Sebastian Bach, Doug Aldrich, Bob Daisley, Carmine Appice, Mick Box, and Jonathan Cain have shared a new video for their take on Rainbow’s “Man On The Silver Mountain.” That track is from the new Rainbow tribute album, “Ride The Rainbow – The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow,” which will be released on June 19.
Scene Queen has announced a headlining U.S. tour. Wargasm and Bailey Spinn will open.
Tour Dates:
09/15 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Heaven)
09/16 Nashville, TN – Basement East
09/18 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
09/19 Lakewood, OH – The Roxy
09/20 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
09/22 St. Louis, MO- Delmar Hall
09/23 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
09/25 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
09/26 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
09/27 Dallas, TX – The Echo
09/29 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
10/01 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
10/03 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
10/07 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
10/09 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
10/10 Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi Annex
10/11 Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation
10/14 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
10/16 New York, NY – Racket
10/17 Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
10/18 Worcester, MA – Palladium
10/20 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
10/22 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
10/23 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
10/24 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Hall
10/25 Orlando, FL – The Beacham
Staind have added another date to their “Break The Cycle” 25th anniversary tour. The band are set to perform the album in full at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on September 3.
unpeople have premiered a new song titled “friends.” This track is from the band’s new album, “we are unpeople,” which will be released on October 9. Vocalist Jake Crawford commented:
“‘friends’ is essentially a love song from the perspective of someone who is wholly sceptical about the very concept of love and what it’s come to mean in a modern context. I am essentially saying I am going to kill the very concept of love before it’s even had a chance to get a hold of me – I am that afraid of being that vulnerable. I’d rather not bother than risk saying something I don’t mean, and then pay for it emotionally down the line. I’m fully aware that this is not necessarily healthy, but the mind takes you to some strange places when strong feelings are involved.”
“we are unpeople” Track Listing:
01. “clouds”
02. “friends”
03. “the garden”
04. “swallow”
05. “bottle it”
06. “blueprints”
07. “haunted”
08. “waste”
09. “look up”
10. “kangareuben”
11. “smother”
12. “as you were”
Tour Dates:
06/10–14 Hradec Králové, CZ – Rock For People
06/11-13 Interlaken, CH – Greenfield Festival
06/14 Donington, UK – Download Festival
06/19–21 Scheeßel, DE – Hurricane Festival
06/19–21 Neuhausen ob Eck, DE – Southside Festival
06/25–27 Ysselsteyn, NL – Jera On Air
6/27 Copenhagen, DK – Copenhell
07/17–18 Joensuu, FI – Ilosaarirock
07/31–08/02 Manchester, UK – Radar Festival
08/27–30 Reading & Leeds, UK – Festivals
09/03 Torquay, UK – The Foundry
Wind Walkers have announced a headlining U.S. tour. If Not For Me and True North will open.
Tour Dates:
09/10 Albany, NY – Empire
09/11 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
09/12 Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
09/13 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
09/15 Orlando, FL – The Abbey
09/16 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
09/18 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life (Wind Walkers only)
09/19 Nashville, TN – The Mill @ Cannery Hall
09/21 Cudahy, WI – X-Ray Arcade
09/22 Des Moines, IA – xBk
09/23 Kansas City, MO – recordBar
09/25 Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theatre
09/26 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
09/28 Seattle, WA – Neumos
09/29 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
10/01 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock (Wind Walkers only)
10/02 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
10/03 Anaheim, CA – The Parish @ HOB
10/04 Phoenix, AZ – The Rosetta Room
10/06 Austin, TX – 29th Street Ballroom
10/07 Dallas, TX – Puzzles Deep Ellum
10/08 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
10/10 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
10/11 Detroit, MI – The Shelter
10/13 Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s
10/15 New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
10/16 Philadelphia, PA – Foundry @ The Fillmore
10/17 Worcester, MA – Palladium (Upstairs)
Ocean Sleeper will be releasing a new album, titled “Peace When I’m Dead,” on August 21. A video for the title track can be found below:
Vocalist Karl Spiessl commented:
“This band has never been afraid to dive into the darker parts of our lives, and this album is no exception. At its core, the record explores the ongoing battle we have with ourselves — that constant inner struggle that can feel endless. It’s about coming to terms with the idea that this conflict may always be part of the human experience, and learning to accept that reality.”
He also added the following about the song:
“Nothing good comes easy and is worth every fall in pushing forward. For us, like many others, opportunities haven’t come easily to this band but we have worked tirelessly to achieve our wins and will continue to push forward until peace comes to us all.”
“Peace When I’m Dead” Track Listing:
01. “Every Part Of Me”
02. “Break The Cycle”
03. “My Forever Drug”
04. “Peace When I’m Dead”
05. “Punishment”
06. “Someone Better”
07. “Forgive”
08. “Promise”
09. “Taste”
10. “Skin Deep”
11. “Take Me To The Grave”
On a related note, Ocean Sleeper also have the following dates booked:
With Nevertel, Vana, and Outloved:
09/04 Sydney, AUS – Libert Hall
09/05 Brisbane, AUS – Princess Theatre
09/10 Perth, AUS – Magnet House
09/11 Adelaide, AUS – Hindley St. Music Hall
09/12 Melbourne, AUS – The Forum
With Nevertel:
06/15 Glasgow, UK – Classic Grand
06/16 Newcastle, UK – The Cluny
06/17 Leeds, UK – The Key Club
06/19 Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute
06/20 Brighton, UK – Patterns
06/21 London, UK – Underworld
06/23 Eindhoven, NET – The Jack
6/24 Dortmund, GER – FZW Club
06/25 Leipzig, GER – Conne Island
06/26 Prague, CZE – Cafe V Lese
06/27 Vienna, AUT – Chelsea
06/29 Stuttgart, GER – Wizemann Studio
06/30 Wiesbaden, GER – Kesselhaus
07/01 Hannover, GER – Lux
9/18 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
09/19 Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation
09/20 Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary
09/22 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
09/23 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
09/25 Houston, TX – Studio at Warehouse Live
09/26 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
09/27 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
09/29 Memphis, TN – 1884
10/01 Columbus, OH – A&R Bar
10/02 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
10/03 Cleveland, OH — Grog Shop
10/04 Buffalo, NY – Electric City
10/06 Syracuse, NY – The Song & Dance
10/08 Worcester, MA – Upstairs at The Palladium
10/09 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
10/10 Allentown, PA – Arrow
10/11 Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s
10/13 Johnson City, TN – Capone’s
10/14 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
10/16 Birmingham, AL – Workplay
10/17 Nashville, TN – Ceremony Fest
10/18 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Ocean Sleeper:
10/22-24 Hellbound Cruise
With Catch Your Breath and Elijah:
01/13 Dublin, IRE – The Academy Dublin
01/15 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
01/16 Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
01/17 Glasgow, UK – The Garage
01/19 Birmingham, UK – XOYO Birmingham
01/20 Bristol, UK – Electric Bristol
01/22 Frankfurt, GER – Batschkapp
01/23 Berlin, GER – Columbia Theater
01/24 Prague, CZE – ROXY
01/27 Milan, ITA – Santeria Toscana 31
01/29 Cologne, GER – Carlswerk Victoria
01/30 Munich, GER – Backstage Kulturzentrum
01/31 Zurich, SWI – Dynamo
02/02 Paris, FRA – Le Trabendo
02/03 Sint-Niklaas, BEL – De Casino
02/05 Stuttgart, GER – Im Wizemann
02/06 Hamburg, GER – Große Freiheit 36
02/07 Utrecht, NET – TivoliVredenburg
02/09 Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
02/10 Oslo, NOR – John Dee Live Club & Pub
02/11 Stockholm, SWE – Debaser Hornstulls Strand
02/13 Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
02/14 Tallinn, EST – Helitehas
02/15 Riga, LAT – Melnā Piektdiena
02/17 Warsaw, POL – Progresja
During a recent appearance on the State of Love & Trust Podcast, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil opened up about the sessions for the band’s final album with the late Chris Cornell. According to him, the process has been “emotionally difficult and challenging.”
Thayil said the following:
“In terms of the process, the goal is gold. It’s difficult because it’s atypical in the way we’re pursuing this recording. Obviously we’re missing a creative member. Fortunately, we have his works, we understand, that aspect of his vision. And we have to understand what our vision is from our creative viewpoint because a lot of these songs were written with us or by us — Chris or Matt or Ben or myself. So we have to explore that kind of down one person. But also the whole process, it’s not as obviously linear. There isn’t a start point and then a budgeted schedule and an ending point. There’s kind of a series of sideways moves and retroactive visitations. It’s, like, ‘Oh, we have to go back and fill this in,’ because, the track we have is just a demoed part and I gotta redo that guitar part. So that’s unusual and very different. And, again, the budgeting of the time and the money is also different. It’s not, like, ‘Here, we’re gonna go in in March and we’ll finish by May, and hopefully by May we’ll be doing the background vocals and guitar solos. And then we send it off to mixing.’ We’re kind of fitting it in with the schedules of the individuals, the producers, engineers, Matt, Ben and myself.
It’s emotionally difficult and challenging because we tended to write songs that we liked, songs that we enjoyed, songs that moved us. So if it didn’t do anything for us, we probably weren’t gonna pursue it. So it is moving us emotionally, intellectually, psychologically. So you’re constantly re-exploring that within this context. And that’s different. That’s a trip. So the fact that we love it, that we enjoy it, we enjoy the goal, we enjoy where we want to be, where we want this project to be, that makes it pleasant and a labor of love. The process is different and at times difficult. But the goal and the end game of the project is the best that we can have.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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