STRIFE To Appear On Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal Thursday, December 13th 10 AM EST, ‘Torn Apart’ On Rotation

Via - Rei Nishimoto

December 12, 2012: Los Angeles hardcore band STRIFE will be appearing on SIRIUS XM’s Liquid Metal Show Channel 40 with host Zeena Koda. The interview will be running on Thursday, December 13^th at 10 am EST and Saturday, December 15^th at 12 noon EST.



 

 

Guitarist Andrew Kline will be appearing on the show to speak about Witness A Rebirth, and will be playing songs from the record including ‘Torn Apart,’ which is now airing on Liquid Metal.

To request Strife on Liquid Metal, call 877-87-HEAVY or email liquidmetal@siriusxm.com.

Strife recently completed a string of East Coast dates, giving fans their first taste of their latest album, as well as older favorites.

El N Gee in New London, CT recorded the band’s complete set from their November 30^th show and made it available for viewing at http://vimeo.com/55325214?action=share&post_id=757070228_305744942876266#_=_

The band’s set at the Armory in Philadelphia, PA from December 1^st is also available at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxFBcEH2BCc&feature=youtube

 

Diminished 7 - Hollow Haven - Album Review

Diminished 7       

Hollywood, CA

Label: --

Current Sound: Gothic Rock, Rock

By Ava Mimose    


On October 30th Los Angeles based Gothic rock band Diminished 7 released their second album Hollow Haven. The 10 track album encompasses everything that is ‘Ethereal’. Starting with the albums opener Absorbing Darkness. It sounds like you are being led to unchartered territory of emotions where there are not only shades of black and white but where there are areas that clearly have a spectrum of grays as well. The piano solo is the only instrument that can either lead you to happiness or forever be your tormentor.

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Two new songs on this album Hours Freeze and The Room are just breathtakingly beautiful in sound and atmosphere. The piano seems to be a constant on Hollow Haven and if not that then it’s the Acoustic guitar. Especially on a cover song from A Perfect Circles ‘Orestes’

 

You'll also be in for a treat to find that earlier this year they released the single ‘Queen in Nuclear Rain’. It is now on this album.

 

And if you’ve followed the band from the very beginning then you’ll have notice familiars on this album. Tracks like Taste a Vampire, Her Bloodlust at Sunset, She Lost Her Heart in Hollywood and Midnight Divine are all performed acoustically. It’s more of a stripped down version of these song from their 2009 release Dim World and they are done beautifully. Its clear that there was no rush to do this album and for that I am glad.

The album over all is wonderfully produced. Time, love and passion was infused into Hollow Haven. All I can say right now is - Can not wait for album #3 to be mention on the bands Website and Facebook page!!!

Diminished 7

Photo Credits:
Photo by Manu pix © 2012 at Industrial Metal Gathering V
 

To get more of the bands updates, interviews and tour info please checkout the following website below:

Diminished 7:   Website

Diminished 7:    Facebook

Diminished 7:    Twitter

Diminished 7:    Official Store

STRIFE "WITNESS A REBIRTH" DEBUTS AT #3 ON ITUNES METAL CHART

Via - 6131records.com & Rei Nishimoto

First new album in 11 years makes huge release day splash - band to appear on BBC Radio 1

 

 

 



The long wait has ended and the world finally gotten a chance to hear the new album Witness A Rebirth from Los Angeles, California's STRIFE when it was released yesterday... and it seems people love it! In fact, the album debuted at #3 on the iTunes Metal Chart and #162 on iTunes overall.

 

To continue promoting their hugely successful new release, STRIFE are scheduled to appear on BBC Radio 1's Punk Rock Show with Mike Davies this coming week, airing at midnight GMT in the UK on Wednesday 11/14 / 4pm PT in the US on Tuesday 11/13.

 

The show can be heard live here:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

 

And will be available for the following 7 days here:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/mikedavies

 

Witness A Rebirth is the band's first new full length in over 11 years and was produced by Nick Jett (Terror, Rotting Out, Backtrack), with mastering handled by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed). STRIFE also recruited long-time friend and founding member of Sepultura Iggor Cavalera to perform drums for the album, plus tapped vocalists Scott Vogel (of Terror) and Billy Graziadei (of Biohazard) and guitarist Marc Rizzo (of Soulfly) to contribute to the release.

 

6131 Records have teamed with Vice / Noisey to offer a stream of Witness A Rebirth in entirety, available here:

 

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/stream-witness-a-rebirth-strifes-new-record

 

STRIFE have also made a music video for the lead single from the album, "Torn Apart," which can be seen here:

 

 

 

 

VERA MESMER releasing EP, ‘Orphans’

Via - Rei Nishimoto

Los Angeles rock band VERA MESMER releasing EP, ‘Orphans’

VERA MESMER, the Los Angeles based alternative rock band, will be self-releasing their long-awaited EP, Orphans, on November 8^th. Already releasing a video for the single, “Back From The Dead,” and attracting over 30,000 views, their artistically driven sound displays a sonic and literary depiction of the lost craft of storytelling and artistry.
 

Already sharing stages with Stolen Babies, Orgy, Julien-K and Steel Panther, Vera Mesmer has built its following off of its mysterious yet powerful live shows. They were featured by Kings of A & R as One of the Acts To Watch For in 2011.
 

The ep is available for streaming at soundcloud.com/veramesmer
 

Produced by vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Mr. Christopher Mesmer, mixed by Sean Beaven (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails) and mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, Halford), Orphans tells the story of how he and bassist Miss Nadja met and taking listeners on their mystical journey.
 

Watch the Fernando and Vincente Cordero directed video for ‘Back From the Dead’ at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8flfG-h48yk
 

Vera Mesmer will be playing at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, CA on December 6^th. Please visit www.viperroom.com for more information on the show.
 

For more information and pre-order of the limited edition“Orphans” CD please visit www.veramesmer.comand the following Official band pages:
 

www.veramesmer.com

www.facebook.com/veramesmer

www.twitter.com/veramesmer

www.youtube.com/veramesmer

www.soundcloud.com/veramesmer

www.reverbnation.com/veramesmer