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Concert Review Architects, Bless The Fall, Every Time I Die and Counterparts in Munich by Alexandra

February 23, 2015

Concert Review by Alexandra Counterparts / Bless The Fall / Every Time I Die / Architects Munich, Backstage, February 20th, 2015   Finally a show in one of my favorite venues in Munich. Nice people working there, enough parking space and an awesome club. There’s the floor in front of the stage and to the left and right of it is an area that’s at stage-level with stairs down to the floor area, so you can stand there and watch it from a higher viewpoint or you can go down to the pit and do whatever you feel to do, which was a lot of moshing and crowd surfing that night.   I think it was either sold out or very close to, because the venue was really packed. All four bands played an energetic and powerful set. Every band has been in the scene for quite a while. They’ve all toured Germany before and were known to at least parts of the audience. As Sam Green, the vocalist of the Architects mentioned, this was [Read More]

Concerts

Concert Review: In This Moment and Fearless Vampire Killers in Munich, Feb. 17th. contributed by Alexandra

February 19, 2015

 Contributed by Alexandra  Let me tell you: It was in more than one way an outstanding experience…. The club the show went down yesterday is a very small club in the heart of Munich. It was a sold out show and people already lined up around the corner. Doors were announced for 8.30 pm to open. Show start is usually 9.30 pm. Like most nights it was about -5 Celsius (about 23 Fahrenheit) and the air was slightly wet and felt therefore colder. So everyone was hoping for doors to open soon, but…..it took them over one hour to actually open that door. It was about 9.35 pm, when they actually let people in. It took until approx. 10 until all people were inside and at about 10.15 pm Fearless Vampire Killers entered the stage and played… 3 songs. The shortest set I’ve ever seen. Actually there would’ve been a third band on the bill, Starset, but as it turned out, they didn’t play at all. Unfortunately there’s not too much I could tell you [Read More]

Bands

Interview with Diamond Lane at NAMM 2015

February 19, 2015

It was awesome to catch up with some of our favorite rockers, Diamond Lane at NAMM 2015 this year. They have a lot of great things in store for 2015, so stay tuned and prepare for more KICK ASS ROCK from them. Check out our interview with them here: Diamond Lane is  Brandon Baumann – Lead Vocals Jarret Reis -Lead Guitar Ray Zhang – Lead Bass Frankie Lindia – Lead Guitar Dos Dave Vandigitty –  Lead Drums This was the first time I had the opportunity to catch Diamond Lane, live and I have been looking forward to it for a while now and knew it was going to be a great show. They exceeded my expectations and delivered a high energetic, adrenaline fueled set. The stage presence of each member is truly a treat to see. Each one feeding off the energy of the crowd as they continued to fire up the room with their intense sound. Brandon on vocals was powerful and is the perfect frontman. He engages the audience and captivates them [Read More]

Concerts

Concert Review: Falling In Reverse – Munich, Feb. 10th at Technikum

February 12, 2015

Contributed by Alexandra    Different from all the last shows I went to, Falling in Reverse only had one opening band, called Annisokay. They are actually a German band. Their sound is post-hardcore and fans of clean vocals mixed with screams and a guitar-driven sound will surely like them. They already have one album out and release number two, titled ‘Enigmatic Smile’, on March 20, 2015.   The first single ‘Carry me away’ of their upcoming record will be released Feb. 12th, 2015. They were with FIR for three dates and will be touring with Callejon from Feb. 12th until March 7th and with Emil Bulls from April 10th to April  25th through Germany. Make sure to check out their Facebook for further details about the album, their upcoming tours and facts about the band in general.   Showtime for Falling in Reverse was 9pm. They started the set under loud cheers of the audience with ‘God, if you are above’ from their upcoming album ‘Just like you’, which will be released Febr. 24th. Ronnie was [Read More]

Band

Of Mice & Men announces North American headlining tour

February 10, 2015

Of Mice & Men have just announced dates for a North American headlining tour. The tour is set to kick off on April 28th at Revolution in Ft. Lauderdale. Check the dates below so you can make plans to not miss them out on this tour: Date                      City                                        Venue April 25                 Jacksonville, FL                  Welcome To Rockville   HEADLINING TOUR   April 28                 Ft. Lauderdale, FL              Revolution April 30                 Nashville, TN                     Rocketown May 1                    Atlanta, GA                       Tabernacle May 2                    Charlotte, NC                    Carolina Rebellion ** May 6                    Silver Spring, MD              The Fillmore May 7                    Philadelphia, PA                Electric Factory May 9                    Las Vegas, NV                   Rock In Rio ** May 11                 Sayreville, NJ                     Starland Balroom May 12                 Worcester, MA                 The Palladium May 13                 NYC, NY                              Best Buy Theater May 16                Columbus, OH                     Rock On The Range ** May 17                 Sauget, IL                           Pops May 19                 Chicago, IL                         House Of Blues May 20                 Chicago, IL                         House [Read More]

Bands

State Line Empire releases new single, Kill It With Fire

February 9, 2015

State Line Empire have just released their new song, Kill It With Fire. It is a bad ass new track that will get you amped up and ready to rock! We first heard them perform the song last year as they opened for Skid Row at The Whisky A GoGo. We are so glad that the new song is out and you can head on over to iTunes and pick it up now. In addition to the new single, State Line Empire will be performing tomorrow night at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco as they open up for John 5. They are also set to open up for him on Wednesday as they return to the Whisky a GoGo. For more details, make sure to visit their social media sites! We will try and bring you an update from them and coverage from their San Francisco show. I will leave you with our last interview from when they performed with Skid Row. Also check out a live footage video for Break Me Down: Visit [Read More]

Entertainment

Slash ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators perform Bent To Fly on Conan

February 6, 2015

In case you missed the epic performance of SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators performing Bent To Fly on Conan O’Brien you can watch it below on the TeamCoco site: http://teamcoco.com/video/slash-featuring-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-02-05-15 SLASH also joined Conan O’Brien’s other guest on the show actor/musician Jeff Bridges for a jam on “Someone Else” from the film Crazy Heart.  You can watch the full episode by visiting here:  http://tinyurl.com/oc9rpe7. One thing is for sure, when you take a listen to Bent To Fly, you are in awe of Slash’s stellar guitarwork and the incredible vocals by Myles. There is no wonder why we featured him on our 12 Days of Vocalists. You can check that out here: https://musicjunkiepress.com/12-days-of-vocalistsmyles-kennedy/ If you need more from SLASH, you can check out some photos from their amazing performance last year at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Here is our full coverage link: http://wp.me/p5rd2k-6Oy   Upcoming Tour Dates: DATE LOCATION VENUE MON 2/9 Osaka, Japan Namba Hatch TUE 2/10 Tokyo, Japan Studio Coast THU 2/12 Tokyo, Japan O-East SAT 2/14 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach TUE [Read More]