Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Brief Rock News Update for Tuesday 15th June, 2010

ALICE IN CHAINS JOINS ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL AT STURGIS
MULTI-PLATINUM HEADLINER IS LATEST TO FORTIFY STATUS OF HISTORIC 5-NIGHT CONCERT ASSAULT AS ‘THE HOME OF ROCK’S HARDEST NEW CHART TOPPERS’ EACH NIGHT’S LINEUP TOPPED BY ONE OF THE MOST EXPLOSIVE AMERICAN ACTIVE ROCK BANDS OF 2010!

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, CREED, GODSMACK, 3 DOORS DOWN, HINDER, THREE DAYS GRACE, THEORY OF A DEADMAN & WOLFMOTHER AMONG STARS MOTORING TO SOUTH DAKOTA TO MAKE ROCK ‘N ROLL BEDLAM AT WORLD’S LARGEST BIKER EVENT
HELLYEAH, SKILLET, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, POP EVIL & EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
ALSO JOIN THE PARTY AUG. 9-13 AT GLENCOE CAMPRESORT
30 BANDS OVER 5 FULL NIGHTS!
MANY MORE BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

“Get your motor running and head out on the highway to South Dakota, where a host of hard rock titans … will rock the tattooed masses. Is it too hot to wear leather in Dakota in August? Nah.”
- BLENDER.COM

LOS ANGELES (June 15, 2010) – ALICE IN CHAINS are the latest high octane multi-platinum rockers to join the growing list of bands combining forces with DC3 Global as the inaugural ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL hijacks the world’s biggest, baddest biker event for five full nights of undeniable rock ‘n roll bedlam – Monday, Aug. 9 through Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 – as part of the legendary Sturgis Rally’s 70th Anniversary celebration in Sturgis, SD.

ALICE IN CHAINS unites with fellow headliners Stone Temple Pilots, Godsmack, Creed and 3 Doors Down to establish the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL as “The Home of Rock’s Hardest New Chart Toppers,” boasting five of the most explosive AMERICAN Active Rock Bands of 2010 – a different one topping each night’s lineup.

Tickets for the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL are $45 per day, general admission ($150 for a five-day pass), and ON SALE NOW through http://www.ticketmaster.com/ and http://www.rocknrevfestival.com/ and at all Ticketmaster locations, or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available each day at the gate. For more information on exclusive VIP packages ($1,000 for five days), including backstage access to a VIP area to special, air-conditioned tents with private bars, motorcycle parking, luxury bathroom facilities and more, go to http://www.rocknrevfestival.com/. Deeply discounted Concert ‘N Camping packages are available on the Glencoe CampResort website at http://www.glencoecamp.com/. Gates open at 4 p.m. daily. Show time each day is 6 p.m. For complete information, call the hotline at (800) 272-4712.

ALICE IN CHAINS’ Grammy nominated smash “Check My Brain” and the follow-up hit, “Your Decision,” each rocketed to #1 on Billboard’s Rock Songs Chart, fueling new album Black Gives Way to Blue (Virgin/EMI) to gold-certified status. Lead single “Check My Brain” set the album’s pace by blanketing rock and alternative radio and rocketing straight to #1 on Billboard’s Rock Songs Chart and #1 on the R&R Rock Chart. The band maintained chart domination with second single “Your Decision,” which also hit #1 on Billboard’s Rock Songs Chart and stayed there for 8 weeks. “Your Decision” also became the 12th top ten mainstream rock hit of Alice In Chains’ illustrious career.

Both fans and critics alike have responded to Black Gives Way to Blue with rave reviews since its #5 Billboard debut: Playboy gave it four stars, calling it “Alice In Chains’ Back In Black.” The Boston Globe wrote “Alice In Chains is back in business and business is good,” Metal Hammer said, “Alice In Chains are back and every bit as exciting and heavy," a Guitar World magazine readers’ poll voted Black Gives Way To Blue “Rock Album of the Year” and at the recent Revolver Golden Gods Award show the band walked away with both the “Album of the Year” and “Comeback of the Year” honors.

Last month, Godsmack’s The Oracle debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200, becoming their third #1 album in America. The Grammy Award-winning Stone Temple Pilots are currently the #1 rock ‘n’ roll band in the country, as their first all-new collection in close to a decade, Stone Temple Pilots, now tops the Billboard Rock chart after debuting at #2. Additionally, STP’s raucous first single, “Between The Lines” has proven a rock radio sensation, recently spending three weeks as the #1 track at Modern Rock radio outlets nationwide. Last fall, Creed saw its reunion album, Full Circle, debut at #2 behind only Michael Jackson’s This Is It, while their DC3-produced DVD, Live, reached #4 and earned a Guinness World Record. And 3 Doors Down’s most recent album, 3 Doors Down, also debuted at #1.

With an unrivaled lineup of 20 bands over five nights and spectacular fireworks displays each night in the nation’s largest outdoor amphitheater at the 600-acre Glencoe CampResort, the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL promises to be the hands-down largest party ever thrown at the world’s largest motorcycle event, which annually draws over a half million patrons. World famous showman Jim Rose and his circus are set to emcee the five-day event and give attendees a show they will never forget.

ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL also announces the additions of Three Days Grace, Hellyeah, Cage The Elephant, Theft, Sweet Cyanide, Charm City Devils and Rev Theory to the sweltering lineup, joining the likes of Eagles of Death Metal, The Darling Stilettos, Pop Evil, Skillet, and Swayback as just some of the other bands making massive music at this colossal biker bash.
Stay tuned for more major announcements of many more bands being added in the weeks ahead!

Everything about the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL will appeal to the “leather and chrome” sensibilities in everyone who attends, from those who embody the biker life style to the more casually minded weekend warriors and their families. The Vendor Village will be overflowing with an assortment of food, clothing, gear and other accessories, including loads of top tattoo artists and the best barbeque and related cooking specialists from the nation’s sauciest hotspots such as Austin, Memphis, Chicago, and New Orleans. The overall Mardi Gras atmosphere will recall some of Europe’s top festivals, with a decidedly American flair. After all, biking and rock ‘n’ roll are two of America’s greatest heritages.

While live concerts always have been a staple at Sturgis, there never has been such an incredible concentration of high caliber performers being showcased in a five-day stretch. The unstoppable combination of first-class concert promotions in a first-class camping resort facility is unsurpassed anywhere.

Glencoe CampResort is world-renowned for its clean, comfortable camping facilities, complete with full-service bars and restaurants, in close proximity to the city of Sturgis, providing a resort-like experience for people attending the Sturgis Rally. Still family owned and operated, Glencoe is continuing to develop and improve in conjunction with DC3 Global’s new festival initiative ignited by the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL. DC3 Global already is raising the bar with plans to expand its festival presence not only at Glencoe, but around the country. DC3 now is helping to oversee and accelerate the continued expansions and upgrades at Glencoe, already including the purchase of additional shaded acreage for camping, the planting of hundreds of new trees, and everything from roads, and the upgrades of bathrooms, food stands and shower houses.

DC3’s co-founder, Daniel E. Catullo III, has been involved in the Sturgis Rally since 2006, as exclusive producers of TV, pay-per-view and DVD specials for RTR in 2006 and 2007, and an executive producer of the Rock ‘N Rally Festival (2007). He’s combining his years of Sturgis experience with the tremendous resources of DC3 to significantly up the ante at Glencoe and launch an entirely new national brand for years to come with the ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL.

THE ROCK ‘N REV FESTIVAL LINEUP - (new additions in BOLD)

Monday- August 9th
GODSMACK
THREE DAYS GRACE
HELLYEAH
POP EVIL
DARLING STILLETOS
Hosted By Jim Rose and Performances by Jim Rose and The Jim Rose Circus

Tuesday- August 10th
CREED
SKILLET
THEFT

Wednesday- August 10th
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
WOLFMOTHER
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
CAGE THE ELEPHANT
SWAYBACK
Hosted By Jim Rose and Performances by Jim Rose and The Jim Rose Circus

Thursday- August 11th
3 DOORS DOWN
HINDER
SWEET CYANIDE
Hosted By Jim Rose and Performances by Jim Rose and The Jim Rose Circus

Friday- August 12th
ALICE IN CHAINS
CHARM CITY DEVILS
REV THEORY
Hosted By Jim Rose and Performances by Jim Rose and The Jim Rose Circus

MELODIC ROCK RECORDS TO KICK OFF IN JULY

Andrew McNiece the man behind http://www.melodicrock.com/ has announced the official kick off of his own record label.
Read on, in the man's own words! Good luck with it Andrew!
MelodicRockRecords has been formed to fill a niche I believe needs covering. It is about time this site had its own record label but I'm not about to compete with any of my label partners that I enjoy the support of.

Rather MelodicRockRecords will simply be an avenue for me to work with artists and albums I believe in, artists who want to work with me and like my ideas and are perhaps looking for a different way of doing things. I also hope to bring to the market some lost gems from the vaults - amazingly there are still some prime records stuck in limbo from yesteryear.

Many releases will be limited editions and all releases will have to hold up to my personal beliefs of what a great record should deliver - no matter the genre.
MelodicRockRecords will be distributed throughout the UK and Scandinavia by Cargo Records; throughout Europe via AOR Heaven and via your favourite specialist online retailers in the USA and elsewhere.


MelodicRockRecords offers guaranteed maximum exposure right here and the ability for fans to purchase these releases direct from http://www.melodicrock.com/ via pre-sale. All pre-sale customers will be guaranteed copies in the case of limited editions, will occasionally be offered bonus track downloads and will get delivery of each release just prior to the announced release date.

I'm continuing to build the concept of the label and what exactly I might be able to accomplish and of course...looking for the right artist/albums to work with! I won't be signing a ton of bands or releasing a record every month. Just a few quality releases throughout the year.
Further details or submissions - contact me anytime: e-mail now.


MelodicRockRecords is very proud to announce the release of MRR001: Jimi Jamison & Jim Peterik - Extra Moments.

Jimi Jamison teamed up with his former Survivor bandmate Jim Peterik in 2007 to record a new solo album. That album was released via Frontiers Records in 2008 to high critical acclaim and fan praise.
The guys spent a year writing material for Crossroads Moment and even with 15 tracks included, there were several more that didn't make the cut.

Jimi Jamison appears with the very generous approval of Frontiers Records.

Jimi and Jim both loved the idea I had of compiling the various tracks that didn't make the original album for a stand alone release. Adding to the value of this release is some additional alternative takes and recording demos to round out a stunning 11 track release, showcasing the talent and chemistry of these much loved duo.
The complete picture of Crossroads Moment is now available with the release of Extra Moments on July 23. Pre-Orders for this limited edition release will commence next Monday - June 21.

The Track Listing is: Dream Higher; Chiseled In Stone; Cry Of The Wild Heart; Heart Of A Woman; Life #9; I Wanna Touch You There; Lifeforce; Chiseled In Stone (Demo, Jim Peterik lead vocal); She's Nothing To Me (Demo, Jim Peterik & Thom Griffin lead vocal); Lifeforce (Demo, Jim Peterik lead vocal); Life #9 (Demo, Jim Peterik lead vocal).
Soundbytes and cover art previews coming right up!

Ozzfest hits the UK this year, but no other Europe dates planned

This info from http://www.blabbermouth.net/, as Metal Hammer did not appear to have the info Blabbermouth says it does, weird?
Anyway, read on:

Metal Hammer magazine has revealed (Where?!) more details about the U.K. edition of Ozzy Osbourne's travelling festival, Ozzfest, which will be held on September 18 at London's O2 Arena. In addition to Ozzy, the main-stage lineup for the event will include KORN, MURDERDOLLS and SKINDRED. A yet-to-be-announced act will open the main-stage festivities. There will also be a second stage at the event, sponsored by Jägermeister, that will feature five bands and is expected to be a combination of up-and-coming bands and established artists.
No other European Ozzfests are planned for this year.


 
Ozzfest U.K. will feature a revolutionary "lower-tier" ticketing scheme that will allow ticket buyers to purchase tickets that will be valid for the especially enlarged standing area and lower-tier seating.

"Metal Hammer were instrumental in getting Ozzfest to the U.K.," said co-organizer Stuart Galbraith. "We've been working on this for six months and there's going to be all manner of tie-ins and we're hoping to get extra offers for Metal Hammer readers and aficionados of all kinds. The additional details are all VERY exciting and we can't wait to share them with everyone!"

"We're extremely excited to be playing Ozzfest in Europe," said KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. "Ozzy is an absolute legend, mentor, and dear friend of mine, so it's always an honor to perform on the same bill as him. We can't wait!"

Tickets for Ozzfest 2010 go on sale Friday, June 18 at 9 a.m. Tickets will be priced £40 in advance (subject to booking fee).

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