Radio 66.6 – Weekly Music News: April 1st, 2014
Steve Barton
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We’re back with another installment of Radio 66.6! This week features the latest news, music, videos and tour dates from the likes of Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Meshuggah, Motorhead, DragonForce, Chiodos, Sebastian Bach, Memphis May Fire, Slipknot, Gojira, Powerman 5000, Bane and more. Don’t touch that dial.
NEWS
Did you know that Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine makes his own wine? Mustaine Vineyards debuts with a Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, dubbed “Symphony Interrupted.” More info is here.
Metal Blade Records has signed Nonpoint. The band’s eighth album is due out in the fall.
MUSIC
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor’s covered Dio‘s “Rainbow in the Dark” for the new Ronnie James Dio tribute compilation. Listen to it here. This Is Your Life is out this week.
DragonForce have announced their sixth album, Maximum Overload, which will be released on August 18 via Metal Blade Records. Listen to a demo of a new track titled “Defenders” here.
Stream Chiodos’ new album, Devil, here. It’s out this week via the band’s Razor & Tie imprint, drk/lght records.
Listen to a new For the Fallen Dreams track titled “Bombay” here. Heavy Hearts comes out April 8 on Rise Records.
Bane will release their final album, Don’t Wait Up, on May 13 via Equal Vision Records. You can listen to clips from each track on here and watch a trailer here.
VIDEOS
Watch Motorhead’s lyric video for “Crying Shame” here. The band’s 21st album, Aftershock, came out last year.
Watch Devil You Know‘s music video for “Seven Years Alone” here. The band, fronted by ex-Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones, will release their debut album, The Beauty of Destruction, on April 29 via Nuclear Blast.
Watch Gojira‘s animated music video for “Born In Winter” here. The track comes from their latest effort, L’Enfant Sauvage, which is available on Roadrunner Records.
Watch Memphis May Fire‘s music video for “No Ordinary Love” here. It’s the lead single from their new album, Unconditional, which just came out on Rise Records.
Watch Sebastian Bach‘s music video for “Temptation” here. The former Skid Row frontman’s new solo album, Give ‘Em Hell, drops April 22.
TOURS
The 2014 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival will feature Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Suicide Silence, Body Count and more. The full line-up and tour dates can be found here.
Meshuggah will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a tour with support from Between the Buried and Me. Dates are here.
Powerman 5000’s upcoming tour dates can be seen here.
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