The band announced Wednesday, it will close out 2021 with a pair of performances in support of Sevendust. The band is scheduled to perform as support for Sevendust Dec. 29 in Orlando, FL and on Dec. 30 in Mobil, AL.
Courtesy: O’Donnell Media Group
After taking a little time off to rest and recharge, the band will tentatively head back out on the road for another string of live dates beginning Jan.2 in Sauget, IL. The band’s January live run is scheduled to run through Jan. 16 in St. Joseph, MO and features performances across the Midwest.
Courtesy: O’Donnell Media Group
The Lonely Ones will take some more time off to rest up again following its January tour before heading back out on the road again in April. The band’s April run, which is another run through the Midwest, is scheduled to launch April 8 and to run through April 23 in Akron, OH.
The Lonely Ones’ upcoming live schedule is noted below. Tickets are available here.
With Sevendust
Dec 29 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live Dec 30 – Mobile, AL- Soul Kitchen
2022 Jan. 2 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s Jan. 4 – Columbia, MO – Rose Music Hall Jan. 5 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Jan. 7 – Salt Lake City – The Royal Jan. 8 – Green River, WY – Green River Island Pavilion Jan. 9 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater Jan. 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge Jan. 14 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Jan. 15 – Denver, CO – Herman’s Hideaway Jan. 16 – St. Joseph, MO – Cafe Acoustic April 8 – Battle Creek, MI – Music Factory April 9 – Huntington, WV- The Loud April 10 – Louisville, KY – Diamond Concert Hall April 15 – Cheviot, OH – Legends April 16 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall April 22 – Marietta, OH – Adelphia April 23 – Akron, OH – Empire
The Lonely Ones’ upcoming dates with Sevendust follow an extensive summer/fall tour that launched Aug. 19 in Indianapolis, IN and wound down Oct. 16 in Winchester, VA.
INXS’ classic song, ‘Never Tear Us Apart‘ is getting renewed attention thanks to Sunflower Dead.
Sunflower Dead premiered its take on the INXS classic Friday. The cover’s premiere comes almost a month after the band premiered its then latest single, ‘Falling Down‘ and its companion lyric video. SFD’s take on the song is available to stream and download here.
Sunflower Dead’s take on the classic (which itself bears some musical and stylistic similarity to songs from The Rolling Stones) gives the song an interesting hard rock update. In this case, it bears more similarity to works from the likes of Saliva and other similar acts. The gritty sound of the vocals and infectious guitar solo pairs with the richness of the bass and drums
Front man Michael Del Pizzo talked about the band’s take on the song in a prepared statement.
“SFD really doesn’t like doing covers,” he said. “I guess we are too lazy to learn how others correctly play their songs which is funny because our new cover of INXS’ Never Tear Us Apart is our second cover in 4 albums. Go figure! We did The Police’s Every Breath You Take on our debut album and to this day it remains one of our most requested songs and it had no radio play, no video and no promotion. For us to do a cover we have to completely rewrite our way. To do that, we have to be inspired by some kind of killer idea (in our heads at least) in a direction to take the song. With ‘Never Tear Us Apart,’ we started talking about doing this back in 2014 because we just loved the song. The thing is though, it is a very romantic and major scale type of sound. So yeah, there was no way we were doing this unless it was completely redone.”
Added Del Pizzo of the song’s cover, “I heard it in my head a certain way and rewrote the song in a minor key with crushing guitars and accordion added in. Once I showed [guitarist] Jaboo the approach, he was on board and we tracked it and fell in love with our dirty, dark, sexy and heavy version of the track. Oh and instead of doing a sax solo on the bridge, we had Jaboo rip up a guitar solo that expands upon the original sax melody. Love the original and now are extra happy with our dark rewrite of such a classic song.”
In other news, Sunflower Dead has announced a new slate of live dates. Dubbed “The Black Pilled Tour,” the run is scheduled to launch Oct. 22 in Des Moines, IA and to run through Nov. 14 in Huntsville, AL. The tour’s schedule is noted below.
Oct/Nov Tour Dates:
“The Black Pilled Tour”
Sunflower Dead will be supporting Smile Empty Soul (also on the bill is Tommy Gibbons)
10/22 Des Moines IA, Lefty’s 10/23 Saint Joseph MO, Cafe Acoustic 10/27 Wichita KS, Barleycorns 10/28 Oklahoma City OK, Kendall’s Bar 10/30 Fort Worth TX, The Rail Club 11/1 Austin TX, Come and Take it Live 11/2 Shreveport LA, 516 Soundstage 11/3 New Orleans LA, Southport Hall 11/4 Tallahassee FL, The Warrior 11/5 Jacksonville FL, Archetype 11/6 Sanford FL, West End Trading Co 11/7 Tampa FL, The Brass Mug 11/10 West Palm Beach FL, Propaganda 11/11 Fort Myers FL, Buddha Night Club 11/12 Gainesville FL, Highdive 11/13 Savannah GA, The Wormhole 11/14 Huntsville AL, Sidetracks
SFD’s take on ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ is the third single from the band’s forthcoming album, March of the Leper, which is expected for release in early 2022. The band premiere the album’s lead single, ‘The Underneath‘ and itsvideo in August.
March of the Leper will release on a variety of platforms, all of which are noted below.
March Of The Leper is available for pre-order and is available in 7 packages at this location: Pre-order
1. Signed CD
2. Signed Vinyl
3. Signed Limited Edition Cassette
4. Signed CD/T-Shirt Bundle
5. Signed Vinyl/T-shirt Bundle
6. Signed Cassette/T-Shirt Bundle
7. Everything Bundle
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Ovtlier premiered the video for its latest single this week.
The band debuted the video for its new single, ‘All I Need‘ Wednesday. The video’s premiere comes less than a week after the band premiered the song by itself.
The video features the band performing its new single in what looks like a darkened warehouse setting. That footage is paired with what is assumed to be a semi-autobiographical presentation of front man Joey Arena’s childhood.
That is assumed considering comments made by Arena in a prepared statement in a press release announcing the song’s premiere over the weekend.
“I was raised on unstable grounds,” the statement reads. “Therapy taught me to stop making excuses for those that have abused and abandoned me. A man that distantly titled himself as a “father” but neglected every simple duty of being one. A stepfather who looked for excuses to beat on me or throw me out for years. I accept that this is the hand that I am dealt. I respect and appreciate the journey I have been shaped and designed to travel. I am all I need”
It should be noted that some viewers may find some of the content in that main story unsettling. In other words, viewer discretion is advised. That imagery in question involves scenes of domestic disputes and one of the main characters flogging himself.
The musical arrangement featured in ‘All I need’ is of some interest. That is because the primary guitar line featured in this arrangement lends itself easily to comparison to that featured in Deftones’ hit song’ My Own Summer (Shove It).’ A close listen to each song reveals the similarity in sound. It is not precise, but is there.
As the arrangement progresses though, that guitar line gradually evolves and offers a heavy, dark sound that is complimented just as well by the song’s bass line and vocals from Arena.
In other news, Ovtlier is scheduled to serve as support for Gemini Syndrome on its upcoming headlining tour. Ovtlier’s dates with Gemini Syndrome are noted below.
GEMINI SYNDROME ‘Initiation’ USA Fall 2021 tour dates: 10/28 – Chippewa Falls, WI – Joel’s 4Corners # 10/29 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center # 10/30 – Racine, WI – Rt 20 (WIIL Rock Halloween Bash) # 10/31 – Battle Creek, MI – The Music Factory # 11/02 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester Music Tavern # 11/04 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop # 11/05 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works # 11/06 – Liverpool, NY – Sharkey’s # 11/07 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance # 11/08 – New York City, NY – Mercury Lounge #### 11/09 – Albany, NY – Empire Underground # 11/10 – Reading, PA – Reverb # 11/12 – Johnson City, TN – Capones # 11/13 – Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger # 11/14 – Huntsville, AL – Sidetracks ###
Direct support is Ovtlier # Smile Empty Soul, Ovtlier, Sunflower Dead, Pushing V, Tommy Gibbons ### GEMINI SYNDROME and Ovtlier only ####
‘All I Need’ is just the latest single from Ovtlier. The band most recently premiered its single, ‘Bulletproof‘ and a companion video. The band has also released the singles, ‘Who We Are‘ and ‘Buried Me Alive.’
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Gemini Syndrome is scheduled to head back out on the road next month in support of its new album.
The band is scheduled to launch its new headlining tour in support of 3rd Degree — The Raising, Oct. 28. The album is scheduled for release Oct. 15 through Century Media Records. Ovtlier, Oh! The Horror, Pushing Veronica, and Them Damn Kings are scheduled to serve as support throughout the nearly month-long run.
Front man Aaron Nordstrom spoke about the upcoming tour in a prepared statement.
“We’re very excited to be back out in the road again this fall,” said Nordstrom. “It’s a time of transformation on our planet and our lives in preparation for the rebirth of the approaching solstice. We’re grateful to share this INITIATION with all you Spiritual Soldiers on the frontline helping to bring music back to this f***** up world.”
Added Nordstrom, “Our hope is that through sharing our experiences, lessons learned, and battles overcome, that we can help others to examine their own consciousness. Their role in the world in its almost infinite capacity, and to help remind each other that we are ALL in this together. We are a family, and when we are United in our commonality, we can achieve things worthy of the attention of the GODS. If you want to change the world, quietly go to work on yourself.”
Drummer Brian Steele Medina expanded on Nordstrom’s comments.
“We love nothing more than performing and creating a sacred space for transmutation with our brothers and sisters,” he said. “Now more than ever, it feels like everything is trying to pull us apart and perpetuate the illusion that we are separate. That we are not ONE. It’s all b*******. Give us your pandemics, your Pentagon UFO videos, and your barriers… It’s all f****** noise, but we’re louder and we will rise above it all.”
The schedule for Gemini Syndrome’s upcoming live run is noted below. The tour comes on the heels of another tour that the band recently ran, and most recently, a performance at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival on Sept. 10. Tickets and VIP packages for the band’s upcoming tour are available here.
GEMINI SYNDROME ‘Initiation’ USA Fall 2021 tour dates:
10/28 – Chippewa Falls, WI – Joel’s 4Corners *
10/29 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center *
10/30 – Racine, WI – Rt 20 (WIIL Rock Halloween Bash) *
10/31 – Battle Creek, MI – The Music Factory *
11/02 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester Music Tavern *
11/04 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop *
11/05 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works *
11/06 – Liverpool, NY – Sharkey’s *
11/07 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance *
11/08 – New York City, NY – Mercury Lounge ****
11/09 – Albany, NY – Empire Underground *
11/10 – Reading, PA – Reverb *
11/12 – Johnson City, TN – Capones *
11/13 – Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger *
11/14 – Huntsville, AL – Sidetracks ***
11/16 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box **
11/17 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey **
11/20 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
11/22 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse **
11/23 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock **
11/24 – West Hollywood, CA – Whiskey a Go Go **
11/26 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar **
11/27 – Reno, NV – Reno Brewhouse **
* Direct support is Ovtlier
** Direct support is Oh! The Horror
*** Show with Smile Empty Soul, Ovtlier, Sunflower Dead, Pushing V, Tommy Gibbons
**** GEMINI SYNDROME and Ovtlier only
More information on Gemini Syndrome’s new album, single, video and live appearances is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Sunflower Dead is giving its audiences some more new music to enjoy over the weekend.
The band premiered its new single, ‘Falling Down‘ and its companion lyric video Friday. The song and its video are the second from the band’s forthcoming album, March of the Leper, which is expected for release in early 2022. The band premiered the album’s lead single, ‘The Underneath‘ and itsvideo last month.
An exact release date for Sunflower Dead’s new album is under consideration. Pre-orders are open.
The musical arrangement featured in ‘Falling Down’ is just as heavy as that featured in ‘The Underneath’ if not even heavier. The gutteral screams and clean vocals pair with the intensity from the instrumentation to give the overall arrangement a sound that harkens back to the early days of Machine Head circa Burn My Eyes and The More Things Change…
No information was provided about the song’s lyrical theme in the press release announcing the premiere of the new song and video. In watching the song’s lyric video though, the theme comes across as a social commentary about the truths and lies that society tells itself. It notes in its own fashion that all humans lead themselves to lie to others for one reason or another. That is, as always, this critic’s own interpretation.
In other news, Sunflower Dead is continuing its tour in support of its new album, which launched last month. The tour continues tonight with a performance scheduled to take place in Janesville, WI. The band’s current schedule is noted below.
September Tour Dates
9/10 Janesville, WI – Back Bar +
9/11 Chippewa Falls, WI – Joels 4Corners +
9/12 Braidwood, IL – Top Fuel Saloon +
9/14 Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge *
9/16 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom =
9/17 OKC, OK – Whiskey Nights =
9/18 Katy, TX – Wildcatter Saloon =
9/19 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey =
* SFD Only
+ The Lonely Ones & SFD
^ Sons Of Texas & SFD
~ SFD & Co-Op
= Otherwise & SFD
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Courtesy: O’Donnell Media Group CO-OP band members Dash Cooper and Jeremy Tabor took some time recently to talk with Phil’s Picks about its current tour and singles, as well as its musical future.
Independent hard rock band CO-OP is out on the road in the middle of a very busy tour schedule. That schedule includes joining Sunflower Dead, The Lonely Ones, and others on their tours. It also includes a performance, coming up at this year’s Metal in the Mountains festival. Amid everything that the band is doing, guitarist Jeremy Tabor and front man Dash Cooper (yes, the son of the legendary front man Alice Cooper) took some time to talk with Phil’s Picks about its tour. The guys also took on topics, such as the band’s new music and its coming material, as well as balancing everything that it has going on right now. The guys’ talk with Phil’s Picks is featured here.
PP: CO-OP has been really busy this year. Between new singles and new tour dates, you all are keeping active to say the least. Between live dates with Smile Empty Soul, Sunflower Dead and The Lonely Ones, and a number of festival shows, including the hugely anticipated Metal in the Mountains, you guys really have and have had a lot on your plates this year. You’ve even released two new singles and videos. So how have you managed to balance everything? It can’t begin to be easy, especially on the live side of things.
CO: It’s all about the balancing act isn’t it? We’ve all learned that staying flexible is so important, things can (and usually do) change in an instant and how you react to that change has such an impact on your success. Like everyone else, we had a bunch of shows cancel over the past 18 months, so we utilized that time to write and record some new material and tinker with the live show. We’re just trying to roll with the punches and keep busy!
PP: Speaking of the tour with The Lonely Ones and Sunflower Dead, I recently had the honor to interview The Lonely Ones front man Marty McCoy, and he spoke highly of CO-OP (and Sunflower Dead), noting that between word of mouth and research by the band, he felt you all (both bands) are “the type of bands we want to tour with.” Receiving such praise, what goes through your mind?
CO: Oh wow, that’s so kind of him! Those guys are so awesome, and we’re so grateful to get a chance to do some shows together. Playing with bands like Sunflower Dead and The Lonely Ones and other bands of that high caliber, we just do our best to step it up and give everyone a great show.
PP: Staying on that topic, when did you first learn that you had been tapped to join The Lonely Ones for its upcoming tour? What was the first thing that went through your head when you were notified that you had been tapped to join the tour?
CO: We’re legitimate fans of those guys so we’ve been hounding our booking agent for months to get us together with them for some shows, and then when we were putting together this tour run the stars finally aligned and we were able to make it work.
PP: One of the stops on The Lonely Ones’ tour is close to me at Hooligans in Jacksonville, NC. Have you all ever performed at Hooligans or other venues in North Carolina? Which venue(s) are you really looking forward to playing on the tour with The Lonely Ones and Sunflower Dead?
CO: We played in North Carolina a couple of years ago, on a tour with our good friends Smile Empty Soul, I can’t remember for the life of me what the name of the venue was but I do remember the incredible BBQ we had! Hooligans is well known among touring musicians as an awesome venue so we’re excited to check it out! There are so many good shows on that tour it’s hard to pick one! I know the Newport in Columbus will be a packed show.
PP: There have been lots of reports in recent weeks about the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. What with COVID shutting down live music for such a long time through most of last year and even part of this year (and even forcing many shows to push back to 2022), are there any concerns among you all about the potential of your tours getting delayed or even worse?
CO: It’s such an unprecedented and unpredictable time we’re in, we’ve been trying to just focus on the immediate and tackle everything else as it comes. We’re excited to be back out here now playing shows again, but if that changes for some reason in the future we know we can adapt in whatever way we need to.
PP: Switching gears for a moment, as already noted, CO-OP has released two new singles this year. Each song is really enjoyable. Lets start with your cover of Buffalo Springfield’s timeless song, ‘For What It’s Worth.’ The band’s take on the song is unique to say the least. I like the contrast in energy in the verses and choruses. I think it does well to help translate the song’s emotion. How did you come to the decision on that arrangement and how long did it take to settle on that arrangement?
CO: We thought that it seemed like a very relevant song to try and bring into a modern context. It seemed like the anxiety and uncertainty that was expressed in the original was still as powerful today. Building from that, we thought that intensifying the tension between the verses and choruses would highlight those feelings. When we went into the studio we had a general roadmap of what we wanted, but it was definitely a process that went through a lot of revision before we found what we were looking for.
PP: Staying on that cover, what was the inspiration to take on that song? It’s one that has been covered so many times by other acts.
CO: I think it was Cory’s (our drummer) idea actually to try it. He did some investigating and realized even though so many people had covered it they always stayed pretty true to the original. He always comes to us with these crazy cool cover ideas, but with a twist, so this one just felt like it was something we could run with and make a lot of fun.
PP: Moving on to your other recent song, ‘Lie To Me,’ it really is a good modern rock type work. Talk to me if you will about that song. What is the inspiration behind that one? The guitars, drums, and bass are so heavy and rich in this song. I’m going to sound dumb here, I know, but I’ll say it. The choruses….those gritty vocals, I can’t help but think of Chad Gray (Hellyeah, Mudvayne). Was that an intentional approach? Just talk to me about the song in general.
CO: ‘Lie to Me’ was the first song we started working on after the last album release, and we really wanted to build off that energy. We had been talking about early 2000s rock bands, and the awesome grooves those songs had and wanted something that was a little but of a callback to that. Dash gets a lot of comparisons to Chad actually, he takes it as a huge compliment! They have a really similar range and Dash’s voice naturally just has that rasp and grit to it.
PP: Getting back on the matter of CO-OP playing live, you all are scheduled to perform at Metal in the Mountains this year. Now we all know it was cancelled last year due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. So when did you find out that you had been tapped to play the festival and what went through your mind when you found out, because you’re going to be in some pretty well-known company at the festival (E.g. Soulfly, A Killer’s Confession, Butcher Babies, and The Lonely Ones just to name a handful). What does it mean to you all to be among so many established and up-and-coming acts at such a respected festival?
CO: I think we booked Metal in the Mountains pretty early on actually, we wanted to hit as many festivals as we could this summer after all the cancellations last year. We’re always honored anytime we get to play with such incredible bands, and especially so many bands we’re huge fans of! We work really hard to get our music out to people so it means everything to us to have opportunities like this to do just that.
PP: Now you all are scheduled to perform on the last day of Metal in the Mountains. That means that you’ll have time to check out other bands in the meantime. That time provided, what bands are you looking forward to seeing perform?
CO: Unfortunately Metal in the Mountains falls right in the middle of a back to back schedule for us, so we won’t be able to check out the other days, but I know we’re getting there early on the day we play and plan on watching all the bands! We’ll be at the merch table all day hanging out and enjoying some awesome music!
PP: Just one more question for you guys. Unless I’m missing anything, the last album that CO-OP released was its self-titled album in 2018. So can you offer my readers and your fans any update on a new album? As noted, you guys have two singles out already. I imagine you’ve had time between all your live shows to write even more. So what can audiences expect from you all in that avenue?
CO: We have a 5 song EP coming in the next couple of weeks, so keep an eye out for that, and we have about 25 more songs to put the final touches on. But we’re always writing more. The idea is to release a new batch of 5 songs every 3 or 4 months and then maybe a full length. So expect lots and lots of new music coming!
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Sunflower Dead debuted its latest single and the song’s companion video this week.
The band premiered its new single, ‘The Underneath‘ and its “visualizer” Friday. The song is the lead single from the band’s forthcoming album, March of the Leper, which is scheduled for release in early 2022. An exact release date is under consideration. Pre-orders are open.
March of the Leper will release through a variety of platforms, all of which are noted below.
1. Signed CD
2. Signed Vinyl
3. Signed Limited Edition Cassette
4. Signed CD/T-Shirt Bundle
5. Signed Vinyl/T-shirt Bundle
6. Signed Cassette/T-Shirt Bundle
7. Everything Bundle
The musical arrangement featured in ‘The Underneath’ is a heavy, aggro-metal type composition. The thick crunch of the guitars and the richness of the bass and drums pairs with the gritty vocal delivery to give the song in whole a sound and stylistic approach that will appeal widely to hard rock and metal fans.
No information was provided about the song’s lyrical theme in the press release announcing the debut of the new song and its visualizer. However, the visualizer’s imagery — a cloaked zombie type figure caught in the middle of a group of screaming, “normal” individuals and a close listen to the song infers that this is one of those familiar songs that addresses feelings of being a social outcast because of society’s norms. That is just this critic’s interpretation and should not be taken as the only inference.
In other news, Sunflower Dead has planned an extensive summer tour run, including a run alongside CO-OP as support for The Lonely Ones on its upcoming tour, and even a performance at this year’s Metal in the Mountains festival. The band’s tour schedule is noted below.
August/September Tour Dates:
8/13 Salt Lake City, UT – The Royal *
8/14 CO Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios*
8/15 Denver, CO – Herman’s Hideaway *
8/17 St. Joseph, MO – Cafe Acoustic *
8/19 Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi +
8/20 Battle Creek, MI – Music Factory +
8/21 Keokuk, IA – L-Treyns +
8/22 Mishawaka, IN – Smokestack Brew +
8/25 Columbia, MO – Rose Music Hall ^
8/26 Joliet, IL – The Forge ^
8/27 Marietta, OH – The Adelphia +
8/28 Columbus, OH – Newport Music +
8/29 Pipestem, WV – MITM Festival
8/31 Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub +
9/1 Charleston, WV – Sam’s Uptown ~
9/3 Huntington, WV – V Club +
9/4 Akron, OH – Empire +
9/7 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Saloon +
9/8 Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s +
9/9 Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar +
9/10 Janesville, WI – Back Bar +
9/11 Chippewa Falls, WI – Joels 4Corners +
9/12 Braidwood, IL – Top Fuel Saloon +
9/14 Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge *
9/16 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom =
9/17 OKC, OK – Whiskey Nights =
9/18 Katy, TX – Wildcatter Saloon =
9/19 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey =
* SFD Only
+ The Lonely Ones & SFD
^ Sons Of Texas & SFD
~ SFD & Co-Op
= Otherwise & SFD
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Ra announced a new string of live dates this week.
The band announced Wednesday it will launch “The Intercorrupted Tour” Aug. 20 in Madison, WI. The tour, which is scheduled to run through Aug. 29 in Louisville, KY, is in support of the band’s latest album, Intercorrupted, which was released March 19 through Wake Up! Music. The label is also home to A Killer’s Confession.
Awake At Last, who recently premiered its new single, ‘Armageddon‘ and its lyric video,’ will serve as support alongside Reddstar for the majority of the tour. The Lonely Ones, September Mourning, and Sunflower Dead will share time on stage at Ra’s Aug. 27 show in Marietta, GA, while September Mourning will serve as support on the Aug. 29 show. The band’s Aug. 28 concert is at the Metal in the Mountains concert festival in Pipestem, WV.
More information on Ra’s new tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
With COVID-19 vaccinations increasing nationwide, life is slowly getting back to normal, it would seem.
One sign that things might actually be getting back to normal is the tentative return of live music. One band that announced some tentative live dates this week is the independent rock band The Lonely Ones.
The band announced Wednesday, it has mapped out a tour that runs from Aug. 19 in Indianapolis, IN to Sept. 12 in Braidwood, IL. The tour, which takes the band through the Midwest, also features dates in cities, such as Iowa City, IA; Columbus, OH, and Janesville, WI.
The tour’s tentative dates are noted below.
The Lonely Ones Tour Dates:
Thu, Aug 19, 2021 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi
Fri, Aug 20, 2021 Battle Creek, MI The Music Factory
Sat, Aug 21, 2021 Keokuk, IA L-Treyns
Sun, Aug 22, 2021 Mishawaka, IN Smokestack Brew
Sat, Aug 28, 2021 Columbus, OH The Basement
Sun, Aug 29, 2021 Pipestem, WV Metal In The Mountains
Tue, Aug 31, 2021 Louisville, KY Diamond Pub Concert Hall
Fri, Sep 3, 2021 Akron, OH Empire Concert Club
Sat, Sep 4, 2021 Huntington, WV V Club
Tue, Sep 7, 2021 Iowa City, IA Gabe’s
Wed, Sep 8, 2021 Des Moines, IA Lefty’s
Thu, Sep 9, 2021 Sioux Falls, SD Bigs Bar
Fri, Sep 10, 2021 Janesville, WI Back Bar
Sat, Sep 11, 2021 Chippewa Falls, WI Joel’s 4 Corners
Hard rock band Sunflower Dead has debuted the video for its latest single.
The band debuted the video for its single ‘Victim‘ on Friday. The song is taken from the band’s forthcoming album Coma, which is currently due to be released Oct. 19 via EMP Label Group.
Directed by Matt “Lord” Zane, the video is the band’s first to debut its updated lineup. The new lineup features Christian Olde-Wolbers (ex-Fear Factory, Powerflo) on bass and Brian “Brett” Weir” on drums.
Pre-orders for Coma are open now. Dave Fortman (Slipknot, Evanescence) produced Coma. The album is the follow-up to the band’s 2015 album It’s Time To Get Weird, whose title track featured Korn front man Jonathan Davis as a guest vocalist.
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