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The Mostly Music Podcast, Ep. 1: Fun With Carbonstone
My none-too-serious interview with Carbonstone is now live on YouTube! Give it a watch!
Song of the Day — Carbonstone: “Plaything” (ft. Chrystal of Anoxia)
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.
New Music Friday ft. Xero Hour, Death Valley High, and Call of Sirens
Xero Hour: “Witches Fire”
Death Valley High: “Saviour Horreur”
Call of Sirens: “Never Enough”
Powerman 5000: The Devil in the Dark Tour 2023 [Updated 7/12/23]
Update: Shows have been added on 7/15 and 7/21!
Powerman 5000 is hitting the road this summer with Julien-K and Priest! Tickets available at powerman5000.com, or via the venues’ sites. Some dates are not yet showing up on bandsintown, so I’ll link the venue pages for those.
- 7/7 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues [Tickets]
- 7/8 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
- 7/10 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo [Tickets]
- 7/11 – Portland, OR – Rustix [Tickets]
- 7/12 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
- 7/14 – Filer, ID – Rally in the Valley [Tickets]
- 7/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s (New date!) [Tickets]
- 7/16 – Denver, CO – HQ [Tickets]
- 7/17 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep [Tickets]
- 7/19 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar [Tickets]
- 7/20 – Menahga, MN – Mid Summer Music Fest [Tickets]
- 7/21 – Beaver Dam, WI – Stormy’s (New date!) [Tickets]
- 7/22 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
- 7/23 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theatre AC [Tickets]
- 7/25 – Lakewood, OH – The Foundry [Tickets]
- 7/26 – Wyandotte, MI – District 142 [Tickets]
- 7/27 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
- 7/28 – Marietta, OH – The Adelphia Music Hall [Tickets]
- 7/29 – Harrison, OH – The Blue Note [Tickets]
- 7/30 – Braidwood, IL – Top Fuel Saloon [Tickets]
- 7/31 – Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theater [Tickets]
- 8/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill
- 8/3 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz [Tickets]
- 8/4 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s [Tickets]
- 8/5 – Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times [Tickets]
- 8/6 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
- 8/7 – Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall
- 8/8 – Ft. Worth, TX – Rail Club [Tickets]
- 8/9 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live [Tickets]
- 8/10 – Odessa, TX – The Ector Theatre [Tickets]
- 8/11 – El Paso, TX – RockHouse Bar & Grill
- 8/12 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock [Tickets]
Song of the Day — Mortis, the Devil’s Reject: “Sweet Like Novocaine”
Seethe Addresses Mental Health in New Single, “Can’t Breathe”
Seethe is a solo metal artist that hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A blend of different styles of metal, alternative and trap prominent among them, Seethe has been quite busy over the past few years, having released an album a year since 2020, and an album and EP thus far in 2023.
Never one to slow down, Seethe has now shared a new single, “Can’t Breathe,” taken from the upcoming album, entitled Delenda: A Black Rose on the Epitaph. While discussing this latest track, I asked for a little background, such as the story behind the song, the writing/recording process, and anything else of note that Seethe wanted to include. This is what he told me:
“‘Can’t Breathe’ is the first single from my upcoming album, Delenda: A Black Rose On The Epitaph. When I got the beat originally, it was in a different key. I hung on to it for a couple of weeks with a bout of writer’s block. One day, I was messing with my DAW and figured out I could pitch shift the key of the instrumental. After some playing around on the computer, I bumped it up a half step from the original key, and within minutes, it all came flooding in lyrically. It was a fun song to pen down and record. The album, in general, was fun and challenging. While very heavy and glitchy musically (as my style usually is), I managed to write the songs with more choruses and melodic vocals.
The song lyrically (as is the whole album) is about mental health and signing myself into the psych ward earlier this year. “Can’t Breathe,” specifically, deals with my bipolar disorder and manic depression. That feeling that grips you where you are extremely overwhelmed and claustrophobic (ya know, happy stuff).
While lyrically it’s dark, I hope what people take from it is that there is nothing wrong or weak about reaching out for help. It’s not tough or heroic to hold that in and face it alone. If you want to be a hero and be strong……get the help you need to power through and live life for yourself and the ones you love another day.”
Check out “Can’t Breathe” here, and keep up with everything going on in Seethe’s world by subscribing to and following his various socials!
Alesana: The Trilogy Tour, Part II – A Place Where the Sun is Silent (2023)
Alesana has announced The Trilogy Tour, Part II. They will be playing the second installment of The Annabel Trilogy, A Place Where the Sun is Silent, from front to back! Joining them on this tour will be Limbs, Vampires Everywhere!, and Across the White Water Tower. Tickets are available at bandsintown.com/alesana, and you can purchase Alesana VIP packages at meetandscream.com.
- 6/15 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
- 6/16 – Birmingham, AL – TrimTab Brewing Company
- 6/17 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
- 6/19 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
- 6/21 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
- 6/22 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
- 6/23 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage
- 6/24 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
- 6/25 – Dallas, TX – So What? Music Festival 2023
- 6/27 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar
- 6/29 – Madison, WI – The Annex at The Red Zone
- 6/30 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
- 7/1 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
- 8/10 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
- 8/11 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans Music Hall
- 8/12 – Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
- 8/13 – Orlando, FL – Level 13 Event Center
- 8/14 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
- 8/15 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
- 8/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill
- 8/17 – Horseheads, NY – The L
- 8/18 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Monarch
- 8/19 – Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s Bar & Grill
- 8/20 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC
- 11/9 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
- 11/10 – Las Vegas, NV – The Space
- 11/11 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
- 11/13 – West Hollywood, CA – Whiskey a Go Go
- 11/14 – Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewing Co.
- 11/15 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield
- 11/16 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
- 11/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
- 11/18 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
- 11/19 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
In This Moment + Motionless In White: The Dark Horizon Tour 2023
In This Moment and Motionless In White are bringing The Dark Horizon Tour to a city near you, with special guests Fit For A King and From Ashes To New.
Tickets/VIP: inthismomentofficial.com
- 7/8 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
- 7/9 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
- 7/11 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum
- 7/13 – Cadott, WI – RockFest 2023*
- 7/14 – Grand Rapids, MI – Upheaval Festival 2023*
- 7/15 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration Festival 2023
- 7/17 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
- 7/18 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
- 7/19 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford Premier Center
- 7/21 – Casper, WY – Ford Wyoming Center
- 7/22 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena
- 7/23 – Missoula, MT – Big Sky Brewing Co.
- 7/26 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
- 7/27 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
- 7/29 – Flagstaff, AZ – Pepsi Amphitheater
- 7/30 – Grand Junction, CO – Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
- 8/1 – Park City, KS – Hartman Arena
- 8/2 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
- 8/4 – Council Bluffs, IA – Westfair Amphitheater
- 8/5 – Camdenton, MO – Ozarks Amphitheater
- 8/6 – North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena
- 8/8 – Memphis, TN – Soundstage at Graceland
- 8/9 – Mobile, AL – Mobile Civic Center
- 8/11 – Huntsville, AL – Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center
- 8/12 – Asheville, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Center
- 8/13 – Corbin, KY – The Corbin Arena
- 8/15 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center
- 8/16 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County Expo Center
- 8/18 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
- 8/19 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena
* In This Moment only
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