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Clutch To Enter Studio

Posted in Bands on February 18, 2009

Clutch has announced plans to enter the studio with J. Robbins to begin work on their next full-length recording. The group had the following to report:

Management at Weathermaker Music has announced that Clutch will enter Magpie Cage recording studios in Baltimore with producer J. Robbins on March 20th, to work on their first studio record in over 2 years. The yet to be titled release is set for a June 30th worldwide release through Weathermaker. Robbins produced both The Bakerton Group's "El Rojo" and Clutch's critically acclaimed 2005 release "Robot Hive/Exodus" and we are very excited to be working with him on yet another Clutch release.

Doomriders In The Studio

Posted in Bands on February 18, 2009

Doomriders recently entered Godcity Studios with Kurt Ballou to record their sophomore effort. The band plans to record twelve new songs as well as several covers; this will be the first Doomriders album to feature Cave In drummer JR Conners behind the kit. The band released their debut full-length, Black … Read more

108 In The Studio

Posted in Bands on February 18, 2009

108 is currently in the studio with engineer Alex Garcia-Rivera (Give Up The Ghost) recording for a new album titled Forever is Destroyed. The band last released A New Beat from a Dead Heart in 2007. Read more

Bane Working On New Songs

Posted in Bands on February 10, 2009

Bane are currently writing new songs and plan to have at least a 7" out in time for Summer. The band hopes to hit the road for tours in Australia and Japan and a full U.S. tour before the year. Read more

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Deftones Bassist Update

Posted in Bands on February 5, 2009

The Deftones recently provided an update on the status of bassist Chi Cheng in light of the band's continued work on their new album as well as a confirmed live show. The band will perform with a fill-in bassist in the form of former Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega. Here is … Read more

Meshuggah Plan DVD / New Album

Posted in Bands on February 5, 2009

Meshuggah is planning a DVD for release later this year as well as tentative plans to work on a new album. Drummer Tomas Haake recently spoke with Fullerton College's The Hornet: Well have a Live DVD probably late spring, early fall. As far as new stuff, we haven't started recording … Read more

Municipal Waste To Enter Studio

Posted in Bands on February 3, 2009

Municipal Waste will enter the studio next month to begin recording a new album for Earache Records. The band will record at Red Plant Studios in the group's hometown of Richmond, VA. The band last released The Art of Partying in 2007. Read more

Thorns Of Life Interview

Posted in Bands on January 31, 2009

Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club reccently spoke in-depth with Thorns of Life's Blake Schwarzenbach in regards to his latest project. Among the details was mention of the band self-releasing their first album. You can read about that and more at the link above. Read more

This Is Hell Seeking Drummer

Posted in Bands on January 31, 2009

This is Hell is on the search for a drummer. No word on why the sudden need has been stated. Here is the info from the band: Hey, we are looking for a drummer. Starting for when we go to Europe March 13th - April 14th. If anyone is interested … Read more

Doomriders To Enter Studio

Posted in Bands on January 20, 2009

Doomriders will begin recording their first full-length since Black Thunder in February with Kurt Ballou at God City Studios. The band also released a split last year with Disfear and a split with Coliseum in 2005. Read more

Bob Nanna Project Gets Name / First Show

Posted in Bands on January 16, 2009

Updating our previous story on Bob Nanna's new project, it appears the group has a name and a live debut coming up. The group is apparently titled Certain People I Know and they will make their live debut February 19th at Beat Kitchen in Chicago, IL. Source: Joel Smith Read more

Giant Becomes Braveyoung

Posted in Bands on January 16, 2009

North Carolina's Giant have moved forward with a new name, Braveyoung. The group will release a new 10" LP, Bloom, in the coming months via The End Records. The band commented on the change on name: To avoid inevitable legal repercussions, we have decided to stop using the name Giant. … Read more

Thrice Writing New Songs

Posted in Bands on January 12, 2009

Thrice have revealed that they are currently writing new material. The band shared: Just wrapped day three of writing. It's going really well. Ideas are flowing and there's a lot of positive energy in this little room of ours. Read more

The Aggrolites In The Studio

Posted in Bands on January 7, 2009

The Aggrolites are currently back in the studio working on their fourth full-length album and follow-up to Reggae Hit L.A., released in 2006. Recording is taking place at Kingsize Soundlabs in Los Angeles and the album is scheduled for release in May 2009 via Hellcat Records. Read more

Bob Nanna Working On New Project

Posted in Bands on January 6, 2009

Bob Nanna of Braid/Hey Mercedes fame has a new project in the works with former Hey Mercedes drummer Damon Atkinson. No details about the new project are available other than that. Source: Joel Smith Read more

Jesse Michaels Details New Project

Posted in Bands on January 5, 2009

After debuting his new project live last month, Jesse Michaels has shared some info on the new group, which now has a name, Classics of Love. Here are some words that Michaels had to share: Our new band is called "Classics of Love." The members consist of Jesse Michaels on … Read more

None More Black Replaces Drummer

Posted in Bands on January 2, 2009

None More Black have announced the departure of drummer Jared Shavelson. Shavelson will be replaced by Richard Minino of New Mexican Disaster Squad fame. The band had this to say of the change: He [Jason] shared the most time with us, and is possibly one of the best drummers around … Read more

Nightmare Of You Enter Studio

Posted in Bands on January 2, 2009

Nightmare of You have entered Magic Shop Studio in New York City to record their sophomore full-length. The band last released the Bang EP in 2007. Read more

Jesse Michaels Debuts New Band

Posted in Bands on December 22, 2008

Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy/Common Rider fame debuted his new project this past weekend. Michaels spoke of the band's debut and what to expect from the group: Thanks to everybody who came out to the Bottom of the Hill last night. This show was the first show of the new … Read more

Smashing Pumpkins Plan Singles Not Album

Posted in Bands on December 19, 2008

The Smashing Pumpkins will be abandoning their norm of releasing full-length albums for singles in the future. Frontman Billy Corgan explained the band's reasoning as such: People don't even listen to it all. They put it on their iPod, they drag over the two singles, and skip over the rest. … Read more