Chris Poland (Megadeth) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer) team up with vocalist Graham Bonnet and prog giants Rick Wakeman (Yes) and Joe Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult) on a new recording of Pink Floyd's "San Tropez".
You'd be hard pressed to find a group that can unite musicians from across the whole range of genres and generations better than Pink Floyd. From metal heads to stoners to jazz fans and music nerds, all around the globe fans have found in Pink Floyd's catalog a rich and abounding treasure trove that continually unearths new pleasures. (continue)
Nickelback kicked off their North American tour with an iconic performance in Quebec City, QC at Videotron Centre. The band revealed a high energy production and played fan favorites such as "How You Remind Me", "Photograph," "Rockstar," and more from their vast catalogue of chart-topping hits, including "San Quentin," and "Those Days," off their 10th studio album Get Rollin', which was released November 2022 via BMG.
Renowned country rocker Brantley Gilbert joined the band last night and will be on all non-festival dates of the tour along with rising country artist Josh Ross who will be on select dates. (continue)
Asking Alexandria and Mongolian rock sensation The Hu are both currently ravaging crowds in the UK and Europe on separate tours and are excited to announce they'll join forces this fall on a co-headlining run across the US.
The co-headlining jaunt-billed as the "Psycho Thunder" tour with special guests Bad Wolves and Zero 9:36-begins August 30 in San Antonio, TX and includes stops at some of the states' biggest rock festivals including Aftershock (The HU only) and Rocklahoma and Louder Than Life (The Hu and Asking Alexandria only). The last show will take place in Los Angeles on October 8 at The Wiltern. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 16 at 10:00 A.M. local time. (continue)
Jinjer are thrilled to announce that following their support dates on Disturbed's 2023 headline "Take Back Your Life Tour" with fellow special guests Breaking Benjamin, they will embark on their own headline tour.
The tour kicks off on September 7 in Huntsville, AL, making stops across Canada and the US, including Quebec City, QC, Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, and more before wrapping up in Vancouver, BC on September 25. (continue)
Nothing More will continue to bring their potent live experience to audiences throughout 2023. Following their return from headlining shows and festival appearances across Europe, Nothing More will join fellow Top 10 rock acts Godsmack and Staind on their North American co-headlining trek from July 23 to August 31.
Next, they'll launch the second U.S. leg of their "Spirits 2023" headlining tour this fall with support from Dead Poet Society, Hyro The Hero (rap-rocker and Better Noise Music labelmate), and Post Profit. Starting July 23 in Albany, NY at Empire Live, the produced by Live Nation tour will stretch across the South before making its final stop at The Fillmore Charlotte in Charlotte, NC on September 25. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 16 at 10:00 A.M. local time. (continue)
Periphery, whose recently released their sixth studio album, Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre, received worldwide praise, have slated their first two headlining performances of 2023: Nov. 4 at House of Blues in Anaheim, Calif. and Nov. 18 at The Palladium in Worcester, Mass.
The pair of dates also feature the band's hand-picked selection of artists, lending a festival feel to the two special evenings. The slate of performers for the California date include Plini, Archspire, Thomas Giles, and Mike Dawes. The Massachusetts performance sees Periphery joined by Plini, Archspire, Thank You Scientist, and Mike Dawes. (continue)
"On the surface, this song is about all the 'trickster' characters we know from our favorite childhood stories like Anansi, Monkey King, Joker, and, of course, Loki," says Annie Kuchenmeister (age 22, guitarist and singer) of indie-punk sibling band Loki's Folly about their new music video, "Trickster," which is out today on Kitten Robot Records. "These are characters we love for how they force others to question themselves and define what is good for them. On a deeper level, it is about facing tough challenges that maybe you don't really want to go through but that teach you more about who you are and what kind of person you're going to be."
"Trickster" follows the release of their "Don't Come Back" video (about escaping a toxic situation or relationship that you recognize in retrospect) and their high-spirited "Beaches and Peaches" video - the latter of which the band (comprised of Annie, Nissa: age 17, drummer and singer; and Oskar: age 12, bassist and singer) explained to Teen Vogue was chosen "exactly for its silliness." (continue)
Dark Horse Records announces reissue of Ravi Shankar's "Shankar Family And Friends" on July 14th. The George Harrison-produced 1974 album to be available on vinyl, digital download, and first-ever stand-alone cd. It includes appearances by Indian Maestros; Hariprasad Chaurasia on flute, Shivkumar Sharma on santoor, Lakshmi Shankar on vocals as well as Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Emil Richards, Jim Keltner, Nicky Hopkins and more.
Originally released in 1974 by world-renowned Indian musician Ravi Shankar, Shankar Family & Friends was a pioneering album that mixed Eastern and Western styles - fusing together Indian, pop, classical and jazz music. Produced by George Harrison, it combines Western musicians such as Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Jim Keltner, Klaus Voorman, and Nicky Hopkins side-by-side with Indian-music innovators Alla Rakha, Ashish Khan, Shivkumar Sharma, and Hariprasad Chaurasia. Under the musical direction of Shankar, the large orchestra featured on the album showcases over 30 instruments from the East and West that combined in a ground-breaking way that made it one of the first world music albums ever released. (continue)
Katie Jacoby, the violinist and singer-songwriter known for being the touring violinist with The Who, has shared her cover of T. Rex's "Cosmic Dancer." The track features an all-star cast of musicians including Scott Metzger of Joe Russo's Almost Dead, LaMP and WOLF!, Dave Dreiwitz of JRAD and Ween, and Josh Dion of Paris Monster, as well as a string quartet with Katie leading on violin. It was recorded at Restoration Sound in Brooklyn, NY by Lorenzo Wolff.
"I've always been a fan of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, and I think 'Cosmic Dancer' is one of the most beautiful songs ever. Tony Visconti's gorgeous string arrangement is a big part of that, and I love how the lyrics straddle both the playful and the profound," says Jacoby. "In my rendition, I wanted to capture the original analog warmth of the track while also highlighting the strings." (continue)
New Jersey rockers Sekond Skyn recently released their new single "My Head". To celebrate, we asked lead vocalist Jesse Shar to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
I was in a toxic relationship with someone who had completely taken over my life. Under the guise of a solid stable partner, she slowly started to control everything I did.
Ranging from what I ate and drank to who I associated with on a daily basis.
Tracking me by GPS on my phone and sharing social media accounts. I was too close to the flame to see obvious red flags. Family and friends noticed something was off. (continue)
Bring Me The Horizon, having recently shared two new singles "LosT" and "AmEN!," have announced a brand new studio album, entitled POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, which is due for release on September 15th via Columbia Records. The news arrives in time for the start of their North American tour with Fall Out Boy, beginning June 27th in Woodlands, TX. Also announced is a UK & Ireland Arena tour in 2024, which includes a night at the 02 Arena in London.
The album and tour launch were announced via a mass, never done before fan activation that the band hosted across their socials and on site at the festival over the course of the weekend. (continue)
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(hennemusic) Motley Crue is sharing a video recap of their appearance at Rockfest 2023 in Hyvinkaa, Finland on June 9. The band delivered their standard 15-song set at the event, which saw Pantera top the bill on opening night, Def Leppard follow the Crue as headliners on the second night, and Volbeat close out the three-day series on June 10.
"Thank you Finland for loud rowdy rock n roll show," shared Nikki Sixx on social media. "We will be back." Motley Crue and Def Leppard are currently playing shows on the European leg of their World Tour, which features a mix of festival and standalone dates. (continue)
(hennemusic) Royal Blood rocked their new single, "Mountains At Midnight", on a recent episode of the BBC Two series "Later...with Jools Holland", and the program is sharing video of the performance.
Bassist/singer Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher delivered the track from their newly-announced forthcoming album, "Back To The Water Below." (continue)
(hennemusic) Eric Clapton has announced dates for a 2024 tour of the UK and Ireland. The limited run of exclusive shows includes four nights at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall, as well as dates in Newcastle, Liverpool, Birmingham and Dublin.
Clapton - who recently hosted a pair of tribute shows at Royal Albert Hall in honor of the late Jeff Beck - is next scheduled to play a series of North American concerts this September. (continue)
Formed out of Los Angeles nearly 15 years ago, heavy metal outfit Butcher Babies have consistently brought their crushing riffs and vicious vocals to audiences across the globe with their relentless tour schedule and previous releases. Marking the 10-year anniversary of their debut 2013 album Goliath (Century Media) this July, the band have prepared some of their most personal and in-depth work to date for their anticipated forthcoming double album EYE FOR AN EYE... and ...'TIL THE WORLD'S BLIND both due July 7.
The project was announced last month along with the new single/music video "Red Thunder," a return to the band's metalcore and thrash roots. "It's been exactly 10 years since the release of our debut album 'Goliath' that sent us into a decade of ups and downs that we wouldn't trade for the world," announces co-vocalist HEIDI SHEPHERD. "In celebration, we're unleashing a well-overdue, double album that pulls in the influences and growing pains we have experienced in our successes and failures. This double album is our yin and yang; our blood pact." (continue)
Creeping Death have released their ferocious new single and accompanying video for "Vitrified Earth." The track appears on their Boundless Domain LP, set for release this Friday, June 16th via MNRK Heavy!
Produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz (As I Lay Dying, The Acacia Strain, Underoath) Boundless Domain is, without question, a certified ripper from start to finish and stands towering among this year's most volatile death metal offerings. In paying tribute to the passing of local icons Riley Gale of Power Trip and Wade Allison of Iron Age, the band - guitarist Trey Pemberton, singer Reese Alavi, bassist Eric "Rico" Mejia, drummer Lincoln Mullins, and guitarist A.J. Ross, III - found themselves digging deep into some of their metallic hardcore favorites making for a sophomore slab of monolithic weight, dimension, and relentless power. (continue)
Memphis May Fire, All That Remains, Anberlin, and Norma Jean lead the lineup for this year's Capulet Fest that will be taking place on July 1st and 2nd at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, Connecticut.
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, Connecticut: Are you ready for an unforgettable experience? We're thrilled to announce that this year's Capulet Fest is going to be bigger, better, and more extraordinary than ever before! Over the course of two days, we'll be treating you to an electrifying lineup of over 30 bands across two stages. Get ready to kick off the Independence Day festivities in style with Capulet Fest - the ultimate pre-Fourth of July celebration! This mega event has something for everyone, from amazing food and drinks to exciting entertainment and activities. (continue)
Of Virtue will release Omen, their most ambitious and heartfelt project to date. This album represents a journey of artistic growth, experimentation, and soul-searching. Featuring the SINNER EP with eight additional tracks in total, this brand new album is all about soaring heavy anthems to fierce ballads.
Set for release on September 29, Omen will be available in limited colored vinyl and CD, along with unique merch options at the Arising Empire online shop, Impericon, and band shop. (continue)
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