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Since their inception in 1981, Loudness have led the Japanese heavy metal scene and embarked on global domination with "Thunder In The East" (1985/#74 U.S. national chart) and "Lightning Strikes" (1986/#64 U.S. national chart). They have been frantically acclaimed worldwide.

Now, "Rise To Glory", the first album in four years and first since 2014's "The Sun Will Rise Again", will be released on January 26, 2018 via earMUSIC everywhere in the world, except Japan.

The album is packed with aggression, melody and positive vibes. Vocalist Minoru Niihara says, "The album cheers you up, makes you feel fresh."

From the rock maelstrom of "Massive Tornado" to the young burning passion of "Soul on Fire," the life-glorifying "I'm Still Alive," and the declaration of metal warfare of "Rise to Glory," all served as support songs in an age of turmoil.

There's also "Rain," which has a melancholic mood, while "Until I See the Light" focuses on the melodic side of the band. "Let's All Rock" has a heated call-and-response with the audience to recreate their live performance.

The guitar wizardry of Akira Takasaki, hailed around the world as one of the true guitar gods, is featured throughout the album. He admits, "I played lots of guitars, more than any other albums this century. There was soul in the sounds." Along with the guitar solos on each song, there is amazing playing on the instrumental track, leaning towards the progressive side of the band.

With the album and the ensuing major scale world tour, Loudness will embark on the biggest global conquest since the 1980s. This indeed is the beginning of their "Rise To Glory".

The European and U.S. versions of the album are accompanied by "Samsara Flight", a collection of 13 of the band's early classics re-recorded; it was originally released in Japan in 2016.
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"What if Jack the Ripper had played in a band? A heavy metal band?"

This is the question that formed and influenced WE SELL THE DEAD, this is the question that made the band.

Revolving around Niclas Engelin (In Flames, Engel), Drömriket's Jonas Slättung, Gas Lipstick (ex-HIM), and the voice of Apollo Papathanasio (Spiritual Beggars, Firewind), We Sell the Dead go beyond the strains of conventional storytelling and create a multi-media experience of premium quality heavy metal music embedded in visually stimulating and atmospheric visuals.

The band's debut album "Heaven Doesn't Want You and Hell Is Full" is due out February 23, 2018 via earMUSIC.

Heavy, yet melodic sounds transport the listener into a Victorian inspired world that is defined by pompous manors and daunting luxury standing in deep contrast to the harshness and cruelty of the gutter. It is a world that reeks of hysteria, but above all a sense of mysticism and dark romanticism. We Sell the Dead's music rises above this, not merely pointing out this injustice, but expanding the narrative into the extreme, playing with themes of ghosts, death or religion.

But not only...

Despite a reference to Victorian times, We Sell the Dead maintains a very modern and ever-so-current approach that translates to the world we live in today.

"From the late 1800, an era that has inspired our band enormously, comes one of the greatest and darkest crime mysteries of them all: Jack the Ripper," explains Jonas Slättung. "We don’t know 100 percent who he was but we know his horrendous deeds. All the visuals we had in our mind, combined with the sometimes slightly morbid lyrics, made us think that this is what music would have sounded like if heavy metal had existed in the 19th century, or if Jack the Ripper had travelled forward in time to join a metal band. We Sell the Dead would have been his natural choice for a backing band. He probably would have felt right at home with us."

But, at the same time, the world hasn't exactly evolved into a beautiful place since the 1880s.

In the 1979 movie, Time After Time, Jack the Ripper escapes justice by, indeed, fleeing in a time machine to 1979. After getting caught by his followers, The Ripper utters this line of wisdom: "Back in 1893, I was a monster. Today...I'm an amateur."

TRACK LISTING:

1. The Body Market
2. Echoes of an Ugly Past
3. Leave Me Alone
4. Imagine
5. Turn It Over
6. Too Cold to Touch
7. Trust
8. Pale and Perfect
9. Silent Scream

WE SELL THE DEAD LINE-UP:

Niclas Engelin — guitar
Gas Lipstick — drums
Jonas Slättung — bass
Apollo Papathanasio — vocals
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earMUSIC is proud to announce the worldwide signing of legendary shock-rocker Alice Cooper.

Paranormal, Alice Cooper's new studio album and his first in six years, will be released on July 28, 2017 on earMUSIC as 2CD Digipak, 2LP, Limited Box Set, and Digital.

The 12-track album has been recorded in Nashville with long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin and features a very special bonus CD — a mini-album consisting of three brand new songs written and recorded together with the original Alice Cooper band members Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith, and guitarist Michael Bruce, alongside carefully selected live recordings.

Paranormal also features special guest appearances by U2's Larry Mullen Jr., ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, and Deep Purple's Roger Glover.

Alice Cooper will be touring extensively this year in support of Paranormal, visiting cities in the U.S., Europe, and Australasia.

 ALICE COOPER ON TOUR:
4/22 —Tupelo, MS — BancorpSouth Arena
4/23 — Springfield, IL — Prairie Capitol Convention Center
4/25 — Charleston, WV — Municipal Auditorium
4/26 — Norfolk, VA — Chrysler Hall
4/27 — Salem, VA — Salem Civic Center
4/29 — Cherokee, NC — Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
4/30 — Augusta, GA — The Bell Auditorium
5/2 — Birmingham, AL — Alabama Theater
5/3 —Little Rock, AR — Robinson Center Music Hall
5/4— Tulsa, OK — Brady Theater
5/6 — Durant, OK — Choctaw Grand Theatre
5/7 — Midland, TX — Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center
5/8 — San Antonio, TX — Tobin Center for The Performing Arts
5/10 — Corpus Christi, TX — American Bank Center
5/11 — Shreveport, LA — Municipal Auditorium
5/13 — Columbia, SC — Koger Center for the Arts
5/14 — Nashville, TN – TPAC
5/16 — Columbus, OH — Express Live!
6/7 — Appleton, WI — Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
6/8 — Hinckley, MN — Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheatre
6/9 — Mankato, MN — Vetter Stone Amphitheatre
6/12 — Denver, CO — Paramount Theater
6/13 — Salt Lake City, UT — Kingsbury Hall
6/16 — Lincoln, CA — Thunder Valley Casino Amphitheatre
6/17 — Eugene, OR — Cuthbert Ampitheatre
6/18 —Airway Heights, WA — Pepsi Outdoor Summer Concert Season at Northern Qu
6/20 — Bakersfield, CA — Rabobank Theatre
6/21 — Temecula, CA — Pechanga Theater
6/22 — Tucson, AZ — AVA Amphitheater
6/24 — El Paso, TX — KLAQ Streetfest

DEEP PURPLE / ALICE COOPER / EDGAR WINTER:
8/12 — Las Vegas, NV — The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
8/13 — Los Angeles, CA — The Greek Theatre
8/15 — Phoenix, AZ — Ak—Chin Pavilion
8/16 — Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater
8/18 — The Woodlands, TX — Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8/19 — Dallas, TX — Starplex Pavilion
8/21 — Atlanta, GA — Chastain Park Amphitheatre
8/23 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live
8/24 — Camden, NJ — BB&T Pavilion
8/26 — Wantagh, NY — Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
8/27 — Boston, MA — Xfinity Center
8/28 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center
8/30 — Indianapolis, IN — Klipsch Amphitheater
9/1 — Pittsburgh, PA — KeyBank Pavilion
9/2 — Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage
9/3 — Clarkston, MI — DTE Energy Music Theatre
9/6 — Chicago, IL — Tinley Park
9/8 — St. Louis, MO — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
9/9 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center
9/10 — Cincinnati, OH — Riverbend Music Center
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earMUSIC has signed an exclusive deal with Entertainment One Distribution for distribution in the U.S. it was announced today. The deal is the first of many planned elements that will further nurture the earMusic label, brand and artists in the United States in 2015 and beyond.
 
Max Vaccaro, General Manager of earMUSIC comments, “During the first five years of earMUSIC, we have seen our label becoming a constant presence on the charts all over Europe. After some excellent years with our close friends at Eagle, we now feel its time to ‘walk on our own two feet’ and start developing our own presence in the United States. We approach this step in the most important market in the world knowing how challenging it will be to be as successful as we are in Europe. In a market where some of the best companies operate, we feel strong with having met a partner like eOne to share this ambition with.”

Michael Healy, Executive Vice President of eOne Music, states, “We feel very fortunate to be able to add EarMUSIC to our strong list of labels and artists. It will be exciting to be a part of their continued success as they take these next steps to expand their footprint in the U.S. marketplace.
 
Scott Givens, VP Metal of eOne Music, adds, “I am thrilled to have earMUSIC join eOne Distribution and look forward to working with Max and his staff.  This is another example of eOne’s ongoing commitment to the rock and metal genres.”

earMUSIC is the international record company of Edel Group. The label features an impressive repertoire of rock, pop, metal, and alternative rock artists. earMUSIC fuses the experience and tradition, a product of Edel's 25-plus years of worldwide success, with a renewed musical direction and a fresh approach to further artist's careers and to foster their new releases.
 
 Additionally, earMUSIC offers artists a strong network of owned affiliates and long-term international partners. These top professionals and highly-regarded companies have been responsible for the success of countless independent labels and artists, all of which have benefitted greatly from their marketing, promotion, and distribution services, as well as their expertise, their experience, and their "know how."
 
 Domestic label management for earMUSIC will be provided by the U.S. team of international promotion and marketing firm International Solutions, headed by Elias Chios in New York.
 
 Internationally, earMUSIC's roster in Europe boasts some of the biggest names in rock music, including Deep Purple, Chickenfoot, Status Quo, Ash, Foreigner, Tarja, Thunder, Joe Jackson, Dragonforce, Gamma Ray, Kevin Costner & Modern West, Stratovarius, Baby Metal, Christopher Cross, and many others.
 
 eOne Distribution is the largest independent music and video distributor in North America and holds the highest market share of any independent. The company boasts an unparalleled roster ranging from leading independent labels to major Hollywood studios covering a wide spectrum of genres in both music and video.  In addition to offering traditional wholesale and managed inventory services to some of North America’s largest retailers, the company’s fully staffed digital team operates its own in-house digital suite and provides a wide range of digital strategic services.
 
The first set of releases for May under this new deal are as follows:
 
May 12

Deep Purple, Long Beach 1971: The release is the latest in earMUSIC's Deep Purple live series of the past two years, boasting rare material. Recorded at the Long Beach Arena on July 30, 1971 and broadcast on KUSC, 91.5 FM, this is a "must own" for fans of Deep Purple, spanning over 70 minutes of music that was remastered in 2014. earMUSIC has reached Gold Status with Deep Purple latest release “NOW What?!” in Germany where it charted at No. 1, and achieved over 10 top 10 positions worldwide, four of which were No. 1.
 
Angra, Secret Garden: Brazilian metal icons Angra, who have been a unit for two decades, are releasing their first music in over four years in the form of Secret Garden. It's a concept album which asks a critical question: Can something that does not exist to the eyes, or is not perceived by the senses, be considered as non-existent?
 
SOTO, Inside the Vertigo: Soto casts vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, formerly of Journey, amidst talented young turks who know their way around their instruments. The album is cathartic, as it finds Soto releasing the buildup of tension and frustration he has dealt with over the past several years, making for a fascinating listen that rock fans will love and be unable to turn away from.
 
May 26

Thunder, Wonder Days: One of the most enduring British bands of the past two decades, Thunder roar again with their 10th studio album—their first in six years. Their sound is a timeless marriage of unforgettable melodies and sheer rock power and they have rightfully ascended into the rock pantheon. The album entered the UK Top 10, a first for the band in over 20 years.
 
ASH Kablammo!: A brand new studio album from the pop-punk sensations Ash, one of the most successful bands to emerge from Ireland in the last 20 years, is upon us. The album offers a great collection of instant classics for a band that has managed to stop time. It's a return home, as Ash had enjoyed great success in collaboration with the Edel network for their first three seminal albums.
 
June 9

Gamma Ray, Best Of: The German power metal institution offers a selection of their best, most representative songs on one album! It's a collection of true greatness preparing the way to a complete catalogue reissue with extra disc made of brand new exclusive material.
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