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UPON THIS DAWNING will be headlining The Artery Foundation Tour Across the Nation!

February 12, 2014

Upon this Dawning first announced that they finished their new album and then gave us the great news earlier this week that they have signed with Artery Recordings. Today they announced some more exciting news! Upon this Dawning will be headlining The Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour with The Browning, Adestria, Phinehas & Dayseeker. The tour kicks off on April 18th in San Diego, California at the House of Blues. It is set to be an awesome tour and we can’t wait to catch them when they head through Sacramento. Also mark your calendars for next Monday, February 17th when Upon This Dawning will release their new single, “OBEY”. You can head over to their Facebook page for more details. Their new album WE ARE ALL SINNERS is set to release on April 29, 2014. Check out the video from Artery Recordings: It is definitely going to be a great year for Upon This Dawning and I hope you get to check them out when they come to your town. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/uponthisdawning Twitter: www.twitter.com/UponThisDawning Instagram: www.instagram.com/uponthisdawning

UPON THIS DAWNING will be headlining The Artery Foundation Tour Across the Nation!

February 12, 2014

Upon this Dawning first announced that they finished their new album and then gave us the great news earlier this week that they have signed with Artery Recordings. Today they announced some more exciting news! Upon this Dawning will be headlining The Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour with The Browning, Adestria, Phinehas & Dayseeker. The tour kicks off on April 18th in San Diego, California at the House of Blues. It is set to be an awesome tour and we can’t wait to catch them when they head through Sacramento. Also mark your calendars for next Monday, February 17th when Upon This Dawning will release their new single, “OBEY”. You can head over to their Facebook page for more details. Their new album WE ARE ALL SINNERS is set to release on April 29, 2014. Check out the video from Artery Recordings: It is definitely going to be a great year for Upon This Dawning and I hope you get to check them out when they come to your town. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/uponthisdawning Twitter: www.twitter.com/UponThisDawning Instagram: www.instagram.com/uponthisdawning

Jeff Hanneman gets Traffic circle named after him in Poland

February 7, 2014

Last year through a charity auction, a company Art-Com Ltd. won the rights to rename a traffic circle for a period of one year. The money donated for the name change will be going to fund medical equipment for children and seniors. Art-Com, being the bad ass metal lovers, decided to pay tribute to our fallen metal guitarist, Jeff Hanneman of Slayer. Jeff Hanneman died May 2, 2013 from cirrhosis of the liver. So now the traffic circle in Jaworzno, Poland has been renamed Jeff Hanneman’s Circle Pit. You can watch a brief video clip of the sign change here: That is soooo METAL!!! Thanks Art-Com for honoring the great Jeff Hanneman, truly a spectacular shredder and an amazing person. He was loved by all and is greatly missed. It is nice to see him getting this honor. ~ Marisol

Motley Crue announces FINAL Tour with Alice Cooper. “ALL BAD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END”

January 28, 2014

Today Motley Crue held a press conference in Hollywood at Beacher’s Madhouse Theater to release as they said, “The Biggest Announcement of Their Career”. Last week during the NAMM convention, we had received the confirmation that Alice Cooper was going to be on their Farewell Tour but of course, since it was all “off the record” we respectfully held back on our reports. Eddie Trunk (That Metal Show) did tweet a photo earlier this month that was to be the ad for the FINAL Tour. The tweet has since been deleted and it was later described as a mock up of a rumor, but here is the photo: MÖTLEY CRÜE will kick off their 72 date tour of North America on July 2nd. In addition to tickets being as inexpensive as $15 or $20 so they can insure that everyone gets a chance to see this FINAL TOUR, they will also have a variety of VIP Packages, including Meet & Greets and are available at www.motleyvip.com. Check out the dates that are listed below: Jul [Read More]

Black Label Society to headline Revolver Golden Gods Tour 2014!

January 28, 2014

The boys in Black Label Society have been quite busy lately! Just last week during the NAMM 2014 Convention they headlined the 12th annual Schecter Party at the Grove in Anaheim as well as released their new single My Dying Time. They have just announced that they will be headlining the Revolver Golde Gods Tour presented by Epiphone and is set to start on April 16th in Seattle, Washington and end on June 7th in Los Angeles, California. Their new single is now available on Itunes, My Dying Time is off of their upcoming album, Catacombs of the Black Vatican” which is set for an April 8th release. You can pre-order the album Itunes here. Check out the new song: You can check out the tour dates for the Revolver Golden Gods Tour below and make sure to mark your calendars for the new album release on April 8th! ~ Crank it up loud, Marisol Revolver Golden Gods Tour Dates: Wed/Apr-16 Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo Thu/Apr-17 Portland, OR @ Roseland Fri/Apr-18 [Read More]

Prayers and Condolences go out to Jake Pitts for the loss of his mom, Carolyn

January 28, 2014

Yesterday was the funeral for the beautiful mother of Jake Pitts (Black Veil Brides) Carolyn Marie Carlson-Pitts. Carolyn died unexpectedly at the young age of 58 on January 18th, 2014. We all know that we someday will have to endure the loss of our parents and it is quite painful and devastating. I, myself lost my best friend, my father just over 2 years ago on September 2nd, 2011 and not a day goes by that I don’t think about him. Jake posted the photo below on his instagram with the following caption: ‘Words cannot describe the feelings, thoughts, prayers, cries, and laughter today. I had to face something everyone will have to one day but I didn’t expect this for another 20 years. Today my mother Carolyn was laid to rest while I’ll wear a piece of her around my neck and take her to places she’s never been. My mother wasn’t normal, just like me, and so many others. But she was a musical genius and taught me the things my small brain [Read More]

Dave Grohl at SXSW urges you to find your own voice!

March 14, 2013

Dave Grohl inspires at SXSW Dave Grohl delivers an incredibly inspiring Keynote Address at SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Dave’s speech is absolutely remarkable to watch. His sense of humor and personality really shines through. If you are a musician, there is no way possible that you can watch this video and not be even more inspired and dedicated to music. His speech goes on to recount his Do-it-Yourself Recordings when he was just 12 years old and also how Nirvana changed his life and how he dealt with the death of Kurt Cobain. You really have to watch it for yourself. It possibly can be the best spent 60 minutes you spend to keep your motivation and dedication to music. My favorite quote is when Dave talks about when he first started playing guitar and how it absorbed him. “I devoted every waking hour to playing music. It became my religion, the record store; my church, the Rock Stars; my saints and their songs; my hymns” Those words there ring true for so many [Read More]