November 18
Thrice frontman Dustin Kensrue will soon be releasing a new video for “This Is War,” one of the two original songs on his 2008 Christmas album, This Goodnight Is Still Everywhere. For more info about the video and Where’s The Band? Tour dates, check out Dustin’s Myspace
here.
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November 16
MURDER BY DEATH Begin Work On New Album
Follow up to 2008’s Red of Tooth and Claw Due Out Spring 2010
Los Angeles, CA (November 16, 2009) – Bloomington, Indiana quartet MURDER BY DEATH will begin recording their fifth full-length studio album in December at Bloomington-based Farm Fresh Studios. The forthcoming as-yet-untitled disc will be mixed by Trina Shoemaker (who produced 2008’s Red of Tooth and Claw, Vagrant) and is scheduled for release next spring.
Adam Turla, MBD’s singer, songwriter, and guitarist wrote most of the new material during two weeks he spent alone deep in the woods of Appalachia. “With this record, we wanted to write a more versatile and manic album,” said Turla. “We are going for doomier, more beautiful, even a few songs in major keys (rare for us)… the whole kit-and-caboodle.”
Murder By Death recently returned from a national tour as main support for Gaslight Anthem and also released an instrumental soundtrack to accompany the science-fiction book, Finch, by author Jeff VanderMeer. (http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2009/11/book_notes_jeff_10.html)
This past summer the band learned that director Quentin Tarantino was a fan when he hand-picked “Comin’ Home” (from Red of Tooth and Claw) for the Inglorious Basterds movie trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUV-bTqm5ss
Released in March 2008, Red of Tooth and Claw was universally acclaimed for it’s cinematic storytelling and as Paste Magazine noted of their performance on record - “every one of them a swirling, unapologetic tours-de-force.” Performing Songwriter declared the album “a more personal, impactful and engaging record than the stellar offerings they’ve released thus far… MBD kick up a storm of dirty, killer American rock” and The Tripwire summed it up by saying, "label it whatever you want, isn't "great" just great?”
Murder By Death is: Adam Turla – vocals, guitar, Sarah Balliet – cello, keys, Matt Armstrong – bass, and Dagan Thogerson – drums.
www.murderbydeath.com
www.myspace.com/murderbydeath
http://twitter.com/MBDband
www.vagrant.com
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November 9
The vinyl edition of Beggars will be available beginning December 15, 2009. The limited edition pressing of 2000 numbered pieces will include a full album download card and an autographed 24-page booklet with exclusive liner notes written by the band. The vinyl will be available in a variety of colors, each limited to 500 copies or fewer.
Fans in the US can pre-order the vinyl HERE
Fans in the UK/EU can pre-order HERE
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November 4
Alt Press is giving you a chance to win tickets to the Explosions Tour featuring HORSE the band & Norma Jean. Click here to enter!
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November 3
Check out an interview with Wade and Beard of Alexisonfire on Juicebox Manor here!
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