Another trio of Best of 2009 lists for ya. Tonight we’ve got lists from Jake Crown of Rehasher/Coffee Project, PJ Fancher of Grabass Charlestons and a collective list from Failures’ Union.
Check out Best of 2009 lists from members of Municipal Waste, O Pioneers!!! and Strung Out here: Best Of 2009 Lists.
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Texas/Georgia death metal outfit VASAELETH, which features members of LEGIONS OF ASTAROTH and DAGON, has completed work on its debut album, “Crypt Born And Tethered To Ruin”, for a mid-February release via Profound Lore Records.
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Finnish “humor/parody act” PROFESSORI HEIKKERÖ, which features current/former members of NATIONAL NAPALM SYNDICATE, AFTERWORLD, SILENTIUM and CATAMENIA, has inked a deal with Violent Journey Records.
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BYO Records has posted a 80s-style 3 minute infomercial for their Let Them Know: The Story Of Youth Brigade and BYO Records box set.
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The cover artwork for “A Savage Symphony – The History Of Annihilation”, the forthcoming DVD from German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION, can be viewed below.
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American singer, songwriter, and actress Miley Cyrus has recorded a cover version of POISON’s ’80s rock ballad “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”.
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EARTH CRISIS has been confirmed for next year’s edition of the With Full Force festival, set to take place July 2-4, 2010 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany (near Leipzig).
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1349 and REBELLION have been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2010 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.
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Kill Rock Stars has announced plans to release two albums from Elliott Smith. The label will release both Roman Candle and From a Basement on the Hill on April 6, 2010
Roman Candle was Smith’s first solo album and was originally released on Portland’s Cavity Search Records in 1994. It has been remastered for the re-release by Larry Crane, editor of Tape Op Magazine and archivist for Elliott’s family. The label will also take over From a Basement on the Hill which was originally released on Anti- Records posthumously in 2004.
The label is now home to the entirety of Smith’s discography.
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City and Colour, the acoustic project from Dallas Green of Alexisonfire, have announced a new digital single to be released January 12, 2010. The single, Live at the Verge, features City and Colour performing “Forgive Me” from Bring Me Your Love and a solo acoustic cover of Alexisonfire’s “Boiled Frogs.”
City and Colour will be embarking on a US headlining tour beginning January 7, in Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club.
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The Wonder Years have posted a new song, “Melrose Diner.” The song comes from The Upsides, the band’s next album which is set for release on January 26, 2010.
Check out the song on their MySpace page.
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Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN, VIPER) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet’s AVANTASIA project.
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VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weekly column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com.
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