Aftershock Festival 2023 Lineup Announced

Posted on March 15, 2023 by philspicks

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Aftershock Festival organizers have announced the lineup for the annual event, which is scheduled to be held Oct. 5-8 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA.

Guns N’ Roses, Korn, Tool, and Avenged Sevenfold have been announced as the headliners for this year’s festival. Also on the bill for the event are other equally well-known bands, such as Godsmack, Incubus, Pantera, Megadeth, Rancid, Queens of the Stone Age, The Cult, I Prevail, AFI, Dance Gavin Dance, 311, Turnstile, and Limp Bizkit.

This year’s event is being put on by Danny Wimmer Presents, and Danny Hayes, the company’s chief executive officer, said he is looking forward to this year’s festival.

“We are so excited for what will be the biggest Aftershock in the festival’s 11-year history,” Hayes said. “We are grateful for our partnership with the city and county of Sacramento and together we have built an amazing brand that showcases Sacramento to attendees from all over the globe.”

Avenged Sevenfold is scheduled to headline the festival’s first day. Other acts scheduled for Day One are the likes of: Pennywise, Beauty School Dropout, The Cult, AFI, and Incubus.

Tool is scheduled to headline Day Two, with the likes of Megadeth, Memphis May Fire, The Hu, Skillet, Limp Bizkit, and Coheed and Cambria joining the band and others on the day.

Korn will headline Day Three. Others on the day’s schedule include and are not limited to: Corey Taylor, Avatar, The Amity Affliction, Parkway Drive, and Babymetal.

Guns N’ Roses will close out the four-day festival. Leading up to the band’s performance, other acts, including and not limited to: Queens of the Stone Age, Rancid, I Prevail, Dance Gavin Dance, Daughtry, and Mayday Parade will also take the stage.

The full list of this year’s acts is noted below. Audiences can put down $10 now toward the price of the passes. Payments toward the price can be made from there between April and August. The down payment can be made here.

The full Aftershock 2023 lineup is as follows (subject to change):

Thursday, October 5: Avenged Sevenfold, Incubus, Turnstile, The Cult, AFI, Pennywise, Nothing But Thieves, L7, White Reaper, Senses Fail, Don Broco, The Bronx, Nothing, Nowhere., DeathByRomy, Beauty School Dropout, Bob Vylan, Holding Absence, Pinkshift, Thousand Below, Starbenders, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Static Dress, Letdown.

Friday, October 6: Tool, Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Coheed and Cambria, Skillet, Bad Omens, The Hu, Deafheaven, Memphis May Fire, Converge, Fire From the Gods, Polaris, Rain City Drive, Gideon, Currents, Varials, Strange Kids, Dragged Under, Tallah, HANABIE., Widow7, Death Valley Dreams

Saturday, October 7: Korn, Pantera, 311, Corey Taylor, Parkway Drive, Babymetal, Polyphia, Dethklok, Avatar, Fever 333, The Amity Affliction, Sleep Token, Escape the Fate, Boston Manor, Fame on Fire, Catch Your Breath, Ten56., Reddstar, Holy Wars, ’68, Ithaca, Devil’s Cut, Traitors, Fox Lake, All Waves, As You Were

Sunday, October 8: Guns N’ Roses, Queens of the Stone Age, Rancid, I Prevail, Dance Gavin Dance, Daughtry, Badflower, Billy Talent, Mayday Parade, Suicide Silence, Movements, Ayron Jones, You Me At Six, Dead Poet Society, Austin Meade, Alpha Wolf, Jehnny Beth, Redlight King, Tigercub, Call Me Karizma, Ryan Oakes, Gnome, Luna Aura, Asava

More information on the 2023 Aftershock Festival is available along with all of the festival’s latest news at:

Website: https://www.AftershockFestival.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AftershockFestival

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AftershockSac

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‘Kids Against The Monsters’ Proves It Was Mostly Worth The Wait

Posted on April 17, 2022 by philspicks

A little more than a year ago, Hyro The Hero announced to the world that he was working on a new project dubbed Kids Against The Monsters. The record was originally scheduled for release last year, but that obviously did not happen. Why that is the case is anyone’s guess. That is beside the point. The announcement came as part of a bigger announcement that he had released a new single titled ‘Legendary.’ Fast forward to this weekend. The long-awaited project (originally called a “mixtape,” now being marketed as an EP) was finally released Friday. The four-song record is an enjoyable albeit imperfect presentation from the up-and-coming rap-rock star. To its positive, it features three songs that the rap-rock star (a.k.a. Hyron Louis Fenton, Jr.) crafted in 2021. On the opposite side, it is lacking other songs that he crafted last year. This will be examined a little later. One last item to note is the record’s sequencing, which will also be examined later. Each item noted here is important in its own way to the whole of Kids Against The Monsters. All things considered, they make a record that although imperfect, gives hope for Hyro The Hero’s next record.

Kids Against The Monsters, the long-awaited “mixtape” project from Hyro The Hero, is a mostly welcome filler between his then latest album, 2019’s Flagged Channel, and his next studio recording. Hopefully that new record will come sooner rather than later, but that is entirely up to him. The record works in part because of the songs that it features. Four songs make up the EP’s body. They include the EP’s title song, which features a guest appearance by Slipknot/Stone Sour front man Corey Taylor, and three singles that he released last year, ‘FU2 (ft. AJ Channer),’ ‘We Believe (ft. David Draiman)’ and ‘Fight (ft. Chad Grey).’ All four songs are impressive in their own right, because each offers audiences something different from its counterparts. The EP’s opener, for example, is a heavily blues-tinged rocker that conjures thoughts of songs from Imagine Dragons and others of that ilk. Taylor’s vocals are almost indiscernible to be honest. The subtle use of the turntables and the beats makes for such a great hip-hop vibe. The whole here makes the song so enjoyable in its own right.

‘FU2 (ft. AJ Channer)’ takes audiences in a completely different direction with its high energy approach and its socially conscious lyrical theme. Fenton points the finger at what the world has become in the song’s lyrical theme. That and the energy in the intense nu-metal approach is certain to keep audiences engaged and entertained. Again, it is the polar opposite of the EP’s opener, and that is a very good thing.

‘We Believe (ft. David Draiman)’ takes Fenton’s modern rap leanings and pairs it with a melodic hard rock approach to make the song enjoyable right from the get go. The heavy bass used in the verses clearly exhibit those hip-hop leanings. Draiman’s vocals make for a positive counterpoint to those of Fenton here, making for even more engagement and entertainment. The whole becomes a song that holds its own identity separate from the record’s first two songs, again showing the importance of the record’s featured songs.

‘Fight (ft. Chad Gray)’ is yet another change of pace sure to keep audiences engaged and entertained. That is because it takes audiences back to the sounds and stylistic approaches that made Flagged Channel so enjoyable. The addition of Gray’s vocals to the song makes for another welcome contrast to those of Fenton, in turn adding even more to the song’s appeal. The song’s lyrical theme, which is yet another socially conscious message, adds even more to the song’s appeal.

For all of the enjoyment that the songs featured in this record guarantees, there could have been more music included in the EP. That is because it does not feature all of the songs that Fenton crafted last year. He also released another single, titled ‘Retaliation Generation’ alongside Ice Nine Kills front man Spencer Charnas. That song and ‘Legendary’ are each enjoyable in their own right because of their own musical and lyrical content. Why Fenton decided not to included the songs in this record is also anyone’s guess. It would have brought the record’s total song count to six, and in turn made the record even more enjoyable. That is because they are just as unlike one another as they are from the songs featured in the EP and as they are from one another. So to that end, not including these two songs in the EP is obviously not enough to make the EP a failure, but it certainly would have made the EP’s presentation so much more positive.

Keeping this in mind, there is still one more item to examine. That item is the record’s sequencing. There are, again, only four songs featured in the EP, but their sequencing ensures listeners’ engagement and entertainment just as much as the songs themselves. That is because from beginning to end, it ensures the record’s energy remains stable even as the song styles and sounds change. The whole thing opens with the noted bluesy hip-hop opus before really picking things up in ‘FU2’. The energy keeps flowing in ‘We Believe’ and continues in ‘Fight’. In other words, from start to end, the EP’s sequencing sees the record interesting because of its role in the general effect, doing even more to keep things interesting for listeners. When this is considered along with the songs themselves, the record proves even more worth hearing.

Kids Against The Monsters, the newly released EP from Hyro The Hero, is a welcome addition to this year’s field of new EPs. That is due in part to its featured songs. The songs featured in the record are singles that he released last year. Each is different from one another in its sound and style while their lyrical themes will resonate easily with any listener in their own way. From the socially conscious to the more personal, each theme has something worthwhile to offer. While the songs featured in the record do plenty to make the EP appealing, the lack of two other songs that he released last year detracts from the record’s presentation. It is not enough to make the EP a failure, but the record would certainly have benefited from their inclusion. That aside, the EP is still mostly successful. Its sequencing ensures that in its own right. That is because it makes sure the record’s energy stays stable even as the sounds, styles and themes change from one song to the next. Each item noted is important in its own way to the whole of the EP one more of the best of its field so far this year.

Kids Against The Monsters is available now. More information on Hyro The Hero’s new EP is available online now along with all of Hyro The Hero’s latest news and more at:

Website: http://www.hyrothehero.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HyroTheHero

Twitter: http://twitter.com/hyrothehero

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Rock Super Group Covers Tool, Slipknot For New Double Single

Posted on January 13, 2022 by philspicks

Tempest debuted its new double single Jan. 7.

The band — Ron Poisson (Cult of Individuality owner), Will Hunt (Evanescence, Black Label Society, Crossfade), Doc Coyle (ex-God Forbid, Bad Wolves), Chris Cain (ex-Bury Your Dead, Bad Wolves), and Kyle Konkiel (ex-Scar The Martyr, Bad Wolves) — debuted its take of Tool’s ‘Sober’ and Slipknot’s Dead Memories’ Jan. 7.

The covers came as a result of the pandemic, according to information provided about the songs. Poisson and Hunt were having conversations through social media about how to keep busy during lockdowns. The conversations led Hunt to reach out to the other band members, and the rest (as they say) is history).

Tempest’s take of ‘Sober’ largely stays true to its source material. However, there are some subtle differences in the two takes. They come through the guitar solos. The solos in Tempest’s take on the song move more in a subtle hard rock direction. By comparison, the solo in the original maintains the song’s dark prog approach and sound. Audiences can hear Tempest’s take on the song here.

Tempest’s take on Slipknot’s ‘Dead Memories’ came about as a tribute to the late Joey Jordison,’ who played drums with the band from its formation in 1995 until his departure from the band in 2013. The single stays largely true to its source material. The most notable difference between the original and Tempest’s take on the song is in the vocals. Poisson’s vocals are clearly different from those of Corey Taylor. Where Taylor’s vocals are grittier and darker, Poisson’s delivery style is more melodic.

More information on Tempest’s new double single is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: https://www.pavementmusic.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pavementent

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pavementcorp

Charlie Benante Announces New LP Release Date, Specs

Posted on March 20, 2021 by philspicks

Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante will release his new album this spring.

Silver Linings is scheduled for release May 14 through Megaforce Records. While the record sees Benante as the primary figure in its presentation, he stressed during a recent interview, that the album is not a solo record.

“This isn’t a solo album,” Charlie said, “This is a record of my favorite songs done with some of my friends during a very dark time. We found a shining light and this is the result of that light. I was really happy that my musician friends came on board and helped make this record what it is. I appreciate all of them, and they all did such a fantastic job. Despite all of the darkness we’ve experienced this past year, there are ‘silver linings,’ that’s why I chose that title for the album.”

He added, the album’s creation came about through the advice of someone close to himself.

“Back in February of last year, with COVID and all the other B.S. that was going on, I was glued to the 24-hour news cycle on the TV and my phone, and I started to get really depressed,” he said. My girlfriend said I needed to turn off the news and suggested I do something creative, whether it was art or drumming or writing new songs, and she was right.”

According to information provided about the 14-song record, it will feature an all-star cast of guest musicians and performers, such as guitarist John 5 (Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson), Alex Skolnick (Testament), and Corey Taylor (Slipknot).

Also featured on the new record are Run DMC member Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Rob Caggiano (Volbeat), and Ra Diaz (Suicidal Tendencies). The group recorded the song “Run-DMC Medley,’ which is one the songs featured in the album. The group premiered the song’s quarantine video in June 2020.

The whole of Silver Linings‘ track listing is noted below:

* “City of Blinding Lights”/U2 – Frank Bello, Mark Osegueda, Charlie Benante

* “Chloe Dancer / Crown of Horns”/Mother Love Bone – Mark Menghi, Mark Osegueda, Charlie Benante

* “Teardrop”/Massive Attack – Carla Harvey, Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante

* “Run DMC”/Run DMC – DMC, Rob Caggiano, Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante

* “Rhiannon”/Fleetwood Mac – Mark Menghi, Jennifer Cella, Randy McStine, Charlie Benante

* “Yer So Bad”/Tom Petty – Carla Harvey, Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante

* “Transylvania”/Iron Maiden – Snake Sabo, Frank Bello, Jon Donias, Charlie Benante

* “Presto Vivace”/U.K. – Ra Diaz, Alex Skolnick, Jordan Rudess, Charlie Benante

* “Bad Guy”/Billie Eilish – Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante

* “Jimmy James”/The Beastie Boys – Ra Diaz, Charlie Benante

* “All The Way”/KISS – PJ Farley, Joe McGinness, John 5, Charlie Benante

* “Mr Speed”/KISS – Joe McGinness, PJ Farley, Charlie Benante

* “Public Image”/Public Image – Hank Von Hell, Dave Brownsound, Jason “Cone” McCaslin, Charlie Benante

* “Funny Vibe”/Living Color – Ra Diaz, Corey Glover, Henry Flury, Charlie Benante

More information on Charlie Benante’s new album is available along with all of his latest news at:

Website: https://charliebenante.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharlieBenanteOfficial

Twitter: https://twitter.com/skisum

Sevendust Drummer’s New EP Shows More Control Than Chaos

Posted on November 28, 2020 by philspicks

Sevendust’s members have been busy this year maintaining the band’s long-held title of the hardest working band in rock. Guitarist Clint Lowery released two new solo recordings this year – an album, God Bless The Renegades and an EP, Grief & Distance –and the band as a whole has released a new album, Blood & Stone. Drummer Morgan Rose added to the band’s new releases Friday with his latest studio recording, his new EP Controlled Chaos. The six-song record is another positive presentation from Rose, who in fact enlisted his Sevendust band mate Lowery to handle guitars for the EP (again cementing the noted reputation even more for the band). That is proven in part through the record’s musical arrangements. They will be discussed shortly. Its lyrical content plays as much into its presentation as its musical content. This aspect will be addressed a little later. The record’s production rounds out its most important elements. Each item noted here is important in its own way to the whole of this new offering from two-fifths of Sevendust. All things considered, the EP proves itself an offering that every Sevendust fan will enjoy.

Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose’s new EP Controlled Chaos is a work that will appeal to every Sevendust fan. That is proven in part through the record’s musical content. While the title of Rose’s new record is Controlled Chaos, there is no sense of chaos by any means throughout the record’s musical arrangements. Though there is a lot of control. The information provided about Rose’s new EP states that the record took six days to track. That in itself could be considered chaotic, being such a short time frame. Even being such short time frame, the result really was so controlled, precise and powerful in its musical presentation. So to that end, the EP’s title does fit at least to a point. Audiences will easily recognize the influence of Rose’s primary gig throughout the record in the powerful melodic hard rock style approach to most of the songs. The most surprising of the record’s arrangements comes in its closer, ‘Exhale.’ This arrangement does take its own influence from Rose’s time with Sevendust, but is just so powerful in its simplicity. It is just Rose on vocals along with a piano. It is a powerful exhibition of Rose’s vocal talent as it shows that ability to really move listeners with his voice alone. The addition of the other elements, which will be discussed at more length in the examination of the EP’s production, adds even more impact to the minimalist composition. Between that, the Sevendust influence that is evident in the record’s opener and the rest of the album, and the growth that Rose and company show alongside that influence, the record’s musical content in whole forms a solid foundation for Controlled Chaos. The lyrical content that accompanies that musical content builds strongly on the record’s presentation.

The lyrical content featured in the record’s lead single is proof of the importance of the EP’s lyrical content. The song’s lyrical content focuses n “a narcissist,” according to comments from Rose in information provided about the EP. That is pointed out right from the song’s outset, in which rose sings, “Seething under my skin/Protecting all that I am/Anticipating for the last time/You can be/broken/All that you want/’Cause I won’t give anymore.” Right from this listeners can infer that the speaker is someone who is very angry in dealing with thoughts and emotions brought about by that person. The song’s chorus adds to the statement, as Rose sings, “Wish you feel alive inside/But nothing can change your mind/Erase the shadow left/behind/Stop and realize/I’m not the answer.” When he says, “Stop and realize/I’m not the answer,” that leaves zero doubt as to the noted statement. This is a matter that has led the main subject to reach a near breaking point. When all of this is considered with the song’s deeply emotional musical content, the whole of the song gains such impact. It is just one example of what makes the album’s lyrical content important. The lyrical content featured in ‘Exhale’ does its own share to prove that importance.

‘Exhale’ is so powerful, lyrically, because it comes across as someone who is letting out so much inner pain. Rose pointed out in an interview that the song’s lyrical content is biographical about himself. He noted, I wanted to semi-document how I felt being in a bad place and getting to a good place.” The larger story that he told had to do with himself going through a lot of personal adversity and coming out better in the end. This can be inferred even without a lyrics sheet to reference. What is so interesting here is the reserved nature in the wording of the lyrics. He sings in part in the song’s lead verse, “Holy angel/Forgive what I’ve become/Became the man who is here/Now the urge controlling my every thought/It’s telling me, “disappear”/All this…has me crippled to my knees…/The worst is done/Now that I believe/I’ll fade into the water/Where I can finally breathe/Where I can finally breathe.” This is all important to address because Rose noted in his interview, that ““I’ve had semi-documented issues with my own problems. I think a lot of us wonder, ‘How many people will show up at my funeral?’ I was in a pretty good place before I got sick and ended up in the hospital last year, and I was in a great place after getting better. I was able to look and see what the reaction would be if something catastrophic happened to me. I was blown away. I had gotten myself together and made it through a tough time. I was able to see how much everyone around me really cared. It was humbling.” His statement in this verse about things being better, and being able to breathe” is that recovery and seeing how many people care. It all comes across as perhaps Rose talking about dealing with depression. He adds, “the worst is done…” showing even more the story. This adds even more depth to the song’s lyrical content, and in turn, the impact of the song in whole when the song’s musical content is considered along with this content. It is just one more way in which the EP’s lyrical content is proven so important. The lyrical content featured in ‘Clarity’ is one more example of the importance of the EP’s lyrical content.

Rose said of the lyrical content featured in ‘Clarity,’ “It’s the feeling of washing away the day, so you can start fresh tomorrow. I’m getting rid of the turmoil, stopping my mind, and finding a way to restart.” Everyone has been at that point in life at least once if not more, where they have had to take a step back and put everything into perspective, which is what Rose seems to be talking about here. He delivers the message here as he sings in part in the song’s chorus, asking “what’s the meaning of it all…” and that we need to “Turn the page and look inside/To find the reason you’re inside your own world.” That couple of line is self explanatory, considering Rose’s statement as to the meaning in the song’s lyrics. Again, it serves to help make the song that much more accessible for audiences. As a result, it becomes another clear example of what makes the EP’s lyrical content so important to the record’s bigger picture. When the lyrical and musical aspects of the EP are paired, they make for a presentation that ensures audiences’ engagement and entertainment. They are just one portion of what makes the record appealing. Its production rounds out its most important elements.

The production that went into the creation of Controlled Chaos is key in its own way to this record’s presentation. The production of ‘Exhale,’ as noted earlier, is one clear example of that aspect’s importance. The mostly minimalist approach to the song, what with Rose singing against a piano is so moving. The airy, ethereal echo effect that was used in each element makes that simplicity work so well. The result is that the song sounds so rich and full, even in its simplicity. The layering of Rose’s vocals and the addition of the extra sound effects enriches the song even more. It adds to the contemplative nature of the song, in turn, adding even more to the song’s impact. The balance of the instrumentation and vocals in ‘Faster Man’ ensures here, that every element shines in its own right, ensuring that song’s impact, too. Much the same can be said of each line within the whole of ‘Come Alive.’ Rose’s screams and his “spoken” lines are so powerful in their own way here while Lowery’s guitar and Jason Christopher’s (Prong, Corey Taylor) bass line flesh out the song so fully. Taking all of this into account along with the production that went into each of the EP’s other songs, the end result is a presentation that works just as well for its overall sound as for its content. All things considered, the record proves itself a work that, again, will appeal to every Sevendust fan.

Morgan Rose’s debut EP Controlled Chaos is an impressive offering from the longtime Sevendust drummer. That is proven in part through the record’s musical arrangements. The arrangements featured in this record clearly exhibit influences from Rose’s long-running career with his primary band as well as his own influences. The lyrical content that accompanies the record’s musical content adds its own appeal to the presentation. That is due to the fact that it is just as accessible as the record’s musical arrangements. The record’s production rounds out its most important elements. That is because it is responsible for the record’s content sounding so good. Each item noted here is important in its own way to the whole of the record. All things considered, the EP proves to be a record that will appeal to every Sevendust fan. Controlled Chaos is available now. More information on the EP is available along with all of Morgan Rose’s latest news at:

Website: http://www.morganfknrose.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MorganRose7d

Twitter: http://twitter.com/morgan7d

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Korn Unveils New Video; Announces New Tour Schedule

Posted on July 23, 2016 by philspicks

KORN pictured l to r is Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, Jonathan Davis, Brian "Head" Welch, Ray Luzier and James "Munky" Shaffer

Photo Credit: Dean Karr

Korn will release its new album this fall.

The band announced this week that it will release The Serenity of Suffering on Friday, October 21^st via Roadrunner Records. The record is the album’s twelfth full-length studio recording and features a guest appearance by Slipknot front man Corey Taylor. The record is the band’s third for Roadrunner Records. The band also released 2010’s Korn III – Remember Who You Are and 2011’s The Path of Totality via Roadrunner Records. Pre-orders for the album are open now here.

In anticipation of the album’s release the band has unveiled the video for the album’s lead single ‘Rotting in Vain’ this week via RollingStone.com. It features Son of Anarchy star Tommy Flanagan and can be viewed online now here. Front man Jonathan Davis explained the concept behind the song in a recent interview noting that it is “about being in that black place, being in situations that I don’t like in life–be it relationships, or feeling when you’re stuck and you’re just being abused or you don’t like where you’re at, and you just sit there and rot.” He went on to explain that the song came from the years that it takes to figure a way out while still battling those feelings. “It takes you years and years to figure out how to claw your way out. That’s where ‘Rotting in Vain’ came from. I’m just sitting there, fucking dying and letting it happen for years and years and not helping myself to get out of that place. That’s the vibe that inspired the song,” he said.

Korn is currently touring in support of its upcoming album. It launched a co-headlining tour this week alongside Rob Zombie. In This Moment is joining the bands as a special guest on the tour, which currently runs through September 3^rd. After that the band will take some time to rest before heading back out on the road again on September 24^th alongside Breaking Benjamin for another co-headlining tour dubbed the “Nocturnal Underground Tour.” Motionless in White and Silver Snakes will join the bands as special guests on the tour. Korn also has performances at the Louder Than Life Festival and Aftershock Festival scheduled for October. Those dates and Korn’s complete tour schedule are noted below.

KORN’s complete U.S. tour routing for 2016 is:

*Co-headlining with Rob Zombie*
Fri	7/22	Albuquerque, NM	Isleta Amphitheater
Sat	7/23	Phoenix, AZ	Ak-Chin Pavilion
Sun	7/24	Irvine, CA	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Tue	7/26	Nampa (Boise), ID	Idaho Center Amphitheater
Wed	7/27	Auburn, WA	White River Amphitheatre
Fri	7/29	Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat	7/30	Las Vegas, NV	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Tue	8/2	Austin, TX	Austin 360 Amphitheater
Wed	8/3	The Woodlands, TX	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Thu	8/4	Dallas, TX	Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sat	8/6	Noblesville, IN	Klipsch Music Center
Sun	8/7	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
Tue	8/9	Maryland Heights, MO	Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Wed	8/10	Kansas City, MO	Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Sat	8/20	Mt. Pleasant, MI	Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort (without Rob Zombie)
Sun	8/21	Clarkston, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre
Tue	8/23	Toronto, ON	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Wed	8/24	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Blossom Music Center
Thu	8/25	Burgettstown, PA	First Niagara Pavilion
Sat	8/27	Syracuse, NY	Lakeview Amphitheater
Sun	8/28	Boston, MA	Xfinity Center
Tue	8/30	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
Thu	9/1	Hartford, CT	Xfinity Theatre
Fri	9/2	Camden, NJ	BB&T Pavilion
Sat	9/3	Bristow, VA	Jiffy Lube Live
*Co-headlining with Breaking Benjamin*
Sat	9/24	Fargo, ND	Scheels Arena
Sun	9/25	Omaha, NE	Baxter Arena
Tue	9/27	Cedar Rapids, IA	US Cellular Center
Wed	9/28	Peoria, IL	Peoria Civic Center
*Festival Appearances*
Sat	10/1	Madison, WI	JJO Sonic Boom
Sun	10/2	Louisville, KY	Louder Than Life
*Co-headlining with Breaking Benjamin*
Wed	10/5	Charlotte, NC	PNC Music Pavilion
Fri	10/7	Pelham, AL	Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Sat	10/8	Southaven, MS	Landers Center
Sun	10/9	Biloxi, MS	Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Tue	10/11	Tampa, FL	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
Wed	10/12	Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Thu	10/13	Alpharetta, GA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sat	10/15	Rogers, AR	Walmart AMP
Sun	10/16	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center
Tue	10/18	Topeka, KS	Landon Arena
Wed	10/19	Colorado Springs, CO	Colorado Springs World Arena
*Festival Appearance*
Sat	10/22	Sacramento, CA	Aftershock Festival

More information on Korn’s new album, tour schedule and more is available online now at:

Website: http://official.korn.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/korn

Twitter: http://twitter.com/korn

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Zakk Wylde Debuts ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Video

Posted on April 4, 2016 by philspicks

Courtesy: eOne

Zakk Wylde releases his new album Book of Shadows II this week. Ahead of its release, the veteran rocker debuted the video for one of the album’s songs last week.

Zakk Wylde premiered the video for the song ‘Sleeping Dogs’ last week. The video can be viewed online now via Wylde’s official Vevo channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dtxOKXo9aI.

Courtesy: eOne

The video follows Wylde as he walks through a rather bleak looking forest setting. Within the forest is an interesting group of figures. It was helmed by long time Black Label Society collaborator Justin Reich. Of Wylde discussed Reich’s involvement in the video in a recent interview, noting Reich’s talents behind the lens. “Black Label Brethren O’ Doom Father Justin Reich Did Another Amazing job Directing the video,” he said. He jokingly added of Reich’s vision, “I asked Father Justin to capture the sights, sounds, smell and feel of the first day my parents dropped me off at kindergarten. Watching the video made me realize why I’m so fond of reading and vegetables.”

While he doesn’t appear in the visualized take on the song Slipknot/Stone Sour front man Corey Taylor does make an appearance on the LP version of the song. Wylde also shared his thoughts on Taylor’s involvement in the song noting, “Having Father Corey Taylor’s brilliant Voice sing on ‘Sleeping Dogs’ fulfilled my vision of the two of us as the modern day Simon & Garfunkel.” Not one to ever be entirely serious he added of his relationship with Taylor, “We may not be as legendary, talented or as handsome as those two, but we’ve eaten at some of the same restaurants as them.”

Along with the debut of his new video Wylde is also on the cover of the new issues of Revolver magazine and Guitar World magazine. He appears alongside fellow guitar legend Buddy Guy in the new issue of Guitar World. Each can be purchased online via Revolver’s official online store and that of Guitar World.

Courtesy: Guitar World Magazine

More information on Book of Shadows II is available online now along with all of Zakk Wylde’s new tour updates, news, and more at:

Website: http://www.zakkwylde.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zakkwylde

Twitter: http://twitter.comzakkwyldeBLS

Otherwise Starts Recording Process For Its Latest LP

Posted on April 3, 2014 by philspicks

Courtesy: Century Media Records

Las Vegas based hard rock band Otherwise has entered the studio to start work on its latest album.

Peace at All Costs will be the band’s second full length release for Century Media Records and third overall full length release. It is being produced by Grammy Award-winning producer David Bottrill (Tool, Flaw, Muse, Stone Sour, Godsmack, Staind, Peter Gabriel) in Las Vegas at Audio Mix House and Vegas View Recording Studios. Front man Adrian Patrick discussed bringing Bottrill on board to man the boards for this record and how much it means to have him on board for the record’s creation. “We’ve always felt different from other bands; not just as performers but as people also,” he said. Being in the studio with an elite producer like David Bottrill, knowing his impressively diverse resume and discerning taste in the artists he chooses to work with, only reinforces our resolve. Our next album, “Peace at All Costs,” will prove what we are capable of.”

The band will take a short break from working on its album next Saturday, April 12th as it is scheduled to take part in Orlando, Florida’s annual Earthday Birthday Festival.

George Cappellini, Sr. (Former VP of Promotion for Geffen Records and VP of Rock Promotion for Elektra Records) co-manages Otherwise. He was very excited in talking to the press about the past, present, and future of Otherwise. “I wanted to work the band to radio after hearing “Soldiers” on Octane,” he said. Fast forward two years later after 200+ shows, two Top 20 Singles, and now being a part of the management team, this band has grown into a powerhouse right before our eyes. You will all hear that on their sophomore album.”

Century Media Records head Robert Kampf has already had a listen to some of the material that fans will get to hear later this year. He put in the simplest terms what he thought of what he heard. He told reporters, After hearing the demos for the new album, OTHERWISE is going to be the future of rock, period.”

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