of the Earache Metalizer Spotify app in action at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/earache_metalizer.jpg

Get more Earache news and info at:

Official site - http://www.earache.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/earacherecords
Twitter - http://twitter.com/EaracheRecords
Tumblr - http://earache.tumblr.com


UK AND EUROPEAN PRESS - BECKY LAVERTY
Email: becky@earache.com
Phone: +44(0)7534 075234

USA TOUR PRESS - CHRIS PACIFICO
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Phone: +1(917)929-2098

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

WORLD'S SHORTEST ALBUM TO BE FEATURED ON BBC RADIO'S STEVE LAMACQ SHOW

Earache Records is marking this year's Record Store Day with a number of limited edition releases, including "The World's Shortest Album", which will be available on vinyl for the first time.

As part of a Record Store Day special feature, The World's Shortest Album is due to be played in its entirety on the Steve Lamacq show on BBC Radio 6 Music this Thursday, 18th April.

All 83 seconds of the record-breaking album will be played during the show, which airs live from 6:00pm on Thursday and will also feature a number of other Record Store Day tracks alongside artists discussing the records.

Tune in this Thursday to hear The World's Shortest Album at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ry2qr

The World's Shortest Album crams an assortment of the best grindcore acts from the past two decades into less than two minutes, including NAPALM DEATH, WORMROT, A.C., INSECT WARFARE, BRUTAL TRUTH and more.  The album will be on a 5" vinyl, presented in a 12" sleeve, and will be available this Saturday, 20th April at independent record stores.

Former NAPALM DEATH drummer MICK HARRIS comments:

"'The Kill' and 'You Suffer' came about at the end of my first demo recording 8-track reel to reel the 'From Enslavement to Obliteration', which was me on drums, Justin Broadrick on guitar and backing vocals, and Nic Bullen on bass and vocals.  We never planned these two songs; they were put together - I guess almost improvised - on the spot as we had a few minutes of recording time left over.  I think we were just in that spirit of the studio vibe and amongst ourselves on the spot came up with two short songs, one being the very short 'You Suffer' (we got it even shorter on the Scum recording).  The first time we played it live we must have gotten some laughs, at the classic Mermaid pub we were so often playing at.  Good fun; a doss; a mark of the times.  Great days..."

The full track listing for The World's Shortest Album is as follows (with timings in seconds):

Side A:
01. Napalm Death - You Suffer (1.9s)
02. Napalm Death - Dead (2.7s)
03. Napalm Death - Your Achievement (4.2s)
04. Wormrot - False Grind Sodomy (2.5s)
05. Wormrot - You Suffer But Why Is It My Problem (4.0s)
06. Brutal Truth - Collateral Damage (4.0s)
07. A.C. - Howard Wulkan's Bald (4.0s)

Side B:
01. Lawnmower Deth - Be Scene Not Heard (4.7s)
02. Painkiller - Trailmarker (6.0s)
03. Brutal Truth - Blockhead (7.3s)
04. Morbid Angel - Bil Ur-Sag #2 Lava (6.9s)
05. A.C. - Windchimes Are Gay (9.5s)
06. Insect Warfare - Street Sweeper (13.5s)

Total running time including gaps between tracks: 82.8 seconds

View the flyer/artwork for The World's Shortest Album at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/worldsshortestalbum_rsd.jpg

BRUTAL TRUTH's featured track, "Collateral Damage", is already in the Guinness Book of Records as the "World's Shortest Video", whilst NAPALM DEATH's "You Suffer" also attained status as the "World's Shortest Song".

Record Store Day is taking place on 20th April, 2013, and brings together artists and independently-owned record stores around the world to celebrate the art of music.  Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and sold in independent stores.

For more information and to see which stores are participating in Record Store Day in the UK, head to http://www.recordstoreday.co.uk


UK AND EUROPEAN PRESS - BECKY LAVERTY
Email: becky@earache.com
Phone: +44(0)7534 075234

USA TOUR PRESS - CHRIS PACIFICO
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Phone: +1(917)929-2098

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

RIVAL SONS ANNOUNCE SECRET STATION SESSIONS APPEARANCE

RIVAL SONS are pleased to announce that they will be playing a secret acoustic show as part of the Station Sessions Festival at St. Pancras Internation train station in London this Friday, 19th April from 6:00 - 6:30pm in aid of the NSPCC.

The Long Beach band, who finish their sell-out UK tour tonight in Cambridge and recently sold out London's Shepherd's Bush, will be performing a free set including tracks from their latest album HEAD DOWN and some special treats for fans.  The session will be held alongside the Eurostar departures in the heart of St. Pancras International.  The band will be collecting donations during the performance for the NSPCC.

RIVAL SONS last performed at the Station Sessions in December 2011.  Their return for this set will be their last scheduled public appearance in the UK before Download festival in June.

This year the Station Sessions Festival is broadcasting live over YouTube, meaning any fans of the band will also be able to watch the exclusive set online at http://www.youtube.com/TheStationSessions

View the flyer for the RIVAL SONS Station Sessions at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/rs_stationsessions2013.jpg

For more information about the Station Sessions Festival, visit http://stpancras.com/station-sessions/festival

For more information about the NSPCC, go to http://www.nspcc.org.uk

See RIVAL SONS live at the following shows:

Apr. 16 - Cambridge, UK - Junction
Apr. 19 - London, UK - Station Sessions at St. Pancras International
Jun. 08 - Kivenlahti, Finland - Kivenlahti Rock
Jun. 14 - Bergen, Norway - Bergenfest
Jun. 15 - Oslo, Norway - Norwegian Wood festival
Jun. 16 - Castle Donington, UK - Download festival

RIVAL SONS are releasing a special limited edition picture disc LP for this year's Record Store Day on Saturday, 20th April.  The vinyl features a live version of "Manifest Destiny Pt. 1" recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden; an acoustic version of "Manifest Destiny Pt. 2", and the full-length version of "Nava".

For more information about Record Store Day and to see which stores are taking part in the UK, head to http://www.recordstoreday.co.uk

RIVAL SONS' new album, HEAD DOWN, is out now in Europe on CD and limited edition vinyl at http://bit.ly/jucwYJ and on iTunes at http://bit.ly/KMbFhR

The album is also available now in the USA through Century Media/Earache Records at http://bit.ly/Zkw95l

Get more RIVAL SONS news and info at:

Official site - http://www.rivalsons.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rivalsons
Twitter - http://twitter.com/rivalsons


RIVAL SONS UK/EUROPEAN PRESS - TALITA JENMAN
E-mail: talita@talita.info
Phone: +44(0)207 240 5002

RIVAL SONS USA PRESS - MSO PR
E-mail: toddb@msopr.com
Phone: +1(818)380-0400 ext. 239

Friday, April 12, 2013

CAULDRON KICK OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TONIGHT

CAULDRON are due to kick off a North American tour tonight - Friday, April 12th - at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York in support of their latest album, TOMORROW'S LOST.

The band will be playing headlining shows around the USA and Canada, as well as seven shows with British heavy metal legends DIAMOND HEAD.  The band will then be performing at METALLICA's "Orion Music + More" festival in June with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, DEFTONES, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, FU MANCHU and more.

CAULDRON vocalist and bassist JASON DECAY comments:

"Pumped to be heading out on our first North American tour in two years to support our latest album, Tomorrow's Lost.  Looking forward to some gigs with Diamond Head and of course a pile of headlining gigs.  Sorry to anywhere we can't make it but are repeatedly requested, we will try again next time.  See you on the road to nowhere!"

See CAULDRON on tour at the following shows:

Apr. 12 - New York, NY - Saint Vitus (w/ DIAMOND HEAD)
Apr. 13 - Worcester, MA - The Firehouse
Apr. 14 - Seymour, CT - Dewey's (w/ DIAMOND HEAD)
Apr. 15 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Électrique (w/ DIAMOND HEAD)
Apr. 16 - Quebec, QC - Coop l'Agitée (w/ DIAMOND HEAD)
Apr. 17 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
Apr. 18 - Kingston, ON - The Mansion
Apr. 19 - Toronto, ON - Hard Luck (w/ DIAMOND HEAD)
Apr. 20 - Lansing, MI - Uli's Haus of Rock (w/ DIAMOND HEAD)
Apr. 21 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's (w/ DIAMOND HEAD)
Apr. 22 - Milwaukee, WI - The Blue Pig
Apr. 24 - Winnipeg, MB - The Windsor
Apr. 26 - Regina, SK - TBA
Apr. 27 - Edmonton, AB - Pawn Shop
May 01 - Calgary, AB - Dickens Pub
May 02 - Nelson, BC - Hume Hotel Spiritbar
May 03 - Vancouver, BC - Astoria
May 04 - Portland, OR - Branx
May 05 - Medford, OR - MusicHead
May 06 - Oakland, CA - Eli's (w/ ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST, HYSTERIA)
May 07 - Los Angeles, CA - 5 Star Bar
May 08 - Fullerton, CA - Slidebar
May 09 - Las Vegas, NV - Bunkhouse
May 10 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater Underground
May 11 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad (w/ TORTURE VICTIM)
May 15 - St. Louis, MO - Cusumanos'
May 16 - Indianapolis, IN - Indy's Jukebox
May 17 - Columbus, OH - Kobo

Jun. 08 - Detroit, MI - Orion Music + More festival
Jul. 05 - Richmond, VA - TBA
Jul. 06 - Raleigh, NC - The Maywood

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/cauldron_na13.jpg

CAULDRON's new album, TOMORROW'S LOST, is out now in Europe on CD and vinyl at http://bit.ly/e1A5Fs and on iTunes at http://bit.ly/MFZT9G

The album is due to be released in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records on April 30th.

Watch CAULDRON's music video for the track "Nitebreaker" at http://youtu.be/_ZYrPR5cr5o

Get more CAULDRON news and info at:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/cauldronmetal
Tumblr - http://cauldronmetal.tumblr.com
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/cauldronmetal
Twitter - http://twitter.com/cauldronmetal


UK AND EUROPEAN PRESS - BECKY LAVERTY
Email: becky@earache.com
Phone: +44(0)7534 075234

USA TOUR PRESS - CHRIS PACIFICO
Email: RabbleRouserPublicity@gmail.com
Phone: +1(917)929-2098

USA NATIONAL PRESS - NIKKI LAW
Email: nikki.law@centurymedia.com
Phone: +1(323)418-1400 ext. 141

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

RIVAL SONS KICK OFF UK LEG OF EUROPEAN TOUR TONIGHT IN LONDON

Long Beach blues-rockers RIVAL SONS have returned to the UK to kick off the next leg of their European tour.

The band will be performing tonight - Tuesday, April 9th - at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, before continuing their trek around the UK for another six shows.  The band will then be returning to Europe again in June for a number of summer festival appearances, including the UK's legendary Download festival.

See RIVAL SONS on tour at the following shows:

RIVAL SONS w/ THE GRAVELTONES, ULYSSES
Apr. 09 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire
Apr. 10 - Cardiff, UK - Solus
Apr. 11 - Birmingham, UK - Institute
Apr. 13 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Metropolitan University
Apr. 14 - Edinburgh, UK - Picture House
Apr. 15 - Preston, UK - 53 Degrees

RIVAL SONS w/ THE GRAVELTONES, THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
Apr. 16 - Cambridge, UK - Junction

Jun. 08 - Kivenlahti, Finland - Kivenlahti Rock
Jun. 14 - Bergen, Norway - Bergenfest
Jun. 15 - Oslo, Norway - Norwegian Wood festival
Jun. 16 - Castle Donington, UK - Download festival

View the European tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/rivalsons_eu_2013.jpg

RIVAL SONS are releasing a special limited edition vinyl for this year's Record Store Day.  The picture disc features a live version of "Manifest Destiny Pt. 1" recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden; an acoustic version of "Manifest Destiny Pt. 2", and the full-length version of "Nava".

For more information about Record Store Day and to see which stores are taking part in the UK, head to http://www.recordstoreday.co.uk

RIVAL SONS' new album, HEAD DOWN, is out now in Europe on CD and limited edition vinyl at http://bit.ly/jucwYJ and on iTunes at http://bit.ly/KMbFhR

The album is also available now in the USA through Century Media/Earache Records at http://bit.ly/Zkw95l

Get more RIVAL SONS news and info at:

Official site - http://www.rivalsons.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/rivalsons
Twitter - http://twitter.com/rivalsons


RIVAL SONS UK/EUROPEAN PRESS - TALITA JENMAN
E-mail: talita@talita.info
Phone: +44(0)207 240 5002

RIVAL SONS USA PRESS - MSO PR
E-mail: toddb@msopr.com
Phone: +1(818)380-0400 ext. 239

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

EVILE: EXCLUSIVE 'SKULL' PRE-ORDER OPTIONS AVAILABLE TONIGHT 6PM UK TIME

British thrashers EVILE are due to start offering pre-orders for their brand new studio album, SKULL, tonight (Tuesday, April 2nd) at 6:00pm UK time.

As a special offer to fans, SKULL will be available in a wide selection of exclusive pre-order options from the Earache Records Webstore, with deals to suit everyone from the casual fan to the most dedicated and die-hard EVILE followers.

The new SKULL album and merch will be available in the following options:

- Regular jewel case CD
- Jewel case CD signed by band (100 copies)
- Red (100 copies), White (200), Purple (300) or Black (400) vinyl LP
- Black vinyl LP signed by the band (150 copies)
- Album cover t-shirt
- Album cover hoodie
- Album cover girlie/tank top
- CD & t-shirt/hoodie/girlie pack
- Black LP & t-shirt/hoodie/girlie pack
- Your name in the album credits & CD or Black LP

All SKULL album pre-orders from the Earache Webstore will also come with an exclusive bonus CD featuring two extra tracks, unavailable anywhere else.

View an image of the SKULL pre-order options at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/evile_skull_preorders.jpg

Please note that some of these products are only available in strictly limited quantities and once they're gone, they're gone!  Reserve your copy tonight from 6:00pm UK time from the Earache Webstore in Europe at http://bit.ly/c7wbbN or in North America at http://bit.ly/9aOHhw

A SKULL album teaser is available now, featuring clips from each of the nine tracks on the album.  Watch the teaser video now at http://youtu.be/_5DIkTStAa0

SKULL is due to be released in Europe on Earache Records on May 27th, and in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records on June 11th.  The album was recorded with producer RUSS RUSSELL (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR) at Parlour Studios in Kettering, England.  The artwork for the album was painted by artist ELIRAN KANTOR (TESTAMENT, SODOM, HATEBREED).

See EVILE live at the following shows:

Apr. 20 - Leeds, UK - Crash Records (Record Store Day UK show)
Apr. 26 - Dublin, Ireland - The Academy *
Apr. 27 - Manchester, UK - HMV Ritz *
Apr. 28 - London, UK - HMV Forum *
Jun. 14 - Wervik, Belgium - SkullFest
Jun. 28 - Lesmahagow, UK - Les Fest
Aug. 24 - Werrington, UK - Scar Fest

* with KREATOR

Get more EVILE news and info at:

Official website - http://www.evile.co.uk
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/evileuk
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/evileuk
Twitter - http://twitter.com/evileuk
Tumblr - http://evile.tumblr.com


UK AND EUROPEAN PRESS - BECKY LAVERTY
Email: becky@earache.com
Phone: +44(0)7534 075234

USA TOUR PRESS - CHRIS PACIFICO
Email: RabbleRouserPublicity@gmail.com
Phone: +1(917)929-2098

USA NATIONAL PRESS - NIKKI LAW
Email: nikki.law@centurymedia.com
Phone: +1(323)418-1400 ext. 141