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SUMMARY:Arizona Bike Week 2024 at WestWorld of Scottsdale
DESCRIPTION:What is Arizona Bike Week?\nArizona Bike Week is a five-day celebration of motorcycles and music\, all located at WestWorld in Scottsdale\, AZ. In the ABW PowerYard\, you’ll find hundreds of vendors\, builders\, dealers and manufacturers\, offering all the best elements of the powersports industry. Plus\, daily stunt shows\, contests\, live entertainment and bike shows. The RockYard features nightly blockbuster concerts at the most affordable ticket pricing you’ll find. \nTICKETS
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LOCATION:WestWorld of Scottsdale\, 16601 North Pima Road\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85260\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brittany Howard + June McDoom at Marquee Theatre
DESCRIPTION:With five Grammy® wins and sixteen nominations\, Brittany Howard follows up her massively acclaimed solo debut Jaime with the new single “What Now” and teases what is to come from her upcoming album of the same name. Like Jaime (whose celebratory single “Stay High” earned a Grammy for Best Rock Song)\, What Now finds Howard once again taking the helm as producer and working closely with longtime collaborator engineer/co-producer/co-mixer Shawn Everett. The album emerged through a deliberately free-flowing process\, with Howard doubling down on the unfettered creativity that’s long defined her work. “What Now” takes on a potent urgency fueled by its syncopated grooves\, blistering guitar riffs\, and fiercely honest lyrics (“I’ve been making plans that don’t include you anymore/My heart wants to stay but I don’t know what for”). “‘What Now’ is maybe the truest and bluest of all the songs\,” says Howard. “It’s never my design to hurt anyone’s feelings\, but I needed to say what was on my mind without editing myself. I like how it’s a song that makes you want to dance\, but at the same time the lyrics are brutal.” There’s a double meaning to the title of What Now. “With the world we’re living in now\, it feels like we’re all just trying to hang onto our souls\,” says the Nashville-based musician and front woman for four-time Grammy Award-winning Alabama Shakes. “Everything seems to be getting more extreme and everyone keeps wondering\, ‘What now? What’s next?’ \n \n \nJune McDoom is an emerging singer-songwriter based in New York City. Her unique approach to folk music incorporates influences of early soul\, reggae\, and vintage analog experimentation into a new world all its own.
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LOCATION:Marquee Theatre\, 730 N Mill Ave\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sessanta with Primus\, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
DESCRIPTION:A post-punk Rush spiked with the sensibility and humor of Frank Zappa\, Primus’ songs are often secondary to showcasing their instrumental prowess. Led by elastic bassist and sole constant member Les Claypool\, their music is willfully weird and experimental\, but it’s not alienating; the band was able to turn its goofy weirdness into pop stardom. At first\, Primus were strictly an underground phenomenon\, but in the years between their third and fourth albums\, their cult snowballed. Released in 1991\, Sailing the Seas of Cheese found mainstream success and spawned the alt-rock hit “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver.” Pork Soda (1993) and Tales from the Punchbowl (1995) received platinum and gold certification\, respectively. Citing creative stagnation\, the band ceased operations after the release of 1999’s Antipop but re-formed as a touring entity in 2010. Since then\, Primus has remained active\, releasing idiosyncratic efforts like Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble (2014)\, The Desaturating Seven (2017)\, and the EP Conspiranoia (2022)\, with the core trio of Claypool\, guitarist Larry LaLonde\, and drummer Tim Alexander. \nPrimus is all about Les Claypool; there isn’t a moment on any of their records where his bass isn’t the main focal point of the music\, with his vocals acting as a bizarre sideshow. Which isn’t to deny guitarist Larry LaLonde or drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander any credit; no drummer could weave in and around Claypool‘s complicated patterns as effortlessly as Alexander\, and few guitarists would willingly push the spotlight away like LaLonde does just to produce a never-ending spiral of avant noise. This means that they are miles away from being another punk-funk combo like the Red Hot Chili Peppers; Claypool may slap and pop his bass\, but there is little funk in the rhythm he and Alexander lay down. Formed in El Sobrante\, California\, in 1984\, the band saw multiple lineup changes before releasing their 1989 live LP\, Suck on This\, and 1990 debut studio album\, Frizzle Fry. Their heady blend of art-rock\, funk\, and heavy metal found favor with the masses the following year with the release of the gold-selling Sailing the Seas of Cheese. 2003’s Pork Soda fared even better\, earning the band their first platinum certification. \nAfter touring for a year — including a headlining spot on Lollapalooza 1993 — Claypool revived his Prawn Song record label in 1994 and released a reunion record by Primus’ original lineup under the name Sausage. In the summer of 1995\, Primus released their fifth album\, Tales from the Punchbowl. It was another success\, going gold before the end of the year. In the summer of 1996\, Primus announced they were parting ways with their drummer\, Tim Alexander. He was replaced by Brian “Brain” Mantia\, who made his debut on The Brown Album\, was released in the summer of 1997. The covers EP Rhinoplasty followed in 1998\, and a year later\, Primus returned with Antipop. Antipop was a departure from previous Primus albums\, as different producers were used on almost every track (including such notables as Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello\, Limp Bizkit‘s Fred Durst\, Tom Waits\, South Park creator Matt Stone\, and former Police drummer Stewart Copeland)\, and it featured such guest artists as Metallica‘s James Hetfield and former Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin. After a supporting tour wrapped up in 2000\, Mantia left the band to join Guns N’ Roses. Claypool talked about reuniting with former drummer Tim Alexander in the press\, but shortly afterward announced that Primus was going on indefinite hiatus. During the ensuing break\, Claypool focused on recording the debut album by his side project\, Oysterhead (who also included Copeland and Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio)\, as well as releasing his two-part solo outing\, Live Frogs: Set 1 and Set 2. \nThe band focused on touring in 2010\, when Alexander once again left the band. Claypool and LaLonde turned to former drummer Jay Lane; the band went back into the studio to work on a new full-length. In 2011\, Primus released their seventh album\, Green Naugahyde. Three years later\, the band followed up with Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble\, an album that found the band reuniting with drummer Alexander to cover the iconic soundtrack to the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. In 2017 they returned with yet another literary-influenced album\, The Desaturating Seven\, which was inspired by Italian author Ul de Rico’s children’s book The Rainbow Goblins. Included on the album was the single “The Seven.” \nIn 2022\, the band issued their first new music in five years with the politically charged three-song EP Conspiranoia\, which featured the 11-minute title track. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & James Christopher Monger\, Rovi \n \n  \n  \n  \nPhoto By Adam Messler\nWhen he’s not fronting Tool and A Perfect Circle\, Midwest-bred singer/songwriter Maynard James Keenan exorcises his solo demons with a third project dubbed Puscifer. As an outlet for the darker and more personal musings that don’t quite fit into the Tool and APC molds\, Puscifer blends introspective reflection and sophomoric humor in a way that is distinctly Keenan\, apparent in the titles of releases such as the 2007 debut V Is for Vagina\, 2013’s Donkey Punch the Night\, and 2015’s Money $hot. By 2020\, in light of world events\, Keenan and company buckled down and got a little more serious for their fourth set\, Existential Reckoning. \nWhile one might imagine Keenan would have enough going on to keep him busy as vocalist for Tool and A Perfect Circle\, in 2007 he decided to branch out with a project called Puscifer. Described by Keenan as “the space where my Id\, Ego\, and Anima all come together to exchange cookie recipes\,” Puscifer first appeared as the name of a fictional band Keenan fronted in a cameo on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show in 1995. It wasn’t until 2003 that Keenan actually recorded under the name\, when he teamed up with Danny Lohner for a track called “Rev 22:20” for the Underworld soundtrack. Four years later\, he set to work on an entire Puscifer album. Organized less as a traditional “rock band” and more as a musical collective in which Keenan could work with a rotating lineup of like-minded artists\, Puscifer’s early recording projects featured a large cast of noted musicians\, including Tim Alexander from Primus\, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk from Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine\, former King Crimson member Trey Gunn\, violinist Lisa Germano\, pop singer/songwriter Jonny Polonsky\, and actress and vocalist Milla Jovovich. \nThe first product of Puscifer’s new life was a single issued in early October 2007; the A-side was “Cuntry Boner\,” a gleefully offensive song originally recorded by Electric Sheep (a short-lived punk band featuring Adam Jones and Tom Morello years before they would respectively join Tool and Rage Against the Machine)\, while the flipside was a cover of the Circle Jerks‘ “World Up My Ass.” Later the same month\, Puscifer’s debut album\, V Is for Vagina\, was released; like the single\, it was issued in the United States by Keenan’s own Puscifer label\, and it featured ten original songs\, many of which were dominated by slow but potent dance grooves rather than Tool‘s prog metal textures. Keenan said the group had no immediate plans to tour\, but he was collaborating with several filmmakers on short movies based on the songs\, which could be shown at live performances. In April 2008\, a remix album titled V Is for Viagra: The Remixes was released and featured contributions from members of Nine Inch Nails\, Telefon Tel Aviv\, Ministry\, and Slipknot\, among others. \nKeenan returned the following year with the EP “C” Is For (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here) before releasing the full-length Conditions of My Parole in 2011. The EP Donkey Punch in the Night arrived in 2013 with a pair of new tracks\, as well as covers of Queen‘s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Accept‘s “Balls to the Wall.” Money $hot\, the band’s third studio LP\, followed in 2015 and featured the single “Grand Canyon.” A remix collection\, Money $hot Your Re-Load\, arrived the next year. To close out the decade\, Keenan revived both A Perfect Circle and Tool\, which kept him busy into 2020. That year\, along with longtime collaborators Carina Round and Mat Mitchell\, Puscifer issued their fourth long-player\, Existential Reckoning. More subdued and with fewer jokes than usual\, the album took aim at American society in a year consumed by pandemic and political turmoil\, which could be heard on the singles “Apocalyptical” and “The Underwhelming.” It reached number seven on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums chart and was followed by the 2021 concert recording Existential Reckoning: Live at Arcosanti. A third set from the era\, Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired\, was released in 2023 and featured reimagined versions of album tracks from the likes of Trent Reznor\, Atticus Ross\, Phantogram\, Justin Chancellor (Tool)\, Scott Kirkland (the Crystal Method)\, and many more. ~ Mark Deming & Neil Z. Yeung\, Rovi \n \n \nAmerican rock supergroup A Perfect Circle was formed in the late ’90s by Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan and former Tool guitar tech Billy Howerdel. On their debut\, Mer de Noms\, A Perfect Circle were seen as an extension of the alt-metal-fused-with-art-rock style popularized by Tool in the early to mid-’90s. Despite comparisons\, however\, A Perfect Circle quickly developed into its own entity\, focusing on lighter and more melodic sounds that were combined with a theatrical\, ambient quality incorporating occasional strings and unconventional instrumentation on later albums like Thirteenth Step and Eat the Elephant. Over the decades\, members of Nine Inch Nails\, Marilyn Manson\, Smashing Pumpkins\, and Queens of the Stone Age have played a role in the band’s revolving lineup under the core songwriting duo of Keenan and Howerdel. \nAfter the release of Ænima in 1996\, Tool found themselves in the midst of an extended legal battle with former label Freeworld Entertainment. When the dust settled two years later\, the band reached a 50-50 joint venture agreement for future recordings and\, feeling a little burned out\, decided to take some time off. It was at this point that Keenan joined up with Howerdel and Paz Lenchantin to form A Perfect Circle. Keenan had met Howerdel in 1992 when Tool opened for Fishbone. Howerdel had been Fishbone‘s tech at the time and he played Keenan a few of his songs. Keenan was impressed and the two talked of collaborating in the future. However\, the opportunity wouldn’t present itself until the end of the decade. With Keenan on vocals\, Howerdel on guitar\, and Lenchantin on bass\, the trio recruited ex-Failure and Enemy member Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar and ex-Vandals and Guns N’ Roses member Josh Freese on drums. \nThe quintet rehearsed together but didn’t announce the formation of a new band until performing for the first time on August 15\, 1999\, at a benefit concert at the Viper Room in Los Angeles. Howerdel\, who had been composing songs for years\, as well as working with bands such as the Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails\, became the band’s chief songwriter and producer. A Perfect Circle released their debut album\, Mer de Noms\, in 2000. Featuring the hit singles “Judith” and “3 Libras\,” Mer de Noms debuted in the Top Five of the Billboard 200 and eventually went platinum. The band opened Nine Inch Nails‘ Fragility Tour in 2000\, but soon attracted their own headlining audience. The band took a short break between albums\, allowing Keenan to hop back to Tool for the release and promotion of 2001’s Lateralus. \nIn the meantime\, preparation for A Perfect Circle’s sophomore effort continued. Lenchantin and Van Leeuwen — both involved with other projects at the time — were swapped out for Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson) and Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails)\, respectively. Keenan returned to the fold in early 2003. Months later\, Thirteenth Step arrived\, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200. Moodier and more expansive\, the set included Top Five rock chart singles “Weak and Powerless” and “The Outsider.” Lohner made way for James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) as the band embarked on an international tour. \nConcluding the trek\, A Perfect Circle issued the covers album eMOTIVe in 2004. The politically charged\, anti-war collection featured interpretations of songs like John Lennon‘s “Imagine\,” Marvin Gaye‘s “What’s Going On\,” and Depeche Mode‘s “People Are People.” The album was also notable for the inclusion of new track “Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drum” and “Passive\,” a holy grail for fans written by Keenan\, Howerdel\, Lohner\, and Trent Reznor for their scrapped Tapeworm project. \nShortly after the release of eMOTIVe’s companion DVD set aMOTION — which bundled the band’s music videos along with a remix CD — A Perfect Circle went on a hiatus that would last over a decade. During their downtime\, Keenan recorded albums with Tool and his solo project\, Puscifer\, while Howerdel started a new band\, Ashes Divide. While rumors of the band writing songs cropped up now and again\, A Perfect Circle returned (to the stage\, at least) in 2010\, and released a new song\, “By and Down\,” on their 2013 greatest-hits compilation Three Sixty. However\, it would be another half-decade before an official return. \nIn late 2017\, the group reunited for a tour of the United States\, teasing fans with the possibility of a trek to the studio. They issued the single “The Doomed\,” their first new song in over a decade. “Disillusioned” and “TalkTalk” followed in early 2018. That April\, A Perfect Circle released their fourth LP\, Eat the Elephant\, with another revamped lineup that added Matt McJunkins (Eagles of Death Metal) and Jeff Friedl (Puscifer) to the Keenan/Howerdel/Iha trio. As political as eMOTIVe and even more melodic than Thirteenth Step\, Eat the Elephant also marked the first time the band recruited an outside producer; namely\, Dave Sardy. ~ Neil Z. Yeung & Tracy Frey\, Rovi
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/sessanta-with-primus-puscifer-and-a-perfect-circle-at-talking-stick-resort-amphitheatre/
LOCATION:Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre\, 2121 N 83rd Ave\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85035\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jinjer at Marquee Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Through their relentless hard work\, non-stop touring and critically acclaimed /chart-breaking releases gaining over 250M streams/views across all platforms globally – JINJER are truly one of modern metal’s hottest and most exciting bands around today. The band has become synonymous with doing things their own way and breaking every rule in the Heavy Metal handbook- which they made loudly clear on their hugely successful fourth studio album: WALLFLOWERS. \nIn less than12 years\, the four-piece Progressive Groove metal wrecking machine known as JINJER have carved their very own place in the Metal landscape. Hailing from Donetsk but now based in Kiev\, this Ukrainian musical oddity formed in 2009 but consider the official start of the band with the addition of the incredible vocalist and Femme Fatale Tatiana Shmayluk in 2010. The band labored intensively and honed their sound in practice rooms and local stages relentlessly\, culminating in their now cult debut album release INHALE\, DO NOT BREATHE in 2012 and winning Best Ukrainian Metal Band in 2013. They would be awarded this prize again a few years later. \nWhile most bands from a country not exactly known for it’s Heavy Metal exports would be content to enjoy the recognition gained in those first few years\, it was clear that JINJER craved more and were willing to go the distance to make this happen. It was this attitude and clear vision that saw the band quickly write and release their second album CLOUD FACTORY in 2014\, and venture into the international touring market for the first time\, booking their own shows and building their reputation face to face\, fan to fan and more importantly under their own terms. \nIt was this intensity that caught the attention of Napalm Records\, who quickly signed JINJER\, leading to the release of their critically acclaimed third album KING OF EVERYTHING in 2016\, as well as the game changing single video for PISCES\, which gained the band new fans\, millions of views/streams and countless reaction videos on Youtube. KING OF EVERYTHING showcased the musical prowess and growth of the entire band while opening the floodgates to a bigger International touring circuit which JINJER gladly took advantage of. By the end of nearly two years of non-stop touring in Europe\, JINJER added new territories such as Israel\, Philippines\, United Arab Emirates\, United Kingdom\, America\, Canada and most of Latin America\, while sharing the stages and touring with the likes of Arch Enemy\, Cradle Of Filth and DevilDriver. \nSomewhere between touring vans\, visa applications\, and flights to new tour destinations\, JINJER buried themselves in the rehearsal room to compose 5 brand new tracks for what would become the MICRO EP\, written not only for the fans but for themselves\, as they needed something new to keep their sanity on the road. Released in January 2019 and coinciding with their European Tour start together with Soilwork and Amorphis\, the MICRO EP spawned the instant fan favorites APE and PERENNIAL\, climbing to the top of many industry charts and radio station lists worldwide and once again showcased the musical growth and songwriting talent of the band\, as well as Tatiana’s amazing vocal range. \nIn October 2019 JINJER turned on the heat even more with the release of their third album MACRO. Once again written and recorded between non-stop touring\, MACRO’s sheer intensity and straight up technical brilliance propelled them to a whole new level in the metal scene\, spawning eight videos including the huge hits JUDGEMENT (& PUNISHMENT)\, RETROSPECTION and HOME BACK\, and once again raising the bar and gaining massive respect by fans\, press and peers alike. \nAmerica and Europe\, the band started 2020 off with high hopes with sold out performances in Tel Aviv\, Australia and Latin America. Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic\, they played their final show in Mexico at the Hell & Heaven Festival which not only ended their touring plans abruptly but was probably the last metal festival on the planet. Still\, never ones to ever give up\, JINJER rallied together and in September 2020\, they played 6 shows in Europe becoming the very first international band to cross borders to perform live during the pandemic. In November 2020\, JINJER released their very first live album and concert video ALIVE IN MELBOURNE\, which was filmed one week before the lockdown hit\, giving not only their fans but themselves some hope that better days were on the way. \nIn August 2021\, to the surprise and delight of fans\, JINJER released their most ambitious album to date: WALLFLOWERS\, presenting a methodical and premeditated next step in the band’s already imposing career\, but moreover\, mirroring the personal adversities they’ve faced during the worldwide events over the last few years. WALLFLOWERS is not only an upgrade to the progressive groove metal sound that all JINJER fans crave\, but also a sonic pressure cooker of technical musicianship\, emotional fury and an intense soundtrack befitting the harrowing state of the world today. From the blast beat laden banger COLOSSUS\, to the 90s grunge vibe of DISCLOSURE! and dynamically blazing MEDIATOR\, to the dark and gloomy psychedelic ride of WALLFLOWER and blistering urgency of tracks such as VORTEX and AS I BOIL ICE – the unbridled heaviness and personality proved to be another standout addition to JINJER’s already widely celebrated catalog\, and a new standard for creativity in Modern Metal as a whole. \nJINJER closed 2021 with over 70 concerts including many summer festivals\, a short tour of mainland Europe and a hugely successful two month North American Tour\, proving to the band and their fans that Metal music is here to stay … and so are JINJER … \nto be continued.
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LOCATION:Marquee Theatre\, 730 N Mill Ave\, Tempe\, 85281\, United States
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SUMMARY:98KUPD Presents UFest 2024
DESCRIPTION:Legends and innovators of the Southern California punk scene\, The Offspring have seen massive global success. \nThe story began when their punk pop sound became a popular sensation in 1994. The Offspring released their self-titled debut album in 1989. Four years later\, their 2nd album\, Ignition\, became an underground hit\, setting the stage for the huge success of their 3rd album 1994’s Smash which paved the way to radio success. The Offspring were played on both alternative and album rock stations\, confirming their broad-based appeal. \nFive successful gold and platinum albums followed: Ixnay on the Hombre; Americana; Conspiracy of One; Splinter; Rise and Fall\, Rage and Grace; and Days Go By. The band’s 10th album was their first in 8 years. But 2021 was the year that SoCal legends released their blistering new album Let the Bad Times Roll. Album highlights include the title track which takes a critical eye at the state of America in recent years\, the devastating urgency of The Opioid Diaries\, and the horn-fueled skank of “We Never Have Sex Anymore” a song that nods to the band’s cheeky humor. \nThe Offspring have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide\, won countless awards\, and have toured consistently\, playing more than 500 shows in the last decade alone. The band’s music has had a lasting impact across film\, television\, and gaming and continues to make its mark on pop culture today. \n \n \nCHEVELLE is the understated musical powerhouse who have continually delivered rock anthems for the past 24 years. 7 number one hits\, 17 songs reaching the top 10 charts\, over 4 million records sold in the USA and many more worldwide. Platinum and gold albums across their 8 studio records and successful live CD and two live DVD releases completes their extensive body of work to date. It’s all credit to their continuing dedication to be true to their craft\, the genre and their fans. Chevelle’s last two album releases\, La Gargola and The North Corridor both debuted #1 on the Billboard rock charts and #3 and #8 respectively\, on the Billboard top 200 charts. With no signs of this Chicago alternative rock trio slowing down any time soon\, their numerous chart-topping releases have certainly earned this band a place in American rock music history. After more than two decades together\, numerous releases\, and countless worldwide tours\, the band consisting of brothers\, Pete Loeffler [guitars\, vocals] and Sam Loeffler [drums]\, have confidently sailed through decades of uncharted waters and have emerged with a collection that’s equally intricate and intimate. \nTheir next album release\, set for 2020\, will be sure to add another chapter to the extensive catalog of this successful music career. \n \n \nIn 2006\, Motionless In White materialized out of Scranton\, PA with an inimitable conjuration of sharp metallic rock\, industrial\, magnetic melodies\, and larger-than-life visual imagery. The quintet—Chris Motionless [Vocals]\, Ricky Olson [Guitar]\, Ryan Sitkowski [guitar]\, Vinny Mauro [drums]\, and Justin Morrow [bass]—quietly clawed their way to the forefront of hard rock\, gathering nearly half-a-billion cumulative streams and views to date. Following the success of Creatures [2010] and Infamous [2012]\, Reincarnate [2014] sunk its teeth into the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200\, bowing at #9 and capturing #1 on the Top Rock Albums Chart. Both Graveyard Shift [2017] and Disguise [2019] cracked the Top 5 of the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart and Top Rock Albums Chart. Along the way\, they sold out headline tours and supported everyone from Slipknot and Korn to Breaking Benjamin. Not to mention\, Motionless In White have collaborated with Jonathan Davis of Korn\, Maria Brink of In This Moment\, Dani Filth of Cradle Of Filth\, Tim Sköld of KMFDM\, Caleb Shomo of Beartooth\, and more. The five-piece kept busy throughout 2020 with the Deadstream event performance of Creatures for its decade-anniversary\, a cover of The Killers’ “Somebody Told Me\,” and the standalone single “Creatures X: To The Grave.” Now in 2022\, Motionless In White are set to return with their new album Scoring The End of the World which sees them perfecting the poetically pummeling sound they patented. \n \n \nThey’ve been a band — and a vital one at that — for more than 30 years. But ask rock icons P.O.D. what still inspires them after all this time\, and they’ll tell you they still operate as if they’re perpetual underdogs. Yes\, with every new album they release\, with every show they play\, these musical lifers still feel they have something to prove. “We’re still here and we’re still creating some of the best music we’ve ever made\,” says guitarist Marcos Curiel. “When it comes to heart\, grit and soul\, P.O.D. is your band.” Adds vocalist Sonny Sandoval: “We’re always still proving who we are — always having that punk-rock mentality.” \nTheir new single “DROP”\, via Mascot Records\, features a vicious vocal cameo from Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe. “‘DROP’ is another one of a kind\, unparalleled banger that sets this band apart from everyone else\,” says Sandoval. “When you hear it\, you know it’s P.O.D.! \n \n \nBad Wolves refuse to follow. Instead\, the platinum-certified Los Angeles band—John Boecklin [drums]\, Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz [lead vocals]\, Doc Coyle [lead guitar\, backing vocals]\, Max Karon [guitar]\, and Kyle Konkiel [bass\, backing vocals]—circumvent convention by stretching the boundaries of hard rock with earthquaking heaviness\, enigmatic experimentation\, and enthralling melodies. Bulldozing boundaries is nothing new for the boys though… Bad Wolves arrived with the rarity and the force of a lightning bolt in 2018. This collective of tried-and-true musicians rallied around an unconventional vision for heavy music\, grafting rafter-reaching hooks to pit-splitting riffs and mind-bending rhythms with a penchant for unexpected twists and turns. Their full-length debut\, Disobey\, bowed in the Top 25 of the Billboard 200 and delivered a platinum single and a gold single. On its heels\, they showed no signs of stopping with N.A.T.I.O.N. [2019]. However\, Dear Monsters kickstarted another season in 2021 as “Lifeline” netted their sixth #1 at Active Rock Radio. Reaching a critical high watermark\, Billboard hailed the latter as “Bad Wolves’ most diverse and far-reaching album to date\,” and Hysteria raved\, “The band has served up something truly monumental.” Nearing 1 billion total streams\, they sold out headline shows on multiple continents and toured with everyone from Papa Roach and Hollywood Undead to Volbeat. \n \n \nOFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR MERCH www.burythedarkness.com Based out of Tempe\, Arizona\, Bury The Darkness\, comprised of — Frankie Ghiloni [Vocals]\, Marc Rosenfeld [Lead Guitar]\, Brandon Brantley [Bass]\, Brennan Davis [Rhythm Guitar]\, Devin Bowers [Drums] — are a hard hitting Modern Metalcore band carving their path after releasing their debut single during the strains of a global pandemic. After the success of their debut single the band went on to collaborate with fellow Arizona Metal band Dropout Kings on their single ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’. Bury The Darkness are here to stay with bouncy guitar riffs and anthem like choruses. Their debut album ‘Dead Inside’ produced by Ryan Daminson (Asking Alexandria \,Memphis May Fire\, The Word Alive) Out Now! \n \n 
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/98kupd-presents-ufest-2024/
LOCATION:Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre\, 2121 N 83rd Ave\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85035\, United States
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SUMMARY:Slaughter To Prevail at The Hollywood Palladium
DESCRIPTION:For all enquires: ilya@full-time.ninja 
 Kostolom is the epic second LP from the duo Alex Terrible and Jack Simmons’ band Slaughter to Prevail. The album expands on the dynamic extremes of their 2017 debut\, Misery Sermon — pairing Alex’s dark\, cathartic lyrics with Simmons’ pummeling riffs and tense\, cinematic solos. “We wanted to make each song for us stand out in a different way\,” the guitarist says. “On some of the songs\, we focused on wanting to keep it uptempo\, building to a breakdown as the focal point. Other songs it was about groove or the chorus — ‘how can we make this melodic?’ The albums we love the most have those dynamics\, and we want to use them to make each part hit harder.” 
 The songs evolved over several years\, the first demos constructed shortly before the release of Misery Sermon. And they finally finished the material in late 2020\, with everyone (Alex\, Simmons\, bassist Mikhail Petrov\, guitarist Dmitry Mamedov) having tracked their respective parts at home. (Evgeny Novikov recorded his drums at a nearby studio in Moscow.) 
 Alex’s words — largely sung in Russian\, with occasional bursts of English — are also more balanced than the bleak song titles may suggest. “The lyrics\,” Simmons says\, “are quite personal to anyone who listens\, I think — of personal struggle\, keeping a positive mental attitude and going through the shit to have a better life and achieve your goals.” \n \n \nKublai Khan TX is an American metalcore / heavy hardcore band from Sherman\, Texas\, previously called Kublai Khan. The group formed in the summer of 2009 and have released four full-length albums. Kublai Khan self-released their first EP\, Youth War in 2010. In February 2014\, Kublai Khan signed to Artery Recordings. On April 29\, 2014\, the band released their debut full-length album titled Balancing Survival and Happiness. The album was listed in Alternative Press’s “The Best Albums Of 2014 so far” list. On November 27\, 2015\, Kublai Khan released their second full-length album titled New Strength. In July 2017\, Kublai Khan signed to Rise Records\, and on September 29\, 2017\, they released their third full-length album titled Nomad. Kublai Khan play a style of metalcore reminiscent of the early 90s metallic hardcore scene. The band employs heavy\, slow breakdowns\, heavily downtuned guitars and raspy vocals.
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/slaughter-to-prevail-at-the-hollywood-palladium/
LOCATION:The Hollywood Palladium\, 6215 W Sunset Blvd\, Los Angeles\, 90028\, United States
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SUMMARY:LORDS OF ACID + PRAGA KHAN at Nile Theater
DESCRIPTION:The iconic pioneers of Sextreme Disco LORDS OF ACID\, featuring stunning new vocalist GIGI RICCI\, are set to embark on a thrilling journey across North America with their highly anticipated MAKE ACID GREAT AGAIN TOUR! z \nRenowned for their boundary-pushing sound and unabashed exploration of taboo themes\, LORDS OF ACID have carved out a unique niche in the electronic music scene since the late 1980s. With hits like “I Sit on Acid” and “Pussy\,” they have captivated audiences with their provocative lyrics and infectious rhythms. \n“The upcoming Lords of Acid ‘Make Acid Great Again’ tour\, starting on April 26 in the US and including several dates in Canada\, marks our long-awaited return to the stage after the cancellation of our previous tour due to the global pandemic. This tour embodies our resilience and dedication to our fans as we eagerly look forward to reconnecting with our audience and delivering unforgettable performances. It is a testament to the timeless power of music to inspire and unite\, and we are greatly anticipating embarking on this journey together\, spreading joy\, excitement\, and an unbridled spirit of creativity wherever our music takes us. ” – LORDS OF ACID \nPRAGA KHAN and co-composer OLIVER ADAMS\, the team behind the unforgettable “Mortal Kombat” album\, which is celebrating its 30th Anniversary\, are set to kick off each night of the tour with an electrifying set that will transport audiences back to the golden age of electronic music. With hits like “Injected with a Poison” and “Breakfast in Vegas\, they have captivated listeners with their infectious beats and boundary-pushing sound. \n“As the opening act of the Lords of Acid tour\, I will be performing for the last time in the USA. Two years ago\, I bid farewell with a memorable series of sold-out concerts in Belgium. Now\, for the final time\, I will be performing our songs with my musical partner\, Oliver Adams\, in the USA and Canada. After 35 years of touring all over the world\, I have decided to retire completely from live concerts as Praga Khan. On the MAGA tour\, Oliver Adams and I will be performing some of our classics\, as well as songs from the legendary Mortal Kombat album\, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. This promises to be an unforgettable evening in honor of our legacy and the iconic Mortal Kombat soundtrack.” – PRAGA KHAN \nThe “Make Acid Great Again” tour will kick off on April 26\, 2024 in Pomona\, CA before hitting the Las Vegas SICK NEW WORLD FESTIVAL\, then will traverse major cities across the country\, including New York\, San Francisco\, Orlando\, and Chicago. Audiences can expect a spectacle of pulsating beats\, mesmerizing visuals\, and an atmosphere charged with the raw energy that only LORDS OF ACID and PRAGA KHAN can deliver. \nTickets for the “Make Acid Great Again” tour are on sale now\, and fans are encouraged to secure their spot for what promises to be a euphoric journey through the heart of electronic music. \nDon’t miss your chance to witness history in the making as LORDS OF ACID and PRAGA KHAN unite to “Make Acid Great Again.” For ticket information and tour updates\, visit http://www.lordsofacid.com and follow LORDS OF ACID and PRAGA KHAN on social media. \n \nFrom his first single\, “I Sit On Acid”\, released in 1988\, to the present\, Belgium’s Praga Khan remains one of the most innovative acid house musicians in circulation. Thanks to extensive experimentation with drugs\, Crowley-ian sex magic\, and esoteric paths of self-deprivation and mutilation known only to himself\, this orgiastic orchestrator created the LORDS OF ACID to further encapsulate the seductive messages and raw sex of his ever-evolving musical vision. From the raw carnality of their 1991 release Lust to the electro-thrash of 2012’s Deep Chills\, Lords of Acid has re-defined the pure pleasures of drugs\, hedonism\, and deviant sex for thirty years. Now\, despite numerous lineup changes\, world tours\, over 2.5 million album sales\, and every possible point of crisis and conflict a band can face\, Lords of Acid is returning to the unsuspecting again\, this time with a new crew of deviants\, dilettantes\, and sonically transmitted diseases. \n \n \nGigi Ricci was born in Belgium to an Italian mother and a Belgian father. \nEven though her early childhood was shaped by the marital problems of her parents\, Gigi had always been an energetic and cheerful child. Always excited\, and adventurous. Gigi loved to be surrounded by creative people as that formed a big source of inspiration\, which is understandable since her father grew up in a music-loving gypsy family. “I can’t imagine my daddy other than singing whilst simultaneously playing the piano. My mama… she loved to dance. Dancing was in her blood. I inherited my interest in music and dance from my parents\,” says Gigi. \nWhen her parents decided to divorce\, Gigi chose to move with her mother to a trailer park. As a teenager\, Gigi became fascinated by the gypsy life\, the unique atmosphere\, its culture\, the glitter and glamour\, their freedom\, and their joie de vivre. The gypsy and t the artist\, and the partying hedonist. Gigi describes her teenage years in the trailer park as follows: “Life in the park was a great adventure. There was always something going on; karaoke\, barbecues\, bingo nights\, live performances\, disco parties\, campfire evenings\, and lots of friends. There was an intense feeling of unity\, cosines\, and freedom\, the youthful\, rash type of freedom”. \nWhen a fortune-teller told Gigi that she would become famous abroad\, Gigi was convinced that a music career was meant for her. She decided to go out into the wide world and ended up in Amsterdam\, the dissolute metropolis that guarantees freedom\, acceptance\, and diversity. \nBack in Belgium\, Gigi meets the well-known fashion photographer “Dave Grønnesby” who asks her to consider a career as a fashion model. Not much later\, Gigi makes her debut on the catwalk and grows into one of the fashion world’s rising stars. Gigi said: “I quickly felt that this was not for me. I was a wild child\, a free spirit. The modeling world\, on the other hand\, is very superficial\, which can be felt as a model. As a model\, you are like a mannequin without an opinion. You can feel that as a person you don’t really matter”. \nNot much later\, her first great love\, music\, started to take over again. Gigi bought herself a home studio and started recording demos that she distributed on social media. She was pleasantly surprised that she received great feedback. When a mutual acquaintance introduced her to “Praga Khan” from “Lords of Acid” the ball started rolling. Praga was looking for a new singer for the new Lords of Acid album and asked Gigi if she would be interested. \n“I immediately said yes! In the meantime\, we have already recorded several new LOA demos\, and we have been playing live gigs all over Belgium. A spicy detail is that my dad had a relationship with a former singer of the band. So\, their music was not unknown to me”\, says a mischievously smiling Gigi. \nLastly\, we can remark that Gigi’s favorite music genre is rock\, metal\, and punk\, her favorite color is dark red\, and her hobbies are fitness and tattoos. As for her favorite food\, she sticks to lobster and oysters. She celebrates her birthday on April 22nd\, hence her zodiac sign is Taurus.
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/lords-of-acid-praga-khan-at-nile-theater/
LOCATION:The Nile Theater\, 105 West Main Street\, Mesa\, 85201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sleep Token + Empire State Bastard at Arizona Financial Theatre
DESCRIPTION:SUNDOWNING: “Sundowning\, or sundown syndrome\, is a neurological phenomenon associated with increased confusion and restlessness in patients with delirium or some form of dementia. The term ‘sundowning’ was coined due to the timing of the patient’s confusion. For patients with sundowning syndrome\, a multitude of behavioral problems begin to occur in the evening or while the sun is setting…” \nFrom June to November\, through 12 tracks and passing seasons\, Sleep Tokenreveals an evenly-spaced\, precisely-timed sequence of recordings that stand as both individual touchstones and carefully aligned musical pieces\, all informed by a common emotional thread plus a flow of graphics and videos specific to each song; the end result is a digital and physical release of the album on November 22\, with format choices embracing a bespoke box-set containing a variety of exclusive elements\, including early recordings. \nStarting with “THE NIGHT DOES NOT BELONG TO GOD\,” the opening track on the album\, the singles will be issued\, in sequence\, every two weeks at sundown (GMT). “The Night…” arrives on summer solstice when the sun is highest in the sky in London\, descending throughout the subsequent singles releases. \n \n \nWhat’s in a name? Calling your band Empire State Bastard is a statement-of-intent: riff after motherfucking riff\, battering ram rhythms and feral vocals from death metal growls to black-hearted howls. The band: Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro) + Mike Vennart (Oceansize\, Biffy live guitarist)\, probe almost every dark crevice imaginable of metal and genre-adjacent extremity. The pair would spend downtime on tour sharing the heaviest\, most avant-garde or confrontational music they found. When embarking on their own sonic wasteland\, Simon already had the band name\, leaving Mike with a particularly grotesque challenge: what music could he write to live up to it? The result: “a spectrum of wide-ranging versions of pure sonic annihilation. I’d written songs which didn’t directly relate to each other\, but I like to think they all make friends with each other.” Simon’s contribution to ESB is almost exclusively vocals: his voice more varied than ever\, from shrieks and gasps to guttural death growls. Underpinning the duo is a drum performance akin to a runaway train\, pulverising and grooving in equal measure. Mike programmed the initial drums\, but the pair had a dilemma – who can play like Slayer legend Dave Lombardo? Simon’s solution? “Let’s just ask Dave fucking Lombardo!” He quickly accepted. So what’s in a name? Simon coined it\, Mike defined it: “I set about making the most fucking poisonous vile music I possibly could\, just unabridged hatred in musical form.” That’s Empire State Bastard.
URL:https://globalazmedia.com/event/sleep-token-empire-state-bastard-at-arizona-financial-theatre/
LOCATION:Arizona Financial Theatre\, 400 W Washington St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85003\, United States
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