Here is a look at what has kept me happy this year.

Here is a look at what has kept me happy this year.
Tonight (6/27) at El Corazon, Seattle metal band To The Wind will be headlining a gigantic night of hard rock featuring Taker (EP Release!), Prestige, Projections, and Griffith. Tickets are only $10 on the El Co website and $12 at the door!
Seattle Pure Noise band To The Wind has a new lyric video for ‘Trapped’, off the forthcoming album Block Out The Sun & Sleep. Preorders for the new record are live on MerchNow, and will ship in time for the 7/22 release date!
Spokane metal band Among Thieves just posted a new song titled ‘Relentless’. Take a listen after the jump.
Demon Hunter’s seventh studio album ‘Extremist’ is now available for preorder on MerchConnect. The band has also posted the brutal lyric video for lead single Artificial Light, streaming after the jump.
Tacoma metal quartet Dissimulator put out their new song This Is Darkness last night. Take a listen over at Bandcamp, and visit the official Facebook page for more band news.
Sadly, Portland metal band Ocean Of Mirrors discovered their gear was stolen earlier this week, more than $7,000 of top quality gear. Please keep an eye on your local Craigslist and pawn shop listings, especially since the band was just about to enter the studio to record their first full length. Read the statement from the band, including the full list of missing equipment, after the jump.
Seattle metal group Numbers has posted a 40-minute documentary reviewing the band’s experience on Almost A Disastour late last year with Centralia, WA’s Burning Twilight. The documentary outlines the ups and downs of touring as a small band, and highlights the many hidden challenges of the touring lifestyle. Watch the documentary after the jump.
Senses Fail, Such Gold, Real Friends & Major League. Now, seeing that line-up in writing may seem off-putting to some, but the show was anything but that. Senses Fail and Such Gold have been through leaps and bounds as bands and have many years of touring experience under their belts. With Major League and Real Friends being the under-dogs of this tour, they have set out to make sure everyone remembers their names.