July 2014 | Music Junkie Press

Theory of a Deadman is our Monster Energy Aftershock Featured Band of the Day

July 29, 2014

Today we are back at highlighting the many awesome bands on the lineup for this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock Festival. Our spotlight for today is on one of my personal favorites, Theory of a Deadman. I was glad to see them on the lineup because it has been way too long since my last concert of theirs. They have also just released their new album, Savages on Roadrunner Records. This is the fifth full length album for the Canadian rockers and it is another great one. They have definitely honed in on mastering their craft and taken chances on this album that I think are well taken. I love to see a band evolve into their own style and doing what they want to do and make the music “they” want and this album highlights their great songwriting skills. Tyler Connolly explains more about this album, “It’s such a different record for us,” he asserts. “I’m known as the guy who writes all of the ‘breakup’ songs. It would have been typical to write more, so [Read More]

Check out the new video from We Are The RIOT for It’s Not What You Wanted

July 28, 2014

We Are The Riot is almost a super group when you consider the great musicians behind it. The hard rock band features members of Coal Chambers and Static-X/Wayne Static. They have a great new sound that is ready to rock your world. We Are The Riot have released their music video for their new song, It’s Not What You Wanted which is off their three song The Hollywood Sessions Demo EP which is available on iTunes. We Are The Riot is: Mikal Cox Meegs Rascon Jimmy Trigger Andy Cole Cheyne Fritts The band is currently working on a full length album and make sure to visit their social media sites so you can stay up to date on upcoming shows. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://www.wearetheriot.info Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wearetheriot Twitter: https://twitter.com/wearetheriot iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hollywood-demo-sessions-single/id899768182

Living Colour proves the Glamour Boys are back as they take over the Thunder Valley Resort

July 28, 2014

Friday night we made it up to Lincoln, CA to cover the first ever That Metal Show concert featuring Burn Halo, Corey Taylor, Living Colour and Anthrax. It was a night that was sure to promise a full evening of kick ass metal under the baking sun. With the temperatures rising well over a 100, we tried to stay cool as the glamour boys of Living Colour took to the stage. It was so awesome to see them live. It has been well over 20 years since I had last seen them perform and they had me feeling like a spunky 20 year old again. Watching these Grammy Award winning rockers from New York take the stage, you are just captivated by their sound. The crowd were just as excited as we were and the energy from Living Colour spilled into the crowd and raised the heat once again. The heavy metal/hard rock jazz/funk infused music of Living Colour is something so unique that I couldn’t name a band today who does it as well [Read More]

Catch Intronaut on their 10 year anniversary tour!

July 28, 2014

Intronaut are currently taking a little break from writing their new record so they can celebrate their 10 year anniversary as a band with some very special show dates. They plan on making the shows special and having songs included from all their releases as well as possibly having some special guests. Guitarist/singer Sacha Dunable explains more, “We’re taking a break from writing a new record to celebrate our 10th anniversary as a band with this special run of shows. We haven’t finalized a set list yet, but expect at least one song from every release, and maybe a special guest or two to come out and help us play them. Joining us on these shows will be our Canadian friends Anciients, and the LA show will feature Ides Of Gemini, Silver Snakes, and The Great Wall. We are also planning a couple special 10th Anniversary releases, hopefully to be available by this tour, so keep an eye out for that. Thank you to everyone who has supported Intronaut for these past 10 years! We [Read More]

Monuments announce new North American Tour

July 28, 2014

Monuments have announced a new North American Tour in support of their album, The Amanuensis which is out now via Century Media Records. The tour lineup will also include POLYPHIA, VILLAINS and LIONFIGHT. Check out their new song, The Alchemist which is off the current release: You can pick up your copy of The Amanuensis on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/monuments+the+amanuensis or on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-amanuensis/id892768897. Tour dates for Monuments are as follows: 07/25 @ Reggie’s – Chicago, IL 07/26 @ The Garage – Burnsville, MN 07/27 @ West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB 07/28 @ The Exchange – Regina, SK 07/29 @ The Den, Calgary, AB 07/30 @ Kelowna, BC – Rutland Centennial Hall 07/31 @ The Rio Theatre, Vancouver, BC 08/01 @ Chop Suey – Seattle, WA 08/02 @ Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR 08/03 @ Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA 08/04 @ The Lyric – Los Angeles, CA 08/05 @ Southern Nevada Sports Centre – Las Vegas, NV 08/06 @ The Underground – Mesa, AZ 08/07 @ Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM 08/08 @ Bluebird Theater – [Read More]

The Relapse Symphony gets ready for the Coldcock Whiskey MASKS tour with Eyes Set To Kill

July 28, 2014

We have been telling you for months now about how awesome the new album, Shadows by The Relapse Symphony is and we can’t wait for you to all hear it. Check out our full album review here. We hope you had a chance to catch The Relapse Symphony on the Shapeshiftour with the Dead Rabbitts. The tour just ended this past weekend and was awesome! But if you missed them, get ready because The Relapse Symphony will be heading out in AUgust for the Eyes Set To Kill MASKS Tour sponsored by Coldcock Whiskey. The dates for the tour have a later start due to Anissa recovering from a blood clot. The Relapse Symphony will once again be touring the country delivering more bad ass full fledged rockin sets! Their stage presence captivated the crowd and Bret is definitely in the spotlight where he belongs. His charismatic energy grabs a hold of you as he brings a blend of punk rock attitude meshed with vintage rocker. You will get to hear them perform many of their [Read More]

Anthrax delivers a fierce set for the 1st ever That Metal Show concert at Thunder Valley Resort

July 27, 2014

We made it Friday night to the 1st ever That Metal Show concert which was held at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, CA. The lineup included local favorite Burn Halo, Corey Taylor, Living Colour and Anthrax along with the hosts of That Metal Show; Don Jamieson, Eddie Trunk and Jim Florentine. We left early to make sure we had lots of time to hang out and get ready for a blazing night of metal. Well, after two accidents and road closures, what was to be a 2 hour ride doubled to 4. We arrived in time to hear the last two songs of Burn Halo which we were really looking forward to. We look forward to catch them at Aftershock in September. Corey Taylor did a great acoustic set and Living Colour got the crowd revved up and ready for more. The heat was blazing at well over a 100 deg and then it really kicked up the heat when Anthrax took to the stage. One thing is certain when you go to [Read More]