Placebo return to North America this Fall for their first trek across the continent in eight years.
The long-awaited dates see the band venture through Canada, Mexico, and the United States, including performances at the iconic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. Tickets are on-sale this Friday at 10 am local time (Mexico City is on-sale now).
The iconic duo of Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal recently announced their eighth studio album, Never Let Me Go (March 25, Rise Records). The 13-song collection, the pair’s first since 2013’s Loud Like Love, grapples with humanity’s multiple crises, from “Beautiful James,” a stirring anthem for non-heteronormative relationships, to “Surrounded By Spies,” an observation on tech-saturation, “Try Better Next Time,” a track that is both a statement on climate calamity and a poetic hope for the future, and the final preview of the album: “Happy Birthday In The Sky,” a moving ode to those who are no longer with us.
“I wanted to capture the confusion of what it’s like to be alive today,” explained Molko of the impetus behind Never Let Me Go, “the feeling of being lost, always walking in a labyrinth, continuously being overwhelmed by information and opinions.”
Never Let Me Gopre-orders are available now with the collection available on limited-edition 2LP red vinyl (indie retail exclusive), pink 2LP vinyl (web exclusive), standard black 2LP vinyl, cassette (a variety of limited-edition colors), and digitally.
North American tour dates:
September 4 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom September 6 Seattle, WA The Moore Theatre September 7 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom September 9 San Francisco, CA The Warfield September 10 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre (with special guests Cold Cave) September 12 Mexico City, MX Palacio de los Deportes September 14 Austin, TX Emo’s September 18 New York, NY Brooklyn Steel
Previously announced UK & European tour dates:
October 1 Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle October 4 Stuttgart, Germany – Schleyerhalle October 6 Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena October 8 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega October 10 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene October 11 Stockholm, Sweden – Cirkus October 13 Helsinki, Finland – Ice Hall Black Box October 14 Tallin, Estonia – Saku Arena Black Box October 17 Warsaw, Poland – Expo XXI Hall 3 October 19 Leipzig, Germany – Quarterback Immobilien Arena October 22 Hamburg, Germany – Barclaycard Arena October 24 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome October 26 Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle October 27 Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum October 29 Zurich, Switzerland – Samsung Hall October 31 Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Universum
November 2 Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle November 4 Esch El Azette, Luxembourg – Rockhal November 7 Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena November 8 Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis November 10 Nancy, France – Zenith November 11 Paris, France – Accorhotels Arena November 13 Bordeaux, France – Arkea Arena November 14 Rennes, France – La Liberte November 18 Portsmouth, UK – Guildhall November 19 Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre November 21 Liverpool, UK – Eventim Olympia November 22 Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse November 24 Cardiff, UK – Motorpoint Arena November 26 London, UK – O2 Brixton Academy November 27 London, UK – O2 Brixton Academy November 29 Leicester, UK – De Montford Hall November 30 Leeds, UK – O2 Academy Leeds
December 2 Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall December 3 Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow December 5 Dublin, Ireland – 3 Arena December 7 Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange December 8 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 1
Today critically acclaimed bands NOTHING MORE and Asking Alexandria announced a co-headlining North American tour starting this spring, produced by Live Nation. The tour is set to kick off in Kansas City, MO on May 13 and end in Houston, TX on June 19, with other stops planned in Nashville, Denver, Atlanta, New Orleans, and more – see full list of dates below. The tour will see two of the most celebrated rock bands today join forces to dominate stages, at a monumental time in both band’s careers. After their multiple GRAMMY nominations for 2017’s Stories We Tell Ourselves, Nothing More are set to release their highly-anticipated follow-up album this year via Better Noise Music, with the first offerings expected to drop in the coming weeks. Fans will be treated to multiple songs from the project leading up to its release, showcasing the band’s artistic evolution over the past few years and how their sonic statements uniquely fit into today’s soundscape. Meanwhile, Asking Alexandria will perform new music from their latest critically acclaimed album See What’s On The Insideand companion EP Never Gonna Learn, both from Better Noise Music. The album’s first single “Alone Again,”gave the band their first-ever #1 at U.S. radio, with the song also debuting to the band’s best streaming performance for the first month period in August. The second single, “Never Gonna Learn,” is on track to continue that success, already Top 15 at U.S. radio. Fans will be able to purchase tickets for the tour starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8 for the Citi and Artist presales, Wednesday, March 9 for the Live Nation and Ticketmaster presales, Thursday, March 10 for the venue and local presales, and Friday, March 11 for the Citi Preferred and general on sale. All ticket sale times begin at 10AM local time. For more information on the tour, visit http://nothingmore.net/ and https://www.askingalexandria.com.
Eager to connect with fans on the road in 2022, Asking Alexandria founding member Ben Bruce stated, “This spring and summer we are finally getting back to doing what we love. We are finally hitting the road again and we will be bringing our biggest stage show yet with us. Asking Alexandria and our friends in NOTHING MORE will be teaming up and co-headlining across North America alongside Atreyu and Eva Under Fire. We have missed playing for you all so much and we can’t wait to get back out there and see you all. We will be playing songs from the very beginning of our career all the way through to our latest album See What’s On the Inside. See you all soon.”
In 2017, NOTHING MORE released The Stories We Tell Ourselves, which received critical acclaim and three Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Go to War”. Having topped Billboard’s US Mainstream Rock Songs Chart, “Go to War” has amassed more than 60 MILLION streams across streaming platforms. The Stories We Tell Ourselves has seen more than 156 MILLION streams, according to Spotify, and was ranked as the second best hard rock album of 2017 by Loudwire. On returning to the stage and today’s announcement, NOTHING MORE’s Jonny Hawkins said, “We have been in a dark cocoon of our inner most thoughts and feelings for 2 damned years … shifting, shaping and transforming into a creature filled with terrible power and an unregulated lust for energy. This is going to be our greatest album yet… and this tour with Asking Alexandria is just the beginning. Be ready America.”
Detroit-based, female-fronted rock band Eva Under Fire, who are set to open the tour, recently released “Unstoppable”, a passion-filled track about an untouchable love, ahead of their Better Noise Music label debut album Love, Drugs & Misery, available for pre-order now. It followed three previously released songs from the album – “Blow (Featuring Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)”, “Comatose (Featuring Jonathan Dörr of Ego Kill Talent)”,and “Heroin(e)” – which gave a dynamic preview of the forthcoming project, spanning from anthemic and aggressive to heartbreakingly vulnerable, in both sound and lyrics.
NOTHING MORE & ASKING ALEXANDRIA “USA Tour 2022” Dates: May 13 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre May 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion May 15 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom May 17 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle May 18 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans May 20 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company May 21 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville May 23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE May 24 – Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory May 25 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore May 27 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater May 28 – Wallingford, CT – The Dome at Oakdale May 29 – Reading, PA – Theatre at Santander Arena May 31 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center June 1 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works June 3 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera June 4 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre June 5 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater June 7 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit June 8 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee June 9 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant June 12 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium June 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex June 15 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues June 16 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren June 19 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Ever since reviewing Tremonti’s latest studio release, Marching In Time last September, I’ve been waiting with bated breath for the Dearly Beloved Tour to come rolling through The Wellmont Theater.
And that’s just what it did.
Featuring headliners Daughtry with support by Tremonti and Lyell, the tour swept into Montclair NJ this past Wednesday, March 2nd and was greeted by a packed house. If there’s one thing I’ve noticed in the few shows I’ve had the pleasure to cover since live music started to make its comeback, is that fans are getting to the venues much earlier than they used to pre-pandemic. Opening bands are paying to mostly-crowded houses, people are engaging with the artists and just having a damn good time.
Newcomers Lyell kicked off the night with a short but sweet 30-minute set of high energy rock n’ roll. Frontwoman Alyssa Coco did a phenomenal job engaging the crowd, who for the most part were not familiar with the band, but ultimately that did not seem to matter. I would not be surprised if we start hearing from Lyell much more after this tour. They have a great vibe and a really accessible rock sound that will go over well with many fans.
Shortly before 8pm, Tremonti took the stage and the excitement was palpable. Mine included. Having seen Tremonti before, I knew I was in for another banger of a show, but the real thrill was hearing the new material live for the first time. The band kicked it right off with “Thrown Further” and “If Not For You” from Marching in Time, saving the title track for the midway point in the 8-song set. Mark Tremonti and Eric Friedman’s technical guitar work was flawless and soaring. Bassist Tanner Keegan and drummer Ryan Bennett provided a matching unrelenting beat that was felt right in the gut, in the best way. Ever listen to an album and think, “This will sound absolutely freakin’ amazing live?” Yeah. It was that kind of night.
Headliner Daughtry kicked off its iconic set shortly before 9pm. Backed by an incredible lighting production, the band truly soared through its 14-song set. Having had no previous live-show experience with the band, I was pleasantly surprised by the energy and incredible vocal range on the part of Chris Daughtry throughout the entire night. With a set consisting mostly of new material from Dearly Departed, Daughtry kept the crowd on their feet and engaged through high energy tracks like “Changes are Coming,” and “World on Fire” to the short acoustic performance of “Home” and heartbreaking “Cry for Help.” It’s certainly made me look up Dearly Departed to have a good listen without the distraction of photographing the show. I’m sold and totally recommend you check out the album for yourself, and if you can, definitely grab yourself a ticket to this tour. You won’t regret it.
Photos of Daughtry’s Set:
Daughtry Setlist: 01. Desperation 02. World on Fire 03. Changes Are Coming 04. No Surprise 05. Dearly Beloved 06. Drum Solo 07. Evil 08. Home (acoustic) 09. Cry For Help (acoustic) 10. It’s Not Over 11. Heavy Is The Crown 12. The Victim 13. Lioness 14. September Encore: 15. Over You 16. Asylum
Tremonti Setlist: 01. Thrown Further 02. If Not For You 03. My Last Mistake 04. The Things I’ve Seen 05. Marching In Time 06. The First the Last 07. Another Heart 08. Wish You Well
Slipknot are set to kick-off the 2022 iteration of their jaw-dropping Knotfest Roadshow Tour on March 16th. It was announced today that previously announced support, Jinjer, will no longer be joining the tour, as they focus on the safety of their families in their home country of Ukraine. Taking their place on this run will now be metalcore quintet, Wage War.
Eugene Abdukhanov of Jinjer shares the following statement: “Thank you all for your concerned messages and prayers sent to us over the last week, we may not answer but we are reading them and they mean the world to us. As you know, there is war raging through the streets and cities of Ukraine right now. Many people have little or no food or water and are very afraid of what tomorrow may bring. Together with Napalm Records, we’re releasing two new T-Shirt designs to raise funds to be donated to various charities throughout Ukraine to help with medical and food supplies, water and so on. If you cannot donate then please share this or any news related to what’s really happening here. Each sale may save somebody’s life in Ukraine. Thank you.“
Jinjer have also released two new merch designs to help raise funds to support their country, you can check them out here. 100% of the proceeds will be distributed directly to charity organizations of Jinjer‘s choosing and the band will update fans on social media.
The Knotfest Roadshow tour will take place over two legs, both headlined by Slipknot. The first leg will feature special guests In This Moment and Wage War. The second leg will feature special guests Cypress Hill and Ho99o9. Tickets for all Knotfest Roadshow dates are available now from Knotfest.com/Roadshow/.The first leg of the 38-date run, produced by Live Nation, kicks off in Fargo, ND on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 and hits a further 17 cities before wrapping up in Vancouver, BC on Sunday, April 17, 2022. The second leg kicks off on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 in University Park, PA and hits a further 17 cites before culminating on Sunday, June 18, 2022 in Chula Vista, CA. Full routing below.
Knotfest Roadshow‘sreturnwill also feature on-site merchandise from official tour sponsor, Blackcraft Cult.
2021 marked a banner year for Slipknot. Making a triumphant return to the road, their Knotfest Roadshow 2021 tour sold out amphitheaters across the country, bookended with the record-breaking Knotfest Iowa and the biggest headline show of their career, Knotfest Los Angeles at Banc of California Stadium where they debuted their first new music in two years – the furious ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ taken from the highly anticipated new Slipknot album, expected to release this year. In addition, they topped the bills of multiple, internationally renowned festivals including Riot Fest, Rocklahoma, Inkcarceration, Welcome To Rockville, and more.
Tickets for all Knotfest Roadshow dates are available now from Knotfest.com/Roadshow/. The tour will be part of Live Nation’s Live Stubs initiative which provides digital collectible NFT ticket stubs to ticket holders. Live Stubs will automatically be included with tickets purchased for the tour. Fans will also be able to view, share, gift, trade, and resell their live stubs on Livenation.com
Knotfest Roadshow 2022 LEG 1Slipknot w/ In This Moment & Wage War Wed Mar 16 Fargo, ND FARGODOME Fri Mar 18 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center Sat Mar 19 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena Tue Mar 22 Memphis, TN FedExForum Wed Mar 23 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Fri Mar 25 North Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena Sat Mar 26 Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Theater Tue Mar 29 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at the BJCC Wed Mar 30 N. Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum Fri Apr 01 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex Sat Apr 02 Reading, PA Santander Arena Mon Apr 04 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Wed Apr 06 Green Bay, WI Resch Center Thu Apr 07 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Sat Apr 09 Minneapolis, MN Target Center Mon Apr 11 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre Tue Apr 12 Regina, SK Brandt Centre Thu Apr 14 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre Fri Apr 15 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place Sun Apr 17 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
LEG 2 Slipknot w/ Cypress Hill and Ho99o9 Wed May 18 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center Fri May 20 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Sat May 21 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center Sun May 22 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena Tue May 24 Albany, NY MVP Arena Thu May 26 Montreal, QC Bell Centre Sat May 28 Québec, QC Videotron Centre Sun May 29 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre Mon May 30 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage Wed Jun 01 Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center Thu Jun 02 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Sat Jun 04 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre Sun Jun 05 Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center Tue Jun 07 Bonner Springs, KS Azura Amphitheater Thu Jun 09 Colorado Springs, CO The Broadmoor World Arena Sat Jun 11 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center Mon Jun 13 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena Tue Jun 14 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater Fri Jun 17 Las Vegas, NV MGM Garden Arena Sat Jun 18 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT, the musical meeting of minds between Grammy-nominated STONE SOUR guitarist, Josh Rand and PARALANDRA vocalist/guitarist Casandra Carson, are set to release a new 4-track EP, titled ‘Big F.O.U.R.’ on March 18th via Bloodblast.
The collection features a clutch of cover versions, one each from heavy music’s pioneering icons; METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX. The duo’s take on Anthrax’s ‘Caught In A Mosh’ is revealed today, to coincide with the EP’s pre-order/pre-save here. In addition, the single’s sleeve artwork was designed by none other than ANTHRAX drummer, Charlie Benante.
Discussing the release, Josh Rand tells us: “Recording a Big F.O.U.R. cover EP is something that I have wanted to do for a very very long time, and last Fall I decided to finally do it with THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT. Without these four bands (METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, and SLAYER) my musical career wouldn’t be where it is today. In some ways you could say this project is paying homage to them or, how I see it, a return to where it all started in my parents house as a teenager trying to learn just a piece of the music. Each of the four songs that I picked were pivotal in my development as a musician. Whether it was learning the intro to ‘One’ on guitar, drums on ‘Symphony [Of Destruction]’ or bass lines in ‘Caught in A Mosh’. This EP was a true love and passion project for myself. I feel I captured the vibe and the spirit of the original but with THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT sound. Hopefully you hear it too!”
Rand continues; “‘Among the Living’ is a top three album of all-time for me, so covering ‘Caught in A Mosh’ was a no brainer for us to do.”
CasandraCarson also elaborates; “‘Caught In A Mosh’ has an infectious energy to it, and I’m absolutely stoked with how it turned out.” Meanwhile, ANTHRAX‘s own Frank Bello comments; “Casandra sounds great and Josh did an amazing job nailing all the parts on ‘Caught In A Mosh‘ – great job guys!”
Check out the track below.
Stylistically, THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT is a fluid combination of classic metal sensibility and Rand’s penchant for pushing the boundaries of contemporary heavy. Released last summer, THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT‘s debut self-titled EP can be streamed here, with physical CDs and vinyl options available exclusively through the band’s webstore or via the Nuclear Blast store.
Josh and Casandra’s debut single, ‘The Nothingness‘ was featured on several major playlists across streaming platforms including Rock Hard on Spotify, Breaking Metal on Apple Music, Break Through Rock on Amazon and Metal Radar on Deezer. ‘The Nothingness’ was also included on SiriusXM Octane’s Test Drive show on release.
Expect more from THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT in due course.
Today, Ukrainian progressive metal band JINJER released new merch designs to help raise funds to support their country. You can read the full statement here:
“Thank you all for your concerned messages and prayers sent to us over the last week, we may not answer but we are reading them and they mean the world to us. As you know, there is war raging through the streets and cities of Ukraine right now. Many people have little or no food or water and are very afraid of what tomorrow may bring. Together with Napalm Records, we’re releasing two new T-Shirt designs to raise funds to be donated to various charities throughout Ukraine to help with medical and food supplies, water and so on. If you cannot donate then please share this or any news related to what’s really happening here. Each sale may save somebody’s life in Ukraine. Thank you.“
– Eugene Abdukhanov
100% of proceeds earned from these T-Shirts will be distributed directly to charity organizations of JINJER‘s choosing and the band will update you on social media.
Due to the ongoing war in the Ukraine, JINJER are forced to cancel all North American tour dates, including their own headline dates, side shows with In This Moment and participation on the Knotfest Roadshow supporting Slipknot. Originally, the tour kickoff was planned for March 16, 2022. See below for an updated tour schedule.
LATIN AMERICAN TOUR 2022 05.05.22 MX – GUADALAJARA / Foro Independencia 06.05.22 MX – MONTERREY / Cafe Iguana 08.05.22 MX – MEXICO CITY / Circo Volador 10.05.22 CR – SAN JOSE / Peppers Club 12.05.22 PE – LIMA / Yield Bar 13.05.22 CL – SANTIAGO / La Cupula 14.05.22 AR – BUENOS AIRES / El Teatro Flores 15.05.22 UY – MONTEVIDEO / Complejo Sala Show 17.05.22 BR – PORTO ALEGRE / OCulto 18.05.22 BR – CURITIBA / Tork n’ Roll 19.05.22 BR – SAO PAULO / Carioca Club 20.05.22 BR – LIMEIRA / Mirage 21.05.22 BR – SAO PAULO / Carioca Club 22.05.22 CO – BOGOTA / Broken Tattoo Fest 25.05.22 PA – PANAMA CITY / Hangar 18 27.05.22 AW – ORANJESTAD / Teatro Cas Di Cultura
EUROPEAN FESTIVALS 2022 10.06.22 CH – INTERLAKEN / Greenfield Festival 11.06.22 AT – NICKELSDORF / Nova Rock Festival 17.06.22 BE – DESSEL / Graspop Metal Meeting 18.06.22 DK – COPENHAGEN / Copenhell 19.06.22 FR – CLISSON / Hellfest Open Air 22.06.22 IT – ROME / Rock In Roma 23.06.22 IT – VERONA / Rock The Castle 24.06.22 NO – OSLO / Tons Of Rock 25.06.22 ES – CARTAGENA / Rock ImperiumFestival 26.06.22 CZ – SPALENE PORICI / Basinfire Fest 29.06.22 PT – LISBON / LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo 30.06.22 ES – BARCELONA / Rockfest Barcelona 01.07.22 ES – VIVEIRO / Resurrection Fest 02.07.22 FI – HELSINKI / Tuska Festival 08.07.22 DE – BALLENSTEDT / Rockharz Open Air 15.07.22 SE – GAEVLE / Gefle Metal Festival 16.07.22 DE – BORNHOEVED / Blizzarrrd Rock Festival 24.07.22 FR – SELESTAT / Rock Your Brain Festival 27.07.22 SI – TOLMIN / Metaldays 05.08.22 ES – VILLENA / Leyendas del Rock Festival 07.08.22 PL – GDANSK / Ergo Arena w/ Slipknot 10.08.22 CZ – JOSEFOV / Brutal Assault 13.08.22 UK – WALTON-ON-TRENT / Bloodstock Open Air 19.08.22 DE – DINKELSBUEHL / Summer Breeze Open Air 20.08.22 DE – HAMBURG / Elbriot Festival 21.08.22 NL – EINDHOVEN / Dynamo Metal Fest
Multi-platinum, record-breaking band Shinedown have released the thought-provoking and cinematic music video forlead single “Planet Zero” – PRESS HERE to watch. The video arrives as “Planet Zero” hits #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart this week. The explosive single, the title track from the band’s seventh studio albumout April 22 on Atlantic Records, is Shinedown’s 17th #1 and sixth consecutive chart-topper, breaking a new record for the most #1s in the 40-year history of the chart.
Directed by Charles De Meyer, the video brings to life a glimpse of a dystopian future (complete with a menacing A.I. character named Cyren from the album’s interludes who we hear at the end of the music video) that warns of the dangerous dehumanizing consequences of cancel culture run rampant.
On Planet Zero, Shinedown is serving up an incisive look at some of society’s most critical issues, including the increasingly toxic division among those of differing ideologies, the need for honesty in our public discourse, and the corrosive effects of social media and cancel culture on mental health and humanity. The “Planet Zero” single rings the alarm with a cautionary warning that if we shut each other down, we risk losing empathy, respect for one another, and our ability to communicate and unify in a way that leads to actual progress and understanding.
Pre-order Planet Zero HERE.Each pre-order includes aninstant download of“Planet Zero.”
Over the last two decades, Shinedown have cemented their status as one of the most vital and forward-thinking powerhouses in modern rock. Their most ambitious and masterfully realized work to date, Planet Zerois a high-concept, ultra-vivid, viscerally charged saga. A critical yet optimistic look at the fractures and frays of a society that has undergone many challenges in the last few years, the album is part social commentary and part in-depth exploration of the human psyche. Produced by Shinedown’s Eric Bass (who also produced the band’s 2018 acclaimed album ATTENTION ATTENTION,)and recorded at Bass’ newly built Big Animal Studio in South Carolina,Planet Zeromatches its immersive world-building and takedown of authoritarianism with a deliberately unvarnished sound, and the album is spliced with interludes featuring Cyren, an insidious and unsettling robot character that appears throughout the Planet Zero journey. While a raw ferocity fuels much of Planet Zero on tracks like “The Saints of Violence and Innuendo,” “No Sleep Tonight,” and “America Burning,” there is also hope, triumph, and reminders that we all need one another on songs like “Daylight,”“Dysfunctional You,” and “A Symptom of Being Human.” After all, it is the band’s impassioned striving for unity that has long been at the heart of their creative output and deeply informed the making of Planet Zero. Not only a driving force for their songwriting, their humanitarian outlook led Shinedown to be one of the first artists to fundraise for non-profit humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, raising more than $400,000 with their “Atlas Falls” relief effort. Full Planet Zero tracklist is below.
Shinedownwill kick off The Revolution’s Live Tourbeginning April 1, propelled by the undeniable power of front man Brent Smith’s voice and their biggest stage production yet. Following this April and May run with special guests The Pretty Reckless and DIAMANTE, Shinedown will head to Daytona Beach for Welcome To Rockville 2022 where they’ll headline Saturday, May 21 alongside Guns N’ Roses and Rise Against. In June, Shinedown will head overseas for a UK and European run featuring festival appearances at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring in Germany, Download Festival in the UK,and HellFest in France along with select shows with Iron Maiden.The band will then embark on a run of Canadian dates beginning in July with support from Pop Evil and Ayron Jones. Full routing below and stay tuned for more touring announcements. For tickets and all show details, please visit www.shinedown.com.
Planet Zero follows Shinedown’s 2018 acclaimed album ATTENTION ATTENTION, which was certified RIAA Gold. The band recently brought the LP to life in a riveting feature film. A visual counterpart to the album’s narrative about a mental health journey and the resolve of the human spirit, the ATTENTION ATTENTION film weaves together the album’s 14 songs into a provocative and thought-provoking cinematic story that illuminates yet another dimension of Shinedown’s limitless creativity. PRESS HEREto watch the trailer. The film, directed by Bill Yukich (Beyoncé, Metallica, Wiz Khalifa) is available for viewing on digital and cable VOD in the U.S. and Canada via iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, Comcast, Dish Network, Verizon Fios, and Mediacom, and is also available for purchase on Blu-ray and DVD – PRESS HERE to purchase and watch. It will soon be available in other international territories.
PLANET ZERO TRACKLIST:
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No Sleep Tonight
Planet Zero
Welcome
Dysfunctional You
Dead Don’t Die
Standardized Experiences
America Burning
Do Not 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 TOUR DATES 2022
April 1 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena # April 2 – Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena # April 4 – Billings, MT @ First Interstate Arena # April 6 – Fargo, ND @ FARGODOME # April 8 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center # April 9 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center # April 11 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center # April 12 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena # April 14 – Toledo, OH @ Huntington Center # April 15 – Hershey, PA @ GIANT Center # April 16 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun # April 18 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena # April 20 – Baltimore, MD @ Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena # April 22 – Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum # April 23 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center # April 24 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena # April 26 – Evansville, IN @ Ford Center # April 28 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena # April 29 – Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena # April 30 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena # May 3 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum # May 4 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena # May 6 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena # May 7 – Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena # May 21 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville June 3 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Rock im Park June 5 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Rock am Ring June 7 – Budapest, Hungary @ Groupama Aréna + June 9 – Hamburg, Germany @ edel-optics.de Arena June 11 – Donington, UK @ Download Festival June 13 – Belfast, UK @ Ormeau Park + June 16 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli Vredenburg June 17 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest June 18 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting July 14 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^ July 16 – Cadott, WI @ Rock Fest July 19 – Quebec, QC @ Centre Videotron *^ July 20 – Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia *^ July 22 – Toronto, ON @ History *^ July 23 – Windsor, ON @ The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor *^ July 26 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre *^ July 27 – Moose Jaw, SK @ Mosaic Place *^ July 29 – Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place *^ July 30 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Resort & Casino *^ July 31 – Edmonton, AB @ Convention Centre *^ August 2 – Penticton, BC @ South Okanagan Event Centre *^ August 3 – Abbotsford, BC @ Abbotsford Centre *^ October 9 – Sacramento CA @ Discovery Park – Monster Energy Aftershock 2022
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* with Pop Evil ^ with Ayron Jones # with The Pretty Reckless and DIAMANTE + with Iron Maiden
Rock icons The Used announced they will be hitting the road with Rise Against this summer. The tour kicks off on July 16th in Santa Barbara, CA, making stops across the U.S. and Canada in Vancouver, Denver, Dallas, New York and more before wrapping up in Detroit, MI on August 18th with support from Senses Fail. Tickets go on sale beginning Friday, March 4th at 10AM.
Bert McCracken, frontman of The Used shares, “We are beyond excited to announce that we will be touring with our longtime friends and partners in crime, Rise Against! Get your tickets now before it’s too late!”
For a full list of tour dates and more details on how to purchase tickets, please visit https://theused.net/.
Sat, Jul 16 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl Sun, Jul 17 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park Tue, Jul 19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum Wed, Jul 20 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre Sat, Jul 23 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum Sun, Jul 24 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amp. Tue, Jul 26 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex Outdoor Wed, Jul 27 – Denver, CO – Levitt Pavilion Fri, Jul 29 – Albuquerque, NM – Villa Hispana @ EXPO Sat, Jul 30 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion Mon, Aug 1 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory Tue, Aug 2 – San Antonio, TX – Tech Port Centre Thu, Aug 4 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Sat, Aug 6 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amp. Tue, Aug 9 – New York, NY – Rooftop @ Pier 17 Fri, Aug 12 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner Sun, Aug 14 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage Wed, Aug 17 – Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavilion Thu, Aug 18 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amp.
Established in 2000, The Used was brought to life and have since released a collection of albums that pioneered the scene of emo rock. High energy live shows, gut wrenching relatable lyrics, and melodies that blended pop sensibility and hard rock was the perfect combination to make an everlasting impression on fans globally.
The rock icons released their ninth studio album, Heartwork (Deluxe), in 2021 via Big Noise. The extended album features 11 never-before-heard tracks that were all written during the original Heartwork (2020) sessions. A variety of collaborators including producer John Feldmann, co-writer Mark Hoppus (Blink-182), guest artists Travis Barker, Jason Aalon Butler (Fever 333), Caleb Shomo (Beartooth) and more helped deliver this now 27-track album that simultaneously showcases what made The Used emerge as one of the most prolific bands of the early 2000s as well as what has kept them at the forefront of the genre ever since. The band locked in #4 spots on both the Top Alternative and Top Hard Rock Album charts, #11 on Top Rock Album charts as well as landing in the Billboard Top 200 at the #87 spot.
Pixies – Black Francis, Joey Santiago, David Lovering, and Paz Lenchantin – today announce “Human Crime,” a brand new digital-exclusive single and music video – and their first new release since September 2020 – both set for release on Wednesday, March 2 (Infectious/BMG). Written by Charles Thompson, the track was produced and mixed by Tom Dalgety, and recorded in Los Angeles in the fall of 2021. You can check out the “Human Crime” track here: https://pixies.ffm.to/humancrime.opr
Directed by Pixies’ Paz Lenchantin and filmed in the Los Angeles area at the San Pedro abandoned bunkers and Santa Monica’s Gold Diggers Bar, the “Human Crime” music video gives the viewer a glimpse into a nether world of fairies, situated just around that next corner, parallel to our dimension, rarely seen or experienced. As Lenchantin said, “The storyline is loosely based on an ‘inside joke’ between Charles and I about going on tour. How we go through a door from our reality state into the altered state of becoming and being a Pixie.”
After what had to be the longest stretch of time not touring since their 2004 reunion – courtesy of COVID – Pixies are getting ready to hit the road for the first time in more than two years. The band will kick off with a handful of sold-out, western U.S. warm-up dates, and then headline the Vive Latino 2022 festival in Mexico City before heading to the U.K. and Europe. In addition, Pixies will open the BBC 6 Music Festival on Friday, April 1 at The Great Hall in Cardiff, marking the first time the band has performed in the U.K. since 2019. BBC 6 Music Festival tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at https://pixies.ffm.to/live.opr For those who cannot make it to the show, Pixies’ performance will be broadcast live, worldwide on BBC Radio 6 via TuneIn, and on BBC TV (in the UK only) on the BBC Red Button through iPlayer.
As is the band’s norm, Pixies will draw from some 100 well-rehearsed songs from their extensive catalogue (and possibly a surprise or two) to play whatever they want, whenever they want, in whatever order they want. Indeed, no two Pixies sets are ever alike. Confirmed 2022 Pixies dates are as follows, and tickets for all dates can be purchased at https://pixies.ffm.to/live.opr .
MARCH 15 Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ 16 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA 17 The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA 20 Vive Latino 2022, Mexico City, Mexico
APRIL 1 BBC 6 Music Festival, Cardiff, Wales U.K.
JUNE 22 Le 106, Rouen, France 23 Le 106, Rouen, France 25 Autodromo Internazionale Enzo & Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy 27 Cavea, Auditorium Parco dela Musica, Rome, Italy 30 Rock Werchter 2022, Rotselaar, Belgium
JULY 5 Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK 8 British Summer Time Festival 2022, London, U.K. 9 Mad Cool Festival 2022, Madrid, Spain 11 Bitan 1, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel 14 Festival Big Top, Galway, Ireland 15 Festival Big Top, Galway, Ireland 16 Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, Ireland 20 Botanical Garden of Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania 28 Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden 30 Welstars auf dem Roncalliplatz, Cologne, Germany 31 Zelt-musik-festival, Zirkuszelt, Freiburg, Germany
AUGUST 3 Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, U.K. 4 Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, U.K. 5 Times Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K. 7 Bingley Weekender 2022, Bingley, U.K. 11 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands 12 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands 16 Sei Festival, Lecce, Italy 18 Festival Cabaret Vert 2022 23 Den Atelier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 25 Forum Karlín, Prague, Czech Republic 27 Zagrebački Velesajam, Zagreb, Croatia 29 Tasmajdan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 30 Budapest Park, Budapest, Hungary
SEPTEMBER 1-4 End of the Road Festival 2022, Sixpenny Handley, U.K.
London rock band, PUPPY, have released heir incredible and introspective brand new single ‘Shame’ through Rude Records. Following on from both ‘The Kiss’ (currently zooming past 100,000 streams on Spotify) and the Brooklyn Vegan approved ‘…And Watched it Glow’, ‘Shame’ shows a different side to PUPPY, with its sombre and spooky tone.
“‘Shame’ is possibly our favorite song on the album (although they’re all stone-cold rippers). It marks a big step forward for us creatively in our minds because you’ve still got all the hallmarks of our “sound” (sweet harmony guitars, sad boi lyrics), but set against these big snappy groove between the drums and bass. We wanted you to be able to blast it out your low rider with the windows down whilst analyzing your life choices and maybe crying a bit.” – PUPPY
The song is taken from the band’s upcoming new album ‘Pure Evil’, which will be released on May 6 through Rude Records. The album is now available for pre-order and pre-save here: https://music.ruderecords.com/pureevil
‘Pure Evil’ is an album created, like so much music and art the last few years, from a forced upon circumstance. Whilst obviously not influencing any of it in any way, the current pandemic has certainly created a specific path for PUPPY and this brilliant album, for good and bad. Vocalist and guitarist Jock Norton explains a bit about marrying creative drive with a global health meltdown, “We had to dig fairly deep to find the purpose in doing any of it, because the global narrative was rightly shifted to more important things. But I think to be honest that sort of introspection had filtered through into other aspects of our lives, so being able to record this album sort of gave us a bit of purpose and something to cling on to. Ultimately for us we wanted to feel engaged and productive and useful, even if it was only for ourselves and each other. Like I said, there’d be times when it would feel a bit meaningless, but getting to a place where you’re comfortable with that and happy to let the work be its own reward really helped us grow as a band and as people I think.”
Summing up this wonderful new album, and the struggle to create and carry on during all of *this*, Jock puts it neatly and perfectly, “To us the whole thing feels like a time capsule of this weird limbo period and I think that comes across on the album, or at least I hope it does. Postcards from the edge or whatever.”
‘Pure Evil’ Track Listing 01. Shining Star 02. The Kiss 03. My Offer 04. Wasted Little Heart 05. Hear My Word 06. Spellbound 07. Dear John 08. … And Watched It Glow 09. Holy Water 10. Sacrifice 11. Angel 12. Shame 13. Glacial
The bands UK headline tour is set for May 2022 and includes the shows previously postponed from their December 2021 tour. Tickets are on sale now. The band have also just been announced on this summer’s 2000trees Festival (via Kerrang! as part of this years ‘7 Days Of Trees’ roll out) and will be playing at Outbreak Festival in Manchester at the end of June.
