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Portugal. The Man release music video for Dead Dog
Sometime last year, Portugal. the Man's John Baldwin Gourley told Spinner that the perception of an album as something you can physically hold in your hands, buy in a record shop and take home with you may, indeed, be a dying concept. Anyone who has been paying attention for the last decade or so probably agrees. Hence, the band took advantage of the fact that the album, as an art form, still has at least a little life left in it by making a badass album cover for 'The Satanic Satanist.' Of course, anybody who has flipped on MTV or VH1 in the past decade can probably say the same thing about the fate of music videos. Sure, the Internet saved the video star, but nonetheless, what videos have you watched on an actual television lately? So, no dummies, Portugal. the Man once again seized the day by making a badass video while they still had the opportunity to do so. And they did it right. This video for 'The Dead Dog' from the band's current release, 'American Ghetto,' was directed b...
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Samsara's Instinct Over Influence out tomorrow!
 Samsara’s 'Instinct Over Influence' hits the shelves Friday 9th of July and the band will be on the road to support it along with Newcastle’s Dropsaw. Formed in 2005 by members of Within Blood, Shotpointblank and Mindsnare, Melbourne quintet Samsara wasted little time in establishing themselves as one of the hardest hitting outfits in Australia’s thriving hardcore scene. Recorded by Kurt Ballou of Converge at Melbourne’s Three Phase Studios, Samsara’s debut full-length 'The Emptiness' (Trial And Error, 2007) was a vicious slab of metallic hardcore that saw the band land supports with everyone from Terror and Madball through to Hatebreed. After the loss of imposing front man Luke Bainbridge and drummer Tim Shearman in 2009, one could be forgiven for thinking that Samsara’s time in the spotlight was over, however the introduction of Face Eater’s Nick Vine (vocals) and Mat Woodhouse (drums) breathed new life into the (then) fledgling group. Fast forward twelve-months and Samsara ha...