Metal music

Mastodon and Gojira Announce The Mega-Monsters Tour 2023

March 6, 2023 — Leave a comment

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

March 5, 2023 — Leave a comment

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

Wage War: The Manic Tour 2023

March 1, 2023 — Leave a comment

Wage War is kicking off The Manic Tour in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on April 11th. With them on this run will be nothing, nowhere. and Spite. Tickets and VIP are on sale at wagewarband.com.

  • 4/11 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
  • 4/12 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
  • 4/14 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
  • 4/15 – Dallas, TX – Echo Lounge & Music Hall
  • 4/16 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
  • 4/18 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
  • 4/20 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
  • 4/21 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory
  • 4/22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
  • 4/23 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
  • 4/25 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
  • 4/26 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox SoDo
  • 4/28 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
  • 4/29 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
  • 4/30 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
  • 5/2 – Green Bay, WI – Epic Event Center
  • 5/3 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
  • 5/5 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
  • 5/6 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
  • 5/7 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
  • 5/9 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
  • 5/10 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
  • 5/12 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
  • 5/13 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
  • 5/14 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
  • 5/16 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
  • 5/17 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
  • 5/19 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
  • 5/20 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)

Song of the Day — Gravehuffer: “Blueprint For an Early Grave”

February 28, 2023 — Leave a comment

From Gravehuffer’s latest album, Depart From So Much Evil, available everywhere now! You can snag a physical copy from the band’s Bandcamp page.