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Bands You Should Know: Shadow Reborn
You may remember my mentioning Shadow Reborn back in May, when I wrote this review of their EP, Realm of the Wicked. Well, I’m here to insist, again, that you check out this band!
Shadow Reborn is from Florida and offers all the glitz and glam of the 80s hair metal era with the darker macabre element of bands such as The 69 Eyes, Type O Negative, and Lacrimosa. A self-proclaimed theatrical goth metal act, this quintet has time traversing imagery, lyrics that delve straight into the human psyche, heavy riffs, and catchy anthemic choruses. Thus far, they have released two EPs – Intricacies (2015) and Realm of the Wicked (2022) – and several singles.
Below are my favorite track from Shadow Reborn, as well as their most recent single, and links to their socials. Be sure to follow them to keep up with any news, show announcements, and/or music releases.
Song of the Day — Sleep Token: “Blood Sport”
Story of the Year: 20 Years of Page Avenue
Alt-rockers Story of the Year are celebrating twenty years of their debut album, Page Avenue, with a fall 2023/winter 2024 tour, and they will be playing the record in its entirety! Special guests include fellow alternative/pop punk acts Four Year Strong, We The Kings, and Youth Fountain.
Tickets/VIP: storyoftheyear.net
Fall 2023 Dates
- 10/26 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom*
- 10/28 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger*
- 10/29 – Dallas, TX – Studio at Bomb Factory*
- 10/31 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater*
- 11/1 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater*+
- 11/2 – Tucson, AZ – Encore*+
- 11/3 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues*+
- 11/4 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park*+
- 11/5 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl*+
- 11/7 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades*+
- 11/9 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom*+
- 11/10 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo*+
- 11/11 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Concert House*+
- 11/12 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House*+
- 11/14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex*+
- 11/15 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre*+
- 11/17 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall*+
- 11/18 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theater*+
- 11/19 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club*+
Winter 2024 Dates
- 1/5 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre*#
- 1/6 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom*#
- 1/7 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer*#
- 1/8 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre*#
- 1/10 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House*#
- 1/11 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda*#
- 1/12 – Boston, MA – House of Blues*#
- 1/13 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom*#
- 1/14 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square*#
- 1/16 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!*#
- 1/17 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa*#
- 1/19 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground*#
- 1/20 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)*#
- 1/21 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor*#
- 1/22 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live*#
- 1/24 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl*#
- 1/25 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s*#
- 1/26 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall*#
* Youth Fountain appearing
+ Four Year Strong appearing
# We The Kings appearing
Static-X Shares New Single + Video, “Z0mbie”
“Z0mbie” is the third single from Static-X’s highly anticipated upcoming album, Project Regeneration: Vol. 2, which will be released January 26, 2024.
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
Gwar: Age of Imbeciles Tour 2023
Gwar is setting out this fall on their Age of Imbeciles Tour alongside Negative Approach, X-Cops, and Cancer Christ! You can get your tickets at gwar.net.
- 10/11 – Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s Pub*+
- 10/12 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground*
- 10/13 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square*
- 10/14 – Reading, PA – Reverb*
- 10/15 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre*
- 10/16 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre^
- 10/18 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
- 10/19 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
- 10/20 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
- 10/21 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
- 10/22 – Huntsville, AL – Mars Music Hall
- 10/24 – Richmond, VA – The National
- 10/25 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
- 10/26 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
- 10/27 – Gainesville, FL – The Fest 2023■
- 10/28 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
- 10/29 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)
- 10/30 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
* No X-Cops
+ Special guest, Beartooth
^ No Negative Approach
■ Gwar only, festival appearance
Live Unplugged: Northeast Fall Tour 2023
Alt-rockers Live are doing a short run of (mostly) acoustic shows this October and November in the northeast U.S. Tickets available at freaks4live.com.
- 10/12 – Rutland, VT – Paramount Theatre, VT
- 10/13 – Boston, MA – Boch Center at Shubert Theatre
- 10/15 – New London, CT – Garde Arts Center
- 10/17 – Harrisburg, PA – The Forum Auditorium
- 10/18 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
- 10/20 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center
- 10/21 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ocean Casino Resort*
- 11/8 – Albany, NY – Hart Theatre at The Egg
- 11/10 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre of Ithaca
- 11/11 – Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino (New date!)
* Electric band show
Tool Announces 2023 Fall Dates
The first date of this tour was technically Tool’s set at Louder Than Life… I guess I should have posted sooner. Whoops!
Anyway, Tool is touring this fall. With them will be opener Steel Beans, who will be appearing on the non-festival dates starting October 11th in Salt Lake City. Tickets/VIP are available at toolband.com!
- 10/3 – Loveland, CO – Budweiser Events Center (w/special guest Emily Wolfe)
- 10/6 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023
- 10/8 – Indio, CA – Power Trip Festival 2023
- 10/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
- 10/12 – Idaho Falls, ID – Hero Arena at the Mountain America Center
- 10/14 – Nampa (Boise), ID – Ford Idaho Center Arena
- 10/15 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
- 10/17 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena
- 10/19 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
- 10/20 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
- 10/22 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
- 10/23 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
- 10/25 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
- 10/27 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
- 10/29 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
- 10/31 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
- 11/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
- 11/3 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center
- 11/4 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum
- 11/6 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
- 11/7 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center
- 11/10 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
- 11/11 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
- 11/13 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
- 11/15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- 11/16 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
- 11/19 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
- 11/20 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
- 11/21 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
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
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