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College Music Fans Have Spoken As Artists Vie For:
2009 mtvU Woodie Awards
As voted on by college music fans. Click here to vote for Never Shout Never!
Matt & Kim, Asher Roth, Kings of Leon, Death Cab For Cutie, Silversun Pickups, Kid Cudi, and Anjulie Are A Few Of This Year’s Nominees
The Sixth Annual Awards Show Will Air On mtvU, MTV, MTV2, and Palladia on
Friday, December 4 at 10pm ET
The Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour is headed over the pond to Europe with In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Maylene And The Sons of Disaster and Dead By April bringing the rock. Check out more details below.
Europe and Scandinavia will see IN FLAMES close the shows and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be the closer in the UK.
Bands performing in the UK,
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
IN FLAMES
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests
Bands performing in Scandinavia include:
IN FLAMES
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
DEAD BY APRIL
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests
Belgium and Germany include:
IN FLAMES
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests
Tour Dates:
27/11/2009 GLASGOW / ACADEMY UK
28/11/2009 BRISTOL / ACADEMY UK
30/11/2009 NEWCASTLE ACADEMY UK
01/12/2009 BIRMINGHAM / ACADEMY UK
02/12/2009 MANCHESTER / ACADEMY UK
03/12/2009 LONDON / HAMMERSMITH APPOLLO UK
04/12/2009 ANTWERP / TRIX HALL BELGIUM
06/12/2009 BERLIN / COLUMBIAHALLE GERMANY
07/12/2009 WEISBADEN / RHEIN – MAIN -HALLE GERMANY
08/12/2009 MUNICH / ZENITH GERMANY
09/12/2009 OBERHAUSEN / TURBINEHALLE GERMANY
11/12/2009 STOCKHOLM / HOVET SWEDEN
12/12/2009 GOTHENBURG / SCANDANAVIUM SWEDEN
13/12/2009 OSLO / SPEKTRUM NORWAY
14/12/2009 MALMO / ARENA SWEDEN
16/12/2009 HELSINKI / ICEHALL FINALND
The Almost‘s new video for “Lonely Wheel” can be seen below.
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Arron Gillespie of The Almost explains the pre-order for their upcoming release, Monster, Monster. Upon pre-ordering the album starting October 6th, you will receive the Monster, Monster EP along with the actual Monster, Monster disk that is blank. You will be able to enter a code online on November 3rd to receive the album. Check out a video below for all the info.
Artist: Blessthefall
Album: Witness
Label: Fearless Records
Purchase: iTunes
Release Date: October 6th, 2009
Overall: 8.5
Music: 9
Lyrics: 7.5
Production: 8
A band losing a member can often spell disaster, or a new beginning. In the case of Blessthefall they lost their lead vocals in the form of Craig Mabbit (now of Escape The Fate), but rather then call it a day as a band they were able to replace him with Beau Bokan on their sophomore release Witness. And the final product is a band reinvigorated, with more energy then ever the ability to rock out has been amplified to a new degree.
The album begins with the anthemic introduction “2.0” which explodes with intense screaming and heart pumping drums that explode with fury once the gang vocals begin. The song leads into the second track “What’s Left Of Me”, that is equally explosive with strong screams and shows off Beau Bokan as a strong and talented power for Blessthefall.
Witness is filled with powerful high points when the band can show off exactly what they do well, shredding guitars and powerful drums that shake your walls. Over top of this all are the Beau Bokan’s superb showing of vocals, whether it’s his ability to sing and hit just the right notes (“God Wears Gucci”), or growling along a super-charged guitar riff (“Hey Baby, Here’s That Song You Wanted”, a standout track), or screaming with all his might (“Last Ones Left”). The combination of instruments and vocals are at a higher level then ever before during this release.
The album is for the most part a very heavy affair. Sometimes there are slightly slow breakdowns, or the finals track “Stay Still” that retains a very slow tone but explodes around the chorus into the anthem it deserves to be. The album is fast, heavy, and intense in every sense of the word. Perhaps there is a lot of repetition of style on Witness but you can’t have to much of a good thing when it comes to music. Blessthefall are being put on the fast track of success with this latest album, discovering what there sound is will only make them the hard rock heroes they are deserving of being in the future.
From First To Last has signed to Rise Records. The band is currently in their home state of Georgia recording their new album which will be released in February of 2010. Also, look for them this fall as they do a headlining tour of the US.
W/ Miss May I, The Color Of Violence, Burden Of A Day, The Color Morale
10.11.09 – Deklab, IL – House Cafe
10.13.09 – Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Cafe
10.14.09 – New Orleans, LA – The High Ground
10.15.09 – Birmingham, AL – Matthews Bar & Grill
10.16.09 – Pensacola, FL – SLuggos
10.17.09 – Jacksonville, FL – The Pit
w/ Greeley Estates, Therefore I Am, The Color Of Violence, Burden Of A Day
10.18.09 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10.19.09 – Raleigh, NC – The Brewery
10.20.09 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon CLub
10.21.09 – Boston, MA – Harpers Ferry
10.22.09 – Manchester, NH – Rockos
10.23.09 – South Portland, ME – The Hub
10.24.09 – Vineland, NJ – Hanger 84
10.26.09 – New York, NY – The Studio At Webster Hall
10.27.09 – Montreal, QC – Underworld
10.28.09 – Toronto, ON – Katherdral Room
10.29.09 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
10.31.09 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4
11.03.09 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
11.04.09 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
11.05.09 – Boise, ID – The Venue
11.06.09 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
11.07.09 – Portland, OR – Satyricon
11.10.09 – Phoenix, AZ – The Phix Gallery
11.12.09 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Outside
11.14.09 – Houston, TX – Meridian
1. Arrow
2. Don’t Rush
3. Hell
4. On Directing
5. Red Belt
6. The Cure
7. Northshore
8. Nightwatch
9. Alligator
10. Paperback Head
11. The Ocean
12. Sentimental Tune
13. Someday
blessthefall‘s upcoming album Witness is now streaming in it’s entirety on the bands MySpace page. Witness hits stores next Tuesday October 6th!
Dashboard Confessional and New Found Glory will be releasing a 7 inch split in which they will be covering each other’s songs.
Jonny Craig‘s new video for “I Still Feel Her Part 3” can be seen below. The song comes form the bands new album, A Dream Is A Question You Don’t Know How To Answer, in stores now.
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