Motor Sister, Steel Panther To Play Special One-Off Show This Friday

Posted on June 22, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records

Rock collective Motor Sister will play a special one-off show this week. Motor Sister will play a special one-time only performance this Friday, June 26^th alongside veteran rock band Steel Panther. The performance will be held at the Regency Theater in San Francisco, CA. Tickets for the concert can be purchased online now at http://www.axs.com/events/270262/steel-panther-tickets. In anticipation of the upcoming performance, the band has debuted the video for the song ‘Beg Borrow Steal’ from its Metal Blade Records debut album Ride. The video can be viewed online now via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTmeLKClb_w.

Along with its upcoming show this Friday, Motor Sister has also announced that it will take part in this year’s annual Motorhead “Motorboat Cruise.” The band will join the likes of Slayer, Anthrax, Hatebreed, Exodus, Suicidal Tendencies, Fireball Ministry, and others for the five-day cruise, which leaves port in Miami on Monday, September 28^th and returns Friday, October 2^nd. More information on the “Motorboat Cruise” is available online now at:

Website: http://www.motorboatcruise.com

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/themotorboat

In its first week of release Motor Sister’s Ride debuted on the Billboard charts at the #9 position on the Billboard New Artist (Heatseekers) Chart. It also reached #12 on Billboard’s Hard Music Albums chart, #40 on Billboard’s Rock Albums Chart, #27 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart and #163 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Motor Sister consists of Mother Superior founder, guitarist, and vocalist Jim Wilson at the helm, Scott Ian (Anthrax) on guitar, Ian’s wife Pearl Aday on backing vocals, Joey Vera (Fates Warning, Armored Saint) on bass, and John Tempesta (White Zombie, Exodus, Testament) on drums. More information on Motor Sister’s upcoming concert, “Motorboat Cruise” appearance and all of its upcoming live dates is available online now along with all of the latest news from the band at:

Website: http://www.metalblade.com/motorsister

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

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MotorSister

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Like A Storm Announces New Tour Dates, Debuts New Single

Posted on December 1, 2014 by philspicks

Courtesy: Street Smart Marketing

New Zealand-based hard rock trio Like A Storm announced today that it will join glam rock veterans Steel Panther next week.

Like A Storm will join Steel Panther on its “All You Can Eat Tour” beginning next Wednesday, December 10th in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before joining up with Steel Panther, the band will play a handful of headlining dates beginning with a performance this Wednesday, December 3rd in Lincoln, Nebraska. The band’s current slate of tour dates is in support of its 2015 debut record Awaken The Fire, which will be released via Century Media’s “sister” label Another Century.

Courtesy: Another Century Records

Along with this brand new announcement, Like A Storm also recently released the second single from Awaken The Fire, ‘Wish You Hell,’ in anticipation of the album’s release early next year. Audiences can hear the song online now via SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/another-century/like-a-storm-wish-you-hell/s-JXR4x. Audiences can download the song online now via iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wish-you-hell-single/id925786612.

Like A Storm’s current tour schedule is listed below.

DECEMBER

03 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre*

06 Halethorpe, MD – Fish Head Cantina*

09 Virginia Beach, VA – Shakas*

10 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

12 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s

13 Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Live

14 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre

16 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues

17 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

19 St. Paul, MN – Myth Live

20 Des Moines, IA – 7 Flags

21 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre

*= LAS only

More information on Like A Storm including all of the band’s latest tour dates and news is available online at:

Website: http://www.likeastorm.com

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

Gus G. Debuts EPK Ahead Of New Single, Album Release

Posted on February 13, 2014 by philspicks

Courtesy: Century Media Records

Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and Firewind front man Gus G. will release his debut solo album this Spring. I Am The Fire is scheduled to be released March 18^thin the United States. It will be released March 17^th in Europe. It will be released worldwide via Century Media Records. Before he releases his debut, Gus G. has released a brand new EPK that offers audiences a look inside the making of the album. Fans can check out the new EPK online now via YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJd38EoTLkA&feature=youtu.be.

The album’s title track is impacting radio now. It is currently playing on Sirius RadioXM Octane. It will be added to mainstream radio stations’ playlists beginning next Tuesday, February 18^th. It features the members of hard rock band Devour The Day as special guests. It will go on sale digitally via iTunes February 25^th. The track listing for I Am The Fire is listed below.

‘I AM THE FIRE’ TRACK LISTING:

My Will Be Done (feat. Mats Levén)
Blame It On Me (feat. Mats Levén)
I Am The Fire (feat. Devour The Day)
Vengeance (feat. David Ellefson)
Long Way Down (feat. Alexia Rodriguez)
Just Can’t Let Go (feat. Jacob Bunton)
Terrified (feat. Billy Sheehan)
Eyes Wide Open (feat. Mats Levén)
Redemption (feat. Michael Starr)
Summer Days (feat. Jeff Scott Soto)
Dreamkeeper (feat. Tom S. Englund)
End Of The Line (feat. Mats Levén)

Gus G. handled all guitar, bass, and keyboard parts on his solo debut. Brought along for the record were drummers Jeff Friedl (A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Devo) and, Daniel Erlandsson (Arch Enemy) bassists David Ellefson (Megadeth), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, David Lee Roth), and Marty O’Brien (Tommy Lee, We Are The Fallen), and vocalists Mats Leven (Candlemass, ex-Yngwie Malmstein/Therion), Blake Allison (Devour The Day), Michael Starr (Steel Panther), Alexia Rodriguez (Eyes Set To Kill),Tom S. Englund (Evergrey), Jacob Bunton (Adler) and Jeff Scott Soto (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, ex-Journey). The album was produced by Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Anthrax, Steel Panther).

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Performance Times Released For Annual Festival

Posted on April 16, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Ashton-Magnuson Media

Organizers of the annual “Welcome To Rockville” Festival presented by Monster Energy have released more information on this year’s festival. 2013 is the festival’s third year being held. Performance times for bands on each stage have officially been released. The “Monster Energy Main Stage East” opens with a performance by Pop Evil at 12:40pm. Pop Evil will be followed by All That Remains, Halestorm, Papa Roach, Stone Sour, and headliners Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains takes the “Monster Energy Main Stage East” at 9:45pm. The “Monster Energy Main Stage West” is just one of the many stages from which audiences have to choose during the festival. A full listing of bands and performance times is available below.

Saturday, April 27

Monster Energy Main Stage East

12:40 PM Pop Evil

2:05 PM All That Remains

3:35 PM Halestorm

5:25 PM Papa Roach

7:25 PM Stone Sour

9:45 PM Alice In Chains

Monster Energy Main Stage West

12:05 PM Young Guns

1:20 PM In This Moment

2:50 PM Asking Alexandria

4:30 PM Bullet For My Valentine

6:20 PM Three Days Grace

8:30 PM Limp Bizkit

Emerging Artist Stage

Noon Rockville Rumble Winner

1:00 PM Hell Or Highwater

2:10 PM Gemini Syndrome

3:20 PM Whitechapel

4:45 PM Otherwise

6:20 PM Escape The Fate

Jax Live Stage

11:30 AM Rockville Rumble Winner

12:30 PM Edens Fill

1:40 PM Rockville Rumble Winner

2:50 PM Rockville Rumble Winner

4:05 PM Stars In Stereo

5:35 PM MonstrO

7:25 PM Rockville Rumble Winner

Sunday, April 28

Monster Energy Main Stage East

11:45 AM Red

12:55 PM Saving Abel

2:30 PM Filter

4:10 PM Skillet

6:05 PM 3 Doors Down

8:35 PM Lynyrd Skynyrd

Monster Energy Main Stage West

11:15 AM Farewell 2 Fear

12:20 PM Nonpoint

1:40 PM Steel Panther

3:20 PM Hollywood Undead

5:05 PM Buckcherry

7:15 PM Shinedown

Emerging Artist Stage

11:20 AM Nebraska Bricks

12:20 PM Soulswitch

1:25 PM Girl On Fire

2:35 PM Saliva

3:45 PM Motionless In White

5:10 PM Device

6:50 PM Nothing More

Jax Live Stage

11:50 AM (N)ception

12:55 PM The Apprehended

2:05 PM Rockville Rumble Winner

3:15 PM Rockville Rumble Winner

4:40 PM Rockville Rumble Winner

6:15 PM Rockville Rumble Winner

The whole party will be preceded by the “Rockville Downtown Experience presented by Corona Light” pre-party on Friday, April 26^th. Two post-show parties will be held Saturday, April 27^th. Admission to these parties is FREE. Friday’s show will feature Saliva, Evergreen Terrace, and Victr as entertainment. The bands will perform live at the Underbelly in Jacksonville, FL. More information on this party is available online at http://www.jaxunderbelly.com. Saturday’s after-parties will feature performances by DJ Monk and Robert Goodman at 1904 Music Hall in Jacksonville, FL (http://www.facebook.com/1904MusicHall, http://www.1904MusicHall.com) and Icey at the Underbelly.

Fans that attend the festival will have plenty of opportunities to get their CDs, shirts, and more signed by their favorite band(s) at the f.y.e. tent and other onsite locations. There will also be interactive experiences such as a gaming area and Dave’s Crazy Music Experience. This experience lets fans find out for themselves what it’s like to make music in a studio environment. It includes actual guitars, drums, basses, and all the gear used by today’s top acts.

Tickets are still available for this year’s festival. Prices are listed below.

Single Day General Admission – $59.50 plus fees

Single Day VIP – $134.50 plus fees
2-Day General Admission – $107 plus fees
2-Day VIP – $219 plus fees
2-Day Party Pack (4 weekend tickets) – $357 plus fees

Along with the listed ticket prices, “no service fee tickets” are available at specific Metro PCS locations. More information on this is available online at http://www.welcometorockvillefestival.com/tickets.html. A limited number of VIP tickets and hotel packages are still available. They can be purchased online at http://www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com. VIP tickets include entrance to all concerts through a VIP entrance, access to VIP lounge featuring dedicated bar, beverage and food service, viewing of the Monster Main Stage (both seated and standing areas), a seated area with shade for dining, private bathrooms and laminated VIP guest pass.

More information on the “Welcome to Rockville” Festival is available online at http://www.WelcomeToRockvilleFestival.com, http://www.facebook.com/welcometorockville, and on Twitter at @RockvilleFest.

Rocklahoma Performance Lineup Announced

Posted on April 11, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Ashton-Magnuson Media

Organizers with the annual “Rocklahoma” music festival have announced the official performance lineup for this year’s festival. The festival kicks off Thursday, May 23^rd and runs through Sunday, May 26^th. Tickets for the four day festival go on sale next Wednesday, April 17^th at 11AM/10Am CT. They can be purchased online at the official Rocklahoma website, http://www.rocklahoma.com. The official performance lineup is listed below:

Thursday, May 23 (AXiS Campground Stage):

Triple 7, Bruce Flea, Searching for Sanity, Sleepwalking Home, Motortrain, Baron, Von Swagger, Rocker Lips, Drek, Kingshifter

Friday, May 24:

Guns N’ Roses, Bush, Papa Roach, Device, Ratt, All That Remains, Clutch, Escape The Fate, The Sword, Otherwise, Zero Crossing, Down & Dirty, The Last Vegas, Hessler, Bai Bang, Ruff Justice, London’s Dungeon, Fist of Rage, The Summit, Wanton Looks, Kicktree, Shotgun Rebels, The Kul, Mine Enemies Fall

Saturday, May 25:

Alice In Chains, Bullet For My Valentine, Skillet, Halestorm, Asking Alexandria, Big Wreck, Young Guns, We As Humans, O’Brother, Mindset Evolution, Gypsy Pistoleros, Rhyme, Sunset Riot, Wildstreet, London, Black Tora, Big Trouble, Sister’s Doll, Emerald City, Strikes at One, Well Hung Heart, Vilifi, For the Broken, EchoFuzz, The Chimpz, Memory of a Melody

Sunday, May 26:

Korn, Cheap Trick, Hollywood Undead, Steel Panther, Dokken, Motionless In White, Thousand Foot Krutch, Red Line Chemistry, Heaven’s Basement, American Fangs, Scorpion Child, The Glitter Boys, Nasty Habit, Mystery, Lynam, Switchblade Scarlet, Firstryke, Station, Ragdoll, Wicked, New Dawn Day, Unwritten Rulz, Framing the Red, Meganaut, The Bourgeois

Single-day tickets will be available beginning next Wednesday, April 17 for $69 (plus fees). Three-day passes are available now for $125 plus fees and will increase to $150 plus fees beginning next Wednesday. Weekend VIP ticket packages are available now for $350 plus fees. They will increase to a cost of $380 plus fees beginning next Wednesday. Quantities for these packages are limited. There are still limited quantities of Weekend Four-packs and Groupie packages. Active Military duty personnel can purchase discounted general admission tickets at any time. More information on ticket packages and more is available on the Rocklahoma website, http://www.rocklahoma.com. Camping tickets can be purchased by calling the Rocklahoma Camping office at 866-310-2288 or by e-mailing info@feverfest.com. Campgrounds open Sunday, May 19^th and will be open through Tuesday, May 28^th.

Rocklahoma is sponsored by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Monster Energy, Jagermeister, Love Bottling, Retrospect Records, Route 66 RVs, and AXiS Entertainment.

Rocklahoma Organizers Announce Festival Details

Posted on February 14, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Ashton-Magnuson Media

Organizers with the annual “Rocklahoma” concert festival have released the initial slate of performers and information for this year’s three day-long festival. This year’s festival is the final event of the 2013 “World’s Loudest Month.” It will take place on Memorial Day weekend from May 24^th – 26^th. It will be headlined by Guns ‘N Roses, Alice In Chains, and Korn. It will be held at the “Catch The Fever” festival grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma and will be presented by Bud Light. It is sponsored by Bud Light, Hard Rock, Jagermeister, and Monster Energy.

The current lineup of performers reads like a who’s who of rocks’ past, present, and future. Performers set for the festival’s main stage include: Guns ‘N Roses, Alice in Chains, Korn, Bush, Cheap Trick, Bullet For My Valentine, Papa Roach, Skillet, Hollywood Undead, Steel Panther, Asking Alexandria, Ratt, Halestorm, Device (With David Draiman), All That Remains, Escape The Fate, Dokken, Clutch, Motionless in White, Big Wreck, The Sword, Young Guns, Thousand Foot Krutch, Otherwise, Red Line Chemistry, Mindset Evolution, Heaven’s Basement, We As Humans, American Fangs, O’Brother and many more.

The festival’s main stage is loaded with some major names. It’s just one part of the weekend long festival. Fans can head over to the Retrospect Records Stage for even more bands including: The Last Vegas, London, Wildstreet, Mad Max, Bai Bang, Lynam, De La Cruz, The Glitter Boyz, Black Tora, Sunset Riot, Firstryke, Ragdoll, Hessler, Switchblade Scarlett, Nasty Habit, Sister’s Doll, London’s Dungeon, Rhyme, Emerald City, Wicked, Down n Dirty, Station, Ruff Justice, Mystery and Fist of Rage.

While it has not yet been finalized, news on the lineup for the AXiS Campground Tent is expected to be released in the coming weeks.

General admission tickets for Rocklahoma go on sale next Friday, February 22^nd at 11am/10am CST. An internet pre-sale will be held next Wednesday, February 20^thonline at http://www.rocklahoma.com. The pre-sale will go on at 11am/10 CST. Audiences can also go to the Rocklahoma website to order tickets once they go on full sale and to sign up for the Rocklahoma newsletter. The earlier fans purchase tickets the better as ticket prices will increase in the coming weeks.

Camping tickets can be purchased by calling the Rocklahoma Camping Office at (866) 310-2288 or by e-mailing info@feverfest.com. Campgrounds open Sunday, May 19^th and will remain open until Tuesday, May 28^th.

Carolina Rebellion Festival Expands In Its Third Year

Posted on February 3, 2013 by philspicks

Courtesy: Ashton-Magnuson Media

The Carolina Rebellion Festival is coming back this Spring. The annual festival returns to the Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday and Sunday may 4^th and 5^th. The Charlotte Motor Speedway is in Concord, just outside of Charlotte. Now in its third year, this year’s festival marks the first time that it will fill a full weekend. There will be three stages for this year’s festival: The Monster Energy ‘Carolina Stage, the Monster Energy ‘Rebellion Stage, and the Jagermeister Stage. This year’s band lineup is going to be big one. It’s all set to kick off with performance on Saturday by: Alice in Chains, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Bullet for my Valentine, Halestorm, Asking Alexandria, Sick Puppies, In This Moment, Device (with David Draiman), Young Guns, Otherwise, Aranda, Tracer, and Monstro.

Things won’t let up much on Sunday, May 5^th. The current lineup slated for the festival’s second day includes: Soundgarden, Rise Against, Bush, 3 Doors Down, Buckcherry, Volbeat, Hollywood Undead, All That Remains, Steel Panther, Pop Evil, Escape The Fate, Nonpoint, Thousand Foot Krutch, Red Line Chemistry, Heaven’s Basement, and American Fangs.

Full weekend general admission tickets and single day general admission tickets for the Carolina Rebellion Festival go on sale Friday, February 8^th at 10amEST. Full weekend tickets start at $99/person plus fees. Single day admission tickets start at $59.50 plus fees. Parking cost is included with all tickets. For more information on tickets and the festival, audiences can go online to http://www.CarolinaRebellion.com and http://www.facebook.com/CRebellion. Anyone that signs up for the Carolina Rebellion Newsletter can pre-order full weekend tickets for a discounted price of $89 plus fees. This applies only during the pre-sale period, which runs from Wednesday February 6^th to Thursday, February 7^th.

Fans can also go online to http://www.CarolinaRebellion to get information on camping, hotel and VIP packages as well as military discounts, which will also be available for all active duty military personnel.

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Steel Panther’s New Live BD A “Solid” Release For Fans

Posted on December 29, 2012 by philspicks

Courtesy: DC3/Universal Republic/3 dimensions/AGPS Management

Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers, once said that death and taxes were life’s two constants. If he were alive today, Franklin would change his tune and say that there are in fact three more constants in the twenty-first century. Those constants are sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Many bands have tried to live those constants. Many have succeeded. But few have truly lived those constants like the glam rockers of Steel Panther. This California based band actually started in 2009. Since that time, its members—Lexxi Foxx, Michael Starr, Satchel, and Stix Zadinia—have become the poster boys for everything that was at one point all that rockers lived for. The band has already released two albums under its current moniker. And now thanks to Universal Republic Records, audiences get a new chance to experience all the testosterone fueled, alcohol infused bombacity that is Steel Panther live in its new live release, British Invasion.

British Invasion was recorded live at the famed Brixton Academy during its most recent live tour in support of its most recent album, Balls Out. Brixton Academy has hosted some of rocks biggest names including both Machine Head and Sepultura. Now Steel Panther can add its name to the list of huge names that have performed there. Fans of the aforementioned bands got quite the show with each one. And Steel Panther’s fans get a show that they’ll enjoy in this new release, too. Not only do fans get a full set from its performance at Brixton, but there’s also the bonus of five extra songs recorded live at the band’s performance at the Download 2012 Festival. The audio and video mix on both of the main and bonus performance are quite clear. And whether one has seen SP live before or not, audiences get a show that has all the over the top antics and music that audiences have come to expect from this band. To sweeten the deal, the band and its label, Universal Republic Records, have included a booklet complete with lyrics to every song performed in the main set.

The booklet included with the Blu-ray is just part of what viewers will appreciate from this performance. Audiences get out of this performance, a band that actually interacts with the audience in attendance. And it’s not just your standard back and forth banter, either. The entire band gets in on the act. It’s little things like that that make a performance memorable. Though of course, the band’s interaction with its audience is just half of what will make the band’s fans enjoy this recording. There’s also enough T & A to make any college frat boy happy for quite some time. The band even brings in some “adult entertainers” to help with its show in more than one song. Add in the impressive audio and visual editing and mixing and fans get in this recorded performance a show that fans of Steel Panther will be watching time and again. The band’s new DVD and Blu-ray are both available online and in stores now. Regardless of whether or not fans manage to pick it up, they’ll still have the chance to see the band live as it’s currently touring in support of the new live release now. Fans can get all the latest tour dates and news from the band now online at http://www.steelpantherrocks.com, http://www.facebook.com/steelpantherkicksass, http://twitter.com/#!/Steel_Panther, and http://www.myspace.com/steelpantherkicksass.

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Motor Sister, Steel Panther To Play Special One-Off Show This Friday

Like A Storm Announces New Tour Dates, Debuts New Single

Gus G. Debuts EPK Ahead Of New Single, Album Release

Performance Times Released For Annual Festival

Rocklahoma Performance Lineup Announced

Rocklahoma Organizers Announce Festival Details

Carolina Rebellion Festival Expands In Its Third Year

Steel Panther’s New Live BD A “Solid” Release For Fans