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Fearless Vampire Killers and their first US show ever!

November 7, 2013

Last night was the first night of William Control’s “Revel Without a Cause” Tour. Their first show was held upstairs at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Opening for William Control, was British theatrical Alternative Rock band Fearless Vampire Killers, and it was my first time seeing them. They were amazing. This was their first show ever in the United States and they really won over the crowd instantly. Fearless Vampire Killers are Kier Kemp and Laurence Beveridge (co-vocalists), Cyrus Barrone (guitar), Drew Woolnough (bass) and Luke Illingworth (drums). Playing upstairs at the DNA lounge, always provides quite a bit of challenges for the band with space and sound, not to mention being the first night of their tour. So usually the first night is when you iron all the kinks out. But that didn’t matter to these five guys. They came out and performed with fierce intensity and their songs pumped the crowd right up. You can describe their look as a blend of steam punk with gothic and horror punk, whatever you call it, they [Read More]

Five Finger Death Punch Tribute Video and Countdown to Vol. 2

November 5, 2013

First off, I may need to remind you we are 2 WEEKS away from the release of Five Finger Death Punch‘s album, “The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2”. It is set for a November 19th release via Prospect Park in North America and Eleven Seven Music elsewhere. You can still pre-order your copy here. They have been garnering such great success from Volume 1 and I can’t wait to see what Volume 2 brings. They played at the Aftershock Festival in September and were absolutely amazing. At Aftershock, these guys come out with adrenaline running through their veins and they do not let up on their fierce energy. The crowd was intense and Ivan had control of them from the front of the pit to the very back of the crowd. His magnetic drew them all in as they were then treated to the spectacular guitar shredding by Jason Hook and Zoltan Bathory. But then you couldn’t help but watch the beard, the man himself, Chris Kael, bassist [Read More]

Falling in Reverse release video for “Bad Girls Club”

November 5, 2013

Today Falling In Reverse release their new video for my favorite song, “Bad Girls Club” off of their new album, “Fashionably Late”. It is a great fun video that you have to check out: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzLZN1K-PUE&feature=youtu.be] So now that you are energized and ready to listen to more Falling in Reverse, make sure to pick up your tickets for the ‘Bury The Hatchet Tour” which features Falling in Reverse and Escape The Fate, Survive This and Chelsea Grin. For details on the “Bury The Hatchet Tour” you can read more here. We recently went to one of their acoustic shows and they were amazing. I will tell you honestly, it went SPECTACULAR! You can read more about their acoustic performance here and below are some photos from that set: Here are some photos from Rockin Ryan from tonight: I will leave you with a tribute video that Rockin Ryan put together which includes photos and footage of Falling In Reverse from the their Unplugged performance and another one from their set at Aftershock Festival: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3gq8WQje8o&feature=youtu.be] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDSWpN9sheM&feature=youtu.be] [Read More]

A Day to Remember New CD/DVD, Video and Aftershock Highlights

November 4, 2013

Another band that we saw at Aftershock Festival in September and always entertaining is A Day To Remember. They really put on an excellent crowd pleasing show. They will now have their 16 track album, Common Courtesy available on-line and in retailers on November 25th, 2013! It will great to finally have this album, the band has worked so hard and dedicated to get this album into the hands of their fans. You can pre-order the album here on Itunes. You can also head straight over to their website and pre-order the album with merch bundles, which I always love! Read their post from Instagram that mentions the free downloads that you can also get. They have also announced they will have Every Time I Day with them on their UK/Euro tour for next year. Dates are already selling out so make sure to get your tickets quick! Make sure to follow their social media sites to stay up to date on tour dates and news. I will leave you with Rockin Ryan’s photos from [Read More]

French Metal band DAGOBA release new video for “The Great Wonder”

October 31, 2013

I have been really digging the new music by French metal band, DAGOBA! Even though they have been around since 1997, they are finally getting the recognition and attention they deserve here in the States. They have just released their new video for “The Great Wonder” which is off of their new LP “Post Mortem Nihil Est,” that will be available here in the US on November 5th. Check out the video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ6FTupVoNk&feature=youtu.be] These guys truly have a great clean Metal sound that I am really loving! They kind of remind me of a mix of Five Finger Death Punch and All that Remains. The vocals are clean and sharp, precision drumming and bad ass guitars. DAGOBA is currently out on tour in support of DIR EN GREY and they are making a stop in San Francisco at the Regency Ballroom on November 23rd. We will see if we can bring you an interview with this amazing metal band. DAGOBA is Shawter on Vocals/Machines, Franky Costanza on Drums, Zon Guitar and Werther Ytier on Bass. ~Marisol [Read More]

Strange Talk from Australia set to play San Francisco Nov. 5th!

October 31, 2013

Strange Talk, eletropop band from Melbourne, Australia is coming to San Francisco next week! They will be performing at Brick & Mortar on November 5th, 2013. You can more details on tickets at their website. Strange Talk is set to release their self-produced debut album Cast Away in early 2014 via Wind-Up Records. They have their debut single, “Climbing Walls” is out on radio play now. These guys have a great new refreshing sound. They blend a bit of the eighties pop with a touch of 90’s electro and then wrapped into their own edgy style. Check out their video for their song, “Climbing Walls” and you will definitely enjoy their music: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSbA_tm7Ntw&feature=youtu.be] If you are in the Bay Area, make sure to head over to their show in San Francisco on November 5th or check their website for upcoming tour dates. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://www.strangetalkmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strangetalkmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/strange_talk Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/StrangeTalkVEVO

Falling in Reverse unplugged show proves they are Born To Lead!

October 30, 2013

This has been a busy week for Falling In Reverse news. Yesterday they announced their upcoming tour with Escape The Fate. For details on the “Bury The Hatchet Tour” you can read more here. We just came back from the opening night of the Falling In Reverse tour, “An Evening with Falling in Reverse, Unplugged and Uncensored”. Today was the first night of their 14 show tour and it started off at Slim’s in San Francisco. It was hard to picture how things were going to go, being an acoustic show and with a band that has such energetic and heavy music. Well, I will tell you honestly, it went SPECTACULAR! From the second these five guys came out on stage and until the last song, it was absolutely amazing. The set included some Q&A time in between songs and I had wished fans would have put more thought into some of their questions. There were some funny questions though which truly brought out all of the best of their personalities and it was nice [Read More]