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BY: Terrell Stewart I returned to the Oriental Theater this past Wednesday, for my second concert night covering two artists I had not seen in a few years. The stage was set for Otep and with a flash of light from the stage, the house lights went down and a cheering crowd welcomed the members of Otep. As they took their place on stage, Otep coming out last stepped up on the riser in front of the stage and urged the cheering crowd for more. Otep started their set with “Battle Ready” from their 2002 album, Sevas Tra which set the tone for their set, hard and heavy. Her strong vocals poured out into the crowd which many were singing with her and then she would go deep with a hard growl. Through their set Otep would be on the riser singing and interacting with the crowd through songs, “Equal Rights, Equal Lefts” and “Apex Predator”. Though it wasn’t a large crowd this night, it was an energetic one. Otep finished their strong set with “Menocide” and the cheering crowd thanked them for a great set. Otep are: Otep Shamaya - vocals Ari Mihalopoulos - guitar Tiaday Ball - bass Lamar Little - drums Setlist: Battle Ready Blood Pigs Equal Rights, Equal Lefts My Confession T.R.I.C. Apex Predator Fillthee Menocide The stage was set and it was time to see Doyle brutalize his guitar strings like no one I have ever seen it do before. Taking their place on stage, the band broke into “Abominator” from the 2013 album of the same name and the power coming from them was elevated to new heights. Vocalist Alex “Wolfman” Story came out wearing a mask, acting like he was in a battle, but with who? Moving into the next song, ”Beast Like Me”, Doyle was pounding out the vibes as Alex returned without the mask and stalked around the stage, at times thrashing about kneeling down raising hands into the air as though he was begging not to lose his soul. The rhythm created by bassist Brandon Strate and drummer Luke Wright enhanced the atmosphere for what was happening on stage. As Doyle was dealing out his crushing sound, Alex grabbed a water bottle and drank half and poured the other half over his head. Then he shook his whole body like a dog, water going everywhere as he sang like he had lost his soul. (see the photo gallery) Doyle continued his amazing guitar shredding moving about the stage, the crowd was head banging, mesmerized by what they were witnessing on stage. And that was just the first three songs and my interpretation of what I witnessed and photographed! I moved around the venue a little bit to view the stage from behind the crowd and at times I just stood there and watched and listened. At one point, Alex pointed at Luke and said, Luke Wright and walked away. That was Luke’s que and he went into a drum solo that blew the crowd away. The onslaught continued with “Witchcraft” and “Darkside” with the crowd never letting up, moving about soaking up the powerful energy coming from the stage. Doyle finished up their night with “Land of the Dead” and as I mentioned earlier, it wasn’t a huge crowd but those that were there, made it sound like one! Doyle members: ALEX “Wolfman” STORY: Vocals DOYLE WOLFGANG VON FRANKENSTEIN: Guitar Luke Wright: Drums Brandon Strate: Bass Setlist: Abominator Beast Like Me Cemetery Sex Valley of Shadows Show No Mercy Bloodstains Drum Solo Kiss Me as We Die DreamingDeadGirls Witchcraft We Belong Dead Darkside Hope Hell Is Warm Land of the Dead OTEPDOYLE"Freaks, we are so proud to announce that we are joining forces with I Prevail! This isn’t your typical summer tour. This is two worlds colliding under one haven for our collective armies. And bringing you a show unlike any we’ve done before! We have a lot of surprises in store." - Lzzy
Tickets are on sale Friday, but sign up for our community line to get yours first! +1 (615) 802-9260 07.09 - Raleigh, NC 07.11 - Noblesville, IN 07.13 - Clarkston, MI 07.15 - Gilford, NH 07.16 - Boston, MA 07.18 - Toronto, ON 07.20 - Mansfield, OH* 07.21 - Tinley Park, IL 07.23 - Bridgeport, CT 07.24 - Scranton, PA 07.26 - Holmdel, NJ 07.27 - York, PA 07.31 - Alpharetta, GA 08.01 - Tampa, FL 08.03 - Charlotte, NC 08.04 - Franklin, TN 08.07 - St. Louis, MO 08.08 - Rogers, AR 08.10 - Houston, TX 08.11 - Irving, TX 08.13 - Denver, CO 08.14 - Albuquerque, NM 08.16 - Phoenix, AZ 08.17 - Las Vegas *festival CREDIT: Louder Than Life, DWP
We’re celebrating 10 years of living loud at the biggest rock festival in North America! Don’t overthink this sh*t. The time is now. Loudmouths, get your passes to the loudest and rowdiest weekend you’ve ever seen. You’re meant for this. For those of you who haven’t experienced this badass Loudmouth community or keep saying “next time”…not on our watch. This is your sign to make it happen and have one wild weekend. Passes are here, yours are waiting, and you can make them all yours starting at $10 down. LFG! PASSES bit.ly/LTL24 #LineupDrop #LouderThanLife #LTL Slipknot Slayer Mötley Crüe Korn The Offspring Till Lindemann Falling In Reverse Breaking Benjamin Five Finger Death Punch Evanescence Disturbed Judas Priest Sum 41 Tom Morello Mastodon Jinjer AND MORE! CREDIT: CONSEQUENCE
Helmet have announced a Spring 2024 US tour with support from Cro-Mags. The outing kicks off April 14th in Detroit and runs through May 18th in Pittsburgh. After that, Helmet will make an appearance on the final day of the Sonic Temple festival on May 19th in Columbus, Ohio. A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Thursday (February 15th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code ENERGY. General ticket sales start Friday (February 16th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program. Helmet will be touring in support of their 2023 album Left. Meanwhile, you can catch Cro-Mags in the weeks ahead as they kick off a February headlining run with Writhings and Snafu (get tickets to Cro-Mags’ headlining shows here). CREDIT: CONSEQUENCE
The two-week outing leads up the band’s appearance at the Decibel Metal and Beer Fest on April 12th in Philadelphia. Dates kick off March 30th in New Orleans and run through April 14th in Virginia Beach, Virginia. You can pick up tickets for select dates via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program. Crowbar most recently released their 2022 album Zero and Below. While the band remains Kirk Windstein’s main project, the singer-guitarist remains active in a couple of other groups, including Down, his long-running supergroup with Philip Anselmo, and the new band Eye Am featuring members of Type O Negative. Tour dates for 2024 baby! I’ll be doing the Greatest Hits from all of my albums and along with some of your favorites, perhaps some special requests? And of course all of my friends are joining me!!!
• Simple Plan - They toured with me on my very first tour, so its only fitting we are doing it again! • All Time Low - My boys! We’ve been friends for a while now and have talked about trying to tour together for years, so glad we finally get to do it for real! • Royal & the Serpent and Girlfriends - two of my favorite artists that I can’t wait to bring out with me. This is gonna be too much stupid fun celebrating my career with my friends and fans. Who’s coming???? What songs do you want to hear??? Tickets on Sale Friday at 10 am local. Make sure you are following me on TikTok or signed up for my email list to get first access to tickets. https://smarturl.it/AvrilNewsletter BY: Elsa Martinez
This event is sure to bring out the young and young at heart. With acts performing their biggest album plus more, this event is sure to be one of the biggest in the WWWY era. Acts like: My Chemical Romance performing their album “The Black Parade”. The Used performing “In Love and Death”. Pierce The Veil performing “Collide with the Sky”. A Day to Remember performing “Homesick”. Atreyu performing “The Curse”. Fall Out Boy performing their self-titled album. This is just to name a few of the 60+ acts that will fill the Las Vegas Festival Grounds with thousands of fans of all ages. So, bring out your best Emo, Pop-Punk, Rock gear and get ready to Dance, Jump, Cry, and feel like a kid again! Tickets sell fast, if they are not already sold out, but rest assured that a second date will probably be added if the event is to sell out, as it always does. Check out the AMAZING lineup at www.whenwewereyoungfestival.com |
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