Century Media Artists Announce South By Southwest Appearances

Italy's LACUNA COIL, Fort Worth-based duo PINKISH BLACK, and ambient blackened doom metallers VATTNET VISKAR will be appearing at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, TX. See below for all performance information:

Wednesday, March 13th

VATTNET VISKAR

2PM: House of Vans at Mohawk, Pitchfork Show No Mercy showcase

12:00AM: Hoeks Death Metal Pizza

PINKISH BLACK

3PM: House of Vans at Mohawk, Pitchfork Show No Mercy showcase

9:30PM: Six Lounge, Metal Wreckage showcase w/ ALOL, JUNIUS and more

Friday, March 15

LACUNA COIL

12:50AM: Dirty Dog Bar 

Saturday, March 16th

PINKISH BLACK

9:30PM: The North Door, Brooklyn Vegan showcase w/ PALLBEARER, JOHN BAIZLEY and more

***Robert Kampf (Founder), Don Robertson (North America Label President), Steve Joh (A&R), Branden Linnell (President of Magic Arts Publishing/Lonely Planet), and Jessica Toliver (Director of Sales) will also be attending 2013's SXSW. If you'd like to meet anyone from Century Media at the festival, please contact nikki.law@centurymedia.com for more information.***

SXSW offers festival-goers a unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery. For more information about SXSW, please visit: http://sxsw.com 

LACUNA COIL has spent the past year touring the world in support of their new album, Dark Adrenaline, and is spending the first quarter of 2013 on the road with SEVENDUST and COAL CHAMBER in North America. Released in January 2012 via Century Media Records, the album debuted at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, sold nearly 20,000 units in its first week, and spawned the crushing first single, "Trip The Darkness." 

PINKISH BLACK has finished recording their upcoming album and Century Media debut, set tentatively for a spring release. Featuring no stringed instruments, the duo relies on aura and raw emotions to obtain their unique heaviness.

Hailing from the small town of Plaistow, New Hampshire, VATTNET VISKAR is anything but small. Formed in the fall of 2010, the band has quickly risen amongst the ranks of US black metal acts with their self-titled EP, which was named one of the best metal albums of 2012 by Pitchfork.com, Stereogum.com, and countless others.

LACUNA COIL online:

http://www.lacunacoil.it 

http://www.facebook.com/lacunacoil 

PINKISH BLACK online:

http://www.facebook.com/pinkishblackband 

VATTNET VISKAR online:

http://www.facebook.com/vattnetviskar 

http://vattnetviskar.bandcamp.com/ 

http://twitter.com/#!/vattnetviskar 

Coal Chamber Announces Co-Headliner With Sevendust

Marking their first U.S. live performances in over 10 years, 90’s alt-metal band COAL CHAMBER is pleased to announce that they are back in action and kicking off a co-headline tour with Sevendust this spring. The tour will also feature special guests Lacuna Coil as direct support on each date, as well as Candlelight Red and Stolen Babies opening on either half of the run (see the split below). See below for a full listing of North American tour dates.

Each member of COAL CHAMBER had words to share about the announcement.

“I'm STOKED to be bringing COAL CHAMBER back to the United States,” exclaims vocalist Dez Fafara. “These shows are going to fucking rule! The line-up is perfect! Hope to see you all there!”

“The past has fuelled the fire to bring COAL CHAMBER back stronger than ever,” adds drummer Mike Cox. “I couldn’t be more excited to tour the states on an amazing tour. HERE WE GO!”

“I’m really excited and grateful to be a part of such an awesome bill! We will be slaying it across America and the world,” adds guitarist Meegs Rascón.

Bassist Chela Rhea Harper states, “America is where COAL CHAMBER started; where the music first came to life.  The entire experience in Australia and South America has been so surreal up until this point, and to be able to continue this adventure on the band's home soil is an honor. The support from all has been tremendous.”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 18^th! See below for all currently confirmed tour dates and stay tuned for more ticketing information.

COAL CHAMBER with Sevendust, Lacuna Coil, Candlelight Red and Stolen Babies:

3/28 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee*

3/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia LA Live*

3/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom*

3/31 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades*

4/2 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre*

4/3 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion*

4/4 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom*

4/5 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s*

4/6 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave*

4/8 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights*

4/9 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes*

4/11 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s*

4/12 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s*

4/13 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy**

4/14 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater**

4/16 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium**

4/17 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater**

4/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory**

4/19 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom**

4/20 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom**

4/22 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!**

4/23 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore**

4/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle**

4/26 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Ballroom**

4/27 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater**

4/28 – Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom**

*feat. Candlelight Red

**feat. Stolen Babies

Avatar To Support Sevendust And Lacuna Coil

AVATAR, the band that brought you the gut wrenching side show video for "Black Waltz" and the visually dazzling video for "Torn Apart" will support SEVENDUST and LACUNA COIL this winter. This is the very first time the band will play the US, dates will stretch up and down the east coast. drummer John Alfredsson adds his own words:

"It feels truly amazing to get the opportunity to make our first strike in the US with Sevendust and Lacuna Coil. 2013 will be the year of Avatar in the states and we are excited to bring the madness to you!"

1. Let Us Die
2. Torn Apart
3. Ready For The Ride
4. In Napalm
5. Black Waltz
6. Blod
7. Let It Burn
8. One Touch
9. Paint Me Red
10. Smells Like A Freakshow
11. Use Your Tongue

 

The band released their newest record, "Black Waltz" earlier this year to much critical acclaim. Such accoldates incldue:

“No song sounds the same from start to end, each one is a stylistic roller coaster ride!” - Metal Hammer

"Black Walt's comparative musical style and spare production, which in turn brings a fresh, raw immediacy to these 10 stellar songs." - Outburn Magazine 8/10

"Avatar’s schizophrenic musical leanings demonstrate an electronic pulse bolstered with strong songwriting and a keen sense of adventure, making Black Waltz a diverse listening experience running the gamut of the metal spectrum." - hailsandhorns.com

"The content seemingly rebounds off genres like a helpless pinball, but when it hits a bumper cap, it hits that cap with everything it's got and that kind of commitment to the cause is a rare commodity." 4/5 thenewreview.net

"They have pieced together a really broad-sounding metal album.” - visionthenet.com

AVATAR is: Johannes Eckerström (vocals), Jonas Jarlsby (guitars), Tim Öhrström (guitars), Henrik Sandelin (bass), John Alfredsson - (drums)

Lacuna Coil Premieres New Music Video For "End Of Time"

As special holiday treat for fans, Italy's LACUNA COIL has released their new music video for "End Of Time."  The video was produced by K48 and directed by the Italian director Saku, who had worked with the band for previous videos such as "Spellbound" and "I Won't Tell You". He also directed the mini-movies that were featured on the bonus-DVD included on the limited editions of the band's current album DARK ADRENALINE.

For the premiere of the clip LACUNA COIL and Century Media Records has teamed up with the online outlet of the Italy's XL Magazine, the biggest monthly magazine for music and entertainment in Italy. Check out the music video for "End Of Time" by clicking here: http://videodrome-xl.blogautore.repubblica.it/2012/12/12/esclusiva-xl-lacuna-coil-end-of-time/

LACUNA COIL recently announced that they will be touring the US in February 2013 with SEVENDUST.  A full list of dates can be seen below.

The band has spent the past year touring the world in support of their new album, DARK ADRENALINE.  Released earlier this year via Century Media Records, the album debuted at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, selling nearly 20,000 units in its first week, and spawned the crushing first single "Trip The Darkness."  The band has sold upwards of 800,000 units in the US alone and with six full-length albums, two EPs, various singles and a DVD under their belt; LACUNA COIL maintains their prominent role in the modern rock scene.

Tour Dates with Sevendust:

02/02/13 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy's

02/03/13 - Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans

02/05/13 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club

02/06/13 - Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

02/07/13 - Portland, ME @ The Asylum

02/08/13 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock

02/09/13 - Lynchburg, VA @ Phase 2

02/10/13 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works

02/12/13 - Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge

02/14/13 - Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

02/15/13 - Broussard, LA @ The Station

02/16/13 - Beaumont, TX @ Dixie Dance Hall

02/17/13 - Little Rock, AR @ Revolution! Music Room

02/19/13 - Springfield, IL @ Boondocks

02/21/13 - Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre

02/22/13 - South Bend, IN @ Club Fever

02/23/13 - Cedar Falls, IA @ Pepsi Pavilion

For more information on LACUNA COIL visit:

www.lacunacoil.it

www.facebook.com/lacunacoil

www.centurymedia.com

Sevendust's Ninth Studio Album Out March 26, 2013

March 26, 2013 is going to be a very good day for SEVENDUST fans.  That day brings the highly anticipated release of the band’s brand new album, their ninth studio effort, BLACK OUT THE SUN, on their 7Bros. Records label (through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group).  The first single, “Decay,” will be released to radio and available for download at online retail outlets January 22, 2013.

Anxious to share the scorching new sounds, SEVENDUST will set out on a headlining tour with Lacuna Coil starting February 2, 2013 in Winston-Salem, NC at Ziggy’s.  Tickets for the shows listed below will go on-sale Friday, November 30, 2012.  Fans should check their local ticket outlets for purchase info.  More shows for SEVENDUST are currently in the works and will be announced in the coming months. 

 

In a recent interview with Revolver, guitarist John Connolly described the new music as having “a darker vibe…but there’s still plenty of melody.  It fits right in with ANIMOSITY, ALPHA and our self-titled album.  Lots of heavy stuff and some more mellow moody songs as well.”  As guitarist Clint Lowery proclaims in Guitar World, “There’s a dark turn to the whole thing…in a lot of ways, it’s your typical SEVENDUST record.”  The magazine goes on to declare that BLACK OUT THE SUN “will eclipse its predecessors with its southern-rock brutality and bursts of industrial and reggae.”

 

For BLACK OUT THE SUN, the band--Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), Morgan Rose (drums/vocals), Clint Lowery (guitar/vocals), Vince Hornsby (bass/vocals) and John Connolly (guitar/vocals)—decided to self-produce and record the new album at The Architekt Studios in Butler, NJ with the help of mixer/engineer Mike Ferretti (who also worked with Lowery and Rose on CALL ME NO ONE’s debut album, LAST PARADE, which was released June 5 on 7Bros Records). 

 

BLACK OUT THE SUN is the follow-up to COLD DAY MEMORY, which was released April 20, 2010 and debuted at #12 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, the highest debut of the bands' storied 8 studio album, 15 year career.  Along with it being SEVENDUST's highest charting debut ever, the album's first single, "Unraveling,” set a debut milestone as well.  It entered the BDS Active Rock radio chart higher than any other SEVENDUST track.  It surpassed 2003's "Enemy," which wound up peaking at #6 and is currently their highest charting song to date.  At radio, "Unraveling" is the most well received SEVENDUST song ever. 

 

Once the band’s two years of touring in support of COLD DAY MEMORY came to a close, the band decided to go on hiatus to recuperate, regroup, and spend time with their families.  In typical SEVENDUST fashion, the resting period didn’t last long.  It was time to get back to work.  Lowery and Rose ventured out to The Architekt Studios to record their CALL ME NO ONE album, while guitarist Connolly and bassist Hornsby, along with Alter Bridge/Creed drummer Scott Phillips, and Tremonti Project/Creed guitarist Eric Friedman formed the band PROJECTED.  Their debut album, HUMAN, was released September 18 on Connolly’s own Yaya Papu LLC. label.

 

As Lowery stated in Guitar World, “Playing in side projects was a way to kind of scratch an itch and then come back to SEVENDUST with full appreciation for what it is.”  And as the magazine concluded, “Consider that itch scratched.”

 

DATE               CITY                             VENUE

 

Headlining shows with Lacuna Coil:

 

Sat 2/2              Winston-Salem, NC       Ziggy’s
Sat 2/3              Jacksonville, NC           Hooligans
Tue 2/5             Lancaster, PA               Chameleon Club

Wed 2/6            Clifton Park, NY                        Upstate Concert Hall

Thu 2/7             Portland, ME                 The Asylum

Fri 2/8               Allentown, PA               Crocodile Rock

Sat 2/9              Lynchburg, VA              Phase 2

Sun 2/10           Nashville, TN                 Marathon Music Works

Tue 2/12            Fayetteville, AR             George’s Majestic Lounge
Thu 2/14            Biloxi, MS                     Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Fri 2/15             Broussard, LA               The Station

Sat 2/16            Beaumont, TX               Dixie Dance Hall

Sun 2/17           Little Rock, AR              Revolution! Music Room

Tue 2/19            Springfield, IL               Boondocks

Thu 2/21            Bloomington, IL             The Castle Theatre

Fri 2/22             South Bend, IN              Club Fever

Sat 2/23            Cedar Rapids, IA           Pepsi Pavilion

www.sevendust.com

www.facebook.com/pages/Sevendust/25493613958

www.twitter.com/sevendust

www.youtube.com/user/officialsevendust