Stephen Jensen, the art director, photographer, and graphic designer and founder of F3 Studios in Crystal Lake, Illinois, created the cover artwork for the self-titled debut album from AM CONSPIRACY, the band fronted by former DROWNING POOL vocalist Jason “Gong” Jones.
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
DECREPIT BIRTH Begins Recording New Album
California tech-death masters DECREPIT BIRTH have entered Sharkbite Studios (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS) in Oakland with producer Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, SUFFOCATION, IMMOLATION) to begin recording their third album, “Polarity”.
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On The Road With KISS: German-Language TV Report Available
Andreas Renner of Germany’s Focus Online went behind the scenes on the road with KISS.
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OTEP, BURY YOUR DEAD, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD: U.S. Tour Dates Announced
OTEP, BURY YOUR DEAD, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD and DESTROPHY will team up for the “Rise Rebel Resist Tour” in February.
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Rise Records launches iPhone app
Rise Records has launched an iPhone app that allows you to stream music from the label, check for tour dates in your area, get news updates, and purchase albums and songs directly from the label. The application isn’t the first of its kind, but mainly iPhone applications have been band specific, like the one from Rx Bandits, or the optimized album from Snow Patrol.
You can find the application here.
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MISERY INDEX: Studio Blog Launched
Baltimore, Maryland’s MISERY INDEX entered Wright Way Studios (DYING FETUS, SLIPKNOT, MOS DEF) on Saturday (January 2) with engineer Steve Wright to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled “Heirs To Thievery”, for a May release via Relapse Records.
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DAWN OF ASHES Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of the Los Angeles horror-inspired black/death metal band DAWN OF ASHES.
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Ex-ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist: ‘When They Asked Me To Leave The Band, It Broke My Heart’
Former ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr is featured as a cast member for the new season of the VH1 reality series “Celebrity Rehab With Dr.
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UNEARTH Guitarist Interviewed In Montreal
HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with guitarist Ken Susi of Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 17, 2009 with CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATEBREED, HATE ETERNAL and BORN OF OSIRIS.
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ORPHANED LAND Frontman Interviewed By Spain’s GOETIA METAL
Jorge Fretes (a.k.a.
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ROOTWATER To Release ‘Visionism’ In March
Polish metallers ROOTWATER will release their new album, “Visionism”, on March 8 via Mystic Production/Indie Distribution.
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DEVILDRIVER, SUFFOCATION, GOATWHORE: Milwaukee Concert To Be Streamed Online
The January 19 concert at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin featuring DEVILDRIVER, SUFFOCATION, GOATWHORE and THY WILL BE DONE will be streamed live via TheRaveLive.com beginning at 9:00 p.m.
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GAMMA RAY: ‘To The Metal’ Title Track Available For Streaming
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have posted a three-minute snippet of the title track from their forthcoming album, “To The Metal”, on their MySpace page.
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