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Richard Woolcott and Tucker Hall founded Volcom Clothing in 1991, growing from a bedroom based company to a well-recognized skate / surf / snowboard brand. In 1995 Woolcott and theLINE frontman Ryan Immegart (Volcom's first sponsored snowboarder) launched the Newport Beach based label Volcom Entertainment. theLINE's `95 album Self-titled Again gained fame within the skate / surf / snow community, selling 5000 copies in the first six months exclusively through boarding retailers. In the following years Volcom Entertainment has become yearly presence on the Warped Tour and has helped launch the careers of Hawaiian dub rock band Pepper and Denver metal / punk band Vaux.
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Pepper, Places To Park, Vaux, Arkham, ASG, Guttermouth, Single Frame, Valient Thorr, Riverboat Gamblers, Die Hunns Recent ReviewsRecent NewsMotörhead and the Misfits sharing the stage on the Volcom 2008 Tour Tomorrow the Volcom 2008 Tour will kick of in Anaheim, CA, headlined by legendary British heavy metal act Motörhead and featuring the likes of Valient Thorr and Year Long Disaster. On the 4th in Las Vegas the tour will also pick up the The Misfits. The trek will mark the first time in the many years between them that Motörhead and the Misfits will have played together in the United States. The Misfits these days are of course bassist Jerry Only backed by former Black…Tweak Bird set release date for debut EP Tweak Bird will release their debut EP Reservations September 9th via Volcom Entertainment. The album was produced under the helm of the production team Deaf Nephews (Melvins’ Dale Crover and Altamont/ Big Business’ Toshi Kasai). You can download the track "Whorses"…Valient Thorr singer films kidney-donation video diary Valient Himself, singer of Volcom Entertainment rock band Valient Thorr, recently filmed a video diary as he prepared to donate his kidney to his ailing father. You can see the eight-minute film, sponsored by Alternative Press right here. Valient Thorr released Immortalizer this year and are on tour in Europe. They will be returning home to the United States in early July where they have a…Slightly Stoopid / Pepper Slightly Stoopid and Pepper have announced a co-headlining tour in support of imminent new releases. The bill will feature support from reggae/dub act Sly &…Birds of Avalon The Raleigh, NC based Birds of Avalon have fleshed out their upcoming tour in support of their new EP due out on…Birds of Avalon announce new EP, tour The Raleigh, NC based Birds of Avalon have announced a new EP due out on…Volcom joins the vinyl party Volcom is the latest label to produce exclusive vinyl. Following labels like Victory Records and Fat Wreck Chords who have each launched vinyl reissue series, the label will be releasing a series of bimonthly seven-inches. The subscription-based series will include music from Birds of Avalon, Dark Meat, Earthless, Monotonix, Red Fang, Rtx, Totimoshi, Turbonegro, Tweak Bird, Valient Thorr, Witch and Year Long Disaster. Every other month - beginning in February with Turbonegro/Year Long Disaster - subscription holders will receive one of the splits.…ASG announce new album ASG has digitally released their new full length and scheduled a 2008 release date for a physical version. The record is titled Win Us Over and is due out on CD January 22, 2008. The album is the follow-up to 2003's The Amplification of Self Gratification and promises "ingredients of stoner rock, psychedelic metal, and angst-ridden punk rock." The album also features a guest performance from Blag Dahlia of…Year Long Disaster / Birds of Avalon (Europe) Year Long Disaster and Birds of Avalon will be taking the Volcom tour to Europe this fall for a series of free shows. Year Long Disaster are a Rock n' Roll power trio featuring Daniel Davies (son of Kinks guitarist Dave Davies) on guitar and vocals, Rich Mullins (ex-Karma To Burn, Speedealer) on bass, and Brad Hargreaves (Third Eye Blind) behind the drum kit. Recently completing their debut full-length album recorded in Tucson, AZ with Jim Waters…Pepper / The Expendables Pepper have announced a headlining tour featuring The Expendables and Passafire. The band continues to support their 2006 album, No Shame, as well as their recent rarities comp. To Da Max… |
