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  Celebrated Swedish metal battalion SABATON will make their awaited return to the frontlines this fall on a massive U.S. campaign with the legendary JUDAS PRIEST for their“50 Heavy Metal Years Tour.” The year’s heaviest tour will take place in September and October and will follow SABATON’s upcoming Russian invasion in March and European festivals in late summer, including their own Sabaton Open Air in Sweden in August. For information on tickets visit: www.sabaton.net/tour. 
 
SABATON bassist Pär Sundström comments:
“It’s a great honour for us to be special guests to one of the most influential metal bands of all time, for a very special tour. We received a lot of requests from the USA that fans wanted to see us return after the successful tour we did last year and here we are, in great company.”
 
SABATON’s global assault continues in support of their latest album, “The Great War,”that’s out now from Nuclear Blast. The record has been lauded by fans and critics since its debut on worldwide charts last summer, and features numerous colossal singles like ‘Great War’, ’82nd All The Way’, ‘Fields of Verdun’ and ‘The Red Baron’. 
 
Purchase “The Great War” here: 
Standard Edition – http://geni.us/SabatonTGWStandard
History Edition – http://geni.us/SabatonTGWHistory
Soundtrack Edition – http://geni.us/SabatonTGWSoundtrack
 
“The Great War” is now available on all digital music platforms.
Listen now: http://geni.us/SabatonTGWStandard
 
More from “The Great War”:
‘Great War’ (video): https://youtu.be/HkbG39-T4H0
’82nd All The Way’ (lyric video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LS0Z8fgiII
‘The Red Baron’ (lyric video): https://youtu.be/3PXzgXBRM_k
‘Fields Of Verdun’ (video): https://youtu.be/xP8G-LwWNn0
‘Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ (video): https://youtu.be/eaW76aDKObk
Album Trailer #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZL8aG9PXtM
Album Trailer #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uc3HErCT2s
Album Trailer #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olmYuitAmAk
Album Trailer #4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfHVllJyCbs
Album Trailer #5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2td-rnyqBwY

Get the band’s previous albums as well as lots of merch and special editions in our shop:http://www.nuclearblast.de/shop/sabaton

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»The Great Tour« – Russia & Belarus 2020
06.03. RUS       Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – Stolitsa
07.03. RUS       Vladivostok – Craft
08.03. RUS       Khabarovsk – Velicano Club
10.03. RUS       Irkutsk – Wild Horse
11.03. RUS       Novosibirsk – Dkzh
13.03. RUS       Moscow – Stadium Live
14.03. RUS       St. Petersburg – A2 Green Concert
16.03. RUS       Omsk – Angar
17.03. RUS       Tyumen – Baikonur
19.03. RUS       Yekaterinburg – Tele-Club
21.03. RUS       Ufa – Ogni Ufy
22.03. RUS       Samara – Zvezda
24.03. RUS       Volgograd – VS club
26.03. RUS       Nizhny Novgorod – Milo Concert Hall
28.03. RUS       Voronezh – Palazzo
29.03. RUS       Rostov-on-Don – Arena Don
31.03. RUS       Krasnodar – Arena Hall
02.04. BY          Minsk – Prime Hall

08.08.  S           Falun – Sabaton Open Air

SABATON Tour Dates w/JUDAS PRIEST:

09.09 – Oxon Hill, MD – MGM National Harbor
11.09 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
12.09 – Ledyard, CT – Foxwoods Casino Arena
14.09 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center
15.09 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
17.09 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
18.09 – Orlando, FL – Rebel Rock Fest
21.09 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
23.09 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
24.09 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre
26.09 – Chicago, IL – Rosemont Theatre
27.09 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
29.09 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theater
30.09 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
02.09 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre
03.09 – Dallas, TX – Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
05.09 – Austin, TX – H-E-B Center
06.09 – San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
08.09 – Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Resort and Casino
09.09 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
11.09 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
13.09 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
15.09 – Los Angeles, CA – Microsoft Theater
17.09 – Las Vegas, NV – Zappos Theatre at Planet Hollywood

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More info:
www.sabaton.net
www.facebook.com/sabaton
www.nuclearblast.de/sabaton  

“Another fast moving Body Count track continuing my attempt to wake people up” – Ice-T

Today the originators of Rap Metal give the world another taste of their up – coming album “Carnivore” (out March 6th).

Check out the video & track HERE! The video was shot in New York as well as Los Angeles and it was produced and directed by Jay Rodriguez for Itchy House Films. The NY footage was shot by Eric Mittleman.

“CARNIVORE”, the band’s second album for CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS, continues the path of its uncompromising and critically acclaimed predecessors, “Bloodlust” (2017) and “Manslaughter” (2014), in pairing ICE-T’s angry and socio-critical lyrics with thick guitar riffs and nods to metal and hardcore greats like Slayer, Metallica, Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies and Rage Against The Machine.

You can pre – order your copy of “Carnivore” HERE!

The following formats are available:

Deluxe 2CD Box Set CD Digipak Gatefold black LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster Digital album CD Digipak (Australia Edition) Gatefold clear LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster Gatefold orange LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster Gatefold silver LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster Gatefold transp. red LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster Gatefold transp. blue LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster Gatefold golden LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster Gatefold mint colored LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster Gatefold transp. sun yellow LP+CD & LP-Booklet & Poster

“Carnivore” Tracklist

Carnivore Point The Finger (feat. Riley Gale) Bum – Rush Ace Of Spades Another Level (feat. Jamey Jasta) Colors – 2020 No Remorse When I’m Gone (feat. Amy Lee) Thee Critical Beatdown The Hate Is Real

The detailed cover design was created by award winning Polish artist Zbigniew M. Bielak, who the band met on their 2017 European tour, and who is well respected in the metal community for his album covers for Ghost, Mayhem, Deicide and Paradise Lost among others.

To celebrate the release of “Carnivore”, Body Count will embark on a European tour and festival run in 2020. See dates below:

BODY COUNT EU Dates:

Jun 19th, 2020 Hellfest Clisson France
Jun 21st, 2020 Graspop Festival Dessel Belgium
Jun 22nd, 2020 Rockhal Esch Alzette Luxembourg
Jun 23rd, 2020 013 Tilburg Netherlands
Jun 24th, 2020 Tempodrom Berlin Germany
Jun 26th, 2020 Rock The Castle Festival Verona Italy
Jun 27th, 2020 Arena Vienna Vienna Austria
Jun 28th, 2020 Roxy Prague Czech Republic
Jun 29th, 2020 Turbinenhalle Oberhausen Germany
Jul 1st,  2020 Tollwood Festival Munich Germany
Jul 2nd, 2020 Komplex 457 Zurich Switzerland
Jul 3rd, 2020 Eurockeennes De Belfort Festival Belfort France
Jul 4th, 2020 Beauregard Festival Saint Claire France 

Body Count are:

Ice-T – Vocals
Ernie C – Guitar, backing vocals
Juan Garcia – Guitar, backing vocals
Vincent Price – Bass, backing vocals
Ill Will – Drums
Sean E Sean – Samples, backing vocals

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Photo Credit: Yana Yatsuk

Grammy nominated BONES UK release their “UNPLUGGED” EP today via Sumerian Records – available here. The EP accompanies a 29-minute film that was produced by the duo with creative direction from Rosie Bones (vocals/guitar) and musical direction from Carmen Vandenberg (guitarist) working closely with Director, Ryan Valdez (Korn, Stone Sour) to conceptualize their vision, available as a bundle here – view trailer here. 

BONES UK will celebrate their EP release with a Paste Studio Live performance in New York City, 4:30pm ET – set a reminder and tune in here! The duo will be heading back from NYC to Los Angeles in time for the Grammy red carpet and ceremony on Sunday. In celebration of the Grammy nomination, MTV will feature BONES UK in MTV Presents: A 2020 Grammy Celebration that will air on MTV, VH1, BET, MTV Live and MTVU on Sunday worldwide.  

The Unplugged EP and film features 5 fan-favorite tracks recorded live from their self-titled debut album, including the Grammy nominated track, “Pretty Waste” for Best Rock Performance along with, “Beautiful Is Boring”, “Black Blood”, “Filthy Freaks” and, “Souls.”  

Unplugged EP Track Listing:

1. Beautiful Is Boring
2. Pretty Waste
3. Black Blood
4. Filthy Freaks
5. Souls 
 

BONES UK have joined Korn and Breaking Benjamin on their North America Winter Tour that began yesterday, January 23 in Allentown, PA and will continue to hit markets such as Québec, Montreal, Grand Rapids, Columbus, St. Paul, Boise, Portland and more, concluding March 1. The duo will pick-up May 1 at the Epicenter Festival in Concord, NC and Shaky Knees Festival on May 2 in Atlanta, GA with a string of dates supporting Royal Blood from May 3 through May 14. BONES UK will play the Sonic  Temple Festival in Columbus, OH, May 15, Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK on May 23 and announcing new festival dates at the Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh, WI on July 16 and Rock Fest USA in Cadott, WI on July 17. More to be announced – see full dates below. 

The London-bred, Los Angeles-based band, BONES UK are vocalist/guitarist Rosie Bones and guitarist Carmen Vandenberg, who unapologetically speak their truth and combine the disconnect between status quo and the glorious world inside their heads through heavy rock riffs and rough-edged electronics. Their self-titled debut album released July, 2019 includes a cover of David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans”, accumulating a total of 20M+ streams worldwide to date and earning them their first GRAMMY nomination in Best Rock Performance for the highly acclaimed song, “Pretty Waste”. The anthemic album magnifies beauty complexity, toxic masculinity and music-scene sexism with empowering lyrics.  Rosie and Carmen had the freedom to record the album anywhere in an avant-garde form such as in cars, bathrooms, and basements to capture a specific sound and vision unique to BONES UK.  The duo had an extensive 2019 of touring with Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, The Cult, The Struts, Tom Morello, Grandson and Simple Creatures and, appearing on The Howard Stern Show. 

TOUR DATES:

NORTH AMERICA WINTER TOUR
W/KORN & BREAKING BENJAMIN*

Jan 25, 2020 – Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena*
Jan 27, 2020 – Québec City, QC @ Videotron Centre* 
Jan 28, 2020 – Montreal, QC @ Bell  Centre* 
Jan 30, 2020 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena* 
Jan 31, 2020 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center*
Feb 03, 2020 – Evansville, IN @ Ford Center*
Feb 04, 2020 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum*
Feb 06, 2020 – Rockford, IL @ BMO Harris Bank Center* 
Feb 07, 2020 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center* 
Feb 09, 2020 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center* 
Feb 12, 2020 – North Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena*
Feb 13, 2020 – Springfield MO @ JQH Arena*
Feb 15, 2020 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ US Cellular Center*
Feb 16, 2020 – Wichita, KS @ Intrust Bank Arena*
Feb 18, 2020 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Arena*  
Feb 20, 2020 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center*  
Feb 21, 2020 – Rapid City, SD @ Rushmore Plaza Civic Center*
Feb 23, 2020 – Missoula, MT @ Adams Center*
Feb 24, 2020 – Boise, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Arena*
Feb 26, 2020 – Spokane, WA @  Spokane Arena* 
Feb 27, 2020 – Portland, OR @ MODA Center* 
Feb 29, 2020 – Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center *
Mar 01, 2020 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State*
May 01, 2020 – Concord, NC @  Epicenter Festival at Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 02, 2020 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival at Central Park 

w/ ROYAL BLOOD*
New dates in bold

May 03, 2020 –  Nashville, TN @  Brooklyn Bowl *
May 06, 2020 –  New Orleans, LA @ The Joy Theatre *
May 08, 2020 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville Festival at Daytona Speedway
May 09, 2020 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm*
May 10, 2020 – Richmond, VA @ The National *
May 11, 2020 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage *
May 13, 2020 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE*

May 14, 2020 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection*
May 15, 2020 – Columbus, OH @  Sonic Temple Festival at MAPFRE Stadium  
May 23, 2020 – Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma 
July 16, 2020 – Oshkosh, WI @ Ford Festival Park
July 17, 2020 –  Cadott, WI @ ROCK FEST USA

For the latest updates on Bones UK, please visit: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
 

Atlanta glam punk four piece, STARBENDERS are set to release their hauntingly unpredictable brand of rock n roll alchemy upon the world with their new album ‘Love Potions‘ when it drops on February 14th via Sumerian Records. 

With a unique combination of ethereal fragility, magnetic rock n roll swagger, perfectly crafted pop choruses and punk rock fury, frontwoman Kimi Shelter and her glamorous gang of misfits cast a captivating spell with the 14 track sonic grimoire that is ‘Love Potions’. The album features previously released singles ‘Holy Mother‘ and ‘London‘ which provides the soundtrack for a new live video the band have just released featuring footage shot on their current tour (watch below).  
‘Love Potions’ is STARBENDERS’ first full-length release with world renowned independent label, Sumerian Records and follows the announcement of their signing last year. B.I.J.Records will be releasing ‘Love Potions’ in Japan on March 14th, with exclusive bonus tracks and spring dates in Tokyo to be announced soon. 

Speaking on the upcoming release, Kimi Shelter opines:

“There comes a time when dreams turn into reality. We have to be careful what we wish for, as anything goes in the land of our creation. The friction of this existence is my deepest source of inspiration. The making of ‘Love Potions’ pushed us beyond the walls of our perceived limitations. This record is a living diary of a band that exists between two worlds. Please be warned that upon listening, you will become a part of a ritual that is in motion. You will be a part of our story. If you’re with us, you must be kind, you must be brave and above all, you must be free.”
  STARBENDERS | LOVE POTIONS
Sumerian Records
Release Date: February 14th 2020

1. Hangin’ On Tonight
2. Getting Harder
3. Precious (feat. Remington Leith)
4. Holy Mother
5. BITCHES BE WITCHES
6. London
7. Push
8. Never Gonna Die
9. Cover Me
10. Can’t Cheat Time
11. Coming Up Roses
12. Down & Out
13. Something Ain’t Right
14. One Of Us
  Hailing from Atlanta, GA, Starbenders are the half way home for misunderstood misfits, fringers and glam punks. Front-woman, Kimi Shelter began working with producer, Nico Consantine (Lady Gaga, Program The Dead) in 2014 who encouraged her to start a band. Aaron Lecesne was the first call Shelter made. The duo were best of friends and had intense musical crushes on each other. The genesis of Starbenders took form. Guitarist Kriss Tokaji, entered the scene in early 2015 after the band witnessed him laying waste to a guitar at a shitty house party in the middle of nowhere. The dream line up crystallized with the entrance of drummer Emily Moon.

The band have already created quite a stir in the media with LA Weekly claiming “It’s such a wonderful thing when a new band pops up that is so exciting, so impossible to ignore, that not only do they stand out from the pack, they positively leap out of it and hang off of your ears. Atlanta’s Starbenders did exactly that”, a ferocious Audio Tree session under their belts and drummer Emily Moon performing as the guest drummer for The 8G Band on Late Night With Seth Meyers in late October last year.

Open your minds and ready your souls, STARBENDERS are coming for both.   Starbenders are:
Kimi Shelter – Vox & Guitar
Aaron Lecesne – Bass
Emily Moon – Drums
Kriss Tokaji – Guitar
Find Starbenders Online
www.starbenders.com http://starbenders.jp