Rock Coliseum takes a look at Best Debut Album through Coliseum Madness! Your suggestions put into the bracket, and we figure out who had the best debut album in rock/alt/metal/etc. This was the longest live stream we’ve done and couldn’t have done it without such a good audience.
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Currently on its third consecutive, sold-out U.K./European headline tour, today Dirty Honey releases a brand new music video for “Coming Home (Ballad of the Shire)” from the band’s current album, Can’t Find The Brakes.
The “Coming Home” video offers an unexpected element from a band best known for its high-energy, sexy, bluesy rock’n’roll and reflects the song’s message about navigating through the peaks and valleys of life. With lyrics by vocalist Marc LaBelle, the song is a deeply personal, heartfelt tale of love and life’s everyday challenges: the insecurities, the misunderstandings, the words spoken that you wish you hadn’t, and the hurt inflicted that you can’t magically erase. But, in the end, the realization is that no matter the challenges, home is where your heart is, home is where you belong, and home is just a few more miles ahead.
Said LaBelle, “Being musicians that live on the road, ‘Home’ has become wherever it is that we’re playing music, rather than a particular place. We wanted to showcase our separate journeys, knowing full well that the music will always call us back home.”
Directed, shot, and edited by cinematographer Mark Christy, the “Coming Home” video was filmed in January, taking the band – LaBelle, guitarist John Notto, bassist Justin Smolian, and drummer Jaydon Bean – to various U.S. locations. Explained LaBelle, “We went to Snoquamish for the snow and to Durango and Flagstaff for the train scenes. And we knew Monument Valley was an epic, very American West-looking landscape symbolic of both America’s beauty and the struggle of and vastness of traveling through the American West.”
Having kicked off in Glasgow, Scotland on February 7, heading to Australia in March for their first-ever “down under” concerts, and performing at two major summer U.S. festivals in May, Dirty Honey’s upcoming U.K./European/Australian/U.S. dates are below:
FEBRUARY
28 Hybrydy, Warsaw, Poland
29 Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany
MARCH
1 Futurum Music Bar, Prague, Czech Republic
3 Analog, Budapest, Hungary
4 Simm City, Vienna, Vienna
5 Backstage Halle, Munich, Germany
7 Kulturfabrik Kofmehl, Solothurn, Switzerland
8 Alcatraz, Milan, Milan
9 Dynamo Zürich (Dynamo), Zürich, Switzerland
11 Apollo 2, Barcelona, Spain
12 LA Paqui, Madrid, Spain
13 Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao, Spain
15 La Machine Du Moulin Rouge, Paris, France
March 28 – April 1 Bluesfest Byron Bay 2024, Byron Bay, Australia
MAY
9 Welcome to Rockville, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
17 Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, Columbus, OH
It’s happening! Beloved early 2000s pop-punk band Something Corporate has announced the Out Of Office Tour 2024, marking the first official tour featuring the band’s five original members in over 20 years. The 16-date outing finds Something Corporate crossing the country throughout the summer and fall, kicking off June 21st in New York City at The Rooftop at Pier 17. The five-piece, with special guests to be announced, will be stopping in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, Asbury Park, Boston, Nashville, Atlanta, Orlando, Cleveland, Detroit, Denver, and Salt Lake City before wrapping back home inCalifornia at LA’s Hollywood Palladium on October 11th and The Warfield in San Francisco on October 12th. PRESS HERE to watch the tour promo video and PRESS HERE to read an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone about the tour.
Fan-club presale begins Tuesday, February 27th at 10am local time with Spotify and local presales available Wednesday, February 28th and Thursday, February 29th. The general on-sale will commence Friday, March 1st at 10am local time. See below for full list of upcoming tour dates and visit www.somethingcorporate.com for ticketing details and to purchase. The tour will be using a Face Value Exchange where, if needed, fans can resell their ticket to other fans at the original price paid. To help protect the Exchange, tickets for this tour will be mobile only and restricted from transfer. This applies to all shows except those in Illinois, Colorado, New York, and Utah where Face Value Exchange cannot be mandated.
“The band and I couldn’t be more excited for these upcoming dates,” shares front man AndrewMcMahon. “We’re having more fun together than ever and the generosity of the fans, both online and at last year’s shows, made it impossible not to come back and do a few more. We hope to see you there!”
The core members of the Orange County, California quintet– Andrew McMahon (vocals, piano), Josh Partington (guitar), Kevin “Clutch” Page (bass), Brian Ireland (drums), and WilliamTell (guitar) – reunited in 2023 for main stage performances at the When We Were Young festival and three sold-out headlining shows in Las Vegas and Anaheim. These five special gigs, their first official shows together in 20 years, left their dedicated fanbase clamoring for more. The reunion performances also saw McMahon debut a one-of-a-kind upright piano fully wrapped in Christie MicroTiles LED displaying images and lyrics from throughout the band’s catalog, slated to be front and center once again on the Out Of Office Tour.
Something Corporate first formed in 1998 when its members were in high school and in a short period of time created quite the stir before going on hiatus in 2005. During its tenure, the highly adored SoCal band released multiple albums, including their major label debut, Leaving Through The Window, in 2002 via MCA Records/Drive-Thru Records, which premiered at the top of the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, and 2003’s North, which entered the Billboard 200 at #24. During its heyday, the band toured extensively worldwide, including a summer on the Vans Warped Tour, graced the cover of Alternative Press magazine, and performed on late-night TV including an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Collectively, Something Corporate – hailed as “one of the most respected groups in the scene with their incredible hooks and emotionally transparent music” (Alternative Press) –has sold over 1 million total records.
SOMETHING CORPORATE TOUR DATES
Out Of Office Tour
Friday, June 21 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
Saturday, June 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
Sunday, June 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Four Chord Music Festival
Thursday, August 22 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Friday, August 23 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony Summer Stage
Saturday, August 24 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
Thursday, September 12 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Friday, September 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Saturday, September 14 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Thursday, September 19 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Friday, September 20 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Sunday, September 22 – TBA
Friday, September 27 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
Saturday, September 28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Friday, October 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
Saturday, October 12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN SPRING TOUR – TICKETS HERE MOST SHOWS SOLD OUT, INCLUDING NYC’S T5, BROOKLYN STEEL, THE SHRINE LA, AUSTIN’S STUBB’S AMPHITHEATER & MORE
On You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, Knocked Loose have honed in on a diverse, cohesive and savagely aggressive album that sums up the massive strides they’ve taken during their decade as a band, and asserts their boundless potential going forward. Internally, there was the need to challenge themselves as songwriters while retaining the merciless intensity and unflinching honesty that have always been their calling cards. Externally, there was a whole new set of eyes on the hard-touring Louisville quintet, following a banner year on the road, during which they’d brought their underground-seasoned sound to some of the world’s biggest stages.
From the start, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To plunges listeners into a cauldron of mental and spiritual anguish. But the album’s title contains a note of reassurance amid the turmoil. The phrase originates from an experience that frontman Bryan Garris, who suffers from what he calls a “borderline phobia of flying,” had during a particularly trying flight. As he battled his nerves during takeoff, the vocalist found himself talking to a woman seated next to him. When he confided in her about his anxiety, she assured, “You won’t go before you’re supposed to.”
But glossing over negative emotions isn’t what Knocked Loose are about. The new songs find them plumbing through new depths of loathing — directed both inward and outward. The Knocked Loose raging lead single “Blinding Faith” skillfully wields whiplash tempo changes in service of a scathing indictment of religious groupthink, and the hypocrisy that can sometimes accompany an outwardly pious life.
“It was just hilarious how many people showed up to church that I knew were rude, horrible, selfish people,”guitarist Isaac Hale reflects of attending church with his mother in his younger years. “They knew that it made them seem like a better person — or if they said the words, it would redeem them of any negative quality just because they showed face.”
“Blinding Faith” is available today alongside a video directed by Kevin Lombardo. Watch below.
Knocked Loose “Blinding Faith”
Across 10 tracks and 27 gripping minutes, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To leans into Knocked Loose’s most extreme impulses, from blastbeat-driven fury, chaotic turbulence and seismic breakdowns, while seasoning the mix with ear-catching auxiliary percussion, evocative samples and shout-along hooks, all interwoven to perfection by Grammy-nominated, pop-savy producer Drew “WZRD BLD” Fulk.
You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To is filled with boundary-pushing textures and samples the band has collected over the years. On “Suffocate,” Garris teams up with pop-meets-metal trailblazer Poppy, for an effort that contrasts an oppressive heaviness befitting the title with a dance-y, syncopated groove and the most concussive reggaeton rhythm you’ve ever heard. Samples of what sounds like meditative singing bowls open the album to “Take Me Home,” with its spoken-word intro, ear-catching auxiliary percussion and brief yet evocative concluding country-song snippet. Elements like these only make the breakneck blur of a track like “Moss Covers All,” a song that Garris says deals with his ever-present longing for the comfort of home, feel that much more urgent.
“On this album, we go the fastest we’ve ever gone; we go the scariest we’ve ever gone. We also go the catchiest and the most melodic that we’ve ever gone, and that’s the point,” Hale says. “Instead of branching off into a specific direction, we want to encompass ALL directions.”
There’s no ceiling for hardcore in 2024 — even an outfit as uncompromising as Knocked Loose can turn up in mainstream-adjacent spaces and win over new fans (see 2023’s viral Coachella and Bonnaroo sets). But there’s a center to what they do that will never change: uncompromising heaviness, both sonically and thematically. What is evolving is their drive to find new ways to convey that heaviness, and add tasteful variety that only highlights their undiminished ferocity. Everywhere Knocked Loose have been is here on this record — but so is everywhere they may yet go.
Knocked Loose are currently wrapping a sold out EU/UK run and hit the road again late April on a headlining North American tour. The run hits both coasts and includes two sold out nights in New York City at Brooklyn Steel and Terminal 5 plus sold out shows at Austin’s Stubb’s Amphitheater, The Shrine in Los Angeles and more. Show Me The Body, Loathe and Speed will support. See below for a full list of dates. Tickets are available here.
You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To Track Listing: 1 – Thirst 2 – Piece By Piece 3 – Suffocate (ft. Poppy) 4 – Don’t Reach For Me 5 – Moss Covers All 6 – Take Me Home 7 – Slaughterhouse 2 (ft. Chris Motionless) 8 – The Calm That Keeps You Awake 9 – Blinding Faith 10 – Sit & Mourn
Knocked Loose Live Dates:Tickets Here Feb 27: Hamburg , Germany – Grosse Freiheit 36 Feb 28: Berlin, Germany – Huxleys Feb 29: Leipzig, Germany – Conne Island (SOLD OUT) Mar 02: Antwerp, Belgium – Trix (SOLD OUT) Mar 04: Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute Mar 05: Glasgow, UK – SWG3 (SOLD OUT) Mar 06: Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy (SOLD OUT) Mar 07: Bristol, UK – SWX (SOLD OUT) Mar 09: Leeds, UK – Project House (SOLD OUT) Mar 10: London, UK – O2 Forum Apr 27: Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World Apr 29: Detroit, MI – Russell Industrial Center May 01: Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works (SOLD OUT) May 03: Lawrence, KS – Granada May 04: Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion May 05: Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum May 06: Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (SOLD OUT) May 07: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (SOLD OUT) May 10: Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee May 11: Los Angeles, CA – The Shrine (SOLD OUT) May 12: San Francisco, CA – The Warfield May 14: Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo (SOLD OUT) May 15: Portland, OR – Roseland Theater (SOLD OUT) May 17: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory (SOLD OUT) May 18: Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex May 19: Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom May 21: St. Louis, MO – The Pageant May 22: Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore (SOLD OUT) May 23: Chicago, IL – Salt Shed (SOLD OUT) May 24: Newport, KY – Megacorp Pavilion May 25: Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater (SOLD OUT) May 28: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage Age May 29: Silver Spring, MD – The FIllmore (SOLD OUT) May 30: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel (SOLD OUT) May 31: New York, NY – Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT) Jun 01: Boston, MA – Roadrunner (SOLD OUT) Jun 03: Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall Jun 04: Montreal, QC – Olympia Jun 05: Toronto, ON – History (SOLD OUT) Jun 07: Raleigh, NC – The Ritz (SOLD OUT) Jun 08: Atlanta, GA – The Eastern (SOLD OUT) Jun 09: St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live (SOLD OUT) Apr 29 – Jun 9 / Show Me The Body, Loathe and Speed
Get your tickets now for the 2024 edition of the Four Chord Music Festival, celebrating its 10th anniversary! Secure your spot at FOURCHORDMUSICFESTIVAL.COM.
This year’s lineup features stellar acts such as A Day To Remember, The All-American Rejects, The Story So Far, Something Corporate, State Champs, Motion City Soundtrack, Four Year Strong, The Get Up Kids, and many more. Check out the complete lineup below.
Join us for one of the country’s most successful, fully independent music festivals, on June 22 and 23 at the historic Carrie Furnace in Pittsburgh, PA. Nestled within the remnants of the iconic U.S. Steel Homestead Steel Works, the Carrie Blast Furnaces showcase Pittsburgh’s industrial prowess from the 20th century, providing a unique backdrop to the festival’s decade-long legacy.
Choose from General Admission and VIP tickets, with the addition of a new Deluxe VIP tier. Elevate your experience with exclusive access to a spacious elevated viewing lounge, private bathrooms, a partially open bar, and more. Don’t miss out on enhancing your overall festival experience!
Originating in 2014 as a modest punk rock festival within a 1500-capacity club, Four Chord Music Fest has evolved into an expansive two-day destination event which showcases the pinnacle of the punk scene, while still maintaining its independent and DIY origins.
Festival founder Rishi Bahl said, “10 years is a long time. Most things that you were into 10 years ago have not survived, so to reach the 10th anniversary of Four Chord Music Fest is something we are very proud of. We really tried to make this one the biggest and best one yet and are stoked to spend the weekend with all of you at our brand new, historical landmark of a location, The Carrie Furnace. Get out the sunscreen and bring the Advil, it is going to be a party.”
This year, Four Chord Fest welcomes the nonprofit partner Biggies Bullies. Established in 2011, this Pittsburgh-centered organization is dedicated to the rescue and rehoming of pitbull-type dogs in both Pittsburgh and its neighboring regions.
Additional sponsors include Monster Energy Drink, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Captain Morgan.
A fantastic example of technical death metal with wild creativity. With death metal and deathcore, your mileage will vary in the vocals. Jonny Davy’s bark is shocking through the runtime so be prepared. As deep and fierce the vocals get, the instrument work from Job For A Cowboy is just as brilliant. One of the most cleanly played albums I’ve heard in metal, and that’s saying something for how technical it all is. This is an onslaught to your ears and you will have to take a step back during a full playthrough to take it all in. The music itself is so good that it’s hard to ignore how well-polished Moon Healer is, especially the singles which still stand out as some of Moon Healer’s best. Moon Healer will not be for everyone due to the intensity, but it should be more than enough for death metal and technical metal fans. Job For A Cowboy is back. 8/10.
Best Tracks: Forever Rot Beyond The Chemical Doorway
“Experience a sonic journey like no other with Job For A Cowboy’s latest album, Moon Healer. This groundbreaking release showcases the band’s evolution into a new realm of musical prowess, blending intricate melodies with powerful rhythms to create a truly immersive listening experience. From the haunting vocals to the thunderous drums, each track on Moon Healer captivates the listener and leaves them craving more. Dive into this masterpiece of modern metal and let Job For A Cowboy guide you through a celestial adventure unlike anything you’ve heard before.” (Perplexity)
It’s about to get LOUD in Louisville as the long-running, fan favorite festival Louder Than Life returns for its 10th year in 2024! Producers Danny Wimmer Presents – one of the largest independent promoters in the U.S. – pulled out all the stops to celebrate a decade of Louder Than Life, North America’s Largest Rock Festival, including the mighty return of thrash gods Slayer to the stage. In addition to their headlining performance, Loudmouths can also look forward to metal heavyweights Mötley Crüe, Slipknot and Korn closing out additional nights of the four-day event, which returns to its home at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KYSeptember 26, 27, 28 & 29, 2024.
Five full stages will keep the destination event amped up all weekend, welcoming additional performances from Disturbed, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, Evanescence, Falling in Reverse, Breaking Benjamin, The Offspring, Staind, Till Lindemann, Chevelle, Dropkick Murphys, Halestorm, Gojira, Seether, In This Moment, Anthrax, Sum 41, Mastodon, Tom Morello, and many more. In total, almost 150 music acts will be part of the festival weekend, along with Louisville’s finest spirits and top local cuisine. The 2022 event was named Consequence’s Festival Of The Year and was nominated for Pollstar’s Festival Of the Year, and the 2023 edition marked a new attendance record with 180,000 people, so fans are encouraged to buy early and secure their spot for 2024.
Louder Than Life 2024 Festival Lineup ft. Slayer
“We’re thrilled to announce that Slayer will be reuniting for an earth-shattering performance at Louder Than Life,” says Danny Wimmer of Danny Wimmer Presents. ”I was at their last show at The Forum in 2019 and have been working since then to bring them back to the Louder stage! With over 140 bands on five stages, we’re celebrating our 10th Louder Than Life with the biggest lineup yet! P.S., come out and celebrate with us at TAJ this Saturday and we’ll buy your first drink.”
“On the heels of an incredible lineup announcement for Bourbon & Beyond, Louder Than Life solidifies why the Kentucky Exposition Center is the number one place to travel to in September,” said David S. Beck, President and CEO of Kentucky Venues. “We anticipate festival-goers from around the world to come for the music and fall in love with all the things that make Kentucky such a great state.”
The full music lineup for Louder Than Life 2024 is as follows (subject to change): Slayer, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Korn, Disturbed, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, Evanescence, Falling in Reverse, Breaking Benjamin, The Offspring, Staind, Till Lindemann, In This Moment, Chevelle, Dropkick Murphys, Halestorm, Gojira, Sum 41, Seether, Tom Morello, Anthrax, Mastodon, Architects, Skillet, Clutch, Highly Suspect, Lorna Shore, Body Count, Spiritbox, Grandson, Nothing More, Sevendust, Jinjer, Poppy, Badflower, Starset, Sleeping With Sirens, Filter, Eagles of Death Metal, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, Marky Ramone Plays the Ramones Classics, Black Stone Cherry, PUP, Three 6 Mafia, P.O.D., Fozzy, Fugitive, Saosin, L.S. Dunes, Biohazard, Polaris, From Ashes To New, LIT, Show Me The Body, Joey Valence & Brae, Set It Off, Drug Church, Militarie Gun, The Armed, Narrow Head, Brutus, Bob Vylan, Fit For A King, The Warning, Whitechapel, Better Lovers, New Years Day, Health, GEL, Lilith Czar, Tim Montana, Point North, Holding Absence, Holy Fawn, Drowning Pool, Helmet, Saliva, Alien Ant Farm, Nonpoint, Finger Eleven, Powerman 5000, Local H, ORGY, Taproot, Tantric, Sponge, Trapt, Red, Adema, D.R.U.G.S., Ho99o9, The Chisel, Slothrust, High Vis, Soul Glo, Winona Fighter, Des Rocs, Veil of Maya, Oxymorrons, HED PE, Ill Niño, Damnage, Citizen Soldier, Alien Weaponry, CKY, Dead Poet Society, Kneecap, Teen Mortgage, Touché Amoré, Jeris Johnson, Jager Bonham, The Funeral Portrait, Nerv, Any Given Sin, Like A Storm, Deadlands, Mike’s Dead, Reach NYC, Self Deception, Lø Spirit, Jigsaw Youth, Royale Lynn, Descartes A Kant, Lowlives, Blame My Youth, Caskets, Silly Goose, Gozu, Black Map, Hemorage, Budderside, and Project MishraM.
Additional experiences include the Kroger Big Bourbon Bar, the return of Headbangers Hall, The Music Experience, Jack Daniel’s, Pegasus Distilled Experiences, Heavy Tiki presented by Jim Beam, Blackened Presents The Whiskey Bar, The Highland Grounds Wine Garden, and more to be announced.
Single day and weekend General Admission as well as Park Community VIP passes for Louder Than Life are on sale now starting as low as $10 down. Angel’s Envy Top Shelf VIP passes are sold out. New in 2024, Danny Wimmer Presents introduces the Loud Lounge Suites, allowing fans to party all weekend long like true rockstars. The suites will be located on top of the Angel’s Envy Top Shelf deck, offering up to 12 people the all-inclusive treatment with bottle service, premium parking, a dedicated host, all you can drink & eat, and a reserved suite seat to take in all the action on the two main stages plus access to both Angel’s Envy Top Shelf and Park Community VIPareas. For more information, fans can email groups@dwpresents.com.
In addition, Louder Than Life RV and car + tent camping passes are sold out, with a waitlist available. A very limited number of Elevated Glamping experience packages, which include both tent and RV options, are still available. Visit https://louderthanlifefestival.com/ for details on all camping and festival pass options. A record number of passes have been sold during the early bird sales period, so fans are encouraged to act fast to guarantee lowest level pricing and availability.
The JamPack hotel package also allows patrons to bundle festival passes, hotel and more to save up to 31%. Find all details at https://louderthanlifefestival.com/passes/. In addition, fans who want to celebrate the biggest eight days of music in the United States with back-to-back weekends in Louisville at Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life can purchase an Exacta Pass for less than $62 per festival day (the Exacta Pass starts at $489.99 plus fees).
Onsite parking for Louder Than Life is available for purchase via Kentucky Exposition Center. https://parking.kyexpo.org/ltl
Louisville locals are invited to celebrate the Louder Than Life lineup with three events this weekend, starting with a Dare to Care food drive at Kroger in Breckenridge this Friday, February 23 from 4:30-7 p.m., in which fans can donate five non-perishable items to unlock service fee free passes. On Saturday, February 24, Taj in Nulu will be celebrating with custom craft cocktails, photo ops, service fee free passes, a DJ and more from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. And on Sunday, February 25, there will be Louder Than Life pass giveaways at the Bellarmine wrestling match at Knights Hall at 1:00 p.m.
Louder Than Life is excited to announce its 2024 partners: LYTE, Budweiser, Kroger, Jack Daniel’s, Jim Beam, Park Community Credit Union, Team Kentucky, Louisville Tourism, Kentucky Venues, Crowne Plaza Airport Expo, Marriott Downtown Louisville, Pegasus Distilled, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Beatbox Beverages, Cutwater Spirits, Angel’s Envy, IcyBreeze, Solo Stove, Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam Black, Maker’s 46, Knob Creek, Rabbit Hole, Jefferson’s, City of Louisville, KY Proud, Eargasm, The Music Experience, plus more to come.
Non-profit 2024 on-site partners include: Artists for Trauma, Demons Behind Me, Fxck Cancer, Take Me Home, To Write Love On Her Arms, plus more to come. The DWP Foundation will be supporting the following local nonprofits in 2024: Dare to Care, Fund for the Arts, Muhammad Ali Center plus more to come.
Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center is located at 937 Phillips Lane in Louisville, Kentucky.
Louder Than Life is produced by Los Angeles-based Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America.
Multi-platinum, chart-topping band Shinedown’s crossover hit “A Symptom Of Being Human” has debuted on the Top 40 chart. The track was the second most added song on the format this week behind Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” with notable adds including Z100 and SiriusXM Hits 1.
“A Symptom Of Being Human” is the fourth #1 Active Rock single from the band’s acclaimed seventh studio album Planet Zero (Atlantic Records) and has extended the band’s record for most No. 1 songs on the Mediabase Active Rock Chart (21) and their record for the mostNo. 1’s in the history of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (19).The track also sits in the Top 10 at Alternative Radio, further cementing its multi-format success. PRESS HERE to download/stream “A Symptom Of Being Human” and PRESS HERE to watch the song’s official music video.
It’s rare for a rock band to break into pop music, but Shinedown has always believed that music is universal and doesn’t have to be put in a genre box, as evidenced by the response to “A Symptom Of Being Human” resonating with all listeners across multiple formats with its uplifting and important message about how we are all a work in progress. Collectively, “A Symptom Of Being Human” has amassed tens of millions of streams across all versions including a new live version, pop remix, acoustic version, and piano version.
Shinedown front man Brent Smith recently sat down with Rolling Stoneto discuss the success of “Symptom” as well as the band’s decades-long career speaking out and singing about mental health and the human connection – PRESS HERE to read.
It’s safe to say that there aren’t a ton of smaller metalcore bands from the early 2010’s that are still around. Whether it be the financial strain, the rigors of touring, or the evolution of the sound over the course of a decade, many local bands petered out for some reason or another. That isn’t the case for A Scent Like Wolves, who have held steadfast since their inception in 2010 and are arguably in their peak as 2024 has hit. Off the heels of 2021’s Mystic Auras, the metalcore group is set to release their newest offering, Distant Dystopia. After all these years, does the band still have it?
With something of a throwback sound, A Scent Like Wolves don’t necessarily adhere to the modern metalcore stylings that their contemporaries show en masse. Instead of interspersed trap beats and copy/paste song structure, Distant Dystopia is more keen on synthesizer backings and thall guitar riffs. The result is a satisfying blend that would fit right in with ERRA and Invent Animate, which makes sense as A Scent Like Wolves got Jesse/JT from the former to feature in Mystic Auras and Marcus Vic shows up on Distant Dystopia’s “Interstellar”. Tack on production from a veritable dream team of Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland and it’s a winning formula.
Even if I can’t help but think of ERRA/IA in the grand scheme of Distant Dystopia, one can’t have enough of a good thing; it brings me back to hearing Blueshift’s prog-metalcore opus in Voyager. Harmonies between both the guitar lines and vocalists across most songs makes for a unique dynamic that gives A Scent Like Wolves some much-needed it-factor. It’s a metalcore record where the soaring choruses resonate just as much as the riffs do, and no member is far behind the other. There’s some standout moments too, like the short-but-sweet “Starship”s frantic BPM or bringing in a curveball with ZOMBIESHARK! on “Reach Into Hell”. Vocals go unreasonably hard in interlude “Halcyon” as well, as there’s a lot of talent full-realized on this LP.
There’s a lot to love on A Scent Like Wolves’ Distant Dystopia. Right on par with Mystic Auras, there’s no songs that drag or feel like filler across the entire album. I’d love to hear the group wear their inspirations on their sleeves a little less, but like I said, if it sounds like a band I can’t get enough of, that’s hardly a problem for a casual listener. Despite the band’s long tenure, A Scent Like Wolves still feels underrated as the tight production and ample songwriting makes for a nice metalcore playthrough that should saddle in with the genre’s current greats. Here’s hoping more ears flock to A Scent Like Wolves with Distant Dystopia.
A Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida, formed in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denney and drummer Bobby Scruggs.
Foo Fighters is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994.
Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt.
