Remember a few months ago when we mentioned that Taco Bell was looking for some bands to participate in this year’s version of their “Feed the Beat” promotion? Word is starting to trickle out about the bands that made the cut, and there are some solid metal bands in the mix. None of this is official yet, but don’t be surprised if you see some tour buses or vans carrying equipment in a Taco Bell parking lot near you.
Among the bands that are unofficially going on a $500 run to the border are Atreyu, Iwrestledabearonce, Whitechapel, Municipal Waste and Earthless. Hey man, tour support is tour support.
UPDATE: Other metal or metal-leaning bands in the program include American Speedway, The Acacia Strain, Vanna, Haste the Day, Mae, The Chariot, blessthefall, Upon A Burning Body, In This Moment, and Red Fang.
If you rolled out to your local record store today (ha! remember them?) to purchase the debut full length from The Company Band, you’ll be a little disappointed. The album has been pushed back another week to November 17. However, you can buy the album online via Candlelight’s Web store, and via leading e-music sites (iTunes, Amazon, etc.). If you order it via Candlelight and throw down $2.24 for first-class shipping, you’ll be able to own a physical copy before the in-store date.
For those of you out of the loop, The Company Band is a side project featuring Clutch’s Neil Fallon, Fireball Ministry’s James Rota, cKy’s Jess Margera, Fu Manchu bassist Brad Davis, and guitarist Dave Bone. The success of the band’s 2008 EP Sign Here, Here and Here led to the recording of the proper full length.
On a semi-related note, how awesome was it to hear Clutch’s “Electric Worry” on Monday Night Football last night via the Left 4 Dead 2 trailer?
Though the megachain is finding it increasingly difficult to continue dedicating shelf space to music, they’ve announced they’ll be making entire KISS-themed sections of Walmart, dubbed the “KISS Korner”.
The new section, which will sell a number of silly trinkets, is a marketing tie-in for the band’s upcoming Walmart-exclusive album, Sonic Boom.
Items set to hit stores on Oct. 6 include:
- KISS “Sonic Boom” CD/DVD package – $12
- KISS T-shirts – $5
- Four select KISS Mr. Potato Head kollectibles (The Demon, The Spaceman, The Catman and The Starchild) – $10
- KISS fleece blanket – $10
- KISS M&M candies (7 oz. bags – Limited Edition) – $6
- KISS catalog CDs such as “Dressed to Kill”, “Destroyer”, “Love Gun” and “Very Best of Kiss” — $5 – $9
- KISS makeup kits, masks and wigs (select Wal-Mart stores*) – $5
“To complement this highly-anticipated music release, we are excited to bring a unique store experience with KISS merchandise at an unbeatable value for fans of all ages,” said Greg Hall, vice president of Media Services, Wal-Mart U.S. “It has been both fun and an honor to work with the band and celebrate with fans the new music release and album tour.”
Um, yeah. Hey, why couldn’t they get a little sassy and make some “Love Gun” themed toys, if you know what I’m sayin’? That guy knows what I’m talkin’ about. Ha cha cha.
The hype continues building around Greymachine, the new project from bona fide geniuses Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu, maybe something with Mike Patton and Alan Moore) and Aaron Turner (ISIS, a lot more bands I’m too lazy to list).
Thankfully our buddies at Metal Sucks clued us in on the pre-order for the album before we missed it. In a unique throwback move, the album comes bundled with a cassingle, a relic from the 1990’s, when you’d have to head down to The Wall to pick up your tape cassette single of “Girl You Know It’s True”. Because all Godflesh fans are old and remember the boombox. Tubular!
Posted by Bram Teitelman on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:57 am
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