March 25th, 2010

DARKEST HOUR ANNOUNCES SPRING TOUR DATES INCLUDING APPEARANCE AT FULL METAL TEXAS AT SXSW

Washington, DC-based DARKEST HOUR have some amazing things lined up for 2010. They will be going out on tour with Dillinger Escape Plan, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, and Animals as Leaders. The tour starts March 11th in New York, NY and wraps up on April 13th in Pomona, CA. The tour will be making a stop in Austin, TX at the SXSW music festival, where the Darkest Hour guys will be performing at the Full Metal Texas Event with Iron Age, Born of Osiris, Upon a Burning Body, Your Demise and many others on March 18th.

DARKEST HOUR have also announced a headlining show with Periphery providing direct support. The show will take place on April 14th, in Mesa, AZ. After a couple days off DARKEST HOUR will be heading to Ohio on April 18th to play at a house party for the grand prize winner of last year’s ETERNAL GIVEAWAY contest.

DARKEST HOUR’s new video for their song “The Tides” that is being released shortly. They have posted a teaser which you can view at the following link.

DARKEST HOUR on tour with Dillinger Escape Plan, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, and Animals as Leaders
3/11 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
3/12 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
3/13 Montreal, QUE @ La Sala Rosa Cabaret
3/14 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
3/15 Cleveland Heights, OH @ The Grog Shop
3/16 Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
3/18 Austin, TX – FULL METAL TEXAS @ EMO’S
3/19 Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle
3/20 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
3/21 Houston, TX @ Wired Live
3/23 Orlando, FL @ The Social
3/24 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
3/25 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
3/26 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
3/27 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
3/28 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
3/29 Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar
3/30 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
3/31 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
4/1 Pontiac, MI @ The Eagle Theater
4/2 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
4/6 Calgary, AB @ Republik
4/7 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
4/9 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
4/10 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
4/11 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
4/12 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
4/13 Pomona, CA @ Glass House

DARKEST HOUR HEADLINING SHOW WITH PERIPHERY
4/14 Mesa, AZ @ U.B.’s

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March 5th, 2010

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 7TH! SPREAD THE WORD FOR PEPPERPOT’S 9TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY BASH! SEE YOU THERE ;) Doors at 9pm

THE MAKERS OF “BAD BOYS” (COPS THEME SONG) & “SWEAT” (A LA LA LA LA LONG)

SUNDAY, MARCH 7TH @ ELEMENT NIGHTCLUB!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT LYLE’S PLACE, DITCH RECORDS, STRATHCONA HOTEL, THE REEF, & TICKETWEB.CA!

Sunday, March 7th/2010 this Island will be treated to an unbelievable party full of reggae and dancehall when the Legendary Bad Boys of Reggae – INNER CIRCLE come to Victoria. They’ll be performing hits from their brand new album titled “State of Da World” which features tracks with Damian and Stephen Marley, Morgan Heritage, Lutan Fyah, Luciano, Slightly Stoopid, Steel Pulse and more. This combined with previous platinum hits such as “Bad Boys” from the TV theme song “Cops” and “Sweat” (a la la la la long) and many more will make this night one to remember. Also don’t forget Inner Circle was also featured in the reggae cult classic “Rockers” with their late lead singer Jacob Miller. They became known in the late seventies and early eighties with their hit “Tenement Yard” and then climbed back to the top of the reggae world later to win two Grammys and now they’re up for their third with this latest release “State of Da World”

Opening the show will be NATURAL FLAVAS -a newly formed high quality reggae band from Vancouver made up of some of the long-time reggae and ska Vancouver veterans. The members of the band have shared the stage with other artists such as Wailers Band, Beenie Man, Culture, Israel Vibration, Jimmy Cliff and Linton Kwesi Johnson. Natural Flavas are a breath of fresh air to our westcoast reggae scene.

Also Pepperpot’s favourite DJs (DJ Abel & DJ Collage) will team up to spin and chat pon di mic. Together this most talented duo form –> BACCHANAL SOUND!

This show will also be a double anniversary bash (8th & 9th) for Pepperpot – Victoria’s Hypest Caribbean Radio that has been bringing Victoria and Island (s) the best in dancehall, soca and reggae since its inception in February of 2001! We can’t wait for this show and it’s been a long time coming…

Listen to Pepperpot – Victoria’s Hypest Caribbean Radio every Saturday 6-7pm on CFUV 101.FM or CFUV.UVIC.CA

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March 3rd, 2010

Mudvayne’s NEW VIDEO FOR SECOND SINGLE “BEAUTIFUL AND STRANGE”
BANNED FOR EXPLICIT IMAGERY

Hailed for their musical prowess, hardcore riffs, and dominating stage show; Mudvayne continues to push the envelope with the video for their second single “Beautiful and Strange” off their self-titled album. “Beautiful and Strange” is directed by Frankie Nasso (ALL THAT REMAINS, HATEBREED, EMMURE, BRIAN “HEAD” WELCH) and is the latest installment of three conceptually linked videos that were filmed to promote the band’s self-titled album. “Scream With Me”, the first single off the album saw great success becoming #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Chart.

With the release of the video for “Beautiful and Strange” came the unwillingness of networks, and media sources to play the video due to its disturbing and thought provoking imagery that is meant for mature audiences. The video contains sexually explicit acts that take place in a graveyard and some scenes that involve acts of sadism that is part of a storyline that is linked to the other two videos. The exact definition of the video is left to interpretation and flows beautifully with the other two videos that complete the concept. It has been banned from every outlet except for one; the only place where this video can be seen is on the social networking site vampirefreaks.com.

Mudvayne has been praised for changing the landscape of metal music through their songwriting and now they continue to broaden that landscape with their provocative new video for “Beautiful and Strange”. The song is extremely dynamic and is an example of the bands technical abilities as musicians. The release of the third and final video “Heard It All Before” is set to premiere next month.

Formed in 1996, the Illinois-based band has been a staple in the music industry and the metal world for close to 15 years. With their willingness to constantly push the envelope, and with their ability to change other people’s perspectives on what metal should be, Mudvayne continues to amaze everyone in the world of music. The band is made up of Chad Grey (vocals), Greg Tribbet (guitar), Ryan Martinie (bass), and Matthew McDonough (drums)

To view the video for “Beautiful and Strange” please visit, Vampirefreaks.com

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March 3rd, 2010

Mark Morton of Examiner.com reported that during Sunday night’s (February 21) women’s curling match between USA and Sweden, Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL became the unlikely topic of discussion on CNBC television.

At 11:22 p.m. ET, in the beginning of the sixth end, Colleen Jones was commenting on how much she enjoyed the curling montage of various teams screaming when Andrew Catalon piped in, and the following conversation ensued.

Andrew: “If you really want to see something fascinating, I suggest you go to YouTube, and type in ‘Hearts on Fire’ and ‘curling,’ because just prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics, Anette’s [Norberg] team was featured in a rock video for this Swedish heavy metal band HAMMERFALL. The song is “Hearts on Fire”. The team takes on the band in a curling game, and then the curlers — this team — starts singing while they’re sweeping! So that is a must-see video! I’ve watched it!”

To watch video click here.

Colleen: “Is there a future for them as rock stars? They’re already rock stars, but could they be other rock stars?”

Andrew: “Well, it turned out to be a good luck charm; they went on to win a gold medal!”

Colleen: “Yeah, I was asking Anette the other day, ‘Hey, any more rock videos for you?’ Nope, they haven’t had any more offers since then.”

Andrew: “Going out on top, obviously.”

Eva Lund of the Swedish curling team told Reuters in a February 2006 interview, “We loved [taking part in the video] and it gave us energy. The HAMMERFALL band was fantastic and they are cheering for us and writing e-mails to us when we are here,” she said after Sweden beat Norway 5-4.

In the video, which can be viewed below, the team arrives for a match in a dingy rink to be confronted by their opponents: a wild-haired, leather-clad heavy metal band with dubious curling skills.

The women sweep to victory — aided by an on-ice drum kit — but not before they have morphed into leather and chain-clad singers themselves.

“Hearts On Fire” comes off HAMMERFALL’s 2002 album, Crimson Thunder. The track was reissued as a single in Sweden in January 2006 to give a “boost” to the team as they prepared for the Winter Olympics in Turin.

“The video was a blast to record, an attitude shared by everyone involved. The result is an amusing and, for us, a little unusual video,” stated HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak at the time.

HAMMERFALL reached a career-crowning achievement this past March of 2009 when No Sacrifice, No Victory attained Gold status in their home country – debuting at #2 on the Swedish album charts and remained in the Top 10 for four weeks. The band topped the charts in many other European countries as well: Germany #7; Greece #10, Switzerland #20; England #21; Austria #25; Czech Republic #33; Norway #46; Belgium #87; France #95.

HAMMERFALL is touring North America starting on March 5th in W. Springfield, VA. The dates are listed below.

HAMMERFALL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH POWER GLOVE
3/5 W. Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
3/6 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
3/7 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
3/9 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
3/10 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
3/11 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
3/12 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
3/13 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
3/15 Chicago, IL @ Metro
3/16 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
3/18 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
3/19 Winnipeg, MB @ The West End Cultural Center
3/21 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
3/22 Calgary, AB @ Warehouse
3/23 Vancouver, BC @ The Venue
3/24 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
3/26 San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom @ Regency Center
3/27 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues

HAMMERFALL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH ECHOES OF ETERNITY AND HAVOK
3/28 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
3/30 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
3/31 Santa Ana, CA @ The Galaxy Theater
4/1 Mesa, AZ @ U.B.’s Bar
4/2 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
4/4 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
4/6 Dallas, TX @ Trees
4/7 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
4/8 Houston, TX @ Meridian

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February 24th, 2010

MEGADETH’S RUST IN PEACE TOUR WITH TESTAMENT AND EXODUS ARE SELLING OUT FAST – GET YOUR TICKETS WHILE YOU STILL CAN…

8 SHOWS SOLD OUT ALREADY -TOUR KICKS OFF MARCH 1st

Thrash kings TESTAMENT, are going out on the road with Exodus on Megadeth’s “Rust In Peace” 20th Anniversary Tour. Kicking off on March 1st in Spokane, WA and running through March 31st in Los Angeles, CA. Keep in mind that this is no ordinary metal tour, this will be an event to remember for years to come as Megadeth will be playing the entire “Rust In Peace” record, TESTAMENT will be tearing through their debut thrash masterpiece “The Legacy” and Exodus will be performing a special set as well. So far the shows in Spokane, WA, Boise, ID, Pittsburgh (Greensburg), PA, Buffalo, NY, Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, Asheville, NC, and Austin, TX have already all sold out. In celebration of this unprecedented event in metal history, TESTAMENT are giving their devoted legions a chance to be a part of Heavy Metal History by offering an exclusive VIP package for each date on the tour. The VIP package includes:

– General Admission ticket with early entry to venue (where available)
– Meet & Greet with select members TESTAMENT
– Individual photo with select members of TESTAMENT
– Q&A session with select members of TESTAMENT
– Autograph opportunity with select members of TESTAMENT
– Commemorative Meet & Greet laminate
– Collectible TESTAMENT Guitar Pick

CATCH TESTAMENT ON TOUR WITH MEGADETH AND EXODUS
3/1 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory***SOLD OUT***
3/2 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory***SOLD OUT***
3/3 Medford, OR @ Medford Armory
3/6 Calgary, AB @ Big Four
3/7 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center
3/8 Saskatoon, SK @ Praireland
3/11 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theater
3/12 Greensburg, PA @ The Palace Theater***SOLD OUT***
3/13 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom***SOLD OUT***
3/15 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club***SOLD OUT***
3/16 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live***SOLD OUT***
3/18 Scranton, PA @ Scranton Cultural Center
3/19 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
3/21 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
3/22 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel***SOLD OUT***
3/23 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
3/25 Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
3/26 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Amphitheatre***SOLD OUT***
3/27 Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
3/28 El Paso, TX @ Club 101
3/30 Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theater
3/31 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium

If this tour isn’t amazing enough and you have yet to have your fill of TESTAMENT live, (which should be the case for everyone) the metal tour of a lifetime is back on! After a brief postponement, the mighty TESTAMENT will be joining forces with Megadeth and Slayer for the first time in over 20 years on the American Carnage Tour. The tour kicks off July 23rd in Quebec City, and winds up on September 4th in Portland, OR.

The metal masses have been clamoring for a tour of this magnitude for quite some time and TESTAMENT are stoked to be a part of it. Again as a special exclusive to the TESTAMENT Legions, the band is offering a limited number of VIP Packages for every United States date on the tour. The exclusive TESTAMENT VIP package includes:

- One general admission ticket with early entry (where available)
- Exclusive Meet & Greet with the members of TESTAMENT
- Personal photograph with the band
- Autograph session (includes 8X10 photo)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Affliction Shirt
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited, numbered)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Music Skin
- Official VIP Meet and Greet Laminate
- Official set of TESTAMENT Guitar Picks

TESTAMENT’S highly successful and award-winning album The Formation Of Damnation has been reissued in a deluxe tour edition which is in stores now. Information on the Deluxe Tour Edition of The Formation Of Damnation can be found below:

The Formation of Damnation (Deluxe Tour Edition)
2-disc deluxe tour edition of the band’s comeback album! Includes bonus
footage of classic tracks + more;

Disc 1:
1. The Persecuted Won’t Forget
2. Killing Season
3. Afterlife
4. The Evil Has Landed
5. The Formation Of Damnation
6. Henchmen Ride
7. More Than Meets The Eye
8. Dangers Of The Faithless
9. False Evidence Appearing Real (F.E.A.R.)
10. Leave Me Forever

Disc 2• The New Order *Audio and Video
• Practice What You Preach *Audio and Video
• Souls Of Black *Audio and Video
*Recorded in Alcatraz for their MTV “52/52” special
• More Than Meets The Eye music video

CATCH TESTAMENT ON THE 2010 AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR

7/23 Quebec City, QC @ Pavillon de la Jenuesse
7/24 Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL @ Parc Jean Drapeau
7/26 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
7/27 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum
7/29 Toronto, ONT @ Molson Amphitheatre
7/30 London, ONT @ John Labatte Center
8/11 Albany, NY @ Glen Falls Civic Center
8/12 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
8/14 Boston, MA @ Tsongas Arena
8/15 Camden, NJ @ Susquehana Bank Center
8/16 Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theater
8/18 Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre
8/19 Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
8/20 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
8/21 Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
8/23 Kansas City, @ Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone Arena
8/24 Denver, CO @ Magness
8/25 Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
8/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
8/29 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless
8/30 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena
8/31 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace
9/3 Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theatre
9/4 Portland, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds

For more info on TESTAMENT be sure to visit:

www.myspace.com/testamentlegions
www.testamentlegions.com

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