This year is the fifteenth anniversary of Simple Plan‘s debut album ‘No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls’. They have announced a U.S. tour with Set It Off and Seaway where they will perform the album in full at each show. Statement: It’s hard to believe that this year, we will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of our debut album “No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls”. To commemorate this very special milestone, we are extremely excited to announce that we will be heading out on tour performing our entire first album all over the US. Even cooler, the tour kicks off on March[Read More…]
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Pierce The Veil Announce Tour With Falling In Reverse And Crown The Empire
Pierce The Veil have announced the Rest In Space Tour with Falling In Reverse and Crown The Empire this February and March. Dates below: Feb 17 McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR Feb 18 Knitting Factory (WA) Spokane, WA Feb 20 The Vogue Theatre (BC) Vancouver, BC Feb 22 MacEwan Ballroom Calgary, AB Feb 23 Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton, AB Feb 25 O’Brian’s Event Centre Saskatoon, SK Feb 26 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB Feb 28 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Mar 01 Danforth Music Hall (ON) Toronto, ON Mar 04 Metropolis Montreal, QC Mar 05 Upstate Concert Hall (NY) Clifton Park,[Read More…]
Motionless In White’s Josh Balz Leaves Band
Motionless In White have announced that Josh Balz (keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals) is departing from the band after 10 years. Band’s Statement: MIW fans, As of today, we regret to announce that after 10 years of time spent with the band, through the highest of highs and lowest of lows, Josh Balz will be departing from Motionless In White. After many discussions and time spent searching within himself over the past year, Josh has come upon many discoveries of who he now is as a person, and what is truly important to him regarding his future. We respect and whole[Read More…]
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cage the Elephant, More Announced For 2017 Bonnaroo Music Festival
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has announced its 2017 lineup below. The festival is set for June 8-11 in Manchester, TN. Topping the lineup are U2 (playing The Joshua Tree), Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Weeknd, Chance the Rapper, Major Lazer, Flume, Lorde, the XX, Travis Scott and Cage the Elephant. Check out the festival’s official website for additional information.
AFI Release Music Video For “Snow Cats”
AFI have release the music video for “Snow Cats” below. The song is off their new album ‘AFI (The Blood Album)’.
Green Day Announce ‘Revolution Radio’ Summer Tour
Green Day has just announced their Revolution Radio summer tour. Catfish And The Bottlemen will serve as support on all dates. Check out the dates and an announcement video below. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 13 here. Presale tickets for Idiot Nation members begin Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 10:00 a.m. local venue time. Check out Idiot Nation here. New dates: 8/1 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre^ 8/2 Portland, OR – Moda Center^ 8/5 Oakland, CA – Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum^ 8/7 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre^ 8/9 Englewood, CO –[Read More…]
Crown The Empire Part Ways With Vocalist
Crown The Empire have announced that they have parted ways with vocalist Dave Escamilla. Escamilla’s statement: “So with much consideration in how I wanted to prepare a statement, I feel the best way is to be as transparent as I can about the entire situation and what led to the decision the band and I came to. I’m tired of conveying my life like it’s a commercial business. Because it’s not. I’m a human being like any one of you and I’m not afraid to be honest about that despite how it may look on my “image” or any other[Read More…]
Tool Confirmed to Headline 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival
Tool will play their first New York City show in over a decade this year at the annual Governors Ball Music Festival. Cage the Elephant and Royal Blood will also be at the festival. The rest will hip-hop, pop, dance, indie and pop acts. Governors Ball 2017 will be held from June 2-4. Tickets are on sale now.
2017 Rock On The Range Sells Out, Adds Live And Of Mice & Men To Lineup
For the fifth year, Rock on the Range has sold out, and they also announced two more bands to the lineup. Of Mice & Men will be joining the three-day festival in Columbus, Ohio along with the original lineup of +Live+. The lineup consists of Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Gracey. Full lineup: Metallica, Soundgarden, Korn, the Offspring, Volbeat, Primus, Bush, +LIVE+, Chevelle, Papa Roach, Seether, Coheed And Cambria, Alter Bridge, the Pretty Reckless, Taking Back Sunday, Of Mice & Men, Thrice, Amon Amarth, Pierce The Veil, Sum 41, Skillet, Gojira, the Dillinger Escape Plan, In Flames,[Read More…]
I Prevail Announce Headlining Tour With Wage War, Islander And Assuming We Survive
I Prevail have announced that they will be headlining the North American ‘Lifelines Tour’ with support from Wage War, Islander and Assuming We Survive. Dates below: 02/12 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater 02/13 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall 02/14 Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar 02/15 New York, NY – The Marlin Room/Webster Hall 02/17 Buffalo, NY – Iron Works 02/18 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop 02/19 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection 02/21 Merriam, KS – Aftershock 02/22 Wichita, KS – The Cotillion 02/24 San Antonio, TX – Fitzgeralds 02/25 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 02/26[Read More…]
Austin Carlile Leaves Of Mice & Men
Of Mice & Men frontman Austin Carlile has announced his departure from the band. Aaron Pauley, Alan Ashby, Phil Manansala and Valentino Arteaga will continue as a four-piece. “I will be here in Costa Rica, where I have now moved, continuing to heal, rest, and write. I will not stop playing music, I am still able to sing and I’m hungry for what is next to come even though I have no idea what that may be.” My heart is heavy… I never thought I would be writing this… Wanted to leave this announcement in the mess that is 2016…[Read More…]
Halestorm Release Cover Of Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself for Loving You”
Halestorm has release their cover of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “I Hate Myself for Loving You” below. The song is off ReAniMate 3.0 covers EP, which will be release on January 6 via Atlantic Records.
Suicide Silence Announce Album Release Date, Track Listing
Suicide Silence have release artwork and track listing for their new album below. Their fifth studio album ‘Suicide Silence‘ will be release on February 24 via Nuclear Blast. 01. “Doris” 02. “Silence” 03. “Listen” 04. “Dying in a Red Room” 05. “Hold Me Up, Hold Me Down” 06. “Run” 07. “The Zero” 08. “Conformity” 09. “Don’t Be Careful, You Might Hurt Yourself”
Black Veil Brides Stream New Song “The Outsider”
Black Veil Brides have released a new song “The Outsider” below.
Memories In Broken Glass Release New Song “Waves”
Memories In Broken Glass have released a new song “Waves” from their upcoming debut album ‘Enigma Infinite’, which is scheduled for release on January 13, 2017 on Hammer Forged Records. Stream the song below:
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2017 inductees. Pearl Jam, Joan Baez, Tupac Shakur, Journey, Electric Light Orchestra, Yes and Nile Rodgers of Chic are to be inducted at the April ceremony next year. Rodgers will receive the prestigious Award For Musical Excellence. Ticket details for the ceremony, which will be held April 7 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, will be announced in January.
Falling In Reverse Release New Song “Coming Home”
Falling in Reverse have just released a new song “Coming Home” below. The song came without warning until the band’s social media account posted a tweet proclaiming: we are coming home https://t.co/iTcI0SwwNo pic.twitter.com/BzmybnIT1H — Falling In Reverse (@FIROfficial) December 19, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1V4Gf12FmY
President Obama Signs Bill To Ban Ticket-Buying Bots
President Obama has signed the Better Online Ticket Sales Act. The BOTS Act “prohibits the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for certain events.” This makes it a federal crime to use bots to buy concert tickets.
Nine Inch Nails Announce New EP
Nine Inch Nails will release a new EP ‘Not The Actual Events’ on December 23. Reznor made clear that this new EP isn’t going to sound like any of his other work from this year. “It’s an unfriendly, fairly impenetrable record that we needed to make,” says Reznor. “It’s an EP because that ended up being the proper length to tell that story.”
Lacuna Coil Released A New Song “Naughty Christmas”
Lacuna Coil have release a holiday song “Naughty Christmas” below.