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Brew Ska Ska Announces 2021 Dates & Lineup

Tickets are on sale now for the 11th Orange County Brew Ska Ska,featuring an afternoon of craft beer tasting along with music from an all-star lineup of ska and ska punk on Saturday, September 11 at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, CABrew Ska Ska attendees will enjoy performances from Less Than Jake, Hepcat, The Aggrolites, Mustard Plug, The Toasters, Bite Me Bambi and Half Past Two

Those21+ can enjoy unlimited craft beer samples until 4:00 PM while choosing from approximately 160 beers from some of the best craft breweries in the region and nationwide. Breweries will include Orange County’s newest brewery Rad Beer Co(co-owned by Brew Ha Ha Productions’ Cameron Collins), plusArtifex BrewingBeachwood Brewing, Bottle LogicBrewery XStereo BrewingWild Barrel Brewing and many more. Attendees will also enjoy food for purchase from local food trucks and vendors, with vegan options available.

Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake said, “Brew Ska Ska’ huh? Let’s see, craft beer and ska music? Where do we sign up? This is gonna be awesome. There’s nothing quite like playing ska music in Southern California. The vibe and energy of the crowds are beyond amazing. Throw in a bunch of beers to amplify that vibe and this will be one for the books! Can’t wait to see you all there.” 

Brew Ska Ska producer Cameron Collins of Brew Ha Ha Productions said, “Brew Ha Ha is back as Brew Ska Ska and we couldn’t be more excited about it! 2020 sucked…2021 is going to rip! This lineup… these breweries…” 

Brew Ska Ska tickets start at the following prices (plus fees):
General Admission (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM craft beer tasting): $45
Early Entry General Admission (Noon – 4:00 PM craft beer tasting): $75
VIP (Noon – 4:00 PM craft beer tasting): $99
All Ages General Admission (no craft beer tasting): $39

Doors open at Noon for VIP and Early Entry ticket holders (21+)to enjoy four hours of unlimited craft beer sampling. VIP tickets will provide access to designated areas with shade, upgraded restrooms and a VIP Bar.

General Admission doors open at 1:00 PM and attendees 21+ will enjoy three hours of craft beer sampling.

Visit www.OCBrewHaHa.com for more details and to purchase tickets. Attendees are encouraged to buy early and save since ticket prices will increase in the coming weeks. Please note that Brew Ska Ska is an all ages, rain or shine event.

Oak Canyon Park is located at 5305 E. Santiago Canyon Road in Silverado, CA and is less than two hours from Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. It’s also just a short drive from John Wayne Airport in Irvine, CA. The park features 14 acres of grass adjacent to a small lake, with many mature oak trees providing ample shade.

Southern California based Brew Ha Ha Productions is the nation’s most successful and respected craft beer and music festival producer, known for itsOC Brew Ha Ha, Brew Hee Haw at the OC Fair, Brew Ho Ho Holiday Ale Festival, Sabroso Taco, Craft Beer & Music Festival, Punk In Drublic, Punk In The Park and more.

Sponsors for Brew Ska Ska include Rad Beer Co. and more to be announced.

As always, health and safety of festival patrons is of utmost importance. The festival producers are working with local health authorities to ensure that the event is safe and in compliance with all local regulations.

The festival producers encourage attendees to drink responsibly.

The Podcast That Rocked | Old Rock Is All That Sells

The Podcast That Rocked for 7/20/21. Discussion on the best-selling albums of 2021 being dominated by classic rock names, remembering Chester Bennington after four years gone, new album announcements from Iron Maiden, The Killers, Thrice, Skillet, more. 

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Discussion Topics: 
-Remembering Chester Bennington. 
-The best-selling albums of 2021 are dominated by classic rock. 
-New album announcements from Iron Maiden, Thrice, Skillet, more. 
-Country music can keep Aaron Lewis. 
-Protocol going back to concert/festival life. 

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Also, Rock Coliseum XI is today on the main channel (link below). This is something Jon, Mark, Crash & I always look forward to. The more people we can get to watch live, the better. Please join us at 8PM EST.

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Is anyone else hoping for a ton of Crash impressions? I know I am. I’m hoping this time we can get him to do one of Crabby Uncle Aaron singing about how he thinks he’s better than Bruce Springsteen. Just the fact that he called him out in his fake patriotism country song still shocks me a little. Gross. Country music can keep him. I know that’s not fair to country fans, but we have to deal with Machine Gun Kelly now so we have our hands full.

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Thrice Announce 11th Studio Album ‘Horizons/East’

Returning with their 11th studio album, the dynamic and explorative California-based rock band Thrice announce Horizons/East, out September 17 via Epitaph Records on streaming platforms. The album exemplifies art as a work of recognition — the human task of perceiving oneself amid details, disasters, and blessings as a relentlessly relational phenomenon among others. In this, Horizons/East is the rare rock album on which interrelatedness is a theme, painting an adventurous and lush landscape mixed by Scott Evans that the band self-produced and recorded at their own New Grass Studio.

The powerful new single, “Scavengers” is out today here. Over a dark and intricate braiding of guitar and drum grooves, the lyrics challenge us to discern the issues and information that bonds us versus what disintegrates and destroys.  For vocalist Dustin Kensrue, the song is – but also kind of isn’t – a thing of the past. Whether lost in a media diet that is essentially a disinformation pipeline or, relatedly, trapped in fear of a future of eternal conscious pain, Kensrue speaks of “toxic worldviews I once inhabited,” and in truth, “a lot of people that I love are still in that place.”

To emerge from a global pandemic with a renewed sense of situational awareness, hard won insight, and a new album is the kind of move we’ve come to expect from Thrice over the last twenty years. With Horizons/East, Kensrue and his bandmates address, with candor and courage, the fragile and awkward arrangements that pass for civilization, while inviting us to dwell more knowingly within our own lives. Without surrendering any of the energy and hard edge of their previous albums, they’ve given us a profoundly meditative work, which serves as a musical summons to everyday attentiveness.

Some of the writing even began with open-ended challenges that the band laid on themselves like building a song using the quartal chords they found in much of the jazz they loved, or taking the Fibonacci sequence and turning it into a guitar riff.

Thrice seems ever eager to step out into these spaces unknown to them, unsure of where their feet will land, and this new record is no exception. Horizons/East is a soundtrack for deeper dreaming.

Horizons/East is available to preorder now at https://thrice.ffm.to/horizonseastAll physical copies of Horizons/East will be available on October 8th.

Horizons/East Tracklist:
1.    The Color Of The Sky
2.    Scavengers
3.    Buried In The Sun
4.    Northern Lights
5.    Summer Set Fire To The Rain
6.    Still Life
7.    The Dreamer
8.    Robot Soft Exorcism
9.    Dandelion Wine
10. Unitive/East

Horizons/East conveys a palpable sense of danger, determination, and possibility. 

Formed in 1998, the Orange County-based four-piece is widely regarded as one of the most innovative rock bands of their generation. Featuring frontman Dustin Kensrue, guitarist Teppei Teranishi, bassist Eddie Breckenridge, and drummer Riley Breckenridge. 

Thrice will be touring this fall with special guests Touché AmoréJim Ward (appearing at select dates only), and Self Defense Family. Tickets and tour information available at www.thrice.net.

Thrice + Special Guests Touché Amoré, Jim Ward*, and Self Defense Family
September 24 – Houston, TX – Warehouse*
September 25 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey*
September 26 – Austin, TX – Emos*
September 28 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade – Heaven
September 29 – Nashville, TN – Cannery
October 1 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
October 2 – St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live!
October 4 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
October 5 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
October 7 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
October 8 –Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
October 9 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
October 10 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
October 12 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
October 13 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
October 15 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrews Hall
October 16 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
October 17 – Chicago, IL – Concord
October 18 – Sauget, IL – Pops
October 20 – Denver, CO – Ogden
October 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union
October 23 – Portland, OR – Roseland
October 24 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
October 26 – Berkley, CA – UC Theater
October 27 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
October 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
October 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
October 30 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues

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Death From Above 1979 Announce 2022 North American Tour Dates

Death From Above 1979 (DFA), made up of Sebastien Grainger and Jesse F. Keeler, announce the “Is 4 Lovers” North American tour with dates in March and April 2022. The duo are taking their fourth studio album, Is 4 Lovers (Universal Music Canada), hailed by NME as “their best album since their debut,” out on the road.  

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In addition to the upcoming tour, the duo have shared a dynamic new music video for the track “Modern Guy” — watch it here. The opening track from Is 4 Lovers, and the cyber metal riff monster now has a video to match. Directed by Alex P Smith and shot in Hamilton, Ontario, the video features the dynamic duo in a killer car chase. They said, “‘Modern Guy’ is the first real driving song of the 21st century. So we made a driving video. End of story.”

The 22-date tour kicks off in Washington, DC at Union Stage on March 5, 2022 and includes stops in Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles and more.

2021 FESTIVAL DATES:
August 7 — Victoriaville, QC — Rock La Cruze 
September 17 — St John’s, NL — Iceberg Alley
September 19 — Las Vegas, NV — Life Is Beautiful Festival
 
2022 TOUR DATES:
March 5 — Washington, DC — Union Stage
March 6 — Philadelphia, PA — Underground Arts
March 7 — Brooklyn, NY — Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 9 — Montreal, QC — Corona Theatre
March 10 — Ottawa, ON — Bronson Centre
March 12 — Toronto, ON — Queen Elizabeth Theatre
March 13 — Guelph, ON — Guelph Concert Theatre
March 15 — London, ON — London Concert Theatre
March 16 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Ballroom
March 17 — Detroit, MI — Majestic Theatre
March 19 — Chicago, IL — Metro
March 20 — Minneapolis, MN — Fine Line
March 21 — Winnipeg, MB — Park Theatre
March 23 — Calgary, AB — Palace Theatre
March 24 — Edmonton, AB — Midway
March 26 — Victoria, BC — Capital Ballroom
March 27 — Vancouver, BC — Commodore Ballroom
March 29 — Tacoma, WA — Fawcett Hall
March 30 — Portland, OR — Doug Fir
April 1 — San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall
April 2 — Los Angeles, CA — The Fonda
April 3 — Pioneertown, CA — Pappy and Harriet’s

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SABATON Releases Cover of Manowar “Kingdom Come”

After several years of fans’ posts asking, “why isn’t this on Spotify?”, “where can I buy this?”, “please release this song!”, today the multi Gold and Platinum-selling Sabaton heeds the call and announces the long-awaited audio release of its cover of Manowar’s “Kingdom Come.”  The track, paired with Sabaton’s “Metal Trilogy,” a medley of the band’s “Metal Ripper,” “Metal Crue,” and “Metal Machine,” is now available digitally on all streaming platforms, and the song can be heard here.

Also today, Sabaton debuts a stunning 3D motion graphics animated lyric video for “Kingdom Come” which can be viewed here:

Last week, Sabaton announced on its socials a pre-order for a limited edition, Black/Red Spot 12″ vinyl disc that included “Kingdom Come” and the three-song medley “Metal Trilogy,” set for an August 27 release date – copies sold out immediately.

The Sabaton cover of Manowar’s “Kingdom Come” was originally released in 2016 as a track on Decades of DestructionMetal Hammer’s special compilation covers CD that accompanied the magazine’s 30th-anniversary edition.  A few months later, Sabaton and the Czech Republic video game developer, Warhorse Studios, collaborated on a music video for the track, incorporating scenes from the actual game to produce a story-driven, epic adventure – “Kingdom Come:  Deliverance.” But, until today, the song has never been available as a stand-alone audio single.

Pär Sundtröm, co-founder of Sabaton and its bass player, states, “Our fans have spoken. YOU requested the release of this song everywhere, so this is for all of you.  This recording was meant to be a tribute to Manowar and a collaboration with a video game bearing the same name when we recorded it a few years ago.  We are happy to see that you appreciate the song so much, and we have paid attention to your wishes and requests. You asked for it, you got it.”

A week ago, on July 9, Sabaton played its first concert in more than a year, headlining the Exit Festival in Serbia.  Winner of multiple “Best European Major Festival” awards, 2021’s Exit Festival was Europe’s first major music festival since COVID hit in early 2020, and Sabaton performed in front of more than 40,000 fans from some 70 countries.  On September 8 in Reading, PA, Sabaton will launch its first North American tour since Fall 2019 as main support on Judas Priest’s 37-city, “50 Years of Metal” North American tour.  Sabaton is also confirmed to perform at Virginia’s Blue Ridge Rock Festival and at Louder Than Life in Louisville.  The complete itinerary is below; for all ticket purchasing info, visit https://www.sabaton.net/tour/

Sabaton Tour Dates:

AUGUST
20  Rock Castle, Moravsky Krumlov, Czech Republic

2021 * North America, Judas Priest’s “50 Years of Metal”
SEPTEMBER
 8   Santander Arena, Reading, PA
 9   Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Danville, VA  (Sabaton festival date)
11  Warlando Festival, Central FL Fairgrounds, Orlando, FL
13  PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC
14  Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC
16  Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
17  Covelli Center, Youngstown, OH
19  Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
20  Rosemont Theatre, Chicago, IL
22  Miller High Life Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
23  The Armory, Minneapolis, MN
25  Saint Louis Music Park, St. Louis, MO
26  Louder Than Life Festival, Louisville, KY  (Sabaton festival date)
29  The Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
30  Maverik Center, West Valley City, UT

OCTOBER
 2  Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett,WA
 3  Moda Center, Portland, OR
 5  Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
 6  Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA
 8  Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
 9  Arizona Federal Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
12  Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TX
13  HEB Center, Austin, TX
15  Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Dallas, TX
16  The Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK
19  Cable Dahmer Arena, Independence, MO
21  Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
22  Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, GA
24  Charleston Civic Center Coliseum, Charleston, SC
25  The Met, Philadelphia, PA
27  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
28  MGM Casino, Washington, DC
30  Foxwoods Casino Arena, Mashantucket, CT
31  Tsongas Center at UMass, Lowell, MA

NOVEMBER
 2   Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, NS  CANADA
 4   Place Bell, Montreal, QC  CANADA
 5   FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, ON  CANADA

2022
JANUARY 7 – FEBRUARY 12
29-date headline tour of Sweden
Europe, “The Tour To End All Tours”
MARCH
 4   Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 5   Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
 6   Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
 8   Barclays Arena, Germany, Hamburg
 9   Rockhal, Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
11  Mercedes Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany
12  O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
13  Arena, Budapest, Hungary
15  Lorenzini District, Milan, Italy
16  Arena, Geneva, Switzerland
18  Wembley Arena, London, UK
19  First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK
20  Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, UK
22  Hydro, Glasgow, UK
24  Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
25  Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
26  Quarterback Immo Arena, Leipzig, Germany
28  La Seine Musicale, Paris, France
30  Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
31  Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany

APRIL
 1  Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany
 2  ZAG Arena, Hannover, Germany
 4  Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland
 6  Saku Arena, Tallinn, Estonia
 8  Kuopio Hall, Kuopio, Finland
 9  Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland

Within Temptation Share “Shed My Skin” Video

Dutch powerhouse Within Temptation have released the official music video for their brand new single “Shed My Skin.”

The music video is released one day before the band’s online show The Aftermath — A Show In A Virtual Reality — taking place on July 15 and 16.

The Aftermath is an online show fueled by bleeding-edge technology, enabling the band to do a performance that’s out of this world — literally. The show will take place in four different worlds, in which the band and audience are witness of the aftermath of destruction of mankind. The music video for “Shed My Skin” (feat. Annisokay) previews this highly anticipated online show, which promises to be an audiovisual spectacle with guest singers from all over the world joining the band for striking duets in even more striking settings.

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For this song, Within Temptation teamed up with German metalcore band Annisokay. This collaboration has resulted in an absolutely bombastic metal anthem. Singer Sharon den Adel says, “‘Shed My Skin’ revolves around dealing with inevitable changes in life. It is about becoming the person we are meant to be, even if that means losing people we love, but have grown apart from. Real growth begins where comfort zones end and that’s exactly what the song is all about: If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.”

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ANDREW W.K. Reveals Metallic New Track “Everybody Sins”

Napalm Records and ANDREW W.K. recently announced the impending release of the iconic Party God’s fifth full-length studio rock album, God Is Partying. The long-awaited nine track opus of maximalist grandeur is set for release on September 10, 2021 – nearly 20 years after the release of his chart-topping full-length debut, I Get Wet.​ 

Today, following the respective unveilings of his two bombastic new singles Babalon” and “I’m In Heaven”, the one and only party-rock icon is back with another rager, this time in the form of the triumphant and metallic, “Everybody Sins”. The hard charging track soars as a certified future hit with its divine harmonic attack juxtaposed with monster guitar riffs and undeniable vocal melodies.  

ANDREW W.K. says: 
”When we started working on the video for ‘Everybody Sins’, the director and I were scheming and straining over some of the choreography and camera moves. Now, I do realize some people will say life’s too short to scheme and strain like this. And others will say life’s too short NOT to scheme and strain. Still, other people will say both these approaches are incorrect. And what do I say? Everything I just said in the video for ‘Everybody Sins’.”

Hovering in the fluorescent spotlight of his legendary party power, God Is Partying sees ANDREW W.K. ransack the corners of the human psyche, reaching a triumphant apex in his catalog. Emotive yet steadfast, ominous yet invigorating, God Is Partying embraces both the break-ups and break-downs of life, and ANDREW W.K. once again provides his audience with the perfect soundtrack to celebrate life in all its perplexing and euphoric intensity.​   

Showcasing his indisputable musicality, God Is Partying features ANDREW W.K. performing all of the album’s instruments, in addition to co-producing the album with his long-time recording partner, Grammy Award-winning engineer, Ted Young.

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Channeling the manic euphoria that has compelled ANDREW W.K.’s auditory insignia for decades, God Is Partying is soaked with a flood of epic energy – often traversing seemingly impenetrable lyrical themes while remaining refreshingly relatable, inspiring, and vital for survival. From sinister metallic bastions like the buzzing single “Babalon”, to the timeless story telling of “Remember Your Oath”, the album will have fans embracing their own party power and reveling in the depths of musical euphoria. God Is Partying opens triumphantly with ANDREW W.K.’s hyper-melodic keyboard stylings introducing the menacing and magical music of “Everybody Sins”, perfectly setting the scene for the dramatic immensity to follow. Tracks like the poetic, “No One To Know”, and the soaring tension of “Stay True To Your Heart”, transport the listener to the precipice of a paradoxically infinite sonic horizon – rising into synthesizer-infused epics of mega-jumbo rock music, each track showcasing another example of ANDREW W.K.’s expanding abilities as a vocalist and songwriter. Only halfway through the album is the listener driven directly into fiery depths with the massive track, “I’m In Heaven”, before ascending back up and into the sonic stratosphere with the tracks “My Tower” and the album’s gargantuan closer, “And Then We Blew Apart”God Is Partying is a true ode to the quiddity of ANDREW W.K..​

God Is Partying tracklisting:*
1) Everybody Sins
2) Babalon
3) No One To Know
4) Stay True To Your Heart
5) Goddess Partying
6) I’m In Heaven
7) Remember Your Oath
8) My Tower
9) And Then We Blew Apart

*Various formats will include additional bonus tracks “I Made It” and “Not Anymore”.

God Is Partying will be available in North America in the following formats:
-1CD Jewelcase
-1LP Gatefold White + Poster
-1LP Gatefold Turquoise Transparent + Poster
-1LP Gatefold Marbled Transparent / Dark Green + Poster (Napalm Worldwide Mailorder only – limited to 800)
– 1LP Gatefold Marbled Red Transparent / Black + Poster (ANDREW W.K. store only)
-Digital Album

ANDREW W.K. will bring his party of positivity on the road this fall! Beginning on Thursday, September 9 in Los Angeles, CA, the tour will traverse several major cities before ending on the east coast on Friday, September 24 in Philadelphia, PA. The tour will also include select festival appearances. See below for all confirmed tour dates and visit https://andrewwk.com/tour for more information.         

ANDREW W.K. 2021 US Tour Dates:

** = festival date

9/5 – Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma **
9/9 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
9/10 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom – SOLD OUT
9/11 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365
9/13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
9/14 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
9/17 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall
9/18 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest **
9/19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit Hall – SOLD OUT
9/21 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
9/22 – Boston, MA – Royale
9/23 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom – SOLD OUT
9/24 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
9/26 – Birmingham, AL – Furnace Fest **
10/25-10/29 – Coheed and Cambria S.S. Neverender Cruise

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Ivan The Poet | The Podcast That Rocked

The Podcast That Rocked for 7/13/21. Talk on Ivan Moody’s upcoming poetry book, Korn finding a fill-in bassist, tons of new concert tours for 2021, and more. 

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Discussion Topics: 
-Ivan Moody to release poetry book “Dirty Poetry” this Fall. 
-Korn find a fill-in bassist for Fieldy for the band’s upcoming headline tour. 
-2021 bands you need to see live. 
-I finally quit my day job. 
-Billboard Top 3, more. 

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Hatebreed To Join Metal Tour Of The Year

In just over a month, the must-see Metal Tour Of The Year co-headlined by MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD will lay waste to cities across North America as the highly anticipated trek finally hits the road. Joining them as previously planned will be special guests TRIVIUM, however it has been announced today that due to international visa issues, special guests IN FLAMES will not be able to join the tour. Fans should not fear, joining the tour in their place will be none other than HATEBREED. Tickets and VIP packages for this most epic metal extravaganza are on-sale now from LiveNation.com.
 
MEGADETH, fueled by Dave Mustaine’s triumphant return to the stage following his diagnosis and recovery of throat cancer, will finally embark on their first North American tour since 2017. Speaking on the long-awaited announcement of the rescheduled run, MEGADETH’s leader and frontman, Dave Mustaine says
 
“Can you hear that sound of armies on the march – of destruction on the horizon? That’s this tour, coming for you. We cannot wait to return to the stage and I promise you you do NOT want to miss these shows. You’re not going to know what hit you!”

LAMB OF GOD pressed ahead with the release of their crushing self-titled album, Lamb of God, which was one of the best-selling metal albums of 2020. The band now looks to take the show on the road as they return to the stage for the first time since the release of the record. Randy Blythe, inimitable frontman of LAMB OF GOD, adds

“It’s been far too long since we got together to do our thing— by ‘we’ I mean bands, road crew, bus drivers, truck drivers, local venue staff, vendors, audience, parking lot attendants, the freaking janitors- the whole damn enchilada. ALL OF US. TOGETHER. Everyone has been waiting, but the time has come to put the puzzle back together— I honestly don’t think I’ve ever been more ready to hit the road with lamb of god. See y’all in a few months with Megadeth, Trivium, & now Hatebreed. Over a year with no live music? These shows are gonna be INSANE…”
  
Produced by Live Nation, the epic, rescheduled tour will now kick off on Friday, August 20th in Austin, TX and hit a further 27 cities before wrapping in Quebec City, QC on Saturday, October 2nd . Full tour itinerary below.

Megadeth and Lamb of God 2021 North American Tour Dates:

Fri Aug 20 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Sat Aug 21 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Sun Aug 22 Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Tue Aug 24 El Paso, TX – Don Haskins Center
Wed Aug 25 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Fri Aug 27 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Sun Aug 29 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
Tue Aug 31 Reno, NV – Reno Events Center
Wed Sep 01 Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
Thu Sep 02  Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Sat Sep 04   Portland, OR – Moda Center
Sun Sep 05  Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Thu Sep 09  Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago
Sat Sep 11 Danville, VA – Blue Ridge Festival*
Sun Sep 12  Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Mon Sep 13 Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
Wed Sep 15 Camden, NJ – B&T Pavilion
Thu Sep 16  Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat Sep 18   Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Sun Sep 19  Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Mon Sep 20  Cincinnati, ON – PNC Pavilion
Wed Sep 22   Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Fri Sep 24 Mount Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino Amphitheatre
Sat Sep 25 Indianola, IA – Knotfest Iowa**
Sun Sep 26  St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis
Tue Sep 28 Minneapolis, MN – Armory
Thu Sep 30  Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Fri Oct 01 Laval, QC – Place Bell
Sat Oct 02 Quebec City, QC – Centre Videotron
 
*Festival Date featuring all 4 bands.
**Festival Date, Knotfest Iowa does not include Hatebreed

Papa Roach Premieres New Live Video for “Broken As Me”

Papa Roach just dropped a new video for “Broken As Me (featuring Danny Worsnop from Asking Alexandria)” via Better Noise Music. The video is being released in support of Chicago’s JBTV, as the legendary studio seeks to find a new studio location and get back on its feet after the pandemic devastated music venues across the world. 

Papa Roach is included in a long list of bands – others of which include BTS, Twenty One Pilots, Arctic Monkeys, Fall Out Boy, Portugal The Man – for whom JBTV provided early career support. When Papa Roach heard about the studio’s situation, they wanted to do their part to help shine a light on the city of Chicago and also thank JBTV for their help in promoting global talent over the last 30 years. They’re doing so by sharing this footage from this 2015 performance at the JBTV studios. 

In a statement JBTV’s President, Michael Harnett, said, “We at JBTV like many other music venues and promoters during the pandemic have seen our businesses disappear. The thing that has kept us all going is the support of our fans and the artists we have worked with. Papa Roach along with their record company and management team are at the top of the list of these artists and we are humbled by their support in reaching out to us to assist in raising funds to rebuild our studio and soundstage where over 700 bands/artists have performed. We thank everyone who has supported us and these great artists. If you can help us in rebuilding we would be extremely grateful if you cannot then please  enjoy BROKEN AS ME and go see a show! ” 

To support JBTV’s building of a new soundstage/studio and help them continue to promote talent in the Chicago area and globally, please donate here: paypal.me/jbtvpaparoach    

“Broken As Me (featuring Danny Worsnop from Asking Alexandria)” is taken from the band’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The Better Noise Years retrospective compilation that was released in March to celebrate Papa Roach’s consistent reign as one of the leading rock bands of modern times. Stream or purchase the album HERE

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