
Heavy Metal Icon Dee Snider Launches Takebackthehorns.com
Motivated by what he calls, The systematic abuse of the metal horns, heavy metal icon and front man for the legendary Twisted Sister, Dee Snider has launched a web site Dedicated to the reclamation of our iconic heavy metal symbol, http://www.takebackthehorns.com
"The rampant misuse and overuse of the metal horns is an insult to true fans of the music form it represents," says Dee, "They were never intended to be thrown by members of the hip hop, country and pop communities. We fought long and hard for the music we love to be recognized. They have no right to use our sign!"
While absolutely recognizing the humor in the situation, www.takebackthehorns.com is dedicated to not only raise awareness of this abuse, but the site has been designed to inform and educate the reader on the history and proper use of the metal horns. Dee Snider hopes it will unify the massive, heavy metal community in the fight to stop the metal horns further exploitation and degradation. Says Dee, "I appreciate the appeal of throwing the horns and even acknowledge its overuse shows just how far the acceptance of heavy metal has come as a music form. But when little Johnny throws the horns to his mom because he’s successfully made a number two, things have gone way too far."
Www.takebackthehorns.com also contains a section for visitors to post photos of abusers of the horns and an interactive "Metal or Not" rating system to help define and decide the proper usage of the iconic symbol.
Dee goes on to say, "In the 80’s I went to Washington, DC to defend heavy metal and fight censorship. Now it’s time for me to defend the music I love again and fight a very different enemy. I need headbangers the world over to join me in this important fight. Let’s say to the purveyors of other music forms, the usurpers of our mark...get your own damn sign bee-otch!. Let’s take back the horns...dot com!"
Throwdown, 5 Finger Death Punch and Shadows Fall tour dates
Nov 14 The Venue Boise, Idaho
Nov 15 Studio Seven Seattle
Nov 16 The Blvd Spokane, Washington
Nov 17 Studio 208 Pocatello, Idaho
Nov 18 In The Venue Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 19 Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado
Nov 20 Dos Amigos Odessa, Texas
Nov 21 Ridglea Theatre Fort Worth, Texas
Nov 22 Meridian Houston, Texas
Nov 24 The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 25 Jester’s Fayetteville, North Carolina
Nov 27 THe Hat Factory Richmond, Virginia
Nov 28 Sonar Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 29 The Silo Reading, Pennsylvania
Nov 30 Rocko’s Manchester, New Hampshire
Dec 1 Hangar 84 Vineland, New Jersey
Dec 2 Peabody’s Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 3 Lost Horizon Syracuse, New York
Dec 4 Al Rosa Villa Columbus, Ohio
Dec 5 Harpo’s Detroit, Michigan
Dec 6 The Madhatter Covington, Kentucky
Dec 7 The Village Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 8 The Oz Cafe Wichita, Kansas
Dec 9 Emo’s Austin, Texas
Dec 10 Chic’s Bar & Billiards El Paso, Texas
Dec 11 UB’s Mesa, Arizona
Dec 12 Chain Reaction Anaheim, California
HERO DESTROYED: Announce Dates With BEHEMOTH
Pittsburgh, PA’s HERO DESTROYED (Zach Moore – guitar, Dustin Newman – bass, Jeff Turko – guitar, Pat McNicholas – vocals, Neal Andrus (COMMIT SUICIDE) - drums) has announced that they will join Poland’s BEHEMOTH for a handful of regional dates on their upcoming US tour. HERO DESTROYED will provide support during the Cleveland and Pittsburgh stops of the tour along with SEPTIC FLESH
January 27 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s (w/ BEHEMOTH, SEPTIC FLESH, SHINING)
January 28 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s (w/ BEHEMOTH, SEPTIC FLESH, SHINING)
Meshuggah Live DVD
Contents of the Alive concert film include:
DVD:
01. Begin
02. Perpetual Black Second (Tokyo)
03. Twenty Two Hours
04. Pravus (Tokyo)
05. Dissemination
06. Bleed (NYC)
07. Ritual
08. New Millenium Cyanide Christ (Montreal)
09. Cleanse
10. Stengah (Montreal)
11. The Mouth Licking What You’ve Bled (Montreal)
12. Machine
13. Electric Red (Tokyo)
14. Solidarius
15. Rational Gaze (Tokyo)
16. Moment
17. Lethargica (Toronto)
18. Communicate
19. Combustion (Toronto)
21. Straws Pulled At Random (Toronto)
20. Humiliative (Montreal)
22. Straws Pulled At Random (Toronto)
23. End
BONUS MATERIAL
01. “Bleed” Music Video
02. “The Making Of ‘Bleed’”
03. Micha’s Guitar Tour
04. Tomas Haake’s Drum Tour
LIVE AUDIO CD:
01. Perpetual Black Second
02. Electric Red
03. Rational Gaze
04. Pravus
05. Lethargica
06. Combustion
07. Straws Pulled At Random
08. New Millenium Cyanide Christ
09. Stengah
10. The Mouth Licking What You’ve Bled
11. Humiliative
12. Bleed
UPCOMING TOURS:
AGNOSTIC FRONT, Death By Stereo
01/15/10 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA
01/16/10 The Distillery – Sacramento, CA
01/17/10 Voodoo Lounge – San Jose, CA
01/18/10 The Crossing – Palmdale, CA
01/19/10 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
01/20/10 Yucca Tap Room – Tempe, AZ
01/21/10 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
01/22/10 Trees – Dallas, TX
01/23/10 Red Seven – Austin, TX
01/24/10 Walter’s – Houston, TX
01/25/10 The Ballroom – Corpus Christi, TX
01/26/10 The Rock Bottom – San Antonio, TX
01/27/10 Take 2 – El Paso, TX
01/28/10 Voudeville Cabaret – Tucson, AZ
01/29/10 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
01/30/10 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
Ensiferum, EX DEO, Blackguard, SWASHBUCKLE*
11/29/09 House of Blues – Chicago, IL
11/30/09 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
12/01/09 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA*
12/02/09 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC – CANADA*
12/03/09 Le Medley – Montreal, QC – CANADA*
12/04/09 The Palladium – Worcester, MA*
12/05/09 Irving Plaza – New York, NY*
Kreator, KATAKLYSM, Evile, Lightning Swords of Death, Lazarus A.D.
03/18/10 El Corazon - Seattle, WA
03/19/10 Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC – CANADA
03/20/10 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
03/21/10 Slim’s - San Francisco, CA
03/23/10 House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
03/24/10 House of Blues - San Diego, CA
03/25/10 The Rock - - Tucson, AZ
03/27/10 Emo's - Austin, TX
03/28/10 Meridian - Houston, TX
03/30/10 The Club at Firestone - Orlando, FL
03/31/10 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
KORPIKLAANI, Tyr, SWASHBUCKLE, White Wizzard
01/08/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
01/09/10 Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA
01/10/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA
01/11/10 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
01/12/10 Jaguar Club – Lemont, IL
01/13/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
01/14/10 Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
01/15/10 The Sterling Hotel – Allentown, PA
01/16/10 Jaxx – Springfield, VA
01/17/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
01/18/10 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
01/19/10 Czar – Tampa, FL
01/21/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX
01/22/10 Ridglea Theater – Ft. Worth, TX
01/23/10 Flytrap Music Hall – Tulsa, OK
01/24/10 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
01/25/10 Club Red – Tempe, AZ
01/26/10 The Key Club – Hollywood, CA
01/27/10 Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA
01/28/10 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA
01/29/10 Satyricon – Portland, OR
01/30/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
01/31/10 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
NILE, IMMOLATION, Krisiun, Abigail Williams, Dreaming Dead
01/15/10 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
01/16/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
01/17/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
01/18/10 The Blender Theater at Gramercy – New York, NY
01/20/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
01/21/10 Metro / Smart Bar – Chicago, IL
01/22/10 Rave – Milwaukee, WI
01/23/10 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
01/24/10 The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
01/25/10 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
01/27/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
01/28/10 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
01/29/10 The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
01/30/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
01/31/10 House of Blues – San Diego, CA
02/02/10 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
02/03/10 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
02/04/10 U.B.’s Bar – Mesa, AZ
02/05/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
02/06/10 Gator’s – Farmington, NM
02/08/10 House of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
02/09/10 Scout Bar – San Antonio, TX
02/10/10 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
02/11/10 Trees – Dallas, TX
02/12/10 Marquee – Tulsa, OK
02/13/10 Headliner’s Music Hall – Louisville, KY
02/14/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
02/16/10 Gil’s Bar & Grill – Virginia Beach, VA
02/17/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
02/18/10 Amos Southend – Charlotte, NC
02/19/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
02/20/10 Music Farm – Charleston, SC
Devildriver, SUFFOCATION
01/07/10 The Glasshouse – Pomona, CA
01/08/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
01/09/10 Majestic Ventura Theater – Ventura, CA
01/11/10 Roseland Theater (@ Peter’s Room) – Portland, OR
01/12/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
01/13/10 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
01/15/10 Mesa Theatre – Grand Junction, CO
01/16/10 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
01/18/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN
01/19/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
01/20/10 House of Blues - Chicago, IL
01/21/10 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
01/22/10 The Machine Shop - Flint, MI
01/23/10 Al Rosa Villa – Columbus, OH
01/24/10 The Mad Hatter - Covington, KY
01/25/10 Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
01/26/10 Norva – Norfolk, VA
01/27/10 Polaris – Philadelphia, PA
01/28/10 Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT
01/29/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA ç + BEHEMOTH
01/30/10 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ ç + BEHEMOTH
01/31/10 The Crazy Donkey – Farmingdale, NY ç + BEHEMOTH
02/01/10 Club Soda - Montreal, QC – CANADA
02/02/10 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA
02/04/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
02/05/10 Club Firestone – Orlando, FL
02/06/10 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
02/08/10 Emo’s – Austin, TX
02/10/10 Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
02/11/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
02/12/10 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
EPICA, THREAT SIGNAL, Blackguard
01/26/10 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
01/27/10 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
01/28/10 Championship Bar and Grill – Trenton, NJ ç THREAT SIGNAL ONLY
01/29/10 The Blender Theater at Gramercy – New York, NY
01/30/10 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
01/31/10 Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA
02/01/10 MOD Club – Toronto, ON – CANADA
02/03/10 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
02/04/10 Logan Square Auditorium – Mokena, IL
02/05/10 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
02/06/10 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
02/08/10 Royal Albert Arms – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA
02/10/10 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
02/11/10 The Warehouse – Calgary, AB – CANADA
02/13/10 Sugar Nightclub – Victoria, BC – CANADA
02/14/10 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
02/15/10 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
02/17/10 Slims – San Francisco, CA
02/18/10 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
02/19/10 U.B’s Bar – Mesa, AZ
02/20/10 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
02/22/10 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
02/23/10 The Marquee – Tulsa, OK
02/24/10 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
02/25/10 Scout Bar – San Antonio, TX
02/27/10 Volume 11 – Raleigh, NC
02/28/10 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
03/02/10 The Muse – Nashville, TN ç THREAT SIGNAL ONLY
03/04/10 Phoenix Hill Tavern – Louisville, KY ç THREAT SIGNAL ONLY
03/06/10 Electric Company – Utica, NY ç THREAT SIGNAL ONLY
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MANEGARM To Unleash New Video December 23, 2009
Nattväsen track-listing:
track-listing:01. "Mina Fäders Hall"
02. "Nattsjäl, Drömsjäl"
03. "Bergagasten"
04. "I Den Svartaste Jord"
05. "Hraesvelg"
06. "Vetrarmegin"
07. "Draugen"
08. "Nattväsen"
09. "Delling"
SLAYER, MEGADETH TEAM UP FOR
"AMERICAN CARNAGE
18 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA*
19 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR - tickets sold via www.rosequarter.com
21 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA*
22 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA* (tickets on sale 11/21)
23 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ**
25 Magness Arena, Denver, CO*
26 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM*
27 El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX*
29 Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX**
31 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
FEBRUARY
1 Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, GA* (tickets on sale 11/20)
2 Broadbent Arena, Louisville, KY* (tickets on sale 12/4)
4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN* (tickets on sale 12/4)
5 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL* (tickets on sale 12/4)
6 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI*
9 Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT**
11 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ*
13 Susquehanna Center, Camden, NJ*
14 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA*
16 Pavillon de La Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC - tickets sold via Billetech.com
18 John Labatt Centre, London, ON - tickets on sale 11/27 via JohnLabattCentre.com
19 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON - tickets sold via Ticketmaster.ca
20 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC - tickets sold via Admission.com
22 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB - tickets sold via MonctonColiseum.com
23 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS - tickets sold via TicketAtlantic.com
* tickets sold through Ticketmaster
** tickets sold through LiveNation.com
HateSphere will hit North American shores early next year in support of newest album To The Nines with The Black Dahlia Murder, Obscura and Augury
Feb 24 Atlanta, GA @ Masque
Feb 25 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
Feb 26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Feb 27 Orlando, FL @ The Social
Mar 01 Houston, TX @ Meridian
Mar 02 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Mar 03 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Mar 05 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
Mar 06 Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy Theater
Mar 07 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Mar 08 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Mar 09 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Mar 10 Boise, ID @ The Venue
Mar 12 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Mar 13 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Mar 14 Des Moines, IA @ House of Bricks
Mar 15 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
Mar 16 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
Mar 18 Washington, DC @ The Rock and Roll Hotel
Mar 19 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Mar 20 New York, NY @ Santo's Party House
Mar 21 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East - Downstairs
Mar 22 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
Mar 23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's Theater
Mar 24 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Providence, RI’s HOWL recently entered Machine With Magnets studios (BATTLES, CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH, LIGHTNING BOLT, DAUGHTERS) with engineer Keith Souza to record their first full-length album. The as yet untitled record will see a spring 2010 release via Relapse
***All dates from February 17 thru 28 w/ SKELETONWITCH, IRON AGE***
February 17 Allston, MA Great Scotts (w/ DOOMRIDERS)
February 18 Albany, NY Valentine’s
February 19 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
February 20 Hartford, CT Webster Underground (w/ DOOMRIDERS)
February 21 Washington, DC The Red and The Black
February 22 Wilmington, NC Lucky’s Pub
February 23 Asheville, NC The Rocket Club
February 24 Knoxville, TN The Cider House (w/ BLACK TUSK)
February 25 Savannah, GA The Jinx
February 26 Birmingham, AL The Nick (w/ BLACK TUSK)
February 27 Memphis, TN Hi Tone (w/ BLACK TUSK)
February 28 St. Louis, MO Fubar
May 28 Baltimore, MD Sonar (as part of Maryland Deathfest)
DYING FETUS: To Headline The Thrash And Burn European Tour 2010
April 9 Karlsruhe, Germany Substage
April 10 Essen, Germany Turock
April 11 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
April 13 Copenhagen, Denmark The Rock
April 14 Berlin, Germany S036
April 15 Nitra, Slovakia Nova Pekaren
April 16 Leipzing, Germany Theaterfabrik
April 17 Wurzburg, Germany Posthalle
April 18 Wien, Austria Arena
April 19 Munchen, Germany Feierwerk
April 20 Graz, Austria Seifenfabrik
April 21 Bologna, Italy Estragon
April 22 Milan, Italy Tunnel
April 23 Erstfeld, Switzerland Transilvania Live
April 24 Savigny, France Le Temple Emprunte
April 25 Rennes, France Ubu
April 26 Gent, Belgium Minus One
April 27 London, UK Underworld
April 28 Newport, UK TJ’s
April 29 Manchester, UK Club Academy
April 30 Birmingham, UK 02 Academy
March 1 Tilburg, Netherlands Death Fest
March 2 Barroselas, Portugal SWR Metalfest
WHITECHAPEL enters Audiohammer Studios to record follow up to ‘This is Exile'
BORKNAGAR SET TO RELEASE UNIVERSAL MARCH 2, 2010
San Francisco’s EXODUS, one of thrash metal’s seminal bands responsible for the birth and development of the genre, have named their ninth studio album Exhibit B: The Human Condition. The band are currently recording in Northern California with Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Kreator). The album is expected to be released in Spring 2010.
MY OWN GRAVE Tour Dates 2010:
02/12/2010 Snövit – Stockholm, SWE
02/13/2010 Ungdomens Hus - Fredericia, DK
02/14/2010 Bastard Club - Osnabrück, GER
02/15/2010 Little Devil - Tilburg, NL
02/17/2010 De Verlichte Geest - Roeselare, BEL
02/18/2010 Das Haus - Neuss, GER
02/19/2010 Gleis 3 - Annaberg-Buchholz. GER
02/20/2010 Club Zentral - Stuttgart, GER
02/21/2010 Dynamo Werk 21 - Zürich, CH
02/22/2010 The Jack Hole - Vicenza, ITA
02/23/2010 Channel Zero - Ljubljana, SLO
02/24/2010 Toxic Music Club - Pecs, HUN
02/25/2010 Zeljeznicar - Zagreb, CRO
02/26/2010 Kawarna - Slavonice, CZE
02/27/2010 Hellraiser - Leipzig, GER
02/28/2010 Klex - Greifswald, GER