As previously reported, Stryper will be releasing their new album, God Damn Evil, on April 20th through Frontiers Music Srl. The band has released a video for the song, Sorry, from the album. Watch it below.
The band previously released a visualizer video for the track, Take It To The Cross, which can be viewed here.
God Damn Evil track listing:
1. Take It To The Cross
2. Sorry
3. Lost
4. God Damn Evil
5. You Don’t Even Know Me
6. The Valley
7. Sea Of Thieves
8. Beautiful
9. Can’t Live Without Your Love
10. Own Up
11. The Devil Doesn’t Live Here
Punky Meadows and Frank Dimino from the legendary 70’s rock band Angel will be performing shows together for the first time in over 35 years.
They will be playing a full Angel set including classics such as The Tower, Can You Feel It, Don’t Leave Me Lonely, The Fortune, and many more fan favorites as well as select solo material. It begins April 7th in North America and will hit Japan and the UK in the fall.
Punky and Frank are both, “Very excited to be playing together again and can’t wait to hit the stage and see all the fans.”
The band members include Danny Farrow – Rhythm Guitar, Charlie Calv – Keyboards, Steve Ojane – Bass Guitar, and Billy Orrico – Drums.This is a show you will not want to miss so catch it while you can.
April 7th: The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
April 8th: The Debonair Music Hall – Teaneck, NJ
April 11th: The Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY
April 12th: The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
June 15th: Count’s Vamp’d – Las Vegas, NV
June 16th: The Whisky – West Hollywood, CA
October 28th- Headlining the Rock n Skull Festival IL
More US dates as well as UK and Japan announcements coming soon.
Frank Dimino recently made a guest appearance on Punky’s new single Lost and Lonely as well as Punky making a guest appearance last year on Frank’s song Never Again. You can get both singles on Itunes or Amazon and check out the videos below.
Angel was known for their elaborate stage show and all-white costumes. They released six albums on Casablanca Records and sold over one million records worldwide.
Not only is Judas Priest’s latest studio triumph, Firepower, out today, as well as a new video for one of the album’s standout tracks, Spectre (see below), but there is additional exciting news. Judas Priest fans from around the northeast area will be able to meet the band at a New York City CD signing, there will also be an exclusive Judas Priest pop-up store at the same location, as well. Starting on March 9that 10am, if you purchase the new Judas Priest album Firepower at Sony Square NYC (25 Madison Avenue in New York City), you will receive a wristband that will grant you access to the special event on March 19th at 6pm. Wristbands are limited and will be distributed on first come first serve basis. This will be the only opportunity to meet the band while they are in the US. No posed photos allowed, and the band will sign copies of the new the album purchased during street week at the Sony Square NYC. Also please note, Sony Square NYC only accepts credit cards.
The Judas Priest pop-up store will also be at Sony Square NYC – located in the gallery at Sony Square NYC (25 Madison Avenue in New York City) from March 9-19. Featured items include a gallery of rare band photos, a display of historic Judas Priest stage outfits, Judas Priest lyric sheets handwritten by Rob Halford, and other Judas Priest surprises. For sale at the pop-up store will be the brand-new album ‘Firepower,’ as well as the band’s entire vinyl catalog and authentic Judas Priest merchandise.
Set for release today (March 9th) via Epic Records – Firepower is comprised of fourteen tracks of pure and highly inspired metal. And to mark the occasion Priest (singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis) has reunited with producer Tom Allom (the man behind the board for all of the band’s releases from 1979-1988, including such stellar classics as Unleashed in the East, British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith) and with Grammy Award-winning producer Andy Sneap also helping to raise the sonic bar even higher.
“Tom Allom has got this classic metal thing,” explains Halford. “And Andy is a bit more of a ‘modern metal producer’ but his thinking is a little bit different to Tom’s. And I think to get this balance between that classic old school metal to what Andy’s world is was just a remarkable coalescence.” “Tom Allom has been with us since 1979, so his knowledge of ourselves and our music in general is immense,” adds Hill. And according to Travis Priest returned back to a recording method that worked incredibly well on the band’s earlier classics – “We went back to the organic way of recording where it’s all of us in a room and we got to play together.”
With the impending arrival of Firepower, the Spectre video, its ensuing tour (which begins March 13th in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), and the NYC signing and pop-up store, March is shaping up to be the month of Judas Priest.
Firepower track listing (click on highlighted titles to hear songs):
1. Firepower
2. Lightning Strike
3. Evil Never Dies
4. Never the Heroes
5. Necromancer
6. Children of the Sun
7. Guardians
8. Rising from Ruins
9. Flame Thrower
10. Spectre (see above)
11. Traitors Gate
12. No Surrender
13. Lone Wolf
14. Sea of Red
Judas Priest 2018 Firepower tour dates;
Mar 13: Wilkes Barre Mohegan Sun Arena At Casey Plaza, PA
Mar 15: Youngstown Covelli Centre, OH
Mar 17: Uniondale Nassau Coliseum, NY
Mar 18: Washington The Anthem, DC
Mar 20: Newark Prudential Center, NJ
Mar 22: Uncasville Mogehan Sun Arena, CT
Mar 23: The Palladium Worcester, MA
Mar 25: Ottawa The Arena At TD Place, ON
Mar 27: London Budweiser Gardens, ON
Mar 28: Oshawa Tribute Communities Centre, ON
Mar 30: Rama Casino Rama, ON
Mar 31: Detroit Masonic Temple, MI
Apr 3: Milwaukee Riverside Theater, WI
Apr 5: Green Bay Resch Center, WI
Apr 8: Bloomington Grossinger Motors Arena, IL
Apr 10: Casper Events Center, WY
Apr 11: Loveland Budweiser Events Center, CO
Apr 15: Kent ShoWare Center, WA
Apr 17: Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum, OR
Apr 19: San Francisco The Warfield, CA
Apr 22: Los Angeles Microsoft Theatre, CA
Apr 24: Phoenix Comercia Theatre, AZ
Apr 26: Tulsa BOK Center, OK
Apr 28: Dallas Bomb Factory, TX
Apr 29: Sugarland Smart Financial Centre, TX
Multi-platinum hard rock band, Five Finger Death Punch, will be hitting the road this summer for a series of co-headlining dates with Breaking Benjamin. Select tour dates have been announced via Live Nation’s Ticket to Rock program and additional dates will be announced on March 13th. Tickets will go on sale on March 16th.
Yesterday, Live Nation announced the highly popular Ticket to Rock program would return for the third year with exclusive ticket bundles to some of the hottest rock tours this summer including Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin, Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage, Godsmack & Shinedown and Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson. Ticket to Rock offers fans a low-cost way to see many of their favorite rock artists live in their area all summer long. The bundles will start at $59 and are on sale at LiveNation.com.
The successful multi-ticket bundle offerings will nearly double from 10 cities last year to 18 cities this year including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Irvine, and more. Ticket to Rock bundles will include tickets to either three or four shows depending on the city (see details below) and will offer two tiers of tickets – lawn or reserved in the upper pavilion. Lawn ticket bundles for 3 shows will cost $59 and 4 shows will be $69. Reserved ticket bundles for 3 shows will cost $79 and 4 shows will be $89. Ticket bundles will be available to purchase in limited quantities, while supplies last. Full list of participating cities and tours can be found below.
Summer 2018 Ticket to Rock bundles:
Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 19th
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – July 29th
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 6th
Boston, MA – Xfinity Center:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – July 22nd
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 18th
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 25th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 8th
Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 1st
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 24th
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 19th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – July 21st
Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 3rd
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 14th
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 28th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – July 25th
Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion:
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 15th
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 26th
MMR*B*Q 2018 – May 19th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 9th
Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 11th
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 29th
Godsmack & Shinedown – July 27th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – July 15th
Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 6th
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – September 9th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – July 17th
Dallas, TX – Starplex Pavilion:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – September 1st
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 4th
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 12th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 16th
Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 7th
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – September 1st
Godsmack & Shinedown – July 22nd
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – July 11th
Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – July 26th
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – September 7th
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 24th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 11th
Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – July 31st
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 25th
Godsmack & Shinedown – September 1st
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – July 24th
Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – September 2nd
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 3rd
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 11th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 18th
Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 12th
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 31st
Godsmack & Shinedown – July 28th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – July 18th
Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre:
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – July 27th
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 4th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 29th
Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 28th
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – July 21st
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 2nd
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 22nd
San Diego, CA – Mattress Firm Amphitheatre:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – August 21st
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – July 25th
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 24th
Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain:
Godsmack & Shinedown – August 31st
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – August 17th
Slayer – July 31st
Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater:
Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage – July 25th
Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – September 6th
Godsmack & Shinedown – September 2nd
Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson – August 7th
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with Dead Daisies frontman John Corabi. Highlights from the interview appear below.
Sleaze Roxx: When Brian Tichy broke the news that he was leaving The Dead Daisies, I was really curious as to who you’d get in the band to fill his shoes. He’s a great drummer but he’s also a show man. Burn It Down marks the debut of Deen Castronovo on drums. How did he land on your radar? Was it his work with Doug [Aldrich in the] Revolution Saints?
John Corabi: Well, Marco has worked with him before and they’re both friends with Neil Schon. As you said, Doug has worked with him before. David and I hadn’t met him before but the other guys were convinced he was the guy so we flew him out. At the end of the day, I’m the singer and the whole world revolves around me [laughs]! I’m just kidding [laughs]! Deen hung out with us for about 4-5 days and he immediately had input with the songs. I know Deen has been through a dark period but he’s just a positive guy. He’s so grateful for everything. He’s a fun, sweet guy. He explained what went down with him and his sobriety. We felt that he was ready to go. I f–king love the guy. We talk like once or twice a week.
I wish Brian the best. He’s a fantastic drummer, I hope I get to work with him again sometime. They’re entirely different drummers. Deen is just as much of a beast on drums as Brian. Deen came in and f–king destroyed these songs. Deen sings too. He’s going to definitely be The Daisies’ secret weapon with him on background vocals.
Sleaze Roxx: One of the things that I take away from Burn It Down is that the band has gotten heavier — still melodic hard rock but definitely heavier.
John Corabi: We didn’t do that by design. That’s just how the songs started formulating. Marti [Frederiksen], our producer, is really good at finding a thread between all the songs. He says “that’s your f–king record right there with those 9-10 songs.” There were no shortage of ideas either. We could easily have another record with songs that didn’t make Burn It Down. We’re like a f–king ‘think tank.’ One guy says something and it sparks everyone else. It’s pretty awesome.
Sleaze Roxx: What’s the tentative plan to support Burn It Down in terms of touring in North America?
John Corabi: Well, management is looking at sometime around mid to late summer of 2018. We’ll hopefully be supporting in larger venues for 5-6 weeks. That’s the best answer I can give you right now.
Greg Prato of the Long Island Pulse spoke with Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner, excerpts from the interview appear below.
Long Island Pulse: Firepower is your second studio album with Priest. How is it similar or different to Redeemer of Souls?
Richie Faulkner: From the side of creating the songs, it was the same kind of vibe. We’d go our separate ways, and then we’d put down ideas in our spare time at home. Then me, Rob and Glenn would get together to put those ideas together and embellish them…It was an extension also of the relationships built over the last seven years, creatively and personally. The trust grows, the respect grows and it frees you up creatively.
What was different was that we set out to say, “What can we do differently this time around? How can we make a better record? How can we write better songs?” We got two producers in—Tom Allom and Andy Sneap—and they wanted us to play live. They wanted us to rehearse these songs that we had, refine the songs and get that live energy going that you can only get by playing in a room together. Through that, you get the spontaneity, the natural push and pull of the music. And you capture that energy in the recording, which was fundamental in getting that ferocity and vibe that comes through on Firepower.
Long Island Pulse: The announcement of Glenn’s health came as a surprise.
Richie Faulkner: Glenn has been fighting it for years and we have all been aware. Glenn is a very private guy and he kept it to himself; he didn’t go public with it. But it got to the point where we were in rehearsals, and in true Glenn Tipton fashion, he’s fighting to the last minute. He’s pushing, he’s trying because he wants to give a 1000 percent to the fans. And in the end, he just had to hold his hands up and say that he wasn’t able to tour. But Glenn is by no means leaving Judas Priest. He is still in Priest, he is still involved in Priest and he is still going to be involved in creative decisions and creating new music. And he will be coming out as and when he is able to do various appearances with us. That will be great.
Long Island Pulse: Has there been any discussion if the band can continue beyond this album and tour without Glenn performing with the band?
Richie Faulkner: There has been no discussion yet. I think the focus is dealing with the challenges that we’ve got at the moment, and getting out on the road with the Firepower record. And doing what we do best: playing live for our fans around the world. Anything beyond that is a discussion that still needs to take place. The focus is very much on now, the tour and the record.
Long Island Pulse: Was there any discussion of possibly K.K. Downing [a Priest member from 1969-2011] joining the band again?
Richie Faulkner: As far as I’m aware, he left the band. He didn’t want to be a part of the band, and as far as I’m aware, I don’t know if the band thought that he’d want to come back. He gave his priorities to other things and that’s fair enough. Glenn wanted Andy to step in and cover his live stuff and that’s what we’re doing. The great thing about Andy is he doesn’t want to be seen as “the new guy in Judas Priest.” He’s there covering Glenn. I think that’s a noble attitude for someone to have and I think that’s when you know you’ve got the right guy to fill in.
Long Island Pulse: Recently, Priest was one of the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but missed getting in.
Richie Faulkner: I’ve got split views on this. First of all, I am not eligible to be included in the Hall of Fame; you have to have a 25-year history [Richie joined in 2011]. To be putting out music like this—after 50 years—to a fanbase that is so loyal is affirmation enough. I don’t think a band like Priest needs any award or any ceremony. The proof is in the pudding; the proof is in the fans; the proof is in the music; and the proof is in the band forging forward after 50 years. That is the only accolade anyone can ever wish for.
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