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SUMMARY:CHVRCHES at Marquee Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Crafting songs with big synths and bigger melodies\, Chvrches combine their indie roots with their love of chart-friendly pop. The mix of Lauren Mayberry’s crystalline\, emotive vocals and the sweeping synths of Iain Cook and Martin Doherty on 2013’s bittersweet yet anthemic debut album The Bones of What You Believe bridged the gap between the classic synth pop of Depeche Mode and New Order and the brash\, EDM-influenced sounds of the early 2010s\, influencing countless contemporaries along the way. Later\, Chvrches brought an extra sheen to their music without sacrificing any of its depth. They went all in on their pop leanings on 2018’s Love Is Dead\, where their collaborators ranged from pop producer Greg Kurstin to the National‘s Matt Berninger. On 2021’s Screen Violence\, Chvrches sharpened the edges and hooks of their songs as they reaffirmed their place as synth pop standard-bearers. \nBefore Chvrches formed\, keyboardist/vocalist Iain Cook and keyboardist/vocalist Martin Doherty became friends in 2003 while studying at Glasgow’s University of Strathclyde. The pair forged their musical partnership when Doherty asked Cook to produce his band Julia Thirteen. Though little came of the sessions\, they continued to work together\, and became members of the band Aereogramme. By 2007\, they had left that group\, with Doherty joining the Twilight Sad as a touring member and Cook becoming a composer for film and television. Seeking a change from alternative rock\, they founded their own experimental synth project. In September 2011\, the pair invited vocalist Lauren Mayberry\, who’d previously played with the band Blue Sky Archives and holds a law degree as well as a Master’s degree in journalism\, to sing on some demos. The sessions went so well that the trio christened itself Chvrches — spelling it with a “v” instead of a “u” to differentiate themselves in internet searches — and began writing songs inspired by Prince\, Depeche Mode\, and Kate Bush. \nIn May 2012\, Chvrches posted their first song “Lies” online. It quickly became a viral hit and received airplay on BBC Radio 1. The band’s official debut single\, “The Mother We Share\,” appeared in November 2012 and was also an online hit. Late that year\, Chvrches were among the acts selected for the BBC’s Sound of 2013\, ultimately finishing fifth. In January 2013\, the band signed with Glassnote and soon embarked on an international tour that included a performance at that year’s South by Southwest Festival in Austin\, Texas. That March saw the release of the Recover EP\, and Chvrches’ debut album The Bones of What You Believe appeared that September. Recorded in Glasgow’s Alucard Studio with a handful synths including a Minimoog Voyager\, the album debuted at number nine on the U.K. albums chart and was later certified gold in the U.K. It also entered the Top 20 on the charts in Canada\, Australia\, and the United States\, among other countries. “The Mother We Share” also charted in the U.S.\, Japan\, Belgium\, and the U.K.\, where it was a Top 40 hit; in July 2014\, the song was featured in the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Later in the year\, the band contributed the track “Get Away” to the re-scored soundtrack to Nicolas Winding Refn’s influential 2011 film Drive\, and covered Bauhaus‘ “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” for the movie Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters. \nIn January 2015\, Chvrches began working on new material at Alucard Studios\, which they were able to upgrade thanks to the success of The Bones of What You Believe. Taking inspiration from Quincy Jones‘ lean yet massive-sounding production style\, their second album\, Every Open Eye\, appeared in September 2015. The album debuted at number four in the U.K.\, reached number eight on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in the U.S.\, and also became a Top Ten hit in Australia\, Ireland\, Scotland\, and New Zealand. Every Open Eye’s singles included a version of “Bury It” that featured Paramore‘s Hayley Williams. \nIn 2016\, Chvrches performed at Royal Albert Hall for the first time and collaborated with Solar Fields on “Warning Call\,” which appeared in the video game Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. The following year\, the band contributed a cover of Tegan and Sara‘s “Call It Off” to the tenth anniversary edition of the duo’s album The Con\, and went into the studio with producer Greg Kurstin and collaborator Dave Stewart to work on their third album. Boasting a bigger\, more straightforward sound than their previous releases\, 2018’s Love Is Dead included the singles “Get Out” and “My Enemy\,” a duet with the National‘s Matt Berninger. The album debuted at number seven in the U.K. and topped Billboard’s Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts in the States. Late that year\, Chvrches released the Hansa Session EP. Named after the Berlin studio where it was recorded (and which also hosted David Bowie and Nick Cave\, among other artists)\, it featured acoustic and string-driven arrangements of several of Love Is Dead songs. In 2019\, the band performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the launch of the BBC Scotland television channel; they appeared on Marshmello‘s “Here with Me” and contributed the single “Death Stranding” to the album Death Stranding: Timefall\, a set of songs inspired by the action video game of the same name. Early in 2020\, Chvrches started recording album number four\, with Doherty and Mayberry in Los Angeles and Cook in Glasgow. Featuring a darker sound as well as a collaboration with the Cure‘s Robert Smith\, Screen Violence appeared in August 2021
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/chvrches-at-marquee-theatre/
LOCATION:Marquee Theatre\, 730 N Mill Ave\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
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SUMMARY:SABATON + EPICA at Arizona Financial Theatre
DESCRIPTION:In over two decades since their launch\, Swedish metallers Sabaton have carved out a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the business – gaining a legion of loyal fans across the globe\, delivering ten highly-rated studio albums (including two certified platinum-sellers)\, and scoring multiple industry award wins and nominations… not to mention launching their own annual festival and cruise. \nCombining soaring power riffs with vocalist Joakim Brodén’s instantly-recognisable gruff baritone\, the band refuses to be simply slotted into a genre. Fans need only know them as Sabaton: the heavy metal band that sings of real life wars and the people who played a part in them – of gruelling campaigns and dazzling acts of bravery\, of magnificent victories and touching personal struggles – true stories more fantastic than any fiction. \nSabaton are perhaps best known for their electrifying live shows\, combining accomplished musical performances and a finely-crafted stage show – including their full-sized tank drum-riser – with energy and laughter. The band has headlined as far afield as North America\, Australia and Japan\, and regularly fills arenas and takes top-billed slots at festivals across Europe. They are also a favourite support act for metal titans Iron Maiden and Scorpions. Sabaton’s live show has won top industry accolades in Germany (Metal Hammer Award)\, Sweden (Bandit Rock Award)\, as well as being nominated for two Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards in the UK. \n \n \nFormed by composer Mark Jansen after leaving @AfterForever back in 2002\, Epica quickly gained attention outside their home country\, taking big steps towards becoming the leading symphonic metal superpower they have long proven to be. On their past seven records so far\, they soared from gothic undertones to a broad\, epic and triumphant amalgamation of all things monolithic\, establishing their unique brand of Simone Simons’ unparalleled vocal excellence with a band both ready to tear down venues around the globe while at the same time installing orchestral splendour\, progressive elegance\, oriental enchantment\, cinematic soundscapes and colossal fury into their trailblazing bombshell sound. \nFor the first time in years\, they congregated in a villa in the pastoral beauty of rural Holland\, setting up their temporary studio in several rooms. Thus\, “Omega” is an album of unity\, of friendship\, of the close bond the members share. And in the middle of a world in turmoil\, of a cataclysmic change in society\, Epica somehow managed to create their most spectacular album yet. An album that is seamlessly bringing together metal and orchestra\, choir and oriental instruments to a perfect storm constantly emitting goose bumps. Add to that specifically written suites for orchestra and choir\, a wide range of ethnic instruments recorded around the world by some of the best native musicians out there and you get something like the ultimate Epica album you never dared dream of.
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/sabaton-at-arizona-financial-theatre/
LOCATION:Arizona Financial Theatre\, 400 W Washington St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85003\, United States
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