alternative metal

Black Veil Brides & Ville Valo Share Dates For Their 2023 Co-Headlining Tour

July 6, 2023 — Leave a comment

Black Veil Brides and Ville Valo will be sharing the stage this fall alongside special guest Dark Divine. Tickets are available at blackveilbrides.net, Ville Valo’s Bandsintown, or dark-divine.com. Black Veil Brides are also offering VIP experiences!

  • 9/10 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
  • 9/11 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
  • 9/12 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
  • 9/14 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
  • 9/15 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
  • 9/16 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre
  • 9/17 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
  • 9/19 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
  • 9/20 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
  • 9/22 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
  • 9/23 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
  • 9/24 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
  • 9/25 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
  • 9/27 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
  • 9/28 – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
  • 9/29 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
  • 9/30 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
  • 10/1 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
  • 10/3 – Austin, TX – 3TEN Austin City Limits Live
  • 10/5 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
  • 10/6 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
  • 10/7 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
  • 10/9 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
  • 10/11 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre
  • 10/12 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
  • 10/14 – Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
  • 10/15 – Spokane, WA – The Podium
  • 10/16 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
  • 10/18 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House
  • 10/19 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
  • 10/20 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium

Three Days Grace and Chevelle Announce 2023 Co-Headlining Tour

July 3, 2023 — Leave a comment

Three Days Grace and Chevelle are touring together at the end of the summer. Loathe will be their supporting act. You can grab tickets at threedaysgrace.com or getmorechevelle.com.

  • 9/8 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
  • 9/9 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
  • 9/12 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
  • 9/13 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
  • 9/14 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights
  • 9/16 – La Crosse, WI – Copeland Park
  • 9/17 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
  • 9/19 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
  • 9/20 – Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
  • 9/21 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
  • 9/23 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
  • 9/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
  • 9/26 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
  • 9/28 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino
  • 9/29 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
  • 9/30 – Redding, CA – Redding Civic Auditorium
  • 10/2 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
  • 10/3 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
  • 10/4 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
  • 10/6 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 10/7 – Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater
  • 10/10 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
  • 10/11 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
  • 10/12 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 10/14 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Six Scars Shares New Single, “Sleepwalking”

June 30, 2023 — Leave a comment

Six Scars is a hard rock/metalcore/alternative metal/shoegaze project from Virginia. Having put out two full-length albums – To Wilt and to Bloom: A Journey (2022) and Destruction in My Wake (2023) – Six Scars is keeping the train rolling, with several songs dropping since the release of the latter. Today sees the premiere of the latest non-album single, “Sleepwalking.”

I was able to ask vocalist JT about “Sleepwalking.”

“This song is about the changing of times, both good and bad. Being stuck in the ideals of yesterday, yet still embracing the future that is coming. Albeit hesitantly. There is also an undertone of being lethargic in life. Feeling complacent while the world passes you by.”

With “Sleepwalking,” Six Scars plays with the juxtaposition of hard and melodic, all while keeping a pure, raw energy that is unrivaled. There is an almost subconscious build up to the music, which erupts near the end with a heavy breakdown and the vocals switching from clean to growls. This journey of musicianship is crafted in a way that seems to echo the lyrical content. The steadiness is complacency, the listener sleepwalking through life, as it were. Could the climax be a sign of us finally accepting our future and waking up? You decide. Check out “Sleepwalking” here:

Keep up with all things Six Scars!

Mudvayne: The Psychotherapy Sessions Tour 2023

June 25, 2023 — Leave a comment

Mudvayne is touring this summer, and they’re bringing along one hell of a lineup: Coal Chamber, Gwar, Nonpoint, and Butcher Babies! Get your tickets at mudvayne.com.

  • 7/20 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
  • 7/21 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
  • 7/23 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
  • 7/25 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
  • 7/26 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
  • 7/28 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
  • 7/29 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
  • 7/30 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
  • 8/1 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
  • 8/2 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
  • 8/4 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
  • 8/5 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
  • 8/6 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
  • 8/8 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
  • 8/9 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
  • 8/10 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater
  • 8/12 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
  • 8/13 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 8/15 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
  • 8/16 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
  • 8/17 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
  • 8/19 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
  • 8/20 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
  • 8/22 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
  • 8/23 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
  • 8/25 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
  • 8/26 – Englewood, CO – Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre

Seethe Addresses Mental Health in New Single, “Can’t Breathe”

June 24, 2023 — Leave a comment

Seethe is a solo metal artist that hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A blend of different styles of metal, alternative and trap prominent among them, Seethe has been quite busy over the past few years, having released an album a year since 2020, and an album and EP thus far in 2023.

Never one to slow down, Seethe has now shared a new single, “Can’t Breathe,” taken from the upcoming album, entitled Delenda: A Black Rose on the Epitaph. While discussing this latest track, I asked for a little background, such as the story behind the song, the writing/recording process, and anything else of note that Seethe wanted to include. This is what he told me:

“‘Can’t Breathe’ is the first single from my upcoming album, Delenda: A Black Rose On The Epitaph. When I got the beat originally, it was in a different key. I hung on to it for a couple of weeks with a bout of writer’s block. One day, I was messing with my DAW and figured out I could pitch shift the key of the instrumental. After some playing around on the computer, I bumped it up a half step from the original key, and within minutes, it all came flooding in lyrically. It was a fun song to pen down and record. The album, in general, was fun and challenging. While very heavy and glitchy musically (as my style usually is), I managed to write the songs with more choruses and melodic vocals.

The song lyrically (as is the whole album) is about mental health and signing myself into the psych ward earlier this year. “Can’t Breathe,” specifically, deals with my bipolar disorder and manic depression. That feeling that grips you where you are extremely overwhelmed and claustrophobic (ya know, happy stuff).

While lyrically it’s dark, I hope what people take from it is that there is nothing wrong or weak about reaching out for help. It’s not tough or heroic to hold that in and face it alone. If you want to be a hero and be strong……get the help you need to power through and live life for yourself and the ones you love another day.”

Check out “Can’t Breathe” here, and keep up with everything going on in Seethe’s world by subscribing to and following his various socials!

Avenged Sevenfold: Life is But a Dream… North American Tour Pt. 2

June 21, 2023 — Leave a comment

Fingers crossed I get to attend the Nashville show!!!!!!! Tickets available at avengedsevenfold.com.

  • 9/16 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
  • 9/17 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 9/19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
  • 9/20 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
  • 9/22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
  • 9/23 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life 2023
  • 9/25 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
  • 9/26 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
  • 9/28 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena*
  • 9/30 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
  • 10/2 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
  • 10/3 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
  • 10/5 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023
  • 10/7 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 10/8 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
  • 10/10 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
  • 10/12 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 10/13 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
  • 10/15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena

* No Falling in Reverse

Pop Evil Announces 2023 Summer Dates For Their Skeletons Tour

June 16, 2023 — Leave a comment

Pop Evil is bringing the Skeletons Tour to several festivals and fairs this summer. In July and August, they will be playing a few shows with special guests Eva Under Fire, and on July 29th, you can see them supporting Bush in Cincinnati! You can get tickets at popevil.com.

  • 6/24 – Sarnia, ON – Bluewater BorderFest 2023
  • 7/13 – Milwaukee, WI – Harley Davidson Homecoming Festival 2023
  • 7/20 – Menahga, MN – Mid Summer Music Fest Rock Week 2023
  • 7/21 – Escanaba, MI – Northern Lights Music Festival 2023
  • 7/23 – Jefferson City, MO – Capital Region MU Health Care Amphitheater+ (VIP available)
  • 7/25 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen+ (VIP available)
  • 7/26 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues+ (VIP available)
  • 7/28 – Grover Hill, OH – Wetzelland 2023
  • 7/29 – Cincinnati, OH – Hard Rock Casino^
  • 7/30 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre+ (VIP available)
  • 8/2 – Rock Springs, WY – Sweetwater County Fair 2023
  • 8/3 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep (VIP available)
  • 8/5 – Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo Ribfest 2023
  • 8/9 – Minot, ND – The Original Bar and Nightclub (VIP available)
  • 8/10 – Sturgis, SD – Sturgis Buffalo Chip 2023
  • 8/11 – Three Forks, MT – Rockin’ the Rivers 2023
  • 8/13 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line+ (VIP available)
  • 8/15 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt+ (VIP available)
  • 8/17 – Ottumwa, IA – Bridge View Center+ (VIP available)
  • 8/18 – Glen Flora, WI – Northwoods Rock Rally 2023
  • 8/19 – Yankton, SD – Yankton’s Riverboat Days and Summer Arts Festival 2023
  • 9/1 – Grand Island, NE – Nebraska State Fair

Album Review: Breathing Theory’s Artificial

June 11, 2023 — Leave a comment

Breathing Theory is a band that toes the line between heavy and melodic with an unrivaled precision (think Starset meets Gemini Syndrome meets Breaking Benjamin), and they have proven this yet again with the release of their new album. Artificial hit all streaming services on May 26th. The album is made up of ten songs that run the gamut from provoking thought to tugging the heartstrings, and all are unforgiving in their extremes.

Artificial opens with the electro-metal-symphonic “Replicas,” an introduction to the theme set by the album’s title: a dystopian future run by artificial intelligence. The very first song begs the questions “Can we define what it is that makes us human? Are we alive, or are we just replicas?”

“Replicas” is succeeded by “Beautiful Disaster,” which showcases Breathing Theory’s hard-hitting riffs paired with heartfelt lyrics and frontman Cory Britt’s strong singing voice. The band sends listeners into audio whiplash by diving straight into the relentless “Collapse.” Here is a prime example of Cory’s harsh growls and screams, echoing the anger and frustration of the lyrics – “They’re starting fires so the smoke and hate won’t clear/Misdirection keeps you trapped in fear” – and juxtaposed by the pure cleans of the chorus.

The next track – “Your Frequency” – is another switch, not exactly a ballad but certainly on the more melodic end of things. This is one of my favorites on the record. The words are gorgeous, and I have the utmost respect for Breathing Theory’s refusal to shy away from that side of their genre.

“The Cure” is crafted into solid verses and an extremely catchy chorus. It is followed by “Transcend,” the heaviest song on the album, and “My Cancer,” the softest. “Tethers” feels like something you would hear on the radio (in the best possible way). It makes the head bob and is easily imaginable as one of the sing-along moments during a Breathing Theory show.

And then, the band drops in their rendition of Journey’s “Separate Ways.” I’ll admit, I didn’t see that one coming, but I cannot stress enough how much it absolutely works! Breathing Theory manages to maintain the integrity of the original while also making it their own, a truly impressive feat.

Artificial wraps with “Blackout,” and I am going to call this a ballad. Slow and steady, with sad lyrics, Cory’s haunting vocals, and a moody guitar solo (can guitar solos be moody?), I think it fits the bill. 

There is not a single track on this record that I don’t like. A mix of alternative rock and metal with a metalcore edge and a trace of the grunge element, Breathing Theory definitely knows how to keep listeners intrigued and on their toes. Give Artificial a listen, or several, and follow Breathing Theory on their socials to see what’s next!

“Collapse” was the first single from Artificial. I knew I was going to love this album solely because of this song.