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Three Covers That I Did Not See Coming

April 22, 2025 — Leave a comment

I always enjoy hearing artists’ takes on songs they love, and the most fun reimaginings to me are the ones that come from a completely different genre than the original. Over the past week, two such renditions have been released into the world. The third cover… Well, it was always a dark song, so an infamously dark artist sharing his version makes sense.

1. Priest: “Black Hole Sun”

Yes, that “Black Hole Sun.” It’s so Priest, but I think it’s a very respectful nod to Soundgarden and the original. And, let’s be honest, it takes balls to release a song and know everyone is going to be comparing your vocals to Chris Cornell’s.

2. Aesthetic Perfection: “Fade to Black”

Aesthetic Perfection is a self-proclaimed industrial pop act. Hearing them do a Metallica track was unexpected, but I dig it.

3. Marilyn Manson: “In the Air Tonight”

Manson prides himself on shocking people. His entire career is based on it, in fact. He has done odd covers before. However, I just never would have predicted a Phil Collins song. Lol. As stated above, it kinda makes sense. The subject matter of “In the Air Tonight” is rather dark. Who better to reimagine it than Marilyn Manson and Tyler Bates?

Powerman 5000 Shares Spring 2025 West Coast Dates

April 5, 2025 — 2 Comments

Powerman 5000 is kicking off a West Coast run in six days. Featuring special guests Julien-K and Makes My Blood Dance, this 12-date mini-tour includes stops in Anaheim, San Francisco, Tucson, and Las Vegas. Tickets can be purchased via the venues’ sites or Powerman 5000’s Bandsintown!

  • 4/11 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
  • 4/12 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
  • 4/13 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
  • 4/15 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 4/16 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
  • 4/18 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
  • 4/19 – Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewing Co.
  • 4/20 – Modesto, CA – Persuasion Brewing
  • 4/22 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
  • 4/23 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
  • 4/25 – Bakersfield, CA – The Nile Theater (There was a change. This is the correct city and venue.)
  • 4/26 – Temecula, CA – Temecula Sports Lounge/Restaurant

Josey Scott Shares Dates For The “Nu Metal Revival” Tour 2025

December 14, 2024 — Leave a comment

Josey Scott, the original voice of Saliva, has announced the “Nu Metal Revival” tour in early 2025. Rounding out this mid-winter/early spring run of nostalgia will be fellow nu metal vets Hed P.E., Adema, and Flaw, and as an added bonus, special guests Core and Makes My Blood Dance will be joining in on select dates. Tickets and VIP can be purchased at joseyscottrocks.com! (You can also find tickets via the venues’ official sites.)

Josey Scott has promised there are more dates to come, so keep an eye out for updates on my page or any of the bands’ socials.

  • 2/20 – Bartonville, IL – Backroads Saloon^
  • 2/21 – East Moline, IL – Rust Belt^
  • 2/22 – Pittsburg, KS – Kansas Crossing Casino^
  • 2/24 – Tulsa, OK – The Shrine (Josey Scott, Adema, and Core only!)
  • 2/25 – Lincoln, NE – Royal Grove^
  • 2/26 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios^
  • 2/28 – Ringle, WI – Q & Z Expo Center^
  • 3/1 – Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theater^
  • 3/2 – Joliet, IL – The Forge^
  • 3/4 – Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero^
  • 3/5 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans Live^
  • 3/7 – Worcester, MA – Off the Rails^
  • 3/8 – Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s^
  • 3/9 – Sabbatus, ME – Mixers^
  • 3/12 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge^
  • 3/13 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs^
  • 3/14 – Harrison, OH – The Blue Note^
  • 3/15 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop^
  • 3/16 – Chicago, IL – WC Social Club^
  • 3/18 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819^
  • 3/20 – West Palm Beach, FL – Banyan Live*
  • 3/21 – Mt. Dora, FL – Mt. Dora Music Hall*
  • 3/22 – Tampa, FL – Brass Mug*
  • 3/23 – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly*
  • 3/24 – Destin, FL – Club LA*
  • 3/26 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Midtown*
  • 3/27 – Kyle, TX – The Railhouse*
  • 3/28 – Tyler, TX – True Vine Brewing Co.*
  • 3/29 – Fort Worth, TX – Rail Club*

Note: Hed P.E. and Flaw will be playing at Oriental Theater in Denver, Colorado, on 2/24.

^ with Core

* with Makes My Blood Dance

In This Moment: The Godmode Tour 2024

April 18, 2024 — Leave a comment

In This Moment has announced The Godmode Tour with special guests Kim Dracula, I See Stars, and Mike’s Dead. The 20-date run kicks off April 28th in Anaheim, CA, and treks from coast to coast, finding its conclusion May 25th in Syracuse, NY. Tickets are now available at inthismomentofficial.com!

  • 4/28 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim#
  • 4/30 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel*#
  • 5/1 – El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum*#
  • 5/3 – Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Events Center*#
  • 5/4 – New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheater*#
  • 5/5 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall*#
  • 5/7 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
  • 5/9 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
  • 5/10 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2024
  • 5/11 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
  • 5/13 – Richmond, VA – The National
  • 5/14 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
  • 5/16 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum
  • 5/17 – Erie, PA – Erie Insurance Arena
  • 5/18 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival 2024
  • 5/20 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
  • 5/21 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre
  • 5/23 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
  • 5/24 – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre
  • 5/25 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center

# I See Stars not appearing

* w/Motionless in White (The Dark Horizon Tour)

Psyclon Nine: Infection Divinum xx Annos Tour 2023

October 19, 2023 — 1 Comment

Industrial black metal band Psyclon Nine has announced the Infection Divinum xx Annos Tour with special guests Clockwork Echo, Guillotine, and Corvin’s Breed. Tickets for this 2023 run, as well as two April 2024 dates, are available via Psyclon Nine’s Bandcamp!

Note: There are no ticket links for the shows at Astoria Pub in Vancouver or Stimulate in NYC, nor do the sites for these venues have tickets for this tour on their event pages. If this changes, I will update this post with direct links to the tickets.

  • 11/15 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
  • 11/16 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
  • 11/17 – Portland, OR – The Coffin Club (New date!)
  • 11/18 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria Pub
  • 11/20 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 11/24 – West Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
  • 11/25 – Columbus, OH – Double Happiness
  • 11/27 – Ann Arbor, MI – Necto
  • 11/28 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester
  • 11/29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
  • 11/30 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s Brewing Co.
  • 12/1 – New York, NY – Stimulate
  • 12/2 – Richmond, VA – Fallout
  • 12/3 – El Cajon, CA – Radio Room
  • 12/5 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
  • 12/6 – Colorado Springs, CO – Vultures
  • 12/7 – Denver, CO – HQ
  • 12/30 – Hollywood, CA – Bar Sinister

April 2024 Shows

  • 4/18 – London, UK – Reptile (Psyclon Nine only)
  • 4/21 – Siggiewi, Malta – Dark Malta Festival 2024 (Psyclon Nine only)

5 Neue Deutsche Härte Bands to Follow (That Aren’t Rammstein)

September 30, 2023 — Leave a comment

This is far from a comprehensive list, of course, but here are five bands I’ve discovered from the neue Deutsche härte genre that don’t get nearly enough recognition in the U.S.

1. Oomph!

Formed in 1989, Oomph! actually pioneered the neue Deutsche härte movement, according to some sources The thing I really love about them is the fact that they change a little (sometimes a lot) every couple of albums. They started with a more electronic/dance/industrial sound, but they quickly morphed into guitar-driven rock/metal. Several bands that came after drew inspiration from Oomph!, including – most notably – Rammstein.

From the self-titled record released in 1992
From GlaubeLiebeTod (2006)
From XXV (2015)

2. Eisbrecher

I actually discovered Eisbrecher years ago, but I didn’t know the band’s name. My best friend had their song “Wilkommen im Nichts” downloaded to her computer, and I loved it. Later, I searched for the song, found that it was by Eisbrecher, and went down the rabbit hole. I bought a copy of their 2010 release Eiszeit and I’ve been a fan ever since.

From the self-titled record (2004)
From Eiszeit (2010)
From Liebe macht Monster (2021)

3. Stahlmann

I found Stahlmann after I’d begun listening to Eisbrecher (and obsessing over the track “Wir Sind Wir” by Paul van Dyk and Peter Heppner). I think at that point I was simply looking for similar bands because I really enjoy the genre. The first song I remember hearing by Stahlmann was “Schwarz.”

From the self-titled record (2010)
From CO2 (2015)
From Quarz (2021)

4. Erdling

Erdling was founded in 2014 by Neill Freiwald and Niklas Kahl. They are a blend of heavier rock and neue Deutsche härte. I remember listening to “Mein Element” and really being able to hear the Rammstein influence.

From Aus den Tiefen (2016)
From Yggdrasil (2020)
From Bestia (2023)

5. Die Kreatur

Die Kreatur is a project formed by Chris Harms (Lord of the Lost) and Dero Goi (Oomph!). The two artists had made guest appearances on tracks for each other’s bands, and they finally decided to merge into a separate entity. The project meshes together the more gothic metal sound of Lord of the Lost with the neue Deutsche härte elements that started with Oomph! Thus far, they have only released one album, entitled Panoptikum, but here’s hoping there will be more from them in the future!

A Tribute Album to Rammstein is Coming Soon!

August 21, 2023 — Leave a comment

When I say “soon,” I mean soon. As in, August 25th. Four days from now.

I had heard the covers of “Feuer Frei!” by The 69 Eyes and “Engel” by Priest, and I thought it was kind of odd (and awesome) that suddenly everyone was releasing their take on infamous Rammstein tracks. Then, I stumbled across a post on a Front Line Assembly fan page and saw that those two releases are part of a bigger project.

I’m pretty excited about this! The album features versions of songs such as “Du Hast,” “Sonne,” “Radio,” and “Deutschland,” by a slew of artists, including Front Line Assembly, Skold, Julien-K, and more. I will include the full track list below. You can order your copy on Cleopatra Records’ site.

1. “Du Hast” – Burton C. Bell, Paul Ferguson, and MGT

2. “Deutschland” – Front Line Assembly

3. “Sonne” – Skold

4. “Engel” – Priest

5. “Amerika” – Laibach

6. “Feuer Frei!” – The 69 Eyes

7. “Ausländer” – Jah Wobble & Jon Klein

8. “Radio” – Julien-K

9. “Ich Will” – Stoneman

10. “Keine Lust” – Lacrimas Profundere

11. “Links 2 3 4” – Manntra

BONUS TRACKS

12. “Mein Teil” – Original God

13. “Du Hast” – Læther Strip

Song of the Day — Clockwork Echo: “Embrace the Silence So Cold”

March 7, 2023 — Leave a comment

New Music Friday Ft. Linkin Park, Attack Attack!, and This Dying Hour

February 10, 2023 — Leave a comment

Linkin Park: “Lost”

Attack Attack!: “Paralyzed (Until We Meet Again)”

This Dying Hour: “Age Of The Coward”

Psyclon Nine: From Hell & Back Tour 2023

February 2, 2023 — Leave a comment

Psyclon Nine is embarking on their From Hell & Back Tour alongside Clockwork Echo and Our Frankenstein. Tickets and VIP packages available at Psyclon Nine’s Bandcamp page.

  • 2/16 – Sacramento, CA – Old Ironsides
  • 2/17 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
  • 2/19 – Portland, OR – Band Booked
  • 2/21 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 2/22 – Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper
  • 2/25 – Lincoln, NE – 1867 Bar (The state on the poster is wrong, LOL.)
  • 2/26 – West Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
  • 2/27 – Ann Arbor, MI – Necto
  • 2/28 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester
  • 3/1 – Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
  • 3/3 – Mt. Holly, NJ – Union Firehouse
  • 3/4 – Richmond, VA – Fallout
  • 3/6 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
  • 3/8 – Winter Park, FL – The Conduit
  • 3/10 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Respectable Street
  • 3/11 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar/Brass Mug
  • 3/12 – New Orleans, LA – The Goat
  • 3/14 – Colorado Springs, CO – Vultures
  • 3/15 – Greeley, CO – Moxi Theater
  • 3/16 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
  • 3/17 – Las Vegas, NV – The Dive Bar
  • 3/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Bar Sinister