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Enter Shikari – A Kiss For The Whole World | Album Review

An album all about finding beauty and a shred of positivity in a bleak, horrifying world. Enter Shikari indulges in the electronic and synth world of rock again; they’ve learned how to lean into it. Some of the big moments, especially in the first half of the album, hit hard. The first four songs have such a journey through them, it’s all great. The problem, this album is short. You are left wanting more, especially after several interlude and fade-out tracks. Even if not all the digital elements connect, the good parts along with the messages shine. Just wish this whole world was bigger. 7/10

Enter Shikari A Kiss For The Whole World Album Review

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Enter Shikari is a British rock band formed in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England in 1999 by bassist Chris Batten, lead vocalist and keyboardist Rou Reynolds, and drummer Rob Rolfe. In 2003, guitarist Rory Clewlow joined the band to complete its current line-up, and it adopted its current name.

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From Google Bard:

Enter Shikari is a British rock band formed in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England in 1999. The band consists of Rou Reynolds (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Chris Batten (bass), Rob Rolfe (drums), and Rory Clewlow (guitar).

Enter Shikari’s musical style has been variously described as alternative rock, electronic rock, post-hardcore, electronicore (which they are considered to have pioneered), experimental rock, post-rock, and on their early releases, metalcore, and synth-metal. It is recognizable for combining rock music (especially punk rock and hardcore punk) with elements of various electronic music genres, including drum and bass, dubstep, techno, electronica, and trance.

The band’s lyrics often deal with political and social issues, such as climate change, war, and religion. They have also been known to incorporate elements of philosophy and science into their music.
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Enter Shikari A Kiss For The Whole World Album Review

NANOWAR OF STEEL Become “Sober” on Fourth Single & Lyric Video

Photo Credit: Valerio Fea

Pirates have to navigate their ships responsibly! Traveling the seven seas, Italian comedy metal masters NANOWAR OF STEEL unveil the anime-inspired lyric video for their fourth single, “Sober”. The pirate metal-inspired track motivates the body’s muscles to work out to the beat of the rousing track and becomes one of the strongest and healthiest fighters. Raising a glass of water and eating apples, the real pirate’s treasure is health!

NANOWAR OF STEEL on being “Sober”:
“Modern pirates have to be slim and healthy. Applying for a pirate position nowadays demands a good level of physical readiness and fitness. NANOWAR OF STEEL will help you sail through the market of piracy jobs with their healthy new song, ‘Sober’.”

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NANOWAR OF STEEL live 2023:
Following the release of Dislike To False MetalNANOWAR OF STEEL just started their European Death To False Tour. Equipped with more than enough green juice, the band is ready to conquer England with New York City’s famous tribute band TRAGEDY.

Death To False Tours 2023 
w/ TRAGEDY
20.04.23 UK – Hull / The Welly Club
21.04.23 UK – Carlisle / The Venue
22.04.23 UK – Glasgow / Cathouse
23.04.23 UK – Sheffield /O2 Academy 2
24.04.23 UK – Newcastle / Think Tank
25.04.23 UK – Liverpool / O2 Academy 2
26.04.23 UK – Birmingham / O2 Institute 2
27.04.23 UK – London / O2 Academy Islington
28.04.23 UK – Dorset / Teddy Rocks Festival
29.04.23 UK – Bristol / Thekla
30.04.23 UK – Brighton / Patterns
02.05.23 FR – Nantes / Ferrailleur
03.05.23 FR – Paris / Petit Bain
04.05.23 FR – Toulouse / Connexion Live
05.05.23 ES – Barcelona / Sala Bóveda
06.05.23 ES – Madrid / Sala Revi Live
07.05.23 PT – Lisbon / RCA Club
08.05.23 ES – Murcia / Sala Garage Beat Club
09.05.23 ES – Valencia / Sala Peter Rock
10.05.23 ES – Portugalete (Bilbao) / Sala Groove
11.05.23 FR – Lyon / Rock ’n’ Eat

Festivals:
21.05.23 IT – Trapani / Trapani Comix 2023
27.05.23 DE – Oettingen / Camping Battleground
03.06.23 CZ – Pilsen / Metalfest Open Air
09.06.23 DE – Homburg / Mise Open Air
14.07.23 AT – Leoben / Area 53 Festival
16.08.23 DE – Dinkelsbühl / Summer Breeze Open Air

Grand finale:
21.10.23 IT – Milan / Alcatraz, 20 Years Of Steel Special Show

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SPIRITBOX Release New Single “The Void”

Photo credit: Jonathan Weiner

Heavy music’s hottest band, Spiritbox, have announced the official release of brand new track, “The Void” and it’s accompanying visualizer today. The track features the band’s calling card of complex, multi-layered soundscapes and gloriously ethereal, hugely catchy vocals whilst also furthering their incredible ability to release music that is immediately recognizable as Spiritbox but simultaneously sounds unlike any of their previous releases.

Find “The Void” on streaming services HERE and watch the visualizer HERE or by clicking below.

Spirtbox are currently on the road for their first ever US headline run – the completely sold-out “Eternal Blue Tour“, where the new track has been making its surprise live debut to much excitement from fans. Speaking on the official release of “The Void“, Spiritbox vocalist, Courtney LaPlante shares

The Void is a song that came about very quickly. I didn’t have to fight with anything to write it, and when that happens, I don’t argue with it. It’s a type of song that I’ve been wanting to write for a long time, I’ve heard it hundreds of times now, and it makes me so happy every time I hear it. It’s been such an amazing experience playing this song on our tour, and watching people hear it for the first time, in real time.

The Eternal Blue Tour 2023, produced by Live Nation, began in Vancouver on April 10th and will culminate in Minneapolis on May 10th. For more information head to Spiritbox.com. Full routing below.

Spiritbox | Eternal Blue Tour 2023

04/19/23 | Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall

04/21/23 | Dallas, TX – Echo Music Hall

04/22/23 | Austin, TX – Emo’s

04/23/23 | Houston, TX – House of Blues

04/25/23 | Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre

04/26/23 | Orlando, FL – House of Blues

04/28/23 | Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore

04/29/23 | Boston, MA – House of Blues

04/30/23 | New York, NY – Irving Plaza

05/02/23 | Philadelphia, PA – TLA

05/04/23 | Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall

05/05/23 | Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall

05/06/23 | Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

05/08/23 | Chicago, IL – House of Blues

05/10/23 | Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore

The history-making tour is in support of Spiritbox’s phenomenal, chart topping debut album of the same name, released in September of 2021 via Rise Records and Pale Chord. Since releasing Eternal BlueSpiritbox have been conquering the live arena one mind-bending performance at a time. Prior to the Eternal Blue Tour, they played major festivals in the US, Australia, Europe and the UK, several sold-out, one-off headline shows in major cities such as London, Los Angeles and Munich and toured with the likes of Underoath, Ghost and Lamb of God.

Once done touring the US, Spiritbox will hit Europe for a run of shows with Ghost in France, Bring Me The Horizon in Budapest and Paris, two co-headline shows with Motionless In White in Germany, stand alone headline shows in Milan (ITA), Munster (GER), Haarlem (NL), Eindhoven (NL) and Helsinki (FIN), several major festivals and finally the UK, where they will play a run of headline shows supported by Loathe and Brand of Sacrifice. Tickets and full routing HERE.

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10 Rock Bands To Hit #1 On MTV’S TRL

Looking back at Total Request Live, it’s surprising how much heavy music was featured on the show. This video looks at 10 Rock Songs To Hit #1 on MTV’s TRL.

10 Rock Songs To Hit #1 On MTV’s TRL

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Check out each music video below:
Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHS3qJdxefY


Blink-182 – “Adam’s Song” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MRdtXWcgIw

Green Day – “Wake Me Up When September Ends” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU9JoFKlaZ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU9JoFKlaZ0


Korn – “Freak On A Leash” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRGrNDV2mKc

Linkin Park – “What I’ve Done” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sgycukafqQ


My Chemical Romance – “Helena” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtmxM4do5yQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtmxM4do5yQ


New Found Glory – “All Downhill From Here” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK5Sdj08Lco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK5Sdj08Lco

Paramore – “Misery Business” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCyGvGEtOwc

P.O.D. – “Rock The Party” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa8twZPYa5U

Sum 41 – “Fat Lip” = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxQXC6a_wok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxQXC6a_wok

Total Request Live (known commonly as TRL) is an American television program broadcast on MTV that premiered on September 14, 1998. TRL featured popular music videos played during its countdown, and was also used as a promotion tool by musicians, actors, and other celebrities to promote their newest works to the show’s target teen demographic.

Freak on a Leash” is a song by the American nu metal band Korn, featured on the group’s 1998 studio album, Follow the Leader.

Rock the Party (Off the Hook)” is a song by American Christian metal band P.O.D. It was released in August 2000 as the second single from their third studio album The Fundamental Elements of Southtown.

Adam’s Song” is a song recorded by the American rock band Blink-182 for their third studio album, Enema of the State (1999).

Fat Lip” is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It is the fourth track on their debut album, All Killer No Filler (2001), and was released as the lead single in April 2001.

All Downhill from Here” is the first single from New Found Glory‘s fourth studio album, Catalyst. The song helped the album springboard the band’s success. “All Downhill from Here” was released to radio on April 6, 2004.

Helena” (sometimes titled “Helena (So Long & Goodnight)” on digital retailers such as iTunes) is a song by American rock band My Chemical Romance from their second studio album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004).

Wake Me Up When September Ends” is a song by American rock band Green Day, released on June 13, 2005, as the fourth single from the group’s seventh studio album, American Idiot (2004).

Bat Country” is a song by Avenged Sevenfold, released in August 2005 as the second single from their third album, City of Evil

What I’ve Done” is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the first single from their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight (2007), and is the sixth track.

Misery Business” is a song by American rock band Paramore and serves as the lead single from their second studio album, Riot! (2007).

Rock Coliseum XV

In the fifteenth edition of Rock Coliseum, Jon, Mark, Crash, and Luke take YOUR suggestions and give the thumbs up or down.

Rock Coliseum XV

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Rock Coliseum XV

From Google Bard:

Rock Coliseum is a YouTube series hosted by Jon from ARTV, Mark from Spectrum Pulse, Crash Thompson, and Luke from Rocked. In each episode, the hosts take live audience suggestions and give the thumbs up or down on a song/band/album/etc. The series has been running since 2018 and has featured a wide variety of rock from all eras.

Rock Coliseum is a fun and engaging way to learn more about rock music. It’s also a great way to see how different people’s tastes in music can vary. If you’re a fan of rock music, then you should definitely check out Rock Coliseum.

Unearth Releases “Into The Abyss” From Upcoming Eighth Album

UNEARTH
Raises the Bar
Drops Third Single
“Into the Abyss”

The Wretched; The Ruinous Drops May 5th

UNEARTH delivers “Into The Abyss” another bar raising track of extraordinary musicianship loaded with technical prowess and an utterly brutal vocal delivery, taking listeners from dismal to hopeful and yet again raising UNEARTH to higher ground.


Trevor Phipps says, “A riff fueled interstellar endeavor sums up our third single ‘Into the Abyss’. Our future planet is in disrepair and the fortunate are forced to flee to a distant world to continue the human race while billions of the less fortunate are left behind to meet a hellish end. Buz McGrath lights the path with a journey of melodic riffs, leads and solos that set it apart from the bulk of The Wretched; The Ruinous album. Beyond oblivion we ride!”

Unearth “Into The Abyss”

Get “Into The Abyss” here: https://Unearth.lnk.to/TheWretchedTheRuinous


UNEARTH – Hell on Earth Tour 2023 – Europe with Misery Index, Year Of The Knife, Turbid North and Leach
4/1 – Dortmund, Germany – Junkyard
4/2 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
4/5 – Munchen, Germany – Backstage
4/4 – Freiburg, Germany – Crash
4/5 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Dynamo
4/6 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
4/7 – Leeds, UK – Boom Leeds
4/8 – London, UK – The Underworld
4/9 – Lille, France – The Black Lab
4/10 – Paris, France – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
4/11 – Stuttgart, Germany – Im Wizemann
4/12 – Weinheim, Germany – Cafe Central
4/13 – Cottbus, Germany – Gladhouse
4/14 – Leer, Germany – Zollhaus
4/15 – Chemnitz, Germany – AJZ Chemnitz
4/16 – Ostrava, C zechoslovakia – Barrak Music Club
4/17 – Berlin, Germany – SO36
4/18 – Hamburg, Germany – Bahnhof Pauli
4/19 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
4/20 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Musikens Hus
4/21 – Stockholm, Sweden – Slaktkyrkan

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UNEARTH – The Wretched; The Ruinous Album Release TourWith Special Guests Upon A Burning Body and 156/Silence
5/4 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s
5/5 – El Paso, TX – Rock House
5/6 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
5/7 – Anaheim, CA – Parish Room @ House of Blues
5/8 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
5/9 – Roseville, CA – Goldfields
5/11 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
5/12 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
5/14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
5/15 – Denver, CO – HQ
5/16 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
5/18 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
5/19 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall

UNEARTH Supporting Halo Effect With Special Guests High Command
5/20 – Hartford, CT – The Webster
5/21 – Brooklyn, NY – Monarch
5/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
5/23 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium Upstairs
5/24 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial bell
5/25 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre
5/26 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
5/27 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot Ballroom


UNEARTH Festival Dates
5/28 – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Metal Fest
6/15 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
6/16 – Clisson, France – Hellfest 2023
6/23 – Ferropolis, Germany – Full Force
6/30 – Emmen, Netherlands – Pitfest
7/2 Saarbrucken, Germany – Reality Bites Fest

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Unearth is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1998, the group has released seven studio albums, one live album, and one compilation album. They have toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, and have played at major festivals such as Ozzfest, Download Festival, and Summer Slaughter.

Unearth’s music is characterized by its melodic guitar work, aggressive vocals, and heavy breakdowns. The band’s lyrics often deal with personal and social issues.

Flogging Molly Announce North America Tour

Flogging Molly
Photo credit: Katie Hovland

Legendary Celtic punk heroes Flogging Molly have just announced North America headlining tour dates in continued support of their seventh album, Anthem (2022). The six-week trek will begin August 17 in Denver, CO, and will feature direct support from Los Angeles punk band The Bronx and added support from a surprise special guest.  

All tickets go on sale this Friday, April 21 at 10 am local time. The Flogging Molly Summer 2023 VIP Packages go on sale starting Wednesday, April 19 @ 10 am local time. For more information including full VIP package details, visit https://www.floggingmolly.com/.

Additionally, the routing will include appearances at the Alaska State Fair and Louder Than Life Festival

FLOGGING MOLLY TOUR DATES

8/17 Denver, CO       The Mission Ballroom

8/18 Salt Lake City, UT  The Complex

8/19 Bozeman, MT     The ELM

8/20 Missoula, MT      The Wilma

8/22 Spokane, WA     Knitting Factory

8/23 Vancouver, BC    Vogue Theatre

8/25 Palmer, AK     Alaska State Fair*

8/27 Seattle, WA       Showbox SoDo

8/29 Portland, OR      Roseland Theater

8/30 Eugene, OR      McDonald Theater

9/1 Wheatland, CA    Hard Rock Live

9/2 San Francisco, CA The Warfield

9/3 Fresno, CA       Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company

9/5 Anaheim, CA      City National Grove of Anaheim

9/6 Tempe, AZ       Marquee Theatre

9/8 Dallas, TX        House of Blues

9/9 Houston, TX      House of Blues

9/10 San Antonio, TX   The Aztec Theatre

9/12 St. Louis, MO     The Pageant

9/13 Clear Lake, IA     Surf Ballroom & Museum

9/15 Cleveland, OH     Agora Theatre

9/16 Detroit, MI        The Fillmore

9/19 Brooklyn, NY      Brooklyn Steel

9/20 Boston, MA       House of Blues

9/22 Philadelphia, PA   The Fillmore

9/23 Columbus, OH     KEMBA Live!

9/24 Louisville, KY     Louder Than Life Festival*

9/26 Silver Spring, MD  The Fillmore

9/27 Charlotte, NC     The Fillmore

9/29 Atlanta, GA       The Tabernacle

9/30 Orlando, FL  House of Blues

* no The Bronx

Flogging Molly is Dave King (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhran), Bridget Regan (violin, tin whistle, vocals), Dennis Casey (guitar, vocals), Matt Hensley (accordion, concertina, vocals), Nathen Maxwell (bass guitar, vocals), Spencer Swain (mandolin, banjo, guitar, vocals), and Mike Alonso (drums, percussion). 

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Rancid Announce 10th Studio Album ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’

Rancid
photo credit: Atiba Jefferson

Carrying the same raw energy since their 1991 inception, Rancid has been deemed by Stereogum as “incapable of making a bad album.” Today, the Berkeley, California, punk stalwarts continue that streak with the announcement of their highly anticipated 10th studio album. ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ is due for a June 2nd release via Epitaph Records, produced by longtime collaborator, Bad Religion guitarist and Epitaph founder, Brett Gurewitz.

Their first new music since 2017’s Trouble Maker, the band also shares the exhilarating title track and lead single today. Highlighting their collective ear for melodic rock hooks and catchy, sing-a-long choruses, the song is complete with the familiar wailing guitars and punishing punk rock rhythms that have solidified Rancid as the legends they are.

At a whopping 850 Million catalog streams to date, fans and critics alike seem to agree that Rancid’s brand of high impact, no frills punk still flows abundantly in their blood, while easily translating to a modern audience. Now embarking on their tenth full-length effort, this is evident throughout ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’. With its sixteen blistering tracks barely making the two-and-a-half-minute mark, the album boasts the same gritty, straight forward punk-with-a-purpose that the world just can’t get enough of.

On their last studio album, Trouble Maker (2017), Pitchfork explored the band’s themes of “contemporary political turmoil–blue-collar identity crises, tense demonstrations, the ever-present shadow of the Man– through the prism of their rebellious past, a little more wizened but just as rambunctious as ever.”

Punk News also raved, “Rancid makes a radical left turn from the norm, pushing far past the boundaries, not just of punk, but of the traditional rules of music itself, creating the most original sound to come out of any musical artist since Beethoven.”

Throughout the last three decades, Rancid has remained fiercely independent, never losing their loyalty to their community or each other. Their music confronts political and social issues, while balancing personal tales of love, loss, and heartbreak with attitude. By carrying on the traditions and spirit of the original punk rock bands that came before, Rancid has become a legend and inspiration to punk bands that have come after.

Tomorrow Never Comes Tracklisting
1.     Tomorrow Never Comes
2.     Mud, Blood, & Gold 
3.     Devil In Disguise 
4.     New American 
5.     The Bloody & Violent History 
6.     Don’t Make Me Do It 
7.     It’s a Road to Righteousness
8.     Live Forever 
9.     Drop Dead Inn 
10.   Prisoners Song 
11.    Magnificent Rogue 
12.    One Way Ticket 
13.    Hellbound Train 
14.    Eddie the Butcher 
15.    Hear Us Out 
16.    When The Smoke Clears 

Rancid Tour Dates
5/28 – Las Vegas, NV – Punk Rock Bowling
 
6/2 – Rimini, Italy – Slam Dunk
6/3 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Media Center Cvetlicarna *
6/4 – Linz, Austria – SBAM Festival
6/6 – Warsaw, Poland – Letnia Scena Progresji *
6/8 – Hyvinkaa, Finland – Rockfest
6/9 – Solvesborg, Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival
6/10 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet *
6/12 – Berlin, Germany- Columbiahalle *
6/13 – Wiesbaden, Germany – Schlachthof *
6/15 – Vitoria, Spain – Azkena Rock
6/16 – Clisson, France – Hellfest
6/17 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop
6/20 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley*
6/21 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse *
6/23 – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands – Jera On Air Festival
6/24 – Munster, Germany – Vainstream Rockfest
6/25 – Tabor, Czech Republic – Mighty Sounds Festival
* w/ The Bronx, Grade 2
 
9/21 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Fest
10/8 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock

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Parkway Drive Announce Fall 2023 U.S. Headline “Monsters of Oz” Tour

Australian metal juggernauts PARKWAY DRIVE — Winston McCall (vocals), Luke Kilpatrick (guitar), Jeff Ling (guitar), Jia O’Connor (bass), and Ben Gordon (drums) — are returning to the U.S. for a Fall 2023 headline tour. The band will also appear at several festivals, including Louder Than Life and Aftershock. 

The “Monsters of Oz” tour, which follows Parkway Drive’s highly successful, sold-out Winter 2023 run, is special as it marks Parkway Drive’s 20th anniversary as a band.

The trek will feature an all-Aussie lineup, with The Amity Affliction as direct support. Northlane and Make Them Suffer round out the bill.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 21 at 10am local time. Get tickets here

“20 years is a milestone in any career,” says McCall. “The journey that has lead us to this moment has been insane, to say the least. We wanted to mark this time with a tour that represents who we are and where we come from. For the first time on North American soil, we are bringing the fully-formed version of the Parkway Drive live experience, and if that wasn’t enough, we’re bringing an all-Australian lineup with us. No compromise, no surrender. This is who we are — The Monsters Of Oz. Come celebrate with us and burn it all away.”

As part of the anniversary celebration, Don’t Close Your Eyes will be available on vinyl for the first time ever. This expanded version of the band’s 2004 debut includes the original eight tracks, with the addition of bonus tracks included from their split album with I Killed The Prom Queen and compilation albums What We’ve Built andTrue Til Death, Volume 1. It will be available August 18. Pre-order it here.

Parkway Drive’s seventh album Darker Stillis out now via Epitaph Records. Listen hereDarker Still has been lauded by Forbes, Revolver, Loudwire, NME, and Kerrang!

PARKWAY DRIVE ON TOUR:
WITH THE AMITY AFFLICTION, NORTHLANE, + MAKE THEM SUFFER:

9/10 — Atlanta, GA — Coca Cola Roxy
9/12 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE Outdoors
9/13 — Detroit, MI — Masonic
9/15 — Worcester, MA — Palladium Outdoors
9/17 — New York, NY — Hammerstein Ballroom
9/19 — Montreal, QC — Place Bell
9/20 — Toronto, ON — RBC Echo Beach
9/22 — Cleveland, OH — Jacobs Pavilion
9/23 — Louisville, KY — Louder Than Life Festival*
9/24 — Chicago, IL — Radius
9/26 — St. Paul, MN — Myth Live
9/27 — Oshkosh, WI — Oshkosh Arena
9/29 — Denver, CO — Mission Ballroom
9/30 — Albuquerque, NM — The Revel
10/1 — Mesa, AZ — Mesa Amphitheater
10/3 — Salt Lake City, UT — Complex
10/5 — Las Vegas, NV — The Theater at Virgin Hotels
10/6 — Irvine, CA — FivePoint Amphitheatre
10/7 — Sacramento, CA — Aftershock*
*Festival Dates

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Better Lovers Arrive with Debut Single/Video

Better Lovers
Photo credit: James Hartley

Better Lovers, a newly formed band featuring Greg Puciato, Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak, Stephen Micciche, and Will Putney, have released their debut single: “30 Under 13” via SharpTone Records.

The blistering, four-minute track, and accompanying Eric Richter directed video, serve as the perfect introduction to Better Lovers, a band whose music is as uncompromising, unapologetic, and undeniable as anything they’ve done individually.

“Looking back, I’m so happy everything got me to where I am,” explains Buckley. “The pandemic and the last few years made me hungrier and more grateful. This isn’t a hobby. This isn’t temporary. This is the next evolution for each of us. Greg and Will rejuvenated me and made me even more confident. Now, everybody needs to know we’re a wild animal that just broke out of the zoo—there’s no trying to put it back in the cage.”

“Jordan sent me some already finished instrumental tracks, and they hit me at just the right time,” adds Puciato. “Those tracks woke up a side of me that I thought was fully extinct but was merely evolving and changing. To my complete surprise there was still something left in that area to dig at, and the vessel for it made sense.”

Putney, who had worked on the most recent Every Time I Die albums, and won a 2021 GRAMMY®-Award for his production work on Body Count’s Carnivore, encapsulates the band’s thoughts: “It’s a group of loaded weapons all firing at full power ready for the next chapter of our music careers, and I can confidently say our collective best work is ahead of us.”

Tour dates are imminent.