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Tough Age Releasing Plays cub’s Hot Dog Day For Record Store Day

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Vancouver/Toronto surf/punk quartet Tough Age will be releasing their new covers album Plays cub’s Hot Dog Day for their first Record Store Day release on April 18, 2015 via Mint Records. Stream “Tough Age’ here.

Available only on (very-)watery-ketchup-coloured seven-inch vinyl, Plays cub’s Hot Dog Day is a cover record devoted entirely to recreating the second set of six songs from Lisa, Robyn and Valeria, recorded fresh after Tough Age’s seventh or eighth tour.

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Plays cub’s Hot Dog Day was recorded once again at Vancouver’s The Family Christmas, this time in their permanent home there and not dragging gear back and forth from The Orphanage space down the hall. Wholly produced by Jay Arner with assistance from Jay Arner and Jay Arner, this little red biscuit features every member of Tough Age singing, taking on such gems as “My Chinchilla” (“Satan sucks, but you’re divine.”), “Nicolas Bragg” (“Sunflower, nightshade, seaweed, x-ray.”) and of course a rolling rendition of Astrid Gilberto’s “Summer Samba” minus horns to put things in perspective.

Track listing:
Flying Carpet
My Chinchilla
Electric Chair
Nicolas Bragg
Through My Hoop
Summer Samba

Tour Dates:
Apr 04: Kazoo Fest – Guelph, ON
Apr 18: Red Cat Records – Vancouver, BC (free RSD performance)
May 02: The Astoria – Vancouver, BC (release party)


Slayer Releasing New Single “When The Stillness Comes” For Record Store Day

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Slayer will release their first new track in over a year called “When The Stillness Comes” as part of Record Store Day on April 18, 2015, as announced by Slayer and Nuclear Blast.

Slayer Side A: "When the Stillness Comes"

Slayer Side A: “When the Stillness Comes”

It is accompanied by a live recording of “Black Magic,” from the band’s 1983 album Show No Mercy and recorded live at the 2014 Wacken Open Air Festival, will be available as a limited-edition (only 5000 copies worldwide), 7-inch vinyl picture disc exclusively at all participating independent record stories worldwide.

Slayer Side B: "Black Magic"

Slayer Side B: “Black Magic”

Slayer – Tom Araya, Kerry King and Paul Bostaph – recorded “When The Stillness Comes” last year in Los Angeles with producer Terry Date. Currently, the band is in the final stages of recording what will be its first new album since 2009’s Grammy-nominated World Painted Blood, which is expected out later this year.

The five time nominated, two-time Grammy winning metal act has been named as one of “The Big Four” with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax that defined the thrash metal genre. With songs that mirror the turmoil and aberrations of our society – God’s terrifying global genocide, the chaos of our broken political system, chemical warfare, the hideous minds of serial killers, and the way-too-close proximity of world horrors that technology has brought us, Slayer remains crushing and brutal, steadfastly refusing to cater to the Mainstream. Slayer’s founding member, guitarist Jeff Hanneman passed in 2013, and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has been filling in since. Paul Bostaph, who was Slayer’s drummer from ’94 – ’01, has rejoined bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Kerry King, and is back behind the kit. Slayer is currently in the studio recording a new album set for a 2015 release.

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