ASTRA News http://astratheband.com/news.cfm Fri, 18 May 2012 01:15:00 GMT http://bandzoogle.com New ASTRA show with Ancestors and Shaking Pyramid! http://astratheband.com/news.cfm?feature=3161431&postid=2089871 <a href="./shows.cfm"> We've got a new <a href="./shows.cfm">show coming up on Saturday, May 26th at Bar Pink here in San Diego. It's a great lineup with the mighty Ancestors(LA, Tee Pee Records) and Shaking Pyramid(members of Earthless, Joy and Psicomajica) as well as the always brilliant visuals by Operation: Mindblow! Do it!














































We've got a new show coming up on Saturday, May 26th at Bar Pink here in San Diego. It's a great lineup with the mighty Ancestors(LA, Tee Pee Records) and Shaking Pyramid(members of Earthless, Joy and Psicomajica) as well as the always brilliant visuals by Operation: Mindblow! Do it!
]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 01:15:00 GMT 707A4A905FBB590EE9FC7C5432DEF348 The Black Chord Vinyl LP's Are In! http://astratheband.com/news.cfm?feature=3161431&postid=2089813 We just heard from Rise Above that the vinyl LP's of The Black Chord are in and being shipped now! You can order your copy at <a href="http://riseaboverecords.com/home/" target="_new">riseaboverecords.com.
























We just heard from Rise Above that the vinyl LP's of The Black Chord are in and being shipped now! You can order your copy at riseaboverecords.com.
]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 01:09:18 GMT 4667DB4952EE74512C4C055AA2AB96B2 ASTRA on Decibel Magazine Blog http://astratheband.com/news.cfm?feature=3161431&postid=1907283 <a href="http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/decibrity-playlist-astra/" target="_new"> <a href="http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/decibrity-playlist-astra/" target="_new"> Decibel Magazine recently asked us to do a Top 5 list for their blog - 5 albums that we found partcularly influential during the making of The Black Chord. <a href="http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/decibrity-playlist-astra/" target="_new">Read more here.























Decibel Magazine recently asked us to do a Top 5 list for their blog - 5 albums that we found partcularly influential during the making of The Black Chord. Read more here.
]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:35:00 GMT 0170DCD8C924767B0C8ED98B7C71F621 New Reviews Of The Black Chord http://astratheband.com/news.cfm?feature=3161431&postid=1907172 We've just received a couple of great new reviews of The Black Chord! The first one is over at <a target="_new" href="http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/Astra-The-Black-Chord-Review.htm">About.com. The second is at <a href="http://www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&amp;rop=showcontent&amp;id=2042" target="_new">Ytsejam.com. Have a look! About.com. The second is at Ytsejam.com. Have a look!
]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:05:00 GMT 49ADB2DFE06FA94F5B22A90756F9D707 New ASTRA Page at Metalblade.com! New Song Released! http://astratheband.com/news.cfm?feature=3161431&postid=1763648 <a target="_new" href="http://www.metalblade.com/astra/"> Metal Blade records just has set up a new, updated page for ASTRA at <a target="_new" href="http://www.metalblade.com/astra/">metalblade.com! They've also released our new song Quake Meat from our upcoming album The Black Chord today. Hear it at <a href="http://www.metalblade.com/astra/" target="_new">metalblade.com or on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWiBTnGoGM8" target="_new">youtube!


Metal Blade records just has set up a new, updated page for ASTRA at metalblade.com! They've also released our new song Quake Meat from our upcoming album The Black Chord today. Hear it at metalblade.com or on youtube!
]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:20:00 GMT 323824E8AF7A20C4C8216592029B6252 Pre-order The Black Chord At Metal Blade! http://astratheband.com/news.cfm?feature=3161431&postid=1758294 The CD version of our new album, The Black Chord, is now up and available for <a href="http://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords/item/13685" target="_new">pre-order on the Metal Blade website! Unfortunately there is no news yet regarding the pre-order of the LP version through Rise Above Records. Please check back soon, we will update the site as soon as we know.

The CD version of our new album, The Black Chord, is now up and available for pre-order on the Metal Blade website! Unfortunately there is no news yet regarding the pre-order of the LP version through Rise Above Records. Please check back soon, we will update the site as soon as we know.
]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:22:22 GMT 1F9A62CAD3AC26D7EAFD347570A4570E The Black Chord Is Near! http://astratheband.com/news.cfm?feature=3161431&postid=1756004 Our second full length album, The Black Chord, is tentatively scheduled to be released March 27th on Metal Blade Records in the USA and on April 16th on Rise Above Records in the UK. Here's a sneak peak at the front cover artwork done, once again, by the cosmically gifted <a href="http://arikroper.com/" target="_new">Arik Roper. Stay tuned for more details.
Our second full length album, The Black Chord, is tentatively scheduled to be released March 27th on Metal Blade Records in the USA and on April 16th on Rise Above Records in the UK. Here's a sneak peak at the front cover artwork done, once again, by the cosmically gifted Arik Roper. Stay tuned for more details.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:40:00 GMT D8B951E411B04D992697CC3693D9D0FB The Black Chord Album Release Show http://astratheband.com/news.cfm?feature=3161431&postid=1755996 We've booked our album release gig for The Black Chord! It will be at The Casbah in San Diego, CA on March 16th. Dead Meadow and Joy will also be playing and there will be visuals by San Diego's own Operation: Mindblow.
We've booked our album release gig for The Black Chord! It will be at The Casbah in San Diego, CA on March 16th. Dead Meadow and Joy will also be playing and there will be visuals by San Diego's own Operation: Mindblow.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:35:00 GMT C9B0DBBAC017DE1579DF905E7E505CFE