Syria Behind The Lines A Powerful, In-Depth Investigation Of The Syrian Civil War

Posted on June 17, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: PBS

Tensions in the Middle Eastern nation of Syria seem to be at an all-time high. Allegations recently came to light that President Bashar Al Assad’s regime used chemical weapons on its own people. This is just the latest black eye for the war ravaged nation. As the unrest in the country continues, PBS examines what is at the heart of this bloody feud and the effect of the conflict on both sides in the latest episode of Frontline, Syria Behind The Lines.

Frontline: Syria Behind The Lines is a deep and powerful look at a conflict that has raged for years in this Middle Eastern nation. It shows the devastation brought on by both the Syrian rebels and those fighting for the Al Assad regime in the war. Just as interesting to note as the human cost of the war, is the view that people on both sides of the war have towards involvement in the war by Westerners. One side notes that it wants the country to be the way it used to be although it fights on the side of Assad’s regime. On the other side, viewers are presented with those fighting for freedom and democracy in Syria. The juxtaposition of the peaceful Syrian countryside to the devastated city streets and walls is just as powerful a statement made by film maker Olly Lambert. Both sides obviously want peace. Yet neither side wants to work toward peace. This can only mean that the only way the city will be as peaceful as the countryside is for no one to remain in Syria’s Orontes River Valley.

The revelation of the seeming price of peace in Syria is painful. And the sentiment regarding intervention by Western nations is sure to generate just much discussion among viewers as the topic of the war itself and whether the United States should be involved in this conflict. The recent allegations that the Al Assad regime used chemical weapons on the rebels will only heighten that discussion along with the consideration of political tensions on Capitol Hill. Seeing the violence firsthand that has ravaged Syria brings home just how much pain and loss has been created as a result of the ongoing war. It is made obvious that the war is rooted deeply in religious and political beliefs much like so many conflicts throughout human history. This adds one more angle for discussion among both casual viewers and experts and talking heads. Keeping all of this in mind, viewers can’t help but agree that those behind Frontline have succeeded once again in maintaining the program’s positive reputation with this feature. Frontline: Syria Behind The Lines will be available next Tuesday, June 25^th. It can be ordered online direct from the PBS online store at http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=20299416&cp=&kw=syria+behind+the+lines&origkw=Syria+Behind+The+Lines&sr=1.

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ABC Pulls Big Number For NBA Finals Game 5

Posted on June 17, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

Game 5 of the NBA Finals left some strong numbers for ABC Sunday night. The matchup of the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat generated a strong 11.4 overnight rating according to Nielsen. It is expected to mark the thirty-fifth consecutive time that an NBA Finals telecast has won the night across the board and the twenty-third consecutive time that it has delivered double digit overnight ratings.

The peak period for the game was between 10:30pm and 10:45pm EST. This fifteen minute period saw the game peak at a 13.9. Local market numbers are just as good for the NBA Finals. Game 5 pulled in a 37.6 metered market rating in San Antonio and a 28.8 in Miami.

The series’ crucial Game 6 airs Tuesday night June 18^th, live at 9pm EST from Miami. It will be broadcast live on ABC. It will also be simulcast on ESPN Radio affiliates across the country and on ESPN Deportes for Spanish speaking audiences. For those wanting to catch the game online, it will be available on ESPN3 and WatchESPN. The game will be preceded by the Kia NBA Countdown at 8:30pm on ABC and ESPN3.

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Gojira Albums To Be Reissued On Vinyl

Posted on June 17, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Prosthetic Records

Officials with Prosthetic Records have announced that the label is set to reissue the two albums that helped to establish the French tech-death metal band in the metal community worldwide. The label will reissue From Mars to Sirius and The Way of All Flesh in gatefold double vinyl sets in very limited quantities beginning August 27^th.

Courtesy: Prosthetic Records

Both albums will be reissued to the total number of one thousand copies each. From Mars to Sirius will be released in three 180-gram variants: “Eco-green” (600 copies), “Mars Red” (200 copies), and Sea Blue (200 copies). The Way of All Flesh will be reissued on only two variants: 180-gram Clear (500 copies) and standard-weight blue-white split vinyl (500 copies). The reissue of The Way of All Flesh marks the first time in three years that the album will be available on vinyl. The album features a guest spot by Lamb of God front man Randy Blythe and was produced by Logan Mader (Five Finger Death Punch, Devildriver, Fear Factory). The band toured alongside In Flames and All That Remains in support of this release. There was even an arena tour with Metallica in support of the album.

Courtesy: Prosthetic Records

Both The Way of All Flesh and From Mars to Siruis can be pre-ordered now online at http://www.indiemerch.com/prostheticrecords/pre-orders.

To keep up with the latest news from Gojira, fans can follow the band online at http://www.facebook.com/GojiraMusic and http://www.gojira-music.com.

Beetlejuice Season One Reminds Viewers Why Beetlejuice is The Ghost With The Most

Posted on June 17, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Shout! Factory

When it debuted in 1989, the Tim Burton helmed horror comedy Beetlejuice was one of the scariest, funniest, and most original movies of its time. It wasn’t long after the movie debuted that Burton headed up an animated, kid friendly take on the movie that has turned out to be another of the best children’s cartoons of its time. Even in only four seasons, this unlikely hit produced so many laughs both for kids and their parents who had likely seen the movie. It has remained such a fan favorite because of its storylines and its entirely original animation style. It also is so impressive thanks to voice actor Stephen Ouimette. His portrayal of the “Ghost with the Most” successfully brought Michael Keaton’s character to the small screen. His portrayal of Beetlejuice, along with the show’s writing and animation makes this another example of everything that was once right with children’s entertainment in the late 80s and 90s. This is evident from early on in the series’ first season, which is available now on DVD.

Audiences that grew up with Beetlejuice: The Animated Series will remember this show fondly for a number of reasons. One of the most notable of those reasons is the show’s writing. Those that remember the movie on which this show was based remember how everything unfolded. So they will recall that the animated series is quite different. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. And keeping in mind the proposed plot for a long in the works sequel to the original movie, that Lydia and Beetlejuice would be friends in the series actually makes more sense in hindsight. Having Lydia and Beetlejuice being friends is just one of the positives to the writing behind Beetlejuice: The Animated Series. The physical comedy and the nonsensical plots add to each episode’s comic element. For instance, having Beetlejuice taking on a babysitting service just to earn the money to buy Lydia a gift is completely against everything that Beetlejuice stands for. So it goes without saying that this is a solid first episode to the series. And the jokes that Beetlejuice pulls on Lydia’s dad, Charles, and her rival, Claire Brewster make for more than enough physical comedy for viewers of any age. Suffice it to say that the show’s writers offered plenty more for viewers to enjoy whether for the first time or the first time again. But to discuss all of it would take far too long. So it would be best to go on to another factor behind the success of Season One.

From the show’s writing, the next sensible point of Beetlejuice: The Animated Series to discuss is its animation. Beetlejuice: The Animated Series had its own identifying mark thanks to its animation. As a matter of fact, the way that the show’s artists combined actual hand drawn animation with computer based animation was something that no other cartoon at the time was doing at the time. And it wouldn’t be done again for many years to come. It can be argued that its animation style was quite the influence behind other cartoons crafted during the late 1990s and early 200s. A prime example of that influence is Cartoon Network’s short-lived series, Courage the Cowardly Dog. It’s just one of a handful of cartoons that have followed suit. And it’s very possible that without the work of the animators behind Beetlejuice: The Animated Series, these later series might not have happened. Or at least, they might not have been brought to life when they did.

The animation and writing behind Beetlejuice: The Animated Series did so much to make this show stand out from all of the other cartoons from which kids had to choose in its original airing. And it still does to this day. There’s one other factor that makes it so enjoyable, even in its debut season. That last remaining factor is the voice talent of one Stephen Ouimette. Ouimette was the man that brought Beetlejuice to life on the small screen. And he did quite the job of it, too. He expertly translated the character portrayed by Michael Keaton (Batman, Batman Returns, Mr. Mom) onto the small screen, making him just as entertaining as Keaton. From the personality, right down to the voice itself, Ouimette was showed time and again that he did his research with this character. There was no better choice for the role, since Keaton was unable to (or simply didn’t want to) voice the “ghost with the most.” He might have only gotten to give voice to Beetlejuice for four seasons. But in those four seasons, he helped make Beetlejuice one of the most entertaining and ironically kid friendly characters on television. And along with the writing and the animation, the whole show proved to be one of the best on television at the time. It proves even today, to be one of the best even on DVD. It is available in stores and online and can be ordered direct via the Shout! Factory store at http://www.shoutfactory.com/?q=node/217313.

Garbage One Mile High Live Anything But Garbage

Posted on June 16, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Eagle Rock Entertainment/Eagle Vision

Seven years passed between the release of Garbage’s 2012 album, Not Your Kind of People and its 2005 release, Bleed Like Me. Seventeen years have passed in the time the post-grunge band released its 1995 self-titled debut record. A lot has changed in the music industry in that time. But one thing that hasn’t changed is fans’ love for the band as is proven in its brand new live Blu-ray and DVD, One Mile High…Live. The performance is a career spanning performance that proves that while the band’s members—Shirley Manson (vocals), Butch Vig (drums), Duke Erikson (guitars), Steve Marker (guitars) and ex-Janes Addition bassist Eric Avery (touring bassist)—are much older now, none of them has lost a step along the way.

Even for what seems like a smaller venue in comparison to others (at least on film), the Ogden Theater in Denver, Colorado is a fitting setting for this performance. The show was recorded on October 6^th, 2012. Considering that this was in the “Mile-High City”, that means that the weather had likely already turned pretty seasonal. But even as cold as it might have gotten outside, things were pretty warm inside the theater thanks to the energy exuded by the band and the audience’s reaction to the band’s performance. Right from the show’s opening number, ‘Automatic Systematic Habit’, the band engages the audience with its mix of vocal tricks, bombastic beats and solid guitars. From there, the band launches into a full set of songs that spans the mass of its catalogue. This includes the massive radio hits, ‘Queer’, ‘Stupid Girl’, ‘Special’ and ‘Only happy When It Rains’, just to name a handful.

The full-on set list is just one part of what will make this performance enjoyable for any fan of Garbage. Audiences will especially appreciate what can only be called an unexpected moment late in the show when Manson has to get security into the crowd. This is such an interesting moment as she gets security into the crowd without missing a single beat through the band’s performance. IN an age when so many singers are accused of lip synching, this single moment proves without a shadow of a doubt, that Manson was not lip synching. One might ask why this is important. This is important in that it proves just how solid her vocals are even almost two decades of performing. What’s more, it’s just one of many moments that prove that the band as a whole is just as solid a unit as ever. This, even as the band had taken a seven-year break between albums. And this in itself goes back to the show’s set list. Through the course of the near two-hour long concert, the band proves exactly why its fans have been so loyal.

The band’s solid performance from start to finish will impress fans especially considering that its last tour in 2005 was canceled due to what was then called burnout. There is more to consider in this recording than just the band’s performance. Also to be taken into account with this show is the recording itself. The audio and video mixes prove once more why Eagle Rock Entertainment remains as one of the leaders in releasing live recordings. This is especially the case with the Blu-ray presentation. So often, it is thrown around that some recordings make viewers feel like they are really there in person. This is especially the case with this new recording from Garbage. The footage is crystal clear to the point that viewers will feel like they are looking less at a TV monitor than a window. And as has been noted with previous releases, those with a surround sound home theater system will especially appreciate the solid audio mix. The audio was expertly balanced throughout the performance. And combined with the audio, the pair adds to the show’s enjoyment with each viewing. One Mile High…Live is available now on DVD and Blu-ray. It can be ordered online direct via the Eagle Rock Entertainment website at http://www.eagle-rock.com/product/ERBRD5190/One+Mile+High.

While waiting on the DVD and Blu-ray to come in, fans can keep up with the latest news and more from Garbage online at http://www.facebook.com/GarbageOfficial and http://www.garbage.com.

Bosox, Angels Face Off July 7th On ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball Presented By Taco Bell

Posted on June 16, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: ESPN

ESPN has announced the latest addition to its Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell schedule. On Sunday, July 7^th, ESPN will broadcast a matchup between “Big Papi” David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox and Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels live. The game will be broadcast live at 8pm EDT. Dan Shulman will be joined by analysts Orel Hershiser and John Kruk. Reporter Buster Olney will be on hand to provide commentary.

Along with its primary broadcast on ESPN, the gam will also be broadcast on ESPN Deportes with Ernesto Jerez, Luis Alfredo Alvarez, Guillermo Celis, and Ozzie Guillen. It will also be broadcast on ESPN Radio affiliates across the country with Jon Schiambi and analyst Chris Singleton. Fans can also see the game on with WatchESPN.

Each week’s game is preceded by Baseball Tonight at 7pm EDT. Tonight’s game sees the San Francisco Giants on the road against the Atlanta Braves. The current schedule of games on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell is available below. Additional July games are announced three weeks prior to their broadcast while August and September games will be announced two weeks in advance to their broadcast.

Upcoming Sunday Night Baseball schedule:

Date	Game
June 16	San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves
June 23	Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals
June 30	New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles
July 7	Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels
July 14	St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
July 21	New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox

For all the latest Sunday Night Baseball news, go online to http://espn.go.com/mlb/baseballtonight and https://www.facebook.com/ESPNBaseballTonight.

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Between The Buried And Me Announce Details For Upcoming Fall Tour

Posted on June 16, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records/Entertainment One

North Carolina’s own and recent Metal Blade signees, Between the Buried and Me, will hit the road this Fall. The band will be touring in support of its most recent release, The Parallax II and will perform the whole of both Part I and II at each stop on its upcoming tour. It won’t be touring alone once it hits the road beginning Friday, September 13^th. Also coming along for the tour will be The Contortionist, which will be touring in support of its most recent album, Intrinsic. Also along for the ride this Fall will be The Faceless and The Safety Fire.

Fans of BTBAM in North Carolina will get two chances to see the band on its upcoming tour. The very first date on the tour will be at Ziggy’s in Winston-Salem. The band’s only other North Carolina tour date will be the penultimate performance of the tour on October 24^th. The band is scheduled to perform at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC.

Tickets for the tour are available for purchase now online at http://www.SHOWstubs.com. General admission tickets will go on sale at local outlets beginning Friday, July 12^th. VIP packages are being offered to the shows via http://www.SHOWstubs.com. The VIP packages include the choice of a general admission ticket or deluxe bundle featuring an exclusive t-shirt, necklace, button pack, poster, loaded flash drive, or a flexi-disc with the live version of ‘Astral Body.’ The video for ‘Astral Body’ is available for viewing online now at http://www.betweentheburiedandme.com.

A full list of the bands’ upcoming tour is available below.

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
Tour w/ The Faceless, The Contortionist, The Safety Fire
09/13 Winston-Salem, NC Ziggy’s
09/14 Knoxville, TN NV
09/15 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
09/16 Jacksonville, FL Brewster’s Roc Bar
09/17 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live
09/19 Houston, TX House of Blues
09/20 Austin, TX The Mohawk
09/21 Dallas, TX House of Blues
09/23 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
09/24 Salt Lake City, UT Murray Theater
09/26 Mesa, AZ The Nile
09/27 W. Hollywood, CA House of Blues
09/28 San Diego, CA House of Blues
09/29 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
09/30 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
10/01 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
10/03 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
10/04 Seattle, WA El Corazon
10/05 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/07 Calgary, AB The Republik
10/08 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
10/09 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
10/11 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
10/12 Chicago, IL Metro
10/13 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
10/14 Louisville, KY Headliner’s Music Hall
10/16 New York City, NY Best Buy Theatre
10/17 Worcester, MA The Palladium
10/18 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
10/19 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
10/20 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s Downunder
10/21 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
10/23 Baltimore, MD Sound Stage
10/24 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
10/25 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom

All the latest tour news and more on BTBAM is available online at http://www.betweentheburiedandme.com, http://www.metalblade.com/btbam, http://www.facebook.com/BTBAMofficial, http://www.youtube.com/btbamofficial, and http://twitter.com/btbamofficial.

Blue October Announces New Album Release, Tour Information

Posted on June 14, 2013 by philspicks

Photo Credit: Zayra Alvarez

Courtesy: Up/Down Records

Blue October is returning this Summer with its seventh full length studio release. Sway (Up/Down Records) will be released nationwide on August 20^th. In connection with the release of the upcoming album, the band will embark on a forty-five city-plus international concert tour. The tour kicks off in New Orleans, LA. Before the tour kicks off, the band will have a number of in-store appearances/acoustic performances, and a CD release show at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas. All of these appearances are planned for the week of the release. Pre-sale tickets for the Blue October fan community will go on sale this coming Monday, June 17^th. General public tickets will go on sale Friday June 28^th and Saturday, June 29^th. They can be purchased online at the band’s official website, http://www.BlueOctober.com.

Blue October’s most recent album was the 2011 release, Any Man in America. Sway was produced by Justin Furstenfeld and David Castell. Castell also produced the band’s 2003 album, History for Sale and co-produced its Platinum-selling 2006 album, Foiled. It was recorded the Fire Station Studios in San Marcus, Texas early this year. Furstenfeld spoke on what audiences can expect of this album saying, “This album is about why life is so beautiful. It’s about facing fears and recognizing miracles every day. It’s about enjoying yourself and realizing that life is not something you can half-ass.” Furstenfeld’s brother, who is also a member of the band, commented on how the album came to life. “I had about 60 songs…we ended up recording fifteen and there’s thirteen on the album,” he said. “The band is in a really great space now, everyone is healthy, happy and doing well. That’s changed our point of view, and you can hear that new perspective on the album.”

The band’s former guitarist, C.B. Hudson, will rejoin the band for its upcoming tour in support of Sway. While the band will premiere new songs off of its new album, it will also play plenty of fan favorites from all six of its previous releases. The band’s current list of tour dates is below. North Carolina fans will get the chance to see the band live when it makes a stop at Charlotte, North Carolina’s Fillmore on Tuesday, September 9^th.

Blue October “Sway Tour” Dates

AUGUST

21 Barnes & Noble, Dallas, TX – 12:30PM (in-store appearance, acoustic performance)

21 Barnes & Noble, Frisco, TX – 6:00PM (in-store appearance, acoustic performance)

22 House of Blues, Slay Release Show, Dallas, TX

27 Barnes & Noble, Austin, TX – 7:00PM (in-store appearance, acoustic performance)

28 Barnes & Noble, San Antonio, TX – 6:00PM (in-store appearance, acoustic performance)

SEPTEMBER

4 House of Blues, New Orleans, LA

6 Jannus Landing, Tampa, FL

7 House of Blues, Orlando, FL

8 Center Stage, Atlanta, GA

9 The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC

11 Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA

13 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD

14 Irving Plaza, New York, NY

15 House of Blues, Boston, MA

17 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh, PA

18 Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH

19 House of Blues, Cleveland, OH

20 St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI

21 House of Blues, Chicago, IL

22 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH

27 Stubb’s, Austin, TX

OCTOBER

3 Ogden Theatre, Denver,CO

4 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT

5 Knitting Factory Concert House, Boise, ID

6 Showbox At The Market, Seattle, WA

8 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

9 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

10 House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA

11 Talking Stick Resort and Casino, Scottsdale, AZ

12 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA

13 House of Blues, San Diego, CA

15 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV

18 Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK

22 The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI

24 Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN

25 Sokol Auditorium, Omaha, NE

26 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI

NOVEMBER

7 Ivestia Hall, Moscow, Russia

8 A2, St. Petersburg, Russia

9 Music Palace, Kiev, Ukraine

12 Backstage, Munich, Germany

13 Alte Seilerei, Mannheim, Germany

14 Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany

15 C Club, Berlin, Germany

16 Burgerhaus, Koln, Germany

17 Institute, Birmingham, UK

18 Academy, Manchester, UK

19 KOKO, London, UK

DECEMBER

7 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO

8 VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s, Kansas City, MO

*Additional dates will be announced as the tour progresses

To keep up with all of the latest additions to the band’s tour lineup and all of the latest news and more from the band, go online to http://www.facebook.com/blueoctober and its official website, http://www.BlueOctober.com.

Chimaira Release Summer Tour Details

Posted on June 14, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Entertainment One

Chimaira will tour this Summer. The six-man metal act has announced that the tour will be in support of its long-awaited new album, Crown of Phantoms. The tour will see the Cleveland based band tour alongside Threat Signal, The Browning and EOne label mates, Dark Sermon.

The bands’ tour kicks off in Springfield, VA and will take them in a near circle through the course of the tour’s roughly twenty-seven dates. From Virginia, the tour will move down the East Coast to South Carolina before moving into Florida and swinging across the Southwest and back up the West Coast into the Pacific Northwest. From there the bands will head back to perform a handful of dates in the Midwest before the tour progresses back to the Northeast. The whole thing wraps up with a hometown show for Chimaira on Sunday, August 25^th at Peabody’s in Cleveland, Ohio.

Crown of Phantoms will be available July 30^th. The lead single the album, ‘All That’s Left is Blood’ can be downloaded via iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-thats-left-is-blood-single/id647296850. A full listing of the bands’ upcoming tour is available below.

CROWN OF PHANTOMS TOUR SCHEDULE

7/26/13 Springfield, VA
Empire

7/27/13 Spartanburg, SC
Ground Zero

7/28/13 Orlando, FL
The Social

7/29/13 Jacksonville, FL
Freebird Live

7/31/13 Houston, TX
Fitzgerald’s

8/1/13 Dallas, TX
Trees

8/2/13 Lubbock, TX
Jake’s

8/3/13 Albuquerque, NM
Sunshine Theater

8/4/13 Tempe, AZ
Rocky Point

8/6/13 San Diego, CA
House Of Blues

8/7/13 Santa Ana, CA
The Observatory

8/8/13 Hollywood, CA
The Whisky

8/9/13 Santa Cruz, CA
The Catalyst

8/10/13 Portland, OR
Hawthorne Theater

8/11/13 Seattle, WA
Studio Seven

8/13/13 CO Springs, CO
Black Sheep

8/14/13 Denver, CO
Marquis Theater

8/15/13 Des Moines, IA
Wooly’s

8/16/13 Chicago, IL
Reggie’s

8/17/13 Columbus, OH
Frontier Ranch

8/18/13 Grand Rapids, MI
The Intersection

8/20/13 Philadelphia, PA
Theater Of The Living Arts

8/21/13 New York, NY
Gramercy Theater

8/22/13 Boston, MA
Middle East

8/23/13 Toronto, ON
Wreck Room

8/24/13
Rochester, NY
Montage Music Hall

8/25/13 Cleveland, OH
Peabody’s

Chimaira’s fans can keep up with all of the latest tour news and more from the band online at http://www.facebook.com/chimairaofficial, http://twitter.com/chimairaband, http://instagram.com/chimairaband, and http://www.youtube.com/chimairatube.

Fozzy, Saxon Announce Fall Tour

Posted on June 14, 2013 by philspicks

Fozzy and Saxon are set to hit the road this Fall. The bands will hit the road beginning Thursday, September 12^thon the “Sacrifice and Sin Tour.” The first performance of the tour will be at The Emporium in Patchogue, New York. The twenty-one date tour will take the bands almost into mid-October and will wind down in Vancouver, Canada. VIP Meet & Greet packages are available online at http://www.fozzyrock.com.

Fozzy front man and WWE Superstar Chris Jericho noted in a recent interview, his excitement of not only touring again, but also of touring with the legendary British metal outfit. “After our highly successful US tour last summer on UPROAR, we’ve been chomping at the bit for the right opportunity to return to North America…and now it has arrived!” he said. “To tour with the legendary Saxon is a metal dream come true and the perfect way to satisfy all of our amazing fans in the US and Canada and to make tons of new ones in the process. Get ready for Sacrifice and Sin…we’re gonna tear your heads off and leave u screaming FOZZY, FOZZY, FOZZY!!”

Both bands will be touring in support of new releases. Fozzy will be touring in support of its most recent release, 2012’s Sin and Bones. Saxon will be touring in support of its latest release, Sacrifice, which was released March 26^th of this year. Saxon’s Biff Byford shared Jericho’s sentiments of the bands touring together this Fall in a recent interview. “So far, the Sacrifice World Tour has taken us from the Bahamas to South America and back to Europe for the festival season,” Byford said. “Now it is time for us to return to North America for a series of dates with the one and only FOZZY. We have been friends with Chris Jericho for years so there has never been a better time to hook up with FOZZY for a tour that will take us from the east coast to the west coast and finally winding up in the Great White North.”

A full listing of the bands’ tour dates is available below.

SAXON / FOZZY tour dates

Sept 12- Patchogue, NY @ The Emporium

Sept 13- New York, NY @ BB King

Sept 14- Montreal, QUE @ Corona Theater

Sept 15- Toronto, ONT @ The Phoenix

Sept 17- Reading, PA @ Reverb

Sept 18- Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s

Sept 19- Dayton, OH @ McGuffy’s

Sept 20- Flint, MI @ Machine Shop

Sept 21- Joliet, IL @ Mojoes

Sept 22- Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

Sept 26- Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues

Sept 27- San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live

Sept 28- Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

Oct 01- Tempe, AZ @ Club Red

Oct 02- Long Beach, CA @ Gaslamp

Oct 03- Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage

Oct 04- Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues

Oct 05- Corona, CA @ M15

Oct 06- San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge

Oct 08- Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

Oct 09- Portland, OR @ Mt Tabor

Oct 10- Vancouver, BC @ The Venue

More information on Fozzy, its tour schedule and more is available online at http://www.facebook.com/FozzyRock and http://www.fozzyrock.com. Fans of Saxon can follow the band online at http://www.facebook.com/saxon and http://www.saxon747.com.

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