Device Announce New Tour Dates

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Device, the new hard rock act featuring Disturbed front man David Draiman, will hit the road for a new series of U.S. tour dates.  The band will kick of a new tour beginning April 10^th in Mobile, Alabama.  The band’s tour includes stops at a number of big name Spring festivals.  Nonpoint and Gemini Syndrome will be along as supporting acts on select dates.

Device’s upcoming tour is in support of its upcoming self-titled debut album.  The album is expected to be released April 9^th, 2013 on Warner Brothers Records.  Draiman is the front man of this latest hard rock super group.  He is joined by Evanescence drummer Will Hunt and Virus (guitarist of Dope and Rock of Ages).  The trio worked with former Filter member Geno Lenardo.  The band has already earned some big honors even before its debut album drops.  It has earned a Gold God nomination for “Best New Talent” from Revolver magazine.  And Artist Direct said of the band’s sound, “Welcome to the 22^nd Century of rock.”  The band has already released the first single from its album.  That song is titled, ‘Vilify.’  The video for that single is available online now at YouTube.  It can be viewed now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1q1pw04Bs.  The album can be pre-ordered online through iTunes at http://smarturl.it/deviceitunes.

Device features guest appearances from Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), Glenn Huges (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Black Country Communion), M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold), and Lizzy Hale  (Halestorm).

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Avenged Sevenfold Featured In New COD Game

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Call of Duty:  Black Ops 2 is finally here!  The anticipation is over.  And for those who perhaps haven’t yet had the pleasure of checking out this game, fans now have one more reason to go out and pick up this game whether for themselves or for the gamer in the house.  Avenged Sevenfold is featured in the game.  The band’s new song, ‘Carry On’ is actually featured in full in the game.  And now fans can check out the official crossover video for the song.  It actually puts the band into the game.

The video features the band performing on stage in its digital form with full on pyro and audience rocking to the performance.  It should be noted that due to language, it may not be entirely suitable for some younger viewers.  Other than that, audiences can check out the official video for the song now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJbrTgUL0Dk.  Fans of Avenged Sevenfold can also get all the latest news and more from the band when they go online to http://www.avengedsevenfold.com and http://www.facebook.com/AvengedSevenFold.

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Activision, Treyarch Release New Trailer For COD Black Ops 2

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Activision and Treyarch have released the latest trailer for the hotly anticipated release of the latest game in the Call of Duty Series.  The brand new trailer for the game has more than enough zombies to make any fan happy.  It opens with a bus stopping at an old bus station.  As the bus stops, zombies start appearing everywhere to surround the bus.  Suddenly the doors open and the action starts.  It’s all set to the brand new single ‘Carry On’ from Avenged Sevenfold.  Fans can check out the brand new trailer themselves right now by following this link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH_9GzaUW40.  Avenged Sevenfold fans will get to hear the song in its entirety too, when Call of Duty:  Black Ops 2 is released on Tuesday, November 13^th.  As a reminder, fans must be 18 or older to view this brand new trailer due to its content.

Call of Duty:  Black Ops 2 can be pre-ordered now online at http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2/preorder.  And while excitement builds for the game’s release, fans of this hit series can get all the latest on the game and more online at http://www.facebook.com/codblackops, http://twitter.com/Callofduty, http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2, http://twitter.com/Treyarch, http://www.youtube.com/callofduty and http://plus.google.com/105442945478799470998.

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Sin & Bones One Of 2012′s Best Hard Rock And Metal Records

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Fozzy is one of the biggest names in rock music today.  The brainchild of guitarist Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo) and WWE Superstar Chris Jericho, the band started out as a Spinal Tap style novelty act in 2000 when it released its self titled debut.  That album and the one to follow were largely collections of cover songs that the band had recorded.  But then in 2005, the band started to show that it meant to be taken more seriously with the release of “All That Remains.”  That was the band’s first full length album of its own material.  Needless to say it was a little bit of a bumpy ride.  But with the release of “Chasing The Grail” five years later, the band showed just how much it had matured as a serious hard rock act.  And now, two years after the release of “Chasing The Grail”, Fozzy has shown on its third full length album of original material why its members are collectively living up to the reputation of being huge rock stars.

“Sin & Bones” opens with the song, ‘Spider in My Mouth.’  It starts out with a really spooky sounding take on the kids’ song about the spider and the waterspout before blasting into an all out assault from the whole band.  That assault leads into a more melodic chorus section that’s a direct opposite to the verses.  That balance of the heavy and soft makes for a solid re-introduction to the world of Fozzy on this album.  The band keeps the adrenaline flowing after ‘Spider in My Mouth’, giving audiences just enough time to collect themselves before launching into the album’s lead single, ‘Sandpaper.’  ‘Sandpaper’ comes across as a metaphorical statement about facing adversity and rough “sandpaper” style situations.  Jericho sings about facing things that might otherwise scare a person.  He notes, “Something happens when you scare all the monsters away.”  That line alone is a telling statement.  Add in Jericho’s powerhouse vocals, and listeners understand why this was the chosen lead single for “Sin & Bones.”

‘Spider in My Mouth’ and ‘Sandpaper’ are an excellent start to “Sin & Bones.”  They’re just part of the total package that makes this album a great metal record.  The album’s third track, ‘Blood Happens’ is destined to become a fan favorite.  This is a song that will have every true blooded hard rocking, heavy metal head banger putting his or her horns in the air.  The crushing guitar and drums of Rich Ward and Frank Fontsere mixed with the vocal tag teaming of Jericho and Ward make it one more of the album’s best moments.

“Sin & Bones” has plenty more high energy moments that any Fozzy fan will love such as in the almost Warrant style ‘She’s My Addiction’, the edgier ‘Dark Passenger’, and ‘Shine Forever.’  The album also has a softer moment in ‘Inside My Head.’  They all combine to give fans more than their fair share of great songs from which to choose.  All combined, the songs on “Sin & Bones” make this record one of the best hard rock and metal records of 2012.  Fozzy is officially out on tour now on the Rockstar Uproar Festival in support of its new album.  Fans in North Carolina will get to see the band live Tuesday, September 11^th at the Time Warner cable Pavilion.  For all other tour dates and the latest news from Fozzy, fans can go online to http://www.fozzyrock.com, http://www.facebook.com/FozzyRock, http://www.myspace.com/fozzytour, http://www.chrisjericho.com, http://www.thedukeofmetal.com, and http://www.centurymedia.com.

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Fozzy’s new single available now; “Evolution of Fozzy” video posted

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The lead single off of Fozzy’s new album, “Sin and Bones” is now available for download.  fans can purchase ‘Sandpaper’ now on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play.  Also, to build anticipation for next month’s release of “Sin and Bones” the band has posted a video titled, “Evolution of Fozzy” on Youtube.  It can be viewed here:  http://youtu.be/-LWWW10x1uA .  Fans can also stream ‘Sandpaper’ for free on Youtube at http://youtu.be/G1ltJ60u-w0.  ‘Sandpaper features guest vocals from Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows. 

The band will be touring this Summer to support its new album.  It will be part of this year’s annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival.  The tour kicks off Friday, August 17th in Kansas City, Missouri at the Capitol Federal Park at sandstone.   Fozzy’s North Carolina fans will get to see the band perform when the tour makes a stop in Raleigh on Tuesday, September 11th.  The festival will be at the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek.  Fans can get a full tour schedule and more online at http://www.fozzyrock.com, http://www.facebook.com/FozzyRock, http://twitter.com/FozzyRock, and http://www.centurymedia.com.

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Fozzy announces track listing for “Sin and Bones”

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Fozzy has officially announced the track listing for its upcoming fifth album, “Sin and Bones.”  The album opens with the song, ‘Spider in My Mouth.’  It’s followed up by the album’s lead single, ‘Sandpaper’, which can be heard for free now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1ltJ60u-w0&feature=youtu.be.  The band is joined by Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M. Shadows on this track.  ‘Sandpaper’ is followed up by the songs, ‘Blood Happens’, ‘Inside My Head’ and the album’s title track.  The second half of the album is filled out by ‘A Passed Life’, ‘She’s My Addiction’, ‘Shine Forever’, ‘Dark Passenger’ and ‘Storm The Beaches.’ 

“Sin and Bones” will be released August 14^th through Century Media Records.  It can be pre-ordered and purchased online at http:// http://www.cmdistro.com/Search/fozzy.  The band will tour this Summer in support of the album on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, beginning at the Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone in Kansas City, Missouri.  That show will be Friday, August 17^th.  The band will be on the road, supporting the new album through the end of September.  Fans who want to know if the tour will make a stop in their town can go online to http://www.fozzyrock.com, http://www.facebook.com/FozzyRock, http://twitter.com/FozzyRock, and http://www.centurymedia.com.

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