Patreon Q&A #4
The fourth informal Q&A for my patrons on Patreon!
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Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2016
A look back at my favorite albums of 2016 in rock, alternative and metal!
https://vimeo.com/196683284
PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2017 Announces Thirty-Five New Additions To Its Massive 2017 Lineup
PSYCHO LAS VEGAS – set to take place from August 18th through August 20th, 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada — announces over thirty-five new additions to its massive 2017 lineup. The festival has quickly become the premier event in the US for underground heavy rock, psych, doom, alternative, and beyond, and as the roster grows for this year’s edition, they’re clearly looking to push their boundaries even further.
Headliners remain TBA, but joining previously-announced generation-defining acts like Neurosis, Swans, and French prog lords Magma, comes UK grind legends Carcass, whose reunion continues to bring gruesome tales of dissections and unparalleled.
They’ll be in good company with Norwegian black metal legend Abbath, formerly of Immortal, who released a raging self-titled debut album under his own name this year, New York’s Myrkur, whose own debut, M, disrupted black metal genre convention on nearly every level, and USBM innovators Wolves In The Throne Room, who continue to refine a style they helped establish more than a decade ago.
Look for the Melvins to boggle brains with their brand of heavy rock – still unique unto itself after more than three decades – as well as for the new project Crystal Fairy with Buzzo and Dale from the Melvins, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (Mars Volta) and Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes) to bring to life their debut album, which releases in February on Ipecac Recordings.
This latest announcement also brings sludge-laden chaos from the pair of Weedeater and Buzzov*en, Refused to remind us of the shape of the punk that came in their wake, and Chelsea Wolfe to emit a darkness that even Las Vegas in the summer won’t be able to hold at bay.
The reunited Slo Burn (vocalist John Garcia’s first project post-Kyuss) will play an exclusive US show at Psycho, and a special highlight performance from psych-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke is open eyes, ears and minds alike as he celebrates a career spanning more than fifty-years years.
Also added are long-running mischief-makers Murder City Devils, alt-rock legends Echo And The Bunnymen, progressive thrashers Vhöl (members of Yob and Agalloch), Pelican, Cult Of Luna, Psychic TV, and as it did with the landmark 2016 edition, the fest digs deep into the heavy rock underground once again to unearth the best of up-and-coming bands from the States and beyond. Along with the already confirmed riff-crushers Windhand, Blood Ceremony, Slomatics, and Domkraft, Elephant Tree (UK) have signed on alongside fellow fest-newcomers Khemmis, Sumac (members of Isis), Gatecreeper, Snail, North, Cult Leader, Hollow Leg, Summoner, Floorian, Wizard Rifle, Merlin, and Morne.
Further lineup announcements will follow in the New Year — including headliners — so stay tuned for more from the best and biggest heavy festival the US has ever seen.
PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2017:
8/18/2017 – 8/20/2017 Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV [tickets]
PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2017 Confirmed Lineup:
Abbath
Blood Ceremony
Buzzo*ven
Carcass
Chelsea Wolfe
Code Orange
Cough
Crystal Fairy
Cult Leader
Cult Of Luna
Domkraft
Elephant Tree
Floorian
Gatecreeper
Hollow Leg
Inter Arma
Khemmis
Magma
Merlin
Minsk
Morne
Mulatu Astatke
Murder City Devils
Myrkur
Neurosis
North
Oathbreaker
Pelican
Slo Burn
Slomatics
Snail
Sumac
Summoner
Swans
The Skull
Vhol
Weedeater
Windhand
Wizard Rifle
Wolves In The Throne Room
Zeal & Ardor
Blood Ceremony
Buzzo*ven
Carcass
Chelsea Wolfe
Code Orange
Cough
Crystal Fairy
Cult Leader
Cult Of Luna
Domkraft
Elephant Tree
Floorian
Gatecreeper
Hollow Leg
Inter Arma
Khemmis
Magma
Merlin
Minsk
Morne
Mulatu Astatke
Murder City Devils
Myrkur
Neurosis
North
Oathbreaker
Pelican
Slo Burn
Slomatics
Snail
Sumac
Summoner
Swans
The Skull
Vhol
Weedeater
Windhand
Wizard Rifle
Wolves In The Throne Room
Zeal & Ardor
For further info contact liz@earsplitcompound.com.
Photos: Stitched Up Heart at the Revolver Music Awards in New York, NY 12/13/2016
Photos of Stitched Up Heart performing at the Revolver Music Awards. All photos taken by Luke Spencer at Webster Hall in New York, NY on December 12, 2016.
Stitched Up Heart opened the night of performances at the 2016 Revolver Music Awards. The band was nominated for best new talent and performed songs from their debut album Never Alone. Click any photo below to open the gallery and scroll below to see a quick interview with the band on the Black Carpet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHxaWKVIP8M
Interview: STITCHED UP HEART at the Revolver Music Awards
Quick interview with Stitched Up Heart about a mom dressing as a fairy, a dad predicting an award nomination, and saying suck it to 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHxaWKVIP8M
https://vimeo.com/196013511
Interview: Jesse Leach of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at the Revolver Music Awards
Quick Interview with Jesse Leach about being nominated for best vocalist of 2016, loving each other, and hitting the road this spring on a co-headlining tour with Anthrax!
“Killthrax” Tour Dates can be found here = http://rockedreviews.net/anthrax-killswitch-engage-announce-co-headlining-killthrax-tour-in-spring-2017/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W4gKRF5r9o
https://vimeo.com/195998045
Anthrax & Killswitch Engage Announce Co-Headlining “Killthrax” Tour in Spring 2017
Anthrax and Killswitch Engage have announced “The Killthrax Tour,” a North American co-headliner which will kick off on March 29 in Montclair, N.J. and will end on May 7 in Boston, M.A. Presented by SiriusXM, the bands will be supported by The Devil Wears Prada.
“Anthrax and Killswitch will be a really good blend for fans,” commented Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. “We both play metal, but we play two different forms of the genre. I think fans of both bands are in for a ‘Total Explosion of the Senses.'”
Anthrax bassist Frank Bello added: “This Anthrax/KSE tour is a powerful ball of energy ready to unleash the metal in the U.S.”
“Anthrax and Killswitch — KillThrax! Holy crap!,” exclaimed Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. “I am so excited about these upcoming shows with our old friends Killswitch Engage. Get out your pit pants and start stretching now for all the glorious action and fun!”
Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach also added: “We are so stoked to tour with thrash legends Anthrax! We are sure this will bring a powerhouse of a live show with the combination of both bands. This is, hands down, the most excited we’ve been to tour alongside a band in a long while. This will be one you won’t want to miss. KillThrax is coming for you!!!!”
Dates for the “Killthrax” tour are as follows:
03/29 Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater (Killswitch Engage closes)
03/30 Columbus, OH – Express Live (Anthrax closes)
03/31 St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theater (Anthrax only)
03/31 Knoxville, TN – The International (Killswitch Engage only)
04/01 Mainstee, MI – Little River Casino (Anthrax only)
04/01 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa (Killswitch Engage only)
04/03 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/04 Wallingford, CT – The Dome At Oakdale Theatre (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/05 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory (Anthrax closes)
04/07 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/08 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit (Anthrax closes)
04/09 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/11 Raleigh, NC – Ritz Raleigh (Anthrax closes)
04/12 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle (Anthrax closes)
04/13 Orlando, FL – House Of Blues (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/15 Austin, TX – Grizzly Hall (‘Texas Independence Fest’)
04/16 Pharr, TX – Boggus Ford Events Center (Anthrax closes)
04/17 Houston, TX – House Of Blues (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/18 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues (Anthrax closes)
04/20 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/22 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (Anthrax closes)
04/23 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (Anthrax closes)
04/25 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/26 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater (Anthrax closes)
04/28 Denver, CO – The Fillmore (Killswitch Engage closes)
04/29 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium and Underground
04/30 Kansas City, MO – The Midland (Killswitch Engage closes)
05/01 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant (Anthrax closes)
05/03 Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall (Anthrax closes)
05/05 Huntington, NY – The Paramount (Anthrax closes)
05/06 Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall (Killswitch Engage closes)
05/07 Boston, MA – House Of Blues (Killswitch Engage closes)
Everyone Hates 2016 At The Revolver Music Awards
Zakk Wylde, Doyle, Jesse Leech, Amaranthe, Stitched Up Heart and more all want to say goodbye to 2016 on the Black Carpet at the Revolver Music Awards.
https://vimeo.com/195831428
Favorite Viewer Comments of 2016!!!
Dedicated to everyone who has left a comment one of my videos this past year; these are some of my favorite comments of 2016!
https://vimeo.com/194918128