ANIMALS AS LEADERS Releases New Album Details...And Names a Song After Me

Good news, I have yet to get in trouble at school for wearing my rad A Life Once Lost shirt with a marijuana leaf on it. Oh, plus Animals as Leaders released new album details.
All this AaL talk is making me saucy, so lets read in on this.
The album was produced by drummer, Navene Koperweis and ANIMALS AS LEADERS, and mixed by guitarist Javier Reyes. As said before, the album is scheduled for release here in the states on November 8th, and will ensure the fact I will die happy. The song names and track orders are listed below.

Animals As Leaders' Weightless track listing 
1. An Infinite Regression
2. Odessa
3. Somnarium
4. Earth Departure
5. Isolated Incidents
6. Do Not Go Gently
7. New Eden
8. Cylindrical Sea
9. Espera
10. To Lead You To An Overwhelming Question
11. Weightless
12. David

Oh, how I love you Animals as Leaders. What with your amazing harmonies, technicalities, and your Tosin Abasi. You make me feel... shall I say "Weightless".

New Album Release Date For ANIMALS AS LEADERS!!!!!

Mark your calendars, bitches!!!! Because on November 8th (U.S.) November 4th (europe) and November 7th (U.K.) we will see the release of Weightless by ANIMALS AS LEADERS!!!!

The band is currently in Europe supporting Between the Buried and Me following a string of shows as direct support to the Deftones. They will kick off an extensive North American tour alongside Between The Buried And Me on Oct. 27.

WHITE ARMS OF ATHENA Release New Track

Dallas-based technical/progressive metal act, WHITE ARMS OF ATHENA, have premiered the first track off of their upcoming debut full length, "Astrodrama." "Evince" can now be heard, exclusively for the first time, atMetalSucks.net . The album will be released on August 16 and was recorded by Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, The Human Abstract). Pre-order for "Astrodrama" is now available through PROSTHETIC's webstore.

The band just wrapped up a western U.S. run and have two hometown-area shows booked right now:

7/30     Arlington, TX - Pitchers Sports Bar
8/12     Dallas, TX - 1111 Studio Gallery

The tracklisting of "Astrodrama" is:

1. Evince
2. Ascend
3. Creationed
4. Recreationed
5. Crown Chakra
6. Astral Body
7. In the Encephalon
8. Superhuman
9. Astrodrama
10. From Now On   

WHITE ARMS OF ATHENA Unveil New Album Info, Release Album Art

Technical/progressive metal band, WHITE ARMS OF ATHENA, have unveiled the cover art and track listing from their debut full length, "Astrodrama." Recorded by Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, The Human Abstract), the album will be released on August 16^th, 2011 and there's a special discount code available via pre-order through PROSTHETIC's webstore, now . The cover can be viewed above and the track listing is as follows:

1. Evince
2. Ascend
3. Espteric Allusions
4. Recreationed
5. Crown Chakra
6. Astral Body
7. In the Encephalon
8. Superhuman
9. Astrodrama10. From Now On

Duedate Tuesday= AWESOME

This is by far my favorite day of Metal releases. From Amorphis, to Arch Enemy, Behemoth, Cerebral Bore, Iron Maiden, Job For a Cowboy, Looking For an Answer,  Morbid Angel, and TOMBS. This Day is Great guys. See anything you like? You can go to your local music store or amazon or the labels sites and purchase these CD's TODAY.

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock DVD (Warner)
Amorphis - The Beginning Of Times (Nuclear Blast)
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here (The End)
Ancient VVisdom - A Godlike Inferno (Shinebox)
Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions (Century Media)
Avantasia - The Flying Opera Live DVD/CD (Nuclear Blast)
Barn Burners - Bangers II: Scum Of The Earth (Metal Blade)
Behemoth - Abyssus Abyssum Invocat (Metal Blade)
Black September - The Forbidden Gates Beyond Re-Release (Prosthetic)
Brent Hinds Presents - Fiends Without A Face and West End Motel (Rocket Science)
Cerebral Bore - Maniacal Miscreation (Earache)
Chrome Division - 3rd Round Knockout (Nuclear Blast)
Crashdiet - Generation Wild (Frontiers)
Dr. Midnight and The Mercy Cult - I Declare Treason (Season Of Mist)
Elevate: I Am - The Ghost Eclipse Sessions (ALF)
Engineer - Crooked Voices (Black Market Activities)
Falconer - Armod (Metal Blade)
Gigan - Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes (Willowtip)
Hammerfall - Infected (Nuclear Blast)
Iron Maiden - From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010 (Universal)
Job For A Cowboy - Gloom EP (Metal Blade)
Karma To Burn - V (Napalm)
Khann - Erode (Black Market Activities)
Looking For An Answer - Eterno Treblinka (Relapse)
Morbid Angel - Illud Divinum Insanus (Season Of Mist)
Origin - Entity (Nuclear Blast)
Pharaoh - Ten Years EP (Cruz del Sur)
Sister - Hated (Metal Blade)
The Soulless - Isolated (Earache)
Tombs - Path Of Totality (Relapse)
Tyr - The Law Of Thyrm (Napalm)
Various Artists - Afterparty Massacre Soundtrack (Ibex Moon)
Whitesnake - Live At Donington 1990 (Frontiers)

SKELETONWITCH announce the details of thrid and final piece of 7" trilogy

Listen up Metalheads!  American metal demons, SKELETONWITCH, have announced the details of the third, and final, installment of their 7" trilogy. Part III will be on gray vinyl and will feature a recently re-recorded version of "Onward To Battle," a track that originally appeared on the band's self-released debut album, "At One With The Shadows." The B-side, meanwhile, is a demo version of a new track, "The Infernal Resurrection," which the group recently debuted on their tour with 3 Inches of Blood. This is the first official taste of SKELETONWITCH's new album, which will be released this fall. As with Parts I and II, this 7" -- which again features artwork by the group's former drummer, Derrick "Mullet Chad" Nau -- is limited to 500 copies, and once they're gone, they're gone! Pre-order is available NOW and the wax will ship in June. Get your copy at the official Prosthetic Web Shop.

Prosthetic putting out new VINYL

I have a few things to post before I head out.  I'm going to a show tonight to see NORTHLESS tonight at Inherent Records. yeah, they're those guys we interviewed not too long ago.  ANY WAYS lets get down to it.

ANIMALS AS LEADERS, TRAP THEM, HOLY GRAIL and SKELETONWITCH are currently having albums pressed and/or being re-pressed to vinyl, and EVERONE LIKES THE NICE CRACKLE OF VINYL AS IT FILLS THE AIR!!!!!


ANIMALS AS LEADERS' self title album, originally released in 2009, is coming out on a 180-gram 2LP set on colored or black vinyl with gatefold Stoughton jacket featuring enhanced album artwork, 3D imagery and custom AAL 3D glasses.  It's set for release June 21st and is available for pre-order now!


Due to the popular demand of the album (since it has been pressed and sold out not once but TWICE)
TRAP THEM's PROSTHETIC debut, "Darker Handcraft," is now in its third pressing. It will be available on two new colors ,"solid gold" and "red spray," as well as on black. As before the LP will have a high-quality gatefold jacket and come with a digital download card. It will be available on their May tour with Converge and Burning Love, and is available now for pre-order. 

HOLY GRAIL's debut LP, "Crisis In Utopia," has been released on limited-edition white vinyl. Only 100 copies are available between the PROSTHETIC web shop and the band itself on tour

the final installment of SKELETONWITCH's 7" trilogy,will be available for pre-order in May! The band is currently on tour with 3 Inches of Blood and is gearing up to record their new album later this spring.

that's all! stay tuned for more new shit!

LAST CHANCE TO REASON's "Level 2," Out Now, Companion Video Game Available for Download

Level 2," the Prosthetic debut from Maine progressive metallers LAST CHANCE TO REASON, is out today! To commemorate the release, the band has posted a free downloadable demo version of a companion video game, also titled "Level 2." Go to the band's official blog site to get instructions and download the first stage! Developed by the band itself, the game was designed by drummer Evan Sammons and noted indie video game developer Tom Vine, who also programmed the game, and features artwork from pixel artist Francis Coulombe. "Level 2," the album, can be ordered on its own or with an exclusive shirt at PROSTHETIC's official webstore.

The bandis currently on a tour that will end at New England Metal and Hardcore Fest this weekend. Look for more dates to be announced shortly.

4/12      Sandusky, OH - The Underground @
4/13      Trenton, NJ - Championship Bar and Grill @
4/14      Brookfield, CT - The Room @
4/16      Worcester, MA- The Palladium, NE Metal and Hardcore Fest
@ w/ Wretched, Sons of Aurelius   

LAST CHANCE TO REASON teamed up with producer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, The Human Abstract) to create a modern take on the classic progressive concept album. Drawing influence from the 70's prog of King Crimson and Yes, composers Steve Reich and Schoenberg as well as prog-metal masters Opeth, Dream Theater and Cynic, LCTR's "Level 2" takes the band in awe-inspiring new directions.  

Set in a Tron-like virtual world, the album's concept revolves around the relationship between man and technology, our move from physical reality to virtual spaces and what these changes mean to our lives and our art. The lyrics are expressed from the point of view of an artificial intelligence facing the violent reality of a videogame world.

Since forming in 2005, LAST CHANCE TO REASON has shared the stage with Born of Osiris, Genghis Tron, Periphery, The Red Chord, Daath, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Unearth and many more.

Book of Black Earth release track titles to upcoming album!

Seattle death metallers Book of Black Earth have unveiled the new tracks for their new release The Cold Testament. Here's the full list!

Weight of the World

Cross Contamination

Antarctica

Irritating Spectre

Termination

Research and Destroy

Road Dogs From Hell

I See Demons

Look for them as they get ready to hit the road for the new release!!!

Animals As Leaders Debut album to be released on Vinyl: Pre-orders availabe!

The Proggresive instrumental band Animals As Leaders is re-releasing their debut album... ON 180 Gram Doulble LP Vinyl!!!!!! The album includes their 2009 release as well as the song "Waves of Babies" (previously an itunes exclusive) as a bonus song, and will feature a high-quality Stoughton gatefold jacket with enhanced album artwork that includes 3D imagery and custom AAL 3D glasses! The album will be availabe in 3 different color pieces and has only 1000 prints!!! AND to top it all off, the pre-order package includes a new exclusive t-shirt available on it's own or in a bundle with the album! so click the link and pre-order it before it's completely gone!
CLICK THIS!!! NOW!!!!!

ANIMALS AS LEADERS are currently writing and preparing to enter the studio to record their second album with Prosthetic, which should see a release later in the year. The band will appear at the annual Bamboozle Fest in New Jersey later this month, and will be supporting Between the Buried and Me in Europe this fall. Their upcoming dates are:
4/30      E. Rutherford, NJ- Meadowlands, Bamboozle 2011
9/2        Paris, France - Maroquinerie
9/3        Zurich, Switzerland - Dynamo Werk 21
9/4        Munich, Germany - Backstage Halle
9/6        Rome, Italy - Jailbreak Club
9/7        Pinarella Di Cervia, Italy - Roma
9/10      Istanbul, Turkey - Unirock Festival
9/11      Tel Aviv, Israel - Barby
9/12      Bratislava I, Slovakia - Randal Club
9/13      Vienna, Austria - Chelsea
9/14      Berlin, Germany - Magnet
9/15      Hamburg, Germany - Logo
9/16      Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
9/17      Cologne, Germany - Underground
9/18      Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
9/20      London, UK - Underworld
9/21      London, UK - Underworld

BLACK SEPTEMBER sign to Prosthetic Records!!!

PROSTHETIC RECORDS has signed the Chicago Deathmettalers themselves Black Semptember, Black September has been around since 2006 and has been influenced by great bands (Bolt Thrower, His Hero Is Gone and Bathory, just to name a few). The band's reaction is stated here: "The time has come. Black September is proud to announce that we have signed an alliance with Prosthetic Records for the CD release of our debut LP, 'The Forbidden Gates Beyond.' We are honored to work with a label that supports the devotion and dedication we have to our music."

BLACK SEPTEMBER, who have shared the stage with the likes of Rwake, Thou, Masakari, Magrudergrind, amongst others, has the following shows booked, and will be announcing a more extensive tour in the coming weeks:
4/9        Chicago, IL- Empty Bottle (w/ Skeletonwitch, 3 Inches of Blood)
4/14      Chicago, IL- Memories (w/ Megaton Leviathon)  
Check out the band's official site: blackseptemberchicago.com

Book of Black Earth announce new album release date!!!!!....

..... and it's fucking bad ass!!!!! the blackened death metallers that hail from Seatlle have officially spread the word of their new release "The Cold Testament". It has been scheduled for a release date on May 24th. So mark your fucking calenders cos' it's time to fucking rage!!!!
the album is exclusively availabe for pre-order at Prosthetic Record's merch site. So get it now!!!!!!!
Vocalist/guitarist TJ Cowgill commented on the new album: "Thematically, 'The Cold Testament' will be a little looser than 'Horoskopus,' but there is still an underlying current to both the sound of the album and lyrically. This will in my opinion be our strongest, most haunting offering, closing another chapter in the Book of Black Earth."

Buy it!

Neuraxis launches a Video Blog!

those bad ass canadian technical death metaller's Neuraxis have launched a video blog that documents the tour they recently were on with the legends themselves, DEICIDE. you can check out the video at prosthetic record's website. The band will hit the road and tour with Sepultra in the coming weeks.  Their most recent release, Asylon, was released on Prosthetic Records, and you can order it here! (I think you should... right now.....)
Check out their upcoming tour dates!
4/18      Toronto, ON - Opera House $
4/19      Quebec , QC - Imperial $
4/20      Montreal, QC - Club Soda $
4/21      Ottawa, ON - Mavericks $
4/22      Worcester, MA - Palladium $
4/23      Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom $
4/24      Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero $
4/25      New York, NY - The Gramercy Theater $
4/26      Charlotte, NC - The Tremont Hall $
4/27      Orlando, FL - The Club At Firestone $
4/28      Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room $
4/29      Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade $
5/01      Tyler, TX - Clicks $
5/02      Houston, TX - Scout Bar $
5/03      Dallas, TX - Trees $
5/04      Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory $
5/05      Lubbock, TX - Jake's $
5/06      Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater $
5/07      Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse $
5/08      Tucson, AZ - Club DV8 $
5/09      San Diego, CA - House Of Blues $
5/10       Reno, NV - Knitting Factory $
5/11       San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom $
5/12       Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater $
5/13       Seattle, WA - El Corazon $
5/14       Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory $
5/16       Englewood, CO - Gothic Theater $
5/17       Wichita, KS - The OZ Café $
5/18       St Paul, MN - Station 4 $
5/19       Chicago, IL - Reggie Rock Club $
5/20       Detroit, MI - Blondie's $
5/21       Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall $
5/22       Cleveland, OH - Peabody's $
5/23       Louisville, KY - Expo Five ^
5/24       Milwaukee, WI - Rave ^
5/26       Winnipeg, MB - The Zoo ^
5/27       Regina, SK - The Exchange ^
5/28       Calgary, AB - Dickens ^
5/29       Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room ^
5/30      Prince George, BC - Third ^
5/31       Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater ^  $ w/ Sepultura, Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Bonded By Blood

LAST CHANCE TO REASON post a kickass video blog

The prog-metaller's Last Chance to Reason has posted an awesome video documenting the dates they played with ATHIEST.  The band recently posted footage from their canadian tour as well, and are currently on tour with Wretched and Sons of Aurelis. Check it out here! Their debut on Prosthetic records will be out next tuesday (April 12th). Pre-order the album exclusively on Prosthetic's site right over there---> click this to pre-order it.
Catch the band live:
4/7        St. Louis, MO- Fubar @
4/9        La Crosse, WI- Warehouse @
4/10      Portage, IN- Camelot Hall @
4/12      Sandusky, OH - The Underground @
4/13      Trenton, NJ - Championship Bar and Grill @
4/14      Brookfield, CT - The Room @
4/16      Worcester, MA- The Palladium, NE Metal and Hardcore Fest
@ w/ Wretched, Sons of Aurelius 

LAST CHANCE TO REASON teamed up with producer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me) to create a modern take on the classic progressive concept album. Drawing influence from the 70's prog of King Crimson and Yes, composers Steve Reich and Schoenberg as well as prog-metal masters Opeth, Dream Theater and Cynic, LCTR's "Level 2" takes the band in awe-inspiring new directions.
Set in a Tron-like virtual world, the album's concept revolves around the relationship between man and technology, our move from physical reality to virtual spaces and what these changes mean to our lives and our art. The lyrics are expressed from the point of view of an artificial intelligence facing the violent reality of a videogame world.

check out their myspace if ya wanna know about em'
Myspace.com/lastchancetoreason