2021 proved to be a big year for Chvrches. Along with being able to return to the road for a world tour, the Scottish band released their fourth studio album Screen Violence. This was the album that personally got me back into Chvrches. The step toward more of an alternative sound while still keeping much of the band’s electronic style rekindled my fascination with the band.
Chvrches – Screen Violence
This was my first time seeing Chvrches live. Hearing the songs from Screen Violence live reaffirmed my decision to come back to the band with full attention and support. Lauren Mayberry’s energy and clear delivery comes through and further showed to me just how talented as a singer she is.
“California”, “How Not To Drown”, “Asking For A Friend”, these songs heard live further proved why Screen Violence is one of my favorite albums of 2021. Here’s hoping that the band continues in this direction for years to come. Listen to Screen Violence as soon as possible. It’s something that I think many music fans, regardless of genre, can get behind.
Opening with Donna Missal, The Pageant in St. Louis was filled to the balcony on a cold Monday which I do feel is a testament to Chvrches’ ongoing success and the continued support from fans. The US tour is still continuing through the rest of December ending in Los Angeles (tour dates below from the band’s Instagram post).
Setlist: He Said She Said Forever Leave a Trace California How Not to Drown Violent Delights Science/Visions Good Girls Bury It Miracle Night Sky Final Girl Recover Never Say Die Asking for a Friend The Mother We Share Clearest Blue
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, painter, and writer. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band of the same name, which he co-founded with guitarist Daisy Berkowitz in 1989 and of which he remains the only constant member. Like the other founding members of the band, his stage name was formed by combining and juxtaposing the names of two opposing American cultural icons: Marilyn Monroe and Charles M.
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America’s largest independent festival producer, Danny Wimmer Presents, is hosting Slay The Bellz Relay Raid, a December 10 livestream charity eventexclusively on Twitch, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Throughout the entire event, people can donate to St. Jude’s via the link provided in the stream. Slay The Bellzwill highlight many of the rock artists who have found a home on Twitch, utilizing it to grow their communities, and also coming together for a good cause.
The exclusive online event will be co-streaming at twitch.tv/DWPresents and each artist’s channel, with live programming from 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM PT / 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET on December 10.
As part of the Slay The Bellz Relay Raid, “That Space Zebra Show” on DWPresentsTwitch channel is currently hosting the Slay The Bellz Battle, a battle of the bandsshowdown, with the winner set to headline the December 10 stream. For more information and to enter the competition, visit twitch.tv/DWPresents.
“The community of music lovers on Twitch has been nothing short of amazing,” says Angel Vivaldi. “Twitch offers a new and exciting way for fans to get to know their favorite artists and vice versa. Audiences seem to form a quick bond over sharing that experience together, which is really fantastic to witness as an artist. I’ve been blessed in my life/career and am grateful to be in a position to help support a foundation as incredible as St. Jude’s through music. I’m honored and excited to be a part of it!”
DWPresents on Twitch (twitch.tv/DWPresents) has quickly grown in popularity as a community for diehard music fans over the last several months. The channel launched in June 2021 and garnered an impressive audience of nearly 400,000 fans worldwide during its first week of DWPresents’ original programming. Overall, DWPresents has had 4.77 million live views, with 2.85 million unique viewers, 24 million minutes watched and more than 727,000 chat messages as of November 2021.
Recently, DWP’s Welcome To Rockville festival livestream on Twitch was seen by a worldwide at-home audience of 1.2 million unique viewers, who enjoyed the select performances, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes content. This groundbreaking moment marked the first-time producers Danny Wimmer Presents have livestreamed one of their festivals.
In addition, “That Space Zebra Show” on DWPresents on Twitch recently hosted the “Battle For The Big Stage: Road To Rockville Edition,” where tens of thousands of fans voted for their favorite artists in real time each week to choose one lucky band from thousands of entries. The top band–Whit3 Collr–performed on the main stage at Welcome To Rockville, Florida’s Biggest Rock Experience.
Forbesdeclared of DWP’s partnership with Twitch: “DWP & Twitch are paving the future for rock and metal music.”
Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators have unveiled the new song “Fill My World,” off their forthcoming album titled 4 out on February 11, 2022, on Gibson Records, in partnership with BMG. The new song follows the release of first single “The River Is Rising,” now the fastest rising debut of SLASH’s career cracking the Top 20 at Rock Radio, at #15 this week and climbing. Listen to “Fill My World”here and “The River Is Rising”here, and pre-order the new album 4, here.
Slash describes “Fill My World,” “Musically, I came up with it at my studio. It was just the opening riff, and then the underlying chord changes started to come out in my mind. I wasn’t sure if I was going to pursue it or not, but I had to record it and make a demo. I thought, I don’t know what the guys are going to think… Because it has a certain sentimental kind of feel to it. But I sent it to Myles, and he came back with these heartfelt lyrics. I thought it was about the loss we’ve all been suffering during this dark period, and then he told me it was about his dog. [laughs] I said, ‘Well, you know, everybody has had somebody that they love affected by this, so…’”
Myles Kennedy adds “So, I have this little Shih Tzu named Mozart – he tries to act all tough, but he’s really not. And on one occasion we couldn’t get home, our flight was delayed and there was a really intense storm over our house. We have one of those little camera systems to keep an eye on the dog when we can’t be there, and we saw him just freaking out. It was heartbreaking to watch. It terrified the little guy. So, the narrative of the song is inspired by what I imagined he might have been thinking as it all went down. And his plea to us to come home. When you listen to it, it could apply to a relationship between humans. But I thought it was interesting, at least for me, to sing it from Mozart’s perspective. And to be really honest, as I was singing the song in the studio, at one point you can hear my voice crack a little bit. It was getting to me. So, it’s definitely sung from the heart. And I’m man enough to admit it!”
A vibrant rock album fueled by memorable guitar hooks and compelling melodies, big choruses, and even bigger riffs; 4 builds on the legacy of SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS’ prior work. 4 is SLASH’s fifth solo album, and fourth with SLASH and his bandmates MYLES KENNEDY (Vocals), BRENT FITZ (Drums), TODD KERNS (Bass & Vocals) and FRANK SIDORIS (Guitar & Vocals). For 4, SLASH and the band traveled across the country via bus to Nashville, TN, and recorded the new album at the historic RCA Studio A with producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, John Prine, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile), revealing a stunning new sound and style all captured live in the studio. Cobb shared the band’s desire to lay down the tracks live, in the studio including guitar solos and vocals–a first for the group. The band’s previous albums over the last decade Apocalyptic Love, World on Fire, and Living The Dream have continued on an upward trajectory, all achieving Top 5 Billboard charting debuts in the U.S. and reaching the Top 10 on 12 major charts across the globe. To date, the three SMKC albums have now garnered 7 consecutive Top 10 hit Radio singles, spawned sold-out world tours, and have earned SLASH and the band the best critical acclaim of their career with their latest album Living The Dream (2018) singled out by the Los Angeles Times, Classic Rock, Guitar World, Loudwire, LA Weekly, and more, as their best songs to date.
In light of the 30-year alliance between Gibson and the GRAMMY Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducteeSLASH, the new SMKC album 4, has the added distinction of being the first-ever album release on Gibson Records, the new label, which is headquartered in the iconic American instrument brand’s hometown of Music City, Nashville, TN. On February 11, 2022, Gibson will commemorate SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS’ first studio album with Gibson Records, with a limited–edition release of the SLASH Les Paul Standard4Album Editionguitar and package. Only 250Slash Les Paul Standard4Album Editionguitars will be available worldwide on www.gibson.com and at select authorized Gibson dealers. The unique guitar package also features the new SMKC album 4 on vinyl, a 4 album guitar pick tin and decal, and a signed SMKC band portrait. View the current line of album packages available for 4, HERE.
Following is the tracklisting for 4: 1. “The River is Rising” 2. “Whatever Gets You By” 3. “C’est La Vie” 4. “The Path Less Followed” 5. “Actions Speak Louder Than Words” 6. “Spirit Love”7. “Fill My World” 8. “April Fool” 9. “Call Off the Dogs” 10. “Fall Back to Earth”
SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORSNorth American headlining tour officially begins February 8 in Portland, OR, and will hit 28 major cities, including Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, Dallas, Austin, Houston, and more, before wrapping-up March 26 in Orlando, FL (all dates below).
Today iconic rock band Sixx:A.M. released a new lyric video for their track “Life is Beautiful (Piano Version),” which appears on their recently released SIXX:A.M. HITS album via Better Noise Music. The project is a retrospective celebration of the band’s biggest hits and fan-favorite songs, that also includes five unheard tracks and mixes, marking the band’s first official album with new material since 2016. Showcasing different forms of life, the new lyric visual illustrates the magic of the human experience. Serving as the lead single from their debut album, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack, the original “Life Is Beautiful” quickly gained popularity, reaching #2 on the U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #25 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Watch the new visual HERE. The full track listing for the SIXX:A.M.HITS album is below. The album is now available across platforms HERE.
Drawing fans into the band’s more intimate moments, Nikki said, “This is what it sounds like when we are sitting in the studio with James at the piano just singing. Magic.”
The album is a companion piece to Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M. founder Nikki Sixx’s new memoir THE FIRST 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, and it contains a track inspired by the book of the same name.Immediately following its release last month, Sixx officially became a four-time New York Times best-selling author, entering the coveted list at #8 on the Hardcover chart and #11 on the Combined Print And Ebook List. The First 21 continues Sixx’s tradition of setting the soundtrack to his own life, combining his work as a writer and a musician to offer multi-layered pieces of art. Expanding this artistic signature move by Sixx, The First 21 now has its own soundtrack with the HITS album.
The band is also celebrating their catalogue on Spotify, with the new “Sixx:A.M. 101 Playlist.” The playlist offers new and old fans a comprehensive collection of the band’s acclaimed catalogue. Stream it HERE.
Additionally, the band also personally curated two exclusive new merchandise collections for fans available HERE and HERE.
Tempe, Arizona-based modern classic rock trailblazers—are excitingly building on their success with “She Gets Out,” the newly released first track from their as-yet-untitled third full-length album due in spring 2021 (exact release TBA). The song, with its mix of ringing electric and warm acoustic guitars, delivers a fresh, fiery update of a timeless sound and lyrically continues the storyline of the troubled character from the band’s Top 20 BillboardActive Rock single “Sunshine” (also the title track from their most recent album released in 2020).
Watch the “She Gets Out” music video below or directly on YouTube HERE. Directed by Jeremy Simmons, features concept scenes shot in Los Angeles with live and behind-the-scenes footage from the band’s return to the stage with a sold-out hometown show at The Marquee in Tempe this past May.
“She Gets Out” was released last Friday, November 26 via Wit Hustle / The Orchard / Steelhorse Entertainment with an exclusive feature via Loudwire where the band also shared a list of their “Top 10 Best Sequel Songs.” Stream or download the single on all digital platforms here: https://orcd.co/shegetsout.
“‘She Gets Out,’ our newest song, is meant to be a continuation of the character from our last record ‘Sunshine,’” shares THE BLACK MOODS vocalist and guitarist JOSH KENNEDY. “In its title track, ‘Sunshine,’ she’s someone that’s struggling to deal with finding a way to change her life. With ‘She Gets Out,” she makes the decision to take a stand and make her life her own, no matter how scary or what the consequences might be.”
THE BLACK MOODS’ upcoming album was recorded at a makeshift home studio in the Ozarks (hometown of KENNEDY) with Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, 3 Doors Down)—who also produced SUNSHINE–and includes a remotely recorded track with legendary Grammy award-winning producer Eddie Kramer (Led Zeppelin, The Beatles) who was based in Canada. SUNSHINE marked several career highlights for the trio despite being released amidst a global pandemic. It saw the band achieve a career highlight by achieving their first-ever Top 20 single, title track “Sunshine” (#16) as well as land three additional Top 30 singles (“Bad News” [#24], “Bella Donna” [#29] and “Whatcha Got” [#30]). The band also released a fiery cover of one of their most esteemed musical icons–Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers—with the 1978 single, “I Need To Know,” which has received airplay on SiriusXM’s Tom Petty Radio show.
Known for their engaging live performance, which AZ Central praised stating, “They’re absolutely on fire when it comes to their brand of pure and unadulterated hard rock… you get a dynamic show whether its 5 people or 5,000,” THE BLACK MOODS have been seen on stages across the nation with acts including The Doors’ Robbie Krieger, Shinedown, Jane’s Addiction, Whitesnake, The Dead Daisies, Collective Soul and The Gin Blossoms as well as recently being featured at this year’s Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA.
Secondhand Serenade flooded New York City’s Gramercy Theatre on November 17th with all the feels that many of us have held on to since Myspace was the number one social media platform of the internet. John Vesely, both frontman and multi-instrumentalist was welcomed to the stage by an eager crowd that was ready to partake on a night of nostalgia and good vibes.
Prior to Secondhand Serenade taking the stage, bands The Dangerous Summer and SayWeCanFly bothdelivered intimate performances that set the tone for the headlining act of the night.
Despite technical difficulties, singer/songwriter Brendan Barrie who goes by stagename SayWeCanFly, championed through, pulling off a truly unplugged set. The Dangerous Summer also played a dynamic gig that closed with lead singer, A.J. Perdomo in the embrace of audience members in a ring of lit cell phones.
Secondhand Serenade stepped onto the stage after playing ‘Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang” for their intro which offered quite the contrast to the pop-rock vibes of the night (and I was 100% vibing with Snoop and Dr. Dre because let’s face it, that song is fire).The setlist was peppered with many crowd pleasers such as “Fall For You”, “You And I” that kept the easy going energy flowing. They also played their latest single, “One”. SayWeCanFlyjoined Vesely for the acoustic number “Vulnerable”.
Throughout the night, Vesely engaged the audience in between songs and went on to explain the meaning behind the tour: Just Because You Sing Loud. While renting an apartment with thin walls, and writing new music, a neighbor tried to dampen the band’s spirits with an angry note on Vesely’s door: “Just because you sing loud, does not make you good.”
Secondhand Serenade has taken this negative experience and transformed it into a message he is spreading to the masses which I interpret as: Don’t let your shine be dulled by others, believe in your dreams and do it loudly. To further perpetuate this message the band announced on Facebook a contest for the December 5th show at Dallas. The lucky winner will have the unique opportunity to hang out with John Vesely personally in a one on one setting.
South Carolina’s High Water Festival will make its grand return to North Charleston’s Riverfront Park next year on April 23-24.
Artists set to perform at High Water 2022 include headliners Jack White and My Morning Jacket, alongside Modest Mouse, Black Pumas, Shovels & Rope, Old Crow Medicine Show, Caamp, Mavis Staples, Local Natives, Sharon Van Etten, Bahamas, Delta Spirit, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Jade Bird, Amythyst Kiah, Felice Brothers, Adia Victoria, Shannon and the Clams, Cedric Burnside, Palm Palm and Jeremie Albino.
2-Day Tickets are available for SMS pre-sale now and include General Admission, VIP, the Platinum program and High Water’s first-ever Weekender package – a new top-tier festival experience which includes all the benefits of the Platinum program and an overnight stay on the festival grounds in your choice of stunning accommodations. To purchase 2-Day Tickets and for the full list of amenities, visit www.highwaterfest.com/tickets.
A Celebration of Music, Food, and Libations – High Water is a haven for foodies, showcasing the tastiest flavors around. In between performances, fans can stop for a bite to eat from local and regional eateries or grab a cold, crafter brew or cocktail. Festival-goers can also take a stroll through the local craft vendors selling everything from handmade jewelry and leather goods, and purchase festival and artist merch.
High Water Festival returns to North Charleston on April 23-24th. The pre-sale starts now and fans can secure their code by signing up for SMS on the festival website. Tickets are available to the public starting Thursday, December 2nd at Noon ET at www.highwaterfest.com.
High Water Festival is produced by Shovels & Rope, AC Entertainment and C3 Presents.
Shovels & Rope – the musical duo of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst – carved out a niche in the music world with strong, roots/indie/folk/rock-inspired efforts as well as a powerful live show, a pair of Americana Music Awards, far reaching tours and a myriad of TV and festival appearances. Trent and Hearst have five studio albums – most recently, the critically acclaimed By Blood – and three collaborative projects – Busted Jukebox Vol.1, Vol.2 & Vol.3 – under their belts. Married for more than a decade, their covenant extends to blood and beyond: as parents, bandmates, and creative collaborators. Outside of making music as Shovels & Rope, Trent & Hearst curate High Water Festival in their hometown of Charleston, SC, now in its fourth installment.
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 November of 2021. 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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Best New Music November 2021 – Spotify Playlist
Featuring: Slipknot – “The Chapeltown Rag” Bullet For My Valentine – “Can’t Escape The Waves” Foals – “Wake Me Up” John 5, The Creatures – “Land Of The Misfit Toys” Beach Bunny – “Oxygen” Scorpions – “Peacemaker” Porcupine Tree – “Harridan” Korn – “Start The Healing” PUP – “Waiting” The Anix, INHUMAN – “Quicksand” Walk The Moon – “Population Of Two” Failure – “Headstand” Black Map – “Left For Dead” Animals As Leaders – “The Problem Of Other Minds” Warbly Jets – “Let Go : Be Free” Dead Posey – “Sorry I’m Not Dead” Black Label Society – “Destroy & Conquer” Avatar – “Construction Of Souls” Battle Beast – “Eye Of The Storm”
Thanks to everyone who tuned in live this past month and voted on songs. Making these playlists has been a great way to keep up with new music as it drops.
The heavy metal ‘n’ roll dark madcap visionaries collectively known as AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström (vocals), guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have shared another new song. Today, the band has dropped “Construction of Souls.” Listen here or here.
It’s Avatar’s version of a holiday song!
“This song will be to Christmas songs what Die Hard is to Christmas movies,” the band says. “It wasn’t intended to be that, but ultimately, it makes a lot of sense. It’s about us — meaning the robots taking over the great human project of our ancestors, building our way out of the planet on sandy soils, saturated with the withering bones of our ancestors.”
The track is being released together with a children’s book portraying the “not-very child-friendly everyday life” in Santa’s workshop in the parallel universe of Avatar. The book will be available on Sunday, November 28. Get it here.
Earlier this fall, Avatar, who are known to smash the boundaries between band, theater troupe, and cinematic masterminds with a series of celebrated albums and videos, and the immersive world of Avatar Country, a fantastical land where metal rules supreme, released three new songs. Avatar also previously announced they signed to Thirty Tigers and have launched their own Black Waltz Records imprint.
Avatar will return to the road in early 2022. Dates for the band’s rescheduled U.S. tour run and full European trek are below.AVATAR GOING HUNTING TOUR // RESCHEDULED U.S. DATES: 1/18 — Nashville, TN — Brooklyn Bowl 1/19 — Columbus, OH — Express Live 1/20 – Milwaukee, WI — Eagles Club Stage 1/22 — ShipRocked 2022 1/28 — Grand Junction, CO — Mesa Theater 1/29 — Billing, MT — Pub Station 1/30 — Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory 1/31 — Seattle, WA — Neptune Theatre 2/1 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater 2/2 — Garden City, IA — Revolution Concert House
2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: 1/8 — Nottingham, UK — Rock City 1/9 — Manchester, UK — Academy 1/10 — Glasgow, UK — SWG3 1/12 — Wolverhampton, UK — KK’s Steelmill 1/13 — Bristol, UK — Marble Factory 1/14 — Southampton, UK — 1865 1/15 — London, UK — 02 Forum Kentish Town 2/12 — Paris, FR — L’Olympia 2/14 — Brussels, BE — Ancienne Belgique (A.B.) 2/15 — Karlsruhe, DE — Substage 2/16 — Lyon, FR — Le Transbordeur 2/17 — Barcelona, ES — Razzmatazz 1 & 2 2/18 — Madrid, ES — Kapital 2/19 — Lisbon, PT — LAV 2/21 — Bordeaux, FR — Le Rocher Palmer 2/22 — Geneva, CH — Alhambra 2/23 — Zurich, CH — Komplex 2/24 — Vienna, AT — Simm City 2/25 — Brno, CZ — Sono Centrum 2/26 — Munich, DE — Freiheitshalle 2/27 — Leipzig, DE — Hellraiser 2/28 — Warsaw, PL — Proxima 3/1 — Berlin, DE — Columbia Theater 3/2 — Hamburg, DE — Gruenspan 3/3 — Cologne, DE — Essigfabrik 3/4 — Tilburg, NL — 013 3/10 — Göteborg, SE — Trädgår’n 3/11 — Stockholm, SE — Fållan 3/12 — Malmö, SE — Slagthuset 6/24 — Cartagena, ES — Rock Imperium Festival 6/26 — Clisson, FR — Hellfest 2022
