To help promote their 2012 album ‘Throes of Absolution’, Seattle progressive/death metallers 7 Horns 7 Eyes are giving away free music.
The band have released an instrumental version of ‘Divine Amnesty’, which can be downloaded for free via the Basick Records soundcloud page.
You can grab the new, free music by clicking the link below.
‘Throes of Absolution’ will be released on April 23rd.
http://soundcloud.com/basickrecords/7-horns-7-eyes-divine-amnesty
Staind’s seventh release (2011’s self-titled album) was touted to mark a return to a more in-your-face sound for the band. It was well received in the US, peaking at #5 on the Billboard chart. As part of the on-going promotion for the album, Staind have released a new single ‘Eyes Wide Open’, the video for which can be viewed below.
‘Staind’ (the album) is the band’s first work since frontman Aaron Lewis’s solo debut ‘Town Line’ released in early 2011 (read a review here.)
Following the release of their 2011 disc ‘Comeblack’, legendary German rockers Scorpions have announced a string of US tour dates. Their 2012 US tour stops at the following venues this summer:
June 08 – Reno, NV – Reno Events Center
June 09 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater
June 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
June 12 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 14 – Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Pavilion
June 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
June 17 – Tucson, AZ – Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
June 20 – San Diego, CA – Valley View Center Arena
June 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
June 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Thomas & Mack Center
June 27 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
June 29 – Chicago, IL – Charter One Pavilion
June 30 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July 02 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheater
July 03 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
July 06 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 07 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
July 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for Performing Arts
July 12 – Washington D.C. – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Twenty two new acts have been confirmed to appear at the 2012 Download Festival.
Festival stalwarts Saxon will make their second appearance at Download in three years, while Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor will perform a solo set.
Also set to appear are Dropkick Murphys, Fozzy and Quireboys.
The 2012 festival is headlined by The Prodigy, Metallica and the original Black Sabbath. Little Angels have reformed for the event.
The most rcent additions to the line-up in full:
Butcher Babies
Cancer Bats
Corey Taylor
Dropkick Murphys
Fozzy
Gun
Heavens Basement
James Cleaver Quintet
Kopek
Marmozets
Quireboys
Red, White & Blues
Rise To Remain
Saxon
Sebastian Bach
Soil
Sylosis
The Defiled
The Treatment
Upon A Burning Body
We Are The Ocean
While She Sleeps
Read a review of Saxon’s ‘Call To Arms’ here.
Read a review of ‘A Bit of What You Fancy’ by The Quireboys here.
It was recently announced that New Order were to play a handful of shows in addition to their confirmed European festival slots. The venue dates have now been bolstered by two additional shows: Usher Hall, Edinburgh on May 6th and a second show at the Academy, Newcastle on May 8th.
New Order’s confirmed dates are now as follows:
O2 Apollo Manchester (April 26, 27)
Birmingham Ballroom (29)
O2 Academy Brixton (May 2, 3)
O2 Academy Glasgow (5)
Edinburgh Usher Hall (6)
O2 Academy Newcastle (8)
The band will also release an EP of unreleased material, ‘Lost Sirens’ on March 19th.