Sevendust has announced the “In Dust We Trust” tour, set for early 2025. The metal veterans will be alternating between headlining shows with special guest Horizon Theory, and support dates with Disturbed and Three Days Grace. Tickets and VIP experiences are available now at sevendust.com!
2/25 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Arena*
2/27 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena*
2/28 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman+
3/1 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre+
3/2 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center*
3/4 – Milwaukee, WI – FiServ Forum*
3/6 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center*
3/7 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center+
3/8 – Chicago, IL – United Center*
3/10 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*
3/11 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre, Funhouse, & Café+
Horror punk icon Wednesday 13 is hitting the road stateside next spring. The “There’s No Such Thing as Monsters” tour features support from Stitched Up Heart, The Dead Rabbitts, and I Ya Toyah. You can snag tickets at officialwednesday13.com! (VIP packages are available through the venues, according to the initial tour announcement post on Facebook.)
3/14 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d
3/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Whisky A Go Go
3/16 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
3/18 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
3/19 – Seattle, WA – El Corazón
3/21 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post Roseville
Papa Roach and Rise Against are teaming up for some live shows in 2025. With special guest Underoath, the Rise of the Roach Tour will feature two U.S. legs. The spring run kicks off March 20th in Houston, Texas, and ends April 13th in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The fall stretch starts September 10th in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and wraps October 5th in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Memphis May Fire has announced The Shapeshifter Tour with special guests Caskets, Wind Walkers, and Elijah. The 26-date run starts April 16th in Little Rock, Arkansas, and wraps on May 18th in Daytona, Florida, at Welcome to Rockville 2025. Tickets/VIP are on sale now at memphismayfire.com!
And don’t forget: Memphis May Fire’s new album, Shapeshifter, drops March 28, 2025.
It has been 25 years since the world was introduced to Disturbed’s debut album and the infamous “Ooh, ah, ah, ah, ah!” (Admit it, you imitated it.) To celebrate The Sickness reaching this milestone, Disturbed is hitting the road in early 2025. The band will be performing two sets each night: The Sickness in its entirety and the greatest hits. Special guests vary by city and include the pairings of Three Days Grace/Sevendust and Daughtry/Nothing More.
Alt-metal band Carbonstone is back with new music. The Maryland-based outfit is set to release their latest single, “Echoes,” on October 26th, and after my first few listens, I have to say this one hits hard.
Carbonstone has never been a band to shy away from the darker side of self-reflection, especially the negative views we as humans often have of ourselves. “Echoes” puts words to that moment we peer into the mirror with complete honesty. It dives unflinchingly into the feeling of being trapped in your own head, succumbing to the belief that you are not enough and have failed in some immeasurable way because things didn’t work out as planned.
According to front man Corey James, the song is about heavy reflection and looking back at “fucked-up tragic events, or ‘echoes,’ that ultimately shape us into who we are.” For better or worse, life happens, and we are molded by external factors beyond our control. “Failed dreams, failed goals and aspirations, failed relationships,” James lists. “Substance abuse, and so on.”
The track is penned as a note to oneself. “You take the time to watch me bleed/Over and over/It’s like you love my suffering/This pain is contagious…” It is only too easy to spiral into the abyss once the narrator begins listening to those internal voices. “I see my ghost, it’s echoing/Repeating my failures/When I’m alone, it’s so haunting/The shadows consume me…”
“Bury me underground, I’ll lie with you/’Cause alone I’m nothing/Searching for anything to get me through/I’m so self-destructive.”
“The hook/chorus is basically about just giving in and submitting to everything, as it’s the only alternative to facing yourself alone,” James explains.
“Echoes” is a juxtaposition of hauntingly melodic singing and heavy, gritty music: an audio presentation of the emotions poured into the song. The choice of clean vocals for the majority of the track works on multiple levels. James was able to masterfully color his lyrics with the pain and resignation expressed in the words. Raging screams threaded throughout are the cries of hopelessness. Meanwhile, the other band members – guitarists Josh Provencio and Steve Junkins, bassist Eric Dee, and drummer Ted Hile – intricately weave together a sonic manifestation of anger and frustration. One final scream and the closing chorus are the last ounce of fight poured forth before our narrator ultimately accepts his/her fate and throws in the towel.
“Echoes” hooked me in from the first note and is a song that is well-crafted, relatable, and holds its listeners in thrall from start to finish. Carbonstone nailed it on all fronts. The song will hit streaming platforms at midnight. Meanwhile, the official music video drops tonight, October 25th, at 8 p.m. EST! Make sure to tune in to the band’s Facebook live at 7 p.m. EST for some drinks and other shenanigans.
If you haven’t already, visit Carbonstone’s socials and follow them on your favorite streaming service so you never miss a release – starting with “Echoes.”
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