Daily Archives June 17, 2011

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced legendary heavy metal band Megadeth are recording a customized soundtrack for the company’s forthcoming action-adventure franchise NeverDead. “Never Dead,” the official song sharing KONAMI’s video game title, will appear on Megadeth’s 13th album, which the band is currently recording.

 “The members of Megadeth are speed-metal music pioneers with a world renowned reputation for producing  song catalogs with original and progressive lyrics,” said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “The NeverDead soundtrack is an example of pure imagination and it fully captures the essence of our game. We’re proud to have such a distinctive band associated with our title.”

Florida metal titans Trivium will release their new album In Waves on August 9th.   

Trivium exploded onto the global metal scene with their Roadrunner Records debut album Ascendency (2005) which was certified Gold in the UK (and earned them the 2005 Best New International Artist honors in Kerrang!).  Extremely young at the time and with songwriting and musicianship far beyond their years, the band toured with giants of the metal world, including Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Metallica, Heaven & Hell and many more.  

Over the course of those years and albums – including 2006′s The Crusade, and 2008′s Shogun – the band honed their skills even further, while sharpening their vision for the band and its music. In the words of vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy, this new album is the culmination:  ”In Waves to us… is Trivium.  In Waves is the music, the artwork, the videos and the live show; they are all part of an interconnected whole.  There’s no question about it, in our eyes, that this is the most complete project we’ve ever done.  We think we’ve finally made the record that we’ve always strived to make.”

While the tracks boast the guitar-driv...

Fresh off a successful Bonnaroo debut, Tristen hits the road with The Elected in June and July ahead of her run for the Canadian border and the Ottawa Blues Fest July 17th. This Friday June 17th, fans can hear Tristen’s Mountain Stage performance on affiliated stations across the country. For a list of stations and broadcast times visit this link.

http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstagebroadcast.aspx 

Tristen’s Bonnaroo debut was successful from the outset as she was named by Spin as one of the “Must Hear Artists” artists at the fest, and by American Songwriter as one of the “Top 10 Bands We’re Excited To See.” Living up to the hype, her sets were met with kind words like “mesmerizing” (Cincinnati City Beat), and “refreshing” (Mountain Express).

 On Saturday night Tristen had the unenviable task of going up a...

ADELITAS WAY RELEASE NEW ALBUM HOME SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN

Home School Valedictorian, the sophomore album from Las Vegas’ rock group Adelitas Way, is now available! Fans can purchase the new album for a special discounted price at any Best Buy by printing their very own coupon before purchase. Home School Valedictorian was produced by Dave Bassatt (Shinedown) and features the album’s first single “Sick,” which can be heard in the band’s latest official video for the single.

For more information on Adelitas Way as well as upcoming tour dates, make sure to check out the band’s official website, www.adelitaswayrock.com, as well as their Facebook and Twitter pages. Fans can pick up their copy of Home School Valedictorian available now on iTunes and in stores everywhere!

In the wake of the continuing success of the worldwide #1 album Wasting Light (Roswell/RCA) and the June 14 DVD and Blu-Ray (exclusive at Best Buy through July 12) release of the feature-length documentary Foo Fighters: Back And Forth (Spitfire/Roswell/RCA), Foo Fighters have added another leg of dates to their North American arena tour.

Pre-sales for this next run of headline shows–which will run from October 9th in Denver CO through October 28th in Edmonton and also include a November 14th Newark NJ date–will begin 10 a.m. local time June 15th.

General on sales follow 10 a.m. local time June 17th.

Special guests for the October dates include Cage The Elephant and Mariachi el Bronx.

The October...

Listen to two of iSQUARE’s songs, “Hey Sexy Lady” and “Would You Be Mine,” to start getting pumped for their debut album! They’ve been in the studio for the last few months working on their debut album (executive produced by Diddy), and are aiming for a late 2011 release date.

iSQUARE – Would You Be Mine by Interscope Records

Offering a female perspective on the drunk dial, JoJo flips the lyrics on Drake’s single “Marvin’s Room” with a sultry remix of her own. Check out this first listen of JoJo’s “Marvin’s Room (Can’t Do Better).”

Stay tuned to JoJo’s official site, Facebook, and Twitter for the latest news!