A review on Anthem Of The Peaceful Army, the debut full album from Michigan’s Greta Van Fleet.
Greta Van Fleet is an American rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan, formed in 2012. It consists of vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist Sam Kiszka, and drummer Danny Wagner. The band’s heavy rock sound is said to be heavily influenced by the work of Led Zeppelin although they are mostly influenced by traditional artists from blues, soul, funk and folk music, along with many other rock acts.
Anthem of the Peaceful Army is the upcoming debut studio album by American rock band Greta Van Fleet. The album is scheduled for release on October 19, 2018, and follows the band’s original two EPreleases, Black Smoke Rising and From the Fires. The first single, “When the Curtain Falls“, was released in July 2018.
ACCLAIMED HARDCORE HEROES KNOCKED LOOSE DEBUT NEW VIDEO FOR “THE RAIN” *BAND’S NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN SUPPORT OF LAUGH TRACKS UNDERWAY NOW*
Critically heralded Kentucky hardcore band Knocked Loose has teamed up with ConsequenceOfSound.net today to unveil a new video for their song “The Rain.” The track is featured on the band’s acclaimed, debut album, Laugh Tracks, which is available everywhere now from Pure Noise Records.
“We’re really excited about this one, I think we’re ending the Laugh Tracks cycle on a strong note thanks to Max Moore. Definitely the most fun video to shoot.” – Bryan Garris
Knocked Loose’s new video for “The Rain” comes as the band is amidst their final North American tour in support of their groundbreaking 2016 debut album, Laugh Tracks. The band’s tour with Beartooth and Sylar will continue through October and November. Tickets are on sale now!
BLESSTHEFALL DROP “WISHFUL SINKING” VIDEO — WATCH
NEW ALBUM HARD FEELINGS OUT NOW VIA RISE RECORDS
Fresh off their late summer/early fall headline North American tour, Blessthefall have dropped the visually majestic video for “Wishful Sinking.” The video, which is bathed in purple tones, pulsates with the band’s performance energy.
“‘Wishful Sinking’ is a particularly special song because it was the first one we wrote with our producer Tyler Smyth,” said singer Beau Bokan. “For us, the song is a perfect blend of our new direction and old blessthefall. With the music video we wanted to incorporate some amazing visuals and keep the aesthetic of the album. I think we nailed it.”
The band’s latest record Hard Feelings is out now via Rise Records.
OF MICE & MEN WORKING ON NEW MUSIC WITH PRODUCER JOSH WILBUR BAND ANNOUNCES WINTER 2019 TOUR WITH NOTHING MORE
Of Mice & Men released their critically acclaimed album Defy in January 2018 via Rise Records. The band is already hard at work on new material and have entered the studio with producer Josh Wilbur (Trivium, Lamb of God, Gojira).
“We’re super pumped to be in the studio with Josh, as we’re all big fans of his production and mix discography,” said singer and guitarist Aaron Pauley. “When we decided to go heavier with this album, Josh’s was one of the first names to pop up — and I can tell you, we’re a little over halfway done and it’s sounding huge and heavy, heavenly and absolutely demonic — all rolled into one.”
The band will spend Fall 2018 on tour in Europe with Bullet for My Valentine. OM&M will hit the road for a U.S. tour with Nothing More in Winter 2019.
“We’re excited to have also announced that we’re touring the U.S. next year with Nothing More. Come to a show, and bang your head,” Pauley said.
The tour kicks off on February 21 in Phoenix and runs through March 23 in San Antonio. Those dates are below.
Stay tuned for further updates about new OM&M music — it’s coming!
OF MICE & MEN ON TOUR:
WITH NOTHING MORE:
2/21 — Phoenix, AZ
2/22 — Los Angeles, CA
2/23 — Sacramento, CA
2/25 — Salt Lake City, UT
2/26 — Denver, CO
2/28 — Oklahoma City, OK
3/1 — Kansas City, MO
3/2 — Minneapolis, MN
3/3 — Chicago, IL
3/6 — Grand Rapids, MI
3/7 — Pittsburgh, PA
3/8 — Philadelphia, PA
3/10 — New York, NY
3/11 — New Haven, CT
3/12 — Boston, MA
3/13 — Silver Spring, MD
3/15 — Charlotte, NC
3/16 — Atlanta, GA
3/17 — Tampa, FL
3/19 — New Orleans, LA
3/20 — Houston, TX
3/22 — Dallas, TX
3/23 — San Antonio, TX
Following an earth-shattering appearance at this weekend’s Rock Allegiance Festival in the cesspool known as Camden, NJ your Lords and Masters GWAR kicked off the Gore, Core and More Tour last night with co-headliners Hatebreed. Find a complete list of dates below.
But there is no rest for the wicked! GWAR have now confirmed a run of shows in December in addition to their previously announced New Year’s Eve show in Norfolk, VA. These shows start December 27th in Indianapolis, IN and will see support coming from Iron Reagan and Against the Grain.
Tickets for the December shows go on sale this Thursday October 11th via special pre-sales and to the general public this Friday October 12th. VIP upgrades will be available HERE.
“HO! HO! HO! Merry SeXmas! Come join GWAR for a special holiday show as we stalk and kill the fat bearded pedophile known as Santa Claus, fill the stockings of every child in the world with diarrhea, decapitate Father Time, and molest the Baby New Year!”says lead singer Blöthar.
GWAR W/Iron Reagan and Against the Grain:
12/27: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
12/28: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
12/29: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
12/30: Philadelphia, PA @ North Seventh
12/31: Norfolk, VA @ The Norva^
^Stonecutters to open
GWAR & Hatebreed Co-Headline
10/9: Lawrence, KS @ Granda Theater
10/10: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
10/11: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
10/12: Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House
10/13: Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival*
10/15: Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
10/16: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
10/18: Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater
10/19: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
10/20: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
10/22: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
10/23: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live
10/24: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
10/25: Sauget, IL @ Pops
10/26: Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
10/27: St. Paul, MN @ Myth Live
10/28: Peoria, IL @ Monarch Music Hall
*Festival Appearance
GWAR Headline Dates:
10/29: Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrews Hall
10/30: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10/31: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
11/2: North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
11/3: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
11/4: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
11/6: Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
11/7: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
11/8: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
11/9: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
11/10: Richmond, VA @ The National#
#With Municipal Waste, High on Fire and Toxic Holocaust
STONE BROKEN + LOUDWIRE PREMIERE “WORTH FIGHTING FOR” VIDEO
Fresh off their first-ever U.S. tour with Fozzy, UK rock upstarts Stone Broken have teamed up with Loudwire to premiere the video for “Worth Fighting For.”
“‘Worth Fighting For’ was written to inspire people to make a change, stand up for something they believe in, or just simply to follow a dream,” the band said. “That’s exactly what we are doing right now — we are traveling the world, playing rock shows, meeting new people, and living every day as it comes. It can be scary and it can be tough at times. But for us, this is worth fighting for!”
Stone Broken’s Spinefarm Records’ debut Ain’t Always Easy is out now.
Electric Messiah is the upcoming eighth studio album by American metal band High on Fire, set for release on October 5, 2018 through Entertainment One Music. It is the band’s third album to be produced by Kurt Ballou, and it serves as a tribute to Lemmy Kilmister of the band Motörhead. On August 6, 2018, Electric Messiah’s title track was released early for streaming.
The tracks see Papa Roach continuing to push their momentum with bonafide rock anthems and fearsome hooks. Frontman Jacoby Shaddix explains, “This song is a statement of engagement – In this day and age, who do you trust? The message of the song is to think for yourself and to trust in yourself, and the imagery of the song matches that. It’s the sea of information, all of if slightly out of focus – and you’re left floating in trying to decide for yourself. Who do you trust?”
“Papa Roach are back with two more anthemic bangers to add to their arsenal”, muses Allison Hagendorf, Spotify’s Global Head of Music, about the tracks.
Papa Roach have been praised by their peers in the rock world for achieving an “unlikely comeback”, with two decades of continued success and a career resurgence with their 2017 release, Crooked Teeth, which debuted in the Top 20 on the US, UK and Australian charts. Loudwire explains, “[Papa Roach] are entering a new era of their career. Whereas a multitude of their former counterparts have either become nostalgia acts or fallen off the grid entirely, Papa Roach are finding ways to reverse their trajectory…The sky is the limit for a band who play their cards right and are willing to kick down a few walls.”
Papa Roach have set out on a mini tour starting today in Richmond, VA, hitting ten cities across North and Latin America, before setting out on a December tour to various military bases in Asia. The band will also be joining Shinedown and Asking Alexandria on the 2019 North American leg of the Attention! Attention! World Tour. Additional international tour dates to be announced soon. For tickets, VIP packages and more information, visit www.paparoach.com.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
Oct 5, 2018 – Richmond, VA – The National
Oct 6, 2018 – Camden, NJ – Rock Allegiance Festival
Oct 7, 2018 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
Oct 9, 2018 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
Oct 12, 2018 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Oceania
Oct 13, 2018 – Puebla, Mexico – Tecate Comuna Festival
Oct 16, 2018 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Oct 17, 2018 – Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Ampitheater
Oct 19, 2018 – Arlington, TX – Texas Live!
Oct 20, 2018 – El Paso, TX – Speaking Rock
Dec 7, 2018 – Misawa, Japan – Misawa Air Force Base
Dec 8, 2018 – Tokyo, Japan – Yokoto Air Force Base
Dec 10, 2018 – Atsugi, Japan – Atsugi
Dec 11, 2018 – Yokosuka, Japan – Yokosuka Naval Fleet Command
Dec 13, 2018 – Apo, South Korea – Kunsan Air Base
Dec 14, 2018 – Pyeongtaek, South Korea – Osan Air Base
Dec 15, 2018 – Pyeongtaek, South Korea – Camp Humphries
ATTENTION! ATTENTION! WORLD TOUR
w/ Shinedown and Asking Alexandria
Feb 20, 2019 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena
Feb 22, 2019 – Fayetteville, NC – Crown Complez
Feb 23, 2019 – Knoxville, TN – Civic Coliseum
Feb 24, 2019 – Huntington, WV – Big Sandy Superstone Arena
Feb 26, 2019 – Dayton, OH – Nutter Center
Feb 28, 2019 – Baltimore, MD – UMBC Fieldhouse
Mar 1, 2019 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center
Mar 2, 2019 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Mar 5, 2019 – Youngtown, OH – Covelli Center
Mar 7, 2018 – Ft. Wayne, IN – War Memorial Coliseum
Mar 8, 2019 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
Mar 9, 2019 – Green Bay, WI – Brown County Arena
Mar 11, 2019 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Mar 12, 2019 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
Mar 15, 2019 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Center
Mar 16, 2019 – Cedar Rapids, IA – US Cellular Center
Mar 17, 2019 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz
Mar 19, 2019 – Wichita, KS – Intrust Arena
Mar 20, 2019 – Loveland, CO – Budweiser Gardens
Mar 23, 2019 – Tuscon, AZ – Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
“My Demons,” a fan favorite by visionary media collective STARSET and their first message to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, has been certified Gold by the RIAA. Appearing on the band’s debut album Transmissions, the epic single peaked at #2 on rock radio and now has over 68 million streams on Spotify and over 150 million aggregate YouTube views.
It’s the unique vision and goals of founder, frontman, and aural architect Dustin Bates that have truly allowed Starset, who are part-cinematic rock band and part-conceptual storytelling unit, to flourish. Bates is not only an audio alchemist but also a PhD candidate in electrical engineering. He has conducted research for the U.S. Air Force and has also taught at the International Space University in France — he is actively dedicated to promoting science to a wider audience. The band was also the subject of its own Marvel graphic novel The Prox Transmissions.
Thanks to the music and the sci-fi concept, along with the videos, novels, websites, and “can’t miss” live shows, Starset are blurring the line between art and science, offering fans a fully immersive experience that is truly unlike any other.
The band just releasedVessels 2.0 on September 28. The deluxe version of last year’s sophomore effort Vessels includes reimagined, acoustic, and remixed versions of songs, along with an unexpected cover, for a total of nine new tracks.
The band shared the suspenseful new video for “Bringing It Down.” Watch it here.
The dreamy version of “Die for You,” dropped on August 24. Listen here.
The cover of Type O Negative’s “Love You to Death” premiered at Loudwire. Listen here.
ROYAL TUSK RELEASES “AFTERMATH” MUSIC VIDEO EXCLUSIVELY VIA BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
BAND TO SUPPORT POP EVIL IN CANADA THIS FALL
ALL NEW LP, TUSK II, DUE OUT OCTOBER 26, 2018
ROYAL TUSK have released a music video for their current single, “Aftermath” today exclusively via Billboard Magazine. Directed by Evan Dennis, this is the first music video the band has released off their upcoming album due out later this month.
“‘Aftermath‘ was inspired by the idea that our culture (especially youth culture) is being desensitized to violence through an overload of media and information,” says vocalist Daniel Carriere. “While wrestling with ideas of isolation, violence, tragedy, and authoritarianism, ‘Aftermath’ asks what we may see looking back when this ever-volatile present has become a distant memory.”
ROYAL TUSK will soon hit the road with new label-mates POP EVIL throughout Canada this fall. The tour kicks off on November 17 at Lee’s Place in Toronto. Dates will hit both coasts before wrapping up in Saskatoon on December 3.
ROYAL TUSK will release their eOne debut TUSK II on October 26, 2018. All pre-orders are available now. Fans who pre-order the LP on iTunes will get “Aftermath” as an iTunes instant grat track. “Aftermath” is also available on all streaming platforms.
Blue-collar troubadours from the Great White North, ROYAL TUSK are steadfast champions of the majesty of kickass riffs, meaty hooks, a thick bottom end, and loud guitars. The four-piece band born in Edmonton, Albertamount a high-octane assault on the lazy security-blanket, self-aware irony of hipsters and the disingenuous commercial pandering of rock poseurs alike.
This is music with meaning, sometimes even a message, that’s always built around a powerful vibe and uncompromising passion. Royal Tusk is a deeply soulful celebration, brimming with working-class optimism and tempered by renegade realism. On their sophomore-slump-smashing TUSK II, the group summons the effortless energy of an era of rock music when bands weren’t content to merely reverse-engineer hit-making formulas to move units.
Royal Tusk is a band with more in common with Deep Purple and Aerosmith than anything on commercial radio. TUSK II arrives on the heels of their well-received debut, DealBreaker (2016), and their first EP, Mountain (2014).
Trailblazers like Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and Pearl Jam defined success on their own terms, putting artistry and authenticity first. Royal Tusk follows in that fine tradition, reveling in unbridled creativity that is provocative, nuanced, and captivating. The laidback charisma of stoner groove, the polished melodicism of classic and progressive rock, and the energy of punk all collide within Royal Tusk, earning them a steadily building buzz as big as their riffs.
1. First Time
2. Aftermath
3. Die Knowing
4. Stowaway
5. Freedom
6. Reflection
7. Control
8. Under
9. Northern Town
10. Long Shot
