melodic metal
DragonForce Announces Fall 2023 North American Dates
British power metal band DragonForce are touring North America this fall with special guests Amaranthe, Nanowar of Steel, and Edge of Paradise. Tickets and a limited number of VIP experiences are available at dragonforce.com.
- 10/20 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater*
- 10/21 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel*
- 10/23 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage
- 10/24 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
- 10/25 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
- 10/27 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
- 10/28 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
- 10/30 – Atlanta, GA – Heaven at The Masquerade
- 10/31 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
- 11/1 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
- 11/3 – New York, NY – Palladium Time Square
- 11/4 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
- 11/5 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
- 11/6 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
- 11/8 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom
- 11/9 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
- 11/10 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
- 11/11 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
- 11/12 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
- 11/14 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
- 11/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
- 11/16 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House
- 11/18 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
- 11/19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
* Nanowar of Steel will not be appearing
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
Song of the Day — Swallow the Sun: “Cathedral Walls”
Bullet For My Valentine Shares 2023 North American Dates
Welsh metal band Bullet For My Valentine is coming to North America for a handful of dates this October-November. With them will be Of Mice & Men and Vended. You can get tickets at bulletformyvalentine.com, and Of Mice & Men are offering VIP packages at ofmiceandmenofficial.com!
- 10/8 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
- 10/9 – Quebec, QC – Le Capitole
- 10/10 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
- 10/12 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
- 10/13 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- 10/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
- 10/17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
- 10/18 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom
- 10/19 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
- 10/21 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
- 10/22 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
- 10/24 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
- 10/26 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
- 10/28 – Flagstaff, AZ – Pepsi Amphitheater
- 10/29 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
- 10/31 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
- 11/1 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
- 11/2 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
- 11/4 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
- 11/5 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
- 11/7 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
- 11/8 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans
- 11/10 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
Song of the Day — Doom Groove Orchestra: “Written in the Stars”
Lamb of God Presents: Headbangers Boat 2023
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.
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