The Commander-In-Chief Signs Endorsement Deal With EMG Pickups

Norwegian 7string guitarist/singer/songwriter in Metal, The Commander-In-Chief has announced an endorsement deal with EMG pickups, with this statement, shared from EMG´s FB page:

"We are proud to announce the signing of The Commander-In-Chief to the EMG Artist roster!! The Commander-In-Chief is an uber unique and talented guitarist/singer/songwriter who is blazing a trail of her own through the Metal side of the music business so be sure to keep an eye out for this rising star! View her EMG Artist page here: http://www.emgpickups.com/artists/featuredArtist/744 "

The Commander-In-Chief herself said this;

"Never before has my one-of-a-kind Ibanez Falchion 7 string guitar sounded this ballsy! The EMG 57-7H bridge pickup has lots of bass with all the notes clearly defined, even in the fastest riffs. The 66-7H allows me to play through Arpeggios with a clear, sweet and defined sound. The guitar solos have a round, classic tone that I have always been looking for. For the first time my guitar sounds amazing no matter which channel I use on my amp. These EMG pickups have unleashed to full potential of my guitar!"

She can next be seen at Scandinavia´s biggest cultural festival, Bergen International Festival, on June 1st, where she will represent the Metal genre at their Guitar Fest, together with five other guitarists.

After her main-stage performance at HammerFest 2013, The Commander-In-Chief did an "interview marathon" with 15 interviews in less than four hours in the press tent. Six of them were video interviews with journalists from these great sites;

MetalShock Finland

Manchester Rocks

Get Your Rock Out

Peek From The Pit

Eyes From The Mosh Pit 

Alpha Wolf Hunters

All the interviews can be seen at The Commander-In-Chief´s YouTube Channel here

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?feature=edit_ok&list=PL7E682551052E0603

Here is the interview with Peek From the Pit, which starts at 29:48

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_594033&feature=iv&src_vid=XyRJe0Xpwp0&v=AeXPFhXltE0#t=29m48s

For more information, go to http://www.facebook.com/thecommanderinchiefmusic

Savage Messiah To Play Hammerfest VIP Day This Thursday

British shred-heavy melodic metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH have been added to the line-up for the VIP day at Hammerfest in Wales this Thursday.

The band will be performing from 9:15pm to 10:20pm this Thursday, March 14th alongside SISTER SIN, SACRED MOTHER TONGUE, JAGUAR and more.  The festival will also feature the likes of KILLING JOKE, HATEBREED, DESTRUCTION, ENSLAVED, SAINT VITUS, CANDLEMASS, SODOM and NAPALM DEATH.

SAVAGE MESSIAH lead guitarist JOFF BAILEY comments:

"Absolutely thrilled to announce that Savage Messiah have been confirmed to play this year's Hammerfest on Thursday!  It's a real honour to be playing such a killer festival again and we can't wait to storm the stage and crack some fuckin' skulls!  Let's bang some heads, smash a few brewskies and thrash the living shite out of it... SAVAGE STYLE!  See ya in the pit!!!"

View the SAVAGE MESSIAH Hammerfest flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/savagemessiah_hammerfest2013.jpg

This year's Hammerfest is the fifth edition of the festival, and takes place from March 14th to March 16th in Pwllheli, Wales.  For tickets and more information, head to http://www.hammerfest.co.uk

See SAVAGE MESSIAH live at the following shows:

Mar. 14 - Pwllheli, UK - Hammerfest
Apr. 26 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - De Effenaar
May 26 - Mansfield, UK - Metal Gods Festival

SAVAGE MESSIAH's latest album, PLAGUE OF CONSCIENCE, is available now on CD and limited edition coloured vinyl LP.  Get the album in Europe at http://bit.ly/A9ClhQ

PLAGUE OF CONSCIENCE is also available on iTunes with an exclusive bonus track at http://bit.ly/zqbuz3

Watch SAVAGE MESSIAH's music video for the track, "All Seeing I", at http://youtu.be/H65BFopVO_0

Get more SAVAGE MESSIAH news and info at:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/SavageMessiahMetal
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/savagemessiahmetal
Twitter - http://twitter.com/savagemessiah

The Commander-In-Chief´s Second Video Blog Out Now

Norwegian 7string guitarist/singer/songwriter "The Commander-In-Chief" has posted episode 2 of her new Video Blog on her Youtube channel. This episode is about lead guitars and guitar solos. She talks about her very specific approach to writing solos, how it was to record lead guitars and solos knowing that the producer sitting in front of her had worked with Dimebag Darrell for 10 years, and much more. See the episode here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCh8FnDgKmI

In episode 1 she talked about riffs and rhythm guitar playing in heavy metal. Episode 1 can be seen here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXU_BWt-WpI

"The Commander-In-Chief" has been confirmed for HammerFest Metal Festival where she will be on stage on Saturday March 16th.

Evile, Cerebral Bore, Savage Messiah & Diamond Plate To Rock Hammerfest

This weekend sees the return of Hammerfest, the annual metal festival held at Pontin's Holiday Village in Prestatyn, Wales.

Set to cause a storm at this year's edition of the festival are Earache's very own talents EVILE, CEREBRAL BORE, SAVAGE MESSIAH and DIAMOND PLATE, joining a line-up that includes the likes of ANTHRAX, AMON AMARTH, CHIMAIRA and more.  As well as Earache's new breed of bands, the line-up also includes a number of Earache alumni, including reactivated madcap thrashers LAWNMOWER DETH and Saturday headliners SKINDRED, featuring ex-DUB WAR frontman BENJI WEBBE.

BEN CARTER - EVILE:
"Evile are again going to be let loose at Hammerfest, and we can't wait to unleash Five Serpent's Teeth on our cult!  It's an honour to play the main stage, we always have a great time with great people, and everybody knows more people equals more carnage!  So see you all there for beers and mayhem!!"

KYLE RUTHERFORD - CEREBRAL BORE:
"What an honour to be asked to play on this bill, and straight off the back of the Suffocation tour.  We love playing these kind of shows as they're not death metal shows, and we stick out like a sore thumb.  This is good for us though, as it gets us playing to people who probably don't listen to death metal, and gives us a chance to win them over."

DAVID SILVER - SAVAGE MESSIAH:
"We're really psyched to be playing at Hammerfest again!  It's going to be a great show, and we'll be jammin' plenty of new songs from 'Plague of Conscience'.  After that we're looking forward to kick ass with Diamond Plate!"

Don't miss these killer bands live at Hammerfest at these times:

Friday 16th March
DIAMOND PLATE - 5:45pm
EVILE - 12:30am (Friday night)

Saturday 17th March
CEREBRAL BORE - 2:00pm
SAVAGE MESSIAH - 1:40am (Saturday night)

Head down to the Earache stall at Hammerfest for a meet & greet with DIAMOND PLATE at 4pm on Saturday and with SAVAGE MESSIAH at 7pm on the same day.

For more information about Hammerfest, go to http://www.hammerfest.co.uk/line-up/line-up-friday.html

Following the festival, DIAMOND PLATE and SAVAGE MESSIAH will be teaming up for three more unmissable UK shows, including a newly-confirmed show in Birmingham.  Don't miss them at the following shows:

SAVAGE MESSIAH + DIAMOND PLATE
Sun 18 March - York, UK - The Duchess
Mon 19 March - Birmingham, UK - Scruffy Murphy's
Tue 20 March - London, UK - Barfly

Get tickets for the shows at http://bit.ly/ApOY1M

View the flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/savage_dp_mar12.jpg

Cerebral Bore Kick Off Mini UK Tour With Suffocation Tonight

Scottish death metallers CEREBRAL BORE are kicking off a mini UK tour with death metal legends SUFFOCATION tonight - Tuesday, 13th March - at The Underworld in London.

The band will be playing four shows before heading off to perform at Hammerfest on Saturday, 17th March, joining the likes of ANTHRAX, SKINDRED, AMON AMARTH, DIAMOND PLATE, EVILE, SAVAGE MESSIAH and more.

CEREBRAL BORE guitarist PAUL MCGUIRE comments:

"We can't wait for this tour - who wouldn't want to tour with Suffocation?  We spent some time with Suffocation, Blood Red Throne and Cattle Decapitation in Holland last week, and we all can't wait to hit the road together!"

Don't miss CEREBRAL BORE on tour at the following shows:

CEREBRAL BORE w/ SUFFOCATION, CATTLE DECAPITATION, HATE, BLOOD RED THRONE, SEPHIRAH
Mar. 13 - London, UK - The Underworld
Mar. 14 - Derby, UK - The Old Bell
Mar. 15 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy
Mar. 16 - Dublin, Ireland - The Pint
Mar. 17 - Prestatyn, UK - Hammerfest

View the tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/cb_suffocation_mar12.jpg

CEREBRAL BORE have just released a brand new track, called "Horrendous Acts of Iniquity".  The track was recorded at Foel Studios in Wales with producer CHRIS FIELDING, who also produced the band's debut album, MANIACAL MISCREATION.

Get "Horrendous Acts of Iniquity" on iTunes at http://bit.ly/rP2K6Q

Watch the band's official music video for the track, "The Bald Cadaver", at http://youtu.be/gWE9YmB8reQ

Get more CEREBRAL BORE news and info at:

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cerebral-bore/192210687462914
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/cerebralbore2
Twitter - http://twitter.com/cerebral_bore
Tumblr - http://cerebralbore.tumblr.com