Staind vocalist Aaron Lewis has received two award nominations for his 2011 solo single ‘Country Boy’. The nominations are from the Academy of Country Music, and the ceremony takes place on February 1st 2012.
‘Country Boy’ comes from Lewis’ first solo release, the critically acclaimed ‘Town Line’, which reached #7 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #1 on Billboard’s Country chart.
You can watch the video for ‘Country Boy’ below and read a review of ‘Town Line’ here.
Following reports that Metallica have been confirmed to headline the Finnish leg of the 2012 Sonisphere Festival, they’ve now also been confirmed to headline Sonisphere Spain.
Joining Metallica on the bill are reformed grunge icons Soundgarden. Since both Metallica and Soundgarden are confirmed to appear at the UK Download Festival in June, it seems incredibly unlikely that either band will be appearing at the UK Sonisphere event.
So far, the confirmed line up for Sonisphere Spain 2012 looks like this:
METALLICA
MASTODON
SLAYER
SOUNDGARDEN
CLUTCH
GOJIRA
VITA IMANA
GHOST
KYUSS LIVES
SKINDRED
WITHIN TEMPTATION
CHILDREN OF BODOM
ORANGE GOBLIN
SISTER
7 Horns 7 Eyes will release their debut album on April 23rd 2012.
The album, ‘Throes of Absolution’ will showcase the bands blend of progressive/melodic death metal and be released in the UK and Europe via Basick Records. Ex-Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis appears as special guest.
Says guitarist Aaron Smith of the upcoming release: “7H7E has been on quite a journey since we embarked on recording this album, full of some big ups and downs– not the least of which being signed to Basick Records/Century Media, enduring a front-man change, re-recording all the album vocals, and sharing the stage with some great bands…and let me tell you—it feels amazing for us to know that we finally get to release this thing out into the world. Many of our fans have waited patiently for years for this record to drop, likely wondering at times if it ever even will, and we can’t thank them enough for sticking by us. Here’s to our fans and to 2012 being a great new year for 7 HORNS 7 EYES! See you on the road!” [Courtesy HoldTight PR]
A teaser trailer for the upcoming release can be viewed below.
Tracklisting:
1. Divine Amnesty
2. Phumis: The Falsehood of Affliction
3. The Hill Difficulty
4. Cycle of Self
5. Delusions
6. A Finite Grasp of Infinite Disillusion
7. Vindicator
8. The Winnowing
9. Regeneration
Melbourne based prog/tech/alternative metal band Circles have announced their second Australian tour.
Circles will take to the road with Twelve Foot Ninja and Jericco in March, stopping by at the following venues:
Mar 1 – The Basement, Canberra
Mar 2 – The Patch, Wollongong
Mar 3 – The Annandale, Sydney
Mar 10 – Enigma Bar, Adelaide
Mar 24 – Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne
Mar 29 – Mac’s Hotel, Melton
Mar 30 – Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully
Mar 31 – Pelly Bar, Frankston
Watch the first section of the band’s tour diary – courtesy of Terrorizer – by clicking here!
Circles are currently promoting their acclaimed ‘Compass’ EP, which was released by the groudbreaking, boundary pushing metal label Basick Records in 2011.
Following the appearance of a couple of news songs for last year’s Ben Folds retrospective ‘The Best Imitation of Myself’, Ben Folds has reunited with drummer Darren Jessee and bassist Robert Sledge, collectively known as Ben Folds Five.
Ben Folds Five disbanded over a decade ago, following the release of their much loved 1999 release ‘The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner’, after which Folds began a hugely successful solo career.
Early reports suggest the trio are in the studio working on a brand new, full-length release. It is not yet known when the new material will see the light of day.