Nonpoint will be playing a handful of shows in January 2025, celebrating the 20th anniversary of To The Pain and the 25th anniversary of Statement. With special guests Crobot and Heartsick, this month-long run kicks off January 10th in Lakewood, Ohio. Tickets and VIP are now on sale at nonpoint.com!
1/10 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy
1/11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
1/12 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
1/14 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
1/15 – North Chattanooga, TN – Barrelhouse Ballroom
1/17 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
1/18 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
1/19 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
1/21 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
1/22 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27
1/23 – Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times Cafe/Four Mile Fork
Papa Roach and Rise Against are teaming up for some live shows in 2025. With special guest Underoath, the Rise of the Roach Tour will feature two U.S. legs. The spring run kicks off March 20th in Houston, Texas, and ends April 13th in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The fall stretch starts September 10th in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and wraps October 5th in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Hard rockers The Lonely Ones, a vocal-oriented quartet from Columbus, Ohio, are touring this summer! They will be support for Scotty Austin and Rehab on many dates, but there are a few headlining shows interspersed throughout. Dates and details below!
Alternative/trap metal artist Seethe has never been one to shy away from the darker side of the human condition, and his forthcoming EP Schisms & Pendulums is yet another testament to this. Set to be released May 15th, the three-song record takes on the harrowing subjects of modern organized religion and the battle with cancer.
“I was listening to Deftones’ self-titled album and Nirvana’s In Utero quite a bit while writing this EP,” Seethe explains. “Not that it can necessarily be heard [musically], but I feel I caught the vibe and essence of both albums. Dirty, yet clean enough to not sound like garbage. This is also thanks to the production by Vixlence Beatz and Gus Wallner’s mixing and mastering.”
As with much of Seethe’s creations, Schisms & Pendulums is an EP meant to be felt as well as heard. The first track, “Coalesce,” is filled with disgust and rage, which colors every lyric, intonation, and the stylings of the accompanying music. “It’s a stab at modern day religion,” Seethe says. “Not that God and Jesus don’t exist, but more how modern religion is propagated toward political welfare and also the alarming number of cases of sexual abuse and misconduct from clergymen over the last 20-30 years.”
“Coalesce” is followed by “Cascade,” a heart-wrenching ode penned from the point of view of a person witnessing a loved one struggle with cancer. Seethe wrote the song about his mother’s second fight with the illness, and the raw pain bleeds through in the words and the way in which he screams out the emotion from within. “Lights gleaming with a sense of purpose, dimming out over the cascade/Burning out without a purpose, crashing down to one’s knees…” It is an unflinching dose of reality, the bitterness borne from watching somebody wither away while trying so hard to stay strong.
“Dreary” is the other side of the same coin, a story told from the patient’s point of view. Fraught with frustration and anger, the narrator looks back on life and wonders “Why me? I’m a good person.” The sentiment is echoed in a line that is repeated throughout: “Cure me, please, you owe me this.”
Schisms & Pendulums will hit all major streaming platforms on May 15th! You can presave the EP here, and visit Seethe’s other socials to make sure you never miss an update!
Heavy metal band Ill Niño have announced June 2024 dates with special guests Flaw and A Killer’s Confession. There will be support from The Crowned, REdEFIND, or Scarlet View on select dates. You can grab your tickets now at illnino1.com!
6/11 – Las Vegas, NV – Sinwave+
6/12 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go+
6/13 – Glendale, AZ – The 44+ (New date!)
6/14 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick+
6/15 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock+
6/16 – El Paso, TX – RockHouse Bar & Grill+
6/18 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe and Backroom*
6/19 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live*
6/20 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar*
6/21 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock*
6/22 – Dallas, TX – Trees*
6/23 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street OKC*
6/25 – Sioux Falls, SD – Remedy at 611^
6/26 – Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon^
In This Moment has announced The Godmode Tour with special guests Kim Dracula, I See Stars, and Mike’s Dead. The 20-date run kicks off April 28th in Anaheim, CA, and treks from coast to coast, finding its conclusion May 25th in Syracuse, NY. Tickets are now available at inthismomentofficial.com!
4/28 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim#
4/30 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel*#
5/1 – El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum*#
5/3 – Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Events Center*#
5/4 – New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheater*#
5/5 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall*#
5/7 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
5/9 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
5/10 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2024
Christian nu metal act P.O.D. is hitting the road this spring to promote their latest record, Veritas, which will be released May 3rd. With a bill that includes Bad Wolves, Norma Jean, and Blind Channel, the I Got That Tour kicks off at the 98 KUPD U Fest in Phoenix, Arizona. Tickets available now at payableondeath.com!
4/26 – Phoenix, AZ – 98 KUPD U Fest 2024^
4/28 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
4/29 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
5/1 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
5/2 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
5/4 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live
5/5 – Wichita, KS – TempleLive at Wichita Scottish Rite Center
5/7 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
5/9 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
5/10 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
5/11 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans
5/12 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2024^
5/15 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club*
5/16 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival 2024^
5/17 – Reading, PA – Reverb
5/18 – Ledyard, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino*
5/19 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
5/21 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground
5/23 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
5/24 – Turtle Lake, WI – St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake Hotel
Nonpoint, a band I personally consider one of the pioneers of nu metal, has announced The Million Watts Tour 2024. Featuring support from fellow nu metal acts (Hed) P.E. and Dropout Kings, this spring run encompasses 26 dates ranging from April 11th to May 18th. You can grab your tickets and VIP at nonpoint.com! (Tickets are also available on the other bands’ official sites.)
4/11 – Minot, ND – The Original
4/12 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Brewing Company
4/13 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
4/15 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater*
4/16 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
4/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
4/19 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre*
4/21 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon*
4/23 – Sparks, NV – The Ranch House
4/24 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
4/26 – Garden Grove, CA – Garden Grove AMP
4/27 – Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World Festival 2024+
4/28 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
4/30 – El Paso, TX – RockHouse Bar & Grill
5/1 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
5/3 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
5/4 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar (New date!)
5/5 – Dallas, TX – Trees (New date!)
5/6 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
5/7 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s Live
5/8 – Destin, FL – Club LA#
5/9 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2024^
5/10 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2024+
5/12 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans Music Hall
5/13 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room: 28 Liberty Lane
5/14 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
5/16 – Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times Cafe
5/17 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival 2024+
5/18 – Lansing, MI – Rock Lansing 2024+
* Nonpoint/(Hed) P.E. only
+ Nonpoint only
^ (Hed) PE only
# Nonpoint, Taproot, (Hed) P.E., and Liliac; no Dropout Kings
Metal band A Killer’s Confession, fronted by ex-Mushroomhead member Waylon Reavis, has announced a spring run with special guest Mike’s Dead. The 19-date tour kicks off in Joliet, Illinois, and draws to its conclusion at the band’s home base, Cleveland, Ohio. Tickets and VIP are available at akcglobalrecords.com!
Alternative/trap metal artist Seethe surprised his followers by abruptly releasing an EP, entitled Cavalier Dualities, to Bandcamp on January 29th. (It has since gone live on all major streaming platforms.) Staying true to the glitchy, yet melodic, sound that I have come to associate with Seethe, this trilogy of tracks is an eight minute, thirty-four second emotional purge – for both artist and listener.
Cavalier Dualities is a brief glimpse into the repeating cycle of various mental health issues, depression prevalent among them. Seethe never backs down from addressing darker subject matter, and this is again apparent in all three songs.
“Medicate” is the beginning phase. Whatever the struggle is with – mental health, addiction, etc. – this track references the attempt to best it, to medicate and cope and hopefully ascend from the depths, maybe even defeat it one day.
This is followed by “Smile.” In Seethe’s own words, “Smile” is about how, in life, sometimes all one can do is smile and move forward. Throughout the fight with one’s own personal demons is the occasional necessity to fake it ’til you make it, as they say.
The EP concludes with “In Two,” a heart-rending song in which our narrator realizes (s)he is back in the hole, that (s)he had a brief moment in the light but has yet again fallen into the rut. This brings us back to the start, the need to medicate, and the cycle continues.
The discordant music and vocal stylings seems to reflect the frustration and hopelessness that colors the whole sordid tale, a cry of “I’ve been here before and failed, but I have to keep trying.” And while Cavalier Dualities may be a story borne from the artist’s own battles, it is relatable to anyone who has ever persevered through a private, often unseen, war with oneself.
You can listen to Cavalier Dualities on your favorite streaming service! And once you’ve checked out the EP, ready yourself for Seethe’s next release: the new single, “Away,” which is dropping on Valentine’s Day!
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