Victor Love Releases New Solo Album 'Technomancy' On Metropolis Records

Rome, Italy - Mastermind of Electro-Rock/Cyberpunk band Dope Stars Inc, Victor Love, has announced the release of his first solo album titled Technomancy on Metropolis Records.

Technomancy, due out May 6th, features collaborations with such artists as KMFDM, Deathstars, Army of the Universe, Spiritual Front, and many more. Artwork for Technomancy was done by world renowned pixel artist Valenberg.

"Bitchcraft" will be available as a digital single April 15th, and includes remixes by Deathstars, Cyanotic, Aesthetic Perfection, Chant, Army Of The Universe, Andy Selway (KMFDM), Latexxx Teens, and Obszön Geschöpf.

Click here to pre-order Technomancy

Technomancy track listing

01. Bitchcraft (feat. KMFDM) 02. Irrationality (feat. Spiritual Front) 03. Cocaine (feat. Deflore) 04. Surrenders (feat. Deathstars) 05. Machine Gun (feat. Army Of The Universe) 06. The New System (feat. Aborym) 07. I Curse You (feat. Zu) 08. Blind Or Dead (feat. The Enigma TNG) 09. Can’t You Remember (feat. Hate Inc.) 10. Black Dreams (feat.ORAX)

About Victor Love

Victor Love is the mastermind behind long running industrial-cyberpunk-rock and rollers Dope Stars Inc. Outside of his work with that project, Victor Love is a prolific artist, producer, and musician having also released music with the orchestral/anthemic/industrial crossover project Epochate and the electronic-post-industrial side project Hacking The Wave, remixed such artists as KMFDM, Deathstars, Suicide Commando, 3TEETH, Funker Vogt, Mortiis, L'ame Immortelle, ASP and Emilie Autumn, and had music on the soundtracks for 3 movies of the SAW series.

With his new eponymous solo project, Victor Love explores various aspects on his musical range and experiences, creating a sound that is a crossover of industrial and dark electro, healthy doses of cyberpunk, cryptowave, distorted beats, obscure leads, and synth guitars.

DOPE Announces Dates For "Die Mother Fucker Die" Reunion Tour

TOUR DATES:

09/13 - San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge 09/14 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre 09/15 - Vancouver, BC @ The Rickshaw 09/16 - Pasco, WA @ La Tropicana 09/17 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven 09/18 - Spokane, WA @ The Palomino 09/19 - Idaho Falls, ID @ The Falls Venue 09/20 - Denver, CO @ Herman's Hideaway 09/21 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios 09/22 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground 09/23 - St Louis, MO @ The Ready Room 09/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze 09/25 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom 09/26 - TBA 09/27 - Waterloo, IA @ The Reverb 09/28 - Stevens Point, WI @ Live On Main 09/29 - Chippewa Falls, WI @ Every Buddy's 09/30 - Battle Creek, MI @ Music Factory 10/01 - Flint, MI @ Machine Shop 10/02 - TBA 10/03 - Toledo, OH @ Realm 10/04 - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall 10/05 - Cleveland, OH @ The Agora 10/06 - Columbus, OH @ Park Street Tavern 10/07 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club 10/08 - Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater 10/09 - Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall 10/10 - Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees 10/11 - Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks 10/12 - TBA 10/13 - Amityville, NY @ Revolution 10/14 - TBA 10/15 - Baltimore, MD @ Fish Head Cantina 10/16 - TBA 10/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 10/18 - TBA 10/19 - Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog Bar 10/20 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar 10/21 - Dallas, TX @ Trees 10/22 - Merriam, KS @ Aftershock 10/23 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th St. Collective 10/24 - TBA 10/25 - Gallup, NM @ The Juggernaut 10/26 - Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red 10/27 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick 10/28 - Las Vegas, NV @ Counts Vamp'd 10/29 - Anaheim, CA @ The Grove 10/30 - W. Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky

Dope's ultimate goal through their ongoing crowdfunding campaign is to take the reunion tour around the entire globe in 2016.

"The United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Australia are all part of the plan" says Edsel Dope. "We are all stoked with the insane amount of enthusiasm from fans asking us to bring this lineup around the world"

Dope has put together some awesome, exclusive merch packages for the campaign, and everyone who participates will be recognized by having their name featured in the liner notes..

"We are all really excited about this tour!" says Edsel Dope.."It's been a long time since Dope has done a full USA tour….The fact that we are able to do this with the Die Mother Fucker Die Reunion lineup makes it that much sweeter and more fun for all involved. We are gonna play the longest sets of the band's career…20 plus song sets every night. Several songs from each of our 6 albums, including brand new tracks from the upcoming studio album Blood Money. Which is due out later this year via E1 Entertainment…"

In addition to the live album, the band plans to film the entire tour, with the intention of creating Dope's first ever "Live DVD". The DVD will also include tons of classic backstage footage, unreleased music videos, as well as various, never before seen clips spanning the bands entire career.

"If you are a fan of the band Dope, this is one that you don't way to miss… Who knows when the 4 of us will all be able to do this together again…"

"In addition, we have selected a sick band for our direct support slot"… Due to contractional reasons, support for the Die Mother Fucker Die Reunion tour will be announced at a later date.." Edsel Dope assures fans that they will be very happy with the tour package; it's a pairing that Edsel says is " long over due "…

"These will be the only USA DOPE shows of 2016.."

The live album will ship in June and is exclusively available at: www.dopereunion.com

The album will not be available on iTunes or in retail stores.

Anna of the North releases new single "Baby"

Photo credit: Magnus Nordstrand

Epic, swooning and ethereal, Oslo based artist Anna of the North premiered her new single, "Baby," streaming exclusively on Noisey.

The track is the highly anticipated follow up to previous releases, "The Dreamer" and "Sway," which were streamed over 21 million times, and caught the attention from tastemakers like Fader, NYLON, Pigeons and Planes, and rose to number three in the Hype Machine charts. "Sway" also garnered an official remix from certified hit makers, The Chainsmokers.

Anna of the North is the first artist signed to New York based label, Honeymoon, and will be touring as direct support for Kygo across Europe.



Upcoming tour dates w/ Kygo:

3/26 Amsterdam, NL 3.27 Amsterdam, NL 3/29 Cologne, DE 3/30 Antwerp, BE 4/1 Esch Alzette, DE 4/4 Zurich, CH 4/5 Milan, IT 4/7 Vienna, AT 4/8 Munich, DE

4/9 Prague, CZ 4/10 Berlin, DE 4/12 Paris, FR 4/14 Madrid, ES 4/16, Lisbon, PT 4/20 Glasgow, GB 4/21 Manchester, UK 4/22 London, UK 4/23 London, UK

One Man Boycott Finish ‘Counting The Seconds’:South West Pop Rockers Debut Album Out Now

The 25th March 2016 marks the release of pop rock quartet One Man Boycott’s debut album, ‘Counting The Seconds’, via Super Sick Records. Originally the brainchild of vocalist Joe Brewer’s solo project, according to the man himself, the band marks a fresh start: “It was, and still is, me trying to escape from the real world around me, my ‘boycott’ of ‘normal’ expectations I guess”. Completed by guitarist Lewis Chappell, drummer Frank Rawle and bassist Tom Hitchins, One Man Boycott pen the kind of energetic, instantly infectious pop rock nuggets that instantly instil a hankering for long sun-soaked days with good friends. Positively soaked in youthful exuberance, Counting The Seconds evokes pop rock’s halcyon days, where the stables of Drive Thru Records and Fuelled By Ramen saw gem after gem race out the gate with pop hearts unashamedly on sleeves, swinging songwriting savvy like a deadly weapon.

With crisp production from Romesh Dodangoda (Kids In Glass Houses, Funeral For A Friend, Decade), Counting The Seconds is as accomplished as debut albums get, One Man Boycott confidently presiding over their arsenal of slick, effortless vocals (Brewer commands an impressive 4 octave range), punchy guitars and driving drums. “For us, Romesh’s production stands clear of other producers in this country and in our genre as a whole,” opines Brewer; “His experience in rock, also the more pop side of that sound and honestly, a gut feeling that this was the guy to work with on this release. We werent’s wrong! To be able to have this album coming out at such a high quality is a big step up for all of us, we are all very proud of it.”

“Over the course of this album my lyrics actually touched on a surprisingly wide range of topics,” say Brewer, the frontman citing such inspirations as Addiction, Frustration, Love, Hope, Death, Cancer, Loss, Egos, Kidnap, Murder, Relationships, Friendship and, erm, Bristol. He concludes, “The name Counting The Seconds is part of a lyric in the last track on the album, As You Wish: “and I’m counting the seconds, ‘til you believe me”. It refers to the anticipation we’ve all felt in the run up to sharing this album with everyone, we can’t wait.” Luckily, their wait is over.

One Man Boycott’s ‘Counting The Seconds’ Tracklisting: 1. Sunshine Pizza Friends | 2. If Only You’d Stay | 3. Fingers Crossed | 4. Monument To A Normal Guy | 5. Liar | 6. Short Like Summer | 7. Sick Of It All | 8. Stockholm Swing | 9. If I Survive | 10. As You Wish

One Man Boycott Live Dates: 25/03 GLT, Barnstaple - Hometown Album release show/after party | 1st April: Barfly, Camden | 30th April: The Cove Boutique, Barnstaple (acoustic)

GYPSY CHIEF GOLIATH: Canadian Stoner Metallers Premiere "Black Samurai" From Citizens Of Nowhere Album

Ontario-based stoner metal marauders, GYPSY CHIEF GOLIATH, end the week with the unfurling of a new single from their impending third album, Citizens Of Nowhere, set for release this April via Pitch Black Records. The track storms into the public arena through a premiere of the album's fourth track "Black Samurai" exclusive to PureGrainAudio.

Get cut up by GYPSY CHIEF GOLIATH's "Black Samurai" at PureGrainAudio RIGHT HERE.

Proudly (and rightly so) declaring their affection for that good old warm sound, GYPSY CHIEF GOLIATH has gone completely analogue on this one, recording on reel to reel tape at Sharktank Studios in Windsor, Ontario. Citizens Of Nowhere is the follow-up to GYPSY CHIEF GOLIATH's New Machines Of The Night (Pitch Black Records, 2013) which received numerous praises worldwide, including the #4 spot in Revolver Magazine's online readers poll for album of the week as well as charting #15 on the CMJ Loud Charts. Clocking in at just under an hour, Citizens Of Nowhere is an album that truly "reels" the listener in right from the start and the band's unique style of bluesy stoner rock/metal, which includes three guitars and a harmonica, is set to captivate audiences once again. The album includes eleven tracks, with a cover of the Sabbath classic "Killing Yourself To Live" as a CD bonus.

Citizens Of Nowhere is scheduled for release on April 15th on CD and digital download.

AVATAR DEBUT OFFICIAL RADIO SINGLE "THE EAGLE HAS LANDED"

AVATAR have released the first official radio single off their forthcoming LP today exclusively via Revolvermag.com. "You've heard Owl's hunting hymn. Now it's time for Eagle's mission statement," says lead vocalist Johannes Eckerström. "Just as he crashes into the world of his adversary, we will come crashing into your lives, screaming at the top of our lungs."

"We're still very early in the story and without giving away too much, I can say that things are about to change rapidly."

"The riff is a towel, the melody is water and y'all are about to get boarded. Have fun!"

AVATAR will release their very first concept album titled Feathers & Flesh to be released on Friday, May 13, 2016 via Entertainment One (eOne) in North America and Canada and Another Century overseas. The new release will be the band's highly anticipated followup to Hail The Apocalypse released in 2014, which cracked the Billboard Top 200 for the first time in the band's career.

The aim is set higher, further and deeper than ever before for AVATAR. Not only is this concept album their most extensive work to date, showing the widest range of any of their albums, it also contains a story too extensive for any booklet, so they made a book. A fully illustrated 60 page, 109 verse poem hardcover book. The physical album pre order, book, and exclusive merchandise is available now.

AVATAR have released three instant gratification tracks thus far from Feathers & Flesh. "Regret," and "House of Eternal Hunt" were released simultaneously just last week. When fans pre order the album through iTunes, these tracks are available instantly. The band recently released their first song off the record in a very familiar way, a music video. "For The Swarm" can be seen exclusively on the band's website AVATARMETAL.COM. Directed by longtime collaborator and director Johan Carlén, the video pegs itself firmly into the upper echelon of stunning visual masterpieces the band has grown accustomed to producing.

With past works being buzzworthy videos like "Bloody Angel," "Hail The Apocalypse" and the 2015 Loudwire "Best Rock video of the year" video for "Vultures Fly," AVATAR continues to raise the bar for what bands are doing visually in the current state of hard rock and metal. "For The Swarm" is also available as an iTunes instant gratification track, meaning fans who pre order the album today will get the track as an instant download.

Feathers & Flesh was recorded in Germany, Finland and Sweden in December 2015 with producer extraordinaire Sylvia Massy (System of a Down, Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers). “Avatar is an amazing band,” said Massy, adding, “The singer has the wild energy and charisma I love, and the players are relentless. The album we’re making is an epic. Each song powerfully stands on it’s own, but is only a piece of a larger story. This album is the project I’ve been dreaming about for years!”

The music is as always, rooted in the extreme, with plenty of melodic sensibility and a lust for experimentation. There is a love for intense double bass drumming, riffing and shredding of timeless dimensions alongside rough edges, slow grooves and epic storytelling for the ages. The idea is that as the band digs deeper, the fists will be held up higher. The end result is a modern metal album with all the ruthlessness and power one could ask for handled with a loving songwriter’s hand, inspired by The Beatles and Queen.

AVATAR have developed quite the reputation for touring the US harder than even some of their American counterparts. Most notably, the band has grown well known for their epic performances in the US festival market. After their memorable performance at Rock on the Range 2014, a first for the band, it shows no signs of stopping. AVATAR will return to Rock on the Range, Welcome to Rockville, Carolina Rebellion, Rocklahoma and River City Rockfest in 2016. They will also be performing at Download UK and Download Paris this summer.

Electric Citizen stream 'Misery Keeper', UK tour with Orange Goblin

Electric Citizen, the Cincinnati-based four-piece already confirmed as main support on the forthcoming Wolfmother tour which takes place across Europe during April & May 2016 have announced further dates as special guests to Orange Goblin in October.

The band are also premiering the track 'Misery Keeper' with METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE now.

Check it out HERE.

'Misery Keeper is taken from the forthcoming album 'Higher Time' released, via the RidingEasy label on May 6th in Europe & May 13th in North America.

Like its predecessor, Higher Time was recorded at The Diamonds studio in Cincinnati by Brian Olive (The Greenhornes, Dan Auerbach, Dr. John, etc.), and in search of an even more expansive feel, Laura, Ross and Brian traveled to mix the album alongside Black Keys engineer Collin Dupuis at Easy Eye in Nashville, TN. The results speak for themselves. In Laura’s performance and in the multi-faceted approach of Ross alongside bassist Randy Proctor and drummer Nate Wagner, Electric Citizen branch out with stage-born assurance across a collection of definitive rock ‘n’ roll. It is a bold, complete sound that sacrifices nothing of the band’s on-stage energy and clearly demonstrates that while their progression has been quick, it’s been hard won the traditional way: They worked their collective ass off.

ORANGE GOBLIN 'THE SORTEST TOUR' OCTOBER 2016
plus Electric Citizen and Poseidon

30 Sept UK, Reading, Sub 89 01 Oct UK Sheffield, HRH Doom Vs Stoner Festival 02.Oct, Cardiff, The Globe 03 Oct, Southampton, Engine Rooms 04 Oct, Brighton, The Haunt

WOLFMOTHER 'GYPSY CARAVAN' EUROPEAN TOUR
APRIL / MAY 2015 plus Electric Citizen

08-Apr Ireland, Dublin, Olympia Theatre ​ 09-Apr UK, Manchester, Academy 10-Apr UK, Newcastle, O2 Academy 12-Apr UK, Glasgow, O2 Academy 13-Apr UK, Leeds, O2 Academy 14-Apr UK, Nottingham, Rock City 16-Apr UK, Birmingham, O2 Academy 17-Apr UK, Bristol, O2 Academy 18-Apr UK, Southampton, Guildhall 20-Apr UK, London, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire 22-Apr Germany, Cologne, Palladium 23-Apr Germany, Weisbaden, Schlachtof 25-Apr France, Paris, le Trianon 26-Apr Holland, Amsterdam, Paradiso 27-Apr Belgium, Brussels, AB 29-Apr Holland, Groningen, Oosterpoort 30-Apr Holland, Tilburg, 013​ 01-May Germany, Hamburg, Gross Freiheit 02-May Germany, Berlin, Columbiahalle 04-May Denmark, Copenhagen, Vega 05-May Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller 08-May Italy, Milan, Alcatraz 09-May Switzerland, Zurich, Volkshaus 10-May Germany, Munich, Kesselhaus 11-May Austria, Vienna Arena 13-May Spain, Barcelona, Apolo 1