STONECOLLAR are proud to announce that they have signed a management agreement with Headline Artists!

The band is looking forward to joining the Headline stable and working closely with their team. Sean Wienand & co have been running Headline Artists since 2006 with many more years industry experience behind them. 2011 will be a big year for STONECOLLAR – launch & promotion of our debut album “Trial by Fire”, many crazy shows…and rock domination! We will do this, together with Headline Artists and the amazing ‘Collar Crew (more info on the album launch show to follow in time to…

With the album release getting closer and closer, and with a whole bunch of other developments going on in the background (stay tuned), we’ve decided to dish out more info on the album. So below is the tracklisting for the upcoming album, Trial By Fire

1. Not For Good
2. Trial By Fire
3. SQT
4. Turn A Blind Eye
5. Poison The Well
6. Say Your Prayers
7. Unnatural Selection
8. …As The Crow Flies
9. Loose Cannon
10. Dying Breed

well, as you may remember, a few days ago I published a post, stating that I had some exciting news to share. well, there’s actually more than 1 piece of news to share, but 1 of them has come thru… and I’m just gonna spill the beans here. STONECOLLAR is very proud and excited to announce that we have received sponsorship from The Fire Inside and Sullen Clothing.

A big thanks goes out to Tyron Hofmann, owner of The Fire Inside – the company responsible for bringing brands such as Sullen, Hart and Huntington, Crusty Demons…

just whispered in my ear… some very exciting news actually. Oooooppppssss… Ok apparently I wasn't actually meant to say anything yet. So before I get into shit for this, let's just say… CHECK BACK IN THE NEXT MONTH FOR SOME VERY EXCITING NEWS!!!

But hey, in the meantime… the site has changed, so take a look around and see what all there is that new and interesting. And please – leave your comments, or drop us a mail. We're interesed to know what you guys and girls think. Why not start out by answering our poll question, "How do…

With us boys outta the studio and starting to rack up the gigs at some of Cape Town’s most popular rock venues, the feedback from everybody has been really awesome as to how the songs have evolved, progressed and eventually turned out. Generally it sounds like you guys are just stoked to hear the music again…which is cool, but we’ve been dropping hints in previous posts about some new tracks on the horizon.

Mr Jurgens has been quietly ripping up some real killer stuff. We have potentially 3-4 songs lying around which cud quiet simply blow your…

Well, let’s not get carried away… I guess more accurately, it’s STONECOLLAR’s Album of the Year and guess what? It’s a 2 way split - Yip we’re so indecisive that we actually couldn’t pick one, so two it is. and seeing as we set the rules, we seem to be okay with bending them.

‘So what are the albums?’ You might be asking… well it’s Nickelback and Rihanna. Both albums really embody what music is supposed to be about. With every listen I just love it mor… haha, ok, I can’t actually drag that silly little joke out…

That’s right guys December is a big month with a lot of important dates, but none more so than an awesome night At Mercury on the 14th, where your’s truly will be ripping it up on a sweaty midsummer evening. Clinton has promised us that he wont spill vodka on his amp before the gig again (lol, didn’t really happen). It’s gonna be grand, so dont miss it.

Also, between the last Mercury gig and this upcoming one, STONECOLLAR have migrated to a new rehearsal space, after our previous space at Jamsync studios became unavailable. Sanctuary Studios is…

Thanks to all who came out to Mercury on Monday night to see us play our first gig in a while. It was AWESOME to be back up on stage again. We got a great reception from the crowd and good feedback from all you guys. For all those who weren’t there, we’ll be doing it again in December at Mercury (check the gig guide for latest).

Real pity about the amp blow-out 2 songs from the end. We were saving the more energetic, frantic songs for last (i.e. “Not For Good” and “Loose Cannon”) but never got to…

We have a big sporting weekend coming up and it started well for us here in Cape Town with the Cobras kicking some tail in the first “40” game…40 overs a side cricket. Other biggies to watch out for is Lewis Hamilton not winning at Abu Dhabi (woohoo), the Cheetahs killing the Bulls by 30 points (we can dream) and “the Big Easy” (Ernie Els) hopefully returning to his winning ways in Singapore (OK, I’m not really stressed about that one to be honest). Yes, it is true…the majority of us here at STONECOLLAR do like sport!

I’m more of…

So I decided to do a search, to see which of the bands I like had released albums recently. When it gets to the end of the month I become a pirate for a few days and like to get the most outta my cap. So I downloaded a few new albums of bands whose previous albums I have enjoyed. The new Arch Enemy, Megadeth, Sonata Arctica, Lacuna Coil and WASP. So over the next few weeks I will be disecting these albums.

The new Arch Enemy I will always enjoy, since Angela joined there’s been…