Sammy Hagar: The Best of All Worlds Tour 2024

In early November, Sammy Hagar announced “The Best of All Worlds” Tour, featuring himself, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, and Joe Satriani. The tour arrives on the heels of the release of The Collection II, the box set of newly remastered versions of four consecutive #1 albums from Van Halen (5150, OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, and Balance.

Hagar, Anthony, Bonham, and Satriani will be playing hits from Van Halen’s vast arsenal. They have also invited Australian musician Rai Thistlethwayte along on keyboards and backing vocals. Loverboy will be their opening act.

Tickets are available at redrocker.com!

  • 7/13 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
  • 7/14 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 7/16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
  • 7/19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
  • 7/20 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
  • 7/22 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
  • 7/24 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
  • 7/26 – Mansfield, MA – XFinity Center
  • 7/27 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
  • 7/29 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
  • 7/31 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
  • 8/2 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
  • 8/3 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
  • 8/9 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
  • 8/11 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • 8/13 – Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest
  • 8/14 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
  • 8/16 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
  • 8/17 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord
  • 8/19 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
  • 8/20 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
  • 8/22 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
  • 8/23 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 8/25 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
  • 8/27 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
  • 8/28 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
  • 8/30 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
  • 8/31 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Extreme: Thicker Than Blood Tour 2024

Rock band Extreme, who reached the height of their popularity with the release of their ballad “More Than Words,” is touring in early 2024. Living Colour (“Cult of Personality”) will be the opening act. Tickets and VIP available at both extreme-band.com and livingcolour.com.

  • 1/24 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen Performing Arts Center
  • 1/26 – Ledyard, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino
  • 1/27 – Atlantic City, NJ – IMAX Theatre at Tropicana
  • 1/28 – Manchester, NH – Angel City Music Hall Bar & Eatery LLC
  • 1/30 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center
  • 2/1 – Richmond, VA – The National
  • 2/2 – Ranson, WV – Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
  • 2/3 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park
  • 2/4 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
  • 2/6 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie Library of Homestead
  • 2/7 – Indianapolis, IN – Old National Centre
  • 2/8 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
  • 2/9 – St. Louis, MO – River City Casino
  • 2/10 – New Buffalo, MI – Four Winds Casino Resort
  • 2/13 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion Ballroom
  • 2/14 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
  • 2/16 – Quapaw, OK – Downstream Casino Resort
  • 2/17 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
  • 2/19 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
  • 2/20 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
  • 2/23 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
  • 2/24 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
  • 2/25 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
  • 2/27 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater
  • 2/28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
  • 2/29 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
  • Extreme will be appearing on the 2024 Monsters of Rock Cruise, which takes place March 2nd through the 7th.

Wednesday 13 Performs Murderdolls – 2023 Tour Dates (Updated 10/18)

Update: Due to overwhelming demand, the show in Dallas on 11/3 has been moved from Sundown to the Granada Theater, and is now all ages as well!

Horror punk band Murderdolls’ debut album, Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls, turns 21 this year! In celebration of this anniversary, frontman Wednesday 13 is hitting the road to perform songs from their first record, as well as their second and final release, Women and Children Last (2010). Wednesday’s touring lineup for this run includes Murderdolls’ alumni Roman Surman and Jack Tankersley.

The supporting acts are Gemini Syndrome, Infected Rain, and Black Satellite.

Get your tickets and VIP experiences at officialwednesday13.com.

  • 10/20 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
  • 10/21 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d Rock Bar & Grill
  • 10/22 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
  • 10/24 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
  • 10/25 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 10/27 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post Roseville
  • 10/28 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz
  • 10/29 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
  • 10/31 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
  • 11/1 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
  • 11/3 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater (Venue upgrade!)
  • 11/4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
  • 11/5 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 11/6 – Tulsa, OK – The Shrine
  • 11/7 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
  • 11/9 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
  • 11/10 – Madison, WI – The Red Zone Madison
  • 11/11 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
  • 11/12 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
  • 11/14 – Belvedere, IL – Apollo Theatre
  • 11/15 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
  • 11/16 – Lakewood, OH – The Foundry
  • 11/17 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill
  • 11/18 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
  • 11/19 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
  • 11/22 – Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
  • 11/24 – Winston-Salem, NC – Millennium Center
  • 11/25 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
  • 11/26 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
  • 11/28 – Atlanta, GA – Hell at The Masquerade
  • 11/30 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
  • 12/1 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
  • 12/2 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
  • 12/3 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
  • 12/5 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music
  • 12/6 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
  • 12/8 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
  • 12/9 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

Bands You Should Know: Shadow Reborn

You may remember my mentioning Shadow Reborn back in May, when I wrote this review of their EP, Realm of the Wicked. Well, I’m here to insist, again, that you check out this band!

Shadow Reborn is from Florida and offers all the glitz and glam of the 80s hair metal era with the darker macabre element of bands such as The 69 Eyes, Type O Negative, and Lacrimosa. A self-proclaimed theatrical goth metal act, this quintet has time traversing imagery, lyrics that delve straight into the human psyche, heavy riffs, and catchy anthemic choruses. Thus far, they have released two EPs – Intricacies (2015) and Realm of the Wicked (2022) – and several singles.

Below are my favorite track from Shadow Reborn, as well as their most recent single, and links to their socials. Be sure to follow them to keep up with any news, show announcements, and/or music releases.

My favorite. This song is the fifth track on Intricacies.
“Her Mortal Embrace” was released in 2021 and appears on Realm of the Wicked.

Wednesday 13 Performs Murderdolls – 2023 Tour Dates (Updated 9/30)

Update: The show on 11/14 has been moved from Racine, WI, to Belvedere, IL, at the Apollo Theatre!

Horror punk band Murderdolls’ debut album, Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls, turns 21 this year! In celebration of this anniversary, frontman Wednesday 13 is hitting the road to perform songs from their first record, as well as their second and final release, Women and Children Last (2010). Wednesday’s touring lineup for this run includes Murderdolls’ alumni Roman Surman and Jack Tankersley.

The supporting acts are Gemini Syndrome, Infected Rain, and Black Satellite.

Get your tickets and VIP experiences at officialwednesday13.com.

  • 10/20 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
  • 10/21 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d Rock Bar & Grill
  • 10/22 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
  • 10/24 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
  • 10/25 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 10/27 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post Roseville
  • 10/28 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz
  • 10/29 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
  • 10/31 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
  • 11/1 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
  • 11/3 – Dallas, TX – Sundown at Granada
  • 11/4 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
  • 11/5 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 11/6 – Tulsa, OK – The Shrine
  • 11/7 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
  • 11/9 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
  • 11/10 – Madison, WI – The Red Zone Madison
  • 11/11 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
  • 11/12 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
  • 11/14 – Belvedere, IL – Apollo Theatre
  • 11/15 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
  • 11/16 – Lakewood, OH – The Foundry
  • 11/17 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill
  • 11/18 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
  • 11/19 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
  • 11/22 – Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
  • 11/24 – Winston-Salem, NC – Millennium Center
  • 11/25 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
  • 11/26 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
  • 11/28 – Atlanta, GA – Hell at The Masquerade
  • 11/30 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
  • 12/1 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
  • 12/2 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
  • 12/3 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
  • 12/5 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music
  • 12/6 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
  • 12/8 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
  • 12/9 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

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!

Black Veil Brides & Ville Valo Share Dates For Their 2023 Co-Headlining Tour [Updated 8/23]

Update: Two shows have been added in southern California – 10/21 in Ventura and 10/22 in San Diego. Tickets for these dates go on sale Friday, 8/25.

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
  • 10/21 – Ventura, CA – Majestic Ventura Theater (New date!)
  • 10/22 – San Diego, CA – Soma San Diego (New date!)

The 69 Eyes Release Cover of Rammstein’s “Feuer Frei!”

The Darkness: Permission to Land Tour (USA 2023)

The Darkness is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Permission to Land, with some October U.S. dates! They are also reissuing the record on both CD and vinyl. To grab your tickets, or to preorder the album itself, visit thedarknesslive.com! I haven’t seen any support listed yet, but I will update as soon as any special guests are announced.

  • 10/3 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
  • 10/4 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
  • 10/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
  • 10/7 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
  • 10/8 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 10/10 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
  • 10/11 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
  • 10/13 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
  • 10/14 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
  • 10/15 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
  • 10/17 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
  • 10/18 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
  • 10/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
  • 10/21 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
  • 10/22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club