Anthrax on Google Play's "Audiobiography"

Thrash-metal masters Anthrax and what is arguably the band's signature album, Among the Living, will be featured on Google Play's "Audiobiography" series starting today.  Anthrax's Scott Ian and Joey Belladonna recently pulled back the curtain exclusively for Google Play, discussing at length stories behind the making of their Gold-certified 1987 album that includes some of the band's most popular tracks - "I Am The Law," "Indians," and Caught in a Mosh."  Log onto http://bit.ly/Opbo3T to check it out.

The "Audiobiography" feature launches in tandem with a special catalog sale of some of Anthrax's best-loved albums:  Spreading the Disease (1985), Among The Living (1987), I'm the Man EP (1987), State of Euphoria (1988), Persistence of Time (1990), Attack of the Killer Bs (1991), We've Come for You All (2003), Caught in a Mosh:  BBC Live in Concert (2007), and the band's most recent release, the critically-acclaimed Worship Music (2011). All albums are priced at $6.99; two tracks, "Indians" and "Madhouse," are available for only $.49, while "Caught In A Mosh" is being offered as a free download.

 

Among the Living was released at a time when the thrash-metal genre was exploding - Metallica's Master of Puppets, Slayer's Reign In Blood and Megadeth's Peace Sells had just hit the streets, birthing what came to be known as The Big Four.  The cover art for Among the Living is an original painting that some say features a rendition of the maleficent Rev. Henry Kane from the "Poltergeist" films.  As the band's Charlie Benante explained, "the album is basically about Good and Evil...how much evil there is among us."

 

Anthrax is about to hit the road, co-headlining Leg Three of the Anthrax/Testament/Death Angel "thrash-fest," marking the first time the band has toured Canada since the release of Worship Music. Dates are below.


SEPTEMBER

14   Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA

15   Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR

16   Toyota Arena, Kennewick, WA

17   Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA

19   The Showbox @ The Market, Seattle, WA

20   Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC

21   MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Calgary, AL

22   Events Center, Edmonton, AL

24   The Odeon, Saskatoon, SK

25   Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB

27   Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL

28   Harpo's Concert Theatre, Detroit, MI

29   Danforth Hall, Toronto, ON

30   Capitole du Quebec, Quebec City, QC

 

OCTOBER

 2   Metropolis, Montreal, QC

 3   State Theatre, Portland, ME

 4   Webster Theatre, Hartford, CT

 5   Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ

 6   House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ

NASA's Curiosity Wakes Up To A Dose of Anthrax

They are one of the bands that helped define the "metal/thrash" genre (with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth - The Big Four).  Their music has been played at New York's Yankee Stadium, in Moscow, Warsaw, Australia, Japan, and at Castle Donington in the UK.  But now, thanks to NASA, Anthrax is the first metal band to ever have its music played on Mars.

"Got The Time," from the band's 1990 Gold-certified Persistence of Time, was one of several songs on NASA's wake-up playlist for the Mars Rover, Curiosity, that touched down on the Red Planet August 5.  "Got The Time" woke Curiosity up on Day Six, along with "Echelon" by 30 Seconds to Mars.  Since Curiosity's Mars landing, the playlist has also included The Beatles' "Good Morning Good Morning," the theme from "Star Wars," and Wagner's "The Ride of the Valkyries."
 

As Anthrax's Scott Ian put it, "Yes, there will be moshing on Mars."
 

Next on Anthrax's Planet Earth agenda is a Fall co-headline tour with Testament, with Death Angel supporting.  This will be Leg Three of the Anthrax/Testament/Death Angel hat-trick, and will mark Anthrax's first tour of Canada in support of the band's most recent release, Worship Music, called the Metal Album of the Year by an abundance of journalists.
 

Added Ian, "With Testament and Death Angel before, we played sold-out shows, raging crowds and EPIC war dances, and we can't wait to do it again, especially for our Canadian fans who have been waiting a long to time 'worship music' with us."
 

Several new dates have been added to the thrash-fest routing, including shows in Chicago, Detroit, Hartford and Atlantic City.  The complete itinerary is below.
 

And if that's not enough Anthrax news for you, Anthrax's bassist, Frank Bello, will attend the premiere of "Greetings From Tim Buckley" at next month's Toronto Film Festival.  Bello made his feature film debut in the supporting role of punk rock legend Richard Hell in the film that stars Penn Badgley of "Gossip Girl" fame.  Bello auditioned for the role on a Thursday, was cast on Friday, and reported to the set the following Monday, the morning after Anthrax's big Yankee Stadium concert last September with The Big Four.
 

With the new dates added, the complete itinerary for the Anthrax/Testament/Death Angel thrash-fest are as follows:

SEPTEMBER

14     Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA

15     Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR

16     Toyota Arena, Kennewick, WA

17     Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA

19     The Showbox @ The Market, Seattle, WA

20     Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC

21     MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Calgary, AL

22     Events Center, Edmonton, AL

24     The Odeon, Saskatoon, SK

25     Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB

27     Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL

28     Harpo's Concert Theatre, Detroit, MI

29     Danforth Hall, Toronto, ON

30     Capitole du Quebec, Quebec City, QC
 

OCTOBER

 2     Metropolis, Montreal, QC

 3     State Theatre, Portland, ME

 4     Webster Theatre, Hartford, CT

 5     Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ

 6     House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ

Death Angel To Perform "The Ultra-Violence" In Its Entirety

LegendaryBay Area thrash metallers DEATH ANGEL have added headlining dates around their upcoming tour with TESTAMENT and ANTHRAX this Fall! The group will also perform their 1987 classic, The Ultra-Violence, in its entirety at these shows.

“We had such a blast on the first two legs that we had to come back for thirds,” commented guitarist Rob Cavestany. “TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX, DEATH ANGEL North American Tour Part III coming at ya live this September/October!  This run will see us performing more dates in Canada since our ‘Frolic Through the Park Tour’ in 1988!

To top it off, after that tour ends, we continue on the road in the states with headline shows in support of the Silver Anniversary of our debut album The Ultra-Violence.  We will be performing the entire album from beginning to end. We have never done this in the USA so prepare for a wicked set of pure old school THRASH!

Looking forward to seeing all our crazy fans, friends and family out on the road again soon!  Until then we shall use all the energy we’ve stored up from nonstop touring to continue writing our next album!”

DEATH ANGEL, THREAT SIGNAL, HOLY GRAIL, WRETCHED

10/07/12  Empire – West Springfield, VA

10/09/12  Tremont Music Hall @ The Casbah – Charlotte, NC

10/10/12  The Earl – Atlanta, GA

10/11/12 The Roc Bar – Jacksonville, FL
10/12/12  Orpheum Theatre – Tampa, FL

10/13/12  Churchill's – Miami, FL
10/14/12  The Social – Orlando, FL

10/16/12  Korova – San Antonio, TX

10/17/12  House of Rock – El Paso, TX

10/18/12  Rocky Point Cantina – Tempe, AZ

10/19/12  The Whisky – Hollywood, CA

DEATH ANGEL

10/20/12  Last Day Saloon – Santa Rosa, CA

10/21/12  The Rodeo Club – San Jose, CA

Latest Music Videos:
“River of Rapture” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbwOUpgOk38
“Truce” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erSBEaeL808&feature=related

Relentless Retribution sold around 2,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 10 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. The record also came in at #188 on Billboards Top Current Albums chart, making it DEATH ANGEL’s highest charting record since the bands reformation in 2004.

Relentless Retribution was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with production genius Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITE CHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER). Cover art was handled this time by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY,CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL).

For more information visit: www.DEATHANGEL.us | www.facebook.com/DEATHANGEL | www.myspace.com/DEATHANGEL

849 Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2012 photos and 2 interviews

Have you missed any of our coverage of the Rockstar Mayhem Festival? No problem. Here it all is. Please repost the links to the full photo galleries and the interview pages instead of linking to the YouTube page or a specific photo. There is nothing you can do to help this site than to re-post our links on Facebook, Twiiter, and Reddit. So we encourage you to do that. However, if you want to use one of our photos for your Facebook header, profile image, or desktop background we would be honored as well. Thanks for your support.

PHOTOS:
We asked to photograph all bands, but these are the ones we got. We thank them for letting us photograph them.

Slayer:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/slayer-playing-rockstar-mayhem-2012/

Motorhead:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/motorhead-at-rockstar-mayhem-july-2012/

Anthrax:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/anthrax-at-rockstar-mayhem-july-2012/

The Devil Wears Prada:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/the-devil-wears-prada-at-rockstar-mayhem/

Asking Alexandria:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/asking-alexandria-playing-rockstar-mayhem/

Whitechapel:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/whitechapel-playing-rockstar-mayhem/

As I Lay Dying:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/as-i-lay-dying-playing-rockstar-mayhem-2012/

Upon A Buring Body:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/upon-a-burning-body-playing-rockstar-mayhem/

Drown Mary:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/drown-mary-playing-rockstar-mayhem/

Link to all photos at http://www.rockmymonkey.com/photos/

INTERVIEWS:
We asked to interview all bands, but these are the two bands we got. We thanks them again for giving us their time.

The Devil Wears Prada:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/news/2012/8/2/rock-my-monkey-tv-interviews-the-devil-wears-prada.html

As I Lay Dying:
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/news/2012/8/1/rock-my-monkey-tv-interviews-as-i-lay-dying.html

Link to all interviews at http://www.rockmymonkey.com/tv

The 1st Annual Mayhem Festival Cruise Announces Tickets For Life

The first annual MAYHEM FESTIVAL CRUISE, taking place aboard the Carnival Imagination from  Friday, December 7, 2012 to Monday, December 10, 2012, is pleased to announce special discounts and deals going on sale on Wednesday, July 18^th!

New Deals and Discounts:

• A special military discount is being offered at $599+ $249 port tax for an ocean view cabin (based on doubles).
• New Quad cabin deal: 4A cabins Quads are now just $599 per person plus port tax.
• Each friend that you refer to attend the cruise, you get $50 of onboard credit!
• Anyone that purchases a cruise package will receive a ticket to the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL for life!

Visit www.mayhemcruise.com for more information on these new deals and check out a new video about the new cruise deals at this location!

From the creators of the country’s largest touring heavy music festival experience and presented in conjunction with Hal Roseman of Rose Tours, the first annual MAYHEM FESTIVAL CRUISE will depart from the Port of Miami, FL and travel to the Bahamas and back during the dates noted above. Hosted by Jose Mangin of Sirius XM Liquid Metal, fans will experience a blistering 90-minute set from each one of these killer heavy metal bands: LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, ANTHRAX, HATEBREED, SUICIDE SILENCE, and KINGDOM OF SORROW—as well as additional showcase sets from Century Media, Metal Blade Records, Roadrunner Records and Sumerian Records artists including GOJIRA, PERIPHERY, BORN OF OSIRIS, BATTLECROSS, OTHERWISE, GIRL ON FIRE, ANTI MORTEM, and GYSPYHAWK. 

Mayhem veterans JDevil (Jonathan Davis of KORN) and DJ Starscream (Sid of SLIPKNOT) will also perform full DJ sets each night, as well as Mechanize  (Lee McKinney of Born of Osiris).

There’s more to this voyage than heavy metal impaling your eardrums!

• Come hang with Clown (of SLIPKNOT) as he curates his own art show on the cruise, as well as hosts to FANGORIA'S VIDEO NASTIES FILM FESTIVAL. (ADDING IN SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

“FANGORIA is thrilled to be working with the Mayhem Cruise! The mix of heavy metal music and horror films should provide for an epic adventure on the high seas!”

- Bekah McKendry, Fangoria Entertainment

• Laugh along with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL’s comedian BIG JAY OAKERSON and THE LEGIONS OF SKANK featuring LUIS J. GOMEZ and DAVE SMITH, who are set to perform two raunchy and raucous stand-up shows each night!

• Enjoy daily artist panels with stories from the road and music industry tips! Speakers include ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL co-creators John Reese and Kevin Lyman, amongst other musical icons.
• Check out the Neo-Burlesque dance troupe IRON FIST VELVET GLOVE CARNAL REVIEW. See the diverse and sexy dancers in an edgy underground setting.

Other entertainment on board will include:

• BEACHER'S MADHOUSE
• A full casino featuring a three-night poker tournament with artists and fans side by side
• Meet & Greets, signings, and photo-ops throughout the ship

For more information and to book your cabin, visit www.MayhemCruise.com.

**Payment plans are available**

For more general information on the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, as well as the first annual MAYHEM FESTIVAL cruise, visit www.rockstarmayhemfest.com andwww.mayhemcruise.com.