Counting Euro Crows

Live tracks include: "Have You Seen Me Lately," "Colorblind" and "Anna Begins," plus "Le Ballet d'Or" and "Hanging Tree," from their latest studio album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings. - more on this story

Asia Want An Extraordinary Video

PR reports: Acclaimed British progressive / classic rock group ASIA have announced the launch of the 'An Extraordinary Life' - Apple QuickTime Video Contest. The grand prize winner will receive an Apple MacBook Air, custom laser-etched with the iconic Roger Dean artwork from ASIA's latest album Phoenix.

The 2nd place winner will receive a copy of Apple Final Cut Studio 2, and the third place winner will receive a customized ASIA laser-etched 4GB iPod.

Enter now at www.asiavideocontest.com by downloading live footage and creating a music video for ASIA's "An Extraordinary Life". Fans can use photo recaps of their life, CGI graphics, or even family snapshots; it's a golden opportunity to work with one of rock's most iconic bands, showcase an "extraordinary life" and create ASIA's new official video at the same time. - more on this story

Ra Ra Road Riot Continues

PR reports: As the August 19 release of their debut album The Rhumb Line (Barsuk) approaches, RA RA RIOT will continue their seemingly endless touring regimen with a July 26 appearance at Chicago's Wicker Park and a series of European and UK dates throughout August , ultimately returning to North America for an extensive tour kicking off September 3 in Montreal.

Early response to the material from The Rhumb Line has been uniformly positive, with the NEW YORK TIMES lauding the "earnest, aching songs" from the band's recent Siren Festival set, while a 4-star ALTERNATIVE PRESS review calls the record "simply magical" in a 4-star review and FILTER describes it as "fresh" and "unforgettable." - more on this story

Bang Your Head 'Til We Raise The Dead Tour

Prosthetic Records reports: South Carolinian death metal quintet Through The Eyes Of The Dead have been confirmed as direct support to Whitechapel for the upcoming Bang Your Head 'Til We Raise The Dead Tour, which is scheduled to start August 28 through the end of September, and will also feature Impending Doom, A Different Breed of Killer, and, on a handful of dates, Molotov Solution.

The month of dates marks the band's first time back out on the road since earlier this spring on a string of dates that included a stop at this year's tenth annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival.

"We're very excited to be an addition to the 'Bang Your Head 'Til We Raise The Dead' tour," guitarist Justin Longshore says. "After wrapping things up on the tour with Animosity in April, we've been home this summer for a much needed rest and writing tons of new riffs and ideas for our next record. Everything is coming along really well and we are pumped to finally be back out on the road again. Make sure you do not miss out on this tour!" - more on this story

Check Out Chromeo Live From Daryl's House

PR reports: Daryl Hall's free web-show, Live From Daryl's House, has become a destination for music fans seeking the latest in up-and-coming artists. The 10th edition, which can be seen on www.livefromdarylshouse.com, starting August 15, will feature highly touted, two-man Canadian electrofunk outfit Chromeo.

The Montreal-based pair is made up of Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) on guitar and vocals and P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) on keyboards, synthesizers and talk box. They've released two albums, including 2004's She's In Control and 2007's Fancy Footwork, both on prestigious indie label Vice. The band was named MTV's Artist of the Week in Oct. 2007. The set included a pair of Daryl Hall & John Oates hits, "Family Man" and "Adult Education" as well as Chromeo songs, "Tenderoni" and "Waiting 4 U"

"It's not every day that you meet the single biggest influence of your band, let alone get to jam with them in a laid back and creative atmosphere," says Chromeo's Dave 1. "Filming Live From Daryl's House was one of the highlights of our musical journey. We'll be pinching ourselves for years for come. Given that he pretty much wrote half our songs, it was about time we met Daryl Hall in real life." - more on this story

David Moore Goes Solo

The Working Group reports: Former Chamberlain/Split Lip vocalist David Moore has completed an album entitled My Lover My Stranger due out late 2008.

However, the single "Breaking You Down" will be available digitally on Tuesday, July 29. Included in this bundle will be an additional album track and a live video.

Although this is a solo project for Moore, a majority of the songs are a collaboration with guitar player and former bandmate Adam Rubenstein. - Wanna preview?

Black Metal Magic Tour

Prosthetic Record reports: Withered and Book Of Black Earth are proud to announce their involvement in the upcoming Black Metal Magic Tour later this fall supporting Swedish black metal titans Watain.

The tour will begin in Northeastern Canada in early October, head to the West Coast, then wrap up in early November in Pennsylvania.

Withered will be supporting the band's recently second album, 'Folie Circulaire,' which has yielded critical acclaim since its June release. Recorded with Kylesa's Phillip Cope and featuring artwork from Paul Romano (Mastodon, The Red Chord, Trivium), the album is the band's eagerly-awaited follow-up to 2005's 'Memento Mori.' - more on this story

Devour Carcass' Swansong Again

PR reports: Swansong, the aptly-named final album from British death metal legends Carcass, has been reissued and will be released in Europe on Monday, 28th July 2008.

The classic 1996 album marks the recording finale of Carcass and is the third of their five studio albums to be reissued. The Swansong reissue comes fully remastered on a DualDisc (combined CD and DVD) in a deluxe digipak with extra artwork and a free sticker sheet featuring exclusive Carcass designs, and includes part 5 of a mini-documentary series entitled The Pathologist's Report as bonus video material, plus an exclusive bonus track, "Deathrider Da".

The documentary consists of interviews, filmed in London and Liverpool at the end of 2007, featuring the members of Carcass - Ken Owen, Bill Steer, Jeff Walker and Michael Amott - who met up for the first time in ten years and were filmed discussing in-depth the story behind the band's development from their gore-soaked grind beginnings to the more refined, melodic moments of their later output. - more on this story

Sculpture Remastered

MMP reports: The exclusive remastered edition of "Sculpture" brings back one of the most intriguing gothic metal releases of all times, and a true gem for connoisseurs of pure musical darkness. New digipak version will be released by Metal Mind Productions on 18th August 2008 in Europe and 30th September 2008 in USA (via MVD).

The world of gothic metal holds many secrets and surprises. The self-titled album by Sculpture, a German group formed in 1997, is certainly one of the most unique treasures hidden in the realm of gloom and despair. The LP featured a thrilling mixture of gothic and heavy metal, delivered in the finest proportions – the eleven tracks featured on "Sculpture" captured all the crucial elements of both genres and forged them into perfection. - more on this story

The Honorary Vinyl

Doghouse reports: The Honorary Title will be releasing the vinyl version of the 2007's Scream & Light Up the Sky on August 19 via Doghouse Records.

The initial pressing of the gatefold double LP is 1,000 copies with a limited number of 500 on red vinyl.

The vinyl version includes 2 bonus tracks not available on the CD version of the album. A pre-order is now available of the red copies via the Doghouse Records - webstore.

Dead By Halloween

Eclipse Records reports: Dead By Wednesday, featuring former Gargantua Soul drummer Christian "Opus" Lawrence have finished final mixes on their new album entitled The Killing Project (Eclipse Records)- the bands first studio album of all-new material since the critically-acclaimed debut Democracy Is Dead (Stillborn Records, 2006). A release date of October 28, 2008 has been set.

The Killing Project features 13 new songs covering topics such as the war in the Middle East, US foreign policy, and the rising cost of oil, among others. With politically-charged lyrics, Dead By Wednesday hopes to raise awareness among America's youth about the need for a change in our foreign and domestic policies.

"We want to be clear" explains Chesci, one of the band's two vocalists. "… this isn't an endorsement for either candidate in this year's up-coming election. It's more about getting people to think for themselves, to not believe everything presented to us by the big media companies such as Fox News & CNN. It's about getting them to really look at our government's role in the majority of conflicts which have taken place over the last fifty years, to question their moral judgment, and to decide whether or not they agree with the path our nation has pursued." - more on this story

Justin Townes Earle Added to the Americana Music Awards

PR reports: Justin Townes Earle has been added to the Americana Music Awards Show on Thursday, September 18th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. As a nominee for Emerging Artist of the Year, Earle joins Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Jason & the Scorchers and Jim Lauderdale on the historic Ryman stage to celebrate great Americana artists from around the country.

Joan Baez will be making a special appearance at the show to pick up the Spirit of Americana, Free Speech of Music Award, to be presented by Justin's father, legendary musician, songwriter, actor and activist Steve Earle.

The 7th Annual Americana Festival and Conference will offer seminars and panels from September 17 – 20th as well as many great performances. For more information visit - http://www.americanamusic.org/

. Dropkick Murphys (with Mighty Mighty Bosstones) Live

Last weekend the Dropkick Murphys descended upon Orange County for a night of rock n' roll ably aided by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Gary was on hand to witness the electrifying show and gives us a full report! - Read the full Dropkick Murphys (with Mighty Mighty Bosstones) Live review

. Light Yourself on Fire - Intimacy

Light Yourself on Fire's Intimacy is a few cinders short of a raging blaze. Clocking in at an underwhelming seventeen minutes, this "full length" album is plagued by a surprisingly large amount of problems given its short length. - Read the full Light Yourself on Fire - Intimacy review

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