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A Skylit Drive announces their
U.S. headlining tour with Motionless In White
and For All Those Sleeping






Lodi, CA's A Skylit Drive has just announced their U.S. headlining tour for this November, with label mates Motionless In White and For All Those Sleeping. Additional support will come from Woe, Is Me and Scarlett O'Hara.

A Skylit Drive is currently in the studio with producer Cameron Webb (30 Seconds To Mars, Motorhead, Flyleaf, Silverstein), recording their as-yet-untitled third album. This is the follow-up to their hit album Adelphia (debuted on the Billboard 200 at #64) and is set for release in early 2011.

A SKYLIT DRIVE - Michael "Jag" Jagmin (vocals), Nick Miller (guitar),
Joey Wilson (guitar), Brian White (bass / screams), Kyle Simmons (keyboards), Cory La Quay (drums / vocals) - Adding a sold-out U.S. and European tour with Alesana to their already impressive touring resume, including runs with Chiodos, Escape The Fate, Silverstein, Senses Fail, August Burns Red, Breathe Carolina, appearances at SXSW, Bamboozle Festival and a whole summer on Vans Warped Tour, A Skylit Drive is now a headliner in their own right. The band has also just announced they will be playing Soundwave Festival in Australia in spring 2011.

A Skylit Drive, Motionless In White, For All Those Sleeping, Woe Is Me, & Scarlett O' Hara
11.04 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
11.05 - San Diego, CA @ Soma Sidestage
11.06 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
11.07 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
11.09 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
11.10 - Ft. Worth, TX @ The Door
11.11 - The Woodlands, TX @ Shadowplay Lounge
11.12 - Metairie, LA @ The High Ground
11.13 - Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
11.14 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
11.15 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
11.16 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
11.17 - Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
11.19 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11.20 - S. Hackensack, NJ @ School Of Rock
11.21 - Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheels
11.23 - Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
11.24 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
11.26 - Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
11.28 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk

Katy Perry SNL

NBC'S 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 25 WITH SNL ALUM AMY POEHLER & CHART-TOPPING MUSICAL GUEST KATY PERRY

Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam, And Jay Pharoah To Join As Featured Players

SNL Returns With Three Back-To-Back Shows: September 25; October 2; October 9

New York, NY – September 7, 2010 – NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" kicks off its 36th season on September 25 with Amy Poehler returning to studio 8H and musical guest Katy Perry. Making their debut on the SNL stage, Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam, and Jay Pharoah will join the cast as featured players.

Amy Poehler, former SNL cast member and three-time Emmy Award nominee, will return to studio 8H for her hosting debut. In addition to her eight years on "Saturday Night Live," Poehler currently stars in NBC’s critically acclaimed comedy series "Parks and Recreation" and appeared in numerous feature films including "Baby Mama," "Mean Girls" and "Shrek the Third." She successfully launched an online series, "Smart Girls at the Party," and is one of the founding members of the comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade.

Katy Perry, whose second album "Teenage Dream" is currently number one on Billboard, will make her debut SNL musical appearance on the September 25 season premiere. The new album has already yielded two smash hit singles -"California Gurls" was the biggest hit of this Summer, while the title-track "Teenage Dream" is currently number two on the Hot 100 and poised to hit number one. This success comes on the heels of the global breakthrough of Katy's debut album, which sold 5 million worldwide, and featured four hit singles: "I Kissed A Girl", "Hot N Cold", "Thinking Of You", and "Waking Up In Vegas".

Also making their SNL debut, Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam, and Jay Pharoah join the cast as featured players. Vanessa Bayer joins the cast of SNL from iO Chicago, The Annoyance, and The Second City. Paul Brittain is a veteran of the iO Theater in Chicago where he performed as a member with numerous improv and sketch groups. Taran Killam hails from Los Angeles, where he established his comedy career as a main company member of The Groundlings, performing with numerous improv and sketch groups, and also appearing in The Groundlings’ Sunday company. Originally from Virginia, Jay Pharoah honed his performing skills in community theater and at local comedy clubs.

"Saturday Night Live" is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.

PAPA ROACH CD GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!1!

We are giving out 5 copies of the new Papa Roach cd "Time for Anialation"
before they hit shelves on August 31. Fill out you info below to qualify for
the advanced copy.

www.paparoach.com

Sneak Peak :Papa Roach’s new album Time For Annihilation

Hard hitting Sacramento natives, Papa Roach, have yet again cracked the top 10 with their new single “Kick In The Teeth”, which is currently holding down the #8 slot on the rock charts with no sign of slowing down. The band's upcoming album Time for Annihilation…On The Record and On The Road, due out August 31st on Eleven Seven Music, is a unique hybrid listening experience, which showcases brand new material produced by David Bendeth (Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus), as well as live renditions of the band’s past hits.

Papa Roach continues to fortify their reputation as one of the best live bands regardless of genre and recently electrified the 100,000 plus audience at this year’s Sonisphere festival in the UK with an explosive performance of which Metal Hammer said, “The Roach are sensational for every second they are onstage. P Roach came, saw and kicked everyone’s ass.” In a review of the single, Billboard wrote, ”Kick In The Teeth” may be its (Papa Roach’s) most rousing anthem yet.” In addition, ESPN is using the lead track throughout the network's programming for the entire month of August to pump up the excitement of their comprehensive sports coverage including this years summer X-Games. Continuing it's energizing force, Papa Roach and Monster Energy have partnered in an online contest for fans to submit user-generated extreme sports clips which will be cut together as a new video for “Kick in the Teeth.”

With over 8 million records sold, Papa Roach has produced multi-format hits on every album they have released over the past ten years, proving their longevity and relevance throughout. With Time for Annihilation…On The Record and On The Road, Papa Roach bring together what they do best by delivering a highly energetic entertainment package for fans old and new alike. With the release of this record, the band continue their long term commitment to Why Hunger, raising funds and awareness for the 49 million Americans and more than 1 billion people worldwide who are hungry. The band included a hidden track on the record, a first in philanthropy, to encourage fans to text to donate as they do live in concert.

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GWAR announces new album title "Gwar's Bloody Pit of Horror" to be released this Fall on Metal Blade Records

After a triumphant European tour that included appearances at the With Full Force and Dour Festivals, Antarctic rock gods GWAR have returned to their ice-bound fortress, to drink blood and begin work on their newest and most gut-crushing album yet. That's right, right now, at the sorta halfway point of GWAR's special two-year long 25th Anniversary Slay-a-Bration, Slave Pit Inc. and Metal Blade Records are proud to announce the title of GWAR's new album.

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Framing Hanley Nominated For Best International Newcomer at Kerrang Awards

Framing Hanley Nominated For Best International Newcomer at Kerrang Awards




Framing Hanley has been nominated for Best International Newcomer at the 2010 Kerrang Awards in the UK on July 29th. This is an AMAZING honor for both the band and Silent Majority Group. PLEASE support us by registering to be a Kerrang voter and voting for Framing Hanley at:

http://awards.kerrang.com

This is really great for our artist and our company, and if you could help by re-posting this message on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, or e-mailing it to your friends, I would consider it a HUGE personal favor.

If you copy me on the email or link, I will be happy to e-mail you a free track from any of our artists!

-Jeff Hanson

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Pixies Dolittle Tour

Pixies to Howl the Ferocious Language of Doolittle in 11 U.S. Cities
Band's First-Ever Official WebSite Launches

LOS ANGELES, CA - Thursday, June 3, 2010 -- After nearly 40 sold out shows on three continents since Fall, 2009, The Pixies are bringing The Doolittle Tour back to the U.S.A. The 11-city trek kicks off on September 7 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia and will extend the 20th anniversary celebration of the release of the band's classic 1989 album, Doolittle. All of the shows will be recorded and the CDs will be made available immediately after every show at the band's merch table; all live CDs can also be ordered at www.doolittlelive.com . Fuck Buttons, the two-piece electronic pop group from Bristol, England, will open all shows.
SEPTEMBER
7 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA*
8 Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NC
10 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
13 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA*
17 Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO
18 Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK**
19 Verizon Theatre, Dallas, TX*
20 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
22 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX***
24 Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ (tix sold through the venue)
25 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV*
26 RIMAC Arena, San Diego, CA*

* Tickets sold through Ticketmaster
** Tickets sold through Protix
*** Tickets sold through Frontgate

HELLYEAH’s STAMPEDE

HELLYEAH’s STAMPEDE CRACKS BILLBOARD TOP 10




Metal Supergroup’s Sophomore Release Debuts At No. 8 Position On The Billboard 200 Chart


New York, NY- (July 21, 2010) The members of HELLYEAH, the Metal supergroup featuring Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Damageplan), Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne), Tom Maxwell (Nothingface) and Bob Zilla (Damageplan), were thrilled to hear the news that their highly- anticipated sophomore album- STAMPEDE

cracked the Billboard Top 200 chart at the No. 8 position in its first week of release in the United States.


“Hell Of A Time”, the album’s current single, quickly reached the #1 position as the Most-Added track at Active Rock Radio a full week before the official add date and continues to maintain a strong hold at the #10 position on the BDS Active Rock chart this week.



STAMPEDE has gotten a great reception from fans and press alike. “(STAMPEDE) finds HELLYEAH offering something with testosterone and confidence, moving the band closer to eliciting their moniker’s intended sentiment,” says ALTERNATIVE PRESS. REVOLVER agrees - “On album numero dos, Southern-Metal Supergroup HELLYEAH rock hard and party harder.”



Beginning tonight at the Lonestar Amphitheater in Lubbock, Texas, HELLYEAH will be hitting the road for a string of US and Australian dates before joining on this summer’s- Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival. The 36-date, late summer tour, which includes other heavyweight acts such as Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour and Halestorm among others, launches August 17 in Minneapolis, MN and will visit arenas and amphitheatres across North America before wrapping October 4 in Madison, WI.


HELLYEAH Tour Dates:



Wed 7/21 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Amphitheater

Fri 7/23 Tyler, TX Click's

Sat 7/24 San Antonio, TX Sunken Gardens Amphitheater

Thu 7/29 Sydney, Australia The Metro

Fri 7/30 Melbourne, Australia Billboard

Sat 7/31 Fortitude Valley QLD, Australia The Tivoli

Thu 8/5 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
Fri 8/6 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Sat 8/7 Missoula, MT Wilma Theater
Mon 8/9 Sturgis, SD Glencoe Campground
Wed 8/11 Travers City, MI Ground Zero (18+)
Thu 8/12 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Fri 8/13 Springfield, IL Prairie Capitol Conv Center
Sat 8/14 Cedar Rapids, IA 1st Avenue Live (21+)


Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival Dates w/ HELLYEAH:



Date City Venue

Tue 8/17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

Wed 8/18 Kansas City, KS Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

Fri 8/20 Omaha, NE WestFair Amphitheater

Sat 8/21 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre*

Sun 8/22 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center*

Tue 8/24 Columbus, OH LC Outdoor Amphitheatre

Wed 8/25 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre*

Fri 8/27 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain*

Sat 8/28 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center*

Sun 8/29 Holmdel, NJ PNC Arts Center

Tue 8/31 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live*

Wed 9/1 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

Fri 9/3 Birmingham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center*

Sat 9/4 Atlanta, GA Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood*

Sun 9/5 Tampa, FL 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre*

Wed 9/8 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

Fri 9/10 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center*

Sat 9/11 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater

Sun 9/12 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Tue 9/14 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre*

Wed 9/15 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre

Fri 9/17 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

Sat 9/18 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre*

Sun 9/19 Tempe, AZ Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre

Tue 9/21 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena

Wed 9/22 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre*

American Carnage Tour Announced

ORIGINAL “CLASH OF THE TITANS” LINEUP OF SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX TO TOUR AGAIN
Leg Two of American Carnage Tour Announced


Los Angeles, CA - (MONDAY, July 12, 2010) -- Metalheads rejoice: North America's biggest thrash tour in 20 years is announced, as 1991's original American "Clash of the Titans" lineup - Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax - will tour together once again on Leg Two of the American Carnage Tour. This trek kicks off September 24 at Superpages in Dallas, TX and will play 20 dates, including New York's Nassau Coliseum, concluding at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on October 21.

On Leg Two of American Carnage, Megadeth will continue to roar through its landmark 1990 album Rust in Peace from front to back, while Slayer will rip the roof off by performing its much-lauded Seasons in the Abyss album, which was also released in 1990. Anthrax recently welcomed back singer Joey Belladonna, who defined the band during their heyday, and now permanently back in the band, will be front-and-center.

A special presale will launch this Wednesday, July 14, and fans should log onto to www.slayer.net - www.megadeth.com - or www.anthrax.com - to obtain the special code needed for the presale, and then go to www.ticketmaster.com (http://knoxvilletickets.com/ for the Knoxville date) to purchase tickets. The public on sale date will begin July 23 in most markets. In the spirit of beating the recession, there will be special pre-sale discounts on all tickets in most markets (see below for more details), and, if that's not enough, a limited amount of $10 tickets will be available in many cities - log onto any of the bands' websites or onto Ticketmaster's site for those details.

But wait, there's even more. For Leg Two of the American Carnage tour, Megadeth has teamed up with iloveallaccess.com to provide fans with VIP experiences including priority venue access, meet and greets, parties, exclusive gifts and more. Logging onto www.megadeth.com will provide those details. Plus, fans who purchase their tickets online at either www.slayer.net or www.ticketmaster.com - will receive a free download of the live audio track "War Ensemble," set to be included on Slayer's forthcoming, as yet unannounced, "Live Intrusion" DVD release.

Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will kick off the second leg of the American Carnage tour on the heels of the historical "Big Four" Sonisphere Festival concerts they played with Metallica in seven European cities this summer. The dates marked the first time that these four bands - acknowledged as the most influential bands the thrash metal genre - had shared a concert bill.


The original “Clash of the Titans” tour united the three forces of thrash metal for the entire summer of 1991, with then-little known Alice in Chains serving as the opener. This tour, which falls under the “American Carnage” banner, isn’t rewriting history; it’s writing a whole new chapter of headbanging history that is sure to delight fans new and old.


Megadeth and Slayer return to North America late this month to co-headline the east coast Canadian Carnage tour, and then starting August 11, the first leg of the American Carnage tour (dates below) with Testament as Special Guest. The tour was originally scheduled for a winter 2010 run, but was postponed when Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya was forced to undergo neck surgery. But as is the case for anything good in life, this tour will be well worth the wait.

Secondhand Serenade Debuts Video For "Something More"

Hear Me Now Out August 3rd * Headlining Tour Underway

*Music Available Upon Request*

Secondhand Serenade's new video for "Something More" debuted on MTV Hits & MTVu last week. You can watch the video HERE. "Something More" is the lead single from Secondhand Serenade's third album, Hear Me Now, which comes out Tuesday, August 3rd. Starting today, fans can get an exclusive first listen to Hear Me Now on MySpace. The entire album is streaming HERE. AOL's teen website JSKY premiered Secondhand's new song "You and I" yesterday, stream it on their site HERE and AbsolutePunk.Net debuted "Stay Away" HERE. Fans can also pre-order Hear Me Now at Secondhand Serenade's own webstore: http://secondhandserenade.hasawebstore.com/

Eight of the eleven songs on Hear Me Now were produced by Aaron Johnson (The Fray) at Swing House studios in Los Angeles. The other three, including "Something More", were produced by John Vesely himself along with Secondhand drummer Tom Breyfogle at Vesely's home studio and mixed by Mark Endert (Train, Maroon 5).

Secondhand Serenade is currently on a headlining tour across the United States with support from White Tie Affair & Runner Runner. Notable shows include a New York City play at the Gramercy Theatre on Tuesday August 10th and Anaheim at House Of Blues on Saturday, September 4th.

Headlining Tour Dates
w/The White Tie Affair & Runner Runner
07/27/10 Ft. Lauderdale FL Culture Club
07/28/10 Orlando FL The Social
07/29/10 St.Petersburg FL State Theatre
07/31/10 Atlanta GA Masquerade
08/01/10 Covington KY Mad Hatter
08/03/10 Charlotte NC Tremont Music Hall
08/04/10 Towson MD Racher Theatre
08/05/10 Lancaster PA Chamelon Club
08/06/10 New Haven CT Toad's Place
08/07/10 Boston MA Royale
08/08/10 Burlington VT Higher Ground
08/10/10 New York NY Gramercy Theatre
08/11/10 Pittsburgh PA Altar Bar
08/12/10 Pontiac MI The Eagle Theatre
08/13/10 Lansing MI The Loft
08/15/10 Chicago IL Bottom Lounge
08/17/10 Madison WI Majestic Theatre
8/18/10 Saint Paul MN Station 4
8/21/10 Little Rock AR Juanita's
8/27/10 Spokane WA Knitting Factory
09/04/10 Anaheim CA House of Blues