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Ill Niño Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Confession With US Tour
Ill Niño’s Confession is turning 20 this year, and the band is hitting the road to celebrate this milestone! They will be playing the album in its entirety, plus more. With them will be Through Fire and Dropout Kings. They will have special guests in each city, as well, including Sinshrift, Tulip, REdEFIND, Burden of the Sky, and/or Semper Acerbus.
Tickets available at bandsintown.com/illnino. You can also purchase a VIP bus hang at national-acts.com/illnino.
- 5/4 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans*
- 5/5 – Winchester, VA – Blue Fox Billiards*
- 5/6 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom*
- 5/7 – Horseheads, NY – The L*
- 5/9 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s*
- 5/10 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill #
- 5/11 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester #
- 5/12 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop #
- 5/13 – Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room #
- 5/14 – Joliet, IL – The Forge #
- 5/16 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre ^
- 5/17 – Belvidere, IL – The Apollo Theatre ^
- 5/18 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room ^
- 5/19 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar ^
- 5/20 – Billings, MT – The Pub Station+
- 5/21 – Great Falls, MT – The Newberry+
- 5/23 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater %
- 5/24 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios %
- 5/25 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater %
- 5/26 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
- 5/27 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse %
- 5/30 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s %
- 5/31 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock %
- 6/1 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live %
- 6/2 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box %
- 6/3 – Fort Worth, TX – Rail Club %
- 6/4 – Tyler, TX – Country River Club %
* w/REdEFIND and Semper Acerbus
# w/REdEFIND and Tulip
^ w/Burden of the Sky and REdEFIND
+ w/Burden of the Sky and Sinshrift
% w/Tulip and Sinshrift
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
Whitechapel Announces The Valley Tour With Special Guests Archspire, Signs of the Swarm, and Entheos
Whitechapel has announced The Valley Tour, set to take place this spring. The band will be performing The Valley in full. Support comes in the form of Archspire, Signs of the Swarm, and Entheos.
Tickets/VIP: whitechapelband.com
- 4/14 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
- 4/15 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
- 4/16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
- 4/18 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
- 4/19 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
- 4/20 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
- 4/21 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
- 4/22 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
- 4/24 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
- 4/25 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
- 4/27 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
- 4/28 – Denver (Englewood), CO – Gothic Theatre
- 4/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
- 5/1 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
- 5/2 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
- 5/4 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
- 5/5 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
- 5/6 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
- 5/7 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theatre
- 5/9 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
- 5/10 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
- 5/12 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
- 5/13 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
Song of the Day — god.i.am: “Ditch.Pig (.of spells and curses.)”
From the EP hanc aeternum, infinitum nihil 23.23, available now!
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
Bleed The Sky Welcomes New Vocalist + Shares Video For New Single
Everybody welcome Bleed The Sky’s new vocalist Monte Barnard, who can be heard here on their latest track, “The Parasite.” This heavy hitter also features a guest appearance by Chimaira’s Mark Hunter.
Bury Tomorrow: The Seventh Sun USA & Canada Tour 2023
Bury Tomorrow is hitting the road with special guests Hollow Front, Afterlife, and Siamese! The Seventh Sun USA & Canada Tour kicks off May 2nd in Los Angeles and wraps up May 20th in NYC. Tickets are available at bury-tomorrow.com.
- 5/2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex
- 5/3 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
- 5/5 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
- 5/6 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
- 5/7 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
- 5/9 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
- 5/10 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
- 5/11 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
- 5/12 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
- 5/13 – Chicago, IL – Park West
- 5/14 – Detroit, MI – El Club
- 5/16 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
- 5/17 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
- 5/19 – Cambridge, MA – The Middle East Downstairs
- 5/20 – New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
Song of the Day — F.I.L.T.H: “Get Up 2.0”
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.
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