Interview with FRANK CARTER at Welcome To Rockville 2017
An interview with Frank Carter and one rattlesnake discussing getting second chances, their support in the US, and tattooing yourself while drunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvs4FOQxaRk
Photos: HIGHLY SUSPECT at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, FL 4-29-2017
Photos of Highly Suspect at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. All photos taken by Luke Spencer on April 29th, 2017.
The 3x Grammy Nominated Highly Suspect performed mid day on day one at Welcome To Rockville. The band is currently on tour promoting their latest album The Boy Who Died Wolf and recently put out their cop drama music video for the song “Little One”. Click on any of the photos below to open the gallery to see New York’s own sweat in the Florida heat, and scroll below the photos to see the new music video for “Little One”.
Interview with Dale Stewart of SEETHER at Welcome To Rockville 2017
An interview with Dale Stewart of Seether where he discusses the new album Poison The Parish, Rise Above Fest, playing with Clint Lowery, and almost getting crushed by a lighting fixture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNO47mlqRhA
Interview with THE PRETTY RECKLESS at Welcome To Rockville 2017
Taylor Momsen and Ben Phillips of The Pretty Reckless have the windiest interview ever to talk about how raw rock and roll is an experience and what happens on the tour bus, stays on the tour bus.
Photos: SEETHER at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, FL 4-30-2017
Photos of Seether performing at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. All photos taken by Luke Spencer on April 30th, 2017.
Seether are on the beginning of their long summer tour hitting up festivals and promoting their upcoming album “Poison The Parish” which will be available May 12th. The band has acquired the help of Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery for this tour and will be traveling relentlessly across the US this summer and then travelling to Europe this fall.
Rise Above fest will also be coming this summer to promote suicide awareness, headlined by Korn and Stone Sour. More information on the festival held in Maine can be found here: http://riseabovefest.com/
Along with all this, Seether still returned to Welcome To Rockville and fried in the sun while performing to 10,000+ on day two at the Metropolitan Stage. Click any photo below to open the gallery and scroll below the photos to see the music video for “Let You Down” which is featured on their upcoming album.
Photos: IN THIS MOMENT at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, FL 4-30-2017
Photos of In This Moment live at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. All photos taken by Luke Spencer on April 30th, 2017.
In This Moment are embarking on the second half of their “Half God Half Devil” tour and featuring new music from their upcoming album hopefully due later this year. One of the upcoming songs is “River Of Fire” which definitely has the wild delivery that shows up Maria Brink’s range in singing as well as a strong beat. We will be posting more information on the album when available. Upcoming tour dates can be found on their website www.inthismomentofficial.com.
That being said, most people that have ever seen In This Moment live know what a spectacle it is. Different outfits for every song. Smoke cannons and murderous dancers. Randy Weitzel being dragged around by Maria. It’s something to behold. Click any photo below to see the gallery and scroll below the photos to see their most recent music video for “The Fighter”.
Photos: THE PRETTY RECKLESS at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, FL 4-29-2017
Photos of The Pretty Reckless live at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, FL. All photos taken by Luke Spencer on April 29, 2017.
I haven’t seen The Pretty Reckless perform live since 2014. Hearing them again years later reaffirmed my belief that they are one of the few remaining bands in rock that are dedicated to strip away the gimmicks and give a real rock and roll sound.
I was able to interview the band later in the day. They will be performing select dates with Soundgarden and then heading off on a world tour through South America and Europe. Their latest album Who You Selling For? is available now. Click any of the photos below to open the gallery and scroll below the photos to see the music video for their single “Oh My God”.
Interview with STARSET at Welcome To Rockville 2017 | Rocked
A quick talk with Dustin and Ron of Starset where we discuss the new music video for “Telepathic”, upcoming touring, the inside of Dustin’s brain, and dad jokes!
Photos: SOUNDGARDEN at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, FL 4-29-2017
Photos of Soundgarden at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. All photos taken by Luke Spencer on April 29th, 2017.
Soundgarden closed out day one of Welcome To Rockville 2017 with a wall of lights in front of 25,000+ crammed together. For many (including myself), getting to see Soundgarden live felt like an impossibility because we never thought we would be able to see it. But it happened. In all their glory, Soundgarden took the stage on a very hot Florida night.
Before playing “Outshined”, Chris Cornell took to the mic and thanked everyone for coming out. He then said that they’d be playing a lot of songs they haven’t played in a while and that needed to get the dust off.
But from the way they sounded, there was no dust. It was as smooth as anyone could have ever imagined.
Click on any of the photos below to open the gallery and scroll below the photos to see the music video for “Jesus Christ Pose”. It’s a good song to listen to while looking at Soundgarden photos.
Photos: STARSET at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, FL 4-29-2017
Photos of Starset at Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. All photos were taken by Luke Spencer on April 29, 2017.
Starting their next touring cycle of festivals and concerts along side bands like In This Moment, Starset have built a new stage production and design for their society. The band is promoting their latest album Vessels which is continuously getting radio play for their singles “Monster” and now “Telepathic” which had a new music video released this past week.
It was a sweaty gross but fantastic time in Florida. Ron’s mask almost went flying off while headbanging and Dustin sweat off a good gallon of water during the set, but the massive sunburned crowd loved it.
Click on any photo below to open the gallery, and scroll below to see the new music video for “Telepathic” and my review of Vessels from earlier this year.
