Organizers of the annual Capulet Festival have announced the first group of acts to perform at the 2024 Capulet Fest.
Scheduled to take place June 28-30 at Thompson Speedway in Thompson, CT. Skillet, August Burns Red, and Nothing More will serve as headliners for the festival, now in its third year.
Other bands tapped for the independently-operated festival include and are not limited to the likes of Horizon Theory, Taproot, Cold, Eyes Set To Kill, and Impending Doom. 2024 will mark the second consecutive year that Horizon Theory has performed at Capulet Fest.
Tickets are available here for the 2024 Capulet Fest. More acts will be announced for this year’s festival in the coming days.
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Independent rock band Horizon Theory is tackling the all too familiar topics of addiction and mental health with its latest single and video.
The band unveiled the single, ‘Nowhere To Go‘ and its companion video Feb. 14. The song’s musical arrangement is a powerful statement in itself with its brooding verses and its much more powerful choruses. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the arrangement is its second verse, which conjures thoughts of Linkin Park, what with the rapping and hard rock instrumentation.
The song’s lyrical theme, much like those of the group’s other singles, tackles the familiar topics of addiction and mental health.
Front man Josh Harrington talked about the song’s theme in a prepared statement.
“To me this song is about battling alcoholism and/or suicide,” Harrington said. “Ruining relationships with the choices you’ve made and how it all affects the ones you love. Realizing that, but not knowing how to change so you fall in even further.”
The video for the band’s new single further illustrate that theme as it follows its central figure dealing with a lot of issues, including alcoholism. The ending is not the happiest, either. However it does include a message reminding viewers that they can get help for their addiction and mental health struggles, sort of as a contrast to the darker ending to the video.
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In other news, Horizon Theory is scheduled to serve as support on Orgy’s upcoming tour. The spring tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of the release of Orgy’s album, Candyass, the album that broke the band into the mainstream.
The tour is scheduled to kick off April 11 in Chicago IL and to run through May 25 in St. Paul, MN. It includes stops in cities nationwide, such as Greensboro, NC; Scottsdale, AZ and Denver, CO. The tour’s schedule is noted below. Tickets are available now.
The Inkcarceration Festival will return for its seventh year in 2024.
The annual festival, which is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, is scheduled to take place July 19-21 at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, OH for its latest iteration. Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, and Godsmack will headline this year’s festival and are among the more than 60 bands set to perform at this year’s event. Other bands set to perform include and are not limited to: Machine Head, Mushroomhead, Killswtich Engage, The HU and Filter.
Weekend general admission and VIP packages are available now starting at $10 down on layaway. Weekend general access tickets start at $199.99 plus fees while Weekend VIP passes start at $479.99 plus fees. Single day general admission passes start at $99.00 plus fees. Tickets and parking passes are available here.
The full lineup for this year’s Inkcarceration Festival is as follows: Shinedown, Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin, The Offspring, Bad Omens, Halestorm, I Prevail, Chevelle, Parkway Drive, Dropkick Murphys, Killswitch Engage, Hollywood Undead, Sevendust, Sleeping with Sirens, Skillet, Machine Head, Chimaira, The HU, Filter, Poison The Well, As I Lay Dying, Biohazard, Shadows Fall, From Ashes to New, Bad Wolves, Stabbing Westward, Holy Wars, Blessthefall, Trust Company, After The Burial, Ill Niño, Afterlife, Upon a Burning Body, Uncured, Fit For a King, Cold, I See Stars, Flat Black, Devour the Day, Another Day Dawns, Chelsea Grin, Attack Attack, Erra, All Shall Perish, Veil Of Maya, The Word Alive, Dark Divine, The Acacia Strain, Mushroomhead, Brand of Sacrifice, Peyton Parrish, Fight From Within, Kingdom Collapse, Like Moths to Flames, Vampires Everywhere!, Cultus Black, Crossbreed, Traitors, Lions at the Gate, Unsaid Fate, Hunt The Dinosaur, American Dream Machine, Kingdom of Giants, Ten56., The Behest of Serpents, Hannan, Killstreak, Widow7,and Nailed Shut MA
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The 2024 Welcome To Rockville Festival will feature the annual event’s largest lineup to date.
According to a news release distributed Wednesday, approximately 150 bands are scheduled to perform at the festival’s 2024 edition, its 13th. The festival, which is scheduled to be held over the course of four days between May 9-12 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, FL, will feature bands, such as Slipknot, Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, Queens of the Stone Age, Greta Van Fleet and so many others.
Also tapped for this year’s festival are the likes of Jelly Roll, Limp Bizkit, Stone Temple Pilots, Sum 41, Primus, Falling in Reverse, Cypress Hill and Mr. Bungle. The festival is being presented by Danny Wimmer Presents.
Passes are on sale now here with down payments as low as $24. The full band lineup for The 2024 Welcome To Rockville Festival’s current lineup is noted below. More bands will be announced in the weeks to come.
Foo Fighters, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Jelly Roll, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, Queens of the Stone Age, Greta Van Fleet, Evanescence, Falling In Reverse, A Day To Remember, Breaking Benjamin, Bad Omens, Judas Priest, The Offspring, Mudvayne, Koe Wetzel, Stone Temple Pilots, Primus, Cypress Hill, Sum 41, Mr. Bungle, In This Moment, Architects, Royal Blood, Anthrax, Black Veil Brides, Polyphia, Kerry King, Skillet, Theory of a Deadman, Flyleaf W/ Lacey Sturm, Wage War, Clutch, Tech N9ne, Mammoth WVH, STARSET, Living Colour, Machine Head, Insane Clown Posse, In Flames, Slaughter To Prevail, The Ghost Inside, The Struts, P.O.D., Code Orange, Electric Callboy, L7, The Amity Affliction, Baroness, Shadows Fall, Atreyu, August Burns Red, Of Mice & Men, All Them Witches, Apocalyptica, THE CHATS, Kittie, Movements, Sebastian Bach, Jehnny Beth, Stabbing Westward, All That Remains, Kid Kapichi, Reignwolf, Dirty Honey, Fear Factory, Enter Shikari, Polaris, Saliva, Magnolia Park, Amigo The Devil, Austin Meade, The Word Alive, New Years Day, Kublai Khan TX, Bob Vylan, Mushroomhead, Red Fang, Currents, Helmet, Drain, Kim Dracula, Biohazard, Nitzer Ebb, Soulfly, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, FLAT BLACK, Nova Twins, Miss May I, Skindred, Alien Ant Farm, Drowning Pool, Taproot, ORGY, Destroy Boys, Taipei Houston, Terror, Gel, Fleshwater, Scowl, Militarie Gun, Nita Strauss, Dead Poet Society, LACUNA COIL, PLUSH, SiM, Cold, Powerman 5000, Nonpoint, HED PE, Trust Company, Point North, Blind Channel, Adema, The Chisel, SPITE, Harms Way, Bodysnatcher, I SEE STARS, RAIN CITY DRIVE, Crobot, Sleep Theory, Imminence, Tim Montana, Gatecreeper, Return To Dust, StrateJacket, Eva Under Fire, Afterlife, Bad Nerves, Another Day Dawns, GIDEON, FIRE FROM THE GODS, Catch Your Breath, Calva Louise, VUKOVI, Citizen Soldier, KILL THE ROBOT, Moon Fever, Dying Wish, thrown, Stick to Your Guns, HotBox, TX2, Lø Spirit, and Fuming Mouth.
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The band made the announcement through a news release distributed Monday. The document states the two-month-plus tour is scheduled to launch Sept. 15 in Albany, NY and to run through Nov. 22 in Niagra Falls, NY. It features performances scheduled in cities nationwide, such as Jacksonville, NC; St. Louis, MO and Tyler, TX.
New Dilema, Divide The Fall, and Waiting for the Enemy are scheduled to share time as support throughout the tour.
Front man Scooter Ward said in a prepared statement, the band is anticipating the tour’s launch.
“We’re looking forward to reuniting with our family of fans this fall on tour,” the statement reads. “We’ve incorporated some of the songs that we rarely played live, along with all of the fan favorites. Stay safe and we will see you all soon!”
The tour’s schedule is noted below.
COLD – 2021 US Tour Dates 9/15 Albany, NY – Empire Underground 9/16 Laconia, NH – Granite State Music Hall 9/17 Chicopee, MA – Geraldine’s 9/18 Norwalk, CT – Wall Street Theater 9/19 Providence, RI – Fete Ballroom 9/22 Teaneck, NJ – Debonair Music Hall 9/23 Hopewell, VA – Beacon Theatre 9/24 Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero 9/25 Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly 9/26 Cape Coral, FL – Dixie Live 9/28 Destin, FL – Club LA 9/29 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade 9/30 Charleston, WV – Rock City Cake Company 10/01 Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub Concert Hall 10/02 Harrison, OH – Blue Note Harrison 10/03 Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center 10/06 Lakewood, OH – Winchester Music Tavern 10/07 Lombard, IL – Brauer House 10/08 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Saloon 10/09 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club 10/10 Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall 10/13 Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s 10/14 Lincoln, NE – The Royal Grove 10/15 Denver, CO – Herman’s Hideaway 10/16 Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live 10/19 Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock 10/21 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live 10/22 Houston, TX – Scout Bar 10/23 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box 10/24 Dallas, TX – Trees 10/27 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag 10/28 Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre 10/29 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop 10/30 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center 10/31 Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse 11/03 Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27 11/04 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage 11/06 Jacksonville, NC – Hooligan’s 11/07 Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger 11/10 Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall 11/11 Memphis, TN – Growlers 11/12 Shreveport, LA – The Lot 11/13 Monroe, LA – The Hub Music Hall 11/14 Tyler, TX – Country River Club 11/17 Indianapolis, IN – The Hi-Fi 11/19 Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs 11/20 Northampton, PA – The Gin Mill 11/21 State College, PA – Stage West 11/22 Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theatre
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Hard rock act Into The Fire officially released its new self-titled EP to the masses today. The record is a solid introduction for the super group of sorts. That is because while the record boasts only three songs, all three songs are instant radio-ready compositions that will fit easily into any rock radio station’s daily rotation with their musical arrangements and lyrical content. The disc’s opener ‘Spit You Out’ is evidence of that. The brooding, hard rock sounds and lyrical theme of ‘From The Medicine’ proves this just as much as ‘Spit You Out.’ The alternate take of ‘Spit You Out’ varies very little from the original composition but still presents its own enjoyment. All things considered this new offering from Into The Fire’s self-titled EP a record that is set to set this hard rock super group on fire.
Hard rock super group Into The Fire’s new self-titled EP boasts only three songs. Even as few songs as it boasts it still proves in the end to be a record that is set to set Into The Fire on fire. That is because the songs featured in this record are instant radio-ready compositions. The record’s lead single ‘Spit You Out’ clearly exhibits this. The song’s musical arrangement instantly conjures thoughts of both SOiL and The Union Underground. While elements of SOiL are clearly present in the song’s musical arrangement, The Union Underground’s musical influence exhibits more prevalence here. Considering the backgrounds of the band’s members, the presence of both bands’ work should come as no surprise, right down to the guitar solos. Keeping this in mind, that catchy, driving arrangement makes the song an instant hit for the band. It is just one part of what makes the song a hit. The song’s lyrical content plays just as much of a part here as the song’s musical arrangement.
The musical arrangement at the base of ‘Spit You Out’ in itself makes this song an instant hit for Into The Fire. It alone makes this song a composition that any mainstream rock radio programmer should add to his or her station’s daily rotation. The song’s lyrical content is just as important to note in its presentation as its musical arrangement. The message presented in the song’s lyrical content leaves very few questions. Front man Bryan Scott clearly addresses a certain unnamed woman in this song as he sings to her in the song’s chorus, “You take, take/everything you want until I break, break break…you’re a cold-hearted b****/But I can’t spit you out. In other words, this woman means no good at all, but the song’s subject (whether it’s Scott or not) cant’ bring himself to rid himself of her. That becomes more evident in the song’s second verse in which Scott sings, “Hey girl, you’re a beautiful liar/Hey girl, you’re the devil’s child/Your affliction/My addiction…” This man cannot get the woman out of his mind and can’t get himself away from her. When one considers this, it plays perfectly into the driving energy of the song’s musical arrangement. When both elements are put together, they make listeners think certain songs from the likes of Buckcherry, Cold, and certain other bands, proving again why this song is a perfect fit for any rock radio station. It is just one of the songs that makes Into The Fire stand out. The EP’s other song ‘From The Medicine’ is just as important to note in examining the record as ‘Spit You Out.’
‘Spit You Out’ is a clear example of why Into The Fire is ready to set the mainstream rock realm ablaze. Its high energy musical arrangement and equally charging lyrical content work in tandem to make this song an instant hit for any rock radio station across America. It is not the only key song to examine in the band’s new self-titled EP, though. ‘From The Medicine’ is just as important to note here as ‘Spit You Out.’ That is because it is a distinct change of pace for the band. Whereas ‘Spit You Out’ boasts a nonstop, hard rock musical arrangement, this song’s musical arrangement is more brooding, for lack of better wording. It starts off slowly with Scott and fellow guitarist Adam Zadel’s almost Alice in Chains style dual guitar attack. From those opening bars, the song then switches to a slightly slower, but no less powerful, melodic hard rock arrangement. Even the vocal approach taken in the song boasts a style similar to that of Alice in Chains in its heyday. Considering all of this , it is clear why this song’s musical arrangement is an important part of its whole. Its lyrical content is just as important to note as its musical arrangement. That must be addressed here, too.
The musical arrangement presented in ‘From The Medicine’ is its own important piece of the song’s presentation. That is because it stands out so clearly against that of ‘Spit You Out’ and in it similarity to that of Alice in Chains in its heyday. As important as it is to note, it is only one part of the song’s presentation. The song’s lyrical content is just as important to note in examining its presentation as its musical arrangement. In regards to the song’s lyrical content Scott and company are less clear about the song’s subject. Scott sings in the song’s chorus, “We’re suffocating from the medicine/All this consequence we’re buried in.” When one takes into consideration the content of the song’s verses, one can’t help but wonder if Scott is not speaking about anything physical, but more in a metaphorical sense. That can be assumed as he sings in the song’s second verse, “Hey let me pull you under (to the godless, take a little)/Hey let it go it’s over (so contagious, it’s over)/Blame it on the pills we’ve swallowed/Suck it down/Liars and their gods we follow/Wait it out, they’ll disappear.” One could argue here that maybe the medicine in question is not physical, but the things that are supposed to make people better. Considering that, one could argue that Scott is saying the things that are supposed to make us better are in fact doing us more harm than good. The song’s lead verse would seem to hint at that, too as Scott sings, “Hey let me introduce you/Hey let me complicate you/Feeble from your own submission/Complacent till the end/Suffer from your good intention again and again and again.” This is merely this critic’s own interpretation of the song’s lyrical content and should not be taken as the only interpretation. It is just what makes sense to this critic. Considering this interpretation, the emotion in the song’s musical arrangement has even more of an impact on the song’s overall presentation. In the end, the combination of such introspective lyrical content works with the song’s equally well thought-out musical arrangement to make it another radio ready addition to Into The Fire’s new self-titled EP. It is not the last example of what makes this EP stand out, either. The EP also includes an “alternate version” of ‘Spit You out’ as a bonus of sorts. It should be discussed just as much as the song’s original take and ‘From The Medicine.’
‘Spit You Out’ and ‘From The Medicine’ are both key additions to Into The Fire’s new self-titled EP. That is due to the songs’ musical arrangements and the arrangements’ companion lyrical content. The combination of those two elements within both songs makes each song an instantly radio-ready composition. While each song is important to this record in its own right, they are not the only songs that are included in the record. The band included a bonus “alternate take” of ‘Spit You Out’ with the original song and ‘From The Medicine’ to round out the record’s presentation. There is, in reality, not a whole lot of difference between the original and alternate take of ‘Spit You Out’ to be noted when playing the two takes side by side. The alternate take is about three seconds shorter than the original take. And, unless this critic is incorrect, the only discernable difference between the pair is a little guitar riff in the song’s final minute or so. It would appear in a close listen that said riff is there near the song’s end in one take, but not in the other. With or without that riff, it the song is still enjoyable regardless. The very fact that the difference between the original and alternate take of the song is nearly indecipherable shows that with more clarity than the difference in the two takes. Keeping this in mind, the “alternate take” of ‘Spit You Out’ is just as important to Into The Fire’s new self-titled EP as the song’s original take and as ‘From The Medicine.’ All things considered, Into The Fire proves in the end to be a record that is ready to set the mainstream rock realm ablaze.
Into The Fire’s new self-titled EP is a short record, boasting only three songs. But even with its three songs, it shows it is ready to set the mainstream rock realm ablaze. That is thanks in large part to the musical arrangements and lyrical content presented in the EP’s main songs, ‘Spit You Out’ and ‘From The Medicine.’ The pairing of those elements makes each song an instantly radio-ready composition. The “bonus alternate take’ of ‘Spit You Out’ adds a little bit more interest to this record even though the difference between the “alternate take” and the original song is so minute that it is nearly indecipherable. It still will leave listeners paying close attention to both takes, and in turn gaining even more of an appreciation for this new effort from the hard rock super group. All things considered, the songs that are presented in this record prove it (and the band) ready to set the mainstream rock realm ablaze. Into The Fire is available today in stores and online. More information on Into The Fire is available online now along with all of Into The Fire’s latest news and more at:
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