Long time rock favorites Local H have surprised fans with dropping ‘ReFISTED’ out of nowhere. Celebrating 30 years since their debut LP ‘Ham Fisted’ released, ‘ReFISTED’ sees the band re-record that album. The new LP was recorded by Greg Norman (Russian Circles, Neurosis, Kim Deal, Andrew Bird) at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio, and features guests such as Deanna Belos (Sincere Engineer).
Next week, Local H will embark on a full U.S. tour supporting Everclear and Sponge, including dates at The Regent (LA, 9/4), Irving Plaza (NYC, 10/22), and more. Tickets and more information for Local H upcoming tour can be found HERE.
Here’s what guitarist/vocalist Scott Lucas has to say about the album:
“Not so much a reimagining — more like a do-over. Like retaking a test that you didn’t exactly ace the first time around. It seemed like a fun, easy idea — can you take songs that you wrote and recorded 30 years ago and breathe new life into them? Or give them a new spin? Are you a better songwriter than you were 30 years ago? A better musician? A better singer? Turned out to be one of the hardest records I ever made. It was like getting into a fistfight with myself at 24. I think I got a few licks in, but I walked out of there pretty beat up.
We’ve recorded parts of albums at Electrical Audio before, but this time I wanted the entire process —all the recording and mixing— to be done at Electrical. I wanted to sort of recast HAM FISTED as a Touch & Go record from the early ‘90s. Though they still probably wouldn’t have signed us.
We treated the original record as a demo. Sometimes that meant radically reworking and rearranging the song. And sometimes that just meant trying to record a meaner, heavier version of the original. And they were already pretty fucking mean and heavy to begin with. By the time I got done with vocals, my right arm was completely numb. I honestly think I had a stroke.
I also wanted this to be a family affair. I brought in multiple people that I’ve been playing with over the years. To represent the entire history of the band. So there’s Eric Oblander from Five Horse Johnson and Clutch reprising his harmonica performance from 2004’s WHATEVER HAPPENED TO P.J. SOLES? And then we’ve got horns on the song ‘Strict 9’ courtesy of Poi Dog Pondering’s Max Crawford — whom I’ve worked with before in my solo band Scott Lucas &The Married Men. And although I didn’t get every drummer I’ve ever played with to appear on this thing, I at least got three of them (including Ryan Harding and new guy Ronnie DiCola from The Arrivals). And sometimes we had multiple drummers playing together on the same song. Which is all cool, but since it’s a re-recording of a record I made in my early twenties, I felt like the record needed some new, younger blood. Like a vampire. I didn’t want it to just be lifers making reappearances like the ghosts of records past — so I brought in people from new bands that I dig. Like the dudes from Tuff Sudz and Deanna from Sincere Engineer — who knocked it out of the park on ‘Skid Marks’.”
LOCAL H Tour Dates:
September 4 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent September 5 – Menlo Park – The Guild Theatre September 6 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall September 7 – Rocklin, CA – Quarry Park Amphitheater September 9 – Medford, OR – Craterian Theater September 11 – Bend, OR – Silver Moon Brewing September 12 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre September 13 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom September 14 – Seattle, WA – Emerald Queen Casino September 16 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall September 17 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge September 19 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre September 20 – Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly September 21 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion September 23 – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre September 25 – Plano, TX – Legacy Hall September 26 – St Charles, MO – Family Arena September 27 – Kokomo, IN – Kokomo Concert Series September 28 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom October 3 – Pelham, TN – The Caverns October 4 – Sugar Hill, GA – The Eagle at Sugar Hill October 5 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall Tuesday, October 07 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live October 08 – Clearwater, FL – Bilheimer Capitol Theatre October 09, – Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Parker October 11 – Fort Pierce, FL – Sunrise Theatre October 12 – Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall October 16 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre October 17 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva October 18 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes October 19 – Huntington, NY – Paramount October 21 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live October 22 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza October 23 – New Haven, CT – Toads October 24 – Philadelphia PA – Parx Casino October 25 – Washington, DC – Black Cat October 27 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues October 28 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s October 30 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room @ Old National Cent October 31 – McHenry, IL – The Vixen November 1 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue November 2 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
News is breaking online with Lambgoat getting the report that former Turnstile and The S.E.T. guitarist Brady Ebert has allegedly been arrested and charged with attempted murder among other charges.
Now news on this is still coming out and all is alleged but reports state Ebert was arrested yesterday and charged with attempted second degree murder and another charge of first degree assault for an incident that occurred earlier this week.
He appeared in court today and has a bond hearing tomorrow.
Brady has made news after helping form The S.E.T. recently only to then be fired by them amid his ongoing wage against former band Turnstile and his now ex newer band mates.
As posted by The PRP his name can be found on the local counties public postings for recent arrests.
Sepultura have dropped a new song ‘Beyond The Dream’, which is coming from the bands upcoming farewell EP. ‘The Cloud of Unknowing‘ will release April 24th and be the final music released from the legendary group.
SEPULTURA commented,
“Beyond the Dream” emerges as one of the most emblematic moments of Sepultura’s final chapter, serving as a poetic reflection of a journey shaped by decades of albums, tours, and life on the road.
This previously unreleased composition fulfills a long-standing desire of the band to explore the ballad format, blending Sepultura’s identity with the melodic sensitivity of renowned collaborators. To bring this project to life, Sepultura enlisted the essential collaboration of Sérgio Britto and Tony Bellotto of Titãs—musicians who share a long history with the band and are widely recognized as specialists in the genre, as well as composers of classics such as “Polícia.”
The result of a direct partnership between members of Sepultura and Titãs, the song celebrates the connection between artists who share the stage and a deep passion for creation. The outcome is a piece that brings great satisfaction to everyone involved, establishing itself as both an emotional and historical milestone featured on the band’s final EP, released in this very year that marks Sepultura’s official farewell.”
Don’t miss the opportunity to see SEPULTURA on their final ever tour! The dates are as follows:
SEPULTURA – CELEBRATING LIFE THROUGH DEATH
29. Apr – USA – Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater 01. May – CAN – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS 02. May – CAN – London, ON @ London Music Hall 04. May – USA – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre 05. May – USA – Louisville, KY @Old Forester’s Paristown Hall 06. May – USA – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl 07. May – USA – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 08. May – USA – New Orleans, LA @ The Civic Theatre 10. May – USA – Welcome To Rockville, FL 11. May – USA – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm 12. May – USA – Greensboro, NC @ Piedmont Hall 13. May – USA – Reading, PA @ Reverb 15. May – Chicago, IL @ Ramova Theatre 16. May – USA – Sonic Temple Festival, OH 17. May – USA – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 19. May – USA – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom 21. May – USA – Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre 22. May – USA – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot 23. May – USA – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club 25. May – USA – Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues 26. May – USA – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park 28. May – USA – Berkeley, CA @ The US Theatre 29. May – USA – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
06. Jun – NL – South Of Heaven 07. Jun – CZ – Metalfest 08. Jun – CR – Zagreb @ Tvornica Kulture 09. Jun – IT – Milan @ Circolo Magnolia 10. Jun – IT – Rome @ Eur social park 12. Jun – CH – Greenfield Festival 13. Jun – AT – Novarock 14. Jun – DE – Würzburg @ Pothalle 17. Jun – DE – Saarbruecken @ Garage 19. Jun – FR – Hellfest 20. Jun – BE – Graspop 21. Jun – PT – Rock in Rio Lisboa 23. Jun – DE – Oberhausen @ Turbinenhalle 24. Jun – DE – Potsdam @ Waschhaus Potsdam 25. Jun – DK – Copenhell 26. Jun – SE – Huskvarna @ Folkets Park 27. Jun – NO – Tons of Rock 30. Jun – GR – Release festival 31. Jul – DE – Wacken Open Air 01. Aug – FI – Helsinki @ Tavastia *SOLD OUT 02. Aug – EE – Tallinn Rock Festival 05. Aug – ES – Leyendas Del Rock 07. Aug – UK – Bloodstock Festival 09. Aug – IE – Dublin @ 3Arena
Despised Icon have taken home a Juno Award from this past weekends award show for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year for their latest release ‘Shadow Work’.
DESPISED ICON comments: “Shout out to our brothers in Cryptopsy, to Chris Donaldson for nailing the mix on our record. A big thank you to our boy Tommy, everyone at Nuclear Blast Records for supporting us. A quick shout out to the Junos for recognizing that Canadian Death Metal, Canadian Hardcore, is part of Canadian culture! And most importantly, much love to our amazing girlfriends, our families, our friends, our fans, our team, our crew. This is for Montreal! Merci!”
Fresh off the massive Juno victory, DESPISED ICON are bringing the chaos back home for two festival dates. The Montreal titans will dominate the stage at Vans Warped Tour, followed by an appearance at the Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City. Additional dates will be announced shortly!
08.21-22 CA Montreal, QC @ Vans Warped Tour 09.11 CAN Quebec, QC @ Envol Et Macadam Festival
Metalcore vets August Burns Red are back with a new song with ‘The Nameless’. Only continuing to prove why they are one of the genres best it comes with the news of a new album as well. ‘Season Of Surrender’ will drop June 5th on Fearless Records.
“The Nameless is a hard-hitting, heavy bruiser that doesn’t let up for one moment,” states Davidson. “It combines classic ABR elements with dark moody technical rhythms, and fast paced vocals to keep the intensity up for the full three minutes of the track. To me it showcases our roots of where we’ve come from, and the future path of where we’re heading.”
Luhrs follows, “Lyrically, The Nameless is a song about not wasting your life away for the sake of acceptance and comfortability. Sometimes it takes detaching from what you’ve been told, or from the beliefs you are no longer aligned with, in order to face your own weaknesses. In doing so you can break free to live a life you are proud of.”
Season of Surrender features guest appearances from The Devil Wears Prada‘s Mike Hranica, Polaris‘ Jamie Hails, and Make Them Suffer.
Rush have returned to the stage for the first time in over 11 years making a surprise apperance and performance at the Juno Awards this past weekend. Marking their first time with their new lineup featuring founding bassist and singer Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and newly added members drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold, they performed “Finding My Way”.
The band will be kicking off their major multi year world tour which sold out so quickly that dates were added multiple times. The 80+ date tour will kick off this June.
James “Human Furnace” Bulloch, a legendary figure in heavy music, has undergone surgery that will keep him away from both performing live and doing his work as a tattoo artist for the unforeseen future. In turn fellow legends Dwid from Integrity and Florida Frank from Hatebreed have set up a GoFundMe to help James out during this time.
From the GoFundMe :
James “Human Furnace” Bulloch is a talented tattoo artist and, as many of you know, the singer for Ringworm and Gluttons. Recently, James had to undergo surgery, which has put his life and career on hold. As a result, he is unable to work at the tattoo shop for at least a month, and it will be several months before he can return to performing with his bands. This sudden change has created a lot of uncertainty and stress, both emotionally and financially.
During this recovery period, the bills don’t stop coming. Medical expenses are adding up, and without his regular income from tattooing and performing, it’s tough to keep up with everyday living costs. We (Frank and Dwid) started this fundraiser to help ease that burden, so James can focus on healing without the added worry of how to pay for essentials.
Thanks in advance to everyone who supports James during this challenging time. Every bit of help means the world and brings him one step closer to getting back to doing what he does best—creating art and music for the community.
