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Thy Art Is Murder Announces Decade of Hate North American Tour 2023

November 14, 2022 — Leave a comment

Thy Art Is Murder will be trekking across the US in the spring of 2023 for their Decade of Hate Tour, and they are bringing along Kublai Khan, Undeath, I Am, and Justice For The Damned. Tickets are available at thyartismurder.net.

  • 2/8 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
  • 2/9 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
  • 2/10 – Indianapolis, IN – Old National Centre
  • 2/11 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
  • 2/14 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
  • 2/15 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
  • 2/16 – Lincoln, NE – The Bourbon Theatre
  • 2/17 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
  • 2/18 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
  • 2/19 – Albuquerque, NM – The Historic El Rey Theater
  • 2/21 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues LV
  • 2/22 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
  • 2/23 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
  • 2/24 – Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst
  • 2/25 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theatre
  • 2/26 – Tucson, AZ – Encore
  • 2/28 – San Antonio, TX – The Vibes Event Center Showroom
  • 3/1 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
  • 3/3 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
  • 3/4 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
  • 3/5 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
  • 3/6 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
  • 3/8 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
  • 3/9 – Reading, PA – Reverb
  • 3/10 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre
  • 3/11 – Patchogue, NY – Stereo Garden

3 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#35)

November 12, 2022 — 1 Comment

All three of these bands were at the recommendation of a friend of mine, and they all hail from my home state of Alabama!

1. Stay Lost: Post-hardcore. For fans of Underoath, Alexisonfire, Every Time I Die, etc. Stay Lost will be playing Nuclear Winter Fest in Columbus, Georgia, on January 21, 2023. For more news and show announcements, be sure to follow their socials! First, though, check out their latest single, “Fraudulent.”

2. Empire Springs: Progressive rock. For fans of Muse, The Mars Volta, Queensryche, etc. Empire Springs released their debut album The Luminescence in April, and they will be supporting Covet at Zydeco in Birmingham on December 9. Here is “Ascend,” one of my favorites from The Luminescence.

3. Reclaim the Empyre: Metal. For fans of Darkest Hour, Dying Wish, Lamb of God, etc. Reclaim the Empyre is going to be in Tallahassee, Florida, on December 10, as well as Nuclear Winter Fest along with Stay Lost and others in January. They released a new track entitled “Wake” back in July.

New Music Friday Feat. Death Valley High, 9th Planet, and Breathing Theory

November 4, 2022 — 1 Comment

Death Valley High: “Pretty Graves”

9th Planet: “Best Of Me”

Breathing Theory: “Your Frequency”

Machine Head: Of Kingdom and Crown Tour 2022

November 1, 2022 — Leave a comment

Machine Head are embarking on the Of Kingdom and Crown Tour throughout November and December. Following the success of what they call the “Electric Happy Hour (Live)” dates in Scotland, the band decided to bring the anything-goes shows to America. The setlist will change daily, but every city gets a full night of Machine Head! Snag your tickets and VIP packages at machinehead1.com.

  • 11/3 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
  • 11/6 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
  • 11/8 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
  • 11/9 – Missoula, MT – Top Hat
  • 11/10 – Boise, ID – Revolution
  • 11/12 – Casper, WY – The Gaslight Social
  • 11/13 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
  • 11/15 – Minot, ND – The Original
  • 11/16 – Fargo, ND – The Hall at Fargo Brewing
  • 11/18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar
  • 11/19 – Lincoln, NE – The Royal Grove
  • 11/20 – Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
  • 11/21 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
  • 11/22 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
  • 11/23 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Center
  • 11/25 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
  • 11/26 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
  • 11/27 – Columbus, OH – A & R Music Bar
  • 11/28 – Cincinnati, OH – Legends
  • 11/30 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
  • 12/1 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music
  • 12/2 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony
  • 12/3 – Reading, PA – Reverb
  • 12/4 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
  • 12/6 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27
  • 12/7 – Huntington, WV – The Loud
  • 12/8 – Charlotte, NC – Underground
  • 12/9 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
  • 12/10 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
  • 12/12 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
  • 12/13 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum
  • 12/15 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall
  • 12/16 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
  • 12/17 – Wichita, KS – Wave
  • 12/18 – Dallas, TX – Amplified Live Inside Stage
  • 12/20 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
  • 12/21 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
  • 12/22 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
  • 12/23 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades

Throwback Post: Top 5 Music Videos Based on Horror Films

October 27, 2022 — Leave a comment

This post was originally published in October 2019.

It’s October, which means spooky season, my favorite time of the year! I would have done a lot of horror/Halloween-themed posts if everything hadn’t been so hectic. But alas, that’s life.

With that being said, there are still seven days left until the month’s end, so I have time to get some of my Spooktober ideas uploaded.

My first special post for October is a Top Five list featuring music videos based on horror movies! Over the years, several artists have paid homage to their favorite scary film. The trend is most prevalent in the rock and metal genres, which is appropriate, don’t you think?

And here we go! (These are in no particular order.)

1. “The Kill” – Thirty Seconds to Mars // Based on Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining

2. “Beim Ersten Mal Tut’s Immer Weh” – Oomph! // Based on the psychological thriller Hard Candy, directed by David Slade and starring Ellen Page

3. “Engel” – Rammstein // Based on the snake dance scene in From Dusk Till Dawn

4. “Living Dead Girl” – Rob Zombie // Based on the 1920 silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, with a nod to White Zombie as well

5. “Hell in the Hallways” – Ice Nine Kills // Based on the film adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie