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Song of the Day — Avenged Sevenfold: “G”
My favorite track from Life is But a Dream…, which is available everywhere now!
Avatar: Dance Devil Dance North American Tour 2023
Avatar is touring North America this spring to promote their latest album, Dance Devil Dance. With special guests Veil of Maya and Orbit Culture, the tour kicks off April 28th in Omaha, Nebraska. You can get tickets at avatarmetal.com.
- 4/28 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral Theater
- 4/29 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- 4/30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
- 5/1 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House & Event Center
- 5/3 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
- 5/4 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
- 5/5 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
- 5/6 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
- 5/7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
- 5/9 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
- 5/10 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
- 5/12 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
- 5/13 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
- 5/14 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
- 5/15 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
- 5/16 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
- 5/18 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2023
- 5/19 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
- 5/20 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
- 5/21 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
- 5/23 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
- 5/24 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
- 5/25 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- 5/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
- 5/27 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2023
- 5/28 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
The Parallax II: Future Sequence Tour 2023
Between the Buried and Me are joining the trend of playing an album in its entirety for a tour. This summer, the band is hitting the road and bringing their fans The Parallax II: Future Sequence from start to finish. Thank You Scientist and Rivers of Nihil will be the special guests. Tickets and VIP experiences are available at betweentheburiedandme.com.
- 6/16 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
- 6/17 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
- 6/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
- 6/20 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
- 6/21 – Albany, NY – Empire Live
- 6/23 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
- 6/24 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
- 6/25 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
- 6/27 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
- 6/28 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
- 6/29 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
- 6/30 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
- 7/1 – Minneapolis, MN – Lyric at Skyway Theatre
- 7/2 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
- 7/3 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- 7/5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
- 7/7 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall Concerts
- 7/8 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
- 7/10 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
- 7/11 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
- 7/12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
- 7/13 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
- 7/15 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
- 7/16 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
- 7/17 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theatre
- 7/20 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
- 7/21 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
- 7/22 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
- 7/23 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
- 7/25 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
- 7/26 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
- 7/28 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
- 7/29 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
- 7/30 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
- 7/31 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
Mastodon and Gojira Announce The Mega-Monsters Tour 2023
Mastodon and Gojira are co-headlining this spring and summer, and they’re bringing along a very special guest: Lorna Shore! The Mega-Monsters Tour starts April 18th in Portland, Oregon. Get your tickets and VIP packages at mastodonrocks.com or gojira-music.com.
[Note: The poster with the dates seems to be inaccurate starting on 8/9. I am listing the cities and venues from the bands’ official sites.]
- 4/18 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- 4/20 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
- 4/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
- 4/22 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
- 4/23 – Las Vegas, NV – Virgin Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
- 4/26 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
- 4/28 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
- 4/29 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
- 4/30 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre
- 5/2 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
- 5/4 – Boca Raton, FL – Sunset Cove Amphitheater
- 5/5 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
- 5/6 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- 5/7 – Asheville, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Center
- 5/9 – Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live
- 5/10 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
- 5/11 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
- 8/9 – Newport, KY – Megacorp Pavilion
- 8/10 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
- 8/11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors
- 8/12 – Brooklyn, NY – Coney Island Amphitheater
- 8/13 – Syracuse, NY – Upstate Medical Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial
- 8/15 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
- 8/16 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage (Date and venue changed due to overwhelming demand)
- 8/18 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
- 8/19 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena
- 8/20 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
- 8/23 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
- 8/25 – Hammond, IN – Horseshoe Hammond Casino
- 8/26 – Omaha, NE – Westfair Amphitheatre
- 8/27 – Waite Park, MN – The Ledge Amphitheater
- 8/29 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
- 8/30 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater
- 9/1 – West Valley City, UT – Usana Amphitheatre
- 9/2 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Underoath: Blind Obedience Tour 2023
Underoath will be taking their Blind Obedience Tour across the U.S. this spring. Supporting them is Periphery and Loathe. Tickets and VIP are available at seated.com/underoath.
- 3/3 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- 3/4 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
- 3/5 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
- 3/7 – Indianapolis, IN – The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
- 3/8 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
- 3/10 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
- 3/11 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club
- 3/13 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
- 3/14 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
- 3/15 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
- 3/17 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion Ballroom
- 3/18 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
- 3/20 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House
- 3/21 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
- 3/23 – Sacramento, CA – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
- 3/24 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
- 3/25 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
- 3/26 – San Diego, CA – Soma
- 3/27 – Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre
- 3/29 – Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
- 3/31 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
- 4/1 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall
- 4/2 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
Static-X Unveils Nine Inch Nails Cover and New Album Release Date
Static-X announced yesterday that they are releasing their new album, Project Regeneration: Vol. 2, on November 3, 2023. The album will feature the final recordings of the late Wayne Static. Along with this announcement came the official video for the debut single from Project Regeneration: Vol. 2 – a cover of Nine Inch Nails’ infamous track “Terrible Lie.”
You can pre-order the album at static-x.org and check out the video for “Terrible Lie” below.
Periphery Share Two New Tracks, “Wildfire” and “Zagreus”
Both songs are off the upcoming album Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre, set to be released March 10, 2023.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day 20 – Favorite Song That’s a Cover
Easy peasy.
Mushroomhead: “Crazy” (originally performed by Seal)
