Poison The Well will be celebrating the release of their new album, “Peace In Place (out March 20), during some Florida shows. Contention and Domain will open. Here’s the dates:
03/20 Miami, FL – Las Rosas
03/21 Ft. Lauderdale – Culture Room
03/23 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
03/24 Orlando, FL – Conduit
Decrepit Birth have announced some West Coast shows with Pessimist and Asylum. Here’s the dates:
03/18 Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
03/19 Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky A Go Go
03/20 Salinas, CA – Fox Theater
03/21 Las Vegas, NV – Un Alive Fest
03/22 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Dark Divine have announced a headlining North American tour with Not Enough Space and Set For Tomorrow. Bailey Spinn and Save Us are also set to join them on select dates.
Tour Dates:
With Bailey Spinn:
03/04 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
03/05 Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents
03/06 New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground
03/07 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
03/08 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
03/10 Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre
03/11 Toronto, ON – Hard Luck
03/13 Cleveland, OH – The Foundry
With Save Us:
03/14 Hamtramck, MI – The Sanctuary
03/15 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
03/17 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
03/18 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
03/20 Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
03/21 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
03/22 Mesa, AZ – The Rosetta Room
03/24 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
03/25 Houston, TX – The Secret Group
03/26 Dallas, TX – Puzzles Deep Ellum
03/28 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
03/29 Nashville, TN – The End
Moonspell vocalist Fernando Ribeiro has offered an update on the band’s upcoming album. He said the following via Facebook:
“New album is almost finished, finishing mixes as we speak.”
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan discussed the band’s current happenings. Among their plans is a new album.
Buchanan said the following:
“We’re gonna be getting into the studio and recording another record. And then, of course, we have touring through the summer — U.K., Europe and also some domestic touring. So we’ve got that coming up. And [I’m] looking forward to getting into the studio — just like regular old operations.
When you ask a band, ‘Hey, so, what does this year hold for you?’ It’s gonna be one of three things, or it’s gonna be all three things: touring, writing, recording. And I love doing all three of those things. And the band has had a little bit of time off, and so I’m looking forward to getting into the studio and being with my friends once again, and us creating that magic that only happens when we get together. So I’m looking forward to that.”
He continued when asked if the band will utilize the same writing process:
“Actually, well, no. Our first — I don’t know — five, six records or so, we would write on the floor and just write on the fly. And that’s definitely panic inducing because I’ve got a lot of work to do when it comes to that stuff. But ever since — goodness — [2019’s] ‘Feral Roots’ and then [2023’s] ‘Darkfighter’ and ‘Lightbringer’, we take our time. We write in advance, and also we’ll write in the studio, certainly. But we’re going in with some material, and we’ll definitely write on the floor.”
He also added the following about release plans:
“Well, I’m not exactly sure, because we were supposed to be in the studio right now. We were supposed to be recording right now, but, unfortunately, my wife was given a breast cancer diagnosis back in December, and so for me, I’m home. I’m gonna take care of my wife and get her through this. And so everything, of course, will work out with medicine and treatment and all of that stuff, but I wanna be right here. This is where I belong right now. And then as soon as she gets through this, then we’ll get in the studio. So hopefully, hopefully we can get this record out this year. But it’s kind of a little bit up in the air in terms of the exact timeline. We’re piecing it together, as my wife [and I], we’re just starting this journey with all of this. And so we’re learning the ropes in real time right now. So we’ll see how things go.”
[via Blabbermouth]
Judas Priest’s upcoming documentary, “The Ballad Of Judas Priest,” will be receiving its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. That event will be held in Germany on February 12-22.
Sam Dunn, who co-directed the film alongside Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, commented:
“Super proud to announce that our Judas Priest doc ‘The Ballad Of Judas Priest’ will premiere at Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival this February. Beyond excited for all our German metalheads to get the first look.”
Judas Priest continued:
“We have lived and breathed metal for over five decades, and finally in this documentary we are summoning our congregation to officially witness our lives uncensored, in a never-before-seen way…the cassock comes off, revealing Priest in all its metal glory!”
Dunn and Morello also added:
“While some may know Judas Priest for their huge hits that have shaped the heavy metal genre, there is so much more to their story. Tracing their incredible 50-year journey, this film will capture how Judas Priest both defined the sound and look of metal, but also made it a more inclusive place along the way. We are grateful to the band for allowing us such intimate, unfiltered access to their lives and look forward to bringing this film to the metal masses around the world.”
During a recent interview with Korno Espinosa, Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows discussed the band’s decision to continue experimenting with their sound. According to him, the group “don’t really think about what fans expect.”
Shadows said the following when asked about evolving while still staying true to their roots:
“I don’t really think about staying true to anything but ourselves. So I think that’s the most punk rock thing you can do. When we were growing up, heavy metal and punk rock was the ‘anti’ music. It was not supposed to be in the mainstream. It was the thing that you kind of rolled your eyes at popular music, and it was very anti, it was very against the grain. And I think as an artist, as long as you can keep that edge and always kind of swim upstream and continue to push boundaries and live outside of boxes, then I think that’s the true essence of punk rock and heavy metal. I think once you start trying to commodify all that and you start trying to look at numbers and start trying to look at algorithms and start trying to be with the popular kids, I think that’s the most anti rock and metal thing you can do. So to me it’s about doing what you want and expressing yourself in a way that is a little bit anti everything else.”
He also added the following when asked about balancing experimentation with fan expectations:
“Yeah, we don’t really think about what fans expect. We just do what we think is cool. We’re constantly listening to new artists, we’re constantly being inspired by different things and newer things, and so we don’t expect our audience to understand where we’re at until we put something out. And we don’t feel the need at this point to handhold them. I think they’ve grown up with us and they’re older, and if they want that from us, they have it. And if they want the old stuff, they can go back and listen to the old stuff. But we’re not gonna try to rehash or retread any ground just to make somebody have a second-rate version of something we did in the past. Everything we did at a certain time was ahead of the curve or groundbreaking to us — at least that’s where we were mentally when we did ‘Waking The Fallen’. It was a different thing than what was out. It was different than everything else. When we did ‘City Of Evil’, it wasn’t a repeat of ‘Waking The Fallen’. And so we continue with that mindset, and we just wanna lead people somewhere new. We don’t really wanna make them feel too comfortable. I think that isn’t very exciting to us.”
[via Blabbermouth]
Aaron Lewis (Staind) has announced a U.S. tour. The trek will find the frontman and his backing band, The Stateliners, performing fan favorites and new music.
Tour Dates:
01/22 Quapaw, OK – Downstream Casino Resort
01/23 Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater
01/27 Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center
01/28 Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center
01/30 Immokalee, FL – Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee
01/31 Okeechobee, FL – Seminole Brighton Bay Hotel & Casino
02/01 Coconut Creek, FL – Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
02/06 Hot Springs, AR – Oaklawn Event Center
02/07 Lake Charles, LA – Golden Nugget Lake Charles
02/12 Effingham, IL – Effingham Performance Center
02/13 Anderson, IN – Harrah’s Hoosier Park
02/14 Battle Creek, MI – FireKeepers Casino
02/19 Bloomington, IL – Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
02/20 Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre
02/21 Ottumwa, IA – Bridge View Center
02/26 Pikeville, KY – Appalachian Wireless Arena
02/27 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
02/28 Lawrenceburg, IN – Hollywood Casino & Hotel
03/06 Scottsdale, AZ – Talking Stick Resort
03/07 Santa Fe, NM – Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino
03/11 West Wendover, NV – Peppermill Concert Hall
03/12 West Wendover, NV – Peppermill Concert Hall
03/13 Reno, NV – Silver Legacy Casino & Resort
03/14 Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Theater
03/17 Grand Junction, CO – Avalon Theatre
03/19 Lemoore, CA – Tachi Palace Casino Resort
03/20 Coachella, CA – Spotlight 29 Casino
03/21 Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley Casino Resort
03/24 Auburn, WA – Muckleshoot Casino Resort
03/25 Auburn, WA – Muckleshoot Casino Resort
04/09 Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
04/10 Schenectady, NY – M&T Bank Center
04/11 Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino
04/16 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
04/17 Atlantic City, NJ – Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
04/18 Oxon Hill, MD – MGM National Harbor
04/23 Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino Resort
04/24 Norman, OK – Riverwind Casino
04/25 Poplar Bluff, MO – Black River Coliseum
05/01 Salado, TX – Johnny’s Steaks + BBQ
05/02 Bellville, TX – Rock The Country
06/06 Bristol, VA – Hard Rock Live
06/11 Karlstad, MN – Kick’n Up Kountry 2026
07/10 Paoli, IN – Castle Knoll Amphitheater
07/11 Ashland, KY – Rock The Country
07/16 Lancaster, KY – American Music Theatre
07/18 Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
07/24 Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
07/25 Petros, TN – Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
08/12 Roswell, NM – Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
08/13 Canyon, TX – The Lumberyard / Backyard
08/14 Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas
08/15 Mulvane, KS – Kansas Star Casino
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