FEBRUARY / MARCH 2014
††† (CROSSES) ISSUES WITHIN TEMPTATION
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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE LIFE AFTER LOVE MCR are back – albeit posthumously – with a cracking greatest hits package ‘May Death Never Stop You’ featuring a brand new track ‘Fake Your Death’! The deluxe version also includes a DVD of outtakes and previously unreleased clip ‘Blood’ and an armband. Well worth unearthing!
AMITY IN THE STUDIO The Amity Affliction are officially in the studio recording the follow up to their #1 album Chasing Ghosts. go theamityaffliction. net or facebook to check out their pics!
DE LA TIERRA HOT (METAL)HEADED LATINOS! Latino metal band De La Tierra released their debut self-titled album this year and it exploded with metal greatness. Recording between Buenos Aires and LA, you can imagine the diverse sound these guys came up with. All the band’s lyrics are in Spanish, so you can learn a new (metal) language while you’re at it!
THE ALGORITHM CRACKING THE CODE
RONNIE JAMES DIO THIS IS YOUR LIFE
They won the Metal Hammer Golden God Award for Best Underground Band in 2013 and surprised many on their first tour of Oz as part of the recent BDO line up. Their album ‘Polymorphic Code’ infuses modern metal riffs with a menagerie of electronic subgenres and the AU version has two extra tracks! Get amongst it!
It has been four years since treasured and revered metal legend Ronnie James Dio passed, but his legacy lives on through his music and those he inspired. Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life is a tribute to Dio featuring Black Sabbath, Dio and Rainbow classics covered by an INSANE cast of metal’s elite : Metallica, Tenacious D, Motorhead, Corey Taylor, Halestorm, Rob Halford, among others. Proceeds are donated to Ronnie’s Stand Up And Shout charity. Out March 28!
PANTERA FAR BEYOND 20 YEARS It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Pantera unleashed Far Beyond Driven and that so much has happened in between. The official ‘Far Beyond Driven: 20th Anniversary Edition’ will be released March 21 and features the original album premaster plus and extra disc ‘Far Beyond Bootleg – Live From Donnington ’94.’
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE NEW FLAME
PERIPHERY THE FUTURE IS CLEAR CLEAR - the ‘not an EP but not quite an album’ experimental release from PERIPHERY debuted at #37 on the ARIA chart in Feb, a high-score in Australia for the guys. It features a track written by each individual member of the band. Lamb of God are even listening to it so it’s probably worth picking up if you haven’t already.
I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN HAVE LONG BEEN CREDITED AS A PIONEER IN THE AUSTRALIAN HEAVY MUSIC SCENE. THE NEWS THAT IKTPQ WOULD BE RE-UNITING (ALBEIT WITH LINE-UP CHANGES) FOR NEW ALBUM – BELOVED – HAD FANS’ PULSES RACING FOR GOOD REASON! GUITARIST JONA WEINHOFEN OPENS HIS HEART TO MANIACS . Beloved – seems to be a very personal record… “Lyrically, Beloved deals with a few separate subjects which are all very personal. We discuss our feelings towards being away from home for most of the year, on tour and in the studio, and how that absence impacts our personal lives and relationships. We have a song which relates to animal welfare since we are 4 vegans and one vegetarian and it is something which we believe strongly in as individuals. We chose the title Beloved once the album was completed and it seemed to sum up its content in a simple and impactful way using just one word.” There are some great guest appearances on the album… “I became friends with Bjorn (Strid – Soilwork) through touring and we asked him to be involved as a vocal producer and coach. Jon (Vigil – The Ghost Inside) has been a long-time friend to IKTPQ and our two bands have toured together in the past. We love working with friends and being able to show these friendships to fans through touring together and appearing on each other’s records.”
Was your production in Sweden with Fredrik Nordstrom an influence on the sound? “IKTPQ has always been heavily influenced by the ‘Gothenburg sound’ which is essentially melody and harmony driven death metal originated by At The Gates and followed by many other Swedish bands (In Flames, Soilwork, Dark Tranquillity). Being that the members of IKTPQ came from a background in hardcore music we always loved infusing this Swedish melodic death metal sound with hardcore breakdowns and lyrics with meaning. Many of these original Swedish albums were recorded and produced by Fredrik at Studio Fredman. He has been instrumental in helping to shape IKTPQ’s sound.” So is Beloved a ‘come back’ album? “I guess it is a ‘come back’ album, since musically we have been absent from the world for quite some time as IKTPQ. Luckily our involvement with other bands and musical projects has somehow managed to keep IKTPQ alive. Writing and recording this album was an amazing experience! The current line-up has really great musical chemistry and I think Beloved is a true testament to that.” What makes you a Maniac? “My Vegan lifestyle is probably my hugest passion besides music. A lifestyle and diet which revolves around positivity, kindness, compassion and health is something I find difficult to fault. I am a huge animal lover, a bit of an environmentalist and find real importance in our health and the vegan lifestyle encompasses all three of these things. I have been vegan 14 years…It is the best change I have ever made.”
The Dallas metalcore band are set to release their fourth studio album early this year. They began writing after completing the Vans Warped Tour in the US. Out March 21.
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Beloved is out on February 14 through Epitaph. For more information check out ikilledthepromqueen.com
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APPEARING AT
Avenged Sevenfold
Mutemath Odd Soul
Hail to the King
GREEN DAY ¡ ¡ ¡
¡Uno!, Dos!, Tre! & Cuatro!
Gojira
Mastodon
L’Enfant Sauvage
Alter Bridge
The Hunter
Fortress
Biffy Clyro Opposites – Australian Tour Edition (2CD)
Panic! At the Disco Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!
DevilDriver Winter Kills
Also don’t miss ††† (CROSSES), PENNYWISE, ALKALINE TRIO, LETLIVE., I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN, UPON A BURNING BODY & THE GHOST INSIDE
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Satyricon
Trivium
ASKING ALEXANDRIA
DOWN IV Part 1: The Purple EP
Satyricon
Vengeance Falls
From Death To Destiny
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(CROSSES) Of Mice & Men are well and truly ‘Restoring Force’ to the world-wide album charts with the release of their third album hitting a career high debuting at #9 in Australia and #4 in the US!
again. That’s what we felt like we were doing with this album. We wanted this record to bring equilibrium back to our band and music. We’re letting everyone know that we’re here to stay. We’re Restoring Force.”
Produced by David Bendeth (Paramore, A Day To Remember), Restoring Force conceptually follows previous album The Flood. Say’s frontman Austin Carlile “What happens after a disaster? What happens after The Flood?” You return to normal. You find balance
The band brought their memorable live show to Australia twice last year, firstly with the 2013 Soundwave line-up and later supporting Bring Me The Horizon - when next we see them no doubt it will be for headline shows! Stay tuned!
††† will be performing nationally at Soundwave in 2014 as well as side shows in Melbourne and Sydney with AFI. Check the back page for details. ††† is out now through Sumerian Records.
Restoring Force is out now through RISE Records. Check out the track ‘You’re Not Alone’ (as heard on the Maniacs 2014 Sampler).
With the release of their critically acclaimed Black Diamonds EP last November, Issues has seen a tremendous amount of success thanks to their innovative sound and constant tour schedule - opening for acts like A Day To Remember, Of Mice & Men, Pierce The Veil, Memphis May Fire, Sleeping With Sirens, Crown The Empire, as well as a stint on the US Vans Warped Tour. For their self-titled debut album the band once again paired up with producer Kris Crummet (Sleeping With
Issues is Out Now through RISE records. Check out the track for Stingray Affliction (as heard on the Maniacs 2014 Sampler)
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Sirens, Black Diamonds EP) to create more genre bending tracks that combine heavy rock and melodic choruses spirited by duelling vocalists Tyler Carter and Michael Bohn.
Romance and mystery have returned with the sixth studio album from Dutch symphonic metal legends Within Temptation – Hydra. Guitarist and songwriter Robert Westerholt says, “‘Hydra’ is a perfect title for our new album, because like the monster itself, the record represents the many different sides of our music…it’s the most powerful album we’ve ever made…”
††† (Crosses) have just released their eponymous self-titled debut, on February 14 via Sumerian Records. The 15-track collection features all tracks from the band’s previously released EP† and EP†† alongside five new songs, including - Bitches Brew. The LAbased trio formed in 2011 and quickly earned acclaim for their dark, enchanting signature sound which Spin magazine accurately describe as “a seething, slowly surging slab of beautiful doom.” ††† are Chino Moreno (Deftones), Shaun Lopez (Far) and Chuck Doom. Chino describes the project as “minimal and soothing and it’s sort of like the stuff I like listening to when I’m not screaming my head off.” The album was produced by Shaun Check out the Lopez and †††. video for BITCHES BREW
helps create the perfect vocal collab; the two most recognized front women of the genre working together for the first time. American hip-hop star Xzibit, guests on And We Run and Dangerous was recorded with ex-Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones, “I always loved Howard’s voice,” says Sharon den Adel. “He makes the song even heavier than it already is.”
W.T. have invited some noteworthy guests to help bring their many heads to life. On first single Paradise (What About Us?), Finnish metal legend Tarja Turunen (ex Nightwish)
Hydra is out now through Roadrunner Records. It is also available as limited special deluxe edition with a 100 page hardcover booklet.
Check out the video for PARADISE (WHAT ABOUT US? W/TARJA)
SOUNDWAVE
SAT 22 FEB: RNA Showgrounds BRISBANE SUN 23 FEB: Olympic Park SYDNEY FRI 28 FEB: Flemington Racecourse MELBOURNE SAT 1 MAR: Bonython Park ADELAIDE MON 3 MAR: Claremont Showgrounds PERTH
SOUNDWAVE SIDEWAVES* MUTEMATH w/ EAGLES OF DEATH METAL & ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT* MON 24 FEB: The Hi Fi MELBOURNE 18+ WED 26 FEB: The Hi Fi SYDNEY Lic/AA
CROSSES w/ AFI* TUES 25 FEB: Factory Theatre SYDNEY Lic/AA WED 26 FEB: Prince of Wales MELBOURNE 18+
AVENGED SEVENFOLD w/ FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH*
TUES 25 FEB: Big Top SYDNEY Lic/AA WED 26 FEB: Festival Hall MELBOURNE Lic/AA
BIFFY CLYRO*
MON 24 FEB: Factory Theatre SYDNEY Lic/AA WED 26 FEB: Corner Hotel MELBOURNE 18+
MASTODON & GOJIRA w/BARONESS* MON 24 FEB: UNSW Roundhouse SYDNEY Lic/AA TUES 25 FEB: The Palace MELBOURNE 18+
ALKALINE TRIO w/ JIMMY EAT WORLD & PANIC! AT THE DISCO* MON 24 FEB: The Hi Fi SYDNEY Lic/AA
TUES 25 FEB: The Forum MELBOURNE 18+
ALTER BRIDGE w/ LIVING COLOUR* TUES 25 FEB: The Hi Fi SYDNEY Lic/AA WED 26 FEB: The Forum MELBOURNE 18+
DOWN w/ ALICE IN CHAINS & WALKING PAPERS*
TUES 25 FEB: Enmore Theatre SYDNEY Lic/AA THURS 27 FEB: The Palace MELBOURNE 18+
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
FRI 11 APR: Eatons Hill Hotel BRISBANE Lic/AA SAT 12 APR: UNSW Roundhouse SYDNEY Lic/AA SUN 13 APR: The Palace MELBOURNE 18+ TUES 15 APR: HQ ADELAIDE 18+ WED 16 APR: Metro City PERTH 18+
THE ALGORITHM w/ TWELVE FOOT NINJA
FRI 21 MAR: The Zoo BRISBANE SAT 22 MAR: Miami Shark Bar GOLD COAST THU 27 MAR: ANU Bar CANBERRA FRI 28 MAR: Cambridge Hotel NEWCASTLE SAT 29 MAR: Manningbar SYDNEY FRI 4 APR: 170 Russell MELBOURNE FRI 11 APR: The Gov ADELAIDE SAT 19 APR: Rosemount Hotel PERTH
OUT NOW PERIPHERY – CLEAR, DE LA TIERRA – self titled, OF MICE & MEN – Restoring Force, I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN – Beloved, +++ (CROSSES) – self-titled, ISSUES – self titled, WITHIN TEMPTATION – Hydra, THE ALGORITHM – Polymorphic Code, BIFFY CLYRO – Opposites Australian Tour Edition 2CD COMING SOON PANTERA – Far Beyond Driven – 20th Anniversary Edition (March 21), MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE – May Death Never Stop You (March 21), This Is Your Life - A Tribute to RONNIE JAMES DIO (March 28), OFF! – Wasted Years (March 11), BLACK STONE CHERRY – Magic Mountain (May 9).
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