Silence The Messenger Reveal New Album Details

San Antonio metal act Silence The Messenger will release their new LP, Achilles, on October 15 via Standby Records. The track listing is below.

With a handful of tours, and a solid EP from 2010 entitled “Buried” under their belts, the band, newly signed to Standby Records, is ready to step it up and release their next album, Achilles, which was recorded at Studio D in Cleveland, Ohio with Landon Tewers of The Plot In You.

1. Fury

2. Endless Suffering

3. Sirens

4. The Great Depths

5. Bloodless

6. Harrow

7. Scavengers

8. The Nightmare

9. Achilles

Korn Announce Small Club Shows

Korn will be playing a few club shows with with Asking Alexandria and Love and Death to celebrate the release of their eleventh studio album, The Paradigm Shift. Dates can be found below.

9/26 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
9/27 - New York City, NY - Roseland Ballroom
9/28 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
9/30 Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
10/2 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera Theatre
10/3 Minneapolis, MN - The Myth
10/10 Los Angeles, CA - The Palladium

Protest The Hero Announce Volition Tour

Protest The Hero will be celebrating the release of their fourth studio album “Volition” with a 30 date North American tour commencing November 7th in Ottawa. The tour will cover Canadian and U.S major markets. UK band Architects will joining them on the tour and rotating the opening slots will be Affiance and The Kindred. Volition will be released in the U.S and Canada on October 29th. Tickets for the tour will go on sale September 6th and 7th. Dates are below

Thu/nov 07 - Ottawa, On - Ritual
Fri/nov 08 - Montreal, Qc - Tulipe
Sat/nov 09 - Toronto, On - Sound Academy
Tue/nov 12 - Thunder Bay, On - Crock’s
Wed/nov 13 - Winnipeg, Mb - Union Hall
Thu/nov 14 - Saskatoon, Sk - Odeon
Fri/nov 15 - Edmonton, Ab - Bonnie Doon
Sat/nov 16 - Calgary, Ab - The Gateway
Mon/nov 18 - Vancouver, Bc - Vogue
Tue/nov 19 - Portland Or - The Branx
Wed/nov 20 - Seattle Wa - El Corazon
Fri/nov 22 - San Francisco Ca - Slim’s
Sat/nov 23 - Los Angeles Ca - The Roxy
Sun/nov 24 - San Diego Ca - Soma Side Stage
Mon/nov 25 - Tempe Az - Club Red
Tue/nov 26 - Albuquerque Nm - Launchpad
Wed/nov 27 - Denver Co - Summit
Fri/nov 29 - Dallas Tx - The Door
Sat/nov 30 - Houston Tx - Warehouse Live
Mon/dec 02 - Atlanta Ga - Masquerade
Tue/dec 03 - Orlando Fl - The Beacham
Thu/dec 05 - Greensboro Nc - Greene Street Club
Fri/dec 06 - Cleveland Oh - Agora Ballroom
Sat/dec 07 - Chicago Il - Bottom Lounge
Sun/dec 08 - Detroit Mi - Magic Stick
Tue/dec 10 - Pittsburgh Pa - Mr Smalls
Wed/dec 11 - Baltimore Md - Ottobar
Fri/dec 13 - New York Ny - Gramercy
Sat/dec 14 - Worcester Ma - The Palladium Upstairs
Sun/dec 15 - Philadelphia Pa - The Trocadero

Eminem Debuts New Song

Eminem's new song “Berzerk” from Marshall Mathers LP 2, is set to drop November 5th. Produced by Rick Rubin. Listen to the song below and buy it on iTunes!

Stray From The Path Announce iTunes Pre Order

iTunes pre-orders for Stray From Path’s new album ANONYMOUS go live at midnight TONIGHT. You’ll receive a FREE track, “False Flag” instantly when you preorder.

Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition Announced

Halo 4 will receive a Game of the Year Edition this October. A source provided IGN with the image above, which outs the new version of Halo 4 as being available for $49.99 this fall along with Spartan Ops Season 1, a War Games Map Pass, the Halo 4 Champions Bundle and the digital content previously available as pre-order bonuses or in the Halo 4 Limited Edition.

Eminem Announces MMLP2

Eminem has announced MMLP2 which is set to release on November 5th. His new single, “Berzerk,” will be available this coming Tuesday, August 27th.

Review: John Mayer - Paradise Valley

John Mayer’s newest album “Paradise Valley” opens with the song “Wildfire” which plunges straight into a country/acoustic sound with John Mayer’s trademark spin put on it. Listeners can find that they hear a softer Clapton style throughout the album, specifically with “Dear Marie” and “Call Me the Breeze”. This album is unlike any other of Mayer’s, but fans new and old will find themselves pleased as well as relaxed with the comforting sounds of this album. If you are looking for a hard rock album with bluesy guitar solos, this is not the album for you. Regardless, if you are a fan of Mayer’s, or want to be, this is an album that will not disappoint.

One song that can sum up the album’s overall sound is “Dear Marie”. This song has the acoustic feel of the album as well as the country style guitar. In all of these songs, listeners will find that Mayer’s vocals as well as his guitar style are really the concrete aspects of the album as they keep it sounding like the classic John Mayer sound that can be heard throughout his entire discography. In “Who You Love” the listener will hear more of a traditional John Mayer sound as well as the new spin that can be heard on every track on “Paradise Valley”.

Any fan of Mayer will find this album to be a great addition to an ever changing discography. The only downside to this album is that Mayer takes his sound in a different direction on this album. Although this isn’t a bad thing, you have to be a real fan of Mayer in order to enjoy this album. If you have only nonchalantly listened to his past material, this album may not be for you. “Paradise Valley” is a relaxing album, made for when you have downtime to sit back and enjoy life.

Although John Mayer has created songs like this in the past, this is the first album to have this laid back atmosphere throughout the whole album. Overall, this album is definitely something to check out if you are a diehard fan of Mayer, or enjoy the country/acoustic genre. These songs express many different emotions and themes that create a relaxing and very therapeutic sound that is easily definable as John Mayer.”

Rating: 9.5/10

Nic

Bowling For Soup Release New Song

Bowling For Soup have released a new song titled “Award Show Taylor Swift.” You can get a free download of the song if you donate to their PledgeMusic campaign. Their new album, Lunch. Drunk. Love., releases September 10. You can isten to clips from it on Amazon.

Review: Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King

After hearing the title track to Avenged’s sixth and first full album without any input from Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, I was concerned for the direction the band would be taking this this album. Hail to the King isn’t perfect, there are some songs that listeners will overlook, but overall I think fans will be very happy with this record. Avenged Sevenfold is back.

Within the first few tracks I noticed that Avenged has gone back to their metalcore roots and added a Black Sabbath influence in-between it all. Shepard of Fire kicks off the album with an assembly of dark horns behind a powerful guitar assault. The guitar work (as always) is great, the shredding duo Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance are on-top of their game. The newest member Arin Ilejay holds his own behind the drum kit and draws some of his drumming influence from The Rev. I think in the hearts of Avenged Sevenfold fans The Rev will always be seen and remembered as thee drummer of Avenged, but Arin does well for his first album. M. Shadows as always is solid throughout the record. Some moments feel a bit ‘cheesy’ with his exaggerated vocal runs and lyrics, but overall he does a good job.

As I said before, there are a few duds on the album. I suppose that happens when you’ve been a band for over a decade, and the main reason why these tracks don’t stick out is because I feel like the band has written songs like these before. I think songs like “Shepard of Fire”, “Coming Home” and “Planets” will surprise fans and could be their new favorites from A7X. Hail to the King is definitely a different kind of album from Avenged. It’s an album that fans need to hear for themselves to fully judge.

8.5/10

Ryan