The New York Times have unveiled their choices for the “Best Songs of 2025.” Notably, Sleep Token took the No. 1 spot with their single “Caramel.“ That track appears on the band’s latest album “Even In Arcadia.”
-
Varials Announce U.S. Tour With UnityTX, Heavy//Hitter, And Boltcutter
Varials have announced a headlining U.S. tour. UnityTX, Heavy//Hitter, and Boltcutter will open.
Tour Dates:
03/12 Detroit, MI – The Shelter
03/13 Lakewood, OH – Winchester Music Tavern
03/14 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
03/16 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
03/18 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
03/20 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
03/21 Anaheim, CA – The Parish at House of Blues
03/22 San Diego, CA – SOMA
03/24 Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar & Billiards
03/25 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
03/27 Dallas, TX – Trees
03/28 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
03/29 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
03/31 Pensacola, FL – The Handlebar
04/01 Atlanta, GA – Hell at The Masquerade
04/02 Orlando, FL – The Social
04/03 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
04/04 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
04/06 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
04/07 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café & Music Hall
04/09 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
04/10 Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows
04/11 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church -
Jeris Johnson Announces U.S. Tour With Butcher Babies, Eva Under Fire, And LYLVC
Jeris Johnson has announced a headlining U.S. tour. Butcher Babies, Eva Under Fire, and LYLVC will open.
Tour Dates:
02/08 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
02/11 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
02/12 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
02/13 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street OKC
02/15 Dallas, TX – Puzzles
02/18 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
02/20 Winter Park, FL – Conduit
02/21 Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar
02/22 Madison, TN – The ’58
02/26 Washington D.C. – DC9 (free show)
02/27 Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
02/28 Frenchtown, NJ – Arlie’s
03/01 Warrendale, PA – Jergels
03/04 Saginaw, MI – The Vault
03/05 Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
03/06 Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
03/07 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
03/09 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
03/10 Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s Ent. Center
03/12 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
03/14 Lubbock, TX – Soggy Dog
03/17 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
03/18 West Hollywood, CA – The Whisky A Go Go
03/19 San Francisco, CA – Brick And Mortar -
David Lee Roth Announces Milwaukee, WI Show
David Lee Roth (Van Halen) will be performing at the BMO Pavilion in Milwaukee, WI on June 20. Pre-sale will launch on December 10. The general sale will follow on December 12.
-
Metallica, Iron Maiden, Etc. Among Pollstar’s “Most Popular Touring Artists Of The New Millennium”
Pollstar have unveiled their list of the 25 “Most Popular Touring Artists Of The Millennium.” The ranking is based on ticket sales from the beginning of 2001 to the end of 2025 and it includes several rock/metal acts. Among them are: Metallica, who hit No. 8 with over 15.5 million tickets sold, Bon Jovi, who hit No. 9 with over 13.9 million tickets sold, The Rolling Stones, who hit No. 12 with over 12.5 million tickets sold sold, Guns N’ Roses, who hit No. 16 with over 10.7 million tickets sold, and Iron Maiden, who hit No. 19 with over 10 million tickets sold. The full list can be seen below:
-
Watch Myles Kennedy Perform “Behind The Veil” With Slash In Anaheim, CA
During his December 7 show at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, CA, Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) was joined onstage by his Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators bandmate Slash (Guns N’ Roses, etc.) for a performance of “Behind The Veil.” You can check out some fan-filmed footage of that below:
-
Graham Bonnet Reveals Title Of New Collaborative Track With Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson
During a recent appearance on the “Talk Louder” podcast, Graham Bonnet (ex-Rainbow, etc.) confirmed that his new collaborative track with Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) will be titled “The Fifth Force Of Nature.” The song will appear on the Graham Bonnet Band’s upcoming album.
Bonnet said the following:
“[Bruce] did his vocal — what? — two months ago. What he’s doing, he’s doing the last verse of the song, the last pre-chorus and then and then the chorus. And then had he ad-libs after the end. And I’ve got the first verse to do with the pre-chorus and then the chorus. So I’ve got my bit to do. We haven’t done it yet. We’re just getting some new equipment together for the studio. And I think we have a new microphone, which is something I’ve got to look forward to.”
He also added:
“It’s about, is this reality or is it something else? That’s basically what it’s about. They really think there is a fifth force of nature, and some scientists or whatever are trying to build this machine that will find that particular place. I looked it up, and it’s real. They’re actually doing that. It sounds ridiculous, I know, but they think that we are manipulated by something else or we’re not even here, which scares the fuck out of me.”
[via Blabbermouth]
-
Gorguts To Begin Recording Their New Album Around March
During a recent interview with Capital Chaos TV, Gorguts guitarist/vocalist Luc Lemay offered an update on the band’s upcoming album. According to him, the band are planning to start the recording process for the effort around March.
Lemay said the following about the creative process:
“I was telling myself, as soon as we’re back from that [North American] CANNIBAL [CORPSE] tour that we did [with MAYHEM and BLOOD INCANTATION] two years ago, ‘I’m gonna start writing again.’ And I was really in the right headspace and I felt I had something to say. And I kind of hit myself on the head a bit with this — why do I take these breaks? But sometimes my mind is just not into it. I like to do a million things all the time. But when we came back from the CANNIBAL tour, I started to [think], ‘Okay. What would be the style of this record?’ So I was trying to get a new aesthetic together, but I just couldn’t find anything interesting to spark me up. And then I said, ‘Hey, what if I take ingredients from all the records?’ ‘Cause I hadn’t [written] a riff with tremolo picking and thrash beats since [1993’s] ‘Erosion [Of Sanity]’. That’s a long time. So what about writing riffs like that again? And then I started blending this with dissonant riffs and everything, and then, wow, it gave something really new. You recognize the band right away, but it’s very different from all the other records. So, that was the creative process for this one. So I’m very excited for this one.”
He also added the following about studio plans:
“We should go maybe March-ish or something. We still need to talk about this. But the music, all the music has been done for a while now. And it takes me a lot of time. I have a lot of reading [to do] to find the concept, ’cause I like doing concept records. So it took me a long time to find the topic. But just before this tour, I stumbled against a few topics and I was, like, ‘This is very interesting.’ So that’s been in my mind since. So, I got my topic I want. So I’m very inspired by it. So, it’s gonna be cool.”
[via Blabbermouth]
-
Chat Pile Release “Chicago 10.18.2023” Live Album
Chat Pile have released a new live album titled “Chicago 10.18.2023.” The effort was recorded at the Sleeping Village in Chicago, IL on October 18, 2023 and it is available on cassette (limited to 250) and digitally via Bandcamp.
“Chicago 10.18.2023” Track Listing:
01. “Cut”
02. “Mask”
03. “Grimace/Face”
04. “Tropical Beaches, Inc.”
05. “Tenkiller”
06. “Crawlspace”
07. “Slaughterhouse”
08. “Why”
09. “Pamela”
10. “Funny Man”
11. “Dallas Beltway”
12. “Rainbow Meat”
13. “Anywhere”
Metal Anarchy 
You must be logged in to post a comment.