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Lamb of God Presents: Headbangers Boat 2023

August 28, 2023 — Leave a comment

Music cruises are all the rage these days, with Shiprocked being the most talked about. None of the current cruises focuses solely on metal, hence Lamb of God bringing us Headbangers Boat!

Lamb of God will be playing two sets, including Ashes of the Wake in its entirety. Mastodon, Hatebreed, Testament, Gwar, and others will also be in attendance on this cruise, which sets sail on Halloween from Miami, Florida. For all the details, visit headbangersboat.com.

Behemoth: The Satanic States Ov America Tour 2023

August 15, 2023 — Leave a comment

Behemoth is touring North America with Twin Temple, Midnight, and Imperial Triumphant! There are also a handful of dates with Danzig scattered among the others. The tour kicks off in late August and runs through early October. Tickets and VIP available at behemoth.pl.

  • 8/28 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center*
  • 8/31 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion*
  • 9/1 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory+
  • 9/2 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port+
  • 9/3 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall+
  • 9/6 – Atlanta, GA – Roxy Theatre+
  • 9/8 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom*
  • 9/9 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ovation Hall+
  • 9/10 – Reading, PA – Reverb^
  • 9/11 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway+
  • 9/13 – Cleveland, OH – TempleLive Cleveland Masonic+
  • 9/14 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre+
  • 9/15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE^
  • 9/16 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion+
  • 9/17 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom+
  • 9/19 – St. Louis, MO – The Hawthorn^
  • 9/22 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas#
  • 9/23 – Ontario, CA – Citizens Business Bank Arena+
  • 9/24 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park^
  • 9/26 – Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall^
  • 9/27 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst^
  • 9/28 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades^
  • 10/1 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren^

* w/Twin Temple and Midnight

+ w/Danzig, Twin Temple, and Midnight

^ w/Twin Temple and Imperial Triumphant

# w/Danzig and Twin Temple

Demon Hunter: Twenty Years in Exile Tour

March 23, 2023 — Leave a comment

The “Twenty Years in Exile Tour” features Demon Hunter performing songs from all eleven albums. With them will be Opponent, and Living Sacrifice will be appearing on the final two dates. Tickets/VIP available at demonhunter.net.

  • 4/14 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada Theater
  • 4/15 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
  • 4/16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Urban Lounge
  • 4/17 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
  • 4/18 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
  • 4/19 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
  • 4/21 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
  • 4/22 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar
  • 4/23 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
  • 4/24 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
  • 4/25 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
  • 4/26 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom
  • 4/27 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
  • 4/28 – Memphis, TN – Black Lodge*
  • 4/29 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl*

* with Living Sacrifice

Mastodon and Gojira Announce The Mega-Monsters Tour 2023

March 6, 2023 — Leave a comment

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

Cradle of Filth & DevilDriver Announce Co-Headlining Tour

January 22, 2023 — 1 Comment

Double Trouble Live 2023 will have Cradle of Filth and DevilDriver as co-headliners, along with special guests Black Satellite and Oni. Tickets are available at cradleoffilth.com and devildriver.com, as well as the other acts’ sites and the venues’ pages.

  • 3/8 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
  • 3/9 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
  • 3/11 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
  • 3/12 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
  • 3/14 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
  • 3/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
  • 3/18 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live
  • 3/19 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
  • 3/22 – Dallas, TX – Amplified Live
  • 3/23 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
  • 3/25 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse (New date!)
  • 3/26 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel

Morbid Angel: 40 Years of Acid – United States Tour of Terror 2023

December 15, 2022 — Leave a comment

Morbid Angel is touring spring 2023 with Revocation, Crypta, Skeletal Remains (3/15-4/4), and Vitriol (4/6-4/22). Get your tickets at bnds.us.

  • 3/15 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
  • 3/17 – Houston, TX – Rise Rooftop
  • 3/18 – Dallas, TX – Amplified Live
  • 3/19 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 3/20 – El Paso, TX – RockHouse
  • 3/21 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
  • 3/23 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
  • 3/24 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
  • 3/25 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
  • 3/26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
  • 3/28 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
  • 3/30 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
  • 3/31 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theater
  • 4/1 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
  • 4/2 – Hobart, IN – The Art Theater
  • 4/4 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s
  • 4/6 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
  • 4/7 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverfront Live
  • 4/8 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
  • 4/9 – Pittsburgh, PA – Jergel’s
  • 4/11 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
  • 4/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Warehouse On Watts
  • 4/13 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
  • 4/14 – Albany, NY – Empire Live
  • 4/15 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
  • 4/16 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
  • 4/18 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
  • 4/19 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
  • 4/21 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum
  • 4/22 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room