This or the Apocalypse - "In Wolves" Lyric Video

This or the Apocalypse has released the official lyric video to their newest single "In Wolves" off their album Dead Years coming out September 25.

The track is the third off the album, which you can now pre-order at iTunes.

The lyric video is unlike any other lyric video I've seen. It is a very creative way to express the emotion of the song and the overall feel of the album. TOTA is trying to go for something different with this album than what they've done in the past. You can read all about that in our exclusive interview here.

You can view the lyric video below.

"In Wolves" Official Lyric Video

- Steve

Crown The Empire - "Johnny Ringo" Music Video

Crown The Empire just released their brand new music video for "Johnny Ringo," the fourth track off their Limitless album.

You can view that music video below.

"Johnny Ringo" Official Music Video

- Steve

Fit For A King Recording New Album

Metal band Fit For A King has entered the studio officially this week to record their brand new album and first under Solid State Records.

On Wednesday Jared Easterling hit the booth to track himself on the drums.

The album promises to be a great release. The band posted on their Facebook page.

"We assure you that this album will blow Descendants away!"

The album will be the band's fourth release and second full length album.

- Steve

 

We Came As Romans to Headline in Canada

We Came As Romans has announced that they will be headlining a tour across Quebec and Ontario, Canada along with Abandon All Ships, Skip the Foreplay, and Ice Nine Kills.

You can check out all the dates here.

We Came As Romans was just finished performing on the Scream It Like You Mean It Tour.

- Steve

Hundredth Premier "Weathered Town" Video

Hundredth has premiered its video to "Weathered Town" off its album Let Go. The video is exclusive to Alternative Press, which you can view here.

In the video, you see clips from the band's tour with Vanna.

You can catch Hundredth on tour starting August 24 along with Defeater. You can check all their tour dates at their Facebook page.

- Steve

The Chariot Premier "in"

The Chariot has released their song "in" off their brand new album to come One Wing. The song is exclusively at Alternative Press right now, which you can check out here. Here's what they had to say...

"The song twists through the band's signature abrasive and off-kilter guitar riffs while intertwining subtle melody with raw yelps from frontman Josh Scogin."

 You can pre-order One Wing at Good Fight Entertainment or iTunes now. The album is due out August 28 via eOne/Good Fight Music.

- Steve

Tonight Alive Post "Listening" Live Video

Australia based rock band Tonight Alive have posted a live video for their song "Listening" off their debut album What Are You So Scared Of?. The video is based on their performance at this year's Vans Warped Tour in Ventura, California.

You can check the video out below.

"Listening" Live Video

- Steve

Broadway Announce Headlining UK/European Tour

Florida rock band Broadway has announced its first overseas tour with Atlantis. The tour starts November 2 in Manchester, UK  and ends December 2 in Paris, France.  Broadway has also just recently announced the “F#$%ING FINALLY TOUR” with special guests Us, From Outside and These Hearts in support of their new record Gentlemen’s Brawl. You can view all that information on our article here.

The band's highly anticipated follow up to 2009’s Kingdoms was released courtesy of Uprising Records and is available now via Amazon and iTunes.

In regards to going oversees, lead vocalist Misha Camacho says...

“Words can’t describe how stoked we are to head over to Europe and play for everyone. It has been a long time coming, and we cannot wait to come hang. See you out on the road!”

EUROPEAN TOUR w/ ATLANTIS

November 2- Zoo (Deadbolt Club night), Manchester, UK 

November 3- Sin City, Swansea (South Wales), UK

November 4- Camden Barfly, London, UK

November 5- Taylor Johns House  - Coventry

November 6- The Ballroom, Birmingham

November 7- Westcoast Bar, Margate, Kent

November 8- The Joiners, Southampton, UK

November 9- The Riverside Bar, Selby, UK

November 10- Stealth, Nottingham, UK

November 11- Lock 42, Leicester, UK

November 12- The Hydrant - Brighton

November 13- Venue TBA NORWICH

November 14 – Venue TBA, Newcastle

November 15- Venue TBA, Glasgow

November 16- 4 Rooms, Leipzig, GER

November 17-Durer Kert, Budapest, Hungary

November 18-  Aera, Vienna, AUSTRIA

November 19- Venue TBA, Salzburg, Austria

November 20- Venue TBA, Switzerland

November 21- Venue TBA, Lyon, FRA

November 22- Venue TBA Nice, FRA

November 23- Honky Tonky, Milan, ITA

November 24- Boulevard Rock Club, Bologna, ITA

November 25- Traffic, Rome, ITA

November 26- Venue TBA Munich, GER

November 27- Venue TBA, Helvete, GER

November 28- Venue TBA, Prague, Czech Repub

November 29- Venua TBA, Oberhausen, GER

November 30- De Kroepoekfabriek, Vlaardingen, HOL

December 1- Jh Eenders, Buizingen, Belgium 

December 2- Venue TBA Paris, FRA

For more information on Broadway please visit:

Broadway on Facebook

Broadway on Twitter

- Steve

Hand of Mercy Release "Last Lights" Album

Sydney based mosh/hardcore band Hand of Mercy have just released their newest full album Last Lights today (August 16). The release is the band's fourth.

Track List
- Dexter (3:06)
- Absence Makes The Heart Go Wander (3:34)
- Benson (3:16)
- Quarter Deck (3:03)
- 23 Hour Lockdown (2:48)
- Rumble In The Grundle (3:02)
- Can't Stop, Won't Stop, Did Stop (2:53)
- Hope Crusher (3:54)
- Strong Armed (2:40)
- Interlude (1:07)
- Last Lights (4:10)

You can purchase and sample the album at Amazon and you can download the track "Rumble In The Grundle" for FREE at their Facebook page. Last Lights is on iTunes as well, but will not be released in the United States until next week.

- Steve

Stitched Up Heart Debut "Grave" Music Video

(Photocredit: RocketQueen Photography)

Hollywood based rock band Stitched Up Heart debut their brand new music video for "Grave" today at Revolver Magazine. The song is the bands new single they just released. You can check the band out at their Facebook page and can view the teaser video below. At this point in time, only Revolver Magazine has permission to have the video up. You can also buy the new single here. ENJOY!

"Grave" - Stitched Up Heart (Teaser)

- Steve

The Amity Affliction Release "Chasing Ghosts" Music Video

Metalcore/post-hardcore band The Amity Affliction has just released their new music video for the title track of their new album Chasing Ghosts. The album is set to be released in Australia September 7, Europe/UK September 14, and the United States October 2.

You can view the music video below.

You can pre-order Chasing Ghosts at their website.

- Steve

Miss May I, Texas In July, Heart In Hand, and Special Guest to Tour UK

Miss May I, Texas In July, and Heart In Hand have announced they will be traveling the UK for a tour between November and December of this year. Along with these bands, another special guest is yet to be announced. During the tour, the bands will hit several venues and cities including Manchester, London, and Birmingham. 

Upon the announcement of this tour, Miss May I also announced a contest they will be doing via Facebook.

"For your chance to win a Meet and Greet with us AND a limited edition sleeveless jacket, all you have to do is take a photo of yourself with your gig ticket or album and post it on our Facebook as well as changing your profile picture! The winner will be announced September 3rd!"

You can check out the tour dates, venues, and pick up tickets at any of the bands' Facebook pages or at http://www.kililive.com/artists/miss-may-i/.

- Steve

Ink Blot? What Does This Mean??

Several bands including Motionless In White, Stick To Your Guns, Crown The Empire, and more have been posting pictures of ink blots without full explanation as to what it means. All we know in full is "#Aug17 #rockstarmusic"

We do know that some of these bands have announced tours already, but the only thing that makes sense to us is a big tour announcement sponsored by Rockstar Energy. What do you think it means? Comment below and let us know!

- Steve

From Atlantis Release Debut Full Length Album

Hardcore/metal band From Atlantis has just released its first full length album Pedestals. The album was released under InVogue Records.

Track Listing
- Visions
- The Lost Ones
- Pedestals
- Where It All Went Wrong
- This Ones for You
- Mammon
- Stay Strong
- Sink Fast
- Limitless
- Diseased

The Providence, Rhode Island band has put out two EPs in the past, Echoes and Answers and Between the Heart and Home. 

You can check out Pedestals and the two EPs at iTunes.

- Steve

The Faceless Release "Autotheism"

The Faceless have just released their brand new full length album Autotheism minutes ago under Sumerian Records. The much anticipated album is the band's third full length release to date.

Track Listing
- Autotheist Movement I: Create
- Autotheist Movement II: Emancipate
- Autotheist Movement III: Deconsecrate
- Accelerated Evolution
- The Eidolon Reality
- Ten Billion Years
- Hail Science
- Hymn of Sanity
- In Solitude

You can now purchase the album online or at iTunes.

- Steve

To The Wind Sign With Pure Noise Records

Melodic hardcore band To The Wind announced today of their signing with Pure Noise Records. Upon the announcement of their signing, the band also said they will re-release their EP "No More Than This." Afterward, they will immediately enter the studio to begin recording a full length album with the label.

They added that they will have more news about music, tours, and more soon.

You can check out their EP on iTunes.

- Steve

Asking Alexandria - "Run Free" Download

UK based band Asking Alexandria put there new single up on Planet AXE today. You can log on and download "Run Free" at http://bit.ly/axerunfree 

- Steve

A Past Unknown - New Album and New Single Announcement

Melodic hardcore band from Cedar Falls, Iowa, A Past Unknown announced this week that they will release a new album coming out October 9, entitled Vainglory. Along with the announcement of the album, the band also announced the first single to come from Vainglory called "Cursed." The single will be released this coming Tuesday (August 14).

This album will be one of several coming out on October 9. It seems like the date will debut every new album coming out this fall. The Acacia Strain and August Burns Red are two bands that have announced releases for this date.

Here's an album teaser for Vainglory if you can't wait until "Cursed" coming out this Tuesday!

- Steve

I, The Breather Release "Mentalist" Lyric Video

Christian metal band I, The Breather not only announced that they will be playing on tour with The Word Alive, Norma Jean, Born of Osiris, and Crown The Empire, but they released the official lyric video today (August 10) for their song "Mentalist" off their newest album Truth and Purpose. You can check that video out below.

- Steve

The Word Alive, Born of Osiris, I, The Breather, Norma Jean, and Crown The Empire to Tour Together

The Word Alive, Born of Osiris, I, The Breather, Norma Jean, and Crown The Empire have announced that they will all be touring with one another beginning October 1 through the end of the month. 

Tour Dates
10/1 Greensboro, NC @ Greene St.
10/2 Jacksonville, FL @ Mavericks
10/3 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
10/9 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose
10/11 Wichita, KS @ The Scenery
10/14 Boise ID @ The Venue
10/16 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
10/17 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
10/18 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café (Vegas Strip)
10/19 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
10/20 Yuma, AZ @ The Backyard (Norma Jean absent)

You can purchase tour ticket bundles at SoundCheck Hollywood.

- Steve

This or the Apocalypse Interview - Dead Years

This or the Apocalypse recently announced the coming of their new album Dead Years for September 25 under eOne Entertainment (North America) and LifeForce Records (Europe) along with the album's cover art. This will be the band's third release. Since the announcement of Dead Years, I had the chance to catch up with lead vocalist and lyricist Rick Armellino to talk about the band's excited and to get a deeper look at what we can expect come September 25.

Steve: What about the album Dead Years do you really like?
Rick: I like that the band got to show their voice a little bit more on every instrument. 

Steve: What do you think the album says about you guys as a band? 
Rick: It kind of has two faces to it. On one hand its really kind of depressing, and it kind of has this sad melodic sound to it. On the other hand it's very angry. The topics of the songs, some are the most personal we've ever written, indicating certain events between family members or other things that have happened to the band which is kind of a first for us. We've always written about things that were important to us, but I really don't think anybody could have looked at our lyrics and said, "Oh man this is about a very specific event that is being alluded to. I really wanted to change that on this album. On the other hand it's kind of socially conscious, almost political. 

Steve: What reaction do you expect to get?
Rick: I'm not too worried about it, so I'm expecting a good reaction. This is the first album that I really think we went in not caring. 

Steve: What's the difference between this album and the previous two releases you've put out?
Rick: We kind of approached this one in a completely different way. We had recorded some stuff before Monuments, but Monuments kind of had this very young sound to it. We were working with an engineer who it was the first full length he had put out on that level. We were all taking shots in the dark. With Haunt What's Left we worked with a very seasoned producer. Our goal going in to making that album was making something that sounded very real and very raw and sounding like a live band but very well produced. On the new album, it's kind of a mixed bag of a lot of things, but I think that the new album was made keeping it sounding like a good record. Rather than worrying about if it was going to have that live sound to it or anything like that. The new record is heavier, it's got a lot more depth to it, it has a lot of huge reverberated leads and a lot more experimenting on it. 

Steve: You guys released the artwork as well. It's pretty creative and colorful. Talk about that.
Rick: The guy who made it is my best friend. He lives at my house with me. We had just talked about what it is we wanted to do, and he draw this bird with a human skull on it. I was like, "Sol that is awesome," and he was laughing but I was like, "I want to use that for TOTA." That night he ended up staying up all night and just drew the album artwork. It was unbelievable. He pulled out a lot of imagery from very old sci-fy movies. Our goal of the album artwork was to convey panic and a society that is so entrenched in the panic that they are not able to function. There's a sense of worrying, of hurry, of wanting answers and not getting them. Sol did that in an awesome way, and I really like the colors he used. 

Steve: Why did you want to go with that sort of theme for the artwork?
Rick: One of my biggest fears being American is our system of propaganda and our system of mental control. It has really infiltrated every aspect of life. 

Steve: Straying from the topic of the album, what is it you all like to do for fun?
Rick: We all like drinking good beer, and we're all pretty normal guys. We like to go fishing, build stuff, play an occasional video game. We all have girlfriends that are friends so they'll cook for us, and we'll all go out to eat together. We have sort of an American, happy group of friends.

Steve: What other bands are you really close with and really enjoy playing with?
Rick: Yeah, my friends that are in bands that can put us on tours where we get fed, like August Burns Red, We Came As Romans. No but we've got to tour with the Letlive, those are some of our favorite guys. We've got to tour with No Bragging Rights, they're really close friends of ours, Within the Ruins. I mean there are a lot of bands we've toured with and have become really good friends with. 

Steve: You mentioned August Burns Red, and they're from the same area as you guys are. Did you all know each other before both bands started?
Rick: Yeah, we've all been friends for years. We knew them long before August Burns Red. We all use to go to "steak night" every Monday where everyone would go buy a steak and bring it to the house. The funny thing was, I think the only dudes that actually played at the time were Matt Greiner and Brent [Rambler]. Every now and then they'd go down on the drum kit and Matt would bring his double peddle, and they would jam up for us and we'd all clap and go back upstairs. I remember JB [Brubaker]  talking to me and said, "I am thinking about learning guitar," and was like, "I'm thinking about starting a band." Usually when somebody who's like 19 says that they're thinking about learning guitar, you usually don't get somebody who sits down and allots two hours a day and works their ass off. But that's what they did, and out of no where they put out an EP themselves and it's like, "Man, JB's band is pretty good." Then they get signed to Solid State eventually. TOTA has toured with them and it's weird  to meet kids with August Burns Red tattoos and be like, "Really? A tattoo of JB's band?" But yeah, they've always been close friends. 

Steve: You are getting ready to release Dead Years and you've been on the road a bit, but what's next for you guys?
Rick: Well we're about to release that album, we have some bonus track stuff that we'll be releasing, we covered one of our favorite songs. I'm not going to say what that song is yet. We want to surprise everybody. We are getting ready for two pretty long tours we just signed up for. We'll also be shooting some music videos at the end of this month for two songs. Not saying what one's yet!

Make sure to check out Dead Years hitting stores September 25. In the meantime, here's a little teaser for you all.

- Steve

Ronnie Radke Arrested

Falling In Reverse's frontman Ronnie Radke is reported to have been arrested yet again. According to the Glendale News-Press, Radke is reported to have been arrested this past Monday (August 6) at his home in Glendale on an outstanding warrant for an alleged domestic assault of his girlfriend.

When with his former band Escape The Fate in 2008, Radke was arrested for failing to check in with his probation officer after a violent altercation leaving 18-year-old Michael Cook dead in 2006. Radke spent two and a half years in prison and was released in 2010.

Now Radke's girlfriend apparently told police that he had "physically assaulted her," and a warrant for Radke's arrest was issued on May 1 of this year.

According to the Glendale News-Press, Radke is charged with a misdemeanor count of corporal injury to his girlfriend.

Radke is now out on a $30,000 bond bail and is expected to appear in court on August 14.

- Steve

Awake The Empire - HELP NEEDED

Alternative/Electronica band from California, Awaken The Empire, is in dire need of help after their tour van and all belongings were stolen. The band was on tour with Eyes Set To Kill and My Ticket Home at the time the vans and all their personal belongings were stolen. The irony of it all, the tour is called the Show Your True Colors Tour. Despite everything, the band is in a great deal of need.

Their most recent Facebook post said...

INSOMNIACS! Our van was stolen in San Antonio, Texas a couple of days ago. :( We lost all of our gear, clothes, money, personal keepsakes, merch...everything. 
We preach following your dreams at all costs, and never letting anyone stand in

 your way.. So we see this as an opportunity to prove that we are more than just talk. We are taking a week or so to raise as much money as possible, and then whether we have to hitchhike or steal a helicopter, we are going to reconnect with the tour in Chicago on August 17th!

In order to do this we REALLY need everyones help! Please donate whatever you can to the link below, and we will love you forever. If you have already donated, THANK YOU so much! It really means more than you know. ♥

INSOMNIACS UNITE! ♥ DAMIEN

In order to do this we REALLY need everyones help! Please donate whatever you can to the link below, and we will love you forever. If you have already donated, THANK YOU so much! It really means more than you know. ♥
INSOMNIACS UNITE! ♥ DAMIEN

You can donate and raise support at the following link https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6KHKJ5VJ6ET3A

- Steve
 

Beau Bokan - Living a Sober Life

Blessthefall frontman Beau Bokan speaks with Natural High in a video below about his life and why he chooses to live a sober lifestyle.

- Steve

Soundwave Festival 2013 Announced

The announcement has just made made (August 7) for the 2013 Soundwave Festival lineup and dates in Australia. The festival will consist of one of the most diverse musical lineups to date and will take place over five separate dates. 41 bands have been announced so far with several more to come.

Lineup
- Metallica
- Linkin Park
- Blink 182
- A Perfect Circle
- The Offspring
- Paramore
- Garbage
- Tomahawk
- Stone Sour
- Kyuss Lives
- Anthrax
- Sum 41
- Dragonforce
- All Time Low
- Flogging Molly
- Ghost
- Duff McKagan's Loaded
- Motion City Soundtrack
- The Lawrence Arms
- Kingdom of Sorrow
- Fozzy
- Sleeping With Sirens
- Cancer Bats
- Madball
- Vision of Disorder
- Pierce The Veil
- Periphery
- Shai Hulud
- Of Mice & Men
- Miss May I
- Danko Jones
- Woe, Is Me
- The Wonder Years
- While She Sleeps
- Lucero
- Such Cold
- Six Feet Under
- Deaf Havana
- Red Fang
- Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
- Memphis May Fire

Dates
- Saturday, February 23: Brisbane
- Sunday, February 24: Sidney
- Friday, March 1: Melbourne
- Saturday, March 2: Adelaide
- Monday, March 4: Perth

For more information, check out Soundwave Festival's website.

- Steve

Close To Home Interview - Momentum

(Photo credit: Logan Delape Photography)

Cincinnati, Ohio band Close To Home recently released their latest studio album Momentum on July 31. The album has gone great lengths in the single week it has been out, reaching the Top 10 Rock Charts on iTunes on its debut day. We did a review on the album which you can view below.

I had the chance to speak with the band about the album and their thoughts on their sophomore label release. Here's what they had to say...

Steve: What about your new album "Momentum" do you really like?

Close To Home: We really like the production on this album. We were fortunate enough to work with someone we have a lot of respect for (Andrew Wade) and value his opinion/input. 

Steve: What does the album say about you as a band?

Close To Home: This album kind of tells the story of our day to day lives as musicians and human beings. We like to be able to share our experiences with people because we want to be able to relate to our fans as much as possible. 

Steve: What reaction did you expect to get on the release?

Close To Home: We hope that people notice how much our music/lyrics have matured over the years. We're not a band preaching positivity and we're not trying to push people to be negative. We try to put everything into perspective and just be real people.  

Steve: What's the biggest difference between "Momentum" and the other music you have put out?

Close To Home: I think we have taken our style of music and finally put together an album that can truly define who Close To Home really is as a band. 

Steve: What song off your new album is your favorite, and why?

Close To Home: I love them all equally because each song was inspired from personal experiences: love, stress, partying, traveling, etc. 

Steve: What makes this album so significant for you guys?

Close To Home: This is our sophomore label release, and that is always a scary thing for bands because that is usually the album that needs to set you apart from other bands. 

Steve: What's a group you really enjoy playing with, and why? 

Close To Home: We really enjoy playing with a lot of bands, but I would have to say that We Came As Romans, In Fear & Faith & For All Those Sleeping because we've toured with those bands before and have all become best friends over the years. They are also the only other bands that can party as hard as we can :)

Steve: What's a band you wish to play with some day that you haven't yet, and why?

JJ Cooper (Guitar/Vocals) - Blink 182

Andrew DeNeef (Lead Vocals) - Jimmy Eat World

Josh Wells (Guitar/Vocals) - Thrice 

Travis Hartman (Drums) - Lady Gaga

Josh Trenkamp (Touring Bass) - Brand New

These are all very big influences to us.

Steve: What's next for you guys?

Close To Home: Canada for a couple weeks right after the SILYMI Tour and then we plan on taking over the world :)

Hope you all enjoyed it. Again, you can check out our review of Momentum here.

- Steve

Texas In July Announce the Coming of Self Titled Album

Just announced today (August 7) hardcore/metal band Texas In July will be releasing a brand new self titled album this fall. The album will be the band's third when released October 9. With the announcement of the coming album, the Texas In July will also release the first single off the album a month in advance on September 11. The track is called "Bed of Nails."

“This track is collectively one of our favorite songs that we have ever written as a band,” said lyricist and bassist Ben Witkowski. “For the most part, 'Bed of Nails' was written in the studio. It came together so smoothly and, surprisingly, pretty early on in writing/recording process and quickly became a favored track. We think of it as our hybrid song - it has many contrasting musical parts, as well as a heavy hitting vocal chant near the tail of the song. I really think people are going to be pleased to hear this song. I would love to see this track become our next “Hook Line and Sinner." It’s very memorable, and feels like the perfect track to be released as the first listen for the upcoming record.”

Here is the full track listing...
- Initiate
- Cry Wolf
- Shallow Point
- Without A Head (ft. Chadwick Johnson of Hundredth)
- Bed of Nails
- Repressed Memories
- C4 (ft. Dave Stephens of We Came As Romans)
- Crux Lust
- Paranoia
- Black Magic
- Cloudy Minds (ft. Matt Greiner of August Burns Red)

As you can see, the track has several special guest vocalists and musicians. Greiner is the drummer of August Burns Red, Stephens is the vocalist for We Came As Romans, and Johnson is the vocalist for Hundredth.

Texas In July was recorded at The Machine Shop Studios in Belleville, New Jersey under the bands record label Equal Vision Records. The album will be their second under the label.

Texas In July is currently finishing out the the Scream It Like You Mean It Tour on the red and gold lines. The band will then travel over seas for their end of summer fall tour with For All Eternity. You can view all those details here. 

- Steve

Collide With The Sky Tour 2012

Just announced today. Rockstar Energy Drink Presents: Collide With The Sky Tour 2012

Named after Pierce The Veil's newest release, Collide With The Sky Tour 2012 will include Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Tonight Alive, and Hands Like Houses. Starting October 12 in Pomona, California, all four bands will travel all across the United States until the tour's conclusion in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 23.

Check out all the tour dates here.

*I Am King will replace Hands Like Houses on select dates.

- Steve

Of Mice & Men to Join August Burns Red, The Color Morale, and The Overseer on Tour

It was previously announced that the acts of August Burns Red, The Color Morale, and The Overseer would join together for a six week tour. Now added to this bill is Of Mice & Men, making one of the greatest lineups aside from large summer/winter fests.

The tour starts August 31 in Silver Spring, Maryland and ends October 6 in Huntington, New York. You can check out all the dates on any of the bands' Facebook pages.
- August Burns Red
- Of Mice & Men
- The Color Morale
- The Overseer

The Color Morale has also just announced that up until the start of this tour, they will be performing with Close To Home, whom just released their brand new studio Momentum. You can check out our review of the album here.

After Of Mice & Men finishes this tour, they will travel to Europe to play with Memphis May Fire and Secrets through the month of October. You can check those dates out here.

The Overseer will also hit a few more venues in the northeastern United States upon the conclusion of the tour.

- Steve

I See Stars Release "Filth Friends Unite" Music Video

I See Stars' music video of "Filth Friends Unite," under Sumerian Records, was released August 4. The song is the tenth track off I See Stars' most recent album Digital Renegade from this past March.

"Filth Friends Unite" is the first song off Digital Renegade to have a music video and is the seventh video the band has put out.

In the music video we see the band use masks and several themes from the movie "V For Vendetta," adding a great deal to the song. Too often we see music videos that are generic or that have nothing to do with the song they were created for. However, in this video, the visual and audio messages accomidate each other in a great way using themes and visual objects from a fantastic movie (in my opinion) to clearly get their message across: the government controlling and abusing their power of our rights. 

If you haven't seen the video yet, you can check it out below. One of the top music videos of the year in my opinion. 

"Filth Friends Unite" Music Video

- Steve