Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
APM Music, Heineken Ultimate Playlist, New Merch, Shaolin Temple of BooM, David Alvarez

Great news! The entire "Duel" CD is now included in APM Music's Film/TV/Video game Soundtrack Licencing compilation "Dark Delicacies 2" Very excited that APM saw it fit to include the entire Duel album (All 6 songs)
Check it out here http://www.apmmusic.com/featured-albums/r/reverbnation-music/dark-delicacies-2
If you have an iTunes Ping account be sure to join me there as I will have exclusive videos going behind the scenes of the new album set for release in Jan 2011. Once you're in your Ping account just do a search in the people section for "Shaolin Temple of BooM" and it will come up. Check out this video blog here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0te2r_Tj4Y
Starting this Wednesday Heineken will feature "Into Nothing" on their Heineken Ultimate Playlist http://www.reverbnation.com/heineken
If SToB gets the most downloads it will be featured in their featured artists section which will mean very good exposure for SToB, so it's a win/win situation as it's incredibly easy to download just sign in with your facebook account and click the download link for "Into Nothing"
I will send an email once it's up...
In the last newsletter I made my EPK open for anyone to send to their favorite magazines, music blogs, radio stations and a lot of you responded by showing an unbelieveable support for Shaolin Temple of BooM. For example here is Dan from the UK, and the STOBHEAD of the UK streetteams, who sent me this email.

"October 14 at 4:46pm
http://www.kerrangradio.co.uk/ -contacted programme director, Station co-ordinator, and the chief engineer, also emailed kerrang@kerrangradio.co.uk with the epk, etc
posted on their fb wall
www.nme.com –emailed them the epk, etc posted on their fb wall
Posted a couple of stob threads on the nme message boards but they haven’t been approved by the moderators yet..
details for metal hammer (hugely successful uk magazine and radio station)
• Editor
Alexander Milas
• Production Editor: Vanessa Hards
• Deputy Editor:Caren Gibson
• Editor At Large (Incoming/Online): James Gill
• Reviews Editor: Jonathan Selzer
Ep/single reviews- send to:
Reviews Editor,
Metal Hammer,
1 Balcombe Street,
London,
NW1 6NA
Demo reviews- send to:
Demo Reviews,
1 Balcombe Street,
London,
NW1 6NA.
If you have a specific enquiry about album / EP / single / demo, please send an e-mail to James Gill
im guna grab some food and scope out some more potential targets, and do some twittering at these ppl too :)"

Here is a pic of me wearing a Duel shirt when the shipment first came in

That's it for now....
Till the next time
-David
Shaolin Temple of BooM
Saturday, October 23, 2010
APM Music licencing compilation includes the ENTIRE DUEL ALBUM!
Transference, Duel, Into Nothing, Passenger, Mansions of Thought and Evil are on APM music's Dark Delicacies compilation perfect for Halloween and beyond, dark yet melodic music with electronics and orchestration. http://www.apmmusic.com/featured-albums/r/reverbnation-music/dark-delicacies-2
Transference, Duel, Into Nothing, Passenger, Mansions of Thought and Evil are on APM music's Dark Delicacies compilation perfect for Halloween and beyond, dark yet melodic music with electronics and orchestration. http://www.apmmusic.com/featured-albums/r/reverbnation-music/dark-delicacies-2
Friday, October 22, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Shaolin Temple of BooM EPK
Want to support SToB? I am making my EPK which is usually private open to all of you to send to whatever magazines, radiostations, blogs, whatever! you want to see feature Shaolin Temple of BooM http://www.reverbnation.com/c./rpk/109545?access_code=537d9f303907884bd2df&auto_play=true SPREAD THE WORD Just send them the link, KEY PEOPLE to send 1. Music Directors or DJs of your favorite Radio Station 2. Music Editor of your favorite magazine or blog 3. Anyone in the industry you want to have know about Shaolin Temple of BooM
Friday, October 15, 2010
Shaolin Temple of BooM on iTunes PingQ

Shaolin Temple of BooM now has an iTunes artist ping account, join me there for exclusive sneak peeks at the mega new SToB album coming out 2011, via video clips behind the scenes that I will not post anywhere else! Also I will be video blogging on my ping account (not found anywhere else) as well as exclusive pics and so forth so what are you waiting for ? Join me on iTunes Ping here c.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZConnections.woa/wa/viewProfile
While you are there be sure to "Like" the album on itunes, leave a review and post a message for me in support! The "Duel" album can be found here itunes.apple.com/us/album/duel/id380065717
"Duel" has a number of songs that would be a perfect mix for any Helloween party, "Evil" and the title track "Duel" definitely come to mind but also there is "Into Nothing" and "Passenger" not to mention "Mansions of Thought"
When your friends ask who is this? When they hear it, you can say "it's this very underground artist called "Shaolin Temple of BooM". haha! ;p
More than 2900 of you on facebook clicked on the "Like" button for Duel, the easiest way to promote Shaolin Temple of BooM is to click that "Like" button to let your friends know, go here http://stob.bandcamp.com/album/duel and just click the "Like" button right under the artwork on the bandcamp page.
Speaking of music for Helloween, check this out this song about 2 lovers surviving an apocalyptic event 
Or this track about alien UFO's coming into the picture when humanity loses all reason and destroys itself
Speaking of UFOs did you see the UFO's over New York? *cough cough or balloons* Read about it here shaolintempleofboom.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/ufos-over-new-york/
shaolintempleofboom.wordpress.com/ is my official blog and I will post stories like this of interest as well as all my interviews, like the one I had just 2 days ago with WMUV 88.1 here shaolintempleofboom.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/shaolin-temple-of-boom-interview-with-wmuv-88-1/
be sure to subscribe to my wordpress blog as I will have many interesting stories as well as upcoming interviews posted there.
"The Equinox" is still free and is comprised of a different sound, I was experimenting a lot with classic rock sounds from 60s and 70s and mixing it with alternative and electronics, but there are plenty of dark tracks to get you in the Helloween mood such as "I would destroy" which was mixed by Chris Vrenna, grab it FREE! (No email or signup required) and "SHARE" it with your friends.
That's it for now, I am getting ready to do my first video preview of the new album coming out in 2011 only on my Ping account, if you don't follow me there then you will be missing out because these video previews/blogs are exclusive to followers of SToB on Ping ONLY
-David
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
David Alvarez
David Alvarez
David Alvarez - Shaolin Temple of BooM
David Alvarez - Shaolin Temple of BooM
David Alvarez - Shaolin Temple of BooM
David Alvarez - Shaolin Temple of BooM
David Alvarez - Shaolin Temple of BooM
David Alvarez - Shaolin Temple of BooM
David Alvarez - Shaolin Temple of BooM
David Alvarez - Shaolin Temple of BooM
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
New review of "Duel" http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=445022951876&id=6453723500
Review of Duel - Shaolin Temple of BooM - by Noizz Mag
Read about it here http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=445022951876&id=6453723500
Monday, October 4, 2010
For this week ONLY, I am giving the "Duel" album away as a digital download!!! Click here and GRAB IT! http://stob.bandcamp.com/album/duel
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY! I am GIVING DUEL AWAY FREE! CHECK THIS OUT!
For this week ONLY, I am giving the "Duel" album away as a digital download!!! Click here and GRAB IT! http://stob.bandcamp.com/album/duel NO EMAIL OR SIGN UP REQUIRED! IT'S YOURS! JUST CLICK "Free Download"! ;)


