At long last, the lineup has been announced for the 2013 edition of the Nitty Gritty Fest.
The NGF takes place in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, on July 27th, and features headliners Sleeping Giant. Support comes from the likes of My Iron Lung, Hundredth, To The Wind, and a bunch of others. Click here for the full roster and limited preorder informaiton.
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Syracuse metalcore veterans Earth Crisis have announced a run of East Coast and West Coast US tour dates to mark the 20th anniversary of their Victory Records debut EP, “Firestorm.”
The tour features Shai Hulud, Thy Will Be Done and White Widows opening on the East Coast and Lionheart and Harness opening out West. Click here for all dates.
Earth Crisis’ last release was 2011′s “Neutralize The Threat,” released via Century Media.
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Black Veil Brides has announced that Exhibit A Gallery in Los Angeles will be housing “Revelation In Black” which will feature an art exhibit dedicated to the band. Artwork by vocalist Andy Biersack will be showcased as well.
You can check out a flyer for the event here.
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Paper + Plastick Records has announced that they have signed Detroit metal act From Hell. They will be releasing their debut album “Heresy” is due out June 25.
You can download a track off the upcoming album, titled “Unholy”, here.
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New York metalcore act Escape The Fate have posted a new video, for the track “Until We Die,” from Live at the Roxy, which is part of the deluxe version of the band’s most recent album, Ungrateful. Check it out here.
Ungrateful will be released May 14th via Eleven Seven Music.
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As most of you know, As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis was recently arrested for attempting to hire a hit man to kill his wife. Since we last reported on the incident, Lambesis has once again appeared in court for a bail hearing where his lawyer Thomas Warwick, according to recent reports, said the singer’s use of steroids was to blame for his extreme behavior.
During the bail hearing, the judge decided to lower Lambesis’ $3 million bail to $2 million, in spite of Warwick arguing for the amount to be lowered to $250,000, due to his client’s inability to pay, even with the new reduced bail figure.
We’ll keep you posted as more details on this story surface. Click here to read a statement from As I Lay Dying regarding their recent cancellation from Killswitch Engage‘s summer tour of the United States.
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It has recently been anounced that Darkest Hour, and The World Alive will be filling the spot of As I Lay Dying, who had to drop off for some reason, on an upcoming tour with Killswitch Engage.
The tour will also feature Miss May I, and you can check out the dates here.
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Randy Blythe, singer of metal band Lamb of God, has released a very long and heartfelt letter reflecting on his manslaughter trial in Prague, Daniel Nosek, and show etiquette.
You can read Blythe’s statement here.
Blythe was acquitted of manslaughter earlier this year and it getting ready to head out on tour with Lamb of God.
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If you haven’t heard – Tim Lambesis, lead singer of As I Lay Dying, is in jail for trying to put a hit out on his wife. Due to these unforeseen circumstances, the band has been forced to forgo their upcoming dates with Killswitch Engage.
You can read a statement from the band here.
Lambesis plead not guilty last week and bail was set at $3,000,000.
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Why We Kill, the thrash metal-tinged project that features 3/4ths of OC political punk band The Uprising (one of whom is Danny Thompson, who currently plays drums for Face to Face), has launched a Kickstarter project to fund the creation of their debut LP. Among the funding options available is a chance to perform some backing vocals on an album track. Click here for details.
Why We Kill also features frontman Steve Cabler, who was injured in the fatal terrorist attack at a nightclub in Bali back in 2002 and lived to tell the tale. He’s got a pretty compelling story; check it out here.
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Dillinger Escape Plan have posted a new video of them playing their new song “Prancer,” late last month.
You can check it out here.
Dillinger Escape Plan released their new album, One of Us is the Killer, last Tuesday on Sumerian Records.
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August Burns Red have premiered their new song “Fault Line”, which is set to appear on their upcoming album “Rescue & Restore”. You can check out the lyric video for it here.
“Rescue & Restore” will be released June 25th through Solid State Records.
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Deftones have been discussing the possibility of releasing their “lost” album “Eros,” the last album to feature the late Chi Cheng on bass, who passed away earlier this year. Click here to check out an interview in which the band discusses Cheng’s life as well as their unreleased music.
Cheng was in a car accident in 2008 that left him in a “semi-vegetative state.” Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega had been filling in on bass since then. Cheng was 42.
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Atreyu seem to be back together now as frontman Alex Varkatzas posted a message on the band’s Facebook page, which states that they could record at least one new song, which will be their first in almost four years. He writes:
“I’m thinking, if we did do 1 new Atreyu song, it won’t be for a few months BUT I would like it to be given away free to our fans. You guys have given us soo much, if we can get it done , how cool would that be??? Truly punk rock! Just thinking aloud! Enjoy Mother’s Day! I am- ALpal
Ps yes there will be tons of screaming and shredding ala the curse etc. none of that major label BS. Cross your fingers”
The band’s most recent album, Congregation of the Damned, which was released in October 2009 on Hollywood Records. They went on hiatus back in January 2011.
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Unless you have been living under a rock the last few days, then you should know that As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis was recently arrested for trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife.
Today, he plead not guilty, and the judge at the arraignment trial set his bail at a whopping $3,000,000. You can check out the rest of the details here.
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Much The Same bassist Franky Tsoukalas and guitarist Dan O'Gorman, both primary songwriters in their former band, have started a new punk band with Franky taking the lead vocal role as well. They're called Burn Rebuild and you can stream the band's first demo song, "My Therapy Is Failing" right here.
