Rob Zombie Announces Co-Headlining Tour With Alice Cooper

Posted on January 31, 2023 by philspicks

Shock rockers Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper will hit the road together this summer for the “Freaks On Parade Tour.”

The month-long tour is scheduled to launch Aug. 24 in Dallas, TX and to run through Sept. 24 in Phoenix, AZ. The tour also features stops in cities nationwide, such as Hartford, CT; Clarkston, MI and Auburn, WA. Ministry and Filter will join the tour as special guest acts throughout its run.

The tour’s schedule is noted below. Ticket pre-sales are open here for Citi card members and run through 10 p.m. local time Thursday. General admission sales start at 10 a.m. local time Friday here.

2023 FREAKS ON PARADE TOUR DATES:
Thu Aug 24 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Sat Aug 26 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Sun Aug 27 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Tue Aug 29 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Wed Aug 30 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Fri Sep 01 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sat Sep 02 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
Tue Sep 05 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Wed Sep 06 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Fri Sep 08 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Sat Sep 09 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Sun Sep 10 – Hartford, CT – The XFINITY Theatre
Tue Sep 12 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sat Sep 16 – Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre *
Tue Sep 19 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Wed Sep 20 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Fri Sep 22 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Sat Sep 23 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Sun Sep 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

*Non-Live Nation Date

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Sonic Temple Organizers Announce Festival’s Band Lineup

Posted on January 11, 2023 by philspicks

The Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will return this summer to Columbus, Ohio.

The festival’s return will come three years after it was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Foo Fighters, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and KISS will serve as headliners for the four-day festival, which is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents.

M. Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold front man, said he and his band mates are looking forward to taking part in the festival.

“We’ve always enjoyed playing Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus and are excited to be a part of this year’s Sonic Temple,” Shadows said. “It’ll be a blast to share the stage with Tool, Foo Fighters and others, we can’t wait to see and play for all of our amazing fans again.”

Danny Wimmer Presents founder Danny Wimmer shared Shadows’ excitement. He said the headliners will join more than 75 other bands for the festival, making this year’s edition of the festival its largest ever just in terms of band lineups.

Among the many other bands set to perform at this year’s festival are: Nothing More, Black Stone Cherry, and Pennywise.

The festival’s full lineup is noted below:

Thursday, May 25: Tool, Godsmack, Beartooth, Bullet For My Valentine, Pennywise, Bad Omens, Suicidal Tendencies, Fever 333, Anti-Flag, Joey Valence & Brae, Bones UK, Ho99o9, The Warning, Oxymorrons, Angel Du$t, Bloodywood, Wargasm, Malevolence, Bastardane, OTTTO

Friday, May 26: Avenged Sevenfold, Queens of the Stone Age, Chevelle, I Prevail, Knocked Loose, Sleeping With Sirens, Badflower, Dorothy, Black Stone Cherry, Converge, Born of Osiris, Band-Maid, Lilith Czar, Des Rocs, Mothica, Fame on Fire, Dayseeker, Vended, Mike’s Dead

Saturday, May 27: KISS, Rob Zombie, Falling in Reverse, Puscifer, Trivium, Black Veil Brides, Rival Sons, Yelawolf Presents: Sometimes Y, Avatar, Senses Fail, From Ashes To New, Giovannie & The Hired Guns, Brutus, Dead Poet Society, The Violent, Point North, Tallah, Varials, Tigercub, Capital Theatre

Sunday, May 28: Foo Fighters, Deftones, Sublime with Rome, Jawbreaker, The Pretty Reckless, Awolnation, Nothing More, Grandson, White Reaper, Filter, Ayron Jones, The Bronx, Poorstacy, Zero 9:36, New Years Day, Nova Twins, Bob Vylan, Aeir, Starcrawler

Pre-sales for the festival are open now. General admission sales start Friday.

More information on this year’s SOnic Temple festival is available at:

Website: https://sonictemplefestival.com

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sonictemplefest

MPI Media Group Announces Release Date For New Munsters Collection

Posted on September 26, 2022 by philspicks

Rocker/director Rob Zombie’s “prequel” origin story of The Munsters is scheduled for release this week on digital and Blu-ray, but for those looking for something more along the lines of the original show, mpi Media Group has something on the way next month.

mpi Media Group announced Monday, it is scheduled to release Marineland Carnival with The Munsters TV Show Cast & More Lost Treasures Oct. 4. The classic presentation is scheduled for release exclusively on DVD. The forthcoming special marks the first time ever that the 1965 TV special will have seen the light of day on DVD.

Along with the title special, the collection also includes a 1966 full-color The Munsters themed “episode” featuring star Fred Gwynne in costume and character as the beloved bumbling head of the Munster household, Herman on The Danny Kaye Show. There are also some rare and vintage segments from other talk shows and a new featurette titled “Munster Memories.” The special presentation features Butch Patrick (who played Eddie Munster in the original series).

In addition, guest appearances by Edie Adams and Joey Bishop, as well as music from New Christy Minstrels.

Marineland Carnival with The Munsters TV Show Cast & More Lost Treasures will retail for MSRP of $19.98. Its run time is listed as two hours.

More information on this and other titles from mpi Media Group is available along with all of the company’s latest news at:

Website: https://mpihomevideo

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

Kore Rozzik Debuts ‘Vengeance Is Not Enough’ Video

Posted on December 6, 2021 by philspicks

Independent hard rock act Kore Rozzik opened the week by debuting the video for its latest single.

Rozzik premiered the video for its new single, ‘Vengeance Is Not Enough’ Monday. The song is scheduled for release by itself Friday through The Label Group. Audiences can pre-save the song now.

The video for ‘Vengeance Is Not Enough’ presents a “story of power, revenge, and money,” according to information in a news release announcing the video’s premiere. It follows its central figure — played by the band’s front man and namesake — as he faces down some not so nice men before taking a briefcase filled with money and making his getaway. The song plays over throughout the story, which also features a guest appearance by the band’s pro wrestler friend, Karlo Vice. Vice wrestles with Create A Pro Wrestling in the northeastern United States.

The band talked about working with Vice on the video in a prepared statement.

“I have always been a wrestling fan and have had the pleasure of having friends in the indies and WWE, so it was great to do something fun and physical on camera this time,” he said. “Our last videos were horror based and this was more action movie based. James Bond meets WWE.”

Kore Rozzik’s new video was directed by Tom Flynn. Flynn has also developed videos with the likes of Lamb of God, Body Count, and Moon Tooth.

The musical arrangement featured in ‘Vengeance Is Not Enough’ is a heavy, driving composition. The combination of the vocals and instrumentation makes the song comparable to works from the likes of Powerman 5000, The Union Underground, and Rob Zombie.

The lyrical theme featured in the song matches that of the story featured in the song’s video. It is about exactly what has been stated.

More information on Kore Rozzik’s new video and single is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: https://www.korerozzik.com

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/korerozzik

Jax Diaries Debuts ‘Fury Roads (Boom Booom)’ Video

Posted on December 5, 2021 by philspicks

Independent hard rock band Jax Diaries debuted the video for its latest single over the weekend.

The band premiered the video for its new single, ‘Fury Roads (Boom Boom)‘ Friday. The song is featured in the band’s latest album, Riverside Motel (2021), which was released in May of this year. The band premiered ‘Fury Roads (Boom Boom)’ in November 2020.

The ‘Fury Roads (Boom Boom)’ video is a relatively familiar style presentation. It features the band — Jaxonmario Pezzi (vocals), Franesco Slevin (bass), Andrew Asso (guitar), and Andrewfabio Pezzi (guitar) — performing its new single on a sound stage. The presentation is meant to reflect what the band looks and sounds like in a live setting.

The musical arrangement featured in ‘Fury Roads’ is a melodic hard rock style composition. At some moments, audiences can make comparison to works from the likes of Rob Zombie what with the sound of the guitars, bass, vocals, and bass. At other moments, listeners can make comparison to the likes of perhaps Adrenaline Mob.

The band talked about how the song’s musical arrangement came about in a prepared statement.

“During the recording process, we found ourselves with something like 50/60 songs, because we basically never stop writing from [frontman] Jax’s [Pezzi] recovery in March until the end of August and the first days of September,” the statement reads. “It was a Saturday night and Andrew’s cousin came to the studio and started messing around at the mixer, while Jax and [guitarist] Andrew [Asso] were taking a break.”

The statement added, “All of a sudden, we started hearing a strange sequence of frequencies bouncing around the walls and we decided to record that sound with the phone. We bounced off our chairs and Andrew started playing over that sound with his guitar. That’s how the main riff came about. Call it paranormal, call it craziness, call it whatever you want. That’s what’s happened. We really believe each and everyone of our songs has it own life. Breaths, vibrates, exists. With ‘Fury Roads (Boom Boom)’ we wanted to show our heavy side and we felt like the people needed this song.”

No information was provided about the song’s lyrical theme in the press release announcing the premiere of the song’s video. Looking at the lyrics provided with the song’s video, the song comes across as a familiar sort of arena rock anthem celebrating the band’s past and its future alike. It should be noted that such is this critic’s own interpretation and not meant to be though the only interpretation.

More information on Jax Diaries’ new single and video is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: https://jaxdiaries.com

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

Rocklahoma Performance Times Announced

Posted on September 1, 2021 by philspicks

Courtesy: A12 Entertainment

The 2021 Rocklahoma Festival will go on for now.

Performance times for the festival were announced Wednesday through a news release distributed to the media. The festival’s unofficial start is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. ET Thursday with a performance by Devium IV on the Deb Concerts Stage.

Thursday night’s kickoff continues at 8:05 p.m. with a performance by Dead Metal Society. The Iron Maidens follow at 9:30 p.m. Stephen Pearcy, the voice of RATT will headline the evening’s events at 10:50 p.m.

FRIDAY

Friday’s official launch opens at 11 a.m. on the Deb Concerts Stage with a performance by Straight Six. Lovesick Radio, Outlaw Devils, Travis Bond & The Rebel Souls, and Color of Chaos keep things moving from 11:50 a.m. through 2 p.m.

Liliac closes out the performances on the Deb Concerts Stage at 5 p.m., but before that, Plush will take the stage at 4 p.m. on the Renegade Stage. Half an hour later at 3:30, From Ashes To New will open the action on the Renegade Stage.

Performances from the likes of Tremonti, Candlebox, and Sevendust are also scheduled for Friday. Rob Zombie is scheduled to headline Friday’s events at 10:45 p.m. on the Freedom Stage.

SATURDAY

Slipknot is scheduled to headline Saturday’s events at 10:45 p.m. on the Freedom Stage. Prior to its performance, other bands, such as John 5 and the Creatures, Zero 9:36, and Pop Evil are also scheduled to perform.

Also scheduled to perform Saturday are the likes of Butcher Babies, School of Rock, and Falling in Reverse.

SUNDAY

Sunday will see its own wide array of acts scheduled to perform. Among those scheduled to perform Sunday are The Hu, Puddle of Mudd, and Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals.

The full rundown of performance times for this weekend’s festival is noted below.

Thursday, September 2

DEB CONCERTS STAGE

10:50 PM – Stephen Pearcy The Voice Of Ratt

9:20 PM – The Iron Maidens

8:05 PM – Dead Metal Society

7:00 PM – Devium IV

Friday, September 3

FREEDOM STAGE

10:45 PM – Rob Zombie

8:45 PM – Chevelle

6:55 PM – Sevendust

5:40 PM – Candlebox

4:30 PM – Ayron Jones

3:30 PM – From Ashes To New

RENEGADE STAGE

9:55 PM – Grandson

8:05 PM – Tremonti

6:20 PM – Austin Meade

4:00 PM – Diamante

3:00 PM – Plush

DEB CONCERTS STAGE

5:00 PM – Liliac

2:20 PM – Color Of Chaos

1:30 PM – Travis Bond & The Rebel Souls

12:40 PM – Outlaw Devils

11:50 AM – Love Sick Radio

11:00 AM – Straight Six

Saturday, September 4

FREEDOM STAGE

10:45 PM – Slipknot

8:45 PM – Anthrax

6:55 PM – Pop Evil

5:40 PM – Badflower

4:30 PM – Bones UK

3:30 PM – Butcher Babies

RENEGADE STAGE

9:55 PM – Falling in Reverse

8:05 PM – Jelly Roll

6:20 PM – Zero 9:36

4:00 PM – All Good Things

3:00 PM – School Of Rock

DEB CONCERTS STAGE

5:00 PM – John 5 And The Creatures

2:20 PM – Rocket Science

1:30 PM – Fist Of Rage

12:40 PM – 90LB Wrench

11:50 AM – Mind Of Fury

11:00 AM – The Rumours

Sunday, September 5

FREEDOM STAGE

8:45 PM – Halestorm

6:55 PM – Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals

5:40 PM – Motionless In White

4:30 PM – Steel Panther

3:30 PM – Stellar Ascent

RENEGADE STAGE

9:55 PM – The Hu

8:05 PM – Andrew W.K.

6:20 PM – Knocked Loose

4:00 PM – Cory Marks

3:00 PM – Jeris Johnson

DEB CONCERTS STAGE

5:00 PM – Puddle Of Mudd

2:20 PM – Budderside

1:30 PM – Paralandra

12:40 PM – Severmind

11:50 AM – Jessikill

11:00 AM – Chaotic Resemblance

A three-day pass is required to attend the Roadhouse Pre-Party on Sept. Thursday. Doors for the Roadhouse Pre-Party open at 11 a.m. Festival grounds open for the festival daily at 2 p.m.

Rocklahoma is presented by AEG Presents.

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

Website: https://www.Rocklahoma.com

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rocklahoma

Danny Wimmer Presents Launches New Rock Festival/Cruise

Posted on August 4, 2021 by philspicks

Danny Wimmer Presents is bringing audiences a new live rock festival and cruise.

The company made the announcement Wednesday through a news release distributed to the media. Voragos: Destination Lunasea Beach is scheduled to take place Feb. 16-21, 2022 aboard the Norwegian Pearl ship. The cruise departs Miami, FL and heads to Harvest Caye, Belize, where audiences will disembark for one day for a one-of-a-kind beach festival.

Rob Zombie is scheduled to headline the beach festival. It will also feature performances by Mudvyane (which is replacing Chevelle due to scheduling conflicts that it had), Black Stone Cherry, New Year’s Day, Tetrarch, and Amigo The Devil.

Amigo The Devil, Kevin Martin (Candlebox), Brett Scallions Aupervant Fuel, and Austin Meade are scheduled to perform on board on the Voragos Storytellers Stage. Comedians Jim Breuer, Big Jay Oakerson, Rachel Feinstein, and Shayne Smith are scheduled to perform on the cruise’s Voragos Comedy Stage.

An after party featuring performances by Brass Against and The Voragos Shut Up & Dance, and others will additionally take place each night.

Adding to interest for the inaugural event is are special appearances SiriusXM’s Shannon Gunz and the cast of “The Space Zebra Show.” SiriusXM’s Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin is scheduled to emcee the whole thing on board and on land.

Other acts scheduled for the upcoming event are the likes of Atreyu, Crown The Empire, and Afterlife.

Tickets for the event are available here.

More information on Voragos: Destination Lunasea Beach is available along with the event’s latest news at:

Website: https://www.voragos.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vorag0s

Twitter: https://twitter.com/voragos1

Ludovico Technique Debuts New Single; New Video, Album Coming

Posted on December 3, 2020 by philspicks

Goth rock band Ludovico Technique is taking on a familiar topic in its latest single.

The band debuted its latest single ‘Live as Myself‘ early this month. The song’s lyrical theme addresses the familiar topic of individuality, according to information provided about the song. According to the noted information, the composition, “is about expressing who you are inside, regardless of how society views you or tries to tell you how you should be.”

The musical arrangement that is featured in the new single is a heavy composition that takes influence from the likes of Marilyn Manson, Porn, and Skinny Puppy.

Ludovico Technique is scheduled to release its latest album, Haunted People in 2021. It is not known if the album will feature the band’s new single, which was mastered by Grammy nominee Stuart Hawkes (Lorde, Amy Winehouse, Ed Sheeran).

An official video for Ludovico Technique’s new single is expected to debut in early 2021.

More information on Ludovico Technique’s new single and album is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: http://www.ludotechnique.com

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/LudoTechnique

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ITM’s Seventh LP Not As Lucky As It Could Have Been

Posted on April 12, 2020 by philspicks

Courtesy: Atlantic/Roadrunner Records

Goth metal outfit In This Moment has, over the course of its life, proven to be a hit among the metal masses. The band has released six largely well-received and successful albums and toured with some of the biggest names in the rock and metal community. The band hoped to continue that success when it released its seventh album Mother on March 27. The result has been the exact opposite with this album, though. This 14-song record has proven to be the band’s most divisive record yet. The reason being the band has clearly gone in a starkly different direction this time out than the band’s previous works. That direction in question is what comes across as a much more mainstream direction. Gone are the shredding guitars and powerhouse vocals that came to be a trademark of the band’s past albums. They have been replaced by lots of electronics that at times lead to comparisons to work from the likes of Linkin Park at some points, to thoughts of Korn at others and even other well-known nu-metal acts at others still. It goes without saying in listening to this record that it is hardly the band’s best album, but at the same time, the band should be applauded for taking a risk and changing things up. The album is not a complete failure, though. Late in the record’s 54-minute run, the band gives audiences something at least slightly memorable in the form of ‘God is She.’ This work will be discussed shortly. ‘As Above So Below’ is another of the works that stands out in this record. It will be addressed a little later. ‘The In-Between’ is one more of the record’s most notable entries. It will also be addressed later. All three of the songs noted here are interesting work in their own right. When they are considered along with the rest of the album’s works, the end result becomes an album that while clearly not the band’s best work, is still worth at least one listen.

In This Moment’s latest full-length studio recording Mother is an intriguing new offering from the veteran goth-rock outfit. That is because stylistically speaking, it is such a stark departure from the band’s previously releases. Rather than being the decidedly loud, shredding work that those albums were, the band largely opts here for a darker, more brooding approach for the majority of the band’s now seventh album. While that approach makes up the majority of the album, the album does not stick to just that approach throughout. There are some heavier moments, such as in ‘God Is She,’ which comes late in the album’s run. The song’s arrangement does start with the noted brooding approach, but that approach is only used in the opening bars of the song. Roughly 35 seconds into the song, the song goes full goth-metal, with heavy, crunching guitars and eerie piano line. The addition of the more melodic sound of front woman Maria Brink’s vocal delivery rounds out the whole to make this arrangement stand out even more. The whole of the noted elements makes the song’s arrangement stand out as one of the album’s best compositions, if not the record’s best work.

As much as the song’s musical arrangement does for its presentation, it is just one part of what makes the song stand out against its counterparts. The song’s lyrical content, set against that musical content, makes the song that much more engaging for listeners. Bring sings in the song’s lead verse, “I am the God and the devil around you/I am the heaven and the hell you crave/I am the queens and the kings that you bow to/I am the name written on your grave/I am the sun that you bask and feed on/I am the moon that you howl to/I am the daydream bringing faith and conviction/I am the nightmare that you’ve been crawling through/So watch as I set fire to everything/Watch as I burn down everything/Anything/Watch as I destroy you/Watch as I turn into God/Watch as she/Watch as she turns into me.” She continues in the song’s second verse, “I am the righteous/The touched and holy/I am the voodoo that you want to believe/I am the angels that hold and surround you/I am the demon you’re afraid to need/I am the temple that will bless and feed you/I’m the religion keeping you in chains/I am the cure that you pray will find you/I’m the disease running through your veins.” This comes across as a female empowerment piece, all things considered. The very note of “God is she – she is god” in the chorus refrain, along with all of the empowering other statements about burning it all down and essentially being the best and worst of all things, of being that which can give joy and which can give pain, is very powerful. There is a lot of metaphorical language here, but at least in this critic’s mind, the metaphors come across as the noted statements of giving women a certain strength. Going back to the song’s musical arrangement, the fire in that content couples with this seeming pro-female message to make this a work that lots of audiences will appreciate.

‘God Is She’ is just one of the works featured in this record that proves the album is worth hearing at least once. ‘As Above So Below’ is another of the album’s most notable works. The song’s musical arrangement boasts some of the fiery energy that made the band’s past works such appealing works, yet it goes in a decidedly different direction than those works this time out. This arrangement is far more accessible for mainstream audiences, with its electronic elements and up-tempo aggro-metal sound. The up-tempo arrangement boasts elements that make it comparable to songs from the likes of Linkin Park, Rob Zombie and even Sevendust. Yes, that sounds like quite an odd combination of sounds, but it works here. When it is considered alongside the song’s lyrical content, which presents a seeming social commentary, the song in whole becomes even more powerful.

Brink notes at one point in the song’s chorus refrain what is the most telling portion of the song, “As above, so below/What you reap is what you sow/What you give come back three fold/As above, so below.” That is pretty much the primary statement of this song. It is complimented in the song’s lead verse as Brink sings, “I won’t lie/It’s quite tempting/Your handouts and your bones/I wont’ lie/They’re quite empty/Your promises and your stones/If you sell, they’ll buy/Don’t feel, just sign/If you sell, they’ll buy/Don’t think, stay blind/Give me control/Sign on the dotted line/Give me the control/She whispered softly/Give me the control/You’re crawling inside my mind/Give me the control/Don’t you fight me.” She adds later in the second verse, “Watch me float away/I was never yours to save/It all comes back three fold/As above so below.” This comes across as a seeming message of a person getting what a person gives. That is illustrated in the statements about buying and selling, and doing things without thinking about the consequences. It’s as if Brink is making a statement that whether a person tries to lie to others or lets one’s self be lied to, the consequences will happen. Again, this is merely one interpretation. Hopefully it is close to being correct. The very fact that these lyrics can even generate discussion on such a topic (and discussions in general) shows the importance of said content. When that seeming message about being aware of the consequences of our actions is coupled with the song’s mainstream radio friendly arrangement, it proves in whole to be another key addition to Mother. It is not the last of the album’s most notable works. ‘The In-Between’ is one more of the songs featured in this album that shows it deserves to be heard at least once.

‘The In-Between’ is another nu-metal style opus that might surprise audiences. Once again, the comparison to works from Linkin Park is distinct. One could even argue that the song’s arrangement also boasts a comparison to works from Otep. This might turn off some audiences, while it might appeal to others, especially considering it is a direction that the band has not previously taken. Again, that the band was willing to take the risk to go in such direction is to be applauded, simply because it is not an approach that the band is known for taking. The emotional theme in the song’s lyrical content couples with the song’s aggressive musical content to strengthen its presentation even more.

Brink sings in the song’s lead verse, “My mother said that I was holy/My father said that I would burn/My mother said I was an angel/My father said that I would turn/So I believed these words and I turned on myself/’Cause maybe he’s right/maybe I’m worthless/Or maybe he’s wrong and my mother was right/I got a killer in me to give me purpose/Oh, I can feel a holy war/I can feel a holy war within/No, I can’t take a holy war/No, I can’t take a holy war again/Is this what you wanted/I’m gonna bring a little hell/I’m gonna bring a little heaven/You just keep wanting more/With your blood and your whore/I’m gonna bring a little hell/I’m gonna bring a little heaven/It’s a beautiful tragedy/You wanna be sick like me/’Cause I bring a little hell.” She continues in the song’s second verse, “I was told that I was nothing/yet I was told that I was so pure/And I was told that I was dirty/yet I was told I was the cure/I ask myself am I God or s***/Am I the high, the low/I’m f****** worth it/And I ask myself/Am I love or hate/You are the reason why I have and why I can’t quit.” There is little doubt as to what is being addressed here. This is someone who has gone through a difficult childhood, which is, of course, a familiar lyrical theme of so much rock music. That aside, it still hits hard here. That is especially the case as the theme is accompanied by the song’s musical content. The whole of those elements makes the song that much more notable. When it is considered with the other two works addressed here, the trio shows without doubt that while Mother may not be the *ahem* mother of all albums from In This Moment, it is not a total loss.

In This Moment’s latest full-length studio recording Mother is a work that is a loss at least for the moment for In This Moment, but not a total loss. It is a work that despite falling short in taking its risk, still has some positive points, as pointed out here. Keeping all of this in mind, the album will appeal to In This Moment’s most devoted fans. In the same vein, more casual fans will find it worth at least one listen. It is available now. More information on the album is available online along with all of In This Moment’s latest news and more at:

Website: http://www.inthismomentofficial.com

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/OfficialITM

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Psychostick Debuts ‘Zombie Claus’ Video

Posted on December 15, 2019 by philspicks

Courtesy: TAG Publicity

Independent hard rock band Psychostick has a new holiday tune for the metalhead masses to enjoy, and a video to boot.

The band debuted the video for its single ‘Zombie Claus‘ Dec. 3. The song and its video are a spoof of Rob Zombie’s 1998 hit song ‘Dragula’ that replaces Zombie in his hard rock hot rod with a Santa Claus figure who is just as metal as Zombie in his own right.

Santa’s elves join him at points for the video. There are also some adult themes at points in the video, so this one is not for children. Audiences will also find funny the band’s joke about Santa using the elves as slave labor in the song.

‘Zombie Claus’ is available to stream and download now through Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon and Google Play.

More information on Psychostick is available online now along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: http://www.psychostick.com

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/psychostick

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