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William Control announces UK tour and other news. By Alex Bock

August 4, 2016

William Control, know to man as the singer of the punk band Aiden, announced another UK tour in 2016. William just recently played a few acoustic dates in the UK. The SYNTH AND SINNERS tour starts out in Chester on September 5th. Tickets (regular and VIP) are only available through http://www.controlmerch.com/ . US dates will also be announced soon. So stay tuned and follow him on his social networks for further news on that. A lot was and is happening in the William Control camp. He just recently procured the rights to his first two records ‘Hate Culture’ and ‘Noir’. There’s plans on reissuing both records on Vinyl in the future. A must-have for all you Vinyl lovers out there. Currently William Control is working on new music with long time band mate Kenneth Fletcher. Production is almost finished, so we can look forward to hear new music soon. The Neuromantic Boys and William are currently shooting a music video for the first single. Yet another reason to get excited and stay tuned. Follow William [Read More]

Lord Of The Lost release new video – new record will be out this Friday. Contributed by Alex Bock

July 25, 2016

Dark Rock band Lord Of The Lost released a new video for the song ‘Drag Me To Hell’. It’s the second single out of their upcoming record ‘Empyrian’. The video is directed by Michel Briegel. Check out the video here: ‘Empyrian’ will be released July 29th, 2016. You can pre-order it here: http://www.outofline.de/albumteaser/lordofthelost_empyrean.html Here’s the song list Miss Machine Drag Me To Hell The Love Of God Raining Stars In Silence Black Oxide (feat. Scarlet Dorn) Interstellar Wars Doomsday Disco Death Penalty No Gods, No War The Interplay Of Life And Death Utopya Where Is All The Love Also catch the band live at the following dates in August August 14th – M’era Luna, Hildesheim August 17th – Summerbreeze, Dinkelsbühl August 27th – Metalacker, Tennenbronn August 28th – Tanzritual Festival, Schiffweiler They will also be part of Eisheilige Nacht 2016 which will take place in December 2016. We caught the band live just a few weeks ago on the M.E.G.A. tour with Combichrist, Radia Sorda and Filter. Check out some pictures of that event: [Read More]

Eric 13 riding down the “Devil’s Highway”

July 12, 2016

Eric 13, guitarist of Combichrist, vocalist in Sex Slave is, aside from those projects, also a solo artists, who currently uses the time between a big Combichrist European Tour and some festival dates with that band to do a little acoustic solo tour through Europe. A few days ago he released a new song called ‘Devil’s Highway’, to be followed by a video today. Check it out here: Eric13 comments about the video: After writing about 50 rock and outlaw country songs in the last few years, I was yearning for new inspiration. I had experienced so much change in my life, and for better or worse, I looked in the mirror to face things about myself I hadn’t previously been willing to face. My new songs finally address those demons and intensely personal situations and I’ve never felt stronger or more confident with my song writing. “DEVIL’S HIGHWAY” marks the beginning of a new era in my music, and this video a desire to develop the stories even more. Making this video was an [Read More]

Nothing More is taking a break from recording to go on tour this fall.

July 10, 2016

Nothing More are currently working on the follow up of their highly successful self titled record ‘Nothing More’ which was released in 2014. After some extensive touring following that release, they entered the studio a few months ago. We’ve been locked away in the studio for the last couple of months so we decided it was time to mix things up a bit. We’ll be hitting the road for a few weeks this fall and are excited to share some of the new music with everyone before we make the final push to finish the album. We can’t wait to get back out there and see everyone. – Nothing More on facebook Head on to http://smarturl.it/NothingMoreTour for tickets and VIP. They will bring Twelve Foot Ninja, Dinosaur Pile-Up and To Whom It May out with them on the road. Make sure to catch this awesome band somewhere near you. Since they’ll finish the record after that tour, it’ll probably take a while until they get back. Stay updated on the bands via their [Read More]

Freedom Call release new song – Tour through Germany in 2017

July 8, 2016

German Melodic Metal band Freedom Call released a new song today called ‘Hammer Of The Gods’. It’s the first single from their upcoming record ‘Master Of Light’. There’s no release date set, but it won’t be long. Check out the lyric video for ‘Hammer Of The Gods’ Frontman Chris Bay on the new song: ‘I think that this song with its epic flair gets you in the perfect mood for the new record. Will we start an earthquake with this? Who knows? In any case the song is good for a metallic thunderclap.’ They also announced some long awaited tour dates for February 2017. So far it’s only dates for Germany. They’ll play some festivals this year in Europe, the US and there’s also one date set for Mexico City on Nov. 26th, 2016. Here’s a list of the 2017 dates Make sure to catch them live at a place near you. Also follow the bands social media for more information on upcoming new music and tours https://www.facebook.com/FreedomCallOfficial/?fref=ts http://www.freedom-call.net/ https://www.youtube.com/user/FreedomCallTV ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Lord Of The Lost announce new record. Contributed by Alex Bock

June 28, 2016

Just days after Lord Of The Lost got back from playing a European Tour with Combichrist, Filter and Rabia Sorda, they announced the release of a new record. It’s called ‘Empyrian’ and it will be out July 29th, 2016. Pre-orders can already be placed. Check this link for further details on the record and on pre-ordering it http://www.outofline.de/content/newsletter/newsletter280616.htm Here’s how the new record is described: With “Empyrean”, Lord Of The Lost have created a dystopian Future-Metal-concept album of epic proportions. The new release takes the listener on a captivating science-fiction-odyssey, driven by a furious mix of Gothic Metal, Glam, Electro, Prog and Industrial. Over the last few days Lord Of The Lost shot a video for their upcoming single ‘Drag Me To Hell’. Keep your eyes peeled for the release. We’ll make sure you don’t miss it. Until then, check out their latest release ‘The Love Of God’ In case you’re not familiar with the band so far, here’s an interview we did with Gared Dirge, the band’s piano/synth/percussion/guitar player late 2015: * * [Read More]

Motionless in White release new single today

June 23, 2016

Right after midnight PT, Motionless In White introduced their new single ‘570’ to the world. Soundwise it’s a bit heavier than the their latest releases. As they did with every record, the band is clearly progressing, but check it out for yourself: Motionless In White will be out on Warped Tour throughout the whole cycle, starting June 24th in Dallas, TX. Also they’ll make a special appearance at this year’s AP Awards on July 18th. They’re also nominated for this year’s awards for ‘Artist Of The Year’ and ‘Best LIVE Band’. Later in 2016 they’ll be hitting the road with Korn and Breaking Benjamin. The band is also working on their 4th studio album, which is supposed to be released this year. It’ll be their first record released on Roadrunner Records. For all the news on new music and touring, follow the band on their social media www.motionlessinwhite.net https://www.facebook.com/motionlessinwhite/ https://twitter.com/MIWband https://www.instagram.com/miwband/ ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp