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Gin Blossoms Announce Shows With Collective Soul

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Luke Spencer
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Gin Blossoms Announce Run Of Shows
With Collective Soul May 25-June 16

Coming off their mostly sold-out winter run of “New Miserable Experience Live” shows, GIN BLOSSOMS have announced they’ll go out on the road as special guests of Collective Soul. It’s a15-show swing starting May 25 in Atlantic City, NJ and wrapping June 16 in Rockton, IL (*dates below). GIN BLOSSOMS will also be playing solo shows and various festivals this summer with more shows to be announced. Watch the “Now’s The Time Tour” trailer:

One of the top alt-rock groups of the ’90s, GIN BLOSSOMS—Robin Wilson (lead vocals & guitar),Jesse Valenzuela (vocals & guitar), Scott Johnson (guitar) and Bill Leen (bass)–will perform highlights from their body of work plus songs from their 2018 critically acclaimed album MIXED REALITY (produced and mixed by Don Dixon and recorded by Mitch Easter).The multi-platinum band’s signature blend of introspective lyrics, ringing guitars and finely etched melodies is as strong as ever throughout the album, highlighted by such singles/videos as “Break,” “Face The Dark” and“Wonder.”

Both GIN BLOSSOMS and Collective Soul will offer their own VIP packages, which include band meet and greets, exclusive merchandise, and much more. All VIP packages will be available starting Wednesday, March 20 at 10pm local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 22 at 10am local time. More information can be found www.ginblossoms.net andwww.collectivesoul.com.

“Collective Soul is one of the most consistent bands of our generation, they Rock, and girls dig ’em,” says Robin Wilson. I’ve been hoping to tour with them for years. It’s gonna be a great summer.”

“Very excited to tour with Collective Soul this summer,” continues Jesse Valenzuela. “They are great musicians and wonderful guys and we’re gonna have a good time on the road!”

On the “New Miserable Experience Live” shows, Gin Blossoms performed their multi-platinum album from front-to-back in celebration of the album’s recent 25th anniversary, digging deep into such songs as “Hey Jealousy,” “Found About You” and “Allison Road.” The band filmed their February 22 House of Blues in Chicago show for a commemorative “New Miserable Experience Live” DVD/CD 2 disc set (release date TBA).

“The band is playing great, everybody’s getting along,” Robin Wilson told Houston Chronicle in a March 6 story by Andrew Dansby headlined “Gin Blossoms Blooming Again.” At my age, 30 years later, to be able to play this record and have people treat it like a big part of the songbook for our generation, it’s special. It’s nothing I could’ve predicted. It’s been a celebration, and it’s been cathartic.”

Catch GIN BLOSSOMS on tour in these cities:

DATE LOCATION VENUE
Thu 3/28 Tempe, AZ Coca-cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium
Fri 5/3 Nashville, TN Sevier Park Fest 2019
Sat 5/11 Yaphank, NY Mayday Music Festival 2019
with Collective Soul for “Now’s The Time Tour”
Sat 5/25 Atlantic City, NJ Sound Waves @ Hard Rock Atlantic City
Sun 5/26 Oxon Hill, MD MGM National Harbor
Tue 5/28 Simpsonville, SC CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
Wed 5/29 Greensboro, NC White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Fri 5/31 Baltimore, MD Pier 6 Pavilion
*Sat 6/1 Springfield, MA MGM Springfield
Tue 6/4 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center
Wed 6/5 Glen Allen, VA Innsbrook After Hours
Fri 6/7 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Sat 6/8 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Sun 6/9 East Providence, RI Bold Point Park
Tue 6/11 Northfield, OH MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage
Thu 6/13 Huber Heights, OH Rose Music Center at The Heights
**Fri 6/14 Mt. Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Sun 6/16 Rockton, IL Old Settler’s Park (“Old Settlers Days”)
Gin Blossoms solo tour dates
Sun 6/23 Ojai, CA Libbey Bowl
Fri 6/19 Batavia, NY Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel
Sat 8/3 Johnstown, NY Ameriserv Flood City Music Festival

For more information on GIN BLOSSOMS, visit:
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Sonic Temple Festival Announces Visual Art Lineup Featuring Famed Street Artist RISK

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Luke Spencer
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Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival
Announces Visual Art Lineup With Live Painting & Installations
Featuring Famed Street Artist RISK,
Plus Enhanced Onsite Experiences
May 17, 18 & 19, 2019 At MAPFRE Stadium In Columbus, Ohio

Original art exhibitions, enhanced onsite experiences, and expanded food and beverage offerings have been revealed for the first-ever Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, Friday, May 17, Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, 2019 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio,

The much-anticipated festival, produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, includes performances from multiplatinum artists Foo Fighters, System Of A Down and Disturbed among a diverse lineup that also features top artists Papa Roach, Bring Me The Horizon, Ghost, Lamb of God, Halestorm, Chevelle, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and The Cult, as well as Andrew Dice Clay, Henry Rollins and Pauly Shore and more in the SiriusXM Comedy & Spoken Word Tent.

In addition to featuring the biggest music artists, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival brings together some of the best visual artists around for an immersive experience like never before at a Danny Wimmer Presents festival. Headlined by legendary street artist RISK, the visual art components will allow attendees to come face to face with amazing art installations, live mural painting, and live screen-printing across the entire festival grounds, as well as additional activities inside the festival’s Art Tent.

The weekend will provide the opportunity to meet artists onsite and take home new favorite pieces including ceramics, prints, jewelry and more. There will also be a specially curated group of poster artists from the Columbus area, as well as across the country, displaying and selling one-off live performance posters and multi-day festival posters. The initial list of featured artists includes Kelly Graval, the multi-talented fine artist, illustrator, and graffiti artist known asRISK, who will be curating an interactive art exhibit to be displayed on site. The exhibit will showcase multiple live demonstrations by RISK. RISK has been synonymous with the Los Angeles art community for three decades. From his days pioneering the painting of freeway overpasses to studying at the USC School of Fine Arts, and from his THIRD RAIL series and clothing line to gallery and museum shows around the world, RISK has solidified his place in the history books as a world-renowned graffiti legend, and proven to be a rising star in the contemporary art world. For more information, visit: www.riskrock.com andhttps://regimecontemporary.com/artist-risk

Other artists who will be displaying their work onsite include Palehorse, Ricky Watts, Lauren YS, Brian Ewing, Angryblue, Sean Dietrich, and more to be announced.

To Write Love on Her Arms (https://twloha.com) will also have a presence onsite. This non-profit organization aims to present hope and find help for people struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury and thoughts of suicide while also investing directly into treatment and recovery.

The current daily music lineup for Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival is as follows (subject to change):

Friday, May 17: System Of A Down, Ghost, Halestorm, Meshuggah, Tom Morello, Parkway Drive, Beartooth, Black Label Society, Pussy Riot, Avatar, Bad Wolves, Badflower, Zeal & Ardor, Wage War, Ho99o9, Hands Like Houses, Shvpes, Pretty Vicious and The Jacks

SiriusXM Spoken Word Tent: Henry Rollins, Tom Morello, Nadya (Pussy Riot), Shapel Lacey

Saturday, May 18: Disturbed, Papa Roach, Lamb of God, The Cult, In This Moment, Gojira, Action Bronson, Killswitch Engage, Architects, Fever 333, Mark Lanegan Band, The Black Dahlia Murder, Don Broco, Issues, While She Sleeps, Movements, Boston Manor, Counterfeit., No1Cares and The Plot In You

SiriusXM Comedy Tent: Andrew Dice Clay, Eleanor Kerrigan, Mark Normand, Craig Gass

Sunday, May 19: Foo Fighters, Bring Me The Horizon, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Chevelle, The Hives, The Distillers, Scars On Broadway, The Struts, Refused, The Interrupters, Palaye Royale, The Glorious Sons, Black Pistol Fire, Basement, Yungblud, Scarlxrd, Teenage Wrist, Amigo The Devil, Dirty Honey, Demob Happy and Black Coffee

SiriusXM Comedy Tent: Pauly Shore, Carmen Lynch, Joe Deuce, Bill Squire

General Admission, VIP and Premium VIP tickets, and hotel and camping packages are on sale now at www.SonicTempleFestival.com.

In addition to performances from top music artists, and various onsite attractions, attendees will enjoy a variety of onsite food and beverage offerings that celebrate local Columbus flavors. Curated by Southern Hospitality Concessions LLC, DWP’s affiliate concessionaire, selections from the following local and regional restaurants will be available: Bonifacio, BruBrothers Coffee, Buckeye Donuts, Cheese Louise, Chicago’s Dog House, Cousins Maine Lobster, Dirty Frank’s, Eli’s BBQ, Ena’s Just Jerks Kitchen, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Hai Poke, Hangry City, Iron Grill BBQ, fan favorite Island Noodles, Master Of Patties, Midway Wing Co., Mikey’s Late Night Slice, MoMo Ghar,  Pie Baby Wood Fired Pizza, and Schmidt’s Sausage Haus.

Fans 21+ can enjoy multiple specialty curated beverage experiences. Varietals from Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards (owned by Maynard James Keenan, co-founder of international recording acts Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer) will be available at the Caduceus Wine Garden. Big Bourbon Bar presented by Kentucky Bourbon Trail®, 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. Experience abounds at the Heavy Tiki Bar (a tropical oasis filled with killer cocktails and shade). Fans can also enjoy a large variety of local and regional brews at the Sonic Temple Craft Beer Bar.

Additional Sonic Temple onsite experiences include:

  • Monster Energy Experience
  • f.y.e. Fan Experience
  • Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live Dreams Program
  • Zippo Experience
  • The Music Experience
  • Jack Daniel’s Experience
  • USMC (United States Marine Corps) Bootcamp
  • Take Me Home

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival sponsors include: Monster Energy, Zippo, f.y.e., Sweetwater Studios, BrewDog, Jack Daniel’s, The Music Experience, USMC, Kentucky Bourbon Trail®, and Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live Dreams Program.

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival 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, EpicenterFestival, Hometown Rising, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, and Welcome To Rockville. They’re also the co-creators of Rock On The Range, America’s largest and most acclaimed rock festival, which celebrated its 12th and final year in 2018 with 140,000 in attendance; Carolina Rebellion, which wrapped in 2018 after 8 record-breaking years, including over 100,000 in attendance multiple years at the annual event; and Northern Invasion, which had 50,000 in attendance for its fourth year in 2018. 

For more information on Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, visit:
Website: https://sonictemplefestival.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sonictemplefestival
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sonictemplefest
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sonictemplefestival
Hashtag: #SonicTempleFestival

I Prevail Drop New Song & Video for “Paranoid”

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Luke Spencer
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I Prevail Release New Song + Video For “Paranoid”
Band To Drop New Album Trauma On March 29

Detroit’s I Prevail have shared the video for the song “Paranoid” from their second full-length Trauma.

Trauma will be released on March 29 through Fearless Records and is available for pre-order in physical and digital formats here.

I Prevail will embark on a headline North American tour next month. The first leg of the band’s headline tour kicks off on April 24 and runs through May 24. The second leg launches on July 11 and runs through August 9, and includes several major festival appearances. Joining the band for these dates will be special guests Issues and Justin Stone. Tickets for the tour are available here. All dates are below.

Trauma represents a moment of triumph in the wake of a series of trials and tribulations endured by the Michigan quartet—Brian Burkheiser [clean vocals], Eric Vanlerberghe [harsh vocals], Steve Menoian [lead guitar], and Dylan Bowman [rhythm guitar]. Even as they catapulted towards mainstream notoriety with 2016’s breakout Lifelines, they faced unforeseen hardship that might’ve broken any other band. Burkheiser dealt with a debilitating vocal injury that jeopardized his future as a singer. He made it through, but dealt with the aftershocks of stress and anxiety. Conflicted with thoughts of potentially leaving the band, he made a decision. He got together with his band brothers in 2018 and they decided to craft the record they wanted to hear without outside input. Joined by producer Tyler Smith [Falling In Reverse], they emerged from 10 months in the studio with Trauma.

Trauma also represents a realization of I Prevail’s full potential. The band elevates rock music by making it unpredictable again, leaping from moments of metal, alternative, electronic, and heavy rock. This air of danger powers the hard-hitting single “Bow Down.” Watch + listen here. Companion single “Breaking Down“ pairs glitchy flourishes with a hypnotic and heartfelt vocal performance and impactful refrain. Watch + listen here.

With an equally melodic and momentous offering, I Prevail soar on Trauma. Smarter and more confident, rock music gets the band it needs to carry it to the frontlines of heavy music: I Prevail.

I PREVAIL ON TOUR:
WITH ISSUES + JUSTIN STONE:
4/24 — Kansas City, MO — Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
4/25 — Oklahoma City, OK — Diamond Ballroom
4/27 — Las Vegas, NV — House of Blues
4/28 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
4/29 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
5/1 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom
5/2 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo
5/4 — Boise, ID — Revolution Concert House
5/5 — Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory
5/7 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
5/8 — Billings, MT — Shrine Auditorium
5/10 — Council Bluffs, IA — Westfair Amphitheater
5/11 — Wichita, KS — Wave
5/13 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks Amphitheatre
5/15 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues
5/17 — Houston, TX — House of Blues
5/18 — San Antonio, TX — The Aztec Theater
5/20 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant
5/21 — Chicago, IL — House of Blues
5/23 — Ft. Wayne, IN — Clyde Theatre
5/24 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore
7/11 — London, ON — Harris Park*
7/12 — Niagara Falls, NY — Rapids Theatre
7/14 — Mansfield, OH — Mansfield Reformatory*
7/15 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
7/16 — Peoria, IL — Peoria Riverfront
7/18 — Oshkosh, WI — Ford Festival Park*
7/20 — Cadott, WI — Rock Fest*
7/22 — Clifton Park, NY — Upstate Concert Hall
7/23 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount
7/24 — Boston, MA — House of Blues
7/26 — Bethlehem, PA — Sands Bethlehem Event Center
7/27 — Montclair, NJ — The Wellmont Theater
7/28 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore
7/30 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore
7/31 — Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore
8/1 — North Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
8/3 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House of Blues
8/4 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre
8/5 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
8/7 — Belvidere, IL — The Apollo Theatre
8/8 — Indianapolis, IN — Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
8/9 — Grand Rapids, MI — 20 Monroe Live
*Festival Date; I Prevail Only

ABOUT I PREVAIL:
Gold-certified Michigan quartet I Prevail refashion, reup, and recharge rock music on their anxiously awaited 2019 sophomore offering, Trauma [Fearless Records]. If anybody can elevate the genre to mainstream ubiquity once more, it’s this band. Since their 2014 arrival, they set a precedent to catalyze rock’s evolution. The band put up astounding numbers rarely synonymous with the genre or their peers, for that matter. Nearing half-a-billion streams and 115 million YouTube views, they moved over 500,000 albums worldwide, notched three #1 singles on SiriusXM Octane, and played 500-plus shows in just three years. Not to mention, they achieved a gold single in the form of their take on Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” from the Heart Vs. Mind EP.

On the mega-anticipated 2019 offering Trauma, they uplift rock to a plateau where soundscapes can unpredictably toss and turn between heavy metal, alternative, hip-hop, and electronic moods without warning, boundaries, or rules. Meanwhile, the lyrics team with confessional emotionality as if ripped from the pages of a secret diary. Vulnerable, vital, and visceral, the 15-track opus illuminates the future, and it’s as bright and bold as the singles “Breaking Down“ and “Bow Down.” Rock may never be the same after this Trauma.

The Podcast That Rocked | King Of The Hissy Fits | March 2019

By
Luke Spencer
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The second episode of The Podcast That Rocked.  Discussion topics below.
Joining me are Mark Grondin of Spectrum Pulse & The Rock Critic Crash Thompson.

This episode we talk about:
Upcoming Music
Will The Tool Album Ever Come?
2019 Hasn’t Disappointed Terribly So Far With Releases
Hissy Fits On Stage In Rock And Metal
Rock Coliseum Trying To Meet Up At Sonic Temple
Sonic Temple Lineup
#Tool #SonicTemple #AaronLewis #Staind #Baroness #Fever333 #Disturbed #AJR #GunsAndRoses

Please subscribe to Mark and Crash’s channels below:
Spectrum Pulse = https://www.youtube.com/user/SilensCursor
The Rock Critic = https://www.youtube.com/user/TehRockCritic

Plain White T’s Release “Low” Video

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Luke Spencer
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Chicago’s Plain White T’s release impactful video for “Low.”

The song lives on the band’s latest album, Parallel Universe, out now via Fearless Records.

Singer Tom Higgensen offered the following insight into the song and the visual.

“Everybody at times can feel a little bit depressed, inadequate, or not ‘good enough,” he said. “Often, we search for something outside ourselves to fill that void and to make us feel better; more wanted, more confident, more beautiful. We turn to drugs, alcohol, medication for a temporary fix to make us feel a little better, but these can obviously just lead to more problems and become a need or a dependency.”

Higgensen furthered, “This video makes a commentary towards that by introducing the imaginary magical elixir called ‘Low,’ which is presented as the fix all for all of life’s problems. It’s a creepy infomercial that promises the consumer instant results, but as the viewer, we can see that things aren’t quite as they seem.”

PLAIN WHITE T’S TOUR DATES:
3/15 — Rosemont, IL — Joe’s Live
4/25 — Oklahoma City, OK — Tower Theatre
5/23 — Bristol, UK — The Fleece
5/24 — Perranporth, UK — Tunes In The Dunes Festival
5/25 — Hatfield, UK — Slam Dunk Festival
5/26 — Hatfield, UK — Slam Dunk Festival
5/27 — Brighton, UK — The Haunt

ABOUT PLAIN WHITE T’S:
Since emerging in 1997, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum Chicago quintet—Tom Higgenson [vocals], Tim Lopez [lead guitar, vocals], Dave Tirio [rhythm guitar], Mike Retondo [bass], and De’Mar Hamilton [drums]— has amassed an enduring, engaging, and enigmatic catalog, spanning two gold-certified offerings All That We Needed (2005) and Every Second Counts (2006) and unshakable anthems such as the double-platinum “1,2,3,4” and platinum “Rhythm of Love.” Among the discography, “Hey There Delilah” went quadruple-platinum, topped the Billboard Hot 100, and earned a pair of 2008 GRAMMY® Award nominations in the categories of “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.” Along the way, the five-piece logged countless miles on the road in front of sold out crowds in nearly every corner of the globe. After a whirlwind tour cycle supporting 2015’s American Nights, the guys hunkered down and began writing the ideas that would eventually comprise Parallel Universe, released in August 2018. The band’s endlessly hummable signature melodies still shine at the center of this galaxy, but their Universe morphed into an otherworldly atmosphere of ethereal electronic pop strengthened by lush guitar tones and synth transmissions.

Black Label Society Release “Spoke In The Wheel” Music Video

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Luke Spencer
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Black Label Society Release “Spoke In The Wheel” Music Video
20 Years Of Sonic Brewtality Tour On Sale Now

Black Label Society have released a new music video today for their song “Spoke In The Wheel” from their upcoming LP due out this spring. Directed by long-time director and collaborator Justin Reich, this is the first music video we’ve seen from the band since ”Trampled Down Below” was released last year from the Grimmest Hits LP.

Black Label Society will release Sonic Brew – 20th Anniversary Blend 5.99 – 5.19 on May 17, 2019, via Entertainment One (eOne). “Spoke In The Wheel” is available as an iTunes instant gratification track, meaning fans who pre-order the album on iTunes will receive that single as an instant download. “Spoke In The Wheel” is available on all streaming services today.

Pre-order bundles including teeshirts, posters, vinyl, and even a turntable are available now. Click here for more.

Thanks to a new arrangement with record label Entertainment One (eOne), the band’s back catalog is now all in one place, uniting the band’s earlier work with their more recent output. The “re-blended” version of their classic debut is resurrected bigger than ever without sacrificing its familiar kick. Plus, there are two bonus cuts: a full band/piano version of “Spoke in the Wheel” and an acoustic take on “Black Pearl.”

Black Label Society has also announced their “20 Years of Sonic Brewtality Tour,” a brand-new batch of 2019 North American tour dates in conjunction with the new release. The band will play two shows in each market – the first night will feature Sonic Brew played in its entirety, while the second night will see the band play a set of greatest hits. Support will come from Conan and The Atomic Bitchwax. Black Label Society will also participate in U.S festivals Sonic Temple, Epicenter, and Welcome to Rockville on this run.

Dates begin April 24 at The Oriental Theater in Denver and wrap up in Los Angeles at the famous El Rey Theater for two nights ending on May 23. Tickets are on sale this Friday, February 1, 2019.

Apr-24 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater
Apr-25 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater
Apr-27 Dallas, TX Canton Hall
Apr-28 Dallas, TX Canton Hall
Apr-30 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
May-01 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
May-04 Jacksonville, FL Welcome To Rockville
May-06 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom
May-07 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom
May-11 Rockingham, NC Epicenter
May-14 Toronto, ON Opera House
May-15 Toronto, ON Opera House
May-17 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple
May-18 Clarksville, TN O’Connors
May-22 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
May-23 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre

Sonic Brew – 20th Anniversary Blend 5.99 – 5.19  is nothing like the infamously awful, failed experiment of New Coke. This is the original formula, like Coke Classic, but spiked with Viagra, the Captain America super soldier serum, and triple the caffeine.

It’s less of a floor to ceiling remodel than it is a fresh coat of paint, in preparation for another crazy house party. Zakk Wylde and crew were careful not to mess with the magic captured on the long lost two-inch tape. Instead, they blessed the master with some note-for-note enhancement, spicing up /Sonic Brew/ with a perfected recipe.

“I don’t want to hear Led Zeppelin II redone, with the band just replaying the whole record,”notes the charismatic frontman and gregarious guitar icon. “The performances and everything is a snapshot in time. We just added on top of what was already there on the original recordings. It’s like we went in and did surgery on this thing. We took the original CD master and added things that made it stronger.” 

The Black Label Society studio discography is like an instruction manual on how to expertly craft heartfelt, no holds barred, heavy metal infused American hard rock. “’Sonic Brew’ was the beginning. I can’t believe it’s been 20 years,” Zakk marvels.

Wylde’s powerful pipes, mayhem-inducing charisma, mischievous humor, and instantly recognizable shredding have made him a beloved figure to rock audiences the world over. One part invading-horde, one part traveling carnival party, Black Label Society continues to engage and inspire, powered by caffeine and cacophony.

Baroness Release Gold & Grey on June 1; Watch “Borderlines” Video Now  

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Luke Spencer
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BARONESS RELEASE GOLD & GREY ON JUNE 14 VIA ABRAXAN HYMNS
BAND RELEASE “BORDERLINES” VIDEO; NORTH AMERICAN TOUR UNDERWAY

Baroness release their eagerly-awaited new album, Gold & Grey, on June 14 via Abraxan Hymns.  The band has simultaneously released a video for the song “Borderlines”, which saw its live performance debut at Baroness’s tour kick off last Friday in Houston.

“Our goal is, was, and will always be to write increasingly superior, more honest and compelling songs, and to develop a more unique and challenging sound,” offered Baroness founder, guitar player and vocalist John Baizley. “I’m sure we have just finished our best, most adventurous album to date. We dug incredibly deep, challenged ourselves and recorded a record I’m positive we could never again replicate. I consider myself incredibly fortunate to know Sebastian, Nick and Gina as both my bandmates and my friends. They have pushed me to become a better songwriter, musician and vocalist. We’re all extremely excited for this release, which includes quite a few ‘firsts’ for the band, and we’re thrilled to be back on tour to play these psychotic songs for our fans. Expect some surprises.”

While Gold & Grey found the outfit once again working with Purple producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Mogwai), sequestering themselves at Fridmann’s remote upstate New York Tarbox Road Studio, the 17-track album ushered in two significant changes: a decidedly different recording process and guitar player Gina Gleason’s debut on a Baroness recording. The band, who tracked portions of the vocals, guitars and overdubs in Baizley’s home-basement studio, another first for the band, eschewed their normal routine of entering the studio with meticulously detailed plans and instead opted for a looser, more improvisational approach that resulted in the band’s most collaborative and emotionally evocative release to date.

“On Gold & Grey we have taken some unexpected paths on a labyrinthine sonic adventure. We accepted sounds and styles that have not appeared on previous Baroness albums, and I’m excited to welcome our fans into our new lair,” added drummer Sebastian Thomson.

“Having the chance to create music without any preconceived boundaries was both liberating and intimidating,” explains guitar player Gina Gleason. “As we pushed past our fear and comfort zone, the four of us connected in a way that allowed us to create freely, uplift one another and build the unique sonic world that is Gold & Grey. As a longtime Baroness listener, it is exciting to have created something new while still maintaining a deep love and understanding of the band’s roots. To say that the making of this record was quite a journey would be an understatement. We are beyond excited to share this experience and music with everyone!”

Baroness tour dates (co-headline w/Deafheaven; Zeal & Ardor open on all dates):

March 14 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Anaheim
March 16 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
March 18 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
March 19 Seattle, WA The Showbox
March 20 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
March 22 Edmonton, AB Union Hall
March 23 Calgary, AB The Palace Theatre
March 24 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
March 26 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
March 27 Denver, CO The Ogden Theater
March 29 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
March 30 Madison, WI The Sylvee
March 31 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
April 2 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
April 3 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
April 5 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
April 6 Worcester, MA The Palladium
April 7 Albany, NY Upstate Concert Hall
April 9 Cleveland, OH Agora Theater
April 10 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
April 12 New York, NY Terminal 5
April 13 Philadelphia, PA Decibel Metal & Beer Fest (The Fillmore Philadelphia)

Gold & Grey track list:
Front Toward Enemy
I’m Already Gone
Seasons
Sevens
Tourniquet
Anchor’s Lament
Throw Me An Anchor
I’d Do Anything
Blankets of Ash
Emmett-Radiating Light
Cold Blooded Angels
Crooked Mile
Broken Halo
Can Oscura
Borderlines
Assault on East Falls
Pale Sun

Album pre-orders (http://smarturl.it/baroness-goldandgrey) are available now with various limited-edition vinyl and merch bundles available as well as digital pre-orders that include an instant download of “Borderlines.”

Baroness is John Baizley (vocals/guitar), Gina Gleason (guitar), Nick Jost (bass) and Sebastian Thomson (drums). Baroness received a GRAMMY® Award nomination for the song “Shock Me” (from the 2015 album, Purple) in the “Best Metal Performance” category. Purple saw worldwide praise with Pitchfork saying it features “some of the biggest, strongest songs Baroness has ever written” and Mojo proclaiming “Baroness have delivered their masterpiece.” The album received numerous year end accolades including “Shock Me” at #10 on Entertainment Weekly’s Top 40 Songs of 2015, #6 on Pitchfork’sBest Metal Albums of 2015 and #7 on Rolling Stone’s 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015. The band’s catalog of studio recordings is: Gold & Grey (2019), Purple (2015), Yellow & Green(2012), Blue Record (2009), Red Album (2007), A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk (Split LP, 2007), Second (EP, 2004) and First (EP, 2004)

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Underoath Drop “Bloodlust” Video

By
Luke Spencer
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Underoath Drop “Bloodlust” Video
Band Touring Arenas With Breaking Benjamin This Spring
To Embark On Summer Tour With Korn + Alice In Chains

Grammy-nominated six-piece Underoarth have dropped the video for “Bloodlust.” Watch it here.

The song appears on the band’s latest album, Erase Me, out now via Fearless Records.

“For ‘Bloodlust,’ which picks up where ‘ihateit‘ left off, [singer] Spencer [Chamberlain] and I were chained to a pole for three hours with a stranger, who was the actress,” said drummer Aaron Gillespie. “Making this video was a really interesting process, because the song deals with a lot of deep issues and struggles. But it was so late when we were filming that we were just hysterical. The video seems so serious due to the lyrical content, but it was a night.”

Last year, Underoath notched its first-ever performance Grammy nomination in the Best Metal Performance category for “On My Teeth.” The band was previously nominated for two Grammys.

Underoath are also getting ready to embark on their first-ever arena tour in support of Breaking Benjamin later this month. The band will next hit the road this summer with Korn and Alice in Chains. All Underoath tour dates are below.

ABOUT UNDEROATH:
Underoath released Erase Me, their first album in eight years, via Fearless Records in 2018. The band notched a Grammy nomination in the Best Metal Performance category for “On My Teeth” and spent most of the year on the road in support of the album — playing countless sold-out headline shows and headlining their first-ever arena show in their Tampa hometown. Ultimately, Erase Me represents a watershed moment for the gold-selling heavy music luminaries whose inescapable influence can be felt in nearly every corner of hard rock. The album crashed the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums Chart at #1. It sees the band refine its trend-setting but inimitable style with heavy intensity and hypnotic hooks coursing through songs, like the aforementioned “On My Teeth,” “Rapture,” “Wake Me,” and the Top 15 active rock single “ihateit,” which have cumulatively tallied over 16 million streams in a few months’ time. Underoath will spend the spring playing arenas with Breaking Benjamin.

UNDEROATH ON TOUR:
WITH BREAKING BENJAMIN, SKILLET, FIGHT THE FURY:
3/15 — Saginaw, MI — Dow Event Center
3/16 — Columbus, OH — The Athenaeum Theatre #
3/18 — Evansville, IN — Ford Center
3/20 — Moline, IL — TaxSlayer Center
3/21 — Milwaukee, WI — Eagles Ballroom
3/23 — La Crosse, WI — La Crosse Center Arena
3/25 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee
3/27 — Sioux City, IA — Tyson Events Center
3/29 — Mankato, MN — Verizon Center
3/31 — Bismarck, ND — Bismarck Event Center
4/2 — Rapid City, SD — Don Barnett Arena
#Underoath Headline

WITH BREAKING BENJAMIN:
4/5 — Broomfield, CO — 1st Bank Center
4/6 — Grand Junction, CO — Mesa Theater #
4/7 — Casper, WY — Casper Events Center
4/8 — Billings, MT — Rimrock Auto Arena
#Underoath Headline

WITH KORN + ALICE IN CHAINS:
7/18 – Austin, TX—Austin360 Amphitheater*
7/20 – The Woodlands, TX—The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman^
7/21 – Dallas, TX—Dos Equis Pavilion*
7/23 – Birmingham, AL—Oak Mountain Amphitheatre*
7/25 – Alpharetta, GA—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
7/26 – Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena*
7/28 – West Palm Beach, FL—Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds*
7/30 – Virginia Beach, VA—Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach*
7/31 – Bristow, VA—Jiffy Lube Live*
8/2 – Darien Center, NY—Darien Lake Amphitheater*
8/3 – Camden, NJ—BB&T Pavilion^
8/6 – Wantagh, NY—Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
8/7 – Holmdel, NJ—PNC Bank Arts Center*
8/9 – Mansfield, MA—Xfinity Center^
8/10 – Hartford, CT—XFINITY Theatre*
8/11 – Saratoga Springs, NY—Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
8/13 – Clarkston, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre*
8/14 – Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage*
8/16 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH—Blossom Music Center*
8/17 – Burgettstown, PA—KeyBank Pavilion+
8/18 – Cincinnati, OH—Riverbend Music Center+
8/20 – Noblesville, IN—Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center+
8/21 – Tinley Park, IL—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre+
8/23 – Maryland Heights, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre+
8/25 – Denver, CO—Pepsi Center+
8/27 – Albuquerque, NM—Isleta Amphitheatre+
8/30 – Irvine, CA—FivePoint Amphitheatre presented by Mercury Insurance+
8/31 – Phoenix, AZ—Ak-Chin Pavilion+
9/2 – Chula Vista, CA—North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre+
9/4 – Mountain View, CA—Shoreline Amphitheatre+
*with HO99O9
+with FEVER 333
^support TBA

Epicenter Festival Announces Exclusive Rockingham Village Entertainment, Additional Onsite Experiences

By
Luke Spencer
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Exclusive Rockingham Village Entertainment,
Additional Onsite Experiences, Food & Beverage Options
And Thursday Night Pre-Show Party
Announced For Epicenter May 10, 11 & 12, 2019
At Rockingham Festival Grounds In Rockingham, NC

The entertainment lineup at Epicenter continues to grow as festival producerDanny Wimmer Presents announces additional afterhours programming and enhanced onsite experiences, along with food and beverage offerings, at the new 3-day destination music experience. Epicenter debuts May 10, 11 and 12at the newly created Rockingham Festival Grounds in Richmond County, NC, with over 65 music acts performing on four stages, led by Foo Fighters,Tool and Korn. Additional performers include Rob Zombie, Judas Priest,Bring Me The Horizon, The Cult, 311, Evanescence, Bush, +LIVE+ and dozens more.

The expansive Rockingham Festival Grounds–being developed in coordination with Rockingham Dragway, The Rock (Rockingham Speedway), and other local land owners–promise nonstop entertainment, extensive camping options, and no curfew, so the entertainment will continue after the night’s headliners have played their last song.

The Rockingham Village Stage will be the premier spot for afterhours entertainment throughout the weekend, including an exclusive pre-show partyfor festival campers on Thursday, May 9 featuring AC/DC tribute act Thunderstruck, Guns ‘N Roses tribute Nightrain and local Charlotte hard rockers Killakoi.

The late-night lineup will also include the anticipated reunion of Eddie Trunk,Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine from That Metal Show for two sets,Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, as well as the Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow appearing the entire weekend and also at the Thursday pre-party. The afterhours entertainment at the Rockingham Village Stage includes additional sets from the following acts:

Friday, May 10: Hyro The Hero, Wilson, Arrested Youth
Saturday, May 11: Amigo The Devil, Grandson, Crobot

General Admission, VIP tickets, and hotel and camping packages forEpicenter are on sale now at https://EpicenterFestival.com.

In addition to performances from top music artists, and various onsite attractions, attendees will enjoy a variety of local and regional food and beverage offerings provided by DWP’s affiliate concessionaire, Southern Hospitality Concessions LLC. Selections from the following local and regional restaurants and food trucks will be available: Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Truck, Electric Sliders, Flip Flop Rob’s BBQ, Gouda Boys, Grumpy’s Homemade Ice Cream, Hibachi 4 Hire, Island Noodles, Master Of Patties, Meltdown Truck, OooWee BBQ, Phat Daddy’s Creole, Pie Baby Wood-Fired Pizza, Porchetta Truck, Spicy Pie Pizza, The Berry Patch, Tica’s Tacos, Ubora Coffee and more to be announced.

Fans 21+ can enjoy multiple specialty curated beverage experiences. Varietals from Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards (owned by Maynard James Keenan, co-founder of international recording acts Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer) will be available at the Caduceus Wine Garden. Experience abounds at the Heavy Tiki Bar (a tropical oasis filled with killer cocktails and shade). Fans can also enjoy a large variety of local and regional brews at theEpicenter Craft Beer Garden.

Additional Epicenter onsite experiences include:

  • Monster Energy Experience
  • F.Y.E. Fan Experience
  • The Music Experience
  • USMC (United States Marine Corps)
  • Zippo Experience
  • Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live Dreams Program
  • Take Me Home
  • Jack Daniel’s Experience

Camping at Epicenter will let patrons keep the rock n’ roll party going all through the weekend and will set this festival apart from other U.S. rock shows. Camping spots are connected to the festival grounds and include perks like access to showers, portable restrooms, food and drink vendors, charging stations, information and medical services, and the Thursday night pre-show party.

Rockingham Village, an impressive promenade conveniently located immediately in front of the venue, adjacent to the North Premium campgrounds, will be open to campers and other festivalgoers until 2:00 AM daily. Featured vendors at Rockingham Village will include festival merchandise, artist merchandise, lockers for rent, lifestyle shopping booths, a full General Store, coffee shop, craft beer at Headbangers Beer Bar,Caduceus wine bar, breakfast vendors for campers, as well as late night food served after the main venue closes.

Rockingham Festival Grounds are located at 2153 North U.S. Highway 1, Rockingham, NC, less than two hours from Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Columbia and Greensboro.

Epicenter sponsors include: Monster Energy, F.Y.E., Fxck Cancer, Zippo, Jack Daniel’s, The Music Experience, Sweetwater Studios, USMC, Zyn, Four Saints Brewing and Hugger Mugger Brewing.

Epicenter 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. They’re also the co-creators of Rock On The Range, America’s largest and most acclaimed rock festival, which celebrated its 12th and final year in 2018 with 140,000 in attendance; Carolina Rebellion, which wrapped in 2018 after 8 record-breaking years, including over 100,000 in attendance multiple years at the annual event; and Northern Invasion, which had 50,000 in attendance for its fourth year in 2018.

For more information on Epicenter Festival, visit:
Website: https://EpicenterFestival.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpicenterFest
Twitter: https://twitter.com/epicenterfest
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epicenterfest

 

Parting Gift Drop Video For New Song “Without Sin”

By
Luke Spencer
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Parting Gift Release Video For “Without Sin”
New EP Ensom Out March 22nd, 2019

The UK’s Parting Gift have shared the video for “Without Sin” from their upcoming EP Ensom, out March 22 on Fearless Records. Watch the clip here.

“Without Sin” showcases a more ethereal, melody-driven facet to the Manchester band’s far-reaching and expansive sound. It’s a dreamy mix of shoegaze pop and rock. Delivering the most emotive of performances to every audience they play to, Parting Gift’s latest track conveys that intensity perfectly. “A word to the ordinary,” says vocalist Zac Vernon of the track. “A reminder that this can happen to anyone, the purest of souls. Its taint does not pick and choose and it is ruthless. The ones who pursue their self-betterment can occasionally free themselves from it and take a breather, only to see it come back stronger. However, it’s a reminder that, in spite of the darkness, it is always worth not giving in.”

The Ensom EP is a powerful statement from one of the UK’s most exciting up and coming rock talents. It paints a dark but heady picture with the band’s unique approach to sound. Vernon says, “The basis of the entire EP is the feeling of a cold, dark entity making one unable to feel anything. The darkest of dreams and visions, delusions. It is walking the thin line between what is real and what is in your mind. It is the obsession by what is seemingly out of one’s control. A sort of coping strategy for the pain it causes.”

The Manchester band previously released the single “Pale.” Watch the video here.

ENSOM TRACK LISTING:
1. “Pale
2. “03:07 (Moonlight)”
3. “Without Sin”
4. “Cold”
5. “Ensom”

PARTING GIFT ARE:
Zac Vernon — Vocals
Peter Vybiral — Guitars
Jack Dutton — Guitars
George Barnes — Drums

ABOUT PARTING GIFT:
Art is not just a one-dimensional construct. It is a multi-faceted, richly woven and engrossing prospect from whichever angle you view it. This is a philosophy that defines and inspires Manchester’s Parting Gift. Shrouded in mystery, Zac Vernon [vocals], Peter Vybiral [guitar], Jack Dutton [guitar], and George Barnes [drums] have been leaving things open to interpretation with their minimalist visual style and deeply enriching sound since their emergence in early 2017. Building up a rapturous and devoted fan base through a handful of beautifully constructed singles, including the rousing double A-side Vein & Rensing (2018), the band has since penned a deal with Fearless Records and toured with the likes of Neck Deep, Blood Youth, Holding Absence, and many others. Even at such an early stage in their journey, the band is serving as a vessel for the most human parts of existence as they look to venture deeper into what it truly means to be in this dark and confusing world.

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