TesseracT - Launch Video For "Nocturne" Continue Heavy Touring

 

TesseracT have posted their video for the track "Nocturne", taken from their critically acclaimed album, "Altered State". The video, directed by Ben Thornley for Sitcom Soldiers, can be seen here:

http://youtu.be/get0cXOsSXg

The band comments on the video: "As we haven't taken part in our promo videos for a while we felt now was the time to make an appearance. But, we also wanted to create a journey with the video that was similar to the journey portrayed by the music. A pretty straightforward step from the night, what it hides and the fear it generates, into the reassurance and safety of the dawn. We have always really liked the idea of creating silhouettes (we tried to something similar with our first video, "Deception"), so we decided upon using back lights for the majority of the video, which is then reversed when the feeling of the music changes towards the end of the track. We feel the guys at Sitcom Soldiers have really captured the mood of the song, and also produced a video that draws you in."

Ben Thornley who produced the video for Sitcom Soldiers: "Working with TesseracT for us was about capturing something which did a great song justice with a memorable performance, whilst providing an equally provocative atmospheric narrative. The band naturally looked great and the creative process went very smoothly and shows in the final video."

TesseracT are currently on a US tour with Katatonia, Cult of Luna and Intronaut and then immediately venture off in a headlining run with Scale the Summit throughout North America. Next up are Mexico, the UK with Karnivool as well as a trip to India. 2014 kicks off on the road with in Europe and UK with The Safety Fire, Protest The Hero and Intervals before TesseracT are part of the Soundwave Festival in Australia. Dates are below.

TesseracT w/Katatonia, Cult of Luna and Intronaut:

01.10.2013 (USA) Cleveland, OH - Peabody's

02.10.2013 (USA) Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge

04.10.2013 (USA) Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall

06.10.2013 (USA) Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater

07.10.2013 (USA) San Francisco, CA - Slim's

TesseracT Headline tour with Scale the Summit

09.10.2013 (CDN) Vancouver, BC - Tom Lee Music Hall

10.10.2013 (CDN) Edmonton, AB - Pawn Shop

12.10.2013 (CDN) Calgary, AB - The Gateway

13.10.2013 (CDN) Regina, SK - The Exchange

14.10.2013 (CDN) Winnipeg, MB - Union Sound Hall

16.10.2013 (USA) Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theater - Studio B

17.10.2013 (USA) Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theater

18.10.2013 (USA) Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theater

20.10.2013 (USA) St. Louis, MO - Fubar

22.10.2013 (USA) Ft Worth, TX - Tomcats West

23.10.2013 (USA) Houston, TX - Fitzegerald's - Downstairs

24.10.2013 (USA)  New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks

25.10.2013 (USA) Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn

26.10.2013 (USA) Tampa, FL - Orpheum Theatre

27.10.2013 (USA) Greensboro, NC - Blind Tiger

01.11.2013 (MEX) Guadalajara - F.Bolko

02.11.2013 (MEX) Mexico City - Multiforo Cultural Alicia

03.11.2013 (MEX) Monterrey - Café Iguana 

                                                         

w/ Karnivool                                     

13.11.2013 (UK) Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms 

14.11.2013 (UK) Bristol - Thekla 

15.11.2013 (UK) Nottingham - Rock City Basement 

16.11.2013 (UK) Glasgow - The Garage 

18.11.2013 (UK) Sheffield - Corporation 

19.11.2013 (UK) Manchester - Academy 2 

20.11.2013 (UK) Birmingham - Institute Library 

21.11.2013 (UK) London - Koko 

                                                         

23.11.2013 (IND) Bangalore - Bacaradi NH7 Weekender

w/ The Safety Fire, Protest The Hero, Intervals

06.01.2014 (DE) Karlsruhe - Substage

07.01.2014 (DE) Nuernberg - Hirsch

08.01.2014 (DE) Berlin - Magnet

09.01.2014 (DE) Hamburg - Logo

10.01.2014 (SE) Stockholm - Klubben

11.01.2014 (SE) Gothenburg - Fängelset

12.01.2014 (NO) Oslo - John Dee

14.01.2014 (DK) Copenhagen - Vega

16.01.2014 (B) Aarschot - De Klinker

17.01.2014 (F) Paris - Le Divan Du Monde

18.01.2014 (F) Toulouse - Le Saint des Seins

19.01.2014 (ES) Madrid - Copernico

20.01.2014 (ES) Barcelon - Sala Boveda

22.01.2014 (CH) Aarau - Kiff

23.01.2014 (I) Milan - Zoe Club

25.01.2014 (A) Vienna - Szene

26.01.2014 (H) Budapest - Dürer Kert

28.01.2014 (DE) Munich - Backstage

29.01.2014 (DE) Leipzig - Conne Island

30.01.2014 (LUX) Esch Sur Alzette - Rockhal

31.01.2014 (DE) Cologne - Essigfabrik 

01.02.2014 (UK) Brighton - Concorde 2

02.02.2014 (UK) Birmingham - O2 Academy 2 Birmingham 

04.02.2014 (UK) Sheffield - Corporation

05.02.2014 (UK) Glasgow - Classic Grand

06.02.2014 (UK) Manchester - Manchester Academy 2 

07.02.2014 (UK) London - Electric Ballroom

09.02.2014 (NL) Dordrecht - Bibelot

                                                         

Soundwave Festival                          

22.02.2014 (AUS) Brisbane - RNA Showrooms, Soundwave 2014

23.02.2014 (AUS) Sydney - Olympic Park, Soundwave 2014

28.02.2014 (AUS) Melbourne - Flemington Racecourse, Soundwave 2014

01.03.2014 (AUS) Adelaide - Adelaide, Soundwave 2014

03.03.2014 (AUS) Perth - Perth, Soundwave 2014

DEVILDRIVER Announces Second Leg of North American Co-Headline Tour With Trivium

 

The "California Groove Machine" DEVILDRIVER will be hitting the road tomorrow in support of their latest release Winter Kills.  This co-headlining run with Trivium features support from Sylosis and After The Burial and will run through October 17^th.  Tickets for these shows are available now.

Today DEVILDRIVER has announced a second leg of the North American Co-Headline tour with Trivium.  Support on this leg will come from After the Burial and Thy Will Be Done.  The dates begin November 5^th in Seattle and will run through December 14^th in San Diego, CA. 

Winter Kills is the sixth DEVILDRIVER studio album and their first for their new label home, Napalm Records.   Winter Kills hit charts all over the world, with some of the band's best chart numbers to date.  In North America, Winter Kills came in at #32 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart (The band's highest chart debut ever), #3 on the Billboard Hard Music Chart, #10 on the Billboard Rock Chart and #13 on the Billboard Independent Chart.

Winter Kills is available in four configurations including a Deluxe Digibook with CD (including two bonus tracks: "Shudder" and "Back Down to the Grave") and Live DVD (Featuring 40 minutes of live raw DEVILDRIVER power. No studio over dubs at all just the band at their best and includes fan favorites "Clouds over California" and "The Wretched"), standard CD version, digital version and for the first time in DEVILDRIVER history, a 2LP Gatefold edition. 

The band recorded the album in Florida at Audio Hammer Studios and vocals in Los Angeles, CA at Dez's home studio with Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, All That Remains) handling production duties.  DEVILDRIVER has worked with Lewis previously on "Beast" and "The Last Kind Words" and producer Mark Lewis's prolific leadership of the new school of metal has yet again helped DEVILDRIVER deliver another epic heavy metal record.  This record melds what the band does best. In your face power as well as the California Groove sound the band pioneered.

DEVILDRIVER recorded a cover of the AWOLNATION hit single "Sail" for Winter Kills.  Check out an exclusive stream of the cover courtesy of Crave Online HERE

The video for the song "The Appetite" can be viewed HERE.  The video was directed by Dan Burke of PianoFight Films.

Best Buy stores are offering an exclusive edition of Winter Kills.  The package comes with the Deluxe Digibook version of the CD, the DVD and an exclusive t-shirt, designed specifically for Best Buy's exclusive edition.  This version can be ordered on BestBuy.com and is available in stores in North America

Winter Kills is available on iTunes. The album can also be ordered on Amazon

DevilDriver with Trivium, After the Burial and Sylosis:

9/12: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

9/13: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

9/14: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

9/16: Calgary, AB @ Macewan Ballroom

9/17: Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall

9/18: Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon

9/19: Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick

9/21: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

9/23: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

9/24: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix

9/25: Montreal, QC @ Corona

9/27: New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater

9/28: Boston, MA @ House of Blues

9/29: New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place

9/30: Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts

10/2: Silver Springs, MD @ Fillmore

10/3: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

10/4: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

10/5: Detroit, MI @ Harpos

10/7: Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

10/8: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

10/10: Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom

10/11: Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion

10/12: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

10/13: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

10/15: San Francisco, CA @ Regency

10/16: Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues

10/17: San Diego, CA @ SOMA

DevilDriver With Trivium, After The Burial and Thy Will Be Done:

11/5: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market

11/6: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

11/7: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory

11/8: Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue

11/9: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club

11/11: Lawrence, KS @ Granada

11/12: Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's

11/13: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater

11/15: Lexington, KY @ Expo Five

11/16: Sauget, IL @ Pop's Nightclub

11/18: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

11/19: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

11/21: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall

11/22: Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live

11/23: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room

11/24: Orlando, FL @ House of Blues

11/26: Nashville, TN @ Exit/In

11/27: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel

11/29: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

12/1: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

12/4: Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom

12/5: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection

12/6: Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere's

12/7: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

12/8: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

12/10: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues - Cambridge Room

12/11: San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit

12/13: Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater

12/14: San Diego, CA @ Soma

KISS AND THE ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE BRING PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL BACK TO LOS ANGELES WITH EXPANSION TEAM, THE LA KISS

Los Angeles, CA – August 15, 2013 -- After a five year hiatus, professional football will be returning to one of the largest and most exciting media markets in the country, Los Angeles. Announced today at ArenaBowl XXVI Media Day, rock legends KISS, Arena Football League (AFL) veteran Brett Bouchy, Doc McGhee (McGhee Entertainment) and AFL Commissioner Jerry B. Kurz are bringing the high-octane entertainment of Arena Football back to Los Angeles with a new expansion team, The LA KISS (www.lakissfootball.com)

"Season tickets are now on sale for what we know will be some of the most action-packed games ever played at the Honda Center," said Paul Stanley of KISS. "Arena Football is played at a fast and furious pace and making season tickets available now for the budget-friendly price of $99 gives a whole new meaning to bang for the buck." Additionally, all inaugural LA KISS season seat holders will be invited to a free KISS concert to take place at Honda Center in 2014!www.hondacenter.com/lakiss

"As a fast-paced, high-action band this partnership with the AFL was an obvious fit for us," said Gene Simmons of KISS. "With Arena Football, you are much closer to the action - sitting in the front row is like putting a folding chair on the hash mark of an NFL game – and it’s one of the only sports where you can experience this level of intensity. Attending an LA KISS game in 2014 will be similar to a live KISS show, with thrilling, heart pounding action."

The AFL (www.arenafootball.com), which is dedicated to playing and promoting in-arena professional football around the world, will mark its 27th season in 2014. With primetime TV broadcasts on CBS Sports Network every Saturday, and over 150,000 fan connections each week, the league is poised to expand into homes across the country like never before. This new alliance with KISS will further strengthen the league's bond within the expansive U.S. entertainment and sports industries. The ArenaBowl XXVI Championship game kicks off Saturday, August 17 at 1pm EST / 10am PST and will air nationally on the CBS Television Network. The broadcast will feature a KISS halftime show on their new "spider stage."

Honda Center has partnered alongside the band and the team to provide a home for the sport and its newest expansion team. As a world-class sports and entertainment venue, which has consistently ranked among the top in the country, this Orange County arena will serve as the hub for Arena Football fans in the greater Los Angeles area and help the league engage with the more than 22 million people who call Southern California home.

"As the most fast-paced, exciting league in professional sports, the AFL has always been about providing the best form of entertainment to fans directly in their hometowns," said AFL Commissioner Jerry B. Kurz. "We could not be more thrilled to bring the league back to Los Angeles, and partnering with such incredible rock legends as KISS is certain to give fans a sports experience unlike anything they have ever seen." 

As the founding members of KISS, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have a vested interest in bringing football back to Los Angeles, a market that has always proved fanatical for both music and football. Both Paul and Gene are fans of the AFL and are excited to lend their own unique brand of non-stop action to games in Los Angeles that will blow fans away!

"This is a great business venture for KISS. They are lending their name to a sport which is destined for big things this year. It's fantastic to have a team named after the band and it is a privilege to be able to support LA and bring the experience home," stated KISS Manager DOC McGHEE of McGhee entertainment, who worked to facilitate the partnership. 

"With a global brand in KISS, an ownership group dedicated to showcasing a fast-paced and exciting sport and a world-class venue hosting the action - three great entertainment properties are converging with the overall goal of producing an unparalleled AFL experience for fans," added Tim Ryan, CEO/President of The Honda Center. "This partnership marks a new era for the unification of sports and music."

In celebration of this announcement, and ArenaBowl XXVI, a three day celebration will kick-off tonight with the annual AFL Celebrity Gala followed by a LIVE concertFriday night, featuring none-other than KISS! The ArenaBowl XXVI Championship game kicks off Saturday, August 17 at 1pm EST / 10am PT and will air nationally on the CBS Television Network. The broadcast will include highlights from KISS'sFriday night performance.

For more information on LA KISS, or to purchase season tickets, please visitwww.lakissfootball.com.

DEVILDRIVER Premiere Video for "The Appetite"

DEVILDRIVER will be releasing their sixth studio album Winter Kills August 27^th via Napalm Records. Winter Kills is available in four configurations including a Deluxe Digibook with CD (including two bonus tracks: "Shudder" and "Back Down to the Grave") and Live DVD (Featuring 45 minutes of live raw DEVILDRIVER power. No studio over dubs at all just the band at their best and includes fan favorites "Clouds over California" and "The Wretched"), standard CD version, digital version and for the first time in DEVILDRIVER history, a 2LP Gatefold edition.

 

DEVILDRIVER has partnered up with Crave Online for a premiere of the band's new video. Starting today the video for the song "The Appetite" can be viewed exclusively HERE. The video was directed by Dan Burke of PianoFight Films.

 

 

In support of their new release Winter Kills California Groove Metallers, DEVILDRIVER will be hitting the road this fall on a co-headlining tour with Trivium. Support on the tour will come from After the Burial and Sylosis. Everything kicks off in Boise, ID on September 12^th and rolls through October 17^th in San Diego, CA

 

 

Winter Kills is now available for pre-order on iTunes. Pre-ordering the album entitles you to an instant grat track download of "Ruthless". The album can also be pre-ordered on Amazon

 

 

A lyric video for the first single "Ruthless" is available for viewing HERE.

 

 

The band recorded the album in Florida at Audio Hammer Studios and vocals in Los Angeles, CA at Dez's home studio with Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, All That Remains) handling production duties. DEVILDRIVER has worked with Lewis previously on "Beast" and "The Last Kind Words" and producer Mark Lewis's prolific leadership of the new school of metal has yet again helped DEVILDRIVER deliver another Epic heavy Metal record. This record melds what the band does best. In your face power as well as the California Groove sound the band pioneered.

 

 

DEVILDRIVER has always been a band on a three-pronged mission: Work hard, rock harder, and kick as many asses as possible in the process. The band tours forever and has since its beginnings. Their live performances and circle pits are as legendary as their music.

 

DevilDriver with Trivium, After the Burial and Sylosis:

 

9/12: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

 

9/13: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

 

9/14: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

 

9/16: Calgary, AB @ Macewan Ballroom

 

9/17: Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall

 

9/18: Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon

 

9/19: Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick

 

9/21: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

 

9/23: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

 

9/24: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix

 

9/25: Montreal, QC @ Corona

 

9/27: New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater

 

9/28: Boston, MA @ House of Blues

 

9/29: New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place

 

9/30: Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts

 

10/2: Silver Springs, MD @ Fillmore

 

10/3: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues

 

10/4: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

 

10/5: Detroit, MI @ Harpos

 

10/7: Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

 

10/8: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

 

10/10: Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom

 

10/11: Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion

 

10/12: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

 

10/13: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

 

10/15: San Francisco, CA @ Regency

 

10/16: Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues

 

10/17: San Diego, CA @ SOMA