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The REVOLVER HOTTEST CHICKS IN HARD ROCK Tour is Back – Featuring SICK PUPPIES, LACUNA COIL, EYES SET TO KILL & CILVER

Posted in All Metal, Shows with tags , , , , on January 15, 2014 by Randy

Five of the Hottest Women in Rock Hit Your Town this Winter

Kicking Off on February 20th in Wilmington, NC!

 

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The country may be suffering from unprecedented sub-zero conditions, but the REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rocktour is back and ready to bring the heat this winter! The world’s first and only heavy metal and hard rock tour featuring today’s hottest female-driven artists is back and set to stop in 20 U.S. markets this February and March. Headlining the tour is Los Angeles-via-Australia’s Billboard-chart topping rockers Sick Puppies, Italian melodic metal front-runners Lacuna Coil, Arizona rock/metal outfit Eyes Set To Kill, and New York rock newcomers Cilver.

The REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour is sponsored by High River Sauces, LP Media Consulting, Outerloop Management, Capitol Records, Century Media Records, Drill Down Entertainment, ReverbNation, Live Nation, House of Blues, and Vivogig.

Want an up close and personal behind-the-scenes look at your local REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour stop? Special, exclusive VIP packages are available beginning today at www.hottestchickstour.com. Two tiers (Premium/Platinum) of VIP packages are available, with very limited Platinum packages (two per band, per show) being made available which include the opportunity to stand side stage! All packages receive a one-year subscription to REVOLVER MAGAZINE, along with some other limited edition merchandise.

 

Keep an eye and ear out for upcoming details pertaining to the Women In Rock Battle of the Bands, powered by ReverbNation, coming next week! Also, keep a look out for Vivogigs Fan Photo Contest!

 

 

The REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour Dates:

2/20 – Wilmington, NC @ Ziggy’s By The Sea

2/21 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

2/22 – Lexington, KY @ Buster’s Billiards and Backroom

2/23 – West Springfield, VA @ Empire

2/24 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

2/26 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

2/27 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club

2/28 – Columbus, OH @ Alrosa Villa

3/01 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes

3/02 – South Bend, IN @ Club Fever

3/05 – Broussard, LA @ The Station

3/06 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar

3/07 – Austin, TX @ Club Infest

3/08 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill

3/10 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

3/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

3/14 – Spokane, WA @ The Knitting Factory

3/15 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

3/19 – West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues

3/20 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues

 

 

“I am so excited to be involved in the REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour and cannot wait to see the other female-powered bands. I’m inspired and I can’t wait to see you all out there!” – Emma Anzai, Sick Puppies

 

“We are so thrilled to be on-board the REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour – again! It was a blast when we did it a few years ago, and it’s going to be even better this time! We are absolutely ready to tear every stage apart with our new (and old) songs, and have a fantastic time with you all. The party is almost ready to begin… and you’re all invited!” – Cristina Scabbia, Lacuna Coil

 

“I am really excited to be rockin’ the same stage as my fellow female rockers in Sick PuppiesLacuna Coil, and Cilver. Being a part of the REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour this year is definitely going to be a highlight of 2014!  I hope we can inspire more women to go after their dreams, because without dreams we have no future.” – Alexia Rodriguez, Eyes Set To Kill

“We are very excited about the REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour! It’s so rare and powerful to be a part of a tour that features some of the best acts out there. It’s just a bonus that all of the bands have a woman on stage. Cilveris excited to bring our show and our new music to all of you great and passionate music lovers! We’re gonna have a lot of fun! Man, I can’t wait! It’s gonna be a blast.” – Uliana, Cilver

 

 

Los Angeles via Australia modern rock trio Sick Puppies slammed into the scene in 2006 with their groundbreaking “Free Hugs,” video, which has garnered more than 40 million views on YouTube to date. The video, which accompanied the band’s song “All The Same,” earned Sick Puppies exposure on Oprah, Jay Leno, “60 Minutes” and CNN. It also propelled “All the Same” into a top requested single at commercial radio stations across North America. Years before YouTube, Sick Puppieswere winning prestigious commendations, including “Best Song” from Triple J Unearthed, and “Best Live Performance” from the Australian Live Music Awards. The Australian edition of Rolling Stone even called Sick Puppies “the most dynamic new band in the country.” This past year saw the release of their most recent album, Connect (via Capitol Records), which garnered the band an impressive #17 debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart. With infectious tunes, a jaw-dropping stage show and equal doses of hits and hugs, Sick Puppies are striking a blow against the horde of faceless modern rock bands that are virtually all the same.

 

Moving and powerful, mysterious and serpentine, the music of Lacuna Coil has always been somewhat of a mystery to nail down. Too brawny to be gothic, yet too melodic to be purely metal, the band has carved a path all its own with their unique sound and undeniable songwriting prowess. Fans are in store for a real treat this time around, as the band will debut songs from their newly recorded album; the Jay Baumgardner produced Broken Crown Halo, which is set for an April 1 release date through Century Media Records.

 

Eyes Set To Kill have been providing fans with an outlet for their aggression since they first emerged from Phoenix, Arizona in 2003. Since then, they have amassed over 1.3 million Facebook likes, covered USA Today, and landed on Alternative Press’s coveted “100 Bands You Need to Know List”. On the road, they’ve developed into a veritable whirlwind, sharing stages with everyone from Papa Roach to Black Veil Brides. They’ve crossed the globe four times on tour and even headlined a festival in Jakarta in front of 8,000-plus fans. Their new album Masks is out now via Century Media Records, produced by Steve Evetts (Suicide Silence, The Dillinger Escape Plan).

 

Emerging from the New York, NY rock scene, Cilver, fronted by Uliana, one of the 2014 Revolver’s Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock, is quickly making a name for themselves. With their debut single, “In My Head”, which features Bumblefoot of Guns n’ Roses, the band has garnered attention from Revolver Magzine, Metal Insider, Blabbermouth, and many other sites. “In My Head” has also been the “Flavor Of The Week” on Music Choice TV and has been getting spins on Sirius XM Octane, along with dozens of other national radio stations. Cilver’s debut EP, “In My Head” will be independently released on January 21. Check out their video and single at www.cilverband.com.

 

 

For more information on the REVOLVER Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock tour and this year’s amazing line-up, visit the links below:

 

BANDS:

www.sickpuppies.com

www.lacunacoil.it

www.facebook.com/eyessettokill

www.facebook.com/cilver 

 

TOUR:

www.hottestchickstour.com

www.facebook.com/HottestChicksTour

www.twitter.com/hcihrtour

www.instagram.com/hcihrtour

 

REVOLVER MAGAZINE:

www.revolvermag.com

LACUNA COIL Announce April 1 Release Of New Studio Album ‘BROKEN CROWN HALO’

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases, Shows with tags , , , , , , , , on January 15, 2014 by Randy

Band Set For REVOLVER HOTTEST CHICKS IN ROCK TOUR With SICK PUPPIES, EYES SET TO KILL & CILVER

Tour To Run February 20 – March 20 In North America

LACUNA COIL are proud to announce the April 1, 2014 release of their new studio album ‘BROKEN CROWN HALO’ in North America (March 31 in Europe, Australia, New Zealand). The album is the band’s seventh studio effort, and the highly-anticipated follow-up to ‘Dark Adrenaline’, which was released in January 2012 and saw the band tour with acts including Megadeth, Motorhead, Volbeat and Sevendust after debuting at No. 15 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.

The band will return to the road to introduce North America to ‘BROKEN CROWN HALO’ as part of the REVOLVER HOTTEST CHICKS IN HARD ROCK TOUR, which launches February 20 and features LACUNA COIL sharing a stage with SICK PUPPIES, Century Media Records labelmates EYES SET TO KILL, and CILVER. The tour launches in Wilmington, NC, and runs through March 20 in Anaheim, CA. See complete itinerary below, and visit www.hottestchickstour.com for additional details and VIP packages.

LACUNA COIL have this to say about ‘BROKEN CROWN HALO’:

“What conflict could run so deep that it takes you to the deepest corners of your inner world? Today we are surrounded by a lot of lies, aliases, and people acting like they are wearing an invisible crown – but you better have thick skin if you want to wear this crown! ‘BROKEN CROWN HALO’ is a cinematic album that could be the soundtrack of our days – it is a dark vision of a near future when survival is second nature, and failure is not something to be avoided, but rather cultivated with lessons learned along the way.

 

We set the bar pretty high with ‘Dark Adrenaline’ and it hasn’t been easy bringing our sound to the next level, but we have lived, learned and grown through a year full of personal issues and changes. We learned to be strong and get stronger, and we felt an inner vibe in this band that we haven’t felt before. We locked ourselves in an age-old studio in Milan, Italy, where history was strong and the past met with our future, vintage gear and the influence of classic Italian horror movies and bands like Goblin meeting the fresh and rough sounds of the modern world with unique and invigorating results. ‘BROKEN CROWN HALO’ is Lacuna Coil introducing a new order, and letting nothing stand in our way…”

 

LACUNA COIL were joined in their native Italy by producer Jay Baumgardner [P.O.D., Sevendust, Evanescence, Papa Roach] and engineer Kyle Hoffmann [P.O.D., Bush, Zebrahead]. ‘BROKEN CROWN HALO’ was mastered by Howie Weinberg, whose credits include Rammstein, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Deftones and Sheryl Crow.

REVOLVER HOTTEST CHICKS IN ROCK TOUR

LACUNA COIL with SICK PUPPIES, EYES SET TO KILL & CILVER

FEBRUARY:

20: Wilmington, NC – Ziggy’s By The Sea

21: Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
22: Lexington, KY – Buster’s
23: Springfield, VA – Empire
24: New York, NY – Irving Plaza
26: Worcester, MA – Palladium
27: Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
28: Columbus, OH – Alrosa Villa
MARCH

01: Joliet, IL – Mojoe’s

02: South Bend, IN – Club Fever

05: Broussard, LA – The Station Live

06: Houston, TX – Scout Bar

07: Austin, TX – Infest

08: Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey

10: Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall

12: Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

14: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory

15: Seattle, WA – Studio Seven

19: Los Angeles, CA – House Of Blues

20: Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues

VEARA on God Save the States Tour – Erie, PA 12/20/2013

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, News, Photos, Shows with tags , , , , , , , , on January 10, 2014 by Randy

The God Save the States Tour, headlined by Major League, also consisted of two other awesome Pop-Punk bands (VEARA and Stickup Kid), that spread across various East Coast cities in just a short two week period. On Friday, December 20, 2013, the three bands stopped in Erie Pennsylvania for a late night party. Unlike most shows, this didn’t have an early start time. The first local band didn’t take the stage ‘til nearly 10pm, and Major League didn’t wrap up their set ‘til 2am. That being said, not a single band let the time become a factor…they didn’t care how late they were on and played their hearts out, making sure every single person in the venue had the time of their life.

The Rock Tribune popped in on behalf of VEARA, and we couldn’t be more proud of the fact that they were the band we were there supporting. Down to earth, no rock star ‘tude, some of the nicest folks you’ll meet type of dudes. Nestled in between Stickup Kid and Major League, they gave every bit of who they were to the crowd…to the point they could barely set down their instruments and walk off the stage. A lot of the tunes they played were off of their most recent album titled “Growing Up is Killing Me,” which is amazing regardless if it’s live or on disc. If you’re remotely interested in any form of Punk-Rock/Pop-Punk, this is certainly an album you should check out.

Needless to say, if you haven’t had a chance to see VEARA or any of the other bands that were part of this tour, you missed out…so keep an eye open for the next time they all come to a city near you. Also, big thanks goes out to Jamie and everybody else who helps make Erie Entertainment what it is…if it wasn’t for them, the Northwestern Pennsylvania area wouldn’t have had the number of great shows it’s recently had.

© Logan Rendulic, 2013-14 The Rock Tribune

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THE CRYSTAL METHOD’S NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘THE CRYSTAL METHOD’ –DUE OUT JANUARY 14–

Posted in New Music, News, Releases, Shows with tags , , , , , , , on January 8, 2014 by Randy

THE CRYSTAL METHOD have kicked off 2014 by offering an advance listen of their fifth studio album, titled The Crystal Method, via Hype Machine. Marking the iconic act’s 20th Anniversary, the album is set for releaseJanuary 14 and is available to hear now at Pandora or at HypeM.

Listen to THE CRYSTAL METHOD’s THE CRYSTAL METHOD now through January 14 at:

HYPEM: www.hypem.com/premieres

PANDORA: http://bit.ly/JOSMKX

On The Crystal Method, THE CRYSTAL METHOD’s KEN JORDAN and SCOTT KIRKLAND explore various directions of electronic music.  “While there’s plenty of hissing beats, belching production, squealing-breaks (and) keyboards for modern EDM heads to enjoy,” wrote Annie Zaleski of Alternative Press (Feb) in her review, “…the album is steeped in meticulous club music emphasizing silky grooves and sculptured adrenaline rushes.” Guests include LeAnn Rimes, Franky Perez (Scars On Broadway), Nick Thayer and mau5trap artist Le Castle Vania. “The Voice”’s season #2 contestant Dia Frampton (also known  as one half of indie duo Meg & Dia) is the featured vocalist on the album’s first single “Over It” impacting radio this month.

 

THE CRYSTAL METHOD’S NEW STUDIO ALBUM  ‘THE CRYSTAL METHOD’  –DUE OUT JANUARY 14–  STREAMING NOW ON HYPEM AND PANDORA

TUNE IN TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE  ON KCRW  LOS ANGELES’ “MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC”

View the video for “Over It” featuring Dia Frampton here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9MpeKm-imE

Look for THE CRYSTAL METHOD to appear on Los Angeles tastemaker radio program KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on Tuesday, January 14. Meanwhile, the pair are gearing up for a major performance at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles with a full live band (a first for the platinum-selling EDM duo) on January 16.

Also this month, they have DJ dates lined up in Denver January 18 and New York City January 23 alongside a live set on SIRIUS XM’s Electric Area Electric Aquarium.  A full tour for the spring will be announced soon.

Pre-order THE CRYSTAL METHOD’s The Crystal Method now through January 14 at:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-crystal-method/id764089466

 

www.thecrystalmethod.com  www.facebook.com/thecrystalmethod  www.twitter.com/crystalmethod  www.soundcloud.com/the-crystal-method  www.youtube.com/thecrystalmethod