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Fresh filth for Dubstep fans has just hit stores today, courtesy of the versatile young talent, LUMBERJVCK. Having just recently headlined at Avalon in Hollywood a little over a week ago, this face-sawing bass creator has become a name to look out for as of late. Now back better than ever, he’s just been picked up by Excision’s Rottun Recordings, and has created an amazingly murky four-track collection for the label.

Three years after the release of their debut "Astrodrama" -- produced by Jamie King (BTBAM, Scale The Summit) and described as "epic prog shred" (Revolver) -- the Texas five-piece WHITE ARMS OF ATHENA have returned with their much awaited follow-up! Their self-titled sophomore effort is scheduled for release through Prosthetic Records on Dec. 2.

(Atlanta, GA) - Five-piece pop-rock band The Funeral Portrait has signed to North Carolina record label Revival Recordings (owned by Shawn Milke of Alesana). The group will be making their label debut by way of For The Dearly Departed, a six song EP produced by Milke and engineered/mixed by Neil Engle at Adelaide Recording Studios in Raleigh.

Premiere Music Video For Single, "Kiss Me"

Debut Album Sugar Bomb! due out September 16th

BROOKLYN, NY // August 27, 2014: Wild in style, energy and sound, NYC's Manic Pixi have paired up with Curve Magazine to release their music video for “Kiss Me” today. Full of passionate and chaotic fun, the video highlights the band's playful personality cut with shots of couples kissing. “Kiss Me” is featured on their upcoming debut album Sugar Bomb! due out September 16th.

Meghan Trainor was discovered by IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) and she won Best Female Artist in the 6th Annual IAMA (International Accoustic Music Awards) in 2010 when she was just 16 years old with her songs performed in acoustic format. She was the youngest winner in the history of IAMA.

(Port Neches, TX) - Texas metalcore band Invent, Animate has released their debut album Everchanger via Tragic Hero Records. The skull crushing ten song record was produced by Brian Hood (Gideon, Being As An Ocean) and ERRA guitarist/vocalist Jesse Cash. Debuting at no. 4 on the iTunes Metal chart, the quintet's offering is also available on Amazon, Spotify, and all other digital storefronts.

Limited-edition, hand-screened 7-inch single on sale now; band's North American tour starts next week

Miami trio Brass Knuckles are back with a one-punch knockout of a track called "Water Gun," available today, August 26 on all digital music portals through Ultra Music. With support from Tiesto, Danny Howard, Sirius XM and more, Brass Knuckles are bringing summer to a wet and wild close.

Blues-oriented, psych-infused rock outfit ZODIAC have teamed with Revolver Magazine to promote the release of their forthcoming third full-length as they reveal the music video for its title track, "Sonic Child."

The Pop Group, one of the most wildly innovative and barrier-shattering band to emerge from the late '70s post-punk era, are finally seeing their rare and fabled legacy reissued forthe first time, along with previously unheard gold from the archives. After spending over a year collating original singles, albums and previously unreleased studio and live recordings, the band will put out a series of albums over time on the new Freaks R Us label via Kartel Label services and Amped. The first two come out October 21: a re-issue of We Are Time, a collection of early live and studio recordings and Cabinet of Curiousities, a brand new, nine-track compilation of radio sessions, live recordings, unreleased studio recordings and a long out of print 45RPM side.

There are two sides to every story, sometimes even two sides to every person. And so there are two sides to Arrica Rose & the ...'s (The Dot Dot Dots) latest full-length release, WAVEFUNCTION, available Nov 4th on pOprOckrecords. Though the album may be enjoyed sequentially and digitally, this collection of tracks was originally designed for vinyl.* Each side of the record has a distinct mood and there is no particular side where the story begins or ends. "We think of it as music for different occasions," explains Rose, "a choose your own adventure kind of album.”

The first taste of the highly anticipated sophomore album by Italian experimental metallists NERO DI MARTE has arrived! Taken from the forthcoming "Derivae" -- which the band spent three years perfecting -- the new track "Il Diluvio" (translating to "The Flood") can be streamed via MetalSucks (http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/08/25/track-premiere-nero-di-marte-il-diluvio/) or directly below!

Celebrates with September Sweepstakes - 30 Days of Giveaways!

Los Angeles, CA (August 25, 2014) - Westlake Pro, a leading retailer of professional audio, recording gear, live sound equipment, and technical services has launched a completely new and redesigned website and full-featured online store. To celebrate the grand opening, the company is hosting a sweepstakes during the month of September and giving away 30 prizes from a host of top pro audio brands.

"Dramatic swells and ebbs, swirling walls of guitar, thunderclouds of percussion" -- these are just a few of the ways Tampa Bay Times describes the newest effort from instrumental atmospheric post-metal group SET AND SETTING, "A Vivid Memory." Scheduled for release on Sept. 2 via Prosthetic Records, the album can now be streamed in full at A.V. Club here: http://www.avclub.com/article/stream-vivid-new-album-set-and-setting-208484.

If there ever was an example of the ten thousand hour theory, it's James Lee Stanley. He has been recording, composing and performing for decades and the expertise shows.

LOS ANGELES, CA (MONDAY AUGUST 25, 2014) – Critically acclaimed Japanese solo artist Olde Worlde (http://oldeworldemap.com) has confirmed a release date for his debut North American release The Blue Musk-Oxen on October 6, 2014. This is the fourth Olde Worlde release since his 2009 Japanese debut but the first distributed outside of the country.

The singer and songwriter known as Will Procter has released his anxiously awaited debut EP record, “Pictures.” The extended-play record includes five original acoustic tracks for an approximate total listening time of 17 minutes. It has been proudly released on the Thumbmuffin Records independent music label. Soulful, heartfelt, and performed with a natural warmth that is difficult to find and impossible to reproduce, “Pictures” by Will Procter is a collection of anthems from one of today's most genuine music artists.

Texas metalcore band Invent, Animate will be releasing their debut album Everchanger on 8/26, but you can stream it today at Revolver. The album was produced by Brian Hood (Gideon, Being As An Ocean) and ERRA guitarist/vocalist Jesse Cash, and will be released via Tragic Hero Records. Pre-orders and exclusive merch bundles are available at the Tragic Hero website.

Extreme blackened death Spaniards NOCTEM prove the adage “third time’s a charm” as they present their tertiary album “Exilium” through Prosthetic Records on Sept. 16 in North America. The group's orgiastic, NSFW music video for the track "Eidolon" appears below.