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Chiodos leaving the Crowd Surf America tour due to guitarist medical emergency

August 22, 2014

Chiodos have announced they have to leave the Crowd Surf America Tour early. The tour features BlessTheFall, I Killed The Prom Queen and Capture The Crown. They have released a statement regarding not being able to finish up the tour. “We are sorry to our fans as well as the bands on the tour Bless the Fall, I Killed the Prom Queen and Capture the Crown. Our guitarist Thomas Erak has had a reoccurring medical emergency that needs immediate attention and we want to support him in his recovery. We plan to make up these dates this year. We appreciate our fans continued support and look forward to seeing everyone on the upcoming Parks and Devastation tour with A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, and Motionless in White.” The tour will continue on without Chiodos for the remaining dates: August 22 –Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall August 23 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater August 26 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts August 27 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theatre August 28 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave August 29 – Joliet, IL – Mojoes August 30 [Read More]

Indie Rockers From Indian Lakes release music video for Ghost

August 22, 2014

Indie Rockers From Indian Lake are gearing up for the release of their new album, Absent Sounds which is set for October 7th through Triple Crown Records. Absent Sounds was produced by Dryw Owens and they most recently released a music video for Ghost, the second track of the album. The video was directed by Matt Palmer. Check it out here: From Indian Lake just wrapped up a summer tour with The Deer Hunter and Rx Bandits and they will be returning to the road in October for the Reliant K ten year anniversary tour that will take them into November. Check out upcoming tour dates and see if they will be coming to a venue near you: Tour Dates: Sept 8th The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO Sept 9th University of Wyoming Laramie, WY Sept 10th [Read More]

The Family Ruin will definitely take you on a guitar heavy ride with Dearly Departed

August 21, 2014

The UK bad ass band, The Family Ruin are just about to set out on tour as support to Crown The Empire on their headlining fall tour. The ‘Welcome To The Resistance Tour’ begins August 30th in Anaheim, CA. Special guests on this run will also include Volumes, Secrets, and Ice Nine Kills.The Family Ruin is one of the new bands signed to KBB Records which is the new record label of Ben Bruce and Kyle Borman. The Family Ruin have a very fresh new sound complete with hard and heavy riffs blended with infectious harmonies, where they blend their metal and alternative influences with melodic hard rock. There is something for everyone in their sound. Think about a mix of Avenged Sevenfold with Escape the Fate. Dearly Departed is definitely a must have album. The album starts right off with the fist-in-the-air chant of the rockin track Bring Out Your Dead. Hang on tight, you are about to take an incredible ride fueled with guitar heavy riffs, powerful vocals and get instantly hooked. Things get kicked up a notch [Read More]

Foo Fighters release trailer for HBO Series “Sonic Highways”

August 21, 2014

The Foo Fighters have released a trailer for their upcoming HBO Series Sonic Highways. The series will debut on October 17th at 11 PM ET on HBO. They also released a quick video teaser announcing the date of November 10th for the new album, Sonic Highways. Check out the video here: The tracklist for the new album is: Something From Nothing The Feast and The Famine Congregation What Did I Do?/God As My Witness Outside In The Clear Subterranean I Am A River You can pre-order Sonic Highways and also pick up some cool merch bundles by visiting their website here: http://sonichighways.foofighters.com/. We will continue to keep you updated but we just wanted to share in our excitement as the album is finished and one stop closer to get into your pretty little hands! ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://www.foofighters.com/us/home Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foofighters Twitter: https://twitter.com/foofighters Foo Fighters – November 1, 2011 Powerbalance Pavillion, Sacramento, CA Photos by Rockin Ryan

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Cherri Bomb rocked the Troubadour and check out a new interview with them!

August 21, 2014

This past weekend we had the chance to see our favorite rockers, Cherri Bomb return to the stage at the Troubadour in Hollywood. One thing is for sure, they completely rocked the place. These four amazing musicians may be young, but their talent far exceeds their years. Their set not included a few awesome covers and fan favorites but some very new originals that were spectacular. They put on a complete stage performance after a brief set change and had the crowd fully engaged. It is wonderful to see a band put such attention into the song production with elements of character, costume, design and unwavering stage presence. Each one of these four, boldly shine with their charismatic and magnetic personalities. They were completely in command of the audience as everyone was help captive by their performance. I can’t wait for everyone to see this band when they set out on another tour. We had the chance to chat with them prior to their set and were ecstatic to hear that they are currently [Read More]

KORN releases their new fan-assisted video for HATER, check it out!

August 21, 2014

Korn released their single, Hater which is off their forthcoming album, The Paradigm Shift: World Tour Edition and has been garnering a lot of great attention and praise. The song is currently in the Top 15 on the Active Rock Chart. Korn had invited fans to help in the making of the video by sharing their story of dealing with a bully. The video which was directed by Yarvo Productions was released today and it is awesome, check it out: “Almost everyone has felt bullied, pressured and beat down in their life by their haters,” says Jonathan Davis. “This video helps to give a public voice to some of the challenges real people have faced, and reminds us all that self-harm and suicide.” Their latest release, The Paradigm Shift has received instant acclaim since it was first released last October and continues to be one of the best Korn albums and the singles continue to rock the charts. You can pick up The Paradigm Shift on iTunes here. Korn is: Jonathan Davis – Vocals James Shaffer – [Read More]

Young Guns is our Monster Energy Aftershock Featured Band of the Day

August 21, 2014

Today our Monster Energy Aftershock Festival Featured Band of the Day is Young Guns. The London based rockers have been consistently grabbing everyone’s attention. We are very excited to see them performing at this year’s Aftershock Festival. Right after the festival they will be setting out on tour with You Me At Six. Young Guns most recent single, I Want Out shot to No. 1 on the Tunes Rock Chart in the UK and they have now released a great video for it. Check it out here: The track is the first song from their upcoming yet-to-be titled new album which is set for a 2015 release and was recorded in Bath, England, produced by Steve Osborne (Joy Division, U2, Peter Gabriel) and mixed by Damian Taylor (Arcade Fire, Bjork, The Killers) Band Members: Gustav Wood – Vocals John Taylor – Guitar Fraser Taylor – Guitar Simon Mitchell – Bass Ben Jolliffe – Drums Current Music: Bones available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bones/id553326897 and stay tuned for new album in 2015 Song to Check out: You are Not Lonely off Bones [Read More]