Radio 66.6 – Weekly Music News: August 5, 2014
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 Slipknot, Misfits, Killswitch Engage, Primus, Alice Cooper, Opeth, Memphis May Fire, Meshuggah, Gwar, August Burns Red, Darkest Hour, Limp Bizkit and more. Don’t touch that dial.
NEWS
Guitarist/songwriter Dick Wagner passed away on Wednesday at 71. The axeman played and wrote with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss and Aerosmith, among others. Rest in peace.
Meshuggah will release a live album/DVD titled The Ophidian Trek this fall via Nuclear Blast Records.
MUSIC
Slipknot have premiered a new song tilted “The Negative One” here. They’ll be dropping a music video for the track today as well. It’s the first single from their upcoming album, due out this fall via Roadrunner Records.
Stream Darkest Hour‘s self-titled album here. It’s out today on Sumerian Records.
Listen to a new Opeth song tilted “Eternal Rains Will Come” here. Pale Communion streets August 26 via Roadrunner Records.
If you hate your ears, you can hear a new Limp Bizkit song titled “Endless Slaughter” here.
Stream Wovenwar‘s self-titled debut album here. It’s released today via Metal Blade Records.
Stream the soundtrack for the indie horror film Pieces of Talent here. The film is now available on limited edition DVD and VHS here. Our readers can use the code “dread” at checkout to save $7 off your purchase.
VIDEOS
Watch August Burns Red‘s music video for “Beauty In Tragedy” here. Rescue & Restore is available now from Solid State Records.
Watch Favorite Weapon‘s lyric video for a new song tilted “Hollow” here. The band, fronted by fronted by ex-Woe, Is Me vocalist Hance Alligood, signed to Rise Records. Their debut album, Sixty Saragossa, comes out October 14.
TOURS
The Misfits’ upcoming tour dates can be found here.
Killswitch Engage have announced a tree for “Monster Mosh” shows with All That Remains, Death Ray Vision and City of Homes here.
Yellowcard and Memphis May Fire are co-headlining a fall tour with support from Emarosa. Odd pairing, but maybe it’ll work. Head here for dates.
The classic line-up of Primus has reunited for an upcoming album and tour. Details can be found here.
High On Fire will headline the Converse Rubber Tracks Live Tour. Dates are here.
Gwar have revealed they will be touring the U.S. in the fall. Stay tuned for details.
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