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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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SATYRICON – Unveil First Details Aabout Brand New Album ‘Deep calleth upon Deep’!


Nearly three years in the making, SATYRICON have announced that ‘Deep calleth upon Deep’, their highly anticipated ninth studio album, is set for release on 22nd September via Napalm Records.

Recorded in Oslo, Norway and Vancouver, Canada, during early 2017 and mixed together with revered studio guru Mike Fraser (who previously worked on SATYRICON’s 2006 album, ‘Now, Diabolical’), ‘Deep calleth upon Deep’ is not just a new collection of songs from one of extreme music’s most enduring and reliable bands: this is a wholesale reinvention and a brand new era in SATYRICON history.

Oslo 05072017. Photo: Marius Viken
Oslo 05072017. Photo: Marius Viken

Frontman and visionary, Satyr informs us “Approaching this release, what I always kept in mind is that either this is the beginning of something new or it’s gonna be my last record.  If this is going to be the last, then it needs to be something special.  If there are more records, then I’d better make sure that this is so different from the last one that it feels like a new beginning.  I think it’s really, really dark, very spiritual and filled with confidence and energy.”

‘Deep calleth upon Deep’ is a profound statement about the essence of SATYRICON’s music and the eternal value of art itself.  Satyr continues, “The way that I see it is that for any art, be it SATYRICON or any other form of art with substance, in order for you to be able to inhale and completely understand it, it will take a little bit of you as well.  If you get it all after a couple of listens, you know that it probably won’t stay with you.  So the title is saying, ‘From the depth of the people making this record to the depth of the listener…’  If you want to take part in this journey, you should be prepared to dig deep down in the darkest corner of your soul with us.”

SATYRICON is also proud to share the album’s front cover – an obscure drawing from 1898 by perhaps the greatest Norwegian artist of all time, Edvard Munch.

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SATYRICON have always excelled as a live band, their evocative performances increasingly becoming special events as their frequency is dialled back to accommodate the Oslo band’s new ‘modus operandi’. The band are set to play a European run of dates in support of Deep calleth upon Deep:

13.07.17 DE – Balingen / Bang Your Head Festival
15.07.17 LI – Anyksciai / Devilstone Festival
23.07.17 FR – Simandre-Sur- Suran / Ragnard Rock Festival
24.09.17 DE – Hamburg / Grünspan
25.09.17 DE – Essen / Turock
26.09.17 NL – Tilburg – 013
27.09.17 BE – Vosselaar / Biebob
29.09.17 UK – London / Heaven
30.09.17 FR – Paris / La Maroquinerie
01.10.17 FR – Nantes – MJC De Reze
02.10.17 FR – Toulouse / Le Metronum
04.10.17 ES – Madrid / Sala But
05.10.17 ES – Barcelona / Razzamatazz
06.10.17 FR – Montpellier / Rockstore
07.10.17 IT – Bologna / Zona Roveri
09.10.17 CH – Zurich / Dynamo
10.10.17 DE – Munich / Backstage Halle
11.10.17 AT – Vienna / Szene
12.10.17 CZ – Prague / Akropolis
14.10.17 PL – Krakow / Kwadrat
15.10.17 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
16.10.17 DE – Berlin / SO36
17.10.17 DK – Copenhagen / Pumpehuset
19.10.17 DK – Aarhus / Train
20.10.17 SE – Gotherburg / Pustervik
21.10.17 SE – Stockholm / Klubben
22.11.17 NO – Molde / Gamle Kulturset
23.11.17 NO – Trondheim / Byscenen
24.11.17 NO – Oslo / Sentrum Scene
25.11.17 NO – Tromso / Driv
29.11.17 NO – Bergen / Hulen
30.11.17 NO – Stavanger / Folken
01.12.17 NO – Kristiansand / Kick
02.12.17 NO – Hamar / Gregers

‘Deep calleth upon Deep’ will be released in digital format, a CD digipak and gatefold vinyl options.  Pre-orders will go live in August.

For More Info Visit:
www.satyricon.no 
www.facebook.com/satyriconofficial 
www.napalmrecords.com
www.facebook.com/napalmrecords

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Shiraz Lane touring in Europe with Brother Firetribe this Fall!


Shiraz Lane touring in Europe w Brother Firetribe this Fall!

New Shiraz Lane material coming up later this year

Finnish young rock dynamite Shiraz Lane will return to European venues in October and November 2017, supporting their great fellow countrymen Brother Firetribe, who are celebrating their 15th anniversary this year!

Shiraz Lane´s been working on their 2nd album in Stockholm for the whole year with a Swedish songwriter/ producer Per Aldeheim (Def Leppard, Pain, Fatboy, Soilwork…). The album will be out in early 2018, and the guys are super happy about both with their results in the studio and these upcoming Fall live dates:

“We are extremely excited to join forces and support Brother Firetribe through Europe during the upcoming Autumn of 2017. It will be a pleasure to revisit some of the awesome venues and embrace the atmosphere we were so warmly welcomed on our last tour, and are thrilled to bring our caravan to new destinations for your eyes and ears to witness. You might even have an exclusive chance to hear some new material we have been working so hard on throughout the year. Perhaps we might even release a single before the leaves fall from the trees? Time will tell..!”

Shiraz Lane will continue the album´s vocal recordings in Gröndahl Studios in this month and will play live this Summer still in Üferrock (DE), Summer Breeze (DE) and Hair Metal Heaven (UK), before focusing on the European tour, beginning on the 11th of October.

 

Brother Firetribe 15th Anniversary European Tour w. Shiraz Lane:

11.10. GER – Berlin, Quasimodo

12.10. PL – Wroclaw, Firlej

13.10. CZ – Prague, Nova Chmelnice

14.10. GER – Leipzig, Hellraiser

16.10. GER – Hamburg, Knust

17.10, GER – Bochum, Zeche

18.10. GER – Frankfurt, Nachtleben

19.10. FR – Paris, Maroquinerie

21.10. UK – London, Bordeline

22.10. UK – Nottingham – Rockingham Festival (BFT only)

24.10. BE – Vosselaar, Biebob

25.10. GER – Cologne, Underground

26.10. GER – Nuremberg, Hirsch

28.10. HU – Budapest, Durer-Kert

29.10. AT – Vienna, Chelsea

30.10. GER – Munich, Backstage Halle

1.11. CH – Zurich, Dynamo Werk 21

2.11. IT- Milan, Legend

4.11. ESP – Madrid, Caracol

More Shiraz Lane tour dates will be anounced later this year.

Take a sneak peak to their funny studio sessions (incl. English subtitles):

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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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DEVILFIRE TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ‘DARK MANOEUVRES’ 6TH OCTOBER


It’s said that some of the greatest bands of our time have been forged on the road, Devilfire is no exception…

Following 10 days of gigging to 2000 capacity sold out venues as special guests to former Nightwish singer Tarja TurunenDEVILFIRE have forged a fiery path into the European Rock N’ Roll road. Returning to the UK to a sold out festival crowd at Hard Rock Hell AOR 2017 was the icing on the cake, and the Birmingham based melodic hard rock outfit are ready to conquer the world with their debut album ‘DARK MANOEUVRES‘ this October.
Mixed by acclaimed producer Romesh Dodangoda (MotorheadBring Me The HorizonBullet For My Valentine) and co-produced by Romesh and Devilfire frontman Alex Cooper (ShyQuireboys SpikeGinger) at Long Wave Studios in Cardiff, ‘Dark Manoeuvres’ is a mammoth 13-track album. Calling on varied influences with a darker melodic sound, this hook laden, riff filled collection of music has been carefully crafted with passion. ‘Dark Manouevres’ is set to push rock’s boundaries with its honest British roots.
“I try to put my heart on the page, be as open and honest as its all I know”, says Cooper, “Dark Manoeuvres is a therapy for me. As an artist all you can do is try to put the listener into your shoes. I feel that is the greatest power of music. It’s always what I’ve loved when listening to any music that I emotionally connect with. With this debut album we’ve taken our time to curate the best possible music we can at this stage, and I honestly believe we’ve accomplished what we set out to do.”
‘Dark Manoeuvres’ is such an accomplished debut album, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was Devilfire’s third, not first full length studio release. From the opening foot stomper ‘Ready For War’, to the true immediacy of singles ‘Waiting For A Rockstar’, ‘She’s Always On The Run’, to the swing of ‘Tear Me Apart’,  and passion of closing track ‘Somehow’, this new album wears its hooks loud n’ proud, whilst easily stamping Devilfire’s own take on modern rock music.

“The songs on this record are just so good”, agrees Romesh Dodangoda, “Devilfire are definitely a band for the future.”

Watch ‘Waiting For A Rockstar’ (official music video):

Devilfire live:

26th Aug – BIRMINGHAM – o2 Academy (Headline Show)
2nd Sept – SHEFFIELD – o2 Academy HRH Sleaze

More dates to be announced.

Devilfire’s debut album ‘Dark Manoeuvres’ is out 6th October.
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Tracklist:
1. Ready For War?
2. She’s Like Fire
3. (In And Out Of Love) All Of The Time
4. Waiting For A Rockstar
5. Lay It On The Line
6. Kill Your Love
7. Tear Me Apart
8. God Give Me Vengance
9. Devil In Your Eyes
10. (You Gotta) Revolution
11. She’s Always On The Run
12. A Thousand Times
13. Somehow

Devilfire vocalist Alex Cooper talks about the new album:

“‘Dark Manouevres’ is very much an inside look at my life over the last four years…the good times and bad on the UK rock n’ roll scene. Love, loss, hate, jealousy, arguments, all thrown against a background of excessive drink, drugs, and ego fuelled behaviour. Though not to blow these things out of proportion, it isn’t like the dye of Motley Crue in the 1980s. These things are very subtly done nowadays, hence the album title.  
I’m an honest person, sometimes too honest, I put my life on the page and I don’t care who knows. Turn the page…”
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The Casualties announce departure of Jorge Herrera and new shows in Europe


THE CASUALTIES have announced the departure of frontman Jorge Herrera due to growing tired of the strains of life on the road. The band will fulfill all previously announced dates including the European festival tour in August. The band’s longtime friend David Rodriguez (STARVING WOLVES, KRUM BUMS) will be handling vocal duties.

THE CASUALTIES comment: “Attention, Casualties Army! After 27 years of performing with the band, Jorge has chosen that touring life is no longer for him. With that said, we will carry on. As anyone who follows us knows, the name THE CASUALTIES is stronger then any one member. The songs written in basements throughout New York City shall continue to ring loud. We will continue our commitment to the Casualties Army! We will tour and put forward new anthems for many more years to come. When we said ‘it’s a f*cking way of life’ back in the beginning, we meant it.”

A full list of all currently confirmed tour dates can be found below. More UK dates will be announced soon.

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THE CASUALTIES 
06 Aug 17 Brighton (UK) Rebellion
09 Aug 17 Nottingham (UK) The Maze
13 Aug 17 London (UK) Underworld
15 Aug 17 Warszawa (PL) Poglos
16 Aug 17 Zlotow (PL) Generator
17 Aug 17 Nowy Targ (PL) Piwnca u Winiarskich
18 Aug 17 Vyskov (CZ) Pod Parou
19 Aug 17 Volyné (CZ) Summer Punk Party
20 Aug 17 Graz (AT) Explosiv
21 Aug 17 Tannheim-Egelsee (CZ) Schwarzer Adler
22 Aug 17 Mannheim (CZ) Sommerbühne 7er Club
23 Aug 17 Erfurt (CZ) From Hell
24 Aug 17 Niedergörsdorf (CZ) Spirit Festival

THE CASUALTIES have previously released a new video for the track “Brothers and Sisters”, which was shot by the band during their most recent stop in Quito, Ecuador. “Brothers and Sisters” comes off the band’s latest album ‘Chaos Sound’. The clip can be viewed on the band’s YouTube channel at the link below.

Video credits
Produced by G3 Records
Director & Producer: Juan Fco Garcia xChesterx
Post Production: Cesar Pujota (Inixion)
Director of photography: Juan Fernando Mera (Kuns)
Special thanks to: Tóxico

THE CASUALTIES are performing in support of their latest full-length ‘Chaos Sound’. Artwork and track-list are shown below.

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01. Intro
02. Chaos Sound
03. Visions of Greed
04. Running through the Night
05. Brothers and Sisters
06. Murder Us All
07. Work Our Lives Away
08. Countdown to Tomorrow
09. Fight for What’s Mine
10. Keep Your Distance
11. In the Lost City
12. Bomb Blast
13. R.A.M.O.N.E.S. (Motörhead cover)
14. Halfway to Hell
15. United Streets

 

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