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SUMMARY:Sevendust\, Tetrarch & Dead Poet Society at Marquee Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Atlanta-based quintet Sevendust are one of the most prominent nu-metal acts\, rising above their contemporaries with an aggressive blend of bottom-heavy riffs and soulful\, accessible melodies delivered by vocalist Lajon Witherspoon. Over the years\, the band balanced the raw energy and brutality of early albums like 1997’s Sevendust and 1999’s Home with increasingly atmospheric production and even late-era acoustic sets on releases like Time Travelers & Bonfires (2014) and Kill the Flaw (2015)\, home to the Grammy-nominated single “Thank You.” \nThe band — comprising frontman Witherspoon\, John Connolly (guitar)\, Clint Lowery (guitar)\, Vince Hornsby (bass)\, and Morgan Rose (drums) — first appeared in 1995 as Crawlspace\, releasing the single “My Ruin” on the Mortal Kombat: More Kombat soundtrack. Shortly thereafter\, the group changed their name to Sevendust and released a 1997 self-titled debut\, home to the breakthrough singles “Black” and “Bitch.” Two years later\, they issued the gold-selling sophomore set Home (TVT)\, which featured their mainstream rock hit “Denial.” As the band’s audience grew\, they played over 800 shows alongside such groups as Korn\, Godsmack\, Disturbed\, and Metallica\, even making an appearance at Woodstock ’99. Their angst-ridden third album\, the aptly titled Animosity\, appeared in fall 2001 and landed in the Top 30 on the Billboard 200. Seasons followed in 2003\, their highest-charting album to date and last with TVT. \nIn late December 2004\, word surfaced that Lowery had left the band\, and those rumors proved true the following February when Sevendust announced ex-Snot guitarist Sonny Mayo as Lowery‘s replacement. (Lowery\, a co-founder of Sevendust\, eventually surfaced in the hard rock supergroup Dark New Day.) Sevendust’s fifth album and first self-produced effort\, Next\, appeared in October 2005 on Winedark Records. The record failed to sell as much as its predecessors\, and Sevendust later signed to Asylum Records\, issuing Alpha in March 2007. Alpha fared better than Next\, climbing to number 14 on the Billboard charts and paving the way for the band’s seventh effort. Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow arrived a year later and featured appearances by Chris Daughtry\, Myles Kennedy\, and Mark Tremonti. \nAt this time\, the band parted ways with Mayo\, welcoming Lowery back to Sevendust and restoring their original lineup. The reunited crew followed with Cold Day Memory in 2010. Landing just outside the Top Ten\, it was their highest-charting set to date\, yielding the trio of mainstream rock hits “Unraveling\,” “Forever\,” and “Last Breath.” Their ninth album\, Black Out the Sun\, arrived in 2013\, topping the hard rock chart. \nLooking to change things up\, Sevendust stripped away their metal edge for their next effort\, issuing an album of acoustic tracks. Time Travelers & Bonfires\, released in the spring of 2014\, debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200. Bouncing back to basics a year later\, the group returned with the heavy yet atmospheric Kill the Flaw\, which included the Grammy-nominated single “Thank You.” After touring\, they returned to the studio to record their 12th album. Produced by Michael Baskette (Stone Temple Pilots\, Incubus)\, All I See Is War arrived in May 2018 on Rise Records. Two years later\, the band returned with Blood & Stone\, which included an emotionally charged cover of Soundgarden‘s “The Day I Tried to Live.” ~ Kirk Dombek & Neil Z. Yeung \n \n \nTetrarch is a Metal band from Atlanta\, GA\, currently residing in Los Angeles\, CA. They are tried-and-true blend of intense heavy riffage and driving drums with the dark vibes and the haunting choruses of hooky modern hard rock. Throw in Diamond’s thrash influenced guitar solos and you have Tetrarch. Tetrarch’s influences are evident but never replicated\, as they stay true to their own unique sound that will appeal to any heavy music fan. \nThe bands debut full length album FREAK debuted at #3 on the iTunes metal charts and #16 on the Rock Charts. They were heavily championed on Sirius XM Liquid Metal and Octane and became one of the most played artist in 2018. The single FREAK also hit the active rock charts. \nTetrarch has received extreme amounts of major press including Guitar World Magazine\, Loudwire\, Grammy.com\, Red Bull\, Guitar Player Magazine\, Afropunk\, Alternative Press\, Revolver Magazine and several others. They have also left a lasting impact of those who have seen them on countless tours and festivals around the country including DWP Epicenter Festival (with bands like Korn\, Rob Zombie\, Tool)\, Exit 111 (with Guns n Roses\, Ghost\, Gojira\, Deftones) and several others. Their guitar player Diamond also became the first female african american lead guitar player to be featured in major rock/metal publications around the country. \nThe band has a very promising future and budding fanbase and they always deliver exactly what their fans and metal fans want to hear. \n \nDead Poet Society are poised to have a major year in 2022. The band released their debut album -!- (said as “The Exclamation Album.“) a year ago and have since accumulated over 30 million global streams\, with over 10 million in the U.S. alone. The single “.CoDA.” was a Top 15 single at radio\, spending over 20 weeks on the chart. The track was also featured on Spotify’s Rock This playlist.  The band hit the road last fall in support of Badflower and made appearances at the Welcome to Rockville and Louder Than Life festivals. Across the pond\, the band appeared at the Reading and Leeds festivals. At Reading\, they drew one of the biggest crowds of the day.
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LOCATION:Marquee Theatre\, 730 N Mill Ave\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
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SUMMARY:Judas Priest and Queensrÿche at Arizona Federal Theatre
DESCRIPTION:One of the most influential heavy metal groups of all time\, Judas Priest emerged at the dawn of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Decked out in leather and chains\, the band combined the gothic doom of Black Sabbath and blazing speed of Led Zeppelin with the inventive art rock of Queen\, powered by the dynamic banshee wail of Rob Halford and the vicious dual lead guitar attack of Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing. Judas Priest set the pace for the genre from 1975 until 1985 with iconic albums like British Steel (1980)\, Screaming for Vengeance (1982)\, and Defenders of the Faith (1984) and helped lay the groundwork for speed and death metal. The group struggled after Halford‘s departure in the early ’90s but were restored to prominence in the 2000s upon his return\, issuing a string of acclaimed efforts — Angel of Retribution (2005)\, Nostradamus (2010)\, Redeemer of Souls (2014)\, and Firepower (2018) — that skillfully married melody\, pageantry\, and muscle. \nFormed in Birmingham\, England\, in 1970\, the group’s core members were guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill. Joined by Alan Atkins and drummer John Ellis\, the band played their first concert in 1971. Atkins’ previous group was called Judas Priest\, yet the members decided it was the best name for the new group. The band played numerous shows throughout 1971. During the year\, Ellis was replaced by Alan Moore; by the end of the year\, Chris Campbell replaced Moore. After a solid year of touring the U.K.\, Atkins and Campbell left the band in 1973 and were replaced by vocalist Rob Halford and drummer John Hinch. They continued touring\, including a visit to Germany and the Netherlands in 1974. By the time the tour was completed\, they had secured a record contract with Gull\, an independent U.K. label. Before recording their debut album\, Judas Priest added guitarist Glenn Tipton. \nRocka Rolla was released in September 1974 to almost no attention. The following year\, they gave a well-received performance at the Reading Festival and Hinch departed the band; he was replaced by Alan Moore. Later that year\, the group released Sad Wings of Destiny\, which earned some positive reviews. However\, the lack of sales was putting the band in a dire financial situation\, which was remedied by an international contract with CBS Records. Sin After Sin (1977) was the first album released under that contract; it was recorded with Simon Phillips\, who replaced Moore. The record received positive reviews and the band departed for their first American tour\, with Les Binks on drums. \nWhen they returned to England\, Judas Priest recorded 1978’s Stained Class\, the record that established them as an international force in metal. Along with 1979’s Hell Bent for Leather (Killing Machine in the U.K.)\, Stained Class defined the nascent New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. A significant number of bands adopted Priest’s leather-clad image and hard\, driving sound\, making their music harder\, faster\, and louder. After releasing Hell Bent for Leather\, the band recorded the live album Unleashed in the East (1979) in Japan; it became their first platinum album in America. Les Binks left the band in 1979; he was replaced by former Trapeze drummer Dave Holland. Their next album\, 1980’s British Steel\, entered the British charts at number three\, launched the hit singles “Breaking the Law” and “Living After Midnight\,” and was their second American platinum record; Point of Entry\, released the following year\, was nearly as successful. \nAt the beginning of the ’80s\, Judas Priest was a top concert attraction around the world\, in addition to being a best-selling recording artist. Featuring the hit single “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’\,” 1982’s Screaming for Vengeance marked the height of their popularity\, peaking at number 17 in America and selling over a million copies. Two years later\, Defenders of the Faith nearly matched its predecessor’s performance\, yet metal tastes were beginning to change\, as Metallica and other speed/thrash metal groups started to grow in popularity. That shift was evident on 1986’s Turbo\, where Judas Priest seemed out of touch with current trends; nevertheless\, the record sold over a million copies in America on the basis of name recognition alone. However\, 1987’s Priest…Live! was their first album since Stained Class not to go gold. Ram It Down (1988) was a return to raw metal and returned the group to gold status. Dave Holland left after this record and was replaced by Scott Travis for 1990’s Painkiller. Like Ram It Down\, Painkiller didn’t make an impact outside the band’s die-hard fans\, yet the group were still a popular concert act. \nIn the early ’90s\, Rob Halford began his own thrash band\, Fight\, and soon left Judas Priest. In 1996\, following a solo album by Glenn Tipton\, the band rebounded with a new young singer\, Tim “Ripper” Owens (formerly a member of a Priest tribute band and of Winter’s Bane). They spent the next year recording Jugulator amidst much self-perpetuated hype concerning Priest’s return to their roots. The album debuted at number 82 on the Billboard album charts upon its release in late 1997. Halford had by then disbanded Fight following a decrease in interest and signed with Trent Reznor‘s Nothing label with a new project\, Two. In the meantime\, the remaining members of Judas Priest forged on with ’98 Live Meltdown\, a live set recorded during their inaugural tour with Ripper on the mike. Around the same time\, a movie was readying production to be based on Ripper‘s rags-to-riches story of how he got to front his all-time favorite band. Although Priest was originally supposed to be involved with the film\, they ultimately pulled out\, but production went on anyway without the band’s blessing (the movie\, Rock Star\, was eventually released in the summer of 2001\, starring Mark Wahlberg in the lead role). Rob Halford in the meantime disbanded Two after just a single album\, 1997’s Voyeurs\, and returned back to his metal roots with a quintet simply named Halford. The group issued their debut in 2000\, Resurrection\, following it with a worldwide tour that saw the new group open up Iron Maiden‘s Brave New World U.S. tour and issue a live set one year later (which included a healthy helping of Priest classics) — Live Insurrection. \nIn 2001 the Ripper-led Priest released a new album\, Demolition\, and Priest’s entire back catalog for Columbia was reissued with remastered sound and bonus tracks. In 2003 the band — including Halford — collaborated on the liner notes and song selections for their mammoth career-encompassing box Metalogy\, a collaboration that brought Halford back into the fold. Owens split from the group amicably in 2003\, allowing the newly reunited heavy metal legends to plan their global live concert tour in 2004\, with their 16th studio album\, Angel of Retribution\, to be released the following year. In 2008 the band released Nostradamus\, a sprawling\, two-disc conceptual piece that charted the life and times of the famous French seer. On December 7\, 2010\, Priest broke the news that their upcoming Epitaph world tour would be their last. The following month\, however\, they clarified that they were not disbanding\, announcing that they were working on new material. Before the tour began\, founding member Downing left the band over differences with the other members and their management; he was replaced by Richie Faulkner. \nPriest worked on their new album during the tour\, which ran until 2012. The record’s release was delayed several times\, but it was eventually announced that it would see the light of day in July 2014. Entitled Redeemer of Souls\, it was described by Priest as a traditional\, crowd-pleasing return to their roots\, and went on to become the group’s first Top Ten album in the U.S.\, landing at the number six slot on the Billboard 200 chart. A lengthy tour followed\, and in early 2016 Priest issued the concert album Battle Cry\, which featured highlights from their August 1\, 2015 performance at Germany’s Wacken Festival. \nJudas Priest began loosely demoing ideas for a studio album in 2016\, but they didn’t enter the studio as a band until a year later. It wasn’t until January 2018 that they announced to the press and social media that they’d completed Firepower\, their 18th studio album. They revisited their original\, organic way of recording\, with the entire band playing together at the same time in the studio. They underscored this by enlisting producers Tom Allom — who worked on all of the band’s records from 1979 through 1988 — and Grammy-winning veteran Andy Sneap. In a press release\, Halford explained\, “Tom Allom has got this classic metal thing\, and Andy is a bit more of a ‘modern metal producer’\,” adding\, “I think to get this balance between that classic old-school metal to what Andy’s world is was just a remarkable coalescence.” \nIn January 2018\, the band announced the March release of Firepower with a teaser video for the single “Lightning Strikes” and news of a forthcoming world tour. In February\, guitarist Tipton — diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a decade earlier — announced that it had progressed to the point where he had to retire from touring. Sneap would fill his slot on the road. Former guitarist K.K. Downing\, who claimed he was shocked that he wasn’t asked to replace Tipton on tour\, asserted in public that “Sneap’s role was actually much more than as a producer on Firepower” — i.e.\, he actually played Tipton‘s parts on the album. Halford took to the media to respond\, saying that “everything that you hear from Glenn on Firepower is the amazing Glenn Tipton.” He called Downing’s accusation “completely superfluous” and “a thousand percent false.” On March 2\, Judas Priest released the lyric video for second single “Never the Heroes.” Firepower was issued on March 9 and soared to number five in the U.K.\, making it their first Top Ten album there since British Steel. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Greg Prato\, Rovi \n \n \nOne of rock’s most respected names who have weathered the storm and emerged in 2019 with ‘The Verdict’. It’s an album that echoes Queensryche’s three decades of career high-points while pushing ahead with the confidence and urgency of a band just now coming into its own. \nWith a legacy behind them that’s shifted over 30 million records and built a dedicated legion of fans while touring the globe alongside giants including Metallica\, Def Leppard and The Scorpions\, Queensryche have exceeded themselves once again. If Queensryche’s 15th studio album sounds like a young\, hungry band just hitting its stride\, it’s because that is precisely the case. Produced and mixed by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Hatebreed\, Rob Zombie)\, who helmed 2015’s Condition Human\, it’s also Queensryche’s third album with frontman Todd La Torre\, who joined the veteran band in 2012\, taking the reins from erstwhile voice\, Geoff Tate. \nQueensryche’s impact on other bands and musicians is undeniable. While they dominated rock radio in the 90’s with a string of hits including “Jet City Woman” and “Silent Lucidity”\, their influence on rock and progressive bands including the likes Dream Theater or the late\, lamented Nevermore has been undeniable. \nThe Verdict is in and it’s testament to not merely Queensryche’s staying power as a force in rock in a turbulent new world\, but a band without boundaries who continue to prove how timeless they truly are. \n \n 
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/judas-priest-and-queensryche-at-arizona-federal-theatre/
LOCATION:Arizona Financial Theatre\, 400 W Washington St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85003\, United States
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