The End Welsh post-hardcore act Funeral for a Friend will be releasing their sixth studio album early next year. The band’s upcoming 2013 full-length, ‘Conduit,’ will be the follow-up to their 2011 effort, ‘Welcome Home Armageddon.’ Funeral for a Friend rose to prominence in 2003 with their debut album ‘Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation,’ as well as the 2005 sophomore release, ‘Hours.’ Now that nearly 10 years has passed since their debut, the Welsh musicians are also set to unveil the music video for new song ‘Best Friends and Hospital Beds’ on Oct. 10. The band shared their excitement about the upcoming release: Five people on a stage, a conduit for the message and the music, delivering that to people who want to listen in, be a part of whatever it is that we’re doing and being involved. It’s purely about delivering the message. After 10 years of being a band, we see how much what we’ve done has effected people who care about our stuff. Whether it’s lyrics or whatever, these songs transcend us and become something more to a lot more people. It sounds lofty I know but that’s how it feels to us when we meet the folks who dig our band and who treat these songs with so much love and respect. It blows our minds constantly. ‘Conduit’ will be Funeral for a Friend’s first release on The End Records. The disc is set for a Jan. 28 release in Europe with a Feb. 5 release reported for the United States.
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Funeral for a Friend to Release New Album ‘Conduit’ in Early 2013
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No Comments »Lamb of God Ask American Troops and Veterans to Send in Photos for New Video Project
October 5th, 2012 Metalkult Epic Lamb of God ‘s Randy Blythe free from a Czech prison and the band ready to shred through the United States once again. The ‘Pure American Metal’ act is embarking on a fall 2012 U.S. tour and have asked fans who are or have been in the U.S. military to send in their photos for a patriotic tribute, which will be shown during performances by Lamb of God during the trek. Due to Randy Blythe’s current legal situation in the Czech Republic, Lamb of God are not currently able to tour outside their homeland of the United States, so to commemorate the men and women of the U.S. military, Lamb of God will compile a mound of photos for this new video project. The group is also asking for photos of soldiers who were killed in action to be a part of the compilation, which will be directed by Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton. Lamb of God released the following call to action: Lamb of God is looking to honor the brave men and women of our United States military by incorporating soldier’s names and faces into a video presentation during their upcoming U.S. tour. If you are in the military, or have a husband, wife, brother, sister, friend or family member who has served or is actively serving, and wish to be included in this video tribute, please take a moment to send a photo to logvideocontent@gmail.com . Please keep the photos under 2MB and include the soldier’s name, military branch, and a brief description of where the soldier is serving or has served. The band is asking for photos of soldiers killed in action, those actively serving, and those who have completed their service to our country. This presentation will be directed by Lamb of God lead guitarist Mark Morton and longtime Lamb of God videographer Doug Spangenberg, and will be seen by tens of thousands of people over the course of Lamb of God’s upcoming U.S. tour. Please send your photos and information in as soon as possible if you would like for you or your loved one to be included in this tribute. Be sure to send any pictures you may have to logvideocontent@gmail.com , and check out Lamb of God on their 2012 U.S. tour with In Flames and Sylosis , with Hatebreed and Hellyeah joining in for certain dates. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/lamb-of-god-fall-2012-u-s-tour-dates-in-flames-hatebreed-hellyeah-sylosis/” title=”Lamb of God U.S. Tour Dates” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: czech, free, news, over-the-course, presentation, soldier, united-states, video No Comments »Ozzy Osbourne’s Son Jack Reportedly to Marry Fiancee Lisa Stelly in Hawaii
October 5th, 2012 Metalkult Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images Ozzy Osbourne ‘s son Jack and his fiance Lisa Stelly reportedly will be getting married this weekend in Hawaii. Ozzy and his wife Sharon will be welcoming Stelly, who is the mother of Jack’s 5-month-old daughter Pearl, into their family as the low-key wedding takes place either this coming Saturday (Oct. 5) or Sunday (Oct. 6). According to an undisclosed source, the New York Post has learned that Jack and Lisa recently sent out the invitations and asked their family and friends to keep the affair hush, hush. “They just sent the invites out and are asking guests to sign non-disclosure agreements,” says the anonymous source. Jack Osbourne has gone through a roller-coaster ride of emotions this year. He became a father on April 24, but only weeks later revealed he is battling multiple sclerosis . The first piece of news was met with the greatest of excitement by the Osbourne family, with his mother Sharon boasting, “It’s like a new life. There’s nothing like it, nothing like to witness it. It’s just an amazing event. You go through every emotion. You go through joy and you thank God that everybody is healthy and happy. You realize how lucky you are. It’s like life has gone full cycle in our family.” The reaction was quite different when Jack was diagnosed with MS, but Stelly has stood beside her future husband throughout it all. “It’s something great to focus on,” Stelly says about the upcoming wedding. “Even when I was at the hospital, we were discussing the plans. It’s going to be great. After we had the baby we decided we didn’t want to waste any more time.” As always, we’d like to give our best wishes to Jack and Lisa, along with both the Osbourne and Stelly families. Enjoy the toaster. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/ozzy-osbourne-celebrate-sharon-60th-birthday-the-talk/” title=”Next: Ozzy Osbourne to Toast Sharon’s 60th on ‘The Talk'” align=”center”]
Between the Buried and Me Release Six-Minute Album Teaser for ‘The Parallax II’
October 5th, 2012 Metalkult Metal Blade We may have mentioned this a few times in some recent posts, but Between the Buried and Me ‘s upcoming album ‘The Parallax II: Future Sequence’ is insanely awesome. The record comes out Tuesday, Oct. 9, and BTBAM fans everywhere have been pulling their hair out waiting for it to drop, so to tide you over for the next few days, the band have posted teasers for every single song on ‘The Parallax II.’ Between the Buried and Me have been gifting their fans with an incredible amount of content from the yet-released album, including guitar demonstrations of ‘Telos’ from both Paul Waggoner and Dustie Waring. ‘Telos’ has been out for a few months now and BTBAM have released a music video for ‘Astral Body,’ but there are 10 more tracks which have yet to see the eternal darkness of space, which give ‘The Parallax II’ a total run time of over 72 minutes. Every track that BTBAM have teased in this new six-minute compilation is fairly well represented, but with every little bit Between the Buried and Me have chosen to tease fans with, there are dozens of licks, melodies, harmonies and nuances still left to be discovered on Oct. 9. Keep the lyric, ‘Goodbye to Everything’ in mind, because it’s a theme that is revisited many times throughout the band’s sonic space odyssey. Without further ado, treat your ears to some unreleased material from ‘The Parallax II: Future Sequence,’ and stay anxious for the album’s release. Between the Buried and Me, ‘The Parallax II’ Album Teaser [button href=”http://loudwire.com/between-the-buried-and-me-colors-top-21st-century-metal-songs/” title=”Between the Buried and Me: Top 21st Century Metal Songs” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-few-months, a-total-run, astral body, between-the-buried, buried, century-metal, dustie-waring-, future, future-sequence, metal-blade, news, parallax No Comments »3 Doors Down To Unleash ‘Greatest Hits’ Collection With Three New Songs
October 5th, 2012 Metalkult Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com 3 Doors Down have enjoyed a decade-plus of hit after hit after hit, and now the Mississippi rockers will package all of their favorites onto one best-of disc, with a trio of new tracks adding a little something special to the release. The set, simply titled ‘Greatest Hits,’ is due Nov. 19 from Republic Records and features such favorites as the group’s first smash single ‘Kryptonite’ through standouts like ‘It’s Not My Time,’ ‘When I’m Gone,’ and ‘Here Without You.’ As for the new songs, fans are already embracing the track ‘One Light,’ which made its live debut earlier this year as part of the band’s Republican National Convention appearance. The set also features the new songs ‘There’s a Life’ and ‘Goodbyes.’ The ‘Greatest Hits’ collection comes after 3 Doors Down reluctantly parted ways with guitarist Matt Roberts earlier this year. Roberts has dealt with circulation problems for years, and things had worsened to the point that he realized he could no longer keep up with the grueling tour schedule the band follows each year. Chet Roberts, unrelated to Matt, has stepped in to fill the vacated slot. Check out our photo gallery from 3 Doors Down’s show earlier this year on the ‘Gang of Outlaws’ tour. 3 Doors Down’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Track Listing: 1. ‘Kryptonite’ 2. ‘When I’m Gone’ 3. ‘Here Without You’ 4. ‘It’s Not My Time’ 5. ‘Let Me Go’ 6. ‘Be Like That’ 7. ‘Loser’ 8. ‘Away From the Sun’ 9. ‘Duck and Run’ 10. ‘One Light’ 11. ‘There’s a Life’ 12. ‘Goodbyes’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/3-doors-down-kryptonite-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Next: 3 Doors Down – Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: 3-doors-down, band, doors-down, light, mississippi, new-albums, track-listing, with-guitarist, without-you No Comments »Deuce Suing Former Hollywood Undead Bandmates for Assault and Battery
October 5th, 2012 Metalkult Photo by Anne Erickson Hollywood Undead and former vocalist Deuce didn’t part on the best of terms, but the singer alleges that things only escalated after he left the band with at least two of the band members beating him up outside of a Hollywood club. As a result, the vocalist has now taken legal action against his former bandmates. TMZ reports that after sharing the story of the attack earlier this year , Deuce consulted with attorneys and is ready to move forward with a lawsuit against his former cohorts claiming assault and battery. Following the incident, the singer told Loudwire , “You know when six guys come up and go after you, when you’re drunk – I don’t really see that as a tough lose. If they want to grab one person and I grab one person, I’m a small dude I weigh 140 pounds, if they want to go one on one fine – not six guys jumpin’ you out of nowhere. I don’t know what kind of move that is.” Deuce cited Dylan “FunnyMan” Alvarez and Jorel “J-Dog” Decker in his police report earlier this year, claiming that the pair continually punched and kicked him outside the Angels & Kings club in Hollywood on May 25. He’s suing for unspecified damages. The vocalist also claimed that there were a pair of men videotaping the attack as he was being beaten. Back in April, Deuce released his debut solo disc, ‘ Nine Lives ,’ which has yielded the hits ‘America’ and “I Came to Party.’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/deuce-candidacy-president-video-i-came-to-party/” title=”Next: Deuce Showcases ‘I Came to Party’ Video” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-small-dude, action-against, angels, band, deuce, deuce-showcases, left-the-band, members-beating, men-videotaping, party, police, vocalist No Comments »Rock Star Cameos on ‘The Simpsons’
October 5th, 2012 Metalkult Fox Having just begun its 24th season and with more than 500 episodes having aired, ‘The Simpsons’ is one of the most iconic TV shows in history. An incredible amount of celebrities and public figures have been animated by the cartoonists of the show, and we’ve compiled some of our all-time favorite appearances from rock musicians. ‘The Simpsons’ debuted in 1987 as television shorts on ‘The Tracy Allman Show’, and due to its popularity, the animated family got their own sitcom in 1989. Boasting the distinction of being America’s longest-running sitcom and animated program, ‘The Simpsons’ deserve to be celebrated for the years of entertainment the show has brought millions of viewers. Check out our list of Rock Star Cameos on ‘The Simpsons.’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/the-ramones-rock-star-cameos-on-the-simpsons/” title=”See the Rock Star Cameos on ‘The Simpsons'” align=”center”]
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