Rise Against Opening New Year With New Tour Dates

Courtesy: Interscope Records

Rise Against announced two big pieces of news this week.

The band announced this week that it will kick off the New Year with a whole new slate of tour dates. It also announced the debut of the video for its new single ‘Tragedy + Time.’ Rise Against will join Linkin Park for the North American leg of its “Hunting Party Tour,” which kicks off Thursday, January 15^th in Orlando, Florida. Both bands are currently touring in support of their respective new albums The Hunting Party and The Black Market. Of Mice and Men will serve as support act. It is touring in support of its latest full length studio effort Restoring Force. That album was released on January 28^th of this year. Rise Against front man/guitarist Tim Mcllrath discussed the bands’ pairing in an interview. He noted that he is looking forward to the tour both for the bands and for their fans. “After crossing paths with these guys at festivals around the world over the past decade, we’re excited to finally share the road with Linkin Park,” he said. “We think this will be a great experience for all our collective fans.” Tickets can be purchased now for the tour via Ticketmaster. The full schedule for the tour is listed below. It includes a performance at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC on January 28^th.

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Along with the announcement of its tour with Linkin Park, Rise Against also announced this week the premiere of the video for its new single ‘Tragedy + Time.’ The video, which can be viewed online now via Vimeo, was co-directed by Wed Kandel and Casey Hupke. The concept behind the video was meant to illustrate the song’s lyrical message of a person moving from a difficult and dark emotional place to a much brighter place; a journey from dark to light so to speak.

Fans can keep up with all of the latest news and more from Rise Against online at

Website: http://www.riseagainst.com

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

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/riseagainst

Twitter: http://twitter.com/riseagainst

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Battlecross Announces New Tour Dates, Starts Working On New Album

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records

The members of Battlecross have confirmed that the band will hit the road this summer for a headlining tour.

The band will kick off its upcoming headlining summer tour on Thursday, July 24^th at The Basement in Columbus, Ohio. A pair of dates in North Carolina is also planned as part of the band’s tour. That pair of dates will see the band perform at the Greene Street Club in Greensboro, North Carolina on Friday, July 25^th and The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall on Sunday, July 27^th. The band will be joined by Crimson Shadows at both performances. Crimson Shadows, from Canada, was the winner of the most recent Wacken Metal Battle. New York-based band IKILLYA will also be on hand for support.

The first leg of the band’s summer tour runs through Thursday August 7^th. Battlecross will join Killswitch Engage on Friday, August 8^th and Sunday, August 10^th at Expo 5 in Louisville, KY and at Austin’s in Libertyville, IL respectively. The band also has a performance scheduled for Saturday, August 9^th at the DIRT Fest in Birch Run, MI. After finishing its U.S. run, Battlecross will head south for the South American leg of its tour. That leg of the band’s tour currently runs from Friday, August 22^nd to Sunday, August 24^th. Also on board for that leg of the tour will be Memphis May Fire and Killswitch Engage. Currently, the band is on tour in Europe in support of its latest release, War of Wills. The band is touring alongside Huntress and will be in Milano today. The band’s current tour schedule is listed below.

BATTLECROSS Summer 2014 European tour dates:
19/06/14 IT – Milano – Club Legend w/ Huntress
20/06/14 SI – Ljubljana – Orto Bar w/ Huntress
21/06/14 HR – Zagreb – Mochvara Club w/ Huntress
27/06/14 BE – Dessel – Graspop Festival

BATTLECROSS
Tour w/ Crimson Shadows
Thu/Jul-24 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Fri/Jul-25 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
Sat/Jul-26 Elizabethton, TN @ The Bonnie Kate
Sun/Jul-27 Charlotte, NC @ The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall
Mon/Jul-28 Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall
Wed/Jul-30 Reading, PA @ Reverb
Thu/Jul-31 Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
Fri/Aug-01 Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
Sat/Aug-02 Albany, NY @ Bogies
Sun/Aug-03 Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
Mon/Aug-04 Quebec City, QC @ L’Agitee
Tue/Aug-05 London, ON @ Rum Runners*
Wed/Aug-06 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Thu/Aug-07 Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
End tour
Fri/Aug-08 Louisville, KY** @ Expo 5
Sat/Aug-09 Birch Run, MI @ DIRT Fest
Sun/Aug-10 Libertyville, IL** @Austin’s
*co-headline w/ Macabre
** w/ Killswitch Engage

BATTLECROSS South American tour dates
w/ Killswitch Engage, Memphis May Fire
Fri/Aug-22 Curitiba, Brazil @ Music Hall
Sat/Aug-23 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Carioca Club
Sun/Aug-24 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Circo Voador

Along with its upcoming tour dates, the members of Battlecross have also announced that the band has started work on its third full length album. Guitarist Hiran Deraniyagala shared his thoughts regarding the connection between the short headlining tour and the album. He said of the band’s expectations for both, “We’re excited to announce our first headline run in quite a while. It’s short but sweet, and this gives us time to write the new record this summer.” Fellow guitarist Tony Asta added his thoughts, too. “The past year has been very inspiring for the band and our attitude towards the writing process this time around is more confident and driven,” he said. “I expect our next album to kick you in the ass harder than the last. Album #3 will be a serious contender in 2015 and a defining Battlecross record.”

More information on Battlecross’ upcoming tour, album and more is available online now at http://battlecrossmetal.com, http://www.facebook.com/battlecrossmetal, and http://twitter.com/battlecross. To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.

Monuments Releases Summer Tour Schedule

Courtesy: Century Media Records

The members of Monuments announced Thursday that band will hit the road this summer in support of its latest album.

Amanuensis, the first for the band on Century Media Records, will be released July 8^th in North America. The band’s tour in support of its new album kicks off Tuesday, July 15^th in Springfield, MA. Also along for the ride will be Scale The Summit, Glasscloud, Erra, and Reflections.

The band’s current tour schedule includes thirty-seven scheduled dates counting its opening date in Springfield, MA. The schedule also includes a performance at the Blind Tiger in Greensboro, North Carolina on Wednesday, August 13^th. Tickets for that performance can be ordered online now at http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/homePageSearch.do?method=showPerformanceDetail&performance_id=1816123&search_source=etix. The band’s current list of tour dates is included below.

07/15 @ Empire – Springfield, VA – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/ofttvxz
07/16 @ The Barbary – Philadelphia, PA – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/owfbym9
07/17 @ Webster Underground – Hartford, CT – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/md2sqg7
07/18 @ Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/pfaavxn
07/19 @ Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/nt3ymfl
07/20 @ The Palladium – Worcester, MA – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/njzv4f4
07/21 @ Bogies – Albany, NY – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/okz3yuz
07/22 @ La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QC – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/nbkb764
07/23 @ Hard Luck – Toronto, ON – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/pub4jqv
07/24 @ The Stache – Grand Rapids, MI – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/p93dtle
07/25 @ Reggie’s – Chicago, IL – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/q3v3xlu
07/26 @ The Garage – Burnsville, MN – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/o8qnc8d
07/27 @ West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/qdjo3ef
07/28 @ The Exchange – Regina, SK – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/nsw6xst
07/29 @ The Den, Calgary, AB – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/omstu3a
07/30 @ Kelowna, BC – Rutland Centennial Hall – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/q7xnavh
07/31 @ The Rio Theatre, Vancouver, BC – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/nsnb82j
08/01 @ Chop Suey – Seattle, WA – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/nmtmstp
08/02 @ Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/l6ecot8
08/03 @ Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/mbgahas
08/04 @ The Lyric – Los Angeles, CA – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/kf25ck8
08/05 @ Southern Nevada Sports Centre – Las Vegas, NV –

Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/kxadqb2

08/06 @ The Underground – Mesa, AZ – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/m74l2ce
08/07 @ Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/pa958qv
08/08 @ Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/krzdn94
08/09 @ Jackpot – Lawrence, KS – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/olsfk6w
08/10 @ Fubar – St. Louis, MO – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/nfy48he
08/11 @ Park Street Saloon – Columbus, OH – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/nk7lr6a
08/12 @ The Concourse – Knoxville, TN – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/nrg93jh
08/13 @ Blind Tiger – Greensboro, NC – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/ouxnc2n
08/14 @ 1904 Music Hall – Jacksonville, FL – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/ppx4azw
08/15 @ Propaganda – Lake Worth, FL – Tickets: TBA
08/16 @ Backbooth – Orlando, FL – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/kwh6ylh
08/17 @ Vinyl At Center Stage – Atlanta, GA – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/lml7qrm
08/19 @ Tomcats – Fort Worth, TX – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/l4gdtzd
08/20 @ Red 7 – Austin, TX – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/mbmn53s
08/21 @ Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX – Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/mbvhuu5

Audiences can pre-order Amanuensis now online at http://www.cmdistro.com/Search/monuments. And the video for the band’s latest single ‘The Alchemist’ is available for viewing online now via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKB5enjIN4&feature=youtu.be. More information on Monuments, its upcoming album, tour and more is available online at http://www.facebook.com/thisismonuments and http://twitter.com/thisismonuments. To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.

Blood of the Martyrs Announce First Tour Dates of 2014

Courtesy: Persistent Heart Media

Virginia based metal band Blood of the Martyr has announced that it will hit the road in a few weeks.  The band’s members have announced that the band will hit the road beginning January 10^th in Maryland.  It will wrap up  January 26^th in North Carolina.  The band will tour in support of its recently released album Completionist.  The band’s upcoming two-week two will be its first of 2014.  Also announced for the tour are Alive in the Dark and Solid State Records’ own My Heart To Fear.  The complete list of the bands’ tour dates is available below.

TOUR DATES

1/10/2014 – Arbutus, MD – Arputus UMC
1/11/2014 – Canton, OH – The Auricle
1/12/2014 – Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome
1/13/2014 – St. Louis, MO – The Mad Magician
1/14/2014 – Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
1/15/2014 – TBD
1/16/2014 – Dallas Texas – Sons Of Herman Hall
1/17/2014 – Lake Charles, LA – Main Stage
1/18/2014 – Cleavland, TN – Warehouse Venue
1/19/2014 – Orlando, FL – Backbooth
1/20/2014 – TBD
1/21/2014 – New Port Richey, FL – Inomniacs
1/22/2014 – OFF DATE
1/23/2014 – Boynton Beach, FL – Limitless Studios
1/24/2014 – Jacksonville, FL – Murry Hill Theatre
1/25/2014 – Douglasville, GA – TBD
1/26/2014 – Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger

Blood of the Martyrs is a Christian metal act based in Farmville, VA.  The band formed in late 2007.  Its first official full length record, Once More, With Feeling, was released in 2011.  It was released independently and was made available through all major online outlets and retailers.  Between 2011 and 2012, the band toured across the country, performing at a total of 250 dates.  The band will have come close to that number by this year’s end with an expected total of 150 tour dates played.  The band’s members have even more reason to celebrate this holiday season as it will head into 2014 one of the newest signees to the Phoenix Agency.  The Phoenix Agency is also home to: King Conquer (Mediaskare Records), Legend (Rise), The Last Ten Seconds of Life, and In Dying Arms (Artery Records).

More information on Blood of the Martyrs and all of its latest tour is available online at http://www.facebook.com/Bloodofthemartyrs, http://twitter.com/BOTM_BAND, http://instagram.com/bloodofthemartyrs, and http://www.youtube.com/user/BLOODOFTHEMARTYRS.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews and news in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.

Eve To Adam Scores Another Hit With Its Fourth Full Length Record

The fourth full length release from New York’s own Eve To Adam is everything of which purist rock and roll fans dream.  The almost dozen songs written for this record will keep listeners’ horns in the air from start to finish.  The band grabs its listeners right from the album’s opener, ‘Locked & Loaded’ and only lets go once through the entire course of the album.  Considering that this is the band’s fourth album, it’s a surprise that mainstream radio hasn’t picked up on this band, with its mix of catchy hooks and equally infectious choruses.  Maybe this album will finally be the one to prove to programmers what they have been missing all along.

The album’s opener and title track is a solid first impression on this new record.  It’s one of those defiant anthems that is certain to be just as much of a hit both on record and in a live setting.  Front man Taki Sassaris sings to listeners, “Show respect/Looks like you’ve forgotten/Just who I am/Turn the cheek/That’s for someone else/No, not on my time.”  The song’s raw musical energy elevates this line, as well as the song’s equally infectious chorus in which the band sings, “Locked and loaded/I don’t apologize/And I can keep it goin’ all night/All night/You’re outgunned baby/You should have realized/You brought a knife to a gunfight/Gunfight.”  That pure vibe of “you can’t mess with me” exuded here is certain to make this song a fan favorite.  That’s because of its ability to reach so many listeners.  Who out there has not tried to step up to another person in one form or another and try to cause problems?  Thanks to the society in which we live, retribution for such behavior is considered a crime.  Luckily, this song serves as a way to release the angry energy built up by those people without being arrested.  So kudos are in order to the men of Eve to Adam for that.

The energy established in the band’s opener doesn’t let up once that song is over.  It pulls back only slightly at best as the band launches into the album’s second song, ‘Immortal.’  It’s one more that flips the proverbial middle finger at all of the naysayers that would try to kick a person when he or she is down.  This is evident as Sassaris sings, “I’m never gonna need your sympathy/Cause you’ll never have a chance to miss me/You can try to shake me/I don’t care/I’m permanently everywhere/They never misspell my name/How about yours/Cause things I’ve done/are what they’re living for.”  This can apply in the music industry.  It can also apply in everyday life.  There are those that will do whatever it takes to hold down others in either setting.  It reaches so many different audiences of all ages.  That ability to reach such a wide audience group makes it another song sure to be a fan favorite.  And in turn, it makes this album that much more of a must hear for any fan of pure guitar driven rock and roll.

Eve to Adam offers plenty of thundering music and infectious choruses throughout the course of its new album.  Surprisingly, there is actually one moment when the band pulls back on this record.  That point comes in the album’s penultimate song, ‘Shut Out The World.’  The subtle guitars set against the song’s lyrics here make for an interesting juxtaposition to one another.  It would have been so easy for this song to be just as high energy as the album’s other tracks, despite its lyrics.  But the band collectively agreed to make this song more emotional, opting for a softer sound as Sassaris sings “Lock me in this place forever/Throw away the key/Cause all that matters/Is you and me/Lock me in this place forever/It’s where I wanna be/Cause all that matters/Is you and me.”  The band was able to take a breakup song in ‘With The Truth’ and make it a high energy piece.  So the natural question here is why make this song so much more subdued?  The answer might lay in one of the song’s later verses in which Sassaris sings, “Inside this room/You’re safe from all/The pressures you’ve been fighting off/I’ll lift the weight/I’ll light the dark/I’ll let you be just who you are/So open up/And let me see/What you’ve been hiding underneath/You can’t deny/You can’t escape/A bond that holds and never breaks/So lay here with me/And shut out the world/Shut out the world.”  This is more of a tender sentiment.  The subject in question is singing to someone to whom he or she feels that emotionally connected.  It’s clearer through this moment why the band opted t go softer on this song.  And considering that the energy built through the album picks right back up on the album’s closer, it makes for one more interesting addition to the overall presentation.  That addition and the album’s more high energy songs collectively make this record one more that any purist rock and roll fan will want to check out.  Locked & Loaded is available now in stores and online.  Fans can also pick it up at the band’s live shows as it tours in support of the album.  The band has a handful of performances in North Carolina during its touring schedule.  The first of those dates is a performance at Greensboro’s “Chili  & Wing Fling” presented by 100.3 The Buzz.  That performance is in two weeks on Saturday, November 16^th.  The band returns to North Carolina two days later on Monday, November 18^th at Fayetteville’s Drunk  Horse Pub.  And that date is followed two days later on Wednesday, November 20^th at Jacksonville’s famed Hooligans night club.  Fans in other states can get a full list of the band’s current tour dates and all the latest news from the band online at http://www.facebook.com/evetoadam and http://www.evetoadam.com.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.

Tantric Proves It Still Has Plenty Of Life On New Album

Courtesy: Pavement Music

Louisville, Kentucky based rock band Tantric has seen the highest of highs and the lowest of lows throughout its life. The band, which rose from the remnants of Days of the New, has seen its records go platinum. It has toured and played to thousands. It has also seen band members leave and label changes. At one point, it seemed like the members of Tantric were ready to call it quits because of everything that it had endured. But this Summer, the band showed that it hasn’t gone anywhere with the release of its fifth full length record. 37 Channels was released this year via indie record label Pavement Entertainment.  It’s an interesting return for the band.  That’s first and foremost because of its sequencing.  There is an obvious split as the album progresses between a harder mainstream rock sound and a softer side.  Audiences will also take note on this album its general lyrical themes.  The themes of the songs on this record range from the standard fodder of relationship issues to fighting inner and external struggles.  Both of these factors together make 37 Channels one more album that the band’s longtime fans will appreciate, and may even bring back fans that had forgotten about the band.

The very first thing that listeners will notice about 37 Channels is a blatant separation between harder edged and softer style songs over the course of the album’s thirteen songs.  The album’s first four songs could easily be used for any mainstream rock radio station.  The first of those songs, ‘Again’ is a solid re-introduction for the band.  After those first four songs, the band starts to slowly pull back as the album progresses.  The album’s remaining nine songs are just as interesting a mix as the album’s first four tracks.  That’s because while they may not have the same intensity as those songs, some of those other tracks have an intensity all their own.  That is evidenced through songs such as ‘Loss For Words’, ‘Rise’, and the piano driven ballad, ‘Fault.’  These are interesting examples because they do such an impressive job of presenting how songs can be intense thanks to the contradiction of their musical and lyrical content.

The distinct separation of musical styles on this record makes it an interesting listen for certain.  The music alone doesn’t make the record, though.  The lyrics play their own role, too.  Case in point: the album’s opener, ‘Again.’  Musically speaking, one wouldn’t recognize it.  But this is one of the album’s song rooted in the standard theme of personal relationships.  That’s because of the song’s heaviness. Front man Hugo Ferreira sings in this song, “In the end I despise everything/I realize/Never ever had to compromise/The shifty eyes/I see in you/Again/I should have known better/Than to let you in again/again/AGAIN!!!”  A lesser songwriter would have taken such lyrics and potentially written another typical tearjerker.  That wasn’t the case for Ferreira.  He instead opted instead for something with more of a sense of determination.  That is noted as he sings, “I’ve shown you all I can/It’s time for you/To want to understand.”  The energy of the song’s music set alongside these words again makes this song just one of so many examples of what makes this album stand out.

Another example of how the combination of music and lyrics drives 37 Channels comes late in the album in the form of the piano-driven ballad ‘Fault.’  The gentility of the song will make fans of the band’s counterparts in Nickelback, Saliva, and other similar bands smile.  It’s another song that lyrically is based in personal relationships.  But Ferreira’s voice exhibits such pain when he sings, “I just want you/Like you were before” will pull at the heartstrings of even the strongest listener.  It’s one more song that will help keep listeners engaged right to the album’s closer not just once but many more times after that.

Tantric’s fans still have plenty of chances to hear music from the band’s album in person as it tours in support of 37 Channels this Fall.  One of its dates will be in North Carolina on Saturday, November 16^th.  The band will perform that afternoon at the Greensboro Chili Wing Fling 2013 presented by 100.3 The Buzz.  Pop Evil will join Tantric at the show.  More information on the band’s new album, Fall tour dates and more is available online at http://www.facebook.com/Tantric and http://www.tantricrockband.com.  To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment reviews and news in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.

Him Debuts Video For Latest Single, Announces Tour Dates

Courtesy: Razor & Tie Records

Finnish rock band HIM has released the video for the latest single from its most recent full length album, Tears on Tape.  The video for the song ‘Into The Night’ can be viewed online now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6xaurYbY6c.  The video incorporates footage of the band performing edited in with shots of people in hooded robes bringing bricks to a spot in a forest that would eventually form the band’s well known “Heartagram” logo at the song’s end.  The song itself is quite the upbeat tune.  The album as a whole is available to be downloaded now online at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id617192862.

HIM’s legions of fans can catch the band as it tours in support of Tears On Tape.  The band is currently making its way across America on the annual “Monster Energy Rock Allegiance Tour” alongside All That Remains, Volbeat, and Airbourne.  The bands will make a stop in North Carolina on Monday, September 23^rd at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex as part of their tour.  Tickets can be purchased for the concert at http://coliseum-nc.com/Tickets-Active.php?eventID=2095181&venueID=274.  Fans of HIM can keep up with all of the latest tour updates and more on HIM’s official Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/theheartagram and its official website, http://www.heartagram.com.

The most current list of HIM’s tour dates is available below.

Sep 04 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
Sep 08 Abbotsford, BC @ Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Center**
Sep 09 Calgary, AB @ Big 4 Building
Sep 10 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place**
Sep 15 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Music Festival
Sep 16 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
Sep 18 Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre**
Sep 19 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
Sep 21 Gulfport, MS @ Jones Park CPR Fest**
Sep 22 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle**
Sep 23 Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Sep 25 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom**
Sep 26 Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage @ The Mann
Sep 27 Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Center**
Sep 28 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Waterfront

European Tour Dates
with Caspian

Oct 06 Hamburg, Germany @ Grosse Freiheit
Oct 07 Berlin, Germany @ Huxley’s Neue Welt
Oct 08 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
Oct 09 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
Oct 11 Leipzig, Germany @ Haus Auensee
Oct 12 Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna
Oct 13 Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
Oct 15 Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
Oct 16 Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex 457
Oct 17 Munchen, Germany @ Kesselhaus
Oct 18 Koln, Germany @ E-Werk
Oct 19 Paris, France @ Le Bataclan
Oct 21 Wolverhampton, UK @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Oct 22 Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
Oct 23 Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
Oct 24 Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
Oct 26 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Oct 27 Blackweir, UK @ Great Hall
Oct 28 Southampton, UK @ Guildhall
Oct 29 Norwich, UK @ UEA
Oct 31 London, UK @ KOKO (SOLD OUT)
Nov 01 London, UK @ KOKO

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Bleeding Through Bidding Farewell To America

Courtesy: Rise Records/Earshot Media

One of the top names in today’s rock world is calling it quits.  The members of Bleeding Through recently made it known that the band is calling it a career after seven full length records, two DVDs and countless records sold.  The band has already made its way through both Europe and Australia for the final time.  Now, as part of its worldwide Farewell Tour, the band has announced the details of the American leg of the tour.  The band will kick off its U.S. Farewell Tour on Friday, November 1^st at the Summit Music Hal in Denver, Colorado.  The nineteen date tour includes performances at Wisconsin Metalfest and Ohio Metalfest back to back on November 9^th and 10^th respectively.  It also includes a stop in the “Old North State.”  The band will make a stop at the famed Greene Street Club in Greensboro, North Carolina on Novermber 15^th before heading to Florida to perform at the Roc Bar in Jacksonville, Florida the next night.  A complete list of the band’s current dates on its U.S. Farewell Tour is available below.

11/1 Denver , CO @ The Summit Music Hall

11/3 Minneapolis , MN @ Skyway Theatre – Studio B

11/4 Joliet , IL @ Mojoe’s

11/5 Louisville , KY @ Expo Five

11/6 Pittsburgh , PA @ Altar Bar

11/8 Detroit , MI @ The Majestic Theatre

11/9 Milwaukee , WI @ Wisconsin Metalfest

11/10 Cleveland , OH @ Ohio Metalfest

11/11 Allentown , PA @ Crocodile Rock

11/12 Clifton Park , NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

11/13 Sayreville , NJ @ Starland Ballroom

11/14 Springfield , VA @ Empire

11/15 Greensboro , NC @ Greene Street

11/16 Jacksonville , FL @ Roc Bar

11/17 Atlanta , GA @ Masquerade

11/19 Houston , TX @ Walters

11/20 Dallas , TX @ Trees

11/21 San Antonio , TX @ White Rabbit

11/22 Lubbock , TX @ Jakes

Bleeding Through will be joined by Winds of Plague, Oceano, Gideon, and Sworn In on its final U.S. Tour.  More information on the upcoming tour and all Bleeding Through news is available online at http://www.facebook.com/BleedingThrough and http://www.bleedingthrough.com.  For all of the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it.  Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.

The Chariot Calls It A Career, Announces Farewell Tour

Courtesy: Entertainment One

The Chariot is calling it a career.  The Atlanta, GA based band has announced that after a decade making music together, its members have decided that the band had run its course.  In the words of the band’s front man and founder Josh Scogin, “Having enjoyed 10 wonderful years of playing shows, it just feels like the right time to cross that finish line.  The Chariot was never put on this earth to “overstay our welcome.”  I believe we did exactly what we came to do, and now it is time to move onward.  Thank you.”  This was part of the statement released by the band via YouTube titled, “All’s Well That Ends Well.”  The full statement can be viewed here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFye6KDNuVI&feature=youtu.be. 

In coordination with this statement, the band has also announced an extensive Farewell Tour that will kick off October 10^th in Columbia, South Carolina.  The band will make two stops in North Carolina on its Farewell tour; one on October 11^th in Charlotte, North Carolina and one on October 12^th in Greensboro, NC.  A full listing of the upcoming tour is available below.  The band will be joined by Glass Cloud, Birds in a Row, and To The Wind on a number of the band’s dates.

10/10/13 Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern*
10/11/13 Charlotte, NC – Milestone*
10/12/13 Greensboro, NC – Greene Street*
10/15/13 New York, NY – Santos Party House
10/16/13 Worcester, MA – Palladium (Upstairs)
10/17/13 Philadelphia, PA – The Barbary
10/18/13 Richmond, VA – Kingdom
10/19/13 Annapolis, MD – Knights of Columbus
10/20/13 Jeannette, PA – Gators
10/21/13 Buffalo, NY – Waiting Room
10/23/13 Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
10/24/13 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
10/25/13 Columbus OH – The Basement
10/26/13 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
10/27/13 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
10/29/13 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
10/30/13 Salt Lake City, UT – The Shred Shed
10/31/13 Boise, ID – The Shredder
11/1/13 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
11/2/13 Portland, OR – Branx
11/3/13 Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
11/4/13 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
11/6/13 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
11/7/13 San Diego, CA – Epicentre
11/8/13 Mesa, AZ – Underground
11/9/13 El Paso, TX – Open Gate Church
11/10/13 Dallas, TX – The Door
11/11/13 Austin, TX – Red 7
11/13/13 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbit’s
11/14/13 Orlando, FL – The Social
11/15/13 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
11/16/13 Atlanta, GA  – The Masquerade

* = Chariot only

Courtesy: Entertainment One

More information on the band’s upcoming Farewell Tour and more, fans can follow the band on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/thechariot, on Twitter at http://twitter.com/thechariotjams, and on its official website at http://www.thechariot.com.

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