Symphonic Power Metal with plenty of theatrical presence and bombast and high moments. Meaning it’s symphonic and power metal done right. Not only is the guitar and keywork great but Tommy’s voice is gold throughout the album. Tracks like “Eventide” and “Opus Of The Night” get stuck in your head after one listen. This is a dark story with tons of heavy AND quiet moments and sometimes you are waiting a bit for the next big moment, but it always comes and Kamelot doesn’t leave you hanging long. The Awakening is an album for metal fans that want a full album experience where you take in the little elements and sing along with the big choruses. Big guest features and as dark, brooding, and gothic as it is fun. 8/10.
Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album Siége Perilous, and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011. On June 22, 2012, Youngblood announced on their website that their new vocalist would be the Swedish singer Tommy Karevik, who was first featured on Kamelot’s album Silverthorn as the main vocalist, co-songwriter, and lyricist. As of 2023, Kamelot had released twelve studio albums, three live albums, two live DVDs and twenty music videos.
The Awakening is the upcoming thirteenth studio album by the American power metal band Kamelot. The album is set to be released on March 17, 2023 via Napalm Records.
Omaha-based rock quartet Through Fire have today unleashed their latest offering “Devolution“ plus the accompanying visualizer. The track can be found on the band’s forthcoming new album ‘Devil’s Got You Dreamin’ out Friday, April 21 via Sumerian Records. Speaking on the song, Through Fire commented:
“Devolve, destruct, in God we trust… so many things in the world seem to be going in reverse. One step forward and two steps back. This song is about keeping our eyes open to everything going on around us.“
Prior to today, the band released “Lose It” and “Karma Kills” which together have amassed 320,000 streams and counting on Spotify. Stream “Devolution“here, watch the visualizer here or at the thumbnail below, and pre-order ‘Devil’s Got You Dreamin’here.
Through Fire have a solid tour schedule ahead kicking off with Saliva and Any Given Sin this week. The quartet will next hit the road alongside Ill Niño and Dropout Kings in May. For ticket information, please click here.
My Morning Jacket have announced plans for an upcoming US headline tour. The dates begin May 14 at Mobile, AL’s Saenger Theatre and then continue through a two-night return to Morrison, CO’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 25-26.
Members of My Morning Jacket’s One Big Family fan club on Medallion will have first access to presale tickets. Free registration is available now through Monday, March 20 at 9:00 am (ET) exclusively at onebigfamily.mymorningjacket.com. Spotify and local presales begin Thursday, March 23 at 10:00 am (local) and continue through 10:00 pm (local). All remaining tickets will be released to the general public on Friday, March 24 at 10:00 am (local). For complete details and ticket availability, please see www.mymorningjacket.com/events.
My Morning Jacket and the non-profit REVERB are partnering for the third consecutive year to reduce the environmental footprint of their tour and take action on the climate crisis. In addition to a comprehensive tour sustainability program, the band will be supporting REVERB’s climate portfolio which funds projects that measurably reduce greenhouse gas pollution, address climate justice, and directly decarbonize the music industry. For more, please visit reverb.org.
The upcoming tour joins an already busy live schedule for My Morning Jacket that includes headline shows in the UK and Europe, festival appearances at Guadalajara, Mexico’s Corona Capital Guadalajara (May 20), Barcelona, Spain’s Primavera Sound (June 3), Porto, Portugal’s Primavera Sound (June 9), Madrid, Spain’s Primavera Sound (June 10), Manchester, TN’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (June 17), Scranton, PA’s Peach Music Festival (July 1), Floyd, VA’s FloydFest (July 30), and a three-night run alongside Fleet Foxes set to visit Berkeley, CA’s Greek Theatre (August 18-19) and Los Angeles, CA’s historic Hollywood Bowl (August 20).
MY MORNING JACKET – TOUR 2023
MAY
14 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
15 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall
20 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Corona Capital Guadalajara ^
30 – London, UK – O2 Kentish Town Forum
31 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester
JUNE
3 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound ^
5 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma
6 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
9 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound ^
10 – Madrid, Spain – Primavera Sound ^
15 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
16 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
17 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival ^
20 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
21 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater
23 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
24 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion
26 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater
28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
30 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl
JULY
1 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival ^
29 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
30 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest ^
AUGUST
15 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
16 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
18 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre †
19 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre †
20 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl †
22 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Returns To Louisville September 21-24, 2023 At
Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Pantera, Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Rancid, Turnstile & More
After cementing its title as America’s Biggest Rock Festivalwith a record-breaking attendance of over 170,000 in 2022, Louder Than Life returns bigger and better than ever September 21, 22, 23 & 24, 2023 to Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY.
One of the top music events of the year, Louder Than Life will feature performances from a spectacular list of rock artists including Foo Fighters, Green Day (making their DWP festival debut), Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Pantera, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Turnstile, Rancid, Falling In Reverse, 311, Pierce The Veil, Run The Jewels, Corey Taylor, Coheed and Cambria, Royal Blood, Parkway Drive, Bad Omens, BABYMETAL and many more.
Louder Than Life is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents and features performances from more than 100 music acts on five stages, along with Louisville’s finest spirits and top local cuisine. The 2022 festival was named Consequence’s Festival Of The Year.
“The fans spoke and we listened! The Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool and Avenged Sevenfold were our most fan-requested bands for 2023, so being able to deliver this massive lineup to them is so special,” said Danny Wimmer, Founder of Danny Wimmer Presents. “Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond (Sept 14-17) are the eight biggest days in music and it’s all happening in Louisville this September. Can’t wait to see you there!”
“Louder Than Life always delivers a huge weekend and is one of the top economic events annually for Louisville, further cementing the city as a top destination for music festivals. Bourbon City loves welcoming fans for America’s Biggest Rock Festival, inviting them to experience the city’s Southern hospitality, area attractions and of course urban bourbon experiences,” said Cleo Battle, President and CEO of Louisville Tourism. “We’ve seen this weekend continue to grow throughout the longtime partnership with festival organizers Danny Wimmer Presents and look forward to celebrating our ninth year hosting Louder Than Life this September.”
Thursday, September 21: Foo Fighters, Weezer, Rancid, 311, Coheed and Cambria, Royal Blood, Code Orange, White Reaper, L7, Deafheaven, Nothing But Thieves, Sueco, Movements, The Bronx, Nothing, Nowhere., Mannequin Pussy, Beauty School Dropout, Pinkshift, Bob Vylan, Starcrawler, Starbenders, KYNG, Tigercub, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Guerilla Warfare, Asava
Friday, September 22: Tool, Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Corey Taylor, Dance Gavin Dance, Bad Omens, Wage War, Avatar, Fever 333, Kittie, Enter Shikari, Miss May I, Fame On Fire, Dead Poet Society, Rain City Drive, Austin Meade, SIM, Tallah, Cassyette, Ten56., HANABIE., Gnome, Fox Lake, Widow7, Luna Aura
Saturday, September 23: Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, Falling In Reverse, Pierce The Veil, Parkway Drive, BABYMETAL, Asking Alexandria, Dethklok, The Hu, The Amity Affliction, Memphis May Fire, Suicide Silence, Sleep Token, Whitechapel, Zero 9:36, Gideon, Strange Kids, Dragged Under, Jesus Piece, Afterlife, Another Day Dawns, Ithaca, Devil’s Cut, Reach NYC, Feast For the Crows, Dissonation
Sunday, September 24: Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, Turnstile, Run The Jewels, Flogging Molly, The Interrupters, AWOLNATION, Rival Sons, Billy Talent, Mayday Parade, You Me At Six, Senses Fail, Viagra Boys, Boston Manor, DeathbyRomy, Jehnny Beth, The Emo Night Tour, Call Me Karizma, Ryan Oakes, Thousand Below, Holy Wars, Reddstar, Letdown., As You Were, Death Valley Dreams, JVK
Louder Than Life will be hosted by Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin.
Single day and weekend General Admission and VIP passes, as well as weekend Angel’s Envy Top Shelf VIP passes for Louder Than Life are on sale now starting as low as $10 down. Bundled pass plus hotel packages are also available via our partners at Fuse. Camping passes are sold out. For a full description of passes and pricing, and to purchase, please visit https://louderthanlifefestival.com/. 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.
Fans who are interested in celebrating back-to-back weekends in Louisville at both Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond the weekend prior (September 14-17) can purchase an Exacta Pass for less than $60 per festival day (Exacta Pass starts at $459.99 plus fees).
In 2022, 275,000 fans turned out for the back-to-back DWP festivals, creating over $43 million in local economic impact, an attendance boom at all bourbon distilleries along the urban bourbon trail, and more than 50,000 hotel nights.
Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to welcome new and returning partners which include: Angel’s Envy, Bardstown, BeatBox Beverages, Brother’s Bond, Bluegrass Distillers, Bird Dog, Budweiser, Bulleit Bourbon, Calumet Farm, Crowne Plaza Airport Expo, Cutwater Spirits, Eargasm, Elijah Craig, Ehrler’s Ice Cream, Four Roses, George Dickel, Hellflower Soap Company, Huber’s Starlight Distillery, Jack Daniel’s, Jefferson’s, Jim Beam, Kentucky Peerless, Kentucky Venues, Knob Creek, Kroger, KY Proud, Larceny, Legent, Louisville Tourism, LYTE, Maker’s Mark, Maker’s 46, Marriott Louisville Downtown, Michter’s, Mortus Viventi, Old Forester, Pegasus Distilled Experiences, Rabbit Hole, Resilient Bottled in Bond, Stonehammer, Team Kentucky, The Music Experience, The Pretty Cult, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Wilderness Trail and more to be announced.
Louder Than Life non-profit partners include Artists for Trauma, Demons Behind Me, Fxck Cancer, Take Me Home, and To Write Love On Her Arms.
The Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center are 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. Additional DWP events in 2023 will include Aftershock Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, GoldenSky Country Music Festival, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival and Welcome To Rockville.
Louder Than Life is a music festival that takes place in the United States. It is known for featuring a diverse lineup of rock, metal, and alternative bands, as well as food, drinks, and other activities. The festival has featured a wide range of popular acts in the past, including bands like Guns N’ Roses, Slipknot, Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, and many others. It is typically a multi-day event with different stages and a variety of attractions for festival-goers to enjoy.
Platinum-selling powerhouse Pierce The Veil — guitarist/vocalist Vic Fuentes, guitarist Tony Perry, and bassist Jaime Preciado — have announced their North American tour plans.
The band will return to the road this spring and summer on a co-headline run with The Used. The “Creative Control Tour” kicks off on May 23 in Austin and runs through July 2 in Phoenix. All dates are below. Get tickets here.
“Every night of this tour is going to be a celebration. Our new album The Jaws of Life is finally out and we get to share this monumental moment with our beautiful fans. We are so honored to hit the road with The Used, a band that has inspired us since the very beginning. It’s going to be unlike any other tour we’ve done and we can’t wait to see you there. Thank you for all of your support. Love, PTV.”
Pierce The Veil dropped their new album The Jaws of Life — their first in seven years — in February via longtime label Fearless Records. Get it here.
It’s now available as an expanded edition with a bonus track — a raucous live rendition of The Jaws of Life‘s first single “Pass the Nirvana” that was captured during the band’s explosive set at the inaugural When We Were Young Festival last October.
The band is also offering an exclusive 7″ as part of their tour’s VIP package. It comes in a blood orange colorway and features new cover art and features the live version of “Pass the Nirvana” on one side and the studio version on the other.
PIERCE THE VEIL ON TOUR: WITH THE USED: 5/23 — Austin, TX — HEB Center at Cedar Park^+ 5/24 — New Orleans, LA — The Fillmore Harrah’s^+ 5/26 — Tampa, FL — Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino^+ 5/27 — Boca Raton, FL — Mizner Park Amphitheatre^+ 5/28 — St. Augustine, FL — The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre^+ 5/30 — Atlanta, GA — Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre^+ 5/31 — Nashville, TN — Nashville Municipal Auditorium^+ 6/2 — Toronto, ON — RBC Echo Beach^+ 6/3 —Baltimore, MD — Pier Six Pavilion^+ 6/6 — Richmond, VA — Virginia Credit Union LIVE!^+ 6/7 — Wallingford, CT — Oakdale Theatre^+ 6/9 — Philadelphia, PA — Skyline Stage at the Mann^+ 6/10 — Portland, ME — Cross Insurance Arena^+ 6/12 — Asbury Park, NJ — Stone Pony Summerstage^# 6/13 — New York, NY — The Rooftop at Pier 17^# 6/15 — Bethlehem, PA — The Wind Creek Event Center^# 6/16 — Moon Township, PA — UPMC Events Center^# 6/17 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center^# 6/19 — Grand Rapids, MI — GLC Live at 20 Monroe^# 6/21 — Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J Brady Music Center^# 6/22 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee^# 6/24 — Dallas, TX — Fair Park^# 6/28 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex^# 6/29 — Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Resort + Casino^# 7/1 — Irvine, CA — FivePoint Amphitheatre^# 7/2 — Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Financial Theatre^# ^ With Don Broco + With Deathbyromy # With girlfriends
PTV’s evolution from album to album is nothing less than stunning. The early buzz generated by A Flair for the Dramatic (2007) made its follow-up one of the most anticipated albums of 2010. Selfish Machines shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. The Chicago Tribune saluted Collide with the Sky for its “post-hardcore punk with more than a few nods to Queen.” They became a true arena act on Misadventures, selling out huge venues without losing the intimate connection with their fans.
The Jaws of Life was produced by Paul Meany (Twenty One Pilots, Yungblood, Walk the Moon), and mixed by Adam Hawkins (Machine Gun Kelly, Turnstile, Twenty One Pilots). Deadly serious subject matter abounds, but Pierce The Veil enduringly navigates it all with grace. The lyrics continue the Fuentes tradition of painstaking honesty and clever twists of phrase. Pierce The Veil perform at the biggest festivals and is counted among the biggest and brightest of a younger generation of bands. But it all starts with the songs. The Jaws of Life is filled with the kind to keep the PTV fire burning forever.
On April 21, 2023, The Mars Volta will release ‘Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon’ via Clouds Hill.
Much more than a simple “un- plugged” version of ‘The Mars Volta’ – the bands self titled seventh album and return as a band – this acoustic rendition furthers the mission of the source music, which drew into sharper focus the traditional Latin influences that have always inspired Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala. This is, says Rodríguez- López, The Mars Volta’s version of a “folk record”, tracing the melodies and rhythms of the parent album back to their traditional Caribbean roots and chal- lenging listeners to hear the group in an entirely new light.
The upcoming new album isn’t simply more content, but a bold, radical, political album, and one that recontextualizes the music of the group’s powerful last album within the lineage of the Latin and Caribbean sounds that Rodríguez- López has been mining his entire career, only many ears couldn’t hear past the distorted guitars to know what was going on. The songs are re-orchestrated and set to the traditional Caribbean rhythms that Rodríguez-López grew up on. Here, “Black Condolences” becomes an object lesson in this music, segueing be- tween three different traditional rhythms across its three-and-a-half minutes.
Pre-order for ‘Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon’ is now available at this link: https://gtly.to/ghq-H4_iz
‘Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon’ track listing
Blacklight Shine (Acoustic)
Graveyard Love (Acoustic)
Shore Story (Acoustic)
Vigil (Acoustic)
Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon (Acoustic)
Cerulea (Acoustic)
Flash Burns From Flashbacks (Acoustic)
Palm Full Of Crux (Acoustic)
No Case Gain (Acoustic)
Tourmaline (Acoustic)
Equus 3 (Acoustic)
Collapsible Shoulders (Acoustic)
The Requisition (Acoustic)
For Rodríguez-López, ‘Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon’ is a long-held dream, finally coming true. “I realized I could finally make a record like this now, I just had to make it happen,” he says. “That was the experiment. And it was super-fun. I feel like The Mars Volta is finally beginning – that’s why the last album was self- titled, because we’ve finally stripped everything away and arrived at what the whole concept was at the beginning. And this acoustic version comes from a profound place, with its own meaning and philosophy, and its own reason for be- ing.”
‘Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon’ is out April 21, 2023 via Clouds Hill Pre-order it here: https://gtly.to/ghq-H4_iz
Their previous release – the critically acclaimed – ‘The Mars Volta’ is out now and available to stream wherever you consume music. It was the first new music in almost a decade from the band and signified their return. Listen here: https://themarsvolta.lnk.to/TheMarsVoltaPR
The Mars Volta recently announced a string of upcoming headline tour dates that will take place this May and include performances at Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, Welcome To Rockville Festival in Daytona, FL and a show supporting Red Hot Chili Peppers in San Diego, CA. Tickets on sale now at www.themarsvoltaofficial.com
Yesterday the band announced an additional show taking place ahead of Shaky Knees Festival at The Masquerade on May 5. Tickets are on sale now.
The Mars Volta – Upcoming headline tour dates
May 5 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA (Shaky Knees pre-show)
May 6 – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA
May 9 – The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
May 10 – Revel – Albuquerque, NM
May 12 – Snapdragon Stadium – San Diego, CA w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers, Thundercat
May 13 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
May 14 – Abraham Chavez Theatre – El Paso, TX
May 16 – Tech Port Center & Arena – San Antonio, TX
May 18 – Orpheum Theatre – New Orleans, LA
May 19 – 713 Music Hall – Houston, TX
May 21 – Welcome To Rockville Festival – Daytona Beach, FL
Formed by guitarist/composer Omar Rodríguez-López and singer/lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, The Mars Volta rose from the ashes of El Paso punk-rock firebrands At The Drive-In in 2001. On a mission to “honor our roots and honor our dead”, The Mars Volta made music that fused the Latin sounds Rodríguez-López was raised on with the punk and underground noise he and Bixler-Zavala had immersed themselves in for years, and the futuristic visions they were tapping into. The albums that followed were one-of-a-kind masterpieces, their songs of breath-taking complexity also possessing powerful emotional immediacy. After the group fell silent, a legion of devotees (including Kanye West) kept up an insistent drum-beat for their return.
After last year’s release of the critically acclaimed album All The Truth That I Can Tell, a massive co-headline tour with Jimmy Eat World, and a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, today Dashboard Confessional announces their upcoming tour alongside world-renowned rock band Counting Crows on the Banshee Season Tour. After years of collaboration, Dashboard Confessional is excited to be joining their long-time friends in Counting Crows for this North American tour. Dashboard Confessional will join the mega tour on June 17 following a performance at Phase Fest in Kansas City, hit major cities across the US, including Boston, Tampa,Nashville,New Orleans, and Los Angeles, and end at Red RocksAmphitheatre in Morrison, CO on September 25.
Watch Adam Duritz and Chris Carrabba tour announcement HERE.
Ticket presales begin Tuesday, March 14 in select markets and the general ticket on-sale begins Friday, March 17 at 10:00 AM local time. For updates, please visit dashboardconfessional.com/#live.
Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz said, “One of the best things about a life in rock and roll is that we spend it traveling the world playing music. It’s even better when you can do it with one of your best friends and watch them play every night too. Chris Carrabba hits the trifecta for me in that he’s one of my best friends in the world, one of my favorite people in the world, and he leads one of my favorite bands of all time, Dashboard Confessional. Sorry for the terrible pun but hands down, this is going to be the best summers ever.”
Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional said, “Dashboard Confessional could not be more excited to be playing all across America with our heroes and friends Counting Crows. Dreams really can come true!”
Friends and long-time collaborators Adam Duritz and Chris Carrabba first met in 2003 at the 17th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert in San Francisco with Neil Young. Since then, the two have remained close working together both on and off the stage.
With the surge of attention Bad Omens has received over the past year, many people are giving their thoughts on the Virginia-based group. Bad Omens…are they overrated?
Bad Omens…are they overrated?
Bad Omens is an American rock band from Richmond, Virginia formed in 2015 by vocalist, frontman and producer Noah Sebastian, guitarist Nicholas Ruffilo, and bassist Vincent Riquier. The band was later joined by guitarist Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson and drummer Nick Folio, releasing their critically acclaimed debut self-titled album in 2016 under Sumerian Records. Their second full-length album, Finding God Before God Finds Me, was released in 2019. A deluxe edition was released in 2020, spawning singles “Limits” and “Never Know“, which both charted on the BillboardMainstream Rock Songs chart.
The Death of Peace of Mind is the third studio album by American rock band Bad Omens, released on February 25, 2022, through Sumerian Records. The band produced the album themselves while mixing and mastering was done by Zakk Cervini. The album cover was shot by photographer Oswaldo Cepeda.
Interview with Tommy Karevik of Kamelot, discussing the band’s upcoming album The Awakening, returning to touring, advice for aspiring singers, and more.
Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album Siége Perilous, and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011. On June 22, 2012, Youngblood announced on their website that their new vocalist would be the Swedish singer Tommy Karevik, who was first featured on Kamelot’s album Silverthorn as the main vocalist, co-songwriter, and lyricist. As of 2023, Kamelot had released twelve studio albums, three live albums, two live DVDs and twenty music videos.
Tommy Karevik (born 1 November 1981) is a Swedish metal vocalist, best known as the singer for Seventh Wonder and Kamelot.
The Awakening is the upcoming thirteenth studio album by the American power metal band Kamelot. The album is set to be released on March 17, 2023 via Napalm Records.[1] It will be the band’s first studio album in five years, following 2018’s The Shadow Theory, making this the longest gap between two studio albums by Kamelot.
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Kamelot is known for its unique blend of power metal, progressive metal, and symphonic metal with a dark and gothic flavor. The band has released twelve studio albums to date, with The Awakening being their thirteenth. The Awakening is expected to feature Kamelot’s signature sound with renewed energy and creativity. The band has always remained true to its roots while continuing to push its sound forward with new and interesting elements. With The Awakening, Kamelot has set its sights on delivering a meaningful and inspiring album that will serve as a worthy addition to its impressive catalog of memorable and timeless metal music.
40 minutes of deathcore from a band known for solidifying the subgenre. It aligns more with Become The Hunter as a true-to-form deathcore album. Suicide Silence fans should be happy about that. Guitar riffs and rhythm section are strong enough, there is decent work in songs like “You Must Die” and “Kill Forever”. There is a solid effort. The two big problems are 1.) the album does drag by the end with little variation after a while, and 2.) Hermida’s vocals are starting to sound strained. You hear his higher register sound fine but when the guttural growls come out, it sounds rough and forced. It’s not an awful deathcore album at all but it’s also quite “safe” for deathcore. One step forward, one step back. Wish it was a better overall package. 6/10
Suicide Silence Remember…You Must Die Album Review
Suicide Silence “You Must Die”
Suicide Silence is an American deathcore band from Riverside, California. The band was established in 2002, and has released six studio albums, three EPs, and nineteen music videos. They were awarded the Revolver Golden God award for “Best New Talent” in 2009. The group currently consists of guitarists Chris Garza and Mark Heylmun, bassist Dan Kenny, vocalist Hernan “Eddie” Hermida and drummer Ernie Iniguez.
