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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]

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]

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]

Lacuna Coil release new video for Nothing Stands in Our Way

August 21, 2014

Lacuna Coil have been touring worldwide in support of their bad ass album, Broken Crown Halo. There is no stopping these hard working rockers and they have just released a music video for their song, Nothing Stands In Our Way. It is awesome and really captures the energy of this amazing band. Check it out here: We are really looking forward to seeing them at this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock Festival. Check out our feature on them as our Aftershock Festival Featured Band of the Day. That will be the start of the second run of dates on this album cycle in the U.S. and Canada for the Italian Rockers! Devil You Know is set to support the entire tour and Starset are also appearing Sept. 23 – Oct. 12 except Oct. 7&8, where Unlocking The Truth will join for those two nights. Up and coming Canadian band Incura have been added to all Canadian shows. Tour Dates: Sept 14 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival (Discovery Park) Sept 16 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom Sept 17 – [Read More]

Righteous Vendetta set to release new EP Defiance and catch them out on tour with Nonpoint

August 20, 2014

Last year we brought you an interview with one of the fastest rising bands that we wanted you to take notice of, Righteous Vendetta. It seems that the spotlight on them has grown this year and we are glad to see this Hard Rock/Mettal band, Righteous Vendetta get the attention they so deserve. They are set to release a new EP Defiance on September 2nd. Their latest single, Take Over has been hitting the airwaves and getting a lot of play. “With summer coming to an end, it is with great excitement that we are able to keep the energy going. I am thrilled to be announcing our EP ‘Defiance’ is being unleashed into the world. Get Ready for our “Take Over” – New songs, new tour dates, new adventures to come!”, comments vocalist, Ryan. Track List for Defiance: 01. Defiance 02. Take Over 03. What You’ve Done 04. Hard to Breathe 05. With Love In addition, you can catch Righteous Vendetta as they have been added to the headlining Nonpoint Breaking Skin tour. Check out the upcoming tour dates [Read More]

The Grammy Museum and American Express announce An Evening With Dave Mason

August 20, 2014

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and TRAFFIC co-founding member–will make a special appearance at The GRAMMY Museum® in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 16. Presented by American Express®, “An Evening With Dave Mason” will feature MASON discussing his musical journey which spans over 37 years encompassing producing, performing, songwriting and being considered one of rock’s great guitar players, along with a brief acoustic performance. Tickets are on sale now at www.AXS.com, charge by phone at 888-9AXS-TIX or 888-929-7849. GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater will play host to 200 lucky fans as they join MASON and host Scott Goldman, Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, to discussMASON’s songwriting process, beginnings in the band TRAFFIC, acclaimed solo career, current touring project “Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam,” his latest release, FUTURE’S PAST (released May 13, 2014) and much more. Dave is touring the U.S. with his new project billed as “DAVE MASON’S TRAFFIC JAM.” Dates are currently listed as: DATE CITY VENUE Sat 8/23 Modesto, CA X-Fest (Downtown) Fri 8/29 Charles Town, WV Hollywood Casino – The [Read More]