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Interview with Heidi Shephard of Butcher Babies at Aftershock Festival

September 27, 2014

We recently brought you our coverage of the return of the Butcher Babies at this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock Festival. They are one of the most energetic female fronted bands out today. What is really awesome is that these frontwomen could give many men a run for their money when it comes to bringing power and presence to the stage. They hit the stage and took control of the crowd, energized everyone and definitely raised the heat a dozen or so degrees! We had the opportunity to chat with vocalist, Heidi Shepard at Aftershock and we are pleased to bring that interview to you here: One thing is for sure, they definitely delivered an intense and energetic set. Check out the photos by our Rockin Ryan from their blazing set: We were glad to hear them perform songs from their new EP Uncovered which is due out this week on September 30th through Century Media Records. The 5 song EP will feature cover songs that were chosen by each band member, and in the early summer [Read More]

Check out our coverage of Escape the Fate at Aftershock Festival

September 26, 2014

One band we wanted to make sure to see at Aftershock Festival was none other than Escape the Fate. They have been longtime favorites of ours and to see them perform at this year’s Aftershock was a true highlight. They conquered the 100+ temps and delivered the fans a powerful energetic set. They came right out and started off with my favorite track, You’re Insane. The crowd went wild and if you didn’t think they could get any louder, they did. Everyone was moving around and singing along when they played another favorite, Gorgeous Nightmare. Check out photos from the set by our Rockin Ryan here: The setlist included the following: You’re Insane Gorgeous Nightmare One For The Money Ungrateful Issues The Aftermath (G3) Escape the Fate will be heading out on tour in Europe with Glamour of the Kill and New Years Day. The tour starts on October 7th in Norwich, United KIngdom and ends on October 30th. Check the dates below and see if you will be lucky enough to catch a show with [Read More]

AFI closes out the Carnivores Tour with an energetic high flying set!

September 23, 2014

If anyone thinks ‘rock is dead’, just make sure to head out to an AFI concert and you will definitely declare it as blasphemy! AFI closed out the Linkin Park Carnivores Tour last Friday in Concord at the Concord Pavilion with a set that left little to be desired.The only think that you wanted, was more of them! They rocked the stadium and delivered an adrenaline fueled set featuring high flying jumps from Davey Havok and Hunter Burgan. Check out a slideshow of the photos from our Rockin Ryan here: It was great to see the crowd so full for the opening set and AFI has been garnering a lot of well deserved attention for their shows. I can’t wait for them to come back around on their headlining tour soon. I really am just waiting to see them again! Check out the setlist for the night here: The Leaving Song Part II Girl’s Not Grey I Hope you Suffer Medicate Love Like Winter 17 Crimes The Days of the Phoenix Silver and Cold Miss [Read More]

Butcher Babies returned to Aftershock Festival with a fierce set!

September 21, 2014

We were glad to see the return of the Butcher Babies at this year’s Monster Energy Aftershock Festival. They are one of the most energetic female fronted bands out today. What is really awesome is that these frontwomen could give many men a run for their money when it comes to bringing power and presence to the stage. They hit the stage and took control of the crowd, energized everyone and definitely raised the heat a dozen or so degrees! We will be bringing you an interview with vocalist, Heidi Shepard later this week. Check out the photos by our Rockin Ryan from their blazing set: We were glad to hear them perform songs from their new EP Uncovered which is due out on September 30th through Century Media Records. The 5 song EP will feature cover songs that were chosen by each band member, and in the early summer of this year, they entered the studio with producer Logan Mader (DEVILDRIVER, GOJIRA, 5 FINGER DEATH PUNCH) to dissect and “butcher” these five classics, creating something [Read More]

Eyes Set To Kill release lyric video for Little Liar and catch them out on tour!

September 19, 2014

Eyes Set To Kill have been busy with their non-stop touring. We caught their set at Aftershock and once again blew us away with their energy and killer music. The crowd went wild for them. Stay tuned as we will be bringing you full coverage of their set later this weekend. Meanwhile, they have just released a lyric video for their song, Little Liar . Check out the video here: Alexia had this to say about the song, “I started out writing this song about a woman named “Jodi Arias” who was on trial for brutally killing her boyfriend during the writing process of “Masks”. I found it fascinating that she kept denying and digging a hole deeper for herself by piling lies on top of lies. The whole world knew she was guilty but she still held on to her lies like she would eventually be set free. What I got from the whole story, was that the bigger the lie, the bigger the chances of getting caught. I think a lot of people, including me, have been [Read More]

Dig the Kid kicked off Aftershock 2014 Festival with an energetic set!

September 18, 2014

Aftershock Festival started off with a kick ass energetic set by the Bay Area band, Dig The Kid. It was great to see how many people got there early to catch the first set of the entire festival on Saturday morning. Dig The Kid came right out and this trio really played a powerful set. Their music which fuses many elements of music such as alternative, punk, grunge, rock and much more into their own unique style that will have you singing along and moving around in no time. Dig The Kid is: Cory Todd – Guitar Ian Lasater – Bass Lisa Mongelli – Drummer We had the chance to interview them after their set and will be bringing that interview to you later this week. Check out photos from our Rockin Ryan of their set: This is one band that I hope you get to check out. This week they released their new EP All Night Long that features their hit single, LOVE. It is an infectiously stellar song! Check out the song as it [Read More]

Make sure to catch Scott Stapp on his Proof of Live Tour

September 17, 2014

“I’m saying hello to a new dream I’m taking it back what’s left of me Don’t even try You can’t stop me now! I gotta feeling where I used to be numb. I can feel it now rushing through my blood. I’m stronger than I ever thought I was, and now I found another way out of here.” – Scott Stapp ‘Break Out’ Lyrics Grammy award winning artist Scott Stapp has been busy touring this summer in support of his spectacular solo album, Proof of Life. This is the second full length album and is quite a personal one for Scott. The album is a collection of amazing rock tracks yet filled with emotionally driven lyrics and sung through the amazingly unmistakable vocals of Scott. Proof of Life is the first new material since Scott‘s release of his 2012 uncensored memoir where he shared his life story of his fundamentalist upbringing, the rise of Creed, his ongoing battle with addiction, the rediscovery of his faith and the launch of his solo career. The album has been [Read More]