Andrew Bansal

January 24, 2013January 24, 2013

Sebastian Bach Reveals Release Date, Cover & Track Listing For ‘ABachalypse Now’ CD/DVD

Iconic rock vocalist Sebastian Bach’s brand new CD/DVD package “ABachalypse Now” has now been set for a March 26^th North American release via Frontiers Records. The ABachalypse Now Ultimate CD/DVD Edition includes never-before-seen footage from this year’s GrasPop Festival in Belgium, the full never-before-seen Hellfest set from France and the fully-remixed and remastered Nokia show from Los Angeles (originally broadcast on AXS TV), as well as bonus music videos. The DVD contains a running time of nearly 160 minutes. ABachalypse Now will be available in two configurations: the Ultimate CD/DVD Edition (2 CDs + DVD) and a standalone DVD; the respective covers can be accessed here and here. Please see below for the complete track listing.

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January 24, 2013January 24, 2013

Suffocation: New Track Available For Streaming

New York death metal veterans, SUFFOCATION, have made the brand new track “Cycles of Suffering” available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below. The songs comes from their upcoming album Pinnacle of Bedlam, which will be released on February 15th in Europe and February 19th in the US via Nuclear Blast Records. Continue reading “Suffocation: New Track Available For Streaming”

January 23, 2013

Scale The Summit Reveal Signature Guitar; To Appear At NAMM

Texas progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT are proud to reveal guitarist Chris Letchford’s Signature Strandberg BODEN CL7 guitar! The production-series guitar was designed to Letchford’s exact specifications and is currently available for sale through www.strandbergguitars.com. Letchford will promote the guitar by making several appearances at the upcoming NAMM festival, including signings at the Strandberg, Jackson and EMG Pickups booths — the latter of which will also feature bassist Mark Michell, who will be promoting the release of his new instructional book for right-hand bass techniques. Continue reading “Scale The Summit Reveal Signature Guitar; To Appear At NAMM”

January 23, 2013January 28, 2013

NAMM 2013: The Complete Schedule

By Andrew Bansal

It’s that time of the year again. NAMM 2013 begins tomorrow, Thursday January 24th, and this year I’ve decided to put together the entire schedule and make it public, for the benefit of everyone attending NAMM and wondering what to do, which artists and booths to check out, and where. I have collected information from authentic sources, such as the official NAMM website, and the facebook and twitter accounts of various musicians and music gear manufacturing companies, which I’ve kept a close eye on over the past few weeks. View and download the PDF of the complete schedule below, and have a great time at NAMM! \m/ Continue reading “NAMM 2013: The Complete Schedule”

January 23, 2013

Cauldron Confirm Canada Shows With Diamond Head

Canadian heavy metal trio CAULDRON have confirmed a short string of shows in their homeland with DIAMOND HEAD. CAULDRON will be joining the British heavy metal legends for three shows, beginning on April 15th in Montreal, Quebec. CAULDRON vocalist and bassist JASON DECAY comments: Continue reading “Cauldron Confirm Canada Shows With Diamond Head”

January 23, 2013

New England Metal & Hardcore Festival Confirms More Bands

The latest round of bands confirmed to storm the stage at NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL XV has today been announced. The fresh additions to the brutal three-day event include Alleageon, Alpha & Omega, Born Low, MurderDeathKill andDark Sermon, as well as Baltimore hardcore squad Trapped Under Ice and New Jersey’s renowned explosive tech metal practitioners The Dillinger Escape Plan. Continue reading “New England Metal & Hardcore Festival Confirms More Bands”