July 2024

SEBASTIAN BACH

CONFIRMED FOR FRIDAY, JULY 26 SIGNING AT THE REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC,

STERN PINBALL AND REBELLION REPUBLIC MERCH BOOTH AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2024

Singer, songwriter, author, Broadway star, and actor SEBASTIAN BACH has confirmed a Friday, July 25 signing at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con 2024. BACH will appear as the guest of his Reigning Phoenix Music record label on Friday at 12 Noon at the REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC, STERN PINBALL AND REBELLION REPUBLIC MERCH booth (#3721). BACH will sign his new album artwork and fans can purchase LPs, CDs, Cassettes and T-shirts as well.

“I have collected comic books since I was five years old,” SEBASTIAN says. “I am a proud owner of amazing fantasy number 15 the very first appearance of Spider-Man. My collection of bronze and silver age comics is very large with many key issues and someday I will share it with the world. I have been an avid collector for decades and I am honored to appear at Comic-Con! If only to get a couple new Incredible Hulk shirts! Looking forward to seeing YOU at Comic-Con!!!”

DOROTHY RETURNS!

SINGER SHARES BRAND NEW SINGLE “MUD” — LISTEN

FIRST TASTE OF NEW MUSIC FROM FORTHCOMING FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM

The raven-haired rock star from Los Angeles, DOROTHY, has returned. 

Riding in on a black horse, equipped with leather and signature red lip, the rock world will once again be schooled in the undeniable chemistry that is alive and well amongst metal and rock loyalists and country badasses. A musical outlaw through and through, Dorothy’s new single is a display of raw, full-bodied vocal power complimented by heavy-hitting instrumentation and riffs galore.

The first taste of the new music from this Billboard-charting powerhouse is the explosive and unforgettable new single “MUD.” The track was produced by Scott Stevens (Halestorm, Shinedown, Nothing More).

Listen here.

Pre-save it here.

Watch the visualizer here.

PISTOLS AT DAWN SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “NOT SORRY” — WATCH

Atlanta foursome PISTOLS AT DAWN — Adam Jaffe [drums], Will James [lead guitar], Gabriel Cuevas [bass], and Jon Sookdew Sing [lead vocals]— are entering their unapologetic era with their new single “Not Sorry.”

Be forewarned, though! It’s a banger with a hard rock and industrial-tinged edge, and dreamy vocals. It’s an unexpected mix and it slays.

Watch the video here.

RISING ROCK OUTFITCROSSBONE SKULLYSHARE ADDICTIVE NEW TRACK“EVERYONE’S ON DOPE”OUT DIGITALLY TODAY, JULY 19
STREAM HERE | WATCH MUSIC VIDEO HERE
BAND’S DEBUT ALBUM PLOTTED FOR FALL RELEASEVIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC

Halestorm-I Prevail co-headline tour is out now!

I PREVAIL + HALESTORM SHARE EXPLOSIVE COLLABORATIVE TRACK “CAN U SEE ME IN THE DARK?” — WATCH + LISTEN 

CO-HEADLINE TOUR KICKS OFF ON JULY 9 IN RALEIGH AND RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 17 IN LAS VEGAS

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD + FIT FOR A KING TO SUPPORT

HALESTORM and I PREVAIL are gearing up to embark on the “can’t miss” tour of Summer 2024. Their co-headline trek, produced by Live Nation, kicks off on July 9 in Raleigh and runs through August 17 in Las Vegas. Hollywood Undead and Fit For A King will serve as support, making this a powerhouse package that will be remembered as one of Summer 2024’s best lineups. Get tickets here or here. All dates are below.

The tour is also the catalyst and the creative spark for the bands’ collaborative track “can u see me in the dark?” Listen here.

It’s an epic and explosive pairing, just like the tour itself, thanks to the vocal chemistry between I Prevail’s Eric Vanlerberghe and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, stormy riffs, and unforgettable chorus. It will go down as one of the smash hits of Summer 2024.


Watch the lyric video here.

“We’re excited to finally have a song come out,’ says Vanlerberghe. “It was a fun challenge to blend the Halestorm and I Prevail sounds together. We really focused on creating a music bed that felt very much I Prevail and letting Lzzy just shine and do what she does best. I feel we found a very sick way to blend the two identities of our bands into one massive song. I’m really looking forward to this tour and possibly playing this song live together for everyone.”

“In celebration of our upcoming tour together, we joined forces with the boys of I Prevail and wrote an original song together,” says Hale. “‘can u see me in the dark?’ is written for our collective fan bases, our community, our family. We want you to know that you are seen and you are not alone shining through life’s myriad of joy and pain. We can’t wait to feast our eyes on you this summer!”

Halestorm have partnered with mental health organization Sound Mind Live to engage fans to pledge support that will provide free-to-the-community mental health programming across the country for fans and the broader community.

Megadeth Destroy All Enemies Tour is coming to Phoenix AZ August 8, 2024

Following successful runs in Latin America (Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and México) and Europe (Sweden, Italy, France, Germany, and more), multi-platinum-selling and GRAMMY® Award-winning rockers MEGADETH will return to the North America this summer for their 34-date “Destroy All Enemies” trek. The Live Nation-produced tour, with special guests Mudvayne and All That Remains, kicks off August 2 in Rogers, Arkansas before wrapping in Nashville, Tennessee on September 28. Additional tour stops include Los Angeles (two shows), Las Vegas, Boston, St. Louis and many more (the full itinerary is below). Tickets and additional information for all the dates is available HERE.

For the live shows, MEGADETH founder and frontman Dave Mustaine and his bandmates will perform classic hits from Rust In Peace, Countdown to Extinction, and more from the band’s extensive catalog, along with material from their latest studio album THE SICK, THE DYING… AND THE DEAD! featuring some of Mustaine’s strongest-ever songwriting. 

“We are all playing tight, and that has made it possible for me to really focus on solos and singing, we are playing more songs than ever before, and we are closer to each other, onstage AND off,” shares Mustaine. “I’m excited to see Mudvayne, and All That Remains. Join us as we DESTROY ALL ENEMIES.” 

MEGADETH are renowned for their unparalleled energy and mastery on stage. In 2023, the band dominated arenas and festivals, reaffirming its status as one of heavy metal’s most formidable live acts. Dubbed “as ferocious and hard-hitting as ever” by AllMusic, MEGADETH enjoyed sold-out shows and critical acclaim on the latest run of the “Crush The World” Tour captivating audiences and showcasing the latest and greatest hits.

  DIRTY HONEY ANNOUNCES THE FINAL LEG OF ITS “CAN’T FIND THE BRAKES WORLD TOUR” 33-Date North American Finale Launches on September 13 Ticket Pre-Sales Begin Tomorrow

      DIRTY HONEY ANNOUNCES THE FINAL LEG OF ITS “CAN’T FIND THE BRAKES WORLD TOUR” 33-Date North American Finale Launches on September 13 Ticket Pre-Sales Begin Tomorrow “Blending classic rock riffs with Marc LaBelle’s searing vocals, Dirty Honey have established themselves as one of the most exciting bands of the past few years.” – Nick Wells, Bass Player Magazine      TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 — With all three of its recent UK/European tours having completely sold out, and the band’s first-ever Australian headline concerts also going clean, today Dirty Honey announces the final North American leg of their “California Dreaming World Tour.” The dates begin on September 13 in Illinois, and will wrap on November 2 in Southern California. The complete itinerary is below. On most of these dates, the band – Marc LaBelle/vocals, John Notto/guitar, Justin Smolian/bass, and drummer Jaydon Bean – will welcome Special Guests, The Band Feel.    This tour announcement comes in tandem with Dirty Honey’s new single, “Don’t Put Out The Fire,” coming in as the #1 Most Added Track at Active Rock Radio (Mediabase) in its debut week, followed by taking an incredible 59-point jump up the Active Rock Radio chart this week. Shot live in March at the band’s concert in Milano, Italy, you can check out the track’s music video HERE.   Said the band’s vocalist Marc LaBelle, “After visiting fans all over the world, we’re really excited to announce the final leg of our ‘Can’t Find the Brakes’ tour where we’ll be hitting new corners of North America along with some cities we’ve grown very familiar with. As you can tell from our live videos, audiences from Milan to Sydney and everywhere in between have been thirsty for our brand of Rock N’ Roll and we’re more excited than ever to get face to face with our fans right here at home.”    For all ticketing information, log onto DirtyHoney.com.   The complete itinerary for the final leg of Dirty Honey’s “Can’t Find The Brakes World Tour,” is as follows:   SEPTEMBER 13 The Rust Belt, East Moline, IL 14 Q Casino, Dubuque, IA 15 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI 17 The Forge, Joliet, IL 18 EPIC Event Center, Green Bay, WI 20 The Bluestone, Columbus, OH 21 Piere’s, Ft. Wayne, IN 22 Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH 24 The Machine Shop, Flint, MI 25 Maxwell’s, Waterloo, ON Canada 27 Aura, Portland, ME 28 Waterloo Casino, Del Lago, NY   OCTOBER  1 Big Night Live, Boston, MA  2 The Paramount, Huntington, NY  4 Sound Waves at Hard Rock, Atlantic City, NJ  5 The Great Cedar Showroom at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT  6 The Sherman Theatre, Stroudsburg, PA  8 Wally’s Hampton Beach, NH  9 Empire Live, Albany, NY 11 The Queen, Wilmington, DE 12 The Event Center at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Charles Town, WVa 15 Iron City, Birmingham, AL 16 Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN 18 Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall, Ft. Worth, TX 20 Scoot Inn, Austin, TX 22 Temple Live, Wichita, KS 23 The Admiral, Omaha, NE 25 Mesa Theater, Grand Junction, CO 26 Washington Foco, Fort Collins, CO 29 Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, NV 30 Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA 31 The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA   NOVEMBER  2 Yaamava’ Casino – Rock N Brews Concert Series, Highland, CA     ABOUT DIRTY HONEY The Los Angeles-based rock band Dirty Honey made music biz history when their 2019 debut single, “When I’m Gone,” went all the way to #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock and Hard Rock charts, making Dirty Honey the first – and still only – totally independent, unsigned artist to achieve that. The band sold out its first two U.S. headline tours, Rolling Stone named them an “Artist You Need To Know,” their self-titled, debut album was released in April, 2021, and with no major label affiliation or support, entered the Current Hard Rock Album chart at #2. The band received rave reviews and standing ovations when they opened for The Black Crowes on that band’s nine-week, Summer 2021 “Shake Your MoneyMaker” U.S. amphitheatre tour, and averaged $15,000 a night in t-shirt/merch sales. Not bad for a then still developing, opening act.    Dirty Honey has toured the UK and Europe three times – first, in Summer 2022, playing support dates with Rival Sons, KISS, and Guns N’ Roses, plus a handful of first-time headline shows, all sold out, many of which had to be moved to larger venues due to ticket demand. In January 2023, they returned for their very first full headline tour there – 30 shows in 13 countries, all dates sold out. June/July 2023 saw them playing support shows with Guns N’ Roses and KISS, plus major festival appearances and headline dates – 21 shows in 12 countries – with all headline dates sold out. 

MR. BIG WRAPS UP MULTI-PLATINUM CAREER WITH THE BIG FINISH LIVE’ VINYL/CD/CASSETTE/BLU-RAY SET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 6;

July 15, 2024 — MR. BIG–Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass, vocals), Nick D’Virgilio (drums, vocals)–is closing out their 35-year career in a BIG way…with not one, but two album releases.

First up is their 10th studio album, TEN, which was released July 12. Their last-ever live album release will be The BIG Finish Live, which is due out September 6 via the Evolution Music Group. Pre-orders are available now here.

The BIG Finish Live is a brand-new live album and concert film of MR.BIG’s “The BIG Finish” farewell tour, where the band played their million-selling LEAN INTO IT album in its entirety, plus additional MR.BIG classics. Filmed in 4K at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on August 26, 2023, this historic performance will be available in many different multiple high-quality formats: 180g Black Vinyl (3 LP), Hybrid Stereo Multi-Channel SACDs (2), MQA-CDs (2), MQA-CDs + Blu-Ray (2), 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (featuring behind the scenes and interview footage), and cassette (2). All of these formats will come with a booklet/insert that includes previously unreleased photos from their Budokan performance, as well as a sticker or postcard gift for fans.

Earlier this year, MR. BIG put on their signature top hats and old shoes for the launch of their last worldwide tour, aptly titled “The BIG Finish.” The first leg kicked off July 20, 2023 in Nagoya, Japan, which took them throughout Southeast Asia where the band performed for hundreds of thousands of loyal fans at 11 sold-out shows. MR. BIG then brought “The BIG Finish” to South America, an initial run of European shows, and two separate east coast/west coast tours of the U.S., with their last-ever stateside concert happening June 6 in Billy Sheehan’s hometown of Buffalo, NY. MR. BIG’s remaining shows will start July 13 in Bulgaria and will roll through August 23 in Romania.

One particular aspect of this final run that MR. BIG have been most excited about is the decision to perform the entirety of their breakthrough Platinum-selling 1991 album LEAN INTO IT from start to finish as a featured highlight of the live setlist, along with other MR. BIG classics.

Joining MR. BIG on drums for this special final world tour has been longtime friend of the band Nick D’Virgilio (Spock’s Beard, Big Big Train), stepping in for founding drummer/vocalist Pat Torpey, who sadly passed away in 2018 following his heroic battle with Parkinson’s disease.

After 35 years of bringing the MR. BIG sound across the world and back, it’s time to come together for one final, extended curtain call with a live album to live on for the ages.

5X PLATINUM-SELLING FINGER ELEVEN SIGN TO BETTER NOISE MUSIC

5X Platinum-selling and Juno Award-winning rock outfit FINGER ELEVEN have announced their signing to the premiere independent music label Better Noise Music (whose roster includes Five Finger Death Punch, Asking Alexandria, Bad Wolves, Nothing More, and From Ashes To New). With 958 million career streams and over 157 million all-time video views, FINGER ELEVEN lead the way as one of the best-selling Canadian bands of all time. They’ve just announced a new album due in 2025 and will release its first track, “Adrenaline,” on Friday, August 2. Listen to a 30-second teaser HERE. Pre-save “Adrenaline” now at https://fingereleven.ffm.to/adrenaline.

FINGER ELEVEN—Scott Anderson (vocals), James Black (lead guitar, backing vocals), Rick Jackett (rhythm guitar), Sean Anderson (bass), and Steve Molella (drums)—will join rock legends Creed as direct support on their “Summer of ‘99” tour starting tonight, July 17, in Green Bay, WI. The tour stretches until September 28 in Atlantic City, NJ and features interchanging support from Three Doors Down, Daughtry, Switchfoot, Tonic, and Big Wreck. They will also make an appearance at Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, KY on September 27. Tickets are on sale now HERE. See dates listed below.

“I’m proud to announce that Finger Eleven has partnered up with Better Noise Music,” exclaims vocalist Scott Anderson. “The digital ink is nearly dry, and we couldn’t be more excited about this new team. Our new single ‘Adrenaline’ will be released while we are out on the road with Creed for the whole dang summer.  A new album is on the horizon, and so is our tour bus. See you out there!”