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The Presidents of the United States of America: Announce EP Release + UK Date

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:39:49 +0000

The Presidents of the United States of America has announced it will be releasing three digital EPs next year. Each EP will feature two songs, plus a brand new video. Each lead track is taken from the band’s latest album, ‘These Are The Good Times People’. Full digital EP tracklistings and release dates below: Monday 26th January [...]

Deathstars: New Album Details

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:37:33 +0000

On February 2nd, there will not only be the Standard version of the new Deathstars record “Night Electric Night” but also the deluxe package called “Gold Edition” including 2 bonus tracks as well as a bonus DVD featuring 6 video clips, making of and more… Guitarist, songwriter and producer Nightmare comments: “This album is the very mirror [...]

Saw Doctors: UK Tour Dates

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:23 +0000

On November 28, The Saw Doctors return to the UK to begin a seventeen date tour in support of their single, ‘About You Now’, and their DVD release, ‘Live In The USA’. The tour starts off in Newcastle and includes two London shows at Shepherd’s Bush Empire (Dec 5 and 6) and finishes off up at [...]

Rhino To Release Factory Records Box Set

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:33:57 +0000

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Factory, Manchester’s most well known record label, Rhino records UK is pleased to announce the release of “A Factory Box Set”. Founded in 1978 when former Granada TV presenter Tony Wilson teamed up with Alan Erasmus, an unemployed actor and band manager, soon to be joined by maverick producer [...]

Flashguns: Tour News + Single

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:13:50 +0000

Having just completed the Levi’s ‘Ones To Watch tour’, Flashguns release their debut single ‘Timehouse Blue’ on Blue Flowers Records on 1st December. They’ve already been in session with the likes of Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq, and appeared on the Radio 1 stage at Reading/Leeds Festival this year. After performing at the [...]

This Ending: ‘Dead Harvest’ Album Details

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:12:23 +0000

Sweden’s This Ending — featuring Amon Amarth drummer Fredrik Andersson — have finished the recordings for their second album‚ ‘Dead Harvest’. The recording of the album saw the band returning to Offbeat Studios, and after 2 months of gruelling work the recording was finally done. Numerous songs were written but only 10 songs were chosen [...]

Cannibal Corpse: Full European Tour With Children Of Bodom

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:17:35 +0000

Death Metal legends Cannibal Corpse will team up with Finnish Metal heroes Children Of Bodom for a full European tour in February. So far the following dates have been announced: Children Of Bodom + Cannibal Corpse + Diablo 01/02/09 – DE – Erfurt, Stadtgarten 03/02/09 – DE – München - Backstage 07/02/09 – HU – Budapest - Syma Hall 08/02/09 – AT [...]

Innerpartysystem: UK Dates For 2009

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:17:13 +0000

Innerpartysystem will re-release the single ‘Don’t Stop’ as their headline jaunt commences on 26th January. Catch the band’s live show with support coming from Middle Class Rut. Tickets on sale now: Mon 26/01/2009 Cambridge Soul Tree Tue 27/01/2009 Brighton Audio Wed 28/01/2009 Cardiff Barfly Fri 30/01/2009 Exeter Cavern Sat 31/01/2009 Birmingham Academy 2 Sun 01/02/2009 Glasgow King Tuts Mon 02/02/2009 Leeds Cockpit Tue [...]

Paper Route: To Tour With Passion Pit

Sonic Dice — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:12:25 +0000

Nashville’s Paper Route have just confirmed dates supporting Passion Pit for the new year. Catch them on tour now with Low vs Diamond and Barcelona followed by a short UK tour. PAPER ROUTE TOUR DATES November 18 - The Basement - Columbus, OH # November 19 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI # November 20 - Subterranean - Chicago, [...]

Camden Crawl ‘09: Event Details Announced

Sonic Dice — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:40:05 +0000

The freshly named Gaymers Camden Crawl is pleased to announce the addition of Camden’s historic Roundhouse venue as jewel in the crown of the festival’s participating venues. As is tradition, Camden Town will play host to over a mile and a half of new talent for over thirty hours across more than forty venues. In [...]

Unearth: Special Guests On Defenders Of The Faith II

Sonic Dice — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:05:50 +0000

Unearth are special guests on Defenders Of The Faith II Tour. Unearth will join co-headliners Lamb Of God and Dimmu Borgir on a bill that also includes Five Finger Death Punch. Metal Hammer Defenders Of The Faith II Lamb Of God + Dimmu Borgir + Unearth + Five Finger Death Punch February 2009 11th BRISTOL – [...]

Gig Review: Noah & The Whale

Angeline Liles — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:03:59 +0000

[Venue: The Junction, Cambridge] [Date: 10 November 2008] Following their starring role in this summer’s revered Cambridge Folk Festival (for non-folkheads, it’s pretty much the biggest and best celebration of all things folksy on this British Isle), Noah & The Whale made a welcome return to Cambridge tonight and were unsurprisingly greeted by a sold-out and excitable [...]

Album Review: Tortuga

Rich E — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:03:46 +0000

[Album: The Kings Of Albany] [Label: In At The Deep End Records] Tortuga’s ‘Kings Of Albany’ is a short blast of noisy doom and post-hardcore. At 11 tracks and 30mins long, it’s certainly going to be more of the hardcore end than a barrage of 7min doom tracks. After listening to this album a couple of times [...]

Telepathe: Announce UK Release Of Debut Album

Sonic Dice — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:03:34 +0000

Telepathe’s debut full-length album, “Dance Mother”, will be released on January 26 on V2/Cooperative Music. Telepathe began the process of recording “Dance Mother” with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek in December 2007. Access to Sitek’s vintage synthesizer collection, combined with deep electronic sub-bass lines influenced by hours of listening to dub-step, gave the duo’s [...]

Gig Review: Feeder + The Chemists

Sonic Dice — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:02:15 +0000

[Venue: Corn Exchange, Cambridge] [Date: 10 November 2008] When a venue with a capacity of 1800 puts on a show featuring just two bands it usually indicates that those bands are magnificent crowd-pullers. Tonight, the promoters are relying on a relative unknown and a band that is surely approaching it’s sell-by date. As Sonic Dice takes it’s [...]

Album Review: Alberta Cross

Danny Sambuca — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:01:34 +0000

[Album: The Thief And The Heartbreaker] [Label: Ark Recordings] If the likes of Neil Young, Turin Brakes and The Band happen to be the music that really turns your crank then this new record from Anglo-Swede duo Alberta Cross could be just the ticket for you. Terry Wolfers and Petter Ericson are the main protagonists at the [...]

Malefice: Now Signed To Metal Blade

Sonic Dice — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:01:03 +0000

Metal Blade Records is very proud to announce the signing of the fierce UK Metal act Malefice. Formed in Reading, Berkshire in 2003 the band made quite an impact with their debut album ‘Entities’. Crossing the boundaries of Thrash and Death Metal, ‘Entities’ specialized in the same power groove that saw Pantera and Lamb Of [...]

Jamie Scott & The Town: Tour News

Sonic Dice — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:58:54 +0000

Jamie Scott & The Town return from their European dates to headline Manchester’s Dry Bar. “For a man who first picked up a guitar aged seven and taught himself to play, music was clearly a natural compulsion, and the one he was used to giving in to. Scott’s musical loves and influences now are one [...]

Competition: Win A Signed Copy Of The Black Keys’ ‘Attack & Release’

Sonic Dice — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:18:28 +0000

To celebrate the release of The Black Keys’ latest live DVD “Live at the Crystal Ballroom”, we have one signed copy of this year’s album ‘Attack And Release’ to giveaway. Produced and directed by Lance Bangs (R.E.M.’s Road Movie), the DVD will include 17 live songs; original music videos for “Your Touch,” “Just Got To Be,” [...]

Gig Review: Funeral For A Friend

Danny Sambuca — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:41:13 +0000

[Venue: Carling Academy, Oxford] [Date: 1 November 2008] Having seen Funeral For A Friend on no less then five occasions before this show, and having been mightily impressed every single time, my expectations are high and rightly so. Based on previous experience, this should be a riot. At least that’s what’s going through my mind as lead [...]