Soldiers
From:
New York,
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Soldiers News
Below is our complete Soldiers news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Soldiers Working On New Album
Long Island's SOLDIERS are feverishly writing for their follow up album to 2008's "End Of Days." Singer and songwriter Rick Jiminez checked in with Trustkill to say, "We've had some time this spring and summer between the activity of all of our other bands and started writing some new shit. It's been a while since we had written and released 'End Of Days' so we approached this from a totally refreshed perspective. The stuff is still as pissed and frustrated as ever."
Speaking more specifically on some new songs, Rick said, "The past year and a half have built up quite a bit of cynicism and rage in me and the music also reflects that. 'Black Scar' is a new song that switches the perspective of how I usually approach a song. Instead of focusing my attention towards how I observe others and their actions, I've used the song to express what I've become because of the filth I see and am sometimes forced to be surrounded by."
Look for new music and new merch this summer.
NEMHF 2009 Adds Third Stage
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will introduce an additional stage this year dedicated to up and coming bands.
The third stage, sponsored by Deathcote Records, will be located at Chasers Nightclub, located behind the Palladium on the corner of Martin Luther King and Commercial streets. The main festival will be taking place at the Palladium.
“There are so many great bands and not enough time to get all of them on during the course of two days,” said festival co-organizer Sott Lee. “Adding a third stage is a great way for us to showcase some of the developing bands and it’s a terrific opportunity for these bands to play alongside some of today’s top metal and hardcore bands.”
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, with the Atticus pre-party on Thursday, April 16. This year’s event is presented by Randall Amplifiers, Washburn Guitars and Eden Electronics. Metal Blade Records will present the main stage. Prosthetic Records will present the second stage.
The Atticus-sponsored pre-party will be a unique event that will be combining film and music, kicking off with a screening of official film sponsor Anchor Bay's film "Crowley," co-written by none other than Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The provocative supernatural thriller is the tale of a virtual reality experiment gone wrong, sending the soul of the British occultist Aleister Crowley into the body of a shy university professor. But even as Crowley creates all-new orgies of depraved pleasures and black magic, he is now preparing to unleash the ultimate occult event upon the world. Also showing is "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," a sometimes revealing, sometimes hilarious documentary about the legendary Canadian metal band. The movie follows best friends Robb Reiner and Lips as they make a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal, " influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. The film will be followed by a performance by the band itself. The pre-party will also be held at the Palladium. Admission is free with a weekend pass or $15 for non-ticket holders.
Prices this year are $40 for Friday, $45 for Saturday or $79 for a 2-day ticket that also includes free admission to the kick off party on Thursday. Tickets are available at all Strawberries, FYE Stores, online at tickets.com or by calling (800) 477-6849. Tickets are available now.
Bands scheduled to perform this year include: More...
Trustkill Posts Free Sampler Online
Trustkill has posted a free music sampler for August, sponsored by ALTERNATIVE PRESS Magazine. The sampler is completely FREE, downloadable, and comes with printable artwork so you can create your own CD. You can also sign up for a free two-issue trial subscription to Alternative Press Magazine.
The free sampler contains twelve tracks in all, including a new and unreleased BLEEDING THROUGH song off their upcoming album due out everywhere September 30, 2008.
Here is the tracklisting of the sampler: More...
This Is Hell Release Tour Dates
New York’s THIS IS HELL will be hitting the road next month with RUINER, SOLDIERS, and ELYSIA. The first set of dates include:
February 22nd - Lemoyne, PA @ Championship
February 23rd - Wilmington, NC @ Lucky’s Pub
February 24th - Charleston, SC @ The Oasis
February 25th - Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
February 26th - Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
February 27th - West Palm Beach, FL @ The Underground
February 29th - Birmingham, AL @ Cave Nine
March 1st - Nashville, TN @ The Muse
March 3rd - San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar
March 8th - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
March 14th - Saint Louis, MO @ 2 Cents Plain
March 17th - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
March 18th - Pittsburgh, PA @ The School
March 19th - Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheels
March 22nd - Lake Grove, NY @ TGIF Sights & Sounds
Soldiers Posts 3-Song E-card For "End Of Days"
Trustkill Records has posted 3 full SOLDIERS tracks from their debut album "End Of Days." You can listen to "Even Worse", "Decide And Conquer" and "Own Up!" via the e-card here.
Featuring current members of THIS IS HELL, these Long Island hardcore bruisers will release their debut album "End Of Days" on October 2, 2007. Check the song "Damage Is Done" on the Trustkill boombox, and "Relentless" on the Soldiers Myspace.
Soldiers Signs To Trustkill Records
Trustkill Records has signed Long Island hardcore band SOLDIERS, featuring current members of THIS IS HELL.
Speaking on the recent signing, singer Rick Jiminez said, "We're really psyched to be part of the roster and involved with people we trust and like... which is a hard feat when record labels are concerned." Adding to that, label Pres Josh Grabelle said, "I've known Rick and Dan for a while now and when I heard the new songs I was blown away, it really took me back to the feelings I had when I first got into hardcore and started going to shows. This shit is real."
SOLDIERS will be on tour in August with Dead Hearts and Daggermouth. Here are the latest tour dates: More...
Dead Hearts, Seventh Star, Daggermouth Tour
Dead Hearts will be hitting the road in August for a U.S. tour with Seventh Star and Daggermouth. Here are the tour dates:
Dates w/ Soldiers
8/6 Baltimore, MD @ Knights Of Columbus
8/7 Lemoyne, PA @ Championship
8/8 Glenville, NY @ Good Sheperd Lutheran Church
8/9 Manchester, NH @ American Legion Post 79
8/10 Utica, NY @ Skate a Rama
8/11 Trenton, OH @ Trenton Fisherman's Club
8/12 Joplin, MO @ The Foundry
8/13 Oaklohoma City, OK @ Convergence
8/14 Denver, CO @ Sox Place
8/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vortex
8/16 Orangevale, CA @ Club Retro
8/17 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerrys Pizza
8/18 Whittier, CA @ The Blue House Café
8/19 Mesa, AZ @ Papillions Too
8/20 Texas @ TBA
8/21 Fort Worth, TX @ Competition Music
8/22 Houston, TX @ Javajazz
8/23 Bato Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom
8/24 Birmingham, AL @ The Rave
8/25 Orlando, FL @ Island Oasis (Dead Hearts only)
8/26 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway (no Seventh Star)
8/27 Detroit, MI @ TBA
8/28 West Virginia @ TBA
Soldiers Signs To Eulogy Recordings
Eulogy Recordings have signed the Long Island hardcore act Soldiers. The band, which features members of This Is Hell, had this to say about the signing:
"So it is now official...Soldiers have signed with Eulogy Recordings and we will be releasing our debut full length this summer with these radical dudes. We are so fucking siked you don't even know!!"