North Carolina heavy rockers HOLYROLLER are now streaming the entirety of their new album SwimmingWitches. The album will be released on BlackDoombaRecords on July 8, 2022.
Brewing in the smoke-filled basements and dive bars of the North Carolina punk and metal scene, HOLYROLLER emerged in 2019 recently signing to Black Doomba Records for the release of their first full-length. Following their 2020 self-titled EP, the dynamic outfit have honed their live show with countless regional gigs in the south-eastern States of the USA.
Swimming Witches sees HOLYROLLER’s sound evolving, infusing influences including the likes of RED FANG, ELDER, and MASTODON with unrelenting energy. Explosive riffs see “Atheist Prayer” kick off the album with a fiery impact. It’s an edgy track unleashing a spellbinding spirit. The band showcase a darker side through shrieking vocals, marching drums and heavy tones in “Earthdweller”, along with powerful emotion and harmonies in “With Time”.
HOLYROLLER bring bewitching song writing to life through powerful performance and production. Manifesting a magnetic quality through memorable chorus hooks and monstrous guitars, each track on Swimming Witches unveils the charismatic nature of HOLYROLLER.
More information will be available soon.
HOLYROLLER: AdamCody – rhythm guitar & vocals JayOvittore– drums & gang vocals Jim Mayberry– lead guitar & backing vocals Jason Kincaid– bass guitar & backing vocals
On June 30th, 1998 – BLACKSABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. This was during the BLACKSABBATH Reunion Tour. The set list below:
War Pigs
N.I.B.
Fairies Wear Boots
Snowblind
Into the Void
Spiral Architect
Lord of This World
Electric Funeral
Black Sabbath
Iron Man
Embryo
Children of the Grave
Paranoid
On June 30, 2001 – BLACKSABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California. The set list below:
N.I.B.
Snowblind
Scary Dreams
War Pigs
Iron Man
Into the Void
Black Sabbath
The Wizard
Paranoid
Children of the Grave
On June 30, 2016 – BLACKSABBATH performed at O2 Arena in Prague, Czechia. This concert was during THEEND Tour.
“One of the defining songs of my career.” – RON KEEL
Summer 2022 – Ron Keel Band has released their new single “When This Is Over,” from the forthcoming album “KEELWORLD,” via RFK Media and Amplified Distribution. The track is available on all digital and streaming platforms, and also as a limited edition CD single accompanied by a world class music video premiering at BraveWords.com on July 1st.
“I received a very nice email from a fan overseas during the pandemic,” Ron said, explaining the song’s inspiration. “This guy said he loves what we do and can’t wait to see us on tour…when this is over. The song was born in that moment…and the lyrics quickly evolved as an echo of that fan’s hope. In the song, I don’t define what ‘this’ is – it could be World War III or just a bad day at work – but we gotta believe that when this is over, everything’s going to be okay.
“Now just this morning, I got a message from another fan, who had her legs crushed when she was struck by a car. She says this song is now ‘her jam’ and it’s helping her through rehab after one of those legs was amputated. She said when this is over, she’s going to walk again.”
He insists the message behind the song is both timely and timeless and guarantees “When This Is Over” will be on the set list with the Keel classics for all the Ron Keel Band summer shows. RKB joins Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Jackyl, Winger and many others at the RockTemberMusicFestival in Minnesota this September, and the band will return for their residency at the Full Throttle Saloon during the 82nd annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Other big summer headline concerts include July 16th at Logan’s Wild Hog Run in Cando, North Dakota, September 16th at the King Of Clubs in Columbus, Ohio, and the Field Of Screams Festival in Wabash, Indiana September 17th. The tour will come full circle with their only hometown show of 2022, on New Year’s Eve in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the El Riad Shrine.
“Along with anthems like ‘The Right To Rock’ and ‘Wild Forever,’ ‘When This Is Over’ is one of the defining songs of my career,” Keel insists. The album “KEELWORLD” is set for release in 2023 and includes all new music from Ron Keel Band, KEEL, Steeler, IronHorse, FairGame, and more.
The “When This Is Over” Limited Edition CD Single contains the master mix (explicit lyrics), an instrumental mix, and the radio mix. Fans can order that disc while supplies last at http://rfkmedia.com.
June 29, 1992 – BLACKSABBATH perform at Canecão in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was during the DehumanizerTour. Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice on drums.
On June 29, 1997 – BLACKSABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California. The set list below:
War Pigs
Into the Void
Sweet Leaf
Iron Man
Embryo
Children of the Grave
Black Sabbath
Fairies Wear Boots
Paranoid
June 29, 2001 – BLACKSABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. The set list below:
N.I.B.
Snowblind
Scary Dreams
War Pigs
Iron Man
Into the Void
The Wizard
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Children of the Grave
On June 29, 2005 – BLACKSABBATH performed in Prague, Czech Republic at T-Mobile Arena.
RIVERS OF NIHIL will return to the road this Fall on a North American tour supporting TheContortionist. The month-long trek – which begins on September 11th in Dallas, Texas and runs through October 15th in Indianapolis, Indiana – will feature the band performing their latest full-length, TheWork, in its entirety!
Comments guitarist Brody Uttley, “We can’t wait to hit the road with The Contortionist this September. On the heels of playing Where Owls Know My Name in its entirety in 2019, we’ve decided to offer our fans another full album live experience. The new songs that we’ve been playing from The Work have been going over in a huge way live, so we hope to make this one the most immersive live experiences that we’ve ever brought out. This one is sure to be one to remember. See you there.”
Tickets are on sale now! See all confirmed dates below:
RIVERSOFNIHIL w/ TheContortionist: 9/11/2022 The Granada Theater – Dallas, TX 9/13/2022 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX 9/14/2022 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 9/16/2022 Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ 9/17/2022 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 9/18/2022 El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA 9/20/2022 Bossanova – Portland, OR 9/21/2022 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 9/23/2022 Metro Music Hall -Salt Lake City, UT 9/24/2022 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO 9/26/2022 Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN 9/27/2022 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL 9/28/2022 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI 9/30/2022 Le Studio TD -Montreal, QC 10/01/2022 Opera House – Toronto, ON 10/02/2022 Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH 10/04/2022 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA 10/06/2022 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA 10/07/2022 Union Stage – Washington, DC 10/08/2022 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY 10/09/2022 Paradise – Boston, MA 10/11/2022 Arizona Pete’s – Greensboro, NC 10/12/2022 Terminal West – Atlanta, GA 10/13/2022 Eastside Bowl – Nashville, TN 10/15/2022 Deluxe @ Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN
RIVERSOFNIHIL released TheWork last Fall on Metal Blade Records. The band has never fit neatly into a box, but with 2018’s WhereOwlsKnowMyName, they transcended all labels applied to them. Returning in 2021 with TheWork, they’ve forged further into new territory, delivering an album that’s as cerebral as it is visceral, and that covers a staggering sonic range, definitively placing them in a category of their own. Inarguably a dense, heavy collection, TheWork is far too dynamic to be considered a solely metal record and there is a genuine warmth that shows through, particularly tracks like “Wait” and the gorgeous “Maybe One Day.”
Additionally, the band has incorporated far more clean vocals alongside the screaming that tears through many of the record’s heavier tracks. Courtesy of their friend Zach Strouse, saxophone once again adds extra layers of atmosphere to the collection, utilizing baritone, soprano, and alto saxes to great effect.
On June 24, 1972 – BLACKSABBATH performed at the Akron Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. Others on stage that day were: HumblePie, Edgar Winter and GroundHogs.
On June 24th, 1997 – BLACKSABBATH performed at OZZFEST, held at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. This was during the BLACKSABBATH Reunion Tour.
June 23, 1992 – The first concert on the Black SabbathDehumanizer tour was at Olympia in São Paulo, Brazil.
June 23, 2016 – BlackSabbath perform at Tons of Rock Festival in Halden, Norway. This festival took place inside the 17th century fortress Fredriksten.
For The 13-Track Collection, The Legendary Guitarist And Hollywood Vampires Co-Founder Record A Range Of Covers That Touch On Motown, The Beach Boys, John Lennon, The Velvet Underground, Killing Joke, And More, Along with Two Depp Original Compositions
First Single, The Depp Original “This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr” Is Out Today
Jeff Beck And Johnny Depp Are Currently On Tour In Europe Through July 25th
LOS ANGELES – Jeff Beck found a kindred spirit in Johnny Depp when the two met in 2016. They bonded quickly over cars and guitars and spent most of their time together trying to make each other laugh. At the same time, Beck’s appreciation grew for Depp’s serious songwriting skills and his ear for music. That talent and their chemistry convinced Beck they should make an album together.
Depp agreed and they started in 2019. Over the next three years, they recorded a mix of Depp originals along with a wide range of covers that touches on everything from Celtic and Motown to the Beach Boys and Killing Joke. In 2020, during the pandemic, they previewed their collaboration with their well-timed cover of John Lennon’s “Isolation.”
The duo’s 13-track album, dubbed 18, will arrive on July 15. Beck explains the album title: “When Johnny and I started playing together, it really ignited our youthful spirit and creativity. We would joke about how we felt 18 again so that just became the album title too.”
18 will be available on CD and digitally, with a 180-gram black vinyl version coming on September 30. The cover features an illustration of Beck and Depp as 18-year-olds that was drawn and designed by Beck’s wife Sandra.
Leading up to the release of 18, Beck has launched a European tour, with Depp as a special guest, which will conclude on July 25 at L’Olympia in Paris.
Credit: Christie Goodwin
For the last 12 years Depp has recorded and toured with the Hollywood Vampires, a band he started with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. The supergroup has released two studio albums that include guest appearances by some of rock’s biggest names: Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, and Joe Walsh. The list also includes Beck, who played guitar on “Welcome To Bushwackers,” a song on Rise, the Vampires’ second album, which came out in 2019.
Soon after, Depp asked Beck to play lead on a tune he’d written, the album’s first single “This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr,” an homage to the actress/inventor. Beck says it was the catalyst for the collaboration and is one of his favorite songs on the new album. “I was blown away by it,” he says. “That song is one of the reasons I asked him to make an album with me.” The track is available today digitally, along with an accompanying music video. Click here to view now.
Of Beck, Depp adds, “It’s an extraordinary honor to play and write music with Jeff, one of the true greats and someone I am now privileged enough to call my brother.”
In the studio, Beck says he and Depp challenged each other to leave their comfort zones with the songs they chose to cover. “I haven’t had another creative partner like him for ages,” Beck says. “He was a major force on this record. I just hope people will take him seriously as a musician because it’s a hard thing for some people to accept that Johnny Depp can sing rock and roll.”
Depp justifies Beck’s faith on the new album by showing off his incredible emotional range on songs like The Velvet Underground’s “Venus In Furs,” the Everly Brothers’ ballad “Let It Be Me” and Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “What’s Going On.” On the instrumentals, Beck demonstrates why he’s universally revered as a guitar god with stunning versions of Davy Spillane’s “Midnight Walker” and two songs from the Beach Boys’ masterpiece, Pet Sounds – “Caroline, No” and “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder).”
JEFF BECK AND JOHNNY DEPP – 18 Track Listing:
“Midnight Walker” (Davy Spillane cover)
“Death And Resurrection Show” (Killing Joke cover)
“Time” (Dennis Wilson cover)
“Sad Motherfuckin’ Parade” (Johnny Depp original)
“Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)” (Beach Boys cover)
“This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr” (Johnny Depp original)
On June 22, 1978 – Black Sabbath performs/lip syncs their hit NeverSayDie on the BBC show: TopofthePops.
On June 22, 1992 – BlackSabbath released their 16th studio album: Dehumanizer. This Black Sabbath lineup was: Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Vinny Appice (drums) and Geoff Nicholls (keyboards). This was the third andlast BlackSabbath studio album to feature Ronnie James Dio as vocalist.
On June 22, 2014 – BlackSabbath perform at Val de Moine in Clisson, France for the Hellfest. Black Sabbath were touring in support of their studio album: 13.
Symphony X will be making stops in Mexico, Brazil and Chile. Symphony X begins their 25th Anniversary Latin American tour in Rio De Janeiro on July 27th. Check out the tour flyer above for more info!
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