Dropkick Murphys have just released the single and video for “Two 6’s Upside Down,” from their forthcoming album This Machine Still Kills Fascists, to be released digitally and on CD September 30 via the band’s Dummy Luck Music / [PIAS], with a special edition vinyl out in November. This Machine Still Kills Fascists is unlike anything they’ve done to date – a full album of songs that bring Woody Guthrie’s words to life.
“Two 6’s Upside Down” is a forlorn gambler’s lament, awash in love and loss, murder and punishment. Dropkick Murphys’ founder Ken Casey explains, “‘Two 6’s Upside Down’ is acoustic, but it’s still tough. It’s edgy and these lyrics are menacing. We just wanted to show right out of the gate that even though this album is acoustic, it’s still going to have some fire.”
The video for “Two 6’s Upside Down” finds Dropkick Murphys performing the song while gathered around the Woody Guthrie statue in Woody’s native Okemah, OK, interspersed with footage of the band debuting the song before enthusiastic European festival crowds this summer. The clip was directed by Dave Stauble.
Dropkick Murphys and their longtime producer Ted Hutt aptly recorded This Machine Still Kills Fascistsat The Church Studio in Tulsa (just a few minutes from Woody Guthrie’s birthplace, and the modern-day Woody Guthrie Center). The historic studio was founded by Leon Russell and was the original location of legendary Shelter Records. During the album sessions, Dropkick Murphys made a point to visit Woody’s hometown of Okemah and walk the same streets Woody walked. Retreating to Woody’s home state of Oklahoma to record the album had a powerful effect on the band and the creative process behind these songs. Ultimately, Dropkick Murphys had so much material based on Woody’s poignant lyrics that they recorded two albums, with Vol. 2 scheduled for release in 2023.
The band will launch their first-ever reserved seating theater tour– This Machine…Theater Tour–October 20 in support of this very special and powerful acoustic album. Jaime Wyatt will be the main support on the tour – as well as joining DKM on stage for the duet “Never Git Drunk No More” – and Jesse Ahern will open the shows. Dropkick Murphys fall tour dates also include a few U.S. fairs in September and a headlining slot at Punk In The Park in Orange County, CA in November. Visit www.DropkickMurphys.com for a list of tour dates and to purchase tickets.
Dropkick Murphys – This Machine Still Kills Fascistsband members are: Ken Casey (lead vocals), Tim Brennan (guitars, tin whistle, accordion, piano, vocals), Jeff DaRosa (guitars, banjo, mandolin, vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, percussion, and vocals), James Lynch (guitars and vocals), Kevin Rheault (bass).
Australian metal juggernauts PARKWAY DRIVE —Winston McCall (vocals), Luke Kilpatrick (guitar), Jeff Ling (guitar), Jia O’Connor (bass), and Ben Gordon (drums) — are pleased to announce their seventh album DARKER STILL. The record, which is their first full-length since 2018’s Reverence, arrives on September 9 via Epitaph Records. Darker Still can be pre-ordered here.
Parkway Drive have also shared the masterfully cinematic video for “The Greatest Fear,” which features the band’s galloping guitar work, moshy breakdowns, and guttural vocals amidst a stunning backdrop that will transport you elsewhere.
“The greatest fear, the one we all share; this song is about the unifying force we all must face —death,” says McCall. “The goal was to create a song that saw death not as something that separates, but something that connects us all on our paths. Musically, we wanted to create a song that did this concept justice. It’s heavy, it’s epic and when it stomps it leaves an impact.”
“The Greatest Fear” follows the release of the video for “Glitch,” a frenetic exploration of the things our mind experience when we are not awake — but not yet asleep — such as night terrors and sleep paralysis.
In the kitchen of the Byron Bay home of Winston McCall stands a refrigerator, adorned on one side by a quote from Tom Waits: “I want beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.”
This, the Parkway Drive vocalist says, is a pretty good summation of himself. It holds true, too, as one of the guiding principles behind Darker Still, the seventh full-length album to be born of this picturesque and serene corner of north-eastern NSW, Australia, and the defining musical statement to date from one of modern metal’s most revered bands.
Darker Still, McCall says, is the vision he and his bandmates have held in their mind’s eye since a misfit group of friends first convened in their parents’ basements and backyards in 2003. The journey to reach this moment has seen Parkway evolve from metal underdogs to festival-headlining behemoth, off the back of close to 20 gruelling years, six critically and commercially acclaimed studio albums (all of which achieving Gold status in their home nation), three documentaries, one live album, and many, many thousands of shows.
“When Parkway originally started out, we all were trying to push ourselves to do more than we possibly could,” is how McCall explains it. “What you hear on Darker Still is the final fulfillment of our ability to learn and grow catching up with the imagination that we have always had.”
To understand that growth is to understand Darker Still, both musically and thematically. Those who thought they had Parkway Drive figured out — the unrivaled energy, the high-octane breakdowns, McCall’s trademark bark — need reconsider everything they know about Australia’s masters of heavy. Darker Still stands as the culmination of a transformative time that has seen Parkway reach new heights of creativity and success by eschewing the restrictive, safe conventions of genre and abandoning their own self-imposed rules in favor of a wide-eyed appreciation of bold new horizons. “There are compositions and songs that we’d never attempted before — or, to be more accurate, which we have attempted in the past, but not had the courage, time or understanding to pull off,” McCall reveals.
And so while Darker Still remains irrefutably Parkway Drive, it finds the band sonically standing shoulder to shoulder with rock and metal’s greats — Metallica, Pantera, Machine Head, Guns N’ Roses — as much as it does their metalcore contemporaries. The album explores the concept of the “dark night of the soul,” which is “the idea of reaching a point in your life where you are faced with a reckoning of your structure of beliefs, your sense of self and your place in the world, to a point where it’s irreconcilable with the way that you are as a person,” as McCall describes. Darker Still unfurls like the great rock concept albums, from Pink Floyd to, most comparably, Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral, its 11 tracks taking in ruminations on society’s fear of death, isolation, and a loss of humanity in its journey to redemptive enlightenment.
This is the Parkway Drive the band have been striving to be for two decades. Guitarist Jeff Ling says it best: “I’m really proud of what we have achieved together, and feel that as musicians, we have really ascended to new realms of class and ability.”
Emerging from the darkness of the past few years, this is the true face of Parkway — redefined and resolute, focused in mind, and defiant in spirit.
DARKER STILL TRACK LISTING: “Ground Zero” “Like Napalm” “Glitch“ “The Greatest Fear” “Darker Still” “Imperial Heretic” “If a God Can Bleed” “Soul Bleach” “Stranger” “Land of the Lost” “From the Heart of the Darkness”
It’s been 4 years since we last had a new Shinedown album release. This album was well worth the wait. It’s no secret that the last 2 years have weighed heavily on everyone. The prominent issues that have arisen during that time are confronted on this long-awaited album. Tackling topics like cancel culture, mental health, and media consumption to name a few, Shinedown has crafted another genius concept album with Planet Zero.
Photo Credit: Jimmy Fontaine
Expanding across 20 tracks, breaking down to 7 interludes and 13 full-length songs, Shinedown paints a picture of a dystopian world called Planet Zero, where inhabitants are consumed by the information media feeds them, losing their humanity and conforming as they’re told to in the process.
Starting the album off with high-octane hits “No Sleep Tonight” and “Planet Zero,” the band holds nothing back with heavy riffs to kick the energy levels up. Tracks like “Dead Don’t Die” and “American Burning” further drive this home by being absolute powerhouses. These are then balanced with a calmer and softer side found within “Hope” and “Daylight,” allowing for feelings of hope (hence the song name) among the heavy. Shinedown further expands on their musical abilities by offering a more punk-like sound found in “Army of The Underappreciated.” For fans of older Shinedown hits, “Clueless and Dramatic” offers a nod in the lyrics to Shinedown’s “45” found on Leave a Whisper (“Antisocial saturation got ya empty inside/Like you’re staring down the barrel of a 45”). The closer song “What You Wanted” ends rather suddenly after wrapping things up with what sounds like a marching band. The abrupt ending leaves the listener to gather their own thoughts on these heavy issues tackled throughout the album.
The 7 interludes that are scattered throughout give more context to the album’s concept. Starting off with friendly messages from a robot named Cyren, listeners receive messages throughout the album that become increasingly menacing, calling on them to remain within regulations found on Planet Zero. These interludes tie in well with the overall idea of a dystopian and conformed world found throughout the full-length tracks.
As a longtime fan of Shinedown, I’m incredibly excited about this album. It offers both the Shinedown sound we’ve come to love and appreciate, but also offers something new and innovative from the band. You will need to listen to it in its entirety several times in order to fully appreciate every little detail Shinedown packs into this album. While it’s difficult to pick which songs are the best on the album, the ones I recommend to really pay attention to are “No Sleep Tonight,” “Dead Don’t Die,” “Daylight,” “Planet Zero,” and “A Symptom of Being Human.” Guitarist Zach Myers has some incredible guitar solos on this album. The one found in “No Sleep Tonight” is one I just can’t get over. Although I’m not sure anyone wants to live in a place like Planet Zero, Planet Zero the album is a welcomed creative endeavor from this dynamic band.
Score: 8/10
Written By Gretchen Smither
Tracklisting for Planet Zero: 2184 No Sleep Tonight Planet Zero Welcome Dysfunctional You Dead Don’t Die Standardized Experiences America Burning Do No Panic A Symptom of Being Human Hope A More Utopian Future Clueless and Dramatic Sure Is Fun Daylight This Is A Warning The Saints of Violence and Innuendo Army of the Underappreciated Delete What You Wanted
Shinedown will kick off their tour in Canada on July 19, 2022 with PopEvil and AyronJones supporting.
Streamed on New Music Night and voted on by Rocked viewers, this is a playlist of songs allgiven the highest percentage of positive votes through June of 2022. Each song was played to a live audience and voted on with a thumbs up or thumbs down by each viewer on Twitch.
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Featuring (in order of time added to the list): Amon Amarth – “Get In The Ring” Eluveitie – “Aidus” Fire From The Gods – “SOS” The Blue Stones – “Don’t Miss” Billy Howerdel – “The Same Again” Alestorm – “The Battle Of Cape Fear River” Rise Against – “Last Man Standing” Flogging Molly – “The Croppy Boy ’98” Future Palace – “Dead Inside” Pianos Become The Teeth – “Genevieve” Kreator – “Become Immortal” Gogol Bordello – “Teroborona” Soulfly – “Scouring The Vile” Sunsleeper – “Blemishes” Powerwolf – “Glaubenskraft – The Monumental Mass” The Midnight – “heartbeat” Porcupine Tree – “Rats Return” Nova Twins – “Choose Your Fighter” Jimmy Eat World – “Something Loud” beabadoobee – “10:36” Inhaler – “These Are The Days” ONI – “Against My Sins” God Is An Astronaut – “Coda (Live 20th Anniversary)” Gorillaz – “Cracker Island (ft. Thundercat)” Spiritbox – “Rotoscope” Nothing More – “Spirits” I.o. Underground – “Once In A lifetime” Echos – “Shiver” Crown The Empire – “Johnny’s Revenge (ft. Spencer Charnas, Dave Stephens, Craig Owens)” Heilung – “Anoana” Ozzy Osbourne – “Patient Number 9 (ft Jeff Beck)”
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CHERRY BOMBS Fire It Up Joining IN THIS MOMENT on The Blood 1983 Tour
“A tour with In This Moment and Cherry Bombs has been years in the making, and I am elated to finally make it happen! Audiences can expect us to bring all the stunts and fire we are known for- plus a more immersive experience, delivering eye-gasms all night long!” – Alicia Taylor, Cherry Bombs
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Cherry Bombs Set Ablaze on The Blood 1983 Tour This Fall Friday, August 26 – Evansville, IN – Old National Events Plaza Saturday, August 27 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant Sunday, August 28 – Clive, IA – Horizon Events Center Tuesday, August 30 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre Thurday, September 1 – Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Events Center Friday, September 2 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom Saturday, September 3 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma Tuesday, September 6 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Friday, September 9 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Saturday, September 10 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues Monday, September 12 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse (Nothing More headlines) Tuesday, September 13 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Wednesday, September 14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Thurday, September 15 – Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theatre Saturday, September 17 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sunday, September 18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Tuesday, September 20 – Columbus, OH – Kemba Live Wednesday, September 21 – Cleveland, OH The Agora Friday, September 23 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival Saturday, September 24 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre Sunday, September 25 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe ☨ Tuesday, September 27 – Maplewood, MN – Myth Live Monday, October 3 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre Tuesday, October 4 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schinitzer Concert Hall Wednesday, October 5 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre Friday, October 7 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center Saturday, October 8 – Central Point, OR – Bi-Mart Amphitheater Tuesday, October 11 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park Wednesday, October 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern Friday, October 14 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Saturday, October 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex Tuesday, October 18 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral Wednesday, October 19 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre Friday, October 21 – Chicago, IL – Radius Saturday, October 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom ☨ – No Nothing More
“We were one of the first acts to tour during the pandemic so the pressure was on us to show if we could pull this off. Girl Gang Season 4 takes audiences through what that process was like in addition to all the hoops we typically have to jump through with a unique act like Cherry Bombs. It was a remarkable experience- you could tell that not only did our souls miss live shows so much, but the audiences did, too.” – Alicia Taylor, Cherry Bombs
In the previous video, I talked about how gimmicks can use bands to elevate themselves. Now it’s time to show examples. This video looks at 10 bands with great gimmicks.
Sleep Token are a British rock collective. Their second album This Place Will Become Your Tomb was elected by Loudwire as the 12th best rock/metal album of 2021.
THREE-TIME GRAMMY-NOMINATED ROCK GROUPNOTHING MORE REVEAL PRE-ORDER DETAILS ON NEW ALBUM ‘SPIRITS’ DUE OCTOBER 14 VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC PRE-ORDER NOW
FALL TOUR WITH IN THIS MOMENT TICKETS ON SALE TODAY, JUNE 24 @ 10 A.M. (LOCAL TIME)
Multi-Grammy-nominated, San Antonio-based rock outfit NOTHING MOREhave today revealed details on their highly awaited new studio album. Out worldwide on October 14 via Better Noise Music, SPIRITS’ 13 tracks consist of the band’s most focused, adventurous, and intense music, uniting introspective philosophical lyrics with unapologetically massive anthems. Pre-order SPIRITS now at https://nothingmore.ffm.to/spirits. Coinciding with the news, NOTHING MORE are excited to share the album’s title track “SPIRITS,” which was released today (June 24), across all digital platforms along with its lyric video. Stream/download “Spirits” now and watch the lyric video HERE.
“Isn’t it interesting that we give the same name to something holy and something wholly intoxicating?” asks NOTHING MORE frontman JONNY HAWKINS. “The song ‘SPIRITS’ describes that very conundrum. When you drink liquor, it has been said that you are welcoming that pneuma (spirit) into your body. Most of us have seen and experienced how alcohol (or rather ‘al-ghawl,’ which means demon/spirit) can make us feel. It’s almost as if we turn into someone else when too much of the spirit has been consumed. Sometimes it’s eye opening and can lead to wondrous life-changing conversations or bonds that would never normally happen…and sometimes it can lead to the exact opposite. It may turn us into Dr. Hyde’s Jekyll and cause us to do or say horrific things we would never normally do sober. Spirits are both a little bit heavenly and a little bit sick.”
Earlier this week NOTHING MORE announced a fall tour with heavy rockers In This Moment. It will stretch from August 26 to October 22 and include stops at several of the largest rock festivals including Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Louder Than Life, Rocklahoma and Aftershock. “The fire, passion and momentum we feel from our first tour back is insane!” exclaims HAWKINS. “It only makes sense to bring that same fire to the fall with a one-of-a-kind tour with In This Moment.” Tickets go on sale today at 10:00 A.M. local time at https://nothingmore.net. See full dates listed below.
NOTHING MORE were recently seen on tour across the U.S. on a co-headlining run with Asking Alexandria, who had to drop-off mid-tour due to health problems. The band relentlessly continued to lead the remaining dates with their exciting live show which saw the return of their infamous “Scorpion Tail”—a 400-pound, 14-foot MIDI controller constructed out of salvaged metal scraps by bassist Daniel Oliver that brings Hawkins’ electrifying stage presence to life musically. “It’s not only a wild theatrical display, it allows Jonny to manipulate the band’s sound using a series of levers through a musical instrument digital interface,” noted MUSIC MADNESS MAGAZINE(6/1/22). “It’s a big part of the show as the crowd went wild whenever Jonny took to the air.” There’s been no shortage of praise for NOTHING MORE’s fervent performances. “If any rock concert in recent memory is sure to leave a lasting impression in my mind, it will certainly be the day Nothing More graced The Wellmont with their energetic, unapologetic, and absolutely electric performance,” proclaimed Asbury Park Vibes (5/31/22) journalist/photographer Anthony Vito Cosentino. “This is the kind of rock band you need to see with your own eyes to believe, and once you’ve experienced their eclectic performance for yourself, you will have a higher standard for rock concerts as a whole.”
NOTHING MORE gave fans the first preview of SPIRITS with two singles–their in-your-face rock anthem “TURN IT UP LIKE (Stand in the Fire)“and their most recent Top 20 BillboardActive Rock radio single “TIRED OF WINNING” which is currently at #11. SPIRITS was co-written and produced by the band—Hawkins (vocals), Oliver (bass), Mark Vollelunga (guitar) and Ben Anderson (drums)—and their longtime manager Will Hoffman. It documents the tumultuous time the world experienced over the past two years capturing the desperation and isolation of lockdown, the spiral of substance abuse, the pain of broken relationships and survival in self-reliance while summarizing the overall story and mission of NOTHING MORE: Reflect, Provoke, Inspire.
SPIRITS Track Listing 1. TURN IT UP LIKE (Stand In The Fire) 2. TIRED OF WINNING 3. SHIPS IN THE NIGHT 4. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE MEANS 5. DON’T LOOK BACK 6. THE OTHER F WORD 7. FACE IT 8. BEST TIMES 9. DÉJÀ VU 10. DREAM WITH ME 11. NEVERLAND 12. VALHALLA (Too Young To See) 13. SPIRITS
NOTHING MORE 2022 TOUR DATES 8/26 Evansville, IN @ Old National Events Plaza # 8/27 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant # 8/28 Clive, IA @ Horizon Events Center # 8/30 Albuquerque, NM @ The Sunshine Theater * 9/1 Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Events Center # 9/2 Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom # 9/3 Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma 9/6 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle # 9/8 Alton, VA @ Blue Ridge Rock Festival 9/9 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore # 9/10 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues # 9/12 Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse * 9/13 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore # 9/14 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE – Outdoor Stage # 9/15 Wallingford, CT @ Oakdale Theatre # 9/17 Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway # 9/18 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore # 9/20 Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live # 9/21 Cleveland, OH @ The Agora # 9/22 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival 9/27 Maplewood, MN @ Myth Live # 9/28 Grand Forks, ND @ Alerus Center # 9/30 Great Falls, MT @ Centene Stadium # 10/1 Spokane, WA @ The Podium # 10/3 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre # 10/4 Portland, OR @ Arlene Schinitzer Concert Hall # 10/5 Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre # 10/7 Garden City, ID @ Revolution Concert House and Event Center # 10/8 Central Point, OR @ Bi-Mart Amphitheater # 10/11 San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park # 10/12 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern # 10/14 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues # 10/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex # 10/16 Billings, MT @ Pub Station * 10/18 Omaha, NE @ The Admiral # 10/19 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre # 10/21 Chicago, IL @ Radius # 10/22 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom # # with In This Moment * NOTHING MORE headlining
Spiritbox Release Brand New 3-Track Single And Official Music Video For Title Track ‘ROTOSCOPE‘
2021’s hottest heavy band, SPIRITBOX, have today announced the release of their first new music since their incendiary, chart-topping debut album, ‘Eternal Blue‘. The new release comes in the form of a 3-track single titled ‘Rotoscope‘ and sees the band bringing their unique spin to a more industrial, 90s alt-rock-tinged sound. The new drop is accompanied by an official music video directed by Max Moore which can be watched now HERE or by clicking the image below. The full 3 songs can be streamed HERE.
SPIRITBOX | ROTOSCOPE Track List: Rotoscope Sew Me Up Hysteria
Fresh off of a run of incredible US festival performances and their first full US tour with Underoath, SPIRITBOX are currently conquering the rest of the world one jaw-dropping performance at a time. The band recently played what is already being referred to as a legendary set at Download Festival, UK and followed it with two completely sold-out shows at London’s Islington Academy. The second of which saw the band joined by current America’s Got Talent viral superstar, 10-year-old Harper, who performed the band’s break-out hit, “Holy Roller” both as her audition for the TV show (watch here) and live with the band in London (watch here).
Sleeping With Sirens Make Triumphant Return With New Single + Music Video “Crosses” feat. Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath
Announce New Forthcoming Album’Complete Collapse’ Out on Friday, October 14 via Sumerian Records Pre-Order HERE
Sleeping With Sirens
Sleeping With Sirens fans, rejoice! The band today has made their triumphant return with the release of their new single and music video “Crosses“ featuring Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath. Not only that but Sleeping With Sirens have also announced a new forthcoming album ‘Complete Collapse’ to be released on Friday, October 14 (via Sumerian Records). Speaking on today’s news, frontman Kellin Quinn comments:
“I think “Crosses” is a great opening single for our new album! The song to me is about not putting yourself above anyone. I think we’re all just trying our best and we can lift each other up! In a world where everyone pretends to be perfect, I think this song is letting everyone know that we all struggle and we can all rise above it! Spencer Chamberlain really elevated this song! Underoath is a huge influence for me when it comes to making music. It was an honor working with somebody I really look up to! The video for “Crosses” was something I really wanted to feel light-hearted to counteract the heavy subject matter. Not everything has to be so serious all the time! The video was a blast to shoot, Brian Cox took my concept and really made an amazing video! If you love with ears to see and eyes to hear, let’s cheers, and madness! You’re going to LOVE this new album!“
Prior to today, the band most recently released their track “Bloody Knuckles”, their first original release since their 2019 smash-hit album ‘How It Feels To Be Lost’. Watch the music video for “Crosses“here or at the link below, pre-order ‘Complete Collapse’here, and be sure to stay tuned for more Sleeping With Sirens news coming soon.
COMPLETE COLLAPSE SLEEPING WITH SIRENS Track Listing: 1. Tyrants 2. Complete Collapse 3. Crosses (feat. Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath) 4. Family Tree 5. Let You Down (feat. Charlotte Sands) 6. Be Happy (feat. Royal & The Serpent) 7. Us (feat. Dorothy) 8. Ctrl + Alt + Del 9. Bloody Knuckles 10. Mr. Nice Guy 11. Apathetic12. Grave
Sleeping With Sirens Ctrl + Alt + Del Tour July 14 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues July 15 – Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration Festival July 16 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Pierre’s July 17 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot July 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer July 20 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium July 21 – New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square July 23 – Baltimore, MD @ Hammerjacks July 25 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore July 26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade July 27 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues July 29 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live July 30 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall July 31 – San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center August 2 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre August 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720 August 5 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory August 6 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory August 7 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades August 9 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom August 10 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox August 12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Depot August 13 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre August 14 – Kansas City, MO @ Truman
I PREVAIL ANNOUNCE “TRUE POWER” HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR PIERCE THE VEIL + FIT FOR A KING TO APPEAR TOUR KICKS OFF IN ASBURY PARK, NJ ON SEPTEMBER 9
Platinum-certified and twice GRAMMY-nominated Michigan rock powerhouse I PREVAIL — Brian Burkheiser (vocals), Eric Vanlerberghe (vocals), Steve Menoian (guitars/bass), Dylan Bowman (guitars), and Gabe Helguera (drums) — have announced their first North American headline tour in support of their new album TRUE POWER. The much-anticipated album arrives via Fearless Records on August 19 and the band has shared the first single “Body Bag.” Watch the video here.
The band will embark on the “TRUE POWER” tour this fall. Pierce The Veil and Fit For a King will support. Yours Truly will appear on the first leg, while Stand Atlantic will appear on the second leg.
The first leg kicks off in Asbury Park, New Jersey and runs through October 9 in Chicago. The second leg picks up in Las Vegas on October 22 with an appearance at the When We Were Young Festival. It wraps on November 22 in Detroit in the band’s native Michigan.
All dates are below. Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 24 at 10am local time. Get tickets here.
I PREVAIL ON TOUR: LEG 1: WITH PIERCE THE VEIL, FIT FOR A KING, + YOURS TRULY: 9/9 — Asbury Park, NJ — Stone Pony Summer Stage 9/10 — Danville, VA — Blue Ridge Rock Fest*# 9/11 — Pittsburgh, PA — UPMC Events Center 9/13 — Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room at Old National Centre 9/14 — Oshkosh, WI — Oshkosh Arena# 9/16 — St. Paul, MN — Myth Live 9/17 — Ralston, NE — Liberty First Credit Union Arena# 9/18 — Wichita, KS — Wave# 9/20 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion 9/21 — San Antonio, TX — Tech Port Center# 9/23 — Lubbock, TX — Lonestar Amphitheater# 9/24 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom 9/25 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall# 9/27 — St. Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live 9/28 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle 9/29 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House of Blues 10/1 — Silvers Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring 10/2 — New York, NY — The Rooftop at Pier 17 10/4 — Montreal, QC — L’Olympia# 10/5 — Toronto, ON — Rebel 10/7 — Ft. Wayne, IN — The Clyde Theatre 10/8 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live at 20 Monroe 10/9 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom *I Prevail & Pierce The Veil Only // Festival Date #Non-Live Nation Date
LEG 2: WITH PIERCE THE VEIL, FIT FOR A KING, + STAND ATLANTIC: 10/22 — Las Vegas, NV — When We Were Young Fest* 10/23 — Las Vegas, NV — When We Were Young Fest* 10/24 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern 10/26 — San Jose, CA — San Jose Civic 10/28 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren 10/29 — Las Vegas, NV — When We Were Young Fest* 10/31 — Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Resort & Casino 11/1 — Boise, ID — Revolution Concert House and Event Center 11/2 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex 11/4 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium 11/6 — Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater 11/8 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave# 11/9 — St. Louis, MO — The Factory 11/11 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre 11/12 — Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J Brady Music Center 11/13 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works 11/15 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues 11/18 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore Philadelphia 11/19 — Cambridge, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway 11/20 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Riverworks# 11/22 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore *I Prevail & Pierce The Veil Only // Festival Date #Non-Live Nation Date
ABOUT I PREVAIL: I Prevail have established themselves as the forerunners of the genre in the 21st century. TRUE POWER, once again produced by Tyler Smith, features the sort of stadium-sized riffs that will rattle your teeth loose from your gums and unforgettable, supremely catchy melodies that will camp out in your brain for weeks at a time. The band also alternately mixes screamed vocals that sound as though they crawled from the depths of hell with soaring, emotional vocals and heartfelt, intimate lyrics that go so deep, they hit marrow. The end result is an album that resonates with the listener in the most personal way. Rising to an arena level and receiving two Grammy nominations — Best Rock Album for Trauma, and Best Metal Performance for crushing lead single “Bow Down,” I Prevail proved that they were built to last. To date, they’ve racked up more than 1.5 billion streams in the United States, drawn upwards of 334 million YouTube views, and saw their “Hurricane” single top Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in 2020: officially the top song on U.S. rock radio at the time. A number of their singles have now been certified Gold and Platinum, and they have been praised by press far and wide, including Forbes, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, and NPR.
ABOUT PIERCE THE VEIL: Since 2006, Pierce The Veil have unassumingly yet consistently climbed their way into the hearts of millions worldwide via an unshakable devotion to making honest and hypnotic hard rock. The San Diego band — Vic Fuentes (vocals, guitar), Tony Perry (guitar), and Jaime Preciado (bass) — released A Flair for the Dramatic [2007] and Selfish Machines [2010], the latter of which camped out at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. They have steadily built a dedicated and diehard fanbase through touring and by nurturing an honest connection. PTV truly established themselves with 2012’s Collide With the Sky, which spawned their first RIAA Platinum-certified single with “King for a Day.” They followed with Misadventures in 2016, which charted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 and notched No. 1s on multiple charts, including Top Alternative Albums, Top Hard Rock Albums, Top Independent Albums, and Top Rock Albums. In between sold-out tours all over the globe and a headlining stint on 2015’s Warped Tour Main Stage, the musicians garnered five Alternative Press Music Awards (including “Album of the Year” for Misadventures), two Kerrang! Awards, and a Revolver Golden Gods Award. They’ve graced the covers of Alternative Press, Kerrang!, Rock Sound, and more — multiple times. Elsewhere, their digital and streaming footprint is nothing short of staggering. They’ve tallied over 1.5 billion global streams and almost 370 million YouTube views — proving that growth is a constant for them. Ultimately, Pierce The Veil, who’ve earned multiple gold and platinum certifications, remain one of the most beloved bands of their generation and they show absolutely no signs of slowing down as they march into a new decade ready to share the most important music of their career.
ABOUT FIT FOR A KING: One of the heaviest and catchiest extreme metal acts from the Lone Star State since the original cowboys from hell, FIT FOR A KING’s ascendance is demonstrated as much by the massive singalongs at their shows as their jaw-dropping streaming numbers. After self-releasing EPs for years, they’ve issued Descendants (2011), Creation/Destruction (2013), Slave to Nothing (2014), Deathgrip (2016), and Dark Skies (2018) to critical and fan acclaim. However, their sixth album, 2020’s The Path, has asserted itself as definitive for the band. The band fires off shredding guitar solos, while doubling down on the massive catchy choruses. Even as FFAK’s music is rightfully heralded as “majestic and punishing” (Revolver Magazine) and “straightforward heaviness” (Metal Injection), genuine connection, fearless transparency, and an accessible relatability are the most essential elements of the band’s powerful presence. Their anthems appeal equally to anyone whose tastes were shaped and inspired by gateway bands like Slipknot and Korn or New Wave of American Heavy Metal torchbearers like Killswitch Engage. FFAK are road warriors, having appeared several times on the Vans Warped Tour and having toured alongside Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, August Burns Red, and Whitechapel, among others. The band has impressively generated over 300 million streams combined, and they’re only just getting started. The band will drop its seventh album this fall.
