PARADISE LOST's 'Tragic Idol' Earns Career BEST First Week Sales On The Charts!

Century Media Records is proud to announce that Gothic/Doom Metallers PARADISE LOST have entered the worldwide charts with their NEW album, 'Tragic Idol'! Nick Holmes (vocals) comments, "Thanks to all our fans for buying our new album. It means a lot that you are still paying for music and not just stealing it - our wives and kids also appreciate it."

Following are worldwide chart entries for 'Tragic Idol':

- North America Top New Artists/Heatseeker Charts # 32 (last album # 148)
- German Album Charts # 6 (last album # 22)
- France # 30 (last album # 45)
- UK Album Charts # 73 (last album # 122)
- UK Rock Charts # 2 (Highest New Entry!)
- Austrian Album Charts # 15 (last album # 54)
- Swiss Album Charts # 23 (last album # 52)
- Dutch Album Charts # 85 (last album # 84)
- Belgium Flemish Charts # 77 (last album # 66)
- Belgium Wallonian Charts # 78 (last album # 63)
- Danish album charts # 33 (last album # 79)
- Czech Republic # 27

'Tragic Idol' also earned PARADISE LOST their best first week sales in North America to-date! Outselling the first week of even the now classic Draconian Times, Tragic Idol has brought in 1004 total sales, and continues to stay on the minds of media and fans alike.



- PARADISE LOST Live 2012:

Tragic Idol headline tour (*support by INSOMNIUM):

16.04.2012 Cardiff, Great Hall 2, UK*
17.04.2012 Southampton, The Brook, UK*
18.04.2012 Folkestone, Quarterhouse, UK*
19.04.2012 Colchester, Arts Centre, UK*
20.04.2012 Stoke, Sugarmill, UK*
22.04.2012 York, The Duchess, UK*
23.04.2012 Glasgow, King Tuts, UK*
24.04.2012 Sheffield, Corporation, UK*
25.04.2012 Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms, UK*
26.04.2012 Nottingham, Rescue Rooms, UK*
27.04.2012 Manchester, Club Academy, UK*
29.04.2012 London, Scala, UK*
30.04.2012 Norwich, Waterfront, UK*

22.06.2012 Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium
01.07.2012 Rockwave, Athens, Greece
02.08.2012 Wacken Open Air, Wacken, Germany
04.08.2012 Metal Camp, Tolmin, Slovenia
10.08.2012 Brutal Assault, Josefov, Czech Republic
12.08.2012 Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall, UK
18.08.2012 Summerbreeze Festival, Dinkelsbühl, Germany - NEW!

Related links:
Click here to retrieve a FREE Download from Paradise Lost's NEW Album 'Tragic Idol'
Official site of Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost on MySpace
Paradise Lost on Facebook
Paradise Lost on Twitter

AUTOPSY To Decimate NYC Tonight; First Area Appearance In 19 Years!

Death Metal legends AUTOPSY will be making a rarer-than-rare (we're talking first-time-in-nineteen-years rare) New York City appearance tomorrow night at the Bell House in Brooklyn, joined by a trio of heavyweights from across the globe: seldon-seen New Jersey death command FUNEBRARUM and Denmark's crusty death upstarts UNDERGANG, with another rare appearance from NYC's own masters of downtuned filth, UNEARTHLY TRANCE.

Here are the details:

- Date: FRIDAY, 5/4 - Brooklyn, NY
- Time: 7:30pm Doors/8:30pm Show
- Location: The Bell House (TheBellHouseNY.com), 149 7th St.
- Cost: $30 adv/$32 dos
- AGES: 18 & OVER
- Tickets: Click here to purchase tickets!

Related links:
Autopsy's Official Site
Autopsy on Facebook
Autopsy on Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records

HUNG To Kickoff East Coast 'Mini Tour' Tonight At Album Release Show/Party In Brooklyn, NY!

HUNG is proud to announce an east coast mini tour in support and celebration of their upcoming self-titled debut out May 8^th 2012 courtesy of The End Records and Chris Adler from Lamb of God's label ReThink Records. The debut album features 10 punishing and sonically aesthetic tracks engineered and produced by Andy Abel and Lyris Hung at Abel Studios in Connecticut, with vocals tracked and produced by Ryan Kelly at MSR Studios and Nova Studios in New York City.

HUNG has premiered numerous tracks off their upcoming debut release such as Evil Tsar, Progeny, Sediment of War and Maria.

- To check out the premiere of Evil Tsar courtesy of AOL Noisecreep head to http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/03/27/hung-evil-tsar-song/

-To check out the premiere of Progeny courtesy of Guitar World head to http://www.guitarworld.com/exclusive-premiere-progeny-hungs-self-titled-debut-album

- To check out the lyric video for Sediment of War premiered courtesy of Metal Insider head to http://www.metalinsider.net/video/exclusive-premiere-hungs-lyric-video-for-new-song-sediment-of-war

- To check out the premiere of Maria courtesy of Gun Shy Assassin head to http://gunshyassassin.com/exclusive/hung-exclusive-song-stream-maria/  

- To pre-order the self-title debut album from HUNG along with a bundled t-shirt and poster head to http://www.theomegaorder.com/HUNG-Hung-CD-Tshirt-Poster-Bundle

  

Tour dates are below with May 3^rd acting as the album release party for the band at Trash Bar in Brooklyn New York. Tickets for the release show are $15 at the door and include a free CD and T-Shirt. Doors open at 7:00pm with an open bar from 7:30 to 8:30pm.

HUNG is a five piece metal band from New York City featuring Lyris Hung (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Bryan Adams) on violin, 'Evil' Jon Clark on guitar, bassist Sam Roon, drummer Kenny Grohowski and singer Dmitry Kostitsyn.  The band is fresh off their performance from the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival as a main stage performer where they played to packed out room.

HUNG East Coast Mini-Tour:

May 3rd - New York City, NY - Trash Bar- (Free Album & Tee Shirt With Entry)

May 4th - Philadelphia, PA - Club Risqué

May 5th - Wilmington, DE - Bank Shots Stanton

May 6th - TBA*

May 7th - TBA*

May 8th - Charlotte, NC - Album Release Day Show!

May 9th - TBA*

May 10th - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall 

May 11th - Chattanooga, TN - Ziggy's

*Help HUNG book these dates, reach out directly on their Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/hungrocks

Related links:
CLICK HERE! to pre-order the self-title debut album from HUNG along with a bundled t-shirt!
HUNG's Official Site
HUNG On Facebook
HUNG On Twitter
HUNG On MySpace

SLAYER's Kerry King Plays Himself On NEW Jägermeister Commercial! Getcha Pull!

As we all know, SLAYER's shredder Kerry Fu&*ing King is an avid fan of Germany's #1 liquor export. We are talking about Jägermeister of course! Who would have thought that one of Heavy Metal's finest would be featured on a commercial for what originally was a digestif and a cough remedy, made out of 56 herbs, fruits, roots and spices? Well, here are the results!



In other SLAYER news, the band is currently working on their 12th studio album and they have announced that they should have an EP out later this year. In case you have been living under a rock, SLAYER will be co-headlining the 2012 ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL!

6/30 – San Bernardino, CA
7/1 – San Francisco, CA
7/3 – Seattle, WA
7/6 – Phoenix, AZ
7/7 – Albuquerque, NM
7/8 – Denver, CO
7/10 – Dallas, TX
7/11 – Houston, TX
7/13 – Tampa, FL
7/14 – Atlanta, GA
7/15 – Indianapolis, IN
7/18 – Oklahoma City, OK
7/20 – St. Louis, MO
7/21 – Chicago, IL
7/22 – Detroit, MI
7/24 – Cincinnati, OH
7/25 – Cleveland, OH
7/27 – Philadelphia, PA
7/28 – Pittsburgh, PA
7/29 – Washington, DC
7/31 – Saratoga, NY
8/1 – Buffalo, NY
8/3 – Boston, MA
8/4 – Scranton, PA
8/5 – Hartford, CT

Stay tuned for more Slayer news!

Related links:
JAGER's Official SIte
Slayer's Official Site

SHADOWS FALL Welcome TEMPORARY? Touring Bassist By Releasing Lyric Video For 'The Unknown'

The seventh studio album by New England Metallers Shadows Fall entitled 'Fire From The Sky' is coming for your ears this Tuesday, May 8th via Razor & Tie records. The NEW Shadows Fall album was recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with producer and friend of the band Adam Dutkiewicz, guitarist for Killswitch Engage and Times Of Grace. Adam D. was also involved in the writing process of the album. 

In celebration of their highly anticipated album, the band recently released a lyric video for their NEW song 'The Unknown'! Did you check it out yet? No? Well, here you go!



In other SHADOWS FALL news, the band has recruited Ed Lanouette of Dark Day Sunday to fill in for longtime member Paul Romanko on their U.S. tour. No reason was given for Romanko’s absence as of press time.

Earlier this week, SHADOWS FALL kicked off the "Noise In The Machine Tour" with Fear Factory, The Browning, The Devasted, and Legacy Of Disorder. The remaining tour dates are:

- 5/03/2012: Scout Bar – Houston, TX
- 5/05/2012: State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL
- 5/06/2012: Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- 5/07/2012: Masquerade, Atlanta, GA (NEW)
- 5/09/2012: Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC
- 5/10/2012: Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
- 5/11/2012: Wally’s Pub – Hampton Beach, NH
- 5/12/2012: Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
- 5/13/2012: Sonar – Baltimore, MD
- 5/15/2012: McGuffy's House Of Rock – Dayton, OH (NEW)
- 5/16/2012: The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
- 5/17/2012: Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL (NEW)
- 5/20/2012: Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
- 5/23/2012: Yost Theater – Santa Ana, CA (NEW)

Related links:
Official Site of Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall on MySpace

Did You Get Your Tickets For The "Mayhem" Cruise? LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, MACHINE HEAD, HATEBREED & More To Rock The Caribbean Sea!

The great people who bring YOU the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival year after year, are following the footsteps of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise and this year they are bringing the Heavy Music fanatics the 'Mayhem' cruise. This massive event will take place from December 7-10 and will take thousands of Heavy Music fanatics from Miami to The Bahamas, and back to Miami.

The floating festival will feature performances by LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, MACHINE HEAD, HATEBREED, SUICIDE SILENCE and KINGDOM OF SORROW. Other bands performing include:

- Gojira
- Periphery
- Battlecross
- Born Of Osiris
- Otherwise
- Girl On Fire
- Periphery
- Anti Mortem
- Gypsyhawk

More details here:



Related links:
Click here to purchase tickets for the MAYHEM CRUISE!
Rockstar Mayhemfest.com
LAMB OF GOD's Official Site
ANTHRAX's Official Site
MACHINE HEAD's Official Site
HATEBREED's Official Site
SUICIDE SILENCE's Official Site
KINGDOM OF SORROW on MySpace

HELLYEAH: 'Band Of Brothers' (Part1) - Vinnie Paul Talks About PANTERA Reunion & Sings PINK FLOYD!

Hard Rock supergroup HELLYEAH will be releasing their third album, entitled 'Band of Brothers' on July 17th, 2012 via Eleven Seven Music. The album, the band’s first effort for their NEW label home, Eleven Seven Music, was recorded in Dallas at drummer Vinnie Paul’s home studio, VP’s Upstairs Studio, and was produced by the band and Jeremy Parker (Godsmack, Evanessence), who also served as engineer.

Recently, the great folks over at Eleven Seven Music invited us to their headquarters to chat with the entire band! While the scenario wasn't very Rock N' Roll, we were in a conference room, the HELLYEAH boys were very open to discuss anything we threw at them. Today, we present you the first segment from HELLYEAH: 'Band Of Brothers'! During this segment, Vinnie Paul clears the air about a potential PANTERA reunion and he even pays tribute to PINK FLOYD! Check it out!



Related links:
HELLYEAH's Official Site
HELLYEAH on MySpace
Follow HELLYEAH on Twitter