Grammy-nominated songwriter and lead singer of Staind, Aaron Lewis, will hit the road this summer in support of his first full-length solo release, The Road (out 8/14 via Blaster Records).
Catch Aaron on Thursday, July 26th when he performs at The Paramount in Huntington, NY. Tickets are on-sale now.
Canadian ambient drone/doom metal duo Nadja – who earlier this year released their 29th full-length work (!), The Primitive World – will travel to NYC on Wednesday, June 20th to headline Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn. BK experimental guitar drone-ist Noveller (who performs w/ Psychic Paramount & Forma tomorrow at Le Poisson Rouge) and locals Lazurite will open the show. Tickets to the PopGun-presented event are on-sale now.
The Decibel Magazine Tour, featuring Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude came to a close this past weekend, May 12th, at a sold out Irving Plaza in NYC (first batch of pics here). The trek marked Behemoth’s much anticipated return to the States after Nergal’s (triumphant!) battle with leukemia. The Polish blackened death metallers are currently on a touring break, most likely concentrating on their tenth studio album, the follow-up to their 2009 Metal Blade release, Evangelion. Behemoth label-mates In Solitude are also touring in support of their Metal Blade full-length, their 2011 record, The World. The Flesh. The Devil. Make sure to see below for Dhruv Kumar’s take on the NYC show:
Canadian folk/melodic death metal unit Blackguard, who play Gramercy Theatre TONIGHT (5/16) with Kittie, The Agonist and Bonded By Blood, will make their way back to The Big Apple on Sunday, October 7th for a headlining concert at The Studio at Webster Hall. Local support TBA. Tickets go on-sale June 2nd.
Blackguard are trekking in support of their 2011 Victory Records release, Firefight.
Grammy-winning guitarist Slash is currently on tour in support of his second solo studio album, Apocalyptic Love, which features Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. The album drops May 22nd with a mega release party at a sold out Irving Plaza in NYC. The full show will be broadcast live that night (at 10:15 PM) via Livestream. You can also listen to Apocalyptic Love in its entirety over at Rolling Stone. And, the first single off Apocalyptic Love titled “You’re A Lie” can now be viewed below, courtesy of Vevo.
Can’t get into the NYC show? Don’t worry. Slash and company will return on August 4th for a gig at The Paramount in Huntington, NY. Monster Truck will open. Tickets are on-sale now.
Portland, Oregon folk/ambient metal act Agalloch, who played Le Poisson Rouge in March (see pics here, stream audio from the show here), will return to NYC (for the second time ever) on Thursday, July 26th for a headlining stint at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg, with Taurus and Musk Ox. Tickets go on-sale to the general public May 18th.
Agalloch are gearing up for the release of their forthcoming EP through Profound Lore Records titled, Faustian Echoes. The 20 minute long conceptual album was recorded at Jackpot Studio in Portland, Oregon earlier this year.
The inaugural Shockwave Festival Tour – featuring Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Revocation, Havok, Dirge Within, Last Chance To Reason, Vildhjarta, The Browning and Forged In Flame – which is scheduled to invade Northern Lights on 7/20 & Town Ballroom on 7/21 – will now also hit Revolution aka Ollie’s Point in Amityville, NY on 7/24. Tickets are on-sale now.
California hardcore/sludge outfit The Love Below – featuring members of Carry The Casket, The Mistake and Mother Speed – will hit the road later this month for a series of shows and fests in support of their A389 Records debut LP, Every Tongue Shall Caress, which you can stream in full below, courtesy of Stereokiller.
Catch TLB on June 14th when they tackle Brooklyn’s The Acheron.
Crossover vets Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (who just rocked Best Buy Theater over the weekend w/ Overkill) have booked a headlining NYC show at The Studio at Webster Hall for Saturday, December 8th, 2012. Local support TBA. Tickets go on-sale May 19th. D.R.I. will also perform at Bogie’s in Albany TONIGHT, and Station 58 in Syracuse tomorrow.
