3TEETH Releases New Single & Video for "Slum Planet," Latest From Forthcoming Album Via Century Media

May 31, 2023

ndustrial Provocateurs 3TEETH

Zero In On The Grave Tolls Of

Human Excess And Corporate Consumption

In Rousing New Single + Video For “Slum Planet”

See It below

The Latest Track From Upcoming New Album

Coming Soon Via Century Media And

Featuring Several Tracks Produced By

DOOM Composer Mick Gordon

As the hits of the world keep coming, so does ripe new material from 3TEETH. Today, the modern industrial act provides another tempting taste of their anticipated new album with the release of “Slum Planet,” featuring production from DOOM composer Mick Gordon. It’s featured alongside a gripping new video from one of Hollywood’s leading directors Matteo Santoro (who grew up with 3TEETH frontman Alexis Mincolla).

Repeating the anthemically charged chorus, “I don’t care if you live or you die, as long as you’re willing to buy,” the song takes aim at the ills of a sick planet obsessed with over-consumption at all costs, further admonished in an attention-grabbing mid-track diatribe from frontman and creative lead Alexis Mincolla.

As Mincolla explains the track, ”An ecosystem? More like an ego-system. ‘Slum Planet’ is a monument to the hubris of mankind, to the ruthless exploitation of nature in the name of progress, to the willful blindness of those who chose profits over preservation.”

Pre-save “Slum Planet” here: https://3TEETH.lnk.to/SlumPlanet-Single

“Slum Planet” continues 3TEETH’s series of monthly teases leading up to their anticipated fourth album coming soon via Century Media Records (with more details to be announced soon).

It follows the May 3 release of their explosive return to the fold with “Merchant of the Void,” hailed as a one of the “best new songs” by Metal Hammer and Revolver. While Metal Hammer says the song “traces lineage in both Al Jourgensen and Trent Reznor,” Revolver hails the song as “utterly gigantic and over-the-top in the best way possible” and applauds the return of 3TEETH in 2023 at a time “when we needed their apocalyptic, incendiary industrial-metal most.”

To lay the foundation for the new material, 3TEETH migrated to the deserted quiet of Joshua Tree, escaping from the palpable anxiety of their hometown of Los Angeles for fresh new perspective. The material is currently being wrapped up with a solid extended team including the accomplished sound designer Mick Gordon (best known for his work on the gaming phenomenon DOOM) who produced several of the tracks along with producer Nick Rowe and mixer Sean Beavan (NIN), bringing in another dimension to the band’s unmistakable sound.

Says Gordon, “3TEETH are one of my favorite acts. They proudly fly their own unique flag. The new album charts course through the next stage of our vanity-led evolution as a species, and by that I mean the album is a world unto itself. I’m just stoked that these guys have allowed me along for the ride.”

ABOUT 3TEETH

3TEETH first manifested their cybersocial intentions as early as 2013: a musical entity born out of Mincolla’s Downtown L.A. weekly gatherings known as “Lil’ Death” With Xavier Swafford (keys, synth), Chase Brawner (guitars) and Andrew Means (bass, synth) joining Mincolla. 3TEETH released their first self-titled album the following year. Alliances with the likes of TOOL and Rammstein resulted in the collective’s first live performances and a rise to further notoriety with the release of 2017’s album shutdown.exe. which took 3TEETH to global stages. Working alongside producer and mixer Sean Beavan (NIN) at new label home, Century Media, 3TEETH upped their own sonic arms race with Metawar (2019) and entered a new echelon of cultural consciousness with a collection of tracks including the biting “President X” and their haunting take on Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks.”

"The modern carriers of the industrial rock torch" — Revolver

"State-of-the-art sensory overload with take-no-prisoners level of aggression" — Rolling Stone

“3TEETH bring the aggression with aplomb” — Loudwire

3TEETH is:

Alexis Mincolla – vocals

Chase Brawner – guitars

Xavier Swafford – keyboards and synthesizer

Andrew Means – bass

Nick Rossi – drums

Find 3TEETH Online

Website: https://3teeth.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Teeth

Twitter: https://twitter.com/threeteeth

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3teeth/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUZ81wDL5GF_v0XUOyJRSg

3TEETH Press Contact

Selena Fragassi // FR PR

selena@fr-pr.net

3TEETH Return With “Merchant Of The Void,” First In Series of Monthly Singles Leading Up to Industrial Act’s Full Album Rele

May 4, 2023

Modern industrial act 3TEETH have re-entered the conversation of our tortured reality with “Merchant Of The Void.” Released today, the band’s brand-new single is the first in a series of monthly teases leading up to their anticipated new album coming soon via Century Media Records.

As A.I. takes over, banks collapse, climates further spiral out of control and humans grapple with an existential living nightmare, 3TEETH is laying it out straight with a brutal new outlook on track “Merchant Of The Void,” revealing their first salvo into a new era of sonic exploration.

The track comes alongside a stunning graphic video from one of Hollywood’s leading animators Matteo Santoro (who grew up with 3TEETH frontman Alexis Mincolla) producing a visually epic piece that takes viewers on a space-folding journey into hyper-consumerism on a Lovecraftian scale.

Pre-save “Merchant Of The Void” here: https://3teeth.lnk.to/MerchantOfTheVoid-Single

The gut-punch song pairs the band’s trademark gritty electro-industrial metal alchemy with ruminations on the self-destructive path humanity has been treading on, as described by frontman and creative lead Alexis Mincolla :

”Amidst the numbing pulse of hypermodernity, the insatiable appetite of data commodification devours our sense of meaning. The undead march of materialism eventually renders the human subject an automaton, desperately grasping for the ephemeral junk 2.0 to fill the abyss of existential emptiness. The self devolves into a mere echo, a ghostly specter caught in the whirlwind of techno-capital acceleration, the very essence of its being devoured by the machinery of its own weaponized desires. If the future eludes your vision, fear not, The Merchant of The Void is standing by and eager to sell it to you. Welcome to the cold descent into the black hole of total absolute commodification. In the words of William S. Burrough 'The junk merchant doesn't sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to his product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise. He degrades and simplifies the client.”

“Merchant of The Void” follows previously released track “Paralyze” (featuring Ho99o9), both of which hail from 3TEETH’s much-anticipated fourth album, forthcoming via Century Media Records (more details to be announced soon).

To lay the foundation for the new material, 3TEETH migrated to the deserted quiet of Joshua Tree, escaping from the palpable anxiety of their hometown of Los Angeles for fresh new perspective. The material is currently being wrapped up with a solid extended team including the accomplished sound designer Mick Gordon(best known for his work on the gaming phenomenon DOOM) who produced several of the tracks along with producer Nick Rowe and mixer Sean Beavan (NIN), bringing in another dimension to the band’s unmistakable sound.

Says Gordon, “3TEETH are one of my favorite acts. They proudly fly their own unique flag. The new album charts course through the next stage of our vanity-led evolution as a species, and by that I mean the album is a world unto itself. I’m just stoked that these guys have allowed me along for the ride.”

ABOUT 3TEETH

3TEETH first manifested their cybersocial intentions as early as 2013: a musical entity born out of Mincolla’s Downtown L.A. weekly gatherings known as “Lil’ Death” With Xavier Swafford (keys, synth), Chase Brawner (guitars) and Andrew Means (bass, synth) joining Mincolla. 3TEETH released their first self-titled album the following year. Alliances with the likes of TOOL and Rammstein resulted in the collective’s first live performances and a rise to further notoriety with the release of 2017’s album shutdown.exe. which took 3TEETH to global stages. Working alongside producer and mixer Sean Beavan (NIN) at new label home, Century Media, 3TEETH upped their own sonic arms race with Metawar (2019) and entered a new echelon of cultural consciousness with a collection of tracks including the biting “President X” and their haunting take on Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks.”

"The modern carriers of the industrial rock torch" — Revolver

"State-of-the-art sensory overload with take-no-prisoners level of aggression" — Rolling Stone

“3TEETH bring the aggression with aplomb” — Loudwire

3TEETH is:

Alexis Mincolla – vocals

Chase Brawner – guitars

Xavier Swafford – keyboards and synthesizer

Andrew Means – bass

Nick Rossi – drums

Find 3TEETH Online

Website: https://3teeth.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Teeth

Twitter: https://twitter.com/threeteeth

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3teeth/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUZ81wDL5GF_v0XUOyJRSg

CHARLA-PALOOZA: Celebrating The Art Of Charlie Benante (Anthrax) & Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies) Coming To Los Angeles April 15-16, Punk Rock & Paintbrushes; RSVPS Now Open

March 13, 2023

Monster Energy And Punk Rock & Paintbrushes Present:

CHARLA-PALOOZA

Celebrating The Art Of

Charlie Benante (Anthrax) & Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies)

Special Gallery Show To Be Held

April 15-16 In Los Angeles

With Artist Appearances, DJ Sets, Cocktail Bar & More

RSVPs Now Open

As respected musicians, Anthrax’s Charlie Benante and Butcher Babies’ Carla Harvey have spent decades touring the globe and amassing diehard fans who love to see them dominate on the stage, but their creativity doesn’t stop there. Both are also incredible visual artists and a new gallery show, sponsored by Monster Energy and produced by Punk Rock & Paintbrushes, presents their imagination and expressiveness in a whole new light.

Dubbed “Charla-Palooza,” the one-weekend-only event will be held in West Hollywood on Saturday, April 15 beginning at 6 p.m., featuring appearances by both Benante and Harvey as well as DJ sets, a cocktail bar and the chance to buy original artworks. The gallery will also be open on Sunday, April 16 with a VIP intimate event from 12-2 p.m. with limited-edition prints for all attending, the Punk Rock & Paintbrushes coffee table book signed by both Carla and Charlie, an open Q&A with both artists and complimentary coffee. Both dates are open to the public.

Attendees can RSVP at Charla2023.Eventbrite.com

Charla-Palooza comes after a 2021 show in Chicago, which marked Charlie Benante's first-ever substantial exhibition of his artwork. He’s notably also been behind every Anthrax album cover art the past 30-plus years. In addition to Anthrax, Benante is currently part of the Pantera reunion with several dates planned for 2023.

Carla Harvey is a cartoonist and illustrator whose work has been featured on the cover of Heavy Metal magazine. This event celebrates the release of Harvey’s10th annual anthology of art created on her tours, GASH 10. GASH is a yearly publication of Harvey’s artwork.

Read more about Benante and Harvey’s artwork and creative processes here via this interview with Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimryan1/2021/03/31/charlie-benante-and-carla-harvey-on-the-role-of-art-and-music-amidst-pandemic/?sh=2a03cb4b6e9f

Find out more about Punk Rock & Paintbrushes:

Website: https://www.punkrockart.com/

About Punk Rock & Paintbrushes

Punk Rock & Paintbrushes is a niche and unique art management company as well as art show production brand. We manage talented artists across the globe who share the love of music AND ART. We bring art to our collectors and fans of artists from all walks of life. Our art shows are produced across the earth to share our love of art with you. Punk Rock & Paintbrushes creates art shows at galleries and music festivals across the world and works with a variety of non-profits using ART as a tool to make a positive impact for all.

Industrial/Hip-Hop/Metal Provocateur MIKE’S DEAD Releases Smoldering Cover of “#1 Crush,” Reworking ‘90s Cult Classic from Garbage Just In Time For Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2023

Roses are red, violets are blue, you can run, you can hide, but Mike’s Dead will find you. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the L.A.-based artist, rapper and producer has released an eerie version of Garbage’s cult classic hit “#1 Crush,” the song made famous from the ‘90s Romeo + Juliet film soundtrack, that takes on the darker side of love.

The song, fully self-released, debuted on SiriusXM’s Octane Channel overnight, with Revolver hailing it as “gritty” and “provocative.” Click here to read Revolver’sinterview with Mike’s Dead.

See the lyric video for “#1 Crush” below.

Stream the track HERE: https://cmdshft.ffm.to/1CrushLive

"I was really moved by Shirley Manson's original performance and Butch Vig’s original production,” says Mike’s Dead about choosing the cover. “The original song is so raw and authentic that I wanted to give it my own little twist and add some aggression to it. I beefed up the guitars and added in a bunch of diabolical synths and really pushed the vocals into more of a raspy, gritty space. The lyrics are super intense and I wanted people to FEEL them more in this version."

Mixing together notes of industrial, metal, electronic and hip-hop, and influences from Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein and Limp Bizkit, “#1 Crush” falls in line with Mike’s Dead’s go-to style that has created a cult-like fanbase since he launched the independent project in 2018.

In that short amount of time, Mike’s Dead has racked up 25 million streams, 1.5 million followers on social media, 5 million views on YouTube and spots on American festivals including Welcome To Rockville, Louder Than Life and Aftershock as well as love from SiriusXM, Apple Music and Spotify. Not to mention earning a degree in audio engineering/production that further elevates his eclectic sound.

This spring, Mike’s Dead will continue dominating audiences on a new headlining tour (dates to be announced soon) that will include a stop at the popular Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival in Columbus, OH. And coming later in 2023 will be the anticipated debut album that builds off previous original singles, “Scream & Shout,” “Nightmares” and “REVENGE” and continues to make Mike’s Dead one of the most anticipated emerging artists.

Find Mike’s Dead Online

Website: https://www.mikesdead.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikesdead

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikes.dead

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJCQ4YvxumUo0fKNIr0Rt_w

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikes.dead?lang=en

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uLNznYVguXrwbIPj9qUb1

MINISTRY Announces Final Show Of The Year With Full Band, Livestream Concert November 20; Tickets On Sale Now

November 1, 2022

Ministry

Announces FINAL Show Of The Year

Full Band, Livestream Concert Set For

November 20 At 3 PM PT/5 PM CT/6 PM ET/10 PM GMT

Tickets On Sale Now Only At HITKOR.com

Industrial Juggernauts Fresh Off Appearances

With NIN In Cleveland & Louder Than Life Festival

To Offer Set List of Classic Hits & New Tracks From

Latest Album Moral Hygiene

Ministry has one more surprise planned for fans this year, announcing the act’s first-ever livestream to be hosted on streaming platform HITKOR. Featuring the full band and possible special guests, the show will take place November 20 at 3 pm PT/5 pm CT/6 pm ET/10 pm GMT and will feature classic hits from the band’s 40-year history as well as new tracks from the latest album, Moral Hygiene, out now on Nuclear Blast Records.

The special streaming event will be available in more than 30 countries and was planned with European Ministry fans in mind after the band had to regrettably cancel a multi-country tour this fall due to unforeseen circumstances.

Frontman and creator of Ministry Al Jourgensen says, “We never intended for Cleveland with NIN to be our last show this year. Due to circumstances beyond our control we had to cancel Europe but we didn’t want to end 2022 without one last show, and this will be one for the books.”

Tickets are on sale now and available only at HITKOR.com. LIVE tickets are

$17.99 (to both stream live and watch on demand). ALL ACCESS passes are $19.99 and include the stream plus bonus, behind-the-scenes content prior to the main show, as well as an exclusive interview with Ministry.

Purchase tickets at: https://www.hitkor.com/shows/ministry-industrial-strength

Ministry is fresh off the road, appearing with Nine Inch Nails and Nitzer Ebb for a once-in-a-lifetime show in Cleveland as well as Louder Than Life festival in September. In April, the industrial stalwarts wrapped up the much-anticipated Industrial Strength Tour that celebrated the 30th anniversary of landmark album The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, receiving some of the best reviews of their career.

“The Industrial Strength Tour … was nothing less than extraordinary, complete with an ode to their early tours” –Outburn

“It’s shows like this that restore faith in unadulterated music” —The Vinyl District

“Out of all the incarnations of Ministry throughout the years, this could be the tightest unit musically in the band’s illustrious career” —Splice Magazine

“This was a show as unique as its frontman, shrugging off many conventions in favor of a performance that truly fit Ministry’s legacy. …The hunger for this tour was evident, and made this unforgettable headlining set even stronger” —Bravewords

“As someone who’s seen Ministry many, many times in his life, I’ll say this show was different. The classic tracks had a renewed feel and sound and worked really well. From the audience reaction, this was a good combination” —In The Loop

“Ending with new material, it was clear the band hasn't lost its touch. The chugging, siren-sounding guitars, machinelike drumbeats, electronic noises and Jourgensen's raspy talk-box vocals seemed to embody the state of the world today as accurately as they did during the ’90s” —San Antonio Current

“These guys aren’t going anywhere, and the music world’s a better place because of it” —Glide Magazine

In addition to creator and founder Al Jourgensen, Ministry’s full band will appear in the livestream show, including drummer Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour, Soulfly, Nausea), guitarists Cesar Soto (Man The Mute) and Monte Pittman (Madonna, Prong), bassist Paul D’Amour (Tool, Feersum Ennjin), and keyboardist John Bechdel (Killing Joke, Fear Factory).

As well as classic hits, some of the night’s set list will include material from Moral Hygiene, Ministry’s 15th studio album that features some of the project’s strongest and most inspired material to date. It’s the creative masterwork of founder and creator Jourgensen who spent the pandemic pause ruminating on the new world we as a society have found ourselves in – while pondering just what we are going to do about it.

The 10 tracks are a societal manifesto and plea for civilization to get back to a set of standards that lives up to and embraces our humanity. Previous singles have included "Alert Level" (sounding the alarm on the state society is in), "Good Trouble" (a rallying cry to fight for human rights in homage to Civil Rights leader John Lewis), “Disinformation” (the dangers of consuming mass media without critical thinking) and "Search And Destroy" (the unique take on The Stooges classic). The latter features guitar virtuoso Billy Morrison (Billy Idol/Royal Machines) who is also heavily featured on a number of songs on the album.

Moral Hygiene is available now through Nuclear Blast Records in CD, vinyl and digital download formats at the following links:

Record label store: https://label.nuclearblast.com/ministry-moralhygiene

Stream Moral Hygiene here: http://nblast.de/MinistryMoralHygiene

ABOUT MINISTRY

Born in 1981 in Chicago, Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of founder Al Jourgensen, considered to be the pioneer of industrial music. In its early days, Ministry was identifiable by its heavy synth-pop material in line with the new sounds and technology that were being developed in the ‘80s. Ministry’s output began with four 12” singles on Wax Trax! Records in 1981 before the first LP With Sympathy in 1983 via Arista Records. As time progressed however, so did Ministry, quickly developing a harsher, and more stylized sound that the band soon became infamous for on seminal albums Twitch (1986), The Land of Rape and Honey (1988), and The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste (1989). With the release of Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and The Way to Suck Eggs (1992), Ministry hit an all-time high in the mainstream musical realm and received its first Grammy nomination. In total, Ministry has been nominated for a Grammy award six times. Eight more albums would follow before an indefinite break in 2013, only to be unearthed again in 2018 with AmeriKKKant, continuing to reflect Jourgensen’s views on the frightening state of society and politics. The band’s latest effort, Moral Hygiene, came out October 1, 2021 on Nuclear Blast Records, ahead of upcoming tours planned for 2022.

Find Ministry Online

Website: www.ministryband.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WeAreMinistry

Twitter: www.Twitter.com/WeAreMinistry

Instagram: www.Instagram.com/WeAreMinistry

About HITKOR

HITKOR, a division of Online Events, LLC, is a premium online LIVE entertainment event and production company based in Los Angeles. Its proprietary technology delivers premium music, comedy and more to a global audience. “HITKOR, Your Experience” offers viewers a completely new and customizable event experience featuring their favorite artists across multiple genres. Follow @officialHITKOR and visitwww.hitkor.com for more information including the upcoming show schedule.

Frayle Now Set To Debut "Skin & Sorrow" September 23 Due To Production Delays

June 30, 2022

FRAYLE

Announces New Release Date Of September 23

For Upcoming Album Skin & Sorrow

Due To Unforeseen Production Issues

Fans Who Previously Reserved Copies Will Be Gifted

Exclusive 2023 Moon Phases Calendar From Band

Flanked By Singles Including The Title Track And

"Treacle & Revenge," Frayle Will Release New Song In July

Pre-Sales For Skin & Sorrow Available Now HERE

Via Brooklyn Label Aqualamb Records

Each Album Comes With Accompanying 100-Page Art Book

Skin & Sorrow was fully written and recorded by Bilovecky and Strang from the third floor of their own studio, on the edge of Cleveland, surrounded by ancient lakes and woods that echo the howls of coyotes. The band is rounded out live by Jason Knotek on bass and Jon Vinson on drums.

The record follows Frayle’s groundbreaking debut 1692 in 2020 that further introduced the world to their penchant for creating “lullabies over chaos.” Tracks feature Strang’s ambient vocals laid over the voluminous instrumentals of Bilovecky (formerly of Disengage), morphing into disturbing harmonies best described as music for the night sky and are poised to dominate the doom circuit.

In addition to haunting original tracks that push heavy music into new dimensions (an inspirational mix of Sleep and Portishead, or Black Sabbath and Bjork), the duo is known for their cryptic covers including takes on Johnny Cash’s “Ring Of Fire” and Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.”

Their passioned creations have caught the attention of Revolver who named the band “one of the five artists you need to know in April” as seen HERE, who called their previously-released title track “eerie and ethereal for its first half, but slowly lets more crunchy fuzz into the fold that builds up to a detonating finish with gobs of spiritual atmosphere.”

Recently, Frayle signed to The Oracle Management, now part of the roster that also includes Cradle of Filth, DevilDriver, Jinjer, Wednesday 13 and more hard rock and metal acts all represented by co-owners of The Oracle Management Dez and Anahstasia Fafara. In one of the first orders of business, Fraylejoined on for Cradle of Filth’s “Existence Is Futile” Headlining Tour

About Frayle

Heavy, Low, & Witchy. Frayle is a doom, sludge band from Cleveland, formed in 2017 by guitarist Sean Bilovecky (ex-DISENGAGE) and singer Gwyn Strang. They draw their inspiration from bands like Sleep, Portishead, Bjork, Kyuss, & Black Sabbath. Frayle makes music for the night sky.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frayleband

Twitter: https://twitter.com/frayle_band

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frayle_band/

About Aqualamb Records

Inspired by the lack of album art in the age of invisible music, Brooklyn-based record label AQUALAMB publishes 100+ page printed books of artwork and writings as a tangible accompaniment to its releases. Essentially, each album's art and liner notes (traditionally confined to an LP gatefold, a CD booklet, or the screen of some music-playing device) are reconfigured into book form. Each book includes links to the music and digital content.
https://aqualamb.org

socials: @aqualambrecords

LaMacchia Partners With Metal Injection To Release Track & Video For “Put You Down" Today

June 22, 2022

LaMacchia

Partners With Metal Injection To Release

Track & Video For “Put You Down,”

The Latest Single From Candiria Guitarist John LaMacchia’s

Debut Solo Album Thunderheads

Out Now Via Brooklyn’s Aqualamb Records

LaMacchia To Perform New Material

At Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus June 23

Plus More Tour Dates Announced For August

Thunderheads Features Guest Contributors Kellii Scott (Failure),

Michael MacIvor (Candiria), Mario Quintero (Spotlights) &

Andrea Horne (Vaureen)

Order Vinyl, CD, Digital Variants HERE

Each Album Comes With Accompanying 100-Page Art Book

LaMacchia offers another taste of his debut solo album today with the release of the latest single and music video for “Put You Down,” a moody confessional with new wave and post punk influences. Metal Injection is exclusively premiering the haunting video, filmed in a cryptic basement where surprises lurk in the shadows. See their take on it here: https://metalinjection.net/video/john-lamacchia-streams-downtrodden-new-single-put-you-down

The single is from Thunderheads, out now via Brooklyn imprint Aqualamb Records. The nine-track stunner is the latest works of the accomplished musician John LaMacchia, known for his work as the guitarist for Brooklyn hardcore/prog-metal group Candiria. On the new material, LaMacchia pushes the envelope further with a fresh experimental indie rock vibe, featuring layered sonic nuances and male-female vocal interplay that presents a dimensional new palette that is comparable to Massive Attack, Doves and Radiohead.

Previous singles from the album have included “Bled Out,” a deep dive through crunchy guitars and free-falling bass, entwined with the candy-sweet vocals blend of LaMacchia and Sabrina Ellie, as well as “Angels Delight,” one of the darker orchestrations on the album, featuring the lush vocals of Candice Freshko and full of pulsating electronics and evocative guitar that show off the versatile talent of LaMacchia.

Composed and recorded over the course of 2020 and 2021 during the pandemic break, Thunderheads plays like a lullaby for the apocalypse. With healthy doses of self-respect and emotional bravery that serve as a salve for our pandemic-weary heart, it allows listeners to escape a world that is falling apart with music and creativity.

In addition to John LaMacchia, who has recorded all of the guitars, vocals, keyboards and programming for Thunderheads, additional guest contributions come courtesy of Kellii Scott (Failure) on drums, Michael MacIvor (Candiria) on bass guitar, Mario Quintero (Spotlights) on keyboards and Andrea Horne (Vaureen), Candice Freshko and Sabrina Ellie on vocals.

LaMacchia will play the new material live this summer with new tour dates announced, including this week at Brooklyn’s hallowed Saint Vitus.

June 23 @ Saint Vitus (Brooklyn, NY)
August 5 @ Mr Beery’s (Bethpage, NY)
August 6 @ Ortlieb’s (Philadelphia, PA)

August 7 @ Lucky 13 (Brooklyn, NY)

Thunderheads is now available at Aqualamb Records’ website with blue and pink vinyl variants, CD and digital options. Each purchase comes with an accompanying 100-page book filled with lush artwork, drawings, lyrics and additional content to get inside the mind of LaMacchia and the creative process.

About LaMacchia
LaMacchia is the new project led by musician and artist John LaMacchia of Brooklyn prog-metal’s legendary Candiria. The result is what we wish post-aughts music would have sounded like; layered with new-wave moodiness, and akin to Autolux, Massive Attack, Doves and Liars, to name a few. And with the musicians he sought out to fulfill that burden, including Kellii Scott on drums (Failure), Michael MacIvor on bass (Candiria), Mario Quintero (Spotlights) and vocalists Sabrina Ellie, Candice Freshko and Andrea Horne (Vaureen).

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lamacchiamusic

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMacchiamusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamacchiamusic/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lamacchiamusic

@lamacchiamusic

About Aqualamb Records

socials: @aqualambrecords

Ritual Doom Metal Act FRAYLE Release Bewitching New Video For "Treacle & Revenge"

May 27, 2022

FRAYLE

Release Bewitching New Video For "Treacle & Revenge"

From Anticipated Album Skin & Sorrow

Out July 8 Via Aqualamb Records

See The Video below.

Ritual Doom Metal Act, Fronted By Gwyn Strang &

Featuring Sean Bilovecky (formerly Disengage),

On Tour With Cradle Of Filth Through June 11

Recently Signed To The Oracle Management,

Globally Represented By Dez & Anahstasia Fafara,

And Hailed As An “Artist You Need To Know” By Revolver

Pre-Sales For Skin & Sorrow Available Now HERE

Each Album Comes With Accompanying 100-Page Art Book

As Frayle continues getting the masses ready for the onslaught of their anticipated new album Skin & Sorrow, out July 8 via Aqualamb Records, today the Cleveland-based ritual doom metal act releases a new single “Treacle & Revenge” accompanied by a bewitching video full of beautifully cryptic cues and hazy effects that will appeal to both goth and horror fans.

Starting off with the sludgy guitars of Sean Bilovecky, frontwoman Gwyn Strang begins with an ethereal whisper before devolving into a full-on tempered scream that accentuates the song with an intense energy that beckons the audience to listen in closely.

Says Strang, “’Treacle and Revenge’ is about the heartbreak and pain caused by those who attempt to deceive us. We have all experienced that person who whispers sweet nothings only to find that their words meant nothing.”

The new album Skin & Sorrow was fully written and recorded by Bilovecky and Strang from the third floor of their Cleveland home, on the edge of town, surrounded by ancient lakes and woods that echo the howls of coyotes. The band is rounded out live by Jason Knotek on bass and Jon Vinson on drums.

In one of the first orders of business, Frayle has joined on for Cradle of Filth’s “Existence Is Futile” Headlining Tour, on the off dates from COF’s trek with Danzig. Running through June 11, it hits 17 cities across North America – full details are below.

Presales for Skin & Sorrow are available now at Aqualamb Records’ website with iridescent, metallic blue, metallic turquoise and metallic violet vinyl variants, CD and digital options. dditional Europe only vinyl variants will be coming via Lay Bare Recordings. Each purchase comes with an accompanying 100-page book filled with lush artwork, drawings, lyrics and additional content to get inside the mind of Frayle and the creative process.

Frayle is offering the first tastes of the new music on their tour with Cradle of Filth. Remaining dates are as follows:

5/29 Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre

5/30 Saskatoon, SK @ Coors Event Centre

6/1 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

6/2 Joliet, IL @ The Forge

6/3 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop

6/4 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House

6/6 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater

6/7 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial

6/9 Albany, NY @ Empire Live

6/10 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place

6/11 Harrisburg, PA @ HMAC

Find tickets and more info at: https://www.songkick.com/artists/9546814-frayle

Frayle has also announced they will appear at UK’s Damnation Festival in May and Germany’s Gloomaar Festival in November.

About Frayle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frayleband

Twitter: https://twitter.com/frayle_band

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frayle_band/

About Aqualamb Records

socials: @aqualambrecords

FRAYLE Sign To The Oracle Management, Ritual Metal Act Now Globally Represented By Dez & Anahstasia Fafara

May 13, 2022

FRAYLE

Sign To The Oracle Management,

Ritual Metal Act Now Globally Represented By

Dez & Anahstasia Fafara

New Tour Dates Announced, Joining

Cradle Of Filth’s Headlining Trek

Beginning May 12

Anticipated Album Skin & Sorrow

To Be Released July 8 Via Aqualamb Records

See The Haunting Video For Title Track Below

Pre-Sales For Skin & Sorrow Available Now HERE

Frayle Named One Of Revolver’s

Artists You Need To Know In April

Ritual doom metal act Frayle are pleased to announced they have aligned forces with The Oracle Management, and are now part of the roster that also includes Cradle of Filth, DevilDriver, Jinjer, Wednesday 13 and more hard rock and metal acts all represented by co-owners of The Oracle Management Dez and Anahstasia Fafara.

The signing comes as Frayle gets ready to release a new album Skin & Sorrow July 8 via Aqualamb Records.

Says Dez Fafara of signing the band, “Frayle is one of the best bands I’ve heard in a very long time and the exact type of music that I seek out to personally listen to! The visuals behind the band, along with the musicianship and Gwyn fronting, makes Frayle a band that is a must-see live. Revolver was correct in naming them a ‘hot band to watch!’ We at The Oracle mgmt look forward to guiding the career and watching them succeed. Please catch them live as special guests of Cradle of Filth, dates below! Special thank you goes to Jeremy Saffer for introducing us to the band and their music. For dark hearts everywhere I present Frayle!”

In one of the first orders of business, Frayle has joined on for the upcoming Cradle of Filth “Existence Is Futile” Headlining Tour, on the off dates from COF’s trek with Danzig. The tour begins May 12 and hits 17 cities across North America – full details are below.

Says Frayle, “Music is magick. We look forward to conjuring the Heavy Witch Doom as we share the stage with the legendary Cradle of Filth.”

And Dani Filth adds, “We are extremely excited for Frayle to be sharing our headline dates across the U.S. and Canada as we very much enjoy introducing bands with a flair for the beauteous, the unusual and the downright heavy. And Frayle ticks all these boxes with massive aplomb! Joining them will be Chicago’s rabid thrash metal outfit Misfire, making for an awesomely eclectic touring party! See you there!”

Recently Frayle released the single and music video for “Skin & Sorrow,” the title track from their upcoming anticipated release. Directed by Frayle and premiered by Revolver, the video is set in a barren field below a dead gray sky as frontwoman Gwyn Strang dons her best Puritanical ensemble while casting a number of spells, not the least of which is on the viewer entranced by her hypnotic mystique.

“Skin & Sorrow” follows Frayle’s groundbreaking debut 1692 in 2020 that further introduced the world to their penchant for creating “lullabies over chaos.” Tracks feature Strang’s ethereal vocals laid over the voluminous instrumentals of Sean Bilovecky (formerly of Disengage), morphing into disturbing harmonies best described as music for the night sky.

Revolver who also named the band “one of the five artists you need to know in April” as seen HERE, calls the song an “awesomely haunting and dirgy title-track” and one that “is eerie and ethereal for its first half, but slowly lets more crunchy fuzz into the fold that builds up to a detonating finish with gobs of spiritual atmosphere.”

In addition to haunting original tracks that push heavy music into new dimensions (an inspirational mix of Sleep and Portishead, or Black Sabbath and Bjork), the Cleveland duo is known for their cryptic covers including takes on Johnny Cash’s “Ring Of Fire” and Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.”

Frayle will offer the first tastes of the new music on their upcoming tour with Cradle of Filth. The full run of shows this spring is as follows:

5/12 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

5/20 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom

5/22 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater

5/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot

5/25 Seattle, WA @ Showbox So

5/26 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre

5/29 Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre

5/30 Saskatoon, SK @ Coors Event Centre

6/1 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

6/2 Joliet, IL @ The Forge

6/3 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop

6/4 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House

6/6 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater

6/7 Quebec City, QC @ Imperial

6/9 Albany, NY @ Empire Live

6/10 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place

6/11 Harrisburg, PA @ HMAC

Find tickets and more info at: https://www.songkick.com/artists/9546814-frayle

Frayle has also announced they will appear at UK’s Damnation Festival in May and Germany’s Gloomaar Festival in November.

More information on Skin & Sorrow will be coming soon. Presales are now available with additional Europe only vinyl variants coming via Lay Bare Recordings. Preorder Skin & Sorrow here: https://aqualamb.org

About Frayle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frayleband

Twitter: https://twitter.com/frayle_band

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frayle_band/

About Aqualamb Records

socials: @aqualambrecords

The Oracle Management

https://theoraclemanagement.com/

Info@TheOracleMgmt.com

Frayle Press Contact

Selena Fragassi

FR PR

selena@fr-pr.net

LaMacchia Partners With New Noise To Release Video For Moody Ballad “Angels Delight”

May 3, 2022

LaMacchia

Partners With New Noise To Release Video For Moody Ballad

“Angels Delight”

Featuring Haunting Vocals Of Candice Freshko

See The Video below.

Latest Single Hails From Thunderheads

Out May 20 Via Aqualamb Records

First-Ever Solo Effort From John LaMacchia,

Known For His Work In Candiria

Features Guest Contributors Kellii Scott (Failure),

Michael MacIvor (Candiria), Mario Quintero (Spotlights) &

Andrea Horne (Vaureen)

Pre-Sales Available Now For Vinyl, CD, Digital HERE

Each Album Comes With Accompanying 100-Page Art Book

Says LaMacchia, “Writing ‘Angels Delight’ with Candice Freshko was one of the greatest collaborative efforts I have ever been a part of. It was truly one of the most inspiring creative experiences I’ve ever had. It is the centerpiece of the album for a reason. Making the video for ‘Angels Delight’ was easy for me. All I had to do was capture Candice in her element. After shooting with her and watching the footage, I knew the focus of the video was going to be her breathtaking, and captivating performance.”

Adds Freshko, “Creating and making ‘Angels Delight’ with John was unexplainable. The energy, love and inspiration that was fulfilled helped me release demons that started to fester. I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.”

Though he’s arguably best known as the guitarist for Brooklyn hardcore/prog-metal group Candiria, LaMacchia’s new solo material is unlike anything the multi-instrumentalist has done to date and shows a new breadth to his abilities.

In total, Thunderheads presents a far-reaching experimental indie rock vibe, with layered sonic nuances and male-female vocal interplay that presents a dimensional new palette that is comparable to Massive Attack, Doves and Radiohead.

Says Kellii Scott, “At the time when John submitted songs to me to play on, I was completely unfamiliar with his history and pedigree as a musician. That being said I did know that he had written some really great material, with great melody and arrangements and that I was going to have a fantastic time playing on his songs. In particular I found ‘Bled Out’ to be really inspiring to play, so much so that I channeled a drummer that I previously had never been.”

Presales for Thunderheads are available now at Aqualamb Records’ website with blue and pink vinyl variants, CD and digital options. Each purchase comes with an accompanying 100-page book filled with lush artwork, drawings, lyrics and additional content to get inside the mind of LaMacchia and the creative process.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lamacchiamusic

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaMacchiamusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamacchiamusic/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lamacchiamusic

@lamacchiamusic

About Aqualamb Records

socials: @aqualambrecords

Welcome To Rockville Announces Set Times, Onsite Experiences And Food & Beverage Options For America’s Largest Rock Festival, May 19-22

April 27, 2022

Welcome To Rockville 2022

Announces Music Performance Times,

Onsite Experiences And Food & Beverage Offerings

America’s Largest Rock Festival

Kicks Off In Less Than One Month,

May 19-22 At Daytona International Speedway In Daytona Beach, FL

KISS, KORN, GUNS N’ ROSES & NINE INCH NAILS Headline

Plus, Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin,

Shinedown, The Smashing Pumpkins & Many More

Set To Perform Over Massive Four-Day Weekend

Limited Number Of Single Day & Weekend Passes Plus Camping Available

www.WelcomeToRockville.com

With less than a month remaining until the return of Welcome To Rockville – also marking the kickoff of Danny Wimmer Presents’ 2022 festival season – DWPhas announced the music set times as well as onsite experiences and food and beverage offerings for America’s Largest Rock Festival.

Returning to its home at the World Center of Rock at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida from May 19-22, 2022, the 11th edition ofWelcome To Rockville offers its biggest lineup yet. The top-notch talent includes one of the last-ever Florida performances from KISS, as well as headliners KORN, Guns N’ Roses and Nine Inch Nails, plus appearances by 80+ additional bands including Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, The Smashing Pumpkins, Breaking Benjamin, Megadeth, Jane’s Addiction, Papa Roach, Rise Against, Halestorm, In This Moment, Seether, Bush and many more.

Wednesday, May 18 (Camping Pre-Party Lineup)

DWPresents Stage

9:30 PM

Steel Panther

8:40 PM

Moon Tooth

7:50 PM

Cold Kingdom

7:00 PM

Crooked Teeth

Thursday, May 19

Space Zebra Stage

Octane Stage

10:30 PM

KISS

9:15 PM

Five Finger Death Punch

8:10 PM

Papa Roach

7:20 PM

In This Moment

6:35 PM

Black Label Society

5:50 PM

Clutch

5:10 PM

Mammoth WVH

4:30 PM

Bad Wolves

3:55 PM

Fuel

3:20 PM

Tetrarch

2:50 PM

Plush

2:20 PM

Widow7

Rockvillian Stage

DWPresents Stage

8:15 PM

Down

7:25 PM

The Sword

6:45 PM

Ill Nino

5:50 PM

Bad Omens

5:15 PM

Shaman's Harvest

4:30 PM

Redlight King

3:55 PM

Gemini Syndrome

3:20 PM

Devil's Cut

2:45 PM

Oxymorrons

2:20 PM

Post Profit

1:45 PM

Moodring

1:15 PM

As You Were

Friday, May 20

Space Zebra Stage

Octane Stage

10:30 PM

KORN

9:30 PM

Breaking Benjamin

8:35 PM

Megadeth

7:40 PM

Seether

6:50 PM

Ministry

6:05 PM

Skillet

5:25 PM

Baroness

4:45 PM

Sevendust

4:10 PM

Blacktop Mojo

3:35 PM

DED

3:00 PM

Diamante

2:25 PM

Giovanni And The Riders

Rockvillian Stage

DWPresents Stage

8:30 PM

Underoath

7:40 PM

We Came As Romans

7:00 PM

Red

6:10 PM

Whitechapel

5:35 PM

Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown

4:50 PM

Mike's Dead

4:05 PM

Stick To Your Guns

3:35 PM

Extinction A.D.

2:55 PM

Death Tour

2:25 PM

Young Other

1:50 PM

Archetypes Collide

1:20 PM

As You Were

Saturday, May 21

Space Zebra Stage

Octane Stage

9:30 PM

Guns N' Roses

8:15 PM

Shinedown

7:20 PM

Rise Against

6:25 PM

Bush

5:40 PM

Jerry Cantrell

4:55 PM

Nothing More

4:15 PM

Dirty Honey

3:35 PM

Alexisonfire

3:00 PM

Saint Asonia

2:25 PM

The Violent

1:50 PM

Against The Current

1:15 PM

John Harvie

Rockvillian Stage

DWPresents Stage

7:20 PM

In Flames

8:10 PM

Crown The Empire

5:50 PM

John 5

6:30 PM

The Word Alive

4:25 PM

Sick Of It All

5:00 PM

Stitched Up Heart

3:00 PM

Agnostic Front

3:35 PM

Saul

1:50 PM

S8nt Elektric

2:25 PM

A River Runs Thru It

12:45 PM

Afterlife

1:20 PM

As You Were

Sunday, May 22

Space Zebra Stage

Octane Stage

9:35 PM

Nine Inch Nails

8:15 PM

The Smashing Pumpkins

7:10 PM

Jane's Addiction

6:15 PM

Halestorm

5:30 PM

The Pretty Reckless

4:50 PM

The Struts

4:10 PM

Poppy

3:30 PM

Spiritbox

3:00 PM

The Chats

2:30 PM

Radkey

2:00 PM

Lilith Czar

1:30 PM

Superbloom

Rockvillian Stage

DWPresents Stage

7:25 PM

The Hu

8:20 PM

Escape The Fate

5:45 PM

Bones UK

6:25 PM

Lacey Sturm

4:15 PM

Poorstacy

4:50 PM

Crobot

3:00 PM

Motor Sister

3:30 PM

The Dead Deads

2:00 PM

The Mysterines

2:35 PM

Nvrless

12:55 PM

Aeir

1:30 PM

As You Were

Additionally, Welcome To Rockville is excited to announce the artists performing on the DWPresents Stage, located in the campgrounds. All festival fans will have access to the DWPresents Stage during festival hours with camper-only performances after the headliner each night. Performers for a special Wednesday pre-party at the DWPresents Stage include Steel Panther, Moon Tooth, Cold Kingdom, and Crooked Teeth. See the full DWPresents Stage lineup at www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com.

Fans from around the world can also tune in to “That Space Zebra Show” hosted on DWPresents Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/dwpresents) throughout the Welcome To Rockville weekend for an immersive backstage experience every day of the festival, featuring artist interviews and exclusive, behind-the-scenes action. The backstage experience will be hosted by the cast of “That Space Zebra Show,” “The Gunz Club” and “The Power Hour.” “That Space Zebra Show” will also be exclusively broadcasting the Wednesday Night Campground Kickoff Party, headlined by Steel Panther, live on Twitch. Exact performances and stream times to be announced the week of the festival.

Since launching in June 2021, DWPresents Twitch channel has broadcasted over 576 hours, brought in 11.1 million live views, 5.56 million unique views, and viewers have consumed 54.9 million minutes of content.

In addition to more than 80 music acts over 4 days, attendees at Welcome To Rockville can enjoy some of the best food and drinks that the Daytona Beacharea has to offer, as well as various sponsor activations and experiences.

Southern Hospitality Concessions LLC, DWP’s affiliate concessionaire, has curated a wide variety of food and beverage offerings. Fans will enjoy a diverse selection of ethnic cuisines, comfort food, vegetarian and vegan options, burgers, pizza, BBQ, plus healthy eats, and sweet treats. Be sure to explore and experience local and regional restaurants like Angry Bird Grill, Bad Ass Bowls, Bangarang Asian Cuisine, Big Show BBQ, Bulgogi Korean BBQ, Champ’s Dawgs, Chicken Mac, Chinchilla’s, Churros N Cream, Dank Nugz, El Cubanito Subs, Enrique’s Place Latin Grill, Funnel Cake Fantasy, Gary’s Philly Cheese Steaks, Grilled Cheese Incident, Grumpy’s Homemade Ice Cream, Guanabana Ice Pops, Island Girl Eats, Island Noodles, Jammin Concessions, Mac Attack, Mama’s Food, Mount Olympus Greek Food, Nashville Hot Chicken, Phat Daddy’s Cajun, Pie Baby Wood Fired Pizza, Ponti Rossi Pizza, Shady Grove Wraps, Sir Cooks A Lot, Smash Burgers, Smokin R’s BBQ, Spicy Pie Pizza, Stoked Poke, Strawberry Fields, The Burgery, The Butt Truck BBQ, Top Nacho, Twisted Okie BBQ, Twisted Tots, Vegan Demon and What’s the Catch. For more details, visit https://welcometorockvillefestival.com/foodfunandmore/

Additional Food, Beverage, and Experiences include:

Bud Light Seltzer - Bud Light & Bud Light Seltzer are proud to once again partner with Welcome To Rockville as they continue to provide crisp, cool refreshments and lasting memories through music. This year they are happy to have their very own Bud Light Party Zone facing the main stage where fans can enjoy an ice cold beer, and sample some of the innovative, new products. Bud Light and Bud Light Seltzer look forward to seeing you all there! 21+
Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach Presents Best Seats In The House - Hard Rock’s mission is about creating authentic experiences that rock, and a partnership with Welcome To Rockville brings that mission to life. Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach is bringing you an experience and vibe unlike any other by giving fans the chance to win The Best Seats in the House. Situated directly next to the sound booth at the Space Zebra Stage, with comfy seating and shade, two winners will be guaranteed the ultimate viewing and listening experience. Hard Rock looks forward to sharing the stage and connecting to people through the power of music – its energy, its history, its attitude – and sharing mementos and moments that fans can take home with them after the last chord has been struck.
Hard Rock Expert Cocktails Presents RonzWorld – In his 6th year with the festival, Ron has partnered with Hard Rock Beverages in 2022 to show up for Rockvillians bigger and better than ever! In addition to his gallery of 25+ custom guitars, art and merchandise, Ron continues the tradition of allowing fans to win one of his highly coveted, limited-edition, all hand-painted Welcome To Rockville guitars and purchase the wildly popular 10-inch mini replicas! And for the first time, Ron will debut his Rock Star Paint Class to the festival grounds in 2022. Sign up to paint your very own Rock Star with Ron and unleash your inner Picasso on Daytona!
The Music Experience - The Music Experience presented by American Musical Supply is celebrating its 10th anniversary at Welcome To Rockville! TME continues to bring the most relevant musical instrument brands to life this year with touch and play experiences from your favorites like Gibson, PRS, ESP, Ernie Ball, Ibanez, Breedlove, G&L, and many more. Whether you want to play your dream guitar, pick up your first guitar, meet your favorite rock star or win a guitar in the infamous “30 Seconds To Shred” contest, it's all possible during Welcome To Rockville at this year’s Music Experience.
Heavy Tiki Bar Presented By Kraken Rum – Fans can release their inner Kraken and say “aloha” to your Welcome To Rockville weekend with a stop at the must-visit destination bar on-site. Fans can escape from the heat and cool off with custom creations of frozen drinks and specialty island cocktails. 21+
Jack Daniel’s Char House - We all know it’s going to be hot out there, so Jack Daniel's is committed to supporting fans by offering two ultimate shade structures to cool off, enjoy finely tuned cocktails, and interactive engagements throughout the weekend. Jack Daniels’ strong relationship with Welcome To Rockville goes all the way back to their beginnings in 2014 and is excited to toast with them again in 2022. 21+
Caduceus Wine Garden – Fans can enjoy a wine garden escape and indulge in bold, vibrant reds and crisp refreshing white varietals from some of the nation’s top vineyards. The wine garden will highlight Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards, owned by Arizona resident Maynard James Keenan, co-founder of international recording acts Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer. 21+
Craft Beer Bar – Get crafty and try a wide variety of beer styles accommodating a range of palates. The Craft Beer Bar will showcase a variety of brews. 21+
The Blackened Bar – The Whiskey Bar presented by BLACKENED American Whiskey is a DWP must-do! Our partners at BLACKENED hand-crafted a super-premium blend of straight bourbons & ryes, which is finished in black brand casks and sonically enhanced to extract more flavor from the casks, a process dubbed BLACK NOISE™. Created by the late, legendary Master Distiller Dave Pickerell and the almighty Metallica, BLACKENED is now overseen by Master Distiller & Blender Rob Dietrich who guards Dave’s recipe and is responsible for the sourcing, blending, and finishing to bring us this award-winning, 90-proof American whiskey. Electrify your tastebuds with carefully crafted cocktails at this exclusive DWP experience. 21+
Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live Dreams Program - Fxck Cancer’s mission is to fight cancer by raising awareness and educating about early detection. Through the Dyin 2 Live Dreams wish-granting program, cancer fighters get an experience that will bring hope, courage, and inspiration. Visit them at Welcome To Rockville to get involved. Together We Fight. Fxck Cancer.
Take Me Home – The not-for-profit, volunteer-based foundation has been saving the lives of homeless animals since 2001. Stop by their booth to win cool prizes, enter raffles and help our furry friends save lives!
TWLOHA - We probably don’t need to convince you that depression is real, that treating addiction isn’t as simple as “just stopping," or that suicide has robbed too many of us of too many memories. You already know that these words are attached to names and faces, and they may even remind you of the person you see in the mirror every day. This is not an attempt to raise awareness; rather it’s an invitation to move the conversation forward with more compassion and grace. We invite you to visit the TWLOHA booth on-site for information on mental health resources, opportunities to share your story, and the space to feel less alone, more hopeful, and connect to folks at the festival who believe your presence has made Welcome To Rockville a better place. Starting conversations about mental health can be difficult and intimidating, so throughout the weekend we are inviting you into the conversation by asking two questions: "What is one thing you wish you could say?" and "What is one thing that you need to hear?"
Punk Rock & Paintbrushes X Rock Against Racism – Punk Rock & Paintbrushes is proud to announce that they will be a part of Welcome To Rockville with an onsite art exhibit that will showcase pieces from those playing at the festival and visual artists within the music community. This year they will also be teaming up with Rock Against Racism, an organization that brings together fans of all backgrounds through a shared love of music to discourage young people from embracing racism. Together they will be debuting their latest art collaborations with "Art on Shoes," generously provided by TUK Footwear and created by a variety of band members playing at the festival through an on-site art auction to raise funds and awareness. Artists include but are not limited to: James “Munky” Schaffer of KORN, Mike Gallo of Agnostic Front and Charlie Benante of Anthrax.
Roundabout Ferris Wheel - Fans will feel on top of the #worldcenterofrock on the Roundabout Ferris Wheel! They’ll get to watch all the magic of Welcome To Rockville unfold as you go around, and may even catch one of their favorite artists in a setting unlike anything you'll experience.
WhipSplash Water Slide - Fans will be able to cool off in between sets with Welcome To Rockville’s brand-new Water Slide activation. Get ready to rock hard & WhipSplash!

Other Welcome To Rockville entertainment opportunities include the DWPresents Stage camping pre-party. New in 2022, Welcome to Rockville is amplifying the weekend camping experience with two themed contests around “I Love The ‘80s.”

Campers will be encouraged to deck their campsite in their best ‘80s-inspired decor for the entire weekend, with the first contest taking place on Friday, May 20 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Judges will walk around the campgrounds to pick two winners that best matches the “I Love The ‘80s” theme. One winner will be selected from the car + tent campground lots, and one will be selected from the RV camping lots.

On the morning of Saturday, May 21, Welcome To Rockville will be hosting a Best Dressed contest from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Participating campers should plan to dress in their ‘80s best to win an exclusive prize.

Contest prizing to include:

Owners Club, Presented by TickPick, Upgrade for 2022 (for 4)
VIP Upgrade for 2022 (for 4)
3-Song Viewing Opportunity from the soundboard (Welcome To Rockville will determine the set)
GA 4-Pack for 2023 w/ camping spot
VIP 4-Pack for 2023 w/ camping spot
10 Drink & 10 Food Vouchers
Twitch guest appearance and on-show interview (for 4 - 2 to go on air, 2 to watch)*

*Best Dressed Winning Prize Only

Campers arriving on Wednesday are also encouraged to dress in their ‘80s best for the Wednesday night kick-off party, featuring a headlining performance by Steel Panther.

Welcome To Rockville is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America. After welcoming a record-breaking crowd of 161,000 in 2021, the move to Daytona International Speedway will allow Welcome To Rockville to continue to grow and provide more enhanced audience experiences. A recent $400 million renovation of the Speedway and additional $200 million invested in the surrounding area in recent years has transformed the destination into a world-class facility, including numerous hotels within walking distance, many dining options and expanded space for camping, allowing Rockville attendees a convenient and well-rounded experience.

Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to host Bud Light, Bud Light Seltzer, TickPick, Jack Daniel’s, The Kraken, U.S. Army, The Music Experience, Jose Cuervo, Three Olives, Checkers and Rally’s, Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach, Ronz World, Hard Rock Premium Hard Seltzer, Stoked Poke, Curaleaf, Revolver, Inked Mag, Hellflower Soap Co., Mortus Viventi, Blackcraft Cult, The Pretty Cult, Then, Now, Always, Authentic Mosh Apparel, Parlor Root Beer, and Travel Smart Vacations.

And thank you to our non-profit partners Demons Behind Me, Fxck Cancer, Take Me Home, and To Write Love On Her Arms.

For more information on #WelcomeToRockville, visit:

Website: www.WelcomeToRockville.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welcometorockville

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockvillefest

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welcometorockville

Frayle Premieres Brand-New Single & Music Video For “Skin & Sorrow” Via Revolver, Title Track From Ritual Metal Duo’s N

April 4, 2022

Frayle is back with a vengeance, offering up their latest single “Skin & Sorrow,” accompanied by a bewitching new music video that premieres today via Revolver here: https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-frayles-freaky-video-haunting-new-song-skin-sorrow

Directed by Frayle, the video is set in a barren field below a dead gray sky as frontwoman Gwyn Strang dons her best Puritanical ensemble while casting a number of spells, not the least of which is on the viewer entranced by her hypnotic mystique.

See the video below.

“Skin & Sorrow” is the title track from the ritual metal duo’s upcoming album, which will be released July 8 via Brooklyn’s Aqualamb Records. It follows their groundbreaking debut 1692 in 2020 that further introduced the world to their penchant for creating “lullabies over chaos.” Tracks feature Strang’s ethereal vocals laid over the voluminous instrumentals of Sean Bilovecky (formerly of Disengage), morphing into disturbing harmonies best described as music for the night sky.

Revolver calls the song an “awesomely haunting and dirgy title-track” and one that “is eerie and ethereal for its first half, but slowly lets more crunchy fuzz into the fold that builds up to a detonating finish with gobs of spiritual atmosphere.”

“Skin & Sorrow” follows the trajectory and is a cornerstone of the themes and messages on the upcoming album. As Strang says, “Our first single, ‘Skin & Sorrow’ is very personal to me. It’s about watching someone close to you dying and how empty and useless you feel. It can seem like all that’s left of you is just skin and sorrow.”

Frayle will offer the first tastes of the new music on their upcoming mini-headlining tour as well as select dates opening for Candlemass. The full run of shows this spring is as follows:

4/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool

4/20 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East*

4/21 Easthampton, MA (secret show – DM the band on socials for info)

4/22 Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo

4/23 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary

4/24 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*

* supporting Candlemass

Find tickets and more info at: https://www.songkick.com/artists/9546814-frayle

Frayle has also announced they will appear at UK’s Damnation Festival in May and Germany’s Gloomaar Festival in November.

More dates and full information on Skin & Sorrow will be coming soon. Presales are now available with additional Europe only vinyl variants coming via Lay Bare Recordings. Preorder Skin & Sorrow here: https://aqualamb.org

About Frayle

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About Aqualamb Records

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Carpenter Brut Releases New Album Leather Terror Today Via Universal, With Lead Tracks “Imaginary Fire” Featuring Greg Puciato , Tour Coming To U.S. This Summer

April 3, 2022

Carpenter Brut

Releases New Album Leather Terror Today

Via Universal

With Lead Tracks “Imaginary Fire”

Featuring Greg Puciato (Formerly Dillinger Escape Plan)

And “The Widow Maker”

Featuring Alex Westaway (Gunship) &

Music Video Starring Actor Dylan Sprouse

Order The Album Now HERE

North America Tour Planned For Summer 2022

French synthwave icon Carpenter Brut has just released his brand new album Leather Terror today via Universal Records. Leather Terror is the second in Carpenter Brut’s Leather album trilogy, the next chapter following his widely acclaimed 2018 album Leather Teeth. That album featured in numerous Best Album lists across the board of rock, alternative and electronic music that year. Kerrang championed the mysterious French artist as one of the Best Live Bands On Earth whilst Carpenter Brut was also honoured as a performer at the Metal Hammer awards.

While Leather Teeth was in part a celebratory take on ‘80s glam rock, in his new opus, Carpenter Brut – across the space of twelve tracks – gets more malevolent, documenting the rise of his protagonist as a serial killer who wants to take revenge on all those who mistreated him when he was younger.

Leather Terror reflects both a serial killer, and an artist, in their prime: Bold and daring while full of shock and awe, creating a true spectacle out of great darkness with a flamboyant disregard for rules.

The albums form the soundtrack of an imagined movie from 1987. The previous record introduced the story of Bret Halford, an introverted science student. He liked a girl who didn’t like him and much preferred the team’s star quarterback. Bret got mad and tried to create a concoction that would allow him to control them all, but ends up disfigured and decides instead to become a rock star. This is how he will seduce the girl, and all other girls: By becoming Leather Teeth, singer of Leather Patrol.

Regarding the album, Carpenter Brut has said, "After spending much of 2018 touring, I had decided to take a long break to compose the new album of the trilogy. The pandemic confirmed that my choice to stay home was the right one. I ended up taking over a year and a half to compose this album. I made a lot of decisions with the time I had that I wouldn't have had time to make if the pandemic hadn't happened. I wanted to make the whole thing as massive as possible. There is no guitar on this album. I did everything with synths. Even though I didn't know exactly how I wanted the album to sound at first, I knew I wanted it to be massive and violent.”

Leather Terror is flanked by two lead singles, the colossal synthrock anthem “Imaginary Fire” featuring vocalist Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Killer Be Killed, The Black Queen) as well as “The Widow Maker,” featuring Alex Westaway of Gunship on the pummelling synth pop track.

See the video for “Imaginary Fire” directed by Dehn Sora below.

Here’s what the media has been saying about Leather Terror:

“Leather Terror is an album of pure, devilish joy from an artist who completely understands what they're doing … Metal and synthwave gloriously clash throughout, and it's brilliant.” —Kerrang

“If the majority of Leather Terror doesn’t just make you want to get up and dance to all of its sublimely banging, schlocky glory then there’s a very good chance that Carpenter Brut’s fictional killer got to you in one of his earlier installments.” —Metal Hammer

“Carpenter Brut is back to get you dancing! Leather Terror is all the driving, quasi-industrial, synth stuff you've come to expect and love. This time you're getting a diverse roster of guest spots from Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan), Ulver, Sylvaine, and more.” —Metal Injection

“Despite the lack of guitars, Leather Terror is often just as vicious as anything from the world of metal as drums pound relentlessly, vocals range from the ethereal to the demonic, and looming keyboards slice and dice with ruthless efficiency through the album’s more aggressive cuts. In movie trilogies, the second entry can often prove to be the weakest but this isn’t the case here as the sequel expands and even improves on the superb original. Roll on the final part.” —Ghost Cult

Carpenter Brut will also be returning to North America this summer with a series of 13 tour dates announced for the U.S. and Canada, kicking off August 18 in Los Angeles and running through September 3 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

CARPENTER BRUT NORTH AMERICAN LEATHER TERROR TOUR

August 2022

18 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda

19 Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Vegas Festival

20 San Francisco, CA @ UC Theater

22 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

23 Seattle, WA @ Showbox

26 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity

27 Chicago, IL @ Metro

28 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom

30 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall

31 Montreal, QC @ MTelus

September 2022

01 Boston, MA @ Royale

02 New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

03 Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore

Tickets are on sale now at the following link: https://linktr.ee/TOUR2022CARPENTERBRUT

https://carpenterbrut.lnk.to/LeatherTerror_cbltrrr

About Carpenter Brut

Carpenter Brut draws its influences from ‘80s TV shows and B-movies loaded with synthesizers. The mysterious and discreet man evokes an encounter between Justice beats and the universe of John Carpenter. The French act pays tribute to the post-hippie/pre-AIDS culture that then set the basis of electro and metal to give us a unique, violent and crazy ‘80s revival sound. Over the last decade he built a successful career, as a major act from the darksynth scene. He has toured the world with acts like Ghost and Ministry and performed at well-known festivals such as Coachella & SXSW, and has accumulated 366 million streams of his music worldwide.

Find Carpenter Brut Online

Website: https://carpenterbrut.com/

Bandcamp: https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carpenter.brut

Twitter: https://twitter.com/carpenter_brut

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpenterbrut/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVnLrkvF3M_H1NTOsMvgrA

Carpenter Brut Releases New Single “The Widow Maker” Featuring Alex Westaway (Gunship) & Music Video , New Album Leather Terror Out April 1 Via Universal

March 18, 2022

Carpenter Brut

Releases New Single “The Widow Maker”

Featuring Alex Westaway (Gunship) &

Music Video Starring Actor Dylan Sprouse

See it below.

New Album Leather Terror

The Second Installment In The Leather Trilogy

Out April 1 Via Universal

Album Presales Available Now HERE

North America Tour Planned For Summer 2022

French synthwave icon Carpenter Brut has released his brand new single “The Widow Maker,” which features Alex Westaway of Gunship who lends his voice on the pummelling synth pop track. It’s the latest song to be taken from Carpenter Brut’s forthcoming album Leather Terror, out April 1 via Universal Music. The album is available to pre-order now HERE.

The dramatic video for “The Widow Maker” was directed by the Deka Brothers and stars actor Dylan Sprouse as Bret Halford aka Leather Teeth, the protagonist of Carpenter Brut’s album and singer of Leather Patrol.

Leather Teeth is a true rock star and a ruthless avenger, who inflicts vengeance on those who stand between him and what he desires. Bret flicks through the yearbook, and overcome by hallucinatory delirium, he fantasizes about getting his revenge on Kendra, the cheerleader he was madly in love with at high school, and the jocks she preferred. His desire for revenge ends up turning against him and he becomes haunted by the corpses of those he wishes to send to an early grave.

Speaking about the video collaboration, Dylan Sprouse says, “I sent Carpenter Brut a comic I made with a note that read, ‘As I've written the entirety of this comic series with your music on repeat, I felt it only natural to send you this. I owe it to you.’ That was the first time we communicated and I believe we found ourselves to have some shred of creative kinship in our different mediums since then.”

Sprouse adds, “Over a year of us chatting back and forth about finding an opportunity to collaborate on something together, he hit me with the idea to portray Bret Halford in a video of his with the Deka Brothers as directors. We chatted character, background, content and I was all in immediately. Especially because it gave me the opportunity to take out some aggression with an oversized buck knife and some confetti cannons after a few short days of filming, a lot of running, a lot of stabbing, a lot of spiked studs, platform boots and a sprained ankle during a ‘bad drug trip’ scene. I hope you all get as pumped up watching this as I was filming it. Long Live Bret Halford.”

Regarding the single, Carpenter Brut says, “While talking with a musician friend of mine, he said, ‘This song, it makes you want big guitars like Rammstein.’ Inwardly, I ruled out the guitar option, but for the vocals, his idea worked for me and I thought it would be cool to have a big industrial voice on this track, like Till Lindemann for example, but in the end I asked Alex Westaway (from Gunship) to sing on it. It's nothing like Lindemann vocally, but I love Alex’s androgynous register a la Brian Molko and what he did with the song.

“There was this interesting ambivalence, even paradoxical between the martial side of the music and Alex's voice, which is quite pop, which makes this track both industrial and synth pop. As usual with the singers I work with, I gave Alex a word or two, a theme, and then he came up with his own lyrics. I really like this song, because for me it's Carpenter Brut with a mainstream feel.”

“The Widow Maker” follows the release of Leather Terror’s lead single and colossal synthrock anthem “Imaginary Fire” earlier this year, which features guest vocals from Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Leather Terror is the second in Carpenter Brut’s Leather album trilogy, the next chapter following his widely acclaimed 2018 album Leather Teeth. That album featured in numerous Best Album lists across the board of rock, alternative and electronic music that year. Kerrang championed the mysterious French artist as one of the Best Live Bands On Earth whilst Carpenter Brut was also honoured as a performer at the Metal Hammer awards.

CARPENTER BRUT NORTH AMERICAN LEATHER TERROR TOUR

August 2022

18 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda

19 Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Vegas Festival

20 San Francisco, CA @ UC Theater

22 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

23 Seattle, WA @ Showbox

26 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity

27 Chicago, IL @ Metro

28 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom

30 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall

31 Montreal, QC @ MTelus

September 2022

01 Boston, MA @ Royale

02 New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

03 Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore

Tickets are on sale now at the following link: https://linktr.ee/TOUR2022CARPENTERBRUT

https://carpenterbrut.lnk.to/LeatherTerror_cbltrrr

About Carpenter Brut

Find Carpenter Brut Online

Website: https://carpenterbrut.com/

Bandcamp: https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carpenter.brut

Twitter: https://twitter.com/carpenter_brut

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpenterbrut/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVnLrkvF3M_H1NTOsMvgrA

Stabbing Westward Releases New Music Video For “Ghost” Created By Frontman Christopher Hall; From Upcoming Album “Chasing Ghosts,” Released Next Friday, March 18

March 11, 2022

Stabbing Westward

Releases New Music Video For “Ghost”

Haunting Art Piece Created By Frontman Christopher Hall

Features Full Band In Home Studios

See It below.

From Upcoming Album Chasing Ghosts,

Seminal Industrial Rock Band’s First New LP In 21 Years

To Be Released Next Friday, March 18, 2022

Via COP International Records

Album Also Features Producer John Fryer,

Collaborator On The Group’s Best-Selling Early Releases

Presales Now Available For

Digital, CD, Limited-Edition Vinyl Formats

There’s just one more week until the much-anticipated Stabbing Westward album Chasing Ghosts will be released on March 18 – marking the influential industrial rock band’s first new LP in more than 20 years. And today, the group tides over fans with the release of a new music video for their latest single, “Ghost.”

Created by frontman Christopher Hall, the video is a gripping art piece featuring all four band members – also including co-founder Walter Flakus(keyboards/programming) as well as Carlton Bost (guitars and programming) and Bobby Amaro (drums) – in their home studios.

See the video for “Ghost” below.

Fans can also purchase the single in a physical or digital format, and will be gifted with several additional tracks including remixes of “Ghost” lead by Christopher Hall and Assemblage 23 along with a reworking of early hit “Why,” from 1996 RIAA Certified Gold album Wither Blister Burn & Peel. The single can be purchased at this link: https://stabbingwestward.bandcamp.com/album/ghost

“Ghost” is from the new album Chasing Ghosts that will be out March 18, 2022 via COP International Records. It features 10 tracks that showcase the industrial rock band’s characteristic sound with a modern sheen that picks up right where they left off with their last full-length in 2001. With the new tracks, Stabbing Westward has not only managed stay true to their original sound, but also expanded it to fit the frantic new reality of the 21st century.

“Ghost” follows the single “I Am Nothing” that was released in November 2021, with Loudwire saying, “20 years later, [Stabbing Westward] are back in the studio making the same intense electro-goth bangers they were doing two decades earlier. Now, the compressed crunchy guitar riffs, steady pounding beats, and signature wail of singer Christopher Hall highlight a tension that seems to fit perfectly this day and age.”

Chasing Ghosts will feature brand-new songs as well as re-workings of the band’s acclaimed 2020 reunion EP Dead And Gone that finds original founding members Christopher Hall (vocals/guitar) and Walter Flakus (keyboards/programming) honing in on the incredible partnership that once produced a string of hits that dominated alternative radio and film soundtracks, including “Shame,” “Save Yourself” and “What Do I Have to Do?” – and resulted in two Certified Gold records.

To recreate that original chemistry, the band recruited the legendary producer John Fryer to again helm Chasing Ghosts. Fryer, whose production credits include Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, 4AD, Cocteau Twins and Love and Rockets, originally worked with Stabbing Westward on their best-selling early releases Ungod (1994) and Wither Blister Burn + Peel (1996). Chasing Ghosts was also mastered by Tom Baker who, like Fryer, worked with Stabbing Westward on their early releases and is part of the reassembled production team on the latest album.

Presales for Chasing Ghosts are on sale now here:

https://stabbingwestward.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-ghosts-2

With artwork by David Seidman (who has worked with Coheed And Cambria and is known for his ethereal and surrealistic imagery), formats include digital, 6-panel digipack CD, and limited-edition vinyl including a run of 2,000 double-gatefold 180gr black vinyl with an additional insert. Exclusive limited-edition merch will also be announced soon.

See the full artwork in this exclusive story from Bloody Disgusting:

https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3705307/stabbing-westwards-chasing-ghosts-all-of-david-seidmans-stunning-artwork-exclusive/

In addition to recently being covered in Loudwire, Consequence Of Sound, Revolver, SPIN, Bloody Disgusting and other top media outlets, Stabbing Westwardhas been receiving rave reviews for their latest material:

The Dead and Gone EP ultimately proves how memorable Stabbing Westward’s industrial rock can be, and it serves as a teaser for a looming full-length album that many are anticipating… they sound just as passionate and exciting as ever.” —Blabbermouth

For both casual listeners and ardent fans of the group, the fire is raging inside Stabbing Westward as the collective enjoys this new chapter in its history.

—MXDWN

About Stabbing Westward

Blending the scathing electronics of underground industrial/rock with the emotive melodies of goth and a decidedly radio-friendly sensibility, Stabbing Westward rose to great heights in the mid-‘90s alternative boom. Formed in 1986 by Walter Flakus and Christopher Hall, the band went from underground cult sensation to the heights of critical and commercial success thanks to such songs as “Shame,” “Save Yourself,” “So Far Away” and “What Do I Have to Do?”. To this day, these songs remain anthems of heartache, dejection, rage, betrayal and depression. With two Gold albums and numerous hit singles, Stabbing Westward fell from grace with the 2001 self-titled album amid personal and professional turmoil, disbanding the following year and leaving a void in modern music that was somewhat filled by Hall’s later work in The Dreaming. However, it was the release of that band’s Rise Again in 2015 that the seeds were sown for a reunion. That album saw Flakus once again making music with Hall, with Stabbing Westward guitarist Mark Eliopulos joining The Dreaming onstage in Chicago for a set of past hits. In 2019, Hall and Flakus came together again to release the Dead And Gone EP, the first new Stabbing Westward material in 18 years. Written and produced by Flakus and Hall over the course of three years, and recorded in multiple states and time zones, these new songs capture the very essence of the Stabbing Westward sound. Adding longtime bandmate Carlton Bost (Orgy, Deadsy, The Dreaming) and new drummer Bobby Amaro (Orgy) to the official lineup, the band has also once again recruited the talent of producer John Fryer—instrumental on early albums “Ungod” and “Wither Blister Burn + Peel”—for a new album, Chasing Ghosts to be released in early 2022 through a new partnership with COP International.

Find Stabbing Westward Online

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stabbingwestwrd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stabbingwestward

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSEWAjgbzSaEIdbeCOJWXw

Carpenter Brut Announces Return To North America With 13 Tour Dates Planned For Summer 2022; New Album "Leather Te

March 2, 2022

Carpenter Brut

Announces Return To North America

With 13 Tour Dates Planned For Summer 2022

New Album Leather Terror

The Second Installment In The Leather Trilogy

Out April 1 Via Universal

First Single “Imaginary Fire”

Feat. Greg Puciato (Formerly The Dillinger Escape Plan)

Out Now

Album Presales Available Now

French synthwave icon Carpenter Brut is returning to North America this summer with a series of 13 tour dates just announced for the U.S. and Canada, kicking off August 18 in Los Angeles and running through September 3 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Tickets go on sale beginning Friday March 4 at 10 AM local time in each market at the following link: https://linktr.ee/TOUR2022CARPENTERBRUT

The upcoming tour is in support of Carpenter Brut’s brand-new album Leather Terror, out April 1 via Universal. The first single – the colossal synthrock anthem “Imaginary Fire” – is out now. It features vocalist Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Killer Be Killed, The Black Queen) with an accompanying music video directed by Dehn Sora that captures an eerily beautiful apocalypse during a psychedelic trip.

See the video for “Imaginary Fire” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_t_ZXavIOo

Leather Terror is the second in Carpenter Brut’s Leather album trilogy, the next chapter following his widely acclaimed 2018 album Leather Teeth. That album was included in numerous Best Album lists across the spectrum of rock, alternative and electronic music that year. Kerrang championed the mysterious French artist as one of the “Best Live Bands On Earth” while Carpenter Brut was also honored as a performer at the Metal Hammer awards.

Now, Leather Terror finds Bret Halford as a true rock star and a ruthless avenger. Leather Teeth inflicts vengeance on those who stand between him and what he desires. While the album Leather Teeth was in parts a celebratory take on ‘80s glam rock, in his new opus, Carpenter Brut – across the space of twelve tracks – gets more malevolent, documenting the rise of his protagonist as a serial killer who wants to take revenge on all those who mistreated him when he was younger.

Regarding the album, Carpenter Brut says, "After spending much of 2018 touring, I had decided to take a long break to compose the new album of the trilogy. The pandemic confirmed that my choice to stay home was the right one. I ended up taking over a year and a half to compose this album. I made a lot of decisions with the time I had that I wouldn't have had time to make if the pandemic hadn't happened. I wanted to make the whole thing as massive as possible. There is no guitar on this album. I did everything with synths. Even though I didn't know exactly how I wanted the album to sound at first, I knew I wanted it to be massive and violent.”

Massive and violent, yes. But inviting – so much so, that Leather Terror features a significant number of guests.

In addition to the aforementioned Greg Puciato on new single “Imaginary Fire,” Alex Westaway of Gunship gives voices on the pummelling synth pop of “The Widow Maker” ("a rather particular hybrid timbre"), and Ben Koller of Converge and Jonka of Tribulation appear on the sinister title track, which closes the story. The Norwegian band Ulver and Kathrine Shepard from the band Sylvaine are also on board as well as Persha – a Parisian singer – who directly contacted Carpenter Brut to initiate a collaboration.

CARPENTER BRUT NORTH AMERICAN LEATHER TERROR TOUR

August 2022

18 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda

19 Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Vegas Festival

20 San Francisco, CA @ UC Theater

22 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

23 Seattle, WA @ Showbox

26 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity

27 Chicago, IL @ Metro

28 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom

30 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall

31 Montreal, QC @ MTelus

September 2022

01 Boston, MA @ Royale

02 New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

03 Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore

About Carpenter Brut

Find Carpenter Brut Online

Website: https://carpenterbrut.com/

Bandcamp: https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carpenter.brut

Twitter: https://twitter.com/carpenter_brut

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpenterbrut/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVnLrkvF3M_H1NTOsMvgrA

We Are PIGS Teams With Revolver To Premiere New Track "Anorectic," Announces Alien Ant Farm's Terry Corso As Member Of Nu Metal Revival Troupe; EP & Tour News Coming Soon

February 2, 2022

Alt Metal Hybrid Project

We Are PIGS

Officially Welcomes Terry Corso (Alien Ant Farm)

As Newest Member Of The Nu Metal Revival Troupe

Led By Producer / Songwriter / Artist Esjay Jones

Releasing Latest Track “Anorectic”

Alongside Brand-New Raw Performance Video

Premiered Via Revolver

Details For Upcoming EP & Tour Coming Soon

“Anorectic” Follows Previous Releases

“Kids” (With Brian “Head” Welch of KORN, Love And Death)

“MOOT” (Featuring Morgan Lander Of KITTIE) &

“Duality” (Slipknot Cover With Terry Corso)

We Are PIGS is shaking things up in 2022 with the announcement of Terry Corso (5x worldwide Platinum, Grammy-nominated act Alien Ant Farm and Powerman 5000) as an official member of the troupe that’s hell bent on reviving nu metal. Led by noted producer-songwriter-artist Esjay Jones, the project aims to bring back the raw integrity of the early 2000s genre coupled with modern trap beats and programming for a fresh version 2.0.

That thrilling combination is heard on the new track “Anorectic,” alongside a brand-new video, helmed by Nobel Savage Cinema, released today and premiered via Revolver who called the track a “rager.” See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5znZNvii84

Corso – who contributes guitar and backing vocals alongside songwriting and programming to the project – first met Jones when she was hired to contribute co-writing duties to an Alien Ant Farm track and the two quickly worked on the very first We Are PIGS release, a cover of Slipknot’s “Duality” in May 2020. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUpHKe3UWoo

While Alien Ant Farm are on hiatus, Corso looks forward to being part of We Are PIGS and says, “Esjay and I finish each other’s ideas and she’s one of the most motivational and complimentary artists to work with. She’s good at getting the best out of you and has always had faith in my art, which means a lot to me.”

Adding his thoughts on “Anorectic,” Corso says, “We are super excited about finally getting around to releasing an original song we wrote together and I think it’s a great representation of the band. We are trying to make this nu metal revival with contemporary aspects, which is great since I was part of the nu metal movement when it happened with Alien Ant Farm. I think people are hungry for that kind of music again.”

The video for “Anorectic,” filmed at the legendary Nude Bowl in Palm Springs, California, also aims to bring back the early 2000s nostalgia with a “live performance”-style video that captures the raw, erratic, high-energy feeling of the scene and is a great introduction to what We Are PIGS are planning to bring live along with drummer Edo Tancredi.

More details will be announced soon about the project’s first-ever tour dates and a debut EP release.

Characterized by a pig-masked front woman, We Are PIGS was started by Esjay Jones as an alt metal hybrid project combining brutal riffs, brazen screams and ethereal melodies with strong lyrical messages. After debuting with a cover of Slipknot’s “Duality” in 2020, followed by original single “Pulse Queen” in early 2021, We Are PIGShas found an incredible following and support through playlist placements on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music.

Recent releases have included “Kids” with Brian “Head” Welch of Korn and Love And Death as well as “MOOT” featuring KITTIE’s Morgan Lander and “Blood Diamond,” a collaboration with M.O.B. In addition, Jones has worked behind the scenes as a sought-after producer for acts including Grey Daze (Chester Bennington) and a soon-to-be-released collaboration with Billy Corgan.

About We Are PIGS/Esjay Jones

We Are PIGS is the alt metal hybrid with brutal riffs, brazen screams and ethereal melodies created by South African born producer / songwriter / artist Esjay Jones. In the summer of 2020, We Are PIGS made its debut with a cover of Slipknot’s “Duality” and the first original single “Pulse Queen” followed at the tail end of the year that has boasted 15 additions to editorial playlists between Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music. Esjay Jones has been highlighted recently by the Recording Academy as well as recognized for solely producing the much-anticipated second LP for Grey Daze (Chester Bennington’s first band), matching his vocals with collaborations from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick (Filter) and Bennington’s 9-year-old twin daughters, Lila and Lilly. Esjay has also worked with Sean Kingston, Jeffree Star, Olivia Holt, Escape The Fate, Mystery Skulls with Nile Rodgers and Brandy, Chester Rushing (Stranger Things), Alien Ant Farm, and many others. Esjay has had over a decade of success in the music industry: during the first part, she cemented herself as one of South Africa’s top rock vocalists fronting Durban-based band Stealing Love Jones. The band achieved mainstream success with four #1 Singles, as well as sharing the stage with major international acts like One Republic, Fall Out Boy, Violent Femmes, Seether, Jimmy Eat World, and many more.

www.wearepigsband.com

https://www.esjayjones.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeArePigsBand

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wearepigsband

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearepigsband/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-87023704

Ministry Unleashes Trippy New DIY Video For Single “Believe Me," From Acclaimed Album "Moral Hygiene" Out Now; Tour Kicks Off March 2

January 27, 2022

Ministry Unleashes Trippy New DIY Video For Single

“Believe Me”

From Acclaimed 15th Studio Album Moral Hygiene

Out Now Via Nuclear Blast Records

Featured On Many Best Of 2021 Lists,

Moral Hygiene Offers Al Jourgensen’s Pensive Perspective On Societal Ills & A Warning For The Future

New Songs Will Be Debuted On Upcoming 35-Date

Industrial Strength Tour, Kicking Off March 2 &

Also Celebrating 30 Years Of

The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste

The Melvins & Corrosion Of Conformity

Join As Special Guests; Tickets On Sale Now

Just weeks after Ministry’s latest album Moral Hygiene was added to many “best of 2021” year-end lists, including Loudwire, Consequence Of Sound, Punk News and XS Rock (where it was ranked the #1 album of the year), Al Jourgensen and co. are sharing the latest taste of the record with the new track “Believe Me” alongside a warped psychedelic video that will have viewers questioning just what to think or feel (a clear nod to the times we are living in now).

The video was a departure from the two previously released professional videos from the album and became a total DIY effort, with each of the band members (also including drummer Roy Mayora, guitarists Cesar Soto and Monte Pittman, bassist Paul D’Amour and keyboardist John Bechdel) gearing up for the upcoming tour at home and purchasing an inexpensive green screen to contribute their parts to the performance footage that was then melded together. Ministry hopes to encourage other artists to do the same during these difficult times when budgets are tight and still have fun with the creative process.

See the video for “Believe Me” below.

Moral Hygiene is Ministry’s 15th studio album and features some of the project’s strongest and most inspired material to date. It features the creative masterwork of founder and creator Al Jourgensen who spent the pandemic pause ruminating on the new world we as a society have found ourselves in – while pondering just what we are going to do about it.

Stream Moral Hygiene here: http://nblast.de/MinistryMoralHygiene

The 10 tracks are a follow-up to 2018’s lauded AmeriKKKant and put forth Jourgensen’s societal manifesto and plea for civilization to get back to a set of standards that lives up to and embraces our humanity.

Previous singles have included "Alert Level" (sounding the alarm on the state society is in), "Good Trouble" (a rallying cry to fight for human rights in homage to Civil Rights leader John Lewis), “Disinformation” (the dangers of consuming mass media without critical thinking) and "Search And Destroy" (the unique take on The Stooges classic). The latter features guitar virtuoso Billy Morrison (Billy Idol/Royal Machines) who is also heavily featured on a number of songs on the album. The record also includes a collaboration with Jello Biafra (Jourgensen’s cohort in side project LARD) on “Sabotage Is Sex.”

Moral Hygiene is available now through Nuclear Blast Records in CD, vinyl and digital download formats at the following links:

Record label store: https://label.nuclearblast.com/ministry-moralhygiene

Band store: https://store.ministryband.com/collections/moral-hygiene

Ministry will debut new songs from Moral Hygiene on the upcoming Industrial Strength Tour, kicking off March 2, alongside celebrating the 30th anniversary of seminal album The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste. Special guests The Melvins and Corrosion Of Conformity will share the stage nightly as the tour’s special guests. Due to overwhelming demand, Ministry added 13 new dates with the tour now running through April 18. The full schedule is below with tickets on sale now.

March 2022

2 Columbus, OH @ Express Live!

4 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

5 Cincinnati, OH @ Madison Theatre

6 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage

8 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount

9 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall

11 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall

12 Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater

13 Portland, ME @ State Theatre

15 Boston, MA @ House of Blues

16 Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Riverworks

18 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz

19 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

20 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel

22 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

23 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

24 New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore*

26 Dallas, TX @ Amplified Life

27 Austin, TX @ Emo’s

28 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater

29 Houston, TX @ House of Blues

31 Chicago, IL @ Riviera

April 2022

1 Cleveland, OH @ The Agora

2 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

3 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall

5 St Paul, MN @ Palace

6 Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland

7 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom

9 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

10 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom

12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren

13 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

14 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

16 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

18 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo

*Indicates a date The Melvins are not performing

For tickets and more information, visit www.ministryband.com/tour.

ABOUT MINISTRY

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Stabbing Westward Announces New Single “Ghost” From Upcoming Album "Chasing Ghosts" Out March 18, First New LP In 21 Years; Presales Now Available

January 22, 2022

Stabbing Westward

Announces New Single “Ghost”

From Upcoming Album Chasing Ghosts,

Seminal Industrial Rock Band’s First New LP In 21 Years

To Be Released March 18, 2022

Via COP International Records

Album Also Features Producer John Fryer,

Collaborator On The Group’s Best-Selling Early Releases

Presales Now Available For

Digital, CD, Limited-Edition Vinyl Formats

As the anticipation grows for the brand-new Stabbing Westward album Chasing Ghosts to be released – the band’s first new LP in more than 20 years – the four-piece gives another taste of the new music with their latest single, “Ghost.”

Hear “Ghost” and purchase the limited-edition single release here:

https://stabbingwestward.bandcamp.com/album/ghost

Fans who buy the physical or digital edition of the single will be gifted with several additional tracks including remixes of “Ghost” lead by Stabbing Westward frontman Christopher Hall and Assemblage 23 along with a reworking of early hit “Why,” from 1996 RIAA Certified Gold album Wither Blister Burn & Peel.

Presales for Chasing Ghosts are on sale now here:

https://stabbingwestward.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-ghosts-2

In addition to recently being covered in Loudwire, Consequence Of Sound, Revolver, SPIN, Bloody Disgusting and other top media outlets, Stabbing Westward has been receiving rave reviews for their latest material:

For both casual listeners and ardent fans of the group, the fire is raging inside Stabbing Westward as the collective enjoys this new chapter in its history.

—MXDWN

About Stabbing Westward

With two Gold albums and numerous hit singles, Stabbing Westward fell from grace with the 2001 self-titled album amid personal and professional turmoil, disbanding the following year and leaving a void in modern music that was somewhat filled by Hall’s later work in The Dreaming. However, it was the release of that band’s Rise Again in 2015 that the seeds were sown for a reunion. That album saw Flakus once again making music with Hall, with Stabbing Westward guitarist Mark Eliopulos joining The Dreaming onstage in Chicago for a set of past hits. In 2019, Hall and Flakus came together again to release the Dead And Gone EP, the first new Stabbing Westward material in 18 years. Written and produced by Flakus and Hall over the course of three years, and recorded in multiple states and time zones, these new songs capture the very essence of the Stabbing Westward sound. Adding longtime bandmate Carlton Bost (Orgy, Deadsy, The Dreaming) and new drummer Bobby Amaro (Orgy) to the official lineup, the band has also once again recruited the talent of producer John Fryer—instrumental on early albums “Ungod” and “Wither Blister Burn + Peel”—for a new album, Chasing Ghosts to be released in early 2022 through a new partnership with COP International.

About COP International

The year 2022 will be an exciting one for COP International, coming off their 30th anniversary in 2021 and with ambitious plans for its expanding roster of artists, already including Stabbing Westward and Azam Ali, as well as Blackcarburning, Black Needle Noise, Chiasm, Deathline International, GW Childs IV, Junksista, Johnny Tupolev, Rohn-Lederman, Vaselyne, Sick Jokes and Suicide Queen. The label reached a turning point in 2020, teaming up with legendary producer John Fryer to form a production company under the COP International umbrella. Fryer is producing and engineering the majority of the forthcoming COP catalog and also working as A&R in helping to select appropriate acts. “The level of craftsmanship, artistic talent and meticulous attention to detail is what sets John’s work a world apart,” says COP International founder Christian Petke. "When we first started talking, I brought up John’s relationship with 4AD where he was the principal engineer and producer. This is exactly what we have in mind for this collaboration. Our philosophy is quite simple: Find exceptional talent, don’t limit ourselves or the artists, and build momentum based on the excellence of the releases. We have signed a couple bands that have major chart potential based on previous entries, and we are very excited about our projects for this year.Another thing that is rather important to us is the level of closeness and mutual appreciation we have between the label and the artists. COP provides a nurturing environment that allows them to focus on their craft. We support and shield them and provide the business machinery that will develop their full potential. Both John and I are artists as well and that helps tremendously to build a bridge between the world of pure art and commerce without sacrificing the individual vision"

https://www.copint.com/

Find Stabbing Westward Online

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stabbingwestwrd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stabbingwestward

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSEWAjgbzSaEIdbeCOJWXw

Stabbing Westward Announces First New Album In 20 Years "Chasing Ghosts" To Be Released March 18, 2022 Via COP International

November 5, 2021

Stabbing Westward

Announces New Album Chasing Ghosts

To Be Released March 18, 2022

Via COP International Records

Seminal Industrial Rock Band’s First New LP In 20 Years

Also Features Producer John Fryer,

Collaborator On The Group’s Best-Selling Early Releases

Band Shares New Track & Lyric Video For “I Am Nothing,”

With Limited Edition Physical Copies Of Single For Purchase

Album Presales Coming In January,

Fans Encouraged To Sign Up For E-mail Reminders

It’s been 20 years since the last full-length Stabbing Westward album came out in 2001, and the wait is finally over as the band today announces details for their much-anticipated new record. Chasing Ghosts will be out March 18, 2022 via COP International Records, featuring 10 tracks that have the industrial rock band’s characteristic sound with a modern sheen that picks up right where they left off.

In celebration of the news, Stabbing Westward gives a taste of the upcoming material by sharing single “I Am Nothing” alongside a new lyric video.

A number of limited-edition physical copies for “I Am Nothing” are available for sale here: https://stabbingwestward.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-nothing

Says Walter Flakus, “It seems like we’ve been working on this album for a long time, trying to get it just right. With the help of John Fryer and COP International, everything fell into place. We are so excited for the world to finally hear the album. The single ‘I Am Nothing’ is just the tip of the iceberg.”

Adds Christopher Hall: “It's great to be back, and working with John Fryer and Tom Baker again was awesome and felt like making a pure old-school Stabbing Westward album. I am excited to see how people will receive the new songs."

Presales for Chasing Ghosts will begin in early January and fans are encouraged to sign up now for e-mail reminders HERE.

The album, featuring artwork by David Seidman (an artist who has also worked with Coheed And Cambria and is known for his ethereal and surrealistic imagery) will be available in digital, CD and vinyl formats, with full details and exclusive, limited-edition merch to be announced soon.

In addition to recently being covered in Loudwire, Consequence Of Sound, Revolver, SPIN, Bloody Disgusting and other top media outlets, Stabbing Westward has been receiving rave reviews for their latest material:

For both casual listeners and ardent fans of the group, the fire is raging inside Stabbing Westward as the collective enjoys this new chapter in its history.

—MXDWN

About Stabbing Westward