Deftones Giveaway New Track

Deftones are offering their new track “Rocket Skates” as a free MP3 download. Get the new track now or listen to it below from YouTube:

Shai Hulud Australian Tour

Shai Hulud will be touring Australia in May with Shinto Katana and I Exist, dates are as follows:

THURSDAY 13 MAY – HOT DAMN, SYDNEY NSW (18+)
Tickets only available at the door.

FRIDAY 14 MAY – JANNALI COMMUNITY CENTRE, JANNALI NSW (AA)
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix Outlets

SATURDAY 15 MAY (ARVO) – THE FORT, BRISBANE QLD (AA)
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

SATURDAY 15 MAY (NIGHT) – THRILLER NIGHTCLUB, BRISBANE QLD (18+)
Tickets only available at the door.

SUNDAY 16 MAY – SHED 5, GOLD COAST QLD (AA)
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

TUESDAY 18 MAY – CAMBRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE NSW (18+)
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix Outlets

WEDNESDAY 19 MAY – THE WAREHOUSE, CANBERRA ACT (AA)
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix Outlets

FRIDAY 21 MAY – ENIGMA BAR, ADELAIDE SA (18+)
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au, Oztix Outlets or Venuetix on (08) 8225 8888, www.venuetix.com.au and Venuetix Outlets

SATURDAY 22 MAY – THE ARTHOUSE, MELBOURNE VIC (18+)
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

SUNDAY 23 MAY – SEAFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE, MELBOURNE VIC (AA)
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Tickets on sale Friday March 12 at 9am

New Nonpoint Track

Nonpoint have premiered their new track “Miracle” at Noisecreep.com, the track comes from their upcoming new album “Miracle” due out in April. Listen to the track below:

New Melissa Auf der Maur Video

After 6 years, Melissa Auf der Maur (MAdM) will be releasing her new album “Out Of Our Minds” on April 16 2010. A new video for the title track has been released, watch it below:

Coheed And Cambria Studio Teaser

Coheed And Cambria have posted a teaser video from the recording sessions of their upcoming album “Year Of The Black Rainbow” at Buzznet.com, watch the video below:

Circa Survive Release New Track

Circa Survive have announced their new album “Blue Sky Noise” will be released on April 20 2010, listen to the new track “Get Out” below:

Once again the band have teamed up with artist Esao Andrews for the album artwork, check it out below:

Closure In Moscow Pull Out Of Soundwave

Closure In Moscow have pulled out of Soundwave (or maybe they were dropped?!), a statement has been published on the Soundwave Forum:

It is amazing how the one band you book on the festival only as a favour to their manager; whom you are paying 10 times what they are worth as a gesture of goodwill; and you bill way above their station, turn out to be the only demanding and rude people amongst a star-studded line up.

Here are some tips for other local bands hoping to keep a spot on a national festival:

1.Having a band member call the festival admin manager 2 days out from the festival with a new list of demands and being aggressive, rude and yelling at her only works if you are holding hostages.

2. Don’t demand that festival vehicles and drivers pick band members up from their homes and then drop them off after the festival. Specially if you live on an island off the Gold Coast!

3. Don’t demand that the festival should book and pay for your accommodation on top of the $25,000 you’re being paid to pay for your own lodgings.

I could go on and on. Maybe publish a book some day…

Revised timetables will be posted shortly.

New Bullet For My Valentine Track

Bullet for My Valentine have released a new track from their upcoming album “Fever“, listen to “Begging For Mercy” below:

Deftones Release New Album Info

Deftones have announced the title of the upcoming new album will be “Diamond Eyes” and will be released everywhere on May 18. The first track to be released from the new album is titled “Rocket Skates” and will be available for free download at deftones.com next Tuesday Feb 23. A preview of the track is up now on their new look MySpace, listen to the preview now.

Pennywise Announce New Vocalist

After months of searching, the members of Pennywise announced that Ignite vocalist Zoli Teglas is now officially the new front man. Teglas, a longtime friend and tour mate, recently played a handful of So Cal shows with Pennywise, including the 2009 Smokeout Festival and a sold out Holiday Benefit concert for Amnesty International at Long Beach Arena. Teglas will join Pennywise on its upcoming European tour which kicks off this April. That tour will be preceded by a few warm up West Coast dates that start on March 17 in San Diego, CA. Pennywise is currently at work on a new record, its first featuring the new lineup.

Evergreen Terrace Australian Tour

Evergreen Terrace will be touring Australia in May with support from Casey Jones and  Dropsaw:

THURSDAY 13 MAY – AMPLIFIER BAR, PERTH WA* (18 )
FRIDAY 14 MAY – FOWLERS, ADELAIDE SA (LIC AA)
SATURDAY 15 MAY – THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE, VIC (18 )
SUNDAY 16 MAY – THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE, VIC (U/18)
TUESDAY 18 MAY – TUGGERANONG YOUTH CENTRE, CANBERRA ACT (AA)
WEDNESDAY 19 MAY – FACTORY THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW (LIC AA)
THURSDAY 20 MAY – OASIS YOUTH CENTRE, WYONG NSW (AA)
FRIDAY 21 MAY – BYRON BAY HIGH SCHOOL, BYRON BAY NSW (AA)
SATURDAY 22 MAY – THE HIFI, BRISBANE QLD (18 )
SUNDAY 23 MAY – THE FORT, BRISBANE QLD (AA)

Tickets on sale March 5.

The Red Chord Release Video

The Red Chord have released a new video for their track “Demoralizer” at Bloody-Disgusting.com, the track comes from their album “Fed Through the Teeth Machine“. Watch the video below:

New Mary Jane Kelly Track

Australia’s Mary Jane Kelly have released a new track “Weak, Corrupt, Worthless & Restless” on their MySpace, the track comes from their upcoming album “Like There’s No Tomorrow” due out March 3 through Trial And Error Records. Listen to the new track now.

The Acacia Strain DVD Preview

The Acacia Strain have released more live footage from their upcoming DVD “The Most Known Unknown” due out Feb 16, watch the track “Balboa Towers” below:

Story Of The Year Stream New Album

Story Of The Year are currently streaming their upcoming new album “The Constant” on their MySpace. Listen to the full album now.

Sevendust Release New Single

Sevendust have released a new track to serve as the first single from their upcoming album “Cold Day Memory“. Listen to “Unraveling” below:

Thousand Needles In Red Australian Tour

The Butterfly Effect vocalist Clint Boge‘s side project Thousand Needles In Red will be touring Australia in March, dates as follows:

MARCH 5 – Villa Noosa, Noosaville
MARCH 6 – Neverland, Coolangatta
MARCH 7 – The Lost Weekend Festival, Riverstage
MARCH 11 – Bar On The Hill, Newcastle
MARCH 12 – Excelsior Hotel, Sydney
MARCH 19 – Ferntree Gully, Ferntree Gully
MARCH 20 – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy

New Coheed And Cambria Track

The countdown has finished on Coheed And Cambria‘s promotional site for their upcoming album “Year Of The Black Rainbow“. Listen to their new track “The Broken” now.

As I Lay Dying Australian Tour 2010

As I Lay Dying have extended their touring plans for Australia in March/April, dates are as follows:

Sunday 28th March – Amplifier, Perth
www.moshtix.com.au 1300 GET TIX, www.bocsticketing.com.au 08 9484 1133, 78′s www.78records.com.au 08 9322 6384

Monday 29th March – Enigma Bar, Adelaide
www.venuetix.com.au 08 8225 8888 & www.oztix.com 1300 762 545

Tuesday 30th March – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
www.cornerhotel.com 03 9427 9198 & Missing Link 03 9670 8208

Wednesday 31st March – Annandale Hotel, Sydney
www.annandalehotel.com & www.oztix.com 1300 762 545

Thursday 1st April – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
www.moshtix.com.au 1300 GET TIX & www.bigtix.com.au

Saturday 3rd April – Easterfest Toowoomba, QLD
www.easterfest.com

Tickets on sale 9am Friday 12th February.

Cancer Bats Release New Track

Cancer Bats have released a new track “Scared To Death” on their MySpace. The track comes from the bands new album “Bears, Mayors, Scraps And Bones” due out in April. Listen to the new track now.