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 'Live 4 Love' is the latest EP release written for the World Wild Life SOS fund after seeing the amazing work they had done to rescue Raju the elephant, who had spent his life in chains. Raju had been terribly treated by his handlers, a mighty creature brought to its knees by the human hand. The World Wildlife organisation had made the courageous move of rescuing Raju after much negotiation, to a sanctuary where he could live the rest of his days in safety.

Irish rock giants pull amazing stunt as they introduce their latest album 'Songs of Innocence free to 500 million iTune users. The band released their album to coincide with Apple releasing their latest iPhone 6 and new watch.

Legendary Terry Reid has returned from his European tour and will make a rare appearance at the world famous Molly Malone’s Irish Pub September 24 along with U.K. rocker and shaker Brandy Row.

ENGLAND - Kscope is thrilled to announce the signing of multi-instrumentalist duo Nordic Giants. Ahead of the debut album coming in early 2015, Kscope will be release Nordic Giants' 2014 self-released EPs 'Build Seas' and 'Dismantle Suns' together on one LP and CD this fall.

Internet Emcee Adds To His One Million YouTube Views with “Crime Chronicles 2”

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On his critically acclaimed new album "Inferno," legendary guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN delivers what NPR calls "his purest, heaviest guitar work in many years." After kicking off a world tour earlier this year with a month-long, co-headlining European trek with Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne), FRIEDMAN has now announced plans to return to the UK in December to tour alongside thrash legends Kreator, melodic death metallists Arch Enemy and and Norwegian blackjazz outfit Shining!

Instrumental collaboration between U.K. bassist Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree) and U.S. guitarist Jon Durant out October 21

COHASSET, MA - World-renowned bassist Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree, Metallic Taste of Blood, Ex-Wise Heads) and guitarist/composer Jon Durant have once again teamed up under the moniker Burnt Belief for the release of a new album of progressive ethno-ambient fusion instrumentals titled Etymology. Etymology will be released on October 21, 2014 via Alchemy Records, and will be available at Burning Shed, Amazon, CD Baby, iTunes, jondurant.com and other digital outlets.

LOS ANGELES - Renman Music & Business, the music mentoring website founded by industry veteran Steve Rennie (aka "Renman"), will broadcast another episode of its Renman Live web show tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10, with special guests, EDM entrepreneurs Jake Udell and Eric Fuller. Udell, manager of top EDM artists Krewella and ZHU, and Fuller, a top executive at EDM promoters Life in Color, join the prestigious Renman Live guest list, which has featured over 90 episodes to date with some of the smartest, most talented, most successful people in the music biz. Renman Live will air this Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT on Renmanmb.com at: http://www.renmanmb.com/live/renman-live-with-edm-entrepreneurs-jake-udell-and-promoter-eric-fuller-life. A teaser video for the show can be seen on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/CUS186t7-xg.

Veteran music creators post Reason material for the masses to remix

Blend (http://blend.io), an online network where musicians share and collaborate on tracks, announces support for Propellerhead Reason music

Spanish extremists' Prosthetic debut 'Exilium' due Sept. 16; group to tour Europe with Taake

THREE HARD WORKING MIDWESTERNERS AND A SWEDE JAM AT UNIVERSAL CITYWALK – AND WIND UP WITH THEIR FIRST INDIE RECORD DEAL AND ‘ANOTHER HEARTBREAK’ GOING TO TOP 40 RADIO

Los Angeles, CA  – Upcoming Artist Morgan Mallory released her new A and B Singles entitled ‘Catch Me If You Can’ and ‘If I Could Love You’ on Monday, September 8th.  This is Morgan’s second E.P and first singles release within the Pop/EDM Genre.  The singles are available for preview on music sharing sites such as Sound Cloud, Spotify, and Youtube; also available for purchase on ITUNES.

The rapper from the UK, known as 24SE7EN has released his new international single, “Zero2Hero.” In addition to the skills of 24SE7EN, himself, the single also features the talents of Alex Buchanan and Dani Vi. The track has been proudly released on the S2N Records (Second2NoneRecords) independent music label, entirely without support from the corporate music infrastructure. Filled with strings, lines, rhymes, beats and bass, "Zero2Hero" by 24SE7EN is the latest reason for fans of pop and rap music to stand up and take notice of this up-and-coming artist and music label.

"In the Red" out September 10 on Despotz Records

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Scandinavia's leading all-lady hard rock/heavy metal outfit, Crucified Barbara, has teamed up with Loudwire.com to stream the band's upcoming fourth studio album, In the Red, before it drops on September 10 via Despotz Records. Stream In the Red here: http://loudwire.com/crucified-barbara-in-the-red-exclusive-album-stream/.

The progressive rock band from Italy known as Nuova Divisione have released their new LP record, “The Last Man in Europe.” The album comprises 11 original tracks for an approximate total listening time of one whole hour, making for a comprehensive treatment of the band's new material and a fine introduction for rock fans not yet acquainted. It has been proudly published as an independent release without support from the corporate music infrastructure. Written, performed and produced with the most integral principles of classic rock in mind, Nuova Divisione's “The Last Man in Europe” is definitive proof that prog-rock is both alive and kicking like crazy.

(Tampa, FL) - The punk/thrash band Illuminate Me has announced new tour dates for October. The Tampa, FL natives will hit the road with hardcore/metal bands Beyond The Shore and Every Passing Dream. The dates and official tour poster can be found below.

Current state of income levels among video game composers and sound designers revealed in the recent GameSoundCon report

NORWAY - Norway's Mysticum will release its long awaited second album Planet Satan on October 27 via Peaceville. A band that achieved almost mythical status in black metal lore, Planet Satan follows Mysticum's debut release, 1996's In the Streams of Inferno, and unifies the core trio of Herr General Cerastes, Svartravn and DrBest.