3 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#33)

1. WolveSpirit: From Germany, a band that encompasses many variations of rock and metal, including blues, psychedelic, melodic, groove, and a nod to classic. For fans of Billy Idol, The Rattles, Wolfmother, etc. WolveSpirit is currently recording their next album, Titanium, in Nashville. For now, you can check out their other albums, including their 2022 release, Change the World. Listen to their latest single, “Don’t You Know,” and be sure to follow them on their various socials and streaming services.

2. Love and a .38: Rock from California. For fans of AC/DC, Guns N Roses, Kix, etc. Love and a .38 has been playing as many shows as possible in the aftermath of the pandemic, sharing the music they wrote during those two years for the first time live. Here’s a single from 2021, entitled “Stand and Fight.” Keep an eye on their socials for news and show dates!

3. Ivy Black: Melodic rock with just a hint of pop hailing from Scotland. For fans of later Pink, The Donnas, The Pretenders, etc. Ivy Black just welcomed a new bassist to their ranks, and in February they released the track “Take Me, Break Me.” Give it a listen!

Welcome to Rockville 2022: Full Lineup (Updated 5/18)

News: Jane’s Addiction has pulled out of the festival, but Porno For Pyros will be taking their place!

Welcome to Rockville is back!!!!

The annual rock/metal festival is taking place May 19th through May 22nd at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. There will also be a kickoff party featuring Steel Panther that Wednesday, the 21st. Day/weekend passes, campground reservations, and other information are available at welcometorockville.com.

Welcome to Rockville 2022: Full Lineup

Welcome to Rockville is back!!!!

The annual rock/metal festival is taking place May 19th through May 22nd at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. There will also be a kickoff party featuring Steel Panther that Wednesday, the 21st. Day/weekend passes, campground reservations, and other information are available at welcometorockville.com.

5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#28)

1. The Weight

Rock from Vienna, Austria. For fans of Led Zeppelin, Grand Funk Railroad, Rival Sons, etc. The Weight is currently on tour and they released a live version of “Hammer, Cross, & Nail” in March (which you can view below).

“Trouble”

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2. Danger Escape

Alternative rock from California. For fans of Bring Me The Horizon, Thrice, Nothing More, etc. Danger Escape recently played Emo Night at Strummer’s in Fresno, and they will be at Whiskey A Go-Go with Red Jumpsuit Apparatus in May. The band released its latest single, “Dead To Me,” at the end of 2018.

https://youtu.be/dDzhlLTbhm0

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3. Hail the Hatter

Rock/Metal from Trinidad. For fans of Guns N Roses, Slash/Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, Megadeth, etc. Hail the Hatter will be playing Grunge 3 in May, and they were a part of Dead Sea Records’ “Metal Six Pack” back in February. You can download their full album free on their website! Check out “Bone Grin” and a live version of “A.o.a.U.”

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4. Against the Waves

Melodic metalcore from Spain. For fans of early Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, All That Remains, etc. Against the Waves is about to hit the road on the “Fight or Flee” Spanish Tour. You can visit any of their socials for dates!

“Inside”

“Radiate”

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5. House of Curses

Rock/metal from Alabama. For fans of Deftones, In Flames, Sevendust, etc. House of Curses has released their self-titled EP and are currently getting a lot of positive feedback on their song, “Lucky Stars.” They will be playing with Sons of Texas in Huntsville, AL., on May 19th.

“Lucky Stars”

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Download Festival 2018

Download Festival is happening next weekend, June 8th — June 10th. In case you haven’t already seen the lineup, here it is!

There are a lot of good bands playing, you lucky peeps! Lol. If you’re going, have fun! ❤

June 2018 Album Releases

6/1

-Ben Howard: Noonday Dream

-Owl City: Cinematic

-Roger Daltrey: As Long As I Have You

-American Aquarium: Things Change

-Beach Skulls: Las Dunas

-Def Leppard: Volume One

-The Flaming Lips: Greatest Hits, Vol. One

-Ghost: Prequelle

-MANIAC: Dead Dance Club

-Neko Case: Hell-On

-Phil Cook: People Are My Drug

-ZZ Top: Cinco No. 2, The Second Five LPs

-Jason Birmingham: No Fux Given

-Michael Ray: AMOS

-Monowhales: Control Freak

-Black Lotus: Wilted

6/2

-Killakoi: Pangea

6/8

-Tremonti: A Dying Machine

-Jorja Smith: Lost & Found

-Kanye West and Kid Cudi: Kids See Ghost

-Lily Allen: No Shame

-Lykke Li: So Sad, So Sexy

-Sheppard: Watching the Sky

-Sugarland: Bigger

-Snail Mail: Lush

-Black Sabbath: Supersonic Years (The Seventies Singles Box Set)

-Dance Gavin Dance: Artificial Selection

-Dave Matthews Band: Come Tomorrow

-Dierks Bentley: The Mountain

-Erin Rae: Putting on Airs

-Fire Down Below: Hymn of the Cosmic Man

-Mick Ronson: Beside Bowie, The Mick Ronson Story

-NeYo: Good Man

-serpentwithfeet: soil

6/15

-Christina Aguilera: Liberation

-Mike Shinoda: Post Traumatic

-Johnny Marr: Call the Comet

-Chromeo: Head Over Heels

-Melody’s Echo Chamber: Bon Voyage

-Andy Jenkins: Sweet Bunch

-Buddy Guy: The Blues Is Alive and Well

-Culture Abuse: Bay Dream

-The Darkness: Live at Hammersmith

-Dead Girls Academy: Alchemy

-Lizzy Borden: My Midnight Things

-Mayday Parade: Sunnyland

-Orange Goblin: The Wolf Bites Back

-Petal: Magic Gone

-Rebelution: Free Rein

-Sepultura: Arise (Deluxe Edition)

-Tangents: New Bodies

-Welles: Red Trees and White Trashes

-Like a Storm: Catacombs

-Letters From the Fire: Letters From the Fire

6/22

-5 Seconds of Summer: Youngblood

-Bebe Rexha: Expectations

-Panic! at the Disco: Pray for the Wicked

-The Blood Choir: Houses of the Sun

-CRAFT: White Noise and Black Metal

-Garbage: Version 2.0 (20th anniversary reissue)

-Hatchet: Dying to Exist

-Paul Rodgers: Paul Rodgers — Free Spirit — Celebrating the Music of Free

-Soulwax: Essential

-White Ring: Gate of Grief

-BrokeNCYDE: 0 to BrokeNCYDE

-City of the Weak: Pulling Teeth

-Impending Doom: The Sin and Doom, Vol. II

6/29

-Bullet For My Valentine: Gravity

-Let’s Eat Grandma: I’m All Ears

-A Delicate Motor: Fellover My Own

-Elle Belle: No Signal

-Florence and the Machine: High as Hope

-Guns ‘N’ Roses: Appetite for Destruction — Locked ‘N’ Loaded (deluxe edition)

-Graham Nash: Over the Years…

-Red Baraat: Sound the People

-Social Distortion: Live at the Roxy (Vinyl Reissue)

-Yes: Yes — The Steven Wilson Remixes

-Night Verses: From the Gallery of Sleep

-Glass Lungs: Impermanence

Let’s Talk Covers (Pt. 10)

1. Disturbed: “Land of Confusion” (Genesis cover)

https://youtu.be/YV4oY3kIeGJc

2. Mötley Crüe: “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” (Brownsville Station cover)

3. Slash ft. Myles Kennedy: “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (Guns ‘N’ Roses cover)

Album of the Day: Slash/Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators’ World on Fire

I love Slash and Myles Kennedy and the work they do together. It’s the perfect pairing ❤

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Weekly Focus – Sixx: A.M., Day Seven

Sixx: A.M. — “You Have Come to the Right Place,” from the album Prayers for the Damned, Vol. One (2016).

Weekly Focus – Sixx: A.M., Day Six

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Sixx: A.M. — “Are You With Me Now?” from the album This is Gonna Hurt (2011).