Hot Lava Monster News and Announcements

HLM Acoustic at The White Mule. February 19th!

January 29, 2011

We are excited to announce that HLM will be doing another acoustic set at The White Mule this February 19th. Once again our good friend Alderman Douglas will be our cellist. His band Timshel will open. More details coming soon. Please come out and help us make this as successful as the last one. (read more)

Hot Lava Monster featured on the Taxi website!!!

October 1, 2010

Go check out http://www.taximusic.com/. HLM is the featured artist for October. (read more)

New Track Available

August 16, 2010

New track available! Sign up for our monthly newsletter and receive Devil Woman as a free download. This track was recorded during our sessions in Weed and is not available anywhere else! Sign up at any of our sites. If you’re already member, please check the August Newsletter for your link. Thanks for all your support! We will never give your e-mail address to anyone else and you can opt… (read more)

White Mule Sold Out!

We set the record attendance at The White Mule last night! Thanks everyone for coming out and we apologize to the fans who got turned away at the door. Thanks to Travis and Dave for having us. We had a blast! (read more)

Hot Lava Monster at The White Mule!

This Friday, July 23rd, Hot Lava Monster will unplug for a special acoustic performance at The White Mule in downtown Columbia. We will be playing some old favorites along with some new material that we have never played for any of you before. We are excited to have Alderman Douglas join us on Cello for some of the set! Alderman's band "Timshel" starts the show at 8pm. See you there! (read more)

We will be playing at Drink in Myrtle Beach this Friday night. There is always a good crowd of fun loving people who love to ROCK! Please come out and support live music. (read more)

Hot Lava Monster on 93.5!

Patrick and Mike will be performing on 93.5 on May 6th- Tune in a little after 8am. They'll be debuting a new song and talking about life in the band. Call in and show the love! 803-695-9935 (read more)

Two great shows this week!

Hot Lava Monster plays Five Points After Five this Thursday 5/6 with Sunshone Still opening the show around 6:30. Then on Friday night 5/7 Hot Lava Monster plays their home away from home Brewer's in Sumter starting with a special acoustic set at 10pm! Both shows will be a great time and you will also hear some new songs. Come out and ROCK!!! (read more)

Hot Lava Monster rocks the Rosewood Crawfish Festival this weekend!

HLM plays the 5th Annual Rosewood Crawfish Festival this Saturday at 5pm! We are very excited about this show and are planning on playing some new material. ROCK!!! (read more)

Hot Lava Monster rocks Myrtle Beach this weekend!

Hot Lava Monster will be playing Drink! in Myrtle Beach this weekend. The show is Saturday night. Also, if you haven't already, check out Mike's new blog on Facebook or under the blog section at www.hotlavamonsterband.com. Thanks and keep rocking! (read more)

This Weekend Shows - UPDATE

Hey People, The shows this Thursday night at The Wormhole in Savannah and the show on Saturday at HOT Music Hall have been cancelled and are being rescheduled. We're extremely sorry for any inconvenience and we promise to make it up to you. The Wormhole will be open this Thursday with no cover so please make it out there anyways and let the bar know we are sorry. We will be posting new dates for these… (read more)

Thanks Jimbo!

Just wanted to thank Jimbo for having us last night. Jimbo's Rock Lounge is a cool place. Great vibe! The sound was great. If you live in Charleston please check the place out. We had a great time rocking out. Good to see some familiar faces as well as some new ones. After the show I went down to the Voodoo lounge for a night cap with some friends. Also a cool place. However, never let anyone talk… (read more)

Jimbo's Rock Lounge

Just a reminder that we will be at Jimbo's Rock Lounge in Charleston this Friday March 12th. We are the only band and we play from 10:30-12 so we will have plenty of time to stretch our rock legs and play some new material. See you there. HLM Upcoming Shows 3/12 Jimbo's Rock Lounge Charleston,SC 3/25 The Wormhole Savannah,GA 3/27 Hot Music Hall Beaufort,SC (read more)

STOKING THE FIRE!!!

Hello Everyone, We want you know that Hot Lava Monster is alive and well. Since returning from California last Summer we have been hard at work writing new material. With the ever changing climate of the music scene we are forced to find new ways to reach the masses. Just know the embers are burning and we need YOU, the fans, to stoke the fire. Please stay tuned to www.hotlavamonsterband.com,… (read more)

Hot Lava Monster - This Weekend at New Brookland and Drink!

February 3, 2010

If you haven't heard Hot Lava Monster will be returning to New Brookland Tavern this Friday Night with openers Magnetic Flowers and Postcard Fiction. This is an ALL AGES show and will start a little earlier than usual so get there at 8:00pm when doors open. Saturday, HLM will be playing at Drink! in Myrtle Beach. It should be a killer rock show with several other bands on the bill from the Myrtle… (read more)

MTV & Discovery, meet Hot Lava Monster.

January 15, 2010

From the HLM news desk, this just in. Hot Lava Monster's Belly of the Whale has been accepted into the MTV Networks' and Discovery Networks' (TLC, Science Channel, Animal Planet) music catalogues. This basically means you may soon be hearing the Monster on your favorite shows on these channels. So keep your ears open and let us know if you hear anything. (read more)

New Email Newsletter! Please sign-up!

December 8, 2009

Hey People, Hot Lava Monster has started a new email newsletter and we need you to sign-up to make sure you receive them. You may be on the list but we may have an old email so please sign-up again. Follow the link below and sign-up. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hot-Lava-Monster/57063948374?v=app_4949752878 If we have the right email, please check to see if you have received the band's newsletter.… (read more)

Camden, Are you ready for the Monster?

November 30, 2009

This Friday, Dec. 4, Hot Lava Monster returns to The Venue in Camden, SC. It's always a throwdown in Camden so get out there and throw. Check them out at http://venueonbroad.net. (read more)

Hot Lava Mike... Columbia's Best for 2nd Year!

November 19, 2009

Hot Lava Monster would like to thank the Free Times for naming Hot Lava Mike the Best Guitarist in Columbia for the second year in a row! Read the article here. Also make sure you check out the other great musicians featured in the article. Columbia is loaded with some great talent so check all of them out. (read more)

The Amazing Hot Lava Monster

November 18, 2009

Special thanks to the guys at Battery Graveyard for using "Sturm und Drang" and "Bilster" in their third installment of The Spectacular Spider-Man & Greg. It just broke over 17,000 hits and it's still climbing. Check it out and make sure you watch the other videos on Battery Graveyard's YouTube channel. (read more)

Halloween with The Monster

October 30, 2009

Hey People, Hot Lava Monster will be playing at Brewer's in Sumter, SC on Saturday, October 31. Don't worry about a costume. Just comb your hair in a different direction and put "Bizarro" in front of your name. Also, we are still raising money to buy a new van. We are giving away all kinds of cool stuff. Click here to check it out. Thanks to the people that have given so far. … (read more)

Help Hot Lava Monster Get a Van and They'll Give You Stuff!

October 7, 2009

Being in a band is often related to an endless money pit where as soon as you get ahead something comes along to stop you dead in your tracks. That's where we are. Right before we left for California our van's transmission moved on to greener pastures, literally. So, we thought we would ask for a little help from you. We are trying to raise some money to help pay for a reliable new van. Yeah, we could… (read more)

Hot Lava Monster: New Song Teaser Video!

September 11, 2009

If you are coming to the shows tonight and tomorrow you will probably hear the full versions of the new songs live. We thought you might like to hear a bit of them before then. So here is a little teaser of the songs that were recorded in California. We're only posting this for a week and then we have to take it down. So go watch and get out to the shows tonight in Greenville at… (read more)

2 Big Shows This Weekend! Last Columbia show of the Year?

September 9, 2009

So here's the deal. HLM will be headlining the SC Upper State Fair in Greenville on Friday. On Saturday, HLM will be playing the Free Times Music Crawl in Columbia and it may be the last time you get to see the band in their hometown until the beginning of 2010. Here are some links to check out the details of each show.SC Upper State Fair - Friday, Sept. 11AT&T Midway Stage… (read more)

Hot Lava Monster in Rock Hill this Thursday!

August 31, 2009

Hot Lava Monster is making a triumphant return to Rock Thrill this Thursday night at The Money. HLM will be playing in the middle of 2 great bands, The Modern Society and Parallel. Show will start around 9pm. Also don't forget to get over to www.youtube.com/bareknuckletheatre and chck out the new videos from the California trip. (read more)

New Videos on YouTube!

August 14, 2009

Go to www.youtube.com/bareknuckletheatre to check them out! (read more)

Hot Lava Monster Video Blogs from Cali.

Go to www.youtube.com/bareknuckletheatre to check out all of the video blogs from California. (read more)

HLM in California

We have arrived safely here in Weed, California where we will spend the next two weeks of our lives. So far we have been rehearsing the new material and enjoying the scenery. Weed is a small town with a population of about 3,000. We are living in house at Radiostar studios and recording with Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine). From now until Sunday we will be working in… (read more)

Show Tonight (7/24) Cancelled

Unfortunately the show tonight at Johnson's Pub will not be happening. Mike's transmission got pissed that it had to tow the trailer and decided to blow up in St. Matthews. We are very sorry and will hopefully be back in August. Please go to Johnson's Pub tonight and drink an extra beer or 2 for us and let them know Hot Lava Monster is sorry. Thanks (read more)

Hot Lava Mike at NAMM in NASHVILLE!

If you haven't heard of NAMM (The International Music Products Association) Convention, it's kind of like ComicCon for the music industry. Mike will be performing a clinic Saturday (7/18) afternoon around 2pm at recent HLM endorsers, Lava Cable's (www.lavacable.com) booth. Lava Cable will be at booth 1307, right around the corner from D'Addario Strings and Jean Larrivee Guitars. Check out the convention… (read more)

Hot Lava Merch SPECIAL DEAL ALERT!

For a limited time, Hot Lava Monster will be including a copy of the live album and a sticker in every order from their online store for FREE! There are new girl shirts and the famous whiskey inspired shirts that people have been buying like crazy! So get yours today!Click here to go to the store.Special thanks to John for hooking us up with the online goodness. (read more)

Andy on The Stupid Cancer Podcast! Download now FREE!

The Stupid Cancer Podcast is now available for download through iTunes for FREE! If you missed it you definitely need to listen. Andy is the last guest on the show. Just follow the link below and download the 7/06/09 podcast. (read more)

Andy Dumiak, Hot Lava Monster's Drummer, featured on The Stupid Cancer Broadcast

Andy Dumiak, drummer for the band Hot Lava Monster, was the pillar of support for his late wife, Trish Tangney, during her battle with cervical cancer. During Trish’s courageous fight with cancer, Andy joined Hot Lava Monster with her encouragement and blessing. Hot Lava Monster was asked to be a part of a compilation CD by the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation… (read more)

New Hot Lava Monster Website!

We listened to the people and we made some changes. Not only will the site be updated within seconds of shows being posted but you will be able to get news and blogs all in one place. We also added a few extras like wallpapers and a custom MySpace layout. So go check it out!www.hotlavamonsterband.comSpecial thanks to RedtoGray Creative for helping us build this site! Get in touch with them at redtogray@live.com. (read more)

Go West, Hot Lava Monster!

Some not so breaking news out of the HLM camp. The Monster will be going to California in August to record with Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down, Rick Rubin, Red Hot Chili Peppers). Check out this article by Free Times to get the lowdown.Article by Patrick Wall (read more)

Hot Lava Monster - Saturday (5/30) at the Art Bar

If you haven't heard already, there is a killer show going on at the Art Bar this Saturday, May 30th. Hot Lava Monster, The Fire Tonight and The Stellas will be playing with no interruptions on 2 stages. The show will start at 9:30pm. HLM has been writing for the last few months and will be performing some new songs for the first time. They will also have some killer new girls'… (read more)

Benefit Show This Saturday

Yo, I wanted to let everyone know about a very special show HLM will be doing this Saturday, May 16 in Northeast Columbia. Get all the details below. It is a benefit show for the Invisible Children foundation. Check out the website at www.invisiblechildren.com. There is a brief overview of what they do below. HLM will be playing with 5 other bands including Heist and the Accomplice, Joal… (read more)

HLM This Friday in Goose Creek

This Friday (5/8) the Monster will be back at The Dive in Goose Creek, SC. After a weekend off the guys are rested and ready to melt faces. The show is FREE. That's right, I said FREE. So there are no excuses. Get out there and rock. (read more)

Sumter & Charleston This Weekend

HLM will be playing 2 shows this weekend and you need to be there. Friday (4/17) night the Monster will be in Sumter to throw down at Brewers. Show starts at 10pm. Saturday (4/18) night the HLM will be playing Johnson's Pub in Charleston, SC. We are actually giving away free tickets to the show. If you live in Charleston, go and grab a ticket at Monster Music, 52.5 Records or Guitar Center.… (read more)

Tonight in Camden...

The Monster continues its "Hot Lava Monster Live" tour. They will be playing tonight at The Venue in downtown Camden, SC. It's not far from Columbia or Sumter so get out there and support the boys. Show starts at 10pm.www.myspace.com/venueonbroad (read more)

Hot Lava Monster & Lava Cable

Just wanted to let you guys know about something cool that happened this past week. Hot Lava Monster has teamed up with Lava Cable to endorse their line of "Lava" brand products. With a name like that, how could we not. Plus, the cables they make are awesome. Check them out at www.lavacable.com. (read more)

Full Weekend for the Monster!

The Monster hits the road again to celebrate the release of the new album. So here's the rundown.HLM will be in Greenville this Friday night (4/3) at Medusa's. Check out the bar at www.myspace.com/medusasbar.HLM will be in Myrtle Beach this Saturday (4/4) at Wahoo's Raw Bar and Grill. Check this bar out at www.wahoosbar.com.HLM will be live on-the-air Sunday (4/5) night on WXRY 99.3FM at 8:00pm. They'll… (read more)

"Hot Lava Monster Live" on iTunes

If you weren't at the release show this past weekend, you missed out on an awesome show. Secondly, you missed out on getting your copy of "Hot Lava Monster Live". You don't have to wait any longer. It is now available on iTunes. 10 tracks of your favorite HLM songs from The Belly of a Whale, FirstBreathofWater and The Way of the Dinosaur. There may even be a new tune in there somewhere.… (read more)

This Friday and Saturday

Yo, This Friday (3/27) night the Monster will be playing with their friends, The Fire Tonight at The Evening Muse in Charlotte. Awesome venue, awesome bands. Need I say more? I think not. This Saturday (3/28) is the official release party for "Hot Lava Monster Live" at Sudworks Taphouse (formerly Five Points Pub). The Reverie will be opening the show. So get out there and help… (read more)

St. Pat's in Five Points Update

Hey People, St. Pat's in Five Points is going to happen regardless of what these ridiculous weathermen say. Don't they know the rain can't stop the rock. Hot Lava Monster takes the stage at 2:45pm on the Free Times/Time Warner Cable stage. It's located in front of Hardee's on Harden Street. Also, make sure you check out Hot Lava's merch table for some special St.… (read more)