Orgy Shares Dates For Their 2024 North American Tour With Cold, Horizon Theory, and I Ya Toyah

Industrial/metal/glam/death pop outfit Orgy is celebrating 25 years of their debut album, Candyass. The band is hitting the road in North America this spring with Cold and special guests Horizon Theory and I Ya Toyah. You can get tickets and VIP packages at orgymusic.com and coldarmy.com!

  • 4/11 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
  • 4/12 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
  • 4/13 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s
  • 4/14 – Sioux City, IA – The Marquee
  • 4/16 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
  • 4/17 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
  • 4/19 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
  • 4/20 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
  • 4/22 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
  • 4/23 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
  • 4/24 – Fresno, CA – Fulton 55
  • 4/25 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
  • 4/26 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
  • 4/27 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock
  • 4/28 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
  • 4/30 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 5/1 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
  • 5/2 – Dallas, TX – Trees
  • 5/3 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
  • 5/4 – Shreveport, LA – Strange Brew
  • 5/6 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
  • 5/7 – Tallahassee, FL – Legacy
  • 5/8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
  • 5/9 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2024*
  • 5/10 – Greensville, SC – Radio Room
  • 5/11 – Knoxville, TN – Concourse
  • 5/12 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
  • 5/14 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s
  • 5/15 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
  • 5/16 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
  • 5/17 – Allentown, PA – Maingate Nightclub
  • 5/18 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
  • 5/19 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
  • 5/21 – Syracuse, NY – Song & Dance
  • 5/22 – Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s
  • 5/23 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater
  • 5/24 – Columbus, OH – King of Clubs
  • 5/25 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club

Crosses: Familiar World Tour 2024

Crosses, the darkwave/dream pop/gothic electro-industrial side project of Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno and Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, is kicking off their Familiar World tour in February 2024. I checked their official site, Facebook, and Ticketmaster but found no supporting acts listed.

Tickets and VIP packages are available at crossesmusic.com.

  • 2/7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
  • 2/9 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
  • 2/10 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
  • 2/12 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall (New date!)
  • 2/13 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
  • 2/14 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
  • 2/16 – Toronto, ON – History
  • 2/17 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
  • 2/19 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston
  • 2/20 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
  • 2/21 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
  • 2/23 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
  • 2/24 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
  • 2/25 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
  • 2/27 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
  • 2/28 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
  • 3/1 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
  • 3/2 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater (New date!)
  • 3/5 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
  • 3/6 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
  • 3/7 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
  • 3/9 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
  • 3/10 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
  • 3/11 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre

Psyclon Nine: Infection Divinum xx Annos Tour 2023

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)

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!

Mushroomhead Shares Headlining Dates For October 2023

Avant-garde masked metal marauders Mushroomhead are touring this October alongside special guest Hellzapoppin: Circus Sideshow Revue, Kurt Deimer, and FleischKrieg. Grab your tickets at mushroomhead.com!

  • 10/6 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance Theater
  • 10/7 – Reading, PA – Reverb
  • 10/8 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
  • 10/11 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
  • 10/13 – Houston, TX – RISE Rooftop
  • 10/14 – Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Factory
  • 10/19 – Madison, WI – The Annex
  • 10/20 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
  • 10/24 – Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
  • 10/26 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
  • 10/28 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom

A Tribute Album to Rammstein is Coming Soon!

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

Not My God Announces Farewell Tour

Not My God is an industrial project that features Tim Sköld (Shotgun Messiah, Marilyn Manson) and Nero Bellum (Psyclon Nine). The pair came together in 2020, releasing the self-titled Not My God on Valentine’s Day. This was followed by Simulacra in 2021 and, earlier this year, the twelve track Obverses.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and it seems that Not My God is calling it quits – after a final tour, of course…which also happens to be their first tour. Alongside Not My God will be Snakes of Russia, Clockwork Echo, and Death Loves Veronica. Tickets and VIP are available at skold.com.

  • 10/14 – Las Vegas, NV – Dive Bar
  • 10/15 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
  • 10/17 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
  • 10/18 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 10/20 – Denver, CO – The Crypt
  • 10/21 – Kansas City, MO – Encore (VIVO)
  • 10/22 – West Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
  • 10/23 – Ann Arbor, MI – Necto
  • 10/24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo
  • 10/25 – Richmond, VA – Fallout
  • 10/26 – Salem, MA – Koto
  • 10/27 – New York, NY – Stimulate
  • 10/29 – Atlanta, GA – Boggs
  • 10/30 – Dallas, TX – Ruins

Not My God: “Ashes”

Snakes of Russia: “Dos Thrones”

Clockwork Echo: “Hellfire”

Death Loves Veronica: “Red Leather”

Song of the Day — Sköld: “Rat King”

The first single from Sköld’s forthcoming record, Seven Heads, which will be released on July 28, 2023.