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Lacuna Coil will kick off fall tour with appearance at Aftershock Festival

August 6, 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 as they announce more fall tour dates. They will kick off the tour with their show at this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock Festival. Check out our feature on them as our Aftershock Festival Featured Band of the Day. This will be 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 bandIncura have been added to all Canadian shows. The tour will kick off in Sacramento at this year’s AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL. LACUNA COIL Front woman Cristina Scabbia had this to say: “Hello all!! Busy year for Lacuna Coil …and we couldn’t be happier! We will be back in the US AND (finally!) Canada again! We are very excited [Read More]

Nothing More is our Monster Aftershock Featured Band of the Day

August 1, 2014

It has been awesome watching a band truly get the recognition they so well deserve. Nothing More has been one of those bands. We first discovered Nothing More a couple years back and from the first time I saw their live footage videos, I was amazed at how come I didn’t learn of these fantastic musicians sooner! Last year, Nothing More performed at Aftershock Festival, not once but twice! They were the only band to play both days, first during their regular scheduled slot on the side stages and then on the second day they were invited to play the big stage which they took over and dominated. Check out our coverage from last year’s show: Nothing More at Aftershock 2013. Well, a lot has happened in the last year. Last year the unsigned band were really getting noticed and now they are signed to Seven Eleven Music and have had great success with the release of their self titled full length album available on iTunes here. They have toured extensively and everywhere they [Read More]

Eyes Set To Kill is our Monster Energy Aftershock Featured Band of the Day

July 30, 2014

Today our Monster Aftershock Festival Featured Band of the Day goes to Eyes Set To Kill. If you are not familiar with them, first… shame on you! second, let me tell you about this great band. These three have such passion for their music and it shines through each and every song. Their hard rock/metal music has been capturing everyone’s attention for years. They are not a new band, they may be young but you might be surprised to know that they have over a 10 year history. Though they have had many line up changes, I feel that today they shine as a solid band and the founding members, sisters Anissa and Alexia along with long time member Caleb are strong and tight which is displayed when they perform. They have an incredible stage presence and I can’t wait for everyone at Aftershock to see how bad ass Eyes Set To Kill are. They have been touring extensively in support of their highly praised album, Masks which was released last year through Century Media Records. This [Read More]

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]

Lacuna Coil is our Monster Energy Aftershock Featured Band of the Day

July 25, 2014

Lacuna Coil is probably one of my favorite bands today. I am ecstatic to see them on the lineup for this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock Festival. They are going to give the crowd one of the best empowering sets they have seen in a while. It will be great to hear from the poor souls who have never seen them or heard of them before and what they think about them after. It is amazing to watch the intensity that Lacuna Coil brings to life on the stage. You are absolutely captivated by all five of them during their performance. They each have excellent stage presence and bring this intense level of symphonic style melody to metal that is just addictive and one of my faves. Band Members: Cristina Scabbia – Vocals Andrea Ferro – Vocals Marco Coti Zelati – Bass Marco ‘Maus’ Biazzi – Guitars Ryan Blake Folden – Drums Current Music: Broken Crown Halo – amazing album from start to finish. Available here on iTunes Song to Check Out: I Forgive (But I [Read More]

Cilver is our Monster Energy Aftershock Festival Featured Band of the Day

July 18, 2014

Here we are on our second day of our Aftershock 2014 Featured Band of the Day and I am so excited about this one. Our featured band of the day is Cilver and I can’t wait to see them again. We were able to catch Cilver as they were out on tour with the Revolver Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour along with Lacuna Coil, Eyes Set to Kill and Sick Puppies. They played an off night with another one of our fave bands, Eyes Set to Kill at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Cilver is an American Rock band from New York and they have been rapidly rising on the charts and gaining a lot of attention with their amazing hit, In My Head which features Bumblefoot (Guns n Roses). The energy from Cilver was bouncing off the walls and reverberating through the crowd. They truly captivated the crowd and with their fierce intensity left us all wanting more! I am so happy to see that they will be performing at this year’s Aftershock and [Read More]

Heaven’s Basement returns to the US for Festival tour Dates and more!

May 9, 2014

2013 was a KICK ASS year for UK rockers, Heaven’s Basement and 2014 is proving to be another spectacular year for them as they are in high demand. They recently returned to the UK for their “Welcome Home” Headlining tour and had to cancel several dates on the tour due to mandated vocal rest for vocalist Aaron Buchanan. They are set to return back to the US for this year’s Rock on The Range and Rocklahom festivals and more. Check out upcoming tour dates here: In other Heaven’s Basement news, guitarist Sid Glover is up for the Metal Hammer“Dimebag Darrell Shredder” Golden God award. Metal Hammer‘s awards are June 16. We featured Sid Glover on our 12 Days of Guitarists this past year. You can read more here. Their album, “Filthy Empire” which is out on Red Bull Records is full of hits and is one of those albums that you listen to from start to finish with no fillers. “I Am Electric” has recently become my Go To song to get amped/pumped up and then of course [Read More]