Gallows Bound Announce North American Tour Dates with Old Salt Union

Winchester, VA - Appalachian folk-punk/bluegrass band Gallows Bound will be hitting the road, crisscrossing America to start the new year. They will be teaming up with Old Salt Union for a string of dates beginning with a home town show 1/8 and wrapping up 2/20 in Springfield, MO.

“We're super excited to be hitting the road in 2016! This will be our longest tour yet, as we will be going coast to coast on this tour. 2016 is going to be starting out with a bang!” - Jordan Joyes (Vocals) Check out Gallows Bound's "Sink In The Soil":



Gallows Bound with Old Salt Union 2016 Tour Dates:

01/08 @ Blue Fox - Winchester, VA* 01/09 @ The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC 01/10 @ Pour House - Raleigh, NC* 01/11 @ Charleston Pour House - Charleston, SC* 01/12 @ JACK RABBITS LIVE - Jacksonville, FL 01/13 @ Terra Fermata - Stuart, FL 01/15 @ BackBooth - Orlando, FL 01/16 @ Sidebar Theater - Tallahassee, FL 01/17 @ Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 01/18 @ The Nick - Birmingham, AL 01/19 @ The Hi-Tone Cafe - Memphis, TN 01/20 @ Howlin Wolf Small Room - New Orleans, LA* 01/21 @ Blue Moon Saloon - Lafayette, LA* 01/22 @ Spirits Food And Friends - Alexandria, LA* 01/23 @ Club Dada - Dallas, TX* 01/24 @ Gruene Hall – New Braunfels, TX 01/26 @ Korova - San Antonio, TX* 01/27 @ Stubbs Jr. - Austin, TX* 01/29 @ Surly Wench Pub – Tucson, AZ 01/30 @ Low Spirits - Albuquerque, NM 01/31 @ THE RHYTHM ROOM - Phoenix, AZ 02/02 @ The Hood Bar - Palm Desert, CA 02/03 @ Soda Bar - San Diego, CA 02/04 @ Cafe NELA - Los Angeles, CA 02/08 @ Shea's Tavern - Reno, NV 02/09 @ Volcanic Theatre Pub - Bend, OR 02/10 @ Dante's - Portland, OR 02/11 @ Funhouse - Seattle, WA 02/12 @ The Roxy – Kennewick, WA 02/13 @ Shredder - Boise, ID 02/15 @ Marquis Theater - Denver, CO 02/16 @ The Elbow Room – Wichita, KS 02/17 @ Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA 02/18 @ The 503 – Iowa Falls, IA 02/19 @ The 503 – Iowa Falls, IA 02/20 @ Outland Ballroom - Springfield, MO^ *w/ Old Salt Union ^w/ The Goddamn Gallows

ÅRABROT ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

With their seventh album ’The Gospel' scheduled for release on 26th February via Fysisk Format, Norwegian rock pioneers Årabrot have now announced a run of European dates. Årabrot mainman Kjetil Nernes comments:

'Årabrot on the road 2016 - in search of something to fill the void - is the culmination of everything the band have done so far and definitely introduces the strongest lineup to date. Beware!'

During their 12 years of existence, Årabrot has managed to upset and confuse people in every possible way. From the get go in Haugesund on the windy Norwegian westcoast, where it all started, they’ve been provoking people with controversial artwork and music ranging from sleazy punk rock to cerebral experimentalism.

Carrying all the hallmarks of a cult band and with hard core fans all over the world, Årabrot have blown up everything from the dirtiest squats to art galleries and huge festivals. On the side of their rock band setup, they've also done music for silent movies like Die Niebelungen and Doctor Caligari and provided live music for The Quietus-founder John Doran's spoken word tour.

On top of all of this they won a Norwegian grammy for their 2011 album Solar Anus.

The new album “The Gospel” is recorded partly at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago and partly in the old church in the woods of Dalarna, Sweden where Nernes lives and runs his studio these days. Listen to title track ‘The Gospel’ which the band revealed towards the end of 2015.



This new album though could just as well never have happened. Just before going on a three week UK tour Årabrot main man Kjetil Nernes discovered an unsettling itch in his throat. After a quick visit to the doctor Nernes completed the tour with an alarming secret: Malignant cancer.

The album you have in front of you is a collection of the music and lyrics written while undergoing surgery treatment and recovery. In Nernes' own words:

'The theme of the Gospel is a vision of the lonely warrior on a summit looking out over a battle field, the smoke from the bomb craters, an all-encompassing silence. The war was against one self; against the ugliness, against the sickness. You sink to the bottom of the sea. All of a sudden you are back on the surface again, stupefied. And hungry! A wicked hunger for everything human life has to offer: Sex! War! Drugs! You breathe, but not like before. "The man who has been in hell never forget'

The Gospel marks the start of the new era in Årabrot's evolution that the recent EP's I Modi and You Bunch of Idiots has hinted at. This is Årabrot at its most confronting and unsettling yet still their most accessible work so far.

Årabrot has had a revolving crew of contributors the last 4 years. This time the band has been reinforced with among others, Ted Parsons (Killing Joke, Swans, Prong) on drums, Andrew Liles (Current 93/Nurse With Wound) and Stephen O’Malley (SunnO))/KTL) on guitar. Kvelertak singer Erlend Hjelvik also appears with norse guest vocals on "Ah Feel". As usual, the artwork is signed by Norwegian artist Johannes Høie.

Norwegian Grammy Award-winning Årabrot

Kjetil Nernes – vocals, EGCs, synths Milton von Krogh – guitars Magnus Nymo – drums Lasse Marhaug – noise Johannes Høie – art Karin Park – vocals, electric piano, synths

Additional musicians on ‘The Gospel’

Ted Parsons (Swans, Killing Joke, Jesu, Prong) Andrew Liles (Current 93/Nurse With Wound) Stephen O’malley (SunnO))/KTL) Erlend Hjevik (Singer, Kvelertak) Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh 4AD) Kristoffer Lo (Highasakite/Trondheim Jazz Orchestra)

ÅRABROT EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

March 2016

4th Nalen, Stockholm, SE 5th Smedjan, Gothenburg, SE 8th Urban spree, Berlin, DE 9th Arena, Wien, AT 10th FreakOut, Bologna, IT 11th Traffic, Roma, IT 12th Lo-Fi, Milano, IT 13th L´ Usine, Geneve, CH 15th Magasin 4, Bruxelles, BE 16th dB´s, Utrecht, NL 17th Corsica Studios, London, UK 18th Lost @ B-Arts, Stoke-On-Trent, UK 19th Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow, UK 20th Chunk, Leeds, UK 22nd Instant Chavires, Paris, FR 23rd Accueil Froid Nuke, Amiens, FR 24th The Pit´s, Kortrijk, BE 26th Iparragirre, Gernika, ES 27th Ahotsgora, Gasteiz, ES 28th Antiguos Almacenes de la Mina, Udias, ES 29th Liceo Mutante, Pontevedra, ES 30th Lata de Zinc, Oviedo, ES 31st Orbeko Etxea - Llodio, Pais Vasco, ES

April 2016

1st Ocho y Medio, Alicante, ES 2nd La Residencia, Valencia, ES 3rd Velvet, Malaga, ES 5th Inciviczone, Barcelona, ES 6th Grnnd Zero, Lyon, FR 7th Gaswerk, Winterthur, CH 8th Hühnermanhattan Klub, Halle, DE

Årabrot will also appear at Temples Festival in Bristol on 4th June

3 DOORS DOWN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM US AND THE NIGHT OUT MARCH 11th

Grammy Award®-nominated multiplatinum Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down announce their sixth full-length album, Us And The Night [Republic Records], available in stores and through all digital retailers March 11th. Fans can pre-order the album starting January 15th. All those who pre-order the album will receive an instant download of their first single “In The Dark.”

“In The Dark” shows a different side of 3 Doors Down. You’ll recognise the robust riffing, but it flaunts a sexy and striking chant that emphasises a new groove and swagger altogether.

On the new album Brad Arnold notes: "We’re all excited to release our new album Us And The Night. It’s truly been a labor of love and we can’t wait to get these songs out to our fans around the world.”

Following 2011’s Time of My Life, which landed at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and The Greatest Hits in 2012, the band continued its non-stop touring performing for audiences across the globe. Gearing up for Us And The Night the group recorded the album at Rivergate Studios in Nashville, TN with producer Matt Wallace [Maroon 5, Train, Faith No More] over the course of 2015. It nods to the spirit of their breakout debut with seasoned songwriting and the biggest and boldest songs of their 16-year career to date.

Get ready for a big year from 3 Doors Down including upcoming performances at Welcome to Rockville, Fort Rock Festival and Carolina Rebellion Festival as well a soon to be announced headlining tour later this year.

3 Doors Down first found their own voice in 1995. It’s only gotten louder over the past two decades. Everything kicked off with their 2000 debut, The Better Life. The album went six-times platinum and introduced the world to their now-classic “Kryptonite.” Their fan base continued to grow with 2002’s triple-platinum Away from the Sun—which yielded the smashes “When I’m Gone” and “Here Without You.” Both 2005’s platinum-certified Seventeen Days and 3 Doors Down [2008] bowed at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 followed by Time of My Life’s #3 debut in 2011. In between countless sold out shows, the guys notched three Grammy Award® nods, scored two American Music Awards, and received a total of five BMI Pop Awards, including an award for Brad for BMI “Songwriter of the Year.” 2003 saw the group begin a tradition of giving back in a big way with the launch of their The Better Life Foundation [TBLF]. The organization has lived up to its name by giving as many children as possible a better life and supporting Center of the Prevention of Child Abuse, Habitat for Humanity, and various other charities. Its annual concert has hosted everyone from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sara Evans to Staind, Shinedown, and Alter Bridge.

Us And The Night Tracklisting

1. The Broken 2. In The Dark 3. Still Alive 4. Believe It 5. Living In Your Hell 6. Inside Of Me 7. I Don’t Wanna Know 8. Pieces of Me 9. Love Is A Lie 10. Us And The Night 11. Fell From The Moon

A Toi Meshen Release Official Video: "Phony People"

a toi me'SHen (pronounced A Toy Machine) based out of Orange County, California, is a unique blend of amazing talent featuring 3 lead vocalists from a wide range of various styles and backgrounds. The band includes influences ranging from rock, metal, hip-hop, pop, alternative, electronic and many more; in which contributes to a unique style and approach to modern music.

a toi me'SHen operates under the philosophy in which reflects directly through its name a toi me'SHen and the definition behind each word in the name. Hence the phonetic spelling for A Toy Machine. TOY - To be treated with less than due respect by another; to be toyed with for ones amusement. MACHINE - A group of collective parts or individuals each serving their own purpose or function joined together to operate as a machine; a group of organized and powerful men (The Government).

a toi me'SHen has released their first video "Phony People", a song taken off their self titled album. This song reflects the reasons of what and who are using us, playing with us for their own personal gain and amusement!! Making us a toi me'SHen



Members:

Tony Lanza - Vox Daynon Lato - Vox/Guitar Scott Pitcock - Guitar/Back-Up Vox Doug Miller - Bassist Jake Fight - Drums/Vox

Alesana Release Part 1 of "Comedy of Errors" Music Video/Mini-Movie

The pop-metal group Alesana has just released part one of their 'Comedy of Errors" music video/mini-movie via Loudwire. The song comes from the band's recent release Confessions and part two of the video's saga will conclude later this winter.

"It is with great pleasure that we unveil part 1 of our short film / music video for 'Comedy of Errors'," says vocalist Shawn Milke. "The video was directed by our great friend Justin Reich and as always he did a killer job! The video takes you on a visual journey through the 3rd installment of our Annabel trilogy. With the third part of the story releasing later this winter, this video is an awesome way to get a glimpse into some of the twists and turns that are soon to haunt your mind. 'Comedy of Errors', which is one of my favorite Alesana tunes of all time, is featured on our most recent studio album 'Confessions' so check it out!"

Get your copy of Confessions on iTunes.

About Alesana:

Positive Mental Attitude. This is the mantra that is not only a driving force for Raleigh, North Carolina based Alesana, but also a way of life. Celebrating eleven years as a band, the pop-metal sextet is always in high spirits and accustomed to playing their hearts out every night when on the road. Countless US tours, several trips around the world, and seven major releases later, Alesana is living proof that hard work and dedication to dreams can go a long, long way.

AVATARIUM Release music video for 'Pearls And Coffins'

Sweden's new doom darlings Avatarium's critically acclaimed current masterpiece, entitled ‘The Girl With The Raven Mask’, was released on October 23rd, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Today the band reveals the music video for the song 'Pearls And Coffins', one of the album's standout tracks.

You can view the magnificent video here:



The video was filmed in Södra Teatern and Stora Vika, directed by Johan Bååth and produced by Robert Lundmark and Magnus Johansson from Bobin Film. Lundmark was also responsible for the editing.

"When I first heard 'Pearls & Coffins' the vulnerable beauty and violent darkness of the song really struck me. "Machine guns and soulless fashion," I pictured a cold war-like dystopian concrete dream world from another time in the past. When everything is lost, you let your deepest inner emotional feelings out, no matter how dark they appear.

The fascination for and showing violence is always tricky and it will and should always affect you and make you think twice. I feel that the video and the lyrics are about our deeper, darker corners inside our human mind and in our hearts of momentary darkness, where violence might set seed and may grow. Showing the shoot-out was meant as a personal metaphor for just that and of course not to encourage violence in any way, shape or form.

Before making this video I was in close contact with my friend and filmmaker Jonas Åkerlund and his wife and stylist Bea Åkerlund and we agreed to make Jennie-Ann really stand out as a flawless Post War-Lipstick killer and a Femme Fatale. Bea recommended an upcoming Swedish fashion stylist: Christopher Insulander who is really cool and innovative in a way that would make a huge difference in the appearance of especially Jennie's look and outfit. I truly think his work and creation is a piece of art that really makes the video look amazing and really stand out as something different for time to come

With luv,
Johan Bååth
Film director"

ANTHRAX Reveal new track 'Breathing Lightning'; trailer online

'Breathing Lightning', the second official track from Anthrax's upcoming album ‘For All Kings’ (due out February 26th via Nuclear Blast) has been revealed today.

Frank Bello, Charlie Benante and Scott Ian talk about the writing and recording of the song in this new video clip:



‘For All Kings’ - Tracklist:

01. You Gotta Believe 02. Monster At The End 03. For All Kings 04. Breathing Lightning 05. Suzerain 06. Evil Twin 07. Blood Eagle Wings 08. Defend Avenge 09. All Of Them Thieves 10. The Battle Chose Us 11. Zero Tolerance