STONE SOUR RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM HYDROGRAD – Stream new songs here!

April 27, 2017

NEW TRACKS “FABULESS” & “SONG #3” STREAMING NOW

PRE-ORDERS FOR HYDROGRAD BEGIN TODAY AT ALL DSPS AND WWW.STONESOUR.COM

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ALONGSIDE KORN BEGINS JUNE 16^TH IN SALT LAKE CITY, UT

EXCLUSIVE ROCK ON THE RANGE KICK-OFF PARTY SET FOR MAY 18^TH IN COLUMBUS, OH

HYDROGRAD ARRIVES EVERYWHERE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH

Roadrunner recording group Stone Sour has announced details of their highly anticipated new album. HYDROGRAD arrives worldwide on Friday, June 30^th.

Recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, CA with producer Jay Ruston, HYDROGRAD features the lead tracks “Fabuless” and “Song #3” which are available now available now at all DSPs and streaming services. “Fabuless” is joined by an official music video, directed by Paul Brown, which is streaming now on Stone Sour’s official YouTube channel.

HYDROGRAD is available for pre-order beginning today at all DSPs and via www.stonesour.com, with all pre-orders accompanied by instant grat downloads of “Fabuless” and “Song #3” (see tracklisting / album art attached). Exclusive pre-order merch bundles are also available at www.stonesour.com.

Stone Sour will celebrate HYDROGRAD with an epic summer trek alongside fellow Roadrunner recording group Korn. “The Serenity of Summer Tour” gets underway June 16^th at Salt Lake City, UT’s USANA Amphitheatre and then travels through early August. Presented by Live Nation, support throughout the eclectic tour comes from Babymetal, Skillet, Yelawolf, Islander and Ded. For complete details and ticket availability, please visit www.stonesour.com. Stone Sour will also headline the sold-out official Rock On The Range Kick-Off Party, set for May 18^th at Columbus, OH’s EXPRESS LIVE, as well as additional headliner and festival slots this summer (see tour itinerary attached).

Stone Sour unleashed their eponymous debut album in 2002 and was immediately confirmed as one of the most significant hard rock outfits of the 21^st century. The self-titled release earned RIAA gold certification while singles “Get Inside” and “Inhale” each received GRAMMY® Award nominations for “Best Metal Performance.”

COME WHAT(EVER) MAY followed in 2006 and proved an even greater accomplishment with a top 5 debut on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 and a #1 entry onto Billboard’s “Rock Albums” chart. The acclaimed album spawned still another GRAMMY®-nominated single in “30/30-150” on its own way to RIAA gold certification. COME WHAT(EVER) MAY unleashed a series of rock radio classics, including “Sillyworld,” “Made of Scars,” the #1 hit, “Through Glass,” which spent seven weeks atop Billboard’s “Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks” while also reaching #2 on “Alternative Songs” and the top 40 on the overall “Hot 100.” The song’s companion video was also a favorite, now with over 44 million individual views at YouTube alone.

Stone Sour’s most recent all-original releases, the monumental HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES – PART 1 and HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES – PART 2, both made top 10 debuts on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 just six months apart from one another – the band’s third and fourth consecutive top 10 chart entries. The two-part concept album yielded a string of multi-format rock radio hits, including the top 5 favorites “Absolute Zero,” “Do Me A Favor,” and “Tired,” the latter of which ascended to #1 at Mainstream Rock outlets nationwide.

HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES drew widespread critical applause with ArtistDirect hailing “PART 1” as “a milestone for Stone Sour and for modern rock music. It’s on par with Alice In Chains’ ‘DIRT,’ Metallica’s MASTER OF PUPPETS, Queens of the Stone Age’s SONGS FOR THE DEAF, Soundgarden’s SUPERUNKNOWN, and any other game-changing albums you can think of.” HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES – PART 2 earned equally great acclaim, including placement on Revolver’s “Top 20 Albums of 2013” and Loudwire’s “Top 10 Rock + Metal Albums of 2013” ranking. The Guardian, in its four-out-of-five starred rave, praised Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor’s “remarkable transformation into heavy music’s premier polymath and renaissance man” while further hailing the album’s “towering melodies and moments of radio-friendly majesty, the band’s trademark straddling of the divide between metal and commercial rock sounding increasingly adroit.”

2015 saw the arrival of STRAIGHT OUTTA BURBANK, an unprecedented EP in which Stone Sour take on five immortal songs originally performed by such iconic artists as Bad Brains, Iron Maiden, The Rolling Stones, Mötley Crüe, and Slayer. The EP is highlighted by a stunning rendition of The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” featuring distinctive guest vocals from Lzzy Hale of Atlantic recording group Halestorm, STRAIGHT OUTTA BURBANK is available now at all DSPs and streaming services.

Known far and wide as a truly incendiary live act, Stone Sour has built an international fan following through countless headline tours, multi-artist caravans, and performances at such famed festivals as Rock In Rio and the UK’s Download Festival.

STONE SOUR

ON TOUR SUMMER 2017

6/16 – 8/2 with Korn

MAY

18 Columbus, OH Rock On The Range Kick-Off Party @ Express Live!

20 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

26 Sioux City, IA Anthem at Hard Rock Casino Sioux City

27 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma @ Catch the Fever Festival Grounds

28 Dallas, TX Starplex Pavilion

JUNE

16 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre

18 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater

20 Chula Vista, CA Mattress Firm Amphitheatre

21 Inglewood, CA The Forum

22 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

25 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center

26 Pocatello, ID Portneuf Wellness Complex Amphitheatre

JULY

19 Syracuse, NY Lakeview Amphitheater

20 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center

23 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre

25 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage

26 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion

27 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

29 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center

30 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre

AUGUST

1 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

2 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center

Highly Suspect debut official video for anticipated new single “Little One”

Luke Spencer

April 26, 2017

Highly Suspect debut official video for anticipated new single: Little One

Sophomore album, The Boy Who Died Wolf available now

“‘Little One’ is about love slipping through the cracks. It’s the feeling you have when you know you just lost your lover, you’re right hand, your best friend.

Our videos try to capture emotion. Standing in an empty room pretending to play instruments is something you’ll never see us do. I grew up watching real music videos. Stories. ‘Thriller’ comes to mind. You already know we’re a band. Why do you need to see a guitar? As artists, we need to continue making art in all aspects. The actual ‘Little One’ in this video is played by the real life woman the song was written about, Madison Parker…and that was the last time I saw her. The irony here, is that the band pulls me away from love. It’s very true to life.”

– Highly Suspect frontman, Johnny Stevens

Highly Suspect today release the official video for their new single, “Little One,” available via 300 Entertainment. “Little One” is the second single from the band’s critically praised sophomore album, The Boy Who Died Wolf, which debuted at #1 on the Current Alternative Album and at #2 Rock Album on the Billboard Charts. To date, the album has 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 was co-directed by DJay Brawner and Johnny Stevens.

Highly Suspect are currently on a sold-out U.S. headlining tour which wraps up on June 3 in Los Angeles. In addition, Highly Suspect will also be performing at a number of festivals this Spring, including Lollapalooza, Shaky Knees, Bottlerock, Bumbershoot the Milwaukee Summer Fest and more to be announced shortly.

Upcoming U.S. & International

Tour Dates:

♦ tickets on sale now ♦

4/25 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen

4/26 – Destin, FL – Club LA

4/29 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville

4/30 – Fort Myers, FL – Fort Rock

5/4 – Washington, DC – 9:30- SOLD OUT

5/5 – Charlotte, NC – Carolina Rebellion

5/6 – Memphis, TN – Beal Street / Memphis in May

5/9 – New Orleans, LA – Republic NOLA

5/10 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn

5/12 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival

5/14 – Washington, DC – DC101 Show

5/18 – New York, NY – Webster Hall- SOLD OUT

5/20 – Chicago, IL – WKQZ piquing

5/24 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom- SOLD OUT

5/25 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom- SOLD OUT

5/28 – Napa, CA – Bottlerock

6/1 – San Diego, CA – Music Box- SOLD OUT

6/2 – Pomona, CA – Glass House

6/3 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre

6/9 – Bakersfield, CA – Radio Shot

6/10 – San Francisco, CA – Live 105 Radio Show

6/23 – Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival

6/24 – Munich, Germany – Strom

6/25 – Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival

6/27 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar

6/29 – Norrkoping, Sweden – Bravalla Festival

7/2 – Arras, France – Main Square Festival

7/8- Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest

Blacktop Mojo releases video for “Where The Wind Blows” off of new LP Burn The Ships

Luke Spencer

April 24, 2017

Seamlessly blending melody with adrenaline fueled, heavy rock and roll, Blacktop Mojo draws in everyone from old metal heads to people whose radio dials have never left top 40 stations. With soaring, gritty vocals and impeccably blended heavy guitar grooves set around a raucous southern stomp, Blacktop Mojo’s live shows are sure to leave fans’ screaming at the top of their lungs with metal horns in the air.

“It was a blast making this video. We got to do it with a bunch of our friends from our home town of Palestine, TX in the bar where we played our first show. It basically turned into a two day party and the fun we had really comes through in the video.” – Blacktop Mojo

Formed in the final weeks of 2012, Blacktop Mojo began cutting their teeth in the numerous country venues that Texas has to offer, but the guys never quite felt like they belonged. With each song they wrote, the vocals got less twangy and the sound from the amps became more gravelly and distorted until the guys had found their own unique blend of heavy southern rock. Through touring, the band has played with many national acts such as Bon Jovi, Sammy Hagar, Aaron Lewis, Daryl “DMC’ McDaniels, Candlebox, Drowning Pool, Puddle Of Mudd, Smile Empty Soul, Audiotopsy, and Whiskey Myers.

After running the highways for two years in support of their debut album, I Am (2014), in July of this year the band loaded their gear in the van and made a trip to Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, as well as FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL to make their sophomore effort entitled, Burn The Ships. In addition to the producer of the band’s first record, Philip Mosley, the band brought in co-producer, Jimmy Johnson of the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound studios as well as his long time engineer, Steve Melton (Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger) to bring a seasoned sonic quality to their brand of raw, grungy rock. Burn The Ships was released March 10th of 2017 garnering critical acclaim in both US and European press outlets including Team Rock’s Classic Rock Magazine, who is quoted as saying “Blacktop Mojo might just be America’s next big rock band.”

Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK returns to Sacramento, CA Oct 21-22

Luke Spencer

April 22, 2017

SIXTH ANNUAL MONSTER ENERGY AFTERSHOCK

–CALIFORNIA’S BIGGEST ROCK FESTIVAL–

RETURNS TO SACRAMENTO’S DISCOVERY PARK

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

LIMITED NUMBER OF WEEKEND GENERAL ADMISSION PRE-SALE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $125

AT DIMPLE RECORDS SACRAMENTO-AREA LOCATIONS

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 23

ONLINE PRE-SALE BEGINS MONDAY, APRIL 24

Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK–California’s biggest rock festival–is set for Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22 at Discovery Park, where the American and Sacramento Rivers meet, near downtown Sacramento, CA.

To celebrate the 10^th anniversary of Record Store Day, the festival has partnered with Dimple Records to sell a limited number of Weekend General Admission pre-sale tickets for only $125.00 at Dimple Records locations throughout the Sacramento area this weekend. The in-store sale at Dimple Records begins Saturday, April 22 at 10:00 AM when stores open, and ends Sunday, April 23 at closing time. See below for details.

For those not in the Sacramento area, a limited number of pre-sale Weekend General Admission tickets will be available for $149.50 online at http://aftershockconcert.com and www.FrontGateTickets.com beginning Monday, April 24 at 9:00 AM PT.

Look for the Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK band lineup, general on-sale ticket information, and other festival details to be announced on June 6.

The Dimple Records pre-sale ticket locations are as follows:

Arden-Sacramento, 2433 Arden Way , Sacramento, CA 95825

Phone: (916) 925-2600

Store Hours: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM daily

Citrus Heights, 7830 Macy Plaza Dr., Citrus Heights, CA 95610

Phone: (916) 962-3600

Store Hours: Sunday – Thursday 10:00 AM -10:00 PM, Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Roseville, 1129 Roseville Square, Roseville, CA 95678

Phone: (916) 781-2800

Store Hours: Sunday – Thursday 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Folsom, 313 E Bidwell Street, Folsom, CA 95630

Phone: (916) 983-2600

Store Hours: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM daily

Book & Vinyl Store, 2499 Arden Way , Sacramento, CA 95825

Phone: (916) 239-3760

Store Hours: Sunday – Thursday 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Broadway, 2500 16th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818

Phone: (916) 441-2500

Store Hours: Sunday – Thursday 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM

In 2016, Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK celebrated its fifth year with a sold-out crowd of 50,000 over two days in California’s capital city. With 35 bands on three stages, Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK’s genre-spanning lineup was packed with rock and metal legends, newcomers, and rising stars.

Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK’s economic impact to the Sacramento region exceeds $10 million. As part of its commitment to the Sacramento community, last year Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK made a $10,000 donation to Stanford Settlement in the Natomas area to support youth programs and other neighborhood services. In addition, festivalgoers contributed approximately $40,000 to charities including Take Me Home Animal Rescue and Fxck Cancer / Dyin 2 Live. AFTERSHOCK partnered with Sacramento Parks to create awareness about water safety via the 2016 “Life Looks Good On You” campaign as well.

Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, a producer of some of the biggest rock festivals in America, including Rock On The Range, Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville, Monster Energy Fort Rock, Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, Louder Than Life, Northern Invasion, Monster Energy Rock Allegiance, Chicago Open Air, Bourbon & Beyond, and more.

Website: http://aftershockconcert.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AFTERSHOCKFestival

Twitter: http://twitter.com/AFTERSHOCKSAC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aftershockconcert/

Album Review: Incubus – 8

Luke Spencer

April 21, 2017

A review on Incubus’ 8^th full album about the down side of love, simply titled 8.

https://vimeo.com/214246082

Text Review:

Since 1991, Incubus has been a staple of the alternative rock scene with platinum selling albums, #1 debuts, massive touring schedules and a legion of swooning fans. Outside of a small break in the late 2000’s, Incubus has consistently been performing and presenting new albums and Eps every several years with mostly positive praise. Now in 2017 comes the band’s 8^th full album simply titled 8. While you can expect surprised including a song featuring Skrillex who co-produced the album, 8 is planning on being an album about the darker and lonelier side of live. Written out of personal experiences and the overall concept, 8 intend to be a bit personal and moody.

When asked specifically why this the direction for the 8^th full album from Incubus, Brandon Boyd made a great statement saying: “We live in dark times, my friend. So what we’re doing as artists is acting as a mirror to culture here and there and hopefully offering little glimmers of hope through the joy in music we all have.” While alt rock albums about love aren’t exactly new territory, I have to admit I like the idea of 41-year-old Brandon Boyd writing about his own experiences of trying to make things work in a relationship but not being able to. It’s not the typical “Love Hurts’ fair as it gives a more specific dynamic than the typical fair of teenagers in love and not caring who else knows about it.

As new music started filtering out from the new Incubus album we were given several songs from the upcoming 11 track 8. “Nimble Bastard” was the first of those released preview tracks and definitely has an energy behind it. Even if not resembling much of the overall theme that was previously mentioned, it works as a single and offers a memorable hook in the chorus with the song title. The first half of this song feels strong and energetic with the verses offering a good groove along with Boyd’s delivery of not getting too loud but just sounding like he’s having fun. It has an upbeat feeling. This song along with “No Fun” the opening track which also feels energetic begins 8 on a bit of a lighthearted note before the real theme kicks in and deeper lyrics start to take effect.

In past albums like S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Make Yourself, you got a sense of creativity and heard a strong delivery from everyone playing. As time has gone on past A Crow Left Of Murder it has felt like more of a safer predictable style of performing and going through the motions of what people expect. That is how 8 feels after the first two tracks. As the album goes on you feel a steady pulse and rhythm that stays the course. There is meaning here and you can tell that there is effort in getting these emotions across, but there also is a strong feeling of the cruise control being turned on and just steadily going through the motions. It’s not so much a desire to create something new as it is getting said message across in the same format that has already been tested.

The song “Glitterbomb” another song that was released early is probably the best example of what to expect through much of the album. There are definitely good lines like “I was once your friend and ended up your victim.”, but the stretched guitar riffs and isolated drumming makes it feel longer than the track actually is. It drags, and it’s not the only song on 8 that has this feeling. Songs like “Familiar Faces”, “Loneliest” and “Love In A Time of Surveillance” have a good flow and well written lyrics but there is no real appeal to listen again after they are over. The track “Make No Sound In the Digital Forest” is a good instrumental track but also doesn’t add much overall to the album. Taking away a good instrumental track, “No Fun” and “Nimble Bastard”, then isn’t much to really hook the listener.

The intention of the album and writing about past experiences in love and friendship is admirable, but this feels like Incubus going through the motions as opposed to really delivering something invigorating. While NOTHING on here is a chore to listen to, it’s also lacking in excitement. The music from Incubus makes you wish you were listening to a previous Incubus album instead. Overall, 8 has a refined focus and strong lyrics but falls short when really connecting it with flat lining music. It definitely will satisfy longtime Incubus fans but it may not do much to win over new listeners who are hoping for more of the sound in “Nimble Bastard”. It’s a good attempt in theme but ultimately leaves you wishing for more variety and something to remember.

ARCADEA (MASTODON, ZRUDA, WITHERED) SIGN WITH RELAPSE RECORDS; NEW ALBUM OUT JUNE 16TH

Luke Spencer

April 20, 2017

Hailing from the fringes of the cosmos, Arcadea, will make their arrival known in 2017 with a debut, self-titled album due out on June 16th. Today, the synth/psych band has announced they have inked a deal with Relapse Records to release the record. Pre-orders and new music will be announced in the coming weeks.

Unlike their other bands, Arcadea uses only keyboards in a unique blend of crushing, organic drums and psychedelic synthesizers. The music is at once electronic but not electronica, synthetic but not processed, heavy but not metal.

The album envisions a future 5 billion years from now, where the impending collision of galaxies creates a new order of planets. Where cold, distant moons pledge alliance to new suns and expanding gas giants implode into black holes. Ancient drones, forever adrift, record toxic tales of love between dying stars. Where lifeforms in suspended animation, dream among the ice rings of Saturn and cosmic war wages among gods and planets. It is in this universe that Arcadea reign supreme as the last surviving space wizards since the final extinction.

For More Information:

https://www.facebook.com/arcadearocks/

http://www.arcadearocks.com/

http://store.relapse.com/

MISFITS Guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein Announces Upcoming ‘Abominate The World Tour 2017

Luke Spencer

April 20, 2017

Legendary Misfits Guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein continues his domination with the launching of Abominate The World Tour 2017 with Davey Suicide. Launching June 1st in Raleigh, NC, the tour will wind south into Florida and Louisiana, then into California before heading East to finish in Niagra Falls, NY.

Abominate The World Tour 2017 Dates:
06/01 @ The Maywood – Raleigh, NC
06/02 @ Ground Zero – Spartansburg, SC
06/03 @ Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
06/04 @ Nighthawks – Jacksonville, FL
06/05 @ Respectables – West Palm Beach, FL
06/06 @ The Haven – Winter Park, FL
06/07 @ The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
06/08 @ Southpark Music Hall – New Orleans, LA
06/10 @ The Rock Box – San Antonio, TX
06/11 @ Trees – Dallas, TX
06/12 @ Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
06/1 @ Scout Bar – Houston, TX
06/14 @ Thunder Alley – Oklahoma City, OK
06/16 @ Club Red – Mesa, AZ
06/17 @ Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA
06/18 @ Malone’s – Santa Ana, CA
06/19 @ Beauty Bar – Las Vegas, NV
06/20 @ Liquid Joe’s – Salt Lake City, UT
06/21 @ Sunshine Studios – Colorado Springs, CO
06/22 @ Aftershock – Merriam, KS
06/23 @ RT Quinnians – Duluth, MN
06/24 @ The Reverb – Waterloo, IA
06/25 @ Home Bar – Arlington Heights, IL
06/26 @ Frankie’s – Toledo, OH
06/28 @ Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ
06/29 @ Evening Star Hall – Niagra Falls, NY

HIGH ELEVATION ROCK FESTIVAL RETURNS TO DENVER WITH AN EXTRA NIGHT OF MUSIC SEPTEMBER 22-23

Luke Spencer

April 19, 2017

HIGH ELEVATION ROCK FESTIVAL

RETURNS TO FIDDLER’S GREEN AMPHITHEATRE IN DENVER

WITH AN EXTRA NIGHT OF MUSIC

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 + SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

KORN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, A DAY TO REMEMBER, STONE SOUR, HALESTORM,

LEAD LINEUP OF MORE THAN TWO DOZEN BANDS

TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 21 WITH PRESALE STARTING APRIL 19

High Elevation Rock Festival, fueled by Monster Energy, returns to Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre presented by Subaru just outside Denver, Colorado, with an extra night of music – Friday night, September 22 and Saturday, September 23. After its one-day debut in 2016, High Elevation comes back bigger and better in 2017 with a lineup of more than two dozen bands, led by Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, A Day To Remember, Stone Sour, Halestorm and more.

Presale tickets for High Elevation Rock Festival, as well as hotel and VIP packages, will be available starting Wednesday, April 19 at 10:00 AM MDT at www.HighElevationFestival.com. Visit the High Elevation social media pages for a password to purchase presale tickets. The public onsale begins Friday, April 21 at 10:00 AM MDT at www.HighElevationFestival.com.

The full lineup for High Elevation is as follows: Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, A Day To Remember, Stone Sour, Halestorm, In This Moment, Steel Panther, Black Veil Brides, Asking Alexandria, Starset, P.O.D., All That Remains, Beartooth, Avatar, Red Sun Rising, Radkey, While She Sleeps, Letters From The Fire, DED, Palaye Royale, Badflower and more bands to be announced in the coming weeks.

“After an incredible inaugural event last year, we decided to turn it up a notch in 2017 and expand High Elevation to two days,” comments Joe Litvag, Executive Producer of the festival for AEG Presents. “Now we’ve got 25 of the very best-in-class artists like Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, and Black Veil Brides performing more than 18 hours of music for the hard rock fans of the Rocky Mountain region to celebrate!”

New to the 2017 festival is an exclusive VIP experience in Marjorie Park, on the North side of the amphitheatre. Amenities in this lounge include shade, seating areas, premium food and beverage for purchase, and private restrooms. Marjorie Park VIP passes will be included with certain ticket packages and available while supplies last as an upgrade on all ticket types.

All tickets for High Elevation Rock Festival include admission for both Friday night and Saturday. Ticket prices are as follows:

General Admission Pit (includes Marjorie Park VIP Access and Premier Parking): $225

General Admission Seated (Sections 1 & 2): $129

General Admission Lawn: $99

Marjorie Park VIP Upgrades (which include VIP Access and Premier Parking) for General Admission Seated and Lawn tickets will be available at checkout for $50 while supplies last. A limited number of General Admission Lawn Ticket 4-Packs will be available for $356.

High Elevation two-person (Silver) and four-person (Gold) hotel packages will also be available. All hotel packages include accommodations for Friday and Saturday nights, Friday and Saturday admission to the festival, access to the Marjorie Park VIP area, Premier Parking, and a $25 merchandise voucher which each ticket. For more details, visit www.HighElevationFestival.com.

General Admission ticket discounts will be available for active military through High Elevation Rock Festival partner GovX (www.govx.com).

High Elevation Rock Festival is produced by AEG Presents, producers of Rock On The Range, Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, Rocklahoma, Rockfest, Northern Invasion, River City Rockfest, Revolution Rock Festival and other U.S. rock festivals.

High Elevation is proud to be fueled by Monster Energy.

Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre presented by Subaru is located at 6350 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard in Greenwood Village, CO, just outside Denver. For more information on the venue, visit: www.fiddlersgreenamp.com.

Website: www.HighElevationFestival.com

Facebook: @HighElevationFestival

Instagram: @HighElevationFestival

Twitter: @ElevationRockCO

Hashtag: #HighElevation

THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE Set To Release UNDER YOUR SPELL June 9, 2017

Luke Spencer

April 17, 2017

“If Katniss Everdeen was re-imagined as a goth and a Gundam pilot waging a one-woman war to free Panem from ghoulish monsters as big as the sky, Toronto’s The Birthday Massacre would be uniquely suited to pen the score. And who wouldn’t want to watch that movie?” – Vanyaland

“Darkly lush, dancepop delight.” – All Music Guide

“Amid all the talented and adventurous bands of the second New Wave explosion, The Birthday Massacre is one of the best kept secrets.” – Jersey Beat

On June 9, 2017, Metropolis recording artists THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE will release UNDER YOUR SPELL, their seventh release. These 11 songs reveal a side of the Canadian band that audiences may not have seen before. Proving to be the band’s most intimate and emotive record to date, Under Your Spell is a captivating hybrid of 80’s, electronica, and aggressive guitars, fused with dark, cinematic melodic progressions, blending the expansive breadth of The Birthday Massacre’s signature sound, creating a deeply personal, immersive collection of songs.

In addition, the band has announced a North American tour that kicks off on May 18th at Toronto’s The Opera House and circles the continent, hitting cities such as Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Orlando, NYC and Boston. (full dates below)

Driven by band’s signature, unique blend of spiraling synth melodies, walls of guitar, and evocative vocals, Under Your Spell hits all the bases that audiences have come to reliably expect from the band – songs that range from dark, aggressive anthems to danceable, pretty pop – and every shade in between.

There is a rawness to the emotion that is expressed through this album, an openness and vulnerability that perhaps feels new for the listener. It becomes clearer than ever through this release of the tight bond that exists between the band, and their willingness to explore heartbreak and loss together. With these songs, they have entered the darkness of the most fragile emotions, and come back with a cohesive and detailed portrait of music that captures both the anger and the hope that exist within a moment in time.

The Birthday Massacre continue to make the music that is so very unique to them. Once again, they have managed to create an album that somehow feels so familiar, yet challenges the listener to continue alongside them on their ever-changing, ever-growing journey.

THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE‘s Under Your Spell Tour

May 18: Toronto, CAN @ The Opera House
‘May 19: Detroit Mi @ Magic Stick
May 20: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
May 21: Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
May 22: St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
May 23: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
May 25: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
May 26: Salt Lake City @ The Complex
May 28: Vancouver, BC @ Venue
May 29: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
May 31: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
June 1: San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
June 3: Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
June 4: Pomona, Ca @ Glasshouse
June 5: Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock
June 6: El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
June 8: San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
June 9: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
June 10: Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
June 12: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
June 13: Orlando, FL @ The Social
June 14: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade-Heaven
June 16: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
June 17: Philadelphia, PA @ Dracula’s Ball / Trocadero Theatre (TBM Only)
June 18: Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
June 19: New York, NY @ Webster Hall (Marlin Room)
June 21: Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

COHEED & CAMBRIA’S CLAUDIO SANCHEZ RELEASES NEWEST INSTALLMENT OF “THE AMORY WARS: GOOD APOLLO, I’M BURNING STAR IV”

Luke Spencer

April 10, 2017

Issue one of Claudio Sanchez’s comic series/space odyssey, The Amory Wars: Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV was released today via Evil Ink Comics/Boom! Studios. The 12-issue sci-fi series is the 3rd in a line of comics that follow the story arc from Sanchez’s band, Coheed and Cambria’s concept albums. The new series loosely follows the lyrics and tone of their massive selling 2005 album, Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (Columbia), and elaborates on the graphic novel of the same name which was released as a companion piece to the album on it’s original release. Purchase the first issue now at http://www.evilinkcomics.com/.

PUBLIC PREVIEW: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ffuivuiuwxf5ni0/AACoHi-jNOvy4bzuerXZ3kQaa?dl=0

The story of Good Apollo flows around protagonist Claudio Kilgannon (son of Coheed and Cambria) who until now has been mostly in hiding since the death of his parents; his advancing physical powers have drawn him out. It’s becoming clear to Kilgannon and those around him that the he is one mentioned in the prophecies, sent by God to destroy the universe he lives in because too many mistakes were made by the elite. But to Kilgannon, none of this makes any sense. Ambellina, the blue-skinned fallen Prise who’s mission it is to watch over him – helps guide him on the decisions he has in front of him.

Evil Tri-Mage Wilhelm Ryan is out to stop Kilgannon, and imprison every last human living in Heaven’s fence, or worse, steal their souls. “Good Apollo..” introduces a character that crosses the fictional plane of the series: the “Writing Writer” Ryder, the alleged creator of these worlds, whose heartbreak in life is beginning to affect the fictional story, and causing him to lose control of his characters to their own free will.

Claudio Sanchez, with the help of wife, writer Chondra Echert, veteran comic artist Rags Morales (Action Comics, Identity Crisis) and colorist Emilio Lopez have delivered a eye popping, complex thriller for both long time fans to delve deep into the Coheed/Amory Wars mythos as well as a smooth entry point for new riders to hop on the train.

Coheed and Cambria have always done things in a grandiose way, and this time is no different. The comic release, though years in the making, drops the very same month they embark on the 6 week “Neverender GAIBSIV tour, performing the progressive juggernaut of an album that inspired it, Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, in its entirety across the US and Europe. They are also set to release the vinyl for the first time, which will include a Record Store Day exclusive color, a tour version, and a web exclusive version available April 28 via http://www.coheedandcambria.com/.

The upcoming Neverender GAIBSIV tour will be supported by The Dear Hunter, and will include performances at festivals including Welcome To Rockville, Las Rageous, Carolina Rebellion and Rock on the Range.

Coheed & Cambria North American Tour Dates:

April 11 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox (SOLD OUT)

April 13 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater (SOLD OUT)

April 14 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater

April 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

April 17 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory

April 18 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)

April 19 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee

April 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Las Rageous Festival

April 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

April 23 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium

April 25 – Austin, TX – Stubbs BBQ

April 26 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues (SOLD OUT)

April 27 – Houston, TX – House of Blues (SOLD OUT)

April 29 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome To Rockville

April 30 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live (SOLD OUT)

May 2 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle (SOLD OUT)

May 3 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

May 5 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)

May 6 – Silver Springs, MD – Fillmore (SOLD OUT)

May 7 – Concord, NC – Carolina Rebellion

May 9 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion

May 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Fillmore (SOLD OUT)

May 11 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre (SOLD OUT)

May 13 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave (SOLD OUT)

May 15 – St Louis, MO – Pageant

May 16 – Kansas City, MO – Arrest Bank Theater at the Midland

May 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors

May 19 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom

May 20 – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range (SOLD OUT)

May 22 – New York, NY – Terminal 5

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