When: July 11th — 14th
Where: Campo de Fútbol Celeiro in Viveiro, Spain
Headlining Acts: Stonesour, Ghost, Scorpions, Megadeth, and KISS
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Tremonti
5 Bands/Artists You Should Be Following (#13)
This is the Alabama edition! We have a lot of talent in my home state and I wanted to share it with the rest of you!
1. Common Rarity
Self-proclaimed “alternative odd rock.” I discovered these guys when I added bassist JD Smalley on Facebook. (I always check out my FB friends’ bands.) For fans of The Cure, The Clash, The Smashing Pumpkins, etc. Common Rarity is currently working on their second album and booking shows to spread their brand of rock.
Facebook – Instagram – Spotify – Official Site
2. By All Means
Rock/Alternative/Heavy Metal. For fans of Sevendust, Shinedown, Tremonti, etc. By All Means have released the Buried EP, which you can hear on their official site or Soundcloud.
Official Site – Twitter – Facebook
3. Burn the Harlot
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. For fans of Skindred, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice in Chains, etc. Burn the Harlot’s album Calm Before the Storm is now available!
Facebook — Instagram — Twitter
4. All or Nothing
Alternative/Metal. For fans of Escape the Fate, Black Veil Brides, Rise Against, etc. All or Nothing just released their self-titled EP, available on Spotify and iTunes. Listen to “Napalm” and “Mauled By Jackalopes” here:
5. Who Shot Lizzy?
Southern Rock/Country. I am familiar with Who Shot Lizzy? because of Roger Jones, who is an extremely talented musician that spans multiple genres. For fans of Zac Brown Band, David Allan Coe, Eric Church, etc. Who Shot Lizzy? is playing in Lyons, Georgia, at Kerrigan’s Lounge, July 5th — 7th.
Playlist Challenge, Day 408
Tremonti — “My Last Mistake”
Seether + Tremonti: Poison the Parish World Tour
Seether is hitting the road to promote their latest album, Poison the Parish, this fall, and they’re taking Tremonti with them.
Dates:
- 9/13 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
- 9/15 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
- 9/17 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
- 9/18 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
- 9/20 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
- 9/21 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
- 9/22 – Clayton, NY – Cerow Recreation Park
- 9/24 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre and Ballroom
- 9/25 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
- 10/2 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
- 10/5 – Des Moines, IA – 7 Flags Event Center
Album Review: Tremonti’s A Dying Machine
Band: Tremonti
Album: A Dying Machine
Genre: Rock/Metal
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Standout Tracks: “Desolation,” “Traipse,” “A Dying Machine,” “Trust,” “The First The Last,” “As the Silence Becomes Me,” and “A Lot Like Sin”
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I have labeled half of the album as “standout,” if that is any indication of my love for Tremonti’s A Dying Machine. I had a pretty good idea from the moment the title track, which is the core of this rock opera, was released that I was going to adore this record, but nothing could have prepared me for the perfection that would soon be gracing my ears. A Dying Machine kicks off with the hard-hitting “Bringer of War” and carries the listener on an intriguing musical journey, concluding with the instrumental “Found.” In the middle is some of the best work I have heard from Tremonti.
While staying true to their metal influences with such songs as “From the Sky” and the blistering “The Day When Legions Burned,” Tremonti also takes a left turn into the unexpected (“Take You With Me”) and the emotional (“Desolation”). They have used everything in their creative arsenal to tell us this story.
A Dying Machine is the perfect lovechild of its predecessors, yet it surpasses all of them. With each album, the band — consisting of Mark Tremonti, Eric Friedman, and Garrett Whitlock — has evolved. Their musical prowess has reached new levels, enabling them to take chances that certainly have paid off. Mark has grown as a lyricist, and his vocals on this latest effort are magnificent. His performance on the title track from Dust, as well as “Unable to See,” heralded what was to come; however, he pushes himself further on A Dying Machine, using his voice to evoke emotion more than he ever has before.
I can’t praise Tremonti enough for their unwavering dedication to this new wave of metal, heavy and melodic, unafraid to include a softer, more vulnerable side, or to bring in elements that supposedly have no place in the genre (something Mark has been doing with Alter Bridge for years). These unique inclusions are what make Tremonti stand out. In fact, they make the band rise above many of its contemporaries.
Offering a breath of fresh air to the hard rock/metal scene, A Dying Machine is my pick for Album of the Year. I’m sure it’s no surprise that I rate this record 5/5 stars.
And keep your eyes open: there will be a book based on A Dying Machine.
Tremonti Cover Metallica Acoustically — on Hello Kitty Guitars
I shouldn’t love this as much as I do. Mark Tremonti and Eric Friedman play “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” on a Hello Kitty guitar and ukulele, respectively.
Via Loudwire:
Tour Announcements!
I woke up to several tour announcements this morning, and I am excited!
1. Starting at the end of this month, Amerakin Overdose will be bringing The Great Amerakin Tour 2018 to several cities. Here’s a full list of dates:
2. Mushroomhead is headlining the first inaugural Summer of Screams Tour. The other acts vary by date. The Browning and Psychostick will be accompanying them from 8/17 to 8/31. Kissing Candice, Unsaid Fate, and Voodoo Terror Tribe will be openers from 8/17 to 8/30. Earthcaller is on the bill from 8/31 to 9/15, and Powerman 5000 from 9/2 to 9/15.
3. Godsmack and Shinedown are extending their tour into the fall and adding Asking Alexandria to the lineup! (They have From Ashes to New during the summer.) Tickets go on sale Friday, June 8th.
Dates:
- 9/21/2018 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Greenville, SC
- 9/22/2018 – Greensboro Coliseum Complex – Greensboro, NC
- 9/24/2018 – Von Braun Center – Huntsville, AL
- 9/26/2018 – BancorpSouth Arena – Tupelo, MS
- 10/2/2018 – Swiftel Center – Brookings, SD
- 10/5/2018 – Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark – Billings, MT
- 10/7/2018 – Spokane Arena – Spokane, WA
- 10/9/2018 – Taco Bell Arena, Boise State University – Boise, ID
- 10/10/2018 – Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, WA
- 10/11/2018 – Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum – Portland, OR
4. The lineup for Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky, has been released! Bands include Avenged Sevenfold, Limp Bizkit, Breaking Benjamin, Godsmack, Shinedown, Tremonti, Black Stone Cherry, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, Billy Idol, Asking Alexandria, Blacktop Mojo, and more. The three-day festival will take place September 28th through the 30th.
5. Cane Hill, King 810, and The Last Ten Seconds of Life are touring in July and August. Dates below:
New Music (5/28 — 6/3)
Sisters Doll: “Strutt”
Asking Alexandria: “Someone, Somewhere” (Acoustic)
Wayward Sons: “Don’t Wanna Go”
Kamelot: “Amnesiac”
Gwenmarie White: “Skjemt Blod” (Bad Blood)
BrokenRail: “Ghosts of Tomorrow”
Trophy Eyes: “You Can Count On Me”
Halestorm: “Uncomfortable”
Veld: “Hatred Forever Dispersed”
Coheed & Cambria: “The Dark Sentencer”
Good Charlotte: “Actual Pain”
Bad Wolves: “Change (In the House of Flies)”
Slightly Stoopid ft. Chali 2na: “Higher Now”
Tremonti: “As the Silence Becomes Me”
Jesus Piece: “Curse of the Serpent”
Bury Tomorrow: “Knife of Gold”
Kataklysm: “Outsider”
Leprous: “Golden Prayers”
Hollywood Undead: “Gotta Let Go”
Atrocity: “Bloodshed and Triumph”
The 1975: “Give Yourself a Try”
Chelsea Grin: “Hostage”
Bad Wolves: “Remember When”
Fit For a King: “Tower of Pain”
Gorillaz: “Humility”
Mayday Parade: “It’s Hard To Be Religious When Certain People Are Never Incinerated By Bolts Of Lightning”
At Most Fear ft. Fronzilla: “Wicked”
June 2018 Album Releases
6/1
-Ben Howard: Noonday Dream
-Owl City: Cinematic
-Roger Daltrey: As Long As I Have You
-American Aquarium: Things Change
-Beach Skulls: Las Dunas
-Def Leppard: Volume One
-The Flaming Lips: Greatest Hits, Vol. One
-Ghost: Prequelle
-MANIAC: Dead Dance Club
-Neko Case: Hell-On
-Phil Cook: People Are My Drug
-ZZ Top: Cinco No. 2, The Second Five LPs
-Jason Birmingham: No Fux Given
-Michael Ray: AMOS
-Monowhales: Control Freak
-Black Lotus: Wilted
6/2
-Killakoi: Pangea
6/8
-Tremonti: A Dying Machine
-Jorja Smith: Lost & Found
-Kanye West and Kid Cudi: Kids See Ghost
-Lily Allen: No Shame
-Lykke Li: So Sad, So Sexy
-Sheppard: Watching the Sky
-Sugarland: Bigger
-Snail Mail: Lush
-Black Sabbath: Supersonic Years (The Seventies Singles Box Set)
-Dance Gavin Dance: Artificial Selection
-Dave Matthews Band: Come Tomorrow
-Dierks Bentley: The Mountain
-Erin Rae: Putting on Airs
-Fire Down Below: Hymn of the Cosmic Man
-Mick Ronson: Beside Bowie, The Mick Ronson Story
-NeYo: Good Man
-serpentwithfeet: soil
6/15
-Christina Aguilera: Liberation
-Mike Shinoda: Post Traumatic
-Johnny Marr: Call the Comet
-Chromeo: Head Over Heels
-Melody’s Echo Chamber: Bon Voyage
-Andy Jenkins: Sweet Bunch
-Buddy Guy: The Blues Is Alive and Well
-Culture Abuse: Bay Dream
-The Darkness: Live at Hammersmith
-Dead Girls Academy: Alchemy
-Lizzy Borden: My Midnight Things
-Mayday Parade: Sunnyland
-Orange Goblin: The Wolf Bites Back
-Petal: Magic Gone
-Rebelution: Free Rein
-Sepultura: Arise (Deluxe Edition)
-Tangents: New Bodies
-Welles: Red Trees and White Trashes
-Like a Storm: Catacombs
-Letters From the Fire: Letters From the Fire
6/22
-5 Seconds of Summer: Youngblood
-Bebe Rexha: Expectations
-Panic! at the Disco: Pray for the Wicked
-The Blood Choir: Houses of the Sun
-CRAFT: White Noise and Black Metal
-Garbage: Version 2.0 (20th anniversary reissue)
-Hatchet: Dying to Exist
-Paul Rodgers: Paul Rodgers — Free Spirit — Celebrating the Music of Free
-Soulwax: Essential
-White Ring: Gate of Grief
-BrokeNCYDE: 0 to BrokeNCYDE
-City of the Weak: Pulling Teeth
-Impending Doom: The Sin and Doom, Vol. II
6/29
-Bullet For My Valentine: Gravity
-Let’s Eat Grandma: I’m All Ears
-A Delicate Motor: Fellover My Own
-Elle Belle: No Signal
-Florence and the Machine: High as Hope
-Guns ‘N’ Roses: Appetite for Destruction — Locked ‘N’ Loaded (deluxe edition)
-Graham Nash: Over the Years…
-Red Baraat: Sound the People
-Social Distortion: Live at the Roxy (Vinyl Reissue)
-Yes: Yes — The Steven Wilson Remixes
-Night Verses: From the Gallery of Sleep
-Glass Lungs: Impermanence
New Music (5/7 — 5/13)
Virgil: “Will It Blend?”
Aloe Blacc: “Brooklyn in the Summer”
Deafheaven: “Near” (preview)
Bastille: “Quarter Past Midnight”
Sifting: “Gloom”
August Burns Red: “King of Sorrow”
10 Years: “Burnout”
Bleeding Through: “Fade Into the Ash”
Jonathan Davis: “Basic Needs”
Attila: “Still About It”
Northlane: “Heartmachine”
Selena Gomez: “Back To You”
Skyharbor: “Dim”
The Veer Union: “Save Yourself”
LSD ft. Sia, Diplo, and Labrinth: “Audio”
John Mayer: “New Light”
Sevendust: “Medicated”
Meghan Trainor: “Let You Be Right”
Charlie Puth (ft. Kehlani): “Done For Me”
Dave Matthews Band: “Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)”
Tremonti: “Bringer of War”
Snakebite: “Beyond the Rust”
Graveyard: “The Fox”
Aelonia: “Zombie” (The Cranberries cover)
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