Chevelle's new album Sci-Fi Crimes is officially out today!

Order It Today:
http://chevelle.skyroo.com/se/view/music/index.html

CD + DIGITAL ALBUM $10

* 11 Premium, DRM-free 320kbps MP3 tracks
Available for download 8/25
* 3 Premium, DRM-free 320kbps MP3 tracks:
"Jars," "The Clincher" and "This Circus"
Available for download immediately upon purchase
* 11 -Track CD
Ships to arrive on or before 8/31 street date


To find out how you can enter a STIMULATE THIS Giveaway, order Sci-Fi Crimes and learn about the CHEVELLE INVASION, click here: http://www.chevelleinc.com/news/stimulate-giveaway-pre-order-info-and-chevelle-invasion

P.S. -- Don't forget Chevelle is playing Omaha October 6th!!!

9/30 - Five Finger Death Punch/Shadows Fall/Otep in Omaha @ Sokol Auditorium

1% Productions Presents: SHOCK AND RAW TOUR featuring Five Finger Death Punch, Shadows Fall, Otep and 2 Cents at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska Wednesday, September 30th @ 8PM.

Tickets are ::::only $20:::: and are available on ETix.com. (CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE)

You can also pre-order Five Finger Death Punch's new record "War is the Answer" on their website (LINK) or on Amazon.com (LINK) before its release on September 22nd.

WEBSITES:
Five Finger Death Punch MySpace - LINK
Shadows Fall MySpace - LINK
OTEP MySpace - LINK
2 Cents MySpace - LINK

1% Productions Website - LINK
Sokol Auditorium Website - LINK

10/6 - Chevelle & Halestorm in Omaha @ Sokol Auditorium

Chevelle will be headlining a show Tuesday, October 6th at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. Halestorm and After Midnight Project will open. Tickets are $25 (minus all the fees) and will be available for purchase on ticketmaster.com or any Ticketmaster outlet on Saturday, August 29th at 10AM Central Time.

Ticketmaster.com Link

36 CRAZYFISTS To Release 'Underneath A Northern Sky' DVD In October - Aug. 26, 2009

From Blabbermouth.net:

On January 9, 2009, 36 CRAZYFISTS filmed their very first live DVD in their hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. The effort, aptly titled "Underneath A Northern Sky", was directed by good friend Todd Bell, who joined the band for a week's worth of revisiting old stomping grounds, listening to stories of the formation of the band and all the antics that come along with a band who is in their 15th year and counting.

READ FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE

Stellar New Single From Breaking Benjamin - "I Will Not Bow"

The 4th album from Breaking Benjamin is titled "Dear Agony" and will be released on September 29, 2009. The first single from the album is "I Will Not Bow" and was leaked on the band's hometown radio station WBSX (97.9X) in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Because of the leak the band began streaming the single on their MySpace on August 11th, 2009 and the video for the single premiered on their MySpace page Friday, August 21, 2009. It rocks IMO!

Breaking Benjamin - I Will Not Bow - Official Music Video (HQ)


Little Bit-O-Trivia: Lead singer Benjamin Burnley has a fear of flying and that's why the band has never toured outside the U.S. or Canada.

Breaking Benjamin MySpace Page LINK

I'm Completely Loving the New Alice in Chains Single "Check My Brain"!

This single will be featured on their forthcoming studio album Black Gives Way to Blue (2009). It was released as the second single from the album on August 17, 2009.



Alice in Chains - MySpace Page LINK

Flyleaf Release the Single "Again" Off Their Upcoming Sophmore Record "Memento Mori"

"Again" is available at iTunes and your other favorite digital retailers! You can also listen to the track at the band's MySpace Page (LINK).

"Memento Mori" will be released in full on October 27th, 2009. For those that are interested in a bit-o-trivia, Memento Mori is a Latin phrase meaning "Remember you shall die".

The Used Stream Their New Record "Artwork" Before Its 8/31 Release

From MySpace:

The Used don't drop their new album, "Artwork," until next week, but you can hear it now, exclusively on MySpace Music.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

Track Listing
Disc: 1
1. Blood on my Hands
2. Empty With You
3. Born to Quit
4. Kissing You Goodbye
5. Sold My Soul
6. Watered Down
7. On the Cross
8. Come Undone
9. Meant to Die
10. The Best of Me
11. Men Are All the Same

Disc: 2
1. DVD containing behind the scenes, making of the album and exclusive interviews.

Watch Chevelle's Video for Their New Single "Jars"

Section Eight in Kearney this Saturday (8/29) at Copperfield's

Lincoln, Nebraska band Section Eight will be performing this Saturday, August 29th in Kearney, NE at Copperfield's. According to their MySpace calendar there will be Free CDs available. I have seen this band many times and they are super fun to watch live, so if you aren't doing anything of interest that night (and really what could be better than a live show?) plan to make an appearance would ya?

Section Eight MySpace: LINK

Halestorm Debuts Video for "Love/Hate Heartbreak"

Halestorm has debuted the new video for their second single "Love/Hate Heartbreak". It's one of my favorite tracks and I'm super stoked they chose to release it as a single. Yep. Yep.



LYRICS:
Why did I waste my time
Two steps I don't rewind
Feeling I can't define
I give back to you
(Give it all away)
(Take it all the way)
I see my demise
From behind your eyes
I can't pass you by
I give back to you

Between love
Between hate
Shake this silence before it's too late
And it haunts you
And it haunts you
It's a love-hate
Heartbreak

This could be suicide
A kiss with these red knives
Why am I driving blind
I give back to you
(Give it all away)
(Take it all the way)
Try you on for size
I thought boys don't cry
Your my perfect lie
I give back to you
(Give it all away)
(Take it all the way)

Between love
Between hate
Shake this silence back 'fore it's too late
And it haunts you
And it haunts you
It's a love-hate
Heartbreak

Slipknot Cancels U.S. Tour

From Rocklouder:

Slipknot have been forced to cancel the entire remainder of their US tour following drummer Joey Jordison's admission to hospital.

READ FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE

Def Pedestrians, Egypt Central & Nebraska Band Labeled in Kearney August 22nd

8/22/2009
dEAF PEdESTRIANS, EGYPT CENTRAL & Labeled

The Garage
15 E 24TH ST
Kearney, Nebraska

7:30PM
Cost: 15.00
Get tickets: CLICK HERE

[Image via Thunder 103.1 website]

Guitar Legend Les Paul Dies at 94

From CNN.COM:

(CNN) -- Les Paul, whose innovations with the electric guitar and studio technology made him one of the most important figures in recorded music, has died, according to a statement from his publicists. Paul was 94.

Paul died in White Plains, New York, from complications of severe pneumonia, according to the statement.

Paul was a guitar and electronics mastermind whose creations -- such as multitrack recording, tape delay and the solid-body guitar that bears his name, the Gibson Les Paul -- helped give rise to modern popular music, including rock 'n' roll. No slouch on the guitar himself, he continued playing at clubs into his 90s despite being hampered by arthritis.

"If you only have two fingers [to work with], you have to think, how will you play that chord?" he told CNN.com in a 2002 phone interview. "So you think of how to replace that chord with several notes, and it gives the illusion of sounding like a chord."

Guitarists mourned the loss Thursday.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE - CLICK HERE

LIFE Magazine's Photo Tribute to Les Paul - Click Here

Halestorm Launches New Website

From Halestormrocks.com:

Hey Everyone, Lzzy here,
Our Brand New website is now up!!!

We want you to consider this Your site, because not only is this a spot to get everything Halestorm, it is also a place for you to express your passions as a Fan of Rock n Roll.

You can create your own profile to upload your own photos, videos etc...and interact with other Hale Raisers and Storm Chasers!

We will be uploading our own vids and pics as well as posting individual blogs and Twitter updates. So there will be no problem keeping up with me and the boys. Above all, have fun and Welcome to the world of Halestorm....HalestormRocks.com
Love you all! Rock Forward,
Lzzy

VISIT THE WEBSITE - CLICK HERE

[Image via halestormrocks.com]

ReverbNation/Windows - Free & Legal Song Downloads!

Get 1,000 Free and Legal Songs here: http://www.myspace.com/windows

The Used Bus Fight - Comedy

::WARNING - Lots of cussing and hilarious inappropriateness for your entertainment value. Oh the shennanigans. Ya gotta love these gents.::



P.S. Did you catch them mentioning 30 Seconds to Mars? LOL!

Street Drum Corps w/ Adrian Young of No Doubt - Straight Street Jammin'

Check out my home slice Bobby Alt and his group SDC jammin' backstage in Cali. with Adrian Young.



From the accompanying article on SPIN.Com:

"Remember when you were a kid how cool it sounded to run a stick along a fence? Remember the satisfying crash of whacking a dumpster or trash can (metal, of course) just for the hell of it? California's Street Drum Corps certainly do, and they recently got together with No Doubt drummer Adrian Young to remind us all of the innocent pleasures of hitting stuff."

READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON SPIN.COM - CLICK HERE

SDC is also busy in the studio recording their new record. Here is a sample clip from their percussion recording session.

30 Seconds to Mars - Digital Summit

From Billboard.com:

Offering unprecedented access for fans to actually contribute material towards the next Thirty Seconds to Mars album, singer-guitarist-songwriter Jared Leto tells Billboard.com that, beginning today, the group is allowing sounds and vocals to be uploaded directly to the rock band via Twitter on the "The Digital Summit" (twitvid.com/mars).

READ FULL ARTICLE-CLICK HERE
PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMIT-CLICK HERE

Thrice Stream Their New CD "Beggars" on MySpace

From MySpace:


To Listen Click Here

[Image via MySpace]

Article: "EMI Quits Selling CDs to Indie Record Stores"

From the ZeroPaid website:

"The music industry knows how to hang out itself, even if it lacks the correct length pf rope. EMI, certainly reeling from declining physical album sales like the other Big 4 record labels, is now apparently telling independent album retailers that it will no longer sell them CDs."

READ FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE

Thoughts?

8-4 NEW RELEASES

Nightmare of You - Infomaniac: MySpace Page
Tantric - Mind Control: MySpace Page
Modest Mouse - No One's First, and You're Next: MySpace Page

[Images via amazon.com]