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Charming Liars have teamed up with Revolver to premiere an exclusive teaser for their upcoming "New Disorder" video. "New Disorder" is the band's new single, and will be included on their forthcoming EP. The band will be featured on the Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival this summer, and have recently announced a run with Sick Puppies that kicks off in September. To stay current on all things Charming Liars be sure to follow them on Facebook.com/CharmingLiars and Twitter.com/Charming_Liars.

Dream Theater have posted another behind-the-scenes, in-the-studio video, giving fans some new details about the band's upcoming album.

"We feel like this album is our strongest work to date," says John Petrucci as the video kicks off. "There is an instrumental on the album. We haven't had a stand-alone instrumental in a long time. We try to keep the album interesting as far as the way songs flow into one another [goes]."

Petrucci also said the album will feature a central, 20-minute piece. "We haven't had a piece like that in a while and that is definitely the centerpiece of the album," he added.

The album, dubbed Dream Theater, will be released September 24 via Roadrunner Records. The band will kick off a European tour in early 2014, followed by a US tour in March.

Check out all three "in the studio" videos by the band:

Alter Bridge have announced that a new studio album — Fortress — will be released October 8 via EMI Label Services. The album will be the band's first studio release since 2010's ABIII.

Alter Bridge — Myles Kennedy on vocals, Mark Tremonti on guitar, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums — also have announced their only US show, which will take place October 4 at the House Of Blues in Orlando, Florida. You can check out all the band's scheduled dates below.

Fortress was produced by long-time Alter Bridge producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who is known for his work with Falling In Reverse, Story Of The Year and Incubus.

"When we started pre-production on this album, we pushed ourselves harder and further than we ever have previously in order to make the most out of every individual arrangement," Tremonti said. "We wanted this album to be our most unpredictable and exciting one yet. From the early feedback we have received, it looks like we have achieved what we set out to do."

Song titles on Fortress include "Cry Of Achilles," "Bleed It Dry" and "Farther Than The Sun," "All Ends Well" and the epic title track, "Fortress."

Tickets for the October 4 show will go on sale Friday, July 26, at ticketmaster.com.

For more about Alter Bridge, visit their official website.

ALTER BRIDGE TOUR DATES

Oct 4th Orlando, FL House of Blues (Only US show in 2013)
Oct 16th Nottingham, UK Arena
Oct 17th Birmingham, UK NIA
Oct 18th London, UK Wembley Arena
Oct 20th Cardiff, UK Arena
Oct 21st Glasgow, UK Hydro
Oct 22nd Manchester, UK Arena
Oct 24th Paris, FRA Zenith
Oct 25th Brussels, BEL AB
Oct 27th Berlin, GER Huxleys
Oct 28th Copenhagen, DEN Vega
Oct 29th Stockholm, SWE Arenan
Nov 3rd Amsterdam, HOL Heineken Music Hall
Nov 4th Dusseldorf, GER Mitsbishi Electric Halle
Nov 5th Wiesbaden, GER Schlachthof
Nov 7th Vienna, AUS Gasometer
Nov 8th Munich, GER Kesselhaus
Nov 9th Zurich, SWI Hallenstadion
Nov 11th Rome, ITA Atlantico
Nov 12th Milan, ITA Mediolanum
Nov 14th Barcelona, SPA Razzmatazz 2
Nov 15th Madrid, SPA Arena
Nov 16th Lisbon, POR Coliseum

All Pigs Must Die—featuring The Hope Conspiracy vocalist Kevin Baker, Converge drummer Ben Koller, and Bloodhorse guitarist Adam Wentworth and bassist Matt Woods (who we interviewed right here)—release their crushing sophomore album, Nothing Violates This Nature, yesterday. Now the band has teamed up with Revolver to stream the record in its entirety. Check it out below and let us  know what you think in the comments.

All Pigs Must Die could be called a supergroup. But while the band does boast a lineup of underground heavy-music all-stars that any hardcore fan will recognize—The Hope Conspiracy's Kevin Baker on vocals, Ben Koller of Converge behind the kit, and Bloodhorse guitarist Adam Wentworth and bassist Matt Woods—the group has also been making its own name in its own right, release after release. For APMD's second and newest full-length, Nothing Violates This Nature (which you can stream in its entirety right here), the band puts even more confrontational attitude into its blend of hardcore and black metal by adding heavier death and grind parts. Revolver spoke to Woods about the new album, the "us vs. them" logic, and why it all sounds so ugly.

REVOLVER The title of the new record is Nothing Violates This Nature. What "nature" are you referring to?
MATT WOODS The title is the first section of the line "nothing violates this nature, for this nature violates all." Essentially, the line itself is giving voice to a juggernaut. It's not meant to be inclusionary or to make a grandiose statement for people to feel comfortable with. The "nature" is not meant to refer to anything concrete or specific. It has more to do with consciousness or perspective. At their best, reality, ideology or morality are a consensus. At their worst, a complete illusion. The title and more specifically the line address the unwillingness to be cowed by the illusion, to reject the "us" or the "them" and understand things as they are. What man creates, man destroys.

What did you want to do differently than 2011's God Is War?
The plan remained the same as all releases: We want to write the best songs we can. What makes Nothing Violates This Nature different from God Is War is the growth of the four of us playing together and how the two albums are sequenced. God Is War is paced more like a live set. Nothing Violates This Nature is far more of an album.

What did you want to convey, lyrically? It sounds really pissed off.
In the interest of accuracy, I can only speak to the lyrics I contributed. Everything came out from under the aegis of "nothing violates this nature, for this nature violates all" and "one will versus all." It's a perspective where neither the "us" nor the "them" are entirely appealing. Most heavy music, despite the attempts to come off as edgy or extreme, is comprised of people-pleasers. For example, constantly harping on how there is no god or advocating political extremity is utterly inoffensive nor very meaningful at this point. Most bands pushing that rap do not have religious fundamentalists or opposing view points buying their albums. It only pumps the tires of a pretty homogenous audience. The stuff I contributed was done so with the hope it would energize people to think, rather than energize a disposable sing-along type deal with transient meaning. Oh, why is it so pissed? People. End of story.

There is, however, a lot of religious imagery around the band, whether it's in band photos or album covers.
I look at it as they serve as visual representations of conflict, both ideologically and in violent reality. Sure, there are plenty of other means to arrive at the same end but it seems to have worked so far.

A lot of people are using the words like "nasty" and "ugly" to describe the sound of All Pigs Must Die. Why do you think it comes off that way?
It's visceral music and adjectives like "sunny" or "pleasant" are not applicable.

Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou has produced albums for a lot of hardcore artists like Kvelertak and Nails and, of course, you guys. Why did you choose to work with him?
Comfort and communication. We've known and worked with each other for years and years now and because of the aforementioned, it's a very creative and pleasant environment when we record.

The packaging was done by Aaron Turner of Isis. Do you know him and why did you choose his artwork?
Ben and Kevin know Aaron better than Adam and I do. We picked Aaron to shake things up a bit and get a different perspective on board as far as the visuals go. He nailed it. It's my favorite cover layout for sure.

Is it hard to do All Pigs Must Die when members are committed to other projects?
It's hard to play all the time. We are all north of 30 with families, careers, as well as other music projects. However, things are always in motion even if we aren't practicing or playing live all the time. Things get worked out independently then expanded upon when we are together.

You've toured with a countless other artists. What's the craziest thing that happened to you while out on the road?
Craziest thing? Surviving Adam's odor in close quarters for extended periods of time.

The band interests on Facebook are listed as, "Extreme Behavior. Fried Chicken Bones. Silver Bullets. Lycanthropy." What's that all about?
Just livin, son.

Asking Alexandria have released the video for "The Death of Me," off the band's highly anticipated new album, From Death to Destiny, out in the U.S. on August 6 via Sumerian Records. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments.

Boston hard-rock band Lansdowne (pictured left) have released their new lyric video for the song "Frankenstein," which features a guest appearance by Dan Donegan of Disturbed. The song will be on Lansdowne's new album, No Home But the Road, released July 30.

This week sees new shit from All Pigs Must Die, Black Tusk, Fight Or Flight, Serj Tankian, and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you're snagging a copy of and which record should be the Album of the Week. Pick your favorite and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, July 29, at noon, when the results will be announced.
 
 

Newsted—the new band led by ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and featuring Staind's Mike Mushok—have teamed up with Revolver to premiere their new lyric video for "Above All." The song comes off the group's debut full-length, Heavy Metal Music, which is due out August 6. To preorder, visit iTunes and the band's website.

Watch the video below and tell us what you think in the comments below!

Revolver Electronic Cigarettes is on the road with theRockstar Energy Mayhem Festival all summer long, brining you a behind-the-scenes look at all the action. Check out their third of six videos, Kicking Some Ash: On The Road With Mayhem and Revolver E-Cigarettes,Week #3, featuring Piggy D, bassist for tour headliner Rob Zombie.

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Learn more at revolvercig.com, and stay tuned for more videos from the road!