Every year thousands of people migrate to Texas for music and festivities at South By So What?! This year's lineup (so far) has been advertised via flyers at Mayhem Festival and Warped Tour and segments of the festival's official pages. There seems to be a good mix of bands coming out. Check 'em below.
This year's second edition of the festival will take place at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, TX on October 25th-26th. Should be ridiculously fun.
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Gwar
Finch
Story Of The Year
Sleeping With Sirens
Memphis May Fire
Breathe Carolina
Whitechapel
I See Stars
Crown The Empire
The Word Alive
Dance Gavin Dance
The Almost
Miss May I
Like Moths To Flames
Secrets
Capture The Crown
Death Angel
3 Inches Of Blood
Goatwhore
Battlecross
Revocation
Issues
DayShell
Holy Grail
Band Of Orcs
Iron Reagan
Set It Off
I Am King
Get Scared
Palisades
Lions Lions
The Bunny The Bear
This Romantic Tragedy
Sylar
Indirections
Urizen
Azurah
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After their crazy European tour with Sylosis and Heartist, Killswitch Engage will be traveling around the US on an even bigger tour! This time they'll hit the road with metalcore legends As I Lay Dying along with support from two more fantastic bands being Miss May I and Affiance!
The tour will begin at the end of May and will endure until the middle of the summer in July! After the comeback of original vocalist Jesse Leech, Killswitch Engage just released a new brilliant album "Disarm The Descent". You can take a look at our official review right here.
Be sure to check the dates along with music from the bands down below. Get stoked and go purchase your ticket for one of the sickest tours of this upcoming summer!
-MATTIA
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Thu/May-30 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
Fri/May-31 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
Sat/Jun-01 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Mon/Jun-03 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
Tue/Jun-04 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Thu/Jun-06 Richmond, VA @ The National
Fri/Jun-07 Syracuse, NY @ F Shed at the Market
Sat/Jun-08 Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Sun/Jun-09 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Tue/Jun-11 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
Wed/Jun-12 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore - Silver Spring
Sat/Jun-15 Guelph, ON @ Guelph Concert Theatre
Sun/Jun-16 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
Mon/Jun-17 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
Tue/Jun-18 Sauget, IL @ Pop's Nightclub
Thu/Jun-20 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
Fri/Jun-21 Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
Sat/Jun-22 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Sun/Jun-23 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
Tue/Jun-25 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
Thu/Jun-27 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Fri/Jun-28 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Sat/Jun-29 Billings, MT @ Shrine Auditorium
Mon/Jul-01 Fargo, ND @ The Venue
Tue/Jul-02 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
Wed/Jul-03 Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
Fri/Jul-05 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Sat/Jul-06 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
Sun/Jul-07 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
Mon/Jul-08 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
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While the Golden God awards are fairly new, (2013 being its fifth year), it’s awesome
that there’s actually an awards show without Katy Perry or Nicki Minaj winning
every single honor. Even
though May seems far away, voting has already started and ends on April 15.
Bands are rallying their fans up and for good reason - we don’t want Black Veil
Brides winning everything again this year.
Best New Talent Nominees
Device Ghost Kvelertak Miss May I Of Mice And Men
Young Guns
Felicia Hunt's Predictions
I’ll
admit, I’ve only heard of Miss May I and Of Mice And Men. After listening to
all of the nominees though it’s a tough call. All of them have their strengths,
weaknesses, and basic demographics. I for one am a huge fan of Miss May I and
Of Mice And Men. Both groups have solid, praised albums and have been
consistently on tour. When it comes down to it though, the fans have the power.
Of Mice And Men will probably win this one. While they are wildly talented and
passionate about their music, we all know screamer Austin Carlile garners a lot
of attention.
Mike Thall's Predictions
These bands are new? I don't think so. Most of them have an interesting sound but I'm guessing Miss May I or Of Mice & Men are going to win via popularity.
Album Of The Year Nominees
Gojira
“L’enfant Sauvage”
Halestorm
“The Strange Case Of…”
Marilyn
Manson “Born Villain”
Stone
Sour “House Of Gold & Bones Part 1”
Soundgarden
“King Animal”
Deftones
“Koi No Yokan”
Felicia Hunt's Predictions
One
of the most prestigious awards of the Golden Gods has some competition. There
is no landslide victor as each act again has different quirks. Manson’s comeback
this past year was successful as predicted by many while The Deftones will
always have a place in the hearts of rock music lovers everywhere. However,
after seeing Halestorm live twice this past year and listening to “The Strange
Case Of…” for hours on end, I have to root for them. Lzzy Hale is a powerhouse
going from piercing high screams to low growls and Halestorm’s lyrical content
is relatable beyond compare. Plus, wouldn’t it be awesome to have another
female besides Amy Lee win?
Mike Thall's Predictions
The albums I would like to see win are Gojira's “L’enfant Sauvage”, Deftones' “Koi No Yokan”, or maybe even Soundgarden's "King Animal". However, the artists that are likely to actually win areStone
Sour or Marilyn Manson.
The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival has their line-up announced for this year. It will be the festival's fifteenth year providing some of the finest metal and hardcore to America's northeast. It will run three days from April 19th to the 21st. That's a lot of moshing to do!
Bands that will be making an appearance include Anthrax, Opeth, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed, Katatonia, Tyr, Ensiferum, Miss May I, Municipal Waste, Born of Osiris, After The Burial, The Contortionist, and Trapped Under Ice among MANY others. Check some videos from the headliners, take a peek at the rest of the line-up below, check the official website, and get stoked!
This year's Alternative Press Tour is looking a lot more solid than years past (with the exception of the year August Burns Red headlined, cause they always wreck places). The lineup includes The Ghost Inside, Miss May I, Glass Cloud, Like Moths To Flames, and The Amity Affliction. The pits are probably gonna get pretty big on this one. The AP tour kicks off next month. If this sounds like a show for you, check out the flyer, the dates, and the music we have under that.
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10/16 — New Haven, Ct. — Toad’s Place
10/17 — New York, N.Y. — Irving Plaza
10/18 — Boston, Mass. — Royale Night Club
10/19 — Philadelphia, Pa. — Theatre of the Living Arts
10/20 — Sayreville, N.J. — Starland Ballroom
10/21 — Baltimore, Md. — The Recher Theatre
10/23 — Norfolk, Va. — The Norva
10/24 — Charlotte, N.C. — Amos’ Southend Music Hall
10/25 — Atlanta, Ga. — The Masquerade
10/26 — St. Petersburg, Fla. — State Theatre
10/27 — Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — Revolution)
10/28 — Orlando, Fla. — House of Blues
10/30 — Houston, Texas — House of Blues
10/31 — Dallas, Texas House of Blues
11/01 — San Antonio, Texas –Backstage Live
11/03 — Mesa, Ariz. –The Nile
11/04 — San Diego, Calif. — House of Blues
11/06 — Los Angeles, Calif. — House of Blues
11/07 — Anaheim, Calif. — House of Blues
11/08 — Sacramento, Calif. — Ace of Spades
11/09 — Portland, Ore. — Hawthorne Theater
11/10 — Seattle, Wash. — El Corazon
11/12 — Salt Lake City, Utah — In The Venue
11/13 — Denver, Colo. — Summit Music Hall
11/15 — Minneapolis, Minn. — Station 4
11/16 — Sauget, Ill. — Pops
11/17 — Chicago, Ill. House of Blues
11/18 — Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Intersection
11/20 — Pittsburgh, Pa. — Altar Bar
11/21 — Cincinnati, Ohio — Bogart’s
11/23 — Detroit, Mich. — St. Andrews Hall
11/24 — Cleveland, Ohio — House of Blues
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Better late than never, right? We had a great time at Warped Tour this year and we have footage to prove it. Did you guys have a good time? Check out our Live Experience video recap of the show in Columbia, Maryland for the heaviest bands on the tour. You should also give our Warped Tour playlist a listen. And if you plan on going next year, you can vote for your favorite bands to get on the tour here. See you guys in The Circle Pit.
