Hot Topic Premieres New DETHKLOK Music Video for ‘The Galaxy’

An all new music video for ‘The Galaxy’, the latest single from the upcoming DETHKLOK album Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethalbum III, made its world-premiere today and is currently available for viewing at www.HotTopic.om (the video can be located at the bottom left of the page). Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethalbum III is being released via Williams Street Records on October 16 in a variety of formats including a standard CD, clean CD and Deluxe Edition CD/DVD combo, which will include a 32-minute behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of Dethalbum III, as well as music videos and more. A vinyl edition of the album with special etching will also be released on November 6, 2012.

Adult Swim recently announced the release of Metalocalypse Season 4 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 30, bringing DETHKLOK back to DVD and Blu-ray for the first time in two years. In the fourth season of the comedy series from co-creators Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, the band welcomes guest appearances from the likes of Corpsegrinder (Cannibal Corpse), Cam Pipes (3 Inches Of Blood), Dweezil Zappa, Jon Hamm and director Werner Herzog among others. Along with all 12 episodes from the series’ fourth season, the Metalocalypse Season 4 DVD and Blu-ray releases will feature more than two hours of special features. Highlights from those features include a 90-minute feature film of Nathan Explosion tackling his latest Shakespeare reading, in “Nathan Reads Shakespeare 4: Comedy of Errors,” a series of band member “StaresDowns,” a look at DETHKLOK Fan Art, “MurderThoughts,” a “Pickles Flyby” and much, much more.

DETHKLOK recently announced a North American headline tour with support from All That Remains, Machine Head,and special guest The Black Dahlia Murder. Kicking off on October 30 in Norfolk, VA, the tour featuring the band from the Metalocalypse animated series will make more than 30 stops throughout the United States and Canada before coming to an end in Atlanta, GA. For ticket information please visit www.adultswim.com/dethtour. See below for all upcoming tour dates.

10/30/2012         Norfolk, VA @ Norva

10/31/2012         Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

11/2/2012           Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore

11/3/2012           New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom

11/4/2012           Worcester, MA @ Palladium

11/5/2012           Montreal, QC @ Metropolis

11/7/2012           Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy

11/8/2012           Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

11/9/2012           Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion

11/10/2012         Detroit, MI @ Fillmore

11/11/2012         Grand Rapids, MI @Orbit Room

11/13/2012         Fargo, ND @ The Venue

11/14/2012         Minneapolis, MN @ Myth

11/15/2012         Milwaukee, WI @ Rave

11/16/2012         Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom

11/17/2012         Kansas City, MO @ Midland 

11/18/2012         St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

11/20/2012         Denver, CO @ Fillmore

11/21/2012         Salt Lake City, UT @ Great Salt Air

11/23/2012         Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO

11/24/2012         Portland, OR @ Roseland

11/26/2012         Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater

11/27/2012         Hollywood, CA @ Palladium

11/28/2012         Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee

11/30/2012         Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

12/1/2012           Austin, TX @ Stubbs

12/2/2012           Houston, TX @ House of Blues

12/4/2012           Orlando, FL @ House of Blues

12/6/2012           Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29

12/7/2012           Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore

                   12/8/2012           Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Announces 2012 Festival Sponsors

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL is pleased to announce this year’s festival sponsors! The 2012 ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL is presented by ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK and is sponsored by Jagermeister, Sumerian Records, Zippo, Ibanez, Hot Topic, Matador, Air Force Reserves, Revolver Magazine, Century Media Records, Metal Blade Records, Roadrunner Records, the Keep A Breast Foundation, Living The Dream, South Surf Clothing, Snagola, US Army, SJC Drums, and Metalinjection.net. See below to learn more about this year’s exciting sponsors, and stay tuned to www.rockstarmayhemfest.com for more information coming soon.

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL is less than a week away!  See below for all current tour dates and log on to www.rockstarmayhemfest.com and www.livenation.com for up-to-date ticketing information.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL TOUR DATES:

6/30 San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater

7/1 Shoreline Amphitheater @ San Francisco, CA

7/3 Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheater

7/4 Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater

7/6 Phoenix, AZ @ Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion

7/7 Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion

7/8 Denver, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre

7/10 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion

7/11 Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

7/13 Tampa, FL @ 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre

7/14 Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

7/15 Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center

7/17 Bonner Springs, KS @ Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

7/18 Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre

7/20 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

7/21 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

7/22 Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre

7/24 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

7/25 Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center

7/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center

7/28 Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion

7/29 Washington, DC @ Jiffy Lube Live

7/31 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center

8/1 Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake PAC

8/3 Boston, MA @ Comcast Center

8/4 Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion

8/5 Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre

Topshelf and No Sleep Records announce compilation

The Topshelf vs. No Sleep war has ended and resulted in this: A 20-song compilation featuring rare songs from the labels’ bands available in select Hot Topic stores on May 22. Check out all the details here.