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07/16/2024
NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FEST ADDS FOUR MORE BANDS TO THE BILLBLEEDING THROUGH, END, OVERCAST, + TERROR TO APPEAR!TH...
07/12/2024

NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FEST ADDS FOUR MORE BANDS TO THE BILL

BLEEDING THROUGH, END, OVERCAST, + TERROR TO APPEAR!

THIS YEAR'S EVENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21 + 22

LEGENDARY FESTIVAL RETURNED TO THE WORCESTER PALLADIUM LAST YEAR

THIS YEAR'S LINEUP INCLUDES KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CONVERGE, MACHINE HEAD, NAILS, + MANY MORE

New England Metal & Hardcore Fest launched back in 1999 and took place at the famed Palladium in Worcester through 2018. It was often held over two or three days, with multiple stages and top-tier acts like Megadeth, Manowar, DragonForce, Opeth, Between the Buried & Me, Meshuggah, Killswitch Engage, Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax, and more appearing through the years. It was always a "who's who" of the metal and hardcore scene and was a "not to be missed" event each Spring.

It took a brief break after 2018 but returned to much fanfare in 2023 with Parkway Drive, Lamb of God, Hatebreed, and more.

The 2024 edition has been announced and the lineup is stacked. It features literally every single band you'd want to see at a metal and hardcore festival.

The two-day extravaganza will take place on September 21 and 22 at the Palladium. NEM&HCF faves Killswitch Engage will be playing a special 25th anniversary show and will headline the first night. Slaughter to Prevail will headline the second night.

Year Of the Knife announced their much-anticipated return to the stage after enduring a devastating van accident in 2023.

Today, the event added four more blockbuster bands to a lineup that is already pretty much "CANNOT MISS!"

Bleeding Through (9/21)
END (9/21)
Overcast (9/21)
Terror (9/22)

VIP tickets are available here.

LINEUP
HEADLINERS:
Killswitch Engage β€” 25th Anniversary Show (SATURDAY)
Slaughter to Prevail (SUNDAY)

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, WITH MORE TBA:
200 Stab Wounds
After The Burial
Alluvial
As I Lay Dying
Balmora
Bane
Better Lovers
Bleeding Through
Brand Of Sacrifice
Brat
Converge
Co**se Pile
Death Before Dishonor
Disembodied Tyrant
Emmure
END
Ends of Sanity
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Full of Hell
Incendiary
Integrity
Jarhead Fertilizer
Life Cycles
Machine Head
Mammoth Grinder
Missing Link
Mouth For War
Nails
No Cure
On Broken Wings
Overcast
Overkill
Pain of Truth
Peeling Flesh
Psycho Frame
Shadow of Intent
Simulakra
Snuffed On Sight
Since The Flood
Suicidal Tendencies
Su***de Silence
Terror
The Red Chord
The Zenith Passage
Throwdown
Trail Of Lies
Tribal Gaze
Two Piece
Upon Stone
With Honor
Xibalba

01/28/2024
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12/22/2022

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BUCKCHERRY TEAMS WITH THE LACS FOR JANUARY 2022 EAST COAST TOUR After playing 100 shows in 2021, Buckcherry kicks off 20...
11/10/2021

BUCKCHERRY TEAMS WITH THE LACS FOR JANUARY 2022 EAST COAST TOUR

After playing 100 shows in 2021, Buckcherry kicks off 2022 with a co-headlining run with country rap rock band The Lacs.

The 15-date tour starts January 7 in Kyle, Texas. Buckcherry will perform an additional eight shows headlining. Core will support on all shows. Tickets for all shows go on sale this Friday and VIP packages can be purchased at Buckcherry.com.

Buckcherry continues to support their ninth studio album Hellbound, which was released in June. The band is working on tour plans for the remainder of 2022 and these will be announced at a future date.

The Lacs have been on a headline tour since June of 2021 in support of their most recent album Rise and Shine. New singles and more 2022 tour dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Below are the dates for January + February.

BUCKCHERRY + THE LACS ON TOUR:
1/7 β€” Kyle, TX β€” The Railhouse Bar
1/8 β€” Houston, TX β€” Rise Rooftop
1/9 β€” Texarkana, AR β€” Crossties
1/11 β€” Dallas, TX β€” Tree's
1/12 β€” Oklahoma, OK β€” Diamond Ballroom*
1/14 β€” Fayetteville, AR β€” JJ's Live
1/15 β€” Nashville, TN β€” Marathon Live
1/16 β€” Atlanta, GA β€” Masquerade
1/18 β€” Columbus, OH β€” King of Clubs
1/19 β€” Warren, OH β€” Packard Music Hall
1/21 β€” Corbin, KY β€” Corbin Arena
1/22 β€” Jim Thorpe, PA β€” Penns Peak
1/23 β€” Hopewell, VA β€” Beacon
1/25 β€” Leesburg, VA β€” Tally HO*
1/27 β€” Wilmington, DE β€” The Queen
1/28 β€” Pikeville, KY β€” Appalachian Wireless Arena
1/29 β€” Cincinnati, OH β€” Riverfront Live
1/31 β€” Knoxville, TN β€” Cotton Eyed Joe's*
2/1 β€” Birmingham, AL β€” Iron City*
2/2 β€” Destin, FL β€” Club LA*
2/4 β€” Ft. Lauderdale , FL β€” Culture Room*
2/5 β€” Ft. Myers, FL β€” The Ranch*
2/6 β€” St. Petersburg, FL β€” Fergs*
*Buckcherry + Core only

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULED HEADLINE TOUR FOR WINTER 2022 AUGUST BURNS RED + LIGHT THE TORCH TO REJOIN AS SUP...
11/09/2021

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULED HEADLINE TOUR FOR WINTER 2022

AUGUST BURNS RED + LIGHT THE TORCH TO REJOIN AS SUPPORT

Gold-selling and three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights Killswitch Engage have announced their rescheduled headline tour for Winter 2022.

KsE, recognized by Forbes as "one of modern metal's most cherished acts," will bring The Atonement Tour back on the road to clubs and theaters across the U.S. and into Canada. The trek kicks off on January 28 in Pittsburgh and runs through March 12 in Philadelphia.

All dates are below. Tickets are onsale here.

The Atonement Tour makes its return with the same powerful lineup, which includes Lancaster, Pennsylvania's August Burns Red as main support and Light the Torch as the opening act. As fans are more than well aware, LTT frontman Howard Jones served as KsE's singer from 2002 through 2012.

This tour package was originally planned for Spring 2020 but was ultimately postponed two dates into the original run due to the global shutdown that was a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will now include all of the rescheduled dates as well as several new locations across the U.S.

"The long wait is finally over," says KsE singer Jesse Leach. "We worked very hard to carefully piece this tour back together properly. After the tour was shut down two days in when it started in 2020, we are bringing it back! We are honored and stoked to have August Burns Red and Howard Jones and the boys in Light the Torch along to make this an 'all killer, no filler' lineup."

Jones echoes the sentiment, saying, "FINALLY! We get to pick up where we left off on the Atonement tour with KsE and ABR! We couldn't be more excited to resume with the same lineup, and additional dates have been added so don't miss this noisy party. Now, stop reading this and get your tickets. GO! This will be a tour to remember and you do not want to miss it!"

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ON TOUR:
WITH AUGUST BURNS RED + LIGHT THE TORCH:
1/28 β€” Pittsburgh, PA β€” Stage AE
1/29 β€” Silver Spring, MD β€” Fillmore
1/31 β€” Stroudsburg, PA β€” Sherman Theater
2/1 β€” Montreal, QC β€” M-Telus
2/2 β€” Toronto, ON β€” Rebel
2/4 β€” Wallingford, CT β€” The Dome
2/5 β€” Portland, ME β€” State Theater
2/6 β€” Boston, MA β€” House of Blues
2/8 β€” New York, NY β€” Terminal 5
2/10 β€” Raleigh, NC β€” Ritz
2/11 β€” Atlanta, GA β€” Tabernacle
2/12 β€” Orlando, FL β€” House of Blues
2/14 β€” Houston, TX β€” House of Blues
2/15 β€” Dallas, TX β€” SouthSide Ballroom
2/17 β€” Tempe, AZ β€” The Marquee
2/18 β€” Los Angeles, CA β€” Wiltern
2/19 β€” Las Vegas, NV β€” Brooklyn Bowl
2/21 β€” Ventura, CA β€” Ventura Theater
2/22 β€” Riverside, CA β€” Municipal Auditorium
2/23 β€” San Francisco, CA β€” Warfield
2/25 β€” Spokane, WA β€” Knitting Factory
2/26 β€” Missoula, MT β€” Wilma Theater
2/27 β€” Seattle, WA β€” Showbox S**o
3/1 β€” Boise, ID β€” Revolution
3/2 β€” Salt Lake City, UT β€” Complex
3/3 β€” Denver, CO β€” Fillmore
3/5 β€” Green Bay, WI β€” EPIC Event Center
3/6 β€” Minneapolis, MN β€” Fillmore
3/7 β€” Chicago, IL β€” Radius
3/8 β€” Columbus, OH β€” Express Live
3/10 β€” Detroit, MI β€” Fillmore
3/11 β€” Rochester, NY β€” Main Street Armory
3/12 β€” Philadelphia, PA β€” Franklin Music Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBDr70-HeH0...Nita Strauss Played Ex-Teenage Band Mate, WBO & IBF Champion Mikaela Mayer...
11/08/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBDr70-HeH0...
Nita Strauss Played Ex-Teenage Band Mate, WBO & IBF Champion Mikaela Mayer To The Ring Ahead of Her Historic Title Unification Win Over Maiva Hamadouche On Friday
Watch The Recap HERE
Nita's Current Single
"Dead Inside" Feat. David Draiman Of Disturbed
Fastest Rising Song At Active Rock Radio for Two Weeks Running
Hitting #13 In Just 3 Weeks
Winter Wasteland US Tour Kicks Off This Week
ο»ΏWith Support From Black Satellite, Abby K and Marc Rizzo
Tickets HERE | VIP Packages HERE
MM Recap
WATCH: Video Recap Of Nita Strauss Playing Mikaela Mayer To Victory on ESPN Top Rank
Monday, November 8th, 2021- Superstar guitarist and unstoppable force of nature, "Hurricane" NITA STRAUSS, made history once again on Friday, as she played ex-teenage bandmate, Olympic medalist and (newly anointed) WBO & IBF Super Featherweight World Boxing Champion, MIKAELA MAYER, to the ring for her ground breaking title unification win over MAIVA HAMADOUCHE on ESPN Top Rank. The twelve round war was the first ever female world title main event in the 4+ year history of the Top Rank series. Fans can watch the official recap video featuring exclusive BTS footage HERE or by clicking the image above.
NITA and MIKAELA have been friends since they were teenagers, when they played and toured together in Los Angeles metal band, LIA-FAIL.Once the short-lived band fell apart, both women went in separate directions with MAYER turning her focus to fighting and STRAUSS doubling down and further pursuing her career as a world-renowned guitarist, performer and solo artist. With both women now operating at the very top of their respective games, the time was right to once again reunite and take to the stage together once again when NITA soundtracked MIKAELA's walk-out for her history-making title unification win.
NITA STRAUSS recently released her first new music since 2018 in the shape of epic single "Dead Inside" feat. David Draiman of Disturbed. The track was released on October 15th and in the weeks since has been the most added track at Active Rock Radio, already hitting the #13 spot, clocking up over 1 million streams, 669k YouTube views and saw a 3600% rise in Nita's Monthly listeners. Watch the official music video below.
NITA STRAUSS - Dead Inside (ft. David Draiman of Disturbed)
NITA will be kicking off her Winter Wasteland 2021 US headline tour this week, beginning in New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, November 10th and hitting a further 28 cities across North America, culminating in Angola, IN on December 18th. Joining Nita on her US trek will be Black Satellite, Abby K (opening Nov 10-18) and Shred legend Marc Rizzo who will be joining the tour on December 1st for all remaining dates. There will also be a local band/artist on every show. Tickets are on sale now HERE. VIP packages are available HERE
NITA STRAUSS
WINTER WASTELAND TOUR 2021
11/10 - New Orleans,LA- The Hangar
11/11- Houston, TX- Scout Bar
11/12- Dallas, TX - Amplified Live
11/13- San Antonio - The Rock Box
11/15- El Paso, TX- Rockhouse Bar
11/16- Tucson, AZ - Encore
11/17- Phoenix, AZ- Rebel Lounge
11/18- Los Angeles, CA- The Whisky
11/19 Reno, NV- Peavine Taphouse
11/21 Sacramento, CA- Harlows
11/22 San Jose, CA- The Ritz
11/24 San Diego, CA- Brick By Brick
11/27 Denver, CO- HQ
11/28 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
11/30 Destin, FL- Club L.A.
12/1 Orlando, FL- The Haven
12/2 Atlanta, GA- Masquerade
12/3 Spartanburg, SC- Ground Zero
12/4 Greensboro, NC- The Blind Tiger
12/7 New York, NY- Market Hotel
12/8 Baltimore, MD- Ottobar
12/9 Pittsburgh, PA- Jergels
12/10 Harrison, OH- Blue Note
12/11 Flint, MI- The Machine Shop
12/12 Toronto, Canada - Horseshoe Tavern
12/14 Cleveland,OH- The Odeon
12/15 Chicago, IL- Reggie's
12/16 Minneapolis, MN- Skyway Theatre
12/17 Milwaukee, WI- The Back Room @ Colectivo
12/18 Angola, IN- The Eclectic Room
Photo Credit: Johnny Young
ABOUT NITA STRAUSS
Through obsession, dedication and sheer hard work, NITA has not only been firmly established as one of the best guitarists in the world, she is also a role model, a trail blazer, a fitness fanatic, a phenomenal performer and a total badass. Her skill, exuberant stage presence and love for all things guitar have seen NITA become a truly unstoppable, limitless force, blazing a previously untrodden trail.
As well as writing, producing and playing all the guitar and bass parts on her solo output, NITA is known for wowing fans all over the world as Alice Cooper's touring guitarist, gracing the covers of Guitar World and Guitar Player, performing for millions upon millions of WWE fans worldwide at record-setting pay-per-views and becoming the first female to have a signature Ibanez guitar (which now hangs in the entrance to the legendary Guitar Centre on Sunset Blvd).
When the pandemic hit, being the force of nature that she is, NITA took the adversity of no touring and being at home and turned it in to a positive. During the past 18 months, NITA launched her online guitar learning course, Rock Guitar Fundamentals which takes the learner through everything from picking up the guitar for the first time all the way through to learning songs and playing solos. Taking her passion for health and fitness to the next level, NITA also launched her Body Shred Fitness Challenge, a 3 month fitness challenge that pairs a love of music with passion for getting healthier in your body and mind! Participants have the chance to win prize packages valued at over $2,500 while becoming a part of a fun, supportive world wide fitness community. And, as if that wasn't enough, NITA launched her Patreon which gives fans access to weekly livestreams, lessons, signed photos and behind the scenes looks at the album recording process.
On top of these digital initiatives, NITA also became the official in-house guitarist of the L.A. Rams, playing every home game at the brand new SoFi Stadium, performed the national anthem at WWE's NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver event, released two new signature Ibanez guitars, JIVA Jr and JIVA X, was featured on the cover of Guitar World's: Guitarists Of The Decade issue and performed with Alice Cooper at the Fire Fight Australia benefit for the bush fires that ravaged Australia in 2020.
NITA released her debut solo album 'Controlled Chaos' in 2018 to mass acclaim from fans and media alike with Metal Injection calling it "a great debut thatβ€”as its creator intendedβ€”leaves no doubt." and Guitar World stating "'Controlled Chaos' is a panoramic view of Nita Strauss' many strengths". To date the album has clocked up 6.7 million streams worldwide, with music videos for singles "Our Most Desperate Hour", "Pandemonium", "Alegria" and "Mariana Trench" clocking up over 3 million Youtube views.
As well as performing with Alice Cooper, NITA has also played with R&B star Jermaine Jackson, early MTV darlings Femme Fatale, video game supergroup Critical Hit and popular tribute band The Iron Maidens.
Find Nita Strauss Online
NitaStrauss.com

11/06/2021
ALICE COOPER ANNOUNCES WINTER 2022 TOUR DATESNEW ALBUM DETROIT STORIES OUT NOWFollowing his just-completed successful fa...
11/04/2021

ALICE COOPER ANNOUNCES WINTER 2022 TOUR DATES

NEW ALBUM DETROIT STORIES OUT NOW

Following his just-completed successful fall tour, Alice Cooper will be back on the road again in 2022, starting in Cincinnati on January 28 and running through February 8 in Orlando at the Hard Rock Live. He will then headline the Monsters of Rock Cruise February 9-14. All dates are below.

VIP pre-sale is set for Tuesday, November 2 at 10 AM local time in each market.

The public on-sale follows on Friday, November 5 at 10 AM local time.

Get tickets here.

Cooper, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, usually spends up to six months a year on the road, bringing his iconic brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as the audience does. Known as the architect of shock rock, Cooper (in both the original Alice Cooper band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie. Alice Cooper concerts remain a "not-to-be-missed" attraction!

Cooper's universally acclaimed new album Detroit Stories is out now via earMUSIC. The record is a celebration of the sound and spirit of the Golden Era of Detroit rock, and debuted on the Billboard Album sales chart at #1 upon release in February.

The Associated Press called Detroit Stories "a masterpiece of classic rock, soul and R&B in homage to the city that produced him," while Entertainment Weekly proclaimed the release "a love letter from Cooper to his city, and one that encourages a deep dive into his own back catalog and that of his peers." Variety deemed the album "a delicious tip of the hat to '70s classics such as 'Killer' and 'School's Out' without sounding like a throwback." Rolling Stone enthused, "That spirit of rock & roll abandon still exists in Cooper's music half a century later, and his inherent showmanship is why people still fill theaters to see his guillotine act. It's also why his records are still fun to listen to: You never know where he's headed." Get it here.

ALICE COOPER ON TOUR:
1/28 β€” Cincinnati, OH β€” ICON Music Center
1/29 β€”Toledo, OH β€” Stranahan Theater
1/31 β€”Wabash, IN β€” Honeywell Center
2/3 β€” Louisville, KY β€” Palace Theatre
2/4 β€” Cherokee, NC β€” Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
2/5 β€” Savannah, GA β€” Johnny Mercer Theatre
2/7 β€” Clearwater, FL β€” Ruth Eckerd Hall
2/8 β€” Orlando, FL β€” Hard Rock Live
2/9-2/14 β€” At Sea β€” Monsters of Rock Cruise

CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY NOVEMBER 2021 US TOUR STARTS TODAY! ACCLAIMED MUSICIAN WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO EMERSON LAKE & PALME...
11/04/2021

CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY NOVEMBER 2021 US TOUR STARTS TODAY! ACCLAIMED MUSICIAN WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO EMERSON LAKE & PALMER FOR ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

After his September 2021 tour (including dates with Alan Parsons Project) was postponed due to COVID concerns, legendary drummer and musician, Carl Palmer will return this November to the US with his first round of live shows since 2019. These shows, which will feature only Palmer and his band, mark the return to live performances since the onset of the pandemic. The tour will kick off in Warrendale, PA on November Wed November 3rd, and finish just before Thanksgiving. Additional dates are being added to initial list of 14 shows listed here.

β€œFinally! The band and I are very eager to get back on stages in America, and around the rest of world, where possible,” said Palmer. β€œThe show will have some material we have not played in years, as well as ELP’s best loved material. Visually, we will include footage in the show that reflects the highlights of ELP’s career.” In addition to Palmer, the band still features Paul Bielatowicz on guitar and vocals; and Simon Fitzpatrick on bass and Chapman stick.

Carl Palmer, who was voted by ROLLING STONE as one of the 10 Greatest Drummers of All Time, is a founding member of EMERSON LAKE & PALMER and ASIA. Since he began in the business in the 1960s Carl Palmer has sold over 50 million records! Since 2001, Carl has fronted a 3 piece power trio: guitar, bass, vocals, & drums doing the classically driven rock hits of ELP with NO KEYBOARDS.

These dates mark the beginning of three year drive to promote the 50th Anniversary and beyond of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, whose sole surviving member is Carl Palmer. Also planned during the celebration period will be a limited edition expansive biography of the band; a new Palmer art collection based on the five main ELP studio albums; a documentary; KARN EVIL 9, a major Hollywood film (now in development with Radar Pictures) and a special tour announcement that will reunite Palmer in performance with the late Emerson & Lake through modern technology. "This tour is beginning of a three year agenda," explains Palmer. "There are many special celebrations of ELP that we will explain in detail in the near future."

Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends!

CARL PALMER ELP LEGACY 2021 SIZZLE REEL

Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy – NOV 2021 US TOUR

Wed Nov 3 Jergels Warrendale, PA
Thu Nov 4 Magic Bag Theater Ferndale MI
Fri Nov 5 Marion Civic Center Marion IL
Sat Nov 6 Wildey Theater Edwardsville IL
Sun Nov 7 Arcada Theater St Charles IL
Tue Nov 9 Tally Ho Theater Leesburg VA
Wed Nov 10 Beacon Theater Hopewell VA
Thu Nov 11 2300 Arena Philadelphia PA
Fri NOV 12 Kent Stage Kent OH
Sun Nov 14 Ludlow Garage Cincinnati OH
Tue Nov 16 Tellus 360 Lancaster PA
Thu Nov 18 Mauch Chunk Opera House Jim Thorpe, PA
Fri Nov 19 Broad Brook Opera House Somer CT
Sun Nov 21 Shea PAC/ William Patterson College Wayne NJ

MORE TOUR DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED….

FOR ALL THINGS CARL PALMER: www.carlpalmer.com

SEE CARL PALMER ART at: www.carlpalmerart.com

JOHN 5Drops Brand New Video For"LAND OF THE MISFIT TOYS"Brand New Album'SINNER'Out Now Incendiary guitarist and solo art...
11/04/2021

JOHN 5
Drops Brand New Video For
"LAND OF THE MISFIT TOYS"
Brand New Album
'SINNER'
Out Now
Incendiary guitarist and solo artist, JOHN 5, dropped his brand new, cinematic music video for epic track, "Land of The Misfit Toys". The new music video is set in 1980 and tells the tale of a young John Lowery who stumbles into a haunted house and becomes possessed by an entity. This entity gradually turns him into the guitar shredding, face-painted icon we all now know as JOHN 5. "Land Of The Misfit Toys" is taken from JOHN 5's brand new solo album, SINNER, which was released on Friday via Big Machine Records and is available everywhere now. Stream the album here and watch the new video for "Land of The Misfit Toys" here or by clicking the image below.
John 5, The Creatures - Land Of The Misfit Toys
Speaking on the new track and accompanying video, JOHN 5 shares:

"Land Of the Misfit Toys" is my favorite track on the record. It's a real epic and the longest track on the new album. I was watching a documentary on David Foster and how he would produce, arrange and build songs which really influenced me on the arrangement and production of this track. The camera that was used to film the video for "Land Of The Misfit Toys" was the same camera that was used to film the new Matrix movie that is coming out in December, which is pretty cool. The video tells the story of the 10 year old John Lowery (played by my producer's son), who stumbles into this haunted house and becomes possessed by an entity that causes him to start playing guitar and wearing the makeup. At the end of the video, he fully becomes John 5. everybody knows that I'm a big fan of horror so this was a really fun video to make alongside director Chantal Savage."

Commenting on his brand new album SINNER and the incredible reaction to it, John 5 continues

"I'm so excited that the record is finally out. We had such a great time making it. I didn't want to punch in with this record so each track is a full-performance. So if I started from the beginning and messed up, I would start again at the beginning until I got a great take all the way through. With a lot of time on my hands due to lockdown, I was able to really practice and focus on making the record the very best it could be. I'm so happy that the fans really love the album, because I do this for the love of the guitar and the love of music and without the fans, it wouldn't be anything. So THANK YOU again to the fans. I will see you all on the road soon."
As evidenced by the latest slab of sinister sounds, JOHN 5, who moved to Hollywood as a teen to pursue his rock n’ roll dreams, follows his artistic muse wherever it leads. SINNER is ten tracks of pure JOHN 5, summoned with the same mix of vibrant energy and passionate emotion beloved by fans of his work as guitarist for Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth and many more. SINNER is ten tracks full of hooks, melody, and thick guitar-driven groove. "Que Pasa" feat. Dave Mustaine was the first taste of what was to come from the legendary guitarist on his latest full-length. Since its release in August, the track has clocked up 230k YouTube views.


JOHN 5 | SINNER
Tracklisting

01. Welcome To The Island
02. For I Have Sinned
03. Euphoria (feat. Carla Harvey)
04. Que Pasa (feat. Dave Mustaine)
05. How High The Moon
06. Creepshow
07. Land Of The Misfit Toys
08. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
09. This Is How I Do It
10. Georgia On My Mind (feat. Peter Criss)

SINNER was produced and mixed by Barry Pointer at Riott House Studio in North Hollywood. Drums were engineered by ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke at Redrum Recording in Los Angeles.
ABOUT JOHN 5

When Guitar World convened their State of Guitar in 2021 all-star summit, JOHN 5 appeared on the magazine’s cover, right alongside Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Tool’s Adam Jones. Without a doubt, his reputation as a guitar-slinging troubadour and top-notch shredder is well-earned, recognized by friends, peers, and collaborators like Slash, Paul Gilbert, and
Steve Vai over the years.

But the man whose passport reads β€œJohn William Lowery” is more than a postmodern guitar hero. An eclectic showman and horror-obsessed pop culture maverick, JOHN 5’s tastes and talent are as vast and diverse as his renowned collection of guitars and as robust as his expansive discography.

While his solo band and work with Zombie generally keep him otherwise engaged in recent years, he’s continuously called upon to cowrite, collaborate, and lay down leads for rock and pop music’s biggest names. It’s a huge list that includes Scorpions, Rod Stewart, Halestorm, and Alice Cooper.

John owes his love of the guitar to the long-running variety TV show Hee Haw, which he’d watch with his father at the young age of seven. KISS and Jimi Hendrix came after. His band Dirty Trixx won a Battle of the Bands in middle school. Vampirella came next, in high school, when he adopted his now-signature theatrical makeup look. At 18, he moved to Los Angeles to become a session player, performing with Lita Ford, Randy Castillo, K.D. Lang, 2wo (Two) with Rob Halford, David Lee Roth and Marilyn Manson, who gave him the β€œJohn 5” moniker.

After a chance encounter with the legendary Les Paul, John began work on his first-ever solo album, Vertigo in 2004, laying the groundwork for several records to come.

Rob Zombie recruited John initially to perform as a live guitarist only on the 2006 Ozzfest tour. But the chemistry between them proved so electric that they began work on 2006’s Educated Horses. As guitarist and co-writer, he appeared on all subsequent Rob Zombie albums and scored 2013’s The Lords of Salem. JOHN 5’s fifth record with Rob Zombie, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, became the hard rock icon’s first No. 1 album. The debut single from L.A. RATS, "I've Been Everywhere" saw John and Zombie paired with Nikki Sixx (MΓΆtley CrΓΌe) and Tommy Clueftos (Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie) and cracked Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Top 40.

Now comes SINNER, the sum total of all that’s come before, a perfect snapshot of where JOHN 5 has been and where he’s headed.

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