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BABYMETAL Announce 2025 North American Tour

Japanese metal band BABYMETAL have announced a summer 2025 headlining tour produced by Live Nationwwith support from Black Veil Bridesand Jinjer on select dates, along with Bloodywood. Marking their biggest North American tour yet, the 24-date run kicks off on June 13th in Houston and will hit major cities including Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, Chicago, and San Francisco before wrapping up on July 23rd in Phoenix. Tickets and exclusive VIP packages will be available starting with an artist presale today at 1 PM ET. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale, which begins Friday, March 21 at 10 AM local time at BABYMETAL.com

Over the past two years, BABYMETAL have released collaborations with Tom Morello, Bloodywood, and, most notably, Electric Callboy with “RATATATA”—a track that quickly amassed hundreds of millions of streams across all platforms. The new collaborations offer a peek into what should be their forthcoming album, following 2023’s THE OTHER ONE, their first concept album.

BABYMETAL 2025 North American Tour Dates

^ With Black Veil Brides
+ With Jinjer
= With Bloodywood

  • Houston, TX – Jun 13 – 713 Music Hall ^ =
  • Irving, TX – Jun 14 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^ =
  • Tampa, FL – Jun 17 – Yuengling Center ^ =
  • Atlanta, GA – Jun 18 – Coca-Cola Roxy ^ =
  • Charlotte, NC – Jun 20 – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ^ =
  • Baltimore, MD – Jun 21 – Pier Six Pavilion ^ =
  • New York, NY – Jun 24 – The Theater at Madison Square Garden ^ =
  • Boston, MA – Jun 25 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^ =
  • Uncasville, CT – Jun 27 – Mohegan Sun Arena ^ =
  • Philadelphia, PA – Jun 28 – TD Pavilion at The Mann Center ^ =
  • Laval, QC – Jun 30 – Place Bell ^ =
  • Toronto, ON – Jul 2 – Coca-Cola Coliseum ^ =
  • Sterling Heights, MI – Jul 3 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre ^ =
  • Milwaukee, WI – Jul 5 – Summerfest *
  • St. Louis, MO – Jul 6 – Saint Louis Music Park +=
  • Chicago, IL – Jul 8 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom +=
  • Minneapolis, MN – Jul 9 – The Armory +=
  • Denver, CO – Jul 11 – The JunkYard +=
  • Vancouver, BC – Jul 14 – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center +=
  • Kent, WA – Jul 15 – accesso ShoWare Center +=
  • San Francisco, CA – Jul 17 – The Masonic +=
  • Las Vegas, NV – Jul 20 – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort +=
  • Salt Lake City, UT – Jul 21 – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre +=
  • Phoenix, AZ – Jul 23 – Arizona Financial Theatre +=

About BABYMETAL

In April 2016, BABYMETAL became the first Japanese artists to ever headline at the prestigious Wembley Arena in the UK. In June 2019, they performed at one of the world’s largest music festivals, Glastonbury Festival, and their appearance at this festival made headlines around the world. That same year in September, BABYMETAL embarked on their METAL GALAXY WORLD TOUR. On October 11th, 2019, BABYMETAL had a worldwide release of their 3rd album METAL GALAXY, and on that same day, they had their first U.S. headlining arena show at The Forum in Los Angeles, California. METAL GALAXY ranked No. 13 on the US Billboard Top 200 (Albums Chart), largely surpassing their own record of their previous album, and ranked No.1 on the Top Rock Albums chart for the first time ever as an Asian artist. In the UK Official Charts, the album consecutively ranked in the Official Albums Chart Top 20 from their previous album and ranked No.1 on the Rock & Metal Albums Chart for the first time in history as a Japanese artist.

In 2021, over a four-month period from January to April, they accomplished a total of 10 headline performances at the Nippon Budokan called 10 BABYMETAL BUDOKAN. After a two-year hiatus from live performances, BABYMETAL were unsealed for BABYMETAL RETURNS – THE OTHER ONE—where they performed at Makuhari Messe.

Riding the success of 2023’s concept album THE OTHER ONE, Dance Metal sensation BABYMETAL hosted the first edition of their very own festival, FOX_FEST, featuring exclusive appearances by ELECTRIC CALLBOY, POLYPHIA, and BILMURI. Always pushing boundaries and testing the limits of metal music, BABYMETAL are no strangers to collaborations, with recent partnerships including BRING ME THE HORIZON, TOM MORELLO, and LIL UZI VERT. Most recently, they teamed up with ELECTRIC CALLBOY for the high-energy single RATATATA, blending their signature sound with a fast-paced, electrifying dance-metal edge.

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BANKS Announces “Off With Her Head” North American Tour

World-renowned singer-songwriter BANKS has released her fifth studio album, Off With Her Head, via ADA Worldwide, the independent label and artist services arm of Warner Music Group.

Off With Her Head – BANKS’ Fifth Studio Album – Out Now!

Sonically reminiscent of her Goddess roots, BANKS shares, “In many ways, it’s a big sister album to Goddess. After a decade apart, I’ve reunited with the core musicians and producers who helped shape my debut. At the same time, it’s something entirely different—I’ve grown so much as an artist and a person, and the journey is documented in all these sounds.”

“When singer-songwriter BANKS delivers new music, there are a few things you can be certain of: it’s going to be beautiful, it’s going to be fire, and it’s going to be relatable.”V MAGAZINE

  1. Guillotine
  2. I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend ft. Doechii
  3. Love Is Unkind
  4. Delulu
  5. Move (Feat. Yseult)
  6. Stay
  7. Best Friends
  8. Meddle In The Mold
  9. Direction
  10. Make It Up (Feat. Sampha)
  11. River
  12. Off With Her Head

Click Here to Buy or Stream Off With Her Head

“Off With Her Head” North American Tour

BANKS has announced her upcoming “Off With Her Head” North American Tour, produced by Live Nation. She will be making stops in major cities including Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Boston, Toronto, and Chicago.

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BANKS Tour Dates

  • June 4 – Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA
  • June 6 – The Masonic, San Francisco, CA
  • June 7 – The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
  • June 9 – SOMA, San Diego, CA
  • June 10 – Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
  • June 12 – House of Blues, Dallas, TX
  • June 13 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX
  • June 15 – Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
  • June 17 – The Howard Theatre, Washington, DC
  • June 20 – Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY
  • June 22 – Citizens House of Blues, Boston, MA
  • June 24 – HISTORY, Toronto, ON
  • June 26 – Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
  • June 27 – The Fillmore, Minneapolis, MN

About BANKS

California-bred singer-songwriter Jillian Rose Banks, aka BANKS, crafts moody, alternative pop with shades of contemporary R&B. Emerging in the early 2010s with her debut album, Goddess, she created a dark signature sound of downtempo, alt-R&B that gained a loyal audience.

Her highly anticipated sophomore album, The Altar, was released in 2016 and included singles “Fuck with Myself,” “Gemini Feed,” and “Mind Games.” BANKS returned with her third studio album, III, in 2019, followed by Serpentina in 2022. In 2024, she celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Goddess with the acoustic Goddess: Unplugged and a four-continent sold-out tour.

Lacuna Coil drops new single “I Wish You Were Dead” ahead of ‘Sleepless Empire’ album release

Lacuna Coil drops new single “I Wish You Were Dead” ahead of ‘Sleepless Empire’ album release this Friday; announces album signing events in UK & Italy, plus EU/UK 2025 fall tour

Just 3 days ahead of the release of their new studio album Sleepless Empire, Italian metal titans Lacuna Coil gives fans the ultimate single – “I Wish You Were Dead” – to sweeten the time.

Listen to “I Wish You Were Dead” here

“I Wish You Were Dead” is about the emotional turmoil and struggle that accompanies toxic relationships. The song’s video, which will premiere on Thursday at 12PM PT // 3PM ET // 9PM CET, takes the track’s heavy theme and spins it into a romantic Goth tale just in time for Valentine’s Day. Filmed by Martina L Mclean in a church in Capranica, a small town north of Rome, it marks a first in the history of Lacuna Coil: the band performing a choreography!

Save the date: “I Wish You Were Dead” will premiere here

The band shares about the new single and the album release: “We all have this person we wish never existed, right? We all felt the need to erase the same person from our thoughts, someone who hurt us that it’s still in our mind. We wanted to write heavier lyrics on a happier musical canvas. Also we are a little tired of being politically correct at all costs…

‘Sleepless Empire’ captures, through our eyes, the chaos of a generation trapped in a digital world that never stops, where social media consumes identity and every day pushes us one step closer to becoming soulless zombies. We find ourselves in between, having witnessed a full analogic world and the modern one, confronting the evolution and searching for a true meaning of it all. Throughout every song, the journey is an undercurrent of rebellion, a desperate cry to reclaim oneself in an era that seems to have lost its sense of time and reality.”

Sleepless Empire marks the 10th studio album of Lacuna Coil and is set to be released this Friday, February 14th, via Century Media Records. It is the first full-length release after their remake album Comalies XX, which came out in 2022. The new album is comprised of 11 tracks, and each one is a richly textured soundtrack to a specific time and place. With Sleepless Empire, that place is dark, cinematic, and unmistakably true to the unique characteristics that have given Lacuna Coil such a celebrated entry in the annals of heavy music.

Pre-order Sleepless Empire here

Sleepless Empire blood red vinyl
180g deep blood red vinyl + 4-page booklet (limited to 300 copies worldwide)

Album artwork: Roberto Toderico

Sleepless Empire track-listing:

  1. The Siege
  2. Oxygen
  3. Scarecrow
  4. Gravity
  5. I Wish You Were Dead
  6. Hosting The Shadow (feat. Randy Blythe)
  7. In Nomine Patris
  8. Sleepless Empire
  9. Sleep Paralysis
  10. In The Mean Time (feat. Ash Costello)
  11. Never Dawn

To celebrate the album release and give fans the chance to be a part of the Sleepless Empire, several in-store events on release day across Europe have been announced, find your nearest shop here.

  • Oct. 10, 2025 – Milan (IT) @ Alcatraz
  • Oct. 11, 2025 – Meisenthal (FR) @ La Boite Noire
  • Oct. 12, 2025 – Paris (FR) @ L’Élysée Montmartre
  • Oct. 14, 2025 – Toulouse (FR) @ Le Bikini
  • Oct. 16, 2025 – Madrid (ES) @ La Riviera
  • Oct. 17, 2025 – Lisbon (PT) @ L.A.V.

Lacuna Coil recently announced the massive European & UK leg of their Sleepless Empire tour in October, November & December of this year. The tour kicks off in the band’s hometown of Milan on October 10th.

Get your tickets and VIP upgrades here

Lacuna Coil
Lacuna Coil | Photo credit: CUNENE

Lacuna Coil Tour Dates:

European Tour Dates
  • Oct. 10, 2025 – Milan (IT) @ Alcatraz
  • Oct. 11, 2025 – Meisenthal (FR) @ La Boite Noire
  • Oct. 12, 2025 – Paris (FR) @ L’Élysée Montmartre
  • Oct. 14, 2025 – Toulouse (FR) @ Le Bikini
  • Oct. 16, 2025 – Madrid (ES) @ La Riviera
  • Oct. 17, 2025 – Lisbon (PT) @ L.A.V.
  • Oct. 18, 2025 – Seville (ES) @ Custom
  • Oct. 20, 2025 – Barcelona (ES) @ Apolo
  • Oct. 21, 2025 – Grenoble (FR) @ La Belle Électrique
  • Oct. 22, 2025 – Stuttgart (DE) @ Lka Longhorn
  • Oct. 24, 2025 – Lausanne (CH) @ Docks
  • Oct. 25, 2025 – Zurich (CH) @ Dynamo
  • Oct. 26, 2025 – Munich (DE) @ Backstage Werk
  • Oct. 28, 2025 – Budapest (HU) @ Barba Negra
  • Oct. 29, 2025 – Vienna (AT) @ Szene
  • Oct. 31, 2025 – Wroclaw (PL) @ A2
  • Nov. 2, 2025 – Hamburg (DE) @ Markthalle
  • Nov. 3, 2025 – Berlin (DE) @ Huxley’s
  • Nov. 4, 2025 – Copenhagen (DK) @ Pumpehuset
  • Nov. 5, 2025 – Oslo (NO) @ Vulkan
  • Nov. 7, 2025 – Jyvaskyla (FI) @ Lutakko
  • Nov. 8, 2025 – Tampere (FI) @ Tavara-Asema
  • Nov. 11, 2025 – Stockholm (SE) @ Debaser
  • Nov. 12, 2025 – Gothenburg (SE) @ Pustervik
  • Nov. 14, 2025 – Nijmegen (NL) @ Doornroosje
  • Nov. 15, 2025 – Cologne (DE) @ LMH
  • Nov. 16, 2025 – Esch-Sur-Alzette (LU) @ Rockhal
  • Nov. 18, 2025 – Brussels (BE) @ A.B.
  • Nov. 19, 2025 – Frankfurt (DE) @ Batschkapp
  • Nov. 20, 2025 – Eindhoven (NL) @ Effenaar
  • Nov. 22, 2025 – Southampton (UK) @ 1865
  • Nov. 23, 2025 – Norwich (UK) @ Epic Studios
  • Nov. 25, 2025 – Leeds (UK) @ Stylus
  • Nov. 26, 2025 – Newcastle (UK) @ Northumbria Uni
  • Nov. 28, 2025 – Cardiff (UK) @ Tramshed
  • Nov. 29, 2025 – Brighton (UK) @ Chalk
  • Dec. 1, 2025 – Lille (FR) @ Le Splendid
  • June 6, 2025 – Metal Fest OpenAir (CZ) @ Czech Republic
  • June 15, 2025 – Lignano Sabbiadoro (IT) @ Arena Alpe Adria
  • June 28, 2025 – Tallinn (EE) @ Tallinn Rock Festival
  • July 6, 2025 – Lucca (IT) @ Lucca Summer Festival
  • Aug. 8, 2025 – Bloodstock Festival (UK) @ England
  • Aug. 10, 2025 – M’era Luna Festival (DE) @ Germany
  • Aug. 15, 2025 – Carhaix (FR) @ Motocultor
Machine Head Tour Dates with In Fames, Lacuna Coil, Unearth
  • Apr. 5, 2025 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
  • Apr. 7, 2025 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
  • Apr. 9, 2025 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
  • Apr. 10, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
  • Apr. 12, 2025 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
  • Apr. 13, 2025 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Union
  • Apr. 15, 2025 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
  • Apr. 17, 2025 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec
  • Apr. 18, 2025 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
  • Apr. 19, 2025 – Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
  • Apr. 21, 2025 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
  • Apr. 22, 2025 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
  • Apr. 23, 2025 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
  • Apr. 25, 2025 – Reading, PA @ Santander Arena
  • Apr. 26, 2025 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
  • Apr. 27, 2025 – Montreal, QC @ M’Telus
  • Apr. 28, 2025 – Toronto, ON @ History
  • Apr. 30, 2025 – Cincinnati, OH @ Andrew J. Brady Music Center
  • May 2, 2025 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
  • May 3, 2025 – Chicago, IL @ Radius
  • May 4, 2025 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
  • May 5, 2025 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings
  • May 7, 2025 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Center
  • May 8, 2025 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall
  • May 10, 2025 – Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place

For full tour details and VIP packages, visit: https://lacunacoil.com/#tours

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Featured photo (top) by Marta Petrucci

Nine Inch Nails Announce ‘Peel It Back Tour 2025’

General Onsale Begins Wednesday, January 29 at 12pm Local Time at NIN.com

Today, Nine Inch Nails announced the Peel It Back Tour 2025, marking the band’s first live outing since 2022. Produced by Live Nation, the headline run will kick off on Sunday, June 15, in Dublin, Ireland, at 3Arena, and take the band across Europe, including stops in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and more. The European leg will also feature major festival appearances at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, Open’er in Gdynia, Poland, and Mad Cool in Madrid, Spain, among others.

The North American leg will launch on Wednesday, August 6, in Oakland, CA, at Oakland Arena. Nine Inch Nails will also headline arenas in Portland, OR; Vancouver, BC; Chicago, IL; Toronto, ON; Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Nashville, TN; Houston, TX, and more. The tour will wrap up on Thursday, September 18, in Los Angeles, CA, at the Kia Forum. See below for the itinerary.

The band’s 2022 world tour, which included a mixture of headline shows and festival headlining slots, earned stellar reviews. Boston Magazine marveled, “how cool was Trent Reznor and the rest of the band this weekend? Just off the charts, really.Kerrang hailed Nine Inch Nails’ London show as “one of the year’s most exceptional gigs…[from] a live band that, on form like this, is inarguably the best in the world. Bow down.” The tour concluded in Cleveland with a show that Cleveland.com proclaimed “one of the greatest and most singular concerts in the band’s history.” Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, Nine Inch Nails has sold over 30 million records worldwide.

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, January 29 at 12pm local time at nin.com.

‘Peel It Back’ 2025 World Tour Dates:

^Festival Date

  • Sun Jun 15 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
  • Tue Jun 17 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
  • Wed Jun 18 – London, UK – The O2
  • Fri Jun 20 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
  • Sat Jun 21 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting^
  • Tue Jun 24 – Milan, Italy – Parco della Musica Novegro
  • Thu Jun 26 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
  • Fri Jun 27 – Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadthalle
  • Sun Jun 29 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
  • Tue Jul 01 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
  • Thu Jul 03 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er^
  • Mon Jul 07 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
  • Thu Jul 10 – Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool^
  • Sat Jul 12 – Oeiras, Portugal – NOS Alive^
  • Wed Aug 06 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
  • Fri Aug 08 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
  • Sun Aug 10 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
  • Tue Aug 12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
  • Thu Aug 14 – West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center
  • Fri Aug 15 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
  • Sun Aug 17 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
  • Tue Aug 19 – Chicago, IL – United Center
  • Fri Aug 22 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
  • Sat Aug 23 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
  • Tue Aug 26 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
  • Wed Aug 27 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
  • Fri Aug 29 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
  • Sun Aug 31 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
  • Tue Sep 02 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
  • Fri Sep 05 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
  • Sat Sep 06 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
  • Tue Sep 09 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena
  • Wed Sep 10 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
  • Fri Sep 12 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
  • Sat Sep 13 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
  • Tue Sep 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
  • Thu Sep 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

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Extreme Reemerge At The Top Of Their Game at The Van Buren (2-23-24)

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Phoenix, AZ — Living Colour could be described as a funk band infused with hard rock, and Extreme, a hard rock band infused with funk. The fusion of these two bands playing the intimate Van Buren venue was magical. The first couple of songs from each band solidified the notion that they were bands that comprised elite musicians with chemistry and executed every musical nuance with collaborative precision. This leg of the “Thicker Than Blood” world tour started with U.S. dates in January, and they’ve had night-after-night to perfect their performance before their arrival in Phoenix.

Both groups emerged on the scene in that bygone era known as the 80s, and their timing couldn’t be better for their resurgence among music lovers craving this nostalgia. It wasn’t just the classic songs that sparked interest in this show. Extreme is touring in support of their new album, SIX, released last June, which has been met with an unexpectedly warm reception. Even the band has been surprised at the response that has shot the album into the top ten in some countries (peaked at 67 in the U.S. so far), and given their music videos millions of views on YouTube. 

Extreme's SIX black LP
SIX double vinyl

The music industry may have turned its back on guitar heroes, but the people have spoken. This was a sold out show. They came out en masse to see two of the finest guitarists on earth (and beyond): Vernon Reid of Living Colour, who sets the pace, and the great Nuno Bettencourt, who exceeds all speed limits.

Living Colour

Corey Glover (Vocalist), Living Colour
Corey Glover (Vocalist), Living Colour
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Guitarist Vernon Reid was the first to grace the stage as he strolled out like a long-lost friend, greeting everyone with a smile and a wave, and wearing a Salvador Dali T-shirt and a scally cap hat. Next, singer Corey Glover sauntered onto the stage dressed to the nines, with colorful dreads for days. Next was bassist Doug Wimbish (also known for his Sugar Hill recordings), wearing his signature hat and primed to slap his signature Spector Euro 5-string bass. Noticeably absent was drummer Will Calhoun, but filling in for him was James ‘Biscuit’ Rouse, whose résumé includes stints with Usher, Pharrell, Chic, Stevie Wonder, and more. According to the Living Colour website, Calhoun had some previous commitments for a handful of dates, and this was one of them.

Corey Glover singing at The Van Buren
Corey Glover (Vocalist), Living Colour
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They opened their set with “Middle Man” from their 1988 debut Vivid, and “Leave It Alone” from their 1993 release Stain. Opening thoughts were that Glover’s voice was in top form and so very soulful, and that Reid can get a multitude of sounds from a pedal board that looks like the showroom of a music store. He then takes those sounds and turns them into sonic freight trains of blistering solos and iconic style.

Vernon Reid (Guitarist), Living Colour
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Mark Greenawalt © All Rights Reserved

A couple of cover songs landed in the set: The first was “Kick Out The Jams” by MC5, and it improved on the original. Glover’s voice gives more melody to the verses, but keeps the growl as needed for the payoff lines. Then, they performed a medley of hip hop songs from the Wimbish-led Sugar Hill label, including Melle Mel’s “White Lines (Don’t Do It)”, Sugar Hill Gang’s “Jump On It”, and Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message.”

Doug Wimbish (Bassist), Living Colour
Doug Wimbish (Bassist), Living Colour
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Living Colour wrapped their set up with the Grammy Award-winning “Cult Of Personality,” their breakout hit from 1988 with the music video that introduced them to crossover audiences. It was fantastic to see them back on the stage, doing this song and the handful of other songs that defined their unique brand of fusion rock/funk. They’ve still got it.

Extreme

Gary Cherone (Vocalist), Extreme
Gary Cherone (Vocalist), Extreme
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This band hits the stage with all cylinders firing. Extreme’s high-energy music is amplified by the incomparable showmanship of frontman Gary Cherone, who left no area of the stage untouched. He even climbed the amplifier stacks for higher vantage points, commanding attention with exceptional charisma. His voice seems to have not aged and continues to possess the range for soft, low ballads to the primal screams that teeter on the verge of breaking.

As they opened with “It (‘s A Monster)” and “Decadence Dance” from their double platinum album Pornograffitti, Cherone was dressed in a black snake-skin-pattern sports coat, donning sunglasses with an ‘X’ over the right lens, and sporting his signature headband. His bold look and remarkable stage presence evoked elements of the great Motown performers, and he even mixed in a couple of lines from Sam Cooke’s “Cupid” somewhere in the night.

Gary Cherone (Vocalist), Extreme singing at The Van Buren
Gary Cherone (Vocalist), Extreme
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Fans were anxious to see if guitarist Nuno Bettencourt could pull off the scorching guitar riffs that he had perfected in the studio, and they were not disappointed. He had set the bar pretty high, yet made it look effortless as his left hand (the one with the black fingernail polish) blurred across the high frets of his Washburn N4 guitar. When “Rise” was released (the first single from SIX), the news spread like wildfire that ‘you have to check out Nuno’s new guitar solo!’ …Did he nail it live? It is a resounding yes, but we had to wait until the encore to hear it. It was worth the wait.

Rick Beato (Everything Music Channel) interviewed Bettencourt on his podcast about the massive response and it’s a great interview.

Nuno Bettencourt (Guitarist), Extreme
Nuno Bettencourt (Guitarist), Extreme
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Extreme was not resting on their laurels and playing all catalog hits. “#Rebel” was the first of six new songs to be sprinkled into the setlist. Cherone led the audience to sing-along with the angsty lyric “Hey, you got something to say? You talking to me as you’re walking away?” 

Pat Badger (Bassist), Extreme
Pat Badger (Bassist), Extreme
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Bassist Pat Badger and drummer Kevin Figueiredo may not have been the focal points of the limelight, but their contributions to the Extreme sound and their stellar musicianship did not go unnoticed. Plus, they both multitask with singing vocals while performing their instrumental duties and helping to build the wall of harmonies that elevate each chorus.

Kevin Figueiredo (Drummer), Extreme
Kevin Figueiredo (Drummer), Extreme
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The four-part harmonies were spotlighted on the intro to the second song released from the new album, “Banshee,” when they covered Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls.” So cool. It’s clear that Queen had some influence on their individual musical journeys. They also included a bit of “We Will Rock You” during their performance of “Play With Me” that goes way back to their debut album. Check out their 20-minute Queen medley from the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness on April 20, 1992.

Gary Cherone (Vocalist) and Pat Badger (Bassist) of Extreme
Gary Cherone (Vocalist) & Pat Badger (Bassist), Extreme
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Another musical reference that percolated throughout the evening was the mighty Van Halen. To some, Gary Cherone is just a footnote to the historic singers of Van Halen that comprised Diamond Dave and Red Rocker Sammy Hagar. However, his one ill-fated album with the band did go gold, and he had the opportunity to work with the incredible Edward Van Halen. Bettencourt paid homage to Van Halen with a rendition of “Eruption” before transitioning into “Am I Ever Gonna Change.” Later, during the encore, he played the intro to “Woman In Love” and reverently pointed to the heavens, put his fist to his heart, and said, “Happy Birthday, King Edward!

Gary Cherone (Vocalist), Extreme performing at The Van Buren
Gary Cherone (Vocalist), Extreme
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Mark Greenawalt © All Rights Reserved

There were two acoustic moments during the performance. The first included the whole band doing renditions of the new “Other Side Of The Rainbow” and the classic “Hole Hearted.” Bettencourt put on his $7,000 cowboy hat and told the story about buying it in Nashville. Later in the evening, Bettencourt and Cherone did an even more stripped down acoustic montage that showcased their diverse songwriting skills.

As he took a seat with his acoustic guitar, Bettencourt gave a heartfelt thank you to Living Colour and praised the musicianship of guitarist Vernon Reid. He joked that when he realized that Reid would be going on before Extreme, he called Reid before the tour and asked him to ‘pull it back a little bit.’ He also spoke to all of the aspiring guitarists in the room with this motivational speech:

“Man, I just need to tell you one thing. Whether you’re doing this up here or in a fucking arena or a stadium or a club or whatever it is, that shit don’t mean anything. What matters is that you are playing this guitar. Whether it’s in your basement, whether it’s in a garage, whether it’s online, whether you’re a fucking great cover band… don’t worry about that shit if you’re doing it for the love of it. The success is playing this instrument right here! …This is like a super power, man. Nobody can fuck with you when you have this thing on, I’m telling you right now. And you can hit somebody hard with it if they do try to fuck with you. (smiles) Give it up for all the guitar players in the room keeping guitar alive, especially all you youngsters out there as well.” – Nuno Bettencourt

Then, he proceeded to give a master class on acoustic guitar prowess by playing the acoustic solo, “Midnight Express” from the Waiting For The Punchline album. Bettencourt then introduced the next song from the new album, called “Hurricane.” He discussed the universal experience of losing someone near and dear to us and mentioned that someone in the audience had lost their mother earlier that day. He dedicated the song to that audience member and anyone else trying to heal up from loss in their lives. The emotional lyrics culminate in the chorus, “My heart is in a hurricane, an eye of emptiness and pain, is this the storm before the calm?” 

Gary Cherone (Vocalist) & Nuno  Bettencourt (Guitarist) of Extreme
Gary Cherone (Vocalist) & Nuno Bettencourt (Guitarist), Extreme
Photography:
Mark Greenawalt © All Rights Reserved

The mood subtly switched from somber to celebration as the familiar chords of “More Than Words” filled the room. This is the number 1 song that everyone knows, and everyone is singing along with their cell phones raised. Through these two songs, Cherone and Bettencourt traded lead vocal segments, but the magic was in their signature harmonies. Definitely a highlight of the show.

The high-velocity slingshot back into high gear with “Banshee” and the country-hoe-down-on-steroids, “Take Us Alive” that melted into yet another throwback to the Elvis hit “That’s Alright,” another song perfectly suited for Cherone’s persona. Guitar solos throughout the night satisfied the legions of Nuno followers, but the pinnacle show stopper was his blazing shredding on “Flight Of The Wounded Bumblebee” that seems like a million notes in just a minute and a half. This kid is ah-mazing!

Nuno Bettencourt performing at The Van Buren
Nuno Bettencourt (Guitarist), Extreme
Photography:
Mark Greenawalt © All Rights Reserved

The night was seemingly coming to a close as they launched into their signature song from the 80s, “Get The Funk Out.” This was the one that first thrust them into the world stage and heavy rotation on MTV. It was fantastic and the harmonies were fun, with a few expletives added for good measure. The only thing missing was the horn section. As the song ended, the cheers went up and the lights went down as they left the stage. Many assumed that that was the end of the show since it was their obvious show closer… But the house lights did not come on. Some fans started to trickle out of the venue, but the die-hard fans just cheered louder till eventually the quartet returned to the stage.

It is almost unheard of for a band to do new material during their encore. It’s a ballsy move, but boy did it ever pay off. The encore started with the Eddie Van Halen tribute mentioned above, and then continued with “Small Town Beautiful” infused at the outro chorus with the anthemic “Song For Love” from the Pornograffitti album. Had people still carried lighters, the room would have been aglow with their flickering flames. Ultimately, the show closed with rocker “Rise,” featuring the extraordinary guitar solo and the fist-pumping “EXTREME” groove that is absolutely infectious. No one would disagree that this was the perfect choice of an anthem to end the deluge of great music.

Badger, Cherone, & Bettencourt of Extreme live at The Van Buren
Pat Badger (Bassist), Gary Cherone (Vocalist) & Nuno Bettencourt (Guitarist), Extreme
Photography:
Mark Greenawalt © All Rights Reserved

Witnessing bands genuinely expressing their gratitude towards their fans at the end of the night is always heartwarming. Extreme spent several minutes thanking the crowd and tossing out picks, sticks, and setlists, before finally lying down on the stage to take a selfie with all of us fans. Well played, Extreme, well played.

EXTREME Setlist
| LIVING COLOUR setlist

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Justin Timberlake Returns to the Global Stage with the ‘Forget Tomorrow’ World Tour

Last night on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, renowned musician, actor, and entertainer Justin Timberlake announced his first tour in 5 years with The Forget Tomorrow World Tour. 

Produced by Live Nation, the first leg of his global outing will include 22-cities and kicks off on April 29 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC making stops across North America in Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Boston, MA and more before wrapping up in Lexington, KY at Rupp Arena on July 9.

Additional dates including stops in Europe and the UK will be announced soon. See full ticketing and routing information below.

Get Tickets for All Tour Dates Here

Justin Timberlake 2024 world tour dates
Justin Timberlake 2024 world tour dates

About Timberlake’s New Album – Out March 15

'Everything I Thought It Was' album artwork
‘Everything I Thought It Was’ album artwork

Fans can expect to hear songs from his forthcoming new album Everything I Thought It Was, his latest single “Selfish” out now, and everyone’s favorite hits. Written by Timberlake, Louis Bell (Taylor Swift, Post Malone), Cirkut (Maroon 5, The Weeknd), Theron Thomas, Amy Allen and produced by Timberlake, Louis Bell and Cirkut, “Selfish” is the first taste of solo music from Justin since his 2018 Man of the Woods record.

Justin’s sixth studio album Everything I Thought It Was is out March 15th. Pre-order HERE. This weekend, Timberlake will return to Saturday Night Live as musical guest, making the TV debut of his newly released single “Selfish”.

Justin Timberlake 2024 North American Tour Dates

  • Mon Apr 29 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
  • Thu May 02 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
  • Mon May 06 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
  • Fri May 10 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena*
  • Tue May 14 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena San Diego*
  • Fri May 17 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
  • Tue May 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
  • Wed May 29 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
  • Fri May 31 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
  • Tue Jun 04 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
  • Thu Jun 06 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
  • Mon Jun 10 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
  • Wed Jun 12 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
  • Fri Jun 14 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
  • Sat Jun 15 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
  • Fri Jun 21 – Chicago, IL – United Center
  • Tue Jun 25 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
  • Sat Jun 29 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
  • Wed Jul 03 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
  • Thu Jul 04 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
  • Sun Jul 07 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse*
  • Tue Jul 09 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena

*Verizon Up Presale Not Applicable

North America Tickets

GENERAL ONSALE BEGINS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 10AM LOCAL ON JUSTINTIMBERLAKE.COM

Tickets will be available starting with a fan club presale beginning on Monday, January 29. Existing Fan Club members will receive a unique code via email for access to purchase tickets. Additional presales including Verizon and Citi (details below) will run throughout the week. The general onsale begins Friday, February 2 at 10 am local time at JustinTimberlake.com.

TICKETS AVAILABLE WITH CITI AND VERIZON PRESALES STARTING TUESDAY, JANUARY 30

  • CITI PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Forget Tomorrow World Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for U.S. dates beginning Tuesday, January 30 at 10am local time until Thursday, February 1 at 5pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit citientertainment.com.
  • VERIZON PRESALE: Verizon will offer customers presale access for the Justin Timberlake Forget Tomorrow World Tour for applicable U.S dates through Verizon Up. Customers will have access to purchase presale tickets for select shows beginning Tuesday, January 30 at 10am local time to Thursday, February 1 at 5pm local time. For more details visit Verizon Up.

VIP:

The tour will also offer a variety of VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include tickets in the exclusive VIP Stage Bar section with in-seat service throughout the night, specially designed VIP gift item, early entrance into the venue & more. For additional information, visit vipnation.com

Avril Lavigne Announces the ‘Greatest Hits Tour’

Today, eight-time GRAMMY®-nominated diamond-certified icon Avril Lavigne announced her 2024 headline tour across North America, Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits. Produced by Live Nation, the 27-date tour will see Avril perform her biggest songs to-date including the RIAA 3x platinum-certified “Complicated,” the 2x platinum-certified “Sk8er Boi,” the 2x platinum-certified “Girlfriend,” the platinum-certified “Here’s To Never Growing Up,” and many more from her record-smashing catalog.

The Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits tour kicks off on Wednesday, May 22 in Vancouver, BC at Rogers Arena, with stops in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Toronto, Charlotte, Chicago and more before wrapping up on Monday, Sept 16 in Edmonton, AB at Rogers Place. All Time Low and Simple Plan will join Avril on select dates throughout the tour as special guests and direct support, with Royal & the Serpent and Girlfriends joining select dates as opening acts.

Avril Lavigne Greatest Hits Tour dates

View List of Tour Dates

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with an Artist presale beginning on Wednesday, January 24 at 10 AM local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, January 26 at 10 AM local time at ticketmaster.com.

VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but may include premium tickets, invitation to the SK8ER BOI Hospitality Lounge, specially designed merch bundle, and more. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

Beyond selling 50 million albums worldwide with 12.5 million units sold in the U.S alone, Avril’s live performance prowess has been widely praised throughout her storied, two-decade career:

EPIC.” – Alternative Press

“Avril Lavigne proved she is STILL POP PUNK’S PRINCESS” – Chicago Tribune

“After all of these years, Avril still has one of the BEST AND MOST VERSATILE VOICES IN THE INDUSTRY.” – Twin Cities Media

ENERGETIC and… EMPOWERING FUN” – The Oakland Press

DEAFENING SCREAMS FROM THE FANS in attendance greeting her Grammy-nominated hit, ‘Complicated.’ The overwhelming reaction and boisterous sing-a-long MADE IT SEEM LIKE THE SONG ARRIVED IN 2022, NOT 2002.” – Times-Columnist

 “While it’s her hits that made Avril Lavigne pop-punk royalty, it’s the PRODUCTION OF HER SHOW that cements that status.” – The Upcoming

 “It felt like Lavigne had never left. Her voice had new depth and power, but her performance was just as BOUNCY, ENERGETIC AND FUN as in the past…Fans seemed to connect with Lavigne from the show’s first notes and NEVER LET UP.” – RIFF Magazine

In addition to the North American Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits tour, Avril is gearing up for a run of UK and European performances this summer including festivals like Rock For People on June 14 in Hradec, Czechia; Nova Rock Festival on June 15 in Nickelsdorf, Austria;  Pinkpop Festival on June 21 in Landgraaf, Netherlands; Hurricane Festival on June 22 in Schnee, Germany; and Madcool Festival on July 13 in Madrid, Spain; as well as two special UK headline shows at Cardiff Castle on July 2 and Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl on July 3. For more, visit https://avrillavigne.com/.

Avril Lavigne’s Greatest Hits Tour Dates

  • Wed May 22 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena ^
  • Sat May 25 — Auburn, WA — White River Amphitheatre ^
  • Sun May 26 — Ridgefield, WA — RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater ^
  • Tue May 28 — Mountain View, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre ^
  • Thu May 30 — Inglewood, CA — Kia Forum ^
  • Sat Jun 01 — Las Vegas, NV — MGM Grand Garden Arena ^
  • Sun Jun 02 — Phoenix, AZ — Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre ^
  • Wed Aug 14 — Ottawa, ON — Canadian Tire Centre +
  • Fri Aug 16 — Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage +
  • Sat Aug 17 — Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC — Festival International de Montgolfières ~
  • Tue Aug 20 — Buffalo, NY — Darien Lake Amphitheater +
  • Wed Aug 21 — Hartford, CT — The XFINITY Theatre +
  • Fri Aug 23 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center +
  • Sat Aug 24 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center +
  • Tue Aug 27 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater +
  • Thu Aug 29 — Camden, NJ — Freedom Mortgage Pavilion +
  • Sat Aug 31 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live +
  • Sun Sep 01 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music Pavilion +
  • Tue Sep 03 — Alpharetta, GA — Ameris Bank Amphitheatre +
  • Wed Sep 04 — Nashville, TN — Ascend Amphitheater +
  • Fri Sep 06 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center +
  • Sat Sep 07 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre +
  • Mon Sep 09 — Milwaukee, WI — American Family Insurance Amphitheater +
  • Tue Sep 10 — Chicago, IL — Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island +
  • Thu Sep 12 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory +
  • Sat Sept 14 — Winnipeg, MB — Canada Life Centre +
  • Mon Sept 16 — Edmonton, AB — Rogers Place

TOOL Announce North American Tour with 1st Canadian Dates Since 2019

LOS ANGELES – TOOL return to the road this Fall, expanding on their recently announced festival appearances (Power Trip, Aftershock and Louder Than Life) with an additional six weeks of performances, including the band’s first Canadian dates since 2019.

Tool admat for Fall 2023 North American tour
Tool tour dates

The tour announcement follows TOOL’s debut live performances of 2023, headlining both Welcome to Rockville and the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival in recent weeks.

Tickets for all non-festival shows are on-sale this Friday, June 9 at 10 am local time. In advance of the forthcoming on-sale, TOOL Army has opened additional memberships, with pre-sale tickets available exclusively to members on June 8 at 10 am local time. A limited number of VIP packages will also be initially available to TOOL Army members, with remaining options, including premium tickets, soundcheck access, exclusive merchandise and more, available to the general public as the on-sale begins on June 9.

TOOL Tour Dates

  • September 22 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
  • October 3 – Loveland, CO – Budweiser Event Center
  • October 6 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
  • October 8 – Indio, CA – Power Trip
  • October 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
  • October 12 – Idaho Falls, IDMountain America Center
  • October 14 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center
  • October 15 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
  • October 17 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Center
  • October 19 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
  • October 20 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
  • October 22 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place Arena
  • October 23 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
  • October 25 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
  • October 27 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
  • October 29 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Center
  • October 31 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
  • November 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
  • November 3 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boiling Arena
  • November 4 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum
  • November 6 – Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena
  • November 7 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center
  • November 10 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
  • November 13 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
  • November 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
  • November 16 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
  • November 19 – Montreal, QC – Bell Center
  • November 20 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
  • November 21 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Since the 2019 release of TOOL’s critically-acclaimed album, Fear Inoculum, the band has won a GRAMMY Award® (Best Metal Performance for “7empest”), completed sold-out tours of both the U.S. and Europe, and headlined Bonnaroo, Welcome to Rockville and the Sonic Temple Arts & Music Festival. TOOL marked the 30th anniversary of the Opiate EP with the 2022 release of “Opiate2,” a re-imagining of the EP’s title track, released in tandem with a breathtaking, 10-minute short film crafted by Adam Jones and visual artist Dominic Hailstone (“Alien: Covenant”, “The Eel”).

Reviews from TOOL’s sold-out 2022 tours praised the four-piece, with Loudwire dubbing the performances as “a masterclass of immersion, sound and stage design, musicianship… and levels of ungodly tightness.” The Austin Chronicle described the incomparable live experience as an “unbridled exchange of catharsis between performers and fans.” More recently, Revolver, covering Welcome to Rockville 2023, said “TOOL delivered a stunning… set featuring classic fan favorites, newer Fear Inoculum standouts and choice deeper cuts … the striking visuals also included a psychedelic laser and projections show bar none.”

TOOL formed in 1990, releasing five studio albums: Undertow (1993), Ænima (1996), Lateralus (2001),10,000 Days (2006), and Fear Inoculum (2019); two EPs: 72826 (1991) and Opiate (1992), and the limited-edition boxset Salival (2000). The band has won four GRAMMY Awards®: Best Metal Performance (1998, “Ænima”), Best Metal Performance (2002, “Schism”), Best Recording Package (2007, 10,000 Days) and Best Metal Performance (2020, “7empest”). TOOL is Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar) and Maynard James Keenan (vocals).

Featured photo (top) by Travis Shinn

Arch Enemy Launches ‘Sunset Over The Empire’ 7″ Pre-order; Kicks Off Tours

On July 29th, extreme metal masters Arch Enemy will unleash their 11th studio album, Deceivers, via Century Media Records. For fans that can’t wait for the record’s release, the band is now offering a new 7″, Sunset Over The Empire (due out May 20th) – with the title track also appearing on Deceivers.

Arch Enemy SOTE Album Art by CVSPE
Single cover artwork by: CVSPE

Arch Enemy’s founder and chief songwriter Michael Amott comments: “I am thrilled that we are releasing our next single ‘Sunset over the Empire’ not only digitally everywhere as usual, but also as a physical 7″ vinyl record. I’m a big fan of the vinyl format myself and I think this killer looking 7″ will be a nice collector’s item as it’s a limited run. The B-side is an instrumental we’ve never released before on a record, and the A-side is one of my fave tracks off our new upcoming album ‘Deceivers’!”

Sunset Over The Empire Tracklist:

  1. Sunset Over The Empire
  2. The Judging Eyes

Sunset Over The Empire will be released as a digital single, with video, in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

Pre-order Sunset Over The Empire  here, where the 7″ is available in the following versions:

Arch Enemy SOTE White LP
White Vinyl
(limited to 1000 copies; available via CM Distro Europe)
Arch Enemy SOTE Orange LP
Transparent Orange Vinyl
(limited to 500 copies; band exclusive)

Deceivers

Arch Enemy Deceivers Artwork by Alex Reisfar
Album artwork by Alex Reisfar

Tracklist

  1. Handshake With Hell
  2. Deceiver, Deceiver
  3. In The Eye Of The Storm
  4. The Watcher
  5. Poisoned Arrow
  6. Sunset Over The Empire
  7. House Of Mirrors
  8. Spreading Black Wings
  9. Mourning Star
  10. One Last Time
  11. Exiled From Earth

About

A collection of 11 tracks that are ruthlessly catchy and mercilessly violent, Deceivers stands toe-to-toe with the highlights of the band’s storied catalogue. Roaring to life with “Handshake With Hell”, Arch Enemy make it clear they are out for blood, and every track is a hit, from the moody “Poisoned Arrow” to the titanically anthemic “One Last Time“. Sounding more energized than ever, the quintet is operating at the highest level, delivering a maelstrom of diamond-hard riffing wrapped around cinematic melodies, thunderous drumming and towering vocals. Arch Enemy has proved, yet again, that they are unstoppable.

To hear more from Deceivers, the latest single, “Handshake With Hell“, can be streamed here – where the album is also available for pre-order in many limited edition formats, such as:

  • Digital album
  • Ltd. Deluxe 2LP+CD Artbook
  • Ltd. Deluxe CD Box Set
  • Ltd. Black & colored 180g LP
  • Special Edition CD

    and more
Arch Enemy 2 LP box set for Deceivers
Ltd. Deluxe 2LP+CD Artbook
Arch Enemy Deceivers STORM bundle contents
Deceivers STORM Bundle

Touring

Last week, Arch Enemy and Behemoth returned to the states to co-headline “The North American Siege 2022” tour with Napalm Death and Unto Others as special guests, before Arch Enemy appears at select summer festivals; the rescheduled “European Siege 2022” tour (with Arch Enemy, Behemoth, Carcass, Unto Others) will kick off in the fall.

See below for all dates; tickets can be purchased here.

“The North American Siege 2022” tour dates:

w/ Arch Enemy & Behemoth
+ special guests Napalm Death, Unto Others

  • Apr. 22, 2022 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
  • Apr. 23, 2022 – Charlotte. NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
  • Apr. 25, 2022 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
  • Apr. 26, 2022 – Montreal, QC @ Mtelus
  • Apr. 28, 2022 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
  • Apr. 29, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
  • Apr. 30, 2022 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
  • May 2, 2022 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
  • May 4, 2022 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
  • May 7, 2022 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
  • May 9, 2022 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
  • May 10, 2022 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
  • May 11, 2022 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
  • May 13, 2022 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
  • May 15, 2022 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Hollywood Palladium

Arch Enemy 2022 festival dates:

  • Aug. 6, 2022 – Wacken, DE @ Wacken Open Air
  • Aug. 17-20, 2022 – Dinkelsbuehl, DE @ Summer Breeze Festival
  • Aug. 18-20, 2022 – Sulingen, DE @ Reload Festival

“The European Siege 2022” tour dates:

w/ Arch Enemy & Behemoth
+ special guests Carcass, Unto Others

  • Sept. 27, 2022 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia Theatre
  • Sept. 29, 2022 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy Glasgow
  • Sept. 30, 2022 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
  • Oct. 1, 2022 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham
  • Oct. 2, 2022 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
  • Oct. 4, 2022 – Paris, FR @ Le Zénith
  • Oct. 5, 2022 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Bikini
  • Oct. 7, 2022 – Lisbon, PT @ Coliseu de Lisboa
  • Oct. 8, 2022 – Madrid, ES @ Palacio Vistalegre
  • Oct. 9, 2022 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi
  • Oct. 11, 2022 – Lyon, FR @ Le Radiant
  • Oct. 12, 2022 – Milano, IT @ Alcatraz
  • Oct. 14, 2022 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
  • Oct. 15, 2022 – Prague, CZ @ Tipsport Arena
  • Oct. 16, 2022 – Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra
  • Oct. 18, 2022 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
  • Oct. 19, 2022 – Katowice, PL @ Spodek
  • Oct. 21, 2022 – Ludwigsburg, DE @ MHP Arena
  • Oct. 22, 2022 – Den Bosch, NL @ Mainstage Brabanthallen
  • Oct. 23, 2022 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National
  • Oct. 25, 2022 – Zurich, CH @ Samsung Hall
  • Oct. 26, 2022 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
  • Oct. 28, 2022 – Munich, DE @ Zenith
  • Oct. 29, 2022 – Düsseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
  • Oct. 30, 2022 – Hamburg, DE @ edel-optics.de Arena
  • Oct. 31, 2022 – Gothenburg, SE @ Partille Arena
  • Nov. 2, 2022 – Helsinki, FI @ Ice Hall
  • Nov. 4, 2022 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
  • Nov. 5, 2022 – Copenhagen, DK @ Forum
  • Nov. 6, 2022 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene

Arch Enemy is:

  • Alissa White-Gluz – Vocals
  • Michael Amott – Guitars
  • Jeff Loomis – Guitars
  • Sharlee D’Angelo – Bass
  • Daniel Erlandsson – Drums

Arch Enemy online:


Featured image (top) by Katja Kuhl

K-Pop Sensation MONSTA X Announces Summer Tour Across North America

Today K-pop sensation MONSTA X announced their upcoming North American summer tour. Over the past four years MONSTA X has attracted a massive international fan base with their array of hit singles and tours, including a sold out U.S. arena outing in 2019.

The highly anticipated tour kicks off June 2nd in Minneapolis and will visit arenas and theaters across the U.S. and Canada including Boston, Toronto, Phoenix, Ft. Lauderdale and more before culminating with a colossal show at The Forum in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, January 17th at 3pm local time at LiveNation.com.

MONSTA X Tour Dates:

Tue Jun 02 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
Fri Jun 05 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
Sun Jun 07 Washington, DC EagleBank Arena
Wed Jun 10 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Fri Jun 12 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
Sun Jun 14 Toronto, ON ScotiaBank Arena
Tue Jun 16 Chicago, IL United Center
Fri Jun 19 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Event Center
Mon Jun 22 Atlanta, GA Infinite Energy Arena
Wed Jun 24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
Sat Jun 27 Ft. Worth, TX Dickies Arena
Mon Jun 29 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Wed Jul 01 Seattle, WA accesso ShoWare Center
Fri Jul 03 Vancouver, BC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Mon Jul 06 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
Wed Jul 08 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Federal Theatre
Sat Jul 11 Los Angeles, CA The Forum

About MONSTA X:

MONSTA X has taken the U.S. by storm with a list of hits permeating the air waves including the fifth single, “Middle of the Night,” from their upcoming album All About Luv which isset for a Valentine’s Day release. All About Luv will be the first all English-language album released by a K-pop group. 

Additionally, “WHO DO U LOVE?” positioned them as “only the second K-Pop group ever to enter the Top 40 Airplay Chart.” With a historic performance at Life Is Beautiful in Las Vegas, they emerged as “the first male K-Pop group to perform at a major music festival in the United States, and stood out as the first K-pop group in history to hit the stage at iHeartRadio Music Festival the same day.  

They made their United States television debut on Good Morning America, followed by electric performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and became the “first K-pop group to perform on the Teen Choice Awards.”  MONSTA X also charted on the Billboard Social 50 for over a year, remaining one of the biggest social media bands in the world. 

MONSTA X Online:

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