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AVOID: HostAge At A BeAch House PArty

AVOID
Drops New Music Video For
HostAge At A BeAch House PArty
From The ‘Burner EP
Watch Here | Listen Here

First Artist Signed To Newly Announced
Thriller Records
From Fearless Records Founder, Bob Becker

Thursday, June 17, 2021 – Hailing from music mecca Seattle, WA, hard rock quintet AVOID have today unleashed the video for their latest banger “HostAge At A BeAch House PArty” off their recent EP, “The Burner”. Between the shots filmed in beautifully idyllic Malibu, CA, to shaving one’s head, and falling out of an airplane, “HostAge At A BeAch House PArty” visually captures the descent into losing oneself in dizzying anxiety. Speaking on the release, AVOID frontman Benny Scholl shares:

“We’re incredibly stoked to share the video for HostAge At A BeAch House PArty! We couldn’t have done it without the amazing work of everyone on the team. This is by far our most elaborate video we’ve done yet. We hope you guys have as much fun watching as we did making it!” 

Lets be real here for just a moment or two, 2020 sucked and to come back into the game with the announcement of signing to a new label, and two massive festivals is something that only happens when you put your absolute most into the trade. Navigating the music scene is hard enough as it is, but if it’s done so through extensive hardwork and humility anything can be done.

We have been following AVOID for over four years now and honestly we can say without missing a beat that these individuals deserve every ounce of attention that they are given. Not only are they dedicated to the music they create and their fans, they make their ideas happen and even if the road is littered with obstacles AVOID will find a way to make it happen.

Check out the video for “HostAge At A BeAch House PArty” here or by clicking the link below.

AVOID have also announced today that they are the ambassador signing to Thriller Records – the brand new label launched today by Bob Becker, the mastermind and founder of world-renowned alternative rock label, Fearless Records. The brand new venture is centered around artist-friendly deals, long-term development and creating the rising stars of tomorrow. With a broad range of artists from a widely diverse spectrum of genres and backgrounds, Becker’s passion for discovering and nurturing new talent is stronger than ever. Joining him in the new venture are former Fearless partner John Perenchio, Thriller Records Label Manager Nick Moore (founder of InVogue Records) and former Fearless Records President/Chief Marketing Officer, Jenny ReaderThriller Records can also reveal that they’ve signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with ADA Music Worldwide.

Speaking on his new venture, Becker shares:

“I’ve always believed the artists and the fans need to be at the center of anything we do. We need to advocate for them and for the creators, empowering them to be able to create on their terms, taking our years of experience and combining it with a fresh approach to what an independent label should look like in 2021 and beyond – an entity embracing the way music is now discovered and consumed, and running with it.”

Exploding out of Seattle, WA, AVOID has been making a name for themselves thanks to their electrifying live show and an unabashed experimental approach to their music. The result is an alchemistic audio dose of heavy hedonism, the stamp of a young act unafraid to equally embrace both their innovation and individuality.

With their latest release “The Burner” (released November 2020) they have already made their mark. Securing a partnership with NASCAR including an AVOID car scheme and tracks “Song About James” and “HEAT” in video game NASCAR Heat 5, as well as being an Accelerator Artist To Watch with three tracks in rotation on Sirius XM Octane and Liquid Metal, they exploded unafraid in a year where so many were questioning their next steps. Confident of what they are creating, and about to kick global ass, AVOID is ready to take their place in the new wave of great heavy young acts.


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MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE: North American Tour Sold Out

January 31st, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA) – That’s it. All tickets for the upcoming My Chemical Romance tour have sold out in roughly six hours. Killjoys from around the world had waited in anticipation for a shot to make it through the waiting room, queues, and lines in order to purchase tickets for a highly sought after North American Tour.

“It was the roar of the crowd that gave me heartache to sing.”
Disenchanted – My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance posted had posted on Facebook a huge thank you for all of the fans who purchased tickets. Even though the band stated that there was no way that they would come back again, they managed to surprise us all nine years later.

On Wednesday, tour was announced via a short film titled “A summoning…”

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE: First US Tour in Nine Years

Claire Marie Vogel | @oclaire

January 29th (Los Angeles, CA) — It has been nine years since My Chemical Romance toured the US. Following their sold out show at the Shrine Auditorium in LA on December 20th, it has finally been announced the My Chem will be touring the United States once more starting September 9th in Detroit, MI and wrapping up on Las Vegas, NV on October 11th. Not only are they kicking it off in the United States, they’re making monumental moves overseas. Starting in late March, including two sold out shows in Milton Keynes, England estimating roughly 130,000 ticket sales in less then one hour. 

It’s with this landmark concert that MCR ceases to be a nostalgic act, and proves its mettle as a timeless, rock & roll band for the ages.

Rolling Stone

My Chemical Romance made their debut in 2002, independently releasing I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me You Love and quickly signing to Reprise Records the following year. In 2004, My Chem released the major label debut Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge which is now certified 3 times platinum. The album contains certified-platinum and our favorite hit “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”, and two gold-certified tracks “Helena” and “The Ghost of You”.

Rolling Stone has hailed The Black Parade as one of the top albums of 2006, while the title track “Welcome to the Black Parade” topped Billboard’s Alternative Songs and the UK’s Official Singles charts, the track which is now 3x platinum and easily the most recognizable one note song by fans everywhere.

It was physically impossible to stand in that room and not understand to the core of your being why this band means so much to so many people.

NME

The success of My Chemical Romance does not end there, in 2008 the band released a live album title The Black Parade is Dead! while touring exclusively. Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys released in 2010 topping Billboard’s Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts, which was followed by a series of singles that made up the Conventional Weapons release in 2013. It’s been seven years since a new track has been seen from My Chemical Romance and yet they still manage to rack up half a billion global streams each year.

Get ready as tickets for the US Tour go on sale on January 31st at noon (12pm) local time here

TOUR DATES:

Sep 9th – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Sep 11th – St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Sep 12th – Chicago, IL – RIOT FEST

Sep 14th – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena  

Sep 15th – Boston, MA – TD Garden  

Sep 17th – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

Sep 18th – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Sep 20th – Atlanta, GA – MUSIC MIDTOWN – PIEDMONT PARK  

Sep 22nd – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

Sep 26th – Sunrise, FL – BB&T Center

Sep 29th – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Sep 30th – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Oct 2nd – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center

Oct 4th – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome

Oct 6th – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena

Oct 8th – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum

Oct 10th – Sacramento, CA – AFTERSHOCK

Oct 11th – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena

For ALL My Chemical Romance Tour Dates, Click Here.

AMON AMARTH: The Vikings Are Coming

RAISE THE SHIELD WALL, THE VIKINGS ARE COMING

Amon Amarth
Release Historically Accurate Video For
’Shield Wall’
Watch Here

Historic Raid On North America With
Arch Enemy, At The Gates And Grand Magus
Currently Underway
Tickets On Sale From
Amonamarth.com

LOS ANGELES, CA September 26th 2019 – Heavy metal overlords Amon Amarth have released a brand new video for their stomping, anthemic call to arms ‘Shield Wall’. The rabble rousing new video chronicles the plight of an enemy ship come to invade a viking village. But, as Johan Hegg’s gutteral growl chants ‘Vikings, Raise The Shield Wall, Hold the Front Line, Fight Till Death‘, the fate of the enemy becomes uncertain. Who will emerge victorious from battle? Watch the video below to find out.

Directed by Phil Wallis and produced by Alexander Milas/Twin V Ltd – the same team behind Amon Amarth‘s 2018 feature-length documentary The Pursuit of Vikings – the aim of Shield Wall was to produce a historically accurate portrayal of the battlefield tactics that Vikings were known and also notorious for. Working closely with noted Viking scholar and battle reenactor Igor Górewicz of the Triglav and Jomsborg vikings, the video was shot on location in Wolin, Poland – site of the world-renowned annual Festival of Slavs and Vikings – and featured extras from the worlds’ foremost Viking reenactment groups, including Triglav, Maximas von Bracey’s Ulflag and Germany’s Blóðvítnir, longtime friends of Amon Amarth whose longtime member Sana portrays the story’s raiding party commander.

As well as felling enemies with their impenetrable wall of shields, Amon Amarth have descended from the land of ice and snow to headline a history-making charge across North America with fellow Swedish warlords Arch EnemyAt The Gates and Grand Magus. Carnage is on the menu as the tour continues across North America.

The Berserker World Tour, presented by The Noise will be a showcase of the riffing havoc captured on their 11th studio album, Berserker, and will treat fans to the kind of pulverising riffage and sublime, fist-in-the-air anthems the band have come to be known for, because no words are more synonymous with Amon Amarth than unrivaled songcraft and unswerving commitment to no-bullshit heavy fucking metal – and now they have a landmark tour to match.

Speaking on this most epic of tours, Amon Amarth say:

Berserkers! We will lead a Swedish metal invasion of North America this September and October along with our friends Arch Enemy, At The Gates and Grand Magus. Come fight and feast with us and earn your seat in the great golden hall. This raid is pure heavy fucking metal and not to be missed!”

Michael Amott of Arch Enemy adds:

“Arch Enemy is very much looking forward to invading North America together with Swedish Viking kings Amon Amarth and our Metal brothers in At The Gates and Grand Magus! Miss this Swedish Heavy Metal apocalypse at your own peril!” 

Finally, JB of Grand Magus enthuses:

“I would say that epic is the most fitting word to describe this happening. It’s an honour to be part of this gathering of metal giants and we will do our damnedest to make it a memory for life for all who will bang their heads with us during this adventure!”

Berserker World Tour
Raid Of North America Dates 
September 24 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades* Amon Amarth Only
September 26 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
September 27 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
September, 28 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
September 30 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre
October 1 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle
October 3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
October 4 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
October 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater
October 7 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theater
October 9 – Toronto, ON – Rebel
October 10 – Montreal, QC – M Telus
October 11 – Montreal, QC – M Telus
October 12 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
October 13 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
October 15 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
October 16 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
October 18 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
October 19 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues
October 20 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
October 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
October 23 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
October 26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Palladium

Tickets are on sale now from AmonAmarth.com
Pick up Amon Amarth’s new album ‘Berserker’ here

SLEEPING WITH SIRENS: How It Feels to Be Lost

Sleeping With Sirens Logo

Sixth Studio Album
‘How It Feels To Be Lost’Out Today.
Listen Here

“Their best LP yet!” – Alternative Press
“Sleeping With Sirens have produced some of their finest work to date” – Kerrang!
 “this album brings the band back to their original post-hardcore roots.” – Music Mayhem

Official Music Video For Title Track
Also Released Today
Watch 
Here

Friday September 6th – The wait is over! ‘How It Feels To Be Lost‘, the highly anticipated, sixth studio album from gold certified band, Sleeping With Sirens is out now on Sumerian Records. Available here

As if the release of the new album wasn’t enough, Sleeping With Sirens have also dropped their brand new music video for the album’s title track. Watch ‘How It Feels To Be Lost’ here and below and listen to it on Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ playlist.

‘How It Feels To Be Lost’ has been heralded as a major return to the band’s earlier, heavier form. The band have released 3 tracks from the record so far, ‘Leave It All Behind’, ‘Break Me Down’ and ‘Agree To Disagree’. Combined, these trackshave clocked up over 6 million streams on Spotify, 3.3 million views on Youtube and have been featured on flagship streaming playlists including Spotify’s ‘Rock This’ and ‘New Core’, Amazon Music’s ‘Rock Scene’ as well as being included on Apple Music’s ‘Breaking Hard Rock’, Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ & ‘Kickass Metal’ and Deezer’s ‘Heavy New Rock’.

Early reviews from the press have been unanimously positive with Alternative Press stating “Sleeping With Sirens aren’t the band you remember: they’re better” and claiming that ‘How It Feels To Be Lost‘ is “their best LP yet”. Loudwire say “every song on How It Feels to Be Lost, beginning with the opening track and first single, “Leave It All Behind,” contains as much aggressiveness as it does melody and vulnerability” and both Kerrang! and Upset call the album “a return to form” with Kerrang! enthusing ‘“Sleeping With Sirens have produced some of their finest work to date”.

Since emerging in 2010, Sleeping With Sirens have tested the boundaries of rock by walking a tightrope between pop, punk, metal, hardcore, electronic, acoustic, and even a little R&B. This high-wire balancing act attracted a faithful fan base known as “Strays,” generated global album sales in excess of 1.5 million, ignited over half-a-billion streams, and achieved a trio of gold-selling singles: “If I’m James Dean, You’re Audrey Hepburn,” “If You Can’t Hang,” and “Scene Two-Roger Rabbit.” They launched two albums—Feel and Madness—into the Top 15 of the Billboard Top 200. They have graced magazine covers around the globe having been featured on the cover of Alternative Press a whopping seven, soon to be eight, times when this month’s issue drops next week.

Now, the band are wiping the slate clean and turning the page to the next chapter. Sleeping With Sirens re-center, recalibrate, and realign on their sixth full-length and first album for Sumerian Records, ‘How It Feels to Be Lost’, which was recorded at MDDN Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Zakk Cervini (Yungblud & Good Charlotte) and Matt Good (Asking Alexandria).

How It Feels To Be Lost
Track Listing

1. Leave It All Behind
2. Never Enough
3. How It Feels To Be Lost
4. Agree To Disagree
5. Ghost
6. Blood Lines
7. Break Me Down
8. Another Nightmare
9. PS Missing You
10. Medicine
11. Dying To Believe

Sleeping With Sirens will be hitting the road this fall for ‘The Threesome’ Tour with Bring Me The Horizon and Poppy.

Kicking off in Phoenix on October 10th, the tour will play 9 shows across the country culminating in Miami at The Filmore.

Threesome TourBring Me The Horizon, Sleeping With Sirens and Poppy
10/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
10/14 – Portland, OR @ Theatre Of The Clouds
10/16 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
10/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Las Rageous
10/19 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
10/21 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
10/22 – Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
10/25 – San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Garden Theater
10/28 – Tampa, FL @ The Cuban Club
10/29 – Miami, FL @ The Fillmore


The band will also be performing at Exit 111 Fest in Manchester, TN on October 12 and Las Rageous Festival in Las Vegas, NV on October 18.
Info and tickets for all shows available at SirensMusic.co