From Ashes To New have responded after X/Twitter put an AI label on their cover art for “Reflections” (out April 17). The band said the following:
“Hey @grok not cool to falsely call our album art AI. We paid an artist to create this art & stand by him, as he’s been creating incredible art for us long before AI was a tool people use. He uses photoshop to create detailed art and the last we checked photoshop isn’t AI”
Cold have scrapped a number of live shows as frontman Scooter Ward’s mother continues to recover from a “major stroke.” Some dates have been rescheduled, while others have been cancelled.
Ward issued the following statement:
“It’s never an easy decision for us to have to cancel or reschedule any shows for an upcoming tour.
With that said, family always remains the most important thing in all of our lives. Family health issues are sometimes unexpected and can create certain issues for us leaving.
This January my mother had a major stroke while I was visiting my family for the holidays. She ended up pulling through but it’s been a rough couple of months for her during recovery. I’m forever thankful and blessed she’s still with us. She’s finally now feeling a bit better and things are looking a bit more positive.
I extended my stay to help facilitate all the things necessary to make both my parents lives easier during this time and to help where I could with all the day to day things.
With that said, I had to make the decision to delay the start of the tour.
Fortunately some of the shows were able to be rescheduled and unfortunately a few were not.
Note that this only affects shows from 4.15 to 5.02
Shows that were able to be rescheduled are listed below with new dates.
If you’ve already purchased tickets and or VIP for these shows they will transfer to the new date.
For all canceled shows, or if you’re unable to make the new show date, tickets will be refunded at point of purchase. VIP will be automatically be refunded for canceled shows.Reschedules are :
*Flint, MI – Machine Shop
Current date 4.15 – new date – 4.25
*Iowa City, IA – Wildwood
Previous date 4.17 – new date – 6.21
*Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Previous date 4.19 – new date and venue – 6.23 at Turf Club
*Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge
Previous date – 4.16 – new date – 6.24Cancelled shows are:
4.18 Omaha, NE
4.20 Sioux Falls, SD
4.22 Colorado Springs, CO
4.23 Denver, CO
4.27 Seattle, WA
4.28 Portland, OR
4.30 Roseville, CA
5.01 Hollywood, CA
5.02 San Diego, CAThank you all so much for all your love and understanding during this time.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused
SW – COLD“
AFI have announced an August European/UK tour. Here’s the dates:
08/22 Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
08/23 London, UK – All Points East Festival
08/24 Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
08/26 Glasgow, UK – SWG3
08/27 Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building
08/29 Saint-Cloud, FRA – Rock en Seine
08/30 Cologne, GER – Live Music Hall
311 and Dirty Heads have announced a co-headlining North American tour. Ocean Alley, Atmosphere, and Rome will open on select dates.
Tour Dates:
With Ocean Alley and Rome:
07/11 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
07/12 Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07/15 Grantville, PA – Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
07/16 Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
07/18 Atlantic City, NJ – Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
07/19 Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
07/22 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/23 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
07/25 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoor
07/26 Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
07/28 Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
07/30 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
07/31 Thornville, OH – Everwild Music Festival (no 311)
08/01 Thornville, OH – Everwild Music Festival (no Dirty Heads)
08/02 Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
08/04 Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
08/05 Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove
08/07 Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre (no Dirty Heads)
08/08 West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/11 Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
08/12 Airway Heights, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest
08/13 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
08/15 Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord
With Atmosphere and Rome:
08/16 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
08/18 Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
08/19 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/22 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
08/23 The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
08/25 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
08/26 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
08/28 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
08/29 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/30 West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Puddle Of Mudd have premiered a new video for their song “Free.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s latest album “Kiss The Machine.” Frontman Wes Scantlin commented:
“Everybody goes through life with ups and downs, and you can find your way. Along the way, people come around and they’re not your people. Accept the people who are trying to help you. Look up to God, ask Him for help, and He’ll take you somewhere better. I hope people hear their own story in ‘Free’ and take whatever they need from the song. Keep your head up, improve, and remain awesome. God will guide you in the right direction. Get free. Stay free. Stay kind and be nice to each other.”
During an interview with On The Road To Rock, Candlebox frontman Kevin Martin offered an update on the band’s new album. According to him, the effort will be released in 2027. He said the following:
“Yeah, for some reason we think we should make another record. [Laughs] We have eight songs now. We’re working on probably two or three to get done, and single releases this year, and then go for the full album release next year.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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