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Byzantine Preview Tracks

PR reports: West Virginia forward-thinking thrashers Byzantine will unveil two new tracks from their yet-to-be-released album on the band's MySpace page on Monday, October 1. The new album, entitled Oblivion Beckons is due out in early January 2008 through Prosthetic Records.

The tracks "Nadir" and "Expansion and Collapse" showcase the wider range that Byzantine has pursued on its newest release. "This is the very first Byzantine album in which all 4 members have contributed songs" Vocalist/rhythm guitarist OJ states, "and to my ears, it makes for a much more varied and interesting album from start to finish. This album is one hell of a ride!"

The follow-up to 2005's ...And They Shall Take Up Serpents, Oblivion Beckons was again recorded with producer Aaron Fischer and will feature art by longtime Byzantine collaborator Donnie Searls. - listen here

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Silverstein Tour

PR reports: Silverstein continues to leave its trail of sonic melody and abrasion across the country this fall. After lending support to Rise Against this summer, Silverstein will take the reins with a 28-city headlining U.S. encore. 

Accompanying them is label mate A Day To Remember � who will be replaced by Dance Gavin Dance on the 16th � as well as contemporaries From Autumn To Ashes and Strike Anywhere. The thrashing begins October 2nd in Rockford, IL, and wraps in the States at the annual Saints and Sinners Festival in New Jersey Nov.4th before jumping overseas.

10/2/2007 - Loves Park, Il @ Forest Hills Lodge 
10/3/2007 - Madison, Wi @ The Loft 
10/4/2007 - Fargo, Nd @ House Of Rock @ Playmakers - more on this story

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SOAD Sideband Scars On Broadway Begin Recording

antiMusic reports: System of a Down's Daron Malakian (guitars, vocals, songwriter) and John Dolmayan (drums) have joined forces to form a new band, Scars On Broadway. Daron and John will be updating fans on the progress of Scars on the band's MySpace page and official website, and update #2 is below.

SCARS ON WAX: Daron mentioned in his first letter [below] that we were getting into the recording studio soon... Yesterday, Daron and I begin recording Scars On Broadway's debut album. We've gone in with close to 18 songs. The music is expansive, experimental, and sometimes in-your-face... We're very excited to get it down and get it out to all of you. We'll have some more updates as we move deeper into the recording, but until then, stay posted and prepared to get scarred for life!!! - -John

Scars on Broadway Update #1:Hey everyone. I just wanted to give you all an update on what's goin' on with my new band Scars On Broadway. I have partnered up with John Dolmayan who is playing drums, and I'm on vocals and guitar, etc. Accompanied by some great musicians, we are preparing to go into the studio really soon to record our debut album. John and I are really excited about this new project and can't wait to get on stage and perform live for you guys. Till then, keep a close eye on the Scars on Broadway- myspace page

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Senses Fail Still Searching

PR reports: Senses Fail will be releasing a Deluxe Edition of Still Searching on November 13th on Vagrant and features new packaging, 6 bonus tracks, and a DVD with over one hour of revealing behind-the-scenes footage from the band's 2006 fall tour. 

The additional tracks include two brand new songs (recorded in late August with producer Brian McTernan), three b-sides, and a cover of The Cranberries' "Salvation." The tracks will be available as a separate purchase through all digital sales outlets, as well. Deluxe Edition bonus track listing: 1. Battle Hymn 2. Champagne 3. Stretch Your Legs to Coffin Length 4. Mason's Revenge 5. Cinco De Mayo 6. Salvation

The NJ five-piece also begins their co-headlining tour with New Found Glory that includes multiple night shows in Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Diego. - Grab the dates here

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Matchbox Twenty TV Exile

PR reports: "Exile On Mainstream," the much-anticipated new album from Melisma/Atlantic recording group Matchbox Twenty, is set for release next Tuesday, October 2nd. A look back and a look ahead, "Exile On Mainstream" combines a six-track EP of new songs, produced by Grammy winner Steve Lillywhite, with a retrospective of the band's greatest hits culled from their previous three albums.

Matchbox Twenty will herald the album's release with a string of high-profile television appearances, including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on October 4th, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on October 5th, "Today" on October 8th, and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," also on the 8th.

Recorded in Los Angeles, the six new songs embody a central change for the band, with all group members writing the songs together at once. This is in contrast to Matchbox Twenty 's past three multi-platinum albums, where lead singer Rob Thomas wrote the lion's share of the material, with his bandmates adding their parts later. This time, guitarist Paul Doucette, guitarist Kyle Cook, and bassist Brian Yale were included from the beginning, and the collaborative effort spawned a distinctly new sound on the tracks, which marked the band's first work with Lillywhite.- more on this story

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Kurt Cobain About a Son Premiers

PR reports: Over a decade after Kurt Cobain's death, the wildly iconic artist's voice penetrates the big screen in a new film documenting his story - Kurt Cobain About a Son. Directed by AJ Schnack, Cobain recounts his own life from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame. Kurt Cobain About a Son will be screened on Wednesday, October 3 at the IFC Film Center in New York (323 Sixth Avenue) on Friday, October 5 at the Landmark Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles (11272 Santa Monica Blvd.) and on Friday, October 12 at the Varsity Theatre in Seattle (4329 University Way NE). 

Produced by Sidetrack Films, Kurt Cobain About a Son is an intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain. Based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with Cobain by noted music journalist Michael Azerrad, originally conducted for his book "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana," this film falls outside of documentary lines without celebrity sound bytes, news clips, sensational tabloid angles or attempts to mimic a grunge aesthetic. 

Instead, filmmaker Schnack has created something closer to an autobiography of Cobain - a profound first hand account of the musician's own successes and failures, thoughts and experiences, allowing the audience unprecedented intimacy with a legendary figure in popular culture - set against the wildly divergent Pacific Northwest locations that loomed so large in Cobain's life.- You can find other screening information here

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Tank Reissues

PR reports: One of the most influential formations which emerged in the beginnings of the N.W.O.B.H.M. madness was TANK - a fierce, ambitious young band, taking all that was the best in punk and metal to a higher level. The group was formed in Croydon (London, England) in 1980 by Alasdair "Algy" Mackie Ward, an experienced front man who wanted to go beyond his previous musical experiences, which included playing in The Saints and The Damned. Today Metal Mind Productions is proud to present the complete discography of TANK: "The Filth Hounds of Hades - Dogs of War 1981 - 2002". 

The collection, containing Tank's full discography extended with exclusive bonus material, will be available in two editions: as a 9 CD BOX (8CD+DVD) and a 6 LP BOX. "The Filth Hounds of Hades - Dogs of War 1981 - 2002" includes the following albums: "Filth Hounds Of Hades", "Power Of Hunter", "This Means War", "Honour & Blood", "Tank", "Return Of A Filth Hound Live" (only in 9CD box), "War Of Attrition Live 1981" (only in 9CD box), "Still At War" plus a DVD with live material recorded over several years. 

All CDs were remastered using 24-bit process and feature rare bonus tracks- more on this story

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Setzer Puts the Orchestra in The Brian Setzer Orchestra

PR reports: The Brian Setzer Orchestra released their latest album this week, and Download.com summed it up almost perfectly: "For the third straight decade, the Stray Cat strutter has set about reminding a forgetful music audience how fun '30s music can be. Only this time, he means the 1730s. 

And once you've heard Mozart done by a maestro of rockabilly guitar, you can finally safely say you've heard it all." Indeed, Wolfgang's Big Night Out, currently enjoying Top 20 sales at Amazon, features Setzer leading his 18-piece Rockin' Big Band through swing renditions of classical standards. We're talkin' Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn.- more on this story

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Olehole Set Debut Show

PR reports: Olehole (pronounced o-lay ho-lay) consists of Brian Moss (ex-The Ghost / Hanalei / Wonder Years), Dan Wedgewood (ex-Burial Year / Quest For Quintanaroo), Jackson Blumgart (ex-Quest For Quintanaroo), and Alex Case. 

Amidst a volatile social climate and a musical one of vast stagnation, the quartet pools from variety of influences, experiences, and personal traits with the unified objective of challenging both listeners and each other while keeping the razor's edge of contemporary counter-culture audio and lyricism sharp and ready for action. 

On October 6th Olehole plays their debut show at The Apgar Coop (921 Apgar Oakland, CA) 8pm, All Ages, Donations. The band recently self-recorded a six song demo in the practice space. Four of those six songs are available for stream and download on their- myspace

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Greg Summerlin Album Stream

PR reports: Greg Summerlin is once again behind the microphone for his most epic and poignant album to date, All Done In Good Time. Unafraid to wrestle with his own inspirations, Summerlin uses personal tragedy and triumph to unite four characters in a fluid symphonic melodrama. 

Summerlin joined producer Ed Ackerson (Replacements, Golden Smog, Brian Setzer, Juliana Hatfield) in a cozy Minneapolis studio to record the album, and together, with grandiose Who-like execution, Summerlin and Ackerson triumphed in delivering a sincere record with songs to hook you into a sing along or embrace you in an epic tale. 

Mixing business with pleasure, Summerlin is also the owner of Superphonic Records which has quickly become one of the leading indie labels in the Southeast, releasing albums by AA Bondy (Verbena), Louis Schefano (Regia, Remo Zero) and John P. Strohm (The Lemonheads, Blake Babies).- Stream the entire album here

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Edison Glass Hit the Road

PR reports: Edison Glass are hitting the road this week. Perhaps they will preview material from their upcoming album "A Burn Or A Shiver," which won't hit stores until next year. 

10/1 - North Star - Philadelphia, PA
10/2 - Knitting Factory - New York, NY
10/4 - Mr. Small's - Millvale, PA
10/5 - The Underground - Cincinnati, OH
10/6 - Roxy Theatre - Atlanta, GA
10/7 - The Social - Orlando, FL- more on this story

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....Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

The Foos long ago abandoned humor for a more grown up, morose view of life. Echoes is overflowing with that grown up attitude. A maturing group of Fighters is certainly not bad. If anything, it has added focus and consistency to their music. (3.5 stars) - Read the full Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace review
 

....Artist of the Month: Anders Parker Live Review and Interview

It is rare that an artist can ever show us that deeper level beyond the artificiality brought on by expectations and repetition- Anders Parker delivers that magic without any clue that it's unnatural. Learn more with this exclusive live review and interview. - Read the full Anders Parker Live Review and Interview review
 

....Artist of the Month: Raging Speedhorn - Before the Sea Was Built

Holy hell! The UK has slapped me in the face with some amazing metal. I have seriously fallen in love with Raging Speedhorn's Before the Sea Was Built. their original sound and makes me stop and think "There may still be hope for music after all". (5 stars) - Read the full Raging Speedhorn - Before the Sea Was Built review

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