INTRONAUT Announce Headline Tour In September

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(Los Angeles, CA) – Post-metal proggers INTRONAUT are pleased to announce they will hit the road for a string of headline shows next month in support of their current album, HABITUAL LEVITATIONS, that was released earlier this year.  Label mates Vattnet Viskar will join the tour as special guests.

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 INTRONAUT & VATTNET VISKAR tour dates:

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12-Sep Tempe, AZ Rocky Point

14-Sep Albuquerque, NM Launchpad

16-Sep Dallas, TX Club Dada

18-Sep St Louis, MO Firebird

19-Sep Louisville, KY Diamonds Pub

20-Sep Rochester, NY Montage Hall

INTRONAUT received mass critical acclaim for HABITUAL LEVITATIONS:

“Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones) is topnotch stuff – maybe even the best album they’ve made thus far” – Outburn Magazine

“pretty incredible stuff” – Decibel Magazine

“a force to be reckoned with in the metal world” – Loudwire.com

“Habitual Levitations will disappoint no one, featuring some of the most seamless songwriting in the band’s career” – The Aquarian Weekly

“flat-out amazing: intricate, fluid, and dazzlingly creative” – Chicago Reader

“Destined for greatness” – About.com Heavy Metal

“sharply unique and fiercely sincere” – MetalSucks.net

“Intronaut continue to own the prog-metal netherworld between the jazzy acrobatics of Cynic and the doomier textures of Baroness” – Revolver Magazine

INTRONAUT Online:

www.facebook.com/Intronaut

www.intronautofficial.com

www.centurymedia.com/intronaut

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Debut New Single

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has debuted the brand new single titled “Aint No Sunshine When She’s Gone” off their forthcoming CD/DVD “Unblackened” due out September 24th. Originally penned by blues legend Bill Withers, “Aint No Sunshine When She’s Gone” is one of two covers found on the “Unblackened” CD/DVD release. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

Front man Zakk Wylde adds his comment.

“Ain’t No Sunshine’ is such a beautiful, heartfelt song. I’ve always loved it and wanted to cover it.  It felt so right in the context of ‘Unblackened.”

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“Unblackened,” the new live DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital Video from Black Label Society will be released on September 24, 2013 by Eagle Rock Entertainment. [Pre-book Order Date September 9, MSRP $19.98 Blu-ray, $14.98 DVD].

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Additionally, Zakk’s label home, eOne Music, will release the audio version of the “Unblackened” DVD under the same name. The double disc release will have six additional tracks not found on the DVD, including two acoustic versions of “Queen Of Sorrow” and “Won’t Find It Here,” and covers of Leon Russell’s “Song For You” and “Aint No Sunshine When She’s Gone” by Bill Withers.

Since their early nineties inception, Black Label Society, formed and helmed by guitar legend Zakk Wylde, has been at the forefront of hard rock. Their penchant for hard riffs and blazing solos has resulted in a slew of hugely successful albums and a reputation as one of the most powerful live bands of their generation. “Unblackened,” however, unveils another side of the band.

Filmed and recorded earlier this year in high definition at Los Angeles’ Club Nokia, “Unblackened” is Black Label Society presenting their songs in a whole new light, with greater use of acoustic instrumentation. Wylde plays both guitar and piano, with Nick Catanase on guitar, John DeServio on bass/vocals, Chad Szeliga on drums, Derek Sherinian on keyboards/piano, and Greg Locascio providing additional vocals.

Their stripped-down approach highlights the subtler nuances of the songwriting, without losing any of the fire or intensity. Classic tracks like “Stillborn,” “The Blessed Hellride,” “In This River,” “Throwin’ It All Away,” “Losin’ Your Mind,” and many others are still punctuated by the stinging, searing solos that fans know and love, while showcasing the versatility of the band.

In addition to the concert, “Unblackened” is rich in bonus material. A new interview with Zakk, photo gallery, music video for “Losin’ Your Mind,” and a feature with Wylde visiting HM Prison Stocken in the U.K . are all included.

Zakk Wylde, who has been called one of the true guitar heroes of the past 20-plus years, served as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist for over 20 years in addition to his work with BLS. This collaboration led to a string of multi-platinum albums, including Osbourne’s biggest selling “No More Tears,” of which Wylde wrote all the music. Bestowed with such accolades as “Golden God” by Metal Hammer and the “Best Guitarist” Award from Revolver Magazine, Wylde has proven time and time again that his songwriting, guitar prowess, and on-stage persona, along with his larger-than-life personality, have made him a force to be reckoned with. Black Label Society continues to enthrall fans around the globe, and “Unblackened” is another incredible piece in the band’s catalog.

DVD TRACK LISTING

1.) Losin’ Your Mind
2.) The Blessed Hellride
3.) Sold My Soul
4.) Road Back Home
5.) Spoke In The Wheel
6.) House Of Doom
7.) Queen Of Sorrow
8.) Machine Gun Man
9.) Sweet Jesus
10.) In This River
11.) Throwin’ It All Away
12.) Takillya (Estyabon)
13.) Won’t Find It Here
14.) Rust
15.) Speedball
16.) I Thank You Child
17.) Stillborn

CD TRACK LISTING

DISC 1

1. Losin’ Your Mind
2. The Blessed Hellride
3. Sold My Soul
4. Road Back Home
5. Spoke In the Wheel
6. House Of Doom
7. Queen Of Sorrow
8. Machine Gun Man
9. Sweet Jesus
10. In This River
11. Throwin’ It All Away

DISC 2
1. Takillya (Estyabon)
2. Won’t Find It Here
3. Rust
4. Speedball
5. I Thank You Child
6. Stillborn
7. Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone (cover)
9. Lovin’ Woman
10. Queen Of Sorrow (unplugged)
11. Song For You (cover)
12. Won’t Find It Here (unplugged)
13. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

FATALITY Posts Latest Tour Diary Update

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amr_logo_smal_570Toronto’s favorite thrash party monsters Fatality are currently on a two-month North American “Towards Disastour” in support of their latest album, Psychonaut. Vocalist Spencer Le Von checks in with DeadRhetoric.com, sharing FATALITY’s debauchery and mayhem filled nights in Florida…

Read about it here along with a podcast entitled “Fatality Backseat LeVoncast” on iTunes here:

Past tour diary entries:

Part I – http://www.deadrhetoric.com/features/fatality-north-american-tour-diary-part-i/

Part II – http://www.deadrhetoric.com/features/fatality-north-american-tour-diary-part-ii/

Part III – http://www.deadrhetoric.com/features/fatality-north-american-tour-diary-part-iii/

Part IV – http://www.deadrhetoric.com/features/fatality-north-american-tour-diary-part-iv/

Part V – http://www.deadrhetoric.com/features/fatality-north-american-tour-diary-part-v/

Part VI – http://www.deadrhetoric.com/features/fatality-north-american-tour-diary-part-vi/

Fatality also stopped in to cook with Bruce Moore of Brutally Delicious on iFood TV while on tour.  The band cooked up a storm with their Fatality styled BBQ chicken. Watch it here.

Fatality Canada / USA Dates: ‘Towards Disastour’

Up-to-date tour info can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/163831077118892/

August 9 – Oakland, CA @ Continental Club w/ Zombie Holocaust – Show Details
August 10 – Medford, OR @ MusicHead w/ Zombie Holocaust – Show Details
August 11 – Eugene, OR @ Tiny Tavern w/ Zombie Holocaust
August 12 – Portland, OR @ East End w/ Zombie Holocaust – Show Details
August 14 – Seattle, WA @ Kraken w/ Zombie Holocaust – Show Details
August 16 – Vancouver, BC @ The Astoria – Show Details
August 17 – Portland, OR @ Tonic Lounge 
August 18 – Spokane, WA @ Carr’s Corner Bar – Show Details
August 19 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder 
August 20 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall – Show Details
 August 23 – St. Louis, MO @ Cusumano’s – Show Details
August 24 – Chicago, IL @ TBA
August 25 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Berlin Bar
August 26 – Cleveland, OH @ The Foundry
August 28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Howler’s Coyote – Show Details
August 29 – Buffalo, NY – The Lair – Show Details

A darker and more mature effort, Psychonaut brings forth Fatality’s trademark energy and commitment to drunken mayhem. Tracks like ‘Thoughts Collide’ and ‘Before The Collapse’ delve deep into the sodden minds of their creators, bubbling with the strange alchemy of pop culture. Psychonaut is an exploration of the inner landscape of the mind, where addled thoughts and horror-polluted dreams are held up to musical scrutiny. Monstrous, ambitious, and sardonically funny as ever, Fatality are taking their unique sound and boundless energy to the next level.

Souncloud stream – Monstrous – https://soundcloud.com/fatalitythrash/monstrous

Soundcloud stream – Thoughts Collide – https://soundcloud.com/fatalitythrash/thoughts-collide/s-w96eC

Music Video – Thoughts Collide – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YLN5I7NUGU

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1. Enter Purgatory – 7:54
2. Thoughts Collide – 5:11
3. Monstrous – 5:26
4. Before the Collapse – 5:29
5. Towards Disaster – 4:47
6. Psychonaut – 6:10
7. Satan’s Shepherd – 4:18
8. Thrashterpiece II – 7:15
Total: 46:25

‘Psychonaut’ is available on iTunes, Bandcamp, Big Cartel.

To fund their new album, upcoming tour and music video FATALITY launched a crowd funding platform via Indiegogo.com, which was linked to http://fatality.ca. They’ve successfully received over $5,000 in fan support during the campaign for the album through this new initiative.

Indiegogo Fundraiser Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7cti1up5zY

About:

Toronto, Canada’s high-energy, modern thrash monsters Fatality have been cranking out wise-cracking, beer-drenched nightmares together since 2003. Known for their wild, riotous live performances and their peerless work ethic, they have been independently booking and promoting their own shows, creating great merch, touring North America, and making some great tunes along the way. Few bands embody the DIY spirit as fully as Fatality consistently do, and no other bands have as much fun working their asses off.

Fatality’s debut effort, Beers From The Grave, was an irreverent, horror-themed album that eschewed seriousness in favour of hard living and good times. Decibel Magazine quipped that, on Beers From The Grave, “solos fly with reckless abandon, the bass is audible and practically so are the beers being cracked open. These guys must have awesome parties.” Hellbound.ca stated that Fatality are “a bundle of crass, explosive, obnoxiously positive energy spewing beer and shrapnel.” Part homage to classic zombie apocalypse horror and part retro-thrash ruckus, Beers From The Grave was an exciting, riotously messy debut.

After supporting Beers From The Grave with East coast Canadian tours, and being invited to share the stage with the likes of Exodus, Municipal Waste, Holy Grail and Razor, the thrash rockers went back to the studio and emerged with still more new material. Three rough-and-tumble, irresistibly catchy singles — “T.F.E.S.”, “Uppercut” and “Hammerfist” — were bundled together as a free EP. While most bands would have simply released a free record and called it a day, Fatality supported their singles with North American tours, winning hearts, destroying livers and splitting eardrums along the way. After those adventures, Fatality went into a period of hiatus. They emerged from this creative cocoon and re-instated their original drummer, Mason LeVon (brother to guitarist and vocalist Spencer LeVon, who replaced longtime friend and skinsman Andrew Suarez), and new musical vision. In early 2012, the band began writing a brand-new full-length, ‘Psychonaut’, unquestionably their most ambitious project to date.

FATALITY:

Eytan Gordon – Lead Guitar

Spencer LeVon – Lead Vocals/Guitar

Adam Zlotnik – Bass Guitar

Mason LeVon – Drums

2011 Single T.F.E.S. – http://youtu.be/sNaYiUm6ze4

For more info, please visit these links:

Facebook – http://facebook.com/fatalitythrash

Bandcamp – http://fatality.bandcamp.com/

the FATALITY Blog – http://fatalitythrash.blogspot.ca/

SoundCloud – https://soundcloud.com/fatalitythrash

Merch Store – http://fatalitymerch.bigcartel.com

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