Surrounded By Monsters Sign To Nuclear Blast!

Genre defying Denton, TX based experimental noise merchants SURROUNDED BY MONSTERS have signed to Nuclear Blast Records worldwide! The band recently wrapped up the recording sessions for their Nuclear Blast debut and are currently in mixing mode. The record is tentatively scheduled for a Fall release. Check out this video of the band announcing the new partnership here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY1JgbgdiRs.

"We at Nuclear Blast are stoked to welcome a - well, not straight, but certainly forward thinking band like SURROUNDED BY MONSTERS to the family,”  stated Markus Jakob, A&R / Promoter at Nuclear Blast Europe. “It's always been and always will be our biggest goal to keep our roster as diverse and exciting as possible. SURROUNDED BY MONSTERS is a band that will contribute these two elements and we are extremely amazed to be working with them from now on! Keep your eyes peeled, your ears open and LET CHAOS REIGN!"

"We're very excited to work with a label that's willing to support a band that is doing what they love no matter how weird or different the music is,” added their most non-heinous guitarist Lee Dudley. “We're ready to take over the world. WYLD STALLYNS!!!" 

"We are all beyond stoked and extremely grateful to get to work with such an amazing label,” added keyboardist Traci Pason. “I've never drank so much champagne in my life."

Their upcoming Nuclear Blast debut was produced by IWRESTLEDABEARONCE guitarist Steven Bradley and was tracked at Infrasonic Sound as well as Bucket of Truth studios in Los Angeles, CA.

"I couldn't be more excited about working on this album for my long-time friends in SURROUNDED BY MONSTERS,” commented Bradley. “I've loved these guys and gal for years now, so I'm extremely stoked and honored to help record their Nuclear Blast debut. Everything so far sounds incredible, and I really think that tons of folks out there are about to discover their new favorite band."

For more info visit: www.surroundedbymonsters.com | www.facebook.com/SBMofficial | www.twitter.com/SBMmusic | www.myspace.com/surroundedbymonsters

Iwrestledabearonce Releases Video For "I'm Gonna Shoot"

IWRESTLEDABEARONCE just played their first ever shows in Guadalajara and Mexico City and received an overwhelming response from fans.  Both shows were completely sold out  with insane mosh pits and crowds singing along every night.  To highlight the dates, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE has released a performance video for their track "I'm Gonna Shoot" off their most recent album, Ruining It For Everybody.  The footage used in the video is taken from the recent

The video for "I'm Gonna Shoot" can be seen here: http://youtu.be/E962IJsy5RY

IWRESTLEDABEARONCE will be performing on the Ernie Ball Stage on the full Vans Warped Tour.  For Warped Tour attendees located in San Diego, CA, fans have the chance to go bowling with the band and raise money for Cancer research at the same time.  More details are available here.  Following the Warped dates, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE will play Canadian festival Heavy MTL in Montreal, Canada.  A full list of dates can be seen below.

For more information on IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, please visit:

www.iwrestledabearonce.com

www.facebook.com/iwrestledabearonce

www.twitter.com/iwabo

www.centurymedia.com

 

Vans Warped Tour Dates:
6/16/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark
6/17/12 - Denver, CO @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High
6/20/12 - Las Vegas, NV @ Luxor Festival Lot
6/21/12 - Irvine, CA @ Orange County Great Park
6/22/12 - Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex
6/23/12 - San Francisco, CA @ AT&T Park
6/24/12 - Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park
6/27/12 - Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
6/28/12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Camel Back Park
6/29/12 - Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU Practice Field
6/30/12 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
7/1/12 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Park - Main Street Lot
7/3/12 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
7/5/12 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/6/12 - Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
7/7/12 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/8/12 - Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park
7/9/12 - Bonner Springs , KS @ Sandstone Amphitheatre
7/10/12 - Indianapolis , IN @ Klipsch Music Center
7/11/12 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
7/12/12 - Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
7/13/12 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/14/12 - Montreal, ON @ Parc Jean Drapeau
7/15/12 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Canada Amphitheatre
7/17/12 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake PAC
7/18/12 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
7/19/12 - Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
7/20/12 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
7/21/12 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7/22/12 - Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre
7/24/12 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/25/12 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live
7/26/12 - Atlanta, GA @ Aaron's Amphitheater
7/27/12 - Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
7/28/12 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
7/29/12 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park
7/30/12 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/31/12 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
8/1/12 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
8/4/12 - Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park
8/5/12 - Portland, OR @ Rose Quarter Riverfront

8/12/12 - Montreal, Canada @ Heavy MTL

Iwrestledabearonce Announces Road To Metal Fest Contest

In support of the upcoming "Road To Metal Fest" tour, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE has announced the Road to Metal Fest Contest.  Running now through April 15th, one grand prize winner will receive a complete IWABO package including an autographed ESP EC 401 vintage black guitar, a Rocktron Reaction distortion guitar pedal, EMG pickups, a GHS string pack, a copy of the Ruining It For Everybody picture disc vinyl and $50 worth of merchandise credit from Merch Now.  There will also be two runner ups that will receive strings and stickers from GHS, clothing and stickers from EMG and an autographed copy of Ruining It For Everybody on CD.  Open to all U.S. residents, all fans have to do to enter is to visit www.blkheartgroup.com/roadtometalfest and 'connect' using Facebook.

Presented by Merch Now, the "Road To Metal Fest" tour will feature headliners IWRESTLEDABEARONCE , MOLOTOV SOLUTION, GLASS CLOUD and THE GREENERY.  The tour will stretch from April 16 to May 1, highlighting the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on April 21.  A full list of dates are below and pre-order tickets are available at the following link: www.soundrink.com

 
"Road To Metal Fest" Tour:
4/16 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
4/17 - Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theater
4/18 - Knoxville, TN @ Valarium    
4/20 - Springfield, VA @ Empire
4/21 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium - New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
4/23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
4/24 - Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
4/25 - Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theater
4/26 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
4/27 - Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose    
4/29 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
4/30 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
5/01 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Cinnabar
 
For more information on IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, please visit:
www.iwrestledabearonce.com
www.facebook.com/iwrestledabearonce
www.twitter.com/iwabo
www.centurymedia.com

MI Annex Presents NEMHF Does Austin Free SXSW Day Party 2012

New England Metal And Hardcore festival is stoked to announce that we are teaming up with MI Annex and headed back to Austin, TX.  For a third straight year we are bringing some amazing metal and hardcore bands to MI Annex on Friday March 16.  Last year this event was packed to capacity with lines of people outside still trying to get in. This year it's bigger and better with the All In Merch Stage.  Once again this event is open to the public - no wristband or badge needed, it's ALL AGES and more importantly FREE.  The insanity starts at Noon.  Make sure you follow us on our social media sites (listed below) as we will be posting exclusive updates all through our Boston to Austin trip.

"We are livin the dream in Austin!  It's all about Music, BBQ and having a good time," says festival co-founder Scott Lee.  "The SXSW Day Party lineup we put together has to be a true representation of what the festival is all about and I think we've done it again this year with bands like iwrestledabearonce, Holy Grail, Lionheart, Cancer Bats, Volumes, Molotov Solution, Gideon, Betrayal, To Each His Own, To Speak Of Wolves and Surrounded By Monsters."

Sponsors this year include All In Merch, Iron Fist Clothing, Soundrink, Break Thru Music, MassConcerts, Plug Your Holes, Green Vans, Century Media Records, Prosthetic Records, Mediaskare Records, Metal Blade Records, Blk Heart Group, Facedown Records, Solid State Records and Rock And Shock Horror & Music Convention.  They are the ones who make it possible for this show to be FREE. So please check them out! 

MI ANNEX Presents:

New England Metal And Hardcore Festival Does Austin 2012

MI ANNEX 

FRIDAY MARCH 16 @NOON - Free Show / All Ages

522 E. 6th St - Austin, TX 78701 

(corner of Red River & 6th)

IWRESTLEDABEARONCE  5:05-5:35

HOLY GRAIL   4:35-4:55

LIONHEART   4:05-4:25

CANCER BATS   3:35-3:55

VOLUMES  3:05-3:25

MOLOTOV SOLUTION   2:35-2:55

GIDEON  2:05-2:25

BETRAYAL    1:35-1:55

TO EACH HIS OWN  1:05 -1:25

TO SPEAK OF WOLVES   12:35-12:55

SURROUNDED BY MONSTERS   12:05-12:25

ABOUT NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is the largest, longest running and most successful metal festival in the United States.  It has presented some of the biggest and up-and-coming artists in the metal and hardcore music genres over the past 13 years.

This year's festival takes place April 20-22 in Worcester, MA.  For more info on the SXSW Day Party and NEMHF 14, please check out www.metalandhardcorefestival.com,  twitter.com/@moshfest, youtube.com/massconcerts.

Iwrestledabearonce Confirmed For Vans Warped Tour 2012

Another handful of acts playing Vans Warped Tour 2012 has just been announced and IWRESTLEDABEARONCE will be on the full tour from June 16 - August 6.  "After how much fun we had in 2010, we're beyond stoked to head out on Warped again!" says guitarist Steven Bradley.  "Warped crowds are amazing and doing signings every day and meeting everybody rules. Cannot wait!"  IWRESTLEDABEARONCE will join CHELSEA GRIN, MEMPHIS MAY FIRE, SENSES FAIL, SLEEPING WITH SIRENS and a number of other artists that will be revealed shortly.  Pre-sale tickets for the tour will be available on April 6, 2012.  Fans should check www.vanswarpedtour.com for line up announcements and other updates.

Prior to the Vans Warped Tour dates, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE will be heading out with Molotov Solution, Glass Cloud and The Greenery for the "Road To Metal Fest" tour leading up to and following their appearance on the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on April 21.

IWRESTLEDABEARONCE recently released their sophomore album, Ruining It For Everybody which debuted at #75 on the Top 200 Billboard Charts.  Highlighting both chilling screams and soothing melodies from vocalist Krysta Cameron, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE has mastered the combination of heavy music and glitch electronics. As put by Crave Online, "Iwrestledabearonce have created a shimmering piece of artistic genius."  The music video for the track "You Know That Ain't Them Dogs' Real Voices" can be seen here.

For more information on IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, please visit:

www.iwrestledabearonce.com
www.facebook.com/iwrestledabearonce
www.twitter.com/iwabo
www.centurymedia.com

"Road To Metal Fest" Tour Dates:
4/16 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
4/17 - Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theater
4/18 - Knoxville, TN @ Valarium    
4/20 - Springfield, VA @ Empire
4/21 - Worcester, MA @ New England Metal and Hardcore Festival @ The Palladium    
4/23 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
4/24 - Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
4/25 - Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theater
4/26 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
4/27 - Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose    
4/29 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
4/30 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
5/01 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Cinnabar

Vans Warped Tour Dates:
6/16 - Salt Lake City, UT
6/17 - Denver, CO
6/20 - Las Vegas, NV
6/21 - Irvine, CA
6/22 - Pomona, CA
6/23 - San Francisco, CA
6/24 - Ventura, CA
6/27 - San Diego, CA
6/28 - Phoenix, AZ
6/29 - Las Cruces, NM
6/30 - San Antonio, TX
7/1 - Houston, TX
7/3 - Dallas, TX
7/5 - Saint Louis, MO
7/6 - Detroit, MI
7/7 - Chicago, IL
7/8 - Minneapolis, MN
7/9 - Kansas City, MO
7/10 - Indianapolis, IN
7/11 - Cleveland, OH
7/12 - Pittsburgh, PA
7/13 - Toronto, ON
7/14 - Montreal, ON
7/15 - Hartford, CT
7/17 - Buffalo, NY
7/18 - Scranton, PA
7/19 - Boston, MA
7/20 - Philadelphia, PA
7/21 - New York, NY
7/22 - Oceanport, NJ
7/24 - Washington, DC
7/25 - Virginia Beach, VA
7/26 - Atlanta, GA
7/27 - Orlando, FL
7/28 - Miami, FL
7/29 - Tampa, FL
7/30 - Charlotte, NC
7/31 - Cincinnati, OH
8/1 - Milwaukee, WI
8/4 - Seattle, WA
8/5 - Portland, OR