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STREET DOGS ink worldwide record deal with Century Media Records; join Vans Warped Tour & hit Europe


Boston, Mass. punk rock legends STREET DOGS are excited to reveal they have signed a worldwide record deal with Century Media Records.

Bassist Johnny Rioux comments:
We are thrilled to be invited into the Century Media family. We have always appreciated bands and labels doing something different and who value and express themselves through multiple genres of music, CM are no exception and have a rich history to back it up. Rock and roll, metal, hardcore, if it has heart, soul, and conviction we always stand behind it.”

The band will celebrate their signing later today as they join the prestigious Vans Warped Tour for a string of dates featured on the SkullCandy Stage throughout July 16. Full dates can be found listed below. Tickets are available now at http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates/.

In addition to that, the band’s European fans can look forward to STREET DOGS shows and festival gigs from mid-August to early September, you can view the exact dates below.

Virtually everyone in the punk rock world knows who the STREET DOGS are. Formed in 2002 following the departure of vocalist Mike McColgan from Dropkick Murphys, it was clear from that moment he began writing with Rioux that this would be more a force, and a family, than simply a band.

Having gone through various line-up changes over the past 15 years, STREET DOGS have released five full-length albums and several EP’s, including their most recent 7″, “Crooked Drunken Sons”, in 2013 via Pirates Press. The band have kept an active international touring schedule over the years on the road with a who’s who of punk icons including Flogging Molly, Social Distortion, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rancid, Bad Religion, The Pogues, Cock Sparrer, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag and Dropkick Murphy’s, just to name a few!

Stay tuned for more news on STREET DOGS and new music!

STREET DOGS Live Shows 2017
Vans Warped Tour Dates

July 6 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavillion Charlotte
July 7 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavillion
July 8 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell H at Jones Beach Theatre
July 9 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
July 10 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 11 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans Unite HL Amphitheatre
July 12 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 13 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake PAC
July 14 – Burgettstown, PA – Keybank Pavillion
July 15 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 16 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion

European Summer Tour Dates
August 19 – Vyskov, CZ – Fest Pod Parou
August 20 – Vienna, AT – Chelsea
August 21 – Munich, DE – Backstage
August 24 – Kulttempel, DE – Oberhausen
August 25 – Niedergörsdorf, DE – Spirit Festival
August 26 – Chemnitz, DE – AJZ Talschock
August 27 – Eindhoven, NL – Blue Collar Hotel
August 29 – Bristol, UK – The Exchange
August 30 – London, UK – Underworld
August 31 – Viersen, DE – Rockschicht
September 1 – Lindau, DE – Club Vaudeville
September 2 – Nonnweiler, DE – Primsrock 2017
September 3 – Magenta (Milano), IT – Decibel Club
September 6 – Hamburg, DE – Monkeys Music Club
For ticket links & booking info, please visit:
http://www.mad-tourbooking.de/street-dogs/  

STREET DOGS Line-Up
Mike McColgan: Lead Vocals
Johnny Rioux: Bass
Matt Pruitt: Guitar
Lenny Lashley: Guitar
Pete Sosa: Drums

STREET DOGS Online
https://www.facebook.com/streetdogs/

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KORPIKLAANI – release first digital single from “Live at Masters of Rock”!


Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI will release their first ever live Blu-ray/DVD+2CD package titled »Live at Masters of Rock«, on August 25th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast. In support of this release, the band with front man Jonne Järvelä has unleashed the first single‘Pilli on pajusta tehty’, which can be purchased here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniDigital

Pre-order »Live at Masters of Rock« now: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniLiveNB
Pre-order »Live at Masters of Rock« digitally and receive ‘Pilli on pajusta tehty’ instantly or stream the track: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniDigital

Watch ‘Pilli on pajusta tehty’ over on YouTube:

After hearing the title of the package, it’s easy to conclude that it was recorded at the identically named festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic. But there’s even more to be excited about, this release doesn’t just include KORPIKLAANI‘s show from 2016, it even has a second full show from 2014 as bonus feature. The 2016 concert features guest appearances from Tero Hyväluoma (additional fiddler) as well as Toni Perttula (additional accordion player), Sami‘s identical twin brother. Mixing and mastering of »Live at Masters of Rock« were handled by front man Jonne Järvelä himself.

Jonne comments, “This our first ever DVD release, which we are quite proud of. It has no backing tracks, no choirs, no samples, all the mistakes are included. It is just us, KORPIKLAANI, pure live rock ‘n’ roll.”
He also adds, “I spent a lot of time during the mastering process with Svante Forsbäck who recently handled the RAMMSTEIN mastering and we worked hard to achieve the right ambience and crowd sound. So when you turn it up loud, it feels like you are right there in the middle.”

Sami adds, “For us, our bigger shows means more folk musicians, which are much cheaper than pyro, for example my brother agreed to this show for a few beers and he doesn’t even drink much!”

»Live at Masters of Rock« – Track Listing:

Blu-ray/DVD
2016:
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. A Man With A Plan
03. Journey Man
04. Pilli on pajusta tehty
05. Erämaan ärjyt
06. Lempo
07. Sahti
08. Ruumiinmultaa
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Viima
11. Metsämies
12. Kultanainen
13. Kipumylly
14. Ämmänhauta
15. Rauta
16. Kylästä keväinen kehto
17. Wooden Pints
18. Vodka
19. Beer Beer
2014:
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. Tuonelan tuvilla
03. Ruumiinmultaa
04. Metsämies
05. Kantaiso
06. Juodaan viinaa
07. Petoeläimen kuola
08. Sumussa hämärän aamun
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Kultanainen
11. Uniaika
12. Louhen yhdeksäs poika
13. Uni
14. Vodka
15. Ievan polkka
16. Rauta
17. Wooden Pints
18. Pellonpekko
19. Happy Little Boozer

CD1 (2016)
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. A Man With A Plan
03. Journey Man
04. Pilli on pajusta tehty
05. Erämaan ärjyt
06. Lempo
07. Sahti
08. Ruumiinmultaa
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Viima
11. Metsämies
12. Kultanainen
13. Kipumylly
14. Ämmänhauta
15. Rauta
16. Kylästä keväinen kehto
17. Wooden Pints
18. Vodka
19. Beer Beer

CD2 (2014)
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. Tuonelan tuvilla
03. Ruumiinmultaa
04. Metsämies
05. Kantaiso
06. Juodaan viinaa
07. Petoeläimen kuola
08. Sumussa hämärän aamun
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Kultanainen
11. Uniaika
12. Louhen yhdeksäs poika
13. Uni
14. Vodka
15. Ievan polkka
16. Rauta
17. Wooden Pints
18. Pellonpekko
19. Happy Little Boozer

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KORPIKLAANI live:

21.07.  RUS     Usabda Otrada – Folk Summer Fest
22.07.  UA       Dovzhanka – Faine Misto
11.08.  RO       Brasnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
12.08.  P          Vagos – Vagos Metal Fest
08./09.09.       CH       Hüttikon – Meh Suff! Metal Festival
16.09.  J           Osaka – amHall
17.09.  J           Nagoya – Rad Hall
18.09.  J           Tokyo – Liquid Room
20.09.  RC       Shenzhen – Red Sugar Jar
21.09.  RC       Guangzhou – Tu Space
22.09.  RC       Chengdu – Little Bar Space
23.09.  RC       Beijing – Gawara-Tango Live
24.09.  RC       Shanghai – Bandai Namco Shanghai Base Future House
07.10.  FIN       Helsinki – Heavy Metal Heart Festival

w/ ARKONA, HEIDEVOLK, TROLLFEST
15.02.  B          Antwerp – Trix
16.02.  D         Hamburg – Markthalle*
17.02.  D         Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle 2*
18.02.  NL        Amsterdam – Melkweg
19.02.  D         Saarbrücken – Roxy/Garage
20.02.  F          Paris – Elysée Montmartre
21.02.  F          Nantes – Stereolux
22.02.  F          Toulouse – Le Bikini
23.02.  E          Madrid – Sala But
24.02.  E          Barcelona – Salamandra 1
25.02.  F          Lyon – Transbordeur
26.02.  CH       Vevey – The Rocking Chair
27.02.  D         Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
28.02.  D         Berlin – Columbia Theater
01.03.  CZ        Prague – Meet Factory
02.03.  D         Munich – Backstage*
03.03.  D         Stuttgart – LKA*
04.03.  CH       Pratteln – Z7*
05.03.  I           Milan – Magazzini Generali
06.03.  A          Salzburg – Rockhouse
07.03.  A          Graz – Orpheum
08.03.  A          Vienna – Simm City
09.03.  D         Leipzig – Hellraiser*
10.03.  D         Geiselwind – Musichall*
11.03.  D         Hanover – Capitol
*extended shows – more info coming soon…!

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Drudkh and Paysage d’Hiver announce split-EP


Ukrainian black metal veterans DRUDKH and Swiss underground one-man act PAYSAGE D’HIVER (out on Prophecy) will release their limited 12″ split-EP ‘Somewhere Sadness Wanders / Schnee (IV)’ worldwide on August 25th.

DRUDKH are now premiering their new EP-track, “The Night Walks Towards Her Throne”, which features clean vocals by WINTERFYLLETH frontman Chris Naughton. The lyrics were penned by Ukrainian poet Maik Yohansen (1895-1937), who was murdered by a Soviet firing squad. The track can be freely published.

The artwork of ‘Somewhere Sadness Wanders / Schnee (IV)’ can be viewed together with the track-list of the split-EP below.

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Tracklist
1. DRUDKH – All Shades Of Silence (12:54)
2. DRUDKH – The Night Walks Towards Her Throne (8:08)
3. PAYSAGE D’HIVER – Schnee IV (19:51)

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Finnish alternative metal concept SKEIN released a first single from their upcoming second album


SKEIN promo picture by Mikko Huotari

Finnish alternative metal quintet SKEIN released a first single ‘BOUND’ from their upcoming second album named ‘DEADWEIGHT’.

Assembled with the invaluable help of producer Tuomas Kokko (Ghost Brigade, Swallow the Sun etc.), the album moves dynamically across different soundscapes, reaching from crushingly heavy guitar riffs to more etheric, atmospheric parts.

Unlike their debut album ‘Of Wings Unfolding’, which was a concept album with a strong narrative and a storyline (strengthened by a novel published alongside the physical copy) the songs on ‘Deadweight’ stand on their own. Delivered with both screaming and clean vocals, the songs explore issues from misuse of power and societal responsibility to basic human characteristics, with very personal experiences. Due the rawness and personal approach, the album is the strongest emotional outburst of Skein’s career.

Just released ‘BOUND’ -music video on Youtube:

Track list:
1. Seduction
2. Lies Divine
3. Bound
4. Lies Mundane
5. The Fear is Love
6. Deadweight
7. Mare
8. In Circles
9. The Unknown

Members:
Sami Silvennoinen – Vocals
Jarno Ojala – Guitar
Hiski Marstio – Guitar
Juha Höyssä – Bass
Kari Ruissalo – Drums

‘BOUND’ -single on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2tcP7xk 

Discography:
– Deadweight, 2017, LP
– Rapier, 2016, digital single
– Of Wings Unfolding, 2014, LP
– Children of Light, 2012, EP
– The Key I-III, 2011, EP
– s/t, 2005, EP

Links:
Website:
 http://skeinband.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skeinband/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/skeinband
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/skeinband/
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2rRoly1
Deezer: http://bit.ly/2qxMwO8
iTunes: http://apple.co/2qCYqp3
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2qwkfvj

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Kent Alt-Hardcore Band COVE Unveil New Video SOLIS


Kent’s COVE​ mark their return by unleashing blistering new video SOLIS​ on an unsuspecting world. The track brims with energy and ear for detail, cementing the band as masters of cacophony who are set to make one hell of a dent in British heavy music.

The meaning of the song Solis is subjective to the listener, everyone in the band helped contribute to it and in a way we all have our own definition of what the song is about. To some it may hint at the idea of when one door closes another opens and to someone else it may point at something far more emotive, the loss of a loved one for example. We feel song values are compromised when the outright meaning is spelled out too easily, it’s like telling someone the end of a film before they’ve watched it. Our way of thinking is that the meaning is personal to the individual/individuals listening at that moment in time. We believe this gives the audience a way to have their own personal connection with a song and not be persuaded into what they should take from it

Recorded by Tom Keech (We Are The Ocean, Don Broco) in the midst of British winter at a studio that was undergoing construction, the icy and derelict surroundings helped to spawn the creation of SOLIS​. Having spent much of 2017 crafting new music, the track ​is a taster of things to come from COVE​. Comprising of vocalist Ben Shorten, bassist Charlie Smith, drummer Jack Bowdery and guitarists Ben Brazier & Pete Woolven, COVE released their debut effort We Were Once Lost in October of 2016. Widespread praise for the record fuelled a hefty touring schedule, including shows with Blood Youth, Create To Inspire and Holding Absence.

The band will also hit the road at the end of this month throughout August, with two date supporting Holding Absence:
 
7th Jul – The Ex, Corby
26th Jul – Black Heart, London
4th Aug – Forum, Tunbridge Wells (w/ Holding Absence)
5th Aug – The Booking Hall, Dover (w/ Holding Absence)
9th Aug – Sticky Mike’s, Brighton
10th Aug – Subside, Birmingham
11th Aug – O’RIleys, Hull
12th Aug – The Garage Attic, Glasgow
13th Aug – Santiagos, Leeds
1st Oct – Deadbolt Festival, Manchester
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SECOND TO SUN release cover from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt soundtrack


Russian post-black metallers SECOND TO SUN have released a cover version of “The Wolven Storm (Priscilla’s Song)”, a track featured on the videogame “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”.

The band comments: “A’right, lads and lasses, we are overjoyed to give ye our cover version of the Wolven Storm (Priscilla’s Song) from Witcher 3!”

“This cover is pretty consistent with the sound of our “Blackbound” [2016] album. Unlike the majority of the covers of this song, where most of the attention is targeting Priscilla, lyrics and visuals, we have concentrated on the musical aspect and have attempted to create a dark and impressive soundtrack to the final game credits. I hope we’ve succeeded!”

Listen to the track at this location:

LINKS:
Free download here: http://smarturl.it/STSWTCHRbc

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/STSWTCHRit
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/STSWTCHRsptf
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/STSWTCHRgp
https://www.instagram.com/secondtosunofficial
https://www.facebook.com/secondtosun
https://vk.com/secondtosunofficial

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