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NJ SANDY RELIEF BENEFIT Update

MEGA-HEAVY METAL ALERT!

The bands participating in this event are way too heavy for THE WELDING ROOM.

Eddie handles these types of metals…

Saturday, May 11, 2013 @ Encore Events Center - 106 Schanck Rd Freehold, NJ

UPDATED TICKET PRICES: 30.00 ADV / 35.00 DOS

Doors: 7:00pm, Showtime: 8:00pm

Hosted by VH1 Classic: That Metal Show’s Eddie Trunk with Special Appearances by: Comedians Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson!

Featuring Performances from: TWISTED SISTER, ANVIL, RAVEN, THE RODS , TT QUICK & LORDS OF MERCY

New Jersey birthed heavy metal in the United States in the early 1980’s and it all started in a stall in the Route 18 Flea Market with Jonny Z and Marsha Z, where they sold rare records and Imported vinyl, picture discs and rock rags from around the world. This tiny little record shop soon became infamous for being the only place stateside where you could find the heaviest and hardest music from the farthest reaches and your own backyard.

Rock N Roll Heaven became the Metal mecca and anyone interested in this new underground wave of music known as “Heavy Metal” needed to pilgrimage to Rock N Roll Heaven at the flea market the only place to buy pins, patches, demos, and more it was the hub for news to find out what was happening anywhere in Metal. The shop owners began throwing concerts in local skate rinks and clubs, because no one else would put together a metal line-up.

Rock N Roll Heaven became a second home, only home for many, for one historical group the original Fans of Metal – aptly named The Old Bridge Metal Militia, a group of working class, hell raising teens from blue collar Old Bridge, NJ.

These were the most loyal group of fans any band has ever had – Metallica, Slayer, Raven, and many more young fledgling soon to be metal titans made their way into the hearts, homes and refrigerators of the OBMM before anyone even knew they existed and it was the unity of Rock N Roll Heaven and the OBMM that birthed Megaforce records and essentially Thrash as we know it today.

Megaforce went on to put out Metallica’s first 2 albums and made way for Testament, Overkill and paved the way for CraZed Management the Zazula’s management firm that nurtured Anthrax for 13 years and Ministry in the height of their fame plus many, many more.

After many years, OBMM & the Zazula’s are teaming up once again. Holding this fundraiser concert for the victims of Superstorm Sandy, Metal is now giving back to the community.

ED TRUNK (THAT METAL SHOW) will perform Master of Ceremonies duties with special guest hosts and an all-star jam to be announced. With a now confirmed line-up of ANVIL, RAVEN, THE RODS and LORDS OF MERCY this evening is poised for a metal pounders delight.

ROCK N’ ROLL HEAVEN and OLD BRIDGE METAL MILITIA ask all attendees to bring canned goods or non-perishable food items for a food drive which will benefit local area soup kitchens and shelters.to thrash metal.

This is an event to benefit the victims of Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc on the Jersey Shore and on the lives of its residents. Superstorm Sandy has left dozens dead and thousands homeless – making it the worst storm in the region’s history. This is a 100% non-profit event.

*An attempt to translate sub-par English journalism from Adrenaline was made. No promises… Get the info, get through it.

THE MERCILESS BOOK OF METAL LISTS Official Release Party (theweldingroom.com)
Cuban Metal Bands Performing At SXSW (theweldingroom.com)

Grinding Dissent is a track from RAMMING SPEED’s Kurt Ballou-tracked Prosthetic debut, Doomed To Destroy, Destined To Die, due out June 25 on CD, LP, cassette and digital download.

The band commented on the track as follows:

“Grinding Dissent is largely about America’s facade of righteousness and freedom. A government that is ‘for the people’ may or may not have originally been the goal, but in this day and age, it’s obvious that protest and free speech aren’t welcome. Our police departments have military-grade weapons turned on civilians to keep us quiet while politicians smile and shake hands behind closed doors. Musically. the song starts off with punishing D-beat and ends with Ferrari-sized, Piña Colada-chugging twin guitar riffage! Put this shit on 11, crack a beer and scream at the sun.”

Head to PROSTHETIC’s web store now to check out pre-order packages for Doomed To Destroy, Destined To Die, which include a mail-order exclusive clear haze/neon green vinyl variant along with an exclusive t-shirt or long-sleeved shirt featuring the album’s artwork, featured above. The band is living up to their reputation as “one of the hardest-working bands in heavy metal” (Noisecreep) on a tour with Goatwhore, 3 Inches of Blood and Revocation; they will continue to tour the US with Valient Thorr and Gypsyhawk throughout the rest of the summer.

A lyric video for Grinding Dissent, a new song by Boston thrashers RAMMING SPEED, can be seen below or directly on YouTube HERE.

Catch RAMMING SPEED live below:

5/01 Middletown, NY – Sound Asylum ^
5/02 Rochester, NY – Bug Jar ^
5/03 Toronto, ON – Opera House ^
5/04 Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class *
5/05 Buffalo, NY – TBA
5/06 Syracuse, NY – Badlands II
6/12 Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall %
6/13 Richmond, VA – Kingdom %
6/14 Baltimore, MD – Wind-up %
6/15 West Chester, PA – The Note %
6/16 Boston, MA – Great Scott %
6/17 New York, NY – The Studio at Webster Hall %
6/18 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus %
6/19 Rochester, NY – Bug Jar %
6/20 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups %
6/21 Detroit, MI – The Shelter %
6/22 Chicago, IL – Reggies %
6/24 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry %
6/25 Kansas City, MO – Riot Room %
6/26 Tulsa, OK – Downtown Lounge %
6/27 Dallas, TX – Three Links %
6/28 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s %
6/29 Austin, TX – Red 7 %
6/30 New Orleans, LA – Siberia %
7/1 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall %
7/2 Gainesville, FL – High Dive %
7/3 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum %
7/4 Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub %
7/5 Atlanta, GA – The Earl %
7/6 Raleigh, NC – King’s Barcade %

^ with Goatwhore & 3 Inches of Blood & Revocation
* with 3 Inches Of Blood
% with Valient Thorr & Gypsyhawk

VALIENT THORR To Release New Album, Tour Dates (theweldingroom.com)

Celebrating the Golden Gods Awards that is to take place tonight, G-Pen commissioned renowned artist and musician, Axis to create an illustration that will honor musicians as they walk the black carpet.

AXIS (born March 26, 1973 in London, England) is a contemporary illustrator/working class fine artist who emerged from Los Angeles’ seminal graffiti scene in the 1980s. He is most noted for his convoluted and hyper-stylized freehand characters, and illustrations.

As a child, Axis moved from London to Los Angeles with his family and developed a number of musical and artistic influences including Mozart, Black Sabbath, Black Flag, Frank Frazetta, Rick Griffin, Norman Rockwell, and even Monty Python’s Flying Circus. An early convert to skateboarding and punk rock, Axis began experimenting with graffiti art in 1984, and joined L.A.’s legendary CBS Crew in 1988. By the mid-90s he had cemented his reputation as one of the most prolific street artists working in Los Angeles. Though his career has largely unfolded outside of the graffiti landscape, his skate-punk origins continue to shape his engorged aesthetic and politicized black humor.

In addition to his artwork, Axis is also widely known as a musician. Having played (harpsichord, cello, piano) since early childhood, Axis went on to form Los Angeles hard-core/Metal band The Pain (lead guitarist, songwriter) in 2004. He has recorded two full-length albums and has toured Europe and the United States.

Axis lives in Los Angeles, California where he currently exhibits his paintings in some of the most respected Art Galleries, and Museums, and he continues to paint and play music everyday. Oh yes, and he skates when he can.

To see more of Axis’ work, check out www.stylepig.com
Follow him on Instagram – @axisvalhalla

On our recent visit to Axis’ gallery, we were fortunate to get the full-blown tour by the legend himself. Here’s a small glimpse of what we got to see: http://www.grencoscience.com/blogs/news/7796211-axis-x-g-pen-commemorate-the-golden-gods

Click here to view the gargantuan Dillinger Escape Plan photo gallery.

Performing live at Union Transfer in (Cradle of) Philthadelphia, Friday, April 26.

All picture pages: The Welding Room LLC

DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Road Warriors (theweldingroom.com)

LOUNA: Hot Russian Singer! – Tons of New Album Promo Crap

Russian rockers LOUNA are pleased to share a new, exclusive video interview with Revolver Magazine. In the interview, the band discusses the new album Behind a Mask, rewriting their songs in English, misconceptions about LOUNA based on stereotypes, and more. You can watch the video now at Revolvermag.com.

LOUNA is poised to take over the American hard-rock scene with their new album, Behind A Mask, in-stores and available online April 30, 2013 via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED. Behind A Mask will open the eyes and ears of the American rock music scene by showcasing the pure blistering talent of LOUNA and the soaring vocals of the band’s lead singer Lousine “Lou” Gevorkian (in a world that has become immersed in autotune and over-production, Behind A Mask boasts true musical talent with only 10-15 seconds of vocal correction on the entire 45-minute record). Behind A Mask features 10 of the band’s best songs from their first two albums and have been painstakingly adapted into English by American producer and lyricist Travis Leake (the SLoT). The album was mixed by renowned producer/engineer Dan Korneff (Breaking Benjamin, The Pretty Reckless, Papa Roach, My Chemical Romance, Paramore) and mastering duties were handled by the legendary Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound, New York.

You can pre-order Behind a Mask now at Amazon.com. As of last month, the band released two new tracks, Business and Mama, via iTunes and Amazon. Download the tracks at the links below.

Download Mama – Amazon / iTunes
Download Business – Amazon / iTunes

LOUNA has a brand new music video for the track Business coming soon. View the new teaser video for the track now at CraveOnline.com. The full music video for Business is one of the most expensive and elaborate productions in Russian music history according to the film company, InnerVision.

LOUNA released their first album, Let’s Get Louder in December of 2010, selling out every venue during their first national tour of Russia supporting the album. Two singles, Fight Club and Let’s Get Louder reached #1 on the Russian radio charts, with Fight Club remaining in the top 10 for a record-breaking 16 weeks and also being named the 2011 Rock Song of the Year at the annual Nashe Awards. Along with this, LOUNA was nominated for Breakthrough Artist and Solo Performance of the year. Their second album, The Time of X, released in February of 2012 has already produced a #1 single, Mama, and their most recent single People Looking Up entered the Russian charts in the top 10.

LOUNA:
Lou Gevorkian (vocals)
Vitaly Demidenko (bass)
Rouben Kazariyan (guitar)
Sergey Ponkratiev (guitar)
Leonid “Pilot” Kinzbursky (drums)

For more information on LOUNA, please visit these websites:

www.lounarocks.com
www.reddecaderecords.com

***Behind A Mask and the single Mama were originally slated for release through RDR via Rocket Science Ventures/The Orchard, with the original album release date as April 23, 2013. Due to a new deal signed by Red Decade Records LLC with Membran Entertainment Group/Sony RED, the single (as well as any other past or future LOUNA release) is no longer available through RDR via RSV/Orchard and is now available online via iTunes and Amazon through MEG/ RED. Behind A Mask will now be released via MEG/RED on April 30, 2013 in the U.S. and Canada. All future Red Decade Records LLC releases will be released through MEG/RED as well. Red Decade Records LLC apologizes for any confusion regarding this release and feels that this new partnership with Membran Entertainment will allow LOUNA and our other artists to reach more people in a more effective manner.

Female-Fronted Russian Sensation LOUNA to Release New Album (theweldingroom.com)
AMARANTHE Top iTunes Metal Chart (theweldingroom.com)

Progressive rock/metal outfit ANCIIENTS released their debut album Heart of Oak. The album is streaming here, and available on Ltd Ed. digipack with 2 bonus tracks, jewel case CD, Ltd Ed. double gate-fold LP, and digitally. Heart of Oak is available for purchase at the Season of Mist E-shop.

Additionally, the band are giving away an mp3 of the lead single, as heard on The Welding Room, Raise the Sun here.

The band is currently touring as part of the Death To All Tour and will join SKELETONWITCH for a trek that begins on May 26 in Albany, NY, and travel through the United States and Canada. ANCIIENTS have also been confirmed for this year’s installment of Scion Rock Fest. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

ANCIIENTS updates available through the Season of Mist website, ANCIIENTS website and Facebook page.

DEATH TO ALL Tour Dates
04/18/13 Detroit, MI@ St. Andrews Hall
04/19/13 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues Cleveland
04/20/13 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
04/21/13 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
04/23/13 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
04/24/13 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
04/25/13 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts w/ Believer
04/26/13 Silver Spring, MD@ The Fillmore (Silver Spring)
04/27/13 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
04/28/13 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

Tour Dates
5/15 Billings, MT @ Railyard
5/17 Des Moines, IA @ House Of Bricks
5/18 Indianapolis, IN @ Indy’s Jukebox w/ Glorior Belli, Wolvhammer
5/20 Pittsburgh, PA @ Belvedere’s w/ Glorior Belli, Wolvhammer

SKELETONWITCH Tour Dates
5/26 Albany, NY @ Bogies
5/27 Burlington, VT @ Nectars
5/28 Quebec City, QC @ Agitee
5/29 Trois-Rivieres, QC @ Rock Cafe
5/30 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
6/1 Memphis, TN @ Scion Rock Fest
6/2 Toronto, ON @ Wreckroom
6/6 Winnipeg, MB @ The Zoo
6/7 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos
6/9 Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop
6/10 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
6/11 Victoria, BC @ V Lounge

ANCIIENTS Stream New Song, Announce Tour Dates (theweldingroom.com)
ANCIIENTS Streaming New Album (theweldingroom.com)

The avant-garde Norwegian group SHINING — whose unique “blackjazz” hybrid of extreme progressive metal, experimental jazz-fusion and industrial precision has earned extensive international acclaim – will release One One One, their first studio album in three years, this spring. The album, which is available now for pre-order, will be released by Prosthetic Records in North America digitally on April 23, with physical releases on CD and gatefold LP to follow soon after. A teaser for the forthcoming music video for first single I Won’t Forget can be seen at this location.

One One One digital release set for April 23; pre-order for CD and LP available now

Mixed and co-produced by Sean Beaven (NIN, Marilyn Manson, Slayer) and mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering (Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Ministry), One One One sees SHINING expanding on the musical palettes introduced on 2010′s landmark Blackjazz. That album – hailed by the New York Times as “a radioactive alloy of jazz and black metal” – scored a Norwegian Grammy nomination, cracked the Norwegian Top 10 and saw the group tour around the globe, from high-profile U.S. events like SXSW and CMJ to the large stages of European summer festivals. One such performance was captured on Live Blackjazz, an ambitious CD/DVD released on 11.11.11 that saw the group perform the album in full before a sold-out crowd in their home country.

SHINING has already performed One One One live in its entirety in Norway, after which they were awarded the prestigious Statoil scholarship – essentially a grant to be used toward international touring. Accordingly, the band is already making plans to return to America, where their 2012 SXSW performance earned rave reviews.

It will be the latest step on an unorthodox career path that began with two acoustic jazz albums released at the turn of the century. From there, SHINING began to incorporate progressive rock and experimental metal influences on their next two releases, after which they famously collaborated with progressive black metal Vikings Enslaved on a concerto commissioned by a top European jazz festival. That union helped to influence the musical direction of Blackjazz, which in turn begat One One One.

“While One One One is meant to complete the Blackjazz Trilogy, it’s also definitely the catchiest and most immediate music we’ve ever recorded, thereby paving the way for another bright and brand new version of ourselves,” says SHINING front man Jørgen Munkeby.

“The idea this time around was to make a series of jazz-metal hits with no fillers, hence the name of the album, and I believe we’ve managed to do just that. I have never been as proud of an album as I am with this one.”

The future is not only bright — it’s SHINING.

One One One track listing:
1. I Won’t Forget
2. The One Inside
3. My Dying Drive
4. Off The Hook
5. Blackjazz Rebels
6. How Your Story Ends
7. The Hurting Game
8. Walk Away
9. Paint The Sky Black

www.shining.no
www.facebook.com/shiningnorway

NEGATOR Joins Forces With PROSTHETIC RECORDS (theweldingroom.com)
DISPERSE Offer Free Download, Announce Contest (theweldingroom.com)

THE FORESHADOWING Complete First Ever North American Tour

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THE FORESHADOWING recently completed their first ever North American tour. The Voices from the Dark tour with Marduk and Moonspell wrapped up earlier this month. The band returned home to Italy to prepare for European shows. For those in North America that missed the show, limited quantities of left over merch can be found on-line at indiemerch.com/theforeshadowing. Additionally, a live bootleg from the Los Angeles show has been posted on-line. Watch Ground Zero HERE.

THE FORESHADOWING comments on the tour:

“Hails guys!
Just back from Voices from the Dark Tour, and despite it was hard working we must say we’re still excited and enthusiastic of having shared such unforgettable moments with great and respectful bands like Moonspell, Inquisition, Marduk and Death Wolf, but above all, we wanna thank all the fans, the old as well as the new ones, who showed us their love and support for our music!!!

We hope to come back really soon in the States and in Canada to give you some more doom vibes!!!
Doom on.”

The next confirmed gig for the band is the Romaobscura Festival with October Tide, Negura Bunget, and more. The fest is scheduled for May 5 in Rome, Italy.

Second World, THE FORESHADOWING’s most recent album, is available now at metalblade.com/theforeshadowing.

“Second World is a fabulous example of what doom metal should be, and is the best pure doom release I’ve heard in several years.” BloodyGoodHorror.com

“what sets Second World apart from the throngs of imitators is masterful song construction that ultimately sinks the hooks in deep… a passion and melody of some magnificence… a shivering, dark beauty of sonorous bliss.” Outburn Magazine

“One of the finest quality doom acts around these days!” Anders Nyström, Katatonia

“A sprawling, emotionally devastating work!” Terrorizer Magazine

https://www.facebook.com/theforeshadowing

SHAI HULUD, THY WILL BE DONE Tour Underway (theweldingroom.com)

The History Channel’s newest series, VIKINGS, a historical fiction series based on the reign of Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok directed by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth, The Tudors), features music by Norwegian heritage folk act WARDRUNA in several episodes. The series, which premiered earlier in March, licensed several songs from both albums in the group’s in-progress Runaljod trilogy — 2009′s Gap Var Ginnuga and the upcoming album Yggdrasil, due out April 2 in North America. Make sure to tune in to VIKINGS on the History Channel on Sundays at 10/9C to hear WARDRUNA!

You can hear a sample of the first seven tracks from the upcoming album Yggdrasil along with insight and commentary from founding members’ Kvitrafn and Gaahl (God Seed, ex-Gorgoroth) in the two teaser videos below.

ORDER Yggdrasil NOW!

Packages include options to purchase a regular jewel case CD, as well as a limited edition digibook including a specially designed bronze necklace and a 32-page booklet with extra artwork, translated lyrics and additional text on the album’s Runes concept.

WARDRUNA will make their American live debut at the Stella Natura Festival this fall.

Wardruna: Runaljod – Gap var Ginnunga (CD)

Wardruna: Yggdrasil (jewel case) (CD)

Wardruna: Yggdrasil digibook/necklace bundle (CD + Accessories)

Tune in to THE WELDING ROOM to hear Yggdrasil on release day, Tuesday, April 2 from 3:00pm-7:00pm EST on WRDR-DB.

WARDRUNA Release Live Video Footage (theweldingroom.com)
WARDRUNA Reveal Album Teaser Video (theweldingroom.com)
WARDRUNA Reveal Second Album Trailer (theweldingroom.com)
WARDRUNA Release New Single on iTunes (theweldingroom.com)

Last week saw the WEATHERMAKER MUSIC release of the highly anticipated new studio album Earth Rocker from CLUTCH. Earth Rocker entered the Billboard Top 200 Charts at #15 marking the highest Billboard Chart debut in the band’s storied career. The album came in at #1 on the Hard Music Chart and #3 on the Independent Album Chart.

In addition to the impressive chart positions stateside, the band continues their global domination entering the German Top 100 Media Control Chart at #71. In the UK
Earth Rocker charted at #50 on the Top 200 Album Chart, #3 on the Top Rock and Metal Albums Chart and #11 on the Top Independent album chart.

Earth Rocker is continuing to make an impact at radio. The album is #1 at CMJ Loud Rock, and their second single, Crucial Velocity - for which they also released a lyric video – was added to The Welding Room rotation. The video was done by animator James Appleton and can be viewed HERE. Send your Death Threats/Complaints to TheWeldingRoom@gmail.com to hear CLUTCH on the radio program.

“WEATHERMAKER MUSIC is thrilled with this result. The release campaign began 6 months ago. We executed on our worldwide plan by integrating touring, promotion, retail and digital marketing as well as Specialty/Metal and Active Rock radio campaigns in a perfect sequence. Our partners around the world backed us up. RED Music’s extraordinary support made much of this possible. But in the end none of it would have been the same without this great album. CLUTCH is the quintessential American rock band!”

- WEATHERMAKER MUSIC Label Manager Stefan Koster

Earth Rocker is available for purchase at the CLUTCH Merch Store.

CLUTCH is currently out on the first leg of the Earth Rocker North American Tour. The tour runs through April 20 ending in Baltimore, MD. Supporting acts on this run include Orange Goblin, Lionize and Scorpion Child.

The second leg of the Earth Rocker North American tour kicks off May 1 in Richmond, VA with The Sword and Lionize opening.

Follow CLUTCH on Twitter:

@ClutchOfficial

For More Info Visit:

Earth Rocker

Pro-Rock

WeatherMaker Music

Clutch Merch

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EARTH ROCKER NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

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3/29: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market – SOLD OUT!