A tour reunion that is over two decades in the making will return this Fall. In 1999, metal legends Sevendust, Static-X, & DOPE were each exploding onto the scene, while pairing up to create one of the most memorable tours of the year. Fast forward to 2023 and this incredible tour package is primed to deliver a super-charged evening of unforgettable music for newfound and lifelong fans of this resurging genre.
The Machine Killer Tour co-headlined by Static-X & Sevendust is named after the GOLD certified sophomore album Machine by Static-X and their recently acclaimed Rise Of The Machine tour, along with the upcoming fourteenth studio album from Sevendust, Truth Killer. The 21-city tour will kick off on October 6th in Houston, TX. Along the way, the tour will make stops in the Sevendust hometown of Atlanta, GA (October 10), Detroit, MI (October 17), Kansas City, MO (October 23) and others before wrapping up in the Static-X hometown of Los Angeles, CA (November 1). Rockers DOPE (who also participated in the 1999 tour) and newcomers Lines of Loyalty will act as support for The Machine Killer Tour. The public on sale is Friday, June 16th. (continue)
Foo Fighters' brand new 11th album, But Here We Are, unanimously hailed as one of the band's strongest to date, has become its 10th album to break the Top 10 of the US Album Chart. But Here We Are also marks Foo Fighters' sixth UK #1, ninth Australian #1, #1 spots in Switzerland and New Zealand, and Top 5 debuts in nearly a dozen more territories.
Released June 2 on Roswell Records/RCA Records, But Here We Are has landed at #8 in its first week on the Billboard 200, while entering at #1 on the Alternative and Hard Rock album sales charts. The new album's Top 10 debut continues a trend that began with the back to back Top 10 positions achieved by The Colour and the Shape (1997) and There is Nothing Left to Lose (1999), and has since included the #1 charting Wasting Light (2011) and Concrete and Gold (2017), as well as the Top 3 placings of One by One (2002), In Your Honor (2005), Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007), Sonic Highways (2014) and Medicine at Midnight (2021). (continue)
Deaf Charlie is Jeff Ament and John Wicks, and Catastrophic Metamorphic, the 12-track debut album from the Pearl Jam bassist and former Fitz & The Tantrums drummer, will be available on limited edition vinyl LP at pearljam.com and indie retail and DSPs on June 30.
Deaf Charlie AKA Orlando Hanks was a train robber with Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch who spent a fair amount of prison time in Deer Lodge, MT. He was called "Deaf" because he had such a beautiful singing voice. (continue)
Fresh off a successful and largely sold-out Spring 2023 headline tour, Florida hard rock quintet Wage War - Briton Bond [lead vocals], Cody Quistad [rhythm guitar, clean vocals], Seth Blake [lead guitar], Chris Gaylord [bass], and Stephen Kluesener [drums] - have announced their 10-year celebration holiday show.
This "can't miss" show will take place on Friday, December 15 at the House of Blues in Orlando. ERRA and Zero 9:36 will support, with another special guest to be announced at a later date. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 16 at 10am ET. The pre-sale is set for Tuesday, June 13 from 10am ET to Thursday, June 15 at 10pm ET. Artist Presale Password is WAGEWAR. (continue)
Albert Bouchard is best known as a founding member of Blue Oyster Cult, along with his brother and bassist Joe Bouchard. Albert Bouchard is back with Imaginos III - Mutant Reformation, wrapping up the trilogy of Imaginos. Bouchard has shepherded the concept of Imaginos through its many incarnations over the years, translating Sandy Pearlman's feverish visions into sonic resonance.
As Bouchard states, "Sandy's not being here to feel the long-awaited culmination is perhaps the greatest irony of this epic journey through the invisibility of conspiracy, the shape-shifting, and eternal light that is Desdinova. But legend lives on, as will tales told 'round the fire of when Man still walked the Earth, and the carnage had yet to begin. Hear the final chapter in this monumental saga when the record is released on July 7, 2023." (continue)
Los Angeles' own Chris Pierce, acclaimed singer and songwriter in his own vein of Americana Soul, has been asked to be open the legendary Neil Young's first tour back from COVID this July 2023.
"It's an incredibly sacred honor to be asked to open Neil Young's upcoming tour," Pierce says. "I've been a lifelong fan, and this moment is very personal to me, knowing that Neil dealt with a childhood illness and overcame adversity in such an incredible way, sharing his music all over the world and touching so many hearts. I too, have overcome adversity, going deaf at 15 years old, scratching and clawing my way back for years. I'm looking forward to a soulful and venerable experience." (continue)
The Dead Daisies and Blackstar Amplification, leading manufacturer of guitar amplifiers, proudly announce their new partnership. Band members Doug Aldrich, Michael Devin and David Lowy look forward to being powered by Blackstar Amps for all their live shows. This exciting venture coincides with the recent announcement of their highly anticipated upcoming 2023 world tour supporting the release of their "Best Of" Album.
"We're incredibly excited to be working with The Dead Daisies and helping power their sound across the globe. They're an incredibly exciting band composed of world-class musicians, making this partnership a natural fit," says James Evans, Product Category Manager at Blackstar Amps. The band members are equally thrilled about the amplifiers, with iconic Rock guitarist extraordinaire Doug Aldrich expressing his enthusiasm, stating: "Everyone knows the range is extremely strong but it's not until you play them yourself that you know how badass they are. It's all in the feel. The HTStage 100 in particular is an all-round beast of an amp! It can cover basically anything from buttery clean tones to the ballsiest sound you have ever heard." (continue)
George Shingleton just released his brand new single "I Can't Let You Go," and to celebrate, we asked him to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
I wrote "I Can't Let You Go" with Mike Fiorentino around November 2021. I had started the idea at my house late one night about 2:30 or 3 a.m. There wasn't anything in particular for the inspiration for it, other than it was just something that happened when strumming some chords on a guitar. As soon as I figured out the hook, I knew I really wanted to finish it with Mike. He and I had been writing a bit together around that time, and I felt like this song was a good one for us to work on together. (continue)
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