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Monday
Jun032013

Jim Florentine Hosts New Show On Ozzy's Boneyard

Comedian Jim Florentine has launched a new two hour show on SiriusXM. Fans can tune in to Florentine every week on Ozzy's Boneyard at SiriusXM channel 38 to hear "Metal Midgets," a show that is "all about metal and has nothing to do with midgets." The first show aired yesterday, and will continue to air every Thursday from 5pm-7pm eastern, with encore broadcasts on Saturdays from 1pm-3pm eastern, Sundays 9pm-11pm eastern, and Tuesdays 10am-noon easterrn. Upcoming guests include Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel!

In other news, season 12 of That Metal Show will begin tomorrow on VH1 Classic! The first episode will feature former Metallica and Flotsam & Jetsam bassist, Jason Newsted. Check out a sneak peak of that episode now on vh1.com. Also, Florentine recently taped an episode of the hit Showtime series, Californication. Fans can watch for that episode next season to see Florentine in his role as a pimp. Additionally, Florentine will be appearing on Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central on June 11th!

Jim Florentine's most recent comedy albums, "Awful Jokes From My First Comedy Notebook" and "Cringe 'n' Purge", can be previewed and ordered now at metalblade.com/jimflorentine.

See Jim Florentine live at the following gigs:
06/01 Collinsville, CT Bridge Street Live
06/05 Bensalem, PA Parx Casion
06/12 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Funnystop
06/13 Cleveland, OH Improv
06/14 Cleveland, OH Improv
06/15 Cleveland, OH Improv
06/16 Cleveland, OH Improv
06/20 Dallas, TX Hyenas
06/21 Dallas, TX Hyenas
06/22 Dallas, TX Hyenas
06/29 Jackson, NJ 21 South Bar and Grille

Subscribe to Jim Florentine's popular podcast, "Comedy Metal Midgets," on iTunes HERE, and follow him on-line:
http://www.metalblade.com/jimflorentine
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http://www.facebook.com/JimFlorentine

Thursday
May302013

Pentagram's Documentary Film "Last Days Here" Now Airing

Premium subscription channel SHOWTIME just picked up the documentary "Last Days Here" from influential doom legends PENTAGRAM - showings can be found HERE.

On June 20th, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, VA will be screening "Last Days Here" followed by a Q+A from the film's co-protagonist and band manager, Pellet. Thirty beers will be on tap from around the world including locals from Devil's Backbone, Lost Rhino, Three Brothers, and more! Check out details and get your tickets to the screening HERE.

PENTAGRAM released their current album Last Rites on Metal Blade Records April 14, 2011 and their first ever, official DVD (also out on Metal Blade) When the Screams Come on August 30, 2011. Both releases were met by rave reviews from fans and critics alike and saw the band playing sets at infamous SXSW festival in Austin TX as well as tours across the US and dates in Europe. Recently, after months of searching and reviewing literally hundreds of applicants from around the world, PENTAGRAM announced the addition of their new guitarist Matt Goldborough. His debut with the "Ram Family," rounded out by Bobby Liebling on vocals, Greg Turley on bass guitar and Sean Saley on drums, was on April 16th, 2013 at the sold out show at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, NY. If that gig wasn't special enough, the band performed songs not heard live in over 40 years! Inspired by a demand from the fans, Liebling and company pulled out rare gems, including Be Forewarned. This track and more can be viewed now at metalinjection.net.

PENTAGRAM
07/06 Gothenburg, Sweden Metaltown Festival 2013
07/20 Warsaw, Poland Days Of Ceremony 2013
07/22 Tolmin, Slovenia Metaldays, 2013
07/25-28 TBA, Montana Farmageddon Records Music Festival

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http://www.metalblade.com/pentagram

Thursday
May302013

Behemoth Announces Title Of Forthcoming Full-Length Album

BEHEMOTH, who have been holed up in Hertz Studios working on their tenth full-length album, are pleased to announce the title of their forthcoming full-length album—THE SATANIST. The album will come out in the fall of 2013—stay tuned for more studio updates, music, preorder info and more at metalblade.com/behemoth.


"It took us over two decades to come up with a title that…says it all. While our new songs artistically take surprisingly adventurous directions, our message stands steadfast—Proud and Radical. THE SATANIST stands for undying yearning for liberation and love for freedom in all aspects of life. Considering all our life experiences that often took dramatic curves I couldn't think of more appropriate and fitting statement of who and where we are now" comments BEHEMOTH front man Nergal.

As the band continues to record, they have been posting images and lyrics for portions of new songs. Fans can also read an in-depth interview with Nergal in the June/July issue of Revolver that features Metallica on the cover. Grab your copy here.

More updates will be posted as they are made available. Fans can stay up to date with the absolute latest at facebook.com/behemoth and twitter.com/behemothband.

http://www.behemoth.pl
http://www.facebook.com/behemoth
http://www.metalblade.com/behemoth

Wednesday
May292013

Battlecross Unveils "War Of Will"

Detroit, MI's BATTLECROSS have unveiled the title, cover art, and first single from their upcoming new album. BATTLECROSS triumphantly return as one of the true champions of American Heavy Metal with their devastating sophomore release, War of Will. Co-produced at Audio Hammer Studios with famed producers Mark Lewis and Eyal Levi, the sophomore effort from Detroit's newest soldiers of steel will soon prove as one of the most impressive follow-up releases, destined to become a heavy metal classic for fans of all sub-genres. "War of Will triggers a strange Déjà Vu while feeling completely brand new" says Levi.


Stream "Force Fed Lies" and pre-order your copy of War of Will now at metalblade.com/battlecross.

After a fist-pumping debut, impressive breakout tours in 2012, BATTLECROSS will continue their climb as one of metal's most impressive new bands with appearances at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, Orion Music +More with Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deftones and Suicidal Tendencies in the band's hometown of Detroit and the 4th Annual GwarBQ with Municipal Waste and Corrosion of Conformity.

War of Will releases July 9th, 2013 just as the band heads out for the summer on the Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Tour with Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, Machine Head, Behemoth, Mastodon and more. For tickets and details, head to rockstarmayhemfest.com.

BATTLECROSS
06/08 Detroit, MI Belle Isle Park - Orion Music + More Festival w/ Metallica
06/27 Las Vegas, NV Cheyenne Saloon
w/ Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest 2013
06/29 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater
06/30 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
07/01 Lake Tahoe, CA Whiskey Dick's w/ Huntress
07/02 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre
07/03 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
07/05 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
07/06 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
07/07 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Ampitheatre
07/09 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection w/ Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Job for a Cowboy, Huntress
07/10 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
07/12 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
07/13 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
07/14 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
07/16 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
07/17 Bangor, ME Bangor Waterfront
07/19 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/20 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/21 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
07/22 New York, NY Saint Vitus w/ Huntress
07/23 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
07/24 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
07/26 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
07/27 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre
07/28 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/29 Louisville, KY Expo Five w/ Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Emmure, Motionless In White, Born of Osiris, Job for a Cowboy, Huntress
07/30 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
07/31 Tampa, FL Live Nation Amphitheatre
08/02 Austin, TX TBA
08/03 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/04 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
End Tour
08/07 Sauget, IL Pop's w/ Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, Huntress
08/08 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works w/ Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, Huntress
08/09 Cleveland, OH Peabody's w/ Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, Huntress

http://www.battlecrossmetal.com
http://www.facebook.com/battlecrossmetal
https://twitter.com/battlecross
http://www.youtube.com/battlecrossmetal

Wednesday
May292013

New "Gwar-B-Q" Commercial Released

In keeping with the tradition of past GWAR-B-Q's, Slave Pit Inc. today released their latest commercial hyping what will certainly go down in history as the greatest GWAR-B-Q yet, presented once again by the Slave Pit and sponsored by Ring Dog Rescue. With tickets scheduled to go on sale in two weeks, the countdown is on for the most decadent, delicious, and downright depraved social event for mutant miscreants in the history of this mud-ball planet! Check out the cinematic masterpiece HERE, directed by the same Slave responsible for the last two GWAR-B-Q commercials.

Tickets for this barbaric extravaganza will be available June 6th at www.gwarbq.com, and come in three different versions…

But wait! Before you buy your tickets, check out the "Win It Before You Can Buy It" contest on local Richmond radio station 102.1 the X, airing June 3rd-7th. Listen for your chance to win tickets which grant you full access to the GWAR-B-Q, "Meat and Beat", the "B4BQ", and the "GWAFTER PARTY EVENT", plus the chance to become GWAR's "Slave for a Day", which could entail duties as critically important as draining the pus from Pustulus' scabby leg-enders, to sitting around backstage in everybody's way while getting completely hammered until you are thrown into a trash dumpster. What fun!

Standard Ticket - $30: All Day Event Entry - all the bands, all the fun, all the flailing! Completely free for the low price of 30 bucks!

Deluxe Ticket- $40: All Day Event Entry - all the fun, farts, and flailing, as well as an "official" 2013 GWAR-B-Q T-shirt, actually rubbed on Beefcake's ass at one point or another.

Premium Ticket - $100: All Day Event Entry, Official GWAR-B-Q T-shirt, GWAR-B-Q 2012 DVD, (see if you can find yourself throwing up) and an exclusive laminate VIP Pass for the "Meat & Beat" signing, where you can meet and hang out with the band, take photos to your hearts delight, and watch in horror as your hot or not hot girlfriend is dragged all too willingly into the special "Abyss of Abuse", to be sullied in ways unthinkable. This ticket also includes free admission to the "B4BQ", and the GWAFTER PARTY EVENT, where you can hang with the band and the artists of GWAR in a rare out of costume experience.  More details will be announced in the coming weeks. You will also have the chance to win an opportunity to appear on stage with GWAR, and be ground into pulp in our gore-choked meat grinder.

For those of you who were just born, or simply didn't give a shit (which is practically unthinkable!), the GWAR-B-Q is GWAR's annual summer slaughter-fest presenting some of the heaviest, most awesome bands the metal and punk scenes has to offer. Stemming from it's original roots as a semi-annual party, the event has grown every year in the scope of its majesty, and this year promises to be the most incredible one yet, with a lineup that includes such heavyweights as Richmond hometown heroes Municipal Waste, the legendary Corrosion of Conformity, the aural devastation of Pig Destroyer, and a very special reunion of the infamous X-Cops, who are coming out of hiding after a 17-year hiatus spent running meth labs in Ecuador (and a host of other naughty things).  All the original members shall reunite for the GWAR-B-Q to open for the mighty GWAR.

"Just because we have all of the original members doesn't mean the band hasn't been progressing," said Cobb Knobbler, the X-Cops gay, satanic, Nazi bass player, "I for one have been exploring the world of drug dog law enforcement…not handling the animals, but actually becoming one, through a series of extremely painful and expensive surgical procedures…the results of which I plan on unveiling at the actual GWAR-B-Q., giving me the legal right to ravage your genitals in search of cocaine!"

At this point the lineup for the days entertainment has been finalized, and two stages will barely be enough to present the enormous rock and rock spectacle that Slave Pit and Ring-Dog Rescue (http://ringdogrescue.org) shall present. The set times have yet to be finalized, but it should run something like this…

GWAR
Municipal Waste
Corrosion of Conformity
Pig Destroyer
Cannabis Corpse
Loincloth
X-Cops
Warbeast
Battlecross
Wilson
Mobile Death Camp
Volture
Kung-Fu Dykes

And if that's not enough, there is plenty more filthy fun to overload your senses, leaving bloated, beastly, and completely broke. There will be more meat than ever, and boatloads of GWAR's new "GWAR-B-Q" sauce to slather all over it, as well as GWAR's new beer to wash it down your bottomless and gaping feed-hole. Just like last year, the affiar will be held at the only venue capable of handling such a stupendous event --- the legendary Hadad's Water Park…check out the details at http://hadadslake.com

So get ready to experience the ultimate spectacle of music, meat and mayhem, as the undisputed Masters of Shock Rock prepare to unleash the greatest GWAR-B-Q in the history of this non-stop orgy of sun, fun, meat, murder, music, and straight up MAYHEM! What started years ago as a party for GWAR's wretched Slaves has mutated into a bonafide festival that grows every year in the scope of its debauchery.  Come take part in this Barbaric Bacchanalia!

Damn the torpedoes and let slip the dogs of war! Hail GWAR, hail Flattus, and gather with the tribe of GWAR in Richmond, VA on or around Saturday August 17th, 2013. But get there a day early for the "B4BQ" and then get ready for what is certain to go down in history as the greatest GWAR-B-Q yet!

GWAR Live
06/17: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion w/ Alice Cooper & Marilyn Manson
08/08: Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
08/09: South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
08/10: Montreal, QUE @ Heavy MTL
08/11: Philadelphia, PA @ "This is Hardcore Fest"
08/17: Richmond, VA @ GWAR-B-Q (Hadad's Lake)

CHECK OUT GWAR ON THE WEB
http://www.gwar.net
http://www.gwarbq.com
http://www.youtube.com/gwar
http://www.facebook.com/gwar
http://www.myspace.com/gwarofficial
http://www.gwarjapan.net

ODERUS: http://twitter.com/therealoderus
BALSAC: https://twitter.com/BalSacJoD
GWAR OFFICIAL: https://twitter.com/GWARofficial