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After the departure of longtime drummer, Moe Carlson, Protest The Hero enlisted Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler to fill the position for the recording of their forthcoming album, Volition. Now with extensive touring on the horizon, the band has decided to fill the slot permanently with Mike Ieradi. Here is the statement from the band:
"Finding a new drummer has proven to be a tough task! We had interest and video submissions from many friends, fans, and family alike (yes, Choadie’s mom sent in a video of her ripping "c’est la vie!"). Every single one of those submissions was wonderful - but we realized it was going to be impossible to select a drummer based on a YouTube video. We needed someone who we knew. Someone who we thought we wouldn’t murder and leave at the side of the road two weeks into tour. We think we have found that person in Mike Ieradi - a Canadian fella we met many moons ago
It has now been officially revealed that the new Ghost EP will be released in the US via Loma Vista Recordings. The EP was produced by former Nirvana/current Foo Fighters frontman @Dave Grohl, who was also rumored to have possibly played drums on a few tracks. It drops on 11/19. Here is the tracklist followed by a stream of the Roky Erickson cover If You Have Ghosts:
1. If You Have Ghosts (Originally Recorded By Roky Erickson)
2. I Am A Marionette (Originally Recorded By ABBA)
3. Crucified (Originally Recorded By Army Of Lovers)
4. Waiting For The Night (Originally Recorded By Depeche Mode)
5. Secular Haze (Recorded Live At Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
All songs produced by Dave Grohl, except for “Secular Haze” (Live).
Rick Ross will be releasing his new album, Mastermind, on December 17th.
Legendary pioneers of Christian metal LIVING SACRIFICE are excited to announce the release of their 8th studio album, Ghost Thief, November 12th on longtime label Solid State Records.
The album marks the Little Rock, Ark., band’s first since returning from a multi-year hiatus with 2010’s celebrated The Infinite Order, an album that led Alternative Press to declare the band “back at full strength.” Pop Matters called the band “masters of their craft,” adding that “The Infinite Order is proof of why Living Sacrifice is one of the most influential Christian metal bands of all time.”
Ghost Thief Track List:
1) Screwtape (featuring Ryan Clark)
2) Ghost Thief
3) The Reaping
4) Straw Man
5) Sudden
6) Mask
7) American Made
8) Before
9) Your War
10) Despair (featuring Dave Peters)
Jason Lancaster, from Go Radio fame, has written a lengthy too long; didn’t read explanation/statement about the break up of the band. It can be seen below.
While I do wish the guys the best, I can only speak for myself and say that there was no doubt in my mind when it was time to move on. Things seemed top escalate too rapidly, and approach a point of no return to quickly when problems arose, and if any sort of relationship between them and I could ever be salvaged, the catalyst needed to be removed. The band must break up to sustain.
Here I sit debating the pros and cons of writing anything to add onto the last few days. With the amount of people both friends and fans that have had such a massive impact on the last 7 years of my life adding in their input, it’s truly a daunting task to begin to write this down into words.
I guess I’ll start with the obvious. Go Radio is done. It was a great time in my life and while not every moment was perfect, it brought me to where I am today. Happy.
I’ve finally reached a point of happiness that I could’t possibly have hoped for in all my wildest expectations. I’ve reached a point where I’ve found a woman I love, who loves me in spite of all my faults (and trust me, there are many). I’ve got a family that is supportive, a future I can’t wait to achieve, and a relationship with God.
The last 6 months have been hard ones for me. I’m not looking for sympathy or any sort of remorse, but they have. I’ve been faced with decisions I hoped Go Radio would bring me through. Decisions about what was best for me and my life, the direction life was asking me to go, and how to best use the gifts I’ve been given.
I can only say that I am truly sorry to the people that have been let down by me. That I have been searching for what God has for me, and I’ve found it. If you love now, or have ever loved the person that is/was/will be Jason Lancaster, than try to at least appreciate the decision I’ve made to leave Go Radio and pursue a life outside of it.
Go Radio gave me an outlet to vent. It gave me a way to expose the things I meant, and a way to exercise my personal demons while allowing me to still smile for all of you. I love you all and would never take back a moment that I’ve spent with any of you, but when it is time to move on we must. I’ve decided that it is , in fact, time for me to move on and I ask that you treat my decision with respect and courtesy.
I’ll jump to the chase and tell you that I am deeply offended but the idea going around that my love Dee had anything to do with my departure from the band. She, in fact, was the only one to ask me to stay. We had so many talks where I would tell her how I was feeling, we would pray together, and I would leave again to let her fend for herself and smile while she did it. She was nothing but absolutely supportive of my career and never ONCE asked me to leave.
There are people out there who are spreading vicious rumors about my life with her, and calling us both names. To those people, I ask you to stop before it gets out of hand. You will not face only me, but God with the words you say and spread. Rumors are harsh and counter productive and will only lead to pain and hurt for the both of us. Even if you don’t believe, you should respect the decision I’ve made and keep your worst words to yourselves.
Things with Go Radio were not good for me. You may call me selfish or whatnot and that is your right, but you must respect my right to see what is best for my life, and make my own decisions as to where that leads me. I’m not stranding anyone. I’m making music and I’m loving life. If you now, or have ever, loved or appreciated me in any way I ask you to respect that.
While I didn’t read (or was sent prior to any of you reading) the breakup notice, it was your right to know what was going on. My biggest qualm with all of that was that I was blamed for the breakup. There were so many contributing factors to this that I can’t begin to name them, but what I can say, is they all spanned over the last 4 years.
While I do wish the guys the best, I can only speak for myself and say that there was no doubt in my mind when it was time to move on. Things seemed top escalate too rapidly, and approach a point of no return to quickly when problems arose, and if any sort of relationship between them and I could ever be salvaged, the catalyst needed to be removed. The band must break up to sustain.
Now, I don’t know philosophy nor do I consider myself a brilliant mind. I do however think myself to be at least decent with personal relationships. While I have no ill will, I do recognize my que to leave a room. In this situation the proverbial room was filled with people who did not recognize ptr appreciate the decisions I’d made in my life. Good or bad, better or worse, I felt alone.
My recourse was to ask my friends to be my sounding board, and my family to be an understanding outlet to the way I was feeling. I felt alone. Used. Dropped because I didn’t do things the way others thought I should. Even though I tried my hardest to include everyone in the direction my life was moving, I felt like it wasn’t really absorbed but the group I called family.
I noticed that while I would speak my mind, my words were very rarely heard and would most often be tossed to the back of the minds of those whom I held most dear. These thoughts were spoken in private to parties unwilling to hear what I had to say, Day after day I would ask for, and then demand respect for myself and the life choices I’d made.
Until finally enough was enough for me. I’d had my fill. Between the inability to support even myself, and the unwillingness of those around me to hear what I had to say, I was left with little chic but to part with the life that I’d built for myself with Go Radio.
I AGAIN will say, Dee was nothing but supportive of my career and life with the band. Even going as far as to include them in the most special day of our lives. She spent time talking to each member, and trying to explain our lives to them. She was met with hostility and anger. Telling her that “She would never be apart of our group, because we just aren’t ready for a new person,” and ” I hate you. I want to hate you even though there’s no reason.” Through all this she absorbed the blow and was respectful to the opinions and lives of those I held close.
I spent many nights praying, and many more justifying the actions of those I love to those who love me more. At the end of the day it was time to leave. Time to step out onto the platform of something new. Time to close my eyes and hold my nose and jump into the pool of something unpredictable.
I can say very few things about my life in certainty, but this I can say for sure. I gave every chance I could to the “Big Picture”. I took every risk, and lived off of the bare minimum for as long as I could take it. For those who bought the record, came to shows, stood in line to get a photograph. You couldn’t be loved more by this simple man, You did all you could to secure the spot of Go Radio in your own Hall of Fame. For that I could never be more grateful.
For those of you who came with ill words and hurt in response to a choice I made out of necessity, I can only assume the dark rooms you wrote your foul language from are prison enough to hold you. I’ll be praying for you and I honestly hope you find peace in whatever words you muster.
I’ll end with a simple fact. Dee Lancaster had nothing to do with my departure, and I invite anyone who thinks they have proof otherwise to a private conversation with me. While I’ve given tremendous thought to my departure, she was the ONLY one to ask me to stay. If you have anything negative to say, please message me privately so that the people supporting this change in my life don’t have to bear witness to the atrocity.
Sincerely,
Jason Alan Lancaster
Fall Out Boy: you either love them or you hate them. At one point, they were one of the biggest Rock bands around, surrounded by swarms of fans, money and press. But then they went on hiatus. When they returned during mid-2013, many old fans either loved the new stuff or loathed it.
Releasing what was essentially a Pop record to many, Fall Out Boy lost the respect of some fans and again came under the iron sights of lovers for the more extreme side of music. So, with the release of Pax-Am Days, can the band start to gain the respect of fellow music fans? It’s a good question and one that can only be answered in due time. But seeming as this new release is something very different to anything the band has ever previously put out, it will definitely be something that will make some people scratch their heads with some slight confusion.
Pax-Am Days is a homage of sorts for the band. It is perceived by them as a mixtape to pay their respects to the Hardcore/Punk bands they grew up listening to. An 8 track affair running for no more than a quarter-hour, it certainly seems like the right length for a Hardcore-Punk album. As for it’s sound, it definitely has that too. With fast, thrashy bangers that scream influence from bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Dead Kennedys and just about any other Punk and Hardcore act in the
80’s and 90’s, Fall Out Boy have definitely nailed the feel of their chosen genres. With highly distorted guitars, dirty-feeling bass grooves and stupid amounts of fast drumming, the band certainly knows how to construct the music. As proven from the moment you press play.
Kick starting this little love affair is the short, bittersweet banger ‘We Were Doomed From the Start (The King is Dead)’. It has a slow intro but abruptly kicks in. Imagine a kick to the private parts. That is how this feels when it kicks in. Yes, the band better known for it’s Pop-Rock music than its Hardcore-Punk can actually create something aggressive. Who would’ve guessed? But the vocals kick in and this is where you may get confused. Punk and Hardcore vocals are more commonly known as
being highly aggressive and shouty. These however, are more a-kin to that of The Dead Kennedys.
They aren’t highly shouty and you can tell that it is Patrick behind the mic. He still maintains his usual vocal style but they seem more powerful, a little more aggressive here. Whether you like them or not, they do work really well, which I find rather odd. Because although it isn’t pure aggression, it is still strong and still makes everything feel complete. The 8 track affair moves through some great tracks such as ‘Hot To The Touch, Cold On The Inside’, ‘Love, Sex, Death’ and ‘Demigods’. All appropriate song names for a Punk-infused album and they are all great to listen to.
The velocity of the instruments and the oddly amazing vocal performance contribute to a great mix that no-one would really ever expect to see from a band not known for this particular style of music. The mixtape ends on the longest track, ‘Caffeine Cold’, clocking in at 2 minutes and 44 seconds. It is a great closing track and works so very, very well. It is not only satisfying but yet truly fulfilling. A great closure to a great little piece of music.
With the album being recorded and produced within a few days, this suffers from no form of bad production quality. Ryan Adams truly knows how to handle this form of music with expert mixing and mastering. It sounds rough, dirty and slightly aggressive but that is how it is meant to sound. It works very well and is sure to please some fans that prefer even the most extreme forms of music around. You can laugh all you want about Fall Out Boy but you can’t deny that they don’t know how to make a damn good ode to the genres they grew up loving.
This could be something ignored by their fans or it could be loved by them all. It is definitely something that should garner some respect from extreme music fans and it is something that is thoroughly delightful to listen to. A Fall Out Boy fan or not, this is worth a listen, even if it is just once. It features great Punk-fueled riffs on the guitars and bass and has some terrific drumming.
The stand out for me though is the vocals. I adore some
truly aggressive vocals, being a huge extreme music fan myself but this is something so much more different to the standard Punk vocals. And I adore it. I think they are some of the most amazing vocals I’ve heard in a while. They are aggressive but yet they maintain so much beauty behind them too. They’re strong and don’t seem to falter. To anyone who reads this, I recommend looking up this short little masterpiece. I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who wants to see a band show how
versatile they can be.
This was very unexpected of this band and I wouldn’t be surprised if people are doubtful of it. But I urge you to listen and to make up your own mind. I personally love this effort. I love the fact that they recorded an ode to a genre people wouldn’t think they would ever want to be associated with. This is not going to be something we are likely to see them doing that often, which is a shame because it suits them. But at least we’ll always have this. Something truly beautiful, unique and original. Not often I get to say that these days. Listen and decide for yourself. But I personally love this.
10/10
- Asa
Noisey are streaming a new LTJ song called “My Money is on the Long Shot”. The band will release See the Light on November 12th through Fat Wreck Chords.
Eve To Adam (ETA) announced a November tour with fellow rockers POP Evil. The tour starts in Michigan and travels through the East Coast, returning home to New York for their finale. Fans can see an updated list of dates here.
ETA’s brand new album, Locked & Loaded, is available for download on iTunes plus fans can pick up a physical copy on Amazon.
11/08 - Traverse City, MI @ Ground Zero
11/09 - Libertyville, IL @ Austin’s Saloon
11/10 - Wausau, WI @ The Fillmore
11/12 - Battle Creek, MI @ Planet Rock
11/14 - Johnson City, TN @ Capone’s
11/15 - Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar
11/16 - Greensboro, NC @ Mirage
11/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
11/18 - Fayetteville, NC @ The Drunk Horse Pup
11/20 - Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
11/22 - Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
11/23 - Quincy, MA @ South Shore Music Hall
11/24 - Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
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