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SUMMARY:Tool At Footprint Center - JANUARY 2022
DESCRIPTION:Tool established themselves as one of America’s most enduring and unpredictable acts with an ever-evolving brand of muscular but mind-altering sonics\, a wry sense of humor\, and a mystical aesthetic that attracted a cult-like following of devoted fans with just a handful of albums spread across decades. Their greatest breakthrough was to meld dark underground metal with the ambition of art rock\, crafting multi-sectioned\, layered songs as if they were classical composers. While embracing the artsy\, they also paid musical homage to the relentlessly bleak visions of grindcore\, death metal\, and thrash. Even with their post-punk influences\, they executed their music with the sound and feel of prog-rock\, alternating between long\, detailed instrumental interludes and lyrical rants in their songs. Debuting in the early ’90s with Undertow\, they were initially lumped in with the nu-metal contemporaries of the time\, which made them a hit on rock radio with their sophomore effort\, 1996’s Ænima. However\, they soon broke away from those associations\, evolving beyond the confines of traditional song structures and song lengths\, crafting epics that often clocked in past the ten-minute mark on LP head-trips Lateralus (2001) and 10\,000 Days (2006). After a lengthy 13-year hiatus\, they returned to the fold in 2019 with their fifth opus\, the chart-topping\, Grammy-nominated Fear Inoculum. \nFormed in Los Angeles by percussionist Danny Carey\, guitarist Adam Jones\, vocalist Maynard James Keenan\, and original bassist Paul D’Amour\, Tool had a knack for conveying the strangled\, oppressive angst that the alternative nation of the early ’90s claimed as its own\, which helped them slip into the scene during the post-Nirvana era. Buffered by a prime slot on the third Lollapalooza tour in 1993\, their debut full-length album\, Undertow (Zoo Entertainment)\, rocketed to platinum status. Fervor for the band even resurrected their first effort\, 1992’s Opiate EP\, on the Billboard charts. While they were in the studio recording a follow-up\, D’Amour amicably parted ways with Tool and his spot was filled by Justin Chancellor. By the time the fresh quartet delivered their sophomore album\, Ænima\, in late 1996\, the alternative rock mainstream was ready. The album shot to number two on the Billboard charts and was certified multi-platinum in less than a decade. Singles “Stinkfist\,” “Forty Six & 2\,” and the Grammy-winning title track were all Top Ten hits on the U.S. Rock chart\, boosted by the twisted and often disturbing music videos created by Jones. After a co-headlining slot with Korn on Lollapalooza ’97\, Tool remained on the road\, supporting Ænima into the next year. \nAs nu-metal established its mainstream dominance at the close of the decade\, Tool returned to the shadows. During their hiatus\, Keenan formed a side project with former Tool guitar tech Billy Howerdel. A Perfect Circle debuted in 2000\, and their album Mer de Noms was a surprise hit. Their ensuing tour was a sold-out success as well\, which only served to fuel Tool breakup rumors. To quell the speculation\, they issued the stopgap B-sides/DVD set Salival late the same year. Meanwhile\, in the studio\, the band continued to journey down a new path that further distanced them from the mainstream. Delving deeper into their own mythos\, songs grew longer\, lyrics more inscrutable\, and artwork increasingly psychedelic. Though they retained their pummeling\, metal-oriented base\, the quartet smashed the formula by further experimenting with complex time signatures\, expansive atmospherics\, and a classical approach to song compositions. The first taste of 21st century Tool arrived in January 2001 with the Grammy-winning single\, “Schism\,” which was also their first song to chart on the Hot 100. Lateralus (Volcano) arrived that May\, topping the Billboard 200. Subsequent singles “Parabola” and “Lateralus” were favorites on the U.S. Rock charts\, and the album soon went multi-platinum. \nAfter another several-year sabbatical — during which time Keenan bounced back to A Perfect Circle — the group returned with another chart-topper\, 2006’s 10\,000 Days. Their most esoteric statement yet\, the album spawned the singles “Vicarious\,” “Jambi\,” and U.S. Mainstream Rock number one “The Pot.” Although it was also the band’s lowest-selling effort to date\, the record still managed to win the group their third Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. At the conclusion of touring\, Tool began another extended hiatus. Although the band re-emerged for a brief summer tour in 2009\, it would be another ten years before fans could hear new music. During this period\, Keenan debuted his de facto solo project\, Puscifer\, and returned for a third album with A Perfect Circle. Behind the scenes\, the band was also bogged down by a lawsuit that wouldn’t be resolved until 2015. The next year\, shaking off the cobwebs\, Tool returned to the road for another quick jaunt in the U.S.\, kicking off another cycle of speculation from fans starved for new material. \nAfter an interminable 13-year gap between albums\, Tool returned in 2019 with their epic fifth album\, Fear Inoculum. Their third straight chart-topper\, the set also featured their second Hot 100 placement to date\, the ten-minute title track\, which became the longest song to ever appear on that chart. Meanwhile\, for the first time\, Tool made their entire discography available for streaming; this propelled all of their past albums back to the charts\, breaking records in the process. They embarked on a sold-out arena tour of the U.S. alongside Killing Joke and capped their successful comeback with a pair of Grammy nominations for “7empest” and “Fear Inoculum.” The former track scored them a Grammy in 2020 for Best Metal Performance. ~ Neil Z. Yeung & Stephen Thomas Erlewine\, Rovi
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/tool-at-footprint-center-january-2022/
LOCATION:Mortgage Matchup Center\, 201 E Jefferson St\, Phoenix\, 85004\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shinedown & Ayron Jones at Arizona Federal Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Over the last two decades\, multi-platinum band Shinedown – Brent Smith [vocals]\, Zach Myers [guitar]\, Eric Bass [bass\, production]\, and Barry Kerch [drums] – have cemented their status as one of the most vital and forward-thinking powerhouses in modern rock\, firmly in the pantheon of artists capable of moving the culture forward on the strength of their singular vision\, uncompromising honesty\, and fierce commitment to constant evolution. The record-breaking band have achieved astronomical success while embodying the kind of creative dynamism that defies expectation and transcends boundaries. They were recently named #1 on Billboard’s Greatest Of All Time Mainstream Rock Artists Chart\, after notching the most ever #1s in the 40-year history of the Mainstream Rock Songs Chart with a string of consecutive #1 hit singles “Atlas Falls\,” “ATTENTION ATTENTION\,” “GET UP\,” “MONSTERS\,” and “DEVIL.”  With 10 million albums sold worldwide\, 14 platinum and gold singles\, over 4.5 billion global streams\, platinum or gold certification for all their albums\, and 17 #1 Active Rock hits\, and all 27 career singles reaching the Top 5 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs Chart\, Shinedown have also become an essential cultural force as evidenced by their major media acclaim and participation in the prestigious 92Y Talks series.  Hailed for their high-octane live shows\, explosive rock ‘n’ roll spirit\, thought-provoking lyrics\, and melodic sensibility\, Shinedown continues to engender diehard love from millions of global fans and has racked up countless sold-out arena tours and festival headlining sets propelled by the undeniable power of front man Brent Smith’s voice.   \n \n \n \nGuitarist & singer Ayron Jones whose songwriting is filled with raw emotion is the new sound of Seattle. The gritty\, genre-blending artist is an amalgam of the incredibly rich history of the city from Jimi Hendrix to Nirvana. Cultivating a robust following in the Pacific Northwest his independent rise allowed him to hone his creative vision before signing with Big Machine/John Varvatos Records. His debut single “Take Me Away” cemented that vision and chart topping success\, hitting Top 5 at Rock Radio and setting the bar for singles to come\, including his latest “Mercy.” The song\, full of charged lyrics and melodies\, strongly captures a collective consciousness of the time. It is also\, though\, underscored by a vision of hope and endurance: through it all\, we persevere. His highly anticipated forthcoming album CHILD OF THE STATE is out 5/21! As Jones continues his ascent in the Rock World he also continues breaking barriers\, as he explains “being black in the rock industry\, I was forging a path into establishments and onto tours that had not previously embraced an artist like me. But the one thing that always changed minds and spoke for itself was the music.” His reach now extends well beyond Seattle\, playing alongside such acts as Run DMC\, Public Enemy\, Rahkim\, Jeff Beck\, Theory of a Deadman\, Robin Trower\, and Spearhead\, as well as opening for iconic acts such as Guns ’N’ Roses at the Gorge and B.B. King.
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/shinedown-ayron-jones-at-arizona-federal-theatre/
LOCATION:Arizona Financial Theatre\, 400 W Washington St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85003\, United States
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SUMMARY:System of a Down + Korn at Footprint Center - JANUARY 2022
DESCRIPTION:Striking a balance between ’80s underground thrash metal and metallic early-’90s alternative rock\, Armenian-American quartet System of a Down effectively pushed their socially conscious\, politically charged messages into the mosh pits during the turn-of-the-century’s nu-metal wave. Their dark and wild style led them from a cult following to a full-blown movement with breakout hit Toxicity\, which debuted at number one in 2001 and planted them at the top of the charts through the early 2000s with a pair of related albums\, Mezmerize and Hypnotize. Soon afterward\, the band took an extended hiatus\, branching off into various solo projects while maintaining a cultural presence with sporadic concerts and continued efforts to spread awareness of the Armenian Genocide. They would not return until 2020 when they released their first fresh material in 15 years\, “Protect the Land” b/w “Genocidal Humanoidz\,” the proceeds of which went to the humanitarian needs of families displaced by the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. \nVocalist Serj Tankian\, guitarist Daron Malakian\, bassist Shavo Odadjian\, and drummer John Dolmayan formed System of a Down in Southern California in the mid-’90s. They quickly earned a strong following in Los Angeles\, largely based on strong word of mouth. A three-song demo began circulating through metal collectors\, and their fan base soon spread throughout not only America\, but Europe and New Zealand. \nBy the end of 1997 the group had signed to American\, distributed by Columbia Records. American/Columbia released the group’s eponymous debut in the summer of 1998\, securing the band opening spots on the Slayer and Ozzfest tours. Carried by alternative radio hits “Sugar” and “Spiders\,” System eventually went platinum\, leading to the September 2001 release of the even more ambitious Toxicity. Their first chart-topper\, System’s second effort was another heavy music triumph\, shaming the majority of their nu-metal competition and running away with multi-platinum honors around the world. Featuring the singles “Chop Suey!” and “Aerials\,” the album would become a landmark release for the period and their defining statement. \nWithout losing momentum\, Malakian started the eatURmusic imprint\, and Tankian founded a label called Serjical Strike; Tankian also collaborated with Armenian avant-garde folk musician Arto Tuncboyaciyan in a project called Serart. In November 2002 System issued the bare-bones but no less powerful odds-n-ends set Steal This Album!\, culled from the Toxicity sessions. \nBy 2004\, System of a Down was back in the studio with Rick Rubin. The bold result of those sessions was a single epic album released in two parts. Mezmerize/Hypnotize kept System’s furious creativity alive\, incorporating the wild vocal melodies\, lyrical passion\, and rabid structural shifts that had become their trademark. Mezmerize (Pt. 1) appeared in May 2005\, while Hypnotize (Pt. 2) appeared later in the year\, and both hit the top of the album charts. \nThe following year\, the group went on hiatus\, with Malakian forming Scars on Broadway; Dolmayan opening an online comic book store and forming the group Indicator (he also briefly played with Scars on Broadway); Odadjian working with RZA\, AcHoZeN\, and George Clinton\, and Tankian embarking on a solo career. While they toured off-and-on throughout the 2010s\, the foursome remained split\, working on their personal musical projects while continuing to raise awareness for Armenian causes. One of those — the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war — prompted System to reunite for the charity single “Protect the Land” b/w “Genocidal Humanoidz\,” which raised over half-a-million dollars for families displaced by the fighting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Neil Z. Yeung\, Rovi \n \n \nKORN changed the world with the release of their self-titled debut album. It was a record that would pioneer a genre\, while the band’s enduring success points to a larger cultural moment. The FADER notes\, “There was an unexpected opening in the pop landscape and KORN articulated a generational coming-of-angst for a claustrophobic\, self-surveilled consciousness. KORN became the soundtrack for a generation’s arrival as a snarling\, thrashing\, systemically-restrained freak show.” Since forming\, KORN has sold 40 million albums worldwide\, collected two GRAMMYS\, toured the world countless times\, and set many records in the process that will likely never be surpassed. Vocalist Jonathan Davis\, guitarists James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch\, bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu\, and drummer Ray Luzier\, have continued to push the limits of the rock\, alternative and metal genres\, while remaining a pillar of influence for legions of fans and generations of artists around the globe. The level of KORN’s reach transcends accolades and platinum certifications. They are “a genuine movement in a way bands cannot be now\,” attests The Ringer. They represent a new archetype and radical innovation\, their ability to transcend genre makes barriers seem irrelevant. \n \n 
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/system-of-a-down-korn-at-footprint-center-january-2022/
LOCATION:Mortgage Matchup Center\, 201 E Jefferson St\, Phoenix\, 85004\, United States
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