Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival-returns to historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio for its 6th year, July 19, 20 & 21 with a music lineup packed with top rock acts, more than 115 tattoo artists and haunted attractions.
Following three consecutive years of sellouts, Inkcarceration will feature three stages with three full days of music from bands including headliners Shinedown, Godsmack and Breaking Benjamin, as well as tons of fan favorites like The Offspring, Bad Omens, Halestorm, Parkway Drive, I Prevail, Chevelle, Dropkick Murphys, Sleeping With Sirens, Killswitch Engage, Hollywood Undead, Machinehead, Sevendust, The HU and many more. Inkcarceration also marks Chimaira's first U.S. festival appearance in 14 years, several other reunion & rare performances and will be one of a limited number of Shinedown shows in 2024. (continue)
Sleep Theory have released the lyric video for "Fallout - Reimagined." It's a softer, contemplative, and cinematic take on the raw-edged original but it's just as powerful.
"When we decided to reimagine this song, we wanted to peel back some of the musical layers and let the lyrics take center stage," the band explains. "Each one of us in the band has our own personal connection to this song, and by sharing this version, we hope to connect even more with you. (continue)
Following their "So Much For (2our) Dust" trek in 2023, Fall Out Boy will hit the road with Jimmy Eat World, starting on February 28, in Portland, Oregon, and ending April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
It's hard to believe that this is the first time both bands - who simultaneously elevated emo rock from an underground scene to a national phenomenon - have toured together. (continue)
Enslaved recently announced the Heimdal (Deluxe) digital album, due out on March 1st 2024 and have released the alternative version of their track 'Forest Dweller', featuring internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso cellist Jo Quail, alongside a beautiful visualizer video created by Costin Chioreanu.
Heimdal (Deluxe) will include the studio album in full, as well as alternative versions of two album tracks 'Forest Dweller' and 'Congelia', both with sublime performances from renowned cellist Jo Quail, bonus track 'Gangandi', plus the entirety of 'The Otherworldly Big Band Experience' - Enslaved's stunning 2022 streaming event featuring fellow psychedelic Norwegian prog band Shaman Elephant. (continue)
Kaosis called in the Titans of Turntables, Sid Wilson, and DJ Lethal to take their new single, It All Comes Down, to bombastic levels of Nu. Undoubtedly, Slipknot and Limp Bizkit were two of the biggest influences on the formation of Nu Metal. Between them, the bands defined the characteristics of the genre. One of the characteristics is the use of turntablists as a sonic layer. DJ Lethal and Sid Wilson are the forefathers of nu-metal scratching and revolutionized heavy metal in the process.
Lethal and Wilson have two very distinct approaches to their craft with Lethal being a bonafide Hip Hop icon from his time in HOUSE OF PAIN and WILSON having a more abstract and visceral approach to sound creation. The collaboration of these two distinctly different sounds forges a fresh new dimension to Kaosis' luscious soundscape. (continue)
Trevor Rabin, the South African guitarist, singer, multi-musician, writer and producer, released 'Rio', his first solo album of vocal material in 34 years, in October last year. The deluxe edition of the album included 3 bonus tracks, including a demo version of a track titled 'Fragile'.
That track has now been officially released on digital services. Trevor had this to say about the track: "I'm particularly pleased with the space, in terms of production, and happy with the simplicity of the lyric. Life is harsh, fickle and Fragile. My intention regarding the guitar solo was for it to drip onto the "page" so to speak." (continue)
Vampire Weekend have shared a trailer for their forthcoming album, "Only God Was Above Us", their first new album in five years, which will be released on April 5th. They have also announced a special release week performance that will take place during a historic total eclipse.
That performance will take place Vampire in Austin, TX at the Moody Amphitheater at noon on April 8th during the eclipse. Tickets for this special event go on sale on February 13th at 10am CT. (continue)
The Tragically Hip are proud to be announced as the Record Store Day Canada 2024 Canadian Ambassadors, releasing an exclusive standalone live album, Live at CBGB's, on Record Store Day. The global celebration of the culture of independent record stores takes place this year on April 20, 2024, as it has annually for the last 17 years. This announcement marks the first of many moments this year for The Tragically Hip as they celebrate 40 years as a band.
Live At CBGB's features nine live songs that were originally recorded on January 14, 1993, from the legendary New York venue CBGB's as The Tragically Hip launched their third studio album, Fully Completely, in America with a private event from the intimate space. The band performed the record in full, omitting a few tracks that didn't fit the bill. This concert recording will be available on April 20 for the first time as a 12" pink vinyl at participating record stores in Canada and the US. (continue)
Attentive listeners have already noticed a narrative throughline in the highly acclaimed new album from '80s rock icons Missing Persons, Hollywood Lie. Indeed, the album is in some ways part concept album, part autobiography. Its leadoff and title track expresses the overarching theme best, delving into the harsh realities of fame and terrible tragedies that often accompany the relentless pursuit of stardom in Tinseltown.
Now, fans can experience the album's narrative in video form as "Hollywood Lie" the video is released today. The video tells the all-too-familiar tale of a young starlet whose aspirations are met with disillusionment, crushed under the weight of Hollywood's unforgiving facade. Through haunting melodies and evocative lyrics, Missing Persons vocalist Dale Bozzio paints a vivid picture of the trials and tribulations faced by those who dare to chase their dreams in the city of angels. (continue)
Reaching rarified air yet again, Post Malone has just made history once more as his seminal smash "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)" with GRAMMY Award-nominated artist and songwriter Swae Lee, becomes "the first-ever single to be certified 'Double-Diamond' by the RIAA."
The track notably holds the most certifications of all-time, going 20x Platinum. It also continues a monumental hot streak for the GRAMMY Award-nominated, 8x RIAA Diamond-certified artist and recent recipient of the Songwriters Hall of Fame "Hal Davis Starlight Award." Earlier this year, he officially earned "the most RIAA Diamond Certified Singles" for any artist, ever. (continue)
Crosses (Deftones' Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez) present the energetic and entrancing music video for "Big Youth" featuring El-P. It stands out as the latest single from the duo's acclaimed 2023 album, Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., out now.
The clip captures the explosive chemistry at the heart of Crosses performing in a black-and-white silhouette against flashes of flames and other provocative imagery. Shaun Lopez pilots an old-school MPC, while Chino's palpable energy never ceases. El-P pulls up to body the production as the visual mirrors the track's alchemy of cinematic beat-craft, evocative melodies, and airtight lyricism. (continue)
Hershey, PA alternative rockers Lives Lost recently released a new single and music video called "Champagne", and to celebrate we asked Tanis Pellegrini to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
The song is written about a tough time in my life where a friend showed their true colors, and didn't turn out to be who I thought they were. I think disappointment and loss are universal languages in the same way as happiness and love. This is a song for everybody that has been let down by seeing somebody's absolute goodness and potential and waking up to the reality that they've chosen to be a bad person instead of a good one. (continue)
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