Photos: KYNG at Maverick’s in Jacksonville, FL 8/4/2017
Photos of Kyng at Maverick’s. All photos taken by Luke Spencer on August 4th, 2017 in Jacksonville, FL.
Supporting HELLYEAH, Kyng have been on tour promoting their latest album Breathe In The Water from 2016. I had recently seen Kyng in Chicago last month at Chicago Open Air. What I noticed at performances is that Kyng is about the music. There isn’t a gimmick or distracting presentation, it’s about the sound and making something loud and impressive. For a three piece band to make their names doing that in today’s gimmick filled market is quite a feat.
You can watch the music video for Kyng’s “Breathe In The Water” below. Scroll below the video and click on any photo to open the gallery for Kyng’s set in Jacksonville.
Regretting The Past: Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy
One of the most anticipated albums in rock history…should not have turned out like this.
Monster Treasure Announce New LP: ‘II’, Due Oct 6th
Monster Treasure Announce New LP: ‘II’, Due Oct 6th
Click Here Watch The New Music Video For “Leave” Now!
Monster Treasure were introduced last year with their self-titled debut album, which was released via Leisure & District. Now the Northern California band is gearing up to release their LP, II, which will also be going through Leisure & District on October 6th this year on CD, digital download and rainbow splatter vinyl. A shower of fuzz, punk rock, and lugubrious despondence, II takes Monster Treasure’s sonic dreamy grunge and soul baring lyrics further than ever before. Full of scuzzed up riffs and otherworldly melody, it’s almost impossible to listen to the full record without hitting repeat multiple times on multiple songs.
Today, the band has partnered with DIYMag.com to premiere a video for the new single “Leave.” Watch the video now at http://bit.ly/2hqSYX1
Of the first track to be revealed “Leave,” vocalist/guitarist Briana Granados says: “Can you believe it, it’s another break-up song. When a person treats you like shit, you might start to wonder if it’s your own fault and what you may have done wrong but sometimes things just aren’t meant to be.”
Imagine Blondie rocking out an unknown Nirvana cover at CBGB’s in the early 80s before grunge even existed and you might be halfway there. Monster Treasure will perform a handful of shows in August/September before heading to Europe.
Monster Treasure Tour Dates:
Aug 24 – Oakland, CA – Octopus Literary Salon
Aug 25 – Portland, OR – The Know
Aug 26 – Vancouver, BC – TBA
Aug 27 – Seattle, WA – House Show
Sep 30 – Sacramento, CA
Trivium & Arch Enemy Announce Co-Headlining North American Fall 2017 Tour
Trivium & Arch Enemy Announce Co-Headlining North American Fall 2017 Tour
TRIVIUM and ARCH ENEMY are excited to announce plans for a co-headlining tour across North America later this Fall. Featuring support from English metalcore outfit While She Sleeps and New Jersey deathcore act Fit For An Autopsy, the tour will kick off on October 27 in Orlando, FL and make its way across the U.S. and Canada before finishing on December 6 in Houston, TX.
TRIVIUM stated, “We’ve been joining forces with Arch Enemy for over a decade now. From Ozzfest 2005, through arenas across the U.K., Europe, and Australia on The Black Crusade. This next chapter is going to be one for the ages: Trivium, Arch Enemy, While She Sleeps, and Fit for an Autopsy!! DO NOT MISS THIS!!”
Founding ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott exclaimed, “Very much looking forward to returning to North America with this tour! We are aware that it has been long overdue and we appreciate everyone’s patience while we’ve been creating our new “Will To Power” album. This run will be like a family reunion with our old friends in Trivium; together we’ll be crushing city after city with the power of Heavy Metal! Good times ahead, don’t miss the fun!”
Tour dates can be found listed below or in the above admat. General admission tickets will go on-sale to the public on Friday, August 4 at 10:00 a.m. local time.
TRIVIUM & ARCH ENEMY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2017
(Featuring support from While She Sleeps & Fit For An Autopsy)
10/27 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
10/28 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
10/29 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
10/31 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
11/1 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero Theater
11/3 New York, NY – Playstation Theater
11/4 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
11/5 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
11/7 Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
11/8 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
11/10 Sioux City, IA – Anthem At Hard Rock
11/11 Kansas City, MO – The Truman
11/12 Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
11/14 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater
11/15 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
11/17 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
11/18 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
11/20 Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre
11/21 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
11/23 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theater
11/24 Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
11/25 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
11/27 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
11/28 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
11/29 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
12/1 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater
12/2 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
12/4 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
12/5 San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Music Hall
12/6 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
TRIVIUM will return with a new album this fall via Roadrunner Records, details of which are yet to be announced. In addition to the tour announcement, the band has also revealed the first new music since their celebrated 2015 LP, “Silence In The Snow”, with the official music video for “The Sin And The Sentence”.
TRIVIUM catapulted into the first ranks of modern metal with 2004’s Roadrunner debut, “Ascendancy”, which was named “Album of the Year” by Kerrang! 2006’s “The Crusade” incorporated new melodic colors into the band’s sound, resulting in widespread critical applause and a top 25 Billboard 200 debut. “Shogun” followed two years later and received even greater acclaim and chart success, including a #1 debut on the UK’s Rock Albums Chart. “In Waves hit #1 on Billboard’s “Hard Rock Albums” upon its 2011 release, not to mention a stunning top 15 debut on the overall Billboard 200 and 2013’s “Vengeance Falls” arrived at #2 on Billboard’s “Hard Rock Albums” chart while making Top 10 debuts in Australia, Germany, representing some of band’s highest international chart debuts to date.
TRIVIUM ONLINE
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www.twitter.com/TriviumOfficial
https://www.youtube.com/Trivium
Melodic metal legends ARCH ENEMY will be returning with their tenth overall album on September 8 via Century Media Records, “Will To Power”, a powerful statement of their reigning heavy metal supremacy.
Will To Power is the first studio album to feature the band’s current line-up, marking the debut recording appearance of guitar mastermind Jeff Loomis, the sophomore vocal appearance from Alissa White-Gluz, and a return from founder Michael Amott on guitars, Sharlee D’Angelo on bass and Daniel Erlandsson on drums.
Pre-order “Will To Power” on physical or digital format at willtopower.centurymedia.com!
ARCH ENEMY ONLINE
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Trivium Share New Track “The Sin And The Sentence” – Watch The New Music Video Here
TRIVIUM SHARE NEW TRACK “THE SIN AND THE SENTENCE”
STREAMING NOW WITH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
EUROPEAN TOUR GETS UNDERWAY AUGUST 2ND
NEW ALBUM ARRIVING FALL 2017
Trivium has returned with a new track titled, “The Sin And The Sentence,” the first new music from the group since their celebrated 2015 LP, SILENCE IN THE SNOW. “The Sin And The Sentence” is joined by an official music video streaming now on Trivium’s YouTube channel and is available now at all DSPs. Trivium will return with a new album this fall, with more details to be announced in the coming weeks. For up to the minute news and information, visit www.trivium.org.
In the meantime, the Orlando, Florida-based band will spend this August lighting up Europe, including appearances at such hard rock and metal festivals as Germany’s Wacken Open Air, Austria’s Jolly Roger Festival, Poland’s Woodstock Festival and more along with headline dates featuring support from Obituary and Bury Tomorrow (See attached itinerary). For complete tour information and tickets, please visit www.trivium.org/tourdates.
Just two years ago, Trivium made a stunning impact with SILENCE IN THE SNOW, arriving at #3 on Billboard’s “Hard Rock Albums” chart and #19 on the overall Billboard 200 marking Trivium’s third consecutive Top 20 debut. Hailed by Alternative Press as the “the purest metal of the year,” SILENCE IN THE SNOW featured the Top 10 Rock Radio hit “Until The World Goes Cold” and stands as a long gestating creative milestone for the acclaimed band.
Trivium catapulted into the first ranks of modern metal with 2004’s Roadrunner debut, ASCENDANCY, which was named “Album of the Year” by Kerrang! 2006’s THE CRUSADE incorporated new melodic colors into the band’s sound, resulting in widespread critical applause and a top 25 Billboard 200 debut. SHOGUN followed two years later and received event greater acclaim and chart success, including a #1 debut on the UK’s Rock Albums Chart. IN WAVES hit #1 on Billboard’s “Hard Rock Albums” upon its 2011 release, not to mention a stunning top 15 debut on the overall Billboard 200 and 2013’s VENGEANCE FALLS arrived at #2 on Billboard’s “Hard Rock Albums” chart while making Top 10 debuts in Australia, Germany, representing some of band’s highest international chart debuts to date.
Enter Shikari Announce New Album The Spark – Watch New Music Video For “Live Outside”
Enter Shikari Announce New Album The Spark
Set For Release on September 22, 2017
Last night, ENTER SHIKARI announced the release of highly anticipated new album THE SPARK on September 22, 2017, with a surprise show for fans in London at the Borderline and a reveal of the first single “Live Outside” as Hottest Record In The World on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show. Their next London show will be the 10,000 capacity Alexandra Palace on November 25th as part of their 2017 Arena tour.
The Spark is an ambitious, inspiring piece of work that poignantly reflects their legendary career rise to have become one of the biggest and most exciting bands the UK has ever seen. Following four seminal albums of which three have been Top 10 overseas, The Spark is produced by David Kosten (Everything Everything, Bat For Lashes), and is Shikari’s most melodic and personal album to date; a soundtrack to our tumultuous world, a record for everyone who’s filled with frustration but hasn’t lost the capacity for hope.
“The spark is a new connection, a new beginning,” says maverick frontman Rou Reynolds. “It can be short and insignificant, but it can create something so significant. The spark is that light at the end of the tunnel – when everything seems to be falling apart, but you’re able to see some sort of path out of the dark.”
In 2015, the ground started to fall from under Rou Reynolds’ feet. He had been having occasional panic attacks for years, but hadn’t put a name to the problem until that brutal summer. Frayed by touring and heavy professional expectations, he started self-medicating, which backfired massively.
The world was also spinning on its axis. Brexit. Trump. Terrorism. The steady dismantling of the NHS. The biting effects of austerity. The kind of social issues that have been Enter Shikari’s lifeblood for almost a decade now.
THE SPARK – Tracklisting
1. The Spark
2. The Sights
3. Live Outside
4. Take My Country Back
5. Airfield
6. Rabble Rouser
7. Shinrin-yoku
8. Undercover Agents
9. The Revolt Of The Atoms
10. An Ode To Lost Jigsaw Pieces (in two movements)
11. The Embers
Discrepancies Release Official Music Video for “Art of War” Off of Debut Album, ‘The Awakening’
Discrepancies Release Official Music Video for “Art of War”
Off of Debut Album, ‘The Awakening’
St. Louis Rap/Rock band Discrepancies has released the Official Music Video for their single, “Art of War,” off of their 2016 debut album The Awakening. Originally premiered on Metal Underground, “Art of War” was filmed and directed by Matthew Goodman.
“‘Art of War’ is metaphor comparing love and war. It’s a story of betrayal. Being in a relationship is a war that you and your significant other fight together side by side as soldiers. Inevitably, an obstacle is thrown at you, leaving you injured. Your partner can either stick it out with you or leave you behind. In the absolute worst case, your partner joins the other side. This song is my interpretation of your soldier joining the other side.” – ATG Metcalf
Highly Suspect Announce New Tour Dates for Fall 2017
Highly Suspect announce new tour dates this Fall
Sophomore album, The Boy Who Died Wolf available now
Today, Highly Suspect announce new US Fall headlining tour dates. Touring through major markets, the band are playing headline shows as well as making an appearance at Lollapalooza, Spaceland Block Party, Aftershock Festival and more. The band are also heading to Europe for a handful of festival appearance and headlining shows this winter in Germany, Sweden and Netherlands,
Their track, “Little One” is the second single from the band’s critically praised sophomore album, The Boy Who Died Wolf, released via 300 Entertainment, which debuted at #1 on the Current Alternative Album and at #2 Rock Album on the Billboard Charts. The album spent over 22 weeks on the Billboard charts.
“Little One” is the follow-up to “My Name Is Human” which spent 9 weeks at #1 at Active, reached Top 15 at Alternative Radio and was nominated for a GRAMMY in the Best Rock Song category among legends like David Bowie, Metallica, Radiohead, and also Twenty One Pilots.
Set in the mid-1980’s, the “Little One” video stars band frontman Johnny Stevens as a thrift store manager who is at breaking point, and bandmates Rich and Ryan Meyer as policemen who are hot on his tail. The video, which you can watch below, was co-directed by DJay Brawner and Johnny Stevens.
Be sure to catch the band on the road this Fall – dates and more info below.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
7/27 Royal Oak MI – Royal Oak Music Hall
7/28 Columbus OH – Newport Music Hall
7/29 Covington KY – The Madison Theater
8/1 Indianapolis IN – Deluxe @ Old National Centre
8/3 Chicago, IL – Subterranean – Lollapalooza Aftershow
8/5 Chicago IL – Lollapalooza
8/08 Syracuse, NY – Sharkeys Summer Stage
8/10 Burlington VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
8/11 Portland ME – State Theatre
8/12 Boston MA – Royale
9/02 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot
9/09 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE – w/ Bastille
9/16 Los Angeles CA – Spaceland Block Party
9/21 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
9/22 – Grand Rapids, MI x1 – 20 Monroe Live
9/23 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theatre
9/25 – Madison, WI – Majestic Threatre
9/28 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow
9/29 – Sioux City, IA – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
9/30 – Bellevue, CO – Mishawaka Amph
10/3 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
10/4 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
10/7 – Billings, MT – Pub Station – Ballroom
10/8 – Missoula, MT – Top Hat Lounge
10/12 – Spokane, WA – The Knitting Factory
10/13 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
10/14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
10/18 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
10/19 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
10/20 Phoenix, AZ – Steele Indian School Park – Lost Lake Festival
10/21 Sacremento, CA – Discovery Park – Aftershock Festival
AERACO Releases Official Music Video for Title Track From Upcoming Album, ‘Baptized By Fire’
AERACO Releases Official Music Video
for Title Track From Upcoming Album, ‘Baptized By Fire’
Chicago based Rock Band AERACO has released the Official Music Video for the title track, “Baptized By Fire,” from their 7/28/2017 scheduled album. Releasing via Dark Star Records in association with MVD and Sony Music Entertainment, Baptized By Fire was produced by Aeraco, recorded and mixed by Bruce “Beast” Smith and mastered by Grammy award winning engineer Brian “BigBass” Gardner.
We are extremely proud of what we’ve done. All of our careers have led to this point and we feel like we were made to make this album. To say we’re excited would be a huge understatement! – Aeraco
Aeraco is America’s hard rock band, born and bred in Chicago, IL Zero cliche’s, no games and you won’t find any gimmicks here. Leave what you know about rock n’ roll at the door and get ready to rock n’ roll! With influences drawn from old school 80’s metal and newer modern metal-Aeraco delivers. Having a powerful vocal section, songs with blistering solos and melodic riffs, a pounding rhythm section and hard hitting bass, Aeraco is sure to send your sanity into the abyss.
Combine their sound with their live show and you have a clash of the musical titans. Headbanging and wild stage antics aren’t just the norm at every show… they’re a requirement. Aeraco’s explosive performance is certain to elevate some heart rates and give concert goers an adrenaline rush. If you’re thinking guitar playing behind your head, engaging stage banter, guitar battles and sheer musical mayhem, then you’ve come to the right place.
Self produced, self financed and self run, Aeraco is a heavy metal powerhouse thats here to stay. They have performed across the country and have shared the bill with some of the worlds biggest rock acts including Alice in Chains, Rise Against, Hollywood Vampires, Dokken and more. They’ve also played some of the most iconic venues, biggest fests and incredible state fairs this country has to offer.
Aeraco’s material has garnered them worldwide attention with impressive testimonials from venues, festivals, magazines, bloggers, fans and more. Their music videos in combination with radio play in countries like the U.S., Italy and the United Kingdom have given the band a growing fan base. The family of outlaws, bandits and public enemies continues to grow in numbers.So if you consider yourself a rebel, a mutineer and an outlaw… then you’re going to fit right in. Light your torches and round up your crew because its time to join the gang. Mischief and mayhem is the standard around these parts. Are you locked and loaded? Because we are!
