We Are Not Your Kind is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on August 9, 2019, via Roadrunner Records. The album was produced by Greg Fidelman. The lead single, “Unsainted”, was released on May 16, 2019, along with its music video. The title of the album is taken from a lyric off the band’s standalone single “All Out Life” released on October 31, 2018, despite not being featured on the standard edition album but is on the Japanese edition.
Detroit Rock veterans Kaleido have released a new EP “NO RLY…IM FINE” – a deeply personal and emotional collection about mental health issues.
The song was co-produced with Michael Martenson & Jake Cemer (Boys of Fall). The band played to more than 20,000 people at the Van’s Warped Tour 25th anniversary show in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 29th, with more dates coming soon.
Singer Christina Chriss says of first single “Pretending“: “The only thing harder than the actual internal battle with anxiety, depression or addiction is faking a smile and pretending you’re fine on the outside. Especially after you’ve gathered the courage to speak up and someone tells you to “get over it”. I want you to know, it’s okay to not be okay; It’s okay to talk about it and it’s okay to reach out for help. Through my own struggles I wrote this song and I hope that it reaches everyone who has ever felt this way and needs to hear it: “ITS OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY SOMETIMES.”
Kaleido – comprised of Chriss, Joey Fava (drums), and Cody Morales(bass) is as authentic as they come and writes memorable songs that are highlighted in their dynamic live show, which has garnered them accolades on the live music circuit.
Kaleido are true “Road Warriors” – they average 100 lives shows per year. They’ve opened for notable bands like Seether, Halestorm, Rob Zombie and Evanescence; and they’ve been featured on the Shiprocked cruise and multiple appearances on the Warped tour. The trials and tribulations of being Rock N’ Roll survivors in an ever-changing Music business has made them stronger and tougher, and that is reflected in their music, including 2018’s muscular single “My Enemy”, which was produced by Johnny K (3 Doors Down, Disturbed).
Detroit Media has taken notice: Kaleido was just named Outstanding Alt/Indie/Punk Artist at the 2019 Detroit Music Awards and was a featured performer on WDIV-TV (NBC) Detroit Annual Fireworks Telecast. The band was recently featured on Detroit PBS show “Metro Arts” and CBS 62’s local music coverage. They were named Best Band in Detroit by Real Detroit Weekly in 2013 & 2014, and won two Detroit Music Awards in 2015 for “Outstanding Rock/Pop Group” and “Outstanding Rock Recording” for their second independent EP ‘Unbreakable’. Kaleido was nominated again in 2017 for their album “Experience” and won “Outstanding Heavy Rock Group”.
Their “Experience” album helped grow their fan base both in the US and abroad, debuting @ #11 on Soundscan Top New Artists Albums and #37 on the Top Current Rock Albums chart. The album was tapped as “New and Noteworthy” @ iTunes and Amazon Music and spawned the Active Rock charting “Die Tryin'” – which made it into the Loudwire Video “Battle Royale” Hall of Fame by remaining at #1 for 5 straight weeks.
They just wrapped up several shows with Stitched Up Heart, and additional tour dates are being booked to start in late July with an announcement coming as dates are confirmed.
Beartooth Release “You Never
Know” Live Video
From Rock Am Ring Performance
Band Touring This Fall With A Day To Remember + I
Prevail
Breakout Ohio-based
hard rock band Beartooth shared a live performance video for
single “You Never Know,” captured at the Rock Am
Ring music festival in Germany earlier this summer.
The audio from the live performance of “You Never Know” was taken
from the band’s electrifying and pyrotechnics-enhanced set at Rock Am
Ring in front of over 70,000+ music fans from across Europe — one of the
largest crowds to date during this annual outing.
Beartooth performed at packed concert dates in Germany during their headline
tour earlier this year and returned to Nuremberg, Germany for the
Rock Am Ring festival, further cementing their status as
a rising and dominant force in hard rock music. This performance
of “You Never Know” highlights the band’s progression, as they
were able to elevate production through pyrotechnics and delivered an
unforgettable spectacle for fans both new and old.
The original version
of the song lives on the band’s latest album Disease, out now
via Red Bull Records.
The band will be
touring with A Day to Remember and I Prevail on one of the most-anticipated
treks of the entire fall season.
All Beartooth dates, including the band’s upcoming festival appearances, are below.
BEARTOOTH ON TOUR: FESTIVAL DATES: 8/11 — Horseheads, NY — iMatter Festival 9/8 — Concord, VA — Blue Ridge Rock Festival 9/27 — Louisville, KY — Louder Than Life 10/11 — Sacramento, CA — Aftershock Festival 10/12 — San Bernardino, CA — Self Help Festival WITH A DAY TO REMEMBER + I PREVAIL: 9/28 — Simpsonville, SC — CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park 10/15 — Boise, ID — CenturyLink Arena 10/16 — Salt Lake City, UT — USANA Amphitheatre 10/17 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium 10/21 — Irving, TX — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 10/22 — Houston, TX — NRG Arena 10/23 — Corpus Christi, TX — Concrete Street Amphitheater 10/25 — Saint Charles, MO — Family Arena 10/26 — Chicago, IL — Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC 10/27 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory 10/29 — Fargo, ND — Scheels Arena 10/30 — Des Moines, IA — Wells Fargo Arena 10/31 — Independence, MO — Silverstein Eye Centers Arena (SECA) 11/2 — Pittsburgh, PA — Petersen Events Center 11/3 — Fairfax, VA — EagleBank Arena 11/5 — Laval, QC — Place Bell 11/7 — Reading, PA — The Santander Arena 11/9 — Glen Falls, NY — Cool Insuring Arena 11/10 — Trenton, NJ — CURE Insurance Arena 11/12 — Syracuse, NY — The Oncenter War Memorial Arena 11/14 — Fort Wayne, IN — Allen County War Memorial Expo Center 11/15 — Cleveland, OH — Wolstein Center at CSU 11/16 — Ypsilanti, MI — Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center 11/17 — Huntington, WV — Big Sandy Superstore Arena 11/19 — New York, NY — Terminal 5 11/21 — Duluth, GA — Infinite Energy Center 11/22 — Nashville, TN — Nashville Municipal Auditorium 11/23 — Fayetteville, NC— Crown Coliseum
Fear Inoculum, the fifth studio album from TOOL, arrives on Aug. 30 via RCA Records. Stream the album’s title track now: http://smarturl.it/TOOLFIs.
Continuing their affinity for pushing the boundaries of
physical packaging, the GRAMMY Award® winning outfit has created a deluxe,
limited-edition CD version of Fear Inoculum.The collectible
offering, which was conceived by and directed by Adam Jones, features a 4” HD
rechargeable screen with exclusive video footage, charging cable, 2 watt
speaker, a 36-page booklet and a digital download card. Pre-orders for both the
special package and digital downloads are available now: http://smarturl.it/TOOLFIa. A vinyl release will be
announced soon.
The 85-minute collection was produced by TOOL, with Joe
Barresi engineering and mixing the release. Barresi also worked with the band
on 10,000 Days.
The song stream and pre-order news arrives as the Los Angeles band recently made several of their previous releases, Opiate, Undertow, Ænima, Lateralus and 10,000 Days, available for the first time on digital service providers. The releases racked up over 20 million streams in the first 48 hours of release, as well as quickly claiming five spots on iTunes’ Top 10 Albums chart.
TOOL formed in 1990, releasing four multi-platinum studio albums: Undertow (1993), Ænima (1996), Lateralus (2001) and 10,000 Days (2006); two EPs: 72826 (1991) and Opiate (1992) and the limited-edition boxset Salival (2000). The band has won three GRAMMY Awards®: Best Metal Performance (1998, “Ænima”), Best Metal Performance (2002, “Schism”) and Best Recording Package (2007, 10,000 Days). TOOL is Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar) and Maynard James Keenan (vocals)
The Podcast That Rocked episode for August 4th, 2019 featuring The Rock Critic. Lots of discussion on Tool hype, Skillet’s latest album Victiorious, the awful mass shootings and Blink-182’s live tweeting, bands having to live on the road to make money, and more! Discussion topics below.
The Podcast That Rocked | Skillet And Puddle Of Mudd Shouldn’t Go Together
Discussion Topics: -Tool Post Catalog On Streaming Sites/Hype For Fear Inoculum -Skillet Release A New Album and…uh…well… -Bands Have To Live On The Road In Order To Make Money -Terrible Mass Shootings In The US -Wage War Decide To Release New Album Pressure The Same Day As Tool’s New Album -Papa Roach, Scott Stapp and Atilla Didn’t Wow Us This Year -BIG Albums Coming Through The Remainder Of 2019
Louder Than LifeAnnounces Onsite Experiences,
Full Bourbon Lineup & Unique Food Offerings For September 27, 28 & 29At Highland Festival Grounds
At KY Expo Center In Louisville, KY
Festival Returns To Louisville With Most Thrilling Music Lineup In Its History:
Friday: Slipknot, Staind, A Day To Remember Saturday: Guns N’ Roses, Godsmack, Ice Cube Sunday: Disturbed, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson
Tickets On Sale Now
The Louder Than Life onsite experiences,
full bourbon lineup, and unique food offerings have been announced for
the Friday, September 27, Saturday, September 28 and Sunday,
September 29 festival at its new home at Highland Festival
Grounds at KY Expo Center.
Produced by premier independent festival producer Danny
Wimmer Presents, the World’s Largest Rock ‘N’ Roll Whiskey
Festival returns to Louisville, KY bigger and better
in its fifth year, with festival producersdelivering the most
spectacular music lineup since the festival began in 2014. Louder Than
Life will feature performances from quintessential rock band Guns
N’ Roses, the return of chart-topping, festival favorites Slipknot and Disturbed,
a reunited Staind (in their first public performance in 5 years), Godsmack, Rob
Zombie, A Day To Remember, Ice Cube, Marilyn
Manson, Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Halestorm,
and many more. Recent music lineup additions include In This Moment, Wilson and The
Pink Slips. Visit https://louderthanlifefestival.com for the full music
lineup.
Overall, Louder Than Life will feature more
than 50 music acts, with performances on three stages, along with
award-winning bourbons, whiskey, spirits, craft beer, and the best
food Louisville has to offer. Festival attendees will enjoy
a variety of onsite food and beverage experiences, as well as sponsor
activations that celebrate the bourbon culture and culinary heritage of this
unique American city.
The festival’s centerpiece, TheKroger
Big Bourbon Bar presented by Courier Journal, will feature
more than two dozen hand-selected bourbons from top distilleries, and a unique
opportunity to enjoy bourbons and exclusive one-time specialty cocktails
from 1792, Angel’s Envy, Barrell Bourbon, Coopers’ Craft, Elijah
Craig, Four Roses,Jefferson’s, Jeptha Creed Four Grain Bourbon, Kentucky
Peerless, Michter’s,Rebel Yell, Old
Forester, Stonehammer, and Wild Turkey.
New for 2019, the Beyond Bourbon Bar will
be the largest non-bourbon bar at Bourbon & Beyond, offering a
selection of fine whiskies. Patrons are invited to select their cocktail,
choose their whiskey, and enjoy these flavors from outside Kentucky.
Participating brands include: 291 Colorado Whiskey, Balcones
Distilling, Catoctin Creek, Uncle Nearest and more to be announced.
Fred Minnick’s Mini Bar–hosted by Louder
Than Life bourbon curator, bourbon author/expert, and Amazon Prime
host (Bourbon Up) Fred Minnick–will showcase craft
selections from Louisville’s world-renowned distilleries. Acclaimed
Louisville whiskey bar TheSilver Dollar will
operate The Hunter’s Club, where attendees can find vintage
bourbons dating as far back as the 1930s, as well as contemporary collectibles.
The list of participating bourbon brands at Louder
Than Life includes 1792, Angel’s Envy, Barrell Bourbon, Blade
and Bow, Bulleit, Coopers’ Craft, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Four
Roses, Jefferson’s, Jeptha Creed Four Grain Bourbon, Jim Beam,
Kentucky Peerless, Larceny, Maker’s Mark, Michter’s, Old Forester, Rebel
Yell, Stonehammer, Wild Turkey, Willett, and Woodford
Reserve.
Whiskey and other spirits partners include 291
Colorado Whiskey, Balcones Distilling, Catoctin Creek, Cooper and
Thief, Jack Daniel’s, Robert Mondavi Private Select, Southern Comfort,
Uncle Nearest and Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
In addition to performances from top music artists, and various onsite attractions, attendees at Louder Than Life will enjoy a variety of onsite food and beverage offerings that celebrate menus and flavors inspired by Kentucky. Curated by Southern Hospitality Concessions LLC,DWP’s affiliate concessionaire, selections from the following local and regional restaurants will be available: 502 Café, Boss Hog BBQ, Cellar Door Chocolates, Chicago’s Dog House, Couvillion,Martin’s BBQ, Eli’s BBQ, Gelato Gilberto, Heine Brothers’ Coffee, Hull and Highwater, Island Noodles, Joella’s Hot Chicken, Longshot Lobsta, Merle’s Whiskey Kitchen, Midway Café, Mike’s Kentucky Kitchen, Phat Daddy’s Creole, Pie Baby Wood Fired Pizza, Red Top Dogs, River Road BBQ, Spicy Pie Pizza, Tumbleweed, and much more.
Additional bourbon, food & beverage, and other experiences available onsite include: ● Jack Daniel’s No. 7 Sports Bar, where guests can enjoy NFL and college football games ● Monster Energy Experience ● Craft Beer Bar ● Tiki Barrel Bar presented by Jim Beam ● Jack’s House presented by Jack Daniel’s ● Jailhouse BBQ presented by Larceny Bourbon ● Mardi Gras Bar presented by Southern Comfort ● Stitzel-Weller Bar featuring Bulleit and Blade and Bow ● The Speakeasy ● Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live Dreams Program ● Mint Julep Experiences (exclusive distillery excursions) ● Take Me Home ● The Music Experience
Louder Than Life partners include 291
Colorado Whiskey, 1792, Against The Grain, Angel’s Envy, Balcones Distilling,
Barrell Bourbon, Blackcraft Cult, Blade and Bow, Bulleit, Catoctin Creek,
Cooper and Thief, Coopers’ Craft, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, Four Roses
Bourbon, Fxck Cancer, Jack Daniel’s, Jefferson’s, Jeptha Creed Distilling, Jim
Beam, Kentucky Distillers Association, Kentucky Peerless, Kentucky Tourism,
Kroger, Larceny, Louisville Tourism, Maker’s Mark, Metro by T-Mobile,
Michter’s, Monster Energy, Rebel Yell, Robert Mondavi Private Select, Old
Forester, Stonehammer, Southern Comfort, Take Me Home, The Music Experience,
Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Uncle Nearest Whiskey, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve and Zyn.
Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to team up
with Calling All Crows’ Here For The Music campaign to prevent
sexual violence at live music events. Specifically, the Calling All
Crows team will provide prevention training to staff and volunteers
leading up to DWP’s Louisville festivals–Hometown Rising, Bourbon
& Beyond and Louder Than Life–and will educate
attendees on how to promote community safety through outreach onsite and
messaging from each festival. Calling All Crows, founded by
musician Chadwick Stokes and tour manager Sybil Gallagher in 2008, partners
with musicians and fans to create change for women through direct service and
activism. Through their Here For The Music campaign, they have
partnered with 60+ venues, artists, and festivals to train 1500+ music
professionals and fans, educate 10,000+ fans through outreach efforts, and
consult on 10+ policies. For more information, visit:
The Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo
Center are located at 937 Phillips Lane in Louisville, Kentucky.
Festival doors open at 11:00 AM daily.
Louder Than Life is produced by Los
Angeles-based Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent
producers of destination music festivals in America. DWP events
include Aftershock Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, Chicago Open Air, Epicenter
Festival, Hometown Rising, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival,
and Welcome To Rockville.
Ice Nine Kills To Headline SiriusXM’s “The Octane Accelerator Tour”
Featuring
Fit For a King, Light The Torch,
Make Them Suffer & Awake At Last
Boston horror-inspired metal group ICE NINE KILLS have
announced their headlining 2019 SiriusXM Octane
Present’s “The Octane Accelerator Tour” to take place this
fall featuring support from Fit For A King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer
and Awake At Last. The U.S. tour will kick off on October 29 in Cleveland,
OH at House of Blues, hitting major cities cross-country
before wrapping in New York City on December 1 at Webster
Hall. General admission tickets will go on sale this Friday, August
9 at 10:00 AMlocal time at www.iceninekills.com. Sirius XM subscribers will have
access to purchase presale tickets on Thursday, August 8.
“The Octane Accelerator Tour will carve itself into the
soul of America this fall, and it won’t be pretty,” declared ICE
NINE KILLS vocalist SPENCER CHARNAS. “With these five
bands on the loose I fear for the safety of our country.”
SiriusXM’s Octane channel is committed to finding and
exposing the new artists pushing the sound of Hard Rock music forward.
“Octane Accelerators” is a feature that introduces North America to
new artists that have Octane’s stamp of approval. SiriusXM’s Octane was the
first in the world to play ICE NINE KILLS‘ “A Grave Mistake,” on
September 14, 2018 and was named an “Octane Accelerator” a week
later. Additionally, SiriusXM selected ICE NINE KILLS as a
“Future Five” artist of 2019. The “Future Five” for 2019
consists of five new artists that SiriusXM predicts will breakthrough in 2019.
“Ice Nine Kills immediately connected with the Octane listeners. Spending 9 months on the Big Uns countdown and 5 weeks at #1,” says SiriusXM Octane Program Director Vincent Usuriello, “We are excited to team up with Ice Nine Kills on this tour to continue to connect the Octane nation with the emerging Hard Rock bands they discover on Octane.”
DATE
CITY
VENUE
Tue
10/29
Cleveland, OH
House of Blues
Sat
11/2
Milwaukee, WI
The Rave Club
Sun
11/3
Minneapolis, MN
Varsity Theater
Tue
11/5
Denver, CO
Summit Music Hall
Wed
11/6
Salt Lake City, UT
The Depot
Fri
11/8
Las Vegas, NV
Brooklyn Bowl
Sat
11/9
Los Angeles, CA
Belasco Theater
Sun
11/10
Phoenix, AZ
The Van Buren
Tue
11/12
Dallas, TX
House of Blues
Wed
11/13
Houston, TX
House of Blues
Thu
11/14
San Antonio, TX
Aztec Theater
Sat
11/16
Pensacola, FL
Vinyl Music Hall
Sun
11/17
Tampa, FL
Ritz Ybor
Mon
11/18
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Revolution
Wed
11/20
Atlanta, GA
Buckhead Theater
Thu
11/21
Charlotte, NC
The Underground
Fri
11/22
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Soundstage
Sat
11/23
Pittsburgh, PA
Roxian Theater
Mon
11/25
Philadelphia, PA
Theater of Living Arts
Tue
11/26
Detroit, MI
St. Andrews Hall
Wed
11/27
Chicago, IL
House of Blues
Sat
11/30
Worcester, MA
The Palladium
Sun
12/1
New York, NY
Webster Hall
With over 80,000 copies sold, ICE NINE KILLS’
critically acclaimed fifth album The Silver Scream (via Fearless
Records)–a post-metalcore masterpiece, with the
catchiness and spirit of pop-punk-has marked itself into the
band’s history with their first-ever Top 10 Active Mainstream Rock
Radio single, “A Grave Mistake,” which peaked
at #9 for over three weeks. The album also debuted on several
of Billboard’s Top 10 sales charts (#4 –
Hard Rock Albums, #2 – Rock Albums, #8 –
Digital Albums) and has seen the band extensively touring across
North America and Europe with mostly sold-out headlining
shows and a successful direct support run with Falling In Reverse and New Years
Day.
Lyrically and thematically focused on iconic horror movies that Charnasgrew up with (Stephen King’s IT, The Crow, A Nightmare on Elm Street, etc.), The Silver Scream was partially recorded at famous filming locations of classic horror movies and includes notable horror genre figures as guests including Sam Kubrick, grandson of Stanley Kubrick, and Chelsea Talmadge (Stranger Things). The band further elaborate on this influence with their vaudevillian-esque stage show and dress as classic horror movie characters along with short skits dispersed throughout their set featuring costumed characters.
ICE NINE KILLS created their own mini-horror series that coincides with each of the album’s singles and starring Charnas, injects their own narrative into the famous movies they pay homage to. Directed by Daniel Hourihan (In Your Eyes, Manchester By The Sea) of Slow Burn Productions, watch the currently released clips below:
Killswitch Engage Release Powerful “I Am Broken Too” Video
New Album Atonement Out August 16th,
2019
Grammy-nominated and Gold-selling hard rock heavyweights Killswitch Engagehave just dropped the video for “I Am Broken Too.” Watch the powerful video here.
The full-concept video was directed by Kyle Cogan and Zack Stauffer of SIMIAN.LA (A Perfect Circle, Breaking Benjamin) and was shot in the Los Angeles area.
“The video is a reflection of real-life events that loved ones have gone through,” says singer Jesse Leach. “Kyle Cogan and Zack Stauffer did an amazing job of bringing it all to life. The result is a powerful video that captures the essence and desperation of the song.”
The band is also donating a portion of the proceeds from the song to Hope for the Day, a Chicago-based non-profit organization that focuses on suicide prevention by providing outreach and mental health education through the use of music and art.
The song appears on the band’s eighth album,Atonement, out August 16 on Metal Blade Records. Atonement is available for pre-order here.
KsE previously shared the new single “Unleashed.” Watch the visualizer here.
In other KsE news, the band will be doing an exclusive in-store performance on August 14 at 5pm PT at Amoeba Music Hollywood. Fans will be able to purchase the album to get guaranteed admission and a limited-edition “Live at Amoeba” poster. All further details about this show are here.
The band will also perform at special intimate show at The Space in Las Vegas on August 13. Tickets go on sale today at this location.
Tool’s Adam Jones Reveals Album Details On Fear Inoculum
Tool’s guitarist Adam Jones said in an interview with Guitar
World that the upcoming album Fear
Inoculum, the band’s first album in 13 years, will be 80 minutes in run
time through seven tracks. The album
itself will revolve around the number seven as a concept.
Jones explained:
“I took a picture pointing to the number seven while we were recording,
and a lot of the riffs Justin and
I brought in were in seven. You don’t really go, ‘I’m going to write a riff in
seven!'” He continued, “Without being too descriptive about the
concept, the main thing is that the seven beat just kept coming up, and riffs
in seven kept coming up. It was really weird!
“Then Maynard told me about a whole concept he had about the number seven. We were all, like, ‘Oh my God! This is too weird!’ Then Alex Grey(Tool album artist) basically said the same thing and he has a concept that will reveal itself through video.” More info and a review on the new album will be coming.
Last weekend, Tool’s catalog was finally posted to streaming sites including iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.
Rewind, Replay, Rebound is the seventh studio album by Danish rock band Volbeat. The album was released on 2 August 2019. This marks the first studio album with Kaspar Boye Larsen on bass.
