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German melodic death metal act Deadlock will release its new album, 'Hybris,' on July 8 via Napalm Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere its new song and lyric video, "Requiem." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
To get 'Hybris,' visit Napalm's webstore. For more on Deadlock, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.
Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Halestorm, Megadeth, Sixx: A.M., Lamb of God, Clutch, Anthrax, Sevendust, Dokken, Trivium, and many more crushed the stage at Rock'N Derby.
Cleveland post-hardcore act Along Came a Spider have teamed up with Revolver to premiere its new song and video, "Dreamers." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
The video was directed by Brian Overholt of Captial Productions and conceptualized by Overholt and bassist John Calo. "This song meant to be a bridge between the sound ACAS is known for, and where we're going on the next album," explains Calo.
Vocalist Jamie Miller added, "['Dreamers' is] about following your dreams and fighting to make them a reality. We've had some hardships, as all bands face, and it could have been easy to doubt ourselves. But this is a reminder to keep doing what we love."
The band is currently in the studio recording its third full-length album with Evan McKeever (Nine Shrines, Before Their Eyes, Downplay) which is expected before the end of the year.
For more on Along Came a Spider, follow them on Facebook.
Along Came A Spider with Roots Like Mountains:
6/9 - Omaha, NE @ Alchemy Bar
6/10 - Sedalia, MO @ Dickie Doo Bar-B-Que
6/11 - Algona, IA @ Afterlife
6/12 - La Crosse, WI @ The Warehouse
6/14 - Peoria, IL @ Rail II
6/15 - Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep
6/16 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
6/17 - Evansville, IN @ Project Sortie
6/18 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome
6/19 - Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
The 2016 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival has announced its lineup.
Over 35 bands will play across three stages at Discovery Park, located near downtown Sacramento, California. The current daily music lineup for Monster Energy Aftershock is as follows:
Saturday, October 22: Tool, Slayer, Primus, Meshuggah, The Pretty Reckless, Anthrax, Baroness, Face To Face, Deafheaven, Motionless In White, Avatar, American Sharks, Whores, Twelve Foot Ninja, The Shrine, Aeges, Big Jesus
Sunday, October 23: Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Disturbed, Puscifer, Chevelle, Ghost, Parkway Drive, The Amity Affliction, Zakk Sabbath, Max & Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots, Suicide Silence, Whitechapel, Ignite, Some Fear None, Silver Snakes
"We're excited to give fans a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Primus, Slayer, Korn, Disturbed and the rest of this great lineup all together during this special weekend. Discovery Park is such a unique venue that allows us to put on an experience on a grand scale, but in an intimate setting that sets Aftershock apart," says Monster Energy Aftershock founder and producer Danny Wimmer of Danny Wimmer Presents.
Monster Energy Aftershock tickets go on sale now, click here to purchase. Fans are encouraged to buy early.
General Admission Weekend: $149.50
General Admission Single Day: $89.50
GA Weekend 4-Pack: $476.00
VIP Weekend: $279.50
VIP Single Day: $154.50
VIP Zippo 2-Packs: $679.00 (includes VIP amenities + 2 Monster Energy Aftershock 2016 commemorative Zippos)
VIP passes include: VIP entrance lanes into venue, shaded VIP hang area with seating for dining, seated and standing viewing area of main stage South (left), video screens featuring live feed from main stages inside VIP hang area, upgraded food and drink selections (for purchase), dedicated VIP restrooms, and a commemorative Monster Energy Aftershock 2016 laminate.
There will also be other experiences on site such as: Monster Energy Experience/Sampling, Jack Daniel's Experience, The Music Experience, Dyin 2 Live/Fxck Cancer, Coors Light Sports Bar, Keep Golf Metal, Make Your Mark Graffiti Zone, Take Me Home Animal Rescure, Life Looks Good on You, Living the Dream Foundation, and more.
For more on Monster Energy Aftershock festival, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.
Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Halestorm, Megadeth, Sixx: A.M., Lamb of God, Clutch, Anthrax, Sevendust, Dokken, Trivium, and many more crushed the stage at Rock'N Derby.
Australian metal act Cloak & Dagger will release its new EP, 'Balance,' later this year. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere its new song, "Ruin." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments.
Vocalist Jordan Phoebe said, "Conceptually, 'Ruin' is about the apocalypse. The whole world is being torn apart and ancient monstrosities are being unearthed. Lyrically, there is a pervasive sense of helplessness and resignation to the end. This song is necessary within the structure of the EP to represent the lowest point, the point of giving up, which makes the eventual decision to go on living at the EP's end all the more powerful."
Detroit hard-rock outfit Wilson are shitter aficionados. They've been rating toilets on the road for a while on their own blog, and now they're bringing their expertise to RevolverMag.com. The band is on the road all summer and hitting the major festivals, from whence they will be educating us on their various bathroom encounters. Here, singer Chad Nicefield and bassist James Lascu give us the recrap on Rock on the Range.
Chad's Toilet Review:
It was a Code Orange between my gluteus maximus the afternoon of Sunday May 22 at Rock on the Range. We decided that on our day off after our show day, we would hang behind to drop The Glorious Sons off at the pool like a "civilian" at ROTR and catch some of the bands playing. What I didn't account for was having to use the public porta-pottys… once again. I have to ask the question: Why the FUCK hasn't there been a new development in the way we as humans use The Shrine while outdoors? Portable Johns are so 1940s (the year the first one was invented–yeah, I'm not just a total dumbass who finds poop humor entertaining still even in his 30s).
I took a beating the night before at an after party where we drank "all the free shitty beer you can drink" so my insides were Highly Suspect this afternoon, to say the least. At the Drive In to the fest I immediately had to find a poo poo room… and after being denied entrance to the artist area three times, I made The Struts towards the ol' hussy of a line of turdis. Between the Buried and Me the Silver Snake that was heating up was gunna be a doozey to say the least. At this point I had no to room to discriminate which plastic box would be my assholes Wolfmother. So I walked up to the nearest one, knocked and entered.
As I opened the sweat box doors, to my surprise, I picked a totally unused outhouse! What the actual fuck was going on? I smiled like a Cheshire cat, for only god knew what Death from Above 1979 I was about to release below me. After approximately 10 minutes of gut-wrenching Deftones sounding out in the waters below, I pinched my blow fish hole back up, turned my torso 90 degrees and reached for the TP. What is this, a full untouched roll?!? Blessed be! Today is my day! I whipped, threw my evidence on top of the pile of Red Hot Chili Peppers I left for my brothers and sisters, grabbed a squirt of hand sanitizer and was off chipper than a 16 year old at Bring Me the Horizon concert! As a wise man once said, "Today Was A Good Day."
9 out of 10 here in the armpit of the world – Columbus, Ohio.
James' recrap:
As we were coming into the Columbus area Friday evening, we saw reports of rain starting at 1am until 8am followed by heavy overcast until 4pm. Then potential for more rain throughout the rest of the night. At that point we thought maybe we were in the clear. Maybe we wouldn't have to play in the rain like we did two years prior. Maybe we wouldn't have to worry about our gear like whiny little girls. Maybe we wouldn't feel so badly about everyone getting soaked down to their underpants just to watch us five dinguses play rock music. But, well, sometimes history has the tendency to repeat itself.
I woke up the next morning at 9am to the sound of rain. And that's when it sank in.... We're all gonna get wet... so wet today. As we were setting up our gear on stage three it looked like things might clear up. But as soon as we started sound check it was obvious we were doomed to a stage that might as well be covered in water-based lube. Even worse, the looming threat of death by electrocution was becoming a possibility. By the end of sound check, we still had another 20 minutes to wait until we played. Again, hoping for a break in the weather all we got was an even wetter wet stage. A few minutes before show time and people actually started to come to our stage!
Like a bunch of wet puppies we scurried onto the stage. Puhy gave us two hi hat hits and we hit that first note... And just like that the crowd blew up! People were going ape shit! When I looked up, I saw smiles, head bangs, horns in the air, crowd surfers, mosh pits! Instantly I no longer saw the rain as an obstacle. I didn't really pay attention to it at all. Our mood and show was saved by the crowd! That's when I realized it was better for all of us to be wet together than to not be together at all! And that was some intense fuckery if I ever saw it! Rock on the Range 2016 was by far the wettest set we've ever played as a band. But god damn it felt amazing!
Wilson recently released its new album, 'Right to Rise,' via Razor & Tie. For more on Wilson, follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
Wilson tour dates:
July 15 – Oshkosh, WI – Rock USA #
July 16 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest #
# Festival dates
Metallica performed the United States national anthem last night before Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
Watch James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett crush a metal version of the anthem below.
The band said prior to the performance, "Another year and another Bay Area sports team playing in the championship round! Our congratulations to the San Jose Sharks for winning the Western Conference title and skating in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in their 25-year franchise history."
Both of their guitars will be signed by all band members and available for bidding through NHL auctions following the performance and until June 15, with proceeds benefiting the Sharks Foundation and Little Kids Rock.
In addition, Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo opened the doors for the Sharks before they headed through their iconic shark head and onto the ice to "Seek and Destroy."
However, the Sharks lost last night's game, 3 to 1. The series heads back to Pittsburgh for Game 5 on Thursday.
Check out Metallica's Instagram for tons of photos of the event.
Portland metal act Spellcaster will release its third full-length, 'Night Hides the World,' on July 8 via Prosthetic Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere the title track right here, right now! Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
The quintet will also join labelmates Holy Grail and Exmortus this summer on the "Fellowship of the Strings" tour presented by Revolver. The full dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
To get 'Night Hides the World,' visit Prosthetic's webstore, iTunes or Amazon. For more on Spellcaster, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.