Music
Rock outfit the Wedding—led by former Letter Kills singer Matt Shelton—will release their new album, No Direction, on September 25. In anticipation, the band is debuting the song "The Raconteur" right here right now. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments.
Today's Song of the Day is taken from Surrender the Fall's brand new album Burn in the Spotlight, which is out now on Rum Bum Music. Stream "Love Hate Masquerade" below.
Buy on Burn in the Spotlight on iTunes here.
Chicago alt-rockers Local H released their new double album, Hallelujah! I'm A Bum today, as well as kicking off a US tour in support (see tour dates below). They're also premiering the music video for new song, "Cold Manor," directed/compiled by Local H frontman Scott Lucas. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments.
Local H fall tour:
9/18 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
9/19 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
9/20 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
9/22 Tempe, AZ The Sail Inn
9/23 San Diego, CA The Casbah
9/24 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour
9/25 Fresno, CA Fulton 55
9/26 San Francisco, CA Brick & Mortar Music Hall
9/28 Portland, OR Dante's
9/29 Seattle, WA El Corazon
9/30 Spokane, WA Carr's Corner
10/2 Fargo, ND The Aquarium
10/3 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
10/4 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
10/5 Dekalb, IL Otto's In Dekalb
10/6 Champaign, IL High Dive
10/12 Pontiac, MI Pike Room @ The Crofoot
10/13 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
10/14 Stanhope, NJ Stanhope House
10/15 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
10/16 Hartford, CT Arch Street Tavern
10/17 New York, NY Wesbter Hall (Marvin Room) - CMJ
10/18 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House - CMJ
10/19 Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Cafe
10/20 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio
Kill Devil Hill—the metal supergroup featuring former Pantera and Down bassist Rex Brown, ex-Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice, Pissing Razors singer Jason "Dewey" Bragg, and erstwhile RATT guitarist Mark Zavon—have released their self-titled debut earlier this year. Today, they're premiering the lyric video for standout track, "War Machine," as well as sharing behind-the-scenes footage in which band members discuss the song. Check it all out below, and let us know what you think in the comments.
Heavy-metal supergroup Down will release their new EP, simply titled The Purple EP, next week, but why wait? Stream the full think in the SoundCloud player below, courtesy of Billboard.
The Purple EP is the first of four planned EPs from Down, who appear to have shunned, at least temporarily, the album format after 2007's Down III: Over the Under (buy on iTunes).
Down IV Part I – The Purple EP is out September 18.
Grindcore experts Pig Destroyer, who will release their new album, Book Burner, on October 22, have released the lyric video for new song "Burning Palm." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments.
A Life Once Lost will release their new album, Ecstatic Trance, on October 22. In anticipation, the band is premiering the record's lead-off track, "Something Awful," right here right now. Check it out below, as well as the previously released lyric video for the track "Madness is God," and let us know what you think in the comments.
For the latest news on the band, check out: Facebook.com/ALOLOfficial, twitter.com/ALOLOfficial, and EcstaticTrance.net.
Resident Evil: Retribution 3D hits theaters on Friday. In anticipation, electronic artist Bassnectar is now streaming the end-credits track which features Deftones singer Chino Moreno. "I was thrilled to be a part of scoring this," Bassnectar says, "and wanted to make a beat that dropped like a wall of bricks to knock people back in their seats at the movie's sudden and dramatic end. Chino put together the lyrics in a poem that felt like a slow motion dream, and somehow the two sensations works in tandem: falling backwards in a dream while getting blown back by a wobbling wall of sound." Listen to the song below, and let us know what you think in the comments.
Texas in July released a new song, "Bed of Nails," at midnight last night/this morning on iTunes/Amazon. The track will be featured on the band's forthcoming self-titled album, which hits stores on October 9 and can be preordered right here. Stream the song below—as well as another track from the album, "Cry Wolf"—and let us know what you think in the comments.
