Periphery Announce This Tour Is Personal

Periphery has just announced a headlining tour with  Born Of Osiris, Dead Letter Circus, and Twelve Foot Ninja. You can find the dates below

More dates TBA:
10/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
10/14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/15 – Tampa, FL @ State Theatre
10/16 – Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box
10/18 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Tomcats
10/19 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
10/20 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Martini Ranch
10/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
10/25 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
10/26 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
10/27 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA
10/29 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
10/30 – Vancouver, BC @ Tom Lee Music Hall WITHOUT BOO
11/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
11/02 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
11/04 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
11/07 – Chicago, IL @ Mojoes
11/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
11/11 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House – WITHOUT BOO
11/12 – Quebec City, QC @ Dagobert – WITHOUT BOO
11/16 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
11/20 – New York City, NY @ the Gramercy Theatre

Review: Born of Osiris - Tomorrow We Die Alive

Two years following their masterpiece, “The Discovery”, Born of Osiris is back and has finally unveiled their newest creation, “Tomorrow We Die Alive” to the world. Born of Osiris has pulled out some new tricks and styles, and for some it will be great, and for others not so great.

I expected a lot from Born of Osiris when I was told how great “The Discovery” was, and they fulfilled that expectation to the highest. I set high expectations for “Tomorrow We Die Δlive” as well, and I think on some levels BOO reached those expectations, but on some levels they just fell short. Following up two phenomenal records (A Higher Place & The Discovery) is no easy task, but this record is so different in a way that it might take a while to grow on me. While this album does contain some powerful leads, riffs, and melodies, I found myself listening to too many breakdowns and mundane chugging behind some keys more often than I would have liked.

BOO’s intense and unique key instruments that back their tracks are what keep them out of the “generic zone” of metal bands. Unfortunately “Tomorrow We Die Δlive” does not compete with how impressive and brilliant “The Discovery” was. Don’t get me wrong though, this is not a bad effort from Born of Osiris and this album is definitely one that listeners need to hear. I think the bar might just have been set too high for BOO. I don’t think you can blame Joey Sturgis for this and I don’t think it’s fair to say the absence of Jason Richardson is the problem (but it definitely would of helped to have him). I simply don’t see this album further pushing the musical boundaries of Born of Osiris.

While Born of Osiris may not have changed the game with “Tomorrow We Die Δlive”, I think fans of the album could pick out some songs that they love from this record. Check out the songs, “Illusionist” and “VengeΔnce” and watch their newest music video for their song “MΔchine”.

8/10

-Ryan

Maynard James Keenan gives Update Regarding New Tool Record

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan gives anupdate on new Tool album. This comes from a recent episode of WTF with Marc Maron Podcast:

“I’m gonna stop by the rehearsal space today, in theory, having beaten them up going “please give me music, please give me music, please give me music, please give me music, please give me music”. In theory they have a CD for me today, to listen to some jams, so we can get this thing going.”

Nuclear Blast USA announce Best Of digital specials

Meshuggah and Soilwork have received Best Of compilations from Nuclear Blast USA. All Shall Perish, Epica, Scar Symmetry, and Eluveitie are also featured.

Relient K Announce Co-Headliner with Motion City Soundtrack

Relient K and Motion City Soundtrack will be co-headlining a tour this November. Driver Friendly will also be on the bill as direct support. Dates are below

Tickets go on sale this Saturday and will go fast! Also on the dates will be Driver Friendly.

11/1 – Cain’s (Tulsa, OK)
11/2 – Juanita’s (Little Rock, AR)
11/3 – Workplay Theatre (Birmingham, AL)
11/6 – High Dive (Gainesville, FL)
11/7 – American Legion Hall (Pensacola, FL)
11/8 – Varsity Theatre (Baton Rouge, LA)
11/9 – Whiate Rabbit (San Antonio, TX)
11/11 – Emo’s (Austin, TX)
11/12 – House of Blues (Dallas, TX)
11/14 – Sunshine Theatre (Albuquerque, NM)
11/15 – Rialto Theatre (Tucson, AZ)
11/16 – Fox Theatre (Pomona, CA)
11/17 – Hard Rock Live (Las Vegas, NV)
11/19 – Majestic Ventura Theater (Ventura, CA)
11/20 – The Catalyst (Santa Cruz, CA)
11/22 – Knitting Factory (Boise, ID)
11/23 – The Complex (Salt Lake City, UT)
11/24 – The Summit Music Hall (Denver, CO)

Twenty One Pilots Announces Trip for Concerts Tour

Dates/venues for Twenty One Pilots’ “Trip for Concerts” tour can be below

10/17-12/5 TRIP FOR CONCERTS – AUTUMN 2013
w/Special Guests Robert DeLong (10/17 – 11/22), Smallpools (11/25 – 12/5) and Sirah (10/17 – 12/5)
Except *

OCTOBER
17 Nashville, TN The Cannery
18 St. Louis, MO Pageant
19 Indianapolis, IN The Deluxe
20 Minneapolis, MN The Varsity
22 Milwaukee, WI Rave II
24 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
25 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
26 Las Vegas, NV Life Is Beautiful Festival *
29 Lawrence, KS Grenada Theater
30 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room

NOVEMBER
2 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
4 Vancouver, BC The Venue
5 Seattle, WA Neptune
8 Ventura, CA Halfway House
12 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
16 Austin, TX Emo’s
19 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
22 Orlando, FL House of Blues
25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
29 Chicago, IL House of Blues
30 Detroit, MI The Fillmore

DECEMBER
1 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE

Additional dates to be announced

Microsoft Announce Xbox One's Launch Games

Microsoft’s Xbox One will launch with about twenty games, according to Kotaku

Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)

Battlefield 4 (DICE, Electronic Arts)

Call of Duty: Ghosts (Infinity Ward, Activision)

Crimson Dragon (Grounding/Land Ho!, Microsoft Studios)

Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft)

FIFA 14 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)

Fighter Within (AMA Ltd., Ubisoft)

Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios)

Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft)

Killer Instinct (Double Helix, Microsoft Studios)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive)

Lococycle (Twisted Pixel, Microsoft Studios)

Madden NFL 25 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)

NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts, 2K Sports)

NBA LIVE 14 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)

Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games, Electronic Arts)

Peggle 2 (Popcap, Electronic Arts)

Powerstar Golf (Zoe Mode, Microsoft Studios)

Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek, Microsoft Studios)

Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions, Activision)

Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)

Zoo Tycoon (Frontier Developments Ltd., Microsoft Studios)

Zumba Fitness: World Party (Zoë Mode, Majesco)

Avenged Sevenfold Streaming New Record on iTunes

After releasing their latest video for title track ‘Hail to the King’, Californian rock giants Avenged Sevenfold are now streaming their new album in full on iTunes, listen now at www.itunes.com/avengedsevenfold.

Produced by Mike Elizondo, ‘Hail to the King’ will be released on August 26^th on Warner Bros. Records. All pre-album orders from iTunes will receive the single as an instant download. The single can also be purchased as an individual track.

The full ‘Hail To The King’ track listing is:

 1.    Shepherd Of Fire

2.    Hail To The King

3.    Doing Time

4.    This Means War

5.    Requiem

6.    Crimson Day

7.    Heretic

8.    Coming Home

9.    Planets

10.  Acid Rain

Balance And Composure To Join Coheed and Cambria On Fall Tour

Pennsylvania indie-alternative rock band Balance and Composure has announced plans to tour with Coheed and Cambria this fall in support of the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, The Things We Think We’re Missing, which is due on September 10th via No Sleep Records.  The tour, which follows their September/October tour with Title Fight, will kick off in Sayreville, NJ on October 16th and wrap up in Atlantic City, NJ on November 9th.The Things We Think We’re Missing is available for pre-order now at iTunes

Sept 12 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar (w/Title Fight)

Sept 13 - Virginia Beach, VA - The Jewish Mother (w/Title Fight)

Sept 14 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (w/Title Fight)

Sept 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (w/Title Fight)

Sept 16 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth (w/Title Fight)

Sept 18 - Jacksonville, FL - Roc Bar (w/Title Fight)

Sept 20 - Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds (w/Title Fight)

Sept 21 - Dallas, TX - The Door (w/Title Fight)

Sept 23 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater (w/Title Fight)

Sept 24 - San Diego, CA - The Epicenter (w/Title Fight)

Sept 26 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House (w/Title Fight)

Sept 27 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium (w/Title Fight)

Sept 28 - Berkeley, CA - 924 Gilman (w/Title Fight)

Sept 30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound (w/Title Fight)

Oct 1 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater (w/Title Fight)

Oct 2 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada (w/Title Fight)

Oct 3 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird (w/Title Fight)

Oct 4 - Chicago, IL - Metro (w/Title Fight)

Oct 5 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick (w/Title Fight)

Oct 6 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom (w/Title Fight)

Oct 8 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club (w/Title Fight)

Oct 9 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe (w/Title Fight)

Oct 10 - Boston, MA - Royale Nightclub (w/Title Fight)

Oct 11 - New London, TC - The El ‘N’ Gee Club (w/Title Fight)

Oct 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer (w/Title Fight)

Oct 13 - Patchogue, NY - 89 North (w/Title Fight)

Oct 16 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 18 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 20 - Stroudsburg, PA - The Sherman Theater (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 21 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 22 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 25 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 26 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Orbit Room (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 27 - Columbus, OH - The LC Indoor Pavillion (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 29 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 30 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution! Music Room (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Oct 31 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Nov 2 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Nov 4 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Nov 5 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Nov 6 - Jackson, MS - Hal & Mal’s (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Nov 8 - Richmond, VA - The National (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Nov 9 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues (w/Coheed and Cambria)

Stray From The Path Announce Headliner

Stray From The Path will be embarking on a headlining tour in October with Gideon, No Bragging Rights, and Rescuer. Dates are below.

10/03 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
10/04 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft
10/05 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Gators
10/06 - Chicago, IL @ Reggies
10/07 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
10/08 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
10/09 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Tomcats
10/10 - Houston, TX @ Walters Downtown
10/11 - Birmingham, AL @ The Forge
10/12 - Savannah, GA @ The Dollhouse
10/13 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
10/14 - Douglasville, GA @ 7 Venue
10/15 - Nashville, TN @ The End
10/16 - Ringgold, GA @ Cloud Springs
10/17 - Carrboro, NC @ Local 506
10/18 - Springfield, VA @ Empire
10/19 - West Chester, PA @ The Note
10/20 - Long Island, NY @ Revolution
10/21 - Albany, NY @ Bogies