Asking Alexandria Shares Spring 2025 Dates With From Ashes to New, Royale Lynn, and What Lies Below

Metal/electronicore veterans Asking Alexandria are hitting the road this spring with From Ashes to New, Royale Lynn, and What Lies Below. This short spring tour kicks off April 23rd in Buffalo, New York, and wraps up at Welcome to Rockville 2025 on May 15th. Tickets/VIP on sale at askingalexandria.com!

  • 4/23 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo RiverWorks
  • 4/24 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
  • 4/26 – Syracuse, NY – Sharkey’s
  • 4/28 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
  • 4/29 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Clyde Theatre
  • 4/30 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
  • 5/2 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
  • 5/3 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
  • 5/4 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live
  • 5/6 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall
  • 5/7 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
  • 5/8 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
  • 5/10 – Davenport, IA – Capitol Theatre
  • 5/11 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2025*
  • 5/14 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
  • 5/15 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2025*

* Festival date – Asking Alexandria only

Genitorturers: Scars and Stripes Tour 2025

Industrial metal band Genitorturers have shared a handful of spring dates at short notice. The “Scars and Stripes” tour features special guest Red Devil Vortex and kicks off April 18th in Tampa, FL. Grab your tickets at genitorturers.com and come see the self-proclaimed “world’s sexiest rock band!”

  • 4/18 – Tampa, FL – Brass Mug*
  • 4/19 – Orlando, FL – Conduit*
  • 4/20 – Fort Pierce, FL – Tipsy Tiki*
  • 4/21 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits Live*
  • 4/23 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
  • 4/24 – McHenry, IL – The Vixen
  • 4/25 – Detroit, MI – Smalls Bar
  • 4/26 – Akron, OH – The Vortex
  • 4/27 – Cincinnati, OH – Woodward Theatre
  • 4/29 – Rochester, NY – Photo City Music Hall
  • 4/30 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
  • 5/1 – New Bedford, MA – The Vault
  • 5/2 – Parsippany, NJ – Dark Force Fest 2025*
  • 5/4 – Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
  • 5/6 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
  • 5/7 – Atlanta, GA – 529 Bar

* Genitorturers only

The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist, Pt. 4 (Updated 4/16/25)

Welcome to April – and a whole new batch of bangers! We’re a little over two weeks into the month, and already, we’ve seen a lot of great releases.

Don’t forget to check out the previous installments of The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist while you’re at it.

Pt. 1Pt. 2Pt. 3

Here are the songs that have been added so far in April!

Dead Posey: The Damned & The Dead Tour 2025

Gothic rock/metal band Dead Posey has shared dates for The Damned & The Dead Tour. Featuring special guests Ovtlier and Another Day Dawns, this early summer run kicks off June 11th in Denver, Colorado. Tickets and VIP are available at deadposey.com!

(City/venue for June 26th and 27th are still TBA. I will update this post whenever the information becomes available.)

  • 6/11 – Denver, CO – HQ
  • 6/12 – Lincoln, NE – The Royal Grove
  • 6/13 – West Dundee, IL – RocHaus
  • 6/14 – Des Moines, IA – xBk Live
  • 6/15 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
  • 6/17 – Indianapolis, IN – Turntable
  • 6/18 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
  • 6/19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill
  • 6/20 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
  • 6/21 – Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
  • 6/22 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
  • 6/24 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
  • 6/25 – Atlanta, GA – Altar at The Masquerade
  • 6/26 – TBA
  • 6/27 – TBA
  • 6/28 – Haltom City, TX – Haltom Theater
  • 6/29 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street

Dorothy: The Redemption Tour 2025

Hard rockers Dorothy are kicking off The Redemption Tour this week! Featuring support from Cory Marks and Return to Dust, this 22-date run has stops in Nashville, Flint, Denver, Dallas, and Atlanta before wrapping up at Boardwalk Rock 2025 in Ocean City, Maryland.

Tickets: dorothyonfire.com

  • 4/16 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl+
  • 4/18 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony+
  • 4/19 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box+
  • 4/21 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground+
  • 4/22 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop+
  • 4/23 – Joliet, IL – The Forge+
  • 4/25 – Council Bluffs, IA – Whiskey Roadhouse+
  • 4/26 – St. Louis, MO – The Hawthorn+
  • 4/27 – Madison, WI – The Majestic Theatre+
  • 4/29 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater+
  • 5/1 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom+
  • 5/2 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel
  • 5/3 – Phoenix, AZ – 98 KUPD U Fest 2025^
  • 5/6 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage
  • 5/7 – Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Factory
  • 5/10 – Camden, NJ – WMMR 93.3 Philadelphia MMR*B*Q 2025^
  • 5/11 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater#
  • 5/13 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm#
  • 5/14 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse#
  • 5/15 – Destin, FL – Club LA#
  • 5/16 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2025^
  • 5/18 – Ocean City, MD – Boardwalk Rock 2025^

^ Festival date – Dorothy only

+ w/Cory Marks

# w/Return to Dust

The Word Alive, The Funeral Portrait, and Melrose Avenue Share More Spring 2025 Dates

The Word Alive, The Funeral Portrait, and Melrose Avenue are supporting Ice Nine Kills this spring on their Silver Scream-A-Thon Tour. INK will be playing two nights in each city, and the other three are appearing on the first evening. So what will the trio of bands do with themselves on nights they aren’t opening for INK? Why, play a rock show of their own, of course! Tickets can be bought at thefuneralportrait.com or wearethewordalive.com!

  • 4/29 – Richmond, VA – The National*^
  • 4/30 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz^
  • 5/6 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater^
  • 5/9 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club^
  • 5/13 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore^
  • 5/15 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral*^
  • 5/18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre^
  • 5/20 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe^
  • 5/21 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s*#
  • 5/23 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground*#
  • 5/24 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater^
  • 5/27 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant*^
  • 5/29 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre^
  • 5/30 – Dallas, TX – RBC#
  • 5/31 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live#
  • 6/1 – Houston, TX – House of Blues^
  • 6/4 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle^
  • 6/6 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum#
  • 6/7 – Destin, FL – Club LA#
  • 6/8 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans^
  • 6/10 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn#
  • 6/11 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues^

^ w/Ice Nine Kills

# The Word Alive headlining

* The Funeral Portrait not appearing