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MADINA LAKE DRUMS DONE RECORDING!

Drums are done and much more besides! Dan takes you through laying down the percussion tracks. Plus some more on the recording process from the rest of the band.
Don't forget to watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.

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MADINA LAKE TO RELEASE SECOND ALBUM

Chicago alt rockers Madina Lake are pleased to announce Attics to Eden as the title of their second full-length for Roadrunner Records. The band is currently holed up in New Jersey's House of Loud Studio, working diligently on the pre-production stages of the album. David Bendeth (Paramore, Underoath, Hawthorne Heights) is set to produce and mix Attics to Eden.

Attics to Eden follows up the band's 2007-released debut, From Them, Through Us, To You. Madina Lake -comprised of vocalist Nathan Leone, bassist Matthew Leone, guitarist Mateo Camargo and drummer Dan Torelli-lived on the road in support of the album, logging countless miles on their tour van, performing everywhere from pizza joints and basement parties to the second stage of 2007's Projekt Revolution Tour and last summer's Warped Tour, cultivating a core of fans so dedicated that to call them "rabid" would be an understatement.

Nathan Leone sheds a little light on the recording process, saying, "After spending the last three months at home in Chicago shaping songs, we're finally tracking our second record. The record's title is Attics to Eden because, lyrically, most of the tracks explore different ways to find psychological refuge in a world that is moving faster than ever. It also serves as the second installment in the story of Madina Lake." Regarding the band's choice of producer, Leone says, "We picked David Bendeth because his track record implies that he has the gift of seeing a band's vision through. For as many hits as he has, his focus lies more on the personality, individual character and musical ambition of artists, as opposed to chasing radio or trends. That is exactly in line with our philosophy, so were expecting a solid match. We are absolutely ecstatic to share this with as many people as possible."

Roadrunner expects to release Attics to Eden in 2009.

NEW SITE CHANGES!

You may have noticed that over the past few months quiet changes have been made to the site. First we gave you new artist pages. Check out your favorite and you'll find widgets, videos, music, and much more. Plus they look great.

A few weeks back we also updated our Artists page. You'll see highlighted artists up top in blue. These change as artists are updated with news, video, and music. This is a great page to make your first port-of-call after the news section!

Today we've relaunched three other pages. Music and Video are all new. You can now embed all of our music and video posted to the site in your blog, web site, or MySpace/Facebook profiles. At the right of these pages you'll see charts driven by what YOU do on our site. You can also leave comments at all songs and videos, rate them, and favorite them in our new profile system (more on that in a sec).

The Releases page has gotten a huge makeover. Every album now has its own home page where you can see the available tracks, rate it, leave a review, or comment on others' reviews. Snazzy huh?

Finally, we just launched our new profile pages. If you're a subscriber to our email newsletters, you can log in, add your own picture, keep track of the latest updates on our site (and partner sites), follow your favorite videos and music, and tell us what bands you want to hear about.

Of course, many of these new features require that you be a member of the site to use them, so please join today!

We are, of course, in a beta phase and need your help to make the site work the best for YOU. If you see any problems or want to suggest changes to the new features, please send an email to webmaster@roadrunnerrecords.com with "NEW SITE REPORT" in the subject line. If you receive an error, please be as detailed as possible, including what page you were on, what browser you are using, and copy any error message you receive into the body of the email.

Please feel free to leave comments here below!

Cheers!

Jeremy Rosen

ROADRUNNER BANDS UP FOR KERRANG! AWARDS

The United Kingdom's dope rock magazine, Kerrang! is having their annual award ceremony soon and now is the time for people to start voting for who they think kicked ass this year!

Roadrunner Highlights:

Machine Head has been nominated for "Best Live Band" of 2008.

Madina Lake has been nominated for "Best International Band" of 2008

Get your ass registered to vote!

Check out the full list of nominees here.

MADINA LAKE - INTERVIEW ON THE DAILY ROCK

Romerchic from TheDailyRock.com had a chance to check out Madina Lake when they came into Providence, RI with Aiden. She was able to pull vocalist, Nathan Leone aside after the show to talk to him about new music, weird sightings while driving and how he wants his band to be summed up.

Check out the interview here.

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ATTENTION: CHICAGO MADINA LAKE FANS!

Hey you crazy kids, Madina Lake will be playing with Aiden at the Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, IL on March 9th, 2008. Buy advance tickets while they last at TheTicketRumba.com. Then head here to play this mysterious Madina Lake game and get a chance to win some awesome prizes!

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MADINA LAKE - TOUR DIARY FOR JANUARY 2008!

Madina Lake have posted on their official tour diary. Nathan talks about having time off and a handful of US dates before landing in London this week, camping out in a bus, and hosting for MTV France. Check it out here.

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NEW MADINA LAKE TOUR DATES!

Thats right dudes and dudettes, mark your calendar's for March because Madina Lake along with My American Heart and Farewell to Freeway will be supporting Aiden on tour.

If you don't see your city below..check back for possible added dates.

3/8/08 - Uncle Pleasants - Louisville, KY
3/9/08 - Logan Square Auditorium - Chicago, IL
3/11/08 - The Loft - Madison, WI
3/12/08 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
3/14/08 - Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
3/15/08 - Mr Smalls - Millvale, PA
3/16/08 - Xtreme Wheels - Buffalo, NY

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MADINA LAKE ON NEWPORT HARBOR!

Madina Lake's "Here I Stand" will be featured in the MTV Network's Newport Harbor airing on Wednesday, December 26 at 10:30pm. The show's website on MTV.com also has a page listing each song that is heard in each episode. Check it out here and make sure to tune in on Wednesday!

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MADINA LAKE - INTERVIEW ON RECCENTER.COM!

RecCenter.com sat down with Madina Lake in their "fancy pimped out RV" in New York to chat about stuff such as how they used the money they won from Fear Factor to fund their demo, getting signed, touring with bigger bands such as Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, and Taking Back Sunday on the Projekt Revolution Tour, what it feels like to headline a tour, if there is an upcoming album and whether or not the story of Madina Lake will continue, and much more. Click here for Part 1 of the interview & stay tuned for Part 2!

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MADINA LAKE - LIVE SHOW ON YEBOTV!

Do you like Madina Lake? Do you live in or around Cleveland, Ohio? Yes? Oh so then you were definitely at the show at the Agora Ballroom on 11/17 right?! No? Oh...well, how very disappointing. Why is that you ask? Because any chance at attending a Madina Lake show should be jumped at. Check out this video on YeboTV.com of the band rocking out that night, if you were there you definitely spent the whole night rocking out with them and if you weren't, you missed out but can still check it out. Click below.

Also check out this chat that Dale had with Madina Lake about their appearance on Fear Factor. Once again, click below.

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MADINA LAKE - FEATURED ON ABSOLUTEPUNK.NET!

Absolutepunk.net, one of the coolest punk website, online community, and alternative music news sources, posted an interview that Jamie Pham did with Madina Lake. They answered questions such as " How is the current tour going so far?", "How was it playing on Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution Tour this past summer?" , "What are some of your favorite bands to tour with and why?", "Do you have a timeline for the new album?", and many more . Go here to check out the full interview.

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MADINA LAKE - YOUR FINAL CHANCE TO WIN $200!!

Win money just for having cool ink! Let Madina Lake be the judge of just how rad your tattoo is. The band, Sugarloot.com, and Roadrunner Records want to give YOU $200 and a bunch of signed band merch. Visit www.sugarloot.com/madinalake for more details. Hurry, hurry! The contest ends in less than a week!!

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MADINA LAKE - LIVE PHOTOS FROM NYC SHOW!

Madina Lake sure as hell hyped up the crowd this past Monday, November 12th at the Knitting Factory in NYC. If you missed out or want to refresh your memory on what a kickass time you had with these guys rockin' out on stage, check out these photos from the show that were posted on Imeem.com.

Madina Lake's debut album From Them, Through Us, To You is in stores now and available on iTunes here.

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SUGARLOOT.COM, MADINA LAKE WANT YOUR INK

It's not Mardi Gras, it's Madina Lake and they want to see your tattoo. The band, Sugarloot.com, and Roadrunner Records want to give away $200 and a bunch of signed band merch. Visit www.sugarloot.com for more details.

And if you're the girl at the link...call me.

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MADINA LAKE - ATTENTION PORTLAND FANS!

Madina Lake is in the midst of a killer co-headline tour with Mayday Parade. The tour hits THE STATION on Tuesday, November 13th. If you are a Portland, ME fan, you can head to one of the following Bull Moose locations and when you buy Madina Lake's album, FROM THEM, THROUGH US, TO YOU, you'll also get a FREE ticket to the show! Get in there now while supplies last, these tickets will go fast!

Bull Moose #2
Windham Shopping Center
North Windham, Maine 04062
Ph: 207-893-1303

Bull Moose #6
Center For Shopping
Sanford, ME 04073
Ph: 207-324-5786

Bull Moose #10
456 Payne Rd.
Scarborough, ME 04074
PH: 207-885-9553

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MADINA LAKE - ON MANIATV'S DROP D!

Madina Lake will be featured on maniaTV's Drop D which will premiere on Thursday night, November 1st at 2am EST/ 11pm PST.

Go here to watch the episode premiere. If you miss it, it will be made available for your viewing pleasure on demand the following Friday!

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MADINA LAKE SUPPORT COHEED & CAMBRIA

Madina Lake will be main support for Coheed & Cambria on the Kerrang 2008 tour in the UK. The tour will also feature Fightstar and Circa Survive.

General on sale starts this Saturday, October 27 @ 9 am.

1/23 Belfast Madela Hall
1/23 Dublin Ambassadors
1/26 Southampton Guild Hall
1/27 Bristol Academy
1/28 Nottingham Rock City
1/30 Cardiff UNI
1/31 Norwich UEA
2/1 Manchester Academy
2/3 Leeds University
2/4 Glasgow Barrowland
2/5 Birmingham Academy
2/8 London Brixton Academy

Get the all acoustic EP of Madina Lake's AOL Session's Under Cover on iTunes NOW.

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MADINA LAKE - HAS A HARDROCK PAGE!

Madina Lake now has a page on Hardrock.com in the "HELLO Bands You Should Know" section! The page features interviews, videos clips and cool stuff you might not know about these rockers. Check it all out here.

Get the all acoustic EP of Madina Lake's AOL Session's Under Cover on iTunes NOW.

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