Thrash Metal Legends EXODUS Sign Worldwide Contract with Napalm Records

June 20, 2023

Thrash Metal Legends EXODUS

Sign Worldwide Contract with Napalm Records

New Music Expected in 2024!

See Below for Confirmed 2023 Performances

American thrash metal legends and genre originators EXODUS are thrilled to announce that they have officially signed a worldwide contract with Austrian rock and metal empire Napalm Records!

Recently commanding the metal world with their 11th studio album, Persona Non Grata(2021) - which debuted in the USA at #1 on the Current Hard Music Albums chart, #9 on the Billboard 200 with Hard Rock Genre chart and #20 on the Current Album Sales chart, among others - EXODUS' reign began over 40 years ago in 1979. Hailing since as one of the premier metal legends originating from the potent San Francisco Bay Area thrash scene, the latest decade saw the return of celebrated, then-former vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza to the fold. Together with longstanding members Gary Holt on guitar, Tom Hunting on drums, Lee Altus on guitar and Jack Gibson on bass, EXODUS have seen increasing international response and success in their most recent era, and now, join with Napalm Records for their exciting next phase!

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt says:

“EXODUS are extremely excited to announce that we are joining the family at Napalm Records! It’s time for a new chapter for the band, and we are stoked to be joining the label and are starting to put our foot on the gas and get ourselves prepared for the next record! They convinced us with their passion and love for the band, and where we will be going in the future, we couldn’t say no. It’s time to push even further and not only continue to run right over people with our brand of thrash, it’s time to increase the body count! Here’s to new beginnings with Napalm Records!”

Thomas Caser, CEO, Napalm Records adds:

"We are proud to announce this signing of one of the most influential metal bands in the world - one that has proven to always deliver the highest quality throughout the decades of their career. We cannot wait to start the work and on the road together! Welcome to the Napalm family - EXODUS!”

Stay tuned for more EXODUS news coming soon!

Catch confirmed EXODUS performances:

September 7-10, 2023 - Alton, VA @ Blue Ridge Rock Festival (Virginia International Raceway)

September 21, 2023 - Manila, Philippines @ SM SKYDOME

September 23 & 24, 2023 - Tokyo, Japan @ Zepp DiverCity

Incendiary Share "Lie of Liberty" — LISTEN

May 10, 2023

NEW ALBUM CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT PAIN OUT MAY 26 VIA CLOSED CASKET ACTIVITIES

INCENDIARY — Brendan Garrone, vocals; Brian Audley, guitar; Rob Nobile, guitar; and Dan Lomeli, drums — recently announced their new album Change The Way You Think About Pain. It arrives on May 26 via Closed Casket Activities. Pre-order it here.

Today, the band has the single "Lie of Liberty." Listen below.

"The word 'liberty' has been hijacked by a certain cohort of people to excuse selfish and apathetic behavior as part of a vague, pseudo-Libertarian worldview," the band states. "This song is a reflection of this trend that most of us have seen in our post-COVID daily life."

Armed with crushing metallic riffs, instantly both fresh and familiar, Incendiary populate each of their four full-length albums with irresistibly energized rhythms and adrenalized urgency. Change The Way You Think About Pain is their leanest and unapologetically meanest yet. The quartet weaned on the Long Island, New York, hardcore scene have more to say than ever. Sharply biting and insightful lyrics sit atop blunt metalcore in a perfect soundtrack to throw a brick through a window.

Incendiary deliver a sound of its own, mixing classic passion and modern power. Frontman Brendan Garrone, guitarists Brian Audley and Rob Nobile, and drummer Dan Lomeli cite East Coast hardcore heroes like Vision Of Disorder, 108, Indecision, and Glassjaw as part of Incendiary's formative DNA. Less familiar listeners might liken them to a very heavy Rage Against The Machine.

The band returned to Will Putney of Graphic Nature Audio (Knocked Loose, Every Time I Die, Vein.fm) to engineer, mix and master the new release. Many essential genre bands never made a second album, let alone a fourth. "We are kind of in rare territory being a hardcore band on their fourth LP," Garrone concedes. "It feels like a milestone. By now, you're either 'supposed' to drastically change your sound or have it be the exact same thing as the record before," he adds. "We didn't want to do either of those things. Our focus was on refining the sound that we've optimally been working towards rather than any desire to make a huge pivot." Audley says that in addition to the more focused songwriting on Change The Way You Think About Pain, "we also wanted it to be more aggressive and more abrasive, in terms of songs and production."

Thematically, Incendiary's fourth album confronts the hyper-polarization of American society, those who confuse selfishness with freedom, and the lengths we'll go to in order to avoid pain and maintain comfort. The socio-political pulse found throughout Cost of Living remains, with a deeper exploration of the introspective personal lyrics Garrone started to introduce on Thousand Mile Stare. "The album is a mix of both the socio-politically driven content and darker, more personalized subjects. The album title is meant to conjure the concept of pain avoidance," Garrone explains. "Most of the songs have some kind of tie back to the things everyone does to avoid feeling any semblance of pain. 'Pain avoidance' is a phrase me and Brian came across and kept in the back of our minds."

Slaves to Humanity Release Anthemic New Single "BULLY" on February 24, 2023

February 13, 2023

Pre-Save "Bully" HERE

Slaves To Humanity will release their new anthemic single "Bully" to all major platforms on February 24, 2023. The single was produced by Trev Lukather (Halestorm, Dorothy, Andrew Hagar).

"From a very young age, I was constantly bullied and attacked by kids who weren’t like me. They would push me around and even beat me when I was around. Bullying was just something that I grew up with, just like many other kids at young ages.That’s where the inspiration for 'Bully' came from, and this song is a 'fuck you' to all the people who think it’s okay to treat others poorly," says the band's vocalist Aidan Amini.

In addition, you can catch Slaves to Humanity at The House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on February 25th in support of the single release!

Slaves to Humanity (STH) is a Sunset Grunge band from Orange County, California. Its members include Aidan Amini on vocals, Pierce Akers on guitar, Shane Ryan on drums, and Nathan Johnson on the bass. Together the bandmates create a sound like no other, mixing the melodic guitars of the late 80s era hard rock bands and the lyrics and vocal sound of the 90s grunge era, as well as throwing modern rock elements all around.

In 2019 they released their first single, “BATTLEGROUND”, which had success on radio stations and streaming platforms alike. Following this release, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the band released “Behind My Back”, which showed even more success. Both singles were the most requested song on KLOS, and received heavy rotation on that major radio station for many months throughout the pandemic.

During the pandemic, the band worked hard on putting together their social media presence, and continue to do so today, showing success on Tiktok and Instagram. The band continues to play shows in Southern California, as well as build their social media presence.

The band appeared on Episode 2 and Episode 10 of the show NO COVER - (The only Music Competition show w/ unsigned artists performing original songs).

WATCH it here:

Episode 2 https://youtu.be/tbtt5o6ONfI

Episode 10 https://youtu.be/eB65ihEIKRA

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Slaves To Humanity

ENTER SHIKARI Share New Single "It Hurts"

February 9, 2023

Enter Shikari are today sharing "It Hurts", the second single to be taken from their highly-anticipated forthcoming album A Kiss For The Whole World, which will be released on 21st April via SO Recordings / Ambush Reality. Listen to "It Hurts" on streaming services here.

"It Hurts" follows January's earth-shaking lead single "(pls) set me on fire". It brings with it a call to switch up our worldview and reassess the ways in which we judge ourselves - all in a flurry of race-to-the-finish-line intensity. Lead vocalist and producer Rou Reynolds explains:

"'It Hurts' came to me in a dream. Literally. Melody, chords, and fully-formulated chorus were all part of a dream that, thankfully, remained with me when I woke up. I was hiding under the duvet at 3AM, singing it into my phone, much to the bewilderment of my girlfriend.

Lyrically, "It Hurts" is about perseverance, and the importance of reframing failure as a fruitful and, in fact, pivotal route to progress. Society teaches us we should avoid and criticise failure, when defeat and honest mistakes can actually present us with insights that light our way forward.

In reality, we should be taught that simply to try makes us more than enough.”

Pre-order A Kiss For The Whole World here. Limited formats of the new album come packaged with the Live From Alexandra Palace 3 album & DVD, recorded live in December 2021 at the band’s sold out 10,000 capacity London show.

Enter Shikari have also previously announced a run of very special album release shows across UK, Europe and the US. Taking place in May this year, the band will be playing 3 very special US show, hitting Los Angeles (5/03), Chicago (5/5) and New York (5/10).

For full dates, info and tickets head to www.entershikari.com

More about Enter Shikari and new album A Kiss For The Whole World

As the calendar now signals three years since Enter Shikari last released an album - their UK #2 charting album Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible – it is useful to think back to the final question the band last posed fans: “Is this a new beginning? / Or are we close to the end?” Little could they know just how close to the end things would end up feeling as the events of the early ‘20s dimmed the light in the furnace of their live juggernaut, and connection to their fans. “At the time it felt like we ourselves, as musicians, were experiencing the death of our band,” says lead vocalist and keyboardist Rou Reynolds.

Unsurprisingly, the key in the band’s ignition came in the form of a live show as they headlined the Download Festival Pilot in front of 10,000 fans. Where not a single new word flowed from the pen of Reynolds in the two years prior, a realisation was born that would come to define the band’s seventh LP: “I just didn’t realise that the human and physical connection to other people were so central to how I write,” he says. Enter Shikari isn’t just four people – it’s hundreds of thousands.

The album's lead single "(pls) set me on fire" sparked the next stage in the band’s evolution, and the first words we hear from Enter Shikari 2.0 don’t come in the form of a question this time, but a command: “Please set me on fire”. In other words, ignite the spark inside us and set us free. This may be a new Enter Shikari but they’ve lost nothing in their flair for bold opening gambits.

Reynolds comments on the single’s conception: "Honestly, I thought I was f*****. I’ve never felt so detached from my soul, my purpose, my f****** spirit. I didn’t write music for almost two years. The longest I’d gone before that was two weeks. I was broken. It’s almost as if my brain had asked: “What is the point in music if it cannot be shared? What is the point in writing music if it’s not to be experienced with others?” and then promptly switched itself off. ‘(pls) set me on fire’ grew out of that desperation. This song is a projectile vomit of positive energy. Every emotion trapped inside me for two years, finally set free."

It was in the Spring of 2022 that the band descended to the coastal town of Chichester, and a delipidated farmhouse, to rebuild their studio setup and capture their renewed momentum on record. Using only solar power to track the album – in what Reynolds says was to “bring back some sense of naivety” – the life-giving properties and Technicolor palate of A Kiss For The Whole World were made real. Reynolds continues: “Back to basics. This band - my best friends - bundled into an old farmhouse, miles away from anywhere. Off-grid, and ready to rediscover ourselves. This album is powered by the sun, the most powerful object in our solar system. And I think you can tell. It’s a collection of songs that represent an explosive reconnection with what Enter Shikari is. The beginning of our second act”.

More about Enter Shikari

5 UK top ten albums

2 UK top 40 singles

2 BRIT certified silver albums and 1 BRIT certified gold album

Multiple Kerrang! award winners, AIM Award winners and Heavy Music Award winners

3000 shows worldwide

Download full biography HERE

Find Enter Shikari Online

www.entershikari.com

The Avett Brothers to Headline Blackbird Presents' Annual "SECOND WEEKEND AT THE SAENGER" on May 5

February 8, 2023

THE AVETT BROTHERS TO HEADLINE BLACKBIRD PRESENTS'
ANNUAL "SECOND WEEKEND AT THE SAENGER"
CONCERT SERIES IN NEW ORLEANS

Plus, A Special Opening Performance From New Orleans Music Legends Anders Osborne & Friends Featuring Dave Malone and More... The Must-See Nighttime Event in New Orleans During Jazzfest 2023

Friday Night, May 5, 2023 at the Saenger Theatre, NOLA
Tickets Go On-Sale Saturday, Feb. 11 at 10 AM CT via Ticketmaster.com

Blackbird Presents is thrilled to announce The Avett Brothers will headline their annual "Second Weekend at the Saenger" Concert Series during New Orleans Jazzfest. The show will open with a special performance from New Orleans music legends Anders Osborne & Friends featuring Dave Malone and other special guests, making this the must-see nighttime show at Jazzfest. The show is on Friday night, May 5, 2023, at the historic Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA.

Blackbird’s "Second Weekend at the Saenger" shows have become an essential part of the Jazzfest experience, carrying on the New Orleans tradition of keeping the party going into the night with legendary shows featuring superstar artists fused with the best local New Orleans musicians. With The Avett Brothers making their first headlining appearance of the series this year, plus New Orleans' own Anders Osborne and Dave Malone (with more artists to be announced), this show surely will once again be the can’t miss nighttime event in New Orleans during Jazzfest 2023.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, Feb. 11, at 10AM CT via ticketmaster.com. VIP packages, including great seats and exclusive event merchandise, will be available.

“Each year we set out to raise the bar in continuing our tradition to create the best shows in New Orleans and having The Avett Brothers along with Anders and Dave does just that," says Blackbird Presents Founder Keith Wortman. “The countdown to when we are back together in our favorite music city begins now!”

The Avett Brothers are renowned for their live shows, having perfected a blend of bluegrass picking, country harmonies and rock & roll energy (Rolling Stone). Three-time GRAMMY Award nominees and members of the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, their newest album, The Third Gleam (August 2020), debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, No. 1 Rock Albums and No. 1 Vinyl Albums.

Between the potency of his richly detailed songwriting, his intensely emotional, soulful vocals and his piercing, expert guitar work, New Orleans' Anders Osborne is a true musical treasure. He is among the most original and visionary musicians writing and performing today. Guitar Player calls him "the poet laureate of Louisiana's fertile roots music scene," and New Orleans' Gambit Weekly has honored Osborne as the Entertainer Of The Year.

For more than thirty years, Dave Malone was best known as the guitarist/vocalist and one of the songwriters of the New Orleans band The Radiators. Dave also works with a variety of other musicians in and out of New Orleans including Raw Oyster Cult and Monkey Ranch as well as several of The Last Waltz celebration shows and tours.

This show continues Blackbird Presents’ annual “Second Weekend at The Saenger” concert series in New Orleans. Previous events include The Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Band’s Historic Farewell Concert, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats, Ryan Adams: Exile On Bourbon St., New Orleans Is Waiting For Columbus, The Last Waltz New Orleans: A Celebration Of The 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz, Nevilles Forever: A Celebration of The Neville Brothers and Their Music, and The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music.

For complete show details, please visit the official event website: SaengerSecondWeekend.com.

About Blackbird Presents:
Blackbird Presents is an award-winning creator and producer of premium music-driven content via a range of strategies including all-star concert events, tours, festivals, broadcast specials and films. Its projects feature the biggest music stars in the world (including Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards, George Strait, Steven Tyler, Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews, Jimmy Buffett, The Roots, Carlos Santana, Peter Gabriel, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brandi Carlile, Lionel Richie, Reba McEntire, John Mayer, Kacey Musgraves, Darius Rucker, Jack Johnson, Robert Plant, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Juanes, Van Morrison, Sturgill Simpson, Lady A, Little Big Town, Ringo Starr, Idina Menzel, Becky G, Nathaniel Rateliff, and many others), produced for a portfolio of studio and network partners including CBS, Viacom, A&E, AMC, CMT, Live Nation, AEG, Nederlander, Facebook, PBS and more. Recent music, film, and television projects include Willie: Life & Songs Of An American Outlaw, Biography: Kenny Rogers, Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert, Peace Through Music: A Global Event For Social Justice, Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard, The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson, Outlaw: Celebrating The Music of Waylon Jennings, I'll Take You There: Celebrating 75 Years of Mavis Staples, The Life and Songs of Emmylou Harris, The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music, and All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs and Voice of Gregg Allman, which earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination for Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal's awe-inspiring performance of Statesboro Blues.

Blackbird Presents is also the creator and producer of The Outlaw Music Festival Tour, in partnership with Willie Nelson; The American Roots Music & Arts Festival, in partnership with Eric Church; and The Last Waltz 40 Tour in partnership with Robbie Robertson. Visit us at http://blackbirdpresents.com.

Mick Blankenship Releases New Single "Luxúria" + Official Music Video

September 20, 2022

Mick Blankenship, the American rock artist, producer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist released his new single "Luxúria" to all digital outlets.

"Luxúria" can be Streamed/Downloaded at

https://linktr.ee/mickblankenship

Mick Blankenship - Luxuria [Official Music Video] can be seen below.

"'Luxúria' is a dark, melodic modern rock song about human desire. An observation of our affliction with lust and temptation," says Mick.

Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio is the American Rock artist & multi-instrumentalist known as “Mick Blankenship”.

Mick teamed up with producer John Moyer (bassist of multi-platinum metal band Disturbed) to record his first full length album titled Crown of Apathy in Feb 2018. His first single "Transcend the Machine" received radio play in Europe as well as the US.

Mick teamed up again with Moyer in 2021 to record his second full length album titled Madness in Shadows and even features Moyer on the album as a co-writer. The new album contains a ballad as well as some heavy hitters. His single "Rule the World" made the Independent charts in 2022 at #10 as well as #1 on Boston Rock radio 4 weeks in a row!

Mick released a cover of Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us" in 2022 that went viral on Facebook and received over 1 million views!

Upcoming Show:
November 12, 2022 @Madison Theater in Covington, KY Veteran's Day Concert

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Lions At The Gate Drop New Track "Bed Of Nails"; Announce Debut Live Show

March 2, 2022

Los Angeles hard rock quintet LIONS AT THE GATE have dropped their latest single and music video, "Bed Of Nails". The track strikes a fine balance between otherworldly vocals, relentless rhythm, and massively heavy riffs. Speaking on today's release, Lions At The Gate frontman Cristian Machado commented:

"'Bed Of Nails' is a song that was brought in by Diego, a string of riffs that told a story. Kile pushed the dynamics of the song into extremes by surrounding Diego’s riffs with ghostly verses. Ahrue and Steve rounded off some of the parts and the bridge of the song. When I heard the demo, I fell in love with the heavy riff and the double bass, especially followed by those intimate and creepy verses. That caught my attention instantly. When we got the final mixes back from Kile, I realized how strong the song was.

The message of the song is not hidden in the lyric, it is blatantly about deep inner struggle to accept the things you can not change. I think, especially to embrace those things which blossom growth, even when they involve intense struggle. It’s a theme stitched well into the album. Laying out a maze, attempting to discover an exit path, trying to cut through the uncertainty of life and the chaos of the world. Really though, aren’t we all?"

Watch "Bed Of Nails" below below and find the track on streaming platforms HERE. Be sure to stay tuned for more Lions At The Gate news coming soon.

LIONS AT THE GATE will be making their live debut at the legendary Whisky a Go Go on April 28th. Their long-awaited premiere event will be supported by fellow metal acts Thrown Into Exile and Breaking In A Sequence. Tickets go on sale at 10AM PT on Friday, March 4th from https://eventlink.to/latgwhisky.

ABOUT LIONS AT THE GATE

A familiar signature sound, but with a fresh and rejuvenated take, former Ill Niño members Cristian Machado (vocals), guitarists Diego Verduzco and Ahrue Luster (ex-Machine Head) along with bassist Stephen Brewer (ex-Westfield Massacre) and drummer Fern Lemus (ex-Silence The Messenger) are LIONS AT THE GATE.

Moving on from their previous projects, these musical forces made the most of their creative freedom and newfound inspiration. Machado’s powerful vocals are better than ever as he soars with a steady balance and grace with his aggressive scowl as well as embracing his softer side. What is not lost in this band's musical palette are the dynamics of their trademark heaviness, supported by the foundation of big choruses to balance the crushing rhythm within the songs.

Find Lions At The Gate Online

latgofficial.com

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