Red Fang, who release their eagerly-awaited new album Arrows (Relapse Records) arrives this Friday, have announced a U.S. tour that sees the Portland-based band trek across the continent, including the group’s first Alaskan performance.
“It’ll be two years in the waiting, but we’re finally hitting the road in October! If we don’t stop pinching ourselves we’re gonna draw blood,” guitar player Bryan Giles enthusiastically shares. “I’m so happy to announce that Starcrawler, Here Lies Man and Warish are joining us on this epic tour! It’s gonna be a barn burner from start to finish with this line-up for sure. I can’t wait to play tunes off our new album on stage for the first time and see old friends and new, so please come join the celebration with us! Long live LIVE!!!”
Tickets for the month-long outing are also available this Friday, June 4, at 10 am local time. Starcrawler opens on all headlining dates (except Alaska), with Here Lies Man (Oct. 15 to Oct. 27) and Warish (Oct. 29 to Nov. 18) rounding out the bill. Previously announced performances include Aug. 21 at Psycho Las Vegas, Sept. 26 at Louder Than Life, and a special Halloween show with All The Witches at the fabled Ryman Auditorium.
* Previously announced ** w/All Them Witches (previously announced *** Different support acts to be announced
Produced by longtime collaborator Chris Funk (Murder The Mountains, Whales and Leeches), the 13-song album was recorded in December of 2019but as vocalist/bass player Aaron Beam understatedly said upon news of its forthcoming release: “something happened that is not worth discussing.” The collection, which looks to be one of the band’s most critically-revered releases, has born a pair of the year’s most memorable videos, from the Katana-gone-wrong clip for “Arrows” to the sad saga of Artie Von Party via the “Why” video.
Photo Credit: Sebastian Mlynarski & Kevin J Thomson
CHVRCHES have today announced their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Screen Violence, due out August 27th on Glassnote Records. The band has also shared today the second single from the forthcoming record, titled “How Not To Drown,” featuring one of the trio’s ultimate heroes, Robert Smith. The Cure frontman’s signature voice melds perfectly with Mayberry’s, both supported by the dark, piano driven song that is based on the concept of staying conscious when you drown.
CHVRCHES is featured on New Music Daily on Apple Music, with Zane Lowe today inviting the band on his Apple show for their first ever interview with Smith.
Recorded almost entirely remotely between Los Angeles and Glasgow, members Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty and Iain Cook self-produced and mixed the album via video calls and audio sharing programs to create something that is unique and special, but inherently CHVRCHES.
Screen Violence was originally conceived as a name for the band. A decade later, and during a pandemic when the reality of screen violence has never been more pertinent, struggling to make the people you love feel more than the characters on a TV show, and experiencing a world of trauma as if it were another, CHVRCHES revived the term for their forthcoming album title. Narrating the theme of screen violence in three main forms – on screen, by screens and through screens – the album touches on feelings of loneliness, disillusionment, fear, heartbreak and regret.
“I think for me it was helpful to go into the process with the idea that I could write something escapist almost,” Mayberry says of the album. “That felt freeing initially, to have concepts and stories to weave your own feelings and experiences through but in the end, all the lyrics were definitely still personal.” While Martin Doherty adds, “To me, the screen aspect was a bit more literal. When we were making the record, it was like half of our lives were lived through screens. What began as a concept was now a lifeline.”
The making of Screen Violence also marked a decade together for the band – a decade whose sound they have helped to create and define from their 2013 breakthrough The Bones of What You Believe and 2015’s Every Open Eye, to their most recent 2018’s Love is Dead.
“How Not To Drown” follows the release of “He Said She Said,” a song Vulture called “A predictably huge song…And the hook is a fitting moment of pandemic catharsis.” The single is fast rising on the US Alternative charts, and debuted #1 on the NACC Singles Chart and went #3 on the Submodern Chart. The single is accompanied by an official video directed by multi-disciplinary artist Scott Kiernan.
Eager to get back out on the road where the band and their impressive stage production can truly connect with their fans, CHVRCHES are excited to announce an extensive North American tour beginning this November. The dates will kick off at Houston’s White Oak Music Hall on November 9th, followed by three nights at ACL Live in Austin, two nights at NYC’s Terminal 5 and finishing up on December 17th at The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. See all tour dates below. Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 11th at 10:00AM local time. Visit www.chvrch.es for more information.
ORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: 11/09/21 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 11/10 – 11/12/21 Austin, TX – ACL Live 11/14/21 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom 11/15/21 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom 11/17/21 Minneapolis, MN – Armory 11/18/21 Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater 11/19/21 Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 11/20/21 Columbus, OH – Express Live! 11/22/21 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE 11/23/21 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre 11/26/21 New York, NY – Terminal 5 11/27/21 New York, NY – Terminal 5 11/30/21 Washington, DC – Anthem 12/01/21 Boston, MA – House of Blues 12/02/21 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall 12/03/21 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall 12/05/21 Cincinnati, OH – Ovation 12/06/21 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant 12/08/21 Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom 12/09/21 Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater 12/10/21 Salt Lake City, UT – Union 12/11/21 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl 12/13/21 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park 12/14/21 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park 12/16/21 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 12/17/21 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
The band has also announced its first tour plans in support of the album. Atreyu will embark on the headline “The Baptize Tour” this fall. The U.S. tour kicks off on November 9 in Dallas and runs through December 16 in Santa Ana in their native Orange County, California.
The trek will feature special guests Crown the Empire, Tetrarch, Saul, and Defying Decay.
Atreyu are eager to get back on the road and perform songs from the new record (and beyond) for their legion of dedicated fans.
“The time is… NOW?!,” the band says. “We are beyond excited to finally get back on the road and see all of you. We can’t wait to celebrate this chapter of Atreyu with our diehard fans. This tour is truly going to go down in the history books for us. Let’s do this!”
ATREYU ON TOUR: WITH CROWN THE EMPIRE, TETRARCH, SAUL, + DEFYING DECAY: 11/9 — Dallas, TX — Gas Monkey Bar And Grill 11/10 — Houston, TX — The Warehouse 11/11 — New Orleans, LA — Republic NOLA 11/13 — Daytona, FL — Welcome to Rockville 11/15 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade 11/16 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground 11/17 — Baltimore, MD — Rams Head Live 11/19 — Pittsburgh, PA — The Roxian 11/20 — Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom 11/21 — New York, NY — Webster Hall 11/22 — Albany, NY — Empire Live 11/23 — Hartford, CT — The Webster 11/24 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium 11/26 — Detroit, MI — The Majestic 11/27 — Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 11/30 — Cleveland, OH — The Agora 12/1 — Grand Rapids, MI — The Intersection 12/2 — Joliet, IL — The Forge 12/3 — Belvidere, IL — The Apollo Theater AC 12/4 — Minneapolis, MN — Skyway Theatre 12/6 — Kansas City, MO — The Truman 12/7 — Denver, CO — The Summit 12/9 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot 12/10 — Boise, ID — Knitting Factory 12/11 — Portland, OR — Roseland 12/12 — Seattle, WA — The Crocadile 12/14 — Santa Cruz, CA — The Catalyst 12/15 — San Diego, CA — House of Blues 12/16 — Santa Ana, CA — The Observatory
Baptize features high profile features from rock heavyweights like Travis Barker, Jacoby Shaddix, and Matt Heafy. The album has garnered placements on top playlists such as Spotify’s Rock This and Amazon’s Fresh Rock, and has received critical accolades from Knotfest, Metal Insider, and beyond. Ultimately, Atreyu remain as vital as ever. They are decades deep into a career that sees them accomplishing new milestones daily with each Baptize song drop.
Gold-certified recording artist Sleeping With Sirens has today released their newest single, “Bloody Knuckles” via Sumerian Records. “Bloody Knuckles” was premiered exclusively on SiriusXM’s Octane and is the band’s first original track since the release of their 2019 smash-hit album, “How It Feels to Be Lost“.
The band also recently released two covers for the hit TV series Paradise City of Blind Melon’s classic “No Rain” and Zella Day’s haunting “Shadow Preachers” (streaming now on Amazon Prime). Check out “Bloody Knuckles” here or by clicking the picture below, and be sure to stay tuned for more Sleeping With Sirens news coming soon.
The Podcast That Rocked for 6/1/21. Discussion on new tour announcements from Slipknot, Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, 3 Doors Down, Virtual Concert from Within Temptation, new album this Friday by Rise Against, and more.
Slipknot, GNR, Foo Fighters, Oh My!
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Discussion Topics: -Knotfest Roadshow returning ft. Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, and Code Orange. -Foo Fighters announce select tour dates for late summer 2021. -Guns N’ Roses announce stadium tour ft. Mammoth WVH. -3 Doors Down announce 20th Anniversary Tour ft. Seether. -Within Temptation announce virtual concert July 8th. -Rise Against release new album Nowhere Generation this Friday June 4th.
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Leading independent festival promoter and producer Danny Wimmer Presents has partnered with Twitch, a leading interactive livestreaming service. The DWPresents channel will feature original live content with acclaimed music artists and global talent, reaching a worldwide audience.
The all-new DWPresents Twitch channel begins streaming on Thursday, June 3 at 4:30pm PDT / 7:30pm EDT and will stream original content six days a week. DWPresents on Twitch will introduce new shows including: The Writer’s Circle hosted by Fever 333’s Jason Aalon Butler andfeaturing Crown The Empire, Escape The Fate, Nothing More and Spiritbox; and The Lab, hosted by TikTok sensation and musician Jeris Johnson and SiriusXM’s Caity Babs.
The DWPresents channel will also become the home for the already popular That Space Zebra Show,hosted by Bobby Schubenski (Blackcraft founder), Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit) and Josh Balz (Strange Kids, ex-Motionless In White). ThatSpace Zebra Show will continue to broadcast 4x weekly and incorporate new musical features including Riff Wars with Wes Borland and Starving Artists, as well as launch the Battle For The Big Stage: Road to Rockville Edition, where a band can win a slot at the 2021 Welcome To Rockville event being held from Thursday, November 11 through Sunday, November 14. Welcome To Rockville is Florida’s Biggest Rock Experience–held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida–and will include must-see sets from bands including Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Disturbed, Deftones, Rob Zombie, Staind, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Mudvayne, with over 70 bands performing.
On June 3, DWPresents will kick off its channel with an unprecedented six-hour live broadcast from Musicians Institute’s LiveHouse Hollywood, hosted by That Space Zebra Show and unveiling the new programming. The program will include the conclusion of Space Zebra’s “Road to LA” competition, with two fan chosen bands battling head-to-head live for the chance to win a demo deal with Alchemy Recordings. Throughout the day, viewers will hear from bands including Crown The Empire, Escape The Fate, Fever 333, Nothing More and Spiritbox, taking a deep dive into the programming to come. The day will be topped off with an exciting headlining performance by Atreyu.
In addition, DWPresents on Twitch will feature four days of select performances and content from the Welcome To Rockville 4-Day Festival Livestream: backstage interviews, commentary with artists, games and trivia with bands. Fans should expect content from other DWP festivals and events as well.
Here are additional details about DWPresents on Twitch programming, all produced by DWPresents:
That Space Zebra Show: Hosted by Bobby Schubenski, Wes Borland and Josh Balz, That Space Zebra Show is a collection of weekly programming connecting fans with the music industry, and the core program for DWPresents on Twitch. That Space Zebra Show variations include:
· Starving Artists: This show gives up-and-coming music artists the opportunity to get advice from top music industry veterans and helps them raise funds to continue their career in music.
· Riff Wars: Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland takes on anyone who wants to face him in a one-on-one guitar riff-off. Applicants submit entries and are selected at random to face off against Wes. Each battle’s winner will be determined by Twitch Chat.
· Battle For The Big Stage: One lucky music act will have the chance to play live at the Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona Beach. Fans will vote on qualifying acts during weeks 1-3 of each month. The weekly winners will all battleat the end of the month to move on to the grand finale. The four finalists will then perform in the finale, with the winner heading to Rockville in November.
The Writer’s Circle: This show takes viewers behind the scenes to learn how their favorite songs take shape. Viewers are invited to be a part of the creative process and make music with their favorite bands in real time, working together to write riffs, lyrics and drum lines. Hosted by Jason Aalon Butler from Fever 333, featured guests and performers will include acclaimed artists such as Crown The Empire, Escape The Fate, Nothing More and Spiritbox.
The Lab: Hosts Jeris Johnson and Caity Babs kick off the weekend with a party of top covers performed live by new guest talent each week. Fans will have the opportunity to assist in recreating, reproducing and reimagining their favorite rock songs influenced by other genre of music, producing an all-new style of song. Fan participation and live chat is encouraged in this live party session.
Twitch is the world’s interactive livestreaming service, with over 2.5 million viewers at any given time. DWP will use Twitch’s interactivity and live elements to connect the Twitch community with rock bands, reinventing how fans and artists interact.
“We have been looking for the right partner to livestream our events and create original content. Twitch’s focus on fan interaction and engagement allows us to bring our core mission of providing unparalleled experiences to the streaming space. I am excited about what we have planned and thrilled about this next step in DWP’s evolution,” says Danny Hayes,CEO of Danny Wimmer Presents.
“Through our partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents, incredible artists and bands have the opportunity to continue to build their own brands, connect with fans live and form communities on a global scale in a way that has never been so accessible,” said Will Farrell-Green, Head of Music Content at Twitch. “We’re looking forward to the incredible programming and what our communities create together.”
To watch the DWPresents channel live and join the community, tune in weekdays at www.Twitch.tv/DWPresents, follow the channel for live alerts and subscribe for additional bonuses.
Danny Wimmer Presents has built a strong reputation in the live entertainment industry for being one of the most innovative festival creators, developers and producers in the country. With multiple successful annual festivals to their name, DWP is one of the most trusted names in the market. In 2021, the company announced its expansion into several new related lines of business including an artist streaming platform, promoting national tours and exclusive venue operations and development. DWP continues to add new music festivals to its already stellar portfolio, which currently includes Aftershock, Bourbon & Beyond, Epicenter, Hometown Rising, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, and Welcome To Rockville.
SLIPKNOT, one of the most thrilling and visceral musical collectives on the planet, are excited to announce a return to the road for their incendiary 2021 incarnation of the KNOTFEST ROADSHOW. Support comes from three Grammy-nominated heavy music luminaries, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, FEVER 333 and CODE ORANGE.
The 25-date run, produced by Live Nation, kicks off following the band’s previously announcedKNOTFEST IOWA hometown show in Des Moines on September 25th. The KNOTFEST ROADSHOW’s first official date happens at Tinley Park, IL on September 28th, with the tour then snaking its way across the US, wrapping up in Arizona in early November.
SLIPKNOT frontman, Corey Taylor informs us:
“With the world opening up, it’s time to get excited about LIFE again. To get back to LIFE again. This tour is a long time coming and we hope you’re as excited to see it as we are to play it. Stay safe, stay (sic) and we’ll see you soon.”
Tickets will be available on pre-sale to KNOTFEST subscribers from 10am local time on June 2nd, with a general on-sale from 10am local on June 4th, over at KnotfestRoadshow.com.
Last week SLIPKNOT also confirmed the exciting news that they have returned to the studio and are working on new material, with artistic visionary and percussionist, M.Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan confirming to UK media that they are making “God music”. Be the first to see exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ footage of the band at work by subscribing to join the community over at KNOTFEST.COM, where you’ll also be eligible to pre-order KNOTFEST ROADSHOW ahead of the on-sale date to the general public.
SLIPKNOT’s live show continues to thrill their fiercely loyal following, selling out bigger venues with each outing. Reviews of their last sold-out European arena tour, which was completed mere weeks before the world locked down, were unanimous in their praise, with Kerrang! awarding London’s sold-out 20,000 cap O2 Arena show a 5/5 rating, declaring “there is no better metal band on earth than this.”
The band’s current album, the critically lauded We Are Not Your Kind is highlighted by the singles, Nero Forte,Solway Firth, and the LP’s lead track Unsainted, which was recently certified Gold in the U.S. The three tracks feature an M. Shawn Crahan-directed official music video, each of which trended worldwide on YouTube (all videos) upon release – with Unsainted at #1 globally for a full 24 hours.
For further information on KNOTFEST, including all your ticketing needs, click through toKnotfestRoadshow.com.
Full Dates as follows:
Sat 9/25/2021 Des Moines, IA National Balloon Classic Field Tue 9/28/2021 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Wed 9/29/2021 Milwaukee, WI American Family Insurance Amphitheater Fri 10/1/2021 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center Sat 10/2/2021 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Sun 10/3/2021 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater Tue 10/5/2021 Syracuse, NY St. Josephs Health Amphitheater at Lakeview Fri 10/8/2021 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center Sat 10/9/2021 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre Sun 10/10/2021 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Tue 10/12/2021 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion Wed 10/13/2021 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live Fri 10/15/2021 Burgettstown, PA S&T Bank Music Park Sun 10/17/2021 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion Tue 10/19/2021 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Wed 10/20/2021 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Fri 10/22/2021 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Sat 10/23/2021 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Sun 10/24/2021 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Tue 10/26/2021 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP Thu 10/28/2021 Del Valle, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater Fri 10/29/2021 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sat 10/30/2021 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion Mon 11/1/2021 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater Tue 11/2/2021 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Radically evolving themselves by combining crossover genres with rock and metal, it has become clear that WITHIN TEMPTATION have never been bound by frontiers.
The band now takes it one step further by announcing the details of an immersive show that is out of this world — literally!
Welcome to Within Temptation: The Aftermath — A Show In A Virtual Reality.
Sharon den Adel says, “During the whole pandemic, we weren’t keen on doing a livestream. The magic of seeing and hearing a band perform live — combined with the energy of the crowd — is something you cannot simply recreate with a livestream. So, for a long time, we were clueless. One thing we knew for sure: We would not compromise on a livestream if we could offer something out of the ordinary, something jawdropping, intriguing, spectacular, and mythical!”
She continues, “Then we found it: A world that we could shape into our wildest fantasies and in which we, as a band, could perform while still maintaining the dynamics and magic of our traditional live show. We are absolutely thrilled to invite you to Within Temptation: The Aftermath – A Show In A Virtual Reality. A show that takes place in different scenes of a post-apocalyptic world, in which we are witness of the aftermath of destruction of mankind. A world in which it is unknown if anyone or anything of the human race survived. It is a search for answers about both its becoming as well as its legacy.”
The Aftermath is a show fueled by bleeding-edge technology that enables the band to do a performance that’s out of this world. In this one-hour show, Within Temptation will play a variety of newer and older songs in four different worlds that interact with both the band and the music. Expect guest singers from all over the world to join the band on stage for striking duets in even more striking settings.
With this show, Within Temptation build a bridge between the now and the next time the band will be able to play again.
The band says, “We are absolutely gutted that the Worlds Collide Tour has been pushed back again and we cannot perform live in the same venue as our fans. With this digital show, we hope that the fans can still feel our energy, our love for — and above all — our passion for music. Take care and we hope to see you on July 8 or July 9.”
WITHIN TEMPTATION — A BRAND NEW SINGLE: “SHED MY SKIN”:
Along with the immersive event, Within Temptation announce the release of a brand new single “Shed My Skin,” out on June 25 — two weeks before the show. For this song, the band has teamed up with German metalcore band Annisokay. This collaboration has resulted in a heartfelt, bombastic metal anthem.
“Shed My Skin” is the third single of the series of Within Temptation’s independent releases and will be out via all streaming services on June 25, 2021. The official music video of this song will premiere during Within Temptation: The Aftermath – A Show In A Virtual Reality on July 8 + July 9.
A look at several album drops in May 2021, all voted on by Patrons. This video takes a look at Scaled And Icy by Twenty-One Pilots, Van Weezer by Weezer, Delta Kream by The Black Keys, and The Ides Of March by Myles Kennedy.
Myles Richard Bass (born November 27, 1969), known professionally as Myles Kennedy, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge, and as the lead vocalist in guitarist Slash‘s backing band, known as Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. A former guitar instructor from Spokane, Washington, he has worked as a session musician and songwriter, making both studio and live appearances with several artists, and has been involved with several projects throughout his career.
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The wait is finally over! The hottest new band in heavy music, Canadian metal outfit Spiritbox, have today announced the long-awaited release of their debut album, ‘Eternal Blue’. The album will drop on Friday, September 17th, 2021 with pre-orders available now by clicking here.
The band have also released a brand new single titled “Secret Garden” today. Find the track on streaming platforms here.
Speaking on the announcement of their debut album, Spiritbox vocalist, Courtney LaPlante shares
“We are very anxious to release our album, it is a body of work we have been accumulating for over two years. Having the recording process put on hold for so long due to the pandemic has made me see that I can never take the experience of tracking an album for granted ever again.
I must say that although we never intended to wait so long to do this record, I think it did help the songs become stronger. I am so happy with every single song, I wish I could release each one as a single with a music video. They all reflect different moments and influences in our lives.
We have had enough time to release the exact music we would like to put out into the world, with no need to compromise. Every single note and every single syllable is the music that we have always dreamed of making and we are very proud of it.”
Speaking on the release of new track, “Secret Garden” she adds
“I think this is the most scared I’ve been to put out a song, because I realize as we continue to release music in single format, listeners can start to assume what kind of band we are, and are alarmed when we do not meet those assumptions. I want to continue to showcase the fluidity that is inherent in heavy music, and Even though this is just one part of a full body of work that may not sound exactly like this song, it is a song that we love and are obsessed with. I celebrate variation. ‘Secret Garden’ is exciting to me, for this reason. I’m scared but excited, like I’m about to hit the big drop on a roller coaster, and I’m fully embracing that.”
Today’s announcement comes hot on the heels of the band’s previous single release at the end of May for track “Circle With Me” which charted on Billboard at #1 Hard Rock Digital Song Sales, #5 Hot Hard Rock Songs, #9 Rock Songs Core Genre, #12 Rock Digital Songs, #50 Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, #71 Digital Songs. The track has already clocked up 4.3 million streams to date.
Prior to “Circle With Me” the band released two break-out, hit singles last year – the heartbreaking and otherworldly “Constance” and the unrelentingly brutal “Holy Roller” which debuted at #25 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs and charted as the #1 song of 2020 on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal.
The band released Constance Reimagined this past weekend, in conjunction with The Grammy Museum COLLECTION:live #spotlightsaturdays in partnership with BMG. The band performed an incredible acoustic rendition of the song featuring a string quartet and filmed in a church. Watch the full performance here.
ETERNAL BLUE TRACK LISTING
1. Sun Killer 2. Hurt You 3. Yellowjacket feat. Sam Carter 4. The Summit 5. Secret Garden 6. Silk In The Strings 7. Holy Roller 8. Eternal Blue 9. We Live In A Strange World 10. Halcyon 11. Circle With Me 12. Constance
Named after a device some believe is capable of communicating with the dead, there’s a sense of the paranormal running through all that Spiritbox do, but this is a group of artists who are very much brimming with life and creating something remarkable with their music.
Characterized by fierce intensity, unwavering emotion and technical splendor, their debut full length album ‘Eternal Blue’ is destined to latch onto the hearts and minds of those who hear it. It is that connection between fan and artist that drives Courtney, Mike and Bill in all that they do as the Spiritbox phenomenon continues to grow bigger and bigger.
Having toured the world many times over with their previous bands – metal outfit iwrestledabearonce (Courtney and Mike) and pop punk band Living With Lions (Bill) – Spiritbox absorbed the highs and lows of living as working musicians and decided to try a different and more sustainable approach when it came to releasing their music. In doing so they quickly garnered a cult-like online following which has led to over 75 million streams across all platforms and sell outs on every physical release and most merch items they’ve released to date. Towards the end of 2020 they announced that they had signed with world renowned label, Rise Records in partnership with Pale Chord.
The band are scheduled to perform at a number of major festivals across Europe and the US this year, including:
Aug 28th – Reading Festival, UK Aug 29th – Leeds Festival, UK Sep 9th – Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Danville, VA Sep 25th – Louder Than Life Festival, Louisville, KY Oct 26 – 29th – Coheed & Cambria S.S. Neverender Cruise, Miami to Bahamas Nov 11th – Welcome To Rockville Festival, Daytona Beach, FL
