Nonpoint to Tour North America This Summer

I just saw this announcement on Letters From the Fire’s Instagram, and I’m super stoked! Nonpoint is hitting the road in August with special guests He Is Legend and, of course, Letters From the Fire.

Dates:

  • 8/21 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
  • 8/23 – Ft. Myers, FL – The Ranch
  • 8/24 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
  • 8/25 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
  • 8/26 – Jacksonville, FL – 1904 Music Hall
  • 8/28 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
  • 8/29 – Greenville, SC – The Firmament
  • 8/31 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans
  • 9/2 – Lynchburg, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Fest
  • 9/6 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
  • 9/7 – Hartford, CT – The Webster
  • 9/8 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
  • 9/11 – New York City – The Gramercy Theater
  • 9/14 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon
  • 9/15 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
  • 9/16 – Easton, PA – One Center Square
  • 9/19 – Nashville, TN – The Cowan

Let’s Talk Covers (Pt. 38)

1. Shiny Toy Guns: “Stripped” (Depeche Mode cover)

2. 10cc: “Paperback Writer” (The Beatles cover)

3. Rasputina: “Rock and Roll” (Led Zeppelin cover)

Weekly Focus: Death Valley High, Day Three

Death Valley High — “Doomsday in the Disco,” from the Survival Program EP (2012).

5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#14)

1. Crashdïet

A glam rock/sleaze metal band from Sweden. For fans of Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Poison, etc. Crashdïet announced their new singer, Gabriel Keyes, in December of 2017 and have been touring ever since.

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2. Villa*Nova

An eclectic blend of funky pop, rock, and hip-hop from South Carolina. For fans of Mindless Self Indulgence, Beastie Boys, Rehab, etc. Villa*Nova is currently touring and working on a new single. In the meantime, check out “Hard to be Around” and “Str8 to the Bottom.”

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3. Days to Come

Rock band from Georgia. For fans of Shinedown, Alter Bridge, TesseracT, etc. Days to Come is working on their next album, tentatively scheduled to be released fall 2018.

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4. Valklix

Punk rock from Kentucky. For fans of Therapy?, The Murderdolls, Bad Religion, etc. Valklix is busy recording tracks for their upcoming album, the demos of which you can listen to on Soundcloud.

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5. At Most Fear

Hard rock/metal music from New York. For fans of All That Remains, Crown the Empire, As I Lay Dying, etc. At Most Fear is touring and have released their debut album, Wicked, available on all major streaming services (such as Spotify). Here are “Solitary” and the title track “Wicked,” featuring Fronz of Attila.

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Weekly Focus: Death Valley High, Day Two

Death Valley High — “Multiply,” from the album Doom, in Full Bloom (2010).

7 Stone Riot Releases ‘Scratching the Surface’ EP

7 Stone Riot is a hard rock band from Birmingham, Alabama. Formed in 2013, the five piece act has been crushing the local and regional scene since its conception, playing shows with such bands as Trapt and Nonpoint. They are soon to add Fozzy and Adelita’s Way to that list.

Last year, 7 Stone Riot shared two singles — “I’m Alive” and “Time Will Tell” — in preparation for the upcoming EP, and this past Wednesday Scratching the Surface was released.

7 Stone Riot has a raw energy that bleeds through on record. Front man Whit Millsap has a very distinctive voice, clean but not without a gritty edge, that works well over the heavy-yet-melodic approach the band takes to many of its songs. I would draw a comparison between them and Fuel, Like a Storm, Breaking Benjamin, etc.

Any track from Scratching the Surface would be at home on the airwaves of a rock/metal station. I particularly enjoyed “Talking in Circles” and “Time Will Tell.” The former has some standout work by bassist Tyler Millsap, while the latter is slower and threaded with beautiful guitars and the haunting lyrics to match.

I would highly recommend checking out Scratching the Surface. You can find the EP on all digital platforms. Signed physical copies are also available.

Learn more about 7 Stone Riot:

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Weekly Focus: Death Valley High, Day One

Death Valley High — “Vincent Price,” from the album The Similarities of the Loveless and the Undead (2007).

Album of the Week — Death Valley High: Doom, in Full Bloom

I discovered Death Valley High via Instagram and decided to feature them in an installment of “5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following.” As I listened to as many songs as I could find, I fell in love with “Multiply” from Doom, in Full Bloom. And so, here it is, my album of the week.