The Podcast That Rocked episode for May 12th, 2020. Discussion on Shinedown and Dave Grohl’s statements on future live shows, concerts having to change with potentially no crowd surfing or moshing, Weezer and Within Temptation bring new music, and more. Discussion topics and links below.
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Discussion Topics: -When live venues re-open, new rules will be enforced about being around each other -Shinedown plan on touring no matter what this year -Within Temptaiton make a new song in quarantine -Weezer push back Van Weezer but release a new song and are heading to The Simpsons -Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is being remastered for PS4 -Billboard Mainstream Top 3
Killswitch Engage — Adam Dutkiewicz [guitar], Joel Stroetzel [guitar], Mike D’Antonio [bass], Justin Foley [drums], and Jesse Leach [vocals] — have released a live performance video of an acoustic version of the song “We Carry On.” The track was recorded while the members were in quarantine. The original appears on the band’s 2016-released album Incarnate.
As Adam D. says in the intro of the video, the band had planned to perform this song during the now-postponed Spring 2020 Atonement Tour, featuring August Burns Red and Light The Torch. The tour was paused after only a few shows in March due to the COVID-19 shutdown. The rescheduled dates will be announced soon.
“This song is a deep one for me,” explains Leach. “When I wrote the lyrics, it was originally based off of struggles in a tumultuous, abusive relationship. Little did I know how significant it would eventually be as it has relevance during this strange time of quarantine and uncertainty. For me, it has turned into an anthem, of sorts, about perseverance. While working on this version, it really struck me how much I felt the lyrics in a different light. As dark and difficult as things can get, we all have this inner power to persevere and pull through. I feel that the desperation and the melancholy of this song are balanced by a ray of hope that runs through it all.”
The band has also created KsE-branded face masks for fans, which are available on their web store at this location.
All profits from sales of these face masks will be donated to NIVA (National Independent Venue Association). The organization is working to help preserve independent venues across the country that are struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. Learn more about their efforts here.
“We decided that it’s a good opportunity to bring some awareness and support to an important non-profit organization called NIVA,” Leach explains. “All of us started out in small ‘Mom and Pop’ venues and it would be an absolute shame to see some of these venues go away due to this crisis. I still frequent small clubs when I am home to see shows and stay in touch with the local scenes. Independent venues are the backbone of creativity, art, and music.”
He finishes, “When this is all said and done, I am certain people will be clamoring to see live music. I know I will! So where would we be if these venues go belly up due to lack of support and funding?!”
The release features six songs from the recording sessions for KsE’s 2019-released and Grammy-nominated album Atonement, out now via Metal Blade Records. The track listing is below.
ATONEMENT II B-SIDES FOR CHARITY TRACK LISTING: “To The Great Beyond” “Hollow Convictions” “Killing of Leviathan” “No Devotion” “I Feel Alive Again” “Prophets of Treason”
Following the release of ENTER SHIKARI’s critically-acclaimed #2 UK album Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible on So Recordings last week, the band will premiere the video for “The Great Unknown” this Tuesday May 12th at 1:00pm EST on YouTube. The band will be online to answer fan questions before, during, and after the premiere.
“The Great Unknown” video was directed by POLYGON who was also responsible for the “{ The Dreamers Hotel }” and “Stop The Clocks” videos, as well as recent work for Tame Impala and Bring Me The Horizon. The video was produced entirely during the lockdown period, with the band members individual performances self-shot at home and whisked to Paris to be turned into magic.
Frontman Rou Reynolds said:
“The Great Unknown is a song about existential dread. A song about the need for new ideas and new beginnings. I’m so glad we were able to still make a video for this song, what with the current state of affairs, and I’m glad we were able to convey the emotions intrinsic to the song with this video – our state of isolation and desolation but also determination and connection. Yet again it was a great pleasure to work with Polygon, albeit remotely this time! I won’t forget taking directions from him on Skype, as I recorded my scenes in front of a homemade green-screen in my bedroom!”
“The Great Unknown is an invitation for viewers to dive into a futuristic and gloomy world, where high-end buildings mix with gigantic holograms. The concept of the video is to create a parallel between the state we’re all in at the moment and an ultra pessimistic vision of the world… It seems like there is no redemption nor glimmer of hope in this massive city, but even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
I’m really happy with the result of this video and I hope people will enjoy it. It’s truly amazing working with the band and management for they’ve always been supportive of these kind of ideas and always been giving me total freedom regarding the direction and execution of what are at first silly lines on a notepad or badly drawn doodles. I’ll forever be thankful for all the opportunities the band have given me.”
The band will headline the NHS benefit online festival Five4Five on Saturday, May 16th. Enter Shikari will perform a short set which will be free to watch, but with viewers encouraged to donate £5 to watch the two-day event with all proceeds to NHS Charities Together. Other artists on the bill include Don Broco, Fatherson and Deaf Havana. More details at www.five4fivefest.com
Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible tracklist
1. The Great Unknown 2. Crossing The Rubicon 3. { The Dreamers Hotel } 4. Waltzing off the Face of the Earth (I. Crescendo) 5. modern living… 6. apocoholics anonymous (main theme in B minor) 7. the pressure’s on. 8. Reprise 3 9. T.I.N.A. 10. Elegy For Extinction 11. Marionettes (I. The Discovery of Strings) 12. Marionettes (II. The Ascent) 13. satellites * * 14. the king 15. Waltzing off the Face of the Earth (II. Piangevole)
Enter Shikari have long been vocal supporters of the National Health Service as seen in 2015’s “Anaesthetist” single, taken from the albumThe Mindsweep:
Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible entered the Official UK Charts at #2, making it Enter Shikari’s highest ever chart position, as well as #1 in the OCC Cassette and Rock Charts. This marks the band’s fifth UK Top 10 album of their career joining 2007’s debut Take To The Skies, A Flash Flood Of Colour (2012), The Mindsweep (2015) and The Spark (2017). Listen in full here.
Enter Shikari have announced an extensive UK / European tour for Autumn / Winter 2020 which has seen unrivaled demand.
OCTOBER 2020 Thu 1 UKRAINE. Lviv – Fest Republic Fri 2 UKRAINE. Kiev – Bingo Club Sun 4 BELARUS. Minsk – Prime Hall Mon 5 LATVIA. Riga – Melna Piektdiena Tue 6 ESTONIA. Talinn – Helitehas Thu 8 RUSSIA. Moscow – Adrenaline Stadium Sat 10 RUSSIA. St Petersburg – A2 Mon 12 FINLAND. Helsinki – Tavastia Tue 13 FINLAND. Tamprere – Klubi Fri 16 SWEDEN. Stockholm – Fryhuset Sat 17 NORWAY. Oslo – John Dee Sun 18 SWEDEN. Gothenburg – Pustervik Mon 19 DENMARK. Copenhagen – Pumpehuset Wed 21 POLAND. Warsaw – Stodola Thu 22 POLAND. Krakow – Kwadrat
NOVEMBER 2020 Wed 11 UK. Southampton – Guildhall Thu 12 UK. Manchester – Victoria Warehouse Fri 13 UK. Cardiff – Great Hall – SOLD OUT Sat 14 UK, London – Alexandra Palace Mon 16 UK. Middlesborough – Town Hall Wed 18 UK. Edinburgh – Usher Hall wq Thu 19 UK. Nottingham – Rock City Fri 20 UK. Nottingham – Rock City – SOLD OUT Sat 21 UK. Birmingham – 02 Academy
DECEMBER 2020 Tue 1 BELGIUM.Antwerp – Trix Fri 4 GERMANY. Berlin – Columbia Halle Sat 5 GERMANY. Cologne – Palladium Sun 6 GERMANY. Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn Tue 8 SWITZERLAND. Zurich – Xtra Wed 9 GERMANY. Munich – TonHalle Thu 10 GERMANY. Offenbach – Stadthalle Sat 12 NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam – Melkweg
The Ghost Inside have unveiled a new track from their forthcoming self-titled record out June 5 via Epitaph. The track, “Pressure Point,” is about the types of exploitative acquaintances who are quick to make someone else’s tragedy about themselves.
“Almost all TGI songs take the listener on a journey from dark to light or from despair to hope,” explains bassist Jim Riley. “On this record we made a conscious effort to let individual songs explore different emotions we’ve been experiencing and not force them to have a positive turn. We feel like the album as a whole will give you that hopeful feeling, even though a song like ‘Pressure Point; might not do that by itself. Instead we embraced being pissed off and let it pour out through some of the most aggressive and pointed lyrics we’ve ever had. We try to avoid cursing in our songs but sometimes you’re just so fed up that nothing less than a big loud fuck will get the job done.“
Created with producer Will Putney (Every Time I Die, The Amity Affliction, Knocked Loose) and longtime friend/collaborator Jeremy McKinnon of A Day To Remember, The Ghost Inside is 11 songs of determination, deep resolve, reflection, and newfound hope. The self-titled album arrives as the follow-up to the band’s 2014 release Dear Youth, which debuted #63 on the Billboard 2000, and will be the first release since their tragic bus accident in 2015.
The band had worked on material for their fifth album prior to the accident that claimed the lives of their driver, the lives of everyone in the other vehicle, and resulted in multiple injuries for all of the band members. Jonathan Vigil (vocals) suffered from a fractured back, ligament damage, and two broken ankles. Zach Johnson (guitar) has since had 13 surgeries for a femur injury. Andrew Tkaczyk (drums) ultimately lost his leg. The band collectively came to see the ordeal as a moment to put their inspirational lyrics to the test. Songs that were once more philosophical in origin had become autobiographical.
The accident will always be a defining moment for The Ghost Inside, but never what defines them. The album taps into the raw emotional things they’ve been through, but the songs are not about reliving the worst day of their lives. “This isn’t about what happened to us,” Riley insists. “We won’t get lost in that one day. This is about our journey, our growth, and who we are.”
The ultimate victory for The Ghost Inside is their triumphant new self-titled album.
THE GHOST INSIDE TRACK LISTING 1. 1333 2. Still Alive 3. The Outcast 4. Pressure Point 5. Overexposure 6. Make Or Break 7. Unseen 8. One Choice 9. Phoenix Rise 10. Begin Again 11. Aftermath
During the mammoth #FearlessAtHome live stream event that took place earlier today, horror themed theatricore outfit, ICE NINE KILLS celebrated the 40th Anniversary of classic horror movie, Friday The 13th, with the debut of Jason’s Mom – a very special, acoustic parody in honor of one of the deadliest matriarchs in movie history, just in time for Mother’s Day. They dedicated the performance to Adam Schlesinger whose genius song writing and smash hit, Stacy’s Mom, provided the inspiration for the song.
Speaking on their re-imagining of the Fountains of Wayne classic track and the 40th Anniversary of Friday The 13th, INK frontman, Spencer Charnas says
“Today marks the 40th anniversary of Friday The 13th and with tomorrow being Mother’s Day, we thought this acoustic cover would be the perfect way to celebrate. We want to dedicate this to the memory of the inspirational songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who co-wrote this amazing and enduring pop song for Fountains Of Wayne.
We hope all the Moms out there have a truly killer Mother’s Day. “
You can watch the band performing the track live here and below:
Ice Nine Kills also payed homage to Friday The 13th with this month’s Nightmare On The Ninth merch drop. The ‘Mommy Knows Best’ collection celebrates Forty Years of Friday and is available for a limited time from NightmareOnTheNinth.com The movie was also the inspirtation for their track Thank God It’s Friday. Taken from their 2018 opus, The Silver Scream, the track has clocked up 2 million YouTube views and 9.6 million streams on Spotify since it’s release.
In a landscape littered with celebrity fakes and would-be influencers, Ice Nine Kills stand apart. Visionary trailblazers and multimedia raconteurs, INK has steadily built a thrilling new underworld for a growing legion of devoted true believers, with theatrical shows, high-concept videos, and inventive band-to-fan communion.
Ice Nine Kills summon the most captivating elements of metal, punk and hard rock and combine it with melody, cinematic obsession, and a literary fascination.
Loudwire hails them as “one of the most unique acts in metal right now,” a declaration supported by the band’s Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart topping slab, The Silver Scream.
The Silver Scream and the subsequent extended edition, The Silver Scream: Final Cutgenerated anthems for the disenfranchised and subculture obsessives, like The American Nightmare, A Grave Mistakeand Savages and broke them into Active Rock radio, with hit track A Grave Mistake peaking at #9.
After a decade of studio wizardry and live theatricality, Ice Nine Kills draws favorable comparisons to rock icons like Slipknot, Rob Zombie, and Marilyn Manson, via a likeminded synergy of music, lifestyle, and cult following reverence. With 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, a combined social media reach of over 762k and over 70 million views on Youtube, the band are firmly cemented as one of modern metal’s most ferocious forces.
Fast-rising rockers DED have released their high octane, brand new music video for their explosive lead radio single “A Mannequin Idol (Lullaby)”. The video, directed by renowned director Marc Klasfeld (Slipknot, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Highly Suspect), premiered digitally via Noiseyand made its broadcast debut onMusic Choice.
Displaying DED‘s bold and dynamic songcraft, “A Mannequin Idol (Lullaby)” was produced bypowerhouse rock producer Kevin Churko (Five Finger Death Punch, Ozzy Osbourne, Disturbed), who helmed DED‘s entire forthcoming sophomore studio album due out later this year on Suretone Records. The roaring single, which is quickly climbing the Active Rock radio chart with key playlist support across streaming services, questions what we consume and what we choose to support, taking on the fake, surface level, vein aspects of our society that infiltrate our lives and influence our perception of what’s real.
The new video follows the release of DED’s micro EP Mannequin Eyes, featuring “A Mannequin Idol (Lullaby)” and the ripper, “Eyes Sewn Shut.” Swelling into a wall of soaring guitars and driving percussion, the track dares us to wake up and challenge the things that we so readily accept to be true.
DED – Joe Cotela (vocals), David Ludlow (guitar), Kyle Koelsch (bass), and Matt Reinhard (drums) – may appear to be nihilistic, hellraising anarchists upon first glance, but they’re here to uplift, empower and contribute something positive to society. During this challenging time of quarantine and isolation as the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, DED‘s message of hope, self-care, the importance of looking after one another, and being aware of how our behaviors affect not only our own mental health but each other, is needed now more than ever.
DED‘s new music takes on the fury of their debut and deepens the emotions with a compassion for humanity and a thought-provoking consciousness that we can all be and do better, not only for ourselves but each other. After taking the rock world by storm with their 2017 debut albumMis-An-Thrope, which spawned two Top 20 rock radio singles, DED toured with KoRn, In This Moment, and Stone Sour, and lit up festival stages including Aftershock, Louder Than Life, Rocklahoma, Carolina Rebellion, Rock on the Range and Ship Rocked. Quickly becoming one of rock’s most exciting torchbearers, DED embodies elements of rock, alternative and metal, with pop melodies, cloaked in some of the most histrionic, headbanging music on the planet. But when you dig beneath the surface, DED‘s unexpectedly soulful music is building a community by offering comfort in times of despair, clarity through suffering, and positivity by exposing negativity, proving that there’s a way to live through the struggle and come out stronger, happier and more united on the other side.
DED‘s forthcoming album will be the first release under Suretone Records‘ renewed multiple-year deal with ADA Worldwide for exclusive distribution. DED is managed by Jordan Schur for Suretone Entertainment.
A look at 10 amazing music videos from rock bands and groups from decades ago to more recently. I love it when bands try to make something special for their music and these are 10 examples through different generations that stand out.
Click below to watch and scroll below the video to find a link to each music video discussed.
Puscifer, the Arizona-born, “exceptionally groovy” (Entertainment Weekly) band that Revolver dubbed “Maynard James Keenan’s… indescribable musical/performance-art collective,” release the eerily topical “Apocalyptical” single and video.
A message from Keenan arrives alongside the track:
“Manipulated information disseminated by kings, queens, dictators, so called leaders, supposed professionals or outliers and conspiracy theorists living underground, or in basements, is not new or unique to this generation. Misdirection is Power Struggles’ conjoined twin but the speed at which it now travels in this digital age is dangerous and destructive on many levels. This rapid distribution of poison and its immediate impact will be the hallmark of our generation. Even In light of all this, and all the noise the digital landscape generates, all I keep asking myself is ‘what is it with the whole hoarding toilet paper thing?’”
The ”Apocalyptical” release follows social media breadcrumbs hinting at imminent moves amongst the Puscifer camp. As had been speculated, and can now be confirmed, the band’s fourth full-length studio album will arrive this Fall via Alchemy Recordings, a partnership with BMG. Alchemy Recordings is a new record label created in partnership between Dino Paredes, former American Recordings Vice President of A&R, and Danny Wimmer, the founder of Danny Wimmer Presents, the premier production company for rock music festivals in the United States.
Vocalist Carina Round sheds light on the darkly prophetic timing of the song: “’Apocalyptical’ was one of the very first musical ideas for the new record that we put our voices on out in Arizona in late 2019. It was simultaneously very fresh and also felt like we had never been apart.”
“For the initial writing process of ‘Apocalyptical,” we relied heavily on a Fairlight IIx (an early musical computer using 8 bit samples), and a Synclavier II (another early digital workstation that relied on FM synthesis),” explains guitar player and co-producer Mat Mitchell of the behind-the-scenes creation of the song. “These were heavyweights in early digital music productions and defined a generation of music. We decided to set modern computers aside by working within the limitations of these early computer technologies. This created a unique space for us to explore and the results can be heard throughout this track.”
Puscifer has released three full-length studio albums: “V” is for Vagina (2007), Conditions of My Parole (2011) and Money Shot (2015). Maynard James Keenan initially used the moniker in a 1995 episode of “Mr. Show,” bringing the band to life in 2007. Keenan’s companions in the electro-rock outfit have been Mat Mitchell (guitar/production) and Carina Round (vocals/songwriting). The band brings a unique mix of recorded output and on-stage theatrics, pairing each release with a conceptual live show, from a “Hee Haw”-infused performance featuring recurring Puscifer characters Billy Dee and Hildy to 2017’s luchadores-themed outing.
“Offenses, victimization, and exploitation. That happens every day and is mainly justified under the name of economic necessity, politics, religion, culture, sex, and race,” Within Temptation states. Their new single “Entertain You” is out today, May 8, and revolves around the urge for self-gratification at the expense of others.
“We often cannot and do not want to see the consequences of our urge to satisfy our personal needs,” says singer Sharon den Adel. “To justify or simply avoid the misery we inflict on others, we simply look the other way or start pointing fingers. We should look into the mirror more often and start questioning our own beliefs. We should try to understand not only ourselves, but also — and most importantly — others and the world around us. It’s not the easiest way, but it’s certainly one that brings us further in this individualistic society.”
Within Temptation will embark on a huge arena tour with Evanescence in September 2020. The Worlds Collide Tour, for which an impressive 150,000 tickets were sold across eight countries, will bring both bands to venues such as the O2 Arena in London, AccorHotels Arena in Paris, Velodrom in Berlin, and Palais 12 in Brussels. All dates are below.
NEW TOUR DATES:
9/2 — Glasgow, UK —The SSE Hydro Arena 9/3 — Leeds, UK — First Direct Arena 9/5 — Birmingham, UK — Arena Birmingham 9/6 — London, UK — The O2 9/8 — Amsterdam, NL — Ziggo Dome 9/9 — Amsterdam, NL — Ziggo Dome 9/11 — Brussels, BE — Palais 12 9/12 — Brussels, BE — Palais 12 9/14 — Paris, FR — AccorHotels Arena 9/17 — Hamburg, DE — Barclaycard Arena 9/18 — Leipzig, DE — Leipzig Arena 9/20 — Gliwice, PL— Arena Gliwice 9/21 — Berlin, DE — Velodrom 9/22 — Munich, DE — Zenith 9/24 — Düsseldorf, DE — Mitsubishi Electric Hall 9/25 — Esch-Sur-Alzette — LU Rockhal 9/27 — Zurich, Switzerland — Hallenstadion 9/29 — Milan, IT Mediolanum— Forum Milan
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown have revealed the video for “Ride,” which finds the band knuckling down (and dirty) on their instruments while in the back of a conversion van and plugging into amps stashed in the trunks of their cars.
“Sometimes it’s too easy to miss magic moments while you’re worrying about the future,” says Bryant. “To me, ‘Ride’ is a reminder to find the good in the present while you’re in it. I don’t wanna look back and wish I would’ve lived life any different. I wanna milk all these moments for all they’re worth. Whatever comes next can’t affect right now.”
The track appears on the band’s latest album Truth & Lies —out now via Snakefarm Records.
Additionally, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown will be going live on American Songwriter’s Facebook page on May 29 at 3PM ET for the “Behind the Mic” series, where they’ll be playing songs and answering fan questions.
